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| US10557501B1 |
Noncontact fluid bearing and manufacturing method thereof
A noncontact fluid bearing is manufactured by disposing a flow controller in a cavity of a carrier to form a pressure chamber within the cavity. A sealing layer of the flow controller is located between a porous layer of the flow controller and the pressure chamber and has micro through holes communicating with the pressure chamber and pores of the porous layer. Because the sealing layer is located in the pressure chamber and a surface of the porous layer is exposed by a housing of the carrier, the noncontact fluid bearing can be processed from the exposed surface of the porous layer to conform standards of thickness and flatness. Furthermore, the sealing layer peeling from the noncontact fluid bearing is prevented. |
| US10557497B1 |
Axial thrust foil air bearing with thrust sensor
An axial thrust load sensor for an axial thrust foil bearing used in a small gas turbine engine, the axial thrust load sensor having a axial thrust foil bearing plate and an intermediate washer plate and a load sensor plate arranged face to face to form the load sensor. The load sensor plate has three pedestals on a front side and three pedestals on a back side so that all six pedestals alternate at equal spacing. Next to each pedestal is a strain gauge connected to a controller. The controller regulates a supply of cooling air to the axial thrust bearing in order to control a thrust balance. |
| US10557493B1 |
Spring fastener
A spring fastener is provided. The spring fastener includes a spring and a flexible member having a shoulder, a first leg and a second leg. The first leg and the second leg are inserted through the spring along a longitudinal axis of the spring. The spring is retained to the flexible member by the shoulder and at least a portion of the first leg or the second leg. The first leg and the second leg have a retention feature to retain the spring fastener when the first leg and the second leg are inserted through an aperture in a component or a surface. A method of utilizing a spring fastener is also provided. |
| US10557491B2 |
Fastening device for a furniture panel
The present invention relates to a fastening device for fastening to a furniture panel. The fastening device comprises at least two dowels for reception in furniture panel recesses. The dowels are each connected to lateral ends of lever arms. The lever arms are centrally connected to each other at a hinge joint. One dowel may be displaced in relation to the other dowel between a furniture panel fastening position and a furniture panel releasing position of the fastening device. A fastening system for joining furniture parts, comprising the fastening device, is also disclosed. A method for using the fastening system is described as well as furniture assemblies using the system. |
| US10557489B2 |
Ratcheting pin adjustable fastening system
An adjustable fastening system includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a plurality of fingers radially positioned about a central longitudinal axis, and a plurality of notches, with one of the notches disposed between an adjacent pair of the fingers. The second member is attached to the first member, and moves axially along the central longitudinal axis, relative to the first member, in response to rotational movement about the central longitudinal axis. The second member includes a plate having a protuberance extending radially outward from the central longitudinal axis. The protuberance is positioned within one of the plurality of notches, and in interlocking engagement with two of the plurality of fingers, to resist rotation of the second member relative to the first member about the central longitudinal axis. |
| US10557488B2 |
Spacer nut
Spacer nut for connecting spaced-apart fastening portions of two components, having a threaded part forming an internal thread for a screw, having an intermediate piece forming a thread and a through-passage opening, wherein the threaded part and the intermediate piece can be, or are, connected to one another such that an accommodating space for the fastening portion of a first component is formed between them and the internal thread and the through-passage opening in the intermediate piece are arranged in alignment, and having a spacer piece with a thread, which can be screwed together with the thread of the intermediate piece, a through-passage opening, which is in alignment with the internal thread, and a contact surface, which incorporates the one end of the through-passage opening of the spacer piece and is provided for abutment against the fastening portion of the second component. |
| US10557487B2 |
Lever-actuated firearm accessory mount having tool-less clamp adjustment
In an accessory mount mechanism being releasably and adjustably assembled to the accessory mount rail of a firearm a lever-actuated clamping mechanism employs an upwardly facing clamping force adjustment member that is manually adjustable by the firearm user without the use of tools of any kind. A locking lever is pivotally mounted to a lateral platform of a mount base by means of an integral spindle shaft that projects upwardly from a cam plate that is fixed to the locking lever. The spindle shaft defines a non-circular section that is engaged by a corresponding non-circular drive receptacle of a drive washer member that is urged upwardly within an insert member of the mount base by a spring member. A manually actuated adjustment member is threaded to the spindle shaft and faces upwardly for ease of visual location and manual rotation by the user of the firearm. |
| US10557485B2 |
Actuator
A control element (1310) has at least one elastic internal part (1332) that can be connected, via a connection, to a pressurized fluid source and/or a vacuum source, which permits pressurization or evacuation of a cavity in the internal part (1332). In order to provide a control member for general use, it is proposed that the elasticity module of a wall (1328) bounding the internal part (1332) is formed differently in certain sections such that, instead of a homogeneous increase or decrease in volume under pressurization or evacuation, an oriented change in shape takes place, between a resting state and a pressurized or evacuated state, that describes a control path of the control element (1310). |
| US10557482B2 |
Pressure exchange system with hydraulic drive system
A system including a rotary isobaric pressure exchanger (IPX) configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid. The rotary IPX includes a rotor and a shaft coupled the rotor. Additionally, the system includes a hydraulic drive system including a hydraulic drive device coupled to the rotor via the shaft. The hydraulic drive device is configured to receive a hydraulic fluid and to convert hydraulic energy of the hydraulic fluid into mechanical energy to rotate the rotor at a rotational speed that is based on a flow rate of the hydraulic fluid entering the hydraulic drive device. |
| US10557480B1 |
Pumping systems and methods
A pumping system includes a first chamber and a second chamber to receive filtered medium. The pumping system includes a first motor assembly and a second motor assembly operably coupled to the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively. The first motor assembly and the second motor assembly each includes a pair of vacuum motors arranged back-to-back so that one of the vacuum motors operates to generate a negative pressure force on the chamber and the other vacuum motor operates to generate a positive pressure force on the chamber. The first motor assembly and the second motor assembly work together to alternate between siphoning material having one or both a fluid and a solid into one of the chambers and ejecting siphoned debris from another chamber. |
| US10557479B2 |
Fluid pump with flow impedance member
A fluid pump includes an inlet for introducing fluid into the fluid pump and an outlet for discharging the fluid from the fluid pump. A motor is included having an armature which rotates about an axis. The motor also has a stator which circumferentially surrounds the armature such that a fluid passage is defined radially between the armature and stator through which the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet. A pumping arrangement is rotated by the armature and pumps the fluid from the inlet to the outlet. A flow impedance member extends axially in the fluid passage which impedes circumferential flow of the fluid within the fluid passage, thereby generating a pressure gradient circumferentially within the fluid passage which applies a lateral force to the armature. |
| US10557477B2 |
Gas turbine engine airfoil
A compressor airfoil of a turbine engine having a geared architecture includes pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position. The airfoil has a relationship between a tangential stacking offset and span position that defines a curve that is non-linear. |
| US10557475B2 |
Radially compressible and expandable rotor for a fluid pump
In a rotor for a fluid pump which is made radially-compressible and expandable and has a hub (4) and at least one conveying element (10, 11, 19, 20) which has a plurality of struts (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28) and at least one membrane (18) which can be spanned between them, provision is made for a design in accordance with the invention which is as simple and inexpensive as possible that at least one first group of struts is pivotable in a pivot plane, starting from a common base, and can thus be spanned open in the manner of a fan, wherein the conveying element lies along the hub and contacts it over its full length in the expanded state to avoid a pressure loss at the margin of the conveying element between it and the hub and thus to realize an optimum efficiency. |
| US10557474B2 |
Rotary machine and method for the heat exchange in a rotary machine
A rotary machine for conveying a fluid includes a drive unit configured to drive a shaft, an impeller arranged at the shaft, and configured to convey the fluid, at least one mechanical seal configured to seal the shaft, a first and a second heat exchange system configured to cool or heat the mechanical seal, the first heat exchange system configured for direct application of a fluid heat carrier at the mechanical seal and the second heat exchange system comprising a heat exchange jacket capable of having a fluid heat carrier flow therethrough without direct contact with the mechanical seal, the first and the second heat exchange systems forming a common heat exchange system in which a common fluid heat carrier is capable of being circulated, and a fan wheel configured to circulate the common fluid heat carrier in the common heat exchange system. |
| US10557473B2 |
Control system and method for centrifugal compressor
This disclosure relates to a control system and method for the centrifugal compressor. The system, for example, includes a controller configured command an adjustment of at least one of (1) a flow regulator and (2) a speed of a shaft in order to provide safe, efficient compressor operation. Centrifugal compressors are used to circulate refrigerant in a chiller via a refrigerant loop. Centrifugal compressors operate efficiently before reaching a condition known as surge. |
| US10557467B2 |
Ceramic pump and casting therefor
Casing for a volumetric pump, said casing comprising a wall being in ceramic, characterized in that said wall comprises at least one opening means comprising a recess, a through-hole in the bottom of said recess and a nozzle being manufactured inside said recess, said nozzle being concentric with said through-hole and having a length inferior to the depth of the recess. |
| US10557459B2 |
Verification of wind turbine nacelle yaw position sensor
The invention relates to techniques for verifying a nacelle yaw position sensor installed on a wind turbine and for taking restorative action to control the nacelle yaw position. The invention relates to a method performing the comprising determining a first absolute wind direction signal associated with the first wind turbine; determining a second absolute wind signal direction signal associated with the plurality of other wind turbines; comparing the two wind direction signals; and issuing a nacelle yaw position sensor fault signal if the first signal is beyond a predetermined error range of the second signal. A benefit of the invention is that it enables the detection of an inaccurate nacelle yaw sensor without direct measurement or inspection. |
| US10557458B2 |
Integrated tether and mooring with floating platform for energy kite
Offshore airborne wind turbine systems with an aerial vehicle connected to an undersea anchor via a tether are disclosed. A floating landing platform may be coupled to the tether and be dragged along the surface of the water along with the tether. The landing platform may be designed such that the tether can freely pass through the platform, allowing the aerial vehicle to ascend, descend, move laterally, and in crosswind flight, without creating a significant tension load on landing platform. The landing platform may also include a tether drive mechanism that can actively move the tether through the platform, thus changing the platform's location along the length of the tether. |
| US10557457B2 |
Method and system for controlling the active power output of a wind farm
A method for controlling an active power in a wind farm comprises inputting an active power setpoint value into the wind farm model. Splitting the active power setpoint value of the wind farm among models of the wind turbines. Determining a modeled active power setpoint value of the wind farm as a sum of modeled active power setpoint values of the wind farm model. Determining a system deviation as a difference between the modeled active power setpoint value and an actual value of the active power output of the wind farm. Inputting the system deviation into a power controller which outputs a controller manipulated variable. Determining a feedforward controller manipulated variable independently of operating states of the wind turbines of the wind farm or the active power. Determining an overall manipulated variable as the sum of the freeforward controller manipulated variable (uff) and the controller manipulated variable. |
| US10557456B2 |
Power-ramping pitch feed-forward
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for preventing power dips associated with power ramping in wind turbines. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for stabilizing power output in a wind turbine, which includes tracking a rate of change in an external reference, such as an external power reference or external torque reference, computing a feed-forward pitch angle adjustment according to the rate of change in the external power reference, and sending the feed-forward pitch angle adjustment to the wind turbine to adjust a pitch angle of rotor blades simultaneously with adjusting power output according to the external reference. |
| US10557454B2 |
Stored energy system
A hydrostatically based energy conversion unit, which comprises a vertically oriented cylinder; a piston sealingly engaged with and vertically displaceable within the cylinder; a horizontal shaft rotatably mounted to a surface located above the cylinder and mechanically connected to the piston; a motor for driving the shaft in a first rotational direction; and a generator coupled to the shaft for producing electrical power when the shaft rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction. The piston is vertically displaceable in a first vertical direction during a charging mode following operation of the motor, and is vertically displaceable in a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction during a power generating mode after being hydrostatically driven to produce electrical power in conjunction with the generator. |
| US10557453B2 |
Heaving buoy point absorber
A wave energy converter (100) is provided which comprises a heaving buoy point absorber (122) having a surface piercing float (120) operably coupled to an adjustable reference mass (125) defining a volume for accommodating sea water therein. The surface piercing float and the adjustable reference mass are configured to move together in response to passing waves. A chamber (105) provided within the surface piercing float is in fluid communication with the sea for trapping a volume of air above an enclosed column of water. The height of the enclosed column of water varies as the point absorber reacts against its surface via an adjustable air-spring. A power take off (140) is configured for being driven by a stream of vented air in communication with the chamber as the heaving buoy point absorber reacts against a trapped volume of air. A control mechanism is configured for tuning one or more operating characteristics of the heaving buoy point absorber. |
| US10557451B2 |
Ceramic heater and glow plug
A ceramic heater includes a substrate containing a ceramic, and a resistor containing another ceramic and embedded in the substrate. The resistor includes two lead portions, a joint portion that connects the two lead portions, an electrode portion formed integrally with at least one lead portion, having one end portion connected to the one lead portion, extending in a direction crossing an axis of the one lead portion, and having the other end portion exposed at the surface of the substrate. In a cross section of the electrode portion taken along an imaginary plane passing through the axis of the one lead portion and parallel to an extending direction of the electrode portion, 0.1≤A/B≤0.8 is satisfied, where A is the length of the other end portion parallel to the axis, and B is the length of the one end portion parallel to the axis. |
| US10557450B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes a spark plug which protrudes into a combustion chamber. The spark plug has a central electrode and a ground electrode, and is configured such that a spark is generated between the central electrode and the ground electrode by electrical discharge. The spark plug has a vortex generator that separates an air flow near the ground electrode from the ground electrode and generates a vortex at a downstream side. The central electrode and the ground electrode are placed in a manner such that a spark or a flame deformed by an air flow flowing between the central electrode and the ground electrode enters the trailing vortex, or the spark penetrates through the inside of the trailing vortex. |
| US10557443B2 |
Exhaust device of engine
An exhaust-gas discharge port to discharge a main flow of exhaust gas passing through an exhaust-gas purifying device is provided at a position which is offset, on one side, from a center axis of the purifying-device body, and an EGR-gas takeout port is provided at a position which is offset, on an opposite side to the exhaust-gas discharge port, from the center axis of the purifying-device body. |
| US10557438B2 |
Systems and methods for air-breathing wave engines for thrust production
A pulse combustor system for efficiently operating a pulse combustor. The pulse combustor system includes the pulse combustor and a duct. The pulse combustor has a combustion chamber defining an internal space, a conduit having a first end in fluid communication with the internal space and a second end in fluid communication with an environment outside of the pulse combustor system, and a fuel injector configured to inject fuel into the internal space of the combustion chamber. The duct has two openings, with one opening disposed adjacent to the second end of the conduit. The pulse combustor system has an average operating frequency, and the duct has a length that is about one quarter of a wavelength corresponding to the average operating frequency. The pulse combustor and the duct each has a central longitudinal axis, and the two axes are substantially aligned. |
| US10557430B2 |
Oil carryover reduction system
A system determines which propulsion-generating vehicle or vehicles in a group of propulsion-generating vehicles have an increased risk for oil carryover during operation at an idle setting for at least a designated oil carryover commencement time period. The system also determines a power requirement for the group of propulsion-generating vehicles in the vehicle system. The system determines power outputs for the propulsion-generating vehicles in the group such that the propulsion-generating vehicle or vehicles having the increased risk for oil carryover do not operate at an idle setting for longer than the designated oil carryover commencement period, and that the power generated by the group of propulsion-generating vehicles meets the power requirement that is determined. |
| US10557425B2 |
Systems and methods for a split exhaust engine system
Methods and systems are provided for operating a split exhaust engine system that provides blowthrough air and exhaust gas recirculation to an intake passage via a first exhaust manifold and exhaust gas to an exhaust passage via a second exhaust manifold. In one example, in response to an electric motor driving an electric compressor positioned upstream of a turbocharger compressor disposed in the intake passage, a position of a valve in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage coupled between the intake passage and the first exhaust manifold may be adjusted based on a pressure in the first exhaust manifold. |
| US10557419B2 |
Method and device for controlling fuel injection of diesel engine
A method of controlling a fuel injection of a diesel engine for performing a plurality of fuel injections to cause a plurality of combustions inside a cylinder in one combustion cycle, is provided, which includes acquiring an oxygen concentration inside the cylinder, performing, on compression stroke, the plurality of fuel injections at substantially even injection intervals while increasing the injection intervals as the oxygen concentration decreases, and performing, after the plurality of fuel injections, another fuel injection including a larger injection amount than in the plurality of fuel injections, near a top dead center of the compression stroke. |
| US10557417B2 |
Acoustic absorber cell for a turbojet, and an associated acoustic treatment panel
An acoustic absorber cell (1) for mounting on a turbojet wall in contact with a fluid flow, the cell (1) having a resonant cavity (2) presenting a wall (30) having at least one orifice (4) associated with a neck (5) having a tube (51) extending inside the resonant cavity (2) and projecting from the wall (30). The neck (5) also having a tubular ring (52) coaxial with the tube (51) and movable relative to the tube (51), and the cell (1) includes electromagnetic actuator (6) for moving the ring (52) along the tube (51), and controller (7) for controlling the electromagnetic actuator (6) and configured to control movement of the ring (52) along the tube (51) as a function of the operating speed of the turbojet between at least first and second positions defining respective first and second resonant frequencies of the resonant cavity (2). |
| US10557416B2 |
Flow modulating airfoil apparatus
A gas turbine engine includes a fan, a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, a bypass duct downstream of the fan and outward of the compressor, and a cooling system. The cooling system includes an inlet for receiving air from the bypass duct, an outlet for returning air to the bypass duct, a cooling duct, and a heat exchanger and a modulator positioned in the cooling duct. The modulator includes dividers that extend parallel to each other and are arranged across the duct, and each divider includes two flaps that are rotatable about an axis in opposite directions. |
| US10557415B2 |
Turbo-engine including two separate ventilation flows
A non-faired propeller turbo-engine includes a gas generator and a propulsion unit that is separated from the gas generator by an intermediate housing. The turbo-engine includes a housing and a radially internal ferrule that are coaxial and are connected by hollow radial arms. The housing of the turbo-engine also defines, in part, a gas flow duct of a secondary gas flow. Each radial arm is hollow and is traversed by at least one service of the turbo-engine. Additionally, at least one arm is traversed by a ventilation gas circulation duct from the secondary gas flow and which leads to at least one component from among a power turbine and a mechanical transmission of said propulsion unit. |
| US10557413B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling liquid flow to a turbine fogging array
Methods and apparatus for controlling liquid flow to a turbine fogging array. Some implementations are generally directed toward adjusting the output of a variable output pump that supplies water to the turbine fogging array. In some of those implementations, the output is adjusted based on a determined target pump output value that is indicative of a pump output required to change the moisture content of intake air of a combustion turbine to meet a target humidity value. Some implementations are generally directed toward actuating at least one control valve of a plurality of control valves that control liquid throughput to one or more fogging nozzles of a fogging array. |
| US10557409B2 |
Heat engine comprising a system for varying the compression ratio
A heat engine includes a system for varying the compression ratio of the engine. The compression ratio varying system comprises: at least one eccentric part rotatably mounted on a crank pin. The eccentric part has an eccentric outer face that co-operates with one end of a rod, as well as at least one ring gear. A device for controlling the angular position of the eccentric part, includes an actuating pinion mounted on an actuating shaft. The control device also comprises at least one stepped intermediate pinion having at least first and second steps each formed by a pinion, the pinion of the first step meshing with the actuating pinion and the pinion of the second step meshing with the gear of the eccentric part. |
| US10557406B2 |
System and method for regulating coolant flow through a charge air cooler of a vehicle
A system according to the present disclosure includes a coolant flow request module and a pump control module. The coolant flow request module is configured to determine a coolant flow request based on at least one of (i) an outlet temperature of a compressor disposed upstream of a heat exchanger of a charge air cooler, and (ii) an efficiency of a radiator of the charge air cooler. The pump control module is configured to control an output of a pump based on the coolant flow request. The pump circulates coolant through the radiator of the charge air cooler and through the heat exchanger of the charge air cooler when the pump is activated. The heat exchanger is disposed upstream of an intake manifold of an engine. |
| US10557405B2 |
Multi-stage supercharging system and device and method for controlling the same
It is intended to reduce generation of water mist in cooling of compressed air. A multi-stage supercharging system (1) includes a first supercharger (2) of a low-pressure side, an intercooler (3) that cools air discharged from the first supercharger (2), a second supercharger (4) of a high-pressure side that compresses the discharged air after cooling, and a control device (5). The control device (5) includes an information acquisition section that acquires, as input information, the ambient air temperature, the ambient air humidity, the ambient air pressure, and the discharge pressure of the first supercharger (2), a water vapor partial pressure calculation section that calculates the water vapor partial pressure of the discharged air of the first supercharger (2) by using the ambient air temperature, the ambient air humidity, the ambient air pressure, and the discharge pressure of the first supercharger (2) as parameters, a target temperature setting section that sets, as a target temperature, a temperature at which the water vapor partial pressure calculated by the water vapor partial pressure calculation section reaches a saturated water vapor pressure, and a valve opening degree control section that controls the intercooler (3) such that the ambient air temperature of the second supercharger (4) reaches equal to or higher than the target temperature. |
| US10557404B2 |
Cooling module
A cooling module for use with an internal combustion engine having separate cooling circuits, the cooling module having a cuboid shaped structure having walls defining an internal open portion, at least one of the walls comprising a low-temperature heat exchanger circuit and one of the walls comprising a high-temperature heat exchanger circuit and a fan located within the open portion of the structure and enclosed by the walls. The fan is configured to act as a sucker fan to draw air from outside the structure through the at least one low-temperature heat exchanger circuit and to act as a blower fan by redirecting the air out of the structure through the at least one high-temperature heat exchanger circuit. The cooling module has increased fan efficiency, reduced noise, and optimal functional heat exchanger face area per given space. |
| US10557396B2 |
Exhaust system for an internal combustion engine
In an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine which is constructed such that when a degree of opening of a waste gate valve is equal to or larger than a predetermined degree of opening, the bypass exhaust gas flows so as to direct to a predetermined portion on the upstream side end face of the exhaust gas purification catalyst, and that the exhaust gas sensor is arranged in a specific passage, which is an exhaust passage between a turbine and the exhaust gas purification catalyst, the exhaust gas sensor is arranged to be away, a first distance or more in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the exhaust gas purification catalyst, from a region (scattering region B) in which the predetermined portion is virtually extended to a side of the specific passage along the axial direction of the exhaust gas purification catalyst. |
| US10557393B2 |
Porous material, honeycomb structure, and method of producing porous material
A porous material includes aggregate particles, and a binding material that contains cordierite and zircon particles and binds the aggregate particles together in a state where pores are formed. |
| US10557392B2 |
Emission control system with temperature measurement and methods for use therewith
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an emission control system that includes an emission control device having a plurality of passages to facilitate emission control of an exhaust gas from a vehicle engine. A controller determines a resonant frequency of a coil and generates a control signal to control induction heating of the emission control device based on the resonant frequency of the coil. An alternating current (AC) source responds to the control signal by selectively generating a power signal to the coil to facilitate the induction heating of the emission control device via the coil. |
| US10557385B2 |
Engine variable camshaft timing phaser with planetary gear assembly
An engine variable camshaft timing phaser (10) includes a sprocket (12) and a planetary gear assembly (14). The sprocket (12) receives rotational drive input from an engine crankshaft. The planetary gear assembly (14) includes two or more ring gears (26, 28), multiple planet gears (24), a sun gear (22), and a wrap spring (76). One of the ring gears (26, 28) receives rotational drive input from the sprocket (12) and one of the ring gears (26, 28) transmits rotational drive output to an engine camshaft. The sun gear (22) engages with the planet gears (24). The wrap spring (76) experiences expansion and contraction exertions to permit advancing and retarding engine valve opening and closing, and to prevent advancing and retarding engine valve opening and closing. |
| US10557378B2 |
System and method for regulating condensation of flue gas in a steam generator
A system for regulating condensation of a flue gas in a steam generator is provided. The system includes a temperature controller and a flue gas analyzer. The temperature controller is configured to control a temperature of a component of the steam generator, the component being in heating-contact with the flue gas. The flue gas analyzer is configured to communicate with the temperature controller and to obtain a measurement of an amount of an acid-forming compound in the flue gas. The temperature controller adjusts the temperature of the component based at least in part on the measurement such that the temperature of the component is above an acid dew point of the flue gas when the component is in heating-contact with the flue gas. |
| US10557377B2 |
Turbocharger
A turbocharger includes: a bearing housing (housing); a bearing disposed in the housing and having a thrust bearing surface; and a partition wall portion assembled to the housing, the partition wall portion including an inclined surface positioned on an outer side in a radial direction of the thrust bearing surface, extending at least vertically above the thrust bearing surface, and inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of a shaft. |
| US10557371B2 |
Gas turbine engine variable vane end wall insert
A variable vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a case having a bore and a recess. The case provides a first portion of a flow path surface. A vane includes a journal that extends along an axis from a vane end and received in the bore. An insert is arranged in the recess and provides a second portion of the flow path surface adjacent to the first flow path surface. The insert includes a pocket that slidably receives the vane end. The vane end is configured to move axially relative to the insert. |
| US10557370B2 |
Valve system and steam turbine
A valve system includes: a valve device with a flow path and a valve body that opens and closes the flow path; and a drive mechanism that drives the valve body. The drive mechanism includes: a cylinder case; a cylinder chamber that extends in an axis direction and is formed inside the cylinder case; a piston that divides the cylinder chamber into a first chamber on a first side in the axis direction and a second chamber on a second side in the axis direction; an inflow port through which working fluid flows to the inside of the first chamber; an elastic member disposed inside the second chamber and that pushes the piston to the first side; a bypass passage that connects the first chamber and the second chamber; and an on-off valve that opens and closes the bypass passage. |
| US10557364B2 |
Two pieces stator inner shroud
An inner shroud segment may include an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing may have a radial curve centered relative to an axis with a radial wall and a bottom wall that define a first channel. The outer housing may have a first axial wall, a first circumferential wall, and a second axial wall that define a second channel. The outer housing may also be disposed within the first channel with the radial wall of the inner housing contacting the first axial wall, the first circumferential wall, and/or the second axial wall. A compliant material may be disposed within the second channel and coupled to the radial wall and the first axial wall, the first circumferential wall, and/or the second axial wall. |
| US10557359B2 |
Seal assembly
A seal assembly for a rotatable component having an axis of rotation. The seal assembly may include a first seal mounted to a housing and configured to be in sealing engagement with the rotatable component, a second seal mounted to the housing an axial distance apart from the first seal and configured to be in sealing engagement with the rotatable component, wherein the axial distance is parallel with the axis of rotation, a buffer fluid chamber defined between the first seal and the second seal, and a buffer fluid inlet in fluid providing communication with the buffer fluid chamber. |
| US10557358B2 |
Gas turbine engine containment structures
A containment structure for a gas turbine engine includes a stator shroud with a wall. The stator shroud wall extends axially between a shroud inlet aperture and the shroud outlet aperture. The wall includes a stainless steel alloy material having less than 44% nickel by mass to provide containment protection for an impeller rotateably disposed within an interior of the stator shroud. |
| US10557351B2 |
Center vent tube aligning mechanism and center vent tube support device
A center vent tube aligning mechanism which aligns a center vent tube inserted into a hollow shaft is provided with: an annular portion which is coaxially provided with the center vent tube in an outer side of the center vent tube in a radial direction thereof; a flexible portion which protrudes in a direction along an axis of the center vent tube from the annular portion; an abutting portion which is connected to the flexible portion and which abuts an inner circumferential surface of the shaft; and a cylindrical sleeve which surrounds the center vent tube from the outer side in a radial direction of the center vent tube and which is supported by a reaction force that the abutting portion receives from the inner circumferential surface of the shaft. |
| US10557346B2 |
Methods for determining saturation parameters of a formation
Methods are provided for determining saturation parameters of a formation while sampling the formation. Flow rate and pressure data may be used in order to provide mobility information close to the probe. In turn, the mobility information may be used in conjunction with at least water fraction information in order to provide an estimation of saturation parameters of the formation such as maximum residual oil saturation Sorm, connate water saturation Swc, and residual water saturation Swr. Resistivity measurements may be used to help in the estimation of the saturation parameters. Initial estimations may be used as the starting parameters for a full parameter inversion. An interpretation scheme in the absence of invasion details is provided. |
| US10557338B2 |
Reducing the carbon emissions intensity of a fuel
A method for reducing a carbon emissions intensity of a fuel includes producing a first hydrocarbon fluid; capturing a carbon dioxide (CO2) fluid from the first hydrocarbon fluid production; and injecting the captured carbon dioxide into a subterranean zone from one or more wellbores to enhance a production of a second hydrocarbon fluid from the zone, at least one of the first or the second hydrocarbon fluids processable into a hydrocarbon fuel that includes a low carbon intensity fuel based, at least in part, on the captured and injected CO2 fluid. |
| US10557336B2 |
System and method of producing oil
A system and method of producing steam is provided. The system includes a support module and a steam module. The support module is configured to supply air, water and fuel. The steam module includes a casing defining a hollow interior that is fluidly coupled to receive water from the support module. An interface module is provided having a first conduit made from flexible tubing that is fluidly coupled to receive fuel from the support module. The interface module further having a second conduit being made from flexible tubing that is fluidly coupled to receive air from the support module. A combustor is coupled to and spaced apart from the interface portion, the combustor being fluidly coupled to receive fuel from the first conduit and air from the second conduit. A steam generator is coupled to an end of the combustor. |
| US10557335B2 |
Gas fracturing method and system
Gas fracturing methods and systems utilizing a gas treatment fluid, which may contain a dispersed phase of fluid loss control agent particles. Also, treatment fluids suitable for use in the methods and systems are disclosed. |
| US10557333B2 |
Estimating measures of formation flow capacity and phase mobility from pressure transient data under segregated oil and water flow conditions
A segregated flow mechanism of oil and water usually takes place in the presence of strong gravity forces in subsurface environments, having specific geometrical and petrophysical properties undergoing simultaneous flow of multiphase fluids. The segregated flow of oil and water is modeled as a two-layer reservoir system, based on the observed data. Accurate estimates or measures of the values of phase mobility of oil and water, in addition to the actual flow capacity of the formation are provided. Reliable reservoir characterizations and reserve estimations are provided based on the in-situ conditions of oil and water in the reservoir. |
| US10557328B2 |
Thermal load based automatic valve arrangement and method
A thermal load based automatic valve arrangement including an actuator responsive to fluid temperature flowing through the arrangement, a closure member operably connected to the actuator, and a seat receptive to the closure member to prevent or restrict fluid flow through the arrangement in a first direction when actuated while still allowing fluid flow in a second direction. A method for controlling steam movement in a production string of a SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) installation including sensing with an actuator, temperature of fluid moving through a valve arrangement, automatically adjusting the valve arrangement pursuant to thermal load on the actuator. |
| US10557323B2 |
Drilling fluid filter screen and method of use
A filter screen assembly is shown for filtering drilling mud used during oil and gas well drilling operations. The filter screen assembly is installed at the surface of a well on the discharge side of the mud pump at ground level. The filter screen assembly is installed upstream of the rig swivel, rotary hose and Kelly and downstream of the discharge from the mud pump. Since it is located at ground level, it does not pose the safely hazard associated with elevated components. It does not need to be removed and reinstalled when additional segments are added to the drill string and is always easily accessible for routine maintenance or replacement. |
| US10557319B2 |
Wedged camp assembly
A clamp assembly for supporting a rod includes a housing that includes a base, wings extending from the base, and lips extending from the wings to define a rod-receiving slot between the lips. A door engages with the lips, and the housing and door are shaped such that downward movement of the door with respect to the housing causes the door to be forced closer to the base of the housing. A wedge is attached to the door, and wedgedly contacts the rod as the door is forced downward with respect to the housing. |
| US10557314B2 |
Rig floor for a drilling rig
A system for moving items on a rig floor (2), the system comprising a plurality of skids (30-35) and a network of rails (10) for guiding the plurality of skids, each skid of said plurality of skids for supporting an item, and each skid having rail engagement members for engaging at least one rail of said network of rails. The rig floor may form part of a drilling rig such as a drill ship (1) used in the construction of oil and gas wells. |
| US10557312B2 |
Downhole operational tool
The present invention relates to a downhole operational tool for moving a tool part between a retracted position and a projected position in a well. The downhole operational tool comprises a tool body having an axial extension; the tool part being movable perpendicularly to the axial extension between the retracted position and the projected position; a projection actuator configured to project the tool part from the tool body by means of hydraulics, the projection actuator comprising an actuator housing and a projection piston configured to slide inside the actuator housing, the tool part being connected with the projection piston; and a retraction actuator comprising a spring element configured to retract the tool part into the tool body, the retraction actuator being connected with the projection piston so that when the projection actuator projects the tool part, the spring element is compressed. The spring element is arranged outside the actuator housing. |
| US10557311B2 |
Hybrid drill bit with counter-rotation cutters in center
A hybrid drill bit includes both fixed cutting elements and rotational cutting elements thereon. The fixed cutting elements are affixed to a bit body and define a peripherally-located fixed cutting structure disposed radially outward of the rotational cutting elements. The rotational cutting elements define a centrally-located counter-rotational cutting structure including two hemispherical counter-rotational cutting members mounted for counter-rotation with respect to one another on an axis generally perpendicular to a bit body rotational axis. |
| US10557310B2 |
Convertible framework for post hole digger
Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for use in converting a container (e.g., crate, box, packaging) within which a post hole digger (e.g., unassembled) is disposed into a stand useful for facilitating connection of the post hole digger to a tractor or the like. |
| US10557309B2 |
Self-supporting pneumatic hammer positioner with universal joint
A manually operated pneumatic rock drill positioner for mining shaft wall boring, said positioner comprising: an articulated boom having one end for releasable coupling to a mobile ground platform and another end opposite said one end thereof; a rigid elongated drill turret defining a main body with an exposed outer wall, an inner wall opposite said outer wall, and first side edge wall and second side edge wall opposite said first side edge wall, and first end and second end opposite said first end, a lengthwise rail member integrally mounted to said turret outer wall; a carriage slidingly engaging said rail member, said carriage for slidingly carrying a pneumatic drill head over said turret exposed outer wall for reciprocating motion thereof between said first end and second end thereof; drive means for power actuating said carriage sliding motion along said rail member; a cradle member releasably anchored to said boom another end and defining a well sized and shaped for releasable engagement by an intermediate section of said turret inner wall and said first side edge wall thereof; anchoring means for anchoring said turret to said cradle member; first coupling means for pivotally connecting said turret to said cradle member for relative pivotal movement of said turret about said cradle member along a first axis; second coupling means for pivotally connecting said turret to said cradle member for relative tilting movement of said turret about said cradle member along a second axis transverse to said first axis; all in such a way that the intersection of said first axis and second axis coincides with the center of gravity of said turret positioner and is located within said turret main body, providing a balanced load-free manual operation of the positioner. |
| US10557308B2 |
Projectile drilling system
A hole in geologic material, such as a wellbore, may be extended by impacting the working face of the hole with high velocity projectiles. A tube may be placed within the hole, and the lower end of the tube may be sealed to prevent ingress of material from the hole into the tube. A projectile may be accelerated through the tube, such as by igniting a combustible gas mixture to impart a force to the projectile. The impact of the projectile may extend the hole. In some cases, accelerated projectiles may be used in conjunction with a drill bit to drill a wellbore or other type of hole. |
| US10557307B2 |
Drilling tool
Drilling tool (1) for drilling openings in a cement ballast tank (3) of an oil rig in order to gain access to an internal space in the ballast tank comprising an electrical motor (6) driving a first shaft (7); a pump (8) driven by the motor for pumping well fluid in through an inlet (9) and out through an outlet (10); a gear (11) driven by the first shaft extending through the pump for reducing rotation of a second shaft (12); and a drilling head (14) having bits and at least one drilling head fluid channel and being driven by the second shaft (12), the outlet of the pump being fluidly connected with the fluid channel to pump well fluid out through the fluid channel. |
| US10557305B2 |
Transmission stopping device for cordless curtain
A transmission stopping device for a cordless curtain includes a box assembly and a stop wheel assembly disposed in the box assembly. The stop wheel assembly includes a torsion wheel and a stop wheel. The stop wheel is provided with balls therein. A rotation-stopping assembly is provided between the stop wheel and the box assembly. The cooperation between the balls of the stop wheel and the rotation-stopping assembly in the box assembly ensures that the ascent and descent of a curtain achieves an accurate positioning. |
| US10557304B2 |
Arrangement for mounting an actuator button onto a rail of a window covering
An arrangement for mounting an actuator button to a rail wherein the fastener for securing the button housing to the rail is hidden from view of the user. |
| US10557302B1 |
Replacement Window Cladding Method and System
A window unit and replacement window cladding method and system which is provided as a single unit to be installed as a complete new window that fits over the head, side jamb and sill of an existing window frame and the old window frame that is cladded with head jamb, side jamb, and sill cover assemblies defining an opening in which one or more sash units is pivotally secured forming a replacement window unit, without any loss of glass size and egress, and without disturbing the building interior. |
| US10557301B2 |
Automated door system
An automated door system includes a first door control module configured to be mounted in a fixed position relative to a powered door and a second door control module configured to be carried by a user and configured to be in electronic communication with the first door control module to control at least one of an opening actuation and a closing actuation of the powered door. A method of controlling the powered door may include wirelessly electronically connecting a second door control module to a first door control module, determining a proximity of the second door control module to the first door control module, an automating the opening and closing of the powered door in response to a position of the second door control module relative to the first door control module. |
| US10557298B2 |
Locking apparatus for covering and releasing a charging interface of a motor vehicle and motor vehicle
A locking apparatus for covering and releasing a charging interface of a motor vehicle. The locking apparatus comprises a cover element, which is pivotable relative to the charging interface and which can be displaced between a closed position and an open position. The locking apparatus is equipped with a flexible connection element, which is rigidly connected to the cover element at one upper end region of the cover element in the direction of the vehicle along the transverse extent of the cover element. The cover element is at the same time permanently and in every position coupled by the connection element for protecting the charging interface with a part that is stationary relative to the charging interface. |
| US10557292B2 |
Door closer device for vehicle
A door closer device for a vehicle includes a latch, a drive force transmission mechanism and a cancellation mechanism cancelling a closing operation of the drive force transmission mechanism. The drive force transmission mechanism includes a drive force transmission portion rotatable between a transmission position where the latch is configured to receive a drive force of an actuator and a non-transmission position where the latch is configured not to receive the drive force of the actuator. The cancellation mechanism includes a first operation portion and a second operation portion, the first operation portion engaged with the drive force transmission portion to be rotated irrespective of the second operation portion, the second operation portion engaged with the drive force transmission portion to be rotated irrespective of the first operation portion, the first and second operation portions rotating the drive force transmission portion from the transmission position to the non-transmission position. |
| US10557291B2 |
Method for controlling a closing process of a vehicle wing and corresponding vehicle closing system
A method for controlling a closing process of a vehicle wing moving from a known start position into an end position representing as closed, position of the vehicle wing and a corresponding closing system for performing the method, When the start position is reached, the closing process of the vehicle wing is started for a prescribed short first time period, and then interrupted for a prescribed second time period in order to warn users or third parties of the imminent closing process of the vehicle wing. |
| US10557278B2 |
Pool cleaner with cyclonic flow
Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor. |
| US10557277B2 |
Wave pool and wave generator for bi-directional and dynamically-shaped surfing waves
A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool. |
| US10557274B2 |
Drywall banjo tools for applying joint tape
Method and apparatus are disclosed for drywall banjo apparatus for applying joint tape. An example tool for applying joint tape to a corner drywall joint includes a base and a wheel configured to rotatably couple to the base and roll along the corner drywall joint. The wheel includes a body that defines an outer surface. The outer surface includes a first angled surface configured to press the joint tape against a first drywall defining the corner drywall joint, a second angled surface opposite the first angled surface and configured to press the joint tape against a second drywall defining the corner drywall joint, and a rounded vertex defined between the first angled surface and the second angled surface. The rounded vertex is rounded to deter the wheel from perforating the joint tape. |
| US10557269B2 |
Method for producing an injection molded non-skid safety mat incorporating adhering support portions such as for placement upon a sloping roof
A method for producing an injection molded and anti-skid mat providing a lower mold half and an enclosing upper mold half, the mold halves defining therebetween an interior cavity which is a negative of the mat to be produced. A cavity defining surface is configured in the bottom mold half with locations for preplacement of a plurality of underside adhering portions. A flowable plasticized/rubberized material is communicated through a channel in at least one of the mold halves in order to fill the interior cavity, the material setting and cooling prior to removing the upper mold half and the formed mat. |
| US10557267B2 |
Truss structure
A truss structure may include a plurality of load bearing members, or force members, that are joined at a plurality of nodes to define a load bearing structure. The truss structure may include a plurality of longitudinal members extending in parallel along a longitudinal length of the truss structure, and a plurality of transverse members, joined to the plurality of longitudinal members at nodes, and extending between the plurality of longitudinal members. The plurality of transverse members may provide buckling support to the plurality of longitudinal members, so that an axial load, or compressive load, or buckling load, may be effectively carried by the truss structure. |
| US10557265B2 |
Clip for suspended ceiling members
A clip for a suspended ceiling being suspended from an overhead structure has at least first and second adjoined ceiling members defining a top surface interfacing with the overhead structure and an opposite undersurface. The top surface of each of the first and second adjoined ceiling members defines at least one slot. The clip comprises a main longitudinal body and a pair of inserts. The main longitudinal body defines opposite ends. Each of the inserts downwardly extend from respective one of the ends of the longitudinal body. Each of the inserts configured to be inserted into a respective one of the slots. The clip is mountable to the first and second adjoined ceiling members with one insert being inserted in the slot of the first ceiling member and the other insert being inserted in the slot of the second ceiling member thereby maintaining the first and second ceiling members in the adjoined position against separation. |
| US10557264B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for constructing a concrete structure
Various implementations comprise methods and apparatuses for constructing a concrete structure. An apparatus according to one implementation includes a structure comprising a pre-cast concrete component that includes at least one post-tensioning duct, a post-tensioning tendon extending through the post-tensioning duct, and a poured in place concrete surface disposed above and coupled to the pre-cast concrete component. |
| US10557263B1 |
Mechanically-centering joint seal with cover
A system is provided for creating a joint filler or seal in the gap between adjacent panels or assemblies. The system which includes a cover plate, sealing body and mechanically-centered rib, where positioning of the rib and associated cover plate is addressed using a spring. |
| US10557255B2 |
Unpowered and automatically flushing toilet seat, for water tank, having detachable and waterproof functions
Provided is an unpowered and automatically flushing toilet seat, for a water tank, having detachable and waterproof functions. A loading lever rotates, for the descending movement of a toilet seat, and presses a loading member, thereby enabling enhancement of the transmission efficiency of the force and smooth operation. Since the loading member maintains the loaded state until a toilet paper time and flush control unit presses and releases the loading member, which has been moved and loaded by the pressing of the loading lever, a user can easily acquire time for discarding toilet paper. |
| US10557251B2 |
Work machine
The first engine speed or a work machine is higher than the minimum engine speed, and the second engine speed is higher than the first engine speed and lower than the maximum engine speed. The ratio of the change in the target engine speed to the change in the operation amount of the engine speed instructing device when the operation amount of the engine speed instructing device is changed from the operation amount for instructing the minimum speed to the operation amount for instructing the first engine speed is larger than the ratio of the change in the target engine speed to the change in the operation amount of the engine speed instructing device when the operation amount of the engine speed instructing device is changed from the operation amount for instructing the second engine speed to the operation amount for instructing the maximum speed. |
| US10557247B2 |
Reinforcement unit and methods for creating a footing for supporting a structure
A reinforcement unit and methods are provided for creating footings for supporting structures, such as a fence post, using a reinforcement unit that has a tower that is generally perpendicular to a base, the tower defining a cavity for receiving a portion of the structure and an anchoring material. The reinforcement unit can include a top portion of a tower that is frangible. The base of the reinforcement unit can further include a pocket (or similar recess) substantially similar in width or diameter to the top portion of the tower such that a second identical reinforcement unit can be inverted and stacked on top of the second reinforcement unit. The methods can include placing the reinforcement unit on a layer of backfill material behind the wall face so that the unit is located adjacent the wall face and the base of the reinforcement unit extends away from the wall face, covering the base with at least one other layer of the backfill material, fracturing the top portion from the tower, such that the top portion drops into the cavity of the tower, depositing a bottom portion of the structure in the cavity of the tower, and filling the cavity of the tower with an anchoring material. |
| US10557244B2 |
Hammering device
A hammering device enabling an increased hammering effect to an object is provided. The device has a fork-shaped first frame having series of suspension organs on the inner surfaces of the forks. The hammering device has a second frame that forms a frame for two vibrators and includes a gripping jaw locating on movable turning bars. The vibrators are coupled to the first frame by the suspension organs and locate on both sides of the gripping jaws. |
| US10557238B2 |
Lost sand collecting apparatus for preventing coastal erosion
A lost sand collecting apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises: a filling frame which has a plurality of plates, extends in the lateral direction and forms a plurality of filling spaces; and a collecting means which is provided on the filling frame and is positioned so as to correspond to the filling spaces. The plurality of plates are overlapped so as to be parallel to each other and the plates adjacent with a fixed distance therebetween are partly connected to one another. The collecting means can be formed in a flat structure protruding upward from the filling frame and disposed on the back of the filling spaces with respect to the littoral current toward the sea, and comprises a barrier layer or a web layer. The barrier layer or the web layer is curved toward the littoral current toward the sea. According to the present invention, the collecting means enables inhibition of the flow of the littoral current toward the sea and collection of sand moving with the littoral current flowing from the shore to the sea, thereby regulating coastal erosion. Therefore, coastal beaches can be preserved. |
| US10557237B2 |
Curbstone deflector for a snow-clearing strip
A curbstone deflector for protection of the lateral end region of a snow-clearing strip attached to a snowplow clearing blade has a round or polygonally rounded-off wear edge and a recess that surrounds the end region of the snow-clearing strip, which recess has a front support surface supported on the front side of the snow-clearing strip from the front, and a lateral support surface supported on the side edge of the snow-clearing strip from the side, wherein the front support surface can be braced against the front side of the snow-clearing strip via a screw connection. The expanse of the front support surface in the longitudinal direction of the snow-clearing strip is greater by at least 1.2 times, preferably by 1.5 times than the distance between the lateral support surface and the wear edge of the curbstone deflector. |
| US10557229B2 |
Blockage detection in a dryer appliance
A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same to detect blockages are provided. The dryer appliance includes an exhaust conduit that defines a flow restriction and is in fluid communication with a drying chamber. A differential pressure sensor is operably coupled to the exhaust conduit at the flow restriction and a controller is configured for using a measured pressure differential to obtain an air flow rate and determine whether a blockage is present in the exhaust conduit, e.g., by comparing the measured flow rate to a baseline, zero-blockage flow rate. |
| US10557225B2 |
Sewing machine
Provided is a sewing machine including: a cylinder unit 3 configured to support two materials Fi and Fo having annular edges by being inserted therethrough while they are stacked, with one being located on the inner wheel side and the other being located on the outer wheel side; a stitch plate 12 configured to support the material Fi on the inner wheel side supported by the cylinder unit 3 by abutting it from below; a material presser 13 configured to press the material Fo on the outer wheel side supported by the cylinder unit 3 above the stitch plate 12; and a material sandwiching unit 41 provided on the near side of the stitch plate 12 and the material presser 13 and configured to sandwich, from above and below, the two materials Fi and Fo stacked, with the material Fi on the inner wheel side being located on the lower side and the material Fo on the outer wheel side being located on the upper side. |
| US10557223B2 |
Woven cloth
The woven cloth includes a plurality of first threads, a plurality of second threads, and a plurality of third threads. Each first thread and each second thread are woven by a plurality of filaments respectively. Each first thread is interwoven with and ties the plurality of second threads and is interwoven with and ties at least part of the plurality of third threads. The third threads are not interwoven with the plurality of the second threads. |
| US10557222B2 |
Woven textile
A woven textile is provided, including at least two blocks connected with each other. Each of the two blocks has an upper layer and a lower layer which are woven and fixed by a binding thread, and the upper layer and the lower layer are respectively composed of woven braids which extend meanderingly. The textile braid of the upper layer and the textile braid of the lower layer define a plurality of meshes, and the textile braids of the two blocks have different diameters so that the meshes on the two blocks have different dimensions. |
| US10557212B2 |
Electropolishing method and product
A method for electropolishing a metal substrate comprises submerging at least part of the metal substrate in an electrolyte solution and applying electrical current to the metal substrate to form an electrical circuit where the metal substrate is the anode. The electrolyte solution comprises phosphoric acid and at least one acrylic monomer and/or acrylic polymer. |
| US10557208B2 |
Method of producing reinforced container
A container structure having one or more sections and a method for manufacturing such a structure is provided. Using an additive manufacturing process, a mold material is applied to produce a shaped substrate in the form of the desired sections and/or structure. Multiple reinforcement members are disposed within the substrate and extend between and are at least partially exposed at the inner and outer substrate surfaces. A coating material is applied to the inner and outer substrate surfaces and bonds to the exposed portions of the reinforcement members. The mold material is removed and replaced with another material among the reinforcement members between the substrate coatings. |
| US10557207B2 |
Electrorefining of magnesium from scrap metal aluminum or magnesium alloys
The invention comprises methods and apparatuses for the electrorefining of Mg from Al or Mg alloy scrap. The invention utilizes the density and charge features of Mg present in a melted alloy to continuously extract Mg and Mg alloys from a melted Al alloy feed. |
| US10557203B2 |
Temperature control system and process for gaseous precursor delivery
Systems, methods and an apparatus used for delivery of chemical precursors, and more particularly to an ampoule for containing chemical precursors are provided. In one implementation, an apparatus for generating a chemical precursor used in a vapor deposition processing system is provided. The apparatus comprises a canister comprising a sidewall, a top, and a bottom surface encompassing an interior volume therein, an adhesion layer disposed over an outside surface of the sidewall and bottom surface, a thermally conductive coating disposed over the adhesion layer, an insulator layer disposed over the thermally conductive coating, wherein the thermally conductive coating over the bottom surface remains exposed and an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior volume. |
| US10557191B2 |
Method for producing deposition mask, deposition mask, and method for producing organic semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a vapor deposition mask (100) including a resin layer (10), and a magnetic metal body (20) formed on the resin layer (10), the method including the steps of: (A) providing a magnetic metal body (20) having at least one first opening (25); (B) providing a substrate (60); (C) forming a resin layer (10) by applying a solution including a resin material or a varnish of a resin material on a surface of a substrate (60), and then performing a heat treatment thereon; (D) securing the resin layer (10) formed on the substrate (60) on the magnetic metal body (20) so as to cover the at least one first opening (25); (E) forming a plurality of second openings (13) in a region of the resin layer (10) that is located in the at least one first opening (25) of the magnetic metal body (20); and (F) after the step (E), removing the substrate (60) from the resin layer (10). |
| US10557188B2 |
Aluminum alloy composition and method
An aluminum alloy composition includes, in weight percent: 0.5-0.7 manganese; 0.05-0.15 iron; 0.3-0.5 silicon; 0.020 max nickel; 0.05-0.15 titanium; 0.01 max copper; and 0.10 max zinc, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. The alloy may also have a combined amount of manganese and silicon of at least 0.8 wt. % and/or a Mn/Si ratio of 2.25 or less. The alloy may tolerate higher nickel contents than existing alloys, while providing increased corrosion resistance, as well as similar extrudability, strength, and performance. Billets or other intermediate products formed of the alloy may be homogenized at 500-595° C. and controlled cooled at 400° C. per hour or less. The homogenized billet may be extruded into an extruded product, such as an aluminum alloy heat exchanger tube. |
| US10557184B2 |
Method for manufacturing copper alloy and copper alloy
A method for manufacturing a copper alloy according to the present invention comprises (a) weighing a copper powder and one of a Cu—Zr master alloy and a ZrH2 powder such that an alloy composition of Cu-xZr (x is the atomic % of Zr, and 0.5≤x≤8.6 is satisfied) is obtained and pulverizing and mixing the copper powder and the one of the Cu—Zr master alloy and the ZrH2 powder in an inert atmosphere until an average particle diameter D50 falls within the range of from 1 μm to 500 μm to thereby obtain a powder mixture; and (b) subjecting the powder mixture to spark plasma sintering by holding the powder mixture at a prescribed temperature lower than eutectic temperature while the powder mixture is pressurized at a pressure within a prescribed range. |
| US10557183B2 |
Work hardenable yield ratio-controlled steel and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing yield ratio-controlled steel, including the steps of subjecting alloy steel to rolling or wire drawing, thus obtaining a bar material; performing a first heat treatment, in which the material is heated and maintained for a predetermined period of time at a first temperature ranging from Ac1 to Ac3 based on Ac1 and Ac3 transformation temperatures; and cooling the material to a second temperature ranging from Mf to Ms based on a martensite start temperature (Ms) and a martensite finish temperature (Mf), and performing a second heat treatment, in which the material is maintained at the second temperature for a predetermined period of time. |
| US10557180B2 |
Heat treating device
The present disclosure is characterized by inexpensively treating an ammonia gas contained in an exhaust gas after nitriding without performing combustion, adsorption using an adsorption agent, or the like. A vacuum carburizing device of the present disclosure includes a heating furnace which heats a workpiece, an ammonia gas supply device which supplies an ammonia gas and nitrides the workpiece to the heating furnace, and a thermal decomposition furnace which thermally decomposes the ammonia gas discharged from the heating furnace after nitriding. |
| US10557176B2 |
Method for detecting trace fungi using single-cell sequencing and kit thereof
A method for detecting trace fungi using single-cell sequencing and a fungi detection kit prepared by the method are disclosed. The method includes the steps of obtaining trace fungal cells, extracting fungal protoplasm by breaking the cell walls of fungi, extracting gDNA from trace fungal protoplasm and amplifying the gDNA, constructing trace gDNA library, genome sequencing, bioinformatics analysis and comparison, and determining the species of detected fungi, etc. The method realizes the high-efficiency detection of trace fungi, and can be directly applied to the isolation, detection, identification of trace and difficult-to-identify fungal samples or mixed samples, and in-depth study of genetic information. The fungi detection method and the kit are applicable to industrial production, environmental monitoring, air testing, soil testing, water quality testing, food testing, drug testing, cosmetics testing, health care products testing and medical testing, and other fields. |
| US10557171B2 |
Methods for the treatment of kidney fibrosis
The technology described herein is directed to the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of kidney fibrosis, e.g., chronic kidney disease. |
| US10557170B2 |
Thromboembolic disease markers
The invention relates to a method for a more appropriate thromboembolic event risk assessment based on the presence of different genetic variant. The invention also relates to a method for determining the risk of suffering a thromboembolism disease by combining the absence or presence of one or more polymorphic markers in a sample from the subject with conventional risk factors for thromboembolism as well as computer-implemented means for carrying out said method. |
| US10557167B2 |
Biomolecule sequencing devices, systems and methods
Devices, systems and methods for sequencing protein samples are provided. In some examples, currents generated when a monomer passes through between electrodes of a nanogap electrode pair are measured for each of several different distances, so that monomers are identified when compared to a reference physical quantity of a known monomer, which may be obtained from a current measured with a similar inter-electrode distance(s) at which each of plural kinds of monomers are identifiable and ordered with predetermined accuracy and based on a detected physical quantity obtained from a tunneling current, which may be further normalized by the use of one or more reference substances. |
| US10557165B2 |
Nucleic acid detection method and assay kit
According to one embodiment, a method for detecting target nucleic acid includes the following steps. (A) A reaction field is formed by placing a reaction mixture on an electrode, and the reaction mixture contains the sample, a primer set, an amplification enzyme, 4 mM to 30 mM of magnesium ion, and a redox probe. The redox probe has an oxidation reduction potential, which generates an electric signal of which amplitude increases. (B) The reaction field is maintained under an amplification reaction condition. (C) The electric signal is detected with the electrode. (D) Existence or quantity of the target nucleic acid is determined. |
| US10557163B2 |
Bacterial detection cartridge
Described herein are methods and apparatus for rapid detection of microorganisms in biological samples (e.g. blood) for analysis to determine the presence or absence of infectious microorganisms in the samples. The apparatus includes a cartridge with a lid and a tray, a mechanism for isolating a bulk sample into multiple smaller samples, and a sensor disposed on the tray to determine the presence or absence of microorganisms. The cartridge lid includes projections that, in a first position, allow for sample to distribute evenly in the cartridge tray and, in a second position, isolate the sample into multiple smaller volume samples. The apparatus and method shorten the time-to-detection of a microorganism in a sample and reduce the steps required from sample collection to microorganism detection. |
| US10557162B2 |
Identification of microorganisms using MALDI-TOF-MS on-plate extraction
Rapid methods that identify sepsis-causing bacteria or yeast aid the physician in critical therapeutic decision-making, thus decreasing patient mortality rates. The methods described herein employ plating microorganisms directly on to a MALDI-MS plate, adding concentrated formic acid, and identifying the microorganism by mass spectrometry. Optionally, an organic solvent may be combined with the formic acid, or added to the sample before or after the concentrated formic acid is added thereto. The methods enable direct extraction of proteins from microorganisms without the need for liquid protein extraction methods and yields positive identification results for gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria and yeast in minutes. |
| US10557158B2 |
Processes and systems for preparation of nucleic acid sequencing libraries and libraries prepared using same
This disclosure provides methods for preparing a sequencing library including the steps of providing a template nucleic acid sequence, dNTPs, dUTP, a primer, a polymerase, a dUTP excising enzyme, and a plurality of beads including oligonucleotide adapter sequence segments; amplifying the template nucleic acid with the polymerase, dNTPs, dUTP and random hexamer to provide a complementary nucleic acid sequence including occasional dUTPs; and excising the incorporated dUTPs with the dUTP excising enzyme to provide nicks in the complementary nucleic acid sequence to provide a sequencing library. |
| US10557154B2 |
Hydrothermal-mechanical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol or other fermentation products
A low-cost process is provided to render lignocellulosic biomass accessible to cellulase enzymes, to produce fermentable sugars. Some variations provide a process to produce ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass (such as sugarcane bagasse or corn stover), comprising introducing a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock to a single-stage digestor; exposing the feedstock to a reaction solution comprising steam or liquid hot water within the digestor, to solubilize the hemicellulose in a liquid phase and to provide a cellulose-rich solid phase; refining the cellulose-rich solid phase, together with the liquid phase, in a mechanical refiner, thereby providing a mixture of refined cellulose-rich solids and the liquid phase; enzymatically hydrolyzing the mixture in a hydrolysis reactor with cellulase enzymes, to generate fermentable sugars; and fermenting the fermentable sugars to produce ethanol. Many alternative process configurations are described. The disclosed processes may be employed for other fermentation products. |
| US10557151B2 |
Somatic human cell line mutations
The invention provides for a method of producing a mutant somatic human cell line of cells comprising a genomic mutation of interest (MOI) at a predefined genomic site of interest (GOI) in close proximity to a genomic target site, which comprises: a) providing a guide RNA (gRNA) comprising a tracrRNA in conjunction with crRNA including an oligonucleotide sequence that hybridizes with the target site; b) providing an RNA-guided endonuclease which catalyzes the DNA break at the target site upon hybridizing with the gRNA; c) introducing the gRNA into the cells in the presence of the endonuclease to obtain a repertoire of cells comprising a variety of genomic mutations at the target site; d) selecting a cell from said repertoire which comprises a MOI; wherein the cell is haploid for the genomic locus of the target site; and e) expanding the cell to obtain the mutant cell line. The invention further provides for a mutant human somatic cell line obtainable by such method; and libraries of mutant human somatic cell lines of isogenic cells with a variety of genomic mutations at different predefined genomic target sites. |
| US10557150B1 |
Automated nucleic acid assembly and introduction of nucleic acids into cells
In an illustrative embodiment, automated instruments comprising one or more flow-through electroporation devices or modules are provided to automate transformation of nucleic acids in live cells. |
| US10557148B2 |
Compositions and methods for deterring feeding by psyllids
The invention relates to a plant that includes a transgene encoding a heterologous polypeptide conferring on plant expressing said polypeptide resistance to a hemipteroid sap-sucking insect. The transgene is also expressed in a plant component (such as a leaf). Typically, expression of such polypeptides deters feeding by insects such as psyllids (such as an Asian citrus psyllid, the African citrus psyllid, or the American citrus psyllid). Exemplary plants useful in the invention are citrus or solanaceous plants. |
| US10557145B2 |
Flagellin-sensing 3 (‘FLS3’) protein and methods of use
One aspect of the present invention relates to a nucleic acid construct that includes a nucleic acid molecule that encodes FLAGELLIN-SENSING 3 (“FLS3”) protein; a 5′ heterologous DNA promoter sequence; and a 3′ terminator sequence, where the nucleic acid molecule, the DNA promoter sequence, and the terminator sequence are operatively coupled to permit transcription of the nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of imparting disease resistance to a plant. This method involves transforming a plant or a plant seed with a nucleic acid molecule that increases expression of an FLS3 protein, where said transforming is effective in imparting disease resistance to the transformed plant or to a transgenic plant produced from the transformed plant seed. The present invention also relates to methods of expressing a nucleic acid molecule in a plant, identifying a candidate plant suitable for breeding that displays enhanced disease resistance, and enhancing efficiency of transformation of a plant by Agrobacterium. |
| US10557142B2 |
Plant regulatory elements and uses thereof
The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules and constructs, as well as their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants. The invention also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising the recombinant DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable DNA molecules, as are methods of their use. |
| US10557140B2 |
CTLA-4-targeting trans-splicing ribozyme for delivery of chimeric antigen receptor, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a recombinant vector, characterized by including a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4 (CTLA-4)-targeting trans-splicing ribozyme expression cassette for delivery of chimeric antigen receptor, wherein the expression cassette includes: (i) a CTLA-4-targeting trans-splicing ribozyme; and (ii) a polynucleotide encoding a chimeric antigen receptor ligated to the 3′ exon of the ribozyme. The present invention also relates to a transformed cell into which the recombinant vector is introduced, a ribozyme expressed from the recombinant vector, a retrovirus expressing the ribozyme, and a T cell treated with the retrovirus. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancers, in which the pharmaceutical composition includes the recombinant vector, the transformed cell, the ribozyme, the retrovirus, the T cell, or a combination thereof; and a method for treating cancers, in which the method includes administering, to an individual in need thereof, the recombinant vector, the transformed cell, the ribozyme, the retrovirus, the T cell, or a combination thereof. The recombinant vector of the present invention and the ribozyme expressed therefrom become a gene-cell therapy which inhibits CTLA-4 on T cells which has been an obstacle in conventional anti-cancer therapies and, at the same time, enables anti-cancer treatment, thereby allowing more effective anti-cancer effects to be anticipated. Such a gene-cell therapy results in decreased toxicity in normal tissues and thus exhibits increased effects in both therapeutic efficacy and safety, which enables it to be widely utilized in the field of gene therapy in the future. |
| US10557135B2 |
Sequence tags
Provided herein is a new class of nucleic acid tagging molecules which are essentially free of homopolymer stretches. The tagging molecules can tag a plurality of individual target molecules for detection with a high degree of accuracy. The tagging molecules can be used to tag at least 105 or 106 individual target molecules. The tagged individual target molecules can be subjected to high throughput sequence analysis. |
| US10557133B2 |
Methods and compositions for nucleic acid sequencing
Embodiments of the present invention relate to sequencing nucleic acids. In particular, embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to preparing nucleic acid templates and obtaining sequence data therefrom. |
| US10557129B2 |
Peptides derived from human PCSK9 catalytic domain and uses thereof for promoting LDL-R activity
The present invention provides compositions comprising an isolated or purified therapeutically effective hPCSK9 polypeptide derived from the hPCSK9 catalytic domain, and their use in methods of treating hypercholesterolemia. |
| US10557126B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding cyclohexanone monooxygenases
The present invention relates to non-naturally occurring polypeptides useful for preparing armodafinil, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides. The non-naturally occurring polypeptides of the present invention are effective in carrying out biocatalytic conversion of the (i) 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide to (−)-2-[(R)-(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide (armodafinil), or (ii) benzhydryl-thioacetic acid to (R)-2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetic acid, which is a pivotal intermediate in the synthesis of armodafinil, in enantiomeric excess. |
| US10557121B2 |
Method for chondrogenic induction
Provided is a method for producing chondrocytes from pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising the steps of: (i) culturing pluripotent stem cells under adherent conditions in a medium containing an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGFβ and GDF5, and (ii) culturing the cells obtained in step (i) under suspension conditions in a medium containing an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and one or more substances selected from the group consisting of BMP2, TGFβ and GDF5. Also provided is a pharmaceutical product comprising chondrocytes obtained by the method. |
| US10557116B2 |
Treatment of lung and pulmonary diseases and disorders
Compositions and methods of using cells derived from umbilical cord tissue to stimulate and support lung tissue angiogenesis, to improve blood flow to lung tissue, to regenerate, repair, and improve lung tissue damaged by lung disease, disorder and/or injury, and to protect lung tissue from damage caused by lung disease, disorder and/or injury in a patient. |
| US10557114B2 |
Thioesterases and cells for production of tailored oils
The invention features plant acyl-ACP thioesterase genes of the FatB class and proteins encoded by these genes. The genes are useful for constructing recombinant host cells having altered fatty acid profiles. Oleaginous microalga host cells with the new genes or previously identified FatB genes are disclosed. The microalgae cells produce triglycerides with useful fatty acid profiles. |
| US10557108B2 |
Triggered release system
The combination of an enzyme substrate and an enzyme capable of accelerating the modification of said substrate, provides a triggered release system which works especially well. The use of the enzyme-triggered release system can retain a rinse benefit agent during the wash stage and release it during the subsequent rinse stage. |
| US10557104B2 |
Modular, mobile, and automated solvent extraction and distillation systems, and methods of using the same
Some variations provide an automated system for solvent extraction of a feed stock to produce a botanical extract, fats, oils, or other desirable solute, comprising: an extraction reactor; a distillation unit; and a second-stage purge chamber or a second-stage purge process utilizing the extraction reactor itself. The second-stage purge chamber or process receives or holds the solid material along with a heated inert non-condensable gas and/or solvent vapor, to recover residual solvent contained in the solid material. Other variations provide a process comprising: feeding a raw material and a solvent into an extraction reactor; generating dissolved material in rich solvent and extracted solid material; distilling the rich solvent to generate purified product and recovered solvent; conveying the solid material and a heated inert non-condensable gas and/or solvent vapor into a second-stage purge chamber, or holding the solid material in the same vessel, to recover residual solvent; and recovering the purified product. |
| US10557103B2 |
Refrigerator lubricating oil and mixed composition for refrigerator
The refrigerator lubricating oil of the present invention contains: a base oil containing, as a major component, a polyol ester (A) of a fatty acid (a1) that is a fatty acid having a number of carbon atoms of from 3 to 18 and a polyol (a2) that is selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, trimethylolbutane, pentaerythritol, and dipentaerythritol; and a disulfide and/or trisulfide compound (B), and the disulfide and/or trisulfide compound (B) is blended in an amount of from 30 to 10,000 ppm by mass in terms of sulfur equivalent based on the total amount of the refrigerator lubricating oil. |
| US10557101B2 |
Phosphono paraffins
Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently —H or wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22. |
| US10557098B1 |
Synthesis of hydrochar from jackfruit
A method of producing hydrochar from jackfruit peel biomass includes hydrothermal carbonization of jackfruit peel biomass by autoclaving at 150° C.-250° C. for about 3 hours to produce a hydrochar. The hydrochar can be activated by treatment with phosphoric acid (H3PO4), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), or a combination thereof. The hydrochar produced according to the method is particularly effective at removing azo-dyes, and specifically methylene blue, from aqueous solutions such as industrial waste water. |
| US10557093B2 |
Process for producing naphthenic base oils
A process for producing naphthenic base oils from low quality naphthenic crude feedstocks. The naphthenic base oils produced by the process have improved low temperature properties at high yields based on feedstock. |
| US10557091B2 |
Process for increasing hydrocarbon yield from catalytic reformer
A reforming reactor and process of using same in which residence time of feed within a chamber of a reactor is shortened. Feed is injected into the reactor into a non-reactive zone. The non-reactive zone has two portions, a first portion receiving the feed, and a second portion receiving a purge gas. The purge gas will flow from the second portion to the first portion to prevent flow of the feed from the first portion to the second portion. The combined gas may be passed to a reaction zone for catalytic reforming. The first portion and the second portion may be separated by a baffle. |
| US10557087B2 |
Method and system for utilizing materials of differing thermal properties to increase furnace run length
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a furnace having a heated portion arranged adjacent to an unheated portion. A plurality of straight tubes are formed of a first material and are at least partially disposed in the heated portion. A plurality of return bends are operatively coupled to the plurality of straight tubes. The plurality of return bends are formed of a second material and are at least partially disposed in the unheated portion. The first material exhibits a maximum temperature greater than the second material thereby facilitating increased run time of the furnace. The second material exhibits wear-resistance properties greater than the first material thereby facilitating wear-resistance of the furnace. |
| US10557086B2 |
Resveratrol-based flame retardant materials
A process of forming a resveratrol-based flame retardant small molecule with a phosphonate/phosphinate molecule that includes a chloride group and a terminal functional group. |
| US10557083B2 |
Liquid crystal medium
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a terphenyl compound and at least two polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in an LC display of the polymer sustained alignment (PSA) type, and to an LC display, especially a PSA display, comprising it. |
| US10557082B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and application thereof
A liquid crystal composition and use thereof in the liquid crystal display field. The liquid crystal composition includes, in percentages by weight, 5-40% of one or more compounds represented by general formula I, 2-30% of one or more compounds represented by general formula II, and 20-70% of one or more compounds represented by general formula III, and may further include 4-30% of one or more compounds represented by general formula IV and/or 5-25% of one or more compounds represented by general formulas V to IX. The combined use of the above-mentioned compounds can effectively reduce the rotational viscosity of the liquid crystal composition, improve related properties of the mixed liquid crystal, and thus reduce the response time thereof. The liquid crystal composition can be used for a fast-response liquid display in a variety of display modes. |
| US10557079B2 |
Method of making rod-shaped particles for use as proppant and anti-flowback additive
A method for forming rod-shaped particles includes reducing a length of rods derived from a slurry made up of particles and a reactant, wherein the rods are in a stabilized state in which the reactant has been at least partially reacted with a coagulant, but the rods have not been sintered, and subsequently sintering the reduced length stabilized rods. The reducing the length of the stabilized rods includes subjecting the stabilized rods to mechanical vibration applied by a device, or feeding the stabilized rods through a device having a rotating cutting mechanism. |
| US10557078B2 |
Brine resistant silica sol
A brine resistant silica sol is described and claimed. This brine resistant silica sol comprises an aqueous colloidal silica mixture that has been surface functionalized with at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of a monomeric hydrophilic organosilane, a mixture of monomeric hydrophilic organosilane(s) and monomeric hydrophobic organosilane(s), or a polysiloxane oligomer, wherein the surface functionalized brine resistant aqueous colloidal silica sol passes at least two of three of these brine resistant tests: API Brine Visual, 24 Hour Seawater Visual and API Turbidity Meter. |
| US10557076B2 |
Loss circulation compositions (LCM) having Portland cement clinker
Portland cement clinker LCMs that include Portland cement clinker to mitigate or prevent lost circulation in a well are provided. A Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker, Portland cement, a carrier fluid, and an inorganic consolidation activator. Another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and a crosslinked fluid, such as a polyuronide crosslinked via calcium ions or a polysaccharide crosslinked via divinyl sulfone. Yet another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and polymer fibers or particulate glass. Methods of lost circulation control using a Portland cement clinker LCM are also provided. |
| US10557072B2 |
Drilling fluid for downhole electrocrushing drilling
The disclosure relates to an electrocrushing drilling fluid with an electrocrushing drilling base fluid including a polar oil, a non-polar oil, or a combination thereof and glycerine carbonate. The electrocrushing drilling fluid or base fluid may further include water or glycerin. The electrocrushing drilling fluid may further contain at least one additive. The electrocrushing drilling fluid may have a dielectric constant or dielectric strength of at least a set amount, an electric conductivity less than a set amount, or a combination of these properties. The disclosure further relates to an electrocrushing drilling system containing the electrocrushing drilling fluid and an electrocrushing drill bit. |
| US10557069B2 |
Fluorinated olefins as working fluids and methods of using same
A working fluid that includes a fluorinated olefin compound represented by the following general formula (I): |
| US10557062B2 |
Composition for forming adhesive layer, adhesive layer, manufacturing method for adhesive layer, composite material, sheet, heat dissipation member, electronic device, battery, capacitor, automobile component and machine mechanism component
The invention relates to a composition for forming an adhesive layer, an adhesive layer, a manufacturing method for the adhesive layer, a composite material, a sheet, a heat dissipation member, an electronic device, a battery, a capacitor, an automobile component and a machine mechanism component, and the composition for forming the adhesive layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a compound having an oxazoline group. |
| US10557061B2 |
Adhesive tape
An adhesive tape including a particular foam base is provided. An average bubble diameter in a machine direction (MD) and an average bubble diameter in a cross-machine direction (CD) of the foam base are each 150 μm or less, the ratio of the average bubble diameter in the machine direction/an average bubble diameter in a vertical direction (VD) and the ratio of the average bubble diameter in the cross-machine direction/the average bubble diameter in the vertical direction are each 6 or less, and the foam base has an interlaminar strength of 20 N/cm or more. With this adhesive tape, good followability to an adherend and excellent impact resistance can be realized. The adhesive tape of the present invention can be suitably used in portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and game machines, whose screen size has been increasing and for which a requirement for flexible design is high. |
| US10557055B2 |
Conformable coating composition comprising fluorinated copolymer
Conformable coating composition are described comprising a (meth)acrylate copolymer comprising interpolymerized monomer units of fluorinated monomer and a volatile solvent having a solubility parameter from 4.9-12.5 (cal/cm3)1/2. In some embodiments, the fluorinated monomer has a Tg <30° C. In some embodiments, the dried coating exhibits no blocking and no greater than 75% failure at an elongation of 100%. Also described is a conformable film comprising a dried coating composition of the coating compositions described herein, articles comprising a layer of the conformable film on a substrate, and a copolymer comprising interpolymerized units of fluorinated monomer(s), silane monomer(s); and one or more monomers having a Tg ≥50° C. |
| US10557052B2 |
Ink set and recording method
An ink set includes two ink compositions containing resin and wax separately, with the resin in one and the wax in the other, or an ink composition containing resin and wax together as well as a coagulant solution containing a coagulant for a component of the ink composition(s). The resin and the wax include a resin and a wax wherein the resin has higher aggregability than the wax. |
| US10557048B2 |
Inks
An ink comprising: (a) from 0.5 to 5 parts of a self-dispersible pigment; (b) from 1 to 10 parts of a styrene acrylic latex binder and/or styrene butadiene latex; (c) from 0 to 5 parts of a glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol or triethylene glycol; (d) from 1 to 10 parts of 2-pyrrolidone; (e) from 1 to 15 parts of glycerol; (f) from 0.1 to 3 parts of an acetylenic surfactant; (g) from 0.001 to 5 parts of biocide; (h) from 0 to 10 parts of a viscosity modifier; and (i) the balance to 100 parts water. Also an ink-jet printing process, a printed substrate, an ink-jet printer ink container and an ink-jet printer with a re-circulating printer head. |
| US10557039B2 |
Compositions comprising bisphosphonic compounds dissolved in a fluorinated solvent, and use thereof for covering the surface of a part
A liquid composition comprising at least one bisphosphonic compound bearing at least one partially fluorinated, perfluorinated (PF) or perfluorpolether (PFPE) group. The bisphosphonic compound is dissolved in at least one non-flammable fluorinated solvent or in a mixture of non-flammable fluorinated solvents. A method for increasing the lipophobic or hydrophobic properties of a surface is also disclosed, wherein a liquid composition comprising at least one bisphosphonic compound bearing at least one partially fluorinated, perfluorinated (PF) or perfluorpolether (PFPE) group is applied to the surface. The method may include preliminary oxidation of the surface, if necessary; contacting the surface with the liquid composition until the bisphosphonic compound contained therein is assembled in a layer coating the surface; and drying the surface thus coated. |
| US10557037B2 |
Coated pigments, method for the production and the use thereof, coating agent and article
The present invention relates to a particularly effective protective coating for metallic objects, the coating method, and the special applications thereof. The particularly high protective effect is achieved by the adaptation of the inorganic fraction and the organic polymer fraction of the coating to the specific surface of the object. Further adjustments of the coating can be used for further optimization, for example of the protection properties or other product properties. |
| US10557033B2 |
Resin composition suitable for rigid-flex board and use thereof
The disclosure relates to a resin composition, comprising an epoxy resin, a high molecular weight polyetheramine and an amine-terminated acrylonitrile rubber. Various products can be made from the resin composition, such as prepregs, laminates, printed circuit boards or rigid-flex boards, in which one, multiple or all of the following properties can be met: low resin flow, low dust weight loss, high peel strength at room temperature and at high temperature, low moisture absorption rate, and better varnish stability. |
| US10557032B2 |
Composition for support material and ink set for stereolithography
A composition for a support material according to the present invention is to be used in a support material for supporting a model material used to form a shaped article through ink-jet stereolithography and contains polyalkylene glycol having an oxybutylene group, a water-soluble monofunctional ethylenic unsaturated monomer, and a photopolymerization initiator, and the content of the polyalkylene glycol having an oxybutylene group is 15 parts by mass or more and 75 parts by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the composition for a support material taken as 100 parts by mass. |
| US10557028B2 |
Filled polyolefin composition
A polyolefin composition made from or containing: (A) from 97.0 to 45.0 wt % of a propylene-1-hexene random copolymer, (B) from 2.0 to 50.0 wt % of fibers, and (Q) from 0.3 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a compatibilizer, the sum (A)+(B)+(Q) being 100, wherein (i) the copolymer has a content of 1-hexene derived units ranging from 0.6 wt % to 3.0 wt % with respect to the copolymer, (ii) the copolymer has the melt flow rate (MFR) measured according to the method ISO 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg) ranging from 0.2 up to 40 g/10 min, (iii) the fibers are selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, carbon fibers, metal fibers, mineral fibers, ceramic fibers, and polymer fibers. |
| US10557027B2 |
High flow TPO composition with excellent tensile strain at break and low powder stickiness
The present invention is directed to a heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO), a polyolefin composition (PO) comprising the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO), an automotive article comprising the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) and/or the polyolefin composition (PO) and a process for the preparation of the polyolefin composition (PO) as well as the use of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) for improving the mechanical properties of a polyolefin composition (PO). |
| US10557021B2 |
Artificial timber and method for preparing artificial timber
An artificial timer and preparing method thereof. The artificial timber includes the following components in parts by weight: 35-50 parts of cellulose, 20-35 parts of hemicellulose and 15-35 parts of lignin, wherein the artificial timber has a density of 0.01-0.05 g/cm3. The preparing method includes: (1) dissolving 15-35 parts by weight of lignin, 35-50 parts by weight of cellulose and 20-35 parts by weight of hemicellulose with an ionic liquid; (2) cleaning and replacing it with water to obtain a lignocellulose hydrogel; and (3) drying the lignocellulose hydrogel to obtain an artificial timber. The prepared artificial timber is large in specific area, low in density, low in material energy consumption, moderate in condition and easy for operation. The obtained artificial timber is regular in shape and shaped like a sandy beige cylinder without obvious damage and deformation, which indicates that such artificial timber with high specific area has well molding capacity. |
| US10557020B2 |
Renewable and cost-effective fillers for polymeric materials
Polymer composites are provided, and more particularly, polymer composites of ground date pits disposed in a polymer matrix. The composites can be formed by a process of preparing reinforced polymer composites having a fibril melt fracture surface, including blending a mixture of date pit particulate with a thermoplastic polymer; melting the mixture; and forcing the melt through a die to produce the polymer composite having a fibril containing surface. |
| US10557019B2 |
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composite and method of preparing the same
Provided herein, inter alia, are a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composite and a method for manufacturing the same. The carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composite may improve interfacial bonding force by modifying the surface of carbon fibers with an amphiphilic block copolymer and then forming a composite of the surface-modified carbon fibers with a polymer. |
| US10557018B2 |
Three-dimensional object forming liquid, three-dimensional object forming liquid set, three-dimensional object producing method, and three-dimensional object
Provided is a three-dimensional object producing method, including: a first step of forming a film by delivering a first liquid as a hydrogel precursor including at least a multifunctional monomer; and a second step of curing the film formed in the first step, wherein the first step and the second step are repeated a plurality of times. |
| US10557015B2 |
Epoxy resin-epoxy curing systems with a latent thickening tendency
The invention relates to a two-component or multi-component system having at least one epoxy resin component (1) that comprises i. at least one epoxy resin, ii. at least one inorganic thickener (a1) and iii. at least one wetting and dispersing agent (a2) that inhibits the thickening effect of said inorganic thickener (a1); as well as a curing component (2) which comprises i.) at least one component (b1) that at least partially cancels the inhibition of the thickening effect of the inorganic thickener (a1); said wetting and dispersing agent (a2) being non-reactive to the at least one epoxy resin, and the curing component (2) being reactive to said epoxy resin component (1). The invention also relates to substrates coated with a two-component or multi-component system according to the invention. The invention also relates to the use of a combination of (a1) and (a2) in epoxy resin compositions, in order to give the formulation a latent thickening effect. |
| US10557010B2 |
Acetaldehyde scavenger treatment
A method of reducing aldehyde concentration in a vehicle cabin air, the method includes applying a solution comprising aldehyde scavenger(s) onto an outer surface of a foam article located or to be located within a vehicle cabin to form a top layer of the article such that aldehyde species are trapped within the article and prevented from being released into the cabin air. |
| US10557009B2 |
Thermally expandable microcapsule complex, method for manufacturing same, rubber composition in which complex is blended, and pneumatic tire using composition
In the present technology, a thermally expandable microcapsule complex is blended in a rubber component, the thermally expandable microcapsule complex being obtained by preparing an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer having a concentration of 1 to 30 mass %, adding from 5 to 60 parts by mass of cellulose fibers to 100 parts by mass of the aqueous solution to prepare a liquid dispersion (1), adding from 10 to 200 parts by mass of thermally expandable microcapsules to the liquid dispersion (1) to prepare a liquid dispersion 2), and evaporating the moisture content of the liquid dispersion (2). |
| US10557003B2 |
Polyimide resin composition
Provided is a polyimide resin composition capable of forming a polyimide film which is excellent in transparency and heat resistance and has a low thermal linear expansion coefficient. The polyimide resin composition contains a polyimide resin produced by reacting (A) a tetracarboxylic dianhydride with (B) a diamine containing a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing diamine in an amount of from 5 to 100 mol % of the total diamine; and silica microparticles, in a ratio by mass of from 25/75 to 60/40. |
| US10556997B2 |
Cross-linked rubber product
A cross-linked rubber product is obtained by cross-linking an acrylic elastomer composition containing an acrylic elastomer obtained by copolymerization of an acrylate and a cross-linking site monomer. The molar fraction of an oxygen atom (a) in the acrylic elastomer is 11.3 mol % or less, the molar fraction of a nitrogen atom (b) in the acrylic elastomer is 0.5 mol % or less, and a volume change is from −3 to 6% when the cross-linked rubber product is dipped in distilled water at 80° C. for 200 hours. |
| US10556996B2 |
Method for preparing a solution of a sulfonated polymer and an amino-phosphonic acid in an aprotic solvent
A method is disclosed for production of solutions of aminophosphonic acids and polymeric sulfonic acids in aprotic solvents. Membranes for membrane methodologies are produced from said solutions. Said membranes can also be doped with phosphoric acid. |
| US10556995B2 |
Process for making a composition comprising benefit agent delivery particles
A process of making compositions comprising benefit agent delivery particles comprises the steps of combining a graft co-polymer and a benefit agent to form a premix composition, and combining the premix composition and water and/or consumer product adjunct material to form the compositions. The resulting compositions comprise benefit agent delivery particles that comprise the graft co-polymer and benefit agent. |
| US10556993B2 |
Addition-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition, cured product thereof, and semiconductor device having the cured product
Provided is an addition-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition capable of forming a cured product having a superior transparency, heat resistance and light resistance. The addition-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition contains: (A) an organopolysiloxane having in one molecule at least two silicon-atom-bonded alkenyl groups each having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having in one molecule at least two silicon-atom-bonded hydrogen atoms; (C) a platinum group metal-based catalyst; and (D) a barium compound represented by the following formula (1) Ba(OR)2 (1) wherein R represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; or an acyl group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms. |
| US10556988B2 |
Catalysts
The present invention relates to the field of polymerisation catalysts, and systems comprising said catalysts for polymerising carbon dioxide and an epoxide, a lactide and/or lactone, and/or an epoxide and an anhydride. The catalyst is of formula (I): Wherein M1 and M2 are independently selected from Zn(II), Cr(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Mg(II), Fe(II), Ti(II), V(II), Cr(III)-X, Co(III)-X, Ni(III)-X, Mn(III)-X, Fe(III)-X, Ca(II), Ge(II), Al(III)-X, Ti(III)-X, V(III)-X, Ge(IV)-(X)2 or Ti(IV)-(X)2. R3A is different from R3B; and/or at least one occurrence of E3, E4, E5 and E6 is different to a remaining occurrence of E3, E4, E5 and E6. A ligand, a process of asymmetric N-substitution of a symmetrical ligand and a process for the reaction of: (i) carbon dioxide with an epoxide; (ii) an epoxide and an anhydride; and/or (iii) a lactide and/or a lactone, in the presence of a catalyst is also described. |
| US10556987B2 |
Polycarbonate resin
The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin containing a repeating unit represented by formula (A) in the amount of 1-99.5 wt %, the polycarbonate resin also containing an oligomer having a specific structure in a total amount that constitutes a content of 2.5 wt % or lower. (In formula (A), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group, or a C1-6 alkyloxy group). |
| US10556986B2 |
Polymer, organic layer composition, and method of forming patterns
A polymer including a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic layer composition including the polymer, and method of forming patterns are provided. The Chemical Formula 1 is the same as defined in the detailed description. |
| US10556985B2 |
Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic epoxy curing agents, compositions and methods
Amine-epoxy curing agents are disclosed including at least one saturated heterocyclic compound having two nitrogen heteroatoms according to formula (I) and at least one saturated fused bicyclic heterocyclic compound having three nitrogen heteroatoms according to formula (II): wherein X is independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched C1 to C4 alkyl group and a substituted or un-substituted phenyl group, Y1 is a direct bond or a divalent polyethylene polyamine group having 1 to 8 nitrogen atoms or a divalent polyethylene polyamine derivative having 1 to 8 nitrogen atoms, Y2 is a direct bond or a divalent polyethylene polyamine group having 1 to 7 nitrogen atoms and R is independently a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C8 linear, cyclic, and branched alkyl, alkenyl, and alkaryl groups. |
| US10556979B2 |
Modified polyimide and curable resin composition
A modified polyimide represented by Formula 4: wherein D is a heat curable or photocurable functional group, R is a divalent or higher polyvalent organic group, and n is an integer of 1 or greater, X1, X2, X3, and X4 are each independently a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride, Y1, Y2, and Y3 are each independently a divalent organic group derived from a diamine, p, q, r, and v are each independently an integer of 0 or greater, with the proviso that p, q, r, and v are not simultaneously 0, and r+v is 1 or greater. Additionally, curable resin compositions including the modified polyimide, as well as polyimide films including a cured product of the curable resin composition, and methods for preparing the modified polyimide. |
| US10556970B2 |
Method for preparing high transparent low acyl gellan gum
A method for preparing high transparent low acyl gellan gum from fermentation broth is provided, in which two-stage filtrations are carried out on deacylated gellan gum fermentation broth by using diatomite and/or perlite with different particle sizes as filter aid and filter media. The obtained product has high gel transparency and low content of metal ions. The method also has the advantages of simple pretreatment of fermentation broth, high impurities removal efficiency, simple operation, and easy to be industrialized. |
| US10556964B2 |
Bispecific antibody-mediated cancer therapy with cytokine-induced killer cell
Provided are compositions comprising a MSBODY and a cytotoxic immune cell (e.g., Cytokine-induced killer cell) to form Armed Activated CIK cells (ACCs), wherein the MSBODY comprising a first antigen binding moiety that has specificity for a tumor antigen, and a second antigen binding moiety that binds to the cell. Provided are also methods preparing a composition comprising a MSBODY and a cytotoxic immune cell, and methods for treating patients with CIK cells armed with bispecific antibodies. |
| US10556963B2 |
Means and methods for counteracting myeloproliferative or lymphoproliferative disorders
The invention provides human AML-specific binding compounds that are able to bind a cell surface component of AML cells. Therapeutic uses of binding compounds against AML are also provided. |
| US10556959B2 |
Anti-CD39 antibodies and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates generally to anti-CD39 antibodies, including antibody-drug conjugates comprising the antibodies, and methods of their use. |
| US10556956B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising humanized anti-CCR4 IgG4 antibody
The present disclosure provides methods of modulating regulatory T-cell activity and function. |
| US10556954B2 |
Anti-PD-L1 nanobody, coding sequence and use thereof
Provided in the present invention are a type of anti-human PD-L1 specific nanobodies and VHH chains thereof, coding sequences of the foregoing nanobodies or VHH chains thereof, corresponding expression vectors and host cells, and a method for producing antibodies. |
| US10556953B2 |
Agent capable of depleting CD8 T cells for the treatment of myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction
The present invention relates to a method for treating MI or AMI in a subject in need thereof comprising a step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of depleting CD8 T cells. More particularly, this present invention relates to a method for treating acute myocardial infarction by reducing the size of necrosis and limiting 10 the post ischemic left ventricular remodeling. |
| US10556952B2 |
Heavy chain constant regions with reduced binding to Fc gamma receptors
The invention provides antibody heavy chain constant regions with a hinge region modified to reduce binding to Fcγ receptors. The modification occurs within positions 233-236 by replacement of natural residues by glycine(s) and/or deletion(s). Such modifications can reduce binding of an antibody bearing such a constant region to Fcγ receptors to background levels. The constant regions can be incorporated into any format of antibody or Fc fusion protein. Such antibodies or fusion proteins can be used in methods of treatment, particularly those in which the mechanisms of action of the antibody or Fc fusion protein is not primarily or at all dependent on effector functions, as is the case when an antibody inhibits a receptor-ligand interaction or agonizes a receptor. |
| US10556951B2 |
Anti-CD33 antibodies and immunoconjugates
The invention provides anti-CD33 antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of using the same. |
| US10556946B2 |
Human derived anti-Huntingtin (HTT) antibodies and uses thereof
Provided are novel human-derived anti-huntingtin (HTT) antibodies and biotechnological derivatives thereof, preferably capable of binding mutated and/or aggregated HTT species and or fragments thereof, as well as methods related thereto. The human-derived anti-HTT antibodies and biotechnological derivatives can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for HTT targeted immunotherapy of Huntington Disease and diagnosis thereof. |
| US10556943B2 |
HLA-DR binding peptides and their uses
The present invention provides HLA-DR (MHC class II) binding peptides derived from the ovarian/breast cancer associated antigens, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER-2/neu), Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Insulin Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 (IGFBP-2), and Cyclin D1. The immunogenic peptides can be used in cancer vaccines. |
| US10556940B2 |
T cell receptors recognizing HLA-Cw8 restricted mutated KRAS
Disclosed is an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) presented in the context of an HLA-Cw*0802 molecule. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal. |
| US10556930B2 |
Host cells and methods for producing fatty acid-derivatives with high branched-chain percentage
The present disclosure is generally related to transformed host cells and their use for the production of branched-chain acyl-ACPs, branched-chain acyl-ACP-derived chemicals and fuels, branched-chain fatty acids and producing branched-chain fatty acid-derived chemicals and fuels. More particularly, disclosed herein are transformed host cells and methods for producing branched-chain acyl-ACPs and branched-chain fatty acids in high titer and high percentages. Also disclosed are methods for producing specific branched-chain fatty acid species and producing branched-chain fatty acid-derived chemicals and fuels such as, for example, branched-chain alcohols and branched-chain fatty acid ethyl esters. |
| US10556924B2 |
Process for the preparation of pasireotide
The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of Pasireotide of formula 11 [Cyclo [Phe-{4-(OCO—NH—CH2—CH2—NH2)) Pro}-Phg-DTrp-Lys-Tyr(Bzl)]]. The invention also relates to a novel intermediate compound of formula 8 and process thereof which is used for preparation of compound of formula 11. |
| US10556922B2 |
Crystalline and amorphous forms of 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate
The disclosure is in part directed to crystalline forms of 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate and variants thereof. |
| US10556917B1 |
Method for preparing bis-(silylalkyl)carbonate esters
Carbonate esters of Formula (I): (R1)(R2)(R3)Si—R4—O—C(═O)—O—R4—Si(R1)(R2)(R3) are prepared by reaction of a silyl-substituted alcohol of Formula (II): (R1)(R2)(R3)Si—R4—OH with an activated carbonyl compound of Formula (III): C(═O)Z2 in the presence of a catalyst (e.g., an bicyclic amidine, a bicyclic guanidine, or a phosphazene) in an aprotic solvent. In Formulas (I) and (II) each of R1 and R2 independently is alkyl; R3 is alkyl or —X1—Si(R5)(R6)(R7); X1 is O or alkylene; R4 is alkylene; and each R5, R6, and R7 independently is alkyl. In Formula (III), Z is 1-N-imidazolyl or 1-N-succinimidyl. In some embodiments, the catalyst used in the methods described herein comprises at least one base selected from the group consisting of a bicyclic amidine and a bicyclic guanidine. The reaction proceeds readily under both bulk and continuous flow reactor conditions. |
| US10556915B2 |
Polymorphic mixture of Rifaximin and its use for the preparation of solid formulations
A Rifaximin polymorphic mixture of α/β form in a relative ratio of 85/15±3 and a process for its preparation. The polymorphic mixture of Rifaximin is for use as a medicament, in particular in the treatment of traveler's diarrhea and hepatic encephalopathy. A pharmaceutical composition comprises the polymorphic mixture of Rifaximin as active ingredient, in particular, a solid formulation, more in particular, a film coated tablet. A polymorphic form of crude wet rifaximin and of purified wet rifaximin their use are used as intermediates in a process for the preparation of Rifaximin polymorphic mixture of α/β form in a relative ratio of 85/15±3. |
| US10556913B2 |
Asymmetric process for the preparation of thieno-indoles derivatives
The present invention relates to a new process for the preparation of thieno-indole derivatives of formula (Ia) or (Ib), exploiting an asymmetric synthesis for the preparation of key (8S) or (8R) 8-(halomethyl)-1-alkyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-thieno[3,2-e]indol-4-ol intermediates, and to useful intermediate compounds of such process.Thieno-indole derivatives are described and claimed in GB2344818, WO2013/149948 and WO2013/149946, which also disclose processes for their preparation.Thieno-indole enantiopure derivatives can now be advantageously prepared through a new asymmetric synthesis of the key 8-(halomethyl)-7,8-dihydro-6H-thieno[3,2-e]indol intermediates, which, avoiding the chiral resolution step, provides benefits in terms of reducing time and costs of the whole process for their preparation. The synthesis starts from the N-alkylation of 5-amino-4-halo-3-alkyl-1-benzothiophene-7-ol derivatives with enantiopure glycidyl 3-nosylate, followed by intramolecular 6-endo-tet cyclization using alkyl Grignard reagents; Mitsunobu activation of the secondary alcohol promotes internal spirocyclization, affording the 4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-8H-cyclopropa[c]thieno[3,2-e]indol-8-one derivatives; finally, stereo-electronically controlled regioselective cyclopropane opening yields the key enantiopure 8-(halomethyl)-1-alkyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-thieno[3,2-e]indol-4-ol intermediates; which can be further derivatized following teachings disclosed in WO2013/149948 or WO2013/149946, to prepare the final thieno-indole derivatives of formula (Ia) or (Ib).Such compounds are disclosed to be alkylating compounds with cytotoxic activity, therefore useful as such in the treatment of a variety of cancers and in cell proliferative disorders, or, conjugated with different types of nucleophiles, in the preparation of Antibody Drug Conjugated derivatives. |
| US10556905B2 |
Processes for preparing a diazabicyclooctane compound
A process for preparing a diazabicyclooctane compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein A represents RcO—; B represents NH or NC1-6 alkyl; C represents a benzyl group; Rc represents a C1-6 alkyl group; A is substituted with one substituent Fn1, wherein Fn1 represents an azetidine group; the process including: (a) silylating the compound represented by the following formula (IV-c): wherein in the formula (IV-c), OBn represents benzyloxy, and (b) carrying out an intramolecular urea formation reaction. |
| US10556902B2 |
Glycosidase inhibitors
Compounds of formula (I) wherein A, R, W, Q, n and m have the meaning according to the claims can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tauopathies and Alzheimer's disease. |
| US10556901B2 |
4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine and 1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroimidazo[4,5-d]azepine derivatives as Janus kinase inhibitors
There are provided compounds of formula I, wherein X, Ak, s, A, R1 and R2 have meanings given in the description, which compounds have antiinflammatory activity (e.g. through inhibition of one or more of members of the JAK family) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines. |
| US10556897B2 |
Protein kinase inhibitors
The present invention is directed to novel protein kinase inhibitors comprising the chemical compound N-(2-chloro-6-methylphenyl)-2-[[2-methyl-6-(3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]thiazole-5-carboxamide, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, and enantiomeric mixtures, and methods of use to treat protein kinase-mediated diseases or conditions. |
| US10556895B2 |
Quaternary amine compounds and antibody-drug conjugates thereof
This invention relates to quaternary amine linkers and anti-body drug conjugates thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to their use in therapy for the prevention or treatment of cancer. |
| US10556894B2 |
Anti-HCMV compositions and methods
Novel compounds useful for treating and/or preventing HCMV infections are provided. |
| US10556892B2 |
Piperazinyl methanone NAAA inhibitors
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for modulating the activity of N-acylethanolamine acid amidase for the treatment of a pathological state, including pain, an inflammatory condition, or a neurodegenerative disorder. |
| US10556891B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibition of the JAK pathway
Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful. |
| US10556885B2 |
Isoquinolin-3-YL carboxamides and preparation and use thereof
Isoquinoline compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of an isoquinoline compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, inflammation, auto-immune diseases and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as neurological conditions/disorders/diseases linked to overexpression of DYRK1A. |
| US10556883B2 |
Benzenesulfonamide compounds, method for synthesizing same, and use thereof in medicine and cosmetics
Compounds having formula (I) are described. Also described, are methods of using these compounds to treat diseases, conditions, and disorders. |
| US10556878B2 |
Thiourea compounds and their use as inhibitors of Sirt2 or Sirt5
A compound useful as a Sirt2 or Sirt5 inhibitor having the formula (1) wherein: R1 is a hydrocarbon group having at least two carbon atoms connected by carbon-carbon bonds, wherein said hydrocarbon group is optionally endcapped by a neutral or anionic oxygen-containing group; R2a, R2b, and R2c are independently selected from hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon groups; X0, X1, X2, and X3 are independently selected from —(CH2)n—, —NR5—, —O—, —S—, and a bond, wherein n represents 1, 2, or 3, provided that at least one of X0-X3 is —(CH2)n—; and R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon groups, biological groups, and protecting groups. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions of the inhibiting compounds, and methods of treatment by administration of the inhibiting compounds. |
| US10556877B2 |
Process for preparation of dapagliflozin
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of amorphous dapagliflozin. The present invention relates to 2,3-butanediol solvate of dapagliflozin and process for its preparation. |
| US10556875B2 |
Bis-diazeniumdiolate compounds as anti-cancer agents
A series of double-component, bis O2-aryl diazeniumdiolate derivatives are provided, of which each molecule can release up to four nitric oxide molecules. These compounds show cytotoxic activities to cancer cells, such as human leukemia, breast cancer and lung cancer. Among them, the compound 3 showed the highest specific activity against human leukemia cells. |
| US10556871B1 |
Method for preparing 5-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-dichloropyrimidine
A method for preparing 5-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-dichloropyrimidine is provided. The method comprises the steps of: preparing methyl p-bromophenylacetate (Intermediate I) by catalytic esterification of p-bromophenylacetic acid, and then reacting with dimethyl carbonate to synthesize 2-(4-bromophenyl)-malonic acid-1,3-dimethyl ester (Intermediate 2), cyclizing with formamidine hydrochloride to obtain 5-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine (Intermediate 3), and then chlorinating to give the product 5-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-dichloropyrimidine. In the process of preparing Intermediate 1 in the present invention, a solid acid is used as a catalyst. Moreover, in the process of preparing Intermediate 2, sodium methoxide is used as a base in place of sodium hydride or sodium amide used in the prior art. Furthermore, Intermediate 3 is prepared by a one-pot process. |
| US10556869B2 |
Process for the production of condensed imidazolo derivatives
The present invention relates to a process for providing the compound of formula I, comprising the step of reacting a compound of formula VII with a base in the presence of an alkaline- or alkaline earth metal salt (MX), wherein LG is a leaving group. The presence of an alkaline- or alkaline earth metal salt was surprisingly found to render said reaction highly reliable in terms of the yield and purity of the compound of formula I obtained. In a further aspect, the present invention relates to the compound of formula I, having less than an amount of 1.50% or less than an amount of 1.25% or less than an amount of 1.00% or less than an amount of 0.75% or less than an amount of 0.50% or less than an amount of 0.25% or less than an amount of 0.10% of the compound of formula VIII. |
| US10556867B2 |
Process for preparing 3-fluoroalkyl-5-pyrazolecarboxylates and 3-fluoroalkyl-5-pyrazolecarboxylic acids
The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing 3-fluoroalkyl-5-pyrazolecarboxylates from ketimines and oxalic acid derivatives which can be further transformed into 3-fluoroalkyl-5-pyrazolecarboxylic acids. |
| US10556862B2 |
Difluorolactam compounds as EP4 receptor-selective agonists for use in the treatment of EP4-mediated diseases and conditions
Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) and therapeutic methods of treatment with compounds of formula (I), wherein L1, L2, L4, R1, R4, R5, R6, and s are as defined in the specification. Compounds of formula (I) are EP4 agonists useful in the treatment of glaucoma, neuropathic pain, and related disorders. |
| US10556861B2 |
Ionizable cationic lipid for RNA delivery
What is described is a compound of formula III or IV wherein R1 is a branched alkyl with 12 to 20 carbons; R2 is a linear alkyl with 5 to 10 carbons or a branched alkyl with 12 to 20 carbons; L1 and L2 are each a bond or a linear alkylene having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, when L3 is a bond; L1 and L2 are each a linear alkylene or alkenylene 5 to 18 carbon atoms, when L3 is an alkylene of 5 to 18 carbons; X is S or O; R3 is of a lower alkyl; and R4 and R5 are the same or different, each a lower alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10556859B2 |
Phthalonitrile compound
The present application relates to a novel phthalonitrile compound and a use thereof. The phthalonitrile compound has a novel structure and can exhibit excellent effects in a use known for which a phthalonitrile compound can be applied. The use of the phthalonitrile compound can be exemplified by a material or a precursor such as a phthalonitrile resin, a phthalonitrile dye, a fluorescent whitening agent, a photographic sensitizer, or an acid anhydride. |
| US10556856B2 |
Antibacterial agents
The invention provides an antibacterial compound of formula I: or a salt thereof, as well as an antibacterial compound of formula II: or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, X, Y and n have any of the values defined in the specification. |
| US10556854B2 |
Bacterial efflux pump inhibitors
Disclosed herein are compounds of formula I: and salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of formula I and methods using compounds of formula I. |
| US10556853B2 |
Anticonvulsant compounds
The present application relates to compounds and methods for reducing the severity of convulsant activity or epileptic seizures, or for the treatment of chronic or acute pain. |
| US10556851B2 |
Process for preparation of prostacyclin derivatives
The invention relates to improved method of synthesis for Treprostinil comprising condensation reaction of the carbonyl compound having allyl, alkyl, crotyl or MEM-protected phenolic hydroxyl group, compound (4) with a hydroxyl-protected alkynol (5) to give the condensation product, compound (6). Subjecting compound (6) to oxidation, reduction, hydroxyl protection and carbonylation, cyclization reactions gave the tricyclic derivative (10). Further reactions comprising reduction, hydrogenation and deprotection of the phenolic and side-chain hydroxyl groups, wherein the sequence and choice of reagents was governed by protecting groups, gave the triol intermediate, compound (14). Cyanoalkylation at phenolic hydroxyl functionality and further hydrolysis yielded the prostacyclin compound, Treprostinil (1) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, having desired purity. |
| US10556848B2 |
Systems and methods using lanthanide halide
There are provided methods and systems related to use of one or more lanthanide halides in an electrochemical oxidation of metal halide in anolyte where the metal ion is oxidized from lower oxidation state to higher oxidation state at an anode; and then further use of the one or more lanthanide halides and the metal halide with the metal ion in the higher oxidation state in a halogenation reaction of an unsaturated hydrocarbon or a saturated hydrocarbon to form one or more products comprising halohydrocarbon. |
| US10556847B2 |
Processes and apparatuses for methylation of aromatics in an aromatics complex
This present disclosure relates to processes and apparatuses for methylation of aromatics in an aromatics complex for producing a xylene isomer product. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to processes and apparatuses for producing para-xylene by the selective methylation of toluene and/or benzene in an aromatics complex using processed toluene instead of crude toluene. |
| US10556843B2 |
Process for producing hydro-mulch composition from muck
A combination of mulch and sterilized organic fertilizer is provided for hydro seeding and hydro-mulching for seed establishment and erosion control. The composition includes hammer milled straw, horse manure and urine, sterilized with heat and processed to provide an optimal particle size. The incorporation of horse manure utilizes a dispersible natural fertilizer collected and processed within a certain time frame which provides an efficient method of recycling “green” horse manure” and liquid waste having a higher acidity than decomposed animal waste. Tackifiers and flocculants such as ground paper aid pumpability and help tack the straw fibers to the ground. The equipment includes a gas heat source, a dryer vessel and a processing unit. The dryer vessel receives the bedding composed of straw and manure for contact with the heated gases to convert the same to a sterilized dry material. |
| US10556841B2 |
Method of forming an encapsulated fertilizer
Method of forming an encapsulated fertilizer that includes the step of providing a core particle. The core particle includes a fertilizer and has an outer surface. The method further includes the step of applying an isocyanate component directly to the outer surface of the core particle. The isocyanate component has isocyanate functional groups. The method further includes the step of reacting the isocyanate component with ambient moisture to form a layer disposed about the core particle to form the encapsulated fertilizer. The layer includes polyurea linkages and may further include polyurethane linkages. |
| US10556836B2 |
Solvent systems of N-alkyl thiophosphoric triamides and methods of use in agricultural applications
Solvent systems for the formulation of alkyl thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors, that provide stable dispersion of alkyl thiophosphoric triamides for even distribution (in low or high concentrations) onto fertilizers containing urea in liquid or solid form. |
| US10556832B2 |
Cutters comprising polycrystalline diamond attached to a hard metal carbide substrate
Superabrasive compacts and methods of making superabrasive compacts are disclosed. A superabrasive compact includes a polycrystalline diamond table and a substrate attached to the polycrystalline diamond table. The substrate includes a hard metal carbide and a binder having a compound with a composition of AxByCz, where A and B are transition metals, where C is carbon, and where 0≤x≤7, 0≤y≤7, x+y=7, and 0≤z≤3. |
| US10556831B2 |
Method of manufacturing ceramic matrix composite objects
A method of manufacturing ceramic matrix composite objects is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing first and second substantially two dimensional arrangements of one or more fiber plies, and machining the first and second arrangements to predetermined configurations to form first and second preforms. The second preform is made to conform to a surface of the first preform such that at least some of the fibers of the second preform are orientated at least partially in a plane outside that defined by the fibers of the first preform, and fixed to the first preform to form a combined first and second preform. The combined first and second preform is rigidized. Ceramic matrix composite objects manufactured by this method are also disclosed. |
| US10556828B2 |
Method of sizing of fibers and articles manufactured from the same
The method includes the steps of functionalizing a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) polymer, and blending the PAEK polymer with water to form a sizing composition. The method may further include the step of applying the sizing composition to a fiber. The method may further include the step of heating the fibers, coated with sizing composition, for example to between 300° C.-400° C. In some methods, the functionalized PAEK polymer comprises functionalized polyetherketoneketone (PEKK). In yet other methods, the functionalized PAEK polymer comprises sulfonated PEKK (sPEKK). |
| US10556827B2 |
Method for modifying the transmission of glasses and glass ceramics and glass or glass ceramic articles that can be produced according to the method
A product is provided that includes a volume-colored monolithic glass or glass ceramic element and to a method for producing same. The glass or glass ceramic element has a first region in which the coloration is modified so that light transmission of the first region differs from light transmission of a second, adjacent region. The light scattering in the region of modified coloration in the glass or glass ceramic remains the same as light scattering in the second, adjacent region with non-modified light transmission. |
| US10556826B2 |
Methods for regenerating lithium-enriched salt baths
Methods for regenerating poisoned salt bath comprising providing a salt bath comprising at least one of KNO3 and NaNO3, providing an ion-exchangeable substrate comprising lithium cations, contacting at least a portion of the ion-exchangeable substrate with the salt bath, whereby lithium cations in the salt bath diffuse from the ion-exchangeable substrate and are dissolved in the salt bath, and selectively precipitating dissolved lithium cations from the salt bath using phosphate salt. The methods further include preventing or reducing the formation of surface defects in the ion-exchangeable substrate by preventing or reducing the formation of crystals on the surface of the ion-exchangeable substrate upon removal from the salt bath. |
| US10556816B2 |
Wastewater treatment apparatus
A waste water treatment includes a biological filtration tank, a nitritation tank, and an anammox tank. The biological filtration tank performs biological filtration as a pretreatment process with regard to influent waste water and removes solids and organic matters. The nitritation tank performs a nitritation process with regard to waste water flowing from the biological filtration tank and supplies an electron acceptor needed for removing the organic matter in the biological filtration tank by returning some of the waste water back to the biological filtration tank. The anammox tank performs an anaerobic ammonium oxidizing process with regard to the waste water received from the biological filtration tank and the nitritation tank. |
| US10556813B2 |
Method for treating condensed vapor streams containing odorous compounds
The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for treating a condensate stream from a condenser that contains odorous compounds, such as various condensate streams produced in a rendering process. In one embodiment, the condensate stream is treated by adding an oxidizer to the liquid condensate stream to oxidize odor-causing compounds in the stream prior to being treated in a waste water pre-treatment system. In this manner, the odor resulting from these compounds can be reduced or eliminated. |
| US10556809B2 |
Evaporation panel systems and assemblies
The present disclosure evaporation panel systems including a plurality of evaporation panels. The evaporation panels can include a plurality of evaporation shelves that are laterally elongated, vertically stacked, spaced apart from one another, and horizontally oriented; and a plurality of vertical support columns positioned laterally along the plurality of evaporation shelves to provide support and separation to the plurality of evaporation shelves. The evaporation panels can also include a plurality of female-receiving openings which are individually bordered by two evaporation shelves and two support columns; and a plurality of male connectors positioned at lateral ends of both the first evaporation panel and the second evaporation panels. The first evaporation panel and the second evaporation panel can be orthogonally connectable via the male connectors of the first evaporation panel and the female-receiving openings of the second evaporation panel. |
| US10556806B2 |
Two-stage calcination method, and plant for same
A method for the calcination of powdery or fine-particled plaster, comprising two steps: the plaster is subjected to a flash-calcination in a calcinator and the hot plaster is post-calcinated in a reaction vessel. Post-calcination is carried out in the reaction vessel by adding humid gas, said reaction vessel not being heated. The postcalcination takes place over a long period of time, that is at least 10 times, preferably 50-100 times longer than the amount of time taken for flash calcination. Calcination takes place without expending additional energy, and the remaining dihydrate produced during the flash calcination is also transformed into semi-hydrate and undesired anhydrite fractions are reduced. The method can ensure consistency in the product quality and also increase product quality. The temperature in the upstream calcinator can be lowered thus saving more energy. The method can also be used to accelerate the ageing of calcinated plaster. |
| US10556804B2 |
Nutrient recovery systems and methods
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for anaerobic digestion of waste fibrous material and the recovery of nutrients are provided. Methods, systems, and apparatuses disclosed herein provide mechanisms to release dissolved gases from anaerobic digester effluent. Methods, systems and apparatuses disclosed herein can recover one or more nutrients from anaerobic digested effluent using a range of temperatures, aeration rates, aeration times, pH ranges, and settling times. |
| US10556802B2 |
Method for producing AEI zeolite
Provided is a method for producing an AEI zeolite without the use of a zeolite Y and a raw material containing fluorine and phosphorus, the method including a crystallization step of crystallizing a composition containing a structure directing agent, a sodium source, water, and a zeolite having at least one of the following structures as a silica alumina source. |
| US10556799B2 |
Tritertbutyl aluminum reactants for vapor deposition
Aluminum (Al) hydrocarbon precursor compositions are provided that can be used for vapor deposition of transition metal carbide thin films, for example aluminum-doped transition metal carbide thin films such as Al-doped titanium carbide thin films. In some embodiments, the precursor compositions comprise one or more isomers of tritertbutyl aluminum (TTBA). In some embodiments the precursor compositions comprise at least 50% of Isomer 1 of TTBA, at least 50% of Isomer 2 of TTBA, or at least 20% of a combination of Isomer 1 and Isomer 2, where Isomer 1 has the formula Al(tert-Bu)2(iso-Bu) and Isomer 2 has the formula Al(tert-Bu)(iso-Bu)2. A container containing a precursor composition comprising at least 50% of Isomer 1 or Isomer 2 or at least 20% of a combination of Isomer 1 and 2 of TTBA can be attached to a vapor deposition reactor and used to deposit transition metal carbide thin films such as Al-doped titanium carbide thin films by atomic layer deposition or chemical vapor deposition. |
| US10556798B2 |
Synthesis of fluorinated graphene oxide for electrochemical applications
Doping and functionalization could significantly assist in the improvement of the electrochemical properties of graphene derivatives. Herein, we report a one-pot synthesis of fluorinated graphene oxide (FGO) from graphite. The surface morphology, functionalities and composition of the resulting FGO have been studied using various surface characterization techniques, revealing that layer-structured nanosheets with ˜1.0 at. % F were formed. The carbon bound F exhibited semi-ionic bonding characteristic and significantly increased the capacitance of FGO compared to graphene oxide (GO). Further, the FGO has been employed for the simultaneous detection of heavy metal ions Cd2+, Pb2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+ using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry; and a substantial improvement in the electrochemical sensing performance is achieved in comparison with GO. |
| US10556795B2 |
Single contact, single absorption system for producing sulfuric acid with high conversion efficiency
Commercial production of sulfuric acid is almost entirely accomplished nowadays using the contact process. And the trend is to increase conversion efficiency and reduce emissions of unconverted sulfur dioxide. By using a special combination of contact catalyst beds, a single contact single absorption (SCSA) system can be engineered to achieve the conversion and emission capabilities of conventional double contact double absorption systems. Thus, the complexity and cost of incorporating a second absorption tower and associated heat exchanger in the system can be omitted. In the SCSA system, the initial catalyst bed or beds comprise vanadium oxide catalyst and the last catalyst bed or beds comprise platinum catalyst operating at a much lower temperature than the initial beds. |
| US10556792B2 |
Wafer level integrated MEMS device enabled by silicon pillar and smart cap
The present disclosure relates to a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) package and a method of achieving differential pressure adjustment in multiple MEMS cavities at a wafer-to-wafer bonding level. A device substrate comprising first and second MEMS devices is bonded to a capping substrate comprising first and second recessed regions. A ventilation trench is laterally spaced apart from the recessed regions and within the second cavity. A sealing structure is arranged within the ventilation trench and defines a vent in fluid communication with the second cavity. A cap is arranged within the vent to seal the second cavity at a second gas pressure that is different than a first gas pressure of the first cavity. |
| US10556789B2 |
Laser resealing with stress-reducing prestructuring
A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component including a substrate and a cap connected to the substrate and together with the substrate enclosing a first cavity, a first pressure prevailing and a first gas mixture with a first chemical composition being enclosed in the first cavity: in a first method step, an access opening, connecting the first cavity to surroundings of the micromechanical component, being formed in the substrate or in the cap; in a second method step, the first pressure and/or the first chemical composition being adjusted in the first cavity; in a third method step, the access opening being sealed by introducing energy and heat into an absorbing part of the substrate or the cap with the aid of a laser; in a fourth method step, a recess being formed, and/or an elevation being formed, and/or a reflection area being formed, and/or an absorption area being formed. |
| US10556788B2 |
Pillow fill machine
A filling system includes a first component having a fiber opener configured to open fibers. A second component is connected to the first component. The second component includes a fiber blower configured to blow opened fibers. A third component is connected to the second component. The third component includes a weighing system configured to weigh the opened fibers. A fourth component is connected to the third component. The fourth component includes a filler configured to dispose the opened fibers into a shell. Methods of use are disclosed. |
| US10556781B2 |
Pulley assembly
A boom assembly including a boom defining a longitudinal direction pulley rotatably mounted on a pivot pin, the pivot pin having a first end with a first outer surface and a second end with a second outer surface, a pulley frame having a first part for receiving the first outer surface, a second part for receiving the second outer surface, a first hole for receiving a first adjustment rod and a second hole for receiving a second adjustment rod, the boom including a first receiving portion for receiving the first adjustment rod and a second receiving portion for receiving the second adjustment rod, the boom assembly being configured such that adjustment of the first and second adjustment rods causes movement of the pulley in the longitudinal direction. |
| US10556780B2 |
Automotive service lift system with vehicle position detection and guidance
A vehicle position detection and guidance system for use with an automotive service lift having a pair of runways onto which a vehicle is driven in order to be elevated. The system consists of a LiDAR sensor disposed to provide a field of view encompassing a volume of space extending upward from the upper surface of each lift runway, as well as the intervening region between the runways. The LiDAR sensor to observes at least the leading tread surfaces of two or more wheels on a vehicle approaching the service lift, and a volume of space below the vehicle. Output from the LiDAR sensor is conveyed to a processing system, which monitors the wheel positions relative to the runway surfaces, and provides output indicating steering corrections, obstructions, and a vehicle stopping point as the vehicle is driven onto the runways and/or the lift elevation changes. |
| US10556777B2 |
Rope wheel assembly, compensator and elevator arrangement
A rope wheel assembly of an elevator includes a frame, a plurality of rope wheels for guiding ropes of the elevator, and a plurality of bearings. The rope wheels are mounted coaxially on the frame such that they are rotatable relative to the frame as well as relative to each other. The rope wheel assembly includes a central shaft passing through the rope wheels, which central shaft is non-rotatable relative to the frame, and the rope wheel assembly includes a hollow cylinder surrounding the central shaft, the hollow cylinder being mounted on the central shaft rotatably relative to the central shaft, each said rope wheel being mounted on the cylinder rotatably relative to the cylinder. The rope wheel assembly includes a bearing axially between rope wheels that are next to each other via which bearing they are supported on each other in axial direction. A compensator and an elevator arrangement implementing the rope wheel assembly are also disclosed. |
| US10556776B2 |
Lightweight elevator traveling cable
An illustrative example elevator traveling cable includes a plurality of conductors configured for conducting at least one of electrical energy and communication signals. A jacket covers the plurality of conductors. At least one load bearing member supports a weight of the traveling cable and comprises liquid crystal polymer. |
| US10556772B2 |
Systems and methods for spooling and unspooling linear material
Apparatus and methods are disclosed related to spooling and unspooling linear material. Such apparatus and methods can assist the user in deploying and/or retracting linear material. |
| US10556771B2 |
One-piece hose guide for hose reel deck box
A hose guide for a hose reel deck box is provided. More specifically, the hose guide is a one piece, or unitary body, component. The unitary body hose guide is structured to snap-fit to one or two travel bars that are part of the unitary body of the hose reel deck box housing assembly. The hose guide preferably includes two semi-enclosed passages that are structured to be slidably coupled to the travel bars. |
| US10556769B2 |
Storage device for spooled wire
A spool wire storage device includes a cabinet body, a door for providing access to an interior of the cabinet body, and a plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays mounted within the cabinet body. The U-shaped spooled wire storage trays include a U-shaped bottom shelf, and a U-shaped sidewall extending upward from the U-shaped bottom shelf. The U-shaped bottom shelf and the U-shaped sidewall form an open front portion of the storage tray extending between terminal ends of the U-shaped sidewall. The U-shaped bottom shelf declines from the open front portion rearward. A spool of wire is located in each of the plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays. A base is located beneath the cabinet body. The base forms a first fork channel and a second fork channel configured to receive forklift forks. |
| US10556764B2 |
Sensor unit and image forming apparatus therewith
A sensor unit includes an edge detection sensor, a sensor carriage, a unit housing, and a carriage moving mechanism. The edge detection sensor is arranged in a conveying portion for conveying a sheet and senses edge positions at both sides in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction. The sensor carriage has a carriage main body in which the edge detection sensor is incorporated, and is reciprocatably supported on the unit housing in the sheet width direction. The carriage moving mechanism makes the sensor carriage reciprocate in the sheet width direction. The sensor carriage is selectively positioned at a first position where it makes contact with a first side face at one end side of the unit housing in the sheet width direction or a second position where it makes contact with a second side face at the other end side in the sheet width direction. |
| US10556763B2 |
Sheet feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus
Disclosed is a sheet feeding apparatus including a tray unit capable of stacking a sheet at an opened position; a feeding member which feeds the sheet stacked on the tray unit; a feed supporting portion which supports the feeding member such that the feeding member is capable of moving to a feeding position for feeding the sheet stacked on the tray unit and to a storage position at which the feeding member is stored in the apparatus main body; and an urging portion which urges the feeding member toward the feeding position, wherein the feed supporting portion includes an abutting portion which abuts against a region other than a sheet stacking region of the tray unit for moving the feed supporting portion and for moving the feeding member to the storage position when the tray unit moves from the opened position to the closed position. |
| US10556761B2 |
Automated truck unloader for unloading/unpacking product from trailers and containers
An automatic truck unloader for unloading/unpacking product, such as boxes or cases, from trailers and containers is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement subassembly, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, an industrial robot having a suction cup-based gripper arm selectively removes boxes from the trailer and places the boxes on a powered transportation path. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon the distance measurement subassembly detecting objects, including boxes, within a detection space, and dimensions of the trailer provided to the control subassembly. |
| US10556760B2 |
Automatic tire loader/unloader for stacking/unstacking tires in a trailer
An automatic tire loader/unloader for stacking/unstacking tires in a trailer is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement subassembly, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, tires advance through a powered transportation path to an industrial robot which places the tires within the trailer in a vertical stacking pattern or a rick-stacking pattern, for example. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon the distance measurement subassembly detecting objects, including tires, within a detection space, dimensions of the trailer provided to the control subassembly, and dimensions of the tires provided to the control subassembly. |
| US10556759B2 |
Remote-controlled material-conveying system
A material-conveying system has a material-conveying apparatus for conveying material, an electronic control unit, a user interface control panel mounted to the apparatus and interfaced with the electronic control unit to receive user input commands to control the apparatus, a power unit mechanically coupled to the apparatus for powering the apparatus, a data bus communicatively connected between the power unit and the control unit, a portable remote control device for wirelessly transmitting command signals for remotely controlling a power output of the power unit to the apparatus, a wireless receiver at the apparatus for receiving the command signals from the portable remote control device and for transmitting the command signals to the electronic control unit that controls the power output of the power unit. The portable remote control device is also configured to wirelessly transmit a control signal to a gate controller of a material-unloading gate of a material container. |
| US10556757B2 |
Nest device for positioning a part during testing or assembly
Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with a nest device design are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a nest device may include a main body and one or more air bearings that extend from the main body. A placement mechanism may be positioned on ends of the one or more air bearings, wherein the placement mechanism includes the part. The one or more air bearings may blow air out of the ends of the air bearings against the placement mechanism when the air bearings are in a first state, and draw air in through the ends when the air bearings are in a second state. The nest device may further include one or more air jets that extend from the main body and are directed toward the placement mechanism, air blown by the one or more air jets causes the placement mechanism to be translated. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10556756B2 |
Device for conveying and retaining glass sheets, particularly in a washing facility, and associated method
A device for conveying and holding a sheet of glass includes a conveyor and a holder configured to hold a sheet of glass in position, in particular in a horizontal position. The holder includes at least two spaced-apart and parallel lateral conveying systems, and a multitude of spaced-apart wires extending transversely with respect to the lateral conveying systems and borne thereby, the sheet of glass being intended, via at least all or part of its lateral sides, to be pressed locally against the wires, and a delivery system configured to deliver pressurized water and/or air jets, the pressurized jets being intended to be sprayed toward the upper face of the sheet of glass—the opposite face to the one supported by the wires, so as to keep the sheet of glass pressed firmly against the wires. |
| US10556752B1 |
Stacker with wheel assembly
A tracked mobile radial stacker is provided that includes a conveyor having a rear end with a pivot pad, a 5th wheel connection, a hopper for receiving bulk material to be stacked, and a forward portion designed to discharge the bulk material to form a stack. Also included are a continuous track mounted to a frame, and a pair of pivotable wheels mounted to the frame, the pivotable wheels being pivotable between raised and lowered positions and being radially disposed when in the lowered position. An arm may be mounted between the frame and the forward portion of the conveyor, the arm having an underside. A bogey may be mounted to the underside of the arm, the bogey including a plurality of longitudinally-disposed bogey wheels. The pivotable wheels may raise the tracks off the ground when the pivotable wheels are in the radially-disposed, lowered position to facilitate radial shifting of the conveyor with the conveyor pivoting on the pivot pad to form an arc-shaped stack, and when the bogey is in its lowered position the continuous track may be elevated off the ground. |
| US10556751B2 |
Manually steered auger mover
An auger mover for moving and steering an auger is provided. The auger mover can have a frame having a front end and a rear end, the rear end connectable to an auger axle on the auger, a first pivotal wheel attached to a front end of the frame and pivotal relative to the frame, a second pivotal wheel attached to a front end of the frame and pivotal relative to the frame independently of the first pivotal wheel, an auger connection assembly connected to the frame and connectable to the auger and a steering assembly operatively connected to the first pivotal wheel to pivot the first pivotal wheel. |
| US10556747B2 |
Conveyance device using carriage
A conveyance device has a drive route part wherein conveyance carriages travel at predetermined intervals, which is connected to a storage route part having a drive conveyer chain that supports the conveyance carriages for free travel. The drive route part has a drive conveyer chain including spaced carriage propulsion claw parts. The conveyance carriages have moved pins that horizontally extends in the left/right direction and which are freely detached/re-fitted in the up/down direction with the carriage propulsion claw parts. The conveyance device has a carriage-positioning mechanism which positions a conveyance carriage at a fixed position wherein the moved pin is positioned immediately before a guide ring for a corresponding one of the carriage propulsion claw parts, and has a carriage pushing-out mechanism which pushes out the conveyance carriage positioned at the fixed position, at a timing when the moved pin is fitted to the carriage propulsion claw part. |
| US10556742B2 |
Systems and methods for order processing
Systems 1000, methods, and machine-executable coded instruction sets for the fully- and/or partly automated handling of goods. In particular, the disclosure provides improvements in the storage and retrieval of storage and delivery containers in order processing systems. |
| US10556735B2 |
Vacuum sealed container and method
The present application discloses a vacuum sealed container, including a container body, a container lid, a vacuum generator and at least one magnifier. The container body includes a first wall and a bottom surface, wherein the first wall and the bottom surface define an accommodation space. The container lid is coupleable to the container body. The vacuum generator coupled to the container lid to evacuate fluid from the accommodation space. The at least one magnifier coupled to the bottom surface of the container body and are molded integrally. In addition, the at least one magnifier and the bottom surface of the container body are light-permeable, wherein the at least one magnifier is a lens. A method for using the aforementioned vacuum sealed container is also disclosed. |
| US10556734B2 |
Ultrasound transmission gel packet having internal heat source and method of use
An Ultrasound Transmission Gel Packet Having Internal Heat Source and Method of Use. The gel packet is sized for a single use, rather than for multiple applications. The gel packets are not pre-heated, but rather are quickly heatable on demand. The gel packets may incorporate a variety of optional internal heating methods, including chemical activation, mechanical agitation and electrical activation, among others. The gel packets are sealed and therefore have extended shelf lives, and further are disposable after use. |
| US10556731B2 |
Detachable fitment
A fitment for a sachet includes a body having a slot that extends from a lower surface of the body toward an upper surface of the body. The upper surface caps the slot in a first portion of the body such that fluid flow is prevented through the first portion of the body in a direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The slot connects to an opening in the upper surface in a second portion of the body. A flow path exists through the slot and the opening in the second portion of the body in the direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface. |
| US10556730B2 |
Carton with handle
A package including a carton and a plurality of articles. The carton can include a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of articles can be arranged in a plurality of rows of articles in the interior of the carton, the plurality of rows of articles can include at least a first row and a second row, and the first row can include at least one more article than the second row forming a void between a first article at an end of the first row and a second article at an end of the second row. A handle can include the first article at the end of the first row and a handle feature extending in the carton. The handle feature can be at least partially aligned with the void and can be proximate the first article. |
| US10556729B2 |
Gas barrier packaging material precursor and gas barrier packaging material
A gas barrier packaging material precursor, includes a support; an adhesion layer on one surface of the support; and a barrier layer and a protective layer formed adjacent each other on the adhesion layer. The adhesion layer contains a silicon compound composite. The protective layer is formed of a coating liquid containing a polyvalent metal compound, a polyester resin, and a dispersant, with the polyvalent metal compound being about 40 to about 90 mass % relative to 100 mass %. When the barrier layer is separated from the gas barrier packaging material precursor to measure an infrared absorption spectrum of the barrier layer by a transmission method, a ratio (α/β) of a maximum peak height (α) of absorbance in a range of about 1490 to about 1659 cm−1 to a maximum peak height (β) of absorbance in a range of about 1660 to about 1750 cm−1 is less than about 1. |
| US10556725B2 |
Convertible portable organizer with liner
A convertible storage assembly is disclosed with a body with an interior space. In an embodiment, a removable waterproof liner may divide the space into first and second compartments. With a liner in place, the first compartment is accessible through a first removable barrier and is water-retaining due to the liner: and the second compartment is accessible through a second removable barrier. The size of the second compartment may be changed by deforming a flexible liner, or by changing from a first liner to a second liner of different shape. |
| US10556719B1 |
Pallet stabilizer
A pallet stabilizer formed from a paperboard blank. The pallet stabilizer includes a generally planar central panel having opposing first and second outer longitudinal sides, and opposing first and second lateral sides. A hollow beam structure including at least one beam body is defined by a body flap formed integral with the central panel and comprising a plurality of flap panels connected in series at respective panel fold lines. Two of the flap panels define longitudinally extending opposing beam sides extending transverse to a plane defined by the central panel. One of the flap panels is located distal from the central panel and is hingedly connected to each of the two flap panels defining the beam sides at respective panel fold lines. Opposing longitudinal beam edges are spaced longitudinally inward from the opposing outer longitudinal sides of the central panel. |
| US10556715B2 |
Apparatus for labelling individual products
The invention relates to a device (1) for labelling individual products (2), in particular packages or goods, with a feed device (3) for transporting a respective product (2) along a transporting path, with a label application device (4) with a blower head (5) for applying a label (6) to the surface of the product (2), wherein the blower head (5) has holding means (7) for fixing the label (6) in a blow-off position (II) and blow-off means (8) for producing a blast of compressed air directed in a blow-off direction (A) from the blow-off position (II) to the feed device (3), and with a label dispensing device (9) for providing a label (6) in a dispensing position (I). In order to precisely transfer labels (6) to a surface of a product (2) to be labelled in the simplest way possible the invention proposes that the label application device (4) comprises a conveying unit (11) for transporting the respective label (6) from the dispensing position (I) to the blow-off position (II), wherein the conveying unit (11) has a transporting element (12) and pressing force generation means (14). The invention also relates to a method of labelling individual products (2). |
| US10556708B2 |
Payload mounting platform
An apparatus for supporting a payload includes a first support member coupled to the payload and a flexible member configured to be electrically coupled to the first support member and the payload. The payload is configured to rotate around a first rotational axis relative to the first support member. The flexible member is configured to (i) wind around a portion of the first support member or the payload when the payload is rotated in a first direction around the first rotational axis, and (ii) unwind from around the portion when the first support member is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction around the first rotational axis. The flexible member is configured to transmit sensor data indicating a spatial disposition of the payload or the first support member. |
| US10556706B2 |
Integrated aircraft signage, lighting, and display system
An integrated aircraft lighting and display panel includes high-density arrays of micro-scale light-emitting diodes (LED) set into arrays (e.g., linear, two-dimensional, freeform) to form tiles, the LED tiles combined and interconnected to form LED panels conformable to any interior surface within an aircraft cabin. The PCB and LED arrays may be set into structural layers corresponding to overhead panels, side panels, bin panels, divider panels, doorway panels, galley and monument panels, or other interior structural panels of the aircraft. The LED arrays may be activated by an onboard video processor and local panel-level controllers to provide cabin lighting, indicate aircraft signage, display high-resolution image or video graphics, or simultaneously blend any combination thereof, either on command or in response to detected conditions. |
| US10556703B1 |
Predictive aircraft performance systems and methods
A system includes a flight parameter database and an avionics controller circuit. The flight parameter database is configured to store at least one ownship operation parameter for the ownship. The avionics controller circuit is configured to determine an expected value of a flight performance parameter for the ownship based on the at least one ownship operation parameter, receive a current value of the flight performance parameter from a sensor of the ownship, determine a difference between the expected value of the flight performance parameter and the current value of the flight performance parameter, and adjust the at least one ownship operation parameter to reduce the difference. |
| US10556702B2 |
Aircraft having an airflow duct
An aircraft is provided including a propulsor having a plurality of fan blades. The aircraft additionally includes a fuselage, with the propulsor attached to the fuselage at an aft end of the fuselage. A stabilizer extends away from the fuselage proximate the aft end, the stabilizer including a portion positioned upstream of the plurality of fan blades. The aircraft additionally includes an airflow duct extending between an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is positioned to receive an airflow from a location outside the fuselage of the aircraft. The outlet is positioned to exhaust the airflow to at least partially offset a wake upstream of the plurality of fan blades, the wake generated by the stabilizer during operation of the aircraft. |
| US10556700B2 |
Aerodynamically efficient lightweight vertical take-off and landing aircraft with pivoting rotors and stowing rotor blades
An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using a set of wing mounted thrust producing elements and a set of tail mounted rotors for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to vertical takeoff with the rotors in a rotated, take-off attitude then transitions to a horizontal flight path, with the rotors rotated to a typical horizontal configuration. The aerial vehicle uses different configurations of its wing mounted rotors and propellers to reduce drag in all flight modes. |
| US10556692B2 |
Seat rail system for an interior space of a vehicle
A vehicle cabin seat rail system includes a seat rail having a top side having a plurality of raster openings and mechanically couplable with a cabin floor, a plurality of holding devices positionable on the top side, each being selectively engageable with at least one first raster opening or at least one second raster opening for arresting the holding device and configured for holding an object on the seat rail, and a plurality of marking devices couplable with the seat rail, and configured for optically or mechanically indicating approaching of a first position on the seat rail corresponding to the first raster opening of a respective holding device and of a second position of the same holding device corresponding to the second raster opening, in relation to another object arrested on the seat rail, to prevent an arresting of the holding device on the seat rail on other positions. |
| US10556691B2 |
Seat tracks with composite frames
Provided are seat tracks comprising composite frames and methods of fabricating such seat tracks. A composite frame comprises two sets of fibers having different orientations. The first fibers may extend parallel to the principal axis of the track, while the second fibers may extend within planes perpendicular to that axis. Various characteristics of these fibers may be specifically selected such that the mechanical strength of the frame in the principal axis direction is greater than other directions. In other words, the composite frame may have anisotropic properties. This difference ensures that adequate support is provided during both normal conditions and extreme conditions. Specifically, during the normal operating conditions, most loads may be directed vertically, while at the extreme conditions most loads may be directed horizontally. Aligning the fiber orientation of the composite frame with various directions of expected load allows forming a very light yet sufficiently supportive seat track. |
| US10556688B2 |
One-motion table latch
A latch assembly (110) can include a latch rail (314), a latch body (312), and a biasing mechanism (322). The latch rail can include a first end (318) and a second end. The first end can couple to a back portion of a seat that includes a table body. The latch body (312) can couple to the second end of the latch rail (314) such that the latch body can move between a first position and a second position relative to the latch rail. The latch body can prevent the table body from moving between a stowed position and a stowed position while in the first position. The latch body can allow the table body to move between the stowed position and the deployed position in the second position. The biasing mechanism (322) can couple to the latch body (312) and can bias the latch body into the first position. |
| US10556685B2 |
Header assembly and method therefore
A header assembly including a structural core member, at least one branding panel removably coupled to the structural core member, and at least one quick-connect coupling having a first quick-connect portion coupled to the structural core member and a second quick-connect portion coupled to the at least one branding panel, the second quick-connect portion being configured to mate with the first quick-connect portion to removably couple the at least one branding panel to the structural core member. |
| US10556679B2 |
Vertical takeoff and landing airframe
Airframes configured for stable in-flight transition between forward flight and vertical takeoff and landing are described herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, opposed wings extending from opposed sides of the fuselage, and a plurality of engines. At least one engine can be mounted to each of the opposed wings and at least a portion of each opposed wing including at least one of the plurality of engines can rotate relative to the fuselage around a rotation axis that is non-perpendicular and transverse to a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. Rotating portions of the wings including at least one of the plurality of engines in the described manner can provide a stable and smooth transition between vertical and forward flight. |
| US10556678B2 |
System for controlling a rotorcraft rotor, a rotorcraft fitted with such a system, and an associated control method
A control system for controlling at least one rotor of a rotorcraft, the control system comprising at least one piloting member suitable for operating at least one control for controlling movements of the at least one rotor. Such a control system comprises: at least one memory enabling information representative of a predetermined control margin threshold to be stored; calculation means for calculating a current control margin, which margin is defined as being the difference between a current position and a limit of the control for controlling movements of the rotor(s); comparator means for comparing the current control margin with the predetermined control margin threshold; and a control unit for modifying an operating relationship of the control for controlling movements of the rotor(s) when the current control margin is less than or equal to the predetermined control margin. |
| US10556675B2 |
System and method for autobraking with course trajectory adjustment
Systems and methods for aircraft autobraking are disclosed. The systems and methods may allow for autobraking in both manned and autonomous aircrafts, and may assist in maintaining a desired course during autobraking. The systems and methods may include an aircraft control mode executive module configured to receive manual and/or autonomous brake signal inputs and deceleration signal inputs. The systems and methods may also include various modules configured to aid in calculating, transmitting, and executing pedal brake commands on a braking system, such as, an autobrake controller, a pedal balance controller, an autobrake pedal executive module, a pedal executive module, and/or a pedal braking controller. |
| US10556669B2 |
Actuator assembly
An actuator assembly is capable of manipulating a fluid flowing around a flow body, the fluid being received or able to be received in a volume of at least one cavity arranged in the flow body, and the fluid passing through at least one opening in the at least one cavity during manipulation of the fluid. In this process, the volume of the at least one cavity can be changed by moving a wall portion delimiting or defining the cavity. The actuator assembly has a drive unit with at least one actuator, which executes a periodic movement over time when actuated, causing a translational movement of the wall portion delimiting or defining the cavity and the wall portion being shaped in terms the topology thereof in such a way that it is adapted to the shape of the at least one cavity with the at least one opening thereof. |
| US10556664B2 |
Method for manufacturing a panel with a doubler
Disclosed is a panel for an aircraft structure, including a laminated skin of layers of metal of which in each case two are joined together by a fibre-reinforced adhesive layer, as well as a laminated doubler of layers of metal and at least one fibre-reinforced adhesive layer in each case between two layers of metal, wherein the doubler has a smaller size of perimeter than the skin and is bonded to an outermost layer of metal of the laminated skin by a fibre-reinforced supplementary adhesive layer, with the feature that at least one part of the perimeter of the fibre-reinforced supplementary adhesive layer is staggered inwards relative to the corresponding perimeter of the doubler and that that part of the inwards-staggered perimeter of the fibre-reinforced supplementary adhesive layer is delimited by a glued edge. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such a panel. |
| US10556661B2 |
Arrangement in a vehicle cabin having a cabin monument with two access openings at two aisles, which form an intersection
A vehicle cabin arrangement includes first and second intersecting aisles, a first walling of a cabin monument bordering the first aisle, and a second walling bordering the second aisle. The wallings extend from the floor region of the cabin to a ceiling region of the cabin, and form an angle less than 180°. A first access opening is arranged in the first walling and is closable through a first door, and a second access opening is arranged in the second walling and is closable with a second door. A door blocking unit has blocking means designed for preventing an access to the first access opening and the second access opening. The door blocking unit is switchable between at least two operating modes. In a first operating mode, only the first access opening is accessible. In a second operating mode, only the second access opening is accessible. |
| US10556660B2 |
Ballast water treatment device
A ballast water treatment device includes a ballast water treatment line, a pump for drawing and pressure feeding treatment target water, a filter, a ballast tank for storing filtered water, and an outboard discharger, and the pump, the filter, the ballast tank, and the outboard discharger are provided on the ballast water treatment line. Treatment target water drawn for a predetermined period from start of drawing treatment target water is not caused to pass through the filter but is discharged outboard by the outboard discharger, and discharging outboard by the outboard discharger is stopped at elapse of the predetermined period and treated water having been filtrated by the filter is poured into the ballast tank. |
| US10556656B2 |
Watercraft paddle apparatus
There is disclosed a watercraft paddle apparatus operable by a user's legs and feet. In an embodiment, the watercraft paddle apparatus comprises a pair of rails positioned side-by-side and mountable to a watercraft, each rail configured to slidably receive a pedal mechanism adapted to slide back and forth along each rail. Each pedal mechanism includes a downwardly extendable paddle adapted to engage a water surface on which the watercraft is floating during a backward stride and to lift from the water surface on a forward stride, whereby a user can operate the pedal mechanism in each rail using an alternating walking or skiing motion. In an embodiment, each pedal mechanism is supported laterally by a front axle with a pair of wheels on either end of the front axle engaging the parallel rails. In another embodiment, each pedal mechanism is attached. |
| US10556655B2 |
Driving device for a watercraft
Driving device for a watercraft, which device comprises a water flow channel (10) which is connected to the watercraft, preferably to the bottom thereof, and which has an inlet (11) and an outlet (12), a drive shaft (13, 14) which extends into said channel (10), a bearing shaft (15) coaxially arranged with the drive shaft part (14) in said channel, a first rotating impeller (21) connected to the drive shaft (13) for rotation in said channel (10) for the movement of water in either direction between the inlet (11) and the outlet (12), a second impeller (22) which is contra-rotating to the first impeller (21) and connected to the bearing shaft (15) for rotation in said channel (10) for the movement of water in said direction between the inlet (11) and the outlet (12), and that the drive shaft (13, 14) and the bearing shaft (15) are connected to each other via a planetary-like gearing (30), wherein one of said impellers (21, 22) is formed with an impeller casing (31) which is provided with an outer surface (322) and inside which, said gearing (30) is situated. |
| US10556652B2 |
Vessels comprising a composite envelope
The invention relates to a hull of a vessel having characteristic surface properties, allowing an increase in surface runoff while benefiting from an inherent anti-fouling property and an original aesthetic appearance. Furthermore, the invention allows the incorporation of said outer composite envelope into the structure of the hull, thereby preventing delamination problems and inherently providing a vessel hull with the above-mentioned properties. |
| US10556649B2 |
Wake enhancement apparatus and method
A wake enhancement apparatus is disclosed. The wake enhancement apparatus has a receiver assembly that is watercraft-attachable, an attachment assembly that is removably attachable to the receiver assembly, a connecting assembly having a first end portion attached to the attachment assembly, the connecting assembly extending downward from the attachment assembly, and a lower assembly attached to a second end portion of the connecting assembly. The lower assembly has a first portion extending from the connecting assembly and a second portion extending from the first portion. The first portion is bent downward and the second portion is bent upward. |
| US10556645B1 |
Boat chair configured for conversion between multiple use and storage positions, a combination boat chair and boat, and/or a method of use thereof
A boat chair configured such that it may be converted between several storage and/or use configurations which may be detachably affixed to and removed from a boat. The boat chair may be configured such that one or more of the storage configurations may allow for the boat chair to be more easily transported and/or store. The boat chair may further be configured such that the use configurations may allow for customized position and/or use of the boat chair on a boat. |
| US10556644B2 |
Coupling device for recovering unmanned ship and coupling control method using same
A coupling device for recovering an unmanned ship includes: a coupling unit, which is lifted and lowered by being connected to a crane provided in a mother ship; an accommodation unit provided in the unmanned ship, and having a vertically communicating coupling hole; a guide unit performing guiding such that the coupling unit is coupled to the accommodation unit, and including a towing line formed to be long, and a winch connected to the other side of the towing line so as to selectively wind or unwind the towing line; and a control unit including a sensing part for sensing the tension applied to the towing line by the driving of the winch, and a control part for lowering the coupling unit connected to the crane, if the intensity of the tension sensed by the sensing part is a preset value or higher. |
| US10556642B1 |
Watercraft
A watercraft has a deck; central, left and right pods connected to a bottom of the deck; and a helm assembly disposed on the deck. The central pod is laterally centered relative to the deck. The central pod has a central hull defining a central tunnel, a motor connected to and disposed at least in part in the central hull, and a jet propulsion system disposed at least in part in the tunnel and operatively connected to the motor. The left pod is disposed at a left of the central pod and is laterally spaced from the central pod. The left pod has a left hull that is narrower than the central hull. The right pod is disposed at a right of the central pod and is laterally spaced from the central pod. The right pod has a right hull that is narrower than the central hull. |
| US10556636B2 |
Self-balancing load bearing vehicle
A self-balancing load-bearing device having a load platform or like structure that may move relative to the drive wheel or wheels under the force of gravity as the device operates. The load platform may be mounted with a pendulum based structure including curved support tracks or pendulum arms or a related structure. User input of control signals may be achieved with a joystick, foot pedal, remote control or other. Various embodiments and uses are disclosed. |
| US10556631B2 |
Low profile roller assembly
A low-profile roller assembly reduces an overall mounting height of walking machines enabling use in a wider variety of structures and locations while also reducing complexity and over cost. The low-profile roller assembly may include a roller device with a substantially flat roller cage with one or more slots configured to hold a single layer of rollers. The roller device may move longitudinally relative to a support foot and a load plate may move longitudinally relative to both the support foot and the roller device. The load plate may laterally displace relative to a longitudinal axis of the support foot or may laterally displace relative to longitudinal axes of both the support foot and the roller device. |
| US10556629B2 |
Inner wheel skirt reducing vehicle drag
An inner wheel skirt panel centrally located under the body of a vehicle reduces overall vehicle drag by inhibiting air from otherwise being displaced laterally inward by the passing wheels of the moving vehicle. Maintaining air to remain generally static while passing under the vehicle through the central open-space between the wheels increases the effective air pressure developed immediately behind the vehicle to reduce overall drag developed between the front and rear of the vehicle. See FIGS. 27-30. |
| US10556627B2 |
Integrated composite hybrid shock tower
A shock tower assembly includes a shock tower body comprised of a polymer composite material, at least one reinforcement member integrated into the shock tower body, and a wheel cover comprised of the polymer composite material and integrated into the shock tower body to form a single-piece component. |
| US10556624B2 |
Vehicle underbody component protection assembly
A vehicle underbody assembly including a pair of rockers, a pair of side rails, a first cross member, a second cross member, and a fuel tank is provided. Each of the pair of side rails is secured to a rearward portion of one of the rockers. The first cross member extends between the side rails and is thermally treated to form a first central hard strength zone between two first soft strength zones. The second cross member is arranged with the pair of side rails and the first cross member to form a rectilinear frame and is thermally treated to form a second central hard strength zone between two second soft strength zones. The fuel tank is secured between the pair of side rails so that the fuel tank is located within a rectilinear frame formed by the pair of side rails and the cross members. |
| US10556619B2 |
Steering control apparatus
In a steering control apparatus, a basic assistance torque calculating unit calculates a basic assistance torque. A return control unit calculates a return control amount to assist in returning a steering wheel to a neutral position, as a correction torque to be added to the basic assistance torque. In the return control unit, a target steering speed calculating unit calculates a target steering speed being that is a target value for a steering speed. A return control amount calculating unit calculates the return control amount such that the steering speed follows the target steering speed. A returning state determining unit determines whether the steering wheel is turning or returning. The target steering speed calculating unit gradually increases an absolute value of the target steering speed from an absolute value of the steering speed when the steering wheel is returning. |
| US10556615B1 |
Center load steering rack support
A center load rack and pinion steering mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism comprises a center load steering rack housing mounted to a vehicle frame, with a longitudinal slot through the front surface thereof, the slot being fitted with a bushing of a material that is resistant to damage from heat and bending. A pair of center link mounting bolts secure a center link and a center link pad to the rack wherein the center link pad extends through the bushing such that the upper and lower surfaces of the center link pad engage the upper and lower inner surfaces of the bushing, respectively, to prevent upward and downward movement and twisting of the center link and the center link pad relative to the rack in response to steered wheels of the vehicle contacting rough or uneven terrain while in use to prevent damage to components of the steering mechanism. |
| US10556611B2 |
Double stroller
The present disclosure relates to a double stroller, with a frame thereof including three side supports and two transverse supports. Each two adjacent side supports are connected to each other via one transverse support. Each transverse support includes at least one connecting rod assembly, and each connecting rod assembly includes an outer connecting rod fixedly connected with the side support on a left or right side and an inner connecting rod fixedly connected with the side support in the middle. The outer connecting rod is connected to the inner connecting rod in a horizontally rotatable manner. The outer connecting rods and inner connecting rods connected in a horizontally rotatable manner to enable the side supports on two sides to close together as the outer connecting, rods are turned transversely and folded, and thus, after being folded, the space occupied by the double stroller in the left-right direction is lessened. |
| US10556608B2 |
Moving carrier
A moving carrier is disclosed. A lower-frame assembly includes a first moving member disposed on the guiding member, a second moving member disposed on the guiding member, an elastic member disposed corresponding to the guiding member, and a third moving member disposed on the second moving member. A transmitting member of a front-wheel assembly has a guiding groove. One end of the third moving member is disposed in the guiding groove. When the first moving member moves along the guiding member, the first moving member enables the elastic member to store a first energy. When the elastic member releases the first energy, the second moving member drives the third moving member to move and the third moving member pushes the guiding groove to move, so that the transmitting member can drive the front-wheel frame to move toward the lower-frame assembly. |
| US10556598B2 |
Vehicle control systems and methods
Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for monitoring component wear to prevent premature component failure. A control system for a system having one or more mechanical or electronic components may include a life manager that monitors accumulated wear of the one or more components. The life manager may provide an alert and/or limit system operations when the accumulated wear exceeds a limit. The limit may be dynamically determined based on an operating age of the component. The limit may also be defined as a matrix of limits, each defined for a range of a particular operating condition of the component. Operating conditions may include an applied torque range for a vehicle wheel or a thermal cycle temperature range for an electronic switching component. |
| US10556594B2 |
Acceleration control method for DCT vehicle
An acceleration control method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT) vehicle, may include determining whether an engine speed is lower than a desired shift stage input shaft speed by a controller when a driver's demand for acceleration is verified, determining whether an engine speed increased by the demand for acceleration is equal to or greater than the desired shift stage input shaft speed by the controller, feedback-controlling an engagement-side clutch to reduce a slip caused by a difference between the engine speed and the desired shift stage input shaft speed while maintaining an engine torque by the controller when the engine speed is verified to be equal to or greater than the desired shift stage input shaft speed, and completing control by verifying whether synchronization of the engine speed with the desired shift stage input shaft speed is stabilized. |
| US10556593B2 |
Series hybrid vehicle
A series hybrid vehicle is equipped with an engine, a first motor generator, and a second motor generator. The vehicle has a reduction gear that is a first power transmission mechanism for engaging the engine with the first motor generator, a reduction gear that is a second power transmission mechanism for engaging the first motor generator with a vehicle drive shaft, and a clutch that is capable of engaging the first motor generator with one of the two reduction gears in a switching manner. The vehicle further has a transmission that switches between transmission gear ratios and engages the second motor generator with the vehicle drive shaft. |
| US10556591B2 |
Vehicle control device
While a vehicle is coasting with an engine being automatically stopped and a power transmission path between the engine and wheels being disengaged, when a deceleration request is made and the engine is restarted with the power transmission path being engaged, a deceleration level increases relative to the deceleration level required by a driver or the vehicle, thereby lowering drivability. A vehicle control apparatus includes a deceleration level control unit that controls the deceleration level of the vehicle such that, during travelling of the vehicle continuing to travel with a power transmission mechanism between the engine and the wheels being disengaged, when the deceleration request is made and the engine is started by an engagement of the power transmission mechanism, the deceleration level becomes a target deceleration level calculated from a first target deceleration level generated after the engagement of the power transmission mechanism is complete and a second target deceleration level generated in response to the deceleration request. |
| US10556588B2 |
Vehicle traveling control apparatus
A vehicle traveling control apparatus includes a determiner, a selector, and a switcher. The determiner determines a feature quantity of a third vehicle traveling ahead of a second vehicle for a plurality of targets present in front of the second vehicle traveling ahead of a first vehicle as an own vehicle when generating a target route and controlling a follow-up traveling of the first vehicle. The selector selects, among the plurality of targets, the third vehicle to be followed by the first vehicle based on a determination result of the feature quantity, when the second vehicle departs from a position in front of the first vehicle. The switcher switches the target route from a first target route generated based on a traveling trajectory of the second vehicle to a second target route generated based on a traveling trajectory of the third vehicle upon the departure of the second vehicle. |
| US10556585B1 |
Surface normal determination for LIDAR range samples by detecting probe pulse stretching
A LIDAR system includes a laser emitter configured to emit a laser pulse in a sample direction of a sample area of a scene. A sensor element of the LIDAR system is configured to sense a return pulse, which is a reflection from the sample area corresponding to the emitted laser pulse. The LIDAR system may compare a width of the emitted laser pulse to a width of the return pulse in the time-domain. The comparison of the width of the emitted pulse to the width of the return pulse may be used to determine an orientation or surface normal of the sample area relative to the sample direction. Such a comparison leads to a measurement of the change of pulse width, referred to as pulse broadening or pulse stretching, from the emitted pulse to the return pulse. |
| US10556581B2 |
Method for vehicular heatstroke prevention
A passive vehicular heatstroke prevention system monitors carbon dioxide (CO2) and infrared (IR) energy levels to determine whether a child is present inside a closed vehicle, and, if so, monitors the temperature in the vehicle and, if the temperature in the vehicle exceeds at least one preset critical value, automatically lowers the temperature in the vehicle and contacts the driver/caregiver and/or emergency personnel. The system detects the presence of a child in the closed vehicle by detecting a critical level of carbon dioxide in the air within the vehicle, while monitoring the interior vehicle temperature and takes corrective action to prevent the temperature from exceeding a preset value, such as by activating the vehicle's air conditioning unit and lowering the vehicle's windows, as well as contacting the driver/caregiver and/or emergency personnel. |
| US10556577B2 |
Control device and method for operating a brake system of a vehicle
A control device for a brake system of a vehicle includes an electronic device configured to perform a method including determining, taking into account a specified braking of a driver of the vehicle or of an automatic control system of the vehicle, a first item of information regarding a current usability of a hydraulic device of the brake system and a second item of information regarding a current usability of a brake booster of the brake system, which first target portion of a brake pressure increase is to be provided by the hydraulic device, and which second target portion of the brake pressure increase is to be provided by the brake booster, and controlling the hydraulic device and/or the brake booster so that the first target portion of the brake pressure increase is provided by the hydraulic device and the second target portion is provided by the brake booster. |
| US10556576B2 |
Brake booster and brake system
A brake booster for a brake master cylinder of a motor vehicle includes a drive motor that is connected/connectable by a gear unit to a pressure piston for the brake master cylinder, the gear unit converting a rotational motion of the drive motor into a translational motion of the pressure piston to actuate the brake master cylinder, and the gear unit including a rotatable spindle nut and a non-rotatable spindle rod having intermeshing trapezoidal threads that have have a flank clearance and a tip clearance that are greater than a bottom clearance. |
| US10556570B2 |
Bearing device
Provided is a bearing device capable of suppressing corrosion for a long time. The bearing device is for use in a wiper arm to pivotably attach a retainer to an arm head. The bearing device includes an outer bushing press-fitted into a hinge portion of the arm head, an inner bushing rotatably inserted into a bore in the outer bushing, and a rivet inserted into a bore in the inner bushing to secure the retainer and the inner bushing together integrally. Thus, a hinge portion of the retainer, the inner bushing, and the rivet are pivotable relative to the hinge portion of the arm head and the outer bushing. The outer bushing has an inside bushing part and an outside bushing part provided around the outer periphery of the inside bushing part and joined to the inside bushing part. The joint surface of the inside bushing part and the joint surface of the outside bushing part are joined to each other by interatomic bonding. The outside bushing part is formed of the same material as that of the arm head. |
| US10556568B2 |
User authentication activation systems and methods
A vehicle occupant identification system includes a detection system configured to detect that an individual is proximate a vehicle. The detection system is configured to detect the proximity of an individual by detecting at least one of a door unlock, a key fob, a door opening, a door closing, a seated passenger, and an individual proximate the vehicle. A controller is operably coupled with the detection system and is configured to activate an identification system. The identification system includes an imager configured to illuminate an eye of an occupant of the vehicle and capture at least one image of an iris and a pupil of the eye. A processor is configured to compare the at least one image of the iris of the eye of the occupant with previously stored iris information to identify the occupant and activate the vehicle. |
| US10556567B2 |
Mobile terminal and control method thereof
A watch type mobile terminal including a wrist band; a main system including a circuit board for operating the watch type mobile terminal; a main frame connected to the wrist band and encasing the main system; a fob detachably connected to the main system; and a display detachably connected to the fob. |
| US10556559B2 |
Uniform deceleration unit
An apparatus and method for improving the safety and performance of an automobile in crash events is disclosed. The apparatus includes a front crash pad, rear crash pad, and a connection beam. Both crash pads and the connection beam are coupled to an automobile in such fashion as to absorb and dissipate energy by converting kinetic energy into strain energy. |
| US10556558B2 |
Vehicle seat connection system
A vehicle seat may be used in a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a frame for attachment to the vehicle and a seat module which secures to the frame to mount the seat module to the vehicle. |
| US10556557B2 |
Moving object
A moving object includes a box-shaped accommodation unit provided on an outer surface of an automobile body, and moves on a road surface. The accommodation unit detachably accommodates a detection device that detects suspended matters or radiation in the air nearby the automobile body. |
| US10556555B2 |
Process for providing a vehicular camera
A process for providing a vehicular camera includes providing a front camera housing portion and a rear camera housing portion. The front camera housing portion accommodates a lens, an imager and a circuit board, with the circuit board having at least one front housing electrical connector. The rear camera housing portion includes at least one rear housing electrical connector. The front and rear camera housing portion are positioned so that the front housing electrical connector aligns with the rear housing electrical connector. The front and rear camera housing portions are joined together to define a camera housing interior. When the front and rear camera housing portions are joined together, the front housing electrical connector mechanically and electrically connects within the camera interior with the rear housing electrical connector. |
| US10556552B2 |
Sensor device, system, and method for protecting an occupant, in particular a driver, of a vehicle from a glare, and motor vehicle
A sensor device is provided for a system for protecting an occupant, in particular a driver, of a vehicle from glare from light sources outside the vehicle. The device includes a projection surface, a shadow-casting object, which is arranged and/or designed such that upon an illumination of an object by a light source located outside the vehicle, at least one shadow of the object is cast onto the projection surface, an image capturing unit that is designed to capture an image of the shadow of the object cast onto the projection surface, and a control unit that is designed to detect at least one property of the at least one light source based on the captured image of the shadow of the object cast onto the projection surface. |
| US10556548B1 |
Adjustable roof rack for a vehicle
An adjustment mechanism includes a first pin connectable to a crossbar, a second pin connectable to a roof rail, a housing assembly disposed on the second pin, the housing assembly including a bearing and a first biasing member both disposed within the housing assembly, the bearing translatable within the housing assembly, the biasing member disposed between the bearing and the housing assembly to bias the bearing member, the first pin disposed through the bearing, and a second biasing member disposed on the second pin between the roof rail and the housing assembly to bias the housing assembly. The first pin is rotatable within the bearing to rotate the crossbar, the first pin is translatable with the bearing to move the crossbar in a first direction and a second direction, and the housing assembly is translatable along the second pin to move the crossbar in a third direction and a fourth direction. |
| US10556545B2 |
Over-cab rack for traffic delineators
A rack structure is provided for supporting an elongate, generally horizontally extending nested stack of substantially identically configured barrel-like traffic delineators at a location atop a cab of a truck, with the nested stack of traffic delineators being laid on one of its sides so the stack extends generally forwardly-rearwardly, with a relatively smaller front end region of the nested stack situated forwardly of a relatively larger rear end region of the nested stack. The rack structure has a forwardly-rearwardly-movable component configured to perimetrically surround and support a portion of the relatively smaller front end region of the stack, and a forwardly-rearwardly extending fixed component that underlies and supports a portion of the relatively larger rear end region of the stack. |
| US10556538B2 |
Vehicle roof element
A vehicle roof element is specified, including a glass pane having an exterior side and an interior side, and a transparent sealing compound which is fastened to the glass pane on the inside, at least one LED and at least one electrical line by means of which the LED is adapted to be contacted being embedded in the sealing compound. The at least one LED and the at least one electrical line are arranged on a flexible foil to which the sealing compound is integrally injection-molded. |
| US10556534B2 |
Apparatus and method for transporting cargo over a cargo bed
An apparatus and method are provided for transporting cargo over a cargo bed. The apparatus includes a first rail, having a first key and a second key, and a first track member including (a) a first keyway having a first end and a second end, (b) a second keyway axially aligned with the first end and (c) a third keyway axially aligned with the second end. |
| US10556519B2 |
Vehicle cabin configuring apparatus
A vehicle cabin configuring apparatus includes a rail assembly and a seating assembly. The rail assembly includes a first channel that includes data and power connectors. The rail assembly also includes a second channel with a drive cable. The seating assembly includes a drive arm that is selectively engagable with the drive cable, locking pins that are selectively engagable with the rail assembly, and rollers that engage with a third channel of the rail assembly. |
| US10556518B2 |
Improvements relating to automotive bulkheads
The present invention resides in a bulkhead assembly for a passenger vehicle, wherein the bulkhead assembly comprises a powered linkage assembly for reconfiguring the bulkhead assembly between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. The bulkhead assembly is configurable to separate a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment of the passenger vehicle. The bulkhead assembly separates the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment in the unfolded configuration. |
| US10556517B2 |
Fastener for swivel-mounted mounting of a seat shell of a vehicle seat and method for swivel-mounted mounting of a seat shell on a vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a seating portion and a seat shell coupled to the seat portion to swivel. The seat shell is coupled to the seating portion by a fastener. |
| US10556515B2 |
Electricity supply system for transport vehicle
The invention relates to the field of electrical engineering. An electricity supply system for a transport vehicle contains an electric network (1) with negative and positive wires, to which are connected an accumulator battery (2) and an electric starter (3); a capacitor bank (4); a bidirectional converter (5), which is connected between the capacitor bank and the electric network; a regulator (6); and a temperature sensor (11). Voltage from the capacitor bank is fed to an input (10) of the regulator, an additional input (12) of the regulator is connected to the temperature sensor, and outputs of the regulator are connected to control inputs (7, 8, 9) of the bidirectional converter, which bidirectional converter, in accordance with a signal at the control inputs, is capable of changing the parameters of its own volt-ampere characteristics at the outputs on the side of the electric network. The regulator is carried out in a way that the maximum current flowing from the bidirectional converter to the electric network is a decreasing function of the temperature-sensor temperature. The invention extends the service life of an electric starter and enhances the reliability of an electricity supply system. |
| US10556514B2 |
Fractional depletion estimation for battery condition metrics
Evaluation of a battery state comprises transforming a time based history of the load on the battery into a spectral representation of that history in a load domain, e.g., the current domain. The method also comprises comparing the spectral representation to an expected battery capability for the load represented by each line in the spectra and calculating the fraction of the expected capability used at each spectral line. The method still further comprises aggregating the calculated fractions into a total fraction that represents the estimated fraction of the expected battery capability associated with that particular time history. |
| US10556511B2 |
Amusement ride with speed trim system
The invention relates to an amusement ride, such as a roller coaster, comprising a vehicle track and a speed trim system for reducing the speed of the passenger vehicle traveling along the vehicle track. The speed trim system comprises a magnet arrangement located on the passenger vehicle, at least one trim brake located along the track, one or more sensors for measuring the speed of the passenger vehicle approaching and/or passing the trim brake, and a control system. According to the invention, the trim brake comprises a pivotable supported induction blade, that can be pivoted about an induction blade pivot axis between an active position, for trimming the speed of the passenger vehicle while it passes the trim brake, and an inactive position. |
| US10556506B2 |
Tank fixing apparatus
A tank fixing apparatus includes: first and second bands adjacent to each other, each including a fixed portion fixed to a support member supporting a tank, a pressing portion extending from the fixed portion and pressing an outer periphery of the tank toward the support member, and a distal end portion extending from the pressing portion and not fixed to the support member; first and second fixing portions fixing the fixed portions of the first and second bands to the support member, respectively; and first and second urging portions urging the first and second bands to give pressing forces for the tank to the pressing portions of the first and second bands, respectively. A direction of the first band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion is opposite to a direction of the second band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion. |
| US10556500B2 |
Work vehicle
A hydraulic excavator includes an engine hood covering an engine from above and a vent member disposed inside the engine hood. The engine hood includes a third side plate. The third side plate is provided with a lower side vent hole group, and simultaneously, a region located laterally to the lower side vent hole group is imperforate. The vent member covers the lower side vent hole group with a first opening from inside. A second opening of the vent member communicates with an interior of the engine hood. The vent member upwardly tilts toward the engine hood. |
| US10556498B2 |
CVT drive train
A CVT drive train including a continuously adjustable variator and having a transmission input shaft situated on a primary drive side of the drive train and operatively connected with a primary drive source that is an internal combustion engine. A start-up device and a secondary drive source that includes an electrical machine are disposed co-axially. A first additional clutch serves to couple the secondary drive source to a direct drive stage, and a second additional clutch serves to couple the secondary drive to the variator input. |
| US10556492B2 |
Operator cab with segmented door
An operator cab mounted on a chassis of a mobile work vehicle. The cab comprised of a frame supporting a back panel, a pair of opposing side panels, and a roof panel, wherein the side panels and the roof panel each have a first edge proximate the back panel and a second edge opposite the first edge, the second edges defining a door opening. A door proximate the door opening, the door movable to a closed position or an open position and defining a front barrier when in the closed position. A roller assembly positioned proximate the roof panel and connected to the door, wherein the door is moved about the roller assembly to an open position from the closed position, allowing for an operator to ingress and egress through door opening. |
| US10556490B2 |
Vehicle visor and system, vehicle and light blocking and display method
A visor is configured for shading eyes of a user from a light from behind the visor. The visor includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to display images to the user from behind the visor, and the second portion is configured to be able to adjust a rate of light transmittance according to the light from behind the visor. The present disclosure further provides a visor system, a vehicle containing a visor, and a light blocking and display method. |
| US10556489B2 |
Hard support corner for a soft top
A quarter window assembly for a soft top cover assembly that is removable. The quarter window assembly is connectable to the soft cover assembly. The quarter window assembly has a hard corner assembly mountable to features connected to a vehicle. The hard corner assembly is an injection molded plastic assembly. The quarter window assembly also has a panel carrying at least one window, and the panel is secured to the hard corner assembly. |
| US10556488B2 |
Volatile organic compound purge system for a motor vehicle
A volatile organic compound purge system is provided for a motor vehicle. The purge system includes a blower and a computing device. The computing device is configured to operate in a shipping mode whereby the blower is periodically operated to draw fresh air into and purge volatile organic compounds from an interior of the motor vehicle as the motor vehicle is being shipped from a first point to a second point. |
| US10556482B2 |
Vascular structures and methods for thermal control
Systems and methods are provided for thermal control using vascular channels. Vascular channels are incorporated in a network within a component. The component is a part of a manufactured environment configured for occupants. A fluid circuit is connected with the vascular channels and circulates a fluid through the component to alter a thermal state of the component. |
| US10556481B2 |
Systems and methods for providing heating and cooling to a vehicle cabin of autonomous vehicles
Systems and methods for providing heating and cooling to a cabin of an autonomous or semiautonomous electric vehicle. A system includes one or more autonomous or semiautonomous electric vehicle components generating thermal energy as a byproduct of operation, a radiator fluidly coupled to the one or more vehicle components and positioned downstream from the one or more vehicle components such that the radiator receives at least a portion of the thermal energy, a thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled to and located downstream from the radiator, and one or more bypass valves that control fluid flow from the radiator such that fluid flows directly to a cabin of the vehicle or flows through the thermoelectric cooler before flowing into the cabin. |
| US10556480B2 |
Vehicle HVAC system
A HVAC system that includes an air duct connected to an air handler and having a tubular housing with a first airflow path and a second airflow path therein separated from the first airflow path. One end of the tubular housing having a first air outlet in fluid communication with only the first airflow path and a second air outlet in fluid communication with only the second airflow path. The first air outlet and the second air outlet are adjacent to one another. A vent assembly having a housing surrounding first airflow directing members and second airflow directing members. The vent assembly is installed to the end of the tubular housing such that the first airflow directing members direct airflow from the first air outlet in a first direction. The second airflow directing members direct airflow from the second air outlet in a second direction. |
| US10556479B2 |
Gyroscope-based rotation damper for a motor vehicle
A gyroscope-based rotation damper for a motor vehicle, includes a flywheel that is driven via a drive, rotates around an axis of rotation at an angular velocity (ωφ), the flywheel being mounted in a gimbal on the motor vehicle structure by way of a first bearing element and a second bearing element. The flywheel is mounted rotatably around the angle of rotation (φ) at the first bearing element, and the first bearing element is rotatably mounted at the second bearing element around a first angle of rotation (θ) around a first axis aligned orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the flywheel, and the second bearing element is mounted rotatably around a second angle of rotation (ψ) around a second axis aligned orthogonal to the first axis, as well as a controller unit for controlling a shaft drive. |
| US10556478B2 |
Suspension system
A suspension system includes a hydraulic cylinder having a piston chamber in which a piston moves and a rod chamber in which a rod moves. The hydraulic cylinder operably moves between a retraction and an extension. The system also includes a throttle valve, a branching, and a hydraulic reservoir fluidly coupled to the hydraulic cylinder. A fluid flow from the piston chamber is divided at the branching into a first fluid flow portion and a second fluid flow portion. The first fluid flow portion flows to the rod chamber of the hydraulic cylinder, and the second fluid flow portion flows through the throttle valve to the hydraulic reservoir. |
| US10556475B2 |
Stop device
In an embodiment, the present invention provides a stop device for limiting a vertical spring deflection of a motor vehicle leaf spring that is mounted on an axle member, the stop device including: a stop which limits a vertical movement of the leaf spring; a support structure for supporting and mounting the stop on a vehicle support; and a guiding device for receiving and guiding at least one of a cable, a line, and/or a holder. The guiding device is fastened to the support structure. |
| US10556474B2 |
Front suspension structure of automotive vehicle
In a double-wishbone type front suspension structure, upper and lower arms are pivotally supported at a vehicle-body side via front-and-rear pivotal portions, axial lines of resilient bushes of the front and rear pivotal portions of the arms extend in a longitudinal direction, a knuckle-side pivotal portion of the upper arm is positioned in back of a knuckle-side pivotal portion of the lower arm, and a lower end portion of a damper unit provided between a vehicle body and the lower arm is connected to the lower arm such that the damper unit is positioned perpendicularly to the axial lines of the lower arm in a side view and an upper end portion is pivotally supported at the vehicle body via a rotational axis extending in the longitudinal direction. |
| US10556469B2 |
Hub cap assembly and a wheel end assembly for a tire inflation system
A wheel end assembly includes a spindle having a passage formed therein. The wheel end assembly also includes a hub cap assembly. The hub cap assembly has an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing and outer housing are in fluid communication via an air passage. An air spindle has an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The inboard portion is disposed in the spindle and the outboard portion is disposed in the inner housing. Also, the air spindle has a fluid passage. The fluid passage is in fluid communication with the passage formed in the spindle and the air passage formed in the hub cap assembly. A rotary air seal is disposed around the air spindle. A rotary oil seal is disposed around the air spindle and is spaced apart from the rotary air seal. |
| US10556464B2 |
Spoked human-powerable vehicle wheel with user-removable hub and plurality of conical hub-to-annulus attachment elements
A wheel for a bicycle, or other human powerable vehicle, has a hub that includes: (a) an axle for attachment to a bicycle frame; (b) a set of bearings that connect the axle to a rotating sleeve; and (c) at least three connection points fixedly connected to the rotating sleeve. The connection points are used to detachably attach an annular module to the hub using attachment elements that each comprise conical frustum surfaces. The attachment elements are configured to axially press a portion of the hub to a portion of the annular module, as well as radially aligning the hub to the annular module. The annular module also has a set of spoke attachment points configured for tensioned spokes that connect the annular module to a wheel rim. The spoke attachment points are in a circular configuration on two parallel offset planes that are perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the rim. |
| US10556463B2 |
Wheel unit
In order to improve a wheel unit for a bicycle, comprising a hub and a wheel rim, which is arranged rotatably about an axis of rotation, wherein the hub and the wheel rim are connected to one another by spokes, it is proposed to arrange a brake disc and a sensor ring comprising a sensing region on the hub and to arrange the sensor ring adjacent to the brake disc. |
| US10556462B2 |
Aluminum wheel for vehicle
Disclosed is an aluminum wheel for a vehicle, in which a resonance tube is coupled to a rim of the wheel, wherein a first surface of the resonance tube is fitted into a well groove formed in a well of the rim, and a second surface of the resonance tube comes into contact with the rim by a pressure member including a steel wire and a fixing member. |
| US10556461B2 |
Method for producing a printing substrate and for producing a directly printed decorative panel
The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a printing subsurface for direct printing for producing a decorative panel, in particular a direct printed decorative panel without a backing layer. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a decorative panel which comprises a printing subsurface produced according to a method according to the disclosure. With the method according to the disclosure it is proposed that for forming the printing subsurface a resin composition comprising a melamine resin and/or a urea resin is applied, which at first is dried under the action of heat and subsequently is treated with UV radiation. |
| US10556460B2 |
Writing instrument with self-blocking assembly
The writing instrument comprises a first barrel, a second barrel, and a self-blocking assembly system for assembling the first barrel with the second barrel. The self-blocking assembly system includes a blocking device for blocking the first barrel with respect to the second barrel in a longitudinal direction and a locking device for locking the blocking device. The locking device includes a slot formed in the first barrel and two ramps carried by the second barrel. The slot extends in the longitudinal direction and has two longitudinal edges. The two ramps are configured to part the two longitudinal edges of the slot progressively in a circumferential direction as the first and second barrels are assembled. A window extends in the longitudinal direction formed between the two ramps, and a lateral button is housed at least partially in the window that includes guide surfaces for guiding the lateral button. |
| US10556458B2 |
Finisher, bookbinder, and imaging system
Single perforating unit is enabled to perforate for file binders and to cut milling grooves, while with a simple structure file-binder storage and booklet-binding can be carried out reliably. Configurations include: a convey-in path for sequentially transferring sheets; a stacker for collating into bundles sheets from the convey-in path; and an adhesive-layer applicator for adding an adhesive layer to the spine-closure edge of sheet bundles from the stacker. A perforating unit is provided in along the convey-in path, and a control unit for controlling position and/or number of perforations made by the perforating unit is provided with (1) a first operation mode in which it effects the punching of a predetermined number of holes in the edge of sheets, and (2) a second operation mode in which it effects the formation of a predetermined number of crenulated grooves in the edge of sheets. |
| US10556457B2 |
Thermal transfer sheet
The present invention provides a thermal transfer sheet including at least a transfer layer and a substrate. The transfer layer includes at least a protective layer adapted to be peelable from the substrate, and the transfer layer has a peel force in a non-heated state of 1 N/m or more and a peel force in a heated state of 10 N/m or less. The thermal transfer sheet exhibits a high level of adhesion therebetween, even when used in a compact printer that causes the thermal transfer sheet to be heated by the heat of a thermal head. The transfer layer exhibits a high level of releasability when being transferred. |
| US10556456B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a supporting section configured to support a medium; a first ejecting section capable of ejecting a pretreatment liquid onto the medium supported by the supporting section; a first holding section configured to hold the first ejecting section; and a leveling section provided on the first holding section and being capable of moving between a leveling position in contact with an ejection region to which the pretreatment liquid is ejected and a non-leveling position in non-contact with the ejection region of the medium. |
| US10556454B2 |
Printer
A printer includes a holder configured to house rolled recording paper, a cover that is attached to the holder to be openable and closable relative to the holder, and a contact part that is attached to the cover and configured to contact the recording paper. The contact part is configured such that the contact part substantially point-contacts the recording paper, and positions on the contact part contacting the recording paper change as the recording paper is unrolled. |
| US10556448B2 |
Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method
When a porous body is repeatedly used to perform treatment of absorbing and removing an aqueous liquid component on an image which is formed using a reaction liquid and an ink and contains the aqueous liquid component and a coloring material, recovery treatment for applying a recovery liquid to the porous body is performed, the recovery liquid having a viscosity lower than a viscosity of the reaction liquid and the ink. |
| US10556447B2 |
Digital embossed in register surface
Building panels, especially floor panels, and a method of forming embossed in register surfaces with a digital ink head that applies a curable ink on the panel surface or on an upper side of a foil as a coating and forms an ink matrix that is used to create a cavity in the surface by applying a pressure on the ink matrix. |
| US10556445B2 |
Printhead assemblies
Examples of a printhead assembly comprising an Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EPROM) having a predefined number of banks, with EPROM cells arranged in rows and columns in each of the banks are described. In one example, the printhead assembly comprises a shift register to generate, in consecutive shift register cycles, a row select signal, column select signal, and bank select signal to select a row, column, and bank, respectively, corresponding to an EPROM cell. A row select signal bus, column select signal bus and bank select signal bus is included in the printhead assembly to provide the row select signal, column select signal, and bank select signal, respectively, to the EPROM cell during the respective shift register cycles. |
| US10556444B2 |
Image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing image processing program
There is provided an image processing apparatus including a controller configured to: acquire scan data indicating a scan image including first and second specific color areas each indicating a part thereof printed by using a first nozzle and a third specific color area indicating a part thereof printed by using a second nozzle; and generate a plurality of parameters, by using the scan data, each of the plurality of parameters indicating jetting characteristic of a coloring material from one of the first and second nozzles corresponding thereto. The controller evaluates the difference between a color of the first specific color area and a color of the second specific color area, and the controller generates a parameter included in the plurality of parameters and corresponding to the second nozzle, by using a result of the evaluation of the difference and a value of a third pixel within the third specific color area. |
| US10556439B2 |
Image-recording apparatus including cartridge, tank connectable to the cartridge and detection component
An image-recording apparatus includes a cartridge including a first storage chamber, a tank including a second storage chamber, a head, and a detection component for detecting a residual amount of liquid in the second chamber. The cartridge is connectable to the tank. The first storage chamber and second storage chamber are both allowed to communicate with an atmosphere. The tank includes a first base portion and a first protruding portion protruding from a lower end portion of the first base portion in a first direction perpendicular to a vertical direction. Internal spaces of the first base portion and the first protruding portion communicate each other to constitute part of the second storage chamber. The detection component is positioned: above the first protruding portion; to overlap with the first base portion as viewed in the first direction; and to overlap with the first protruding portion as viewed in the vertical direction. |
| US10556438B2 |
Liquid discharge head
There is provided a liquid discharge head which includes a plurality of individual channels, a common channel which includes a supply portion and a return portion, a first filter in which a plurality of first through holes along a supply direction is formed, and a second filter in which a plurality of second through holes along a discharge direction is formed. An opening at an upstream end in the supply direction of each of the plurality of through holes is smaller than an opening at a downstream end in the supply direction of each of the plurality of first through holes, and an opening at an upstream end in the discharge direction of each of the plurality of second through holes is larger than an opening at a downstream end in the discharge direction of each of the plurality of second through holes. |
| US10556437B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of driving the same
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid path comprising a filter and a liquid storing chamber for supplying liquid to a liquid ejecting head. The liquid storing chamber has an inlet, a bubble retention space disposed above the inlet, a bottom disposed below the bubble retention space, and a first outlet and a second outlet. (i) The first outlet is located on one side of an imaginary center line passing through the center of a projected area, and the second outlet is located on the other side of the imaginary center line. Alternatively, (ii) the first outlet and the second outlet are located outside a projected area defined by projecting the bubble retention space onto the bottom. |
| US10556435B2 |
Ink jet recording apparatus
A printer capable includes a pivot mechanism that causes a first ink cartridge housing a first ink pack containing sedimentation ink to pivot. A controller includes a memory storing first data defining a relationship between a determined ink agitation degree and a pivot angle of the ink cartridge from an initial position, an angle determiner that determines a pivot angle based on the determined ink agitation degree and the first data, and a first controller that controls the pivot mechanism to cause the first ink cartridge to pivot by the determined pivot angle and move to a pivot position, and then cause the first ink cartridge to pivot in the opposite direction and return to the initial position. A first pivot angle when the ink agitation degree is less than a first value is smaller than a second pivot angle when the ink agitation degree is the first value or more. |
| US10556434B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus
An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink ejection surface, a washing liquid storage portion, a washing liquid nozzle, a mesh sheet, and a sponge member. The washing liquid storage portion includes a supply surface adjacent to the ink ejection surface. The washing liquid nozzle includes a communicating hole that is communicated from a supply port formed in the supply surface to an inside of the washing liquid storage portion, and forms a concave meniscus by a surface of the washing liquid in the communicating hole. The mesh sheet is provided in close contact with an opposite rear surface of the supply surface, and has an opening that is smaller in size than an inner diameter of the communicating hole. The sponge member is provided in a compressed state in the inside of the washing liquid storage portion, presses the mesh sheet toward the opposite rear surface of the supply surface. |
| US10556430B2 |
Liquid jetting head
A liquid jetting head includes: a channel substrate having a nozzle surface in which nozzles are open, the channel substrate being formed with pressure chambers communicating with the nozzles respectively; and an actuator covering the pressure chambers. The pressure chambers include first pressure chambers arranged in an arrangement direction to form a first pressure chamber row. The nozzles include first nozzles communicating with the pressure chambers respectively. Any two first nozzles that are adjacent in the arrangement direction are arranged at different positions in the channel substrate with respect to an orthogonal direction which is parallel to the nozzle surface and orthogonal to the arrangement direction and different in a first distance. The first distance is a distance in the orthogonal direction between each first nozzle and an end on one side in the orthogonal direction of the first pressure chamber communicating with the first nozzle. |
| US10556424B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting the volume of a liquid drop, and method for adjusting the volume of a liquid drop
An apparatus and method for detecting the volume of a liquid drop, and a method for adjusting the volume of a liquid drop are disclosed, so as to improve the convenience in making adjustment and measurement, and to alleviate a measure error. The detecting apparatus includes at least one measuring unit, where each of the at least one measuring unit includes: a first measurement groove, at least one second measurement groove, and a third measurement groove arranged adjacent to the second measurement groove, where the capacity of the first measurement groove is more than the total capacity of the second measurement grooves, the height of a sidewall of the first measurement groove shared by the second measurement groove arranged adjacent thereto is less than the height of a sidewall of the first measurement groove not shared by the second measurement groove. |
| US10556423B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and detecting method of interference substance
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting unit capable of ejecting a liquid, a support unit configured to support a medium onto which the liquid is ejected and is movable in a movement direction between a set position where the medium is set and an ejecting start position where the ejecting unit starts ejecting the liquid, and a detector configured to detect whether an interference substance which is a substance that causes an interference with the ejecting unit is present on the support unit. The detector is movable between a first position and a second position, a distance between the second position and the ejecting unit being longer than a distance between the first position and the ejecting unit, in the movement direction. |
| US10556415B2 |
Method and apparatus for building a 3D object from layers of pre-stripped substrate
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object from a stack of pre-stripped layers of substrate. Each object layer is formed by (i) providing substrate comprising waste portion(s) and substrate-retained portion(s) that are attached to each other and separated from one another by cut(s) within the substrate; (ii) subsequently, subjecting the subject of each layer to a stripping process which selectively strips away substrate-waste portion(s) from the substrate-retained portion(s). After stripping, the object layer is added to a stack of previously-stacked object layers to grow the stack. This process is repeated to further grow the stack. Object layers of the stack are bonded to each other to build the three-dimensional object therefrom. Apparatus and methods for stripping are also described—any teaching or combination of teaching(s) related to stripping substrate may be employed in any additive-manufacturing process described herein. |
| US10556414B2 |
Method for the full-surface connection of antiparallel contact surfaces of a first and a second joining partner by means of a blank
The present disclosure relates to a method for the full-surface connection of contact surfaces, which form a cavity between them and extend in an antiparallel manner, of a first, transparent joining partner and a second joining partner, comprising the steps of: providing and arranging the first joining partner, the second joining partner and a blank made of an elastic material, such that the blank is disposed in the cavity formed between the contact surfaces extending in an antiparallel manner, and wherein the blank has an outer adhesive layer; heating the blank by irradiation with microwave radiation and/or infrared radiation (IR); curing or cross-linking the adhesive layer of the blank in order to form a layer structure of the first joining partner, the blank and the second joining partner. |
| US10556413B2 |
Method for assembly of recessed panel doors
Systems and methods for pressing a door assembly involve one or more die sections installed in a press, wherein the die sections each have a raised section that contacts and supports a recessed panel portion of a door skin of the assembly during the pressing operation to facilitate crushing of portions of a core of the door assembly that underlie the recessed panel portion of the door skin. The die sections may be made of plastic and readily changed out for different sizes or styles of doors. |
| US10556409B2 |
Polyethylene film
Provided is a polyethylene film showing more excellent blocking resistance in unwinding from the film roll state and more excellent blocking resistance between sealants after lamination with a base material, and having transparency and excellent heat sealing property even at low temperatures. A polyethylene film wherein in at least either face, a ratio between an arithmetic mean roughness in a machine direction of film (Ra(MD)), and an arithmetic mean roughness in a direction perpendicular to the machine direction (Ra(TD)) satisfies the following formula (1): 1.2≤Ra(TD)/Ra(MD)≤3.6 (1) (Ra(MD): arithmetic mean roughness [μm] measured in the machine direction of film, and Ra(TD): arithmetic mean roughness [μm] measured in the direction perpendicular to the machine direction of film). |
| US10556408B2 |
Electronic device with a reduced friction surface
A surface of an electronic device includes a reduced friction surface that comprises a glass beaded film. The glass beaded film includes glass beads disposed in a polymer layer or in an adhesive layer, where a portion of the glass beads protrude from a surface of the polymer or adhesive layer. The reduced friction surface is disposed over at least a portion of the surface of the electronic device. |
| US10556404B2 |
Composition for non-oriented electrical steel sheet, method of manufacturing non-oriented electrical steel sheet product, and non-oriented electrical steel sheet product
A non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition, a manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet product, and a non-oriented electrical steel sheet product are provided, and the non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition includes a first composition including a soluble epoxy resin and an inorganic nanoparticle of SiO2, TiO2, ZnO, or combinations thereof, and an inorganic additive of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), or a combination thereof, wherein the inorganic nanoparticle is substituted in a terminal substituent group of the soluble epoxy resin, and the epoxy resin is a multifunctional epoxy resin in which there are three or more epoxy groups. |
| US10556402B1 |
Cold foil temporary tattoo and process for making the same
Described herein is/are cold foil adhesive methods for manufacturing temporary tattoo laminate devices, wherein the tattoos incorporate metallic foil and other decorative components. The methods provide a surprisingly rapid and efficient method for creating tattoo laminate devices which provide crisp, clear multi-color images temporary tattoos for the skin. The methods described herein provide a way to produce, in an offset printing press or flexographic printing press, numerous tattoo laminate devices at very high speeds, with unlimited colors, and crisp, clear images. |
| US10556400B2 |
Battery packaging material
Battery packaging material wherein a sheet-like laminated body is formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, metal layer, and sealant layer, the battery packaging material being equipped with substantially rectangular space that is formed to protrude from the sealant layer side toward the base layer side, and accommodates a battery element on the sealant layer side. In planar view from the base layer side view, a first and second curved sections are provided from the center portion toward the battery packaging material end parts, in a cross section in the thickness direction on a line connecting opposing corner parts protruding in a substantially rectangular shape. The thickness (a) of the metal layer at the first curved section, (c) of the metal layer at the second curved section, and (b) of the metal layer at the section located between the first and second curved sections, satisfy the following relationship a≥b>c or a≥c>b. |
| US10556397B2 |
Exterior panel and manufacturing method of exterior panel
An exterior panel includes: a metal sheet having a curved portion; a resin structure which includes a plurality of tubular bodies having the same length in a central axis direction, top surfaces covering respective one end portions of the tubular bodies, and base portions connecting respective the other end portions of the tubular bodies and is formed with the top surfaces being brought into close contact with and joined to the curved portion of the metal sheet; and a sheet member made of a resin or paper joined to the base portions of the resin structure, in which a relationship between a tensile elastic modulus E (N/mm2) and the thickness t (mm) of the sheet member satisfies Formula (1). 4.0 (N·mm) |
| US10556395B2 |
Steel wire deforming apparatus for bead cores
A deforming apparatus (10) for a steel wire (W) for a bead core (X) includes a deforming roller (12), a guide device (20), and a deforming amount changing device (30). The deforming roller (12) is arranged upstream of a molding drum (50), which molds the bead core (X) by winding the steel wire (W). The steel wire (W) is mounted on the deforming roller (12) in a curved manner such that the deforming roller (12) deforms the steel wire (W). The guide device (20) is arranged upstream of the deforming roller (12) and guides the steel wire (W) to the deforming roller (12). The deforming amount changing device (30) changes the amount by which the steel wire (W) is mounted on the deforming roller (12) in a curved manner by moving the guide device (20) with respect to the deforming roller (12). |
| US10556393B2 |
Monitoring of cure state through the use of microwaves
A method of manufacturing a tire is provided that includes curing the tire (10) in a curing press (12) and applying microwave energy at a given frequency band into the tire. The interaction between the microwave energy and the tire is monitored to obtain a complex reflection coefficient. A root-mean-squared error is calculated using the measured complex reflection coefficient and a reference reflection coefficient. The reference reflection coefficient is from a fully cured tire made from the same material as the tire. Continuous monitoring of the interaction takes place to obtain the complex reflection coefficient along with continuous calculation of the root-mean-squared error at different times during the curing of the tire in the curing press. The calculated root-mean-squared errors are used to determine whether to stop the curing of the tire in the curing press. |
| US10556390B2 |
Apparatus and method for directional alignment of nanofibers in a porous medium
A method and apparatus for uniformly and directionally aligning and stretching nanofibers inside a porous medium is described. The nanofibers may include nanotubes, nanowires, long-chain polymer molecules or likewise. Porous medium may include a porous layer, fabric, or composite prepreg or likewise. According to one embodiment, an apparatus for directional alignment of nanofiber in a porous medium includes a fluid matrix with nanofibers. A porous medium is provided as well as a device for forcing the fluid matrix radially through the porous medium. |
| US10556389B1 |
Recirculating linear feed mechanism
A feed mechanism for feeding a filament through a print head assembly in an FDM printer. The feed mechanism includes a first oval-shaped track having a plurality track elements extending around the first track and a second oval-shaped track having a plurality of track elements extending around the second track, where the first and second tracks counter-rotate. A space is defined between the first and second tracks that receives the filament in a manner so that the track elements that are in the space contact the filament, where rotation of the first and second tracks in opposite directions causes the filament to be driven through the space and onto the print head. |
| US10556388B2 |
Polyester-based tape composites for wood reinforcement
The present invention is generally directed to prepreg composites, typically in the form of unidirectional tapes, which contain at least one reinforcing fiber and a thermoplastic polyester matrix. The prepreg composites can be thermally bonded to a wood-containing material in order to improve the structural performance of the material without requiring adhesives. The prepreg composite of the present invention can be applied to a wide range of wood substrates, including various hardwoods, softwoods, and engineered wood composites. |
| US10556386B2 |
Controlled heating for 3D printing
In one example, a method for printing a three-dimensional (3D) object is described. The method may include a processor depositing a layer of a sinterable material on a support member, and preheating the layer of the sinterable material using a moveable radiation source. The method may further include the processor depositing a fusing agent on an imaged area of the layer of the sinterable material and fusing the imaged area of the layer of the sinterable material using the moveable radiation source. |
| US10556385B2 |
Composite component for a motor vehicle
A composite component for a motor vehicle includes a first section; and a second section connected to the first section. The first section comprises a metallic material. The second section comprises a plastic. The first section has a first base region and projections provided on the first base region, wherein the projections provided on the first base region extend from the first base region to the second section. The projections provided on the first base region have undercuts, and the projections provided on the first base region are anchored in the second section in order to bring about the connection between the first section and the second section. |
| US10556384B2 |
Supports for sintering additively manufactured parts
A method comprising depositing, in layers, a shrinking platform formed from a composite including metal particles embedded in a first matrix, depositing shrinking supports of the composite upon the shrinking platform, forming a separation clearance dividing at least one shrinking support into fragments, depositing, from the composite, a part upon the shrinking platform and shrinking supports, depositing a separation material intervening between the part and the shrinking supports, the separation material including a ceramic powder and a second matrix, and forming, from the shrinking platform, shrinking supports, separation material, and part, a portable platform assembly in a green state, wherein the shrinking support is configured to prevent the portable platform assembly from distorting from gravitational force during sintering of the metal particles of the assembly in a brown state, and wherein the ceramic powder of the separation material is configured to separate the shrinking support from the part following sintering. |
| US10556380B2 |
Three-dimensional molding producing method, three-dimensional molding producing apparatus, three-dimensional molding, and molding material
A three-dimensional molding producing apparatus (100) includes: a three-dimensional molding forming device (130) that forms a three-dimensional molding (300) by a powder lamination method by using a molding material (200) obtained by mixing a urethane resin powder with a gypsum powder and; and a urethane resin impregnating device (150) that impregnates a urethane resin into the three-dimensional molding (300). The three-dimensional molding producing apparatus (100) further includes: an aqueous medium dipping device (170) for immersing the three-dimensional molding (300) in an aqueous medium after impregnation of the urethane resin by the urethane resin impregnating device (150) is completed. This makes it possible to form a high-strength three-dimensional molding in forming a three-dimensional molding by the powder lamination method. Furthermore, it is also possible to form a soft three-dimensional molding. |
| US10556376B2 |
Method of making forming screens
A process of constructing a forming screen through metal deposition in a nonconductive preform structure to achieve a desired aspect ratio of the forming screen thickness to open area. |
| US10556374B2 |
Method for converting a design of an original preform and a related mold stack for the molding thereof
Disclosed herein, amongst other things, is a method for converting a design of an original preform that is blow moldable to form a container into a converted preform having less molding material that is blow moldable to form the same container. The method includes retaining a neck finish and body of the original preform on the converted preform. The method further includes replacing the original base of the original preform with a converted base having an outer base surface that joins with an outer body surface of the body at an base split-line of the original base and that fits offset within an outer body surface of the original base, whereby the converted preform has a reduced total length, disregarding any gate vestige that may be formed thereon, relative to a total length of the original preform. |
| US10556359B2 |
Unified punch inflation and sealing tool
A tool for inflating a chamber (50) in an article composed at least partially of polymer layers, such as thermoplastic layers. The tool can allow for forming an aperture in a polymer layer (350), inflating a chamber (50) or volume (130) in fluid communication with the aperture, and then welding or sealing the chamber (50) so that the inflation fluid is substantially retained in the chamber (50) and/or does not escape via the aperture. In various aspects, the formation of the aperture, inflation of the chamber (50), and sealing of the chamber (50) or aperture can be performed by a single tool and/or based on a single registration of the thermoplastic article with a tool. In some aspects, formation of the aperture is enabled in part by using a punch (100, 201, 205) with a cupped surface (341) that allows the top layer of a thermoplastic article to be breached without forming a hole in at least one lower layer (350). |
| US10556358B2 |
Perforation system and method
A perforation system and method of perforating a flexible work piece. The perforation system includes a punch tool having at least one punch head defining a vertical axis. The punch head has a first shape. A die is positioned along the vertical axis and includes an ejection port having a second shape. The first shape overlaps the second shape to provide for punch-to-die contact that results in a clean cut along a perimeter of the second shape. |
| US10556353B2 |
Robot arm control device and robot arm operation method
A robot arm control device includes a pressure sensing module, a workspace defining module and a control module. The pressure sensing module, arranged on a robot arm, detects whether an object hits or touches the robot arm to switch the operating mode of the robot arm. The workspace defining module includes a sensing region arranged on a peripheral area around the robot arm. The workspace defining module determines whether the object enters an operating space according to the position of the object in the sensing region, and sets the working range and the working mode of the robot arm according to which operating space the object has entered. The control module, connected to the robot arm, the pressure sensing module and the workspace defining module, switches the operating mode and outputs a motor driving signal to the robot arm according to the working mode of the robot arm. |
| US10556352B2 |
Waist rotation structure and robot
A waist rotation structure includes a mounting disc defining a through hole, a rotatable disc located at a first side of the mounting disc, a driving device fixed to a second side of the mounting disc that is opposite the first side, and a transmission assembly. The rotatable disc defines a first cable insertion hole. The driving device includes an output shaft. The transmission assembly includes a drive gear connected to the output shaft, and a transmission cylinder extending through the through hole. The transmission cylinder includes a body that extends through the through hole, and is rotatably connected to the mounting disc and fixedly connected to the rotatable disc, and a driven gear arranged on a lateral surface of the body and engaged with the drive gear. The body defines a wiring hole extending opposite ends thereof and aligning with the first cable insertion hole. |
| US10556350B2 |
Assembly body manufacturing device and assembly body manufacturing method
A long member assembling device has hand parts configured to grip a long member, arm parts and trunk parts configured to adjust a position of each of the hand parts, a hand part configured to grip the long member, the hand part numbering less than the hand parts, an arm part and a trunk part configured to move the hand part and adjust a position of the hand part gripping the long member, the arm part and the trunk part having higher positioning accuracy than the hand parts, and a control unit configured to, on the basis of an original shape of the long member stored in a memory, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the hand parts and the hand part such that the shape of the long member gripped by the hand parts matches the original shape. |
| US10556349B1 |
Multipurpose robotic system
A robotic system is disclosed. The robotic system includes a robot with an arm. The arm is configured to be selectively extendable and retractable. An enclosure is coupled to a distal end of the arm. The enclosure includes a limited range network. The limited range network is configured to communicate with another computing device, when the arm is selectively extended. |
| US10556346B2 |
Inspecting clearance size between mechanical parts
A computer-implemented method for inspecting a clearance size between a hole and an object inserted in the hole, includes: controlling a robot arm so that the robot arm performs a predetermined motion to move the object inserted in the hole; monitoring a response to the predetermined motion from the hole and the object; and calculating information on the clearance size between the hole and the object using the response to the predetermined motion. |
| US10556343B2 |
Simulation device and simulation method for robot system
A simulation device for a robot system includes: an input unit that allows input of the constitution of a virtual robot; a storage unit that stores the constitutions and elements of virtual-robot candidates and settings of virtual-robot-controller candidates in association with each other; a difference extracting unit that reads the constitution of one of the virtual-robot candidates that most closely approximates the input virtual robot and extracts the difference; a virtual-robot generating unit that reads the setting of the associated virtual-robot-controller candidate and the settings of the virtual-robot-controller candidates associated with the elements of the virtual-robot candidates included in the extracted difference and that adds or deletes the setting for each of the elements to generate new candidates and a new virtual robot and virtual robot controller; and a candidate updating unit that stores the constitutions of the new virtual-robot candidates and the settings of the generated virtual-robot-controller candidates. |
| US10556341B2 |
Trajectory determination method for non-productive movements
The invention relates to a method (100) for determining an optimised trajectory for a non-productive movement of a tool (10) of a machine tool, from a starting position (12) to an end position (14). The non-productive movement is carried out in a spatially restricted travelling area (20) which is represented by geometric conditions. The method according to the invention is executed with the avoidance of collisions and comprises the step of determining a first trajectory (32) of the tool (10) by means of a travel-finding algorithm. In this step, the first trajectory (32) is optimised for the non-productive movement with respect to at least one selectable target parameter. |
| US10556334B1 |
System and method of asynchronous robotic retrieval and delivery of items between two sites
Asynchronous item delivery utilizes a system including a first depot and a first mobile robot at a first site and a second depot and a second mobile robot at a second site. A centralized control system manages asynchronous delivery of items through the first depot and the second depot such that the first mobile robot can retrieve an item from the first depot and deliver the item to a transportation systems for transition to the second site, such that the second depot at the second site can, in an asynchronous fashion, receive the item and deliver the item to the second mobile robot for transportation to the ultimate destination at the second site. Two or more sites can be coordinated by the centralized control system for management of movement of items through a supply chain using asynchronous item delivery and movement through each respective site to an ultimate destination. |
| US10556332B2 |
Driving device
The invention relates to a driving device comprising a hand-held housing in which there is accommodated a piston member for transmitting energy to a fastening element to be driven in, an interchangeable propellant and a combustion chamber arranged between the propellant and the piston member, said combustion chamber extending preferably about a central axis (A), and an actuator by means of which the energy that is transmissible from the propellant to the piston member is variable in a settable manner, wherein a discharge channel connected to the combustion chamber can be opened by means of a movable slide of the actuator, wherein a starting position of the piston member is variable in a settable manner by means of a second actuator. |
| US10556330B2 |
Power tool operation recording and playback
Systems and methods of operating power tools. The method includes receiving a command to start a recording mode at a first electronic processor of a first power tool, and receiving at the first electronic processor, a measured parameter from a sensor of the first power tool while a first motor of the first power tool is operating. The method also includes generating a recorded motor parameter by recording the measured parameter, on a first memory of the first power tool, when the first power tool operates in the recording mode, and transmitting, with a first transceiver of the first power tool, the recorded motor parameter. The method further includes receiving the recorded motor parameter at an external device, transmitting the recorded motor parameter to a second power tool via the external device, and receiving the recorded motor parameter via a second transceiver of the second power tool. |
| US10556329B2 |
Tool bits with floating magnet sleeves
A tool bit assembly includes a tool bit having a shaft with a first working region disposed at a first end of the shaft and a first reduced diameter portion proximate the working region and disposed between a first shoulder and a second shoulder. A floating sleeve has a rear portion with a pair of opposed window openings, a front portion supporting a magnet, and a pair of balls, with each ball disposed in one of the window openings. The floating sleeve is receivable over the tool bit with the magnet proximate the first working regions and the balls received in the first reduced diameter portion to allow the floating sleeve to move between a first position in which the balls abut the first shoulder and a second position in which the balls abut the second shoulder. |
| US10556328B2 |
Inline screwdriver with hands-free activated dual-drive self-ratcheting mechanism
The mechanical technology of converting oscillatory motion, into one direction of rotation, as described and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,881,609, while being efficient, useful and having numerous applications, has its disadvantage of not being able to function unless user employs both hands; one hand to apply oscillatory motion to an input, while opposite hand immobilizes the axial rotation of the converting gear-train, in order for the conversion to be activated. Hence, the goal of this documentation, is to teach several different means, that maintain the immobility of axial rotation of the dual-drive gear train in order to activate the dual-drive feature, without the use of either of user's hands, thereby conveniently leaving one of user's hands available for holding a work piece. |
| US10556325B2 |
Ratcheting clamp
An improved ratcheting clamp is a clamp with an improved design for clamping and holding work pieces to be joined together at 90 degrees or other angles such as in welding or carpentry operations, by handling the clamp with one hand and allowing the free hand to handle the work pieces instead of requiring two hands to operate the clamp. The clamp uses a cam and torsion spring to keep constant pressure of one work piece against the other work piece. |
| US10556324B1 |
Trimmer blade modifier
A base includes a top surface with an elongate slit formed therein. A grinder, such as in the form of a grinding stone, is located within the base and beneath the slit. The stone is in a slot in an undersurface opposite the top surface. The slot is angled to present a grinding surface of the grinding stone at an appropriate angle for forming a face surface in a trimmer blade at a desired angle. The slit has a flat side and an angled side to assist in having a trimmer blade held vertically and at a proper angle for forming of the face. The base includes a finger purchase area to hold the base adjacent to an underlying surface for stability while moving a trimmer blade within the slit adjacent to the grinding surface to form the face at the desired face angle adjacent to the trimmer blade tip. |
| US10556318B2 |
Automatic grinding apparatus
An automatic grinding apparatus includes: a grinding wheel configured to grind a workpiece; a support configured to support the workpiece; a feeding device configured to change a relative position between the grinding wheel and the workpiece; and a control device configured to, before processing using the grinding wheel is started, calculate a range in which the grinding wheel and the support are relatively moved on the basis of information on positions of the workpiece and the grinding wheel detected by a first detector, a second detector, and a third detector, move the grinding wheel or the support by performing numerical control with respect to the feeding device, and automatically start the processing using the grinding wheel. |
| US10556317B2 |
Polishing machine wafer holder
A wafer holder is provided for use in a polishing machine. The wafer holder has a frame composed of a thermoset material and/or a thermoplastic material. The frame has at least one cavity for receiving and supporting a wafer to be polished in the polishing machine. A polymer film pad is permanently affixed in the at least one cavity. |
| US10556316B2 |
Polishing pads and systems for and methods of using same
A polishing system includes a first carrier assembly configured to receive and hold a substrate and a polishing pad. The polishing pad includes a top major surface and a bottom major surface positioned opposite the top major surface, and a plurality of polishing elements extending from the top major surface of the polishing pad. The system further includes a polishing solution disposed between the top surface of the polishing pad and the substrate. The polishing fluid includes a fluid component, and a plurality of ceramic abrasive composites dispersed in the fluid component, the ceramic abrasive composites including individual abrasive particles dispersed in a porous ceramic matrix. The system further includes a second carrier assembly configured to receive and hold the polishing pad. The system is configured such that the polishing pad is movable relative to the substrate to carry out a polishing operation. |
| US10556314B2 |
Head height adjustment device and substrate processing apparatus provided with head height adjustment device
According to one aspect, a substrate processing apparatus is provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes a table provided with a substrate holding surface for holding a substrate, a pad for processing the substrate held on the table, a head for holding the pad, an actuator for moving the head in a direction perpendicular to the substrate holding surface of the table, and a mechanical stopper device for stopping a movement of the head in the direction perpendicular to the substrate holding surface. |
| US10556311B2 |
Lock device for power tool adjustment
A base assembly for a power tool, such as a router, includes a base member, an adjustment mechanism, and a lock member. The base member is configured to accept a motor housing of the power tool. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a position of the motor housing relative to the base member via rotation of a first contact portion of the adjustment mechanism. The lock member is moveable relative to the adjustment mechanism between a first position that prevents rotation of the adjustment mechanism and a second position that permits rotation of the adjustment mechanism. The lock member includes a second contact portion positioned proximate to the first contact portion and configured to be actuated to position the lock member in the second position. The position of the motor housing is adjusted by simultaneously actuating the first contact portion and the second contact portion. |
| US10556306B2 |
Robot system
A robot system including a plurality of robots that are arranged at intervals and that each perform machining on a work; and a tool storage unit that stores a tool used when each of the robots performs machining on the work and that is disposed at a position allowing at least one of the robot to take out the tool, wherein the respective robots are provided with hands with which the tool stored in the tool storage unit can be handled; and, when one of the robots needs to exchange the tool. |
| US10556305B2 |
Aligning parts using multi-part scanning and feature based coordinate systems
Provided are methods and systems for aligning multiple parts using simultaneous scanning of features of different parts and using feature-based coordinate systems for determining relative positions of these. Specifically, a feature-based coordinate system may be constructed using one or more critical dimensions between features of different parts. The scanner may be specifically positioned to capture each of these critical dimensions precisely. The feature-based coordinate system is used to compare the critical dimensions to specified ranges. The position of at least one part may be adjusted based on results of this comparison using, for example, a robotic manipulator. The process may be repeated until all critical dimensions are within their specified ranges. In some embodiments, multiple sets of features from different parts are used such that each set uses its own feature-based coordinate system. The part adjustment may be performed based on the collective output from these multiple sets. |
| US10556304B2 |
Polymeric cover for robots
The present invention involves a cover for a spraying device of a robot which is formed from a polymer with enhanced residue retention properties. The polymer may be processed to increase the surface energy of the polymer. For example, the polymer may be subjected to a corona treatment in order to increase its surface energy. The corona treatment process may be performed on the polymer as received, prior to cutting or otherwise manipulating the polymer. Also, the polymer may be embossed to provide the enhancement. To assemble the polymer into a robot cover, the polymer as received may be cut into individual sections for assembly. The sections may then be assembled to one another by heat sealing the sections together. The heat sealing provides a bond between the individual sections of polymer that secures the individual sections together to create the robot cover. The polymer may also be formed into tubular sections for securing to the spraying device. |
| US10556303B2 |
Heat exchanger, air conditioner and external unit
The present invention provides manufacturing method of a heat exchanger that, even if the position of a tube opening portion of a tube of a heat exchanger for which tube expansion is conducted, varies depending on the type of a heat exchanger, a mechanism adjusting the stop position of a flare plate as well as any complicated adjusting work therefor are not necessary and a heat exchanger in which flares in the same shape and in constant certain depth are formed at an opening portion of a tube of various kinds of heat exchangers having different total lengths in the longitudinal direction, and a device for a heat exchanger manufacturing method, and an air conditioner and/or outdoor unit thereof equipped with a heat exchanger manufactured using said manufacturing method. |
| US10556298B2 |
Welded joint and method of manufacturing welded joint
A welded joint having high strength and good hydrogen embrittlement resistance is provided. A welded joint is a welded joint obtained by welding a base material using a welding material. The base material has a chemical composition of, in mass %: C: 0.005 to 0.1%; Si: up to 1.2%; Mn: 2.5 to 6.5%; Ni: 8 to 15%; Cr: 19 to 25%; Mo: 0.01 to 4.5%; V: 0.01 to 0.5%; Nb: 0.01 to 0.5% Al: less than 0.05%; N: 0.15 to 0.45%; O: up to 0.02%; P: up to 0.05%; and S: up to 0.04%, and a balance being iron and impurities, and which satisfies Equation (1). The welding material has a chemical composition which satisfies Equations (1) and (2). Ni+0.65Cr+0.98Mo+1.05Mn+0.35Si+12.6C≥29 (1) 0.31C+0.048Si−0.02Mn−0.056Cr+0.007Ni−0.013Mo≤−1.0 (2) |
| US10556295B2 |
Laser machining device that detects contamination of optical system before laser machining
A laser machining device includes a contamination determining part that determines contamination of an external optical system before laser machining; the contamination determining part includes a lens contamination determining section that determines contamination of a lens in the external optical system on the basis of a comparison between a first measurement value, which is measured by an energy amount measuring part in a state where the external optical system is not heated, and a second measurement value, which is measured by the energy amount measuring part in a state where the external optical system is heated. |
| US10556294B2 |
Method of treating superalloy articles
A method of treating a superalloy article, including selecting an article having a superalloy composition, whereby the article has a treatable feature on its surface. The method further includes removing a base alloy from a region abutting a first portion of the treatable feature. The method further includes treating a second portion of the treatable feature with a treatment composition to remove surface oxides. The method further includes inserting a treatment material into the first portion of the treatable feature followed by depositing the base alloy in the first portion of the treatable feature. The method further includes heat treating the article at a temperature above the melting point of the treatment material whereby the treatment material flows into the second portion of the treatable feature forming a treated article. |
| US10556290B2 |
System for coordinated stationary tracking with root path memory clocking for cylindrical welding
A method for performing coordinated stationary tracking during a welding operation performed on a cylindrical part includes mounting a cylindrical part on a rotating arm having a central rotational axis and directing a welding torch to a weld position wherein the welding torch is directed toward an initial weld joint position. The rotating arm is rotated about the central rotational axis thereof to provide relative movement between the cylindrical part and the welding torch when the welding torch is positioned at the weld position. During the rotating of the rotating arm the welding torch remains substantially stationary while a tracking sensor of the welding robot periodically determines geometric information of the cylindrical part based on a rotational position of the rotating arm. The geometric information regarding the cylindrical part is then used to determine vertical and lateral offsets to be applied to the welding torch relative to the weld position. |
| US10556289B2 |
Welding type power supply for TIG starts
A method and apparatus for TIG welding and starting a TIG welding process includes limiting the pulse width of a power circuit when a TIG start is being performed, and monitoring for the creation of a welding arc. After the welding arc has been detected the limiting of the pulse width is ended. |
| US10556287B2 |
Method for selectively pretinning a guidewire core
A method of pretinning a guidewire core made of shape memory alloy and having an elongate axis, comprising: placing a ball of solder in a pocket in a soldering block; melting the ball of solder; holding a guidewire core over the ball of solder; lowering the guidewire core into the ball of solder; removing the guidewire from the ball of solder. |
| US10556285B2 |
Metal joined body and manufacturing method for metal joined body
A metal joined body in which a joint is formed from a first metal member and a second metal member. Brazed joint portions provided intermittently with a brazing material and solder joints filling the spaces between the brazed joint portions with a solder having a fusion point lower than the brazing material, are formed at a seam of the joint. The resulting metal joint has excellent sealing properties and little thermal strain. |
| US10556281B2 |
Processing program-generating method, path-generating device and electrical discharge machine
To keep an electrode guide from interfering with an object such as a workpiece during the workpiece processing period, in the present invention, a path-generating device of an electrical discharge machine that is provided with an electrode guide for supporting a rod-shaped electrode is configured so as to be equipped with: a shape data-reading unit for reading the initial shape of the workpiece prior to processing and a target shape of the workpiece; an electrode-path-generating section or generating an electrode path for moving the electrode laterally on the basis of the target shape of the workpiece; and a guide path-generating section for generating an electrode guide path, which avoids interference between the electrode guide and the workpiece, on the basis of the initial shape of the workpiece. |
| US10556279B2 |
Band-saw machine and method for sawing a metal tube
A method for sawing a metal tube (3) or a hollow section is disclosed. The method includes using a band-saw machine, which has a stationary lower saw part (1), having a saw table (2) for securing the metal tube (3) or the hollow section to be sawn, and an upper saw part (4), which is movable in relation to the lower saw part (1) and which has a revolving saw band (5). The revolving saw band (5) penetrates the metal tube (3) or the hollow section via a feed motion (13) of the upper saw part (4), which is performed in relation to the lower saw part (1). For performing a saw cut, the revolving saw band (5) is guided through the metal tube (3) or the hollow section. The feed motion is carried out substantially counter to the force of gravity. |
| US10556278B2 |
Tool body for a shell end mill and cutting tool
A tool body (12) for a shell end mill (10) is described with at least one helical chip guiding groove (24) arranged at the circumference of the tool body (12) for chip dissipation and at least two receptacles (28) for indexable cutting inserts (26) arranged at the chip guiding groove (24). In this case, the receptacles (28) each include a base surface having a bore for receiving an indexable cutting insert fastening screw (34) and at least one first abutment surface adjacent to the base surface. The transition between the base surface and the first contact surface is a groove. In addition, a cutting tool is described with such a tool body, wherein a two-sided indexable cutting insert (26) is attached in each receptacle (28). |
| US10556275B2 |
Mine drill system with adapter
A system for securing different first and second drill tools to a drill head including a socket is provided. The system includes a chuck adapted for positioning at least partially within the socket of the drill head, the chuck including a first opening for receiving the first drill tool. An adapter is configured for forming a selective locking engagement within the first opening of the chuck, the adapter including a second opening for receiving the second drill tool. The selective locking engagement may comprise a “twist lock” engagement, and the adapter may be arranged for receiving a roof bolt. Related methods are also disclosed. |
| US10556272B2 |
Holder for a tool for material-removing machining, in particular for a longitudinal turning tool
A holder for a tool for machining a workpiece, wherein the holder comprises a cutting insert receptacle in the region of its front end for receiving a cutting insert and a clamping portion in the region of its opposite rear end for clamping the holder in a machine tool. The cutting insert receptacle comprises an upper and a lower clamping jaw, wherein the holder comprises an upper part on which the upper clamping jaw is arranged, and a lower part on which the lower clamping jaw is arranged. The upper and the lower parts are connected together exclusively by means of a web which extends between a first and a second separating slit, wherein the two separating slits extend between the upper part and the lower part of the holder and are arranged on opposite sides of the web such that the upper part is pivotable relative to the lower part via the web in the manner of a rocker. The first separating slit extends in a front holder region between the cutting insert receptacle and the web. The second separating slit extends in a central holder region between the web and the clamping portion. The holder further comprises an actuating means which cooperates with the upper part in the central holder region and is configured to spread the second separating slit in order to move the upper clamping jaw toward the lower clamping jaw and to clamp the cutting insert between the upper and the lower clamping jaws. |
| US10556271B2 |
Pipe end truing apparatus and method
A jig and tool are provided for rotating the tool around a pipe or pipeline, for truing the pipe end. An operator can easily installation the jig into the pipe end, with or without the cutting tool installed thereto. The tool can be manually or motor driven for rotation about the jig and the pipe end. The attachment of the tool to the jig enables alignment of the tool's cutting face with the pipe end, with angular and axial adjustment available for obtaining a profile suitable for welding to like pipe ends. In an embodiment, the tool can track the pipe diameter to retain alignment despite out-of-round dimensional variation. The tool is operated and rotated about the pipe end to remove material and, as necessary, the tool is adjusted into the pipe end and the rotation about the pipe end is repeated for incremental removal of material therefrom. |
| US10556269B1 |
Apparatus for and method of making multi-walled passages in components
A method of making a refractory metal core includes forming two layers of the core out of a material. The layers are bonded together to form a laminate master pattern, and a flexible mold is formed around the pattern. The pattern is removed from the flexible mold, and pulverulent refractory metal material is poured into the flexible mold. The pulverulent refractory metal material is sintered to form the refractory metal core. |
| US10556268B2 |
Improvements relating to equipment for the manufacture of articles made of light alloy or similar
An apparatus for manufacturing items of light alloy or similar comprises a mould (10) that includes two half-moulds (12, 14), lower and upper, able to be coupled together. The lower half-mould (12) defines a moulding cavity (20) adjacent to a supply duct (16) of liquid metal that passes through it up to an introduction passage (18) of the liquid metal in the moulding cavity (20). The upper half-mould (14) is associated with at least one moveable punch (24) provided with a moulding surface (21) that defines the shape of an item to be moulded together with the moulding cavity (20). Each punch (24) performs the function of a shutter to stop the flow of liquid metal towards the moulding cavity (20). The apparatus includes temperature control means and temperature sensors connected with a control unit (32) that prevents the movement of the moveable punches (24) if the temperature of both half-moulds (12, 14) is not comprised within a predetermined range of values. |
| US10556263B2 |
Deformation Method and Press
In a forming process with a press having in a frame a ram closing through the force of a cylinder with a moveable piston against a press table in a straight-line movement, the piston initially acts upon at least one knuckle joint system during the closing of the press, and a hydraulic cushion of the ram concludes the closing process with extension of the knuckle joint system in movement direction of the piston and straight-line support thereof against the frame. In a press having in a frame a ram closing through the force of a cylinder with a moveable piston against a press table in a straight-line movement, the ram is connected so as to be fixed with respect to the frame via at least two identically constructed knuckle joint systems, and the ram has a hydraulic cushion. |
| US10556262B2 |
Replacement method for attaching and detaching tool for press brake and tool storage device
A tool storage device is disposed on a side of a press brake. In the tool storage device, a lower tool holder is lifted up from lower tool holder support members, is moved forward or backward, and both end sides in a left-and-right direction of the lower tool holder are lowered after being passed through recessed portions formed on the lower tool holder support members (step (a)). The lowered lower tool holder is conveyed forward, and is positioned to a same height as a height of a lower tool mounting portion in a lower table (step (b)). The lower tool held in the lower tool holder is transferred to the lower tool mounting portion by a tool replacement device, and is mounted on the lower table (step (c)). The lower tool mounted on the lower table is returned into the tool storage device (step (d)). |
| US10556261B2 |
System and method for inspection of roll surface
A system and method that includes, in an embodiment, a prism, a camera, a light source, and a plate. The system, in an embodiment, is configured for scanning a roll and generating an image of the roll surface. The prism, in an embodiment, is positioned below the camera and above the plate. In an embodiment, the plate is positioned below the prism and above the roll surface. In an embodiment, the light source is positioned above the prism. In an embodiment, the light source and the prism are positioned to provide light to the roll surface at an angle of at least 75 degrees measured from a line normal to the roll surface. In an embodiment, the prism is configured to refract light from the light source, the camera is a line scan camera that includes a row of pixel sensors, and the light source includes light emitting diodes. |
| US10556259B2 |
Devices and techniques relating to landfill gas extraction
Devices and techniques related to landfill gas extraction are disclosed. A technique for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill through a gas extraction system is described. The method may include measuring a plurality of values indicating conditions associated with the landfill; computing, based at least in part on the plurality of values and on a model of the landfill, a predicted future state of the landfill; determining, based at least in part on the predicted future state of the landfill, one or more control parameters for one or more respective control devices configured to control operation of the gas extraction system; applying the one or more control parameters to the one or more respective control, and with the one or more control devices, controlling extraction of the landfill gas from the landfill based, at least in part, on the one or more respective control parameters. |
| US10556258B2 |
Method for cleaning a machine for liquid or semi-liquid food products
A method for cleaning a machine for liquid or semi-liquid food products having a container forming a processing chamber, a mixer inside the processing chamber, and a thermal treatment mechanism to exchange heat with the processing chamber. The method includes a) pasteurizing a basic mixture or finished product in the container at a first time interval; b) performing the following operations at a second time interval: emptying the basic mixture from the container, washing the container using a washing fluid, filling the container with a cleaning fluid and subjecting the cleaning fluid in the container to a heating thermal treatment; c) disassembling and cleaning at a third time interval components of the machine which make contact, in use, with the basic mixture or product, where the first time interval is less than the second time interval and the second time interval is less than the third time interval. |
| US10556249B2 |
Robotic end effector and method for maskless painting
A robotic end effector includes a line painting system and a spray painting system for painting features on a surface. The line painting system includes a flexible wick for flowing lines onto the surface. |
| US10556244B2 |
Dispensing shower head assembly
A dispensing shower head assembly for selectively dispensing fluids through the shower head includes a housing that is configured to couple to a shower enclosure. A pipe, which is fluidically coupled to a water line, is coupled to and extends from the housing. A spray head is fluidically coupled to the pipe distal from the housing. The spray head has a lower face that is perforated. A plurality of reservoirs and a dispensing module are coupled to and positioned in the housing. The dispensing module is fluidically coupled to the spray head and selectively fluidically couplable to the reservoirs. Each reservoir is configured to fill with a respective fluid, such as a facewash, a conditioner, a body wash, and a shampoo. The dispensing module is positioned to motivate the respective fluid from an associated reservoir to the spray head to apply the respective fluid to a user. |
| US10556241B2 |
Scroll type electrostatic precipitator and air conditioning apparatus having the same
An electrostatic precipitator is provided. The electrostatic precipitator includes an electrode part including a high voltage electrode with voltage applied thereto and a ground electrode coiled in a circumferential direction along with the high voltage electrode while being spaced apart from the high voltage electrode, and a plurality of turning flow paths inclined with respect to an axial direction of the electrode part between the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode. |
| US10556238B2 |
Drive control method and drive system operating according to said method
A method for drive control of a vertical mill having a grinding plate rotatable about the vertical axis by a drive train composed of an electric motor and a gearbox is disclosed. At least the electric motor and the grinding plate represent inertia elements in a system that can oscillate and are connected by the gearbox operating as a torsion spring element. A variation in the rotation speed of at least one of the inertia elements is measured, and the electric motor is governed by a controller that minimizes the measured variation in the rotation speed. The controller is parameterized for governing the electric motor so as to minimize maximum reaction torques resulting in the gearbox when applying a sinusoidal excitation. |
| US10556236B1 |
Autofeed paper shredder with input drawer
An auto-feed paper shredder is configured for placement below the surface of a desk. The auto-feeder consists of a drawer located on the front surface of the shredder. This drawer is slid out to insert a stack of documents to be shredded. When the door is slid back into the shredder and the shredding system is activated, feed rollers draw sheets of paper either from the top or the bottom surface of the stack and feed the sheets into a conventional paper shredding mechanism. An input slot is provided to insert single sheets of paper when the auto-feeder is not being used. |
| US10556232B2 |
Fluid analysis cartridge and fluid analysis cartridge assembly having the same
A fluid analysis cartridge with improved test reliability and an associated fluid analysis cartridge assembly are disclosed herein. A fluid analysis cartridge assembly includes a sample collecting member having a sample collecting chamber and a fluid analysis cartridge configured to be connected to the sample collecting member. The fluid analysis cartridge includes a sample receiving chamber configured to receive a sample collected by the sample collecting member and at least one hole arranged on one side of the sample receiving chamber and opened by connection of the sample collecting member to the fluid analysis cartridge to the at least one hole. The sample receiving chamber stores a buffer solution to be mixed with the sample. |
| US10556223B2 |
Exhaust gas purifying catalyst
The object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that can achieve high purification performance while suppressing H2S emissions. The object is solved by an exhaust gas purifying catalyst in which the top layer of a catalyst coating layer comprises a ceria-zirconia composite oxide having a pyrochlore-type ordered array structure, in which the ceria-zirconia composite oxide contains at least one additional element selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, lanthanum, and yttrium at 0.5 to 5.0 mol % in relation to the total cation amount, and the molar ratio of (cerium+additional element):(zirconium) is within the range from 43:57 to 48:52. |
| US10556221B2 |
Co-agglomerated composite materials
A composite filter aid may include diatomaceous earth, natural glass, and a precipitated silica binder, wherein the filter aid has a permeability ranging from 3 to 20 darcys. A composite filter aid may include diatomaceous earth, perlite, and a precipitated silica binder, wherein the filter aid has an alpha density less than 15 lbs/ft3. A method for making a composite material may include blending diatomaceous earth and perlite, adding alkali silicate to the blended diatomaceous earth and perlite, and precipitating the alkali silicate as a binder to make the composite material. A method for filtering a beverage may include using a composite filter aid and/or composite material. |
| US10556220B2 |
Media cartridge with adjustable bypass
Provided are media cartridges that have adjustable bypasses, and systems and methods that use them. Aspects include an adjustable bypass filter cartridge where a treated stream and an adjusted non-treated stream combine prior to post-filtration and the percentage or ratio of treated the and the non-treated water is adjustable at the time of installation from the outside of the filter cartridge with a known or predictable level of bypass. Media cartridges comprise: an inlet in fluid communication with a feed chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with a mixing compartment; a media compartment containing a media; a bypass port in fluid communication with the feed chamber and the mixing compartment. Such cartridges can be adjusted to meet the needs of a wide variety of end uses. |
| US10556219B2 |
Continuous chemical reactor
A continuous chemical reactor may include a primary reaction unit and at least one secondary reaction unit. The primary reaction unit has a stirring device and a first temperature regulating device, and a feed inlet provided at an upper portion thereof. The secondary reaction unit is sleeved outside the primary reaction unit, and a reaction chamber is formed therebetween. By adding reaction materials to the primary reaction unit via the feed inlet and adjusting the temperature of the reaction materials by the first temperature regulating device, the reacted materials enter the reaction chamber, and the heat generated in the reaction chamber can be used to adjust the temperature of the materials in the primary reaction unit to more effectively use the heat, and the product after reaction can be discharged from a discharge hole at the lower end of the secondary reaction unit, thereby achieving continuous production. |
| US10556216B2 |
Methods and devices for liposome preparation by centrifugation
Methods and devices for producing a population of liposomes are provided. Aspects of the methods include applying a centrifugal force to a suspension of liposomes in a manner sufficient to pass the liposomes through a porous membrane to produce a population of liposomes. Aspects of the invention further include devices, systems and kits useful for performing the methods. |
| US10556211B2 |
Method for producing synthetic diamonds
A method of producing diamonds comprises the steps of producing a carbonaceous powder comprising nano-structured carbonaceous material and a transition metal and thermally treating the powder. The carbonaceous powder is produced by electrochemical erosion of graphite in a molten salt, the transition metal being incorporated into the carbonaceous powder during the electrochemical erosion. The step of thermally treating the carbonaceous powder is carried out in a non-oxidising atmosphere at a temperature of between 350° C. and 300° C., at a pressure of lower than 1 GPa. The method allows diamond to be produced at low pressures and low temperatures. |
| US10556208B2 |
Vacuum blender
A vacuum blender having the ability to reduce oxidation of ingredients for a more nutrient-rich product. The blender includes a container for holding ingredients to be blended, the container being open at a top end and having blender blades at a lower end, a lid for covering the open end of the container, and a base having a motor contained therein for driving the blender blades, an interface for coupling with the blender blades of the container, a vacuum system for effecting a vacuum to the container and electronic controls for operating the motor and vacuum system. The vacuum system is configured to couple with the lid to draw a vacuum from the top of the container when activated. |
| US10556204B2 |
Processes and methods using chlorine dioxide to remove NOx, SOx, organic compounds, and particulate matter from marine exhaust
Integrated exhaust gas systems, methods, and processes are disclosed that includes pretreatment, treatment and post-treatment processes arranged in a variety of reaction environments to address varied application requirements and end product requirements is described in this disclosure. In addition, a contemplated ballast water treatment system—that can be used in combination with the integrated exhaust gas systems can treat seawater and return it to storage within the vessel or send treated water back to the sea. This system can be sized to treat the seawater as it is leaving the ship without prior treatment, while the seawater is aboard or treat the seawater that is within the ship and add any additional treatment to the water, as the seawater leaves the ship. This system is not involved with pumping the seawater into the ship or filtering the water prior to storage as ballast water. |
| US10556203B2 |
Method and device for the desulphurisation of a gas flow
A method and device for the desulphurisation of a hydrogen sulphide-containing gas flow, in particular for combustion in a gas turbine, wherein the gas flow is brought into contact with a washing agent containing a catalytically active component for the absorption of the hydrogen sulphide and forming elementary sulphur, wherein the catalytically active component is reduced in the formation of the elementary sulphur, wherein the washing medium containing the reduced catalytically active component is supplied to a regeneration stage, in which the reduced catalytically active component is converted back via oxidation with an oxygen-containing gas supplied to the regeneration stage, and wherein the oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the regeneration stage from a compressor of a gas turbine. Air from the compressor of a gas turbine is used for purifying a washing medium used for the desulphurisation of a gas flow. |
| US10556193B2 |
Integrated O2RU system
An oxygen removal system for removing dissolved oxygen from fuel within a fuel system includes a first housing, a second housing, a membrane filter, a piston assembly, and an outlet cap. The first housing extends along a first axis between a first housing first end and a first housing second end. The second housing is disposed about the first housing. The membrane filter is disposed between the first housing and the second housing. The piston assembly has a piston housing that is disposed about the second housing. The piston assembly is arranged to generate a vacuum to remove a fluid from the membrane filter. |
| US10556188B2 |
Water toy
A bath toy system including a water play space delimiter arranged to be located in a water-filled bath and to define a water play space separate from a remainder of the water filled bath, a water spray assembly generating at least one water spray within the water play space and at least one floatable fanciful element floatable on the water within the water play space. |
| US10556187B2 |
Toy top
A toy top includes a shaft portion and a body that includes a first body part which is rotatable relative to the shaft portion in response to an impact applied to the main component and a second body part which is rotatable relative to the first body part. First spaced extensions extend radially outward from a circumference of the first body. Second spaced extensions extend radially outward from a circumference of the second body. The second extensions stepwise vary their positions relative to the first extensions when the first body part rotates relative to the shaft portion. The second extensions move into the spaces between the first extensions when the first body part rotates relative to the second body part. |
| US10556171B2 |
Table game system
A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader that reads a barcode provided in a shuffled playing card set, thereby reading a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card set. A sensor for detecting the opening/closing of the lid is provided under the lid to detect the opening/closing of the lid, thereby detecting replacement of the shuffled playing card set. A control unit further includes a function of storing security items in connection with a shuffled card ID. |
| US10556168B2 |
Treadmill with lighting and safety features
A lighting system for a treadmill is described. The treadmill includes a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle. The tread defines a cavity and comprises slats each having a tread surface and an underside. Each slat is attached at longitudinal ends to a respective belt that rotates on bearings around the front axle and the rear axle. The slats are configured with a space between adjacent slats. The lighting system comprises lights located in the cavity. The lights are configured to emit light away from the cavity through the space between the adjacent slats along at least a portion of the treadmill. A controller is in communication with the lights and is configured to control the lights. |
| US10556164B2 |
Collapsible sports goal
A foldable, portable sports goal structure includes a hollow frame that contains an elastic cord or cable that uses compressive forces from the cord tension to hold the frame together. The sports goal includes ground support bars, sidebars and a crossbar. Rear support bars may also be used. The elastic cord or cable that is under tensions is used to hold the frame together when the goal is set up. The elastic cord or cable also holds the frame together when the goal is folded up so the goal can be quickly set up or folded up. The net can remain attached to the frame, which allows the goal to be used or stored as a single unit. |
| US10556163B2 |
Grip for golf club
A grip for a golf club includes a concave part in which thumbs of the user are placed or inserted when the user grips the grip, at least one guide member provided on an inner surface of the concave part to guide positions and a gripping order of the thumbs of the user, and at least one anti-slip element provided on the inner surface of the concave part to prevent the thumbs from slipping. |
| US10556159B2 |
Club head having balanced impact and swing performance characteristics
Described herein are embodiments of golf club heads having a balance of the following parameters: a low and back club head center of gravity position, a high moment of inertia, and low aerodynamic drag. Methods of manufacturing the embodiments of golf club heads having a balance of club head center of gravity position, moment of inertia, and aerodynamic drag are also described herein. |
| US10556158B1 |
Golf club head
A golf club head includes a metal frame having a sole opening, a composite laminate crown joined to the frame, a composite laminate sole insert joined to the frame and overlying the sole opening, and a thermoplastic composite component overmolded on the sole insert. The composite component may include a weight track, ribs, supports or other features. A method of making the golf club includes the steps of forming a frame having a sole opening, forming a composite laminate sole insert, forming a composite laminate crown insert, injection molding a thermoplastic composite head component over the sole insert to create a sole insert unit, and joining the sole insert unit and crown insert to the frame. |
| US10556156B1 |
High strength racquet string
A high strength racquet string includes a monofilament core and a plurality of strands braided around the monofilament core in opposite directions. The same number of strands are braided clockwise as braided counterclockwise. The plurality of strands are not bonded to the monofilament core along a length thereof, but are bonded to each other at opposing ends to prevent unraveling of the plurality of strands. A coating is not applied to the high strength racquet string. A cross-sectional shape of the monofilament core and the plurality of strands is preferably round or substantially round. The monofilament core is preferably fabricated from nylon, polyester, polyethylene or any other suitable material. The plurality of strands are preferably fabricated from Spectra, Vectran or any other suitable material. An outside diameter of the high strength racquet string preferably ranges from 1.0 mm to 1.5 mm. |
| US10556155B2 |
Tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag
Implementations of a tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag are provided. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag comprises one or more pieces of material attached together and forming an enclosed interior and a corresponding exterior. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag also comprises a first opening and a second opening into the enclosed interior. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag also comprises a first securing loop and a second securing loop. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag also comprises a first securing strap, a second securing strap, and a third securing strap.In some implementations, a method for using the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag comprises coupling the tennis ball pickup tube to the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag, attaching the first securing loop and the second securing loop respectively to the first retainer wing and the second retainer wing of the tennis ball pickup tube, attaching the first securing strap to the carry strap loop of the tennis ball pickup tube, and attaching the second securing strap and the third securing strap respectively across the length of the tennis ball pickup tube. |
| US10556151B1 |
Self-propelled personal flotation device
A self-propelled personal flotation apparatus provides a motorized flotation board which includes internal water propulsion equipment and associated push-button controls. In use, a user straps the apparatus onto their chest area, enters a body of water such as a lake, a pond, or a pool, and is propelled across the water surface. |
| US10556149B2 |
Methods, systems, and products for monitoring athletic performance
Methods, systems, and products monitor athletic performance. Location information is acquired that indicates a device is in movement. A level of difficulty associated with the location information is retrieved and associated to a distance traversed during the movement. The distance traversed and the level of difficulty are stored in a database. |
| US10556148B2 |
Conveyor chain for a stepmill
A conveyor chain which is designed to be used on a stepmill to form into steps on the side interacting with a user, but which can fold into a generally flat configuration when returning to the top of the tread. Each step is designed to be formed of four generally identical segments where both the segments forming the tread and kickplate can fold relative to each other and each of the tread and kickplate can fold at a midpoint between two segments. |
| US10556147B2 |
Jump rope handles including systems and methods thereof
A jump rope handle configured to hold an end portion of a jump rope is provided in accordance with some embodiments. The jump rope handle includes a spindle assembly, a chuck assembly, a lumen through the spindle and chuck assemblies, and a chuck driving mechanism between the spindle and chuck assemblies. The spindle assembly includes a shaft coupled to one or more bearings. The chuck assembly is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the spindle assembly. The chuck driving mechanism is configured to open and close a set of jaws of the chuck assembly such as close the set of jaws around the end portion of the jump rope disposed in the lumen up to a proximal end portion of the spindle assembly. A jump rope system including a jump rope and a pair of such jump rope handles is also provided in accordance with some embodiments. |
| US10556145B2 |
Resistance training system
A resistance training system includes a tackle providing mechanical advantage, and a user performs strength training exercises by pulling or pushing on the running block while resisting motion of the running block by pulling or pushing on the free end of the runner, and a method of using the resistance training system to perform strength training of the arms and upper body includes pulling or pushing on the running block with one hand while resisting motion of the free end with the other hand. |
| US10556144B2 |
Slidable bar and carriage exercise assembly
An exercise apparatus includes a frame with a pair of vertical guides. A carriage is slidably carried on each of the guides. Each of the carriages has a locking mechanism to lock the carriage at a selected vertical position and a release to disengage the locking mechanism. A horizontal exercise bar is slidably carried on guide rods. First and second cables are coupled to a selectable exercise resistance, each of the cables having an end selectively coupled to either the respective carriage or to a respective bracket at the end of the exercise bar. Secondary brackets on the exercise bar are configured to engage respective ones of the carriage releases and grab the carriage so as to selectively engage and disengage the locking mechanisms upon axial rotation of the exercise bar and raise and lower the carriages with the exercise bar. |
| US10556137B2 |
Leg strap assembly for a backpack with an inflatable airbag
A backpack for carrying by a user includes a body, an inflatable balloon, a balloon inflation system, a balloon inflation system coupled to the body and to the inflatable balloon, an actuator operably coupled to the balloon inflation system, and a leg strap assembly. The body includes a support element and at least a first enclosure. The inflatable balloon is positioned within the enclosure. The leg strap assembly includes a leg strap fastener, a first leg strap having a first end coupled to the support element and a second end coupled to the leg strap fastener, and a second leg strap end having a first end coupled to the body and a second end releasably connectable to the leg strap fastener. The support element is coupled to the balloon such that, upon inflation of the balloon, tensile force is applied to the support element and to the leg strap assembly. |
| US10556132B2 |
Methods and devices for modulating cellular activity using ultrasound
The present invention comprises methods and devices for modulating the activity or activities of living cells, such as cells found in or derived from humans, animals, plants, insects, microorganisms and other organisms. Methods of the present invention comprise use of the application of ultrasound, such as low intensity, low frequency ultrasound, to living cells to affect the cells and modulate the cells' activities. Devices of the present invention comprise one or more components for generating ultrasound waves, such as ultrasonic emitters, transducers or piezoelectric transducers, composite transducers, CMUTs, and which may be provided as single or multiple transducers or in an array configurations. The ultrasound waves may be of any shape, and may be focused or unfocused. |
| US10556126B2 |
Automated radiation treatment plan development apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method for generating a procedure for treating a tumor of a patient using positively charged particles, comprising the steps of: (1) providing a set of treatment goal specifications; (2) generating tomographic images of the tumor using a first set of groups of the positively charge particles delivered from a synchrotron; and (3) a computer implemented algorithm automatically generating a tumor radiation treatment plan, of the tumor using the positively charged particles, using the set of treatment goal specifications and the tomographic images. Optionally, the method automatically updates the radiation treatment plan upon: a detected movement of the tumor relative to surrounding patient constituents and/or upon detection of a previously unforeseen intervening object in a treatment beam path. |
| US10556125B2 |
Knowledge based treatment planning corrected for biological effects
Solutions are provided herein that specifically accounts for biological effects of tissue during radiation planning (such as treatment planning). In one or more embodiments, the biological effects may be calculated by accessing a knowledge base to determine reference data comprising at least one biological characteristic corresponding to the at least one organ, predicting a biological effect for the plurality of identified structures based on the biological characteristic corresponding to the at least one organ, and generating or modifying a radiation plan based on the biological effect. By incorporating biological data and fraction dose information, dose-estimation models can be created and trained to more accurately estimate dose absorption and effectiveness. Moreover, existing estimation models may be adapted to create dose estimations that account for the biological efficiency of target structures. |
| US10556121B2 |
Method and apparatus for electromagnetic treatment of multiple sclerosis
Methods and apparatuses (including systems, devices, etc.) for the treatment of neurological disorders, and particularly multiple sclerosis (MS) by the application of electromagnetic fields (EMF), and in particular, pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF), including a subset of PEMF in a radio frequency domain (e.g., pulse-modulated radio frequency or PRF). This treatment may prevent or delay the onset, and/or may reduce the severity of the onset of MS and MS-related symptoms. |
| US10556115B2 |
Feedthrough arrangement for medical device
A feedthrough for a cochlear implant or other medical device can include contacts disposed on an outer perimeter thereof. By disposing the contacts on the perimeter, the number of contacts on the feedthrough can be increased, the size of the feedthrough reduced, or both. |
| US10556110B2 |
External unit of an implanted medical device
A method, systems, and devices are disclosed. An example method includes determining whether an external unit of an implanted medical device is coupled to an implanted unit of the implanted medical device. In response to determining that the external unit is coupled to the implanted unit, the example method includes causing the external unit to operate in a first operating mode. In response to determining that the external unit is not coupled to the implanted unit, the example method includes causing the external unit to operate in a second operating mode. |
| US10556107B2 |
Systems, methods and kits for peripheral nerve stimulation
Nerve stimulation systems and methods are disclosed for providing modulation of nerve targets in the lower limbs typically at or below the knee. For example, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), percutaneous nerve stimulation, and implantable stimulation systems and methods are disclosed for providing stimulation to the saphenous nerve (SAFN). Additionally, systems and methods are provided for co-stimulating the posterior tibial nerve (PTN) and SAFN in combination with unique stimulation, and with control and display of OAB therapy protocols for multiple sites. Systems and methods of treatment can provide for management of usage and compliance monitoring, obtain and operating upon patient input responses to queries and management of payments and permissions related to provision of therapies for various disorders. Monitoring of usage and compliance can be managed both locally and remotely from a user. Stimulation provided in combination with a passive implantable component is also disclosed. |
| US10556106B2 |
System and method for biphasic transdermal iontophoretic delivery of therapeutic agents for the control of addictive cravings
Embodiments of the invention provide methods for the transdermal delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of addictive cravings e.g., nicotine compounds for the treatment of nicotine cravings from tobacco use. An embodiment of a method for such delivery comprises positioning at least one electrode assembly in electrical communication with a patient's skin. The assembly includes a solution comprising a therapeutic agent which passively diffuses into the skin. A dose of agent is delivered from the assembly into the skin during a first period using a first current having a characteristic e.g., polarity and magnitude, to repel the agent out of the assembly. During a second period, a second current having a characteristic to attract the agent is used to retain the agent in the assembly such that delivery of agent into skin is minimized. A dose of agent may be delivered on demand by an input from the patient. |
| US10556102B1 |
Automatic adjustment of electrode surface impedances in multi-electrode catheters
An apparatus includes a controllable signal source and a processor. The controllable signal source is configured to apply an Alternating Current (AC) signal to multiple electrodes of a multi-electrode catheter immersed in an aquatic solution. The processor is configured to, responsively to the applied AC signal, estimate a respective surface impedance or a respective electrical noise level of each of the electrodes. The processor is further configured to disconnect each electrode, independently of other electrodes, when the estimated surface impedance or electrical noise level of the electrode drops below a preset value. |
| US10556101B2 |
Systems and methods for electrostimulation therapy of plants
A system for electrostimulation therapy includes two or more electrodes of different metals or metal alloys. The electrodes can be optionally provided on a flexible non-conducting substrate with a binder, thereby acting as a bandage or patch. Alternatively, the electrodes can be in the form of a needle, such as acupuncture needle, bracelets, armbands, wristbands, necklaces, or jewelry pieces. A method for electrostimulation therapy includes the steps of attaching a first electrode to a user or soil of a plant at a first location and attaching at least one additional electrode to the user or the plant at other locations for a predetermined period. The electrodes are not connected to a voltage or current source. Because at least two electrodes are of different metals, they cause an electrical current to flow via at least a portion of the user or the soil of the plant. |
| US10556100B2 |
Connector with filter
The present disclosure relates to a connector for connecting flow channels, flow regulators and/or reservoirs for directing flow. In some embodiments, the connector is a medical connector for connecting fluid flow controlling elements used in medical applications, particularly in infusion systems, such as tubes, syringes, needles, catheters and fluid reservoirs. The connector reduces the risk of contamination during handling and enhances safety when administering therapeutic solutions into a patient. |
| US10556096B2 |
Devices and methods for skin treatment
According to some embodiments, a system for treating skin includes a handpiece assembly comprising a tip and a main body portion, the main body portion comprising an interior cavity and at least one canister configured to store at least one of a treatment material and a waste material. The treatment material and/or the waste material is in fluid communication with the tip. |
| US10556093B2 |
Medical devices, dressings, and methods for closing openings in tissue
Medical devices and methods for controlling the flow of fluid from wounds are disclosed herein. The medical device can have an adhesive pad defining a catheter-receiving opening, a flexible elongate tensioner, and a tensioner retainer. The tensioner retainer is configured to hold the flexible elongate tensioner such that the adhesive pad applies sufficient pressure to a subject's skin to press the subject's tissue toward a catheter when the catheter is positioned in the catheter-receiving opening and the adhesive pad is adhered to the subject's skin. |
| US10556091B2 |
Threaded, locking handle mechanism for attaching to shaft
A catheter assembly comprising a catheter handle (101) with a collet (118) disposed at a distal end. The collet is coupled to a strain relief (107) comprising a nut (122) and a strain relief projection (135). The collet comprises at least one leaflet (124, 125) and at least one collet spur (672, 682), and the nut comprises at least one ratchet (251). The collet is configured to couple to the nut, and the at least one ratchet is configured to interact with the at least one collet spur to securely fasten the strain relief to the catheter handle. The at least one leaflet is configured to couple to a catheter shaft. |
| US10556089B2 |
Flex circuit ribbon based elongated members and attachments
A catheter or other elongated member can include an elongated inner portion, an elongated outer portion, a flex circuit ribbon comprising at least one conductor, and an electrical contact. The flex circuit ribbon can be situated between the inner portion and the outer portion. The inner portion and the outer portion can be (1) affixed together between portions of the flex circuit ribbon or (2) integrally formed such that masses of the inner and outer portions are joined together between portions of the flex circuit ribbon. The electrical contact can be configured to be exposed during use. The electrical contact can be situated at, or connected to, the at least one conductor of the flex circuit ribbon. |
| US10556080B2 |
Mask system comprising a combined air delivery and stabilizing structure
An air delivery system for providing a supply of air from a source of air at positive pressure to an interfacing structure located at the entrance to the airways of a patient includes a manifold adapted to connect with the supply of positive air pressure and at least one tube connected to the manifold and adapted to deliver the supply of air to the interfacing structure. Each tube is structured to allow movement between an open phase in which the tube allows the passage of air and a collapsed phase in which the tube is collapsed. Each tube is structured such that weight of a typical patient's head against bedding apparel is sufficient to collapse the tube from the open phase to the collapsed phase. |
| US10556079B2 |
Breathing assistance system
A user interface has a non-sealing nasal cannula and a mask arranged about the nasal cannula, the mask including a seal configured with a user's face to allow the interface to be pressurized, the cannula configured to deliver breathing gases to the nares of a user at a flow rate exceeding the intended user's peak inspiratory flow requirements so that the mask and the user's pharynx are flushed continuously with fresh breathing gases to reduce dead space. |
| US10556078B2 |
Camera tube with guide surface for intubation stylet and method of use
A method involves using a camera tube in connection with a laryngeal mask. The camera tube cooperates with an intubation stylet. The camera tube is an elongate member having a length extending between opposite distal and proximal ends. The distal end of the camera tube has a camera. The camera tube has an exterior surface and an intubation stylet guide support surface extending radially outward from the exterior surface along a portion of the length adjacent to the distal end. The intubation stylet guide support surface is configured to cooperate with an intubation stylet. The user may manipulate the proximal end of the camera tube to change the orientation of the intubation stylet with in the laryngeal mask while using the camera to visualize the patient's laryngeal opening. Once the intubation stylet is aligned with the patient's laryngeal opening, the intubation stylet may be advanced therethrough. |
| US10556076B2 |
Cuff pressure adjusting device
A cuff pressure adjusting device includes: a gas feeding unit which feeds a gas into a cuff by a pressing manipulation performed by a user; a cuff pressure detection unit which detects a pressure in the cuff; and a display unit which displays the pressure detected by the cuff pressure detection unit. The gas feeding unit includes: an elastic hollow body which is deformed so as to reduce an inner volume with reception of a pressing manipulation; and a support member which is disposed adjacently to the elastic hollow body in a direction along which the pressing manipulation is performed. |
| US10556075B2 |
Method and apparatus for the removal of anaesthetic agents from breathing gas
A method for al of a volatile anesthetic agent from a breathing gas in a respirating apparatus includes the steps of leading at least a portion of the breathing gas through a portion of a line system in which the portion of the line system has a filter therein, cooling the breathing gas to a temperature below a temperature of the boiling point of the anesthetic agent when the breathing gas passes through the filter so as to condense the anesthetic agent out of the breathing gas, warming the breathing gas after the anesthetic agent is condensed, and leading the warmed breathing gas out of the portion of the line system back into the line system. The filter has activated carbon therein. |
| US10556074B2 |
Artificial respiration system with timing control and automatic mask detection
A ventilator system and method can deliver artificial respirations to a person receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The system and method may provide intermittent breath delivery (e.g., with interruptions), so that activation of the device gives a specific predetermined number of breaths, interspersed with a set time period of no breath. This pattern may be by default, manually triggered where one activation gives a set number of breaths followed by a pause until the next activation for breath (one activation gives one breath cycle), or one activation results in continuous cycle of intermittent breaths). In some embodiments, a signaling mechanism may deliver signals to a rescuer relating to timing of chest compressions of the person. The timing of the chest compressions for the signals may be based on a time of delivery of the artificial respirations. In certain embodiments, different sized masks each include a gas flow restrictor which is unique for the size of mask. The ventilator system may assess the size of the mask based on a pressure differential created by the unique gas flow restrictor. |
| US10556068B2 |
Injection device
An injection device having an outer housing configured to receive a syringe. The syringe has a barrel for containing medicament and a needle in fluid communication with the barrel. The device further has a needle shield axially moveable relative to the outer housing between a needle covering position and a needle exposing position and a helical compression spring to bias the needle shield axially forwardly toward the needle covering position. A locking sleeve, axially movable relative to the outer housing between a non-locking position and a locking position, selectively limits axial movement of the needle shield. In a first configuration, the needle shield is axially slideable within the locking sleeve to permit rearward axial movement of the needle shield from the needle covering position to the needle exposing position. |
| US10556067B2 |
Automatic injection device for multiple dosing
A medical injection device used to deliver multiple doses of medication, including: a medication container having a movable piston; a push rod assembly having a plurality of spaced-apart position settings disposed along the length, the push rod assembly displacing the movable piston to dispense medication from the medication container; a spring to bias the push rod assembly to move toward the distal end of the medical injection device; a releasable restraining member configured to restrain the push rod assembly in a locked state against the biasing of the spring, upon release of the releasable restraining member, the push rod assembly moves toward the distal end of the medical injection device; and an arming mechanism configured to move the push rod assembly toward the proximal end of the medical injection device. |
| US10556066B2 |
Power efficient electronic device
An assembly comprises an electric consumer, an electric voltage source adapted to power the electric consumer, and user operated actuation means. The electric voltage source is operatable between a first state in which a first voltage is generated and a second state in which a second higher voltage is generated. The user operated actuation means is operatable from a first to a second state and adapted to thereby operate the electric voltage source from the first to the second state, and operatable from the second state to the first state and adapted to thereby operate the electric voltage source from the second to the first state. |
| US10556065B2 |
Syringe
An injection pen comprises a circularly pushing device (1) and a vial housing (2), and is used to combine a medication vial (3) with a needle (4). The circularly pushing device (1) comprises a jointing member (10), a spiral sleeve (20), a spiral duct (30), a spirally-pushing tube (40), a threaded-connection shrink-ring (50), a propelling lever (60), a one-way ratchet ring (70), and an injection operation member (80). During the injection, the one-way ratchet ring (70) on a push rod (81) is jointed with a one-way ratchet groove portion (46) of the spirally-pushing tube (40) so as to restrain the rotation directions of the push rod (81) and the spirally-pushing tube (40); the propelling lever (60) cannot be rotated due to the limit of the jointing member (10). |
| US10556063B2 |
Distributed medication delivery using autonomous delivery device
A pump operations module having a base function includes only base function programming in the module itself but is configured to autonomously execute advanced delivery programs stored in its buffer. An advanced interface module (AIM) is used to prepare the advanced delivery programs and upload them to the pump operations module as well as monitor the performance of those modules. However, the advanced interface module does not control the execution of those advanced delivery programs by the pump operations modules. In the event that the patient's condition requires a change in the present advanced delivery program, the AIM is used to create a revised advanced delivery program and upload it to the pump for storing and executing from the pump's buffer memory. |
| US10556057B2 |
Micro-fluidic chambers for use in liquid medicament delivery systems
Micro-fluidic chambers for use in a liquid medicament delivery system, include a bottom substrate and a top cover, the top cover being spaced from the bottom substrate so as to define a height of the chamber, wherein, one or more walls or fillings are positioned in the chamber, the walls or fillings defining a fluid channel there between such that the fluid channel extends from an inlet conduit to an inlet of the chamber to an outlet conduit connected to an outlet of the chamber, wherein, each of the walls or fillings has a height less than the height of the chamber so as to define a fluid gap between a top surface of each wall or filling and the top cover; and wherein, the dimensions of the walls or fillings and the chamber are such that the fluid gap will be filled with liquid by capillary forces via the fluid channel when liquid is introduced into the fluid chamber. |
| US10556049B2 |
Twisting biventricular cardiac assist device
A cardiac assist device is provided. The cardiac assist device may comprise a structure surrounding at least a portion of a heart. The cardiac assist device may comprise an inner cup enclosing at least a portion of the structure. The cardiac assist device may comprise an outer cup enclosing at least a portion of the inner cup. The outer cup may comprise an opening. Gas may be conducted into a space between the outer cup and the inner cup, using a pump, to cause a first motion of the structure, associated with a first rotation of a first portion of the heart in a first direction. The gas may be conducted from the space to outside of the outer cup, using the pump, to cause a second motion of the structure, associated with a second rotation of the first portion of the heart in a second direction. |
| US10556047B2 |
Heart help device, system, and method
An implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle. The device comprises at least one pump device comprising a heart contacting organ, an operating device for operating the heart contacting organ, and an implantable pressurized fluid system. The fluid system comprises a first implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said first chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a high pressure and a second implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said second chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a lower pressure. The movement of the heart contacting organ assists the pump function of the heart. |
| US10556046B2 |
Bone marrow harvesting needle improvements
A bone marrow aspiration device and associated method includes an introducer needle assembly and an aspiration needle assembly. The introducer needle assembly includes an introducer cannula having proximal and distal ends, each end including an opening, and a screw assembly coupled to the introducer handle. The screw assembly includes a threaded tube and a lead screw receivable in the threaded tube. An outer cover is disposed around and in sealing engagement with the threaded tube and the lead screw. The aspiration needle assembly is receivable in the introducer cannula and includes an aspiration cannula forming a channel for aspirating bone marrow and including a flexible portion that extends from a distal end along a length of the aspiration cannula. A length of the aspiration cannula that extends beyond the distal end of the introducer cannula is adjustable by advancing the lead screw into or reversing the lead screw out of the threaded tube. |
| US10556045B2 |
Synchronous pressure sampling and supply of negative pressure in negative pressure wound therapy
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes a pump assembly, canister, and a wound dressing configured to be positioned over a wound. The pump assembly, canister, and wound dressing can be fluidically connected to facilitate delivery of negative pressure to the wound. The system can be configured to deliver negative pressure based at least on a sensed pressured in a fluid flow path connecting a pump of the pump assembly and the wound dressing. The sensed pressure can be sampled, in some embodiments, synchronous with operation of the pump and can be used for controlling the pump. Increased efficiency, diminished noise and vibration caused by operation of the pump, reduced in energy usage, and better comfort for the patient can be attained. |
| US10556041B2 |
Coating agent and medical instrument surface treated with coating agent
A coating agent that has enhanced durability and a medical instrument (for example, a needle) that has been coated with the coating agent, are provided. The coating agent includes a hydroxyl-group-containing polyorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (1), a polydiorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (2), and an amino-group-containing polyorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (3). The polydiorganosiloxane (2) is contained in a proportion of a mass ratio to the amino-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (3) of from 0.7:1 to 3.0:1. The hydroxyl-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (1) is contained in a proportion of 2.4 to 5.5 mass %, based on the total mass of the hydroxyl-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (1), the polydiorganosiloxane (2) and the amino-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (3). |
| US10556033B2 |
Surface coating for a medical instrument, medical instrument having a surface coating, and method for producing a surface coating for a medical instrument
A surface coating for a medical instrument includes an interference filter having at least one dielectric layer and at least one metallic layer arranged one above another. At least one of the at least one metallic layer and the at least one dielectric layer is adapted to be structurally altered by action of a corrosive environment on the surface coating such that the surface coating is convertible from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the surface coating has a first spectral reflectivity. In the second state, the surface coating has a second spectral reflectivity that is different from the first spectral reflectivity. |
| US10556030B2 |
Disinfectant spray cleaner dispenser package
A disinfectant spray cleaner dispenser package includes a container, a bag on valve assembly provided with the container, and an enhanced activity aqueous hydrogen peroxide disinfectant solution is stored within a pouch of the bag on valve assembly. The enhanced activity aqueous hydrogen peroxide disinfectant solution has a pH of from about 0.5 to about 6 and includes hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of from about 0.05 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution and at least one anionic surfactant. |
| US10556029B2 |
Ozone generation device
An ozone generation device has a casing; a wall body partitioning a space surrounded by the casing into at least a first chamber and a second chamber; a first opening and a second opening provided in a part of the casing to communicate an outer side of the casing and the first chamber; a blower communicating the first chamber and the second chamber; a third opening provided in a part of the casing to communicate the outer side of the casing and the second chamber; a light source body provided between the blower and the third opening in the second chamber and configured to emit ultraviolet light; and an electrical body provided in a position between the first opening and the second opening in the first chamber and configured to supply electric power for driving the light source body. |
| US10556028B2 |
Method and apparatus for sterilizing filling nozzle
To simplify management of a sterilization process of a filling nozzle, a method for sterilizing a filling nozzle is provided. In the method for sterilizing a filling nozzle, hot water or a liquid chemical agent is fed to drink supply piping that feeds a drink to a plurality of filling nozzles at the same time, the hot water or liquid chemical agent is discharged from all the filling nozzles, a flow rate of the hot water or liquid chemical agent is detected at all the filling nozzles, a representative temperature of the hot water or liquid chemical agent upstream or downstream of at least one filling nozzle is measured, and the sterilization process is ended when both the flow rate at each filling nozzle and the representative temperature reach respective target values. |
| US10556027B2 |
Method and apparatus for sterilizing a surface
Various devices for sterilizing a surface are disclosed. For example, a first device includes an ultraviolet light emitting unit, a processor and a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include detecting a proximity of a surface to the ultraviolet light emitting unit and activating the ultraviolet light emitting unit to sterilize the surface in response to the detecting. Another device includes an ultraviolet light emitting unit, a processor and a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include storing a location parameter, determining whether location information of the device satisfies the location parameter and activating the ultraviolet light emitting unit when it is determined that the location information of the device satisfies the location parameter. |
| US10556026B2 |
Ultraviolet transparent structure for ultraviolet illumination
A solution for disinfecting a screen of an item using ultraviolet radiation is provided. The solution can provide an electronic device including a screen utilized by a user of the electronic device. The screen can be an ultraviolet transparent screen that covers at least some of the internal portion of the electronic device and a set of ultraviolet radiation sources can be located adjacent to the transparent screen. The set of ultraviolet radiation sources can be configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed towards an external surface of the ultraviolet transparent screen. The electronic device can further include a monitoring and control system, which can manage the ultraviolet radiation generation by monitoring a set of attributes relating to the external surface of the screen and controlling, based on the monitoring, ultraviolet radiation directed at the external surface of the screen. |
| US10556025B2 |
Fixed position hybrid germicidal irradiation apparatus, method, and system
A fixed position hybrid germicidal irradiation apparatus, method, and system for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. A plurality of emitters may be coupled to a substantially rectangular housing configured to be coupled to a standard commercial lighting fitting. A second plurality of emitters may be coupled to the substantially rectangular housing. The first plurality of emitters and the second plurality of emitters are operable to emit UV-C radiation at a wavelength of about 265 nanometers and near-UV radiation at a wavelength of about 405 nanometers respectively. UV-C sensors are configured to measure the amount of UV-C light or near UV-C light from a target surface. A controller may be configured to engage with the UV-C sensors to determine the amount of UV-C radiation collected by the UV-C sensors. The improved apparatus, method, and system reduces exposure time by varying the intensity and wavelength of the UV administered, while concurrently reducing UV overexposure. |
| US10556024B2 |
18F labeling of proteins using sortases
The present invention, in some aspects, provides methods, reagents, compositions, and kits for the radiolabeling of proteins, for example, of proteins useful for positron emission tomography (PET) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) (e.g., for diagnostic and therapeutic applications), using sortase-mediated transpeptidation reactions. Some aspects of this invention provide methods for the conjugation of an agent, for example, a radioactive agent or molecule to diagnostic or therapeutic peptides or proteins. Compositions comprising sortagged, radiolabeled proteins as well as reagents for generating radiolalebed proteins are also provided. Kits comprising reagents useful for the generation of radiolabeled proteins are provided, as are precursor proteins that comprise a sortase recognition motif. |
| US10556021B2 |
Nanocarriers for drug delivery
The present invention provides a nanocarrier having an interior and an exterior, the nanocarrier comprising at least one conjugate, wherein each conjugate includes a polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer. Each conjugate also includes at least two amphiphilic compounds having both a hydrophilic face and a hydrophobic face. In addition, each conjugate includes an oligomer, wherein at least 2 of the amphiphilic compounds are covalently attached to the oligomer which is covalently attached to the PEG. The nanocarrier is such that each conjugate self-assembles in an aqueous solvent to form the nanocarrier such that a hydrophobic pocket is formed in the interior of the nanocarrier by the orientation of the hydrophobic face of each amphiphilic compound towards each other, and wherein the PEG of each conjugate self-assembles on the exterior of the nanocarrier. |
| US10556020B2 |
RNA-modulating agents
The instant disclosure provides RNA-modulating agents that function to recruit one or more small regulatory RNA molecules (e.g., miRNA molecules, Y RNAs, and siRNAs) to a target mRNA thereby modulating (e.g., inhibiting) the translation of the target mRNA or destabilizing the mRNA. Also provided are miRNA inhibitors and diagnostic agents that have improved binding affinity for their target miRNAs. Methods for using the RNA-modulating agents, miRNA inhibitors and diagnostic agents are also provided. |
| US10556018B2 |
Compositions and methods for delivery of agents
This disclosure provides improved lipid-based compositions, including lipid nanoparticle compositions, and methods of use thereof for delivering agents in vivo including nucleic acids and proteins. These compositions are not subject to accelerated blood clearance and they have an improved toxicity profile in vivo. |
| US10556017B2 |
Lipid-based drug carriers for rapid penetration through mucus linings
Mucus-penetrating liposomal nanoparticles and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The nanoparticles contain one or more lipids, one or more PEG-conjugated lipids, and optionally one or more additional materials that physically and/or chemically stabilize the particles. The nanoparticle have an average diameter of about 100 nm to about 300 nm, preferably from about 100 nm to about 250 nm, more preferably from about 100 nm to about 200 nm. The particles are mobile in mucus. The liposomes can further contain one or more therapeutic, prophylactic, and/or diagnostic agent to be delivered to a mucosal surface, such as the CV tract, the colon, the nose, the lungs, and/or the eyes. The liposomes can further contain one or more CEST agents to allow real time imaging of the particles in a live animal. The particles may also further contain an imaging agent, such as a fluorescent label. |
| US10556010B2 |
Neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer
This invention relates to a neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer in bladder cancer patients who are scheduled for a cystectomy and methods of carrying out such a neoadjuvant therapy. In particular the invention relates to a composition comprising hexyl 5-ALA ester (HAL) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer in a bladder cancer patient who is scheduled for a cystectomy, the therapy comprises instilling said composition into the bladder of said patient and exposing the inside of said bladder to light. |
| US10556005B2 |
Adjuvant composition containing citrulline
A novel adjuvant composition is provided that is excellent in safety and convenience as compared to the conventional adjuvant such as Alum. An adjuvant composition comprising citrullines, which are water soluble substance present in the living body, and/or a salt thereof; a vaccine composition comprising said adjuvant composition and an antigen; a process for preparing said adjuvant composition and said vaccine composition; and a method for administering said adjuvant composition and said vaccine composition are provided. |
| US10556003B2 |
Treatment of insect bite hypersensitivity
The present invention relates to compositions, immunogenic or vaccine compositions and pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of insect bite hypersensitivity of equine mammals, preferably of horses. Furthermore, the invention provides methods for preventing or treating insect bite hypersensitivity of equine mammals, preferably of horses. |
| US10555999B2 |
Influenza vaccine
The present invention relates to monovalent influenza vaccine formulations and vaccination regimes for immunising against influenza disease, their use in medicine, in particular their use in augmenting immune responses to various antigens, and to methods of preparation. In particular, the invention relates to monovalent influenza immunogenic compositions comprising an influenza antigen or antigenic preparation thereof from an influenza virus strain being associated with a pandemic outbreak or having the potential to be associated with a pandemic outbreak, in combination with an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant comprising a metabolisable oil, a sterol and/or a tocopherol such as alpha tocopherol, and an emulsifying agent. |
| US10555996B2 |
Therapeutic HPV16 vaccines
Provided is designer nucleic acid constructs and polypeptides that can be used as therapeutic vaccines against HPV16. |
| US10555994B2 |
PCV2 ORF2 carrier platform
The present invention relates to an immunogen-carrier, wherein the immunogen-carrier is preferably a virus-like particle (VLP) composed of a plurality of a modified PCV2 ORF2 protein. In particular, the present invention belongs to the field of compliance markers and marker vaccines which allow for the differentiation between infected and vaccinated individuals. In particular, it relates to a compliance marker for vaccines including a subunit antigen, and a DIVA (Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals) system which makes it possible to differentiate between animals infected with a pathogen and animals treated with a subunit antigen derived from said pathogen. |
| US10555992B2 |
Immunogenic proteins against clostridium difficile
Described are immunogenic proteins against Clostridium difficile. Also described are compositions comprising the immunogenic proteins. Further described are methods of preventing or treating a Clostridium difficile infection in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10555991B2 |
One component fibrin glue comprising zymogens
Provided herein is a single component sealant formulation (e.g. in a liquid form), methods for its preparation, and use. The formulation includes fibrinogen; vitamin K-dependent clotting zymogens comprising at least Factor II (FII) and Factor X (FX). |
| US10555988B2 |
Antimicrobial peptides, their variants and uses
The present invention relates to novel antimicrobial peptide and variants thereof. The invention further relates to method of killing or inhibiting growth of microbes and use of the peptide here disclosed as a medicament, feed additive, preservative or surfactant. |
| US10555986B2 |
Dietary supplement derived from natural prodcuts by hot melt extrusion (HME) processing
The invention provides a composition rich in flavonoids based on natural extracts, comprising a flavonoid extract dispersed by melt mixing or extrusion and encapsulated in a polymer matrix. The invention is also a novel dietary supplement with the naturally occurring ingredient (−)-epicatechin, cacao extracted, that could potentially prevent or reduce the risk of Atherosclerotic pathology. The use of (−)-epicatechin is promising as a therapeutic agent due to its potential antioxidant activity and its diverse biological properties. (−)-Epicatechins are chemically unstable and extensively degraded in fluids of near neutral or greater pH, such as intestinal juice and bile. Current technologies used for taste masking and modified release as spray drying, liposome entrapment, co-crystallization, freeze drying, among others, suffer from numerous shortcomings, including poor repeatability and limitations on target delivery. |