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| US10480499B2 |
Crankcase assembly for a reciprocating machine
A crankcase assembly for a reciprocating machine is provided in which a crankcase having at least one cylinder with a wet cylinder liner arranged therein. A cylinder head for charging and discharging pressurized gas is mounted on the crankcase and a cylinder head gasket for preventing leakage of pressurized gas out of the cylinder is arranged between the crankcase and the cylinder head and is running circumferentially spaced from the inner wall of the cylinder liner. A circumferential coolant channel is formed between the inner crankcase wall and an outer wall of the cylinder liner, wherein a lower sealing means is arranged between the inner crankcase wall and the cylinder liner on the crankshaft side of the coolant channel for preventing leakage of coolant fluid. An upper sealing means is arranged between the inner crankcase wall and the cylinder liner on the cylinder head side of the coolant channel for preventing leakage of coolant fluid. |
| US10480496B2 |
Three-stage variable color paste pump and operation method thereof
A three-stage variable color paste pump, comprising: a differential pump, which includes: a rodless cavity, a rod containing cavity, and a piston rod; configuring a control valve, which comprises a valve body and a valve core, wherein the valve body is provided with a rod containing cavity opening which is in communication with the rod containing cavity; configuring a rodless cavity opening as in communication with the rodless cavity, configuring a color paste tank opening as in communication with a color paste tank, and configuring an injection outlet; configuring a channel on the valve core, moving the valve core to different positions may form three communication structures. The pump uses one differential pump to achieve three-stage injection output, thus ensuring the accuracy of the injection output of the color paste pump. The pump has a simple structure, takes up a small surface area, and is easy to use. |
| US10480492B2 |
Actuator device
The present invention provides an actuator device comprising an actuator wire; a net-shaped electric heating element which covers a side surface of the actuator wire and comprises heating wires; and a controller for supplying electric power to the net-shaped electric heating element to heat the net-shaped electric heating element. The actuator wire is capable of being contracted by application of heat and restored by release of heat. The side surface of the actuator wire is formed of polymer. One end and the other end of the net-shaped electric heating element is connected to one end and the other end of the actuator wire, respectively. The net-shaped electric heating element is in contact with the side surface of the actuator wire, when the net-shaped electric heating element is not heated. The net-shaped electric heating element is moved outward from the side surface of the actuator wire due to contraction of the actuator wire, when the net-shaped electric heating element is heated. |
| US10480491B2 |
Coiled, twisted nanofiber yarn and polymer fiber torsional actuators
Actuators (artificial muscles) comprising twist-spun nanofiber yarn or twist-inserted polymer fibers generate torsional actuation when powered electrically, photonically, chemically, thermally, by absorption, or by other means. These artificial muscles utilize coiled yarns/polymer fibers and can be either neat or comprising a guest. In some embodiments, the torsional fiber actuator includes a first polymer fiber (exhibiting a first polymer fiber diameter) and a torsional return spring in communication with the first polymer fiber. The first polymer fiber is configured to include a first plurality of twists in a first direction to produce a twisted polymer fiber. The first polymer fiber is further configured to include a plurality of coils in the twisted polymer fiber in a second direction each coil having a mean coil diameter. In some embodiments, the torsional nanofiber actuator includes a first carbon nanofiber yarn (having a yarn diameter) and a torsional return spring in communication with the first carbon nanofiber yarn. The first carbon nanofiber yarn includes a plurality of twists in a first direction to produce a twisted carbon nanofiber yarn. The first carbon nanofiber yarn further includes a plurality of coils in the twisted carbon nanofiber yarn, with each coil having a mean coil diameter greater than the yarn diameter. |
| US10480490B2 |
Lightning current transfer unit for a wind turbine
A lightning current transfer unit for a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a first part and a second part being rotatable relative to each other, wherein the lightning current transfer unit is arranged to provide electrical contact between the first and second parts, the lightning current transfer unit comprising: a first current transfer portion comprising a first slider and configured to be electrically coupled to a first electrically conducting slideway of the first part of the wind turbine, the first slider being rotatable relative to the first slideway; a second current transfer portion configured to be electrically coupled to an electrically conducting portion of the second part of the wind turbine; a first main spring biasing the first slider towards the first slideway; wherein the first slider comprises: a primary contact biased towards the first slideway by the first main spring; a secondary contact arranged to move relative to the primary contact; and a secondary spring arranged between the first main spring and the secondary contact such that the secondary spring biases the primary contact away from the first slideway and biases the secondary contact towards the first slideway. |
| US10480488B2 |
Wind turbine with a speed regulator and a generator regulator
A wind turbine having a rotor, which has at least one rotor blade adjustable about its longitudinal axis via a pitch control, and a generator, driven by the rotor, having a speed regulator, which takes a control difference in the rotational speed and generates a control variable for the pitch control, and a generator regulator, which takes a power conductance and determines a rotational speed setpoint and a power setpoint, wherein a pilot control is provided that uses an inverse controlled system to determine a control variable for the pitch control, the inverse controlled system determining a power torque (MP) from the rotational speed setpoint and the power setpoint and also an acceleration torque (MB) from the change in the rotational speed setpoint over time and outputting the control variable for the pitch control as an output variable that provides pilot control for the output variable from the speed regulator. |
| US10480480B2 |
Hydraulic turbine
A hydraulic turbine includes a rotor with a runner, which is concentrically surrounded by a stator, whereby the runner comprises a plurality of runner blades arranged and distributed in a ring around a rotor axis, and each runner blade extends between a runner crown and a runner band; whereby the stator comprises a plurality of guide vanes arranged and distributed in a ring around the rotor axis, and each guide vane extends between an upper stator ring and a lower stator ring; and whereby a predetermined clearance is provided at least between the runner band and the lower stator ring. A substantial reduction of pressure pulsations in the vane-less gap between said runner blades of said runner is achieved by substantially increasing said predetermined clearance. |
| US10480479B2 |
Control device for engine
A control device for an engine in which partial compression-ignition combustion including SI combustion performed by forcibly combusting a portion of mixture gas inside a cylinder followed by CI combustion performed by causing the rest of the mixture gas inside the cylinder to self-ignite is executed within a part of an operating range of the engine, is provided. The device includes a detector configured to detect a parameter related to noise caused by the combustion inside the cylinder, a memory configured to store a characteristic defining a relationship between a start timing of the CI combustion and a combustion noise index, and a processor configured to specify a given combustion noise index value based on the detection value of the detector, and control the start timing of the CI combustion. |
| US10480476B2 |
Starter system and method of control
A starter system includes a brushless electric starter motor and a battery power pack, the motor operatively connectable to an internal combustion engine of a powertrain. A power inverter converts direct current provided from the battery power pack to multi-phase alternating current to drive the motor. A pinion gear with one-way clutch is rotatably driven by the motor and movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position in which the pinion gear is meshingly engaged with a ring gear operatively connected to a crankshaft of the engine. A solenoid is operatively connected to the pinion gear. An electronic control system controls the motor to crank the engine using power provided from the battery power pack, and to separately command the solenoid to a disabled or an enabled state. A method of controlling the starter system controls the motor to crank the engine in a restart following an autostop. |
| US10480474B2 |
Method and system for determining remaining useful life for an injector of a reciprocating engine
A method and system for determining remaining useful life of an in-use injector of a reciprocating engine is disclosed. The method includes determining nozzle wear relationship data for different duty cycles of the in-use injector, and using the nozzle wear relationship data together with operating parameters for the reciprocating engine, and emission relationship data to determine actual emission levels for the in-use injector based on the wear relationship data and the emission relationship data. The method and system further include determining remaining useful life of the in-use injector based on actual emission levels and the nozzle wear relationship data; and controlling an operation of the reciprocating engine based on the actual emission levels. |
| US10480473B2 |
Fuel injector
A fuel injector and method are disclosed including an injector body with a fuel sac, and an end positioned into a combustion chamber. A main fuel passage, having a varying cross-sectional area forming a reduced pressure region, fluidically couples the fuel sac to the combustion chamber. One or more additional passages fluidically couple the reduced pressure region with one or both of the fuel sac and the combustion chamber. |
| US10480468B2 |
High-pressure connective device, high-pressure fuel pump, and method for producing a high-pressure connection device for a high-pressure fuel pump
The invention relates to a high-pressure connection device (50) for a high-pressure fuel pump (10), having the following: —an outlet device (18) for discharging fuel (14) from the high-pressure fuel pump (10); —a connection device (22) for connecting the outlet device (18) to elements arranged downstream of the outlet device; —a welding seam (30) for connecting the outlet device (18) and the connection device (22); and —a pretensioning device (52) for exerting a pretension force (Fv) onto the welding seam (30) in the direction of the outlet device (18). The invention further relates to a high-pressure fuel pump (10) which has such a high-pressure connection device (50) and to a method for producing such a high-pressure connection device (50). |
| US10480466B2 |
Diaphragm and pulsation damper using same
A diaphragm includes a flange and a protrusion provided to protrude to one side of the flange, wherein the protrusion has at least two annular curved portions provided annularly on a ceiling portion having a flat surface-like shape and an outer side in a radial direction of the ceiling portion, in a state where pressure on an outer wall side of the protrusion and pressure on an inner wall side of the protrusion are the same, the at least two annular curved portions are each formed to be curved in a cross-section of the diaphragm obtained by cutting the diaphragm by a virtual plane including a center line of the diaphragm, the centers of curvature of the curved portions being arranged at different positions on a side opposite to a protruding direction of the protrusion, and the diaphragm is formed of a sheet metal. |
| US10480460B2 |
EGR system with particle filter for a gasoline engine
An exhaust gas recirculation system for a gasoline engine, including an exhaust gas line, which can be connected to an exhaust manifold of the gasoline engine and which includes a turbine, and an inlet line, which can be connected to an intake manifold of the gasoline engine and which includes a compressor. A main exhaust gas catalytic converter is provided in the exhaust gas line, and at least one exhaust gas recirculation line_I is provided which branches off from the exhaust gas line upstream of the turbine and opens into the inlet line downstream of the compressor. At least one particle filter_I is provided which is placed in the exhaust gas recirculation line_I or in the exhaust gas line upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation line_I. The particle filter_I has a 3/Ox coating, and at least one cooler_I is provided within the exhaust gas recirculation line_I downstream of the at least one particle filter. |
| US10480459B2 |
Exhaust gas recirculation line embodied to be partially flexible
An exhaust gas recirculation line may include an at least partially flexible body. The body may include a pipe section at an end. The pipe section may be closed on a front side and may include at least two openings on a jacket side. |
| US10480450B2 |
Internal combustion engine with partial piston twisting
A reciprocating internal combustion engine having a line of cylinders arranged in parallel which are joined via connecting rods and pistons by means of a crank drive that is jointly mounted in a crankshaft bearing, whereby the crankshaft bearing of the crank drive can have been offset relative to the cylinder axis. |
| US10480447B2 |
System and method for control of volumetric efficiency in a direct injection engine
A system and method of inducing an operational response change in an operating direct-injection internal combustion engine is provided such that the engine includes a cylinder into which liquid fuel injection is directly performed. The method starts by operating the direct-injection engine using a start of injection (SOI) protocol. At some point during operation, it is determined that a change is desired for a first parameter of engine operation that is at least partially a function of a charge provided to the cylinder (such as the torque output). In response an operational response in the engine is induced by altering the SOI protocol via a first SOI alteration that alters the volumetric efficiency of the cylinder and changes the first parameter. |
| US10480446B2 |
Method and apparatus for cooling a heat-generating module
A liquid cooling circuit includes a liquid reservoir for coolant, a heat-generating module, a conduit fluidly coupling the heat-generating module with the liquid reservoir, and a pump configured to move the coolant through the conduit to cool the heat-generating module. The liquid cooling circuit is configured such that the movement of the coolant relative to the heat-generating module transfers heat from the heat-generating module to the coolant. |
| US10480444B2 |
Three step cam defaulting strategy for engine position sensors
A method is provided for operating a three step camshaft system during engine position sensor fault conditions. The three step camshaft has multiple cam actuators each having an actuator pin. The method includes: disposing multiple camshaft barrels on a camshaft, each barrel having a slot receiving the actuator pin of a cam actuator during camshaft barrel rotation axially displacing each camshaft barrel to a high lift lobe position, a low lift lobe position and an active fuel management (AFM) lobe position; determining if an engine position sensor is in a fault condition; identifying if the fault condition occurs simultaneously with any of the camshaft barrels positioned in the AFM lobe position; energizing selected cam actuators in communication with the camshaft barrels positioned in the AFM lobe position to axially displace the camshaft barrel away from the AFM lobe position and to the low lift lobe position. |
| US10480443B2 |
Humidity sensor diagnostics
Embodiments for diagnosing a humidity sensor are provided. One example method comprises adjusting an engine operating parameter based on humidity of a first gas flow measured by a humidity sensor, and indicating degradation of the humidity sensor if a humidity of a second gas flow measured by the humidity sensor is different than an expected humidity. In this way, degradation of the humidity sensor may be indicated if the humidity of the second gas flow measured by the humidity sensor is different than expected. |
| US10480438B2 |
Fuel injection control device for direct injection engine
Disclosed herein is a fuel injection control device for a direct injection engine including an engine body (engine 1) and a fuel injection control unit (engine controller 100). The fuel injection control unit injects a fuel in a predetermined injection mode into a combustion chamber (17) such that while the engine body is warm, an air-fuel mixture layer and a heat-insulating gas layer, surrounding the air-fuel mixture layer, are formed in the combustion chamber at a point in time when an air-fuel mixture ignites, and changes the injection mode of the fuel into the combustion chamber such that while the engine body is cold, the lower the temperature of the engine body is, the thinner the heat-insulating gas layer becomes. |
| US10480436B2 |
Exhaust purification system and catalyst regeneration method
There is provided: a NOx-occlusion-reduction-type catalyst 32 that is provided in an exhaust passage 13 of an internal combustion engine 10; a NOx purge control unit 60 that performs a NOx purge control of setting the exhaust in the rich state and reducing and purifying NOx occluded in the NOx-occlusion-reduction-type catalyst 32; and a NOx purge inhibition processing unit 70 that inhibits NOx purge control when the internal combustion engine 10 becomes a motoring state in which fuel injection is stopped, and inhibiting, when the internal combustion engine 10 has started fuel injection during the inhibition of the NOx purge control, performance of the NOx purge control from the start of the fuel injection until a predetermined period of time has elapsed. |
| US10480435B2 |
EGR and reformate fraction estimation in a dedicated EGR engine
A method of operating a dedicated-EGR engine includes providing a rich air-fuel mixture to a dedicated cylinder; combusting the rich air-fuel mixture in the dedicated cylinder; modeling the combustion of the rich air-fuel mixture in the dedicated cylinder; estimating the composition of the combustion products in the dedicated cylinder based on interpolation of chemical reaction models of stoichiometric and rich combustion. The method further includes mixing the combustion products from the dedicated cylinder with air to produce an intake mixture; estimating a mass fraction of reformate and a mass fraction of burned gas in the intake mixture; providing the intake mixture to the intake ports of all of the cylinders of the dedicated-EGR engine; combusting an air-fuel mixture in a non-dedicated cylinder of the engine; and controlling an engine control parameter based on the estimated mass fractions of reformate and burned gas in the intake mixture. |
| US10480433B2 |
Apparatus and method for calculating internal exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) amount of engine including continuously variable valve duration apparatus
A method and apparatus for calculating an internal exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) amount of an engine include a continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) apparatus. The internal EGR amount is calculated by correcting a backflow gas amount based on a valve duration changed by operation of the continuously variable valve duration apparatus during valve overlap of an intake valve or an exhaust valve. |
| US10480432B2 |
Exhaust gas recirculation valves for a forced-induction internal combustion engine with exhaust gas recirculation
The present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods and devices for actuating an exhaust gas recirculation valve of a forced-induction internal combustion engine with exhaust gas recirculation. A method for building up the charge pressure required to avoid a drop in torque may include: detecting an acceleration indicator; in response, providing an increased target value for an exhaust gas recirculation rate; measuring an instantaneous actual charge pressure; determining a setpoint exhaust gas recirculation rate based on the increased target value, the instantaneous setpoint charge pressure, and the instantaneous actual charge pressure; calculating a control signal using the determined setpoint exhaust gas recirculation rate; and delivering the control signal to the exhaust gas recirculation valve to change its opening state. |
| US10480429B2 |
Controller and control method for internal combustion engine
The present invention provides a controller and a control method for an internal combustion engine, which can suppress the generation of an annoying collision noise and abnormal heating of a motor of an actuator, which are generated by contact of the output shaft of the actuator with an opening side stopper of the actuator. The controller and the control method for the internal combustion engine are configured such that a target opening (Sv) of the valve is set to the smaller of: a required target opening (Sv_dem) computed so that a target supercharging pressure (Sp) and an actual supercharging pressure (Pp) are matched with each other; and a restricted target opening (Sv_lmt) computed based on a fully closed position learning value (Pv_lrn), which corresponds to an actual position detected by a position sensor, when the valve is located in the fully closed position, and on the restricted target position. |
| US10480424B2 |
Internal-combustion engine valve timing control apparatus
Provided is a valve timing control apparatus, for an internal combustion engine, capable of sufficiently draining hydraulic oil from between a pulley and a housing body. The pulley includes a through-hole extending axially therethrough at a position radially outward with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the housing body. The through-hole is formed so as to extend over a bottom portion and cylindrical portion of the pulley. |
| US10480422B2 |
Control device and control method for a fuel gas supply system
A control device (101) that controls a fuel gas supply system (100) that comprises: a compressor (1) that supplies compressed fuel gas to a load apparatus (15); an inflow amount regulating means (5) that regulates the amount of fuel gas that flows into the compressor (1); and an anti-surge valve (7) that is for returning to an inlet side of the compressor (1) fuel gas that is discharged from the compressor (1). The control device (101) comprises: a main pressure-control unit (101a) that controls the inflow amount regulating means (5) and the anti-surge valve (7) on the basis of a feedforward control value that is generated on the basis of the load of the load apparatus (15) and of a prescribed conversion process, and on the basis of a feedback control value that is generated on the basis of the deviation between a set value and a measured value for the discharge pressure of the compressor (1); and an emergency pressure-control unit (101b) that calculates a bias-added control value that is found by adding a predetermined bias value to an anti-surge valve control value that is for controlling the anti-surge valve (7) and that is calculated on the basis of at least one of the feedforward control value and the feedback control value, and that, on the basis of the occurrence of load variations that are at or above a prescribed value, switches between the anti-surge control value and the bias-added control value and controls the anti-surge valve (7). |
| US10480414B2 |
Combustor and gas turbine with phase adjusting units in the fuel nozzles
A combustor includes fuel nozzles that extend in an axial direction of a combustor main body and are capable of injecting fuel from injection holes on a combustion chamber side. The combustor includes a phase adjusting unit which partially changes a flow path cross-sectional area of at least one of the fuel nozzles in the axial direction such that phases of flow rate fluctuation of fuel do not match with respect to at least two of the fuel nozzles. |
| US10480410B2 |
Compressed air energy storage and power generation method and compressed air energy storage and power generation device
In a compressed air energy storage and power generation device, a compressed air energy storage and power generation method defines, as a reference storage value, a storage value indicating that a storage amount of air in an accumulator tank is in a predetermined intermediate state. At the reference storage value, at least one of a motor and a generator rotates at a rated rotation speed. When a storage value indicating a current storage amount in the accumulator tank is larger than the reference storage value, at least one of the motor and the generator is controlled to rotate at equal to or less than the rated rotation speed. When the storage value indicating the current storage amount in the accumulator tank is smaller than the reference storage value, at least one of the motor and the generator is controlled to rotate at equal to or more than the rated rotation speed and equal to or less than a maximum permissible rotation speed. |
| US10480408B2 |
Energy weapon system having a gas turbine generator with idle assist
A system platform includes a gas turbine engine coupled to a high power generator. The high power generator, driven by the gas turbine engine, supplies power to high power subsystems of the platform. |
| US10480404B2 |
Method for injecting water into a multistage axial compressor of a gas turbine
A method is disclosed for injecting water into a multistage axial compressor of a gas turbine. With low equipment cost, a significant power enhancement can be achieved, even under changing boundary conditions, by water being injected at a plurality of points along the axial compressor, and by the injected water mass flow being controlled at the individual injection points in accordance with ambient conditions and operating parameters of the gas turbine in such a way that an evened-out loading in the individual stages of the axial compressor can be created. |
| US10480403B2 |
Combustor with adjustable swirler and a combustion system
A combustor having an ion transport membrane therein and an adjustable swirler, which is mechanically connected at an inlet of a combustion zone of the combustor; a combustion system comprising the combustor, a feedback control system adapted to adjust swirler blades of the combustor based on a compositional variation of a fuel stream, and a plurality of feedback control systems to control operational variables within the combustor for an efficient oxy-combustion; and a process for combusting a fuel stream via the combustion system. Various embodiments of the combustor, the combustion system, and the process for combusting the fuel stream are disclosed. |
| US10480401B2 |
Implosion enabled engine of exothermic type in explosive system (IEEX-EX) employing a safe pipe system (SPS) and other safety devices
The present subject matter discloses the concept of multiple engine heads for one cylinder operating as Serially Operating Internal Combustion (SOIC) engine using Safe Pipe System (SPS) and other integrated systems, viz., Interim Storage of Gas (ISG) and Pre-Disposal Exhaust Treatment (PDET). SPS is in the form of a chamber having a main pipeline segregated into different interconnected SGC segments allowing and disrupting the flow of substantially pure H2 and substantially pure O2 gas in cold condition through the main pipeline; on receipt of command. SOIC includes at least one cylinder (32) and a plurality of engine heads (311, 312) filled with water; the gas entering the engine head in required volume forms a bubble in upper part of the engine head causing the sparking assemblies (51, 52) to ignite and create implosion first and explosion next in the engine heads; pushing the pistons (411, 412) and transmitting the force of explosion to the crankshaft assembly (431, 432) to produce torque or the force of explosion generated by IEEX-EM expelling the water out of cylinder (32) with high pressure being used for rotating turbine or for throwing projectile to produce energy. |
| US10480400B2 |
Air supercharging device for an internal combustion engine
An air supercharging device is provided for an internal combustion engine. The air supercharging device includes an air inlet, an electrical compressor, a heat exchanger and a cooling circuit. The cooling circuit includes an air intake conduit and an air recirculation conduit. The intake conduit extends between the outlet of the heat exchanger and the electrical compressor. The cooling circuit is configured to capture a fraction of the cooled compressed air. The air recirculation conduit extends between the electrical compressor and adjacent an inlet of the intake manifold. |
| US10480399B2 |
Structure and method for joining nozzle vane and lever, and variable geometry turbocharger
An object is to provide a structure and a method of joining a nozzle vane and a lever, and a variable geometry turbocharger, capable of reducing breakage of a welded part between a shaft portion of the nozzle vane and the lever during usage of the same by reducing generation of a hot crack in weld metal at the welded part. A joint structure includes: a nozzle vane 2 disposed in an exhaust passage for guiding exhaust gas to a turbine wheel 34 of a variable geometry turbocharger 500, and including a shaft portion 2a; and a lever 1 including a fitting surface 42a fitted with a peripheral surface 72 on one end side of the shaft portion, for transmitting torque to the shaft portion to adjust a vane angle of the nozzle vane. Weld metal 50 at a welded part 40 between the lever and the nozzle vane is formed so that a center position 64 of the weld metal is disposed inside a position 17 of the fitting surface with respect to a radial direction of the shaft portion. |
| US10480395B2 |
Fuel injection device of engine
A control device of an engine including a cylinder, a piston, a cylinder head, and a combustion chamber, is provided. The device includes intake and exhaust ports, a swirl control valve, a fuel injection valve attached to the cylinder head to be oriented into the combustion chamber and having first and second nozzle ports, and a control unit. The control unit includes a processor configured to execute a swirl opening controlling module to control the swirl control valve to have a given opening at which a swirl ratio inside the combustion chamber becomes 2 or above, and a fuel injection timing controlling module to control the fuel injection valve to inject fuel at a given timing at which the swirl ratio becomes 2 or above and a swirl flow from a lower portion to a higher portion of the combustion chamber in a side view occurs. |
| US10480392B2 |
Engine cooling system having coolant temperature sensor
The present disclosure provides an engine cooling system having a coolant temperature sensor, including a radiator disposed to release heat of coolant circulated in an engine; a coolant control valve unit controlling the coolant circulated in the radiator through opening rate of a valve having a coolant passage corresponding to the radiator; a second coolant temperature sensor sensing a coolant temperature at a coolant outlet side of the engine; a third coolant temperature sensor sensing the coolant temperature at the coolant outlet side of the radiator; and a control unit sensing second and third coolant temperatures through the second and third coolant temperature sensors, calculating a first coolant temperature at a coolant inlet side of the engine by calculating the second and third coolant temperatures, and calculating valve opening rate of the coolant control vale by using the first, second, and the third coolant temperature. |
| US10480391B2 |
Coolant control systems and methods to prevent coolant boiling
A coolant control system of a vehicle includes first and second target flowrate modules, a target speed module, and a speed control module. The first target flowrate module determines a first target flowrate of coolant through an engine. The second target flowrate module, when a change in heat input to the engine is greater than a predetermined value, sets a second target flowrate to greater than the first target flowrate. The target speed module determines a target speed of an engine coolant pump based on the second target flowrate. The speed control module controls a speed of the engine coolant pump based on the target speed. |
| US10480390B2 |
Work vehicle, and position adjustment method of movable portion of work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a blower unit rotatably supported to a vehicle body between a closed position and an open position, and a position adjustment portion configured to adjust a vertical position of the blower unit when the blower unit is at the closed position. The position adjustment portion includes a first plate that is provided on the vehicle body and includes a first through portion vertically penetrating, a second plate that is provided on the blower unit, vertically penetrates, and includes a second through portion communicating with the first through portion from below when the blower unit is at the closed position, and an adjustment bolt that includes a shaft portion inserted into the first through portion and the second through portion. |
| US10480379B2 |
Exhaust heat recovery device including engagement portion configured to rotate valve
An exhaust heat recovery device comprises an exhaust pipe, a shell member, a heat exchange portion, an inflow portion, a valve, a driving portion that generates a driving force for driving the valve, and a transmitting portion that transmits the driving force generated by the driving portion to the valve. The driving portion comprises an expansion portion that expands when an external electrical signal is inputted thereto, and a linearly moving portion that extends according to expansion of the expansion portion. |
| US10480376B2 |
Urea sensor protection assembly and urea sensor system
A urea sensor protection assembly for protecting a fluid sensor of a urea sensor system comprises an inner cage supporting the fluid sensor and an outer cage. The inner cage has a first fixation element fixing the inner cage to a common holder. The outer cage has a filter capable of blocking a plurality of air bubbles and/or allowing a fluid to pass and a second fixation element fixing the outer cage to the common holder. The inner cage is at least partially arranged in an inner volume of the outer cage in an assembled state. |
| US10480375B2 |
SCR conversion efficiency diagnostics
A system for determining a performance status of an exhaust aftertreatment system may include determining an ammonia-to-nitrogen ratio using a sample ammonia input value and a sample NOx input value. An actual NOx input value and an actual ammonia input value can be received. An emission value from may be received from a first sensor. A NOx emission estimate, an ammonia slip estimate, and an optimal ammonia storage value for a selective catalytic reduction may be determined using an iterative inefficiency calculation based, at least in part, on the actual NOx input value, the actual ammonia input value, and the ammonia-to-nitrogen ratio; and the NOx emission estimate, the ammonia slip estimate, and the optimal ammonia storage value may be outputted to a diagnostic system. |
| US10480373B2 |
Techniques for control of an SCR aftertreatment system in response to an ammonia slip condition
An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst is disposed in an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. A reductant injector is coupled to the exhaust gas stream at a position upstream of the SCR catalyst. A controller is configured to determine an NH3 slip condition and control operation of the exhaust aftertreatment system in response to the NH3 slip condition to improve deNOx efficiency and reduce NH3 slip. |
| US10480372B2 |
Mixer in an exhaust gas system
The disclosure refers to a static mixer for use in an exhaust system for a combustion engine and for the mixing of an additive injected into an exhaust system. The mixer consists of a tubular housing encircling a central axis X. The housing comprises an input opening at the end in the direction of central axis X and at the opposite end an outlet opening, whereby the inlet opening is used for the supply of additive injected into the exhaust system. The housing is closed in the section of the inlet opening and in the section of the outlet opening in circumferential direction around the central axis X. The static mixer is designed to generate little counterpressure, to guarantee rapid and complete reducing agent preparation and at the same time to be resistant to production tolerances. For this purpose, housing forms a tubular segment related to an XY plane parallel to central axis X of mixer and at right angles to a main flow direction S downstream of the XY plane, which features several openings as perforations orientated in radial direction to central axis X and a tubular segment downstream of the XY plane which features a recess in which several guiding plates are arranged. |
| US10480371B2 |
Metering module for metering a reducing agent
The invention relates to a metering device (10) for introducing a process liquid or auxiliary agent into a flow pipe of an internal combustion engine, in particular for introducing a reducing agent into an exhaust gas pipe (12). Said device comprises an injection valve (22) and a receiving device (50) comprising a heat sink element (46) and a cover element (48). The injection valve (22) and the receiving device (50) are combined to form a structural unit by means of bonded connections (62, 64). |
| US10480369B1 |
Exhaust after-treatment system for diesel internal combustion engines
An exhaust after-treatment system is coupled to an exhaust pipe of a diesel internal combustion engine (ICE) for treating an exhaust gas. The exhaust after-treatment system includes a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and a SCR coated diesel particulate filter (SDPF) serially disposed in a downstream path of the exhaust gas. An electrically heated catalyst (EHC) is coupled to the DOC and is configured to electrically heat the DOC for reducing the requisite time to reach a DOC light-off temperature. A controller is operably coupled with the DOC and the EHC and is configured to operate the EHC in response to a mid bed temperature of the DOC. More specifically, the controller is configured to supply power to the EHC when the DOC mid bed temperature is below a predetermined value and discontinue the power supply to the EHC when the DOC mid bed temperature is greater than the predetermined value. |
| US10480368B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting exhaust air leak
Methods and systems are provided for differentiating an exhaust air leak from a catalyst monitor sensor degraded with a slow-response. In one example, a pressure proximate an exhaust system particulate filter less than a threshold pressure may indicate an exhaust air leak and responsive to the indication of the exhaust air leak, the thresholds for monitoring the catalyst monitor sensor response may be adjusted. In this way, the impact of an exhaust air leak on catalyst monitor output may be accounted for so that subsequent monitoring for threshold catalyst may continue to be performed accurately in the presence of an exhaust air leak. |
| US10480367B2 |
Hydraulic circuit system for forced regeneration of diesel particulate filter
The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic circuit system for forced regeneration of a diesel particulate filter, and more particularly, to a hydraulic circuit system for forced regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (DPF), which prevents a working machine from being operated when the diesel particulate filter is forcedly regenerated by combusting particulate matters (PM) in a case in which the diesel particulate filter is installed in a construction machine with a diesel engine and particulate matters contained in exhaust gas are collected in the diesel particulate filter. |
| US10480366B2 |
Throttled PCV system for an engine
A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system for an internal combustion engine includes a forced air induction system configured to supply air to the engine, a PCV line configured to fluidly couple between a crankcase of the engine and a clean side air duct of the forced air induction system, a make-up air (MUA) line configured to fluidly couple between the crankcase and the clean side air duct, and an inlet valve disposed in the forced air induction system. The inlet valve is configured to be controlled selectively move between an open position and a closed position to vary an air restriction in the forced air induction system and generate a vacuum. The vacuum draws blow-by gases from the crankcase through the PCV line and into the air induction system when the engine is under either naturally aspirated or boosted conditions. |
| US10480363B2 |
Cam-switching device and method of controlling cam-switching device
A cam-switching device switches between first and second cams provided so as to correspond to intake exhaust valves of an engine. In a case of switching from the first cam to the second cam, a cylinder resting unit stops the opening and closing operations of the intake and exhaust valves in the same combustion cycle, and a cam shaft moving unit starts sliding the cam shaft in a first cam angle range. In a case of switching from the second cam to the first cam, the cylinder resting unit stops the opening and closing operations of the intake and exhaust valves in the same combustion cycle, and the cam shaft moving unit starts sliding the cam shaft in a second cam angle range. |
| US10480361B2 |
Cam phaser having a retention feature for aiding assembly
A cam phaser has a stator, a rotor positioned in the stator and including a locking pin, a locking cover including a receiving feature for receiving the locking pin, a cover plate, and a check valve plate positioned between the stator and the locking cover and including a plurality of valve elements. The cam phaser also has a plurality of first openings in each of the stator, locking cover, and check valve plate, a plurality of second openings in the locking cover, and a third opening formed in the check valve plate. The cam phaser further includes a retention feature for aligning components of the cam phaser during assembly, the retention feature including one or more tabs on a first component and one or more indentations on a second component receiving the one or more tabs. |
| US10480353B2 |
Cryogenic power extraction
Various examples are provided for cryogenic power extraction. In one example, among others, a system for cryogenic power extraction includes a heat exchanger that can heat a cryogenic working fluid using exhaust heat from a heat source, and a turbine that can generate power from the heated cryogenic working fluid. In another example, a method includes heating a cryogenic working fluid with waste heat from a heat source and driving a turbine with the heated cryogenic working fluid. Power produced by the turbine can be used drive a mechanical load and/or generate electricity for use by an electrical load. For example, waste heat from a combustion engine of a vehicle can be used to generate power for driving mechanical loads of the engine and/or to generate electricity for charging a battery of the vehicle. |
| US10480351B2 |
Segmented liner
A turbomachine, e.g., a gas turbine, includes a compressor, a combustion section downstream from the compressor, a turbine downstream from the combustion section and an exhaust section downstream from the turbine. The exhaust section includes a diffuser. The diffuser includes an outer casing and a liner radially inward of the outer casing. The liner includes a plurality of discrete liner panels. The diffuser further includes a plurality of radial support members extending radially inward from the outer casing. The diffuser also includes a plurality of axial support members disposed proximate to the liner. |
| US10480342B2 |
Gas turbine engine with health monitoring system
A gas turbine engine includes a turbine having a plurality of vanes, a plurality of blades, a turbine shroud arranged around the vanes and blades, and a turbine case arranged around the turbine shroud. The turbine shroud is sized to block combustion products from passing over the blades without pushing the blades to rotate. The turbine shroud includes a runner arranged around the blades and a carrier arranged around the runner. |
| US10480341B2 |
Run-in coating for an outer air seal of a turbomachine
The invention relates to a run-in coating (10) for an outer air seal of a turbomachine, especially of an aero engine, comprising a substrate (12) of segmented form which carries a honeycomb structure (14) with an run-in surface (15) to face rotor blades of a rotor of the turbomachine, wherein a radial thickness of the honeycomb structure (14) varies in the circumferential direction. The invention furthermore relates to an outer air seal for a turbomachine and also to a turbomachine with an outer air seal. |
| US10480337B2 |
Turbine shroud assembly with multi-piece seals
An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine has a carrier component, a supported component, and a seal adapted to resist the flow of gasses between the supported component and the carrier component. In an illustrative embodiment, the assembly is a turbine shroud segment for resisting gasses from passing over turbine blades included in the gas turbine engine. |
| US10480335B2 |
Compressor turbine vane airfoil profile
A compressor turbine includes a vane having an airfoil with a profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly connected by an appropriate continuing curve, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape. |
| US10480329B2 |
Airfoil turn caps in gas turbine engines
Turn caps for airfoils of gas turbine engines having exterior side walls, an exterior top wall extending between the exterior side walls, a first turn cap divider extending from the exterior top wall and positioned between the exterior side walls and defining a first turning feature between the first turn cap divider and the exterior side walls, the first turning feature comprising a first suction-side turn passage and a first pressure-side turn passage wherein the first turn cap divider fluidly separates the first pressure-side turn passage from the first suction-side turn passage within the turn cap, and a merging chamber is formed in the turn cap wherein fluid flows passing through the first suction side turn passage and the first pressure side turn passage are merged at the merging chamber. |
| US10480328B2 |
Forward flowing serpentine vane
A vane adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a forward following serpentine cooling path having a plurality of divider walls to direct cooling airflow. The serpentine cooling path optionally includes one or more bifurcating walls in the cooling path to split the airflow. The serpentine cooling path is in communication with an aft inlet in the vane and air passing through the serpentine cooling path exits a forward outlet in the vane into a forward rotor/stator cavity. |
| US10480322B2 |
Turbine engine with annular cavity
An apparatus and method for cooling a portion of a turbine engine comprising an outer casing defining an axial centerline, a turbine section through which a flow of combustion gasses flows in a forward to aft direction, an outer drum located between the outer casing and the turbine section defining an annular cavity therebetween. A set of seals extends between the outer casing and outer drum to define at least one cooled cavity. |
| US10480319B2 |
Automated device for drilling a hole in the vault and walls of a tunnel and for installing an anchoring element into said hole
The invention relates to an automated device for drilling a hole in the vault and walls of a tunnel and for installing an anchoring element in said hole, characterized in that it comprises: a robot (5) comprising a base (50), a robotic arm (51) extending from the base and a multifunctional head (52) arranged at the end of the arm and movable over 360 degrees, said multifunctional head comprising a drilling means (520), a percussion means (521) suitable for inserting an anchoring element in the hole, and a vision system (522), an elevating platform (1) bearing a device (2) for guiding in translation the base of the robot, a control unit suitable for communicating with a controller of the robot and comprising a processor configured to determine in real time the position of the robot in a three-dimensional reference frame of the tunnel and a man-machine interface. |
| US10480318B2 |
Cutter housing with inline mounting
A cutter assembly for a tunnel boring machine includes first and second housing mounts each having a plate portion, an abutment flange, and a plurality of spaced seats. A cutter ring assembly is mountable in the housings and includes two or more bridging supports that include a shaft mounting portion and two end portions that abut respective housing mount flanges. The cutter ring axis of rotation is between and parallel to the housing mounts. Separate wedge members are attachable to the housing mounts, and are configured to clamp the end portions of the bridging supports against the associated flanges. In some embodiments removable seat members are provided between the housing mount seats and the wedge members. The housing mounts and removable seats are configured to permit the cutter ring assembly to be inserted inline to the housing mounts. |
| US10480315B2 |
Average/initial reservoir pressure and wellbore efficiency analysis from rates and downhole pressures
Systems and methods for calculating reservoir characteristics, including well pressure and flow rates are disclosed. Plotting and monitoring a plot of pressure (p) and flow rate (q) as p/q on a y-axis and 1/q on an x-axis can provide insight into well characteristics with zero RMS error. |
| US10480313B2 |
Multicolor fluorescent silica nanoparticles as tracers for production and well monitoring
A method of determining a property within a subterranean formation comprises introducing silica nanoparticles into a well; obtaining a sample of a fluid produced from the well; and analyzing the sample for presence of the silica nanoparticles, wherein the silica nanoparticles comprise a core, a donor chromophore, an acceptor chromophore, and an outer silica shell; the donor chromophore and the acceptor chromophore being selected such that an emission spectrum of the donor chromophore overlaps with an absorption spectrum of the acceptor chromophore. |
| US10480311B2 |
Downhole intervention operation optimization
Methods and systems for generating intervention programs for a downhole formation including collecting mud-logging data during a drilling operation, wherein the drilling operation forms a borehole through the formation, generating zone characterization of one or more zones along the borehole based on the collected mud-logging data, defining targeted zones of the one or more zones along the borehole, generating a treatment characterization for each targeted zone based on the collected mud-logging data, and generating an intervention treatment design based on the targeted zones and associated treatment characterizations. |
| US10480305B2 |
Automated well test validation
A diagnostic apparatus configured to communicate with a well test system comprising a plurality of wells in a field, comprising a receiving component configured to receive a well test data from the well test system, a transmitting component configured to transmit an abnormal well test signal indication, at least one processor configured to communicate with the transmitting component and the receiving component, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the diagnostic apparatus to compare the well test data to one or more well test descriptors stored in memory, correlate the well test data to an abnormal well test result selected based at least in part on the comparison with the one or more well test descriptors stored in the memory, and instruct the transmitting component to transmit an abnormal well test signal indication to a recipient. |
| US10480301B2 |
Multi-phasic explosive fracturing system
Disclosed herein are embodiments of precursor components (or compositions thereof) that can be combined with one or more additional components (or compositions thereof) to form an explosive composition. The disclosed precursor components (or compositions thereof) can be handled and transported safely to a particular location where they can be mixed with liquid fuel to form an explosive composition. In particular disclosed embodiments, the precursor components (or compositions thereof) can comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of an oxidizer component, a metal component, or combinations thereof. |
| US10480300B2 |
Fracturing system with flexible conduit
A fracturing fluid delivery system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fracturing manifold and a fracturing tree. A fluid conduit is coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold through the fluid conduit. The fluid conduit includes rigid and flexible pipe segments coupled together so as to collectively provide a fluid connection from the fracturing manifold to the fracturing tree. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10480297B2 |
Hydrocarbon wells and methods cooperatively utilizing a gas lift assembly and an electric submersible pump
Hydrocarbon wells and methods cooperatively utilizing a gas lift assembly and an electric submersible pump, the hydrocarbon wells including a wellbore extending between a surface region and a subterranean formation, a downhole tubular defining a tubular conduit and extending within the wellbore, an electric pumping assembly, an electric power source, and a gas lift assembly. The methods include generating a pumped reservoir fluid stream, generating a gas lifted reservoir fluid stream, conveying the pumped reservoir fluid stream to a surface region via an ESP conduit, and conveying the gas lifted reservoir fluid stream to the surface region via an annular space that is distinct from the ESP conduit. |
| US10480294B2 |
Methods for preserving zonal isolation within a subterranean formation
There is provided a method for effecting at least partial interference of a fluid passage extending between a casing, disposed within a wellbore that is penetrating a subterranean formation, and the subterranean formation. The method includes detecting the fluid passage, and effecting an operative displacement of a casing section of the casing such that at least partial interference of the fluid passage is effected. |
| US10480287B2 |
Epoxy-based subsea insulation material
An epoxy-based insulation material and a method of thermally insulating a subsea production apparatus are disclosed. The epoxy-based insulation material has an amine-cured epoxy elastomer matrix and a plurality of non-metallic beads suspended in the matrix. The epoxy-based insulation material is located on the subsea production apparatus to thermally insulate a hydrocarbon fluid from sea water. |
| US10480285B2 |
Energy saving downhole and subsea valve
A method for operating a pressure operated device in a wellbore includes conducting pressurized gas to a power fluid inlet port of a valve at a first pressure. The first pressure is selected to cause a shuttle in the valve to be positioned to enable flow of the pressurized gas through the valve to a power fluid flow port in communication with a power fluid inlet of the pneumatic device. Pressure of the pressurized gas is increased to a second pressure greater than the first pressure, whereby the shuttle moves to close the power fluid inlet port to flow and to vent the power fluid flow port to ambient pressure in the wellbore. |
| US10480282B2 |
Choke valve for high pressure drop
An orifice valve as disclosed herein produces a high pressure drop in a flowing fluid. A valve body includes a flow restrictor with multiple flow orifices or ports. The flow ports produce fluid jets. The flow ports may be angled relative to the axial centerline of the valve body. |
| US10480280B2 |
Downhole tool and method of use
A downhole tool suitable for use in a wellbore that includes a wedge mandrel having a distal end; a proximate end; an outer surface; and a flowbore extending through the wedge mandrel from the proximate end to the distal end. The tool includes a fingered member disposed around the wedge mandrel. The tool includes a ball seat insert made of a reactive metal-based material, the ball seat insert disposed in the flowbore and engaged with a first set of threads. The tool includes a support platform disposed in the flowbore and engaged with a second set of threads. |
| US10480279B2 |
Method of sealing a well
A method of sealing a well comprises creating one or more openings in a tubing installed in a wellbore, in a location for a well seal; using a wireline to locate a stinger in that location; setting the stinger in that location; and forming a seal in the well in that location, by injecting sealant through said stinger. |
| US10480278B1 |
Cement spacer fluid comprising quaternary surfactant, viscosifier, and proppant
A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprises: injecting into the wellbore a cement spacer fluid comprising a carrier fluid, a quaternary surfactant, a viscosifier, and a proppant; injecting a cement slurry into the wellbore; and allowing the cement slurry to set. |
| US10480276B2 |
Wellbore plug isolation system and method
A wellbore plug isolation system and method for positioning plugs to isolate fracture zones in a horizontal, vertical, or deviated wellbore is disclosed. The system/method includes a wellbore casing laterally drilled into a hydrocarbon formation, a wellbore setting tool (WST) that sets a large inner diameter (ID) restriction sleeve member (RSM), and a restriction plug element (RPE). The WST is positioned along with the RSM at a desired wellbore location. After the WST sets and seals the RSM, a conforming seating surface (CSS) is formed in the RSM. The CSS is shaped to engage/receive RPE deployed into the wellbore casing. The engaged/seated RPE isolates heel ward and toe ward fluid communication of the RSM to create a fracture zone. The RPE's are removed or left behind prior to initiating well production without the need for a milling procedure. A large ID RSM diminishes flow constriction during oil production. |
| US10480274B2 |
Apparatus, systems and method for oil and gas operations
The invention provides an apparatus and system for accessing a flow system (such as a subsea tree) in a subsea oil and gas production installation, and method of use. The apparatus comprises a body and a plurality of connectors configured to connect the apparatus to the flow system. A flow access interface is provided on the body for connecting the apparatus to a subsea process apparatus, and the body defines a plurality of flow paths. Each flow path fluidly connects one of the plurality of connectors to the flow access interface to provide an intervention path from a connected subsea process apparatus to the flow system in use. Aspects of the invention have particular application to flow metering, fluid sampling, and well scale squeeze operations. |
| US10480273B2 |
Hybrid two piece packoff assembly
A packoff assembly for sealing between an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member has a lower packoff which is configured to seal between the inner and outer tubular members, an upper packoff which is configured to seal between the inner and outer tubular members above the lower packoff, the upper packoff being releasably connected to the lower packoff and, when connected to the lower packoff, being axially movable relative to the lower packoff between a first position and a second position, a latch ring which is supported on the lower packoff, the latch ring being radially expandable into a corresponding locking groove in the outer tubular member, and a locking mandrel which is operably engaged by the upper packoff such that upon axial movement of the upper packoff from the first position to the second position, the locking mandrel expands the latch ring into the locking groove to thereby lock the upper and lower packoffs in position between the inner and outer tubular members. With the lower packoff locked in position between the inner and outer tubular members, the upper packoff can be selectively removed from the packoff assembly by disconnecting the locking mandrel from the upper packoff and disconnecting the upper packoff from the lower packoff. |
| US10480264B2 |
Transitioning pipe handler
An adaptable pipe transitioning system and method that can easily be used with drilling platforms varying in height is provided. The adjustable pipe handler includes a base having a surface forming a track for receiving at least one pipe, a lift arm having a first end being pivotally mounted to the front section of the base and a second end resting against the elevated platform, the lift arm being positionable at an incline from the base, and forming a channel operably corresponding to the track of the base for receiving the at least one pipe therefrom, and a transitioning arm, movably connected to both the base and the lift arm, for positioning the lift arm, the transitioning arm also forming a channel operably corresponding to the track of the base for receiving at least one pipe therefrom and guiding the pipe along the lift arm to the elevated platform. |
| US10480262B2 |
Downhole slip apparatus
A downhole slip apparatus that includes a radially extendable slip assembly. The radially extendable slip assembly including a primary slip arrangement and a secondary slip arrangement. The downhole slip apparatus is arranged such that during a first phase of operation the primary and secondary slip arrangements are radially extendable simultaneously from a retracted configuration towards and/or into a first extended configuration. The downhole slip apparatus is also arranged such that during a subsequent second phase of operation the secondary slip arrangement is radially extendable relative to the primary slip arrangement towards and/or into a second extended configuration. |
| US10480261B2 |
Enhanced radial support for wireline and slickline
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a cable system for conveying well servicing equipment into a wellbore includes a core support structure extending longitudinally along an axis of the cable system. The core support structure comprises polymer reinforced with fibers, and the fibers are oriented substantially parallel to the axis of the cable system. The cable system also includes a mesh layer disposed around and bonded to the core support structure. The mesh layer includes metal wrapped around the core support structure. The cable system also includes a polymeric coating disposed around and bonded to the mesh layer. The mesh layer enables increased structural support of the cable system, particularly against forces in the radial direction relative to the axis of the cable system. In some applications, the mesh layer acts as a return conductive path for conductors embedded in the core support structure. |
| US10480256B2 |
Riser system for coupling selectable modules to the riser
A drilling riser system includes a plurality of interchangeable dockable modules having sealable hydraulic connections configured to connect to a module docking structure disposed in at least one specific segment of a drilling riser and to seal the hydraulic connections. Each of the interchangeable dockable modules includes at least one of an hydraulic termination or connection to an hydraulic device for each of a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the and at least one auxiliary line associated with the riser. |
| US10480254B2 |
Drill bits having tailored depth of cut control features and related methods
An earth-boring tool comprises a bit body and first and second depth of cut control (“DOCC”) features mounted thereon. The first and second DOCC features comprise a first rubbing surface having a first surface area and a second rubbing surface having a second surface area, respectively, for contacting a subterranean formation. The second surface area is different from the first surface area such that the first and second DOCC features distribute a load attributable to applied weight on bit over the first and second rubbing surfaces at different rates. Methods of forming an earth-boring tool include selecting first and second DOCC features having different rates of engagement with the subterranean formation and mounting the first and second DOCC features on a bit body. |
| US10480252B2 |
Cutting elements, methods for manufacturing such cutting elements, and tools incorporating such cutting elements
The present disclosure relates to cutting elements incorporating polycrystalline diamond bodies used for subterranean drilling applications, and more particularly, to polycrystalline diamond bodies having a high diamond content which are configured to provide improved properties of thermal stability and wear resistance, while maintaining a desired degree of impact resistance, when compared to prior polycrystalline diamond bodies. In various embodiments disclosed herein, a cutting element with high diamond content includes a modified PCD structure and/or a modified interface (between the PCD body and a substrate), to provide superior performance. |
| US10480251B2 |
Expandable downhole tool assemblies, bottom-hole assemblies, and related methods
Expandable reamer assemblies include an expandable reamer module and an activation module. An outer tubular body of the activation module is rigidly coupled to a tubular body of the expandable reamer module, and an activation member of the activation module is coupled to a sleeve of the expandable reamer module, the sleeve coupled to at least one blade and configured to move the at least one blade into an extended position. The sleeve moves axially responsive to axial movement of the activation member. Bottom-hole assemblies include an expandable reamer module and an activation module. The activation module is coupled to the expandable reamer module and configured to provide a motive force to the sleeve to move the sleeve opposite a direction of flow of drilling fluid. Methods of using expandable reamer modules include pairing two substantially identical expandable reamer modules and two respective different activation modules. |
| US10480242B2 |
Device for providing a crossover point
The invention relates to a device (100) for providing a crossover point between a first region (1) and a second region (2) hermetically delimited from the first region (1) by means of a wall (10), wherein the device comprises:—a lock chamber (12), which can be inserted into an opening (11) provided in the wall and which has a first opening (13) forming a crossover point between the first region and the lock chamber and which has a second opening (14) forming a crossover point between the second region and the lock chamber;—at least one peripherally circulating element (15), which has at least one passage opening (15.1; 19.1; 15.2; 19.2) and can be moved in relation to the first and the second opening of the lock chamber so that at least a first state, in which the at least one passage opening is substantially aligned with the first opening of the lock chamber and enables access from the first region into the lock chamber and the peripherally circulating element covers the second opening of the lock chamber substantially completely, and a second state, in which the at least one passage opening is substantially aligned with the second opening of the lock chamber and enables access from the second region into the lock chamber and the peripherally circulating element covers the first opening of the lock chamber substantially completely, can be selectively effected. |
| US10480239B1 |
Vehicle front end structure
A vehicle having a hood-grille assembly and a method of operating the hood-grille assembly may include actuating geared motors to release the hood-grille assembly, releasing a bolster from vehicle structure, if a transmission is in Park when an open-close request is received and the hood-grille assembly is closed. This may also include, after the geared motors release the hood-grille assembly, actuating power struts to pivot the hood-grille assembly to an open position. The automatic closing of the hood-grille assembly employs the geared motors and power struts to secure the bolster to the vehicle body. |
| US10480237B2 |
Door component comprising a controllable damper device
A door component has a controllable damper device that contains a magnetorheological fluid as a working fluid. Two connection units of the damper device can be moved relative to each other. One of the two connection units can be connected to a support structure, and the other connection unit can be connected to a pivotal door device in order to damp a movement of the door device between a closed position and an open position in a controlled manner. The magnetorheological damper device has a piston unit and a cylinder unit which surrounds the piston unit. The piston unit divides a cylinder volume into two chambers. The piston unit has a first piston rod, which extends through the first chamber, and a second piston rod, which extends through the second chamber. |
| US10480234B2 |
Apparatus and method of providing full window opening above a door including a window and a division bar
An apparatus includes a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment, a window and a division bar. That regulator carried on the door panel displaces the window and division bar between a closed position projecting from the entry opening and an opened position fully concealed within the internal compartment of the door panel. |
| US10480232B2 |
Sliding door structure
A sliding door structure includes a door body, a vehicle body rail, a vehicle body rail support member, a door rail, and a door rail support member. The vehicle body rail support member includes a vehicle body-side end portion coupled to the vehicle body rail and capable of moving along the vehicle body rail, and a door-side end portion coupled to the door body. The vehicle body rail support member is capable of rotating about the vehicle body-side end portion, and of rotating about the door-side end portion. The door rail support member is configured to include a door-side end portion coupled to the door rail and capable of moving along the door rail, and a vehicle body-side end portion coupled to the vehicle body. The door rail support member is capable of rotating about the door-side end portion, and of rotating about the vehicle body-side end portion. |
| US10480230B2 |
Hinge for revolving shutters, especially of shower box
An improved hinge (1; 100; 150; 200; 250; 300) for revolving shutters (A), especially of shower boxes, comprising a structural assembly which includes a strike block (2; 201) defining a substantially vertical main axis (Y) and suitable to be made integral with a fixed or bearing auxiliary structure (A′), a pair of shaped flanges (3, 4; 103, 104; 203, 204; 203, 204) opposite, facing and coupled each other through fastening means (5) in such a way as to define a side recess (6) in which the strike block is substantially housed (2; 201), a side groove (7) which communicates with the outside and develops for at least part of the perimeter of the shaped flanges (3, 4; 103, 104; 203, 204; 253, 254) and is suitable to receive a peripheral portion of a revolving shutter (A) of a shower box, and an inner seat (8) hidden from view in which rotation means (9) are stably housed defining an auxiliary axis (Y′) parallel to the main axis (Y) of the strike block (2; 201) and cooperating, on one hand, with the strike block (2; 201) itself in such a way as to define a first operative position, in which the revolving shutter (A) closes, remaining stable in position, a room of the shower box, and at least one second operative position, in which the rotating shutter (A), as a result of rotation around the main axis (Y) imparted by a user, opens fully, remaining stable in position, the room of the shower box, and, on the other side, with elastic means (10) suitable to retain the rotation means (9) stably against the strike block (2; 201) at each of aforesaid operative positions. In particular, the elastic means (10) comprise an elastically yielding laminar body (11) shaped in such a way as to substantially embed in its own overall encumbrance the rotation means (9) which include a single idle roller (12; 156) extending for the entire height (H), defined parallel to said main axis (Y), of a head portion (13) of the strike block (2; 201), opposite to the base portion (14) associated with the fixed or bearing auxiliary structure (A′). |
| US10480228B2 |
Hinge supporting apparatus for door of refrigerator
A hinge supporting apparatus is provided, which includes a connection member configured to hinge-connect a door to a main body, a cam member configured to vary an installation position of the connection member in order to control a gap between the main body and the door, and a fixing member configured to fix the connection member to the main body. |
| US10480223B2 |
Lock device for opening and closing body
A lock device includes lock portions, a pair of rods, a base member, a rotary member, and a manipulation member. The rotary member has a rod link portion coupled with the rods and transmit rotational power of the rotary member to the rods and a guide wall located inside the rod link portion in the rotary member and guides the rods. The guide wall includes arc walls or a cylindrical wall whose axis coincides with the rotation center of the rotary member. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to a bottom surface of the base member, the erection wall and the guide wall are opposed to each other with a gap. Coming-off-preventive structures for preventing the rod from coming off when the rod is inserted in the gap and coupled with the rod link portion is provided between the rod and the erection wall. |
| US10480217B2 |
Universal lock with sliding blocking mechanism
A lock having a housing defining a cavity with first and second opposing side walls and an opening for receiving a locking bolt, the locking bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position is provided. The lock includes a rotary actuator having a rotary output and responsive to entry of an electronic combination input by a user; and a sliding blocking mechanism responsive to said rotary output and moveable between a blocking position for blocking the locking bolt in the locked position and an unblocking position for allowing the locking bolt to move into the unlocked position. |
| US10480213B2 |
Door or other closable panel with lock-actuating linkage
A door or window arrangement has a panel movable relative to an opening bounded by a frame so as to close against a strike jamb or move away from it. A locking element moves between a locked state in which it engages between the panel and the strike jamb to prevent separation of the panel from the strike jamb and a released state in which the panel can be separated from the strike jamb. A linkage is displaced by a terminal part of a closing motion of the panel so that completion of the closing motion can only occur when the locking element assumes its locked state. Preferably, the linkage is deployed so that force applied to displace the panel through the terminal part of the closing motion results in a force applied to the locking element to displace it towards its locked state. |
| US10480208B1 |
Removable motorcycle cover
A removable motorcycle cover including a waterproof rectangular cover. Each of an upper right loop, an upper left loop, a lower right loop, and a lower left loop of a pair of loops is attached to each of an upper right corner, an upper left corner, a lower right corner, and a lower left corner, respectively, of the waterproof rectangular cover. Each of a right rod and a left rod of a pair of flexible rods is disposed within a right edge and a left edge, respectively, of the waterproof rectangular cover. Each of the upper right loop and the upper left loop is engageable around each of a pair of front lights of the motorcycle, and each of the lower right loop and the lower left loop is engageable around each of a pair of rear lights of the motorcycle. |
| US10480202B1 |
Vertical formwork with tie rod and tie rod anchor
According to one embodiment a vertical formwork is provided that includes at least a front formwork panel and a rear formwork panel facing one another, a threaded tie rod, a spacing tube, a front anchor, and a rear anchor. The front anchor includes a nut and a stop element passed through by the tie rod arranged between the spacing tube and the nut, the stop element acting as a stop of the spacing tube in the final assembly position. The stop element is a tube capable of swiveling in the housing together with the tie rod during assembly and does not directly abut with the front formwork panel when it reaches the final assembly position, such that the stop element cannot move beyond its final assembly position. |
| US10480197B2 |
Masonry support
A facade support system can be attached to a wall of a structure to support a veneer on the wall. A bracket of the support system that can be attached to the wall includes a connecting plate and a mounting member. A support attached to the connecting plate can be disposed in a mortar bed joint of the veneer. A standoff positioned for engagement with the wall is selectively attachable to the connecting plate in different locations for maintaining a substantially horizontal position of the support. In some instances the mounting member may have detents engageable with detents on a washer. In other instances both the connecting plate and the mounting member include detents. |
| US10480195B2 |
Tubular structure connecting assembly
A connecting assembly for connecting two angled tubular structures, comprising: a male section comprising a curved tubular element extending between a first beveled end and a second beveled end, a connecting flange extending linearly and outwardly from the first beveled end and comprising a connection lip extending radially and outwardly therefrom, the second beveled end being rotatably connectable to a first angled tubular structure; and a connector rotatably connectable to the connecting flange of the male section and comprising a linear tubular element between a first connecting end and a second connecting end and a connection means secured to the first connecting end of the linear tubular element and connectable to a second angled tubular structure, the linear tubular element comprising a lip receiving recess located on an internal face thereof and adapted to receive the connecting lip when the male section is inserted into the connector. |
| US10480193B2 |
Gutter cover, gutter assembly including same, and method for installation thereof
A gutter cover is engageable in a rain gutter channel to close a top opening of a rain gutter. The gutter cover includes a sheet of rigid and resilient material, the sheet having a pre-formed curved profile along a widthwise axis thereof, two opposing longitudinal edges, and a plurality of throughholes formed therein, the sheet being substantially flexible to modify its pre-formed curved profile for insertion into the rain gutter channel. A gutter assembly includes the gutter cover inserted in a gutter and in a method, the gutter cover engages with a gutter. |
| US10480192B2 |
Colored roofing membrane with improved solar reflectance
Exemplary embodiments of a thermoplastic polyolefin membrane are provided. The colored TPO membrane can have a cap layer having a top color layer and a white sub-layer having a solar reflectance underneath the top color layer, and a core layer underneath the cap layer. The colored TPO roofing membrane can have a reinforcing polyester scrim between the cap layer and the core layer. The white sub-layer can be made up of one or more layers. |
| US10480191B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting concrete reinforcement
A fixture for setting rebar at a predetermined distance from the rim of an excavated pit includes elongated first and second legs each having a proximal end and a distal end, the first and second legs rigidly joined at their mutual proximal ends to form an L-shape; an angle adjustment device carried by the first leg, comprising a foot movable towards or away from the first leg along an axis generally parallel to the second leg; a support bracket carried by the first leg at a predetermined offset distance from the proximal end thereof; and a hook extending from the distal end of the second leg, generally parallel to the first leg. |
| US10480190B2 |
Gluelam structural member and a method of producing such a gluelam structural member
The present disclosure provides a structural member (10), such as a beam, a stud or a joist, presenting a predetermined bending direction (B). The structural member comprises a plurality of glued-together wood lamellae (20a, 20b), each having a lamella cross section which is parallel with a cross section of the structural member (10) and a longitudinal direction which is parallel with a longitudinal direction of the structural member and with a principal grain direction of the wood lamellae (20a, 20b). In the structural member, the lamellae (20a, 20b) are formed as radial sections of a log and present cross sections which are triangular or trapezoidal and present a respective base surface (bs1) that is formed at a radially outer part of the log. The lamellae (20a, 20b) are arranged as at least one layer in which base surfaces (bs1) of a pair of immediately adjacent lamellae (20a, 20b) face opposite directions. The base surfaces (bs1) are perpendicular to the bending direction (B). |
| US10480187B2 |
Translucent ceiling or wall panel
A ceiling panel according to the present invention has opposed translucent membranes secured in a tensioned state across a perimeter frame. The frame includes frame members that are designed to oppose inward bowing of the perimeter frame caused by the tensioned membranes. The frame members have a side profile shaped to conceal a grid support network with the lower translucent member extending across and about a lower edge of the perimeter frame. The invention also includes a modified structure for supporting of translucent panels below a grid network. |
| US10480186B2 |
Cleanroom panel system
The system includes a plurality of panels made of a thermoplastic material. The panels have a hermetically-sealed connection between them using a plurality of first thermoplastic welded junctions. The system further includes a plurality of elongated snap-in panel anchoring units. Each unit including complementary first and second members to be latched together through an interfering engagement. At least the first member of each snap-in panel anchoring unit is made of a thermoplastic material and these first members are attached to the outboard major surface of the panels using a plurality of second thermoplastic welded junctions. |
| US10480184B2 |
Sound-permeable lining for acoustic plasterboards
Sound-permeable lining (1) for covering perforations (21) shaped in an acoustic plasterboard (2). The sound-permeable lining (1) comprises a first ply (12) of a fleece material and attached thereto a second ply (14) which is arranged in between of the first ply (12) and the acoustic plasterboard (2) to which the sound-permeable lining (1) is to be applied. The second ply (14) being of a foil material having a second opacity O2 and a plurality of through-holes (141) formed therein. The first ply (12) has a first opacity O1 so that the through-holes (141) formed in the second ply (14) are invisible through the first ply (12) and so that the applied sound-permeable lining (1) has an overall opacity O12 to allow for optically covering the perforations (21) shaped in the acoustic plasterboard (2) and an overall air flow resistivity Rs12 to allow for the penetration of air so that sound can propagate via the sound-permeable lining (1). |
| US10480183B2 |
Method for making fire-resistant foam insulation panels
A continuous process for preparing insulation panels having thick (0.2 mm to 1 mm) metal facing panels and a fiber-reinforced polymer foam core is disclosed. In the process, a bottom metal facing panel is continuously supplied. A mat of reinforcing fibers and a foamable resin composition are applied to the bottom facing panel. A flexible barrier layer is applied atop the foamable resin composition, and the assembly is passed through nip rolls to compress the assembly and force the resin composition into the fiber mat. An adhesive layer and top metallic facing layer are then applied on top of the flexible barrier layer, and the resulting assembly is gauged and cured by passing it through a double band laminator. |
| US10480182B2 |
Element for thermal insulation
An element for thermal insulation between two building parts, particularly between a building (A) and a protruding exterior part (B), comprising an insulating body (2) to be arranged between the two building parts and reinforcement elements in the form of at least tensile elements (3), extending in an installed state of the element (10) essentially horizontally and perpendicular to an essentially horizontal extension of the insulating body through said body, and respectively projecting in the horizontal direction from the insulating body and here allowing a connection to one of the two building parts preferably made from concrete. Here the tensile reinforcement elements (3) are formed as multi-part composite elements such that at least in the proximity of the insulating body (2) they have a central rod section (3a) made from fiber-reinforced synthetic material and have a separate anchoring rod section (3b) in an area outside the insulating body (2) with geometric and/or material characteristics at least partially deviating from the central rod section (3a), with the anchoring rod section (3b) and the central rod section being arranged at least essentially aligned to each other and at least indirectly fixed to each other, and with the anchoring rod section (3b) cooperating with an interior anchoring element for fixing at the central rod section (3a), which interior anchoring element engages a radially interior area of the central rod section. The central rod section (3a) comprises on its radial exterior an annular radial support element and/or a radial support area (3ab) with fibers (3f) extending at least partially in the circumferential direction of the central rod section (3a), with the interior anchoring section (3v) and the radial support area (3ab) at least partially overlapping each other. |
| US10480181B1 |
Insulation system for residential construction
Apparatus and method for installing loose-fill or dense pack fiberglass or cellulose insulation that is blown dry into the wall cavity of a building structure includes a drapeable sheet of fabric having a first region impermeable to passage of air and a second region contiguous with the first region, the second region being permeable to passage of air. The drapeable sheet of fabric is attached to the wall studs defining a plurality of cavities in the walls of a building structure. Once enough of the loose or dense packed fibers of fiberglass or cellulose to provide the desired degree of insulation has been blown into each of the cavities, then the second region of the sheet is covered at each cavity with a non-permeable strip so as to render the second region non-permeable to passage of air. |
| US10480177B2 |
Wall panel blocking bracket and method of using same
In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a wall panel blocking bracket including a first base, a first stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, a second stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, a second base connected to the first stud side engager, a third base connected to the second stud side engager, a first hook extending transversely from the first stud side engager, a second hook extending transversely from the second stud side engager, all configured to partially support a wooden block adjacent to a support beam in any one of a perpendicular orientation, a first position parallel orientation, and a second different position parallel orientation. |
| US10480171B2 |
Cable feed control mechanism for drain cleaner
A drain cleaner including a cable configured to inserted in a drain, a drum supporting the cable, a motor configured to rotate the drum, and a cable feed control mechanism configured to feed the cable in a linear direction. The cable feed mechanism includes a plurality of feed wedges surrounding the cable, a plurality of rollers supported by the feed wedges, and a collar positioned around at least a portion of the plurality of feed wedges and having a cam surface. Each feed wedge has an inclined surface. Movement of the collar relative to the plurality of feed wedges causes the cam surface of the collar to engage the inclined surfaces of the plurality of feed wedges to move the plurality of feed wedges radially inward and into engagement with the cable. |
| US10480170B2 |
Floor drain assembly and method
A drain assembly for providing a drain in a floor. The drain assembly includes a drain conduit, a strainer and an adaptor. The drain conduit has an inner surface that defines a fluid flow path and an outer surface. The strainer is disposed above the drain conduit and has openings in fluid communication with the fluid flow path of the drain conduit. The adaptor may be securable in the drain conduit and may be connected to the strainer. Prior to securing the adaptor in the drain conduit, a position of the adaptor in the drain conduit may be moveable to allow atop surface of the strainer to be substantially aligned with the floor. A method of assembly is also disclosed. |
| US10480167B2 |
Flush water supply apparatus
A float-position adjusting member is circumferentially rotatable around an axis thereof so that a relative position between an arm and a float is adjustable. A small-tank-position adjusting member is also circumferentially rotatable around an axis thereof so that a vertical position to which a small tank is supported is adjustable. These adjusting members are coaxially arranged. When the float-position adjusting member is rotated in one direction, a first contact part of the float-position adjusting member comes in contact with a first contact part of the small-tank-position adjusting member for their corotation. When the small-tank-position adjusting member is rotated in the other direction, second contact parts of the adjusting members come in contact with each other for their corotation. There is no corotation between the contact state of the first contact parts and the contact state of the second contact parts, whose rotational angle is 10 degrees or more. |
| US10480166B2 |
Water drainer
The present disclosure relates to the field of drainers, and to a drainer which allows draining of water without wetting or smearing a hand in the water of a cleaning basin. The drainer comprises a downcomer, a connecting pole, a connecting seat having a sewer outlet, and a sewer lid to close or open the sewer outlet. The connecting seat is connected to the downcomer. The connecting pole is inside the downcomer. The sewer lid is connected to an upper end of the connecting pole. A fixing seat is arranged on a side wall of the downcomer. A mounting housing is fixed to the fixing seat. A sliding block is slidably arranged in the mounting housing. A tilted block to support the connecting pole is arranged on end of the sliding block facing the connecting pole. |
| US10480161B2 |
Implement tip assembly having tip with wear indicator
A ground engaging tip of a tip assembly for a base edge of a ground engaging implement has an adapter configured for attachment to the base edge of implement and having a forwardly extending adapter nose. The ground engaging tip has a rear edge, a top outer surface, and a bottom outer surface. The top outer surface and the bottom outer surface extend forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip and converge at a front edge of the ground engaging tip. The ground engaging tip also has a nose cavity, within the ground engaging tip and defined between the converging top and bottom outer surfaces of the ground engaging tip, for receiving the adapter nose therein. The nose cavity includes a wear indicator extending from an inner surface of the nose cavity, into the ground engaging tip, toward the bottom outer surface of the ground engaging tip. |
| US10480156B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a riding-type traveling vehicle body and a hydraulically operable front loader coupled to a front of the traveling vehicle body. The traveling vehicle body includes left and right rear wheels disposed to the left and right of a driver seat, left and right rear fenders covering the left and right rear wheels, a valve unit for the front loader and an operating lever for the front loader. The valve unit is disposed in a space between the rear wheel and the rear fender on one of left and right sides, and the operating lever extends from the space, upward of the rear fender on the one of the left and right sides. |
| US10480155B2 |
Excavator implement teeth grading offset determination
An excavator comprises a machine chassis, boom, stick, and implement. The boom, stick, and implement collectively define a variable implement angle θBucket(t) indicative of a current position of the implement relative to horizontal as a function of time t. The implement comprises teeth extending a tooth height h from an internal leading edge JI to an external leading edge JE. The teeth are spaced along JI and define an active raking ratio r. Controllers are programmed to execute an implement teeth grading offset determination process that comprises determining a variable implement offset angle θDelta(t) at least partially based on a difference between an original target design angle θTgt(t) and the variable implement angle θBucket(t), determining an implement offset IO based on h, r, and θDelta(t), and determining a new target design elevation ElvTgt,New(t) based on IO and an original target design elevation ElvTgt,Orig(t). |
| US10480151B1 |
Manhole removal device for use with a manhole cutting and removing tool
An improved manhole alignment and locking assembly for use with a manhole removal tool. The locking and removal assembly provides for a portable adjustable manhole interior engagement plate, that once positioned and locked, provides for alignment of the manhole cutting and removal tool and subsequent lifting and transportation of the manhole from the street for repair or replacement. |
| US10480145B2 |
Method for burying precast pile
Provided is a method for burying a precast pile in which a borehole and a buried precast pile are strongly integrated, the end bearing capacity and the circumferential frictional force of the precast pile are increased, and the extraction resistance strength thereof is improved. Provided is a method for burying a precast pile in which a foaming agent having an expanding effect is added to the cement milk or mortar in advance, whereby the soil cement formed around the base of the precast pile in the borehole is caused to expand. |
| US10480139B2 |
Stampede preventing method for pedestrian passage in confined space of subway
A stampede preventing method for a pedestrian passage in a confined space of a subway. Pedestrian flow sensors are arranged on a pedestrian passage, where the pedestrian flow sensors are connected to a control unit by means of data transmission lines, the control unit is connected to stampede preventing devices and top ends of the stampede preventing devices are connected to movable walls and handrails; the pedestrian flow sensors transmit a pedestrian number and crowdedness that are monitored in real time; the control unit analyzes signals of the pedestrian flow sensors according to a system program, and determines whether crescent buffer space areas need to be opened in the pedestrian passage; the control unit issues different expansion commands according to different degrees of crowdedness; and the stampede preventing devices control the movable walls and the handrails to start contracting to form the crescent buffer space areas. |
| US10480138B2 |
Illuminated road marker
A road marker and an installation for a roadway extending along a longitudinal axis and having a roadway upper surface. The road marker includes a housing containing an energy source and a light source to be powered by the energy source and configured to emit light along the longitudinal axis. |
| US10480136B2 |
Expansion joint seal with load transfer and sensor
An expansion joint design for supporting transfer loads. The system, includes an elongated core and at least one longitudinal load-transfer member which are bonded together. |
| US10480134B1 |
Hand held screed raking device for applying paving material to a surface
A hand held screed raking device having a longitudinally extending screed head, arced dozer front face, screed back, and tubular rake handle or rake grip handle. An underside shoe secures against the longitudinally extending screed head, connecting to a longitudinal bottom trailing surface, having a smooth, or textured bottom surface with repetitive or variable form and different forms of textured bottom surfaces. The textured bottom surface may dampen in amplitude, and be oriented with respect to application material applying direction. The user dozes pushing or pulling the device over a surface, loading application material along the arced dozer front face applying it on the surface. The invention leaves a less segregated application material on the surface, by allowing it to be controlled by pitching the angle of the longitudinal bottom trailing surface, and making smooth grade adjustments. The invention uses different application materials in various industries. |
| US10480132B1 |
Fixed screed power take-off for improved performance
An extendable section, for attachment to a fixed screed, may include a rotatable shaft, and a power receiving component attached to the rotatable shaft. The power receiving component may receive power generated during rotation of a drive shaft, and generate torque and speed for rotating the rotatable shaft. Increasing the driving rotational speed of the drive shaft may increase a driven rotational speed of the rotatable shaft, and decreasing the driving rotational speed of the drive shaft may decrease the driven rotational speed of the rotatable shaft. |
| US10480129B2 |
Methods and apparatus for repairing road surfaces
Methods and apparatus for repairing road surfaces mix aggregate and liquified crack sealer on demand into mastic material for direct delivery to the road surfaces. Aggregate flows from a tilted box of a dump truck into a hopper and is conveyed by an auger into a tubular horizontal chamber. Liquified crack sealer is deliverable from a tank to the road surface or into the tubular horizontal chamber where it is mixed with the aggregate by a device into mastic material which is pushed through a vertical opening for delivery directly to the road surfaces. The frame which supports the hopper, conveyor, tank, and tubular horizontal chamber is movably supported on the road surfaces and is hitched to the dump truck. |
| US10480127B2 |
Lubricant applicator and method for lubricating a backing drum and apparatus
An illustrative lubricant applicator includes a body comprising an inner surface defining a lumen, an outer surface, and a connector fluidly connected to the lumen. The connector is configured to receive a lubricating fluid and convey the lubricating fluid to the lumen. A plurality of openings connects the lumen to the outer surface of the body. The lubricant applicator is configured for connection to a coater blade at a position such that the plurality of openings are configured to deliver the lubricant to an edge region of paper and a backing drum during coating of the paper. |
| US10480126B2 |
Super clear cellulose paper
Wood fibers possess natural unique hierarchical and mesoporous structures that enable a variety of new applications beyond their traditional use. For the first time we dramatically modulate the propagation of light through random network of wood fibers. A highly transparent and clear paper with transmittance >90% and haze <1.0% applicable for high-definition displays is achieved. By altering the morphology of the same wood fibers that form the paper, highly transparent and hazy paper targeted for other applications such as solar cell and anti-glare coating with transmittance >90% and haze >90% is also achieved. A thorough investigation of the relation between the mesoporous structure and the optical properties in transparent paper was conducted, including full-spectrum optical simulations. We demonstrate commercially competitive multi-touch touchscreen with clear paper as a replacement for plastic substrates, which shows excellent process compatibility and comparable device performance for commercial applications. Transparent cellulose paper with tunable optical properties is an emerging photonic material that will realize a range of much improved flexible electronics, photonics and optoelectronics. |
| US10480124B2 |
Machining unit for a machine tool and such a machine tool
A machining unit for use on a machining tool has a head carrier that is attachable to the machine tool and has a head carrier housing, a swivel head that is provided to swivel relative to the head carrier about a swivel head rotation axis and has a swivel head housing, a spindle head that is attached to the swivel head and has a working spindle, and a cable run that extends inside the head carrier housing to the swivel head and has a plurality of members that are arranged in succession along the cable run and are connected movably together. Adjacent members are in this case able to rotate and swivel relative to one another and each member has a central piece and a sheathing spaced apart therefrom. The central piece is connected to the sheathing via one or more connection elements. |
| US10480118B2 |
Method and apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry treatment device, preferably a mangle
Items of laundry are fed to mangles by insertion machines, which have a spreading device with moveable spreading clips which spread out and center a front transverse edge of the item of laundry upstream of a feed conveyor. A plurality of loading stations are located upstream of the spreading device. The spreading clips retrieve an item of laundry from the loading stations, which, in the case of outer loading stations, requires long movement distances of the spreading clips, which reduces the cycle time of the insertion machine. The invention makes provision to transfer items of laundry from outer loading stations to transfer clips which move the items of laundry from the outer loading stations into the vicinity of the center of the feed conveyor, then transfer the item of laundry to the spreading clips in the center of the feed conveyor, thus reducing the travel distances of the spreading clips. |
| US10480114B2 |
Drum washing machine
A drum washing machine, including: a driving part, capable of operating in a uniaxial driving form and a biaxial driving form; a heater configured to heat water stored in the outer drum for washing; and a control part which at least performs washing operation of a first washing mode and a second washing mode. In a washing process of the first washing mode, the control part enables the driving part to operate in the uniaxial driving form and also enables the heater to operate. Further, in a washing process of the second washing mode, the control part enables the driving part to operate in the biaxial driving form and also enables the heater to operate in such a manner that heat applied to the water is reduced compared with the first washing mode. |
| US10480110B2 |
Melamine wipes and methods of manufacture
Methods for manufacturing wipes including melamine entangled into a nonwoven, and associated articles of manufacture. Such a method may include providing a melamine sheet (e.g., contiguous, rather than discrete melamine particles), providing first and second nonwoven sheets, and positioning the melamine sheet between the first and second nonwoven sheets. The sandwich structure is hydro-entangled at high pressure to force the melamine material to become entangled into the nonwoven material, to a degree that a portion of the melamine is actually exposed on the exterior face(s) of the wipe, which are generally provided by the nonwoven sheets. Such a wipe exhibits the drapability of a wipe, with the scrubbing benefits (e.g., very effective cleaning of baseboards, crayon off walls, etc.) of melamine, with greater durability than existing melamine cleaning articles, which tend to quickly crumble during use. |
| US10480106B2 |
Electrically conductive textile
Embodiments relate to conductive textiles and methods of their production, as well as systems for electronically connecting devices through conductive textiles. An example textile comprises a first electrically conductive track; a second electrically conductive track; and at least one non-conductive portion. At least a portion of the first electrically conductive track overlaps or is in close proximity to at least a portion of the second electrically conductive track. At least said portions of the respective tracks are separated by an insulating material so that there is no electrical coupling between the first and second tracks. |
| US10480105B2 |
Zoned fabric systems and methods
A garment may include a first woven component, a second woven component, a space between the first and second woven components defining a channel filled with a fill material, and a third woven component extending such that the first and second woven components are woven together where there is no channel. The channel may be filled with a filler material. Multiple channels may be provided such that they form a zoned pattern in the garment. |
| US10480104B2 |
Smart yarn and method for manufacturing a yarn containing an electronic device
Once variation of a method for producing a smart yarn includes: advancing a set of wires into an assembly field; at each sensor site in a series of sensor sites along the set of wires, depositing solder paste onto the set of wires at the sensor site, placing a sensor into the solder paste on the set of wires at the sensor site, and heating the set of wires within the assembly field to reflow the solder paste; wrapping fibers around the set of wires and sensors arranged along the set of wires to form a continuous length of the smart yarn; separating a first segment of the smart yarn from the continuous length of the smart yarn; and weaving the first segment of the smart yarn into a garment. |
| US10480098B2 |
Filament for 3D printing and method for producing crystalline soft resin molded article
The present invention provides a filament for three-dimensional printer molding which includes a resin that can be molded by a three-dimensional printer in a wide temperature range and from which a crystalline soft resin molded article excellent in terms of flexible texture etc. can be produced; and a method for producing a crystalline soft resin molded article, wherein the filament for three-dimensional printer molding includes a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer wherein a durometer D hardness (JIS K6253-1993) is 40 or less and thermal properties measured with a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy the following conditions: a melting peak temperature (A) is 120 to 220° C. by heating at 10° C./min; a crystallization peak temperature (B) is 60 to 160° C. by cooling at 10° C./min; and the crystallization peak observed during cooling at 10° C./min has a half-value temperature width of 10 to 30° C. |
| US10480097B2 |
Synthetic CVD diamond
The present disclosure relates to methods for synthesizing synthetic CVD diamond material and high quality synthetic CVD diamond materials. |
| US10480096B2 |
Diamond substrate
A diamond substrate is formed of diamond single crystals by preparing a base substrate; forming plural pillar-shaped diamonds formed of diamond single crystals on one side of the base substrate; causing a diamond single crystal to grow from a tip of each pillar-shaped diamond and coalescing the diamond single crystals growing from the tips of the pillar-shaped diamonds to form a diamond substrate layer; separating the diamond substrate layer from the base substrate; and manufacturing a diamond substrate from the diamond substrate layer, a shape in an in-plane direction of the diamond substrate is a circular shape or a circular shape having an orientation flat plane formed therein and has a diameter of two inches or more. |
| US10480095B2 |
System for rapid bake of semiconductor substrate with upper linear heating elements perpendicular to horizontal gas flow
A system and methods are provided for low temperature, rapid baking to remove impurities from a semiconductor surface prior to in-situ deposition. The system is configured with an upper bank of heat elements perpendicular to the gas flow path, such that when the substrate is heated, the temperature across the substrate can be maintained relatively uniform via zoned heating. Advantageously, a short, low temperature process is suitable for advanced, high density circuits with shallow junctions. Furthermore, throughput is greatly improved by the low temperature bake. |
| US10480094B2 |
Electrochemical methods, devices and compositions
The disclosure provides a method comprising inducing a first current between a source of a countercharge and a first electrode, the first current being through an electrolyte. In some instances, the first current is not present. A second current, in the form of waveform, is induced across the first electrode, the second current being transverse to the first current, and the second current inducing a relativistic charge across the first electrode. Metal from the electrolyte is deposited on the substrate or corroded from the substrate, among other things. The methods, as well as associated apparatus, improve deposition, bonding, corrosion, and other effects. |
| US10480091B2 |
Sensors and methods of manufacture thereof
The invention generally relates to sensors, methods of manufacture thereof, methods of use thereof for sensing analytes, such as small molecules and biomolecules, and methods of immobilization. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a multi-analyte sensor. The multi-analyte sensor includes a plurality of sensing electrodes. Each sensing electrode is functionalized with a different molecule (e.g., biomolecule), at least two of the sensing electrodes are spaced apart prior to and after functionalization by 100 μm or less, and there is no cross-talk between the plurality of sensing electrodes. |
| US10480090B2 |
Electrolytic copper foil, current collector comprising the same, electrode comprising the same, secondary battery comprising the same, and method for manufacturing the same
An electrolytic copper foil, a current collector including the same, an electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the same and a method for manufacturing the same which can secure secondary batteries with high capacity maintenance. The electrolytic copper foil includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein each of the first and second surfaces has a peak count roughness Rpc of 10 to 100. |
| US10480088B2 |
Electrolytic system for precipitating metals and regenerating the oxidising agents used in the leaching of metals, scrap metal, metal sulphurs, sulphide minerals, raw materials containing metals from solutions from leaching, including a process for combining the precipitation and the oxidation in a single step, eliminating the steps of filtration, washing, transportation and manipulation of highly toxic reagents
The invention relates to a combined electrolytic system for precipitating different types of metals (copper, zinc, nickel, cadmium, cobalt, silver, gold) and regenerating reagents for the leaching of metal sulphurs from solutions from leaching in a sulphuric-oxidising or hydrochloric-oxidising environment, including a process that permits the combining of the current reduction processes followed by oxidising processes which are complex and potentially dangerous from an environmental point of view, thereby preventing the risky transportation of dangerous substances, loading and unloading operations, storage and manipulation of toxic materials, and reducing the environmentally contaminating waste, producing a commercial-quality cathodic product and a solution that is re-used in the leaching process. The system comprises a membrane cell device (3) that is connected via ducts and valves to one or more oxidising agent tanks (7), to one or more anodic solution tanks (6) and to one or more cathodic solution tanks (2), wherein said membrane device (3) is formed by one or more cathodic compartments (4) and by one or more anode compartments (5), wherein each of the cathodic compartment(s) (4) is/are separated from each of the anode compartment(s) (5) by a membrane for selective and uni-directional ion exchange. |
| US10480085B2 |
Ion exchange membranes, electrochemical systems, and methods
Disclosed herein are ion exchange membranes, electrochemical systems, and methods that relate to various configurations of the ion exchange membranes and other components of the electrochemical cell. |
| US10480082B2 |
High-temperature, low-temperature—gradient methods for (CO-)electrolysis of water (SOEC) or for producing electricity within a reactor or fuel-cell stack (SOFC) respectively
The invention essentially consists in supplying fuel (either steam or a mixture of steam with CO2 or H2 or CH4) to distinct zones of a cell or a group of stacked cells and of an adjacent cell or group of adjacent stacked cells within a given (co-)electrolysis reactor or a SOFC fuel-cell stack. |
| US10480081B2 |
Method of manufacturing dishwasher
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a dishwasher including: forming a first layer containing zirconium oxide and silicon oxide on a surface of the inner wall at a heat treatment of 200° C. or higher; forming a second layer containing an oxoacid on a surface of the first layer at a heat treatment temperature lower than the heat treatment temperature of the first layer; and obtaining a thin-film layer containing zirconium oxide and silicon oxide on the surface of the inner wall and having a contact angle of water of 20° or less on the surface, after removing the second layer by using a washing method, in which the first layer contains the zirconium oxide in an amount of 80 mass % or more in terms of oxide and the silicon oxide in an amount of 1-20 mass % in terms of oxide. |
| US10480076B2 |
Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus that includes conductive mask supports
A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) apparatus including a chamber; an upper electrode in the chamber; a spray unit in the upper electrode to spray a gas introduced from outside the chamber toward a substrate inside the chamber; a susceptor on which the substrate is mountable; a plurality of mask supports in a mask frame at an edge of the susceptor, the mask supports being formed of a conductive material that provides elastic force by supporting a mask to maintain and control a level of the mask; and a power supply unit to supply power to the upper electrode. |
| US10480075B2 |
Graphene synthesis chamber and method of synthesizing graphene by using the same
A graphene synthesis chamber includes: a chamber case in which a substrate including a metal thin film is placed; a gas supply unit which supplies at least one gas comprising a carbon gas into an inner space of the chamber case; a main heating unit which emits at least one light to the inner space to heat the substrate; and at least one auxiliary heating unit which absorbs the at least one light and emits radiant heat toward the substrate. |
| US10480071B2 |
Continuous distillation trichlorosilane vaporization supply apparatus
A continuous distillation-type trichlorosilane vaporization supply apparatus includes an evaporator including an introduction port for hydrogen gas as a carrier gas and having a heater that vaporizes liquid trichlorosilane; and a condenser including a cooling device to condense liquid at a temperature corresponding to a saturated vapor pressure, which is lower than a vapor pressure of the vaporized trichlorosilane gas, wherein a center line of the evaporator and a center line of the condenser are not on the same line, and a lower end of the condenser has a structure that communicates with a lower end of the evaporator through a pipe. |
| US10480070B2 |
Delivery container with flow distributor
Described herein are delivery containers, systems and methods using same for providing improvements to precursor utilization in the containers for deposition process, as well as the cleaning and refilling of the containers. The containers are designed with structures which allow a carrier gas to be delivered from a flow distributor. The flow distributor comprises a plurality of small openings (jets) through which the carrier gas enters the precursor chamber and impinges upon the surface of the chemical precursors to produce a vapor. |
| US10480068B2 |
Chamber liner for high temperature processing
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a chamber liner for the high temperature processing of substrates in a processing chamber. The processing chamber utilizes an inert bottom purge flow to shield the substrate support from halogen reactants such that the substrate support may be heated to temperatures greater than about 650 degrees Celsius. The chamber liner controls a flow profile such that during deposition the bottom purge flow restricts reactants and by-products from depositing below the substrate support. During a clean process, the bottom purge flow restricts halogen reactants from contacting the substrate support. As such, the chamber liner includes a conical inner surface angled inwardly to direct purge gases around an edge of the substrate support and to reduce deposition under the substrate support and the on the edge. |
| US10480065B2 |
Gas distribution for chemical vapor deposition/infiltration
A gas distribution plate for a chemical vapor deposition/infiltration system includes a body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The body may be hollow and may define an internal cavity. The gas distribution plate may also include a plurality of pass-through tubes extending through the internal cavity, a cavity inlet, and a plurality of cavity outlets. A reaction gas may be configured to flow through the plurality of pass-through tubes and a gaseous mitigation agent may be configured to flow into the internal cavity via the cavity inlet and out of the internal cavity via the plurality of cavity outlets to mix with reaction gas. |
| US10480061B2 |
Sputtering target
A sputtering target includes an indium cerium zinc oxide represented by In2CexZnO4+2x, wherein x=0.5˜2. A relative density of the sputtering target is larger than or equal to 90%. A bulk resistance of the sputtering target in a range from about 10−2 Ωcm to about 10 Ωcm. A weight percentage of crystalline In2CexZnO4+2x in the sputtering target is larger than 80%. |
| US10480060B2 |
Oxide sintered body and method for manufacturing the same, sputtering target, and semiconductor device
There is provided an oxide sintered body including indium, tungsten and zinc, wherein the oxide sintered body includes a bixbite type crystal phase as a main component and has an apparent density of higher than 6.5 g/cm3 and equal to or lower than 7.1 g/cm3, a content rate of tungsten to a total of indium, tungsten and zinc is higher than 1.2 atomic % and lower than 30 atomic %, and a content rate of zinc to the total of indium, tungsten and zinc is higher than 1.2 atomic % and lower than 30 atomic %. There are also provided a sputtering target including this oxide sintered body, and a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film formed by a sputtering method by using the sputtering target. |
| US10480059B2 |
Coating unit
A coating unit is introduced which coating unit comprises a thread conveyor. The thread conveyor comprises a first clamp and a second clamp for holding the thread there between. A rotatable support is provided for holding the first and the second clamp. Deflection means are provided in the thread conveyor for consecutively transforming the first and the second clamp from a closed position into an open position and back to a closed position in response to rotating the support. A drive is provided for rotating the support for evoking an unwinding of the thread from a spool if being clamped by the first or the second clamp and for clamping the unwound thread in the second or first clamp respectively in response to rotating the support. |
| US10480055B2 |
System for management of mechanical stress in nitinol components
A self-limiting shaped memory alloy device, including a shape memory alloy member, with first and second ends, a first anchor member connected to the first end, an energy contact, a second anchor member connected to the energy contact, an energy source connected in energetic communication to the energy contact, a moveable member connected to the second end, and a biasing member operationally connected to the moveable member for urging the moveable member towards and into physical contact with the second anchor member. The moveable member is in physical contact with the second anchor member and the second end is in energetic communication with the energy contact. Actuation of the energy source energizes the energy contact. Energization of the shape memory alloy member initiates a phase change that urges the moveable member away from the second anchor member. Movement of the moveable member away from the second anchor member disengages the second end from the energy contact. |
| US10480054B2 |
Coiled tube with varying mechanical properties for superior performance and methods to produce the same by a continuous heat treatment
Described herein are coiled tubes with improved and varying properties along the length that are produced by using a continuous and dynamic heat treatment process (CDHT). Coiled tubes can be uncoiled from a spool, subjected to a CDHT process, and coiled onto a spool. A CDHT process can produce a “composite” tube such that properties of the tube along the length of the tube are selectively varied. For example, the properties of the tube can be selectively tailored along the length of the tube for particular application for which the tube will be used. |
| US10480052B2 |
Permanent magnet, and motor and generator using the same
A permanent magnet of the embodiment includes: a composition represented by a composition formula: R(FepMqCurCtCo1-p-q-r-t)z (R is at least one element selected from rare-earth elements, M is at least one element selected from Ti, Zr and Hf, 0.27≤p≤0.45, 0.01≤q≤0.05, 0.01≤r≤0.1, 0.002≤t≤0.03, and 6≤z≤9); and a metallic structure including a main phase containing a Th2Zn17 crystal phase, and a sub phase of the element M having an element M concentration of 30 atomic % or more. The sub phase of the element M precipitates in the metallic structure. A ratio of a circumferential length to a precipitated area of the sub phase of the element M is 1 or more and 10 or less. |
| US10480049B2 |
Copper alloy and its uses
A copper alloy having the following composition (in % by weight): from 10.6 to 18% of Al, from 10.5 to 14.5% of Ni, optionally up to 2% of Fe, optionally up to 1% of Co, optionally up to 0.5% of Ti, optionally up to 0.5% of Mn, optionally up to 0.15% of B, optionally up to 0.1% of Ca, and optionally up to 0.1% of C, with the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities. Nickel aluminides of the NiAl type are embedded as precipitates in the microstructure of the alloy. |
| US10480045B2 |
Selective regeneration of isotope-specific media resins in systems for separation of radioactive isotopes from liquid waste materials
Processes, systems, and methods for selectively regenerating an ion exchange resin generally comprises washing the ion exchange resin with an elution agent that encourages only selected contaminants, and especially selected radioactive isotopes, to disengage or decouple from the resin and enter solution in the elution agent, which thereafter is identified as the elution agent solution. The elution agent solution is then passed through a column of isotope-specific media (ISM). When the selected radioactive isotopes within the elution agent solution come into contact with the constituent media isotopes of the ISM, the selected radioactive isotopes are retained on the reactive surface areas of the ISM or within the interstitial spaces of the porous structures of the constituent media isotopes of the ISM. In some embodiments, the constituent media isotopes of the ISM are embedded, impregnated, or coated with the specific radioactive isotope that the particular ISM are adapted to separate. |
| US10480036B2 |
Methods of detecting influenza
Compositions and methods for detecting influenza are provided. |
| US10480034B2 |
Cancer biomarker and diagnostic
The application discloses new biomarkers and methods useful in the diagnosis, prognosis and/or monitoring of, or as a therapeutic or research target for, solid tumour cancers, such as colorectal cancer, based on measuring the biomarkers; and related kits and devices. |
| US10480032B2 |
Use of EI24 gene
The present disclosure relates to a novel use of EI24, and provides a novel use of EI24 involved in the improvement of EGFR-TKI drug resistance by inhibiting IGF-1R signaling. According to the present disclosure, the presence or absence of resistance to anti-cancer drugs may be determined by detecting an expression level of EI24. In addition, resistance to anti-cancer drugs may be inhibited, delayed, or improved using EI24 or an activating agent thereof. Moreover, by regulating a pathway of EI24-mediated resistance to anti-cancer drugs, the efficacy of existing anti-cancer drugs may be enhanced, and resistance to anti-cancer drugs may be inhibited, delayed, or improved. |
| US10480031B2 |
Method for generating Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (IPSCs)
High efficiency methods for producing retinal pigment epithelial cells from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are disclosed herein. The iPSCs are produced from somatic cells, including retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, such as fetal RPE stem cells. In some embodiments, the iPSC include a tyrosinase promoter operably linked to a marker. Methods are disclosed for using the RPE cells, such as for treatment. Methods for screening for agents that affect RPE differentiation are also disclosed. |
| US10480030B2 |
Polynucleotide primers and probes
The present invention provides a novel technology that involves improved primer design. These primer pairs have a wide range of applications and provide high sensitivity and specificity. |
| US10480029B2 |
Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing. |
| US10480021B2 |
Methods for closed chromatin mapping and DNA methylation analysis for single cells
Methods of identifying DNase I Hyper-Resistant Sites (DHRS), or in board sense, highly compact chromatin and characterizing the DNA methylation status of DMRs such as CpG islands and CpG island shores are provided. The methods are particularly useful for analysis of genomic DNA from low quantities of cells, for example, less than 1,000 cells, less than 100 cells, less than 10 cells, or even one cell, and can be used to generate chromatin and methylation profiles. The downstream analyses include in parallel massive sequencing, microarray, PCR and Sanger sequencing, hybridization and other platforms. These methods can be used to generate chromatin and DNA methylation profiles in drug development, diagnostics, and therapeutic applications are also provided. |
| US10480020B2 |
Rapid test for microbial resistances by mass spectrometry
The invention relates to methods and instruments for determining the resistances of microbes to antibiotics, in particular those microbes which produce beta-lactamases. The method determines the resistance of the microbes in less than an hour by incubating a tiny quantity of the microbes on a mass spectrometric sample support plate after they have been combined with a dosed quantity of a suitable antibiotic, for example the beta-lactam antibiotic imipenem, and by direct mass spectrometric measurement of the breakdown of the antibiotic by the microbial enzymes. |
| US10480008B2 |
Insecticidal polypeptides having broad spectrum activity and uses thereof
The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests. |
| US10480006B2 |
Pesticidal genes and methods of use
Compositions having pesticidal activity and methods for their use are provided. Compositions include isolated and recombinant polypeptides having pesticidal activity, recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules encoding the polypeptides, DNA constructs and vectors comprising the nucleic acid molecules, host cells comprising the vectors, and antibodies to the polypeptides. Polynucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptides can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in organisms of interest. The compositions and methods provided are useful for producing organisms with enhanced pest resistance or tolerance. Transgenic plants and seeds comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a pesticidal protein of the invention are also provided. Such plants are resistant to insects and other pests. Methods are provided for producing the various polypeptides disclosed herein, and for using those polypeptides for controlling or killing a pest. Methods and kits for detecting polypeptides of the invention in a sample are also included. |
| US10480004B2 |
Brassica plant comprising a mutant ALCATRAZ allele
The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant ALC genes, ALC nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to plants with increased podshatter resistance. |
| US10480001B2 |
Method for the generation of a monoclonal plant cell line
The invention provides a method for the generation of a monoclonal plant cell line from a heterologous population of plant cells, comprising the following steps: (a) provision of a heterologous population of plant cells; (b) preparation of protoplasts from said heterologous population of plant cells; (c) separation of single protoplasts by subjecting the preparation of protoplasts to flow cytometric sorting; (d) regeneration of a separated single transformed protoplast until the formation of a microcolony by co-cultivation in the presence of feeder cell material; (e) removal of the microcolony from the feeder cell material and cultivation of the microcolony until the formation of a monoclonal plant cell line. |
| US10479999B2 |
Engineered shell proteins for microcompartment shell electron transfer and catalysis
Described herein are bacterial microcompartments shell proteins modified to stably incorporate iron-sulfur clusters. Such bacterial microcompartments shell proteins exhibit redox cycling and confer electron transfer functionality to bacterial microcompartment shells. |
| US10479995B2 |
Oligonucleotide compositions and methods thereof
Among other things, the present disclosure relates to chirally controlled oligonucleotides of select designs, chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions, and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides different cleavage patterns of a nucleic acid polymer than a reference oligonucleotide composition. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides single site cleavage within a complementary sequence of a nucleic acid polymer. In some embodiments, a chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition has any sequence of bases, and/or pattern or base modifications, sugar modifications, backbone modifications and/or stereochemistry, or combination of these elements, described herein. |
| US10479993B2 |
Modulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) expression
Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing STAT3 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate hyperproliferative diseases. |
| US10479992B2 |
RNA duplexes with single stranded phosphorothioate nucleotide regions for additional functionality
The present invention relates to RNAi constructs and their use in gene silencing. RNAi constructs associated with the invention contain a double stranded region connected to a single stranded region of phosphorothioate modified nucleotides. |
| US10479990B2 |
Semi-synthetic nurse shark VNAR libraries for making and using selective binding compounds
The present invention relates to VNAR single chain antibodies and more particularly, to semi-synthetic VNAR libraries derived from nurse shark which may be used to identify individual clones, nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides which encode binding moieties that specifically bind to a cellular target of interest, thereby altering (e.g., antagonizing) target activity in a cell or mimicking the activity of a native molecule. The present invention thus also relates to compounds and compositions comprising a target specific VNAR binding moiety, methods for preparing them, and diagnostic and therapeutic methods of use relating to regulation, e.g., agonism or antagonism of the selected cellular target or target pathway e.g., to treat and/or prevent a pathological condition, disorder or disease in which it is beneficial to alter, e.g., agonize or augment, antagonize, reduce or eliminate the specific cellular target activity. |
| US10479989B2 |
Compositions for making random codon-mutant libraries and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for randomly introducing codon-mutations in a target nucleic acid molecule and, more particularly, using wild-type and triplet-randomized oligonucleotides to introduce mutations uniformly across a target nucleotide of interest in a controlled fashion and with a low rate of insertions or deletions. |
| US10479985B1 |
Cellulase having improved enzymatic activity
A cellulase having improved enzymatic activity is disclosed. The cellulase has a modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or a modified amino acid sequence with at least 80% sequence identity of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the modification is a substitution of methionine at position 120 or a corresponding position with asparagine. |
| US10479984B2 |
Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
Disclosed herein are polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding modules and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding modules. Disclosed herein are nucleic acid constructs, vectors and host cells comprise the polynucleotides as well as their uses, and methods of producing the polypeptides, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding modules. |
| US10479982B2 |
Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases with altered PAM specificity
Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases with altered and improved PAM specificities and their use in genomic engineering, epigenomic engineering, and genome targeting. |
| US10479977B2 |
Osteochondroreticular stem cells for bone and cartilage regeneration
The invention is directed to osteochondroreticular stem cells and methods of using osteochondroreticular stem cells. In another aspect the invention is directed to a method of treating osteoarthritis or skeletal fractures using osteochondroreticular stem cells. |
| US10479969B2 |
Utilization of wastewater for microalgal cultivation
Bioreactors and methods for cultivating microalgae under heterotrophic growth conditions using fruit wastewater as a carbon source are provided herein. The heterotrophic growth conditions include low irradiance of light sufficient to initiate light-activated metabolism, but not photosynthesis. The methods provide a cost effective and environmentally friendly solution for converting wastewater from dried fruit and wine industries into products like biofuels. |
| US10479962B2 |
Solid composition for textile treatment
Solid compositions for use in textile treatment, each comprising, based on the total weight of the solid composition, a total amount of each of —30% to 70% by weight of at least one peroxide compound, —10% to 20% by weight of at least one organic bleach activator, —5% to 50% by weight of hydrogencarbonate, calculated as sodium hydrogencarbonate, —0% to 5% by weight of surfactant, where the total amount of organic compound in the solid composition is 10% to 50% by weight, preferably 20% to 35% by weight, are thermally stable and can be stored reliably. They are suitable as an additive to conventional textile treatment compositions, especially to liquid washing compositions, and can be provided as a portion encased with a water-soluble material. |
| US10479959B2 |
Surfactants for spot prevention in automatic dishwashing compositions
A surfactant for use in an automatic dishwashing composition is provided, wherein the surfactant is a glycidyl ether-capped ethoxylated alcohol as noted in formula I. Wherein R1 is a linear, saturated C8-24 alkyl group, R2 is a linear or branched saturated C6-20 alkyl group, m has an average value of 10 to 50, and n has an average value of >1 to 2. Also provided are automatic dishwashing compositions comprising said surfactant. |
| US10479958B2 |
Olive pomace products, method of production and their uses
The present disclosure relates to olive pomace and a green methodology to obtain derivative products for it valorization. The obtained products may be used as a solid substrate, nutraceuticals, cosmetics or food supplements. |
| US10479957B2 |
Lubricant for metal cold forming processes and methods of use of the same
Disclosed is a lubricant for use in cold forming of a metal. The lubricant comprises a mixture of at least one lubricating compound and at least one starch. The starch adheres the lubricating compound to the metal surface. The present lubricant completely removes the need to pre-coat the metal with a zinc phosphate coating to adhere the lubricating compound to the metal. The present lubricant eliminates several steps required in processes that utilize zinc phosphate pre-coatings. In addition, the lubricant of the present invention is easily removed after the cold forming operations unlike zinc phosphate coatings. |
| US10479956B2 |
Non-newtonian engine oil with superior engine wear protection and fuel economy
Provided is a non-Newtonian engine oil lubricant composition with improved fuel efficiency and engine wear protection. The lubricant composition includes a major amount of a base oil including a Group II base stock and an optional Group V base stock, from 0.1 to 9.0 wt. % of at least one viscosity modifier and from 0.1 to 1.2 wt. % of at least one friction modifier. The non-Newtonian engine oil lubricant composition has a kinematic viscosity at 100 deg. C. of less than or equal to 10 cSt and an HTHS (ASTM D4683) of less than or equal to 2.2 cP at 150° C. Also provided are methods of using the lubricant composition in internal combustion engines and methods of making the lubricant composition. |
| US10479953B2 |
Emulsifier for use in lubricating oil
The present disclosure relates to emulsifying agents produced from succinic acids or anhydrides and polyalkylene glycols. The present disclosure also relates to lubricating oils containing such emulsifying agents. The emulsifying agent provides a lubricating oil that is substantially free of an aqueous layer after about 24 hours when tested according to ASTM D7563-10. |
| US10479941B2 |
Delayed coke drum quench systems and methods having reduced atmospheric emissions
Systems and methods for reducing atmospheric emission of hydrocarbon vapors by flashing off hydrocarbon vapors in an overflow drum where the pressure is ultimately reduced to 0 psig and then flashing off any remaining hydrocarbon vapors in an overflow tank wherein the pressure in the overflow tank is reduced to 0 psig by an overflow ejector. |
| US10479937B2 |
Narrow band red phosphor
A narrow band red phosphor may have a general composition MSxSeyAz:Eu, wherein M is at least one of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba, A is at least one of C, N, B, P and a monovalent combining group NCN (cyanamide), and may in some embodiments further include one or more of O, F, Cl, Br and I. In embodiments 0.8 |
| US10479935B2 |
Fluorescent material, method of producing the same, and light emitting device using the same
Provided are a fluorescent material having a high light emission intensity, a method for producing the same, and a light emitting device using the same. The present fluorescent material includes a composition represented by formula (I): SiuEuvAlwOxNy, wherein when the sum of a parameter u and a parameter w is taken as 13, parameters u, v, w, x, and y in the formula (I) satisfy the following formulae (1) to (5). 2.77≤u≤2.88 (1) 0.04≤v≤0.08 (2) 10.12≤w≤10.23 (3) 0.42≤x≤0.95 (4) 12.89≤y≤13.65 (5) |
| US10479931B2 |
Polymer molding composition, wavelength converter, backlight unit, and liquid crystal display device
A composition and a wavelength converter are provided. The composition includes at least: quantum dots having an emission peak wavelength in a visible light region; and quantum dots having an emission peak wavelength in an ultraviolet region or in a near-ultraviolet region. The wavelength converter includes, in a polymer: quantum dots having an emission peak wavelength in a visible light region; quantum dots having an emission peak wavelength in an ultraviolet region or in a near-ultraviolet region; and an oxide formed by oxidizing at least a part of the quantum dots having an emission peak wavelength in an ultraviolet region or in a near-ultraviolet region. |
| US10479929B2 |
Spherical high temperature high closure tolerant cashew nut shell liquid based proppant, methods of manufacture, and uses thereof
A method of fracturing a subterranean formation includes introducing into the formation a fracturing composition comprising a carrier and a substantially spherical polymeric particulate derived from a cashew nut shell liquid, the substantially spherical polymeric particulate having an apparent specific gravity of less than about 2.4. The fracturing composition is introduced at a pressure sufficient to create or enlarge a fracture. |
| US10479924B2 |
Packing fluids and methods
Packing fluids that include (a) an aqueous solvent, and optionally one or more water-miscible organic liquids; and (b) one or more organic cationic and/or alkali metal tungstates, molybdates, and/or silicates dissolved in the solvent are disclosed. The fluid may be substantially free of salts and esters of formic acid. The disclosure further relates to methods of making and using the packing fluids. |
| US10479915B2 |
Transient adhesives, methods of making, and methods of use
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for transient adhesive polymers, methods of making transient adhesive polymers, structures including the transient adhesive polymer attaching two portions of the structure to one another, and the like. |
| US10479913B2 |
Silicone composition and a pressure sensitive adhesive film having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer made from the composition
A pressure sensitive adhesive film comprises a substrate film and a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer formed on a surface of the substrate film. The PSA layer is formed from a silicone composition comprising: a diorganopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule and having a viscosity at 25° C. of from 10,000 to 1,000,000 mPa·s; (B) a diorganopolysiloxane having at least one alkenyl group in a molecule, and being raw and rubber-like at 25° C. or having a viscosity at 25° C. of more than 1,000,000 mPa·s; (C) an organopolysiloxane resin represented by the following average unit formula: (R13SiO1/2)x(SiO4/2)1.0, wherein each R1 represents a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group free from an alkenyl group and x is a number from 0.5 to 1.0; (D) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; (E) silica fine powder; and (F) a hydrosilylation catalyst. |
| US10479911B1 |
Composition and method for polishing memory hard disks exhibiting reduced edge roll off
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising (a) an abrasive comprising colloidal silica and fused silica, (b) a compound of formula (I) or a combination of a compound of formula (II) and a hydrophobic organic compound, (c) an amino acid, (d) hydrogen peroxide, and (e) water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1 to about 5. The invention also provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, especially a nickel-phosphorous substrate, by contacting the substrate with the inventive chemical-mechanical polishing composition. |
| US10479905B2 |
High-resolution patterning of graphene by screen and gravure printing for highly flexible printed electronics
Graphene ink compositions as can be utilized with gravure and screen printing processes, to provide flexible electronic components with high-resolution printed graphene circuitry. |
| US10479897B2 |
Producing an apparatus by covering an electronic component with a conformal coating containing metal nanoparticles
A method for producing an apparatus includes covering an electronic component with a conformal coating that includes a polymer and metal nanoparticles blended with the polymer. The electronic component is mounted on a substrate and electrically connected by metal conductors. The conformal coating overlies the metal conductors. |
| US10479894B2 |
Solution for fabricating nano particles
Provided are a compound, including metal atoms for forming metal nano particles through a simple process within a short time at a low production cost for commercial purposes, and a solution including the compound. |
| US10479891B1 |
Three methods to process Trinidad natural asphalt
The world's natural asphalts are thermoplastic and coalescent in nature. After removing its water content, the resulting refined asphalts flow, coalesce, its mineral matters sediment when used in blends, and therefore could only be used with specialized road-paving equipment. Three methods are presented here to solve these problems. Method One gives a new way of packaging the natural and refined asphalts in pellet-form. Method Two uses water surface to stop the pellets of natural or refined asphalts from coalescing. Method Three uses water to blend the natural or refined asphalts, producing powders and pellets which do not flow or coalesce. In all methods, the processed asphalts are packaged for use on conventional road-paving equipment, without loss in performance when compared with the refined asphalts. |
| US10479890B2 |
Oxygen scavenging polyester compositions for containers
Disclosed herein is an oxygen scavenging composition for containers. The oxygen scavenging composition for containers may comprise at least one polyester component, a transition metal catalyst, an oxygen scavenger, and a vegetable oil. The vegetable oil preferably comprises at least one molecule having a double allylic structure. The polyester component preferably comprises at least one acid unit and at least one diol unit. The concentration of double allylic structures of the vegetable oil in the composition may be greater than 5.0 meq/kg of all of the polyester components. The oxygen scavenger is preferably present in the composition at a level less than 1.0% by weight of the total composition. The vegetable oil is preferably present in the composition at a level greater than 0.3% by weight relative to the total weight of the polyester components, the transition metal catalyst and the vegetable oil. |
| US10479884B2 |
Aqueous composition for hard surface applications with enhanced stability
The present invention relates to an aqueous composition with enhanced stability for hard surface applications containing at least one lipophilic compound and at least one copolymer, in which the at least one copolymer is a comb-type branched copolymer exhibiting an alternating sequence of monomeric units (a) having at least one hydrophilic group and monomeric units (b) having at least one lipophilic side chain. Moreover, a method for producing said composition as well as the use of the composition is concerned. |
| US10479880B2 |
Rubber composition for tires and pneumatic tire
Provided are a rubber composition for tires which achieves both abrasion resistance and processability while maintaining fuel economy, and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. A rubber composition for tires, containing an organosilicon compound represented by the average compositional formula (I) below having a ratio of the number of sulfur atoms to the number of silicon atoms of 1.0 to 1.5, wherein x represents the average number of sulfur atoms; m represents an integer of 6 to 12; and R1 to R6 are the same or different and each represent a C1-C6 alkyl or alkoxy group, at least one of R1 to R3 and at least one of R4 to R6 are the alkoxy groups, and two or more of the alkyl or alkoxy groups for R1 to R6 may be joined to form a ring. |
| US10479876B2 |
Sulphur containing additive for making bitumen paving mixtures
The present disclosure relates to a sulphur containing additive for bitumen paving mixtures. The sulphur containing additive comprises sulphur, a mixture of metal oxides, and optionally 5 at least one metal sulphate. The mixture of metal oxides includes calcium oxide, silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide and ferric oxide. |
| US10479873B2 |
Method of producing polymer-impregnated base resin
Provided is a method of producing a polymer-impregnated base resin which is excellent in providing low adsorption of proteins and blood cells such as platelets. The method of producing a polymer-impregnated base resin includes impregnating a base resin with a polymer solution that includes a solvent able to swell the base resin. |
| US10479871B2 |
Fiber structure for fiber reinforced composite material, method for manufacturing fiber structure for fiber reinforced composite material, and fiber reinforced composite material
A fiber structure for a fiber-reinforced composite material includes a section in which a width varies continuously along a central axis in a plan view. In a section in which the width increases continuously along the central axis, discontinuous fibers are aligned radially along the central axis, and both a thickness of the fiber structure and a density of the discontinuous fibers are uniform. |
| US10479870B2 |
Method for manufacturing polarizer and polarizer manufactured thereby
The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizer, the method including: a step of dyeing at least one dye of iodine and dichroic dyes on a polyvinyl alcohol-based film; a first cross-linking step of cross-linking the polyvinyl alcohol-based film and the dye by using a first aqueous solution including a polyvalent carboxylic acid compound and a boron compound; a second cross-linking step of cross-linking the polyvinyl alcohol-based film and the dye by using a second aqueous solution including a polyvalent carboxylic acid compound and a boron compound; and a third cross-linking step of cross-linking the polyvinyl alcohol-based film and the dye by using a third aqueous solution including a polyvalent carboxylic acid compound, in which in the first cross-linking step and the second cross-linking step, stretching is performed along with cross-linking, and a polarizer manufactured by using the same. |
| US10479867B2 |
Method of producing super soft polyacrylate-urethane (PAU) core-shell copolymer dispersions by solvent free process
Method of producing super soft PAU core-shell copolymer dispersions is a solvent free process. The products have characteristics of both polyurethane and polyacrylate including being non-sticky, having a feeling of touching a peach when touching it by the hand, and having improved adhesion, tensile strength, and toughness. |
| US10479866B1 |
Block copolymers including poly(phenylene) and methods thereof
The present invention relates to polymers and copolymer including a poly(phenylene) structure, as well as a long tether. In some embodiments, the long tether facilitates a reaction between the poly(phenylene) structure and another subunit of a second polymer. In some embodiments, the tether is flexible. |
| US10479864B2 |
Method for manufacturing polyamide-based water-treatment separator having excellent permeation flux characteristics and water-treatment separator manufactured by same
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a water treatment separation membrane, the method including: forming an aqueous solution layer including an amine compound on a porous support; and bringing an organic solution including an acyl halide compound into contact with on the aqueous solution layer to form a polyamide active layer, in which the organic solution includes a non-polar solvent and an amphiphilic solvent having a boiling point of 120° C. or more, thereby improving a permeation flux, and a water treatment separation membrane manufactured by the manufacturing method. |
| US10479863B2 |
Method for cyclically preparing polyether polyol by using DMC catalyst
A method for preparing a polyether polyol in a continuous reaction cycle is described. In the method, a low molecular-weight alcohol is polymerized with an alkylene oxide to obtain a low molecular-weight polymer. The low molecular-weight polymer is used as an initiator to react with the alkylene oxide and the low molecular-weight alcohol in the presence of a DMC catalyst and an acid promoter to obtain an intermediate-target polymer. A portion of the intermediate-target polymer is used for producing the target polymer, and the other portion is recycled for reproduction of the intermediate-target polymer. No initiator prepared with a base catalyst is used, and thus the loss of material and the discharge of residue and waste water are reduced. The DMC concentration is kept constant in the target polymer during the production such that the dewatering time and induction time are greatly reduced. |
| US10479861B2 |
Catalytic carbonylation catalysts and methods
In one aspect, the present invention provides catalysts for the carbonylation of heterocycles. The inventive catalysts feature metal-ligand complexes having cationic functional groups tethered to the ligand, wherein the tethered cationic groups are associated with anionic metal carbonyl species. The invention also provides methods of using the inventive catalysts to affect the ring opening carbonylation of epoxides. |
| US10479857B2 |
Storage-stable impregnating resins and electrical insulating tapes
An anhydride-free impregnating resin for an electrical insulation body, the impregnating resin has an epoxy resin, a curing agent and nanoscale and/or microscale inorganic particles. An impregnable electrical insulating tape for an electrical insulation body has a curing agent applied to the electrical insulating tape. A method includes producing an electrical insulation body An electrical insulation body includes an anhydride-free impregnating resin, where the impregnating resin has an epoxy resin, a curing agent and nanoscale and/or microscale inorganic particles. |
| US10479854B2 |
Conjugate for treating malaria
A peptide-polymer conjugate is provided for use in treating malaria infections, and in particular terminal or drug resistant malaria infections. The conjugate is formed from a polymer to which a peptide having activity against a malaria parasite is co-valently attached. The peptide is a cyclic decapeptide from the closely-related group of tyrocidines, tryptocidines, phenycidines and gramicidin S, and the polymer is a hydrophilic and biocompatible polymer with a terminal thiol, such as poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). The polymer chains can be decorated with a hydrophilic targeting ligand that specifically targets an epitope on red blood cells, and in particular red blood cells infected with a plasmodial parasite. A method for synthesising the peptide-polymer conjugate is also provided. |
| US10479851B2 |
Preparation of N-vinyl carboxamides in a series of reactor units
Disclosed herein is a process for producing polymers of an N-vinyl carboxamide, including the steps of flowing a reaction mixture containing an aqueous liquid containing at least one polymerization initiator, N-vinyl carboxamide monomer or a monomer mixture containing N-vinyl carboxamide into a reactor system, and polymerizing the monomer or monomer mixture to produce the polymer of a N-vinyl carboxamide. The polymers resulting therefrom may be hydrolyzed to provide polymers containing vinyl amine units. Also disclosed herein is an apparatus suitable for producing the polymers. |
| US10479850B2 |
Shape forming process and application thereof for creating structural elements and designed objects
A tool provided that individually creates three-dimensional structural elements which are sequentially positioned into formation of a shaped object. |
| US10479849B2 |
Low emission propylene-based polymer resins
A propylene-based polymer resin is characterized by a low volatile emission signature. For example, the propylene-based polymer resin may have a volatile organic compound content no greater than 125 ppm, a semi-volatile organic compound content no greater than 500 ppm, and a C36 oligomeric content no greater than 250 ppm. |
| US10479843B2 |
Method for producing natural rubber
The present invention provides a method for producing natural rubber with which the odors of solid natural rubber is easily reduced, and further which does not degrade physical properties such as heat aging resistance. The present invention relates to a method for producing natural rubber, the method including a sheeting step including sheeting a non-deproteinized solid natural rubber to form a natural rubber sheet, the natural rubber sheet having a moisture content of 20% or less. |
| US10479833B2 |
Anti-CTLA-4 antibodies and methods of use thereof
The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human CTLA-4 and antagonize CTLA-4 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies. |
| US10479832B2 |
Method of treating bone disease
The disclosure provides compositions and methods comprising a sialoadhesin binding moiety for treating metabolic and genetic bone disease, especially for treating a bone disorder of hyper-resorption of bone and/or enhanced activation of osteoclasts. |
| US10479831B2 |
BCR-complex-specific antibodies and methods of using same
This invention relates to chimeric and humanized antibodies that specifically bind the BCR complex, and particularly chimeric and humanized antibodies to the BCR complex. The invention also relates to methods of using the antibodies and compositions comprising them in the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, and infectious disease. |
| US10479830B2 |
Anti eotaxin-2 antibodies that recognize additional CCR3-binding chemokines
The invention concerns isolated polyspecific antibodies directed to a unique epitope in the chemokine eotaxin 2, whereby the antibodies bind additional CCR3-binding chemokines. The invention further concerns use of these antibodies for attenuating the migration of various cells and for treating fibrotic diseases, autoimmune inflammatory disorders, monocyte related disorders or allergic atopic disorders. |
| US10479829B2 |
GARP-TGF-beta 1 antibodies
The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof, which bind to a complex of GARP and TGF-β1, particularly a complex of human GARP and human TGF-β1. These antibodies and antigen binding fragments exhibit a combination of advantageous properties including high affinity antigen binding and the ability to inhibit the release of active TGF-β from regulatory T cells. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments of the present invention are relatively resistant to deamidation, isomerization and oxidation, such that they display improved stability. |
| US10479826B2 |
Single chain antibody domains for detection of anti-botulinum neurotoxin domains and methods of their use
Provided herein, inter alia, are single chain antibody binding domains (VHHs) for use in conjunction with the Assay with a Large Immuno-sorbent Surface Area (ALISSA). Engineered and affinity matured VHHs are used as affinity reagents in the ALISSA resulting in an exceptionally sensitive and precise method for the detection of toxins at miniscule concentrations. Thus, provided herein are methods as well as reagents that can be used to detect the presence of botulinum neurotoxins in quantities well below 1 pg/mL which corresponds to a lethal concentration under presumed equal distribution throughout the human body. |
| US10479824B2 |
Single chain FC polypeptides
The present invention relates to single chain polypeptides comprising one or more immunoglobulin Fc domains. In particular the present invention relates to single-chain Fc polypeptides in which at least one functional Fc domain is formed within the polypeptide chain. |
| US10479816B2 |
Decoy peptides inhibiting protein phosphatase 1-medicated dephosphorylation of phospholamban
The present invention relates to decoy peptide or polypeptide consisting of a peptide sequence represented by the following Formula I: X1-Ala-X2-X3-Ile-Glu-X4 (I). It is noteworthy that the decoy peptide or polypeptide of the present invention significantly elevates phosphorylation levels of PLB by inhibiting PP1-mediated dephosphorylation. In addition, the decoy peptide or polypeptide provides cardio-protective effects by restoring of SERCA2a activity and inotropic effect of enhancing myocardial contractility. The present invention will contribute greatly to the prevention or treatment of diseases associated with PLB. |
| US10479815B2 |
Protein purification using intein-hydrophobin tag and alcohol precipitation
A method of downstream purification of a recombinant protein in fusion with a hydrophobin-intein tag using alcohol precipitation. The method comprises (1) constructing a plasmid expressing a fusion protein in a host cell, wherein the fusion protein includes a target protein domain, an intein, and a hydrophobin domain; (2) culturing the host cell transfected with the plasmid forming a cell culture medium; (3) separating a cell culture supernatant containing the fusion protein from the cell culture medium; and (4) purifying a substantial amount of the target protein from the cell culture supernatant without its hydrophobin-intein fusion tag using alcohol precipitation. |
| US10479814B2 |
Adenosine receptor activation reagent and the uses of thereof
The present invention relates to application of N(6)-(2-hydroxyethyl)-adenosine (HEA) and its derivatives as an adenosine A1 receptor agonist in preparation of drug or food, the HEA and its derivatives are used in treatment of diseases relating to adenosine receptor regulator, such as insomnia, pain, convulsion, apoplexia, Parkinson's disease, opioid drug addiction and kidney ischemia reperfusion injury etc. The present invention provides a new method for treatment of the diseases relating to nervous system and kidney. |
| US10479810B2 |
Crystal form of tenofovir alafenamide salt, preparation method and use thereof
Disclosed are a new polymorph II, crystal form A and B of 9-[(R)-2-[[(S)-[[(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl]amino]phenoxyphosphinyl]methoxy]propyl]adenine fumarate, and preparation methods and pharmaceutical use thereof. The crystal form II is a hemi-fumarate; the crystal form A is a mono-fumarate; and the crystal form B is a sesqui-fumarate. Compared with the existing crystal form, the new crystal forms have obvious advantages in solubility, stability and preparation process. |
| US10479805B2 |
Beta-lactamase inhibitor
A beta-lactamase inhibitor having a formula (I). Also provided is a method of using the beta-lactamase inhibitor for prevention or treatment of diseases. |
| US10479803B2 |
Bicyclic heteroarylaminoalkyl phenyl derivatives as PI3K inhibitors
This application relates to derivatives of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of PI3K, and compositions and methods of treatment related thereto. |
| US10479801B2 |
Tetracyclic heterocycle compounds useful as HIV integrase inhibitors
The present invention relates to Tetracyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein A, X, R1, R2, R3 and R7 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Tetracyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Tetracyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject. |
| US10479800B2 |
Compositions and methods for regulating glucose homeostasis and insulin action
The present invention encompasses the use of compounds for a novel approach to treat and prevent diseases, conditions, and disorders such as diabetes and ischemic reperfusion injury. Compounds of the invention, including but not limited to BAM15 ((2-fluorophenyl){6-[(2-fluorophenyl)amino](1,2,5-oxadiazolo[3,4-e]pyrazin-5-yl)}amine), a mitochondrial uncoupler, can improve glucose tolerance, increases cellular oxygen consumption, treat or prevent kidney ischemia reperfusion injury reverse insulin resistance, reverse or treat hyperinsulinemia, and reverse or treat hyperlipidemia. The present invention further provides novel compounds as well as methods for identifying compounds with the same or similar properties as BAM15. |
| US10479799B2 |
Solid catalyst for dehydration of mannitol, and method for producing 2, 5-sorbitan and/or isomannide using this catalyst
Provided is a solid acid catalyst which enables the production of isomannide and/or 2,5-sorbitan from mannitol with high yield and high safety at low cost. The mannitol may be derived from a cellulose and/or a hemicellulose. The solid acid catalyst for dehydration contains an acid type β-zeolite and/or a Y type zeolite. |
| US10479794B2 |
Cyclic ether derivatives of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxyamide
The invention relates to Spirocyclic ether derivatives of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxyamide of general formula (I) which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 2, useful in treating central nervous system diseases and other diseases. In addition, the invention relates to processes for preparing pharmaceutical compositions as well as processes for manufacture the compounds according to the invention. |
| US10479785B2 |
N-(pyridin-2-yl)-4-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrimidin-2-amine derivatives as therapeutic compounds
A novel class of inhibitors of protein kinases that are useful in the treatment of cell proliferative diseases and conditions, and especially those characterised by over-expression of CDK4, CDK6 and/or cyclin D, including certain cancers of lung, breast, brain, central nervous system, colorectal cancer and leukaemias. The inhibitors have the general structure I: |
| US10479783B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibition of the JAK pathway
Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds. |
| US10479779B2 |
Substituted pyrroles active as kinases inhibitors
The present invention relates to substituted pyrrole compounds which modulate the activity of protein kinases and are therefore useful in treating diseases caused by dysregulated protein kinase activity, in particular Jak family kinases. The present invention also provides methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of treating diseases utilizing such compounds or the pharmaceutical compositions containing them. |
| US10479776B2 |
Process for the preparation of Efinaconazole
The present invention provides an improved process for the preparation of Efinaconazole in higher yield by the ring-opening addition reaction of epoxytriazole with 4-methylenepiperidine or its acid addition salt under mild conditions without using a large excess of 4-methylenepiperidine in the presence of an alkali or an alkaline earth metal halide. |
| US10479775B1 |
PPAR agonists, compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are compounds and compositions useful in increasing PPARδ activity. The compounds and compositions provided herein are useful for the treatment of PPARδ related diseases (e.g., muscular diseases, vascular disease, demyelinating disease, and metabolic diseases). |
| US10479772B2 |
3-aryl-4-amido-bicyclic [4,5,0] hydroxamic acids as HDAC inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with an HDAC, e.g., HDAC6, having a Formula I: where R, L, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein. |
| US10479769B2 |
Processes for the preparation of eluxadoline
The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of eluxadoline. The present invention also provides a compound of Formula V, a process for its preparation, and its use for the preparation of eluxadoline. |
| US10479766B2 |
Deuterated CFTR potentiators
This invention relates to compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering a CFTR potentiator. |
| US10479764B2 |
2-methylene-(22E)-25-hexanoyl-24-oxo-26,27-cyclo-22-dehydro-19-nor-vitamin D analogs
This invention discloses 2-methylene-(22E)-25-hexanoyl-24-oxo-26,27-cyclo-22-dehydro-19-nor-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2-methylene-(22E)-25-hexanoyl-24-oxo-26,27-cyclo-22-dehydro-19-nor-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3, and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibits relatively high transcription activity as well as pronounced activity in arresting the proliferation of undifferentiated cells and inducing their differentiation to the monocyte thus evidencing use as an anti-cancer agent and for the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis as well as skin conditions such as wrinkles, slack skin, dry skin and insufficient sebum secretion. This compound also shows low activity in vivo on bone calcium mobilization, and therefore may be used to treat autoimmune disorders or inflammatory diseases in humans as well as renal osteodystrophy. This compound may also be used for the treatment or prevention of obesity. |
| US10479761B2 |
Process for the production of formaldehyde-stabilized urea
An integrated process for the production of a formaldehyde-stabilised urea is described comprising the steps of: (a) generating a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and steam in a synthesis gas generation unit; (b) dividing the synthesis gas into a first synthesis gas stream and a smaller second synthesis gas stream; (c) subjecting the first synthesis gas stream to one or more stages of water-gas shift in one or more water-gas shift reactors to form a shifted gas; (d) cooling the shifted gas to below the dew point and recovering condensate to form a dried shifted gas; (e) recovering carbon dioxide from the dried shifted gas in a carbon dioxide removal unit to form a carbon dioxide-depleted synthesis gas; (f) subjecting the carbon dioxide-depleted synthesis gas to a stage of methanation in one or more methanation reactors to form an ammonia synthesis gas; (g) synthesising ammonia from the ammonia synthesis gas in an ammonia production unit and recovering the ammonia; (h) reacting a portion of the ammonia and at least a portion of the recovered carbon dioxide stream in a urea production unit to form a urea stream; and (i) stabilising the urea by mixing the urea stream and a stabiliser prepared using formaldehyde to form a stabilised urea, wherein the formaldehyde is generated by steps comprising; (1) passing the second portion of synthesis gas through a scrubber to remove contaminants therefrom and form a scrubbed synthesis gas; (2) synthesising methanol from the scrubbed synthesis gas in a methanol synthesis unit, and recovering the methanol and a methanol synthesis off-gas; (3) combining the methanol synthesis off-gas with the shifted gas and (4) subjecting at least a portion of the recovered methanol to oxidation with air in a formaldehyde stabiliser production unit to produce formaldehyde. |
| US10479760B2 |
Synthetic methods for the preparation of propylene ammoxidation catalysts
The present disclosure relates generally to catalyst materials and processes for making and using them. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to molybdenum, bismuth and iron-containing metal oxide catalyst materials useful, for example, in the partial oxidation or ammoxidation of propylene or isobutylene, processes for making them, and processes for making acrolein, methacrolein, acrylonitrile, and methacrylonitrile using such catalysts. |
| US10479756B2 |
Diesters for personal care applications derived from 1-methylheptyl alcohol
The invention includes a diester exhibiting improved hydrolytic stability that is an esterification product of a 1-methylheptyl alcohol and a dicarboxylic acid. In some embodiments, the diester is bis(1-methyl heptyl) butanedioate, bis(1-methyl heptyl) nonanedioate and/or bis(1-methyl heptyl) decanedioate. The diester may be natural and/or not sourced from palm. Also contemplated within the scope of the invention are diesters exhibiting improved hydrolytic stability represented by Formula (I): wherein R1 is chosen from a linear alkyl group containing four to ten carbon atoms. Also included are personal care compositions comprising any of these diesters and methods of preparing a personal care composition using the inventive diesters, and/or methods of altering the tactile impression and/or skinfeel provided to a user by a personal care composition by combining any of the diesters of the invention and at least one personal care component to form a personal care composition; and topically applying the personal care composition to the hair, skin, and/or nails of a user. |
| US10479755B2 |
Terminally selective metathesis of polyenes derived from natural oil
Methods of carrying out metathesis reactions of natural oil-derived polyenes (e.g., dienes and trienes), including functionalized polyenes, are generally disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the dienes or trienes contain a terminal carbon-carbon double bond, and the metathesis reaction is selective toward reaction of the terminal carbon-carbon double bonds in the polyene. Compounds made by such methods are also generally disclosed herein. |
| US10479753B2 |
Sacubitril intermediate and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a sacubitril intermediate and a preparation method thereof. The sacubitril intermediate disclosed herein can be prepared by a deprotection reaction of a compound. In addition, the intermediate can be used as a raw material to synthesize sacubitril. The method disclosed herein has advantages of easily obtained raw materials, simple preparation process, low cost, environment friendly, and etc., which is very suitable for industrial production. |
| US10479752B2 |
Deuterated tetramethyl dioic acids, compositions comprising them and uses thereof
This invention relates to deuterated tetramethyl dioic acids, compositions comprising them and uses thereof in the treatment of Metabolic Syndrome and any diseases, disorders or symptoms associated therewith. |
| US10479747B2 |
Fire retardant compounds
Compounds with fire extinguishing properties having the formula: wherein R1 is —CR5R6R7 or —CR5R6CR8R9R10 as well as fire extinguishing units including one or more of the compounds. |
| US10479746B2 |
Method for producing and purifying 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene
The present invention concerns a method for purifying 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234yf) from a first composition comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene and at least one of the compounds chosen from the group consisting of 1,1-difluoroethane (152a), chloropentafluoroethane (115), and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E) said method comprising the steps consisting of: a) bringing said first composition into contact with at least one organic extractant in order to form a second composition; b) extractive distillation of said second composition in order to form (i) a third composition comprising said organic extractant and said at least one of the compounds chosen from the group consisting of 1,1-difluoroethane (152a) chloropentafluoroethane (115), and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E); and ii) a stream comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. The invention also concerns a method for producing and purifying 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. |
| US10479742B2 |
Liquid phase xylene isomerization in the absence of hydrogen
The field of this claimed subject matter generally relates to liquid phase isomerization technology. More specification, the field relates to liquid phase isomerization in complete absence of hydrogen which eliminates the need for gas-liquid separation at the reactor outlet. Even in the absence of the hydrogen, the catalyst demonstrates a stable isomerization performance with a paraxylene to xylene ratio of about 23 wt % in the product stream. |
| US10479741B2 |
Processes and apparatus for isomerizing hydrocarbons
Processes and apparatus for isomerizing hydrocarbons are provided. The process comprises isomerizing at least a portion of the hydrocarbon feed stream comprising at least one of C4 to C7 hydrocarbons in the presence of an isomerization catalyst and hydrogen under isomerization conditions to produce a isomerized stream. The isomerized stream is stabilized in a stabilizer to provide a stabilizer off-gas stream comprising chlorides and a liquid isomerate stream. At least a portion of the stabilizer off-gas stream is contacted with an exchange stream to provide an absorber overhead stream and absorber bottoms stream comprising chlorides. The absorber bottoms stream is passed to the isomerization reactor. The liquid isomerate stream is passed to a deisohexanizer column to provide an isomerate product and deisohexanizer side stream. |
| US10479740B2 |
Process to prepare propylene
The invention is directed to a process to prepare propylene from a mixture of hydrocarbons by performing the following steps. (a) extracting aromatics from the mixture of hydrocarbons thereby obtaining a mixture of hydrocarbons poor in aromatics, (b) contacting the mixture obtained in step (a) with a heterogeneous cracking catalyst as present in a fixed bed thereby obtaining a cracked effluent, (c) separating propylene from the cracked effluent thereby also obtaining a higher boiling fraction, (d) recycling part of the higher boiling fraction to step (b) and at least 5 wt % of the higher boiling fraction to step (a). |
| US10479734B2 |
Method and apparatus for thermally debindering a cellular ceramic green body
An apparatus and method for debindering a cellular ceramic green body. The apparatus includes a flow modulation member to selectively restrict circulation of a heated oxygen-containing atmosphere through a top of a cellular core section of the green body. The method includes heating the green body in a circulating oxygen-containing atmosphere while selectively restricting circulation of the atmosphere through the top of the cellular core section of the green body. |
| US10479733B2 |
Powder comprising polymer-coated core particles comprising metals, metal oxides, metal nitrides or semimetal nitrides
Composite particles comprising core particles completely or partially coated with a precipitated polymer, where the d50 median diameter of the core particles is 1 μm or greater and the ratio of the d50 median diameter of the composite particles to the d50 median diameter of the core particles is 1.15 or greater, are provided. A method to prepare the particles includes dissolution of a polymer in a solvent and reprecipitation of the polymer in the presence of a suspension of the core particles. Further provided is a layer by layer moulding process employing the composite particles and mouldings obtained therefrom. |
| US10479726B2 |
Fibersizing with small amounts of nanomaterials
Nanoparticle-coated fibre material, the coating of which includes between 0.01 and less than 2.0 wt % of nanoparticles based on the dry weight of the coated fibre material and is capable of undergoing further reactions, a process for producing the nanoparticle-coated fibre materials, and also corresponding fibre composite materials. |
| US10479725B2 |
Method for producing a composite pane having a corrosion-protected functional coating
Methods and devices for producing a composite pane having a functional coating are presented. The functional coating is applied to part of a surface of a base pane, and a first pane is cut out from the base pane while introducing a frame-shaped peripheral coating-free region into the functional coating having an inner region that is not adjacent a side edge of the first pane. The surface of the first pane with the functional coating is then bonded via a thermoplastic intermediate layer to a surface of a second pane. |
| US10479724B2 |
Coated article having a protective coating containing silicon nitride and/or silicon oxynitride
A coated article includes a substrate, a functional layer over at least a portion of the substrate, and a protective coating over at least a portion of the functional layer, wherein an uppermost layer of the functional layer is a metal oxide layer, and wherein the protective coating comprises a metal nitride layer and a metal oxynitride layer that is disposed between and in contact with at least part of the metal nitride layer and the metal oxide layer of the functional layer. |
| US10479723B2 |
Window with UV-treated low-coating and method of making same
Certain embodiments of this invention relates to a coated article including a low-emissivity (low-E) coating supported by a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) for use in a window, where the low-E coating is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in order to improve the coating's and thus the coated article's electrical, optical and/or thermal blocking properties. The low-E coating includes at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver which is located on and directly contacting a contact/seed layer of or including metal oxide such as zinc oxide and/or zinc stannate. Exposing the low-E coating to UV radiation, e.g., emitted from a UV lamp(s) and/or UV laser(s), allows for selective heating of the contact/seed layer which in turn transfers the heat energy to the adjacent IR reflecting layer. This heating of the silver inclusive layer improves the silver layer's electrical, optical and/or thermal blocking properties. The UV treated coated article, with its improved properties, may be used in the context of monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window units. |
| US10479716B2 |
Biorefinery method and system for isolated environments
A Biorefinery System (BIOSYS) that effectively treats all human activity-derived waste (black water, grey water, and food waste streams) using biological systems and that produces as process by-products: recovered potable water, liberated free oxygen, edible protein cake (with and without lipids), soil amendments, and machinery lube oils. Additionally, the system captures and chemically binds carbon dioxide into microbial cells and associated by-products, thus producing recovered usable returned cabin air. |
| US10479709B2 |
Water treatment system and method
A water treatment system comprising a first reactor and a second reactor arranged to be placed in series in a body of water, the first and/or second reactor comprising at least one cell for housing biomedia. A mid-settling zone is provided between the first and second reactors for separating solids in the water. A method of treating water, the method comprising passing water to be treated through a first reactor and then a second reactor arranged in series in a body of water, the first and/or second reactors comprising at least one cell for housing biomedia, wherein the water is passed through a mid-settling zone between the first and second reactors before passing through the second reactor. |
| US10479703B2 |
Method for reducing arsenic concentration in aqueous solutions
Method of reducing the arsenic concentration in an aqueous solution comprising undesired arsenic, which method comprises contacting the aqueous solution with a complex of Formula (I), (Formula (I)) wherein M1 and M2 are the same or different and are independently selected from V, Mn, Ga, Cu, Ni, Co, Fe or Zn; wherein a is 0, or 1, and b is 0, or 1, provided that a+b together must be at least 1; Q is a negatively charged counter ion; n is from 1 to 5; X1 is OH, O, SH or S; L1 is a group selected from —La1-C(O)NR—, —La2-C(O)OR—, —La3-NRC(O)—, La4-OC(O)—, La5-O— or La6-NRO—, wherein La1, La2, La3, La4, La5 and La6 are each C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted, R is H or C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted; Linker is a polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain with from 1 to 10 repeating units, a C1-16 polyamine chain or a C1-16 alkyl chain; Z is a solid support; L2 to L7 are independently C1-3 alkyl, optionally substituted; and Het1 to Het4 are independently 5 to 14 membered heteroaryl group having at least one N atom and optionally substituted. |
| US10479701B2 |
Production of ultra-high-density brines using transiently-operated desalination systems
Systems and methods related to desalination systems are described herein. According to some embodiments, the desalination systems are transiently operated and/or configured to facilitate transient operation. In some embodiments, a liquid stream comprising water and at least one dissolved salt is circulated through a fluidic circuit comprising a desalination system. In some embodiments, a portion of the desalination system (e.g., a humidifier) is configured to remove at least a portion of the water from the liquid stream to produce a concentrated brine stream enriched in the dissolved salt. In certain cases, the concentrated brine stream is recirculated through the fluidic circuit until the concentrated brine stream reaches a relatively high density (e.g., at least about 10 pounds per gallon) and/or a relatively high salinity (e.g., a total dissolved salt concentration of at least about 25 wt %). In certain embodiments, additional salt is added to the concentrated brine stream to produce an ultra-high-density brine stream (e.g., a brine stream having a density of at least about 11.7 pounds per gallon). Some aspects relate to a system that is configured to promote energy efficiency by recovering heat from the recirculated concentrated brine stream upon discharge from the fluidic circuit. |
| US10479700B2 |
System and method of desalination
The present invention relates to a system and method using a reservoir specially designed for desalinating sea water. The invention makes it possible to evaporate the sea water and condense the resulting vapor at low pressure. Discharges into the sea resulting from said desalination operations have a low salt concentration. The present system and method can be used to recycle energy, even energy which is difficult to recycle, for desalinating sea water, or can be combined with other desalination techniques, for example such as MSF evaporation or MED distillation. |
| US10479690B2 |
Process for producing monolithic film of integrated highly oriented halogenated graphene sheets or molecules
A process for producing an integrated layer (10 nm to 500 μm) of highly oriented halogenated graphene sheets, comprising: (a) preparing a graphene oxide (GO) dispersion having GO sheets dispersed in a fluid medium; (b) dispensing and depositing a layer of GO dispersion onto a surface of a supporting substrate under a shear stress condition that induces orientation of GO sheets to form a wet layer of GO on the supporting substrate; (c) introducing a halogenating agent into the wet layer of graphene oxide and effecting a chemical reaction between the halogenating agent and GO sheets to form a wet layer of halogenated graphene, C6ZxOy, wherein Z is a halogen element selected from F, Cl, Br, I, or a combination thereof, x=0.01 to 6.0, y=0 to 5.0, and x+y≤6.0; and (d) removing the fluid medium. |
| US10479688B2 |
Systems and methods of manufacturing nanotube structures
A tube manufacturing system is provided that is capable of manufacturing tube structures that are on the nanoscale and larger. The system provides for control as to the structure and atomic makeup of the feed sheet material used and provides motive force to the sheet material being used to continuously advance the sheet material through the various system components. After the tube structures are formed, they may be used in providing a source material for manufacturing macroscopic objects thus increasing the level of performance and capabilities of such objects due to the engineered properties of the tube structures formed within this system and method of manufacturing. Processes for manufacturing of nanotubes are also disclosed, as are nanotubes manufactured by the processes and system of the invention. |
| US10479685B2 |
Enriched acid gas for sulfur recovery
A method of sulfur enriching an acid gas stream in an acid gas enrichment system includes: (i) feeding an acid gas stream to a contactor, the acid gas stream comprising hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2), and hydrocarbons; (ii) separating the acid gas stream in the contactor to create a carbon dioxide rich stream and a purified acid gas stream; (iii) feeding the purified acid gas stream to a regenerator fluidly connected to the contactor; (iv) separating the purified acid gas stream in the regenerator to create a hydrogen sulfide rich stream and a hydrogen sulfide lean stream, the hydrogen sulfide rich stream having a concentration of hydrogen sulfide; and (v) periodically feeding at least a portion of the hydrogen sulfide rich stream exiting the regenerator to the acid gas stream entering the contactor. |
| US10479683B2 |
Ozonated liquid dispensing unit
A mobile system is described that that produces and applies an ozonated liquid to clean and sanitize a variety of articles and surfaces. The mobile system includes an ozonated liquid dispensing unit that forms the ozonated liquid from water and ozone gas. |
| US10479680B2 |
Electrically heated steam reforming reactor
A method and design of providing high temperature heat for an endothermic gasifier without combustion includes flowing a stream of a first hydrocarbon gas sequentially through an annular plenum and a cylindrical plenum while heating the gas using electrical resistance immersion heating elements. These heating elements may be heated by three phase electrical power, minimizing the number of electrical leads emerging from the top of the heating elements. This method and design reduces the risk of extremely hot syngas exiting the gasifier damaging downstream fittings. |
| US10479676B2 |
Apparatus and methods for integrated MEMS devices
A method for a MEMS device includes receiving a diced wafer having a plurality devices disposed upon an adhesive substrate and having an associated known good device data, removing a first set of devices from the plurality of devices from the adhesive substrate in response to the known good device data, picking and placing a first set of the devices into a plurality of sockets within a testing platform, testing the first set of integrated devices includes while physically stressing the first set of devices, providing electrical power to the first set of devices and receiving electrical response data from the first set of devices, determining a second set of devices from the first set of devices, in response to the electrical response data, picking and placing the second set of devices into a transport tape media. |
| US10479670B2 |
Liquid dispensing device
Typical dispensers of liquids such as for beer often induce froth into the liquid as it is dispensed. This is not always desirable especially if too much froth is produced leading to waste. A liquid dispensing device (10) comprising a plurality of tubes (30) each tube having a diameter less than 2 mm is described to address the issue of over-frothing. |
| US10479669B2 |
Beverage making apparatus
A beverage-making apparatus includes a container including a container body that includes heat-insulating material and has an opening that provides access to an interior of the container body. The container further includes: a container cover configured to open and close the opening of the container body, and at least three channels connected to the container and that are communicative with the interior of the container body. The at least three channels include at least one first channel and a second channel that are communicative with a beverage ingredient pack mounted in the interior of the container body, the beverage ingredient pack configured to hold first beverage-making ingredients. The container further includes a third channel that is communicative with a space formed in the interior of the container body between a wall of the container body and the beverage ingredient pack mounted in the interior the container body. |
| US10479668B2 |
Ambient filling system and method
Systems and methods for filling a beverage container with a carbonated fluid at ambient temperature while minimizing foam formation are provided. The carbonated fluid can maintain a laminar flow through the filling machine. |
| US10479667B2 |
Apparatus and method for treating containers and packages with flying machine for monitoring
A device for handling containers and/or packagings, includes a first handling unit which handles the containers and/or packagings in a first predetermined manner, and a second handling unit which handles the containers and/or packagings in a second predetermined manner, a transport unit for transporting the containers and/or packagings, and a monitoring unit for monitoring the device. The monitoring unit includes an unmanned and remote-controlled flying device and a control unit for wirelessly controlling the flying device, wherein the flying device has an image capturing unit, and wherein the device has a delimiting unit which delimits a flying region of the flying device. |
| US10479663B2 |
Forklift trucks and masts therefore
A hydraulic circuit for a lift truck comprises a feed-through cylinder communicating with a free lift cylinder and a lift cylinder. |
| US10479662B2 |
Fork positioner with guided fork holder
A fork positioning assembly configured for mounting to a lift truck, comprising a first fork positioner and a second fork positioner coupled to a fork frame. The first fork positioner a substantially mirror image of the second fork positioner. Each fork positioner comprises a tube with an interior cavity within which is positioned a piston and a carrier both coupled to a rod. The piston and carrier are both in sliding contact with the tube. Each fork positioner has a fork holder positioned external to the tube, the fork holder coupled to the carrier through the slot in the tube. The portion of the carrier coupled to the fork holder is between a first carrier bushing and a second carrier bushing. |
| US10479661B2 |
Lift and pallet
A pallet lift includes a pair of outer tines movable between an expanded position spaced outward away from inner tines and a retracted position adjacent the inner tines. The inner and outer tines are supported by wheels at locations spaced away from the lift mechanism. A pallet includes a plurality of nestable feet that open outwardly of the pallet to reduce the footprint. A second pallet includes a side wall extending downward from side edges of the pallet to define an opening adjacent outer feet. |
| US10479658B2 |
Telescopic device of single-cylinder latch type and crane
The present invention relates to a telescopic device of single-cylinder latch type and a crane. The telescopic device of single-cylinder latch type is applied to a telescopic boom system and includes: a telescopic cylinder, for driving telescopic boom sections of the telescopic boom system to execute a telescopic action relative to a basic boom section; double boom pin structures, arranged on both sides of the tails of the telescopic boom sections to lock and unlock the telescopic boom sections; an boom pin pulling and plugging mechanism, arranged on the cylinder barrel of the telescopic cylinder to execute pulling and plugging operations on the double boom pin structures; and a cylinder pin structure and a cylinder pin cylinder, both arranged on the cylinder barrel of the telescopic cylinder and to lock and unlock the cylinder barrel of the telescopic cylinder and the telescopic boom sections. In the present invention, the double boom pin structures are arranged on both sides of the tails of the telescopic boom sections, compared with the existing upper boom pin solution, the double boom pin structures in the present invention are arranged on both sides of the telescopic boom sections, so that the stress is more uniform compared with a structure which is singly arranged on the upper side of a telescopic boom, and the influence of flexural deformation of a telescopic boom on the position of a pin hole and the stress of an boom pin is reduced. |
| US10479656B2 |
Modular, adaptable and foldable apparatus for a climbing crane
Crane-support apparatus for mounting a tower crane onto a side of a high-rise building under construction, enabling ascending of the tower crane according to the upwards progression of the building construction, including a chassis configured to support a climbing frame of the tower crane mast, and at least one reinforcement element. A distal end of the chassis is hingedly attached to the distal end of the reinforcement element. In a deployed, support mode, the chassis is aligned in a horizontal position, and the reinforcement element is aligned in a slanted position. In a folded, mobilization mode, the chassis and the reinforcement element are configured to be pulled by at least one lifting cable at the distal end of the chassis and the reinforcement element with the chassis and the reinforcement element hingedly folded and aligned in vertical positions. A method for using the apparatus in both modes is also provided. |
| US10479651B2 |
Cooling of machine for elevator system
An electric machine includes a rotor including a plurality of permanent magnets. The rotor is rotatable about a central axis of the machine. The machine further includes a stator having a stator hub and a plurality of stator windings positioned at the stator hub and located radially inboard of the plurality of permanent magnets. A plurality of fins extend radially inwardly from an inner surface of the stator hub. |
| US10479650B2 |
Arrangement for reducing displacement of an elevator car caused by a change in loading
An arrangement for reducing the displacement of an elevator car caused by a change in loading includes at least an elevator car configured to move up and down in an elevator hoistway and one or more counterweights, and also at least one rope element above the elevator car and at least one rope element below the elevator car and at least one pretensioner of the rope elements. The elevator car and counterweight are configured to be supported and moved via the rope elements and the pretensioner and rope pulleys, of which rope pulleys the first part are diverting pulleys, and the second part are traction sheaves. The arrangement additionally includes at least two hoisting machines. In the arrangement is a mechanism configured to lock at least two rope pulleys to be non-rotating at least during loading of the elevator car. |
| US10479647B2 |
Depth sensor based sensing for special passenger conveyance loading conditions
A passenger conveyance special loading system includes a depth-sensing sensor for capturing depth map data of objects within a field of view. A processing module in communication with the depth-sensing sensor receives the depth map data, the processing module uses the depth map data calculate passenger data associated with an object to determine a special loading condition. A passenger conveyance controller receives the passenger data from the processing module, the passenger conveyance controller controls a passenger conveyance dispatch control function in response to the special loading condition. |
| US10479646B2 |
Solution for compensating an effect of temperature change in a proximity sensor in a machinery brake of an elevator
A machinery brake of an elevator includes a frame part including an electromagnet, an armature part, an inductive proximity sensor indirectly mounted to one of the following: the frame part, the armature part, and a target mounted to another of the following: the frame part, armature part. The machinery brake further includes, for establishing the indirect mounting: a temperature change compensation device mounted between the inductive proximity sensor and one of the following: the frame part, the armature part. Some aspects relate to a method for compensating a change in switching point of an inductive proximity sensor. |
| US10479642B2 |
Pull-out type cord winding module
A pull-out type cord winding module, comprising a rotary wheel (6) which a cord (7) is wound on and which is connected with a coil spring (5), and a stopper mechanism working cooperatively with the rotary wheel (6) and including a functional rail, a ball (3) and a rolling assisting device. The functional rail comprises a locking rail, a communicating rail (25) and annular rails (21, 22) which are connected, groove-shaped and arranged around an outer circumference of the rotary wheel (6). A guide groove (91) is provided on the rolling assisting device, and two ends of the guide groove (91) are located at the upper and lower sides of the outer circumference of the rotary wheel (6) respectively. The guide groove (91) cooperates with the functional rail to hold the ball (3). When the rotary wheel (6) rotates, the ball (3) rolls in the functional rail to lock or unlock rotation of the rotary wheel (6). |
| US10479638B2 |
Printing system
A series of conveyance paths to convey a recording medium is formed across a printer and a post-processing device in a printing system. The printing system includes: a detection unit that detects that the post-processing device has entered a predetermined state; and a paper feeding control unit that limits the number of recording media fed to the conveyance path, when it is not detected that the post-processing device has entered the predetermined state, based on the number of recording media conveyable to the post-processing device after the post-processing device enters the predetermined state. |
| US10479636B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same
A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveying roller that conveys a sheet, a processing tray on which the sheet from the conveying roller is loaded, a reference stopper provided at one end of the processing tray, a return paddle having an elastic piece for transferring the sheet from the conveying roller to the reference member, and a roller arm that moves the return paddle in the sheet thickness direction at a predetermined moving rate according to the number of sheets loaded on the processing tray. The moving rate of the roller arm is reduced as the number of sheets loaded on the processing tray is increased. With this configuration, aligning property of even a wavy sheet can be suppressed from being deteriorated at sheet loading. |
| US10479634B2 |
Machine and method for producing bobbins of stretch film
A winding machine (10) is disclosed comprising at least one reel holder (12) mounted on a supporting frame (11) and rotatable around its own axis (13), and a plurality of reels (1-4) mounted on the holder (12) and integrally rotatable therewith so that at least one first reel (1) is in at least one operative winding position of a bobbin (5). It is further described a respective method for the in-line winding of bobbins (5) of stretch film (6), comprising the steps of rotating a core (7) on a reel (1) in an operative winding position to wind the film (6) onto the core (7), positioning a contact roll (15a) in at least one proximal contacting position in which it contacts the winding bobbin (5) for facilitating the peripheral winding of the stretch film (6) on the core (7), bringing the reel (1) from the operative winding position of the bobbin (5) to an operative unloading position of the bobbin, positioning an accompanying roll (15b) in at least one proximal contacting position in which it contacts the bobbin (5) for facilitating the peripheral winding of the stretch film (6) on the bobbin (7), transversally cutting the stretch film (6) and unloading the bobbin (5). The movement of the contact roll (15a) and the accompanying roll (15b) is carried out by means of electric actuators (18a, 18b). |
| US10479632B1 |
Stretch film dispenser with lifting device
A stretch film dispenser with a lifting device is disclosed. The lifting device includes a first operating unit. The first operating unit has a first through hole. The first through hole is provided with a first fixing member. The first operating unit further has a first opening. The first opening is provided with a first control member. The first operating unit is connected with an accommodating unit. The accommodating unit includes a telescopic rod therein. An outer peripheral wall of the telescopic rod is formed with a plurality of spaced first positioning holes corresponding to the first fixing member. The first fixing member is engaged in one of the plurality of first positioning holes for positioning the telescopic rod. Thereby, the telescopic adjustment of the telescopic rod is controlled by the first operating unit for articles of different heights, and the packing process is more smooth and convenient. |
| US10479624B2 |
Dock housing
An apparatus and related method for a dock housing for a pre-existing loading dock. The dock housing includes a base with top and bottom surfaces and front, back and opposed sidewalls. The front wall has integral fork pockets for interaction with forks on a fork truck for movement of the base into a desired location and the top surface has an opening to receive a dock leveler into such opening. Also included is a modular frame mounted onto the base in sections, the sections including a frame-front wall, opposed frame-sidewalls and a frame-top wall, the frame-front wall having a trailer-receiving opening to receive a trailer, the frame-sidewalls including a slotted-base attachment for securement of the base and sidewalls together. The dock housing is formed by securing the frame-sidewalls to a wall of a pre-existing building as well as securing the base, the frame-front wall and the frame-top wall together. |
| US10479623B2 |
Sludge handling system with rotating discharge device
A sludge handling system includes a bin from which treated sewage sludge is discharged. A rotabable discharge device includes an arm for scraping the inside of the bin and a frusto-conical chute from which sludge is discharged through a gate to a waiting truck. A stationary scoop is provided mounted on the gate to scrape the interior wall of the chute of adhering sludge. |
| US10479622B1 |
Stacker-reclaimer apparatus
A stacker-reclaimer apparatus for handling bulk material at a storage site comprising a central tower having a vertical axis; an infeed conveyer; a stacker boom rotatably mounted to the central tower about the vertical axis, the stacker boom receiving the bulk material from the infeed conveyer; a reclaimer boom rotatably mounted to the central tower about the vertical axis; first and second conveyer screws mounted on the reclaimer boom, the first and second conveyer screws extending along first and second longitudinal sides of the reclaimer boom, respectively; a first harrow extending upwardly and angularly away from the first longitudinal side of the reclaimer boom; a second harrow extending upwardly and angularly away from the second longitudinal side of the reclaimer boom; a reclaim hopper, the reclaim hopper receiving bulk material from the reclaimer boom; and an outfeed conveyer, the outfeed conveyer receiving bulk material from the reclaim hopper. |
| US10479618B2 |
Tank pressurization control for air carts
A pneumatic distribution system for distributing a granular product to an agricultural implement includes a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, a valve, and a controller. The first pressure sensor is fluidly coupled to a storage tank that stores the granular product and outputs a first signal indicative of a first static pressure in the storage tank. The second pressure sensor is fluidly coupled to a meter housing and outputs a second signal indicative of a second static pressure in the meter housing. The valve is fluidly coupled between the storage tank and the primary line and selectively enables the air stream to flow from the primary line to the storage tank. The controller is communicatively coupled to the first pressure sensor, to the second pressure sensor, and to the valve. The controller instructs the valve to enable the air stream to flow from the primary line into the storage tank until the first static pressure is greater than the second static pressure by a threshold amount. |
| US10479617B2 |
Sorting center architecture including a looped conveyor
A logistics installation (200) for sorting articles, the installation including a looped conveyor (210) comprising P pre-sorting devices (PT1, PT2) for pre-sorting the articles, injection zones (ZI-1, ZI-2, ZI-3, ZI-4, ZI-5, ZI-6) for injecting the pre-sorted articles onto the conveyor, and outlet zones (ZS-1, ZS-2, ZS-3, ZS-4, ZS-5, ZS-6) for unloading the articles from the conveyor, the injection zones alternating with the outlet zones along the conveyor, each injection zone being followed by an outlet zone, in which installation each injection zone is connected to one pre-sorting device only, and each pre-sorting device is connected to one in every P injection zones considered sequentially around the conveyor. |
| US10479614B2 |
Roller conveyor jam break tool
The invention relates to a roller conveyor jam break tool having a molded head member that is configured to clear a conveyor jam without the risk of the head member falling between two adjacent rollers and becoming lodged between those adjacent rollers. The molded head member is constructed of a lightweight durable, polymeric material, and the molded head member can be integrally fabricated with or selectively attached to a terminal end of an elongate handle. |
| US10479612B1 |
Carton induction optimization in order fulfillment picking system
Technology for optimizing carton induction in an order fulfillment picking system is described. In an example embodiment, a method, implemented using one or more computing devices, may include receiving scan data reflecting status of cartons being conveyed by a conveying system, receiving confirmatory input reflecting pick completion for a subset of the cartons being conveyed by the conveying system, and generating an estimated time of arrival for one or more cartons not yet inducted into the conveying system based on the scan data and the confirmatory input. The method may further include generating a load forecast based on the estimated time of arrival and inducting one or more of the one or more cartons into the conveying system based on the load forecast. |
| US10479599B2 |
Industrial bag lift loop assembly
A lifting assembly and method for a flexible bag includes one or more lift members, wherein each lift member is coupled to a layer of material, e.g., a fabric layer. The fabric layer can be coupled to a flexible bag wherein the fabric layer is an intermediate layer between the lift member and the flexible bag. The fabric layer can be heat fused or otherwise coupled to a bag without stitching or sewing, which eliminates the creation of sew or stitch holes that breach a containment area of the bag and which can weaken the bag fabric. The one or more lift members, however, can be sewn or stitched to one or more intermediate layers. |
| US10479592B1 |
Aerosol canister case with locking twist cap
A case for securing an aerosol canister, including a body, including a first lateral wall having a first top edge and a first bottom edge, a bottom wall connected to the first lateral wall proximate the first bottom edge, and at least one cutout arranged in the first lateral wall proximate the first top edge, and a cap connected to the body, including a nozzle in fluid contact with a stem of the aerosol canister, and at least one gusset arranged to engage the at least one cutout, wherein in an unlocked position, the cap is displaceable in a first axial direction relative to the body to dispense the contents of the aerosol canister out of the nozzle, and in a locked position, the cap is not displaceable in the first axial direction. |
| US10479589B2 |
Pharmaceutical cassette
A cassette for dispensing pharmaceuticals includes a base defining an outlet and having a drive member. The drive member is configured to be rotated. The cassette also includes a plurality of plate assemblies supported by the base in a stacked configuration. Each plate assembly includes a plate body defining an opening aligned with the outlet, and a disk coupled to the drive member and defining a plurality of cubbies. Each disk is rotatable relative to the corresponding plate body by rotating the drive member of the base to selectively align each cubby with the opening in the plate body. |
| US10479586B2 |
Dispensing container
A dispensing container configured to store at least one substance wherein the dispensing container is further configured to be releasably secured to a vertical support surface. The dispensing container includes a body being formed from a plurality of walls, a top and a bottom contiguously formed to create an interior volume. The interior volume is configured to have at least one storage compartment having a substance stored therein. The body further includes a first dispenser integrally formed on the front wall of the body proximate the bottom thereof. A second dispenser is further included and is formed in the bottom of the body. A mounting tab is secured to the rear wall of the body. The mounting tab includes an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the lower portion has a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed thereon. The body is manufactured from a lightweight material. |
| US10479585B2 |
Container with magnetic cap and container holder
A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The container can be sealed by a lid structure and the lid structure may include a rotatable handle. The container may further have a holder used to engage the container and the holder and container may be configured to lock to each other. |
| US10479584B2 |
Microwave packaging
A container for heating a plurality of food items with microwave energy. The container has a tray with a sidewall extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, an insert disposed at least partially in the interior of the tray, and a plurality of receptacles at least partially defined by the insert. Each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles can be for at least partially receiving at least one food item of the plurality of food items. |
| US10479583B1 |
Method and apparatus for keeping insects out of shipment loads
An apparatus and method for storing and transporting a load (12) of goods, having been treated or fumigated for insects. The apparatus comprises a bag (10) and a sealing means (14) that seals bag once load (12) is inserted. All or a portion of bag 10 is made with netting, screen, or other porous material (13) that keep insects out of bag (10) but allow for sufficient ventilation of load (12). Bag (10) may be a single piece or multiple pieces and the location of porous material (13) on bag (10) may vary depending on the type of goods contained in load (12). The apparatus may also contain securement means (24) that help hold load (12) in place. The method comprises loading, sealing, transporting, and unloading goods using the described apparatus. |
| US10479576B2 |
Recloseable package, recloseable packaging method, and method of using recloseable package
A package for storing perishable goods. Film forming the package has an inner layer that defines an interior surface of the package and is formed from a polyethylene and a tack agent that has migrated to the interior surface to provide tackiness. The tackiness permits cold resealing of the package after it has been opened, without substantially adhering to the perishable goods so that the perishable goods can be non-destructively removed from the package. An outer layer of the film defines an exterior surface of the package and is formed from another polyethylene. The polyethylene of the outer layer is configured to block migration of the tack agent through the outer layer such that the exterior surface is substantially non-tacky. |
| US10479568B2 |
Reusable pouring spout system and method of improving the pouring and storage of particulate material housed in bulk packaging
A removable dispensing system for improving the extraction of pourable material from bulk packaging. The system includes a spout having an end with a flanged base and an end with a closure mechanism. The spout is connected to the bulk packaging with a two-sided adhesive element or coupler. The coupler attaches to the packaging and to the flanged base of the spout. The spout may be removed by hand and attached to a different package. |
| US10479565B2 |
Wine Barrel
The present invention relates to a barrel lid, such as a wood wine barrel lid, that inhibits and withstands warping and/or deformation. In one embodiment, the anti-warping wine barrel head comprises a plurality of adjacent slats, a plurality of staves where at least one stave disposed between each pair of adjacent slats, a plurality of grooves disposed on a top and/or bottom surface of the barrel head where each groove is oriented at an angle with respect to the plurality of slats, and a plurality of rods disposed in the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves where at least one rod is disposed in each of the plurality of top and/or bottom surface grooves. In some embodiments, staves are double flanged or rectangular, and rods have a half-round cross-section or triangular cross-section. In other embodiments, a gasket may span the periphery of the barrel lid, for example, along a lip thereof. In some embodiments, a locking ring is utilized to secure wine barrel lid to the container or drum. |
| US10479564B2 |
Container sealing lid with utensil holder
A kit for sealing an open container includes a utensil and a lid. The lid includes a lid body, a sealing mechanism, and at least one holding lug. The sealing mechanism is positioned on an inner face of the lid body, and is configured to sealingly engage an opening of a container to enable the lid to seal the opening of the container. The at least one holding lug extends radially outward from the lid body, and has a through hole extending along a direction perpendicular to the inner face. The through hole is configured to mount the utensil on the lid when the lid is engaged with a container. |
| US10479561B2 |
Stopper
The stopper is equipped with a stopper main body having a guiding path extending in an axial direction. A stopper member has a flow path extending in the axial direction and is inserted in the guiding path of the stopper main body. A sealing member inserts into the flow path of the stopper member in such a manner as to block the flow path. The stopper member is equipped with, at a position where the sealing member is inserted, a first peripheral wall section fixed in a manner as to extend in the axial direction and a second peripheral wall section separated from the first peripheral wall section in a circumferential direction and extending radially outward along the axial direction. |
| US10479559B2 |
Package with a multi-piece handle
A package has a flexible package body and a handle for carrying the package. The flexible package body has at least six faces and a reclosable opening on a face of the flexible package body. The handle is positioned over the reclosable opening and has a first strap, a second strap, and a connection portion. The first strap includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the first strap is attached to one face of the package body. The second strap includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the second strap is attached to another face of the package body that is opposite to the face that is attached to the first strap. The connection portion is located on the second end of the second strap and is detachably engaged to the second end of the first strap. |
| US10479556B2 |
Integrally, extrusion blow molded container, label and RFID tag
An improved method for molding a plastic container within a mold including an RFID tag to generate a container which leaves a mold having an RFID tag bonded between the container and a label. This method provides for an improved integrally, extrusion blow molded container, label and RFID tag combination. |
| US10479555B2 |
Device for adjusting the capacity of a beverage cup
A device for adjusting the capacity of a beverage cup is provided. The device includes an insertion unit having at least a volume smaller than an interior volume of a cup and a shape in which a lower end portion of the insertion unit comes in contact with a bottom portion of the cup when inserted into the cup. The insertion unit includes a first magnet sealed in a bottom portion of the insertion unit. The device also includes an outer fixed unit to be placed under the cup. The outer fixed unit includes a second magnet sealed in the upper portion of the outer fixed unit for interacting with the first magnet of the insertion unit and securing the insertion unit to the cup by a magnetic force between the magnets. |
| US10479553B2 |
Nestable pallet
A nestable pallet includes a deck having opposed side edges and opposed end edges. A plurality of feet extend downward from the deck. The feet are hollow and elongated in a direction parallel to the side edges of the deck. The deck includes openings therethrough that lead into the feet for receiving the feet of an identical nestable pallet nested thereon. A half pallet includes a half deck and a plurality of feet extending downward from the half deck. The feet of the half pallet extend into half of the plurality of feet of the nestable pallet. Optionally, the deck further includes a handle opening having at least one handle wall adjacent the handle opening. A plurality of ribs extend upward from the handle wall. |
| US10479552B2 |
Plastic container with lift handle for fork truck transport
A plastic tote style container having a first handle connected to an upper portion of a first end wall and a second handle connected to an upper portion of a second side wall is provided. The first and second handles are sized and positioned to form openings between the handles and the end walls that can accept a single tine of a fork truck or other similar device. This allows for carrying heavier loads in the tote style container. |
| US10479551B2 |
End closure with double anti-missile score
An end closure for food and beverage containers provides controlled opening characteristics to prevent the unintentional missiling of a tear panel. The end closure comprises a score line that defines a portion of the tear panel, and the end closure may comprise one or more anti-missile features that inhibit the propagation of a fracture down a score line, which reduces the likelihood that a tear panel will inadvertently detach from the end closure and injure the user or another. |
| US10479550B2 |
Packaging and method of opening
A crack-propagation line is separate from a seal joining two shells of a confectionery packaging. The confectionery packaging is opened by separating the packaging along the crack-propagation line such that a portion of at least one of the parts of the confectionery packaging is broken to form an opening through which the packaged confectionery can be removed. Consequently, there is provided a method of forming a confectionery packaging and a method of packaging a confectionery product wherein two shells of a confectionery packaging are sealed together and a crack-propagation line is formed in a portion of at least one of the parts of the confectionery packaging. Suitably, the crack-propagation line extends away from the seal joining the two parts. The confectionery packaging is opened by separating at least one of the parts of the confectionery packaging, leaving the seal substantially unaffected. The additional step of forming a separate crack-propagation line rather than intending the confectionery packaging to be opened by separating the two parts through the seal provides improved opening characteristics. |
| US10479545B2 |
Double container
Provided is a double container (1) configured so that water entrance through an atmospheric air introduction hole (15) can be reliably prevented and that an adverse effect due to water entrance into an intermediate space (21) between an outer shell (11) and an inner bag (12) can be avoided. The double container (1) has the outer shell (11) and the inner bag (12). The inner bag (12) contracts in association with a decrease in contents housed in the inner bag (12). The outer shell (11) is provided with the air introduction hole (15). Further, a hydrophobic filter configured to allow air penetration and block water is provided to close the air introduction hole (15). |
| US10479533B2 |
Spacecraft landing and recovery inflation system
A landing inflation system may include a compressed gas source, an airbag assembly fluidly coupled to the compressed gas source and configured to receive compressed gas, and a command processor configured to: (1) generate an inflation initiation command signal in response to an initiation signal, (2) generate an inflation cessation command signal in response to a nominal fill pressure signal, and (3) generate a vent command signal in response to an impact pressure signal. |
| US10479532B2 |
Stress relieved welds in positive expulsion fuel tanks with rolling metal diaphragms
A metallic positive expulsion fuel tank with stress free weld seams may include a first hemispherical shell with a first edge; and a hemispherical rolling metal diaphragm with a first edge attached to the first hemispherical shell along matching first edges. A second hemispherical shell with a first edge may be attached to the first edge of the first hemispherical shell by a first weld seam thereby forming two interior chambers separated by the hemispherical rolling metal diaphragm. A pressurized gas inlet may be attached to the first hemispherical dome; and a fuel outlet fixture may be attached to the second hemispherical dome. The first weld seam may have been stress relieved by a localized post-weld heat treatment confined to an immediate vicinity of the first weld seam. |
| US10479529B2 |
Composite panel tool
A method and apparatus for holding a panel. A rigid frame is secured on an aircraft on a rework area on the aircraft. A carrier is attached to the rigid frame. The panel is held on the carrier and the carrier moves the panel about a plurality of axes. The panel moves with the carrier such that the panel has a desired position relative to a rework opening in the rework area. The panel is attached to the aircraft while the panel is held in the desired position relative to the rework opening. |
| US10479527B2 |
External anchoring harpoon for aircraft
An external anchoring harpoon for an aircraft in order to anchor the aircraft on an anchor grid of a platform, the external anchoring harpoon comprises a frame connected to the aircraft, a harpoon head, and a deployment device for deploying the harpoon head. The deployment device comprises a cable, a movement device for moving the cable connected to the frame, the cable being connected to the harpoon head and to the movement device. The deployment device also comprises a main telescopic strut and two secondary telescopic struts so as to enable the harpoon head to be centered under the aircraft and so as to enable the harpoon head to be anchored to the anchor grid. |
| US10479519B2 |
Nacelle short inlet for fan blade removal
A fan assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a fan including a plurality of fan blades extending radially outwardly from a fan hub to a blade tip defining a fan diameter. A nacelle surrounds the fan and defines a fan inlet upstream of the fan, relative to an airflow direction into the fan. The nacelle has a forwardmost edge defining an inlet length from the forwardmost edge to a leading edge of a fan blade. A ratio of inlet length to fan diameter is between 0.20 and 0.45. A nacelle inner surface defines a nacelle flowpath having a convex throat portion and a diffusion portion between the throat portion and the leading edge of the fan blade at a topmost portion of the nacelle. The throat portion has a minimum throat radius measured from a fan central axis greater than a blade tip radius. |
| US10479508B2 |
Jumpseat, and a vehicle provided with the jumpseat
A jumpseat having a carrier structure comprising at least one seat pan. The jumpseat comprises a mounting structure provided with at least two arms having at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation about a stowage axis, said carrier structure being hinged to each arm by a pivot arrangement, said pivot arrangement being hinged to each arm about a folding axis, the folding and stowage axes being parallel to each other, said pivot arrangement giving the carrier structure at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation relative to the arms about an elevation axis. |
| US10479501B2 |
Payload orientation control and stabilization
Systems and methods for maintaining and stabilizing the position and orientation of a payload attached to a high-altitude balloon are provided. A payload may be attached to a powered gimbal. The powered gimbal may be configured to orient and position the payload in a plurality of directions corresponding to a first, second, and third rotational axis of the balloon-mounted payload system. After the payload is positioned by the powered gimbal, the position and orientation of the payload may be maintained and stabilized by one or more rotational stabilization devices. The stabilization by the one or more rotational stabilization devices can occur along any one, or combination of, the first, second, and third rotational axes. |
| US10479497B2 |
Inboard bearing assemblies having load transfer shoe bolts
A proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having helicopter and airplane flight modes includes a yoke having a plurality of blade arms each having an inboard pocket with an outboard surface. Each of a plurality of bearing assemblies is disposed at least partially within one of the inboard pockets with each bearing assembly including a shear bearing and a centrifugal force bearing having an integral shoe with an outboard surface. Each of a plurality of inboard beams is disposed at least partially between one of the centrifugal force bearings and one of the shear bearings. Each of a plurality of proprotor blades is coupled to one of the inboard beams. The integral shoes are coupled to the yoke such that there is a spaced apart relationship between the outboard surfaces of the integral shoes and the outboard surfaces of the pockets to prevent centrifugal force load transfer therebetween. |
| US10479496B2 |
Magnetic orientation detent with motor assist
In one embodiment, a magnetic orientation detent includes a motor coupled to a motor shaft, the motor mechanically coupled to a motor mount. The magnetic orientation detent may also include a flywheel mechanically coupled to a distal end of the motor shaft. The magnetic orientation detent may further include a first plurality of magnets coupled to the motor mount and a second plurality of magnets coupled to the flywheel. The second plurality of magnets couple magnetically to the first plurality of magnets. |
| US10479493B2 |
Damper device and an aircraft
A damper device provided with a first connection member, a second connection member, a resilient member, and a hydraulic system. The hydraulic system includes an outer casing and a rod, the first connection member being fastened in reversible manner to the outer casing, the resilient member being arranged around a projecting portion of the rod, the resilient member comprising at least one resilient means interposed between a first strength member and a second strength member, the first strength member being fastened in reversible manner to the outer casing, the second strength member being constrained to move in translation with the projecting portion, and the connection member being fastened in reversible manner to the projecting portion. |
| US10479490B2 |
Multi-configuration autonomous platform with mounted camera
A system for video imaging and photographing using an autonomous aerial platform. The system may be a quad rotor system using electrically powered propellers. The aerial platform may be commanded by the user to follow an object of interest. The aerial platform may have multiple configurations for its thrust units such that they are clear of the field of view of the imaging device in a first configuration, such that they protect the imaging device during landing in a second configuration, and that allows for efficient storage in a stowed configuration. |
| US10479488B2 |
Cable cutter system
Some examples of a cable cutting system include a first cutting apparatus that includes a recess to receive a cable. The system includes a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus. The second cutting apparatus includes multiple cutting surfaces arranged to cut the cable received at the recess. |
| US10479487B2 |
Landing gear folding brace with locking actuator
A locking actuator arrangement may comprise an actuator housing defining a retaining cavity, an actuator piston comprising a piston head and a piston rod extending from the piston head, a receptacle body defining a receiving cavity, wherein the receiving cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of the piston rod, and the piston rod is configured to be received by the receiving cavity in response to alignment of at least two coupled links. |
| US10479485B2 |
Aircraft landing gear assembly
An aircraft landing gear assembly comprising a first member coupled to a second member in parallel by a bolt. First and second mechanical fixings are mounted on the bolt and arranged to apply a clamping force to the members. The first member is arranged in use to be loaded and the second member is anchored to react the load. The assembly includes one or more spacers, each spacer defining one or more land regions and one or more voids. Each spacer is provided between the inner axial face of one of the fixings and the flat outer face of the respective member such that the land regions separate the fixing from the member and the voids are positioned such that angular movement of the fixing due to deflection of the bolt causes the radially outermost point on the fixing sidewall to move into one of the voids. |
| US10479482B1 |
Propeller with passive variable pitch and rotatable base
In an embodiment, a propeller assembly includes a blade and a joint. The blade is adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the blade to vary a pitch of the blade, wherein the blade includes a plurality of bearings provided on a proximal end of the blade. The joint is adapted to couple the blade to a central shaft of the assembly via the plurality of bearings, where the joint is adapted to telescope and twist along the central shaft of the assembly such that in a first position, the blade is at a first angle. In a second position, the blade is at a second angle greater than the first angle. |
| US10479480B2 |
Foldable wing for an aircraft and aircraft having a foldable wing
A foldable wing for an aircraft includes a base wing having a base wing end region, a wing tip having a connection region, a first engagement means integrated into the base wing, a second engagement means integrated into the wing tip, and a drive mechanism coupled with the wing tip for moving the wing tip relative to the base wing. The first and second engagement means are adapted for engaging each other along a sliding course from a first position, in which the connection region of the wing tip and the base wing end region are in a flush contact to form a continuous wing, up to a second position, in which the first engagement means and the second engagement means disengage. The drive mechanism includes a first movement element and a second movement element at least partially extending in a spanwise direction, and supported in a linear guide each. |
| US10479479B2 |
Folding wing tip and biased locking device
The invention provides an aircraft comprising an aircraft wing. The aircraft wing comprises a fixed wing and a wing tip device at the tip thereof, wherein the wing tip device is configurable between: (i) a locked flight configuration for use during flight and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations, in which ground configuration the wing tip device is moved away from the flight configuration such that the span of the aircraft wing is reduced. The aircraft wing further comprises a locking mechanism for locking the folding wing tip device in the flight configuration. The locking mechanism comprises a locking hook associated with one of the folding wing tip device and the fixed wing, and a locking pin associated with the other of the folding wing tip device and the fixed wing, and a biasing device, wherein in the locked configuration the locking pin is engaged with the locking hook and the biasing device acts to preload the locking mechanism. |
| US10479475B2 |
Composite stringer beam joint structure of an aircraft
A stringer beam joint structure of an aircraft formed from fiber-reinforced composites includes a wing and a wing box. The wing is joined to the wing box at a side of a joint structure. The wing and the wing box each includes a lower skin. A plurality of stringers is coupled to the lower skin and all made of fiber-reinforced composites. A first end of at least one of the plurality of stringers at the side of the joint structure features a web cutout with a taper formed in the base flange that spans longitudinal to the respective stringer and the taper located at the end of each respective stringer, where the taper runs from a knife edge of a base flange of the respective stringer to a full height of the base flange. The tapered surface of the base flange is contiguous with an edge of the web cutout. |
| US10479474B2 |
Friction stir welded wingtip torque box
Provided are wingtip torque boxes and methods of fabricating such boxes using friction stir welding. Specifically, a wingtip torque box may be formed by friction stir welding two monolithic clamshells along their respective spars thereby forming a new monolithic structure. Use of the friction stir welding and monolithic clamshells simplifies the overall fabrication process and yields a robust wingtip torque box that can be bolted on or otherwise attached to an aircraft wing. The wingtip torque box may include internal grid stiffeners and/or external stiffeners that may be also monolithic with other components of the box. For example, the stiffeners may be machined in spars or skin portions of the clamshells during fabrication of clamshells. The wingtip torque box may have a continuous cavity extending between the ends and, in some embodiments, between spars of the box and providing access for performing various operations inside the box. |
| US10479473B2 |
Omnidirectional frangible joint
A reusable frangible joint includes a first part having a hemispherical convex surface, and a second part defined by a reversely identical mating hemispherical concave surface. The convex and concave surfaces of the joint are secured and held together in compression until a predetermined applied load causes the joint to fail. The joint includes at least one replaceable fastener that rigidly secures and holds the respective concave and convex surfaces together. The fastener, designed to be the only part of the joint configured to fail, is sheared apart under the predetermined load, which results in separation of the concave and convex parts from one another irrespective of from which direction or to which part the impact load is applied. The failed fastener can then be replaced, wherein the frangible joint becomes immediately reusable, as having incurred no other damage by the impact load. |
| US10479470B2 |
Rotary vane steering gear
A rotary vane steering gear driven by a rotary vane hydraulic actuator, having a body confining an internal hydraulic space in the shape of toroid with a rotation axis (X-X). The body is divided by a plane (A-A) perpendicular to the rotation axis and in case of a circular torus shaped hydraulic space passing through the center point of the circle delimiting the space, the plane divides the space into a movable part (rotor 1.1) and a stationary part (stator 1.2). Both parts are bound by two thrust rings, that are fastened concentrically on the radially opposite sides of the hydraulic space, each to the respective edge of one body part and in radial overlap with the other body part, to create two concentric slewing bearings. |
| US10479469B2 |
Steering system for an outboard motor
A steering system includes a steering sensor, a gear motor assembly, and a controller. The steering sensor is disposed at a helm. The gear motor assembly at least partially extends between a mid-unit and a lower unit of an outboard motor. The controller is in communication with the steering sensor and the gear motor assembly. The controller is programmed to command the gear motor assembly to pivot the lower unit relative to the mid-unit in response to a signal provided by the steering sensor. |
| US10479466B2 |
Paddling apparatus
A paddling apparatus that includes a paddle having a blade on at least one end of a paddle shaft, an attachment removably attachable to the paddle shaft, and an accessory connecting element on a first side of the attachment for removably connecting at least one accessory to the attachment. The accessory includes a training aid that has a first base rotatably attached with the accessory connecting element and an elongated element pivotally attached to the base. |
| US10479465B2 |
Underwater modular device
Reconfigurable vehicles, methods of configuring modular vehicles are provided. Vehicles may have modules that may be coupled to the vehicle at discrete positions and at discrete angles. Configurations for the modular vehicles may be further determined automatically depending on desired vehicle characteristics. Modular vehicles may be configured manually, and a predicted vehicle characteristic may be determined. |
| US10479464B2 |
Water rescue system
Water rescue systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. One water rescue system, includes, one or more poles, with one or more J-hooks attached thereto; and a sling made from a length of line to form a loop sized to accommodate a torso of a victim to be rescued from a body of water, and wherein one of the one or more J-hooks is positioned to hold the sling in position during the placement of the sling over the victim. |
| US10479463B1 |
Personal flotation device with inflatable light reflective balloon
A personal flotation device having a vest, an inflatable balloon, a gas cartridge, a tube, and a harness assembly. The vest comprises a first prong, a second prong opposite the first prong; and a connection member connecting the first prong to the second prong. The connection member comprises a pocket and a flap. The gas cartridge is disposed in the first prong of the vest. The tube connects the inflatable balloon to the gas cartridge. An end of the tube is directly attached to the inflatable balloon. The inflatable balloon is characterized by a deflated condition, stored in the pocket, and an inflated condition. |
| US10479458B2 |
Inflatable paddle board
An example inflatable paddle board includes an inflatable stand-up board chamber. The example inflatable paddle board also includes a curve-shaped front hull chamber at least partially overhanging at least a front portion of the inflatable stand-up board chamber. The example inflatable paddle board also includes a tent covering between the inflatable stand-up board chamber and the curve-shaped front hull chamber. |
| US10479457B2 |
Small flat-bottomed floating craft, preferably swimming board configured to observe underwater space
Use: in building of light, predominantly individual sports and tourist floating craft. Essence of the invention: the display on the surface of the swimming board or surfboard broadcasts the information received both from video cameras located either on the surface of the floating craft or on the supports or pulled in tow under the water, and from external mobile and other devices. The display is configured to stabilize the displayed image and compensate effects caused by water refraction coefficient, and has the ability of creating animated graphic marks and tips to facilitate user's balancing on the floating craft. |
| US10479449B2 |
Inflatable watercraft and method of making same
A watercraft is made of at least two inflatable members, each being made of a drop-stitch which provides strength and stiffness comparable to a solid material. Air pressures of twenty to thirty pounds are possible with drop-stitch material. Using near net shape structures, a cockpit is formed by stacking one inflatable member on top of the other. The two members are separately inflatable and bound together adhesively or with heat welding or tacking. Advantageously, the watercraft can function as both a board type watercraft or as a boat, capable of being paddled while standing up, or motored with an outboard motor. |
| US10479442B2 |
Vehicle having an electric drive, in particular an electrical bicycle, and method for operating such a vehicle
A vehicle operable by muscle force and/or pedaling force including an electric drive, a control unit for actuating the electric drive, a crankshaft drive; a first detection device for detecting a cycle time across a predefined crank angle, a second detection device for detecting a force applied by a driver; and a third detection device for detecting a first time during which the force applied by the driver lies above a threshold value, or a second time during which the force applied by the driver lies below the threshold value, and the control unit is configured to calculate a quotient of the first time and the cycle time, or a quotient of the second time and the cycle time, or a quotient of the first time and the second time, and the control unit is further configured to control the electric drive as a function of the calculated quotient. |
| US10479437B2 |
Accessory stem
An apparatus for a bicycle including a stem body and a mount. The stem body can include at least one handlebar clamping surface and at least one mount clamping surface. The mount can include a first clamping surface. The first clamping surface can be configured to match at least one mount clamping surface. The mount can be configured to clamp between the stem body and a handlebar. |
| US10479436B2 |
Collapsible vehicle
A powered vehicle has a rear frame assembly and a front frame assembly that are pivotally attached to one another, and can be pivoted from a normal fully-extended operating position to a folded position in which the frame assemblies are positioned substantially adjacent to one another, effectively reducing overall vehicle length to about half. One or more latch members lock the front and rear frame assemblies in the fully-extended, normal operating position, and they may be used to lock the frame assemblies in the folded position. The seat support structure may be integrated with the front and rear frame assemblies such that pivoting the frame assemblies toward the folded position collapses the seat support. The steering tiller may also be collapsible toward the front frame assembly. The rear wheels may be mounted on a transaxle that is pivotally mounted on the rear frame assembly. An extendable handle may be provided to assist in the folding operation and to tow the collapsed vehicle on its anti-tip rollers. |
| US10479434B2 |
Saddle-riding-type electric vehicle fuel cell stack fixation structure
In a saddle-riding-type electric vehicle fuel cell stack fixation structure, a vehicle body frame includes: a pair of right and left main frames that extend rearward from a head pipe and that are arranged on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of a fuel cell stack; a pair of right and left downward frames that extend rearward from the head pipe and that are arranged below the pair of right and left main frames; and a cross member that bridges a space in a vehicle width direction between at least the right and left downward frames and that fixes the fuel cell stack. |
| US10479432B2 |
Vehicle having a swivel wheel
A tricycle may be operable between a first mode of operation steerable by a tricycle rider, and a second mode of operation steerable by an individual pushing the tricycle. A rider handle, in the first mode, may be configured to be rotationally coupled with the stem in a manner permitting a tricycle rider to exert forces on the rider handle and thereby turn the fork, and the rider handle in the second mode, being configured to be rotationally uncoupled from the stem, preventing forces on the rider handle from turning the fork. At least one rotation restricted may be included for preventing the front wheel from turning to a position where the front wheel axis leads the fork axis, and for maintaining the front wheel axis in a position trailing the fork axis both when the tricycle is propelled by a tricycle rider in the first mode and when the tricycle is pushed from behind in the second mode. |
| US10479428B2 |
Patio for ramp door
A patio that is pivotable over a ramp door via hinges fixed with respect to the ramp door. The patio has a wall that is pivots to align a catch plate to a kingpin. The kingpin is for being secured to the ramp door. The kingpin has a major diameter, an undercut, and a shoulder near a distal end. The shoulder is spaced from the ramp door when the kingpin is affixed to the ramp door. The catch plate is moveable to the kingpin so that the slot receives the undercut of the kingpin and the catch plate is retained between the shoulder of the kingpin and ramp door when the undercut is in the first slot. |
| US10479425B2 |
Automatic rolling fifth wheel hitch
A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head. |
| US10479423B2 |
Underbody panel for a motor vehicle, in particular passenger vehicle, and motor vehicle having an underbody panel
An underbody panel for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle, has at least one first underbody panel element which is arranged in a region of a pivotable vehicle wheel and moves with the wheel during a pivoting movement of the wheel and at least one second underbody panel element which is arranged in the region of the wheel and which is pivotable with the wheel during a pivoting movement of the wheel in the opposite direction. |
| US10479419B2 |
Composite refrigerated semi-trailer and method of making the same
A refrigerated composite semi-trailer is disclosed that may improve thermal efficiency, fuel efficiency, and costs of manufacturing. |
| US10479418B1 |
Cargo systems for use with vehicles, such as autonomous delivery vehicles
Systems and methods for delivering a requested payload using an autonomous delivery vehicle are described herein. In some embodiments, a cargo system for use with an autonomous delivery vehicle can include a frame defining a cargo space having an opening. A plurality of partitions can be positioned within the cargo space and configured to divide the cargo space into compartments. In some embodiments, the partitions are movable so that the cargo space can be divided into efficiently-sized compartments based on, for example, size characteristics of the payload. The cargo system can further include an access system configured to selectively define an aperture over the opening of the cargo space. The access system can vary the size and position of the aperture to provide access to only a selected one of the compartments regardless of the size and/or position of the selected compartment. |
| US10479417B1 |
Truck tailgate and bumper assembly
A vehicle, such as a pickup truck, includes a bed pillar and a tailgate pivotally engaging the bed pillar. A bumper includes a body secured to the bed pillar, a lever pivotally mounted to the body and having a pad, and a spring biasing the pad into contact with the tailgate in a closed position. The lever may pivot to push the tailgate rearward. |
| US10479415B2 |
Vehicular panel structure
A vehicular panel structure includes an inner panel disposed on an inner side of a vehicle; an outer panel disposed on an outer side of the inner panel in the vehicle, having a linear expansion coefficient different from a linear expansion coefficient of the inner panel, and having an adhesive surface joined by an adhesive to an adhesive surface of the inner panel; and an affixed member affixed to a part of the adhesive surface of the outer panel. The affixed member is configured to adhere less to the adhesive than to the adhesive surface of the inner panel or the adhesive surface of the outer panel to which the affixed member is affixed. |
| US10479408B2 |
Frame assembly for a vehicle and vehicle having same
A front frame assembly for mounting a front suspension and wheel assembly of a vehicle can include lower frame members, first frame members, second frame members, a cross frame member and a plate. The pair of first and second frame members can be connected to and can extend upwardly from a respective one of the lower frame members. The pair of second frame members can be connected to the respective one of the lower frame members and a respective one of the first frame members. The cross frame member can be connected to and extend from each of the first frame members. The plate can be connected to and can extend from the each of the first frame and second members and the cross frame member. The plate can include a ridge configured to cause the plate to buckle in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle under predetermined conditions. |
| US10479407B2 |
Metal pipe and structural member using metal pipe for vehicle
A metal pipe includes a pair of side walls facing each other and having a height H, a top portion connected to an upper edge of each of the pair of side walls, and a bottom portion connected to a lower edge of each of the pair of side walls. The metal pipe has a length six times the height H of the side walls or more. Each side wall pair includes a high-strength portion and a pair of low-strength portions, the low strength portions sandwiching the high strength portion. A high-strength portion dimension is not less than ⅔H and not more than 3H as measured longitudinally of the metal pipe, the high-strength portions forming opposite portions of the side wall pairs. The low-strength portion yield strength is 60 to 85% of that of the high-strength portion, whose yield strength is not less than 500 MPa. |
| US10479405B2 |
Mounting bracket for a composite truck body floor
A mounting bracket is disclosed for coupling a composite floor of a cargo vehicle to a chassis of the cargo vehicle. |
| US10479404B2 |
Backup system for a vehicle with a trailer hitch
A vehicle includes upright sides, a hitch point between the upright sides, an interior display, and a control module communicatively connected with the display. The control module is configured to, in response to a backup event, operate the display during the backup event to display an area behind the vehicle, general-purpose steering guidelines, and a trailer-hitching steering guideline. The general-purpose steering guidelines lead from the upright sides, indicate a projected locus of the vehicle, and have a reach that is maintained regardless of changing steering angles. The trailer-hitching steering guideline leads from the hitch point, indicates a projected path of the hitch point, and has a reach that is adjusted based on changing steering angles. |
| US10479402B2 |
Method for supplying an inductive load
A method for supplying power to an inductive load including an H-bridge switching structure coupled to a power supply and including a first, a second, a third and a fourth switch and current measurement means designed to measure a current through each switch, the power supply method including: a) supplying power to the inductive load, b) reducing an accumulated current in the inductive load. Upon detection of an anomaly: c) identifying the switch that caused a circuit break, d) identifying whether the anomaly was detected during step a) or step b). If an anomaly is detected in step a): e) performing step b) for a third duration, f) identifying the origin of the anomaly, g) if an anomaly is detected in step b): h) identifying the origin of the anomaly. |
| US10479401B2 |
Apparatus for detecting friction in a power steering system
A power steering system including a sensor arranged or located in the steering system. The sensor detects an acoustic vibration or an acceleration signal in the steering system during a change in the steering angle and generates a sensor signal representing the vibration or the acceleration signal. A control unit receives the sensor signal and compares the sensor signal with a threshold value to detect a fault state; for example when the sensor signal is larger than the threshold value. |
| US10479400B2 |
Use of the power steering to compensate for the negative effects introduced by a limited slip differential
A power steering device for an axle assembly provided with a limited-slip differential designed to transmit a drive torque to a first and second wheel and to automatically activate, in the event of a loss of synchronism and/or of grip of one of the first and second wheels, an operating mode referred to as “lockup mode” in which differential transfers most of the driving torque to the slower of the first and second wheels, the power steering also including a steering mechanism and a power steering motor controlled by a control module, steering control module containing compensation laws which allow the power steering motor to compensate for certain effects, such as alternating load backup or freezing, induced in the steering mechanism by activation of the differential lockup mode, so as to give the driver a feel close to that of an axle assembly that does not have a lockup mode. |
| US10479399B2 |
Redundant gear assembly for vehicle steering column and method
A redundant gear assembly for a vehicle steering column includes a gear operatively coupled to a steering column component. Also included is a first and second set of gear teeth on the gear. Yet further included is a first motor driving a first gear input component, the first gear input component in meshed engagement with the first set of gear teeth to provide a first steering assist torque that is representative of a desired steering assist torque in a primary operating mode of the redundant gear assembly. Also included is a second motor driving a second gear input component, the second gear input component in meshed engagement with the second set of gear teeth to provide a second steering assist torque in a redundant operating mode of the redundant gear assembly, the second motor not driving the second gear input component in the primary operating mode. |
| US10479394B2 |
Steering device of vehicle
A steering device of a vehicle includes: a column housing supported on a vehicle body; a column tube supported to be movable in an axial direction with respect to the column housing and configured to accommodate a steering shaft; and a telescopic mechanism configured to drive the column tube with respect to the column housing in the axial direction. The column tube includes outer and inner tubes, and is configured to allow a relative movement of the outer tube with respect to the inner tube in the axial direction when a load equal to or larger than a predetermined value is applied to the steering shaft. The telescopic mechanism includes a holding member, and a driving mechanism, and is configured to drive the inner and outer tubes with respect to the column housing in the axial direction by the driving mechanism. |
| US10479393B2 |
Steering device of vehicle
A steering device of a vehicle, the steering device includes: a column housing supported by a vehicle body; a column tube supported to be movable with respect to the column housing in an axial direction; and a pressing mechanism interposed between the column tube and the column housing to press the column tube. The pressing mechanism includes: an abutment member that abuts against an outer surface of the column tube; a biasing member that is interposed between the abutment member and the column housing so as to bias the abutment member in a direction toward the column tube; and a shim member that is interposed between the biasing member and the abutment member and includes a supporting portion abutting against the biasing member, and a pressing portion abutting against the abutment member in a region shifted from the supporting portion. |
| US10479390B2 |
Collapsible seat assembly and a stroller with the same
A collapsible seat assembly is mounted on a frame of a stroller, and includes a joint member, a backrest support member, a leg support member and a locking mechanism. Each of a pivot portion of the backrest support member and a pivot portion of the leg support member is pivotably mounted on the joint member. The locking mechanism is disposed between the pivot portions to lock or unlock the backrest and leg support members. The locking mechanism is configured to be actuated to move from a locking position to an unlocking position by the operation of the frame of the stroller from an unfolded state to a folded state. A stroller having the collapsible seat assembly is also disclosed. |
| US10479387B2 |
Transporting device that can be moved by hand
A transporting device includes a first carrying device and a second carrying device arranged above the first carrying device. The first carrying device is wider than the second carrying device. The first carrying device has first fixing members each arranged in the rear area of the carrying device and on both sides. A handle device for moving the carrying device is fixed to each first fixing members. The second carrying device has second fixing members each arranged in the rear area of the carrying device and on both sides. Each handle device is additionally fixed to the nearest of the two second fixing members. Between the two handle devices an interspace is formed, which is used by the second carrying device of a rear transporting device when the latter is pushed into a transporting device located in front. |
| US10479384B2 |
Apparel cart
An apparel cart comprises a base portion that includes a table; a slideable shelf; and a pull-out drawer, each constructed and arranged for positioning under the table and extendable from either a first side or second side of the table; a hanger rod assembly extending from a first end of the table, wherein at least one of the table, the slideable shelf, the pull-out drawer, or the hanger rod assembly is constructed and arranged for a user to perform an operation on at least one apparel item; and a set of wheels coupled to a bottom region of the base portion for moving the apparel cart between a location where the operation is performed on the at least one apparel item to another location. |
| US10479380B2 |
Hazardous event alert systems and methods
A hazardous event alert system for a train includes a sensor, a communication device, a positioning system, and a computer. The sensor is positioned on or associated with the train and configured to sense or monitor at least one parameter or condition. The computer is programmed or configured to determine that a hazardous event occurred based at least partially on data generated by the at least one sensor, determine or receive the location or position of the at least a portion of the train from the at least one positioning system, generate a hazardous event notification based at least partially on the at least one condition and the location or position of the at least a portion of the train, and communicate the hazardous event notification to at least one of a back office system and at least one remote server associated with at least one specified entity. |
| US10479379B2 |
Power control system for a vehicle system
A power control system for a vehicle system identifies coupler nodes in the vehicle system for travel of the vehicle system along a route. The coupler nodes represent slack states of couplers between vehicles in the vehicle system. The system also determines combined driving parameters at locations along the route where a state of the coupler nodes in the vehicle system will change within the vehicle system during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system. The system determines a restriction on operations of the vehicle system to control the coupler nodes during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system and to distribute the combined driving parameters among two or more of the vehicles. |
| US10479378B2 |
Aberrant driver classification and reporting
Methods, devices and apparatuses pertaining to aberrant driver classification and reporting are described. A method may involve receiving a message from a user of a first vehicle, the message indicating an instance of aberrant driving of a second vehicle. The method may also involve determining that the instance has occurred using one or more classifiers. The method may further involve collecting information of the second vehicle and generating a warning message based on the information. |
| US10479374B1 |
Methods and systems for customizing vehicle connections of occupants equipped with wearable devices
Systems and methods for customizing connections to a vehicle of one or more occupants equipped with a wearable device. The system a memory that stores instructions for customizing connections to a vehicle of one or more occupants equipped with a wearable device. The system also includes a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions cause the processor to: detect one or more occupants of the vehicle equipped with a respective wearable device; determine a status of each of the one or more occupants equipped with the wearable device based on one or more motions; and customize the connections to the vehicle based on the status of each of the one or more occupants. |
| US10479373B2 |
Determining driver intention at traffic intersections for automotive crash avoidance
A system and method for determining whether a driver of a host vehicle intends to make a left or right turn with a certain level of confidence. The method obtains a plurality of turning cues that identify external parameters around the host vehicle and/or define operating conditions of the host vehicle, and determines a confidence level that the host vehicle will make a left or right turn based on the turning cues, where determining the confidence level includes weighting each of the cues based on current vehicle operating conditions. |
| US10479372B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and control method thereof
Disclosed herein are a vehicle control apparatus and a control method thereof. The vehicle control apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive a current yaw rate value, a current steering angle value, and a current lateral acceleration value detected by a detection device, an estimator configured to obtain an estimated lateral acceleration value of lateral acceleration estimation model information on the basis of the received current yaw rate value and current steering angle value, a determiner configured to determine that the current lateral acceleration value is abnormal when the received current lateral acceleration value is not equal to the estimated lateral acceleration value of the lateral acceleration estimation model information, and a controller configured to receive the current yaw rate value, the current steering angle value, and the current lateral acceleration value, deliver an estimation command to the estimator, and deliver a determination command to the determiner. |
| US10479366B2 |
Gear shift control method of DCT vehicle
Disclosed is a gear shift control method of a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) vehicle. The gear shift control method includes a gear shift start determination step of determining whether a kick down shift, a biaxial shift determination step of determining, when the kick down shift is started, whether the gear shift is a biaxial shift; a clutch torque control step of uniformly decreasing torque of a release-side clutch and uniformly increasing torque of a connection-side clutch to synchronize revolutions per minute of a target gear input shaft with increasing revolutions per minute of an engine, a clutch synchronization determination step of determining whether the revolutions per minute of the target gear input shaft is synchronized with the revolutions per minute of the engine by the clutch torque control, and a gear shift performing step of performing gear shift control for engaging the target gear. |
| US10479363B2 |
Driving assist apparatus
When lane change assist control for assisting a lane change from an own lane (original lane) to an adjacent target lane is performed, the determination as to whether or not another vehicle is in the target lane may be made based on the own lane width, the own vehicle's deviation from the lateral center of the own lane (own lane deviation), and the lateral position of the another vehicle. When the vehicle enters the target lane, own lane switching in which the own lane deviation changes by the lane width occurs and makes it impossible to properly perform the above determination. In view of this, after occurrence of own lane switching, the above determination is made based on a value obtained by adding the own lane width to the another vehicle lateral position or a value obtained by subtracting the own lane width from the another vehicle lateral position. |
| US10479361B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling braking of vehicle
An apparatus and method of controlling a braking force of a vehicle can improve fuel efficiency by increasing the rate of regenerative braking in the vehicle. The method includes: determining a required deceleration based on a running state of other vehicle ahead; determining a maximum value of a maximum creep torque of a motor and a maximum creep torque of a battery as an amount of available creep torque; determining a smaller value of a required deceleration and the amount of available creep torque as the creep torque; determining a motor torque based on the creep torque; performing regenerative braking by controlling the motor so as to follow the determined motor torque; calculating a deceleration torque based on the creep torque and calculating an amount of hydraulic braking based on the deceleration torque; and performing hydraulic braking according to the calculated hydraulic braking amount. |
| US10479360B1 |
Systems and methods for idle coasting management of a vehicle having predictive cruise control
A system, method, and apparatus includes management of coasting during operation of a vehicle equipped with a predictive cruise control system. |
| US10479359B2 |
Restart control device for internal combustion engine
A restart control device is applied to a vehicle which is provided with an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a driving wheel, and a clutch. The restart control device has a restart-condition determining portion which determines whether a restart condition for restarting the internal combustion engine is established while the vehicle is coasting; a push-start portion which starts the internal combustion engine by a push-start; a start-up portion which starts the internal combustion engine by use of an electric motor; and a doubly start-up portion which tries to start the internal combustion engine by one of the push-start portion and the start-up portion when the restart-condition determining portion determines that the restart condition is established. The doubly start-up portion tries to start the internal combustion engine by another one of the push-up portion and the start-up portion when the internal combustion engine has not been started. |
| US10479353B2 |
Vehicle surrounding situation estimation device
A vehicle surrounding situation estimation device includes a collision detection unit that detects that a vehicle collides with an object outside the vehicle; a surrounding situation detection unit that detects a situation of a detection area around the vehicle; a surrounding situation estimation unit that estimates a situation of a prediction area around the vehicle at a collision time based on a detection result of the surrounding situation detection unit before the collision detection unit detects the collision; a surrounding situation recording unit that records the situation of the prediction area; and a surrounding situation prediction unit that predicts a situation of a vehicle surrounding area around the vehicle based on the situation of the prediction area after the collision detection unit detects the collision, the situation of the prediction area being recorded by the surrounding situation recording unit before the collision detection unit detects the collision. |
| US10479351B2 |
Downshift control method for hybrid DCT vehicle
Disclosed is a downshift control method for a hybrid DCT vehicle. The method includes: determining, by a controller, whether a downshift is desired while a vehicle travels on a slope having equal to or more than a predetermined reference gradient; comparing, by the controller, a motor speed with a desired shift stage input shaft speed, and selectively performing either a forward control step of increasing a motor torque in a forward direction to increase the motor speed in the forward direction or a negative control step of increasing the motor torque in a negative direction to increase the motor speed in the negative direction. Thus, it is possible to reduce the backward sliding of the vehicle by suppressing the motor speed from unnecessarily increasing and rapidly finishing the downshift. |
| US10479346B2 |
Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same
The present disclosure relates to a hybrid vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The hybrid vehicle includes a battery configured to store electrical energy, a motor configured to rotate using the electrical energy, a transmission including a first clutch and a second clutch that are connectable to the motor, and a controller configured to control rotation of the motor to cool the transmission when the transmission is determined to be in an overheated state. |
| US10479345B2 |
Method of decoupling input and output torque for engine speed control and hybrid powertrain utilizing same
A method of decoupling output torque from input torque during engine speed control of a hybrid powertrain for a vehicle comprises determining, via a controller, a virtual output torque required on an output member of a multi-mode transmission given a virtual input torque commanded on an input member of the multi-mode transmission for engine speed control in a selected mode of the multi-mode transmission such that rotational speed of the output member is unchanged to prevent undesired torque variation at the output member. The controller determines the virtual output torque via a first stored transfer function relating virtual output torque to virtual input torque based on modeled physical dynamics of the vehicle driveline for the selected mode of the multi-mode transmission. A hybrid powertrain includes an engine and a hybrid transmission, and a controller that controls the hybrid transmission according to the method. |
| US10479343B2 |
Methods and systems for engine-off disengagement of a vehicle park state
Methods and systems are provided for launching a vehicle in an electric-only mode of operation. In one example, a driveline operating method comprises engaging a parking pawl to an output shaft of a dual clutch transmission in response to a request to engine a vehicle into a parked state, and disengaging the parking pawl via rotating an engine via an integrated starter/generator in response to a request to propel the vehicle solely via power of an electric machine positioned downstream of the dual clutch transmission. In this way, the vehicle may be launched in the electric-only mode without activating the engine in a fueled mode of operation and then deactivating the engine, which may increase vehicle operator satisfaction and which may improve fuel economy. |
| US10479340B2 |
Overload protection for a parking lock
A parking lock of a vehicle is normally controlled by a first control unit. In the presence of a predefined condition, control of the parking lock is assumed by a second control unit of the vehicle and the first control unit is disabled, at least in part, when the predefined condition is present. |
| US10479338B2 |
Hydraulic unit for a slip controller of a hydraulic vehicle brake system
A hydraulic unit for a slip controller of a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes an electric motor, a plurality of hydraulic pumps, a hydraulic block, a plurality of solenoid valves, a rotation angle sensor, an electronic control unit, and a valve cover. The electric motor is positioned on a narrow side of the hydraulic block, and is configured to drive the hydraulic pumps. The electronic control unit includes a contacting mechanism, and is positioned in the valve cover. The electric motor and the solenoid valves are arranged so that the electric motor and electromagnets of the solenoid valves protrude to approximately a same extent from the hydraulic block to enable simple commutation with the rotation angle sensor and the contacting mechanism of the electronic control unit. |
| US10479337B2 |
Solenoid valve for brake system
Disclosed is a solenoid valve for a brake system. The solenoid valve includes a valve housing installed in a bore of a modulator block and configured to include an internal flow path, a valve sheet provided at the internal flow path of the valve housing and configured to include an orifice, an armature configured to be slidably moved up and down by a magnet core and to include an opening or closing sphere configured to selectively open or close the orifice, a sleeve configured to accommodate the armature therein and to have one end coupled to the valve housing and the other end at which the magnet core is provided, and a damper guide provided at the internal flow path of the valve housing to come into contact with and surround the armature. |
| US10479328B2 |
System and methods for assessing the interior of an autonomous vehicle
An autonomous vehicle includes interior sensors including a camera, IR camera, electro-chemical sensor, humidity sensor, and temperature sensor. Initial and final outputs of these sensors are captured for a trip conveying one or more passengers. If changes in the outputs of the sensors are detected, whether the final outputs of the sensors are acceptable may be evaluated. In some embodiments, an aggregation of the outputs is evaluated and found unacceptable even where individual outputs are acceptable. Outputs may be presented to a dispatcher to confirm that the outputs are unacceptable. If the outputs are found to be unacceptable, the vehicle may be autonomously driven to a cleaning station. Personal items may be identified in camera outputs and alerts generated in response. |
| US10479327B2 |
Vehicle camera cleaning system
Embodiments provide vehicle camera cleaning systems used for cleaning foreign matter off of a camera lens, including, for example, a water flow nozzle arranged to eject water flow, an air nozzle arranged to eject air, and a central controller used to control the water flow nozzle and air nozzle. In certain embodiments, a plurality of sensing devices are used for sensing the conditions of the camera lens, such as an infrared water drop sensor, a temperature sensor, a camera sensing sensor, and the like. The central controller may determine whether there are water drops, ice, snow, or other foreign matter on the lens based on signals received from the plurality of sensing devices, and may control the air nozzle and the water flow nozzle to clean the camera lens based on the foreign matter present. |
| US10479318B2 |
Webbing pull-in device
A webbing pull-in device has a take-up shaft at which a webbing can be pulled in due to the take-up shaft being operated, a first pulley that is rotated at a time of an emergency of a vehicle, and a second pulley that, by being rotated, operates the take-up shaft. Further, the webbing pull-in device has a connecting wire that connects the first pulley and the second pulley, and that, by being taken up onto the first pulley at a time when the first pulley is rotated, transmits rotational force of the first pulley to the second pulley. |
| US10479317B1 |
Apparatus and method for seat belt wrap
A plurality of spaced-apart hook and loop fasteners are secured to the inside edge of a fabric to permit folding and installing the wrap on a seat belt. The fasteners are pivot points to permit an effective compression or “scrunching” of the wrap when not in use. The fasteners permit the wrap to move in an accordion-like fashion to expand for use or compress when not in use. Elongated foam stopper are provided along the top and bottom edges to fit around the seat belt causing light pinch points to keep the wrap in place when in use, and to permit the wrap location to be easily adjusted for user comfort. When the seat belt wrap is no longer in use and retracted, the stopper prevents the seat belt wrap from getting caught in the vehicles seat belt retracting system. |
| US10479315B2 |
Airbag with attachment for a gas generator
An airbag (1) including two opposing side walls (3) a lower wall (4) and an upper wall (5) forming an inflation opening (2) and a front wall (6). The airbag (1) is formed by sections of a one-part cut fabric (7). The upper wall (5) or the lower wall (4) is formed by two sections (8) of the cut fabric (7) along a connection (9), wherein the cut fabric (7) is folded and only the upper wall (5) or only the lower wall (4) is formed from two sections (8) and from the inflation opening (2) one connection (9) of the one-part cut fabric (7) extends toward the front wall (6). The one-part cut-fabric (7) forms a fitting section (10) for a gas generator. In a flatly extended state the fitting section (1) is adjacent to the two sections (8) forming lower wall (4) or the upper wall (5). |
| US10479313B2 |
Curtain airbag device
The curtain airbag device includes: an inflator; an airbag; and a restricting member. The airbag includes an outer circumferential joining portion forming a bag body, a gas inlet portion, and a joining portion which is arranged in a region surrounded by the outer circumferential joining portion. The airbag, while being stored in a folded state, includes a roll folding portion formed by folding the bag body into a roll shape with a vehicle interior side base fabric facing outside, and a flip folding portion formed by folding back the bag body with the vehicle interior side base fabric facing inside. The restricting member includes a tip portion fixed to a lower side of a sidewall of a vehicle, and a base end portion joined to a vehicle exterior side base fabric located at the flip folding portion or an upper end portion of the roll folding portion. |
| US10479310B2 |
Vehicle seating assembly with airbag carrier
A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle includes a seat-base coupled to a seatback. A guide-channel and an armrest are coupled to at least one of the seatback and the seat-base. A carrier having an airbag is slidably coupled to the guide-channel, wherein the carrier is operable between a stowed position and a use position. The carrier is disposed vehicle downward of the armrest while in the stowed position. An airbag deployment side of the carrier is generally directed seating assembly rearward while the carrier is in the use position. |
| US10479309B2 |
Steering wheel unit
A steering wheel unit, including a steering wheel body (10), an airbag housing (30) in the hub region of the steering wheel body with an airbag (38); First positioning units (40) between the steering wheel body (10) and the airbag housing (30) that position the airbag housing (30) on the steering wheel body (10) in the axial direction; Second positioning units between the steering wheel body (10) and the airbag housing (30) position the airbag housing (30) on the steering wheel body (40) in the radial plane. The second positioning unit includes at least one positioning element (52, 62) having a contact surface (56, 66a, 66b), normal or surface normals are perpendicular to the axial direction; and an opposing contact surface (58, 68a, 68b) for the contact surface (56, 66a, 66b). The positioning element (52, 62) includes at least one elastically deformable positioning section (54, 64a, 64b). |
| US10479306B2 |
Restraint bar for vehicle seating assembly
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat pan operably coupled to a seatback. The vehicle seating assembly further includes a restraint bar coupled to the seatback and operable between a first position and a second position. The restraint bar is equipped with at least one deployable occupant restraint and the restraint bar is generally U-shaped. |
| US10479305B1 |
System and method of determining a seat back status of a passenger seat in a vehicle
A method of determining a seat back status of a passenger seat in a vehicle. The method includes monitoring a seat back orientation sensor coupled to a seat back of the passenger seat and monitoring a reference orientation sensor coupled at a fixed position within the vehicle. The seat back orientation sensor determines an orientation of the seat back relative to Earth, and the reference orientation sensor determines an orientation of the vehicle relative to Earth. The method further includes determining an orientation of the seat back relative to the vehicle based on a comparison between the orientation of the seat back and the orientation of the vehicle relative to Earth, and transmitting seat back orientation data, of the seat back relative to the vehicle, to a remote monitoring unit, wherein the remote monitoring unit is configured to display a first notification when the seat back is not fully upright. |
| US10479303B2 |
Safety system for a vehicle of a vehicle fleet
A pre-crash system has at least one dummy actuator and an adaptive pre-trigger function that is implemented with different parameter sets as a function of a current degree of validation, and evaluates the acquired physical quantities for pre-crash recognition in order to recognize an unavoidable crash, a first parameter set, which limits the pre-trigger function to a dummy operating mode in which the pre-trigger function produces at least one trigger signal for the dummy actuator if the evaluation of the physical quantities permits the inference of an unavoidable crash, being implemented until the current degree of validation satisfies a specified condition, the pre-trigger function comparing the triggering of the dummy actuator with the behavior of the evaluation and control unit, and, as a function of the comparison, rating the triggering of the dummy actuator as “correct” or as a “false positive.” |
| US10479301B2 |
Joint structure of a bumper reinforcement and a side member
A joint structure of a bumper reinforcement and a side member, the joint structure comprising: a bumper reinforcement that is provided at a vehicle front-rear direction end portion of a vehicle so as to extend in a vehicle width direction, and that includes: a vertical wall and a pair of horizontal walls; a left and right pair of side members that are respectively provided at the vehicle inner side of the bumper reinforcement so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction with leading ends of the side members fastened to the vertical wall of the bumper reinforcement; and fastening extensions that are provided at the respective leading ends of the side members, that project out toward a vehicle width direction outer side with respect to a respective side member, and that are fastened to at least one of the horizontal walls of the bumper reinforcement. |
| US10479299B2 |
Method for controlling a consumer of a low-voltage on-board electrical system
A method for controlling consumers of a low-voltage on-board electrical system of a motor vehicle reduces, when it is identified that a high-current consumer is connected, the current consumption of another consumer by an amount that corresponds to the current consumption of the high-current consumer. A control apparatus for controlling consumers of a low-voltage on-board electrical system of a motor vehicle is also provided. |
| US10479298B2 |
Intelligent determination and usage of energy in energy systems
Disclosed herein are a method and a system for automatic and intelligent determination and usage of internal reserve energy in an energy system associated with a vehicle. The system processes pre-configured inputs and inputs collected in real time, generates a distribution optimization profile which possesses information on values of different control parameters required to keep selected components operational, by considering energy availability in the energy storage system. Further, the system distributes energy to selected components, based on the distribution optimization profile. Further, the system verifies whether the selected distribution optimization profile matches a safe use profile and if not, automatically overrides settings associated with the distribution optimization profile to ensure safe driving of the vehicle, with at least a minimum comfort level. |
| US10479295B2 |
Controller for a multi-voltage on-board power supply
What is presented is a control device for a multi-voltage on-board electrical system of a vehicle, wherein the multi-voltage on-board electrical system has a first electrical subsystem, which is configured to be operated with a first supply voltage from a first voltage supply source, and a second electrical subsystem, which is configured to be operated with a second supply voltage from a second voltage supply source. The control device comprises: a transceiver, which is connected to ground via a first ground terminal of the first electrical subsystem and which is configured for communicating with a communication component of the first electrical subsystem; a control unit, which is connected to the same ground via a second ground terminal of the second electrical subsystem and which is configured for controlling a power component of the second electrical subsystem; a transmission path, which couples a signal output of the control unit to a signal input of the transceiver, wherein the transmission path is configured for transmitting a control signal provided by the control unit at the signal output towards the signal input of the transceiver; a diode arranged in the transmission path, the cathode terminal of said diode being coupled to the second ground terminal. Provision is furthermore made of a number of field effect transistors, wherein the number of field effect transistors on the one hand couples the transmission path to the first voltage supply source and/or to the second voltage supply source and on the other hand couples said transmission path to the first ground terminal and/or to the second ground terminal. |
| US10479292B2 |
Interior trim element for a motor vehicle
An interior trim element for a motor vehicle, comprising a main part, more particularly a trough-shaped main part, that defines an interior space, and comprising at least one clip element, wherein the at least one clip element is pivotally hinged to the main part (2) via at least one film hinge, wherein the film hinge is formed on a shoulder created on an edge portion (4a) of the main part that partially delimits the interior space, the shoulder being offset with respect to the free end of the edge portion. |
| US10479285B2 |
Lid assemblies for storage containers including vibration damping substrates
A lid assembly for a storage container includes an outer panel having an inner facing surface and a reinforcement panel extending parallel to the outer panel. The outer panel includes an out-facing surface in opposition to the inner facing surface of the outer panel. A first vibration damping substrate is coupled to the inner facing surface of the outer panel. A second vibration damping substrate is coupled to the out-facing surface of the reinforcement panel. |
| US10479283B2 |
Rack assembly for mower
A rack assembly to be selectively coupled to a riding lawn mower, the rack assembly including a rack configured to have a forward and a rearward edge, one or more support members configured to extend forward from the rack proximate the forward edge and to be at least partially received in a riding lawn mower frame, a stability support configured to extend downward and forward from the rack proximate the rearward edge and to rest upon a trailer hitch mechanism of the riding lawn mower frame. |
| US10479276B2 |
Cloaking devices constructed from reflection boundaries, half-mirrors and multiband dichroic color filters and vehicles comprising the same
A cloaking device includes an object-side, an image-side, a cloaked region (CR) between the object-side and the image-side. An object-side CR reflection boundary, an object-side half-mirror, and an object-side multiband dichroic color filter are positioned on the object side and an image-side CR reflection boundary, an image-side half-mirror, and an image-side multiband dichroic color filter are positioned on the image-side. The object-side half-mirror and the object-side multiband dichroic color filter are spaced apart from and positioned generally parallel to the object-side CR reflection boundary, and the image-side half-mirror and the image-side multiband dichroic color filter are spaced apart from and positioned generally parallel to the image-side CR reflection boundary. Light from an object located on the object-side of the cloaking device and obscured by the CR propagates via three optical paths to form an image of the object on the image-side of the cloaking device. |
| US10479270B2 |
Illuminated vehicle cup holder with grating film
A vehicle cup holder includes a console substrate defining a well for receiving cup; a light source provided within a lamp cavity positioned below the well; a film provided between the well and the lamp cavity, such film defining a grating for projecting a desired image when illuminated by the light source. |
| US10479269B2 |
Lighting apparatus for vehicle and vehicle having the same
A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a light output unit; an interface unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the light output unit to generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle. The at least one processor may also be configured to receive first information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit to display, via the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, a visual image corresponding to the received first information. The at least one processor may further be configured to receive second information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit based on the received second information to change the visual image displayed by the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle. |
| US10479267B2 |
Light assembly for vehicle and method of forming the same
A light assembly for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a light source, and a lens arrangement configured to direct light from the light source in a first direction toward a running board and a second direction away from the vehicle. A method is also disclosed. |
| US10479266B2 |
Multifunction lamp unit and rear view device therewith
A multifunctional lamp unit includes a side turn indicator including a housing for at least one light conductor with at least one illuminant, and a projection unit. A rearview device including the multifunctional lamp unit, a method of operating the rearview device, and a vehicle including the rearview device are also described. |
| US10479258B2 |
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle having an auxiliary stowage compartment for transporting a compact scooter. The motor vehicle having an engine compartment, a passenger compartment, a luggage compartment in addition to the auxiliary stowage compartment. The auxiliary stowage compartment is accessible from the outside of the motor vehicle, and is opened and closed by a cover that is part of the outer skin of the vehicle wherein the additional stowage compartment is configured to receive a compact scooter. |
| US10479256B2 |
System and method for loading a container for transport
Systems and methods for loading a container onto a container carrier comprising, lowering a set of rails of the container carrier from a raised position to a lowered position, wherein a horizontal surface of each of the set of rails is lower than the bottom surface of the container, expanding, horizontally, the set of rails, to an expanded position, moving at least one of the container carrier or the container so that the container is between the set of rails, contracting, horizontally, the set of rails, to a contracted position, such that the horizontal surface of each of the set of rails is directly underneath the bottom surface of the container and raising the set of rails from the lowered position to the raised position, such that the horizontal surface of each of the set of rails lift the container off the supports. |
| US10479253B2 |
Vehicle mounted loading and unloading apparatus
A vehicle mounted loading and unloading apparatus is provided which has a stationary mounting rack removably attachable to a roof of a vehicle and a top rack that includes a container for storing cargo, such as bales of hay. An adjustment mechanism is provided to move the top rack relative to the mounting rack from a transporting position to a loading/unloading position in which the top rack is lowered behind the vehicle to facilitate loading cargo. A movable shelf may be provided on the top rack for assisting with loading and unloading cargo. The shelf is slidable between a rear end of the top rack and a front end of the top rack for placing the cargo. |
| US10479250B2 |
Structure of leg-rest
Provided is a structure of a leg-rest which is switchable at a front lower end of a seat between a receiving position where a support panel is folded on the seat and a deploying position where the support panel is drawn out to support the leg of a seated person. The structure of the leg-rest can include a fixing bracket which is fixed to the seat; a rotary arm of which one end is rotatably connected to the fixing bracket; a base slider which is slidably coupled to the rotary arm in a longitudinal direction; an extending slider which is slidably coupled to the base slider in a longitudinal direction and mounted with the support panel; and a rotary assist arm of which one end is separated from the rotary arm to be rotatably connected to the fixing bracket and the other end is rotatably connected to the base slider. |
| US10479248B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat including: a surface cover covering a surface of the vehicle seat; a pad; a shape change unit including an air bag configured to expand and contract and configured to change a shape of the surface of the vehicle seat; and a buffer member provided between the air bag and the surface cover, wherein the buffer member is configured to be deformed elastically by expansion and contraction of the air bag. |
| US10479246B2 |
Lattice based seat cushion to improve comfort and vibration isolation
Seats in vehicles may include a seat cushion having a seating surface, a vibration isolation structure and a foam structure, with the seating surface configured to support an occupant. The seat cushion may include either a seat bottom or a seat back, with the vibration isolation structure configured to evenly distribute forces exerted by the occupant. The vibration isolation structure may include a plurality of individual lattice blocks. The plurality of individual lattice blocks may occupy a pattern based on a spatial weight distribution of an average-sized occupant or a pattern based on a spatial weight distribution tailored for a specific occupant. The plurality of individual lattice blocks may cooperate to provide the even pressure distribution against forces exerted by the occupant. The vibration isolation structure may isolate vibration in a range from about 0.5 Hz to about 5.0 Hz. |
| US10479244B1 |
Automobile passenger compartment console insert
An insert for a passenger compartment in a vehicle is preferably made of a compressible foam with a handle inserted on a generally flat top. The opposite or bottom side of the insert includes a channel adapted to conform with the handbrake in the vehicle. The compressible main body fits between the seat and the central console and prevents the accidental dropping of objects into the space therebetween. |
| US10479240B2 |
Vehicle seat and seat element equipped with a ventilation system comprising a duct
A seat element that includes a supporting structure, a padding configured to serve as a support for a user, and a ventilation system having at least one fan and a duct defining an air passageway placing the fan and the padding in communication. The duct has a first member and a second member fixed to one another, the first member being arranged between the supporting structure and the padding. |
| US10479238B2 |
Backrest with integrated upper body support
The invention relates to a vehicle seat, preferably for a utility vehicle, comprising a seat part and a backrest part. The backrest part has a left portion and a right portion when viewed in the seating direction of an occupant of the vehicle seat, and a first recess is arranged on the left portion so as to extend to a first distance and a second recess is arranged on the right portion so as to extend to a second distance starting from an upper end of the backrest part in a height direction of the backrest part. The first and the second recess are mutually spaced and are continuous from a front border surface to a rear border surface of the backrest part, and the first distance has a greater value than the second distance. |
| US10479236B2 |
Child safety seat having an adjustable seat board
A child safety seat includes a shell having a seat portion and a backrest, and a seat board assembled with the shell, the seat board being disposed on the seat portion so that a child placed in the child safety seat sits on the seat board, the seat board being slidable relative to the shell toward or away from the backrest. The seat board can be thereby configurable as an extension member that is movable relative to the shell for adjusting a leg room for a child sitting on the seat board. |
| US10479235B1 |
Infant car seat with massaging capabilities
The infant car seat with massaging capabilities is adapted for use with a child. The infant car seat with massaging capabilities is configured for use in inducing a child to sleep. The infant car seat with massaging capabilities comprises a child safety seat, an electrical system, a plurality of vibrating motors, and a plurality of speakers. The electrical system, the plurality of vibrating motors, and the plurality of speakers are attached to the child safety seat. The child is placed in the child safety seat. The plurality of vibrating motors massage the child in a manner that soothes and relaxes the child. The plurality of speakers generate an audible sound that soothes and relaxes the child. |
| US10479234B2 |
Actuator for an occupant support
An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat bottom coupled to a floor of the vehicle and a seat back configured to pivot about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom. The occupant support further includes a seatback-motion controller configured to control movement of the seat back relative to the seat bottom between a blocked arrangement and a freed arrangement. |
| US10479233B2 |
Seat apparatus for vehicle
A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a conversion mechanism that converts a disposition of a seatback between a normal position to a converted position, the normal position being a position at which the seatback is disposed at a rear section of the seat cushion and a sitting direction of an occupant is facing forward, the converted position being a position at which the seatback is disposed at a front section of the seat cushion and a sitting direction of an occupant is facing rearward, and a reclining mechanism that biases the seatback toward a neutral position at which the seatback stands upward and that reclines the seatback forward and rearward from the neutral position. |
| US10479229B2 |
Vehicle seat apparatus
A vehicle seat apparatus includes: a seat main body configured to seat an occupant; a first gear that is joined to the seat main body; a second gear that is capable of being engaged with the first gear; a rotation mechanism that rotates the second gear in a state of being engaged with the first gear and that rotates the seat main body in a yaw direction from a reference direction; a biasing part that applies, when the seat main body is rotated by the rotation mechanism, a biasing force in a direction that is opposite to a rotation direction; and a release control part that releases an engagement between the first gear and the second gear, that rotates the seat main body by a biasing force which is preliminarily biased by the biasing part, and that allows the seat main body to return to the reference direction. |
| US10479221B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes: a battery; an inlet to which a charging connector provided external to the vehicle is connectable; a power receiving device configured to contactlessly receive power from a power transmitting device provided external to the vehicle; a connector electrically connected to the inlet and the power receiving device; and a connector electrically connected to the power receiving device and the battery. Power supplied to the inlet is supplied to the battery via the connector, the power receiving device, and the connector. |
| US10479217B2 |
In-train transmission control system and relay device
An object is to provide an in-train transmission control system which can minimize delay in transmission of command data to devices further than the conventional art, in which a central unit provided in any car of a train formation composed of one or more cars and controlling operation of the entire train formation transmits command data to devices provided in some or all of the cars and in which the devices transmit device data to the central unit. The control system comprises relay device provided in the car, and line concentrator allowing the command data to pass therethrough, and when receiving device data from the devices, transmitting the device data to the relay device. The relay device aggregates the device data received from the line concentrator to transmit the aggregated data to the central unit. |
| US10479213B2 |
Battery swelling sensing system and method
The present invention relates to a system for detecting swelling of a battery, the system including: a plurality of detecting units which is provided at one or more battery modules of a battery pack, respectively, and detects gas branched from a battery cell of the battery module; a control unit which selects the largest detection value among the detection values of the respective detecting units, determines a level of the selected detection value according to a size of the selected detection value, and controls an operation of a peripheral apparatus based on the corresponding level; and a switch unit which is provided in a connection path of the battery pack and an external power source and is turned on and off according to a signal of the control unit. |
| US10479212B2 |
Electric vehicle and voltage acquisition circuit thereof
The present invention provides a voltage acquisition circuit. The voltage acquisition circuit includes a voltage division and sampling module, a voltage to frequency conversion module, and an isolation module. The voltage to frequency conversion module is electrically coupled to the voltage division and sampling module and the isolation module. The voltage division and sampling module is configured to divide and sample a total voltage of a battery pack, and output a voltage signal to the voltage to frequency conversion module. The voltage to frequency conversion module is configured to convert the voltage signal into a first frequency signal, and output the first frequency signal to the isolation module. The isolation module is configured to electrically isolate the first frequency signal, to generate a second frequency signal. The present invention further provides an electric vehicle with the voltage acquisition circuit. |
| US10479210B2 |
Electric vehicle charging station and method for controlling an electric vehicle charging station
An electric vehicle charging station is provided. The electric vehicle charging station includes an interface, by way of which the charging station receives energy from an electrical energy supply grid, an energy intermediate storage device for intermediate storage of energy received or transmitted by way of the interface from the electrical energy supply grid, a plurality of output connections for charging electric vehicles and a control unit for controlling the energy intermediate storage in the energy intermediate storage device and for controlling the delivery of energy by way of the plurality of output connections. The control unit is configured to pass energy from the energy intermediate storage device to the plurality of output connections when the energy drawn at the output connections cannot be made available completely using the interface to the electrical energy supply grid. |
| US10479207B2 |
Arrangement structure of wheel drive system
An arrangement structure of a wheel drive system comprising a tire wheel and a drive unit for driving the tire wheel, wherein the tire wheel includes a brake part arranged to a hollow space of the tire wheel, the drive unit includes a motor and an inverter for driving the motor, the inverter includes a power module for supplying power to the motor and a bus bar for supplying power supplied from outside the tire wheel to the power module, and the bus bar is arranged to the brake part side than the power module. |
| US10479206B2 |
Method for switching an operating state of an electric machine and device for switching an operating state of an electric machine
The invention relates to a method and to a device for changing from the idle operating state of an electric motor (5) having three phase terminals (5-1, 5-2, 5-3) to a short-circuit operating state. Thereby significant voltage rises are avoided. For this purpose, after receiving (120) a request for changing of the operating state of the electric motor (5) to the short-circuit operating state, three switching elements (1-1, 1-2, 1-3) are closed. Thereby the switching elements (1-1, 1-2, 1-3) are at least partially closed successively and the times of closing the individual switching elements are predetermined as a function of control parameters of the electric motor. |
| US10479205B2 |
Plug-in vehicle and method of controlling the same
A plug-in vehicle is provided which prevents impossibility of driving even when a charging connector is not connected to the vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The method includes determining whether the vehicle is stopped and determining whether recognition of a connection of the charging connector to the vehicle is enabled. Additionally, the method includes determining whether a charging inlet door is open or closed, in response to determining that recognition of the connection of the charging connector to the vehicle is disenabled, and executing transition of the vehicle from a first state restricting generation of driving power to a second state permitting generation of driving power when the charging inlet door is closed. |
| US10479203B2 |
Vehicle equipment
The object of the invention is to provide a technique for vehicle equipment that can be more easily operated by the user. Vehicle equipment according to the present invention includes a protrusion unit provided near at least one side among four sides forming an outer rim of a rectangular display having a touch panel, the protrusion unit being provided such that a long side of the protrusion unit is substantially in parallel with the one side, wherein a button is provided at at least one of both ends of the protrusion unit in an extending direction of the long side, the button being capable of accepting an input in the extending direction of the long side of the protrusion unit. |
| US10479200B2 |
Throttle control system and method
A throttle control system and method for use with a vehicle. The throttle control system receives an input voltage from a vehicle throttle controller. The throttle control system prepares a throttle signal and provides the throttle signal to the throttle to force deceleration to a selected speed or constrain acceleration to a selected value. Preparing the throttle signal may follow detection of maximum threshold values of speed or input voltage. The maximum threshold values may be specific to the location of the vehicle. The throttle signal and the maximum threshold values may be defined with reference to the input voltage, vehicle speed, vehicle location, or other parameters. The throttle signal may force deceleration or constrain acceleration incrementally to mitigate loss of vehicle throttle controller responsiveness to driver commands. The throttle signal may be an output voltage provided to a vehicle electronic control module. |
| US10479194B1 |
Over fender air guide and snorkel protection
An air intake system for supplying air to a snorkel of a vehicle includes a lower air intake vent having an opening defining a lower air pathway to the snorkel, and a scoop disposed in the lower air intake vent. The scoop has a base portion attached to a body component in the lower air pathway, a longitudinally transverse portion extending forward from the base portion, and a laterally transverse portion extending from an upper edge of the base portion and an upper edge of the longitudinally transverse portion. The air intake system further includes an upper air intake vent having an upper opening in a fender body panel vertically above the wheel well, the upper air intake vent defining an upper air pathway to the snorkel, and a snorkel protection flange extending downwardly from an inner surface of the fender body panel. |
| US10479190B2 |
Electric wheel hub and driving wheel
An electric wheel hub, comprising a wheel hub (1) and an inner ring gear (2). The inner ring gear and the wheel hub are fixed coaxially and rotate synchronously. A drive motor is provided within an inner cavity of the wheel hub. A motor shaft of the drive motor has one end fitting to the inner ring gear via a planetary reduction mechanism, and the other end provided with an electromagnetic braking mechanism. The wheel hub of the present invention has advantages of reducing the weight of a drive wheel, lowering manufacturing costs, etc. Also disclosed is a drive wheel. |
| US10479189B2 |
Motor drive selector mechanism for a child vehicle
In one aspect, a child vehicle is provided comprising a motor, a wheel selectively operatively coupled to the motor for driving the child vehicle under the power of the motor, and a motor drive selector mechanism. The motor drive selector mechanism allows the child vehicle to be operated in a first operational mode wherein the wheel is driven by the motor and a second operational mode wherein the wheel is substantially free from drag or resistance due to the motor. A method of operating the child vehicle is also provided. |
| US10479187B2 |
Integrated hybrid power system for work vehicle
An integrated hybrid power system for a work vehicle includes an engine and an electric machine. The power system also includes a transmission configured to transfer mechanical power between the engine and the electric machine. The transmission, in a first configuration, is configured to transfer mechanical power in a first direction from the electric machine to the engine to start the engine. Furthermore, the transmission, in a second configuration, is configured to transfer mechanical power in the first direction and, alternatively, in a second direction from the engine to the electric machine after the engine is started. |
| US10479186B2 |
Hybrid car in P0- or P1-configuration
A method for controlling a car with a parallel hybrid system comprising at least a combustion engine and an electrical machine in P0- or P1-configuration, with a clutch for connecting the combustion engine's output shaft with at least one drive shaft. Steps include determining a power demand Pd, and decoupling the combustion engine from the drive shaft if the power demand Pd is below a first threshold P1. Coupling the combustion engine with the drive shaft when the power demand Pd is above the first threshold P1 provides additional fuel savings when the method further comprises shutting off the combustion engine and providing power to the drive shaft by providing electrical power to the electrical machine to drive the car, when the power demand Pd is between the first threshold P1 and a second threshold P2. The second threshold P2 is greater than the first threshold P1, i.e. if P1 |
| US10479182B2 |
Shift control system for vehicle
A shift control system includes a controller that controls a transmission and a hydraulic controller. During an inertia phase where an input speed of the transmission changes toward a synchronous speed in a gear stage after a shift, the controller sets an oil pressure of a specific frictional engagement of a plurality of frictional engagement devices to an oil pressure that, at a time of the shift, exceeds a first oil pressure to set a transmission torque capacity equal to a first drive torque applied to the specific frictional engagement device of a drive torque outputted from a prime mover, but is less than a second oil pressure to set a transmission torque capacity equal to a second drive torque which is the first drive torque to which has been added an inertia torque generated by inertia on a prime mover side accompanying a change in speed ratio. |
| US10479179B2 |
Method for operating a rechargeable battery cell and battery control device
The invention relates to a method for operating a rechargeable battery cell: wherein —a first measurement (101) of a first voltage of the battery cell is carried out, —a first comparison (102) of the first voltage with a first limit voltage is carried out, —a charging process (104) of the battery cell is carried out if the first voltage is less than the first limit voltage, —a second measurement (106) of a second voltage of the battery cell is carried out, —a second comparison (107) of the second voltage with a second limit voltage is carried out, —a discharge process (109) of the battery cell is carried out if the second voltage is greater than the second limit voltage, wherein the first limit voltage is greater than the second limit voltage. The invention also relates to a battery control device which is equipped to carry out the method according to the invention. |
| US10479173B2 |
Window assembly, and vehicle door and vehicle featuring the window assembly
A window assembly (190) for a window opening of a motor vehicle, which has a front-rear direction and a vertical direction, comprises a door frame member (21), a movable window pane (140), and a window guiding profile (100). The door frame member (21) includes an outer surface (25). The movable window pane (140) includes a guiding section, and a window section (141). The window section comprises an outer window surface (142) and an inner window surface (143). The window guiding profile (100) is fastened to the door frame member (21), and includes a sealing portion (115, 117, 118). The sealing portion seals and supports the window pane (140). The window guiding profile (100) includes a first guiding portion (110) configured to guide the window pane (140) only at the inner window surface (143). The window guiding profile (100) further includes a second guiding portion being configured to guide the window pane (140) at the window outer surface (142) and at the window inner surface (143). |
| US10479172B2 |
Window tinting system and method for a vehicle
One general aspect includes a system for an activation or deactivation of one or more electrochromic windows of a vehicle, the system including: a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions; a controller configured to execute the executable instructions; a vehicle including one or more electrochromic windows, where upon receiving an activation the one or more electrochromic windows will be in a dimmed state and upon receiving a deactivation the one or more electrochromic windows will be in a transparent state; and where the executable instructions enable the controller to: receive dimming information; analyze the dimming information; based on the dimming information analysis, generate the activation or deactivation for at least one of the one or more electrochromic windows; transmit the activation or deactivation to at least one of the one or more electrochromic windows. |
| US10479171B2 |
Laminated vehicle glazing
A laminated vehicle glazing is disclosed, the glazing comprising a first glass ply coated with an electrically conductive coating, a second glass ply, an interlayer ply comprising polyvinyl butyral, and a first busbar comprising a conductive foil, wherein the electrically conductive coating comprises a pyrolytically deposited transparent conductive oxide layer and in that the first busbar is in direct contact with both the electrically conductive coating and the interlayer ply. Preferably the pyrolytically deposited transparent oxide layer comprises doped tin oxide and is the outermost layer of the electrically conductive coating. Also disclosed are a vehicle windshield and a train having a power supply at 25 V to 250 V, comprising a laminated vehicle glazing. A method for manufacturing a laminated vehicle glazing is also disclosed. |
| US10479169B2 |
Control module for an electric appliance
The invention relates to a control module (4) for an electric appliance (3), comprising: a printed circuit board (11), on which electrical and electronic components (12) are mounted; and an electronic power component (10) separated from the printed circuit board (11) and held in relation thereto by means of at least one electrical connection body (18a, 18b, 18c) fixed to the printed circuit board (11) and connected to one (D) of the terminals (S, D, G) of the electronic power component (10). |
| US10479166B2 |
Toggle button
A toggle button assembly for a human-machine interface (HMI). The toggle button assembly includes a circuit board. A first switch and a second switch are mounted to the circuit board. A toggle body is rotatable about a toggle body rotation axis. A first switch actuator is between the toggle body and the first switch, and a second switch actuator is between the toggle body and the second switch. Upon actuation of the toggle body from a center position to a first position, the toggle body rotates about the toggle body rotation axis and presses the first switch actuator against the first switch to actuate the first switch. Upon actuation of the toggle body from the center position to a second position, the toggle body rotates about the toggle body rotation axis and presses the second switch actuator against the second switch to actuate the second switch. |
| US10479162B2 |
Vehicle seat belt having tubes for air delivery
A vehicle seat belt system is provided. The vehicle seat belt system includes a seat belt comprising first and second seat belt webbings each defining a passageway, and one or more tubular extension members extending between the first and second seat belt webbings. The vehicle seat belt system also includes a plurality of exhaust openings formed in at least one of the first and second webbings, and an air delivery device supplying air to the seat belt. |
| US10479160B2 |
Damper with printed circuit board carrier
An electrically adjustable hydraulic shock absorber includes a tube defining a fluid chamber and a piston assembly positioned within the tube. The piston assembly divides the fluid chamber into a first working chamber and a second working chamber. A piston rod is attached to the piston assembly and projects out of the tube. Further, a rod guide guides the piston rod and an electronically-controlled valve is positioned within the rod guide for controlling a damping state of the shock absorber. A circuit board is positioned around the piston rod for actuating the electronically-controlled valve. A carrier housing receives the circuit board and engages with the rod guide. The carrier housing includes an inner column and an outer column. A bumper cap is mounted on the carrier housing and is engaged with the inner and outer columns. |
| US10479156B2 |
Forged portal hub mounting body
A portal hub assembly for raising the chassis of a vehicle. The portal hub assembly includes a portal box and a mounting assembly removably attachable to one side of the portal box. The mounting assembly includes a mounting body forged as a unitary body. A bracket assembly including at least one mounting bracket is selectively attachable to the mounting body to allow the mounting assembly to receive a component of the suspension system of a desired vehicle. |
| US10479154B2 |
Utility sled
A utility sled is formed from a lightweight material and includes a handle flexibly attached to the front end thereof. The handle includes a hook that is seated within a small opening of the utility sled when not in use. A pair of retractable wheels is attached to an exterior of each sidewall of the utility sled. The sidewalls are biased outward when no load is present. When loaded, the sidewalls advantageously tend to straighten vertically. The formed bottom of the sled includes a plurality of ribs which both add strength to the sled as well as function as sled runners when the wheels are retracted. The ribs operate to reduce friction between the sled bottom and the underlying surface. |
| US10479151B2 |
Trailer coupling comprising a sensor
A trailer coupling for a motor vehicle including a coupling arm for attaching a trailer or for carrying a load carrier, and including at least one sensor for detecting a deformation, caused by a load engaged on the bearing element, of a bearing element of the trailer coupling, wherein at least one recess is provided on the bearing element for the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is provided for measuring a spacing of reference surfaces of the at least one recess. The reference surfaces move toward one another or away from one another during a deformation of the bearing element and extend in a transverse manner in relation to a support section of the bearing element which deforms during stress applied by the load and/or are free from a flow of forces through the support section of the bearing element. |
| US10479150B2 |
Wheel valve assembly and the tire inflation system made therewith
A wheel valve assembly having a body portion coupled with a cover portion. A diaphragm disposed between the body portion and the cover portion. A first biasing member disposed between the cover portion and the diaphragm in a cover cavity defined thereby. A control cavity defined by the body portion and the diaphragm, and at least one control port defined by the body portion and in fluid communication with the control cavity. A tire port defined by the body portion and in selective fluid communication with the control cavity. A first and second conduit disposed in the body portion in fluid communication with a third and fourth conduit disposed in the cover portion. An equalization valve assembly disposed in one of the conduits to control fluid communication between the cover cavity and the control cavity. |
| US10479148B2 |
Receiver and transmitter unit
A reception control section obtains a rotation angle of each wheel assembly when a reception circuit receives transmission data. The reception control section calculates the absolute value of the difference between the obtained rotation angle and a previously obtained rotation angle. The reception control section determines whether the absolute value of the difference is included in a reference range or a specific range. The reference range includes 0. The specific range includes the angle difference between specific angles. |
| US10479146B2 |
Rapid tire inflation system
A rapid inflation system is provided for the tires of a machine such as an agricultural machine which must periodically move between field conditions and road conditions. The system can relatively rapidly inflate the tires from a lower field ready state to a higher pressure road ready state by the use of a high pressure reservoir chamber defined within the tire. |
| US10479137B2 |
Vehicle wheel
A vehicle wheel is provided which includes a sub air chamber member capable of suppressing a surface deformation amount in case of an action of an internal pressure of the sub air chamber member. A sub air chamber member of a vehicle wheel includes an upper surface member, a lower surface member, and bridge sections causing the upper surface member and the lower surface member to strike on each other. An end-to-end distance of an opening part of a bridge section opening on an upper surface of the upper surface member is set longer than a distance to an end portion of an opening part of another bridge section adjacent thereto. Moreover, the area of the opening parts of the bridge sections opening on the upper surface of the upper surface member is larger than the area of other general parts. |
| US10479135B2 |
Omni-directional wheel for pool vacuum head
An omni-directional wheel for a pool vacuum head includes a first frame and a second substantially identical frame, each frame having a hub rotating around a common axis, lower supports extending radially from the hub, risers extending from the hub along the common axis, and upper supports individually coupled to the risers, the upper supports extending radially from the common axis. Rollers coupled to the first frame and the second frame, are radially spaced from the common axis on each frame. The rollers rotate normal to the common axis to impart omni-directional movement. When the first frame and the second frame are interlocked, the risers on the first frame engage the hub on the second frame, and the lower supports on the first frame engaging the upper supports on the second frame, maintaining the rollers in a staggered arrangement around the wheel. |
| US10479132B2 |
Binding tool and file
A binding tool for paper sheets includes: a base member extending in a longitudinal direction; and a plurality of first binding members and second binding members each having a base end portion formed protruding outward in a width direction from the base member and a tip end portion integral with the base end portion and curved inward in the width direction so as to be movable between a binding position where the tip end portions contact each other and an open position where the tip end portions are separated from each other by a prescribed distance. The base end portions are positionally displaced from each other by at least an amount corresponding to a thickness TH of the base end portion in the longitudinal direction when the tip end portions positioned facing each other in the width direction are in contact with each other in the binding position. |
| US10479130B2 |
Card with embedded image
The invention includes a method for forming a card with an embedded three dimensional (3-D) image and the resultant card formed by the method. The method includes forming a first assembly which includes a layer of deformable material and an overlying layer of pattern conforming material. An engraved laminating plate is applied to the deformable layer during an engraving and laminating step applied to the first sub-assembly under predetermined pressure and selected temperature conditions for embossing the deformable layer with a well defined and sharp pattern. Then, a second assembly including a pattern conforming layer is laminated with the first assembly to embed and secure the pattern between the two conformable layers. |
| US10479129B2 |
Methods of manufacturing security structures for security documents
A method of manufacturing a hybrid security structure for a security document, the method comprising the steps of: providing a document substrate; applying to the document substrate, by a first process, a first element comprising a first electrically conductive region of the hybrid security structure; applying to the document substrate, by a second process, a second element comprising a second electrically conductive region of the hybrid security structure, wherein the first process is different from the second process; and electrically coupling the first and second electrically conductive regions of the hybrid security structure for detection by a capacitance sensor. |
| US10479126B1 |
Transaction instrument
A transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic and a method(s) for making a transaction instrument comprising a blended composite of metal and plastic. In an aspect of the invention, the blended composite of metal and plastic is a metal-filled plastic, more particularly a heavy-gravity compound. |
| US10479125B2 |
Book binding device
A bookbinding device includes a control unit for calculating set parameter values for a clamper and a processing unit on the basis of thickness on a book body to be bound, and initially setting the clamper and the processing unit in accordance with the set parameter values. The control unit includes an input unit for receiving an input of a reference parameter value for two or more different book body thicknesses; a function generation unit for generating, on the basis of the reference parameter value, a function for calculating a set parameter value that has been adjusted in accordance with the book body thickness; a parameter calculation unit for calculating, on the basis of the book body thickness, the set adjusted parameter value by using the function; and an initial setting unit for initially setting the clamper and the processing unit in accordance with the set adjusted parameter value. |
| US10479122B2 |
Printing head nozzle evaluation
A method for evaluating performance of a plurality of nozzles of a printing head includes repeatedly operating each of the nozzles to print test marks on a surface of a substrate, each of the test marks printed by that nozzle being printed at a different time. At least once during the repeated operation of each of the nozzles, at least some of the test marks are erased from the surface. The test marks that were printed by that nozzle are inspected for a feature that is indicative of the performance of that nozzle. |
| US10479116B2 |
Base material processing apparatus and detection method
A base material processing apparatus includes first and second edge sensors and a displacement amount calculation part. The first edge sensor acquires a first detection result (R1) by detecting the position of an edge of a base material in a width direction at a first detection position. The second edge sensor acquires a second detection result (R2) by detecting the position of the edge of the base material at a second detection position. The displacement amount calculation part calculates the amount of displacement in the position of the base material in the transport direction or the amount of difference in the transporting speed of the base material on the basis of the first and second detection results (R1, R2). Thus, the amount of displacement in the position or the amount of difference in the transporting speed can be detected without depending on images such as register marks. |
| US10479111B2 |
Carbon filament lamp array
A lamp array for drying liquid ink on a media in a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a transport system arranged to move the media through the printing apparatus in a process direction. The lamp array includes a plurality of lamps, each lamp of the plurality of lamps having a longitudinal axis arranged in a direction parallel to the process direction and adjacent to the transport system, wherein the plurality of lamps are equidistantly positioned substantially across a cross process width of the transport system. |
| US10479110B2 |
Partially dried inkjet media fusers
In one example, a system for partially dried inkjet media fusers include a plurality of fusers aligned to receive partially dried inkjet media from a printing device, wherein the plurality of fusers each comprise a top roller and a bottom roller to apply pressure to the received partially dried inkjet media, and a finisher to receive the partially dried inkjet media from the plurality of fusers. |
| US10479108B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus including: a light source configured to emit a light beam; a rotary polygon mirror including a plurality of reflection surfaces each configured to deflect the light beam emitted by the light source so that the light beam scans a surface of a photosensitive member; a light receiving portion configured to output a light receiving signal by receiving the light beam reflected by each of the plurality of reflection surfaces; a conversion unit configured to convert the light receiving signal to a pulse signal; a measurement unit configured to measure pulse widths of a plurality of pulse signals corresponding to the plurality of reflection surfaces, respectively; and an identification unit configured to identify a rotation phase of the rotary polygon mirror based on a measurement result of the measurement unit and reference values to be compared with the measurement result. |
| US10479106B2 |
Drop detector
A drop detector includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including a number of optical channels each formed by a light emitter and a light detector and a number of holes defined in the PCB over which the optical channels pass over and through which a number of ejected drops from a number of printheads pass through wherein each of the number of holes defined in PCB are sized to contour the shape of the number of the printheads. |
| US10479101B2 |
Liquid ejection head and recording apparatus
An element substrate has ejection ports for ejecting liquid, pressure chambers for storing the liquid to be ejected from the ejection ports, liquid supply paths for supplying liquid to the pressure chambers, and liquid recovery paths for recovering liquid from the pressure chambers. Filter chambers have respective filters for capturing foreign objects contained in liquid. Liquid is forced to flow upwardly from below relative to the filters. |
| US10479094B2 |
Energy efficient printheads
Energy efficient printheads are disclosed. An example printhead includes a substrate with channels to direct ink toward a plurality of nozzles of the printhead. The example printhead further includes a passivation layer on the substrate. The passivation layer includes a first thin film of a first dielectric material formed using atomic layer deposition. |
| US10479092B2 |
Waste liquid container and liquid ejecting apparatus
A waste liquid container configured to be attachably and detachably mounted in a mounting portion including an apparatus-side connection terminal includes a first container portion including a waste liquid introduction portion, the waste liquid introduction portion being configured to enable the waste liquid discharged from the discharge portion to be introduced; a second container portion disposed below the first container portion in a vertical direction and communicating with the first container portion in the state in which the waste liquid container is mounted in the mounting portion; and a container-side connection terminal electrically connected to the apparatus-side connection terminal. Further, in a plan view from above, the second container portion is formed so as to be larger than the first container portion, and in the second container portion, the container-side connection terminal is disposed at a position not overlapping with the first container portion in the vertical direction. |
| US10479089B2 |
Supply liquid tank unit and ink jet recording apparatus including the same
The supply liquid tank unit of the disclosure includes a supply liquid tank, and a detection sensor. The detection sensor detects a liquid level of liquid in the supply liquid tank. The supply liquid tank includes a first chamber provided with an inflow port, a second chamber provided with an outflow port, a partition wall for partitioning the first chamber and the second chamber from each other, and a lower communicating path which is formed from a lower end of the partition wall and a lower surface of the supply liquid tank and which makes the first chamber and the second chamber communicating with each other. The detection sensor detects a liquid level of the liquid in the second chamber and is placed above the lower end of the partition wall. |
| US10479086B2 |
Process for making a molded device assembly and printhead assembly
In one example, a process for making a micro device assembly includes placing a micro device on a front part of a printed circuit board, molding a molding on the printed circuit board surrounding the micro device, and then forming a channel to the micro device in a back part of the printed circuit board. |
| US10479085B2 |
Printhead electrical interconnects
In one example, a method for fabricating a printhead is described. The method may include applying an electrical interconnect between a printhead die and an electrical fan out structure embedded in a molding of a printhead via a direct patterning additive process. The method may further include applying a passivation layer over the electrical interconnect as a dry film laminate. |
| US10479083B2 |
Peeling method of cover member and manufacturing method of liquid ejecting head
Disclosed is a peeling method of a cover member including forming a recessed portion that opens one side surface of a substrate, on a region different from a region in which a pattern is formed and forming an opening region including the opening of the recessed portion; attaching the cover member so as to cover the one side surface; adjusting a pressure for increasing a pressure within a space formed by the recessed portion and the cover member by attaching the cover member to the substrate to be higher than a pressure on a side opposite to the space with the cover member interposed therebetween; and peeling off the cover member from the substrate, in a state where the pressure within the space is increased by the adjusting of the pressure. |
| US10479082B2 |
Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus
An ink jet recording method capable of recording a high-quality image in which occurrence of fine unevenness is decreased. The ink jet recording method includes recording an image by ejecting ink from a recording head including an ejection orifice for ejecting the ink, an ejection element generating energy for ejecting the ink, and first and second flow paths that communicate between the ejection orifice and the ejection element and in which the ink flows. The ink jet recording method includes an ejection step of ejecting the ink from the ejection orifice, and a flow step of flowing the ink from the first flow path to the second flow path separately from the ejection step. The ink is an aqueous ink having a dynamic surface tension of 35 mN/m or more to 48 mN/m or less at 10 milliseconds. |
| US10479078B2 |
Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and manufacturing method of liquid ejecting apparatus
A flow path forming substrate in which an individual flow path which communicates with a nozzle opening that discharges liquid is formed; and a communication plate in which a recess portion which configures at least a part of a common flow path that is common to and communicates with the plurality of individual flow paths is provided to be open on a side opposite to the flow path forming substrate, are provided, the recess portion includes a first recess portion, and a second recess portion which is deeper than the first recess portion, the communication plate includes a supply path which is provided to be open on a bottom surface of the first recess portion, communicates with the recess portion and the individual flow path, and becomes a throttle portion that throttles a flow path with respect to the individual flow path, and a communication path which communicates with the individual flow path and the nozzle opening, and in the individual flow path, a throttle portion which throttles the individual flow path from a part that communicates with the supply path to a part that communicates with the communication path, is not provided. |
| US10479076B2 |
Droplet deposition head and manifold components therefor
A droplet deposition head includes: one or more manifold components, providing one or more fluid inlets, each of which is connectable to a fluid supply system so that the head can receive a corresponding droplet fluid; and two or more arrays of fluid chambers, each chamber being provided with a respective actuating element and a respective nozzle, each actuating element being actuable to eject a droplet of fluid in an ejection direction through the corresponding one of the nozzles, each array extending in an array direction. The head extends, in the ejection direction, from a first end, at which the one or more fluid inlets are located, to a second end, at which the arrays of fluid chambers are located. One or more branched inlet paths are provided within the manifold components over a first portion of their height in the ejection direction, each of the branched paths being fluidically connected so as to receive fluid at a main branch thereof from a respective one of the fluid inlets, branching at one or more branching points into two or more sub-branches, and culminating in a plurality of end sub-branches, to which fluid is conveyed. A plurality of widening inlet chambers is provided within the manifold components over a second portion of their height in the ejection direction, the width of each widening inlet chamber in the array direction increasing with distance in the ejection direction from a first end to a second end thereof, the first end being fluidically connected so as to receive fluid from one or more of the branched paths and the second end being fluidically connected so as to supply fluid to one or more of the arrays. Each of the branched inlet paths is fluidically connected so as to supply fluid to two or more of the widening inlet chambers. Also provided are manifold components, which include a plurality of layers, for a droplet deposition head. |
| US10479074B2 |
Liquid droplet jetting apparatus
A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes: a carriage configured to scan in a main scanning direction; a jetting head installed in the carriage, having nozzles arranged in a sub scanning direction intersecting with the main scanning direction, and configured to jet liquid droplets from the nozzles; a conveyer configured to convey the recording medium in the sub scanning direction; and a controller configured to control the carriage, the jetting head and the conveyer. The nozzles form nozzle groups including two nozzle groups adjacent in the sub scanning direction; and the controller is configured to execute a predetermined printing mode in which a pass printing and conveyance of the recording medium in the sub scanning direction are alternately performed. The pass printing causes the carriage to move one time in the main scanning direction while jetting the liquid droplets from the nozzles. |
| US10479073B2 |
Light engine frame with integrated baffle
Systems are provided for a frame of an optic element of a lighting system. In one example, a baffle frame including extended exterior sidewalls and inner angled walls extending below a bottom surface of the optic element may reduce light reflecting off a workpiece and escaping outside and interior of the baffle frame. |
| US10479072B2 |
Method for decorating substrates and decorated substrate
A method for decorating substrates, in particular packaging, comprising the steps: printing at least one first decorative pattern (2) on the substrate using a first radiation-curable, preferably UV-curable, printing ink composition (3); printing at least one second decorative pattern (4), using a second radiation-curable, preferably UV-curable, printing ink composition (5), on at least part of the substrate (1) in a region near to the first pattern (2), chronologically before, after, or during the printing of the first pattern; radiation curing of the first and second printing ink compositions (3, 5), preferably directly after the printing of each pattern, the radiation-cured second printing ink composition having a lower glass transition temperature than the radiation-cured first printing ink composition; application of a decorative coating to the second pattern by means of a hot foil stamping process, a hot stamping foil comprising a decorative coating material being pressed against the printed substrate by means of a stamping tool under the application of heat and pressure such that the decorative coating adheres to the second pattern but not to the first pattern. |
| US10479071B2 |
Decoration method, control system and decoration machine
The present invention relates to a decoration method, for applying a new décor (170) on a surface (2) of an object (1) including an existing décor (120), characterized in that the method comprises the following successive steps: a step a) for measuring at least two identification points (120a, 120b, 120f) of the existing décor (120) applied on the surface (2) of the object (1); a step b) for dynamic correction of localization points (170a, 170b, 170f) of the new décor (170) to be applied on the surface (2) of the object (1), using the identification points (120a, 120b, 120f) measured during the measuring step a); and a step c) for application of the new décor (170) on the surface (2) of the object (1), by using the localization points (170a, 170b, 170f) determined in the dynamic correction step b). The invention also relates to a control system and a decoration machine comprising such a control system. |
| US10479070B2 |
Screen printing adapter device
A screen printing adapter device is disclosed. In an example, the screen printing adapter device includes a body configured as an accessory to a printing board having a tag printing surface. The body is attached to a screen and moves on and off of the printing board along with the screen for a screen printing operation. The body supports areas of the screen for a squeegee that are otherwise unsupported by the printing board. The example screen printing adapter device also includes a shoulder edge of the body shaped to fit adjacent and conform to a shoulder edge of the printing board. The example screen printing adapter device includes a collar edge of the body. In an example, the collar edge of the body is shaped to fit fully around a perimeter of the tag printing surface of the printing board. |
| US10479069B2 |
Method for manufacturing angle and curvature detection sensor, and sensor
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an angle and curvature detection sensor, and the sensor and, more specifically, to: a method for manufacturing a thin-film transistor array-based backplane by a roll-to-roll gravure printing process and manufacturing a sensor for measuring an angle change and a degree of curvature of the X axis and the Y axis by using the backplane; and the sensor. The method for manufacturing an angle and curvature detection sensor, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: manufacturing a thin-film transistor backplane by a roll-to-roll gravure printing process; forming a protective layer on the thin-film transistor backplane by printing; forming a sealed space by adhering a flexible plastic case onto the upper part of the protective layer by means of an adhesive; and filling the sealed space with a first liquid and injecting a second liquid. |
| US10479064B2 |
Heat radiator, device for infrared welding and method for heating plastic components
The present invention discloses a heat radiator, especially an infrared radiator, having at least one radiation source by means of which supplied electrical energy is convertible into heat radiation, as well as a control. This control comprises at least one frequency converter having a first, a second and a third output so that between the first and the third output a first alternating current is providable and between the second and the third output a second alternating current is providable by means of which the at least one radiation source is operable. |
| US10479061B2 |
Component bonding device
A component bonding device includes a bonding tool which sucks a film-like component and which bonds the film-like component to a substrate. The bonding tool includes: a plurality of suction blocks, each of which has a suction hole for sucking the film-like component; and a suction block holding portion which has a block holding-available region capable of holding the plurality of suction blocks, and which holds the plurality of suction blocks so as to be arranged in a row in the block holding-available region. The suction block holding portion allows change of a holding position of at least one of the plurality of suction blocks to any desired position in the block holding-available region. |
| US10479058B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet
Provided is a PSA sheet that shows high peel strength to low polar adherends while having excellent flexibility. This invention provides a PSA sheet that comprises a PSA layer (A) constituting an adhesive face and a viscoelastic layer (B) supporting the PSA layer (A). In the PSA sheet, the viscoelastic layer (B) comprises hollow particles or have bubbles. The PSA layer (A) comprises an acrylic polymer (a) as the base polymer. The copolymerization ratio of an acidic group-containing monomer in the acrylic polymer (a) is 5% by weight or lower. |
| US10479056B2 |
Print protection film
Provided is a paint protection film having high curved surface conformability and high antifouling ability.A paint protection film, including: (a) a coating layer formed by using a silicon-containing fluororesin and an isocyanate-based crosslinker; (b) a urethane layer; and (c) an adhesive layer. |
| US10479053B2 |
Coated article having low-E coating with IR reflecting layer(s) and niobium-doped titanium oxide dielectric layer(s) and method of making same
A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one high refractive index layer of or including titanium oxide and at least one additional metal. A doped titanium oxide layer(s) is designed and deposited in a manner so as to be amorphous or substantially amorphous (as opposed to crystalline) in the low-E coating, so as to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering and reduce haze. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer in preferred embodiments, which may be provided for antireflection purposes and/or color adjustment purposes, in addition to having thermal stability. |
| US10479048B2 |
Bonding arrangement and production method
In order to provide a new and improved bonding arrangement, especially for use in an aircraft or spacecraft, which is designed to overcome problems of bonding arrangements under Mode I loading stress and which is designed or configured particularly to create a bond design which is incapable of locally loading the adhesive bond above the peel strength, a bonding arrangement is disclosed with a coating structure, which is split into a plurality of neighboring structural elements spatially separated from each other, and at least one supporting member is provided, which comprises a plurality of recesses receiving the structural elements in operating position. |
| US10479046B2 |
Absorbent microstructure arrays and methods of use
Absorbent microstructure panels are described herein. An example filter device includes a plurality of microstructure panels each having a front surface and a back surface, and a plurality of capillary ridges protruding from the front surface. The plurality of capillary ridges are each spaced apart from one another. The plurality of microstructure panels form an absorbent microstructure array by layering the plurality of microstructure panels together such that the plurality of capillary ridges of one microstructure panel contacts the back surface of an adjacent microstructure panel to create capillary tubes that draw fluid into the absorbent microstructure array. |
| US10479045B2 |
Microlayer coextrusion of electrical end products
A method and system for extruding multiple laminated flow streams using microlayer extrusion, and in particular to creating and forming products with electrical properties that are formed from layers and particles with dimensions in the micro to nanometer range. |
| US10479043B2 |
Method and apparatus for fluting a web in the machine direction
A forming device for gathering the width of a traveling web is disclosed. The forming device includes opposing arrays of flute-forming bars that can be interlaced to define therebetween a longitudinal flute-forming labyrinth effective to reduce the width of a web traveling therethrough by a preselected take-up ratio. The flute-forming bars are curved beginning at an entry end of the forming device such that they converge in a lateral direction as they proceed in the machine direction. In this manner, individual elements of the web traveling between the respective arrays in the machine direction follow contour lines along the curved bars or between adjacent ones of the curved bars so that no such element crosses any flute-forming bar in the cross-machine direction as the web travels and is fluted. A corrugating die for introducing a near-net shape to the intermediate-fluted web is also disclosed, as are a corrugating line incorporating these operations and methods for its operation. |
| US10479041B2 |
Stationary closure device and package
A package is disclosed. The package includes at least one clinging or adhering access feature at an access opening of the package. A method of forming and dispensing contents from a package is also disclosed. |
| US10479039B2 |
Briquetting roll and method for manufacturing the same
A novel briquetting roll having excellent performance such as providing both abrasion resistance and spalling resistance, which can also be manufactured at low cost and in a short period of time, and a method for manufacturing the same, are provided wherein the briquetting roll 1 integrally has an inner layer material 4 and an outer layer material 5, which comprise mutually different materials and are in contact with each other at the respective exterior and interior thereof, and has pockets 6 formed at the outer circumference of the outer layer material 5. A chromium-molybdenum forged steel material is used for the inner layer material 4 and a high-carbon high-speed steel material is used for the outer layer material 5. The outer layer material 5 may be formed on the outside of the inner layer material 4 by a continuous pouring process. |