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US10519475B1	Biosynthesis of compounds in yeast Provided herein are genetically modified yeast cells capable of producing one or more human milk oligosaccharides. The yeast cells include one or more heterologous nucleic acids that encode enzymes of a human milk oligosaccharide biosynthetic pathway. The yeast cells do not include a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a fucokinase. Also provided are fermentation compositions including the disclosed genetically modified yeast cells, and related methods of producing and recovering human milk oligosaccharides generated by the yeast cells.
US10519469B2	Methods and systems for producing products using engineered sulfur oxidizing bacteria Methods and systems for producing a biofuel using genetically modified sulfur-oxidizing and iron-reducing bacteria (SOIRB) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: providing a SOIRB that have been genetically modified to include a particular metabolic pathway to enable them to generate a biofuel; feeding a first source of ferric iron to the SOIRB; feeding sulfur, water, and carbon dioxide to the SOIRB; producing at least the first particular biofuel, a first source of ferrous iron, sulfate, excess ferric iron, and an SOIRB biomass; electrochemically reducing the excess ferric iron to a second source of ferrous iron; providing an iron-oxidizing bacteria that have been genetically modified to include a particular metabolic pathway to enable them to generate a second biofuel; producing at least the second biofuel, a second source of ferric iron, and an IOB biomass; and feeding the second source of ferric iron to the SOIRB.
US10519467B2	Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms.
US10519463B2	Androecious cucurbit plants, methods of obtaining and uses of said cucurbit plants Plants of the Cucurbitaceae family and seeds of such plants with an androecious phenotype, whereas this sexual type is not natural in the plants, and the use of the plants and of the plant seeds of the invention. Moreover, the nucleic acid sequence responsible for androecy in the plants of the invention and on the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid sequence. Finally, methods of identifying the plants and the seeds.
US10519461B2	Acetolactate synthase herbicide resistant sorghum The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing sorghum crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for sorghum plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetolactate synthase (ALS) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ALS protein.
US10519460B2	Use of heterologous expressed polyketide synthase and small molecule foldases to make aromatic and cyclic compounds A method for producing individual or libraries of tri- to pentadecaketide-derived aromatic compounds of interest by heterologous expression of polyketide synthase and aromatase/cyclase in a recombinant host cell.
US10519458B2	Whole seed specific promoter The present invention is concerned with the provision of means and methods for gene expression. Specifically, it relates to a polynucleotide comprising an expression control sequence which allows for seed specific of a nucleic acid of interest being operatively linked thereto in plants. Furthermore, vectors, host cells, transgenic plants and methods for expressing nucleic acids of interest are provided which are based on the said polynucleotide.
US10519456B2	Simultaneous gene editing and haploid induction The presently disclosed subject matter relates to using a haploid inducing line (whether existing or created) and transforming the haploid line so that it encodes cellular machinery capable of editing genes. The transformed haploid inducing line is used as a parent in a cross between two plants. During pollination, the parental gametes fuse to form an embryo; and the gene editing machinery is also delivered to the embryo at this time. During embryonic development, one set of parental chromosomes are lost, and the gene editing machinery operates on the remaining set of chromosomes. Thus, at least one haploid progeny with edited genes is produced from the cross.
US10519454B2	Genome editing using Campylobacter jejuni CRISPR/CAS system-derived RGEN The disclosure provided herewith relates to a Campylobacter jejuni CRISPR/CAS system-derived RGEN and a use thereof.
US10519453B2	Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid (BIA) precursor producing microbes, and methods of making and using the same Methods and engineered yeast cells for generating a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid product are provided herein. A method comprises providing engineered yeast cells and a feedstock to a reactor. In the reactor, the engineered yeast cells are subjected to fermentation by incubating the engineered yeast cells for a time period to produce a solution comprising the BIA product and cellular material. The solution comprises not more than one class of molecule selected from the group of protoberberine, morphinan, isopavine, aporphine, and benzylisoquinoline. Additionally, at least one separation unit is used to separate the BIA product from the cellular material to provide the product stream comprising the BIA product.
US10519452B2	Antiviral agent comprising RNA oligonucleotide The present invention provides an antiviral agent comprising an RNA oligonucleotide having a particular sequence and structure. Specifically, when a cell line is treated with an RNA oligonucleotide having specific sequence and helical bend structure according to the present invention, the expression of interferon-β or ISG56 is increased and anti-viral activating is exhibited. Thus, a composition comprising the RNA oligonucleotide can be used as an antiviral agent.
US10519448B2	Treatment of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to BDNF The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonecleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of BDNF.
US10519443B2	Microrna inhibitor system and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to plasmid-based miR inhibitory systems (PMIS), miR inhibitors and methods of use of these systems and inhibitors.
US10519441B2	Use of miRNA-214 inhibitor in inhibiting regulatory cells Provided is a use of miRNA-214 inhibitor in inhibiting regulatory T cells (Treg cells). The microRNA-214 (miRNA-214) can promote Treg cells, and can assist tumors in immune escape. The experiments demonstrates that the inhibition of miRNA-214 can inhibit the growth of Treg cells, thus inhibiting the growth of tumors. Therefore, miRNA-214 can be used for developing an anti-tumour drug or a drug inhibiting immune response hyperactivity.
US10519439B2	High efficiency, small volume nucleic acid synthesis The disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for the production of nucleic acid molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for the microscale generation of nucleic acid molecules, optionally followed by assembly of these nucleic acid molecules into larger molecules. In some aspects, the invention allows for efficient production of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., large nucleic acid molecules such as genomes).
US10519438B2	Protein screening methods The invention provides methods and compositions useful for identifying polypeptides with desired characteristics in vitro.
US10519436B2	Methods and compositions for generation of binding agents against cell surface antigens Provided are methods and compositions for identifying binding polypeptides (e.g., antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof) that specifically binds to a cell-surface antigen. The methods of the invention generally comprise contacting a variegated nucleic acid-display library of binding polypeptides with a cell-surface antigen displayed on the exterior surface of a cell; and isolating from the library at least one library member that specifically binds to the cell-surface antigen on the exterior surface of the cell. Also provided are novel nucleic acid display libraries (e.g., DNA display libraries) useful in the methods of the invention.
US10519434B2	Biologic sample collection devices and methods of production and use thereof Collection devices and kits for biological sample collection include a biologic sample collection device having a hydrophilic swab matrix that includes a modified polycaprolactone (PCL). Methods of production and use thereof are also described herein. The biologic sample collection devices, kits and methods described herein are used to collect a biologic sample (e.g., blood, buccal cells, etc.) and to enable extraction of nucleic acids (e.g., DNA) from that biologic sample so that the nucleic acids can be analyzed (e.g., sequencing and subsequent analyses of DNA).
US10519431B2	Thermostable variants of T7 RNA polymerase A bacteriophage RNA polymerase variant is provided. In some embodiments, the variant may have increased thermostability relative to the corresponding wild type bacteriophage RNA polymerase and/or wild type T7 RNA polymerase. Compositions, kits and methods that employ the variant are also provided.
US10519427B2	Method for porcine circovirus production and PCV2 vaccines This invention relates to a method for rapid production of PCV2 such that an optimum yield of the virus can be obtained. This invention also relates to the vaccine useful against PCV2 which includes the PCV2 propagated using such a method.
US10519426B2	Compositions featuring an attenuated Newcastle disease virus and methods of use for treating neoplasia The present invention provides methods for inducing regression of tumors in human subjects, the methods utilize a modified mesogenic strain of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) with modified F protein cleavage site, which is non-pathogenic to poultry (lentogenic), but exhibits oncolytic properties. The disclosed methods provide safe, effective and reliable means to induce regression of a tumor in an individual in need thereof. These methods overcome the drawbacks of using pathogenic strains of viruses for human therapy.
US10519418B2	Modified gram positive bacteria and uses thereof The present invention relates to gram positive bacteria with increased stress resistance and/or improved storage characteristics. In particular, the invention relates to gram positive bacterium which accumulate intracellular trehalose. The gram positive bacterium according to the invention lack cellobiose-specific PTS system IIC component (PtcC)activity. The gram positive bacterium may further lack trehalose 6-phosphate phosphorylase (TrePP)activity. The gram positive bacterium may further overexpress trehalose transporters. The invention further relates to compositions comprising such gram positive bacterium as well as methods and uses thereof.
US10519417B2	High-secretion heat-resistant yeast genetically engineered strain and application thereof The invention discloses a high-secretion heat-resistant yeast genetically engineered strain and application thereof, belonging to the field of biotechnology. Mutagenesis and domestication are performed to obtain the yeast genetically engineered strain capable of expressing a lipase gene at a high secretion level at high temperature. The strain is collected by China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC), and the collection number is CCTCC NO: M 2016278. The sequencing analysis shows that the lipase gene and promoter sequence thereof are not mutated, which indicates that the high-secretion expression of the lipase gene by the mutant strain is caused by mutation of other gene sequences in the genome. By knocking out the lipase gene in homologous double-crossover way, the constructed knockout strain can be used as an expression host of other exogenous proteins, can be used for enhancing the expression level of other exogenous genes, and can be subjected to fermentation under high-temperature fermentation conditions.
US10519415B2	Attachment device for single use containers This disclosure relates to equipment utilized to manufacture chemical agents, particularly biopharmaceuticals, using Disposable Containers (DCs).
US10519414B2	Apparatus and method for continuous cell culture Disclosed is a method of continuously culturing cells, including culturing the cells by injecting a culture medium into an internal compartment of a sealed culture vessel and then inoculating the culture medium with the cells, detaching the adhered cells when the density of the cells cultured in the compartment of the culture vessel is a reference value or more, and obtaining the cells detached from the culture vessel, which is maintained in a sealed state.
US10519412B2	Stamp and method of transferring particles to cells of a cell culture A stamp and a method for transferring particles to cells of a cell culture. The stamp includes a body having upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface includes a recessed portion. A gel extends along the recessed portion of the lower surface of the body and including the particles patterned therein. The body is configured to move between a first position wherein the gel is isolated from the cells of the cell culture and a second position wherein the particles patterned in the gel communicate with the cells of the cell culture through diffusion.
US10519408B2	Process for optimizing the operation of a plug-flow fermenter for the anaerobic fermentation of organic wastes A process for optimizing the operation of a plug-flow fermenter for the anaerobic fermentation of organic wastes, wherein the plug-flow fermenter comprises a horizontally oriented fermenter tank and a stirrer, which stirrer comprises a stirrer shaft which traverses the interior of the fermenter tank in an axial manner and multiple paddles which are arranged on the stirrer shaft and protrude radially and also a drive, and the fermentation material is moved in the fermenter tank by means of the stirrer.
US10519406B2	Treatment of sulfide scales Treating a sulfide scale includes contacting the sulfide scale with an oxidizing composition that includes a first oxidizer and a second oxidizer.
US10519405B2	Stabilized alpha-amylase variants and use of the same The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants having an improved stability as compared to the parent alpha-amylase. The invention further relates to use of the variants, compositions comprising the variants, and methods of producing the variants.
US10519403B2	Sanitary cleaner The invention relates to an aqueous sanitary cleaning composition comprising a sulfamic acid in an amount of about ≤10 wt.-%, isotridecanol ethoxylate in an amount of about less than 3 wt.-%, a perfume in an amount in a range of about ≥0.2 wt.-% to ≤0.5 wt.-%, and water, wherein the wt.-% of the components are based on the total weight of the sanitary cleaning composition, and wherein the perfume comprises at least one of the compounds according to the general formulas I, II and III, and/or a compound according to the general formula IV.
US10519401B2	Cleaning composition A hand dishwashing cleaning composition comprising a surfactant system including an anionic surfactant and an amine oxide co-surfactant wherein the weight ratio of the surfactant system to the amine oxide is from about 1.5:1 to about 4.5:1 and wherein the composition further includes a protease and an enzyme stabilizer selected from the group consisting of: potassium salts of halides, sulfates, sulfites, carbonates, hydrogencarbonates, nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, formates, acetates, propionates, citrates, maleates, tartarates, succinates, oxalates and lactates; a peptide aldehyde, peptide ketone, a hydrosulfite adduct thereof; a phenyl boronic acid, a derivative thereof and mixtures thereof.
US10519400B2	Low PH detergent composition Detergent compositions and more specifically, to low pH detergent compositions comprising sulfated surfactants, organic acid, and polyamine compounds. Methods of making and using the same.
US10519398B1	Methods for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct and system therefore The present invention relates generally to corn dry-milling, and more specifically, to methods for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol and a system therefore. In one embodiment, a method for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct includes, in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol, separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a thin stillage portion. The thin stillage portion is separated into a protein portion and a water soluble solids portion. Next, the protein portion is dewatered then dried to define a high protein corn meal that includes at least 40 wt % protein on a dry basis.
US10519393B2	Composition and method of manufacturing calcium magnesium sulfonate greases A sulfonate-based grease composition and method of manufacture comprising (1) addition of both overbased calcium sulfonate and overbased magnesium sulfonate in a ratio range of 60:40 to 100:1, with the magnesium sulfonate added all at once, a portion prior to conversion and another portion after conversion, and/or one more delay periods between the addition of water or other reactive ingredient and the addition of magnesium sulfonate; (2) one or more delay periods between the addition of at least a portion of a facilitating acid and at least a portion of the next subsequently added ingredient; (3) no conventional non-aqueous converting agents added prior to conversion; or (4) a combination thereof. The grease has a high dropping point and reduced thickener yield.
US10519392B2	Tire lubricant A non-water-based tire lubricant includes a thickening agent and a thinning agent. The thickening agent may be a silicone grease, hydrotreated light petroleum distillates, or hydrogenated liquid rosin ester, and the thinning agent may be a blend of petroleum distillates and additives or a silicone liquid. The tire lubricant has a pliable consistency, is easier to apply and use than standard tire lubricants, allows the tire to seal at much lower pressures, and is not water-based so that nitrogen concentrations inside the tire are maintained at 100 percent.
US10519391B2	Gun lubricant A lubricant for a gun or other metal devices, including a composition and method of treating a gun to maintain optimum operative condition. The lubricant serves many purposes, beyond simply allowing parts to move with less resistance. In addition to reducing friction between moving parts of the gun, the gun oil of the present disclosure disperses to coat the metal parts of the gun thoroughly and evenly, remains moist for an extended period of time, and when dry, forms a thick layer that protects the metal components of the gun from wear and rust. The lubricant includes a 4-cycle synthetic motor oil, an oil stabilizer, and a 2-cycle motor oil.
US10519386B2	Processing alkali metal-sulfide or alkali earth metal-sulfide to obtain the alkali metal or alkali earth metal Applying a sufficient quantity of an Alkali metal or an Alkaline earth metal to a fluid in a stripping process loop 106 to form a first intermediary compound and thereby, to strip the undesired element from the process fluid 102. The first intermediary compound 130 is processed in a recovery process loop 110 to recover the Alkali metal or Alkaline earth metal. The recovered Alkali metal or Alkaline earth metal is then re-introduced to an additional quantity of process fluid to strip and clean the undesired element from the additional quantity of the process fluid. A recovery process loop 110 may include either or both of a chemical substitution process, and an electrolytic process, effective to separate the Alkali metal or Alkaline earth metal from the undesired element or another compound.
US10519383B2	Integrated methanol separation and methanol-to-gasoline conversion process A method for converting methanol to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons is disclosed. In an aspect the method includes feeding crude methanol from a methanol synthesis reactor to a methanol separation vessel to recover a methanol stream in a vapor phase; and without condensing the methanol stream, feeding the methanol stream in the vapor phase to a reactor containing a conversion catalyst for converting methanol to at least one of dimethyl ether or gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons.
US10519380B2	Hydrocarbon extraction of oil from oil sand This invention provides a process for producing a crude oil composition from oil sand using a solvent comprised of a hydrocarbon mixture to extract or remove only a portion of the bitumen on the oil sand. The solvent type and the manner by which the extraction process is carried out has substantial impact on the quality of the extracted oil component. The solvent is designed so that it has the desired Hansen solubility parameters that enable the partial extraction of the desired oil composition. The solvent is further designed so that it can be comprised of multiple hydrocarbons having the appropriate boiling point ranges that enable the solvent to be easily recovered and recycle, without the need to externally provide for solvent make-up.
US10519372B2	Soil erosion prevention agent excellent in freeze-thaw stability The present invention provides a soil erosion prevention agent which is excellent in the freeze-thaw stability while maintaining the soil erosion prevention effect. When a toluene-insoluble matter of the water-borne resin emulsion is 60 mass % or more and a content of the water-soluble polymer in the soil erosion prevention agent is 1 to 7 mass %, preferably 3 to 5 mass %, the soil erosion prevention agent excellent in the freeze-thaw stability is provided and suitable for greening and a spraying material. The water-borne resin emulsion is preferably a resin containing a structural unit derived from vinyl acetate, or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion.
US10519371B2	Phosphor, illumination device and use of an illumination device A luminescent material may include the formula (MB) (TA)3−2x(TC)1+2xO4−4xN4x:E where 0
US10519369B2	Core shell particles, method for producing core shell particles, and film An object of the present invention is to provide a core shell particle having high luminous efficacy and a narrow emission half-width; a method of producing the same; and a film formed of the core shell particle. The core shell particle of the present invention includes: a core which contains a Group III element and a Group V element; a first shell which covers at least a part of a surface of the core; a second shell which covers at least a part of the first shell; and a coordination molecule in at least a part of an outermost surface, in which at least silicon is detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, and a molar ratio of the silicon to the Group III element contained in the core, which is acquired by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, is 3.1 or less.
US10519368B2	Phosphor, manufacturing method thereof, and light-emitting device using the phosphor A red-light emitting phosphor is provided, having a basic composition represented by Ka(Si1-x,Mnx)Fb and also having a particular Raman spectrum, wherein the intensity ratio I1/I0, which is a ratio of (I1) the peak in a Raman shift of 600±10 cm−1 assigned to Mn—F bonds in the crystal to that (I0) in a Raman shift of 650±10 cm−1 assigned to Si—F bonds in the crystal, is 0.09 to 0.22. This phosphor is produced by bringing a silicon source in contact with an aqueous reaction solution containing potassium permanganate and hydrogen fluoride, wherein a molar ratio of hydrogen fluoride to potassium permanganate is 87 to 127.
US10519365B2	Luminescent hybrid nanomaterials with aggregation induced emission A luminescent hybrid nanomaterial comprising: at least one inorganic nanomaterial comprising an inorganic first compound; and at least one second compound comprising a first aggregation-induced emission moiety, wherein the at least one second compound is grafted on at least part of a surface of the inorganic first compound.
US10519361B2	Consolidating composition including glycerol with two epoxides for treatment of subterranean formations Various embodiments disclosed relate to compositions for treatment of subterranean formations and a method of using the same, such as for consolidation treatments. In various embodiments the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes obtaining or providing a composition. The composition 5 includes a propane including at least one hydroxy substituent and at least two epoxide substituents. The composition also includes a hardening agent. The method includes placing the composition in a subterranean formation.
US10519360B2	Liquid inhibitor composition and a method for its preparation and application as a heavy brine corrosion control A composition useful as corrosion inhibitor formulation for application in heavy brine systems, comprising at least one amidoamine; at least one sulfur synergist; at least one phosphate ester. In a preferred embodiment, the composition comprises additionally formulation bonding surfactant; and/or at least one solvent system.
US10519357B2	Flaky date fruit cap for moderate to severe loss control A lost circulation material (LCM) having date fruit caps is provided. The date fruit cap LCM includes date fruit caps from a date tree. The date fruit caps have multiple flakes (for example, three flakes) attached at one end to an end cap and free at the other end. The date fruit caps may be obtained from the waste product of date tree and date fruit processing. The date fruit cap LCM may be added to a drilling fluid (for example, a drilling mud) to mitigate or prevent such lost circulation in a well. Methods of lost circulation control with the date fruit cap LCM are also provided.
US10519355B2	Working fluid for heat cycle, composition for heat cycle system, and heat cycle system A working fluid for heat cycle, a composition for a heat cycle system containing the working fluid, and a heat cycle system employing the composition are provided. The working fluid contains trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and difluoromethane. A proportion of the total amount of trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and difluoromethane based on the entire amount of the working fluid is higher than 90 mass % and at most 100 mass %. Based on the total amount of trifluoroethylene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and difluoromethane, the proportion of trifluoroethylene is at least 10 mass % and less than 70 mass %, the proportion of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is at most 50 mass %, and the proportion of difluoromethane is higher than 30 mass % and at most 75 mass %. The working fluid can replace R410A and has a low global warming potential and high durability.
US10519354B2	Porous oil binder and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a hydrophobed porous oil binder in the form of a nonwoven fabric composed of lignocellulose-containing raw materials having a biologically functionalized surface for removing mineral-oil-based contaminants in seas, rivers, inland waters, and stormwater basins or wastewater treatment plants, wherein the density of the oil binder is 10 to 900 kg/m3, the oil binder is 1 to 25 mm thick, the broad surface of the oil binder has a dimension of 9 to 200 cm2, the porosity of the oil binder is 30 to 96%, measured with respect to the total fraction of the oil binder, and the flexural strength of the oil binder is at least 1.5 N/mm2.
US10519345B2	Adhesive tape for jacketing elongate material such as especially cable looms and jacketing method An adhesive tape, especially for wrapping cables, consisting of a preferably textile carrier and of a pressure-sensitive adhesive which is applied on at least one side of the carrier and is in the form of a dried polymer dispersion, the polymer being synthesized from: e) 90% to 99% by weight of n-butyl acrylate and/or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate f) 0% to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid or acid-anhydride function g) 10% to 1% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomers different from (a) and (b) h) 0% to 1% by weight of a difunctional or polyfunctional monomer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising between 15 and 100 parts by weight of a tackifier (based on the mass of the dried polymer dispersion).
US10519344B2	Adhesive tape for jacketing elongate material such as especially cable looms and jacketing method An adhesive tape, especially for wrapping cables, consisting of a preferably textile carrier and of a pressure-sensitive adhesive which is applied on at least one side of the carrier and is in the form of a dried polymer dispersion, the polymer being synthesized from: a) 40% to 90% by weight of n-butyl acrylate and/or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate b) 0% to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid or acid-anhydride function c) 60% to 10% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomers different from (a) and (b) d) 0% to 1% by weight of a difunctional or polyfunctional monomer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising between 15 and 100 parts by weight of a tackifier (based on the mass of the dried polymer dispersion).
US10519341B2	Nonaqueous coating material compositions, coatings produced therefrom and having improved adhesion and scratch resistance and also use thereof A nonaqueous coating material composition and a coating produced from the coating material composition are provided. The coating material composition contains at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component, at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component, at least one catalyst, and at least one urethane additive (PF) which has specific groups. The urethane additive (PF) is prepared by reacting 0.5 to 20 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in a polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (Ia) and 10 to 99.5 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in the polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (IIa). The component (Ia) contains at least one perfluoroalkyl group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups. The component (IIa) contains at least one silane group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups.
US10519338B2	Laminar resin powder and paint containing same A resin powder containing an aromatic polyetherketone resin (e.g., a polyetheretherketone) is deformed into a plate-like form, and the resulting powder is used as a resin powder for a coating material. The plate-like resin powder may have an average thickness of, for example, not more than 2 μm. The coating material may contain a dispersing agent or may be dispersed in a dispersion medium, such as water. The coating material may particularly be used as a coating material for covering a metal substrate. The plate-like resin powder, which comprise an aromatic polyetherketone resin, allows formation of a coating layer which has a high adhesion to a substrate and in which the generation of pinholes is efficiently prevented or reduced.
US10519333B2	Multifunctional alcohol dispersions of carbon nanotubes New carbon nanotube (CNT) compositions and methods of using those compositions are provided. Raw carbon nanotubes are mechanically dispersed via milling into multifunctional alcohols and mixtures of multifunctional alcohols and solvents to form pastes or dispersions that are viscous enough to be printed using standard means such as screen printing. These pastes or dispersions are stable in both dilute and concentrated solution. The invention allows films to be formed on substrates (e.g., plastics, glass, metals, ceramics).
US10519329B2	Gel particles, photosensitive composition, ink composition, method of producing water dispersion of gel particles, and image forming method Provided are gel particles each having a three-dimensional crosslinked structure including at least one bond selected from a urethane bond and a urea bond, the gel particles each including: a polymerizable group; and a functional group that generates radicals by irradiation with active energy rays, a photosensitive composition containing the gel particles, an ink composition, a method of producing water dispersion of gel particles, and an image forming method.
US10519328B2	Composition and method for forming electroactive polymer solution or coating comprising conjugated heteroaromatic polymer, electroactive polymer solution, objects comprising the electroactive coating, and solid electrolytic capacitor and method for fabricating the same A composition for forming an electroactive coating includes an acid as a polymerization catalyst, at least one functional component, and at least one compound of formula (1) as a monomer: wherein X is selected from S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, Y is hydrogen (H) or a precursor of a good leaving group Y− whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a good leaving group whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, b is 0, 1 or 2, each R1 is a substituent, and the at least one compound of formula (1) includes at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H.
US10519327B2	Methods and coatings for protecting surfaces from bio-fouling species Multi-layer anti-fouling coatings include a first biocidal layer formed on a surface. The first biocidal layer includes at least one biocidal biocide that kills a biofouling organism on contact with the first biocidal layer. A first biostatic layer is formed between the first biocidal layer and an external environment. The first biostatic layer includes at least one biostatic biocide that inhibits a biofouling organism from attaching to the first biostatic layer.
US10519323B2	Antimicrobial coatings A coating comprising a metal-organic framework, wherein the metal-organic framework having a zeolitic structure comprising at least one multivalent metal species and at least one organic ligand (such as zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)). Said coating has a topography comprising an array of projections, and each projection having at least one tapered distal end. There is also provided a method of coating substrates with the disclosed coating and use of said coating as a disinfectant, an antiseptic, or an antibiotic. Such use is possible because the tapered distal end of the disclosed zeolitic structure exerting higher pressure on any microbial cell that comes into contact with the disclosed coating, thereby piercing through the cell membrane more easily, causing cell deformation and lysis.
US10519315B2	Quinacridone pigment and a process for preparation thereof The present disclosure relates to Quinacridone pigment and a process of preparation thereof. The Quinacridone pigment of the present disclosure exhibit higher chemical resistance to solvents, higher stability and higher resistance to acid and alkali.
US10519313B2	Color material dispersion liquid for color filter, color resin composition for color filter, color material, color filter, liquid crystal display device, and light-emitting display device Disclosed is a color material dispersion liquid for a color filter, the dispersion liquid being capable of forming a high-luminance coating film with excellent light resistance; a color resin composition for a color filter, the composition being capable of forming a high-luminance coating film with excellent light resistance; a color material that has, while it can form a high-luminance coating film, excellent light resistance; a high-contrast, high-luminance color filter; a liquid crystal display device including the color filter; and a light-emitting display device including the color filter. The color material dispersion liquid for a color filter, includes: (A) a color material, (B) a dispersant and (C) a solvent, wherein the color material (A) contains a cerium lake color material of an acid dye.
US10519311B2	Polyurethane elastomer composition and bearing material Provided are a polyurethane elastomer composition excellent in the abrasion resistance and swelling resistance, and a bearing material formed of the polyurethane elastomer composition. The polyurethane elastomer composition contains a polyurethane elastomer of 100 parts by mass, polyethylene wax of 3˜25 parts by mass, and paraffin wax of 1˜10 parts by mass. Further, preferably the polyurethane elastomer composition contains a cobalt based compound of 0.1˜10 parts by mass.
US10519309B2	Heat treated polymer powders The invention relates to heat treatment of polymorphic semicrystalline or crystallizable polymers to increase the content of the highest melting crystalline form. Such heat treatment results in a polymer powder that has a consistent, uniform melting range, improved flow and improved durability of the powder particle size for applications that require powder flow at elevated temperatures. In addition to improved powder properties, the articles produced from the powders also exhibit better physical properties in both appearance and in mechanical properties. Thus the invention also includes polymer powders and articles produced by the described processes.
US10519302B1	Air springs with improved high temperature performance An air spring bellow comprising a vulcanized rubber component including the at least partially vulcanized residue of EPDM and a rubber other than EPDM. A method for preparing an air spring bellow is also provided.
US10519301B2	Method of recycling rubber A method of recycling rubber includes pre-treating vulcanized ground rubber to prevent the vulcanized ground rubber from encountering significant additional crosslinking during co-vulcanization with fresh rubber compound, and promoting better bonding between the vulcanized ground rubber and the fresh rubber compound. The ground vulcanized rubber can be coated with a layer of non-vulcanized rubber that includes cure inhibitors or other ingredients dispersed within the layer to aid in the coating process and/or co-vulcanization of the vulcanized ground rubber and fresh rubber compound. The vulcanized ground rubber can also be pre-treated with a mixture of at least one chemical curing agent inhibitor and a solvent capable of solubilizing the chemical curing agent inhibitor and dispersing the curing agent inhibitor within the vulcanized ground rubber.
US10519299B2	Elastomer composition having a very good dispersion of the charge in the elastomer matrix The invention relates to a rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler including at least carbon black, having a specific surface area CTAB greater than or equal to 130 m2/g, a plasticizing hydrocarbon resin, the vitreous transition temperature of which, Tg, is greater than 20° C., and the softening point of which is less than 170° C., and a cross linking system, the dispersion of the filler in the elastomeric matrix having a Z score greater than or equal to 70.
US10519292B2	Products from the decomposition of plastic waste This invention relates to the field of plastic waste decomposition. More specifically, the invention comprises products obtained from the decomposition of plastic waste.
US10519285B2	Method for biofabricating composite material The invention is directed to a method for producing a composite material comprising a biofabricated material and a secondary component. The secondary component may be a porous material, such as a sheet of paper, cellulose, or fabric that has been coated or otherwise contacted with the biofabricated material. The biofabricated material comprises a uniform network of crosslinked collagen fibrils and provides strength, elasticity and an aesthetic appearance to the composite material.
US10519282B2	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 polyisobutylenes obtained thereby. The invention further relates to polyisobutylene products comprising the same or derived therefrom.
US10519274B2	Novolac curing agent with alkoxysilyl group, method for preparing the same, composition containing the same, the cured product, and use thereof A new novolac curing agent with an alkoxysilyl group exhibiting excellent heat resistance such as a low CTE and an high Tg when a composite is formed, a preparing method of the same, a composition including the same, a cured article, and an use thereof, are provided. The new novolac curing agent having an alkoxysilyl group of Formulae I-1 to I-4, a preparing method of the new novolac curing agent by alkenylation and alkoxysilylation of the novolac curing agent, a preparing method of the new novolac curing agent by alkoxysilylation of a novolac curing agent, a composition including a novolac curing agent having an alkoxysilyl group of Formulae I-1 to I-4, a cured article and a use thereof, are provided. A composite including a novel novolac curing agent having an alkoxysilyl group exhibits a low CTE and a high glass transition temperature.
US10519270B2	Polymeric adhesive for anchoring compliant materials to another surface Methods, compositions, and kits for adhering polymers and other materials to another material, and in particular to bone or bone-like structures or surfaces. A composition of matter includes a urethane dimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer with a plurality of first polymer regions based on urethane dimethacrylate and a plurality of second polymer regions based on methyl methacrylate. The method includes placing an orthopedic joint implant having an attachment surface in a joint space, applying a first non-urethane-containing precursor, a second urethane-containing precursor, and a initiator to the attachment surface; contacting the first and second precursors and the initiator with the joint surface; and copolymerizing the first and second precursors and forming an adhesive copolymer and attaching the implant to the joint.
US10519267B2	Process for the preparation of a graft copolymer comprising a polyolefin main chain and one or a multiple polymer side chains and the products obtained therefrom The present invention relates to a cascade process for the preparation of a graft copolymer comprising a polyolefin main chain and one or a multiple polymer side chains. The process comprising step A) of copolymerizing at least one first type of olefin monomer and at least one second type of metal-pacified functionalized olefin monomer using a catalyst system to obtain a polyolefin main chain having one or multiple metal-pacified functionalized short chain branches, the catalyst system comprising: i) a metal catalyst or metal catalyst precursor comprising a metal from Group 3-10 of the IUPAC Periodic Table of elements; and ii) optionally a co-catalyst; and step B) of forming one or multiple polymer side chains on the polyolefin main chain having one or multiple metal-pacified functionalized short chain branches to obtain the graft copolymer.
US10519265B2	Polymeric materials having active cross-linkers, methods for making them, and use thereof The present technology relates to a polymeric material including a plurality of polymer subunits and an active cross-linker, wherein the active cross-linker is covalently linked to the plurality of polymer subunits. The active cross-linker offers a key building block for constructing novel molecular architecture in chemomechanical soft materials and illustrates a new approach to tailor material properties.
US10519262B2	Method of preparing aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer and aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer prepared using the same The present invention provides a method of preparing an aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer in which, when an aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer in which a content of a structural unit derived from unsaturated nitrile monomers in the copolymer is in the range of 22 to 30 wt % is prepared, oligomer content and unreacted monomer content are decreased, resulting in excellent heat resistance, significantly improved surface quality, and particularly, reduced generation of residue on a product surface when used in a closed high temperature environment and reduced occurrence of mold deposits during injection molding, and an aromatic vinyl-unsaturated nitrile-based copolymer prepared using the method.
US10519258B2	Dip-forming synthetic isoprene polymer latex, dip-forming composition, and dip-formed article A dip-forming synthetic isoprene polymer latex contains a synthetic isoprene polymer which has been subjected to solution polymerization using an alkyllithium polymerization catalyst. A ratio between a mode diameter and a median diameter (mode diameter/median diameter) of a particle diameter of the latex is 0.8 or more. A Brookfield viscosity difference (V66−V56) between a Brookfield viscosity at a solid content concentration of 56% (V56) and a Brookfield viscosity at a solid content concentration of 66% (V66) is 200 mPa·s or less.
US10519257B2	Compositions containing 1,1-di-carbonyl-substituted alkene compounds for preparing polymers having enhanced glass transition temperatures The disclosure relates to compositions containing 1,1-di-carbonyl-substituted alkene compounds capable of preparing polymers having glass transition temperatures above room temperature. The present teaching also relates to polymers prepared 1,1-di-carbonyl-substituted alkene compounds which exhibit glass transition temperatures of 60° C. The disclosure also relate to methods for enhancing the glass transition temperatures of polymers prepared from 1,1-di-carbonyl-substituted alkene compounds.
US10519251B2	Fabs-in-tandem immunoglobulin and uses thereof The present invention provides multivalent and multispecific binding proteins that are capable of binding two or more antigens, or two or more epitopes. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, including methods of using such binding proteins for prevention or treatment of various diseases, or for detecting specific antigens in vitro or in vivo.
US10519248B2	Bispecific HER2 and CD3 binding molecules Provided herein are compositions, methods, and uses involving bispecific binding molecules that specifically bind to HER2, a receptor tyrosine kinase, and to CD3, a T cell receptor, and mediate T cell cytotoxicity for managing and treating disorders, such as cancer. Also provided herein are uses and methods for managing and treating HER2-related cancers.
US10519244B2	Chimeric canine anti-CD20 antibody The disclosure relates to caninized chimeric anti-CD20 antibodies to the canine protein CD20 and methods of use to treat certain disorders such as non-Hodgkins B-cell lymphoma in dogs.
US10519242B2	Targeting regulatory T cells with heterodimeric proteins The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising a heterodimeric antibody comprising a first monomer comprising a first variant heavy chain constant region and an anti-CD4 binding moiety. The heterodimeric antibody also comprises a second monomer comprising: a second variant heavy chain constant region and an anti-CD25 binding moiety. In some cases, the pIs of the first and second variant heavy chain constant regions are at least 0.5 logs apart.
US10519241B2	Antibody constructs for EGFRVIII and CD3 The present invention relates to a bispecific antibody construct comprising a first binding domain which binds to human EGFRVIII on the surface of a target cell and a second binding domain which binds to human CD3 on the surface of a T cell. Moreover, the invention provides a polynucleotide encoding the antibody construct, a vector comprising said polynucleotide and a host cell transformed or transfected with said polynucleotide or vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the antibody construct of the invention, a medical use of said antibody construct and a kit comprising said antibody construct.
US10519240B2	Anti-FGFR1c antibody-FGF21 fusion proteins The present invention provides agonists of FGF21 signaling. In particular, the present invention provides FGF21 receptor (FGF21R) agonists that are capable of simultaneously binding βKlotho (KLB) and/or FGFR1c to mimic the signaling activity of FGF21. The present invention also provides anti-FGF21 and anti-KLB/FGFR1c antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof. Also provided are methods of treating various metabolic disorders by administering the FGF21R agonists and/or anti-FGF21 antibodies to a subject in need thereof.
US10519239B2	Inhibitors of prototypic galectin dimerization and uses thereof Agents that inhibit the dimerization of a prototypic galectin such as galectin-7 are described. These agents, for example antibodies and peptides, bind to a domain corresponding to residues 13-25, 86-108 and/or 129-135 of human galectin-7. The use of such agents to inhibit a biological, physiological and/or pathological process that involves prototypic galectin dimerization, for example for the inhibition of galectin-7-mediated apoptosis and the treatment of galectin-7-expressing cancers, is also described.
US10519238B2	Anti-galectin-1 monoclonal antibodies and fragments thereof The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery of anti-galectm-1 (Gal 1.) monodonai antibodies useful for diagnostic and prognostic applications, as well as immunoglobulins, polypeptides, and nucleic acids thereof.
US10519237B2	Reducing systemic regulatory T cell levels or activity for treatment of disease and injury of the CNS The present specification discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS. The pharmaceutical composition is administered by a dosage regimen comprising at least one course of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session of non-treatment.
US10519236B2	Antibodies specific to delta 1 chain of T cell receptor Disclosed herein are antibodies specific to a delta1 chain of a γδ T cell receptor and methods of using such for modulating γδ T cell bioactivity. Such anti-Delta1 antibodies may also be used to treat diseases associated with γδ T cell activation, such as solid tumors, or for detecting presence of γδ1 T cells.
US10519232B2	Agents for use in the treatment of retinal inflammation The present invention relates to preventive and/or therapeutic agents for use in the treatment of retinal inflammation, and more specifically of Age-related macular degeneration and Retinitis pigmentosa, wherein said agents are selected from an IL-6 inhibitor, an APOE inhibitor and/or a Fas activator as an active ingredient.
US10519230B2	Nucleic acids encoding IL-33 antibodies The present invention provides antibodies that bind to interleukin-33 (IL-33) and methods of using the same. The invention includes antibodies that inhibit or attenuate IL-33-mediated signaling. The antibodies of the invention may function to block the interaction between IL-33 and ST2. Alternatively, certain antibodies of the invention inhibit or attenuate IL-33-mediated signaling without blocking the IL-33/ST2 interaction. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human IL-33 with high affinity. The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with IL-33 signaling and/or IL-33 cellular expression, such as inflammatory diseases, or allergic diseases.
US10519222B2	Broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against HIV-1 V1V2 Env region The present invention relates anti-HIV therapies and prophylaxis. Specifically, the invention relates to broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, vectors comprising the nucleic acids and cells and pharmaceutical compositions Comprising said vectors and/or antibodies. The present invention also relates to use of the antibodies and/or vectors for the treatment and/or prevention of HIV-1 infection in a subject. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a kit containing the antibodies of the invention.
US10519221B2	Neutralizing anti-influenza B antibodies and uses thereof The invention relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that are capable of binding to influenza B virus hemagglutinin (HA) and neutralizing influenza B virus in two phylogenetically distinct lineages. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen binding fragment is capable of binding to influenza B virus hemagglutinin and neutralizing influenza B virus in Yamagata and Victoria lineages.
US10519219B2	Filovirus therapy The present invention provides antibodies, for use in the treatment, suppression prevention of Filovirus disease, particularly Ebola virus disease. Also provided immunogens for use in eliciting such antibodies.
US10519217B2	CD27L collectin fusion proteins and encoding nucleic acids The present invention refers to a fusion protein comprising a TNF-superfamily (TNFSF) cytokine or a receptor binding domain thereof fused to a collectin trimerization domain, to a nucleic acid molecule encoding the fusion protein, and to a cell comprising the nucleic acid molecule. The fusion protein is present as a trimeric complex or as an oligomer thereof. The fusion protein, the nucleic acid, and the cell is suitable as pharmaceutical composition or for therapeutic, diagnostic and/or research applications.
US10519216B2	Immunotherapy against melanoma and other cancers A method of treating a patient who has melanoma includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has melanoma. A method of treating a patient who has melanoma includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the melanoma.
US10519215B2	RELAXIN1 derived peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10519214B2	Methods and compositions for chimeric antigen receptor targeting cancer cells The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that recognizes B7-H3 (CD276), as well as methods of use in the treatment of diseases and disorders.
US10519212B2	Long-acting recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone and use thereof Disclosed in the present invention is a long-acting recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone-Fc fusion protein (referred to as hFSH-Fc for short) and a preparation method thereof, wherein the hFSH-Fc protein is a dimerized fusion protein and the amino acid sequence thereof successively comprises an hFSHβ subunit, CTP, an hFSHα subunit, a flexible peptide linker and human IgG2 Fc variant from N-terminal to C-terminal. Also disclosed in the present invention is the use of the recombinant hFSH-Fc fusion protein composition in preparing drugs in the animal breeding field.
US10519211B2	Compounds as peptidic GLP1/glucagon/GIP receptor agonists The present invention relates to trigonal GLP-1/glucagon/GIP receptor agonists and their medical use, for example in the treatment of disorders of the metabolic syndrome, including diabetes and obesity, as well as for reduction of excess food intake.
US10519206B2	Genetically modified higher plants with increased photosynthesis and/or biomass production, methods and uses thereof The technology provided herein generally relates relates to genetically modified higher plants, for example C3 and C4 plants, and subsequent generations thereof, comprising stable and/or transient expression of at least one gene-product (e.g. mRNA or protein) of the “Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CO2 concentrating mechanism” (CCM), wherein the expression takes place in the intermembrane space and/or one or more subcellular compartments of the chloroplasts of the higher plant, and wherein this expression increases one or more of the characteristics selected from the group of photosynthetic rate, photosynthetic carbon fixation, chlorophyll level and/or biomass of the genetically modified higher plant (T0) and/or of the T1 and/or T2 generation or any subsequent plant generation of said genetically modified higher plant.
US10519204B2	Method for extracting soluble proteins from microalgal biomass A method for preparing a protein isolate of the biomass of microalgae of the genus Chlorella, includes the following steps: supplying a microalgal biomass produced by fermentation, washing the biomass so as to eliminate the soluble interstitial compounds and concentrating the biomass, mechanically grinding the washed and concentrated biomass in a horizontal ball grinder-type system in order to produce an emulsion, destructuring the emulsion thus produced, triple-phase separation so as to separate the soluble fraction from the fractions containing the lipids and the cell debris, recovery of the soluble fraction thus produced in order to produce the soluble protein isolate, then evaporation, pasteurization and atomization of the protein isolate.
US10519201B1	Soybean variety 5PWYL70 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PWYL70 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PWYL70, cells from soybean variety 5PWYL70, plants of soybean 5PWYL70, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PWYL70. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PWYL70 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PWYL70, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PWYL70, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PWYL70. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PWYL70 are further provided.
US10519197B1	Peptide-based proteasome inhibitors for treating conditions mediated by senescent cells and for treating cancer The proteasome inhibitors of this invention include peptide-based compounds with a short linear sequence of amino acids. An oxo or thio group is attached to the N-terminal amino acid. A protein-reactive electrophilic group such as an epoxyketone, an aziridinylketone, or a beta-lactone is attached to the C-terminal amino acid. Upon contact with a proteasome complex in a target cell, the electrophilic group reacts with a functional group in or near a binding pocket or active site of the proteasome, forming a covalent bond and thereby inactivating the proteasome. These and other proteasome inhibitors can be screened for binding affinity and an ability to selectively eliminate senescent cells or cancer cells. Compounds that selectively remove senescent cells can be developed for the treatment of conditions such as osteoarthritis, ophthalmic disease, pulmonary disease, and atherosclerosis.
US10519196B2	System and method for producing interleukin receptor antagonist (IRA) A system and method for producing high levels of autologous IL-1RA cytokine, includes a blood collection vessel, a cover, a portion of separation gel, an anticoagulant portion, a plasma collection syringe comprising a sharp needle, a buffy coat collection syringe and an incubation tube with cover. The blood collection vessel is adapted such that when containing whole blood and being centrifuged, after treatment yields separation fractions comprising, a first fraction of RBCs sediment, a second fraction of said gel, a third fraction comprising WBCs, platelets and a fourth fraction of plasma solution.
US10519189B2	Compositions and methods for synthesizing 5′-Capped RNAs Provided herein are methods and compositions for synthesizing 5′Capped RNAs wherein the initiating capped oligonucleotide primers have the general form m7Gppp[N2′Ome]n[N]m wherein m7G is N7-methylated guanosine or any guanosine analog, N is any natural, modified or unnatural nucleoside, “n” can be any integer from 0 to 4 and “m” can be an integer from 1 to 9.
US10519185B2	Methods of preparing substituted nucleoside analogs Disclosed herein are methods of preparing a nucleoside analog, Compound (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful in treating diseases and/or conditions such as viral infections, and intermediates thereof.
US10519183B2	Amine solvate of sodium-glucose linked transporter inhibitor, and preparation method and application thereof Disclosed are an amine solvate of a sodium-glucose linked transporter (SGLT) inhibitor, and a preparation method and application thereof. The SGLT inhibitor is (1S,2S,3S,4R,5S)-5-(3-((2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl)-4-ethylbenzyl)-1-(hydroxymethyl)-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2,3,4-triol. Further provided is a crystalline compound of the amine solvate, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the amine solvate, and an application of the amine solvate in preparing an SGLT-inhibiting pharmaceutical product.
US10519182B2	Method for producing flavonoid inclusion compound A method for producing a flavonoid inclusion compound, including a cleaving step including treating a sparingly soluble flavonoid having a rhamnoside structure with an enzyme having a rhamnosidase activity in the presence of a cyclodextrin to cleave a rhamnose. According to the production method of the present invention, a flavonoid inclusion compound and a composition of flavonoid glycosides having excellent solubility in water can be efficiently produced, so that the compound and composition can be suitably utilized in the fields of medicaments, foodstuff, health foods, foods for specified health use, cosmetics, and the like.
US10519181B2	Heterobifunctional inhibitors of E-selectins and CXCR4 chemokine receptors Compounds, compositions, and methods for treatment and/or prevention of cancer and inflammatory diseases, and for releasing cells such as stem cells (e.g., bone marrow progenitor cells) into circulating blood and enhancing retention of the cells in the blood are disclosed. For example, heterobifunctional compounds that inhibit both E-selectins and CXCR4 chemokine receptors are described and pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the same.
US10519180B2	Processing biomass Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce a product or intermediate, e.g., energy, a food, a fuel, or a material.
US10519177B2	Heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof Heterocyclic compounds of formula (I), methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing such a compound and their therapeutic uses.
US10519176B2	Crystalline forms Preparation and characterization of novel forms of (1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphono-ethyl) phosphonic acid, suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans.
US10519173B2	Process for the removal and return of a catalyst to a liquid phase medium A process for the selective removal of a component from a liquid phase and subsequently returning the component to a liquid phase is disclosed. A novel compound of formula (I) [SUP]-[[L]-[G]]a (I) in which L is a linking group, G is an aryl group having a leaving group LG selected from Cl, Br, I, sulfonate such as triflate, a diazo group, a nitrile, an ester and an alkoxy group and substituent Q is selected from H, NR2, OR, CO2R, F, Cl, NO2 CN and SUP is a support having a plurality of groups -[L]-[G] bound to the support is contacted with the liquid phase to bind the component to the compound I thereby forming a captured component which is separated from and may be returned to the liquid phase. The compound I is especially useful in binding homogeneous catalysts to remove it from a reaction medium and selectively returning the catalyst to the reaction medium at a later stage. The compound is particularly useful for cross-coupling reactions, for example in Suzuki reactions.
US10519169B2	3-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-C]pyridin-2-yl)-1 H-pyrazolo[4,3-B]pyridines and therapeutic uses thereof 4-Azaindazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of a 4-azaindazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
US10519166B2	Heterocyclic compound and organic light emitting device comprising the same The present specification provides a heterocyclic compound and an organic light emitting device including the same.
US10519165B2	Processes for preparing ACC inhibitors and solid forms thereof The present disclosure provides solid forms, including a salt or co-crystal, of Compound I: which exhibits Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (“ACC”) inhibitory activity and may be useful in treating ACC mediated diseases. Also provided herein are processes or steps for the preparation of a Compound I and intermediates useful for the processes or steps described herein.
US10519163B2	Pyrrolopyrimidine derivatives as TAM inhibitors This application relates to compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of TAM kinases which are useful for the treatment of disorders such as cancer.
US10519158B2	Inhibiting the transient receptor potential A1 ion channel The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds of the Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, and methods of their use for the treatment of pain, respiratory conditions, as well as inhibiting the Transient Receptor Potential A1 ion channel (TRPA1).
US10519157B2	Deuterated compounds for treating Fabry, Gaucher, Parkinson's and related diseases and conditions, and compositions and methods thereof Novel deuterium-containing chemical compounds are provided. They are glucosylceramide (GSC) synthase inhibitors and are useful for treating various types of lysosomal storage diseases including Fabry's disease, Gaucher's disease and Parkinson's disease, or related diseases and conditions. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of preparation and use thereof.
US10519155B2	1,6-diazabicyclo [3,2,1] octan-7-one derivatives and their bacterial infections Compounds of Formula (I), their preparation and use in preventing or treating bacterial infections are disclosed.
US10519154B2	7-substituted 1-pyridyl-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid amides and use thereof The present application relates to novel 7-substituted 1-pyridylnaphthyridine-3-carboxamides, to processes for their preparation, to their use, alone or in combinations, for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to their use for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders and/or renal disorders.
US10519153B2	Fused imidazo-piperidine JAK inhibitors The invention provides compounds of formula (I): where the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are useful as JAK kinase inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat respiratory diseases, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US10519150B2	Salts of morpholine derivative, crystal forms thereof, processes for producing the same, pharmaceutical compositions including the same, and use thereof The present invention provides novel pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a morpholine derivative, including a malate, a tartrate, a hydrochloride, an acetate, and a naphthalene disulfonate thereof, wherein the tartrate has 3 crystal salt forms: crystal form A, crystal form B and dihydrate; the malate, the hydrochloride, and the acetate each have one crystal salt form; the naphthalene disulfonate is amorphous. When compared to the known morpholine derivative free base, the present invention has one or more improved properties, e.g., a better crystalline state, greatly improved water solubility, light stability and thermal stability, etc. The present invention further provides preparation methods for the salts of morpholine derivative and the crystal forms thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and use thereof.
US10519149B2	Bicyclic inhibitors of histone deacetylase Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of conditions associated with inhibition of HDAC (e.g., HDAC2).
US10519147B2	Diamino-alkylamino-linked arylsulfonamide compounds with selective activity in voltage-gated sodium channels Disclosed are compounds of Formula A, or a salt thereof, where Q, X, R1 and R2 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for inhibiting Nav 1.7 ion channels found in peripheral and sympathetic neurons. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula A or their salts, and methods of treating pain (acute, post-operative, neuropathic), or cough or itch disorders using the same.
US10519139B2	Polymorphs of Selinexor The present invention relates to crystalline forms of the compound represented by Structural Formula I, and compositions comprising crystalline forms of the compound represented by Structural Formula I described herein. The crystalline forms of the compound of Structural Formula I and compositions comprising the crystalline forms of the compound of Structural Formula I provided herein, in particular, single crystalline Form A, can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions, which can be used to treat various disorders associated with CRM1 activity, including cancer. Also described herein are methods for preparing the compound of Structural Formula I and its single crystalline forms.
US10519136B2	Dual inhibitors of PARP1 and CDK Disclosed herein, in various embodiments, are compounds having dual activity as PARP1 and CDK inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides for methods of treating diseases or conditions in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering one or more compounds disclosed herein. In some embodiment, the disease is cancer, including breast cancer.
US10519130B2	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.
US10519129B2	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.
US10519127B2	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.
US10519125B2	Flavagline derivatives The invention relates to compounds of the following general formula (I) in the form of one of the enantiomers thereof or a mixture of the enantiomers thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or solvates thereof, especially for the use thereof as a medicament, more specifically in cancer treatment. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing same and to the methods for the production thereof.
US10519124B2	Synthesis of R-glucosides, sugar alcohols, reduced sugar alcohols, and furan derivatives of reduced sugar alcohols Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing 1,2,5,6-hexanetetrol (HTO), 1,6 hexanediol (HDO) and other reduced polyols from C5 and C6 sugar alcohols or R glycosides. The methods include contacting the sugar alcohol or R-glycoside with a copper catalyst, most desirably a Raney copper catalyst with hydrogen for a time, temperature and pressure sufficient to form reduced polyols having 2 to 3 fewer hydoxy groups than the starting material. When the starting compound is a C6 sugar alcohol such as sorbitol or R-glycoside of a C6 sugar such as methyl glucoside, the predominant product is HTO. The same catalyst can be used to further reduce the HTO to HDO.
US10519119B2	Nicotinic acid derivatives, their preparation and the use thereof A nicotinic acid derivative is represented by formula (I), and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. In formula (I), Z is selected from O, S, NR3, wherein R3 is hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl. R1 or R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, halo C1-6 alkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclyloxy. Such C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, halo C1-6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl may be optionally substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, halo C1-6 alkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, and aryl. These compounds or salts thereof have a strong inhibitory activity on colorectal cancer cell line HCT-116, human lung cancer cell line A549, and breast cancer cell line MCF-7.
US10519112B2	Method for producing heteroaromatic sulfonamide compound The present invention provides: a method for producing a mixed sulfonic acid anhydride of the general formula (1) by reacting a sulfonic acid compound of the general formula (2) with a perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acid anhydride or a perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acid halide; and a method for producing a sulfonamide compound of the general formula (4) obtained by reacting an amine compound of the general formula (3) with a mixed sulfonic acid anhydride of the general formula (1).
US10519111B2	UV absorbing compounds, compositions comprising same and uses thereof There is provided a range of novel compounds which have been demonstrated to have useful electromagnetic radiation absorbing properties. These compounds will find use in a range of applications such as active components in sunscreen formulations, paints, plastics, fabrics, glass and UV protective coatings.
US10519108B2	Inhibitors of retinaldehyde dehydrogenases and methods of use Compounds having inhibitory activity against retinaldehyde dehydrogenases (RALDHs). The compounds can be used, for example, to inhibit synthesis of retinoic acid for the treatment of refractive error disorders such as myopia, and as infertility treatments by inhibiting spermatogenesis.
US10519106B2	Urea derivative and use therefor A compound has inhibitory activity on Discoidin Domain Receptor 1. The compound includes a urea derivative represented by the formula below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10519103B2	Urea production method The present invention is a urea production method, including: a first concentration step of concentrating an aqueous urea solution; a granulation step of producing solid urea from the concentrated urea solution generated in the first concentration step; a urea recovery step of treating exhaust gas from the granulation step and recovering urea dust in the exhaust gas to generate a recovered aqueous urea solution, the granulation step being configured so as to treat a concentrated urea solution containing an additive; and a second concentration step of concentrating the recovered aqueous urea solution as an additional concentration step, wherein the concentrated recovered urea solution generated in the second concentration step is joined to the concentrated urea solution in the downstream of the first concentration step, and an additive is added downstream of the first concentration step.
US10519102B2	Method for preparation of ammonia gas and CO2 for a urea synthesis process The invention relates to a process for preparing ammonia gas and CO2 for urea synthesis. In the process of the invention, a process gas containing nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide as main components is produced from a metallurgical gas. The metallurgical gas consists of blast furnace gas, or contains blast furnace gas at least as a mixing component. The process gas is fractionated to give a gas stream containing the CO2 component and a gas mixture consisting primarily of N2 and H2. An ammonia gas suitable for the urea synthesis is produced from the gas mixture by means of ammonia synthesis. CO2 is branched off from the CO2-containing gas stream in a purity and amount suitable for the urea synthesis.
US10519101B2	Trans-cyclooctene amino and hydroxy acids and their use in multiple cycloaddition reactions for labeling of molecules The present invention relates to compounds of formula: and methods for linking tetrazines with dienophiles to establish at least two linkages by sequentially performing at least two cycloaddition reactions. The methods in particular allow establishing multi-labeling strategies. In particular, the invention relates to methods for forming linkages by cycloaddition reactions, wherein the method comprises reacting a first alkyl-substituted tetrazine with a first dienophile comprising a trans-cyclooctenyl group followed by reacting a second tetrazine with a second dienophile comprising a cyclooctynyl group, wherein the reaction of the first tetrazine with the first dienophile proceeds in the presence of the second dienophile.
US10519089B2	Method and apparatus for carbonylating methanol with acetic acid enriched flash stream A carbonylation process for producing acetic acid including: (a) carbonylating methanol or its reactive derivatives in the presence of a Group VIII metal catalyst and methyl iodide promoter to produce a liquid reaction mixture including acetic acid, water, methyl acetate and methyl iodide; (b) feeding the liquid reaction mixture at a feed temperature to a flash vessel which is maintained at a reduced pressure; (c) flashing the reaction mixture to produce a crude product vapor stream.
US10519087B2	Process for the conversion of methane into propanal The present invention provides methods for making propanal in a reaction comprising the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) and oxygen as a reactant stream in a gas phase reaction, preferably in the presence of water or steam, to form ethylene, ethane, carbon dioxide (CO2), water and syngas (CO and H2) in a first reactor as an ethylene stream, and then forming propanal in a second reactor by feeding to the second reactor the ethylene stream with the syngas from the first reactor in the gas phase and hydroformylating in the presence of a catalyst for a water shift reaction. In the method, the ratio of H2 to CO in the syngas is maintained by either co-feeding steam into the first reactor or the second reactor to generate additional H2 in the syngas, or by forming CO in the second reactor from the water shift reaction by feeding the CO2 from the ethylene stream into the second reactor.
US10519076B1	Nanocomposite for combustion application The present invention generally concerns isolated nanoparticles via the decomposition of a ternary metal hydride. More specifically, the present invention harnesses increased energy densities from two distinct nanoparticles isolated by a precise decomposition of LiAlH4. The singular material is air stable and is a nanocomposite of Li3AlH6 nanoparticles, elemental Al nanoparticles, an amount of Ti metal, and a nanoscale organic layer, which we call nMx. The nanocomposite protects and preserves the high energy densities of the core metals isolated from the controlled reaction and makes the nanoparticles safe to handle in air. The final composite is devoid of byproducts or phase transitions that will decrease the energy output of the nanocomposite. The method of the present invention creates a narrow distribution of nanoparticles that have unique burning characteristics useful for many applications.
US10519075B2	Solid-rocket propellants Solid-fuel rocket propellants comprising an oxidizer, an oxophilic metal-halophilic metal formulation, and a binder are described herein. Further described are processes for preparing such propellants and methods of reducing hydrogen chloride production via the combustion of such propellants. Non-limiting examples of such formulations include aluminum-lithium alloys.
US10519068B2	Cubic boron nitride polycrystal, cutting tool, wear-resistant tool, grinding tool, and method of producing cubic boron nitride polycrystal A cubic boron nitride polycrystal includes cubic boron nitride, the cubic boron nitride having an average grain size of not more than 150 nm, the cubic boron nitride polycrystal having a crack generation load of not less than 25 N in a breaking strength test in which an R200 μm diamond indenter is used to apply a load at a rate of 100 N/min.
US10519063B2	Transparent hydrophobic mixed oxide coatings and methods A hydrophobic coating and a method for applying such a coating to a surface of a substrate. The method includes applying a coating composition to the surface and heating the coated surface at a cure temperature from about 300° C. to about 600° C. for a time from about 2 hours to about 48 hours. The coating composition is applied to the surface by an application method selected from the group consisting of flowing, dipping, and spraying. The coating composition comprises a yttrium compound, an additive selected from the group consisting of a cerium compound and a dispersion of yttrium oxide nanoparticles, a water-soluble polymer, and a solvent solution of de-ionized water and a water-soluble alcohol.
US10519054B2	Carrier insert for accommodating and maintaining the biofilm culture of fluid cleaning structures The invention relates to a carrier insert for accommodating and maintaining the biofilm culture of fluid cleaning structures, which contains a spatial web made of staple fibres using the hosiery method.The characteristic feature of the invention is that the web (10) has internal textile units (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) joining each other in intermediate complete nodal points (20, 21, 22, 23) and situated between the complete nodal points (20, 21, 22, 23), and external textile (17, 18) units situated along the edges (10a) of the web (10), where in the case of at least a part of the complete nodal points (20, 21, 22, 23) there is an even number of internal textile units (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) guided into the given complete nodal point (20, 21, 22, 23), the internal sides (17a, 18a) of the external textile units (17, 18) situated along the edges (10a) of the web (10) are connected to a complete nodal point (20, 21, 22, 23) each, and the external sides (17b, 18b) of the external textile units (17, 18) are provided with connection points (24, 25) for joining the structure (1), and via the connection points (24, 25) the web (10) is attached to the structure (1) in a fixed position.
US10519053B2	Reconfigurable leaching module Reconfigurable water leaching modules are provided herein. These modules may comprise a plurality of dosing conduits and a plurality of leaching channels fluidly coupled to the dosing conduits where the leaching channels are reconfigurable from a first retracted position to a second extended position and where the leaching channels may hang downwardly from the dosing conduits in the second extended position.
US10519051B2	Systems and methods for the treatment of ballast water A system has been developed to treat ballast water by selectively dissociating target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation does not result in re-association into the target molecule by the reverse process, and does not produce component products which have a change in oxidation number or state incorporated oxygen or other additives because the process does not proceed via a typical reduction-oxidation mechanism.
US10519050B2	Method for fryer stack recovery and treatment A method for reducing the amount of acrylamide in recovered water from a fryer stack. This invention provides a method to treat acrylamide in the waste water/process water. Organic compounds such as phenols, acrylamide and phenolic compounds can be oxidized in the presence of oxidizing compounds like hypo and Fenton reagent. Fenton reagent is a product of reaction of Iron Salts (like Ferrous Sulphate-FeSO4) and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2). It generates OH* (radical) which has significantly more oxidation power compared to traditional oxidizing agents such as Chlorine. The fryer stack water is collected and treated using Fenton reagent such that the Acrylamide levels are reduced to less than 0.1 ppb in the recovered water.
US10519048B2	Cathode, electrochemical cell and its use An electrochemical cell containing a sacrificial electrode suitable for electrocoagulation as well as an electrocoagulation process for removing various pollutants from water or wastewater by the use of the electrochemical cell. Also, the sacrificial electrode itself. Several electrochemical cells can be coupled to an electrochemical cell assembly. Certain aspects and embodiments are especially suitable for reduction of fluoride or fluoride in combination with heavy metals such as hexavalent chromium or arsenic.
US10519046B2	High flow-through gravity purification system for water Disclosed is a gravity fed purification system having a purification media having a layer of low ash catalytic carbon having a nominal particle size range of about 20 mesh to about 50 mesh, wherein the purification system is able to produce a flow rate of about 1000 to about 1500 cc/min with a pressure head of about 300 to about 350 cc.
US10519040B2	Large scale production of oxidized graphene Embodiments described herein relate generally to the large scale production of functionalized graphene. In some embodiments, a method for producing functionalized graphene includes combining a crystalline graphite with a first electrolyte solution that includes at least one of a metal hydroxide salt, an oxidizer, and a surfactant. The crystalline graphite is then milled in the presence of the first electrolyte solution for a first time period to produce a thinned intermediate material. The thinned intermediate material is combined with a second electrolyte solution that includes a strong oxidizer and at least one of a metal hydroxide salt, a weak oxidizer, and a surfactant. The thinned intermediate material is then milled in the presence of the second electrolyte solution for a second time period to produce functionalized graphene.
US10519035B1	Covalent chemical surface modification of surfaces with available silicon or nitrogen The invention provides a method to form and functionalize monolayers on a silicon-rich silicon nitride surface or a silicon surface formed by a nanopore fabrication method known as dielectric breakdown. Thermal, photochemical and radical processing can be used to hydrosilylate nascent silicon and silicon nitride surfaces with various reagents. The conventional need for hydrofluoric acid etching prior to coupling functional groups to the surfaces is thereby completely avoided.
US10519033B2	Transducer apparatus and methods This application relates to transducer apparatus (300, 400), especially for MEMS capacitive transducers. The apparatus has a voltage bias generator (102) for receiving a supply voltage (VDD) and generating a bias voltage (VB) for biasing a capacitive transducer (101). A voltage supply path extends between a supply voltage input terminal (309a) and the voltage bias generator (102). A programmable trim circuit (207), in use, controls the bias voltage generated by the voltage bias generator. A first filter (301) is configured to applying filtering to the voltage supply path. A programming contact pad (308) is configured to form an external contact of the transducer apparatus when packaged and is electrically coupled to the programmable trim circuit via a signal path that does not include the first filter.
US10519029B2	Micromechanical component A micromechanical component is provided, the micromechanical component including a deflection device which is deflectable parallel to a deflection direction, and the micromechanical component including a damping device, a surface of the deflection device facing the damping device being greater than a sectional area of the deflection device disposed perpendicular to the deflection direction and situated in a region of the deflection device that is facing away from the damping device.
US10519026B2	Water dispenser, water dispensing apparatus and water dispensing reminder system Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a water dispenser, a water dispensing apparatus and a water dispensing reminder system. The water dispenser comprises a communication module and a water volume detection module which is configured to detect a water volume received by a user with a drinking vessel and output a result of the detection of the water volume through the communication module. The water dispensing apparatus comprises: the water dispenser, and an electronic device comprising at least one of a vital sign sensor and a motion sensor, and a signal transmission module; the vital sign sensor being configured to detect a vital sign information of a human body and to output the vital sign information through the signal transmission module, and the motion sensor being configured to detect a motion information of a human body and to output the motion information through the signal transmission module into the water dispensing reminder system. The communication module of the water dispenser and the signal transmission module of the electronic device are configured so as to transmit related information into the water dispensing reminder system, such that the water dispensing reminder system synthesizes the water volume received by the user or the vital sign information or the motion information of the human body which information may reflect conditions of the human body to determine a timing for providing a drinking reminder, so as to send a drinking reminder message in a more accurate manner.
US10519025B2	Adjustable liquid level autofill pitcher for an appliance An autofill system for a container where the liquid fill level is adjustable. A proximity sensor is used in conjunction with an adjustable displacement caused by the weight of the liquid to provide for an autofill system with a user selectable liquid fill level.
US10519021B2	Beverage extractor with controller A system and method for dispensing beverage from a container, such as wine from a wine bottle. Dispensing may be automatically controlled based on a detected orientation of the container, e.g., dispensing may occur when a bottle is tilted as if to pour from the bottle and stopped when the bottle is oriented upright. Dispensing may be stopped when the container is rotated about its longitudinal axis even while in a pour orientation. A remaining amount of beverage in the container and/or an amount of pressurized gas used to drive dispensing may be detected and beverage dispensing controlled accordingly.
US10519018B2	Receptacle handling apparatus for filing and capping receptacles The present disclose relates to a receptacle handling apparatus. In one implementation, the apparatus includes a filling carousel with filling units adapted for filling respective receptacles during advancement of the receptacles from a receiving station to a transfer station and a capping carousel with capping units adapted for receiving respective filled receptacles at an insertion station and adapted to cap said receptacles during advancement from the insertion station to a release station. The transfer station and the insertion station are spaced apart, and the capping carousel includes gripping units, each having at least one outwardly extensible gripping arm assembly moveable between a retracted and an extracted configuration, such that the gripping arm assembly cooperates with the filling carousel to transfer a relative filled receptacle from the transfer station to the insertion station.
US10519017B2	Filler machine The present invention relates to a filler machine and method. The filler machine and method allow efficient and/or accurate filling of containers such as bottles, and have particular application to filling bottles or similar containers with carbonated beverages.
US10519016B2	Apparatus and methods of opening containers An apparatus and methods of opening containers which permit the user to remove the entire flat upper planar surface. The apparatus and methods, incorporate a platform with a plurality of arms operatively coupled to respective blade members that engage inner circumferential edge of a container by folding the edges inward. The blade members and arms are operatively coupled to a lever and rotate outward when the lever is compressed. The inventors have determined that apparatus and methods provided herein are able to adhere to the different sizes and contours of a sealed can lid. Additionally, by way of example, the inventors have determined that apparatus and methods provided herein can permit the user to safely remove the top of the can with both ease and efficiency.
US10519014B2	Safety barrier for loading dock lift The safety barrier is for a lift platform that moves between a bottom position and an upper position and safety barrier includes a gate, defining a first plane. The gate includes a surface adapted to engage a cam assembly. The safety barrier has a mount that mounts to the lift platform and a mounting pin, defining an axis, that rotatably mounts the gate. The safety barrier also includes an upright post assembly having an upright post mounted to a non-movable surface, and the cam assembly that applies an upward force to the surface of the gate. When the lift platform moves to the bottom position, the assembly engages the surface and the gate rotates about the axis in the first plane into an open position, and when the lift platform moves to the upper position, the gate rotates about the axis in the first plane into a closed position.
US10519012B1	Billet fairlead with recessed towing end storage A billet fairlead with a front surface, a recess, with a recess perimeter shape and a fairlead extending through the front surface. The billet fairlead is paired with a towing end with a towing end perimeter shape that is substantially the same as the recess perimeter shape such that the towing end is removable and receivable into the recess for storage in one orientation only.
US10519011B2	Winch line attachment device and method for attaching winch line to winch A winch line retainer for attaching the winch line to a winch drum may be formed as a strap defining a first retention loop at a first lateral end of the strap, a second retention loop at a second lateral end of the strap, and a mid-section that connects the first retention loop and the first lateral end and the second retention loop at the second lateral end. A method for attaching a synthetic rope winch line to a winch drum using the winch line retainer is further disclosed.
US10519006B2	Elevator guide rail bracket and method for securing a guide rail The invention concerns an elevator guide rail bracket for securing a guide rail section to a base via a counterpart, the guide rail bracket comprising a face, a pair of fixed claws arranged into the face, and a fastening part with fastening elements. The claws form a claw coupling with the guide rail section. The claw coupling has a fitting position and a retaining position. The guide rail bracket is attached to the guide rail section by fitting the guide rail section between the claws and turning the guide rail bracket from the fitting position to the retaining position.
US10519004B2	Elevator system An elevator system includes: key switches, provided at a hall, used in an evacuation operation to select either a shuttle operation request mode requesting a car to shuttle between an evacuation floor and a rescue floor, or an evacuation completion mode indicating completion of evacuation; a first notification mechanism provided in the car; and an elevator controller switching between normal operation and the evacuation operation, determining, in a case at least one of the key switches is switched to the evacuation operation, that a floor at a hall whose key switch is in the shuttle operation mode is a rescue floor and a floor at a hall whose key switch is in the evacuation completion mode is an evacuation completion floor, and making, in a case a hall button provided at the hall of the evacuation completion floor is operated, the first notification mechanism notify of the evacuation completion floor.
US10519000B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system including multiple folding members A sheet processing apparatus that forms a folding line on a sheet includes first and second folding rollers that form a folding line on the sheet by rotating a bent sheet while pinching from sheet surfaces and a first pressing unit that presses the second folding roller against the first folding roller in an arbitrary portion in a rotating shaft direction of the second folding roller.
US10518993B2	Paper sheet storing apparatus, paper sheet handling apparatus, and paper sheet feeding method In a paper sheet storing apparatus housed in a paper sheet handling apparatus, a storage part stores paper sheets. An ejection port ejects a paper sheet of the paper sheets stored in the storage part. A first roller is arranged near the ejection port, and is rotated in a predetermined direction by transmission of rotation caused by drive of a drive shaft so as to send out the paper sheet from the ejection port. A driven shaft is rotated in the predetermined direction following the rotation of the first roller. A second roller is arranged in a position farther from the ejection port than a first roller, and is rotated in the predetermined direction by transmission of rotation of the driven shaft so as to sequentially feed, to the first roller, the paper sheets from a paper sheet positioned in a lowest layer among the paper sheets.
US10518989B2	Bin sweep collector ring assembly In one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus comprising an auger section having an auger and a drive unit containing a motor for driving the auger. A collector ring housing containing a collector ring is positioned between the auger section and the drive unit. In another aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for attachment to a floor grate. The apparatus includes a pivot stand attached to a top surface of the floor grate, the pivot stand defining a vertical pivot axis. A collector ring has a first stationary portion and a second rotatable portion, with the stationary portion attached to the pivot stand. A housing surrounds the collector ring, and the housing and second rotatable portion of the collector ring rotate together about the pivot axis.
US10518986B2	Method for conveying reaction tube unit A method for conveying a reaction tube unit including a vertical reaction tube and a gas supply pipe provided at a distance from an inner wall of the vertical reaction tube along a longitudinal direction thereof, the method includes: arranging a buffer inside the reaction tube between the inner wall and the gas supply pipe to alleviate a collision; placing the reaction tube unit attached with the buffer on a carriage via a vibration isolator; and conveying the reaction tube unit by moving the carriage.
US10518980B2	Auger coupling assembly with a pivotable clutch An auger assembly for a farm implement, in which the auger assembly includes a first auger section having a first auger shaft that rotates in a conveying direction about a longitudinal axis of the first auger section and a second auger section having a second auger shaft that rotates about a longitudinal axis of the second auger section. The auger assembly includes a first auger coupling portion that includes a drive hub and a lobe. The auger assembly includes a second auger coupling portion that includes a sleeve, which receives the drive hub such that the drive hub is rotatably engaged with the sleeve. The auger assembly includes a drive pin secured to the second auger coupling portion and a latch arm that pivots in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second auger section between an engaged position and a disengaged position.
US10518974B2	Automated warehouse storage and retrieval system An automated warehouse storage and retrieval system may comprise at least an aisle, and each of two sides of the aisle has a shelf. A rail is laid along the aisle to enable at least an automated vehicle to move thereon. The automated vehicle has a platform, and a top surface thereof comprises at least a working station and at least a pick-and-place unit. Each of two lateral sides of the platform has two openings separated by a desired distance, and each of the openings has a climbing unit installed therein. The climbing units are configured to synchronously protrude from or move back in the openings. A side of the shelf faced to the rail has a plurality of vertical supporting members arranged in parallel, and each two adjacent supporting members are separated by the distance same as the two climbing units on the same lateral side of the platform.
US10518973B2	Inventory management An example system includes a robotic device deployed in a warehouse environment including a plurality of inventory items. The system also includes a camera coupled to the robotic device, configured to capture image data. The system also includes a computing system configured to receive the captured image data. The computing system is configured to, based on the received image data, generate a navigation instruction for navigation of the robotic device. The computing system is also configured to analyze the received image data to detect one or more on-item visual identifiers corresponding to one or more inventory items. The computing system is further configured to, for each detected visual identifier, (i) determine a warehouse location of the corresponding inventory item, (ii) compare the determined warehouse location to an expected location, and (iii) initiate an action based on the comparison.
US10518968B2	Block connector for septic tank and water treatment facility, and prefabricated block using same The present disclosure provides a block coupler for connecting block to block for septic tank and water treatment facility. The block coupler comprises a body having a flow path therein; an inflow part having an inflow hole formed on one side of the longitudinal ends of the body so as to communicate with the flow path; an outflow part having an outflow hole formed on the other side of the longitudinal ends of the body having the inflow part so as to communicate with the flow path; and a connecting part provided at the outer end of the body having the inflow part so as to prevent the body coupled to the block from being separated.
US10518967B2	Portable liquid storage tank A collapsible portable tank for storing liquids has a liquid impervious liner. The side walls of the liner are supported by a collapsible frame. A plurality of hand grips in a zigzag pattern on the floor panel of the liner facilitates manipulation of the liner to collapse the liner with the frame. The liner floor panel is of heavier material than the side walls and is heat sealed along its entire perimeter to the liner side walls, affording a more durable floor while eliminating clumsy excess liner material at the corners of the tank. Another hand grip on the floor panel opposite a drain in the liner side walls facilitates evacuation of stored liquid from the tank prior to collapsing the tank.
US10518964B2	Polysilicon package A package in which a bag formed from a polyethylene-based resin film having a small thickness, more specifically a thickness of 300 μm or less is filled with crushed polysilicon (Si chunks) and damage to the bag by the Si chunks is effectively prevented.In a polysilicon package in which the bag 1 formed from a polyethylene-based resin having an average thickness of 300 μm or less is filled with the Si chunks 4, the bag 1 has a heat-sealed bonded part 2 at the bottom and is filled with the Si chunks 4 to ensure that the maximum expansion of the bag 1 becomes 5% or less when the bag 1 is held in an upright state with the bottom as a ground contact surface.
US10518959B2	Dispenser device A dispenser for dispensing a filter component is provided. The dispenser comprises a housing (2) defining an exit orifice (5) and a rod (3) at least partially disposed within the housing. The rod has a first end face (301), and the rod is movable between a retracted position in which the first end face of the rod is fully disposed within the housing, and an extended position in which the first end face of the rod is disposed outside the housing. When the rod is moved between the retracted position and the extended position, the first end face (301) of the rod passes through the exit orifice (5).
US10518958B2	Cartridge with reduced friction A cartridge fillable or filled with a dispensable medium for dispensing the medium by movement of a piston receivable or received in the cartridge has a sliding surface for the piston to slide along during the movement of the piston. The sliding surface has a microstructure for reducing the friction between the piston and the sliding surface.
US10518957B2	Multi-pouch with dispenser The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and system for dispensing foods and liquids to be kept separate in a pouch, package or bag. The pouch has separate components within that separate components with a removable or openable divider between the components for combining the components. For example, a liquid component and a solid component can be kept separate in the packaging with a removable or openable barrier between the solid and liquid component. The packaging includes a base which supports the pouch, which is rollable or foldable into the base to provide a mechanism for adjusting the level of the material within the pouch in relation to an upper opening of the bag.
US10518953B2	Multilayer air packaging device and staggered laminated air packaging device A multilayer staggered laminated air packaging device includes two or more layers of inflatable packaging bodies arranged in stack, a receiving chamber for storing articles to be packaged is formed by the inflatable packaging body which is located at the inner side, and the two or more layers of inflatable packaging bodies each includes one or more inflatable subunits, wherein at least one inflatable subunit of at least one layer of the inflatable packaging body is arranged in a stack staggered relative to at least one inflatable subunit corresponding to the other layer of the inflatable packaging body, so as to improve the damping performance of the staggered laminated air packaging device.
US10518949B2	Lid assembly with a jar sleeve and a lid A lid assembly and a knife adapted to be attached to a jar, the lid assembly including: a cylindrical jar sleeve adapted to be secured to the open end of the jar and having a jar sleeve circumferential portion at the upper end thereof. The lid assembly also includes a lid adapted to be removably attached to the jar sleeve and having a lid circumferential portion, one of the lid and jar sleeve having a groove adapted to receive the circumferential portion of the other of the lid and jar sleeve.
US10518943B2	Container with valve The container (100) includes a body portion (102), an upper end portion (104), and a cap portion (106). The body portion, the end portion and the cap portion may be molded as one piece. The cap portion (106) may be attached to the body portion with a hinge (108). The body portion may have a side wall which allows the user to squeeze the side wall and dispense the product which is stored within the container (100). The container may include a valve. The valve may include an opening which allows the contents to be dispensed. The valve may be attached using a retention feature, a retaining ring, an adhesive and/or fusion. The retaining ring may engage the retention feature. After the valve is assembled to the container (100), the container is filled with a product and the lower end portion may be closed by using a heat seal.
US10518940B2	Metal container comprising a neck capable of receiving a screw cap-type sealing element Disclosed is a metal container including a neck, wherein a screw thread and a ring collar are provided. The screw thread: —includes a top radius between 0.85 and 1.2 mm and a bottom radius between 0.5 and 0.7 mm; —the lower flank of the ring collar, which diverges from the top flank in the direction of the longitudinal axis, defines an angle of between 20° and 30° relative to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; —the outer rim of the bottom flank of the ring collar has a radius between 0.7 and 0.9 mm, and—the inner rim of the lower flank of the ring collar is provided at a distance of between 13 and 15 mm relative to the free rim of the neck.
US10518937B2	Closure mechanism with multiple frequency feedback A closure mechanism includes a first elongate closure member having a series of spaced features disposed along an entire length of the first elongate closure member. A second elongate closure member includes a series of spaced features disposed along an entire length of the second elongate closure member. The second elongate closure member sealingly engages the first elongate closure member. A slider interacts with (i) the series of spaced features on the first elongate closure member to produce a first feedback at a first frequency, and (ii) the series of spaced features on the second elongate closure member to produce a second feedback at a second frequency. The first feedback at the first frequency differs from the second feedback at the second frequency.
US10518934B2	Rigid tray container and method of use Embodiments of this disclosure include a rigid tray container and methods and equipment for using the rigid tray container in batched process operations. In one embodiment, a mass container is sized and dimensioned to receive one or several rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to lid/unlid, secure, stack, load/unload, and buffer rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to stack and stage mass containers. In some embodiments, methods are provided for batch processing items.
US10518917B2	Container lid loading apparatus The present invention is directed to an apparatus for loading stacks of container lids into an associated lid-applying apparatus, as typically found in a container filling facility. The apparatus includes a reciprocably movable carriage which is positioned generally above the lid-applying apparatus. The carriage can be positioned in a first, loading position, which is generally offset from the apparatus for convenient placement of the lid stacks by operators. The carriage can then be moved over the lid-applying apparatus to a second, unloading position. The carriage includes movable lid supports, which then open to release the lid stacks downwardly onto the lid-applying apparatus. In the preferred form, vertically movable lid cradles extend upwardly from the lid-applying apparatus, and receive the lid stacks from beneath carriage. The cradles then move downwardly, carrying the lid stacks downwardly, for transfer of the stacks onto the lid-applying apparatus.
US10518913B2	Methods for automatically filling-inflating gas cushions, notably air cushions, for packaging and use thereof for filling and inflating cushions A machine for automatically inflating air cushions. The cushions have two plastic walls (21; 22) joined together around their periphery to define a closed space. The machine comprises a source of gas under pressure, and two jaws (1; 2) arranged such that they can move on a supporting structure. Each one of the jaws consists of a body (1; 3) each having a plane face (4; 10) of substantially the same shape and surface area, it being possible for the faces to mate against one another in order to clamp between them the walls (21; 22) of a cushion. Each jaw comprises an aspiration channel (6; 7) opening onto its planer face. A first jaw on the inside of its body has a hollow needle (5) able to move relative to the body and capable in a certain position of having its pointed tip outside of the surface of the plane face. A second jaw within its body has a heating element (18) capable, when the two jaws are clamping between them the two walls of a cushion, of heat-welding the two walls together over a certain proportion of their contacting surface.
US10518911B2	Control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods Vehicles with control surfaces and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a rocket can include a plurality of bidirectional control surfaces positioned toward an aft portion of the rocket. In this embodiment, the bidirectional control surfaces can be operable to control the orientation and/or flight path of the rocket during both ascent, in a nose-first orientation, and descent, in a tail-first orientation for, e.g., a tail-down landing. Launch vehicles with fixed and deployable deceleration surfaces and associated systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10518910B1	Agile attitude control system for small spacecraft An agile attitude control system (AACS) that is a three axis attitude control device for small spacecraft based on miniature single gimbal control moment gyroscopes (SGCMGs) actuators. The AACS enables agile attitude slewing and accurate pointing/tracking for spacecraft made of multiple CubeSat units, or, more generally, for nanosatellites.
US10518903B2	Aerial vehicle launcher An aerial vehicle launcher including a rail having a first end and a longitudinal axis and a piston movable in a passageway formed in the rail, the piston connected to a carriage by at least two elongate flexible members. The carriage having a support device for releasably engaging the aerial vehicle. Upon the carriage and the aerial vehicle approaching one end of the rail, the support device controllably disengaging the aerial vehicle, permitting the aerial vehicle to be launched. A device is connected to a pressurized gas source, the device controllably providing pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source to the passageway for drivingly moving the piston, the carriage, and aerial vehicle along the rail for launching the aerial vehicle. The device includes a reservoir for holding pressurized gas, the reservoir being a conduit, the pressurized gas in the reservoir providing the driving force for launching the aerial vehicle.
US10518902B2	UAV capture system A UAV capture system including a cable array comprising at least two laterally-spaced cables carried by a first cable support structure. Catches disposed on respective port and starboard wings of a UAV are positioned to engage the cables when the UAV flies into them. A payout device pays out the engaged cables after they have been engaged by the UAV and a brake decelerates the UAV by resisting the pay out of the cables.
US10518896B2	Apparatus and method for detecting stall condition In one embodiment, a method of determining the onset of a stall condition in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises: measuring, with a stall detection system, data which would indicate the presence of turbulent fluid flowing proximate to a foil; determining from the data whether an onset of a stall condition has occurred; and upon determining the onset of the stall condition, performing at least one of: issuing an alert, and causing the vehicle to avoid or exit the stall condition, and cease such activity when the onset of the stall condition no longer exists.
US10518892B2	Motor mounting for an unmanned aerial system Systems and methods for mounting a motor to a receiving device of a UAS are disclosed herein. The motor may include a number of protruding elements, each protruding element including a shank segment having a first diameter and a head segment having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter. The receiving device may include a base configured to couple the receiving device to the UAS, a first sidewall extending upwardly from a first side of the base, and a second sidewall extending upwardly from a second side of the base. Both the first and second sidewalls may include at least one receptacle. The head segment of each protruding element may be configured to interlock with one or more of the receptacles of the first sidewall or the second sidewall when the protruding elements are inserted between the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the receiving device.
US10518887B2	Rotationally-engaged quick installation track fitting Example devices for the rapid attachment of a track mounted product to a track and methods of use are described herein. An example device includes an elongated member having a flange and a body. A first side of the body includes a protruding lip extending from at least a portion of the body between the first end and the second end of the elongated member. The device also includes a first alignment bore coupled to the first side of the flange between the first end and the second end of the elongated member. The device also includes a first boss extending from a second side of the body between the first end and the second end of the elongated member.
US10518885B2	Aircraft seat A vehicle seat includes a seat pan and a backrest. The seat pan and the backrest are positionable with respect to one another such that the seat is configurable into at least one of a taxi, takeoff and landing position, a napping position, and a sleeping position. A swivel is disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to rotate about a pivotal axis. Base tracking is disposed beneath and supporting the seat, permitting the seat to move in a lateral and a longitudinal direction. A first control is provided to lock and unlock movement of the seat in at least one of the lateral and the longitudinal directions. A second control is provided to lock and unlock the swivel. The swivel is permitted to be unlocked while movement of the seat in the lateral and the longitudinal direction is locked.
US10518884B1	Aerial marksman rig An aerial marksman rig includes a cross-leg, and may further include upright legs, secured to an airframe for stabilizing weapon use.
US10518881B2	UAV, method and system for cleaning a wall body A method for cleaning a wall body with a UAV includes obtaining a path to be cleaned; flying to a region to be cleaned according to the path to be cleaned; recognizing a wall surface in the region to be cleaned; and using a cleaning device carried by the UAV to clean the wall surface.
US10518880B2	Six degree of freedom aerial vehicle with a ring wing Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
US10518878B2	Multi-rotor aircraft control Flight control method and apparatus for multi-rotor aircraft that is programmed for varied control commands and conditions in the control of the aircraft in flight.
US10518876B2	Offshore wind kite with seafloor mooring Systems and methods for operating aerial vehicles in water-based locations. The systems and methods include a plurality of landing stations. Each landing station of the plurality of landing stations is coupled to at least one of: another landing station or an underwater mooring point. The systems and methods also include an aerial vehicle coupled to a tether mooring point by a tether. The aerial vehicle is configured to land on at least one landing station of the plurality of landing stations.
US10518875B2	Vertical take-off aircraft An aircraft is provided, which comprises a support structure and at least four lift rotors. Each of the lift rotors is attached to the support structure and comprises at least one propeller. The lift rotors are constituted such that a rotational plane, in which the at least one propeller of the lift rotor rotates, is tilted with respect to a plane formed by the support structure.
US10518874B2	Multi-blade rotor for a rotary wing aircraft A multi-blade rotor for a rotary wing aircraft, comprising a plurality of rotor that is connected to an associated rotor head via a plurality of flexbeam elements, wherein at least one flexbeam element of the plurality of flexbeam elements comprises an asymmetrical flexbeam root that is mounted to the associated rotor head.
US10518871B2	Crocodile-type flight control surface for aircraft with locking mechanism for additional stiffness A crocodile-type flight control surface comprising an upper foil flap, a lower foil flap, an actuating mechanism which guarantees the rotational displacement of each foil flap about a joint axis, either in the same direction or in different directions, and a locking mechanism alternatively adopting a locking position in which the upper foil flap and the lower foil flap are fixed with respect to each other and an unlocking position in which the upper foil flap and the lower foil flap are free with respect to the other. A crocodile-type flight control surface of this kind is therefore stiffened by the locking mechanism that joins the two foil flaps.
US10518868B2	Soft-in-plane proprotor systems A soft-in-plane proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter mode and an airplane mode. The proprotor system includes a hub, a plurality of proprotor blades and a plurality of loop yokes, each coupling one of the proprotor blades with the hub and each including first and second longitudinal sections extending between inboard and outboard arcuate sections and a bearing assembly disposed between the inboard and outboard arcuate sections of each loop yoke. Each bearing assembly includes a flapping bearing disposed generally within the inboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and coupled to the hub, a lead-lag damper coupled to the hub, a centrifugal force bearing disposed generally within the outboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and a blade anchor coupled between the lead-lag damper and the centrifugal force bearing. The blade anchor is also coupled to the respective proprotor blade.
US10518866B2	Control surface element for an airplane The invention relates to a control surface element for an airplane, in particular a spoiler, comprising a composite fiber element that has a surface around which air flows, a mounting device for movably mounting the composite fiber element on a structural component, and a reinforcing structure for reinforcing the composite fiber element. The reinforcing structure comprises at least one reinforcing element which is integrally formed with the composite fiber element. The reinforcing structure comprises a primary reinforcing element which is designed to receive main loads and which is connected to at least one secondary reinforcing element that is designed to receive secondary loads. The composite fiber element comprises a recess for integrally forming the primary reinforcing element.
US10518862B2	Aircraft monument integrated attachment device In a preferred embodiment, systems and methods for connecting a monument attachment apparatus to an aircraft panel include a monument attachment apparatus having a first aperture configured to receive a fastener, a user's fingers and a tool to fasten the fastener, as well as a pair of substantially parallel, and a second aperture in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane of the first aperture which is configured to align with a corresponding receptacle disposed on a structural frame of an aircraft cabin. In connecting, a first plate is bonded to an interior surface of a first exterior wall of the panel, a second plate is bonded to an interior surface of a second interior wall of the panel, and a portion of a core of the panel is disposed in a gap between the pair of plates and bonded to a portion of an interior surface of each plate.
US10518858B1	Systems and steering actuators for steering outboard marine engines A steering actuator is for steering an outboard marine engine about a steering axis. The steering actuator has a piston device and a valve device. Hydraulic actuation of the piston device causes the outboard marine engine to pivot about the steering axis. The valve device controls a flow of hydraulic fluid to the piston device to thereby hydraulically actuate the piston device. The valve device comprises a lead screw; a motor configured to rotate the lead screw in a first rotational direction and alternately in an opposite, second rotational direction; and a ball nut coupled to the lead screw such that rotation of the lead screw causes the ball nut to axially move along the lead screw, and wherein axial movement of the ball nut along the lead screw actuates the valve device, which thereby actuates the piston device to steer the outboard marine engine.
US10518857B2	Steering system for vessel A steering system for a vessel includes an electric actuator that generates power to rotate a steering wheel, a transmitting mechanism that transmits a rotation of the electric actuator to the steering wheel, and a power supply controller that supplies electric power to the electric actuator according to an input signal that is not based on a rotation of the steering wheel.
US10518848B2	Smart buoyancy compensation devices Aquatic structures with adjustable buoyancy constructed in part with a vent valve for a buoyancy control device suitable for divers, where the vent valve may be opened by any combination of over-pressure, manual pressure relief or a powered means, where a force to a valve plug is applied by means of a spring that is constrained to prevent entirely lateral and angular movement but in which movement of the plug in the axis of the seat is unconstrained.
US10518846B2	Method of mooring floating wind turbine platforms A floating wind turbine farm 230 includes a plurality of anchors 20/202/204/206/208 fixed in or on a bed of a body of water. A plurality of floating wind turbine platforms 10 is deployed in the body of water, each of the floating wind turbine platforms 10 having one or more mooring lines 200/212 that extend between, and are attached to, the floating wind turbine platform 10 and one of the anchors 20/202/204/206/208. Each anchor 20/202/204/206/208 is configured to receive two or more mooring lines 200/212, wherein each of the mooring lines 200/212 are from a different one of the plurality of floating wind turbine platforms 10.
US10518843B1	Planing hull catamaran for high speed operation in a seaway A boat hull includes a pair of demi-hulls. Each demi-hull has a running surface configured to contact water when the hull is planing. The running surface extends longitudinally along a keel between an outer chine and an inner chine and aft to a running surface trailing edge. The running surface has most of its surface area outboard the keel. A first step extends laterally across the running surface and between the outer chine and inner chine. A first planing surface is aft the first step along the running surface. The first planing surface has an outboard convex curved surface on an outboard side of the keel extending from the keel to the outer chine and an inboard convex curved surface on an inboard side of the keel extending from the keel to the inner chine.
US10518840B1	Gimpel's set parts and assemblies for transformation of treadle lever rocking movement into rotary movement of bicycle drive shaft The present invention is a removable device/mechanism which is installed onto a bicycle. The installed device assists a user in pedaling in a unique fashion which removes the stresses and forces of ordinary cycling. The movement of the pedals becomes such that force is caused only during half of the circumferential movement of each pedal, similar to a step/climbing machine. The movement is achieved by placing two shafts which move alongside planes parallel to the user during motion, the two shafts being interconnected at their top and bottom ends. The bottom ends are connected to the gears and chain of the bicycle as described herein. The top ends are connected to a reverse mechanism as described herein. The combination of elements assists the user by turning an ordinary bicycle into a more relaxed use machine, allowing more people to use bicycles.
US10518828B2	Trailer assembly for transport of containers of proppant material Embodiments of the present disclosure include a trailer assembly for transporting a plurality of proppant containers along a roadway, and associated methods. The trailer assembly includes a skeletal frame having open areas between structural components to enhance weight reduction of the frame, and first, second, third, and connector sections. Additionally, the frame includes a pair of spaced-apart side rails and three or more wheel and axle assemblies to facilitate movement of the trailer assembly. The trailer assembly includes a first pair of outriggers coupled to and arranged transverse the pair of side rails, and a second pair of outriggers arranged proximate the first pair of outriggers. The outriggers have a coupling element positioned at each distal end to engage and secure a proppant container of the plurality of proppant containers to the trailer assembly. Each distal end is positioned to extend outwardly from an axis of the trailer.
US10518826B2	Actively actuatable wheelhouse liner assembly An automotive vehicle includes a body with a front portion, an underbody portion, a wheelhouse disposed in the underbody portion, and a front fascia disposed at the front portion. The wheelhouse is provided with a liner. A movable member is disposed between the wheelhouse liner and the front fascia. The movable member has a venting position and a barrier position. In the barrier position the front fascia, movable member, and wheelhouse liner define a generally contiguous surface, and in the venting position the movable member is displaced at least partly away from the body relative to the barrier position. An actuator is coupled to the movable member and configured to actuate the movable member between the venting position and the barrier position. A controller is configured to control the actuator to move the movable member to the barrier position in response to a first operating condition being satisfied.
US10518815B2	Air deflector assembly for an automatic vehicle An automotive vehicle includes a body with an upper surface defined by a front fascia disposed proximate a fore end, and a closure panel with a fore edge proximate the front fascia. A deflector with a first end and a second end is movably coupled to the upper surface and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position the second end projects a first distance from the upper surface and in the deployed position the second end projects a second distance from the upper surface. The second distance is greater than the first distance. A controller is configured to, in response to satisfaction of a first operating condition, control an actuator to move the deflector from the stowed position to the deployed position.
US10518811B2	Front side frame member for a vehicle front frame assembly A front side frame member for a vehicle front frame assembly and a method of forming a front side frame member for a vehicle front frame assembly includes an outer frame member having at least one outer frame mating flange and an inner frame member having at least one inner frame mating flange. The at least one inner frame mating flange is fixedly secured to the at least one outer frame mating flange. At least one of the at least one outer frame mating flange and the at least one inner frame mating flange includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced joggles thereon for promoting longitudinal crush of at least one of the outer frame member and the inner frame member.
US10518809B2	Vehicle rear structure Rear side members include: side walls inclined outward in the vehicle width direction; and side wall flanges bent from front ends of the side walls, and extending inward in the vehicle width direction. A center floor cross member has a side wall contacting with the side wall flanges of the rear side members. Reinforcement members include: side walls extending to the side wall of the center floor cross member; and flanges bent from rear ends of the side walls, extending outward in the vehicle width direction, and at least partially coinciding with the side wall flanges of the rear side members in the vehicle width direction with the side wall of the center floor cross member interposed therebetween.
US10518807B2	Steering display device of work vehicle and work vehicle A steering display device of a work vehicle visually displaying a steering state of control wheels of the work vehicle, includes a display and an image generation unit. The display displays a rectangular frame representing a vehicle width of the work vehicle and a pointer representing a state of a steering of the control wheels as graphic information, and the image generation unit rotates the pointer about a rotation axis of the pointer and widens or narrows the rectangular frame based on the steering of the control wheels. The image generation unit generates the pointer and the rectangular frame in a manner such that when a steering angle of the control wheels exceeds a predetermined value, part of the pointer protrudes from the rectangular frame.
US10518806B1	Ultrasonic locating A system for a vehicle includes an ultrasonic sensor including a layer of material such that vibration of the material is indicative of frequency of transmitted and received ultrasonic signals, and a controller configured to, through electrical excitation, cause the material to vibrate to transmit an inquiry ultrasonic signal and, responsive to receiving from an object an acknowledgement ultrasonic signal having frequency different from frequency of the inquiry signal, steer the vehicle from the object.
US10518805B2	Knuckle apparatus for vehicle suspension system A knuckle apparatus for a vehicle suspension system, may include a bearing device having an assembly end portion protruding and extending from a center thereof; and a knuckle device having a plurality of brackets connected to a suspension system component, the brackets being coupled through the assembly end portion.
US10518802B2	Method for controlling a power steering system of a road vehicle A method for controlling a power steering system of a road vehicle includes: after the road vehicle is started, activating only an EPS subsystem; afterward, activating an EHPS subsystem when a speed of the road vehicle is not higher than a predetermined speed threshold; once the EHPS subsystem is activated, controlling the hydraulic motor of the EHPS subsystem to rotate at a rotational speed lower than a pre-set rotational speed when a torque applied to a steering column is smaller than a predetermined torque threshold.
US10518795B1	Seat cushion Introduced here is a lightweight, foldable seat cushion which can be placed in the shopping cart seat to support a child's legs, and prevent the hard surfaces of the shopping card, such as bars, from causing discomfort to the child and causing the child to try to get out of the cart. The seat cushion can attach to the cart using an attachment mechanism such as magnets and/or clasping protrusions, thus preventing the movement of the seat within the cart. The seat cushion can fold for easy storage in a diaper bag. The lightweight, and the compact size of the seat cushion makes the carrying of the seat cushion convenient and effortless.
US10518794B2	Hydration cart A cart for the management of liquids, trash, and equipment during indoor events is disclosed. The cart may include a liquid container positioned above a top surface such that liquids spilled from the liquid container are contained on the top surface. The top surface may comprise an aperture extending therethrough. A trash container may be positioned below the aperture in the top surface to catch any liquid or trash that passes down through the aperture.
US10518793B2	Cart with removable wheel base A cart transports items between a controlled environment (e.g., a clean room or an airlock to a clean room) and an uncontrolled environment. The cart has a main body that carries the items, and a removable and interchangeable wheel base assembly. A first wheel base assembly is located in the uncontrolled environment and a second wheel base assembly is located in the controlled environment. The user can push the cart (with the first wheel base assembly) up to the second wheel base assembly at the boundary between the controlled environment and the uncontrolled environment. The user then unlocks the main body from the first wheel base assembly, slides the main body onto the second wheel base assembly, and locks the main body to the second wheel base assembly. An autoclavable storage and transport cart can hold several wheel base assemblies.
US10518791B2	Integrated rail and track condition monitoring system with imaging and inertial sensors A railroad track inspection system has multiple track scanning sensors, a data store, and a scan data processor. The scan data processor provides automatic analysis of the track scan data to detect track components within the scan data from a predetermined list of component types according to features identified in said scan data. The track scanning sensors, data store and scan data processor are attached to a common support structure for mounting the system to a railway vehicle in use. An inertia sensor and common master clock are used to make corrections to the output of the track scanning sensors to accommodate dynamic forces in use. The inspection system may be provided in a single housing for mounting to a conventional passenger/freight rail vehicles and may operate automatically in an unattended mode. The location of track components and/or defects may be logged.
US10518785B2	Method and apparatus for operating a vehicle A method, apparatus, system, vehicle, and/or computer program provides that one or more components of a vehicle are operated as a function of a predetermined pick-up time of the vehicle at a pick-up position of a parking facility in such a way that the vehicle exhibits one or more predetermined states at the pick-up position at the predetermined pick-up time.
US10518784B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a memory having computer executable components stored therein; and processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to: acquire vehicle related information serving as information relating to a vehicle switchable between manual driving and automatic driving, the vehicle related information indicating information used for determining whether switching to the automatic driving is possible; determine whether each of one or more conditions to switch from the manual driving to the automatic driving is satisfied, based on the vehicle related information; and output information corresponding to an unsatisfied condition indicating a condition determined to be unsatisfied at the determining.
US10518780B2	Methods and system for operating a vehicle Systems and methods for reducing perception of transitions from shifting a transmission from neutral to drive are described. In one example, the transmission is shifted from neutral to drive in response to brake pedal motion before the brake pedal is fully released so that timing of pressurizing clutches and engaging a forward gear is advanced to occur while the brake pedal is still applied.
US10518778B2	Control system for a continuously variable transmission in a vehicle propulsion system A vehicle propulsion system includes a prime mover having a prime mover output shaft, a continuously variable transmission having a variator input shaft coupled to the prime mover output shaft and having a variator output shaft, a driver torque request module in communication with a driver input and for outputting a driver torque request, an engine backbone in communication with the prime mover, and a transmission backbone in communication with the continuously variable transmission and the engine backbone in the vehicle propulsion system. The transmission backbone includes a positive torque request module that generates a positive torque request, and a positive torque request monitor that limits a torque request from the transmission backbone to the engine backbone to a maximum of a predetermined threshold.
US10518774B2	Control device A control device that controls a vehicle drive device provided with a transmission mechanism and a rotating member in a power transmission path in this order from a drive power source side, and provided with a parking lock mechanism that restricts rotation of the rotating member by allowing an engaging member to engage with the rotating member, the power transmission path connecting a drive power source to wheels.
US10518772B2	Vehicle position detecting apparatus A vehicle position detecting apparatus includes: a position measurement unit that obtains first position information of a first vehicle; an autonomous sensor that obtains relative position information of a second vehicle; a receiver that receives communication data containing second position information of the second vehicle; an identification unit that performs identification on the second vehicle specified based on the relative position information and the second vehicle from which the communication data is sent; a position error calculator that calculates a position error between a position of the second vehicle specified based on the relative position information and that of the second vehicle specified based on the second position information; and a position corrector that performs, based on the position error, a correction on the position of the second vehicle specified based on the second position information, on a condition that the identified second vehicle is no longer detected by the autonomous sensor.
US10518770B2	Hierarchical motion planning for autonomous vehicles An autonomous vehicle can implement a primary motion planner to continuously determine an first motion plan for the AV, and a secondary motion planner to continuously determine a backup motion plan for the AV. The secondary motion planner can comprise one or more cost metrics that act to diverge the backup motion plan from the first motion plan. A control system of the AV may then analyze a live sensor view generated by a sensor suite of the AV to operate acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the AV along sequential route trajectories selected between the first motion plan and the backup motion plan.
US10518769B2	Vehicle control system, traffic information sharing system, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program A vehicle control system includes: a surroundings information acquisition section configured to acquire vehicle surroundings information; an automated driving controller configured to execute automated driving in which at least one of speed control or steering control is controlled automatically based on the vehicle surroundings information acquired by the surroundings information acquisition section; a communication section configured to directly or indirectly communicate with another device; and a communication controller configured to transmit the vehicle surroundings information and information indicating an execution status of the automated driving to the other device using the communication section.
US10518768B2	Hybrid vehicle and control method for hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes: a power generation device including an engine and an electric motor; an electrical storage device configured to exchange electric power with the electric motor; a shift device configured to allow a driver to perform a shift operation for deceleration; and an electronic control unit configured to control the power generation device such that an integral value of braking torque that is output from the power generation device during a period from when depression of an accelerator pedal is released and the shift operation is performed to when a predetermined time elapses in the case where a drive mode is a charge depleting mode is larger than the integral value in the case where the drive mode is a charge sustaining mode.
US10518763B2	Brake system for a motor vehicle as well as method of operating a brake system for a motor vehicle A brake system for a motor vehicle has at least a first wheel brake and at least a second wheel brake. A first inlet valve is fluidically connected, on the one hand, to the first wheel brake, and, on the other hand, to a brake pressure source, and a second inlet valve is fluidically connected, on the one hand, to the second wheel brake, and, on the other hand, to the brake pressure source. In this case, a switching valve is provided, which fluidically connects the one fluid outlet of the second inlet valve in a first switching position to the second wheel brake and in a second switching position to the first wheel brake.
US10518751B2	Vehicle image sensor cleaning A vehicle computer includes a memory and a processor programmed to execute instructions stored in the memory. The instructions include comparing a captured image of a predetermined object to a target image of the predetermined object to quantify a first noise characteristic of the captured image, comparing the first noise characteristic to a first predetermined threshold, and detecting debris on an image sensor that outputs the captured image as a result of comparing the first noise characteristic to the first predetermined threshold.
US10518746B1	Detachable trailer jack locking assembly Trailer theft is a widespread problem, and existing locks have failed to solve the problem for a number of reasons. Some locks require permanent modification of a trailer jack, while others are easy to break into. The present invention provides a detachable trailer jack locking assembly including a retention shell couplable to a trailer jack body. The retention shell is sized and shaped to surmount an upper end of an outer tube of the trailer jack. The retention shell also includes a slot configured to accept a handle of a lifting assembly on the trailer jack. The assembly includes an attachment point disposed on the outer tube of the trailer jack. A lock is adapted to secure the retention shell against the outer tube by coupling with the attachment point. When engaged, the handle is immobilized within the slot, thereby rendering the lifting mechanism of the trailer jack inoperable.
US10518744B2	Webbing take-up device A webbing take-up device includes a spool, a lock gear that restricts pull-out direction rotation of the spool, a force limiter mechanism that permits pull-out direction rotation of the spool at or above a force limiter load, and a pawl that switches the force limiter load. The webbing take-up device further includes a cylinder section that includes a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion, a gas generator that supplies gas into the second cylindrical portion, and a piston section that is moved along the first cylindrical portion by an increase in pressure inside the second cylindrical portion and the first cylindrical portion so as to press and displace the pawl. An axial center of the second cylindrical portion is disposed offset with respect to an axial center of the first cylindrical portion, and an abutted portion that is abutted by the piston section is provided at a boundary between the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion.
US10518742B2	Load limiting seatbelt retractor A seatbelt retractor includes a spool, a piston, and a cylinder. The spool is rotatably coupled to a base by a piston and a cylinder. The piston is fixed to one of the base and the spool. The cylinder receives the piston and is fixed to the other of the base and the spool. A cutter is disposed between and fixed to one of the piston and the cylinder. The cutter is in engagement with the other of the piston and the cylinder.
US10518734B2	Side airbag device A side airbag device including a cushion (104), an inflator (110), and a structure such as a rotating shaft (140) built in a seat (102). The inflator (110) has a gas ejection hole inside the cushion (104), a connector (136) on the other end side, and a stud bolt (112). The cushion (104) has a bag-shaped chamber (114), an extension portion (124) into which the inflator (110) is inserted, and a predetermined tab (118) held in the vicinity of the other end side of the inflator (110). The rotating shaft (140) is disposed to pass through a space portion (E1) surrounded by the chamber (114), the extension portion (124), the inflator (110), and the tab (118), and the cushion (104) is attached to the seat (102) by the stud bolt (112).
US10518733B2	Seat with airbag A seat includes a seatback including a top portion, a seat bottom coupled to the seatback, an airbag, a tether fixed to the seatback below the top portion and attached to the airbag, and an airbag extension. The airbag is inflatable from an undeployed position in the top portion to a deployed position attached to the top portion and extending in front of a front panel of the seatback. The airbag extension is inflatable from the airbag in the deployed position in front of the seat bottom.
US10518730B2	Vehicular shock absorber A shock absorber to be mounted on a vehicular exterior side of a trim member includes a plate member having a plate surface and to be mounted on a vehicular exterior surface of the trim member such that the plate surface of the plate member is along the vehicular exterior surface of the trim member, and at least two or more shock absorbing members that are arranged on a vehicular exterior surface of the plate member to be spaced from each other along the plate surface of the plate member.
US10518727B1	Step assembly for energy absorption An exemplary step assembly for a vehicle includes an energy absorption member including a support portion and a connection portion, the support portion including a support surface and a support structure, the support structure including a plurality of support members, the plurality of support members coupled to upper and lower inner walls of the support structure and a mounting member including a horizontal support member defining a plurality of openings. The energy absorption member is coupled to the mounting member with a mechanical fastener.
US10518726B2	Motor vehicle bumper beam comprising a cross-member and a shock absorber According to the invention, both the cross-member and the shock absorber include an upper surface and a lower surface, and the bumper beam has an element for attaching the cross-member to the shock absorber, the attachment element including a strap connecting the lower and/or upper surfaces of the cross-member and the shock absorber.
US10518725B2	Power distribution system Provided is a power distribution system for improving reliability of power supply to the load in a case where a bidirectional DC/DC converter is connected to one power supply when making a power supply redundant, connecting a first battery and a second battery so as to supply power to a load, including: a bidirectional DC/DC converter detecting an output of the first battery and an output of the second battery, and controlling charge and discharge operation of the second battery: and a control unit detecting the output voltage of the first battery and the output voltage of the second battery, and determining from which one of the first battery and the second battery power should be supplied to the load based on detection results by the control unit and the bidirectional DC/DC converter.
US10518722B2	Automotive power supply device An automotive power supply device includes a trunk harness structure that is arranged on a floor in the central portion in the width direction of a vehicle body. The trunk harness structure is provided with a battery, and a power supply wiring line for supplying electric power to loads mounted on the vehicle body.
US10518721B1	No-drill, no-adhesive license plate mounting bracket A bracket for holding a license plate to a vehicle having an air grille with vertical posts comprises a license plate frame. Two leg member are each fixed with a lower edge of the frame and terminate with an elongated foot that has a distal end that engages one of the vertical posts. The leg members each include an elongated arm that has a proximal end rotatably fixed with the leg member and a distal end that has a lateral slot for receiving the vertical post therein. During installation, the foot and the arm of the leg members are inserted into the air intake grille to engage one of the vertical posts, and the arm thereafter is rotated until the lateral slot engages the vertical post to secure the bracket to the vehicle. Each leg member further includes a lock for securing the arm from relative rotational movement.
US10518720B2	Digital vehicle tag and method of integration in vehicle allocation system A system and method for allocating drivers to procure targets, such as automobiles. These targets are then transported to a desired drop-off destination. The entire system is automated, such that a requestor may hire drivers that are certified by the system and would satisfy requirements associated with the target, such as proper driver's license and location of the driver relative to the target. The system is powered by an internet based mobile application that is designed to match individual drivers to auto dealers, auction houses, driving transport companies and other businesses and individuals (“requestors”) seeking to move automobiles, goods, services, tasks, etc. from one location to another. The system has been designed to find, organize, and manage drivers and all aspects of the trip on a real time basis and reduce the cost of the existing system.
US10518718B2	Mounting assembly for wheel chock A mounting assembly for a chock block for a wheel of a machine includes a first bracket configured to be attached to a pocket of a ripper of the machine. The first bracket includes a central plate and two side plates extending from the central plate. The mounting assembly also includes a second bracket configured to be attached to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a pair of support rods extending therefrom. The pair of support rods is configured to removably mount the chock block thereon.
US10518716B2	Loudspeaker system for vehicle A loudspeaker system for vehicle has a wall of a frame of a vehicle that separates an exterior from an interior and has a through hole, a box mounted in the wall in correspondence of the through hole, a loudspeaker mounted in the box, a back resonance chamber formed between the membrane of the loudspeaker and the walls of the box, a through hole obtained in a wall of the box and disposed in register with the hole of the wall of the frame of the vehicle and a partition of sound-absorbing material that closes the through hole of the wall of the box.
US10518715B2	Vehicle mounting device for surveillance equipment The present invention relates to a surveillance equipment mounting device for a vehicle, the device including: a pillar vertically provided on a floor of a vehicle; and a support member horizontally provided on a top end of the pillar and having a substantially ‘’ shape, wherein the support member is configured such that a first side section is shorter than a second side section with respect to the top end of the pillar, the first side section has an end provided with a first mounting part on which the equipment is mounted, and the second side section has an end provided with a second mounting part, the first mounting part being provided at a position lower than the second mounting part.
US10518714B2	Cargo organizer with hand-rotatable camming fingers Four cargo organizers may be formed into a cargo containment system using boards of one or two standard sizes of milled lumber and of varying lengths. To attach a board to a cargo organizer, a bottom of the board is placed on a sill that extends rearwardly of a cargo organizer wall. The board is rotated upwardly until its width is in a vertical position. Then, each of plural camming fingers is turned within a respective finger hole, the holes being selected by the user for the width of the board in question. An elongate blade of each camming finger helps affix the top of the board to a rear face of the organizer wall.
US10518712B1	Vehicle storage system and vehicle including the vehicle storage system A vehicle storage system includes a structure with a storage compartment at least partially defined by a bottom surface. The storage compartment defines an opening in an upper surface of the structure through which the storage compartment is accessible. The system further includes a plurality of flexible protruberances extending vertically upward from the bottom surface into the storage compartment.
US10518700B1	Instrusion detection system and methods thereof An intrusion detection system and methods thereof are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise an upper scanner adapted to create a first detection layer; a lower scanner adapted to create a second detection layer, the second detection layer overlapping the first detection layer; signal lighting for producing a visual signal; at least one server adapted analyze data received from the upper scanner and the lower scanner to determine if an object is in the path of the vehicle; and wherein the at least one server is adapted to activate the signal lighting when it is determined by the server that an object is in the path of the vehicle.
US10518698B2	System and method for generating a parking alert A system and method to generate a parking alert. The system comprises one or more circuits controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) in a first vehicle. The one or more circuits detect a second vehicle within a predetermined distance with respect to the first vehicle. A parking violation alert is communicated to the second vehicle and one or more users associated with the second vehicle. The communication of the parking violation alert is based on the detection of the second vehicle within the predetermined distance with respect to the first vehicle.
US10518696B2	Light device for a motor vehicle Light device for a motor vehicle comprising: a support; at least one light module, said light module being mounted to pivot about at least one axis on the support by means of at least one pivot link between the light module and the support, said pivot link comprising an elastically deformable element arranged to allow a pivoting of the light module in relation to the support about said axis; at least one setting means for the light module arranged to allow a pivoting of the light module in relation to the support about said axis when the setting means is actuated; a constraint means arranged to hold the light module in position in relation to the support in the absence of actuation of the setting means.
US10518690B2	Intermodal tank transport system, components, and methods An intermodal tank container and complementary chassis, and features and methods for use thereof, are disclosed. The intermodal tank container and chassis has an appearance and length substantially similar to a non-intermodal OTR tank trailer, while affording the same capacity as an intermodal tank container. The design of the tank container allows for an improved, lighter design for the chassis and for improved usability of the tank container in intermodal environments such as with rail cars. The reduced weight of the chassis allows for a greater payload while remaining within various applicable legal restrictions for gross vehicle weight, axle weight, etc.
US10518688B2	Glass transport trailer A trailer for carrying plate glass has an elongated deck and an elongated rigid beam that extends above the deck. The beam supports plate glass transported by the trailer. The deck and the beam may be made from aluminum.
US10518685B2	Conveyance seat Provided is a conveyance seat including a pelvis support member of which a state or the like is adjusted. The conveyance seat includes the pelvis support member configured to support a portion of an occupant's body where a pelvis is positioned and lumbar supports configured to move the pelvis support member. The pelvis support member includes a seat back side support portion positioned behind a back portion of the occupant, a seat cushion side support portion positioned below buttocks of the occupant, and a connection portion that connects the seat back side support portion and the seat cushion side support portion. The lumbar supports are configured to move the pelvis support member so that a position of at least one of the seat back side support portion, the seat cushion side support portion, and the connection portion is changed with respect to the portion where the pelvis is positioned.
US10518684B2	Vehicle seat bolster A seat assembly is provided herein. The seat assembly includes a seat member having a support surface. A pair of seat member bolsters is disposed on opposing sides of the seat member. A seat base supports the seat member and has a wraparound sidewall that extends above a bottom portion of each seat member bolster.
US10518683B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes an air bag, and a controller. The air bag is for holding a posture of an occupant and configured to inflate as air flows in or deflate as air flows out of the air bag. The controller is configured to receive an input of a signal based on a steering angle of the vehicle and to control inflation or deflation of the air bag based on the signal. The controller is configured to enable an active-support mode to cause air to flow inside the air bag in response to the steering angle becoming greater than or equal to a predefined given angle.
US10518682B1	Lateral head support for a vehicle passenger seat A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a head restraint positioned at an upper portion of the passenger seat and a lateral head support selectively configurable between a deployed configuration in which the lateral head support provides lateral support for at least one side of a passenger head and a stowed configuration in which the lateral support collapses into the passenger seat such that the lateral head support no longer provides lateral support for a passenger head.
US10518675B2	Seat assembly including a modular foam arrangement with a venting modular section and method for fabricating the same Seat assemblies and methods for fabricating seat assemblies are provided. In one example, a seat assembly includes a seat frame and a seat cushion that is supported by the seat frame. The seat cushion includes a modular foam arrangement having an interior surface disposed therein. The modular foam arrangement includes a venting modular section in fluid communication with the interior surface. An outer covering at least partially covers the modular foam arrangement. An air movement device is in fluid communication with the venting modular section for advancing air between the interior surface and the air movement device.
US10518673B2	Ergonomic seat tilting between two configurations A chair includes a seat and a back rest, both of which pivot about respective axes between first and second positions thereof about parallel axes of rotation. The seat's second position is inclined relative to a first seat plane defined by the seat's first position. The backrest's second position is essentially parallel to the first seat plane such that the chair switches between seating and support configurations. In the seating configuration, the seat and backrest are their respective first positions such that the chair accommodates a seated person. In the support configuration, the seat and backrest are in their respective second positions such that the chair accommodates a person's chest on the backrest's rear face.
US10518668B2	Height-adjustable vehicle seat having a crash blocking unit A vehicle seat (101, 201), includes a seat height adjusting multi-bar linkage (4) with five transmission links (5, 6, 7, 8, 9), operative in normal operation as a four-bar linkage based on a locking unit (10) acting between at least two transmission links (7, 8). In the event of a crash a crash blocking unit (121) locks a vehicle-structure-fixed frame (5) and a rocker (8) to each other, such that the multi-bar linkage (4) acts as a three-bar linkage. A transmission link (7) is arranged between the frame (5) and the rocker (8). In the event of a crash, the multi-bar link (4) acts as a five-bar linkage because of a load-controlled release of the locking unit (10), whereby locking of the crash blocking unit (121) can be triggered independently of a load-controlled release of the locking unit (10) by an inertia-controlled pawl (125) of the crash blocking unit (121).
US10518667B2	Tip-up/dive-down type reclining seat for vehicle A vehicle seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat includes reclining lock mechanisms for releasably locking a seat back, a first releasing mechanism for unlocking the reclining lock mechanisms and causing the seat back to be brought to a condition where the seat back is allowed to be pivoted forward and rearward, the first releasing mechanism including a collapsible link bar member 70, a braking link 71 having a laterally projecting induction pin 72, a first link plate 73, and a first operating lever 7, a tipping-up lock mechanism for releasably locking a seat cushion, the tipping-up lock mechanism including cutout teeth 52a to 52c provided at the seat cushion, and a latch 80 and a cam member 81 which are supported to the seat back, and a second releasing mechanism for unlocking the tipping-up lock mechanism and causing the seat cushion to be brought to a condition where the seat cushion is allowed to be pivoted, the second releasing mechanism including a recess portion 80d formed in the latch 80 for allowing the cam member 81 to be swung up, a second link plate 82, and a second operating lever 8.
US10518666B2	Linear motion assemblies and bearings for use in linear motion assemblies A seat track assembly including a first rail and a second rail spaced apart by a distance and extending parallel with respect to one another, wherein at least one of the first and second rails having a first receiver, a second receiver, the first and second receivers longitudinally translatable with respect to each other, and a sliding member disposed therebetween, wherein the sliding member defines an aperture extending at least partially therethrough.
US10518665B2	Shield for attachment to a seat base An apparatus is for use in connection with a side of a seat base including a mounting bracket. The apparatus includes a shield adapted for shielding the side of the seat base. The shield includes at least one strengthening rib forming at least a portion of a receiver for receiving at least a portion of the mounting bracket.
US10518659B2	Support structure for wireless charging pad An electrified vehicle includes a frame with first and second longitudinal members and first and second transverse members, and a front subframe located forwardly of the frame. A wireless charging pad is located rearwardly of the front subframe between the longitudinal and transverse members of the frame. A support structure for preventing damage to the wireless charging pad includes first and second structural support members extending along opposite sides of the wireless charging pad, and a transverse structural support member extending between the first and second structural support members.
US10518654B2	Truck and method of controlling electric drive motor for driving mounted on truck When a stepping amount of an accelerator pedal is 0%, torque Ta is generated with the rotating speed being zero. When retreat is occurred in the slope start, the rotating speed is reduced. When the rotating speed is reduced, the torque is increased. Thus, the retreating force finally matches the propulsion force. As a result, the retreat becomes uniform motion. The decision of torque in such a manner does not require a value of a vehicle weight.
US10518651B2	Robotic work tool system and a charging connector arrangement for a robotic work tool system A robotic work tool system, comprising a charging station and a robotic work tool, said robotic work tool comprising two charging connectors arranged on an upper side of the robotic work tool and said charging station comprising two charging connectors and a supporting structure arranged to carry said charging connectors and to extend over and above said robotic work tool as the robotic work tool enters the charging station for establishing electrical contact between the charging connectors of the robotic work tool and the charging connectors of the charging station from above, wherein said supporting structure is arranged to allow the robotic work tool exit the charging station by driving through the charging station without reversing.
US10518645B2	Regenerative drive system A regenerative drive system for generating a rotary movement, which is in the form of a direct hub drive and includes an electric machine that works on the piezoelectric principle, more particularly in the form of a swash plate motor is provided. The drive system can be fitted in vehicles such as box trucks, truck tractors and trailer vehicles.
US10518641B2	Control apparatus for vehicle The control apparatus for a vehicle includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a start condition is established, the start condition including when a torque converter is in a lockup state, and when the vehicle is in an accelerating state; and a display control unit that causes an acting number of rotations to be displayed on a tachometer instead of an actual number of rotations when it is determined by the determination unit that the start condition is established. The display control unit calculates the acting number of rotations based on a target value of an input number of rotations of a continuously variable transmission, and varies the acting number of rotations with a rate of change having an absolute value that is greater than an absolute value of a rate of change of the actual number of rotations upon an abrupt change in the target value.
US10518639B2	Auxiliary drive device An auxiliary drive device includes: a drive unit that has an electric motor; a meshing clutch that has a first meshing member and a second meshing member; an actuator that moves the second meshing member; and a control unit that controls the electric motor and the actuator. The actuator moves the second meshing member among a separation position, at which the second meshing member is not meshed with the first meshing member, an abutment position, at which first meshing teeth and second meshing teeth possibly abut against each other, and a meshing position, at which the first meshing teeth and the second meshing teeth are meshed with each other. The control unit makes a current supplied to the electric motor when the second meshing member is located between the abutment position and the meshing position smaller than a current required to maintain the rotational speed of the electric motor.
US10518638B2	Control device of four-wheel-drive vehicle A control device of a four-wheel-drive vehicle having an electronic control coupling changing a transmission torque, and a connecting/disconnecting mechanism connecting/disconnecting an input to the input-side rotating member of the coupling, comprising: a storage portion storing a relationship between the drive current to the coupling and the transmission torque of the coupling; a control portion controlling the drive current based on the relationship; and a learning portion performing correction for the relationship through learning by applying a braking torque to the input-side rotating member by an electromagnetic actuator. The learning portion performs the correction for the relationship by using the drive current supplied to the coupling and the braking torque at the time of determination that the transmission torque is balanced with the braking torque based on rotational speeds of the input-side rotating member and the output-side rotating member while the rotational speed of the input-side rotating member is increased.
US10518637B2	Crawler belt-type tractor A crawler belt-type tractor includes a vehicle body, a travel device, an engine, and a fuel tank. The travel device is attached to the vehicle body. The travel device includes a crawler belt. The engine generates driving power for driving the travel device. The fuel tank is disposed in a rear portion of the vehicle body. The fuel tank stores fuel for the engine. The rear end of the fuel tank is positioned rearward of the rear end of the crawler belt.
US10518630B2	Vehicle To provide a vehicle that can efficiently cool a radiator even when the radiator is placed in the rear of a seat. The vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a seat supported by the vehicle body frame, a radiator placed in the rear of the seat and above a seat surface of the seat and including a fan placement surface on which a fan is provided and an air inflow surface opposite to the fan placement surface, the air inflow surface facing at least rearward, and a first outside air guide having a first intake port opening rearward and guiding outside air taken in from the first intake port to the air inflow surface.
US10518629B2	Motor vehicle cooling system and a support for a front end module of the said vehicle designed for the said cooling system The present invention relates to a cooling system (1) of a motor vehicle comprising heat exchange elements with at least one heat exchanger (14) designed to allow the exchange of heat between a fluid to be cooled and a flow of air, said cooling system comprising an inlet for said flow of air and an outlet for said flow of air and a housing comprising a sealed structure for encapsulating said heat exchange elements to avoid leaks of air between said inlet and said outlet for said flow of air. According to the invention, the cooling system (1) is designed to be fixed onto the support (10) of a front-end module of a motor vehicle, said support (10) forming, in the assembled position of the cooling system (1), a part of said sealed structure.
US10518628B2	Apparatus and methods for a spherical assembly A propulsion apparatus and corresponding methods are provided. The apparatus employs weights within a spherical assembly that can rotate within the spherical assembly. Gravity, acting on the weights, causes a moment of a gravitational force to be applied to the spherical assembly, which can cause the spherical assembly to propel. The spherical assembly may also include one or more motors to rotate the weights within the spherical assembly. In some embodiments, the weights include magnetic cores and conductors. The apparatus can include magnetic windings that provide a magnetic flux through which the weights may rotate. The apparatus can also provide an electrical current to the conductors. As the weights with the magnetic cores rotate through the magnetic flux, the apparatus applies a current to the conductors. As such, a magnetic force is applied to the weights, which can propel the spherical assembly.
US10518627B2	Electric machine integrated axle assemblies for electrified vehicles This disclosure details electrified vehicle drive systems equipped with electric machine integrated axle assemblies. An exemplary electrified vehicle drive system includes a leaf spring assembly and an axle assembly mounted to the leaf spring assembly. The axle assembly may include a cradle and an electric machine mounted within the cradle. Shocks and stabilizer bar assemblies may extend between the cradle and a vehicle frame of the electrified vehicle.
US10518622B1	Integrated power module of electric scooter An integrated power module of an electric scooter includes a motor unit and a transmission unit. The motor unit includes a motor case, in which a stator, a rotor and a shaft are provided. A board is fixed to an end of the motor case, and a holder is fixed to the board. The transmission unit has a lid connected to the board to form a lubricant chamber. The motor shaft passes through the holder to the lubricant chamber. The transmission unit further includes a transmission shaft, which is connected to the motor shaft through a pair of meshed gears. The motor shaft is provided with a spiral slot to force lubricant in the holder flowing to the lubricant room instead of flowing to the motor unit when the motor shaft is rotating.
US10518621B2	Vehicle rear structure A vehicle rear structure includes: a battery case to house a battery; a rear side frame, a rear crossmember, and a gusset, which are included in a rear load transfer member which is disposed rearward of the battery case and transfers forward a collision load at the time of collision; and a bracket to transfer the collision load from the rear load transfer member to the battery case. The bracket extends from the rear load transfer member to below the battery case and is joined to a bottom surface of the battery case in an up-down direction.
US10518619B2	Structure of mounting electric device in front compartment of vehicle A structure of mounting an electric device in a front compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The structure may include: a casing being divided into a first and a second casing; a first and a second through hole provided in the first casing; a first and a second fixing hole provided in the second casing; a first fastening member passing through the first through hole and fixed to the first fixing hole; and a second fastening member passing through the second through hole and fixed to the second fixing hole. The first through hole is located at a far side of the first casing with a vehicle's center line and located at a front half of the first casing. The second through hole is located at a closer side and a rear half of the first casing.
US10518618B2	Tarp motor assembly Disclosed herein is a tarp motor assembly for a truck bed that utilizes both a worm drive, comprising a worm gear and a worm screw which is arranged directly on a motor-driven armature shaft of an electric motor, and a spur gear transmission, which is driven by the worm drive and connected to an output shaft, to control spooling of a tarp over the truck bed.
US10518613B2	Swing clamp for connecting panels of motor vehicle A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first panel having an opening, a second panel configured to cover the opening, and at least one swing clamp attached to the second panel. The swing clamp is configured to clamp the second panel to the first panel. A method is also disclosed.
US10518611B2	Power slide window Provided is a power slide window which can synchronize the winding and unwinding movements of the upper drive cables and the lower drive cables, and can be assembled with ease. The power slide window (1) includes an upper drive cable (10U) connected to an upper part of the slide panel and extending from the slide panel in a lateral direction along a surface of the window glass pane, a lower drive cable (10D) connected to a lower part of the slide panel and extending from the slide panel in the lateral direction along the surface of the window glass pane, a first pulley (40) configured to be rotatably driven by the drive source to wind and unwind the upper drive cable, a second pulley (50) configured to be rotatably driven by the drive source to wind and unwind the lower drive cable, and a coupling structure (60) provided between the first pulley and the second pulley to allow the first pulley and the second pulley to be joined to each other at a selected relative angular relationship.
US10518607B2	Pollution event detection A sound of a second vehicle engine is detected. Upon predicting a pollution event by comparing the detected sound to a stored sound model, a countermeasure is actuated in a first vehicle.
US10518603B2	Air conditioner for vehicle Disclosed herein is an air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes: an air-conditioning case (120) having an air passageway for connecting an air inflow port (127) and an air outflow port (128) with each other; an evaporator (130) and a heater core (140) mounted on the air passageway; a blower unit (110) disposed at the side of the air inflow port (127) to blow air to the inside of the air-conditioning case (120); and a separator (150) disposed at the upstream side of the evaporator (130) to divide air, which is introduced into an air inflow passageway (227) of the air-conditioning case (120), into the right and the left. The air conditioner further includes an assembly end portion (152) disposed at an end portion of one side of the separator (150) to be inserted and assembled on the air inflow passageway (227) of the air-conditioning case (120) by forced fitting.
US10518602B2	Automatic control of heating and cooling of a vehicle seating assembly pursuant to predictive modeling that recalibrates based on occupant manual control A method of controlling a temperature altering element within a seating assembly of a vehicle comprising: presenting a vehicle including a seating assembly including a temperature altering element, a controller in communication with the temperature altering element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing the activation of the temperature altering element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions, and a user interface configured to allow the temperature altering element to be manually activated or deactivated; occupying the seating assembly with a first occupant; collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions while the first occupant is occupying the seating assembly; determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to activate the temperature altering element; and activating the temperature altering element.
US10518595B2	Combined flying/driving vehicle with vertical takeoff and fixed-wing cruise capabilities A combined flying-driving vehicle having a hybrid propulsion system architecture, foldable wings, and rotatable propulsion devices that is capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), fixed wing cruise, and legally operating one a roadway surface.
US10518590B2	System and method for tracking tire tread wear A system for tracking tread wear of a tire of a vehicle includes a processor configured to obtain a new tire rotational count value representing expected rotations of the tire over a set distance if the tire were new. A position tracking device is coupled to the vehicle and configured to track a distance traveled by the vehicle and report the distance to the processor. A wheel speed sensor is coupled to the vehicle and configured to track rotations of the tire. The processor determines a current tire rotational count value representing the number of rotations of the tire over the set distance. The processor then determines a tire tread wear value based on the new tire rotational count value and the current tire rotational count value. A display device is configured to display indicia based on the tire tread wear value.
US10518586B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a carcass, a tread portion and a belt layer having a first inclined belt ply, circumferential direction belt ply, and second inclined belt ply. Ground contact edge side belt plies extend from tire width direction end portions of the second inclined belt ply toward tire width direction outsides, at a tire radial direction outside of the carcass. With respect to a tire circumferential direction, an angle of cords of the first inclined belt ply is from 45° to 60°, an angle of a cord of the circumferential direction belt ply is 5° or less, an angle of cords of the second inclined belt ply is from 30° to 60°, and an angle of cords of the ground contact edge side belt plies exceeds 5° and is 30° or less. A distance dimension of the ground contact edge side belt plies is 80% or more of a ground contact width.
US10518585B2	Tire having improved dynamic properties Tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of reinforcing elements, crossed from one layer to the other making with the circumferential direction angles comprised between 10° and 45°. A first layer S of polymer compound is in contact with at least one working crown layer and in contact with the carcass reinforcement, the said first layer S of polymer compound extending axially as far as at least the axial end of the tread and the complex dynamic shear modulus G*, measured at 10% and 60° C. on the return cycle, of the first layer S of polymer compound is greater than 1.35 MPa.
US10518583B2	Inner tube The invention relates to a tyre (1) for mounting on a running wheel, a rim or a guide which is circular, oval, ellipsoid or rounded in some other way and is not continuous but rather has at least two ends. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a corresponding tyre (1).
US10518580B2	Telescoping axle for an agricultural applicator A telescoping axle arrangement is provided for an agricultural applicator having a frame supported above a ground surface by a ground engaging wheel operatively connected to the frame by the telescoping axle arrangement. First and second slidingly engaging axle elements adapted for operative connection between the frame and the wheel, provide extension and retraction of the axle along a longitudinal axis of the axle. The second axle element includes a longitudinally extending closed-ended retention track. An axle retention element is fixedly attachable to and protrudes from the first axle element into operative engagement with the closed-ended retention track in the second axle element in such a manner that the axle retention element contacts the closed end of the retention track at a maximum permissible extension of the telescoping axle arrangement to thereby preclude further sliding extension of the second axle element with respect to the first axle element.
US10518579B1	Split offset axle A split offset axle joins a front cycle wheel to a first and a second fork of a cycle. The axle has two rigid structures joined together with a fastener to form a singular axle. The axle has a cylindrical first end, a cylindrical second end and a cylindrical offset center section. The center section locates and supports a cycle wheel hub. The first and the second ends are housed in a pinchable split axle housing of the first and the second fork, respectively. Rotation of the axle adjusts the center section axis to a plurality of positions relative to the forks. The center section is adjusted to a desired position, thereby adjusting the cycle's steering and handling characteristics, the desired position is secured with pinched split axle housings. The pinched split axle housings rotationally and rigidly secure the respective axle ends.
US10518578B1	Dual-stage spring loaded caster A dual-stage caster is disclosed. The caster includes a horn assembly and an arm assembly pivotally coupled to the horn assembly. The caster further includes a wheel rotatably mounted to the arm assembly and a mounting plate mounted to the horn assembly and configured be mounted to a transport vehicle. When the wheel is moved along a support surface, the arm assembly is in a neutral position and the wheel is in the up position. When the wheel moves into a depression in the support surface, the wheel stage spring moves the wheel from the up position to the down position and the arm assembly remains in the neutral position. When the wheel moves over a raised portion in the support surface, the arm assembly pivots relative to the horn assembly so as to compress the main stage spring. The caster may be a swivel caster or a rigid caster.
US10518577B1	Caster installation system A system includes (i) a caster having a first stem portion with a first stem portion connection configuration; and (ii) a set of second stem portions having an identical second stem portion connection configuration but having outer dimensions differing from outer dimensions of another second stem portion in the set of second stem portions. The caster first stem portion connection configuration is adapted to mate with the second stem portion connection configuration of the second stem portions in the set of second stem portions.
US10518575B2	Deformable wheel assembly A locomotion assembly is provided, suitable to be used in a vehicle. The locomotion assembly comprises a frustum-conical structure comprising at least one flexible member having a frustum-conical surface extending between its relatively narrow and wide ends along a frustum-conical axis, the frustum-conical member being reversibly deformable from its biased rounded shape corresponding to a frustum-conical shape in which its side elevation is circular into a deformed frustum-conical shape in which its side elevation is non-circular. The frustum-conical structure may serve for supporting at least one surface-engaging member convertible between a round wheel-like configuration, in which its side elevation is substantially circular, and a deformed configuration, in which its side elevation is non-circular and in which a larger portion of the surface-engaging member is in contact with a movement surface.
US10518568B2	Absorbent medium, transfer film, security element, and method for personalizing a security element The invention relates to an absorbent medium for improving the overprintability, in particular by inkjet printing, of a security element, in particular an optically variable security element, comprising a binder, at least one pigment and an in particular aqueous solvent. The invention furthermore relates to a transfer film with an absorbent layer made of such an absorbent medium as well as a method for personalizing a security element using such a transfer film.
US10518567B2	Stamping tool with removably attached cover affixed to a base with a hinging assembly and method of stamping A stamping tool is provided including a base and a cover. The cover is removably affixed to the base through a hinging assembly. The base can include a first base hinge and a second base hinge substantially perpendicular to the first base hinge. The base hinges can be one or more hinge sections. The hinge sections can include a first wall and a second wall that can be biased to define a cavity that is accessible through a channel between the first wall and the second wall. Hinge sections can be separated by one or more receptacles. The cover can include one or more hinge bars corresponding to the hinge sections on the base. The hinge bars can have an unequal aspect ratio allowing for easy insertion and removal of the cover. The cover can also include one or more protrusions separating the hinge bars. These protrusions correspond to the receptacles on the base. A method of stamping an article is also included wherein the stamping tool is provided. The cover is placed in an open position relative to the base. A stamp is adhered to the bottom surface of the cover. The article to be stamped is placed on the top surface of the base. A quantity of ink is applied to the stamp and, as the cover is placed in a closed position, the stamp is brought into contact with the article thereby stamping the article with the ink.
US10518565B2	Liquid discharge apparatus, and driving circuit provided in liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a frame; a substrate that is fixed to the frame and has a first surface and a second surface; a first circuit that is provided on the first surface; a second circuit that is provided on the second surface; a heat conductive sheet; and a head unit that is driven by a driving signal and is capable of discharging liquid, in which the first circuit includes a driving signal generation circuit that generates the driving signal using a first transistor and a second transistor, the heat conductive sheet is in contact with the frame, the first surface, the first transistor, and the second transistor, and a distance between a portion of the first circuit farthest from the first surface and the first surface is shorter than a distance between a portion of the second circuit farthest from the second surface and the second surface.
US10518562B2	Inkjet printing device for heavy-weight substrates An inkjet printing device includes a flatbed table for supporting on its support surface heavy-weight substrates to print on; and ball transfer units, arranged in the support surface, for transporting and/or positioning substrates on the flatbed table; wherein the inkjet printing device includes a drive module for moving away the ball transfer units from the support surface.
US10518560B2	Thermal printer and portable terminal A thermal printer includes a frame, a platen roller supported on the frame so as to be rotatable about a first direction, a head support plate supported on the frame, and a thermal head fixed to the head support plate. The head nips paper between the roller in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The frame includes a swing support portion supporting the plate so that the plate is swingable about the first direction and a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. The head is fixed to a portion of the plate located on a first side in the third direction with respect to the swing support portion. Between a portion of the plate located on a second side and the frame, an urging member configured to urge the plate in a direction of causing the head to approach the roller is interposed.
US10518555B2	Laser printing system The invention describes a laser printing system (100) for illuminating an object moving relative to a laser module of the laser printing system (100) in a working plane (180) and a corresponding method of laser printing. The laser module comprises at least two laser arrays (110) of semiconductor lasers (115) and at least one optical element (170). The optical element (170) is adapted to image laser light emitted by the laser arrays (110), such that laser light of semiconductor lasers (115) of one laser array (110) is imaged to one pixel in a working plane (180) of the laser printing system (100) and an area element of the pixel is illuminated by means of at least two semiconductor lasers (115). The optical element does not project or focus laser light of each single semiconductor laser (115) to the working plane (180) but images the whole laser arrays to the working plane. The overlap of the laser light emitted by the semiconductor lasers (115) may improve the homogeneity of illumination or energy input and the reliability regarding malfunctions of single semiconductor lasers (115).
US10518546B2	Liquid discharge apparatus, imprint apparatus and part manufacturing method A liquid discharge apparatus comprises a head including a discharge port surface, a first reservoir that stores the liquid to be supplied to the head, a flexible member, separating an inner space of the first reservoir into a first chamber that stores the liquid and a second chamber that stores an operation liquid, a second reservoir communicating with the second chamber, the second reservoir storing the operation liquid to be supplied to the second chamber, the second reservoir being disposed in such a manner that a liquid surface of the operation liquid stored in the second reservoir is positioned below the discharge port surface, and an adjustment unit that performs adjustment in such a manner that a position of the liquid surface of the operation liquid in the second reservoir falls within a predetermined range in a state where the second reservoir is opened to atmosphere.
US10518544B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and head unit There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a liquid discharge head having a nozzle; a carriage; a tank; a first connection channel connecting the liquid discharge head and the tank; and a second connection channel connecting the liquid discharge head and the tank and communicating with the first connection channel via the liquid discharge head. The first connection channel has a first channel portion moving in a scanning direction of the carriage together with the carriage and a first damper provided closer to the nozzle than the first channel portion. The second connection channel has a second channel portion moving in the scanning direction together with the carriage and a second damper provided closer to the nozzle than the second channel portion. The first damper is different in compliance from the second damper.
US10518542B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects a liquid, a discharge portion which discharges a waste liquid discharged from the liquid ejecting head, and a mounting unit which is provided with the discharge portion and in which is mounted a waste liquid container capable of storing the waste liquid which is discharged from the discharge portion, in which the mounting unit includes a liquid holding portion capable of holding the waste liquid in a periphery of the discharge portion.
US10518538B2	Recording apparatus An electric field generating unit that forms an electric field between a nozzle forming surface of a recording head and a medium support section that faces the nozzle forming surface by applying a voltage to a conductive member includes the conductive member, forms an electric field, and, during borderless recording in which ink is ejected on inside and outside of an edge of a paper sheet, applies an increased voltage in an ink discarded region outside the edge compared to a voltage applied in a recording region other than the ink discarded region.
US10518532B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a nozzle; a pressure chamber; a flow channel which is connected to the pressure chamber; a flow channel wall portion that changes a flow channel resistance of the flow channel; and an actuator that displaces the flow channel wall portion. An displacement amplifying mechanism is provided between the actuator and the flow channel wall portion. The displacement amplifying mechanism includes an elastic material that is elastically deformed by displacement of the actuator, and an accommodation chamber that is partitioned from the flow channel by the flow channel wall portion and accommodates the elastic material. A first portion of the elastic material receiving a pressure from the actuator, a second portion of the flow channel wall portion being bent and deformed between the flow channel and the accommodation chamber by receiving a pressure from the elastic material, an area of the second portion being less than an area of the first portion.
US10518530B2	Testing for wiping pre-treatment of print media There is disclosed a non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor and comprising instructions to: control print apparatus to print a test pattern 11 on a test region of a print medium 4; receive test data relating to the test pattern 11 printed on the print medium 4 from a sensor 8; analyse the test data with reference to baseline data to determine if the test pattern 11 satisfies a print quality criterion; output an instruction to operate the print apparatus in a first mode, in which a pre-printing treatment is not applied to the print medium, in response to determining that the test pattern 11 satisfies the print quality criterion, the pre-printing treatment comprising wiping a printing surface of the print medium with a wiper element 10, 20; and output an instruction to operate the print apparatus in a second mode, in which the pre-printing treatment is applied to the print medium 4, in response to determining that the test pattern 11 satisfies the print quality criterion.
US10518528B2	Printing control device, printing apparatus, control method of printing control device, and program Provided is a printer control device that controls a printer that includes an ink jet head unit that has head arrays, in which three or more ink jet heads for ejecting ink from nozzle arrays are aligned in a nozzle array extending direction, the printer control device includes a head control section that causes an ink jet head unit to execute printing without using a designated head that is an ink jet head designated and all ink jet heads aligned on one side in the nozzle array extending direction with reference to the designated head, in a designation mode, in which inhibition of use of the ink jet heads is designated.
US10518525B2	Printing plate connection systems Techniques are disclosed for connecting a printing plate to a print cylinder or surface. The techniques may be implemented, for instance, with respect to a printing plate, a print cylinder, a print sleeve, or some combination thereof. In an embodiment, a field of mechanical fasteners is provisioned on a printing plate, and a complementary field of mechanical fasteners is provisioned on a print sleeve or cylinder. The mechanical fasteners collectively operate to provide a mechanical bond or interface that inhibits lateral and rotational movement of the plate during printing operations, and can also be configured to manage backlash between engaging surfaces of the interface. In some cases, backlash management includes use of cushion effect integral with the mechanical bond itself and/or unidirectional and possibly angled fastener elements to provide a snugging effect. The mechanical bond may be implemented with hook-and-loop, hook-and-hook, hook-to-channel, male/female-type fittings, vacuum, suction, and/or magnetics.
US10518521B2	Separation apparatus and separation method for flexible display panel The present application provides a separation apparatus for a flexible display panel, includes a support post, a power unit and a vacuum suction block; wherein the supporting post is used to support the separation apparatus on the relatively upper side of the rigid substrate to be separated; the vacuum suction block is in communication with the support post, and is used to suck and connect the rigid substrate to be separated; and one end of the power unit is connected to the support post, the other end is rotatably connected with the vacuum suction block, and is used for controlling the vacuum suction block and the rigid substrate to be separated together to be separated from the flexible display panel. The present application also provides a method for separating a flexible display panel.
US10518520B2	Apparatus and method for tiled display removal An apparatus for removing a display from a tiled display arrangement is provided. The apparatus includes a body, a handle coupled to a first side of the body, and an interface material coupled to the second side of the body. The interface material is configured to temporarily bond to a front surface of the display for removing the display from the tiled display arrangement. The interface material is further configured to selectively de-bond from the front surface of the display. In some implementations, the interface material may be selected to result in a bond with high tensile strength and shear strength, as well as low peel strength.
US10518517B2	Methods and apparatus for lamination of rigid substrates by sequential application of vacuum and mechanical force Method and apparatus for lamination of substrates, e.g. rigid plastic layers, to manufacture laminated products. The methods include the sequential application of vacuum and mechanical force through a two-stroke process performed by a lamination apparatus having one or more force-producing stroke cylinders. Actuation of a cylinder to produce a first stroke creates a sealed chamber within the apparatus, enclosing a stack of substrates to be laminated. The sealed chamber may be evacuated of air by application of a vacuum. Subsequent actuation of a cylinder to produce a second stroke applies mechanical force to the sealed chamber, which compresses the substrates into a laminated product substantially free of air bubbles or voids.
US10518515B2	Laminating apparatus and method of fabricating display device using the same A laminating apparatus and method of fabricating a display device are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the laminating apparatus includes a first jig, which is configured to fix a window having curved surfaces, and a second jig, which includes a pressure pad facing the first jig. The pressure pad includes a top surface, which is convex toward the first jig, and depressed portions, which are inwardly depressed from side surfaces, respectively.
US10518509B2	Flexible packaging material Flexible packaging materials with electrophotographically printed images or information, and processes for preparing such flexible packaging materials are disclosed.
US10518508B2	Multilayer structures containing biopolymers The invention relates to a multi-layer structure having at least one inner layer containing an alloy of a biopolymer and an acrylic polymer and at least one outer layer containing a thermoplastic or thermoset polar polymer matrix. The combination of outer polar layer and an inner biopolymer/acrylic layer provides improved properties, such as improved adhesion, and improved mechanical properties. The multi-layer structure may be in the form of a sheet, a film, a tube or pipe, or a profile, and could be used by itself or as a cap-layer over a substrate.
US10518506B2	Layered product and process for producing same Provided are a laminate that has high smoothness, planar homogeneity, and substrate adhesion and undergoes little change in physical properties even if degradation of surface quality due to physical contact in use has occurred, and a method for producing the homogeneous laminate in a convenient manner in a small number of steps. A laminate includes a substrate made of a polymer material and a partially oxidized thin layer graphite piece layer including partially oxidized thin layer graphite pieces and having an average thickness to of 3.0 nm to 10,000 nm, the layer being formed on the substrate and bonded to the substrate via a chemical bond.
US10518505B2	Multilayered assembly, production thereof and use thereof Multi-layered assembly including at least: a decorative layer including a first decorative material and a second decorative material, wherein the first and second decorative materials lie in a or one plane and have the same thickness within the decorative layer; a first carrying layer for a glue layer, wherein the first carrying layer includes a plastic which is present in a woven or in a nonwoven; wherein the glue layer bonds the decorative layer to the first carrying layer.
US10518504B2	Plate with printing layer and display device using the same The present invention relates to a plate with a printing layer containing a plate having a first main surface, a second main surface and an edge face, and a printing layer provided on a periphery of the first main surface, in which the plate has an outer circumferential part corresponding to an outer circumferential part of the printing layer and an inner circumferential part corresponding to an inner circumferential part of the printing layer, in which the outer circumferential part of the plate has, in at least a part of the whole circumference, an outer circumferential region, and the inner circumferential part of the plate contains an inner circumferential region corresponding to the outer circumferential region, and in which the outer circumferential region has a surface roughness R2 and the inner circumferential region has a surface roughness R1, and R2>R1 is satisfied.
US10518502B2	Resin structure A resin structure includes a first structural portion and a second structural portion. The first structural portion includes a characteristic design surface and structures an end portion at a side of the resin structure at which the characteristic design surface is disposed. An orientation direction of fibers in a first pattern portion of the first structural portion differs from an orientation direction of fibers in a second pattern portion. The second structural portion includes a region disposed at the opposite side of the first structural portion to the side at which the characteristic design surface is disposed. Fibers contained in the second structural portion differ in fiber width from the fibers contained in the first structural portion. A portion of the fibers contained in a region of the second structural portion superposed with the first structural portion are configured to be visible through the resin of the first structural portion.
US10518499B2	Foldable composite material sheet and structure A composite material and structure. The structure has a folded sheet having a rigid inner layer sandwiched between flexible outer layers. The sheet has an undulated shape with alternating summit and valley portions. Intermediate portions each extend between adjacent summit and valley portions. At least one score line extends through at least one of the flexible outer layers. The sheet is folded about the at least one score line. A method of forming a structure from a sheet having an undulated shape.
US10518489B2	Composite structures incorporating additive manufactured components A method of manufacturing a composite structure, comprises applying a first composite layer to a tooling surface of a tool positioning an additive manufactured component over at least a portion of the first composite layer, and applying a second composite layer over at least a portion of the composite layer and at least a portion of the additive manufactured component, wherein at least a portion of the additive manufactured component is embedded between the first and second composite layers.
US10518488B2	Method of forming a unitary down feather article having different density sections therein A method of forming a single piece, shaped, down feather thermally insulating article having different thermal insulating sections is described. A mold is formed with a cavity defining a non-uniformed prescribed shape and having sections of different shapes and depths. Down feather clusters or a mixture thereof is mixed with a binding material and is injected into the mold which is then heated with a suitable heat source to cause the binding material to soften and fuse the mixture together. After cooling the mold, there is formed a single piece, shaped, down feather article which is comprised of sections having different thermal insulating values for use in a product where parts of the product provide different thermal insulating properties.
US10518487B2	Artificial defect material and manufacturing method of FRP structure In an artificial defect material 10 of an FRP structure, a heat-resistant high-linear-expansion material 20 arranged between the layers thermally expands in case of high-temperature shaping of the FRP structure, so that a predetermined shape is shaped between a plurality of layers of the fiber reinforcing base material 14 and the material 20 thermally shrinks at the room temperature after the shaping, so that a space is formed due to the shrinkage difference from the fiber reinforcing base materials 14. The material 20 has a linear expansion coefficient larger than that of the FRP structure by a predetermined value or more, and has the shape keeping property and the heat resistance to endure the shaping temperature.
US10518485B2	Method for producing plastics containers The invention relates to a method for producing plastics containers from thermoplastics with inserts which, by exploiting the heat of plasticization, are connected during shaping of the plastics container by a material bond and/or interlocking connection to the container wall, wherein the method provides the use of at least one opening on the insert, which opening forms a melt duct or melt inlet and/or melt passage for plasticized or plastic material of the container wall, wherein the method is distinguished in that the opening is monitored as a reference opening by optical and/or sensory means during the production of the connection, wherein the degree of penetration of the opening with thermoplastic from the container wall is used as a measure of the quality of the connection.
US10518483B2	Compound shimming Disclosed herein is a method. The method includes identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim. The method also includes applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector. The method also includes identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab. The method also includes applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim. The method also includes applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim.
US10518482B2	Metal-resin joining device A metal-resin joining device joins a thermoplastic resin plate (12) to a metal plate (13) by melting the resin plate (12) in contact with the metal plate (13) through heating an exposed face of the metal plate (13) by one-sided resistive heating. The metal-resin joining device has a center electrode (24a) that is brought in contact with the metal plate (13) and a peripheral electrode (24b) that is brought in contact with the metal plate (13) to annularly surround the center electrode (24a) and to which a current flows from the center electrode (24a) via the metal plate (13), wherein the peripheral electrode (24b) is made of a metal material having a higher electrical resistance than the center electrode (24a).
US10518479B2	Three-dimensional object modeling device, method of molding three-dimensional object, and control program for three-dimensional object modeling device A method of molding a three-dimensional object, the method including: generating modeling data for the three-dimensional object; determining a region to be modeled by layering the dot using the modeling ink based on the modeling data; determines a color region to be colored by discharge of the coloring ink on a surface of a set of the layered dot with the modeling ink, based on the modeling data to reduce a difference in depth in a normal direction of a surface of the three-dimensional object; generating modeling ink discharge data for discharging the modeling ink, and coloring ink discharge data for discharging the coloring ink; and causing the modeling ink and the coloring ink to be discharged in accordance the discharge data of the modeling ink and the coloring ink, and performing modeling and coloring of the three-dimensional object.
US10518476B2	Generating a three-dimensional object According to one aspect there is provided apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object. The apparatus comprises a first agent distributor to selectively deliver a coalescing agent onto portions of a layer of build material, a second agent distributor to selectively deliver a coalescence modifier agent onto portions of a layer of build material, and a controller to control the agent distributors to selectively deliver each of the agents onto a layer of build material in respective patterns derived from data representing a slice of a three-dimensional object to be generated, so that when energy is applied to the layer the build material coalesces and solidifies to form a slice of the three-dimensional object in accordance the patterns.
US10518475B2	Automated systems for composite part fabrication A controller of an additive manufacturing system including an extruder nozzle is programmed to: cause the extruder nozzle to deposit one or more first material segments with at least one first locking portion having a first shape; and cause the extruder nozzle to deposit one or more second material segments with at least one second locking portion having a second shape; wherein the second shape of the at least one second locking portion engages with the first shape of the at least one first locking portion, whereby the at least one second locking portion forms an interlock with the at least one first locking portion.
US10518472B2	Thermal drying system for additive manufacturing device An additive manufacturing device includes at least one liquefier assembly that receives filament material from at least one feedstock and extrudes the material in a flowable form. A thermal drying system removes water vapor and heats compressed air to a preselected temperature set point to form conditioned air. At least one enclosed filament path houses and guides the filament material from a supply to the at least one liquefier assembly. The enclosed filament path is exposed to the conditioned air from the thermal drying system so as to keep the filament material dry as it is fed to the at least one liquefier assembly.
US10518460B2	Method and device for the indirect determination of a specific formulation during extrusion The invention relates to a method for the indirect determination of a specific formulation with an extrusion process in an extrusion device (10) comprising the following steps: determination of measurement data of at least one processing parameter of the extrusion process of the extrusion device (10), comparing the determined measurement data with saved data saved in relation to the specific formulation of the same processing parameter, determination of the deviation of the measurement data from the saved data of the same processing parameters and comparing of the deviation with a predefined deviation threshold.
US10518459B2	Extrusion die having thermally responsive lip adjustment assembly A method for replacing one or more components of a lip adjustment assembly mounted to a die body of an extrusion die is disclosed. Initially, a translating unit of the lip adjustment assembly is accessed through an exposed end of the lip adjustment assembly. Then, an adjustment actuator is removed from a translator of the translating unit. The translator is decoupled from a rod of the translating unit so that the translator is removable from the lip adjustment assembly and with respect to the rod. Next, the translator is removed from the lip adjustment assembly and a first component of the translating unit is replaced with a second component of the translating unit.
US10518455B2	Method for producing silicone multi-layer composites Multilayer silicone composites with precise thickness are produced by sequential extrusion of curable silicone films, and partially but not fully crosslinking a preceding silicone film prior to extruding a next subsequent film.
US10518454B2	Control system and method of injection molding machine The present invention discloses a control system and method for injection molding machine. The control method comprises the following steps: establishing a work command according to a plurality of production process parameters; receiving a position information directly from an injection molding machine; and controlling a servo pump to drive the injection molding machine according to the position information and the work command.
US10518453B2	Injection molding flow control apparatus and method Injection molding apparatuses and methods wherein a valve pin is controllably driven upstream and downstream along an axis between a first closed position where the tip end of the valve pin obstructs the gate to prevent the injection fluid from flowing into the cavity, a full open position and one or more intermediate positions, wherein the valve pin is drivable to be disposed or held in a selected intermediate position for a selected period of time during the course of an injection cycle where the tip end of the valve pin restricts flow of injection fluid through the gate to the mold cavity.
US10518452B2	Injection molding machine management system It is made possible to understand the operating states of each injection molding machine (1) and the position of each operator within a molding factory at a glance and in real-time. An injection molding machine management system (100) displays the position of each injection molding machine (1) and the position of each operator within a molding factory, based on positional information of each injection molding machine (1) within the molding factory stored in advance in a storage unit (21), and operator positional information of each operator acquired by an operator positional information acquisition part (201).
US10518448B2	Additional injection modular system Additional injection modular system applicable in any process for molding parts or products by polymer injection is provided, wherein injecting one or more parts or products with a single material or a plurality of polymer materials requiring separate, simultaneous or sequential complementary injections becomes necessary in addition to the injection of a base material processed in a conventional injection machine. The system has a module configurable in both composition and dimension with optimized rheological and energy behavior which is installed between the closure assembly plates of the base machine and the mold, comprising a frame, front mold clamping plate, structure clamping plate, structure spacer blocks, at least one additional injection assembly, at least one additional injection nozzle and injection nozzle extension. The system herein can be used in the production of parts by injection processes generally designated as multi-component injection.
US10518447B2	Foil body, method for back-injection molding a foil body and back-injection molding tool The invention relates to a film body, a method for the back-injection molding of a film body and a back-injection molding tool therefor. In particular, the invention relates to a method for the back-injection molding of layer electrodes (1) for producing touch-sensitive sensors for example for touch screens. Parts of the layer electrode (1), which after the back-injection molding should still be able to move freely, are covered by a sacrificial film (3) before and during the back-injection molding.
US10518441B2	Extruder provided with vents An extruder (1) includes a cylinder (2) and a screw (3), and one or more front vents (8a) are provided on the cylinder (2) upstream of a hopper (5) and downstream of a rear vent (7). The cylinder (2) is provided with, between the hopper (5) and the rear vent (7), a liquid supply device (9) for spraying water into the cylinder (2) to cool an interior thereof and a liquid discharge port (12) that is opened in a lower portion of the cylinder (2).
US10518436B2	Feeding device for axial feeding of logs In various embodiments, a feeding device may comprise a support having feed cylinders arranged in a free end of a respective supporting arm and driven in rotation, wherein the supporting arms in a supported end are journalled in the support on shafts extending in parallel with each other and are pivotable about the shafts between a home position and a pivoted work position, and wherein the supporting arms are mutually connected to each other via a system of articulated links and by means of the links are forced to pivot jointly about their respective shafts, and a movement damping element, which is separate from the support, is integrated in the system of links and independently from the support configured to brake the return movement of the supporting arms from the pivoted position.
US10518433B2	Saw table system A saw table system includes a stand that is positioned on a support surface. A table is coupled to the stand and the table is configured to be spaced from the support surface when the stand is positioned in the unfolded position. A miter saw is positioned on the table for cutting a member and the miter saw has a cutting length of at least 24.0 inches. A pair of extension units is provided and each of the extension units is movably coupled to the table. Each of the extension units has a width of at least 24.0 inches. Each of the extension units is selectively positioned in a deployed position having each of the extension units being laterally spaced from the table. In this way the pair of extension units may support a member that is too long for the table to support.
US10518419B2	Force estimation for a minimally invasive robotic surgery system A method of force estimation for a minimally invasive medical system comprising a robot manipulator. The manipulator has an effector unit equipped with a 6-degrees-of-freedom force/torque sensor and is configured to hold a minimally invasive instrument having a first end mounted to the effector unit and a second end located beyond an external fulcrum that limits the instrument in motion, usually to 4 DOF. The method comprising the steps: determining a position of the instrument relative to the fulcrum; measuring by means of the 6-DOF force/torque sensor a force and a torque exerted onto the effector unit by the first end of the instrument; and calculating by means of the principle of superposition an estimate of a force exerted onto the second end of the instrument based on the determined position, the measured force and the measured torque.
US10518418B2	Wafer swapper The present disclosure generally relates to semiconductor process equipment used to transfer semiconductor substrates between process chambers. More specifically, embodiments described herein are related to systems and methods used to transfer, or swap, semiconductor substrates between process chambers using a transport device that employs at least two blades for the concurrent transfer of substrates between processing chambers.
US10518412B2	Robot behavior generation method A robot behavior generation method includes: generating a human body model; generating a robot model; creating associations between the human body model and the robot model; acquiring first motion data indicating movement of a human body model; selectively choosing movement feature indices having first unknown motion data that indicates movement of the human body model, and setting an evaluation standard for a reproduction error with respect to the normative motion data; selecting a constraint necessary for a robot to move, included in second unknown motion data that indicates the movement of the robot model; calculating first unknown motion data and second unknown motion data the reproduction errors of which based on the evaluation standard are minimum under the association and the constraint; and using the second unknown motion data to control the robot.
US10518410B2	Object pickup strategies for a robotic device Example embodiments may relate to methods and systems for selecting a grasp point on an object. In particular, a robotic manipulator may identify characteristics of a physical object within a physical environment. Based on the identified characteristics, the robotic manipulator may determine potential grasp points on the physical object corresponding to points at which a gripper attached to the robotic manipulator is operable to grip the physical object. Subsequently, the robotic manipulator may determine a motion path for the gripper to follow in order to move the physical object to a drop-off location for the physical object and then select a grasp point, from the potential grasp points, based on the determined motion path. After selecting the grasp point, the robotic manipulator may grip the physical object at the selected grasp point with the gripper and move the physical object through the determined motion path to the drop-off location.
US10518409B2	Robotic manipulation methods and systems for executing a domain-specific application in an instrumented environment with electronic minimanipulation libraries Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods, computer program products, and computer systems of a robotic apparatus with robotic instructions replicating a food preparation recipe. In one embodiment, a robotic control platform, comprises one or more sensors; a mechanical robotic structure including one or more end effectors, and one or more robotic arms; an electronic library database of minimanipulations; a robotic planning module configured for real-time planning and adjustment based at least in part on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors in an electronic multi-stage process file, the electronic multi-stage process recipe file including a sequence of minimanipulations and associated timing data; a robotic interpreter module configured for reading the minimanipulation steps from the minimanipulation library and converting to a machine code; and a robotic execution module configured for executing the minimanipulation steps by the robotic platform to accomplish a functional result.
US10518407B2	Apparatus and methods for providing a reconfigurable robotic platform A method and system for a reconfigurable robotic platform through a plurality of interchangeable service modules and adapted to engage in both autonomous and interactive maintenance and monitoring of a service area, the robotic platform configured to perform a wide variety of tasks utilizing the plurality of interchangeable service modules, and navigating through the service area utilizing a plurality of sensors and guided through a stored service plan for the service area.
US10518404B2	Variable force exoskeleton hip joint An adjustable force exoskeleton hip joint system. The system includes a hip joint. The hip joint includes a first member rotatable about a hip joint rotation axis, the first member configured to be coupled to one of a lower body link or an upper body link. The hip joint further includes a second member rotatable about the hip joint rotation axis, the second member configured to be coupled to the other of the lower body link or the upper body link. The system further includes an adjustable force mechanism coupled to at least one of the first member and the second member. The adjustable force mechanism includes an actuator coupled to the first member, the actuator comprising a motor configured to selectively apply an adjustable force to the second member to inhibit rotation of the first member with respect to the second member.
US10518396B2	Drive blade lubrication assembly and powered fastener driver containing the same A drive blade lubrication assembly for use in a powered fastener driver (10). The powered fastener driver (10) contains a drive blade (42) which snap-fits with a reciprocating piston (58) by a blade seal (103) assembly. The drive blade lubrication assembly contains a lubricant applying member adapted to apply lubricant to a portion of the drive blade (42); and a lubricant storing device which is in fluid communication with the lubricant applying member. The lubricating storing device is adapted to replenish the lubricant in the lubricant applying member. A powered fastener driver (10) containing a drive blade lubrication assembly is also described. The use of the lubricant storing device in the present invention ensures that lubricant is continuously supplied to the drive blade (42) after long time usage of the powered fastener driver (10), so that friction between the drive blade and the blade seal assembly is minimized.
US10518392B2	Riveting device for precision assembly A riveting device for mutual assembly of two parts each including a bore, where the device includes a non-deformable external rivet having a tubular body suitable for being inserted into said bores and provided on one of the longitudinal ends thereof with a lip, and an internal rivet having a solid deformable cylindrical body and issuing substantially perpendicular from a flange, said tubular body having an external diameter slightly less than the diameter of said bores and a length D between the rear face of the lip thereof and the opposite end thereof at most equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the parts, said cylindrical body having an external homothetic transverse cross-section slightly less than the internal transverse cross-section of the tubular body, and a length slightly greater than that of the tubular body.
US10518386B2	Polishing pad and polishing method A polishing pad is provided. The polishing pad, suitable for a polishing procedure using a slurry containing water, includes a polishing track region and a first reactant. The polishing track region includes a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region. The first reactant is disposed in the central region of the polishing track region, wherein the first reactant is able to react endothermically with the water in the slurry.
US10518385B2	Apparatus and process for surface treating interior of a workpiece An apparatus for treating an interior surface of a workpiece comprising at least three nozzles ejecting treating material, with a first one and a second one ejecting the treating material substantially along first and second collinear lines. A third one of the nozzles ejects the treating material substantially along a third line substantially perpendicular to the first and second lines. The treating material ejected from the first one intersects with the treating material ejected from the second one at a first intersection area to radially deflect to form a first radial spray. The treating material ejected from the third one intersects with the first radial spray at a second intersection area to form a second radial spray of treating material. The interior surface of the workpiece adjacent the second intersection area is treated with the treating material of the second radial spray.
US10518383B2	Porous polyurethane polishing pad and process for preparing a semiconductor device by using the same The embodiments relate to a porous polyurethane polishing pad and a process for preparing a semiconductor device by using the same. The porous polyurethane polishing pad comprises a urethane-based prepolymer and a curing agent, and has a thickness of 1.5 to 2.5 mm, a number of pores whose average diameter is 10 to 60 μm, a specific gravity of 0.7 to 0.9 g/cm3, a surface hardness at 25° C. of 45 to 65 Shore D, a tensile strength of 15 to 25 N/mm2, an elongation of 80 to 250%, an AFM (atomic force microscope) elastic modulus of 101 to 250 MPa measured from a polishing surface in direct contact with an object to be polished to a predetermined depth wherein the predetermined depth is 1 to 10 μm.
US10518378B2	Surface treatment tool By, according to the invention, designing a surface treatment tool with a grinding head (16, 17) with cylindrical rollers (18), so that the tool (16, 17, 18) is balanced by weight because the tool's centre of gravity is close to the tool's surface treatment area, the tool (18) will automatically adjust according to the surface (25) of the treated workpiece, regardless of the level of the surface. Hereby is achieved a previously unknown simple way to surface treat, be it flat and curved workpiece surfaces alike. Furthermore, the tool (16,17,18) is balanced by weight so that treatment pressure can be adjusted according to need.
US10518368B2	Arrangement for joining elements of turbomachines The present invention relates to an arrangement, comprising a first turbomachine element with a first turbomachine element through-opening, a second turbomachine element, a sliding element with a sliding element through-opening that is arranged, at least in part, in the first turbomachine element through-opening, a sleeve that engages through the sliding element through-opening along a through-axis, and a fastening member that engages through the sleeve for fastening the sleeve to the second turbomachine element. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for fastening the first turbomachine element to the second turbomachine element, a turbomachine with the above-mentioned arrangement, and use of this arrangement.
US10518366B2	Method of restoring a wheel to compliance and tooling for performing the method A method of restoring a wheel (1) to compliance, the wheel having a plurality of ovalized bores (2). The method is characterized in that it includes at least a step of boring a first ovalized bore (2) with the help of a reamer (3) presenting a longitudinal pilot portion (3a) and a longitudinal cutter portion (3b), the cutter portion (3b) presenting teeth (4) defining a cutting diameter (D2), and the pilot portion (3a) presenting a pilot diameter (D1) strictly less than the cutting diameter (D2), the step of boring this first ovalized bore (2) consisting in inserting the reamer (3) into the first ovalized bore (2), beginning with the pilot portion (3a) and followed by the cutter portion (3b), the pilot diameter (D1) being such that it enables the reamer (3) to be guided in translation inside the first ovalized bore (2) for boring.
US10518365B2	Joining using auxiliary joining elements Methods and devices for joining a composite panel, which may comprise a non-metallic intermediate layer disposed between two external metallic cover layers, to a further component are disclosed. The composite panel and the further component may be disposed so as to at least partially overlap. The object of economically and reliably joining composite panels may be achieved in that by way of a positioning unit, at least one auxiliary joining element is brought to bear on the composite panel and is fixed to the composite panel. The composite panel in a region of the at least one auxiliary joining element may be subsequently joined to the further component.
US10518360B2	Laser enclosure An enclosure for a laser in which on side of the enclosure includes a rotatable positioner and a vertically slidable door movable between open and closed positions. With the door in the open position, the positioner is free to rotate, thereby enabling an workstation to rotate into and out of the enclosure.
US10518358B1	Multi-focus optics Methods, systems, devices and apparatus for laser processing of transparent or partially transparent materials by focusing laser radiation on a surface of a material workpiece or inside the material workpiece and creating elongated processed regions with variable and controlled depth using focusing optical system with air-spaced optical components, forming three or more multiple focuses along the optical axis and compensating aberrations induced while light focusing inside the material workpiece. The focusing optical system can have an aplanatic design, with lenses made from birefringent materials combined with lenses from isotropic materials, or objectives, or zoom optical system, or waveplates. Material processing effects such as material disruption or modification of material properties are produced due to the interaction of focused laser radiation with material in elongated volume processed regions and are multiple repeated along the processing path by relative motion between the material workpiece and the focusing optical system being realized with a scanning device.
US10518356B2	Methods and apparatus for generating additive manufacturing scan paths using thermal and strain modeling A method includes applying thermal and/or strain modeling to the CAD representation of an object. In addition, scan path data is generated based at least in part on a result of the thermal and/or strain modeling. A build file comprising the scan path data is generated. The build file comprises instructions that configure an additive manufacturing tool to generate the object according to the scan path data.
US10518349B2	Welding device and welding method A first electrode and a second electrode carry out welding in cooperation with each other. A power supply applies a first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. A control device controls whether to carry out welding on a first object on the basis of information that varies with a material of the first object and that has been detected in a state where the first object is in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10518345B2	Hollow gear hob A hob for a cutting apparatus including a hollow body of a sintered hard metal composition and a cavity located within the body, the cavity having a volume in the range of about 10% to about 90% of the volume of the body.
US10518344B2	Band saw blade A bimetal band saw blade has a cutting edge with a plurality of cutting teeth defining repeating, variable pitch patterns and variable set patterns within pitch patterns. Each relatively heavy set tooth defines a first primary clearance angle, and each unset and relatively light set tooth defines a second primary clearance angle. Each first primary clearance angle is less than or equal to about 20°, each second primary clearance angle is less than or equal to about 25°, and each first primary clearance angle is within the range of about 4° to about 6° less than each second primary clearance angle. Each unset or light set tooth defines a greater gullet area than a respective heavy set tooth and/or a finer pitch than the respective heavy set tooth. Each tooth defines a positive rake angle within the range of about 3° to about 10°.
US10518340B2	Automatic device for locking tool-holders on lathes and machines which perform machining with chip removal An automatic device for locking of tool holders (12) on lathes and machinery performing machining by chip removal, particularly suitable to be used on multi-spindle and single spindle CNC lathes, on transfer machines, milling centres of any kind and, in general, on all types of machine tools which perform machining by chip removal, comprises a support body (14) anchored to the machine tool and surmounted by a plate (16), said device comprises, for each of said tool-holders (12), a pawl (18) provided with a female truncated-cone recess (24), cooperating with a nut screw (36) and moved automatically vertically to engage in contact with a truncated cone collar appendage (40) made in a recess (38) in the rear (12′). The movement in the vertical direction of the pawls (18) is produced by means of individual motors (46), equipped with a shaft (48) which protrudes from their lower face and engages to the upper end of said nut screw (36).
US10518337B2	Machine tool for machining a workpiece and spindle carrier assembly for use on such a machine tool A machine tool includes a machine bed, a tool clamping portion which is arranged on the machine bed and serves to clamp a workpiece on the machine tool, a swivel arm receiving portion arranged on the machine bed, a first swivel arm pivotally mounted on the swivel arm receiving portion about a first axis of rotation, a second swivel arm pivotally mounted on the first swivel arm about a second axis of rotation, a spindle carrier arm rotatably mounted on the second swivel arm about a third axis of rotation, a milling head rotatably mounted on the spindle carrier arm about a fourth axis of rotation, and a work spindle which is held on the milling head and serves to receive a tool, wherein the third axis of rotation is aligned perpendicularly or transversely to the fourth axis of rotation.
US10518336B2	Drill and method of manufacturing machined product using the same A drill according to an embodiment includes a bar-shaped drill body extending along a rotation axis, a cutting edge located at a front end of the drill body, and a first flute extending spirally from the cutting edge toward a rear end of the drill body. The first flute includes a first region which is located close to the front end and has a helix angle θ1, and a second region which is located closer to the rear end than the first region and has a helix angle θ2 smaller than the helix angle θ1. The second region includes an elongated protruding part along the first flute.
US10518335B2	Device for holding a workpiece A device for holding a workpiece that includes a first clamping element and at least one second clamping element, wherein the first clamping element and the second clamping element each include on an end side extending in a radial plane a first engagement structure and at least one second engagement structure at different radial positions configured to engage at a first time an end side of a first workpiece having a first diameter and at a second time an end surface of a second workpiece of a second diameter different than the first diameter for holding the workpiece by moving the first clamping element and the second clamping element in the radial direction.
US10518334B2	Chuck device A chuck device includes a chuck main body, an exchange member, an axial direction regulating mechanism, and a circumferential direction regulating mechanism. The axial direction regulating mechanism has a circumferential groove section, which extends in the circumferential direction, that is recessed into one of the chuck main body and the exchange member and a radially protruding section, which is able to protrude in the radial direction, that is disposed in the other of the chuck main body and the exchange member. The circumferential direction regulating mechanism has an axially recessed section, which is recessed in the axial direction, that is disposed in one of the chuck main body and the exchange member and an axially protruding section, which is able to protrude in the axial direction, that is disposed in the other of the chuck main body and the exchange member.
US10518331B2	Synthesis of uniform anisotropic nanoparticles Methods of synthesizing various metal nanoparticle structures having high uniformity, using iterative reduction and oxidation conditions, is provided herein.
US10518329B2	Method of making nanocrystalline metal flakes and nanocrystalline flakes made therefrom A method of producing flakes containing nanostructures from a part made of a material. The method includes subjecting the part made of the material to peening by shots driven by ultrasonic energy for a period of time, wherein nanostructures form on the surface of the part and, subsequently, damage to the part caused by continued peening of the part by the shots driven by ultrasonic energy results in separation of flakes containing nanostructures from the part made of the material. Nanocrystalline flakes containing fractured surfaces, microcracks, nanograins and nanolamellae. Sensors comprising nanocrystalline flakes containing fractured surfaces, microcracks, nanograins and nanolamellae.
US10518328B2	Additive manufacturing system and method An additive manufacturing system including a two-dimensional energy patterning system for imaging a powder bed is disclosed. Improved optical systems supporting beam combining, beam steering, and both patterned and unpatterned beam recycling and re-use are described.
US10518327B2	Device and method for additively producing at least one component region of a component The invention relates to a device for additively producing at least one component region of a component, in particular a component of a turbomachine. The device can comprise at least one coating apparatus for applying at least one powder layer of a component material to at least one build-up and joining zone of at least one component platform, which can be lowered, wherein the coating apparatus can be moved in relation to the component platform. In addition, the device comprises at least one suction device for suctioning of process waste gases and/or particles. The coating apparatus thereby comprises at least one suction channel or at least one suction pipe, which has at least one suction opening oriented in the direction of the component platform.
US10518322B2	Casting funnel An example molten material funnel includes a first outlet lip and a second outlet lip. The first and second outlet lips are configured to both contact molten material communicated through the molten material funnel.
US10518319B2	Chill block for die cast machine A die cast machine includes a die component and a back block supporting the die component, which includes a protrusion, the protrusion having a second cross-sectional shape and a first height. The cross-sectional shape is substantially similar to the cross-sectional shape of the recessed area of the die component, the protrusion being received within the recessed area. The first height of the protrusion is less than the depth of the recessed area. The die cast machine also includes a chill block positioned between the die component and the back block, the chill block having a cross-sectional shape and a second height. The cross-sectional shapes are all substantially similar. A sum of the first height and the second height is substantially similar to the depth of the recessed area.
US10518315B2	Apparatus and method for forming a wave form for a stent from a wire An apparatus for forming a wave form for a stent from a wire includes a pair of tension wires configured to rotate about an axis. The tension wires and axis are substantially orthogonal to the stent wire disposed in a gap between the tension wires. When the tension wires are rotated, a bend is formed in the portion of the stent wire disposed between the tension wires. The tension wires may be controlled such that the axis of rotation is aligned with the particular tension wire around which the stent wire is to be bent for each particular bend formed in the stent wire, thereby preventing the particular tension wire from translating during rotation such that the tension wire behaves like a rotary pipe bending die around which the stent wire is bent. A feed assembly feeds the stent wire into the forming area between the tension wires.
US10518314B2	Can end production A method of making a can end by forming a can end shell in a shell press; and converting the shell into a can end. The step of forming the can end shell includes pressing sheet metal into an end shell with a bead feature in the radially outer circumference of its centre panel. In a subsequent can end conversion operation material from the bead feature is used to set final geometry of the converted can end.
US10518311B2	Forming press and method for forming a sheet-like blank composed of metal with two frame parts that are movable towards one another A forming press for forming a sheet-like blank has a first thermally insulated frame part having a die with a negative engraving and a second thermally insulated frame part defining a chamber and having a punch movably disposed in the chamber. The sheet-like blank rests in a sealing manner on the second frame part and covers the punch so as to define a pressure chamber with the punch therein. A pressure generator provides a pressurized gas to the pressure chamber during a forming process.
US10518309B2	Die-slide device of extrusion press An extrusion press die-slide device is equipped with: a fixed frame; a moveable frame that can move linearly but which is supported by the fixed frame in a non-rotatable manner; a first motion conversion mechanism that converts input rotational motion to linear motion and outputs the same to cause the moveable frame to move linearly with respect to the fixed frame; and a second motion conversion mechanism attached to the moveable frame and equipped with a pusher to impart a pressing force to a die of the extrusion press, and which transmits the input rotational motion to the first motion conversion mechanism and converts the input rotational motion to linear motion and outputs the same to cause the pusher to move linearly with respect to the moveable frame.
US10518308B2	Rolling mill such as, for example, a cold rolling mill A rolling mill includes a frame, at least one pair of working cylinders capable of defining the air gap of the strip to be rolled, as well at least one line for spraying a lubricant and/or coolant fluid, arranged next to the plane of the strip to be rolled. The line is rigidly connected to the frame via a hinged mechanical link, the mechanical link including a resilient unit forcing the line into at least one operational position, toward the plane of the strip, and allowing, in the event that a force on the line tends to separate the line, greater than a threshold value, the deformation of the resilient unit against the return force thereof, and thus the retraction of the line toward a position separated from the at least one operational position.
US10518307B2	Filter cloth recovery device and copper rod continuous casting and rolling manufacturing system using the same Provided are a filter cloth recovery device and a copper rod continuous casting and rolling manufacturing system using the same. This device includes a cleaning water tank, a winding mechanism and a cleaning mechanism provided on the cleaning water tank. The winding mechanism includes: a winding shaft provided on the cleaning water tank for winding a filter cloth after being cleaned; a first guiding roller for guiding a filter cloth to be cleaned into a cloth-transmitting path within the cleaning water tank; and a second guiding roller between the first guiding roller and the winding shaft along the cloth-transmitting path for providing a tension force to the filter cloth. One end of the winding shaft is connected with a driving mechanism. The cleaning mechanism is provided with multiple liquid spraying openings for spraying a cleaning fluid to the filter cloth located in the cloth-transmitting path during winding.
US10518298B2	Systems for removing lubricants from superplastic-forming or hot-forming dies A method of cleaning a superplastic-forming or a hot-forming die includes exposing a surface of the die having a lubricant thereon to electromagnetic energy. The electromagnetic energy removes the lubricant without removing an oxide layer between the die surface and the lubricant.
US10518297B2	Display module terminal cleansing device and cleansing method A display module terminal cleansing device includes a wiper assembly and a gas blower assembly. The gas blower assembly is first operated to blow away particle foreign substances located on a terminal area to be cleansed. And, then, the wiper assembly is operated to wipe off foreign substances remaining on the terminal area. The display module terminal cleansing device may achieve an effect of cleansing where water droplet angle on the surface of the cleansed terminal area is less than 15° and also prevents a potential issue of scratching and damaging the display module during the process of cleansing. Also disclosed is a display module terminal cleansing method.
US10518296B2	Piping system A piping system is provided, connecting a plurality of scrubbers which are disposed on a supporting structure, including a collecting pipe and a drain pipe. The collecting pipe has a main body and a plurality of protrusions, wherein the main body has an outer surface and a first central axis. The protrusions are protruding from the outer surface, and the first central axis is perpendicular to the supporting structure. The collecting pipe communicates with the scrubbers via the protrusions. The drain pipe is disposed under the supporting structure and has a second central axis, wherein the collecting pipe is extended through the supporting structure and connects to the drain pipe, and the first central axis is perpendicular to the second central axis.
US10518295B2	Method for containing a fluid volume in an inline conveyorized cleaner for cleaning low standoff components In one embodiment, the disclosed apparatus features a conveyor belt though an agitated reservoir of cleaning solution that is pooled by a flood box defined by sidewalls along the sides of the conveyor belt and opposing jets of water dubbed water curtains at the entrance and exit of the conveyor belt to and from the flood box, and, agitated by a plurality of spray nozzles shooting high flows of cleaning solution into the reservoir from above or within the flood box. The conveyor belt may be horizontal or slightly angled from the horizontal relative to the flood box.
US10518294B2	Inspection system An inspection system is configured for use with a conveyer apparatus including carrier bars. Each carrier bar conveys pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The inspection system includes at least one camera unit for sensing a predetermined characteristic of the pellet-shaped articles, a removal unit, and a controller. The removal unit, downstream from the at least one camera unit, removes selected pellet-shaped article(s) from the carrier bar(s) depending on whether the characteristic is sensed by the at least one camera unit. The controller is in communication with the at least one camera unit and the removal unit. The controller provides a signal to the removal unit in accordance with the sensed characteristic. The removal unit includes a rotatable ejection drum having extended vacuum nozzles along its length, equal to the number of articles conveyed in each carrier bar. Each vacuum nozzle selectively removes article(s) from the carrier bar(s) by suction.
US10518293B2	Thickness-planar mode transducers and related devices Transducers are provided including a piezoelectric block having first and second opposing surfaces; a first conductive flexible support layer on the first surface of the piezoelectric block, the first flexible support layer having a first thickness; and a second flexible support layer on the second surface of the piezoelectric block, the second flexible support layer having a second thickness. Related devices are also provided.
US10518291B2	Device and methods for modifying surfaces A device and method for applying a material to a surface to repair, restore or refurbish at least a portion of the surface. The device has a sensor and one or more applicator nozzles. The device further includes a reservoir for containing a material to be deposited, and a CPU. The method includes providing information from the sensor about the surface to the CPU, which uses the information to identify where the material is to be deposited and/or how much to deposit.
US10518290B2	Device for inserting a plugging compound into an opening A device (1) for introducing a plugging compound (20) into a borehole (21), the device having a sleeve (2) with a cavity (3) for receiving the plugging compound (20). On one side, the sleeve (2) has a discharge opening (5), corresponding to the cavity (3), for discharging the plugging compound (20), and a support section (7), projecting laterally from the sleeve, for providing a support option for the sleeve (2) during introduction of the plugging compound (20). On the opposite side of the sleeve (2), an upper opening (4) is provided, through which a piston (16) together with a feed plate (18) protrudes into the cavity (3). The piston (16) is movable relative to the sleeve (2) in such a way that the feed plate (18) can be displaced in the cavity (3), for example to allow the plugging compound (20) to be received and dispensed.
US10518288B2	Aerosol generation A method for aerosolising a liquid comprises the steps of: —providing an aperture plate having at least 100 outlet holes per mm2; delivering liquid to the aperture plate; and vibrating the aperture plate to produce an aerosol. The viscosity of the liquid is in the range of from 1 to 15 cP and the surface tension of the liquid is in the range of from 72 to 0.5 mN/m. The output rate of the generated aerosol is greater than 0.01 mL/min.
US10518286B2	Nozzle assemblies for coolant systems, methods, and apparatuses Aspects of the invention include a nozzle assembly having a housing configured for attachment to the wall of the vessel. The housing has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion spaced from the proximal end portion along a length of the housing. The housing defines a passageway extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, which is delineated by an inner surface of the housing. The nozzle assembly further includes a nozzle that has a base portion adapted for coupling to the housing, a shaft portion that extends from the base portion, and a tip portion coupled to the shaft portion of the nozzle. The tip portion defines a plurality of orifices. The nozzle also has an outer surface extending along a length of the nozzle that is spaced from the inner surface of the housing to create a gap when the nozzle is coupled to the housing.
US10518279B2	Refillable container A refillable container including an outer container (3), a lid member (4), an inner container (5), and a pump (6). The outer container has an opening formed in an upper part thereof, and the lid member is configured to close the opening of the outer container. The inner container is made of paper, configured to store the liquid content therein, and replaceably accommodated in the outer container. The pump is configured to pump up the liquid content in the inner container stored in the outer container and to dispense the liquid content outside of the refillable container. When the opening of the outer container is closed by the lid member, a suction tube (15) of the pump, which is arranged below the lid member, is inserted from a suction port (8), which is formed in an upper surface of the inner container, into the inner container.
US10518277B2	Grease application device and grease application method This grease application device includes: a nozzle body that has a first end portion insertable into an inner spline portion, the inner spline portion being formed at an end portion of a workpiece; a nozzle that is formed on the first end portion of the nozzle body and discharges grease into a groove of the inner spline portion; a nozzle body shift portion that is connected to a second end portion of the nozzle body and that moves the nozzle body in a longitudinal direction, the second end portion being on an opposite side to the first end portion; a grease retention portion that retains the grease discharged from the nozzle; a grease pressure-feed portion that pressure-feeds the grease retained in the grease retention portion to the nozzle; and an operation portion that links an operation of causing the nozzle body shift portion to move the nozzle body from the first end portion toward the second end portion with an operation of causing the grease pressure-feed portion to discharge the grease from the nozzle.
US10518276B2	Agglomerating cyclone of the reverse-flow type A family of optimised cyclones has been surprisingly detected, when incorporating into cyclone calculation the interparticle agglomeration phenomenon, the main cause of the capture of submicrometric particles by greater particles preferably having diameters of 10-20 μm, the family of optimised cyclones having a geometry defined by the following non-dimensional parameters: a/D 0.110-0.170; b/D 0.110-0.170; s/D 0.500-0.540; D e/D 0.100-0.170; h/D 2.200-2.700; H/D 3.900-4.300; D b/D 0.140-0.180, wherein a and b are the sides of the tangential cyclone entrance, which has a rectangular cross-section, and the first of these sides is parallel to the axis of the cyclone, which has a body of height H with a cylindrical upper section having an inner diameter D and a height h, and a lower section with an inverted truncated cone shape with a minor base having the diameter D b; and a cylindrical vortex tube of height s and diameter De (inner dimensions). Global efficiency is maximised in that the efficiency for finer and/or less dense particles, which are the most difficult to capture, is maximised.
US10518270B2	Dust collector and air conditioner A dust collector in an embodiment includes: a discharge electrode having tips; a counter electrode including a plurality of conductor plates each having an end opposed to the discharge electrode and arrange side by side in a plate thickness direction; and a power supply that applies voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode. The counter electrode has a first region closer to the tips and a second region farther from the tips than the first region, and at least one of an interval, a distance from the tips, and a shape of at least part of ends in the first region is different from an interval, a distance, or a shape in the second region.
US10518268B2	Press roller A roller for a roller press has a core formed with axially opposite outer ends, an axially central passage, and axially spaced and radially extending inlet and outlet passages extending radially at the outer ends from the central passage and opening radially outward at an outer surface of the core. A coolable jacket surrounds the core, and respective manifold rings are mounted on outer ends of the core, cover inlet and outlet passages at the end faces of the jacket. Respective L-shaped connecting passages each have an axially extending segment opening into a respective one of the cooling passages of the jacket and a radially extending segment opening into the respective groove.
US10518265B2	Systems and methods for fluid handling Systems and methods are provided for sample processing. A device may be provided, capable of receiving the sample, and performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing multiple assays. The device may comprise one or more modules that may be capable of performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing the steps using a small volume of sample.
US10518263B2	Cartridge with laminated manifold A circuit with electrical interconnect for external electronic connection and sensor(s) on a die are combined with a laminated manifold to deliver a liquid reagent over an active surface of the sensor(s). The laminated manifold includes fluidic channel(s), an interface between the die and the fluidic channel(s) being sealed. Also disclosed is a method, the method including assembling a laminated manifold including fluidic channel(s), attaching sensor(s) on a die to a circuit, the circuit including an electrical interconnect, and attaching a planarization layer to the circuit, the planarization layer including a cut out for the die. The method further includes placing sealing adhesive at sides of the die, attaching the laminated manifold to the circuit, and sealing an interface between the die and fluidic channel(s).
US10518262B2	Low elasticity films for microfluidic use Microfluidic circuit elements, such as a microvalve, micropump or microvent, formed of a microcavity divided by a diaphragm web into a first subcavity bounded by a first internal wall and a second subcavity bounded by a second internal wall, where the diaphragm web is characterized as a thin film having a first state contacting the first internal wall and a second state contacting the second internal wall and exhibiting essentially no elasticity in moving between the first state and the second state, the thin film web having been stretched beyond its yield point before or during use are provided. The disclosed elements enable faster and more efficient cycling of the diaphragm in the microcavity and increases the diaphragm surface area. In a preferred embodiment, the microfluidic circuit element is pneumatically driven and controls the motion of fluids in a microassay device.
US10518254B2	Catalyzed SCR filter and emission treatment system Provided is a catalyst article for simultaneously remediating the nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons present in diesel engine exhaust streams. The catalyst article has a soot filter coated with a material effective in the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx by a reductant, e.g., ammonia.
US10518253B2	Catalyst and method for preparing catalyst A catalyst includes LTA zeolite including copper ions, wherein a Si/Al ratio of the LTA zeolite is 2 to 50. The catalyst is coated on a honeycomb carrier or a filter. The catalyst removes NOx from a reaction gas at 100° C. or above. The catalyst has an NOx conversion rate of 80% at 450° C. or above.
US10518252B1	Carbon nitride membrane composite material modified by black phosphorus/ metal organic framework, and preparation method thereof and application in waste gas treatment A carbon nitride membrane composite material modified by black phosphorus/metal organic framework (MOF) and a preparation method and application thereof to waste gas treatment are disclosed. First, taking urea as a raw material to calcine at a high temperature and prepare porous carbon nitride nanosheet; then carrying out surface carboxylation on the porous carbon nitride nanosheet, and modifying metal organic framework (MOF) on the surface of the porous carbon nitride through a layer-by-layer self-assembling method; stripping block black phosphorus materials into a two-dimensional black phosphorus slice by solvent exfoliation method; mixing the MOF-modified porous carbon nitride material with the two-dimensional black phosphorus material, carrying out suction filtration on the mixture under a vacuum pump to obtain the black phosphorus/MOF-modified carbon nitride membrane composite material.
US10518249B2	Methods for dehydrogenating reactant hydrocarbons According to one or more embodiments presently disclosed, one or more reactant hydrocarbons may be dehydrogenated by a method that includes contacting the one or more reactant hydrocarbons with a catalyst system to dehydrogenate at least a portion of the reactant hydrocarbons. The catalyst system may include a zincosilicate support material that includes an MFI framework type structure incorporating at least silicon and zinc. The catalyst system may further include one or more alkali or alkaline earth metals, and one or more platinum group metals.
US10518248B2	Hydrogenation catalyst, its method of preparation and use A method of producing a hydrogenation catalyst, for example, a phthalate hydrogenation catalyst, comprising contacting a silica support having a medium pore size of at least about 10 nm with an acid to produce a treated silica support, and depositing a noble metal, preferably ruthenium, on the treated silica support to produce a noble metal-containing silica support, and optionally contacting the noble metal-containing silica support with a chelating agent to form the hydrogenation catalyst; a hydrogenation catalyst prepared by that method; and a method of hydrogenating unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as, phthalates, in which an unsaturated hydrocarbon is contacted with hydrogen gas in the presence of the hydrogenation catalyst of the invention.
US10518246B2	Yolk-shell particles, catalyst, and preparation method therefor The present specification relates to a yolk-shell particle, a catalyst, and a method of manufacturing the same.
US10518245B2	Process for the hydrothermal treatment of high molar mass biomaterials The present invention concerns a process for the conversion of biomaterials into structural carbon products, particularly utilizing a hydrothermal treatment step that is carried out on a high molar mass organic starting material having a carbon content of >40 wt % of the dry matter. The invention also concerns a structural carbon product obtained using such a process, which has well-defined physico-chemical properties, e.g. in terms of surface area, carbon content, density, size and shape.
US10518243B2	Portion of an electronic vaping device formed of an oxygen sequestering agent An electronic vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, the reservoir configured to store a pre-vapor formulation, a heater in the housing, the heater configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation, at least one portion formed of a material including at least one polymer and at least one oxygen sequestering agent, and a power supply.
US10518241B2	Creating and harvesting surface-bound emulsion Provided is an emulsion comprising: (a) droplets that contain a single polymeric compound or a pre-defined mixture thereof, and (b) an immiscible liquid, wherein: (i) each of the droplets comprises multiple molecules of the compound(s) contained therein; and the droplets do not contain monomeric precursors for the polymeric compound. A method for making the emulsion is also provided.
US10518238B2	Apparatus using multiple jets for gas delivery and methods of fluidizing The present invention relates to apparatuses for fluidized bed using multiple jets to introduce gas into a fluidized bed region and methods of fluidizing. The apparatus for introducing fluidizing medium to a fluidized bed reactor comprises a vessel defining a fluidized bed region and in which solid feed stock is fed, a gas distribution grid housed in the lower portion of the vessel through which a first fluidizing medium is introduced to fluidize the solid feed stock, a plurality of jets positioned through the gas distribution grid through which a second fluidizing medium is introduced into the fluidized bed region for fluidization of the solid feed stock.
US10518234B2	Hydrocarbon upgrading Aspects of the invention provide a process for upgrading a hydrocarbon feed. The process includes providing a hydrocarbon feed and a utility fluid. Then selectively extracting from the feed at least a portion of particulates to produce a raffinate and an extract. Third hydroprocessing at least a portion of the raffinate.
US10518230B2	Scale-up of microfluidic devices Parallel uses of microfluidic methods and devices for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid are described. In some aspects, the present invention relates generally to flow-focusing-type technology, and also to microfluidics, and more particularly parallel use of microfluidic systems arranged to control a dispersed phase within a dispersant, and the size, and size distribution, of a dispersed phase in a multi-phase fluid system, and systems for delivery of fluid components to multiple such devices.
US10518227B2	Zwitterion-functionalized block copolymer membranes and associated block copolymer composition A membrane including a block copolymer is presented. The block copolymer includes at least one block A including structural units having a formula (I), and at least one block B including structural units having a formula (II). A hollow-fiber membrane for hemodialysis or hemofiltration, and associated block copolymer are also presented.
US10518226B2	Membranes with polydopamine coatings A membrane with rejection properties for mono and divalent-salts, BOD and COD good resistance to cleaning chemicals and maintaining high permeability for water. A polymeric coating prepared from polydopamine or hydroquinone or catechol or mixtures thereof, is deposited. In another embodiment, coating process steps and conditions are taught to achieve thickness control to tune the rejection properties of the membranes.
US10518225B2	Fluoropolymers and membranes comprising fluoropolymers (II) Disclosed are a copolymer, porous membranes made from the copolymer, and a method of treating fluids to remove metal ions using the porous membranes, for example, from fluids originating in the microelectronics industry, wherein the copolymer includes monomeric units I and II, wherein monomeric unit I is of the formula A-X—CH2—B, wherein A is Rf—(CH2)n, Rf is a perfluoro alkyl group of the formula CF3—(CF2)x—, wherein x is 3-12, n is 1-6, X is O or S, and B is vinylphenyl, and monomeric unit II is vinylpyridine.
US10518222B2	Cycling ultra-thin channel filtration A cycling ultra-thin channel filtration (cUTF) method, system and module are disclosed for concentration and purification of biomolecules. In one embodiment, a cUTF system includes a cUTF module and a cycle controller to load a feed aliquot of a feed stream into the cUTF module inducing permeation of the feed stream to build a boundary layer by pressurizing the feed stream, to stop permeation and to recover a retentate aliquot in a repeating cycle.
US10518221B2	Osmotic desalination methods and associated systems Provided herein are osmotic desalination methods and associated systems. According to certain embodiments, multiple osmotic membranes may be used to perform a series of osmosis steps, such that an output stream having a relatively high water purity—compared to a water purity of an aqueous feed stream—is produced. In some embodiments, multiple draw streams can be used to produce aqueous product streams having sequentially higher purities of water. Certain embodiments are related to osmotic desalination systems and methods in which forward osmosis is used to produce a first product stream having a relatively high water purity relative to an aqueous feed stream, and reverse osmosis is used to perform a second step (and/or additional steps) on the first product stream. In some embodiments, multiple reverse osmosis steps can be used in series to perform a net desalination process.
US10518220B2	Processing materials Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, novel systems, methods and equipment for conveying and/or cooling treated biomass are described.
US10518216B2	Process and device for treating furnace gas A process and a device for treating a flow of furnace gas with a pressure of more than 1 bar flowing through a channel. A powder agent, such as a powder comprising alkali reagents, such as lime, and/or absorbents, such as activated coal, is injected under an overpressure into the furnace gas flow via an injector which is positioned centrally within the channel. The powder agent may be fluidized. The pressure for injecting the powder may be adjusted by controlling the volume of fluidization gas vented via a venting outlet.
US10518215B2	Method for adsorbing ethylene gas using amorphous granular starch The invention discloses a method for adsorbing ethylene gas using amorphous granular starch. The method firstly prepares amorphous granular starch, wherein starch slurry is prepared from starch with a ethanol aqueous solution and NaOH solution is added dropwise so as to react at 30 to 35° C. for 20 to 50 minutes; Then the slurry is centrifuged, neutralized with an ethanol hydrochloride solution, washed and dried to obtain the amorphous granular starch. The amorphous granular starch is placed in a high-pressure reactor and ethylene gas is introduced after the reactor is vacuumized to react at 0.8 to 1.5 Mpa and 20 to 30° C. for 15 to 25 h so that starch powder product adsorbing with ethylene is obtained. The test result shows that the content of ethylene in the obtained product can reach more than 30%. The method is simple, highly efficient and cheap for the adsorption process of ethylene, and the product is expected to be widely applied in the field of fruit and vegetable modified atmosphere preservation.
US10518214B2	Portable carbon dioxide absorption system Various embodiments of a portable carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption device that may remove excess CO2 from a closed environment are disclosed herein. The absorption device is reusable and configured for many environments.
US10518210B2	Gas clean-up unit and gas purification method A gas clean-up unit includes a first conversion unit configured to perform a first conversion process of converting hydrogen cyanide contained in gas to be treated to ammonia, in presence of a first catalyst and at a first predetermined temperature; a second conversion unit configured to perform a second conversion process of converting carbonyl sulfide in the gas that has been subjected to the first conversion process to hydrogen sulfide, in presence of a second catalyst and at a second predetermined temperature lower than the first predetermined temperature; a cleaning unit configured to perform a cleaning process of bringing the gas into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid to remove the ammonia by cleaning; and a desulfurization unit configured to absorb and remove hydrogen sulfide in the gas by bringing the gas that has been subjected to the cleaning process into gas-liquid contact with absorbent.
US10518208B2	Methods and apparatuses for detecting parameter for air purifier Methods and apparatuses are provided for detecting parameter. The method includes: acquiring at least one intake air quality parameter of an air intake area of an air purifier and at least one output air quality parameter of an air discharging area of the air purifier; determining a purification parameter corresponding to the intake air quality parameter of the air intake area and the output air quality parameter of the air discharging area; and outputting the purification parameter.
US10518202B2	Filter system A system for filtering water in a spa that provides safety and greater filtration. The system may include a filter secured to a core. The core may include first and second cages with a plurality of openings allowing water to freely pass through the filter and core while preventing larger objects from passing through. The first cage may provide an orientation feature to position the filter in one direction. The second cage may hold mineral cartridges. The core may be secured to a fitting that is secured to the suction line of a spa via a ratchet-like engagement feature. The fitting and core prevent back out of the core unless manually overriding the arm on the core which engages fins on the fitting. The filter may be removed and replaced while the core remains in place providing safety to the user. A cap secures the whole assembly into place.
US10518194B2	Contactor and separation apparatus and process of using same In an improved fiber-film type contactor/separator an enhanced coalescing zone is provided by the presence of a disengagement device connected to a shroud that contains a bundle of high surface area vertical hanging fibers, where the enhanced coalescing zone diverts a portion of an admixture of immiscible liquids to flow radially in a path not parallel to the vertical axis of the hanging fibers whereby the diverted portion of liquids contacts a coalescing surface to cause at least one of the liquids to coalesce into droplets. The immiscible liquids are allowed to settle into separate phase layers and first and second outlets selectively remove the higher density liquid from the lower density liquid.
US10518188B2	Controlling physical toys using a physics engine Methods and systems for controlling physical toys using a physics engine are described. In an embodiment, a physics engine within an interactive software experience is used to model the motion of a virtual object in a virtual environment. The output of this modelling is then imposed on a physical toy which corresponds to the virtual object such that the motion of the physical toy in the real world more closely matches the motion of the virtual object in the virtual environment. In various examples, the modelling is imposed through control signals which are generated based on output of the physics engine and used to control actuators within the physical toy to change the motion of at least a part of the toy.
US10518187B2	Lighter than air hovering drone A lighter-than-air toy drone assembly that stays aloft using a balloon that is filled with a lighter-than-air gas. The balloon is inflated and deflated with the gas through a remote control vent valve. A ballast chamber can be provided that is filled with and drained of ballast through a purge valve. Controlled flight is achieved by selectively controlling motorized propellers, the vent valve and the optional purge valve. The motorized propeller provides horizontal movement. The purge valve and the vent valve change the buoyancy of the drone assembly and therefore control vertical movement.
US10518185B1	Reconfigurable toy vehicle track set A toy vehicle track set is provided. The toy vehicle track set comprises a plurality of track segments. Each track segment of the plurality of track segments has a coupling portion and a plurality of lanes for toy vehicles to race along. The plurality of track segments may be collectively positioned in a racing configuration or a transport configuration. The track segments are coupled together to form a multi-lane raceway in the racing configuration. One or more track segments of the plurality of track segments are positioned to form a rectilinear transport structure in the transport configuration.
US10518184B2	Assembly and robot having the same An assembly for a robot includes a shoulder, an arm rotatably connected to the shoulder, an armor decorative member connected to the arm and located adjacent to the shoulder, and a connection assembly located between and rotatably connected to the arm and the armor decorative member. Relative rotation between the arm and the connection assembly and between the armor decorative member and the connection assembly enables the arm to continue to rotate after an upper end of the armor decorative member comes into contact with the shoulder.
US10518179B2	Game device, game system, and computer-readable storage medium having program recorded thereon A game device controls a game in which an action is applied to a movable object. A prediction accepting unit accepts a prediction made by a user on a movement parameter of the movable object when a predetermined operation of making a prediction is performed by the user. A moving unit decides the movement parameter of the movable object. A determination unit determines a result of the prediction made by the user based on movement parameters respectively predicted by the user and decided by the moving unit. A display control unit displays an arrival point area indicating an expected arrival position of the movable object in an active area in which the action can be applied to the movable object, and changes a size of the arrival point area based on a result of determination by the determination unit.
US10518176B2	Wireless communication game system A wireless communication game system includes a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, which function as a parent device or a child device and are capable of making a communication with each other, and broadcasts from the parent device a parent device packet including a parent device PID, a user name UserName, a game name GameName, an OC flag, an E slot, a U slot, and a payload. All the parent device packets are received from the parent device existing within a communicationable range of a user's own apparatus, and the user's own apparatus creates a parent device list, and displays the parent device list on an LCD. Therefore, a user or a player of his own apparatus looks at the game name of the parent device list, for example, and operates a cross key included in an operation key so as to select one desired parent device. Then, transmitting a child device number CID of the user's own apparatus at the E slot designated by the parent device packet, the user's own apparatus transmits a connection request to the parent device.
US10518175B2	Optical systems and elements with projection stabilization and interactivity Apparatus and method related to projections and/or computing devices are described. Projections may be made from multiple computing devices to create a presentation. Various other embodiments are described.
US10518174B2	Video display system, video display device, its control method, and information storage medium To provide a video display system for allowing a user to look at and listen to video and sound on various means. A video display system has a video display device and a portable video display device, connected to each other for communication. The video display device produces own device video data and own device sound data to be displayed and reproduced, respectively, on the video display device; displays the own device video data and reproduces the own device sound data; encodes these data into a data format which the portable video display device is able to handle, to thereby produce other device video data and other device sound data; and sends to the portable video display device. The portable video display device receives these data, and decodes and displays the other device video data, and decodes and reproduces the other device sound data.
US10518172B2	Accessory management of virtual reality system A virtual reality system includes a head-mounted display and a processing device. The head-mounted display is configured for displaying a virtual reality content. The processing device is coupled to the head-mounted display device and communicated with an accessory kit. The processing device is configured to collect descriptor information from the accessory kit, obtain an accessory type identification of the accessory kit from the descriptor information, and process input-output data of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification. The input-output data corresponds to interaction between at least one virtual reality object in the virtual reality content and the accessory kit.
US10518169B2	Interactive entertainment using a mobile device with object tagging and/or hyperlinking Systems and methods for an interactive game using a multi-functional hand-held personal mobile device, such as a smart phone or entertainment device use the smart phone or other mobile device to find and/or activate various effects and items in the real world, then connect those items and effects together to provide a purpose to finding the effects/items consistent with the game theme. Embodiments include themes related to a treasure hunt with items that may or may not respond to the player detecting or finding them. In other embodiments, the mobile device may trigger and activate multiple layers of videos, phone calls, internet access, texts, voiceovers, puzzles and numerous other actions and results tied into a complex gaming adventure.
US10518162B2	Mission-based, game implemented cyber training system and method A mission-based cyber training platform allows both offensive and defensive oriented participants to test their skills in a game-based virtual environment against a live or virtual opponent. The system builds realistic virtual environments to perform the training in an isolated and controlled setting. Dynamic configuration supports unique missions using a combination of real and/or virtual machines, software resources, tools, and network components. Game engine behaves in a manner that will vary if participant attempts to replay a scenario based upon alternate options available to the engine. Scoring and leader boards are used to identify skill gaps/strengths and measure performance for each training participant. A detailed assessment of a player's performance is provided at the end of the mission and is stored in a user profile/training record.
US10518160B2	Smart court system A Smart-court system, adaptive to constrained sport environment, for enabling real time analysis and debriefing of sport activities is provided herein. The Smart-court system is comprised of: (i) an automatic recording system comprising a plurality of video cameras located in a court, arranged to real-time (RT) recording of a sport session and utilizing automatic calibration and stabilization module; and (ii) a data processing system comprising: (a) a capture module for grabbing a video stream; (b) an objects' detector module arranged to extract during the RT sport session, the objects from the foreground of each frame; (c) an event module for automatically analyzing, the motion and the activities of the tracked objects for automatically identifying and classifying events, creating a synchronized event log and calculating statistics that occurred during the RT sport session; and (d) a presentation module enabling to perform instant debriefing, combined biomechanical and tactical analysis of the video.
US10518158B1	Golf practice aid for improving a golfer's putting and short game skills A golf practice aid (10) for establishing a circular pattern about a golf cup (C) includes a disk (12) sized to fit into the mouth of the cup. Radial lines (24) formed on the disk are evenly spaced about the disk and extend from the center to an outer edge thereof. A cord (16) of a predetermined length is tethered to the disk and is extendible outwardly from the disk to be sequentially drawn along each line, with a a marker (M) placed adjacent the outer end of the cord when the cord is fully extended. By extending the cord successively along each radial line, a circular pattern of a defined radius is formed by the markers placed about the cup, the circular pattern assisting golfers in practicing their putting, chipping, pitching, and bunker pay skills in accordance with a method of the invention.
US10518152B2	Wearable shield for evaluating accuracy of a fighter's performance A wearable shield for evaluating accuracy of a fighter's performance. The shield has a target strike cover with a front surface and side surfaces. Target aim points are located on the front and side surfaces of the target strike cover for providing aiming points for a user's strikes. Impact absorbers or cushioning are provided so that the user can repeatedly strike the target strike cover safely. A data collection and processing core is attached to the target strike cover. The data collection and processing core has a processor, a data receiving device, a signal transmission device configured to transmit data from the shield, and/or at least one force plate, accelerometer, gyroscope, location sensor, thermometer, pressure sensor, and/or humidity sensor. A flexible strap connected to the rear surface of the target strike cover permits a trainer to wear the shield during workout, training, and practice sessions.
US10518150B2	Golf club heads with face deflection junctions and related methods Embodiments of golf club heads with deflection junctions are described herein. For example, a golf club head comprising: a crown, a sole, a toe skirt, a heel skirt; and a front end. The front end comprises a strikeplate having a strikeface, a backface, and a strikeplate perimeter, wherein the strikeplate and a joint segment are connected by a fixed joint. A deflection junction of the golf club head comprises a junction structure extending from the junction segment; a junction slot defined between the strikeplate perimeter and the junction structure; and a pivot bend between the junction segment and the junction structure and configured to pivot the junction structure relative to the junction segment upon impact between the strikeface and a golf ball. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US10518146B2	Golf club head having stress-reducing features A golf club head with a face stress-reduction structure disposed proximate a rear surface of a striking face is disclosed herein. In particular, the structure is an adjustable tension cable assembly extending from an upper portion of the golf club head, preferably a return section, to a lower portion of the golf club head, preferably a sole portion, approximately parallel with the rear surface of the striking face. The cable assembly comprises a cable portion, a hollow sleeve, and a screw plug.
US10518144B1	Methods of manufacturing golf club heads A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.
US10518136B2	Methods for cross-linking thermoplastic polyurethane covers for golf balls Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. In one embodiment, the outer cover layer is formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and epoxy compound. Mixtures of multi-functional amines and imines, and multi-functional isocyanates, and epoxy curing agents; and solvent, can be applied to the outer cover. The resulting coating may contain polyurethanes, polyureas, and hybrids, copolymers, and blends thereof. The cover composition and surface coatings can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties.
US10518134B2	Pogostick with water firing apparatus A pogo stick (100) comprising a frame (102); an elongate member (104) in sprung connection with the frame, for reciprocating motion between the elongate member and the frame; a liquid container (110) arranged, in use, to contain a liquid; and firing apparatus (108) arranged to utilise the reciprocating motion between the elongate member (104) and the frame (102) to expel the liquid in the liquid container (110) from the pogo stick (100).
US10518125B2	Translating carriage exercise machines and methods of use A translatable carriage exercise machine comprising first and second spaced elongate side rails. A moveable carriage translatable along the side rails. An upper support surface on the carriage sized to support the entire posterior trunk of an adult human in supine. A plurality of elastic tension members secured to a bottom of the moveable carriage and fixable to a plurality of spring anchors. An upright footbar positioned at a machine first end. A pair of carriage pulleys fixed at a second end of the exercise apparatus with carriage ropes adjustably fixed to the moveable carriage each looped around respective carriage pulleys. A rotational resistance mechanism comprising an elongate resistance band having an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. The rotational resistance mechanism comprising a resistor comprising a load member. A user option to utilize one or more of the elastic tension members and rotational resistance mechanism during exercise.
US10518124B2	Pivoting stepper apparatus A Pivoting Stepper Apparatus comprising a Frame Structure Member, a Foot Engagement Member, and an optional Resistance Member. The Frame Structure Member is comprised basically of a Base Frame Member and a Guide Platform Member. The Foot Engagement Member is pivotally mounted to the Base Frame Member and mainly comprises two Foot Support Members pivotally coupled together by a lever assembly such that they move in reciprocating upward and downward motions. The lever assembly is a dual lever assembly which keeps the Foot Support Member in a relatively horizontal position while moving upward and downward. The Foot Support Members operatively engage the Guide Platform Member, with the upward and downward movements of the Foot Support Members create the pivoting movement of the Foot Engagement Member, and vice versa. The optional Resistance Member provides resistance in the pivoting motion of the Foot Engagement Member, and thus also in the upward and downward movements of the Foot Support Members.
US10518121B2	Reversibly installable modular fitness area Disclosed is a reversibly installable modular fitness area including a plurality of platform-like islands adapted to support a plurality of systems and equipment in order to allow the user to carry out fitness exercises, the modular fitness area including at least one first central island; at least one second island; at least one third island; at least one fourth island; at least one fifth island; at least one sixth island; at least one seventh island; at least one eighth island; at least one ninth island; the modular fitness area also including an energy supply system adapted to supply power to the electronic components included therein.
US10518120B2	Fire extinguishing compositions A fire extinguishing concentrate contains water, a first surfactant which is an anionic surfactant, a second surfactant which is an amphoteric surfactant, a third surfactant which is selected from an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant, the third surfactant being different from the first and second surfactants, and water, along with optional ingredients. The concentrate may be combined with water to provide a fire extinguishing composition that may be applied to a fire for a time and in an amount effective to extinguish the fire.
US10518119B2	Compact miniature fire-extinguishing and/or fire-protection device A fire-extinguishing or fire-protection device formed from a pressure vessel filled with a pressurized extinguishing medium. The device has an exit opening closed by a closure element which can be perforated by a perforation element. The pressurized extinguishing medium is held back in the pressure vessel from a passively thermally controlled trigger valve attached directly to the exit opening. The valve has a perforation element and a thermal triggering element. The perforation element is prestressed in a triggering position and is retained by the thermal triggering element in a standby position. When the triggering element is triggered as a result of a predetermined temperature being reached, the perforation element is released moving the triggering element to the triggering position in which it perforates the closure element. A thermal trigger valve suitable for use in the fire-extinguishing or fire-protection device is disclosed.
US10518117B2	Firefighting nozzle A new firefighting nozzle has a series of moveable vanes that extend inwardly from a peripheral wall of a base. The inner side of the vanes extends between ⅛ and ⅜ of the diameter of the central channel. The vanes rotate between a linear position, in which the vanes are generally parallel to the direction of the channel, and a vortex position, in which the vanes are significantly angled with respect to the direction of the channel. In the linear position, smooth bore linear flow is produced. In the vortex position, any of a range of fog patterns are produced. An externally mounted controller connects to the vanes and enables a firefighter to change the shape of the nozzle's spray without interrupting the flow. The controller and base have a series of pins that slide in a spiral groove and cause the shaper to move axially with respect to the base when the shaper is rotated about the base. Radial stems that ride in a circumferential slot translate that axial movement into rotation of the vanes.
US10518116B2	Patient evacuation and recovery hauling system An evacuation hauling system for transporting evacuation litters during an emergency. The hauling system includes a drive line forming a pathway between a first station and a second station, and a drive system operable by a drive prime mover to move the drive line between the first and second stations. An evacuation litter is detachably coupled to the drive line and is moveable along the pathway between the first and second stations as the drive line is moved. The hauling system may include a pulley supporting the drive line to maintain a separation between a transport leg of the pathway from the first station to the second station, and a return leg of the pathway from the second station to the first station.
US10518113B2	Dentifrice composition and method of use An exfoliating dentifrice composition is described that contains a plurality of granules and an orally acceptable vehicle. The granules include at least one polymeric binding agent. The composition includes at least one abrasive agent having an average particle diameter of 0.01 mm to 4 mm. Also included are methods of exfoliating an oral cavity soft tissue by use of the composition.
US10518111B2	Supercavitating medical probe and method of use An electrosurgical working end that utilizes supercavitation phenomenon for controlled application of electrosurgical energy to tissue. In one preferred method of the invention, the system utilizes an electrosurgical surface that is rotatable in a liquid substance at very high surface velocities capable of localized lowering of the pressure of the substance below its saturated vapor pressure to cause supercavitation, and contemporaneously applying electrical energy from the electrosurgical surface across the cavity to ablate adjacent tissue. The system creates supercavitation with surface velocities of greater than about 70 m/sec in a liquid substance by means of high speed rotation and optionally ultrasound actuation.
US10518107B2	Photosensitive cardiac rhythm modulation systems Photosensitive cardiac rhythm modulation structures and systems are described. A genetically-engineered tissue comprising a population of pacing cells expressing a photosensitive membrane transport mechanism that is responsive to light of a particular wavelength(s) combined with one or more of a light source, a power generator, and a sensor provides pacemaker and/or defibrillator function to a subject. The systems further provide in vitro model systems for electrophysiological studies.
US10518105B2	Light therapy spot applicator Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in a holdable spot applicator assembly, the holdable spot applicator assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are housed within a holdable elongated structure.
US10518094B2	Dynamic patient-specific filtering of an activity signal within a beating heart An implantable medical device includes an activity sensor, a pulse generator, and a control module. The control module is configured to determine activity metrics from the activity signal and determine an activity metric value at a predetermined percentile of the activity metrics. The control module sets a lower pacing rate set point based on the activity metric value at the predetermined percentile.
US10518089B2	Reversing recruitment order by anode intensification A method of providing therapy to a patient using a plurality of electrodes is provided. The electrodes are located adjacent a target neural tissue region having a first nerve fiber of a relatively small diameter and a second nerve fiber of a relatively large diameter. The method comprises sourcing electrical current from a local anode into the target neural tissue region. The method further comprises therapeutically sinking a first portion of the electrical current from the target neural tissue region into a local cathode. The method further comprises sinking a second portion of the electrical current into a cathode remote from the target neural tissue region. The ratio of the sourced electrical current over the first sunk electrical current portion has a value that allows the first nerve fiber to be recruited by the electrical current while preventing the second nerve fiber from being recruited by the electrical current.
US10518086B2	Selective termination of stimulation to deliver post-stimulation therapeutic effect In some examples, electrical stimulation is delivered to a patient such that selective termination of the stimulation causes a therapeutic effect in the patient after termination of the electrical stimulation to the patient. The electrical stimulation may be insufficient to produce a desired therapeutic effect in the patient during stimulation, but sufficient to induce a post-stimulation desired therapeutic effect following termination of the stimulation. In some examples, the electrical stimulation may be sub-threshold electrical stimulation. In some examples, the desired therapeutic effect may alleviate bladder dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, or other disorders. The stimulation may be selectively terminated in response to one or more therapy trigger events to induce the post-stimulation therapeutic effect.
US10518083B2	Lead with braided reinforcement A therapy delivery element configured for at least partial insertion in a living body. A braided structure surrounds the conductor assembly. A distal end of the braided structure is attached to an electrode assembly and a free floating proximal end is located near a connector assembly. An outer tubing surrounds the braided structure. The outer tubing includes a proximal end attached to the connector assembly and a distal end attached to the braided structure near the electrode assembly. A proximal tension force applied to the connector assembly acts substantially on the outer tubing and the conductor assembly and a proximal tension force applied to the free floating proximal end acts substantially on the braided structure.
US10518082B2	Methods and systems for treating hypertension using an implantable electroacupuncture device An electroacupuncture device for treating hypertension in a patient includes 1) a housing configured to be implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to a target tissue location within the patient, the acupoint comprising at least one of PC5, PC6, ST36, and ST37, 2) a central electrode of a first polarity and centrally located and substantially planar on a first surface of the housing, 3) an annular electrode of a second polarity and that surrounds the central electrode on the first surface of the housing, the annular electrode being spaced apart from the central electrode, and 4) pulse generation circuitry located within the housing and electrically coupled to the annular and central electrodes.
US10518076B2	Fluid line locking device A fluid line locking device has two enclosing components connected through a hinge and rotatable from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The fluid line locking device also has a lock configured to secure the two enclosing components in the closed configuration.
US10518073B2	Delivery system and process A delivery system, including: a material for storing molecules and/or nanoparticles by substantially binding said molecules and/or nanoparticles to said material; a means for applying an electric field to said material to release said molecules and/or nanoparticles; and a means for applying an ultrasonic signal to said material to transport said molecules and/or nanoparticles through said material to a surface for delivery to an entity.
US10518064B2	Catheter assembly including a multi-lumen configuration A catheter assembly for use in accessing a vasculature of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, the catheter assembly includes a catheter body that includes a flattened oval outer surface and defines first and second lumens. The catheter body defines a distal tip region that includes a venous lateral opening that is in fluid communication with the first lumen and includes a distal-facing portion. The distal tip region further includes an arterial lateral opening that is in fluid communication with the second lumen, includes a distal-facing portion, and is substantially un-staggered with respect to the venous lateral opening. A distal end opening is in fluid communication with a power injectable third lumen. In another embodiment, the first and second lumens each generally include a reniform cross-sectional shape. In yet another embodiment, a dual-lumen catheter includes first and second lumens that each define a modified ellipse cross-sectional shape.
US10518061B2	Humidifier for a respiratory therapy device A humidifier for humidification of air to be delivered to a patient's airways may include a humidification chamber, a reservoir and a water delivery mechanism. The humidification chamber may include a water retention feature such as a wick that encloses part of the flow path, a heating element for heating the humidification chamber, and an air flow baffle configured to promote humidification. The humidifier may be further configured to execute one or more algorithms, for example to determine a condition of the wick or to detect condensation in the flow path. In some forms, the humidifier may also comprise algorithms for controlling one or more components of the humidifier such as to control the build up of foreign matter on the wick.
US10518054B2	Respiratory mask and related portions, components or sub-assemblies A respiratory mask for providing positive pressure therapy and a bias-flow venting system configured to reduce discernable draft generated by exhausted air are disclosed herein. The respiratory mask has a ball jointed elbow, one or more detachable forehead pieces and a headgear with a spacer fabric region. The elbow is configured to be removable when oriented to a predetermined position. The forehead pieces are provided in one or more sizes. The spacer fabric region having two or more layers wherein the raw edges are turned to the inside of the layers. The seal having improved seal performance and accommodating a wider variety of facial geometries. The bias-flow system having a tube and exhaust holes radially aligned on a bead of the tube. The bias-flow system also having an annular component exhaust holes and a shroud having a plenum chamber around the exhaust holes.
US10518053B2	Subnasal sealing cushion and patient interface device employing same A subnasal sealing cushion for a patient interface device includes a cushion member having a front side and a rear side, the rear side being structured to face a face of the user responsive to the patient interface device being donned, the cushion member including: a support portion having an outer wall and a support structure coupled to the outer wall and extending longitudinally along a first direction extending from the front side to the rear side, and a sealing flap portion coupled a nasal shelf portion, the nasal shelf portion defining a nasal orifice and being structured to contact a bottom of a nose of the user to create a seal therewith responsive to the patient interface device being donned by the user, wherein the support structure is positioned under and spaced from a bottom of the nasal shelf portion.
US10518052B1	Obstruction prevention device for endotracheal tube A device for preventing obstruction of an endotracheal tube includes a sleeve including an open front end; an open rear end; a central cavity extending between and communicating with the front end and the rear end; and a slot extending longitudinally from the front end to the rear end to access the cavity, wherein the sleeve is configured to receive the endotracheal tube fitted within the cavity through the slot and extending through the front end and the rear end; and an anchor extending from the rear end of the sleeve, wherein the anchor includes: a top surface configured to engage the endotracheal tube; and a gripping feature disposed on the top surface configured to increase friction between the anchor and the endotracheal tube.
US10518047B2	Electrospray atomizing device that sprays at a constant rate An electrospray atomizing device that sprays at a constant rate comprises a main unit containing a circuit board, an electrode plate, liquid tanks and syringes. The electrode plate includes the sealed liquid tanks and the syringes, and the circuit board connects electric current to the electrode plate and the syringes. The present invention further includes a power mechanism and a dosing device. The power mechanism drives a screw to ascend or descend, pushing the pistons of the dosing device through a speed changer. The syringes are connected with the liquid tanks. When the pistons are linked by the power mechanism and the speed changer to ascend, the liquid in the liquid tanks is sprayed at a constant rate through the syringes, forming mist which carries negative ions. When the pistons descend, the ambient liquid is sucked into the liquid tanks through the syringes, waiting for a next electrospray.
US10518045B2	Needle assemblies A needle assembly (1) for mounting on an injection device is disclosed comprising: a main body (10) which is removably attached to an injection device in use; a needle (90) secured in the main body and having a forward portion which projects forwardly from the main body. The needle assembly further includes a shield (50) which is slideably mounted within the main body (10) and an actuator portion (70) which extends outside the main body and is configured for pushing the shield (50) forward manually in use. The shield (50) is slideably moveable between a first position in which the forward portion of the needle (90) projects forwardly of a shield cavity (64), and a second position in which said forward portion of the needle is located within the shield cavity (64). The shield (50) and main body (10) are provided with cooperating features comprising at least one latching element (66) provided on one of the shield (50) or the main body (10) and at least one corresponding engagement feature (44) provided on the other of the shield (50) and the main body. The latching element (66) moves into a latched position as the shield (50) moves into the second position to hold the shield in its second position.
US10518040B2	Sensor arrangement for an injection device The disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for an injection device to determine an axial position of at least one device component of the injection device inside a housing of the injection device. The sensor arrangement includes an elongated member located inside the housing, extending in an axial direction and having at least a first section and a second section of different magnetization. The first and second sections are separated in an axial direction. The sensor arrangement also includes at least one magnetic sensor element attached to the housing to detect the axial position of at least one of the first and second sections.
US10518038B2	Drive mechanism and injection device herewith A drive mechanism suitable for an injection device includes a housing, a piston rod at least axially movable relative to the housing, and a drive member which is coupled to the housing via a first clutch such that a relative rotation of the drive member about an axis of rotation with respect to the housing is prevented during dose setting and is allowed during dose dispensing. The drive member engages the piston rod such that a rotation of the drive member causes an axial movement of the piston rod. Re-engagement of the first clutch causes rotation of the drive member with respect to the housing in a direction moving the piston rod in the proximal direction.
US10518037B2	Injection device An injection device includes a housing having a receptacle for a vessel for holding injection fluid; an operator-manipulated element for setting an injection dose; a dosing member rotatable about a longitudinal center axis relative to the housing when setting the injection dose; a feed part; and, a latching unit acting between the feed part and housing. The dosing member has a zero position whereat no dose is set and an injection position whereat an intended dose of injection fluid is set. A spring acts between the dosing member and the housing to return the dosing member from an intermediate position to the injection position or a zero position.
US10518030B2	Medical fluid therapy system having multi-state alarm feature A medical fluid therapy system includes a medical fluid pumping apparatus; a first medical fluid container holding a first medical fluid and including a first line extending to the pumping apparatus; a second medical fluid container holding a second medical fluid and including a second line extending to the pumping apparatus; and an alarm feature provided with the pumping apparatus and including a first alarm signal associated with a first low level event of the first or second fluid, a second alarm signal associated with a second low level event of the first or second fluid, and a snooze element configured to deactivate the first alarm signal after the first low level event has occurred and to enable the second alarm level to be activated upon occurrence of the second low level event.
US10518017B2	Regional ant-coagulation system for an extracorporeal circulation circuit The present invention concerns an extracorporeal circuit for regional scoagulation of blood comprising a line for taking the blood from the patient, a first filtering unit, and a line for returning the blood to the patient defining a main circuit, the extracorporeal circuit comprising a secondary circuit for recirculation of the plasma water comprising: a calcium removal assembly adapted to provide a solution with low calcium content in said main circuit; the extracorporeal circuit further comprising: first means for the infusion of said solution with low calcium content into said main circuit upstream of said first filtering unit and of said calcium removal assembly with respect to the blood flow direction in the main circuit and second means for the infusion of an electrolytic re-establishment solution located downstream of said first means with respect to the direction of the blood flow in said main circuit.
US10518015B2	Dialysis machines with integral salt solution chambers and related methods A hemodialysis machine includes a main body and a door connected to the main body. The door and the main body cooperate to define a non-removable chamber. The door is openable relative to the main body of the hemodialysis machine to allow a salt to be placed into the non-removable chamber when the door is in an open position. The main body further includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a pumping mechanism. The fluid inlet and the fluid outlet are in fluid communication with the non-removable chamber. The pumping mechanism is configured to deliver a fluid from a fluid source to the non-removable chamber through the fluid inlet to mix with salt within the non-removable chamber to form a salt solution that exits the non-removable chamber through the fluid outlet.
US10518014B2	Treatment fluid devices methods and systems Embodiments include a consumable medical device comprises a rigid cartridge to which a film is adhered to form a fluid channel and a damper chamber. A portion of the film forming the damper chamber has a wave-like shape adapted to roll onto a tip of a damper. The damper has a plunger to minimize peristaltic pressure in the channel. The cartridge may include conductivity measurement channels. Crosstalk may be minimized by using different frequencies or time division for reading the channels. A stable dialysate concentrate containing sodium lactate may be used or generated with the system. The concentrate may be formed to higher concentration than feasible with a single component concentrate by forming two containers of concentrate, each containing a fraction of a total quantity of sodium lactate required for a predefined number of dialysis.
US10518010B2	Catheter device, comprising a valve for controlling a fluid flow through a catheter The invention relates to a catheter device (100) comprising a catheter (68) for insertion into a living being and at least one lumen (69, 70, 74, 79) for guiding a fluid flow within a section of the catheter device, and comprising a valve for controlling a fluid flow, in particular through a catheter, having a valve control chamber (12, 12a), into which an inlet opening (1a) of an inlet channel (1) and an outlet opening (2a) of an outlet channel (2) open, and further having a closure element (5, 13, 17) which can be moved in the valve control chamber (12, 12a) in a controlled manner and which, in at least a first position (I), closes the outlet opening (2a), in at least a second position (II) closes the inlet opening (1a), and which, in at least a third position (III), keeps open a connecting channel between the inlet opening (1a) and the outlet opening (2a), a valve train (A, A′, B, B′, 3, 14, 18) being provided and optionally moving the closure element (5, 13, 17) to at least the first, second or third position, and the at least one lumen (68, 70, 74, 79) being fluidically connected to the inlet channel or the outlet channel.
US10518006B2	System and method for collecting exudates A reduced pressure treatment system includes a porous pad positioned at a tissue site and a canister having a collection chamber, an inlet, and an outlet. The inlet is fluidly connected to the porous pad. A reduced pressure source is fluidly connected to the outlet of the canister to such that fluid from the tissue site may be drawn into the collection chamber. A hydrophobic filter is positioned adjacent the outlet to prevent liquid from exiting the collection chamber through the outlet. A baffle is positioned within the canister to create a tortuous path between the inlet and the outlet to prevent premature blocking of the hydrophobic filter.
US10518004B2	Infection fighting drug eluting device An implantable drug eluting medical device includes a polymer substrate having a surface, a first plurality of nanofibers, and at least one antimicrobial drug. Each of the first plurality of nanofibers includes a first portion interpenetrated with the surface of the substrate to mechanically fix the nanofiber to the substrate, and a second portion projecting from the surface. The at least one antimicrobial drug is disposed within or among the second portion of the first plurality of nanofibers.
US10518003B2	Method to manufacture thin strut stent from bioabsorbable polymer with high fatigue and radial strength The invention discloses a process for the preparation of a biodegradable stent which involves deforming an extruded biodegradable polymer tube axially at a first predefined temperature by applying an axial force for a first predefined time interval. The process is followed by radially expanding the axially stretched tube at a second predefined temperature by pressurizing the tube with an inert gas in one or more stages, the pressure applied in each successive stage being higher than the pressure applied in a previous stage. The process further comprises laser cutting a specific pattern of scaffold structure on the expanded tube and then crimping the laser cut stent on the balloon of delivery catheter in a sterile environment in multiple stages.
US10517999B2	Hydrophilic coatings through in situ surface polymerization A medical device for insertion or implantation in a body includes a polymer substrate and a layer of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone-alt-maleic anhydride) formed on a surface of the polymer substrate. Polymer chains of the poly(vinyl pyrrolidone-alt-maleic anhydride) are entangled with the polymer substrate.
US10517991B2	Iron based and absorbable implanted medical device and prefabricated tube and preparation method therefor An iron based and absorbable implanted prefabricated tube (1) for medical device and preparation method therefor, and a medical device prepared by the prefabricated tube and preparation method therefor. The average nitrogen content of nitrogen in the prefabricated tube is from 0.04-0.4 wt. % or 0.02-0.04 wt. %. The prefabricated tube can be cut along the length direction directly by laser or by machining to obtain multiple absorbable implanted medical devices.
US10517987B2	Adhesive complex coacervates and methods of making and using thereof Described herein is the synthesis of adhesive complex coacervates and their use thereof. The adhesive complex coacervates are composed of a mixture of one or more polycations and one or more polyanions. The polycations and polyanions in the adhesive complex coacervate are crosslinked with one another by covalent bonds upon curing. The adhesive complex coacervates have several desirable features when compared to conventional bioadhesives, which are effective in water-based applications. The adhesive complex coacervates described herein exhibit good interfacial tension in water when applied to a substrate (i.e., they spread over the interface rather than being beaded up). Additionally, the ability of the complex coacervate to crosslink intermolecularly increases the cohesive strength of the adhesive complex coacervate. The adhesive complex coacervates have numerous biological applications as bioadhesives and drug delivery devices. In particular, the adhesive complex coacervates described herein are particularly useful in underwater applications and situations where water is present such as, for example, physiological conditions.
US10517986B2	Dissolvable nasal sinus sponge An implantable article comprising a dissolvable sponge derived from the mixture of chitosan, a first polysaccharide and a second polysaccharides. The polysaccharides have different number average molecular weight characteristics to enable the control of the mechanical features of the sponge.
US10517985B2	Compositions and methods for hemostasis The present invention relates to water soluble and completely absorbable and/or physiologically degradable hemostatic compositions having a wax or wax-like base effective for tamponade hemostasis of bone or cartilage.
US10517980B2	Compact air cleaner using UV LED and photocatalytic filter An air cleaner is provided to include a photocatalytic UV LED (57) installed on an UV LED substrate (55), and a photocatalytic filter installed on a surface facing the photocatalytic UV LED while being spaced apart from the UV LED substrate. The photocatalytic filter has a structure in which a photocatalytic material is coated on a base in which a plurality of cells (83) defining an air flow path in a direction toward the photocatalytic UV LED are arranged in parallel adjacent to each other.
US10517977B2	Ultrasonic decontamination device A device and method for decontaminating the interior of a biosafety cabinet using a drug considered to be safe for humans is provided. A device for decontaminating the interior of a biosafety cabinet includes an ultrasonic atomizer for atomizing a peracetic acid disinfectant using ultrasound and releasing droplets; a diffusion fan; a circulation fan; a temperature-humidity sensor; and a controller.
US10517971B2	Systems and methods for sterilizing sealed radionuclide generator column assemblies Systems and methods for sterilizing a column assembly including a column having an interior containing a retaining media and a parent radionuclide retained by the retaining media, an inlet port in fluid communication with the interior of the column, and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior of the column. The method includes sealing at least one of the inlet port and the outlet port to form a sealed column assembly such that fluid communication with the column interior though both the inlet port and the outlet port is prevented, and sterilizing the sealed column assembly to form a terminally-sterilized column assembly.
US10517963B2	Gene delivery system using polymer network Provided is a gene delivery including a polymer network formed by binding phenylboronic acid, sugar, and a low-molecular weight branched polymer. The gene delivery may be stably maintained in vivo and efficiently deliver a gene specifically to cancer cells, such that the gene delivery system may be usefully used as a gene delivery system for chemotherapy.
US10517962B2	Ultrafine nanoparticles as multimodal contrast agent The invention relates to a novel use of ultrafine nanoparticles, of use as a diagnostic, therapeutic or theranostic agent, characterized by their mode of administration via the airways. The invention is also directed toward the applications which follow from this novel mode of administration, in particular for imaging the lungs, and the diagnosis or prognosis of pathological pulmonary conditions. In the therapeutic field, the applications envisioned are those of radiosensitizing or radioactive agents for radiotherapy (and optionally curietherapy), or for neutron therapy, or of agents for PDT (photodynamic therapy), in particular for the treatment of lung tumors.
US10517961B2	Drug formulation based on particulates comprising polysaccharide-vitamin conjugate The present disclosure provides formulations for pharmacologically active reagents, including formulations based on particulates formed from a biodegradable polymer (e.g., a polysaccharide such as dextran) linked to a vitamin or related agent (e.g., folic acid). Hydrophobic pharmaceutically active agents (such as anti-cancer drugs, e.g., paclitaxel) are encapsulated into the polysaccharide-vitamin conjugate for the administration of paclitaxel. The active agent is in a core portion of the particulate, instead of on the surface of the particulate. Processes for making and using the particulates and compositions comprising the same are also disclosed. In particular, methods of cancer diagnosis and treatment are provided.
US10517957B2	PSMA binding ligand-linker conjugates and methods for using Described herein are prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) binding conjugates that are useful for delivering therapeutic, diagnostic and imaging agents. Also described herein are pharmaceutical composition containing them and methods of using the conjugates and compositions. Also described are processes for manufacture of the conjugates and the compositions containing them.
US10517953B2	Modulators of PCSK9 expression The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting PCSK9 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease associated with PCSK9.
US10517949B2	Anti-PD-L1 antibodies Anti-PD-L1 antibodies are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies, and methods of using such antibodies to restore T-cell function in T-cells exhibiting T-cell exhaustion or T-cell anergy.
US10517947B2	Methods for preparing squalene An improved method for preparing squalene from a squalene-containing composition, said method comprising the steps of (a) a purification distillation carried out at a temperature T1 (b) a denaturing distillation carried out at a temperature T2; wherein steps (a) and (b) may be performed in either order; T1 and T2 are sufficient to cause squalene to boil; T2>T1; and T2>200° C.
US10517946B2	Polyelectrolyte multilayers assembled from immune signal compounds Immune-polyelectrolyte multilayers (iPEMs) that can be made entirely from immune signal compounds are provided. The iPEMs are formed from first layer of a first immune signal compound, and a second layer of the first immune signal compound or a second immune signal compound disposed on the first layer of the first immune signal compound. The immune signal compounds are peptides, polypeptides, nucleic acids, charged derivatives thereof. Combinations of the immune signal compounds may be in adjacent layers. The first immune signal compound and the second immune signal compound have oppositely charged domains. iPEMs can be formed on or include a substrate, such as a sacrificial substrate, which allows for the formation of a three-dimensional void which can hold various other compounds for use in modulating immune responses. The iPEMs are for use in either stimulating an immune response to one or more antigens, or inducing tolerance to one or more antigens. Methods of stimulating immune responses, or inducing tolerance using the iPEMs, are also provided.
US10517945B2	Covalently linked antigen-antibody conjugates Herein is reported a conjugate comprising an antigen and an antibody that specifically binds to the antigen wherein a covalent bond is formed between the antigen and an amino acid residue in the CDR2 of the antibody, an antibody comprising a cysteine residue at amino acid position 53 (according to Kabat) in the heavy chain CDR2 and uses thereof.
US10517944B2	Therapeutic HPV vaccine combinations Vectors, vaccines, vaccine compositions and vaccine combinations for use as therapeutics against HPV18 and/or HPV16 are described.
US10517943B2	Stable liquid vaccinia virus formulations The present invention relates to liquid formulations of poxvirus, in particular vaccinia virus, stable during storage. Such stable liquid formulations comprise a) a poxvirus, preferably a vaccinia virus, b) a pharmaceutically acceptable buffer, c) a monovalent salt, d) a pharmaceutically acceptable disaccharide or sugar alcohol, and e) a pharmaceutically acceptable chelating agent, wherein the pH of the formulation is comprised between 6.5 and 8.5.
US10517942B2	Polypeptide glycopeptide fragments from the V1/V2 and V3 domains of the HIV-1 envelope protein gp 120 Creation of HIV-1 vaccine immunogens based on glycopeptide scaffolds containing sequences from the V1/V2/V3 and C3 domains of HIV-1 gp120 that is able to bind multiple broadly neutralizing antibodies when expressed in mammalian cells that incorporate mannose-5 and mannose-9 glycans.

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