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| US10509567B2 |
System and method for migrating storage while in use
A system and method include receiving a request to transfer data from a first storage space to a second storage space. The system and method also include creating an access table and a location table. The access table includes one or more access values indicative of data being accessed. The location table includes one or more location values indicative of a location of the data in the first storage space or the second storage space. The system and method also include transferring data between the first storage space and the second storage space using the access table and the location table. The data is accessible on both the first storage device the second storage device based on the one or more location values of the location table and access to the data is based on the one or more access values of the access table. |
| US10509560B2 |
Electronic device having flexible display and method for operating the electronic device
An electronic device having a flexible display and a method for operating the same are provided. The method includes displaying a first graphic user interface (GUI) for character input on a flexible display and detecting a change in a bending state of the flexible display. Changing the first GUI to a second GUI based on the detected change of the bending state of the flexible display, and then displaying the second GUI. In some embodiments, the method may include determining a moved area among the first area and the second area and displaying the second GUI based on the determined moved area and the angle between the first area and the second area. Determining the moved area may include detecting a first pressure corresponding to the first area and a second pressure corresponding to the second area, and then determining the moved area based on the first and second pressures. |
| US10509559B2 |
Micro-pillar methods and apparatus
A computer produces a digital model that efficiently describes a dense array of many micro-pillars. The digital model achieves this efficiency by describing an entire micro-pillar with only a few parameters. For example, an entire micro-pillar may be described by two of more of the following parameters: height, base thickness, profile and tilt. The computer outputs instructions to fabricate the micro-pillar array, in accordance with the digital model. A 3D printer fabricates the micro-pillar array, based on the instructions. Applying vibration to a directional array of micro-pillars may cause the array of micro-pillars to actuate motion of a passive object that is touching the array. Also, a sensor may measure sounds caused by swipes against a micro-pillar array, and output signals indicative of the measurements. A computer performs a machine learning algorithm that takes the measurements as an input, and classifies the swipes. |
| US10509558B2 |
System and method for enabling advertisement interaction with an electronic device
In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for enabling advertisement interaction with an electronic device, for use in a digital media content environment. A media device includes a touch-sensitive display screen, and user interface that enables access to a stored media application. During the streaming of media content from a media server, an audio advertisement or other type of advertisement can be inserted into a stream, for playback at the media device. Using playback controls provided either by the user interface, or by a headphones, headset, or other type of device, a user can interact with the advertisement (even if the user interface is locked), by performing a defined gesture, which, if received at the media application during a defined time period associated with the advertisement, is interpreted as a signal to select or otherwise interact with the advertisement. |
| US10509553B1 |
Interactive image recoloring
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to perform an interactive image recolorization process. The method includes receiving user input including a single stroke drawn on an image presented on a client device. The method further includes determining a region of interest in the image based on the user input. The method further includes recolorizing the region of interest on the image and causing presentation of a result of the recolorization on the client device. |
| US10509550B2 |
Display device changing displayed image in accordance with depressed state on touch panel and image processing device using same
A display device includes a touch panel, a depressed time measuring section, a determining section, a virtual line displaying section, a display mode changing section, and a virtual line hiding section. The depressed time measuring section measures depressed time on the touch panel. The determining section determines whether the depressed time measured by the depressed time measuring section is longer than a prescribed period of time. The virtual line displaying section displays a virtual line extending in the diagonal direction of the rectangular image if the determining section determines that the depressed time is longer than the prescribed period of time. The display mode changing section changes display modes of the image depending on the depressed state of the virtual line displayed by the virtual line displaying section. The virtual line hiding section hides the display of the displayed virtual line. |
| US10509548B2 |
System and method for flexible configuration of a controlling device
A system and method whereby an user interface editing device is used to create a user interface for a controlling device, the created user interface including user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance. After the created user interface is transferred to the controlling device, the virtual equivalent of an appliance is caused to be linked to an intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. |
| US10509547B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling a display
Electronic devices and methods for controlling a display are provided. The method includes extracting at least one function applicable to at least two applications displayed on a display, displaying the extracted at least one function as an icon, and applying a function corresponding to the displayed icon to at least one application of the at least two applications, corresponding to selection of the displayed icon. |
| US10509546B2 |
History component for single page application
Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for facilitating the presentation of a personalized user history component in a graphical user interface (GUI), where the history component identifies primary tabs and associated sub-tabs that have been recently accessed by the user. Upon selection of one of the primary tabs, information pertaining to data records associated with the selected primary tab is presented using a link that includes identifiers of the selected primary tab and associated sub-tabs. The link may be saved or shared, enabling the primary tab and associated sub-tabs to be accessed by the user or another user. |
| US10509542B2 |
Integrated multidimensional view of hierarchical objects
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to the display of multidimensional structures and provide a method, system and computer program product for managing an integrated multidimensional view of a structured collection of objects. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system can be configured to render an integrated view of a multidimensional structured collection of objects. The data processing system can include a GUI for a host application in a computing platform and multidimensional view processing logic coupled to the host application. The logic can include program code enabled to render a single, integrated multidimensional view of a structured collection of objects in the GUI. |
| US10509537B2 |
Display control apparatus, display control method, and program
Provided is a display control apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a user operation, and a window control unit configured to display a plurality of application windows on a screen, and control display of each application window based on the user operation detected by the detection unit. If it is determined that it is difficult to identify a first application window associated with a first application due to at least a portion of the first application window being hidden by a second application window, the window control unit is configured to control display of the first application window so that identification information for identifying the first application is visible to a user. |
| US10509536B2 |
Item selection using enhanced control
An enhanced control, in which a guide line is defined relative to an object in a user interface, items aligned with the guide line are displayed without obscuring the object. A selected item is output based on receiving a selection of one of the displayed items. |
| US10509535B2 |
Performing virtual reality input
A virtual reality (VR) device presents a virtual element in a VR scenario of a VR application. An effective interaction region (EIR) of the virtual element is determined that the virtual element can effectively interact with. A trajectory of an operational focus of the VR application is determined based on a movement sensed by the VR device. The virtual element is selected if an interaction between the trajectory of the operational focus and the EIR satisfies one or more conditions for triggering a selection event of the virtual button. |
| US10509530B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing touch input
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display having a first area and a second area functionally divided, a determination module configured to determine a location of a touch input, and a processing module configured to process the touch input based on a state of the electronic device, if the location of the touch input is in the second area. |
| US10509529B2 |
Dynamic navigation object for a step-sequencer
A method of operating a UI for controlling a virtual musical instrument implemented on a display can include receiving an input corresponding to a selection of one of a plurality of dynamic navigation objects configured on the display, the display including a cell matrix including one or more arrays of cells configured as a step-sequencer. The method can further include displaying a first portion of the cell matrix in response to a first dynamic object being selected, such that the first portion of the cell matrix is visible and the second portion of the cell matrix is not visible in the predefined area, and displaying a second portion of the cell matrix in response to a second dynamic object being selected, such that the second portion of the cell matrix is visible and the first portion of the cell matrix is not visible in the predefined area. |
| US10509525B2 |
Touch panel
A touch panel includes a first sheet and a second sheet that are disposed opposing each other. A first conductive path and a second conductive path are formed facing each other on main surfaces of the first sheet and the second sheet, respectively. The second conductive path is spaced apart from the first conductive path when viewed in the normal direction of the first sheet. On the main surface of the second sheet, pressure-detecting conductive paths electrically connected to the second conductive path are arranged. The pressure-detecting conductive paths intersect the first conductive path as viewed in the normal direction. Structures are disposed on a second sheet main surface not opposing the first sheet, and cause flexing of the corresponding pressure-detecting conductive path to contact the first conductive path when pressed down. |
| US10509518B2 |
Touch substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display device
A touch substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The touch substrate, comprising a plurality of self-capacitive electrodes; a planar shape of each self-capacitive electrode on a surface provided with the plurality of self-capacitive electrodes includes a body section and a plurality of projections extending from a first side of the body section; the plurality of projections extend along a first direction and sequentially arranged along a second direction. On the surface provided with the plurality of self-capacitive electrodes, a recessed portion is encircled by every two projections and the body portion of each self-capacitive electrode; and in the recessed portion is provided with one of a plurality of projections of another self-capacitive electrode. The touch substrate can reduce the number of leads while ensuring the touch accuracy. |
| US10509517B2 |
Switching device
A switching device according to an embodiment includes a circuit board, a laminated body, and an air layer. The circuit board is provided with an electrode which detects change in electrostatic capacitance that is caused by a touch operation of a user. The laminated body is laminated on the circuit board, and includes a touch panel member that receives the touch operation. The air layer is arranged at a position that corresponds to the electrode between the circuit board and the laminated body. |
| US10509512B2 |
Operation input device and image processing system
An input device includes: an operation input panel having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the operation input panel, in operation, receives external forces on the front surface and the back surface as operation inputs and is elastically displaced by the external forces; a sensor which, in operation, detects displacements of the operation surface caused by the external forces; and a signal transmission circuit which, in operation, transmits signals corresponding to the displacements detected by the sensor. The operation inputs received by the input device may cause visual, three-dimensional deformations to object images displayed on a display screen. |
| US10509510B2 |
Touch display panel having pressure detecting function, display device and driving method
A touch display panel having a pressure detecting function, a display device and a driving method are provided. The touch display panel includes: an array substrate and a counter substrate that are arranged opposite to each other; a plurality of touch electrodes disposed on the counter substrate and a touch electrode wiring electrically connected to each of the touch electrodes; a plurality of pressure detecting electrodes disposed on the counter substrate or the array substrate and a pressure detecting electrode wiring electrically connected to each of the pressure detecting electrodes, wherein any one of the pressure detecting electrodes overlaps with at least one of the touch electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the counter substrate, and with respect to the pressure detecting electrode, the touch electrode is closer to a light exit side of the touch display panel. |
| US10509508B2 |
Touch detection circuit, touch detection program and touch detection method
Provided is a touch sensing circuit configured to sense an approach of a conductive object toward a sensor capacitor through measuring a sensor response signal generated by the sensor capacitor in response to a sensing wave signal applied to the sensor capacitor. The touch sensing circuit is connectable to a conversion circuit and a touch detection circuit. The conversion circuit calculates a response signal vector for a frequency component of the sensing wave signal by converting the response signal into a frequency domain representation. The touch sensing circuit includes a baseline vector manager circuit holding a baseline vector and a vector subtraction circuit, and calculates a delta vector which is the vector difference between the baseline vector and the response signal vector received from the conversion circuit. The touch detection circuit detects an approach of a conductive object towards the sensor capacitor on the basis of the calculated delta vector. |
| US10509507B2 |
Display device, information processing apparatus, method for controlling display device, and storage medium
If a user operates a touch panel, a display device notifies the user of a factor of change into a state in which a touch operation has been accepted to restore a state in which a normal touch operation is accepted. The display device monitors coordinate information output from the touch panel, and if it is determined that an operation disabled area located in a first touch panel area excluding the position of an assigned key has entered a state of being designated and a second touch panel area has entered a state of being designated, displays, on a display screen, that the operation disabled area has been designated. The display device thereby notifies the user that operations are not accepted because of a touch operation. |
| US10509502B2 |
Operating device
An operating device includes a planar operating element that includes at least one large surface and that is operable by an operator with the aid of an input element, and the operating device includes a mounting that enables a stroke movement of the operating element perpendicular to the large surface and that sets the operating element into a rotation in parallel to its large surface during the stroke movement. |
| US10509501B2 |
Pressure-sensitive display panel, manufacturing method thereof and pressure-sensitive display device
A pressure-sensitive display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a pressure-sensitive display device are provided. The pressure-sensitive display panel includes: a display panel and a predetermined electrode on an outer side of the display panel, an array substrate in the display panel including a base substrate and a predetermined functional layer formed on the base substrate and formed of a conductive material; and a pressure-sensitive control unit. An overlapping region is between an orthographic projection region of the predetermined functional layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection region of the predetermined electrode on the base substrate, and both the predetermined functional layer and the predetermined electrode are connected to the pressure-sensitive control unit. |
| US10509497B2 |
Display module, touch panel controller, and electronic device
To acquire touch position data with a good SN ratio without affecting a display action of a display element, a touch panel includes a non-drive region and a drive region. The non-drive region moves so as to correspond to one of a plurality of scanning signal lines selected and driven in order in a display period included in each frame of a display element. The drive region represents a region except for the non-drive region. A touch panel controller drives a signal line corresponding to the drive region and stops driving a signal line corresponding to the non-drive region. |
| US10509496B2 |
Touch driving circuit, touch panel and display device
The present disclosure relates to a touch driving circuit, a touch panel and a display device. A touch driving circuit, comprising: an input subcircuit, configured to receive an input signal which scans forward or backward; a shift register subcircuit, configured to shift register the input signal to generate an output control signal; an enable signal input subcircuit, configured to control an output of the output enable signal of the integrated circuit according to the output control signal; and an output subcircuit, configured to output a corresponding output signal according to the output enable signal. An embodiment of the present disclosure realizes the touch driving circuit with reduced usage of the integrated circuit. |
| US10509495B2 |
Polarizer and touch display device having the same
The present disclosure provides a polarizer and touch display device having the same. The polarizer includes a first adhesive film adhering to a liquid crystal display module, a first base material film arranged on the first adhesive film, a polarizing film arranged on the first base material film, a second base material film arranged on the polarizing film, and a second adhesive film adhering to a touch panel arranged on the second base material film. |
| US10509494B2 |
Touch control electrode and manufacture method thereof
The present invention provides a touch control electrode and a manufacture method thereof. Only the second electrode (12) is covered with an insulation layer (13) in the touch control electrode, and the first electrode (11) is not covered with the insulation layer to ensure that a lateral capacitance variable and a fringing field capacitance variable are generated as being touched while the bridging line (112) and the second electrode (12) are insulated, and thus to increase the total capacitance variable as being touched, to promote the signal to noise ratio, and the touch result is better. |
| US10509493B2 |
Navigation device with low power consumption and operating method thereof
A navigation device including an image sensor, a processor and a memory is provided. The memory stores a lookup table of a plurality of frame rates each corresponding to one frame period extender. The image sensor captures a pair of image frames. The processor calculate a current displacement according to the pair of image frames, read a next frame period and a corresponding frame period extended value from the memory according to the calculated current displacement, and insert an inactive period after the pair of image frames when the frame period extended value is larger than 1 and the current displacement is larger than a displacement threshold. |
| US10509487B2 |
Combining gyromouse input and touch input for navigation in an augmented and/or virtual reality environment
A system for combining a gyromouse input with a touch surface input in an augmented reality (AR) environment and/or a virtual reality (VR) environment, a virtual display of virtual items and/or features may be adjusted in response to movement of the gyromouse combined with touch inputs, or touch and drag inputs, received on a touch surface of the gyromouse. Use of the gyromouse in the AR/VR environment may allow touch screen capabilities to be accurately projected into a three dimensional virtual space, providing a controller having improved functionality and utility in the AR/VR environment, and enhancing the user's experience. |
| US10509486B2 |
Capacitive gap sensor ring for an electronic watch
An input mechanism for an electronic watch includes a rotational manipulation mechanism, such as a cap or shaft. The input mechanism also includes a sensor having first capacitive elements coupled to the manipulation mechanism, second capacitive elements, and a dielectric positioned between the first and second capacitive elements. Movement of the manipulation mechanism alters the positions of the first and second capacitive elements with respect to each other and is determinable based on capacitance changes resulting therefrom. In some implementations, the second capacitive elements may be part of an inner ring or partial ring nested at least partially within an outer ring or partial ring. |
| US10509478B2 |
Radar-based gesture-recognition from a surface radar field on which an interaction is sensed
This document describes techniques and devices for radar-based gesture-recognition through a wearable device. The techniques enable an easy-to-use input interface through this wearable radar device, in contrast to small or difficult-to-use input interfaces common to wearable computing devices. Further, these techniques are not limited to interfacing with wearable computing devices, but may aid users in controlling various non-wearable devices, such as to control volume on a stereo, pause a movie playing on a television, or select a webpage on a desktop computer. |
| US10509477B2 |
Data services based on gesture and location information of device
With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided. For example, a computer system can identify a spatially-related point of interest based on a geographical location of the computer system and based on directional information. The computer system can display a first visualization of a first type, including an indication of the point of interest, which represents the geographical location. Then, based on detecting a gesture, the computer can display a second visualization of a second type, also including an indication of the point of interest, which also represents the geographical location. |
| US10509476B2 |
Enhanced device authentication using magnetic declination
Techniques described herein may allow for an enhanced authentication of a user of a user device, such as a mobile telephone. Some such techniques may be applicable when transitioning the user device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The user device may determine an orientation associated with the user device (e.g., a magnetic declination, which may be expressed in terms of degrees from north), and may output the direction to an authentication server. The authentication server may determine whether the orientation matches a previously stored orientation, and may indicate to the user device whether the user device should activate a public mode or a private mode. The authentication server may also notify one or more application servers regarding the mode of the user device. In private mode, the presenting, sending, or receiving of certain types of data (e.g., sensitive data) may be restricted. |
| US10509475B2 |
Ground-shifted touch input sensor for capacitively driving an electrostatic plate
An input/output interface for an electronic device receives touch and/or force input and, additionally provides haptic output to a user. In particular the input/output interface is operated in conjunction with an input surface and includes at least one input sensor and at least one haptic output element. In typical embodiments, the input sensor is ground-shifted to prevent damage to the input sensor when the haptic output element is driven. |
| US10509470B2 |
Vibrating device
A vibrating device that includes a pair of vibrators, a vibrating body that includes a conductor, a touch panel sensor that includes touch sensors, and a printed circuit board on which a drive circuit is formed. The touch panel sensor is attached to one principal surface of the vibrating body. Moreover, both ends of the vibrating body on the other principal surface of the vibrating body are fixed to the pair of vibrators. The vibrating body is a conductor that is arranged between the touch sensors and the drive circuit. The conductor is connected to a reference potential of each touch sensor and the printed circuit board is positioned between the two vibrators. |
| US10509468B2 |
Providing fingertip tactile feedback from virtual objects
Various systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed which provide fingertip tactile feedback from virtual objects. In various embodiments, a wearable haptic thimble is disclosed. The wearable haptic thimble is configured for use with a virtual reality (or augmented reality) system, and may include: an attachment mechanism for engaging a finger of a user; and at least one contact pad coupled with the attachment mechanism, the at least one contact pad configured to deliver tactile sensations to the finger of the user to provide a tactile representation of virtual reality (or augmented reality) in the virtual reality (or augmented reality) system. |
| US10509467B1 |
Determining fixation of a user's eyes from images of portions of the user's face enclosed by a head mounted display
A virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) head mounted display (HMD) includes multiple image capture devices positioned within the HMD to capture portions of a face of a user wearing the HMD. Images from an image capture device include a user's eye, while additional images from another image capture device include the user's other eye. The images and the additional images are provided to a controller, which applies a trained model to the images and the additional images to generate a vector identifying a position of the user's head and positions of the user's eye and fixation of each of the user's eyes. Additionally, illumination sources illuminating portions of the user's face include in the images and in the additional images are configured when the user wears the HMD to prevent over-saturation or under-saturation of the images and the additional images. |
| US10509465B1 |
Mouth operated input system
A mouth operated input system that includes a controller and a mouth operated input device that is operably coupled to at least one device so as to provide input control thereof. The mouth operated input device includes a joystick module and an activation module operably coupled thereto. The activation module includes an activation module control board and further has mounted thereto a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator is mounted to be engaged by a user's mouth. The second actuator is mounted to the housing of the activation module and is configured as an optical switch. The activation module is movable in all directions so as to provide movement of the joystick operably coupled thereto. The controller of the present invention includes a database that stores input data from the joystick module and the first and second actuators. Multiple modes of operation are provided by the controller. |
| US10509461B2 |
Augmented reality video game systems
An augmented reality home console is provided. Users can wear head-mounted displays with transparent screens and can control video game indicia that are perceived as being augmented over a user's environment by displaying video game indicia onto the transparent displays. As such, for example, two users can play an airplane dog fighting game where each user controls a plane in their living room. A device that can determine surfaces of objects (e.g., walls) can be utilized such that when the airplane is flown into a wall, the airplane explodes. |
| US10509457B2 |
Adaptive frequency optimization in processors
A processor can have a plurality of cores. A first core processor of a first core can read one or more values of a default parameter set. The first core can be operated in accordance with a first operating characteristic based, at least in part, on the one or more values of the default parameter set. The first core processor can receive an indication to change the operating characteristic of the first core processor. In response to receiving the indication to change the operating characteristic, a signal can be issued to the first core processor to reset. In response to the reset, the first core processor can read one or more values of an alternative parameter set. The first core processor can then be operated in accordance with a second operating characteristic based, at least in part, on the one or more values of the alternative parameter set. |
| US10509454B2 |
Power companion status
Battery status information may be provided to an information handling system, such as a laptop computer, through the same cable as the power. The transfer of battery status information may be facilitated by a power delivery (PD) controller in the external battery that communicates with a power delivery (PD) controller in the laptop computer. One cable type that can support the transfer of battery status information is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C cable. Battery status information may be transferred as packetized data according to a vendor-defined messaging (VDM) protocol from the external battery to the laptop computer. An embedded controller within the laptop computer may decode the packets and report the battery status information to components within the laptop computer. The battery status may be accessed through application programming interfaces (APIs) by third-party applications or displayed through the operating system. |
| US10509453B2 |
Electronic communications device, particularly Power-over-Ethernet terminal, as well as add-on board
A Power-over-Ethernet terminal includes a plurality of components including at least one network communications port, a first plug connector electrically coupled with the network communications port, a first isolating transformer configured for the decoupling of signals, the first isolating transformer electrically coupled with the first plug connector, and a network communications unit electrically couplable with the first isolating transformer, wherein the first plug connector is configured to be selectively connected to at least one bridging element or an add-on board, such that when the at least one bridging element is connected to the first plug connector, a direct electric connection between the communications port and the first isolating transformer is established, and when the add-on board is connected to the first plug connector, an indirect electric connection between the network communications port and the network communications unit via a second isolating transformer arranged on the add-on board is established. |
| US10509452B2 |
Hierarchical power distribution in large scale computing systems
Techniques for managing power distribution amongst processors in a massively parallel computer architecture are disclosed. The techniques utilize a hierarchy that organizes the various processors of the massively parallel computer architecture. The hierarchy groups numbers of the processors at the lowest level. When processors complete tasks, the power assigned to those processors is distributed to other processors in the same group so that the performance of those processors can be increased. Hierarchical organization simplifies the calculations required for determining how and when to distribute power, because when tasks are complete and power is available for distribution, a relatively small number of processors are available for consideration to receive that power. The number of processors that are grouped together can be adjusted in real time based on performance factors to improve the trade-off between calculation speed and power distribution efficacy. |
| US10509450B1 |
Thermally protecting an access point device
A method for thermally protecting an access point (AP) device may include receiving an actual AP power consumption value, the actual AP power consumption value being one of a plurality of potential AP power consumption values, receiving a sensed internal AP temperature value, the sensed internal AP temperature value being one of a plurality of potential internal AP temperature values, accessing an ambient temperature look up table defining relationships between the plurality of potential AP power consumption values, the plurality of potential internal AP temperature values and a plurality of ambient temperature values, and retrieving one of the plurality of ambient temperature values associated with the actual AP power consumption value and the sensed internal AP temperature value from the ambient temperature look up table, the retrieved ambient temperature value being an estimated ambient temperature value of the AP device. |
| US10509449B2 |
Processor power adjustment
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a method may comprise collecting environment information for a processor, determining a maximum power level for the processor and setting a frequency level and a core-to-frequency ratio that maintains the maximum power for the processor. The frequency level and the core-to-frequency are respectively controlled by a programmable frequency register and a programmable core register. The method may comprise receiving a die temperature corresponding to the processor, determining that the die temperature exceeds a temperature corresponding to the processor and adjusting the maximum power to a level that maintains the temperature. |
| US10509447B2 |
Thermal shield can for improved thermal performance of mobile devices
The invention is directed to a novel solution for improving heat management in computing devices by using thermally active material integrated within a shield can disposed over an integrated circuit or printed circuit board. By integrating the thermally active material within the shield can, isothermal conditions can be maintained for a longer period of time, thereby extending the transient state of a heat-producing system for longer durations, while maintaining slim vertical profiles. |
| US10509445B2 |
Protective enclosure for data storage
A data storage enclosure for storing data on digital storage media has a lid that secures to a base. The enclosure has an upper insulating block that is located adjacent the lid and a lower insulating block that is located in the base. Each insulating block has a corresponding cover that overlays and protects its respective block. A storage unit has outer thermal management layers and a center layer located therebetween. The thermal management layers each contain a corresponding heat absorber that absorbs energy and changes from solid to liquid as the temperature of the storage unit begins to rise to excessive temperatures. The center layer contains a digital storage drive that is connected to a flexible cable that is connected to a sacrificial connector. When assembled, the insulating blocks and covers constrain and hold the storage unit and flexible cable. |
| US10509443B2 |
Housing
A housing includes: a bottom cover; a top cover; and a reinforcing structure that is disposed in a space divided by the bottom cover and the top cover and has a flat portion, a rising wall member erected on a rim of the flat portion, and a joining portion extending from a rim of the rising wall member, or a curved portion, and a joining portion extending from a rim of the curved portion, the joining portion of the reinforcing structure being joined to the bottom cover or the top cover. The area of the joining portion is within a range of 10 cm2 or more and 100 cm2 or less, and the maximum value of the height of the reinforcing structure is within a range of 3 mm or more and 30 mm or less. |
| US10509441B2 |
Foldable display device
The present application discloses a foldable display device, comprising a flexible screen and a support backplane cooperating therewith, the support backplane includes a first support plate and a second support plate hinged therewith by a rotary shaft system; a tension releasing mechanism is disposed at the first support plate or the second support plate, the flexible screen has a first end connected to the first support plate or the second support plate, and a second end opposite thereto, the second end is connected to the tension releasing mechanism, such that the second end of the flexible screen is slidable along a corresponding support plate between a first position in which the foldable display device is in an outward bending state and a second position in which the foldable display device is in a deployed state, and between the second position and a third position in which the foldable display device is in an inward bending state. This foldable display device can prevent the screen from damage as much as possible by providing a tension releasing mechanism. |
| US10509429B2 |
Method and apparatus for improving efficiency of a cloud platform based on node usage
A profiling-based energy-aware recommendation method for a cloud platform at a cloud mediator interface may include: collecting usage data of a cloud node over predetermined intervals of time; generating and storing an energy usage profile for each node by using the collected usage data; acquiring real-time usage data from the cloud node; and comparing the real-time usage data with the generated energy usage profile so as to calculate a recommendation value. |
| US10509428B1 |
Circuit with multiple voltage scaling power switches
A first voltage scaling power switch is coupled to a first power supply terminal for providing power to a first circuit portion, and a second voltage scaling power switch is coupled between the first power supply terminal providing power to a second circuit portion. A common power rail is coupled the first and second power input nodes during respective voltage scaling modes of the first and second circuit portions. A feedback circuit coupled to the common power rail provides a feedback signal to a control input of the first voltage scaling power switch to regulate a voltage provided by the first power switch, and to a control input of the second voltage scaling power switch to regulate a voltage provided by the second voltage scaling power switch. |
| US10509426B2 |
Methods and circuits for controlling and/or reducing current leakage during a low-power or inactive mode
Methods, systems and circuits for controlling the power available to the load, by reducing the power available to the load, and additionally or alternatively, limiting the current available by pre-establishing a maximum reference current. The reference current is compared to the actual or estimated current drawn by the load or part of the load. The comparison result is used to control a device or switch which disconnects the power supply or power supply regulator, whether connected directly to the load or connected via voltage dropping device, to one or more or a plurality of the load blocks when the maximum current is exceeded. |
| US10509425B2 |
Virtual metrology method for ESC temperature estimation using thermal control elements
A temperature controller for a substrate support in a substrate processing system includes memory that stores a first model correlating temperatures of a plurality of first thermal control elements (TCEs) arranged in the substrate support and first temperature responses of the substrate support. The first temperature responses correspond to locations on a surface of the substrate support. A temperature estimation module calculates resistances of the first TCEs, determines, based on the calculated resistances, the temperatures of the first TCEs, and estimates, using the stored first model and the determined temperatures of the first TCEs, an actual temperature response of the substrate support. The temperature controller is configured to control the first TCEs based on the actual temperature response of the substrate support. |
| US10509423B2 |
Optimized pressure regulation for and with a vacuum valve
A valve system having a vacuum valve with a valve seat having a valve opening defining an opening axis and a first sealing surface around the valve opening, a valve closure having a second sealing surface and a drive unit coupled to the valve closure. A control and regulating unit preforming a pre-regulating step and a regulating step for the valve closure in a regulating cycle, the pre-regulating step moves the valve closure to a defined position and the regulating step the closure position is varied based on a determined control variable and a target value. The regulating and control unit updates at least during a part of the regulating cycle and a regulating profile is derived, the regulating profile is compared with a reference regulating profile and a regulating deviation is derived, an adapted pre-regulating position is provided as the actual pre-regulating position for the regulating cycle. |
| US10509421B2 |
Method for controlling environmental conditions within an automated data storage library
A method of controlling at least one environmental condition within a data storage library, including providing at least one enclosure configured to surround at least one ventilation opening of the data storage library and to form a chamber around at least the at least one ventilation opening, and providing at least one enclosure environmental conditioning unit fluidly connected to the at least one enclosure to provide conditioned air into the chamber. The method may also include providing air from the at least one enclosure environmental conditioning unit into the chamber such that air provided into the chamber enters the data storage library through the at least one ventilation opening. |
| US10509418B1 |
* Theta* merged 3D routing method
A three-dimensional path finding system bifurcates path finding operations between horizontal paths and vertical paths. Horizontal paths are identified according to the Theta* algorithm that produces direct, efficient paths that are viable in a horizontal plane. Vertical paths are identified according to the A* algorithm that produces paths that are viable for an aircraft changing altitude. The horizontal and vertical components are combined to produce a viable, efficient path in three dimensions. |
| US10509417B2 |
Flight planning for unmanned aerial tower inspection with long baseline positioning
Inspections of towers with unmanned aerial vehicles is challenging because judging the distance to narrow tower members, phase conductors, or guy wires is very difficult for people. These flights may be automated by first creating a three dimensional model of the tower from a scan; determining a safe standoff distance for the unmanned aerial vehicle; generating flight segments to provide complete inspection coverage of the tower while maintaining the standoff distance; and then safely and accurately flying the segments in most wind conditions by using location correction messages from remote reference stations. |
| US10509414B1 |
Using emergency response system (EMS) vehicle telematics data to reduce accident risk
A computer system configured to use emergency response system (EMS) vehicle telematics data to reduce risk of accidents may be configured to (1) receive, when the EMS vehicle is en route to an emergency location, the EMS vehicle telematics data associated with the EMS vehicle and including GPS location, speed, route, heading, acceleration, and/or lane data; (2) determine that a current route of an autonomous vehicle will interfere with the route of the EMS vehicle; (3) determine an alternate route for the autonomous vehicle to avoid interfering with the route of the EMS vehicle; and (4) direct the autonomous vehicle to (i) travel along the alternate route or (ii) pull over to a side of a road on the current route to allow the EMS vehicle to pass unimpeded. Insurance discounts may be generated based upon the risk mitigation or prevention functionality. |
| US10509413B2 |
Ground reference determination for autonomous vehicle operations
Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes: an imaging device, a ranging device, a data storage element to maintain calibration data associated with a relationship between the imaging device and the ranging device, one or more actuators, and a controller. The controller obtains image data from the imaging device, classifies portions of the image data as ground, obtains ranging data from the ranging device, identifies a ground subset of the ranging data corresponding to the portions of the image data using the calibration data; and operates the one or more actuators onboard the vehicle in a manner that is influenced by the ground subset of the ranging data. |
| US10509407B2 |
Apparatus and method for a vehicle platform
Provided is a disclosure for a vehicle platform that includes acquiring information, analyzing the information, and controlling the vehicle, as well as sharing the acquired information and infotainment in the vehicle with other vehicles and electronic devices. |
| US10509405B2 |
Clearance of an autonomous parking system
A parking system includes a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces for parking motor vehicles. In the parking system, a motor vehicle is able to be controlled in an autonomous manner on a route between a parking area and one of the parking spaces. A verification method for the parking system includes steps of the autonomous travel of the route by a test vehicle, determining whether the travel of the route is taking place correctly, and clearing the parking system for use by vehicles that correspond to the vehicle type of the test vehicle. |
| US10509404B2 |
Autonomous mobile robot and movement control method
A controller of a mobile object causes the mobile object to move by a first control amount corresponding to a first velocity absolute value and a first velocity direction. If the controller detects that first information indicating a first velocity of a first communication-partner mobile object is ceased to be received, the controller decides on a second control amount by which the mobile object is to be moved based on the first information that has already been received, the second control amount corresponding to a second velocity absolute value and a second velocity direction. The controller decides on, based on the first control amount and the second control amount, a third control amount corresponding to a third velocity absolute value and a third velocity direction, and causes the mobile object to move by switching from the first control amount to the third control amount. |
| US10509402B1 |
Use of detected objects for image processing
Methods and systems for the use of detected objects for image processing are described. A computing device autonomously controlling a vehicle may receive images of the environment surrounding the vehicle from an image-capture device coupled to the vehicle. In order to process the images, the computing device may receive information indicating characteristics of objects in the images from one or more sources coupled to the vehicle. Examples of sources may include RADAR, LIDAR, a map, sensors, a global positioning system (GPS), or other cameras. The computing device may use the information indicating characteristics of the objects to process received images, including determining the approximate locations of objects within the images. Further, while processing the image, the computing device may use information from sources to determine portions of the image to focus upon that may allow the computing device to determine a control strategy based on portions of the image. |
| US10509401B2 |
Information processing device and information processing method
Provided is an information processing device that is capable of switching between a state in which a device is carried and a state in which the device is not carried in a more suitable form in accordance with a state or situation in which the device is used. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires information on a user and a controller that executes a control process for moving a device that can be carried by the user so that the device changes between a carry state in which the device is carried by the user and a non-carry state in which the device is not carried by the user on the basis of the information on the user. |
| US10509395B2 |
Model numerical solver for system control
A complete model numerical solver resides on an embedded processor for real time control of a system. The solver eliminates the need for custom embedded code, requiring only model equations, definition of the independent and dependent variables, parameters and input sources information as input to solve the model equations directly. Through elimination of the need for custom code, the solver speeds up the model deployment process and provides the control application sophisticated features such as Automatic Differentiation, sensitivity analysis, sparse linear algebra techniques and adaptive step size in solving the model concurrently. |
| US10509393B2 |
Control device and control method
A control device and a control method capable of realizing control based on a sequence program and control based on a numerical control program with a smaller number of process steps are provided. The control device that is capable of controlling a plurality of motors includes: a first program executing unit that executes a sequence program for each control cycle; a second program executing unit that calculates an instruction value for each motor in accordance with a numerical control program; and a state managing unit that manages a control state correlated with a group including a plurality of predetermined motors of the plurality of motors. The state managing unit updates the control state based on at least one of an instruction from the first program executing unit and an execution state of the numerical control program in the second program executing unit. |
| US10509389B2 |
Warm up operation planning device and warm up operation planning method
A warm up operation planning device that generates a warm up operation plan for a machine tool comprises: a warm up operation program memory in which at least one warm up operation program is stored; a machining plan input unit that inputs a machining plan for a work in a predetermined period; a warm up operation program selection unit that selects the warm up operation program responsive to the state of the machine tool; a warm up operation duration determination unit that determines a warm up operation duration in response to the work; and a warm up operation planning unit that calculates start time and finish time of warm up operation based on the machining plan. The warm up operation program selection unit selects the warm up operation program responsive to the work from the warm up operation program memory. |
| US10509385B2 |
Method of controlling encoder principle axis speed synchronization
Disclosed embodiments include methods of controlling an encoder principle axis speed synchronization for controlling a motor, which may be executed by a microprocessor. In some embodiments, the microprocessor includes latching a count value to a specific memory at an input time of an encoder pulse signal when a control period is commenced and the encoder pulse signal is received, generating an output pulse using the count value latched to the specific memory, and mapping the output pulse to an output during a next control period. In some embodiments, an interval between encoder pulse signals is calculated using a count value at an input time of the encoder pulse signal and an encoder input speed is measured according to the interval therebetween so that an encoder speed may be exactly measured. |
| US10509383B2 |
Control system for operating grain bin systems
A control system for controlling a shared variable frequency drive for operating more than one mechanical systems of a grain bin. The control system includes at least one processor circuit that is configured to operate the shared VFD in both a first mode, wherein operating in the first mode results in operating a fan assembly of the grain bin, and a second mode, wherein operating in the second mode results in operating an unload sweep assembly within the grain bin. |
| US10509380B1 |
Service panel with microsprocessor
A service panel for controlling at least one utility actuator to control the availability of a utility comprises a covered enclosure having an exterior region and an interior region, at least one readily accessible utility control providing ON and OFF request signals and a limited access control in the exterior region providing a temporary activate signal. The service panel has a controller and data storage programmed with code and data and control circuitry providing an “ON” control signal to the at least one utility actuator to switch the at least one utility actuator to the “ON” state, and the control circuitry providing an “OFF” control signal to the at least one utility actuator to switch the at least one utility actuator to an OFF state, the control circuitry further providing a re-key signal to the at least one actuator in response to activation of a switch. |
| US10509372B2 |
Automated tuning of multiple fuel gas turbine combustion systems
Provided herein is a method for automated control of the gas turbine fuel composition through automated modification of the ratio of fuel gas from multiple sources. The method includes providing first and second fuel sources. The method further includes sensing the operational parameters of a turbine and determining whether the operational parameters are within preset operational limits. The method also adjusting the ration of the first fuel source to the second fuel source, based on whether the operational parameters are within the preset operational limits. |
| US10509370B1 |
Vapor cell heating assembly
A vapor cell heating assembly, method, and high temperature optical system including a vapor cell having exterior surfaces; a slide disposed on at least one exterior surface of the vapor cell; a heating element disposed on the at least one exterior surface, the heating element including a frame and a first opening in the frame to pass light through the frame to the at least one exterior surface; and a shell disposed on the vapor cell to hold the slide and heating element to the vapor cell, wherein the shell includes a plurality of structural elements, each structural element disposed on a corresponding exterior surface of the vapor cell and aligned to adjacent structural elements at edges, and wherein each structural element includes a second opening to pass light through the structural element to a respective exterior surface. |
| US10509369B1 |
Method of manufacturing a vapor cell for alkaline-earth-like atoms inside an ultrahigh vacuum chamber
A method of making an atomic vapor source includes positioning a glass base of a vapor cell in a vacuum chamber, providing an alkaline-earth metal in the glass base, and positioning a linear motion feedthrough mechanism adjacent the vacuum chamber in line with the glass base. The method includes sealing and evacuating the vacuum chamber, and positioning, using a linear motion actuator of the linear motion feedthrough mechanism, a glass lid to contact the glass base of the vapor cell to form an optical contact bond therebetween. |
| US10509367B2 |
Skeletonized electronic tourbillon simulator with repeater
An electronic tourbillion clock including a clock case having a plurality of high-resolution digital displays that extend around an outer circumference of the clock case as an indicator of hours. A seven segment display is located within the clock case as an indicator of minutes elapsed within an hour. A microcontroller determines the current time and other chronological indications depending on the output signals generated by a position of a tourbillon mechanism disposed in the clock case. A sub-circuit is disposed within the clock case and interconnected with the microcontroller for creating a plurality of distinctive sound patterns directed through one or more speakers in response to the output signals generated by the position of the tourbillon mechanism. |
| US10509365B2 |
Analogue display hand
A display hand intended to equip a timepiece, including a body and a pipe, providing an arbor hole arranged for fitting the display hand onto a drive arbor. The body is made of a composite material, the pipe includes, over all or part of the outer periphery, a surface for connection to the hand body to ensure the adhesion of the composite material to the pipe. |
| US10509363B2 |
Image forming device including fan with ducted airflow
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a printing paper transport path in which printing paper is transported; a secondary transfer unit and a fixing section both disposed on the printing paper transport path; an open/close cover that, when opened, exposes the printing paper transport path in a main body of the apparatus; a pressure roller, disposed in the fixing section, that presses the printing paper on a side thereof facing the open/close cover against the printing paper transport path; and cooling fans that cool down the pressure roller, wherein the secondary transfer unit and the cooling fans are attached to the open/close cover and disposed at such positions that the secondary transfer unit and the cooling fans move following overlapping paths when the open/close cover is opened/closed. |
| US10509361B2 |
Image forming apparatus and cartridge mountable on the same
A cartridge detachably attachable to a main body of an image forming apparatus, the main body including: a fixing portion that includes a heating rotation member; and a mounting portion on which the cartridge is mounted, the fixing portion including a fixing shutter movable between a first position where a part of the heating rotation member is covered and a second position where the part of the heating rotation member is exposed, the fixing shutter including a force receiving portion that receives a force for causing the fixing shutter to move from the first position to the second position, the cartridge including a photosensitive member, a frame that supports the photosensitive member, and a pressing portion that presses the force receiving portion of the fixing shutter while the cartridge is being mounted on the mounting portion. |
| US10509360B2 |
Image forming apparatus with removable cartridges mounted on tray
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly and a cartridge including at least an image bearing member. The apparatus further includes a tray drawable from the main assembly, wherein the cartridge is mountable to and dismountable from the tray in one direction and an opposite direction, respectively; and a light emission unit provided in the tray and including a plurality of light emission elements arranged in an axial direction of the image bearing member to form a latent image on the image bearing member. The cartridge is capable of being inserted into the tray by moving it in the one direction, in response to which the light emission unit is moved in a direction crossing with the one direction to outside of a movement range of insertion of the cartridge. |
| US10509358B2 |
Image formation apparatus including lubricant application apparatus and recording medium
An image formation apparatus having a lubricant application apparatus applying lubricant to an image carrier in an image former, in which the lubricant application apparatus includes: a lubricant stick; an application member disposed on an upstream side in an advancing direction of the image carrier surface with respect to a cleaning apparatus pressing lubricant supplied to the image carrier to form a film, supplying lubricant scraped off from the lubricant stick to the image carrier, and removing residual toner adhering to the image carrier; and a recovery member in contact with the application member, and recovering toner adhering to the application member, and the image formation apparatus includes a hardware processor controlling a lubricant amount on the image carrier by changing each of removability of residual toner on the image carrier by the application member, and recoverability of residual toner on the application member by the recovery member. |
| US10509354B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a sensor assembly having a window and a sensor which senses a developer through the window, and a shutter device which opens and closes the window, and thereby sensing in a sensible state is maintained, and a lifetime thereof is extendable. |
| US10509346B2 |
Image forming apparatus controlling actual temperature of fixing part based on target temperature and cumulative deviation of actual temperature
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device, a controller, and a storage. The fixing device includes a fixing part that fixes a toner image on a sheet, a heating part that heats the fixing part, and a detecting part that detects an actual temperature of the fixing part. The controller controls the actual temperature of the fixing part based on a target temperature of the fixing part and a cumulative deviation of the actual temperature of the fixing part. The storage stores a convergence value of the cumulative deviation. Every time a heating operation to the fixing part by the heating part is executed, the controller updates the convergence value of the cumulative deviation stored in the storage by a convergence value of the cumulative deviation of a latest heating operation. |
| US10509345B1 |
Image forming apparatus for correcting curl of paper
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that transports a sheet of paper carrying an unfixed image through a nip part to fix the unfixed image to the sheet, a first guide unit coming into contact with a side of the sheet that guides transport of the sheet, and a second guide unit coming into contact with an opposite side of the sheet that guides transport of the sheet. The first guide unit has a recess serving as a guide part, the recess being recessed in a direction away from a transport path of the sheet. The second guide unit has a bending part serving as a guide part, the bending part having a shape of a circular arc in cross-section, the bending part being disposed such that at least a portion of the bending part lies inside the recess. |
| US10509342B2 |
Powder container, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and mechanical device
A powder container includes a powder storage configured to store powder and having side walls with through-holes; a hollow member including a hollow part; held parts disposed at both ends of the hollow member in an axial direction of the hollow member; a coil configured to be held by the hollow member; holders configured to hold the held parts of the hollow member; and a piercing shaft configured to be inserted into the hollow part of the hollow member from outside of the powder container through one of the through-holes. |
| US10509341B2 |
Image forming apparatus
A charged positive toner having a positive polarity that attaches to a charge roller is moved from the charge roller to a photosensitive drum, and the positive toner is transferred to an intermediate transfer belt at a primary transfer portion at which a primary-transfer power supply forms an electric potential having a negative polarity. The primary-transfer power supply forms an electric potential having the positive polarity at the primary transfer portion, and the positive toner transferred to the intermediate transfer belt is moved together with the intermediate transfer belt and is collected by the charge roller in contact with a downstream photosensitive drum. |
| US10509340B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method for color registration correction
An image forming apparatus includes an image former to print on a printing paper a plurality of lines that are arranged at intervals in a main scanning direction and are vertical to the main scanning direction using different photosensitive drums, a scanner is to scan the printing paper on which the plurality of lines are printed to obtain a scanned image usable in a color registration correction. |
| US10509339B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image forming method
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section and a controller. The image forming section selectively forms a first toner image to be printed on transfer paper other than plain paper with use of a toner and forms a second toner image to be printed on the plain paper with use of the toner. The controller controls the image forming section and thereby makes a first area density of the toner in the first toner image and a second area density of the toner in the second toner image differ from each other. |
| US10509331B2 |
Lithography apparatus and a method of manufacturing a device
An immersion lithography apparatus having a controller configured to control a positioner to move a support table relative to an immersion space between the support table and a projection system to follow a route having a series of motions, the controller adapted to: predict a speed of an edge of the immersion space relative to an edge of an object on the support table when the edge of the immersion space passes over the edge of the object during at least one motion of the series of motions of the route; compare the speed to a predetermined parameter and to predict liquid loss from the immersion space during the at least one motion if the speed is greater than the predetermined parameter; and if liquid loss from the immersion space is predicted, modify one or more parameters of the route during the at least one motion accordingly. |
| US10509329B2 |
Breakdown analysis of geometry induced overlay and utilization of breakdown analysis for improved overlay control
Systems and methods for providing improved measurements and predictions of geometry induced overlay errors are disclosed. Information regarding variations of overlay errors is obtained and analyzed to improve semiconductor processes as well as lithography patterning. In some embodiments, a cascading analysis process is utilized to breakdown the wafer geometry induced overlay into various components. The breakdown analysis may also be utilized to determine effectiveness factors for the various components, which in turn may improve the prediction accuracy of the impact of wafer geometry on wafer overlay. Furthermore, the measurements and/or predictions of the wafer geometry induced overlay errors may be utilized to provide overlay monitoring and correction solutions. |
| US10509326B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A method and apparatus for cleaning the inside of an immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed. In particular, a liquid supply system of the lithographic apparatus may be used to introduce a cleaning fluid into a space between the projection system and the substrate table of the lithographic apparatus. Additionally or alternatively, a cleaning device may be provided on the substrate table and an ultrasonic emitter may be provided to create an ultrasonic cleaning liquid. |
| US10509323B2 |
Edge-exposure tool with an ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diode (LED)
Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards an edge-exposure tool with a light emitting diode (LED), as well as a method for edge exposure using a LED. In some embodiments, the edge-exposure tool comprises a process chamber, a workpiece table, a LED, and a controller. The workpiece table is in the process chamber and is configured to support a workpiece covered by a photosensitive layer. The LED is in the process chamber and is configured to emit radiation towards the workpiece. A controller is configured to control the LED to expose an edge portion of the photosensitive layer, but not a center portion of the photosensitive layer, to the radiation emitted by the LED. The edge portion of the photosensitive layer extends along an edge of the workpiece in a closed path to enclose the center portion of the photosensitive layer. |
| US10509320B2 |
Underlying coating forming composition for lithography containing compound having protected carboxyl group
There is provided an underlayer coating forming composition for lithography that is used in lithography process of the manufacture of semiconductor devices and that has a high dry etching rate in comparison to photoresists, does not intermix with photoresists, and is capable of flattening the surface of a semi conductor substrate having holes of a high aspect ratio.The underlayer coating forming composition for lithography comprises, a compound having two or more protected carboxylic groups, a compound having two or more epoxy groups, and a solvent. |
| US10509319B2 |
Photosensitive composition and color converting film
The present invention relates to a photosensitive composition comprising at least one nanosized fluorescent material and polysiloxane, to a color conversion film, and to a use of the color conversion film in an optical device. The invention further relates to an optical device comprising the color conversion film and a method for preparing the color conversion film and the optical device. |
| US10509314B2 |
Resist composition and patterning process
A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a sulfonium or iodonium salt of sulfonic acid containing a cyclic hydrocarbon-substituted amino group offers dimensional stability on PPD and a satisfactory resolution. |
| US10509309B2 |
Polyarylate resin and electrophotographic photosensitive member
A polyarylate resin is represented by general formula (1) shown below. In general formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group. R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 4. R2 and R3 are not the same as one another. When R1 represents a hydrogen atom, R2 and R3 are not bonded to one another. When R1 represents a methyl group, R2 and R3 are optionally bonded to one another to form a ring. r and s each represent a number greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 49. t and u each represent a number greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 50. r+s+t+u=100. r+t=s+u. |
| US10509308B1 |
Computing device and input device thereof
A computing device and an input device are provided. Each of the computing device and the input device includes a control unit, a light source, a projection plate and a casing. The control unit, the light source and the projection plate are accommodated within the casing. The light source emits light beams. The projection plate includes a pattern. After the light beams pass through the projection plate, the light beams are projected outside the casing and an image corresponding to the pattern of the projection plate is formed on a projection surface that is located outside the casing. Since the projection plate is cheap and small, the fabricating cost of the computing device or the input device is reduced and the purpose of developing the computing device or the input device toward light weightiness, slimness and small size is achievable. |
| US10509307B2 |
High contrast, glass-based, writeable/erasable front projection screens
High contrast, glass-based, writeable/erasable front projection screens are provided. The screens include a transparent glass sheet which has a front surface and a back surface separated by a distance d. The back surface is in optical contact with a diffusing element. During use of the projection screen, the glass sheet transmits image light from a projector to the diffusing element and the diffusing element reflects a portion of that light back through the glass sheet to a user. The screens have a user-facing surface that is a writable/erasable surface. In embodiments, the distance d is less than or equal to 0.2 millimeters, the whiteness W of the projection screen is less than or equal to 0.5, and/or the contrast C of the projection screen is at least 75%. |
| US10509303B2 |
Laser projection device with reflective component and 1/4 wave plate
For a laser projection device, a dichroic component is disposed on a light emitting path of a laser array for receiving a first blue polarized light from the laser array. A 1/4 wave plate is disposed between a reflective component and the dichroic component and configured to receive the first blue polarized light from the dichroic component, generate a second blue polarized light, and emit the second blue polarized light to the reflective component; and further configured to receive the second blue polarized light reflected by the reflective component, generate a third blue polarized light, and emit the third blue polarized light to the dichroic component. The dichroic component is further configured to receive the third blue polarized light from the 1/4 wave plate and fluorescent light from a reflective fluorescent wheel, and output the third blue polarized light and the fluorescent light in a same light emitting direction. |
| US10509300B2 |
Electrical fixture apparatus and methods
An electrical fixture apparatus is provided to install devices on an electrical wiring component. In some embodiments, a fixture apparatus is provided for installing a camera using at least one conduit, one of which has a fastening end on one end, and a camera housing attached to a conduit on the other end. The camera in the camera housing provides support to be remotely reset using a sequence of power off on within a certain time interval. In further embodiments, a fixture apparatus is provided for installing a device on an electrical wiring component. The fixture apparatus may comprise at least one conduit, which has a fastening end on one end, and has a base at the other end. The fixture apparatus preferably supports the installation of an off the shelf device on its base. |
| US10509299B2 |
Light shielding device
A device for shielding an outdoor camera from light interference. The light shielding device includes a visor having a brim perpendicularly and pivotally connected to a panel, wherein the panel can rest flush against a support and the brim extends over a camera in order to shield the camera lens from direct sunlight and inclement weather. A first strap extends from a first side of the panel and a second strap extending from a second side of the panel, wherein a distal end of each of the first and second strap removably secure to one another to form a loop. A male and female fastener are disposed at the distal ends of each strap and removably secure the device to the support. In some embodiments, a plurality of teeth extend from an interior side of the panel and can penetrate the support for further securing the device thereto. |
| US10509297B2 |
Continuous beam steering with multiple-gated reconfigurable metasurfaces
An array of unit cells allows beam steering of an incident electromagnetic wave. Each unit cell has a back reflector, a conductive oxide between gate dielectrics, and an antenna. Voltage bias applied to different layers enables the accumulation or depletion of charges at the top and bottom interfaces of the conductive oxide. The charge accumulation and depletion regions control the refractive index of the material, enabling control of the reflected electromagnetic wave. |
| US10509295B2 |
Bias control of optical modulators
An optical waveguide modulator with automatic bias control is disclosed. A dither signal is applied to the modulator bias and its signature detected in light tapped from an output of the modulator using a phase sensitive dither detector such as a lock-in amplifier. The detected signal is processed using pre-recorded information defining the direction of the detected signal change relative to a change in the modulator bias, and the bias is adjusted in the direction determined using the information. An IQ bias of a quadrature modulator is controlled by dithering bias settings of two inner modulators at different dither frequencies, and detecting an oscillation at a sum frequency. |
| US10509293B2 |
Colored electrophoretic displays
An electrophoretic medium comprises a fluid, a first, light scattering particle (typically white) and second, third and fourth particles having three subtractive primary colors (typically magenta, cyan and yellow); at least two of these colored particles being non-light scattering. The first and second particles bear polymer coatings such that the electric field required to separate an aggregate formed by the third and the fourth particles is greater than that required to separate an aggregate formed from any other two types of particles. Methods for driving the medium to produce white, black, magenta, cyan, yellow, red, green and blue colors are also described. |
| US10509289B2 |
Display device
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device, including: a liquid crystal display panel, comprising a liquid crystal layer including a polymer network formed of a polymerizable monomer; a light guide component, wherein the light guide component is configured such that light from the light source is emitted out from the first surface of the light guide component into the liquid crystal display panel, and in a case that the liquid crystal layer is not applied with a voltage, light from the light source is totally reflected at the liquid crystal display panel without being emitted from a side of the second substrate opposite to the first substrate into the outside air. |
| US10509286B2 |
Pixel structure and manufacturing method thereof, array substrate and display apparatus
A manufacturing method of the invention, comprising: successively forming an insulation layer and a photoresist layer on a transparent substrate; performing an exposure and a development on the photoresist layer by a back exposure process, so as to form a trench in the photoresist layer, an open area of the trench proximal to the insulation layer is larger than that of the trench distal to the insulation layer; removing a portion of insulation material in a region of the insulation layer exposed through the trench by an etching process, so as to form a slot in the insulation layer; forming a metal layer on a side of the photoresist layer distal to the insulation layer, a portion of the metal layer is embedded in the slot; removing the photoresist layer and the metal layer thereon by a stripping process, and retaining the portion of the metal layer in the slot. |
| US10509283B2 |
Display device including non-overlapping region of first and second polarizers
Provided is a display device. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The first substrate and the second substrate face and are attached to each other. A first polarizer is disposed on the display area of the first substrate. A second polarizer is entirely disposed on the display area and the non-display area of the second substrate and has a non-overlapping region which does not overlap the first polarizer in the non-display area. A light leakage prevention pattern is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in the non-overlapping region of the first polarizer and the second polarizer and includes a color filter pattern and a light blocking pattern which overlap each other. |
| US10509278B2 |
Chip on film (COF) single-layer flexible printed circuit board and liquid crystal display (LCD) having the same
The present disclosure relates to a chip on film (COF) single-layer flexible printed circuit board, including: a flexible packaging substrate including a bonding area and a controlling chip being packaged on the flexible packaging substrate. The bonding area of the flexible packaging substrate is configured to bond with a bonding area of an array substrate. The controlling chip electrically connects to the bonding area of the flexible packaging substrate. The controlling chip and the bonding area of the flexible packaging substrate are configured on the same side of the flexible packaging substrate, and a portion of the flexible packaging substrate is bent at least one time. As such, the controlling chip faces away the array substrate, the cost and the complexity of the post-process may be reduced, and the COF single-layer flexible printed circuit board may be shipped in the folding manner. |
| US10509277B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
The present invention provides a LCD device, comprising: a backlight module, comprising a light emitting surface and an opposite back surface; a liquid crystal panel, on the light emitting surface, wherein a signal binding end is disposed on a front surface, away from the backlight module, of the liquid crystal panel; and a COF, comprising a flexible circuit board, and a binding part and a driver chip on a first surface of the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board is connected to the signal binding end through the binding part and is bent extendedly to the back surface of the backlight module; and in the region of the flexible circuit board at the back surface of the backlight module, the first surface of the flexible circuit board comprises a first area facing away from the backlight module, and the driver chip is connected to the first area. |
| US10509272B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus
A display panel and a display apparatus includes the display panel. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate are disposed opposite to each other, the first substrate comprises a pixel electrode, the second substrate comprises a common electrode, and the common electrode is formed with an opening. |
| US10509270B2 |
Liquid crystal display apparatus
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display region including a plurality of display pixels arrayed in a matrix, an array substrate including a plurality of first electrodes which are arrayed in a matrix, second electrodes which are arranged on the same layer as a layer of the first electrodes and connect the first electrodes to each other, and third electrodes which are arrayed in a matrix on the first electrodes and the second electrodes, a countersubstrate which is arranged to face the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the array substrate and the countersubstrate. |
| US10509267B2 |
Substrate, display panel and manufacturing methods thereof
The present disclosure provides a substrate, a display panel and manufacturing methods thereof. The substrate includes a substrate body and a planarization layer arranged on the substrate body. The substrate is provided at a surface facing a liquid crystal layer with a groove or notch penetrating through the planarization layer, at least a portion of the groove or notch is located at a region where a sealant is applied, and a waterproof material is filled within the groove or notch. |
| US10509263B2 |
Backlight units for display devices
Embodiments of a device and a method of forming the same are described. The device includes a backlight unit and an image generating unit. The backlight unit includes an optical cavity having a top side, a bottom side, and side walls. The backlight unit further includes an array of light sources coupled to the optical cavity and a quantum dot film positioned within the optical cavity. The quantum dot film is configured to process light received from the array of light sources and the backlight unit is configured to transit the processed light to the image generating unit. The method includes providing an optical cavity having a top side, a bottom side, and side walls. The method further includes coupling an array of light sources to the optical cavity and supporting a quantum dot film within the optical cavity. |
| US10509262B2 |
Display apparatus with light converter pattern
A display device includes a display panel and a plurality of light source modules arranged in parallel to a rear surface of the display panel to emit light toward the display panel, and a plurality of light source modules provided to be independently operable. A plurality of light source modules includes a modulator configured to guide light, a light source disposed on a rear surface of the modulator to generate light, a reflective member disposed opposite to the light source on a front surface of the modulator and configured to reflect the generated light to inside or the rear surface of the modulator, and a light conversion member disposed on the rear surface of the modulator and configured to convert the wavelength of light guided by the modulator, the light conversion member being formed in a predetermined pattern shape. |
| US10509256B2 |
Manufacturing method of color filter substrate
The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a color filter substrate, in which a layer of photoresist layer of a negative photoresist resin material is first formed on the color filter film layer; then, back side exposure is conducted on the photoresist layer from the underside of the backing plate so that a part of the photoresist layer that is adjacent to the backing plate gets cured for subsequently forming a planarization layer; afterwards, a mask is used to conduct front side exposure on the photoresist layer from the backing plate to form post spacers; and finally, the photoresist layer that has been subjected to exposure twice is subjected to development to remove a portion of the photoresist layer that has not been cured so as to form, simultaneously, a planarization layer and post spacers located on the planarization layer. This, when compared to an existing manufacturing method of a color filter substrate, can greatly simplify operation flow and thus greatly reduce investment on manufacturing line facility and lower down manufacturing costs of products and potential risks of unexpected problems occurring in the manufacturing process and shortening product manufacturing cycle. |
| US10509254B2 |
Method for manufacturing display substrate, display substrate, display panel and display apparatus
The present disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing a display substrate, a display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus. The method comprises: forming a black matrix and a plurality of black matrix alignment marks; providing a color film mask having a plurality of color film layer alignment marks associated with the black matrix alignment marks; and forming the color film layer on the black matrix by aligning the black matrix alignment marks with the associated color film layer alignment marks respectively, wherein the black matrix has a group of N first black matrix alignment marks and a group of N second black matrix alignment marks formed on ends of opposing edges thereof, respectively, and a spacing between adjacent first black matrix alignment marks different from that between adjacent second black matrix alignment marks. |
| US10509252B2 |
Polymer film, and light diffusion film comprising same for display
Provided is a polymer film which can eliminate both moire and glitter and is suitable for use as a diffusion film. The above-mentioned problems are solved with a polymer film, a surface of which has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.63-1.80 μm, a root mean square roughness Rq of 0.76-2.40 μm, and an average height Rc of roughness-curve elements of 2.45-7.20 μm. |
| US10509251B2 |
Polymerizable composition, wavelength conversion member, backlight unit, and liquid crystal display device
A polymerizable composition provides a high brightness and suppressed decrease in brightness in an outer peripheral region when used in a wavelength conversion member, a wavelength conversion member, a backlight unit, and a liquid crystal display device. The polymerizable composition includes quantum dots having surfaces coordinated with a ligand, a polymerizable compound, and a dispersant, in which the ligand is a molecule that includes a saturated hydrocarbon chain having 6 or more carbon atoms and a coordinating group, a LogP value of the polymerizable compound is 3.0 or lower, the dispersant has a nonpolar and a polar portion in a molecule, and the nonpolar portion is at least one selected from the group consisting of a saturated hydrocarbon chain having 6 or more carbon atoms, an aromatic ring, and a saturated aliphatic ring. The wavelength conversion member, the backlight unit, and the liquid crystal display device include the polymerizable composition. |
| US10509248B2 |
Back cover integrated with light guide plate and method of manufacturing the same, and back light unit and liquid crystal display device including the same
A back cover integrated with a light guide plate and a method of manufacturing the same, and a back light unit and a liquid crystal display device including the same are disclosed. The back cover integrated with a light guide plate comprises a reflective sheet attached onto a cover glass; a light guide plate attached onto the cover glass to cover the reflective sheet; and a light guide plate coupling member between the light guide plate and the cover glass. |
| US10509246B2 |
Display panel and driving and manufacturing method thereof, and display device
A display panel and a driving method and manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes a base substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the base substrate, and a refractive index variable layer provided on a side of the dielectric layer away from the base substrate; the refractive index variable layer is in contact with the dielectric layer and has a contact surface with the dielectric layer, and the refractive index variable layer can change the refractive index so that the light entering from the light incident side is totally reflected or transmitted at the contact surface. |
| US10509243B2 |
Bias control of optical modulators
An optical IQ modulator with automatic bias control is disclosed. A dither signal is applied to the modulator bias and its signature detected in light tapped from an output of the modulator using a phase sensitive dither detector such as a lock-in amplifier. The detected signal is processed using pre-recorded information defining the direction of the detected signal change relative to a change in the modulator bias, and the bias is adjusted in the direction determined using the information. The IQ phase bias is controlled by dithering I and Q optical signals in quadrature to produce opposite-sign single subband modulation of output light at two different dither frequencies, and detecting an oscillation at a difference frequency using a lock-in detector. |
| US10509240B2 |
Light-emitting diode glasses, control system for multiple light-emitting diode glasses, and control method therefor
The present disclosure relates to a pair of light emitting diode eyeglasses. The light emitting diode eyeglasses include an eyeglass frame that includes a front frame including a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a pair of leg frames, each of which includes a first end attached to the front frame and a second end that is opposite to the first end and configured to be positioned on each ear of a user. The front frame includes a plurality of openings for securing a field of view of a front side of the user, the plurality of openings are arranged in a plurality of lines, each line of openings is parallel along a lengthwise direction of the front frame, lines of openings are positioned at each of a left-center portion and a right-center portion of the front frame. |
| US10509236B2 |
Ophthalmic device molds and related methods
Ophthalmic device molds made from a first portion of a molding surface formed from a first polymer and a second portion of the molding surface formed from a second polymer are described. When combined, the first portion and the second portion of the molding surface form an entire molding surface suitable for molding an entire surface, such as an anterior surface or a posterior surface of an ophthalmic device. Methods of manufacturing ophthalmic devices using these molds, including contact lenses, are also described. |
| US10509232B2 |
Stereoscopic image display device using spatial-divisional driving and method of driving the same
A stereoscopic image display device and a method of driving the same are provided. The stereoscopic image display device includes: a display panel; a patterned retarder transmitting light from the display panel as first and second polarization components; a data driving circuit driving data lines of the display panel; a gate driving circuit driving gate lines of the display panel; a 3D formatter: separating input 3D image signal into first and second eye image data; and arranging the first and second eye image data according to a vertical k-divisional operation to generate an original frame; and a timing controller: dividing one frame into k sub-fields with time-divisional driving; and controlling the data driving circuit and the gate driving circuit such that: the first eye image data are displayed in odd-numbered sub-fields with spatial-divisional driving; and the second eye image data are displayed in even-numbered sub-fields with spatial-divisional driving. |
| US10509228B1 |
Low field myopia for artificial reality systems
A head-mounted display (HMD) presented herein comprises an electronic display and an optical assembly. The electronic display is configured to emit image light. The optical assembly is configured to direct the image light to an eye-box of the HMD corresponding to a location of a user's eye. The electronic display is positioned with respect to an optical axis of the HMD such that a first portion of the image light emitted by a first portion of the electronic display and a second portion of the image light emitted by a second portion of the electronic display appear to originate at different distances from the optical assembly such that the optical assembly generates at least a first image plane associated with the first portion of the electronic display and a second image plane associated with the second portion of the electronic display. |
| US10509220B2 |
Electrowetting cell constructs
An electrowetting cell includes a substrate that includes a well filled with at least one fluid an external contact surface. The substrate is formed of ceramic or fiberglass mesh infused with resin. A control channel electrode connection pad and a common electrode connection pad are on the external contact surface. A first plate is coupled to the substrate to seal a first end of the well. A second plate is coupled to the substrate to seal a second end of the well. The electrowetting cell further includes a control channel electrode on the substrate configured to control a shape of the at least one fluid via an electric field, a common electrode, a control channel electrode interconnect connected to the control channel electrode and the control channel electrode connection pad, and a common electrode interconnect connected to the common electrode and the common electrode connection pad. |
| US10509217B2 |
Bessel beam plane illumination microscope
A microscope has a light source for generating a light beam having a wavelength, λ, and beam-forming optics configured for receiving the light beam and generating a Bessel-like beam that is directed into a sample. The beam-forming optics include an excitation objective having an axis oriented in a first direction. Imaging optics are configured for receiving light from a position within the sample that is illuminated by the Bessel-like beam and for imaging the received light on a detector. The imaging optics include a detection objective having an axis oriented in a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction. A detector is configured for detecting signal light received by the imaging optics, and an aperture mask is positioned. |
| US10509216B2 |
Specimen processing systems and methods for aligning slides
A specimen processing system is capable of processing specimens carried on slides. The specimen processing system can sequentially deliver slides and opposables to specimen processing stations. The specimen processing stations can use the opposables to apply a series of liquids to the specimens. The applied liquid can be moved along the slide using capillary action while the specimen processing stations control the processing temperatures. |
| US10509213B1 |
Apparatus for observing, acquiring and sharing optical imagery produced by optical image sources
The present invention is a modular electronic-optical-mechanical apparatus, to be used by observers in combination with a wide variety of optical image sources, for observing, acquiring and sharing the optical imagery of objects, and the audio and sounds derived from observing sessions bi-directionally in real time with audiences both remote and local. The apparatus enables observers who are local or remote from optical image sources to control and acquire optical imagery from optical image sources, where those optical image sources include microscopes, telescopes, IR scopes, spotting scopes, polarimeters, interferometer microscopes, interferometers, rifle scopes, surveillance scopes, drone optics, binoculars, theodolites, autocollimators, alignment telescopes, camera lenses, periscopes, slit lamp bio microscopes and dioptometers. The observer's audiences span the fields of training, teaching, surveying, bird watching, hunting, target shooting, photography, law enforcement, remote surveillance, local surveillance, drone flight, national defense, medicine, metrology, interferometery, astronomy, geology, biology, bacteriology, ophthalmology, entertainment, et al. |
| US10509212B2 |
Imaging optical system, projection display device, and imaging apparatus
The imaging optical system consists of, in order from the magnification side, a first optical system and a second optical system. The second optical system forms an intermediate image at a position conjugate to the reduction side imaging surface, and the first optical system re-forms the intermediate image on the magnification side imaging surface. The second optical system consists of, in order from the magnification side, a first positive lens, a cemented lens having a positive refractive power as a whole, and a second positive lens. The cemented lens includes one negative lens and one positive lens. |
| US10509211B2 |
Optical system and image pickup apparatus having the same
Provided is an optical system according to the present invention, comprising a protection cover made of resin and a lens portion arranged in order from an object side to an image side, in which the protection cover includes an aspherical surface whose shape changes continuously from an optical axis to a peripheral portion, and where an effective diameter of the aspherical surface is represented as 2×ha, a distance sag1 in a direction of the optical axis between the aspherical surface and a reference spherical surface of the aspherical surface at a position where the height from the optical axis is ha, and a thickness tc of the protection cover on the optical axis are appropriately set. |
| US10509207B2 |
Camera system for a vehicle, mirror replacement system comprising such camera system, and driver assistance system comprising such system
A camera system for a vehicle comprising a capturing unit which comprises an optical element and image sensor with surface, to capture a section of a vehicle environment. The optical element has a distortion curve r=f(α), wherein r is the distance between an object point displayed on the image sensor surface and the intersection point of the optical axis with the image sensor surface, and α is the angle between the optical axis of the optical element and the beam incident on the optical element from the object point. The distortion curve r=f(α) has, for rw=f (αw) within 0 |
| US10509204B2 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
| US10509201B2 |
Near-infrared lens for cameras in mobile devices
An optical imaging system includes, in the given order from the object side to the image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, and a fourth lens element arranged along an optical axis. The lens elements of the optical imaging systems may be made of the same material having absorption in visible wavelengths and high transmission in near infrared radiation. The lens elements may be coated with an antireflective coating that is optimized for near infrared radiation. The optical imaging system satisfies the relations 2.13°≤HFOV/Fno≤8.75°, and 0.56≤G23/T1≤1.54, where HFOV is the half field of view and Fno is the F number of the optical imaging system, G23 is an air gap between the second and third lens elements along the optical axis, and T1 is a thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis. |
| US10509198B1 |
Lever system for driving mirrors of a lidar transmitter
A lever is used to rotate a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror. The lever can be used to provide more torque from a vertical comb drive. The MEMS mirror can be part of an array of micro mirrors used for beam steering a laser in a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system for an autonomous vehicle. |
| US10509196B2 |
Lens barrel
A lens barrel includes at least one lens, the optical axis of the lens; the first frame (the fixed frame 900) having the first restricting portion (901, 902) and having an approximately cylindrical shape about the optical axis; the second frame (1000) having the cam groove (1036) and having an approximately cylindrical shape about the optical axis; the third frame (510) having the guide portion (511) which restricts inclination thereof with respect to the first contact portion (514) and the optical axis and having an approximately cylindrical shape about the optical axis; the drive arm (520) having a cam follower (523), the second restricting portion (524, 525) and the second contact portion (526), and having an approximately arcuate shape constituted of a portion of a circular cylinder about the optical axis or an approximately plate shape; the guide shaft (601) for guiding the guide in a movable manner in the optical axis direction; and the spring (603). The first restricting portion engages with the second restricting portion. The cam engages with the cam groove (1036). The drive arm moves approximately parallel to the optical axis due to the relative rotation of the second with respect to the first frame, the third is biased by the thus bringing the first contact portion and the second contact portion into contact with each other, and the third frame moves in the optical axis direction in an interlocking manner with the drive with the inclination of the guide being restricted by the guide. |
| US10509195B2 |
Camera module including aperture and electronic device including the same
A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a lens barrel including at least one lens and a lens hole, and a variable aperture including an aperture hole area which is arranged on the lens hole formed in the lens barrel, a size of the aperture hole area being is adjustable, and an electronic device including the same. |
| US10509191B2 |
Optical termination enclosure
The present disclosure relates to an optical termination enclosure having an enclosure housing containing a fiber management assembly. The enclosure housing can define sealed cable ports and can include cable anchor mounting locations in alignment with the cable ports. Cable anchoring and grounding units can be attached at the cable anchor mounting locations. The fiber management assembly can include a fiber break-out arrangement including a resilient grommet used to anchor a protective tube that carries optical fibers from the cable anchor mounting location to the fiber management assembly. |
| US10509187B2 |
Universal multi-purpose compartmentalized telecommunications box
A compartmentalized enclosure for controlling access to different components in a telecommunications system including a lower housing member shaped to define an outer perimeter portion and a cavity, a panel member configured to move between a closed panel position, where the panel member prevents access to equipment within the cavity, and an open panel position, where the panel member permits access to the cavity, wherein the panel member is disposed in the cavity of the lower housing member, and is shaped to define a inner perimeter portion that is configured to substantially match and fit within the outer perimeter portion of the lower housing member so as to form a substantially perimeter matching portion that prevents access to equipment within the cavity between the inner perimeter portion and the outer perimeter portion when the panel member is in the closed position. |
| US10509185B2 |
Optical connector with photodetector, adaptor for optical connector, and system
In various aspects, an optical connector with a built-in photodetector for detecting light in the optical connector; an adapter for detachably receiving an optical connector, comprising an electrode configured to electrically contact an electrode of the optical connector; a connection apparatus comprising an arrangement of adapters for detachably receiving a plurality of optical connectors, each adapter comprising an electrode configured to electrically contact an electrode of the respective optical connector; a system with an interface configured to make an optical connection with an optical connector and a processing unit configured to receive from the connector an indication and to generate a feedback signal indicative of said indication; and/or an optical connector responsive to light to generate an electrical signal is provided. |
| US10509179B2 |
Connector for single optic fiber cable and crimping tool for single optic fiber cable
Connector (C) comprises: an anchoring element (30) involving a latch (20); a semi-tubular clamp (40), having a front end portion (41), inserted and locked in the anchoring element (30), and by a back end portion (42) internally provided with inner teeth (43), between which a cable cover (CC) extension of a single fiber optical cable (1) is inserted and locked, by interference; a tubular housing (50) involving the anchoring element (30) and clamp (40). The clamp's (40) inner teeth (43) are radially protruding inwards, from the internal surface of the clamp's (40) back end portion, to end, each of them, in a cutting edge (43a) contained in plane orthogonal to the clamp's (40) geometric axis and anterior to the cross section of the respective inner tooth (43). |
| US10509177B2 |
Optical adapter module with managed connectivity
A connection module includes a module body and a module circuit board arrangement. The module body defines a first port and an open first end providing access to the first port. The module circuit board arrangement extends across the open first end within a peripheral boundary defined by the module body. The module circuit board arrangement includes at least a first contact set that extends into the first port of the module body; an electronic controller that is electrically connected to the first contact set; and a circuit board connector facing outwardly from the module board arrangement. Example connection modules include optical adapters and electrical jacks. |
| US10509170B2 |
Method and system for grating couplers incorporating perturbed waveguides
Methods and systems for grating couplers incorporating perturbed waveguides are disclosed and may include in a semiconductor photonics die, communicating optical signals into and/or out of the die utilizing a grating coupler on the die, where the grating coupler comprises perturbed waveguides. The perturbed waveguides may include rows of continuous waveguides with scatterers extending throughout a length of the perturbed waveguides a variable width along their length. The grating coupler may comprise a single polarization grating coupler comprising perturbed waveguides and a non-perturbed grating. The grating coupler may comprise a polarization splitting grating coupler (PSGC) that includes two sets of perturbed waveguides at a non-zero angle, or a plurality of non-linear rows of discrete shapes. The PSGC may comprise discrete scatterers at an intersection of the sets of perturbed waveguides. The grating coupler may comprise individual scatterers between the perturbed waveguides. |
| US10509168B2 |
Methods and systems for optical functionalisation of a sample made of semiconductor material
According to one aspect, the invention concerns a system (100) for the in-depth optical functionalization of a sample (10) made of semiconductor material, comprising: a source (20) for emitting a laser beam formed by pulses of effective duration between 1 ps and 100 ns, having a wavelength in the spectral transparency band of the material; a microscope objective (40) for deep focusing in the sample of the laser beam in a predetermined pattern, the light intensity per pulse in a focal volume of the laser beam being adapted for multiphoton absorption in the semiconductor material; a device (30) for measuring the real part of the refractive index of the sample at each point of the pattern; a control unit (60) for controlling the number of pulses received per pattern point as a function of said measurement of the real part of the refractive index so as to obtain, at each pattern point, a progressive modification of the real part of the refractive index of the material until a relative variation of the real part of the refractive index greater than 10−3 in absolute value is obtained. |
| US10509167B2 |
Optical phase difference calculation using analog processing
Systems and methods are provided for processing an optical signal. An example system may include a source disposed on a substrate and capable of emitting the optical signal. A first waveguide is formed in the substrate to receive the optical signal. A first coupler is disposed on the substrate to receive a reflected portion of the optical signal. A second waveguide is formed in the substrate to receive the reflected portion from the first coupler. A second coupler is formed in the substrate to mix the optical signal and the reflected portion to form a mixed signal. Photodetectors are formed in the substrate to convert the mixed signal to an electrical signal. A processor is electrically coupled to the substrate and programmed to convert the electrical signal from a time domain to a frequency domain to determine a phase difference between the optical signal and the reflected portion. |
| US10509165B2 |
Optical transposer assembly
An assembly with optical gain assisted optical transposer is provided. The optical transposer which optically couples a fibre array unit and a photonic integrated circuit. The optical transposer includes one or more optical gain elements which are configured to provide optical compensation, for example optical gain to mitigate optical losses associated with multistage photonic integrated devices. According to some embodiments, the optical gain element is a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). According to some embodiments the photonic integrated circuit is a SiPh PIC. |
| US10509161B2 |
Optical fiber
An optical fiber includes an optical transmission medium comprising a core and a cladding; a primary resin layer disposed in contact with the optical transmission medium to coat the optical transmission medium; and a secondary resin layer coating the primary resin layer, and 1.1 ppm or less of a phosphorus compound and 2.5% by mass or less of a phenol compound based on the total amount of the primary resin layer are contained in the primary resin layer. |
| US10509160B2 |
Surface light source device and display device
A surface light source device includes a light source substrate in which a plurality of light sources capable of being driven independently of one another are disposed, a light guide plate provided on the light source substrate to emit, from a specific emission surface, light entered from the plurality of light sources, and a partition frame having a partition wall for dividing the light guide plate into a plurality of cells. The partition wall of the partition frame partially has cutout portions. The light guide plate is connected between adjacent cells through the cutout portions of the partition wall. |
| US10509158B2 |
2D pupil expander using holographic Bragg grating
A holographic Bragg grating is used as an output element for a waveguide in a lens used for artificial reality. By using a Bragg grating, a number of waveguides can be reduced. The output element has a first super grating and a second super grating written in a single grating layer of the waveguide. The first super grating has a grating vector that is skew to a grating vector of the second super grating to provide both deflection and out coupling for two-dimensional output coupling. |
| US10509155B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for curved waveguides integrated with curved eyeglass lenses
Systems, devices, and methods that implement waveguides in curved transparent combiners that are well-suited for use in wearable heads-up displays (WHUDs) are described. Waveguide structures with in-couplers and out-couplers are integrated with curved eyeglass lenses to provide transparent combiners that substantially match the shape, size, and geometry of conventional eyeglass lenses and can, in some implementations, embody prescription curvatures to serve as prescription eyeglass lenses. The waveguides and in-/out-couplers are planar or curved depending on the implementation.WHUDs that employ such curved transparent combiners are also described. |
| US10509141B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a fracture aperture in a wellbore
A method for determining a fracture aperture of a fracture aperture in a wellbore comprises measuring a resistivity of the wellbore with a downhole tool in a wellbore for obtaining an image of the wellbore. Based on the image, the method detects fractures in the wellbore, and calculates a fracture aperture of the detected fracture according to a predetermined model of the wellbore set up based on hypothesis relative to the configuration of the wellbore. Then, the method estimates a correction to the predetermined model when at least one of the hypothesis is not met, and determines an uncertainty range for the fracture aperture also using a measured parameter. |
| US10509140B2 |
Borehole shape characterization
The shape and size of a borehole may be characterized downhole, using measurements of the borehole shape in conjunction with a catalog of shapes against which the measured shape is matched. A unique identifier for the measured borehole shape, and optionally a size parameter, may be transmitted to a surface facility, generally saving bandwidth compared with the transmission of the raw measured borehole-shape data. Alternatively or additionally, downhole measurements may be adjusted based on the measured shape. |
| US10509138B2 |
System and method for discriminating between origins of vibrations in an object and determination of contact between blunt bodies traveling in a medium
A system and method for accurately detecting contact between two objects in a medium comprises at least one sensor for detecting vibration of a first of the two objects and a central processing unit (CPU) for receiving an output of the at least one sensor, wherein the CPU performs the steps: converting the output of the sensor into digital form; during a calibration phase, changing the data from time domain to frequency domain; and during the calibration phase, determining a first frequency range associated with actual contact between the two objects, and a second frequency range associated with a false positive contact between the two objects. A signal processor is provided for filtering all data except that which falls within the first frequency range so as to confirm actual contact between the objects. |
| US10509137B2 |
Monitoring method and monitoring system
A method is provided for monitoring the exposure to radiation of medical personnel during an X-ray examination of an examination object with an X-ray apparatus. A monitoring unit is activated and continuously scans a first three-dimensional volume that includes a region directly irradiated by the X-ray beam, for objects. When an object is detected, automatic evaluation is performed as to whether the object is a human body part that does not correspond to the examination object and a signal or a display is output if a human body part is determined inside the three-dimensional volume that does not correspond to the examination object. |
| US10509132B1 |
Flash memory-based radiation sensing
A radiation detection system may include a mobile device having a flash memory. The device may monitor various characteristics of the flash memory to determine when damage to the flash memory has occurred from radiation exposure. The device may associate damage to the flash memory with a radiation dose, and determine a level of radiation to which the memory, and thus the device, has been exposed. The device also may determine a length of time and locations where the radiation exposure has occurred. If the device determines that the level of radiation exposure exceeds a threshold associated with a safe level of radiation exposure for a human user, the device may generate an alert to the user. |
| US10509130B2 |
Positioning, navigation, and timing device interference and spoofing detector with timing mitigation
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a GNSS interference and spoofing fast detection and mitigation system. A RF signal associated with a PNT device, such as a GNSS receiver, is received. The received RF signal is split into a plurality of sub-data signals. The received RF signal is re-routed by sending each of the plurality of sub-data signals to at least one of a processing module and a switching module. An anomaly associated with a second sub-data signal is detected. The anomaly is detected during a capture period of an adversarial attack on the PNT device, prior to corruption of any associated system depending on outputs from the PNT device. An output of a first sub-data signal of the plurality of sub-data signals is terminated based on the anomaly detected with the second sub-data signal. |
| US10509127B2 |
Controlling vehicle sensors based on road configuration
A method for controlling a first sensor configured to sense an environment through which a vehicle is moving includes receiving sensor data generated by one or more sensors of the vehicle as the vehicle moves through the environment, identifying, by one or more processors and based on at least a portion of the received sensor data, one or more road portions along which the vehicle is expected to travel, and determining, by one or more processors, a configuration of the identified road portions, at least in part by determining a slope of at least one of the identified road portions. The method also includes determining, by one or more processors analyzing at least the determined configuration, an elevation of a field of regard of the first sensor that satisfies one or more visibility criteria, and causing the first sensor to be adjusted in accordance with the determined elevation. |
| US10509125B2 |
Method and device for acquiring distance information
A method of acquiring distance information is provided. The method includes determining a projecting order of different projected lights to be sequentially projected onto an object, based on a position of the object and/or an external input, sequentially projecting the different projected lights onto the object in the determined projecting order, obtaining modulated reflected lights by modulating the reflected lights reflected by the object; and acquiring information about a distance between the device and the object based on the modulated reflected lights. |
| US10509123B1 |
Nonlinear intermodulation distance determination system
A distance determination system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first pulse at a first frequency and a second pulse at a second frequency; a receiver configured to receive audio signals; and a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to detect whether an intermodulation product of the first pulse and the second pulse is present and above a threshold amplitude in an audio signal received by the receiver; and determine, based at least in part on whether the intermodulation product of the first pulse and the second pulse is detected to be present and above a threshold amplitude, whether a distance to a surface is greater than a distance corresponding to the first pulse and the second pulse. |
| US10509118B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring wave fields of a body of water
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for measuring wave fields of a body of water. A system can include a radiation source and an antenna that can cooperate with the radiation source to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal to a wave field having one or more waves. The antenna can receive backscattered signals from the wave field. The system can include a local oscillator and a processor. The local oscillator downconverts the backscattered signals into baseband signals and the processor can process the baseband signals to determine a relative velocity of each of the waves of the wave field. The processor can further be programmed to identify an observed portion of the backscattered signals as bad data and remove the bad data from further processing. |
| US10509116B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining location using phase difference of arrival
An ultra-wideband (“UWB”) communication system comprising a transmitter and a receiver having two antennas. An UWB signal transmitted by the transmitter is received at each of the antennas. By comparing the carrier phases of the received signals, the phase difference can be determined. From this phase difference and the known distance, d, between the antennas, the Cartesian (x,y) location of the transmitter relative to the receiver can be directly determined. |
| US10509115B2 |
Position estimation method, position estimation device, and position estimation system
A position estimation method includes: acquiring, from plural receivers that receive a plural received signal strengths of radio waves transmitted from a transmitter and transmit the plural received signal strengths, the plural received signal strengths; and in a case in which a plural distances between the transmitter and the plural receivers are calculated based on the plural received signal strengths, and a position of the transmitter is estimated by using the plural distances, and in a case in which a distance among the plural distances is smaller than a predetermined threshold, performing a first correction processing by estimating a position of a receiver corresponding to the distance smaller than the threshold as a position of the transmitter. |
| US10509114B2 |
Photodetection device with synchronous and non-synchronous light detection for reducing noise and electronic apparatus
Disturbance noise is distinguished and an appropriate detection result is output in accordance with a state of each disturbance noise. A signal processing circuit (11) of a photodetection device (101) includes non-synchronous detection units (112, 113) that detect existence of a light reception signal which is not synchronous with a light emitting drive timing in at least one of a case where it is determined that a value of the light reception signal exceeds a predetermined first threshold and a case where the value of the light reception signal becomes less than a predetermined second threshold in a non-synchronous detection period except a synchronous detection period in a detection period in the signal processing circuit (11). In addition, is a case where existence of the light reception signal which is not synchronous with the light emitting drive timing is detected by the non-synchronous detection units (112, 113), the signal processing circuit (11) maintains a result of the detection of the existence/non-existence of the light reception signal acquired by the synchronous detection unit in a subsequent detection period. |
| US10509111B2 |
LIDAR sensor device
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor device includes a transmitter that transmits a laser beam including laser beam identification information corresponding to each transmission direction while changing a transmission direction, a receiver that receives a reflected beam returning after the laser beam is reflected by an object, and a signal processor that identifies a transmission direction of a laser beam corresponding to the reflected beam based on laser beam identification information included in the received reflected beam. |
| US10509110B2 |
Variable resolution light radar system
A method and apparatus for scanning a target region. A divergence of a laser beam during scanning of the target region is set. The laser beam is directed to different locations in the target region at a scan angle. The scan angle of the laser beam is set while the laser beam is directed to the different locations. Changing at least one of the divergence or an amount of change in the scan angle during scanning of the target region changes a resolution for the target region. |
| US10509109B2 |
Optoelectronic sensor and method for detecting an object
An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting an object in a monitoring area (20), the sensor (10) having at least one light transmitter (22) for transmitting a plurality of mutually separated light beams (26), a light receiver (34) with a plurality of light receiving elements (34a) for generating a respective reception signal from the remitted light beams (30) remitted by the objects, a receiving optics (32) arranged in front of the light receiver (34) and an evaluation unit (46) for obtaining information about the object from the reception signals, wherein at least some of the light receiving elements (34a) have a mutual offset in a direction perpendicular to their receiving surface. |
| US10509107B2 |
Device, system and method for simulating at least one echo signal of an electromagnetic signal
A device for simulating at least one echo signal of a signal is described, said device comprising an input for receiving the signal, a signal manipulation unit and an output for transmitting the signal processed by said signal manipulation unit. Said signal manipulation unit is configured to add a delay to the signal, to change the frequency of the signal and/or to change the amplitude of the signal. Said device further comprises at least one bandwidth changing unit. Said bandwidth changing unit is configured to change the frequency bandwidth of the signal. In addition, a system and a method for simulating at least one echo signal of a signal are described. |
| US10509102B2 |
Method for non-supervised deinterleaving by N-dimensional enrichment
A method of non-supervised deinterleaving of pulse trains comprises at least one N-dimensional enrichment step, N being an integer greater than 1. |
| US10509096B2 |
Location error radius determination
A system and method determining an error radius reflecting the accuracy of a calculated position of a processing device is provided. A data structure includes an error radius mapped to a scaled geographic area or “tile” comprising an area in which a calculated position may be determined. The data structure may include a plurality of first fields identifying a scaled geographic area based on a global projection reference system, and a plurality of second fields identifying, for each of the first fields, a position error radius associated with a scaled geographic area and level. For any calculation of an inferred position based on beacon observations, a rapid lookup of the corresponding scaled area including the new inferred position in the data structure returns an error radius for the new inferred position. |
| US10509092B2 |
Electron paramagnetic resonance dosimeter, methods of manufacture, and methods of use
A dosimeter for EPR dosimetry systems includes a carbonated hydroxyapatite cement formed by mixing a cement powder and a cement liquid in a ratio of a range of about 0.5 to 5.0 powder-to-liquid ratio. The cement powder includes one or more calcium phosphate compounds and one or more carbonate compounds. The cement liquid includes a sodium phosphate solution. The cement, when irradiated by a radiation source, is capable of producing a measurable signal as a spectrally clean EPR spectrum. Furthermore, the measurable signal is proportional to the received radiation dose. |
| US10509086B2 |
Magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionary generation using a supplementary magnetic field coil
The invention provides for a method of operating an instrument (100). The instrument comprises a magnetic resonance system (102) for measuring dictionary magnetic resonance data (154) from a measurement zone (108). The magnetic resonance system comprises a magnet (104) for generating a main magnetic field within the measurement zone. The magnetic resonance system comprises a test fixture (124) for holding a test sample (132) within the measurement zone. The test fixture comprises a supplementary magnetic field coil (126) and a magnetic resonance antenna (128). The method comprises the steps of repeatedly: choosing (200) an electrical current; supplying (202) the electrical current to the supplementary magnetic field coil to adjust the main magnetic field within the measurement zone; acquiring (204) the dictionary magnetic resonance data from the test sample with the magnetic resonance antenna by controlling the magnetic resonance system according to a magnetic resonance fingerprinting technique; and appending (206) the dictionary magnetic resonance data to a magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionary (156). |
| US10509080B2 |
Differential type magnetic sensor
(Subject)To provide a differential magnetic sensor capable of accurate magnetic detection of a local weak magnetic field even when there is a difference in detection sensitivity of a plurality of magnetic sensors used as a differential type magnetic sensor.(Means for solving)The differential type magnetic sensor comprises a driving circuit 2 for outputting driving currents, two magnetic detecting means E10, E20 including two magneto-impedance elements comprising two magneto-sensitive bodies which are disposed at two distant points and wherein the magnetic field signal voltages are generated in response to two external magnetic fields intensities around the two magneto-sensitive bodies to which the driving currents are applied and a differential operating means 5 for operating a difference signal voltage between the two magnetic field signal voltages output from the magnetic detecting means and for outputting the difference signal voltage between the two external magnetic field intensities, and further comprises a signal adjusting means which is interposed between the driving circuit 2 and the differential operating means and adjust the two magnetic field signal voltages output based on the two magneto-sensitive bodies having different detection sensitivities such that the detection sensitivities of the two magnetic detection means are considered to be roughly the same as each other. |
| US10509077B2 |
Method and apparatus for estimating state of battery
A battery state estimation method and apparatus are provided. Sensing data of a battery is received, and feature information is acquired by preprocessing the sensing data. The preprocessed sensing data is selected based on the feature information, and state information of the battery is determined based on at least one of the selected preprocessed sensing data or previous state information of the battery. |
| US10509069B2 |
Inspection device
After measuring electrical characteristics, a component favorably drops from a measuring element. An inspection device includes a pair of measuring elements configured to measure electrical characteristics of a component by gripping the components due to being capable of approaching and separating from each other; and air supply device configured to supply air to at least one of a pair of opposing surfaces that oppose each of the pair of measuring elements, and by supplying air to at least one of the opposing surfaces from air supply device, a component s adhered to the at least one opposing surface can be caused to drop favorably. |
| US10509067B2 |
Method for AC arc fault detection using multidimensional energy points
A method for detecting an arc fault in AC circuits. The method includes monitoring disturbances in an AC voltage signal by analyzing multi-dimensional energy points. A voltage signal is captured and the zero-crossing, minimum peak, and maximum peak are identified. Arcing signatures between the maximum and minimum peaks of the captured AC voltage signal are analyzed to detect an arc fault. |
| US10509064B2 |
Impedance measurement through waveform monitoring
Embodiments of the invention provide a capability of determining an input impedance of a connected Device Under Test based on Waveform Monitoring of an output signal of a waveform generator. Using embodiments of the invention, the input impedance of DUT is determined from the waveform monitoring results. The impedance information of the DUT together with the actual waveform provided to the DUT allows systems according to embodiments of the invention capable of characterizing circuit behavior for performance optimizing and issue debugging for the DUT. |
| US10509061B2 |
Method and system for high temperature detection in electric meters
A system (with corresponding methods) for responding to an electrical meter alarm. The system utilizes a processor at a meter or at a utility, and an alarm chronical encoded in memory of the processor. The alarm chronical includes an alarm level correlating to a degree of risk associated with a state of the meter, a time stamp including a date and a time of when the alarm level triggered, a meter identification, and performance data of the meter. |
| US10509058B2 |
Current sensor using modulation of or change of sensitivity of magnetoresistance elements
A current sensor can indirectly measure a sensed current by directly measuring static perturbing AC magnetic fields with magnetoresistance elements, the perturbing magnetic fields generated by perturbing coils. The sensed current can be indirectly measured by modulating or changing sensitivities of the magnetoresistance elements in a way that is directly related to the sensed current. |
| US10509057B2 |
Probe assembly and probe structure thereof
The instant disclosure provides a probe assembly and a probe structure thereof. The probe structure includes a metal main portion, a covering layer and an insulating layer. The metal main portion has a first end portion, a second end portion corresponding to the first end portion, a connecting portion connected between the first and the second end portions and a surrounding surface surrounding the first end portion, the second end portion and the connecting portion. The covering layer includes a first covering layer disposed on a surrounding surface located on the first end portion, a second covering layer disposed on a surrounding surface located on the second end portion and a third covering layer disposed on a surrounding surface located on the connecting portion. The insulating layer is disposed on the third covering layer for exposing the first and second covering layer. |
| US10509053B2 |
Radio frequency probe and methods for forming
Radio frequency (RF) probes are provided herein having a spherical shaped probe tip. The RF probes include a main body extending from a probe housing, and a contact portion integrally formed with the main body and extending radially from the main body. The contact portion includes a tip, with at least a portion of the tip having a spherical outer surface. The probe tip can be formed such that it extends from the contact portion at a predetermined angle. The probe tip can be formed having a spherical contact surface to provide a reduced contact area as compared to other probes having non-spherical shapes. The spherical contact surface can be configured to reduce accumulation of material from a surface of a device being tested and/or reduce damage to the surface of the device being tested. |
| US10509051B2 |
Physical quantity sensor and manufacturing method therefor
A physical quantity sensor includes: a detection element that outputs a sensor signal in accordance with a physical quantity; and a mount member. The detection element includes a sensor portion that has a first surface, includes a movable electrode, and a fixed electrode, and outputs the sensor signal, and a cap portion that has a first surface and is bonded with the sensor portion. Each of the first surface of the sensor portion and the first surface of the cap portion is mounted on the mount member, and the detection element detects the physical quantity. An electrode, which is connected with the movable electrode and connected with a circuit portion, and an electrode, which is connected with the fixed electrode and connected with the circuit portion, are provided on a side surface continued to the first surface of the cap portion. |
| US10509050B2 |
Sensor housing for a wheel sensor device, wheel sensor device and connecting component thereof
A sensor housing for a wheel-sensor device for a vehicle includes a first receiving aperture, a second receiving aperture, a first rotational-speed sensor, a rotary transducer, and a second rotational-speed sensor. The first sensor is configured to be inserted into the first aperture, and the sensor housing with the inserted first sensor is configured to be mounted on the vehicle. The rotary transducer is configured to co-rotate with a vehicle wheel and to trigger a change in a first physical quantity. The second sensor is configured to be inserted adjacent to the first sensor in the first aperture or in the second aperture, and the sensor housing, with the inserted first and second sensors, is configured to be mounted on the vehicle. The rotary transducer co-rotating with the rotating wheel triggers the change in the first physical quantity and a change in a second physical quantity. |
| US10509049B2 |
Method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system, laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system
A method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The method comprises a number of sample container carriers on a transport plane by a number of electro-magnetic actuators. The method is adapted to compensate deviations regarding physical properties of the sample container carriers, the transport plane and the electro-magnetic actuators compared to reference components. A laboratory automation system comprising such a laboratory sample distribution system is also presented. |
| US10509047B2 |
Method for handling a sample tube and handling device
A method and a device for handling sample tubes are presented. A position of the sample tube is identified and the sample tube is handled depending thereon. |
| US10509046B2 |
Detection of indazole synthetic cannabinoids
Components for enabling immunodection of indazole synthetic cannabinoids are described including immunogens, haptens, antibodies, methods and kits. |
| US10509044B2 |
Methods for assessing differential risk for developing heart failure
The present invention provides a method for predicting whether a human patient 65 years of age or older is at increased risk for developing heart failure, comprising obtaining the results of an assay that measures levels of NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T in a specimen from the patient wherein an increased NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T level compared to levels in a control indicate an increased risk for developing heart failure. |
| US10509041B2 |
Glucose derivative, and cell imaging method and imaging agent using said derivative
Provided is a glucose derivative, which is taken into cells via a membrane sugar transport system and is represented by formula (1). Also provided are an imaging agent and an imaging method for a cell or intracellular molecule using said glucose derivative. Further provided is a method for detecting cancer cells with good accuracy using said glucose derivative and an imaging agent to be used in said method. More specifically provided are D-glucose derivatives and L-glucose derivatives in which glucose is bound to the 7-position of a fluorescent molecular group with a coumarin backbone or a quinolone backbone. Also provided are a cell imaging agent and imaging method using the derivative. A cancer cell imaging agent and imaging method using the L-glucose derivative is also provided. G is a group selected from formulas (G1)-(G4) below. |
| US10509040B2 |
Method for measuring glycemic index of human-consumed food
The glycemic index is determined based on the results of blood glucose concentration measurements by evaluating time Δt from the beginning of food-related increase of blood glucose concentration until the peak of glucose concentration is reached, after which maximum increase ΔGmax of said glucose concentration is determined over the given period of time. Thereat, the glycemic index of food is defined as a ratio of maximum increase of blood glucose concentration ΔGmax versus maximum increase of said glucose concentration in case of pure glucose intake in the amount equal to carbohydrate content of the consumed food, which is proportional to the product of ΔGmax by Δt. The invention substantially simplifies the procedure for measuring the glycemic index of real food and facilitates the development of simple personal devices for monitoring carbohydrate metabolism. |
| US10509039B2 |
Integrated phosphor nanoparticle marking agent, and fluorescent immunostaining employing same
Provided are: a phosphor-integrated nanoparticle labeling agent which is capable of yielding a sufficient signal intensity even when its final concentration in an immunofluorescent staining reaction system is low (e.g., 0.02 nM) and enables to obtain an immunofluorescently stained image with reduced noise by inhibiting non-specific adsorption of a probe biological substance and a label to substances other than a detection subject; and an immunostaining method using the same. The phosphor-integrated nanoparticle labeling agent is a set which includes: a probe biological substance 3, which is linked to a first binding group substance A via a first hydrophilic polymer-derived spacer 1 having a length of 30 Å to 1,000 Å and specifically binds to a biomolecule 2; and a phosphor-integrated nanoparticle 5, which has a second binding group substance B capable of specifically binding to the first binding group substance A. |
| US10509038B2 |
Podocalyxin and TRA-related antibody, methods of preparation and uses as an anti-cancer therapeutic agent
The invention relates to an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, including a heavy chain and a light chain, with heavy chain complementarity determining regions 1 to 3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 3, respectively, and light chain complementarity determining regions 1 to 3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 4 to 6, respectively. In addition, the invention relates to an anti-cancer therapeutic agent including the antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof. |
| US10509036B2 |
Methods of selecting and isolating cancer stem cells
Provided herein are methods for selecting/identifying and/or isolating cancer stem cells from a biological sample or a cell culture sample using a fluorescent glucose analog. Also provided herein are methods for selecting/identifying and/or isolating leukemia stem cells and subpopulations thereof. The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery that cancer stem cells can be selected/identified based upon a lower level of fluorescence of the fluorescent glucose analog compared to non-cancer stem cells and that specific genes are differentially expressed in leukemia stem cells compared to non-leukemia stem cells. |
| US10509034B2 |
Bladder carcinoma biomarkers
Disclosed are bladder cancer protein biomarkers, methods of determining whether a patient suffers from or shows recurrence of bladder cancer or early stage bladder cancer, or late stage bladder cancer using the bladder cancer protein biomarkers, a detection system, and kits thereof. Said bladder cancer biomarkers comprise at least one of Coronin-IA, Apolipoprotein A-IV, Semenogelin-2, Gamma-synuclein and DJ-1, and variants thereof. |
| US10509032B2 |
Assay device and method
An assay method and device can perform at least one (e.g., at least two) assays on a single aliquot of a sample liquid. The device can mix a sample liquid with assay reagents including magnetically susceptible particles. The device is configured to create a sample liquid-air interface with the sample liquid. The magnetically susceptible particles can be located (via an applied magnetic field) at the liquid-air interface when a second liquid contacts the interface to form a liquid-liquid interface. The magnetic particles travel across the liquid-liquid interface to the second liquid. The magnetically susceptible particles are configured to trans-port an analyte across the interface into the second liquid. An assay for the analyte is performed in the second liquid. An assay for another analyte can also be performed in the sample liquid. |
| US10509031B2 |
Quality/process control of a lateral flow assay device based on flow monitoring
A method for providing quality control on a lateral flow assay device or for triggering a process-related step, the device including a substrate having at least one sample receiving area, at least one reagent zone downstream and in fluid communication with the at least one sample receiving area, at least one detection zone downstream and in fluid communication with the at least one reagent zone and at least one wicking zone downstream of the at least one detection zone, each fluidly interconnected therewith along at least one fluid flow path. The detection material provided in the at least one reagent zone produces a detectable signal that can be tracked and monitored prior to the completion of at least one test being performed on the lateral flow assay device. |
| US10509028B2 |
Use of a low-density immiscible compound in a device for detecting an analyte in a sample
The present disclosure relates to a device for detecting an analyte in a sample, and especially for detecting antigen/antibody reactions, wherein said device comprises a layer composed of a low-density immiscible compound. The disclosure also relates to a method for detecting an analyte in a sample and especially for detecting antigen/antibody reactions in a device comprising a layer composed of a low-density immiscible compound. The disclosure further relates to the uses of such low-density immiscible compound. |
| US10509026B2 |
Genetically encoded calcium indicators and methods of use
Genetically encoded calcium indicator (GECI) polypeptides and the nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides are provided. In addition, methods of using such nucleic acids and polypeptides in methods of screening for agonists or antagonists of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) or ion channels and methods of monitoring neural activity also are provided. |
| US10509025B2 |
Poor physical condition determination device, method, and recording medium stored with program
The invention provides a poor physical condition determination device, method, and program enabling simple determination of a physical condition level.A poor physical condition determination device 10 acquires a ketone concentration measurement measuring ketone excreted from a user, determines a physical condition level related to the physical condition of the user based on the acquired ketone concentration measurement, and outputs a determination result. |
| US10509021B2 |
Diagnosing device for on-load tap changing apparatus, diagnosing method for on-load tap changing apparatus, and diagnosing device for transformer
There is provided a diagnosing device for an on-load tap changing apparatus of a transformer, which can diagnose the degradation degree of insulating oil at high accuracy by a relatively simple device configuration. A diagnosing device for an on-load tap changing apparatus has an insulating oil tank in which insulating oil is sealed, a changeover switching device that is disposed within the insulating oil tank and performs the tap changing operation of a tap winding, a tap selector that selects the tap position of the tap winding, and a polarity (transposition) changer that inverts the polarity of the tap winding or a winding connected to the tap winding. The diagnosing device includes an arc discharge light detector that detects arc discharge light that is emitted at changing the tap position of the tap selector. The degradation degree of the insulating oil is diagnosed based on the arc discharge light detected by the arc discharge light detector. |
| US10509020B2 |
Marker compositions, and methods for making and using same
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for identifying marked hydrocarbon fluids. These compositions, methods, and systems utilize a gas chromatography marker including a pyrrolidinone. The methods and systems can identify the presence or absence of the gas chromatography marker and/or the pyrrolidinone. The compositions, methods, and systems can optionally utilize a spectroscopic marker. |
| US10509011B2 |
Ion mobility spectrometer with ion modification
Ion modification An ion mobility spectrometer (100) comprising a sample inlet (108) comprising an aperture arranged to allow a sample of gaseous fluid to flow from an ambient pressure region to a low pressure region of the ion mobility spectrometer to be ionised; a controller (200) arranged to control gas pressure in the low pressure region to be lower than ambient pressure; and an ion modifier (126, 127, 202) configured to modify ions in the low pressure region, wherein the ions are obtained from the sample of gas. |
| US10509010B2 |
Vacuum processing apparatus and mass spectrometer
A vacuum processing apparatus 1 includes a processing chamber 3 that can bring an inside of the processing chamber into a vacuum state, a load lock chamber 2 that is coupled to the processing chamber 3 and that is switchable between an atmospheric state and the vacuum state, a communication unit 10 configured to communicate the processing chamber 3 and the load lock chamber 2, a stage 5 on which a processing object 9 is placed, the stage being movable between the processing chamber 3 and the load lock chamber 2 through the communication unit 10, and a sealing unit 6 fixed to the stage 5, the sealing unit being larger than an opening 300 of the communication unit 10 on a side of the processing chamber 3. |
| US10509008B2 |
Biological device and biosensing method thereof
A biological device includes a substrate, a gate electrode, and a sensing well. The substrate includes a source region, a drain region, a channel region, a body region, and a sensing region. The channel region is disposed between the source region and the drain region. The sensing region is at least disposed between the channel region and the body region. The gate electrode is at least disposed on or above the channel region of the substrate. The sensing well is at least disposed adjacent to the sensing region. |
| US10509007B1 |
Measurement of gases
Interference signals from other gases in an air sample are eliminated by flowing an air sample directly to an electrochemical gas sensor and subsequently flowing an air sample through a selective scrubber and removing the target gas of interest before flowing the sample to the electrochemical gas sensor. The difference in responses of the electrochemical gas sensor is directly proportional to the concentration of the target gas of interest in the air sample. |
| US10509001B2 |
Device for the NMR analysis of substances in a sample, respiratory gas analysis device, fuel sensor and method
A device for analyzing substances in a sample on the basis of a measurement of nuclear magnetic resonances including a magnetic field device configured to generate a magnetic field. The device is configured such that, in order to detect magnetic resonances induced in the sample by the generation of the magnetic field, provision is made of at least one magnetic field sensor which comprises at least one sensitive component with diamond structures. The diamond structures have nitrogen vacancy centers. |
| US10508994B2 |
Image inspection apparatus and image inspection method
An image inspection apparatus includes an illuminating section for irradiating illumination light, a line camera in which a plurality of imaging elements are arrayed to be linearly arranged, the line camera receiving the light irradiated from the illuminating section and reflected on the inspection target object, a display section for displaying an image captured by the line camera, an optical axis adjusting section for adjusting an optical axis of the line camera, a trigger setting section for specifying a trigger that specifies timing when the inspection target object is imaged by the line camera, an aspect ratio adjusting section for adjusting longitudinal and lateral pixel resolutions of the image captured by the line camera, and a display control section for displaying the optical axis adjusting section, the trigger setting section, and the aspect ratio adjusting section on the display section in order. |
| US10508991B2 |
Polarization analysis apparatus and control method of polarization analysis apparatus
A polarization analysis apparatus includes: a light source that radiates light to a sample; a liquid crystal panel that outputs polarized light in a specific direction from light radiated from an excited state sample; an image sensor that measures a luminance of polarized light; and a controller that controls the liquid crystal panel and the image sensor. The controller calculates a reference voltage of a rectangular wave; calculates a corrected reference voltage by correcting the reference voltage in the rectangular wave where an absolute value of the reference voltage changes in response to a phase change; applies the reference voltage and the corrected reference voltage to the liquid crystal panel; operates the image sensor in accordance with a light exposure time to measure luminance of polarized light; and calculates a degree of polarization of the sample based on results of the measurement. |
| US10508989B2 |
Optical chemical analyser and liquid depth sensor
An optical chemical analyser comprises a source of a first amount of radiation (46), an optics module configured to direct the first amount of radiation such that it is incident on or passes through a target (14) at a target location, the optics module further being configured to receive a second amount of Raman scattered radiation from the target and direct the second amount of radiation (206) to a Spatial Interference Fourier Transform (SIFT) module, the SIFT module including a first dispersive element (216) and a second dispersive element (218), the SIFT module being configured such that a portion of the second amount of radiation is received by the first dispersive element and interferes with a portion of the second amount of radiation received by the second dispersive element to form an interference pattern; the SIFT module further comprising a detector (48) configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the interference pattern and produce a detector signal (226) based on the captured image; and a processor configured to receive the detector signal from the detector and perform a Fourier transform on the detector signal to thereby obtain a frequency spectrum of the second amount of radiation. |
| US10508988B2 |
Method and system for gas detection
A gas sensor is used for determining a concentration of a predetermined gas in a measurement volume. The gas sensor comprises a light source and a detector arranged to receive light that has passed through the measurement volume. During a first measurement period, the detector is used to make a first measurement of an amount of light received in at least one wavelength band which is absorbed by the gas. The first measurement is compared to a predetermined threshold value. If the threshold is crossed, during a second measurement period the detector is used to make a second measurement of an amount of light received in at least one wavelength band which is absorbed by the gas. The concentration of said gas in said measurement volume is calculated using the first and/or second measurement. |
| US10508985B2 |
Systems and methods for pump-probe spectroscopy
Pump-probe spectroscopy systems are provided. In an embodiment, such a system comprises an optical subsystem configured to generate a pulsed pump beam and a pulsed probe beam, the pulsed probe beam having a probe pulse frequency ω of at least 20 kHz; a detector subsystem configured to detect a sample signal induced by the pulsed pump beam and the pulsed probe beam; a chopper configured to adjust the frequency of the pump beam to ω/2, wherein the chopper is synchronized with a detector of the detector subsystem but is unsynchronized with the pulsed probe beam; and a data acquisition subsystem configured to initiate acquisition of image data by the detector based on a trigger signal derived from the pulsed pump beam. |
| US10508978B2 |
Strain energy-based method and apparatus to determine the coefficient of resilience of lost circulation materials
A portable resilience testing apparatus for lost circulation materials (LCMs) is provided. The portable resilience testing apparatus includes a test cell and a probe that moves and applies a force to a sample of LCM contained in the test cell. The portable resilience testing apparatus may be used to perform a compression cycle and decompression cycle on the LCM sample. A coefficient of resilience of the LCM sample is determined from the desorbed strain energy released during the decompression and the absorbed strain energy stored during the compression cycle. A method of determining the coefficient of resilience is also provided. |
| US10508973B2 |
Method for determining the refractive index profile of a cylindrical optical object, particularly a preform for an optical fiber
A method for determining the refractive index profile of a preform is provided. The method involves: preparing the measured deflection angle distribution, including an extreme value determination of the deflection angle distribution, to obtain a prepared deflection angle distribution; transforming the prepared deflection angle distribution into a prepared refractive-index profile; evaluating the prepared refractive-index profile for the fixation of orientation values for the layer radius and for the layer refractive index of a hypothetical refractive index profile; generating a simulated deflection angle distribution on the basis of the hypothetical refractive-index profile with the orientation values, and transforming the deflection angle distribution into a simulated refractive-index profile; fitting the simulated refractive index profile to the prepared refractive-index profile by iterative adaptation of parameters to obtain a fitted, simulated refractive-index profile which is defined by adapted parameters, and obtaining the refractive index profile as the hypothetical refractive-index profile with the adapted parameters. |
| US10508970B2 |
System for precision measurement of structure and method therefor
Disclosed are a system and a method for precisely measuring a structure are disclosed. A reference meter installed at a fixed location provides GPS reference information. A plurality of response meters, respectively installed at a plurality of positions of the structure, acquire acceleration information through acceleration sensors and measure a plurality of real-time kinematic (RTK) displacement data based on the GPS reference information, respectively. The response meters synchronize acceleration information with the plurality of RTK displacement data measured to generate into a packet to be transmitted. An operation processor receives the acceleration information and the plurality of RTK displacement data and calculates structure response information. With the GPS and accelerometers, the dynamic behaviors of structures including high-rise buildings, bridges, dams, and harbors can be precisely measured. |
| US10508964B2 |
Solenoid valve assembly with pilot pressure control
A valve assembly includes a valve body with an interior cavity and one or more supply ports, a control port, and an exhaust port each fluidly connected to the interior cavity. An armature assembly is movable within the interior cavity from a first position to a second position in response to the coil being energized. In some configurations, a regulator body, which is connected to the valve body, has an exhaust passage fluidly connected to the exhaust port. A regulator valve in the regulator body prevents fluid flow out of the exhaust passage when fluid pressure on the regulator valve is at or below a pilot pressure. The regulator valve permits fluid flow out of the exhaust passage when fluid pressure on the regulator valve is greater than the pilot pressure. The valve body is configured to provide fluid from the supply port/ports to the control port. |
| US10508962B2 |
Printable high pressure irreversible indicating material
A pressure indicator comprising a printed or coated film with micron sized particles disbursed in a transparent binder, wherein the particles change from white to transparent when exposed to high pressure. |
| US10508960B2 |
Load determining system for a rolling element bearing
The invention provides a load determining system including a sensorized rolling element bearing in a hub unit for wheels. The bearing includes a first ring and a second ring as an inner ring and an outer ring. Either one of the first and second ring may be the inner ring, the other ring being the outer ring. The system includes at least one magnetic sensor attached to the first ring that interacts with a target wheel attached to the second ring. Further, the system includes a signal processing unit configured to receive the magnetic sensor output of the at least one magnetic sensor. The signal processing unit is configured to determine at least axial forces acting on the bearing based on the amplitude of the magnetic sensor output. It is proposed that a pitch wavelength of the target ring is 4 mm or less. |
| US10508954B2 |
Temperature detecting device for a gas turbine power plant and gas turbine power plant comprising said temperature detecting device
A temperature detecting device for a gas turbine power plant is provided with at least one optical probe configured to detect a parameter indicative of a temperature and with at least one capsule configured to define a camera inside which the optical probe is housed. |
| US10508953B2 |
Method and system for processing substrate by chemical solution in semiconductor manufacturing fabrication
A method for processing a substrate is provided. The method includes supplying a first flow of a chemical solution into a processing chamber, configured to process the substrate, via a first dispensing nozzle. The method further includes producing a first thermal image of the first flow of the chemical solution. The method also includes performing an image analysis on the first thermal image. In addition, the method includes moving the substrate into the processing chamber when the result of the analysis of the first thermal image is within the allowable deviation from the baseline. |
| US10508941B2 |
Flow sensor
The invention relates to a flow sensor (1), comprising: a semiconductor module (2) on which a temperature sensing means (13a, 13b) and a heat source (12) are arranged, a flow channel (6) for guiding the fluid medium in a flow direction (D), and a wall (W) delimiting the flow channel, wherein said heat source (12) and said temperature sensing means (13a, 13b) are configured such that they are in thermal contact with said wall (W). According to the invention, said wall (W) comprises a glass member (4) and a metal member (3a), wherein the glass member (4) is connected to the metal member (3a). |
| US10508939B2 |
Flow imaging and monitoring for synchronized management of wide area drainage
A flow imaging and monitoring system for synchronized management of wide area drainage that includes an interposer for supporting monitoring and management equipment in a manhole, a module for illuminating water flowing in pipes at the base of the manhole, a module for monitoring responses to reflected light, a sealed and rechargeable battery pack, and a data analysis and management system to interpret data streams in real time. The interposer can be adjusted to fit the diameter of the manhole and can be adjusted to be placed under the manhole cover. The module for illuminating the flowing water can be adjusted to generate various frequencies. The support structures for the modules can be adjusted for varying pitch, roll and yaw with respect to the manhole. The data analysis and management system is supported by cloud computing. |
| US10508937B2 |
Ultrasonic flow meter
A flow meter ultrasonically measures fluid velocity in a pipe and ultrasonically transmits fluid flow data along the pipe. An ultrasonic transducer used for fluid velocity measurement may optionally also be used for communication of flow data, and optionally, the ultrasonic frequency for fluid velocity measurement may be the same as the ultrasonic frequency for communication of flow data. |
| US10508936B2 |
Apparatus and method for reliably determining the position of an object
For providing a reliable determination of the position of an object (1) regarding a relative movement between the object (1) and a path (2) an apparatus is provided comprising: a detector (3) attached to or integrated in the object (1), at least one marker (4) being located along the path (2), wherein the at least one marker (4) is detected by the detector (3) within its spatial detection range (5) for determining the position of the object (1) relative to the marker (4), characterized by generating means for providing a definable signal or signal sequence or graphic representation (7, 8) or graphic representation sequence, wherein said signal or signal sequence or graphic representation (7, 8) or graphic representation sequence is detected by the detector (3) within its spatial detection range (5), and by evaluating means (6) for verifying a coincidence or relationship of the provided signal or signal sequence or graphic representation (7, 8) or graphic representation sequence with corresponding data detected by the detector (3). Further, a corresponding method is claimed. |
| US10508930B2 |
Method of manufacturing proximity sensor and manufacturing system for proximity sensor
A method of manufacturing a proximity sensor and a manufacturing system for the proximity sensor capable of improving detection precision or expanding a detectable range are provided. A method of manufacturing a proximity sensor outputting presence or absence of a detection object or a position of the detection object as a detection result is provided. The manufacturing method includes: disposing the proximity sensor in a temperature-changeable environment; setting an environment of the proximity sensor to a plurality of different temperatures respectively and storing temperature detected by the temperature detection part of the proximity sensor in association with the detection result output by the control calculation part at each temperature; determining a characteristic parameter unique to a target proximity sensor based on the stored temperature and detection result; and setting the determined characteristic parameter for the target proximity sensor. |
| US10508929B2 |
Monitoring device mesh network systems and method
Methods, systems, devices, and software are described for data transmission to and from a monitored device via a mesh network. Monitoring devices report usage, status, location, and other pertinent data via a mesh network, and perhaps other networks as well. Novel data collection, transmission, and aggregation techniques are described. Data transfer may be bi-directional in order to manage and update device status and operation. The monitored device location may be tracked with the reported information. |
| US10508928B2 |
Adaptive download of map information
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for adaptive download of map information are presented which include obtaining a route from a start location to a destination location for a vehicle, acquiring projected environmental information associated with a first portion in the route the vehicle is expected to traverse, acquiring projected network availability information associated with a second portion in the route the vehicle is expected to traverse; and determining whether to download map information associated with the first portion of the route based on (1) the projected environmental information and (2) the projected network availability information. |
| US10508926B2 |
Providing navigation instructions while device is in locked mode
A method of providing navigation instructions in a locked mode of a device is disclosed. The method, while the display screen of the device is turned off, determines that the device is near a navigation point. The method turns on the display screen and provides navigation instructions. In some embodiments, the method identifies the ambient light level around the device and turns on the display at brightness level determined by the identified ambient light level. The method turns off the display after the navigation point is passed. |
| US10508923B2 |
Vehicle position estimation device, vehicle position estimation method
In this vehicle position estimation device, positions of a target present in a periphery of a vehicle is detected and, in conjunction therewith, amounts of movements of the vehicle is detected, and the positions of the target is stored as target position data, based on the amounts of movements. In addition, a portion of the target position data are grouped into a group according to turning states of the vehicle, and, based on amounts of movements of the vehicle when the target position data are detected, an adjustment range for the group is set. Further, map information including positions of the target is acquired and, by matching the target position data with the positions of the target in the map information based on the set adjustment range, a vehicle position of the vehicle is estimated. |
| US10508916B2 |
Laser level
The present invention discloses a laser level, which includes a top surface and a bottom surface parallel to each other, and a main body to be installed with a plurality of vials. One end of said main body has an integrally extended configuration of a base. Said base is pivotally connected to one end of a connector, while the other end of said connector is bound with a laser module, so that the laser module can rotate freely around the pivot between the connector and the base to adjust the projection angle of the laser beam. |
| US10508914B2 |
Device for automatically finding a mobile geodetic target object
The invention relates to a surveying system for surveying and tracking a mobile target object which defines a target point, wherein the surveying system has a control and evaluation unit, a surveying device with a sighting device which defines a target axis, and a target object. The control and evaluation unit is designed to track the moving target object within the scope of a target-finding functionality, wherein a first change in alignment of the target axis about a first axis occurs as a function of detected target-finding radiation in such a way that the target axis tracks the movement tendency of the target object. |
| US10508911B2 |
Apparatus and method for measurement, and program
The present technique relates to an apparatus and a method for measurement, and a program each of which enables distance estimation to be more simply carried out with higher accuracy.A three-dimensional measurement apparatus has a rotation control portion controlling rotation of a photographing portion by a rotation mechanism in such a way that the photographing portion is rotated with a center of rotation as an axis in a state in which a distance from the center of rotation of the rotation mechanism portion to a focal point position of the photographing portion is a constant distance; and a distance calculating portion calculating a distance to an object on a space on the basis of a plurality of photographed images obtained through photographing in positions different from one another by the photographing portion in a state in which the photographing portion is rotated. |
| US10508909B2 |
Line displacement evaluation method, line displacement evaluation device, program, and recording medium
Provided is a line displacement evaluation method of evaluating line displacement occurring in a press-formed article in press forming of forming a character line. This method includes acquiring a cross section profile of the press-formed article measured so as to traverse the character line formed in the press-formed article; calculating a 4th order differential coefficient of the acquired cross section profile; and evaluating the line displacement, on the basis of the calculated 4th order differential coefficient of the cross section profile. |
| US10508906B2 |
Method of measuring a parameter and apparatus
A method of determining a parameter of a patterning process applied to an object comprising two features (for example an overlay of the two features) comprises: irradiating the two features of the object with a radiation beam and receiving at least a portion of the radiation beam scattered from the two features of the object. The at least a portion of the radiation beam comprises: a first portion comprising at least one diffraction order and a second portion comprising at least one diffraction order that is different to a diffraction order of the first portion. The method further comprises moderating a phase difference between the first and second portions and combining the first and second portions such that they interfere to produce a time dependent intensity signal. The method further comprises determining the parameter of the patterning process from a contrast of the time dependent intensity signal. |
| US10508902B2 |
Three-dimensional measurement device
A three-dimensional measurement device which is capable of increasing the operability at the time of repeatedly performing dimension measurement for a plurality of measurement target objects having substantially the same shape is provided. There are included a template storage unit for storing, as a template, model three-dimensional shape data and an operation procedure of dimension measurement performed on the model three-dimensional shape image, and a positional relationship specification unit for specifying a relative positional relationship between the model three-dimensional shape data and measurement three-dimensional shape data. The geometric element extraction unit specifies a geometric element of a measurement three-dimensional shape based on the relative positional relationship and the template, and the dimension value calculation unit performs dimension measurement on the measurement three-dimensional shape based on the relative positional relationship and the template. |
| US10508898B2 |
Interference measurement device having a variable phase element
An interference measurement device configured to detect a phase from an interference beam between an object beam and a reference beam, includes: a laser beam source; a splitter configured to split an emitted beam from the laser beam source into the object beam and the reference beam; an object beam optical unit configured to make only the object beam incident on a measurement object; a combination unit configured to combine the object beam and the reference beam; a phase element configured to vary mutual relationship in phase between the object beam and the reference beam; and a detector configured to detect the interference beam between the object beam and the reference beam. A signal of a spatial phase variation of the measurement object is directly operated, based on at least two measurement results of an intensity signal with the detector. |
| US10508896B2 |
Measurement substrate and a measurement method
A measurement substrate for measuring a condition pertaining in an apparatus for processing production substrates during operation thereof, the measurement substrate including: a body having dimensions compatible with the apparatus; a plurality of sensor modules embedded in the body, each sensor module having: a sensor configured generate an analog measurement signal, an analog to digital converter to generate digital measurement information from the analog measurement signal, and a module controller configured to output the digital measurement information; and a central control module configured to receive the digital measurement information from each of the module controllers and to communicate the digital measurement information to an external device. |
| US10508894B2 |
Brake component measurement tool
A tool for measuring dimensions of disc brake components has an elongated first member. The elongated first member has a first tip extending transversely from the first member. The first tip has a first projection at an end portion of the first tip. An elongated second member is relatively movable to first member. The second member has a second tip extending transversely from the second member in the same direction as the first tip of the first member. The second tip has a second projection at an end portion of the second tip and extends in a direction towards the first projection. First indicia are provided on the first and second members to indicate the relative distance between the first and second projections when measuring an object located between the first and second projections. Second indicia are provided on the first and second members to indicate the relative distance between surfaces of the first and second tips when measuring spaced apart objects located outside of the first and second projections. |
| US10508892B1 |
Distributed fuze architecture for highly reliable submunitions
A submunition delivery device including a master electronics module; a submunition module operatively connected to the master electronics module and including a plurality of submunition banks separated by bulkheads. Each of the submunition banks includes a plurality of submunitions; a base plug module operatively connected to the submunition module; and a distributed fuze module operatively connected to the master electronics module to limit a detrimental effect of the plurality of submunitions upon a collision by arming the plurality of submunitions before a dispense action. |
| US10508890B2 |
System, method and apparatus for toys and games for water guns
A toy may include a target having a target magnet and a first color configured to become a second color when the target is activated. The toy also may include a backing having a backing magnet configured to be mounted to an interior of a garment. The backing may be magnetically attracted to the target magnet through the garment when the target is on an exterior of the garment. The target may be configured to be retained on the garment only via magnetic force between the target magnet and the backing magnet. The target and the backing may be configured to be readily removed from the garment and have numerous re-uses for future play. |
| US10508889B1 |
Method and apparatus for laser-induced plasma filaments for agile counter-directed energy weapon applications
A method comprising the steps of propagating an infrared laser pulse in air, self-focusing the laser pulse until the laser reaches a critical power density, wherein molecules in the air ionize and simultaneously absorb a plurality of infrared photons resulting in a clamping effect on the intensity of the pulse, wherein the laser pulse defocuses and plasma is created, causing a dynamical competition between the self-focusing of the laser pulse and the defocusing effect due to the created plasma, the laser pulse maintaining a small beam diameter and high peak intensity over large distances, creating a plasma column, repeating the above steps to create a plurality of plasma columns, creating a parallel linear array with the plurality of plasma columns, and using the array to deflect an incident energy. |
| US10508885B1 |
Knife mounts for releasably securing a knife to a firearm
Knife mounts configured to selectively secure to a firearm, the knife mount including a body secured between a muzzle and a pistol grip of the firearm, a slot defined in the body and complimentarily configured with the knife to receive the knife, a locking mechanism moveably mounted to the body proximate the slot, the locking mechanism configured to selectively secure the knife within the slot by engaging the handle of the knife, wherein the knife mount rigidly secures the knife in an orientation where the handle of the knife defines a foregrip of the firearm for a user to grip and manipulate the firearm and allows the user to rapidly remove the knife from the body. |
| US10508884B1 |
Trigger assembly of a crossbow
A crossbow includes a stock, a bow connected to the stock, a string connected to the bow, a string loader for loading the string, and a trigger and safety apparatus for controlling the string. The trigger and safety apparatus includes a trigger unit, a trigger safety unit and a string safety unit. Due to the use of the string safety unit, loading and locking of the string are synchronously executed, and loading of the arrow and disabling of the string safety unit are synchronously executed. The trigger safety unit is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. In the locking position, the trigger safety unit unlocks the trigger unit. |
| US10508881B2 |
Mount for holding and locking a firearm
A mount for holding and locking a firearm thereto. The mount includes an upwardly extending support mounted to a base, in turn, fixedly securable to a surface. The top end portion of the support is configured to extend into the magazine well of the firearm and has a mount pin slidably moveable into the firearm preventing removal of the firearm from the mount. A mechanism is provided for controllably moving the mount pin. |
| US10508880B1 |
Firearm rotation limiter and method
A method an apparatus for limiting the rotation of an upper assembly in relation to a subassembly of a firearm is disclosed. The apparatus has a rotation block having a housing; a sliding abutment coupled to the housing and coupled to an actuator; and an attachment coupled to the housing and configured to attach to an upper assembly of a firearm. The sliding abutment is able to move relative to the housing. |
| US10508879B1 |
Device for dampening residual effects from a firearm suppressor
A universal firearm shield adapted to attach to a firearm suppressor. Suppressors fail to dampen all of the effects of firearm discharge, leaving behind residual effects that may be noticeable. The shield dampens the residual effects of firearm discharge that are not captured by the suppressor. The residual effects are captured by the shield and dispersed throughout one or more interior chambers. The shield easily, quickly, and securely couples to suppressors of varying geometries due to the slidably adjustable components of the shield. The shield is configured to surround the suppressor and axially align with the suppressor. As such, the muzzle of the firearm axially aligns with the shield, the suppressor, and the barrel for an unobstructed projectile path during discharge. |
| US10508877B2 |
Suppressor with selectable venting
An example embodiment of a sound suppressor includes a shroud tube slidably and rotationally coupled to a vent tube. The vent tube is formed with a plurality of vent tube apertures in fluid communication with a bore extending from a first end to a second end of the vent tube. The shroud tube is formed with a plurality of shroud apertures in fluid communication with an interior void formed in the shroud tube. A rear cap attached to the vent tube is configured for attachment to the muzzle of a firearm. An indexing mechanism is configured for selectively holding the vent tube and shroud tube in an open-vent configuration with the apertures on both tubes overlapping one another, or in a closed-vent configuration with the apertures not overlapping. Sound suppression is enabled in the closed-vent configuration and minimized in the open-vent configuration. |
| US10508874B2 |
Automatic spent magazine ejection and control group
A firearm comprising: (i) an ammunition magazine which automatically ejects from the lower receiver of the firearm when the ammunition magazine is spent; (ii) a control group comprising a magazine release mechanism for releasing the magazine catch so that the ammunition magazine is detachable from the lower receiver, a bolt catch engage mechanism for engaging the bolt catch with the bolt carrier and retaining the bolt carrier in the retracted position, and a bolt catch release mechanism for releasing the bolt catch from the bolt carrier and allowing the bolt carrier to move forward, wherein the control group components can be operated by the user on either the left side or right side of the firearm; and (iii) optionally, a charging handle which can be operated by the user on either the left side or right side of the firearm. |
| US10508869B2 |
Method for evaluating lifting force in a heat exchanger
A method and a control unit for evaluating lifting force of a gas phase of a substantially vertical upward two-phase flow of a first fluid in a heat exchanger. The first fluid comprises the gas phase and a liquid phase. The method comprises determining that the lifting force of the gas phase is insufficient for lifting the liquid phase based on hot end approach of the heat exchanger and/or on pressure drop of the first fluid over the heat exchanger. The control unit is configured to determine that the lifting force of the gas phase is insufficient for lifting the liquid phase based on hot end approach of the heat exchanger and/or on pressure drop of the first fluid over the heat exchanger. A heat exchanger assembly comprising a heat exchanger and the control unit. |
| US10508865B2 |
Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a core portion including a plurality of tubes, and header tanks located on opposite ends in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of tubes and communicate with the plurality of tubes. A first fluid flows through a first tank chamber and a first tube group of the plurality of tubes. A second fluid different in temperature range from the first fluid flows through a second tank chamber and a second tube group of the plurality of tubes connected to the second tank chamber. The heat exchanger includes a flow rate limiting portion. The flow rate limiting portion is configured to reduce a flow rate of the first fluid or the second fluid supplied to at least first one tube of the plurality of tubes from a boundary portion provided by the partition wall. |
| US10508864B2 |
Evaporative cooling in additive manufactured heat exchangers
A heat exchanger includes a plate with an external surface, a channel, and a nozzle. The external surface bounds an interior of the plate. The channel is disposed in the heat exchanger and passes through a portion of the interior. The nozzle is integrally disposed in the heat exchanger, extends through a portion of the external surface, and is fluidly connected to the channel. The nozzle is configured to transport a liquid from the channel, through the external surface, and to distribute the liquid onto a portion of the heat exchanger. |
| US10508861B1 |
Refractory anchor device and system
Refractory anchoring devices include a main body and a mounting feature for mounting to a thermal vessel. The main body has the shape of two end-to-end Y's forming a central segment, two branch segments extending from each end of the central segment, and an extension segment extending from each of the four branch segments, to collectively form four unenclosed cell openings that are each semi-hexagonal in shape. Some embodiments include four reinforcement segments with each one extending into a respective cell opening, four voids with each one extending through respective adjacent branch and extension segments, an underbody gap formed under the central segment for refractory interlinking between cell openings, and/or a single stud-welding stud for the mounting feature. Refractory anchoring systems and methods include an array of the refractory anchoring devices arranged and mounted so that the unenclosed semi-hexagonal cell openings of adjacent anchoring devices cooperatively form substantially hexagonal cells. |
| US10508857B2 |
Home appliance device
For the purpose of improving manufacturability, a home appliance device, in particular a home chiller appliance device, is proposed. The device has at least one inner liner defining at least one storage space and having at least one first wall section and at least one second wall section with at least one gap between the first wall section and the second wall section. A separate cover unit is connected to the inner liner and is arranged outside the storage space. The cover unit covers the gap. |
| US10508856B2 |
Refrigerator door and manufacturing method of the same
A refrigerator door and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The refrigerator door includes a front panel that includes a first through hole and an input unit, a door liner, an upper cap decoration unit configured to seal an upper side of a first space defined between the front panel and the door liner, a frame attached to an inside of the front panel and defining a second space, a display assembly provided between the frame and the front panel and configured to emit light through the first through hole, and a touch sensor assembly provided between the frame and the front panel, the touch sensor assembly being fixed to a rear of the front panel at a position that corresponds to a location of the input unit. The upper cap decoration unit includes a communication hole for communicating with the second space and includes a cap cover. |
| US10508854B2 |
Cooling device for the cooled storage of medical products
The invention relates to a cooling device 1, in particular a freezer 2, having a cooling circuit 3, wherein the cooling circuit 3 has a compressor 4, at least one evaporator 5, and a condenser 44, and a closable cooling space 6 with a plurality of cooling space sidewalls 7, a cooling space base 8, at least one cooling element 9, and an insulation vessel 10. In the cooling device 1 the evaporator 5 and the cooling element 9 are disposed within the cooling space 6 such that the back of the cooling element 11 at least partially abuts on the evaporator 5 and the front of the cooling element 12 faces the insulation vessel 10, and the insulation vessel 10 is closed at least towards the at least one cooling element 9 and forms a space for cooling goods 13. The back of the cooling element 11 abutting the evaporator 5 has at least one recess 14 into which at least one removable cold accumulator 15 can be inserted. Preferably in the region of the downwardly facing end 16 of the insulation vessel 10 at least one heating element 17 and at least one storage element 18 are arranged. |
| US10508853B2 |
Stir stick and breaker walls for an ice container
A refrigerator having a cabinet, a door for providing access within the cabinet, an ice maker for making ice operably connected to the cabinet, and an ice bin with a pair of opposite-facing walls and a bottom wall. The ice bin is disposed within the cabinet and located adjacent the ice maker, and has a stir stick assembly having a stir stick, a cam rod, and a pair of breaker walls and is positioned within the ice bin. The stir stick oscillates about an axis of rotation and the cam rod is coupled to the stir stick. The pair of breaker walls are engaged with the cam rod near the bottom of the breaker walls, and hingedly attached to the pair of opposite-facing walls. |
| US10508846B2 |
Air conditioning apparatus
When charging a refrigerant circuit with refrigerant, a control component starts a heating refrigerant charging operation that is performed by switching the refrigerant circuit to a heating cycle state and performs the heating refrigerant charging operation until a predetermined heating refrigerant charging completion condition is met. Thereafter, the control component switches to a cooling refrigerant charging operation that is performed by switching the refrigerant circuit to a cooling cycle state and performs the cooling refrigerant charging operation until a refrigerant charging completion condition where the refrigerant circuit is charged with a prescribed quantity of the refrigerant is met. |
| US10508843B2 |
Heat exchanger with water box
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vapor compression system that includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to circulate refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, and a heat exchanger disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to place the refrigerant in a heat exchange relationship with a cooling fluid. The heat exchanger includes a water box portion having a first length, a shell having a second length, a plurality of tubes disposed in the shell and configured to flow the cooling fluid, and a cooling fluid portion having a third length, where the water box portion and the cooling fluid portion are coupled to the shell, such that the first length, the second length, and the third length form a combined length of the heat exchanger that is substantially equal to a target length. |
| US10508841B2 |
Cooling circuit for a variable frequency drive
Systems and methods for controlling a cooling circuit for a variable frequency drive (VFD) in an HVACR system are disclosed. The method includes determining, by a controller, an operating condition of a heat sink associated with the VFD. The controller determines whether a temperature of the heat sink is greater than or equal to a heat sink temperature threshold. The method further includes enabling a bypass flow control device in response to the heat sink temperature being greater than or equal to the heat sink temperature threshold. |
| US10508840B2 |
Device that can be used with a refrigerant fluid for increasing the thermodynamic efficiency
A heat pump includes a closed circuit to contain a refrigerant fluid and a lubricant that is miscible with the refrigerant fluid. The closed circuit includes a fluid compressor and a fluid return circuit for returning fluid to the compressor. The compressor extends in the closed circuit between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The return circuit extends in the closed circuit, complementarily to the compressor, between the fluid outlet and the fluid inlet. The return circuit includes a condenser, an expander and an evaporator. The return circuit also includes a first line extending between the fluid outlet and the condenser, a second line extending between the condenser and the expander, a third line extending between the expander and the evaporator, and a fourth line extending between the evaporator and the fluid inlet. |
| US10508839B2 |
Refrigerant compressor with lubricant distribution unit having filter holding chamber with filter body therein
A refrigerant compressor particularly a rotary screw compressor comprising a compressor housing, a compressor element which is driven by a drive and is arranged in said compressor housing, at least one bearing unit for at least one element of the drive which comprises at least one bearing housing and at least one roller bearing that is arranged in the bearing housing. Lubricant is supplied by a lubricant distribution system to the bearing housing and a lubricant dispensing unit which comprises a filter holding chamber and a filter body that is arranged in the filter holding chamber is associated with the bearing housing. |
| US10508838B2 |
Ultrahigh-performance radiative cooler
A radiative cooler is provided having a thermally insulated vacuum chamber housing that is configured to support a vacuum level of at least 10−5 Torr, an infared-transparent window that is sealably disposed on top of the thermally insulated vacuum chamber and is transparet in the range of 8-13 μm, a selective emitter disposed inside the chamber, a mirror cone on the infared-transparent window, a selective emitter inside the chamber and is configured to passively dissipate heat from the earth into outer space through the infared-transparent window and is thermally decoupled from ambient air and solar irradiation but coupled to outer space, a heat exchanger with inlet and outlet pipes disposed below the selective emitter to cool water flowing through the pipe, a sun shade disposed vertically outside the chamber to minimize direct solar irradiation, and a mirror cone to minimize downward atmospheric radiation. |
| US10508836B2 |
Furnishing temperature control system employing an electrochemical compressor
A heating/cooling system for furnishing employs an electrochemical heat transfer device. An electrochemical heat transfer device may be an electrochemical hydrogen compressor that pumps hydrogen into and out of a tank having a metal hydride forming alloy therein. The absorption of hydrogen by the metal hydride forming alloy is exothermic, produces heat, and the desorption of the hydrogen from the metal hydride forming, alloy is endothermic and draws heat in. An electrochemical hydrogen compressor may be configured between the tanks and pump hydrogen back and forth to form a heat transfer device. A heat exchange device may be coupled with the tank or may comprise the outer surface of the tank to transfer heat to an object or to the surroundings. A closed loop may be configured having two tanks and one or two electrochemical hydrogen compressors to pump the hydrogen in a loop around the system. |
| US10508833B2 |
Integrated hook and flashing for photovoltaic module installation on tile roofs
A bracket for installing photovoltaic modules on a tile roof. The bracket can have a base portion adapted to sit on a flat roof surface below a tile. A pair of curved portions above the base portion can be supported by a pair of vertical portions. A riser portion can be connected to the pair of curved portion and rising in a direction perpendicular to a roof surface. A flange can be connected to and be perpendicular to the riser portion and parallel to the base. |
| US10508829B2 |
Water heater
A water heater including a burner body (1) and a fan case (2) accommodated in casing (100), wherein the burner body (1) has a main burner body unit having a flat burner (3) on a lower surface side thereof and an introducing unit (11) protruding upward from the upper surface of the main burner body unit (12), wherein a discharging portion (53) of the ignition electrode (50) is disposed within a projection plane (180) when wall sections (13) (14) (15) (16) of the introducing unit (11) is projected downwardly. |
| US10508827B2 |
Ventilating device
A ventilating device includes a frame forming an outer contour, an airflow path formed by a flowing of air inside the frame, and a plurality of orifices configured to measure a static pressure in a chamber where the airflow path is located, wherein at least one orifice of the plurality of orifices is further configured to drain water out of the frame. In the present disclosure, the orifice for static pressure measurement is provided in the air supply path and/or the air discharge path at a position where the dew is dominantly accumulated, the drainage function and the function of measuring the static pressure may be realized simultaneously, reducing the cost and ensuring air tightness. |
| US10508826B2 |
Refrigeration cycle apparatus
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a selection unit and a determination unit, the selection unit selecting a reverse-defrosting operation mode or a heating-defrosting simultaneous operation mode, the reverse-defrosting operation mode being a mode in which all of parallel heat exchangers are defrosted by stopping a heating operation, the heating-defrosting simultaneous operation mode being a mode in which each parallel heat exchanger is sequentially defrosted while continuing a heating operation, the determination unit determining whether or not a defrosting operation is to be started, in which the determination unit is configured to start the defrosting operation in a state where the amount of frost deposited on the parallel heat exchangers is smaller in a case where the heating-defrosting simultaneous operation mode is selected than in a case where the reverse-defrosting operation is selected. |
| US10508818B2 |
Window air conditioner with side insulating sealing assembly
A window air conditioner is provided. The window air conditioner includes an air conditioner body configured to be mounted to a mounting window; and a heat-insulation sealing assembly having at least two layers and provided between the air conditioner body and the mounting window to insulate an inside of the mounting window from an outside of the mounting window. |
| US10508814B2 |
Biomass pellet stove
A stove, using biomass pellets as fuels, includes: a stove body that includes a firebox; at least one hopper; and at least one feed tube extending between the at least one hopper and the firebox; and at least one control lever laterally disposed on the at least one feed tube; wherein, fuels within the at least one hopper enter the firebox along the at least one feed tube under gravity when the at least one control lever is in a second position. |
| US10508811B2 |
Circumferential fuel shifting and biasing in an axial staged combustor for a gas turbine engine
An injector of a radial fuel injection system for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a swirler; and a fuel nozzle located within the swirler, the fuel nozzle located within the swirler, the fuel nozzle operable to provide a biased circumferential fuel distribution within the swirler. A method of controlling a fuel flow to a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes selectively controlling a biased circumferential fuel distribution within a swirler of a radial fuel injection system. |
| US10508807B2 |
Remote burner monitoring system and method
A remote burner monitoring system including one or more burners each including integrated sensors, a data collector corresponding to each of the burners for receiving and aggregating data from the sensors of the corresponding burner, and a local transmitter corresponding to each of the data collectors for transmitting the data, a data center configured and programmed to receive the data from the local transmitters corresponding to the one or more burners, and a server configured and programmed to store at least a portion of the data, to convert the data into a display format, and to provide connectivity to enable receipt and transmission of data and the display format via a network including at least one of a wired network, a cellular network, and a Wi-Fi network. |
| US10508803B2 |
Synthetic jets to cool digital micromirror devices
An apparatus and a method for cooling a digital micromirror device are disclosed. For example, the apparatus includes a digital micromirror device (DMD), a housing coupled to the DMD, wherein a first side of the housing is coupled to a bottom of the DMD and a cooling block coupled to a second side of the housing that is opposite the first side. The cooling block includes a plate that includes a plurality of openings, a diaphragm coupled to the plate, an air inlet to generate an airflow across the plate, wherein the diaphragm creates a force to move the airflow in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction of the airflow towards the second side of the housing, and an air outlet to collect the airflow. |
| US10508799B2 |
In-tube battery tree
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a lighted tree formed from a tree trunk section retaining a battery holder, branches extending from the trunk section, a light source disposed to emit light from a branch and electrically connected to the trunk section, and a base, adapted to mechanically support the trunk section and electrically connect the battery holder to an energy source external to the trunk section. In an illustrative example, the light source may be an LED-illuminated optic fiber. In some embodiments, the energy source may be a photovoltaic collector or multifrequency energy harvester. In some designs, the battery holder may adaptively maintain electrical polarity independent of battery orientation. In various implementations, battery holders may be stacked or rotated to one another to configure parallel or series batteries. Various embodiments may advantageously retain batteries in rotationally interconnected tree sections for common charging, or single in-tube section for smaller trees. |
| US10508797B2 |
Luminaire and connection mechanism for connecting multiple luminaires
A luminaire has a light emitting portion extending between first second end caps to define a length between the first end cap and the second end cap. The first end cap comprises a receptacle and the second end cap comprises a post both of which extend in an insertion direction. The receptacles are configured to closely receive the posts and the insertion direction is disposed transversely to the length. A method of assembling a luminaire assembly includes positioning a first end cap of a first luminaire over a second end cap of a second luminaire; moving the first end cap relative to the second end cap in the insertion direction; and inserting the post into the receptacle. An electrical connector on the first end cap may connect with a mating electrical connector on the second end cap to complete an electrical connection between the first luminaire and the second luminaire. |
| US10508791B2 |
Conversion of primary light into secondary light by means of a wavelength converter
A wavelength converter includes a converter layer for at least partly converting primary light of a first spectral composition into secondary light of a second spectral composition, an electrically insulating first insulation layer arranged below the converter layer, a mirror being arranged at the front side of said insulation layer facing the converter layer, at least one conductor track which is arranged at the first insulation layer and which extends laterally at a distance from the mirror, mutually spaced apart contacts extending through the first insulation layer, of which contacts in each case at least two contacts electrically connect a conductor track to a rear side of the first insulation layer, and mutually spaced apart electrically conductive solder connection volumes arranged below the first insulation layer, said solder connection volumes being electrically connected in each case to one of the contacts. |
| US10508790B2 |
Intra-canopy LED grow light
An intra-canopy LED grow light incorporating Optical Lighting Film (OLF), which uses the reflective and transmissive properties of the OLF inside an expandable section of light tubing. The tube and film combination transport a light source distributing the light along the length of the tube. The entire fixture assembly is mounted through the middle of the plant growth by suspending the fixture assembly. The light engine drives the beam down the light tubes, and can be mounted outside of the plant canopy to discourage exposing the plants to additional heat. |
| US10508789B2 |
Hollow light guide luminaire
A hollow light guide luminaire where a light source conveys light through a light ingress surface of a nominally hollow light guide with a narrow portion and a wide portion. The light guide provides means of transporting light via total internal reflection within the light guide from the light source positioned at one of the narrow portion or the wide portion to the other of the wide portion or the narrow portion wherefrom light is emitted from the light guide into the environment surrounding the luminaire. |
| US10508787B2 |
Vehicle lighting module with overlapping light patterns
A vehicle lighting module includes first and second optical units, each having a light source and a light distribution forming portion configured to control an optical path of light emitted from the light source. The first and second optical units are configured to form first and second light distribution patterns in front, respectively. Horizontal illumination widths of the first and second light distribution patterns are substantially equal. Each of the first and second light distribution patterns has a horizontally extending cutoff line at at least a part of an end edge of one of upper and lower sides thereof. The cutoff line of the first light distribution pattern is positioned at the one of the upper and lower sides of the cutoff line of the second light distribution pattern. |
| US10508786B2 |
Vehicle lamp with projector lens, reflector, shield and grating plate with extension disposed below the optical axis and in front of the rear focal point of the lens
A vehicle lamp adapted to be installed on a vehicle includes a projector lens, a reflector, a light emitting element, and a grating plate. The projector lens has a light entry surface and alight exit surface. The light emitting element is disposed for emitting light towards the reflector, such that the light is reflected by the reflector to pass through the projector lens to form a light distribution pattern. The grating plate is for reflecting at least a portion of the light that has traveled ahead of a second focal point of the reflector and that has not passed through the light exit surface of the projector lens. An extension of the grating plate and the optical axis defines an angle between 0 degree and 45 degrees. |
| US10508779B2 |
Projector
A projector includes: an illumination device; first color separation device that separates first and second color light from light emitted from the illumination device; second color separation device that separates third and fourth color light from the second color light; plurality of light modulation devices that modulate the lights separated by the first and second devices; projection optical device that projects an image based on the modulated lights; first and second filters provided on optical paths of the third and fourth color lights, respectively. A wavelength of the third color light is shorter than that of the fourth. The first filter attenuates light at a wavelength exceeding a first threshold set in a dimming wavelength region between a wavelength region of the third and fourth color lights. The second filter attenuates light at a wavelength equal to or less than a second threshold set in the dimming wavelength region. |
| US10508778B2 |
Light-emitting device
Provided is a light-emitting device in which a light-emitting region is increased in size without decreasing the yield. This light-emitting device includes a central light-emitting unit, and a plurality of peripheral light-emitting units arranged to fill a periphery of the central light-emitting unit, wherein each of the central light-emitting unit and the peripheral light-emitting units includes a substrate and light-emitting elements mounted on the substrate, and an area of the light-emitting region of each of the peripheral light-emitting units is equal to or smaller than an area of the light-emitting region of the central light-emitting unit. |
| US10508772B2 |
Flow apparatus and monitoring system relating thereto
The present invention provides a flow apparatus (10) having a flow control valve (12) having a housing (14), an aperture (16), an aperture obturator (18) and an actuator (20) for moving said obturator (16) between a first closed position and multiple open positions (B-L), characterised by a valve position monitor (21) for monitoring the position of the valve (12) and comprising a plurality of discrete sensors (28a to 28e) associated with a plurality of open positions (B-L) of said valve for monitoring the presence or absence of one or more members (26) movable with said valve (12). The arrangement may be used to monitor the valve position and such monitoring may be of use in the prediction of the amount of fluid remaining within a cylinder (32) to which it has been attached. |
| US10508771B2 |
Method and system for optimizing the filling, storage and dispensing of carbon dioxide from multiple containers without overpressurization
This invention relates to a novel method and system for dispensing CO2 vapor without over pressurization from a system having multiple containers. The system includes one or more liquid containers and one or more vapor containers. The system is designed to operate in a specific manner whereby a restricted amount of CO2 liquid is permitted into the vapor container through a restrictive pathway that is created and maintained by a shuttle valve during the filling operation so that equalization of container pressures is achieved, thereby allowing shuttle valve to reseat when filling has stopped. During use, a pressure differential device is designed to specifically isolate the vapor container from the liquid container so as to preferentially deplete liquid CO2 from the vapor container and avoid over pressurization of the system until the vapor container becomes liquid dry. The system can be operated so that at least 50% of the CO2 vapor product is dispensed from the vapor container. |
| US10508770B2 |
Compressed gas dispensing
Compressed gas dispensing methods using cascade dispensing from a first plurality of storage vessels and a second plurality of storage vessels. A compressor is used to provide very high pressure compressed gas for the second plurality of pressure storage vessels. Various methods are described for different sources of the compressed gas. The methods are particularly suitable for dispensing hydrogen into storage vessels in vehicles. |
| US10508765B2 |
Extendible tripod leg
An extendable leg 10 for a tripod, the leg 10 comprises two or more leg-stages 11b, 11c, each leg-stage 11b, 11c moveable axially relative to one or more of the or each other leg-stages to lengthen or shorten the leg. The leg 10 includes a clamp assembly to releasably prevent the relative movement when the leg is at the desired length. The clamp assembly includes a leg brake 22a moveable between a first leg-stage locking position and a second leg-stage release position. In order to control movement of the leg brake 22a between the first and second positions, an actuation means 16 is provided. A cable 17 is operably connected at a first end to the actuation means 16 and at a second end to the leg brake 22a, such that operation of the actuation means 16 causes the cable 17 to move the leg brake 22a. |
| US10508763B2 |
Combination gas pulsation dampener, cross and strainer
An apparatus and method provide for a hybrid pulsation dampener. The hybrid pulsation dampener includes an inlet, a flow-through reactive dampener, a gas charged pulsation dampener, and an outlet. The inlet receives a fluid. The flow-through reactive dampener dampens the received fluid. The gas charged pulsation dampener further dampens the dampened fluid as the received fluid flows through the flow-through reactive dampener. The outlet discharges the further dampened fluid. |
| US10508760B2 |
Strip for reinforcement of a hose and a method of manufacture thereof
A strip (100) intended for the reinforcement of the wall of high pressure hoses or flexible pipes is presented. The strip (100) comprises multiple wires (102) arranged side-by-side and held together by means of a hardened adhesive (104) originating from a waterborne dispersion. Different embodiments are presented wherein the wires (102) are embedded in the hardened adhesive (104), or wherein only one side of the strip (100) is covered with hardened adhesive (104) or wherein the hardened adhesive (104) is present only between the wires (102) and not on the surfaces (S1, S2) delineating the strip (100). In one preferred embodiment the wires (102) are flattened with the flats being parallel to the surfaces (S1, S2) of the strips (100). |
| US10508757B2 |
Hanger for mounting cables
A cable hanger includes: a generally flat base; and first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base; wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms; wherein each of the free ends of the arms has an arcuate cross-section; wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable; and wherein the cable hanger is a unitary member formed of a polymeric material. |
| US10508754B2 |
Valve device for throttling a pressure medium flow, and damping device for damping pressure pulsations
A valve device includes a valve body that forms a throttle cross section and a valve element that sets the throttle cross section depending on the pressure. To avoid pulsation-induced noises, the valve element is configured with a flow-deflecting member that causes action upon the valve element with a transverse force. The flow-deflecting member prevents noise-causing vibrations of the valve element and permits a lower throttling effect of the valve device, in particular when volumetric flows are increased. A damping device, in particular for damping pressure pulsations in a brake circuit of a slip-controllable vehicle brake system, includes the valve device. |
| US10508750B2 |
Hammer union back pressure regulator
A hammer union back pressure regulator is provided. The hammer union back pressure regulator comprises a regulator body, a bonnet, a housing and a flow control member. The regulator body defines a flow inlet, a flow outlet, and a flow passage in fluid communication with the flow inlet and the flow outlet. The bonnet is coupled to the regulator body with a hammer union nut. The flow control member is configured to adjust the pressure at which the hammer union back pressure regulator will allow flow through the flow passage. |
| US10508747B2 |
Apparatus to bias spool valves using supply pressure
Apparatus to bias spool valves using supply pressure are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a sleeve of a spool valve, and a spool within the sleeve to control a flow of fluid at a supply pressure through the spool valve as the spool is moved relative to the sleeve in response to a variable input force. A biasing force is to bias the spool opposite the variable input force. The biasing force is to be generated from a biasing pressure of the fluid within a chamber adjacent a biasing end of the spool. The biasing pressure is to be based on the fluid at the supply pressure provided directly to the chamber from a supply of the fluid independent of the flow of the fluid through the spool valve. |
| US10508746B2 |
Spool valve
A spool for a spool valve having a longitudinal axis (L). The spool comprising: a plurality of lands each having a substantially radially extending metering edge and an axially extending circumferential surface; a plurality of grooves separating each of the plurality of the lands; and a guiding section located axially between at least one land and an adjacent groove. The guiding section comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced guiding surfaces being substantially flush and contiguous with the circumferential surface of the land, wherein the guiding section allows fluid communication between the groove and the metering edge of the land. |
| US10508745B2 |
Valve assembly
A valve assembly includes an upper sleeve, a lower sleeve, and a poppet contained between the upper and lower sleeve and operable between a first and second position. The poppet includes a first end, a second end, a side, a central cavity, and a hydraulic port. The second end is spaced from the first end, the side is adjacent one of the first end and the second end. The central cavity extends from the first end of the poppet towards the second end of the poppet. The hydraulic port extends from the side of the poppet into the central cavity. The hydraulic port is configured to receive hydraulic fluid at a first flow rate from the supply port and to supply hydraulic fluid to the central cavity at a second flow rate less than the first flow rate. |
| US10508741B2 |
Coupling device for the rotary coupling of a pivot shaft of a flap diaphragm of an exhaust gas flap with a drive element
A coupling device (32) provides a rotary coupling of a pivot shaft (18) of a flap diaphragm (16) of an exhaust gas flap (10) with a drive element (34). The pivot shaft is to be rotated about a pivot axis (A). The coupling device (32) includes a first coupling part (36) with a first coupling area configured for coupling with the pivot shaft (18) and a second coupling part (38) with a second coupling area configured for coupling with the drive element (34). The first coupling part (36) and the second coupling part (38) are in a rotary coupling positive-locking meshing state with one another in the coupled state and are supported on one another in the direction of the pivot axis (A). |
| US10508739B2 |
Mechanical seal assembly
A mechanical seal assembly has a first flange (10) and a second flange (10). The body of each flange defines a recess adjacent a flange connection face and wherein said recess includes an annular metallic seal surface (28). A metallic seal element (32) is locatable between the first and second flanges. First and second faces of the metallic seal element include an annular seal surface (42). The seal element is configured to be clamped between the two flange bodies (10), to create a metal-to-metal seal between the respective annular seal surface (42) of the seal element and the metallic seal surface (28) of a respective flange body. |
| US10508738B2 |
Side rail
A side rail (1) in a sprit ring shape is to be mounted on a space expander (2) and to constitute, together with the space expander (2), a multi-piece oil ring (3) used in an internal combustion engine. The side rail (1) includes an outer peripheral surface (14) facing radially outward, an inner peripheral surface (13) facing radially inward, a first axial surface (11) facing one end of an axial direction, and a second axial surface (12) facing the other end of the axial direction and parallel to the first axial surface (11). A bevelled portion (30) is provided between the outer peripheral surface (14) and the second axial surface (12) and formed in a tapered surface having a diameter gradually decreasing from a position on the outer peripheral surface (14) at 0.05 mm or more from the first axial surface (11) toward the second axial surface (12). |
| US10508734B2 |
Method for operating a transmission device for a motor vehicle, and corresponding transmission device
A method for operating a transmission device for a motor vehicle. A driving gear is selected from a quantity of driving gears and set to the transmission. At the same time, in a normal operating state, the driving gear quantity is compiled from a specific number of driving gears contained in a total quantity of the driving gears, containing all of the driving gears. The driving gear quantity is compiled as a function of at least one state variable of the motor vehicle. |
| US10508732B2 |
Shift device
In a shift lever device, a first facing cavity and a second facing cavity of a lever, and a first facing hole and a second facing hole of a printed wiring board, respectively face each other when the lever is disposed in an “H” position. Thus, in a state in which the lever is disposed in the “H” position when the shift lever device is being assembled, the first facing cavity and the second facing cavity respectively face the first facing hole and the second facing hole, thereby enabling the accuracy of relative assembly positions of a magnet of the lever and detection elements of the printed wiring board to be increased, and enabling the detection accuracy of a shift position of the lever to be improved. |
| US10508729B2 |
Strain wave gearing device
A strain wave gearing device has a grease temperature control mechanism for controlling the grease temperature of a portion of grease, of the grease filled inside an externally toothed gear of the strain wave gearing device, the portion of the grease being disposed on the outer peripheral side portion of a wave generator. The grease temperature control mechanism has a circular heater facing the outer peripheral side portion of the wave generator over the entire circumference from a direction of a device central axis line. By controlling the grease temperature of a specified portion inside the externally toothed gear, it is possible to reliably start the strain wave gearing device even in an extremely low temperature environment where the grease solidifies. |
| US10508726B2 |
Fastening structure for flexible externally toothed gear of strain wave gearing and shaft member
A boss-side fastening surface formed in a boss of a flexible externally toothed gear of a strain wave gearing and a shaft-side fastening surface of an output shaft are coaxially fastened with bolts. The boss-side fastening surface is a convex-side fastening surface defined by two symmetrical inclined surfaces that are intersected at a prescribed angle to form a ridge line on a diameter line of the surface. The shaft-side fastening surface is a concave-side fastening surface defined by two symmetrical inclined surfaces that are intersected at a prescribed angle to form a trough line on a diameter line of the surface. The inclination angle of the inclined surfaces is set in the range of 2° to 16°. Transmission torques equal to or larger than those for combined bolt and pin fastening can be secured with bolt-only fastening. |
| US10508725B2 |
Geared transmission unit
A geared transmission unit in which flexibility in arrangements of shafts and members coupled to the shafts is enhanced. The geared transmission unit comprises: a pair of pinion gears having different teeth numbers that rotate integrally; a carrier that rotates while supporting the pinion gears in a rotatable manner; a fixed gear meshed with a first pinion gear; a first transmission gear arranged on an inner circumferential side of the carrier while being meshed with a second pinion gear; an external gear formed on an outer circumferential face of the carrier; and second transmission gears respectively meshing with the external gear. |
| US10508724B2 |
Shift control method for an automated range-change transmission
A method for shift control of an automated auxiliary transmission that is mounted in a drive train of a motor vehicle between a drive motor (AM) and a final drive, and includes at least one multi-step main gearing (HG) and one two-step front-mounted group (VG) connected upstream of the main gearing (HG), and with which the main gearing (HG) can be shifted via unsynchronized clutches and the front-mounted group can be shifted via synchronized clutches. Depending on the currently existing driving or operating situation, a gear change is performed in the auxiliary transmission through a change in the transmission ratio step (G1, G2, G3) of the main gearing (HG) while maintaining the currently engaged transmission ratio step (K1, K2) in the front-mounted group (VG). |
| US10508715B2 |
Motor assembly for drawworks systems and methods
A system includes a first transmission having a first planetary gearset, a first drive shaft, and a first annular sleeve. The first annular sleeve is positioned circumferentially about the first drive shaft, and the first annular sleeve is configured to move axially relative to the first drive shaft and the first planetary gearset from a first axial position in which the first annular sleeve engages a first sun gear of the first planetary gearset to a second axial position in which the first annular sleeve engages a first ring gear of the first planetary gearset to adjust a gear ratio of the first transmission. |
| US10508713B2 |
Cord lock
A cord lock includes a female member having a first opening, a second opening, an insertion path for a string therebetween, and female-side fastening portions formed in the insertion path, a male member having one portion entering into the insertion path from a side of the first opening, and male-side fastening portions at the one portion adapted to be fastened to the string inserted to pass through the insertion path in cooperation with the female-side fastening portions, and a spring member interposed between the female member and the male member. The fastening relative to the string is released by a pulling operation of reducing an entering amount of the one portion of the male member into the insertion path. A first contact portion of the spring member is integrally formed with the female member, and a second contact portion of the spring member is integrally formed with the male member. |
| US10508707B2 |
Bearing system
A bearing system, for bearing a motor vehicle assembly at a motor vehicle body, with a fluid operating chamber that is in flow connection, by way of at least one fluid channel, with a fluid equilibration chamber, which is present in a housing of the bearing system. The fluid operating chamber and the fluid equilibration chamber are separated by a separating element, in which the at least one fluid channel is present. The separating element is decoupled from the housing by an elastic element, which surrounds the separating element in the peripheral direction. The housing has a cover, which accommodates the fluid equilibration chamber, and a supporting part, which holds a spring element of the bearing system. |
| US10508703B2 |
Lateral support elements, gas spring assemblies, suspension systems and methods
Lateral support elements include an element wall with an exterior surface dimensioned to abuttingly engage an associated flexible wall and an interior surface that at least partially defines an element chamber within the lateral supporting element. Gas spring assemblies include a flexible spring member that at least partially defines a spring chamber. The lateral support element is disposed along and operatively connected to the flexible spring member. The element chamber can, optionally and in some cases, be disposed in fluid communication with the spring chamber. The gas spring assembly can include one or more end members operatively connected to the flexible spring member. Suspension systems and methods of assembly are also included. |
| US10508702B2 |
Lateral support element, gas spring assembly and method
A lateral support element (304) include an element wall with a first surface facing away from an associated flexible wall (264) and a second surface facing toward the associated flexible wall. The lateral support element is disposed along the associated flexible wall such that an interface (334) is formed between an outer surface of the associated flexible wall and the second surface of the lateral support element. The interface is operative to generate a lateral spring-rate profile in an associated gas spring assembly that varies according to lateral displacement of the associated flexible wall and the lateral support element relative to one another. The interface can include a quantity of friction-reducing material and/or can be at least partially formed by a cross-sectional profile of the lateral support element that includes a convex profile segment. Gas spring assemblies and methods of assembly are also included. |
| US10508696B1 |
Selectable one-way clutch with damper springs
A selectable one-way clutch can be equipped in a vehicle powertrain assembly. The selectable one-way clutch can include a notch plate and a pocket plate. The pocket plate has a pocket, and the notch plate has a notch. A coupling mechanism is disposed in the pocket and is moveable in the pocket. The coupling mechanism is used to bring about engagement between the notch and pocket plates and, in an example, is a strut-type coupling mechanism. A pair of damper springs is disposed in the pocket. A selector plate is situated between the pocket plate and the notch plate. The selector plate includes a window. |
| US10508692B2 |
Propeller shaft and propeller shaft production method
Apparatus, such as a propeller shaft, includes an outer circumferential portion or outer race to rotate as a unit with an internal shaft (serving as the propeller shaft), an inner circumferential member or inner race to rotate as a unit with an external shaft and a plurality of balls disposed between the outer race and inner race, for transmitting rotation therebetween. A sleeve rotating as a unit with the inner race includes an inside cavity for receiving the external shaft. The sleeve is coated with a coating formed on an inside circumferential surface. |
| US10508691B1 |
Linear guideway
A linear guideway is characterized in that it is capable of determining whether there is abnormal displacement of the return member based on the open or close of the circuit, and can output the abnormal signal immediately when the circuit is open. Compared with the conventional structure, since the present invention can be disposed only at one end of the slide block, both the number of components and assembly time can be reduced, and the diagnosis with precision and immediacy can be performed without high-deep algorithm, which can play a role of instant reminding before the linear guideway completely loses function. Therefore, the service life of the linear guideway can be known early to avoid the loss caused by the shutdown. |
| US10508686B2 |
Securing device and linear guiding mechanism
Disclosed is a securing device for providing a movable unit of a linear guiding mechanism with additional safety in that the securing device prevents the movable unit from coming off a guiding rail in case of a bearing malfunction. The securing device comprises at least one securing portion and a coupling portion for coupling the at least one securing portion to the movable unit. The securing portion is engageable with the guiding rail in case of a failure of the movable unit. |
| US10508684B2 |
Angular contact ball bearing and transmission assembly
An angular contact ball bearing includes an outer ring having an outer diameter D and a first rolling surface and an inner ring having an inner diameter d and a second rolling surface, and no more than one row of balls between the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface, each of the balls having a diameter Dw. The diameter Dw of the balls, the outer diameter D of the outer ring, and the inner diameter d of the inner ring satisfy the relationship: 2 D w D - d > 0.7 . |
| US10508682B2 |
Composite torque tube end fitting attachment method
A low-cost method of manufacturing a composite tube assembly having a composite fiber tube connected to metallic end fittings includes placing at least one end fitting on a mandrel, the end fitting including a grip region having a plurality of external surfaces, wrapping a fiber tow around the grip region of each end fitting and the mandrel to form a fiber-wrapped assembly, curing the fiber tow, and removing the mandrel to yield a completed tube assembly. The method may include positioning a plurality of compression inserts around the grip region after some of the fiber tow has been wrapped around the grip region, and wrapping additional fiber tow around the compression inserts and the grip region. The compression inserts may have a rounded outer surface such that an end portion of the tube wound around the compression inserts has a round outer cross-sectional shape. |
| US10508680B2 |
Connecting structure of end piece and outer cable in Bowden cable and method for connecting the same
In a Bowden cable, a shield thereof is formed from a hollow strand that is formed by twisting a plurality of metal individual wires. An end part of this hollow strand is exposed by removing an outer skin and is increased in diameter, thereby forming a first flare part. An end part of a liner is also increased in diameter to form a second flare part. An end piece is injection molded so as to envelop these flare parts. A synthetic resin as a material of this end piece is made to enter between the metal individual wires. The end piece includes a mounting part and a bent pipe part for covering and surrounding an outer periphery of an outer cable in a state in which the outer cable is curved. The mounting part and the bent pipe part are formed as a unit by injection molding. |
| US10508677B2 |
Tapered thread connection pair
A tapered thread connection pair comprises an external thread and an internal thread. The external thread comprises an outside helical surface and a first end helical surface, the shape of the outside helical surface is the same as that of a spiral outside surface of a solid of revolution, and the shape of the first end helical surface is the same as that of a spiral end surface of the end having a moving direction that is the same as an axial movement direction of the solid of revolution. The internal thread comprises an inside helical surface and a second end helical surface. The shape of the inside helical surface is the same as that of the spiral outside surface of the solid of revolution. |
| US10508675B2 |
Method for anchoring an expansion anchor in a borehole
A method for anchoring an expansion anchor in a borehole is disclosed. The expansion anchor includes an anchor bolt and an expansion body on a first terminal section of the anchor bolt, an actuator disposed on a second terminal section of the anchor bolt, and an expansion sleeve disposed around the anchor bolt. In an embodiment, the method includes hammering the expansion anchor into the borehole in an insertion direction and actuating the actuator to screw the expansion body outwardly in a direction that is opposite the insertion direction such that the expansion sleeve is expanded radially outwardly and digs into a wall of the borehole and such that the expansion body digs into the wall of the borehole. |
| US10508674B2 |
Collapsible bed foundation
Provided is a mattress foundation that includes: a headboard end panel assembly; a footboard end panel assembly; a left side panel assembly; and a right side panel assembly. The left side panel assembly detachably attaches to the headboard end panel assembly and to the footboard end panel assembly, and the right side panel assembly detachably attaches to the headboard end panel assembly and to the footboard end panel assembly. Each of the left side panel assembly and the right side panel assembly comprises two side panel subassemblies that are attached together end-to-end when in use but that can be arranged substantially parallel to each other when not in use. |
| US10508673B2 |
Securing device for a furniture fitting
A securing device for securing a furniture fitting to a piece of furniture is provided. The furniture fitting can be selectively secured to the piece of furniture by a left furniture fitting face or a right furniture fitting face using the securing device. The securing device includes a connecting element having two connecting element regions for securing the furniture fitting to the piece of furniture, and a securing body with a through-opening. The connecting element is at least partly in the through-opening and can be moved relative to the securing body, the connecting element having at least one stop element which can be moved to a limited degree relative to the connecting element. |
| US10508670B2 |
Structural member and joint
An alternative connection element to a permanent structural connection, with the ability to be disassembled or reconfigured. The apparatus and method creates a stable compression and tension connection of structural elements that provides a fixed connection but allows for dis-assembly and use of dissimilar materials and finishes. The connection includes a first bore through a primary structural element and a tension bore extending inwardly from a surface of the primary element intersecting the first bore. A compression bore extends inwardly from an opposite surface of the primary element. A secondary element is received in the first bore, and receives a tension element through the tension bore, aperture, and compression bore. A compression element is operably connected to the tension element so that the compression element and tension element are operable to urge the secondary element in abutment with an inner surface of the first bore. |
| US10508669B2 |
Rework system for composite structures
A method and apparatus for reworking a composite structure. A fastener is cooled from a first temperature to a second temperature at which a diameter of a post of the fastener is reduced by a desired amount. The post of the fastener is placed into a channel in a bushing such that a desired interference fit occurs when the fastener is at the first temperature. The bushing with the fastener is positioned in a hole in the composite structure. A gap is present between an outer surface of the bushing and an inner surface of the hole. A gap is also present between an end of the bushing and a second structure. |
| US10508667B2 |
Hinge clamp for a bicycle frame and other structures
A hinge clamp adapted to clamp a hinge assembly with an eyelet to position and protect a retraction spring, a counter-bore in the V-plate to accommodate the spring, and a finger loop to position the user's finger during operation. In some aspects the clamp may have a removable bolt tightening handle, the release of which enables the handle to be removed to avoid damage and to prevent theft. The handle may be removable over the head of the bolt in a first rotary configuration, and be constrained under the head of the bolt in a second rotary configuration. The hole in the clamp plate is counter-bored on the “V” side to accommodate a spring, which surrounds the bolt. |
| US10508663B2 |
Hydraulic circuit for controlling a movable component
Hydraulic circuits for controlling a movable component use one or more of a plurality of fluid supplies. Pressurized fluid flowing from one supply is routed toward the component and is not inadvertently vented into another fluid supply, or into an exit port. A backflow path is provided for fluid returning from the hydraulic component when the component is actuated in a reversed direction. The hydraulic circuits can be used, for example, on blowout preventers in a subsea environment. |
| US10508662B2 |
Propeller fan
A propeller fan includes a boss on a rotation axis, and a blade at an outer circumferential portion of the boss. The blade includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade includes a first area, a second area inward of the first area, and third areas outward of the second area. The third areas are located inward and outward of the first area, with the first area interposed between the third areas. The first area, the second area and the third areas each include at least one notch in the trailing edge. The notches satisfy the relationship “P1>P2>P3”, where P1 is the width of the notch in the first area, P2 is the width of the notch in the second area, and P3 is the width of the notch in each of the third areas. |
| US10508657B2 |
Stator component of vacuum pump
The present invention provides a stator component of a vacuum pump, which is suitable for reducing the fracture energy (energy of fracture that occurs when a rotor of the pump is damaged during its rotation) and the size of the pump, and also provides a vacuum pump having this stator component. In the vacuum pump, a spacer or of a thread groove pump stator, which is a stator component forms a gap satisfying the following < |
| US10508656B2 |
Circulating pump unit and solar thermal plant
A circulation pump assembly (2) includes an electric drive motor (6) and a control device (10) integrated into the circulation pump assembly (2). At least one internal temperature sensor (16) is arranged in the circulation pump assembly (2) and detects the temperature of the medium delivered by the circulation pump assembly (6) and issues a corresponding temperature signal (42) to the control device (10). The control device (10) is configured, on the basis of the temperature signal (42) of the internal temperature sensor (16), to approximately determine the temperature of the liquid in a liquid storage means (26) which is connected to the circulation pump assembly (2) via a heating circuit (28). |
| US10508653B2 |
Motor and fan including the motor
A motor includes a stationary portion and a rotary portion. The stationary portion includes an armature, a circuit board below the armature, and a base portion. The base portion includes a bearing holder and a radial gap is defined between the circuit board and a wall portion. The circuit board includes a through-hole passing through the circuit board, and at least one exhaust hole passing through the circuit board in an axial direction. A filler material is on upper and lower sides of the circuit board. The radial gap, a first exhaust hole extending in a radial direction, and a second exhaust hole extending in a circumferential direction from the first exhaust hole communicate with each other through an axial space between a lower surface and an upper surface of the base portion. |
| US10508648B2 |
Automated cross-phase pump and controller
In one example, a fluid system is provided that includes an air-operated fluid pump, a control air system operably connected with the fluid pump, and a pump controller operably connected with one or more components of the control air system. The pump controller is configured to automatically control the operation of the air-operated fluid pump by way of the control air system. The fluid pump parameters automatically controlled by the pump controller can include a discharge flow rate of the fluid pump, a discharge pressure of the fluid pump, and/or a pulsation value associated with the discharge of the fluid pump. |
| US10508639B2 |
Method and device for detecting autoignitions on the basis of measured and estimated internal cylinder pressure values of an internal combustion engine
A method is provided for detecting autoignition in a spark-ignited internal combustion engine, wherein values for the combustion chamber pressure are measured during a compression stroke of the internal combustion engine at defined crankshaft angles within an evaluation window, a filtered pressure value is determined from the measured values for the combustion chamber pressure, and theoretical pressure values in the combustion chamber that would arise if no combustion took place in the combustion chamber are determined for the defined crankshaft angles. The value of the slope between two defined crankshaft angles for filtered pressure values is determined, the value of the slope between two defined crankshaft angles for theoretical pressure values is determined, and a difference of the slope values is calculated therefrom. This difference is compared with a specified threshold value, and, if the threshold value is exceeded, an autoignition in the combustion chamber is inferred. |
| US10508637B2 |
Ignition control system
An ignition control system is applied to an internal combustion engine having an ignition coil, a switching element and a measurement detection part which detects at least one of a primary and a secondary voltages and a secondary current. The ignition coil has a primary coil and a secondary coil. The switching element performs conduction and interruption the primary current to the primary coil. The ignition control system has a primary current control unit generating a spark discharge at the ignition plug by passing the primary current through the primary coil, and perform interruption of the primary current, and a discharge short-circuiting determination part determining a generation of discharge short-circuiting based on a measured value. The primary current control unit generates the spark discharge again when discharge short-circuiting occurs. |
| US10508635B2 |
Piezo injector
A piezo injector includes an actuator space in which a piezo actuator is arranged, a control piston bore in which a control piston with an end face is arranged, a leakage pin arranged between the piezo actuator and the end face to couple the piezo actuator with the control piston, and a union for fluidic communication with the control piston bore which union has a hydraulic throttle. |
| US10508632B1 |
Engine rail pressure system
Rods for increasing pressure within an oil reservoir of an engine are described. In some embodiments, the rod includes a front end with a front flange and a rear end with a rear flange to assist with centering the rod within the oil cavity. The rod may be comprised of a front section that removably attaches to a rear section via a connector screw and the connector screw may be long enough to prevent the connector screw from backing out when the rod is in the oil cavity. Methods of using and installing the rod are also described. |
| US10508630B2 |
Fuel pump assembly
The invention relates to a fuel pump assembly, which comprises a fuel pump (2), a fuel tank (3), in which the fuel pump (2) is at least partially arranged, an intermediate component (4), which is arranged on the outside of the fuel tank (3) and has a fuel connection to the fuel tank (3), and a filter (5), which is arranged in a filter chamber (6) and is arranged on the outside of the intermediate component (4) or the fuel pump (2). According to the invention, a fuel flow flows from an interior (30) of the fuel tank (3) through a first opening (40) of the intermediate component (4) outward into the filter chamber (6) and from the filter chamber (6) through the filter (5) and through a second opening (41) of the intermediate component (4) to an inlet (20) of the fuel pump (2). |
| US10508625B2 |
Air cleaner for vehicle
In an air cleaner for a vehicle, a connection part of a first intake duct to a cleaner case is disposed in a front half portion of one of left and right half portions of the cleaner case, the first intake duct including a first air inlet port opening forward. A connection part of a second intake duct to the cleaner case is disposed in a rear half portion of an other of the left and right half portions, the second intake duct including a second air inlet port opening rearward. The first intake duct is formed to include a first air outlet port opening rearward inside an unpurified chamber and curve in an up-down direction in a side view, and the second intake duct is formed to include a second air outlet port opening forward inside the unpurified chamber and curve in a right-left direction in a plan view. |
| US10508623B2 |
Filter system with an insulating body, insulating body, and method for manufacturing an insulating body
A filter system for filtering a fluid, in particular an air filter system, is provided with at least a filter element arranged in a filter housing that is provided with at least an inlet and an outlet for the fluid. An insulating body which is formed of a flat insulation material is arranged so as to surround and tightly enclose an outer contour of the filter housing. An insulating body and a method for manufacturing the insulating body are described. |
| US10508620B2 |
Evaporated fuel treatment device
An evaporated fuel treatment device is provided in a canister including first to third chambers. The first chamber is provided with an inflow port and an outflow port at an end part thereof, and is connected to the second chamber. The evaporated fuel treatment device is configured as the third chamber of the canister. The third chamber has disposed therein activated carbon as an adsorbent material. The side connected to the second chamber in the third chamber is defined as second chamber side, and the side opposite to the second chamber side is defined as atmosphere side. An atmosphere port is provided at an end part on the atmosphere side of the third chamber. The third chamber is provided with a highly adsorptive layer and a low adsorptive layer which are aligned from the second chamber side to the atmosphere side. |
| US10508610B2 |
Semiconductor device and fuel injections device
A semiconductor device has a peak value storage register, a threshold value storage register, a peak determination circuit, and an end timing determination circuit. The peak determination circuit determines whether or not to update a value stored in the peak value storage register. Further, the peak determination circuit ends an operation if the end timing determination circuit determines that an end timing has arrived. The peak value storage register updates a storage value if the peak determination circuit determines to perform updating. The end timing determination circuit determines that the end timing of the operation of the peak determination circuit has arrived if the value of an input signal becomes smaller than a value obtained by decreasing or increasing the value stored in the peak value storage register by a value corresponding to a threshold value stored in the threshold value storage register. |
| US10508604B2 |
Firing fraction management in skip fire engine control
In various described embodiments skip fire control is used to deliver a desired engine output. A controller determines a skip fire firing fraction and (as appropriate) associated engine settings that are suitable for delivering a requested output. In one aspect, the skip fire controller is arranged to select a base firing fraction that has a repeating firing cycle length that will repeat at least a designated number of times per second at the current engine speed. Such an arrangement can be helpful in reducing the occurrence of undesirable vibrations. |
| US10508603B2 |
Apparatus for controlling internal combustion engine
An apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine is provided. An engine includes a compression release mechanism and a fuel injection valve. The compression release mechanism variably controls the opening degree of a valve member, and thereby connects the combustion chamber of the engine with at least one of the intake passage and the exhaust passage in order to release in-cylinder pressure during at least the compression stroke. A controller controls the fuel injection valve to execute coasting with the fuel cut off in which the fuel is cut off under a predetermined condition, and while executing coasting with the fuel cut off, controls the compression release mechanism to increase the opening degree of the valve member of the compression release mechanism as the speed of the engine is higher. |
| US10508601B2 |
Auxiliary drive bowed rotor prevention system for a gas turbine engine
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 operable to drive rotation of a starting spool of the gas turbine engine through the gear train at a substantially constant speed upon engine shutdown until an energy storage source is depleted. |
| US10508600B2 |
Fire shield integrated to fuel nozzle retaining bracket
A retaining bracket is attached to a fuel nozzle for cooperating with a flange on a fuel transfer tube to prevent the fuel transfer tube from becoming disconnected from the fuel nozzle during engine operation. The retaining bracket is shaped so as to form an enclosure over a head of the nozzle, the enclosure acting as a fire shield to allow the nozzle to perform its intended functions for a predetermined period of time when exposed to an engine fire event. |
| US10508598B2 |
Cooling systems for gas turbine engines
An air-oil cooler for a gas turbine engine includes an air cooling structure and a lubricant channel. The lubricant channel extends between a lubricant inlet and a lubricant inlet and is bounded by the air cooling structure. The air cooling structure has an arcuate shape for circumferentially spanning a portion of a gas turbine engine core. |
| US10508597B2 |
Systems and methods for icing detection of compressors
A system includes a controller coupled to an inlet bleed heat system of a compressor. The controller is configured to detect an icing condition of an inlet portion of the compressor by determining a current compressor efficiency value of the compressor, a current compressor flow value of the compressor, or any combination thereof, comparing the current compressor efficiency value to a compressor efficiency model of the compressor, the current compressor flow value to a compressor flow model of the compressor, or any combination thereof, and providing an icing indication to the inlet bleed heat system if a first difference between the current compressor efficiency value and the compressor efficiency model is greater than a first threshold, a second difference between the current compressor flow value and the compressor flow model is greater than a second threshold, or any combination thereof. |
| US10508583B2 |
Composite exhaust element
The exhaust element comprises an outer shell made of a composite material and an inner thermal protection. The inner thermal protection comprises a layer of high temperature insulation material and an inner liner for abrasion protection of the high temperature insulation material. The inner liner is a high temperature resistant textile. |
| US10508580B2 |
Combined heat exchanger and exhaust silencer
The present invention relates to a combined heat exchanger and exhaust silencer for a vehicle, comprising a bypass valve configured to: in a first state, allow a flow path for exhaust gas to be open from an inlet to an outlet via an at least partly perforated bypass pipe, and in a second state, close said flow path, whereby at least a main portion of said exhaust gas is forced through a second flow channel comprising a heat exchanger pipe. The second flow channel is formed by an annular space between an at least partly perforated second pipe and an at least partly perforated third pipe. A sound absorbing material surrounds the bypass pipe and the third pipe, and is further arranged inside the second pipe. |
| US10508578B2 |
Engine system
An engine system includes: an engine including a plurality of combustion chambers generating driving torque by combustion of fuel; an exhaust gas purification apparatus installed at an exhaust line in which exhaust gas exhausted from the combustion chambers flows; a bypass line branched from the exhaust line at an upstream side of the exhaust gas purification apparatus and joining the exhaust line at a downstream side of the exhaust gas purification apparatus so that the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust line bypasses the exhaust gas purification apparatus; and a bypass valve installed at the bypass line. |
| US10508576B2 |
Urea-filling device for diesel vehicles
A urea-filling device for diesel vehicles may include a urea-overflow-preventing space formed in a portion of a urea filler neck to temporarily accommodate urea flowing backwards from a urea tank, easily preventing urea from overflowing out of the urea filler neck. |
| US10508570B2 |
Valve stem seal
A valve stem seal exhibits superior workability of mounting of a reinforcing ring to a valve stem guide and enables the reinforcing ring to be fixed to the valve stem guide in a stable manner. A reinforcing ring is mounted to a valve stem guide by fitting a cylindrical portion to the valve stem guide from a side opposite to an inward flange portion. The cylindrical portion includes a slit extending linearly in a circumferential direction and a locking protrusion that is provided on a side opposite to the inward flange portion with respect to the slit and that is to be locked by a locking recess formed in the valve stem guide. The locking protrusion is constituted by a curved portion that is gradually recessed radially inward from the side opposite to the inward flange portion with respect to the slit to a position that reaches the slit. |
| US10508569B2 |
Thermal energy recovery device
Provided is a thermal energy recovery device in which a site of a circulation flow path between an evaporated portion and an expander can be avoided having too high temperature upon stoppage of power recovery by a power recovery machine. The thermal energy recovery device includes an evaporator (10), an expander (12), a power recovery machine (14), a condenser (16), a pump (18), a circulation flow path (20), a cooling flow path (30) for supplying working medium of liquid phase flowing out of the pump (18) partially to a site of the circulation flow path (20) between the evaporator (10) and the expander (12), an on-off valve (V1) provided in the cooling flow path (30), and a control unit (40), in which upon reception of a stop signal for stopping power recovery by the power recovery machine (14), the control unit (40) opens the on-off valve (V1). |
| US10508566B2 |
Inner fixed structure leading edge latch
Pin latch assemblies and cam latch assemblies are disclosed. A pin latch assembly is provided comprising a pin housing at least partially enclosing a pin, an actuating device coupled to the pin, and a retaining feature comprising an aperture. |
| US10508564B2 |
Bearing housing and an exhaust gas turbocharger with such a housing
A bearing housing for an exhaust gas turbocharger may include a bearing housing cover arranged on a bearing housing wall. The bearing housing cover may include a penetrating rotation-symmetrical sealing recess with a centre axis and may have a locating surface facing the bearing housing wall and radially extending from the centre axis. The bearing housing may include a sealing bush arranged in at least one region of the sealing recess. The sealing bush may have a stop surface arranged opposite the locating surface and may include a penetrating shaft recess disposed rotation-symmetrical relative to the centre axis. The bearing housing cover may further include an at least partly circulating groove disposed on the locating surface radially spaced from the centre axis. The groove may include a drainage region arranged below the centre axis and extending from the centre axis radially to an outside. |
| US10508554B2 |
Turbine bucket having outlet path in shroud
A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to base and extending radially outward from base, blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing pressure side; a leading edge between pressure side and suction side; and a trailing edge between pressure side and suction side on a side opposing leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and a shroud coupled to blade radially outboard of blade, shroud including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body. |
| US10508553B2 |
Components having separable outer wall plugs for modulated film cooling
A component includes an outer wall that includes an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface. The component also includes at least one internal void defined adjacent the interior surface and configured to receive a cooling fluid therein. The component further includes a plurality of openings defined in and extending through the outer wall such that the outer wall defines an edge of each of the plurality of openings. Additionally, the component includes a plurality of separable plugs each positioned in a corresponding opening. Each of the separable plugs is sized to fit within the corresponding opening such that a clearance gap is defined between the separable plug and the edge of the corresponding opening. Each of the separable plugs is coupled to the outer wall by at least one tab that extends across the clearance gap from the each separable plug to the edge of the corresponding opening. |
| US10508550B2 |
Geared gas turbine engine
An airfoil array includes an endwall. A first airfoil and a second airfoil each extend radially from the endwall and have a first side and an opposite second side that extends along an axially chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. A first profiled region is recessed into the endwall along the first side of the first airfoil. A second profiled region protrudes from the endwall approximately equidistant from the first side of the first airfoil and the second side of the second airfoil. A third profiled region is recessed into the endwall along adjacent the leading edge of the second side of the second airfoil. The third profiled region is at least partially axially aligned with the second profiled region. |
| US10508545B2 |
Axial impeller with rotating housing and positionable blades
An axial impeller has a tubular housing mounted on bearings for rotation. The housing is capable of engaging a motor or generator directly or through a drive belt. Interior turbine blades are mounted on the housing wall. The blades may be hinged so they can rotate between a retracted position adjacent to the wall and an extended radial position. Rods penetrate the wall to position the blades between retracted and extended positions. When extended, the blades may be rotated to propel a fluid through the housing; and when retracted natural fluid flow is less restricted. |
| US10508544B2 |
Rotary jet, power generation systems and motors including the same, and methods of making and using the same
A rotary device (e.g., a rotary jet), power generation system, and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The rotary jet includes a central axle or shaft, an inlet configured to receive at least one fluid, and a plurality of radial arms in fluid communication with the inlet, configured to rotate around the central axle or shaft. Each radial arm has a nozzle at a distal end thereof and an arc between the inlet and the nozzle. The radial arms extend radially from the central axle or shaft at least in part, and are configured to rotate when the fluid enters the inlet and passes through the radial arms, or when a rotational force is applied to the central axle or shaft. Each nozzle may have an opening facing away from a direction of rotation of the radial arms or facing in a direction parallel with the central axle or shaft. |
| US10508543B2 |
Scroll device having a pressure plate
A scroll device has a housing having a fixed scroll plate and an orbiting scroll plate mounted therein on an idler shaft, the fixed scroll plate having a side having a fixed interleaved involute scroll and an outward facing side, the orbiting scroll plate having a side that has an orbiting interleaved involute scroll, an inlet port for the introduction of a working fluid into the device, and a pressure plate positioned adjacent to the outward facing side of the fixed scroll plate. |
| US10508542B2 |
Excavation assembly for use in excavator
There is provided an excavation assembly for use in an excavator, wherein the excavation assembly is removably coupled to an arm at a pair of spaced shaft-receiving portions defined therein, wherein the excavation assembly performs an excavation operation into a ground or a rock, wherein the excavation assembly comprises: a body removably coupled at one end thereof to the pair of spaced shaft-receiving portions; a driving mechanism configured to generate at least one of a linear driving force, a rotational driving force, and a striking force; an excavation tool coupled to the driving mechanism and configured to be driven by at least one of the linear driving force, the rotational driving force, and the striking force transmitted from the driving mechanism, thereby to perform the excavating operation, wherein a direction of the excavation operation by the excavation tool varies depending on coupling positions between the pair of spaced shaft-receiving portions and the body. |
| US10508541B2 |
Milling machine and method for operating a milling machine
The invention relates to a milling machine having a replaceable milling drum, different types of milling drums being capable of being associated with the milling machine; and having a control unit for controlling the milling machine, machine parameters of the milling machine being settable by way of the control unit. Provision is made that the milling machine has associated with it at least one means that is designed to detect at least one characteristic feature of the milling drum; that the at least one means is connected to the control unit; and that the control unit is designed to specify for at least one machine parameter, indirectly or directly from the characteristic feature, a value to be set, and/or a setting range. The invention further relates to a corresponding milling drum and to a corresponding method. The milling machine, milling drum, and method allow the selection of machine parameters for operation of the milling machine to be simplified. |
| US10508540B2 |
Plow guide assembly for plow guides
The present disclosure relates to a plow guide assembly for guiding a mining plow. The plow guide assembly may comprise a base member including a first guide beam for guideing the mining plow and extending along a first axis, and a second guide beam spaced apart the first guide beam for defining a service clearance therebetween, and extending along a second axis axially aligned to the first axis. The plow guide assembly may further comprise an insert element insertable into the service clearance and having a third guide beam extending along a third axis. In an assembled state of the insert element, the third axis is axially aligned to the first and second axes. |
| US10508535B2 |
Method for steering a well path perpendicular to vertical fractures for enhanced production efficiency
A method for drilling a wellbore includes drilling a well along a path substantially along a bedding direction of a selected subsurface formation having at least one substantially vertical fracture therein. A direction of the at least one substantially vertical fracture is determined with respect to a direction of the prior to drilling therethrough. A direction of the path is adjusted so that the well will intersect the at least one substantially vertical fracture substantially perpendicularly to the direction. |
| US10508527B2 |
Method for creating multi-directional Bernoulli-induced fractures with vertical mini-holes in deviated wellbores
Methods for creating vertical mini-holes in a subterranean formation while creating multi-directional Bernoulli-induced fractures therein are provided. These methods are particularly useful in horizontal or deviated wells. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a mini-hole in the subterranean formation perpendicular to the deviated wellbore. The mini-hole is in fluid communication with the deviated wellbore at a proximal end and has a tip located at a distal end. The method further includes injecting fluid into the mini-hole with a maximum pressure forming at the tip so as to initiate a fracture along local formation stresses proximate the tip of the mini-hole. |
| US10508525B2 |
Degradable downhole tools and\or components thereof, method of hydraulic fracturing using such tools or components, and method of making such tools or components
A downhole tool or component, such as a hydraulic fracturing ball, may have a base body having an outer surface. The outer surface of the base body may have a lapped coating thereon. The downhole tool or component may be made by lapping the outer surface of the base body with a lapping slurry. The downhole tool or component may be used in downhole applications, such as hydraulic fracturing, and may resist degradation upon exposure to fluids, such as production fluids. |
| US10508523B2 |
Using liquefied petroleum gas in a hot circulating fluid heater for in-situ oil shale retorting
Devices, systems, and processes are provided for retorting and extracting hydrocarbons from oil shale. A heat transfer fluid includes at least one liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) component such as, for example, propane or butane. The heat transfer fluid moves through a heat delivery loop to retort oil shale, thereby facilitating the production of recoverable hydrocarbons. While the heat transfer fluid moves through the heat delivery loop, cracking of a portion of the heat transfer fluid may produce various hydrocarbon materials that may be provided to a product stream. |
| US10508519B2 |
Flow through treatment string for one trip multilateral treatment
An adjustable tubular string nose uses axially relatively movable wedge segments to form a variable diameter ring shape using technology described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,128,146 in another context. The nose has a seat around a passage therethrough. After insertion of the nose into a first bore, typically a main bore, the nose is retracted out of the main bore and pressure against a seated bore in the nose expands the nose radially to a degree where re-entry into the main bore is precluded but entry into a lateral bore is still possible. The string advances onto a lateral no-go. This signals surface personnel to pick up and raise pressure to blow the seated ball through the seat to again open the passage in the nose. A seal stack behind the nose in advanced into a lateral seal bore and the treatment can then commence. |
| US10508517B2 |
Removing scale from a wellbore
Supercritical carbon dioxide is directed into a wellbore to a specified depth. The supercritical carbon dioxide is directed at an inner surface of the wellbore at the specified depth. Scale is removed from the wall of the wellbore with the supercritical carbon dioxide. |
| US10508516B2 |
Apparatus and methods for inspecting and cleaning subsea flex joints
A remotely operated device for inspecting and/or cleaning a subsea flexible pipe joint comprises a support assembly. In addition, the device comprises a tool positioning assembly coupled to the support assembly. The tool positioning assembly includes a rotating member disposed about a central axis. The tool positioning assembly is rotatable relative to the support assembly about the central axis. Further, the device comprises a cleaning assembly including a cleaning device adapted to clean the flexible pipe joint. The cleaning device is axially moveable relative to the rotating member. Still further, the device comprises a clamping assembly coupled to the support assembly. The clamping assembly has an open position disengaged with the section of the flexible pipe joint and a closed position engaging the section of the flexible pipe joint. |
| US10508513B2 |
High pressure high flow digital valve with locking poppets and backflow prevention
A valve that allows control of each of one or more flow paths using one actuator is presented. Rotary motion of a motor is transformed into linear motion using a roller screw mechanism. The travel of the roller screw nut is predefined between front and back hard stops that prevent the roller screw from rotating when the stops are reached. A poppet is attached to the nut using a flexible connection. The nut drives a sleeve with inclined surfaces that moves relative to a locking flexure. When the sleeve is driven, it deforms flanges of the locking flexure causing a cantilever end finger of the flexure to move radially and prevent the poppet from being pushed back. If the sleeve is moved farther, a groove on the sleeve engages notches on the fingers creating a detent that prevents the spring to push the sleeve back. |
| US10508509B2 |
Devices for continuous mud-circulation drilling systems
A system and method for continuous mud circulation during a drilling operation, of which the method includes delivering a first flow of drilling mud to and through a blowout preventer via a drill string and a wellbore. The method also includes delivering a second flow of drilling mud to and through the blowout preventer. The second flow is delivered to the blowout preventer through an alternative line and not via the drill string. The method also includes stopping the first flow of the drilling mud, and adding or removing a tubular to or from the drill string after the first flow of drilling mud is stopped and while continuously delivering the second flow of drilling mud. Adding or removing the tubular includes decoupling a rotating control device from the blowout preventer, detachably coupling the rotating control device with a drag device, and raising or lowering the rotating control device with the drag device coupled therewith. |
| US10508505B2 |
Flow-by holes with gallery and channel arrangement on wellhead and tubular hanger
A wellhead assembly includes a tubular wellhead housing having a bore and an annular gallery slot. The annular gallery slot is defined by an enlarged inner diameter of the bore. A tubular hanger is selectively landed in the bore of the wellhead housing, defining an annular cavity between the bore and an outer diameter of the tubular hanger. The tubular hanger is supported by the wellhead housing with a hanger support located in the annular cavity. A flow-by passage is in fluid communication with the annular cavity at locations above and below the hanger support. The flow-by passage intersects with the gallery slot and intersects an outer radial surface of the tubular hanger. |
| US10508503B2 |
Cutting elements, earth-boring tools including the cutting elements, and methods of forming the earth-boring tools
A cutting element comprises a supporting substrate exhibiting a three-dimensional, laterally elongate shape, and a cutting table of a polycrystalline hard material attached to the supporting substrate and comprising a non-planar cutting face. An earth-boring tool and method of forming an earth-boring tool are also described. |
| US10508500B2 |
Earth boring tools having fixed blades and rotatable cutting structures and related methods
An earth-boring tool may include a body and at least one rotatable cutting structure assembly. The rotatable cutting structure assembly may include a leg, a rotatable cutting structure rotatably coupled to the leg, and a resistance actuator configured to impose rotational resistance on the rotatable cutting structure relative to the leg. An earth-boring to may include a plurality of rotatable cutting structure assemblies coupled to the bit body and a plurality of blades coupled to the body. A method of drilling a borehole may include rotating an earth-boring tool within the borehole, causing rotational resistance to be imposed on at least one rotatable cutting structure of the earth-boring tool, causing a blade of the earth-boring tool to be pushed into a sidewall of the borehole, and side cutting the sidewall of the borehole with the blade. |
| US10508499B2 |
Reamer
A reaming tool for enlarging an underground borehole comprises a plurality of cutter assemblies (251, 252, 253) distributed azimuthally around a longitudinal axis of the tool, wherein each cutter assembly comprises support structure bearing a sequence of cutters (211-214) with leading surfaces facing in a direction of rotation of the tool and the sequence of cutters extends axially along the tool from an axial end (202) of the tool with the cutters positioned at radial distances from the tool axis which progressively increase as the sequence extends away from the axial end of the tool. The cutter assemblies include guiding structure (261-264) which is positioned circumferentially ahead of the leading faces of cutters of the sequence on the assembly. This guiding structure is configured such that the outline of the guiding structure is able to coincide with at least part of the notional surface described by the cutting outline of the preceding cutter assembly as the tool rotates, without any part of the guiding structure projecting outside that notional surface. This stabilises the positioning of the rotating tool in the borehole. |
| US10508498B2 |
Hammer reamer for expanding a pilot bore
Disclosed is a hammer reamer comprising cutting wheels, a product-pulling feature, and a hammer component operable to deliver a percussive cycle of an internal piston component. Notably, an internal impact surface within the head of the hammer reamer is positioned relative to the piston component in the hammer consistent with a “sweet spot” position of a drill bit used in a pilot boring configuration. Unlike a slidably engaged drill bit, however, the internal impact surface in the hammer reamer is fixed in place so that the impact surface remains in the “sweet spot” of the piston stroke range. In this way, even though the hammer reamer is being pulled back through a bore while the drill string is being retracted, the hammer component may continue to deliver percussive blows to the hammer reamer head to introduce a vibratory force that contributes to the efficiency of the reaming process. |
| US10508497B2 |
Method and apparatus for reaming well bore surfaces nearer the center of drift
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for increasing the drift diameter and improving the well path of the well bore, accomplished in one embodiment by cutting away material primarily forming surfaces nearer the center of the drift, thereby reducing applied power, applied torque and resulting drag compared to conventional reamers that cut into all surfaces of the well bore. |
| US10508495B2 |
Linear and vibrational impact generating combination tool with adjustable eccentric drive
Disclosed combination impact tool generates optimized linear hammering and vibrational impacts. Flow of pressurized fluid through an upper section of the tool generates linear hammering impacts, and flow of pressurized fluid through a lower section of the tool generates vibrational impacts. Flow of pressurized fluid through the lower section induces an eccentric arm to rotate and cause vibrational impacts. While frequency of hammering impacts can be controlled by varying pressure of the fluid flowing through the upper section, the frequency and amplitude of vibrational impacts can be controlled by varying weight of the eccentric arm and by varying pressure of the fluid flowing through lower section. |
| US10508493B2 |
Universal joint
A universal joint for use in a downhole drill string includes a planetary gear to convert eccentric rotation in the drill string to axial rotation. |
| US10508492B2 |
Coatings for fluid energy device components
A coated component for use in a fluid energy device includes a coating system with multiple layers of coating material, including a soft material such as a polymer coated over a hard material such as a metal. The fluid energy device can be a fluid motor or fluid pump, and the coated component can be a rotor or a stator. The hard and soft materials may be interlocked with each other and/or with an interposed porous layer. The presence of the soft material can reduce or eliminate the need for meticulous polishing operations typically required with as-applied hard materials while improving the longevity of mating fluid energy device components. The mating components are exposed only to the soft material in the initial stages of operation, after which the soft material wears away to gradually expose the mating components to the hard material in a less abrasive manner. |
| US10508488B2 |
Shutter assembly with motorized louver drive system
In one aspect, a shutter assembly may include a shutter frame having a top rail, a bottom rail, and first and second stiles extending between the top and bottom rails. The shutter assembly may also include two or more louvers extending between the first and second stiles, with the louvers including at least one driven louver. The louvers may be configured to rotate simultaneously relative to the shutter frame. Additionally, the shutter assembly may include a motor positioned within the shutter frame that is rotatably coupled to the driven louver(s) via at least one shaft. Moreover, the shutter assembly may include a clutch configured to rotationally disengage the driven louver(s) from the motor when the louvers are being manually rotated relative the shutter frame. |
| US10508486B2 |
Glass-fiber-reinforced spacer for insulating glazing unit
A spacer for insulating glazing units is presented. The spacer has a polymeric main body with features that include two parallel side walls that are connected to one another by an inner wall and an outer wall. The side walls, the inner wall, and the outer wall surround a hollow chamber. According to one aspect, the polymeric main body has a glass fiber content of 0 wt.-% to 40 wt.-%, to which 0.5 wt.-% to 1.5 wt.-% of a foaming agent is added to form hollow spaces that provide a weight reduction of the polymeric main body of 10 wt.-% to 20 wt.-%. |
| US10508484B1 |
Auto-lock folding prop rod
An auto-lock prop rod for a vehicle includes a folding rod having at least two section rod sections, wherein the folding rod includes a first rod section having a first end pivotally connected to an engine compartment opening and a second rod section having a first end pivotally connected to a hood. At least one pivotable joint is mechanically connected between a second end of the first rod section and a second end of the second rod section, wherein the at least one pivotable joint is configured to axially rotate to a locked position when the hood is moved from a closed position to an fully open position. |
| US10508483B2 |
Ejection device for a movable furniture part
An ejection device includes a support formed as a housing; an ejection element for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position into an open position along an ejection path; an ejection force accumulator which applies a force to the ejection element in the opening direction of the movable furniture part; and a clamping device for clamping the ejection force accumulator. The clamping device has a clamping element to be coupled to the movable furniture part, and a movement transmission element, in particular a rotatable movement transmission element, between the clamping element and the ejection element. The clamping element and the ejection element can be moved in opposite directions when coupled by the movement transmission element when the ejection force accumulator is clamped, and the ejection element, the movement transmission element, and the clamping element are moveable together relative to the support over a first part of the ejection path. |
| US10508482B1 |
Doorstop for restricting entry
Provided herein is a doorstop that may be utilized to prevent opening of a door. Generally, the doorstop is configured for attachment near a bottom edge of a pull side of a door. The doorstop has a deployable wedge or stop element (e.g., stop cylinder) that moves from a suspended position, above a floor surface, to a deployed position in contact with a floor surface. After contacting the floor surface, any attempt to open the door imparts a rotation on the stop element. A radial dimension of the stop element increases along a length of a surface that contact the floor surface. In this regard, rotating the stop element provides an upward lift to the door, which is counteracted by hinges of the door. That is, rotating the stop element results in the door wedging, which prevents opening the door. |
| US10508481B2 |
Energy efficient and power versatile electro-permanent magnet system for use in a door holder unit
An energy efficient and power versatile electro-permanent magnet system for use in a door holder unit is an electro-permanent magnet having a permanent magnet for holding a door open while unpowered and a control coils that can be pulsed powered, locally or remotely, by a pulsed capacitor control circuit for power versatility and for releasing of the door with little energy. |
| US10508479B2 |
Hood latch assembly for vehicle
A hood latch assembly for a vehicle. A housing includes an insert recess allowing a striker coupled to a hood of a vehicle to be retracted into and withdrawn from the insert recess. A latch has one end portion pivotably coupled to an inner portion of the housing. A fitting recess in the other end portion of the latch allows the striker to be retracted into and withdrawn from the fitting recess. A support protrusion is formed on one end portion of the fitting recess. A safety hook includes a hinge disposed on one end portion to be pivotably coupled to an outer portion of housing and a sliding protrusion disposed on the other end portion to allow the striker to slide when in contact with the striker. When the hood is in a closed position, the safety hook is supported by the support protrusion so as not to pivot. |
| US10508472B2 |
Automatically-extendible deadbolt latch assembly
A latch assembly for a door includes automatically deployable deadbolt. When the door is closed and the latch engages a strike plate, the deadbolt automatically extends into a corresponding opening in a door jamb to secure the door. |
| US10508469B2 |
Gasket system for an electromechanical lock
A gasket system for an electromechanical locking device includes an inner gasket for the door facing surface of the device. The peripheral edge of the inner gasket and the peripheral edge of the housing of the device include complementary step features that interact to compress the peripheral edge of the inner gasket to seal the housing and mitigate air and water flow into the locking device. Some embodiments of the device include an “L” shaped front gasket that is compressed between stepped features of two portions of the housing to further mitigate air and water flow. Openings in the gaskets for lock components are circumferentially surrounded by compressible ribs that extend from the surface of the gasket. The compressible ribs are compressed against the surface of the door preventing air and water from migrating through openings. |
| US10508467B2 |
Engineered floor and scaffold systems
This unique modular flooring system with system scaffold understructure is an engineered system capable of use with most tent manufacturer's options. The engineered floor is for engineered clear span tents. This unique system transfers the load of the tent, tent frame, scaffold system and floor understructure to the ground through the tent leg. The system is configured so that the stage flooring section does not support the tent, tent frame, tent poles and scaffold system. |
| US10508464B2 |
Structure of a facility for demining, investigating and testing of an explosive device
Structure of a facility for demining, investigating and testing of an explosive device which comprises several structural elements connected to each other for processing an explosive device. The elements comprise a chamber for demining, investigation and testing, and for the initial suppression of the potential explosion shock wave and primary collection of the explosive residues, a chamber for secondary suppression and secondary collection of the explosion shock wave, a chamber for final suppression of the shock wave including filtration and the final collection of the explosive residue and the shock wave spreading space. The chambers have openings in front, where shock wave deflectors have been placed and behind the openings have been placed barrier walls. In the chamber walls and the ceiling have been placed cameras, lights, lighting tunnels and ventilation equipment. Between the chambers are automatic opening and closing doors, and the building is covered with a composite cover. |
| US10508460B2 |
Wall repair apparatus
A wall repair apparatus comprising a body, a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge or a perimeter comprising a plurality of irregularly spaced protrusions of variable length and variable depth. The plurality of irregularly spaced protrusions or variable length and variable depth may form a rag edge or a deckled edge that allows for a seamless transition between the repaired wall and the undamaged wall when painted. |
| US10508457B2 |
Panel with complimentary locking elements
A panel having a pair of complementary locking elements at mutually opposite panel edges. The locking elements are positively locking holding profiles with a locking groove and a complementary locking tongue respectively. At least at the edge of one of the holding profiles the panel surface has an edge break portion. The holding profile provided with the edge break portion has an upper contact surface beneath the edge break portion and the complementary holding profile has a complementary upper contact surface arranged substantially parallel thereto. A butt joint is produced by contact of two contact surfaces. The butt joint is inclined relative to the panel surface. One of the contact surfaces is associated with a tongue and is inclined downwardly toward the free end of the tongue in question and the complementary upper contact surface is associated with a groove and is inclined downwardly toward the bottom of the groove. |
| US10508449B2 |
Gutter assembly utilizing a latch actuated bottom debris release door
A gutter assembly utilizing a latch actuated bottom release door. This bottom debris release door allows built-up debris, snow, and the like to be quickly and effectively removed from the gutter such that conventional clearing and cleaning methodologies are not necessary. The latch mechanism utilized can be conveniently actuated from the ground using an extension pole or the like. Optionally, an electronic release mechanism can be provided. The gutter assembly of the present invention can be used with a variety of conventional or custom bracings, end caps, downspouts, connectors, corner pieces, etc., well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and can be installed like any conventional gutter. All components of the gutter assembly can be extruded, molded, three-dimensional (3-D) printed, or the like. |
| US10508444B2 |
Ceiling baffle apparatus and ceiling baffle system for a dynamic acoustic ceiling and methods thereof
A dynamic acoustic ceiling baffle and a dynamic acoustic ceiling baffle system, that includes multiple shaped baffles that can be quickly and easily installed onto construction ceiling hangers without the need for additional tools, to provide an aesthetically pleasing image, such as an undulating image, along with a reduction in unwanted noise or room acoustics. |
| US10508437B2 |
Utility materials incorporating a microparticle matrix formed with a setting agent
A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition. |
| US10508434B2 |
Mechanical connection for concrete structures
A system and method for connecting precast concrete structures includes anchoring a sleeve within a pocket formed in one of the concrete structures, and placing the concrete structures in contact with one another such that the pocket is diposed around a protruding end of a shear connector embedded in the other concrete structure. A bridge is inserted around the protruding end of the shear connector and a fastener is installed onto the protruding end of the shear connector to engage the bridge and urge the bridge in abutting relation with a lip of the sleeve. The pocket is then filled with a grout. |
| US10508431B2 |
Clear drum covers for plumbing tools
A clear or generally transparent cover or enclosure for plumbing tools is described. The clear cover enables viewing of interior regions of the plumbing tools. In particular versions, the covers are used with drum type drain cleaning devices and enable visual inspection of the drum and/or a flexible drain cleaning cable associated with the device. |
| US10508416B2 |
Shape measuring system and shape measuring method
A shape measuring system includes an object detection unit attached to a work machine and configured to detect an object and output information of the object, a shape detection unit configured to output shape information representing a three-dimensional shape of the object by using the information of the object detected by the object detection unit, and an information providing unit configured to attach time information for specifying the shape information to the shape information and output the shape information. |
| US10508411B2 |
Grading tools for work machines and operation thereof
One embodiment includes a grading tool structured for attachment to a work machine. The grading tool includes a frame, ground contacting wheels coupled with the frame, a comb coupled with the frame and extending from a first end of the frame, and a coupling member coupled with the frame and structured to be accessible from a second end of the frame. When the ground contacting wheels are in contact with the ground a depth of penetration of the comb into the ground surface is adjustable by changing the pitch of the grading tool. |
| US10508404B2 |
Barrier wall and method and system of making a barrier wall
A barrier wall configured for formation and placement within a formed trench. The barrier wall is formed from a plurality of wall segments. Each wall segment comprises a wall body, a length coupling subassembly and a width coupling subassembly. The wall body includes a front surface and a back surface. The length coupling subassembly is coupled to the wall body. The width coupling subassembly coupled to the wall body. The plurality of wall segments can be attached to each other by joining at least one of the length coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments, and the width coupling subassembly of one of the plurality of wall segments to another one of the plurality of wall segments. |
| US10508400B2 |
Turf reinforcement mats
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of turf reinforcement mats that include spun yarns and/or multifilament yarns in either or both of the warp and weft directions. |
| US10508399B1 |
Subsea gap self-reducing grout seal
A general purpose passive annular grout seal assembly is disclosed which is suitable both for offshore jacket installations with regular annular gap sizes and for offshore wind turbine structure installations with an extraordinarily large annular gap of any sizes. Grout self-sealing operation during grouting is conducted in two steps: 1) a gap reducing action enabled by a gravity differential pressure force induced tilting of a plurality of flip plates, and 2) a gravity differential pressure force induced sealing action for the remaining small gaps. This disclosed new type of grout seal can not only enhance grout seals' overall system reliability by eliminating all potential sources for harmful results known to the offshore industry, but also significantly reduce costs for fabrication, transportation, and installation of grout seals. |
| US10508398B2 |
Installation guide with quick release and a method thereof
An installation guide with quick release for installation of a piece of equipment, comprises a base member adapted to be fixed at a predetermined location, the base member having a cavity, an engagement member adapted to be received into the cavity of the base member, a latching mechanism adapted to latch the engagement member with the base member, the latching mechanism including a release line attached with the engagement member and a guide line attached with the engagement member. Further, the latching mechanism is adapted to release the engagement member from the base member on actuation of the release line. |
| US10508396B2 |
Water barrier element
Barrier element for connection to a water barrier covered with a membrane, in particular for water barriers, and comprising inclined supports and inclined barrier panels (5) supported thereon. The barrier panels (5) are a distance down from the top edge bent so that the top part when mounted on the inclined support become more upright or even vertical and that the support and the lower part of the panel are inclined less than 45 degrees relative the round. |
| US10508394B1 |
Device for vehicle hindrance and rainwater treatment and system comprising the same
A device for vehicle hindrance and rainwater treatment including a vehicle hindrance body and a well pit. The vehicle hindrance body includes a lower sidewall, the well pit includes a top opening, and the lower sidewall encloses the top opening. The lower sidewall includes a plurality of water inlet holes. The well pit includes an upper part, a lower part, and a partition disposed between the upper part and the lower part. The partition includes a plurality of leaking holes. The upper part of the well pit includes an outer ring belt filled with a rainwater pretreatment filler, a center ring belt filled with soil, and a rainwater collection ring belt disposed between the outer ring belt and the inner ring belt. The lower part includes a water-sand separating folded plate, a water-sand discharging channel, a rainwater collecting tank, and a rainwater storage chamber. |
| US10508392B2 |
Bridge overhang bracket assembly with adjustable side member
A bridge overhang bracket assembly includes a top member, a diagonal member and a side member. The top and diagonal members are pivotally attached proximate to respective outer and upper ends thereof. The top and side members are pivotally attached proximate to respective inner and top ends thereof. The diagonal and side members are pivotally attached proximate to respective lower and bottom ends thereof. The side member is configured so that its length between the bottom and top ends is adjustable. |
| US10508390B2 |
Plural-component, composite-material highway dowel bar fabrication methodology
A method for making a plural-component, composite-material, highway dowel-bar including (1) preparing an elongate core train possessing endo-abutting, longitudinally alternating, (a) elongate, high-shear-strength, cylindrical cores having a common cross section, and (b) elongate, but shorter, cylindrical, fibre-reinforced plastic-resin end-plug blanks having opposite ends, and each having a cross section matching the cross section of the cores, (2) using the core train as a longitudinally moving mandrel, pultrusion-forming a fibre-reinforced plastic-resin sleeve continuously and bondedly around the core train so as to produce a pultrusion-result, intermediate, dowel-bar product, and (3) following pultrusion-forming, cross-cutting the intermediate, dowel-bar product at each longitudinal location therein which is intermediate the opposite ends of the end-plug blanks, thereby to form completed dowel bars. |
| US10508383B2 |
Clothing treatment device
Disclosed is disclosure clothing treatment device capable of effectively preventing odour from reabsorbing to clothing. A clothing deodorizing device includes: a bag body for accommodating clothing; an ozone supply apparatus including an ozone generator and a blowing fan wherein the air supply fan operates to deliver the ozone generated by the ozone generator into the bag body by virtue of the flow of the air; and a control part for controlling operation of the ozone generator and the blowing fan. After performing deodorization operation that enables the ozone generator and the blowing fan to operate, the control part performs reabsorption preventing operation that enables the blowing fan to operate intermittently. |
| US10508379B2 |
High temperature dryer door seals and related methods
High temperature dryer door seals and related methods are disclosed herein. Such a dryer door seal can include an outer substrate forming an interior cavity. The outer substrate is deformable upon compression and can have a shape to provide a tight seal between a dryer door and a bulkhead of the dryer. The dryer door seal can also include an inner substrate residing the interior cavity of the outer substrate that permits the outer substrate to deform upon compression between a dryer door and a bulkhead of the dryer. The dryer door seal can further include a heat resistant coating disposed on at least one surface of the inner substrate that expands at temperatures above an activation temperature. The outer substrate can include a polymer that has a melting point below the activation temperature at which the heat resistant coating is activated. |
| US10508377B2 |
Laundry treating appliance with an adjustable height lifter
A laundry treating appliance having a rotating drum with one or more lifters extending from an inner surface of the drum. The one or more lifters are adjustable in height relative to the inner surface of the drum. The lifter can have an adjustable element that is movable between at least two positions to vary the height the lifter extends from the inner surface. |
| US10508374B2 |
Method for operating a laundry washing appliance and laundry washing appliance implementing the same
A method (100) for operating a laundry washing appliance (10), such as a washing machine or a combined washer-dryer, having a washing chamber (12) to wash goods according to a wash program selected by a user including at least a washing cycle. The method includes adding (110) a detergent to a washing liquor (15) within the washing chamber (12) during a washing phase of the washing cycle, the washing phase having a predefined duration; performing (130) a plurality of measurements of the conductivity of the washing liquor (15) in order to collect a set of conductivity measurements (C1, . . . , Cn) defining a conductivity curve analyzing the set of conductivity measurements (C1, . . . , Cn) in order to determine (150) if a condition of substantial invariability of the conductivity measurements (C1, . . . , Cn) is reached and/or detect (140) if the related conductivity curve shows a peak. The method also includes extending (160) the predefined duration of the washing phase, if after a first preset time period (Tref) starting from the beginning of the washing phase, no conductivity increase or peak in the conductivity curve is detected; and/or extending (160) the predefined duration of the washing phase, if after a second preset time period (Tref′) starting from the beginning of the washing phase, the condition of substantial invariability of the conductivity measurements (C1, . . . , Cn) has not been reached. |
| US10508372B2 |
Systems and methods for applying tension to backing materials for tufted products
Systems and methods for pre-tensioning backing materials of a tufted product. The systems can include at least first and second tensioning assemblies and a guide assembly. Each tensioning assembly can have a backing supply subassembly for supporting a backing material and a roller subassembly for effecting movement of the backing material at a desired tension. The roller subassembly can include a driven roller for pulling the backing material from the backing supply subassembly, and a compensator for receiving the backing material from the driven roller. The guide assembly can simultaneously receive the tensioned backing materials from the tensioning assemblies and position the backing materials in contact with each other for delivery to a tufting machine at the desired tension. |
| US10508371B2 |
Thread and needle protector
A carrier body has a core suitable for receiving a needle tip through one end. A pair of flanges extends outwardly from the core, defining an interflange gap for having thread from the needle wound in the gap. The flange nearer the entry end of the core defines a radial slot receiving thread from the needle eye and passing it into the interflange gap. When the thread is wound on the core, the radial slot prevents having thread from also winding around the needle. The carrier body is configured to enter an open-topped container body in a predetermined position displaying the radial slot and thread at a preselected location for ready viewing of the thread. |
| US10508369B2 |
Reinforced nonwoven material and method of use for furniture
A novel nonwoven material for use as a cover of bedding and furniture is disclosed. The inventive method comprises creating a layered nonwoven material, cutting one or more desired shapes from a portion of said layered nonwoven material; securely attaching a first portion of said one or more desired shapes to a second portion of said one or more desired shapes to create a cover containing an internal cavity; and placing a furniture item within said internal cavity of said cover. The furniture item is selected from a group comprising a pillow, a cushion, a mattress, and a duvet. |
| US10508368B2 |
Method for molding fibrous material
A device for producing a three dimensional shaped consolidated product. The device includes a rotary drum, defined as a rotary conveyor with a peripheral surface extending in circumferential direction with at least one product shaping area in the form of a cavity on said peripheral surface, the peripheral surface is pervious to air at least in the product shaping area, at least one material feed device to feed a base material into the at least one cavity, a vacuum device designed to generate a negative pressure at least in the at least one cavity, whereby the generated suction is directed towards the interior of the rotary conveyor, and whereby downstream of the material feed device at least one consolidating device is located such that at least a part of the filled cavity is subjected to a consolidating treatment whereby the base material at least partly will adhere to neighboring material. |
| US10508367B2 |
Binary encoding of sensors in textile structures
A system with binary coding in a textile structure can include a textile sensor that senses a property and that has a yarn pattern. A binary code can be associated with the yarn pattern. When the textile sensor senses the property, the property alters relative positions of yarns in the yarn pattern, causing the associated binary code to change. A particular change in the binary code represents a defined value of the property. As a result, a second textile sensor having a second yarn pattern can be designed based on the unique binary codes of the first textile sensor measurements, such that the second textile sensor provides predictable responses to different property values. |
| US10508365B2 |
Method and device for producing a semiconductor layer
A method for producing a semiconductor layer (3), including the following method steps: A creating a release layer (2) on a carrier substrate (1); B applying a semiconductor layer (3) to the release layer (2); C detaching the semiconductor layer (3) from the carrier substrate. The invention is characterized in that, in method step A, the release layer (2) is created so as to fully cover at least a processing side of the carrier substrate, in that, in method step B, the semiconductor layer (3) is applied so as to fully cover the release layer (2) at least on the processing side and partially overlap one or more peripheral sides (5a, 5b) of the carrier substrate and in that, between method steps B and C, in a method step C0, regions of the semiconductor layer (3) that overlap a peripheral side are removed. The invention also relates to a semiconductor wafer, to a device for edge correction, to a detaching unit and to a device for producing a semiconductor layer. |
| US10508364B2 |
RF resonator membranes and methods of construction
A single crystal membrane of BaxSr(1-x)TiO3 (BST) has been fabricated for the first time using molecular beam epitaxy. The membrane typically has a thickness of 200 nm to 500 nm and the thickness may be controlled to within 1%. It may be fabricated on a sapphire wafer carrier from which it may subsequently be detached. The smoothness of the membrane has an RMS of less than 1 nm. This membrane is very promising for the next generation of RF filters. |
| US10508362B2 |
Substrate mounting member, wafer plate, and SiC epitaxial substrate manufacturing method
A substrate mounting member according to the present invention is a member for mounting a SiC substrate for epitaxial growth, which includes a wafer plate including a SiC polycrystal, and a supporting plate configured to be placed on the wafer plate, include no SiC polycrystal and have a surface serving as a SiC substrate placing surface, the surface being on the side opposite to a surface in contact with the wafer plate, and in which a thickness h [mm] of the supporting plate satisfies an expression h4≤3 pa4(1−v2){(5+v)/(1+v)}/16E when a force applied to a unit area of the supporting plate by a self-weight of the supporting plate and by the SiC substrate is represented as p [N/mm2], a radius of the supporting plate as a [mm], a Poisson's ratio as v and a Young's modulus as E [MPa]. |
| US10508360B2 |
Multifunctional nanocellular single crystal nickel for turbine applications
A nanocellular single crystal nickel based material is provided having a thermal diffusivity in the range of 0.0002 cm{circumflex over ( )}2/s to 0.02 cm{circumflex over ( )}2/s and a thermal conductivity in the range of 0.024 W/mK to 9.4 W/mK. The nanocellular single crystal nickel based material may be used to form turbine engine components. The nanocellular single crystal nickel based material may be produced by providing a first solution containing a nickel precursor and deionized water, providing a second solution containing a structure controlling polymer/surfactant and an alcohol, mixing the first and second solutions into a solution containing a reducing agent to form a third solution, and processing the third solution to create the nanocellular single crystal based material. |
| US10508357B2 |
Method of filling through-holes to reduce voids and other defects
Direct current plating methods inhibit void formation, reduce dimples and eliminate nodules. The method involves electroplating copper at a high current density followed by a pause in electroplating and then turning on the current to electroplate at a lower current density to fill through-holes. |
| US10508354B2 |
Feeder capable of feeding anode and plating apparatus
There is provided a feeder capable of reducing deterioration of the contact state between the feeder and an anode more than the prior art as dissolution of the anode progresses. The feeder can supply power to the anode 5 for use in plating a substrate in a plating tank. The feeder includes a main body portion 1 which can be disposed on an outer periphery of the anode 5 and a spring 88 which is disposed in the main body portion 1 and can apply a first force 100 to the main body portion 1 in a direction from the main body portion 1 toward a region 80 surrounded by the main body portion 1. |
| US10508348B2 |
Environmentally friendly nickel electroplating compositions and methods
Environmentally friendly nickel electroplating compositions enable the electroplating of nickel deposits which are bright and uniform and inhibit corrosion of gold layers deposited on the bright and uniform nickel deposits. The environmentally friendly nickel electroplating compositions can be used to electroplate bright and uniform nickel deposits on various substrates over a wide current density range. |
| US10508346B2 |
Pattern of a film layer including aluminum, and manufacturing method and aftertreatment method thereof
Disclosed is a pattern of a film layer including aluminum, and a manufacturing method and an aftertreatment method thereof. In the manufacturing method, a patterned photoresist layer (320) which covers on a to-be-patterned film layer (310) including aluminum is taken as a mask, and a dry etching process is performed on the to-be-patterned film layer (310) by using a gas including Cl2 to form a patterned film layer; and then the formed patterned film layer (310) including aluminum is subjected to dechlorination treatment and uninstalling of a bearing substrate (200) simultaneously. The method can improve the productivity and save the cost. |
| US10508344B1 |
Stabilized alkaline hydrogen peroxide formulations
Formulations for stabilizing hydrogen peroxide, comprising water soluble Zn+2 ions at 0.7 to 100 parts per million of an alkaline hydrogen peroxide solution. In some examples, the alkaline hydrogen peroxide solution is a silicon wafer cleaning solution comprised of H2O2 and NH4OH—H2O and the water soluble Zn+2 ions are present at 3 to 100 parts per million of the silicon wafer cleaning solution. In some examples, the alkaline hydrogen peroxide solution is a wet etching formulation selective for TiN and the water soluble Zn+2 ions are present at 0.7 to 10 parts per million of the wet etching formulation. In some examples, the alkaline hydrogen peroxide solution is a wet etching formulation selective for Ti and Zn ions are present at 2 to 7 parts per million. |
| US10508343B2 |
Etching method for manufacturing semiconductor device
An etching method includes: applying a radiation to an etching aqueous solution; and etching a material to be etched by using the etching aqueous solution irradiated with the radiation. |
| US10508342B2 |
Method for manufacturing diamond-like carbon film
A method for manufacturing a diamond-like carbon film is described, which includes the following steps. A substrate is disposed into a chamber. An aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon is introduced into the chamber. A diamond-like carbon film is grown on the substrate by using the aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon as a reaction precursor The step of growing the diamond-like carbon film includes controlling a substrate temperature at 200 Celsius degrees to 800 Celsius degrees. |
| US10508341B2 |
Apparatus and methods for pulsed photo-excited deposition and etch
Embodiments of the invention provide methods for processing a substrate within a processing chamber. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a precursor gas mixture into the processing chamber, the precursor gas mixture comprising a deposition precursor gas and an etch precursor gas, subjecting the precursor gas mixture to a thermal energy from a heat source to deposit a material layer on a surface of the substrate, wherein the thermal energy is below the minimum required for pyrolysis of the etch precursor gas, and after the material layer is formed on the surface of the substrate, subjecting the precursor gas mixture to a photon energy from a radiation source, the photon energy having a wavelength and a power level selected to promote photolytic dissociation of the etch precursor gas over the deposition precursor gas and etch a portion of the material layer from the surface of the substrate. |
| US10508338B2 |
Device for atomic layer deposition
A device for atomic layer deposition includes: an injector installed to an opening of a film deposition chamber; and an injector adhesion preventive member installed by insertion into the opening, wherein the injector includes an injector raw material gas supply path, an injector reactant gas supply path, and an injector inert gas supply path, the respective paths being partitioned from each other, the injector adhesion preventive member includes an adhesion preventive member raw material gas supply path, an adhesion preventive member reactant gas supply path, and an adhesion preventive member inert gas supply path, the respective paths being partitioned from each other, and the adhesion preventive member inert gas supply path is provided such that the inert gas flows in a clearance between an outer peripheral side of the injector adhesion preventive member and an inner peripheral side of the opening. |
| US10508337B2 |
Atomic layer deposition-inhibiting material
An atomic layer deposition-inhibiting material composed of a fluorine-containing resin that has a fluorine content of 30 at % or greater, has at least one tertiary carbon atom and quaternary carbon atom, and lacks ester groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, and imide groups. |
| US10508331B2 |
Method for manufacturing ferritic stainless steel product
A method for manufacturing a ferritic stainless steel product includes forming a carburized layer on a workpiece made of ferritic stainless steel, and forming a nitrided layer on a surface of the workpiece by heating the workpiece at a temperature equal to or higher than a transformation point of the ferritic stainless steel in an atmosphere containing an N2 gas. |
| US10508329B2 |
Aluminum alloy material for use in thermal conduction application
An aluminum alloy material for use in thermal conduction to which improved castability has been imparted by silicon addition. It has improved thermal conductivity and improved strength. The material has a composition containing 7.5-12.5 mass % Si and 0.1-2.0 mass % Cu, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein the amount of copper in the state of a solid solution in the matrix phase is regulated to 0.3 mass % or smaller. The composition may further contain at least 0.3 mass % Fe and/or at least 0.1 mass % Mg, provided that the sum of (Fe content) and (content of Mg among the impurities)×2 is 1.0 mass % or smaller and the sum of (Cu content), (content of Mg among the impurities)×2.5, and (content of Zn among the impurities) is 2.0 mass % or smaller. |
| US10508328B2 |
Rapid heating of sheet metal blanks for stamping
Systems and methods of hot forming a metal blank include receiving the metal blank at a heater and positioning the blank adjacent a magnetic rotor of the heater. The systems and methods also include heating the metal blank through the magnetic rotor by rotating the magnetic rotor. Rotating the magnetic rotor induces a magnetic field into the metal blank such that the metal blank is heated. |
| US10508322B2 |
Copper alloy, use of a copper alloy, bearing having a copper alloy, and method for producing a bearing composed of a copper alloy
The invention relates to a copper alloy such as, for example, CuNi6Sn5Fe2P0.15, which has hard particles such as, for example, Fe3P or Fe2P and optionally solid lubricants such as, for example, hexagonal boron nitrides or graphite. The invention further relates to the use of said copper alloy for a bearing and to a bearing having said copper alloy. The invention further relates to a method for producing a bearing having a copper alloy, wherein a metal powder is produced, for example, by means of melt atomization, hard particles and optional solid lubricants are optionally added to said powder, and the powder is sintered onto a substrate. Finally, the invention relates to an alternative method for producing a bearing, wherein the copper alloy is applied to a substrate by means of casting or plating or wherein the bearing is made completely of the copper alloy. |
| US10508317B2 |
Steel product and manufacturing method of the same
A steel product has: a chemical composition represented by, in mass %, C: 0.050% to 0.35%, Si: 0.50% to 3.0%, Mn: exceeding 3.0% to 7.5% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol. Al: 0.001% to 3.0%, N: 0.01% or less, V: 0% to 1.0%, Ti: 0% to 1.0%, Nb: 0% to 1.0%, Cr: 0% to 1.0%, Mo: 0% to 1.0%, Cu: 0% to 1.0%, Ni: 0% to 1.0%, Ca: 0% to 0.01%, Mg: 0% to 0.01%, REM: 0% to 0.01%, Zr: 0% to 0.01%, B: 0% to 0.01%, Bi: 0% to 0.01%, and the balance: Fe and impurities; and a metal structure in which a thickness of a decarburized ferrite layer is 5 μm or less and a volume ratio of retained austenite is 10% to 40%, wherein tensile strength is 980 MPa or more. |
| US10508315B2 |
Burner-lance unit
A burner-lance unit (1) includes at least two gas connections (2a, 2b, 2c), a burner tube (3), and a lance tube (4) that is placed concentrically in the burner tube (3). The burner tube (3) and the lance tube (4) both have a gas inlet end and a gas outlet end (15). The lance tube (4) has a de Laval nozzle (4a) at the gas outlet end thereof. The de Laval nozzle (4a) is releasably connected to the lance tube (4). The burner tube (3) has a burner nozzle (3a) which is releasably connected to the burner tube (3). |
| US10508309B2 |
Methods for detecting and treating variants of seborrheic keratoses
Disclosed herein are assays and methods for distinguishing a keratoacanthoma from squamous cell carcinoma. Methods for diagnosing a keratoacanthoma are also provided. Methods for treating variants of seborrheic keratoses (i.e., keratoacanthoma, acanthosis nigricans, or epidermal nevus) are also provided. |
| US10508306B2 |
Bi-directional sequencing compositions and methods
In some embodiments, methods for obtaining sequence information from a nucleic acid template linked to a support include hybridizing a first primer to a template strand linked to a support, sequencing a portion of the nucleic acid template, thereby forming an extended first primer product that is complementary to a portion of the nucleic acid template, In some embodiments, the method further includes introducing a nick into a portion of the template strand that is hybridized to the extended first primer product, degrading a portion of the template strand from the nick using a degrading agent, where a portion of the extended first primer remains hybridized to an undegraded portion of the template strand, and sequencing at least some of the single-stranded portion of the extended first primer by synthesis. |
| US10508304B2 |
High throughput genome-wide translocation sequencing
Provided are methods for high-throughput screening to determine locations of double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) and translocations in genomes caused by different agents, such as enzymes. |
| US10508301B2 |
Detection of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by glycosylation
The present invention provides for novel methods for regulating and detecting the cytosine methylation status of DNA. The invention is based upon identification of a novel and surprising catalytic activity for the family of TET proteins, namely TET1, TET2, TET3, and CXXC4. The novel activity is related to the enzymes being capable of converting the cytosine nucleotide 5-methylcytosine into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by hydroxylation. |
| US10508299B2 |
Microfluidic cell trap and assay apparatus for high-throughput analysis
Microfluidic devices are provided for trapping, isolating, and processing single cells. The microfluidic devices include a cell capture chamber having a cell funnel positioned within the cell capture chamber to direct a cell passing through the cell capture chamber towards one or more a cell traps positioned downstream of the funnel to receive a cell flowing. The devices may further include auxiliary chambers integrated with the cell capture chamber for subsequent processing and assaying of the contents of a captured cell. Methods for cell capture and preparation are also provided that include flowing cells through a chamber, funneling the cells towards a cell trap, capturing a predefined number of the cells within the trap, interrupting the flow of cells, flowing a wash solution through the chamber to remove contaminants from the chamber, and sealing the predefined number of cells in the chamber. |
| US10508298B2 |
Methods for identifying a target site of a CAS9 nuclease
Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, methods, and reagents for determining nuclease target site preferences and specificity of site-specific endonucleases. Some methods provided herein utilize a novel “one-cut” strategy for screening a library of concatemers comprising repeat units of candidate nuclease target sites and constant insert regions to identify library members that can been cut by a nuclease of interest via sequencing of an intact target site adjacent and identical to a cut target site. |
| US10508293B2 |
Processing biomass
Provided herein are methods of increasing the efficiency of biomass saccharification. In particular, the methods include ways of avoiding feedback inhibition of enzymatic reactions during the production of useful products. The methods also include saccharifying recalcitrance-reduced lignocellulosic biomass and adding an isomerization agent to the saccharified biomass. The saccharified biomass can be further converted into products by a microorganism. |
| US10508284B2 |
Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics in response to cold
Methods and materials for modulating cold tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding cold tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased levels of cold tolerance and plant products produced from plants having increased cold tolerance levels. |
| US10508276B2 |
Methods and compositions for the production of siRNAs
The technology described herein relates to siRNAs, e.g., methods and compositions relating to the production of siRNAs in bacterial cells. |
| US10508265B2 |
Cell-permeable reprogramming factor (iCP-RF) recombinant protein and use thereof
The iCP-RF recombinant protein of present invention could mediate generation of the induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from terminally differentiated somatic cells. |
| US10508264B2 |
Cell culture method using bone marrow-like structure, and porous polyimide film for healing bone injury site
The present invention relates to a method for culturing bone marrow cells, in which bone marrow cells are applied to a porous polyimide film and cultured. Moreover, the present invention relates to a porous polyimide film for healing a bone injury site. |
| US10508261B2 |
Cultured algae water concentration system, method for operating cultured algae water concentration system, and method for concentrating algae water containing cultured algae
An object of the present invention is to provide: an algae water concentration system that efficiently concentrates algae water in a culture pond into algae water containing algae having a desired size, with a simple structure and at low cost; and a method for operating the same. A cultured algae water concentration system 100 comprises: an algae water supply unit 17 that has an algae water supply container 18 that stores algae water sent from the culture pond therein, and a supply container outlet port 19 through which the algae water is taken out from the algae water supply container; and an algae water concentration unit that has a concentration container 1 for receiving and concentrating the algae water from the algae water supply unit, a filter 3 which divides the concentration container into upper and lower spaces and does not pass algae having a predetermined size or larger therethrough, a vibration device 5 that vibrates the filter in an out-of-plane direction, a concentration container algae water inlet port 7 which takes in the algae water to the concentration container and is arranged below the filter of the concentration container, a concentrated algae water outlet port 9 that is arranged below the filter of the concentration container and takes out algae water therethrough that has been concentrated in the concentration container, and a filtered water discharge port 8 that is arranged above the filter of the concentration container and discharges filtered water having passed through the filter. |
| US10508258B2 |
Process for stabilising of alcoholic drinks and precursors and derivatives thereof
Process for the stabilizing of alcoholic drinks and precursors and derivatives thereof, consisting in adding thereto a solution containing polyglutamate and/or polyaspartate. The stabilization obtained is not only against tartrate precipitation, but also for colour stability and against oxidation. Such process basically provides the use of a composition containing polyglutamate, polyaspartate or a mixture of the two substances. |
| US10508254B2 |
Permeability and transformation of cells
A method of inducing competence in cells, the method comprising contacting the cell with a composition comprising a quaternary ammonium compound including a silicon-containing functional group and a hydrocarbyl-saccharide compound. |
| US10508251B2 |
Preparation of vegetable-based stearic acid
One or more techniques are disclosed for a process of preparing a concentrated form of a vegetable-based stearic acid from a plant source. The process may comprise drying and deodorizing a vegetable based emulsion; and further concentrating the resulting fatty acid and triglyceride mix. The process may further comprise distillation of the resulting concentrated fatty acid and triglyceride mix, to separate the free fatty acids from the triglycerides. Additionally, the process may comprise fractional distillation of the free fatty acid distillate, to produce a concentrated from of the stearic acid, separating it from other fatty acids. |
| US10508245B2 |
Integrated system for bitumen partial upgrading
The present invention relates to decreasing the amount of diluent needed to convert a heavy oil to a bitumen product that can be transported by pipeline. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for partially upgrading heavy oil into a lower viscosity bitumen product. |
| US10508239B2 |
Flame retarder, flame retardant resin composition and method of producing the flame retarder
A flame retardant resin composition in which an acrylonitrile-styrene based polymer, into which sulfonic acid groups and/or sulfonate groups have been introduced by sulfonating processing with a sulfonating agent containing less than 3 wt % of moisture, is contained in a resin to be made flame retardant, so that flame retardant properties will be conferred on the resin flame resistant. |
| US10508230B2 |
High temperature fracturing fluids with nano-crosslinkers
A fracturing fluid system for increasing hydrocarbon production in a subterranean reservoir formation comprising a fluid composition and a base fluid, the fluid composition comprising a nano-crosslinker, and a base polymer; and the base fluid operable to suspend the fluid composition, the base fluid comprising water; wherein the fluid composition and the base fluid are combined to produce the fracturing fluid system, wherein the fracturing fluid system is operable to stimulate the subterranean reservoir formation. In certain embodiments, the nano-crosslinker is an amine-containing nano-crosslinker and the base polymer is an acrylamide-based polymer. In certain embodiments, the fracturing fluid systems comprise proppants for enhancing hydraulic fracturing stimulation in a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir. |
| US10508228B2 |
Fracturing fluid composition and method utilizing same
The present disclosure is directed to a composition and method of fracturing a formation penetrated by a well-bore. The composition and method comprises providing a fracturing fluid that is carbon dioxide (CO2) with at least one friction reducing polymer that is a fluoropolymer dissolved in the CO2 at a concentration of about 0.001 to 0.4 weight percent. |
| US10508227B2 |
Controlled release of surfactants for enhanced oil recovery
A sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the metal ion salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonate, the metal ion salt of a petroleum sulfonate and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic polymer, and has an average particle size diameter in a range of from about 50 nm to about 450 nm and is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature. A method of producing a sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the steps of introducing an aqueous solution containing a metal ion salt into a reactor, introducing an aqueous solution containing a sulfonate surfactant and a polymer into the reactor, and operating the reactor such that the sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle forms from the interaction of the metal ion from the salt, the sulfonate surfactant and the polymer. |
| US10508225B2 |
Conductive particle, its manufacturing method and anisotropic conductive adhesive
The present disclosure provides a conductive particle, its manufacturing method and the anisotropic conductive adhesive. The conductive particle comprises a rigid inner core, a resin layer covering an outer surface of the rigid inner core, and a conductive layer covering an outer surface of the resin layer. |
| US10508220B2 |
Slurry composition and additives and method for polishing organic polymer-based ophthalmic substrates
The present invention provides a slurry composition and method for polishing organic polymer-based ophthalmic substrates. The slurry composition according to the invention includes an aqueous dispersion of abrasive particles and one of a polyvinyl alcohol compound, and a tertiary amide functionalized compound. The abrasive particles can be alumina, zirconia, silica, titania, ceria, spinel or combinations of the foregoing. |
| US10508219B2 |
Polishing composition and method utilizing abrasive particles treated with an aminosilane
The inventive method comprises chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with an inventive polishing composition comprising a liquid carrier and abrasive particles that have been treated with a compound. |
| US10508216B2 |
Stain resistant coating compositions and coatings formed therefrom
A stain resistant coating composition can include: (a) a polyester polyol; (b) a silicone component having at least one reactive functional group; and (c) a crosslinker reactive with (a) and (b). The polyester polyol can include a reaction product obtained from a mixture of reactants including: an aliphatic diol; a polyol having 3 or more hydroxyl groups; and an aliphatic cyclic polycarboxylic acid, or an anhydride or ester thereof, that is greater than 10 mole % of the total carboxylic acids, or anhydrides or esters thereof, used to prepare the polyester. |
| US10508215B2 |
Carboxy-functional polyether-based reaction products and aqueous basecoat materials comprising said products
The present invention relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising a polyether-based reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) at least one compound of the formula (I) X1—Y—X2 (I) in which X1 and X2, independently of one another, are each a functional group which is reactive toward hydroxyl groups, and Y is a divalent aliphatic or araliphatic, carboxy-functional organic radical having a number-average molecular weight of 100 to 1000 g/mol, with (b) at least one polyether of the general structural formula (II) in which R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected accordingly such that the polyether (b) possesses a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 4000 g/mol, where components (a) and (b) are used in the reaction in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.6/1.7 and the resulting reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 15 000 g/mol and an acid number of 10 to 120 mg KOH/g. |
| US10508212B2 |
Method for forming multilayer coating film
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for forming a multilayer coating film using a 3-coat 1-bake process, the method comprising sequentially applying an aqueous first colored coating composition, an aqueous second colored coating composition, and a clear coating composition to a substrate and simultaneously heat-curing the resulting three layers to form a multilayer coating film having excellent smoothness and distinctness of image, as well as excellent coating film performance, such as water resistance. The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film by a 3-coat 1-bake process comprising sequentially applying an aqueous first colored coating composition, an aqueous second colored coating composition, and a clear coating composition to a substrate, and simultaneously heat-curing the resulting three layers to form a multilayer coating film, wherein the aqueous first colored coating composition (X) contains (A) a film-forming resin and (B) a phosphoric acid compound represented by a specific formula. |
| US10508211B2 |
Ink, ink container, recording device, recording set and recording method
An ink includes water, a coloring material, an organic solvent having a solubility parameter of from 8.0 to 13.0, an urethane resin particle and a metal ion, wherein the organic solvent having the solubility parameter of from 8.0 to 13.0 has a proportion of from 10.0% by mass to 30.0% by mass to the ink, where the metal ion is at least one selected from an alkali metal ion and an alkaline earth metal ion, where the metal ion has a proportion of from 4000 mg/L to 8000 mg/L to the ink. |
| US10508208B2 |
Process for printing multicoloured printed images
The present invention relates to a process for printing multicoloured printed images in which exclusively interference pigments are used for the coloured pigmentation of the printing inks, to printed products produced using a process of this type, to the use thereof, and to suitable interference pigments. |
| US10508205B2 |
Corrosion resistant adhesive sol-gel
Aspects described herein generally relate to a sol-gel that is the reaction product of a hydroxy organosilane, a metal alkoxide, an acid stabilizer, and a corrosion inhibitor. The hydroxy organosilane is represented by Formula (I): wherein R is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, ether, and aryl. The acid stabilizer is at a molar ratio of acid stabilizer to metal alkoxide of 1:1 or greater and the sol-gel has a pH from about 3 to about 4. |
| US10508204B2 |
Self-healing coating
Photo-protected microcapsules containing a photopolymer composition are dispersed in an epoxy coating to form an autonomic self-healing material. The capsule shell wall is formulated to protect the photopolymer composition from electromagnetic radiation exposure prior to rupture of the capsule shell, so that the photopolymer composition (e.g., a UV curable epoxy resin) remains active until triggered by damage to the capsule shell. Carbon black pigment is a suitable UV protector for the capsules. Upon sufficient damage to a region of the coating, the capsules will rupture and the photopolymer composition will fill and cure in and/or around the damaged region in the presence of electromagnetic radiation, achieving autonomic healing of the damaged coating. |
| US10508199B2 |
Photocurable epoxy resin systems
The invention is directed to a photocurable epoxy resin composition that is tougher and more flexible and contains 30 to 90 wt % of at least one aromatic epoxy resin; 2 to 30 wt % of at least one core-shell rubber (CSR); up to 20 wt % of at least one flexibilizer comprising reactive functional groups selected from among epoxy groups, carboxylate groups, amino groups and/or hydroxyl groups; and 1 to 4 wt % of at least one cationic photoinitiator. Also disclosed are the use of said composition for sealing and/or coating materials as well as corresponding coating/sealing processes. |
| US10508198B2 |
Anti-agglomerants for polyisobutylene production
The invention relates to a method to reduce or prevent agglomeration of polyisobutylene particles in aqueous media by LCST compounds and highly pure isobutylenes obtained thereby. The invention further relates to polyisobutylene products comprising the same or derived therefrom. |
| US10508197B2 |
Thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions
In methods for forming thermoplastic vulcanizates, and thermoplastic vulcanizates formed by such methods, a masterbatch comprising one or more additives in a carrier resin comprising propylene- or ethylene-based copolymer is added to the thermoplastic vulcanizate formulation. The resulting thermoplastic vulcanizate may additionally be passed through a 200 mesh or finer screen and thereafter extruded. The thermoplastic vulcanizates may exhibit increased extrusion throughput rates and enhanced surface smoothness. |
| US10508196B2 |
Rubber formulation with enhanced flex fatigued resistance
A rubber composition is provided which exhibits a high level of flex fatigue resistance, ozone resistance, building tack, bondability to diene based rubbers, and low temperature resistance. The rubber composition contains EPDM rubber, natural rubber, high cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber, and from 5 phr to 30 phr of a butyl ionomer. |
| US10508192B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition, molded article, and manufacturing method of molded article
In order to suppress such a situation that polyglyceryl fatty acid ester bleeds out at the time of melting of a thermoplastic resin while improving an impact resistance, a thermoplastic resin composition contains a high impact polystyrene, a calcium carbonate as a filler, and polyglyceryl fatty acid ester as a dispersing agent, and a fatty acid constructing the polyglyceryl fatty acid ester is an unsaturated fatty acid. |
| US10508189B2 |
Power inductor
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a power inductor includes a body, at least two bases disposed in the body, a plurality of coil patterns disposed on at least one surface of the at least two the base, respectively, and a connection electrode disposed on an outer portion of the body and connecting the at least two coils to each other. |
| US10508188B2 |
Antimicrobial and antifungal polymer fibers, fabrics, and methods of manufacture thereof
High-melting antimicrobial polymer fibers and antimicrobial fabrics comprising such fibers are prepared by preparing a masterbatch of polymer pellets (e.g., PET), silver and copper salts, and a compounding agent which provides free flowing polymer pellets which can be prepared in advance, with a long shelf life. Polymer masterbatches prepared by the methods of the invention can produce limited color or off-white antimicrobial fibers and fabrics using conventional melt spinning manufacturing methods. Fabrics incorporating fibers of the present invention are potent inhibitors of Athlete's foot fungi, gram negative and gram positive bacteria, and drug resistant pathogens. |
| US10508186B2 |
Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate by microwave irradiation
A process for chemically recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) which utilizes a microwave absorber to optimize glycolytic depolymerization of PET via microwave irradiation. The method of chemically degrading PET to its reactive intermediate, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET), is carried out by: (a) combining PET with ethylene glycol and a catalytic system comprising a catalyst and a microwave absorber to produce a heterogeneous reaction mixture; and then (b) heating by microwave irradiating the reaction mixture to a temperature sufficient to produce a reaction product comprising BHET. The BHET monomer then can be purified and re-polymerized to form new, virgin PET. |
| US10508184B2 |
Foaming agent masterbatches for foaming thermoplastic vulcanizates
The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) compositions and foaming agent masterbatches suitable for foaming, as well as foamed TPV compositions, methods of making the foregoing, and applications of various foamed TPV compositions. In particular, the present disclosure provides foaming agent masterbatches having unconventionally lower loading of foaming agent in carrier polymer. The carrier polymer may advantageously comprise or be a plastomer and/or propylene-based elastomer that is also suitable for inclusion in the TPV composition, and foaming the TPV composition may include the use of relatively greater amounts of foaming agent masterbatch. The use of greater amounts of foaming agent masterbatch with lower loading may allow for superior distribution of the foaming agent in the TPV composition during foaming, leading to greater uniformity of extent of foaming (e.g., as may be shown through greater uniformity of specific gravity in the foamed TPV composition). |
| US10508183B2 |
Plastic film and a method for manufacturing same
The present invention relates to a plastic film and a method for manufacturing same. A plastic film, which is formed such that at least one part has a curved shape, can have high hardness, impact resistance, scratch resistance and high transparency. The plastic film is light and will not be easily damaged by external pressure and thus can substitute for the existing glass and is expected to be used for various electronic products such as a display and the like. In particular, the plastic film has at least one part in a curved shape and thereby is expected to be used for products in various shapes which cannot be manufactured by means of the existing glass. Moreover, a method for manufacturing a plastic film enables manufacturing of a plastic film having at least one part in a curved shape without curls or cracks as well as simultaneous performing of heat molding and heat curing, thereby increasing the productivity of a plastic film. |
| US10508176B2 |
Foamable resin composition for foam sheet, foam sheet, process for preparing particulate polylactic acid and process for preparing foam sheet
Disclosed herein is a foamable resin composition for a foam sheet including polylactic acid resin particles, each of the particles having a particle size of about 1 μm to about 100 μm. A process for preparing a particulate polylactic acid resin includes: introducing a polylactic acid resin and then forming a molten polylactic acid spray solution; and injecting the molten polylactic acid spray solution by a melt spray method and simultaneously cooling the molten polylactic acid spray solution to obtain a particulate polylactic acid. In addition, disclosed herein is a process for preparing a foam sheet using the foamable resin composition for a foam sheet including a polylactic acid resin. |
| US10508175B2 |
Composition and polyamideimide composite and polyamideimide film and electronic device
A composition including a polyamideimide precursor modified with an alkoxysilane group and an oligosilica compound, wherein the oligosilica compound is a condensation reaction product of an organosilane diol and an alkoxysilane compound. |
| US10508174B2 |
Silicon-containing coating agent for reversing planarization pattern
A composition applied over a resist pattern includes a modified polysiloxane in which some of silanol groups of a polysiloxane containing a hydrolysis condensate of a hydrolyzable silane are capped, and a solvent, wherein a ratio of silanol groups to all Si atoms contained in the modified polysiloxane is 40 mol % or less. The modified polysiloxane ratio of the silanol groups is adjusted to a desired ratio by reacting the silanol groups of the polysiloxane with an alcohol. A method for producing a semiconductor device having the steps of forming a resist film on a substrate, forming a resist pattern by exposing and developing the resist film, applying the composition over the resist pattern during or after development, and reversing a pattern by removing the resist pattern by etching. |
| US10508173B2 |
Composition for optical material and optical material using the same
The present invention provides a composition for an optical material containing a ring compound (a) represented by formula (1), an episulfide compound (b), and sulfur (c), wherein the content of the ring compound (a) in the composition for an optical material is in the range of 5-70 mass %, the content of the episulfide compound (b) is in the range of 20-90 mass %, and the content of the sulfur (c) is in the range of 1-39 mass %. (In the formula, X represents S, Se or Te. a to f=0 to 3, 8≥(a+c+e)≥1, 8≥(b+d+f)≥2, and (b+d+f)≥(a+c+e).) This composition for an optical material has a high refractive index as an optical characteristic, and has sufficient heat resistance and good mold release characteristics. |
| US10508171B2 |
Method for producing perfluoropolyether acyl fluoride
A process for producing a perfluoropolyether acyl fluoride which includes reducing a peroxyperfluoropolyether by using a formyl group-containing compound in the presence of a transition metal catalyst. |
| US10508168B2 |
Thermoplastic polymer, method of preparing thermoplastic polymer, and thermoplastic polymer composition including thermoplastic polymer
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polymer, a method of preparing the thermoplastic polymer, and a thermoplastic polymer composition including the thermoplastic polymer. More particularly, the present invention provides a thermoplastic polymer reducing the amount of gas generated in high-temperature extrusion and injection-molding processes to improve surface gloss and definition of a resin and provides superior latex stability when a chain-type fatty acid or a salt thereof having a specific branch group or functional group is included as an emulsifier during shell polymerization of a thermoplastic polymer including a core-shell structure, a method of preparing the thermoplastic polymer, and a thermoplastic polymer composition including the thermoplastic polymer. |
| US10508167B2 |
Graft copolymer and thermoplastic resin composition
Provided is a graft copolymer (A) obtainable by graft-polymerizing, in the presence of 30 to 80 parts by mass of an ethylene-based polymer (a), an aromatic vinyl-based monomer (b) and, if necessary, another vinyl-based monomer (c) copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl-based monomer (b) in a total amount of 20 to 70 parts by mass (provided that the sum of the components (a), (b) and (c) is 100 parts by mass), in which the ethylene-based polymer (a) has a density of 0.900 g/cm3 or more and less than 0.966 g/cm3, a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 50,000, and a molecular weight distribution of 5 to 15, and the proportion of the ethylene-based polymer (a) molecules having a molecular weight of 10,000 or less is 5.5% or more. |
| US10508166B2 |
Production of polyolefins with internal unsaturation structures using a metallocene catalyst system
This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins, particularly to produce ethylene polymers with internal unsaturation structures. |
| US10508157B2 |
Modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, method for preparing the same, and modifier
The present invention relates to a rubber modifier, a conjugated diene-based polymer including a functional group derived from the modifier, and a method for preparing a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer using the modifier. The modifier is used as the modifier of a conjugated diene-based polymer and combined with a conjugated diene-based polymer chain to easily introduce a functional group having affinity with a filler. Accordingly, a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using a compound of the rubber modifier may have excellent affinity with a filler, and as a result, molded articles (for example, tires) manufactured from a rubber composition including the polymer may have excellent tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and wet traction. |
| US10508156B2 |
Catalyst compositions and their use for hydrogenation of nitrile rubber
Catalyst compositions based on Ruthenium- or Osmium-based complex catalysts and specific co-catalysts are provided for selectively hydrogenating nitrile rubbers in the presence of such catalyst compositions. |
| US10508155B2 |
Method for continuously producing cellulose ether
Provided is a method for efficiently and continuously producing a cellulose ether containing a reduced amount of indissoluble component. Specifically, the method includes a contact step of bringing pulp into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution in the presence of a heat removal solvent to obtain alkali cellulose; a reaction step of subjecting the alkali cellulose to a reaction with an etherifying agent; a partial condensation step, after completion of the reaction, of partially condensing a gas present in a reaction vessel used for the reaction to separate the gas into gas and liquid components for returning some or all of the gas component to the contact step for reuse as some or all of the heat removal solvent; and a step of incinerating the liquid component and, when all of the gas component is not returned to the contact step, the remainder of the gas component. |
| US10508148B2 |
Anti-TREM2 antibodies and related methods
Provided herein are anti-TREM2 antibodies and related methods of making and using anti-TREM2 antibodies. Also provided are methods and compositions for enhancing an immune response and/or for the treatment of an immune-related condition in an individual, e.g., cancer, comprising killing, disabling, or depleting non-stimulatory myeloid cells using an anti-TREM2 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. |
| US10508147B2 |
Anti-nodal antibodies and methods of using same
The present invention relates to anti-Nodal antibodies and use of the anti-Nodal antibodies for diagnosing, preventing, and treating a Nodal-related disorder or disease. |
| US10508144B2 |
Carbohydrate content of CTLA4 molecules
The invention provides for mammalian cells capable of producing recombinant CTLA4-Ig and variants thereof. The invention also provides for compositions comprising CTLA4-Ig and formulations thereof. The invention further provides for methods for mass-producing CTLA4-Ig from mammalian cells capable of producing this recombinant protein, and for purifying the CTLA4-Ig. |
| US10508135B2 |
Non-FRET cell based assay
Compositions and methods for analyzing protease activity, and especially BoNT/B, BoNT/G, BoNT/D, and/or BoNT/F protease activity, using a cell based assay are provided. Cells express at least two recombinant hybrid proteins each of which includes a fluorophore and a membrane anchoring peptide, and at least one of which includes a BoNT protease recognition and cleavage sequence positioned to release a fluorophore upon cleavage. Analysis is performed by monitoring fluorescence following exposure to a BoNT. The fluorophores are positioned so that no useful FRET occurs between them, permitting fluorescence produced by the non-released fluorophore to be used in data normalization. |
| US10508134B2 |
Peptide compositions and methods of use
Provided herein are compositions including peptides, pharmaceutical preparations thereof, and methods of preventing photoreceptor death therewith and protecting of retinal cells, including, but not limited to, photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium, from Fas- or TRAIL-mediated apoptosis. |
| US10508128B2 |
Process for the preparation of SGLT inhibitor compounds
The present invention DISCLOSES a novel process for preparing sodium glucose transporters 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor compounds of Formula IX. Wherein, R is halogen, alkyl or alkoxy group; and Ar is aryl group, substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic polycyclic or heterocyclic ring selected from the residues A, B, C or D as given below, |
| US10508127B2 |
Conjugated bisphosphonates for the diagnosis and therapy of bone diseases
The invention relates to a compound V for complexing metallic isotopes, comprising a chelator X and one or more targeting vectors conjugated with the chelator X, said targeting vectors having the structure -L1-R1-L2-R2-L3-R3, wherein R3 contains a bisphosphonate. A pharmaceutical consists of the compound V and a metallic isotope which is complexed with compound V. |
| US10508122B2 |
Heterocyclic hydroxamic acids as protein deacetylase inhibitors and dual protein deacetylase-protein kinase inhibitors and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to novel hydroxamic acids which are specific histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors and/or TTK/Mps1 kinase inhibitors, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful for modulating HDAC and/or TTK/Mps1 kinase activity, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and processes for their preparation. |
| US10508118B2 |
Pyrimidopyrrole compounds, method for preparing the same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a compound of formula I, a stereoisomer, a prodrug, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, and a process for preparing the same, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and use of the compound in the preparation of medicine preventing and treating tumors, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification. |
| US10508117B2 |
Solid forms of a toll-like receptor modulator
The present invention provides crystalline forms, solvates and hydrates of 4-amino-2-butoxy-8-(3-(pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)benzyl)-7,8-dihydropteridin-6(5H)-one, and methods of making. |
| US10508112B2 |
Intermediate compounds for preparation of praziquantel and processes for preparing the intermediate compounds
Intermediate compounds for the preparation of Praziquantel are provided. In particular, the intermediate compounds provided include a compound of formula (IV) and a compound of formula (V). Also provided are processes for preparing the intermediate compounds. Additionally, the raw materials are inexpensive and easy to obtain, the key intermediates are easy to prepare, and the total reaction yield and purity of the obtained target compound Praziquantel is high, so that industrialized mass production of Praziquantel using the intermediate compounds is easy to achieve. |
| US10508109B2 |
Bicyclic compound and use thereof for inhibiting SUV39H2
The present invention directs to a compound represented by formula (I). |
| US10508108B2 |
Tricyclic compounds as inhibitors of mutant IDH enzymes
The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes (I); wherein A is —C(R1)═ or —N═; and X is selected from the group consisting of: (II-i), and (II-ii). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such cancers. |
| US10508107B2 |
Morpholine derivative
The present invention relates to a compound of formula and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof with a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1, for the treatment of certain CNS diseases. |
| US10508104B2 |
6-hydroxy-5-(phenyl/heteroarylsulfonyl)pyrimidin-4(1H)-one as APJ agonists
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): wherein all variables are as defined in the specification, and compositions comprising any of such novel compounds. These compounds are APJ agonists which may be used as medicaments. |
| US10508103B2 |
Benzimidazole-linked indole compound acting as novel divalent IAP antagonist
The present invention discloses a benzimidazole-linked indole compound acting as novel divalent IAP antagonist, specifically disclosing the compound shown in formulas (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10508099B2 |
Isoquinolin-3-yl carboxamides and preparation and use thereof
Isoquinoline compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of an isoquinoline compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, inflammation, auto-immune diseases and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as neurological conditions/disorders/diseases linked to overexpression of DYRK1A. |
| US10508098B2 |
Quinazolinones and azaquinazolinones as ubiquitin-specific protease 7 inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of USP7 inhibitors useful in the treatment of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, immunological disorders, inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, ischemic diseases, viral infections and diseases, and bacterial infections and diseases, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R4′, X1, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, n, and m are described herein. |
| US10508094B2 |
Methods for producing ferric maltol compositions from ferrous hydroxides
Methods for producing ferric maltol compositions, such as ferric trimaltol, from ferrous hydroxides, are described, as well as ferric maltol compositions produced by these methods and their uses. |