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US10509265B2 Photo-alignment apparatus and photo-alignment method
The invention provides a photo-alignment apparatus and a photo-alignment method. In photo-alignment apparatus, a movable polarizing element is disposed between loading platform and light source; when the LC panel to be aligned uses display mode of horizontal alignment, moving the polarizing element to below light source to convert non-polarized light emitted from light source into linearly polarized light to irradiate on the LC panel to be aligned to perform alignment; when the LC panel to be aligned uses display mode of vertical alignment, moving the polarizing element to a region outside of below light source, so that the non-polarized light emitted from light source irradiating on the LC panel to be aligned to perform alignment. As such, the present invention can be applied to horizontal alignment and vertical alignment respectively, improve the usability of the photo-alignment apparatus, reduce the manufacturing cost, save space and reduce management load.
US10509264B2 Cell alignment device
This disclosure relates to a cell alignment device for aligning a first substrate and a second substrate of a display panel. The cell alignment device comprises: a first platform and a second platform disposed oppositely; a light emitting unit disposed on a surface of the first platform facing the second platform and configured to emit light toward the second platform; a light sensing unit disposed on a surface of the second platform facing the first platform and configured to sense a light intensity of light emitted by the light emitting unit; and a control unit configured to, when the sensed light intensity is greater than or equal to a preset light intensity, adjust a position of at least one of the first platform and the second platform until the sensed light intensity is smaller than the preset light intensity. According to the technical solution of this disclosure, through mutual cooperation between a light emitting unit and a light sensing unit independent of two substrates, alignment conditions of the two substrates can be determined accurately based on a light intensity received by the light sensing unit. Moreover, positions of the two platforms can be adjusted, and thereby the two substrates can be aligned with each other accurately.
US10509261B2 Reflective liquid crystal display panel
A reflective liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of pixel units is provided. Each pixel unit includes first and second substrates, one first signal line, four second signal lines, a liquid crystal layer, a first pixel structure, a second pixel structure, a third pixel structure and a fourth pixel structure. The first and second signal lines are disposed on the first substrate. The first, second, third, and fourth pixel structures are electrically connected to one of the four second signal lines respectively and electrically connected to the first signal line, where the first, second, third, and fourth pixel structures respectively include an active component and a reflective pixel electrode electrically connected to the active component, and a reflection area ratio of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel structures is one of 1:2:4:8 and 2:1:4:8. The second substrate is located opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The display panel displays 16 gray scales to achieve good visual effect.
US10509260B2 Data center
A data center includes a wavelength source, a first optical component, a first communications device, and a second communications device. The wavelength source is configured to generate an N-wavelength laser beam. The first port of the first optical component is configured to receive an M-wavelength laser beam from the wavelength source. The second port of the first optical component is configured to send the M-wavelength laser beam to the first communications device. The M-wavelength laser beam includes at least a first-wavelength laser beam. The second port of the first optical component is further configured to receive a modulated first optical signal from the first communications device, the modulated first optical signal is obtained after the first communications device modulates a service signal onto the first-wavelength laser beam. The third port of the first optical component is configured to send the modulated first optical signal to the second communications device.
US10509258B2 Manufacturing method of display panel and wire-grating polarizer and manufacturing method thereof
A manufacturing method of a display panel includes: arranging a plurality of wire-grating structures at intervals on a first substrate, wherein a plurality of transparent zones of the first substrate are defined among the plurality of wire-grating structures; adopting the wire-grating structure as a mask plate to form a black matrix on the transparent zone; providing a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer; and arranging the first substrate, the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer to form the display panel. The present disclosure can save cost and simplifies processes.
US10509257B2 Display panels, wire grid polarizers, and the manufacturing methods thereof
The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of wire grid polarizers. The manufacturing method includes: forming a wire grid structure on a mold substrate, wherein the wire grid structure comprises a plurality of wire grids spaced apart from each other, bonding the wire grid structure with a carrier substrate by quantum-dot (QD) adhesive, wherein the QD adhesive includes QD material and adhesive, and detaching the wire grid structure from the mold substrate. The manufacturing process of the wire grid polarizers may be simplified and the yield rate may be enhanced. With the configuration, the color range, the brightness, and the optical performance of the display panel may be enhanced.
US10509247B2 Back panel assembly and display device having the same
The present disclosure provides a back panel assembly including a back panel and a circuit board disposed on the back panel, the back panel includes: a first plate, a second plate opposite to the first plate and an insulating material layer interposed between the first and second plates, the second plate includes a cutout portion such that the insulating material layer have an exposed portion exposed by the cutout portion; and the circuit board is disposed on the exposed portion of the insulating material layer. The present disclosure also provides a display device. The display device includes a display panel and the above back panel assembly, the display panel is positioned on a side of the first plate of the back panel, and the circuit board is configured to control the display panel.
US10509242B2 Micro-fastened, sealed light modulator
A switchable light modulator device comprises a fluid layer disposed between opposite spaced apart major surfaces of first and second substrates. Each of the substrates comprise first and second interoperable microstructures formed on the opposite major surfaces. The respective microstructures fit together to join the first and second substrates and to define wall portions for a plurality of cavities, the cavities sealing said fluid in discrete volumes.
US10509234B2 Lens driving apparatus with closed-loop anti-shake structure
A lens driving apparatus with a closed-loop anti-shake structure, including: a lens holder including a coil; a frame including a plurality of magnets and receiving the lens holder; a driving circuit board disposed under the frame; a plurality of first set of elastic bodies configured such that the lens holder remains movable in a direction of a first axis with respect to the frame; a plurality of second set of elastic bodies configured such that the frame remains movable in a direction perpendicular to the first axis with respect to the driving circuit board; and a first optical module and a first optical reference respectively disposed at the driving circuit board and the lens holder, the first optical module sensing a relative movement of the first optical reference so as to sense a movement of the lens holder in the direction of the first axis.
US10509233B2 Speckle reducing device and projector
A speckle reducing device includes: a polarization splitter element with a polarization splitter portion that splits incident light into first and second light containing a first and a second component respectively, which outputs the first and the second light along different directions; a first reflecting member that reflects the first light to reenter the polarization splitter element; a first conversion member disposed between the first reflecting member and the polarization splitter element, which converts the first light to third light containing the second component; a second reflecting member that reflects the third light to reenter the polarization splitter element; and a second conversion member disposed between the second reflecting member and the polarization splitter element, which converts the third light to fourth light containing the first component, wherein: the polarization splitter element outputs the second and the fourth light along one direction.
US10509231B1 Opposed gratings in a waveguide display
A waveguide display includes a light source assembly, an output waveguide, and a controller. The light source assembly emits an image light that propagates along an input wave vector. The output waveguide includes a waveguide body with two opposite surfaces. The output waveguide includes a first grating receiving an image light propagating along the input wave vector, a second grating, and a third grating positioned opposite to the second grating and outputting an expanded image light with wave vectors matching the input wave vector. The controller controls the illumination of the light source assembly to form a two-dimensional image.
US10509229B2 Light guide device and display apparatus
A light guide system (light guide device) includes a transparent light guide portion that guides light beams incident from one end side to a light-emitting portion. The light guide portion includes a first surface, a second surface which is parallel to the first surface, and a third surface which is positioned between the first surface and the second surface on another end side. A plurality of obliquely-inclined partial reflection surfaces are disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and the third surface is inclined in the same direction as that of the partial reflection surface. The third surface is configured with an anti-reflection surface for image light beams traveling through the light guide portion, and is covered by an anti-reflection film, a light absorption layer, a moth-eye type roughened surface, or the like. Therefore, occurrence of stray light due to reflection by the third surface can be suppressed.
US10509225B2 Transmission type screen and head-up display device using same
In order to provide a transmission type screen having a flat scattered intensity within a predetermined scattering angle, a transmission type screen (50) according to the present invention comprising a first surface (51), and a second surface (52) opposed to the first surface (51), wherein: the first surface (51) is equipped with a microlens array (57) including a plurality of microlenses; the second surface (52) is equipped with a light diffusion surface (60); and a diffusion angle ratio of a diffusion angle of the light diffusion surface (60) relative to a diffusion angle of the microlens array (57) is not less than 0.2 and not more than 0.4.
US10509221B2 Holgraphic display device and holographic display method
A holographic display device and holographic display method are provided. The holographic display device includes at least one light-source generator. The light-source generator includes: at least one laser device, configured to irradiate laser light; at least one light expander, configured to expand the laser light from the at least one laser device into a plurality of beams of light; and at least one light condenser, configured to condense the plurality of beams of light from the at least one light expander to generate a pair of virtual light sources capable of alternately emitting light at a predetermined frequency.
US10509219B2 Electrowetting display apparatus
The present disclosure relates to the display technical field and discloses specifically an electrowetting display apparatus, comprising: an electrowetting casing including a black oil layer to which an ultraviolet absorbing material is added; an ultraviolet light source arranged at a lower side of the electrowetting casing, for emitting ultraviolet (UV) light upwards; and a colored fluorescent layer arranged at an upper side of the electrowetting casing. By means of the electrowetting display apparatus in the present disclosure, wherein the ultraviolet light source emits UV light, the ultraviolet absorbing material in the black oil layer absorbs the UV light when the black oil layer spreads, and the colored fluorescent layer displays colors when the black oil layer is applied with electric power and then contracts, such that no colored membrane is necessary to achieve a colored display, and thus an outstanding display effect can be realized.
US10509210B2 Two-color very wide field of view refractive eyepiece-type optical form
A dual-band refractive optical system having an eyepiece-type arrangement and configured for mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared operation. In one example the optical system includes a plurality of lenses, each constructed from a material that is optically transparent in the mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared spectral bands. The lenses are arranged to receive infrared electromagnetic radiation in an operating waveband that includes at least a portion of the mid-wave infrared and at least a portion of the long-wave infrared spectral bands via a front external aperture stop and to focus the infrared electromagnetic radiation onto a rear image plane, the lenses being positioned between the front external aperture stop and rear image plane. The optical system can further include a corrector plate positioned coincident with the front aperture stop.
US10509208B2 Methods and apparatus for implementing and/or using a camera device
Methods and apparatus for implementing a camera having a depth which is less than the maximum length of the outer lens of at least one optical chain of the camera are described. In some embodiments a light redirection device, e.g., a mirror, is used to allow a relatively long optical chain with a relatively large non-circular outer lens. In some embodiments the light redirection device has a depth, e.g., front of camera to back of camera dimension, which is less than the maximum length of the aperture of the outer lens in the aperture's direction of maximum extent. Multiple optical chains with non-circular outer lenses arranged in different directions may and in some embodiments are used to capture images with the captured images being combined to generate a composite image.
US10509202B2 Optical imaging lens system, image capturing unit and electronic device
An optical imaging lens system includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has positive refractive power. The sixth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof.
US10509199B2 Systems, devices and methods for automatic microscopic focus
An automatic focus system for an optical microscope that facilitates faster focusing by using at least two cameras. The first camera can be positioned in a first image forming conjugate plane and receives light from a first illumination source that transmits light in a first wavelength range. The second camera can be positioned at an offset distance from the first image forming conjugate plane and receives light from a second illumination source that transmits light in a second wavelength range.
US10509193B2 Driving mechanism
A driving mechanism includes a frame, a carrying base, and a drive module. The carrying base is disposed in the frame, and includes a carrying body, a first stop element and a second stop element. The carrying body is configured to carry an optical element. The first stop element is disposed on the carrying body, and configured to limit the range of motion of the carrying body in a first direction. The second stop element is disposed on the carrying body, and configured to limit the range of motion of the carrying body in the first direction. The driving module is disposed in the frame, and configured to move the carrying body relative to the frame. The first direction is parallel to the axis of the optical element, and the first stop element is closer to the top portion of the frame than the second stop element.
US10509190B2 Multi-positionable telecommunications tray
A multi-positionable tray assembly (20) for mounting within a chassis (10) of a telecommunications panel (100) is disclosed. The multi-positionable tray assembly (20) may include support arm (24) that pivotally supports a tray (22) and that allows the tray assembly (20) to be installed and removed from the chassis (10). The tray (22) and the support arm (24) cooperatively define a cable routing pathway (208) that extends through a pivot axis (A1) defined by the tray and the support arm. To minimize the required depth of the tray (10) and optimize cable routing, the tray (20) can include a cable management structure (102) with a patch panel (104) having a plurality of adapters (108) arranged along a transverse axis (A2), wherein the transverse axis is non-parallel or oblique to a front plane (A4) of the tray.
US10509189B2 Tray assembly for a fiber optic system
A tray assembly for a fiber optic system to organize optical fibers. The tray assembly includes a backbone structure with a plurality of backbone segments that are connected together and are positioned along an expansion/contraction axis of the backbone structure. The tray assembly also includes a stack of fiber management trays that are connected to the backbone structure. Each of the fiber management trays are pivotally connected to the backbone segments at a pivot axis. The backbone segments are moveable relative to one another along the expansion/contraction axis to allow the backbone structure to be moved between an expanded state and a contracted state.
US10509186B2 Thermally-drawn fiber including devices
There is provided herein a fiber including a fiber body with a fiber body material having a longitudinal axis along a fiber body length. A plurality of devices is disposed as a linear sequence of devices within the fiber body. Each device includes at least one electrical contact pad. At least one electrical conductor is disposed within the fiber body. The electrical conductor is electrically connected to an electrical contact pad of devices in the plurality of devices. A weavable device includes at least one device material arranged in a planar device configuration and connected to an electrical contact pad. An electrically insulating, mechanically flexible fiber body material encapsulates the planar device configuration and contact pad and has a fiber body length greater than 10 m. An electrical conductor is electrically connected to a device contact pad and extends the fiber body length.
US10509180B2 Flexible routing in a fiber tray for use in a fiber optic assembly
A fiber tray with an adjustable fiber boot exit angle includes one or more trays each including a base layer and a retention mechanism for one or more optical fibers at various positions about the base layer, wherein the one or more trays provide management of the one or more optical fibers in a fiber optic assembly; a fiber boot at an exit point of a tray of the one or more trays, wherein the fiber boot provides an exit for the one or more optical fibers from the fiber tray; and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an exit angle of the one or more optical fibers by changing position of the fiber boot, wherein the exit angle is set based on a type of the fiber optic assembly.
US10509178B1 Fiber optic adapter assemblies including a selectively lockable adapter member
An optical adapter assembly includes a mounting member and an adapter member selectively coupled to the mounting member, the adapter member including an adapter housing extending in the longitudinal direction, a jacket engagement member that is selectively positionable within the fiber insertion path and that is structurally configured to engage an outer jacket of a fiber optic cable positioned within the fiber insertion path, a sleeve positioned at least partially within the adapter housing and extending around the fiber insertion path, and a mounting member engagement portion that is engaged with the mounting member and that restricts movement of the adapter member with respect to the mounting member in the longitudinal direction.
US10509176B2 Deformable mirror and capacitive actuator array controller
A deformable mirror and capacitive array controller is capable of controlling a plurality of individual actuators by applying independent voltages from 0V to 240V to each actuator. The device utilizes a distributed microcontroller (MCU) architecture, including a main microcontroller and a plurality of slave microcontrollers to maximize actuator voltage refresh rate. One Slave MCU may be used for up to 384 actuators. For maximizing actuator refresh rate, each Slave MCU may be limited to 192 actuators. The final circuit stage includes a digital/analog converter, a voltage sample and hold and a high voltage amplifier, all packaged in a single integrated circuit. These integrated circuits are referred hereinafter as HV S&H (high voltage sample and hold). A flexible, stacked PCB assembly significantly reduces overall footprint and weight compared to conventional devices. The device's power consumption is nearly an order of magnitude less than that of a conventions adaptive optical system.
US10509172B2 Tunable optical device
A tunable optical device comprising an optical ring cavity and one or more pairs of electrodes for capacitive actuation of the optical tuning. Applying a potential difference to the electrodes applies a capacitive force to the optical ring cavity which changes the optical resonance frequency. The device can be used as a binary optical switch.
US10509171B2 Optical treatment optical fiber probe and manufacturing method therefor
Disclosed is an optical fiber probe for an optical treatment including a core, to which incident light is guided, a cladding disposed to surround the core, a side surface divergence part connected to the core and configured to diverge the incident light guided to the core to a side surface of a cylindrical column, a diffusion layer disposed to surround the side surface divergence part, a distal end divergence part connected to the side surface divergence part, having a cylindrical shape, and configured to diverge the incident light guided to the side surface divergence part to the outside, and a coating layer disposed to surround the cladding and the diffusion layer and configured to seal the cladding and the diffusion layer, wherein the refractive index of the cladding is lower than the refractive index of the core, the refractive index of the diffusion layer is higher than the refractive index of the core, and the refractive index of the coating layer is higher than the refractive indices of the cladding and the diffusion layer.
US10509164B2 Guide transition device and method
A guide transition device including a light source designed to generate a light beam, a light input port on a first plane and coupled to receive the light beam from the light source, a light output port on a second plane different than the first plane, the light output port designed to couple a received light beam to output equipment and plane shifting apparatus coupled to receive the light beam from the light input port on the first plane and to shift or transfer the light beam to the second plane. The plane shifting apparatus is coupled to transfer the light beam to the light output port on the second plane.
US10509163B2 High-speed optical transmitter with a silicon substrate
A 400 Gb/s transmitter is integrated on a silicon substrate. The transmitter uses four gain chips, sixteen lasers, four modulators to modulate the sixteen lasers at 25 Gb/s, and four multiplexers to produce four optical outputs. Each optical output can transmit at 100 Gb/s to produce a 400 Gb/s transmitter. Other variations are also described.
US10509162B2 Fluid-based light guiding structure and fabrication thereof
A solution for fabricating a structure including a light guiding structure is provided. The light guiding structure can be formed of a fluoropolymer-based material and include one or more regions, each of which is filled with a fluid transparent to radiation having a target wavelength, such as ultraviolet radiation. The region(s) can be created using a filler material, which is at least substantially enclosed by the fluoropolymer-based material and subsequently removed from each region. The structure can further include at least one optical element integrated into the light guiding structure.
US10509159B2 Light source module and backlight assembly having the same
A light source module according to some example embodiments includes a first substrate and a plurality of second substrates. The first substrate includes a plurality of connectors configured to at least receive a supply of electrical power and a plurality of first connection pads that are configured to be electrically connected to the plurality of connectors. The second substrates each include a plurality of mounting elements on an upper surface and a plurality of second connection pads on a lower surface of the second substrate and configured to be electrically connected to the plurality of mounting elements. Each mounting element may be connected to a separate light-emitting device. A plurality of connection members may electrically connect the first connection pads of the first substrate to the plurality of second connection pads of the plurality of second substrates.
US10509154B2 Lighting apparatus having an optical waveguide and a plurality of light interacting structures and method of forming the same
According to embodiments of the present invention, a lighting apparatus is provided. The lighting apparatus includes at least one light source configured to provide a source light, an optical waveguide optically coupled to the at least one light source, the optical waveguide having at least one input region through which the source light enters the optical waveguide for propagation within the optical waveguide, and a plurality of light interacting structures arranged within the optical waveguide, the plurality of light interacting structures adapted to interact with the source light to provide an illumination light emitted from the optical waveguide to an ambient environment, wherein a concentration of the plurality of light interacting structures increases, along a length portion of the optical waveguide, in a direction away from the at least one input region.
US10509153B2 Input coupling
An optical device including a first layer of a total internal reflection (TIR) waveguide and a second layer of the TIR waveguide is disclosed. The second layer of the TIR waveguide may be coupled to the first layer. The second layer may include an output coupling device configured to reflect light toward an exit face of the TIR waveguide. The output coupling device may include one or more diffractive gratings. The optical device may also include an input coupling face disposed on a non-diffractive edge portion the first layer or the second layer or both the first and second layer. The input coupling face may be configured to receive image light. Another optical device may include an input coupling face disposed on a non-diffractive input coupling element. The non-diffractive input coupling element may be positioned in an optical path for directing the image light to the TIR waveguide.
US10509151B2 Wire grid polarizer, display device including the same, and method of fabricating the same
Provided are light source module and backlight unit. A wire grid polarizer including a substrate, and a plurality of conductive wire patterns configured to be formed parallel to one another on the substrate, wherein each of the conductive wire patterns includes a first conductive wire pattern, an insulating layer and a second conductive wire pattern and the first and second conductive wire patterns are electrically insulated from each other and have different shapes.
US10509150B2 Wire grid polarizer and method of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a wire grid polarizer includes sequentially depositing a conductive wire pattern layer, and a plurality of guide patterns which forms one or more trenches therebetween on the conductive wire pattern layer, hydrophobically treating surfaces of the conductive wire pattern layer exposed in the trenches, and the guide patterns, coating the hydrophobically treated conductive wire pattern layer in the trenches with a neutral layer to partially fill the trenches, filling a remainder of the trenches with a block copolymer of two monomers with different etching rates, aligning the block copolymer filled in the trenches, selectively removing blocks of one monomer among the two monomers from the aligned block copolymer, and patterning the conductive wire pattern layer by using blocks of the other monomer among the two monomers remaining in the trenches and the guide patterns as a mask.
US10509146B2 Substrate and fabrication method thereof, display panel and display device
A substrate and manufacturing method therefor, a display panel, and a display device. The substrate comprises a substrate base; and a first organic film and a second organic film which are located on the substrate base, wherein the first organic film and second organic film are used as a flat layer, and the refractive index of the first organic film is different from that of the second organic film. The first organic film and the second organic film are constructed such that after incident light obliquely incident on the substrate passes through the first organic film and the second organic film, emergent light of the incident light is deflected to the direction away from the substrate.
US10509144B2 Two-dimensional square-lattice photonic crystal based on cross rods and rotated hollow square rods
The present invention discloses a 2D square-lattice PhC based on cross rods and rotated hollow square rods, comprising a high-refractive-index dielectric rod, a cross plate dielectric rod and a low-refractive-index background dielectric rod; the unit cell of the square-lattice PhC includes a high-refractive-index rotated hollow square rod, a cross plate dielectric rod and a background dielectric; the hollow square rod has an outer contour which is a first rotated square rod with the rotated angle α of 45° to 65° and the side length b of 0.6 a to 0.75 a, and a hollow part with a cross section being a second rotated square rod with the rotated angle β of 25° to 50° and the side length c of 0.33 a to 0.5 a; the first rotated square rod is connected with the cross plate dielectric rod, plate dielectric rods of which in the horizontal and vertical directions have different widths.
US10509142B2 Distributed analysis x-ray inspection methods and systems
The present specification discloses systems and methods for integrating manifest data for cargo and light vehicles with their X-ray images generated during scanning. Manifest data is automatically imported into the system for each shipment, and helps the security personnel to quickly determine the contents of cargo. In case of a mismatch between cargo contents shown by manifest data and the X-ray images, the cargo may be withheld for further inspection. In one embodiment, the process of analyzing the X-ray image of the cargo in conjunction with the manifest data is automated.
US10509139B2 Removing noise from a seismic measurement
A technique includes using a filter having filtering parameters based at least in part on a dispersion curve of at least one vibration mode of a streamer to filter a measurement acquired by at least one sensor of the streamer and using results of the filtering to suppress vibration noise present in the measurement.
US10509136B2 Detector systems for radiation imaging
Detector systems for enhanced radiographic imaging incorporate one or more Compton and nuclear medicine imaging, PET imaging, and x-ray CT imaging capabilities. The detector designs employ one or more layers of detector modules comprising edge-on or face-on detectors, or a combination of edge-on and face-on detectors, which can employ gas, scintillator, semiconductor, low temperature (such as Ge and superconductor) or structured detectors. The detectors implement tracking capabilities, and operate in non-coincidence or coincidence detection modes.
US10509134B2 Compton camera system and method for detecting gamma radiation
A Compton camera system and method for detecting gamma radiation, comprising a gamma radiation source, at least one fast scintillator plate P1 of which the rise time to peak light is less than 1 ns, having a thickness greater than or equal to 5 mm, equipped with an array of segmented photodetectors (5) and a dedicated fast-reading microelectronic means. The system is characterised in that it is capable of measuring the spatial and temporal coordinates (X, Y, Z, T) and energy E at at least two successive positions of a gamma photon when said photon undergoes Compton scattering at a first point A before being absorbed at a second point B, by recognising circles of non-scattered photons corresponding to each scintillation interaction. The system has a module for estimating a valid Compton event. The detection system has two scintillator plates P1 and P2.
US10509133B2 Radiation counting device and method of controlling radiation counting device
A radiation counting device is provided that includes a scintillator, a pixel circuit, and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit. In the radiation counting device, the scintillator generates a photon when radiation is incident. In the radiation counting device, the pixel circuit converts the photon into charge, stores the charge over a predetermined period, and generates an analog voltage in accordance with the amount of stored charge. In the radiation counting device, the analog-to-digital conversion circuit converts the analog voltage into a digital signal in a predetermined quantization unit less than the analog voltage generated from the one photon.
US10509131B2 Hardware front-end for a GNSS receiver
A GNSS antenna assembly for connection to a receiver circuit of a hardware front-end. The assembly may include a multiplayer antenna and a ground plane board. The antenna board may contain an L1 patch antenna of a first width, an L2 patch antenna of a second width greater than the first width, and a ground plane of a third width that is equal to or greater than the second width. The ground plane board may include a ground plane of a fourth width that is greater than the third width. Upon assembly, contact pads of the antenna board, which are in conductive contact with the ground plane of the antenna board, are in conductive contact with contact pads of the ground plane board.
US10509128B1 Programmable pattern optical projector for depth detection
In an embodiment, an optical projector is provided with a laser array. Each laser is either collimated or focused to a fixed distance. At least one multiple beam grating (MBG) is placed in front of the laser array. The light pattern from the laser array is duplicated by the MBG, and cast on an object to be measured. The pattern on the object is changed by rotating the MBG. As a result, the number of patterns of structured dots that can be projected on the object is nearly unlimited. The optical projector can be used to provide depth perception to motion detection systems, to vehicle self-driving systems, and for many other uses.
US10509122B2 Driving burden estimation device and driving burden estimation method
A driving burden estimation device, which is equipped to a subject vehicle and estimates a driving burden on a driver of the subject vehicle, includes a distance detection portion detecting an inter-vehicle distance between a non-subject vehicle travelling ahead of the subject vehicle and the subject vehicle, a speed detection portion detecting a traveling speed of the subject vehicle, a calculation portion calculating an inter-vehicle time taken until the subject vehicle reaches a present location of the non-subject vehicle based on the inter-vehicle distance and the traveling speed, and a burden estimation portion estimating the driving burden according to the inter-vehicle time and the traveling speed in such a manner that the driving burden decreases as the traveling speed becomes higher under a same inter-vehicle time.
US10509120B2 Lidar-radar relative pose calibration
A method and apparatus for calibrating a LiDAR system at a first location with a radar system at a second location. A calibration target is placed at a location and orientation with respect to the LiDAR system and the radar system. Coefficients of a plane of the calibration target are determined in a frame of reference of the LiDAR system. Coordinates of the calibration target are determined in a frame of reference of the radar system. A cost function is composed from a planar equation that includes the determined coefficients and the determined coordinates and a relative pose matrix that transforms the frame of reference of the radar system to the frame of reference of the LiDAR system. The cost function is reduced to estimate the relative pose matrix for calibration of the LiDAR system with the radar system.
US10509119B2 Systems and methods for virtual aperature radar tracking
A system for virtual aperture array radar tracking includes a transmitter that transmits first and second probe signals; a receiver array including a first plurality of radar elements positioned along a first radar axis; and a signal processor that calculates a target range from first and second reflected probe signals, corresponds signal instances of the first reflected probe signal to physical receiver elements of the radar array, corresponds signal instances of the second reflected probe signal to virtual elements of the radar array, calculates a first target angle between a first reference vector and a first projected target vector from the first reflected probe signal, and calculates a position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range and first target angle.
US10509113B2 Techniques for performing time of flight measurements
In some embodiments, a measurement system may include a time to digital converter (TDC) configured to determine a first digitized time at which it receives a command signal and a second digitized time at which it receives an alert signal. The first digitized time and the second digitized time may be determined for N number of iterations. The command signal may be delayed by a delay time, and the delay time may be varied for each of the N number of iterations. The measurement system may include a first dynamic photodiode (DPD) configured to switch from a reverse bias mode to an active mode based on the command signal. The TDC may calculate a difference between the first digitized time and the second digitized time for each of the N number of iterations, and the difference may vary as the delay time is varied.
US10509112B1 Laser system for Lidar
A laser system is provided. The laser system comprises: a seed laser configured to produce a sequence of seed light pulses, wherein the sequence of seed light pulses are produced with variable time intervals in a sweep cycle; a pump laser configured to produce pump light having variable amplitude in the sweep cycle; and a control unit configured to generate a command to the pump laser to synchronize the pump light with the sequence of seed light pulses.
US10509108B2 Optical lens having a high refractive index for robustness to liquid immersion
Various embodiments provide an optical element having a high or large refractive index. The optical element is able to maintain its beam shaping function or output when it is immersed in air or water. Accordingly, the optical element may be used for a variety of different devices or applications, including optical telecommunication devices, cameras, tablets, computers, mobile telephones, and optical sensors, that may be immersed in multiple environments, such as air or water.
US10509106B2 Method for calibrating a radar system
A radar system including a reference channel formed symmetrically in relation to a main channel, with a first oscillator, generating a first input signal, which is feedable to an antenna in the main channel, a reflected portion of the first input signal being feedable to a first mixer, the first input signal in the reference channel being feedable to a second mixer via a second directional coupler, with a second oscillator, generating a second input signal having a frequency differing from the first input signal in a defined way, which is feedable to the first and second mixers, the signal coming from the mixer of the main channel and the signal coming from the mixer of the reference channel being compared, and dimensioning a terminating impedance of the reference channel as a function of the comparison so that the output signals of the main and reference channels have identical properties.
US10509105B2 Radar device and frequency interference cancellation method thereof
The present invention relates to a radar device and a frequency interference cancellation method thereof, and arranges a configuration comprising: an antenna unit for transmitting a radar transmission signal to a periphery and receiving a signal reflected from a target; an RF unit for generating the transmission signal, converting frequencies of a transmission signal and a reception signal, and amplifying a reception signal; a signal processing unit for generating a control signal to generate the transmission signal and cancelling frequency interference from a reception signal of the RF unit; and a control unit for generating radar detection information by using an output signal of the signal processing unit, and tracking information by accumulating the radar detection information. The present invention enables real time changing of a hopping pattern according to a radar frequency interference environment, thereby achieving operation of the hopping pattern adaptively optimized to the frequency interference environment.
US10509103B2 Radar device
A radar device employs a configuration provided with: a receiver which, in operation, receives one or more radar transmission signals transmitted from another radar device, in an interference measurement segment in which transmission of a radar transmission signal from the radar device is stopped; A/D conversion circuitry which, in operation, converts the one or more radar transmission signals from the other radar device received by the receiver from one or more analog signals into one or more digital signals; and an interference detection circuitry which, in operation, performs a correlation calculation between each of one or more discrete samples that is the one or more digital signals and a prescribed coefficient sequence to detect one or more prescribed frequency components included in the one or more digital signals, as one or more interference signal components.
US10509101B2 Street lighting communications, control, and special services
A smart street lighting system and method employs a plurality of street lights having a luminaire, a luminaire associate and a support pole. A communications module is contained within the luminaire associates and a power line is contained within the support poles. The power line is coupled to the communications module, the luminaire associate and the luminaire, and a steerable millimeter wave radar operatively coupled to the communications module. The communications module operates in a radio frequency network in a frequency range of 57-64 GHz. The steerable millimeter wave radar provides a signal reflected from a target that may be received by one of the luminaire associates within the system. A powerline communications system interfaces with the radio frequency network to provide communications between the communications modules in the street lights and the PLC system.
US10509097B2 Correcting satellite pointing direction
Each of a plurality of signal measurement circuits is included in a terminal. Each measurement circuit receives a signal from a transmitter in a satellite and measures characteristics of the signal. A computer is programmed to receive data from the signal measurement circuits. The data indicates characteristics of the signal, including a strength of the signal. The computer determines an initial estimated satellite pointing direction, and generates subsequent estimated satellite pointing directions. For the initial and subsequent estimated pointing directions, the strength of the signal received by each measurement circuit is compared with an expected strength of the signal based on the respective estimated pointing direction. Each subsequent estimate is based at least in part on the comparison of the immediately preceding estimate. Based on the comparisons, the computer estimates a current satellite pointing direction.
US10509095B1 System and method for sharing location of vehicle
A location sharing system of a vehicle includes: a vehicle device configured to monitor and provide location information and state information of the vehicle; a plurality of service nodes configured to provide a location-based service based on the location information of the vehicle; and a location sharing server configured to set a first sharing period of time and a target service node for providing a location sharing service between the vehicle device and the plurality of service nodes and to transmit the location information of the vehicle to the target service node during the first sharing period of time. The location sharing server determines a remaining period of time in the first sharing period of time to restart the location sharing service between the vehicle device and the target service node depending on a determination result.
US10509093B2 System and method for fast system acquisition and channel estimation
A method for operating a transmit-receive point (TRP) includes generating a different spatial domain to time domain transform (STT) symbol for each antenna element in an antenna array, and transmitting the STT symbols using the antenna array to sweep a beam along a first plane in the time domain.
US10509083B2 Magnetic resonance tomography unit with transmitting unit and selector and method for operation
A magnetic resonance tomography unit includes a control unit, a transmitting unit having one or a plurality of transmitting antennae, a selector, and a high-frequency unit having a signal output in signal connection with the transmitting unit. The transmitting unit is configured to irradiate high-frequency energy using the selector and the one or plurality of transmitting antennae optionally into only a first region of a plurality of different regions in a patient.
US10509081B2 Magneto-sensitive wire for magnetic impedance sensor capable of high-accuracy measurement and method of manufacturing same
A magneto-sensitive wire for a magnetic impedance sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided which can prevent generation of abnormal noise in an output voltage and deterioration in hysteresis characteristics and enable higher-accuracy measurement than conventional magneto-sensitive wires. The magneto-sensitive wire (1) comprises an amorphous wire for detecting magnetism. The magnetic impedance sensor (6) has the magneto-sensitive wire (1) and a detection coil (3) around the magneto-sensitive wire (1). The magnetic impedance sensor (6) is configured to apply a pulse current to the magneto-sensitive wire (1) and detect a voltage generated in the detection coil (3) thereby capable of measuring strength of a magnetic field. The voltage has magnitude in response to strength of an external magnetic field. The magneto-sensitive wire (1) is a Co-based amorphous wire manufactured using an in-rotating liquid spinning method and finished by wire drawing. The magneto-sensitive wire (1) is subjected to removal treatment for a process-affected residual layer generated at a surface and near the surface due to finishing by the wire drawing.
US10509079B2 Inverter test apparatus
An inverter test apparatus includes a DC power supply, a second inverter which is connected to a DC side of the first inverter, an inductor which is connected between an AC side of the first inverter and an AC side of the second inverter, a first controller which controls an AC voltage of the first inverter to be at a constant amplitude and a constant frequency, a current detector which detects a current that flows through the inductor, a phase command value computation module which computes a phase command value of the second inverter so as to control the current detected by the current detector, and a second controller which controls a phase of the second inverter, based on the phase command value computed.
US10509075B2 Diagnostic method for an engine-generator set
A diagnostic test is conducted by operating an engine-generator set at a plurality of reduced speeds. At each of those speeds, operating parameters of the engine are sensed and analyzed to detect an unsatisfactory operating condition. For example, such operating parameters may include speed of the engine-generator set, engine oil pressure and level, engine temperature, coolant level, and battery voltage. When a transition in engine speed occurs, a throttle test also may be conducted to measure how quickly and smoothly the engine reaches the new speed. After the engine reaches the normal operating speed, the generator is activated to produce electricity. One or more characteristic of that electricity, such as voltage, current and frequency, are sensed and evaluated to detect an unsatisfactory operating condition.
US10509074B2 Electrical testing apparatus for spintronics devices
A stimulus/response controller within a magnetic electrical test apparatus is configured for generating and transmitting stimulus waveforms to a high-speed DAC for application to a MTJ DUT. The response signal from the MTJ DUT is applied to an ADC that digitizes and transfers the response signal to the stimulus/response controller. The stimulus/response controller has a configurable function circuit that is selectively configured for performing evaluation and analysis of the digitized stimulus and response signals. The configurable functions are structured for performing any evaluation and analysis function for determining the characteristics of the MTJ DUT(s). Examples of the evaluation and analysis operations include averaging the stimulus and/or response signals, determining the differential resistance, the degradation times, failure counts, or the bit error rate of the MTJ DUT(s). The evaluations and analysis of the MTJ DUT are then available for transfer to a tester controller within the magnetic electrical test apparatus.
US10509072B2 Test application time reduction using capture-per-cycle test points
Various aspects of the disclosed technology relate to using capture-per-cycle test points to reduce test application time. A scan-based testing system includes a plurality of regular scan chains and one or more capture-per-cycle scan chains on which scan cells capture and compact test responses at predetermined observation points per shift clock cycle.
US10509071B2 Method and system for aligning probe card in semiconductor device testing
A method for probe card alignment is provided. The method includes providing a probe card with a plurality of probe needles having their distal ends on a reference plane. The method further includes providing a light from both the upper side and lower side of the reference plane. The method also includes using a camera to image the probe needles. In addition, the method includes performing a probe card alignment process according to the image generated by the camera.
US10509068B2 Test device for a photovoltaic system having solar cell string
A bypass diode with a disconnection fault is identified. A test device includes: a signal introduction circuit that applies a disconnection position identification signal to between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a solar battery string; and a fault calculating part that identifies the bypass diode with a disconnection fault on the basis of an AC component of a voltage between a frame ground and the positive electrode or an AC component of a voltage between the frame ground and the negative electrode when the disconnection position identification signal is applied.
US10509066B2 Technique for insulation monitoring in vehicles
A device, in at least two measuring intervals, detects a respective operating state of at least one power converter of the motor vehicle, which is conductively connected to the traction energy store. The device further comprises a measuring device having a measuring terminal, which is conductively connected or connectable to least one DC voltage pole of an electric traction energy store of the motor vehicle, and a ground terminal which is conductively connected or connectable to a reference potential of the motor vehicle. The measuring device, in the at least two measuring intervals, respectively measures a conductance between the measuring terminal and the ground terminal. The device further comprises a calculation device, which determines the insulation resistances as a function of the at least two measured conductances and the at least two operating states detected.
US10509065B1 Imaging of electromagnetic fields
In a general aspect, fields of electromagnetic radiation are imaged. In some aspects, an imaging method includes receiving electromagnetic radiation at a vapor-cell sensor. The method also includes passing beams of light through the vapor-cell sensor, one or more of the beams of light reflecting off a dielectric mirror of the vapor-cell sensor. The method additionally includes receiving at least one of the beams of light at an optical imaging system. The optical imaging system is configured to measure spatial properties of a beam of light. The method also includes determining one or both of an amplitude and a phase of the electromagnetic radiation based on spatial properties of the at least one received beam of light. Systems for imaging fields of electromagnetic radiation are also presented.
US10509059B2 Apparatus for detecting current
The apparatus for detecting current includes: a charging stage having one end connected to a power source and another end connected to an inductor and configured to charge the inductor with a current; a discharging stage having one end connected to the inductor and another end connected to ground potential and configured to discharge the current charged in the inductor; and a detecting stage configured to detect a magnitude of a current flowing through the inductor based on a first output voltage output from a first output node of the charging stage when the inductor is charged by the charging stage or on a second output voltage output from a second output node of the discharging stage when the inductor is discharged by the discharging stage.
US10509056B2 Probe card for a testing apparatus of electronic devices, particularly for extreme temperature applications
A probe card for a testing apparatus of electronic devices comprises at least one testing head which houses a plurality of contact probes, each contact probe having at least one contact tip suitable to abut onto contact pads of a device under test, and a support plate of the testing head associated with a stiffener and an intermediate support, connected to the support plate and suitable to provide a spatial transformation of the distances between contact pads made on opposite sides thereof. Conveniently, the probe card comprises a support which is joined to the intermediate support, which is made of a material compatible with the printed circuit board technologies and has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than 10×10−6° C.−1, the support being made of a metal material having a coefficient of thermal expansion lower than 6×10−6° C.−1.
US10509055B2 Method for contacting at least two metal electrodes and arrangement
The present disclosure discloses a conductivity sensor including a basic body of sintered ceramic having at least two cavities disposed on a frontal face and a metal electrodes disposed in each cavity. Each electrode is about one fifth the length of the basic body. Electrical cables extend from a rear face of the basic body into holes in each cavity and contact the electrodes. A solder paste or an electrically conductive adhesive disposed in each hole connects each cable with the respective metal electrode electrically and mechanically.
US10509052B2 Smart vibration wafer with optional integration with semiconductor processing tool
A test wafer having two spaced-apart accelerometers mounted thereon is disclosed. The accelerometers may be positioned at locations located along a common axis passing through the center of gravity of the test wafer. The test wafer may include a controller that may be used to transmit acceleration data collected by the accelerometers to another device. In some implementations, a semiconductor processing tool is provided that includes a test wafer receptacle for storing a test wafer that remains with the semiconductor processing tool and that may be retrieved by a wafer handling robot for performing a test cycle during periods when the wafer handling robot is not performing substrate transport operations.
US10509045B2 Methods for diagnosing Huntington's disease
The disclosure provides methods for the diagnosis of Huntington's disease. In some embodiments, the method comprises detecting one or more repeat associated non-ATG (RAN) proteins in a biological sample.
US10509043B2 Methods for identification of pregnancy failure
Provided is a method for identifying pregnancy failure in a subject, the method comprising determining a concentration of at least one element of fetal or embryonic origin in the vaginal fluid of the subject; and comparing the concentration of the at least one element of fetal or embryonic origin to a reference value, wherein when the concentration of the at least one element of fetal or embryonic origin in the vaginal fluid is higher than the reference value, pregnancy failure is indicated.
US10509037B2 Monoclonal antibodies that specifically block biological activity of a tumor antigen
This invention relates to novel monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to the alpha-folate receptor. In some embodiments, the antibodies inhibit a biological activity of folate receptor-α (FR-α). The antibodies are useful in the treatment of certain cancers, particularly cancers that have increased cell surface expression of the alpha-folate receptor (“FR-α”), such as ovarian, breast, renal, colorectal, lung, endometrial, or brain cancer. The invention also relates to cells expressing the monoclonal antibodies, antibody derivatives, such as chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies, antibody fragments, and methods of detecting and treating cancer using the antibodies, derivatives, and fragments.
US10509035B2 Antibodies, antibody drug conjugates and methods of use
This invention relates to antibody drug conjugates (ADC), antibody conjugates (AC) and novel antibodies. Particularly, the ADC, AC and antibodies disclosed herein specifically bind to the human anti-Müllerian hormone type II receptor (AMHR-II) and can be used to treat and/or identify AMHR-II expressing cancers, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer and gynecologic cancers expressing AMHR-II, such as ovarian cancer, in particular metastatic ovarian cancer, serous cancer, hypernephroma, endometrioid, colloidal epithelium, prostate cancer, germ cell cancer, endometrial cancer, mixed Müllerian malignant tumor of the uterus, leiomyosarcoma, or endometrial stromal sarcoma.
US10509033B2 Method, kit and biomarker for diagnosing chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Provided are a method for diagnosing chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), in particular, a diagnostic method for specifically diagnosing a group having a specific pathophysiology among CIDPs, and a kit and a biomarker for use in such a diagnosis. The diagnostic method for diagnosing CIDP of the present invention includes a step of measuring an anti-neurofascin 155 antibody contained in a sample.
US10509029B2 Measurement device and measurement method
Provided is a measurement device, including: a droplet forming part configured to form aerosol-like liquid droplets from a liquid in which a fluorescent substance specifically bondable to detection target particles and a specimen are mixed with each other; a droplet sorting part configured to sort droplets having a diameter smaller than a predetermined value from the droplets formed by the droplet forming part; and a measurement part configured to irradiate light onto the droplets sorted by the droplet sorting part and configured to measure the fluorescence intensity of the droplets.
US10509027B2 Urine sample analyzer and urine sample analyzing method
A urine sample analyzer is disclosed. A measurement specimen containing a urine sample flows through flow cell, and light is applied to the measurement specimen flowing through flow cell. Then, a signal corresponding to light received from particles contained in the urine sample is acquired. Thereafter, presence of sperms in the urine sample is analyzed based on parameters reflecting the waveform of the acquired signal.
US10509024B2 System and method for distinguishing blood components
A method for measuring concentrations of blood cell components is provided. The method comprises: obtaining a blood sample from a subject, the blood sample comprising red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets (PLTs); mixing the blood sample with a non-lysing aqueous solution to form a sample mixture comprising a predetermined tonicity; passing the sample mixture through a flow cell; emitting light towards the flow cell; measuring an amount of light absorbed by the RBCs; measuring an amount of light scattered by WBCs, and PLTs; determining a concentration of each of the RBCs, WBCs, and PLTs present in the sample mixture from the measured amount of light absorbed by the RBCs and scattered by the WBCs and PLTs.
US10509022B2 System for imaging captured cells
A system for imaging captured cells comprising: an illumination module configured to illuminate a target object; a platform configured to position the target object in relation to the illumination module; a filter module configured to filter light transmitted to the target object and/or to filter light received from the target object, an optical sensor configured to receive light from the target object and to generate image data; and a focusing and optics module configured to manipulate light transmitted to the optical sensor. The system can further comprise one or more of: a control system configured to control at least one of the illumination module, the platform, the focusing and optics module, the filter module, and the optical sensor; a tag identifying system configured to identify and communicate tag information from system elements; a thermal control module configured to adjust temperature parameters of the system; and an image stabilization module.
US10509019B2 Method for determining soil moisture
The method for determining soil moisture includes the following steps: measuring an initial electrical conductivity and an initial dielectric constant of a training sample of a soil, adjusting the training sample's water content by adding a fixed amount of water and obtaining a plurality of adjusted electrical conductivities and dielectric constants from the adjusted training sample, entering the initial and adjusted electrical conductivities and dielectric constants into a computing device, obtaining a regression value from the initial and adjusted electrical conductivities and dielectric constants of the training sample, measuring a final electrical conductivity and a final dielectric constant from a real sample of the soil, and determining the soil moisture of the soil using the regression value and the final electrical conductivity and dielectric constant of the real sample.
US10509015B2 Detecting faulty collection of vibration data
Vibration data indicative of the health of a machine is collected using a vibration sensor connected to a vibration data collector. After the vibration sensor has been attached to a measurement point on the machine, vibration data is collected that includes a bin of data having a begin time and an end time, and the vibration data is stored in memory of the vibration data collector. First and second average amplitudes of the bin of vibration data collected during first and second time windows in the measurement time period are determined. The slope of the vibration data is calculated based on the ratio of the amplitude difference between the first and second average amplitudes and the time difference between the first and second time windows. The vibration data is either retained in the memory or discarded based on the comparison of the slope to a threshold level.
US10509014B2 Method and device for the testing of ultrasound probes
There is provided a device for testing ultrasound probes comprising a plurality of transducing elements, said device comprising a plurality of ultrasound transmitter/receiver circuits, a computing device and a control device arranged to control the transmitter/receiver circuits and the computing device arranged to select an interrogation protocol from a plurality of different interrogation protocols, where each interrogation protocol comprises instructions for the order in which the plurality of transmitter/receiver circuits shall send voltage pulses to the transducers of the ultrasound probe.
US10509013B2 Method for fabricating a layered structure using wafer bonding
Methods and techniques for fabricating layered structures, such as capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers, as well as the structures themselves. The layered structure has a membrane that includes a polymer-based layer and a top electrode on the polymer-based layer. The membrane is suspended over a closed cavity and may be actuated by applying a voltage between the top electrode and a bottom electrode that may be positioned along or be a bottom of the closed cavity. The layered structure may be fabricated using a wafer bonding process.
US10509005B2 Blood component measuring device, method for measuring blood component, and bio-sensor
Provided is a blood component measuring device or the like that can further suppress the measurement error of a blood component. The device detects an oxidation-reduction current generated by oxidation-reduction when a first voltage is applied to a first electrode pair 21, 22 of a biosensor 1, and converts the oxidation-reduction current (glucose response value) into a glucose conversion value. The device detects a current generated when a second voltage is applied to a second electrode pair 23, 24 of the biosensor 1, and converts the detected current (blood cell amount response value) into a blood cell amount conversion value. The glucose response value is measured more than once and the blood cell amount response value is also measured more than once within a predetermined period after the introduction of the blood into the biosensor 1. A CPU 72 corrects the glucose conversion value measured within the predetermined period based on at least a part of a plurality of glucose conversion values and a plurality of blood cell amount conversion values obtained from the results of measurement.
US10509000B2 X-ray fluorescence device calibration
A handheld XRF device having a shutter including a calibration material. An automatic calibration sequence may be performed with the shutter in the closed position.
US10508999B2 Sample holder
When conducting an analysis of a sample using an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, a user allows a sample holder to hold the sample such that the sample is sandwiched between a first film and a second film, and mounts the sample holder in this state to the spectrometer. When conducting an analysis of the sample using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, the user allows the sample holder to hold the sample such that the sample is not sandwiched between the first film and the second film, and mounts the sample holder in this state to the spectrometer.
US10508997B1 Method of analyzing fines migration in multiphase flow in sediment layer using X-ray computed tomography image
A method of analyzing fines migration in a multiphase flow in a sediment layer using X-ray computed tomography (CT) image includes, preparing an X-ray CT image analysis sample; analyzing an X-ray CT image during a depressurization process; calibrating and calculating a fines content; and estimating a fines migration analysis result.
US10508996B2 System for testing integrated circuit and method for testing integrated circuit
An apparatus for inspecting an integrated circuit is an apparatus for inspecting an integrated circuit having a semiconductor substrate and a circuit portion formed on a front face a side of the semiconductor substrate. The apparatus comprises a light generation unit for generating light L for irradiating the integrated circuit, a wavelength width adjustment unit, for adjusting the wavelength width of the light irradiating the integrated circuit, an irradiation position adjustment unit for adjusting the irradiation position of the light irradiating the integrated circuit, and a light detection unit for detecting the light from the integrated circuit when the light from the light generation unit irradiates the circuit portion through a rear face of the semiconductor substrate.
US10508995B2 Three-dimensional image inspection device, three-dimensional image inspection method, three-dimensional image inspection program, and computer-readable recording medium and recording equipment
The three-dimensional image inspection device includes a composed image generation part configured to compose first three-dimensional data and second three-dimensional data, and generate a three-dimensional composed image having information in a height direction, a composition mode selection part configured to enable a first composition mode and a second composition mode to be selected, the first composition mode being a mode in which the three-dimensional composed image is generated, based on the three-dimensional data measured by both a first light projecting/receiving part and a second light projecting/receiving part with respect to respective pixels configuring the three-dimensional composed image, and the second composition mode being a mode in which the three-dimensional composed image is generated, based on the three-dimensional data measured by any one or both of the first light projecting/receiving part and the second light projecting/receiving part with respect to the respective pixels.
US10508992B2 Method and probe for monitoring oxygen status in live mammalian cells
The invention is based on the use of photoluminescent probes for intracellular sensing of oxygen, especially assaying intracellular oxygen concentration. The photoluminescent probe comprises a suspension of polymeric particles having an average diameter in the 20 nm to 100 nm range, formed from an amphiphilic cationic co-polymer which is oriented in the formed particle to provide a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic shell. The probe includes a hydrophobic oxygen-sensitive photoluminescent dye such as Pt-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphine, PtPFPP embedded in the hydrophobic core of the particle, and the co-polymer includes quaternary ammonium groups which provide hydrophilic and cationic character to the particle shell. The photoluminescent probe, which in use is provided in the form of an aqueous suspension of probe, is incubated with live mammalian cells in a suitable growth medium for a period of time to allow the probe particles passively load into the cells. Oxygen can then be sensed by detecting a photoluminescent signal of the photoluminescent probe, which can be correlated with oxygen status, for example oxygen concentration or changes in oxygen concentration/levels, using existing techniques.
US10508990B2 Automated and accurate drop delay for flow cytometry
Disclosed is an automated method and apparatus for automatically setting a drop delay period by detecting calibration particles in a waste stream. The drop delay is incremented over a series of drop delays and the number of calibration particles in the waste stream is detected for each drop delay. The drop delay is selected which has the least number of calibration particles in the waste stream.
US10508987B2 System and method for remote calibration of irradiance sensors of a solar photovoltaic system
The invention provides a system and method for analyzing the performance of an irradiance sensor of a photovoltaic system. More specifically, a remote calibration system may receive irradiance data from an irradiance sensor of a PV system. The remote calibration system may then filter the irradiance data using one or more of a threshold filter, a curve fit filter, and a correlation filter. The filtered irradiance data is then compared to an estimated irradiance to generate an irradiance weighted average which may be used to adjust subsequent irradiance data provided by the irradiance sensor. A report system can be adjusted with the irradiance weighted average to prevent generation of a report for the irradiance sensor.
US10508984B2 Method of detecting the in-liquid state of a mobile device, related in-liquid detection system, mobile device and computer program product
An in-liquid state of a mobile device is detected by processing color components indicative of an intensity of the ambient light at different wavelengths and a pressure data indicative of ambient pressure. A first plausibility index indicates a likelihood of an air/liquid transition as a function of variations of at least two color components. A second plausibility index indicates a likelihood of an air/liquid transition as a function of variations of said ambient pressure. If both the first and the second plausibility indices indicate a likely air/liquid transition event, an in-liquid state signal is generated.
US10508977B2 Wash solution and method to remediate lubricant contamination
A wash solution for remediating lubricant contamination in cytological specimens includes a Tris-based alkaline buffer solution. The buffer solution may be prepared in methanol, and may include a proton-rich protein, or a basic amino acid, such as arginine, lysine, or guanidine. A method for remediating a specimen contaminated with lubricant includes using the wash solution and/or adding a salt to the final vial prior to preparing the microscope slide. The method may include adding the wash solution to the specimen, centrifuging the specimen and wash solution to form a supernatant and cell pellet, decanting the supernatant, and adding a preservative solution to the cell pellet. The method may further include adding salt to a vial containing the preservative solution and cell pellet.
US10508976B1 Gas sampling device and method
A sampling device for a gas comprises a block member that includes a gas passageway that defines a flow path for the gas through the block member that has a length less than 36 inches. A liquid collection chamber within the block member along the flow path has therein a deflection plate that directs any liquid in the gas onto a surface of the plate downward into a lower sink zone of the chamber. The chamber includes a porous membrane along the flow path that acts as a barrier to liquid, allowing gas to flow through the membrane and into a passageway segment downstream of the membrane. A pair of mirrors at opposed ends of a light collection block are shaped to reflect multiple passes of light between the mirrors. At one end of the light collection block is a lens that focuses light on the mirror at the other end of the light collection block. A light detector near one end of the light collection block collects light after multiple reflections of the light off the mirrors.
US10508975B2 Sample collection device
A sampling device having a lower portion with a sample container. A cap is moveably attached with the lower portion and includes a cutting edge configured for cutting a leaf. When the cap is attached to the lower portion with a leaf there between, a leaf sample is deposited into the sample container of the lower portion. The cap includes a vent in fluid communication with the sample container such that the leaf sample is dried. A detachable label can extend from the lower portion.
US10508974B2 Storing analytical machine data based on change in scalar machine data indicating alert condition
A “store on alert” vibration data acquisition mechanism uses scalar data produced by a vibration monitoring device as a predicate to capturing and storing analytical vibration data in the vibration monitoring device. The scalar data may consist of scalar process variables generated in the vibration monitoring device that are acquired at a fixed interval, such as PeakVue and Overall Vibration. At each interval, these scalar data values are compared to machine performance threshold levels, such as ADVISE, MAINT and FAIL, to determine whether analytical vibration data is to be stored separately inside the vibration monitoring device. Since the analytical vibration data is captured based on a predicate inside the vibration monitoring device (i.e., comparison of the scalar value to the thresholds), the analytical vibration data includes more relevant diagnostic information about a specific machine performance event.
US10508972B2 Fiber-optic testing source and fiber-optic testing receiver for multi-fiber cable testing
According to examples, a fiber-optic testing source for testing a multi-fiber cable may include a laser source communicatively coupled to a plurality of optical fibers connected to a connector. The fiber-optic testing source may include at least one photodiode communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of optical fibers by at least one corresponding splitter to implement a communication channel between the fiber-optic testing source and a fiber-optic testing receiver. The communication channel may be operable independently from a polarity associated with the multi-fiber cable. The fiber-optic testing receiver may include a plurality of photodiodes communicatively coupled to a plurality of optical fibers. The fiber-optic testing receiver may include at least one laser source communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of optical fibers by at least one corresponding splitter to implement the communication channel between the fiber-optic testing receiver and a fiber-optic testing source.
US10508971B2 Optical test system and method for determining size of gap between two substrates of optical element
An optical test method is provided. The optical test method includes emitting light through a gap between two substrates of a tested optical element disposed on a holder to generate a plurality of light beams. The optical test method further includes driving the holder with the tested optical element to move to N positions. The optical test method also includes receiving one of the light beams from the tested optical element in the N positions to generate N first intensity signals. In addition, the optical test method includes determining the size of the gap of the tested optical element according to the N first intensity signals and reference data.
US10508969B2 Method and device for testing air tightness
A method for testing air tightness includes connecting a testing chamber and a storage chamber, supplying negative pressure to the storage chamber, measuring the pressure in the storage or testing chamber to obtain a first pressure value, determining air tightness of the testing chamber according to the negative pressure and the first pressure value, stopping the negative pressure to the storage chamber, measuring the pressure in the storage chamber to obtain a second pressure value, measuring the pressure in the storage chamber after stopping the negative pressure to the storage chamber to obtain a third pressure value, and determining air tightness of the testing chamber according to the second and third pressure values. The device includes testing and storage chambers, a negative pressure generator, and a pressure gauge connected to the storage chamber, which is connected to the testing chamber. The negative pressure generator is connected to the storage chamber.
US10508968B1 Systems, methods and apparatus for in-service tank inspections
Systems, methods and apparatuses for inspecting a tank containing a flammable fluid are provided. A vehicle configured to inspect the tank can include a propeller, a battery, a control unit, an inspection device, and a ranging device. The battery provides power to the propeller, the control unit, the inspection device, and the ranging device. The control unit generates a map of the tank. The control unit determines a first position of the vehicle on the map of the tank. The propeller moves the vehicle through the flammable fluid in the tank. The inspection device determines a quality metric of a portion of the tank. The control unit causes the propeller to move the vehicle from the first position to a second position within the tank. The control unit determines the quality metric for the portion of the tank at the second position within the tank, and stores the quality metric.
US10508961B2 Semiconductor package with air pressure sensor
A semiconductor package having an air pressure sensor and methods to form a semiconductor package having an air pressure sensor are described. For example, a semiconductor package includes a plurality of build-up layers. A cavity is disposed in one or more of the build-up layers. An air pressure sensor is disposed in the plurality of build-up layers and includes the cavity and an electrode disposed above the cavity.
US10508959B2 Force measurement device
Force measurement systems and methods are disclosed for accurate real-time measurement of forces. The system is configured to measure force as a function of time. The system may comprise a handheld device capable of measuring a force externally applied to opposing surface regions thereof for the purpose of monitoring or directing isometric exercises for personal wellness. Additionally, the system may be configured to communicate force measurement data to a remote device or server.
US10508958B2 Semiconductor pressure sensor with piezo-resistive portions with conductive shields
The potential difference between a piezo-resistive portion and a shield film is to be reduced. A semiconductor device is provided, including: a semiconductor substrate having provided therein a hollowed portion, a piezo-resistive portion provided in a region of the semiconductor substrate above the hollowed portion; an insulating film provided above the piezo-resistive portion; and a conductive shield film provided above the piezo-resistive portion with the insulating film intervening therebetween, wherein two different parts of the shield film are connected to different potentials. In this manner, the potential difference between a piezo-resistive portion and a shield film can be reduced.
US10508957B2 Thermal detection circuit
A circuit is disclosed that includes a first differential input pair, a second differential input pair, and a capacitive element. The first differential input pair is configured to be activated according to an output of the second differential input pair, and the second differential input pair is configured to be activated according to an output of the first differential input pair. The first differential input pair and the second differential input pair each comprises an input configured to receive an output signal. The capacitive element configured to be charged according to the output of the first differential input pair, and configured to be discharged according to the output of the second differential input pair, in order to generate the output signal.
US10508955B2 Sensor device for measuring the interior temperature of a motor vehicle with latching means
A sensor device for measuring an interior temperature of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes an inner trim which includes an aperture and latching springs. The sensor device includes a housing which is inserted in an insertion direction into the aperture of the inner trim of the motor vehicle, a circuit board arranged in the housing, at least one electrical temperature sensor element arranged on the circuit board, and latching lugs arranged on the housing which form an engagement with the latching springs formed on the inner trim. The engagement of the latching lugs with the latching springs forms a latching arrangement which fixes the housing when inserted into the aperture.
US10508952B1 Optimum spectral bands for active vision systems
A vision system for monitoring areas of interest having a system for receiving an optical input, outputting a signal, and processing the signal. The system is configured to measure the radiance in spectral bands in which solar radiation is reduced substantially due to absorption by atmospheric constituents. This mitigates the negative effects of solar radiation such as sun glare. The system is configured to output a resultant detection signal in response to the measurements in the spectral bands selected.
US10508951B2 High resolution broadband monolithic spectrometer and method
A monolithic spectrometer (10) for spectrally resolving light (L), comprises a body (2) of solid material having optical surfaces (3,4,5,6a-6c,8) configured to guide the light (L) along an optical path (E1,E2,E3,E4) inside the body (2). The optical surfaces of the body (2) comprise a segmented focusing surface (6a,6b) comprising first and second continuously functional optical shapes (Ca,Cb) to focus received parts of respective beams (La,Lb) onto respective focal position (fa,fb) in an imaging plane (P) outside the body (2). The second continuously functional optical shape (Cb) is separated from the first continuously functional optical shape (Ca) by an optical discontinuity (Dab) there between.
US10508948B2 Turbine engine assembly for measuring the vibrations to which a rotating blade is subjected
A turbine engine assembly includes a housing and a bladed wheel rotatable within the housing. The bladed wheel includes a blade including a head opposite the housing. The head includes a magnet and the housing includes first and second electrical conductors. Each electrical conductor generates, across terminals thereof, an electrical voltage induced by the magnet of the head opposite the housing and that represents vibrations of the head of the blade when the bladed wheel is rotated. The first electrical conductor includes a first central portion extending around the rotational axis of the bladed wheel and includes two mutually facing ends, and the second electrical conductor includes a second central portion passing through a space left by the first central portion between the two ends thereof. The arrangement of the electrical conductors makes it possible to obtain two voltages for determining an axial vibration speed at the tip.
US10508946B2 Wet screed hardware apparatus
A screed hardware apparatus for adjusting a grade height in screeding concrete. The apparatus includes a cap configured to attach to a base. The cap includes a post mount portion, a grade surface portion that abuts the post mount portion, and one or more flexible antenna that extend from the grade surface portion.
US10508945B2 Methods and apparatuses for determining the volume of a substance in a flexible tank
A flexible storage container may have a first footprint when empty, and retracts to a second footprint when filled with a substance. A load sensing apparatus used for determining the volume of the substance in the flexible storage container can include a first set of load-sensitive sensors arranged in at least a region of the first footprint external to the second footprint, and a second set of load-sensitive sensors arranged within the second footprint. The sensor data from the load-sensitive sensors can be used to create a pressure level profile, and the volume of the substance contained in the flexible storage container can be calculated from the pressure level profile.
US10508944B2 Apparatus and method for dispensing flavouring
A flavouring dispenser for dispensing doses of flavouring is provided. The flavouring dispenser comprises a flavouring chamber for containing flavouring; a dosing plate having an aperture therethrough; and a dispense opening. The dosing plate is movable relative to the dispense opening between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the aperture communicates with the flavouring chamber for receiving a predetermined dose of flavouring, and in the second position the aperture communicates with the dispense opening for dispensing the dose of flavouring.
US10508942B2 Thermal flow meter
In configurations in which a circuit element is connected in parallel with a resistor, it is difficult to detect a break in the two wires. A thermal flow meter includes a heating element and a temperature controlling bridge circuit that is formed of a plurality of resistors and controls the temperature of the heating element. The thermal flow meter includes: a circuit element connected in parallel with at least one resistor configuring the temperature controlling bridge circuit through two wires drawn from both ends of the resistor; a voltage detection circuit that detects that the magnitude of voltage produced between the two wires has become smaller than a first predetermined value; and a fault signal output circuit that, when it is detected at the voltage detection circuit that the. magnitude of the voltage has become smaller than the first predetermined value, outputs a signal indicating a fault.
US10508938B2 Fiber optical fabry-perot flow test device and test method with local bending diversion structure
Fiber optical Fabry-Perot flow test device with local bending diversion structure, having an inlet flange, a test tube and an outlet flange, with both a fiber optical Fabry-Perot pressure sensor at high-pressure-side and a fiber optical Fabry-Perot pressure sensor at low-pressure-side, which are fixedly connected to the test tube through an auxiliary connecting device.
US10508933B2 Composite detection sensor and sensor cable
A composite detection sensor includes a sensor cable including not less than three conductive electrode wires and a resilient insulation covering collectively the electrode wires and holding the electrode wires that are circumferentially spaced from each other, and a capacitance measurement unit for measuring capacitance between each two electrode wires and between each electrode wire and the ground. The capacitance measurement unit may include plural inter-wire capacitance measuring portions for measuring capacitance between the electrode wires, a wire-ground capacitance measuring portion for measuring capacitance between the electrode wires and the ground, and a switching means switchable between a first connection state and a second connection state, the first connection state being a state in which the electrode wires are connected to the inter-wire capacitance measuring portions, and the second connection state being a state in which the electrode wires are connected to the wire-ground capacitance measuring portion.
US10508932B2 Measuring the position of an object using eddy-currents
Noncontact measurements of positions of electrically-conductive objects is achieved by placing two conductive coils formed by traces on printed circuit boards (PCBs) in the proximity of the object surface, energizing one of the coils (excitation coil) with alternating electrical current and measuring the amplitude of the voltage induced on the terminals of the second coil (sensing coil). The alternating magnetic field generated by the current in the excitation coil induces eddy currents in the object, which affect the amplitude of the voltage induced on the terminals of the sensing coil. The sensing coil voltage depends on the mutual position between the object and the sensing coil, allowing the object position measurement. The excitation coil is integrated into a series LCR circuit driven by an output of an adjustable gain amplifier at the resonance frequency. The adjustable amplifier gain is constantly adjusted to maintain the sensor sensitivity constant.
US10508927B2 Navigation server, navigation client and navigation system
A navigation server and the like are provided which can provide to a user more meaningful information that takes into consideration a movement history of the user. Positions of a moving body X at time points of switching between an operation ON state and an operation OFF state are extracted as “first designated locations” from among a chronological order of positions (probe information) of the moving body X transmitted from a navigation client 2. A designated location is extracted from among the first designated locations of the moving body X based on a requirement that the designated location is outside a base area of the moving body X. The designated location is then stored and held in, or registered in, a server storage device 10.
US10508921B2 Location based tracking
Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image, or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute.
US10508920B2 Pedestrian dead reckoning position tracker
In an embodiment, a method and system are provided for determining a pedestrian position via dead reckoning on a portable device carried by the pedestrian (or “user”). The device has at least a processor, a 3D accelerometer, and a 3D gyroscope. The 3D accelerometer, and a 3D gyroscope are sampled to calculate device orientation, and then 3D accelerometer samples are gathered during a sensor time frame and an average step frequency is calculated. The user's speed and direction of movement are estimated and a device velocity is calculated relative to a prior device velocity via dead-reckoning. The estimated device velocity is corrected for drift and the pedestrian position is calculated based on the corrected estimated current device velocity.
US10508919B2 Composite sensor
A composite sensor includes a first shield pattern that functions as a noise shield of a circuit board, a second shield pattern that functions as a noise shield of a first sensor, and a third shield pattern that functions as a noise shield of a second sensor. The first shield pattern has an impedance lower than the second shield pattern and the third shield pattern. The second shield pattern and the third shield pattern are electrically connected to each other through the first shield pattern. Accordingly, deterioration of detection accuracy caused by electrical noise is restricted.
US10508917B1 Spring-loaded target carrier for laser tracking
Exemplary practice of the present invention provides a carriage including a body having a void, a vertical rod passing through the void, four legs arranged rectangularly and projecting obliquely downward and outward from the body, and a vertical coil spring coaxially encompassing a lower portion of the vertical rod. The carriage is coupled with a retroreflective laser target at the bottom of the vertical rod whereby the top of the spring pushes against the bottom of the body and the bottom of the spring pushes against the top of the target. The target continuously adjusts in height so that the bottom of the target remains in constant spring-tension contact with the surface on which the carriage sits or travels, supported by its legs. The carriage is electromechanically propelled, and laser tracking is conducted to direct laser beams at and receive laser retroreflections from the target at various surface locations. According to some inventive embodiments, one or more weights are implemented, in lieu of or in addition to a spring, to exert a downward force upon the target.
US10508915B2 Method for generating a 3D combined model that represents a scene
A method for generating a 3D combined model that represents a scene includes acquiring the coordinates in an external geodetic frame, acquiring at least one 3D primary model representing the scene, which model includes primary model elements, oriented in the geodetic frame. The primary model elements are assigned measured primary physical property values in the form of coordinates in a local three-dimensional coordinate system of the corresponding point. The method further includes generating a 3D secondary model representing the scene, wherein at least some secondary model elements are assigned coordinates in the local coordinate system and at least one secondary physical property value. At least some secondary model elements are assigned coordinates in the external geodetic frame. The primary and at least one secondary model are then combined. Also disclosed are a related system and reference members for use in the system.
US10508910B2 Optical module and method of making the same
An optical module includes a carrier, a light source disposed on an upper side of the carrier, an optical sensor disposed on the upper side of the carrier, and a housing disposed on the upper side of the carrier over the light source and the optical sensor. The housing defines a first aperture exposing at least a portion of the light source and a second aperture exposing at least a portion of the optical sensor. An outer sidewall of the housing includes at least one singulation portion adjacent to the upper side of the carrier and perpendicular to the upper side of the carrier.
US10508904B2 Marker
This marker comprises a plurality of convex-surface section disposed along the X-axis direction and a plurality of detection sections disposed so as to face the convex-surface sections. Each of the detection sections is located, in the protruding direction of the convex-surface sections, closer to the convex-surface section side than a focal point on an image surface of the convex-surface section of the first optical unit in the X direction and is located on a single plane located further on the opposite side from the protruding direction than the edge of the image surface. The image surface extends from the first optical unit to the nth optical unit in the X direction, where n is at least 2.
US10508901B2 Functional assembly, display device and terminal
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a functional assembly, a display device and a terminal. The functional assembly includes a sensor unit, a first light-guiding component and a camera. The sensor unit includes an emitter and a receiver. The emitter is configured to emit probe light. The first light-guiding component is configured to introduce the probe light and transmit the probe light to the outside through the camera. The receiver is configured to receive detection light through the camera, the detection light being formed by reflection of the probe light against an obstacle.
US10508900B2 Three-dimensional scatterometry for measuring dielectric thickness
Methodologies and an apparatus for enabling three-dimensional scatterometry to be used to measure a thickness of dielectric layers in semiconductor devices are provided. Embodiments include initiating optical critical dimension (OCD) scatterometry on a three-dimensional test structure formed on a wafer, the three-dimensional test structure comprising patterned copper (Cu) trenches with an ultra-low k (ULK) dielectric film formed over the patterned Cu trenches; and obtaining, by a processor, a thickness of the ULK dielectric film based on results of the OCD scatterometry.
US10508895B2 Method for single-point scanning of a workpiece and coordinate measuring machine
The present invention relates to a method for single-point probing of a workpiece by means of a sensor, in particular a tactile sensor, of a coordinate measuring machine, comprising the steps of providing a variable at least indirectly representing a required accuracy of the single-point probing, providing a parameter data set, wherein the parameter data set has prescriptions for regulating and/or evaluating the single-point probing with the required accuracy, and carrying out the single-point probing of the workpiece, wherein the coordinate measuring machine is regulated on the basis of the provided parameter data set and/or an evaluation is carried out on the basis of the provided parameter data set. Furthermore, a coordinate measuring machine for single-point probing of a workpiece is proposed.
US10508893B2 Flatness detector
A flatness detector includes a positioning plate, a positioning assembly arranged on a top surface of the positioning plate, a dial indicator arranged on the positioning assembly, and a sliding block. The positioning assembly includes a first positioning rod and a second positioning rod perpendicularly coupled together and pin-jointed. The dial indicator includes a detecting post maintained as a plumb line by the positioning assembly. The sliding block defines a groove for conforming to the detecting post. A measurement value of the dial indicator is obtained when the groove of the sliding block is conformed to the detecting post.
US10508888B1 Reinforced fabric
A reinforced fabric is used in the making of clothes and bags and mainly includes a bulletproof cloth configured between a protective cloth attached to an inner lining cloth and an outer lining cloth opposite to the inner lining cloth, which can not only block the impact of bullets through the bulletproof cloth but facilitate blocking any slashing and stabbing of weapons with the high density of the protective cloth. The present invention can not only protect a wearer's personal safety but improve a user's wearing comfort.
US10508886B2 Holster support with collapsible stability bar for providing bed-side or chair-side support of a handgun holster for rapid and safe access to a handgun
A bedside or chairside holster support for safely supporting a handgun in its holster on the side of a bed, or on the side of a chair or sofa, to provide rapid access to the handgun. The holster support includes a holster support bracket, and a T-shaped member that is held trapped between a mattress and a box spring, or under the seat cushion of a chair or sofa. The holster support maintains a handgun in a holster pointed downward at an angle of 15 degrees from straight downward for rapid access to the firearm, while keeping the muzzle of the handgun pointed in a safe direction. The holster support can be easily stored anywhere, and can be easily packed in a suitcase for travel.
US10508883B2 Method and apparatus for firearm recoil simulation
A method and apparatus for firearm training simulator which simulates realistic recoil of conventional firearms. The method and apparatus incorporates a linear motor and controllable mass for generating recoil. One embodiment includes an adjusting system for adjusting the amount of recoil provided. Also provided are means for simulating semi-automatic and/or full automatic operation of firearms. One embodiment can include a laser emitter which simulates the path for a bullet fired from a firearm that the method and apparatus is simulating.
US10508882B2 Simulated hunting devices and methods
The present disclosure relates to simulated hunting devices and methods, and in particular to an accessory for a real or toy firearm that provides a simulated hunting experience in a real hunting environment. A hunting simulation accessory can be attached to a real or toy firearm, such as by attaching the accessory to an accessory rail along the barrel of the firearm. The simulation accessory provides audio and visual responses to the user to simulate a hunting experience, even when no live ammunition is fired.
US10508878B1 Blast shield attachment system
A blast shield attachment system that includes a collar having one or more locking notches formed at least partially therethrough and one or more engagement pins extending therefrom; and a blast shield having a collar receiving recess, wherein one or more engagement grooves extend from a first end of the blast shield, wherein one or more levers are pivotably attached or coupled to the blast shield, wherein each lever is pivotable for releasable engagement with a corresponding one of the locking notches of the collar, and wherein when at least a portion of the collar is appropriately received within the collar receiving recess, at least one of the one or more engagement pins is aligned within at least one of the one or more engagement grooves and each lever is releasably engaged with a corresponding one of the locking notches of the collar.
US10508875B2 Apparatus for loading cartridges into a firearm magazine
A reloadable magazine comprising a housing, a magazine spring, a carrier plate, an attachment pin, and a pull string. The housing further comprises a top and a bottom end and the magazine spring is disposed within the housing. Moreover, the carrier plate is disposed on a first end of the spring and the attachment pin is disposed on the carrier plate. In addition, the pull string includes a first end and a second end and the first end is attached to the attachment pin.
US10508870B2 B-tube reform for improved thermal cycle performance
A tube for use in a heat exchanger includes an upper portion, a base portion spaced from the upper portion, and a partitioning wall depending from the upper portion. The partitioning wall is bent away and spaced from the base portion in a first section of the tube to form a single flow channel within the tube along the first section. The partitioning wall contacts the base portion in a second section of the tube to form a partition separating a first flow channel from a second flow channel along the second section. The first section of the tube is configured for reception into an opening of a header tank of the heat exchanger.
US10508868B2 Protection structure for heat dissipation unit
A protection element for heat dissipation unit includes a main body and a protection element. The main body is divided into a working zone and a sealing zone. The sealing zone is located around an outer periphery of the working zone and is provided with a notch area, to which a fluid-adding and air-evacuating pipe is connected. The protection element is a ductile structure correspondingly arranged at the notch area to contact with the sealing zone of the main body and the pipe. With the arrangement of the protection element, the fluid-adding and air-evacuating pipe is protected against collision and impact and accordingly, the main body of the heat dissipation unit is protected against vacuum and working fluid leakage.
US10508867B2 Corrosion resistant coaxial heat exchanger assembly
A heat exchanger assembly is provided which includes a coaxial heat exchanger that is formed, at least in part, of a more corrosion resistant material such as, but not limited to stainless steel, titanium and/or alloys thereof. The assembly further includes a condenser tee connected at each end of the coaxial conduit or tubing defining the heat exchanger. The assembly allows for a non-brazed connection of the condenser tee to an inner tube of the coaxial heat exchanger. In some embodiments, the compression fitting may be connected directly to the heat exchanger without the use of a tee.
US10508860B2 Vacuum drying system and vacuum drying method
A vacuum drying system includes: a support platform, which is used to support the substrate, wherein the support platform comprises a plurality of sub-platforms which are arranged along a predetermined direction and there are gaps between the adjacent sub-platforms; a mechanical arm which comprises a plurality of strip structures at positions corresponding to the gaps, and is used to place the substrate onto the support platform or move the substrate out of the support platform. Comparing to the prior art wherein the substrate is supported by a plurality of needle-shaped supports in the vacuum drying process, in the technical solution of the present disclosure, the contact area between the support platform and the substrate is much larger, which can reduce the local pressure on the substrate, thereby avoiding the display brightness mura of the substrate caused by the supporting operation in the vacuum drying process.
US10508859B2 Process for increasing low pressure pure nitrogen production by revamping original apparatus for cryogenic air separation
The object of the present invention is to provide a different solution for revamping existing producing apparatuses so as to increase the production of low pressure pure nitrogen while controlling as far as possible the capital and operation expenditures. The revamping solution comprises increasing the diameter and/or height of a pure nitrogen column to thereby improve the production capacity thereof; choosing to switch the conduits where the waste liquid nitrogen and pure liquid nitrogen are passed through in the subcooler according to the increment of the low pressure pure nitrogen production; adding an additional heat exchanger to conduct a heat exchange between a portion of the medium pressure air and the increased low pressure pure nitrogen; or simultaneously switching the main parts of the conduits which transfer the pure liquid nitrogen and waste liquid nitrogen from a first column of higher pressure to a second column of lower pressure while performing the above revamping. The stepwise revamping solution of the present invention can be used not only to control the cost but also increase the low pressure pure nitrogen production while ensuring a stable operation of the air separation unit.
US10508852B2 Refrigerator and method of supplying water in refrigerator
According to an embodiment, a refrigerator, comprising: a main body comprising a food storage space; a door installed in the main body and configured to open and close the food storage space; and an ice-making device installed in the food storage space, wherein the ice-making device comprises a case comprising a cooling space defined therein, a cooling unit configured to cool the cooling space, and an ice-making system disposed in the cooling space and configured to produce ice pieces, the ice-making system comprising an ice tray comprising a plurality of ice-making spaces capable of retaining water, and a water supply unit configured to supply water to the ice-making spaces, the water supply unit comprises a feeder pipe configured to feed water to the ice-making system, and a water supply pipe connected to the feeder pipe and disposed above the ice tray to extend along a length direction of the ice tray, and a plurality of water supply holes is formed in the water supply pipe in the positions corresponding to the ice-making spaces so that water is supplied to the respective ice-making spaces through the respective water supply holes.
US10508851B2 Ice maker assembly with tilted water tank for refrigerator
Disclosed herein are an ice maker assembly movably disposed in a storage space, and a refrigerator comprising the same are provided. An ice maker assembly disposed in a storage space of a refrigerator to form ice, the ice maker assembly includes an ice maker unit configured to form ice and a basket unit configured to store the ice formed in the ice maker unit, wherein the ice maker unit includes a frame mounted at the refrigerator, a tray mounted at the frame and having a space in which the ice is formed, a water tank tiltably mounted at the frame and configured to supply water to the tray, and water stored in the water tank is supplied to the tray when the water tank is tilted in one direction.
US10508847B2 Refrigeration apparatus
An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit which connects an outdoor circuit and a plurality of indoor circuits connected in parallel. The air conditioner includes a leak detection section which detects leak of a refrigerant from the indoor circuits, and a control section which circulates the refrigerant to perform a refrigeration cycle when the leak detection section detects leak of the refrigerant such that the refrigerant in the indoor circuits of the refrigerant circuit is at a low pressure. Providing the control section in the air conditioner can reduce the leak of the refrigerant from the indoor circuit at low cost.
US10508844B2 Evaporator with redirected process fluid flow
An apparatus, system, and method of separating and directing process fluid flow via the use of both low pressure drop pipes and high performance tubes within a refrigerant evaporator are disclosed. The evaporator includes a shell; the shell includes a process fluid inlet and a process fluid outlet. The evaporator also includes a plurality of tubes disposed within the shell and carrying a process fluid; the plurality of tubes includes a first plurality of tubes and a second plurality of tubes. The evaporator further includes a plurality of redirect pipes disposed within the shell and carrying the process fluid; the plurality of redirect pipes includes a first redirect pipe and a second redirect pipe. The evaporator functions by separating and directing process fluid flow into two portions via the use of both tubes and redirect pipes.
US10508835B2 Refrigeration cycle apparatus
A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes at least a compressor, a condenser, an internal heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between parts of refrigerant each having a different pressure, a refrigerant reservoir configured to store the refrigerant, a first pressure reducing device, an evaporator. The compressor, the condenser, the internal heat exchanger, the refrigerant reservoir, the first pressure reducing device, and the evaporator are sequentially connected to each other. The refrigeration cycle apparatus also includes a first pipe connecting the condenser and the refrigerant reservoir, and a second pressure reducing device provided to the first pipe between the internal heat exchanger and the refrigerant reservoir.
US10508834B1 Falling particle solar receivers
Falling particle solar receivers, systems, and methods are disclosed that include one non-linear falling particle curtain or two or more falling particle curtains within a solar receiver that receives incident solar radiation. The particles heated in the solar receiver may be used to heat a secondary fluid. In an embodiment, the particles may be recirculated to improve energy capture and thermal efficiency. In other embodiments, an air curtain may be used across the aperture of the receiver, and flow-control devices may be used to evenly spread particles across the width of the receiver inlet. Finally, feed particles may be preheated using heat from the solar receiver.
US10508832B2 Swimming pool cover with lenses
A swimming pool cover with lenses is disclosed. The swimming pool cover uses lenses to focus ambient solar energy into the water of a swimming pool. In one embodiment, a plurality of rectangular lenses is connected at their edges by a minimal amount of connecting or gusset material, in order to create an impermeable sheet, while maximizing the amount of incident solar energy absorbed by the swimming pool water. The swimming pool cover also protects detritus from falling into the swimming pool, while at the same time, reduces the amount of heat loss through evaporation. In another embodiment, the gusset material connects a plurality of lenses, varying in both size and shape.
US10508828B2 Splitter and sound attenuator including the same
This technology provides a splitter comprising: a first sound absorber; a second sound absorber; a perforated plate member interposed between the first sound absorber and the second sound absorber; and an outer frame surrounding the first sound absorber, the second sound absorber and the perforated plate member; and a sound attenuator comprising: a protective case; a plurality of splitters according to above embodiment formed in the protective case and spaced from each other; and an air passage formed among the plurality of splitters.
US10508825B2 Solar air conditioner, method and device for controlling solar air conditioner
Disclosed is a method for controlling a solar air conditioner, which includes: a detection step, detecting the change situation of a DC voltage outputted by an inverter of the solar air conditioner when it is detected that the solar air conditioner enters an energy-saving control mode; and a judging step, adjusting an operating frequency of a compressor of the solar air conditioner according to the change situation of the DC voltage, so that the solar air conditioner uses a solar cell to supply power. Thus, solar energy can be used to the maximum degree, the problem that there is a need to supply power by a mains power supply because the power supplied for the solar energy is insufficient is avoided, and the cost is saved. Further a device for controlling the solar air conditioner and the solar air conditioner are provided.
US10508823B2 Device control system
The present application relates to an environment control system. The environment control system is capable of detecting variations of natural environment and artificial environment, and control the use of electronic devices automatically or semi-automatically. Based on collected information stored in a built-in storage module, the environment control system may calculate and learn the user's habit of use with respect to the electronic devices using network connection.
US10508822B1 Home automation system providing remote room temperature control
A system and method of home automation comprising one or more remote thermostats each having an environmental sensor array configured to sense temperature and humidity and at least one thermostat controller in electrical communication with an HVAC system. Intelligent fans are along-side or integrated with the remote thermostats. The thermostat controller receives, over the local area network, computer-readable environmental data from the remote thermostats corresponding to the temperature and said humidity in the location where the remote thermostat is installed. The thermostat controller conditionally controls the intelligent fans and HVAC system based on the environmental data received from the remote thermostats, allowing for more precise and accurate environmental control of the entire home or building. Operation of the fans permits more precise control of environmental conditions in a particular room or locations and augments the performance of the HVAC system. The system is controllable remotely by mobile device or computer.
US10508820B2 Device for producing water droplets for air humidification and a humidification system with such devices
A humidification device (1) is shown wherein water is nebulized by a vibrating mesh with very small holes. The mesh is part of a reservoir which is fed by a valve arrangement which allows to direct water from a conduit over several water lines within the device either back to the conduit or into the reservoir. The device and a system with such devices allow to humidify and/or cool compartments such as rooms with a very fine mist of water which is hardly visually detectable. The system and device is adapted to be part of a permanent installation with low maintenance.
US10508817B2 Oven appliance with dual opening and closing doors
An oven appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chamber. A pair of doors is rotatably mounted to provide selective access to the chamber of the cabinet. The pair of doors is connected with a linkage assembly such that the doors rotate open and closed simultaneously. The linkage assembly includes a spur gear that engages another gear of the linkage assembly. The spur gear can hinder unwanted rotation of the pair of doors or compress the pair of doors against a seal.
US10508816B2 Interlock switch structure and microwave oven
An interlock switch structure and a microwave oven are disclosed. The interlock switch structure includes a substrate, a sliding latch, a tactile disk member, a door hook, a first elastic member, and multiple micro-switches. The substrate is provided with a chute structure, the sliding latch slidably matches with a chute of the chute structure, the sliding latch is provided with a sliding surface to match with the door hook. The tactile disk member is pivotally communicated with the substrate, the micro-switch is located on a periphery of the tactile disk member, and contact points of the micro-switches are toward the tactile disk member. The tactile disk member is provided with a seesaw to match with the door hook; a circumferential surface of the tactile disk member is provided with a rotating surface to match with the sliding latch.
US10508815B2 Domestic oven with muffle lighting
A domestic oven includes a muffle which delimits a cooking chamber, and a lighting device for illuminating the cooking chamber. The muffle has in a muffle side wall a light outlet window into which a window element having a light outlet surface is fitted. The lighting device includes a light source which, when viewed normally to the muffle side wall, is arranged outside the contour of the light outlet window, a reflective surface with a diffuse reflecting property which is arranged behind the light outlet surface within the contour of the light outlet window and is irradiated with light from the light source, and a lens element with a collecting property which is arranged in the light path between the light source and the reflective surface. In some embodiments, the lens element is also arranged outside the contour of the light outlet window.
US10508812B2 Pre-film liquid fuel cartridge
A pre-film liquid fuel cartridge (20) includes a primary liquid fuel passage (106), a plurality of inner fuel ports (116) and a plurality of outer fuel ports (124) that are in fluid communication with the primary liquid fuel passage. An inner pre-filming surface (142) is defined downstream from the plurality of inner fuel ports. The inner pre-filming surface (142) terminates at a first shear edge (140). An outer pre-filming surface (152) is defined downstream from the plurality of outer fuel ports. The outer pre-filming surface (152) terminates at a second shear edge (154). The first and second shear edges are relatively oriented so that a first pre-filmed liquid fuel sheet exiting the first shear edge intersects with a second pre-filmed liquid fuel sheet exiting the second shear edge, thereby atomizing the first and second pre-filmed liquid fuel sheets.
US10508809B2 Articles for high temperature service and methods for making
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an article and methods of forming the article. The article includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on a substrate. The thermal barrier coating includes a thermal barrier material and partially filled surface-connected columnar voids. The partially filled surface-connected columnar voids are interspersed with the thermal barrier material in the thermal barrier coating. At least some of the partially filled surface-connected columnar voids include a calcium-magnesium-aluminum-silicon-oxide (CMAS)-reactive material disposed within, such that the CMAS-reactive material is physically separated from the substrate by a columnar cavity having an aspect ratio greater than 3.
US10508808B2 Gas turbine engine wave geometry combustor liner panel
A panel for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a cold side defining at least one convex portion and at least one concave portion. The concave portion is in communication with a passage. A method of operating a combustor section of a gas turbine engine includes: directing an impingement flow toward a multiple of peaks on a cold side of a panel; directing the impingement flow from the multiple of peaks toward a multiple of troughs with a multiple of entrances on the cold side of the panel; and directing the impingement flow through the multiple of entrances and a respective multiple of effusion passages through the panel.
US10508806B2 Spray nozzle assembly for steam-desuperheating, steam-desuperheating device using same, and method of steam-desuperheating using same
A nozzle assembly for spraying cooling fluid in a steam-desuperheating device, includes: a nozzle body; a plug element movably attached to the nozzle body; and a splitter member fixed to a front face of the plug element. The splitter member has at least one splitter arm extending across the flow passage formed in the nozzle body as viewed from the front of the plug element to deflect flow of fluid sprayed through the flow passage.
US10508805B2 T-bar for suspended ceiling with heat dissipation system for LED lighting
The T-bar includes an elongate rigid spine extending between terminal ends including either a fixed anchor or adjustable anchor for attachment to adjacent T-bars or other supports. An upper heat sink is provided on an upper portion of the spine to enhance heat transfer from the T-bar to air surrounding upper portions of the T-bar. A light housing is provided on a lower portion of the T-bar which is configured to support a lighting module therein, such as a light emitting diode (LED) light. A lower heat sink is provided above this light housing and integrated into a rest shelf which supports ceiling tiles adjacent the T-bar. A power supply is provided which can be removably attached to the T-bar and provide appropriately conditioned power for the lighting module.
US10508804B2 Stage lighting fixture thermal system capable of dynamically adjusting air flow delivery
The disclosure relates to stage lighting fixtures, and in particular to a stage lighting fixture thermal system capable of dynamically adjusting air flow delivery. This stage lighting fixture thermal system comprises a light source and a heat dissipation chamber. Light source is arranged inside heat dissipation chamber. An illuminating side of light source faces a light outlet on a top part of heat dissipation chamber. The stage lighting fixture thermal system further comprises at least one first air supply mechanism communicated with heat dissipation chamber. The first air supply mechanism is dynamically arranged on heat dissipation chamber. The stage lighting fixture thermal system has a simple structure and is convenient to use. It may adjust, according to position change of light source, the air supply mechanism to an optimal position for heat dissipation to prolong life of the light source.
US10508802B1 LED lamp with outline of lamp neck and outline of heat sink
An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell; a power source having a first portion and a second portion; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working, and the first chamber is located between bottom of the LED lamp and an upper portion of the lamp neck; and a second heat dissipating channel formed in the heat sink and between the fins and the base of the heat sink for dissipating the heat generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein a lateral outline of the LED lamp detours around the axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form a contour of the LED lamp, the outline includes an outline of the lamp neck and an outline of the heat sink, the outline of the lamp neck is a concave curve, the outline of the heat sink is a convex curve, the radius of curvature of the outline of the lamp neck is greater than the radius of curvature of the outline of the heat sink.
US10508801B2 Wavelength conversion member and light-emitting device
The invention provides a fluorescent member which has high thermal conductivity and thus can prevent an increase in temperature of a phosphor layer and can maintain fluorescent performance even when irradiated with source light having a high intensity, and provides a light-emitting device having such a member. A reflection-type wavelength converting member 100 converts light with a specific wavelength to light with other wavelength and also reflects the light on a reflection surface to emit the light as illumination light. The wavelength converting member 100 includes a substrate 110 including an inorganic material, and a phosphor layer 120 disposed on the substrate 110 and including phosphor particles 122 that absorb light and emit converted light and a translucent ceramic 121 that binds the phosphor particles 122 to one another. The ratio of the thickness of the phosphor layer 120 to the average particle size of the phosphor particles 122 is less than 30. The reflection surface on which the converted light is reflected is a surface of the substrate 110 or a surface of a reflector adjacent to the wavelength converting member.
US10508796B2 Ultraviolet gemstone display box
A display box displays the fluorescence of a gemstone having naturally occurring phosphors. The box has a top portion hinged with a bottom portion. A compact ultraviolet LED assembly is mounted at a mounting angle in the insert in a cavity of the top portion. The LED assembly has: an LED circuit; a 3 watt 365 nm ultraviolet LED diode disposed on the LED circuit; and an optical collimator having a parabolic lens to focus the emitted LED radiation to a less than 15° spread. A compact battery for powering the LED assembly is provided in a recess of the bottom portion. A central holder/deck holds the gemstone in a direct path of the emitted collimated LED radiation of the LED assembly. In operation, the gemstone seated in the central holder/deck emits a corona of strong visible fluorescence while the ultraviolet radiation and the LED assembly are not seen.
US10508794B2 LED troffer fixture having a wide lens
A troffer light fixture has a housing with a LED assembly positioned in the housing. The LED assembly includes at least one LED array comprising LEDs of at least two different colors. The LED assembly includes a first LED array having a first LED on a first string and a second LED on a second string and a second LED array having a third LED on a third string and fourth LED on a fourth string. A wide lens covers the LED array. A reflector assembly has a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface reflecting light from the at least one LED array laterally across the width of the wide lens. Alternatively, the LED array may be approximately one-half the width of the wide lens and the reflector may be eliminated.
US10508793B2 Artificial skylight and methods
An artificial skylight generally includes at least one light source, at least one first collimator, a prism sheet, and at least one transmissive material. The at least one first collimator is configured to collimate light from the at least one light source. The prism sheet is disposed adjacent to the at least one first collimator and is configured to reflect and refract collimated light received from the at least one first collimator. The at least one transmissive material is disposed adjacent to the prism sheet and is configured to radiate light diffusely.
US10508792B1 Apparatus and method for protecting the optical system of a light fixture
An apparatus and method for covering the optical system of a moving head light fixture with a filter or diffuser when the lighting fixture is turned off is provided. The filter or diffuser is positioned in the optical path between a lighting element and a lens. A retraction device is energized to retract the filter or diffuser from the optical path during normal operation. Upon removal of power to the fixture, the filter mechanism automatically returns the filter or diffuser to its position in the optical path. In this way, the optical system of the fixture can be protected from damage caused by impinging strong light and/or sunlight when the fixture is not in use.
US10508788B2 Multifunction lamp unit and rear view device therewith
A multifunction lamp unit for a vehicle includes a housing, at least one light conductor with at least one illuminant provided by an LED on a printed circuit board, at least one light foil, and a clear lens. A method for manufacturing lamps for vehicles includes producing a housing, a light conductor, and a clear lens as one unit out of plastic in a 3-component injection procedure.
US10508785B2 Light system for fireplace including chaos circuit
A light system for a fireplace, including a plurality of lights, and a chaos circuit coupled to the plurality of lights. The chaos circuit is configured to provide signals to the plurality of lights to provide naturalistic flame lighting and naturalistic ember lighting.
US10508783B2 Flush mount fixture
A flush mount fixture can be installed directly into a junction box in ceiling while still meeting safety standards such as fire safety stands and electrical standards. The fixture can be electrically powered directly from the power lines entering the junction box. The components and materials have been designed and selected specifically for installation into a junction box to thereby provide a flush mounted fixture. By meeting all required safety standards, the lighting fixture is easy and quick to install. No additional cans, hanger bars, or similar devices are needed. The fixture's trim is removably attached such that it can be pulled away and replaced by a similar trim piece having a different color or decorative appearance.
US10508782B2 Modular LED retrofit lamp system
The present disclosure relates to LED lighting that can be used for retrofit applications. In some examples, an LED light source is attached to a heat sink assembly. A housing assembly includes an LED driver connected to the LED light source. A mounting bracket is attached to an anterior of the heat sink assembly and to an anterior plate of the housing assembly.
US10508781B2 Light bar assembling device and light bar assembling method using the same
The present discourse relates to a technical field of a manufacture of a display device, and in particular relates to a light bar assembling device and a light bar assembling method using the light bar assembling device. The light bar assembling device includes a rotating platform and a press drive module disposed at an outside of the rotating platform. The rotating platform is provided with bonding process positioning carriers for back plates to be bonded with the light bar and pressing process positioning carriers for the back plates bonded with the light bars. The press drive module is configured to perform a pressing operation on the light bar bonded at the back plate. The device can integrate the bonding process and the pressing process, improving work efficiency.
US10508780B2 Modular lighting system
A modular lighting system, comprising at least one module and auxiliary components which can be assembled together; the module comprising a support core, extending along an axis; a plurality of LEDs, arranged on at least one face of the core and axially spaced along the axis; a light body positioned in front of the LEDs and at least partly around the LEDs and having a lighting surface which transmits the light emitted by the LEDs to the surrounding environment; the modules and the auxiliary components are joined to each other by respective concealed mechanical and electrical connection devices, which are completely housed and concealed inside the modules and/or the auxiliary components.
US10508774B2 System, method, and apparatus for regulating the flow of gas
Current natural gas measurement and regulation systems are sensitive to loss of electrical power, which can cause brownouts and curtailment of power in the local area if power systems reliant on natural gas are downstream from the station. A system for regulating the flow of natural gas and for guaranteeing the flow of natural gas from a source to at least one specific flow line even when the system is not provided with electrical power may be described. Such a system may include at least one of each of: a low-pressure regulation system, a high-pressure regulation system, an inlet gas filter, a relief valve, a low select relay, a differential pressure pneumatic relay, a reset relay, a 5-way universal relay, an electromechanically operated valve, a first manual multi-way valve, a second manual multi-way valve, a high calibration valve, a low calibration valve, a filter, and/or a differential pressure measurement system.
US10508769B2 LNG tank and operation of the same
Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas storage apparatus. The apparatus includes a heat insulated tank and liquefied natural gas contained in the tank. The tank has heat insulation sufficient to maintain liquefied natural gas therein such that most of the liquefied natural gas stays in liquid. The contained liquefied natural gas has a vapor pressure from about 0.3 bar to about 2 bar. The apparatus further includes a safety valve configured to release a part of liquefied natural gas contained in the tank when a vapor pressure of liquefied natural gas within the tank becomes higher than a cut-off pressure. The cut-off pressure is from about 0.3 bar to about 2 bar.
US10508764B2 Composite tube for repairing leaky fluid lines, method for producing such a composite tube and method for repairing leaky fluid lines with a composite tube
A composite tube is presented for repairing leaky fluid lines, consisting of a tubular glass fibre textile produced by a knitting method or a weaving method and of a film fully and sealingly surrounding this glass fibre textile, which tube is wherein the film on its inside facing the surface of the glass fibre textile has a coating of hotmelt adhesive that is meltable at least partially by a thermal treatment, via which the film is cohesively bonded to the glass fibre textile. The invention further relates to a method for producing a composite tube suitable for repairing leaky fluid lines and to a method for repairing leaky fluid lines with a composite tube of the invention.
US10508761B2 Coupling for connecting two conduits of a vacuum conveying device to each other and vacuum conveying device
A coupling for connecting conduits of a vacuum conveying device with each other has a coupling piece to be disposed on a first conduit and a counter coupling piece to be disposed on a second conduit, wherein the second conduit is flexible. The counter coupling piece is insertable into coupling piece. A holding ring is disposed on the second conduit so as to be freely rotatable on the second conduit about an axis of the counter coupling piece. A transponder is supported on the holding ring. A sensor disposed on the first conduit is operatively correlated with the transponder.
US10508759B2 Method of manufacturing an insulated flowpath assembly
A flowpath assembly has a first conduit defining a flowpath radially inward, and a second conduit spaced radially outward from the first conduit. A void defined between the first and second conduits contains an insulating material that may have a greater porosity than the first and second conduits. The assembly may be additive manufactured generally as one unitary piece with the raw material of the conduits being melted and solidified on a slice-by-slice basis and the insulating material being selectively bypassed by an energy gun of an additive manufacturing system.
US10508756B1 Wire guard device
Disclosed is a cable guard device configured to be driven into ground near a transition point on an edge line delineating a yard area from a hardscape. Embodiments of the cable guard device comprise at least one stake portion, a cable guard channel configured to receive a cable, and a cable guard extension. When the cable is received through the cable guard channel and the at least one stake portion is driven into ground near the transition point on the edge line delineating the yard area from the hardscape, the cable channel guard protects from damage a first portion of the cable over the yard area and the cable guard extension protects from damage a second portion of the cable over the hardscape.
US10508755B2 Fluid delivery device with hydrophobic surface
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a liquid delivery apparatus. A non-limiting example of the apparatus includes a substrate including a cavity formed in a surface of the substrate. The apparatus can also include a membrane disposed on the surface of the substrate covering an opening of the cavity. The apparatus can also include a hydrophobic layer disposed on the membrane. The apparatus can also include a seal disposed between the membrane and the substrate, wherein the seal surrounds the opening of the cavity. The apparatus can also include an electrode layer coupled to the membrane.
US10508751B2 Pilot valve
A pilot valve includes a housing, a motor secured in the housing and including a rotating output shaft, and a rocker disposed in the housing and coupled with the motor via a cam mechanism. The rocker is pivotable between a CLOSED position and an OPEN position by operation of the motor. The rocker includes a left-side boss and a right-side boss that are positioned in a path of the cam mechanism, where the left- and right-side bosses serve as cam stops in the CLOSED and OPEN positions, respectively. The housing may include features to better secure the motor, and the assembly may be configured to prevent unintended changes of state during periods of nonuse.
US10508749B2 Valve of a hydraulically striking device
A valve of a hydraulically striking device having a housing, the housing comprising a moving member being seated inside the housing to move in a reciprocating manner by means of a hydraulic fluid. The moving member has an inner space, the valve has a return space and a pressure space provided, in the axial direction, at a distance from one another on the inner surface of the housing facing the moving member, wherein the rest of the inner surface of the housing in the same axial positions of the return space and the pressure space forms guide surfaces that are concentric with the moving member and against the moving member for centering the moving member.
US10508744B2 Gate valve with full-bore protective sleeve
A gate valve adapted for use in oil and gas operations, such as, for example, fracturing or gravel-packing operations. In an exemplary embodiment, the gate valve includes a valve body, which defines an internal region; a first fluid bore intersecting the internal region and defining a first interior surface in the valve body; and a first annular recess formed in the first interior surface and adjoining the internal region. A first seat element defines a second fluid bore and extends within the first annular recess. A first protective sleeve extends between respective portions of the first seat element and the valve body. The first and second fluid bores have first and second full-bore inside diameters, respectively. The first protective sleeve has a third full-bore inside diameter that is substantially equal to each of the first and second full-bore inside diameters.
US10508743B2 Flow rate control device and vehicle
The flow rate controlling device according to the present invention comprises: a base that has an opening portion a ring member that is provided encompassing the opening portion and that can rotate around the opening portion a motor for rotating the ring member, and a plurality of blade members that are supported on the base to the outside of the opening portion in the radial direction, and that can rotate around rotary shafts that are parallel to the axis of the opening portion, wherein: groove portions are formed in the ring member; protruding portions that can slide within the groove portions are formed on the blade members; and the motor rotates the ring member to slide the protruding portions within the groove portions to rotate the plurality of blade members to open and close the opening portion.
US10508742B2 Valve cage assembly
A cage assembly for a valve includes a hollow first member having a first end for operably connecting to a valve body and an opposed second end for receiving a hollow second member. The assembly includes the second member having a third end for receiving a hollow third member, the second member including first openings formed through a sidewall, and the third member having a fourth end for operably connecting to the valve body. The assembly includes when assembled inside the valve body, the first member, the second member and the third member forming an aligned second opening therethrough, the second opening having a uniform cross section, for slidably receiving a valve closure element for controlling a flow of fluid through the first openings during operation of the valve.
US10508737B2 Multi-step transmission and control thereof
A multi-step transmission for a motor vehicle comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, a first transmission stage and a second transmission stage, a clutch which can be transferred into three clutch positions to drivingly connect the input shaft and the output shaft with each other or disconnect them from each other; and an actuating assembly with a setting element that is movable in three setting positions and is connected to a movable clutch part of the clutch, wherein the actuating assembly comprises first and second electromagnetically operable actuators which can be operated independently from one another and which jointly act on the setting element such that the setting element can be transferred by the first and the second actuator into the three setting positions. An electric drive can have such a multi-step transmission.
US10508736B2 Upshift control method for DCT vehicle
An upshift control method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT) for a vehicle includes: determining, by a controller, whether or not an inertia phase begins when a driver accelerator pedal depression amount increases during power-on upshifting; calculating, by the controller, a first control amount, which is a first final clutch torque for controlling an engaging clutch, when the inner phase begins, in consideration of a difference between a current accelerator pedal depression amount and an accelerator pedal depression amount at beginning of the inertia phase, a difference between the current accelerator pedal depression amount and a maximum value of an accelerator pedal depression amount during the inertia phase elapsed until a present time, and a target engine torque, and controlling, by the controller, the engaging clutch with the final clutch torque calculated in the calculating.
US10508735B2 Controller of toroidal continuously variable transmission
A controller of a toroidal continuously variable transmission comprises a position control unit which outputs a driving signal to a hydraulic actuator to control a roller position. The hydraulic actuator includes a biasing mechanism which forcibly keeps the roller position at a predetermined position in a case where the driving signal meets a predetermined condition. The position control unit is configured to perform a start-up control during start-up of the toroidal continuously variable transmission. During the start-up control, the position control unit is configured to output the driving signal to reciprocate a spool of the hydraulic actuator in a case where a temperature of hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic actuator is lower than a reference temperature, and output the driving signal which meets the predetermined condition in a case where the temperature of the hydraulic oil has become equal to or higher than the reference temperature thereafter.
US10508733B2 Control system for vehicle
An operator is a momentary operator. An electronic control unit is configured to when the operator does not pass through any one of traveling operation positions while the operator is operated from an initial position to an neutral operation position and then returned to the initial position, and when the operator is continuously held at the neutral operation position for a first predetermined time or longer, change a shift range of an automatic transmission to the neutral range, and when the operator passes through at least one of the traveling operation positions while the operator is operated from the initial position to the neutral operation position and then returned to the initial position, prohibit a change of the shift range to the neutral range even when the operator is continuously held at the neutral operation position for the first predetermined time or longer.
US10508731B2 Apparatus and method for managing pinch loads on a gear
A planet gear includes a pin and an annular planet gear rim. The pin has a pin radius. The pin includes a pin outer surface. The annular planet gear rim has an inner radius and an outer radius. The annular planet gear rim includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface and the pin outer surface define a clearance therebetween. The clearance is greater than 0 when a radial force is applied to the planet gear.
US10508722B2 Electric linear motion actuator and electromechanical brake system
An electric linear motion actuator is provided which includes an outer ring member, a rotary shaft, planetary rollers, and a carrier including a disk, and in which the outer ring member is formed with a helical rib, each of the planetary rollers being formed with circumferential grooves in which the helical rib is engaged. When the rotary shaft rotates, the planetary rollers rotate about their axes while revolving around the rotary shaft so that the outer ring member axially linearly moves. The actuator includes thrust roller and retainer assemblies each mounted between one of the planetary roller and the disk of the carrier, and each guided by a raceway, i.e., an end surface of the corresponding planetary roller. The actuator includes a common raceway disk common to all of the thrust roller and retainer assemblies, and mounted between the thrust roller and retainer assemblies and the disk of the carrier.
US10508719B2 Auto tensioner and auto tensioner-integrated engine auxiliary device
An auto tensioner is mounted on a rotating shaft of an engine auxiliary device rotating about the rotating shaft by a power transmitted through a power transmission belt. The auto tensioner pivots about a pivot shaft. The auto tensioner has one side rotatably fastened to the pivot shaft and another side fastened to a driving member, and pivots about the pivot shaft in accordance with an operation of the driving member.
US10508717B1 Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train may include input and output shafts, first to fifth planetary gear set, respectively having first to third, fourth to sixth, seventh to ninth, tenth to twelfth, and thirteenth to fifteenth elements, a first shaft fixedly connected to the second element and the input shaft, a second shaft fixedly connected to the fourteenth element and the output shaft, a third shaft fixedly connected to the third and fourth elements, a fourth shaft fixedly connected to the eighth element and the thirteenth element, a fifth shaft fixedly connected to the ninth element, a sixth shaft fixedly connected to the eleventh and fifteenth elements, a seventh shaft fixedly connected to the first and fifth elements, an eighth shaft fixedly connected to the sixth, seventh, and tenth elements, and a ninth shaft fixedly connected to the twelfth element.
US10508711B2 Transmission belt and associated transmission system
A transmission belt is described which comprises a body made of a first elastomeric material, a plurality of teeth and a plurality of longitudinal cords buried in the body of the belt and a back. The belt has a working surface on said teeth and the working surface is at least partially covered by a covering made of a plastic and/or metal material. Defining the area comprised between the plane defined by the neutral axis of the cords, the working surface and the median transverse planes of two adjacent teeth as the unitary longitudinal section, the covering preferably occupies at least 25% of the unitary longitudinal section.
US10508710B2 Cooled flywheel apparatus having a stationary cooling member to cool a flywheel annular drive shaft
A flywheel is provided with an annular drive shaft and a stationary cooling member for directing a coolant into the drive shaft annulus. Coolant pumped through the cooling member will contact the wall of the annulus to cool the drive shaft and components thermally coupled to the drive shaft. Where the flywheel has an upright axis of rotation with the annulus opening downwardly, coolant falls from the annulus to a sump positioned below the drive shaft.
US10508705B2 Vibration damper arrangement
The invention relates to a vibration damper arrangement, in particular for damping compression and rebound forces on motor vehicles, which comprises a pressure medium cylinder (1), in which a piston (2) with a piston rod (3) is guided axially displaceably, which piston (2) divides the pressure medium cylinder (1) into a compression chamber (4) and a rebound chamber (5), a gas pressure accumulator (8) also being provided for volume compensation of the piston rod (3), which gas pressure accumulator (8) is connected to the compression chamber (4) by way of at least one first check valve (6) which can open toward the compression chamber (4), and a second check valve (7) which can open toward the rebound chamber (5) and, parallel thereto, at least one first controllable operating valve (12) being provided between the compression chamber (4) and the rebound chamber (5).
US10508701B2 Vehicle suspension bushing assembly and method of assembling the same
A vehicle suspension bushing assembly including an inner sleeve, a bearing, an intermediate sleeve, an outer sleeve, and a bushing. The inner sleeve extends longitudinally between first and second inner sleeve ends. The bearing extends annularly about the inner sleeve, the intermediate sleeve extends annularly about the bearing, and the outer sleeve extends annularly about the intermediate sleeve. The bushing is positioned radially between the outer sleeve and the intermediate sleeve. Axial retainers extend annularly about the first and second inner sleeve ends. The axial retainers are longitudinally moveable relative to the inner sleeve. The axial retainers have a preload feature including a flange segment that is resilient and deflects from an unbiased position when the axial retainers are in an uncompressed position to a biased position when the axial retainers are in a compressed position to apply a longitudinal preload force to the intermediate sleeve.
US10508699B2 Floating rotor disc brake with marcel expander ring attachment
A floating disc brake assembly, and method of assembly, comprising a disc brake rotor comprising an outer friction ring, an inner circumferential flange having a plurality of rotor tabs spaced about the flange and a circumferential groove about the inner circumferential flange, a hat comprising a cylindrical axial body, an outer circumference, a rotor mounting flange extending radially about the outer circumference and having a plurality of rotor mounting tabs spaced about the rotor mounting flange and forming slots interspersed therebetween structured and arranged for receiving the rotor tabs, and a circumferential groove about the outer circumference of the axial body, structured and arranged to align with the circumferential groove of the disc brake rotor, and at least one expander ring structured and arranged to fit within the circumferential grooves of both the rotor and the hat.
US10508697B2 Freewheel mechanism
A freewheel mechanism comprising two coaxial carrying members for eventually transmitting torque there between, being both members axially fixed but rotatably mounted along an axis. This mechanism further comprises longitudinal pawls housed in cavities, predominantly radially disposed in one of the carrying members, arranged to engage and disengage with a toothed ring placed between said carrying members. This mechanism allows a partial declutch of the carrying members, due to said toothed ring is always forced by longitudinal pawls, to slide bi-directionally in the axial direction, being declutching the axial movement from a first clutch position corresponding to non-freewheeling, to a second declutch position corresponding to freewheeling, and being clutching the axial movement of the toothed ring from the second declutch position to the first clutch position.
US10508693B2 Clutch assembly with fluid evacuation
A clutched device can include a differential, a clutch, and a gate. The differential can transmit torque between an input member and first and second output members. A housing can define a sump and a reservoir spaced apart from the sump. A first aperture open to the sump and reservoir can be above a static fluid level of the sump. A second aperture can couple the sump and reservoir below the static fluid level. An outer clutch plate carrier can rotate through the sump and sling fluid through the first aperture. The outer carrier can be coupled for rotation with the second output member and an inner clutch plate carrier can be coupled to a third output member. The gate can be movable between first and second positions. In the first position the gate can block the second aperture. In the second position the second aperture can be open.
US10508683B2 Gimbal for image capturing
The present disclosure described devices and methods for stabilizing a payload. A carrier may be provided. The carrier may manipulate a payload such that the payload is able to rotate about a roll axis by 90 degrees or more. In some instances, the carrier may be directly connected to a component (e.g., gimbal component) configured to permit rotation of the payload about a roll axis. The carrier described herein can have a compact configuration that allows for minimal volume and weight and may be ideally suited for mobile use. Particularly, the carrier may be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In some instances, an imaging device may be coupled to the carrier and images having horizontal orientation, vertical orientations, or orientations in-between may be captured and processed.
US10508681B1 Drive shaft damper
A drive shaft damper may be inserted into a hollow automotive drive shaft. The damper includes both foam and a non-foamed retaining member positioned on its outer surface. The foam, which extends above the damper's outer surface, typically possesses a maximum operating temperature of 175° C. or higher.
US10508679B2 Wedge locking washer with increased corrosion resistance and method for its manufacture
A wedge locking washer has a central axis, a central through hole defining an inner peripheral axial surface, an outer peripheral axial surface, a first side surface adapted to face and engage another wedge locking washer. The first side has a pattern of radially extending cams, each cam having a first surface inclined in relation to a central plane of a wedge can locking surface and a second surface. The first and the second surface of each cam meet in a radially extending cam edge and the second surface of a first cam meet the first surface of an adjacent cam in an radially extending inner corner. Each cam has a height h defined between a bottom plane in which the bottom of the inner corner is arranged and a top plane in which the top of the cam edge is arranged.
US10508678B2 Method of forming linking block
A linking block includes a top panel, an inner perimeter wall downwardly extended from the middle of the top panel, a bottom panel connected to the bottom edge of the inner perimeter wall, an outer perimeter wall downwardly extended from the outer edge of the top panel and one or multiple holes located in the bottom panel. The invention also provides a method of forming the linking block, which includes a first step of providing a sheet material, a second step of stamping the sheet material into a shape having a top panel, an inner perimeter wall downwardly extended from the middle of the top panel, a bottom panel connected to the bottom edge of the inner perimeter wall and an outer perimeter wall downwardly extended from the outer edge of the top panel, and a third step of creating one or multiple holes in the bottom panel.
US10508676B2 Connection element, and method for connecting at least two workplaces
The invention relates to a connection element for interconnecting at least two workpieces, having a shaft; a connection-element head, radially protruding beyond the external side of the shaft, at the one end of the shaft; a drive configuration on the connection-element head and a front shaft end, wherein in a holding portion of the shaft that emanates from the lower side of the connection-element head at least one pair of closed annular protrusions are disposed thereon, of which at least one annular protrusion is not completely disposed in a plane that runs perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and the spacings between the two annular protrusions of the pair along the circumference are of dissimilar size, or the two annular protrusions of the pair of annular protrusions are disposed so as to be mutually parallel; wherein the front end of the shaft is configured as a tapered hole-forming portion, and wherein a maximum external diameter of the hole-forming portion is between 3% and 10% smaller, in particular 5% smaller, than a maximum external diameter of the annular protrusions.
US10508668B2 Pipe-connecting clamp
A pipe-connecting clamp which is compact, and which can apply a given clamping force through simple operations without using tools. In a clamp (1) for connecting pipes (19) each having a flange (20) at an end thereof, the clamp has first and second clamping members (4, 5) including respective grooves (2) into which a pair of flanges are fitted, a connection member (6) that connects the first and second clamping members in an openable/closable fashion, a roller support member (7) rotatably disposed on the second clamping member, and a roller (8) rotatably supported by the roller support member, wherein the first clamping member (4) has a concave portion (13), and the flanges are pressed and fixed by the first and second clamping members by rotating the roller support member and moving the roller to the concave portion.
US10508666B2 Hydraulic system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle
A hydraulic system for an automatic transmission, in particular a dual-clutch transmission, of a motor vehicle. A high-pressure circuit, in which a pressure accumulator, at least one clutch, and gear selectors are connected, and a low-pressure circuit for cooling the clutch. The high-pressure circuit and the low-pressure circuit have at least one hydraulic pump, which can be driven by an electric motor. The hydraulic system also has a control unit, which activates the electric motor of the hydraulic pump when a requirement to charge the pressure accumulator is identified. The high-pressure and low-pressure circuits are connected via a bypass line to an integrated accumulator charging valve, which in a non-charging position fluidically connects the hydraulic pump to the low-pressure circuit and in a charging position fluidically connects the hydraulic pump to the high-pressure circuit.
US10508665B2 Cylinder device
In a rod hole (19) of a holding rod (18) held in a guide hole (17) of a piston (10), a limit switch (20) is fixed and a detection rod (21) is inserted. A first engagement ball (30) and a second engagement ball (40) are configured to be in contact with a first cam surface (32) and a second cam surface (42), respectively, which are provided at an outer periphery of the detection rod (21). The first engagement ball (30) and the second engagement ball (40) are configured to be in contact with a first pushing portion (35) and a second pushing portion (45), respectively, which are provided inside the guide hole (17). The position of the piston (10) is detected by electrically or electronically detecting the movement of the detection rod (21) by the limit switch (20).
US10508664B2 Gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device
A gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device, comprising: a tubular containment jacket, two opposite heads for closing the tubular jacket, with corresponding sealing elements between the heads and the jacket, one head of which being provided with a through passage hole for a stem-piston, a stem-piston, between the tubular jacket, the heads and the stem-piston there being a chamber for pressurized gas, the gas cylinder actuator being characterized in that the tubular jacket has, at at least one of the portions affected by a head, a lightened portion that is preset to be deformed in case of compression in an axial direction, allowing the relative axial movement of the corresponding head toward the inside of the tubular jacket so as to form a gas discharge passage between the jacket, the head and the corresponding sealing element.
US10508659B2 Compressor
A compressor may include a compressor housing configured to have a surge slit and a choking slit; an internal sleeve configured to be provided on the compressor housing; an external sleeve configured to be provided on an external side of the internal sleeve; a rotation interlocking device configured to rotate the internal sleeve depending on an axial linear movement of the external sleeve; a selection slit configured to be provided on the external sleeve to communicate with the surge slit or communicate with the choking slit depending on the axial linear movement of the external sleeve; and a plurality of vanes configured to be provided on an internal side of the internal sleeve so that the vanes are rotated depending on the axial linear movement of the external sleeve to adjust a flow of gas introduced into the compressor wheel.
US10508658B2 Air cleaner
An air flow controller for an air cleaner and an air cleaner are provided. The air flow controller may include a fan, and a housing, the fan being provided in the housing and the housing being movable from an initial horizontal position in which the air flow controller directs air flow in a vertical direction to an inclined position in which the air flow controller directs air flow in a diagonal direction.
US10508649B2 Motor/pump unit having a single elastic diaphragm
A simple, compact, and economical motor/pump unit for supplying vacuum to a pneumatic brake booster of a motor-vehicle brake system, wherein the motor/pump unit is designed as a diaphragm pump having a single elastomeric diaphragm, which is moved by an electrically operated motor unit by an eccentric drive, and has a pump housing and a working-space cover and the diaphragm is clamped between the pump housing and the working-space cover at the radial outer edge of the diaphragm in a sealing manner and the working-space cover is designed as a multi-part working-space cover having an upper cover, a lower cover, and an inlet valve and an outlet valve, which are arranged between the upper cover and the lower cover and control the air circulation through the working space.
US10508646B2 Manual dual-directional inflating device
The inflating device has a body, a large cylinder, a small cylinder, a handle, and a switching mechanism. The large cylinder is mounted moveably in the body and has an upper input gap, an inner bottom base, and a bottom base. The upper input gap is defined between an outer surface of a bottom end of the large cylinder and an inner surface of a first chamber of the body. The bottom base is connected with the large cylinder, is located below the inner bottom base, and has a first annular holding recess and a first O-ring. The small cylinder is mounted moveably in a second chamber of the large cylinder and has a piston base. The handle is mounted on the top end of the small cylinder. The switching mechanism is mounted on the top end of the large cylinder.
US10508644B2 Stay cable for structures
A mast is erected to support a load. At least one stay cable supports the mast. The stay cable is oriented to the mast within a radial distance of the blade from the mast. The stay cable is stressed to support the mast while the wind drives the blade without collision of the stay cable.
US10508643B2 Tool and a method for moving a wind turbine drivetrain component
The invention provides a tool for moving a drivetrain component in a nacelle of a horizontal axis wind turbine, the nacelle comprising a nacelle structure, the component being connected, in operation of the wind turbine, to a rotor of the wind turbine, the tool comprising at least drive unit for moving the component in relation to the nacelle in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor, and a plurality of position adjustment devices adapted to be located between the nacelle structure and the component, and distributed so that rotational movement of the component can be provided by coordinated control of the position adjustment devices.
US10508641B2 Wave energy generation apparatus
Disclosed is a wave energy power generation apparatus, comprising a plurality of wave energy collecting units. Each of the wave collecting units comprises: a potential energy collecting assembly used for collecting wave potential energy, a kinetic energy collecting assembly used for collecting wave kinetic energy and a positioning assembly used for vertically limiting and horizontally positioning buoyancy compartments. The apparatus is beneficial for improving the collection efficiency of wave energy, and simultaneously can satisfy the purposes of long-term safe and stable operation, of being adapted for scaled construction.
US10508640B2 Hinge system for an articulated wave energy conversion system
A hinge system and method for an Articulated Wave Energy Conversion System (AWECS) that provides for hinge and piston pump displacements due to multi-axis forces in allowing adjacent barges of the AWECS to pivot with respect to one another due to wave motion. The hinge system uses a plurality of parallel hinges, and axle segments, coupled between adjacent barges wherein the hinges are coupled to upright trusses positioned transversely along facing edges of each barge. Hinge bracing includes lower V-shaped struts that act as lower stops when the barges pitch up and also include upper struts that act as upper stops when the barges pitch down. The pumps are positioned in parallel. The pumps have special couplings such as ball joint couplings that permit motions other than longitudinal pump/ram motions due to multi-axis forces generated by the wave motion and thus provide omni-directional stress relief to the pumps.
US10508638B2 Ignition device for internal combustion engine
An ignition device includes an ignition coil, an ignition plug and ignition control unit. The ignition control unit includes a secondary current adjusting unit that adjusts, in each cycle, an amount of the secondary current after initiating the discharge, a discharge extension detecting unit that detects an amount of extension of the discharge, and a short determination unit that determines whether a discharge-short has occurred. The ignition control unit controls the secondary current control unit such that a first step and a second step are repeatedly executed. The first step decreases the secondary current while keeping the secondary current higher than a predetermined lower current limit, when the extension amount detected by the discharge extension detecting unit is a predetermined extension amount or more. The second step increases the secondary current when the short determination unit determines that a discharge-short has occurred.
US10508636B2 Exhaust heat recovery system
In a distribution flow path that allows engine coolant to circulate between an exhaust heat recovery unit and an engine, an upstream flow path on the upstream side of the engine and a downstream flow path on the downstream side of the engine are communicated with each other by means of a bypass flow path to thereby form a short flow path with a shorter flow path length than in a case where the engine coolant that has exited the exhaust heat recovery unit passes through the engine. A valve that can adjust the amount of the engine coolant flowing to the bypass flow path and a short flow path pump are disposed.
US10508634B2 Injection nozzle for fuels
The invention relates to an injection nozzle (1) for fuels, comprising a nozzle body (2), in which a pressure chamber (4) that can be filled with fuel under high pressure is formed, in which pressure chamber a piston-shaped nozzle needle (3) is arranged in such a way that the nozzle needle can be moved longitudinally. A sealing surface (6) is formed at one end of the nozzle needle (3) and an end face (9) is formed at the opposite end, wherein the sealing surface (6) interacts with a nozzle seat (5) in order to open and close at least one injection opening (8). A control chamber (10) that can be filled with fuel under changing pressure is bounded by the end face (9) of the nozzle needle (3) such that a force can be applied to the end face (9) in the direction of the nozzle seat (5) by means of the hydraulic pressure. The nozzle needle (3) has an elastic longitudinal segment (25), which has a longitudinal stiffness of less than 40,000 N/mm.
US10508629B2 Assembling structure for intake manifold
An assembling structure for an intake manifold includes: a first downstream portion; a second downstream portion; an upstream portion; a connecting member that connects the first downstream portion and the second downstream portion with each other; and a plate-shaped stay. The connecting member is fixed to the first downstream portion and the second downstream portion by a bolt, and an other member that is a member other than the intake manifold is fixed to the intake manifold through the stay at least either between the connecting member and the first downstream portion, or between the connecting member and the second downstream portion.
US10508628B2 Auxiliary power unit inlet assembly with particle separator
An inlet assembly for an auxiliary power unit for an aircraft, including a particle separator and a plenum having first and second inlets. A first duct configured to deliver air to an engine of the auxiliary power unit is in fluid communication with an outlet of the plenum. A second duct configured to deliver air to a compartment containing the auxiliary power unit is in fluid communication with the outlet of the plenum. The assembly is selectively configurable between a first configuration where the plenum is in fluid communication with the environment of the aircraft through the second inlet and through the particle separator, and a second configuration where the plenum is in fluid communication with the environment of the aircraft through the first inlet independently of the particle separator. An auxiliary power unit assembly and a method of feeding air to an auxiliary power unit assembly are also discussed.
US10508626B2 Auxiliary power unit inlet assembly with filter
An inlet assembly for an auxiliary power unit for an aircraft, including a duct configured to provide fluid communication from an environment of the aircraft to an inlet of an engine of the auxiliary power unit, and a filter received in and extending across the duct. The filter includes a first filter portion permeable to air, positioned across only part of the duct and defining a transverse edge in the duct; a second filter portion permeable to air and extending from the transverse edge to an end downstream of the transverse edge, and a collection member impermeable to water. The collection member extends between the downstream end and a duct wall. The first and second filter portions are non-parallel and the second filter portion and the collection member are non-parallel. An auxiliary power unit assembly and a method of feeding air to an internal combustion engine are also discussed.
US10508624B2 Air filter with cantilever tab and engine air filter assembly incorporating same
An air filter, an air filter assembly, and method of installing the air filter into a housing of the air filter assembly are provided. The air filter includes an attachment portion and a lock tab. The lock tab is carried by and resiliently moveable relative to the attachment portion. The lock tab is located radially outward from the attachment portion and movable circumferentially about a central axis of the air filter. Another feature relates to using an end stop in a housing as a catch. Yet another feature relates to using a perforated end cap and capping such perforations with a housing seal.
US10508622B2 Fuel vaporizer system with fuel injection
A fuel vaporizer including fuel injectors is described herein. The vaporizer includes a housing having a plurality of baffles defining a plurality of chambers, with each of the plurality of baffles defining an aperture between adjacent chamber, and the apertures define a flow path from the air inlet, through the plurality of chambers, and to the vapor outlet. A conduit extends through the baffles and chambers, and the conduit is adapted to accept a flow exhaust gas and transfer thermal energy from the exhaust gas to an airflow along the flow path A fuel injector is positioned in the housing to inject fuel into the flow path in the first chamber, the thermal energy from the conduit vaporizing the fuel injected into the airflow and producing the flow of vaporized fuel. The fuel vaporizer may include a heat exchanger pre-heating the airflow and electric heating elements supplementing the conduit heating.
US10508618B2 Systems and methods for vehicle fuel system and evaporative emissions system diagnostics
Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a vehicle fuel system for a presence or absence of undesired evaporative emissions. In one example, a method comprises conducting a test for undesired evaporative emissions stemming from a fuel system of a vehicle via in a first operating mode, evacuating the fuel system to a variable vacuum level through an entirety of a fuel vapor canister configured to capture and store fuel vapors, and in a second operating mode, evacuating the fuel system to the variable vacuum level through a portion of the fuel vapor canister. In this way, the diagnostic may be conducted in an environmentally friendly fashion, where analysis of a bleed-up portion of the test is not impacted by fuel volatility at the time of the diagnostic.
US10508617B2 Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber. The chamber includes a body that is movable in the chamber to vary the chamber volume and contains a catalyst. First valving is operable to admit an intake gas into the chamber and second valving connected with an aqueous fluid supply system is operable to admit an aqueous fluid and a steam reforming fuel into the chamber. A controller is configured to cause the second valving to admit a aqueous fluid and an amount of the steam reforming fuel into the chamber and when a predetermined condition exists in the chamber during compression of the intake gas to absorb heat generated by the compression of the intake gas in the presence of the catalyst to promote a steam reformation process to separate hydrogen from the steam reforming fuel or the aqueous fluid.
US10508613B2 Direct injection engine and control method thereof
A direct injection engine includes a fuel injection valve configured to inject fuel into a cylinder, a water injection valve configured to inject water into the cylinder, and a valve variable mechanism configured to change an operation timing of each of an intake valve and an exhaust valve. During an operation in a low load range, a negative overlap period when both of the intake valve and the exhaust valve are closed across an exhaust top dead center is formed by the valve variable mechanism, and fuel is injected from the fuel injection valve and water is injected from the water injection valve respectively during the negative overlap period. This causes a steam reforming reaction such that at least a part of injected fuel and injected water turns to hydrogen and carbon monoxide within the cylinder during the negative overlap period.
US10508612B2 System and methods for operating fuel system responsive to inferred fuel temperature
Methods and systems are provided for an engine to infer fuel temperature from a measured rate of change in a pressure of a fuel passage between a low pressure fuel pump and a high pressure fuel pump during certain operating conditions, including when the low pressure fuel pump is switched off. The operation of the low pressure fuel pump may be adjusted responsively to a change in the inferred fuel temperature.
US10508611B2 Control device and control method for internal combustion engine
The present invention relates to a control device and a control method for an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve and an electric fuel pump. In stopping the internal combustion engine, the control device stops driving of the fuel pump and then fuel injection by the fuel injection valve, and increases the total amount of fuel injection by the fuel injection valve after stopping of driving of the fuel pump as the temperature of fuel in stopping the internal combustion engine decreases, thereby reducing a fuel pressure in a stop period. In this manner, fuel leakage from the fuel injection valve in the stop period can be reduced with a simple configuration.
US10508608B2 Control device for engine
The purpose of the present invention is to detect deterioration of dead time characteristics of an air-fuel ratio sensor with high accuracy without causing running performance and exhaust performance to worsen. The present invention provides a control device for an engine, characterized by being equipped with: a means for detecting an air-fuel ratio; a means for changing the air-fuel ratio in a predetermined cycle; and a means for sending a notification of an abnormality in the air-fuel ratio detection means or causing at least a portion of the engine control to run in a fail-safe mode when the amplitude of an output signal of the air-fuel ratio detection means at a predetermined frequency is within a predetermined range and the required time or required angle to arrive at a predetermined value of the output signal of the air-fuel ratio detection means from a reference position or reference time point of an engine-related parameter is equal to a predetermined value or higher.
US10508606B2 Method and systems for airflow control
Various methods and systems are provided for controlling emissions. In one example, a controller is configured to respond to one or more of intake manifold air temperature (MAT), intake air flow rate, or a sensed or estimated intake oxygen fraction by changing an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) amount to maintain particulate matter (PM) and NOx within a range, and then further adjusting the EGR amount based on NOx sensor feedback.
US10508605B2 Method and control system for operating a turbocharged internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle
A method for operating an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger, wherein a fuel quantity is supplied to the combustion chamber of the engine in a stationary state, which fuel quantity is determined according to a first predetermined relationship between a load requirement to the engine and a rating determining a fuel quantity to be supplied to the combustion chamber, wherein a second predetermined relationship between the rating and the load requirement is used, wherein according to the second relationship, a given load requirement is assigned a larger quantity of fuel than according to the first relationship. In a transient state of the engine, the fuel quantity supplied to the combustion chamber is determined based on an interpolated value of the rating, which is determined for the rating by an interpolation between a value resulting from the first relationship and a value resulting from the second relationship.
US10508602B2 Corner flow reduction seals
A sealing arrangement for sealing between a first stage nozzle and a plurality of aft frames includes a first inner seal and a second inner seal which are circumferentially oriented and circumferentially aligned. Each of the inner seals includes a wing extending radially inward at an oblique angle. A side seal is radially disposed between the first inner seal and the second inner seal. The side seal includes a first wing extending radially outward at an oblique angle and a second wing extending radially outward at an oblique angle, the first wing of the side seal sealingly interfaces with the wing of the first inner seal and the second wing of the side seal sealingly interfaces with the wing of the second inner seal.
US10508599B2 Gas turbine engine exhaust system
An exhaust system for a gas turbine engine, such as an APU, comprises a pressure vessel having an annular wall circumscribing an exhaust plenum. The annular wall is composed of an arrangement of individual tubes assembled side-by-side around a central axis of the exhaust plenum. The tubes are fed with pressurized cooling air, such as P3 air. A heat exchanger in heat transfer relationship with the exhaust gases flowing through the exhaust plenum receives air from the tubes. The heat transferred from the exhaust gases to the air circulated through the heat exchanger may be used to provide pre-heated air to the engine combustor.
US10508596B2 System and method for liquid air energy storage
A liquid air energy storage system, the system comprising: a liquid air storage means; an input of a first pump in fluid communication with the liquid air storage means; a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with an output of the first pump; a second heat exchanger in fluid communication first heat exchanger and configured to receive the fluid stream from the first pump and the first heat exchanger; a first expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the second heat exchanger; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first expander turbine generator; a third heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger and configured to receive the fluid stream from the first expander turbine generator and the first heat exchanger; a second expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the third heat exchanger; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the second expander turbine generator; the fluid stream from second expander turbine generator and first heat exchanger in fluid communication with ambient atmosphere; a refrigerant stream in fluid communication with a third expander turbine generator; a fourth heat exchanger in fluid communication with the third expander turbine generator; a fourth expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the fourth heat exchanger; a fifth heat exchanger in fluid communication with the fourth expander turbine generator; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the fifth heat exchanger; an input of a second pump in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger, and configured to receive the refrigerant stream from the fifth heat exchanger and the and the first heat exchanger; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the output of the second pump; a sixth heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger, and configured to receive the refrigerant stream from the output of the second pump and the first heat exchanger; and the third expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the sixth heat exchanger. A liquid air energy storage system, the system comprising: a liquid air storage means; an input of a first pump in fluid communication with the liquid air storage means; a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with an output of the first pump; a second heat exchanger in fluid communication first heat exchanger and configured to receive the fluid stream from the first pump and the first heat exchanger; a first expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the second heat exchanger; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first expander turbine generator; a third heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger and configured to receive the fluid stream from the first expander turbine generator and the first heat exchanger; a second expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the third heat exchanger; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the second expander turbine generator; the fluid stream from second expander turbine generator and first heat exchanger in fluid communication with ambient atmosphere; a refrigerant stream in fluid communication with a third expander turbine generator; a fourth heat exchanger in fluid communication with the third expander turbine generator; a fourth expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the fourth heat exchanger; a fifth heat exchanger in fluid communication with the fourth expander turbine generator; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the fifth heat exchanger; a seventh heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger, and configured to receive the refrigerant stream from the fifth heat exchanger and the and the first heat exchanger; an input of a second pump in fluid communication with the seventh heat exchanger; the first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the output of the second pump; a phase separator in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger, and configured to receive the refrigerant stream from the output of the second pump and the first heat exchanger; a liquid refrigerant stream exiting the phase separator and in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger; the liquid refrigerant vaporizing due to the first heat exchanger and becoming a second vapor refrigerant stream; a sixth heat exchanger in fluid communication second vapor refrigerant stream; the third expander turbine generator in fluid communication with the sixth heat exchanger; and a first vapor refrigerant stream exiting the phase separator and in fluid communication with the sixth heat exchanger. A method for liquid air energy storage, the method comprising: pumping a liquid air stream in a first pump; exchanging heat with the liquid air stream in a first heat exchanger so the liquid air becomes vapor air stream; removing energy from the vapor air stream in a second heat exchanger; driving a first expander turbine generator with the vapor air stream and generating a first amount of electricity; cooling the vapor air stream from the first expander turbine generator in the first heat exchanger; removing energy from the vapor air stream from the first heat exchanger and from the first expander turbine generator in a third heat exchanger; driving a second expander turbine generator with the vapor air stream and generating a second amount of electricity; exchanging heat with the vapor air stream from the second expander turbine generator in the first heat exchanger and then releasing the vapor air stream to the ambient atmosphere; driving a third expander turbine generator with a refrigerant vapor stream and generating a third amount of electricity; removing energy from the refrigerant vapor stream in a fourth heat exchanger; driving a fourth expander turbine generator with the refrigerant vapor stream from the fourth heat exchanger and generating a fourth amount of electricity; removing energy from the refrigerant vapor stream in a fifth heat exchanger; exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream in the first heat exchanger; pumping the refrigerant vapor stream in a second pump; exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream from the second pump in the first heat exchanger; and exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream from the first heat exchanger and second pump in a sixth heat exchanger. A liquid air energy storage system, the system comprising: pumping a liquid air stream in a first pump; exchanging heat with the liquid air stream in a first heat exchanger so the liquid air becomes vapor air stream; removing energy from the vapor air stream in a second heat exchanger; driving a first expander turbine generator with the vapor air stream and generating a first amount of electricity; cooling the vapor air stream from the first expander turbine generator in the first heat exchanger; removing energy from the vapor air stream from the first heat exchanger and from the first expander turbine generator in a third heat exchanger; driving a second expander turbine generator with the vapor air stream and generating a second amount of electricity; exchanging heat with the vapor air stream from the second expander turbine generator in the first heat exchanger and then releasing the vapor air stream to the ambient atmosphere; driving a third expander turbine generator with a refrigerant vapor stream and generating a third amount of electricity; removing energy from the refrigerant vapor stream in a fourth heat exchanger; driving a fourth expander turbine generator with the refrigerant vapor stream from the fourth heat exchanger and generating a fourth amount of electricity; removing energy from the refrigerant vapor stream in a fifth heat exchanger; exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream in the first heat exchanger; exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream in a seventh heat exchanger; pumping the refrigerant vapor stream in a second pump; exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream from the second pump in the first heat exchanger and creating a refrigerant liquid vapor stream; separating a refrigerant vapor stream and refrigerant liquid stream from the refrigerant liquid vapor stream in a phase separator; exchanging energy with the refrigerant liquid stream from the phase separator in the first heat exchanger, changing the refrigerant liquid stream to a refrigerant vapor stream; exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream from the first heat exchanger and phase separator in a sixth heat exchanger; and exchanging energy with the refrigerant vapor stream directly from the phase separator in the sixth heat exchanger.
US10508595B2 Engine recovery system for engine system
An energy recovery system for an engine system is disclosed. The engine system includes an engine, an exhaust conduit configured to receive exhaust gases discharged from the engine, and a first turbocharger coupled to the exhaust conduit to receive exhaust gases from the engine and provides compressed air to the engine. The energy recovery system includes a bypass conduit, a second turbocharger, and an accumulator. The bypass conduit is coupled to the exhaust conduit upstream of the first turbocharger, and facilitates a portion of exhaust gases from the exhaust conduit to bypass the first turbocharger. The second turbocharger is coupled to the bypass conduit, and is driven by the portion of exhaust gases bypassing the first turbocharger to compress air received from an ambient to a first pressure. The accumulator is in fluid communication with the second turbocharger, and stores air received from the second turbocharger at the first pressure.
US10508593B2 Control arrangement of an exhaust-gas turbocharger
A control arrangement (9) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger (1), having a regulating unit (4) which has a regulating rod (5), and having a guide piece (6) which is connected to a free end region (8) of the regulating rod (5). The free end region (8) is connected to the guide piece (6) by way of a spring clip (10) which engages around the free end region (8) and which is clamped to the guide piece (6).
US10508588B2 Cooling device for internal combustion engine
A cooling device includes: an air blast passage; a heater core that is disposed in the air blast passage; an air blast volume adjusting member that is opened and closed to adjust an air blast volume which flows in the heater core; a flow rate adjuster that adjusts a flow rate of the coolant which is introduced into the heater core; and a controller. The controller sets the flow rate of the coolant which is adjusted by the flow rate adjuster to be less than a lower limit value of an adjustable range of the flow rate of the coolant which is adjusted by the flow rate adjuster in a vehicle compartment air-conditioning state in which the air blast volume adjusting member allows an air blast to flow to the heater core when the air blast volume adjusting member fully closes the heater core side of the air blast passage.
US10508587B2 Controlling coolant fluid in a vehicle cooling system using a secondary coolant pump
Examples of techniques for controlling coolant flow in a vehicle cooling system for an internal combustion engine using a secondary coolant pump are provided. In one example implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a processing device, engine operation data about the internal combustion engine. The method further includes detecting, by the processing device, a shutdown of the internal combustion engine. The method further includes calculating, by the processing device, an engine flow based at least in part on the block flow request and the head flow request. The method further includes, subsequent to detecting the shutdown of the internal combustion engine determining, by the processing device, an after-run condition based at least in part on the engine operation data. The method further includes activating, by the processing device, a secondary coolant pump based at least in part on determining the after-run condition.
US10508586B2 Air-cooled engine
An air-cooled engine capable of enhancing detection precision of a temperature sensor includes a crankcase, a crankshaft, a fan case, and an engine cooling fan. The installation direction of the crankshaft defines the front and rear direction. The fan case is provided in a front part of the crankcase, and the engine cooling fan is accommodated in the fan case. The air-cooled engine includes a cooling wind passage, a wind passage terminal end wall, an oil splashing device, and a temperature sensor. The wind passage terminal end wall is provided in a rear end of the cooling wind passage, the oil splashing device is provided on the rear side of the wind passage terminal end wall and formed to splash engine oil in the crankcase onto the wind passage terminal end wall, and the temperature sensor is attached to a front part of the wind passage terminal end wall.
US10508585B2 Exhaust manifold mounting structure for engine
An exhaust manifold mounting structure for an engine includes: a bolt fixed to the engine; a flange integrally formed with the exhaust manifold or disposed inside the exhaust manifold and including a bolt hole through which the bolt penetrates; a nut engaged with the bolt that penetrates the flange; and a loosening prevention plate through which the bolt penetrates, and which is disposed between the nut and the flange. The loosening prevention plate extends in a length direction of the flange.
US10508584B2 Use of insulating paint on exhaust aftertreatment system components
An apparatus includes an exhaust aftertreatment component. According to various embodiments, the exhaust aftertreatment component is any of a diesel oxidation catalyst, a diesel particulate filter, a decomposition reactor tube, a selective catalytic reduction device, and a reductant injector assembly. The apparatus also includes a ceramic thermal barrier coating applied to a surface of the exhaust aftertreatment component. The surface may, for example, be an outer wall of a housing of the exhaust aftertreatment component.
US10508574B2 Integrated exhaust heat recovery device
An integrated exhaust heat recovery device positioned in an exhaust gas channel includes: a positioning section that comprises a tubular section extending in a downward-flow direction of exhaust gas, and has an exhaust gas purification device positioned therein; a heat exchange section positioned on a downstream side of the positioning section and having a heat exchanger; and an exhaust gas control unit for introducing exhaust gas, which flows from the positioning section, to the heat exchange section. The heat exchanger includes: a plurality of plates positioned so as to overlap in the downward-flow direction; an intake section for causing fluid to flow into heat exchange channels inside the plurality of plates from an intake port that opens laterally; and a discharge section for causing fluid to exit from the heat exchange channels through a discharge port that opens laterally.
US10508573B2 Baffle assembly for a duct
A noise attenuation baffle assembly for a duct, is provided. The baffle assembly includes a number of baffles arranged in a spaced apart relation to one another. Each baffle includes a first side and a second side. The baffle assembly further includes a first bracket coupled to the first side of each baffle of the number of baffles. The baffle assembly further includes a second bracket coupled to the second side of each baffle of the number of baffles. The first and the second bracket are configured to be coupled to the duct.
US10508571B2 Complete volume draining oil pan and device
A drain tube device that includes a first tubular region, a second region and arcuate tubular region interposed between the first tubular region and the second region. In certain embodiments, the arcuate region is contiguously joined to the first tubular and the second region such that the first tubular region and the second region form an acute angle in a first plane that is between 45° and 90°. The second region has an end distal to the arcuate tubular region and includes a longitudinal opening defined in at least a portion of the region between the arcuate tubular region and the distal end. In certain embodiments, the arcuate region can also have a configuration that provides an angle located out of the first plane between the first tubular region and the second region that is between zero and 90°.
US10508567B2 Auxiliary drive bowed rotor prevention system for a gas turbine engine through an engine accessory
A bowed rotor prevention system for a gas turbine engine of an aircraft is provided. The bowed rotor prevention system includes a gear train and a bowed rotor prevention motor. The gear train is coupled through an engine accessory to an engine accessory gearbox that is further coupled to a starting spool of the engine. The bowed rotor prevention motor is operable to drive rotation of the starting spool of the gas turbine engine through the gear train upon engine shutdown.
US10508563B2 Stator heat shield segment for a gas turbine power plant
A stator heat shield segment for a gas turbine includes an inner surface facing a hot gas main flow of the gas turbine; an outer surface opposite to the inner surface and at least partially exposed to cooling air; a first impingement cavity provided with a plurality of first impingement holes fluidly connected with the cooling air supplied outside the outer surface; a feeding cavity isolated from the cooling air supplied outside the outer surface and fluidly connected with first impingement cavity; and a second impingement cavity provided with a plurality of second impingement holes fluidly connected to the feeding cavity.
US10508560B2 Stator-vane structure and turbofan engine
When a combination of a vane type of a stator vane and a vane type of a stator vane for one straightening plate is the same as a combination of a vane type of a stator vane and a vane type of a stator vane for the other straightening plate, positions of the first straightening plate side connection portions and the second straightening plate side connection portions of the one straightening plate and the other straightening plate are the same as each other. When the combinations are different from each other, at least one of the positions of the first straightening plate side connection portions of the one straightening plate and the other straightening plate and the positions of the second straightening plate side connection portions of the one straightening plate and the other straightening plate are different from each other.
US10508559B2 Monobloc preform and blade for turbo machine
A fiber preform for a turbine engine blade or vane obtained by single-piece three-dimensional weaving. The preform includes a first longitudinal segment suitable for forming a root; a second longitudinal segment extending the first longitudinal segment and suitable for forming an airfoil portion; and a first transverse segment extending transversely from the junction between the first and second longitudinal segments and suitable for forming a first platform.
US10508558B2 Ram air turbine blades
A blade for a ram air turbine includes a pitch rotation connector configured to connect to a pitch rotation device configured to control rotation of the blade about a pitch axis and an airfoil rotationally fixed to the pitch rotation connector. The pitch rotation connector is positioned on the airfoil to reduce pitch dependent moment about the pitch axis such that a maximum pressure moment about the pitch axis is less than a torque supplied to the blade via the pitch rotation device. The position of the pitch rotation connector can be configured to prevent and/or dampen pitch oscillation due to a changing load on the spring and mass governor.
US10508557B2 Gas turbine
A gas turbine includes protrusions provided on perimeters of front and rear surfaces of the turbine disk, a first retainer unit having openings at positions corresponding to the respective protrusions provided on the front surface of the turbine disk, and a second retainer unit having a first end thereof disposed in a first insert slot of the turbine disk and a second end thereof disposed in the second insert slot of turbine blades to fix the plurality of turbine blades to the turbine disk.
US10508556B2 Rotor blade root spacer with grip element
An assembly includes a rotor disk, a rotor blade and a root spacer. The rotor disk includes a slot that extends longitudinally into the rotor disk. The rotor blade includes a blade root arranged within the slot. The root spacer is arranged with the slot between the rotor disk and the blade root. The root spacer extends longitudinally to a spacer end, and includes a grip element and a plurality of notches. The grip element is arranged at the spacer end laterally between the notches. The grip element at least partially defines the notches. The notches extend radially and longitudinally into the root spacer.
US10508555B2 Double wall turbine gas turbine engine blade cooling configuration
An airfoil includes pressure and suction side walls that extend in a chord-wise direction between leading and trailing edges. The pressure and suction side walls extend in a radial direction to provide an exterior airfoil surface. A core cooling passage is arranged between the pressure and suction walls in a thickness direction and extends radially toward a tip. A skin passage is arranged in one of the pressure and suction side walls to form a hot side wall and a cold side wall. The hot side wall defines a portion of the exterior airfoil surface and the cold side wall defines a portion of the core passage. The core passage and the skin passage are configured to have a same direction of fluid flow. A resupply hole cluster includes first and second resupply holes that each fluidly interconnect the core and skin passages. The first and second resupply holes intersect one another and terminate in an exit at the skin passage.
US10508551B2 Engine component with porous trench
An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component, such as an airfoil, including a wall to separate a hot flow from a cooling fluid flow. The component can include at least one trench disposed in a hot surface. The trench can be fed with the cooling fluid flow to cool the engine component along the hot surface with the cooling fluid flow.
US10508539B2 Logging fracture toughness using drill cuttings
Provided are systems and methods for determining fracture toughness of a subsurface geologic formation. Embodiments include collecting (from drilling fluid circulated into a wellbore during a drilling operation) a drill cutting generated by a drill bit cutting into a subsurface formation, preparing (from the drill cutting) a drill cutting specimen comprising a miniature single edge notch beam (SENB) having a specified length in the range of 1 millimeter (mm) to 100 mm, conducting a three-point bend testing of the drill cutting specimen to generate load-displacement measurements for the drill cutting specimen, and determining (based on the load-displacement measurements for the drill cutting specimen) a fracture toughness of the subsurface formation.
US10508533B2 Well ranging apparatus, systems, and methods
Disclosed embodiments include apparatus, systems, and methods which operate to include monitoring an electromagnetic signal and/or gamma ray spectra count values to determine interception of a first well created by a drill string, with a well casing surrounding a second well. Interception can be determined when a reception antenna is used to receive the electromagnetic signal, by examining values associated with the magnitude of the signal. Interception can also be determined when a ratio of the gamma ray spectra count values have exceeded a first predetermined threshold, or when capture gamma energy indicated by the gamma ray spectra count values exceeds a second predetermined threshold. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10508530B2 Systems, devices, and methods for generating an adjusted ideal drilling path
Systems, devices, and methods for visualizing and steering a drilling apparatus are provided, including a drill string with a bottom hole assembly (BHA), a sensor system, and a controller operable to generate a visualization comprising an original drill plan and an adjusted ideal drilling path. The adjusted ideal drilling path may represent an ideal drilling route based on updated drilling data received by the controller such as determined parameters of geological formations. The differences between the location of the BHA and the adjusted ideal drilling path may also be visualized. This visualization may be used by an operator or the controller to steer the BHA.
US10508524B2 Radio frequency antenna assembly for hydrocarbon resource recovery including adjustable shorting plug and related methods
A radio frequency (RF) antenna assembly configured to be positioned within a wellbore in a subterranean formation for hydrocarbon resource recovery may include an RF transmission line and an RF antenna coupled to the RF transmission line. The RF antenna assembly may also include an adjustable balun that may include a tubular balun housing surrounding the RF transmission line and defining a space therebetween. The adjustable balun may further include an adjustable shorting body slidably movable within the space and contacting the tubular balun housing and the RF transmission line at an adjustable shorting position.
US10508522B2 Automatic sucker rod spacing device and methods of using same
An automated sucker rod spacing device comprising a housing, a screw set within the housing and connected to a sucker rod string via a polished rod, a nut which is in threaded engagement with the screw, a means to transmit a rotation force to the nut, wherein the rotation of the nut can lower or raise the screw and thus lower or raise the sucker rod string. The device can be used to stop tagging, ensure full pump fillage, and avoid gas lock.
US10508521B2 Iterative method for estimating productivity index (PI) values in maximum reservoir contact (MRC) multilateral completions
A process for determining the productivity index of a multilateral completion using data from individual laterals and data from commingled well tests is disclosed. The process includes 1) determining the productivity index for each single lateral by iteratively altering the productivity index until the individual lateral flowrate based on a known reservoir pressure is matched and 2) further determining the productivity index by iteratively altering the productivity index until the commingled flowrate is matched. The productivity index may be used to set wellhead pressures and inline control valve (ICV) settings for production.
US10508518B2 Connection system for subsea flow interface equipment
A system for connecting flow interface equipment to a subsea tree or manifold is disclosed. The system relates to an apparatus adapted to inject fluids into a well having a flow bore. The system includes a connection apparatus adapted to land a conduit on a subsea tree or manifold and to connect the conduit of the connection apparatus to an access port or choke body of the tree or manifold.
US10508514B1 Artificial lift method and apparatus for horizontal well
An artificial lifting system for bringing a formation fluid from a horizontal well to the surface, the system including an outer production tubing that extends into the well, from a head of the well to a lateral portion of the well; and a hybrid valve attached to a distal end of the outer production tubing. The hybrid valve has two orientations, a first orientation for which the hybrid valve acts as a one-way valve, and a second orientation for which the hybrid valve acts as a conduit.
US10508511B2 Rotary actuator for actuating mechanically operated inflow control devices
A rotary actuator operates an inflow control device in a tubing string. The rotary actuator includes a stationary member, a drive member, and a locator device, where the locator device anchors the rotary actuator at a predetermined location in a tubing string. The drive member rotates relative to the stationary member, and operates the inflow control device. A method of actuating an inflow control device with a rotary actuator, the method comprising: conveying the rotary actuator to a predetermined location in the tubing string, engaging the engagement members with a profile, thereby preventing further movement of the rotary actuator into the tubing string, and rotating the drive member relative to the stationary member, thereby actuating the inflow control device.
US10508508B2 Quick release die block system
A quick release die block system for the gripper of a backup wrench is disclosed. The quick release die block system can include a die block releasably coupled to a die block support. A lock mechanism can include one or more lock pins moveably supported and can be operable with the die block and the die block support, The lock mechanism can also include a lock mechanism interface accessible via a passage in the die block, and can be adapted to releasably secure the die block to the die block support.
US10508506B2 Riser methods and apparatuses
An apparatus including an external surface portion shaped so as to mate with a docking device, and two half-shells having internal surfaces of semi-circular cross section. The apparatus further includes a plurality of segments arranged inside the two half-shells and including teeth for gripping onto a shaft, and an installation tool operable to cause the two half-shells to close around the shaft, thereby securing the apparatus to the shaft.
US10508489B2 Window control device having exterior photodiode sensors
A smart window controller includes circuitry configured to establish a representative model of one or more building zones based on occupancy, construction, lighting, or cooling properties of a building. A lighting control strategy is implemented for the one or more building zones based on the representative model or one or more user preferences input at a first user interface screen of an external device. Automatic operations of one or more smart windows, cooling systems, or artificial lighting systems are controlled based on trigger points associated with the lighting control strategy, and a performance level of the lighting control strategy for the one or more building zones is determined based on one or more predetermined financial metrics.
US10508485B2 Methods and systems for opening of a vehicle access point using audio or video data associated with a user
Methods and systems for opening an access point of a vehicle. A system and a method may involve receiving wirelessly a signal from a remote controller carried by a user. The system and the method may further involve receiving audio or video data indicating the user approaching the vehicle. The system and the method may also involve determining an intention of the user to access an interior of the vehicle based on the audio or video data. The system and the method may also involve opening an access point of the vehicle responsive to the determining of the intention of the user to access the interior of the vehicle.
US10508477B2 Handle device and manufacturing method of handle device
A handle device operating an inner cable inserted in an outer cable, the handle device includes a handle base fixing an operation handle to which the inner cable is connected and a cable holding portion provided in the handle base to hold the outer cable and configured to be fitted to a circumferential groove portion reduced in diameter in a radial direction in an outer circumferential surface of the outer cable.
US10508474B2 Lock charging apparatus
A lock portable charging apparatus includes a case defining an interior area that is enclosed and a locking device situated in the case. A shackle assembly is operatively coupled to the locking mechanism and is functional to selectively secure the case to a support structure. The case defines a key inlet for receiving a key in to operate the lock mechanism. A battery, processor, and memory storing programming are situated in the case. A primary and auxiliary USB port are positioned on the case and electrically connected to the battery for receiving AC power to recharge the battery and share battery power with other electronic devices, respectively. A GPS module is in the case for determining a global location of the case. A solar cell is included to provide electrical current to the battery. Programming is included to locate a mobile phone associated with the case.
US10508473B2 Compact operating unit for a safe lock
A control unit 1 for the lock of a safe having a front housing part 4 and a rear h housing part 3. A controller 6 is integrated in the control unit 1 that, when a correct combination is entered in the keypad 5, moves a module through a motor 11 in the number of turns corresponding with this combination. The module has a transmission board 8 integrated in the housing 2 of the control unit 1 and a bolt 9 for actuating the safe's lock.
US10508471B2 Multiple-latch-locking lock structure
A multiple-latch-locking lock structure includes a casing in which a lock tongue control unit and a lock latch control unit are arranged. The lock tongue control unit includes an operation-linking member, a positioning member, an arresting member, a swinging member, and a slide block. When a lock core is rotated, the rectangular lock tongue and the triangular lock tongue are driven to get pushed out and retracted back for latch-locking and unlocking. The lock latch control unit includes a rotating member, a slide plate, and a slide bar. When a handle is rotated, the lock latch is driven to get pushed out and retracted back, thereby achieving security latch-locking and the slide plate is caused to move up and down to achieve a function of controlling a vertical latch. As such, multiple latch locking can be achieved to provide the lock with better security and better burglary resistance.
US10508470B2 Lock body
The invention relates to a lock body having an electric motor. The electric motor is arranged to guide the forming and removing of a force transmission connection between the parts to be arranged in the force transmission connection to transfer force or to impede force transfer. If formation of the force transmission connection is not achieved, the construction of the invention is such that the use of one spring enables the pushing of the piston connected to the electric motor both outwards and inwards.
US10508468B2 Door lock chassis assembly
An apparatus that at least assists in maintaining a lever or knob of a lock device in a relatively neutral and static position. The apparatus includes a biasing element that can be constructed from a compliant material that may at least assist in reducing impact forces between interfacing surfaces at least when the lever or knob is returns to the neutral, static position from one or more activated positions. The compliant nature of the damper can further alleviate issues relating to manufacturing tolerances and wear between interfacing surfaces.
US10508465B2 Detachable base
A detachable base includes a pedestal, a counterweight box mounted on the pedestal, and a shell detachably covered on the counterweight box and the pedestal. The shell includes an edge, a corner having a smooth transition camber surface, and a cover. The edge is detachably connected to the cover. A side edge vertical to the corner is provided with a first fitting portion of a fastening part. A vertical side edge of the edge corresponding to the corner is provided with a second fitting portion of a fastened part. The first fitting portion fits with the second fitting portion through socketing. The counterweight box, the detachable shell and the pedestal of the invention allow the whole detachable base to be disassembled into small-sized parts easy to take and pack, or to be assembled, as spare parts, together with other accessories of the sunshade.
US10508462B2 Swimming pool having an integrated counter-current swimming system
The present invention provides a swimming pool having an integrated counter-current swimming system (1) comprising a device (10) for generating a strong, adjustable flow in the water, which has a compact design and a relatively low power consumption. The device (10), comprising a brushless underwater DC motor (8) which is arranged in the inlet area of a flow channel (3), is arranged in a housing (35) which has an end element (36) at the front, wherein the exit face of the flow channel (3) in the device (10) is almost flush in the plane of the shaped end element (36). The underwater DC motor (8) and thus the drive (2) is of slim design, wherein the geometric ratio of the length thereof to the diameter of the drive housing should be no less than 3.3.
US10508456B1 PVC seam plate
A siding system that includes a plank of siding made from a first material and a seam plate having a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a front face and a back face and is made from the first material. The second layer has a front face connected to the back face of the first layer and is made of a second material.
US10508454B2 Exterior-material securing member and building exterior structure
A securing member includes a fixing portion that is fixed to a framework; a supporting portion that projects from the fixing portion and supports an exterior material; a first engagement portion that is disposed on the supporting portion so as to extend in a first direction and engages with the exterior material; a second engagement portion that is disposed on the supporting portion so as to extend in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, and engages with the exterior material; a first contact portion that is disposed in the first direction from the supporting portion and contacts a back surface of the exterior material; and a second contact portion that is disposed in the second direction from the supporting portion and contacts the back surface of the exterior material. The second contact portion is formed in a folded portion that is folded toward the supporting portion.
US10508451B2 Hip and ridge vent
A roof ridge and hip ridge vent system for contoured roofs which include a vent slot located through the roof structure. A contoured roofing material forms the roof surface. Vent strips are provided on the roof surface that extend on each side of the vent slot. The vent strip is comprised of synthetic fibers that are randomly aligned into an open web by an air flow and then joined by a phenolic or latex binder to form an air permeable mesh material having a generally uniform thickness, a density of about 0.08 to 0.1 grams per cubic centimeter (1.3 to 1.6 grams per cubic inch), and a crush recovery of at least 80%. A first longitudinally extending groove extends from the bottom surface about 40% to 60% of a height of the vent strip and is located a distance of at least about 1 inch from a downslope side.
US10508450B2 Kick out flashing
A kick out flashing includes a base for placement adjacent a roof, a sidewall for placement adjacent a wall by the roof, a first kick out wall angled away from the sidewall, an intermediate wall joined with the first kick out wall, distal from and optionally parallel to the sidewall, and a second kick out wall angled away from the intermediate wall, the second kick out wall distal from the sidewall and downstream from the first kick out wall. The sidewall, intermediate wall and a bottom wall can form a channel that receives a J channel or other wall covering. The first kick out wall can prevent water from traveling directly under the bottom wall and/or the channel, diverting it away from the sidewall. The second kick out wall can further divert water away from the channel and/or sidewall.
US10508448B2 Tile and method of production
A lightweight and strong tile constructed of a composition of cement, cellulous, perlite powder iron oxide and water is disclosed. The cellulous may include recycled paper products such as paper and cardboard that may be shredded. Excess water is removed by a vacuum and the composition is pressed to form a tile.
US10508447B2 Sealing cover for concrete anchor
A cover is provided for sealing a concrete anchor including a flange and a bore extending through the flange. The bore defines an axis and the flange has a first side and a second side. The cover includes a first cover portion for covering a portion of the anchor proximate the first side of the flange, a second cover portion for covering a portion of the anchor proximate the second side of the flange, and a latch coupling the first cover portion and the second cover portion together with the anchor disposed between the latch.
US10508446B2 Bridge clip
It is described herein a bridge clip comprising a web, a first flange, and a second flange. The web having a web first edge substantially parallel to a web axis, and a web second edge substantially parallel to the web axis. The first flange extends from the web first edge while the second flange extends from the web second edge. Each of the flanges comprises a tab having a vertical tab having a vertical tab face in a vertical tab plane substantially perpendicular to the web axis and oriented in a vertical tab face direction substantially parallel to the web axis. The first vertical tab face direction opposes the second vertical tab face direction. It is also described that there is a positive distance value between the first vertical tab face and the second vertical tab face.
US10508439B2 Rotary inertia mass damper
To provide a rotary inertia mass damper, which is capable of reducing an axial reaction force that is generated due to vibration having an excessive acceleration to the extent possible when the vibration is input, and of preventing breakage of the damper itself or a construction, provided is a rotary inertia mass damper, including: a first coupling portion, which is fixed to a first structure; a second coupling portion, which is coupled to a second structure; a screw shaft, which has one axial end connected to the first coupling portion and retained so as to be non-rotatable; a fixed barrel, which has a hollow portion for receiving the screw shaft, and is connected to the second coupling portion; and a rotary body, which is retained so as to be freely rotatable relative to the fixed barrel, is threadedly engaged with the screw shaft, and is configured to reciprocally rotate in accordance with advancing and retreating movement of the screw shaft relative to the fixed barrel. A torque limiting member is provided between an axial end of the screw shaft and the first coupling portion, and is configured to, when a rotational torque that exceeds a predetermined value is applied to the screw shaft, allow rotation of the screw shaft relative to the first coupling portion to reduce a rotation angle of the rotary body.
US10508436B2 Thermally insulating composition for organic monolithic gel, use thereof and process for preparing same
Provided is a gelled carbon-based composition forming an organic polymeric monolithic gel capable of forming a porous carbon monolith by pyrolysis, a use thereof and a process for preparing this composition. A composition according to the invention is based on a resin derived at least partly from polyhydroxybenzene(s) R and formaldehyde(s) F, has a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 40 mW·m−1·K−1, and includes at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte P. A process for preparing this composition comprises: a) polymerization, in an aqueous solvent, of the polyhydroxybenzene(s) and formaldehyde(s), in the presence of at least one cationic polyelectrolyte dissolved in this solvent and of a catalyst, in order to obtain a solution based on the resin, b) gelling of the solution in order to obtain a gel, and c) drying in order to obtain the organic polymeric monolithic gel.
US10508435B2 Building assembly including a weather resistant barrier, a sheet for use as a weather resistant barrier, a liquid coating composition and methods of making the foregoing
A weather resistive barrier (WRB) for the exterior protection of building substrates can have a water vapor permeability that decreases with increasing temperature. In an embodiment, the WRB includes a coating comprising a LCST polymer, and may further include a second polymer. The WRB can be part of a building assembly, part of a sheet, or a sheet itself, the sheet having an air permeability of less than 0.02 L/(s m2) at a pressure of 75 Pa. Furthermore a liquid coating composition can include a LCST polymer and a second polymer, wherein the liquid coating composition can be adapted that a solid coating formed by the liquid coating composition has an air permeability of less than 0.02 L/(s m2) at a pressure of 75 Pa and a water vapor permeability that decreases with increasing temperature.
US10508430B2 Stormwater drain inserts
Stormwater drain inserts that reduce or eliminate environmental runoff during rain storms and the like are described. The stormwater drain inserts are water permeable, but capture sediment, hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other contaminants. The stormwater drain inserts are adjustable in size in order to fit into various sizes of storm drain chambers, resting on the lip between the top grate and the chamber. The stormwater drain inserts include a top bib with a central sediment bag extending downward therefrom. Overflow ports are provided in the sediment bag, and an inwardly extending overhang ring directs incoming water flow away from the overflow ports as it enters the sediment bag. The top bib, sediment bag and overhang ring may be made of water permeable oleniphilic fabric that helps trap oils and other hydrocarbons.
US10508428B2 Drain clearing device
A drain clearing device includes an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The elongated shaft has a first set of barbs spaced apart along a length of the shaft on a first side of the shaft between the first and second ends and a second set of barbs spaced apart along the length of the shaft on a second side of the shaft between the first and second ends. The drain clearing device further includes a collecting member having a fixed end and a free end. The fixed end is coupled to the elongated shaft proximate the first end and the free end is movable relative to the fixed end from a collapsed position to an extended position, in which the elongated shaft is substantially surrounded by the collecting member. The collecting member is configured to contain debris from a drain.
US10508425B2 Overflow vent irrigation device
An overflow vent irrigation device is disclosed. An example overflow vent irrigation device includes a reservoir body having an input port and an exit port. The example overflow vent irrigation device also includes a tablet chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir body, and a turbulence dam within the reservoir body. The input port is connected to a faucet of a basin, and the exit port is connected via a hose to an overflow port of an overflow-to-drain journal of the basin during use to clean the overflow journal of the basin.
US10508424B2 Connecting structure of outlet terminal and jet regulator
A connecting structure of an outlet terminal and a jet regulator includes an outlet terminal and a jet regulator, the outlet terminal has an outlet passage, the jet regulator is detachably assembled in the outlet passage in the outlet direction, the jet regulator is disposed with a fixing shell portion, the inner wall of the outlet passage of the outlet terminal is concaved with a lock groove, the fixing shell portion is disposed with an assembly hole corresponding to the lock groove; the connecting structure comprises a lock portion and a retractable slide shaft driving mechanism with retracted and extended states, the lock portion is movably connected to the assembly hole and is movable between a lock position and a unlock position, the lock portion inserts to the lock groove in lock position and retracts to the assembly hole and leaves away from the lock groove in unlock position.
US10508419B1 Rainwater collection device
The rainwater collection device: 1) pumps accumulated rainfall from one or more storage containers into a reservoir; and, 2) pumps irrigation water from the reservoir to one or more plants identified by the user. The rainwater collection device mounts on a wheeled cart that readily transports the accumulated rainfall throughout the space of a domestic garden. The rainwater collection device comprises a reservoir, a distribution system, a plurality of hoses, and a cart. The reservoir, the distribution system, and the plurality of hoses mount on the cart.
US10508417B2 Construction information display device and method for displaying construction information
A construction information display device configured to display construction information includes: a display unit configured to display at least a partial distribution map indicating a current landform and a design landform; an input unit through which a target surface is selected from the design landform; and a display processing unit configured to, when the target surface is selected through the input unit, display a range of the selected target surface while visibly displaying the partial distribution map within the selected target surface.
US10508414B2 System and method for laying an underwater pipeline on a bed of a body of water
A system for laying an underwater pipeline on a bed of a body of water has a construction site to form a string of an underwater pipeline, the string being defined by a curved portion shaped substantially like a portion of the bed of the body of water characterized by an abrupt change in slope; at least two vessels to transfer, in the body of water, the string from the construction site to a laying site in the body of water and substantially on the vertical of a path along which to lay the string; and a plurality of floating devices configured to be coupled to the string and so as to selectively support and sink the string in the body of water, and progressively lay the string along the path on the bed of the body of water.
US10508413B2 System for sampling sediment on a bottom of a liquid medium
System for removing sediments from a bed of a liquid environment such as a harbor or a pond, characterized in that it comprises a conduit (30), the lower extremity of which forms a moving suction mouth (31) that is to be placed substantially at the level of the bed, and the upper extremity of which leads into the open air so that said mouth (31) is under atmospheric pressure, said system comprising means for carrying out a local stirring operation (41, 42, 43, 44, 53) within said mouth and discharging means (50, 51, 52) connecting said mouth (31) to the surface of said liquid environment, in which these sediments circulate.
US10508410B2 Automatic vibration device of work machine
An automatic swing device for a work machine is capable of performing a sieve operation in the posture where a work device is always at a posture suitable for sieve operation. An automatic swing device includes a posture sensor that detects a posture of a work device, and a controller that outputs signals to operate at least a stick cylinder and a bucket cylinder of the work device. The controller has an automatic swing mode in which the work device is automatically swung while the posture detected by the posture sensor is maintained to be in the range of a predetermined posture.
US10508409B2 Machine with a boom assembly and connection member
An excavator machine includes an undercarriage assembly including a drive assembly, and a carriage assembly rotatably coupled to the undercarriage assembly and including an operator cab positioned at a front of the carriage assembly. The excavator machine also includes a boom assembly. The boom assembly is coupled to the carriage assembly via two branches, and the branches are coupled to the carriage assembly on opposing sides of the operator cab.
US10508406B1 Systems and methods for installing and stabilizing a pier
A device for stabilizing a metal pier installed in the ground. The device includes a device to provide lateral support to the pier and a shaft configured so that a force imposed, parallel to an axis of the pier, on the device is not imposed on the pier. A method of stabilizing a pier installed in ground to support a structure. The method includes determining the location of an unstable soil zone of the ground and a stable soil zone of the ground. The method also includes placing a stabilizing plate in the unstable soil zone to provide lateral support to the pier. A device configured to lift a foundation slab above the ground. The device includes a lifting bolt and apparatus that restricts lateral deflection of the pier when a torque is applied to the lifting bolt to raise the slab. A method of stabilizing soil around a pier.
US10508402B2 Ground anchor of which stress can be self-diagnosed, and construction method therefor
The present disclosure relates to a self-diagnosis type ground anchor and a construction method. The self-diagnosis type ground anchor includes: a bond length part located at a predetermined depth of a boring hole excavated from a target surface of the ground; a head part located near the target surface; and a tensile material provided by connecting the bond length part and the head part in a state of receiving a tensile force, so as to deliver an anchorage force of the bond length part to a structure. The self-diagnosis type ground anchor further includes a displacement measurement material of which one end is fixed at a predetermined position of the bond length part and the other end is placed in a free end form on the target surface, provided such that a relative displacement of the target surface for the bond length part can be detected.
US10508393B1 Portable vehicle barrier
A portable vehicle barrier for preventing the passage of unauthorized or dangerous vehicles into a protected area. The portable vehicle barrier generally includes a horizontal main beam and a plurality of spar assemblies, comprising spars radially spaced apart from each other. The spar assemblies are also spaced apart from each other along the main beam between the ends of the main beam. Accordingly, a number of spars will engage the ground or a road surface at an angle, and a number of opposite spars will be angled to engage an approaching vehicle, so as to penetrate the vehicle if it does not stop at the barrier.
US10508389B2 Separator for electrochemical element and electrochemical element
Provided is a separator for an electrochemical element, the separator having improved tensile strength and short-circuit resistance while maintaining the impedance characteristics and denseness expected of a separator comprising highly beaten regenerated cellulose fibers. The separator for an electrochemical element is interposed between a pair of electrodes and capable of holding an electrolytic solution containing an electrolyte, the separator for an electrochemical element comprising: 20 to 80 mass % of natural cellulose fibers A in which the length weighted average fiber length is 0.30 to 1.19 mm and the CSF is 500 to 50 ml; 10 to 50 mass % of natural cellulose fibers B in which the length weighted average fiber length and the maximum distribution fiber length are 1.20 to 1.99 mm and the CSF is 500 to 50 ml; and 10 to 50 mass % of beaten regenerated cellulose fibers.
US10508388B1 Yarn material with a white center
Dyeing of yarn to create indigo colored outer ring surrounding a white core. The techniques describe ways to keep the white core.
US10508387B2 Conductive fibres
A method for making a fiber electrically conductive comprises the steps of: (a) providing a fiber having a negative electric charge at the surface of the fiber, (b) applying to the fiber a substance (such as a polyelectrolyte) which provides a layer of said substance on the fiber and changes the electric charge at the surface of the fiber from negative to positive, wherein said substance is not chitosan, and (c) making the surface of the fiber electrically conductive with a metal, wherein the metal of step (c) is provided in the form of metal ions and wherein a reducing agent (for example) is employed to reduce the metal ions to elemental metal. Fabrics formed from conductive fibers are also provided.
US10508386B2 Textile material and process for obtaining the same
The present disclosure relates to modified textile material, wherein the modification is carried out by treating textile material with Hydroxyapatite. Such modified textile materials show bacterio-repulsion by preventing bacteria from attaching to their surfaces, thereby preventing malodor formation. The present disclosure also relates to process for obtaining the modified textile material as well as use of Hydroxyapatite as a bacterial repellent agent for preparing odor free textile material.
US10508382B1 Squeeze pin
A squeeze pin has a spring-wire structure having an upper horizontal span, mirror-image side portions extending downward from opposite ends of the upper horizontal span, and lower portions proceeding from lower ends of the side portions first inward, and then back outward, ending at engagement points presented in opposite directions, substantially parallel with the upper horizontal span.
US10508378B2 Vibration-damping component of washing machine
A vibration-damping component of a washing machine comprises a suspender, a spring, a sleeve and an electromagnetic sensing device. The electromagnetic sensing device comprises an electromagnetic coil and a magnet. The electromagnetic coil surrounds the sleeve, the magnet and the spring are arranged in the sleeve and are fixed on the suspender, the sleeve surrounds the suspender in a slidable manner, and the weight of clothing is determined through measuring magnetic flux change of the electromagnetic coil when the sleeve slides on the suspender. In addition, the magnet and the electromagnetic coil make relative displacement, inductance in the electromagnetic coil changes, and water inflow can be detected through detecting the inductance. When dewatering begins, the vibratory magnitude of an outer drum is determined through the inductance change of the electromagnetic coil, and the stability of dewatering operation of the washing machine can be controlled accordingly.
US10508376B2 Washing machine
A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing/dewatering drum for accommodating the washings; an electric motor for driving the washing/dewatering drum to rotate; and a microcomputer. In a rinsing process of a washing operation in a water saving mode, the microcomputer continuously performs a dewatering-rinsing process for a plurality of times rather than executing a water-storage rinsing process for rotating a rotating wing while water stored in the washing/dewatering drum reaches a specified water level. The dewatering-rinsing process includes: a water supplying process of supplying water to the washing/dewatering drum so that the washings are saturated by water, and an intermediate dewatering process or a final dewatering process executed immediately after the water supplying process. A maximum rotating speed of the motor in the intermediate dewatering process immediately before the water supplying process is lower than a maximum rotating speed in the final dewatering process.
US10508373B2 Embroidered article
In one aspect, an article may include a base layer and a first strand comprising a thermoplastic polymer material. The first strand may be embroidered with the base layer. The thermoplastic polymer material of the first strand may at least partially adhere to the base layer. In another aspect, the article may include a first embroidered area and a second embroidered area. The first embroidered area may have a first degree of a mechanical property, and the second embroidered area may have a second degree of the mechanical property. The first degree of the mechanical property may be different than the second degree of the mechanical property.
US10508370B2 Economical fire barrier nonwoven or fabric material with antimicrobial properties
Provided herein is a new fire barrier material composed of flame retardant (FR) cellulosic fiber(s) and one or more of an antimicrobial (AM) cellulosic fiber and an untreated cellulosic fiber(s). The fire barrier material may be a fabric woven or knitted from the yarn containing the FR cellulosic fiber(s) and the one or more of AM cellulosic fibers and untreated cellulosic fibers. When AM cellulosic fibers are combined with FR treated cellulosic fibers, the fire barrier material has the dual features of flame retardancy and antimicrobial properties. The fire barrier material may also be a nonwoven, and in preferred embodiments optionally includes a binder fiber. The FR cellulosic fiber contains FR chemical(s) or FR compound(s) that have a melting point or decomposition temperature at 400° C. (752° F.) or below. The FR performance of the new nonwoven provided herein is comparable to the conventional FR nonwoven (FR cellulosic fiber/binder fiber), but has advantages in cost effectiveness, as well as antimicrobial properties.
US10508366B2 Jacquard machine, face-to-face weaving machine comprising at least one jacquard machine, and method of setting up a jacquard machine
A jacquard machine includes a plurality of yarn moving elements and in association with each yarn moving element a yarn moving mechanism having an output cord connected to the yarn moving element, a plurality of setting bars extending substantially in a first direction corresponding to a weft direction and positioned adjacent to each other substantially in a second direction longitudinal end regions and a cooperation region arranged between the longitudinal end regions for the cooperation with a plurality of yarn moving mechanisms, a plurality of position adjustment bars extending substantially in the second direction, wherein in each one of the two longitudinal end regions of the setting bars two position adjustment bars are provided adjacent to each other, and a plurality of connecting members for connecting the setting bars to the position adjustment bars, wherein in each longitudinal end region of each setting bar one connecting members is provided such as to be connectable to either one of the two position adjustment bars arranged in a respective one of the longitudinal end regions of the setting bars.
US10508358B2 Process for forming a transition zone terminated superconformal filling
Forming a transition zone terminated superconformal filling in a recess includes: providing an electrodeposition composition including: a metal electrolyte including a plurality of metal ions, solvent, and suppressor; providing the article including: a field surface and the recess that includes a distal position and a proximate position; exposing the recess to the electrodeposition composition; potentiodynamically controlling an electric potential of the recess with a potential wave form; bifurcating the recess into an active metal deposition region and a passive region; forming a transition zone; decreasing the electric potential of the recess by the potential wave form; progressively moving the transition zone closer to the field surface and away from the distal position; and reducing the metal ions and depositing the metal in the active metal deposition region and not in the passive region to form the transition zone terminated superconformal filling in the recess of the substrate.
US10508356B2 Electro-plating and apparatus for performing the same
A method of plating a metal layer on a work piece includes exposing a surface of the work piece to a plating solution, and supplying a first voltage at a negative end of a power supply source to an edge portion of the work piece. A second voltage is supplied to an inner portion of the work piece, wherein the inner portion is closer to a center of the work piece than the edge portion. A positive end of the power supply source is connected to a metal plate, wherein the metal plate and the work piece are spaced apart from each other by, and are in contact with, the plating solution.
US10508355B2 Plating apparatus
A plating apparatus enabling a user to conduct maintenance of a substrate holder while an operation of the plating apparatus is being performed is disclosed. The plating apparatus includes: a processing section for plating a substrate; a storage container configured to store the substrate holder for holding the substrate; a transport machine configured to transport the substrate holder between the processing section and the storage container; a maintenance area adjacent to the storage container; and a substrate-holder carrier supported by the storage container. The substrate-holder carrier is movable between the storage container and the maintenance area while supporting the substrate holder.
US10508353B2 Photodefined aperture plate and method for producing the same
In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an aperture plate includes depositing a releasable seed layer above a substrate, applying a first patterned photolithography mask above the releasable seed layer, the first patterned photolithography mask having a negative pattern to a desired aperture pattern, electroplating a first material above the exposed portions of the releasable seed layer and defined by the first mask, applying a second photolithography mask above the first material, the second photolithography mask having a negative pattern to a first cavity, electroplating a second material above the exposed portions of the first material and defined by the second mask, removing both masks, and etching the releasable seed layer to release the first material and the second material. The first and second material form an aperture plate for use in aerosolizing a liquid. Other aperture plates and methods of producing aperture plates are described according to other embodiments.
US10508352B2 Method and apparatus for processing a substrate
A method which can perform a soft pre-wetting treatment of a substrate, such as a wafer, with use of a pre-wetting liquid in a smaller amount. This method includes: holding a substrate between a first holding member and a second holding member, with the surface of the substrate being exposed through an opening of the second holding member, and pressing a sealing ridge of the substrate holder against a peripheral portion of the substrate; pressing a sealing block against the substrate holder; forming a vacuum in an external space; performing a seal inspection to check a sealed state provided by the sealing ridge based on a change in pressure in the external space; and performing a pre-wetting treatment by supplying a pre-wetting liquid to the external space while evacuating air from the external space to bring the pre-wetting liquid into contact with the exposed surface of the substrate.
US10508351B2 Layer-by-layer deposition using hydrogen
Layer-by-layer thickness control of an electroplated film can be achieved by using a cyclic deposition process. The cyclic process involves forming a layer (or partial layer) of hydrogen on a surface of the substrate, then displacing the layer of hydrogen with a layer of metal. These steps are repeated a number of times to deposit the metal film to a desired thickness. Each step in the cycle is self-limiting, thereby enabling atomic level thickness control.
US10508350B2 Anodized electroplated aluminum structures
Anodized electroplated aluminum structures and methods for making the same are disclosed. Cosmetic structures according to embodiments of the invention are provided by electroplating a non-cosmetic structure with aluminum and then anodizing the electroplated aluminum. This produces cosmetic structures that may possess desired structural and cosmetic properties and that may be suitable for use as housing or support members of electronic devices.
US10508349B2 Method of electroplating photoresist defined features from copper electroplating baths containing reaction products of pyrazole compounds and bisepoxides
Electroplating methods enable the plating of photoresist defined features which have substantially uniform morphology. The electroplating methods include copper electroplating baths with reaction products of pyrazole compounds and bisepoxides to electroplate the photoresist defined features. Such features include pillars, bond pads and line space features.
US10508347B2 Scalable chemical reactor and method of operation thereof
A photovoltaic apparatus comprising: at least one photovoltaic surface electrically connected to a set of photovoltaic electrodes; and a chemical reactor electrically connected to the set of photovoltaic electrodes. The chemical reactor enables N pairwise fluid contacts among k chemical fluids, with k≥2 and N≥4 and comprises: a reaction layer extending in a plane subtended by two directions; N chemical cells, each including two circuit portions, designed for enabling circulation of two of the k chemical fluids, respectively, the two circuit portions intersecting each other, thereby enabling one pairwise fluid contact for the two of the k chemical fluids; and a fluid distribution circuit comprising: k sets of inlet orifices sequentially alternating along lines parallel to one of the two directions; and k sets of outlet orifices sequentially alternating along lines parallel to the inlet orifices, and wherein, each circuit portion connects an inlet orifice to an outlet orifice.
US10508339B2 Blocker plate for use in a substrate process chamber
Embodiments of a blocker plate for use in a substrate process chamber are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a blocker plate for use in a substrate processing chamber configured to process substrates having a given diameter includes: an annular rim; a central plate disposed within the annular rim; and a plurality of spokes coupling the central plate to the annular rim.
US10508336B2 Substrate processing apparatus
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a substrate retainer configured to support a substrate; a heat-insulating unit; a transfer chamber; and a gas supply mechanism configured to supply a gas into the transfer chamber, the gas supply mechanism including: a first gas supply mechanism configured to supply the gas into an upper region of the transfer chamber, where the substrate retainer is disposed such that the gas flows horizontally through the upper region; and a second gas supply mechanism configured to supply the gas into a lower region of the transfer chamber, where the heat-insulating unit is provided such that the gas flows downward through the lower region, wherein the first gas supply mechanism and the second gas supply mechanism are disposed along a first sidewall of the transfer chamber, and the second gas supply mechanism is disposed lower than the first gas supply mechanism.
US10508335B1 Process for preparing electroactive materials for metal-ion batteries
The disclosure relates to a process for preparing particulate materials having high electrochemical capacities that are suitable for use as anode active materials in rechargeable metal-ion batteries. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a process for preparing a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles. The process includes providing particulate porous carbon frameworks comprising micropores and/or mesopores, wherein the porous carbon frameworks have a D50 particle diameter of at least 50 μm; depositing an electroactive material selected from silicon and alloys thereof into the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon frameworks using a chemical vapor infiltration process in a fluidized bed reactor, to provide intermediate particles; and comminuting the intermediate particles to provide said composite particles.
US10508333B2 Heating apparatus and substrate processing apparatus having the same
A heating apparatus including a side wall heat insulator configured to provide an inner space for receiving a reaction tube, an upper wall heat insulator covering a top portion of the side wall heat insulator, a heat generation part in an inner surface of the side wall heat insulator, and a heat compensating part on a lower surface of the upper wall heat insulator, the heat compensating part including a reflection surface in a first region on the lower surface of the upper wall heat insulator, the first region having a first emissivity less than an emissivity of the upper wall heat insulator may be provided.
US10508332B2 Film formation apparatus, film formation method, and manufacturing method of solar battery
The present invention provides a technique for performing film formation at low cost without causing a short-circuit between sputtered films formed on opposite surfaces of a film-formation target substrate. According to the present invention, in a substrate-holder conveyance mechanism 3, a substrate holder 11 is conveyed by a first conveyance portion so that the substrate holder 11 passes through a first film formation region; film formation is performed by sputtering on a first surface of a film-formation target substrate 50 held by the substrate holder 11; the substrate holder 11 is conveyed from the first conveyance portion to a second conveyance portion in such a manner as to make a turn with the up/down orientation of the substrate holder 11 maintained; the substrate holder 11 is conveyed by the second conveyance portion in a direction opposite to the direction of conveyance by the first conveyance portion so that the substrate holder 11 passes through a second film formation region; and film formation is performed by sputtering on a second surface of the film-formation target substrate 50. The substrate holder 11 has openings 14 and 15 through which first and second surfaces of the film-formation target substrate 50 are exposed, and includes a shield portion 16 for shielding an edge portion of the film-formation target substrate 50 from a film formation material supplied from a second sputtering source.
US10508330B2 Quasicrystal-containing plated steel sheet and method for producing quasicrystal-containing plated steel sheet
A quasicrystal-containing plated steel sheet including: a plating layer positioned on at least one surface of a steel sheet; and an alloy layer positioned at an interface between the plating layer and the steel sheet and composed of an Al—Fe intermetallic compound. A chemical composition of the plating layer contains at least, in atom %, Zn: 28.5% to 50%, Al: 0.3% to 12%, and the balance: Mg and impurities, and the plating layer includes, in order from the steel sheet side, a first plating layer which is composed of a structure containing an MgZn phase, an Mg phase, and a quasicrystal phase, and a second plating layer which is positioned on the first plating layer and is composed of a structure containing an Mg51Zn20 phase, a Zn phase, and a quasicrystal phase.
US10508326B2 High-manganese steel with superior coating adhesion and method for manufacturing hot-dip galvanized steel from same
There is provided a high-manganese steel with superior coating adhesion and a method of producing a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet from same. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a high-manganese steel is characterized by including, by weight, C: 0.3-1%, Mn: 8-25%, Al: 1-8%, Si: 0.1-3.0%, Ti: 0.01-0.2%, Sn: 0.06-0.2%, B: 0.0005-0.01%, with the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities. The present disclosure can provide a high-manganese and hot-dip galvanized steel sheet with superior surface quality as well as with high strength and workability by preventing coating failures that may be caused by manganese.
US10508318B2 Method for thermally treating ring-shaped member
When a plurality of outer rings (R) are sequentially and inductively heated to a target temperature by energizing a heating coil (2) elongated more than each of the plurality of outer rings (R), which are made of steel and retained coaxially by a retaining unit (3), while relatively moving the outer rings (R) and the heating coil (2) in an axial direction, an output of the heating coil (2) is varied in consideration of the number of outer rings (R) present in an opposing region of the heating coil (2).
US10508316B2 Method and fixture for counteracting tensile stress
A method for counteracting tensile stress in an article is disclosed, including heating the article and applying compressive stress to the article along a compressive stress vector, the compressive stress vector including a compressive stress vector component opposite in direction to a tensile stress vector of a thermally-induced tensile stress of the article. The compressive stress is applied by thermally-induced autogenous pressure by a fixture contacting the article. A fixture for counteracting tensile stress is disclosed, including a first compression member and a second compression member, and a position lock connecting the first compression member to the second compression member and reversibly fixing the first compression member relative to the second compression member. The first compression member and the second compression member include compressive surfaces having mating conformations for surfaces of an article. The position lock includes a material composition.
US10508314B2 Methods and systems for increasing the carbon content of sponge iron in a reduction furnace
A method for producing direct reduced iron having increased carbon content, comprising: providing a carbon monoxide-rich gas stream; and delivering the carbon-monoxide-rich gas stream to a direct reduction furnace and exposing partially or completely reduced iron oxide to the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream. The carbon monoxide-rich gas stream is delivered to one or more of a transition zone and a cooling zone of the direct reduction furnace. Optionally, providing the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream comprises initially providing one of a reformed gas stream from a reformer and a syngas stream from a syngas source. Optionally, the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream is derived from a carbon monoxide recovery unit that forms the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream and an effluent gas stream. Optionally, the method still further includes providing a hydrocarbon-rich gas stream to one or more of a transition zone and a cooling zone of the direct reduction furnace.
US10508313B2 Compositions and methods for detecting or quantifying Hepatitis B virus
This disclosure provides oligomers, compositions, and kits for detecting and quantifying Hepatitis B virus (HBV), including different genotypes and variants thereof, and related methods and uses. In some embodiments, oligomers target the P and/or S open reading frames of HBV and are configured to provide substantially equivalent quantification of different genotypes and variants of HBV.
US10508312B2 Compositions and methods for detecting Zika virus nucleic acid
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of Zika virus nucleic acid. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits.
US10508311B2 Single molecule-overlapping read analysis for minor variant mutation detection in pathogen samples
The present invention provides a method of detecting a heteroresistant population of a pathogen in a sample, the method comprising: a) providing a sample comprising a population of a pathogen; b) extracting nucleic acids from the sample; c) amplifying a target locus of the genome of the pathogen in the extracted nucleic acids, wherein the target locus comprises at least one minor variant associated with drug resistance in the pathogen; d) consecutively sequencing both overlapping nucleic acid strands from a single DNA molecule amplified from the target locus on a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platform; e) applying an alignment algorithm to sequencing data from the overlapping nucleic acid strands; and f) performing an analysis of the aligned sequencing data to detect the at least one minor variant and heteroresistant population of the pathogen.
US10508308B2 Assays for diagnosing type 1 diabetes
Described herein are compositions and methods for diagnosing or monitoring type 1 diabetes.
US10508307B2 Methods of diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using novel molecular biomarkers
The present invention relates to in vitro methods for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), wherein the expression of the marker gene DMBT1 is determined. In particular, the invention relates to an in vitro diagnostic method of assessing the susceptibility of a subject to develop progressive COPD involving the appearance of irreversible lung damage, wherein the expression of the marker gene DMBT1 and optionally one or more further marker genes selected from KIAA1199, TMSB15A, DPP6, SLC51B, NUDT11, ELF5, AZGP1, PRRX1, AQP3, SFN, GPR110, GDF15, RASGRF2, RND1, PLA1A, FGG, CEACAM5, HYAL2, AHRR, CXCL3, CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP1A2, CST6, NTRK2, COMP, ITGA10, CTHRC1, TAL1, FIBIN, BEX5, BEX1, ESM1 and GHRL is determined. The invention also relates to an in vitro method of diagnosing stable COPD or assessing the susceptibility of a subject to develop stable COPD, wherein the expression of DMBT1 and optionally one or more further marker genes selected from KIAA1199, TMSB15A, DPP6, SLC51B, NUDT11, ELF5, AZGP1, PRRX1, AQP3, SFN, GPR110, GDF15, RASGRF2, RND1, PLA1A, FGG, CEACAM5, HYAL2, AHRR, CXCL3, CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP1A2, CST6, NTRK2, COMP, ITGA10, CTHRC1, TAL1, FIBIN, BEX5, BEX1, ESM1 and GHRL is determined. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of primers for transcripts of the aforementioned marker genes, the use of nucleic acid probes to transcripts of these marker genes, the use of microarrays comprising nucleic acid probes to transcripts of these marker genes, and the use of antibodies against the proteins expressed from these marker genes in corresponding in vitro methods. In vitro methods of monitoring the progression of COPD are also provided, In which the expression of marker genes according to the invention is determined.
US10508305B2 DNA sequencing and processing
An integrated system for sequencing a string of oligo-nucleotides is disclosed, the system includes a sequencer for sequencing a plurality of fragments of the string of oligo-nucleotides via identifying oligo-nucleotides of the fragments one by one and a processor for processing the identified oligo-nucleotides to determine the sequence of the string of oligo-nucleotides and to stop the sequencer from sequencing redundant fragments, where the sequencer and the processor operate in a cycle for each oligo-nucleotide of the fragments.
US10508303B2 Whole-genome and targeted haplotype reconstruction
The present invention relates to methods for haplotype determination and, m particular, haplotype determination at the whole genome level as well as targeted haplotype determination.
US10508300B2 Probe set for analyzing a DNA sample and method for using the same
This disclosure provides, inter alia, a probe system probe system for analyzing a nucleic acid sample. In some embodiments, the probe system may comprise: a set of identifier oligonucleotides of sequence B, a set of splint oligonucleotides of formula X′-A′-B′-Z′, wherein sequence A′ is complementary to a genomic fragment and sequence B′ is complementary to at least one member of the set of identifier oligonucleotides, and one or more probe sequences comprising X and Z. Each splint oligonucleotide is capable of hybridizing to the probe sequences, a member of the set of identifier oligonucleotides and a genomic fragment, thereby producing a ligatable complex of formula X-A-B-Z. The probe system can be used to identify a chromosome aneuploidy in cell free DNA, for example.
US10508295B2 Gamma glutamyl-valine synthase, and method for producing gamma glutamyl-valyl-glycine
γ-Glu-Val synthetase suitable for generating γ-Glu-Val, and a method for producing γ-Glu-Val-Gly using the same are provided. By using γ-Glu-Val synthetase showing a ratio of γ-glutamylvaline synthetase activity to γ-glutamylglycine synthetase activity of 2.0 or higher, such as γ-Glu-Val synthetase of Kocuria rosea (AJ3132), γ-Glu-Val-Gly is produced from Glu, Val, and Gly as raw materials.
US10508292B2 Method of producing lipid
A method of producing a lipid, containing the steps of culturing a transformant obtained by introducing a gene encoding the following protein (a) or (b) into cyanobacteria, and producing a lipid: (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; and (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 60% or more identity with the amino acid sequence of the protein (a), and having β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity.
US10508288B1 Automated cell processing methods, modules, instruments, and systems comprising flow-through electroporation devices
In an illustrative embodiment, automated multi-module cell editing instruments comprising one or more flow-through electroporation devices or modules are provided to automate genome editing in live cells.
US10508285B2 Method for screening of genes conferring increased tolerance to herbicides
The present invention relates to a method for identifying a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide which confers herbicide tolerance to a plant by measuring photosynthetic quantum yield wherein an increase in the electron transport rate of the samples of the transformed plant as compared to the sample of the control plant is indicative for a herbicide tolerance conferring activity of said candidate polypeptide.
US10508283B2 Methods and means of increasing the water use efficiency of plants
The invention relates to methods of producing a desired phenotype in a plant by manipulation of gene expression within the plant. The method relates to means which inhibit the level of PK220 gene expression or activity, wherein a desired phenotype such as increased water use efficiency relative to a wild type control plant. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequences and constructs useful such methods and methods of generating and isolating plants having decreased PK220 expression or activity.
US10508282B2 Increasing plant growth and yield by using an ERF transcription factor sequence
Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding ERF transcription factor proteins, polypeptides encompassing ERF transcription factor proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
US10508281B2 Disruption of ROCK1 gene leads to plants with improved traits
The present invention provides a method for improving traits in a plant, like e.g. improving yield-related traits like number of flowers, number of siliques, seed yield, stein growth in a plant, the method comprising disruption of endogenous ROCK1 gene in a plant cell, wherein said disruption inhibits expression and/or activity of a product of said endogenous ROCK1 gene compared to a corresponding control plant cell lacking such a disruption.
US10508280B2 Modified biological control agents and their uses
Methods for improving the ability of a population of biological agents to compete and survive in a field setting are provided. By improving the population of biological agents, the modified population of agents is able to grow, compete with other microbial strains and fungi, and provide protection for plants from pathogens. In particular, modified biological agents and modified populations of such agents that are herbicide tolerant or resistant are selected or engineered. In this manner, the protection from disease-causing agents is enhanced. Such modified populations of biological agents can be added to soils to prevent fungal pathogens and the diseases they cause promoting plant growth. Therefore, the present invention is useful for enhancing the competitiveness of modified biological agents particularly over other microbial agents which are not herbicide resistant. Compositions of the invention include selected or engineered herbicide resistant biological agents and modified populations of biocontrol agents. These modified biological agents can be used as an inoculant or as a seed coating for plants and seeds.
US10508278B2 Sortilin 1 is a novel inducer of vascular calcification
The invention relates to methods for decreasing, inhibiting, preventing, or reducing calcification by inhibiting sortilin 1.
US10508275B2 Method for the construction of specific promoters
The present application relates to a system for designing promoters for selective expression of genes. Thereby identified transcription regulatory elements are selected according to a specific methodology and used to create a library of transcription regulatory elements, which are then used to construct specific promoters, especially tissue-specific promoters.
US10508272B2 Recombinant yeast having enhanced xylose fermentation capabilities and methods of use
The present invention relates to the production of biofuels and chemical feedstocks. The present invention provides recombinant yeast having enhanced xylose fermentation capabilities. Methods of using such recombinant yeast for improved biofuel and chemical feedstock production are also provided.
US10508271B2 Targeted mutations
The present invention relates to a process for producing and selecting for targeted mutations in bacterial genomes. In particular, the process relates to the transformation of bacteria with a Recombination Element which comprises the desired mutation followed by homologous recombination of the Recombination Element into the bacterial genome; the CRISPR/Cas system is then used to eliminate bacteria which do not have the desired mutation.
US10508270B2 Coordinated coexpression of thrombin
The present invention provides methods of producing thrombin using coordinated coexpression systems, and particularly inducible coexpression systems, capable of controlled induction of expression of each gene product required for the production of thrombin, and the thrombin produced by this method.
US10508268B2 Modified glucosyltransferases for producing branched alpha-glucan polymers
Glucosyltransferase enzymes are disclosed herein that produce branched alpha-glucan polymer. Also disclosed, for example, are polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as methods of producing branched alpha-glucan polymer.
US10508263B2 Methods for isolating human cardiac ventricular progenitor cells
The present invention provides methods for isolating human cardiac ventricular progenitor cells (HVPs), wherein cultures of day 5-7 cardiac progenitor cells are negatively selected for one or more first markers expressed on human pluripotent stem cells, such as TRA-1-60, to thereby isolate HVPs. The methods can further include positive selection for expression of a second marker selected from the group consisting of JAG1, FZD4, LIFR, FGFR3 and TNFSF9. Large populations, including clonal populations, of isolated HVPs that are first marker negative/second marker positive are also provided. Methods of in vivo use of the HVPs for cardiac repair or to improve cardiac function are also provided. Methods of using the HVPs for cardiac toxicity screening of test compounds are also provided.
US10508260B2 Pluripotent stem cell production system
A cell mass dissociator for a pluripotent stem cell production system.
US10508256B2 Detergent composition and manufacturing method thereof
A detergent composition includes an aqueous phase, an oil phase and an emulsifying agent. The aqueous phase includes liquid water. The oil phase includes oil droplets and coffee grounds dispersed in the oil droplets. The composition of the oil droplets includes a foaming agent. In the detergent composition, the content of the liquid water ranges from 40 wt % to 60 wt %, the content of the foaming agent ranges from 15 wt % to 40 wt %, and the content of the coffee grounds ranges from 1 wt % to 10 wt %. The oil droplets are dispersed and suspended in the aqueous phase via the emulsifier molecules to enable the detergent composition to be in the form of oil-in-water, and to enable the coffee grounds to be covered by the oil droplets and to be isolated from the aqueous phase. In addition, the present disclosure also provides a manufacturing method of a detergent composition.
US10508255B2 Cleaning composition and cleaning method
Provided are a cleaner composition that can exhibit excellent cleaning ability by including a predetermined amount of water, and can also effectively suppress metal corrosion; and a cleaning method thereof. Disclosed is a cleaner composition in a white turbid state including first to fourth organic solvents and water, in which the first organic solvent is a hydrophobic aromatic compound or the like; the second organic solvent is a hydrophobic monoalcohol compound; the third organic solvent is a predetermined hydrophilic nitrogen-containing compound or the like; the fourth organic solvent is a hydrophilic amine compound; the amount of incorporation of water is adjusted to a value within the range of 50 to 3,900 pbw with respect to 100 pbw of the total amount of the organic solvents, and when the cleaner composition is subjected to phase separation, the water concentration in the oil phase is adjusted to a value of 5 wt. % or less.
US10508250B2 Compositions of thermoassociative additives with controlled association and lubricant compositions containing them
The present disclosure relates to novel compositions of additives that result from mixing at least two thermoassociative and exchangeable copolymers and at least one compound for controlling the association of these two copolymers. A lubricant composition results from mixing at least one lubricating base oil, at least two thermoassociative and exchangeable copolymers and at least one compound for controlling the association of these two copolymers. The present disclosure also relates to a process for modulating the viscosity of a lubricant composition that results from mixing at least one lubricating base oil, at least two thermoassociative and exchangeable copolymers; as well as the use of a diol compound for modulating the viscosity of a lubricant composition.
US10508249B2 Grease composition for rolling bearings and rolling bearing
The invention provides a grease composition for rolling bearings that can exhibit improved bearing life that can secure the low noise performance under high temperature conditions, and a rolling bearing where the above-mentioned grease composition is enclosed. The grease composition for rolling bearings includes a base oil, a urea thickener and a metal deactivator. The base oil has an aniline point of 110° C. or more. The urea thickener is at least one kind of diurea compound selected from the group consisting of diurea compounds represented by formula (1): R1—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R3 (wherein R1 and R3, which may be the same or different from each other represent a C6-30alkyl group, a C5-8cycloalkyl group or a C6-10aryl group, and R2 represents a bivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms.)
US10508248B2 Lubricant composition for high-temperature applications
A lubricant composition is provided that has reduced deposit formation and a low evaporation allowing for improved performance in high temperature applications relative to conventional high temperature lubricants. The high temperature lubricant composition includes a base oil, wherein the base oil includes at least one polyol ester and at least one pyromellitate ester. In some embodiments, the lubricant composition further includes one or more additives selected from the group of an extreme-pressure additive, an anti-wear additive, an anti-rust additive, a corrosion inhibitor, and an antioxidant, or a combination thereof. Further provided are methods for lubricating an apparatus using the lubricant composition, methods for improving the operational lubrication of a conventional high temperature lubricant, and methods of preparing the high temperature lubricant composition of the present invention.
US10508243B2 Method of manufacturing iron-base catalysts and methods of manufacturing hydrocarbons using iron-base catalysts made by the method
The present invention relates to a method for producing liquid or solid hydrocarbons from a synthesis gas via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis which does not carry out a separate reduction pre-treatment for catalyst activation. The method for producing liquid or solid hydrocarbons from a synthesis gas using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis according to the present invention comprises: a first step of applying an iron-based catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in which the number of iron atoms in the ferrihydrite phase fraction equals 10 to 100% and the number of iron atoms in the hematite phase fraction equals 0 to 90%, with respect to 100% of the number of the number of iron atoms, to a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor; and a second step of activating the catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by a synthesis gas which is a reactant under the conditions of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and carrying out the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by means of the activated catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. As such, the present invention is capable of efficiently producing liquid or solid hydrocarbons from a synthesis gas via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, even without a separate reduction pre-treatment.
US10508237B2 Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device thereof
Provided is a liquid crystal composition, comprising: 1-30% of one or more compounds of general formula I; 1-50% of one or more compounds of general formula II; 1-20% of one or more compounds of general formula III; 20-70% of one or more compounds of general formula IV; and 1-30% of one or more compounds of general formula V. The liquid crystal composition has properties such as a large maximum absolute transmittance, a high voltage holding ratio, better anti-UV properties, and high temperature reliability, and has a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable dielectric anisotropy, and a relatively high clearing point, and is environmentally friendly. The liquid crystal composition is suitable for use in a liquid crystal display device, especially a transmissive liquid crystal display element, enabling the liquid crystal display device to have properties such as a high maximum absolute transmittance, a high voltage holding ratio, good anti-UV properties and high temperature reliability, and to be energy-saving and environmentally-friendly.
US10508232B2 Polymer composites and films comprising reactive additives having thiol groups for improved quantum dot dispersion and barrier properties
The present invention provides polymer composites, such as films, having dispersed therein quantum dots, wherein the polymer comprises (b) polymerized units of a first compound comprising from one to 6 thiol groups, the compound having a molecular weight from 300 to 20,000 and having at least one continuous acyclic hydrocarbyl chain of at least three carbon atoms, or, preferably, at least 5 carbon atoms; and (c) polymerized units of a second compound having a molecular weight from 100 to 750 and comprising at least two polymerizable vinyl groups as part of a (meth)acrylate ester group or attached directly to an aromatic ring and, wherein the molecular weight of the first compound minus the molecular weight of the second compound is at least 100. The polymer composites provide more stably dispersed and durable quantum dot compositions for use in, for example, display devices.
US10508226B2 Nanosilica dispersion lost circulation material (LCM)
A lost circulation material (LCM) is provided having a nanosilica dispersion. The nanosilica dispersion of the LCM may form a gelled solid after interaction with a formation over a period. Methods of lost circulation control using LCMs are also provided.
US10508222B2 Polishing composition and polishing method using same
A polishing composition used in an application to polish silicon nitride is characterized by containing colloidal silica in which an organic acid, such as a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid, is immobilized, and having a pH of 6 or less.
US10508218B2 Window film and display including the same
A window film includes a base layer and a coating layer formed on the base layer. The coating layer contains a silicone resin, and the window film contains a dye having a maximum absorption wavelength of about 500 nm to about 650 nm. A display includes the window film, and may be a flexible display.
US10508217B2 Polyimide-based polymer thick film resistor composition
The invention is directed to a polyimide-based polymer thick film paste composition for forming a polyimide-based polymer thick film resistor, a process for forming the resistor and an electrical device containing a resistor formed using the paste composition The paste composition comprise a functional component, a polyimide, and an organic solvent and can be cured by heating.
US10508214B2 Coating composition and coated metal plate, metal container and metal closure coated with the coating composition
The present invention relates to a polyester coating composition used for forming a coating film of a coated metal plate, a metal container, a metal closure, etc. The coating composition has a crosslinking agent and a curing catalyst incorporated into a mixed polyester resin comprising a mixture of a polyester resin (A) having an acid value of 2 to 50 mg KOH/g and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 35 to 100° C. and a polyester resin (B) having an acid value of 0 to 50 mg KOH/g and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of −20 to 25° C. Thus, a coating composition excellent in resistance to embrittlement over time, corrosion resistance, scrape resistance, retort resistance, and blocking resistance can be provided.
US10508210B2 Actinic ray-curable-type inkjet ink set for three-dimensional printing, three-dimensional printing method, and three-dimensional printing system
An actinic ray-curable-type inkjet ink set for three-dimensional printing and a three-dimensional printing system are provided. The actinic ray-curable-type inkjet ink set for three-dimensional printing includes a white ink composition W and a color ink composition C. The three-dimensional printing system includes printing means for jetting out, a plurality of times, each of a white ink composition W and a color ink composition C using an inkjet head so as to form a color layer on a white modeled object, based on cross-sectional information of a three-dimensional modeled object.
US10508209B2 Curable compositions for printing applications, method for coating a substrate, coating and cured compositions
Curable compositions are based on ethoxylated triacrylates and alkylglycidyletheracrylates which can be employed to obtain printing products with a soft touch coating. The curable compositions are processed in conventional printing machines where sheets of glossy and matt paper have the curable compositions applied thereto with an anilox roller and then the paper is dried by UV lamps.
US10508206B2 High temperature oxidation protection for composites
The present disclosure provides a method for coating a composite structure, comprising applying a single pretreating composition on a surface of the composite structure, the single pretreating composition comprising a first acid aluminum phosphate comprising a molar ratio of aluminum to phosphate between 1 to 2 and 1 to 3, and heating the composite structure to a first temperature sufficient to form an aluminum phosphate polymer layer on the composite structure.
US10508203B2 Compositions and coatings with non-chrome corrosion inhibitor particles
Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin.
US10508200B2 Compositions comprising triblock copolymers
A composition including a) 55-98.9 wt % of at least one type of triblock copolymer (A) of formula (1) R—B-A-B—R  (1) b) 0.1-15 wt % of at least one surfactant (B) and c) 1-30 wt % of water, wherein A is a hydrophilic block having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 100-1,000 Da, B is a hydrophobic block made from monomers having at least a monomer B1 and a monomer B2, wherein B1 and B2 have the largest weight contents in the hydrophobic block and B1 has a lower molecular weight than B2, wherein R is an end group which is H or a C1-C30 organic moiety, wherein the composition is fluid in a temperature range of 0° C. to 37° C., wherein the weight % are relative to the sum of a), b) and c), and wherein the sum of components a), b) and c) is at least 80 wt % of the entire composition, preferably at least 90 wt %; to the use of the composition and to pharmaceutical compositions having said composition and an active pharmaceutical ingredient.
US10508195B2 Environment-friendly material, manufacturing method of window covering slat, and window covering slat
An environment-friendly material includes 50 wt % to 70 wt % of inorganic mineral powder, 20 wt % to 45 wt % of polyolefin, and 5 wt % to 15 wt % of auxiliary agent. The inorganic mineral powder contains calcium carbonate; the polyolefin may be linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, or polypropylene; and the auxiliary agent may be polyolefin elastomer, maleic anhydride grafted polyolefin elastomer, or maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene. The disclosure also provides a manufacturing method of window covering slat using the environment-friendly material and a window covering slat manufactured by the method.
US10508194B2 Flame-retardant polyolefin resin composition
Provided are a flame-retardant polyolefin resin composition with high flame retardancy, particularly sufficient flame retardancy to meet the UL94 5VA standard and a molded article with high flame retardancy, particularly sufficient flame retardancy to meet the UL94 5VA standard. The composition includes 100 parts by mass of a polyolefin resin, (A) 10 to 60 parts by mass of at least one melamine salt selected from the group consisting of melamine orthophosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, and melamine polyphosphate, (B) 15 to 90 parts by mass of at least one piperazine salt selected from the group consisting of piperazine orthophosphate, piperazine pyrophosphate, and piperazine polyphosphate, and (C) 10 to 140 parts by mass of glass fiber.
US10508193B2 Pressure-sensitive adhesives including expandable graphite
A building material comprising a substrate layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes expandable graphite.
US10508187B2 Inorganic material composite
The invention relates to a ceramic particulate and polymer composite having enhanced viscoelastic and rheological properties.
US10508185B2 Controlled release of activation chemicals for the deployment of shape memory polymers
A method of installing a downhole device comprises introducing a downhole device into a wellbore, the downhole device comprising a substrate and a shape memory polymer in a deformed state disposed on the substrate; combining a modified activation material in the form of a powder, a hydrogel, an xerogel, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing with a carrier to provide an activation fluid; introducing the activation fluid into the wellbore; releasing an activation agent in a liquid form from the modified activation material; and contacting the shape memory polymer in the deformed state with the released activation agent in an amount effective to deploy the shape memory polymer.
US10508182B2 Durable superhydrophobic surfaces
A superhydrophobic appliance is an elastomeric material with a surface having a multiplicity of re-entrant features. The elastomeric material can be a polydimethylsiloxane network. The superhydrophobic appliance can be formed by infusing a portion of a polydimethylsiloxane polymeric precursor partially into the pores of a porous membrane, curing to the polymeric network, and separating the membrane from the appliance to expose the superhydrophobic surface. The superhydrophobic surface can be subsequently modified to form a fluorinated surface that is oleophobic or superoleophobic in addition to being superhydrophobic.
US10508181B2 Bottom layer film-formation composition of self-organizing film containing polycyclic organic vinyl compound
An underlayer film-forming composition for a self-assembled film having a polymer including 0.2% by mole or more of a unit structure of a polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound relative to all unit structures of the polymer. The polymer includes 20% by mole or more of a unit structure of an aromatic vinyl compound relative to all the unit structures of the polymer and includes 1% by mole or more of a unit structure of the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound relative to all the unit structures of the aromatic vinyl compound. The aromatic vinyl compound includes an optionally substituted vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole, and the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound is vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole. The aromatic vinyl compound includes an optionally substituted styrene and an optionally substituted vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole, and the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound is vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole.
US10508178B2 Polymeric composition
The invention relates to a polymeric composition, comprising: at least one thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of at least about 220° C.; inorganic particulates having an average particle size in the range up to about 100 nanometers dispersed in the thermoplastic resin, the inorganic particulates having an index of refraction in the range from about 1.4 to about 3; and an effective amount of at least one dispersant to disperse the inorganic particulates in the thermoplastic resin. The polymer composition may be a high temperature thermoplastic suitable for forming, such as by molding, optical articles such as lenses.
US10508177B2 Method and device for purifying polybutylene terephthalate
A method for purifying polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) includes: providing or receiving initial PBT, in which oligomers and tetrahydrofuran are present; dissolving the initial PBT in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) to form a solution, in which the oligomers are also dissolved in the HFIP; and contacting the solution with compressed CO2 at a temperature and a pressure, thereby precipitating the purified PBT, resulting from a large portion of the oligomers are still dissolved in the HFIP, in the operation the temperature is in a range of 20° C. to 35° C., and the pressure is in a range of 900 psi to 1400 psi. A device for purifying PBT is also provided.
US10508170B2 Crystalline wholly aromatic polyester and method for manufacture thereof
[Problem] Provided is a crystalline wholly aromatic polyester which is a polycondensate of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic diol and method for manufacture thereof.[Solving means] A crystalline wholly aromatic polyester according to the present invention is a polycondensate of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic diol, wherein a structual unit derived from the aromatic dicarboxylic acid comprises a structural unit represented by formula (1): and wherein a structual unit derived from aromatic diol comprises a structural unit represented by formula (4):
US10508164B2 Low density polyethylene copolymer having excellent film processability and transparency
The low density polyethylene copolymer according to the present invention is characterized in that as LCB (Long Chain Branch) is introduced into LLDPE, the melt strength is remarkably high even without blending with LDPE, and thus it can be advantageously applied to blown film processing and the like.
US10508160B2 Modified polyvinyl alcohol and water-soluble film
The present invention provides: a water-soluble film that is superior in cold water solubility and in practical properties such as strength and stiffness and that can resist deterioration in various properties such as chemical resistance over time; and a modified polyvinyl alcohol used for the water-soluble film. The present invention relates to a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing 0.05 to 10 mol % of a monomer unit having two carboxyl groups. In 1H-NMR spectroscopy of the modified polyvinyl alcohol, an integral (X) from 6.8 to 7.2 ppm and an integral (Y) from 5.3 to 5.5 ppm satisfy the following expression: 0.60≤X/(X+Y)<1.0.
US10508159B2 Method for preparing diene-based rubber latex and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer comprising the same
The present invention relates to a method for preparing large-sized diene-based rubber latex, and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer comprising the same. More particularly, it relates to a method for preparing large-sized diene-based rubber latex having improved impact strength by controlling content and time of addition of a cross-linking agent and an emulsifier having critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 150 mg/L or less during preparation of the large-sized rubber latex, large-sized diene-based rubber latex prepared therefrom, and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer and thermoplastic resin comprising the same.
US10508158B2 Water dispersion of gel particles, producing method thereof, and image forming method
A water dispersion of gel particles, a method of producing the water dispersion, and an image forming method using the water dispersion. The gel particles have a three-dimensional crosslinked structure including a structural unit represented by Formula (1) and a urea bond, have a hydrophilic group and a polymerizable group, include photopolymerization initiators and are dispersed in water. In Formula (1), R1 represents H or an alkyl group; X1 represents hydrogen, halogen, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a cyano group, a lactam group, a —C(═O)X2R2 group, an —OC(═O)R3 group, or an aryl group; X2 represents oxygen or an —N(RX2)— group; RX2 and R2 represent a hydrocarbon group that may contain a hetero atom or H; R2 and RX2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and R3 represents a hydrocarbon group that may contain a hetero atom.
US10508153B2 Antibodies directed to the deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel antibodies, particularly antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to the type III deletion mutant, EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to human monoclonal antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to EGFRvIII. Diagnostic and therapeutic formulations of such antibodies, and immunoconjugates thereof, are also provided.
US10508152B2 Smart CAR devices, DE CAR polypeptides, side CARs and uses thereof
The present invention relates generally to the field of RNA Control Devices and/or destabilizing elements (DE) combined with Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) in eukaryotic cells. The present invention also relates to split CARs (Side-CARs) in eukaryotic cells. More specifically, the present invention relates to DEs, RNA Control Devices, and/or side-CARs combined with Chimeric Antigen Receptors to make small molecule actuatable CAR polypeptides. The present invention also relates to DE-CARs, Smart CARs (Smart=small molecule actuatable RNA trigger), Smart-DE-CARs, and/or Side-CARs for use in the treatment of disease.
US10508146B2 ScFv-Fc dimers that bind transforming growth factor-BETA1 with high affinity, avidity and specificity
An scFv-Fc dimer binds and neutralizes TGFβ1 selectively and with high affinity and avidity. The scFv region may comprise the same VH and VL domains or CDR regions as metelimumab. The unique combination of their smaller size, high selectivity, potency against TGFβ1, and long in vivo half-life makes the scFv-Fc dimers ideal candidates for therapeutic applications.
US10508141B2 Nucleic acids encoding HLA-A24 agonist epitopes of MUC1-C oncoprotein
The invention provides a human cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) agonist epitope from the C-terminal subunit of mucin 1 (MUC1-C), which can be used as a peptide, polypeptide (protein), and/or in vaccine or other composition for the prevention or therapy of cancer. The invention further provides a nucleic acid encoding the peptide, protein, or polypeptide, a vector comprising the nucleic acid, a cell comprising the peptide, polypeptide, nucleic acid, or vector, and compositions thereof.
US10508140B2 Peptide having hair growth-promoting activity and/or melanin generation-promoting activity, and use thereof
The present invention provides: a peptide which shows a hair growth-promoting activity and/or a melanin generation-promoting activity; a composition for preventing and/or alleviating hair loss, comprising the peptide as an effective ingredient; a composition for promoting hair growth, comprising the peptide as an effective ingredient; a use of the peptide for preventing and/or alleviating hair loss; a use of the peptide for promoting hair growth; a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating hypomelanosis, comprising the peptide as an effective ingredient; a cosmetic composition for preventing and/or treating hypomelanosis, comprising the peptide as an effective ingredient; and a use of the peptide for preventing and/or treating hypomelanosis.
US10508139B2 Compound, use, anti-tumor pharmaceutical composition, gene construct for polypeptide expression, process for the production, process for the evaluation of tumor cells, method of sensitization of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic
The use of HspBP1 protein or part thereof for the preparation of an anti-tumor pharmaceutical composition, and its optional combination with one or more chemotherapeutic agents. A gene construct for the expression of said protein; a production process; a process of evaluation of tumor cells; and a method of sensitization of tumors to chemotherapeutic agents. A new experimental model in vivo and in vitro for the development/evaluation of anti-tumor agents. The pharmaceutical compositions provide anti-tumor action and have high specificity to neoplastic cells, resulting in less cytotoxicity to normal dividing cells, in part as a solution to the drawbacks of currently known chemotherapy therapeutic regimens.
US10508137B2 Disintegrin variants and pharmaceutical uses thereof
Disintegrin variants that bind specifically to one or more of α5β1 and αv integrins, such as αvβ1, αvβ3, αvβ5, αvβ6 and αvβ8, but with reduced binding activity to αIIbβ3, are described. Also described are uses of the disintegrin variants for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with an αv integrin or an α5β1 integrin.
US10508124B2 Xanthene protective agent
To develop a protecting group that facilitates separation and purification, after reaction, of a compound including a protected functional group, without solidifying or insolubilizing the compound.A xanthene compound of by General Formula (1) (wherein Y is —OR17 (R17 is a hydrogen atom or an active ester-protecting group), —NHR18 (R18 is a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group or aralkyl group), an azide, a halogen atom, or a carbonyl group formed together with a methylene group; at least one of R1 to R8 is represented by Formula (2); —O—R9—X-A  (2) and a residue is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group, or a C1-C4 alkoxy group, wherein R9 is a linear or branched C1-C16 alkylene group; X is O or CONR19 (R19 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group); and A is represented by Formula (3) or the like (wherein R10, R11, and R12, the same or different, are a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group or an aryl group optionally including a substituent; R13 is a single bond or a linear or branched C1-C3 alkylene group; and R14, R15, and R16 are a linear or branched C1-C3 alkylene group)).
US10508123B2 Polymorphs
The invention relates to a polymorphic form of (S)-3-(3-(1-methyl-2-oxo-5-(pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-3-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-3(2H)-yl)piperidin-1-yl)-3-oxopropanenitrile and use as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of respiratory diseases.
US10508116B2 Click nucleic acid polymers and methods of use
Disclosed herein are Click Nucleic Acid Polymers (CNA-polymers) that comprise repeating dimer, trimer and tetramer units. The disclosed polymers can be used for antisense applications, for example, in treatment of “trinucleotide repeat disorders, i.e., Huntington's Disease and the like.
US10508115B2 Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists having heteroatom-linked aromatic moieties, conjugates thereof, and methods and uses therefor
Compounds having a structure according to formula (I) or (II) where R1, R2, R3, R4, Ar and X1 are as defined herein, are agonists for the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and can be used as adjuvants for stimulating the immune system. Some such compounds can be used in conjugates for targeted delivery to the organ or tissue of intended action.
US10508106B2 Bicyclic BET bromodomain inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds that bind to and otherwise modulate the activity of bromodomain-containing proteins, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders.
US10508102B2 Inhibitors of cellular necrosis and related methods
A compound having the following structure (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, stereoisomer or tautomer thereof, is provided. Related compounds, methods for preparation of the same and uses of the compounds for treatment of various indications, including treatment of necrotic cell diseases and/or inflammation, are also provided.
US10508101B2 Protein kinase C inhibitors and methods of their use
PKC inhibitors are disclosed. The PKC inhibitors are useful for treating PKC associated diseases, including certain cancers. The PKC inhibitors have improved efficacy at lower dosage amounts to achieve tumor regression, improved potency, PK profile, absorption, gastrointestinal tolerance and kinase selectivity.
US10508097B2 Antibacterial compounds and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for the treatment of tuberculosis.
US10508086B2 PARG inhibitory compounds
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that function as inhibitors of PARG (Poly ADP-ribose glycohydrolase) enzyme activity: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, W, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, c are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which PARG activity is implicated.
US10508084B2 Method for producing 4,4,7-trifluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine compound and intermediate used in the method
The present invention provides a method for producing a 4,4,7-trifluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine compound which has an superior agonistic activity to an arginine vasopressin V2 receptor and is useful as an active ingredient for a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating urinary frequency, urinary incontinence, enuresis, central diabetes insipidus, nocturia, nocturnal enuresis, or the like; and useful intermediates for use in the methods. The production method of the present invention is suitable for the industrial production of a medicament, because of a smaller number of steps, a higher yield, and a lower cost, as compared with the methods in the related art.
US10508082B2 Substituted 6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[b]carbazoles as inhibitors of ALK and SRPK
The application relates to a compound of Formula (I): which modulates the activity of ALK or SRPK, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method of treating or preventing a disease in which ALK or SRPK plays a role.
US10508078B2 Compound, photopolymerization initiator comprising said compound, and photosensitive resin composition containing said photopolymerization initiator
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel compound which can generate a base and radical upon the irradiation with an active energy ray; a photopolymerization initiator which comprises the novel compound; and a photosensitive resin composition which contains the photopolymerization initiator, has high sensitivity and excellent storage stability, and can be formed into a cured article that does not have a metal-corrosive property. The novel compound is represented by formula (1): (wherein R1 to R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an organic group other than the aforementioned substituents, or the like; X represents a residue having a structure such that n hydrogen atoms are removed from a saturated hydrocarbon containing a ring structure; and n represents an integer of 1 to 6).
US10508077B2 Alpha-cinnamide compounds and compositions as HDAC8 inhibitors
The present invention relates to inhibitors of histone deacetylases, in particular HDAC8, that are useful for the treatment of cancer and other diseases and disorders, as well as the synthesis and applications of said inhibitors.
US10508072B2 Method for producing acid halide solution, mixed solution, and method for producing monoester compound
The present disclosure provides a method for producing an acid halide solution that is useful as a production intermediate or the like that allows industrially advantageous production of a polymerizable liquid crystal compound. The method for producing an acid halide solution of the present disclosure includes a step α of reacting a halogenating agent and a dicarboxylic acid compound in a water-immiscible organic solvent in the presence of a tetraalkylammonium salt to obtain a water-immiscible organic solvent solution including an acid halide, and a step β of concentrating the obtained water-immiscible organic solvent solution.
US10508061B2 Synthetic agricultural product
The disclosure relates generally to a synthetic agricultural product and methods and systems for producing a synthetic agricultural product or composition. The method of producing a synthetic agricultural product may comprise providing an effective amount of fertilizer and/or other agricultural product sufficient to effectuate a response in a plant, an effective amount of a mineral substance having a high cation exchange capacity, and an effective amount of water sufficient to effectuate a desired result in a plant. The fertilizer and/or other agricultural product and mineral substance may be added into the effective amount of water, thereby creating the synthetic agricultural product. Known ions, such as fertilizer ions, and native ions in the native mineral substance may be exchanged to produce a synthetic agricultural product.
US10508060B1 Fertilizer with organic potassium salts
The present invention provides a new fertilizer comprising water and an organic potassium source wherein the fertilizer composition has a pH range of from 5.5 to 10.0 and a salt index no greater than about 40 as measured by electrical conductivity methods. The organic potassium source is selected from the group consisting of potassium acetate, potassium formate, potassium citrate, potassium succinate, potassium propionate, and combinations thereof. The fertilizer demonstrates lower phytotoxicity damage compared to other sources of potassium for fertilizer products. The fertilizer composition may further comprise nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, zinc, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, magnesium, molybdenum, inoculants, or a combination thereof.
US10508059B2 Method of depositing abradable coatings under polymer gels
A method of depositing abradable coating on an engine component is provided wherein the engine component is formed of ceramic matrix composite and one or more layers, including at least one environmental barrier coating, may be disposed on the outer layer of the CMC. An outermost layer of the structure may further comprise a porous abradable layer that is disposed on the environmental barrier coating and provides a breakable structure which inhibits blade damage. The abradable layer may be gel-cast on the component and sintered or may be direct written by extrusion process and subsequently sintered.
US10508055B2 Safety critical control system that includes control logic or machine readable instructions that selectively locks or enables the control system based on one or more machine implemented state machines that includes states associated with detection or matching of one or more predetermined signals on distinct conduction paths between elements of the control system and related methods
This disclosure involves a method of controlling a safety critical control device, the method comprising: sending user inputs to a first state machine, identifying user inputs by the first state machine, determining the correct state to communicate to a second state machine, the correct state being determined by selecting one state of a plurality of states depending on the user inputs, communicating the correct state to a second state machine through a control bus, and determining the correct state for the second state machine based on communication from the control bus.
US10508054B2 Transport vehicle glazing with water repellent and anti-dust coating associated with a detection device
A vehicle glazing includes on its surface to be exposed to the exterior atmosphere, at least in a zone not wiped by the windscreen wipers, a mineral oxide layer of 0.1 to 20 μm thickness, 30 to 90% of the volume of which consists of 20 to 300 nm open pores that are distributed uniformly throughout the thickness of the layer, and almost all of which are connected to one another, the internal and external surface of the layer being functionalized with a compound containing a perfluoroalkyl or alkyl functional group, then saturated with a hydrophobic oil that impregnates the functionalized porous layer and forms a film on the surface thereof, the at least one zone being located facing a detecting device such as an anti-collision/obstacle-detecting/security video camera, or similar, placed in the interior of the vehicle, in particular on the face of the glazing.
US10508052B2 Tube glass cutting method and cutting device, and tube glass product manufacturing method
With a method of cutting a tube glass (G1) according to the present invention, the tube glass (G1) is irradiated with laser light (L) having a focal point (F) adjusted to an inside of the tube glass (G1), to thereby form an inner crack region (C1) including one or more cracks in a portion of the tube glass (G1) in a circumferential direction of the tube glass (G1) through multiphoton absorption that occurs in an irradiation region of the laser light (L). Then, in the tube glass (G1), there is generated a stress that urges the one or more cracks in the inner crack region (C1) to propagate in the circumferential direction of the tube glass (G1) to cause the one or more cracks to propagate throughout an entire circumference of the tube glass (G1), to thereby cut the tube glass (G1).
US10508050B2 Process and facility for the treatment of livestock waste
The invention provides an efficient system for treating livestock waste, particularly waste from cattle or pig farming. The new facility and method employ special transfers of slurry streams through ASBR, SBR, and a unique pretreatment reactor, resulting in treated water, quality compost, and biogas.
US10508048B2 Removal of oil recovery chemicals from production fluids
Methods and systems for processing production fluid include embodiments for removal of injected chemicals from the production fluid. An embodiment of a method includes receiving production fluid from a borehole in an earth formation, the production fluid including surfactants injected into the earth formation to stimulate production of hydrocarbons therefrom. The method also includes processing the production fluid to separate the production fluid into at least an oil phase and produced water, introducing a treatment fluid from a treatment fluid source into at least one of the production fluid and the produced water, and removing the surfactants from at least the produced water. The treatment fluid includes a concentration of multivalent cations, the multivalent cations configured to reduce water solubility of the surfactants.
US10508045B2 Process and composition for converting liquid hydrocarbons and fatty substances to solid form, devices for implementing this process and manufacturing this composition, and the use thereof for environmental remediation
Process and device for converting hydrocarbons or fatty substances that are in substantially liquid form to solid form, especially for the environmental remediation of surfaces or sites polluted by these hydrocarbons or fatty substances, characterized in that the material to be converted to solid form is brought into contact with a composition heated to the liquid state, comprising, at least in the majority proportion, tallow, and optionally a fluidizing agent, thus obtaining a solid complex material, that is easy to collect, and that can be reprocessed in order to recover the material.
US10508037B2 Method for continuously preparing graphene oxide nanoplatelet
Provided is a method for continuously preparing graphene oxide nanoplatelets by electrochemical treatment, comprising using a continuous graphite product, successively processing two step treatments, i.e. an electrochemical intercalation and an electrolytic oxidation stripping. The electrochemical intercalation is carried out in a concentrated acid, using a graphite material as an anode and energizing under a soaking condition such that acid radical ions enter into graphite interlamination under the drive of an electric field, to form an intercalated graphite continuous material with first-order or low-order intercalation. The electrolytic stripping is using the intercalated continuous graphite material as an anode, energizing in an aqueous electrolyte solution, and performing oxidation stripping. The method has the following advantages: a product does not contain a metal impurity, the oxidation degree of graphene is controllable, the process is continuable and automatable, and the method is safe and has low emissions, etc.
US10508036B2 System and method for mass production of graphene platelets in arc plasma
A system and method for producing graphene includes a heating block, substrate, motor and collection device. The substrate is arranged about the heating block and is configured to receive heat from the heating block. A motor is connected to the substrate to rotate the substrate about the heating block. A cathode and anode are configured to direct a flux stream for deposit onto the rotating substrate. A collection device removes the deposited material from the rotating substrate. A heating element is embedded in the heating block and imparts heat to the heating block. The heating block is made of cement or other material that uniformly disperses the heat from the heating element throughout the heating block. The flux stream can be a carbon vapor, with the deposited flux being graphene.
US10508034B2 Extended thermal stage sulfur recovery process
A process for recovering sulfur in a sulfur recovery unit comprising the steps of reacting hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in the reaction furnace at a minimum reaction temperature to produce a reaction effluent; reducing the temperature of the reaction effluent from the minimum reaction temperature to a boiler section outlet temperature to produce a cooled effluent, the cooled effluent comprises hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and sulfur-containing contaminants; reacting the hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and sulfur-containing contaminants in the catalytic extension to produce a boiler catalytic effluent; reducing the boiler catalytic effluent temperature such that the elemental sulfur condenses to form liquid sulfur and a gases stream; reacting the hydrogen sulfide and sulfur-containing contaminants with the oxygen to produce an oxidizer outlet stream comprises sulfur dioxide; and separating the sulfur dioxide in the scrubbing unit to produce a recycle stream and an effluent gases, the recycle stream comprises sulfur dioxide.
US10508029B2 MEMS integrated pressure sensor devices and methods of forming same
A method embodiment includes providing a micro-electromechanical (MEMS) wafer including a polysilicon layer having a first and a second portion. A carrier wafer is bonded to a first surface of the MEMS wafer. Bonding the carrier wafer creates a first cavity. A first surface of the first portion of the polysilicon layer is exposed to a pressure level of the first cavity. A cap wafer is bonded to a second surface of the MEMS wafer opposite the first surface of the MEMS wafer. The bonding the cap wafer creates a second cavity comprising the second portion of the polysilicon layer and a third cavity. A second surface of the first portion of the polysilicon layer is exposed to a pressure level of the third cavity. The first cavity or the third cavity is exposed to an ambient environment.
US10508027B2 CMOS-MEMS structure and method of forming the same
The present disclosure provides a CMOS structure, including a substrate, a metallization layer over the substrate, a sensing structure over the metallization layer, and a signal transmitting structure adjacent to the sensing structure. The sensing structure includes an outgassing layer over the metallization layer, a patterned outgassing barrier over the outgassing layer; and an electrode over the patterned outgassing barrier. The signal transmitting structure electrically couples the electrode and the metallization layer.
US10508026B2 Monolithically integrated multi-sensor device on a semiconductor substrate and method therefor
A monolithically integrated multi-sensor (MIMS) is disclosed. A MIMs integrated circuit comprises a plurality of sensors. For example, the integrated circuit can comprise three or more sensors where each sensor measures a different parameter. The three or more sensors can share one or more layers to form each sensor structure. In one embodiment, the three or more sensors can comprise MEMs sensor structures. Examples of the sensors that can be formed on a MIMs integrated circuit are an inertial sensor, a pressure sensor, a tactile sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, a microphone, a force sensor, a load sensor, a magnetic sensor, a flow sensor, a light sensor, an electric field sensor, an electrical impedance sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a chemical sensor, a gas sensor, a liquid sensor, a solids sensor, and a biological sensor.
US10508025B2 MEMS switch and electronic device
A MEMS switch includes a first signal line provided in a first beam, a first GND adjacent to the first signal line, a second signal line provided in a second beam, and a second GND adjacent to the second signal line. A contact terminal is fixed to any one of the first signal line and the second signal line and performs connection between the first signal line and the second signal line according to deformation of the first beam.
US10508023B2 MEMS devices including MEMS dies and connectors thereto
An embodiment is MEMS device including a first MEMS die having a first cavity at a first pressure, a second MEMS die having a second cavity at a second pressure, the second pressure being different from the first pressure, and a molding material surrounding the first MEMS die and the second MEMS die, the molding material having a first surface over the first and the second MEMS dies. The device further includes a first set of electrical connectors in the molding material, each of the first set of electrical connectors coupling at least one of the first and the second MEMS dies to the first surface of the molding material, and a second set of electrical connectors over the first surface of the molding material, each of the second set of electrical connectors being coupled to at least one of the first set of electrical connectors.
US10508019B2 Listing bead for upholstery clips
A listing bead for use in securing upholstery trim covers to upholstery clips embedded in a foam substrate that includes finger-friendly formations on its surface. The formation in an illustrative embodiment defines a flat top at the upper end of a neck that extends between the bead and the top. Illustratively, the top is formed in two outwardly bent L-shapes extending at right angles in opposing directions from the neck. The bead, neck and flat top define confronting halves, joined at the bottom edge, which encase a web that is constructed and arranged to be secured to the trim cover by adhesives, and/or welding stitching. The web illustratively includes punched and/or cut holes (tactile indicia) at predetermined intervals therealong that provide visual and tactile feedback to the installer on the approximate location of clips in the substrate during assembly.
US10508016B1 Container insert for use in a closed loop dispensing system
A container insert is disclosed for use in a closed loop dispensing system. The insert is press-fitted into the throat of a liquid container. The insert includes a plastic retainer having a plastic spring over-molded thereon. The plastic spring replaces the prior art metal spring. The container insert is completely recyclable and is automatically self-venting.
US10508015B2 Delivering tap made of plastic material for connecting systems equipped with automatic closure
A tap (1) for delivering liquids from a container is described, comprising a supporting body (4) with fitting means (4.8) with the container, and connecting means (4.7) connected to connecting means present on a connector (7); a central pin (3) connected to a central geometry (4.10) of the supporting body (4) and comprising at an end thereof a fastening geometry (3.1) and at an opposite end an abutment geometry (3.3) for opening the connector (7) when it is connected to the tap (1); a membrane-type elastic sealing valve (6) for the automatic closure of the tap (1) and its operating sealing with the main body (4); a control member (5) to open and close the tap (1) transmitting a force to the valve (6) connected to the control member (5).
US10508014B2 Disposable assembly for a reusable urn or vessel
The present invention provides a container assembly for use with a reusable urn or vessel. The assembly includes a (1) flexible pouch, (2) a fitment connected to the pouch and having a flexible flange and a first fluid passageway therethrough in fluid communication with the chamber, (3) a tubing adapter having a first end connected to the fitment and a second end having a member for connecting to a tubing and a second fluid passageway in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway; and (4) wherein the flexible flange is capable of bending to conform to an interior wall of the urn or vessel to place the second fluid passageway in alignment with an axis of a through hole in the urn or vessel.
US10508013B2 Method for cleaning an on-load top changer, and on-load tap changer
In a method for cleaning an on-load tap changer (19) in a regulating transformer (20), provision is made for the on-load tap changer (19) to comprise a moving contact (11) and a fixed contact (12); for a cleaning signal to be generated; for the moving contact (11) to be frictionally moved relative to the fixed contact (12) on the basis of the cleaning signal. An on-load tap changer (19) in a regulating transformer (20) comprises: —a moving contact (11) and a fixed contact (12); —a contact drive (17) which is coupled to the moving contact (11); —a control device (18) which is connected to the contact drive (17) and is designed in such a manner that the control device can generate a cleaning signal and can transmit said signal to the contact drive (17); wherein the contact drive (17) is designed in such a manner that the contact drive can frictionally move the moving contact (11) relative to the fixed contact (12) on the basis of the cleaning signal.
US10508004B2 Lateral transfer station for elevator having a magnetic screw propulsion system
An elevator system includes an elevator car for travel in a hoistway; a stator positioned along the hoistway; and a magnetic screw assembly coupled to the car, the magnetic screw assembly coacting with the stator to impart motion to the elevator car; the stator including a service section having a plurality of poles to coact with the magnetic screw assembly; the stator including a transfer station section, the transfer station section of the stator including a plurality of stator permanent magnets.
US10508000B2 Internal winch for self payout and re-wind of a small diameter tether for underwater remotely operated vehicle
A cable containing an optical fiber is used to transmit data between an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and a support vessel floating on the surface of the water. The ROV stores the cable on a spool and releases the cable into the water as the ROV dives away from the support vessel. The ROV detects the tension in the cable and the rate that the cable is released from the ROV is proportional to the detected tension in the cable. After the ROV has completed the dive and retrieved by the support vessel, the cable can be retrieved from the water and rewound onto the spool in the ROV.
US10507997B2 Dispenser for dispensing a two-layer adhesive tape, and method for producing a two-layer adhesive tape
Dispensers, systems and methods dispense strips of a first adhesive tape which have adhesive on both sides and on one side is covered with a liner. A first storage unit from which the first adhesive tape is drawn off is provided, and a second storage unit from which a second adhesive tape is drawn off is provided. A connection installation by means of which the first adhesive tape and the second adhesive tape are interconnected so as to form a two-ply adhesive tape is provided, and an application installation by means of which the two-ply adhesive tape as a composite is capable of being applied to a substrate is provided.
US10507991B2 Vacuum conveyor substrate loading module
A method and apparatus for loading substrates in an inspection station is disclosed herein. In one embodiment a loading module for a substrate inspection system is provided that includes a first conveyor module, and a second conveyor module having a movable surface positioned substantially parallel to a movable surface of the first conveyor module, wherein the first conveyor module includes a first section and a second section, the first section having a vacuum unit operable to secure a substrate to a portion of the movable surface in the first section, and the second section is configured to release the substrate from the movable surface.
US10507989B2 Apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a bin
The present disclosure shows an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a bin, said apparatus having a first object recognition device for detecting the workpieces in the bin; a first picker for picking and removing the workpieces from the bin; a controller for evaluating the data of the first object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the first picker; a buffering station on which the first picker places the workpieces after the removal from the bin and a positioning apparatus that more accurately positions and/or isolates the workpieces starting from the buffering station. Provision is made that the buffering station has at least one tiltable placement area that is tiltable into a slanted position via a tilting mechanism.
US10507985B2 Systems and methods for sleeve detection
A device, system, and method for detecting a covering sleeve on a container. A sleeve detection system includes a conveyor, a height profile acquisition device, and a processor in communication with the height profile acquisition device. The height profile acquisition device is configured to acquire height profiles of a tray traveling on the conveyor. The processor is configured to analyze height profiles received from the height profile acquisition device to determine a sleeve status of the tray. In some embodiments, a light gate is disposed across the conveyor and configured to detect the presence of a tray on the conveyor approaching the height profile acquisition device.
US10507983B1 Baggage cart handling system
A system for holding one or more bags. The system includes a cart, a first chute disposed on the cart, and a second chute also disposed on the cart. The first chute includes a first edging along each side of the first chute. The second chute includes a second edging along each side of the second chute. The second chute is intertwined with the first chute. The system may further include a third chute and a fourth chute disposed on the cart. The third chute may include a third edging along each side of the third chute, and the fourth chute may include a fourth edging along each side of the fourth chute. The top and bottom of the first chute and the top and bottom of the second chute are positioned on opposite ends of the cart at about 180 degrees apart, while the top and bottom of the third chute and the top and bottom of the fourth chute are positioned on opposite ends of the cart at about 180 degrees apart.
US10507977B2 Locking roller assemblies for roller conveyors
Locking roller assemblies for locking and unlocking a roller of a roller conveyor. The disclosed locking roller assemblies include rollers that, by default, are locked from rotation in the absence of a transferred object such as a container, crate, or pallet. When an object is present over the roller, the roller is passively actuated by the object to unlock and release the roller, enabling the roller to rotate. When the package or article has passed by the roller, the locking roller assembly resumes the default configuration of locking the roller to prevent rotation. In some embodiments, actuation of the locking mechanism is parallel to the roller axis and accomplished by a lever and cam arrangement. In other embodiments, actuation of the locking mechanism is in a direction that is orthogonal to the roller axis and accomplished by a plunger arrangement.
US10507975B2 Conveyor and logic systems to return, balance, and buffer processed or empty totes
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to automatically balance and buffer the return of empty containers or other totes to a plurality of areas. In some embodiments, a control circuit employs a logic system in which empty totes are directed along primary, secondary, or tertiary paths depending on information gathered from sensors regarding the availability of space for empty totes at a plurality of potential destinations. In this way, the return of empty totes to one or more points of origin may be buffered to balance the number of empty totes in one or more areas.
US10507974B2 Portable manway securing apparatus
A portable securing apparatus which is readily secured to a manway of a vessel having a portal intended to enable entry of service personnel into the vessel is described. The securing apparatus affords an improved grip to assist service personnel to enter the vessel. The securing apparatus is for temporary mounting to the manway. The securing apparatus includes a mounting plate mountable to a flange conventionally provided as part of the manway, and a handle for accommodating manual grasp of the securing apparatus.
US10507973B2 Foldable container
The present disclosure relates to a foldable container which includes a pair of side walls disposed side-by-side; a guide rail disposed in a direction transverse-crossing between lower ends of the one pair of side walls to guide movement of at least one of the side walls; an upper plate and a lower plate, wherein each of the upper plate and the lower plate is divided into at least two unit plates that are rotatably connected to each other so as to be folded by the movement of the side wall, and wherein each of the upper plate and the lower plate connects upper ends of the pair of side walls to each other and connects lower ends of the one pair of side walls to each other; and a door rotatably connected to each of a front end and a rear end of the side wall.
US10507967B2 Vacuum insulating container
In a vacuum insulating container, an outer cylinder has a first annular wall that extends radially inward so as to be inclined with respect to an aperture plane of the outer cylinder at an open end of the outer cylinder and has a tip end part spaced apart from an outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder; an inner cylinder has a second annular wall that extends radially outward so as to be inclined with respect to the aperture plane of the inner cylinder at an open end of the inner cylinder and faces the first annular wall; and an annular sealing member formed of an elastic body having a low thermal conductivity is compressed between the first annular wall and the second annular wall.
US10507959B2 Child resistant sealing system
The present application provides a container that includes: a first layer of sheet material forming the first side of the container and at least a second and third layer of sheet material forming the second side of the container, a pair of closure strips extending along the opening of the container, each of the closure strips having at least one of a male and a female linear interlocking strip. A first of the pair of closure strips includes: an extension above and an extension below the respective linear interlocking strip, and a second of the pair of closure strips comprising an extension below the respective linear interlocking strip. The linear interlocking strips configured to be released from each other by pulling the extensions below the linear interlocking strips apart using a pair of flaps extending from the closure strip extensions.
US10507955B1 Electronic cigarette tank
A tank for containing e-liquid in an electronic cigarette assembly is disclosed. The tank comprises a cap and a body. The cap is connectable to the body through a screw thread with a specified handedness, and the body is connected to a battery assembly through a second screw thread with an opposite handedness to the screw thread of the cap. A construction of the tank ensures than when opening the cap, the body is not inadvertently unscrewed from the battery, and likewise when removing the body from the battery the cap is not inadvertently unscrewed from the body, thus preventing unintended e-liquid spillage and improving ease of removal of the cap and the body.
US10507954B2 Water storage tank bladder, manufacturing method therefor, water storage tank including bladder, and water treatment apparatus including water storage tank
Disclosed are a water storage tank bladder, a manufacturing method therefor, the water storage tank including the bladder, and a water treatment apparatus including the water storage tank. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the water storage tank bladder used in the water storage tank to receive and store water and discharge the stored water has a lower side of which the thickness can be thicker than the thickness of the upper side of the bladder and thicker than the thickness of the lateral sides of the bladder.
US10507953B1 Fluid or granular material packaging container and method of use
A packaging container for the transportation and distribution of fluids, pellets, and granular materials, that may also be used as a building material. The packaging container includes two protrusions extending from the packaging container exterior surface and forms two recesses in the packaging container exterior surface, the protrusions and recesses sized and shaped so that a protrusion can be inserted within a recess to link two or more packaging containers together in an effort to construct a structure. The packaging container also has a notch and channel defined in the exterior surface, each sized and shaped to receive a container spout and handle therein, so that a flush engagement can be achieved when connecting a significant number of containers in the construction of a large structure, such as a wall of a dwelling. A method of utilizing the packaging containers in this manner is also provided.
US10507951B2 Packaging with spring loaded hanger
A packaging assembly for a product includes a tray for holding the product, a sleeve for slidably receiving the tray, and a hanger insertable into a slot in the sleeve. The hanger includes a spring arm configured to exert a spring force between an inside surface of the sleeve and the tray when the tray is in the sleeve to increase a force required to remove the tray from the sleeve, the hanger also providing a hang point for the packaging assembly.
US10507949B1 Convertible food containers
A container formed from a single piece of cardboard or like materials may double as a plate. The single piece may generally take the form of an oval, and may include a number of panels separated by specifically oriented creases and folds which enable the single piece to be folded into the container, and contain a food product such as a sandwich therein, or unfolded into a plate-like flat surface from which the food product may be eaten by a customer. A frame including a plurality of elbows, pegs or other extensions may be used to form the single piece into a semi-folded state, facilitating processes for preparing or packaging the food product.
US10507948B2 Hollow molded article having excellent aqueous liquid slipperiness
A hollow molded container of the present invention has a resin layer forming its inner surface, and droplets of an oily liquid are distributed on the surface of the resin layer. In the hollow molded container, slipperiness to a less flowable liquid is enhanced remarkably and the slipperiness is exhibited for a long period of time.
US10507947B2 Labelling machine with a controlled brake assembly and method of its operation
A labelling machine comprises a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of the label stock; a motive device configured to propel the label stock along a web path from the supply spool support towards the take up spool support; a first arrangement configured to produce a first signal indicative of a speed at which label stock is removed from the supply spool by the motive device; a controller configured to receive the first signal and output a brake assembly control signal based upon the first signal; and a brake assembly configured to apply a braking force to the supply spool support based upon the brake assembly control signal, the braking force resisting rotation of the supply spool support. The controller is configured to output the brake assembly control signal based upon a target supply spool speed.
US10507940B2 Machine in-place tile thermal protection
A method for building an aerodynamic structure, an aerodynamic structure, and a vehicle that includes the aerodynamic structure are provided. The method includes providing a structure with at least one substantially-flat exterior surface. The method also includes attaching blocks of rigid fibrous insulation to the at least one substantially-flat outer surface of the structure. Outward-facing surfaces of the blocks of rigid fibrous insulation extend past a target outer mold line of a final aerodynamic shape. The method also includes machining the outward-facing surfaces of the attached blocks to the outer mold line.
US10507939B2 Non-legged reusable air-launched carrier rocket
Disclosed is a non-legged reusable air-launched carrier rocket mounted on a mid-line pylon of a supersonic fighter or a bomber fuselage and its length is not limited by the front undercarriage of the carrier aircraft. The rocket body has opposite upper and lower elongated openings at the position of the front undercarriage of the carrier aircraft. When running, the upper cover and lower cover of the openings open to the rocket body to form a vertical passage, so that the front undercarriage can be normally placed down. After taking off, the upper cover and lower cover close to form a cavity in the rocket body, and the cavity is then filled with liquid from the liquid tank in the carrier aircraft. The configuration is similar to the Roton carrier rocket.
US10507938B2 Methods and systems of anchoring an unmanned aerial vehicle on a ground station
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground station, comprising: a landing surface having a perimeter and a center; a plurality of pushers held above the landing surface by a plurality of linear actuators; at least one electro-mechanical connector attached to one of the plurality of pushers, mechanically adapted to be electrically connected to a compatible electro-mechanical connector of a UAV; and a landing detection controller adapted to instruct the plurality of linear actuators to move the plurality of pushers simultaneously from the perimeter toward the center when a landing event related to the UAV is detected.
US10507937B2 Operation state recording system and operation state recording method
An operation state recording system is provided in a target device including: an input unit; a device group; and a control system controlling the device group based on an input of the input unit. The operation state recording system records an operation state from a start to a stop of an operation of the target device, and the control system includes: a plurality of control devices controlling a plurality of devices; nonvolatile storage units where the operation state of the target device is recorded as operation history information; and a time measuring unit measuring a time.
US10507935B1 Orthogonal shear structure
A support structure for reinforcing first and second skins in an aircraft component includes a plurality of core members connected together to form at least one layer. Each core member has a geometrically isotropic shape.
US10507933B2 Automated flight throttle control
Automated throttle control is described herein. One disclosed example method includes calculating, using a processor, a thrust resolver angle based on a flight condition of an aircraft, and controlling a throttle from moving past at least one of the thrust resolver angle or a range defined by the thrust resolver angle to maintain the aircraft in a preferred flight mode.
US10507932B2 Automatic deflection limiting latches for a thrust reverser
A nacelle may include a pylon and a thrust reverser having an inner fixed structure. A locking mechanism may automatically engage and prevent relative movement between thrust reverser halves. A bumper may be coupled to the inner fixed structure. The locking mechanism may limit deflections between the thrust reverser and the pylon in response to a burst duct. A locking mechanism in the inner fixed structure may include a pressure relief door and an arrestor which hooks onto a retaining bar in a pylon bracket. The locking mechanism may allow the thrust reverser halves to be opened for access to the engine.
US10507930B2 Airplane with angled-mounted turboprop engine
An airplane including an airframe and a turboprop propulsion system is disclosed in this paper. The turboprop propulsion system includes a propeller mounted for rotation about a propeller axis and a gas turbine coupled to the propeller to drive rotation of the propeller.
US10507926B2 Conveying device and aircraft system with a conveying device of such a type
A conveying device for conveying a fluid stream comprising a mechanical unit, including a movable conveying element, and an electrical unit comprising a housing as well as electronic elements arranged in the housing. The mechanical unit and the electrical unit are detachably connected to one another.
US10507925B2 Passenger airflow control devices
Airflow control devices are provided that may be employed in passenger transport vehicles (e.g., passenger transport aircraft, trains, buses, automobiles and the like) that allow individual passengers to selectively control direction and volume of incoming airflow to thereby enhance passenger comfort. According to certain embodiments, passenger airflow control devices are provided with an open-ended domed shell, a receiver immovably fixed to an upper end of the shell and a central air distributor assembly operatively connected to the receiver for receiving an incoming airflow and discharging the airflow to a passenger. The central air distributor assembly may include a central distributor bowl which defines a laterally oriented airflow discharge opening, a central disk which is positionally fixed to and closes a lower end of the central distributor bowl, and an air distributor hub having a lower end immovably connected to an upper end of the central distributor bowl and an upper stem having an air inlet cutout which is received within and rotatably connected to the receiver.
US10507924B2 Seat track fitting
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for installing seats in a passenger vehicle using seat tracks and seat fittings. The seat track fittings may include a sleeve (22) with a cylindrical threaded opening (24), a double effect post (26) with an external lower thread (28) and an internal threaded portion (36). The external lower thread is configured to cooperate with the cylindrical threaded opening of the sleeve. The seat track fitting also has a track stud (38) with a lower flange (46) that is configured to cooperate with a seat track (10) and an upper external thread (42) configured to cooperate with the internal threaded portion of the double effect post. The double effect post external lower thread and the track stud external thread have inverse hands, such that rotation of the double effect post tightens the post and the track stud simultaneously.
US10507920B2 Systems and methods for lifting body vibration control
An external cargo damping system includes lifting gear and a damping assembly. The lifting gear has a lifting body attachment end and an opposed external cargo end, and defines a load path that extends between the lifting body attachment and external cargo ends of the lifting gear. The damping assembly is connected in series with the lifting gear and is disposed along the load path to damp vibratory force transmitted between the lifting gear lifting body attachment and lifting gear ends.
US10507919B2 Longitudinal lock device for cargo in aircraft, safety trigger for longitudinal lock device
Longitudinal lock devices for cargo in aircraft having a locking box fastened beneath the floor of an aircraft include a locking latch connectable to the cargo and coupled to a bar mechanism disposed inside the locking box. The locking latch is moveable in a direction towards extraction of the cargo in flight. The bar mechanism is fixed to the locking box and includes a puppet arm articulated on a second pivot wand a puppet follower articulated on a first pivot, whereby each of the pivots is operably fastened to the locking box (9). The puppet arm comprises a cam profile on a face there of which is cooperative with a puppet roller connected to an electro-mechanical actuator linear by means of a drive rod. The articulations moving the bar mechanism responsively determine locked, armed and released positions for the device.
US10507917B2 Apparatuses and methods for gesture-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control. A system for UAV control comprises a flight control system of a UAV, an image sensor on the UAV, an aircraft marshaling signal database, and a control circuit coupled to the flight control system, the image sensor, and the aircraft marshaling signal database. The control circuit being configured to: detect, with the image sensor, a gesture from a ground crew member, verify that the ground crew member is an authorized controller of the UAV, compare the gesture with marshaling signals in the aircraft marshaling signal database to determine a corresponding marshaling signal, determine a flight command based on the corresponding marshaling signal, and execute the flight command with the flight control system of the UAV.
US10507916B2 Unmanned aerial vehicles and related methods and systems
Unmanned aerial vehicles include a processor to determine whether a first location of an unmanned vehicle and a second location of a virtual event is within a threshold distance; and a game experience controller to: control the unmanned vehicle based on a first command associated with a non-augmented state of the unmanned vehicle in response to the first location of the unmanned vehicle and the second location of the virtual event being outside of the threshold distance; and in response to the first location of the unmanned vehicle and the second location of the virtual event being within the threshold distance, control the unmanned vehicle based on a second command associated with an augmented state of the unmanned vehicle to simulate the unmanned vehicle being affected by the virtual event.
US10507914B2 Spooler for unmanned aerial vehicle system
In an aspect, in general, a spooling apparatus includes a filament feeding mechanism for deploying and retracting filament from the spooling apparatus to an aerial vehicle, an exit geometry sensor for sensing an exit geometry of the filament from the spooling apparatus, and a controller for controlling the feeding mechanism to feed and retract the filament based on the exit geometry.
US10507911B2 Control rod for adjusting a rotor blade of a helicopter
The invention relates to a control rod for the adjusting of a helicopter rotor blade, wherein the control rod can be adjusted in longitudinal direction, comprising: at least one contact area element, at least one limit stop element, which is designed to limit the adjustability of the control rod in longitudinal direction to a specifiable adjusting range in interrelation with the at least one contact area element, wherein the limit stop element can be transferred from a first position to a second position, wherein the at least one stop element limits the adjustability of the control rod in the first position and enables the adjustability of the control rod beyond the specifiable adjusting range in the second position.
US10507910B2 Dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus and methods
Dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus and methods are disclosed. An example dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus includes a primary link and a secondary link spaced apart from the primary link. The dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus further includes a first extension link extending between the primary link and the secondary link. The first extension link is coupled to the primary link, to the secondary link and to a first input link. The first input link is coupled to a first actuator. The primary link is coupled to a second input link. The second input link is coupled to a second actuator. The dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus further includes a second extension link spaced apart from the first extension link and extending between the primary link and the secondary link. The second extension link is coupled to the primary link, to the secondary link and to an output link.
US10507907B2 Vortex generators responsive to ambient conditions
A deployable vortex generator attached to a lifting surface includes a vane moveable relative to the lifting surface. The vane moves from a deployed position to a retracted position in response to a change in ambient conditions. In the deployed position, the vane acts on the air flow to create vortices. In the retracted position, the vane is closely aligned with the free stream velocity.
US10507905B2 Adaptive flight control system for the yaw and thrust flight controls of a hybrid helicopter
An adaptive flight control system for controlling the pitch of blades of a propulsive propeller of a hybrid helicopter as a function of the return value of the pitch. The adaptive flight control system comprises control means supplying the pitch control order, a piloting member controlling variation of the pitch, and piloting means applying a control gain in order to transform the control order into a setpoint, and transmitting the setpoint to the piloting member. The piloting means include information return means applying a return gain that is variable to the return value of the variation of the pitch to the piloting means, also modifying the control gain as a function of the return value.
US10507904B2 Snap fit nose cone assembly
Systems and methods of coupling a nose cone to a turbine machine. Nose cone assembly weight and coupling difficulty are each reduced by reducing or eliminating the number of bolts used to mount the nose cone to the turbine machine, as well as the support or retaining ring. The disclosed nose cone comprises a plurality of hub mounting elements disposed around the circumference of a base portion, each of the hub mounting elements comprising a flexible flange extending toward the central axis and having a ridge protruding from a radially outward facing surface. The flexible flange is configured to deflect toward the central axis upon engagement with the hub.
US10507903B2 System for protecting a rotatable shaft of a motor from excessive bending moments
A motor assembly that includes a motor having a motor casing, a rotatable shaft extending from said motor casing to a shaft length and a hub coupled to said rotatable shaft, the hub having a circumferential skid surface disposed immediately proximal to the motor casing and having a channel configured to seat a propeller, when a propeller is present, wherein a bending moment applied to the shaft through the hub results in the circumferential skid surface contacting said motor casing.
US10507902B2 Wind turbine dome and method of assembly
An aerodynamic dome component that is placed in front of a wind turbine hub includes an outer ring, a central axle disposed relative to the outer ring, a plurality of radially extending tensioning members and a skin-like covering. The plurality of radially extending tensioning members are coupled to the outer ring at a first end and to the central axle at a second end. The outer ring, the plurality of radially extending tensioning members and the central axle together form an underlying dome support structure. The skin-like covering is configured to envelop at least a portion of the underlying dome support structure to form at least a portion of the aerodynamic dome component and define a front dome portion. The skin-like covering enveloping at least a portion of the underlying dome support structure may further define a rear dome portion, wherein the rear dome portion is configured downwind from the front dome portion.
US10507901B2 Protecting and ensuring readiness of a vehicle
A computing device obtains environmental data, capability data corresponding to a vehicle, and a readiness criteria specifying a maximum time to transition the vehicle from an idle state to an active state. The computing device determines an action that satisfies the readiness criteria and protects the vehicle from a forthcoming environmental condition indicated by the environmental data. In particular, determining the action is based on the environmental data, the capability data, and the readiness criteria. The computing device outputs a control signal, to an actuator, that controls the actuator to mechanically orient part of the vehicle and/or part of a structure in which the vehicle is located to at least partly implement the action.
US10507900B2 Composite materials
A composite material that includes a layer of reinforcing fibres impregnated with a curable resin matrix and a plurality of electrically conductive composite particles positioned adjacent or in proximity to the reinforcing fibres. Each of the electrically conductive composite particles is composed of a conductive component and a polymeric component, wherein the polymeric component includes one or more polymers that are initially in a solid phase and are substantially insoluble in the curable resin, but is able to undergo at least partial phase transition to a fluid phase during a curing cycle of the composite material.
US10507897B2 Vessel propulsion apparatus
A vessel propulsion apparatus includes an engine, an electric motor located farther forward than a propeller, a propeller shaft, a first transmission that defines a first transmission path extending from the engine to the propeller shaft to transmit power of the engine to the propeller shaft along the first transmission path, and a second transmission that defines a second transmission path, different from the first transmission path, extending from the electric motor to the propeller shaft to transmit power of the electric motor to the propeller shaft along the second transmission path.
US10507895B2 Watercraft automation and aquatic effort data utilization
A trolling device for a boat includes a trolling motor and a control mechanism. The control mechanism controls at least one of the speed and the direction of the trolling motor. The control mechanism is configured to receive control instructions from an electronic GPS mapping computer to cause the trolling motor to maintain a controlled drift of the fishing boat with respect to an anchor point, water current rate, water current direction, wind, and/or wave action.
US10507891B2 Knee braces for boats
The present disclosure relates generally to knee braces for boats. The knee braces described herein are particularly suitable for use with lightweight, inflatable rafts and kayaks, for example packrafts used in backcountry boating. The knee braces include a fabric body and a plurality of adjustable straps configured to attach the fabric body to a side wall of the boat.
US10507890B1 Flat bottom boat
A flat bottom boat including an upper hull portion and a lower hull portion. The upper hull portion has a first width and a lower surface. The lower hull portion has a second width that is less than a first width. The lower hull portion extends from a lower edge of the upper hull portion. A lower surface of the lower hull portion is substantially flat.
US10507886B2 Bicycle controller
A bicycle controller controls a motor in accordance with the riding environment of a bicycle. The bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit that is configured to control a motor, which assists pedaling of a bicycle in accordance with a manual driving force. The electronic control unit is further configured to change a response speed of the motor with respect to a change in the manual driving force in accordance with an inclination angle of the bicycle.
US10507885B2 Bicycle system and automatic control system thereof
An automatic control method suitable for a bicycle system is provided. The bicycle system has a gear ratio and a toque ratio formed by an auxiliary torque and a pedaling torque. The automatic control method includes following steps: sensing a pedaling cadence and the pedaling torque of the bicycle system in a riding state; setting a first cadence threshold and a second cadence threshold according to a preset pedaling cadence while the first cadence threshold is greater than the second cadence threshold; and determining whether the pedaling cadence is greater than the first cadence threshold or less than the second cadence threshold so as to set to increase or decrease the gear ratio. In addition, a bicycle system suitable for the automatic control method is also provided.
US10507880B2 Air-guiding device for a motorcycle
An air-guiding device for a motorcycle is provided to provide defined guidance of wind airflow in a region of a motorcycle fork. The air-guiding device include at least one rear guiding element in the longitudinal direction configured to be rigidly fastened to the motorcycle behind the motorcycle fork, and a front guiding element configured to be fastened indirectly or directly to the rear guiding element in front of the motorcycle fork in a manner which allows the front guiding element to rotate relative to the rear guiding element when the motorcycle fork is rotated about a vertical axis. The air guiding device may also be provided with a central guiding element behind the motorcycle for which is connected to the front guiding element and rotatable relative to the rear guiding element.
US10507878B2 Vehicle body transfer system using transfer unit
The present disclosure provides a vehicle body transfer system using a transfer unit. The system may include a base configured to move along a base rail; a moving unit comprising a supporting part that is configured to support a vehicle body, wherein the moving unit is configured to move the supporting part in a predetermined direction and the moving part is disposed on the base; and a tool unit disposed outside the base rail and selectively engaged to the moving unit, wherein the tool unit is configured to provide a driving torque such that the moving unit controls a position of the supporting part.
US10507876B2 Aerodynamically optimized vehicle side mirror
A vehicle side mirror includes: a mirror assembly including a mirror facing a rearward direction; a housing having a rearward-facing opening defining an interior space which receives at least a portion of the mirror assembly, exposing the mirror assembly from the rearward direction; a cap covering a front portion of the housing, the cap having an inlet formed therethrough; and a shroud disposed between the cap and the housing that is configured to direct air passing through the inlet around the mirror assembly to an outlet defined by an opening between a rear end of the cap and a rear end of the shroud.
US10507871B2 Vehicle rear portion structure
A vehicle rear portion structure includes a rear pillar, a framework member, a barrier wall and a side panel. The rear pillar extends in the vehicle vertical direction. The framework member is joined to an upper portion of the rear pillar and extends in the vehicle front-and-rear direction. The barrier wall is at the vehicle inner side of the rear pillar, and is joined to the rear pillar and the framework member to be watertight. The barrier wall divides the vehicle inner side from the vehicle outer side thereof. The side panel is provided at the vehicle outer side of the rear pillar, the framework member and the barrier wall. The side panel structures a design surface of a vehicle side portion.
US10507866B2 Electric power steering system with ripple compensation
An electric power steering apparatus may be employed to assist steering of a motor vehicle by conferring torque generated by an electric motor to a steering mechanism. The apparatus may include a steering controller that receives signals representative of vehicle velocity and torque applied to a steering wheel and a rotor position signal to derive a target motor torque, a motor controller that receives the target motor torque from the steering controller and transfers the target motor torque into target voltages expressed in a coordinate system fixed to a stator, and an inverter that transforms the target voltages into motor currents. The apparatus may further include a ripple compensation unit that compensates the target voltages for a (n−1)-th harmonic current by adding compensation voltages to the target voltages.
US10507864B2 Gearbox assembly for an electric power steering assembly
A gearbox assembly for an electric power assisted steering apparatus. The assembly comprises a gearbox housing which houses a worm shaft and a gear wheel, the worm shaft being supported relative to the housing by a main bearing assembly at an end closest to the motor and by a tail bearing assembly, at an end furthest from the motor, comprising an inner race and an outer race separated by bearing elements. The gearbox assembly further comprises a first guiding surface upon which the outer race is supported, the outer race being able to move by rolling along the guiding surface when a radial load is applied to the tail bearing assembly by the worm shaft, and a guide device which contacts both the outer bearing and a second guiding surface, the biasing spring acting upon the tail bearing assembly indirectly by acting upon the guide device which in turn acts upon the bearing assembly. The gear wheel i supported by an output shaft having at least one end that provides a take-off from the gearbox assembly. The tail bearing assembly is free to move relative to the housing through a limited range of motion that enables the worm shaft to move radially away from the axis of the wheel gear. The apparatus further includes a biasing spring that applies a biasing force to the tail bearing assembly that biases the worm shaft into engagement with the wheel gear.
US10507858B2 Shopping cart bagging station
Described is a shopping cart bagging station that is used in retail stores to dispense shopping bags while a customer of the retail store shops. The shopping cart bagging station holds and dispenses shopping bags. The shopping cart bagging station is coupled to a shopping cart so that the customer can load items they purchase into the shopping bags as they shop. The shopping cart bagging station includes a support bar, three top hooks coupled to the support bar, and three bottom hooks coupled to the support bar. The three top hooks couple the shopping cart bagging station to a shopping cart. The three bottom hooks hold shopping bags. By using the shopping cart bagging station, a customer does not have to visit a checkout station to have their purchased items bagged.
US10507855B2 Hand truck
Hand trucks having a powered lifting assembly are disclosed. In certain aspects, hand trucks having a motor assembly and a battery pack mount arranged to removably receive a battery pack arranged for a portable tool are disclosed. Hand trucks having a pivoting rearward support are also disclosed, with particular arrangements advantageously pivoting the rearward support upwardly as it is configured into the retracted configuration so as to lift wheels of the rearward support above other wheels of the hand truck.
US10507852B2 Warm or hot standby track card module for use on a wayside of a railway system
A coded track circuit of a signaling control equipment to be located at a wayside location of a railway track is provided. The coded track circuit comprises a first track circuit card coupled to rails of the railway track to detect an absence of a train on the railway track, inform signallers and control relevant signals via track codes. The coded track circuit further comprises a second track circuit card coupled to rails of the railway track, the second track circuit card is inactive but ready to provide a warm-standby or a hot-standby such that the second track circuit card to take over control from the first track circuit card should the first track circuit card fails.
US10507851B1 Railcar bearing and wheel monitoring system
A system continuously monitors bearing temperature and wheel surface condition. The system may include a button contact sensor for sensing wheel bearing temperature and a measuring laser for detecting wheel breakage. The system may also include a vibration sensor, sound sensor, and a load sensor. Each sensor is in communication with a receiver/transmitter and may be mounted to the railcar by way of a friction lock magnetic mounting. Computer means may be used to store, analyze, and present the collected information for use in deciding whether, for example, the train should be slowed or stopped. A solar panel may provide power to the components.
US10507845B2 Method and apparatus for changing vehicle behavior based on current vehicle location and zone definitions created by a remote user
A remote user can define one or more zone based driver/vehicle behavior definitions. Current vehicle location is analyzed at the vehicle or remotely to determine if the vehicle is approaching or has arrived at a location for which a zone based driver/vehicle behavior has been defined. For zone based driver behavior definitions, a display in the vehicle automatically displays the zone based driver behavior definition to the driver. In some embodiments driver compliance is tracked and non-compliance is reported to the remote user. For zone based vehicle behavior definitions, a vehicle controller at the vehicle responsible for controlling the defined behavior is reprogrammed to impose the defined behavior (no regeneration at location, max speed at location, no idle over 2 minutes at location, etc.). Once the vehicle has left the zone, the controller programming reverts to its prior state, and/or zone based driver behavior definition is no longer displayed.
US10507835B2 System for controlling cornering of vehicle and method thereof
The present disclosure provides a system for controlling cornering of a vehicle and a method thereof. The method of controlling cornering of a vehicle may include: determining whether a cornering control condition is satisfied based on a lateral acceleration; detecting a displacement of an accelerator pedal when the cornering control condition is satisfied; calculating a sport index based on the displacement of the accelerator pedal and a predetermined value; and setting operating modes of a power train and a suspension system based on at least one of the sport index or the lateral acceleration.
US10507832B2 Vehicle drive control device and control method for vehicle drive control device
In a drive control device, a controller automatically stops an engine if an execution condition of an idling stop is satisfied, and an electric oil pump is driven during an automatic stop of the engine. A first friction engaging element establishes a starting gear position and a second friction engaging element is released when a vehicle starts. A second solenoid drains oil to be supplied to the second friction engaging element according to an indicator current. A drain degree becomes smaller by reducing the indicator current. The controller reduces the indicator current below a minimum value during the automatic stop of the engine.
US10507822B2 Method of decreasing vibration during release of stop gear of vehicle
A method of decreasing vibration during release of a stop gear of a vehicle can be applied to an eco-friendly vehicle for decreasing vibration generated when a driver releases a P step of a gear lever while torsion occurs in a drive shaft of the vehicle. Reaction force torque of a driving motor is controlled so as to output reaction force that has been generated in a parking sprag by a driving motor when torsion occurs in the drive shaft after entrance of the gear lever into the P step, so as to decrease vibration generated because torsion reaction force of the drive shaft vanishes at the same time.
US10507821B2 Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same
A hybrid vehicle includes a power generation apparatus including an engine and an electric motor, an electricity storage device configured to supply electricity to the electric motor or to be supplied with electricity from the electric motor, a mode switch configured to permit a driver to perform switching between a CD mode and a CS mode, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the power generation apparatus such that the engine is started up with a higher frequency when the driver switches the traveling mode from the CD mode to the CS mode while the state-of-charge is higher than the upper limit of the control center value, than when the driver switches the traveling mode from the CD mode to the CS while the state-of-charge is equal to or lower than the upper limit of the control center value.
US10507818B2 Shift control apparatus and method for vehicle
A shift control apparatus and a method for a vehicle are provided. The shift control apparatus and the method for a vehicle that can control gear shifts by detecting a slope ahead based on road information are provided. The shift control apparatus for a vehicle may include: an engine; a transmission configured to receive power from the engine; and a controller configured to check an effective sloping point based on road information, to calculate a target gear ratio based on a first engine torque at a location of the vehicle and a gear ratio of the transmission when the effective sloping point is reached within a predetermined amount of time, to set a target gear position based on the target gear ratio, and to control the transmission based on the target gear position.
US10507817B2 Electric motor-driven booster
An electric motor (2) is controlled according to the stroke of an input rod (30) moved in response to an operation of a brake pedal. The rotation of the electric motor is transmitted through a belt transmission mechanism (45) to a ball-screw mechanism (38) to propel a primary piston (10), thereby generating a brake hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder (4). The belt transmission mechanism has pulleys (45A, 45B), one of which is secured to an output shaft of the electric motor. The output shaft and a nut member (39) of the ball-screw mechanism are held by bearings (42A, 42B and 42C) secured to a rear housing (3B) which is a single member. Thus, before an electric motor-driven booster (1) is assembled, the belt transmission mechanism can be subassembled to the rear housing. Therefore, a belt (46) can be adjusted for tension in the state of a subassembly.
US10507816B2 Brake-by-wire system
A vehicle with a fault tolerant electronic brake-by-wire (BBW) system includes a plurality of brake assemblies that control braking of a respective wheel of the vehicle. The brake assemblies include a first brake assembly and a second brake assembly. The first brake assembly is integrated with at least one enhanced brake actuator assembly including a first electronic actuator driver circuit in signal communication with a first electro-mechanical actuator. The first brake assembly is configured to adjust a brake force applied to a first wheel of the vehicle. The second brake assembly is integrated with at least one enhanced smart brake actuator assembly including a first actuator controller in signal communication with a second electronic actuator driver circuit. The second electronic actuator driver circuit is in signal communication with a second electro-mechanical actuator that is configured to adjust a brake force applied to a second wheel of the vehicle.
US10507813B2 Method and system for automated vehicle emergency light control of an autonomous driving vehicle
In one embodiment, it is determined that an ADV is about to decelerate based on perception of a driving environment surrounding the ADV. In addition, if there is another vehicle that is following the ADV, a distance between the ADV and the following vehicle, as well as the speed of the following vehicle, is determined. A deceleration rate that is required for the following vehicle to avoid a collision with the ADV is determined based on the distance between the ADV and the following vehicle and the speed of the following vehicle. If the deceleration rate is greater than a predetermined threshold, a brake light and an emergency light of the ADV are turned on to warn the following vehicle that the ADV is about to rapidly decelerate as it is treated as an emergency situation.
US10507810B2 Electric brake device
An electric brake device includes: an electric brake being configured such that a shaft is moved forward by diving of an electric motor, and the forward movement of the shaft brings the electric brake into an acting state in which brake friction members are pushed against a brake rotary body so as to suppress rotation of a wheel; and a motor controller being configured to control the electric motor, wherein through a rotation speed control on the electric motor, after the shaft reaches a set position before the electric brake comes into the acting state, the motor controller controls a forward speed of the shaft to be smaller than that before the shaft reaches the set position.
US10507809B2 Controlling the operation of a vehicle brake system
A method of controlling the brake system of a vehicle. The method includes receiving one or more electrical signals each indicative of a value of a respective vehicle-related parameter. The method further includes detecting that the vehicle is traveling across a slope based on the value(s) of one or more of the vehicle-related parameters. The method still further includes automatically modifying the amount of brake torque being applied to at least certain of the wheels of the vehicle in response to the detection of the vehicle traveling across a slope by increasing the amount of brake torque being applied to one or more wheels on one side of the vehicle, and decreasing the amount of brake torque being applied to one or more wheels on the other side of the vehicle.