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| US10473065B2 |
Fuel return device
A fuel return device includes a fuel collector and a return system. The fuel collector is located in a passage between a fuel tank and a vapor fuel processing device that processes vapor fuel discharged from the fuel tank. The fuel collector collects the fuel and stores the collected fuel as a storage fuel. The return system extends from the fuel collector, and is connected to a low-pressure generation part that generates a low pressure by a flow of fuel refueled through a filler pipe into the fuel tank, to return the storage fuel to the fuel tank. |
| US10473064B2 |
Gas recirculation valve from −40° C. to 700° C
Modular valve for internal combustion engines to control the passage of gases or other aggressive fluids through an aperture in temperature environments from −40° C. to 700° C., said valve having several parts in stacked layers, that it has at least 2 parts wherein: the at least one core component (1) has a thickness (0.02 mm to 0.05 mm) much less than the thickness of the support plate (2) (0.05 mm to 2.0 mm), and the at least one core component (1) and the at least one support plate (2) are attached, and the at least one core component (1) has the remaining dimensions higher than those of the at least one support plate (2a, 2b), in order to form a protruding edge (1r) which will deflect in the contact area with the wall of the opening (5) when pressed against the wall of the opening (5) thereby increasing the valve closing angle. |
| US10473063B2 |
EGR system for internal-combustion engine
In an engine, an intake duct is provided with an intercooler disposed downstream of an intake air compressor. An EGR pipe is provided with an EGR valve and an EGR cooler. An ECU determines a generation of a condensed water in the EGR cooler, the generation of the condensed water in a merging portion where a fresh air and an EGR gas merge with each other, and the generation of the condensed water in the intercooler. When it is determined that the condensed water is generated in any of these portions, the ECU performs a corresponding countermeasure for restricting the generation of the condensed water. |
| US10473059B2 |
Natural gas fuel system for an internal combustion engine
A natural gas fueling system supplies methane gas to an engine and includes a filter assembly. The filter assembly includes a gas inlet configured to receive inlet gas and a methane permeable filter configured to separate methane gas and first contaminant gases from the inlet gas. The natural gas fueling system also includes a reformer apparatus configured to convert the first contaminant gases into a reformed gas stream including methane gas. The reformed gas is supplied to the gas inlet and is recirculated through the filter assembly to extract the methane gas from the reformed gas stream. |
| US10473058B2 |
Systems and methods for improving operation of pulse combustors
A pulse combustor system for reducing noise and/or vibration levels. The system includes a pulse combustor including a combustion chamber, an inlet pipe, an exhaust pipe, and a first fuel injector for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber. The pulse combustor has a fundamental oscillation mode and one or more additional oscillation modes. The system includes at least one pressure sensor for measuring a pressure inside the fuel combustor and/or a at least one fluid velocity sensor for measuring fluid velocity at the inlet pipe or at the exhaust pipe. A controller adjusts a rate of fuel supply to the pulse combustor if the measured pressure and/or the measured velocity is above a predetermined threshold value to reduce excitation of the one or more additional oscillation modes. |
| US10473057B2 |
Thrust reverser system with translating elements
A thrust reverser system is provided with an axial centerline. This thrust reverser system includes a first translating element, a second translating element and an actuator mechanism. The actuator mechanism is attached to the first translating element and the second translating element. The actuator mechanism is configured to translate the first translating element along the axial centerline at a first rate. The actuator mechanism is configured to translate the second translating element along the axial centerline at a second rate, which may be different than the first rate. |
| US10473055B2 |
Fuel injection control device
A fuel injection system is provided with a pressure accumulator accumulating a high pressure fuel, a fuel pump supplying the high pressure fuel to the pressure accumulator, a fuel injector injecting the high pressure fuel, and a fuel pressure sensor detecting a fuel pressure in a fuel passage between the pressure accumulator and an injection port of the fuel injector. An ECU includes a fuel pressure obtaining portion which obtains the fuel pressure detected by the fuel pressure sensor, a differential value calculating portion which differentiates the fuel pressure obtained by the fuel pressure obtaining portion so as to calculate a fuel pressure differential value, and an end timing calculating portion which calculates an injection end timing at which the fuel injector terminates a fuel injection. |
| US10473050B2 |
Pressure accumulator device for a motor vehicle fuel injection system, and method for operating a pressure accumulator device of said type
An electrically driven solenoid coupled to a spring-operated valve, regulates pressure in an accumulator by opening when a predefined threshold pressure in a pressure accumulator is exceeded. The solenoid provides an assistive force to a spring-closed valve, reducing the amount of pressure required to open the valve responsive to the amount of current provided to the solenoid. The threshold pressure at which the valve opens is thus determined by the amount of current provided to the solenoid. Increasing the current decreases the threshold pressure; decreasing the current increases the threshold pressure. |
| US10473049B2 |
Control system of internal combustion engine
This control device for an internal combustion engine is equipped with: an air/fuel ratio sensor; and an engine control device that controls the internal combustion engine according to the output of the air/fuel ratio sensor. The air/fuel ratio sensor is configured so that the applied voltage at which the output current reaches zero varies according to the exhaust air/fuel ratio, and the output current increases if the applied voltage is increased at the air/fuel ratio sensor when the exhaust air/fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio. When the air/fuel ratio of exhaust gas is to be detected by the air/fuel ratio sensor, the applied voltage at the air/fuel ratio sensor is fixed at a constant voltage, said constant voltage being different to the voltage at which the output current reaches zero when the exhaust air/fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio, and being the voltage at which the output current reaches zero when the exhaust air/fuel ratio is different to the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio. Thus provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine that uses an air/fuel ratio sensor capable of detecting an absolute value for the air/fuel ratio of exhaust gas even if the air/fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is not the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio. |
| US10473046B2 |
Engine system for working machine configured to contain noise reduction equipment
An engine system for a working machine includes an engine disposed in a main body of the working machine, an exhaust manifold coupled to the engine, a tail pipe, an exhaust-gas purification device disposed in the main body and including an exhaust-gas inlet-side housing. The exhaust-gas inlet-side housing includes an exhaust-gas inlet coupled to the exhaust manifold, and an exhaust-gas outlet-side housing including an exhaust-gas outlet coupled to the tail pipe. The exhaust-gas purification device is configured to purify exhaust gas discharged from the engine and to cause the purified exhaust gas to be discharged from the tail pipe to an outside of the engine system. The engine system is configured such that a silencer housing is disposable in the exhaust-gas inlet-side housing, the exhaust-gas outlet-side housing, or both, to attenuate exhaust sound of the engine. |
| US10473034B2 |
Gas turbine engine starter reduction gear train with geared rotary actuator
According to an aspect, a system for a gas turbine engine includes a reduction gear train operable to drive rotation of a starter gear train that interfaces to an accessory gearbox of the gas turbine engine. The reduction gear train includes a starter interface gear that engages the starter gear train and a core-turning clutch operably connected to the starter interface gear. The reduction gear train also includes a geared rotary actuator including a primary planetary gear system, where the geared rotary actuator is operably connected to the core-turning clutch. The reduction gear train further includes a secondary planetary gear system operably connected to the primary planetary gear system and a core-turning input. The system also includes a mounting pad with an interface to couple a core-turning motor to the core-turning input of the reduction gear train. |
| US10473033B2 |
Gas turbine engine
An energy generation system for generating energy to be supplied to a chip zapping unit of for example a gas turbine engine comprises an ignition system, e.g. that of the gas turbine engine, the ignition system having an energy output and configured to supply operational energy to the energy output, and the chip zapping unit having an energy input, the energy input coupled to the energy output of the ignition system to receive the operational energy therefrom. Such an energy generation system generates the operational energy needed for the chip zapping unit directly from the ignition system thus avoiding pulse generation circuitry inside an electronic control unit. |
| US10473032B2 |
Multipoint fuel injection system for a turbomachine and associated regulation method
The invention concerns a fuel system (1) for a turbomachine comprising: —a control circuit (9a), —a main circuit (9b), —a flow rate regulator (2), suitable for regulating the flow of fuel in the control circuit (9a) and in the main circuit (9b) depending on the speed of the turbomachine, and —a drain tank (4) being designed to draw fuel from, store fuel in and drain fuel into the main circuit (9b) on the basis of the pressure difference between the main circuit (9b) and the tank (5) or the high-pressure pump (6) to which it is connected. |
| US10473031B2 |
Systems and methods for preventing fuel leakage in a gas turbine engine
Systems and methods for preventing fuel leakage in a gas turbine engine are provided. A fuel accumulation system includes a control valve section fluidly coupled to a fuel manifold passage and an accumulator valve section fluidly coupled at a first side to the control valve section. The control valve section is configured to control expansion of a fluid flowing in the fuel manifold passage. The accumulator valve section is configured to receive fluid expanded in the fuel manifold passage via the control valve section. |
| US10473030B2 |
Acoustic panel of turbine engine
An aircraft engine includes a rotating structure and a casing circumferentially surrounding the rotating structure. The aircraft engine further includes an acoustic panel for noise reduction circumferentially surrounding the rotating structure. The acoustic panel is disposed proximal the casing. Furthermore, the acoustic panel includes a plurality of acoustic panel members. In addition, the acoustic panel is secured to the casing by at least one securement mechanism such that the acoustic panel is substantially circumferentially fixed relative to the casing. |
| US10473024B2 |
Turbocompound unit
A turbocompound unit for converting energy of an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine to torque increase of a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine includes a turbine arrangement and an arrangement configured to operatively connecting the turbine arrangement to the crankshaft is a hydrodynamic coupling and freewheeling arrangement. The turbocompound unit further includes a brake arrangement, wherein the brake arrangement and the freewheeling arrangement are located on an opposite side of the hydrodynamic coupling in relation to the turbine arrangement. |
| US10473021B2 |
Exhaust system and method of using
A vortex generator for an exhaust system includes an annular bearing for mounting on an interior surface of an exhaust line. The vortex generator further includes a flow splitter mounted on the annular bearing. The flow splitter includes a leading face with an upstream opening. The flow splitter further includes a trailing face with a downstream opening, wherein the upstream opening and the downstream opening are centered around a longitudinal axis of the exhaust line. The flow splitter further includes a side extending from the leading face to the trailing face, wherein the side has a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings containing a blade, and wherein a trailing side of each blade faces the longitudinal axis. |
| US10473020B2 |
Method and system for exhaust aftertreatment
Methods and systems are provided for reducing engine emissions using a branched exhaust system. In one example, a branched exhaust system may include a plurality of sub-branches each housing a distinct exhaust component, and an order of exhaust flow through each of the exhaust components may be adjusted based on engine operating conditions and temperature demand of the distinct components. |
| US10473014B2 |
Low pressure atomizing injector
An injector for delivering a working fluid into a working environment is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the injector includes a pre-metering chamber with a control valve controlling fluid delivery rate and a swirl chamber, in which a swirling flow is created and atomization is achieved at low injector pressure when it is released. In another embodiment, the injector includes a swirl chamber and an atomization element with a bore, through which a control valve is positioned. The control valve forces a working fluid flow through the atomization element when the injector is energized to create a metered swirling flow. To avoid issues with deteriorated working fluid, a purging apparatus is used for emptying working fluid residue in the injector, and a special control method is used when the injector works in a high-temperature working environment. |
| US10473009B2 |
System and method for predicting remaining oil life in vehicles
Systems and methods are described for predicting a remaining oil life in an engine of a vehicle. One or more parameters of the engine can be monitored over a period of time. A hot compartment temperature can be determined from the parameter. A condition of the oil can be determined based on the hot compartment temperature, and the condition of the oil can be displayed. |
| US10473005B2 |
Lubrication structure for internal combustion engine
A lubrication structure for an internal combustion engine includes a crankcase, an oil pump, and a relief valve. The crankcase is configured by connecting an upper crankcase on a mating surface of a lower crankcase, and has an oil pan. The oil pump and the relief valve are installed in the lower crankcase. The oil pump sucks oil in the oil pan through a suction passage, and discharges the oil into a discharge passage. The relief valve performs a valve-opening operation according to pressure of oil in the discharge passage to return surplus oil in the discharge passage to the suction passage through a surplus passage. These passages are formed in the lower crankcase. A relief valve housing section housing the relief valve, and the surplus passage allowing the relief valve housing section and the suction passage to communicate with each other, are provided to communicate with the mating surface. |
| US10472997B2 |
Camschaft for internal combustion engine
In a camshaft for an internal combustion engine, integrally including: a shaft main portion that extends linearly; a plurality of valve-actuating cams disposed to be spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the shaft main portion; and a pair of support arms extending along one diametric line of the shaft main portion radially outwardly from one end part of the shaft main portion and being fitted with a follower rotational body, a pair of overhangs are integrated with the shaft main portion and the pair of support arms, the overhangs extending between the support arms in a peripheral direction of the shaft main portion, and a thick-wall portion having a larger thickness in a direction along an axis of the shaft main portion is formed in part, on a radially outer side of the shaft main portion, of each of the overhangs. |
| US10472986B2 |
Systems for thermoelectric cooling for jet aircraft propulsion systems
An aircraft jet propulsion system may comprise a thermoelectric cooler array coupled to a portion thereof, wherein the TEC array converts electrical energy to heat energy to create a temperature gradient and cools a turbine case using the temperature difference of the TEC array. The system may include a controller configured to control an input power provided to each TEC of the array of TECs, such that the array of TECs facilitates controlled cooling of the aircraft jet propulsion system in response to the input power provided to each TEC of the array of TECs. The TEC array may be powered by an alternator or by a thermoelectric generator. |
| US10472985B2 |
Engine case for fan blade out retention
A turbine engine has an engine case with an inlet and an interior of the engine. A bearing is disposed on a portion of the engine case. A fan is disposed within the engine and rotates with operation of the engine. The fan includes a plurality of fan blades, and each fan blade is secured at a first end to a disk. A second end of each fan blade is disposed adjacent to the bearing. The portion is oriented relative to the fan such that a reaction force of a fan blade impacting the bearing is directed axially or away from the inlet. |
| US10472983B2 |
On-off valve device and rotary machine
A turbocharger is provided with a valve body which is disposed in a suction flow path (Cb) leading from an inflow port of a housing covering a turbine rotor blade to a scroll flow path (Ca) and composed of a single piece or multiple divided pieces to supply a fluid (G) to the turbine rotor blade with the inner surface thereof formed using a first wall surface and a second wall surface facing the first wall surface as part thereof, extends from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow of the fluid (G), is rotatably provided in the housing in a direction toward and away from the first wall surface and the second wall surface, forms an upstream-side narrowed flow path (F1) with the first wall surface therebetween at an end on the upstream side, and forms a downstream-side narrowed flow path (F2) with the second wall surface therebetween at an end on the downstream side. The valve body has a first surface at the end on the upstream side, which faces the first wall surface, gradually approaches the first wall surface from the upstream side to the downstream side and thereafter gradually goes away therefrom, and a second surface which faces the second wall surface. |
| US10472980B2 |
Gas turbine seals
A seal in a gas turbine for sealing a radial gap defined between rotating and stationary structure. The rotating structure may include a row of rotor blades. The seal may include a pad attached to the stationary structure. The pad may include an abradable structure. The pad may further include a liner attached to and covering an outer surface of the abradable structure. The stationary structure to which the pad is attached may define an axial section of the outer radial boundary of the annular flowpath, the axial section coinciding axially with an axial position of the row of rotor blades. |
| US10472979B2 |
Stator shroud with mechanical retention
A stator assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an arcuate shroud including a shroud pocket, the shroud pocket having a shroud slot extending therethrough. A stator vane is insertable into the shroud pocket and includes a vane slot extending therethrough. A strap extends through the shroud slot and the vane slot to retain the vane to the shroud. A gas turbine engine includes a combustor and a stator and case assembly in in fluid communication with the combustor. The stator and case assembly includes a case defining a working fluid flowpath for the gas turbine engine and a stator assembly secured at the case. |
| US10472978B2 |
Fan blade apparatus
A gas turbine engine fan blade apparatus is disclosed comprising a reverse pitch rotatable mounting and an aerofoil part. The aerofoil part comprises radially inner and radially outer portions that are separated by an interface extending from a leading edge of the aerofoil part to a trailing edge of the aerofoil part. The reverse pitch rotatable mounting locates the radially inner and radially outer portions with respect to one another. The reverse pitch rotatable mounting and separation at the interface permit relative pitch change rotation between the radially inner and radially outer portions such that one of the radially inner and radially outer portions is rotatable to a reverse pitch configuration by comparison with the other portion. |
| US10472971B2 |
Method of manufacture of a turbine component
A method for manufacturing a component having a defined geometry includes: a) defining a pre-component geometry including interim shape elements and additional, sacrificial elements for supporting interim elements; b) on a base plate, depositing multiple layers of a powder including a material from which the pre-component will be manufactured; c) sintering the powder to form the pre-component to the defined geometry; d) removing at least some of the sacrificial elements from the pre-component; e) subjecting the remaining pre-component from step d) to a HIP step; and f) removing remaining sacrificial elements from the pre-component product of step e) to provide a component to the defined component geometry. In the definition of the pre-component geometry, the interim elements differ from the corresponding final shape elements in the defined component geometry such that during the HIP step, the interim shape elements adjust to form final shape elements in the defined component geometry. |
| US10472968B2 |
Turbine disk
A turbine rotor for a gas turbine engine includes a disk rotationally disposed about a central axis. The disk includes a bore, a rim and a web disposed radially between the bore and the rim. The bore includes a fore surface including a fore web transition portion, a fore ramp portion radially inward of the fore web transition portion and having a substantially linear portion and a fore base transition portion radially inward of the fore ramp portion. The bore also includes an aft surface including an aft web transition portion, an aft ramp portion radially inward of the aft web transition portion and having a substantially linear portion and an aft base transition portion radially inward of the aft ramp portion. A base portion of the bore includes a spool engagement surface, a first arm extending in an aft direction and a second arm extending in a fore direction and a radially extending first transition portion connecting an aft end of the spool engagement surface to a radially inward portion of the first arm and a radially extending second transition portion connecting a fore end of the spool engagement surface to a radially inward portion of the second arm. |
| US10472964B2 |
Piston arrangement
A piston arrangement is provided. The piston assembly includes a track and a piston moveable within a cylinder. The track is rotatable relative to the cylinder about an axis of rotation and has a cam surface and an edge surface extending away from the cam surface. The piston is coupled to the track by a follower running on the cam surface. The cam surface is shaped such that, as the track moves relative to the cylinder, the piston head moves in reciprocating motion within the cylinder along a piston axis in accordance with the path of the cam surface. The piston axis is perpendicular to the track axis of rotation. A stabilizing element is connected to the piston, the stabilizing element extending below the piston head and comprising a contact surface which engages the edge surface of the track. |
| US10472963B2 |
Method for stepwise construction of preferential gas migration pathway at stope in coal seam
A method for stepwise construction of a preferential gas migration pathway at a stope in a coal seam. First, a gas migration pathway is preliminarily formed at a stope depending on a mining effect of mining in a first mined seam. construction and stabilization method of gob-side entry retaining in deep strata, and a method of manual-guided pre-fracturing boreholes are then used to perform active construction respectively in external space and the outside of coal-rock mass to form preferential gas migration pathways. Eventually, under the effect of mining-induced stress, a system of preferential gas migration pathways connected to each other at the stope is further formed. |
| US10472961B2 |
Cutter head for mining machine
A cutter head includes a first member, a cutting bit, and a second member. The first member includes a first end and a second end and includes a first mass. The cutting bit is coupled to the first member proximate the second end. The cutting bit includes a cutting edge rotatable about the axis. The second member is rotatable about the axis and includes a second mass eccentrically positioned with respect to the axis. Rotation of the second mass causes the first member and the cutting bit to oscillate. |
| US10472959B2 |
In-situ geomechanical testing
A method of testing mechanical properties of an earth formation can include disposing a probe in a wellbore, impacting the probe against a wall of the wellbore, and measuring a parameter related to at least one of a displacement, displacement rate, strain, and strain rate, of at least one of the probe and the formation. Another method can include disposing a probe and a known material in a wellbore, and after the disposing, penetrating the known material with the probe. Another method can include disposing a probe in a wellbore, measuring a displacement of the probe into a wall of the wellbore while measuring a load applied to the probe, and applying fluid pressure to the formation via the probe. |
| US10472958B2 |
Determining spotting fluid properties
Techniques for determining properties of a spotting fluid include positioning a member of a test apparatus into a prepared mudcake sample at a specified depth, the mudcake sample associated with a drilling fluid and including a specified thickness; circulating a flow of the spotting fluid to contact the prepared mudcake sample in a test cell; soaking the prepared mudcake sample in the spotting fluid for a specified time duration; subsequent to the specified time duration, detecting a force exerted on the member relative to a displacement distance of the member from the specified depth in the mudcake sample during removal of the member from the mudcake sample; recording, with the test apparatus, the detected force relative to the displacement distance; and determining, with the test apparatus, one or more properties associated with the mudcake sample based on the recorded force relative to the displacement distance. |
| US10472955B2 |
Method of providing continuous survey data while drilling
A method of surveying a wellbore continuously during drilling. The method includes using a drill string with a non-rotating sub-assembly. The non-rotating sub-assembly comprises three accelerometers oriented orthogonally to each other and three directional sensors also oriented orthogonally to each other. Sample measurements from the six sensors are used to calculate the attitude of the wellbore and more specifically used to create an accurate survey of wellbores within a subterranean formation while the drill string is drilling. |
| US10472953B2 |
Local electrical room module for well construction apparatus
An apparatus having a skid, a boom having a first end attached to the skid and pivotable around an axis proximate the first end such that a second end of the boom raises and lowers relative to the skid, and a room mounted on the skid. The apparatus may further include a raisable apparatus supported by the second end of the boom and having one or more plug panels configured to connect to one or more first cables. The apparatus may also include second cables routed from the raisable apparatus and attached to and supported at least in part by the boom, wherein the second cables may be configured to provide electrical power to the raisable apparatus. |
| US10472951B2 |
Downhole acoustic transducer, downhole probe and tool comprising such a transducer
A downhole ultrasonic transducer (10) used to transmit and/or receive ultrasonic waves in a hydrocarbon well where a fluid is present comprises: a metal housing (11) defining an internal cavity (12) isolated from the fluid of the hydrocarbon well (100) by a membrane wall (13) made of metal or metal alloy; a piezoelectric element (14) mounted inside the internal cavity (12), the piezoelectric element (14) having a front side (20) mechanically coupled on the membrane wall (13); wherein: the internal cavity (12) is at a pressure unrelated to a hydrocarbon well pressure; a back side (21) of the piezoelectric element (14) is arranged to be free to oscillate in the internal cavity (12) so as to generate a high acoustic impedance mismatch between the piezoelectric element (14) and the internal cavity (12) at the back side (21) and to maximize acoustic transmission at the front side (20); and a thickness (ei) of the membrane wall (13) is such that there is a common resonance between the membrane wall and the piezoelectric element thereby achieving high acoustic transmission through the membrane wall (13), and such that the membrane wall (13) is suitable to resist to the hydrocarbon well pressure. |
| US10472950B2 |
Plug detection system and method
A system that can include a first sensor disposed within a tubular and configured to monitor a pressure within the tubular, a second sensor disposed within the tubular downstream of the first sensor and configured to monitor the pressure within the tubular, and a controller. The controller being configured to detect a launch of the cement plug when the first sensor detects a first pressure drop and when the second sensor detects a second pressure drop, where the second pressure drop occurs after the first pressure drop within a predetermined elapsed time range. |
| US10472948B2 |
Diagnostics of downhole dynamometer data for control and troubleshooting of reciprocating rod lift systems
Techniques and apparatus are provided for improved diagnostics of downhole dynamometer data for control and troubleshooting of reciprocating rod lift systems. A method for pump fillage determination for a reciprocating rod lift system is provided. The method generally includes measuring downhole data during a pump cycle, wherein the downhole data comprises a first plurality of data points associated with an upstroke of the pump cycle and a second plurality of data points associated with a downstroke of the pump cycle, each data point comprising a rod position value and an associated rod load value; converting the data points to non-dimensional data points, calculating non-dimensional slope values between non-dimensional data points; and determining pump fillage based, at least part, on the calculated non-dimensional slope values. |
| US10472947B2 |
Deformation measurement method and apparatus
Apparatus for measuring deformation of an elongate body defining an axis, the apparatus including: an optical fibre arranged relative to the body, the optical fibre including a first strain sensitive optical fibre portion coupled to the body and at least partially aligned at a first angle relative to the axis, and a second strain sensitive optical fibre portion coupled to the body and at least partially aligned at a second angle relative to the axis, the second angle being opposite to the first angle; a radiation source connected to an end of the optical fibre, the radiation source being for supplying electromagnetic radiation to the optical fibre; a sensor connected to an end of the optical fibre, the sensor being for sensing electromagnetic radiation received from the first and second optical fibre portions; and a processing device for determining the deformation of the body using the sensed electromagnetic radiation, the deformation including any axial or torsional deformation. |
| US10472938B2 |
Perforation gun components and system
Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system. |
| US10472937B2 |
Assembly for wellbore perforation
The disclosed embodiments include a perforating gun assembly. The perforating gun assembly includes an uphole plate and a downhole plate. Additionally, the perforating gun assembly includes a plurality of perforation guns coupled to the uphole plate and the downhole plate. The plurality of perforation guns have a plurality of charges that in operation punch holes in a casing within a wellbore. |
| US10472934B2 |
Downhole transducer assembly
A downhole drill pipe may comprise a transducer disposed therein, capable of converting energy from flowing fluid into electrical energy. A portion of a fluid flowing through the drill pipe may be diverted to the transducer. After passing the transducer, the diverted portion of the fluid may be discharged to an exterior of the drill pipe. To generate electrical energy while not obstructing the main fluid flow from passing through the drill pipe, the transducer may be disposed within a lateral sidewall of the drill pipe with an outlet for discharging fluid exposed on an exterior of the lateral sidewall. |
| US10472932B2 |
Overtensioning fastening tool
An overtensioning fastening tool to maintain control of oil and gas equipment and prevent migration upon failure. The overtensioning fastening tool is comprised of one or more flapper components, housed in a primary enclosure, a hydraulic deployment system and/or electric deployment system, housed in a secondary enclosure, a sensor, and a manual activation component. The overtensioning fastening tool is designed to grip and hold equipment and tooling, such as cables. |
| US10472931B1 |
Method for removal of flexible liners from boreholes
A system and method for performing a flexible liner inversion out from a low-permeability borehole. A flexible liner may be installed by eversion down a subterranean borehole to selectively seal the borehole. Such a liner may be removed from the borehole by inverting it up the borehole. Water is added into the borehole beneath the lowest end of the liner, to permit or facilitate inversion of the liner. Water is allowed to flow from the interior of the liner to the borehole space beneath the liner, thereby raising the pressure in the unsealed borehole beneath the liner, and thereby allowing the liner to be further inverted upward. By allowing water to flow from the liner interior to a borehole volume beneath the liner, the need for a long vent or pumping tube is avoided. |
| US10472929B2 |
Tubular isolation valve resettable lock open mechanism
A safety valve features a flow tube operated flapper for the normal open and closed positions that can be obtained with one or two control lines to a principal operating piston. Pressure applied to the piston moves the flow tube to rotate the flapper open behind the flow tube. Release of pressure to the principal piston allows a closure spring to return the flow tube up to let the flapper close. A secondary piston can drive the flow tube with applied pressure through a control line. Cycling the applied pressure in combination with an indexing mechanism allows the flapper to be locked open and then released to normal operation. The pistons act as backup for each other as they both drive the flow tube. The flow tube has a clearance fit to the body in the locked open position to exclude debris from the flapper. |
| US10472928B2 |
Downhole sleeve assembly and sleeve actuator therefor
A bottom hole actuator tool for locating and actuating one or more sleeve valves spaced along a completion string. A shifting tool includes radially extending dogs at ends of radially controllable, and circumferentially spaced support arms. Conveyance tubing actuated shifting of an activation mandrel, indexed by a J-Slot, cams the arms radially inward to overcome the biasing for in and out of hole movement, and for releasing the arms for sleeve locating and sleeve profile engagement. A cone, movable with the mandrel engages the dogs for positive locking of the dogs in the profile for sleeve opening and closing. A treatment isolation packer can be actuated with cone engagement. The positive engagement and compact axial components results in short sleeve valves. |
| US10472917B2 |
SBOP swarf wiper
A wiper (200a) for a blowout preventer having an adapter ring (102a) and a piston (104a) slideable relative to the adapter ring along an interface can include a base (202) adapted to couple the wiper to the adapter ring and a head (204) coupled to the base. The head can include a first portion adapted to bridge the interface and contact the piston and a second portion adapted to contact the adapter ring and support the first portion. The second portion of the head can be adapted to at least partially resist rotation of the wiper. A blowout preventer can include one or more wipers as shown and described. |
| US10472910B2 |
Systems and methods for holding wireline device against well
A system includes a cable and a toolstring. The toolstring may couple to the cable to enable the toolstring to be placed in a wellbore. The toolstring includes a sensor that can collect measurements relating to the wellbore. An electromagnetic or anchoring device may selectively hold the toolstring or the cable against a surface of the wellbore. |
| US10472907B2 |
Drill basket
A walled work platform or man basket configured for positioning near a surface to be drilled, the platform comprising at least one drill assembly mounting point on a leading edge of the platform wall and a tension member connected to the platform wall adjacent the drill assembly mounting point and extending rearwardly for connection at a rear portion of the platform wall. |
| US10472903B2 |
Racking board retention system
A fingerboard that includes a first finger having a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal ends, a latch assembly mounted on the distal end of the finger, the latch assembly including first and second opposed bearing faces defining a first gap therebetween, a latch having first and second latch ends, the first latch end being pivotably mounted in the first gap so as to allow the latch to pivot between open and closed positions in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the first finger, and third and fourth opposed bearing faces defining a second gap therebetween, the second longitudinal space positioned to receive the second end of corresponding latch on an adjacent finger. The latch assembly may be detachably mounted on the finger. |
| US10472899B2 |
Cutting tools with rotating elements
A cutting tool has a tool body, a plurality of blades extending radially from the tool body, at least one pocket in the plurality of blades, and at least one rolling element in the at least one pocket. The cutting tool may be a drill bit, with at least one rolling element in a pocket in a blade of the drill bit and at least partially exposed to the formation to be drilled. |
| US10472898B2 |
Earth-boring tools with extended cutting features and related methods
A superabrasive-impregnated earth-boring rotary drill bit includes cutting features extending outwardly from a bit body in a nose region of the drill bit. The cutting features comprise a composite material including superabrasive particles embedded within a matrix material. The cutting features extend from an outer surface of the bit body by a relatively high average distance. Methods of forming a superabrasive-impregnated earth-boring rotary drill bit include the formation of cutting features that extend outwardly from a bit body of a drill bit in a nose region of the drill bit. The cutting features are formed to comprise a particle-matrix composite material that includes superabrasive particles embedded within a matrix material. The cutting features are further formed such that they extend from the outer surface of the bit body by a relatively high average distance. |
| US10472896B2 |
Downhole tool and method of manufacturing a tool
Producing a drag bit includes creating a mold corresponding to the surface of the bit and inserting a core in the mold corresponding to the plenum of the bit. A preliminary shaped bit is cast in the mold. Excess material is removed from the casting to produce a final shaped bit. |
| US10472894B2 |
Resonant transformer for downhole electrocrushing drilling
A downhole drilling system is disclosed. The downhole drilling system may include a pulse-generating circuit electrically coupled to a power source to provide power at a frequency, the pulse-generating circuit comprising an input stage tank circuit electrically coupled to the power source, the input stage tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; a series tank circuit electromagnetically coupled to the input stage tank circuit, the series tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; and an output stage tank circuit electromagnetically coupled to the series tank circuit, the output stage tank circuit configured to have a resonant frequency approximately equal to the frequency; and a drill bit including a first electrode and a second electrode electrically coupled to the output stage tank circuit to receive an electric pulse from the pulse-generating circuit. |
| US10472893B2 |
System and method for controlling a drilling path based on drift estimates
A surface steerable system coupled to a drilling rig receives BHA information from a bottom hole assembly (BHA) located in a borehole. The BHA information corresponds to a first location of the BHA with respect to a target drilling path and geological formation drift information. The surface steerable system calculates a toolface vector to create a convergence path from the first location of the BHA to the target drilling path that accounts for geological formation drift defined by the geological formation drift information such that the BHA will converge with the target drilling path by drilling in accordance with the toolface vector. The surface steerable system causes at least one control parameter to be modified in order to alter a drilling direction of the BHA based on the calculated toolface vector and transmits the at least one control parameter to the drilling rig to target the BHA in accordance with the calculated toolface vector. |
| US10472892B1 |
Method and system for positioning a drilling or other large structure using attached positioning shoes with individually addressable wireless vertical and rotational control
A drilling rig mobility system moves a drilling rig or similar structure in an oilfield or similar environment and includes independently controllable positioning shoes attaching to the drilling rig and controllable through separate and coordinated position control commands. Each positioning shoe may be individually addressed to reposition the drilling rig. Each positioning shoe includes a hydraulic actuator and wireless control circuitry. The hydraulic actuator provides vertical, horizontal and rotational force in response to wireless control signals for wireless position and control data and instructions with a remote wireless communications device. A cylinder stomper vertically elevates the hydraulic actuator and receives and transfers the vertical and rotational force. A foot assembly transfers the horizontal force from the hydraulic actuator. A positioning shoe cylinder stomper and positioning shoe traverse cylinder provide infinitely variable position control. |
| US10472883B2 |
Articulating expandable barrier
Provided is an adjustable barrier having a central hinge having a cylindrical post and an axis of rotation; a first expandable section coupled to the cylindrical post of the central hinge by at least a first connector; and a second expandable section coupled to the cylindrical post of the central hinge by at least a second connector. At least one of the first and second expandable sections is configured to articulate around the axis of rotation of the central hinge forming an articulation angle between the first and second expandable sections. |
| US10472879B1 |
Secure display safe
A stationary display firearm safe is adapted to be affixed to a stationary structure for safely containing and showing a firearm or a different valuable item. The safe includes a body, an inner cover disposed within the body, and a front cover rotatably coupled to body to provide added security. A magnet is attached to the inner box for holding a firearm in space. The safe also includes a locking system with a lock set reinforcement, a tamper resistant latch rod, a lock set, a latch retainer set and a latch bolt set. The safe also includes a lighting system powered by a battery disposed within a chamber formed between the inner box and the body. The inner box incorporates a set of lips mating with a high impact resistance glass disposed in a frame of the cover when the safe is locked. |
| US10472878B2 |
System of actuating a door
A system of actuating a door includes an actuator for driving an actuating motor of the system, in particular for carrying out an opening or closing movement of the door, a sensor for detecting a state of the system, and a control unit for connecting the actuator and the sensor, the control unit configured to control the system in its totality. The actuator, the sensor, and the control unit are each provided with a communication apparatus, with the plurality of communication apparatus being configured to automatically set up a wireless communication network between one another. |
| US10472877B2 |
Vehicle fuel cooling
An engine coolant temperature at an expected time of activation of a vehicle is predicted. Upon determining that the predicted engine coolant temperature is greater than an ambient air temperature by a temperature threshold, a vehicle component is actuated at a time determined based on the expected time of activation. |
| US10472873B2 |
Sensor based door closer with an intelligent control system
The present invention provides a door closer control system that includes a door closer having a rack and pinion mechanism connected to a pair of shafts with different length and a pair of springs. The shorter shaft is attached to the pinion of the door closer and will rotate in conjunction with the pinion as the door opens or closes. The shafts have correspondent gears connected to the shafts. The rotation of the first gear will be meshing with the second gear on the second shaft. Electronic sensors are placed on both sides of the door to detect a presence of an object and are activated by the movement of the solenoids. The movement of the solenoids cause a set of springs in the system to engage and disengage from a link to allow free motion of the door. |
| US10472870B2 |
Device for automatic closing of a door
A device for automatic closing of a door, to be applied to a hidden hinge having two bodies articulated with each other by a pair of arms and adapted to be constrained to one of the two bodies and to be inserted, together with the body, into a cavity obtained in the leaf, includes a translating element to be engaged with an articulation arm of the hinge; an elastic member interposed between a first element associated with the translating element and a second element associated with the body of the hinge, and configured to be loaded during the opening of the leaf and to cause the automatic closing of the leaf by releasing the stored energy; and a system that varies the preloading of the elastic member and is configured to modify the distance between the first and the second elements, between which the elastic member is interposed. |
| US10472856B1 |
Cylinder lock and key combination providing extra code combinations
A lock and key combination providing extra code combinations. The lock has a housing and a cylindrical key plug with a keyway and at least side locking tumbler. The side locking tumbler has, at its rear side, a tongue which will fit into an associated recess in a side bar. The outer surface of the tongue is shaped as a groove between two vertical edge portions. One of these edge portions will make contact with the sidebar, adjacent to an entrance opening of the recess in the sidebar and thereby stop the tongue from entering into the rectangular recess if the side locking tumbler is rotationally misaligned. Because of this, it is possible to design the cylinder lock with a large number of predetermined code positions for each side locking tumbler. An associated key with a key blade having a wave-like side code pattern, will have, for each side locking tumbler, a selected one of a large number of predetermined different code positions. |
| US10472853B2 |
Break away latch handle
A door handle assembly for use with a door that includes an actuator plate configured for activating a door latch assembly and a door handle having a working end pivotally connected to the actuator plate and a free end opposite of the working end configured for manipulation by an operator, where the door handle freely pivots between a up position and down position relative to the actuator plate and only activates the latch assembly in the down position. |
| US10472851B1 |
Fence anchor device
An improved fence anchor device for securing fence fabric extending along a fence structure. The fence anchor device includes an elongated stake having a tine end imbedded within the ground, and a clasp end positioned proximate the fence fabric. A tether is rotatably captured within a keeper provided in said clasp end, and the tether includes a first angled leg having a first hook end, and a second angled leg having a second hook end spaced apart at a distance that corresponds with a distance between a first fence link and a second fence link located along the fence fabric. |
| US10472848B2 |
Funerary construction for containing funerary objects
A funerary construction for containing funerary objects, which comprises a supporting structure with at least one cavity defined for accommodating at least one funerary object; the accommodation cavity has at least one access opening which is closed by at least one closing plate fixed to the supporting structure; at least one covering slab is arranged facing the closing plate and there are elements of mounting the covering slab on the supporting structure; the mounting elements comprise at least one mounting element that is supported by the closing plate and which defines at least one region for resting the covering slab. |
| US10472845B2 |
Fastener
A fastener for fastening parts together. The fastener has a shaft, a head and movable members that spring outwardly from the shaft to firmly capture the parts between the members and the head upon insertion of the fastener into aligned holes in the parts. No threading step is necessary. The movable members may be retractable into the shaft to facilitate insertion into holes corresponding in size to the shaft. The members may have a contact surface sloping away from the head and forming a tapered space between the members and the head so that the outward spring bias tends to reduce the space and maintain tightness of the joint. The fastener may be operatively deployed by a single insertion step. |
| US10472843B2 |
Vehicle vending machine
Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and a video system. |
| US10472842B2 |
Automated parking lot turntable
An automated parking turntable includes a driver walking unit with a rack having multiple loading forks and a vehicle conveyor for loading and unloading a vehicle to and from the rack. The automated parking turntable further includes a rotating plate having a vehicle standby unit in which a vehicle stands by opposite a driver getting on/off door, the rotating plate rotating to change the front/rear/left/right direction of the vehicle. Multiple fork bars are formed on the vehicle standby unit of the rotating plate and arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval so as to be perpendicular to the direction of movement of the vehicle in the outer straight range of the rotating plate. The multiple fork bars include front and rear fork groups spaced from each other to support the front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle, respectively. |
| US10472839B2 |
Beach entry fiberglass pool system
A fiberglass swimming pool system, including a fiberglass swimming pool body defining an interior volume for holding water and positioned in an excavation, a fiberglass flange operationally connected to the fiberglass swimming pool body, a fiberglass lip extending from the flange away from the fiberglass swimming pool body, a truncated fiberglass top wall extending perpendicularly from the flange, a fiberglass ramp extending from the elongated fiberglass riser wall into the interior volume, and a deck extending over the lip and operationally connected to the fiberglass ramp at the top wall. The fiberglass ramp has an angle of decline of between one and fifteen degrees. |
| US10472832B2 |
Kits of parts for trimming step edges
An apparatus for trimming step edges includes a nose piece for locating at an edge of a horizontal existing surface, a covering board for covering the horizontal existing surface, and a riser board for locating a top of the riser board at or adjacent the edge with the board in an upright orientation. The nose piece includes at its rear a recess for receiving a projecting tongue of the covering board, which cooperate to retain the covering board positioned against the existing surface. The apparatus additionally features a fastener projecting forwardly at a bottom of the tongue for mechanically coupling with a distinct locking recess in the nose piece. The apparatus also features a receptacle for placing at a rear of the covering board to receive another riser board, which conceals a gap between the rear edge of the covering board and an upright surface upstanding from the existing surface. |
| US10472828B2 |
Roof mounting system
In various embodiments, a tile system for mounting structures to a roof may comprise a base assembly, a fastener, a seal, a flashing, and a mounting bracket. The fastener may be installable on the base assembly. The seal may be installable on the fastener. The flashing may be configured to replace a roof tile. Moreover, a protrusion may be field formed in the flashing during installation of the tile system by driving the fastener through the flashing in response to the base assembly being positioned on the roof surface. The bracket may be installable on the fastener and configured to compress the flashing against the seal and the base assembly. |
| US10472826B2 |
Reinforcing bar coupler for spiral reinforcing bar
The present invention relates to a reinforcing bar coupler, for a spiral reinforcing bar, for coupling a pair of spiral reinforcing bars in a straight line, which includes, at one side of the inner part thereof, a protrusion accommodating groove screw-coupled to a spiral protrusion of the spiral reinforcing bar, and a loading part formed to have an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the spiral reinforcing bar, such that the end part of the spiral reinforcing bar is accommodated therein without rotation. |
| US10472822B1 |
Insulated interlocking superblocks for constructing and supporting structural elements of a building
An insulated interlocking superblock assembly enables the quick and convenient construction and support of structural elements of a building. At least one all-structure is utilized to construct a wall for the building. The wall-structure includes a planar base body, a first lining, a second lining, and a plurality of interlocking features. The planar base body is constructed out of a plurality of blocks. Further, the plurality of blocks is arranged into a grid pattern to form a continuous planar structure. A corresponding feature from the plurality of features engages an arbitrary block to an adjacent block, thereby allowing the planar base body to be rapidly erected. The first lining is attached along a first lengthwise edge of the planar base body. Similarly, the second lining is attached along a second lengthwise edge of the planar base body, thereby allowing the attachment of the ceiling and the floor. |
| US10472818B2 |
Expansion device of panels
A first constituent member configured such that a plurality of panels overlaps and a second constituent member configured such that a plurality of panels overlaps are included, in which a first link member that can be expanded and contracted is connected to the first constituent member, a second link member that can be expanded and contracted is connected to the second constituent member, each of the constituent members can be expanded and contracted by expansion and contraction of each of the link members, the first constituent member and the second constituent member can relatively be rotated around rotation axes and also can removably be connected, the first link member and the second link member are connected to both ends of connecting link arm members via a free joint respectively, and the first link member and the second link member can be separated from each other. |
| US10472815B1 |
Hydro-variant baffle cartridge system
Stormwater pollution prevention systems, vaults, boxes, and methods of treatment systems to capture pollutants from storm water runoff and prevent the conveyance of these pollutants from entering a receiving water body or landscape area. The systems can be part of a local permanent storm water drainage infrastructure, where the system combines both drainage conveyance, multi-level treatment techniques, variable hydraulic capabilities, and easy and inexpensive methods for servicing the systems. The systems can use cartridges, each having either a treatment media or treatment polymer inside, wherein the cartridges can be serviced without requiring anyone to enter into a treatment vault/box. |
| US10472813B1 |
Subsurface fluid conveyance chamber and method
A subsurface fluid conveyance chamber is arch-shaped in cross-section, having a corrugated outer shell extending along a horizontal axis with a pair of contiguously molded end walls and alternating peak and valley corrugations along its length. Each peak corrugation forms an outer ridge having a top surface and a pair of sidewalls. Inner walls along each lateral side of the outer shell form interior chambers at each ridge location in the outer shell. Each interior chamber has an aperture formed in the inner wall, and two opposing apertures formed in each sidewall. The inner wall apertures are vertically offset above the outer shell apertures and form a gravity trap for the granular material, limiting entry to the lower section of the interior chambers. The angled pathways defined by the interior chamber aperture locations require directional changes in fluid flow that minimize contamination of the inner conveyance chamber during use. |
| US10472812B2 |
Water closet assembly with a removable cap
Disclosed are various embodiments for an apparatus that comprises a water closet assembly having a cylindrical body and a water closet flange. The apparatus also includes an annular shear wall that extends from the water closet assembly in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body. The water closet assembly can also include an annular recess. In addition, the apparatus has a wall of the annular recess that includes an outer surface of the annular shear wall and a removable cap extending from the annular shear wall. |
| US10472807B2 |
Prevention of freezing of outdoor water line
An apparatus includes a first processor-controllable valve and a second processor-controllable valve both of which are connectable to an outdoor water line. A controller configured to control the operation of the first processor-controllable valve and the second processor-controllable valve. The controller, in use, urges the second processor-controllable valve to open and permit flow of the water along an interior of the outdoor water line for the case where the second electrical power source is available for use by the second processor-controllable valve when the first electrical power source is unavailable for use by the first processor-controllable valve. |
| US10472805B1 |
Hydraulic drive unit of hydraulic excavator
A hydraulic drive unit of a hydraulic excavator is configured to include a first hydraulic pump (P1) that discharges a hydraulic oil for activating a boom cylinder (36) and the like, a first electric motor (M1) that drives the first hydraulic pump (P1), a hydraulic pump for revolution (P2) that discharges a hydraulic oil for activating a revolution motor (26), a second electric motor (M2) that drives the hydraulic pump for revolution (P2), and a motor control device (150) that controls the rotation of the first electric motor (M1) and that of the second electric motor (M2). The motor control device (150) is configured such that when the revolution of the revolving body is not activated by the revolution motor (26), control to deactivate the second electric motor (M2) is performed. |
| US10472804B2 |
Hydraulic control system of construction machine
A hydraulic control system achieves a reduction in meter-out pressure loss in accordance with variation of a negative load acting on a hydraulic actuator. A hydraulic fluid discharged from the actuator flows through meter-out flow lines having variable restrictors. A load sensor detects the magnitude of a negative load applied to the actuator by an external force in the same direction as the operating direction of the actuator. A control device reduces the sum total of the opening areas of the variable restrictors in accordance with an increase in the magnitude of the negative load detected by the load sensor and the operation amount detected by the operation amount sensor when the load abnormality sensor does not detect any abnormality. When an abnormality is detected, it reduces the sum total of the opening areas to a predetermined value in accordance with the operation amount detected by the operation amount sensor. |
| US10472803B2 |
System and method for determining stale terrain value of worksite
A control system for determining a stale terrain value for use by an autonomous machine is provided. The control system includes a controller associated with the autonomous machine operating on a work surface. The controller is configured to receive position data associated with the autonomous machine from a position sensing system. The controller is configured to receive data related to a dump operation to be performed by the autonomous machine. The data includes a distance between a start location and an end location, a distance between two adjacent piles of material, and an average speed of travel of the autonomous machine. The controller is configured to determine the stale terrain value associated with the work surface. The controller is configured to trigger a control signal for shutting down the dump operation of the autonomous machine on approaching the stale terrain value based on receiving an operator input. |
| US10472801B2 |
System for measuring friction force of excavator swing device for supplying lubricating oil
An excavator includes at least one gyro sensor for sensing the incline of equipment; a swing motor for rotating an upper body of the excavator; a first pressure sensor for sensing an operating pressure value applied to the swing motor; a swing joystick for driving the swing motor; a second pressure sensor for sensing a manipulation value inputted into the swing joystick; and a controller, wherein the controller receives pieces of information sensed by the gyro sensors, the first pressure sensor, and the second pressure sensor, and detects the operating pressure value of the swing motor, sensed through the first pressure sensor, so as to notify a worker of the time at which lubricating oil is added if a maximum manipulation value is inputted into the swing joystick for a minimum measuring time or more in a swing friction force measurement mode. |
| US10472797B2 |
Two step hydraulic breaker with automatic stroke adjustment
A two-step auto stroke hydraulic breaker includes a cylinder including a high-low pressure chamber, a high pressure chamber, and a pressure converting chamber including a pilot port, a high pressure connecting port connected to the high pressure chamber, a sensing port, an oil tank port, a long stroke port, and a short stroke port, a piston including small diameter portions, upper and lower large diameter portions, a sensing fluid groove between the upper and lower large diameter portions, and a return fluid groove formed on the lower the large diameter portion, a fluid circuit unit to control a supply direction of the fluid to the cylinder and to generate a fluid pressure to selectively change a stroke, and a chisel to break the bedrock when a lower portion of the piston descends to impact the chisel during a descending operation. |
| US10472793B2 |
Method of monitoring subsurface concrete structures
Fiber optic sensors are used to monitor the integrity of a subsurface concrete structure such as a pile or diaphragm wall. A fiber optic sensor array (48) is attached to a reinforcement or framework assembly (20) for the subsurface concrete structure. Concrete is applied to surround the reinforcement or framework assembly (20) and fiber optic sensor array (48). The fiber optic sensor array (48) is then used to collect temperature data during hydration of the subsurface concrete structure. The temperature data is monitored in real time to determine differentials across the structure, indicative of a problem within the structure. |
| US10472792B2 |
Tower flange for a wind turbine
The present disclosure is directed to a tower assembly for a wind turbine having a tower flange that can accommodate foundations and/or nacelles of varying sizes. The tower assembly includes one or more tower sections having an integral tower flange that can be secured to a foundation, atop the tower section(s), and/or at a mid-height tower location. Further, the tower flange includes a substantially cylindrical wall defining an outer diameter and an inner diameter separated by an increased radial thickness. Thus, a radial offset is defined between the outer diameter of the tower flange and the corresponding tower component, i.e. the foundation, another tower section, or a yaw bearing. Accordingly, the larger radial thickness of the tower flange allows the flange to accommodate foundations or turbines of varying sizes with one common tower. |
| US10472788B2 |
Devices used in laboratories to measure horizontal displacement of soil around a foundation to be treated by vacuum preloading, and measurement methods
A laboratory device to measure horizontal displacement of soil around a region treated by vacuum preloading includes a box injected with dredger fill. A vertical drainage board and a vacuum pumping tube are buried within soil in the treatment region in connection with a vacuum degree detector and a vacuum pump. A seal membrane covers soil in the treatment region. A loading device is above the seal membrane. Transverse tubes are inserted into a side of the box and in surrounding soil of the treatment region. An annular sensing source, which moves together with the soil and which is movable along the transverse tubes, sleeved on the transverse tubes. Each transverse tube is provided with a sensing instrument, and the sensing instrument is connected with a sensor is inserted into the transverse tube. The different positions of the sensing source at different moments of time are determined. |
| US10472785B2 |
Surf conditions
A method of improving surf conditions above a seabed is provided. The seabed is at least partly formed of unrestrained sediment. The method includes moving some of the sediment to form a formation of unrestrained sediment. A grooming device is provided for improving surf conditions above a seabed. The device is movable in a direction of travel along the seabed and includes an outlet and an arrangement. The outlet is for directing, in a direction transverse to the direction of travel, a stream of water to move some of the sediment. The arrangement is for engaging the seabed to resist force resultant from the directing the stream of water. |
| US10472781B2 |
Anchor pile and installation method for same
The present invention provides an anchor pile and installation method for the same, which includes insertion hole portions and guide portions formed in the side surface of a hollow pipe. In a state where a resistance member formed of a material that can be elastically deformed is stored within the pipe, the anchor pile is driven into the ground. When an auxiliary tool is used to pull up the resistance member in a vertical direction within the pipe after the anchor pile is driven into the ground, the protrusion portions of the resistance member slide on the guide portions and are deformed so as to be opened and extended toward the insertion hole portions. The protrusion portions of the resistance member are protruded from the insertion hole portions toward the ground and function to provide the resistance force of the anchor pile in the ground. |
| US10472779B2 |
Road finisher with liftable chassis
A road finisher including an undercarriage, a chassis, a hopper, a paving screed, and a lifting device for lifting the chassis relative to the undercarriage at least in a rear region of the road finisher. The lifting device comprises a rocker mounted rotatably around an undercarriage rotational axis at an undercarriage-side bearing surface and rotatably around a chassis rotational axis at a chassis-side bearing surface. The lifting device further comprises a length-variable adjustment member connecting a chassis-side link point to a rocker-side link point and configured to change a distance between the chassis-side link point and the rocker-side link point by changing its length to selectively lift or lower the chassis relative to the undercarriage. A distance between the chassis rotation axis and the undercarriage rotation axis is greater than a distance between the chassis rotation axis and the chassis-side bearing surface. |
| US10472777B1 |
Screed tow point assembly for paver
A tow point assembly for attaching a screed to a traction unit of a paver, the tow point assembly including a tow arm having a forward end and a rearward end adapted to be secured to the screed, a tow point support adapted to be secured to the traction unit, and a tow point lift mechanism. The tow point lift mechanism has a first end adapted to be secured to one of the traction unit and the tow point support, and a second end connected to the forward end of the tow arm. The forward end of the tow arm defines a pull point axis where the traction unit pulls the screed and a pivot axis where the tow arm pivots relative to the traction unit. The pull point axis and the pivot axis are coaxial. |
| US10472775B2 |
Artificial turf edging system and method
A method and system for providing an artificial turf edge. In one embodiment, the method includes: providing a first layer of base material along a perimeter of the artificial turf area; placing at least one raised border piece on top of the first layer of base material and thereafter securing the at least one raised border piece to the first layer of base material, wherein the at least one raised border piece includes a main wall that extends upwardly and at a predetermined angle away from an external surface adjacent to the artificial turf area; providing a second layer of base material over at least a portion of the first layer of base material, wherein the second layer of base material is confined by the at least one raised border; placing an artificial turf material over the second layer of base material and over the main wall; and securing the artificial turf material to the second layer of base material and the at least one raised border piece, wherein a level of the second layer of base material confined by the at least one raised border piece is higher than a level of the external surface. |
| US10472770B2 |
Element for manipulating light
A wet-laid nonwoven having a1) 5-50 wt % matrix fibers and a2) 50-95 wt % at least partially thermally fused binding fibers or b1) 50-80 wt % matrix fibers and b2) 20-50 wt % binders, can be used as a light distributing element. |
| US10472769B2 |
Silane based surfaces with extreme wettabilities
In various aspects, the present disclosure provides porous materials having extreme wettability to polar or non-polar fluids, such as water and oil. The porous material has a coated surface comprising a low surface energy fluoroalkyl silane that is treated to exhibit at least one type of extreme wettability. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides a porous material comprising a coated surface that is both superhydrophobic and oleophilic, or superhydrophobic and superoleophobic, or superhydrophilic and oleophobic, by way of example. Methods of forming a porous surface having a predetermined wettability are also provided. Other embodiments include fluidic devices that incorporate porous materials having extreme wettabilities, such as microfluidic devices and separators. |
| US10472768B1 |
Forming section for forming a fibrous web, a papermaking machine comprising a forming section and a method of forming a fibrous web
The invention relates to a forming section (2) for forming a fibrous web (W). The forming section (2) comprises a first forming fabric (3) arranged to run in a loop supported by guide elements (4) and a second forming fabric (5) arranged to run in a loop supported by guide elements (4). The second forming fabric (5) is arranged so in 5 relation to the first forming fabric (3) that the two forming fabrics (3, 5) converge towards each other to form an inlet gap (6) into which stock can be injected. A forming roll (7) is arranged within the loop of the second forming fabric (5) to guide the second forming fabric (5) into the inlet gap (6) and to guide the first and the second forming fabric (3, 5) along a part of their path which is common to both the first and the second 10 forming fabric (3, 5) and which begins at the inlet gap. The forming roll (7) comprises a flexible tubular jacket (8) which is arranged to run in a loop around an axis of rotation (A) that extends in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first and second forming fabric (3, 5) are arranged to run and the forming roll further (7) comprises a support ledge (9) located inside the loop of the flexible tubular jacket (8) 15 and extending in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation (A) of the flexible tubular jacket (8). The support ledge (9) can press the flexible tubular jacket (8) in a direction outwards away from the axis of rotation (A) such that, in the area in which the flexible tubular jacket (8) is pressed outwards by the support ledge (9), the flexible tubular jacket (8) is caused to follow a path with a radius of curvature which is smaller than the 20 radius of curvature of the flexible tubular jacket (8) outside this area. The invention also relates to a method of forming a fibrous web. |
| US10472765B2 |
Rope made of textile fiber material
The invention relates to a rope (1) made of textile fibre material, which is characterized by the combination of features whereby a) the load-bearing fibre material of the rope (1) consists of high-strength synthetic fibres b) the rope (1) is in the form of a spiral strand rope c) the rope (1) has at least two, preferably at least three concentric load-bearing strand layers (3,4,5) d) the individual strands (7,8,9,10,11,12) of the strand layers (3,4,5) are movable with respect to one another e) the degree of filling of the rope (1) with textile fibre material is ≥75%, preferably ≥85% f) the outermost ply (5,6) of the rope has a coefficient of friction μ with respect to steel of μ<0.15. |
| US10472764B2 |
Polyurethane roller coating process for carpet backing
A method for preparing carpet by using polyurethane to anneal secondary backing to a greige, comprising fibers attached to a primary backing using a roller application system. The greige is conditioned prior to coating and the polyurethane coated greige is contacted with the secondary backing and the laminate is tensioned and supported to maintain the laminate structure substantially through the polyurethane curing process. |
| US10472759B2 |
Laundry treating appliance door assembly comprising a plastic fishbowl
A laundry treating appliance door assembly comprises a plastic fishbowl. Typically, laundry treating appliances, such as dryers, have door assemblies comprising glass fishbowls. Utilizing plastic enables a fishbowl to have a sharper radius of curvature than that of a glass fishbowl due to manufacturing constraints of glass. A shaper radius of curvature allows for greater capacity in the treating chamber in a laundry treating appliance. |
| US10472758B2 |
Wall-mounted drum-type washing machine
A wall-mounted drum-type washing machine includes a rear panel mounted on a wall surface; a tub containing wash water; a rotatable drum in the tub; a driving unit providing power to the drum; a coupling unit on the rear panel coupled to a rotatable driving shaft of the drum; and a disposition portion preventing the driving unit connected to the driving shaft from interfering with the wall surface. |
| US10472757B2 |
Vibrating apparatus for treatment of fabrics
A vibrating apparatus for dimensional stabilization treatment of fabrics includes a fabric-containing tub (2), a vibration-generating slider-crank mechanism (3) and a support mechanism (4) for supporting the tub (2) and transferring the vibrations produced by the generating mechanism (3). The tub (2) is made of carbon fiber and the mechanism (4) for supporting and transferring vibrations includes at least three rocker arms (12), each having one end hinged to the tub (2), the other end hinged to a counterweight (6) located opposite to the tub (2) and being hinged in the middle to a load-bearing structure (16). |
| US10472743B2 |
Bielastic aramid tire cord as cap ply
A dipped and heat-set aramid cord, comprising a plurality of cord plies having a spacing between the plurality of cord plies, wherein a TASE at 2.0% elongation of the aramid cord is less than 2.0 cN/dtex; wherein the spacing between the plurality of cord plies is more than 10% and less than 80% of a cord diameter (D) of the cord plies. |
| US10472740B2 |
Textile machine and method for operating same
A method and associated textile machine are provided to produce a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle fed to a consolidating means. The produced roving is wound with a winding device onto a tube arranged at a winding position. After the wound tube has been fully or partially wound with the roving, a tube change is initiated. During the tube change, the wound tube is removed from the winding position and an empty tube is moved into the winding position. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube at least until the roving comes into contact with the empty tube as a result of the tube change such that the production of the roving is not interrupted during the tube change. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube in a region that lies outside a region last wound prior to the tube change. |
| US10472739B2 |
Yarn manufacturing device
A yarn producing apparatus for producing carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn by aggregating CNT fibers. A front roller continuously draws the CNT fibers from at least one CNT forming substrate, a yarn producing unit aggregates the CNT fibers drawn by the front roller, and a status monitors a state of the CNT fibers drawn from the CNT forming substrate, or the CNT yarn. |
| US10472732B2 |
Method for manufacturing single crystal
A target value of a pull-up speed of the single crystal is set in advance before starting pulling-up of the single crystal for every predetermined pull-up length, the pull-up speed moving average value is calculated from actual values of the pull-up speeds measured from a time point that pulling-up of a predetermined length of the single crystal has been started until the current time point, a corrected value of the pull-up speed target value at a current time point is calculated and the single crystal is pulled up on the basis of this corrected value. When α is a past pull-up length and β is a future pull-up length, a pull-up length (α+β) used for calculating the corrected value of the pull-up speed target value is changed with an actual value of the single crystal diameter. |
| US10472730B2 |
Electrolyte concentration control system for high rate electroplating
An electroplating apparatus for filling recessed features on a semiconductor substrate includes a vessel configured to maintain a concentrated electroplating solution at a temperature of at least about 40° C., wherein the solution would have formed a precipitate at 20° C. This vessel is in fluidic communication with an electroplating cell configured for bringing the concentrated electrolyte in contact with the semiconductor substrate at a temperature of at least about 40° C., or the vessel is the electroplating cell. In order to prevent precipitation of metal salts from the electrolyte, the apparatus further includes a controller having program instructions for adding a diluent to the concentrated electroplating solution in the vessel to avoid precipitation of a salt from the concentrated electroplating solution in response to a signal indicating that the electrolyte is at risk of precipitation. |
| US10472726B2 |
Electrolyte and process for electroplating copper onto a barrier layer
The subject of the present invention is an electrolyte composition for depositing copper on semiconductor substrates covered with a barrier layer.This electrolyte contains the combination of imidazole and 2,2′-bipyridine, used as suppressor, and of thiodiglycolic acid, used as accelerator.The combination of these additives makes it possible to obtain a bottom-up filling on trenches of very small width, typically of less than 100 nm. |
| US10472725B2 |
Method for controlling an alumina feed to electrolytic cells for producing aluminum
The invention relates to nonferrous metallurgy and may be suitable for controlling the feed of alumina to electrolytic cells for producing aluminum to maintain the alumina concentration in the electrolytic melt equal or close to the saturation value. To maintain the alumina concentration within the set range, reduced voltage U or pseudo-resistance R is measured and recorded at fixed time intervals. Underfeeding or overfeeding phases occur compared to a theoretical alumina feeding rate during electrolysis, wherein the duration of underfeeding phases is based on the alumina concentration in the electrolytic melt, and the duration of overfeeding phases is based on the change of one or more electrolytic cell parameters being recorded: reduced voltage, U, pseudo-resistance, R, rates of reduced voltage, dU/dt, pseudo-resistance, dR/dt, change. Adjustments to the anode-cathode distance to maintain the electrolytic cell energy balance may be performed during any of the feeding phases. |
| US10472723B2 |
Method of preventing reverse current flow through an ion exchange membrane electrolyzer
Provided is a method of preventing reverse current flow through an ion exchange membrane electrolyzer, which method is capable of preventing a reverse current from being generated after stopping operation of the ion exchange membrane electrolyzer.A method of preventing reverse current flow through an ion exchange membrane electrolyzer 100, the ion exchange membrane electrolyzer 100 having an anode chamber 107 housing an anode, a cathode chamber 110 housing a cathode, an anode solution-supplying manifold 121 to feed anode solution to the anode chamber 107, and a cathode solution-supplying manifold 124 to feed cathode solution to the cathode chamber 110. After stopping operation of the ion exchange membrane electrolyzer 100, injected is a low electrical conductivity material with an electrical conductivity lower than that of the anode solution or the cathode solution to at least one of an anode solution-supplying pipe 127 which supplies the anode solution to the anode solution-supplying manifold 121 from an anode solution tank 123 and a cathode solution-supplying pipe 128 which supplies the cathode solution to the cathode solution-supplying manifold 124 from a cathode solution tank 123. |
| US10472720B2 |
Reduction of chromium waste in an aluminum conversion coat processing line
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of conversion coating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to improved methods for improving efficiency of chromium conversion coat processing lines. |
| US10472718B2 |
Temperature-controlled gas supply line with dilution gas flows supplied at multiple locations
A device and a method for depositing organic layers onto a substrate includes a process gas source with a temperature-controlled evaporator, and a carrier gas supply line which opens into the evaporator in order to supply a carrier gas flow into a temperature-controlled first transport line. A first dilution gas supply line, which opens into the first transport line, supplies a dilution gas flow into the first transport line. The device also comprises a temperature-controlled gas inlet element fluidly connected to the first transport line. A gaseous starting material can be supplied into a processing chamber via the gas inlet element. A substrate is disposed on a temperature-controlled susceptor located in the processing chamber, and a layer is grown on the substrate using the gaseous starting material. |
| US10472715B2 |
Nitride semiconductor template, manufacturing method thereof, and epitaxial wafer
A nitride semiconductor template includes a heterogeneous substrate, a first nitride semiconductor layer that is formed on one surface of the heterogeneous substrate, includes a nitride semiconductor and has an in-plane thickness variation of not more than 4.0%, and a second nitride semiconductor layer that is formed on an annular region including an outer periphery of an other surface of the heterogeneous substrate, includes the nitride semiconductor and has a thickness of not less than 1 μm. |
| US10472714B2 |
Method to obtain SiC class of films of desired composition and film properties
Provided are methods and systems for providing silicon carbide class of films. The composition of the silicon carbide film can be controlled by the choice of the combination of precursors and the ratio of flow rates between the precursors. The silicon carbide films can be deposited on a substrate by flowing two different organo-silicon precursors to mix together in a reaction chamber. The organo-silicon precursors react with one or more radicals in a substantially low energy state to form the silicon carbide film. The one or more radicals can be formed in a remote plasma source. |
| US10472711B2 |
Air knife
An air knife includes: a nozzle main body provided so as to inject gas in response to the width of the steel plate; a nozzle lip installed on at least one of the upper section and the lower section of an outlet of the nozzle main body and extending inclinedly so that the injection cross-sectional area of the gas becomes narrow; and at least one moment generation unit, provided at one side of the nozzle lip, for generating a rotation moment so that the nozzle lip is curved in the width direction of the steel plate and a gap between other nozzle lips varies. |
| US10472710B2 |
Zn—Al—Mg coated steel sheet, and method of producing Zn—Al—Mg coated steel sheet
Provided is a Zn—A—Mg coated steel sheet having a plated layer including from 4 to 22% by mass of Al, from 1.0 to 6.5% by mass of Mg, from 0.001 to 1.000% by mass of Si, as well as Zn and impurities as the balance, wherein the structure of the plated layer contains an Al primary crystal, the Al primary crystal including: a cellular dendrite-shaped first Al primary crystal and a second axis spacing of from 0.5 to 2.0 μm; a minute equi-axed dendrite-shaped second Al primary crystal and a second axis spacing of from 0.5 to 2.0 μm; and a petal-shaped third Al primary crystal with a principal axis length of from 0.5 to 3.0 μm and a ternary eutectic structure of Al, Zn, and Mg2Zn11 as a structure other than the Al primary crystal. |
| US10472706B2 |
High strength, high toughness steel alloy
A high strength, high toughness steel alloy is disclosed. The alloy has the following broad weight percent composition. ElementBroad C0.35-0.55 Mn0.6-1.2 Si0.9-2.5 P0.01 max. S0.001 max. Cr0.75-2.0 Ni3.5-7.0 Mo + ½ W0.4-1.3 Cu0.5-0.6 Co0.01 max. V + (5/9) × Nb0.2-1.0 FeBalance Included in the balance are the usual impurities found in commercial grades of steel alloys produced for similar use and properties. Also disclosed is a hardened and tempered article that has very high strength and fracture toughness. The article is formed from the alloy having the broad weight percent composition set forth above. The alloy article according to this aspect of the invention is further characterized by being tempered at a temperature of about 500° F. to 600° F. |
| US10472705B2 |
Cold work tool steel
The invention relates to a cold work tool steel. The steel comprises the following main components (in wt. %): C 0.5-2, N 1.3-3, Si 0.05-1.2, Mn 0.05-1, Cr 2.5-5.5, Mo 0.8-2.2, V 6-18, with a balance of optional elements, iron, and impurities. |
| US10472703B2 |
Metal alloy for coin production
The metal alloy is a possible replacement for/alternative to cupronickel cladding material used on currently-circulating clad coins. In the preferred embodiment, the (steel) metal alloy cladding material comprises 73-77% iron, 22-26% nickel, 0.2-0.5% carbon, and 1-5% manganese. The cladding material has an International Annealed Copper Standard (IACS) conductivity of less than 2%, a permeability of approximately 1.0-1.1, and a hardness value of 50-70 HRC 15 T (Rockwell Hardness). In alternative embodiments, the steel alloy comprises a monolithic coin or a core that may be plated with other metals. |
| US10472702B2 |
High-entropy superalloy
Differing from traditional alloys often containing one primary elemental composition, the present invention reforms a conventional superalloy to a high-entropy superalloy by redesigning the elemental compositions of the conventional superalloy based on a mixing entropy formula. Particularly, this high-entropy superalloy shows advantages of light weight and low cost under the premise of containing a low amount of expensive metal composition. The proposed high-entropy superalloy of the present invention comprises a primary elemental composition and at least one principal strengthening elemental composition, wherein the primary elemental composition has a first element content of at least 35 at % and each of the principal strengthening elemental compositions have a second element content of over 5 at %. Moreover, a variety of experimental results have proved that the high-entropy superalloy simultaneously possesses a variety of excellent high-temperature mechanical properties, such as high mechanical strength, high corrosion resistance, high oxidation resistance, and high creep resistance. |
| US10472701B2 |
Ni-based superalloy for hot forging
The present invention relates to an Ni-based superalloy for hot forging, containing, in terms of % by mass, C: more than 0.001% and less than 0.100%, Cr: 11% or more and less than 19%, Co: more than 5% and less than 25%, Fe: 0.1% or more and less than 4.0%, Mo: more than 2.0% and less than 5.0%, W: more than 1.0% and less than 5.0%, Nb: 0.3% or more and less than 4.0%, Al: more than 3.0% and less than 5.0%, Ti: more than 1.0% and less than 3.0%, and Ta: 0.01% or more and less than 2.0%, with the balance being unavoidable impurities and Ni, in which the component composition satisfies the following two relationships: 3.5≤([Ti]+[Nb]+[Ta])/[Al]×10<6.5 and 9.5≤[Al]+[Ti]+[Nb]+[Ta]<13.0. |
| US10472698B2 |
Method of production of brazed joint and such a brazed joint
A brazed joint having excellent tensile strength (TSS and CTS) and a method of production of the same are provided. A sheet combination 200 comprised of steel sheets 210, 220 between which a brazing filler metal 230 is clamped is heated at a temperature of the Ac3 point of the steel sheet (matrix material) or more. The Ar3 point of the regions near the brazing filler metal at the steel sheets is made higher than the Ar3 point of the steel sheets (matrix material), then the quenching start temperature X is made a temperature of the Ar3 point of the steel sheet (matrix material) or less and hot stamping is performed to produce a brazed joint. |
| US10472692B2 |
Method for manufacturing a high strength steel sheet having improved formability and ductility and sheet obtained
A method for manufacturing a high-strength sheet having improved formability and ductility accord which the chemical composition of the steel contains, in percent by weight: 0.25% |
| US10472688B2 |
Compositions and methods for producing podophyllotoxin derivatives
The present invention provides compositions and methods for biosynthetically producing podophyllotoxin intermediates and derivatives including enzymes and their equivalents involved in the biosynthetic production of podophyllotoxin intermediates and derivatives. |
| US10472683B2 |
Detection of Mycoplasma in cell cultures and cell culture derived biologicals
Sequences having specificity for Mycoplasma and related Mollicutes genus strains and uses thereof. Methods of use include detection of samples contaminated with Mycoplasma. Kits are provided and comprise one or more oligonucleotides for the detection of Mycoplasma and related Mollicutes genus strains. |
| US10472681B2 |
miRNA-based universal screening test (UST)
Described are methods for early noninvasive or minimally invasive detection of pathological changes in organ systems/organs/tissues/cells by quantifying organ system-/organ-/tissue-/cells type-enriched miRNA in bodily fluids. |
| US10472679B2 |
Non-invasive method of diagnosing renal fibrosis
Measurement of mRNAs in urinary cells offers a noninvasive means of diagnosing fibrosis in kidneys. One aspect of the invention is a method that includes: (a) measuring quantities of vimentin mRNA, NKCC2 mRNA, and E-cadherin mRNA in a test sample of cells obtained from urine; and (b) determining whether the vimentin mRNA quantity is higher, the NKCC2 mRNA quantity is lower, or the E-cadherin mRNA is higher than in healthy urinary cells; and thereby detecting that the sample is a fibrotic kidney sample. Step (a) can also include measuring the quantity of RNA expressed by a housekeeping gene (e.g., 18S rRNA). The quantities of vimentin mRNA, NKCC2 mRNA, and E-cadherin mRNA can be normalized against the quantity of housekeeping gene RNA. |
| US10472678B2 |
Reagent for detecting cross contamination of PDX-model related with human and mouse, the kit comprising the same, and the method for the cross contamination detection
The present application relates to a detection kit for genotypes capable of confirming cross contamination that may occur in a banking process of a patient-derived xenograft model or cell-derived xenograft model and a method for determining cross contamination using the same. According to the present invention, it is possible to determine all of cross contamination of mouse related genes, have high detection sensitivity and specificity to be close to 100%, rapidly examine the contamination, and be very useful in predicting mouse contamination.Therefore, according to the present invention, cross contamination of genes related with the human and the mouse is predicted in advance to be applied to evaluation of anticancer drug efficacy using a patient-derived xenograft model or cell-derived xenograft model and contribute to cell banks using the patient-derived xenograft model or cell-derived xenograft model, and as a result, the present invention is very useful in a medical industry. |
| US10472677B2 |
Translational dysfunction based therapeutics
Provided are methods and compositions for inhibiting eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E. Such methods and compositions may be used alone or in conjunction with other therapies, such as gene therapies, for inhibiting cell proliferation and/or treating cancer. |
| US10472676B2 |
Compositions for use in security marking
A composition comprising: a plurality of identical first synthetic nucleotide oligomers; and a plurality of identical second synthetic nucleotide oligomers which are different to the first synthetic nucleotide oligomers, wherein each of the first synthetic nucleotide oligomers comprises a first primer binding sequence of bases, a first identifier sequence of three to seven bases in length, and a second primer binding sequence of bases, the first identifier sequence being disposed between the first and second primer binding sequences, wherein each of the second synthetic nucleotide oligomers comprises a third primer binding sequence of bases, a second identifier sequence of three to seven bases in length, and a fourth primer binding sequence of bases, the second identifier sequence being disposed between the third and fourth primer binding sequences, and wherein the first identifier sequence is different to the second identifier sequence. |
| US10472674B2 |
Systems and methods for automated reusable parallel biological reactions
A method comprises magnetically holding a bead carrying biological material (e.g., nucleic acid, which may be in the form of DNA fragments or amplified DNA) in a specific location of a substrate, and applying an electric field local to the bead to isolate the biological material or products or byproducts of reactions of the biological material. For example, the bead is isolated from other beads having associated biological material. The electric field in various embodiments concentrates reagents for an amplification or sequencing reaction, and/or concentrates and isolates detectable reaction by-products. For example, by isolating nucleic acids around individual beads, the electric field can allow for clonal amplification, as an alternative to emulsion PCR. In other embodiments, the electric field isolates a nanosensor proximate to the bead, to facilitate detection of at least one of local pH change, local conductivity change, local charge concentration change and local heat. The beads may be trapped in the form of an array of localized magnetic field regions. |
| US10472673B2 |
Hetero-pores
The invention relates to hetero-oligomeric pores derived from Msp. The invention also relates to polynucleotide characterisation using the hetero-oligomeric pores. |
| US10472664B2 |
Screening assay for identification of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 inhibitors
Screening methods as well as systems and kits for identifying inhibitors of DNA-independent, histone H4-dependent activation of PARP-1 are provided. The methods comprise screening molecules for their capacity to inhibit the activation and/or biologic activity of PARP-1, as measured by poly(ADP)-ribose production from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. PARP-1 inhibitors identified through the screening methods may be used to treat cancer in which PARP-1 activation or biologic activity plays a role. |
| US10472663B2 |
Procedure for the rapid determination of bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis
The present invention relates to a method for the rapid evaluation of bacterial susceptibility or non-susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis. The rationale is to identify bacterial responses that depend or are influenced by protein synthesis. If this response is prevented or reduced by the antibiotic that inhibits the protein synthesis, the bacteria are susceptible to this antibiotic. Otherwise, if the response keeps similar despite the incubation with the antibiotic, the bacteria are not susceptible or resistant to this antibiotic. These responses could be determined at the DNA lev-el, cell wall level, morphological level or any other experimental approach, including metabolic, bio-chemical, physiological or genetic processes. |
| US10472660B2 |
Method for preparing rebaudioside A from stevioside
The present invention relates to an in-situ method for preparing rebaudioside A from sucrose and stevioside by sucrose synthase and glycosyltransferase. |
| US10472659B2 |
Isothermal nucleic acid amplification
The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for ATP regeneration system for use in conjunction with the strand invasion step of an isothermal nucleic acid amplification which uses recombinases that utilize ATP as an energy source. |
| US10472657B2 |
Enzymatic hydrolysis of disaccharides and oligosaccharides using alpha-glucosidase enzymes
A method is disclosed for hydrolyzing an alpha-1,3 or alpha-1,6 glucosyl-glucose linkage in a saccharide (disaccharide or oligosaccharide). This method comprises contacting the saccharide with an alpha-glucosidase enzyme such as transglucosidase under suitable conditions, during which contacting step the enzyme hydrolyzes at least one alpha-1,3 or alpha-1,6 glucosyl-glucose linkage of the saccharide. This method is useful for reducing the amount of oligosaccharides in a filtrate isolated from a glucan synthesis reaction, for example. |
| US10472656B2 |
Method for fermenting sugars using genetically engineered yeast
A fermentation process for fermenting a starch hydrolysate containing 60-98 weight percent of glucose based on total carbohydrate and 0.3-5% weight percent of isomaltose based on total carbohydrate to a non-ethanol fermentation product is carried out. The method comprises: a) forming a fermentation broth containing the starch hydrolysate and a genetically modified microorganism containing i) an exogenous gene encoding transporter capable of transporting isomaltose ii) an exogenous gene encoding an enzyme capable of converting isomaltose to glucose; and b) fermenting the starch hydrolysate in the fermentation broth to produce a non-ethanol fermentation product. This fermentation process may be carried out as a single step fermentation or a batch process. The genetically modified microorganism may contain an exogenous gene encoding an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a product other than ethanol. |
| US10472655B2 |
Enzymes and applications thereof
There is provided SHC/HAC derivatives, amino acid sequences comprising the SHC/HAC derivatives, nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, recombinant host cells comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives and applications of the recombinant host cells comprising either SHC/HAC derivatives or WT SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox and SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox. |
| US10472654B2 |
Polymer grade lactic acid monomer production bacteria and construction method thereof and technology for manufacturing lactic acid
Disclosed are very high optically pure D- and L-lactic acid fermentation production strains and construction methods thereof and the method for preparing very high optically pure D- and L-lactic acids using the strains, wherein the deposit number of the D-lactic acid fermentation production strain is CGMCC No. 11059, and the deposit number of the L-lactic acid fermentation production strain is CGMCC No. 11060. |
| US10472644B2 |
Protein expression in plants
The present invention relates to protein expression in plants, particularly the large-scale production of recombinant polypeptides in whole Nicotiana tabacum plants. The use of preselected combination of N. tabacum varieties and Agrobacterium strains, optionally including one or more improvements to the transient expression-based methods of the invention, enables the production of large quantities of a heterologous polypeptides economically and in a short period of time. |
| US10472643B2 |
Agents for enhancement of production of biofuel precursors in microalgae
We identified 17 transcription factor genes that regulate lipid production and activity in an organism. We subsequently detailed characterization of one of them (psr1). Constructs, methods and systems for enhancing or increasing lipid production in an organism are described. |
| US10472642B2 |
Method for the reduction of tobacco-specific nitrosamines or their precursors in tobacco plants
The present invention provides a method for reducing at least one tobacco-specific nitrosamine or a precursor thereof in tobacco comprising modifying the tobacco plant by increasing the activity or expression of a LBD (lateral organ bound domain) nitrogen-responsive transcription factor. The present invention also provides tobacco cells, tobacco plants, tobacco plant propagation materials, harvested leaves, processed tobaccos, or tobacco products obtainable in accordance with the invention. |
| US10472639B2 |
Non-replicative transduction particles and transduction particle-based reporter systems
Methods and systems are provided for packaging reporter nucleic acid molecules into non-replicative transduction particles for use as reporter molecules. The non-replicative transduction particles can be constructed from viruses and use viral transduction and replication systems. The reporter nucleic acid molecules include a reporter gene, such as a reporter molecule or selectable marker, for detecting target genes or cells. Methods and systems are provided for detection of cells and target nucleic acid molecules using the non-replicative transduction particles as reporter molecules. |
| US10472638B2 |
Synthetic MRNA leaders
The present invention provides a synthetic mRNA leader for enhancing the expression of a gene encoding a desired protein, vectors comprising said synthetic mRNA leader and methods of producing a desired gene product using said synthetic mRNA leader and vector, said method comprising expressing said gene using a synthetic mRNA leader which comprises from 5′ to 3′: (i) a first mRNA leader sequence element; (ii) a spacer region; and (iii) a second mRNA leader sequence element; wherein said first mRNA leader sequence element is a modified transcription-stimulating mRNA leader capable of enhancing transcription of a gene relative to an unmodified reference mRNA leader sequence and/or said second mRNA leader element is a modified translation-stimulating mRNA leader capable of enhancing the translation of a gene transcript relative to an unmodified reference mRNA leader sequence. |
| US10472630B2 |
SMN2 element 1 antisense compositions and methods and uses thereof
The invention provides methods and compositions for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In one aspect of the invention, a series of compositions comprising an antisense oligonucleotide targeting the Element 1 site on the SMN2 pre-mRNA and a Morpholino backbone is disclosed. In another aspect of the invention, a method of treating SMA patients by modulating the splicing of SMN2 pre-mRNA to increase the amount of full-length SMN is disclosed. Certain embodiments of the inventive method comprise administering an E1-targeting antisense oligonucleotide, such as Morpholino based antisense oligonucleotide, to a SMA subject. |
| US10472629B2 |
Methods and compositions for modlating apolipoprotein (A) expression
Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing apo(a) to treat, prevent, or ameliorate diseases, disorders or conditions related to apo(a) or Lp(a). Certain diseases, disorders or conditions related to apo(a) or Lp(a) include inflammatory, cardiovascular and/or metabolic diseases, disorders or conditions. The antisense compounds disclosed herein can be used to treat such diseases, disorders or conditions in an individual in need thereof. |
| US10472624B2 |
Morpholino oligonucleotide manufacturing method
Morpholino oligonucleotides can be produced efficiently in a high yield by a liquid-phase synthesis method, which includes subjecting a reaction mixture of a condensation reaction to an extraction operation and separating the morpholino oligonucleotide as a resultant product to the organic layer side. |
| US10472623B2 |
Antigen-binding molecule capable of binding two or more antigen molecules repeatedly
The present inventors discovered that antibodies having weaker antigen-binding activity at the early endosomal pH in comparison with that at the pH of plasma are capable of binding to multiple antigen molecules with a single antibody molecule, have long half-lives in plasma, and have improved durations of time in which they can bind to antigen. |
| US10472622B2 |
Cassette for sample preparation
Apparatuses for preparing a sample are disclosed herein. The apparatuses include a chamber, a first valve at least partially disposed in the first chamber, a second valve at least partially disposed in the first chamber, and a pump comprising an actuator and nozzle. |
| US10472619B2 |
Targeting BCL11A distal regulatory elements for fetal hemoglobin reinduction
Provided herein are methods and compositions for increasing fetal hemoglobin levels in a cell by disrupting BCL11A expression at the genomic level. Also provided herein are methods and compositions relating to the treatment of hemoglobinopathies by reinduction of fetal hemoglobin levels. |
| US10472616B2 |
Genes encoding alpha-1,3-glucanase and methods of using the same
The present invention relates to a novel alpha-1,3-glucanase, and more particularly, to a novel alpha-1,3-glucanase from Trichoderma harzianum, a gene encoding the same, a recombinant vector and recombinant microorganism comprising the gene, and a method of producing an alpha-1,3-glucanase using the recombinant microorganism. The novel alpha-1,3-glucanase according to the present invention can effectively degrade mutan, which is a component of a microbial biofilm, and thus it can be used in oral hygiene products and the medical field. |
| US10472615B2 |
Reduced immunogenic proteins for lysosomal storage disorders
Disclosed are methods and compositions for reduced immunogenic proteins used in enzyme replacement therapy for lysosomal storage disorders. More specifically disclosed are genetically engineered variants of N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS), which are less immunogenetic then wild-type GALNS, but maintain enzymatic activity, and may be used to treat Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (Morquio A disease, MPS IVA). |
| US10472610B2 |
Method for generating pancreatic bud cells and therapeutic agent for pancreatic disease containing pancreatic bud cells
Provided is a method for generating pancreatic bud cells, having the step of culturing PDX1+/NKX6.1− cells in a medium containing KGF, EGF and a BMP inhibitor. The culturing step may be performed in suspension cultures or in adherent cultures. When the cells are cultured in adherent cultures, the cells may be cultured in a medium further containing a ROCK inhibitor or a nonmuscle myosin II inhibitor. |
| US10472605B2 |
Serum-free medium
A serum-free medium for the growth of mesenchymal stem cells comprises FGF, TGF-β and lipoprotein. |
| US10472599B2 |
Microfluidic cell culture of patient-derived tumor cell spheroids
Provided herein are methods for culturing patient-derived tumor cell spheroids in a three-dimensional microfluidic device. The method comprises mincing primary tumor sample in a medium supplemented with serum; treating the minced primary tumor sample with a composition comprising an enzyme; collecting tumor spheroids having a diameter of 10 μm to 500 μm from the enzyme treated sample; suspending the tumor spheroids in biocompatible gel; and culturing the tumor spheroids in a three dimensional microfluidic device. Methods for identifying an agent for treating cancer and microfluidic devices that allow for the simultaneous exposure of the cultured patient-derived primary tumor cell spheroids to a treatment of choice and to control treatment are also provided. |
| US10472595B2 |
Leuco polymers as bluing agents in laundry care compositions
A leuco polymer comprising a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine, wherein the polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions. |
| US10472594B2 |
Sulfonated copolymers for detergent composition
The present invention relates to a mixture of sulfonated copolymers for detergent compositions which mixture of copolymers offer chelating capability as well as the ability to remain soluble in aqueous environments. |
| US10472592B1 |
Systems and methods for purification of fats, oils, and grease from wastewater
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for purifying fats, oils, and grease from wastewater. The system may include a trash pump configured to pump the wastewater into the system, a grinder pump positioned downstream of the trash pump and configured to grind materials in the wastewater to form a process mixture, a plurality of heat exchangers positioned downstream of the grinder pump and configured to heat the process mixture, a shaker tray positioned downstream of the grinder pump and configured to remove solids from the process mixture, a decanter positioned downstream of the shaker tray and configured to remove solids from the process mixture, and a centrifuge positioned downstream of the decanter and configured to remove liquids and solids from the process mixture to form purified FOG. |
| US10472588B2 |
Renewably derived aldehydes and methods of making and using the same
Methods for making specialty chemical products and chemical intermediates using hydroformylation are generally disclosed. Further, compositions and compounds formed using such methods are also disclosed. In some embodiments, methods are disclosed for refining a renewably sourced material, such as a natural oil, to form compositions, which can be further reacted employing the methods disclosed herein to form certain specialty chemical products or chemical intermediates. |
| US10472587B2 |
Processes for producing industrial products from plant lipids
The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids. In another embodiment, the lipid is converted to one or more hydrocarbon products in harvested plant vegetative parts to produce alkyl esters of the fatty acids which are suitable for use as a renewable biodiesel fuel. |
| US10472586B2 |
Lubricating coating composition and compressor including the same
A lubricating coating composition and a compressor including a sliding member coated with the lubricating coating composition. The lubricating coating composition includes a thermosetting or thermoplastic polyimide-based resin as a binder, a solid lubricant, various solvents, and other additives at a controlled ratio. The compressor includes a first member including a first sliding surface and a second member moving relative to the first member including a second sliding surface. The lubricating coating composition is applied to the first sliding surface or the second sliding surface. |
| US10472584B2 |
Dispersant additives and additive concentrates and lubricating oil compositions containing same
A lubricant additive concentrate having a kinematic viscosity of from about 40 to about 300 cSt at 100° C., containing a dispersant-detergent colloid complex, including a polybutenyl succinimide dispersant that is the reaction product of a polyamine and polybutenyl succinic anhydride (PIBSA) derived from polybutene having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from about 1300 to about 2500 and a terminal vinylidene content of at least about 65%, and succinic and/or maleic anhydride via an ene maleation process, the PIBSA having a succinic anhydride (SA) functionality (F) of greater than 1.7 and less than about 2.5; and a detergent colloid including overbased detergent having a total base number (TBN) of from about 370 to about 1000 mg KOH/g derived from one or more surfactants selected from (i) sulfonate; (ii) phenate; and (iii) carboxylate surfactant; in which the mass ratio of the dispersant to the overbased detergent colloid in the concentrate is from about 0.5 to about 5.0; and the dispersant and overbased colloidal together constitute at least 28 mass %, of the concentrate. |
| US10472578B2 |
Production of upgraded petroleum by supercritical water
A method for upgrading a petroleum feedstock using a supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes introducing the petroleum feedstock, water and an auxiliary feedstock. The method includes operating the system to combine the petroleum feedstock and the water to form a mixed petroleum feedstock and introducing separately and simultaneously into a lower portion of an upflowing supercritical water reactor. The auxiliary feedstock is introduced such that a portion of a fluid contained within the upflowing reactor located proximate to the bottom does not lack fluid momentum. An embodiment of the method includes operating the supercritical water petroleum upgrading system such that the upflowing reactor product fluid is introduced into an upper portion of a downflowing supercritical water reactor. The supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes the upflowing supercritical water reactor and optionally a downflowing supercritical water reactor. |
| US10472577B2 |
Composition for opening polycyclic rings in hydrocracking
A catalyst composition comprising a support comprising a mixture of amorphous silica-alumina and non-zeolitic alumina comprising no more than 75 wt % amorphous silica-alumina and having a ratio of moles of silicon to moles of aluminum in the range of about 0.05 to about 0.50. A first hydrogenation metal comprising platinum, a second hydrogenation metal from Group VIIB or Group VIII of the Periodic Table other than platinum and an optional third metal from Group IA of the Periodic Table may be deposited on the support. The ratio of moles of silicon to the moles of the first hydrogenation metal, the second hydrogenation metal and the optional third metal on the support may be between about 15 and about 75. |
| US10472576B2 |
Methods and systems for optimizing demulsifier and wash water injection rates in gas oil separation plants
Control strategy and algorithms to be utilized in a programmable logic control for automating injection rates of demulsifier and wash-water in a Gas-Oil-Separation Plant (GOSP). The logic control system can be programmed on a Distributed Control System (DCS) of the plant. The automating system is developed with the objective of optimizing demulsifier and wash water usage, improving plants water removal efficiency and minimizing process upsets from insufficient injection of demulsifier or wash water. |
| US10472572B1 |
Method and apparatus for treating organic matter
An apparatus includes a material feeder having an input and an output, a reducing nozzle attached to the output of the material feeder, an electrically conductive tube having a first end surrounding at least a portion of the reducing nozzle, and an induction coil surrounding all or part of the electrically conductive tube. A method for treating organic matter includes inductively heating the electrically conductive tube using the induction coil, and supplying the organic matter to the input of the material feeder. The organic matter is pushed through the reducing nozzle using the material feeder, such that the organic matter forms a continuous tube, semi-continuous tube or pellets of organic matter that is pushed through the electrically conductive tube. The continuous tube, semi-continuous tube or elongated pellets of organic matter is treated using the heat within the electrically conductive tube. |
| US10472568B2 |
Erosion control substrate and methods of use
An erosion control slurry is disclosed. The slurry includes water and a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises: mulch at a weight of x; bentonite clay at a weight of about 0.25x to about 0.495x; and cellulosic water dispersible polymer or starch at a weight of about 0.0025x to about 0.125x. Also disclosed are a substrate that can be mixed with liquid to provide an erosion control slurry, and methods of controlling or reducing erosion. |
| US10472562B2 |
Quantum dot-polymer micronized composite, production method thereof, and article and electronic device including the same
A quantum dot-polymer micronized composite includes a first polymer matrix; a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the first polymer matrix; and at least one of an additive selected from a clay particle embedded in the first polymer matrix and a metal halide dispersed in the first polymer matrix, wherein the quantum dot-polymer micronized composite has an average particle size of less than or equal to about 100 micrometers, a production method thereof, and an article and an electronic device including the micronized composite are provided. |
| US10472561B2 |
Controlling proppant flowback using resin chemistry for acid fracturing
A method for wellbore stimulation of a subterranean formation that includes preparing an emulsified acid, preparing a resin coated proppant, combining the emulsified acid and the resin coated proppant, mixing to form an acid fracturing slurry and performing a fracturing stimulation of a subterranean formation with the acid fracturing slurry containing the resin coated proppant. |
| US10472559B2 |
Method for reusing produced water for hydraulic fracturing
A method comprises obtaining or providing a treatment fluid comprising a gellable agent; an aqueous carrier fluid; at least one polymer comprising one or more ortho-dioxy arylene units; a crosslinking agent; and placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the aqueous carrier fluid comprises produced and/or flowback water. In some embodiments, the aqueous carrier fluid comprises high total dissolved solids, including multivalent salts or both monovalent and multivalent salts. |
| US10472558B2 |
Polymer-enhanced surfactant flooding for permeable carbonates
A method for recovering hydrocarbons in a carbonate reservoir by introducing a saline solution injection containing a saline soluble surfactant and a saline soluble polymer. The method provides for increased hydrocarbon recovery as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques. |
| US10472556B2 |
Nano-inhibitors
Novel hybrid nanoparticles, useful for inhibiting or slowing down the formation of sulfur deposits or minerals in a well during the extraction of gas or oil. Specifically, the nanoparticles each include (i) a polyorganosiloxane (POS) matrix; and, optionally as a coating over a lanthanide oxide core, (iii) at least one polymeric scale inhibitor during the extraction of gas or oil. The invention also relates to the method for obtaining the nano-inhibitors and the application of same. |
| US10472547B2 |
Composite hot-melt adhesive net film and manufacturing process thereof
A composite hot-melt adhesive mesh film and preparation process thereof, in particular, a composite hot-melt adhesive mesh film and preparation process thereof for bonding metal and non-polar material are disclosed. The mesh film is compounded of a polar polyamide hot-melt adhesive and a non-polar polyolefin hot-melt adhesive mesh film containing a compatibilizer. The mesh film has a high adhesive strength and a durable and stable adhesion, and is especially suitable for bonding stainless steel, aluminum, copper or other metal materials and polyethylene, polypropylene or other non-polar polymers. Additionally, the preparation process is completed in one set of production process from raw material pretreatment to the final preparation of the hot melt adhesive mesh film product, thereby greatly reducing production failures, and providing high production efficiency and low costs. |
| US10472544B2 |
System and method for bonding
A method of binding a first item to a second item includes: loading the first item and the second item into a sealed chamber defined by a housing; dispensing an adhesive agent through a dispenser in the chamber at a location where the first item contacts the second item; and directing a curing source to cure the adhesive agent with a curing device. |
| US10472539B2 |
One-component amino resin coating compositions
The present invention relates to one-component amino resin coating compositions having good chemical resistance, a good balance of hardness to elasticity, and rapid drying, to their use, and to methods for coating. Synthesis components that the coating compositions comprise include amino resin, hydroxyl-containing polymers as principal polyols, and certain branched polyester polyols, obtainable by polycondensation of hexahydrophthalic anhydride, trimethylolpropane, and optionally further components. |
| US10472535B2 |
Method for producing fluorinated copolymer solution, and coating composition
A method for producing a fluorinated copolymer solution polymerizing a monomer mixture of a fluoro-olefin (A), a monomer (B) having a crosslinkable group and a monomer (C) having no fluorine atom and no crosslinkable group in the presence of an organic solvent and a compound having two or more piperidyl group represented by the formula (1): |
| US10472532B2 |
Magenta ink for ink-jet recording
The present invention relates to a magenta ink for inkjet recording containing at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Red 147, 150, 176, 266 and 269, in an amount of 0.5 to 10% by mass relative to the total mass of the ink. The present invention can provide a magenta ink that is comprehensively superior in terms of light resistance, color development and storage stability. The present invention can also provide an ink set having excellent light resistance and color development for each ink included in the ink set, and an inkjet recording method that uses the ink set. |
| US10472529B2 |
Ink composition for powder bed and inkjet head 3D printing
The present invention relates to an ink composition containing a multifunctional adhesive suitable for a three-dimensional (3D) printer and the use thereof. The multifunctional adhesive of the present invention contains a compound with a catechol group and exhibits excellent adhesion to various materials (e.g. dry plaster powders, polymers, metals, ceramics, and composite materials). The use of the ink composition of the present invention containing the multifunctional adhesive enables the processing of various functional materials that were difficult to fabricate into a 3D structure. Therefore, it is highly likely that the ink composition of the present invention can effectively create a market for functional materials for a 3D printer and find new areas of application (e.g. automotive, medical, fashion, aviation/aerospace, construction, consumer electronics, entertainment, etc.). |
| US10472527B2 |
Circumference coating material, bonding material, honeycomb structure, and method of producing honeycomb structure
The circumference coating material fills a recessed groove that is formed on a circumferential surface of a honeycomb fired body and extends an axial direction at which a part of cells are opened to the outside and to cover the circumferential surface, thereby forming a circumferential wall on the circumferential surface of a honeycomb structure, and the circumference coating material includes colloidal silica in a part of raw materials to be used and has a chlorine concentration of 150 ppm or less. In addition, the colloidal silica to be used has a chlorine concentration of 500 ppm or less, and the colloidal silica is produced using at least any one acid of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and organic acid. |
| US10472521B2 |
Photostable fluorescent polymeric tandem dyes including luminescent metal complexes
Photostable polymeric tandem dyes are provided. The photostable polymeric tandem dyes include a water soluble light harvesting multichromophore and a luminescent metal complex covalently linked to the multichromophore and in energy-receiving proximity therewith. Also provided are labelled specific binding members that include the subject dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric tandem dyes find use are also provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided. |
| US10472519B2 |
Hydrocarbon wax composition, method for the production thereof and use thereof as additive in rubber
The invention relates to a hydrocarbon wax composition with superior properties as ozone- and aging-protecting additive in rubber products, the production thereof and the use thereof as ozone- and aging-protecting additive. The hydrocarbon wax composition is characterized by its distribution of hydrocarbon molecules by number of carbon atoms per hydrocarbon molecule and its distribution of branched and linear hydrocarbons. |
| US10472516B2 |
Improving the flowability of thermoconductive polycarbonate compositions
The present invention relates to the use of diglycerol esters to enhance the flowability of graphite-containing, thermally conductive polycarbonate compositions. Melt viscosities and melt volume flow rates are improved. |
| US10472514B2 |
Block copolymer composition and adhesive composition
A block copolymer composition including: 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (a), and 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (b), wherein the component (a) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit, wherein the block copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 150,000 or lower; and the component (b) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit. |
| US10472512B2 |
Thermoplastic vulcanizate with crosslinked olefin block copolymer
The present disclosure provides a composition comprising or obtained from a reaction mixture comprising a first propylene-based polymer, an olefin block copolymer, and a cure component. The cure component comprises (i) a second propylene/α-olefin copolymer, (ii) a scorch retardant, and (iii) a crosslinking agent. |
| US10472511B2 |
Fluoropolymer/fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane composite material, method for producing same, use of same, and precursor composition used in said production method
Provided are a novel composite material in which a fluoropolymer and a fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane are dispersed in a mutually inseparable state, a method for producing the same, use of the same, and a precursor composition. The fluoropolymer-fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane composite material comprises: (A) one or more fluoropolymers selected from the group comprising polyvinylidene fluoride and polyvinylidene fluoride copolymers; (B) an organopolysiloxane crosslinking reaction product having a fluorine atom-containing organic group, obtained by subjecting to a crosslinking reaction a reactive organopolysiloxane having a fluorine atom-containing organic group and one or more reactive functional groups in the molecule capable of crosslinking between molecules by the reaction of these reactive functional groups; and optionally (X) fillers and/or other additives besides component (A) and component (B). Components (A) and (B) are included such that the mass ratio ((A)/(B)) of component (A) and component (B) is in the range of from 99/1 to 60/40. |
| US10472510B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition and article manufactured using the same
Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a thermoplastic resin including a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer and an aromatic vinyl copolymer resin; a light stabilizer including a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) and a benzotriazole UV stabilizer; and zinc oxide having an average particle diameter of about 0.5 μm to about 3 μm and a BET specific surface area of about 1 m2/g to about 10 m2/g. The thermoplastic resin composition can have good properties in terms of weather resistance, impact resistance, appearance, and/or antibacterial properties (activity). |
| US10472505B2 |
Pneumatic tire
The present invention provides a pneumatic tire that achieves a balanced improvement in fuel economy, abrasion resistance, and processability. A pneumatic tire formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a rubber component including a hydrogenated copolymer and a general purpose rubber, the hydrogenated copolymer containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound, the hydrogenated copolymer having a degree of hydrogenation of the conjugated diene portion of 30 to 100 mol %, a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 2,000,000, and a styrene content of 5% to 50% by mass, the general purpose rubber being at least one selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, and polybutadiene rubber, the rubber component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 10% to 80% by mass of the hydrogenated copolymer. |
| US10472504B2 |
Rubber composition
A rubber composition, comprises a rubber component; and a completely amorphous olefin based elastomer having a glass transition temperature Ig of −40 to 20° C. in an amount of 1 to 40 parts by mass when the entire amount of the rubber component is regarded as 100 parts by mass. It is preferred that the rubber composition further comprises a liquid rubber in an amount of 1 to 40 parts by mass. |
| US10472503B2 |
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using same
The present technology provides a rubber composition containing a diene rubber including a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. The bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %. The total amount of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total amount of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 15% of the integrated intensity of all decomposed components including styrene-derived units. The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 50%. |
| US10472501B2 |
Rubber composition for tire tread and method for producing the same
A rubber composition for a tire tread that can suppress increase of rubber hardness due to migration of an oil with time is provided. The rubber composition for a tire tread includes a diene rubber, an oil, and oil absorptive polymer particles having an oil absorption value of from 100 to 1,500 ml/100 g, wherein the content of the oil absorptive polymer particles is from 2.5 to 60 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the oil. A pneumatic tire having a tread rubber comprising the rubber composition is provided. |
| US10472493B2 |
Hydrolytically stable polymer compositions, articles, and methods
A composition, article, and method for increasing the hydrolytic stability of a polymer; wherein a composition includes: a polymer comprising functional groups having hydrolyzable bonds; a carbodiimide compound; and a weak base (or hindered amine); wherein the carbodiimide compound and weak base (or hindered amine) are used in amounts effective to decrease the rate and/or extent of hydrolytic degradation of the polymer relative to either used alone in the same amount with the polymer. |
| US10472490B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition and article produced thereform
A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article produced therefrom. The thermoplastic resin composition includes about 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin and about 0.5 to about 30 parts by weight of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide has a peak intensity ratio (B/A) of about 0.1 to about 1.0, wherein A indicates a peak in the wavelength range of 370 nm to 390 nm and B indicates a peak in the wavelength range of 450 nm to 600 nm in photoluminescence measurement. The thermoplastic resin composition can exhibit good properties in terms of weather resistance, antibacterial properties, and the like. |
| US10472489B2 |
Flame-proofed polymer composition
A flame-proof vulcanized polymer composition includes as a polymer component a halogen-free olefinic M-group elastomer with a saturated main chain at an amount of greater than 50 Parts per Hundred Rubber (phr) with respect to polymer components, a halogen-free water-releasing flame retardant or a combination of different halogen-free water-releasing flame retardants at an amount of in total 30 to 130 phr and a mineral oil plasticizer having an amount of less than or equal to 50 phr. Further disclosed are a method for producing the flame retardant vulcanized polymer composition, a flame-retardant article and an elastic flame-proof composite element. |
| US10472487B2 |
Reactor for continuously treating polymeric material
A system for continuously treating recycled polymeric material includes a hopper configured to feed the recycled polymeric material into the system. An extruder can turn the recycled polymeric material in a molten material. In some embodiments, the extruder uses thermal fluids, electric heaters, and/or a separate heater. The molten material is depolymerized in a reactor. In some embodiments, a catalyst is used to aid in depolymerizing the material. In certain embodiments, the catalyst is contained in a permeable container. The depolymerized molten material can then be cooled via a heat exchanger. In some embodiments, multiple reactors are used. In certain embodiments, these reactors are connected in series. In some embodiments, the reactor(s) contain removable static mixer(s) and/or removable annular inserts. |
| US10472480B2 |
Biaxially oriented UV-resistant, single- or multilayer polyester film with at antireflective coating
The present, invention relates to a highly transparent, biaxially oriented, UV-resistant polyester film which has, at least on one side, a coating that reduces reflection of visible light. The film of the invention is suitable for the production of energy-saving sheet materials for greenhouses, in particular for cultivation of plants with high light requirement, e.g. tomatoes. The film has specific transparency properties and high UV resistance. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the polyester film, and also to use of the film in greenhouses. |
| US10472479B2 |
Prepreg for use in making composite parts which tolerate hot and wet conditions
Pre-impregnated composite material (prepreg) that can be cured/molded to form aerospace composite parts that are designed to tolerate hot and wet conditions. The prepreg includes fibers and an uncured resin. The uncured resin includes an epoxy component that is a combination of a trifunctional epoxy resin, a tetrafunctional epoxy resin and a solid epoxy resin. The resin further includes polyethersulfone as a toughening agent and a curing agent. |
| US10472475B2 |
Method of producing glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object and glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object obtained by the method
Provided are a method of producing a glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object by which a special glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object excellent in mechanical strength and aesthetic appearance can be easily produced, and a glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object obtained by the method. Glass fiber chopped strands subjected to a surface treatment with at least one of a urethane-based sizing agent and an acrylic urethane-based sizing agent, the glass fiber chopped strands each having a fiber length of from 1.2 mm to 1.8 mm, and a thermoplastic resin are each directly loaded into an injection molding machine, and are subjected to injection molding to produce the following special glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object. The resin molded object shows a specific fiber length distribution and shows a specific tensile strength, and unopened glass fibers are absent on the surface of the resin molded object. |
| US10472473B2 |
Enhancing z-conductivity in carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite layups
Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (“CFRP”) composite layups and processes for manufacturing CFRP composite layups that integrate z-conductivity features directly into CFRP composite layups during the manufacturing processes for lightning protection, more particularly, inherent edge glow protection from lightning direct effects, and electrical current flow path control. CFRP composite layups are configured during the manufacturing processes to provide inter-ply electrical connections between composite plies of the CFRP composite layups, therefore avoiding the need for add-on protection features that result in significant cost and weight penalties. |
| US10472472B2 |
Placement of modifier material in resin-rich pockets to mitigate microcracking in a composite structure
A composite structure may include a resin, a fiber at least partially embedded within the resin, and one or more resin-rich pockets associated with the fiber. The composite structure may include modifiers in the one or more resin-rich pockets. The modifier may have at least one modifier characteristic that is different than a resin characteristic for altering the resin characteristics within the resin-rich pockets and thereby mitigating or preventing crack initiation or crack growth within the resin-rich pockets of the composite structure. |
| US10472469B2 |
Low temperature stability of fluid flow improvers
Embodiments relate to fluid flow improvers containing a copolymer with a siloxane group incorporated thereto. The fluid flow improvers may include polymer/copolymer having the characteristic of inhibiting wax/paraffin crystalline growth, modifying wax/paraffin crystal growth, dispersing of wax/paraffin, preventing the deposition of wax/paraffin, aiding the removal of wax/paraffin or depressing of the pour point of a wax/paraffin-containing fluid. The fluid flow improvers described may be employed alone, or may be used in combination with one or more additives for improving the low temperature flowability and/or other properties and may also be employed in combination with one or more organic solvents and/or aqueous solvents. |
| US10472465B2 |
Method for producing polycarbonate diol, polycarbonate diol and polyurethane using same
The present invention relates to a method for producing a polycarbonate diol, comprising subjecting a compound represented by the following formula (A) containing from 0.01 to 1.0 wt % of an aldehyde derivative, a compound represented by the following formula (B), and a carbonate compound to polycondensation by a transesterification reaction in the presence of a catalyst to produce a polycarbonate diol having a number average molecular weight of 250 to 5,000: HO—(CH2)10—OH (A) HO—R1—OH (B) wherein in the formula (B), R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkylene group having a carbon number of 3 to 20, wherein the compound of the formula (A) is not included by the formula (B). |
| US10472460B2 |
Use of substituted benzyl alcohols in reactive epoxy systems
The present invention relates to the use of substituted benzyl alcohols as modifiers in epoxy systems. |
| US10472459B2 |
Polyurethane catalysts from a sulfur based salts
This invention discloses the use of sulfite salts as catalysts to make polyurethane polymers. In particular, this invention discloses the use of metal salts such as alkali metal salts as well as alkyl ammonium salts such as tetralkyl ammonium salts as catalysts to make polyurethane polymers. The sulfite salts are useful to make a wide variety of polyurethane polymers and polyurethane foam polymer products such as flexible polyurethane foam polymers, rigid foam polyurethane polymers, semi-rigid polyurethane polymer, microcellular polyurethane polymer, and spray foam polyurethane polymer as well as any polymeric material that requires the assistance of catalysts to promote the formation of urethane and urea bonds such as those found in polyurethane emusions for paints, coatings, protective coatings, lacquer, etc as well as other polyurethane or polyurethane containing materials such as thermoplastic polymers, thermoplastic polyurethane polymers, elastomers, adhesives, sealants, etc. Examples of catalysts comprising the invention include sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, lithium sulfite, tetramethylammonium sulfite and the like. |
| US10472455B2 |
Silane groups containing polyisocyanates based on 1,5-diisocyanatopentane
The invention relates to modified polyisocyanates, obtained by reacting at least one polyisocyanate (A) based on 1,5-diisocyanatopentane with at least one silane compound (B) which is reactive with respect to isocyanate groups. The invention also relates to a method for producing the modified polyisocyanates and to the use thereof as starting components in the production of polyurethane plastics, in particular as crosslinker components in polyurethane paints and coatings. |
| US10472453B2 |
Low-viscosity polyurethane prepolymer with cyclic carbonate end groups and the use thereof in the production of a multi-component adhesive composition
1) Specific polyurethane prepolymer (PP2) comprising at least two terminal (2-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl carbamate groups of low viscosity, its preparation process and its use in the manufacture of an adhesive composition.2) Multicomponent system comprising, as first component (A), a composition comprising at least one such polyurethane prepolymer and, as second component (B), a composition comprising at least one curing agent comprising at least two primary amine (—NH2) groups (B1).3) Process for assembling materials employing the polyurethane prepolymer (PP2) according to the invention. |
| US10472450B2 |
Acute care cover for severe injuries
A compound made by copolymerizing a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) chain transfer agent, an acrylate salt, and a polyethylene glycol diacrylate. A compound made by copolymerizing a polyethylene glycol, a glycerol ethoxylate, and an aliphatic diisocyanate. |
| US10472447B2 |
Process for the preparation of a graft copolymer comprising a polyolefin main chain and one or a multiple polymer side chains and the products obtained therefrom
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a graft copolymer comprising a polyolefin main chain and one or multiple polymer side chains, the process comprising the steps of: copolymerizing at least one first type of olefin monomer and at least one second type of metal-pacified functionalized olefin monomer to obtain a polyolefin main chain having one or multiple metal-pacified functionalized short chain branches, and reacting the polyolefin main chain having one or multiple metal-pacified functionalized short chain branches with at least one metal substituting agent to obtain a polyolefin main chain having one or multiple functionalized short chain branches; and forming one or multiple polymer side chains on the polyolefin main chain, wherein as initiators the functionalized short chain branches on the polyolefin main chain are used to obtain the graft copolymer. The invention also relates to the products obtained therefrom. |
| US10472444B2 |
Method for the preparation of copolymers of alkyl methacrylates and maleic anhydride
The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a sulfur-free copolymer comprising at least one alkyl methacrylate and maleic anhydride having a number average molecular weight of 3000 to 9000 g/mol by solution polymerization in the presence of a radical initiator. |
| US10472442B2 |
Copolymers and uses thereof
The invention relates to a specific copolymer obtainable by co-polymerizing at least the following monomers: —more than 80 wt % of at least one bicyclic (meth)acrylate ester, —0.05 to 15% w/w styrene, and —optionally other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, as well as to the way to synthesize them and the use of such polymers to modify the rheology of a liquid in which they are soluble. |
| US10472440B2 |
Toughened polyolefin and biocarbon based light-weight biocomposites and method of making the same
Toughened polyolefins and methods used to produce toughened polyolefins in presence of a bio-filler. These materials can substitute traditional thermoplastic polyolefins known as TPOs or mineral filled TPOs. Exemplary compositions include a phase based on α-olefin elastomers and the use of biobased fillers. The bio-based filler used, can be a material rich in elemental carbon content. The use of additives is of regular usage for these compositions as they may be related to coupling agents, UV absorbers, light stabilizers, antioxidants, and so forth. These composition offer a remarkable lower density compared to traditional TPOs compositions altogether with bio-based value-performance addition. |
| US10472438B2 |
High molecular weight polyacrylates for aluminum protection in warewash applications
A warewashing detergent composition is provided for use for in cleaning of alkaline sensitive metals such as aluminum or aluminum containing alloys. The compositions include alternatives to sodium tripolyphosphate and/or other phosphorous containing raw materials, while retaining cleaning performance and corrosion prevention. According to the invention, high molecular weight polyacrylates (polyacrylic acid homopolymers) with a molecular weight of at least about 5000 are used as corrosion inhibitors and can be included for aluminum protection in a number of different detergent compositions. |
| US10472437B2 |
Poly(vinylbiphenyl) and poly(vinylcyclohexylstyrene) polymers and articles therefrom
Disclosed is an article comprising polymers and copolymers selected from the group consisting of poly(vinylbiphenyl), poly(vinylcyclohexylstyrene), substituted versions thereof, and blends thereof, the polymer or copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 100 kg/mole and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 100° C. The polymers are desirably processed in the melted state at a temperature of at least 150° C. to impart orientation and extensional strain hardening. |
| US10472429B2 |
Package of water absorbent resin powder
A method according to the present invention for producing water absorbent resin powder is a method for producing water absorbent resin having a surface cross-linked structure, and includes: a polymerization step in which an unsaturated monomer aqueous solution is polymerized; a drying step in which a hydrogel cross-linked polymer obtained in the polymerization step is dried; a surface treatment step in which the hydrogel cross-linked polymer or a dried hydrogel cross-linked polymer is subjected to a surface treatment; and a sorting step, carried out after the drying step, in which a foreign matter included in a water absorbent resin is color-sorted from the water absorbent resin entirely or partially. As a result, it is possible to obtain a water absorbent resin which has high properties and is less likely to be colored. In this way, there is provided the water absorbent resin powder production method in which the color sorting technique is used to remove foreign matters from the water absorbent resin. |
| US10472427B2 |
Heterodimeric proteins
The invention provides heterodimeric antibodies comprising a first heavy chain comprising a first Fc domain and a single chain Fv region that binds a first antigen. The heterodimeric antibodies also comprise a second heavy chain comprising a second Fc domain, a first variable heavy chain and a first variable light chain, wherein the first and second Fc domains are different. |
| US10472426B2 |
Disulfide stabilized DVD-Ig molecules
The present disclosure provides a binding protein comprising: a polypeptide heavy chain comprising: VH1-(X1)n-VH2—CH (X2)y wherein VH1 is a first variable domain, VH2 is a second variable domain, CH is a constant domain, X1 represents an amino acid or peptide, X2 represents an Fc region, n is 0 or 1 and y is independently 1 or 2, and a polypeptide light chain comprising: VL1-(X1)n-VL2-C wherein VL1 is a first variable domain, VL2 is a second variable domain, C is a constant domain, X1 represents an amino acid or peptide and n is 0 or 1, wherein the heavy chain and light chain are aligned such that VH1 and VL1 form a first binding domain, and VH2 and VL2 form a second binding domain and wherein: there is a disulfide bond between VH1 and VL1, and/or there is a disulfide bond between VH2 and VL2, and use thereof in treatment. |
| US10472424B2 |
Treatment with anti-PCSK9 antibodies
The present invention relates to therapeutic dosing regimens utilizing a dose reduction strategy for treating disorders characterized by marked elevations of low density protein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the plasma of a patient. The subject therapeutic dosing regimens involve delivering as a single administration or plurality of administrations of an anti-proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) antagonist antibody as an initial dose of at least about 100 mg, and delivering as a single administration or plurality of administrations at a subsequent dose in an amount that is about the same as the initial dose, or at least half the initial dose after the patient has a LDL-C level at or below about 25, 20, 15 or 10 mg/dL, preferably at or below 10 mg/dL. |
| US10472416B2 |
IL-17 antibody formulations and methods of treatment using same
The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations for anti-IL-17 antibodies. These anti-IL-17 antibody pharmaceutical formulations can be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ankylosing spondilitis, psoriatic arthritis or multiple myeloma. |
| US10472414B2 |
Antibodies specific to pyroglutamated Aβ
The present invention relates to antibodies specific for pyroglutamated Aβ, as well as their use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and as use in diagnostic methods or as diagnostic imaging ligands. Further, is provided pyroglutamated N-terminal fragments of murine or human Aβ to generate antibodies and for use in therapeutic purposes. |
| US10472412B2 |
Bispecific multivalent fusion proteins
The invention provides a construct comprising two or more fusion proteins of Formulas (I)-(IV): A-(optional linker)-C-(optional linker)-B (Formula I), B-(optional linker)-D-(optional linker)-E-(optional linker)-B (Formula II), A-(optional linker)-C (Formula III), and B-(optional linker)-D-(optional linker)-E (Formula IV), wherein A denotes an antibody or antibody fragment, B denotes a single domain CD4, C denotes an immunoglobulin light chain constant region D denotes an immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region, and E denotes an Fc region or a portion thereof that is optionally defucosylated. |
| US10472409B2 |
Methods of making high-strength NDGA polymerized collagen fibers and related collagen-prep methods, medical devices and constructs
The disclosure describes methods of making high-strength NDGA collagen and associated methods of preparing collagen preparatory material and medical bioprostheses. |
| US10472406B2 |
Insulin analogues with selective signaling properties and reduced mitogenicity
A two-chain insulin analog contains Aspartic Acid at position B10 and penta-fluoro-Phenylalanine at position B24, optionally Histidine or Glutamic Acid at position A8, optionally additional substitutions or modifications at positions A13 and/or A14 and/or B28 and/or B29. The analog may be an analog of a mammalian insulin, such as human insulin, may optionally include (i) N-terminal deletion of one, two or three residues from the B chain, (ii) a mono-peptide or dipeptide C-terminal extension of the B-chain containing at least one acidic residue, and (iii) other modifications known in the art to enhance the stability of insulin. Formulations of the above analogs at successive strengths U-100 to U-1000 in soluble solutions at least pH value in the range 7.0-8.0 in the absence or presence of zinc ions at a molar ratio of 0.00-0.10 zinc ions per insulin analog monomer. |
| US10472405B2 |
Multivalent regulatory T cell modulators
This disclosure provides compounds that contain an IL-2 receptor-binding moiety and an ST2-binding moiety. The methods described in the present disclosure provide for a method for treating a condition by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically-effective amount of a compound containing an IL-2 receptor-binding moiety and an ST2-binding moiety. |
| US10472402B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against lung cancer, including NSCLC, SCLC and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10472401B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against ovarian cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10472393B2 |
Method for inhibiting ADAM proteases with cyclic peptides
The invention relates to a method for inhibiting an ADAM protease, comprising inhibiting binding to an integrin-binding loop of a disintegrin domain in the ADAM protease. Also provided are cyclic peptides which inhibit binding to an integrin-binding loop of an ADAM protease, as well as associated pharmaceutical compositions, uses and methods of treatment. |
| US10472391B2 |
Methods and compositions using ADAM10 inhibitors to treat bacterial infections
Certain embodiments are directed to compositions and methods of inhibiting a pathogenic bacterial infection involving ADAM10, specifically a method for treating pore-forming toxin-inducted pathology caused by exposure to staphylococcus in a subject, comprising administering an effective amount of a ADAM10 inhibitor to a patient. The methods include treating pneumonia or inhibiting disruption to epithelial barrier in a subject, having or at risk of developing staphylococcal infection. |
| US10472386B2 |
Bile acid derivatives as FXR agonists and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides compounds represented by Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and esters thereof, The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using this compounds for treating FXR-mediated or TGR5-mediated diseases or conditions. |
| US10472382B2 |
Methods and compositions for incorporating nucleotides
The invention provides methods and compositions, including, without limitation, algorithms, computer readable Media, computer programs, apparatus, and systems for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, data obtained from sequencing by synthesis methods. The methods of the invention include correcting one or more phenomena that are encountered during nucleotide sequencing, such as using sequencing by synthesis methods. These phenomena include, without limitation, sequence lead, sequence lag, spectral crosstalk, and noise resulting from variations in illumination and/or filter responses. |
| US10472380B2 |
Platinum compounds having a heterocycle ligand, nanoparticles, and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to novel platinum compositions having a heterocycle ligand and nanoparticles and methods using such compositions, e.g. for treating cancer. |
| US10472376B2 |
Amide compound
The present invention relates to compound (I) or a salt thereof which has a RORγt inhibitory action. In the formula (I), each symbol is as defined in the specification. |
| US10472373B2 |
Thienothiophene/dithienothiophene-triphenylamine/tetraphenylethylene derivatives for organic light emitting diodes
The present invention discloses new molecules having defined structures of a series of thienothiophene (TT), dithienothiophene (DTT) and their substituted derivatives with triphenylamine and tetraphenylethylene, light emitting devices of which are expected to be applied to organic light emitting diodes (OLED). |
| US10472372B2 |
HIV-1 protease inhibitors and uses thereof
Various embodiments relate to a compound of the formula (I): wherein X, X1, R1—R4 and R7 are defined herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the formula (I) and methods of treating an HIV infection comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the formula (I), to a patient in need thereof. |
| US10472365B2 |
Short-acting benzodiazepine salts and their polymorphic forms
The invention relates to besylate salts of the compound of formula (I): Methods of preparing the salts, and their use as medicaments, in particular for sedative or hypnotic, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, or anticonvulsant purposes is also described. |
| US10472364B2 |
Ectonucleotidase inhibitors and methods of use thereof
The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds having CD73 inhibitory activity and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer using the novel heterocyclic compounds of the invention. |
| US10472361B2 |
Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists having a benzotriazole moiety, conjugates thereof, and methods and uses therefor
Compounds having a structure according to formula (I) where R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, are agonists for the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and can be used as adjuvants for stimulating the immune system. Some such compounds can be used in conjugates for targeted delivery to the organ or tissue of intended action. |
| US10472353B2 |
Salt and crystal forms of PLK-4 inhibitor
A fumarate salt and a maleate salt of compound (I) represented by the following structural formula, as well as their corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, are disclosed. Particular single crystalline forms of 1:1 compound (I) fumarate and 1:1 compound (I) maleate are characterized by a variety of properties and physical measurements. Methods of preparing specific crystalline forms of 1:1 compound (I) fumarate and 1:1 compound (I) maleate are also disclosed. The present invention also provides methods of treating a subject with a cancer. |
| US10472352B2 |
Rac inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds that act as pan-Rac inhibitors, compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds. In particular, the compounds are useful for treating certain cancers such as breast cancer. |
| US10472350B2 |
Soluble guanylate cyclase activators and their use
The invention relates to activators of soluble guanylate cyclase and their use in pharmaceutical compositions, primarily topically administered ophthalmic compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for reducing intraocular pressure in animals of the mammalian species. |
| US10472348B2 |
Amide-substituted pyridinyltriazole derivatives and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel 5-(carboxamide)-1-pyridinyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives, to processes for the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of renal and cardiovascular diseases. |
| US10472344B2 |
Factor XIa inhibitors
The present invention provides a compound of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein. |
| US10472343B2 |
Method for producing 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane
The present invention can provide a method for producing 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane, comprising Steps A and B: Step A: a step of synthesizing a tetrathiocarbonate in a protic solvent; and Step B: a step of carrying out reaction between the tetrathiocarbonate and a dihalogenated methane in a mixed solvent (where the mass ratio of a protic solvent and an aprotic solvent is 13:87-38:62). |
| US10472341B2 |
Bicyclic tetrahydrothiazepine derivatives useful for the treatment of neoplastic and/or infectious diseases
The present invention relates to bicyclic tetrahydrothiazepine of formula (I), wherein R1 to R3, X1, X2 and R18 have the meaning as indicated in the description and claims. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as their use as medicaments, especially in methods for the treatment or prevention of a neoplastic and/or infectious disease and in vitro methods. |
| US10472328B2 |
PKM2 modulators and methods for their use
Compounds having activity as PKM2 activators are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. |
| US10472327B2 |
6-aminoisoquinoline compounds
6-Amino isoquinoline compounds are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the 6-aminoisoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided. Various methods using the compounds and/or compositions to affect disease states or conditions such as cancer, obesity and glaucoma are also provided. |
| US10472326B2 |
PQSR modulators
The present invention relates to compounds according to general formula (I); to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the compound(s); and to the use of the compound(s) as anti-infectives. |
| US10472323B2 |
Isotope-enriched 3-amino-1-propanesulfonic acid derivatives and uses thereof
There are provided isotope-enriched compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use thereof for prevention and treatment of amyloid-β related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. R1R2X—CR2—CH2—CH2—SO3H (I) |
| US10472320B2 |
Process to prepare phenolic ethylenediamine diacetic acid compounds
The present invention relates to a process to prepare N,N′-di(2-hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic acid and salts thereof (HBED) comprising a reaction between formaldehyde, ethylenediamine diacetic acid or a salt thereof (EDDA) and phenol, wherein the reaction mixture contains 0.2 to 1.1 molar equivalents of alkali metal ions on the basis of the molar amount of EDDA and the reaction mixture is processed by a step in which at least part of the organic compounds other than the formed HBED are removed from the reaction mixture, and optionally recycled, during which step at least 50% and up to and including 100% of the alkali metal ions in the reaction mixture are potassium ions, to products obtainable by such process and their use. |
| US10472314B2 |
Process for the preparation of vitamin K2
Using a combination of Kumada, Suzuki and Biellmann chemistry, various menaquinones can synthesized rapidly and with stereochemical integrity offering a new way of preparing these vitamin K2 components for the pharmaceutical market. In one embodiment a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) is defined including a step in which (i) a compound of formula (II) is reacted with a compound of formula (III) wherein R is an alkyl group; LG is a leaving group; m is an integer from 0 to 8; n is an integer of from 0 to 9; and X is hydrogen, halide, hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl; in the presence of a copper, nickel or palladium catalyst. |
| US10472308B2 |
Butene conversion method and monofluorobutane purification method
Provided is an industrially simple and cheap method for efficiently removing butene from crude monofluorobutane containing butene without causing substantial decomposition, transformation, or the like of the monofluorobutane. In a provided monofluorobutane purification method, crude monofluorobutane containing butene is brought into contact with trihalomethane in the presence of an alkali aqueous solution to convert the butene to a compound having a higher boiling point than the monofluorobutane, water is subsequently added to a reaction mixture obtained thereby to dissolve a produced salt, an organic layer is separated, and then the separated organic layer is purified by distillation. |
| US10472307B2 |
Method for producing (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene
Provided is a method for producing (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene where (E)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene and water can be efficiently removed and (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with higher purity can be obtained at a higher recovery ratio. The method for producing (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene includes: distilling a distillation composition which contains (Z)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene, (E)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene and water to remove (E)-1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene and water as an azeotropic composition or an azeotropic-like composition. |
| US10472306B1 |
Process for separation of propylene from a liquefied petroleum gas stream
The present invention relates to a combined C3/C4 splitter with a membrane system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a combined C3/C4 splitter column to separate highly pure propylene product from a liquefied petroleum gas stream, which eliminates a C3 splitter having over 120 trays and the additional equipment that a C3 splitter requires. |
| US10472305B2 |
Heat integration in disproportionation or transalkylation processes
Toluene disproportionation and C9/C10 transalkylation are a significant source of xylenes in a modern aromatics complex. Methods and apparatuses for improving the energy efficiency of these disproportionation and transalkylation processes are provided. |
| US10472303B2 |
Alkane activation with single and bi-metallic catalysts
Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for alkane activation with single- or bi-metallic catalysts on crystalline mixed oxide supports. |
| US10472301B2 |
Catalytic systems and methods for process stream treatment
Catalytic systems and methods for treating process streams are disclosed. Catalytic wet oxidation and hydrolysis techniques may be used to treat one or more undesirable constituents. Methane may be produced in connection with at least some embodiments. |
| US10472299B2 |
Explosive microporous coordination polymers
Employing non-energetic MCPs as hosts (fuel) for the adsorption of oxidant molecules enables the intimate and molecular scale mixing of fuel and oxidizer on a level that is not commonly achievable in traditional energetic mixtures. The adsorption of the oxidants into MOF-5 resulted in increased heat released upon decomposition, which shows potential for utilization of this method as a platform to develop high-performance primary energetic materials. |
| US10472297B2 |
Biochars for use in composting
A method and system is provided for using biochar in composting environments to control temperature, moisture, acid and pH levels, odors and bacterial cultures. The method further includes treating the biochar prior to combining it with the compost to further control such parameters. |
| US10472291B2 |
Crosslinked starches for pore forming in ceramics
Disclosed herein are green bodies comprising at least one ceramic-forming powder; at least one binder; and at least one cross-linked starch present in an amount of at least about 20% by weight as a super addition. Further disclosed herein is a method of making a porous ceramic body comprising mixing at least one ceramic-forming powder, at least one solvent such as water, at least one binder, and at least one cross-linked starch present in an amount of about 20% by weight as a super addition to form a batch composition; extruding the batch composition to form a green body; drying the green body; and firing the green body to form a porous ceramic body. Also disclosed herein are methods of screening a green body for making a porous ceramic body. |
| US10472290B2 |
Honeycomb structure and production method for said honeycomb structure
The present invention relates to a honeycomb structured body including a honeycomb fired body in which multiple through-holes are arranged longitudinally in parallel with one another with a partition wall therebetween, wherein the honeycomb fired body is an extrudate containing ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles and alumina particles, and when the pore size of the partition wall of the honeycomb fired body is measured by mercury porosimetry, and the measurement results are shown as a pore size distribution curve with pore size (μm) on the horizontal axis and log differential pore volume (ml) on the vertical axis, at least one peak is present in each of the pore size ranges of 0.01 to 0.1 μm and 0.1 to 5 μm. |
| US10472286B2 |
Yttrium aluminum garnet based thermal barrier coatings
Embodiments of a microstructure that allows arrest of contaminant infiltration includes an inter layer and at least one highly reactive ceramic layer. The inter layer is not reactive to an infiltrating reactive species. The HRC layer includes materials that react with a reactive contaminant species to slow or arrest infiltration of such contaminant species. |
| US10472282B2 |
Particulate compositions for the formation of geopolymers, their use and methods for forming geopolymers therewith, and geopolymers obtained therefrom
The present invention relates to dry particulate composition for forming a geopolymer, comprising an alkali metal hydroxide, an alkali metal silicate, and an aluminosilicate. The invention further relates to methods for forming geopolymers and geopolymers formed according to said methods or using the said dry particulate composition. |
| US10472281B2 |
Polyurethane composites with fillers
Polyurethane composites and methods of preparing polyurethane composites are described herein. The polyurethane composite can comprise (a) a polyurethane formed by the reaction of (i) one or more isocyanates selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates, polyisocyanates, and mixtures thereof, and (ii) one or more polyols; (b) fly ash comprising 50% or greater by weight, fly ash particles having a particle size of from 0.2 micron to 100 microns; and (c) a coarse filler material comprising 80% or greater by weight, filler particles having a particle size of from greater than 250 microns to 10 mm. The coarse filler material can be present in the composite in an amount of from 1% to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the composite. The weight ratio of the fly ash to the coarse filler material can be from 9:1 to 200:1. |
| US10472280B1 |
Drill cuttings with a drying agent
Described are stabilized materials and methods and systems for providing said stabilized materials. The system includes a first unit for mixing a first combination that includes a quantity of drill cuttings and a drying agent. The system may include a second unit for mixing the first combination with at least a binder and/or a surface acting agent and providing a second combination. The second combination is formed when the first combination is caused to have a reduced moisture content, transitioning from a first state to a second state. The reduced moisture content in the second state is at least 20% less than the moisture content of the drill cuttings. The first combination in a second state is a stabilized material. The first combination in a second state may be a dried material. The binder and/or a surface acting agent with or without additional additives are not introduced until the first combination is in the second state. |
| US10472278B2 |
Antimicrobial and strengthened-glass articles through pressurized ion exchange
A method of treating a substrate in a pressure vessel that includes the steps: preparing an ion-exchange bath with a bath composition that comprises a polar solvent and a plurality of ion-exchanging ions in a vessel; submersing a substrate having an outer region containing a plurality of exchangeable ions in the bath; pressurizing the bath in the vessel to a predetermined pressure substantially above ambient pressure; heating the bath in the vessel to a predetermined temperature; and treating the substrate for a predetermined ion-exchange duration at the predetermined pressure and temperature such that a portion of the plurality of exchangeable ions is exchanged with a portion of the ion-exchanging ions. The substrate can consist essentially of a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate composition, and the predetermined ion-exchange duration, temperature and pressure can each be selected based at least in part on the substrate composition and the bath composition. |
| US10472276B2 |
Composition for forming film having wrinkle structure and method of forming the film
A composition for forming film having wrinkle structure and a method of forming the film are disclosed. The composition includes photo-curable agent and photoinitiator dissolved in the photo-curable agent. The cut off wavelength of light transmittance of the photo-curable agent is greater than the cut off wavelength of light absorbance of the photoinitiator. Photo-cured thin film is formed at the upper portion of composition layer at an initial time period of irradiation. By subsequent contraction, the photo-cured thin film forms wrinkles. The wrinkle structure is controlled by the relation of the cut off wavelength of light transmittance of the photo-curable agent and the cut off wavelength of light absorbance of the photoinitiator, the photo-curing rate of the composition and the thickness of the composition layer, and the photoinitiator concentration, etc., before photo-curing. The film may increase the emission efficiency of LED and OLED and the sensing effect of sensor. |
| US10472275B2 |
Method of adhering silicone rubber film and glass sheet together
A method of adhering a silicone rubber film and a glass sheet together contains steps of: (A). Pouring liquid silicone rubber into a mold in a vacuum condition so as to form a silicone rubber film with 0.2 mm thickness after the liquid silicone rubber solidifies; (B). Placing a glass sheet into the mold and pressing the glass sheet on the silicone rubber film in the mold by way of a press plate; (C). Baking the silicone rubber film in a temperature of 80° C. to 150° C. for 20 minutes to 30 minutes; and (D). Removing the glass sheet and the silicone rubber film from the mold. Thereby, the silicone rubber film does not attach on the inner wall of the mold as being removed from the mold. |
| US10472274B2 |
Coated article having ceramic paint modified surface(s), and/or associated methods
Certain example embodiments relate to heating a ceramic paint applied to a portion of a coated article in order to at least partially “eat through” the underlying coating, with any remaining materials being removable by washing, and associated articles. In certain example embodiments, the coatings are multilayer sputter-deposited coatings formed on a glass or other substrate. The heat may be provided in connection with conventional heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering) and/or heat bending processes that otherwise would be performed on the coated article. |
| US10472272B2 |
Chemically strengthened glass, and glass for chemical strengthening
A glass for chemical strengthening contains, in mole percentage on an oxide basis, 58 to 80% of SiO2, 13 to 18% of Al2O3, 0 to 5% of B2O3, 0.5 to 4% of P2O5, 4 to 10% of Li2O, 5 to 14% of Na2O, 0 to 2% of K2O, 0 to 11% of MgO, 0 to 5% of CaO, 0 to 20% of SrO, 0 to 15% of BaO, 0 to 10% of ZnO, 0 to 1% of TiO2, and 0 to 2% of ZrO2. A value of X is 30000 or more. The value of X is calculated based on the formula, X=SiO2×329+Al2O3×786+B2O3×627+P2O5×(−941)+Li2O×927+Na2O×47.5+K2O×(−371)+MgO×1230+CaO×1154+SrO×733+ZrO2×51.8, by using the contents in mole percentage on an oxide basis of components. |
| US10472271B2 |
Glass with modified surface layer
Embodiments of a glass substrate including an alkali-containing bulk and an alkali-depleted surface layer, including a substantially homogenous composition are disclosed. In some embodiments, the alkali-depleted surface layer includes about 0.5 atomic % alkali or less. The alkali-depleted surface layer may be substantially free of hydrogen and/or crystallites. Methods for forming a glass substrate with a modified surface layer are also provided. |
| US10472266B2 |
Multiple uses of amine salts for industrial water treatment
A method for treating in an industrial water treatment system for at least two of metal corrosion inhibition, scale inhibition, suspended matter dispersion, biocide efficacy, or biofilm removal/biofilm dispersion is taught by the use of at least one compound which is a salt derived from a thioamine or an oxyamine and an acid. |
| US10472265B2 |
Systems and methods of reducing a bacteria population in high hydrogen sulfide water
In some embodiments, a method may include treating water comprising sulfur based contaminants. The method may include contacting a portion of water comprising a quantity of hydrogen sulfide with a first oxidant. The method may include producing sulfur solids as a result of contacting the hydrogen sulfide in the portion of water with the first oxidant. In some embodiments, the method may include separating the sulfur solids from the water. The first oxidant may include hydrogen peroxide. In some embodiments, oxidation of contaminated fluids may be accelerated by adding an acid in combination with a second oxidant to the contaminated fluids. In some embodiments, oxidation of contaminated fluids may be accelerated by adjusting a pH of the contaminated fluids after addition of an oxidant to the contaminated fluids. In some embodiments, the pH may be adjusted to less than 7. |
| US10472262B2 |
Electrical-storage type desalination electrode module, production method therefor and desalination device using same
Provided are a capacitive deionization electrode module, a method of manufacturing the same, and a deionization apparatus using the same. The capacitive deionization electrode module includes: a conductive support that is formed by injecting and fixing carbon-based electrode powders into and to fine pores of a porous substrate; and a coating layer coated on one surface of the conductive support, to thereby implement a current collector for the deionization apparatus having ultra-thin, slim, and excellent flexible features. |
| US10472256B2 |
Systems and methods for water reclamation
A system for processing wastewater includes a wastewater source, a biomass burner, and a first heat exchanger. The biomass burner is configured to receive biomass from a biomass source, combust the biomass to produce heat and ash, receive a thermal transfer fluid, and heat the thermal transfer fluid using the heat produced from the combustion of the biomass. The first heat exchanger is configured to heat the wastewater to produce steam. The first heat exchanger includes a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a third outlet. The first inlet is configured to receive the wastewater from the wastewater source. The second inlet is configured to receive the thermal transfer fluid from the biomass burner. The first outlet is configured to discharge the steam. The second outlet is configured to discharge the thermal transfer fluid. |
| US10472252B2 |
Smart water filter system
Various examples are provided for smart water filter systems. In one example, a smart water filter system includes a solenoid valve (or other electrically operated valve) in a water supply line of a faucet, and a filter bank coupled to the water supply line. Activation of the valve can stop the flow of unfiltered water through the faucet while allowing the flow of filtered water through the faucet. In another example, a smart water filter system includes a three-port solenoid (or electrically operated) valve coupled to a faucet, and a filter bank coupled to the water supply line and to a second inlet port of the three-port solenoid valve. Activation of the three-port valve can stop the flow of unfiltered water through the faucet while allowing the flow of filtered water through the faucet. |
| US10472251B2 |
Fluid treatment tank having a distributor plate
A distributor plate for a fluid tank such as a water softener pressure vessel separates the resin bed from a lower end of the resin tank. The distributor plate includes a disk that is supported on an upwardly facing surface from below and that is restrained from upward motion by a weld bead located above an outer periphery of the disk. The disk may have an inner slotted plate portion and an outer portion, and wherein the outer portion of the disk has an upper surface having an annular protrusion extending above an upper surface of the slotted plate portion, with an upper surface of the protrusion forms an engagement surface for the weld bead. The disk may be formed from a thermoplastic material having a relatively high dimensional predictability such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and unfilled or 30% glass-filled Noryl®, respectively. |
| US10472249B2 |
Amorphous and porous alkali metal chalcogenides for remediation applications
Amorphous metal chalcogenides having the formula A2xSnxSb3-xQ6 are provided. In the chalcogenides, A is an alkali metal element, such as K or Cs, and Q is S or Se. The value of x can be in the range from 0.8 to 1. Porous chalcogenide materials made from the amorphous chalcogenides are also provided. These porous materials comprise metal chalcogenides having the formula (AB)2xSnxSb3-xQ6, wherein x is in the range from 0.8 to 1, A and B are two different alkali metal elements, and Q is S or Se. |
| US10472246B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing sodium borohydride
A method and an apparatus for producing sodium borohydride that have excellent energy efficiency and production efficiency are provided. Using a production apparatus 20 comprising: a cylindrical reaction container 21; a cylindrical reaction portion 22 which is rotatably held in this reaction container 21 and in which sodium metaborate that is a raw material 1 and granular aluminum are housed together with a grinding medium 2; and a hydrogen introduction portion 23 for introducing hydrogen gas into the reaction portion 22 directly or via the reaction container 21, the sodium metaborate and the granular aluminum are reacted under a hydrogen atmosphere, while being rolled and ground with the grinding medium, to obtain sodium borohydride. |
| US10472245B2 |
Synthesis of nanostructured zinc silicate from renewable sources
A method of making Nanostructured Zinc Silicate from renewable sources comprising preparing powders of husks, preparing powders of ZnO, mixing the powders of husks and the powders of ZnO and forming a homogenous sample powder, pressing the homogenous sample and forming pellets, heating the pellets and forming nanostructured zinc silicate. The nanostructured zinc silicate from renewable sources product of the process of preparing powders of husks, preparing powders of ZnO, mixing the powders of husks and the powders of ZnO and forming a homogenous sample powder, pressing the homogenous sample and forming pellets, heating the pellets and forming nanostructured zinc silicate. |
| US10472241B2 |
Process for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes
The present disclosure relates to a process for the synthesis of highly crystalline carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Processes known in the art employ post-synthesis processes such as oxidation or hydrothermal treatment to produce CNTs with high crystallinity. The present disclosure produces highly crystalline CNTs at a low growth temperature and without hydrogen flow condition and without employing any post-production process. The process disclosed in the present disclosure produces CNTs having a crystallinity greater than 5 which makes them suitable for various industrial applications. |
| US10472233B2 |
Method for integrating complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices using a flat surface above a sacrificial layer
An integrated circuit (IC) with an integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) structure is provided. In some embodiments, the IC comprises a semiconductor substrate, a back-end-of-line (BEOL) interconnect structure, the integrated MEMS structure, and a cavity. The BEOL interconnect structure is over the semiconductor substrate, and comprises wiring layers stacked in a dielectric region. Further, an upper surface of the BEOL interconnect structure is planar or substantially planar. The integrated MEMS structure overlies and directly contacts the upper surface of the BEOL interconnect structure, and comprises an electrode layer. The cavity is under the upper surface of the BEOL interconnect structure, between the MEMS structure and the BEOL interconnect structure. |
| US10472230B2 |
Process for fabricating a micromechanical structure made of silicon carbide including at least one cavity
A process for fabricating a micromechanical structure made of silicon carbide including a cavity, from a stack including a first silicon-carbide layer and a silicon layer on the first silicon-carbide layer, the process including shaping the silicon layer so as to form a discrete silicon structure on the first silicon-carbide layer. The process further includes, after the shaping of the silicon layer, a carbonization to initiate the removal of the discrete silicon structure; depositing a second silicon-carbide layer; and an annealing step, the discrete silicon structure being entirely removed at the end of the annealing. |
| US10472229B2 |
Monocrystalline epitaxially aligned nanostructures and related methods
A method for fabricating a nanostructure utilizes a templated monocrystalline substrate. The templated monocrystalline substrate is energetically (i.e., preferably thermally) treated, with an optional precleaning and an optional amorphous material layer located thereupon, to form a template structured monocrystalline substrate that includes the monocrystalline substrate with a plurality of epitaxially aligned contiguous monocrystalline pillars extending therefrom. The monocrystalline substrate and the plurality of epitaxially aligned contiguous monocrystalline pillars may comprise the same or different monocrystalline materials. The method provides the nanostructure where when the monocrystalline substrate and the plurality of epitaxial aligned contiguous monocrystalline pillars comprise different monocrystalline materials having a bulk crystal structure mismatch of up to about 10 percent, lattice mismatch induced crystal structure defects may be avoided interposed between the monocrystalline substrate and the plurality of epitaxially aligned contiguous monocrystalline pillars, which may have an irregular sidewall shape. |
| US10472228B2 |
MEMS device package and method for manufacturing the same
A Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device package includes a first circuit layer, a partition wall, a MEMS component, a second circuit layer and a polymeric dielectric layer. The partition wall is disposed over the first circuit layer. The MEMS component is disposed over the partition wall and electrically connected to the first circuit layer. The first circuit layer, the partition wall and the MEMS component enclose a space. The second circuit layer is disposed over and electrically connected to the first circuit layer. The polymeric dielectric layer is disposed between the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. |
| US10472225B2 |
Liner
A beverage containment assembly may include a disposable liner assembly for dispensing fluids with a vessel. The liner assembly may comprise a flexible liner configured for the vessel, a flexible tube; and a cuff having an interlock surface. The cuff may be received in at least a portion of the tube thereby securing the liner and the tube. The interlock surface may be configured to provide a seal between at least the cuff and the liner. A method of manufacturing same is further provided. |
| US10472222B2 |
Double cooled draft beer machine
A draft beer machine comprising a cabinet, and a refrigeration circuit inside the cabinet, including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator. Inside the cabinet, a cold storage chamber is used to hold the cask, and the evaporator can refrigerate the cold storage chamber. A beer pipe is also inside the cabinet, and a beer tap is fixed to the outside of the cabinet. The outer end of the beer pipe is connected to the beer tap, and its inner end is used to connect to the cask. The cold storage chamber has a single chamber structure. Inside the cold storage chamber, there is a refrigeration tube. The refrigeration tube is connected to the refrigeration circuit and is in parallel with the evaporator. The refrigeration tube and the beer pipe are wound into a quick cooler of a round or an elliptic cylindrical shape, in an abreast and helical manner. |
| US10472221B2 |
Liquid dispenser
A water purifier includes: a cooling water tank that keeps cooling water; a stirring member that is provided in the cooling water tank to stir cooling water; a cold water pipe that is provided in the cooling water tank; an evaporator that is provided in the cooling water tank; and a separator on which the evaporator is provided and that is provided over the cold water pipe to divide the internal space of the cooling water tank into a first space and a second space, in which the separator has: a bottom that is horizontally formed and has a center hole through which the stirring member is inserted; a first extension that extends upward from the edge of the center hole; and a plurality of separation walls that extend upward from the top of the bottom and are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other around the center hole. |
| US10472208B2 |
Method of eliminating a jerk arising by accelerating an elevator car
The invention concerns the automatically detection and analysis of jerks arising when an elevator car starts its ride carrying out a determination of an elevator run sequence by an elevator controller, measuring an elevator car movement with a sensor at a predetermined phase of the elevator run sequence, and determining an elevator car sway from the sensor data, further comparing the determination result with a pre-set criteria, and being followed by outputting the comparison result. |
| US10472203B2 |
Method and apparatus for automatic determination of elevator drive configuration
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus the invention is a method for automatic configuration of an elevator drive in a traction elevator comprising an elevator car, a counterweight, a traction sheave, an electrical motor and a plurality of elevator ropes arranged to hoist the elevator car in response to the electrical motor rotating the traction sheave. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of electrical motor parameters from a memory associated with the electrical motor. A drive computer unit determines a roping ratio of the elevator by driving the elevator a distance based on elevator position sensor information and determines a plurality of torque values required to hoist the elevator with a predefined starting acceleration when the elevator car is loaded with a respective plurality of different loads. The torque values per each load are stored to a memory of the drive computer unit. |
| US10472202B2 |
System and method for a powered vertical axis hose reel
In accordance with the present invention, a system and method for a powered vertical axis hose reel is shown. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a powered hose reel is disclosed having a spool around which a hose may be coiled, in which the spool is on a vertical axis relative to the ground. In various embodiments, the powered hose reel includes a programmable controller for implementing a rewind protocol adapted to encourage the hose to fill from the bottom of the spool cup to the top. |
| US10472199B1 |
Creel safety latch, overhead bobbin creel, and method for loading and unloading an overhead bobbin creel
A creel safety latch includes an elongated pivot-control bar defining a longitudinal slot having first and second terminal ends. The slot is adapted for receiving a latch pin of a movable bobbin creel. A first pin catch is located proximate the first terminal end of the slot, such that sliding movement of the latch pin along the slot and beyond the first catch locates the latch pin in a first holding position directly adjacent the first terminal end of the slot. A second pin catch is located proximate the second terminal end of the slot, such that sliding movement of the latch pin along the slot and beyond the second catch locates the latch pin in a second holding position directly adjacent the second terminal end of the slot. |
| US10472198B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system having the same
A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveying portion, a stack portion on which sheets conveyed by the conveying portion are stacked, a first regulating portion regulating a position of a sheet bundle stacked on the stack portion in a crossing direction, a second regulating portion regulating a position of a sheet bundle on the stack portion in a conveying direction, a first binding device moved in the crossing direction and binding a corner portion of a sheet bundle by a staple, a second binding device binding a corner portion of a sheet bundle without a staple, and a controller positioning the first binding device and binding a corner portion of a sheet bundle by the first binding device. The controller also moves the second binding device and binds a corner portion of a sheet bundle without a staple by the second binding device. |
| US10472196B2 |
Sheet delivery system and sheet delivery method using same
A sheet delivery system includes: an end section detector which detects a position of an end section of a sheet; an end section conveying apparatus which holds the end section of the sheet and which conveys the end section of the sheet to a joining unit; a roll driving motor which rotationally drives a standby-side original material roll around a central axis thereof; and a suction roller which is capable of coming into rolling contact with an outer peripheral surface of the standby-side original material roll, and which includes an outer peripheral surface capable of suctioning the end section of the sheet in order to separate the end section of the sheet from the standby-side original material roll. The end section detector is attached at a position which enables detection of the end section of the sheet separated from the standby-side original material roll by the suction roller. |
| US10472193B2 |
Image forming apparatus and guidance method for paper feeding work
An image forming apparatus of embodiments includes an accommodation unit and a notification unit. The accommodation unit accommodates both of a paper bundle and a packaging member therein in a state in which at least one of the paper bundle and the packaging member used to package the paper bundle satisfies predetermined conditions. The notification unit performs a notification of guidance on the predetermined conditions. |
| US10472190B2 |
Media handling system
An example media handling system provides a print media (111) along a media path (131) and at least part of the media handling system includes an adhesive material for locating the print media (111) on the at least part of the media path (131). |
| US10472188B2 |
Sheet storing apparatus, sheet feeding apparatus, and image forming apparatus
A sheet regulating portion includes a body portion including a regulating surface facing an edge of a sheet, a pressing member having a pressing portion capable of projecting out of the body portion, an upper portion formed integrally with an upper part of the pressing portion so as to project to a sheet side and regulating an upward move of the sheet, and an urging member to urge the pressing member so that the pressing portion presses the edge of the sheet. In addition, a holding portion holds the pressing portion movably from a projecting position where the pressing portion projects out of the body portion to a retracting position where the upper portion enters within the body portion while inclining the pressing portion with respect to the regulating surface by resisting against the urging member when the upper portion is pressed from above. |
| US10472187B2 |
Electronic component transportation device and method for manufacturing electronic component array
An electronic component transportation device includes a rotation path and a first magnetic force generator. The rotation path extends along a transportation direction of an electronic component with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rotation path is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction. The rotation path includes a first surface and a second surface intersecting with each other. The first magnetic force generator is arranged at a lateral side of the rotation path. |
| US10472176B2 |
Modular conveyor assembly cassette
A modular conveyor assembly employable with a materials mixing system is provided that includes an elongate frame supporting a motor driven axle, an idler axle, and a plurality of rollers supported in individual rotational fashion by the frame, and a belt and chain subassembly configured to be cycled rotationally about the axles and rollers, where the belt and chain subassembly includes first and second chains each attached along first and second sides of the belt, respectively, so that the belt and chains move in unison, and wherein the frame is configured to be detachable from a materials mixing system without the need to disassemble substantial components of the modular conveyor assembly. |
| US10472160B2 |
Compact container having contents storage container horizontally coupled to lateral side of pump
The present invention includes a compact container, having a contents storage container horizontally coupled to the lateral side of a pump, comprising: a container body to which a container lid is hinge-coupled; a contents discharge frame which has a pump mounting portion formed on the center and a contents inlet port formed, in the horizontal direction, on one side of the outer peripheral surface of the pump mounting portion; a pump which is vertically mounted on the pump mounting portion; a discharge plate which is formed on the upper part of the pump; a contents storage container which is horizontally mounted on the contents inlet port; and a fixing member which has a puff equipment space formed on the upper part thereof and is for fixing the contents discharge frame and contents storage container to the container body. |
| US10472158B2 |
Double bag vacuum insulation panel
A double bag vacuum insulation panel is provided. The double bag VIP comprises a porous core, a heat sealable inner envelope and an outer bag. The inner envelope is made from a substantially gas impermeable first material having a first thickness and defines an interior having a pressure of less than or equal to about 30 millibar. The outer bag is made from a substantially gas impermeable second material having a second thickness. The outer bag encapsulates the inner envelope. |
| US10472154B2 |
Bag-in-box container with a pressurizing element
A bag-in-box container is provided with a spout at an upper opening and a pressurizing element applying pressure to a flexible container. The pressurizing element includes two plate devices being urged apart by a resilient element. The two plate devices are provided with engageable hook elements that may be set out of engagement by shifting one of the plate devices with respect to the other along the plane of the plate devices; the shift causing all hooks to disengage simultaneously. This shifting apart action is performed from the side of the pressurizing element, facilitating disengagement from the side of the bag-in-box container. In one embodiment, a disengagement port is provided giving access to the pressurizing element, such that the at least two plate devices may be brought out of engagement with each other. The disengagement port may be a second opening on the side of the rigid casing. |
| US10472152B2 |
Container of a fluid substance and a transport system therefor
A fluid container in the form of a can having a neck defining an opening, and fastened in a water-tight manner to the neck a valve element with a valve cup supporting a hollow stem movable against an elastic element between a first stable closing position and a second unstable position for delivering fluid through a cavity in the stem, the cavity communicating with the interior of the can in a dispensing position, the can being fixed to a support base of the container, the base comprising a support surface with a recess defined by a first centering surface to center the container on a valve cup of an identical container, on top of which the container may be placed, a second support surface for supporting the container on the valve cup, and a third recessed surface to house the stem of an aerosol valve of the further container. |
| US10472151B2 |
Article carrier and blank therefor
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier having a carrying handle formed within a medial partition structure. The carrying handle (H) has an engaging edge that is disposed at a non-zero angle relative to an upper edge of the medial partition structure, and the engaging edge is disposed in an off-centre position within the medial partition structure. |
| US10472149B2 |
Tie wrap connector and strap kit
A connector to be used with straps of variable lengths comprises a body and two locking blades. The connector comprises a first passage and a second passage distant from the first passage that extends throughout the body along a direction perpendicular to the first passage. The passages house the locking blades. The passages comprise an entrance and an abutment wall. The second passage also comprises an exit. The entrances are for the insertion of an extremity of a strap, with the sloped locking blades preventing exit of the extremities of the strap through the entrances by blocking a portion of the strap between themselves and an abutment wall. An extremity of the strap can exit out of the connector through the exit of the second passage to be pulled to tighten the strap. Kits comprising the herein connectors are also described. |
| US10472145B2 |
Lateral pull rod mechanism configured to lock steel tube support assembly
A lateral pull rod mechanism configured to lock a steel pipe support assembly includes a pull rod, an upper connecting plate, a pull rod through hole provided in the upper connecting plate, a lower connecting plate, a lower lateral pull rod clamping groove provided in the lower connecting plate, an intermediate connecting block provided between the upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate, an intermediate lateral pull rod clamping groove provided in the intermediate connecting block, a threaded section provided at an upper end of the pull rod, a fastening nut configured to be screwed onto the threaded section, an anti-disengaging portion provided at a lower end of the pull rod and configured to prevent the pull rod from vertically disengaging from the lower lateral pull rod clamping groove, and a lateral stopping plate configured to prevent the anti-disengaging portion from sliding outwards. |
| US10472140B2 |
Water bottle with self-closing valve
A liquid-dispensing container comprises a housing and a valve member. The housing is adapted to hold a liquid and includes an opening defined by a wall having an inner edge and an outer edge. The valve member has a ledge engaging the outer edge and a cleat engaging the inner edge. The valve member can further include an integral gasket positioned between the ledge and the cleat and deformed in engagement with the wall. The cleat preferably includes a beveled surface. The valve member can be inserted from the outside of the housing and without the need for additional retention members. Specifically, the valve member is secured to the housing by contacting the cleat with the outer edge of the wall, moving the valve member toward the housing such that the cleat passes through the opening, and engaging the cleat with the inner edge of the wall. |
| US10472136B2 |
Container with button release
A container includes container body (120) defining an interior (122) and an opening (124) leading to the interior. A lid (140) is movable with respect to the container body to move the container between a closed position in which the lid covers the opening and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A housing (180) is affixed to an upper portion of the container body, adjacent to the opening. A release (160) is movably housed within the housing. The release is configured to move between a locked position in which the release retains the lid in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the release permits the lid to move into the opened position. The release moves from the locked position to the unlocked position by a first movement in a radially inward direction of the container, followed by a second movement in an axially upward direction of the container. |
| US10472135B2 |
Anti-glue overflow wet tissue box cover
The utility model discloses an anti-glue overflow wet tissue box cover, comprising a cover body and an upper cover surface connected with the cover body. A glue overflow groove depressed upward is arranged on a lower surface of the cover body, and excessive overflow fixture flows into a means inside the glue overflow groove when the wet tissue box cover is fixed to a wet tissue bag with glue or other fixtures. The anti-glue overflow wet tissue box cover of the application has a simple structure and strong practicability, and the glue overflow groove thereon can effectively avoid overflow of solid glue when the wet tissue box cover is installed. |
| US10472129B2 |
Crate with collapsible wall
A crate, such as for transporting egg cartons or other items, includes a base, opposed side walls and a rear wall extending upward from the base. A front wall opposite the rear wall is selectably moveable between a closed position and a retracted, open position. In the retracted position, access to the interior of the crate is provided. In one embodiment, the front wall includes a plurality of pivotably connected sections, such that the front wall can be retracted to provide access to the interior. |
| US10472128B2 |
Hanging condiment cup with lid
A hanging condiment cup with at least one integral clip and a removable lid that attaches to a food container. The condiment cup has a convex end and a concave end, with the convex end having a radius that matches the food container it attaches to. The condiment cup also has a backslant that matches the slant of the food container to bring the center of gravity of the condiment cup closer to the center of the food container for increased stability. The condiment cup and lid are designed to be stacked and are made from biodegradable or other plastic material that is refrigerator, heat and/or microwave safe. |
| US10472126B2 |
Collapsible metal box
A collapsible metal box, in particular for transporting a material sensitive to creep, is provided. The box includes a base and two first and two second opposing side panels hinged to the base. At least one of the first side panels includes a retaining structure for maintaining the same in an upright position on the base while the second side panels are collapsed fully outwards. |
| US10472124B2 |
Double front retail ready package
A shipping container convertible to a display configuration, formed from a one-piece blank of sheet material. The container comprises opposing first and second side walls and opposing front and back walls. Top and bottom flaps are foldably joined to respective upper and lower edges of the front, back, and side walls of the container. The front wall comprises outer and inner front panels foldably joined to respective ones of the first and second side walls. A clean cut front separation line extends across the front wall. A side separation line extends diagonally along each of the side walls from opposing ends of the front separation line to an upper back corner of each of the side walls, and a portion of the front wall and side walls above the respective front and side separation lines define a removable cover portion of the shipping container. |
| US10472119B2 |
Container made from thermoplastic material having a petaloid bottom with increased blow-moldability
A container (1) made from thermoplastic material obtained by blow molding, or stretch-blow molding, includes a body (2) and a petaloid bottom (5) that has a central area (7) from which feet (6) extend radially, alternating with valleys (10), each foot (6) including a peripheral portion (11) connected to the body (2) of the container and a central portion (12) connected to the central area (7), the container being characterized in that each foot further has a truncated portion (13) forming a seat for the container (1), extending between the peripheral portion (11) and the central portion (12). |
| US10472117B1 |
Connectable beverage bottle
A beverage bottle is provided including a hollow body which has a top, a bottom and a substantially cylindrical sidewall. The beverage bottle's body has a tapered neck at the top of the bottle which terminates at the bottle's opening. In addition, the sidewall includes a pair of parallel longitudinally extending groves which form a projection between the grooves wherein the projection has a tapered edge at the bottle's tapered neck. In addition, the bottle's sidewall includes a longitudinally extending channel located diametrically opposed to the longitudinally extending projection. The channel extends from the bottle's bottom to the bottle's tapered neck and includes a diminishing depth at the bottle's tapered neck to form a tapered shelf. The projection and channel are configured so that the bottle's projection could be received within a channel of another similarly constructed beverage bottle so as to connect and affix two beverage bottles together. |
| US10472116B1 |
Foldable bag holder with retrofittable attachments for added functionality
A foldable bag holder with retrofittable attachments for added functionality includes a first folding bar, a second folding bar, an accessory attachment bar, a swiveling bar, and a bag fastening mechanism. The first folding bar and the second folding bar are positioned opposite each other about the accessory attachment bar. The swiveling bar is positioned adjacent to the first folding bar and the second folding bar, opposite the accessory attachment bar. The first folding bar and the second folding bar allow the foldable bag holder to fold in half for ease of storage and transportation. Once folded, the swiveling bar magnetically bonds to the accessory attachment bar to prevent separation. Interchangeable attachments retrofitted onto the accessory attachment bar add functionality and customize the foldable bag holder for specific tasks. The bag fastening mechanism allows a trash-bad to be attached to the foldable bag holder. |
| US10472115B2 |
Dispenser
A system for dispensing film wrap is disclosed, the system comprises a dispenser having a first connector portion and second connector portion spaced apart from the first connector portion. A roll of film wrap comprising a core having film wrap wound thereon is configured to extend between the first connector portion and the second connector portion. At least one end of the wall of the core and/or the edge of the film wrap is profiled and interlockable with a complimentary interlocking member located at the remote end of the first or second connector portion so as to prevent lateral movement of the film wrap with respect to the first and second connector portions of the dispenser. This beneficially reduces slippage of the film wrap when it is being used to wrap a load. |
| US10472114B2 |
System for facilitating wrapping and taping of articles with wrapping materials
In a system for facilitating the wrapping and taping of articles with wrapping materials, two or more apparatuses adapted to be secured in adjacent spaced relation on a planar surface are provided so as to support a roll of wrapping material therebetween. Each apparatus has an upper frame member which supports an end of the roll thereon and which includes a cavity for dispensing desired lengths of tape therefrom, and a clamp member adapted to be actuated by a user to removably attach its corresponding apparatus to a ledge of the planar surface so that the supported roll is parallel to and above the planar surface. |
| US10472112B2 |
Thermoform packaging machine with strip punch unit
The present invention relates to a thermoform packaging machine comprising a film punch unit that includes a stroke drive for moving a die and a punch. The die and punch are movable, by means of the stroke drive, towards and away from each other orthogonally to a film conveying plane. The stroke drive is arranged above the film conveying plane. |
| US10472111B2 |
Locking mechanism for locking a floating platform loaded with a machine onto a base, shock absorbing device with locking mechanism, and method thereof
A shock absorbing device includes a floating platform, a base, and at least three locking mechanisms. The floating platform is movably spaced above the base and loaded with a machine. A center of gravity of the floating platform and the machine is located within a field enclosed by the at least three locking mechanisms. Each of the at least three locking mechanisms includes a first fixing component, a second fixing component, and a third fixing component. The first fixing component is disposed on the floating platform. The second fixing component is disposed on the base and located at a position corresponding to the first fixing component. The third fixing component is disposed on the second fixing component to engage with the first fixing component, so that the floating platform can be locked onto the base, which prevents damage of internal components of the machine caused by shock loads during transportation. |
| US10472110B2 |
Methods for packaging and sterilizing elastomeric articles and packaged elastomeric articles produced thereby
The present invention relates generally to methods of sterilizing elastomeric articles in a manner that prevents and/or reduces degradation to the articles, particularly degradation that may be caused and/or accelerated by sterilization techniques such as gamma irradiation, x-ray irradiation, and electron-beam processing. The methods include packaging the elastomeric articles in order to improve their resistance to degradation. In certain aspects of the invention, packaged elastomeric articles, optionally containing one or more antidegradants, such as antioxidant and/or antiozonant compounds, are also provided. The methods of providing degradation-resistant elastomeric articles in accordance with the present invention may also be used to reduce the occurrence of cracking and discoloration in elastomeric articles, regardless of whether they are subjected to sterilization. |
| US10472109B2 |
Folding unit for producing packages from sealed packs and method for producing packages form sealed packs
A folding unit for producing packages from sealed packs comprises an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of paddles arranged for moving said packs along an advancement direction and fold said packs into formed packages, each paddle having a first surface intended to interact with a first pack to form a portion of a corresponding first package and a second surface intended to interact with a second pack to form a portion of a corresponding second package, said folding unit further comprises releasable connecting elements arranged for releasably connecting said paddles to said endless conveyor. |
| US10472106B2 |
Machine and method for making capsules for beverages
A machine for making capsules containing a product includes a forming station for forming in a sheet of thermoformable plastic material at least a casing of a capsule having a cavity, a shearing station with a punch and a die for cutting the sheet so as to separate the capsule along a respective edge, and a filling station for dosing the product into the cavity. During the cutting, the punch moves to cut the sheet with the die and then lift and detach the capsule from the sheet. The punch and the die are movable away from each other for placing the capsule on the sheet, and a through opening is created in the sheet by separating the capsule. The through opening has a passage section smaller than external dimensions of the edge to allow the sheet to support and move the capsule along an advancing direction. |
| US10472105B2 |
Unit for feeding closing elements designed to close cup-shaped containers, station and method for closing the cup-shaped containers
Described is a unit (1) for feeding closing elements (34) for closing containers (2) defining capsules (3) for extraction or infusion beverages for a machine (100) for packaging capsules (3) for extraction or infusion beverages comprising: means (4) for feeding a web (5) of heat-sealable material along a predetermined path for feeding the web; a plurality of punches (6), positioned along the path for feeding the web of heat-sealable material in a region (R1) for forming the closing elements (34) and movable between an operating position (P1) wherein they make contact with the web (5) of heat-sealable material for cutting portions of the web, so as to form corresponding closing elements (34) and a non-operating position retracted relative to the web (5); a plurality of pickup units (GP1, GP2, GP3, GP4) each having a plurality of pickup means (7), each pickup unit (GP1, GP2, GP3, GP4) being movable individually along a closed path (PS2) between a pickup position (P3), wherein the respective pickup means (7) are located in the forming region (R1) for picking up the cut portions of the web (5) defining the closing elements (34), and a release position (P4) wherein the respective pickup means (7) are located in the release region (R2) for releasing the closing elements (34) picked up. |
| US10472104B2 |
Method of fabricating coffee pods at point of sale
A method of fabricating coffee pods at a point of sale location using a coffee pod dispensing device with shell less, expandable coffee pods. The fabrication is initiated by tactile input from a control panel that determines the parameters of the coffee pods to be fabricated and generates the operational signals for the dispensing device. Fabrication there after progresses sequentially through a series of operations that involves the loading of the coffee pods onto a pod advancing means which then takes the coffee pods through the steps of expansion, filling, sealing and delivery. To accomplish this the pods are compressible pods arranged in a linear array that allows for pleated or stacked storage in a pod loading means within the device's enclosure, as well as continuous feed capabilities. |
| US10472103B2 |
Fruit packaging containers
Described herein are sealable, breathable bags for packaging, storing, and transporting fresh fruit in boxes. The bags protects the fruit from outside contaminants while maintaining a modified atmosphere environment around the fruit to preserve the freshness of the fruit. Furthermore, the bags are constructed in such a way that they have a flattened closed configuration and an fully opened configuration that allows them to efficiently fit into a generally cuboid, open-topped packaging box to be filled with fresh fruit and then seal around the fruit in the box, such as by sliding a slider across an upper closure of the bag. |
| US10472102B2 |
Locking device for a wheeled load
A locking device associable to a wrapping machine for locking in a defined locked position a wheeled load to be wrapped with a plastics film, the locking device including a first element elongated along a first direction and arranged to rest on, and be fixed to, a supporting plane of the wrapping machine, and a second element connected to the first element. The second element is provided with a seat open on the supporting plane and includes an inlet opening for allowing a first wheel of the wheeled load be inserted into, or disengaged from, the seat along an insertion direction, and a recess arranged to be engaged by the first wheel in the locked position so as to prevent the first wheel from moving along the first direction and along a second direction, which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction, and from disengaging from the seat. |
| US10472101B2 |
Method to certify reuse of pressurized vessels
The present invention is a method by which a reusable, refillable pressurized container used in consumer refillable packaging can be certified in a manner akin to single use containers. The certification calls for each receptacle to pass certain quality assurance measures, including automated testing and examination (100% receptacle testing and examination). In an exemplary case, the materials (fluids) in these receptacles will be for personal care or household use and will be non-regulated non-hazardous non-flammable non-corrosive materials (fluids), although the invention will not necessarily be so limited. The gases in these receptacles are preferably non-flammable compressed gases (compressed air or nitrogen) commercially free from corroding components. |
| US10472095B1 |
Mobile fixture apparatuses and methods
A mobile fixture includes a movable base, a support platform, an adaptor interface, at least one sensor, and a controller. The movable base is configured to travel over a floor. The support platform is articulable with respect to the base. The adaptor interface moves with the support platform, and is configured to mechanically interface with an attachment member. The at least one sensor is coupled to the adaptor interface and is configured to detect at least one of a force or movement resulting from an interaction between the adaptor interface and the attachment member. The controller is operably coupled to the movable base, support platform, and at least one sensor, and is configured to control movement of at least one of the movable base or support platform responsive to the at least one of the force or movement detected by the at least one sensor. |
| US10472094B2 |
Flexible passenger security control installation
A passenger security control installation (10) includes a set of transfer trays and a conveying and control path (14) having a receiving end (16) and a security end (18). The installation includes a return conveying path extending beneath the tray conveying and control path (14). The installation includes a plurality of juxtaposed and mechanically independent modules (22), and each one of the modules (22) includes a U-shaped cradle part (24) that defines a cradle median plane and further includes an upper gang of motorized rollers (36) installed above a lower gang of motorized rollers (40) inside the U-shaped cradle (24), along a direction substantially perpendicular to the cradle median plane. |
| US10472091B2 |
Method and apparatus using a drone to input vehicle data
An unmanned aerial vehicle is operated to utilize one or more tools included in an attachment assembly to obtain state measurements on an object being analyzed by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The attachment assembly can include one or more of a digital camera for capturing a digital image (or a series of images), a color meter for measuring a paint color, a thermographic camera for measuring infrared radiation, an electronic nose device for measuring odors, or an electronic distance measuring device for measuring a distance between objects. An operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle is then modified based on the obtained state measurements. |
| US10472090B2 |
Environmentally aware status LEDs for use in drones
A lighting system for an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) adapts to the environment around the UAV to ensure status notification lights are visible to an operator and/or abide by regulatory lighting requirements. A processor of the UAV may receive information from various sensors regarding environmental conditions and location of the UAV, and adjust a UAV lighting system to ensure visibility under the environmental conditions. Adjustments to the lighting system may include selection of light sources that are illuminated, the illumination intensity of particular light sources, the colors emitted by various light sources and other lighting configurations. |
| US10472088B2 |
Lighting device and trunk element
A lighting device includes a semi-rigid arm having a tubular shape and an arm cavity, and proximal and distal ends, which can be brought into various positions, a lighting head which is attached to the distal end of the arm and supported by the arm, a support body with a receptacle cavity which accommodates the proximal end of the arm to support the arm, and an inner support sleeve which is disposed at the proximal end of the arm at least partially in the arm cavity. |
| US10472087B2 |
Multi-beam light
An LED light system for an aircraft may comprise a first LED lamp having a first LED array. The first LED array may include at least a first LED and a second LED. A first optical element may be configured to direct light emitted from the first LED in a first beam centered around a first angle and to direct light emitted from the second LED in a second beam centered around a second angle. The LED light system may further comprise a second LED lamp having a second LED array. The second LED array may include at least a third LED and a fourth LED. A second optical element may be configured to direct light emitted from the third LED in a third beam centered around the first angle and to direct light emitted from the fourth LED in a fourth beam centered around the second angle. |
| US10472082B2 |
Fume tight sock collector/box
An embodiment fluid recovery structure includes a body having an interior cavity, ports integrally joined to first walls of the body and having port walls that extend away from the body, with each of the ports having a port opening that is contiguous with the interior cavity, and a drain structure integrally joined to a second wall of the body and having a drain hole that extends from the interior cavity through the drain structure. |
| US10472081B2 |
Cross flow fan for wide aircraft fuselage
A cross flow fan to be incorporated into an aircraft fuselage comprises an ingestion fan rotor to be positioned in a tail section of an aircraft fuselage to reduce boundary layer air from a top surface of the fuselage and to drive the air away from the top surface, and a drive arrangement for the ingestion fan rotor. An aircraft is also disclosed. |
| US10472078B2 |
Hybrid power system for an aircraft
Systems and methods for distributing in an aircraft are provided. More particularly, in one embodiment, a system can include one or more gas turbine engines configured to provide propulsion and electrical power to an aircraft. The system can further include one or more electrical engines configured to provide propulsion for the aircraft. The system can include one or more first electrical power systems configured to provide power to the one or more electrical engines for one or more electrical power propulsion loads for the aircraft. The system can further include one or more second electrical power systems configured to provide power for one or more non-propulsion electrical power loads of the aircraft. |
| US10472077B2 |
Evacuation system with an extendable head end
An inflatable flotation device includes a main body having a distal end and a proximal end configured to be positioned nearer to the aircraft than the distal end, the main body configured to inflate to provide an evacuation route. The inflatable flotation device further includes an extendable portion coupled to the proximal end of the main body and having a plurality of segments coupled together. The inflatable flotation device further includes a weighted object coupled to the extendable portion and configured to cause the extendable portion to extend in response to a distance from the proximal end of the main body being equal to or greater than a threshold distance. |
| US10472075B2 |
Pneumatic parachute deployment system
A pneumatic parachute deployment system is disclosed. In various embodiments, a pneumatic parachute deployment system as disclosed herein includes a bladder configured to control a parachute's expansion in at least one dimension, and an inflation mechanism configured to inflate the bladder. The bladder is inflated when the parachute is deployed, and in various embodiments may be used to speed deployment of the parachute and/or restrict the parachute to opening at least initially only to a limited extent. |
| US10472074B2 |
Heating for an avionic equipment
The invention relates to an aircraft provided with at least one piece of aeronautic equipment fastened to the outside skin of the aircraft and a heater for heating the piece of aeronautic equipment. The heater is in the form of a thermodynamic closed circuit loop circulating heat-transfer fluid and including an evaporator and a heat source located inside the aircraft and a condenser located in the piece of aeronautic equipment or an appendage thereto. Fasteners in the form of tubular tabs include tubular channels for circulating the heat-transfer fluid. |
| US10472073B2 |
Air conditioning system
An air conditioning system 1 for a cabin 10 including a pressurized air source 2, a cooling air source 3, a main heat exchanger 4, a compressor 5, a manifold 6 and a mixing chamber 7. An inlet 43 to a cold side of the main heat exchanger 4 is in fluid communication with the cooling air source 3. An inlet 41 of a hot side of the main heat exchanger 4 is in fluid communication with the pressurized air source 2. An inlet 51 of the compressor is in fluid communication with the outlet 44 of the cold side of the main heat exchanger 4. |
| US10472059B2 |
Inboard bearing assemblies for proprotor systems
A proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter flight mode and an airplane flight mode. The proprotor system includes a yoke having a plurality of blade arms with inboard pockets. A centrifugal force and shear bearing assembly is disposed in each of the inboard pockets of the yoke. Each of a plurality of proprotor blades is coupled to the yoke by one of the bearing assemblies such that each proprotor blade has a pitch change degree of freedom about a pitch change axis and a tilting degree of freedom about a focal point. Each bearing assembly includes a centrifugal force bearing coupled to the yoke, a shear bearing coupled to the yoke and an inboard beam coupled between the centrifugal force bearing and the shear bearing. Each inboard beam is coupled to a respective proprotor blade. |
| US10472053B2 |
Retractable wheel assembly
A retractable wheel assembly includes arm assemblies, wheels, retraction arms, guide blocks, and a threaded shaft. The arm assemblies are hingedly attached to a lower frame of a utility vehicle. Each arm assembly comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm hingedly linked therebetween. Each wheel is connected to the third arm of each arm assembly. The retraction arm is connected to the second arm, and a threaded shaft. The threaded shaft is configured to be actuated rearwardly where the retraction arm is rearwardly pulled helped by a guide block to convert the longitudinal movement to vertical movement, causing the second arm to fold the arm assembly inwardly when the trailer is positioned at rest. Then the threaded shaft is configured to be actuated forwardly where the retraction arm is pushed forward and helped by a guide block to convert the longitudinal movement to vertical movement causing the second arm to unfold the arm assembly outwardly to deploy the wheels for motion. |
| US10472052B2 |
Flow body for an aircraft for passive boundary layer suction
An aircraft flow body includes a flow surface exposed to an airstream during flight, at least one structural component attached to an interior of the flow surface, at least one perforated area having a plurality of openings extending through the flow surface, a manifold positioned interior to the flow surface in fluid communication with the openings and upstream of the at least one structural component, and at least one suction duct having a first end in communication with the manifold and a second end placed exterior to the flow surface downstream of the structural component. The at least one suction duct includes a suction opening facing away from the first end and adapted for inducing a suction force into the at least one suction duct when the flow surface is exposed to the airstream during flight, thereby inducing a flow of air from through the openings to the suction opening. |
| US10472051B2 |
Apparatus and method for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system. An apparatus for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system comprises a ring member and a pair of attachment members each having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to attach to a multicopter and a second end being coupled to the ring member. Wherein the pair of attachment members holds the ring member such that a plane of a circumference of the ring member is generally parallel to blades of the multicopter. |
| US10472049B2 |
Bonded mount ring spinner
A fan assembly of a gas turbine engine, a method for fabricating a fan assembly for a gas turbine engine, and a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The fan assembly of the gas turbine engine may include a spinner section, a fan hub section aft of the spinner section, and a joint therebetween. The fan assembly may further include a support ring for internally supporting the spinner, the support ring including a first portion facing the fan hub and a second portion connected to the spinner at the joint, wherein the connection between the second portion and the joint is a bonded connection. |
| US10472047B2 |
Hybrid torque limiting rotary no-back device
A rotary device assembly is provided and includes an input shaft coupled to a torque generating device, an output shaft and a rotary device disposed to transmit first torque from the input shaft to the output shaft and configured with no-back capability to prevent second torque applied to the output shaft from being transmitted to the input shaft in an event the second torque deceeds a torque-limiting threshold and the no-back capability and torsional lock-up capability to prevent an overload of the torque generating device in an event the second torque exceeds the torque-limiting threshold. |
| US10472046B1 |
Internal wing control surface linkage system
An internal wing control surface linkage system comprising: an actuator arm configured to rotate around a first rotation axis within an airfoil body. A linking arm is mounted within the airfoil body. The linking arm comprises a linking tube and a linkage rod slideably received within the linking tube. The linking tube comprises a hinged end pivotally coupled to the actuator arm about a first pivot axis parallel to the first rotation axis to cause deflection of a control surface coupled to the airfoil body during rotation of the actuator arm. The linkage rod comprising a hinged end coupled to a clevis about a second pivot axis of the control surface. A spherical bearing swivelly coupling the linking arm and providing a fixed swivel pivot which swivels the linking arm, as the linking tube simultaneously slides within the spherical bearing and, in combination, the rod simultaneously slides within the linking tube. |
| US10472040B1 |
Sealing ducts into a balloon
Aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for manufacturing a balloon envelope including a duct for high altitude balloons. In one example, a first sheet of material may be provided. A premade duct may be arranged at least partially on the first sheet of material. The duct may include a first substance on an internal surface. A second sheet of material may be arranged over at least a portion of the duct. A heat sealing device may be applied to the second sheet of material to heat seal the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material. The heat sealing device may be applied over at least a portion of the duct in order to seal external surfaces of the duct to each of the first and second sheets of material and form a balloon gore. The first substance may keep the duct from being sealed to itself. |
| US10472038B1 |
Hydraulic fluid reservoirs for steering actuators on outboard motors
An outboard motor is for propelling a marine vessel in water and can be trimmed about a trim axis into and between a raised position in which the outboard motor is fully trimmed up out of the water and a lowered position in which the outboard motor is fully trimmed down into the water. The outboard motor has a hydraulic steering actuator for steering the outboard motor about steering axis and a reservoir mounted on the outboard motor and containing hydraulic fluid for the hydraulic steering actuator. A vent opening vents the reservoir to atmosphere and is located on top of the reservoir and closer to the back of the outboard motor than the front of the outboard motor so that the vent opening does not become covered by the hydraulic fluid when the outboard motor is trimmed into and out of the raised and lowered positions. |
| US10472036B2 |
Mounting for boat drive
A boat drive for a boat having a boat hull with a bottom. The boat drive includes an underwater pod; an electric motor disposed in the underwater pod, the electric motor driving, via a drive shaft, a propeller attached to the underwater pod; and an electrical supply line for supplying energy to the electric motor. The boat drive further includes an inner tube connected to the underwater pod and displaceably disposed in an outer tube, wherein the electrical supply line is routed through the inner tube. The boat drive further includes a mounting body attachable to the bottom of the boat hull, wherein the outer tube is passed through the mounting body. At least one annular sealing element is disposed between the inner and outer tubes, wherein the at least one annular sealing element seals the inner tube and the outer tube in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the inner tube. |
| US10472034B1 |
Hybrid energy harvesting system for thermal-powered underwater vehicle
A hybrid energy harvesting system for powering underwater vehicles having at least one thermal engine, at least one of a solar or a wave energy harvester, and a battery which stores electric energy produced by the harvesters. The energy harvesters keep the battery charged and thereby expand an underwater vehicle's operational areas to high latitudes and shallow water. Multiple thermal engines employing different phase-change materials can be used to expand the vehicle's working temperature range and thus allow it to operate over a larger area. An electric motor powered by the battery and a pump driven by the motor can be used to pump hydraulic fluid between the accumulators and external bladders of the thermal engines to cause the vehicle to descend and ascend when the thermal gradient to which the vehicle is subjected is insufficient. |
| US10472033B2 |
Systems and methods for power generation based on surface air-to-water thermal differences
A system includes a vehicle having a body and a power generation system. The power generation system includes first and second tanks each configured to receive and store a refrigerant under pressure. The power generation system also includes at least one generator configured to generate electrical power based on a flow of the refrigerant between the tanks. The first tank is configured to be cooled by one of ambient air and water to a lower temperature, and the second tank is configured to be warmed by another of the ambient air and the water to a higher temperature. The first tank or associated heat exchanger can be positioned such that the first tank is above the water's surface when a portion of the body breaches the surface. The second tank or associated heat exchanger can be positioned such that the second tank is below the water's surface when a portion of the body breaches the surface. |
| US10472032B2 |
Autonomous water column profiler
Autonomous water column profilers are deployed over an area and each independently samples attributes in its water column to provide a three dimensional array of data points. The profilers are negatively buoyant and autonomously assume positive buoyancy; for example, by jettisoning a ballast weight, preferably collecting and storing measurements at programmed times or depths when descending and again when ascending. The devices can be recovered for accessing onboard memories or a wireless communications system can be employed for uploading data to a transponder. The profilers can be deployed from marine vessels, aircraft, or remotely operated vehicles and are advantageous for monitoring oil well leaks or spills, assessing dispersant programs when ameliorating released oil, for sensing natural seeps, and similar applications. |
| US10472031B2 |
Personal flotation device
A personal flotation device is disclosed. The personal flotation device comprises a wearable shell comprising an articulated section extending across a width of the wearable shell, a first buoyant member housed by the wearable shell, a second buoyant member housed by the wearable she and spaced from the first buoyant member, wherein the articulated section extends between the first and second buoyant members and defines a substantially planar vertical extent therebetween, and a fastening assembly configured to fasten the wearable shell to a user's torso at one of a plurality of positions along the substantially planar vertical extent of the articulated section and/or along a passageway inside the wearable shell and adjacent to the articulated section, wherein the fastening assembly includes a fastener movable between a first position defining a first circumferential length and a second position defining a second circumferential length. The personal flotation device is thus configured to mitigate or prevent it from rising up along a user's body when the personal flotation device is submerged in water and secured to the user. |
| US10472026B2 |
Lateral foil system for surfboards
A hydrofoil and hydrofoil system for a surfboard is disclosed. The surfboard has a planar hull defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, a nose, a tail, and opposing side rails extending from the nose to the tail and that define a transition from the top surface to the bottom surface. The hydrofoil system includes one or more attachment mechanisms mounted with the planar hull at or proximate to at least one of the opposing side rails of the planar hull, each of the one or more attachment mechanisms comprising an attachment site oriented substantially laterally from the planar hull. The hydrofoil system further includes a hydrofoil configured to attach to the attachment site of one of the one or more attachment mechanisms, the hydrofoil further being configured to extend substantially laterally from the planar hull at or proximate to the at least one of the opposing side rails of the planar hull. |
| US10472025B2 |
Multi-density core surfboard blank and method of making
This invention is directed toward a surfboard made from at least two different types of foam and laminating methods. The general invention has a central core, preferably of EPS foam, and two outside panels—located either on the sides, or rails, of the blank, or above and below the central core. In a preferred embodiment, the panels are made from PU foam, and the panels are attached to the central core through a laminating substrate, which can be another type of foam or copolymer, such as TPU, or a harder material such as plastic or wood. The invention produces a blank that can be shaped into a surfboard that is both strong and flexible. |
| US10472017B2 |
Lower fork alignment system
A lower fork alignment system for a vehicle is described. The lower fork alignment system includes: a brace detachably coupling a first lower tube and a second lower tube of a lower fork, wherein the first and second lower tubes include: first and second receiving adjustment mechanism configured for receiving corresponding interfacing mechanisms of the brace, wherein upon receipt of alignment features of the interfacing mechanisms, one of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a horizontal direction along a horizontal axis, and the other of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a vertical direction along a vertical axis. |
| US10472016B2 |
Bicycle frame and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure provides a bicycle frame including: a main frame; a support bracket formed separately from the main frame and bonded to a lower end portion of the main frame, and a motor mounting having a motor mounting portion configured to mount a motor therein, wherein the motor mounting bracket is formed separately from the support bracket, and is bonded to the support bracket. |
| US10472015B1 |
In-frame mounted bicycle monitoring device
An electronic device can be mounted at least partly in a frame of a bicycle and used to monitor operations or properties of the bicycle or one or more components associated with the bicycle. The electronic device may integrate and communicate with a variety of components including sensors to facilitate customization of monitoring by the electronic device. The electronic device can have a relatively minimalist design. The electronic device, in some embodiments, may include a display that does not present alphanumeric characters to an operator, and the display may instead include multiple indicators that individually or in combination present information to the operator, such as the level of charge of one or more batteries or an operating mode of the electronic device or bicycle. |
| US10472014B2 |
Baby seat of bicycle
A baby seat is provided for a bicycle and includes a seat base including a seat base body, a seat base net, and a seat base fixing member, which fixes the seat base net to a top surface of the seat base body; a back including a back body, a back net, and a back fixing member. The back body is connected, in an upright manner, with a lower end thereof, to a rear end of the seat base body. The back fixing member fixes the back net to the front surface of the back body. In this way, the present invention helps improves comfortableness and ventilation for a baby or child sitting thereon and also helps increase space for article storage. |
| US10472011B2 |
Bicycle rental system with multiple ways of renting and returning bicycles
A bicycle rental system includes a plurality of rental bicycles, each of which has a locking apparatus, a controlling apparatus, and a parking locker. The locking apparatus is operated to lock the rental bicycle, and the parking locker is able to engage and lock a dock locker of the dock. The controlling apparatus transmits signals to a control system, and receives signals from the control system through a network. The bicycle rental system may return the rental bicycle with or without the docks, and may rent the rental bicycle by a mobile device or a tag device. |
| US10472003B2 |
Integrated extended bed assembly for vehicle
An integrated extend bed assembly for a vehicle is provided. The extended bed assembly includes a bed assembly that is mounted at a rear of the vehicle and a bed extension that is slidably fitted into the bed assembly. The bed extension is extendable rearward of the bed assembly in a linear motion. Additionally, sliding members are mounted to the bed assembly and the bed extension to support the bed extension in an extended position. |
| US10472001B2 |
Vehicle body frame including structural bulkhead with acoustic spray foam control
A vehicle body frame includes a longitudinally extending roof side rail. The roof side rail includes an outer panel, an inner panel fixed to the outer panel to define a cavity therebetween, and a reinforcement panel disposed between and fixedly secured to the outer and inner panels. The reinforcement panel separates the cavity into an inner cavity and an outer cavity. The roof rail has a forward end portion and a rearward end portion. An acoustic spray foam control bulkhead is secured within the cavity at the rearward end portion of the roof side rail. The bulkhead includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced from and opposed to the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls are configured to at least partially confine within the inner cavity between the first and second sidewalls an acoustic spray foam injected into an injection inlet aperture provided on the inner panel. |
| US10472000B2 |
Carpet supporting member mounting structure
A carpet supporting member mounting structure for mounting a carpet supporting member to an instrument panel assembly to support a floor carpet including a portion to cover a tunnel portion of a floor panel of a vehicle includes a mounting portion of the instrument panel assembly and a carpet supporting member. The carpet supporting member includes a supporting member body disposed to project from an upper edge of a sidewall of the tunnel portion and a mounting protrusion protruding from a front edge of the supporting member body and including a base portion and a distal end portion. The base portion is inserted in a mounting hole of the mounting portion. The distal end portion extends from a distal end of the base portion toward a front of the vehicle and is pressed against a hole edge of the mounting hole in the width direction of the vehicle. |
| US10471999B2 |
Vehicle front structure
A vehicle front structure includes: a fender panel; an apron member disposed below an inner wall section of the fender panel; a fender protector having a lateral wall mounted on the inner wall section of the fender panel, and a vertical wall extending from an inner end of the lateral wall toward a lower side in the vehicle up-down direction, the vertical wall having an inclined part and a lower wall part, the inclined part being bent from the inner end of the lateral wall toward the lower side and extending so as to incline relative to the vehicle up-down direction, the lower wall part being provided so as to extend from a lower end of the inclined part via a bend toward the lower side; and a sealant provided between a lower end portion of the lower wall part and the apron member. |
| US10471998B2 |
Integrated vehicle hood
A hood of a vehicle includes a rear beam, a front end module or grill opening reinforcement, a thermoplastic central cover extending between the rear beam and the front end module, the thermoplastic central cover comprising reinforcements along sides of the thermoplastic central cover between the rear beam and the front end module, the reinforcements protruding away from a top surface of the thermoplastic central cover, with a flange extending from a side of the reinforcement and fenders connected to the front end module and thermoplastic central cover, wherein each fender extends over a reinforcement and connects to a top surface of the thermoplastic central cover. |
| US10471995B2 |
Vehicle body rear part structure
An upper side joint section that extends inward in a vehicle width direction from a vicinity of a rear side frame and a lateral side joint section that extends downward from the upper side joint section and that is separated in the vehicle width direction from the rear side frame are provided on a rear floor panel of a vehicle body rear part structure. The rear panel has: a frame joint part to which the rear side frame is joined; a first floor joint part to which the upper side joint section of the rear floor panel is joined; and a second floor joint part to which the lateral side joint section of the rear floor panel is joined. A longitudinal bead is provided on a part of the rear panel between the frame joint part and the second floor joint part. The longitudinal bead extends to a lower end of the rear panel and is opened downward. |
| US10471990B2 |
Steering column feel emulator mechanical stops
A steering system for an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The steering system includes, in some embodiments, a steering shaft, a steering column jacket encircling at least a portion of the steering shaft, an emulator enclosed within a housing, the emulator coupled to the steering shaft, and a travel limiter assembly enclosed within the housing and coupled with the steering shaft, the travel limiter assembly comprising at least one rotational member having a pin and a groove configured to receive the pin, the groove including a stop portion. In some embodiments, the at least one rotational member and at least a portion of the steering shaft rotates within the housing and the pin travels within the groove until the pin encounters the stop portion after a predetermined degree of rotation of the steering shaft. |
| US10471988B2 |
Steering centering/damping mechanism for a steerable heavy-duty vehicle axle/suspension system
A steering centering/damping mechanism for a steerable heavy-duty vehicle axle/suspension system which includes a mechanically operated structure that provides a positive steering centering force to the axle/suspension system at a zero steer angle. The mechanically operated structure of the steering centering/damping mechanism also provides a positive steering centering force that increases in intensity as the steer angle of the axle/suspension system increases. In an embodiment of the steering centering/damping mechanism, the mechanically operated structure is a flat spring integrated into one or more steering assemblies of the axle/suspension system. The flat spring is in a pre-loaded condition at a zero steer angle to provide the positive steering centering force to the axle/suspension system at the zero steer angle, and is increasingly elastically deformed with increasing steer angles to provide the positive steering centering force which increases in intensity as the steer angle of the axle/suspension system increases. |
| US10471984B2 |
Electronic control unit and electric power steering apparatus equipped with the same
An electronic control unit where an external watch dog timer (WDT) can always normally detect an abnormality (a failure) to a micro controller unit (MCU) related to a built-in self-test (BIST) function and which can maintain safety of a system. The control unit includes an external WDT to detect an abnormality of the MCU, a reset circuit to reset the MCU when the external WDT detects the abnormality of the MCU, and an ON/OFF control section to turn a gate of the semiconductor switching device on or off in accordance with the external WDT. The inverter is stopped by turning the gate off via the ON/OFF control section when the external WDT is a disable state. When the abnormality of the MCU is not detected in an enable state, the inverter is driven by turning the gate on via the ON/OFF control section. When the abnormality of the MCU is detected, the inverter is stopped by turning the gate off via the ON/OFF control section and the MCU is reset by the reset circuit. |
| US10471983B2 |
Method and device for operating a power steering system
The disclosure relates to a method and to devices for operating a power steering system. wherein a motor torque applied by an electric motor is superposed on a specified manual torque, wherein a beginning freezing of the power steering system is detected by means of suitable measures, and wherein the electric motor is controlled with an oscillating control signal to avoid the freezing of the power steering system, whereby an oscillating application of a shaking torque to the power steering system, applied by the electric motor, is effected. A control signal that has first time spans in which the control signal has an increased amplitude and second time spans in which the control signal has no amplitude or a reduced amplitude is generated, whereby the shaking torque is produced with an increased maximum torque in the first time spans, without thermal overloading of the electric motor. |
| US10471978B2 |
System and method for controlling a level crossing
Controlling a level crossing includes one or more transceivers located in proximity of a level crossing area on a first side of a railway track; corresponding passive reflective targets located in proximity of the level crossing area on a second side of the railway track opposite to the first side where each transceiver is located and a control unit connected to each transceiver. Each target is arranged to receive RF signals coming from each transceiver and to send back corresponding reflected signals. Each transceiver is arranged to elaborate said reflected signals to calculate predetermined parameters values. Also, the control unit is arranged to acquire said parameters values from each transceiver and to elaborate them to detect the presence of a train in an area around the level crossing area and, in case of presence of said train, to send a warning message and/or close bars of the level crossing. |
| US10471967B2 |
Optimization of a vehicle to compensate for water contamination of a fluid of a vehicle component
The disclosure includes embodiments for modifying a performance of a vehicle component whose performance is affected by a vehicle fluid that is contaminated by water. A method according to some embodiments includes recording sensor data describing refractometry measurements for the vehicle fluid. The method includes determining contamination data that describes an amount of water present in the vehicle fluid. The method includes analyzing the contamination data to determine parameter data describing modifications for a set of parameters for an advanced driver assistance system (“ADAS system”) that control the operation of the ADAS system, wherein the parameter data is operable to update the set of parameters and thereby modify the operation of the ADAS system to compensate for the amount of water present in the vehicle fluid so that vehicle component performs as though the vehicle fluid is substantially not contaminated by water. |
| US10471965B2 |
Securing guest access to vehicle
One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using a sensor, biometric data of a user; determining, using a processor, that the biometric data of the user does not match biometric data of a known user; and adjusting, based on the biometric data of the user, a vehicle setting. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10471964B2 |
System and method for collecting vehicle use and driving behavior data using a mobile communication device and bluetooth low energy (BLE) device
A system and method for collecting motor vehicle use, driving behavior or motor vehicle use and driving behavior data using a Bluetooth® low energy (“BLE”) device and a mobile communication device (“MCD”). One embodiment can automatically turn on the MCD Global Positioning System location services (“GPS”) and start the collection of such data when the MCD user is in a predetermined proximity of the motor vehicle and the vehicle is in motion as well as automatically turn off the GPS and stop data collection when the MCD is not in a predetermined proximity to the motor vehicle and BLE device and the motor vehicle stops moving. |
| US10471963B2 |
System and method for transitioning between an autonomous and manual driving mode based on detection of a drivers capacity to control a vehicle
A system and method for transitioning between an autonomous and manual driving mode based on detection of a driver's capacity to control a vehicle are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving sensor data related to a vehicle driver's capacity to take manual control of an autonomous vehicle; determining, based on the sensor data, if the driver has the capacity to take manual control of the autonomous vehicle, the determining including prompting the driver to perform an action or provide an input; and outputting a vehicle control transition signal to a vehicle subsystem to cause the vehicle subsystem to take action based on the driver's capacity to take manual control of the autonomous vehicle. |
| US10471961B2 |
Cruise control device and cruise control method for vehicles
A cruise control device has a white line recognition unit recognizing a white line defining a lane having the own vehicle, based on an image captured by an image capturing device and a lane entering and leaving determination unit carrying out lane entering determination and lane leaving determination of the own vehicle with respect to a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the own vehicle based on the relative position of the own vehicle in the vehicle width direction with respect to the white line. In the lane entering determination and lane leaving determination, a preceding vehicle on the lane to which the own vehicle is moving is determined to be an entering lane vehicle whose lane the own vehicle is entering, and a preceding vehicle on the lane from which the own vehicle is moving is determined to be a leaving lane vehicle whose lane the own vehicle is leaving. |
| US10471958B2 |
System and method for controlling vehicle components based on camera-obtained image information
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for provide monitoring a vehicle's surroundings, predicting when a navigation route will pass through a closed road, preemptively modifying the navigation route to avoid the closed road, identifying changes in speed limit, and identifying dangerous debris in the roadway. One embodiment of the camera-based vehicle control system includes a camera configured to obtain image information and a processor configured to: analyze the image information; if a reroute condition is satisfied based on the image information, implement an alternate navigation route; if a threat condition is satisfied based on the image information, cause an output device to output a threat alert; and if a speed condition is satisfied based on the image information, modify a vehicle speed setting. |
| US10471957B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus capable of giving continuity to reactive perception quantities of cooperative operation perceived by occupant
A vehicle control apparatus includes: a plurality of operation devices, a plurality of reaction applying devices, a plurality of driving devices, and control device. The control device is capable of controlling the plurality of reaction applying devices and the plurality of driving devices. When the occupant operates preceding operation devices and subsequently operates subsequent operation devices different from the preceding operation devices, the control device causes a reactive perception quantity that is perceived by the occupant when the occupant starts operating the subsequent operation devices to substantially match a reactive perception quantity that is perceived by the occupant when the occupant finishes operating the preceding operation devices. |
| US10471956B2 |
Vehicle control method thereof
A vehicle that includes: an input device that is configured to receive a user command from a user; and a controller that is configured to: obtain vehicle driving information, based on the vehicle driving information, control the vehicle to travel autonomously, determine whether the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, based on a determination that the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to ignore the user command, in response to a determination to ignore the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information without the user command, based on a determination that the user command is consistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to apply the user command, and in response to a determination to apply the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information and the user command is disclosed. |
| US10471954B2 |
Collision avoidance support device
A collision avoidance support device comprises: target detection unit for detecting an target existing in front of a vehicle travelling on a road; target type determination unit for detecting which of a moving object and a stationary object the target detected by the target detection unit is; obstacle determination unit for determining whether or not the target detected by the target detection unit is an obstacle which is likely to collide with the vehicle; and traveling direction automatic control unit. The traveling direction automatic control unit is configured to calculate the selected avoidance path so that the distance margin of when the obstacle determination unit determines that the obstacle is the moving object is larger than the distance margin of when the obstacle determination unit determines that the obstacle is the stationary object. |
| US10471953B1 |
Occupant aware braking system
A vehicle control system includes variable maneuvering limits based at least in part on whether the vehicle is carrying cargo (i.e., passengers or other cargo). The system can include a cargo classification system comprising one or more internal sensors, an imager, and an image interpreter. The cargo classification system can determine if the vehicle is carrying cargo and classify the cargo (e.g., passengers or other cargo). Based at least in part on this classification, the vehicle control system can set various vehicle maneuvering limits. When the vehicle is empty, the vehicle control system can maneuver the vehicle at, or near, the actual maneuvering limits for the vehicle (e.g., maximum longitudinal acceleration, braking and lateral acceleration that can be generated by the vehicle). When the vehicle is carrying cargo, the vehicle control system can maneuver the vehicle at a lower threshold to prevent passenger discomfort and/or cargo damage or discomfort. |
| US10471952B2 |
Method of controlling driving force
A method of controlling a driving force of a four-wheel drive vehicle includes causing a control unit to acquire a vehicle speed, a lateral acceleration, a driving force of a wheel, a road surface friction coefficient, and a ground contact load of the wheel when the vehicle is traveling, determine whether a road surface is rough based on the acquired road surface condition, correct, when the road surface is determined to be rough, the load of the wheel, by applying thereto a load change rate set according to the roughness, predict a slip occurrence of the wheel by comparing a product of the corrected load and the road surface friction coefficient to a total force of the driving force and a lateral force caused by a lateral acceleration in cornering, and reduce, when the slip occurrence is predicted, the driving force so as to prevent the slip occurrence. |
| US10471951B2 |
Hybrid vehicle powertrain control during loss of motor speed feedback
Propulsion for a vehicle is provided by a hybrid powertrain that includes a torque converter coupled to an electric machine and selectively coupled to an engine. The hybrid powertrain further includes a controller programmed to, responsive to a loss of speed feedback of the electric machine while the engine is disconnected from the torque converter and the torque converter is open, operate one or more of a gearbox, the electric machine, and the engine based on an impeller speed of the torque converter derived from a torque of the electric machine and a speed of the vehicle. |
| US10471950B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and method of changing operation mode for the same
A method of changing an operation mode of a hybrid vehicle may include determining a current operation mode, determining a predicted travel distance in a first mode when the current operation mode is the first mode or a current driving load satisfies a criterion for switching to the first mode as a result of the determination, determining whether an engine is warmed up, and determining whether to drive in the first mode or a second mode according to the determined predicted travel distance and whether the engine is warmed up. |
| US10471948B2 |
Motor control for hybrid electric vehicles
A method for controlling the drivetrain for hybrid electric vehicles and a corresponding drive system. |
| US10471947B1 |
Determining estimated remaining use of brake assembly by transceiver
In some examples, device is configured to determine an estimated remaining use of a brake assembly. The device includes a transceiver configured to transmit a signal towards a wear pin in the brake assembly at a first time. The transceiver is also configured to receive a reflection of the signal from the wear pin at a second time. The device further includes processing circuitry configured to determine a difference of the first time and the second time. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine the estimated remaining use of the brake assembly based on the difference of the first time and the second time. |
| US10471944B2 |
Vehicle brake device
A vehicle brake device provided with a hydraulic pressure generating portion, an actuator and a controlling portion which maintains a driving force of the driving portion when a control subject pressure in a control subject chamber is within a dead zone, wherein the control subject pressure varies in response to a variation of the master pressure and a pulsation is generated in the master pressure accompanying an operation of the actuator. The vehicle brake device further includes a rigidity information obtaining portion which obtains a rigidity information and a dead zone setting portion which sets the dead zone based on the rigidity information obtained by the rigidity information obtaining portion such that the higher the rigidity of the control subject chamber, or the higher the probability of rigidity increase of the control subject chamber, the wider the dead zone is set. |
| US10471936B2 |
Adapter, nozzle structure, assembly consisting of the adapter and the nozzle structure and the assembling method thereof
The present invention discloses an assembly that can be used in windscreen wipers of vehicles and is consisting of an adapter and a nozzle structure, and also the assembling method thereof. Here the adapter presents a first adapter assembling feature (1a) and a second adapter assembling feature (1b). The nozzle structure (2) presents a first nozzle structure assembling feature (2a) and a second nozzle structure assembling feature (2b). The first adapter assembling feature and the first nozzle structure assembling feature are matched with each other to form a first connection in the form of pin-aperture between the adapter and the nozzle structure, and the nozzle structure and adapter are rotatably pre-assembled together when they are connected only be means of the first connection. The second adapter assembling feature and the second nozzle structure assembling feature are matched with each other to form a second connection in the form of snap fit between the adapter and the nozzle structure. The nozzle structure is secured to the adapter through the first connection and the second connection. |
| US10471932B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting position
A position detecting apparatus includes: a communicator performing pairing with a user terminal and transmitting a first signal including authentication information to the paired user terminal; a signal output device outputting a second signal generated based on the authentication information to an inside of a vehicle; and a vehicle controller generating the first signal and the second signal after the pairing with the user terminal is completed, and when a device authentication result is received from the user terminal based on the first signal and the second signal, detecting a position of the user terminal based on the received device authentication result. |
| US10471930B2 |
Misrouted seatbelt webbing
In accordance with various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicles are provided. In various embodiments, the vehicle includes a body; one or more occupant seats disposed within the body for an occupant of the vehicle; and, for each occupant seat, a restraint device, one or more sensible elements, and one or more sensors. The restraint device is configured to provide restraint for the occupant when the restraint device is properly worn by the occupant. The one or more sensors are disposed within the occupant seat. The one or more sensible elements are disposed as part of the restraint device. The one or more sensors are disposed within the occupant seat, and are configured to sense the one or more sensible elements when the one or more sensible elements are in proximity to the one or more sensors, as an indication that the restraint device is not properly worn by the occupant. |
| US10471928B2 |
Safety device for use with a safety harness
A child safety device for use with a safety harness comprising first and second shoulder straps, the device comprising: an elongate belt comprising fastening means located at or adjacent each end of the belt, and in which each fastening means is arranged in use to fasten an end of the belt in a folded arrangement about a shoulder strap of the harness. |
| US10471925B2 |
Coated airbag, method for making the same, and airbag module comprising the coated airbag
An airbag comprises a textile substrate and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the textile substrate. The coating comprises a polyurethane polymer and a phosphorous compound. The phosphorous compound can be selected from the group consisting of esters of phosphoric acid, esters of phosphonic acid, esters of phosphinic acid, and mixtures thereof. An airbag module comprises the above-described airbag, a gas generator, and a cover at least partially enclosing the airbag and gas generator. |
| US10471923B2 |
Occupant protection system including expandable curtain and/or expandable bladder
An occupant protection system for a vehicle may include an expandable curtain and/or an expandable bladder configured to be expanded from a stowed state to a deployed state. In the deployed state, the expandable curtain may include first and second sides configured to extend along respective portions of first and second interior sides of the vehicle. The expandable curtain may also include a transverse portion extending between the first and second sides, and the first and second sides, and the transverse portion of the expandable curtain may form a contiguous barrier. The expandable bladder when deployed may be supported by the expandable curtain during contact by an occupant. The occupant protection system may also include a deployment control system configured to cause the expandable curtain and/or the expandable bladder to expand to the deployed state. The occupant protection system may be used in vehicles having a carriage-style seating arrangement. |
| US10471920B2 |
Seat with airbag
A seat includes a seat bottom and a seatback coupled to the seat bottom. The seatback includes a headrest and a front face facing the seat bottom. The seat includes an airbag inflatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The airbag in the undeployed position is supported by the front face above the headrest. The seat includes a tether extending from the seatback to the airbag. |
| US10471915B2 |
Protection cushion concealment system for vehicle roll bar assembly
A concealment system for a first vehicle component having a cutout and receiving aperture exposed by removal of a second component, includes a pre-insert configured to be inserted into the receiving aperture, and a filler insert having an outer surface and configured to be inserted into the cutout such that the outer surface of the filler insert is substantially flush with a visible outer surface of the vehicle component. The filler insert being inserted into and retained within the pre-insert. |
| US10471912B2 |
In-vehicle equipment control system
An in-vehicle equipment control system includes a wire harness configured to be connected with a power source mounted on a lower side of a vehicle than a ceiling of the vehicle, and provided in an extending manner from the lower side to the ceiling along a pillar of a vehicle body; and a ceiling side controller configured to control an equipment provided at least to the ceiling, the ceiling side controller being provided to the ceiling, electric power of the power source being supplied to the ceiling side controller via the wire harness passing through the pillar. |
| US10471910B2 |
Vehicle interior panel with sculpted surface
A vehicle interior panel includes a fabric layer with a sculpted feature in the visible decorative surface. The sculpted feature is formed in a cold-forming process, which can produce sharp features in the fabric layer similar to sharp features formed in polymer films by thermoforming. The cold-forming process includes pressing a flat sheet of decorative material that includes the fabric layer onto a curable adhesive before the adhesive cures. After curing, the adhesive holds the decorative sheet of material in a new three-dimensional shape, which can have features that are not attainable by traditional wrapping methods. |
| US10471907B2 |
Vehicle jack bracket assembly
A bracket assembly four securing a hydraulic jack in a vehicle. The bracket assembly including a base and two support walls opposite each other and extending outwardly from the base to support the hydraulic jack. The assembly includes a base band having a first end and a second end. The base band is disposed between the two support walls and is connected to the base. A first strap partially made from sheet metal has a fixed end and a free end with the fixed end of the first strap pivotably connected to a first end of the base band. The free end thereof detachably coupled to the second end of the base band via a locking device. The first strap and the base band secures the hydraulic jack on the two support walls. |
| US10471904B2 |
Systems and methods for adjusting the position of sensors of an automated vehicle
A system for adjusting the position of one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle includes a plurality of sensor arms, a plurality of sensor manipulators attached to each of the plurality of sensor arms. The system can be configured to receive output from the one or more sensors, and determine if an occlusion zone is detected. Based on the objects creating the occlusion zone, the sensors can be adjusted to decrease the size of the occlusion zone. |
| US10471903B1 |
Sound bar for mounting on a recreational land vehicle or watercraft
A sound bar having a mounting assembly configured to pivotally secure the bar. The sound bar includes an elongated, at least partially hollow, housing. The housing has a body extending between two opposing ends. A speaker array is positioned in the body. At least one speaker is positioned in at least one end of the bar. The end speaker(s) are preferably bass speakers in fluid communication with the hollow housing. A grill is preferably positioned over at least one of the housing ends. The grill preferably has a center hub affixed to an outer rim by spokes defining open spaces in the grill to facilitate the emission of sound. A mount is attached to the sound bar to secure the bar to a structure while allowing the bar to pivot along its longitudinal axis. Preferably, the mount is secured to the center hub of the grill. |
| US10471900B1 |
Adjustable container holder for a vehicle door map pocket
A door panel for a passenger door of a vehicle is disclosed. The door panel includes a map pocket having a container holder. The door panel includes a main body defining an inner surface facing a passenger compartment of the vehicle, a retention wall, and a retention member. The main body include a lower end portion and a shelf located at the lower end portion of the main body. The shelf extends from the inner surface of the main body and towards the passenger compartment of the vehicle to define a portion of the map pocket. The retention wall extends from the shelf of the main body. The retention wall and a portion of the inner surface of the main body define the container holder. The retention member is configured to elastically deform when a container is placed within the container holder. |
| US10471898B2 |
Roll cover assembly
A roll cover assembly for covering a cargo space of a vehicle includes a cassette housing an extendable/retractable roll cover, a first receptacle adjacent a first side wall of the cargo space and having a channel configured to slidably guide a first end of the cassette during insertion or removal, a second receptacle adjacent a second side wall of the cargo space and having an opening configured to receive a second end of the cassette and permit pivoting of the cassette about the second end during removal of the first end from the first receptacle, a locking mechanism releasably locking the first end of the cassette into the first receptacle, and a release device actuatable to release the locking mechanism by pulling along a line-of-action parallel with a direction in which the first end of the cassette moves during removal from the first receptacle. |
| US10471897B2 |
Laminated vehicle glazing with AMOLED screen
A laminated vehicle glazing includes within the laminate an AMOLED screen and an electrical connection element of the AMOLED screen connected to an interface housing on the face F4 and containing one or more electronic components notably for controlling the AMOLED screen, the interface housing also being connected to a wired power supply system. |
| US10471896B2 |
Automated pacing of vehicle operator content interaction
In one example, a computing device includes one or more user input detection components, and one or more processors configured to receive an indication of a first user input detected by the one or more user input detection components, responsive to receiving the indication of the first user input, adjust a level of an attention buffer at a defined rate; responsive to determining that the level of the attention buffer satisfies a first threshold, prevent further interaction with a user interface of the computing device, responsive to determining that an indication of a second user input has not been received within a time period, adjust a level of the attention buffer, and responsive to determining that the level of the attention buffer satisfies a second threshold, allow further interaction with the user interface. |
| US10471895B2 |
Video transmission for road safety applications
A method for providing road safety services in a cellular system includes a road safety application forming at least one group including at least one first UE for exchanging information with the road safety application. Road safety information is received in at least one base station or in at least one second UE or in an external processing block connected to the at least one base station or to the at least one second UE and is transmitted to the at least one first UEs within the group. The road safety information is retrieved while using at least one group identifier and a scheduling assignment provided to the at least one first UE by the at least one base station or by the at least one second UE. |
| US10471894B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling vehicular user interface under driving circumstance
A method for controlling an in-vehicle user interface includes monitoring a driving mode of a vehicle, determining, in response to the driving mode, whether to provide at least one window as an input/output module allowing a driver or a passenger to interact with at least one of a computing device, a camera, and a multimedia device provided in, or engaged with, the vehicle, and outputting a notification through the window in response to a determination result. |
| US10471888B2 |
Light-guided warning lamp used in lane change at blind zone of a vehicle
A warning lamp used in lane change at blind zone of a vehicle includes a light source and a light guide including a light entrance surface, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a light exit surface, the light entrance surface is located above the light source so that the light emitted from the light source is converted to parallel light through the light entrance surface, said first reflective surface is arranged aslope above the light entrance surface, sides of s the first reflective surface are provided with the second reflective surface and the light exit surface, respectively, the first and second reflective surface are provided with total reflection stripes configured so that said parallel light is totally reflected to the second reflective surface through the first reflective surface and then totally reflected by the second reflective surface to said light exit surface to form uniform warning light. |
| US10471887B2 |
Laser head lamp for vehicle and vehicle
A laser head lamp for a vehicle includes: a plurality of lamp modules each comprising a laser diode and configured to output at least one of a low beam or a high beam; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: acquiring total operation time of each of the plurality of lamp modules; and controlling, based on the acquired total operation times, at least one first lamp module among the plurality of lamp modules differently from at least one second lamp module among the plurality of lamp modules. |
| US10471885B2 |
Headlight optical axis control apparatus
A headlight optical axis control apparatus calculates an inclination angle of a vehicle with respect to a road surface from a ratio of a difference between acceleration signals in the front-and-rear direction measured at two time points (kn, kn+1) to a difference between acceleration signals in the up-and-down direction measured at the two time points (kn, kn+1), the two time points being in the vicinity of a time when the attitude of a vehicle body becomes equivalent to a stationary state, in a period from a time when the travelling vehicle stops to a time when the vehicle body comes to a halt. |
| US10471883B2 |
Support assembly of a bumper on a component of an automobile and lighting unit for an automobile
A lighting unit for a passenger motor vehicle is disclosed. The lighting unit includes a housing having a lens fastened to the housing and having a sealing element supported on the housing which has a receiver to support a bumper of the passenger motor vehicle. The sealing element is fastened to the housing by a support element fastened to the housing. |
| US10471873B2 |
Device for rotating a seat, particularly for a railway vehicle
The rotation device includes means for locking the seat in extreme angular positions, comprising a movable abutment carried by the seat, and interacting with a complimentary fixed abutment when the seat is in one of its extreme angular positions. The movable abutment may be moved between a locked position in which it abuts the fixed abutment, and an unlocked position in which it is above the fixed abutment. The device has a means for unlocking the seat, wherein it comprises at least one pneumatic control member and pneumatic means for driving the movable abutment from its locked position to its unlocked position when the control member is actuated. |
| US10471870B2 |
Multi-zone seat suspension
A suspension member for a seat assembly includes a plurality of zones which define spatially varying properties of the suspension member. Each of the zones produces a response to an occupant load imposed on the seat assembly by a seated occupant, where the response includes one or more of a stiffness response, an energy dissipation response, and a thermal response. The response produced by each zone is different from the response produced from any other of the zones. The suspension member can be made of a homogenous material or made of a combination of materials such that each zone is made of a different material. The suspension member can include a textile material formed by weaving, knitting or crocheting. At least one zone of the suspension member can include one or more apertures. |
| US10471866B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat including: a seat pad made of foamed resin; and a seat cover being integral with the seat pad, wherein a seating surface of the seat pad includes a seating part and a bank part, wherein a portion of the seat cover covering a seat inner side portion of the bank part includes a seat cover main part and a planar reinforcing member arranged on a back side of the seat cover main part, wherein the reinforcing member is configured by a material bendable and deformable towards a seat pad side and includes a general section and a flexible section which can be more easily bent towards the seat pad side than the general section, and wherein a portion of the reinforcing member covering a peak side of the bank part is configured by the flexible section. |
| US10471864B1 |
Vehicle seat with thermal comfort module
A vehicle seat includes a thermal comfort module installed in a recess of a foam cushion beneath a trim cover. The thermal comfort module includes an air duct, a thermoelectric device, a heat sink extending inside the air duct from the thermoelectric device, and an air mover that causes air to flow from the passenger cabin, through the seating surface, along the air duct and heat sink, and back out of the seat. In a seat cooling mode, the air flowing along air duct absorbs heat from one side of the thermoelectric device via the heat sink while the opposite side of the thermoelectric device absorbs heat from the trim cover via thermal conduction. The thickness of a foam cushion can be made greatest where most needed, such as at the rear portion of the seat bottom. |
| US10471862B2 |
Vehicle seat with resilient insert
A back portion of a seat includes a frame and an occupant support that is supported on the frame. The occupant support defines an A-surface and a B-surface located on an opposed side of the frame from the A-surface. An insert is located in the occupant support between the frame and the B-surface. The insert includes a frame cradle, and the frame has an upper end that is located in the frame cradle. |
| US10471861B2 |
Conveyance seat
A vehicle seat whose state is changeable when a rear load is input to a conveyance includes a rotary member configured to move from an initial position in association with the state change, and a lock pin configured to restrict movement of the rotary member. Where a load on the vehicle seat from an occupant based on the rear load changes according to the occupant's physique, weight, etc., when the load is less than a predetermined value and the rotary member moves from the initial position to reach a first position, the lock pin holds the rotary member at the first position. When the load is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the rotary member, after having reached the first position, moves toward a second position beyond movement restriction by the lock pin, the second position being apart further from the initial position than the first position. |
| US10471859B2 |
Vehicle seat with stowable seat bottom
A vehicle seat assembly for a vehicle having a cargo area bounded by a floor and at least one wall is provided along with a method of operation. The vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat back, a seat base, and a linkage assembly. The seat back of the vehicle seat assembly mounts to the wall and the linkage assembly mounts to the floor. The seat bottom is mounted to the linkage assembly and is moveable between stowed and deployed positions. When the seat bottom is in the deployed position, the seat bottom defines a deployed seat bottom plane. When the seat bottom is in the stowed position, the seat bottom is positioned below the deployed seat bottom plane. The seat bottom is separate from the seat back and is spaced apart from the seat back when the seat bottom is in the stowed position. |
| US10471858B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat that includes: a support bracket that is provided at a floor of a vehicle; a rotation bracket that is coupled to the support bracket; a lock member that is provided at the floor; a lower rail being fixed to the rotation bracket and being locked by the lock member; an upper rail that is attached to the lower rail so as to be capable of sliding in a vehicle front-rear direction; a seat body that is fixed to the upper rail; a rotation force application member that applies rotation force to the rotation bracket such that the lower rail rotates in a direction in which the seat body springs up; and a speed reduction member that reduces a rotation speed of the rotation bracket in a case in which the seat body springs up. |
| US10471854B2 |
Vehicular seat
A vehicle seat having a seat back and seat cushion connected thereto, the seat back and seat cushion being retractable to a retraction floor disposed lower than a vehicle body floor, is described. The vehicle seat includes: a support base connected to the body floor, disposed below the seat cushion, and pivotally connected to a lower end of the seat back; a detachable leg having an upper end attached to the seat cushion and a lower end connectable to the support base; a leg retaining member attached to the support base and configured to detachably retain the lower end of the detachable leg; and a base cover that covers the support base. The leg retaining member is disposed at a rear side of a front end of a portion of the base cover in a front to back direction that is configured to cover the support base from above. |
| US10471853B2 |
Seat sliding device
Provided is a seat sliding device. The seat sliding device comprises a fixed-side rail, a movable-side rail, a lock portion, an elastically deforming portion, and a releasing member. The lock portion is displaceable between a restraint position and a release position. The elastically deforming portion comprises: a linear portion that is an elastically deformable portion extending in a direction approximately parallel to a longitudinal direction of the movable-side rail; and an engaging portion protruding from an extending-direction leading end portion of the linear portion in a direction approximately perpendicular to an extending direction of the linear portion. The releasing member comprises: a first engaged surface that is contactable with the engaging portion from one end side in the extending direction; and a second engaged surface that is contactable with the engaging portion from the other end side in the extending-direction. |
| US10471849B2 |
DC circuit breaker and disconnector
A circuit breaker/disconnector apparatus for use in a power delivery system comprises a unidirectional DC circuit breaker which has a first terminal and a second terminal and is configured to automatically open during an overcurrent condition in a forward direction and to remain closed independent of current level in a reverse direction. A disconnector switch is in series with the circuit breaker. The disconnector switch has a first terminal for connecting to a first polarity connector of a power supply, a second terminal for connecting to a second polarity connector of the power supply and a common terminal connected to the first terminal of the circuit breaker. The disconnector switch has at least a first position in which the first terminal is connected to the common terminal and a second position in which the second terminal is connected to the common terminal. The second polarity connector of the power supply may be coupled to a track of a transport system and the second polarity connector of the power supply may be coupled to a live overhead cable or live third rail of a transport system. The apparatus can be used to safely ground the live cable or third rail when in a maintenance condition. |
| US10471847B1 |
Multi-particle reduced order Li-ion battery controller
A battery management system that uses a multiple particle reduced order model to manage battery performance of a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The system can receive a value of a current output and determine, via a multi-particle model, a local current distribution that converges. The system can determine, via the multi-particle model and subsequent to determination of the local current distribution that converges, a concentration distribution. The system can determine, based on the local current distribution, a value of a voltage of the battery. The system can determine, based on the value of the voltage of the battery and the concentration distribution, a temperature of the battery. The system can generate, based on the value of the voltage of the battery or the temperature of the battery, a command to manage a performance of the battery. |
| US10471843B2 |
Vehicle battery device
A vehicle battery device comprises a box for receiving therein at least a vehicle battery, wherein a fastening platform is disposed on an inner sidewall surface of the box, and support boards is disposed at a bottom of the fastening platform; an upper lid disposed above the box and separated from the box by a waterproof plastic sheet; and at least a quick-release unit comprising a screw, washer, spring, fixing board, and wedge-shaped fixing block, with the at least a quick-release unit fastened between the fastening platform and the vehicle battery, wherein a wedge-shaped recess is disposed on an upper surface of the vehicle battery, and a wedge-shaped fastening hole is disposed in the fixing board, allowing the wedge-shaped fixing block to penetrate the wedge-shaped fastening hole and engage with the wedge-shaped recess, thereby allowing the vehicle battery to be fixed in place inside the box. |
| US10471842B2 |
On-vehicle structure of power converter
An on-vehicle structure of a power converter includes a housing of the power converter mounted on a vehicle, a structure mounted on the vehicle, and a high-voltage connector attached to the housing. The high-voltage connector is configured to apply a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold voltage, the high-voltage connector is positioned between the housing and the structure such that the high-voltage connector faces the structure in a removal direction of the high-voltage connector when the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, and in a state where the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, a length of a portion of the high-voltage connector embedded in the housing is determined so as to be longer than a distance between the high-voltage connector and the structure. |
| US10471841B2 |
Electric vehicle battery thermal management device
The invention relates to a device for the thermal management of a battery of electric accumulator cells assembled within a rigid casing, said device comprising thermal storage means incorporated into said battery comprising a chamber containing a phase-change material and having a volume for exchange of heat with said accumulator cells which is delimited by at least part of said casing, the melting of the phase-change material being able to store heat, and the solidification of the phase-change material being able to release the heat previously stored. According to the invention, said chamber is equipped at its distal end with an expansion vessel able to absorb the expansions of said phase-change material as it changes phase. |
| US10471838B2 |
High voltage fast charge utilizing two charge ports
Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided. More particularly, a vehicle including a first charging port at a first location on the vehicle and a second charging port at a second location on the vehicle is provided. The first charging port of the vehicle may be different from the second charging port of the vehicle. That is, a standard associated with a receptacle of the first charging port may be different from a standard associated with a receptacle of the second charging port. |
| US10471837B2 |
Method for charging a direct current traction battery at a direct current charging pillar
A high-voltage charge booster is provided for charging a direct current traction battery at a direct current charging pillar. The high-voltage charge booster has a converter (14) for transforming the first voltage level into the second voltage level if the first voltage level differs from the second voltage level. A bypass (16) bypasses the converter (14) or connects through a power stage if the first voltage level corresponds to the second voltage level. |
| US10471833B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and braking method thereof
A hybrid vehicle and a braking method thereof are provided. The braking method includes determining a current braking situation based on a brake depth and calculating an amount of braking demanded by a driver corresponding to the brake depth when the current braking situation is a general braking situation. A regenerative braking command is generated to execute regenerative braking and a friction braking command to execute friction braking based on the amount of braking demanded by the driver. |
| US10471830B2 |
Ground fault protection for charging system and electrically powered vehicle
An ECU performs a program including: during charging, when abnormality information has been received, bringing each of an SMR and a CHR into an OFF state; when a charging connector is disconnected and when a vehicle is in a Ready-On state, starting a ground fault detection process; when it is determined that a ground fault has occurred on the vehicle side, performing a display process (1); and in the state where it is not determined that a ground fault has occurred on the vehicle side, when a prescribed detection time period has elapsed, performing a display process (2). |
| US10471828B2 |
Vehicle exception event management systems
Exception event recorders and analysis systems include: vehicle mounted sensors arranged as a vehicle event recorder to capture both discrete and non-discrete data; a discretization facility; a database; and an analysis server all coupled together as a computer network. Motor vehicles with video cameras and onboard diagnostic systems capture data when the vehicle is involved in a crash or other anomaly (an ‘event’). In station where interpretation of non-discrete data is rendered, i.e. a discretization facility, captured data is used as a basis for production of supplemental discrete data to further characterize the event. Such interpreted data is joined to captured data and inserted into a database in a structure which is searchable and which supports logical or mathematical analysis by automated machines. A coupled analysis server is arranged to test stored data for prescribed conditions and upon finding such, to initiate further actions appropriate for the detected condition. |
| US10471827B2 |
Differential with disconnect clutch
A differential arrangement including a wedge clutch assembly is provided. The wedge clutch assembly includes a cage with a first plurality of tapered crossbars to at least partially define a plurality of tapered wedge pockets. A plurality of wedges are each arranged within a respective one of the plurality of wedge pockets and within a circumferential groove of an input drive gear or a differential assembly. An actuator assembly is configured to move the cage in at least one of a first axial direction or a second axial direction. Movement of the first plurality of tapered crossbars in one of the first axial direction or the second axial direction circumferentially drives the plurality of wedges into contact with the circumferential groove such that the input drive gear drives the differential assembly. |
| US10471824B2 |
Container comprising a liquid trap
A container including sealed walls for containing a liquid, one of the walls forming a container bottom, the container bottom including a plurality of partitions defining therebetween areas contained consecutively inside one another, each of the areas communicating with an adjacent contained area via a passage including a threshold. The threshold of the passage between one area and an adjacent contained area is a low point of the area and a high point of the adjacent contained area, for any given area. The passage between the given area and the area in which the given area is contained, and the passage between the given area and the area contained within the given area are arranged in angular sectors defined by imaginary geometric angles opposed at the vertex thereof, the vertex being located in line with a lower-level area of the container, the angles having a size of less than 45°. |
| US10471817B2 |
Thermal kinetic energy recovery system for hybrid vehicle
A transmission system selectively coupled to an engine crankshaft of an internal combustion engine arranged on a vehicle includes a waste heat recovery (WHR) system, a brake assembly and a phase-change thermal heat storage system. The WHR system selectively circulates a WHR fluid in the transmission system. The brake assembly selectively couples a transmission output shaft to a drive axle. The brake assembly is configured to operate in a braking mode that retards relative rotation between the transmission output shaft and the drive axle while generating heat. The heat storage system includes a housing defining at least one cavity and a fluid transfer manifold. A phase-change material is disposed in the cavity that is configured to change phase during the braking mode. The WHR system circulates the WHR fluid through the fluid transfer manifold collecting braking heat to be used at a later time in the form of driveline power. |
| US10471816B1 |
Recreation vehicle cover and method for removing same
Retraction technology is disclosed for covers of recreational vehicles. In one example, a retraction system comprises a cord extending across a cover between front and back panels with a front end couplable to the front panel, and a rear free end disposed at the back panel of the cover. In another example, an intermediate guide is disposed at an intermediate point of the cover and configured to be located over an accessory of the RV, with the cord passing through the intermediate guide. In another example, a cover attachment attaches the cord to the cover with a one or more loops. A portion of the cover is inserted the one or more loops and constrained or cinched therein. |
| US10471810B2 |
Vehicle door lock device
A vehicle door lock device includes a lock/unlock unit including a lock/unlock mechanism switching whether to transmit a door opening operation to a latch mechanism; and a transmission unit transmitting a lock/unlock operation to the lock/unlock unit. Further, the lock/unlock unit includes a main case housing the lock/unlock mechanism and supporting the latch mechanism, an input member having a rotation shaft passing through the main case, being coupled to the lock/unlock mechanism in the main case, and having an external coupling part outside the main case; and a cover closing an opening of the main case, the transmission unit includes a coupling member coupling a turned member to the external coupling part, and a sub case housing the coupling member, and the external coupling part protrudes from the main case in a vehicle outside direction in a state where the main case is attached to the door. |
| US10471809B2 |
Structure of a door for a motor-vehicle
Described herein is a structure of a motor-vehicle door including a multi-thickness metal sheet pressed and shaped to define: a hinge area configured for fastening one or more hinges for connection to the body of a motor vehicle; a panel area configured for receiving an upholstery-trim element for the door; and a frame area configured for receiving a window of the door. The above multi-thickness metal sheet has a first thickness in said hinge area, a second thickness in said panel area, and a third thickness in said frame area. |
| US10471804B1 |
Self-driving vehicle systems and methods
A maintenance system can be used with a self-driving vehicle. The maintenance system can include a vehicle management system configured to autonomously drive the vehicle to a destination chosen by a rider. The maintenance system can include a smoke detection system configured to detect smoke inside a cabin of the vehicle. |
| US10471802B2 |
Work vehicle and operator's compartment unit
An operator's compartment has an internal space. A case has an internal space in communication with the internal space of the operator's compartment. An air conditioning unit is disposed in the internal space of the case and has an internal-air supply port which introduces air from the internal space. An internal-air filter is attached to the internal-air supply port. |
| US10471790B2 |
Control arm for the wheel suspension in a vehicle
The disclosure relates to a control arm for a wheel suspension system in a vehicle, including a sleeve-shaped aperture for the receiving of a bearing is formed in an integral control arm body, wherein the integral control arm body comprises a first side wall and a second side wall that is facing the first side wall. The sleeve-shaped aperture penetrates the first side wall and the second side wall. The sleeve-shaped aperture is formed sleeve-shaped with a first circumferential sleeve rim and a second circumferential sleeve rim. The first sleeve rim is formed by an outwardly shaped section of the first side wall that defines the sleeve-shaped aperture. |
| US10471786B1 |
Trailer hitch securement system
A forward member extends rearwardly from a vehicle. A rearward member extends forwardly from a trailer. An intermediate member in a generally Z-shaped configuration has a leading section, a trailing section, and a central section. The trailing section is at an elevation above the leading section. The forward member is releasably coupled above the leading section of the intermediate member. The rearward member is releasably coupled to and above the trailing section of the intermediate member. A coupling assembly is between the trailing section and the rearward member. |
| US10471777B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion including a plurality of tread blocks including at least one constricted block with a first recess disposed on axially one side of the block and a second recess disposed on axially other side of the block so as to form a narrow portion between the first recess and the second recess. Each of the first recess and the second recess includes a V-shaped top edge on a ground contacting surface of the block. Each of the V-shaped top edges protrudes toward a center of the block in a planar view of the block. |
| US10471775B2 |
Tread for a tire
An asymmetric tread for a snow tire comprising a rubber composition, comprising a tread surface intended to be in contact with the ground when the tire is running, and comprising a sequence of basic patterns arranged in the circumferential direction, each extending over at least 80% of the width (W) of the tread, each comprising a plurality of raised elements provided with sipes opening onto the tread surface, each sipe having a width of less than 1 mm and a depth of at least 3 mm. For each basic pattern, a sipes orientation level (NO) is defined that corresponds to ∑ i li * α i P * Wm where i is the number of sipes in the pattern, li is the length of the ith sipe on the tread surface, P is the pitch of the basic pattern, Wm is the width of the basic pattern and αi is the positive or negative angle formed on the tread surface by the ith sipe with the transverse direction, where |αi|≤45 degrees, said orientation level being greater than or equal to 1.5 degrees/mm. The rubber composition comprises at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing inorganic filler, and a plasticizing system comprising a liquid plasticizing agent being a vegetable oil in a content B of between 10 and 60 phr. |
| US10471774B2 |
Radial tire having a lightweight belt structure
A radial tire with a lightened belt structure (10) comprises a multilayer composite laminate (10a, 10b, 10c) of specific construction, with a first layer (10a) of rubber (C1) reinforced with preferably weakly heat-shrinkable circumferential textile monofilaments (110) with a diameter greater than 0.10 mm or assemblies of such monofilaments, for example, made of nylon or of polyester, this first layer radially (in the direction Z) surmounting two other layers (10b, 10c) of rubber (C2, C3, respectively) reinforced with monofilaments (120, 130) of high tensile steel. The first reinforcers have an envelope diameter between 0.20 mm and 1.20 mm and a density, measured in the axial direction Y, between 70 and 130 threads/dm, and the second and third reinforcers each have a diameter between 0.20 mm and 0.50 mm and a density, measured in the axial direction Y, between 100 and 180 threads/dm. |
| US10471772B2 |
Tyre chamber
The invention relates to a toroidal inner tube (30, 130). The invention is characterized by the fact that the inner tube (30, 130) is in the form of a flexible corrugated tube (40, 140) that is curved to form a closed loop, the tube comprising alternating crest rings (46, 146) and trough rings (48, 148), the tube presenting a radius (R) and, when measured in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the tube, the radial thickness of at least one of the crest rings is less than the radial thickness of at least one of the trough rings (48, 148). |
| US10471770B2 |
Laminate and method for producing same
A laminate for application onto a support material having a resin-impregnated decorative layer and at least one resin-impregnated core layer. The decorative layer and the at least one core layer are adapted for being pressed together under high pressure and heat. A technical problem of improving a laminate for application onto the support material is solved in that the decorative layer and the at least one core layer can be compressed by a short-cycle press and have a width of more than 1800 mm. A method for producing the laminate is also provided. |
| US10471766B2 |
Clipboard and portable computing device system
A clipboard system comprising a clipboard that cooperates with a case of a portable computing device (e.g., a tablet computer) such that the case attaches to the clipboard to enable interchangeable usage of the portable computing device and the clipboard. The case enables the portable computing device to be enclosed and supported, and utilized while coupled with the clipboard. The case receives the computing device and secures the device therein, while exposing the device display and the device controls for user interaction. The case comprises a backside having affixed thereto an attachment material such as one part of a two-part fastener that securely interfaces to the other part of the fastener material affixed to the clipboard. The attachment material is of sufficient strength to hold the case and enclosed computing device to the clipboard during normal usage. |
| US10471765B2 |
Folder storage with reference apparatus
Folders are disclosed. In some embodiments, the folder may include a unitary planar material folded along a transverse fold forming a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel may be folded over the rear panel along the transverse fold. The rear panel may include an additional fold defining first and second portions. One of the front and rear panels may include lateral projections folded along longitudinal folds and affixed to the other of the front and rear panels to form a document receptacle between the front panel and the rear panel. At least one reference apparatus may be formed with at least one of the front and rear panels. The at least one reference apparatus mat be configured to be detached from the at least one of the front and rear panels. |
| US10471764B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method
A sheet processing apparatus includes a control unit and an attaching unit. The control unit determines a position along a surface of a sheet adjacent to an edge portion thereof, where a tag including a binding section for binding the sheet is to be attached. The attaching unit has a carrier for the tag and is moved to attach the tag to the position on the surface of the sheet determined by the control unit. |
| US10471761B2 |
Transaction card having features for easy removal from wallet
A transaction card includes a first full thickness portion and a second, reduced thickness portion. Each of the first and second portions includes a top surface and an opposing bottom surface spaced from the top surface by a thickness of the card. The first, full thickness portion includes an extent of the card that remains exposed when the card is inserted into a pocket of a card-carrying case, and a feature deviating from a flat region along at least one of the top surface and the opposing bottom surface of the card. The feature is configured for tactile engagement to facilitate removal of the card from the pocket. |
| US10471756B2 |
System and method of manufacturing extended content labels
A method of manufacturing an extended content label involves receiving label stock comprising a liner layer and a face stock layer, and de-laminating the liner layer from the face stock layer. The face stock layer and the liner layer each have a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the face stock layer has an adhesive layer that adheres the face stock layer to the liner layer. A first face stock image is printed onto the top surface of the liner layer. The printed face stock image is transferred to the bottom surface of the face stock layer, and a second face stock image is printed onto the top surface of the face stock layer. The transferring the printed face stock image involves re-laminating the face stock layer with the liner layer. |
| US10471749B2 |
Hinge set
Examples of a hinge set for used for mounting a protractible component of a device are described herein. In an example, the hinge set comprises a support hinge and a guide hinge, each having a first end and a second end. The first end of the support hinge is to pivotably couple to the protractible component and the second end of the support hinge is pivotably coupled to a frame of the device. Further, the first end of the guide hinge is to guide the protractile component and the second end of the guide hinge is to pivotably couple to the frame. |
| US10471745B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus
An ink-jet recording apparatus is provided. The ink-jet recording apparatus includes: a plurality of rollers that convey a sheet in a conveyance direction; a platen; a recording unit; a plurality of first ribs provided in the platen; and a plurality of second ribs provided between the first ribs and the rollers in the conveyance direction. The plurality of rollers, the plurality of first ribs, and the plurality of second ribs are each disposed in a position where at least parts of them overlap in the width direction, and a length in the width direction of each of the supporting surfaces of the plurality of second ribs is longer than that in the width direction of each of the supporting surfaces of the plurality of first ribs, and is shorter than that in the width direction of an abutting surface on the sheet in each of the plurality of rollers. |
| US10471742B2 |
Dual nip release mechanism
A dual nip release mechanism includes: a rigid actuator body including a tail portion with a handle and a pivotally-mounted head portion having a nose member extending therefrom; a rocker arm pivotally mounted about a rocker arm shaft, the rocker arm having a proximal end for engagement with part of the nose member and a distal end engaged with a first shaft; and legs hingedly connected to the tail portion, each leg having a foot engaged with a second shaft and a heel for camming engagement with a fixed plate. During use, actuation of the handle causes simultaneous movement of the first and second shafts from a nip closed position to a nip open position via pivoting of the rocker arm and simultaneous camming engagement of the heel with the fixed plate. |
| US10471740B2 |
Drying unit and droplet ejection device
A drying unit includes: an irradiation portion that radiates laser light to a recording medium being fed in a predetermined feeding direction, so as to evaporate moisture of liquid droplets adhering to the recording medium; a supply portion that blows and supplies air to a space between the irradiation portion and the recording medium through and outlet from a position at a downstream side of the irradiation portion in the feeding direction; an absorption portion that absorbs at least a part of the air flowing to an upstream side in the feeding direction along the recording medium in a position at an upstream side of the irradiation portion in the feeding direction; and a suction guide unit as defined herein. |
| US10471738B2 |
Method and apparatus for curing inks printed on fibrous absorbent article components
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses printing and curing energy curable inks printed on substrates. The printing systems may include a printing station, a light source, and a reflective device. During operation, the printing station deposits energy curable ink onto a first surface of the substrate to define a printed region, wherein an amount of the curable ink may penetrate into the substrate from the first surface toward a second surface. The light source directs ultraviolet light onto the first surface of the substrate to define a first illumination zone. The reflective device reflects ultraviolet light traveling from the second surface of the substrate back toward the second surface to define a second illumination zone. The substrate is advanced in a machine direction to advance the energy curable ink through the first illumination zone and the second illumination zone to cure the energy curable ink. |
| US10471727B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A configuration of a liquid ejecting head enables a stable, continuous ink supply with the off-carriage method, even if a force operates in the direction of joint needle insertion and removal. To this end, a joint opening that accepts insertion of a joint needle on a printing apparatus side is placed at a position closer to a joint face between an ejecting head and a sub tank unit than a positioning opening that engages with a positioning member on the printing apparatus side. Consequently, even if external force is produced due to coupling, the force exerted on the joint face that is a weak portion of an inkjet head may be minimized. |
| US10471720B2 |
Printhead-wiping device
In an example, a printhead-wiping device comprises: a wiper element and a biasing mechanism, the biasing mechanism to bias the wiper element towards a printhead. An actuator may be used to adjust a preload force applied to the biasing mechanism. The preload force applied to the biasing mechanism may be controlled using a controller so as to control a wiping force applied by the wiper element against the printhead. |
| US10471719B2 |
Manufacturing method of liquid supply component
A filter is compressed between facing surfaces of a first configuration component and a second configuration component, and a molten resin is poured in such a compressed state. Injection molding of the first configuration component and the second configuration component, joining of the configuration components, and sealing of the circumference of the filter are performed by a pair of metal molds. |
| US10471715B2 |
Liquid discharge head
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which includes a channel substrate having a nozzle, a pressure chamber which communicates with the nozzle, an actuator which covers the pressure chamber, and a contact point that is electrically connected to the actuator, and a circuit board which has wires that are to be electrically connected to contact points, and which is adhered to the channel substrate. The channel substrate includes an adhesive wall which is provided with contact points, and which has a surface to which an adhering portion of the circuit board to be adhered to the channel substrate, is adhered, and further includes a wall portion which is provided with a cavity on a side of the adhesive wall, opposite to the surface, and which demarcates the cavity on a side opposite to the surface, of the adhesive wall, and the adhering portion is facing the cavity and the wall portion. |
| US10471714B2 |
Printhead
A printhead includes a number of inkjet slivers molded into a moldable substrate. The overmolded inkjet slivers form at least one die. The printhead also includes a number of wire bonds electrically coupling the inkjet slivers to a side connector. The side connector electrically couples the inkjet slivers to a controller of a printing device. |
| US10471711B2 |
Printing apparatus, printing method, and medium
In a printing apparatus including a circulation system circulating a liquid, a volatile component included in the liquid evaporates from an ejection opening and thus characteristics of the liquid involving with concentration or viscosity change. The invention provides a printing apparatus that uses a liquid ejection head including an ejection opening ejecting a liquid, a print element generating energy for ejecting a liquid, and a pressure chamber having the print element provided therein, the printing apparatus including: a circulator configured to circulate the liquid so that the liquid passes through the pressure chamber; and a concentration adjustment unit configured to adjust a concentration of a liquid inside a liquid circulation system by discharging the liquid from the inside of the liquid circulation system and replenishing the liquid into the liquid circulation system from the outside of the liquid circulation system in response to the amount of the discharged liquid. |
| US10471708B2 |
Recording system, post-processing apparatus, and transport apparatus
A recording system includes: a recording apparatus; a post-processing apparatus; and a transport apparatus which transports the medium to which the recording is performed to the post-processing apparatus, and the transport apparatus includes a transport mechanism which transports a medium to which the recording is performed to the post-processing apparatus, and a loading stand which loads the discharged medium without transporting the medium to which the recording is performed to the post-processing apparatus. |
| US10471704B2 |
Printing sleeve and method for producing a printing sleeve
A printing sleeve includes a first and radially inward layer having an inner side for directly contacting the outer side of a printing cylinder, and an outer side which is radially opposite the inner side. The first and radially inward layer has a glass fiber reinforced compressible compound such that the glass fibers may absorb the forces that arise in the circumferential direction and/or in the longitudinal direction, and the compressible compound elements may absorb the pressures that arise in the radial direction. In this way, the materials which to date act separately in the base sleeve and the compressible layer are combined in one common layer in which said materials each may perform their function. |
| US10471703B2 |
Facial mask and method of making
Masks for various uses and methods for manufacture thereof, including masks for use in continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) therapies. An example includes a mask having a first, relatively softer material for contact with the face of the user, and a second, relatively harder or more structural material used away from the face of the user, with a gradient therebetween. The mask can be produced by additive manufacturing to avoid a discernible boundary between the first and second materials. |
| US10471697B2 |
System and method for on-demand colorization for extrusion-based additive construction
A color 3D printer and its method of use are disclosed. The color 3D printer uses a number of chambers to dye a filament to a given color. This colored filament is then extruded, pursuant to an associated 3D model of an object, to produce varying colored physical objects, on demand, with the use of a single filament and a single print head. Further, the color 3D printer features a waste management apparatus which provides a number of ways to dispose of waste fluid. |
| US10471695B2 |
Methods and thermal structures for additive manufacturing
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize thermal dissipation support structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel thermal dissipation support structures to be used within these AM processes. The thermal dissipation support structures include at least one sacrificial structure that is separated from the object by a portion of unfused powder. The sacrificial structure increases a thermal dissipation rate of at least a portion of the object such that such that thermal gradients in the object remain below a specified threshold that prevents deformation of the object. |
| US10471691B2 |
Printable media
A printable media comprising a supporting substrate, including fibers, having an image side and a non-image side, which contains an image receiving layer coated on the image side of the supporting substrate. The image receiving layer comprises pigment fillers, polymeric binders and ink optical density enhancement agents. Also disclosed is a method for producing the textured media. |
| US10471689B2 |
Transfer film, transparent laminate, method for producing transfer film, method for producing transparent laminate, capacitive input device, and image display device
A transfer film has a temporary support, a first curable transparent resin layer, a second curable transparent resin layer which is disposed adjacent to the first curable transparent resin layer in this order. The refractive index of the second curable transparent resin layer is higher than the refractive index of the first curable transparent resin layer and equal to or greater than 1.6. |
| US10471687B2 |
Flexible finished wood laminate and production process
Highly flexible finished wood laminate, formed by several substrates that include a transparent plastic film finish, a layer of pre-varnished sanded wood, a plastic film with corona treatment on both faces and a flexible substrate. It is easy to affix using glue on straight and shaped surfaces and even adapts to acute corners without cracking; manufacturing process for the laminate. |
| US10471686B2 |
Interlayer film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass capable of exhibiting high deaeration properties even in a nip roll method and hardly forming air bubbles to enable the production of a highly visible laminated glass, and a laminated glass including the interlayer film for a laminated glass. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for a laminated glass, having a large number of recesses and a large number of projections on at least one surface, the recesses each having a groove shape with a continuous bottom and being regularly adjacent to each other in parallel with one another, the recesses each having a groove shape with a continuous bottom having a ratio (R/Sm×100) of a radius of rotation R of the bottom to an interval Sm between the recesses of 15% or higher. |
| US10471682B2 |
Adhesive composition and laminate with adhesive layer using same
An adhesive composition, which exhibits excellent adhesion to base films made from polyimide resins and the like or copper foils, as well as superior electrical properties, and a laminate having an adhesive layer, which is low in warpage when the adhesive layer is in the B stage, and which is excellent in storage stability of the laminate, are provided. The adhesive composition includes a modified polyolefin-based resin and an epoxy resin, in which the modified polyolefin-based resin is a resin resulting from graft-modification of an unmodified olefin resin with a modifying agent containing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, wherein the content of the modified polyolefin-based resin is 50 parts by mass or more relative to 100 parts by mass of the solid content of the adhesive composition; the content of the epoxy resin is from 1 to 20 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the modified polyolefin-based resin; and the dielectric constant of a cured body of the adhesive is less than 2.5 as measured at a frequency of 1 GHz. |
| US10471681B2 |
Heat de-bondable adhesive articles
Heat de-bondable adhesive articles include a heat-shrinkable optical substrate with optically clear adhesive disposed on the two major surfaces of the heat-shrinkable substrate. Optical articles can be prepared by disposing the heat de-bondable adhesive articles between two optical substrates. Other optical articles can be prepared by disposing an optically clear adhesive layer and a heat-shrinkable optical substrate on an optical substrate. |
| US10471677B2 |
Multilayer structure comprising continuous fibers for transporting heat transfer fluid
A tubular structure for transporting heat transfer fluid including at least: i) a layer (1) in contact with the fluid including at least one thermoplastic polymer P1 that is semicrystalline with Tm1 greater than or equal to 160° C., as determined according to the standard 1 1357-3 (2013) or amorphous with Tg1 greater than or equal to 100° C., as determined according to the standard 1 1357-2 (2013), said layer (1) containing no fibers, ii) a layer (2) including at least: (a) a thermoplastic polymer P2 that is semicrystalline, in particular a polyamide with Tm2 greater than or equal to 170° C. or amorphous with Tg2 greater than or equal to 100° C., or a polyolefin with Tm greater than 100° C.; (b) continuous fibers, the polymer P2 being identical to P1 or different from P1 in which case the polymers P1 and P2 adhere at least partially to one another. |
| US10471675B2 |
Method of forming a foldable backdrop and a foldable backdrop
A method of forming a foldable backdrop through a series of folds placed in a single sheet of foldable material selected for the backdrop. When the final step is taken of pushing a first bottom corner of the sheet under a first mountain fold and pushing a second bottom corner of the sheet under a second mountain fold, a base is formed out of a bottom half of the sheet. A tension in the sheet will force the top half of the sheet into a vertical position perpendicular to the base. |
| US10471667B2 |
Preform station and method
A preform station for forming a flexible semi-finished product and for transforming a flexible semi-finished product into a geometrically stable preform is provided. The preform station comprises a first pin array having a multitude of pins, on which the semi-finished product can be draped. Furthermore, the pins are movable along their longitudinal directions in order to form the flexible semi-finished product. Furthermore, the preform station comprises an activation device for activating a binder of the semi-finished product such that the semi-finished product can be transformed into the geometrically stable preform. |
| US10471660B2 |
Manufacturing method of bonding structure and bonding structure
A bonding structure manufacturing method for manufacturing a bonding structure in which a first member and a second member are bonded is provided with: a step for forming a perforation with an opening in the surface of the first member and forming a protrusion that protrudes into the inner circumferential surface of the perforation; a step for disposing the region of the first member where the perforation is formed adjacent to the second member; and step for filling and curing the second member in the perforation of the first member by irradiating a laser on the region of the first member where the perforation is formed from the second member side. |
| US10471653B2 |
Method for producing silicone elastomer parts
Silicon elastomer articles are prepared by a 3-D printing process by depositing droplets of high viscosity curable silicone onto a substrate layer by layer from independently spatially controllable nozzles and irradiation with independently spatially controllable electromagnetic energy. |
| US10471644B2 |
Blow molding apparatus
A blow molding apparatus is provided with a mold carriage movable in a path between an extruder station and a blow-and-fill station. The mold carriage can have one or more mold assemblies. Each mold assembly has opposed first and second mold halves that together define a mold cavity. The first mold half is fixed to the mold carriage while the second mold half is independently movable relative to the first mold half within the mold carriage to open and close the mold assembly. |
| US10471643B2 |
Mold fitted with an interchangeable counter stretch molding rod
Disclosed is a mold for manufacturing a container from a preform, the mold including: a side wall, a mold bottom having a through-passage in the center thereof, a cylinder including a body and a counter stretch molding rod that is mounted so as to be slidable relative to the body between an extended position in which the counter stretch molding rod projects relative to the mold bottom and a retracted position, a stand on which the mold bottom is mounted, this stand including a lower stage, an upper stage and a spacer detachably inserted between the upper stage and the lower stage and defining the cavity in part. |
| US10471641B2 |
Methods for controlling polymer chain scission
Methods for extrusion of polyolefins (110) that utilize melt temperature to control molecular weight and also reduce gels. Disclosed herein is an example method for controlling polymer chain scission in an extrusion system (100), comprising: melting a polyolefin resin (110) in extruder (102) at a first melt temperature to form a first melt (112); passing the first melt (112) through a screen pack (106); forming the first melt 112) into a first polyolefin product (116, 118); melting additional polyolefin resin (110) of the same grade in the extruder (102) at a second melt temperature to form a second melt (112), wherein the second melt temperature differs from the first melt temperature by 5° C. or more to control chain scission in the extruder (102); passing the second melt (112) through the screen pack (106); and forming the second melt (112) into a second polyolefin product (116, 118). |
| US10471640B2 |
Method and device for the manufacture of annular extrudates
A device (4) for the manufacture of an annular extrudate comprises a jacket (2), a crosshead (1) arranged inside of the jacket. The jacket contains a melt passage, whereby the crosshead is arranged in the melt passage, such that the melt passage extends et least at the outlet of the device as an annular melt passage around the crosshead (1). An annular passage (5) is formed between the crosshead and the jacket. The annular passage contains a static mixer (3), whereby the crosshead is at least partially supported by the static mixer in the jacket. The static mixer comprises a plurality of inserts, whereby at least a portion of the inserts is connected to the crosshead and/or the jacket. |
| US10471639B2 |
Control method for injection moulding
A control method for an injection moulding system having an extruder, feeding material continuously to an accumulator, portioning material intermittently to an injection device, wherein the control method is configured to drive the extruder at a high speed or at a low speed respectively, the high speed and the low speed defining an extruder speed interval, the method comprising acquiring a value for an actual positional change for the accumulator (ΔPOSACT), comparing the value for the actual positional change (ΔPOSACT) with a predicted value for the positional change (ΔPOSPRED), and adjusting a speed of the extruder based on a result of the comparison. |
| US10471636B2 |
Carrier for sealing a mold cavity, multicomponent plastic part containing said carrier, and device and method for producing the multicomponent plastic part
A plastic carrier for sealing a mold cavity during the production of a multicomponent plastic part, wherein at least one component flows over a plastic element and the carrier, with the carrier becoming an integral part of the multicomponent plastic part. The carrier has a central region sealing the mold cavity when the plastic element is inserted into the mold cavity, a first main face facing the mold cavity and a second main face facing away from the first main face. The carrier has a peripheral edge extending beyond the central region and the outer circumference of the mold cavity, allowing the at least one component to flow over the first main face of the peripheral edge. The carrier also has a first edge region forming a fold-over projection and a second edge region arranged between the central region and the first edge region for forming a film hinge. |
| US10471631B2 |
Electrohydrodynamic additive manufacturing systems and methods for high temperature modeling
A method to form a part in an additive manufacturing system includes providing a melt pool configured to retain and dispense an electrically resistive consumable material and an array of channels in fluid communication with the melt pool. The method includes providing an array of channels in fluid communication with the melt pool, where each of the array of channels have a hollow electrically conductive nozzles wherein each of the array of nozzles is coupled to a distal end of one of the array of channels such that the consumable material can flow from the melt pool to each of the nozzles. The method includes providing a grid spaced from of the array of nozzle array wherein the grid defines a uniform ground potential, wherein the ground potential of the grid is substantially the same as a potential of the part being printed and the consumable material spaced from the grid. A plurality of drivers is in electric communication with the array of nozzles wherein each of the drivers is configured to modulate a voltage of a single nozzle of the array of nozzles wherein a difference in voltage from the array of nozzles to the ground potential allows passage of droplets of the consumable material to be ejected from each nozzle and pass through the grid, whereby electrostatic distortions of a drop from each nozzle selectively launches drops of support in response to changes of the potential of a nozzle by its driver such that consumable material is deposited in a layer by layer manner to form a portion of a mold for a part. The method includes depositing molten part material within the mold. |
| US10471629B2 |
Apparatus and process for forming particles
An apparatus and process for forming particles. |
| US10471627B2 |
Process and system for controlling the addition of water during a mixing cycle for producing a rubber mixture
A process and a system are provided for controlling an addition of water to a rubber mixture during a mixing cycle in which the mixture is transported as a continuous sheet. The process includes obtaining data for the mixture, including a predetermined water flow rate, a predetermined air flow rate, and a target temperature and a target water content for the mixture; adding water to the continuous sheet during the mixing cycle; detecting an amount of water added at an elapsed time during the mixing cycle; determining, using a detection result, a predicted temperature and a predicted water content for the mixture at an end of the mixing cycle; comparing the target temperature with the predicted temperature, and the target water content with the predicted water content; and, before a next mixing cycle, adjusting an actual water flow rate when a comparison result indicates non-equivalence. |
| US10471625B2 |
Treated porous material
A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a thermoset comprising a cured epoxy resin. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with an aqueous dispersion, the aqueous dispersion comprising an epoxy resin and an emulsifying agent. |
| US10471624B2 |
Miter angle stop
A device for setting the miter angle of a machine tool is disclosed. The device includes a clamping block having at least one slot, and a pivot lever on which the machine tool can be mounted and which is pivotable about a pivot point relative to the clamping block between a minimum and a maximum miter angle. The slot includes at least two stop elements offset relative to one another. A setting mechanism includes a lever element for the selection of a maximum miter angle, where the lever element includes a mating stop element is alignable in such a way corresponding to the rotational alignment of the lever element that the mating stop element is able to strike the respective stop element in accordance with the selected maximum miter angle and by which the pivoting movement of the pivot lever relative to the clamping block can be limited. |
| US10471622B2 |
Crayon manipulation devices
Devices, kits, and methods for manipulating crayons to make various crayon configurations are provided. Embodiments of the invention include a crayon slicer, a crayon shaver, a crayon holder, a crayon notcher, a crayon shaving kit, and a crayon rubbing kit. The multiple embodiments of the invention have various features that allow for a crayon to be easily and safely manipulated by a user in multiple ways. Further, additional embodiments provide additional features, which allow the user to make various crayon configurations. |
| US10471621B2 |
Cutting device with exchanging device for the cutter bar
Cutting device for longitudinally cutting a film web, in particular a plastic film web, moved in a web plane in a transport direction into a plurality of film bands, wherein a first cutter bar provided with cutting blades is immersed with the cutting blades in a cutting position into the web plane. In order to replace the cutter bar, a second cutter bar provided with cutting blades may be immersed with its cutting blades into the web plane, wherein the first cutter bar may be moved from the cutting position into a transfer position outside of the web plane when the second cutter bar is immersed with its cutting blades into the web plane. |
| US10471617B2 |
Pixel art crayon and marker photo array assembly and kit
Aspects herein are directed to an apparatus and method for creating pixelated artwork composed of coloring element pixels. In some embodiments, a system converts the millions of pixels and colors of a digital image to a simplified color template with numbers assigned to particular colors. In one embodiment, a plastic grid is configured to cover the color template and receives crayons whose arrangement is determined by the numbers/colors of the color template. |
| US10471612B2 |
Rotary electric shaver and method of manufacturing inner blade of rotary electric shaver
A rotary electric shaver according to the present invention includes an outer blade whose upper surface functions as annular shaving surfaces having multiple hair inlets formed therein, and an inner blade that has a small blade which rotates while coming into sliding contact with a lower surface of the outer blade. The inner blade is an integral structure using a metal material, and has a projection in which an upper surface side is a convex portion and a lower surface side is a concave portion at a center position in a radial direction. An upper end portion of an inner blade drive shaft directly engages with the concave portion so as to be disengageable therefrom. |
| US10471608B2 |
Steerable multi-linked device having multiple working ports
A steerable multi-linked device. The device includes a first multi-linked mechanism and a second multi-linked mechanism. The first mechanism defines a first plurality of grooves. The second mechanism defines a second plurality of grooves. The first and second pluralities of grooves cooperate to define at least two working ports along a length of the device. At least one of the first and second mechanisms are steerable. |
| US10471607B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling an end-effector assembly
An apparatus for controlling an end-effector assembly is provided. The apparatus includes a elongated element configured to engage the end-effector assembly and a drive assembly. A first motion transfer mechanism is disposed at an end of the elongated element. The first motion transfer mechanism is configured to transfer a rotational motion of the elongated element to a motion of the end-effector assembly. A second motion transfer mechanism is disposed at the second end of the elongated element. The second motion transfer mechanism is configured to transfer a motion of the drive assembly to the rotational motion of the elongated element. |
| US10471605B2 |
Programmable adapters for detachably connecting robotic peripherals to adaptively retool robots
Apparatus and methods for adaptively retooling robots include programmable adapters for detachably connecting at least one robotic peripheral to a robot, providing peripheral information associated with the robotic peripheral, and causing the robot to adaptively reconfigure based on the peripheral information. |
| US10471594B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for the distribution and collection of multimodal data associated with robots
A dynamic representation of a robot in an environment is produced, one or more observer agent collects data, and respective values of one or more metrics for the robot are computed based at least in part on the collected data. Tasks for the robot to perform are generated. Ratings and challenge questions are generated. A server may produce a user interface and a value of a metric based on collected observer data. |
| US10471589B2 |
Remotely controlled packable robot
A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis, right and left main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and right and left tracked rotatable flipper arms for maneuvering the chassis. An integrated drive assembly is provided for each main track and flipper pair and includes a motor in a housing attached to the chassis for rotating the flipper and a stator and rotor disposed about the motor housing for driving the main track and the flipper track. |
| US10471586B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system for hardware mapping and management
An Apparatus, Method, and System for Hardware Mapping and Management is disclosed. Apparatus comprises a substrate housing hardware units associated with an object; one or more holes within the substrate for housing at least one hardware unit of the object are positioned based on a layout corresponding to the hardware units' assembly within the object. A method providing a plurality of substrates for housing hardware comprised of at least two components and at least two hardware units for each component, configuring a first plurality of holes within a first substrate of the plurality of substrate, wherein the first plurality of holes are laid out within the first substrate at locations relative the location of hardware units within a first component, and configuring a second plurality of holes within a second substrate of the plurality of substrate, wherein the second plurality of holes are laid out within the second substrate at locations relative the location of hardware units within a second component. |
| US10471584B2 |
Tool system including non-contact positioning device
A tool system includes a rail, a trolley, a tool, a detent, and a target. The trolley is translatable between first and second positions along the rail. The tool is secured to the trolley. The detent includes a magnet. One of the target and the magnet is located at a third position along the rail, between the first and second positions. The other one of the target and the magnet is coupled to the trolley. The magnet and target cooperate to resist trolley movement away from the third position. |
| US10471583B1 |
Handle grip and process for making same
A handle grip and process for making such handle grip. The handle grip comprises a cording arranged in a spaced knotted configuration around and along a handle. The spaced knotted cording is first entirely covered with a permeable woven layer. The permeable woven layer is covered with a hardener that permeates the woven layer and secures the woven layer and cording to the handle in water-tight fashion. |