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| US10465711B2 |
Apparatus and methods to deploy a fluid flow channel
Apparatus and methods to deploy a fluid flow channel are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first loop coupled to an outside surface of a vehicle via a first fastener, a second loop coupled to the vehicle and disposed a distance from the first loop, and a flexible material having a first end coupled to the first loop and a second end coupled to the second loop, where the flexible material is to form a fluid flow channel between the first loop and the second loop. |
| US10465707B2 |
Panel for lining a gas turbine engine fan casing
A panel for lining a gas turbine engine fan casing includes a honeycomb core sandwiched between a backing skin and an outer skin. The backing skin is attached to an inner surface of the casing such that the outer skin forms a radially inward facing surface of a fan duct of the engine. The panel is joined along its sides to similar neighbouring panels such that, in use, the joined panels form a row of panels along the inner surface of the casing. The outer skin or the backing skin includes two face sheets bonded on top of each other, which are arranged such that their edges along each panel side that joins to a neighbouring panel are staggered in the direction of the row. The interfaces between the abutting face sheet edges are therefore correspondingly staggered in the direction of the row. |
| US10465706B2 |
Adjustable-trim centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger
A centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger includes an inlet-adjustment mechanism in an air inlet for the compressor, operable to move between an open position and a closed position in the air inlet. The inlet-adjustment mechanism includes a plurality of blades disposed about the air inlet and each pivotable about one end of the blade, the blades extending through a slot in the air inlet wall when the blades are in the closed position so as to form an orifice of reduced diameter relative to a nominal diameter of the inlet. Movement of the inlet-adjustment mechanism from the open position to the closed position is effective to shift the compressor's surge line to lower flow rates. |
| US10465704B2 |
Media concentration device and method
An air flow assembly, such as a fan assembly, and associated methods are shown that may include one or more media dispensing nozzles. Examples of assemblies and methods are shown that include nozzles located within hollow vanes. Other examples of fan assemblies and methods are shown that create multiple cross sectional vortices that may be useful to concentrate a dispersed media. |
| US10465703B2 |
Airfoil
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for an airfoil of a gas turbine engine. An airfoil of a gas turbine engine may comprise an airfoil body having a body contact surface, and an airfoil edge coupled to the body contact surface, wherein at least one of the airfoil body or airfoil edge comprises a fiber metal laminate. |
| US10465701B2 |
Variable pitch fan blade system
A gas turbine engine may have a fan section that includes a variable pitch mechanism for changing the pitch of fan blades. The gas turbine engine may include a fan hub that is rotatable about an engine central longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine and a blade receiver that is for holding a fan blade and that is rotatably coupled to the fan hub and may be rotatable about a radial axis of the gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine may include a spring element disposed between the fan hub and the blade receiver to bias the blade receiver radially outward and an annular retaining ring may be disposed around the radial axis and between the fan hub and the blade receiver to limit radially outward movement of the blade receiver to prevent the blade receiver from decoupling and disengaging from the fan hub. |
| US10465698B2 |
Compressor wheel shaft with recessed portion
A turbocharger assembly includes a compressor wheel with a base surface, a nose surface, a z-plane disposed between the base surface and the nose surface and a bore extending from the base surface to the nose surface and a shaft that includes a first pilot surface disposed in the bore of the compressor wheel at a position between the z-plane and the nose surface, a second pilot surface disposed in the bore of the compressor wheel at a position between the z-plane and the base surface, and a recessed surface disposed between the first pilot surface and the second pilot surface. A nut adjustably disposed on the shaft adjacent to the nose surface can tension the shaft to apply a compressive load between the base surface and the nose surface of the compressor wheel. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. |
| US10465697B2 |
Centrifugal fan and air conditioner having the same
A centrifugal fan includes: an impeller; and a scroll housing surrounding the impeller, the scroll housing having suction hole and discharge hole formed therein. The scroll housing includes: a base plate; a scroll wall connected to the base plate, the scroll wall being formed in a scroll shape from a cutoff; and a discharge wall extending from the scroll wall. In the centrifugal fan, a flow path extending portion having a flow path sectional area extending toward an air flow direction convexly protrudes in the outer direction of the scroll housing in the base plate. Accordingly, a flow path is formed to extend in two directions including a direction in which the scroll wall extends and a direction in which the flow path extending portion protrudes. Thus, the static pressure of a discharge air current can be quickly recovered, and the blowing performance of the centrifugal fan can be improved. Further, the flow path extending portion is formed to protrude from the base plate, so that it is possible to enhance utilization of space near the flow path extending portion. |
| US10465694B2 |
Fan inlet diffuser housing with conductive composite body
A method and system to provide a fan inlet diffuser housing including a housing body formed from a composite material, wherein the composite material includes a base fiberglass material having a first conductivity, a conductive material having a second conductivity, wherein the second conductivity is greater than the first conductivity, and a binder that bonds the base fiberglass material and the conductive material. |
| US10465689B2 |
Pump system for high pressure application
A pump system for high pressure, high volume applications is presented. The pump system includes a turbo-shaft engine having a drive shaft and a high pressure, high RPM centrifugal pump coupled to the drive shaft. In certain embodiments the pump system further includes a second low pressure, high RPM centrifugal pump coupled to the drive shaft. |
| US10465687B2 |
Device for conditioning flow of working fluids
The disclosure describes a flow conditioning device for dampening pulses and improving performance of a compressor. In one approach, a diffuser device includes a housing member having a first end and a second end, the housing member coupled to an outlet of a compressor, and a diffuser member disposed within the housing member. The diffuser member is in fluid communication with a working fluid delivered from the compressor, and includes a core member extending along a longitudinal axis of the diffuser member, and a plurality of flutes extending radially from the core member. In some approaches, the plurality of flutes and an inner surface of the housing define a plurality of fluid channels for delivering the working fluid from the first end to the second end of the housing member. In some approaches, the diffuser member is rotatably coupled to the housing member. |
| US10465678B2 |
Fluid pump leakage diversion
A piston rod assembly includes a piston rod having a first end configured to contact fluid, a packing retainer through which the piston rod extends, and one or more packing rings. The packing retainer includes one or more leakage ports forming passageways between an inner surface and an outer surface of the packing retainer. The one or more packing rings surround the piston rod, are adjacent the inner surface of the packing retainer, and are positioned between the one or more leakage ports and a bottom end of the packing retainer. The one or more leakage ports are positioned so that fluid that leaks past the one or more packing rings will flow through the one or more leakage ports. |
| US10465676B2 |
Flow locking system and method
A pumping system and method including a flow locking feature. A pump controller includes a user interface configured to initially receive and set a plurality of programmed flow rate settings, a maximum locked flow rate, and a minimum locked flow rate. The pump controller is also configured to disable resetting of the maximum flow rate and the minimum flow rate once they are initially received and set and to allow resetting of the plurality of programmed flow rate settings throughout operation of the pumping system. The pump controller is further configured to operate a pump motor in order to maintain a first flow rate set by one of the plurality of programmed flow rate settings as long as the first flow rate is between the minimum locked flow rate and the maximum locked flow rate. |
| US10465674B2 |
Method and system for determining a pump setpoint
A method for determining a pump setpoint for delivering a desired volumetric flow rate of a substance through a channel comprises measuring a first volumetric flow rate through the channel for a first pump setpoint. The pump setpoint for delivering the desired volumetric flow rate is determined based on previously obtained performance curves of the pump and a flow resistance of the channel. Each performance curve represents the relation between flow rate and pressure at the pump's exit for a different setpoint. The flow resistance of the channel is determined based on said first volumetric flow rate and on the performance curves of the pump. |
| US10465672B2 |
Actuator support structure and pump device
A piezoelectric pump includes a leaf spring including a disc portion defining an actuator, an outer frame portion defining a housing, and an elastic support portion. The actuator flexurally vibrates from a center portion of a principal surface thereof to an outer periphery thereof. The elastic support portion includes a beam portion and connection portions and elastically supports the disc portion on the outer frame portion. The beam portion extends in a gap between the disc portion and the outer frame portion in a direction along an outer periphery of the disc portion. A first of the connection portions connects the beam portion to the disc portion. Second and third connection portions are offset from the first connection portion and connect the beam portion to the outer frame portion. |
| US10465669B2 |
Spin pump with spun-epicyclic geometry having piston bores capped with caps including ducts or valves within the rotor
The subject matter described herein relates to a spin pump that includes a combination of a compressor and a vacuum pump on respective pistons extending from a common crankshaft in a rotating housing. Related methods, apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US10465667B2 |
Variable displacement pump
Provided is a variable displacement pump which includes a cylinder block including a plurality of cylinder bores formed in a rotation shaft in a circumferential direction and rotating together with the rotation shaft, a piston provided inside each of the plurality of cylinder bores to be slidable, and a swash plate supported to be tiltable with respect to the rotation shaft while a distal end portion of the piston is slidable thereon and which sucks and discharges a working fluid by moving the piston in a reciprocating manner with a stroke in accordance with an inclination angle of the swash plate, the variable displacement pump including: a control piston which includes a piston portion pressing the swash plate and controls the inclination angle of the swash plate; a piston accommodation portion which is formed in the housing and accommodates the piston portion; and a hollow cylindrical guide portion which is disposed between the piston accommodation portion and the piston portion and includes an inner peripheral surface supporting the piston portion to be slidable thereon, in which the housing is formed of a material having higher fatigue strength than the guide portion and the guide portion is formed of a material harder than the housing. |
| US10465666B2 |
Spring compression device
A spring compression device comprises a spring sleeve configured to receive a spring; a spring adjustment member provided on and engaged with the spring sleeve and configured to abut a spring mounted on the spring sleeve, wherein the spring sleeve and spring adjustment member define an operating length (L) of the spring compression device, and the spring adjustment member is configured to be moved relative to the spring sleeve to adjust the operating length of the spring compression device; and at least one blocking component for blocking movement between the spring sleeve and the spring adjustment member. |
| US10465665B2 |
Enclosure structure provided with directionally-laid power transmission conductors, and laying method
An enclosure having power transmission conductors laid in an oriented manner and a laying method. The method includes the following steps: acquiring changing situations of a surface heat transfer coefficient of an outer surface, in contact with a windward side incoming flow, of a shady side of the enclosure according to airflow parameters outside the enclosure; determining a target laying position according to an inside position, corresponding to a highest surface heat transfer coefficient, of the shady side; and laying the power transmission conductor at the target laying position. |
| US10465661B2 |
Method for monitoring the vibrational state of a wind turbine
The invention relates to a method for monitoring the vibrational state of a wind turbine comprising detecting a plurality of acceleration values that represent accelerations which a component of the wind turbine is subject to at different respective points in time within a specified time interval, storing the acceleration values in an acceleration data set; generating a sum frequency distribution on the basis of the acceleration data set, comparing a first sum frequency value of the sum frequency distribution with a second sum frequency value of a threshold sum frequency distribution for at least one acceleration value, and outputting a warning signal if the second sum frequency value is greater than the first sum frequency value. |
| US10465659B2 |
Fast reacting control system for wind turbine
The present disclosure relates to a control system for a wind turbine comprising more controllers and where at least some of the controllers operate at different sample frequencies. The control system comprises at least two controller units, a first controller (10) for determining an operational value (OV) of a sub-system and a second controller (20) for the sub-system. The second controller operates at a higher sample frequency than the first controller. It is disclosed that a faster reaction to a received demand value (V1), received for controlling the sub-system, can be obtained by setting the operational value (OV) of the sub-system as the sum of an internal operational value (V5) and a difference value (V4). |
| US10465655B2 |
Wind turbine wake steering apparatus
Systems and methods enable yaw offsets on wind turbines in a wind farm. A wind turbine yaw controller receives a present wind direction signal from a local wind direction sensor and aligns the wind turbine in a substantially perpendicular direction based upon the present wind direction signal. A yaw controller is retrofitted between the wind direction sensor and the yaw controller to provide an adjusted wind direction signal to the yaw controller based upon the present wind direction signal and a yaw offset signal. An offset table relating yaw offsets with wind direction signal values may be stored locally at a wind turbine or at a site controller in communication with the wind tribune. Each wind turbine in the wind farm may be retrofitted with the yaw controller to enhance the power output of the wind farm by adjusting the wake effect between wind turbines of the wind farms. |
| US10465650B2 |
Buoyant force conversion device and method
An energy conversion device includes a container body configured to hold a liquid; a housing affixed above the container body by a handler connected to a surface of the container body, wherein a primary roller is configured to rotate at a first end of the housing and a free roller is configured to rotate at a second end of the housing; a piston attached at a first end to an outer perimeter of the primary roller; an inflatable balloon attached to a second end of the piston within the container body, wherein vertical movement of the piston causes the primary roller to rotate; an air chamber configured to supply air to a lower opening in the inflatable balloon via a balloon valve; and an interconnect located on a side of the free roller configured for connection to one of an energy-driven device or a turbine generator. |
| US10465649B2 |
Method and devices for obtaining energy from the earth's gravitational force, and device for introducing a working body into a liquid
The invention relates to a method for obtaining energy from the Earth's gravitational force, in particular for producing a rotational movement, which method is designed in such a way that working bodies (7) are introduced into a liquid column (1) or into communicating liquid columns (1) by introducing devices (11), the action of which is oriented toward one another, counter to the water pressure, in such a way that the force/energy needed for the introduction into the (one) liquid column (1) is at least partly compensated by a force/energy resulting from the same or other liquid column (1). A device for producing rotational movement uses the method according to the invention. |
| US10465646B2 |
Start control system for engine and start control method for engine
A start control system for an engine is provided. The engine is a direct injection engine, and the engine is provided with a starter motor. The start control system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute fuel injection and ignition in a cylinder in an expansion stroke so as to start the engine without using the starter motor, when the electronic control unit determines that a restart condition of the engine is satisfied immediately before the engine is stopped. The electronic control unit is configured to control an ignition delay time based on at least one of a rotational direction and a rotational speed of a crankshaft, during execution of the fuel injection. The ignition delay time is a period of time from fuel injection into the cylinder in the expansion stroke to ignition. |
| US10465644B2 |
High pressure pump for complex injection engines
A high pressure pump for complex injection engines is provided. A body of the high pressure pump includes a first flow path that transports the low pressure fuel flowing in through the low pressure fuel inlet and a low pressure fuel storage chamber that is disposed in a lower portion of the body to store the low pressure fuel transported from the first flow path. A second flow path transports the low pressure fuel stored in the low pressure fuel storage chamber and a flow control valve is disposed over the low pressure fuel storage chamber to discharge the low pressure fuel, transported through the second flow path, to the pressure unit or the damper disposed in an upper portion of the body based on an opening or closing operation. A low pressure fuel outlet discharges the low pressure fuel, transported through the damper, to a low pressure fuel rail. |
| US10465642B2 |
Carburetor drain
A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor. |
| US10465641B1 |
Outboard motor and watercraft
An outboard motor includes an engine, an engine cover accommodating the engine, and an intake path between the engine cover and the engine. The intake path directs external air to the engine. The engine cover includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The upper cover includes an opening to take external air into the intake path. The intake path includes a first airflow passage, a second airflow passage, and an airflow space. The first airflow passage is at least partially defined by an inner surface of the engine cover, and downwardly directs the external air. The second airflow passage is at least partially defined by the inner surface of the engine cover, and upwardly directs the external air. The airflow space is above the lower cover and continues to the first airflow passage and the second airflow passage. |
| US10465638B2 |
Inlet manifold arrangement for a four-stroke combustion engine
An inlet manifold arrangement is disclosed for a four-stroke internal combustion engine having at least one working cylinder with inlet valves and outlet valves and an inlet manifold assembly. The inlet manifold assembly has a flow direction for fluid (such as a fuel-air mixture) in the inlet direction, and an end section near an air filter device. The manifold assembly also has a throttle valve arrangement and a non-return valve which blocks in the direction opposite to the flow direction. The non-return valve is situated, in relation to the flow direction, between the end section of the inlet manifold assembly and the throttle valve arrangement. |
| US10465637B2 |
Method to enhance gas recirculation in turbocharged diesel engines
An apparatus for improving exhaust gas recirculation performance is provided which induces improved exhaust gas recirculation flow during engine operating transients, including transients in which exhaust gas flow conditions are unfavorable. The apparatus includes a fresh air intake passage with a venturi section and an exhaust gas recirculation passage outlet, preferably in the form of a pitot tube, arranged in the fresh air intake passage adjacent to the venturi section such that a pressure-reducing flow in the fresh air is induced as a result of the Coandă effect. Establishing Coandă flow adjacent to the exhaust gas recirculation outlet substantially assists in drawing exhaust gas into the fresh air intake flow in transient operating conditions, including unfavorable exhaust-to-intake pressure difference conditions. The Coandă flow also assists in more rapid and thorough mixing the gases to provide a homogeneous mixture to minimize NOx production during engine operating transients. |
| US10465629B2 |
Internal combustion engine having piston with deflector channels and complementary cylinder head
Cooperatively shaped piston and cylinder head arrangements for internal combustion engines are disclosed. The piston may have a domed head with one or more curved exhaust channels and inlet channels formed therein. The piston cylinder may have curved surfaces that are exact or close inverse or negative counterparts to the curved surfaces of all or part of the domed head, including the exhaust channels, and/or inlet channels formed on the piston. |
| US10465627B2 |
Rough cast cylinder liner
A cylinder liner for internal combustion engines has an outer roughened surface that has particularly good adherence properties. The surface has is covered with protrusions or spines of varying shapes and sizes, which are created by spraying the mold with a coating and then casting the cylinder liner in the mold. The spines are generally worm-shaped, with a length greater than a width, and a large spacing between the spines. |
| US10465622B2 |
Engine control method and control device
A basic opening (A0) of an EGR control valve (22) is set, based on a current engine operation state. A differential pressure (ΔP1) across the EGR control valve (22) is calculated, based on an actual exhaust system temperature (T1) sensed by an exhaust temperature sensor (33). A reference differential pressure (ΔP0) is calculated, which is a differential pressure across the EGR control valve (22) in a steady state corresponding to the current engine operation state. A reference pulsation amplitude (D) is calculated, which is an amplitude of pulsation of the reference differential pressure (ΔP0). The basic opening (A0) is corrected, based on the differential pressure (ΔP1), the reference differential pressure (ΔP0), and the reference pulsation amplitude (D). |
| US10465620B2 |
Systems and methods for LP-EGR delivery in a variable displacement engine
Methods and systems are provided for controlling LP-EGR flow in a variable displacement engine. In one example, a method may include providing a higher fixed LP-EGR percentage relative to a total intake air flow during a VDE mode, and providing a lower fixed EGR percentage relative to the total intake air flow during a non-VDE mode. Further, during a tip-out when operating in the VDE mode at a load below a threshold, transitioning out of the VDE mode after transitioning the LP-EGR from the higher fixed percentage to the lower fixed percentage. |
| US10465615B2 |
Engine cooling by electrically driven intake air compressor
Methods and systems are provided for cooling an engine by operating an electrically driven intake air compressor. In one example, in response to a determination, based on a measured or inferred engine temperature, that the engine temperature is greater than a threshold temperature, employing the vehicle's electrically driven intake air compressor to route air through a charge air cooler and engine cylinders, while engine spins unfueled. In this way the engine temperature may be reduced even under conditions not normally amenable to engine cooling, such as at idle-stops or when an engine coolant system is degraded. |
| US10465611B2 |
Reverse flow multi-spool gas turbine engine with aft-end accessory gearbox drivingly connected to both high pressure spool and low pressure spool
A multi-spool gas turbine engine comprises a low pressure (LP) spool and a high pressure (HP) spool independently rotatable about a central axis extending through an accessory gear box (AGB). The LP spool has an LP compressor, which is axially positioned between the HP compressor of the HP spool and the AGB. A tower shaft drivingly connects the HP spool to the AGB. |
| US10465605B2 |
Determining dimethyl ether (DME) fuel quality
A vehicle having a dimethyl ether (DME) fuel storage and delivery system for an internal combustion engine, includes a DME fuel filter in the DME fuel storage and delivery system, a DME fuel pump having a fuel inlet downstream of the filter, and, at least one sensor having at least one transducer, the at least one transducer being disposed at the filter and the at least one sensor being operable to detect a change in at least one electrical property of the at least one transducer for determining DME fuel quality according to a secondary effect of a DME fuel condition. |
| US10465604B2 |
Turbocharger for a vehicle engine
A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine includes a center housing and a bore defined by the center housing. The bore has a primary annular groove and a secondary annular groove configured to receive a fluid. A journal bearing is disposed within the bore proximate to a proximate end of the shaft such that the journal bearing, together with the rotating shaft, feeds fluid to the primary and secondary annular grooves. The shaft is further coupled to a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel. The shaft has a longitudinal axis and is supported by the journal bearing for rotation within the bore about the axis. The primary and secondary annular grooves are each in fluid communication with a drain gallery. |
| US10465602B2 |
System and method for managing zero pedal maneuver in hybrid powertrain having a variable-geometry turbocharger
A hybrid powertrain includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotating at an engine speed, and a variable-geometry turbocharger (VGT) having a compressor and a turbine. The turbine has turbine vanes, and is configured to rotate in response to exhaust flow from the engine to thereby rotate the compressor. An electric machine is configured to selectively deliver motor torque to the crankshaft upon completion of a predetermined operating mode of the powertrain. The engine and electric machine have a corresponding speed that is responsive to acceleration and braking requests. A controller executes a method in which the controller coordinates vane position of the turbine vanes with the motor torque of the electric machine in response to engine speed, doing so during a zero pedal maneuver in which the acceleration and braking requests are both zero. |
| US10465601B2 |
Variable nozzle unit and variable-capacity supercharger
A variable nozzle unit in a variable-capacity supercharger includes: a first nozzle ring disposed in a turbine housing and formed with a plurality of first support holes; a second nozzle ring disposed to face the first nozzle ring and formed with a plurality of second support holes that are through-holes corresponding to the first support holes; a plurality of variable nozzles supported rotatably by the first and second nozzle rings; and a plurality of seal members disposed between a turbine scroll channel and a turbine wheel side. The variable nozzles include first nozzle shafts that are rotatably supported by the first support holes, and second nozzle shafts that are rotatably supported by the second support holes, and a first seal member included in the plurality of seal members is provided at the turbine wheel side relative to the second support holes. |
| US10465600B2 |
Control device for internal combustion engine
Provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine, which is configured to: acquire an internal combustion engine required opening degree of the waste gate valve based on the operation state of the internal combustion engine. When the internal combustion engine required opening degree is full closing, full closing learning control is carried out by converting the target opening degree of the waste gate valve to a target opening degree for full closing learning so as to bring about a state in which the waste gate valve fully closes the exhaust bypass passage. When a state in which the position of the actuator does not change consequently continues for a set period, it is considered that the fully closed state is brought about and the full closing learning is finished, and a correction amount for the feedback control is decreased. |
| US10465599B2 |
Turbocharger
A turbocharger includes a bearing portion having an end as an inner end surface located within a turbine housing in a penetrating direction of a bearing hole; a shaft rotatably supported in the bearing hole, one end thereof located within the turbine housing and the other end thereof located outside the turbine housing; an attaching plate fixed to the shaft, including an inner facing surface facing the inner end surface in an axial direction of the shaft; and a valve coupled to the shaft via the attaching plate to open and close a flow path opened to an internal space of the turbine housing. An inner radial groove is formed in at least one of the inner end surface and the inner facing surface. The inner radial groove extends in the radial direction of the shaft to allow a part of an exhaust gas flowing within the turbine housing to flow therethrough. |
| US10465598B2 |
Internal combustion engine with exhaust-gas turbocharging arrangement
Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes a cavity in an exhaust manifold of a turbocharged engine are described. The systems and methods may improve engine efficiency and provide a way of controlling temperatures of engine exhaust components. The cavity may be located between an exterior wall of the exhaust manifold and an interior wall of the exhaust manifold. |
| US10465594B2 |
Cooling control device
A cooling control device includes a switching valve, coolant transporting units, an electric motor, a function determination unit, and a first controller. The switching valve has coolant outlets through which a coolant flows. The coolant transporting units are disposed in contact with the switching valve and connected to or shut off from the coolant outlets. The electric motor switches between connecting and shutting off the coolant outlets and the coolant transporting units by operation of the switching valve. The function determination unit detects decrease in an operating function of the switching valve. The first controller sets an amount of current applied to the electric motor to operate the switching valve after the operating function of the switching valve is determined to be decreased, to be larger than an amount of current applied to the electric motor to operate the switching valve when the switching valve operating function is not decreased. |
| US10465592B2 |
Straddle-type vehicle
A straddle-type vehicle comprises a radiator through which air flowing from a front flows in a forward and rearward direction of a vehicle body; an engine which generates driving power for allowing the straddle-type vehicle to travel, the engine being disposed rearward of the radiator; and a cover unit covering from above a space formed between the radiator and the engine, and the engine, wherein the cover unit includes: a hard cover which is located at a front side of the cover unit, extends rearward from the radiator, and covers the space formed between the radiator and the engine; and a soft cover which is located at a rear side of the cover unit, extends rearward from the hard cover, and covers the engine. |
| US10465589B2 |
Selective catalytic reduction fault detection
Technical solutions are described for selective catalytic reduction diagnosis in an emissions control system or an exhaust system used for treating exhaust gas, such as in a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine. An example emissions control system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device. The emissions control system further includes a controller that is performs SCR fault diagnosis. The SCR fault diagnosis includes computing a plurality of estimated NH3 storage capacity values (Θ) of an SCR catalyst of the SCR device. The diagnosis further includes determining a diagnostic parameter of the SCR device using the plurality of estimated NH3 storage capacity values. |
| US10465583B2 |
Exhaust-gas-purification catalytic heating device
In an exhaust-gas-purification catalytic heating device that houses a current heater in a conductive metallic housing where a catalytic unit is housed, the current heater being arranged at an upstream side of the catalytic unit along a distribution direction of exhaust gas, the current heater has a negative electrode directly coupled to the housing electrically coupled to an external ground wire, the current heater has a positive electrode with which a rod-shaped terminal is continuous, the terminal passing through the housing in an electrically insulating state so as to be electrically coupled to a power line outside the housing, and the terminal has a portion protruding from the housing, the protruding portion being covered with a terminal cover. |
| US10465580B2 |
Exhaust system and control method of nitrogen oxide desorption
An exhaust system may include first purification device disposed at a rear end portion of exhaust manifold and including Lean NOx Trap (LNT); second purification device disposed at rear end portion of the first purification device and including a diesel particulate filter (DPF); and a third purification device disposed at a rear end portion of the second purification device and including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR), wherein the DPF of the second purification device includes at least one inflow channel, at least one outflow channel, at least one wall disposed between the inflow channel and the outflow channel and extended in a longitudinal direction, and a support disposed inside of at least one of the inflow channel and the outflow channel, and at least one catalyst is coated on one of the inner wall of the inflow channel, the inner wall of the outflow channel, and the support. |
| US10465579B2 |
Exhaust gas control system for internal combustion engine
When the temperature of an NSR catalyst belongs to a specified NSR temperature range and the temperature of an SCR catalyst belongs to a specified SCR temperature range, urea water is added, and specified air-fuel ratio processing relating to an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the NSR catalyst is executed. The specified air-fuel ratio processing includes i) a first air-fuel ratio processing to cause the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the NSR catalyst to be a first lean air-fuel ratio that causes emission of occluded NOx from the NSR catalyst and ii) a second air-fuel ratio processing to cause the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas to be a second lean air-fuel ratio leaner than the first lean air-fuel ratio. In the specified air-fuel ratio processing, the first air-fuel ratio processing and the second air-fuel ratio processing are alternately repeated. |
| US10465578B1 |
Liquid cooled exhaust manifold with detachable pipes
A liquid cooled manifold preferably includes a manifold assembly and at least two exhaust pipes. The manifold assembly includes at least one manifold plate, a plurality of fastener o-rings, at least two first pipe sealing o-rings, at least two second pipe sealing o-rings, at least two pipe locking rings. Each exhaust pipe includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe. At least two water slots or two water cavities are formed in the at least one manifold plate to communicate with a water entry tube. Water flows through the water entry tube into a cavity between the inner and outer pipes in each exhaust pipe. The at least two exhaust pipes may be removed from the collector and manifold plates without cutting. |
| US10465577B2 |
Fuel supply device for engine injection and exhaust-gas after treatment
A fuel supply device (2), in particular for use in a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine (20), has a fuel supply pump (4) which is designed to remove fuel (28) from a fuel tank (6) and to release said fuel under increased pressure through an outlet; a first fluid connection (7) which is provided for connecting an exhaust line metering device (8) and; a second fluid connection (10) which is provided for connecting an engine injection device (12). The first fluid connection (7) is directly connected to the outlet of the fuel supply pump (4). A fluid choke (16) is arranged between the outlet of the fuel supply pump (4) and the second fluid connection (10). The invention enables an exhaust line metering device (8) and an engine injection device (12) to be operated reliably on a common fuel supply device (2). |
| US10465575B2 |
Systems and methods for warming up an engine with an electric boost device
Methods and systems are provided for warming an engine and/or engine fluids. In one example, a method may comprise powering on an electric motor of an intake boost device to generate heat, circulating coolant and/or engine oil through the boost device to absorb the heat produced by the boost device, and then flowing the coolant and/or engine oil to the engine to transfer the heat absorbed from the boost device to the engine. In this way, an engine may be warmed without running the engine rich by using the heat generated by the electric motor of the boost device to warm the engine. |
| US10465571B2 |
Oil flow system for engine cylinder deactivation
Methods and systems are provided for an engine oil system of a cylinder head. In one example, an engine oil system may include a first oil gallery and a second oil gallery fluidly coupled to each other via a plurality of oil chambers. Each oil chamber includes a plug, and one or more of the plugs may include a slot shaped to direct a flow of engine oil from a solenoid valve to the second oil gallery. |
| US10465569B2 |
Adjustable Camshaft
An adjustable camshaft may include an inner shaft and an outer shaft arranged coaxially thereto, and a phase shifter having a stator and a rotor. The stator may be connected to the outer shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and the rotor may be connected to the inner shaft in a rotationally fixed manner. On an outside of the outer shaft, a first connection contour may be provided. The first connection contour may interact with a second connection contour on the stator formed complementarily thereto in a form-fit manner and enabling at least a tolerance offset in an axial direction. |
| US10465568B2 |
Method and system for variable cam timing device
Methods and systems are described for an engine with a cam torque actuated variable cam timing phaser. Phaser positioning control is improved by reducing inaccuracies resulting from inadvertent spool valve and/or phaser movement when the spool valve is commanded between regions. In addition, improved spool valve mapping is used to render phaser commands more consistent and robust. |
| US10465566B2 |
Switchable rocker arm with a travel stop
A rocker arm includes an outer arm defining a bore; an inner arm which pivots relative to the outer arm, the inner arm defining a stop surface; a lost motion spring which biases the inner arm to pivot relative to the outer arm in a first direction; and a lock pin that slides within the bore between a coupled position in which the lock pin prevents the inner arm from pivoting relative to the outer arm past a predetermined position in a second direction which is opposite of the first direction and a decoupled position in which the lock pin permits the inner arm to pivot relative to the outer arm past the predetermined position in the second direction; such that the lock pin and the stop surface act together to limit the extent to which the inner arm pivots relative to the outer arm in the first direction. |
| US10465565B2 |
Method and system for carbon dioxide energy storage in a power generation system
A CO2 energy storage system includes a storage tank that stores a CO2 slurry, including dry ice and liquid CO2, at CO2 triple point temperature and pressure conditions. The storage system also includes a first pump coupled in flow communication with the storage tank. The first pump is configured to receive the CO2 slurry from the storage tank and to increase a pressure of the CO2 slurry to a pressure above the CO2 triple point pressure. The energy storage system further includes a contactor coupled in flow communication with the first pump. The contactor is configured to receive the high pressure CO2 slurry from the pump and to receive a first flow of gaseous CO2 at a pressure above the CO2 triple point pressure. The gaseous CO2 is contacted and then condensed by the melting dry ice in the slurry to generate liquid CO2. |
| US10465564B2 |
System and method for higher plant efficiency
A steam cycle system includes a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) which receives exhaust gases, a steam turbine coupled to the HRSG which receives a first steam flow generated by the HRSG, and a condenser which condenses a second steam flow output by the steam turbine. The condenser includes a plurality of heat exchanger tubes, a fan, and a steam collection header. The system includes one or more sensors which measure one or more properties of the steam flow. The system includes a closed-loop controller communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors. The controller receives data from the one or more sensors, determines a flow rate of the second steam flow through the steam header using the one or more sensors, calculates whether the flow rate of the steam is within a threshold, and adjusts one or more operating parameters of the fan. |
| US10465561B2 |
Optimized aerodynamic profile for an arm of a structural casing of a turbine, and structural casing having such an arm
When cold and in the non-coated state, an aerodynamic profile defining an arm of a structural casing of a turbine having a central hub and a shroud is substantially identical to a nominal profile determined by Cartesian coordinates X,Y,Zadim given in Table 1, in which the coordinate Zadim is a quotient D/H where D is a distance of a point under consideration from a first reference plane P0 situated at a base of the nominal profile, and H is a height of said nominal profile measured from the first reference plane to a second reference plane P1. The measurements D and H are taken radially relative to an axial direction of the turbine, while the X coordinate is measured in the axial direction of the turbine. |
| US10465553B2 |
Sheathing for fluid probe
The present disclosure relates to probe sheaths adapted for a probe housing positioned within a turbomachine fluid flow path. A probe sheath according to the disclosure can include: a non-metallic sheathing material having at least one opening shaped to enclose a first portion of a fluid probe therein, the non-metallic sheathing material being sized for placement within an interior cavity of the probe housing; and a metallic sheathing material mechanically coupled to a first end of the non-metallic sheathing material and sized for placement within the interior cavity of the probe housing. The metallic sheathing material may include at least one opening in fluid communication with the at least one opening of the non-metallic sheathing material, and may be shaped to enclose a second portion of the fluid probe therein. |
| US10465550B2 |
Variable geometry turbocharger
A variable geometry turbocharger includes a turbine having a variable nozzle unit, and a compressor. The variable nozzle unit has: a unit main body part that is fixed to a turbine housing and rotatably supports a plurality of nozzle vanes; a drive ring that transmits a driving force to the plurality of nozzle vanes; and a drive ring support member that is fixed to the unit main body part and rotatably supports the drive ring. The drive ring support member is formed by one member and has: base end side parts that regulate movement of the drive ring in a radial direction; tip end side parts that regulate movement of the drive ring to the compressor side; and turbine side receiving parts that regulate movement of the drive ring to the turbine side in the direction of a rotational axis. |
| US10465547B2 |
Fluid flow machine using a gaseous medium for temperature control of a dry gas seal
A fluid flow machine, in particular turbocompressor, with a housing, having a rotor mounted in the housing, and with a dry gas seal for sealing the rotor relative to the housing. The housing at least one recess or bore for a gaseous medium is introduced, via which the gaseous medium for temperature-controlling the dry gas seal can be conducted in the direction of the same. The gaseous medium can be directly conducted into a gas space formed between the housing and the dry gas seal via the or each recess or bore. Additionally or alternatively, the or each recess or bore receives a guide tube for the gaseous medium. |
| US10465544B2 |
Eddy current damper for lift off seal
A gas turbine engine may include a liftoff carbon seal assembly. Liftoff carbon seal assembly may include a static seal support structure, a magnetic carrier spring assembly coupled to the static seal support structure, a nonferrous metal slab magnetically associated with the magnetic carrier spring assembly and coupled to the static seal support structure. In various embodiments, a combination of the magnetic carrier spring assembly and the nonferrous metal slab create a counter-force using an eddy current to oppose a motion of the magnetic carrier spring assembly. |
| US10465542B2 |
Gas turbine engine turbine vane baffle and serpentine cooling passage
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes pressure and suction side walls joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The pressure and suction side walls surround an airfoil cavity and provide an exterior airfoil surface. A baffle is arranged in the airfoil cavity and includes a supply hole. Ribs extend between at least one of the pressure and suction side walls into the airfoil cavity to support the baffle relative to the at least one of the pressure and suction side walls. The ribs are configured to provide a serpentine cooling passage between the baffle and at least one of the pressure and suction side walls. The serpentine cooling passage has first and second passes joined by a bend. The ribs form a film cooling cavity between the first and second passes. The supply hole fluidly connects the baffle to the film cooling cavity. Film cooling holes extend through the at least one of the pressure and suction side walls. The film cooling holes are in fluid communication with the film cooling cavity. |
| US10465541B2 |
Gas turbine engine stator vane assembly with split shroud
A method of assembling gas turbine engine front architecture includes positioning a first shroud and a first shroud portion radially relative to one another. Multiple vanes are arranged circumferentially between the first shroud and the first shroud portion. A second shroud portion is secured to the first shroud portion about the vanes. The first and second shroud portions provide a second shroud. The vanes are mechanically isolated from the first and second shrouds. |
| US10465539B2 |
Rotor casing
A rotor casing having an inner casing wall surrounding an annular gas path, a plurality of rotor blades radially extending into such annular gas path. The inner casing wall has an annular recess positioned radially outwardly of the gas path outer line and axially downstream of the rotor blades. A plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart vanes are positioned within the annular recess. The vanes may be profiled and circumferentially spaced from one another to accelerate air flowing between circumferentially adjacent vanes. The vanes may include an airflow partition extending between the top edges of at least 2 circumferentially adjacent vanes, from each such vanes' leading edge to each such vanes' trailing edge. |
| US10465538B2 |
Gas turbine engine with reversible fan
A gas turbine engine having a forward thrust mode and a reverse thrust mode is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a variable pitch fan configured for generating forward thrust in the forward thrust mode of the engine and reverse thrust in the reverse thrust mode of the engine. The engine also includes a fan cowl surrounding the variable pitch fan, wherein the fan cowl forms a bypass duct for airflow generated by the fan. The fan cowl includes an aft edge that defines a physical flow area of the bypass duct, and a deflection device configured for deflecting airflow near the aft edge, wherein the deflection device is configured for operation in the reverse thrust mode of the engine. The physical flow area of the bypass duct at the aft edge remains the same in the forward thrust mode of the engine and in the reverse thrust mode of the engine. |
| US10465537B2 |
Margin bucket dovetail radial support feature for axial entry buckets
The present application provides a steam turbine. The steam turbine may include a number of rotor wheel slots, a number of buckets positioned in the rotor wheel slots, and a radial support assembly positioned between each of the buckets and each of the rotor wheel slots. The radial support assembly may include one or springs and one or more shims. |
| US10465536B2 |
Gas turbine engine component with an abrasive coating
A gas turbine engine component includes a rotor blade having a squealer tip comprising a projecting lip, the rotor blade further having a raised rim running along both edges of each projecting kip of the squealer tip, and an abrasive coating formed of hard particles embedded in a retaining matrix covering a tip region of the rotor blade within an area bounded by the raised rim. The raised rim has a height of between 50% and 75% of a mean diameter of the hard particles. |
| US10465535B2 |
Compressor blade or vane having an erosion-resistant hard material coating
A compressor blade for a gas turbine is provided. The compressor blade has a blade substrate that consists of a metal alloy and has an aluminum diffusion zone on a surface of the blade substrate. In addition, the compressor blade has a hard material coating provided on the surface of the blade substrate. A compressor that has a compressor blade and a method of producing such a compressor blade is also provided. |
| US10465533B2 |
Ceramic matrix composite component and process of producing a ceramic matrix composite component
A process of producing a hot gas path turbine component. The process includes forming a void in a first ceramic matrix composite ply and forming a void in a second ceramic matrix composite ply. The second ceramic matrix composite ply is positioned on the first ceramic matrix composite ply such that the positioning aligns the voids to at least partially define a cavity in the component. A third ceramic matrix composite ply is positioned on the first ceramic matrix composite ply and the first ceramic matrix composite ply, the second ceramic matrix composite ply and the third ceramic matrix composite ply are densified to form a densified body. The cavity is present in the densified body. A ceramic matrix composite having cavities therein is also disclosed. |
| US10465529B2 |
Leading edge hybrid cavities and cores for airfoils of gas turbine engine
Core assemblies for manufacturing airfoils and airfoils made therefrom, the core assemblies having a leading edge hybrid skin core positioned relative to a plurality of core bodies and configured to define a leading edge cavity at a leading edge of the manufactured airfoil. The leading edge hybrid skin core extends from a root region toward a tip region in a radial direction, the leading edge hybrid skin core extends above at least one of the plurality of core bodies to define an exit in a tip region of the manufactured airfoil, and the leading edge hybrid skin core has a height-to-width ratio of about 0.8 or less. |
| US10465527B2 |
Support for a multi-wall core
A core for an airfoil casting, including: a cantilevered core section; and a boss extending from the cantilevered core section to an outer profile of the core. |
| US10465525B2 |
Blade with internal rib having corrugated surface(s)
A blade includes an airfoil body defined by a concave pressure side outer wall and a convex suction side outer wall that connect along leading and trailing edges and, therebetween, form a radially extending chamber for receiving the flow of a coolant, the airfoil body having an outer surface and an inner surface facing the radially extending chamber. A first corrugated surface is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the airfoil body; and a first rib partitions the radially extending chamber, the first rib including a first side and an opposing second side. A second corrugated surface is on at least a portion of at least one of the first and second sides of the first rib. |
| US10465524B2 |
Turbine blade
A turbine blade includes cooling passages formed inside the blade and extending in a blade height direction, blade surfaces on a suction side and a pressure side being covered with thermal barrier coating, a design point on a suction side being set on the blade surface on the suction side of each blade section perpendicular to the blade height direction within a range from a position on a back side of and including a throat position, and to a position in front of and not including a tailing end of a final cooling passage. Thickness distribution of the thermal barrier coating on the suction side of each blade section is configured such that a thickness of the thermal barrier coating is uniform from a blade leading edge to the design point and gradually reduces from the design point toward the back side up to the blade trailing edge. |
| US10465523B2 |
Gas turbine component with platform cooling
A gas turbine engine component includes an airfoil that extends from a first side of a platform and a cooling passage that extends through the platform and includes an inlet located on a second opposite side of the platform. The inlet is located axially upstream of the airfoil. |
| US10465522B1 |
Method of reducing turbine wheel high cycle fatigue in sector-divided dual volute turbochargers
High cycle fatigue (HCF) in a turbine wheel of a sector-divided dual volute turbocharger, particularly a turbocharger where the tongue-to-blade gap is as small as from 1-3% of the wheel diameter, is reduced using a turbine wheel with (blade stiffness/backwall stiffness×100) between 41 and 44. |
| US10465521B2 |
Turbine airfoil coolant passage created in cover
A turbine airfoil for a rotating blade or stationary nozzle vane includes an airfoil body including a leading edge and a trailing edge. A coolant supply passage extends within the airfoil body and a coolant return passage extends within the airfoil body, with each passage having respective a supply and return connection passage to an exterior surface of the airfoil body. A seat in the exterior surface of the airfoil body receives a cover that includes a trench on an interior surface thereof to fluidly connect the return connection passage and the supply connection passage and form a coolant passage for the airfoil body. Various arrangements of cooling circuits may be created with the cover that allow for reuse of the coolant. |
| US10465518B2 |
Pneumatic engine and related methods
A pneumatic engine includes a plurality of pneumatic motors and an engine drive shaft. Each motor has a motor gas inlet, a motor gas outlet, and a rotor driven by gas flow between the motor gas inlet and the motor gas outlet. The engine drive shaft is drivingly coupled to the motor drive shaft of each of the pneumatic motors. |
| US10465516B1 |
Opposed piston engine cam shape
An opposed piston engine has a driveshaft with a spaced apart cams mounted thereon. Each cam has a circumferential cam shoulder of a curvilinear shape selected to enhance flow through intake and exhaust ports. The curvilinear shape may be a segmented polynomial shape forming lobes which lobes are asymmetrical so that the lobe wavelength distance from a first trough to the lobe peak of an ascending shoulder portion of the lobe is greater than the lobe wavelength distance from the peak to a second trough of a descending shoulder portion of the lobe. Opposing cam shoulders may be shaped so as to always be converging or diverging from one another. |
| US10465507B2 |
Method and system for controlling voltage applied across a piezoelectric stack of a downhole acoustic transmitter
Methods, systems, and techniques for controlling voltage applied across a piezoelectric stack of a downhole acoustic transmitter. At least one of the temperature of the stack and the compressive stress applied to the stack is monitored. At least one of the temperature of the stack and the compressive stress applied to the stack is compared to a temperature threshold and a stress threshold, respectively. When the stack signal is an alternating voltage signal and when at least one of the temperature of the stack and the compressive stress applied to the stack respectively exceeds the temperature threshold and the stress threshold, the stack signal is modified such that a negative polarity portion of the stack signal has a maximum magnitude less than a magnitude of a negative polarity limit. |
| US10465504B2 |
Sensor data compression for downhole telemetry applications
A system having a downhole sensor device and a compression device to obtain a sparse representation of data in downhole telemetry applications is described. The downhole sensor device can collect sensor data while the downhole sensor device is within a borehole. The compression device is coupled to the downhole sensor device and configured to receive the sensor data. The compression device can determine a wavelet coefficient vector for at least one row of n-tuple vectors. The wavelet coefficient vector can have a sparse representation of one or more nonzero elements. The compression device can process the wavelet coefficient vector through a set of compression algorithms, and determine a minimal bit cost of the processed wavelet coefficient vector. The compression device can select a compression algorithm from the set of compression algorithms corresponding to the minimal bit cost. The compression device can generate compressed data based on the selected compression algorithm. |
| US10465503B2 |
Systems and methods for downhole BHA insulation in magnetic ranging applications
A ranging system includes a drill string comprising a bottom hole assembly (BHA). A plurality of ranging devices are positioned in a spaced-apart orientation on the drill string and are operable to provide a conducting contact with a formation. At least one insulator member is positioned on the drill string between the plurality of ranging devices and is operable to provide a non-conducting contact with the formation. During drilling operations, the plurality of ranging devices provide conducting contact with a formation while the at least one insulator member provides non-conducting contact with the formation so to enhancing ranging operations while drilling. A method of modeling and simulating drill string response is provided to identify locations along the drill string for positioning insulator members. |
| US10465500B2 |
Permanent or removable positioning apparatus and method for downhole tool operations
A system and method for positioning a tool within a wellbore, wherein the interior surface of a positioning apparatus includes one or more pluralities of grooves, each defining a selected profile. A tool is lowered into the positioning apparatus, having a blade in communication therewith. The blade includes a plurality of protruding members, which define a profile complementary to at least one of the selected profiles formed by one of the pluralities of positioning apparatus grooves. A biasing member in communication with the blade can continually bias the blade toward the interior surface of the positioning apparatus to cause the profile of the blade to engage within the corresponding complementary profile of the positioning apparatus. Positioning a tool in this manner is advantageous for locating cutting tools at a precise location to sever a joint, perforate casing or stack multiple tool operations at a fixed, targeted point within a wellbore. |
| US10465494B2 |
Universal remote control system for hydrocarbon recovery tools
A system for controlling a set of tools for hydrocarbon recovery includes a remote controller and a device controller. The remote controller is communicatively coupled to the device controller. The device controller is generally configured to receive a command to operate one of the plurality of tools from the remote controller. Based on the command, the device controller generates one or more instructions executable by a controller associated with the one of the plurality of tools. The device controller transmits the one or more instructions to the one of the plurality of tools. |
| US10465487B2 |
Outer casing string and method of installing same
An outer casing string, including a surface casing head, and associated installation method. In some embodiments, the surface casing head includes an outer tubular member insertable through a diverter of an installed conductor system, an inner tubular member at least partially disposed within and moveable relative to the outer tubular member, and a sleeve ring rotatably coupled to the inner tubular. The outer tubular member has an annular recess. The sleeve ring includes a snap ring that is displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position, at least a portion of the snap ring is received within the annular recess, and the outer tubular member is axially immovable relative to the inner tubular member. In the retracted position, no portion of the snap ring is received within the annular recess, and the outer tubular member is axially moveable relative to the inner tubular member. |
| US10465486B1 |
Well screen with integrated filter or treatment media
An improved well screen with an integrated filter or treatment media assembly. An integrated assembly for use in horizontal well installations in which the well screen may be installed without special procedures, and without necessitating the use of a sand pack. An inner extrusion supports a textile sock that may include reactive material. The material is protected by an outer well screen. |
| US10465485B2 |
Erosion resistant shunt tube assembly for wellscreen
A wellscreen has a gravel pack assembly installed that can communicate slurry from a transport tube to a pack tube. A bypass has erosion resistant surfaces exposed to flow of the conveyed slurry and diverts portion of the conveyed slurry from the fluid bore of the transport tube to a tube opening, from which the pack tube extends. The bypass can be incorporated into the top ring for supporting the filter on the basepipes. A sheath of erosion resistance can be formed on or installed in a channel of the end ring to be covered by a cover. |
| US10465480B2 |
Cleanout tools and related methods of operation
Cleanout tools and related methods of operation. At least some of the example embodiments are cleanout tools including a tool body that defines an internal annular channel, a joiner coupled to the tool body, a sleeve telescoped within the joiner and tool body, and a ball disposed within the annular channel. The ball held within the annular channel by the sleeve, and the ball configured to move along the annular channel under force of fluid pumped into the cleanout tool. The ball creates a pulsing of fluid streams exiting the tool body. Moreover, in some example systems the fluid streams created by the tool body intersect the inside diameter of a casing at non-perpendicular angles. |
| US10465477B2 |
Subsurface safety valve for cable deployed electrical submersible pump
A safety valve system for a subterranean well includes a central body with a central body profile and a supporting body having a supporting profile shaped to support the central body profile. An outer diameter seal circumscribes the central body to seal between the central body and the supporting body. An inner diameter seal is located within a central bore of the central body to form a seal between the central bore of the central body and a cable that extends through the central bore. An annular fluid flow path extends through the safety valve system axially past the outer diameter seal and the inner diameter seal. A valve assembly is moveable between an open position where fluid can flow through the annular fluid flow path, and a closed position where fluid is prevented from flowing through the annular fluid flow path. |
| US10465471B2 |
Treatment methods for water or gas reduction in hydrocarbon production wells
Systems and methods for reducing unwanted water and/or gas intrusion into a hydrocarbon production wellbore. The system includes a treatment injection tool for injecting a treatment agent into portions of the formation surrounding the wellbore and a tunneling tool for forming one or more tunnels within the formation. Sensors provide real-time information about wellbore parameters during treatment so that wellbore analysis can be conducted. |
| US10465470B2 |
Radially expandable ratcheting body lock ring for production packer release
A releasable production packer employs lock ring segments that are biased radially inwardly for engaging a mating pattern external to the packer mandrel. The mandrel has openings aligned with the segments and a release tool that latches to the mandrel for support and then moves the segments radially outwardly away from engagement with the mandrel so that the slips and sealing elements can extend axially and retract radially. After those movements the packer is retrieved. The release tools moves the locking segments only radially for the maximum mechanical advantage without risk of bending or deforming small parts. |
| US10465460B2 |
Cutting assembly for a boring device
A cutting assembly and method for drilling an underground borehole. The cutting assembly includes front and rear cutting heads of different diameters mounted on a shaft. An air passage defined through the cutting assembly may be placed in fluid communication with a pressurized remote air source and with a bore of a casing extending rearwardly from the cutting assembly. Pressurized air flows through the air passage and entrains cuttings produced by the front and rear cutting heads. A housing extends rearwardly from the larger diameter rear cutting head and an auger provided within the housing aids in directing cuttings into the casing. The auger rotates independently of the rest of the cutting assembly and may be configured to further reduce the size of the cuttings. A collar on the housing seals the borehole cut by the rear cutting assembly and aids in preventing frac-out. |
| US10465457B2 |
Tool detection and alignment for tool installation
A modular top drive system for construction of a wellbore includes an alignment assembly configured to align a tool with a top drive unit to facilitate automatic tool installation during rig up. |
| US10465456B2 |
Ground handling system
A ground handling system includes a main skid. The main skid has a main skid frame that includes a main tubular handling cradle. The main skid also includes a catwalk mechanically coupled to the main skid frame. In addition, the ground handling system includes a secondary skid mechanically coupled to the main skid. The second skid includes a second skid frame that includes a second tubular handling cradle. The second skid also includes a second catwalk mechanically coupled to the secondary skid frame. Tubulars may be transferred from the second tubular handling cradle to the main tubular handling cradle. The main skid further may include a pipe treatment carriage slidably coupled to the main skid frame and supporting one or more of a cleaning canister, doping canister, roller clamp, or tire clamp. |
| US10465453B2 |
Movement compensation system for a load attached to a movable facility comprising hybrid damping means
The present invention relates to a motion (heave) compensation system for a load hanging from a mobile unit (1), the system comprising two blocks (3, 4) and hybrid damping means. According to the invention, the damping means comprise an oleopneumatic damping system (6) and an electric drive system (9, 10). The invention further relates to the use of such a compensation system for heave compensation for drilling tools support. |
| US10465447B2 |
Cutting elements configured to mitigate diamond table failure, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods
A cutting element configured to mitigate spalling on a front cutting face thereof. The cutting element include a diamond table having the front cutting face defined thereon and at least one recess defined on the front cutting face of the diamond table. The at least one recess has a width within a range of 25.0 μm to 650 μm and a depth within a range of 25.0 μm to 600 μm. Methods of forming a cutting element configured to mitigate spalling on the front cutting face thereof. The methods including forming at least one recess on a front cutting face of a diamond table to have a width within a range of 25.0 μm to 650 μm and a depth within a range of 25.0 μm to 600 μm. Method of using a cutting element configured to mitigate spalling on the front cutting face thereof. |
| US10465436B2 |
Evacuation head with ceramic heater for VIG unit manufacture
A method of producing a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit comprising, providing first and second substantially parallel glass panes, a plurality of pillars, and a peripheral seal between the first and second glass panes; providing an evacuation hole in the first glass pane for evacuating a void through the evacuation hole to a pressure less than atmospheric pressure; covering the evacuation hole with an evacuation head, wherein the evacuation head is configured to have a substantially hermetic contact to a surface of the first glass pane; evacuating the void through the evacuation head, wherein the evacuation head comprises a ceramic heating element; and heating the ceramic heating element and sealing an evacuation tube tip of an evacuation tube disposed in the evacuation hole. |
| US10465432B1 |
Frame Assembly with shim jack
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a frame assembly, such as a door frame assembly for hanging a door. A frame assembly can include a longitudinal adjustment mechanism and a shim jack for connecting to the adjustment mechanism. The shim jack can include a longitudinal body with a first leg and a second leg extending from a base of the longitudinal body. The frame assembly can also include a frame with a jamb leg for adjustably connecting to the adjustment mechanism. The jamb leg can define a port for receiving the shim jack, and the adjustment mechanism may be operable to move the base of the shim jack with respect to the jamb leg to brace the frame assembly within an opening, e.g., by moving the first leg and the second leg against a framing member that defines the opening. |
| US10465431B2 |
Pneumatic bi-parting door system without a floor track in the doorway for data center aisle containment
An economical bi-parting door assembly for an aisle between two rows of data center IT racks is disclosed which is easy to assemble, has no floor track or leveling requirements, and an overhead suspension and drive assembly for the left and right door assemblies. Guide ribs and channels can be provided for the door leaves at the lower portions of the leaves and mating features are placed on the leading faces of the leaves. Some features are designed to work specifically with a containment system frame for server cabinets. |
| US10465429B2 |
Controller, control method, and computer-readable recording medium
A controller includes an imaging unit, a reception unit, a detection unit, and an opening/closing control unit. The imaging unit acquires an image of a peripheral area P of an opening/closing body provided in a main body part (vehicle body). The reception unit receives, from a first terminal that transmits a first signal of a predetermined strength, the first signal. The detection unit detects a motion of a subject included in the image. The opening/closing control unit controls an opening operation of the opening/closing body when a change in a reception strength of the first signal received by the reception unit represents a change synchronizing with the detected motion of the subject. |
| US10465424B2 |
Vehicle door latch device
A vehicle door latch device comprises a latch that can engage with a striker; a ratchet that engages with the latch to hold a door closed; a stationary stopper; a first lever pivotally mounted on a first shaft to rotate from an initial position in a releasing direction; a first spring that biases the first lever toward the initial position, a second lever supported to the first lever on a second shaft and rotating between an initial position where the second lever cannot contact the stationary stopper and a blocking position where the second lever can contact the stationary stopper and prevents the first lever from rotating in the releasing direction; and a second spring that biases the second lever toward the initial position with a force greater than a biasing force of the first spring. |
| US10465418B2 |
Lock formed by a strand, for securing objects
A closure for a strand lock having a securing strand, a locking pin with a latch, and a locking housing defining a receptacle for the locking pin is provided with a rotatable coupling element on the locking pin. Rotation of the coupling element secures the latch in the housing. |
| US10465417B2 |
Housing for removable lock core
A housing configured to accept a rekeyable lock core for use in lockable enclosures. The housing is configured to use a lock core that is designed for deadbolt and door lever/knob operation. The housing allows a rekeyable lock cylinder to be used in one's home as well as other enclosure enclosures. A common key may therefore be used for all devices as the lock core is of a rekeyable design. |
| US10465416B2 |
Handle tray for fascia panel of an appliance
A domestic appliance for treating items may include a cabinet having a plurality of walls at least partly defining an interior chamber for treating items; a door assembly to enclose the interior chamber; a fascia panel attached to the door assembly, the fascia panel having a handle shell that at least partly defines a handle recess on the fascia panel, and the fascia panel having at least one fascia panel rib formed on an interior surface of the fascia panel opposite the handle shell; a handle tray having a main body and at least one finger extending from the main body, the at least one finger structured to be positioned adjacent to the at least one fascia panel rib. |
| US10465412B1 |
Hard shell rooftop tent with utility rails
A tent system with utility rails is described. The hard shell tent system may include a first shell member, second shell member, utility rails, and an articulating mechanism. The first shell member may be adapted to mount to a roof of a vehicle. The second shell member may be adapted to mate with the first shell member and define an interior cavity when the tent system is in a closed position. The utility rails may be coupled to the second shell member and adapted to support items on top of the second shell member. The articulating mechanism may couple the first shell member to the second shell member and may transfer a weight of the second shell member and the utility rails to a roof of the vehicle when the tent system is in the open position. |
| US10465411B2 |
Assembly process of a telescopic tower
Assembly process of a telescopic tower (100) including at least one prefabricated concrete section, comprising the following steps: providing sections (2,4,6,8,10) in an initial position wherein superimposed sections are disposed coaxially within a base section (10); providing assembly means (14,16,18); providing operator support means (20) on the external surface of said base section (10) essentially vertically in correspondence with the upper edge of said base section (10); lifting the innermost superimposed section (2,4,6,8) radially from those that are in the initial position forming a joint between the lower end portion of said superimposed section (2,4,6,8) which is being lifted and the upper end portion of the radially external and immediately adjacent section (4,6,8,10); providing in said joint anchoring devices for immobilizing at least provisionally the corresponding sections (2,4,6,8,10) between one another. |
| US10465409B1 |
Flood water retention assembly
A flood water retention assembly for reducing flood damage includes a plurality of repositories that is each positioned proximate a lowland area prone to flooding. A plurality of drain conduits is each fluidly coupled to a respective one of the repositories. Each of the drain conduits is in fluid communication with a drainage area to drain the water into the drainage area. A plurality of inlet conduits is each fluidly coupled to a respective one of the repositories. Each of the inlet conduits is in fluid communication with a body of water to receive water from the body of water. A pump is fluidly coupled to each of the inlet conduits and the pump is positioned adjacent to the body of water. The pump pumps the water into the repositories when the pump is turned on. In this way the repositories contain flood waters thereby reducing flood damage to surrounding areas. |
| US10465407B2 |
Modular heat exchange tower and method of assembling same
The present disclosure relates to a modular heat exchange tower including a first module having a first basin disposed therein and a second module having a second basin disposed therein. The aforementioned modular heat exchange tower may also include heat exchange sections, which are disposed in the first module and the second module. The first module and the second module may be assembled prior to being transported to a job site and installed in the modular heat exchange tower. |
| US10465405B2 |
Skimmer box assembly
A skimmer box assembly for a swimming pool includes a first weir adjacent a main body of the swimming pool, and a second weir is positioned downstream of the first weir. An entry well is provided between the first weir and the second weir to allow passage of water from the main body of the swimming pool, and a collection box is provided downstream of the second weir and in fluid communication with the first and second weirs. An outlet from the collection box allows outflows of water, and a weir door may be positioned in the second weir with the weir door hinged to permit rotation with an arc of 90° or thereabouts. The weir door is preferably located opposite the entry well and preferably includes a float to facilitate movement of the weir door in correspondence with the water level inside the skimmer box assembly. |
| US10465402B2 |
Assembly of a platform assembly and support structure and method of assembly
An assembly of a platform assembly and a support structure, the platform assembly comprising a flexible platform, a plurality of support straps arranged to support the platform, a plurality of clamps supported by the support structure, the plurality of clamps provided along a side of the platform and clamping a side section of the platform, and a plurality of tensioning devices attached to the support straps at attachment locations and arranged to tension the support straps, wherein the attachment locations of the tensioning devices are positionable independently of the position of the clamps, and a method of assembly. A clamp having first and second clamping members having clamping surfaces, an actuation assembly comprising an actuation member coupled to at least one clamping member such that rotation of the actuation member, about a rotational axis, in a first rotational direction rotates the first and second clamping members relative to each other, wherein for a certain rotational position of the actuation member, the actuation member is moveable in a first axial direction relative to at least one clamping member and is coupled to the at least one clamping member such that said relative movement acts to urge the clamping surfaces closer together. |
| US10465401B2 |
Construction safety net support apparatus
A support apparatus for a construction safety net. A frame is configured with a length sufficient to span at least two floors of a building under construction, and a width defined by parallel vertical support posts. Pairs of mounting brackets are affixed at or near the edges of adjacent exposed floors of the building. Each mounting bracket has a channel portion extending beyond the edge of the respective floor and aligned with the channel portions of mounting brackets affixed on adjacent floors. The vertical support posts of the frame are movable through the vertical channels and can be lifted up into the next pair of channel portions as additional floors are built out. A locking mechanism is used to secure the vertical support posts to the brackets. |
| US10465400B1 |
Drywall sheet lifting device
The drywall sheet lifting device comprises a lower frame and an upper frame. The lower frame may comprise a set of wheels to allow the drywall sheet lifting device to be moved into position. The lower frame may comprise telescopic joints in the side supports and hinged joints in the front and rear support to permit reduction of size of the lower frame for storage and transportation purposes. The upper frame may be coupled to the lower frame via two uprights. The upper frame may comprise a plurality of center braces to support a sheet of drywall. The upper frame may comprise a plurality of stop plates to prevent the sheet of drywall from sliding off. The upper frame may pivot between a first position for loading and a second position for installing. The upper frame may be raised or lower via telescopic joints in the uprights. |
| US10465399B2 |
Integrated construction system
Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated construction system. In one implementation, the integrated construction system includes a first panel for a formwork configuration of the integrated construction system, a second panel for a shoring configuration of the integrated construction system, and a third panel for a worker access configuration of the integrated construction system. The first panel, the second panel and the third panel are the same panel type. |
| US10465396B2 |
Platform with a track for attaching decking
A platform and a kit therefor. The platform and the kit comprises quad-chord trusses attachable end-to-end and having connector members intermediate thereof, and further comprising beams attachable at their ends to the connector members so that a beam attaches two parallel trusses. A truss comprises first and second pairs of chords which are foldable for storage and transport and unfoldable to use for erection of the platform. A track lies between the upper chords to allow movement of bolts along the track into position to attach for insertion into decking apertures for attachment of the decking. The kit also includes a sturdy and reliable and easy to use tie-up mechanism and railing along the platform perimeter which is quickly and easily attachable and reliable. |
| US10465394B2 |
Tile-levelling spacer device
A tile-leveling spacer device comprising: a base having a lower surface and an opposite upper surface, wherein the upper surface comprises two opposite side portions with respect to a central portion and each defining a planar surface arranged at a second distance from the lower surface, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance; a spacer bridge defining with the base a through opening adapted for being crossed by a pressing wedge, wherein: each leg of the bridge is connected to the base at a respective side portion of the base in a breakable manner through a predetermined fracture line arranged at a third distance from the intermediate lower surface with respect to the first distance and to the second distance, each side portion has a longitudinal axis parallel to the crossing direction of the pressing wedge and extends for the entire length of the base along such a crossing direction, and the second distance is comprised between 20% and 90% of the first distance. |
| US10465393B1 |
Apparatus, system and method for panelizing and installing wall and roof panels
An apparatus, system and method of forming a plurality of panels into a panelized section of panels and installing the panelized section on the frame of a building to form a wall or roof of the building. The apparatus has a panelizing assembly which sits on the ground or other surface to allow the user to accurately position panels for the panelized section and a lifting apparatus that helps form the panelized section and lifts the panelized section to the building's frame. The panels are aligned using positioning devices on the panelizing assembly and cap members on the lifting assembly, each of which have profiles that correspond to the profile of the panel so the panel is squeezed between the lifting assembly and the panelizing assembly. Panels from a bundle of panels are positioned on a frame of the panelizing assembly using a cart that rolls on a rail track. |
| US10465391B2 |
Floor panel for forming a floor covering and method for manufacturing such floor panels
A method may be provided for manufacturing a floor panel having a decorative upper side formed by a top layer. The top layer may have at least a decorative layer that includes a digital print and a transparent or translucent wear layer. The method may involve providing a plurality of pigmented liquid inks. The pigmented liquid inks may include a first binding agent. A film may be provided. The digital print may be provided on the film by jetting one or more of the pigmented liquid inks onto the film using a digital inkjet printer. A second binding agent may be provided on the top of the digital print or the bottom of the translucent or transparent wear layer. The film and the transparent or translucent wear layer may be laminated such that the digital print is in between the film and the transparent or translucent wear layer, and the second binding agent is between the digital print and the bottom of the transparent or translucent wear layer. |
| US10465386B2 |
Concrete spacer with supporting element
A concrete spacer for use in supporting wire mesh for pouring concrete within a mold. The spacer includes a base portion and an arm portion to offer stability. The base portion is trapezoid shaped and includes a clip for attachment to the wire mesh. The arm portion offers stability and extends opposite the base portion for attachment to the wire mesh. |
| US10465385B2 |
Clean room ceiling, system and installation method
A ceiling system for a clean room, a clean room ceiling and a method for constructing a ceiling for a clean room are provided. T-shaped beams support the ceiling from a building structure. Channels support composite panels on the bottom side of the T-shaped beams. Each of the channels is attached to the top side of a composite panel and each engages a first or second leg of a T-shaped beam. The channels may be Z-channels. |
| US10465382B2 |
Metal stud for use in sound attenuating wall system utilizing high density wallboard
The present invention provides for a metal stud for use in sound attenuating wall systems utilizing high density, abuse resistant wallboard, the metal stud having specific steel chemical and mechanical properties to result in increased sound attenuation properties while maintaining the load carrying capacity and screw performance providing improved economics. The metal stud is a generally C shaped metal stud constructed of 0.0180 steel having at least 57 ksi strength having two parallel spaced apart flanges joined along the length of one edge by a central web and being provided with an in-turned double thickness hemmed ledge along the length of the second edge, the flanges having a width of greater than 1⅜ inches between the one edge and the second edge, each of the flanges being provided with a reinforcing rib centrally located in the flange extending the length of the flange. The central web has a main central section bordered by channel shaped ribs extending longitudinally of the stud outwardly of the central web, the edges connected to the edges of the flange. |
| US10465380B2 |
Insulation dam for buried ducts and buried duct insulation depth indicator
An insulation dam is provided that facilitates placement and retention of loosefill insulation over a duct. Additionally, a depth indicator is provided that facilitates placement of a proper depth of the loosefill insulation over the duct. |
| US10465379B2 |
Wall tie apparatus and method
A tie system is provided for use with a wall form for a cementitious backup wall and for use with a wall tie to connect between the cementitious backup wall and a veneer. The tie system includes a backup wall connector and a form connector. The form connector is connectable to the form and secures the backup wall connector in position as the wall form is filled. The connector may have heat transfer reducing perforations. The connector may have an outwardly positioned flange to which external wall members may be attached. The connector may have multiple gap-setting features. |
| US10465378B2 |
Rod connection system, structural aircraft component and connector stud
A rod connection system includes a first structural member having an angled pin connector integrally formed at an end portion of the first structural member with angled pins being spaced apart from and protruding parallel to an end face of the first structural member. The rod connection system further includes a second structural member having an angled socket connector integrally formed at an end portion of the second structural member with angled tubes as sockets for the angled pins of the first structural member. The angled tubes are spaced apart from and protruding parallel to an end face of the second structural member. |
| US10465376B1 |
Construction method for foldable polyhedral enclosures
A foldable structure comprised of hinged panel segments is provided. These segments are comprised of a first panel pair comprised of a first and second polygonal panel, and a second panel pair comprised of a third and fourth polygonal panel. Segments are bounded by a first boundary plane defined by two sides of the first panel pair, and a second boundary plane defined by two sides of the second panel pair, Measurement of a boundary angle may be taken normal to the intersection of the first and second boundary planes. As the segment is continuously folded between a first position and a second position, said boundary angle remains substantially constant during folding. |
| US10465375B2 |
Demountable/modular structure system
A demountable structure system is disclosed. The demountable structure system may have a roof system positioned atop one or more structural panel(s) and a floor system positioned beneath one or more structural panels(s). The structural panels may have different shapes, configurations, and features, and may support the roof system in order to form a demountable structure. Alternatively, the roof system is omitted and a wall or other structure can be formed from the structural panels. Each structural panel may have other features, such as finish panels, fabric panels, accessory mounts, recessed lighting, electrical outlets, etc. Some structural panels have sound dampening features, such as to form portable musician's sound booth. Thus, a structure may be formed which is both readily disassembled, yet also sturdy. |
| US10465370B2 |
Pipe connector
A pipe connector connects first and second pipes slidably engageable with each other, the pipe connector including: a side wall extending between a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis and defining an interior space, the side wall being adapted to be inserted into a floor hole made in a floor; a floor flange extending laterally and outwardly from the first end of the side wall, the floor flange being adapted to rest on a floor surface when the side wall is inserted into the floor hole; and a guiding assembly secured to the side wall and including at least one resilient retaining finger for receiving the first pipe therebetween, the at least one resilient retaining finger being securable to the first pipe when the second pipe is engaged into the first pipe. |
| US10465368B2 |
Obstruction clearing assembly
An obstruction clearing assembly for clearing an obstruction from the P-trap to the waste outlet of the toilet. The assembly is positioned inside the toilet is accessible and controlled outside the fixture by a foot pedal which is connected to a flexible cable, which are aligned diagonally by a plurality of at least a dozen threads located outside of the assembly. A cable is connected to a chain with multiple joints and rotates the pulley wheels and rotors inside the assembly. The rotors move in conjunction with the obstruction inside the pipeline. A sleeve provides a rigid frame for the cable. A tensioner connects the cable and the cross bar. The pulley rollers change the direction of the cable from a diagonal to a vertical position and vice versa while the cross bar holds the tensioner that is connected to the chain and toilet base. |
| US10465366B2 |
Sanitaryware cleaning system
A cleaning system for a sanitary fixture (e.g., toilet) can include a cleanser assembly, housing a compartment formed in the deck of the fixture in fluid communication with a waterway leading to the bowl. The cleanser assembly can receive a cartridge containing a cleaning product for insertion into the compartment and introduction into the waterway. The assembly can support the seat and cover of the fixture, and can have a low profile and curved shape that complements the corresponding shape of the seat and cover, and provides a balanced look that makes the assembly appear to be an integral part of the sanitary fixture. |
| US10465364B2 |
Water discharge apparatus
A water discharge apparatus WD executes a water film formation step of ejecting running water and forming a water-splash suppression water film of the running water on a surface of a sterilization object, before executing a sterilization step of discharging sterilization water from a sterilization water ejection unit 20 toward the sterilization object. |
| US10465358B2 |
Working machine
A working machine includes: a boom base portion including: an inner side wall; and an outer side wall disposed opposite to the inner side wall; a lift link disposed on a rear portion of the boom base portion; and a boom cylinder disposed in front of the lift link. One end side of the lift link is inserted between the inner side wall and the outer side wall and is pivotally supported on the boom base portion. The other end side of the lift link is pivotally supported on the machine body. One end of the boom cylinder is inserted between the inner side wall and the outer side wall in front of the lift link and is pivotally supported on the boom base portion. The other end of the boom cylinder is pivotally supported on the machine body by below the lift link. |
| US10465357B1 |
System and method for stabilization of structures by control of soil moisture content
A soil stabilization system for a structure can include a stem wall and floor slab disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall. An aggregate base course (ABC) layer can be disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall and below the floor slab. A ventilation opening can extend to the ABC layer, and an air exhaust system can extend between the ABC layer and an exterior of the structure. A method of soil stabilization for a structure can include measuring a moisture content of an expansive soil below a structure, drawing dry air through the ABC layer and over a surface of an expansive soil. Moisture can be removed from the expansive soil into the dry air by evaporation to create moist air, and moist air can be evacuated at an exterior of the structure. |
| US10465352B2 |
Modular pier and attachment system for modular pier
The invention relates to a pier (10), a pier attachment system (1), a method for building the pier (10). The pier attachment system (1) is used for attaching a surface module (2) of the pier to a lower part (6) of the pier. The pier attachment system (1) comprises an attachment bracket (3), an attachment plug (4), and a surface module (2). The attachment plug (4) is adapted to extend between an aperture (21a) in a first surface module (2a) and an aperture (21b) in a second surface module (2b). The attachment bracket (3) is adapted to fasten the attachment plug (4) to a beam (5) of the lower part (6) of the pier and thereby fasten the surface modules (2) to the lower part of the pier (6). |
| US10465351B1 |
Animal waste-collecting device
The animal waste-collecting device is adapted for use with a companion animal. The animal waste-collecting device is configured for use in the collection of the excrement of the companion animal. The animal waste-collecting device comprises a telescopic structure, a ring mount, a capture head, and a lamp. The ring mount attaches the capture head to the telescopic structure such that the faces of the capture head rotate relative to the center axis of the telescopic shaft. The capture head is configured for use with a disposable collection bag. The disposable collection bag attaches to the capture head such that the excrement is captured during the elimination process of the companion animal. |
| US10465349B2 |
Illuminated barrier apparatus
An illuminated barrier apparatus used for crowd and vehicle control which offers guidance and notices for and to pedestrians and motorists and affords additional light to an area. The illuminated barrier apparatus has a base, cross-sectional members, a tent-like covering, a lighting system and adaptions to be an illuminated enclosure retrofit embodiment for a Jersey Barrier or adaptions to be a standalone illuminated barrier embodiment. |
| US10465344B2 |
Covering device for a slotted channel
Slotted channels with coverings (10) are known for discharging surface water into a channel. The covering has at least one horizontal sheet-metal portion (13) and two vertical sheet-metal portions (11, 12) which are connected to one another via connection devices and have a slot (14) between one another for discharging liquid, for example surface water, into the channel body. In order to allow a particularly complete discharge of water, it is proposed that the horizontal sheet-metal portion (13) comprises drip devices (15) which are mounted and designed in such a way that water running along on an underside of the horizontal sheet-metal portion (13) drips into the channel body. |
| US10465343B2 |
Overpass structure with vertical interchange arrangement for crossroads
An overpass structure with vertical interchange arrangement for crossroads includes a transverse roadway at a bottom level, a pedestrian walkway in the middle level and a longitudinal road bridge at an upper level. The vehicle roadways on and under the bridge are connected by two ramp units. The pedestrian walkway is a pedestrian platform with an interchange platform provided on top. The interchange platform is located between and connected to two roadways of opposite directions on the longitudinal road bridge in the upper level. The leftmost lane along a forward moving direction of vehicle on the bridge in the longitudinal road bridge is defined as a universal lane of the longitudinal road bridge. The rightmost lane along a forward moving direction of vehicle under the bridge in the transverse roadway is defined as a universal lane of the transverse roadway. The interchange platform is connected to four universal lanes. |
| US10465339B2 |
System and a method for producing aqueous sulphuric acid
A system for producing aqueous sulphuric acid is provided, the system including a first heat exchanger configured to cool aqueous sulphuric for producing cooled aqueous sulphuric acid; a pre-cooling unit comprising an inlet or inlets for receiving the gas containing sulphur trioxide and the cooled aqueous sulphuric acid, an outlet for letting out aqueous sulphuric acid and the gas containing sulphur trioxide, and a first nozzle for spraying the cooled aqueous sulphuric acid onto the gas containing sulphur trioxide. The system further includes a condensation tower comprising a first inlet for receiving the cooled gas containing sulphur trioxide and aqueous sulphuric acid from the pre-cooling unit and means for circulating the aqueous sulphuric acid within the condensation tower by spraying. An associated method and pre-cooling unit suitable for cooling gas comprising sulphur trioxide from at least 400° C. to at most 150° C. are also provided. |
| US10465334B2 |
Process for finishing textiles
Aqueous formulation comprising at least one alcohol A and at least one reaction product C of N,N′-substituted urea and glyoxal, wherein in the reaction product C at least 80 mol % of the hemiaminalic carbon atoms are bound to unetherified hydroxyl groups and wherein said alcohol A is different from reaction product C. |
| US10465333B1 |
Apparatus to prevent wadding of sheets in clothes dryer
An apparatus to prevent a wet sheet or blanket from wadding when drying in a clothes-drying machine is provided having two opposing porous objects that are connected by a plurality of outwardly-bowed flexible tubes and a pair of securing straps extending between each object. The porous objects comprise reversibly engaging outside and inside portions that include a plurality of ventilation holes. The outside portions include a plurality of knobs for agitating and softening other articles of clothing during a drying cycle. |
| US10465331B2 |
Laundry treatment appliance
A laundry treatment appliance (2) has a user interface (62). The user interface (62) has an assembly (66) having at least one fixed element (68, 72, 80), at least one rotary element (76, 88), and a display (68). The at least one the rotary element (76, 88) is a built as user interface element (44), the display (68) is arranged inside the user interface element (44), and at least one rotary element (76, 88) is axially constrained by at least one fixed element (68, 72, 80). |
| US10465324B1 |
Method for detecting a low water level in a washing machine appliance
A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub defining a wash chamber for receipt of a load of articles for washing and a water control valve for regulating a flow of water from a water supply into the wash chamber. A controller is configured for detecting a low water level in the wash chamber, e.g., due to a low water supply pressure, by obtaining a target volume and a fill volume; obtaining an underfill limit based at least in part on the fill volume; obtaining a tub water level after attempting to fill to the target volume; obtaining a new fill level if the tub water level is less than the underfill limit; and filling the wash tub to the new fill level. |
| US10465321B2 |
Sewing machine
A sewing machine includes a sewing machine motor serving as a drive source for driving the vertical movement of a needle bar, a control part for controlling the sewing machine motor such that a sewing pitch coincides with a set value, and imaging part for imaging a seam formed in a workpiece at a needle drop position. The control part obtains the length of the most recent seam from an image of the most recent seam imaged by the imaging part and also compares the length of the most recent seam with the set value of the sewing pitch to thereby correct the number of rotations of the sewing machine motor. |
| US10465315B2 |
Aggregating textiles for production
Techniques for operating a loom to produce multiple different textiles during a single operation of the loom. Conventionally, a loom produces a single textile during each single operation of the loom. When producing multiple different textiles during a single operation of the loom, a single run of the mill may generate the multiple different textiles for multiple different customers. In some embodiments, during a single operation of a loom, the loom may generate a single piece of loom-finished fabric that includes multiple different textiles for multiple different customers and, following the single run of the mill, the single piece of loom-finished fabric may be cut apart to yield the different textiles, which may be one, two, more than five, more than ten, or any suitable number of different textiles for any suitable number of different customers. |
| US10465304B2 |
Compound green-energy purification device
A compound green-energy purification device includes a casing having a water inlet port and a gas outlet port, a filtration module arranged in the casing and includes a first filtration assembly and a second filtration assembly, an electrolysis unit arranged in the casing, and a separation base arranged in the casing and located between the filtration module and the electrolysis unit. The separation base includes a pipe and at least one hole formed therein such that the hole is located in a bottom of the separation base. Water is supplied through the water inlet port and flows through the hole of the separation base into the electrolysis unit to allow the electrolysis unit to heat and convert the water into steam, which moves through the pipe, the first filtration assembly, and the second filtration assembly so as to separate the water and the gas from each other. |
| US10465299B2 |
Gas production apparatus
A gas production apparatus is provided which includes: a module including a plurality of PN junctions connected in series to one another, each being formed of an inorganic semiconductor and having a light receiving surface; two gas generators that are provided at open ends of PN junctions at both extremities of the module, respectively, on a side of the light receiving surface; an electrolysis chamber which contains an aqueous electrolytic solution in contact with the two gas generators and contains gases generated by the two gas generators; and a diaphragm which is ion-permeable but gas-impermeable, and partitions the electrolysis chamber into two regions including the two gas generators, respectively, and containing hydrogen and oxygen, respectively. |
| US10465297B2 |
Anode assembly with reduced attenuation properties for cathodic protection systems
An anode assembly is disclosed for use in a cathodic protection system. The anode assembly includes an elongated housing, an electrical cable, an anode, and electrically conductive backfill. The housing has a leading end and a trailing end through which the electrical cable extends. The anode is located within the housing and is in the form of a plurality of electrically conductive segments which are spaced apart from each other and which are electrically connected to the electrical cable at respective electrically conductive joints. The backfill surrounds the anode and cable within the housing. |
| US10465289B2 |
Zirconium, hafnium, titanium precursors and deposition of group 4 containing films using the same
Group 4 transition metal-containing film forming compositions comprising Group 4 transition metal precursors having the formula: wherein M is Ti, Zr, or Hf; each E is independently C, Si, B or P; m and n is independently 0, 1 or 2; m+n>1; o and p is independently 0, 1 or 2; o+p>1; each R is independently hydrogen or or a C1-C4 hydrocarbon group; each L is independently a −1 anionic ligand selected from the group consisting of NR′2, OR′, Cp, amidinate, β-diketonate or keto-iminate, wherein R′ is a H or a C1-C4 hydrocarbon group; and each L′ is independently NR″ or O, wherein R″ is a H or a C1-C4 hydrocarbon group. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing and using the disclosed precursors to deposit Group 4 transition metal-containing films on one or more substrates via vapor deposition processes. |
| US10465284B2 |
Method of producing an apparatus, apparatus and optoelectronic component
A method for producing an apparatus, an apparatus and an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes providing a carrier, depositing an amorphous ALD layer on the carrier using an ALD method and recrystallizing the amorphous ALD layer into a crystalline layer. |
| US10465282B2 |
Systems for modifying pressure differential in a chemical vapor process
A process for densifying an annular porous structure comprising flowing a reactant gas into an inner diameter (ID) volume and through an ID surface of the annular porous structure, flowing the reactant gas through an outer diameter (OD) surface of the annular porous structure and into an OD volume, flowing the reactant gas from the OD volume through the OD surface of the annular porous structure, and flowing the reactant gas through an ID surface of the annular porous structure and into the ID volume. |
| US10465279B2 |
Sputtering apparatus and target changing device thereof
A sputtering apparatus and a target changing device thereof are disclosed. The target changing device includes a stand, a mounting shaft on the stand, a target mounting body sleeved on an outside of the mounting shaft and being rotatable around an axis of the mounting shaft, and a first driving mechanism configured to drive the target mounting body to rotate around the axis of the mounting shaft. The target mounting body includes at least two target mounting surfaces configured to mount targets. When the target mounting body rotates around the axis of the mounting shaft, each of the target mounting surfaces may be switched between an operating state orientation and an idle orientation. |
| US10465278B2 |
Coating containing macroparticles and cathodic arc process of making the coating
Provided is a method of cathodic arc process for making a coating containing macroparticles and a coating containing macroparticles. The process comprising inserting a work piece into a cathodic arc apparatus, vaporizing a cathodic material and adjusting the parameters of the arc to form liquid, semi-solid or solid macroparticles which are embedded into or onto the coating. |
| US10465277B2 |
Mask and evaporation device
The mask includes a frame and a first mask strip disposed inside the frame; the frame includes an outer frame and an inner frame; the outer frame is disposed on the outer side and includes a first plane; the inner frame is disposed on the inner side and includes a second plane; the first plane is higher than the second plane, so as to form a step; the first mask strip is fixed on the outer frame through two ends and extended in the outer frame along one side of the frame; and an orthographic projection of the first mask strip on the second plane is at least partially overlapped with the inner frame on the one side. |
| US10465276B2 |
Facile route to templated growth of two-dimensional layered materials
The present invention relates to methods for fabricating a laterally-limited two-dimensional structure through template synthesis. The methods of the invention are useful in forming homogenous and heterogeneous layered materials. The invention also provides structures and devices formed by the method of the present invention and uses thereof. |
| US10465275B2 |
Iron bus bar having copper layer, and method for manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing an iron bus bar includes preparing an iron core and forming a copper layer having a thickness of 10 to 30 μm on the iron core by coating. The manufactured iron bus bar has high strength and durability as well as excellent electrical conductivity can be manufactured at low cost. |
| US10465274B2 |
Implantable graft and methods of making same
The present invention relates to an implantable endoluminal graft. The implantable endoluminal graft is comprised of a microporous thin-film metal covering having a plurality of openings and a structural support element underlying and physically attached to the microporous thin-film metal covering, the microporous thin-film metal covering having shape memory properties. |
| US10465273B2 |
Surface graphenization of a metallic or metallized reinforcement by flame spray pyrolysis
A process for depositing, with forward progression, graphene on the surface of a metallic or metallized continuous reinforcer, at the periphery of which is positioned a layer of surface metal chosen from copper, nickel and copper/nickel alloys, comprises at least one stage of flame spray pyrolysis (“FSP”), under a reducing atmosphere, of a carbon precursor which generates, in the flame, at least one carbon-based gas such as carbon monoxide which is sprayed onto the surface of the reinforcer in forward progression, and is decomposed thereon to form one or more graphene layers at the surface of the surface metal; an additional stage of graphene functionalization makes it possible to adhere the reinforcer to a polymer matrix such as rubber. |
| US10465270B1 |
Cables having conductive elements formed from aluminum alloys processed with high shear deformation processes
A conductive element of a cable or a wire is formed of a high shear deformation processed aluminum alloy. The aluminum-zirconium alloy exhibits high electrical conductivity and high tensile strength. Methods of forming cables and wires are also further disclosed including the formation of all aluminum alloy cables having high ampacity. |
| US10465259B2 |
Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and production method therefor
Disclosed are a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having strain regions extending in a direction transverse to a rolling direction at periodic interval s (mm) in the rolling direction. Each strain region has a closure domain region whose width in the rolling direction varies periodically on a steel sheet surface. Each closure domain region satisfies: Wmax/Wmin=1.2 or more and less than 2.5, where Wmax and Wmin respectively denote a maximum width and a minimum width on the steel sheet surface as measured in the rolling direction; Wave being 80 μm or more, where Wave denotes an average width on the steel sheet surface as measured in the rolling direction; D being 32 μm or more, where D denotes a maximum depth as measured in the sheet thickness direction; and (Wave*D)/s being 0.0007 mm or more and 0.0016 mm or less. |
| US10465258B2 |
Grain refinement in iron-based materials
A process for manufacturing an iron-based alloy comprising forming targeted fine oxide and/or carbide dispersoids in a melt, and sequentially precipitating transition-metal nitrides on the dispersoids for heterogeneous nucleation of equiaxed grains. An iron-based cast alloy having a highly equiaxed fine grain structure. |
| US10465256B2 |
Method of increasing water soluble nutrient extraction from plant matter
Improved processes for extracting water soluble nutrients including sugars from plants and in particular sugar cane. The plants may be washed with a wash solution. After washing, water soluble nutrient containing liquid is extracted from the plants. A diluted wash solution may be added to the crushed plants to improve the extraction of the water soluble nutrients. The wash solution may be added to the liquid collected during the extraction to improve the separation of impurities from the nutrient containing liquid. The extracted liquid may demonstrate at least one of improved purity, improved clarity, improved filtration times, improved whiteness, and improved total recovered water soluble nutrients. |
| US10465255B2 |
Detection of nucleic acids from multiple types of human papillomavirus
Nucleic acid oligonucleotide sequences are disclosed which include amplification oligomers and probe oligomers which are useful for detecting multiple types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) associated with cervical cancer. Methods for detecting multiple HPV types in biological specimens by amplifying HPV nucleic acid sequences in vitro and detecting the amplified products are disclosed. |
| US10465248B2 |
Method of characterizing ZDHHC1 DNA
Provided herein is technology relating compositions and methods for detecting tissue cell-specific DNA, such as epithelial cell-specific DNA, in blood or blood products from a subject. The technology also relates to use of tissue cell-specific DNAs as internal controls for methylation assays. |
| US10465234B2 |
Selective oxidation of 5-methylcytosine by TET-family proteins
The present invention provides for novel methods for regulating and detecting the cytosine methylation status of DNA. The invention is based upon identification of a novel and surprising catalytic activity for the family of TET proteins, namely TET1, TET2, TET3, and CXXC4. The novel activity is related to the enzymes being capable of converting the cytosine nucleotide 5-methylcytosine into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by hydroxylation. |
| US10465233B2 |
Time-resolved nucleic acid hybridization beacons
Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations. |
| US10465228B2 |
Filtration system and use thereof
The invention relates to a filtration system for use in a method of determining the presence and/or amount of cells, for example, viable cells, in a liquid sample, and to methods of using and manufacturing such a filtration system. The filtration system includes a cup with an upper portion and a ring portion, where the ring portion is separably coupled to the upper portion. |
| US10465226B2 |
Devices and methods for target analyte detection in liquid samples
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a device for detecting a target analyte in a liquid sample. The device can comprise a housing. The housing can include an inlet for receiving a liquid sample, an outlet for removing a volume of the liquid sample from the device, a filter associated with the outlet and being sized and dimensioned to retain a target analyte on a surface thereof, and a flow system comprising at least one channel that is in communication with the inlet and the outlet. At least a portion of the at least one channel can be located substantially adjacent the surface of the filter and be shaped and dimensioned to reduce the amount of unreacted fluorescent probe available to create the background interference during detection of the target analyte. |
| US10465222B2 |
Methods and materials for biosynthesis of mogroside compounds
The invention relates to methods for producing mogrosides with the aid of enzymes. In particular the invention proposes various biosynthetic pathways useful for mogroside production and enzymes useful for mogroside production are provided. Furthermore, the invention provides recombinant hosts useful in performing the methods of the invention. |
| US10465211B2 |
Lyase and method for asymmetric synthesis of (S)-phenylacetylcarbinol
A lyase has an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2 and 3, wherein the amino acid isoleucine in position no. 468 in the protein ApPDC-E469G, which is modified with respect to the wild type from Acetobacter pasteurianus, is replaced by an amino acid which occupies less space than isoleucine. |
| US10465209B2 |
Non-pressurised pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of waste fractions
The present invention relates to a process for production of fermentation products, including bioethanol by non-pressurized pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of waste fractions containing mono- and/or polysaccharides, having a relatively high dry matter content. The process in its entirety, i.e. from non-pressurized pre-treatment over enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation to sorting of fermentable and non-fermentable solids can be processed at a relatively high dry matter content in a single vessel or similar device using free fall mixing for the mechanical processing of the waste fraction. |
| US10465207B2 |
CRISPR enabled multiplexed genome engineering
Described herein are methods and vectors for rational, multiplexed manipulation of chromosomes within open reading frames (e.g., in protein libraries) or any segment of a chromosome in a cell or population of cells, in which various CRISPR systems are used. |
| US10465199B2 |
Transformant, and method for producing transferrin
To provide a method for producing transferrin by secretion with high productivity using a transformant of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and a transformant suitable for the method.A transformant using Schizosaccharomyces pombe as a host, comprising a transferrin gene and a secretion signal peptide gene expressing transferrin to which a secretion signal peptide which functions in the host binds, located in an upstream region of the transferrin gene, and having gas2 gene endogenous to the host deleted or inactivated; and a method for producing transferrin, which comprises culturing the transformant in a liquid medium and obtaining transferrin from the liquid medium. |
| US10465193B2 |
Modulation of alternative MDM2 splicing
Compositions and methods for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof are described that includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oligonucleotide that inhibits the binding of splicing regulator SRSF1 or SRSF2 to MDM2 exon 4 or 11. |
| US10465187B2 |
Integrated system for programmable DNA methylation
Provided herein are engineered systems and methods for establishing DNA adenine methylation at specific genomic locations and using DNA adenine methylation as an artificial chemical “handle” on the genome. These systems and methods allow for placing the handle on specific genomic locations as well as molecular technologies to bind, spatially spread, and maintain the handle. The systems described herein comprise, in some embodiments, three functional modules that mediate m6A operations: (1) a synthetic initiator module to place m6A at specific genomic sites; (2) a synthetic readout module to program m6A recognition and m6A-dependent transcriptional logic; and (3) propagation module that implements “read-write,” a mechanism proposed to underlie chromatin spreading and epigenetic maintenance across cellular systems. |
| US10465184B2 |
Highly active silica magnetic nanoparticles for purifying biomaterial and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a method for preparing highly active silica magnetic nanoparticles, highly active silica magnetic nanoparticles prepared by the method, and a method of isolating nucleic acid using the highly active silica magnetic nanoparticles. The highly active silica magnetic nanoparticles prepared according to the present invention contain magnetic nanoparticles completely coated with silica, can be used as a reagent for isolating biomaterials, particularly, nucleic acids, and can isolate and purify nucleic acid in a high yield. |
| US10465179B2 |
Medium composition for preparing botulinum toxin
The present invention relates to a medium composition for production of botulinum toxin and, more particularly, to a medium composition for culture of Clostridium sp. capable of producing botulinum toxin. The medium composition of the present invention comprises at least one plant-derived peptone selected from the group consisting of a garden pea hydrolysate, a cotton seed hydrolysate and a wheat gluten hydrolysate. When the medium according to the present invention, which contains plant-derived peptones and minerals, is used for culture of Clostridium botulinum, the growth rate of the bacterium in the medium is about 1.5-2 times higher than that in the medium that is in current use. In addition, when botulinum toxin is produced by culturing the bacterium in the medium, infection with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) or the like can be prevented by blocking introduction of animal-derived components. |
| US10465177B2 |
Maltooligosyl trehalose trehalohydrolase (MTHase) mutant and application thereof
The present invention discloses a maltooligosyl trehalose trehalohydrolase (MTHase) mutant and application thereof, belonging to the technical fields of gene engineering and enzyme engineering. The present invention provides a series of MTHase mutants to prepare trehalose, having a better effect. Further, the MTHase mutant is expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and the enzyme is optimized by fermentation, which can significantly increase the yield of enzymes. |
| US10465175B2 |
Recombinant microorganism including genetic modification that increases pyruvate, phosphate dikinase activity and use thereof
Provided are a recombinant microorganism including a genetic modification that increases a pyruvate, phosphate dikinase activity, a method of producing cellulose using the same, and a method of producing a microorganism having enhanced cellulose productivity. |
| US10465173B2 |
Polypeptides having peroxygenase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| US10465166B2 |
Cell culture media
A cell culture medium comprising adenosine triphosphate; a carrier protein; cholesterol, linoleic acid, and lipoic acid; glutathione; at least one nucleotide salvage pathway precursor base; phosphoethanolamine; selenium; transferrin; triiodothyronine; all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and vitamin C; zinc, magnesium, and copper; an agent that increases intracellular cAMP; epidermal growth factor (EGF); hydrocortisone; insulin; and charcoal stripped fetal bovine serum, wherein said cell culture medium is substantially free, if not entirely free, of vitamin D, androgenic hormones, androgenic ligands, estrogenic hormones, estrogenic ligands, and/or androgenic receptors. |
| US10465165B2 |
Growth matrices for stem cell propagation in vitro and in tissue regeneration
The present invention provides a multifunctional 2-D and 3-D matrix for propagation of stem cells. In particular, a chitosan-based biomaterial scaffold is engineered to promote CNS regeneration from primitive neural precursors by stabilizing a recombinant protein, fibroblast growth factor to preserve the cardinal properties of stem cells. The matrix, is further modified by the addition of either the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin or the small peptide RGD or IKVAV. A method to manufacture an injectable multifunctional microsphere scaffold is also disclosed that is suitable as a vehicle for cell transplantation to repair traumatic brain injuries. |
| US10465163B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for performing flow cytometry
An apparatus for identifying analytes of a first type in a fluid sample having a plurality of types includes a closed flow cell. The flow cell includes a sample inlet, a sample outlet. A flow path, between the inlet and outlet, passing through an interrogation region and at least a portion extending from immediately upstream to immediately downstream of the interrogation region is bounded by a flow cell well to form a continuous closed flow path. The apparatus also includes a spherical element having a center point coincident with the interrogation region. A hydrodynamic focusing element upstream of the interrogation region creates a core-in-sheath flow along a flow axis of the flow path as it passes through the interrogation region. Further, the apparatus includes a concave, ellipsoidal collector element having a first focal point disposed in the interrogation region of the flow path. A plurality of beams of electromagnetic energy converge non-axisymmetrically at the interrogation region, each of the plurality of beams orthogonal to the flow axis. |
| US10465160B2 |
Method for producing dry microbial cell powder
An object of the present invention is to develop a means capable of maintaining the enzymatic activity of a microorganism even in a dry state. Provided is a method for producing a dry microbial cell powder maintaining an enzyme titer, characterized by comprising adding a carbohydrate to a liquid of microbial cells having an enzymatic activity and then drying the liquid. Also provided is a dry microbial cell powder obtained by the method. |
| US10465158B2 |
Systems and methods for cell culture device interconnection and fluidic device interconnection
Systems and methods interconnect cell culture devices and/or fluidic devices by transferring discrete volumes of fluid between devices. A liquid-handling system collects a volume of fluid from at least one source device and deposits the fluid into at least one destination device. In some embodiments, a liquid-handling robot actuates the movement and operation of a fluid collection device in an automated manner to transfer the fluid between the at least one source device and the at least one destination device. In some cases, the at least one source device and the at least one destination device are cell culture devices. The at least one source device and the at least one destination device may be microfluidic or non-microfluidic devices. In some cases, the cell culture devices may be microfluidic cell culture devices. In further cases, the microfluidic cell culture devices may include organ-chips. |
| US10465155B2 |
Non-linear flow path devices and methods for cell culture
Devices and methods cell culture are disclosed herein. In particular embodiments, the cell culture devices include multi-channel devices with a non-linear flow path that recapitulates the three-dimensional microarchitecture and physiological organ-level functions of human organs with cellular and molecular resolution. |
| US10465153B2 |
Stabilization of fermented beverages
The invention discloses a separation matrix with a porous solid support and a plurality of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) polymer chains covalently attached to the solid support. The polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer chains are either vinylpyrrolidone homopolymer chains or copolymer chains which comprise at least 70 mol % vinylpyrrolidone monomer residues and less than 2 mol % negatively charged monomer residues. |
| US10465149B2 |
Stain and odor treatment
A method of manufacturing a stain and odor treatment composition is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a powdered buffering agent, combining an odor-modifying agent with the powdered buffering agent, and mixing the odor-modifying agent with the powdered buffering agent. The method also includes combining a powdered oxidizing agent with the powdered buffering agent and the odor-modifying agent, mixing the powdered oxidizing agent with the powdered buffering agent and the odor-modifying agent, and sealing the intermixed powdered buffering agent, the odor-modifying agent, and the powdered oxidizing agent in powdered form in a container substantially isolated from moisture. |
| US10465147B2 |
Copolymers
Described herein are copolymers comprising at least one first water-soluble monomeric unit, at least one second water-soluble monomeric unit, and at least one monomeric unit containing a basic residue. |
| US10465145B2 |
Laundry detergent compositions comprising renewable components
The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components. |
| US10465141B2 |
Lubricant composition for refrigerating machines, and refrigerating machine
The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator of the present invention is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator that is used in combination with a refrigerant containing at least one fluorine-containing organic compound selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A): CpFrRs (A) wherein R represents Cl, Br, I, or H; p represents an integer of from 2 to 6; r represents an integer of from 1 to 12; and s represents an integer of from 0 to 11, provided that the molecule contains at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, and the lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator contains a base oil and a cyclic organic compound having a cyclic hydrocarbon structure and having one or more non-conjugated double bond in a cyclic structure or a side chain thereof. |
| US10465139B2 |
Slide member, bicycle component using slide member, and fishing tackle component using slide member
A slide member is provided with a base material and a slide layer. The slide layer is disposed on at least a portion of the base material. The slide layer contains a solid lubricant and a plurality of hard particles, the hard particles being harder than the solid lubricant. |
| US10465134B2 |
Char recycling system and char conveyance method
A char recycling system capable of easily determining whether or not a char exhausting pipe is blocked by char. The char recycling system comprises: a stand pipe (31) forming a vertically-downwards flowpath (33) through which char is conveyed; and a differential pressure gauge (41) that measures the pressure difference between the pressure in a downstream area (45) in the vertically-downwards flowpath (33) and the pressure in an upstream area (46) in the vertically-downwards flowpath (33). The pressure difference fluctuates when char accumulates between the downstream area (45) and the upstream area (46) in the vertically-downwards flowpath (33). As a result, this kind of char recovery system is capable of easily determining whether or not the vertically-downwards flowpath (33) is blocked by char, on the basis of the measured pressure difference. |
| US10465131B2 |
Process for the production of light olefins and aromatics from a hydrocarbon feedstock
The present invention relates to a process for increasing the production of a light olefin hydrocarbon compound from a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the following steps of: (a) feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock into a reaction area for ringopening (b) separating reaction products, which are generated from said reaction area, into an overhead stream and a side stream; (c) feeding the side stream from (b) to a gasoline hydrocracker (GHC) unit, (d) separating reaction products of said GHC of step (c) into an overhead stream, which contains hydrogen, methane, ethane, and liquefied petroleum gas, and a stream, which contains aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, and a small amount of hydrogen and non-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, (e) feeding the overhead stream from the gasoline hydrocracker (GHC) unit into a steam cracker unit. |
| US10465124B2 |
Internal friction control systems for hydrocarbonaceous subsiding bodies
Systems for extracting hydrocarbons from a crushed hydrocarbonaceous material can include a body of crushed hydrocarbonaceous material. A pipe can be oriented within the body of crushed hydrocarbonaceous material. The placement of the pipe can be such that the pipe is surrounded on top, bottom, and sides by the crushed hydrocarbonaceous material. The body of crushed hydrocarbonaceous material can be made up of portions having different void fractions. An arching control volume of crushed hydrocarbonaceous material can extend upward from the pipe to a vertical control distance. A support portion of crushed hydrocarbonaceous material can be oriented immediately adjacent sides of the arching control volume. The arching control volume can have a higher void fraction than the support portion. Internal friction between the arching control volume and the support portion can reduce stresses on the pipe as the hydrocarbonaceous material subsides. |
| US10465119B2 |
Externally heated carbonization furnace
Provided is an externally heated carbonization furnace that includes a plurality of rotary kilns connected in series, each of which includes an outer cylinder, a kiln inner cylinder that rotate relative to the outer cylinder, and a heater that supplies heating gas to a section between the outer cylinder and the kiln inner cylinder. The externally heated carbonization furnace further includes a drive device that rotates at least one of the kiln inner cylinders and the kiln inner cylinder different from the at least one of the kiln inner cylinders and a control device that controls the drive device according to moisture content of a treated object in the kiln inner cylinder. |
| US10465118B2 |
Fire retardant cables formed from halogen-free and heavy metal-free compositions
Fire retardant compositions including a base polymer, a fire retardant filler, and a fire retardant synergist are disclosed. The fire retardant compositions are halogen-free and heavy metal-free and can be crosslinked to form a cable insulation layer or a cable jacket. The cables can pass the UL VW-1 flame test. Cables having coverings formed from such fire retardant compositions are also described herein. |
| US10465114B2 |
Liquid-crystalline medium
A liquid-crystalline medium which is suitable for use in a guest-host system. An LC device, preferably a device for the regulation of the passage of energy, containing the liquid-crystalline medium. |
| US10465113B2 |
Nematic liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display element manufactured using same
The present invention is a liquid crystal composition having negative dielectric anisotropy containing one or two or more of compounds represented by General Formula (i), and is also a liquid crystal display element using the liquid crystal composition. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition with a large refractive index anisotropy (Δn), a low rotational viscosity (γ1), a large elastic constant (K33), a high voltage holding ratio (VHR), and which has a negative dielectric anisotropy (Δε), and a liquid crystal display element which, when using the liquid crystal composition, has a high response speed with excellent display quality in which display defects such as drop marks, burn-in, and display unevenness are absent or suppressed. |
| US10465111B2 |
Core shell particle, method of producing core shell particle, and film
An object of the present invention is to provide a core shell particle having high luminous efficacy and a narrow emission half-width; a method of producing the same; and a film formed of the core shell particle. The core shell particle of the present invention includes: a core which contains a Group III element and a Group V element; a first shell which covers at least a part of a surface of the core; a second shell which covers at least a part of the first shell; and a coordination molecule in at least a part of an outermost surface, in which at least oxygen is detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, and a molar ratio of the oxygen to the Group III element contained in the core, which is acquired by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, is 6.1 or less. |
| US10465107B2 |
Thermally unstable hydroxyalkyl ammonium carboxylates for enhanced oil recovery
A process includes (a) injecting a steam composition into a subterranean location containing heavy hydrocarbons, preferably bitumen, wherein the steam composition comprises (i) steam and (ii) a hydroxyalkyl ammonium carboxylate and (b) recovering the heavy hydrocarbon from the subterranean location to above the ground. The process is preferably a cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) process, a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), or a combination thereof. |
| US10465106B2 |
Optimized salinity for enhanced water flood applications
Methods for enhanced oil recovery from subterranean formations by treating a produced water prior to injection into the subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir and manipulating produced water compositions to increase the rate and/or amount of oil that is recovered from producing wells and/or a hydrocarbon reservoir. The treatment of the produced water can increase the pH of the water from about 0.75 to about 2.0. |
| US10465105B2 |
In-situ hydrogen sulfide mitigation
A method of reducing an amount of a sulfur-containing compound in a reservoir fluid includes contacting a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous medium and an enzymatic scavenger with a precipitating fluid to precipitate the enzymatic scavenger; contacting the precipitated enzymatic scavenger with the reservoir fluid comprising the sulfur-containing compound; and reducing a number of the sulfur-containing compound in the reservoir fluid. |
| US10465102B2 |
Adhesion composition and textile materials and articles treated therewith
This invention relates to improved adhesion compositions and textile materials and articles treated therewith. The improved adhesion composition comprises a non-crosslinked resorcinol-formaldehyde and/or resorcinol-furfural condensate (or a phenol-formaldehyde condensate that is soluble in water), a rubber latex, and an aldehyde component such as 2-furfuraldehyde. The composition may be applied to textile substrates and used for improving the adhesion between the treated textile substrates and rubber materials. End-use articles that contain the treated textile-rubber composite include, without limitation, automobile tires, belts, and hoses as well as printing blankets. |
| US10465098B2 |
Optical adhesive sheet
The present invention provides an optical adhesive sheet including a layered structure of a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer, in which the first adhesive layer has a glass transition temperature of −50° C. to −30° C. and a modulus of 0.3×105 Pa to about 0.6×105 Pa, and the second adhesive layer has a glass transition temperature of −20° C. to −10° C. and a modulus of 0.7×105 Pa to 1.0×105 Pa. |
| US10465096B2 |
Metal chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) composition and methods therefore
Provided are Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) formulations that offer high and tunable Cu removal rates and low copper dishing for the broad or advanced node copper or Through Silica Via (TSV). The CMP compositions provide high selectivity of Cu film vs. other barrier layers, such as Ta, TaN, Ti, and TiN, and dielectric films, such as TEOS, low-k, and ultra low-k films. The CMP polishing formulations comprise water; abrasive; single chelator, dual chelators or tris chelators; morpholino family compounds as Cu dishing reducing agents. Additionally, organic quaternary ammonium salt, corrosion inhibitor, oxidizer, pH adjustor and biocide can be used in the formulations. |
| US10465094B2 |
Method of applying rapid cure silicone lubricious coatings
A silicone coating process that improves the durability of silicone coatings on the surfaces of surgical needles and other medical devices. The silicone coated surgical needles or medical devices produced by this process have both superior lubricity and durability for ease of repeated and successive passes through tissue. The coating compositions used in the novel process contain an excess amount of polymethylhydrosiloxane cross-linker. After curing, the process utilizes gamma radiation to treat the lubricious coatings. The coatings have improved durability and performance. The penetration performance of needles coated by this novel method remains constant and flat over at least one hundred repeat passes through tissue or tissue simulation media. This provides a consistent or flat tactile response from the needles to the hand of the surgeon during a lengthy closure process, rather than an unpredictably increasing force profile. The process is also advantageous to coat reusable instruments, robotic instruments, and instruments used in minimally invasive procedures. |
| US10465093B2 |
Surface layer and fuser member
Described is a fuser member including a substrate and a release layer disposed on the substrate. The release layer includes a fluoropolymer having a plurality of metal fibers having a diameter of from about 5 nanometers to about 20 microns dispersed throughout the fluoropolymer. A method of manufacturing the fuser member is also provided. |
| US10465091B2 |
Durable icephobic surfaces
Durable icephobic materials form anti-ice coatings on a variety of substrates, including for aircraft, powerlines, vehicles, marine structures, communications towers, outdoor equipment, and the like. The icephobic may comprise an elastomeric polymer with a low crosslink density (e.g., ≤1,300 mol/m3) and low initial ice adhesion strength (e.g., τice≤100 kPa prior to exposure to icing conditions). Further, the icephobic material maintains τice after 10 icing/deicing cycles that is ≥50% of the initial τice Introducing optional miscible liquids enhances interfacial slippage of chains in the elastomeric polymer. The low τice levels minimize ice buildup and eliminate necessary work to remove any accumulated ice via passive removal during normal operation. Other icephobic materials include linear polymers with plasticizers distributed therein or PDMS-silane coatings, both of which are free of any layers of surface liquids. Methods of making such icephobic materials are also provided. |
| US10465089B2 |
Varnish, prepreg, film with resin, metal foil-clad laminate, and printed circuit board
The invention provides a varnish produced through reaction between a compound having an amino group and a resin having a functional group capable of reacting with an amino group, and having a polycyclic structure, wherein a portion of a plurality of the functional group of the resin is caused to react with the amino group of the compound in a solvent, and also a varnish produced through reaction between a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group and a resin having a functional group capable of reacting with a phenolic hydroxyl group, and having a polycyclic structure, wherein a portion of a plurality of the functional group of the resin is caused to react with the phenolic hydroxyl group of the compound in the solvent. The invention also provides a prepreg, a resin-coated film, a metal-foil-clad laminate, and a printed wiring board produced by use of any of the varnishes. |
| US10465088B2 |
Pigmented coating agent and coatings produced therefrom
The present invention relates to a solventborne, pigmented coating composition having a solids fraction of at least 35%, which comprises, based on the total amount of the coating composition, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of at least one copolymer (A), where the copolymer (A) is obtainable by copolymerization of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers (a) in at least one organic solvent, the mixture of monomers (a) to be polymerized consists of (a1) 10 to 60 mol % of at least one monomer of the formula (I) below where R1═C1 to C4 alkoxy, R2═C1 to C4 alkyl, and m=0 to 2, and also (a2) 40 to 90 mol % of at least one further olefinically unsaturated monomer, and the copolymer (A) possesses a glass transition temperature Tg of at least −30° C. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the coating composition, and to the multicoat paint systems themselves. |
| US10465087B2 |
Methods of making crosslinked copolymer films from inimer-containing random copolymers
Crosslinkable random copolymers comprising atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators and crosslinked copolymer films formed from the copolymers are provided. The random copolymers, which are polymerized from one or more alkyl halide functional inimers and one or more monomers having a crosslinkable functionality, are characterized by pendant ATRP initiating groups and pendant crosslinkable groups. |
| US10465083B2 |
Inkjet printing method and water-based ink
The present invention relates to [1] an ink-jet printing method including a printing step of ejecting a water-based ink onto a surface of a printing medium to print characters or images thereon, in which the water-based ink includes a pigment (A), a polypropylene glycol (B), an organic solvent (C), a surfactant (D) and water; the polypropylene glycol (B) includes a polypropylene glycol (b-1) having a polymerization degree of not less than 5 and not more than 30, and a content of the polypropylene glycol (b-1) in the water-based ink is not less than 0.5% by mass and not more than 2% by mass; the organic solvent (C) includes at least a glycol ether, and the glycol ether has a viscosity of not more than 7.5 mPa·s as measured at 20° C.; a content of a high-boiling organic solvent having a boiling point of not lower than 250° C. in the water-based ink is not more than 5% by mass; and an amount of droplets of the water-based ink ejected upon printing the characters or images onto the printing medium is not more than 5 pL, and a printing speed used upon the printing is not less than 70 m/min in terms of a transportation speed of the printing medium, and [2] a water-based ink used in the ink-jet printing method. |
| US10465080B2 |
Water-dispersed electrodeposition solution for forming insulating film
A water-based electrodeposition dispersion for forming an insulating film includes: polymer particles; an organic solvent; a basic compound; and water, wherein the polymer particles include polyamic acid having a predetermined structural unit, and a volume-based median diameter (D50) of the polymer particles is 0.08 μm to 0.7 μm. |
| US10465073B2 |
Organic dye for dye-sensitized solar cell
An organic dye for a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) comprising at least one electron-acceptor unit and at least one π-conjugated unit is described. Said organic dye is particularly useful in a dye-sensitized photoelectric transformation element which, in its turn, can be used in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). |
| US10465063B2 |
Polyamide resin composition for damping material
A polyamide resin composition for a vibration-damping material, containing a polyamide resin, a plasticizer in an amount of from 7 to 35 parts by mass, and one or more members selected from the group consisting of plate-like fillers and acicular fillers in an amount of from 15 to 80 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the polyamide resin. The polyamide resin composition of the present invention can be suitably used as a vibration-damping material for a material for audio equipment such as, for example, speakers, television, radio cassette players, headphones, audio components, or microphones, and manufactured articles such as electric appliances, transportation vehicles, construction buildings, and industrial equipment, or parts or housing thereof. |
| US10465056B2 |
Method for producing flexible conductive substrate with high transmittance and product thereof
The method for producing a transparent conductive substrate includes forming metal meshes on a flexible non-conductive substrate with high transmittance. It's unnecessary to use palladium as a catalyst in this method. The metal meshes are in the form of nano/micro wires and the conductive substrate has high transmittance of 80%-90% at visible light wavelengths of 390-750 nm. |
| US10465053B2 |
Barrier film, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
Disclosed herein is a recyclable barrier film comprising a first layer comprising high density polyethylene; and a barrier layer comprising a polymer other than polyethylene; where the polymer is operative to reduce the oxygen transmission rate through the barrier film relative to the oxygen transmission rate through the first layer; where the barrier layer is present in the barrier film in an amount of less than 5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the barrier film. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing the disclosed barrier film. |
| US10465052B2 |
Composite material with thermoplastic toughened novolac-based epoxy resin matrix
Pre-impregnated composite material (prepreg) that can be cured/molded to form aerospace composite parts. The prepreg includes carbon reinforcing fibers and an uncured resin matrix. The resin matrix includes an epoxy component that is a combination of a hydrocarbon epoxy novolac resin and a trifunctional epoxy resin and optionally a tetrafunctional epoxy resin. The resin matrix includes polyethersulfone as a toughening agent and a thermoplastic particle component. |
| US10465047B2 |
Polymerizable polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers
The invention provides a polymerizable polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymer which comprises (1) a linear polymer chain comprising at least two polydimethylsiloxane segments, one hydrophilic polyoxyalkylene segment between each pair of polydimethylsiloxane segments, and one amide-rich linker between each pair of one polydimethylsiloxane segment and one hydrophilic polyoxyalkylene segment, and (2) two terminal (meth)acryloyl groups. The hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker has a weight average molecular weight of at least 3000 Daltons. The invention is also related to a silicone hydrogel contact lens produced from a polymerizable polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymer of the invention. |
| US10465044B2 |
Well-defined degradable poly(propylene fumarate) polymers and scalable methods for the synthesis thereof
Method for making poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) polymer made by ring-opening polymerization of propylene oxide and maleic anhydride in the presence of magnesium ethoxide initiator, wherein PPF is specifically designed for us in 3D manufacturing of medical devices. PPF polymers have a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from about 450 Daltons to about 3400 Daltons; a molecular mass distribution (m) of from 1.0 to 2.0; and contains less than 1% w/w of poly(maleic anhydride-co-propylene oxide) polymer chains particularly. PPF polymers are non-toxic, degradable, and resorbable and can be used in tissue scaffolds and medical devices that are implanted within a living organism. |
| US10465043B2 |
Electrochemical isomerization of muconic acid
Various embodiments disclosed relate to electrochemical isomerization of muconic acid. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method to prepare trans,trans-muconic acid. The method can include passing current through a catalytic cathode in a reactor including an aqueous acidic solution including cis,trans-muconic acid, a supporting electrolyte, and an anode, so as to isomerize the cis,trans-muconic acid to yield a product including trans trans-muconic acid. |
| US10465041B2 |
Modified polyester and its preparation method
A method for preparing the modified polyester. The modified polyester segments include terephthalic acid segment, ethylene glycol diol segment and branched diol segment, in which the branched diol segment refers to a diol segment in which a branch is located on a non-terminal carbon in the glycol segment and the branch is a linear carbon chain having 5 to 10 carbon atoms. The method includes preparing terephthalic acid glycol ester through the esterification of terephthalic acid and branched diol using the concentrated sulfuric acid as the catalyst. Then get ethylene terephthalate through the esterification of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol. After stirring and mixing the two, the modified polyester can be obtained through polycondensation reaction of a low vacuum stage and a high vacuum stage using the catalyst and stabilizer. |
| US10465039B2 |
Epoxy curing agents, compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to epoxy curing agents which are obtained from the reaction of a polyalkylene polyether modified polyepoxide resin and a polyamine component. They polyamine component is a reaction product of a polyethylene polyamine having 3 to 10 nitrogen atoms, for example, diethylenetriamine (DETA), and at least one aldehyde having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, for example, formaldehyde. The epoxy curing agent may be used as part of a two component coating system in the curing of liquid or pre-dispersed curable epoxy resins. |
| US10465037B2 |
High heat monomers and methods of use thereof
High purity epoxide compounds, methods for preparing the high purity epoxide compounds, and compositions derived from the epoxide compounds are provided. Also provided are materials and articles derived from the epoxide compounds. |
| US10465032B2 |
Radiation-curable coating compounds consisting of a plurality of components, and the use of same in release-coated substrates
A composition contains at least one siloxane having ethylenically unsaturated, radically-polymerizable groups, and at least one hydrocarbon having 2 to 6 ethylenically-unsaturated, radically-polymerizable groups, and can be used as a release coating, said composition allowing a good degree of release behavior from adhesive compounds while at the same time also achieving a high level of adhesion of the coating to the carrier material. |
| US10465028B2 |
Polymer as thickener and suspending agent
The present invention relates to a polymer obtained by radical polymerization of a mixture of monomers comprising: at least one anionic monomer (a) having a polymerizable vinyl function; at least one non-ionic hydrophobic monomer (b) having a polymerizable vinyl function; and one or more crosslinking monomer(s) (c) including at least one compound of formula (I) in which R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, n is zero or an integer from 1 to 30, and R1 is a linear or branched C1-C20 alkylene group. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation thereof by radical polymerization, to an aqueous composition comprising same, to the use thereof as a thickener and suspending agent and also to the use of a monomer of formula (I) for synthesizing a polymer. |
| US10465025B2 |
Low comonomer propylene-based impact copolymers
A propylene-based impact copolymer having a high gloss and suitable for appliance components comprising a polypropylene homopolymer and within a range of from 6 wt % to 20 wt % of propylene copolymer based on the weight of the impact copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises from 20 wt % to 44 wt % ethylene, and/or C4 to C10 α-olefin derived units and the remainder propylene-derived units based on the weight of the propylene copolymer, the impact copolymer having a melt flow rate (230° C./2.16 kg) within a range of from 10 g/10 min to 50 g/10 min. |
| US10465024B2 |
Process to make tubular ethylene based polymers with high melt strength
A process to form an ethylene-based polymer comprises polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, at least one monomeric chain transfer agent, and at least one chain transfer agent system comprising at least one chain transfer agent (CTA) in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and in a reactor configuration comprising at least two reaction zones, reaction zone 1 and reaction zone i (i≥2), wherein the reaction zone i is downstream from reaction zone 1. The ratio of “the activity of the CTA system of the feed to the first reaction zone” to the “activity of the CTA system of the cumulative feed to the reaction zone i,” (Z1/Zi), is less than or equal to (0.8−0.2*log(Cs)), wherein Cs is from 0.0001 to 10. |
| US10465015B2 |
Lentinan extraction process from mushrooms using ionic liquid
A method of extracting lentinan from lentinan containing mushrooms comprising the step of contacting the mushrooms with an ionic liquid so as to obtain a lentinan rich ionic liquid solution. |
| US10465013B2 |
Antibodies to quetiapine haptens and use thereof
Disclosed is an antibody which binds to quetiapine, which can be used to detect quetiapine in a sample such as in a competitive immunoassay method. The antibody can be used in a lateral flow assay device for point-of-care detection of quetiapine, including multiplex detection of aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone in a single lateral flow assay device. |
| US10465012B2 |
Bioresorbable nonlamellar microparticles and uses thereof
Nonlamellar bioresorbable microparticles to which protein substances are bonded, and a method for preparing the microparticles, comprising: (i) preparing the microparticles from at least one bioresorbable polymer without stabilizer and without surfactant; and (ii) bonding the protein substances to the microparticles obtained in step (i) without surfactant. |
| US10465009B2 |
BCMA antigen binding proteins
The present invention relates to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen) antigen binding proteins, such as antibodies, polynucleotide sequences encoding said antigen binding proteins, and compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases. The present invention also relates to BCMA antibody drug conjugates and uses thereof. |
| US10465006B2 |
Humanized or chimeric CD3 antibodies
The present invention relates to humanized or chimeric antibodies binding CD3. It furthermore relates to bispecific antibodies, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, use of said antibodies in the treatment of a disease, and method of treatment. |
| US10465003B2 |
Anti-TNF antibodies, compositions, methods and use for the treatment or prevention of type 1 diabetes
The present invention relates to compositions and methods utilizing anti-TNF antibodies having a heavy chain (HC) comprising SEQ ID NO:36 and a light chain (LC) comprising SEQ ID NO:37 for use in the treatment or prevention of Type I Diabetes (T1D). |
| US10465002B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding antibodies to Kallidin and des-Arg10-Kallidin and host cells comprising the same
The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to Kallidin or des-Arg10-Kallidin. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, as well as nucleic acids encoding anti-Kallidin or des-Arg10-Kallidin antibodies, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making such antibodies, or fragments thereof. Methods of using antibodies of the invention to modulate Kallidin or des-Arg10-Kallidin activity or detect Kallidin or des-Arg10-Kallidin or, either in vitro or in vivo, are also provided by the invention. The invention further provides methods of making antibodies that specifically bind to des-Arg9-Bradykinin and des-Arg10-Kallidin-like peptide. |
| US10464998B2 |
Anti-LPS enriched immunoglobulin for use in treatment and/or prophylaxis of fibrosis
This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating fibrosis, by administering compositions comprising anti-LPS immunoglobulin enriched colostrum preparations. In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of liver fibrosis and/or lung fibrosis. Prophylactic or therapeutic compositions and diagnostic methods are also disclosed and claimed. |
| US10464995B2 |
Fibronectin binding domains with reduced immunogenicity
Fibronectin type III (10Fn3) binding domains having novel designs that are associated with reduced immunogenicity are provided. The application describes alternative 10Fn3 binding domains in which certain immunogenic regions are not modified when producing a binder in order to maintain recognition as a self antigen by the host organism. The application also describes 10Fn3 binding domains in which HLA anchor regions have been destroyed thereby reducing the immunogenic contribution of the adjoining region. Also provided are 10Fn3 domains having novel combinations of modified regions that can bind to a desired target with high affinity. |
| US10464988B2 |
Antibody/T-cell receptor chimeric constructs and uses thereof
The present application provides antibody-TCR chimeric constructs comprising an antibody moiety that specifically binds to a target antigen fused to a TCRM capable of recruiting at least one TCR-associated signaling module. Also provided are methods of making and using these constructs. |
| US10464986B2 |
Virus like particle comprising PD-1 antigen or PD-1 ligand antigen
The present invention provides a virus like particle comprising a virus structural protein and an antigen derived from PD-1 or a ligand of PD-1, and a composition or kit comprising thereof, its use in immune response etc. |
| US10464980B2 |
Compositions including different types of transfer factor
A composition for eliciting a T-cell mediated immune response in a subject includes transfer factor from at least two different types of source animals. For example, the composition may include mammalian transfer factor and nonmammalian transfer factor. An example of the composition includes a combination of a colostrum-derived product, which includes the mammalian transfer factor, and an egg-derived product, which includes the nonmammalian transfer factor. Additionally, the egg-derived product may be substantially free of fat. Methods for forming the composition and eliciting T-cell mediated immune responses in subjects that have been treated with the composition are also disclosed. |
| US10464975B2 |
Stabilized anti-microbial peptides
The present invention provides methods of designing and making structurally stabilized anti-microbial peptides for the prophylaxis and treatment of infection. Methods are also disclosed for designing stabilized anti-microbial peptides that are selectively lytic/cytotoxic to bacteria, allowing for internal use of anti-microbial peptides without mammalian membrane disruption and cytotoxicity. |
| US10464960B2 |
Salen complexes with dianionic counterions
The present invention describes metal salen complexes having dianionic counterions. Such complexes can be readily precipitated and provide an economical method for the purification and isolation of the complexes, and are useful to prepare novel polymer compositions. |
| US10464959B2 |
Inherently selective precursors for deposition of second or third row transition metal thin films
Inherently selective precursors for deposition of second or third row transition metal (e.g., tungsten or ruthenium) thin films are described. In an example, a ligand framework for second or third row transition metal complex formation includes a lithium complex. |
| US10464956B2 |
Aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclic compounds for treatment of complement mediated disorders
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycle (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade at an early and essential point in the alternative complement pathway, and reduce factor D's ability to modulate the classical and lectin complement pathways. The inhibitors of factor D described herein are capable of reducing the excessive activation of complement, which has been linked to certain autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ischemia-reperfusion injury and cancer. |
| US10464954B2 |
Process for preparing 3-glycidyloxypropyltrialkoxysilanes
A process can prepare a 3-glycidyloxypropylalkoxysilane of formula (I), (R′)O—(CH2)3—Si(OR)3 (I), where R groups are independently a methyl or ethyl group and R′ represents an H2C(O)CHCH2— group. The process includes reacting (i) a functionalized alkene of formula (II), (R′)O—C3H5 (II), where R′ represents an H2C(O)CHCH2— group, with (ii) at least one hydroalkoxysilane of formula (III), HSi(OR)3 (III), where R groups are independently a methyl or ethyl group. The reacting takes place in the presence of (iii) a Karstedt catalyst or a catalyst having hexachloroplatinic acid as a homogeneous catalyst, and (iv) 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isononanoic acid, or both. The process further includes obtaining a product of the reacting. |
| US10464953B2 |
Carbon bridged aminosilane compounds for high growth rate silicon-containing films
Described herein are compositions and methods for forming silicon oxide films. In one aspect, the film is deposited from at least one precursor, wherein the at least one precursor has a structure represented by Formula A: wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are defined herein. |
| US10464950B2 |
Condensed heterocyclic compounds and pesticides
To provide novel pesticides, especially insecticides or acaricides.A condensed heterocyclic compound represented by the formula (1) or its salt or an N-oxide thereof: wherein D substituted with —S(O)nR1 is a ring represented by any one of D1, D2 and D3, Q is a ring represented by any one of Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4, R1 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, (C1-C6) alkyl optionally substituted with R1a, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl (C1-C6) alkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl (C1-C6) alkyl or hydroxy (C1-C6) alkyl, R1a is C1-C8 alkoxycarbonyl, and n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2. |
| US10464948B2 |
Polycyclic diiminooxadiazinones
The invention relates to polycyclic diiminooxadiazinones of the formula I and/or of the formula II, in which in each case R1 to R12 are each independently hydrogen, a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic organic radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which is unsubstituted or is substituted by radicals inert to isocyanate groups, and/or comprises heteroatoms inert to isocyanate groups in the chain, or are an aromatic organic radical having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, which is unsubstituted or is substituted by radicals inert to isocyanate groups, wherein two or more of the aforementioned radicals R1 to R6 may form further rings, in each case with one another and incorporating one, two or three carbon atoms of the fused ring segment X, and/or two or more of the aforementioned radicals R7 to R12 may form further rings, in each case with one another and incorporating one, two or three carbon atoms of the fused ring segment Y. |
| US10464946B2 |
Crystalline forms of thienopyrimidine compound
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of N-(3-(2-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)phenylamino)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-yloxy)phenyl)acrylamide, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. The crystalline forms can be easily used for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient. |
| US10464944B2 |
Tricyclic compounds having antimitotic and/or antitumor activity and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides tricyclic compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or hydrates thereof, having antimitotic activity, anti-multidrug resistance activity, for example P-glycoprotein inhibition, and antitumor activity, and which inhibit paclitaxel sensitive and resistant tumor cells. Also provided are methods of utilizing these compounds for treating tumor cells and inhibiting mitosis of cancerous cells. |
| US10464931B2 |
Process for the preparation of Quinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives
The present invention relates to quinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives polymorph and its process thereof. Formula (I). |
| US10464930B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating estrogen-related medical disorders
Disclosed is a compound of formula (I). or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including the compound of formula (I) and methods of using the compound of formula (I). |
| US10464929B2 |
Organic molecules for terahertz tagging applications
Substituted heterocyclic compounds and/or aromatic compounds containing amide and/or urea groups exhibit resonance in the range of 0.1-10 THz. Binary molecular complexes can be based on the substituted heterocyclic compounds and/or aromatic compounds containing amide and/or urea groups. The compounds and binary molecular complexes have varying molecular mass and hydrogen bond strengths demonstrating several resonances below 10 THz. The compounds and binary molecular complexes are customizable for various applications, such as authentication of a product. |
| US10464928B2 |
Amino pyrimidine SSAO inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of the Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where n and R1 are defined herein, methods of treating patients for liver disease, and processes for preparing the compounds. |
| US10464925B2 |
Methods to induce targeted protein degradation through bifunctional molecules
The present application provides bifunctional compounds which act as protein degradation inducing moieties. The present application also relates to methods for the targeted degradation of endogenous proteins through the use of the bifunctional compounds that link a cereblon-binding moiety to a ligand that is capable of binding to the targeted protein which can be utilized in the treatment of proliferative disorders. The present application also provides methods for making compounds of the application and intermediates thereof. |
| US10464923B2 |
Crystalline forms of 1-(4-{[6-amino-5-(4-phenoxy-phenyl)-pyrimidin-4-ylamino]-methyl}-piperidin-1-yl)-propenone
The present invention relates to a solid form of 1-(4-{[6-Amino-5-(4-phenoxy-phenyl)-pyrimidin-4-ylamino]-methyl}-piperidin-1-yl)-propenone, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as BTK inhibitors. |
| US10464922B2 |
Metalloenzyme inhibitor compounds
The instant invention describes compounds having metalloenzyme modulating activity, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof mediated by such metalloenzymes. |
| US10464921B2 |
Antifungal compound process
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of 5 or 5*, or a mixture thereof, that is useful as an antifungal agent. In particular, the invention seeks to provide new methodology for preparing compounds 7, 7* and 11, 11* and substituted derivatives thereof. |
| US10464914B2 |
Inhibitors of hepatitis C virus polymerase
The present invention provides, among other things, compounds represented by the general Formula I: (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein L and A (and further substituents) are as defined in classes and subclasses herein and compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising such compounds, which compounds are useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus polymerase, and thus are useful, for example, as medicaments for the treatment of HCV infection. |
| US10464911B2 |
1,3,4-oxadiazole sulfamide derivative compounds as histone deacetylase 6 inhibitor, and the pharmaceutical composition comprising the same
The present invention relates to novel compounds having histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitory activity, stereoisomers thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the use thereof for the preparation of therapeutic medicaments, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, a method for treating diseases using the composition, and methods for preparing the novel compounds. The novel compounds, stereoisomers thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof according to the present invention have histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitory activity and are effective for the prevention or treatment of HDAC6-mediated diseases, including infectious diseases; neoplasms; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases; mental and behavioral disorders; neurological diseases; diseases of the eye and adnexa; cardiovascular diseases; respiratory diseases; digestive diseases; diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue; diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; or congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities. |
| US10464909B2 |
3-alkyl-4-amido-bicyclic [4,5,0] hydroxamic acids as HDAC inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with an HDAC, e.g., HDAC6, having a Formula I: where R, L, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein. |
| US10464906B2 |
Crystalline forms of a histone deacetylase inhibitor
This disclosure provides solid forms of 2-((2-chlorophenyl)(phenyl)amino)-N-(7-(hydroxyamino)-7-oxoheptyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide, and methods of manufacturing and using these forms. |
| US10464902B1 |
Multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors derivatives and methods of use
The present invention is directed to multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor compounds. The present invention is further directed to compositions comprising those compounds. Finally, the present invention is directed to methods of treating eye conditions including, but not limited to, diabetic background retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, diabetic proliferative retinopathy, diabetic macular edema with proliferative retinopathy, proliferative fibrovascular disease, diabetic macular edema with proliferative fibrovascular disease, retinopathy of prematurity, dry macular degeneration, dry macular degeneration with drusen and wet macular degeneration, using compounds and compositions of the invention. |
| US10464901B2 |
Composition including benzene diamine derivative for preventing or treating degenerative brain diseases
Provided are a compound represented by the following Formula I-1 or I-2, and a composition for preventing or treating dementia or Alzheimer's disease, the composition including the compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier: |
| US10464900B2 |
Electrochromic compounds with improved color stability in their radical states
An electrochromic device includes an electrochromic compound with reduced intermolecular interactions resulting in uncontrolled color changes, the electrochromic represented by Formula (I): |
| US10464898B2 |
Process for the preparation of enantiomerically enriched 3-aminopiperidine
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of enantiomerically enriched 3-aminopiperidine, and in particular of its R-enantiomer (R)-3-aminopiperidine. The invention also relates to an enantiomerically enriched intermediate of said process and to specific acid-addition salts of 3-aminopiperidine (hereinafter also APIP) that are useful for obtaining a single enantiomer of APIP, and to crystalline (R)-3-aminopiperidine-dihydrochloride-monohydrate and crystalline (S)-3-aminopiperidine-di-hydrochloride-monohydrate. |
| US10464896B2 |
Efflux-pump inhibitors and therapeutic uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, wherein ASC is —N(R8)(R9)ASC-1 ASC-1 is Ring A represents a 4- to 6-membered saturated ring containing carbon atoms as ring members in addition to the nitrogen atom and wherein one CH2 moiety in ring A is optionally replaced by CH(R21) and wherein one carbon atom in ring A that is not adjacent to the nitrogen atom is optionally replaced by O, and wherein ring A is connected to X via a carbon atom; X represents a bond, —CH2- or —C(═O)—; AR1, AR2 represent independently phenyl or a 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl ring containing one to three heteroatoms selected from O, S and N, wherein AR1 is connected to L1 via a carbon atom, and wherein AR2 is connected to L1 and L2 via a carbon atom; R1, R2, R3 represent independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, —C1-C6alkylene-N(R12)R13, —N(R12)R13, —C(O)OR111, —C(O)N(R12)R13, —S(O)OR11 or phenyl; R4 represents hydroxyl, hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-C6alkyl optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14, C2-C6alkenyl optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14, C2-C6alkynyl optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14, C1-C6alkoxy optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14, C2-C6alkenyloxy optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14, C2-C6alkynyloxy optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14, —C(O)OR15, —CHO, —C(O)N(R16)R17, —C1-C6alkylene-N(R9)(R16)R17, —O-Cycle-P or —O-Cycle-Q; R5, R6, R7 represent independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6haloalkoxy; R8 represents hydrogen, methyl or ASC-1; R9 is methyl or absent, and wherein when R9 is present the respective nitrogen atom carries a positive charge; R10 represents hydrogen or methyl; R11 represents independently at each occurrence hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl; R12, R13 represent independently at each occurrence hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl; R14 represents independently at each occurrence halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C3-C8cycloalkyl, —C(O)OR11, —CHO, —C(O)N(R12)R13, —C1-C6alkylene-N(R12)R13, Cycle-P, O-Cycle-P, Cycle-Q or O-Cycle-Q; Cycle-P represents independently at each occurrence a saturated or partially unsaturated C3-C8 carbocyclic ring optionally substituted by 1 to 3 R18, or a saturated or partially unsaturated C3-C8 heterocyclic ring optionally substituted by 1 to 3 R18 containing carbon atoms as ring members and one or two ring members independently selected from N(R9)(R12), N(R9) and O; Cycle-Q represents independently at each occurrence phenyl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 R19 or a 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl ring containing one to four heteroatoms selected from O, S and N, optionally substituted by 1 to 3 R19; R15 represents independently at each occurrence hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14; R16 and R17 represent independently at each occurrence hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl optionally substituted by 1 to 5 R14; R18 and R19 represent independently at each occurrence halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, oxo, amino, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy or —CO(O)R11; R20 represents independently at each occurrence hydrogen or methyl; R21 represents N(R20)2 or CH2-N(R20)2; LI represents —CH═CH—, —CH2-O—, —O—CH2-, —CH2-O—CH2-, —CH2-S—, —S—CH2-, —CH2-S(O)—, —CH2-S(O2)-, —S(O)—CH2-; —S(O2)-CH2-, —C(CH3)(CH3)-, —C(═O)—NH—, —NH—C(═O)—, —CH2-CH2-, —CH═CH—CH2-, —CH2-NH—C(═O)—, —C(═O)—NH—CH2, —C≡C—, —S(O2)-NH—CH2-, —S(O2)-NH, —O—CH2-CH2-O—, —O—, —NH— CH2-, —CH2-NH—, —CH2-CH2-O—, or —NH—C(═O)—CH2-O—, or a bond; L2 represents C1-C7alkylene, wherein one or more CH2 moieties in the alkylene are optionally replaced independently by —N(R9)(R20)-, —CH(N(R9)(R20)(R20))-, or —C(═O)—, wherein within L2 there are no adjacent C(═O) moieties or adjacent —N(R9)(R20)— moieties, and wherein the terminal moiety of L2 is not —N(R9) (R20)-, or L2 represents —O—C1-C6alkylene-, or L2 represents a bond, providing that X represents —CH2- when L2 is a bond; as well as methods of using the compounds of formula I for treating or preventing bacterial infections. |
| US10464895B2 |
Compound, material for organic electroluminescence elements, organic electroluminescence element, and electronic device
A compound represented by formula (1) provides an organic electroluminescence device having a high efficiency and a long lifetime: wherein R1 to R5, R6 to R10, and R11 to R18 are as defined in the description. |
| US10464885B2 |
Compound, preparation method therefor, applications thereof, corresponding targeted drug delivery system, chemotherapy drugs, and treatment method
The present invention relates to a compound and its preparation method and use and corresponding targeted drug delivery systems and chemotherapeutic drugs. The compound is a novel compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for treating small cell lung cancer, characterized in that, the compound has the general formula I, wherein R is acyloxy group. The present invention also relates to a preparation method of the compound, to use of the compound for the preparation of a chemotherapeutic drug for treating small cell lung cancer, to a targeted drug delivery system including the compound, and to a chemotherapeutic drug including the compound and for treating small cell lung cancer. |
| US10464884B2 |
Prodrug of amino acid derivative
Provided is an amino acid derivative prodrug represented by general formula (I-A) that is a prodrug form of an amino acid derivative which is a group 2 metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.More specifically, provided is an amino acid derivative prodrug represented by general formula (I-A) that is a preventive or therapeutic drug for mood disorders (including depression and bipolar disorder), anxiety disorder, cognitive disorders, developmental disorders, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders associated with muscular rigidity, sleep disorders, Huntington's chorea, eating disorders, drug dependence, epilepsy, brain infarction, cerebral ischemia, cerebral insufficiency, cerebral edema, spinal cord disorders, head trauma, inflammation and immune-related diseases, and so on. |
| US10464881B2 |
Process for preparing Z-endoxifen of high purity
Disclosed is a process for preparing (Z)-endoxifen, comprising (i) recrystallizing an input crystalline solid comprising a mixture of (Z)-endoxifen (1) and (E)-endoxifen (2) from a first solvent to provide a first crystalline solid and a first mother liquor, wherein the first mother liquor has a ratio of (1) to (2) at least 1.3 times greater than the ratio in the input crystalline solid (1) and (2); (ii) recrystallizing a solid produced by concentrating the first mother liquor, or by removal of the first solvent from the first mother liquor, from a second solvent to give a second crystalline solid and a second mother liquor; (iii) optionally recrystallizing the second crystalline solid from the second solvent one to five additional times to give a third crystalline solid; wherein the third crystalline solid has a ratio of (Z)-endoxifen (1) to (E)-endoxifen (2) greater than 20:1. |
| US10464878B2 |
Treprostinil derivatives and compositions and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides treprostinil derivatives that can act as prodrugs of treprostinil. The treprostinil derivatives can be used to treat any conditions responsive to treatment with treprostinil, including pulmonary hypertension, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension. |
| US10464874B2 |
Fluorinated tensides
The present invention relates to novel compounds containing fluorinated end groups, to the use thereof as surface-active substances, and to compositions comprising these compounds. |
| US10464861B2 |
Asymmetric addition reactions
Processes of forming Csp2—Csp3 bonds at the allylic carbon of a cyclic allylic compound starting material are disclosed, in which a racemic mixture of a cyclic allylic compound having a leaving group attached to the allylic carbon is reacted with a compound having a nucleophilic carbon atom in the presence of a Rh(I), Pd(II) or Cu(I) pre-catalyst and a chiral ligand. The reaction products containing the newly-formed Csp2—Csp3 bond are generated in high stereoisomeric excess, and may therefore serve as important organic building blocks in the preparation of new agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. |
| US10464860B2 |
Method for producing isobutylene from isobutanol
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method that can produce, with high yield or high selectivity isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction. An isobutylene production method of a first embodiment of the present invention is a method for producing isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction, wherein isobutanol is reacted using a catalyst for which the BET specific surface area is within the range of 60 m2/g-175 m2/g, and the reaction is carried out under a reaction pressure of 50 kPa-750 kPa as the absolute pressure. An isobutylene production method of a second embodiment of the present invention includes: using a catalyst which is filled into a reaction chamber and for which the particle diameters of at least 90 mass % of the catalyst are within the range of 700 μm-1000 μm; setting the isobutanol concentration within a supplied reaction gas to 30 vol %-85 vol %; setting the weight hourly velocity (WHSV) of the isobutanol to 0.175 h−1˜20 h−1; and reacting isobutanol under a reaction pressure of 50 kPa-750 kPa as the absolute pressure. |
| US10464856B2 |
Micronutrient compositions and systems and methods of using same
An agricultural spray may be produced by admixing citric acid and glutamic acid with a metal salt and a pesticide or other agricultural chemical containing components capable of precipitating with the metal salt in the admixture. The citric acid and the glutamic acid chelate with the metal salt to provide a stability and compatibility-enhancing composition, thereby preventing the metal salt from forming an insoluble solid within the admixture. Such a composition may be produced by admixing citric acid and glutamic acid at a molar ratio of about 6.8:0.5 to about 1:0.29. The composition may include a metal sat, citric acid and glutamic acid in a molar ratio of about 1:6.8:0.5 to about 1:1:0.29 and a pesticide. |
| US10464853B2 |
Source of phosphate for agriculture and the food industry
A source of phosphate for agriculture and food industry comprises a phosphate salt in solid form of formula Mn(HPO4)y.zH2O in which M is Na, K, NH4, n=2, and y=1; or M is Ca, n=1, y=1; or M is Al or Fe, n=2, y=3; and in which z is 0, 1 or 2, wherein said phosphate salt has a phosphate content expressed as a P2O5 content of between 30 and 50% by weight of the phosphate salt, and it has a cadmium content lower than 0.40 ppm. |
| US10464852B2 |
Phosphorus extraction and recovery system (PEARS)
Separation methods and systems for converting high concentrations of animal wastes into nutrients and other useful products such as struvite and potassium struvite. Advantageously, the system and methods do not require the addition of external chemicals other than an acid and a base. |
| US10464849B2 |
Fast-densified ceramic matrix composite and fabrication method
A method for producing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material includes impregnating a set of ceramic fibers with a non-fibrous ceramic material, resulting in a precursor matrix, stabilizing the precursor matrix, resulting in a stabilized matrix, and densifying the stabilized matrix using a frequency assisted sintering technology (FAST) process, resulting in a densified CMC material. The resulting densified CMC exhibits superior strength and toughness, relative to prior CMCs. |
| US10464847B2 |
Pregelatinized starch with mid-range viscosity, and product, slurry and methods related thereto
Disclosed are product (e.g., panels), slurry, and methods relating to a pregelatinized starch having a mid-range viscosity (i.e., from about 20 centipoise to about 700 centipoise), and an extruded pregelatinized starch. |
| US10464842B2 |
Antifouling structure and automobile component provided with said antifouling structure
An antifouling structure of the present invention includes a microporous layer and an antifouling liquid on a base.The microporous layer includes a liquid retaining portion that is formed at a surface part of the microporous layer, and a liquid ejecting portion that is formed at an inner part of the microporous layer and has a lower affinity for the antifouling liquid than the liquid retaining portion. The film thickness of the liquid retaining portion is within the range of 1/100 to 1/50 of the liquid ejecting portion, where T is the film thickness of the liquid ejecting portion. |
| US10464840B2 |
Near infrared shielding and laser-resistant window
Near-infrared shielding includes a glass material. The shielding provides transmittance at wavelengths between 390 to 700 nm, but near infrared absorbing species are distributed throughout the glass material and the shielding blocks light in the near infrared range. Further, the glass material has a near zero or negative coefficient of thermal expansion, allowing the glass material to heat up when the shielding is blocking a near infrared laser, without expanding much. |
| US10464818B2 |
Process for producing ammonia synthesis gas
A process for producing ammonia synthesis gas from the reforming of hydrocarbons with steam in a primary reformer (1) equipped with a plurality of externally heated catalytic tubes and then together with air in a secondary reformer (2) is characterized in that the reaction of said hydrocarbons with said steam in said primary reformer (1) is performed at an operating pressure of more than 35 bar in the catalytic tubes, in that air is added to said secondary reformer in excess over the nitrogen amount required for ammonia synthesis and in that the excess of nitrogen is removed downstream the secondary reformer preferably by cryogenic separation or by molecular sieves of the TAS or PSA type. This process allows to obtain high synthesis gas production capacities and lower investment and energy costs. |
| US10464816B2 |
Aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, production method thereof, and construction method thereof
The present invention relates to a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature insulation, a production method thereof, and a construction method thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides a production method a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket, the method capable of strengthening the structure of a silica gel by adding a basic catalyst in an aging step, reducing processing time and cost by omitting a surface modification step, thereby reducing manufacturing cost, and suppressing the generation of a bad odor during construction by fundamentally blocking a volatile organic compound (VOC), a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket produced thereby, and a construction method of a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor when constructing the hydrophilic aerogel blanket on an ultra-high temperature piping equipment, and at the same time, preventing the loss of heat insulation performance due to moisture in the air. |
| US10464815B2 |
High temperature thermochemical energy storage system
A thermochemical energy storage system and method of storing thermal energy are disclosed. The energy storing system described herein comprises a reactor comprising a CO2 sorbent comprising i) CaO and mayenite or ii) Li4SiO4, or a combination thereof, and b) a CO2 source, wherein the CO2 source is in fluid communication with the reactor to allow flow of CO2 between the CO2 source and the reactor. Further, methods are disclosed for storing thermal energy through a wide temperature range. |
| US10464811B2 |
Method of forming a particulate porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide
The present invention relates to a method of forming a particulate porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide, as well as uses of the obtained a particulate porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide. A solution of a non-ionic surfactant and either an ionic surfactant or an inorganic salt is formed in an acidic aqueous solution. A metal oxide precursor or a metalloid oxide precursor is added. The formed reaction mixture is heated under reflux upon agitation for a period sufficient to obtain a particulate porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide. |
| US10464807B2 |
Semiconductor device, microphone and method for producing a semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is proposed. The semiconductor device comprises a membrane structure having an opening. Furthermore, the semiconductor device comprises a first backplate structure, which is arranged on a first side of the membrane structure, and a second backplate structure, which is arranged on a second side of the membrane structure. The semiconductor device furthermore comprises a vertical connection structure, which connects the first backplate structure to the second backplate structure. In this case, the vertical connection structure extends through the opening. |
| US10464803B2 |
A-frame loading arm
A loading arm includes a stand pipe, a coupler configured to be connected to a tank to deliver a product, and a pipe assembly having a first pipe end pivotally coupled to the stand pipe and a second pipe end pivotally connected to the coupler. The pipe assembly includes a pivot joint disposed between the first pipe end and the second pipe end such that the pipe assembly is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A linkage assembly has a first portion connected to the pivot joint and a second portion connected to the stand pipe. The linkage assembly is operable to allow for the positioning of the coupler at any of a plurality of points corresponding to the pipe assembly being positioned between the retracted position and the extended position. The linkage assembly is fully supported by the stand pipe such that movement of the pipe assembly does not require manipulating the weight of the linkage assembly. |
| US10464801B2 |
One-way valve and apparatus and method of using the valve
A flexible pouch and valve assembly is provided for aseptically storing a substance, dispensing multiple portions of the stored substance therefrom, and maintaining substance remaining in the pouch in an aseptic condition sealed with respect to ambient atmosphere. The flexible pouch and valve assembly are receivable within a relatively rigid housing, and are adapted to cooperate with a pump for pumping discrete portions of substance from the pouch and through the one-way valve to dispense the substance therefrom. The assembly comprises a flexible pouch defining therein a variable-volume storage chamber sealed with respect to the ambient atmosphere for aseptically storing therein multiple portions of the substance. A one-way valve of the assembly includes a valve body defining an axially-extending valve seat and at least one flow aperture extending through the valve body and/or the valve seat. |
| US10464791B2 |
Drawworks systems and methods
A drawworks system for a mineral extraction system includes a drum mounted on a drum shaft and configured to support a cable. The system also includes a gearbox assembly having a gearbox housing, a gearbox supported by the gearbox housing and having a gearbox input shaft and a gearbox output shaft, wherein the gearbox input shaft is configured to be coupled to at least one motor and the gearbox output shaft is coupled to the drum shaft to drive rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, and a brake supported by the gearbox housing and coupled to the drum shaft to block rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, wherein the gearbox and the brake are positioned on one side of the drum along an axial axis of the drawworks system. |
| US10464788B1 |
Portable hoisting system
Method and apparatus for a portable hoisting system having an upright gin pole which is attached to the upright standing very tall pole or tower using a plurality of straps. Extending away from the gin pole is an angularly adjustable arm which is user selectable to be either; e.g., at a 90-degree angle or a 45-degree angle, which arm is supported by a brace connected between the extension arm and the upright gin pole. The gin pole is hollow on its inside which allows a load line to travel through the interior of the gin pole from its lower end to its upper outlet end and includes a plurality of pulleys which allow the load line to travel through the inside of the hoisting system. Also included is a heel block or the like wherein one end of the load line is connected to a capstand hoist disposed on the front or rear end of a vehicle and a ball with hook for supporting a load. Also included optionally is a tag line connected to the load line and being held by a ground member for helping to control the movement of the load. |
| US10464786B2 |
Method for controlling storage/retrieval device in flat storage facility
A flat storage facility includes a storage/retrieval device having a Y-direction moving member that is horizontally movable at a certain height above a storage item placement plane. A carriage is horizontally movable in an X direction on the Y-direction moving member, and a storage item gripping mechanism is provided in the carriage. The storage/retrieval device performs storage/retrieval on a storage item between the storage/retrieval device and respective storage item placement points set on the storage item placement plane. The storage item placement plane is divided into a plurality of unit sections at various heights with respect to a reference plane. When the storage/retrieval operation is performed with the storage/retrieval device, the lowering distance of the storage item gripping mechanism with respect to the carriage is adjusted according to the height of the unit section to which the storage item placement point of a storage/retrieval target belongs. |
| US10464785B2 |
Step chain for escalators, and person conveyor device having a step chain of this type
A step chain for driving steps of an escalator may include link plates, chain pins, chain bushes, and buffer rollers that are connected to one another to form chain links, which can be moved in relation to one another. The step chain may also include running rollers disposed outside the chain links. The buffer rollers may each be designed in the form of a multi-component part that comprises at least one inner, dimensionally stable sliding component, by way of which the buffer rollers can be arranged in a rotatable manner, respectively, on the chain bushes, and an outer, damping component that is designed to be more elastically deformable than the sliding component. The step chain may be utilized in a person-conveyor device, such as an escalator or a moving walkway, for example. |
| US10464780B2 |
Tether lock
A retractor for an anti-theft display includes a rotatable locking member that may hold the retractor's spool in fixed position against further rotation. The retractor's spool carries an anti-theft tether that normally extends or retracts as a tethered product is lifted to and from a retail display. The locking member holds the tether in fixed position. |
| US10464778B2 |
Cord reel device and electronic device
The cord reel device includes a reel body provided with a rotation shaft, a housing that stores inside the reel body in a rotatable manner, and a cord which is wound around the reel body so as to be extractable and which is extracted to an outside through an opening of the housing. The reel body has disk-shaped members on a plane perpendicular to the rotation shaft, and the cord is stored in a space formed between the disk-shaped members. A guide section inclined relative to the rotation shaft of the reel body is provided around peripheries of the disk-shaped members of the reel body. While the cord is wound around the reel body, the guide section guides the cord to the rotation shaft of the reel body. |
| US10464777B1 |
Yarn feeder
A yarn feeder may comprise a metric-sized motor and a winding wheel, and a drive shaft axially protruding from a first end of the motor is configured to connect to a rotating member. The winding wheel formed in a tube shape comprises a first end and a second end, and an interior channel is adapted to axially penetrate through the winding wheel from the first end to the second end thereof. The interior channel is configured to accommodate the motor, and the rotating member is coupled with the interior channel such that the motor is configured to drive the winding wheel through the rotating member. The motor in the present invention is a metric-sized motor which is not only easy to buy in the market but also reduces manufacturing cost and the volume of the yarn feeder. |
| US10464775B2 |
Device for manipulating paper strips and machine for producing booklets of paper sheets
The invention relates to a device and method for manipulating a first paper strip (12) and at least one second paper strip (16) and a machine for producing booklets of paper sheets. The device comprises a conveying unit (64) providing a first conveying direction (14) for the first paper strip (12) and at least one second conveying direction (18) for the at least one second paper strip (14), wherein the at least one second conveying direction (18) is directed non-parallel to the first conveying direction (14), a meeting unit (58) at which the first paper strip (12) and the at least one second paper strip (16) meet to form a single strand of paper. |
| US10464773B2 |
Device and method for producing packages from flexible, flat objects
A method for operating a postpress processing installation (1) for producing and processing product units, in particular completed final printed products (D) such as periodicals and newspapers, which are preferably compiled from a jacket product (A) and a plurality of part products and/or inserts (a, b, c, d), and a corresponding postpress processing installation (1). The final printed products (D) are produced according to a predetermined production plan in a manner adapted to the route along which they travel and are processed by means of at least one stacking device (70, 70.1) to form a sequence of standard packages (N) and part packages. |
| US10464772B2 |
Post-processing device and image forming system provided with the same
A post-processing device for processing a sheet includes a first post-processing section and a second post-processing section, for processing a sheet; a buffer section for temporarily staying a sheet transferred from a carry-in port; a first conveying section for conveying a sheet at the buffer section to the first post-processing section; and a second conveying section for conveying a sheet at the buffer section to the second post-processing section. |
| US10464770B2 |
Transport apparatus
A lead-in path through which a sheet is led in; a first branch path and a second branch path which branch from the lead-in path; a first switchback path which extends from the first branch path; a second switchback path which extends from the second branch path; a first joining path and a second joining path through which the switched-back sheet is transported; and a lead-out path which extends from a joining point at which the first joining path and the second joining path join with each other, are provided. The lead-out path passes through between the first switchback path and the second switchback path. A first connection point at which the first switchback path and the first joining path are connected to each other is disposed above a second connection point at which the second switchback path and the second joining path are connected to each other. |
| US10464761B1 |
Ejector hood
An ejection hood apparatus includes a transfer conduit and a hood. The transfer conduit includes a downwardly concave control shell. An inlet end portion of the transfer conduit receives an upwardly directed transfer air stream including ejected material with at least a partially upward trajectory. The hood defines an ejection chamber including a lower chamber portion and an upper chamber portion. The lower chamber portion receives the transfer air stream from an outlet end portion of the transfer conduit with at least a partially downward trajectory. The hood includes at least one air outlet passage communicated with the upper chamber portion for exhausting at least a portion of the transfer air stream. |
| US10464757B2 |
Sprocket driven conveyor belt link and conveyor belt assembly
A conveyor belt link that can form a substantially flat, continuous conveyor belt surface when coupled with multiple, identical conveyor belt links. In one embodiment, the conveyor belt link for a conveyor belt assembly comprises a base for carrying an item, the base having a first end, a second end, a first linking member projecting from the base, and a second linking member projecting from the base. The first end of the base terminates at a first angle (relative to a horizontal axis), the second end terminates at a second angle (relative to the horizontal axis), and the first and second angles of the ends are substantially supplementary. The first linking member comprises one of a cylinder and a channel and the second linking member comprises the other of the cylinder and the channel. |
| US10464756B2 |
Conveying device and conveyor unit
A conveying device has: a main conveyor unit; a sub conveyor unit; and a lifting and lowering unit that lifts and lowers at least one of the main conveyor unit and the sub conveyor unit, wherein the main conveyor unit has a main conveying passage disposed in a fixed region, the main conveying passage conveying a conveyance object, wherein the sub conveyor unit has a sub conveying passage disposed in the fixed region, the sub conveying passage conveying the conveyance object in an intersecting direction with respect to a conveying direction of the main conveying passage, wherein a conveyance attitude is capable of being changed between a main conveyance attitude in which a conveying surface of the sub conveying passage is located below a conveying surface of the main conveying passage, and a sub conveyance attitude in which both ends in the intersecting direction of the conveying surface of the sub conveying passage are located above the conveying surface of the main conveying passage, and in the sub conveyance attitude, the conveying surface of the sub conveying passage is inclined in a height direction. |
| US10464755B2 |
Conveyor assembly with offset bearings
A noseroller assembly for transitioning a conveyor belt at an end of a carryway comprises offset bearings for guiding a conveyor belt. A first set of bearings protrudes slightly from the end of the noseroller substrate to guide the conveyor belt around the noseroller and a second set of bearings in recessed from the end of the noseroller substrate to prevent wear. |
| US10464751B2 |
Vertical storage and distribution device and drug dispenser
The invention discloses a vertical storage and distribution device. The vertical storage and distribution device comprises a vertical storage channel used for storing articles, wherein the vertical storage channel is provided with a vertical storage trough composed of at least two side plates; the articles can be sequentially stacked in the vertical storage trough from bottom to top; an outlet is formed in the bottom end of the vertical storage trough, and the articles which are sequentially stacked in the vertical storage trough can be sequentially distributed from the outlet from bottom to top. The technical scheme is different from other existing transversely-placed article distribution devices in that the vertical structure is adopted so that the gravity of the articles can be completely utilized, and the articles can be distributed without being pushed by a mechanism similar to a spiral spring driving trolley; furthermore, by adoption of the vertical structure, the space is saved to the maximum extent, the device is made small, the articles can be distributed rapidly, and the distribution speed is high. |
| US10464747B2 |
Bin
The current invention relates to a bin used in combination with a liner for various purposes, including but not limited to the disposal of trash and the collection of recycled material. The bin having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a body, a closed bottom end, an open top end, and an interior chamber. The bin including at least a slideable top portion allowing for the top opening of the bin to be adjusted in periphery thereby enabling liners of various sizes to be secured in the interior chamber of the bin. In addition, a bin including an adjustable bin lid member within a bin lid enabling liners of various sizes to be secured in the interior chamber of the bin. Furthermore, a bin including a vertical moving floor plate within the interior chamber of the bin for supporting liners of various lengths. |
| US10464740B2 |
Modular shipping apparatus and system
A modular shipping container apparatus having a base with two support portions each of having two substantially open top rectangular shaped spaces each having a bottom side, a left side and a right side and at least one set of base holes; at least one wheel assembly between the two substantially open top rectangular shaped spaces, the at least one wheel assembly having a substantially open bottom rectangular piece with at least one set of wheel assembly holes and at least one wheel with a center opening, the wheel assembly is retained between the two substantially open top rectangular shaped spaces by at least one bar through the at least one set of base holes, the at least one set of wheel assembly holes and the wheels; at least two tracks attached to the bottom interior of a shipping container for slidably receiving the at least one wheel assemblies. |
| US10464728B2 |
Peelable/resealable package with absorbent strip
The present invention is directed to flexible peelable/reseatable packages uniquely well suited for packaging convenience foods such as processed meats, cheeses and the like. The packages include a peelable/resealable interface formed from a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) which permit the packages to be re-sealed after their initial opening. There is also an absorbent non-woven strip which is inserted between the first and second wall panels near the PSA interface. During the opening of the package when the wall panels are forced apart in opposite directions, the absorbent non-woven strip cohesively ruptures and at least a portion of the strip remains bonded to each wall panel after the package has been opened. The absorbent non-woven strip absorbs water and/or fats, grease and oils from the food products before these materials can contaminate the PSA interface. |
| US10464725B2 |
Container closure with latching collar
The invention relates to a container closure made of plastic, comprising a lower closure part, which can be fastened to an opening of a container. Of the invention, the lower closure part has a collar, which can be inserted into the opening of the container. The at least one locking projection can be moved in the direction of a center axis of the lower closure part in a reversible elastic manner in relation to the collar. The at least one locking projection is designed in such a way that, when the at least one locking projection and an undercut shaped in the opening engage with each other, the at least one locking projection and said undercut form a lock that cannot be detached in the direction of the center axis. The collar has at least one through-hole, and the locking projection can be displaced through the through-hole. |
| US10464723B1 |
Bottle contents identification system
An identification system for identifying contents within a bottle. The identification system introduces a label upon a sidewall of a cap of the bottle or as a billboard extending upward from a top surface of the cap. The location improves the visibility of the indicia located on the label easing the identification process when the bottles are placed behind one another, on a shelf above eye level or any other location where the view of the content identifying indicia can potentially be obstructed from view. The label can be wrapped about the cap sidewall, adhered to the cap sidewall or be designed to include an upright billboard extending from the cap top surface. The billboard variant can transform from a planar stored configuration to an upright display configuration. |
| US10464719B2 |
Multi-chambered dispenser and process
A dispenser (10) for dispensing flowable materials has a container assembly (12) having a dividing wall (19). A first chamber (18) and a second chamber (20) are defined in the container assembly (12). The first chamber (18) is configured to contain a first flowable material (M1) (140) and the second chamber (20) is configured to contain a second flowable material (M2) (142). A membrane (34) is positioned in the container and cooperates with the dividing wall (19) to enclose the first and second chambers (18, 20). The membrane (34) has a first section (132) having a first weld seam (148) and a second section (134) having a second weld seam (150). The first section (132) is separated from the second section (134) by a non-rupturable member (33). Rupture of the membrane (34) allows the flowable materials into a third chamber (42) in which the flowable materials mix to form a mixture, and from which the mixture is dispensed. |
| US10464711B2 |
Collapsible heatable liquid containers
Collapsible heatable liquid containers having three non-inverting tiers and two inverting tiers interposed between the non-inverting tiers. The non-inverting tiers are typically formed of a stiff (i.e., stiff or rigid) material that is different from the material of the inverting tiers, which is typically a resilient polymer such as a thermoplastic elastomer or silicone. The bottom non-inverting tier is typically formed of a material suitable for inductive, contact, and flame heating, such as stainless steel. The container may be a liquid vessel suitable for drinking, beverage heating and serving, or cooking, such as a drinking bottle or kettle. A bottle may include an attached cap that engages the top tier to close the bottle, and a kettle may include a pour spout connected to the middle or top tier. |
| US10464703B2 |
Apparatus and method for filling capsules
An apparatus for filling capsules comprises a conveyor wheel, on the circumference of which a plurality of capsule holders is provided a conveyor wheel drive that alternately passes through stopping times and movement times, so that the capsule holders move along the conveying path in cycles, and a plurality of process stations disposed along the conveying path. The process stations comprise at least one supply station for supplying capsules to be filled to the conveyor wheel, at least one opening station for opening the capsules by separating the upper and lower capsule parts, at least one filling station for filling the lower capsule parts, at least one closing station for closing the filled capsules by connecting the upper and lower capsule parts, and at least one discharge station for discharging the filled capsules. A method for filling capsules is also described. |
| US10464701B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing multiple tasks on a web of material
A method and apparatus for accurately performing multiple tasks on a web of material are described herein. The method and apparatus include at least a first detector for detecting a detectable feature on the web of material for performing a first operation at a first location on the web of material, and a second detector for detecting a detectable feature on the web of material for performing a second operation at a second location on the web of material. The method and apparatus further include an automated compensating device that cooperates at least indirectly with the detectors. The compensating device reduces any variations in position along the length of the web of material between at least one of said first locations and/or said second locations. |
| US10464700B2 |
Method and machine for making intermediate component of single use capsules for beverages
A method for making an intermediate component (11) of a single use capsule (1) for extraction or infusion beverages includes the step of: arranging a first strip (S1) of thermoformable filtering material above rigid bodies (2); joining the first strip (S1) of thermoformable filtering material to the rigid bodies (2) at respective rims (7); forming the first strip (S1) of thermoformable filtering material to achieve a filter (8) that defines a chamber (5) for a dose of product. A machine for making intermediate components of single use capsules (1) for extraction or infusion beverages includes: a feeding system (40); a transport system (50); a joining station (60); and a forming station (70). |
| US10464699B2 |
Sealing tool for strap
A tool for sealing overlying courses of a strap that includes a gripping unit, a power supply unit detachably affixed to one end of the gripping unit, and a motor in the gripping unit. A cam is coupled to the motor and a notching unit is coupled to the cam by a plurality of linkages. |
| US10464698B2 |
Filling head for filling a tank with a liquid
A filling head for filling a tank with a liquid, the filling head delimiting a conduit for filling the tank which extends axially along a filling axis from an upstream section which is adapted to receive a filling nozzle, up to a downstream section which is designed to be connected on the tank to fill, and a degassing circuit including an inlet which is adapted to be connected on the tank and an outlet in communication with the outside, the filling head being characterized in that it delimits a suction window which connects the downstream section of the filling conduit on the degassing circuit, so as to promote the suction of the gases via the degassing circuit, during the filling of the tank. |
| US10464689B2 |
Diagnostic method, system and device for a rotorcraft drive system
A method, system, and device for diagnosing an anomaly of a monitored component in a drive train, the method including: obtaining original data based on samples of a tachometer signal; processing the original data to obtain rotational information; processing the original data to produce a sine spectrum; determining complex magnitudes of the sine spectrum; removing dominate torsional mode residuals from the complex magnitudes of the sine spectrum to produce a frequency spectrum; and determining a condition indicator from the frequency spectrum. |
| US10464688B2 |
Method for graphic representation of the relative position of the sky and the earth in an onboard display system for aircraft
The general field of the invention is that of the methods for graphic representation of the relative position of the sky and of the earth in an onboard display system for aircraft, said graphic representation being displayed on a display screen comprising piloting and navigation information superimposed on a three-dimensional synthetic representation of the outside landscape. Said graphic representation is displayed only when the attitude of the aircraft is unusual, an unusual attitude corresponding to a roll value or to a pitch value located outside of a first range of nominal values. It comprises two disc segments of identical form, that are opaque and of different colour, situated symmetrically on a circle concentric to that bearing the roll scale, the straight-line segments of the two disc segments being parallel to the line representing the zero longitudinal trim indicator, the rotation of the two disc segments being slaved to the rotation of said zero longitudinal trim indicator. |
| US10464680B2 |
Electrically conductive materials for heating and deicing airfoils
Composite airfoils of the present disclosure comprise a root section including a first surface. The airfoils comprise an intermediate section having a first surface and coupled with the root section at a first end. The airfoils comprise a tip section having a first surface and coupled at a first end with a second end of the intermediate section. The airfoils comprise a conductive material layer adjacent at least one of the first surface of the root section, the first surface of the intermediate section, and the first surface of the tip section. The conductive material comprises a first polymer, a second polymer, and a sulfonic acid. |
| US10464671B2 |
Personal flight vehicle
A personal flight vehicle including a platform base assembly that provides a surface upon which the feet of an otherwise free-standing person are positionable, and including a plurality of axial flow propulsion systems positioned about a periphery of the platform base assembly. The propulsion systems generate a thrust flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the platform base assembly, where the thrust flow is unobstructed by the platform base assembly. The thrust flow has a sufficient intensity to provide vertical takeoff and landing, flight, hovering and locomotion maneuvers. The vehicle allows the pilot to control the spatial orientation of the platform base assembly by the movement, preferably direct, of at least part of his or her body, and the spatial movement of the vehicle is thus controlled. |
| US10464666B2 |
Composite reinforced swashplate
A swashplate of a blade pitch control assembly is provided including a metal component having one or more interfacing features. The metal component includes a hollow first cylinder having a first flange extending outwardly from a first end thereof and a second flange extending outwardly from a second end thereof. A sidewall extends between the first and second flanges such that a cavity is defined between the first flange, the second flange, and the sidewall. A plurality of connecting members is connected to a portion of the first flange and the second flange and is spaced about a periphery of the first cylinder. A tubular composite component is arranged at least partially within the cavity between adjacent pairs of the connecting members. |
| US10464665B2 |
Bottom abutment device for a rotorcraft rotor, a rotorcraft rotor, and a rotorcraft
A bottom abutment device for a rotor having a plurality of lift assemblies. The bottom abutment device comprises at least one abutment track per lift assembly. The bottom abutment device comprises a plate with a ring and one branch per lift assembly. The bottom abutment device has a plurality of supports, each support fastenable to a rotary member of the rotor, each support extending in part in an opening in a branch, the supports giving the plate a restricted degree of freedom to move in translation, the supports giving the plate at least one restricted degree of freedom to move in rotation about the axis of symmetry. |
| US10464664B2 |
Aircraft landing gear assembly
An aircraft landing gear assembly has a main strut and a bogie beam pivotally coupled to the main strut via a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly is arranged to define a bogie beam pivot axis relative to the main strut which is spaced from the landing gear assembly, and perpendicular to the direction of travel. The coupling assembly has a pair of arms, each having an upper pivotal coupling to the main strut and a respective lower pivotal coupling to the bogie beam. Each arm has a respective connection axis which intersects respective axes of its upper pivotal coupling and lower pivotal coupling. The upper pivotal couplings and lower pivotal couplings are arranged such that their connection axes intersect at a virtual pivot axis which defines the bogie beam pivot axis. |
| US10464663B2 |
Remote hydraulic utility system for an aircraft
A remote hydraulic system for an aircraft may provide hydraulic fluid to nose landing gear while being isolated from the main landing gear and other main hydraulic systems of the aircraft. A supply pressure accumulator may be configured to supply hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic load of the nose gear. A pressure sensor may be configured to detect a hydraulic pressure in the supply pressure accumulator. A pump may be in fluid communication with the supply pressure accumulator and configured to switch on in response to the hydraulic pressure below a threshold value. A return pressure accumulator may be configured to store the hydraulic fluid returning from the hydraulic load. The pump may drive fluid from the return pressure accumulator to the supply pressure accumulator. |
| US10464660B2 |
Blade plug for communicating fluid therethrough
A method of manufacturing an aircraft blade is provided. The method includes attaching a fluid communicator to a plug tool connected to a blade plug, opening a passage in the blade plug using the plug tool, communicating fluid to or from a blade cavity through the passage using the fluid communicator, and sealing the passage in the blade plug using the plug tool. |
| US10464658B2 |
Actuation assembly with a track and follower for use in moving a wing tip device on an aircraft wing
An aircraft wing having a wing tip device at the tip thereof is disclosed. The wing tip device is configurable between: a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations to reduce span. In the flight configuration, flight loads may be transferred via a load transfer arrangement from the wing tip device into the fixed wing, but during movement of the wing tip device towards the ground configuration, the load transfer arrangement is disengaged. The wing includes an actuation assembly having a sliding chassis coupled to the wing tip device, via a track and follower arrangement. The track includes a wide portion and a narrow portion. |
| US10464657B2 |
Insulation blanket heat seal grommet and system for maintaining full insulation filler material thickness and methods for the same
A heat seal grommet for maintaining a full insulation filler material thickness about an insulation blanket through opening in an insulation blanket is provided. The heat seal grommet includes a geometric configuration formed from a cut configuration of a heat seal insulation cover film material and from a geometric form element. The heat seal grommet has a first end, a second end, and a body with a heat seal grommet through opening. The heat seal grommet further has heat sealed tabs at the first and second ends. The heat sealed tabs are heat sealed in a bent position inwardly to form a first edge at the first end and a second edge at the second end. The heat seal grommet is configured for installation in the insulation blanket, and maintains the full insulation filler material thickness about the insulation blanket through opening in the insulation blanket. |
| US10464655B2 |
Steering mechanism for a boat having a planing hull
A boat includes a planing hull, a propeller, a main rudder, and a pair of flanking rudders. The planing hull has port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides. The propeller is positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom. The main rudder is positioned aft of the propeller. The main rudder has a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates. The flanking rudders are positioned forward of the propeller. One of the flanking rudders is positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder is positioned on the starboard side of the centerline. |
| US10464652B2 |
Riser conduits having inner tube extensions for marine engine exhaust systems
An exhaust system for a marine exhaust system includes two riser conduits, each being connected to a Y-pipe at an outlet end. An inner tube of each riser conduit directs exhaust gases through a catalytic converter assembly and into the Y-pipe. An outer tube surrounds each inner tube to define a cooling liquid passage between the inner and outer tubes to direct cooling liquid into one of the inlets of the Y-pipe. A bellows couples one of the riser conduits to one of the inlets of the Y-pipe. Each bellows surrounds one of the inlets of the Y-pipe and one of the riser conduits. To minimize reversion, the inner tube of each of the riser conduits extends into one of the bellows further than the outer tube of the respective riser conduit. |
| US10464651B2 |
Sternboard drive for marine electric propulsion
A watertight, transom mounted, electric marine sterndrive propulsion drive unit mounted to an external surface of the transom of a marine vessel comprising an integrated electric motor with an output shaft, an intermediate drive shaft mechanically coupled to the electric motor output shaft, one or more propeller shafts mechanically coupled to the drive shaft, and one or more propellers mechanically coupled to the one or more propeller shafts. |
| US10464643B2 |
Fuel cell-based life jacket
The present invention relates to a life jacket based on a fuel cell that can store hydrogen fuel in it. Particularly, the present invention provides a fuel cell based life jacket that can utilize electricity, heat and water generated during the operation of a fuel cell as a power source of a life extension tool and a personal location beacon. The fuel cell based life jacket of the present invention comprises a fuel cell unit for supplying electricity, a hydrogen fuel supply unit for storing and supplying the hydrogen fuel required for the fuel cell unit to generate electricity, a signal output unit for transmitting a signal using the electricity generated by the fuel cell unit, and a heat generating unit for recovering and transferring the heat generated in the fuel cell unit, wherein the hydrogen fuel supply unit generates hydrogen by using a hydrogen generation composition. |
| US10464641B1 |
Attachable lighting device for a boat
In some aspects of the disclosure, an attachable lighting device has a lighting assembly which includes a light housing, an attaching base, and one or more optical sources. The light housing is attached to the top of the attaching base and contains the one or more optical sources. The attachable lighting device has a receiving base which is attachable to an attachment surface of a boat. The attaching base is attachable to the receiving base. |
| US10464636B2 |
Water and land-based modular system for environmentally versatile housing, shelter and commercial use
A sustainable floating and land application community based on a mass-produced modular, pre-fabricated kit of parts referred to as floating modular units (FMU) or land module units (LMU). Both modular units are designed to allow for various needs while remaining simple to deliver and assemble by hand in remote destinations prone to volatile shifts in water levels and currents. Both floating and land module units can be erected for use on land and bodies of water. |
| US10464634B2 |
Bicycle rear derailleur
A bicycle rear derailleur is basically provided with a base member including a frame mounting portion having a mounting opening, and a fastening member extending through the mounting opening of the base member. The fastening member has a first threaded portion and a placement portion adjacent to the first threaded portion. An adjusting member is configured to adjust a position of the bicycle rear derailleur relative to a bicycle. An intermediate member includes a contact portion disposed between the adjusting member and the bicycle. The intermediate member has a second threaded portion configured to threadedly engage with the first threaded portion of the fastening member. The second threaded portion has an innermost diameter that is smaller than the outermost diameter of the first threaded portion. The intermediate member is disposed on the placement portion of the fastening member. |
| US10464633B2 |
Electric vehicle and driving system for electric vehicle
A driving system for an electric vehicle comprises a motor (3) comprising a first output shaft (11) and a gearbox (17) comprising a second output shaft (27) attachable to a wheel (33) of the electric vehicle. The first output shaft (11) is capable of driving the second output shaft (27) to rotate by engagement of gears of the gearbox (17). The first output shaft (11) is hollow, and the second output shaft (27) extends through the first output shaft (11) so that the second output shaft (27) is disposed coaxially with the first output shaft (11). An electric vehicle comprising the driving system is disclosed. The driving system is possible to improve the balancing, the passing ability and the visual appearance of the electric vehicle. |
| US10464630B2 |
Automatic bicycle pedal
An automatic bicycle pedal, including a pedal body rotationally connected to a spindle suitable to be coupled to a pedal crank, said pedal body having a front-rear direction (A) and including a front portion and a rear portion which are engageable by a cleat, said cleat being connectable to the sole of a rider's shoe and including a front hook and a rear hook; the front portion includes flexible engagement means for said front hook of said cleat. |
| US10464629B2 |
Spring-suspended bicycle hand grip
A bicycle grip, comprising a grip element that has a support part, a holding element and a spring element, wherein the spring element and the holding element can be arranged inside a steering tube of a bicycle handlebar, wherein the spring element can be non-rotatably connected to the holding element and the grip element such that, when the support part exerts force against a spring force of the spring element, a rotational movement of the grip element can be performed around the tube central axis of the steering tube. |
| US10464627B2 |
Straddled vehicle
A motorcycle includes a head pipe, a main frame that extends rearwardly and downwardly from the head pipe, and a V-type engine supported by the main frame. Further, the motorcycle includes a rear frame that is supported by the main frame and extends rearwardly from the main frame, a seat arranged upwardly of the rear frame and supported by the rear frame and a tank forming member attached to part of the rear frame via a gasket. The rear frame and the tank forming member are formed by casting. Part of the rear frame, the gasket and the tank forming member integrally form an oil tank. The oil tank is located at a position farther downward than the seat. |
| US10464621B2 |
Pre-buck apparatus for vehicle body assembling system
A pre-buck apparatus for a vehicle body assembling system comprises a pre-buck section and a main buck section that are set along a transfer path of a floor assembly. The pre-buck apparatus is formed in the pre-buck section, and while the side assembly is disposed in each of opposite sides of the transfer path in the pre-buck section, the pre-buck apparatus controls a lower portion of the side assembly, and the lower portion of the side assembly is pre-assembled to the floor assembly using a first welding robot. |
| US10464611B2 |
Pillar assemblies for vehicles having sections formed of materials having different material properties
A vehicle includes a rocker support that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A side roof rail structure extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction along a vehicle roof assembly. A front pillar assembly is coupled to and extends upward from the rocker support to the side roof rail structure. The front pillar assembly includes a first panel that extends along a height of the front pillar assembly at a front side of the front pillar assembly. A second panel extends along the height of the front pillar assembly that is connected to the first panel at least partially defining an enclosed cavity that extends along the height of the front pillar assembly. The first panel is formed of a material having a lower minimum tensile strength than a material forming the second panel thereby forming a zone of reduced minimum tensile strength along the front side of the front pillar assembly. |
| US10464601B2 |
Automatic tilting vehicle
Automatic tilting vehicle is provided that includes left and right front wheels supported by knuckles, a rear wheel steered by a steering actuator, a vehicle tilting device, and a control unit. The control unit calculates a target tilt angle of the vehicle and a target steered angle of the rear wheel based on a steering angle and a vehicle speed, controls the vehicle tilting device so that a tilt angle of the vehicle becomes the target tilt angle, and controls the steering actuator so that a steered angle of the rear wheel becomes the target steered angle. When the vehicle is turning and decelerating, a steered angle of the rear wheel is controlled not to be the target steered angle but to zero, and a tilt angle of the vehicle is reduced by a gyro moment of the rear wheel. |
| US10464599B2 |
Steer-by wire system and a method for data exchange in a steer-by-wire system
The invention relates to a steer-by-wire system comprising a first control device that controls at least one steering actuator, and at least one second control device that controls at least one actuator on a steering handle in order to generate a haptic torque, wherein a sensor system for detecting a steering wheel angle is assigned to the second control device, wherein the first control device is connected with a first bus system and the second control device is connected with a second bus system, wherein the two bus systems are connected with each other via a gateway control device, and the first control device and the second control device are connected with each other directly via a third bus system, as well as a method for data exchange in such a steer-by-wire system. |
| US10464594B2 |
Model based driver torque estimation
A control system for a power steering system includes an error module that generates an error signal based on a difference of an estimated output vector and an output vector, a scaling module that calculates a feedback correction signal based on the error signal and an observer gain value, an extended state vector estimation module that determines an extended state vector estimate based on the feedback correction signal and a motor torque command, and a gain module that applies a gain to the extended state vector estimate to generate an estimated driver torque signal, the estimated driver torque signal is applied in control of the power steering system. |
| US10464593B2 |
Power steering apparatus and method of manufacturing power steering apparatus
An object of the present invention is to provide a power steering apparatus and a method of manufacturing a power steering apparatus that allow balls to smoothly travel in a connection member for circulating the balls. To achieve this object, a first curved portion of a first connection passage of a nut that faces a first bent portion of the connection member is formed into a curved shape in such a manner that a space between the first curved portion and the first bent portion is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. Further, a second curved portion of a second connection passage of the nut that faces a second bent portion of the connection member is formed into a curved shape in such a manner that a space between the second curved portion and the second bent portion is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. |
| US10464591B2 |
Automatically-stowed steering column assembly
One steering column assembly for use with a vehicle includes a jacket, a steering shaft rotatably supported by the jacket, and a retractor for moving the steering shaft from an extended position to a stowed position. The retractor does not interfere with rotation of the steering shaft when the steering shaft is at the extended position, and the retractor includes explosive material and a detonation device. The detonation device is in communication with the explosive material for detonating the explosive material when an impact event is sensed or predicted, and detonation of the explosive material results in the steering shaft moving from the extended position to the stowed position. |
| US10464589B2 |
Steering control device
A steering control device includes a steering wheel configured to allow a traveling direction of a vehicle to be adjusted depending on performed turning operation, an input operation unit disposed in a center region of the steering wheel and configured to receive input operation by an operator, a switching unit connected to the steering wheel and the input operation unit and configured to switch a turn of the steering wheel between a turn of the steering wheel together with the input operation unit and a turn of only the steering wheel, and a controller configured to control the switching unit such that only the steering wheel turns in accordance with an input of an input signal indicating a start of a self-driving mode in which a turn of the steering wheel is controlled. |
| US10464584B2 |
Redundant method of confirming an ECP penalty
A train control system and method for use in an electronically-controlled pneumatic (ECP)-equipped train having a lead locomotive or control car, at least one railroad car and, optionally, at least one trailing locomotive or control car. A first controller or computer generates a train brake command and directly or indirectly transmit the train brake command to the at least one railroad car. A second controller or computer separate from the first controller or computer determines transmission of the train brake command to the at least one railroad car. |
| US10464581B2 |
Carbody support device and railway vehicle
A carbody support device of a railway vehicle, including support mechanisms installed between a front bogie and a carbody and between a rear bogie and the carbody in a traveling direction, and supporting the carbody against the respective bogies. The support mechanisms regulate both the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in the same vehicle width direction with respect to the carbody when the railway vehicle travels through a curve, while the support mechanisms permit the front bogie and the rear bogie inclining in different vehicle width directions. |
| US10464577B1 |
Contextual autonomous vehicle support through written interaction
An autonomous vehicle including a sensor system that outputs a sensor signal indicative of a condition of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle also includes a user interface device with a display. A computing system determines, based upon a profile of the passenger, that support is to be provided textually to the passenger when the support is provided to the passenger. The computing system further detects occurrence of an event that has been identified as potentially causing discomfort to the passenger. The computing system yet further sets a predefined support message defined in an account corresponding to the event maintained in a database prior to occurrence of the event as a support message to be presented to the passenger. The computing system additionally causes the display to present the support message textually, wherein the textual support message solicits feedback from the passenger of the autonomous vehicle. |
| US10464573B2 |
Provision of driving-environment data of a planned route
A method for providing driving-environment data for a driver-assist system on board a motor vehicle includes determining a route to be traveled; providing driving-environment data along the determined route, driving-environment data along an initial section of a road deviating from the route additionally being provided; determining that the motor vehicle is traveling on the road; determining a new route that includes the traveled road; and providing driving-environment data along the new route. |
| US10464572B1 |
Safety device for motor vehicle
A safety device for motor vehicle includes a microprocessor having set therein a tilt angle default value, a controller coupled with the ignition device and brake device of the motor vehicle, an angle sensor mounted to the body of the motor vehicle and an operator sensor installed in the directional control device. The microprocessor activates the controller to turn off the ignition device and to actuate the brake device if the motor vehicle is tilted excessively or when the operator goes out of the sensing range of the operator sensor, avoiding danger. |
| US10464567B2 |
Shift control device of vehicle
An internal combustion engine and a multi-speed transmission in series, the shift control device comprising: a control portion providing a downshift control input shaft rotation speed of the multi-speed transmission is increased through a torque-up control of the internal combustion engine toward a post-shift input shaft rotation speed in a neutral state where a release-side frictional engagement device during a downshift of the multi-speed transmission is released, an engagement-side frictional engagement device to be engaged after the shift; and a torque setting portion setting a required torque of the internal combustion engine in the torque-up control of the internal combustion engine increasing rate of an actual torque of the internal combustion engine becomes smaller in the case of a shift pattern having a large internal inertia of the multi-speed transmission during the downshift as compared to the case of a shift pattern in which the internal inertia is small. |
| US10464566B2 |
Vehicle powertrain and a method for gear upshifting
A vehicle powertrain includes a propulsion unit having a propulsion unit auxiliary brake, a transmission, driven wheels and a control unit arranged to control at least the transmission, where the propulsion unit is drivingly connected to the driven wheels via a clutch and different engagable gear ratios in the transmission. The control unit is arranged to perform the following steps when upshifting: automatically disengage the clutch in order to disengage the propulsion unit from the transmission; upshift the transmission to a new gear compared to current gear; initiate a synchronization in order to decrease and synchronize rotational speed of the propulsion unit to rotational speed of the new gear to be engaged; if it is determined by the control unit that the synchronization cannot be performed by decreasing rotational speed of the propulsion unit by the control unit controlling the auxiliary brake to brake the rotational speed of the propulsion unit then, automatically initiate a reengagement of the clutch in order to perform the synchronization. A corresponding method, a computer program, a computer readable medium, and a control unit for controlling the powertrain are also provided. |
| US10464562B2 |
Shift control method for rapidly accelerating DCT vehicle
A shift control method for a rapidly accelerating DCT vehicle, may include determining, by a controller, whether or not there occurs a power-on upshift situation in which an accelerator pedal is depressed 50% or more; estimating, by the controller, a predicted time remaining until an engine speed enters a red zone when engagement of a target shift-stage gear is completed under the power-on upshift situation; and performing, by the controller, a torque phase by updating a predetermined target torque phase time to fall within the predicted time when the predicted time is less than the target torque phase time and controlling a disengaging clutch and an engaging clutch depending on the updated target torque phase time. |
| US10464561B2 |
Vehicle speed limiter
The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, methods, and non-transitory storage medium for controlling the maximum speed of a vehicle as that vehicle travels along a route. Apparatus and methods consistent with the present disclosure may receive location information from an electronic device that is located at a vehicle and may provide information to the electronic device at that controls the maximum speed of the vehicle as speed limits change along the route. |
| US10464559B2 |
Damage reduction device, damage reduction method, and program
A damage reduction device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an input unit, a prediction unit, a recognition unit, and a determination unit. The input unit inputs status data regarding a status in a moving direction of a moving body apparatus. The prediction unit predicts a collision with an object in the moving direction on the basis of the status data. The recognition unit recognizes whether the object includes a person. The determination unit determines, when the collision with the object is predicted and it is recognized that the object includes a person, a steering direction of the moving body apparatus in which a collision with the person is avoidable, on the basis of the status data. |
| US10464547B2 |
Vehicle with model-based route energy prediction, correction, and optimization
A vehicle includes drive wheels, an energy source having an available energy, a torque-generating device powered by the energy source to provide an input torque, a transmission configured to receive the input torque and deliver an output torque to the set of drive wheels, and a controller. The controller, as part of a programmed method, predicts consumption of the available energy along a predetermined travel route using onboard data, offboard data, and a first logic block, and also corrects the predicted energy consumption using the onboard data, offboard data, and an error correction loop between a second logic block and the first logic block. The controller also executes a control action with respect to the vehicle using the corrected energy consumption, including changing a logic state of the vehicle. |
| US10464543B2 |
Electro-pneumatic apparatus for controlling the braking of a railway vehicle
The apparatus comprises a sensor for generating a vehicle load signal, weighting devices designed to supply a weighted pneumatic pressure as a function of the load signal, and first and second braking control apparatus, both coupled to the weighting devices and comprising respective relay valves which supply at their outlets respective braking pressures, modulated as a function of said weighted pneumatic pressure, to respective braking actuators associated with the wheels of a respective axle or of a respective bogie of the vehicle. The weighting devices comprise an electro-pneumatic drive assembly which is interposed between pneumatic pressure supply means and the drive inlet of the relay valves and an electronic weighting control unit which controls the drive assembly as a function of the load signal, so as to modulate in a predetermined way the pressure at the drive inlet of the relay valves. |
| US10464542B2 |
Brake fluid reservoir valve for a master cylinder
Brake fluid reservoir valve for installation in the reservoir's outlet tube. It includes an outer sleeve fixed in the reservoir tube and equipped with an outer stop and a hollow piston housed in the sleeve. The top of the piston is closed and bordered by a groove accommodating an o-ring seal that rests upon the upper edge of the sleeve whenever the piston enters the sleeve. The piston has windows beneath the groove communicating with the interior of the piston and lugs near its lower extremity. Openings are provided in the extension of the piston beneath the lugs. A compression spring is inserted between the piston and the outer sleeve, between the stop and the lugs. |
| US10464541B2 |
Braking system for vehicles, in particular for cycles and motorcycles, and actuation method of a braking system for vehicles
A braking system for vehicles comprising a pilot pump provided with a manual actuation means, the pilot pump being fluidically connected to a hydraulic actuator device in turn operatively connected to a braking device associated with a wheel of said vehicle, wherein the hydraulic actuator device delimits a first and a second actuation chamber fluidically separated by a movable septum along an axial direction X-X, the first actuation chamber containing fluid pressurized by the pilot pump, the second actuation chamber being filled with fluid under pressure and being provided with a delivery duct fluidically connected to said braking device. Advantageously, the hydraulic actuator device comprises a by-pass, offset axially with respect to said delivery duct and fluidically connected with the latter, the movable septum being connected to motor means in order to translate axially, independently of the braking action imposed through the manual actuation means of the pilot pump, the system comprising a processing unit and control operatively connected with the motor means and programmed so as to pass from a condition of standard operation or deactivation of the motor means, in which the movable septum connects the first actuation chamber with the by-pass and with the second actuation chamber, to a braking correction condition in which the motor means are activated to move the movable septum so that the first actuation chamber is fluidically separated from the by-pass and the second actuation chamber. In this way, the second actuation chamber, fluidically connected to the delivery duct, commands the actuation of the braking device, excluding the action imposed by the user through the pressurized fluid in the first actuation chamber. |
| US10464538B2 |
Device and method for adaptive anti-skid control
A device and a method for adaptive activation of a brake system of a rail vehicle are provided, wherein the brake system is controlled according to a predetermined first and second slip parameter range, wherein the first slip parameter range is a macro slip range with a higher permissible slip range, and the second slip parameter range is a micro slip range with a lower permissible slip range, and wherein a maximally available brake force in the micro slip range and an average brake force of the brake system achieved in the current slip range are determined. |
| US10464537B2 |
Machine suspension system
A machine includes a prime mover having a power take-off, a chassis configured to support at least an operator and the prime mover, a subframe pivotally coupled to the chassis about a pivot axis at a first location, at least one drive device configured to drive wheels of the machine, a drive belt and pulley arrangement. The subframe is further coupled to the chassis via at least one suspension device at a second location. The at least one drive device is driven by the prime mover and is coupled to the subframe. The pulley arrangement is configured to direct the drive belt from the power take-off of the prime mover to at least one drive pulley on the at least one drive device. The pulley arrangement comprises an idler pulley having a diameter and a rotational axis. The idler pulley is coupled to the chassis such that the rotational axis is spaced from the pivot axis by no greater than 1.5 times the diameter. |
| US10464533B2 |
Wiper blade with cover
A cover for windshield wiper blades having an elongate body with a central collar and first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar. The first and second elongate portions having outer ends, and the central collar defining an interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue. A channel is disposed along each of the first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar towards the outer ends; and an end retainer or other securing mechanism is located at the outer ends. Also, windshield wiper blades incorporating such covers. |
| US10464531B2 |
Device for actuating a driving arm of a wiper, in particular for the rear window of a vehicle, and wiping system equipped with such a device
The invention relates to an actuation device for a driving arm (2) of a wiper (3), in particular for a motor vehicle, said device comprising: a body (10) hinged to rotate about a pivot axis and capable of receiving the arm (2), and a means (14) for locking the arm (2) on the body (10), said locking means (14) being hinged with the body (10). The invention also relates to a system for wiping a window of a vehicle, comprising said device. |
| US10464519B2 |
Airbag for oblique crash protection
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes a main airbag inflatable to cover a portion of a vehicle and to help provide protection from impacts with the covered portion of the vehicle, and an auxiliary airbag connected to the main airbag, the auxiliary airbag being inflatable to cover portions of the vehicle left uncovered by the main airbag. The auxiliary airbag includes a deployment portion and a restriction panel. The deployment portion is inflatable to extend from the main portion and having a first length. The restriction panel has a second length that is shorter than the first length. The restriction panel overlies the deployment portion and has opposite ends connected to opposite ends of the deployment panel. The deployment portion, when inflated, is configured to tension the restraining panel between the opposite ends of the deployment portion and position the restraining panel for receiving and absorbing impacts. |
| US10464516B2 |
Energy-absorbing knee bolster frame for a vehicle
An energy-absorbing knee bolster frame (10) for a vehicle (1) comprises a longitudinal knee contact member (20), a first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member (30) and a second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member (40). The first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member (30) and the second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member (40) extend in a transverse direction (Y) and are spaced apart on the longitudinal knee contact member (20). The longitudinal knee contact member (20) has a knee contact surface (22) for receiving a part of a knee (80) of an occupant (P) upon a collision. The first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member (30) has a cross section defining an open profile, and is adapted at one end (32) to engage with a vehicle interior component (100), and includes a plurality of first deformation segments (34A-N) configured for absorbing energy generated by a knee impact. |
| US10464515B2 |
Method for motorcycle accident detection and notification
A method for motorcycle accident detection and notification utilizes a wireless communication device and a motorcycle including an instrument system and an overturn detection system. The wireless communication device can be a portable wireless communication device carried by the motorcycle driver or a built-in wireless communication device of the motorcycle. The followings steps are executed. Obtain the motorcycle speeds and the corresponding time point data. Detect whether the motorcycle is overturned, and if affirmative, the overturn sensor sends out an overturning signal and then the instrument system, by comparing the differences between the speeds before and after the overturning signal is generated, determines whether an accident is to be notified. If affirmative, an accident signal is sent to the wireless communication device which will then send accident notification messages to emergency contact persons, thereby enabling them to inform the police and to rescue the motorcycle driver. |
| US10464514B2 |
Impact energy absorber member for a vehicle
An impact energy absorber member for a vehicle configured to protect a lower leg of a pedestrian, with integrated air guiding member for guiding air from a front bumper of the vehicle to a radiator of the vehicle, wherein the impact absorber member comprises at least one vertical flap, wherein the flap is reinforced by a rib that is fixed to the front bumper and/or to a bolster frame of the vehicle. |
| US10464513B2 |
Front bumper system for a vehicle
The present invention relates to a front bumper system for a vehicle. A pair of front side members is arranged along a front-rear direction of the vehicle and arranged on opposite sides of the vehicle and on opposite sides of a cross member structure of the vehicle. Pair of crash box units are mechanically fixated to the front side members. A front bumper is laterally disposed and mechanically fixated to each of the crash box units. A lateral push element is mechanically fixed to one of the crash box units and being arranged to provide a load transfer path via the cross member structure towards the opposing front side member such that at least the front side member on the side of the lateral push element is moved towards the opposing front side member in the event of a crash. |
| US10464505B2 |
Cable retention member
A cable retention device includes a body having a sloped upper surface contiguous with a lower surface, a retention member having a first end and a second end, the retention member flexibly coupled to the body at the first end, and a plurality of projections extending from the lower surface of the body. The lower surface of the body and the retention member define a plurality of openings and each of the plurality of openings is configured to retain a cable. |
| US10464503B2 |
Engine hood insulator in a vehicle and a vehicle including the same
An engine hood insulator is provided. The engine hood insulator includes an insulating layer and a plurality of first elastic connecting elements coupled with the insulating layer. The first elastic connecting elements are detachably connected with a plurality of second connecting elements disposed on a lower surface of the engine hood. |
| US10464496B2 |
Quick hitch mount
A hitch mount connects a vehicle accessory to a vehicle hitch. The hitch mount has a first arm configured to be received by the vehicle hitch, an elongated second arm rotatably connected to the first arm, and a third arm or mounting plate on the vehicle accessory and rotatably connected to the second arm. The hitch mount has a locked position whereby the second arm cannot be rotated with respect to the first arm or the third arm, and an unlocked position whereby the second arm can rotate with respect to the first arm and the third arm. The vehicle accessory can be positioned near the vehicle hitch and the first arm slidably received in and locked to the vehicle hitch. The vehicle accessory can then be lifted upward and the second arm locked to prevent rotation of the second arm with respect to the first and third arms. |
| US10464492B1 |
Tonneau with cargo management basket
A tonneau for use with a pick-up truck bed includes a frame for attachment over the truck bed and a cover configured on top of the frame to protect the contents of the bed. The tonneau further includes a slidable cargo basket configured at the rear of the pick-up truck bed for enabling easy cargo access. The cargo management basket includes a plurality of slidable panels that are foldable allowing users to easily access the truck bed. |
| US10464491B1 |
Trailer hitch step assembly
A post of a trailer hitch step assembly has a front portion adapted for insertion into a standard square hollow trailer hitch receiver and a rear portion that closely fits to a socket formed in a step body of the assembly. The height of the step body is greater than the height of the post, permitting the post to be affixed to the step body with the aid of screws threading into threaded bores that upwardly extend from the socket ceiling. Planar facets of the rear portion of the post and of the socket coact to resist torsional forces imposed on the step body around any of three axes. |
| US10464489B2 |
Integrated vehicle communication system and method
A vehicle rearview mirror system for a vehicle having communication capabilities for communicating with at least one of a building-automation device and an electronic toll collection system. The vehicle rearview mirror system may include a wireless communication system configured to communicate with a building-based communication system or a transceiver system of the electronic toll collection system, or both. |
| US10464488B2 |
Mirror flipper assembly
A rearview mirror for a vehicle includes a housing defining an interior cavity and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing at a first end thereof and a spring plate coupled with the mounting plate at a first coupling and slidably coupled with the mounting plate at a second coupling. The spring plate defines a resiliently deformable spring portion positioned between the first and second couplings and an arm portion extending away from the second coupling opposite the spring portion. The actuation mechanism further includes a toggle barrel positioned within the interior cavity of the housing and rotatable between first and second positions to compress the spring portion of the spring plate by movement of the arm portion by sliding of the spring plate with respect to the second coupling. |
| US10464480B2 |
Vehicular display device
A vehicular display device includes a surrounding information obtaining unit configured to obtain surrounding information indicating a surrounding situation of a host vehicle, and a display ECU configured to inform a driver of the presence of a warning object that needs to be recognized by the driver through displaying of an in-vehicle display unit when the warning object is detected based on the surrounding information. The in-vehicle display unit has a display screen in a region surrounded by a grip of a steering wheel in a planar positional relationship when the driver views the steering wheel. The display ECU is configured to display a host vehicle mark in a central position of the steering wheel in a right-left width direction and display a warning object mark indicating the warning object in a position corresponding to a direction of the warning object relative to the host vehicle on the display screen. |
| US10464479B2 |
Night detection of front-parked vehicles
To detect front-parked vehicles at night (i.e. a vehicle is parked with its head facing the inside of a parking space), the present invention discloses a night-detection device. It comprises a moving-vehicle sensor and a parked-vehicle sensor. It uses the light beam from a passing-by vehicle to extract at least a reflection of at least a tail light or at least a portion of a back bumper. |
| US10464478B2 |
Device for controlling the interior lighting of a motor vehicle
A device for controlling the interior lighting of a motor vehicle comprises at least one lighting module capable of emitting a light beam in the passenger compartment, and means for detecting a plurality of gestures of an occupant of the vehicle forming a determined sequence triggering the control of the interior lighting module. |
| US10464473B2 |
Vehicle display system having a rationale indicator
An autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle body, at least one detector, at least one display and at least one controller. The at least one detector is configured to detect a presence of an external object within a vicinity of the vehicle. The at least one display is supported on the vehicle body. The at least one controller is programmed to determine the presence of the external object upon detection of the external object by the detector. The controller is further programmed to display a rationale indicator on the display to a remote party within the vicinity of the vehicle based on a detection result of the detector indicating the presence of the external object. The rationale indicator is an indication of an external condition occurring in the vicinity of the vehicle. |
| US10464468B2 |
Protector assembly for flexible pipe coils and method of using same
A system includes a coil contacting base. The coil contacting base includes a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of an interior channel of a coil of spoolable pipe, and the coil contacting base includes a length greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil. The system also includes a side wall coupled to an inner surface of the coil contacting base. The side wall is configured to block circumferential movement of a coil restraint. The system also includes a passage disposed between the coil contacting base and the side wall. The coil restraint is configured to be disposed in the passage. |
| US10464465B2 |
UTV shelter
Embodiments are directed to an expandable shelter. The shelter may include a main box, a slide box, and a skirt. The main box may have a side opening. The slide box may be slidably coupled to the main box, with the slide box being slidable at least partially through the side opening of the main box. The skirt may be slidably coupled to the slide box, with the skirt being vertically slidable relative to the slide box. |
| US10464462B2 |
Multi purpose armrestor
A universal arm rest device that rest upon the vehicle door/window panel containing various part features for convenience and various functional capabilities for device usage. The universal arm rest device has an adjustable cushioned pad and for users comfort positioning and provides capability of placing the Universal arm rest along any point of the vehicle door panel. Various capabilities include the adjustability and portability of its cup/bottle/cell phone holder for easy access and tissue and coin holders for convenience, organization and comfort. |
| US10464458B2 |
Head sling affixable to a chair
A head support apparatus provides support to a persons head while the person is seated. A seat strap passes around the seat back of a seat and is adjusted tightly enough to maintain itself in position. A support strap attaches in a least one place to the seat strap at the back side of the seat back. The support strap passes up over the top of the seat back and presents a sling at the front side of the seat back to support a user's head. The seat strap, support strap, and sling are adjustable at several locations to place the sling where the user wants it. The sling may be positioned to engage a person's mandible, or forehead, as desired. The sling may also be adjusted to allow the person's head to lay a little to the side. |
| US10464451B2 |
Swiveling car seat system
A swiveling car seat system for facilitating a car seat to be rotated in a vehicle includes a car seat that selectively has a child seated therein. The car seat is selectively positioned on a seat in a vehicle. A swivel unit is coupled to the car seat and the swivel unit abuts the seat in the vehicle when the car seat is positioned in the vehicle. The car seat is rotatable on the swivel such that the car seat selectively faces a door on the vehicle thereby enhancing removing and placing the child in the car seat. |
| US10464450B1 |
Appendage support for child seat
An apparatus for supporting an appendage of a seated user, generally in a vehicle, including adjustable support arms attached a seat with a platform disposed at a distal end of second support arms so that the appendage of the user, such as a child, are supported thereon for comfort of the user. |
| US10464447B2 |
Slide rail device for vehicle
In a slide rail device for use in a vehicle, a lock control member comprises a pair of facing walls which face a pair of side walls of an upper rail and extend in upward and downward direction, and a pair of anti-rattle projections which project from the pair of facing walls toward the pair of side walls of the upper rail. |
| US10464437B2 |
Cooling control method for battery management system in electric vehicle
Disclosed herein is a cooling control method for a battery management system in a vehicle in which battery cooling is controlled by according to the degree of battery durability deterioration.Specifically, the method of controlling battery cooling using a battery management system (BMS) configured to control a degree of cooling fan operation based on a battery temperature in the vehicle equipped with the battery and the cooling fan, includes the steps of increasing the degree of cooling fan operation compared normal conditions when an actual battery durability deterioration rate (Vt) measured using battery durability deterioration degree information during vehicle operation is higher than a predicted battery durability deterioration rate. |
| US10464435B2 |
Electric vehicle charging station dynamically responding to power limit messages based on a recent history of power provided
An electric vehicle charging station charging electric vehicles dynamically responds to power limit messages. The charging station includes a charging port that is configured to electrically connect to an electric vehicle to provide power to charge that electric vehicle. The charging station also includes a power control unit coupled with the charging port, the power control unit configured to control an amount of power provided through the charging port. The charging station also includes a set of one or more charging station control modules that are configured to, in response to receipt of a message that indicates a request to limit an amount of power to an identified percentage and based on a history of power provided through the charging port over a period of time, cause the power control unit to limit the power provided through the charging port to the identified percentage. |
| US10464434B2 |
Energy storage system, transportation unit, and method of controlling energy storage system
An energy storage system includes an energy storage provided in a transportation unit, a connector electrically connectable to an external power transmission management apparatus, a power transmission circuit, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the power transmission circuit in accordance with an output from the external power transmission management apparatus to perform power transmission between the energy storage and an external power system, and control the power transmission circuit in accordance with an output from the external power transmission management apparatus, if a degree of variation in charging states in the energy storage and one or more external energy storages is greater than or equal to a threshold value, to perform power transmission between the energy storage and the one or more external energy storages to reduce the degree of variation before performing the power transmission between the energy storage and the external power system. |
| US10464429B2 |
Charging terminal cap providing charging cord management
There is provided a cap for covering a receptacle enclosing charge terminals of a charge handle connected to a charging cord for providing electricity from a power source. The cap comprises a base member including a casing, the casing extending from the base member providing a hollow cavity for covering the receptacle enclosing the charge terminals of the charge handle, and two arms extending from the base member in a different direction from the casing, wherein the two arms are configured to receive the charging cord being coiled therebetween. |
| US10464426B2 |
High-voltage vehicle electrical system having a pyrotechnic disconnecting device, and method for operating the high-voltage vehicle electrical system
High-voltage vehicle electrical system comprising a high-voltage battery terminal having a high-side terminal contact and a low-side terminal contact and a high-voltage output having a high-side output contact and a low-side output contact. For reliable isolation of a short-circuit current by using levitation, at least one series circuit arranged between the low-side terminal contact and the low-side output contact and consisting of a first switching relay and a pyrotechnic isolating device is provided. |
| US10464422B2 |
Display and operating device for a vehicle component
The invention relates to a display and operating device (10) for at least one vehicle component, in particular a radio, a CD and/or DVD player or similar audio and/or video player, a navigation device, an infotainment device, a heating, ventilating or aid condition control unit, or a human-machine interface, which is provided with a mechanical control element (18) for setting an operational parameter of at least one first vehicle component and a touch screen (12) for outputting information, and control keys (14) and/or other operational parameters for the first vehicle component and/or at least one second vehicle component. The touch screen (12) comprises a recess (16) and the mechanical operating element (18) is arranged in the recess (16) of the touch screen (12). |
| US10464416B2 |
Method for operating a drive train for a motor vehicle and corresponding drive train
A method for operating a drive train for a motor vehicle, with at least one primary drive axle and at least one secondary drive axle, which are operatively connected to each other via a clutch to an adjustable transmission torque. At the same time it is provided that a vibration amplitude of a vibration of the drive train is determined and in a damping operation type of the drive train, the transmission torque is determined from the vibration amplitude and adjusted on the clutch. |
| US10464413B2 |
Electric multi-speed hub drive wheels
A rotary actuator is provided which includes a prime mover including a rotor and a stator; a front-end star compound gear equipped with a first pinion, a first plurality of star gears arrayed concentrically around said first pinion, a first clutch, a first clutch shift motor, an output shaft, and first, second and third gears, wherein said third gear is attached to said output shaft; a back-end star compound gear; and a wheel interface including a principal bearing and a brake disk. The first pinion drives said the clutch. The first clutch shift motor shifts the first clutch between a first position in which the first clutch engages the first gear, and a second position in which the first clutch engages the second gear. When the first clutch engages the first gear, the first gear drives the first plurality of star gears. When the first clutch engages the first gear, the first plurality of star gears drive the third gear, or the first clutch engages the third gear to drive the output shaft directly. |
| US10464408B2 |
System and methods for active engine mount diagnostics
Methods and systems are provided for identifying degradation of active engine mounts coupled to a vehicle engine. By correlating the monitored vibrational pattern to a selected active mounts operating mode, the conditions of active engine mounts may be distinguished. Timely diagnosis of active engine mounts may improve active engine mount health and prevent noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) issues. |
| US10464407B2 |
Roll rod device for vehicle
A roll rod device for a vehicle includes a mounting flange mounted to a vehicle body; a housing of a cylindrical shape integrally formed at the mounting flange; a roll rod having a first end coupled to the housing to be slid and moved and a second end on which a bush unit is mounted; and an attenuation unit mounted to the first end of the roll rod and attenuating a vibration and an impact force while being slid and moved, or being compressed and tensioned in an axis direction of the roll rod inside the housing. |
| US10464403B2 |
Sealing arrangement for a vehicle window
A sealing arrangement for a vehicle window is described. The sealing arrangement includes at least a retaining rail with a latching channel, wherein the latching channel includes a guide rail and a spring leg, and the retaining rail is fastened to a window; and a covering with a latching rail, wherein the guide rail, together with the spring leg, surrounds the latching rail in the latching channel, and wherein the spring leg and the latching rail are oriented so as to latch parallel to each other. The covering includes a covering edge that makes contact with a glass edge of the window. The guide rail includes a spring element, and the spring element is arranged and tensioned on a contact surface on the lower side of the covering, bears against the latching rail via a centering cam and, together with the covering edge, fixes and centers the covering in the latching channel. |
| US10464401B2 |
Tonneau cover with living hinge
A tonneau cover that includes a single panel and at least one living hinge. The single panel comprises a plurality of panel sections defined in the single panel. The panel sections are adapted to move relative to each other about the living hinge. The tonneau cover is adapted to be placed over a top end of a cargo box of a pickup truck. |
| US10464400B2 |
Vehicle door assist assembly incorporating a high torque operating mechanism
A vehicle includes a door frame coupled to a vehicle frame at a hinge. A door operating mechanism is coupled to the door and vehicle frames for applying rotational force to the door frame about the hinge. The door operating mechanism including external cogs of an inner gear that mesh with inner cogs of an outer gear and a single oblong bearing that biases the inner gear in partial engagement with the outer gear. |
| US10464398B2 |
Vehicle anti-fogging device
A vehicle anti-fogging device is applied to a vehicle provided with an air conditioning apparatus for controlling a temperature of air blown into a vehicle interior, and includes a thermosiphon. The thermosiphon is formed separately from the air conditioning apparatus and exchanges heat with vehicle interior air to condense the vehicle interior air. The thermosiphon includes a first heat exchanger configured to radiate heat from the refrigerant to the vehicle exterior air, a second heat exchanger configured to absorb heat from the vehicle interior air into the refrigerant, and a refrigerant pipe that connects the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger to form a closed loop refrigerant circuit through which the refrigerant circulates. |
| US10464394B2 |
Fan and canopy assembly for riding vehicle
A riding vehicle is provided with a downdraft fan assembly mounted on a vehicle roll bar for providing a flow of ambient air over the vehicle operator and a canopy carried by the fan assembly and providing solar and precipitation protection for the operator. |
| US10464392B2 |
Air mix dual-zone converter cap
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) assembly. The HVAC assembly includes a first shaft and a first airflow door movable by the first shaft. A second shaft and a second airflow door movable by the second shaft are also included. A case houses the first airflow door and the second airflow door. A cap is coupled to both the first shaft and the second shaft outside of the case. Rotation of the cap simultaneously rotates the first shaft and the second shaft. |
| US10464388B2 |
Vehicle in-wheel motor suspension
In a vehicle provided with an in-wheel motor disposed below a spring of a front wheel, an anti-dive angle of a front suspension is set to form an angle which is inclined towards an upper side of the vehicle with respect to a horizontal line drawn from a ground contact point of the front wheel to a rear side of the vehicle, and an arc-shaped trajectory of a wheel center resulting from displacement of the front suspension is set to be movable towards the upper side of the vehicle and towards the rear side of the vehicle. |
| US10464380B2 |
Tire state detecting device and wheel position specifying device
The tire state detecting device includes a calculating unit that calculates an acceleration difference of the gravitational acceleration value acquired at a first acquiring angle and the gravitational acceleration value acquired at a second acquiring angle; a storage unit that stores a correction formula defined in advance based on an angular difference between the adjacent acquiring angles and an angular difference of the first acquiring angle and the second acquiring angle, and corrects the first acquiring angle to an angle determined in advance from the acceleration difference; a transmission unit that transmits a transmission signal including information indicating the angle determined in advance in addition to information indicating the state of the tire; and a control unit that causes the transmission signal to be transmitted to a wheel position specifying device. |
| US10464379B2 |
Tire management system
A tire pressure management system for a truck or trailer having a first tire and a second tire, an air pressure supply sealingly connected to the first tire and to the second tire for communication of pressurized air therebetween, and an electronic pressure regulator configured to receive a signal from a load management system and automatically adjust the air pressure setting based on the signal so as to regulate the pressure of air passing from the air pressure supply to the first and second tires. |
| US10464377B2 |
Winter tire
A winter tire includes a tread portion with a ground contact surface. The ground contact surface of the tread portion is provided with a recess. The recess is provided with a hole for fixing a stud pin and at least one projection extending radially outwardly and arranged at a location apart from the hole. |
| US10464374B1 |
Zero-turn lawn-mower with controllably restrictable movements of front wheels
A Zero-turn lawn-mower that selectively restricts movement of front wheels to achieve controlled movement while on slope is disclosed herein. Lawn-mower includes a mower frame, at least one front wheel disposed underneath mower frame, at least one cam, an actuating rod and a dawg. The cam is fixedly connected to mower frame and in the vicinity of front wheel and is further defined with a notch. Actuating rod of said lawn mower is swivelably connected to mower frame and operable by a driver, typically by a rod pedal. Dawg extends from actuating rod to selectively engage with notch to restrict angular movement of front wheel and selectively disengage from notch to enable angular movement of front wheel. This provides the user to control drift of the mower on an angled or inclined surface. Furthermore, A spring is provided at other end of pedal to reduce tension and provide smooth rotation of actuation rod. |
| US10464371B2 |
Silent hub structure
A silent hub structure includes a hub housing, an interlocking ring, a detent ring and a cassette base. The interlocking ring is installed inside the hub housing and has a central through-hole slot therein through which a detent ring is rotatably disposed therethrough. The through-hole slot is internally and circumferentially provided with a plurality of receiving grooves recessed at an equal distance therebetween on the internal wall. Each of these receiving grooves is disposed with a metal roller pin along the axial direction. The forward-rotating direction side of every receiving groove forms a clamping portion; a magnetic member is disposed in the interlocking ring near the clamping portion of each of the receiving groove separately, whereas the backward-rotating direction side of every receiving groove forms a releasing portion. |
| US10464370B2 |
Wheel bearing unit
Wheel bearing units are disclosed. In one example, a wheel bearing unit includes an outer ring element and an inner ring element, between which there are arranged at least two rolling body rows. The inner ring element may have a radial flange which is fastenable to an axle body or to a wheel. The radial flange and/or the inner ring element may have at least one projection on a surface facing toward the outer ring element. |
| US10464368B2 |
Paint palette system for retaining paint
A paint palette system for holding and dispersing paint wherein a painter can pour paint into a low profile receptacle for later removal with a paintbrush or like tool is provided. A disposable and removable paint retaining fabric retains the paint in a drip-less and mess free fashion. The paint can be transported and stored in an improved manner allowing for a faster and more efficient painting effort. |
| US10464363B2 |
Printable media
A printable media comprising a composite supporting substrate, having an image side and a non-image side, that contains a first and a second constituent material layers wherein, at least, one of the constituent material layer is a fiber layer and wherein the first and the second materials layers are laminated together with a flame resistant adhesion layer. The printable media further comprises an image receiving layer that is coated on the second layer on the image side of the composite supporting substrate. In the printable media described herein, at least, the image side of the composite supporting substrate and the image receiving layer are textured surfaces. Also disclosed is a method for producing the textured media. |
| US10464361B2 |
Silk water lithography
The present invention provides compositions and methods for printing a predetermined pattern on silk fibroin materials using water based “inks.” Such technique may be useful for micro- and nano-engineering applications. |
| US10464359B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus performs printing on a sheet including adhesive label paper and includes a thermal head configured to perform printing on the sheet using heat, a platen roller which is positioned to face the thermal head, and configured to rotate to transport the sheet when the sheet is interposed between the thermal head and the platen roller, a heating unit configured to heat the thermal head, an output device, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate in a cleaning mode, in which the controller causes the thermal head to be heated to a predetermined temperature at which glue of the label paper is softened while the platen roller is in contact with the thermal head and rotating without transporting any sheet, and controls the output device to indicate that the thermal head has been heated up to the predetermined temperature and is ready for cleaning. |
| US10464357B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head to discharge liquid, a head holder to hold the liquid discharge head, a sub-carriage to hold the head holder, and a carriage to hold the sub-carriage and which is movable in a main scanning direction. The carriage includes a reference extending along the main scanning direction that holds and positions the sub-carriage in the carriage. The head holder includes a rotation reference around which the head holder is rotatable with respect to the sub-carriage, and an angle adjuster to regulate a rotation and adjust an angle of the rotation of the head holder with respect to the sub-carriage. |
| US10464356B2 |
Transmission link assemblies
An assembly comprises at least first and second transmission links. Each transmission link controls movement of a respective element coupled to a first side of the transmission link, under control of a common drive source coupled to a second side of the transmission link. A synchronizing unit is interposed between the first side and the second side of each transmission link, to synchronize movement of the respective elements by the common drive source. |
| US10464353B2 |
Printing apparatus and adjusting method
A printing apparatus including a plurality of printing units along one guide can read test patterns printed with a plurality of types of conveying amount of a recording medium and determine a conveying amount based on the reading result. |
| US10464350B2 |
Printing print frames based on measured frame lengths
In an example implementation, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate motion of a media web in an inkjet web press, begin printing a print frame based on a start pulse from a metering device, verify that printing the print frame is complete, receive a signal from the metering device that a frame-length of the media web has been measured at the output of the press, and begin printing a new print frame based on the verification and the signal. |
| US10464348B2 |
Bend sensor
In one example a bend sensor is disclosed. The bend sensor extends into a media tray. The bend sensor has a tip where a deflection amount of the tip indicates a media parameter. |
| US10464345B2 |
Drying apparatus, recording apparatus, and drying method
A drying apparatus includes: a heating drying portion that heats and dries a thermoplastic medium to which a liquid has been applied; and a pressurizing portion that pressurizes the thermoplastic medium heated by the heating drying portion to correct a shape of the thermoplastic medium. The pressurizing portion pressurizes, while heating, the heated thermoplastic medium in accordance with a state of the thermoplastic medium deformed. |
| US10464342B1 |
Method for printing viewable transparent ink
A method for printing including disposing a first ink onto a substrate to form a first ink layer on the substrate in an area where a diagnostic image will be printed; disposing a second ink onto the first ink layer to form a second ink diagnostic image, wherein the first ink has a first color density and the second ink has a second color density that is different from the first ink color density, wherein the second ink drops hit and displace areas of the first ink layer creating holes which provide a density contrast; curing or drying after forming the second ink diagnostic image; wherein the second ink diagnostic image is rendered visible by the contrast between the second ink diagnostic image and the substrate as compared to the first ink layer and the substrate. |
| US10464341B2 |
Fluid sets for inkjet imaging
The present disclosure is drawn to a fluid set for inkjet imaging which includes a white inkjet ink and a fixer fluid. The white ink can include an aqueous ink vehicle, from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a white metal oxide pigment having an average particulate size from 100 nm to 2,000 nm, and from 0.1 wt % to 4 wt % of anionic oxide particulates having an average particulate size from 1 nm to 100 nm. The white ink can also include a non-ionic or predominantly non-ionic dispersant having an acid number not higher than 100 mg KOH/g based on dry polymer weight. The fixer fluid can include an aqueous fixer vehicle and from 0.1 wt % to 25 wt % cationic polymer. |
| US10464340B1 |
High security printer using color-code combination inks and method thereof
The present invention relates to a printer which enables high security printing using color-code combination inks on company/brand/product/control gate working areas on the special printing material surface and method of operating the printer. Each special printing material printed with high security is used on a different original product that is exposed for sale. The spectrometer sensor embedded in the smartphone scans and analyzes the working area on the special printing material surface to be printed with high security and matches exactly the spectrum characteristic peak value with the peak value on the cloud system and displays the name of the scanned working area and the spectrum characteristic peak value on the screen of the smartphone. The present invention relates to a printer that allows the end user to buy an original product printed with high security using color-code combination inks on a special printing material surface. |
| US10464336B2 |
Diaphragm pump, ink supply system, and inkjet printer
A diaphragm pump includes a pump chamber, a diaphragm, and a diaphragm deformer. The pump chamber is box-shaped and includes at least an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a diaphragm attaching opening. The pump chamber is provided with an inner space. A diaphragm is made of an elastically deformable material, and is provided in the pump chamber so as to cover the diaphragm attaching opening. The diaphragm deformer elastically deforms the diaphragm to change a capacity of the inner space. The outlet opening is located at a highest position in the inner space of the pump chamber. |
| US10464333B2 |
Fluid supply integration module
A fluid supply integration module in a fluid dispensing device includes an on-board reservoir to store fluid, and a fluid interconnect to fluidically couple an external fluid supply container to the on-board reservoir. The fluid supply integration module includes a check valve system disposed between the on-board reservoir and the fluid interconnect. The check valve system includes a first check valve to permit fluid to flow in a first direction and a second check valve to permit air to flow in a second direction opposite the first direction. |
| US10464329B2 |
Liquid container and liquid supply apparatus
A liquid container includes an inner bag that is made from a film-shaped member and reserves a liquid therein, and an outer container that accommodates the inner bag therein and has a first opening communicating with a mouth of the inner bag and a second opening for supplying a fluid into a space between the inner bag and an inner wall of the outer container. |
| US10464328B2 |
Particle collection system for an inkjet printer
A printer includes: a printhead; a platen positioned below the printhead for supporting print media conveyed along a media feed direction through a print zone, the platen defining a particle-collection slot upstream of the print zone relative to the media feed direction; and a vacuum chamber in fluid communication with the particle-collection slot. An upper surface of the platen has a plurality of raised ribs extending along the platen in the media feed direction and a dam wall extending across the platen transverse to the ribs. The dam wall is positioned at a downstream side of the particle-collection slot and the ribs extend towards the dam wall from an upstream side of the particle-collection slot. |
| US10464324B2 |
Molded fluid flow structure
A method of manufacturing a fluid flow structure may include coupling a flex circuit to a carrier. The flex circuit may include at least one conductor. The method may include coupling an orifice side of a fluidic die to the carrier at an opening on the carrier. The fluidic die may include at least one electrical terminal. The method may include coupling the electrical terminal to the conductor, and overmolding the fluid flow structure with a moldable material. The overmolded fluid flow structure may include a channel molded therein, and the channel may be fluidically coupled to the fluidic die. The conductor may be surrounded by the moldable material. |
| US10464322B2 |
Piezoelectric device, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus
A piezoelectric device used in a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid from a nozzle includes a flow path forming substrate in which an individual liquid chamber that communicates with the nozzle, and a liquid supply chamber that communicates with the individual liquid chamber are formed, a vibration plate formed at a position corresponding to the individual liquid chamber and the liquid supply chamber of the flow path forming substrate, a plurality of liquid supply ports formed in the liquid supply chamber, and a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, the piezoelectric element being formed at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the individual liquid chamber. A metal layer is stacked at a position on the vibration plate corresponding to the liquid supply chamber. The liquid supply ports are provided so as to penetrate the vibration plate and the metal layer. |
| US10464316B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus, circuit substrate, and integrated circuit device
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a discharge unit which discharges a liquid by applying a driving signal to a piezoelectric element; and a driving circuit which outputs the driving signal based on an original driving signal, in which the driving circuit includes a transistor pair for outputting the driving signal, a first gate driver which generates a first control signal, and a linear amplifier which amplifies a voltage of the original driving signal, in which a first output terminal from which the first control signal is output, a first input terminal to which a first feedback signal, and a second input terminal to which a second feedback signal, and in which the shortest distance between the first output terminal and the first input terminal is longer than the shortest distance between the first output terminal and the second input terminal. |
| US10464315B1 |
Method for generating variable length strobe pulses with reference to image distance
A method of operating a printer enables activation signals of variable lengths to be generated for operation of a sintering head. The activation signals are generated with reference to a distance between activation signals for a first component to be a first determined distance and a duration of the activation signals for the first component to be longer than the first predetermined distance. This distance and duration are set to values that enable the generation of activation signals before the first predetermined distance is reached to maintain an activation signal until the generation of the activation signals is terminated. By generating a different number of activation signals, the duration of an initial activation signal can be varied. |
| US10464314B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus and circuit substrate
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a print head that has a driving element and discharges a liquid, a drive signal generation circuit that generates the drive signal based on a drive signal generation control signal for controlling generation of the drive signal, and a drive circuit substrate on which the drive signal generation circuit is provided. The drive circuit substrate has an input connector that inputs the drive signal generation control signal into the drive circuit substrate and an output connector that outputs the drive signal from the drive circuit substrate. A distance between the input connector and the output connector is shorter than a distance between the drive signal generation circuit and the input connector. The distance between the input connector and the output connector is shorter than a distance between the drive signal generation circuit and the output connector. |
| US10464310B2 |
Recording apparatus and recording method
A recording apparatus includes an ink application unit configured to apply ink to a transfer body, a first application unit configured to apply a first treatment liquid over an area on the transfer body, a second application unit configured to apply a second treatment liquid to the transfer body, a heating unit configured to heat the second treatment liquid applied to the transfer body, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the ink image, wherein a ratio of the second treatment liquid to the first treatment liquid on an outside of ink portion is determined according to the recording medium. |
| US10464306B2 |
Metal objects spanning internal cavities in structures fabricated by additive manufacturing
A three-dimensional electronic, biological, chemical, thermal management, and/or electromechanical apparatus can be configured by depositing one or more layers of a three-dimensional structure on a substrate. Such a three-dimensional structure can include one or more internal cavities using an additive manufacturing system enhanced with a range of secondary embedding processes. The three-dimensional structure can be further configured with structural integrated metal objects spanning the internal cavities (possibly filled with air or even evacuated) of the three-dimensional structure for enhanced electromagnetic properties. |
| US10464305B2 |
Methods and apparatus for additive manufacturing with molten glass
A nozzle deposits a filament of viscous, molten glass onto a print bed, while the print bed rotates about a vertical axis and translates in x, y, and z directions. The deposition is computer controlled, such that the resulting deposited filament forms a desired glass object that is solid after it anneals. One or more motors rotate the print bed such that the direction of deposition of the molten glass is constant relative to the nozzle, even though the print bed is translating in different directions relative to the nozzle. Keeping the direction of deposition constant relative to the nozzle tends to prevent the extruded filament of molten glass from experiencing large, changing, tensile and shear forces that would otherwise occur and that would otherwise damage the filament. |
| US10464303B2 |
Three-dimensional printing apparatus
A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a body, a rotation module, a tank, an elevating module, a forming platform, a curing module, and a control module is provided. The rotation module and the elevating module are disposed on the body. The tank is disposed on the rotation module. The forming platform is disposed on the elevating module. The curing module disposed in the body and under the tank. The control module is electrically connected to the rotation module, the elevating module, and the curing module. The forming platform dips into the forming material in liquid in the tank and the curing module cures the forming material between the forming platform and an inner bottom of the tank to form a solidification layer. Then the elevating module and the rotation module respectively drive the forming platform to rise and rotate relatively to the tank simultaneously. |
| US10464302B2 |
Direct dyeing color fused deposition modeling three-dimensional printing apparatus and direct dyeing color fused deposition modeling three-dimensional printing method
A direct dyeing type color fused deposition modeling three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a forming stage, a forming unit, and a color-inkjet unit. The forming unit is located above the forming stage for providing forming-material layers on the forming stage in sequence. The color-inkjet unit is located above the forming stage for providing color-ink layers on the forming-material layers in sequence, wherein the forming-material layers and the color-ink layers are stacked alternately in sequence to form a colored three-dimensional object. A direct dyeing type color fused deposition modeling three-dimensional printing method is also provided. |
| US10464301B2 |
Three-dimensional printing system, control device for three-dimensional printing apparatus, and control method for three-dimensional printing apparatus
A three-dimensional printing system includes a reservoir, a feeder, a solidifier, and a controller. The reservoir is configured to store powder, the powder being to be solidified inside the reservoir to form a three-dimensional object. The feeder is configured to move the powder from a predetermined location in a predetermined conveying direction, thereby feeding the powder to the reservoir. The solidifier is configured to perform a process of solidifying the powder in the reservoir in accordance with a control signal. The controller is configured to generate the control signal so as to form a first auxiliary object between the three-dimensional object and a wall surface of the reservoir, the wall surface being at a position downstream from the three-dimensional object in the conveying direction. |
| US10464297B2 |
Method and device for attaching backing film to flexible substrate and roller
A method and a device for attaching a backing film to a flexible substrate and a roller for use therewith. The method includes placing the flexible substrate on a surface of a first worktable facing a second worktable and placing the backing film on a surface of the second worktable facing the first worktable; pressing the flexible substrate and the backing film by a rolling mechanism to attach them together. The rolling mechanism includes a roller having a surface encapsulated with segmented roller encapsulating rubber. |
| US10464295B2 |
Protective film and electronic appliance including the same
Disclosed herein are a protective film having a structure capable of protecting an adherend and an electronic appliance including the same. The protective film includes a protection layer comprising polyolefin, and an adhesive layer laminated on the protection layer and comprising a silicone adhesive. |
| US10464294B2 |
Wood panel assemblies and methods of production
Disclosed is a mass plywood panel assembly including at least two engineered wood panel assemblies. Each wood panel assembly includes a first layer including a first set of billets, a second layer including a second set of billets and a third layer including a third set of billets of sheets. The first set of billets, the second set of billets, and the third set of billets are all oriented longitudinally along the length of the wood panel assembly and the at least two engineered wood panel assemblies are connected by an end joint, thereby forming the mass plywood panel assembly. Methods of manufacturing mass plywood panel assemblies are also disclosed. |
| US10464292B2 |
Transparent pane with electrically conductive coating
A transparent pane having at least one transparent substrate and at least one an electrically conductive coating on at least one surface of the transparent substrate. The electrically conductive coating has at least two functional layers arranged one on top of another. Each functional layer contains: a layer of optically highly refractive material; a smoothing layer above the layer of optically highly refractive material; a lower adapting (matching) layer above the smoothing layer; an electrically conductive layer above the lower adapting layer; and an upper adapting (matching) layer above the electrically conductive layer. The lower adapting layer and/or the upper adapting layer contain a homogeneously distributed getter material. At least one lower adapting layer and/or upper adapting layer containing the getter material is in direct contact with the electrically conductive layer. |
| US10464290B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for touch panel, laminate for touch panel, and capacitance-type touch panel
An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel which is excellent for the operability of a capacitance-type touch panel, which is able to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions in a capacitance-type touch panel in a wide range of temperature environments from low temperatures to high temperatures, and which is also excellent in pressure-sensitive adhesion. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a laminate for a touch panel and a capacitance-type touch panel which include a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel. In the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel of the present invention, a relative dielectric constant obtained by impedance measurement at 1 MHz at 20° C. is 4.0 or more, a temperature dependency obtained from a temperature dependency evaluation test is 25% or less, and a 180 degree peel strength with respect to glass is 0.2 to 1.2 N/mm. |
| US10464289B2 |
Peelable film for packaging
A film is mated with a paper to form a space therebetween. The film is made of plastics material. Separation of the paper from the film can provide access to an article stored in the space provided between the paper and the film. |
| US10464288B2 |
Foam product
A foam product includes a foam core, a soft skin covering the foam core, and a base structure on which the foam core is disposed. The foam core of expanded beads has an outer surface on which some outermost beads of the expanded beads are exposed and bulging outward with different heights to form a bubbly texture. The foam skin has an inner surface attached to the outer surface of the foam core, and has at its inner surface a plurality of concave cavities each matedly surrounding a respective one of the bulging, outermost beads on the outer surface of the foam core. |
| US10464285B2 |
Laminate and manufacturing method thereof
A laminate includes a first sheet containing first fibers, a second sheet laminated on the first sheet and containing second fibers, and an adhesive disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet. At least a part of the adhesive is disposed in an end portion along the edge side of the laminate so as to form a linear first region, and the first sheet is adhered to the second sheet via the first region. Alternatively, a mass per unit area of the adhesive present in an end portion along an edge side of the laminate is larger than a mass per unit area of the adhesive present in a portion near a central part of the laminate rather than the end portion. |
| US10464283B2 |
Embossed and hot-melt laminated multilayer composite film
A multi-layered composite film is provided that includes immediately consecutive and mutually bonded layers A-B-C: A: on the visible side, a polymer layer comprising 1 to 100% by weight of extrudable thermoplastic polyurethane-containing polymer and/or ionomer; B: a tie layer comprising one or more modified plastics for the tie; C: on the substrate side, a decorative layer; wherein the layered composite is coextruded from the layers A and B and hot-melt laminated with the decorative substrate layer at a temperature above the fusion temperature of the layered composite, while simultaneously pattern(s) is/are plastically embossed on the visible side of the multi-layered composite film. The multi-layered composite films may be used as a floor covering, wall panelling or furniture film. A method for manufacturing the multi-layered composite films is also provided. |
| US10464278B2 |
Method for producing corrugated board products having an oblique flute profile
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the production of a corrugated cardboard product. The apparatus comprises a first single facer and a second single facer which are provided in each case with a press-down belt and with a first and a second grooving roller respectively. The first and the second grooving roller are designed for embossing a wave profile onto a first and a second paper web respectively. The press-down belts, together with the respective grooving rollers, for connecting the first and the second paper webs in each case to a non-corrugated web for the production of a first and a second single-flute corrugated cardboard web respectively. The first single facer is equipped with a first oblique guide roller, the axis of rotation of which is inclined at a vertical inclination angle between side margins of the first paper web. |
| US10464274B2 |
Press with drop away connecting arm and stroke adjustment and counter weight drive
A thermoforming trim press has one or more connecting arms for driving a movable platen, each arm having a pivotal connection between two adjacent sections of each connecting arm which is normally locked during normal press operation whereby the movable platen is able to move further back from a normal retracted position to increase the available clearance when changing or maintaining tools mounted on the movable platen. The pivoting ability of the connecting arm sections also simplifies adjusting the stroke of the press. A counterweight may be driven by the crank pins to match the press stroke adjustments and to thereby correspond the movement of the counterweight to the movement of the movable platen. |
| US10464269B2 |
Laying die, laying device and method for manufacturing a laying die
A laying die, for picking up and laying of substrates, comprising an elastically deformable substrate receiving structure providing an engagement surface for releasable receiving of substrates, an attaching element comprising a gas channel for providing positively or negatively pressurized gas for picking up and blowing off the substrates, and a carrier body made from elastically deformable material and sandwiched between the substrate receiving structure and the attaching element which is arranged to distribute the positively or negatively pressurized gas over the carrier body. The carrier body comprises breakthroughs to transfer the pressurized gas from the attaching element to the substrate receiving structure that comprises an elastically deformable distribution plate to distribute the positively or negatively pressurized gas over the engagement surface. Also, a laying device which changes the position and/or orientation of substrates to predetermined values can comprise the laying die and a method for manufacturing the laying die. |
| US10464261B2 |
Dual printhead assembly and 3D printing apparatus using same
The disclosure relates to a dual printhead assembly and a 3D printing apparatus. The dual printhead assembly includes a base, a printhead module and a switching module. The printhead module includes a positioning swing arm with a bearing disposed at the middle portion thereof, a first printhead unit and a second printhead unit fixed nearby two opposite edges of the bearing, respectively, and a fixing piece passing through the bearing to assemble the printhead module on the base. While a rotation shaft of the switching module is rotated to drive a first cam or a second cam to press an end or another end of an elastic sheet, a third or fourth connecting element disposed on the elastic sheet is driven to press an end or another end of the positioning swing arm, so as to adjust the height difference between the first printhead unit and the second printhead unit. |
| US10464260B2 |
System and method for moving a rod of build material using a pusher in a 3D printing system
A system and corresponding method to move a rod of build material in a three-dimensional (3D) printing system uses a pusher. The rod of build material has distal and proximal ends relative to an extrusion head. The distal and proximal ends having distal and proximal end surfaces, respectively. The pusher engages with the rod and applies an axial force to at least a portion of the distal end surface of the rod for at least a portion of a path the rod travels toward the extrusion head. The axial force actuates the rod of build material without alteration, such as by shaving, fracturing, or otherwise deforming the rod of build material. |
| US10464253B2 |
Biaxially stretched film and method of manufacturing the same, polarizer protective film, decorative film, and layered film
A method of manufacturing a biaxially stretched film according by: (I) preheating a thermoplastic resin film to a temperature in a rubbery plateau region in a storage elastic modulus curve; (II) biaxially stretching the thermoplastic resin film under a condition that a stretching speed is 500%/min or higher while heating the thermoplastic resin film to the temperature in the rubbery plateau region; (III) cooling the thermoplastic resin film after the biaxially stretching (II) to a temperature in a glass-to-rubber transition region or a glass region in the storage elastic modulus curve; and (IV) relaxing the thermoplastic resin film after the cooling (III) at a temperature in the glass-to-rubber transition region. |
| US10464252B2 |
Systems for making continuous folded and creased waistbands and collar stands
A system for producing a continuous stream of elements of garments stream includes: a first fusing press to fuse the combination at a first temperature to form a first fused combination from a combination formed by a continuous fusible substrate on a continuous first substrate; at least one folder positioned to take the first fused combination from the first fusing press and to form a folded fused combination; and a second fusing press positioned to take the folded fused combination from the at least one folder and to form the continuous stream of elements of garments by pressing the folded fused combination at a second temperature. The second temperature is lower than the first temperature, and the continuous stream of elements of garments comprises multiple individual elements of multiple garments. |
| US10464251B2 |
Thermal molding sheet and molded article
The present invention provides a thermal molding sheet having a thickness of 1 mm or more and formed by a polypropylene resin composition comprising: 5 to 97 wt % of a polypropylene resin (A) whose MFR and melt tension satisfy specific conditions and which has a long-chain branch structure; 1 to 93 wt % of a polypropylene resin (B) whose MFR satisfies specific conditions; 1 to 40 wt % of a thermoplastic elastomer (C); and 1 to 40 wt % of a filler (D). |
| US10464247B2 |
Method of forming blown polymeric foam film
A method of forming a blown polymeric foam film is described herein. As described further below, equipment design (e.g., die design) and processing conditions may be controlled to form blown films having desired characteristics. |
| US10464236B2 |
Device for heating preform bodies or flat or preformed semi-finished products from thermoplastic material
The invention relates to a device for heating preform bodies or flat or preformed semi-finished products from thermoplastic material (3), comprising at least one base body (1.0, 2.0), on the surface of which at least a first layer or coating is formed, which comprises at least one electric heating resistor in the form of a flat, geometrically arranged conductor loop. The base body also has contact elements, by which the at least one heating resistor can be connected to a power source, wherein, as a result of the geometrically arranged conductor loop(s), a defined temperature profile can be generated, which can be transmitted contactlessly to the preform body or the semi-finished product by an outer contact layer formed on the first layer or coating, by contact the surface of a preform body or semi-finished product and/or by using convection or thermal radiation. During a transmission of the defined temperature profile, the preform body or the semi-finished product is arranged at a distance to the contact layer(s). |
| US10464234B1 |
Method and apparatus for carbon dioxide sequestration
A concrete mixing apparatus includes: a rotatable mixing drum; an internal combustion engine including an exhaust system for discharging exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide; a diverter pipe connected in fluid communication with the exhaust system and the mixing drum; and means for cooling the exhaust gas upstream of the mixing drum. |
| US10464230B2 |
Product slicer and automatic slicer engagement mechanism
A product slicer incorporating an automatic slicer engagement mechanism attached to a carriage assembly and configured for quick, safe, reliable, and releasable engagement with a belt to provide powered automated slicing, and disengagement to allow manual slicing. |
| US10464229B2 |
Device for cutting volumes of expanded polystyrene foam or similar, producing double-curvature surfaces
Device for cutting double curvature surfaces into expanded polystyrene foam volumes comprising a first pair of linear guides; over each of the linear guides two pairs of plates arranged over skids are moving, where a horizontal beam connects each pair of plates; the two pairs of plates and the pair of horizontal beams; a block of material supported on the plates is displaced by a first pair by of step motors simultaneously activated; where the block of material in its movement faces a rectangular frame which is arranged perpendicularly to the movement path of the block, with the rectangular frame having a fixed position and a flexible foil, which is covered with a sheath of thermal and electrical insulation, over which a resistive heating wire is helically wound where electrical current heats the wire and vaporizes the zone previous to physical contact with the block of material during displacement. |
| US10464227B2 |
Hairdressing razor, razor and razor head
A hairdressing razor for cutting hair having an elongated handle and a cutting head joined to the handle, wherein at least one blade holder for at least one blade is provided in the cutting head. In order to achieve an improved cutting result and a longer blade service life, the invention provides for the longitudinal axis of the blade to be arranged at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cutting head. A single recess is provided on at least one longitudinal side of the cutting head into which recess a free cutting region of projects without extending beyond the longitudinal edge of the longitudinal side when a blade is located in the blade holder, and wherein a length of the recess is smaller than half the length of the longitudinal side and wherein a length of the free cutting region in the recess is smaller than 15 mm. |
| US10464225B1 |
Shaving razor
The shaving razor is a battery-operated electric razor with an internal water supply and vacuum subsystem. The razor may shave hair using one or more blades having reciprocating cutting edges behind foil shields. The internal water supply may be used to spray water from a water reservoir within the razor through a manifold next to the blades onto the skin and hair to soften the hair. A sponge adjacent to the blades may soak up excess water as well as moisten the skin. The vacuum system operates to suck hair clippings into a collection compartment within the razor. The collection compartment hinges open to be emptied. |
| US10464221B2 |
Folding knife with locking mechanism
Folding knife embodiments are disclosed herein comprising a blade operable to pivot relative to a handle, between an open position and a closed position, about a pivot axis extending through a tang portion of the blade having at least one locking recess. The knife can have a locking mechanism comprising a rod that extends along the pivot axis through the tang portion and a locking member coupled to the rod which engages the at least one locking recess of the tang portion when the blade is in at least one of the open position or the closed position. The knife can further comprise a push button coupled to the rod, wherein depression of the push button is configured to eject the locking member from the locking recess in the blade, thereby unlocking the blade. |
| US10464217B1 |
Robotic gripper with driven belts
An apparatus including a base, a plurality of fingers coupled to the base and arranged to define a containment area, where each finger includes a mechanical assembly defining a belt path, a belt positioned within the belt path, and a drive motor configured to operate the belt, and a controller configured to operate the drive motors to move the belts in a retract direction to move an external object into the containment area is provided. Related methods and systems are also provided. |
| US10464216B2 |
Object holding apparatus with suction device and proximal sensor
According to one embodiment, an object holding apparatus includes a suction device, a suction pad, and a proximal sensor. The suction device is configured to suction gas. The suction pad is connected to the suction device, and is configured to hold an object based on suction by the suction device. The proximal sensor is configured to detect that the object is in close proximity to the suction pad. The suction device is controlled to perform suction when the proximal sensor detects that the object is in close proximity to the suction pad. |
| US10464214B2 |
Voice interaction device and control method therefor
Provided is a voice interaction device capable of turning lines of sight of eyes of an interactive robot to a conversation partner without inhibiting voice interaction. The voice interaction device is incorporated in the interactive robot. The voice interaction device includes a photographing unit configured to photograph an image; an environment recognition unit configured to recognize a position of a conversation partner captured in the image; a display unit disposed at positions of the eyes of the interactive robot and configured to display the eyes of the interactive robot; and an eye control unit configured to turn the lines of sight of the eyes of the interactive robot displayed on the display unit to a position where the conversation partner is recognized. |
| US10464212B2 |
Method and system for tele-operated inventory management system
Described herein is an inventory management system, and corresponding methods, in which robotic units are configured to execute at least a portion of a set of instructions in an automated manner. During execution of the set of instructions, robotic units may encounter tasks that they are unable to complete in an automated manner. The robotic units, upon encountering these tasks, may submit a request for manual operation to a control unit. In some embodiments, the request may be assigned to an available operator, which may take over control of the robotic unit using a remote manipulation device, to complete the task manually. Once the task has been completed manually, automated execution of the instructions may be resumed. |
| US10464211B2 |
Generating control signal for tele-presence robot
A computer-implemented method for generating a control signal for a tele-presence robot by a computing device based on a movement of an operator, the method includes calculating a direction where at least part of the operator is positioned based on a camera acquiring an image of the at least part of the operator; calculating an orientation where the at least part of the operator points; and generating at least one motion parameters of the tele-presence robot as the control signal based on the direction in combination with the orientation, wherein the direction and the orientation are reflected to the at least one motion parameters differently. |
| US10464208B2 |
Computer-implemented method for setting device identification, main control circuit, and robot
A computer-implemented method for setting device identification includes: a main control circuit sending a first identification to a first device coupled to the main control circuit to set the first identification on the first device. The main control circuit sends a second identification to a second device coupled to the main control circuit to set the second identification on the second device. The first identification is different from the second identification when the kind of the first device is the same as that of the second device, and the first identification is the same as or different from the second identification when the kind of the first device is different from that of the second device. A main control circuit and a robot for performing the setting method are also provided. |
| US10464207B2 |
Electric fluidic rotary joint actuator with pump
There is set forth herein an articulated arm, the articulated arm comprising a first rigid link assembly and a second rigid link assembly. The articulated arm can be configured so that the second rigid link assembly rotates in relation to the first link assembly about a rotary axis. The articulated arm can include an actuator for causing rotary movement of the second rigid link assembly in relation to the first rigid link assembly about the rotary axis. The actuator can include a first fluid chamber, and a second fluid chamber. The articulated arm can include a fluid supply assembly for moving fluid into and out of the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber. |
| US10464204B2 |
Tool arm mount for aerial work platform
A tool arm mount couples a tool arm to an aerial work platform. The tool arm mount includes a first mounting hook that hangs on a first rail of the aerial work platform and a second mounting hook that hangs on a second rail of the aerial work platform. The first mounting hook defines a first channel in which the first rail is received, and the second mounting hook defines a second channel in which the second rail is received. The first and second mounting hooks are coupled to a spine of the tool arm mount. The tool arm mount also includes a first lock that locks the first mounting hook to the first rail. |
| US10464203B1 |
Telescopic extension for drywall tools
The present invention is a telescopic extension which can be used to extend the reach of a tool and enables to use such a tool in elevated position. The telescopic extension includes a pole portion and a tool holding portion coupled to the pole portion. The pole portion includes an outer tube and an inner tube which can be reversibly locked together relative to each other to fix a variable length of the pole portion during use. The tool holding portion includes a cradle and a circular fitting pivotally connected with the cradle. The circular fitting is adapted to hold the tool in the telescopic extension, and further the pivot arrangement between the circular fitting and the cradle allows to rotate the tool to be set in a desired angle in the telescopic extension. |
| US10464200B1 |
Drill attachment
A drill assembly attachment having a handle, a drill mount, and a throttle. The throttle may have a first portion and a second portion rotationally engaged with the first portion such that the second portion is rotationally actuated in response to linear actuation of the first portion of the throttle. The throttle is positioned with respect to the drill mount and the handle such that the first portion may be linearly actuated by a user with a hand grasping the handle. The drill assembly attachment receives a drill assembly such that the throttle adjustably engages a trigger of the drill assembly. The drill assembly attachment or the drill assembly receives an auger or other tool and the drill assembly attachment with the drill assembly and auger or other tool is used in a method of rotating the auger or other tool. |
| US10464197B2 |
Carton closing tool having tool-free adjustment members
Tool-free adjustment members in a fastener driving tool. The fastener driving tool can be used to seal closed containers such as, for example, corrugated fiberboard cartons, by applying staples to the folded flaps or other closure parts to secure them in place. The tool-free adjustment members provide customizable drive settings for a variety of different sized staples and different workpiece conditions. |
| US10464192B2 |
Method and apparatus for applying torque
One example of the present disclosure relates to a method of applying torque to an object, which threadably engages a part. The torque is applied with a wrench, comprising a first handle, a second handle, a planetary gear mechanism, a drive that comprises an internal gear and an external gear, and a first pawl, movably coupled to the first handle and biased to contact the external gear of the drive. When the drive is coupled to the object, the method comprises transmitting an input torque to the drive by rotating at least one of the first handle and the second handle relative to the part. The first pawl is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the first handle may or may not operatively engage the external gear of the drive. |
| US10464189B2 |
Method for manufacturing polishing head, polishing head, and polishing apparatus
A method for manufacturing a polishing head, includes: forming, on a lower end surface of an intermediate plate, a groove which extends from an inlet of an incompressible fluid to an outer peripheral portion of the intermediate plate and a groove which extends from an outlet of air to the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate plate, also including, after attaching an elastic film to a lower end surface of a rigid ring and coupling an upper end surface of the rigid ring with the lower end surface of the intermediate plate to form a space section: depressurizing the inside of the space section; and discharging the air in the space section from the outlet while pouring the incompressible fluid into the space section from the inlet after the depressurizing, and closing the inlet and outlet to seal the incompressible fluid in the space section. |
| US10464187B2 |
High removal rate chemical mechanical polishing pads from amine initiated polyol containing curatives
A CMP polishing pad for polishing a semiconductor substrate is provided containing a polishing layer that comprises a polyurethane reaction product of a reaction mixture comprising a (i) curative of from 15 to 30 wt. % of an amine initiated polyol having an average of from 3 to less than 5 hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of 150 to 400, and from 70 to 85 wt. % of an aromatic diamine and a (ii) polyisocyanate prepolymer having a number average molecular weight of from 600 to 5,000 and having an unreacted isocyanate content ranging from 6.5 to 11%. The CMP polishing pad has a tunable tan-delta peak temperature at from 50 to 80° C. which has a value of from 0.2 to 0.8 at the tan-delta peak temperature and is useful for polishing a variety of substrates. |
| US10464179B1 |
Quill stop
Embodiments of a quill stop are disclosed. The quill stop can move between an open and closed position. The quill stop has a left and a right securing member, a locking element, a right arm, a left arm, and a left arm spring. The right arm can actuate the locking element out of engagement with a locking projection so that the right securing member and the left securing member can move relative to each other and allow a rod to be inserted between them. The locking element prevents unwanted actuation of the quill stop during operation. |
| US10464174B2 |
Flux-cored wire for Ar—CO2 mixed gas shielded arc welding
A wire includes, in terms of % by mass with respect to a total mass of the wire, as a total in a steel outer skin and a flux, 0.03 to 0.09% of C, 0.1 to 0.6% of Si, 1.3 to 2.6% of Mn, 0.01 to 0.5% of Cu, 0.05 to 0.5% of Ti, 0.002 to 0.015% of B, and 0.05% or less of Al, and further including, in the flux, 5 to 9% in terms of TiO2, 0.1 to 0.6% of in terms of SiO2, 0.02 to 0.3% in terms of Al2O3, 0.1 to 0.8% of Mg, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of F, 0.05 to 0.3% in terms of Na and K in a fluorine compound, 0.05 to 0.2% of Na2O and K2O, and 0.1% or less in terms of ZrO2. |
| US10464171B2 |
Method for additive manufacturing of turbomachine components
A method for fabricating a turbomachine component including a metal alloy with a layering device is provided. The method for fabricating the turbomachine component may include combining two or more elemental powders to form a powdered material. The method for fabricating the turbomachine component may also include forming a first metal alloy layer of the turbomachine component on a substrate. Forming the first metal alloy layer on the substrate may include melting a first portion of the powdered material to a first molten material with a heat source, mixing the first molten material with the heat source, and cooling the first molten material. The method for fabricating the turbomachine component may further include forming a second metal alloy layer of the turbomachine component on the first metal alloy layer, and binding the first metal alloy layer with the second metal alloy layer. |
| US10464170B2 |
Temperature regulation for a device for the additive manufacturing of components and corresponding production method
The present invention relates to a device for the additive manufacturing of components by selectively irradiating a powder bed, the device having a working chamber in which at least one powder bed chamber and at least one radiation source are arranged such that the radiation source can irradiate a powder in the powder bed chamber, and wherein the device comprises at least one induction coil such that the powder bed and/or a component, which is generated by irradiating the powder bed, can be at least partially inductively heated. |
| US10464169B2 |
Programmable assembly and welding of metallic nanoparticles into discrete nanostructures
Metallic nanorods are welded together in a controllable fashion. A suspension of metallic nanorods coated with an anionic polymer is contracted with linking molecules each comprising a liquid crystal with at least two available carboxylic acid moieties. The nanoparticles to self-assemble into dimers. Irradiation of the dimers with femtosecond radiation forms a metallic junction between them and welds the dimers into fused dimers. |
| US10464168B2 |
Method and system for additive manufacturing using high energy source and hot-wire
A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source that irradiates a surface of a workpiece to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. Preferably, a wire feeding device feeds the wire to the puddle, and a power supply supplies a heating signal to the wire where the heating signal comprises a plurality of current pulses and where each of the current pulses creates a molten droplet on a distal end of the wire which is deposited into the puddle. |
| US10464166B2 |
System for viewing an area for processing materials using laser apparatuses
A system (1) for viewing an area (2) for processing materials using laser apparatuses, including acquisition apparatus (6) configured for acquiring one image at a time of the processing area (2) and for generating an acquisition signal (8) containing the data relating to each image acquired. The system (1) includes a screen (9) for viewing the images acquired connected to the acquisition apparatus (6) and configured to receive the acquisition signal (8) and to make visible to the users the images contained therein. More specifically, the system (1) is configured for displaying on the display screen (9) the last image acquired in a pause period (TP) from the laser emission and to keep displayed on the screen the last image acquired during the subsequent obscuring period (TSTOP). |
| US10464163B2 |
Welding equipment for bridges
This invention discloses a welding equipment for bridges, comprising a base, a fixed ring stand arranged on the top end surface of the base, a fixed block fixedly arranged on the bottom end surface of the fixed ring stand, wherein a first guide sliding groove is arranged in the top end surface of the base, a first guide sliding block in sliding fit connection with said first guide sliding groove. A welding ring stand is fixedly connected to the top end surface of said first guide sliding block; wherein a first adjusting threaded rod is in threaded fit connection with the first guide sliding block. A first motor is in power connection with one tail end of the first adjusting threaded rod. The first motor drives the first adjusting threaded rod to rotate to make the welding ring stand move to one side. |
| US10464154B2 |
Anchors for location-based navigation and augmented reality applications
A method for encoding information includes specifying a digital value and providing a symbol (28, 70, 80, 90, 100) comprising a plurality of polygons (72, 82, 92, 94, 102) meeting at a common vertex (74, 84, 96, 98, 104) and having different, respective colors selected so as to encode the specified digital value. |
| US10464150B2 |
Cutting insert having end surface with side edges connected by an inclined rake surface and cutting tool
A cutting insert has a first end surface and a second end surface which are opposed to each other. The first end surface has at least one apex and two side edges which extend so as to sandwich the apex. At least part of the two side edges serves as a cutting edge. The first end surface has a rake surface which is connected to the cutting edge. As viewed in a cross-section which intersects with the two side edges and which is orthogonal to the second end surface, the rake surface is inclined relative to the second end surface. |
| US10464148B2 |
Reciprocating saw
A reciprocating saw includes a housing assembly, a motor, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a gear coupled to and driven by a pinion of the motor for rotation about a first axis. The gear is vertically-oriented within the housing assembly and has an outer periphery. The drive mechanism also includes a spindle reciprocatable relative to the housing assembly, a connecting rod having a first end coupled to the gear and a second end coupled to the spindle to transmit rotation of the gear into reciprocation of the spindle, and a counterweight rotatably coupled to the housing assembly for rotation about the first axis within the outer periphery of the gear. The counterweight is also coupled to the first end of the connecting rod such that the counterweight is moved in a substantially opposite direction than the spindle to counterbalance reciprocation of the spindle. |
| US10464140B1 |
Method and apparatus for retaining a tool in a tool holder
Tool holder has a first section adapted to be connected to a machining center and a tool holding section comprising a bore with a surface defining an inner diameter of the bore. Dispersed around the surface of the bore and at least partially embedded in the surface of the bore is a joining compound having a Young's modulus greater than a Young's modulus of the surface of the bore. |
| US10464136B2 |
Preparation method of copper nano-structures
Provided is a preparation method of copper nanostructures, characterized in that a copper precursor including halide is reacted with polyethyleneimine (PEI) and a reducing agent in an aqueous solution. According to this method, the copper nanostructures may be easily prepared in a sphere, wire, or plate form, and high-quality copper nanostructures may be produced with a high production yield of 90% or more. This method is also appropriate for large-scale production. |
| US10464135B2 |
Additive manufacturing method for the addition of features within cooling holes
A method for forming a diffusion cooling hole in a substrate includes removing material from the substrate to form a metering section having an inlet on a first side of the substrate and removing material from the substrate to form a diffusing section that extends between the metering section and an outlet located on a second side of the substrate generally opposite the first side. The method also includes forming a feature on a substrate surface within one of the metering section and the diffusing section. Forming the feature includes depositing a material on the substrate surface and selectively heating the material to join the material with the substrate surface and form the feature. |
| US10464134B2 |
Inserting inhibitor to create part boundary isolation during 3D printing
A 3D printing system may print a desired 3D object. A fusible powder may fuse when subjected to a fusing condition. A deposition system may deposit portions of the fusible powder on a substrate. A fusing system may apply the fusing condition to the deposited fusible powder. Inhibitor material may not fuse when subjected to the fusing condition. An insertion system may insert a portion of the inhibitor material between portions of the deposited fusible powder after having been deposited by the deposition system, but before being fused by the fusing system, so as to form a boundary that defines at least a portion of a surface of the desired 3D object. |
| US10464129B2 |
Self-supported ladle shroud for reversible coupling to a connector nozzle
A ladle shroud is fixed to a coupling device for reversibly coupling an inlet orifice of said ladle shroud to a collector nozzle fixed to the outside of a bottom floor of a ladle in a metal casting installation, by means of at least a first and second elongated latch pivotally mounted on a hinge, such that the latch can pivot from a fixing position to an idle position. The idle position of the latches allows the engagement of the ladle shroud into its casting configuration about the collector nozzle, and the fixing position of the latches engages catches provided on said latches into matching fasteners located on the gate frame holding the collector nozzle. |
| US10464128B2 |
Slide metal frame-drive unit coupling position switching mechanism for a sliding nozzle apparatus
A coupling position switching mechanism capable of improving efficiency of a coupling position switching operation, while realizing structural simplification, and reductions in size and cost. A first coupling portion consisting of one of a slide metal frame-side coupling portion and a drive unit-side coupling portion is formed with a groove-shaped recess and a through-hole in this order from the side of a distal end of the first coupling portion, and a second coupling portion consisting of the remaining one of the slide metal frame-side coupling portion and the drive unit-side coupling portion is formed with the through-hole. The first and second coupling portions are configured such that, during a casting operation, they are coupled together by a coupling pin inserted into the through-hole of the first coupling portion and the through-hole of the second coupling portion, and during surface pressure-applying/releasing operation, they are coupled together by a second coupling pin inserted into the groove-shaped recess of the first coupling portion and the through-hole of the second coupling portion. |
| US10464126B2 |
Pressure control system and means for pressure pouring of cast steel wheels
A pressure control system and means for pressure pouring of cast steel wheels, including a control system and a main gas circuit. The control system includes an upper computer, a PLC unit, a sensor, an operation box and an electronic valve. The upper computer is connected via a signal line with the PLC unit which is connected with each of the sensor, the operation box and the electronic valve. The sensor includes an inside-tank pressure sensor and an inside-mold liquid level detecting sensor. The electronic valve includes a quick breaking valve and a servo valve. The main gas circuit includes a gas pressure bag, a ball valve, a pressure reducing valve, a solenoid valve, and a pressure tank. The gas pressure bag, the ball valve, the pressure reducing valve, the solenoid valve and the pressure tank are connected with one another via gas tubes. |
| US10464120B2 |
Method for producing forged crankshaft
A method for producing a forged crankshaft includes a die forging step of forming a forged blank having a crankshaft shape by die forging, and a pressing step of pressing the forged blank by a first dies. The forged blank includes first excess portions attached to some or all of crank arms each incorporating a counterweight, each of the first excess portions protrudes from a side portion of the crank arm, in a region near a journal. In the pressing step, the first excess portions are deformed by the first dies such that each of the first excess portions bulges toward a pin. This facilitates the production of a forged crankshaft with a reduced weight and assured stiffness. |
| US10464118B2 |
Method for producing a contoured ring rolling product
A method for producing a contoured ring rolling product for a rotating application from a ring blank, with a ring rolling machine controlled in a process-monitored manner. At least one process window, extending over the rolling time, is defined in relation to preselected process parameters for the specific product on the basis of calibrating specimens brought into their final form by the ring rolling machine. The process window(s) monitored during the process is/are determined by the process parameters of calibrating specimens which produced rolled products meeting the requirements demanded of the ring rolling product. The preselected process parameters comprise at least two of ring growing rate, axial rolling force, radial rolling force, rolling time, and ring blank temperature. Ring blanks are subsequently rolled in a contoured manner with parameters of the rolled blanks being recorded with reference to the preselected process parameters and evaluated to ascertain whether they lie within the predefined process window(s), thereby determining whether they are accepted for further machining and/or processing. |
| US10464104B2 |
Method for verifying operative parameters of a selecting device of a spring forming machine, and spring forming machine
A method is provided for verifying operative parameters of a selecting device of a machine for forming springs, configured for subdividing the springs formed by a spring forming device of a spring forming machine in at least one first group corresponding to springs having dimensional parameters falling into predefined tolerance values, and a second group corresponding to springs having dimensional parameters varying from the predefined tolerance values. |
| US10464103B2 |
Spring mount assembly for a vibrating screen
A spring mount assembly for a vibrating screen, the spring mount assembly having a helical spring; a top helical spring support disposed on the top end of the helical spring for supporting the top end of the helical spring; a bottom helical spring support disposed on the bottom end of the helical spring for supporting the bottom end of the helical spring; a stationary base support; a removable base support disposed on top of the stationary base support between the stationary base support and the bottom helical spring support; a hydraulic cylinder; side supports attached to the stationary base support; and removable posts affixed to the side supports and the top helical spring support. Also provided is a system, and a method, for removing the helical spring, the system having a hydraulic jacking arrangement for creating a gap between the bottom helical spring support and the removable base support. |