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| US10563581B2 |
System and method of compressor inlet temperature control with eductor
A system includes a controller configured to control a heated flow discharged from an outlet of an eductor to an inlet control system to control a temperature of an intake flow through a compressor inlet of a compressor of a gas turbine system. The controller is configured to control a turbine extraction gas (TEG) flow to a motive inlet of the eductor. The controller is configured to control a suction flow to a suction inlet of the eductor. The TEG flow is extracted through a turbine casing, and the heated flow includes the TEG flow and the suction flow. |
| US10563580B2 |
Engine sump with air separation features
A sump assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a housing and a shaft assembly. The housing is arranged about a central axis of the sump assembly to define a cavity configured to house oil and high-pressure gasses. The shaft assembly is mounted to rotate about the central axis and to direct the high-pressure gasses into the housing. |
| US10563574B2 |
Length-adjustable connecting rod with a cylinder-piston assembly with an oil filter
A length-adjustable connecting rod for an internal combustion engine, comprises a first connecting rod member, a second connecting rod member and at least one cylinder-piston assembly for adjusting the first connecting rod member relative to the second connecting rod member. The cylinder-piston assembly can be actuated by way of a hydraulic adjustment mechanism, where the hydraulic adjustment mechanism comprises at least one oil filter in order to filter the engine oil of the internal combustion engine flowing into the cylinder-piston assembly. The invention further relates to an internal combustion engine with such a length-adjustable connecting rod and the use of such a cylinder-piston assembly for a length-adjustable connecting rod of an internal combustion engine. |
| US10563563B2 |
Cooling circuit for vehicles
A cooling circuit for a vehicle includes: an electronic device disposed on a sub-water-cooling line; an intercooler disposed in parallel with the electronic device on the sub-water-cooling line; and a sub-radiator disposed on the sub-water-cooling line and configured to cool cooling water which passes through the electronic device and the intercooler before passing through the sub-radiator. |
| US10563554B2 |
On-board CO2 capture and storage with metal organic framework
In general, this disclosure describes method of capturing and storing CO2 on a vehicle. The method includes contacting an vehicle exhaust gas with one or more of a first metal organic framework (MOF) composition sufficient to separate CO2 from the exhaust gas, contacting the separated CO2 with one or more of a second MOF composition sufficient to store the CO2 and wherein the one or more first MOF composition comprises one or more SIFSIX-n-M MOF and wherein M is a metal and n is 2 or 3. Embodiments also describe an apparatus or system for capturing and storing CO2 onboard a vehicle. |
| US10563553B2 |
System and method for reducing the amount of sulfur oxides in exhaust gas
The present application relates to a spray tower for cleaning the exhaust gas from marine engines, wherein the spray tower, in installed position, is vertically positioned and comprises a central exhaust gas pipe for introducing exhaust gas into the spray tower through an exhaust gas inlet positioned at a proximal end of the central exhaust gas pipe, the central exhaust gas pipe being positioned at a bottom end of the spray tower, an exhaust gas outlet at a top end of the spray tower for withdrawing purified exhaust gas from the spray tower, one or more spray devices for providing scrubber liquid within the spray tower counter-current to the general exhaust gas flow, and at least two engine exhaust gas pipes being in fluid connection with the distal end of the central exhaust gas pipe. Furthermore, a method for reducing the amount of SOx in exhaust gas is described. |
| US10563551B2 |
Continuous variable valve duration apparatus and engine provided with the same
A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam unit on which a cam is formed, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto and of which a relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, an inner bracket transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit, a wheel housing in which the inner bracket is rotatably inserted, on which a guide groove parallel to the camshaft is formed, and on which a guide hole vertical to the camshaft is formed, a guide portion including a guide shaft inserted into the guide hole for guiding movement of the wheel housing and a control portion including a control shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft and inserted into the guide groove, and the control portion selectively rotating the control shaft for the relative position of the wheel housing with respect to the camshaft to be changed. |
| US10563549B2 |
Cylinder deactivation control and methods
A friction loss management system for an engine, comprises a combustion engine comprising a crankshaft and a plurality of cylinders, a reciprocating piston assembly connected to the crankshaft, a fuel injector connected to an injection controller, an intake valve connected to an intake valve controller, and an exhaust valve connected to an exhaust valve controller. A control unit comprises at least one set of control algorithms configured to receive engine power demand data, and determine a number of cylinders of the plurality of cylinders for deactivation based on the received engine power demand data and further based on sensed or stored friction values for the plurality of cylinders. Determining the number of cylinders of for deactivation minimizes friction between the plurality of cylinders and their respective reciprocating piston assembly by selecting a cylinder combination of active cylinders and deactivated cylinders with the lowest total friction while meeting engine power demand. |
| US10563547B1 |
Camshaft phaser including a target wheel with a timing feature
A camshaft phaser, including an axis of rotation; a target wheel including a first tab and a first timing feature; a stator arranged to receive rotational torque and including a plurality of radially inwardly extending protrusions; a rotor; and a spring. The rotor includes: a second timing feature; and, a plurality of radially outwardly extending protrusions circumferentially interleaved with the plurality of radially inwardly extending protrusions. The spring urges: the target wheel in a first circumferential direction with respect to the rotor; and the first timing feature into contact with the second timing feature. The first tab axially positions the target wheel within the camshaft phaser. The target wheel is arranged to interface with a position sensor to identify a rotational position of the rotor. |
| US10563540B2 |
Casing for a rotating machine and rotating machine including such casing
A casing for a rotating machine includes an inner surface delimiting an inner volume for housing a rotor of the rotating machine; a first and a second shell that are joined together in a dividable manner, the first and second shell respectively comprising a first and a second split flange having a first and a second split surface contacting each other when the shells are joined together; a plurality of holes on the first and second split flange passing through the first and second split surface for housing a plurality of bolts; a first groove connecting the plurality of holes; a second groove between the first groove and the inner surface of the casing; a first duct and a second duct for circulating a fluid to and from the first and second grooves, respectively. |
| US10563539B2 |
Turbine engine with bearing assembly
An apparatus and method for a bearing assembly including a frame, an inner race circumscribing a shaft for a turbine engine, a bearing movable about the inner ring, an outer race circumscribing the at least one rolling element, a spring assembly comprising an inner ring circumscribing the at least one cage, and an outer ring mounted to the frame, and a set of circumferentially arranged spring fingers extending between the inner ring and the outer ring. |
| US10563537B2 |
Energy absorbing beam and sandwich panel structure
An apparatus includes first, second, and third layers. The first layer includes a plurality of flanges. The second layer includes a deformable membrane. The second layer is connected to the first layer along a first major surface of the deformable membrane. The third layer is connected to the second layer along a second major surface of the deformable membrane opposite the first major surface. The third layer includes a first series of internal structures. |
| US10563535B2 |
Keystoned blade track
A blade track for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blade track segments. The blade track segments are arranged circumferentially around a central axis to form the blade track. |
| US10563526B2 |
Turbine apparatus
According to an aspect of the present invention, a turbine apparatus includes a shaft; a turbine disk provided on the shaft and having a plurality of protrusions protruding in a direction of the shaft; blades provided on the turbine disk; a support plate provided on the turbine disk and having a plurality of latching portions engaged with the plurality of protrusions; a plurality of first fixing blocks located between the plurality of latching portions; and a second fixing block located between the plurality of protrusions and fixed to the plurality of first fixing blocks, wherein a width of a space where the second fixing block is located, from among spaces between the plurality of protrusions, is less than a width of a space where the plurality of first fixing blocks are located, from among spaces between the plurality of latching portions. |
| US10563525B2 |
Blade feature to support segmented coverplate
A gas turbine engine component comprises a blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade is mounted to a disc and configured for rotation about an axis. A platform supports the blade, and has a fore edge portion at the leading edge and an aft edge portion at the trailing edge. At least one of the fore edge portion and aft edge portion includes a mouth portion defined by an inner wing and an outer wing spaced radially outward of the inner wing. At least one coverplate is retained against the disc by the inner wing. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US10563521B2 |
Aft flowing serpentine cavities and cores for airfoils of gas turbine engines
Core assemblies for manufacturing airfoils and airfoils made therefrom having an aft flowing serpentine hybrid skin core positioned relative to a plurality of core bodies and configured to define at least one serpentine cavity within the manufactured airfoil. The aft flowing serpentine hybrid skin core extends from a root region toward a tip region in a radial direction of the manufactured airfoil and the plurality of core bodies are positioned about the aft flowing serpentine hybrid skin core to form a shielding structure to thermally shield the aft flowing serpentine hybrid skin core in the manufactured airfoil. |
| US10563519B2 |
Engine component with cooling hole
An apparatus and method an engine component for a turbine engine comprising an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and an opposing suction side, with both sides extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, at least one cooling passage located within the interior, at least one cooling hole having an inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling passage and an outlet located along the outer wall. |
| US10563514B2 |
Fastback turbulator
A structure for disrupting the flow of a fluid is provided, the structure comprising: a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall spaced apart from one another a distance across an X-axis; and a turbulator extending between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, the turbulator extending away from the floor. The turbulator includes a first front surface extending between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, a second front surface extending between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, a first rear surface extending between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, the first rear surface extending between the first front surface and the floor, and a second rear surface adjoining the first rear surface and extending between the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, the second rear surface extending between the second front surface and the floor. |
| US10563512B2 |
Gas turbine engine airfoil
A component for a gas turbine engine includes a platform that has a radially inner side and a radially outer side. A root portion extends from the radially inner side of the platform. An airfoil extends from the radially outer side of the platform. The airfoil includes a pressure side that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge. A suction side extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge. A ratio of leading edge radius to maximum thickness is between 0.40 (r/Tmax) and 0.45 (r/Tmax) and a ratio of leading edge radius to axial chord length is between 0.17 (r/bx) and 0.27 (r/bx). |
| US10563503B2 |
Transmitting data across electrically insulating gaps in a drill string
A range of apparatus and methods for providing local and long range data telemetry within a wellbore is described. These apparatus and methods may be combined in a wide variety of ways. In some embodiments data is transmitted across a gap in a drill string using signals of a higher frequency for which an electrical impedance of the gap or of a filter connected across the gap is low. Low-frequency EM telemetry signals may be applied across the gap. The gap and any filter connected across the gap present a high impedance to the low-frequency EM telemetry signals. The described technology may be applied for transferring sensor readings between downhole electrical packages. In some embodiments sensors are electrically connected across electrically insulating gaps in the drill string. |
| US10563501B2 |
Electromagnetic telemetry device
In one aspect, an electromagnetic (EM) telemetry device is disclosed including an EM telemetry circuit capable of transmitting a pulsed high power EM telemetry signal, wherein the high power EM telemetry signal has a peak or average pulse power of about 20 W to about 2000 W. |
| US10563499B2 |
Method for determining pore pressure in oil and gas wells using basin thermal characteristics
This inventive method provides a novel way of modeling basins in planning the drilling of crude oil and natural gas wells by accounting for thermodynamic considerations in tracking the pore pressure of a location of interest. By plotting the energy gradients, heat flux, and thermal conductivity of the location of interest, the user can more accurately identify the location of the Top of Geopressure and additional pertinent information during the well drilling planning process that can reduce costs and increase the safety of the process. |
| US10563489B2 |
Downhole oil well jet pump device with memory production logging tool and related methods of use
A downhole assembly in a wellbore includes a production logging tool disposed in the wellbore and a jet pump device set in a bottom hole assembly uphole from the production logging tool. The jet pump has a central axis, and includes one or more internal components that are radially offset to allow a slickline to pass through the jet pump device. The slickline is configured to actuate the production logging tool. While the jet pump device is operating to produce fluids, the production logging tool is further reciprocated within the wellbore on the slickline to obtain measurements at various locations. |
| US10563487B2 |
System and related methods for fracking and completing a well which flowably installs sand screens for sand control
A system and method for successively fracking a wellbore at spaced intervals along tubing having therein frac ports each openably closed by a sliding sleeve. The system has at least one actuation member and at least one cylindrical sand screen sub insertable into the tubing. Each actuation member has a collet sleeve with a radially-outwardly biased protuberance of a first profile configured to matingly engage an interior groove profile on at least one of the sliding sleeves and slide the sliding sleeve downhole to open the corresponding port. Each cylindrical sand screen sub has a dissolvable plug member or burst plate disposed on one end thereof allowing for the sand screen to be forced into the well by pressure acting against the plug or plate, and has a resiliently-outwardly biased protuberance configured for engaging a mating profile on the tubing and retaining the sand screen sub in a desired position. |
| US10563486B2 |
Screen assembly for a resource exploration system
A method of passing downhole fluids through a screen assembly mounted to a tubular run into a well bore. The screen assembly has a plurality of screen sections arranged at a resource production zone between a first swellable member and a second swellable member. The method includes passing a fluid through an annular screen of the plurality of screen sections into the tubular. At least a portion of the fluid includes particulate matter. Particulate matter is accumulated at the annular screen. Particulate matter is detected in the fluid. The fluid passes into one or more of a plurality of inner screen compartments provided on an inner tubular member radially inwardly spaced from the tubular, and the fluid is filtered through an erosion resistant annular screen of one or more of the plurality of inner screen compartments. |
| US10563483B2 |
Actuatable deflector for a completion sleeve in multilateral wells
A completion sleeve includes a body that defines an inner passage and a window that provides a lateral exit from the inner passage. A deflector is positioned within the inner passage and is pivotable between a stowed position, where the deflector is received within a pocket defined in a sidewall of the body, and a deployed position where the deflector is positioned to deflect downhole tools laterally through the window. An actuator is positioned within the sidewall and operatively coupled to the deflector. The actuator is actuatable to move the deflector between the stowed and deployed positions. |
| US10563478B2 |
Thru-tubing retrievable subsurface completion system
Provided are systems and methods for thru-tubing completion including a sub-surface completion unit (SCU) system including a SCU wireless transceiver for communicating with a surface control system of a well by way of wireless communication with a down-hole wireless transceiver disposed in a wellbore of the well, one or more SCU anchoring seals having an un-deployed position (enabling the SCU to pass through production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well) and a deployed position (to seal against a wall of the target zone of the open-hole portion of the wellbore to provide zonal isolation between adjacent regions in the wellbore) and one or more SCU centralizers having an un-deployed position (enabling the SCU to pass through the production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well) and a deployed position (to position the SCU in the target zone of the open-hole portion of the wellbore). |
| US10563475B2 |
Sealing a portion of a wellbore
A liner assembly tool includes a base tubular that includes a bore therethrough; a wellbore liner that includes a liner top and is coupled to the base tubular; a pack-off element radially positioned between the base tubular and the wellbore liner to ride on the base tubular; and a wedge positioned to ride on the base tubular and expand the pack-off element to at least partially seal the liner top to a wellbore wall based on a particular fluid pressure supplied through the bore. |
| US10563473B2 |
Method and apparatus for retrieving a tubing from a well
An interface tool and apparatus for retrieving a tubing from a well at least partly filled with a liquid, the tubing having first and second end portions. The apparatus includes an anchor for engaging tubing; sealing module for sealing first end portion of the bore of tubing; injector for injecting a low density fluid into tubing in or at an elevation below sealing module; and sealing cable connecting to a surface of the well. Apparatus includes first and second tool string sections, and interface tool configured for connecting first tool string section and second tool string section. |
| US10563472B2 |
Rotary milling tool
A downhole rotary tool for comminuting tubing in a borehole comprises a tool body and a plurality of cutting assemblies projecting from or extensible from the tool body and distributed azimuthally around a longitudinal axis of the tool body. Each cutting assembly comprises a supporting structure and a plurality of cutters with cutting surfaces of hard material. The rotating tool is advanced into initial contact with the tubing to commence milling axially along the tubing and then advanced further to continue milling the tubing, At least one cutting assembly has material which is softer than the hard faces of the cutters and is positioned to contact the tubing at the initial contact and delay contact between at least one hard surfaced cutter and the tubing. |
| US10563470B2 |
Collecting drilling microchips
Multiple wires run parallel to one another. Each of wires is spaced apart from each adjacent wire at a distance less than a width of an encased microchip. Each of the plurality of wires includes a plurality of straight segments in a plane and bent segments that connect two of the plurality of straight segments. For each of the wires, each bent segments includes a first end, a second end, and a curved portion curved away from the plane. The first end is connected to at least one of the straight segments and separated from the second end a distance greater than the width of the encased microchip. The curved portion includes a diameter greater than the width of the encased microchip. |
| US10563467B2 |
Apparatus for handling a blowout preventer stack
A clamp for attachment to a blow out preventer (BOP) stack for lifting and/or maneuvering the BOP stack and a method for attaching the clamp to the BOP stack is described. The clamp is formed from a first and second clamp half which are connected together using male and female connectors located at inner mating surfaces of the clamp halves, and locking connectors located at the outer edge of the clamp halves. The clamp includes at least two connection points for attaching the clamp and/or clamp halves to lifting devices for moving each clamp half and/or the whole clamp and BOP stack. |
| US10563464B2 |
Convex ridge type non-planar cutting tooth and diamond drill bit
The present invention provides non-planar cutting tooth and a diamond drill bit. The non-planar cutting tooth and the diamond drill bit have great ability of impact resistance and balling resistance. According to the features of drilled formation, cutting teeth are arranged on the drill bit with different mode, which can improve the mechanical speed and footage of the drill bit. |
| US10563463B2 |
Earth boring tool with improved arrangements of cutter side rakes
Earth boring tools with a plurality of fixed cutters have side rake or lateral rakes configured for improving chip removal and evacuation, drilling efficiency, and/or depth of cut management as compared with conventional arrangements. |
| US10563461B2 |
Hybrid drive for a fully rotating downhole tool
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a hybrid drive for use within a rotary steerable drilling tool is provided. The hybrid drive may enable improved directional drilling performance of the rotary steerable drilling tool. The hybrid drive may include a prime mover for rotating a drilling component (e.g., cam used to counter-rotate a steering head) relative to a fully rotating outer housing of the rotary steerable tool. In addition, the hybrid drive may include an electrical motor/generator for adjusting the rotational speed of the cam in response to high frequency changes in rotational speed of the tool housing. The hybrid drive may also include a transmission coupled to the prime mover and the electrical motor/generator for providing mechanical energy from one or both of the prime mover and the motor/generator to rotate the cam (or other drilling component) within the rotary steerable tool. |
| US10563451B2 |
Nickel-aluminum blocker film controlled transmission coating
The invention provides a glazing sheet and a low-emissivity coating on the glazing sheet. The low-emissivity coating comprises, in sequence moving outwardly from the glazing sheet, a layer comprising oxide film, nitride film, or oxynitride film, an infrared-reflective layer, a nickel-aluminum blocker layer, and an oxide layer. Also provided are methods of depositing such a low-emissivity coating. |
| US10563445B2 |
Staged load amplified power closure system
A closure assembly includes a housing, a sensor, a door, and a primary actuator. The sensor is disposed within the housing. The door is supported by the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The sensor is exposed when the door is in the open position. The primary actuator is operable to (i) apply a first force on the door to move the door from the closed position to the open position and (ii) apply a second force on the door to move the door from the closed position to the open position when the first force does not move the door into the open position. |
| US10563444B2 |
Door opening and closing device and refrigerator
The present disclosure provides a door opening and closing device, and a refrigerator. A door of the refrigerator is rotatably connected to a refrigerator body by means of a rotating shaft, wherein the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the door, the door opening and closing device includes a connecting rod, a first drive means, a second drive means and an elastic member. The connecting rod is arranged on the door, and the connecting rod includes a first end and a second end that matches a shaft hole. The first drive means is connected to the connecting rod and is configured to drive the connecting rod to rotate. The second drive means is configured to drive the connecting rod to move towards the shaft hole, and cause the second end of the connecting rod to be inserted into the shaft hole. |
| US10563440B2 |
Inverted constant force window balance
An inverted constant force window balance system includes a carrier assembly and a mounting bracket. The carrier assembly includes a housing, a coil spring disposed within the housing, and a shoe assembly coupled to the housing. The shoe assembly is configured to receive a pivot bar from a window sash and extend at least one brake upon rotation of the pivot bar. The mounting bracket is releasably coupled to the housing opposite the shoe assembly and is coupled to the free end of the coil spring. At least a portion of the mounting bracket is configured to slideably move in relation to the free end of the coil spring between at least two positions. When at least a portion of the mounting bracket moves between the at least two positions, the mounting bracket disengages from the housing and releases the mounting bracket from the carrier assembly. |
| US10563439B2 |
Concealed hinge for doors
A concealed hinge for the rotatable movement of a door fixed to a door frame. The hinge includes: a fixed hinge body anchorable to the frame; a movable hinge body anchorable to the door; a connecting assembly for mutual connection of the fixed hinge body and movable hinge body so that the latter rotates with respect to the former about a first longitudinal axis between an open position and closed position. The fixed (or movable) hinge body includes a first (or second) box-shaped element concealedly insertable within the door (or frame). The first (or second) box-shaped element defines a second axis parallel to the first axis. The connecting assembly protrudes from the first box-shaped element in the open position of the movable element, the first box-shaped element being susceptible to internally contain the connecting assembly in the closed position of the movable element. |
| US10563432B2 |
Security apparatus including a remote actuator assembly
A security apparatus for a portable electronic device includes a cable having a length, a first end, and a second end. The security apparatus also includes a lock head coupled to the first end of the cable. The lock head is configured to selectively engage the portable electronic device and is movable by the cable between a first position, in which the lock head is secured to the portable electronic device, and a second position, in which the lock head is unsecured from the portable electronic device. The security apparatus further includes an actuator assembly coupled to the second end of the cable and spaced a distance from the lock head along the length of the cable. The actuator assembly is operable to actuate the cable to move the lock head between the first position and the second position. |
| US10563429B1 |
Rack component latches
Latching components for retaining rack component cases within server racks are described. In one example, a latching component is installed at an interior surface of a rack component case. The latching component includes a protrusion. The latching component is biased in a locked position in which the protrusion is outside the rack component case. The latching component is moveable from the locked position to an unlocked in which the protrusion is removed from outside the rack component case using an unlatching component. |
| US10563428B2 |
Latch bolt monitor using a reed switch
An electrically or manually actuated locking device comprising a magnetic reed switch as a sensor to monitor whether or not the device is locked. The reed switch is mounted on a circuit board to make a sub-assembly and the sub-assembly is coated with a plastic or other synthetic material which is impermeable to water and/or oil and which provides a degree of mechanical protection from breakage. The coated sub-assembly is then mounted within a housing incorporating the locking device. A pivotable magnet carrier which pivots when the bolt of the locking device is engaged causes the reed switch to be actuated. |
| US10563427B2 |
Integrated adjustable keeper shim for an electric strike
An integrated adjustable keeper shim for an electric strike is provided. The keeper shim may be included in a keeper assembly of the electric strike, wherein the electric strike includes a housing defining an entry chamber that operates in conjunction with a latch of a lockset. The engaged position of the latch secures a door within the entry chamber when the door is in a closed state. The keeper assembly comprises a keeper rotatably mounted to the housing, and is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The keeper retains the latch in the entry chamber when the keeper is in the locked position and the latch is in the engaged position. The keeper shim is adjustably mounted to the keeper, wherein a position of the keeper shim relative to the keeper is selected to minimize a gap defined between the keeper shim and the latch. |
| US10563426B2 |
Blocking device and system for mechanical lock
Blocking devices to stop movement of mechanical or magnetic coded rotors, pins or discs immediately when the plug is turned. |
| US10563423B1 |
Foldable ground blind
A foldable hunting blind uses a hub assembly to easily expand into its final configuration with side supports used to stabilize the blind. Further, the foldable hunting blind includes apertures in each wall configured to hold and direct firearm muzzles away from hunters within the blind and a door through the front wall allowing a dog to easily enter and exit the blind. |
| US10563422B2 |
Method for repairing a structure comprising at least one zone to be heated
A method for repairing a structure comprising at least one zone to be heated and which comprises the steps of inflating a frame to form a framework, attaching panels removably to the frame to form an enclosure referred to as a heating enclosure, positioning the enclosure over the zone, heating the interior space of the enclosure using a heating device. |
| US10563420B2 |
Stand base with rollers
A movable standing base for parasols, display boards, flagpoles and the like comprises a weight part having, firmly attached at the bottom side thereof, at least three, preferably four steering rollers, and it further comprises attachment elements for a parasol, for a display board, for a flagpole or for any other objects to be set up, and a plurality of preferably four lowerable blocking feet. In order to improve ease of handling without loss of stability, the blocking feet are connected to each other in the edge region of the weight part by two bridge girders arranged opposite to each other and a middle yoke and are anchored to the weight part in a substantially parallelogram shaped lowerable manner by two pivot levers. A tensioning lever is disposed resting on the middle yoke, and a pressure element leads to a blocking pedal at the upper side of the standing base. |
| US10563418B2 |
Friction damper for a building structure
A multi-load friction damper includes opposed gusset-side plates defining a slip channel. First and second brace-side plates are received within the slip channel and form first and second frictional engagements respectively. The frictional force of the first and second frictional engagements may be different. A multi-layer friction damper includes a central gusset-side plate and first and second outer gusset-side plates. First and second brace-side plates are received between the central gusset-side plates and the first and second outer gusset-side plates to form first, second, third and fourth frictional engagements. A multi-damper assembly includes a gusset engagement member and brace engagement member. A plurality of friction dampers extend between the gusset engagement member and the brace engagement member. |
| US10563409B1 |
Apparatus for attaching an insulated panel to a facade
An apparatus for attaching an insulated panel to a facade utilizing a bracket having a platform and an arm, each connected to the insulated panel in separate places. The bracket is locked to the facade and may be formed with thermal breaks between the insulated panel and the facade. |
| US10563408B2 |
Drywall joint tape and method
A joint tape for drywall includes a substrate layer having an elongate shape in a lengthwise direction and being flexible in the lengthwise direction and in a transverse direction. The tape further includes a covering layer disposed in bonding relation on the substrate layer. The covering layer is rigid in the transverse direction and configured to withstand compressive forces applied generally in the transverse direction and shear stresses applied generally along the transverse direction. |
| US10563407B2 |
Waterproof side trim system for exterior of buildings
A system for providing siding to a building is disclosed. The system utilizes components which have their own brackets with attachment flanges in order to connect directly to an exterior wall of the building. The brackets contain their own integrated water control systems, which co-act with those of other components to control and direct water into vertical channels and out from behind the siding system. These flanges double as self-contained flashing. In all the system presents a roof-to-foundation siding system that is self-contained and fully transitional from one piece to another. |
| US10563403B1 |
Multi-leg fiber reinforced concrete
The multi-leg fiber reinforced concrete is concrete in which fibers have been embedded to prevent the concrete from being fractured due to cracks developing therein. Each fiber has multiple legs, defining two and three dimensional structures. At least one fiber is embedded in a volume of concrete, where the at least one fiber has at least first and second legs respectively extending along first and second directions. The first and second directions are angularly oriented with respect to one another between 45° and 135°, with each of the first and second legs having a free end and a fixed end. Each free end has a substantially Z-shaped contour. The fixed ends of the first and second legs may be joined together to define a two-dimensional fiber structure. The at least one fiber may be partially coated with a polymeric material, such as polypropylene. |
| US10563399B2 |
Two-piece track system
A fire-rated receiver channel includes at least one intumescent or other fire-resistant material strip. The receiver channel can nest with a framing member, such as metal tracks, headers, header tracks, sill plates, bottom tracks, metal studs, wood studs or wall partitions, and placed at a perimeter of a wall assembly to create a fire block arrangement. In other arrangements, a track assembly includes two nested tracks, an inner track and outer track. The assembly is designed so that the outside width of the outer track is equal to or less than the outside width of the inner track to present a substantially flush external surface for attachment of exterior sheathing elements when the assembly is used in an external wall. |
| US10563396B2 |
Sealing string for sealing a joint between components, and method for manufacturing same
A sealing cord for sealing a joint between two building elements includes a sealing profile, lateral portions, and a fastener. The sealing profile has a compressible sealing material. The lateral portions extend from the sealing profile in several directions transversely relative to a longitudinal direction. The fastener is on an exposed side of each of the lateral portions. The exposed side of each of the lateral portions is coupled to the sealing profile to the two building elements. |
| US10563394B2 |
Building unit and building
A building unit constitutes part of a two or more story building. The building unit includes: a first unit that is pre-assembled somewhere other than at a building site and constitutes one of a plurality of floors; a second unit that is pre-assembled somewhere other than at the building site and constitutes a floor above the first unit out of the plurality of floors; and a space path (upper and lower floor air circulation duct that spatially communicates with the first unit and the second unit. |
| US10563391B2 |
Device for forming cavities in the ground for water drainage and/or water storage
The invention relates to a device for forming cavities in the ground for water drainage and/or water storage. Said device comprises a cube- or cuboid-shaped installation body (10), which has a front side (42) and an opposite back side (44), a top side (20) and an opposite bottom side (18), and two opposite lateral sides (22). The front side (42), the back side (44), the top side (20), the bottom side (18), and the lateral sides (22) have strand elements (14) arranged parallel or substantially parallel to each other. In the corner regions of the installation body (10) between the top or bottom side (20, 18) and one of the lateral sides (22), corner connecting elements (12) for the insertion connection of the strand elements (14) of the top side (20) or of the bottom side (18) to the strand elements of the lateral side (22) are arranged. |
| US10563387B1 |
Rapid-install undermount sink bracket
An adjustable sink positioning and mounting apparatus for rapidly attaching sinks to the bottom of a counter top includes a channel base member with ratchet teeth and a sliding sled member releasably engaged with the ratchet base channel. The channel base member includes a top-end clip and the sliding sled member includes an arm adjacent the top end and at least one foot tab with a curved tip at the lower end. |
| US10563385B1 |
Overflow cover interconnection system
An overflow cover interconnection system utilizes an overflow elbow with an upper portion for insertion through an overflow drain hole in a bathtub wall; a nut, ring, or other component that fits on or around the upper portion to secure the overflow elbow in position; and an overflow cap that shields the upper portion and nut, ring, or other component from view of a user of the bathtub. The system is configured for use with bathtubs having varying wall thicknesses, without necessitating any modifications thereof. |
| US10563384B2 |
Quick clean faucet
A faucet having a series of nozzles positioned longitudinally along the length of a spray arm to provide a robust and thorough delivery of water for the washing of produce. A thermometer may be integrated into the faucet to provide water temperature readings from various locations along the faucet. A valve allows for the nozzles to be turned on or off as desired by a user. The nozzles of the faucet provide a robust spray over the area under faucet, thereby improving the rinsing of produce. The thermometer allows a user to ensure that produce is washed at the correct temperature to open stomata and remove any trapped bacteria or other harmful items. |
| US10563381B2 |
Ground engaging tool locking system
A ground engaging tool locking system includes a pin having a first, proximal head region and a second, distal end region spaced from the first, proximal head region along an axis. The pin includes a groove located between the first, proximal head region and the second, distal end region. A biasing element is disposed at least partially within the groove. |
| US10563380B2 |
Working arm or a construction machine having angle detection
A front linkage for a construction machine which can uniquely calculate the rotation angle of the work tool relative to the arm and which can prevent the angle detection device from being damaged by contact with the soil during digging. The front linkage has an arm, a first link pivotally connected at one end to the front end side of the arm, and at the other end to one end of a second link, and a work tool which is pivotally connected to the other end of the second link and which is pivotally connected to the arm in a further front end side than the one end portion of the first link. The first link is positioned outward along the outer width of the side wall of the arm. An angle detecting device for detecting the rotation angle of the first link relative to the arm may comprise a magnet disposed on an inner surface of the first link and a magnetic detector disposed on the side wall outer surface of the arm. |
| US10563361B2 |
System and method for customizing a playing field
A customizable playing field includes a turf system comprising a tile with a turf layer. The tile overlays a subfloor, defining a reservoir thereunder. A forced air system includes a pipe disposed within the reservoir and operatively coupled to a pump; and a sensor. A control system controls the pump, and includes a processor in data communication with at least one input/output device and computer memory. The computer memory has a program with machine readable instructions that, when effected by the processor, perform the following steps: if the temperature is above a predetermined threshold as measured by the sensor, forcing a cool fluid through the pipe; and if the temperature is below a predetermined threshold as measured by the sensor, forcing a warm fluid through the pipe. |
| US10563360B2 |
Finger joint with a bridging cover plate
A finger joint having a bridging cover plate, which enables a steel plate having a thickness much smaller than that of a conventional finger to be used and allows the vertical rotation of an upper bridge structure. The finger joint includes: a bridging cover plate installed on a first structure and supported to a second structure across a gap so as to support a load of a vehicle passing over the gap, and configured to allow relative movement between the first structure and the second structure in a direction in which the distance of the gap changes; a first finger unit connected to the bridging cover plate; and a second finger unit installed on the second structure so as to allow relative movement relative to the first finger unit in a direction in which the distance of the gap changes. |
| US10563353B2 |
Papermaking fabric including textured contacting surface
Provided are woven papermaking fabrics useful in the manufacture of tissue products, particularly through-air dried tissue products. The fabrics generally have a plurality of protuberances disposed on the web contacting surfaces. The protuberances are formed from a plurality warp filaments interwoven with a plurality of shute filaments and have a hollow interior pocket, which is generally bounded by the warp and shute filaments. By providing protuberances with hollow interior pockets the air permeability of the resulting woven papermaking fabric may be improved, and in certain instances may be increased, relative to similar fabrics having protuberances that are non-hollow. |
| US10563345B2 |
Laundry treatment apparatus
A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having an accommodation space formed therein to accommodate laundry, a laundry support member provided in the accommodation space, and a presser mounted to the laundry support member and configured to apply pressure to laundry to remove wrinkles from laundry. The presser includes a support part for supporting one surface of laundry, a hanger hook configured to be hung on the laundry support member, and a press part hingedly connected to the support part to apply pressure to the opposite surface of laundry. |
| US10563344B2 |
Ironing machine
An ironing machine (1), such as a cylinder ironer, is provided. The ironing machine (1) comprises a cylindrical body (3) having heating means (5) for heating of the cylindrical body (3) and at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7), arranged to be in contact with the cylindrical body (3) and to detect a temperature of the cylindrical body (3). The at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7) and the cylindrical body (3) are at least partly made of electrically conductive material. The ironing machine (1) comprises an electrical control system (9) configured to detect a degree of contact between the cylindrical body (3) and the at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7) by means of electricity, and generate a control signal indicative of the detected degree of contact. |
| US10563342B2 |
Systems and methods for liquid-based lint collection
A screen-free, liquid-based lint collection system is disclosed. The system comprises an initial air-lint conduit. The air-lint conduit is coupled to a lint collection reservoir. The system further comprises a spray assembly and a sensor. The spray assembly is configured to spray a liquid into the lint-collection reservoir. The sensor monitors the level of the liquid collected in the lint-collection reservoir. |
| US10563336B2 |
Inner tub of washing machine
The inner tub of a washing machine comprises a tub body, a balancing ring at the upper part of the tub body and a tub bottom at the lower part of the tub body. An annular necking structure, whose inside diameter is smaller than that of the tub body, is arranged on the tub body and positioned below the balancing ring, a plurality of dewatering holes are distributed at the necking structure and/or between the necking structure and the balancing ring. A disconnected type filtering cover on the internal wall of the tub body and positioned below the necking structure comprises a main body and an auxiliary block, the auxiliary block is arranged above the main body and below the necking structure and is located at the upper part of the inner tub, and a water passing gap is arranged between the auxiliary block and the main body. |
| US10563331B2 |
Fabric clamp adapted to pass under presser foot of sewing machine
A fabric clamp that passes under the presser foot of a sewing machine is provided. The clamp has a loop of resilient strip folded over upon itself, an upper slotted lever, and a lower slotted lever. The resilient strip has an upper portion, the terminus of which defines an upper planar jaw, and a generally planar lower portion, the terminus of which defines a lower planar tongue, joined by a curvilinear central portion. The upper portion of the resilient strip passes through the upper lever. The lower portion of the resilient strip passes through the lower lever. The total transverse width of the portions of the tongue is no more than about 12 mm. The curvilinear portion urges the jaw and tongue together. When the upper jaw and the tongue are adjacent and the levers are urged together, the jaw and the tongue are displaced from adjacent deployment. |
| US10563328B2 |
Fire retardant mattress core cap and method of making same
A fabric made by the method of providing a non-woven batt having flame retardant fibers, stitch bonding the non-woven batt with an elastic yarn, and heat setting the stitch bonded, non-woven batt. The stich bonded non-woven batt is exposed to a temperature in a range of 65° C. to 200° C. for a period in a range of 30 seconds to 120 seconds. In an embodiment, the fabric is adapted for use as a mattress core cover |
| US10563324B2 |
Method of printing 3D parts with core/shell filaments where the core contains particles
A consumable filament for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, where the consumable filament comprises a core portion of a matrix of a first base polymer and particles dispersed within the matrix, and a shell portion comprising a same or a different base polymer. The consumable filament is configured to be melted and extruded to form roads of a plurality of solidified layers of a three-dimensional part, and where the roads at least partially retain cross-sectional profiles corresponding to the core portion and the shell portion of the consumable filament and retain the particles within the roads of the printed part and do not penetrate the outer surface of the shell portion. |
| US10563320B2 |
Two-dimensional perovskite forming material, stacked structure, element, and transistor
A two-dimensional perovskite forming material with an ammonium halide group disposed on its surface can achieve a high carrier mobility. Preferably, the two-dimensional perovskite forming material includes a monolayer that has such an ammonium halide group at a terminal of its molecular structure, and the ammonium halide group in the monolayer is disposed in an ordered fashion on the surface of the material. |
| US10563319B2 |
Process for electrochemically making at least one porous area of a micro and/or nanoelectronic structure
A process for making at least one porous area (ZP) of a microelectronic structure in at least one part of an conducting active layer (6), the active layer (6) forming a front face of a stack, the stack comprising a back face (2) of conducting material and an insulating layer (4) interposed between the active layer (6) and the back face (2), said process comprising the steps of: a) making at least one contact pad (14) between the back face (2) and the active layer (6) through the insulation layer (2), b) placing the stack into an electrochemical bath, c) applying an electrical current between the back face (2) and the active layer (6) through the contact pad (14) causing porosification of an area (ZP) of the active layer (6) in the vicinity of the contact pad (14), d) forming the microelectronic structure. |
| US10563317B2 |
Solution composition and method for single-bath post treatment of substrate
Disclosed is a solution composition which may be used for a single-bath electrochemical passivation and a method using the same. The solution composition includes a metal cation, a metal-oxide anion; and an organic ligand, and optionally includes a non-metallic oxide anion or a polymer. The solution composition may prevent undesired precipitation of metal oxides before performing passivation. In addition, the method of passivation using the solution composition in a single-bath use is also provided. |
| US10563313B2 |
Active layer/membrane arrangement for a hydrogen production device and assembly comprising said arrangement suitable for a porous current collector and method for producing the arrangement
An active layer/membrane assembly to be incorporated into a hydrogen production device comprises an active layer in contact with a membrane capable of exchanging ions, the active layer comprising catalyst particles and particles referred to as support particles, wherein the size of the support particles is greater than the thickness of the active layer, so that the support particles emerge from the active layer, at the surface opposite the surface in contact with the membrane. A unit comprising the assembly and a porous current collector, the assembly and the collector having a complementarity of surface finish is provided. A process for manufacturing the assembly is also provided. |
| US10563312B2 |
Photoelectrochemical cells
Photoelectrochemical cells including a cathode including alpha-hematite and a metal dichalcogenide, an anode including a conducting polymer, and an electrolyte. |
| US10563311B2 |
Steel sheet for container and method for producing steel sheet for container
A steel sheet for a container includes a steel sheet, a Sn coated layer which is provided as an upper layer of the steel sheet and contains Sn in an amount of 560 to 5600 mg/m2 in terms of Sn metal, and a chemical treatment layer which is provided as an upper layer of the Sn coated layer and contains a Zr compound in an amount of 3.0 to 30.0 mg/m2 in terms of Zr metal and a Mg compound in an amount of 0.50 to 5.00 mg/m2 in terms of Mg metal. |
| US10563307B2 |
Method for manufacturing substrate
A method for manufacturing a substrate with less warpage includes a step of forming SiC film 121 on a surface of Si substrate 11, a step of removing bottom surface RG2 which is at least a part of the Si substrate 11 contacting with the SiC film 121, and a step of forming another SiC film on a surface of SiC film 121 after the step of removing the bottom surface RG2. |
| US10563304B2 |
Methods and apparatus for dynamically treating atomic layer deposition films in physical vapor deposition chambers
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes are combined with physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes in a low pressure environment to produce a high quality barrier film. The initial barrier film is deposited on a substrate using ALD processes and then moved to a PVD chamber to treat the barrier film to increase the barrier film's density and purity, decreasing the barrier film's resistivity. A dual source of materials is sputtered onto the substrate to provide doping while a gas is simultaneously used to etch the substrate to release nitrogen. At least one source of material is positioned to provide doping at an acute angle to the surface of the substrate while supplied with DC power and RF power at a first RF power frequency. The substrate is biased using RF power at a second RF power frequency. |
| US10563303B2 |
Metal oxy-flouride films based on oxidation of metal flourides
An article comprises a body having a coating. The coating comprises a Y-O-F coating or other yttrium-based oxy-fluoride coating generated either by performing a fluorination process on a yttrium-based oxide coating or an oxidation process on a yttrium-based fluorine coating. |
| US10563301B2 |
Mask set for deposition and method of manufacturing display panel using the same
A deposition mask set includes a first mask, a second mask, and a third mask. Each of the first, second, and third masks includes a first edge substantially parallel to a first direction, a second edge substantially parallel to a second direction, and a plurality of openings. Each of the openings includes a first opening side that is substantially parallel to a third direction and a second opening side that is substantially parallel to a fourth direction, and each of the openings corresponds to one of a first, second, or third color area at one of pixel areas. The third and fourth directions are not parallel to the first and second directions, and the first, second, and third color areas are adjacent to each other in the third direction. |
| US10563298B1 |
Wafer chuck with aerodynamic design for turbulence reduction
A rotatable wafer chuck includes chuck arms and wafer holders that are aerodynamically shaped to reduce turbulence during rotation. A wafer holder may include a friction support and an independently rotatable vertical alignment member and clamping member that is shaped to reduce drag. The shape reduces turbulence during edge bevel etching to improve the uniformity of the edge exclusion and during high-speed rotation to improve particle performance. |
| US10563295B2 |
Method for producing R-T-B sintered magnet
A step is provided which performs a heat treatment at the sintering temperature of a sintered R-T-B based magnet or lower, while a powder of an RLM alloy (where RL is Nd and/or Pr; M is one or more selected from among Cu, Fe, Ga, Co and Ni) and a powder of an RH fluoride (where RH is Dy and/or Tb) are present on a surface of the sintered R-T-B based magnet. The RLM alloy contains RL in an amount of 50 at % or more, and a melting point of the RLM alloy is equal to or less than a temperature of the heat treatment. The heat treatment is performed while the RLM alloy powder and the RH fluoride powder are present on the surface of the sintered R-T-B based magnet at a mass ratio of RLM alloy:RH fluoride=96:4 to 5:5. |
| US10563294B2 |
Component having active cooling and method of fabricating
A method of fabricating a component having active cooling with film holes and other exposed holes is provided. The method includes the step of providing a component including at least one aperture disposed on a surface of the component and fluidly connected to at least one fluid flow passage, the at least one aperture comprising a floor extending from the at least one fluid flow passage to the surface of the component, and a ceiling facing the floor. The method further includes the step of applying a thermal barrier coating over at least a portion of a substrate. The method further includes the step of removing a portion of the thermal barrier coating covering the at least one aperture. The method further includes the step of forming with an additive manufacturing method one or both of a sharp-edged hood of the at least one aperture and at least one feature disposed on the floor. |
| US10563293B2 |
Methods for processing nickel-base alloys
A method for heat treating a powder metallurgy nickel-base alloy article comprises placing the article in a furnace at a start temperature in the furnace that is 80° C. to 200° C. below a gamma prime solvus temperature, and increasing the temperature in the furnace to a solution temperature at a ramp rate in the range of 30° C. per hour to 70° C. per hour. The article is solution treated for a predetermined time, and cooled to ambient temperature. |
| US10563291B2 |
Method of forming a sintered nickel-titanium-rare earth (Ni—Ti—Re) alloy
A method of forming a sintered nickel-titanium-rare earth (Ni—Ti-RE) alloy includes adding one or more powders comprising Ni, Ti, and a rare earth constituent to a powder consolidation unit comprising an electrically conductive die and punch connectable to a power supply. The one or more powders are heated at a ramp rate of about 35° C./min or less to a sintering temperature, and pressure is applied to the powders at the sintering temperature, thereby forming a sintered Ni—Ti-RE alloy. |
| US10563289B2 |
Process for refining niobium-based ferroalloys
Refined niobium-based ferroalloys are provided by removing lead and other impurities therefrom by a process comprising charging niobium ore concentrate and/or niobium oxide or a mixture of niobium oxides to a metallothermic reaction chamber, admixing the ore concentrate and/or niobium oxide with a reducing agent, initiating a metallothermic reaction, under reduced pressure; and allowing the reaction product to solidify and cool; crushing the reaction product or crushing the niobium-based ferroalloy previously reduced in open air, and charging the crushed product to a melting crucible within a vacuum induction melting furnace, lowering the pressure within the furnace to below 1 mbar, and melting the crushed product while vaporizing the impurities contained therein. |
| US10563287B2 |
Leaching copper-containing ores
A method of leaching copper-containing ores, such as chalcopyrite ores, with a leach liquor in the presence of silver and an activation agent that activates silver whereby the silver enhances copper extraction from copper ores. |
| US10563286B2 |
Electroslag remelting process and melting vessel
A melting vessel for performing an electro-slag melting method and such a method are presented. Measuring devices measuring a temperature at different heights allow conclusions about position and height of a slag zone in the melting vessel during the method. |
| US10563283B2 |
Methods, materials and techniques for precious metal recovery
Materials and methods for precious metal recovery are disclosed. Usable leaching solutions are preferably aqueous based and include appropriate materials in sufficient quantities to solubilize and stabilize precious metal. Such materials typically include oxidant material. Some or all of the oxidant material can be, in some instances, generated in-situ. The leaching solution is typically contacted with a substrate having a target precious metal, thereby solubilizing precious metal to form a stable, pregnant solution. The precious metal can then be recovered from the pregnant solution. In some instances, components of the leaching solution can be regenerated and reused in subsequent leaching. |
| US10563277B2 |
Hot-work mold steel for die casting and method of manufacturing the same
A hot-work mold steel includes 0.37 to 0.46 wt % of carbon (C), 0.25 to 0.5 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.36 to 0.56 wt % of manganese (Mn), 2.0 to 5.0 wt % of chromium (Cr), 1.4 to 2.6 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), 0.4 to 0.8 wt % of vanadium (V), 0.0007 to 0.004 wt % of boron (B), 0.002 to 0.022 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.001 to 0.09 wt % of titanium (Ti) and the remainder of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The hot-work mold steel exhibits superior thermal conductivity, hardenability, durability, and nitriding characteristics, and increased resistance to heat check and melt-out. A die-casting mold made of the steel has improved thermal conductivity regardless of mold size and a prolonged life cycle and can improve the surface quality in manufactured parts. |
| US10563275B2 |
Method and apparatus for supercooling of metal/alloy melts and for the formation of amorphous metals therefrom
A method and apparatus are described for creation of amorphous metals using electromagnetic supercooling of a metal/alloy without the utilization of rapid quenching or immaculate process environments. By exposing the cooling melt to electric currents, either induced by an alternating current (AC) magnetic field or supplied directly, crystallization is suppressed, and the melt can reach significant levels of supercooling. With sufficient current densities in the melt, the supercooling can extend all the way into the glass transition range for certain materials, at which point an amorphous metal/alloy is created. |
| US10563273B1 |
Method for making stretch leather composites and articles containing the same
A method of making stretch leather composites is provided. The method includes providing a semi-finished leather. The semi-finished leather is split to obtain a final split having a thickness of from 0.10 mm to about 1.25. The final split is dried to obtain a crust. The crust is laminated with a stretch fabric impregnated with a stiffener, e.g., starch, to prepare a laminate. The starch is removed from the stretch fabric after preparing the laminate, for example, by dissolving the starch in a liquid solution naturally present in another laminate processing step liquid. Laminating the crust can include the use of an adhesive. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear can include providing a stretch leather composite, cutting the stretch leather composite to conform to a predetermined shape, and manufacturing the footwear using the stretch leather composite. |
| US10563270B2 |
Solid forms of menaquinols
Disclosed are solid forms of menaquinol and processes for obtaining them by chemical or enzymatic reduction of menaquinone. Said solid forms possess high stability to oxidation which allows effective use of menaquinol in the most common formulations wherein vitamin K2 is used. |
| US10563267B2 |
Polymorphism biomarkers predict clinical outcomes of cancer patients receiving regorafenib
Methods are provided for determining whether a cancer patient is likely or not likely to experience HFSR (hand foot skin reaction) from a therapy comprising administration of an effective amount of regorafenib or an equivalent thereof, the methods including screening a biological sample isolated from the patient for the rs2280789 polymorphism, and/or the rs3817655 polymorphism. Methods are further provided for identifying the clinical outcome of cancer patients following a therapy comprising regorafenib or an equivalent thereof, the methods entailing screening a biological sample isolated from the patient for the rs7527092 polymorphism, and/or rs2071559 polymorphism. After determining if a patient is likely to be successfully treated, the disclosure also provides methods for treating the patient. |
| US10563265B2 |
Use of RHOA in cancer diagnosis and inhibitor screening
Disclosed are a novel method of detecting cancer, a method of screening inhibitors and anticancer agents that target cancer-related molecules, RHOA polypeptide having mutation and a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide as a therapeutic agent for cancer, and a method of detecting cancer using the polypeptide or polynucleotide. Also disclosed are a vector and a host cell comprising the polynucleotide, a method of screening therapeutic agents for cancer comprising the polypeptide and/or the polynucleotide, and a therapeutic agent for cancer comprising siRNA having a silencing effect on RHOA mutant. |
| US10563254B2 |
Nucleic acid amplification and testing
Methods for amplifying a target nucleic acid by self-sustained amplification methods are described. The methods are designed, in particular, to be carried out without use of specialised lab facilities or instruments. Compositions, lyophilised formulations, and kits for carrying out the methods are also described. |
| US10563249B2 |
Primer set for detection of Zaire ebola virus, assay kit, and amplification method
According to one embodiment, there is provided a nucleic acid primer set that amplifies a ZEBOV gene. An F1 sequence includes at least 13 consecutive bases included in SEQ ID NO: 31 or 64. An F2 sequence includes at least 13 bases included in SEQ ID NO: 62 or 63. An F3 sequence includes at least 13 bases included in SEQ ID NO: 29, 36, 38, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 or 61. A B1c sequence includes at least 13 bases included in SEQ ID NO: 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 or 75. A B2c sequence includes at least 13 bases included in SEQ ID NO: 65 or 66. A B3c sequence includes at least 13 bases included in SEQ ID NO: 34, 67, 82 or 83. |
| US10563245B2 |
Wash monitor and method of use
The present disclosure provides a monitoring device comprising a test composition, a test element comprising a test portion to which the test composition is releasably adhered, a detection reagent, and a container comprising a first end with an opening and a second end opposite the first end. The test composition comprises a predetermined quantity of tracer analyte. The container is configured to receive the test portion and configured to be operationally coupled to an analytical instrument. The tracer analyte and the detection reagent each are capable of participating in one or more chemical reaction that results in the formation of a detectable product. A method of using the monitoring device to assess the efficacy of a washing process is also provided. |
| US10563242B2 |
Enzyme electrode and biosensor using the same
The disclosure discloses an enzyme electrode comprising; an electrode comprising a current collector; a monolayer-forming molecule bound to the surface of the current collector; and a glucose dehydrogenase comprising a cytochrome C subunit bound to the monolayer-forming molecule; wherein electrons are transferred between the glucose dehydrogenase and the current collector by oxidation-reduction reaction of the glucose dehydrogenase. |
| US10563241B2 |
Biosensor
According to one embodiment, a biosensor includes a substrate and a sensor matrix that is present in a two-dimensional region on the substrate. The sensor matrix includes a plurality of basic blocks. Each of the basic blocks includes at least three types of sensor elements. |
| US10563234B2 |
Method for producing L-amino acids
A method for producing an L-amino acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae and having an L-amino acid-producing ability, wherein the bacterium has been modified so that the activity of aconitase is increased, or the activities of aconitase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase are increased, in a medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium or cells of the bacterium. |
| US10563228B2 |
Production of β-phellandrene using genetically engineered photosynthetic microorgamisms
The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing β-phellandrene hydrocarbons from a photosynthetic microorganism such as cyanobacteria. |
| US10563227B2 |
Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription
The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms. |
| US10563226B2 |
Enhancing endonuclease based gene editing in primary cells
Disclosed herein are nuclease-based systems for genome editing and methods of using the system for genome editing. Also, disclosed are approaches to enhance Cas9-mediated gene editing efficiency in primary human cells with minimal toxicity when using adeno-associated virus vectors (AAV) to express the guide RNAs necessary for CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing in the presence of helper proteins. |
| US10563225B2 |
Genome engineering
Methods are provided for the use of Cas9 in genome engineering of stem cells. Methods include introducing into the stem cell a first foreign nucleic acid encoding a guide RNA complementary to a target DNA and which guides a Cas9 enzyme to the target DNA, wherein the RNA and the enzyme are members of a co-localization complex for the target DNA, introducing into the stem cell a second foreign nucleic acid encoding a donor nucleic acid sequence, wherein the guide RNA and the donor nucleic acid sequences are expressed, wherein the guide RNA and the Cas 9 enzyme co-localize to the target DNA, the Cas 9 enzyme cleaves the target DNA and the donor nucleic acid is inserted into the target DNA to produce altered DNA in the stem cell. |
| US10563223B2 |
Intergenic elements for enhancing gene expression
The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments and constructs comprising genomic nucleotide sequences, which are present upstream of Rb1 and p15C that are associated with intergenic transcription, for the production of a gene product of interest in a eukaryotic, preferably mammalian, host cell in the presence of a stringent selectable marker. The invention further relates to host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs, to methods for generating the host cells and to methods for producing a gene product of interest using the host cells. |
| US10563218B2 |
Inbred transgenic canola line NS-B50027-4 and seeds thereof
The present embodiments relate to inbred transgenic canola line NS-B50027-4; seeds and oils obtained from NS-B50027-4; and progeny derived from NS-B50027-4. In particular, NS-B50027-4 is a true-breeding canola line capable of producing at least 5% DHA in its seed oil. |
| US10563217B2 |
Wheat with increased resistant starch levels
A series of independent human-induced non-transgenic mutations found at one or more of the SBEII genes of wheat; wheat plants having these mutations in one or more of their SBEII genes; and a method of creating and finding similar and/or additional mutations of SBEII by screening pooled and/or individual wheat plants. The seeds and flour from the wheat plants of the present invention exhibit an increase in amylose and resistant starch without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes. Additionally, the wheat plants of the present invention exhibit altered SBEII activity without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes. |
| US10563215B2 |
Tobacco specific nitrosamine reduction in plants
In one aspect, there is provided a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a member of the CLC family of chloride channels and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:10 or SEQ ID NO:11; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a member of the CLC family of chloride channels and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:5 or SEQ ID NO:6 or SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:12 or SEQ ID NO:13 or SEQ ID NO:14; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i); and wherein the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide is modulated as compared to a control plant and wherein the nitrate levels in the mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant containing the mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell are modulated as compared to the control plant containing the control plant cell. |
| US10563209B2 |
Base sequence for protein expression and method for producing protein using same
To provide a base sequence for protein expression that can increase the yield of protein such as diastatic enzyme by further activating a promoter of a particular gene. A base sequence 1 for protein expression includes: a gene 3 encoding protein 2; a promoter 4 of the gene 3, the promoter being linked upstream of the gene 3; and a cis element 5 whose activity is improved by an artificial transcription factor 6, the cis element being linked further upstream of the promoter 4. The cis element 5 is represented by SEQ ID NO: 1. |
| US10563206B2 |
Generating targeted sequence diversity in fusion proteins
Methods of generating fusion protein variants are provided that comprise introducing sequence diversity at the junction region or regions in the fusion and allows for the generation of variants having a desired activity. Examples include immunoglobulins comprising a domain or polypeptide inserted into, or replacing, a CDR. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding a fusion protein and comprising two or more RSSs, and compositions and host cells comprising same, as well as fusion proteins variants produced by the described methods. |
| US10563202B2 |
Treatment of Sirtuin (SIRT) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to a Sirtuin (SIRT)
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of a Sirtuin (SIRT), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of a Sirtuin (SIRT). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of Sirtuins (SIRT)s. |
| US10563201B2 |
Method for treatment of subjects with TUG1 gene expressing brain tumor
This invention provides a composition and a method for treating or preventing a subject having a tumor that more highly expresses a TUG1 gene than in normal tissues (e.g., brain tumor, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, or lymphoma), which composition comprises, as an active ingredient, a nucleic acid that inhibits the high expression of the TUG1 gene in tumor stem cells. |
| US10563192B2 |
Innovative discovery of therapeutic, diagnostic, and antibody compositions related to protein fragments of threonyl-tRNA synthetases
Provided are compositions comprising newly identified protein fragments of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, polynucleotides that encode them and complements thereof, related agents, and methods of use thereof in diagnostic, drug discovery, research, and therapeutic applications. |
| US10563188B2 |
Polypeptides having protease activity
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells, including plant and animal cells, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the proteases, in particular the use of the proteases in animal feed. |
| US10563183B2 |
Manufacture of active highly phosphorylated human lysosomal sulfatase enzymes and uses thereof
This invention provides compositions of active highly phosphorylated lysosomal sulfatase enzymes, their pharmaceutical compositions, methods of producing and purifying such lysosomal sulfatase enzymes and compositions and their use in the diagnosis, prophylaxis, or treatment of diseases and conditions, including particularly lysosomal storage diseases that are caused by, or associated with, a deficiency in the lysosomal sulfatase enzyme. |
| US10563179B2 |
Compositions and methods for antigen targeting to CD180
The present invention provides compositions of CD180 targeting molecules coupled to heterologous antigens, and their use in treating and/or limiting disease. |
| US10563177B2 |
Evaluating a pluripotent stem cell based on a region of a phase distribution image having a phase amount less than a threshold phase amount of a mitochondrion in a somatic cell
An operation device includes: a communication unit that receives signals of images of a biological sample and outputs data to a display medium, the images being captured by a microscope that converts a phase distribution into an image intensity distribution; and a calculator that calculates a first phase distribution of the biological sample from the image signals. The calculator extracts a region having a phase amount that is not less than a specified phase amount from the first phase distribution, and generates evaluation information by using the region having a phase amount that is not less than the specified phase amount, that is an indicator used when a user evaluates a state of the biological sample; and the communication unit outputs the evaluation information to the display medium. |
| US10563175B2 |
Method for generating endothelial colony forming cell-like cells
The present disclosure relates generally to methods and compositions useful in cell and tissue biology and therapeutics. In particular, an in vitro method for differentiating pluripotent cells into endothelial colony forming cell-like cells (ECFC-like cells) is provided. A purified human cell population of NRP-1+CD31+ ECFC-like cells is provided, wherein at least some of the cells in the population have a high proliferation potential. Therapeutic and test agent screening methods for using the cell populations of the present disclosure are provided. |
| US10563173B2 |
Autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system, autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture method, and method for producing medicinal composition comprising autoserum-containing cultured bone marrow cells as active ingredient
To provide an autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system, whereby bone marrow cells, which are collected from a subject without using an anticoagulant, are subjected to an anticoagulation treatment using a medium in a liquid-tight state, cultured and then further cultured using the serum of said subject which is prepared in a liquid-tight state; an autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture method; and a method for producing a medicinal composition which comprises, as the active ingredient, autoserum-containing cultured bone marrow cells. [Solution] An autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system for culturing bone marrow cells, which are collected from a subject without using an anticoagulant, using the serum of said subject, said system comprising a bone marrow cell suspension-storing device, a collected blood-storing device, an autoserum-acquiring device, and a bone marrow cell-culturing device. |
| US10563172B2 |
Methods of T cell expansion and activation
The present disclosure relates to methods, cells, and compositions for preparing T cell populations and compositions for adoptive cell therapy. In particular, provided herein are methods for efficiently expanding and activating T cell populations for genetic engineering and adoptive T cell immunotherapies. Also provided are cells and compositions produced by the methods and methods of their use. |
| US10563166B2 |
Materials and methods for identifying and using yeast strains that metabolize pentose sugars in the presence of D-glucose
Disclosed herein are materials and methods for creating and/or isolating variants of yeasts especially variants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that can grow on sugars other than D-glucose in the presence of amounts of 2-deoxy-glucose and or D-glucose that inhibit most strains of yeast from growing on sugars other than D-glucose. Selection media that can be used to isolate such variants include pentose sugars such as D-xylose, L-glutamine and 2-deoxy-glucose. Mutations in the Grr1 and Red genes in some strains also produce variants that can grow on sugars including the pentose D-xylose in the presence of 2-deoxy-glucose. |
| US10563165B2 |
Organic waste digester system
An organic waste digester system is provided. The system includes a heated hopper unit within the housing to receive organic waste. An agitation mechanism mixes the organic waste along with a microbe mixture to aid breakdown of the waste. Liquefied organic waste is discharged through an outlet and conveyed to a drying unit downstream of the hopper unit. The drying unit includes a microwave dryer unit. |
| US10563163B2 |
Cross-scale modeling of bioreactor cultures using Raman spectroscopy
Aspect of the disclosure relate to methods of assessing a bioreactor culture that involve determining a culture parameter of the manufacturing-scale bioreactor culture using a model that relates a Raman spectrum to the culture parameter. Related bioreactor system are also provided. |
| US10563161B2 |
Bioreactors with multiple or adjustable-position agitator designs
Described herein are bioreactor support structures configured to be used with containers having different designs, and methods for making and using such bioreactors. The support structures described herein may include two or more agitator motors and control systems or an adjustable-position agitator motor, a removable spacer and/or lid, multiple configurations for ports and probes, and multiple exhaust filter heating blankets. Also described herein are methods of manufacturing a multi-agitator motor or adjustable-position agitator motor bioreactor, as well as methods of modifying an existing support structure to be used with a container not originally designed to be used with the existing support structure, and methods for operating these bioreactors. |
| US10563159B2 |
Cell-holding container and cell culture method using same
A cell-holding container comprises: an elastic body for holding cells including at least any one of adherent cells at least one selected from the group consisting of stem cells, progenitor cells, somatic cells and germ cells, and suspended cells at least one selected from the group consisting of blood cells, T cells and B cells; and the elastic body is formed of a rubber material containing a rubber component including an additional crosslinking silicone rubber and is able to hold the cells. |
| US10563156B2 |
Polyelectrolyte complexes
The present invention relates to aqueous compositions of associative polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), optionally containing surfactants, biocidal agents and/or oxidants, which can provide a cleaning benefit and surface protection to treated articles including reduced soiling tendency, reduced cleaning effort and improved soil repellancy, as well as providing bacteriostatic properties to treated surfaces that thereby gain resistance to water, environmental exposure and microbial challenge. Treatment means and compositions are provided that employ associative polyelectrolyte complexes formed by combining a water soluble cationic first polyelectrolyte with a water soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing groups of opposite charge to the first polyelectrolyte under suitable mixing conditions and at least one oxidant selected from the group: alkaline metal salts and/or alkaline earth metal salts of hypochlorous acid, hypochlorous acid, solubilized chlorine, any source of free chlorine, acidic sodium chlorite, active chlorine generating compound and any combinations or mixtures thereof. Also provided are means to form stable associative polyelectrolyte complexes with at least one oxidant in aqueous solutions having R values from about 0.10 to 20. |
| US10563154B2 |
Disinfecting aqueous foam, process for preparing same and use thereof
The present invention relates to a foam consisting of a dispersion of gas bubbles in a foaming solution comprising, per litre of solution, (i) from 0.05 to 1.5% by weight of one or more foaming organic surfactant(s), (ii) from 0.05% to 0.8% by weight of one or more organic gelling or viscosifying agent(s), (iii) from 1% to 14% by volume of one or more disinfecting agent(s) and (iv) water, said foam having an expansion between 12.5 and 50. The present invention also relates to the use of such a foam for biological decontamination. |
| US10563151B2 |
Detergent composition
A liquid hard surface detergent composition comprising a liquid mixed alkoxylate fatty alcohol non-ionic surfactant comprising a greater number of the lower higher alkoxylate group than the higher alkoxylate group in the molecule and a builder. The compositions provide good shine/anti-spotting characteristics on hard surfaces and are especially suitable for use as automatic dishwashing compositions. |
| US10563150B2 |
Purification of rendered fats with adsorbent materials
A method of purifying a rendered fat by contacting the rendered fat with at least one adsorbent material, such as magnesium silicate. The at least one adsorbent material may be used alone or in combination with other purifying materials, such as an acid. Such method provides for improved removal of impurities, such as polyethylene, phosphorus-containing compounds, chlorophyll, metals, soap, and sterol glucosides from the rendered fat. |
| US10563148B2 |
Lubricant oil composition
A lubricating oil composition contains: a base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 40 degrees C. in a range from 1 mm2/s to 200 mm2/s, a viscosity index of 80 or more and a sulfur content of less than 0.03 mass %; a component (A) being a polyacrylate compound with a mass average molecular weight in a range from 10,000 to 100,000; and a component (B) being at least one of phosphorus compounds represented by a formula (1) below. A content of the component (B) is in a range from 0.05 mass % to 2.0 mass % of a total amount of the composition, and a viscosity index of the composition is 160 or more. |
| US10563147B2 |
Flooding compounds for telecommunication cables
Flooding compounds for telecommunications cables. Such flooding compounds contain a polyolefin elastomer and a hydrocarbon oil. The polyolefin elastomer has a crystallinity ranging from 10 less than 50 weight percent and a dynamic viscosity of 50,000 centipoise or less at 177° C. The hydrocarbon oil has a kinematic viscosity of 200 centistokes or less at 40° C. |
| US10563145B2 |
Alkylated 3-hydroxydiphenylamine antioxidants
Certain alkylated 3-hydroxyphenylamine antioxidants wherein one phenyl is substituted by at least one hydroxyl group at the 3-position relative to the amine and the other phenyl is substituted by at least one substituent having 4 or more carbon atoms are surprisingly effective antioxidants, especially in lubricating oils. |
| US10563144B2 |
Sorbent containing engineered fuel feed stock
Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, methods of making the fuel feed stocks, methods of producing energy from the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles and contain a sorbent. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. In addition, one or more sorbents can be added to the feed stocks in order to reduce the amount of a variety of pollutants present in traditional fuel and feed stocks, including, but not limited, sulfur and chlorine. Further, these feed stocks with added sorbent can mitigate corrosion, improve fuel conversion, extend power generating plant lifetime, reduce ash slagging, and reduced operating temperature. |
| US10563138B2 |
Method for optimizing catalyst loading for hydrocracking process
The invention relates to a method for optimizing layered catalytic processes. This is accomplished by testing various catalysts with a compound found in a feedstock to be tested, to determine the facility of the catalyst in hydrogenating, hydrosulfurizing, or hydrodenitrogenating the molecule, and hence the feedstock. In a preferred embodiment, the Double Bond Equivalence of the feedstock and molecule are determined, and catalysts are pre-selected based upon their known ability to work with materials of this DBE value. In preferred embodiments, the layered catalysts include a demetallization catalyst, used before hydrocracking. In additional preferred embodiments, the test feedstock contains 500 ppmw or less asphaltenes, preferably C5-asphaltenes. |
| US10563135B2 |
Process for producing a diesel fuel by oligomerization
Processes for oligomerizing olefins to produce diesel. The oligomerization zone temperature is controlled to counteract catalyst deactivation caused by coking, by contaminants such as cyclo C5 and/or cyclo C6 hydrocarbons, or both. The temperature is increased in increments to ensure that that the oligomerization zone is producing product at a target product yield with a target product quality, which may be measured by a product cetane number. The target product yield is at least 50 wt % and a target product cetane number may be at least 35. |
| US10563132B2 |
Multi-stage process and device for treatment heavy marine fuel oil and resultant composition including ultrasound promoted desulfurization
A multi-stage process for reducing the environmental contaminants in an ISO8217 compliant Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil involving a core desulfurizing process and a ultrasound treatment process as either a pre-treating step or post-treating step to the core process. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil complies with ISO 8217 for residual marine fuel oils and has a sulfur level has a maximum sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) between the range of 0.05 mass % to 1.0 mass. A process plant for conducting the process is also disclosed. |
| US10563118B2 |
Compositions providing consolidation and water-control
Methods of treating subterranean formations, and compositions, systems and methods for performing the methods. A method of treating a subterranean formation, including obtaining or providing a composition that includes an alkenoate ester. The composition also includes at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,Ndihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide. The method also includes placing the composition in a subterranean formation downhole. Methods of treating a subterranean formation using a composition including a polymer that is a reaction product of a mixture including an alkenoate ester and at least one of a dialkenyldihydrocarbylammonium halide and an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-substituted alkenamide. |
| US10563117B2 |
Crude oil recovery chemical fluids
A crude oil recovery chemical fluid is described and claimed. This fluid has been shown to exhibit excellent resistance to salt and high temperatures. This crude oil recovery chemical fluid includes a silane compound, an aqueous silica sol having an average particle diameter of from about 3 nm to about 200 nm, two or more anionic surfactants, and one or more nonionic surfactants. |
| US10563114B2 |
Corrosion inhibitor composition for pipelines
The present invention relates to the low cost high performing corrosion inhibitor composition and process for preparation thereof. The corrosion inhibitor comprises of an ester of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), a dimer fatty acid (DFA), a long chain amine and a solvent. The corrosion inhibitor composition prevents corrosion of internal metal surface of pipelines due to petroleum products. |
| US10563113B2 |
Removal of barite weighted mud
A composition for dissolving drilling mud including barite particles and a polymer includes an enzyme capable of reacting with the polymer; a chelating agent capable of dissolving the barite particles; and a catalyst capable of promoting a reaction between the chelating agent and the barite particles. |
| US10563111B2 |
Solubilized polymer concentrates, methods of preparation thereof, and well drilling and servicing fluids containing the same
The invention provides concentrates for reducing the fluid loss on an oil base well drilling or servicing fluid, the concentrates comprising an oleagineous liquid and (1) a polymer which is solublized in the oleagineous liquid, or (2) a polymer which is solublized in the oleaginous liquid together with an organophilic polyphenolic material which is solublized and/or dispersed in the oleagineous liquid. The method of preparing the concentrate and the method of reducing the fluid loss of an oil base well drilling or servicing fluid utilizing the concentrates is also disclosed. The preferred oil soluble polymer is a styrene-butadiene rubber crumb. The preferred oleagineous liquid is an aromatic-free hydrogenated oil essentially containing only saturated hydrocarbons. The preferred polyphenolic material is a source of humic acid, such as mined lignite. |
| US10563110B2 |
Methods of using drilling fluid compositions with enhanced rheology
Drilling fluid compositions include a base fluid, at least one additive chosen from an emulsifier, weighting material, fluid-loss additive, viscosifier, or alkali compound, and from 0.1 wt. % to 1 wt. %, based on total weight of the drilling fluid composition, of an ethoxylated alcohol compound having the formula R—(OCH2CH2)7—OH, in which R is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbyl group having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms. The base fluid may be an aqueous base fluid. Methods for drilling a subterranean well include operating a drill in a wellbore in the presence of a drilling fluid composition including the base fluid, the additive, and the ethoxylated alcohol compound. |
| US10563108B2 |
Latent heat storage body, method for producing latent heat storage body and heat exchange material
In the latent heat storage body (100) according to the present invention, the surface of a core particle (10) composed of a latent heat storage material of a metal or an alloy is coated with an oxidized film of a compositional element of the core particle (10). Hence, the step of separately fabricating the core particle and the oxidized film (20) corresponding to a shell accommodating the core particle and accommodating the core particle inside the shell becomes unnecessary. Further since the core particle exhibits no expansion when transforming from a solid phase to a liquid phase, the component of the melted latent heat storage material stays inside the space covered with the oxidized film and the oxidized film is never damaged. Further, the oxidized film (20) can be made chemically stable. |
| US10563106B2 |
Shaped abrasive particles and methods of forming same
A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle having a body formed by an additive manufacturing process. |
| US10563105B2 |
Abrasive article including shaped abrasive particles
Various shaped abrasive particles are disclosed. Each shaped abrasive particle includes a body having at least one major surface and a side surface extending from the major surface. |
| US10563104B2 |
Sheet composed of exfoliated clay mineral and method for producing same
A sheet including exfoliated clay minerals, having a density of 1.6 g/cm3 or less and a compression ratio of 20% or more. |
| US10563103B2 |
Hydrophobic and highly elastic two-component polyurethane composition having mechanical properties and adhesive properties not dependent on temperature
A two-component polyurethane composition includes a first component, including at least one polybutadiene polyol P1 having an average molecular weight of 2,000 to 10,000 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2.1 to 4, and a second component, including at least one polyisocyanate and optionally at least one isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer. The composition also contains at least one hydrophobic diol P2 having an average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000 g/mol, selected from polybutadiene diols, polyester diols, polycarbonate diols, polyether diols having a repeat unit having at least 4 C atoms, and/or at least one hydrophobic compound P3, which is terminated with amino groups and has an average molecular weight in the range of 200 to 2,000 g/mol. The ratio of the number of hydroxyl groups from P1 to the number of hydroxyl and primary and secondary amino groups from P2 and P3 is 2:1 to 16:1. |
| US10563102B2 |
Wash durable cold apply adhesive for apparel labeling and embellishment
A pressure sensitive adhesive composition, comprising a first acrylic resin having from 1% to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a hydroxy substituent; a second acrylic resin having from 1% to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acidic carboxyl group; a polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; and a polyaziridine crosslinking agent or a polyepoxy crosslinking agent. |
| US10563101B2 |
Self-stick insulation and methods
A method of using a self-stick insulation. The method includes providing a piece of insulation product with an adhesive coating. The adhesive coating includes polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and/or polyacrylic acid (PAA); an alcohol amine; and at least one of a polyvinyl alcohol and a starch. The adhesive coating is then activated with liquid water. Once the adhesive coating is active, the insulation product is attached to a surface with the adhesive coating. |
| US10563100B2 |
Chitosan-based formaldehyde scavenger and applications thereof in wood-based products
An adhesive composition is disclosed, and includes an aldehyde-based resin selected from the group consisting of urea-formaldehyde resins, melamine-formaldehyde resins, melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins, phenol-containing resins, and mixtures, combinations, and sub-combinations thereof, and a formaldehyde scavenger selected from the group consisting of chitosan, nano-chitosan, functionalized chitosan, and mixtures, combinations, and sub-combinations thereof. |
| US10563096B2 |
Conductive adhesive composition
A conductive adhesive that does not contain toxic substances such as solder (lead) and shows excellent adhesiveness. Specifically, it is a conductive adhesive composition, which includes: (A) a thermosetting resin; (C) a filler that contains a metal element; and (D) at least one catalyst or curing agent, wherein the reaction initiation temperature for the (A) thermosetting resin and the (D) at least one catalyst or curing agent is 180° C. or higher. More preferably, the reaction initiation temperature is 200° C. or higher. More preferably, it is a conductive adhesive composition that further includes (B) a flux and (E) a polymer component. |
| US10563091B2 |
Curable composition, and moulded body
Provided is a curable composition which can form, when cured, a cured product having high surface hardness and offering excellent flexibility and workability. The curable composition according to the present invention contains a cationically curable silicone resin, an epoxy compound other than the cationically curable silicone resin, and a leveling agent. The cationically curable silicone resin includes silsesquioxane units. The cationically curable silicone resin includes epoxy-containing constitutional units in a proportion of 50 mole percent or more of the totality of constitutional units in the cationically curable silicone resin. The cationically curable silicone resin has a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000. |
| US10563090B2 |
Silicone hydrogel lens with a crosslinked hydrophilic coating
The invention is related to a cost-effective method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens having a crosslinked hydrophilic coating thereon. A method of the invention involves heating a silicone hydrogel contact lens in an aqueous solution in the presence of a water-soluble, highly branched, thermally-crosslinkable hydrophilic polymeric material having positively-charged azetidinium groups, to and at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 140° C. for a period of time sufficient to covalently attach the thermally-crosslinkable hydrophilic polymeric material onto the surface of the silicone hydrogel contact lens through covalent linkages each formed between one azetidinium group and one of the reactive functional groups on and/or near the surface of the silicone hydrogel contact lens, thereby forming a crosslinked hydrophilic coating on the silicone hydrogel contact lens. Such method can be advantageously implemented directly in a sealed lens package during autoclave. |
| US10563084B2 |
Acid-containing polymers as coalescing agents for latexes
Provided herein are aqueous dispersions. The aqueous dispersions can comprise a first copolymer derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and a second carboxy-functional copolymer derived from one or more carboxylic acid-containing monomers. The aqueous dispersions can be used to prepare low- or zero-VOC aqueous coating compositions that possess desirable properties, including good block resistance and scrub resistance. Coatings and coating formulations comprising the aqueous dispersion, as well as methods of making and using the same are also provided. |
| US10563080B2 |
Core-shell nanostructures and related inks, films and methods
Copper inks are provided that include a plurality of core-shell nanostructures, with each nanostructure including a copper core and a barrier metal shell, a diameter of less than about 500 nm, and a distinct boundary between the copper core and the barrier metal shell. Methods of forming a copper ink are further provided and include an initial step of synthesizing an amount of copper nanoparticles in an aqueous solution. An amount of a barrier metal is then added to the copper nanoparticles to form a dispersion of the barrier metal and the copper nanoparticles, and a reducing agent is subsequently added to the dispersion to produce a copper ink comprising core-shell nanostructures having a copper core and a barrier metal shell. Copper films are then formed by applying that copper ink to a substrate and sintering the copper ink. |
| US10563077B2 |
Ink set, ink stored container, inkjet printing method, and inkjet printing apparatus
Provided is an ink set including at least two inks each including a coloring material, an organic solvent, and water, wherein a proportion of the organic solvent in each of the inks is 30 percent by mass or greater, wherein a relative mobility difference (maximum relative mobility−minimum relative mobility) between a maximum relative mobility and a minimum relative mobility among relative mobilities of the coloring materials included in the inks is 0.1 or greater, where the relative mobilities are obtained by thin-layer chromatography in which the coloring materials are developed using the organic solvents included in the inks as developing solvents. |
| US10563070B2 |
Silane compound containing perfluoro(poly)ether group
A perfluoro(poly)ether group containing silane compound represented by the formula (1a) or the formula (1b): A-Rf—X—SiQkY3-k (1a) Y3-kQkSi—X—Rf—X—SiQkY3-k (1b) as defined herein. Also disclosed is a process for producing the compound, a surface-treating agent containing the compound, a pellet containing the surface-treating agent and an optical member including a base material and a layer formed on a surface of the base material from the compound. |
| US10563067B2 |
Hydrophilic treatment coating composition and hydrophilizing treatment method
Provided are (1) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a compound that contains a radical reactive functional group and a sulfonic acid alkali metal salt group, a radical polymerization initiator, and a polar compatibilizer, (2) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a silane coupling agent that contains a radical reactive functional group, a compound that contains a radical reactive functional group and a sulfonic acid alkali metal salt group, a radical polymerization initiator, and a polar compatibilizer, (3) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a compound that contains a functional group that reacts with a reactive functional group of a silane coupling agent in a surface layer, and a sulfonic acid (alkali metal salt) group, and a polar compatibilizer, and (4) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a silane coupling agent that contains a reactive functional group, a compound that contains a functional group that reacts with the reactive functional group and a sulfonic acid (alkali metal salt) group, and a polar compatibilizer. |
| US10563065B2 |
Pearlescent pigments obtained by wet oxidation
The present invention relates to pearlescent pigments, to a process of manufacturing such pearlescent pigments based on a wet oxidation step as well as to the use of such pearlescent pigments. |
| US10563064B2 |
Anthracene-based organic dyes and preparation methods thereof
The invention provides an anthracene-based organic dye and a preparation method thereof. The organic dye provided by the invention has a structure of formula (I) or formula (II), wherein Ra, Rb, and R2-1 to R2-4 are as defined herein. The organic dye provided by the invention is obtained by modifying an anthracene with Ra and Rb or modifying anthracene-based groups decorated with an aryl group or a heteroaryl group with Ra and Rb, thereby the power conversion efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell is significantly improved when the organic dye prepared according to the present invention is applied in a dye-sensitized solar cell. Furthermore, the preparation method of the organic dye according to the present invention is quite simple together with abundant raw materials and low cost, making it possible to be commercialized. |
| US10563063B2 |
Release agent composition for silicone adhesive, release film, and laminate
Provided is a release agent composition for silicone adhesives in which organopolysiloxane having a specific structure is added, as a heavy release component, to a release agent composition for silicone adhesives that includes organopolysiloxane modified with a fluorine-containing organic group. |
| US10563059B2 |
Latex functionalized with structural units of an arginine functionalized monomer
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising structural units of a polymerizable amino acid and structural units of an acid monomer or a salt thereof. The composition of the present invention is useful in improving lipstick stain resistance in coatings compositions. |
| US10563054B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer composition of an elastomer and a non-elastomeric polyolefin which is functionalized with an anhydride of an organic carboxylic acid
A thermoplastic elastomer composition of an elastomer and a non-elastomeric polyolefin which is functionalized with an anhydride of an organic carboxylic acid is disclosed. Furthermore, the invention also relates to the use of a mixture of an elastomer and a cross-linking agent for the elastomer for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition. A further subject of the invention is the use of a non-elastomeric polyolefin which is functionalized with an anhydride of an organic carboxylic acid for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a thermoplastic elastomer composition for producing an article/composite material with a polyamide. The invention also relates to a process for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition as well as a composite material made of the thermoplastic elastomer composition with a polyamide. |
| US10563049B2 |
Nitrile rubber composition, cross-linkable nitrile rubber composition, and cross-linked rubber
A nitrile rubber composition including a filler (B) in a content of 50 to 90 parts by weight and an adipic acid ester-based plasticizer and/or an ether ester-based plasticizer (C) in a content of 0 to 29.9 parts by weight in relation to 100 parts by weight of a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (A) including an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer unit in an proportion of 14 wt % or more and less than 21 wt %, and having an iodine value of 120 or less. |
| US10563043B2 |
Flame retardant polycarbonates having high total luminous transmittance
Polycarbonate compositions having good flame retardancy and high light transmittance are achieved using the combination of a polycarbonate, a charring salt flame retardant, and a low molecular weight silicone compound. Light diffusing compositions are achieved using a particulate light diffusing agent. The compositions preferably meet or exceed one or more (and most preferably all) of the following flame retardancy standards: (i) UL-94 V-0 (t=1 mm); (ii) UL-94 5VA (t=2.5 mm); (iii) UL-94 5VB (t=2.5 mm). |
| US10563042B2 |
Quaternary cationic polymers
A cationic polymer salt composition is provided that includes a reaction product derived from reaction of a polyamine or a polyalkyleneimine and a substituted alkyl trialkyl quaternary ammonium salt. Also provided are surfactant compositions. The compositions may also include carriers, such as water, methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol, monoethyleneglycol, an ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether, and hexylene glycol. |
| US10563041B2 |
Rubber composition for coating steel cord and tire
An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition which is excellent in cord adhesiveness, steering stability and elongation at break. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for coating a steel cord comprising not less than 0.12 part by mass of zinc benzoate and/or zinc t-butylbenzoate, 0.03 to 0.30 part by mass of fatty acid cobalt salt in terms of cobalt element, and less than 0.5 part by mass in total of a fatty acid having 16 to 22 carbon atoms and a fatty acid derived from the fatty acid cobalt salt which has 16 to 22 carbon atoms based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, and a tire having a breaker and/or a carcass obtained by use of the rubber composition for coating a steel cord. |
| US10563038B2 |
Polycarbonate resin composition and molded article produced therefrom
A polycarbonate resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same. The polycarbonate resin composition includes: (A) a polycarbonate resin including end groups, wherein the end groups include a hydroxyl group (—OH) in an amount of about 1% to about 20% based on the total weight (100 wt %) of all end groups; and (B) a metal compound comprising at least one of a metal oxide, a heavy metal complex oxide, and a copper salt. The polycarbonate resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same can have excellent properties in terms of impact strength, flexural strength, and processability. |
| US10563037B2 |
Method of preparing a coating composition comprising submicron calcium carbonate
Coating composition providing gloss and opacity on application, having a pigment volume concentration of from 5% up to the critical pigment volume concentration and characterised in that comprises at least one ground natural calcium carbonate having a volume median diameter of between 0.05 and 0.3 μm, and at least one pigment having a refractive index of greater than or equal to 2.5. |
| US10563034B2 |
Expanded polystyrene-based resin formed product comprising rubber-like latex and melamine cyanurate and production method thereof
To provide a novel expanded polystyrene-based resin formed product that is excellent in expandability, mechanical strength, hardness, antistatic property, heat resistance and flame retardancy and does not generate squeak noises, and a production method thereof. Provided is expandable polystyrene-based resin particles having rubber and melamine cyanurate on the surfaces thereof. |
| US10563032B2 |
Method for producing flame retardant polyurethane foams using halogen-free flame retardants
The present invention relates to a process for producing flame-retarded polyurethane foams, in particular flexible polyurethane foams, using halogen-free flame retardants, wherein the resulting flame-retarded polyurethane foams exhibit low emission values coupled with good mechanical properties. The present invention further relates to halogen-free flame retardants. |
| US10563031B2 |
Polyester film and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention relates to a transfer polyester film. More particularly, the present invention relates to a transfer polyester film and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the transfer polyester film has a coating layer with an excellent releasing property so that at the time of forming a hard coating layer in order to impart a surface gloss to an interior product, the transfer polyester film may be attached to a surface of the hard coating layer so as to allow the surface of the hard coating layer to be smoothly formed in a step of coating and curing a hard coating solution and may be removed after completely curing the hard coating layer. |
| US10563030B2 |
Extensible barrier films, articles employing same and methods of making same
There is provided a barrier film including a barrier layer having two opposing major surfaces, a first organic layer in direct contact with one of the opposing major surfaces of the barrier layer; a second organic layer in direct contact with the other of the opposing major surfaces of the barrier layer; and a substrate in direct contact with the first organic layer or the second organic layer; wherein the barrier layer comprises buckling deformations with average spacing smaller than average spacing of the buckling deformations in the first or second organic layer. |
| US10563026B2 |
Heat-shrinkable polyester film
A heat-shrinkable polyester film is made from a polyester resin composition which includes an amorphous polyalkylene benzenedicarboxylate resin and a polyester elastomer resin. The polyester elastomer resin includes hard segments and soft segments, and is prepared by copolycondensation of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and a diol component. The diol component includes a C2-C4 alkylene glycol for the hard segments and a polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight not greater than 400 for the soft segments. The soft segments of the polyester elastomer resin are in an amount ranging from 1 part by weight to 2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyester resin composition. |
| US10563025B2 |
Polymer film, and dispersion liquid and agglomerate using same
A polymer film has an average film thickness T0 along a straight line D passing through the center of gravity of a two-dimensional projection such that the area of the polymer film is maximized, satisfies equation (a), the average value L of distances 1 from the center of gravity to edges satisfies equation (b), the Young's modulus E satisfies equation (c), and the thickness deviation Δ defined by equation (d) satisfies equation (e); and a dispersion liquid and an agglomerate using the same. (a) 10 nm≤T0≤1000 nm, (b) 0.1 μm≤L≤500 μm, (c) 0.01 GPa≤E≤4.3 GPa, (d) Δ=1−T1/T2, (e) 0.346E×10−9−1.499<Δ<−0.073E×10−9+0.316. |
| US10563024B2 |
Catalyst formulations with reduced leachable salts
Embodiments of the present technology may include a carbohydrate binder composition. The carbohydrate binder composition may include a carbohydrate, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a catalyst. The catalyst may catalyze a reaction between the carbohydrate and the nitrogen-containing compound. The catalyst may be water soluble in the composition but may become water insoluble after curing the composition. |
| US10563020B2 |
Process for producing dispersion containing electroconductive polymer
A method for producing a conductive polymer-containing dispersion, the method including a polymerization step of subjecting a monomer that is to be a constitutional unit of a conjugated conductive polymer to a polymerization reaction in a mixed solution containing the monomer, a polyanion, and a dispersion medium to produce a polymerized product; and a dispersion treatment step of performing a dispersion treatment on a reaction solution obtained in the polymerization step to prepare a dispersion of the polymerized product, wherein a dispersion medium is added one or more times at any point in time from after the polymerization step to during the dispersion treatment step to make a mass concentration (B) of the polymerized product in the dispersion after the dispersion treatment step lower than a mass concentration (A) of the polymerized product in the reaction solution. |
| US10563014B2 |
Dielectric film forming composition
This disclosure relates to dielectric film forming composition containing at least one fully imidized polyimide polymer; at least one inorganic filler; at least one metal-containing (meth)acrylate compound; and at least one catalyst. The dielectric film formed by such a composition can have a relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and a relatively high optical transparency. |
| US10563011B2 |
Dual curable composition
A dual curable composition is provided, comprising a compound represented by formula (I): (acrylate)a-(A)-(silane)b (I) in which a and b are identical or different and are each represented by an integer greater than or equal to 1; and wherein the dual curable composition is radiation curable and/or moisture curable. The moiety A comprises at least one of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon, an aryl moiety, an ether, an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a hydroxyl group-containing organic moiety, an acrylic oligomer, an epoxy oligomer, a urethane oligomer, a polyester oligomer, or mixtures thereof, and the dual curable composition has a molecular weight greater than or equal to 300. |
| US10563010B2 |
Polymer having unsaturated cycloaliphatic functionality and coating compositions therefrom
A polymer is provided that preferably includes at least one unsaturated cycloaliphatic group. In one embodiment, the polymer is combined with an optional crosslinker and an optional carrier to form a coating composition suitable for use in coating articles such as packaging articles. In one embodiment, the polymer has at least one unsaturated cycloaliphatic group that is at least bicyclic. |
| US10563008B2 |
Chiral polymer for enantioselective separation and process for preparation thereof
The present invention relates to a novel polyfluorene appended with protected glutamic acid of Formula (I) for heterogeneous enantioselective separation and sensing of amino acids, amino alcohol, hydroxyl acid, sugar, aromatic drug and ascorbic acid from racemic mixture in water and process for preparation thereof. The present invention further provides a process for separation of enantiomers and diastereomers into their individual isomers using a polyfluorene compounds of Formula (I). |
| US10563005B2 |
Aromatic polyester polyol compositions
The present disclosure relates to novel aromatic polyester polyol compositions comprising lignin as a major reactant that is suitable for producing polyurethane rigid foams and coatings. |
| US10563004B2 |
Memory foam based on thermoplastic polyurethane
The present invention relates to a process for producing a molding (FK), comprising the production of a thermoplastic polyurethane, comprising the reaction of at least one polyisocyanate composition, at least one chain extender, and at least one polyol composition, the production of a molding (FK*) from the thermoplastic polyurethane, the heating of the molding (FK*) to a temperature below the temperature at which the molding (FK*) is permanently deformable, and above the switching temperature of the thermoplastic polyurethane, the compressing of the heated molding (FK*) to give a molding (FK), and the cooling of the molding (FK) to a temperature below the switching temperature of the thermoplastic polyurethane, and also to the moldings obtainable or obtained by such a process. |
| US10563001B2 |
Acrylic block copolymer, resin composition and shaped article including the same, and optical component
The invention provides an acrylic block copolymer which has excellent transparency, profile extrusion properties and surface smoothness of shaped articles, and which is also excellent in light guiding properties. The acrylic block copolymer includes a polymer block (a1) predominantly containing methacrylic acid ester units and a polymer block (a2) predominantly containing acrylic acid ester units, and has a refractive index of 1.485 to 1.495 and an order-disorder transition temperature (ODTT) of not more than 260° C. |
| US10562995B2 |
Photocurable composition, denture base, and plate denture
Provided is a photocurable composition including a monomer component including: a monomer (X) containing, within one molecule, two aromatic rings and two (meth)acryloyloxy groups, and having an Mw of from 400 to 580, and a monomer (H) containing, within one molecule, at least one of a hydroxyl group or a carboxy group, and a (meth)acryloyloxy group, and having an Mw of from 100 to 700; and a photopolymerization initiator. The composition has a functional group value (a) of from 0.5×10−3 to 2.0×10−3 mol/g. Functional group value (a)=(nH/MH)×PH Formula (a) wherein nH represents the total number of hydroxyl groups and carboxy groups contained in one molecule of the (meth)acrylic monomer (H); MH represents the Mw of the (meth)acrylic monomer (H); and PH represents the mass ratio of the (meth)acrylic monomer (H) with respect to the total amount of the (meth)acrylic monomer component. |
| US10562991B2 |
Developer, pattern forming method, and electronic device manufacturing method
Provided is a pattern forming method including the successive steps of: a resist film forming step of forming a resist film using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive composition; an exposure step of exposing the resist film; a step of developing the exposed resist film using a developer, and a step of rinsing the developed resist film using a rinsing liquid containing an organic solvent. The developer includes a ketone-based or ether-based solvent having a branched alkyl group. The organic solvent contained in the rinsing liquid includes an ether-based solvent having a branched alkyl group. |
| US10562989B2 |
Fluorine-containing boric acid PVB composite
A fluorine-containing boric acid PVB composite comprising a condensate of a fluorine-containing alcohol, boric acid and polyvinyl butyral, wherein the fluorine-containing alcohol is represented by the general formula: Rf(A-OH)k wherein k is 1 or 2; when k is 1, Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms, a polyfluoroalkyl group in which some of the fluorine atom or atoms of the perfluoroalkyl group are replaced by hydrogen atom or atoms, a polyfluoroalkyl group containing a terminal perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms and a perfluoroalkylene group having 6 or less carbon atoms, or a linear or branched, perfluoroalkyl group containing a terminal perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms, a perfluoroalkylene group having 6 or less carbon atoms and ether bonds; when k is 2, Rf is a linear or branched, perfluoroalkylene group or polyfluoroalkylene group, containing a perfluoroalkylene group having 6 or less carbon atoms and ether bonds; and A is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. |
| US10562988B2 |
Method for producing polyolefin
Disclosed is a method for producing a polyolefin including: (1) a step (1) of polymerizing one or more olefins in solution polymerization or slurry polymerization in the presence of a polymerization catalyst to produce a polymer solution, (2) a step (2) of taking out the polymer solution obtained in the step (1), and adding a catalyst deactivator in the polymer solution to deactivate the polymerization catalyst, and (3) a step (3) of removing volatile components in vacuum from the polymer solution where the polymerization catalyst has been deactivated, and including, between the step (2) and the step (3), a step of adding an additive to the polymer solution when the water concentration in the polymer solution is 5 ppm by mass or less. |
| US10562986B2 |
High-pressure polymerization process of ethylenically unsaturated monomers
A process for polymerizing or copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers at pressures in the range of from 110 MPa to 500 MPa in a production line comprising a continuously operated polymerization reactor, wherein the process comprises monitoring the surrounding of the production line with respect to an occurrence of a leakage of monomers or of reaction mixture by an IR point detector arrangement of at least three groups of IR point detectors which are capable of detecting hydrocarbons and the groups of IR point detectors are operating according to a voting logic and starting automatically an emergency pressure release program when a group of IR point detectors of the IR point detector arrangement detects the presence of hydrocarbons. |
| US10562985B2 |
Modified diene elastomer with reduced PDI and composition containing same
A modified diene elastomer is provided. The elastomer comprises: at least 70% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the modified diene elastomer, of a linear diene elastomer functionalized predominantly in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolysed to give silanol, the alkoxysilane group optionally bearing another functional group capable of interacting with a reinforcing filler, the alkoxysilane group bonded to the two branches of the diene elastomer via the silicon atom, the functionalized diene elastomer exhibiting a polydispersity index before fractionalization of less than or equal to 1.6; and more than 0 and up to 30% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the modified diene elastomer, of a star-branched diene elastomer exhibiting a polydispersity index before star-branching of less than or equal to 1.6, the Mooney viscosity of the modified diene elastomer varying from 30 to 80. |
| US10562984B2 |
Crude oil recovery additive
To provide an additive for crude oil recovery, used in secondary/tertiary recovery of crude oil, which has high heat resistance and high mechanical shear resistance, of which the viscous property does not degrade even under high-temperature and high-shear conditions; has high pseudoplastic flowability and therefore has a light transfer workload; and is a naturally-derived one and is therefore highly biodegradable and has least adverse impact on environment. An additive for crude oil recovery, which contains cellulose fibers having a number-average fiber diameter of from 2 to 500 nm and a fiber aspect ratio of 50 or more and having a cellulose I-type crystal structure, and, in the cellulose fibers, a hydroxyl group on a surface of the cellulose fibers is preferably chemically modified. |
| US10562982B2 |
Methods for producing Fabs and bi-specific antibodies
The present invention provides methods for producing Fabs and bi-specific antibodies comprising designed residues in the interfaces of the heavy chain-light chain variable (VH/VL) domain and the heavy chain-light chain constant (CH1/CL) domain, Fabs and bi-specific antibodies produced according to said processes and host cells encoding the same. |
| US10562975B2 |
CD6 antibody for treatment of T-cell mediated diseases or disorders
A method of treating a T-cell mediated disease in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to CD6 is described. Humanized antibodies useful for the method are also described. |
| US10562974B2 |
Methods of administering IgG1 antibodies and methods of suppressing angiogenesis
A method of suppressing angiogenesis involves administering to a subject an isolated Fc fragment of an IgG1 antibody, or an IgG1 antibody. |
| US10562973B2 |
Blood-brain barrier shuttles containing antibodies recognizing alpha-synuclein
The invention provides blood-brain barrier shuttles comprising monoclonal antibody 5C1 and related antibodies linked to a monovalent binding entity for a blood-brain barrier receptor. The 5C1 antibody binds to an epitope within residues 118-126 of alpha-synuclein. The antibodies are useful, for example, for treating and/or diagnosing synucleinopathies including Lewy body diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, diffuse Lewy body disease (DLBD), Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease (LBV), Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease comorbidity, and pure autonomic failure, as well as multiple system atrophy (MSA). |
| US10562971B2 |
Method of detection of IL1RAP on cells expressing the protein
The present invention provides an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof with binding specificity for human interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment is capable of inhibiting to domain 3 of human IL1RAP. The invention further provides the use of such antibodies or an antigen-binding fragments in the treatment and/or diagnosis of cancers, such as leukemias and melanoma. |
| US10562969B2 |
Substitution monotherapy treatment for HIV-1 infection employing antibody PRO140
This invention relates to the use of antibody therapy as a treatment substitute, or for treatment interruption, to treat HIV-1 infected patients. Specifically, the present invention relates to the use of antibody therapy, such as PRO 140 monoclonal anti-body therapy, as a monotherapy for treatment of HIV-1 infected patients. |
| US10562967B2 |
Treating inflammation with IL-17/IL-23 bispecific antibodies
The present invention relates to blocking, inhibiting, reducing, antagonizing or neutralizing the activity of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-23. Antagonists include antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and that bind IL-17A or IL-17F, such as antibodies that are cross-reactive for IL-17A and Il-17F. Antagonists that include an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-23 and an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-17A or IL-17F on one molecule are also disclosed. Antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and IL-17F but that do not bind IL-17A are also disclosed. IL-17 and IL-23 are cytokines that are involved in inflammatory processes and human disease. |
| US10562966B2 |
Antibodies of the class IGG4
The present invention provides an antibody of the class IgG4 comprising at least one heavy chain which comprises a CH1 domain and a hinge region, wherein in each heavy chain: a. the inter-chain cysteine at position 127, numbered according to the Kabat numbering system, in the CH1 domain is substituted with another amino acid; and b. one or more of the amino acids positioned in the upper hinge region is substituted with cysteine. |
| US10562963B2 |
Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that specifically bind to microtubule-associated protein tau
The disclosure relates to antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that specifically bind to microtubule-associated protein tau. The disclosure also relates to diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic methods using anti-tau antibodies. |
| US10562955B2 |
Polypeptides
The present disclosure relates to a class of engineered polypeptides having a binding affinity for the neonatal Fc receptor (in the following referred to as FcRn), and provides an FcRn binding polypeptide comprising the sequence EX2 X3 X4 AX6 X7 EIRWLPNL X16X17 X18 QRX21 AFIX25 X26LX28 X29. The present disclosure also relates to the use of such an FcRn binding polypeptide as an agent for modifying pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties and as a therapeutic agent. |
| US10562954B2 |
Fusion protein inhibiting TACI-BAFF complex formation and preparation method therefor and use thereof
The present invention provides a fusion protein inhibiting TACI-BAFF complex formation and preparation method therefor and use thereof. Specifically, the fusion protein of the present invention is of high biological activity for blocking BAFF/APPRIL, and may significantly lower the serum IgM concentration in normal Balb/c mice as well as the serum IgM and IgE concentration in C57/B6 mice with asthma. The TACI-Fc fusion protein of the present invention may be used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including asthma, systemic lupus eythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, etc., and may also be used in the treatment of B cell enrichment-related diseases, including multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, macroglobulinemia and plasmacytic leukemia, etc. |
| US10562953B2 |
GPR156 variants and uses thereof
The disclosure provides nucleic acids, including cDNA, comprising alterations that encode aspartic acid at a position corresponding to position 533 of the human G protein-coupled receptor 156 protein (GPR156). The disclosure also provides isolated and recombinant human GPR156 protein variants that comprise an aspartic acid at a position corresponding to position 533. The change to aspartic acid, and the gene encoding this change, associate with unipolar depression. The disclosure also provides methods for determining whether a subject has or has a risk of developing unipolar depression, based on the identification of such alterations in the gene (DNA or RNA) encoding GPR156. |
| US10562952B2 |
Anti-CD276 chimeric antigen receptors
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that specifically bind to and immunologically recognize CD276 are disclosed. Related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the polypeptides and proteins are also disclosed. Methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal are also disclosed. |
| US10562947B2 |
Compositions and methods for preventing or treating diseases, conditions or processes characterized by aberrant fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition
The described invention provides compositions and methods for treating asthma, a disease, condition or pathologic process whose progression is characterized by one or more of aberrant fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition producing constriction in an airway, airway remodeling, and airway obstruction in lung tissue. The method includes administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutic amount of a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence YARAAARQARAKALARQLGVAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) or functional equivalent thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the therapeutic amount of the polypeptide is effective to reduce the constriction of small airway dimensions and airway obstruction, treat airway remodeling, or a combination thereof. |
| US10562946B2 |
Chagasin-based scaffold compositions, methods, and uses
Provided are novel, non-naturally occurring chagasin scaffold proteins derived from chagasin or chagasin-like protease inhibitor proteins. Also provided are libraries of non-naturally occurring chagasin scaffold proteins and methods of using such libraries to generate non-naturally occurring chagasin scaffold proteins that specifically bind to a target ligand. The present invention further provides methods of using non-naturally occurring chagasin protein scaffold that bind to a target ligand, including diagnostic and therapeutic compositions and methods. The invention also provides novel non-naturally occurring chagasin scaffold proteins that specifically bind low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) and novel non-naturally occurring chagasin scaffold proteins that specifically bind vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). |
| US10562944B2 |
Herbicide-resistant protein, encoding gene and use thereof
Involved is a herbicide-resistant protein, coding gene and use thereof. The herbicide-resistant protein comprises: (a) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2; or (b) a protein with the activity of herbicide-resistance which is derived from the amino acid sequence in (a) by replacing and/or deleting and/or adding one or several amino acids in the same. The herbicide-resistant protein of this invention is especially suitable for expression in plants, with broad resistance spectrum to herbicides, especially to phenoxy auxin herbicides. |
| US10562941B2 |
Pneumolysin mutants and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides, in various embodiments, immunogenic mutants of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins, such as pneumolysin, which have reduced hemolytic activity and reduced pore-forming activity in comparison to their wild type protein. The present disclosure also provides, in various embodiments, nucleic acids which encode such mutants, and methods of the use of such mutants. |
| US10562936B2 |
Ligands for integrin αvβ6, synthesis and uses thereof
Disclosed are compound exhibiting highly active and selective binding to αvβ6 integrin, which are represented by the following general formula (I): Cyclo-(Arg-X1-Asp-X2-X3-X4-X5-X6-X7) (I) wherein the variables groups X to X have the following meanings X1: Ser, Gly, Thr, X2: Leu, lie, Nle, Val, Phe, X3: Gly, Ala, X4: Leu, He, Nle, Val, Phe, Lys, Tyr, Trp, Arg, X5: D-Pro, N-Me-D-lipophilic amino acids, X6: Pro, N-Me-amino acids, N-Me-Lys, N-Me-Lys(Ac), and X7; Ala, Leu, He, Nle, Val, Phe, Tyr, Trp or wherein the sub-sequence -X5-X6- represents a β-turn mimetic differing from the meanings above, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, solvates, polymorphs or modified forms thereof represented by the following general formula (II): (X0)n1L(X8)n2 wherein Xo represents the compound of the general formula (I) as specified above (excluding one hydrogen atom to allow bonding to the linker), L represents a linker, X8 represents the effector moiety and wherein n1 and n2 are each independently selected from the range of 1 to 5, wherein n1+n2 represents the number of valencies of the linker and is preferably in the range of from 2 to 6, more preferably 3-5, with the proviso that each of n1 and n2 is at least 1, as well as uses therefore in therapy and imaging. |
| US10562930B1 |
Salts and crystal forms of GABAA positive allosteric modulator
The invention relates to salts of Compound 1, crystalline forms thereof, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of their use. |
| US10562928B1 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing a cisplatin and platinum thiocyanate combination
The invention is directed to platinum(II) complexes comprising dithiocarbamates and methods for treating cancer using these complexes. |
| US10562920B2 |
Ln(III) and Ga(III) metallacrown complexes
The present invention concerns heterometallic metallacrown compounds incorporating Ga(III) and Ln(III) cations, with a templating ligand such as salicylhydroxamic acid or derivatives thereof, wherein said metallacrown contains at least one repeating [—Ga—N—O—] sub-unit where the N—O derives from the templating ligand. |
| US10562919B2 |
Complex and process for preparing complex
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel complex having at least one carbon-carbon double bond and/or carbon-carbon triple bond. The present invention provides a complex represented by formula (1): ((RCOO)8M5(OH)2)n (1) wherein in the formula (1), M is a metal atom, R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or an alkynyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, a plurality of R may be identical to or different from each other, at least one of R is the alkenyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or the alkynyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 or more. |
| US10562912B2 |
Heterocyclic derivatives and use thereof
A heterocyclic derivative represented by formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a stereoisomer thereof, which has an inhibitory effect on the activation of STAT3 protein, and is useful for the prevention or treatment of diseases associated with the activation of STAT3 protein. |
| US10562910B2 |
Nitrogen-containing tricyclic compounds and uses thereof in medicine
A nitrogen-containing tricyclic compound which acts as modulator of FXR, or a stereoisomer, a geometric isomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, a metabolite, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, and the use of the compound for the treatment of disease and/or condition mediated by FXR are described. And a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound disclosed herein and a method of treatment of disease and/or condition mediated by FXR comprising administering the compound or the pharmaceutical composition thereof are also described. |
| US10562909B2 |
Fused quadracyclic compounds, compositions and uses thereof
Provided herein are substituted fused quadracyclic compounds useful as inhibitors of MK2. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds of the invention. The invention also provides medical uses of substituted fused quadracyclic compounds. |
| US10562907B2 |
TYK2 inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the inhibition of TYK2, and the treatment of TYK2-mediated disorders. |
| US10562903B2 |
Bridged piperidine derivatives
The present invention relates to a compound of formula wherein HetAr is a five or six membered hetaryl group, containing one, two or three heteroatoms, selected from N, O or S; R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, halogen, or lower alkoxy; R2 is lower alkyl substituted by halogen, —CH2—C3-6-cycloalkyl, substituted by one or two substituents, selected from lower alkyl substituted by halogen or halogen, or is lower alkenyl substituted by halogen; R3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkyl, halogen, C3-6-cycloalkyl or lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy; n is 1 or 2; for n=2, R1 can be independent to each other; Y is CH or N; or to a pharmaceutically active acid addition salt thereof, to a racemic mixture or its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof. The compounds may be used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica or Down syndrome. |
| US10562902B2 |
IRAK4 inhibitor and use thereof
Disclosed are a compound related to inhibiting the activity of an IRAK4 kinase, a pharmaceutical composition thereof, a use thereof in preparing drugs, a method in which same is used for inhibiting the activity of the IRAK4 kinase and a method in which same is used for treating and/or preventing IRAK4 kinase mediated diseases or conditions in mammals (especially humans). The compound has a structural formula I. |
| US10562898B2 |
Substituted benzenesulfonamides as inhibitors of alpha-4 beta-7 integrin activity
Provided is a compound having α4 integrin inhibitory action.The compound is a sulfonamide derivative represented by the following formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: where R1 to R5, e to h, D, and B represent those as described in the specification. |
| US10562897B2 |
Substituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazine-1,6-diones as gamma secretase modulators
The present invention is concerned with novel substituted pyrido-piperazinone derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, L, Z and X have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as gamma secretase modulators. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament. |
| US10562895B2 |
Pyrroloquinoline quinone B crystal form and preparation method therefor
The present invention relates to the technical field of chemical drugs and crystal form processes, and to a pyrroloquinoline quinine B crystal form and a preparation method therefor. The present invention comprehensively characterizes the pyrroloquinoline quinine B crystal form by virtue of means such as X-ray powder diffraction analysis, thermo-gravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis so as to find the fact that the pyrroloquinoline quinine B crystal form is high in crystallinity and low in hygroscopicity, and a regular crystal form can be formed, thereby facilitating process treatment and improvement of physical and chemical properties of a medicine, and improving the patent medicine performance. The preparation method for the pyrroloquinoline quinone B crystal form provided in the present invention is simple, easy to control, and high in reproducibility. |
| US10562892B2 |
Salt forms of 4-cyano-n-(4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-6-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide
The present disclosure discusses salt forms of 4-cyano-N-[2-(4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-6-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl]-1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide. |
| US10562889B2 |
Process for the preparation of 1-(arylmethyl)quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones
This disclosure provides a process for preparing 1-(arylmethyl)quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones, specially provides a method for preparing the compound of Formula I, and the method comprises the step of reacting the compound of Formula II with the compound of Formula A in the presence of a condensation agent, an organic base and an organic solvent by condensation. |
| US10562888B2 |
Crystalline FGFR4 inhibitor compound and uses thereof
A number of crystalline forms of N-(2-((6-(3-(2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-methylureido)pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-5-(4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)phenyl)acrylamide are provided. These include a crystalline free base form, a crystalline monohydrochloride salt form, a crystalline dihydrochloride salt form, and a crystalline ethanesulfonate salt form. Methods of making and using crystalline compounds are also provided. |
| US10562882B2 |
Piperidine derivatives for use in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric and neurological conditions
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy. |
| US10562877B2 |
Single step lactide production process with hydrolysis of oligomers and catalyst by recovered water
The present invention relates to a process for synthesizing lactide comprising the steps of: providing one or more components to at least one reactor, the one or more components comprising lactic acid; converting at least part of the lactic acid into lactide and water and into lactic acid oligomers; recovering at least part of the lactide; recovering at least part of the water and at least part of the lactic acid oligomers; adding a feed, optionally comprising lactic acid oligomers, and optionally comprising water, to the recovered water and the recovered lactic acid oligomers, and mixing the feed with the recovered water and the recovered lactic acid oligomers to form a mixture; converting at least part of the lactic acid oligomers in the mixture into lactic acid and into lactic acid dimer; and removing at least part of the water from the mixture; whereby at least part of the remainder of the mixture is provided as one of the one or more components that are provided to the at least one reactor; and, wherein the step of converting at least part of the lactic acid into lactide and water is performed in one step. |
| US10562871B2 |
Synthesis of sulfur containing ammonium and phosphonium borates
The present disclosure relates to the preparation of sulfur containing ammonium and phosphonium borates KA, wherein K is a compound of formula (I), and A is an anion of formulae (IIa) or (IIb) by bringing into contact ammonium borates with sulfur containing ammonium or phosphonium halides or sulfonates. |
| US10562863B2 |
Heterobifunctional linker
The present disclosure relates generally to heterobifunctional linkers. |
| US10562858B2 |
Crystalline anti-trichophyton agents and preparation process thereof
A crystal form of 2-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-5-methylphenol which is stable and has high purity for preservation, industrial manufacturing, and circulation, and process for providing the same by using a boron compound. |
| US10562857B2 |
Ion channel inhibitory compounds, pharmaceutical formulations, and uses
The present invention is directed towards new chemical entities which primarily inhibit the human T-type calcium channels and differentially modulate other key ion channels to control cell excitability, and abnormal neuronal activity particularly involved in the development and maintenance of persistent or chronic pain, and/or neurological disorders. These novel compounds are useful in the treatment and prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which these ion channels are involved. The invention is also directed towards pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds and the uses of these compounds. |
| US10562855B2 |
Crystalline form of lenvantinib mesylate and process of preparation thereof
The present disclosure relates to a novel crystalline form of lenvatinib mesylate and the preparation method thereof. The novel crystalline form of mesylate of the present disclosure can be used for treating invasive and differentiated thyroid cancer. The novel crystalline form of mesylate of the present disclosure has good solubility, stability, and remarkable purification effect in process. The preparation method of this novel crystalline form is simple, low cost, and has an important value for future optimization and development of the drug. |
| US10562846B2 |
Nitrileoxide compound
The present invention provides a compound of the formula (I): wherein, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group; R2 is —R4—R5; R3 is —R4—R5 or —R4—R6; R4 is a divalent organic group; R5 is OH, SH, COOH or NHR9; R9 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms; and R6 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms. |
| US10562839B2 |
Medium chain fatty acid esters of β-hydroxybutyrate and butanediol and compositions and methods for using same
Aspects of the present disclosure include fatty acid β-hydroxyester compounds (e.g., fatty acid esters of β-hydroxybutyrate), fatty acid esters of butanediol, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions having one or more fatty acid β-hydroxyester compounds and/or one or more fatty acid esters of butanediol. Methods for treating a subject by administering one or more esters to the subject are also provided. Kits containing one or more of the subject esters are also described. |
| US10562836B2 |
Process for producing acetic acid
A process for producing acetic acid while efficiently separating permanganate reducing compounds (PRC's) and methyl iodide is provided. PRC's are separated or removed from a mixed composition (3A) containing PRC's and methyl iodide by distilling the mixed composition in a distillation step (5) to form an overhead stream (5A), a side-cut stream (5B), and a lower stream (5C). In a distillation column of the distillation step (5), an extractant (e.g., water) extracting PRC's preferentially to methyl iodide is added to a concentration zone in which PRC's and methyl iodide are concentrated, and an extraction mixture falling from the concentration zone is withdrawn as the side-cut stream (5B). |
| US10562831B2 |
Process for making tetrachloropropene by catalyzed gas-phase dehydrochlorination of pentachloropropane
The present disclosure relates to catalyzed gas-phase dehydrochlorination of a pentachloropropane to form a tetrachloropropene with high selectivity and purity. |
| US10562830B2 |
Acetylene removal from light hydrocarbon mixtures by metal-organic framework exhibiting dual size and chemical selectivities
The present invention provides a gas separation system and a gas separation method capable of separating various types of hydrocarbon gas with high selectivity, and a gas separation system is for separating one type or more of hydrocarbon gases from mixed gas consisting of two types or more of hydrocarbon gases; having a porous metal-organic complex having pores determined by metal ion-containing planar ligands facing each other and pillar ligands coordinating between the planar ligands, and a controller for controlling at least a pressure of the mixed gas; and in which the pressure is controlled to control adsorption of the hydrocarbon gas to the porous metal-organic complex or desorption thereof from the porous metal-organic complex. |
| US10562826B2 |
Three-part plant nutrient system
The present invention is incorporated in a three-part primary nutrient system for facilitating the growth of a plant in any growing media. The first part of the nutrient system comprises calcium and nitrogen and is devoid of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, and trace minerals. The second part of the nutrient system comprises nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, and trace minerals and is devoid of calcium. The third part of the nutrient system comprises potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, and trace minerals and is devoid of nitrogen and calcium. |
| US10562825B2 |
Method for fabricating a ceramic material
A ceramic article includes a ceramic matrix composite that has a porous reinforcement structure and a ceramic matrix within pores of the porous reinforcement structure. The ceramic matrix composite includes a surface zone and a glaze material within pores of the surface zone and on an exterior side of the surface zone as an exterior glaze layer. |
| US10562822B2 |
Cubic boron nitride polycrystalline material, cutting tool, wear resistant tool, grinding tool, and method of manufacturing cubic boron nitride polycrystalline material
It is an object to provide a cubic boron nitride polycrystalline material excellent in toughness. A cubic boron nitride polycrystalline material containing fine cubic boron nitride which is granular, has a maximum grain size not greater than 100 nm, and has an average grain size not greater than 70 nm and at least one of plate-shaped cubic boron nitride in a form of a plate having an average major radius not smaller than 50 nm and not greater than 10000 nm and coarse cubic boron nitride which is granular, has a minimum grain size exceeding 100 nm, and has an average grain size not greater than 1000 nm is provided. |
| US10562821B2 |
Toughened ceramic material
A toughened ceramic material includes at least one boride and a refractory metal, or at least two borides, one carbide at least, and a refractory metal. The toughened ceramic material is by means of heating and smelting the above materials. During the process of preparing the toughened ceramic material by heating and smelting, substantially all the refractory metal reacts with the boride and/or the carbide to form a toughened ceramic material with a high toughness and substantially without metallic cemented phase. |
| US10562820B2 |
Low-temperature co-fired microwave dielectric ceramic material, and preparation method and application thereof
A low-temperature co-fired microwave dielectric ceramic material includes: (a) 85 wt % to 99 wt % ceramic material comprising Mg2SiO4, Ca2SiO4, CaTiO3, and CaZrO3, wherein a weight ratio of Mg2SiO4 relative to Ca2SiO4 is of (1−x):x, a weight ratio of CaTiO3 relative to CaZrO3 is of y:z, and a weight ratio of entities of Mg2SiO4 and Ca2SiO4 relative to CaTiO3 is of (1−y−z):y, 0.2≤x≤0.7, 0.05≤y≤0.2, 0.05≤z≤0.4; and (b) 1 wt % to 15 wt % glass material composed of Li2O, BaO, SrO, CaO, B2O3, and SiO2. |
| US10562819B2 |
Ceramic material for multilayer ceramic capacitor and method of making the same
A ceramic material for a multilayer ceramic capacitor has a capacitance variation from −17 percent to +15 percent at a temperature ranging from −55° C. to 200° C., and has a dielectric loss less than 1% at a temperature ranging from 90° C. to 200° C. The ceramic material includes a base component consisting of a barium titanate and a sodium bismuth titanate, and a manganese dopant in an amount not greater than 0.05 mole percent based on total moles of the base component. |
| US10562815B1 |
Interfacial bonding oxides for glass-ceramic-to-metal seals
The present invention relates to structure including an interfacial seal between a glass-ceramic component and a metal component, as well as methods for forming such structures. In particular embodiments, the interfacial seal includes a metal oxide. Such interfacial seals can be beneficial for, e.g., hermetic seals between a glass-ceramic component and a metal component. |
| US10562812B2 |
Coated article having metamaterial-inclusive layer, coating having metamaterial-inclusive layer, and/or method of making the same
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to coated articles having a metamaterial-inclusive layer, coatings having a metamaterial-inclusive layer, and/or methods of making the same. Metamaterial-inclusive coatings may be used, for example, in low-emissivity applications, providing for more true color rendering, low angular color dependence, and/or high light-to-solar gain. The metamaterial material may be a noble metal or other material, and the layer may be made to self-assemble by virtue of surface tensions associated with the noble metal or other material, and the material selected for use as a matrix. An Ag-based metamaterial layer may be provided below a plurality (e.g., 2, 3, or more) continuous and uninterrupted layers comprising Ag in certain example embodiments. In certain example embodiments, barrier layers comprising TiZrOx may be provided between adjacent layers comprising Ag, as a lower-most layer in a low-E coating, and/or as an upper-most layer in a low-E coating. |
| US10562809B2 |
Low K dielectric compositions for high frequency applications
A low K value, high Q value, low firing dielectric material and method of forming a fired dielectric material. The dielectric material can be fired below 950° C. or below 1100° C., has a K value of less than about 8 at 10-30 GHz and a Q value of greater than 500 or greater than 1000 at 10-30 GHz. The dielectric material includes, before firing a solids portion including 10-95 wt % or 10-99 wt % silica powder and 5-90 wt % or 1-90 wt % glass component. The glass component includes 50-90 mole % SiO2, 5-35 mole % or 0.1-35 mole % B2O3, 0.1-10 mole % or 0.1-25 mole % Al2O3, 0.1-10 mole % K2O, 0.1-10 mole % Na2O, 0.1-20 mole % Li2O, 0.1-30 mole % F. The total amount of Li2O+Na2O+K2O is 0.1-30 mole % of the glass component. The silica powder can be amorphous or crystalline. |
| US10562808B2 |
Highly crystalline lithium aluminium silicate glass-ceramic and its use
A highly crystalline transparent, translucent or opaque lithium aluminium silicate (LAS) glass-ceramic which has a proportion of residual glass phase of less than 20% by weight and also the use thereof is described. |
| US10562807B2 |
Transparent, dyed cook top or hob with improved colored display capability and a method for the manufacturing of such a cook top or hob
Transparent, dyed cook top or hob with improved color display capability, consisting of a glass ceramic with high quartz mixed crystals as predominant crystal phase, whereby the glass-ceramic contains none of the chemical refining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony, with transmission values of greater than 0.1% in the range of the visible light within the entire wavelength range greater than 450 nm, a light transmission in the visible of 0.8-2.5% and a transmission in the infrared at 1600 nm of 45-85%. |
| US10562802B1 |
Cylindrical bottle cutter apparatus, systems and methods of using the same
A cylindrical bottle cutter apparatuses, systems and methods of using the same comprise a hollow cylindrical body comprising a slot within which a slidable spring-loaded blade is positioned. A bottle is placed within the cylindrical body, and the blade is positioned in the slot at the desired height to circumferentially cut the bottle when the blade is pushed against the bottle and the bottle is rotated within the cylindrical body. |
| US10562796B2 |
Liquid treatment apparatus including first electrode, second electrode, and third electrode, and liquid treatment method using liquid treatment apparatus
A liquid treatment apparatus includes a housing for storing a liquid, a first electrode at least part of which is arranged in the housing, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first power supply that, in operation, applies a first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode to make the first electrode held effectively positive with respect to the second electrode, and a second power supply that, in operation, applies a second voltage between the second electrode and the third electrode to make the third electrode held effectively negative with respect to the second electrode. Plasma is generated inside a bubble, which is present in the liquid, when the liquid is stored in the housing and the first power supply applies the first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US10562786B2 |
Near-infrared shielding material fine particle dispersion body, near-infrared shielding body and near-infrared shielding laminated structure, and method for producing the same
A near-infrared shielding material fine particle dispersion body, a near-infrared shielding body, and a near-infrared shielding laminated structure containing composite tungsten oxide that exhibits more excellent near-infrared shielding function than that of a conventional near-infrared shielding material fine particle dispersion body, near-infrared shielding body, and near-infrared shielding laminated structure, and a method for producing the same. Also, a near-infrared shielding material fine particle dispersion body in which near-infrared shielding material fine particles are dispersed in a solid medium. The near-infrared shielding material fine particles are composite tungsten oxide fine particles containing a hexagonal crystal structure, in which a lattice constant of the composite tungsten oxide fine particles is 7.3850 Å or more and 7.4186 Å or less on the a-axis, and 7.5600 Å or more and 7.6240 Å or less on the c-axis, and a particle size of the near-infrared shielding material fine particles is 100 nm or less. |
| US10562785B2 |
Fluorescent material, scintillator, scintillator array, and radiation detector
A fluorescent material has a composition represented by (Gd1−α−β−γRαCeβTbγ)3+a(Al1−u−vGauScv)5−bO12, wherein: R is at least one of Y and Lu; a, b, α, β, γ, u and v satisfy ranges below: 0≤a ≤0.1, 0≤b≤0.1, 0≤α≤0.8, 0.0003≤β≤0.005, 0.02≤γ≤0.2, 0.27≤u≤0.75, and 0≤v≤0.02; a relative density is 99% or more; and an effective atomic number is 35 or more and 60 or less. |
| US10562781B2 |
Angle-independent colloidal particles-based structure and method for producing the same
One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for producing an angle-independent colloidal particles-based structure, the method having: preparing two or more types of hollow colloidal particles, wherein the types are distinguished based on a size of the hollow colloidal particles thereof, wherein the types have different particle sizes; and dispersing the at least two types of hollow colloidal particles to produce an amorphous structure, wherein the amorphous structure realizes the same color independently of an angle of an incident light thereto. |
| US10562780B2 |
Rubber Processing Method
The present invention relates to methods for removing carbon from a char product that is formed by heating a silica-containing rubber compound in an inert atmosphere or under vacuum. The method includes heating the char product in an oxidising atmosphere to remove the carbon material leaving a silica-containing product. The methods are particularly applicable to vehicle tyre rubber compositions. Silica-containing products obtained by these methods and rubber compositions incorporating such silica-containing products are also aspects of the invention. |
| US10562777B2 |
Process and apparatus for production of granular polycrystalline silicon
Prolonged operation campaigns in a fluidized bed reactor for producing granular polysilicon by deposition of silicon onto silicon seed particles from a silicon-containing precursor gas is made possible by employing a silicon-coated reaction tube which is not insulated above a region of the fluidized bed and as a result has a lower temperature such that the ratio of the thickness of the silicon on the reactor tube adjoining the fluidized bed to the coating thickness over the total reactor tube is from 7:1 to 1.5 to 1 after production campaign of from 15 to 500 days. |
| US10562776B2 |
Diamond single crystal, tool, and method for producing diamond single crystal
The present diamond single crystal is a diamond single crystal containing nitrogen atoms, in which a concentration of the nitrogen atoms changes periodically along a crystal orientation of the diamond single crystal, and an arithmetic average value Aave, a maximum value Amax, and a minimum value Amin of the distance of one period along the crystal orientation satisfy the relationship expressed by the following equation (I): (Amax)/1.25≤(Aave)≤(Amin)/0.75 (I). |
| US10562773B2 |
Self assembling beta-barrel proteins position nanotubes
The present invention relates to the extraordinary properties of recently discovered nanotubes. This disclosure teaches a method for using barrel proteins acting as scaffolds to guide assembly of nanotubes, and using nano-molecular molding jigs to format the nanotubes into stable arrays with the precise geometric architecture desired. This disclosure teaches nanotube technology with principles of protein folding and aggregated self-assembly. In certain embodiments, the disclosure teaches using highly modified barrel proteins to form hydrophobic and hydrophilic channels that guide the nanotubes into their centers, or other geometric patterns utilizing silicone aerogel to form nano-molecular molds, jigs, and surfaces to position nanotubes in precise geometric arrangements and arrays. This disclosure teaches new uses of barrel proteins as self-assembling molding tools to develop new nanometer scaled devices and their uses herein. |
| US10562772B2 |
Device for making carbon nanotube structure
The disclosure relates to a device for making carbon nanotube structure. The device includes: an elastic rod including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; and a controller connected to the first end and the second end respectively, wherein the controller is configured to rotate the elastic rod around a rotational axis which coincides with a center axis of the elastic rod. |
| US10562769B1 |
Dual product H2 and CO production with CO turndown
Process and apparatus for producing a H2-containing product and a CO-containing product with CO-containing product turndown capability. The H2-containing product is produced in a process train with a shift reactor and pressure swing adsorption unit. The CO-containing product is produced in a process train with a CO2 removal unit and a cryogenic separation unit. During the CO-containing product turndown mode, a portion or all of the CO-containing product is passed to the shift reactor in the H2-containing product train to form additional H2. |
| US10562767B2 |
Liquid-organic hydrogen carrier systems based on catalytic peptide formation and hydrogenation
The present invention provides a system and method of storing hydrogen (H2) and releasing it on demand, comprising and making use of diaminoalkanes and alcohols, or aminoalcohols as liquid-organic hydrogen carrier systems (LOHC). 2-amino-ethanol (AE) or its N-methyl derivative 2-(methylamino)ethanol undergo catalytic dehydrogenation to form a cyclic dipeptide (glycine anhydride—GA) or its N,N-dimethyl derivative (N,N-dimethyl GA) with release of hydrogen. Similarly, ethylenediamine (ED) and ethanol undergo catalytic dehydrogenation to form N,N′-diacetylethylenediamine (DAE) with release of hydrogen. Glycine anhydride (GA) or N,N-dimethyl-GA may be hydrogenated back to 2-aminoethanol (AE) or 2-(methylamino)ethanol, respectively, each of which functions as a hydrogen storage system. N,N′-diacetylethylenediamine (DAE) may be hydrogenated back to ED and ethanol, which functions as a hydrogen storage system. These reactions may be catalyzed by a variety of compounds or complexes, including Ruthenium complexes as described herein. |
| US10562762B2 |
Method of forming semiconductor device
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes following steps. First of all, plural first openings and plural second openings are sequentially formed on a material layer disposed on a substrate, with the second openings across the first openings to form plural overlapped regions. Then, plural patterns arranged in an array arrangement are formed, with each pattern overlapped each overlapped region, respectively. After that, transferring the first openings, the second openings and the patterns to the material layer, to from plural material patterns in an array arrangement. In another embodiment of the present invention, the first openings and the second openings may be replaced by plural first patterns and plural second patterns, while the patterns are replaced by plural openings. |
| US10562761B2 |
Waterproof microphone and associated packing techniques
Aspects of the disclosure provide a waterproof packaging technique for fabricating waterproof microphones in mobile devices. A device based on the waterproof packaging technique can include a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, a housing enclosing the MEMS device, and a liquid-resistant air inlet passive device (LRAPD) on the housing. The LRAPD can include at least one channel connecting an exterior of the housing with a chamber formed between the housing and the MEMS device. An inside surface of the channel can be coated with a liquid-repellant coating. In some examples, the liquid-repellant coating can be a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) coating. |
| US10562755B2 |
Liquid food dispenser system and method
A system and method for dispensing fluids is introduced. A preferred embodiment comprises a sealed tank, a bag containing fluid inside the sealed tank, an outlet for dispensing the liquid in the bag, and a pressure generating device to create pressure in the sealed tank. |
| US10562754B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling the dispense of a plurality of product forming ingredients
Systems and methods for dispensing a product are provided. A plurality of product ingredients are associated with a product dispenser that is operable to form a plurality of selectable products from the plurality of products ingredients. Input for a selected product is received and a recipe that defines the ratio of product ingredients for forming the selected product is identified. The dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is commenced based at least in part on the identified recipe, and the dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is independently monitored during the dispense of the selected product. |
| US10562740B2 |
Elevator load bearing termination assembly for carbon fiber belt
A termination device for a suspension member of an elevator system includes a termination housing, and two wedge assemblies located in the termination housing. The wedge assemblies are interactive with a suspension member end positioned between the two wedge assemblies to apply a clamping force to the suspension member end in response to an axial load acting on the suspension member end. Each wedge assembly includes a wedge and a biasing element operably connected to the wedge to bias a position of the wedge along a suspension member axis direction. |
| US10562738B2 |
Elevator system comprising with a safety monitoring system with a master-slave hierarchy
An elevator system has a drive, a car, a plurality of safety function components for providing safety functions at various positions, and a safety monitoring system with a plurality of safety monitoring units for monitoring all of the safety function components. The monitoring units have an input interface for reading in data or signals and an output interface for outputting control signals to an assigned member of the safety function components, at least some of the monitoring units being connected via data exchange channels. The monitoring units are organized in a master-slave hierarchy, with one unit designed as a master unit, and at least one other unit designed as a slave unit. The decentralized and distributed monitoring units, each having data processing capability, and the master-slave organization result in the elevator system exhibiting a high security level with low cabling complexity and cost expenditure, in particular for high rise elevators. |
| US10562737B2 |
System and method for protecting the privacy of people in a lift system
A lift system for protecting the privacy of passengers. The lift system having a lift car that can be moved between floors of a building. The lift car having a video camera arranged in the lift car. The video camera being a part of a video system that also includes a video monitor for displaying information relating to the interior of the lift car. A video control device is communicatively connected to and controls the video system in a selective manner according to one of several operating modes. The several operating modes include a first operating mode in which the video system is deactivated or activation is blocked, so that the video system remains in an inactive state, if a passenger asks for the video system to be deactivated. When in the first operating mode the video system remains in the inactive state for as long as the passenger is in the lift car. |
| US10562736B1 |
Retractable oxygen supply-hose reel and mechanism housing cover for medical oxygen therapy devises and medical oxygen treatment devises
This invention modifies and redesigns a spring-loaded, retractable supply hose mechanisms used to pan out, retract, and store hoses used for gases (e.g., oxygen), treatments, or fluids, specifically this inventor's prior art, the Retractable Oxygen Supply Hose Mechanism, U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,490. This invention incorporates an “Adaptor Cap” or “Removable Cap” to prevent slippage of the Swivel connector, incorporates a “Removable Cap” into the upper disc or flange of the supply-hose reel and/or into the mechanism housing cover that acts as an “anti-rotational” device, and features bearing surfaces to prevent reel slippage. This internal ratchet system better prevents binding and kinking of the patient's supply, thereby facilitating the storage and the quick-controlled release of the desired amount of oxygen supply hose for patient's Medical Oxygen and other gases delivery, therapy, or treatments. |
| US10562734B2 |
Roll holder, image forming apparatus, and liquid discharge apparatus
A roll holder is inserted with a hollow tube of one of a first roll having a first inner diameter and a second roll having a second inner diameter greater than the first inner diameter. The roll holder includes a holder and a cam assembly that are supported by a support shaft and movable in an axial direction of the support shaft. The cam assembly includes an abutment and a cam. The abutment contacts a lateral end of the second roll in the axial direction of the support shaft. The cam presses against one of a first presser and a second presser of the holder in a radial direction of the support shaft to cause the one of the first presser and the second presser to press against and hold an inner circumferential face of the hollow tube of the one of the first roll and the second roll. |
| US10562731B2 |
Apparatus for processing sheets and apparatus for forming images provided with the apparatus
A sheet processing apparatus is provided with a carry-in path for guiding a sheet from a carry-in entrance, a shift roller provided in the carry-in path to transport the sheet, while shifting, a carry-in roller positioned on the downstream side of the shift roller to carry the sheet from the carry-in path toward a collection tray, and a punch shift unit provided on the upstream side of the carry-in roller to process an end portion of the sheet in a processing position. The punch shift unit shifts in the same direction as the shift roller, a shift amount of the punch shift unit is set to be equal to a shift amount of the shift roller or more, and the end portion processing unit is thereby already positioned in an end portion processing position or a position near the processing position after shifting the sheet. |
| US10562729B2 |
Sheet stacking device, counter ejector and box making machine
Provided are a sheet stacking device, a counter ejector and a box making machine, wherein: a hopper unit stacks sheet-like cardboard boxes; feeding rolls feed a cardboard box to the hopper unit; and a guiding device is disposed between the feeding rolls and the hopper unit and includes a first guide part that extends in a horizontal direction and guides a lower surface of the cardboard box and a second guide part that extends in a vertical direction and guides a rear end of the cardboard box. Due to this configuration, the occurrence of damage to box making sheets in high-speed conveying of the box making sheets can be suppressed and the box making sheets can be appropriately stacked in a prescribed posture. |
| US10562723B2 |
Item inventory management system with vacuum operated robotic card sorter
A system for robotic sorting includes a bin system comprising a plurality of bins for holding items to be sorted, where each bin is configured to hold more than one of the items. The system further includes an item handling system configured to travel to each of the plurality of bins. The item handling system utilizes a vacuum force to remove an item held in one of the plurality of bins. The item handling system further utilizes one or more curvature generation devices to enable card manipulation. Additionally, the system includes a drive system coupled to the item handling system. The drive system is configured to move and position the item handling system over each of the plurality of bins. The system also includes a control system coupled to the drive system and the item handling system. The control system controls movement of the item handling system and the drive system. |
| US10562720B2 |
Transport system, processing system, and control method of transport system
A transport system includes a plurality of coils; and a carriage that has a magnet and is movable in a first direction along the plurality of coils in accordance with electromagnetic force to which the magnet is subjected from the plurality of coils, and the carriage has a movable mechanism that is provided so as to be able to interlock with the magnet and is driven by electromagnetic force to which the magnet is subjected in a second direction intersecting with the first direction from the plurality of coils. |
| US10562717B2 |
Conveyor combiner system and method for automated prescription fulfillment
An automated method and system for transporting vials from multiple upstream locations to a downstream location and for combining N number of conveyor lanes from N number of upstream location (e.g., capping stations) down to one conveyor lane. The system is adapted to transport vials from a more-distant upstream location faster than vials from a closer upstream location so that they reach the downstream location at approximately the same time. Guide members placed at an angle to the traveling axis of the conveyor lanes divert the vials onto a single conveyor lane for transporting the vials to a downstream location. |
| US10562716B2 |
Conveyor apparatus
A conveyor apparatus that conveys articles supported by a plurality of arranged article supports. The conveyor apparatus including infilling members, being disposed between the article supports. In one embodiment, an infill plate serving as the infilling member is urged to a tray by springs, so that the infill plate is kept in contact with the tray. |
| US10562714B2 |
Abnormality detection device for container stack
An abnormality detection device for a container stack determines stacking abnormality in a container stack on a conveyance path. A plurality of containers, each including a code display surface having container information recorded at a fixed position on a lateral outer surface thereof, are stacked with the code display surfaces positioned on the same side, thereby forming a container stack. A code reader that captures an image of the code display surface is arranged on a lateral side of the conveyance path, said conveyance path conveying the container stack with the code display surfaces oriented parallel to the conveyance direction. Read data from the code reader is input into a calculation processor that detects the position coordinate value of at least one fixed point on each of the code display surfaces and determines stacking abnormality in the container stack. |
| US10562706B1 |
Stowing worker user interface
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for stowing products, comprising a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a tote identifier associated with a tote containing at least one product for stowing, predict, based on the tote identifier, a location for stowing the product, and provide a location recommendation for stowing the product based on the predicted location. The processor is configured to receive a product identifier, a location identifier, and a quantity of the product to be stowed. The processor is configured to modify a database to assign the location identifier and the quantity to the product identifier, receive a notification of a stowing error associated with the tote identifier, modify the database to assign the stowing error to the tote identifier, and automatically report the stowing error. |
| US10562700B2 |
Beverage brewing devices
Capsules for holding in an interior space a portion of a product for preparing a food product include a first part (501) and a second part (502), arranged along a direction of extension (A). The first and second parts define at least a portion of an interior space (S) for holding a portion of a food product. At least one of the first and second parts of the capsule may include a substantially rigid connector portion (533) with at least one inlet for connecting to the apparatus wherein the at least one inlet defines a first flow direction for a fluid to be introduced into the inlet which first flow direction extends more than about 45 degrees to the direction of extension of the capsule. An apparatus may include an actuator for cooperating with the capsule. |
| US10562695B2 |
Thermally insulated container and method for making same
A first aspect the present invention provides a thermally insulated container comprising a lid and a main body moulded from a single piece of expanded foam with outwardly tapering inner walls, necessitated by the moulding process. The container is arranged to be closed by the lid so that cool packs in the container extend from a base inside the main body to inside the lid, wherein the inner surface of the walls of the lid are tapered such that positioning the lid on the main body, with the cool packs arranged around the inner surfaces of the walls, causes the cool packs to be aligned so that they extend vertically, perpendicular to an inner surface of the base of the main body. This permits regular rectangular cool packs to be used to assist assembly and to provide a regular parallel sided space inside of the cool packs, in which a product to be shipped may be housed.According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a method of moulding such a container, wherein the provision or absence of an insert on the mould tool permits the container to have, or not to have, provision to accommodate an insulation panel layer, without altering the inner or outer dimensions of the container formed by the method. |
| US10562692B2 |
Multi-chamber film bag and use thereof
A multi-chamber bag portion can be used as a package for a curable multi-component compound. The multi-chamber bag portion has at least two chambers separated from one another in liquid-tight manner, where one of the chambers is filled with a reactive component and at least one other chamber with a hardener component for the reactive component. The multi-chamber bag portion also has at least one separating element, which in storage condition separates the chambers from one another in liquid-tight manner and in ready-to-use condition provides fluidic communication between the chambers for mixing of the reactive component and the hardener component. An opening portion, which can be opened to discharge the mixed multi-component compound, is also a component of the multi-chamber bag portion. |
| US10562690B2 |
Valve assembly for a food storage container
A valve assembly for use on a food storage container including an opening formed in the lid member, at least one air hole formed adjacent thereto, a valve member extending through the lid opening having a portion thereof extending over the at least one air hole when the valve member is in its closed position, the valve member being movable to an open position wherein the portion of the valve member extending over the at least one air hole is at least partially uncovered from the at least one air hole when a vacuum is generated within the storage container, and a vacuum release button engageable with the valve member and movable from a first position wherein the valve member remains in its closed position to a second position wherein the valve member is moved to its open position for releasing the vacuum generated within the storage container. |
| US10562686B2 |
Carrier for containers
A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton includes a top retainer having a top panel and at least one top end flap foldably connected to the top panel. The top panel includes at least one retaining portion having at least one receptacle for retaining at least one container of the plurality of containers, and the at least one retaining portion is removable from the carton. The carton further includes a tray having a bottom panel and at least one bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel. The at least one top end flap and the at least one bottom end flap cooperate to form a closed end of the carton. |
| US10562685B2 |
Carton and carton blank
A package includes a carton (90) and one or more articles (A). The carton includes a top panel (20), a base panel (16), a first side wall (14) and a second side wall (18). The first side wall includes at least one tab (42a) hingedly connected thereto. The at least one tab is configured to provide a support structure for facilitating stacking of the carton. The at least one tab has a lower edge in contact with an upper surface of an article and includes an upper edge in contact with an inner surface of the top panel of the carton so as to support the top panel of the carton above the upper surface of the article. |
| US10562676B2 |
Insulated bag with handles
An insulated bag includes a pair of opposing main panels; a pair of opposing side panels, each side panel attached to each main panel, the main panels and the side panels defining a bag cavity within the insulated bag; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising a handle portion attached to a base portion; the main panels and the side panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank comprising an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated between the first sheet and the second sheet, the first sheet attached in facing engagement with the second sheet to form a border, the border extending around a perimeter of the insulation batt, the base portion of the handle laminated within the border. |
| US10562673B2 |
Fluid containers and fluid container systems
An example fluid container includes a main body and a support leg. The main body has a bottom wall and a sidewall that extends from the bottom wall. The bottom wall has a bottom wall first internal surface and the sidewall has a sidewall first internal surface, a sidewall second internal surface, and defines a passageway. The bottom wall first internal surface extends from the sidewall second internal surface toward the passageway at a downward slope. The support leg extends from the main body and is sized and configured to support the fluid container. |
| US10562670B1 |
Fragrance dispenser refill with locking bottle
A refill for a commercial fragrance dispenser includes a bottle that is capable of irremovably locking into place within a respective fragrance distribution elements, or cage. Such a configuration may prevent inadvertent spilling of fragrance from the bottle. A lock preventer may enable the bottle to be stored within the cage while preventing full insertion of the bottle of the refill into the receptacle of the cage of the refill until assembly of the bottle with the cage and of the cage with the body of a commercial fragrance dispenser are desired. Methods for refilling fragrance dispensers, in which the bottle of a refill is locked within a cage of the refill and coupled to the cage or dispenser, are also disclosed. |
| US10562659B2 |
Heat sealable barrier coatings for paperboard
A paperboard blank and cup made therefrom are provided. The blank includes a paperboard substrate having a first side and a second side. A first polymer layer can be disposed on at least a portion of the first side of the paperboard substrate, and a second polymer layer can be disposed on at least a portion of the second side of the paperboard substrate. Both the first and second polymer layers can include at least one polymer component that is thermoplastic. The second polymer layer further comprises at least one polymer component, which is not present in the first polymer layer, and has a glass transition temperature higher than all the polymer components of the first polymer layer. |
| US10562658B2 |
Magnetic shield tray, magnetic shield wrapper and magnetic memory product shielded from external magnetic field
According to an embodiment, a magnetic shield tray includes a main body with a plate form including a magnetic material, and mount portions as holes disposed in the main body. The magnetic material is exposed on an inner surface of the holes. |
| US10562657B2 |
Packaging machine
A packaging machine, including a base film entering mechanism, a forming mechanism, a sealing mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a clip chain, a clip chain driving device, an electrical control device and a blade displacement driving device. The cutting mechanism is provided with the blade displacement driving device. The electrical control device is connected to the forming mechanism, the sealing mechanism, the cutting mechanism and the blade displacement driving device. One of the three mechanisms i.e. the forming mechanism, the sealing mechanism or the cutting mechanism is fixed, and its working reference line is determined. The electrical control device adjusts the other two mechanisms to a position with the working reference lines at an integer multiple of the mould width away from the working reference line of the position-determined mechanism and fix them accordingly. The forming mechanism and the sealing mechanism both use automatic mould replacing devices. |
| US10562654B2 |
Machine for packaging single use capsules for beverages
A machine for packaging single use capsules (1) for extraction or infusion beverages, such as coffee, milk, chocolate, tea, or combinations thereof, includes: a transport element (8) for transporting rigid bodies (2) of the capsules (1) and closed in a loop around movement organs (9) with vertical axis (Z9), to move the transport element (8) continuously, the transport element (8) being configured to define a plurality of seats (10) for the rigid bodies (2), arranged in succession one after the other and having a vertical development axis (Z10); a plurality of stations, arranged along an advancement path (P) followed by the transport element (8), configured to operate continuously and in phase with the transport element (8) and including: a feeding station (11) for feeding the rigid bodies (2) within the corresponding seats (10) of the transport element (8); a dosing station (12); a closing station (13); an outfeed station (14). |
| US10562652B2 |
Spouted sachet
Described herein are a packaged food product and methods of making and using the packaged food product. In some embodiments, the packaged food product comprises a spouted sachet or packet containing one or more flowable food products, such as ketchup or other condiments. |
| US10562648B2 |
Launch vehicle and system and method for economically efficient launch thereof
The present disclosure relates to a launch system, a launch vehicle for use with the launch system, and methods of launching a payload utilizing the launch vehicle and/or the launch system. The disclosure can provide for delivery of the payload at a terrestrial location, an Earth orbital location, or an extraorbital location. The launch vehicle can comprise a payload, a propellant tank, an electrical heater wherein propellant, such as a light gas (e.g., hydrogen) is electrically heated to significantly high temperatures, and an exhaust nozzle from which the heated propellant expands to provide an exhaust velocity of, for example, 7-16 km/sec. The launch vehicle can be utilized with the launch system, which can further comprise a launch tube formed of at least one tube, which can be electrically conductive and which can be combined with at least one insulator tube. An electrical energy source, such as a battery bank and associated inductor, can be provided. |
| US10562645B2 |
Method of sampling de-icing fluid and system for sampling de-icing fluid
The invention provides a method of sampling de-icing fluid from an airplane de-icer having a spraying nozzle for spraying the de-icing fluid onto a surface of an airplane, the de-icing fluid preferably being produced by the airplane de-icer by mixing a number of ingredients. The method comprises the steps of: i) obtaining a limited sample of the de-icing fluid by diverting at least a part of the de-icing fluid flowing towards the spraying nozzle for a period of time during the spraying of the de-icing fluid onto the surface of the airplane, and ii) collecting sample of the de-icing fluid in a sample container. A system for sampling de-icing fluid is also provided as well as an airplane de-icer comprising the system. |
| US10562644B2 |
System and method for aircraft docking guidance and aircraft type identification
A laser scanning-based aircraft docking guidance system and method, the method comprising: a capturing step: laser scanning in the horizontal direction is performed on a position where the head of an aircraft is expected to appear, echo data based on the laser scanning is obtained, and the echo data is judged according to a judging condition, so as to determine whether the aircraft has appeared; a guiding step: after the aircraft has appeared, laser scanning in the horizontal direction is performed on the head of the aircraft, echo data based on the laser scanning is obtained, and the position of the nose of the aircraft is determined; a tracking step: as the aircraft moves forward, the position of the nose is tracked by adjusting the vertical scanning angle of the laser scanning, and the position of the nose is displayed in real time. |
| US10562641B2 |
AFT exhaust system for rotary wing aircraft
An exhaust system for reducing infrared emissions of a rotary wing aircraft includes a duct assembly having an inlet portion and an outlet portion; the inlet portion configured to receive exhaust from an engine of the aircraft; and the outlet portion coupled to the inlet portion, the outlet portion having an outlet duct with an outlet opening, the outlet duct configured expel an emission containing engine exhaust proximate to a tail fairing of the rotary wing aircraft. |
| US10562639B2 |
Aircraft engine assembly, comprising an attachment device for the engine equipped with a structural cover attached on a central box
In order to reduce congestion of attachments between an aircraft engine and its attachments, an engine assembly is provided, the primary structure of the device of which includes a structural cover surrounding the engine and connected on a central box, the cover including an outer skin interiorly delimiting a secondary flow. A group of main mounts is provided as a group of secondary mounts laid out at the rear of the group of main mounts, the group of main mounts including a plurality of bolts distributed around the longitudinal axis of the engine and ensuring the attachment of a front end of the cover to the hub of the intermediate case, and a group of secondary mounts including a plurality of secondary mounts distributed around the axis and ensuring attachment of a rear portion of the engine to a rear end of the cover. |
| US10562632B2 |
Aircraft storage bin bucket with space efficient corner joint
An aircraft storage bin that includes an upper housing and a bucket that cooperate to define a bin interior. The bucket is movable with respect to the upper housing between open and closed positions and includes a bottom and right and left side panels. The bottom includes lower and upper surfaces and right and left outer edges. The right and left side panels each include a first section having a first transverse width, a second section having a second transverse width, and a transition section that is located between the first and second sections. The second transverse width is less than the first transverse width. At least a portion of the second section of each of the side panels is received in a slot defined in the upper surface of the bottom of the bucket, such that the right and left side panels extend upwardly from the bottom. |
| US10562625B2 |
Drone device
A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. |
| US10562624B2 |
Vehicle vision system using aerial camera
A vision system for a vehicle includes at least one vehicle camera disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle and a control that includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the vehicle camera. An aerial platform is disposed at the vehicle and is operable to detach from and fly above the vehicle. The aerial platform includes at least one drone camera that captures image data and the image data captured by the drone camera is communicated to the control. At least one of (i) the image processor processes image data captured by the drone camera to detect objects present in the field of view of the drone camera, and (ii) a display in the vehicle displays video images derived from image data captured by the drone camera for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. |
| US10562623B1 |
Remotely controlled VTOL aircraft
A remotely controlled VTOL aircraft includes an autopilot subsystem outputting helicopter control signals, and an autopilot subsystem outputting fixed wing control signals. A transition control subsystem is configured to receive said helicopter control signals, said fixed wing control signals, and a transition control signal. Control signals to be applied to the VTOL aircraft controls are calculated as a function of the transition percentage and weighting factors applied to the helicopter control signals and said fixed wing control signals. |
| US10562622B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling stability of unmanned aerial vehicle
The present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle that can maintain stability by changing positions of rotating rotors when one of the rotating rotors malfunctions, and a method for controlling stability of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a main body; a plurality of support bars that are arranged while forming an angle with each other along a circumferential direction of the main body and extended to an outer side from the main body; a plurality of rotating rotors that are respectively provided to the support bars and generate thrust; motors that are respectively connected to the rotating rotors to drive the rotating rotors; drivers that change positions of the respective rotating rotors along the circumferential direction of the main body by moving the support bars with respect to the main body; and a controller that maintains horizontal stability of the main body by controlling the drivers. |
| US10562618B2 |
Helicopter with wing augmented lift
A helicopter has a fuselage, a main rotor system connected to the fuselage and configured to rotate in a rotor direction, the main rotor system comprising a retreating rotor blade side and an opposing advancing rotor blade side, and a first wing extending from the fuselage on the retreating rotor blade side. The helicopter comprises no tail rotor system and comprises no counter-rotating rotor system coaxial with the main rotor system. |
| US10562612B2 |
Aircraft control device, a corresponding aircraft, and a method of controlling an aircraft
A control device for controlling an aircraft, the control device including at least one motor-driven trim actuator with active type anchoring, the trim actuator including at least one electric motor, at least one electronic power circuit for electrically powering the electric motor(s), and speed reduction means for driving rotation of an outlet shaft of the trim actuator. The control device implements three distinct servo-control loops that are nested in one another, these three servo-control loops being formed by an electric current servo-control loop, a speed servo-control loop, and a force servo-control loop. |
| US10562610B2 |
Controllable airflow modification device periodic load control
An active wing extension includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includes multiple controllable airflow modification devices coupled thereto. By virtue of having multiple controllable airflow modification devices, the wing extension is capable of adjusting control surfaces of the multiple controllable airflow modification devices in response to in-flight conditions, to reduce wing loads, improve wing fatigue characteristics, increase range, reduce torsional loads, alleviate flutter, and/or increase efficiency. |
| US10562609B2 |
High trim demand relief
A flight control system includes a flight control computer operable in a flight state and a ground state. A high demand trim relief logic is operable by the flight control computer in the ground state. The high demand trim relief logic is configured to automatically modify the neutral position of a rotor when a command input to the flight control computer to control the rotor is near an allowable limit. |
| US10562607B2 |
Control surface element
A control surface element for an aircraft, more particularly a spoiler, comprising an upper outer skin element that has an outer air flow face; comprising a lower outer skin element; comprising at least one reinforcement rib; and comprising a core element made of a foam material; wherein the reinforcement rib is positioned between two core segments of the core element. |
| US10562603B2 |
Aircraft insulation component having recesses for receiving framework structures
An insulation component to be attached to a fuselage structure of an aircraft. The insulation component extends in a planar manner, and at least one peripheral recess, running transversely to the at least one longitudinal recess, is formed in a first surface of the insulation component configured to receive a respective associated peripheral support of the fuselage structure. |
| US10562600B2 |
Machine for cleaning boat hulls in the water
A machine for cleaning boat hulls in the water, with a U-shaped structure (2), submerged in the water and fastened to a jetty or dock, that incorporates rollers (4), fastened to lateral frames (3), driven by motors (5), grouped with mobility and flotation in parallel rows (6), in order to slide perpendicularly along the length of the hull, in one direction or the other, adapting to its shape. The lateral frames (3) are mobile in the vertical sense. The rollers (4) are incorporated in floating cages. The structure (2) has a vertical movement mechanism (18) to adapt it to the draft and/or with a horizontal movement mechanism (21) to move it under the boat or it is fixed, with the boat being moved by a winch. |
| US10562592B2 |
Underwater wings for providing lift to boats
The present invention relates generally to underwater wings for providing lift to boats. More particularly, the invention comprises an underwater wing that attaches to the hull or hulls of a pontoon or tri-toon boat. The purpose of the wing is to provide a designated amount of lift to reduce drag and improve performance of the watercraft. This is different from a traditional hydrofoil, which is designed to lift a boat completely out of the water. |
| US10562591B2 |
Power unit for vehicle including a clutch actuator
A power unit for a vehicle includes an engine that is a power source, a gear shift apparatus, a twin clutch type transmission that intermittently switches power transmission between the engine and the gear shift apparatus, and a clutch actuator that controls intermittent switching of the twin clutch type transmission, the engine includes a crankcase and a pair of cylinders installed on the crankcase so that a V-bank is formed therebetween, and the clutch actuator is installed on the cylinders so that the clutch actuator overlaps a region of the V-bank. |
| US10562590B2 |
Bicycle derailleur chain driver
A manually controlled chain driver apparatus for a bicycle drive chain derailleur providing necessary forward chain movement for derailleur operation less power transmission to bicycle pedals during stopping and coasting instances when pedaling motion has ceased or is not possible. |
| US10562588B2 |
Bicycle cassette with locking connection
A bicycle cassette comprises two segments that are attached together thereby forming a composite cassette that can be attached to a rear bicycle hub driver body. The bicycle cassette allows for the use of a smaller sprocket on one segment of the cassette because the smaller sprockets can overhang the hub driver body. Specifically, the cassette allows a small 9 or 10 tooth sprocket to overhang the cassette driver body on the bicycle hub by attaching a small sprocket assembly to a larger sprocket assembly using a locking, bayonet style attachment. |
| US10562586B2 |
Mechanical brake caliper for a bicycle
A mechanical brake caliper for a bicycle is provided, including: a caliper body, having two mounting holes which are disposed on two opposite sides of the caliper body; two axially-movable mechanisms, movably assembled to the two mounting holes respectively; and a linkage mechanism, having two arm portions which are connected with the two axially-movable mechanisms respectively, and a mounting structure being for securing a brake cable, the linkage mechanism rotating the two axially-movable mechanisms to move axially to actuate two brake pads toward a disc respectively, the two arm portions rotating about a first rotation center portion and a second rotation center portion respectively, torques to the first rotation center portion and the second rotation center portion as a force acting on the mounting structure by the brake cable being substantially the same. |
| US10562585B2 |
Bicycle operating device
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a switch structure, an operating structure, and a controller. The switch structure comprises a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch. The first electrical switch has a first operated state. The second electrical switch has a second operated state. The operating structure includes an operating member. The controller is configured to respectively generate a first control signal and a second control signal based on a first signal pattern and a second signal pattern. The first signal pattern includes a first combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second signal pattern including a second combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second combination is different from the first combination. |
| US10562584B2 |
Bicycle operating device
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a piston, and an electrical switch. The base member includes a first end portion to be mounted to a bicycle handlebar, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a cylinder bore. The operating member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The distal end portion is farther from the proximal end portion than the pivot axis. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move in the cylinder bore in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member. The electrical switch is provided at the second end portion. The electrical switch is farther from the distal end portion of the operating member than the pivot axis. |
| US10562583B1 |
Folding electrically powered vehicle
A folding electrically powered vehicle includes a handlebar unit mounted at an upper end of a stem; a front wheel; an inverted U-shaped front suspension assembly including an intermediate joint pivotably mounted on a lower portion of the stem, a rearward curved frame member, and two foot rests; a front frame having two ends of a front portion pivotably secured to the two ends of the suspension assembly, the front frame including two rearward extending bars; a rear frame including two side bars pivotably secured to the rearward extending bars, two rear wheels, and a stop tube across front portions of the side bars; a seat assembly including two bottom tubes pivotably secured to two ends of the rearward extending bars respectively, and a pivotal seat back; and two shock absorbers each pivotably secured to the seat assembly and the rear frame. |
| US10562581B2 |
Steering and leaning system for a vehicle
A steering and leaning system for a vehicle includes a steering unit, a driving unit, and a control unit, each of which is adapted to be mounted to a main body of a vehicle. The driving unit is mounted between two spaced-apart front wheels of the main body, and includes an adjusting member that is driven swingably by the steering unit for controlling a moving direction of the vehicle. The control unit includes a control member that is connected movably to the adjusting member such that the swing movement of the adjusting member drives the main body to lean. The control unit is telescopically adjustable to be connected to different height positions on the adjusting member, thereby adjusting a lean angle of the main body. |
| US10562578B2 |
Adjustable saddle post system
An adjustable length post for a bicycle comprises first and second slidably coupled supports, the second support comprising an interior cavity defined by an interior surface, the interior surface having a portion recessed from a surrounding surface; and a collet coupled to or integrated into the first support, the collet comprising a body positioned at least partially within the interior cavity of the second support; a locking member pivotally or slidably coupled to the body, the locking member repositionable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein, in the locked configuration, the locking member protrudes laterally from the body an amount sufficient to engage the recessed portion of the interior surface of the second support, and, in the unlocked configuration, the locking member does not protrude laterally from the body or does not protrude an amount sufficient to engage the recessed portion of the interior surface of the second support. |
| US10562575B2 |
Drive assembly clearing member
For track vehicles having drive assemblies that are susceptible to buildup of mud and debris that can result in damage to the track and drive assembly, clearing members are provided that clear buildup while avoiding contact with components of the track vehicle as the track frame oscillates. |
| US10562573B2 |
Road construction machine, crawler track unit of a road construction machine, as well as method for tensioning a chain of a crawler track unit
A road construction machine includes a machine frame and two front and two rear crawler track units. Each crawler track unit includes a piston-cylinder unit. A central pressure limiting valve communicates a hydraulic pressure source with a hydraulic supply line. The hydraulic supply line communicates the central pressure limiting valve with the piston-cylinder units of all four crawler tracks. A common pressure accumulator is communicated with all four of the piston-cylinder units. |
| US10562572B2 |
Pillar framework structure and vehicle body module structure
There is provided a pillar framework structure including: a pillar lower that extends in a vehicle vertical direction; a joining member that is joined to an upper portion of the pillar lower and that is configured from die-cast aluminum; and a pillar upper that is joined to the joining member, and that extends in a vehicle upward direction and a vehicle rearward direction. |
| US10562566B2 |
Apparatus and method for compensating torque of motor-driven power steering system
An apparatus for compensating a torque of a motor-driven power steering system includes a column torque sensor detecting a column torque applied to a steering shaft; a vehicle speed sensor detecting a vehicle speed; a steering angle sensor detecting a steering angle velocity of a steering wheel; and a control unit suitable for calculating a high frequency assist gain for controlling a high frequency region of the column torque by receiving the column torque and the vehicle speed, determining whether a steering state is a steering reversal state, based on the steering angle velocity received from the steering angle sensor and motor current applied from an MDPS motor, compensating the high frequency assist gain depending on a result of determination, and compensating a high frequency characteristic of an assist torque calculated from the column torque and the vehicle speed, by using the compensated high frequency assist gain. |
| US10562564B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle is articulated with a front frame and a rear frame linked to the front frame. The work vehicle includes a hydraulic actuator, a control valve, an operation member and a force imparting component. The hydraulic actuator is configured to be hydraulically driven to change a steering angle of the front frame with respect to the rear frame. The control valve is configured to control flow of fluid supplied to the hydraulic actuator. The operation member is linked to the control valve and configured to be operated by an operator. The force imparting component is configured to impart an assist force or a counterforce to an operation of the operation member. |
| US10562563B2 |
Device and method for controlling electric motor
Provided is a control device 150 for an electric motor 140 which includes multiple energization systems each including an inverter and coils corresponding to different phases, and which generates a steering assist force in an electric power steering system. Control device 150 diagnoses whether any of inverters 1A and 1B fails, and, when either of the inverters is diagnosed as having failed, reduces the output ratio of the failing inverter to 0% while increasing the output ratio of the normally operating inverter to 100% so as to prevent a drop in the total output from all the inverters after the failure-positive diagnosis. If steering operation is performed after the failure-positive diagnosis, control device 150 performs overheat protection processing for gradually lowering the limit value for the total output from all the inverters in accordance with the sensed temperature of the normally operating inverter. |
| US10562561B2 |
Electrical power steering control using system state predictions
An embodiment of a method of controlling one or more components of a vehicle includes receiving a reference steering command and one or more measurement signals related to a steering system of a vehicle, and estimating, by a processing device, a state of the steering system based on the one or more measurement signals, the steering system including at least a handwheel and a steering motor. The method also includes determining a maximum state achievable by the steering system at one or more times subsequent to receiving the one or more measurement signals, and controlling, by a control module, the steering system based on the steering reference command and the maximum state. |
| US10562555B2 |
Method for controlling a level crossing and railway installation for implementing such method
Controlling a level crossing of a railway track by providing a train having an onboard processor communicating with a wayside processor associated to a level crossing, said train having a forward end and a rear end; moving the train forward along the railway track lowering down gates of the level crossing when train is at a predetermined distance upon detection of the train approaching the level crossing; when the forward end passes over a first reference point defining the beginning of an island area of the level crossing, sending a first message from the onboard safety processor towards the wayside processor informing that the train is approaching the level crossing; maintaining down gates; when the rear end passes over a second reference point defining the end of the island area, sending a second message from the onboard safety processor to the wayside processor informing that the train has left the level crossing; and lifting the gates. |
| US10562542B1 |
Contextual autonomous vehicle support through pictorial interaction
An autonomous vehicle including a sensor system that outputs a sensor signal indicative of a condition of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle also includes a user interface device with a display. A computing system determines, based upon a profile of the passenger, that support is to be provided pictorially to the passenger when the support is provided to the passenger. The computing system further detects occurrence of an event that has been identified as potentially causing discomfort to the passenger. The computing system yet further sets a predefined pictorial support message defined in an account corresponding to the event maintained in a database prior to occurrence of the event as a pictorial support message to be presented to the passenger. The computing system additionally causes the display to present the pictorial support message, wherein the pictorial support message solicits feedback from the passenger of the autonomous vehicle. |
| US10562539B2 |
Systems and methods for control of vehicle functions via driver and passenger HUDs
Method and apparatus are disclosed for transferring control of one or more vehicle functions from a driver HUD to a passenger HUD. An example vehicle includes a driver HUD, a passenger HUD, and a processor. The processor is configured for enabling control of one or more vehicle functions via the driver HUD responsive to determining that the vehicle speed is below a threshold. The processor is also configured for transitioning control of the one or more vehicle functions from the driver HUD to the passenger HUD responsive to determining that the vehicle speed has increased above the threshold. |
| US10562537B2 |
Vehicle control device
The vehicle control device is designed to control a vehicle equipped with an engine, and an automatic transmission comprising a torque converter with a lockup clutch. The vehicle control device comprises a controller configured to perform control of changing an engagement degree of the lockup clutch and to, when such a condition that the vehicle is traveling and a steering angle-related value as a parameter related to a steering angle of a steering apparatus of the vehicle increases is satisfied, reduce an output torque of the engine to generate a deceleration of the vehicle to thereby execute a torque reduction control for controlling an attitude of the vehicle. The controller is configured to reduce the output torque of the engine, in accordance with the engagement degree of the lockup clutch controlled by a lockup control. |
| US10562535B2 |
Motor vehicle operating data collection and analysis
A method and apparatus for collecting and evaluating powered vehicle operation utilizing on-board diagnostic components and location determining components or systems. The invention creates one or more databases whereby identifiable behavior or evaluative characteristics can be analyzed or categorized. The evaluation can include predicting likely future events. The database can be correlated or evaluated with other databases for a wide variety of uses. |
| US10562531B2 |
Adaptive cruise control apparatus and method thereof
Disclosed are an adaptive cruise control apparatus and an adaptive cruise control method using the same. An adaptive cruise control apparatus comprises an image acquisition device for acquiring image data in front of a subject vehicle; and a processor configured to detect presence of a forward vehicle using the image data; obtain information on the forward vehicle by using information on the presence of the forward vehicle and the image data; and predict a trajectory and speed of the subject vehicle using the information on the forward vehicle. |
| US10562527B2 |
Method and device for controlling a vehicle
A method for controlling a vehicle. A piece of hazard area information, which represents at least one hazard area in the surroundings of the vehicle, and a piece of approach information, which represents an approach to the vehicle of at least one further vehicle driving next to the vehicle, are read in. Using the approach information, at least one collision parameter of a collision between the vehicle and the further vehicle is ascertained. Finally, a control signal is generated, using the collision parameter and the hazard area information, to steer the vehicle in a direction facing away from the hazard area. |
| US10562521B2 |
Method for controlling hydraulic pressure refilling operation for engine clutch of hybrid electric vehicle
A method for controlling a hydraulic pressure refilling operation for an engine clutch of a vehicle includes determining whether the vehicle travels using power of a driving motor with an engine clutch maintained in a disengaged state, and upon determining that the vehicle travels using power of the driving motor with the engine clutch maintained in the disengaged state, determining whether loss of hydraulic pressure has occurred, and upon determining that loss of hydraulic pressure has occurred, controlling a hydraulic pressure refilling operation such that working fluid in a reservoir is supplied to the actuator with the engine clutch in an engaged state, and controlling the driving motor so that the driving motor outputs a compensated torque by compensating for an effect of a load torque, generated by a non-operating engine, on a torque of the driving motor. |
| US10562520B2 |
Control device for vehicle and control method for vehicle
A control device for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit, when switching a traveling mode of the vehicle, is configured to control an amount of torque change produced in a drive power source for traveling subjected to switching in operation upon switching of the traveling mode, such that the amount of torque change during manual driving is larger than that during autonomous driving. |
| US10562519B2 |
System and method for engine driveline disconnect during regeneration in hybrid vehicles
A system and method for operating a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an eMachine coupled by a clutch using a hybrid controller is presented. The method determines an idle fuel rate of the engine, determines a hybrid efficiency index for the hybrid vehicle, determines an expected energy storage rate increase for an operating condition where the engine is decoupled from a vehicle transmission using said clutch, multiplies the expected energy storage rate increase by the hybrid efficiency index to determine an expected fuel rate reduction of the engine in the operating condition; and decouples the engine from the vehicle transmission using the clutch if the expected fuel rate reduction is greater than the idle fuel rate. |
| US10562518B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling a powertrain in a vehicle
A method of controlling a powertrain in a hybrid vehicle includes driving a drive motor through a power supply device including electric energy, recognizing when drive power of an engine is necessary, comparing a speed of the drive motor with a predicted output of the engine, and determining whether to start the engine and couple the engine clutch according to a result of the comparison. |
| US10562515B2 |
Method for determining optimal operating point for hybrid electric vehicle
The present disclosure provides a method of determining an optimal operating point of a hybrid electric vehicle. The method includes: determining demand torque, comparing the demand torque and an engine torque reference value obtained from an optimal operating line to determine a determined mode where the determined mode is a charging mode or a discharging mode, determining a plurality of candidate points comprising a combination of an engine operating point satisfying the demand torque and a motor operating point corresponding to the engine operating point in the determined mode, calculating system efficiency during charging using charging efficiency of each candidate point of the plurality of candidate points and discharging efficiency during previous driving when the determined mode is a charging mode, and determining a candidate point with highest system efficiency during charging as an optimal operating point. |
| US10562504B2 |
Master cylinder unit
Provided is a master cylinder unit including a communication path that causes a master cylinder and a stroke simulator to communicate with each other. The stroke simulator includes a bottomed tube-shaped simulator piston and a simulator cylinder in which a simulator piston slides. The simulator piston is such that a bottom portion of the simulator cylinder and an opening portion of the simulator piston face each other. The communication path is open over an outer circumferential portion and an inner circumferential portion of the opening portion of the simulator piston, is connected to the bottom portion of the simulator cylinder, and is provided such that the communication path extends upward in a vertical direction from the bottom portion of the simulator cylinder as approaching to a pressure chamber. |
| US10562502B2 |
Method of controlling driving of a vehicle using an in-wheel system
A method of controlling driving of a vehicle using an in-wheel system includes determining whether the vehicle enters a steering avoidance section, based on driving information of the vehicle, verifying a detailed or specific section in the steering avoidance section in which the vehicle is located when the vehicle enters the steering avoidance section, and controlling torque of a motor mounted in each wheel to satisfy a yaw moment required in the verified detailed section. |
| US10562497B2 |
Control system for vehicle
A control system for a vehicle includes a portable authentication terminal configured to authenticate a user who carries the portable authentication terminal, and a vehicle configured to communicate with the portable authentication terminal. The vehicle includes a sound generation unit configured to generate a predetermined sound within a vehicle cabin, an information reception unit configured to receive information transmitted from the portable authentication terminal, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the cabin based on the received information. The portable authentication terminal includes a sound collection unit configured to collect a sound, and an information transmission unit configured to transmit information based on the collected sound to the vehicle. The determination unit is configured to determine whether the portable authentication terminal is within the cabin based on whether the received information is information based on the sound generated by the sound generation unit. |
| US10562496B1 |
System and method for device discovery in noisy environment
A vehicle includes antennas, memory, and processors. The processors are operable to execute a PEPS feature in association with a designated mobile device. Prior to causing the antennas to scan for the designated mobile device, the processors dynamically adjust a maximum number of wireless devices detectable by the antennas based on a total number of wireless devices that are currently wirelessly coupled to the antennas. |
| US10562495B2 |
Vehicle alert from a non-paired device
A vehicle includes a horn, a plurality of exterior lights, and at least one controller. The at least one controller is configured to grant vehicle system access to a nomadic device paired to the vehicle, and in response to receiving a message that contains data identifying a source of the message while the vehicle is in a key-off state from a nomadic device not paired to the vehicle, activate the horn and exterior lights according to respective patterns. |
| US10562494B2 |
Authorization of use of a motor vehicle
A method for authorizing the use of a motor vehicle, including a first antenna and a second antenna, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are spaced apart from each other in space, by a portable identification device that has an identification device antenna. According to the method, it is determined whether the identification device is moving toward the motor vehicle, which can be determined by the identification device repeatedly identifying the field strength of the signals emitted by the motor vehicle and examining whether the field strength is increasing. Alternatively, the identification device can repeatedly identify the angle between the signals emitted by the motor vehicle and examine whether the repeatedly identified angles are increasing. |
| US10562493B2 |
Method, computer program and device for reducing interference of temporary communication resources used for wireless communication between a transportation vehicle key and a transportation vehicle
A method, a computer program, and a device for reducing interference of temporary communication resources used for a wireless communication between a transportation vehicle key and a transportation vehicle. The method includes determining whether interference of the temporary communication resources is present and switching off the device causing the interference or adjusting the use of the temporary communication resources for the wireless communication between the transportation vehicle key and the transportation vehicle in response to interference being present. |
| US10562489B2 |
Cover for a seatbelt retractor assembly to reduce audible noise and a seatbelt retractor assembly including the cover
A cover for a seatbelt retractor assembly comprising: a first layer having an inside surface configured to face a seatbelt webbing retracted by a seatbelt retractor assembly, an outside surface configured to face away from the seatbelt webbing, a plurality of holes disposed through the first layer from the inside surface through to the outside surface, and baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes. The cover reduces audible noise generated by moving components of the seatbelt retractor assembly. The baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes are disposed on the inside surface. The cover can further include a second layer, which includes a sound absorbing material such as foam. The second layer at least partially covers the outside surface of the first layer and covers the plurality of holes. The cover can further include snap fit fastening elements to connect the cover to the seatbelt retractor assembly. |
| US10562487B2 |
Three-point safety belt and vehicle having same
A three-point safety belt includes a belt body, a winder, a shoulder belt guide ring, and a lock tongue. The winder and the shoulder belt guide ring are fixed onto a vehicle body. The winder is located below the shoulder belt guide ring. The lock tongue is disposed on the belt body. The lock tongue divides the belt body into a shoulder belt and a waist belt. The shoulder belt penetrates through the shoulder belt guide ring. The free end, away from the lock tongue, of the shoulder belt and the free end, away from the lock tongue, of the waist belt are both wound in the winder. The winder synchronously winds or unwinds the shoulder belt and the waist belt. |
| US10562486B2 |
Anti-rattle seatbelt assembly
A system includes a vehicle body and a seatbelt assembly attached to the vehicle body. The seatbelt assembly includes a webbing and a tongue slidably engaged with the webbing. A pocket is fixed to the webbing. The pocket and the webbing define a cavity therebetween. A magnet is disposed in the cavity and is engageable with the tongue. The magnet is fixed to the webbing. |
| US10562481B2 |
Airbag package of an airbag for head protection
An airbag package of an airbag for head protection includes a rolled portion formed by rolling a skin material of the airbag as laid flat, and a compressed region in which a void space formed at the center of the cross-sectional surface of the rolled portion has been crushed due to compression. The rolled portion includes, in the cross-sectional surface, an upper layered portion, a lower layered portion, and a pair of side layered portions that are disposed around the center of the cross-sectional surface of the rolled portion and each have layers of the skin material. In the compressed region, each of the side layered portions bends generally at the center in an up and down direction such that the bent regions butt against each other and are packed between the upper layered portion and the lower layered portion in such a manner as to fill the void space. |
| US10562477B2 |
Optical sensor supporting structure for saddled vehicle
The present invention provides an optical sensor supporting structure for a saddled vehicle capable of accurately detecting a front of the vehicle by an optical sensor without affecting usability of accessories at a front portion of the vehicle. The optical sensor supporting structure for a saddled vehicle includes left and right cameras which are configured to detect an object in front of the vehicle, and a support stay which is fixed to a head pipe of a vehicle body frame and supports accessories at the front of the vehicle on the head pipe, wherein the left and right cameras are supported by the support stay. |
| US10562472B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying sensor location
Systems and apparatuses include a passive device coupled to a mounting boss arranged on a vehicle system, and a sensor structured to engage the mounting boss. The sensor includes a probe structured to sense a characteristic of the vehicle system, and a reader structured to send a query signal to the passive device and receive location data from the passive device associated with the mounting boss. |
| US10562469B2 |
Cooling assemblies for cooling heat generating components and vehicles and electronics assemblies incorporating the same
An electronics assembly comprising at least one circuit board substrate comprising a fluid inlet channel and a fluid outlet channel and at least one heat generating component coupled to the circuit board substrate. The at least one heat generating component is fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet channel and the fluid outlet channel. A heat exchanger is directly coupled to the circuit board substrate and comprises an inlet plenum fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet channel of the circuit board substrate and an outlet plenum fluidly coupled to the inlet channel of the circuit board substrate. A pump is fluidly coupled to the circuit board substrate and the heat exchanger. |
| US10562466B2 |
Side imaging device for vehicle
A side imaging device for a vehicle may include: a camera body movably installed at both sides of a vehicle body; a first camera unit installed in the camera body, and configured to film the rear side of the vehicle body; a second camera unit installed in the camera body, and configured to film an area around a side surface of the vehicle body; and a driving unit configured to move the camera body to protrude from the vehicle body. |
| US10562464B2 |
Vehicle mounted crash impact attenuator
A sensor support assembly comprising a frame member adapted to be fixed on a vehicle structure and a support member adapted to be inserted in a recess defined in the frame member, the recess defining an axis along which the support member can switch from a normal position to a collapse position, the support member being guided during the displacement. |
| US10562463B1 |
Vehicle load carrier with integrated handling wheels
A hitch carrier is provided that for mounting does not require the user to lift the full weight of the carrier at once, that is free standing in an upright position when unattended, and that may be drag braked from rolling movement to being parked upright. |
| US10562458B2 |
Removable fresh water reservoir
A water reservoir in combination with a seating assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a lower seat assembly having a deployed position and a seatback assembly having a deployed position is disclosed, where the water reservoir is installed either behind the seatback assembly in the deployed position or below the lower seat assembly in the deployed position, and the water reservoir is removably received within a volume defined in part by either of the seatback assembly or the lower seat assembly, respectively. |
| US10562457B2 |
Multipurpose cargo net and hook system
A cargo management system includes a cargo anchor including a body extending between first and second ends and defining a hook profile along a first plane perpendicular to an axis extending between the first and second ends and a closed loop profile along a second plane parallel to the axis. The system further includes a substrate having an attachment feature with a first portion coupleable with the anchor profile and a second portion coupleable with the loop profile. |
| US10562455B2 |
Footrest for assisting in touching car roof
The utility model discloses a footrest for assisting in touching a car roof, the footrest comprises a footplate and a pothook movably connected to the footplate, and the footplate is further provided with a safety hammer head. The footplate comprises a footplate body, the footplate body is provided with a storage cavity, and the pothook is rotatably connected to one end of the storage cavity so as to be stored in the storage cavity. |
| US10562453B2 |
Adjustment instrument for an exterior vision unit for a vehicle
The invention concerns an adjustment instrument for an exterior vision unit for a vehicle. The adjustment instrument comprises a housing which is pivotably adjustable relative to a base between a park position and an overfold position via a drive position. The adjustment instrument furthermore comprises an electric drive unit provided in the housing, which cooperates via an output element with a driving ring provided with force transmission cams. The force transmission cams in the drive position are supported on a housing cam track of the housing, and upon electrically driven pivoting of the housing are supported on a base cam track of the base. In and near the drive position the force transmission cams can cooperate directly with the housing. |
| US10562451B2 |
Entity detection and alert notification
According to embodiments of the present invention, a notification is provided to a user. A receptacle receives an engaging member of a securing device that engages an entity within an environment. The receptacle includes a sensor to detect a presence of the engaging member of the securing device within the receptacle. An alert unit is disposed within the receptacle and enabled in response to presence of the engaging member of the securing device within the receptacle. A communication device of the alert unit communicates with a target device associated with a user. A processor of the alert unit is configured to determine a distance to the user based on communication with the target device and control notification to the user in response to the distance to the user satisfying a threshold distance. |
| US10562450B2 |
Enhanced lane negotiation
A time to lane crossing that is a measure of a time for a vehicle to cross from a lane to another lane, is determined. A lane negotiation characteristic that is a measure of a mean vehicle offset front the lane, is determined. A first mechanism is actuated in a wearable device when the time to lane crossing is below a first threshold and the lane negotiation characteristic exceeds a second threshold. A second mechanism is actuated in the vehicle when a lane negotiation controller detects an imminent lane departure. |
| US10562448B2 |
Steering wheel horn assembly
A steering wheel horn assembly having two sections with an annular electrical circuit board member interposed and disposed between the sections and electrically coupled to a power source, an electrical ground, and an electrical horn. Also disposed within the two sections is an annular button membrane with a plurality of deformably resilient horn buttons, wherein each of the plurality of deformably resilient horn buttons have a terminal front surface and a rear surface opposing the terminal front surface and that is disposed adjacent to the annular electrical circuit board member, have a static position along a button translation path projecting through one of the plurality enclosed apertures, and have a depressed position with the rear surface directly coupled to the annular electrical circuit board member and electrically completing a circuit on the annular electrical circuit board member and causing the electrical horn to generate the audible sound. |
| US10562447B2 |
Interior lighting module for a motor vehicle
An interior lighting module for a motor vehicle interior, the lighting module including at least two light sources, each light source being associated with an optical guide in order to make at least two distinct light beams. The lighting module thus makes it possible to produce at least two light functions, preferentially distinct from one another. According to the invention, the light sources of the lighting module are secured to one and the same planar substrate in order to facilitate the incorporation thereof in the interior of the motor vehicle and to facilitate the establishing of the electrical connections with the electrical circuit of the interior and also relates to a motor vehicle interior including such an interior lighting module. |
| US10562446B2 |
Interior trim element for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to an interior trim element for a motor vehicle which comprises: a translucent carrier component with a front side and a rear side, a translucent cover material on the front side of the carrier component and a light source on the rear side of the carrier component, wherein the translucent cover material has a Shore A hardness in the range between 60 and 80, wherein the interior trim element comprises at least one surface of a storage tray or storage compartment of the motor vehicle which is visible to passengers of the motor vehicle, and wherein the light source illuminates the visible surface of the storage tray or storage compartment. |
| US10562443B2 |
Tractor with rear lamp
A purpose of the invention is to provide a tractor that includes a rear lamp with high designability. A tractor of the present invention includes a rear lamp, a cabin, a lamp housing that is provided along a longitudinal direction of a rear pillar of the cabin, and a light source that is housed in the lamp housing, wherein the rear lamp is provided from a vicinity of one end to a vicinity of the other end of the rear pillar in the longitudinal direction. |
| US10562440B1 |
Directional lighting system
A directional lighting system may include a plurality of lights positioned on a singular planar surface. A plurality of stationary reflectors may also be provided, each reflector positioned adjacent to each of the plurality of lights. The stationary reflectors may be positioned on the single planar surface in an orientation so as to provide directional illumination of one of the plurality of lights in a different direction relative to another of the plurality of lights. The single planar surface may define a surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) to which the plurality of lights are mounted. The directional lighting system may further include a controller in communication with the plurality of lights. The controller may include one or more preset lighting functions, whereby a user may select one of the one or more preset buttons to illuminate specific lights of the plurality of lights. |
| US10562435B2 |
Tank trailer operating system
A ground-level access operating system for a tank trailer. The ground-level system includes a cleaning/washing device, a venting device, an inspection access port, and device for loading/unloading the compartments. All devices in this system are located on the side of the semi-trailer, within an operator's reach on the ground. The devices locations are meant to be reachable to ensure operator safety. The operator of the trailer can execute all work without having to reach the top of the tank. Both of venting and cleaning/washing devices have their access port on top of the tank but are hooked up at a position proximate ground level, for an easy-to-reach operation and inspection by on operator on the ground. |
| US10562434B2 |
Configurable carrier for transporting bicycles inside a vehicle
The present invention relates to a configurable bicycle carrier that enables bicycles to be transported inside a motor vehicle. Its versatile design allows it to be assembled into different configurations that facilitate the adaptation thereof to the backrest of any vehicle seat without sacrificing safety when transporting bicycles. |
| US10562433B2 |
Method for transporting a large milling machine self-propelled by ground-engaging units
In a method for transporting a large milling machine self-propelled by ground-engaging units and comprising a machine frame adjustable in height by means of lifting devices using a tractor unit with a fifth-wheel coupling for a semi-trailer couplable behind the tractor unit as seen in the direction of travel,the following steps are specified: a.) positioning the machine frame of the large milling machine for coupling the large milling machine to the fifth-wheel coupling of the tractor unit or to a trailer using the ground-engaging units and/or the lifting devices of the large milling machine, b.) coupling and supporting the machine frame on the fifth-wheel coupling of the tractor unit or on the trailer, c.) repeating steps a) and b) to establish a mechanical connection between the tractor unit and the trailer by means of coupling the tractor unit and the trailer via the machine frame of the large milling machine, d.) using, as a minimum, the machine frame of the large milling machine with the trailer as semi-trailer. |
| US10562427B2 |
Vehicle seat and head rest for a vehicle seat
The present invention relates to a head rest arrangement for a vehicle seat and a vehicle seat comprising such head rest. The head rest arrangement comprises a cushion portion and a back portion. The head rest arrangement further comprises a displacement arrangement enabling at least the cushion portion to be displaced between at least a first position and a second position with respect to the vehicle seat after being mounted thereto. The displacement arrangement comprising a lock mechanism adapted to lock the cushion portion in the first position and the second position. The displacement arrangement comprises an actuator operable by a user to unlock the lock mechanism. The actuator is made from a compliant material and actuated via a pulling force in a first direction. |
| US10562426B2 |
Vehicle head restraint with movement mechanism
A head restraint is provided for a seat for use with a motor vehicle. The head restraint includes a base configured to be attached to the seat, and a main portion configured to be positioned between the base and a head of a seat occupant when the base is attached to the seat and the seat is mounted in the vehicle. The head restraint further includes at least one movement mechanism associated with at least one of the base and the main portion and configured to move at least part of the main portion laterally or upwardly and downwardly relative to the base. |
| US10562422B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat comprises a seat part including a seat cushion pan 1 for a seat occupant, two side parts between which a cross tube 6 extends along a pivot axis, and seat part mounting brackets 7 for connecting the seat cushion pan 1 and the cross tube 6. The cross tube 6 has a clearance opening 61 within the range of at least one of the seat part mounting brackets 7 and a local bead 62 opposite from the clearance opening 61. The local bead 62 engages an indentation or slot 72 within the surface of the seat part mounting bracket 7 facing the cross tube 6 for limiting a lateral movement of the seat cushion pan 1. |
| US10562415B2 |
Seat apparatus
A seat apparatus includes: a seat on which a passenger of a vehicle sits; an inputter which is operated by the passenger; a fixer which fixes a position of the seat until the inputter is operated by the passenger and allows the position of the seat to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle when the inputter is operated by the passenger; and a restrictor which restricts the movement of the seat when a predetermined condition related to a traveling state of the vehicle or an external environment of the vehicle is satisfied in comparison with a case in which the predetermined condition is not satisfied. |
| US10562414B2 |
Track assembly
A track assembly includes a track, a support member, and/or a lever. The support member may be connected to the track, and/or the lever may be connected to the support member. The lever may include a rotational axis substantially parallel to the track. The lever may rotate about the rotational axis between a first position and a second position. The lever may limit movement of the support member relative to the track in a first direction, and/or the lever may not limit movement of the support member relative to the track in a second direction. The lever may be configured to contact the track. The track may include a window having a first edge and/or a second edge. |
| US10562413B2 |
Seat rail device for vehicle seat
A vehicle seat adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat rail device arranged to extend between the vehicle seat and a vehicle to mount the vehicle seat to the vehicle. The seat rail device includes a lower rail coupled to the floor of the vehicle in a fixed position, an upper rail coupled to the vehicle seat and configured to be adjustable along a longitudinal axis relative to the lower rail, and a sensor device configured to detect a least one longitudinal position of the upper rail relative to the lower rail. |
| US10562412B1 |
Intelligent seat systems
An ISS is a seating system that actively adjusts to improve an occupant's comfort, performance, and safety in a specific driving environment. The ISS determines the occupant's posture, position on the seat surface, and/or physiological state, for example, by applying a machine vision process. The ISS can further determine a driving environment. The ISS adjusts its settings and settings of the vehicle according to one or more factors such as an occupant's posture, the occupant's physiological state, the occupant's preferences, and/or the driving environment. The ISS can include a state machine that determines a current state and determines if a change has occurred such that the system should shift to another state that best suits this change. The ISS makes adjustment according to system settings associated with the best suitable state. |
| US10562408B2 |
Anode exhaust reservoir assembly
An anode exhaust assembly including a housing and a base member is provided. The base member supports the housing and includes a base reservoir having a channel reservoir defined between two walls and a purge outlet open to the channel reservoir. Each of the walls defines an opening fluidly connecting the reservoirs located at a base reservoir inner surface such that fluid accumulating on a housing inner surface collects in the base reservoir prior to entering the channel reservoir. A cone member may be secured to an inner surface of the housing and include at least one cone opening oriented within the housing to direct fluid from a housing cavity to the base reservoir and not to the channel reservoir. |
| US10562407B2 |
Refrigerant shut off valve simplification
A vehicle system includes a refrigerant loop with a specific arrangement of valves and evaporators or heat exchangers to reduce the number of valves necessary. The vehicle system includes a refrigerant loop that includes a first thermal expansion valve downstream of a condenser and upstream of a first evaporator. A second thermal expansion valve is downstream of the condenser and upstream of a second evaporator. A third thermal expansion valve is upstream of a battery chiller. This arrangement allows for the valves to be simplified such that none of the thermal expansion valve include a binary shut-off valve. A multi-flow position valve may be positioned at a location that combines the outlet of the first and second evaporators. |
| US10562406B2 |
System and method for autonomous charging of an autonomous vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a system and methods for autonomous charging of an autonomous vehicle. Specifically, the present disclosure describes an autonomous vehicle subsystem configured to evaluate vehicle charge, identify possible charging stations, interact with a user to confirm a charging station, navigate to the selected charging station, and initiate and receive of a charge from a charging port at the charging station. User interaction may be vehicle-driven or user-driven. |
| US10562401B2 |
Motor driving control apparatus and electrically assisted vehicle
A motor driving control apparatus in the embodiment includes: a first controller configured to control powering and regeneration of a motor; a second controller configured to control the first controller; and assistant circuitry configured to activate the second controller in a stop state, when a counter electromotive force caused by the motor, which is rotated without control by the first controller, satisfies a predetermined condition, before a power-on instruction for the motor driving control apparatus is made or in a state where the power-on instruction for the motor driving control apparatus is not made. |
| US10562399B2 |
Motor control device of vehicle
A motor control device is provided with: an electric motor which drives an applying mechanism for applying torque to the wheels of a vehicle, and has three coils; a drive circuit that supplies current individually to the three coils; and a controller that controls the drive circuit on the basis of the operation amount of an operating member of the vehicle, and adjusts the output of the electric motor. When the vehicle is stopped, the controller executes swing control to periodically increase or decrease the rotary motion of the electric motor, even if the constant state of the operation amount is continued after the operation amount is constant, and the power generated by the applying mechanism and the power received by the applying mechanism are equalized and the rotary motion of the electric motor has stopped. |
| US10562398B2 |
System and method for autonomous battery replacement
An unmanned battery optimization vehicle includes a transceiver, a battery optimization apparatus, and a control circuit. The transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals. The battery optimization apparatus is configured to interact with a battery disposed at an unmanned autonomous vehicle. The control circuit is coupled to the transceiver and the battery optimization apparatus. The control circuit is configured to cause the unmanned battery optimization vehicle to independently navigate and travel to a present location of the autonomous vehicle based at least in part upon the signals received at the transceiver. When the unmanned battery optimization vehicle reaches the present location of the unmanned autonomous vehicle, the control circuit is further configured to direct the battery optimization apparatus to engage in an interaction with the battery at the unmanned autonomous vehicle. The interaction is effective to optimize battery operation at the unmanned autonomous vehicle. |
| US10562395B2 |
Control device for hybrid vehicle and control method for hybrid vehicle
A control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The control device includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a controller. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of vehicle information regarding the vehicle configured to be externally charged. The vehicle information includes information related to a destination of the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether or not the hybrid vehicle is externally charged at the destination based on at least one piece of vehicle information regarding a same-destination vehicle including at least one of a vehicle having the same destination as the hybrid vehicle and a vehicle that has arrived at the destination of the hybrid vehicle. The controller controls the hybrid vehicle in accordance with a result of the determination by the determination unit. |
| US10562392B2 |
Fuel tank baffle including vertical and horizontal surfaces for reduction of fuel slosh noise
Methods and systems are provided for a baffle system of a fuel tank. In one example, a baffle system for a fuel tank may include a horizontal section and a vertical section, where the vertical section is arranged perpendicular to the horizontal section and includes a first end coupled to the horizontal section. The vertical section may be rigidly attached to a top surface of the fuel tank via an attachment interface. |
| US10562383B2 |
Tonneau cover with integral table and benches
A vehicle tonneau cover includes a first tonneau cover portion and a second tonneau cover portion positioned opposite the first tonneau cover portion. A connecting structure connects the first cover portion with the second cover portion. A third tonneau cover portion is coupled to the connecting structure so as to be securable in a first position to form a first configuration of the cover, and in a second position to form a second configuration of the cover. In the first configuration, the third cover portion resides between the first and second cover portions. In the second configuration, the third cover portion is spaced apart from the first and second cover portions so as to form a first gap between the third cover portion and the first cover portion and a second gap between the third cover portion and the second cover portion. |
| US10562379B2 |
Controlling window tint levels to protect the interior cabin of an autonomous vehicle
Method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling window tint levels to protect the interior cabin of an autonomous vehicle. An example vehicle includes photochromic windows and a processor. The processor determines a sun profile based on images of an area external to the vehicle captured by a camera. The processor also determines a protection mode to reduce a current sun projection on an interior of the vehicle based on the sun profile. The processor also individually sets tint levels on the photochromic windows based on the determined protection mode. |
| US10562375B2 |
Vehicle air conditioner device
There is disclosed a vehicle air conditioner device of a so-called heat pump system to accurately perform efficient and comfortable heating of a vehicle interior. The vehicle air conditioner device includes a heating medium circulating circuit 23 which heats air to be supplied from an air flow passage 3 to a vehicle interior. A controller calculates a required heating capability TGQhtr of the heating medium circulating circuit to complement a shortage of an actual heating capability Qhp to a required heating capability TGQ of a radiator 4. The controller calculates a decrease amount ΔQhp of the actual heating capability Qhp from a difference ΔTXO between a refrigerant evaporation temperature TXO of an outdoor heat exchanger 7 and a refrigerant evaporation temperature TXObase in non-frosting, and adds the decrease amount ΔQhp to the required heating capability TGQhtr to execute the heating by the heating medium circulating circuit. |
| US10562367B2 |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system for vehicle
A vehicular HVAC system, includes: a battery circulation line including a battery radiator, a high-voltage battery, and a first valve, arranged to allow a first coolant to circulate therethrough; a branch line selectively connected to the circulation line through the valve and having a cooling heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with an indoor air conditioning refrigerant line; a battery heating line including a water heater, an indoor air conditioning heater core, and a second valve, arranged to allow a second coolant to circulate therethrough, the battery heating line being selectively connected to the circulation line through the second valve; and a controller configured to control the first valve in stages, to cool the high-voltage battery, to control the second valve and the water heater to selectively heat the battery, and to control the water heater or a cooling device on the refrigerant line to air condition the vehicle. |
| US10562366B2 |
Battery cooling device and associated operating method
A battery cooling device may include a refrigeration circuit configured to communicate a refrigerant in a flow direction. The refrigeration circuit may include a plurality of refrigerant paths configured to be flowed through in parallel by the refrigerant along the flow direction. The plurality of refrigerant paths may respectively include at least one of a cooling element and a cooling element section. The at least one of the cooling element and the cooling element section may be fluidically incorporated into the respective refrigerant paths and be thermally coupled in a heat-transmitting manner to at least one battery. A plurality of valve devices may be arranged in the respective refrigerant paths and be configured to control a throughflow of the refrigerant. |
| US10562358B2 |
Device for tire pressure monitoring of a vehicle system
A device for tire pressure monitoring of a vehicle tire of a vehicle system includes a tire inflation system in communication with the vehicle tire. A control unit calculates a set pressure value to be maintained for the tire pressure. A storage unit is in communication with the control unit such that the control unit adjusts the calculated set pressure value in dependence on an operating state classification derived from operating state parameters of the vehicle system. The control unit determines a geoposition of the vehicle system correlating with the derived operating state classification and stores it with the operating state classification in the storage unit. The control unit further recalls from the storage unit the relevant operating state classification for purposes of anticipatory adjustment of the set pressure value of the tire pressure when a renewed approach of the vehicle system to the stored geoposition is detected. |
| US10562357B2 |
Rotary joint air collector ring and the tire inflation system made therewith
An assembly for a tire inflation system including a spindle having a fluid conduit. The spindle is coupled with a rotary joint spindle, and the rotary joint spindle includes a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the spindle fluid conduit. A fluid collector ring is located about the rotary joint spindle such that the fluid collector ring may rotate. The fluid collector ring is also in fluid communication with the rotary joint spindle fluid conduit. |
| US10562350B2 |
Axle wheel end axial thrust assembly
An axle assembly for a vehicle including a differential assembly, a first axle tube extending outwardly from a first side of the differential assembly and defining an axle bore, a first axle shaft rotatably received in the first axle tube, and defining an annular groove extending radially inwardly from its outer surface, a retainer nut axially fixed to a distal end of the first axle tube, the retainer nut having an annular flange extending inwardly into the axle bore and defining an annular outer raceway, a snap ring received in the annular groove, and an axial thrust component disposed in the axle bore of the first axle tube between the snap ring and the outer raceway of the retainer nut. |
| US10562349B2 |
Axle unit
An axle unit, includes a control arm and a clamping unit that surround a tube region, wherein a first side of the control arm faces away from the tube region, and a second side of the control arm forms a boundary face on the control-arm side of the tube region, wherein the clamping unit can be brought into supporting abutment with the first side of the control arm and has a boundary face on the clamp side, which face defines the tube region, wherein the clamping unit has a first and second clamping parts each having a wedge portion, wherein the wedge portions are formed in such a way that a displacement of the clamping parts substantially in parallel with a clamping axis toward one another results in a narrowing of the tube region transversely to the clamping axis. |
| US10562348B2 |
Running assembly
A running set comprising: a tire (10) comprising two beads (20); a mounting rim (500) of which the width is greater than or equal to 55% and less than or equal to 80% of the maximum axial width of the tire inflated to its service pressure; and at least one adapter (100) which provides the connection between the mounting rim and a bead of the tire. |
| US10562346B2 |
Vehicle wheel with sub air chamber
The vehicle wheel (1) of the present invention is characterized by including: a main body (13) which forms a sub air chamber (SC) in a space surrounded by a top plate (25a), a bottom plate (25b) and a pair of side plates (25c, 25d); and edge portions (14a, 14b) which extend from the main body (13), and are respectively fitted into a pair of grooves (17a, 17b) formed in a well portion (11c) so as to attach the main body (13) to the well portion (11c). The edge portions (14a, 14b) respectively extend from the joints (25e, 25f) between the top plate (25a) and the side plates (25c, 25d). |
| US10562340B2 |
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, which comprises a sensing region, on the hub and to position the sensing region between the brake disc and the spokes. |
| US10562336B2 |
Binder apparatus
An example binder apparatus is disclosed. An example binder apparatus includes a housing having a first side surface, a second side surface, and an inner central surface extending between the first side surface and the second side surface. The example binder apparatus also includes a first carrier rail including a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first carrier rail including a first tab to extend away from the inner central surface of the housing, the first longitudinal edge disposed adjacent the first side surface of the housing. The example binder apparatus also includes a second carrier rail including a third longitudinal edge and a fourth longitudinal edge, the second carrier rail including a second tab to extend away from the inner central surface of the housing, the third longitudinal edge disposed adjacent the second side surface of the housing, the second longitudinal edge hingably engaging the fourth longitudinal edge. In addition, the example binder apparatus includes a slider including a locking block extending therefrom, the locking block disposed in a space between the first tab and the second tab when the binder apparatus is in a closed position and the locking block is disposed outside of the space between the first tab and the second tab when the binder apparatus is in an open position. |
| US10562335B2 |
Method for the surface application of a security device over a paper machine made hole
A sheet material having a security device applied over a paper machine made or ‘soft-edged’ through-hole and a method for preparing such a sheet material is provided. The through-hole(s) is formed in a forming fibrous web before it becomes sufficiently consolidated and then the security device is applied onto the fibrous web and preferably over the through-hole(s) at or near a couch roll or similar tool of a paper machine when the fibrous web constitutes a sufficiently consolidated, fully formed wet web. Moreover, papers made in accordance with the inventive method, when subjected to the Circulation Simulation Test, showed minimal damage at the paper/security device interface. Further, the surface-applied security devices showed acceptable levels of intaglio ink adhesion, and the papers had higher cross-direction (CD) tensile strength and much less show-through on opposing sides thereof. |
| US10562331B2 |
Monochrome device fluorescent pantograph
An original document is formed using a first print medium by printing a first and second monochrome patterns with a single colorant to form printed first and second regions including first and second shapes, respectively, which are devoid of the colorant. The second shapes have a smaller size and a higher frequency than the first shapes. The first and/or second regions encode information. The first and second patterns and a fluorescence of the first print medium are selected such that the first and second regions of the original document are indistinguishable to the naked eye, under both normal and ultraviolet illumination but are distinguishable, only under the ultraviolet illumination, in a copy formed by scanning the original document and printing the scanned document on a second print medium with a plurality of colorants, to reveal the encoded information. |
| US10562330B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
A printing mode for performing printing to a printing medium and a determination mode for determining the application amount of a reaction liquid to a discharge medium can be performed. In the determination mode, a reaction liquid application unit forms a layer of the reaction liquid on the discharge medium, and then an ink application unit applies an ink onto a part of the layer to form a test pattern to be utilized for the determination. In the formation of the test pattern, an image to be formed by the ink by the aggregation of a solid content in the applied ink partially moves and shrinks on the layer of the reaction liquid to be thereby deformed with a grade according to the applied reaction liquid. |
| US10562327B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image forming system including clutch and controller which controls whether clutch allows drive force to be transmitted to driving member
An image forming system, image forming apparatus and tray for the same are provided. The tray supports sheets and may include a coupling including first and second connectable members, a cam and clutch. The coupling allows the driving force to be transmitted when the second connectable member is in a connected position and block the driving force to be transmitted when the second connectable member is in a disconnected position. The cam is rotatable by the driving force to be in a transmitting or a blocking state. The clutch allows the cam to rotate when activated and prevents the cam from rotating when deactivated. A controller can activate the clutch to transmit or block the driving force to the load and deactivate the clutch when the cam is placed in the transmitting or blocking states. |
| US10562323B2 |
Conveying device, printing apparatus, and drying device
A conveying device to convey a conveyed object includes a supporter, a blower, a negative pressure generator, and a divider. The supporter has a front surface to support the conveyed object. The supporter has an air-permeable structure. The blower blows air toward the front surface of the supporter. The negative pressure generator creates a negative pressure state in a space at a back surface side of the supporter. The negative pressure generator includes a suction unit to suck air in the space through a plurality of suction ports. The suction ports are disposed away from and opposed to a back surface of the supporter. The divider is disposed away from the back surface of the supporter between the suction ports and the back surface of the supporter in the space. The divider has a plurality of ventilation holes smaller in opening area than each of the suction ports. |
| US10562317B2 |
Method of printing
An ink jet printer includes a number of print heads, each of which has a first port and a second port; an ink supply; a drain line; a first manifold connecting the ink supply to the first port of each print head; and a second manifold connected to the second port of each print head and connectable to the drain line. A valve system is arranged to disconnect the second manifold from the drain line and to connect the second manifold to the ink supply. |
| US10562315B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and filling method of liquid ejecting apparatus
In a filling operation of filling liquid in a liquid supply flow path which includes a filter having holes by causing a pressure on a downstream side in the liquid supply flow path to be lower than a pressure on an upstream side, and a maximum pressure difference which occurs between an upstream side of the filter and a downstream side of the filter is larger than a pressure difference for destroying a gas-liquid interface formed in the hole in a case where the upstream side of the filter is the liquid, and the downstream side of the filter is gas, and is smaller than a pressure difference for destroying the gas-liquid interface formed in the hole, in a case where the upstream side of the filter is the gas, and the downstream side of the filter is the liquid. |
| US10562311B2 |
Photopolymerizable inkjet ink
A polymerizable inkjet ink, containing: photopolymerizable monomers containing a compound (A) that is negative for skin sensitization, a compound (B) that is negative for skin sensitization, and a photoradical polymerization initiator where the compound (A) is a (meth)acrylate compound, the photoradical polymerization initiator is 2,4-diethyl thioxanthone, and the ink has a viscosity of 2 to 150 mPa·s at a temperature of 25° C. and a viscosity of 2 to 20 mPa·s at 60° C. |
| US10562298B2 |
Apparatus for processing and printing items
An apparatus with an ink printing device generates imprints on items moving in a transport direction. The ink printing device displaces the ink cartridge, which is a single inkjet print head of at least 1 inch in width transverse to the transport direction, as well as in a vertical direction, and counter to the vertical direction. A movement mechanism of the printing module is provided to vertically raise and lower the inkjet print head. The movement mechanism has a mechanism for motorized movement of the inkjet print head, and a mechanism for manual displacement in the vertical direction. |
| US10562290B2 |
Passive vapor deposition system and method
A dampening fluid deposition system includes a vapor generator adjacent the air supply channel and in fluid communication with a dampening fluid supply to produce dampening fluid vapor. The vapor generator includes a vapor channel having an interior in communication with air confined within the air supply channel. The vapor generator may include a liquid reservoir receiving dampening fluid from the dampening fluid supply and a heater that heats the received dampening fluid into dampening fluid vapor. The liquid reservoir may include a wick that stores dampening fluid and releases dampening fluid vapor into the vapor channel and a heat conductive tub that holds the wick and dampening fluid. The passive dampening fluid deposition system mixes the dampening fluid vapor with the confined air to form an air/vapor mix that is condensed as a layer of dampening fluid onto the reimageable surface of an imaging member. |
| US10562289B2 |
Print foundation positioning and printing methods for additive manufacturing system
Method for printing a three-dimensional part layerwise with an additive manufacturing system includes printing layers by depositing material from a print head onto a print foundation, incrementing a position of the print head relative to the print foundation after each layer is printed, and indexing the print foundation carrying the printed layers away from the print head along the printing axis after a number of layers are printed. Printing is performed with driven and fixed rails clamped against movement of the print foundation. Moving the print foundation includes moving the driven rails with respect to the fixed rails in a direction substantially perpendicular to the build plane. Additive manufacturing system includes a drive mechanism to index the print foundation on the printing axis using fixed and driven rails, the driven rails engaging the print foundation for moving the print foundation. |
| US10562288B2 |
Additive manufacturing system with ultrasonic inspection and method of operation
An additive manufacturing system includes an ultrasonic inspection system integrated in such a way as to minimize time needed for an inspection process. The inspection system may have an ultrasonic phased array integrated into a build table for detecting defects in each successive slice of a workpiece and such that each slice may be re-melted if and when defects are detected. |
| US10562284B2 |
Self-indicating backing paper and methods for use
Example systems and methods are described including backing paper for use with uncured pre-impregnated material. An example system includes a backing paper having a first surface and a second surface. The system also includes a coating material positioned on the first surface of the backing paper. A blowing agent is encapsulated within the coating material. |
| US10562283B2 |
Acrylic resin laminate film, manufacturing method therefor, and melamine decorative board
Provided is an acrylic resin laminate film which has an excellent bonding property, resistance to water blushing, and an excellent external appearance. This acrylic resin laminate film is provided with: an acrylic resin layer (I) comprising an acrylic resin composition (A); and an acrylic resin layer (II) comprising a resin composition (B) that contains a reactive group-containing acrylic resin (B-1). (B) contains 10-100 mass % of (B-1), and 0-90 mass % of (B-2), which is an acrylic resin other than (B-1), with respect to 100 mass % of the total of (B-1), and (B-2), and further contains 0-50 parts by mass of (C), which is an additive other than (B-1), and (B-2), with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total of (B-1), and (B-2). (B-1) contains a monomer unit which has a substituent that reacts with an amino group, or a methylol group. The content of the monomer unit that has the reactive substituent is 3 mass % or more with respect to 100 mass % of (B). |
| US10562282B2 |
Multilayer composite
The invention relates to multilayer composites having improved weathering properties without reducing flame retardation properties. The composites have a fluoropolymer layer over a thermoplastic layer. The multilayer composite may be a fluoropolymer layer directly over a relatively flammable substrate or non-flammable substrate (like PVC), or it may be a fluoropolymer layer over a relatively flammable cap layer, over a substrate (that is flammable or non-flammable). The composite is formed using coating, coextrusion and/or lamination techniques. The multilayer composite is especially useful in articles having surfaces that are used in a relatively horizontal position, including decking, railings, roofing and window profiles. The composites provide improved weathering for the substrate without a reduction in flame-resistance, when compared to the substrate without the outer fluoropolymer layer. The multi-layer composite also provides enhanced chemical resistance, hardness, scratch and mar, and water resistance. |
| US10562278B2 |
Multilayer graphene structures with enhanced mechanical properties resulting from deterministic control of interlayer twist angles and chemical functionalization
An article of manufacture includes a first graphene layer, a second graphene layer over the first graphene layer, the second graphene layer oriented at a first interlayer twist angle with respect to the first graphene layer and bonded by interlayer covalent bonds to the first graphene layer, and a third graphene layer over the second graphene layer, the third graphene layer oriented at a second interlayer twist angle with respect to the second graphene layer and bonded by interlayer covalent bonds to the second graphene layer. A multi-layer graphene article includes at least three graphene layers, each graphene layer being oriented at an interlayer twist angle with respect to an adjacent graphene layer and bonded by interlayer covalent bonds to the adjacent graphene layer. |
| US10562275B2 |
Glass pane as head-up display
A glass pane is described. The glass pane has at least one pane, and one adhesive layer on the pane. The adhesive layer has at least one thermoplastic film with a luminescent pigment and a barrier film with an anti-scratch coating. |
| US10562274B1 |
Glass fastening and sealing systems
A glass fastening system includes a fastener having a first portion embedded along an interlayer within a laminated glass portion and a second portion extending outward from an exterior surface of the laminated glass portion for use in attachment to a support structure. Another glass fastening system includes a fastener having a first portion adhered to an exterior surface of a glass pane and a second portion extending from the first portion away from the exterior surface for use in attachment to a support structure. A glass sealing system includes a pair of glass panes having offset edge portions and a seal including an overmold portion capturing the edge portions. Another glass sealing system includes a seal having an internal portion embedded within a laminated glass portion and an external portion extending along an exterior surface of the laminated glass portion. |
| US10562273B2 |
Cover glass lamination structure and manufacturing method thereof
A cover glass lamination structure includes: a glass substrate having opposed first and second surfaces; a frame ink layer disposed on the first surface, wherein the glass substrate is divided into a visible region and a peripheral region by an inner edge of the frame ink layer; an ultraviolet (UV) textured layer disposed on the frame ink layer, wherein an inner edge of the UV textured layer falls within between the inner edge and an outer edge of the frame ink layer; and a coating layer disposed on the UV textured layer. |
| US10562270B2 |
Three-dimensional porous composite structure
A three-dimensional porous composite structure comprises a porous structure and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The porous structure has a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction. |
| US10562268B2 |
Laminates
There is provided a laminate, comprising a base material, a transparent electrostatic ink composition selectively disposed on portions of the base material, the transparent electrostatic ink composition comprising a thermoplastic resin, and a charge adjuvant and/or a charge director; a substrate adhered to the base material at the portions of the base material by the transparent electrostatic ink composition. A process for preparing a laminate and a blister pack are also disclosed. |
| US10562267B2 |
Waterproof and moisture permeable fabric, and manufacturing method therefor
Provided is a breathable waterproof fabric including: a fabric substrate; a surface modified layer formed on a bonding surface of the fabric substrate; a dot adhesive member transferred to the surface modified layer; and a membrane bonded to the fabric substrate by the dot adhesive member. |
| US10562261B2 |
Display device and display substrate
A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a display area located inside the display substrate and a barrier layer, located between the display area and a substrate edge of the display substrate, wherein the barrier layer includes at least two rows of first hole sections arranged alternately on a direction from the display area to the substrate edge, each row of the first hole sections includes at least two first hole sections arranged alternately on an extending direction of the substrate edge, wherein a projection of the first hole sections of the adjacent rows on the extending direction of the substrate edge overlaps each other. By practice of the disclosure, the extending of the crack could be effectively avoided, so the product yield could be improved. |
| US10562259B2 |
Structural object having substrate surfacially protected and integrally clad with metallic glass sheet
A structural object includes a substrate integrally clad with a metallic glass sheet by adhering, welding or joining the metallic glass sheet on the substrate for a low-cost, flexible and convenient fabrication, assembly, processing or construction of the object. |
| US10562256B2 |
Methods for producing pressware
Systems and methods for producing pressware are provided. In one or more embodiments, a method for producing pressware can include producing a pressware product between an upper forming die and a lower forming die contained within a forming die assembly, retracting at least a portion of the upper forming die from the pressware product, and ejecting the pressware product from the lower forming die while feeding a web material between the upper forming die and the lower forming die. The method can also include cutting a segment of the web material to produce a substrate, and pressing the substrate between the upper forming die and the lower forming die to produce another pressware product. |
| US10562255B2 |
Machine and method for forming reinforced polygonal containers from blanks
A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material is provided. The blank includes a reinforcing panel assembly for forming a reinforcing corner assembly. The machine includes a hopper station for storing the blank in a substantially flat configuration and a forming station for forming the blank into the container. The forming station includes an initial forming station that rotates a first portion of the reinforcing panel assembly with respect to a second portion of the reinforcing panel assembly, and a secondary forming station having male and female forming members with shapes corresponding to an interior shape and an exterior shape of the reinforcing corner assembly, respectively. The male and the female forming members are configured to form the reinforcing corner assembly by compressing together the first and second portions of the reinforcing panel assembly. |
| US10562252B2 |
Tire manufacturing method
The present technology provides a tire manufacturing method comprising: positioning a cutting edge cradle on an elastomer layer side of the sheet laminate; pressing a circular blade, which dependently rotates from the sheet side of the sheet laminate comprising a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin composition, against the sheet laminate placed on the cutting edge cradle so as to cut the sheet laminate; and forming end sections of the sheet laminates to be superimposed. |
| US10562248B2 |
Optical lens comprising a protective removable film
The invention concerns an optical lens comprising (i) a temporary coating at least partially covering a surface of the lens, said temporary coating comprising an outermost layer mechanically degradable through friction and/or contact; (ii) a removable film having opposite first side and second sides which adhere to said outermost layer through its first side, wherein—the first side of the film has a roughness Rq lower than 750 nm and the first side of the film has a surface energy lower than 38 mJ/m2. |
| US10562246B2 |
Device and method for correction of geometrical differences of the surfaces of parts to be assembled at the assembly interface
A device to correct geometrical differences of surfaces of parts to be assembled at the interface of the assembly. A measurer to acquire data by measuring the geometry of the assembly surfaces of two parts to be assembled to each other with their respective assembly surfaces facing. A simulator configured to simulate the assembly of the parts and to determine from the acquired data at each measured point of a sampling of the interface a thickness of the void resulting from the geometrical discrepancies between the assembly surfaces. An additive fabricator to receive from the simulator data representative of the thicknesses of the voids resulting from the geometrical discrepancies between the assembly surfaces. The additive fabricator configured to deposit material on the assembly surface of at least one of the parts to at least partly fill the void resulting from the geometrical discrepancies between the assembly surfaces. |
| US10562244B2 |
Systems and methods for forming a composite part based on volume
In an example, a method for forming a composite part includes, based on a part specification, cutting layers of material in a sequence and positioning the layers to form a stack. For each layer, after positioning the layer and before cutting a next layer in the sequence, the method includes (i) scanning along a length of the layer to determine an image, (ii) determining, based on the image, at least two edges of the layer, (iii) determining, based on the edges, a measured width at locations along the length of the layer, (iv) comparing the measured width at each location to a target width at the location, (v) deciding, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the production process, and (vi) if the decision is to adjust the production process, then adjusting the production process based on the comparison. The part specification specifies the target width at each location. |
| US10562241B2 |
Fan blade and method of manufacturing a fan blade
The application describes methods of making composite bodies including fibre-reinforced composite material with carbon fibre reinforcement and also a metal-containing portion (4). The metal-containing portion (4) is formed by laying up metal reinforcement elements, such as tapes of titanium alloy, among the carbon fibre reinforcement tapes which make up the composite body. The proportion of metal reinforcement may increase progressively towards the surface and/or towards an edge (14) of the composite body. In an example, metal leading and trailing edges (14,15) of a fan blade (1) are integrally formed in this way. |
| US10562240B2 |
Method of making a composite product
A fibre reinforced composite product can be made by first forming a scaffold structure (400) with a set of tubes (408) running within the product interior, using a digital printing process. Using a carrier fluid, the tube lumens are invested with fibres and then matrix material. The carrier fluid may enter through the end of a tube connecting with an input manifold (920) and exit the tube radially via a capillary (904, 908) which runs alongside the tube. |
| US10562239B2 |
Method for forming a fabric preform insert for a composite tank Y-joint
A method and apparatus for forming a joint. A composite insert may be placed into a joint region for a first structure. The composite insert may comprise a structure having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion all extending from a junction; and a resin impregnated into the structure to form the composite insert. The second structure may be laid up. The composite insert may be bonded to the first structure and the second structure. |
| US10562238B2 |
High lap shear strength, low back face signature UD composite and the process of making
Fabrication of ballistic resistant fibrous composites having improved ballistic resistance properties. More particularly, ballistic resistant fibrous composites having high interlaminar lap shear strength between component fiber plies or fiber layers, which correlates to low composite backface signature. The high lap shear strength, low backface signature composites are useful for the production of hard armor articles, including helmet armor. |
| US10562236B2 |
Device and method for inductively heating package sleeves
A device and method for inductively heating package sleeves including: at least one unit for producing an alternating current, at least one inductor having at least one effective section, and a holding unit having a front holding area and a rear holding area for mounting the inductor, wherein the inductor is connected to the unit for producing an alternating current, and wherein the holding areas arranged in such a way that a gap is formed between the front holding area and the rear holding area, the longitudinal direction of which gap corresponds to the conveying direction of the package sleeves. The effective sections of the at least one inductor may be at least in sections arranged asymmetrically to one another in relation to a center plane lying in the gap. |
| US10562235B2 |
Method for assembling tubular joining sleeve and a conduit lining tube by laser welding
The present invention relates to a method and to a device for assembling together two tubes (1, 2) comprising a tubular junction sleeve and an internal pipe liner tube made of thermoplastic materials by laser welding two contact surfaces of revolution (1-1, 2-1) pressed one against the other at the ends of the tubular sleeve of said liner tube overlapping coaxially. |
| US10562234B2 |
Gas shielded infrared welding and staking system
An infrared welding system for joining two parts made of thermoplastic material comprises a pair of infrared heaters for heating the two parts while spaced from each other; and energizing the infrared heaters to emit infrared heat and directing the emitted infrared heat onto selected portions of the opposed surfaces of the parts to melt at least portions of the opposed surfaces, while directing an inert gas onto the selected portions to prevent ignition of the melted thermoplastic material. The two parts are clamped together by moving at least one of the parts toward the other part to press the melted surfaces of the parts into contact with each other. The parts are cooled while they remain clamped together to solidify the molten thermoplastic material and thus weld the two parts together. |
| US10562232B2 |
Controlling direction and magnitude of weld force vector during a plastic welding operation
A plastic welding machine for welding plastic parts together is capable of controlling the weld force vector in both magnitude and direction. |
| US10562231B2 |
Method and system for additive-ablative fabrication
A system of solid free form fabrication (SFF) is disclosed. The system comprises: receiving SFF data collectively pertaining to a three-dimensional shape of the object and comprising a plurality of slice data each defining a layer of the object. The system also comprises, for each of at least a few of the layers, dispensing a building material on a receiving medium, straightening the building material, and selectively ablating the building material according to respective slice data. |
| US10562230B2 |
Method for manufacturing a custom spectacle frame
A method for manufacturing a spectacle frame face for a wearer, which method includes digitizing the face of the wearer, designing a virtual model of the front of the frame, including: loading the digitized face; plotting a draft of the front of the frame; from the face: plotting a primary draft according to the curvature of the face in a horizontal plane; plotting a secondary draft according to the curvature of the face in a median plane, constructing a three-dimensional layer from these drafts; cutting a rough form of the front of the frame in the layer; and creating the front of the frame by additive manufacturing. |
| US10562228B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) printer
A 3D printer includes a build plate, a carriage movable alongside edges of the build plate between a front and rear of the build plate, and an arch connected to the carriage and movable therewith. The arch includes a pair of legs and an upper cross bar. A cross support is connected to the arch and extends between the legs and is movable between opposite ends of the legs. A tool head is connected to the cross support and is moveable along the cross support from one of the legs to the other. The interconnection of the legs to the carriage permits the arch to pivot between a printer operational condition in which the legs of the arch extend upright relative to the build plate and a collapsed condition in which the legs of the arch extend along the side edges of the build plate. |
| US10562224B2 |
Heat-resistant glue roll structure with discharge through holes
The present invention discloses a heat-resistant glue roll structure with discharge through holes, which comprises a shaft sleeved with a high-temperature resistance insulation layer on the surface thereof. Multiple discharge through holes are formed on the high-temperature resistance insulation layer and communicate the outer and inner surface of the high-temperature resistant insulation layer. A heat-resistant soft glue outer layer is also sleeved on the surface of the high-temperature resistant insulation layer. Since the high-temperature resistant insulation layer is provided with the discharge through holes in the present invention, air bubbles generated both between the high-temperature resistant insulation layer and the heat-resistant soft glue outer layer and between the high-temperature resistant insulation layer and the shaft would be squeezed to move towards the discharge through holes and discharged therefrom. No air bubbles would be accumulated in the heat-resistant glue roll structure of the present invention. Therefore, the internal structure thereof is stable in structural connection and the structure has long serving life, high stability and high safety and reliability. |
| US10562214B2 |
Method for producing a vehicle substructure, and vehicle substructure
A method for producing a vehicle substructure with at least one first component, and also a vehicle substructure, are described herein. The first component is connectable to a second component by an installation connection. The first component is manufactured from a material which is not suitable for reversible deformations. A latching device having a deformable latching element is attached here to the first component. For this purpose, the first component is inserted into an injection molding device and is insert-molded with a reversibly deformable plastic. The latching device is produced here by injection molding and attached to the first component. |
| US10562204B2 |
Die with profiled base wall
A die is configured for use with a punch capable of piercing and cutting a workpiece. The die includes a base wall having a perimeter, an outer surface and an inner surface, a depending wall extending from the perimeter, a passageway extending through the base wall, and a central axis extending through the passageway. The outer surface of the base wall is perpendicular to the central axis. The inner surface of the base wall has a first portion which is angled relative to the central axis at a first angle which is greater than 90 degrees, and a second portion which is angled relative to the central axis at a second angle which is greater than 90 degrees. The first and second angles are different. The first portion extends from the depending wall to the second portion. The second portion extends from the first portion to the passageway. The second portion engages the punch when the punch is fully inserted into the die. |
| US10562194B2 |
Holding nozzle, holding head and transportation apparatus
A holding nozzle is provided with a suction member including a suction portion which comes into contact with a panel and a shaft portion communicated with the suction portion, an accommodation portion in which the shaft portion is accommodated, a suction member support portion supporting the shaft portion such that the suction member is movable with respect to the accommodation portion, a negative pressure connection portion to which a negative pressure generator is connected, and a communication member accommodated in the accommodation portion between the negative pressure connection portion and the suction member support portion and has a hollow portion which is a portion of a flow path through which a fluid is flowed. The communication member includes a first connection portion connected to the negative pressure connection portion, a second connection portion connected to the shaft portion, and a contractible portion installed between the first and second connection portions. |
| US10562192B2 |
Window cleaning system and method
A window processing system and method for use in fabricating window frames or sashes. The system includes an articulating arm having a plurality of members and arms to allow movement about multiple axes defined by the articulating arm. The system further includes a tool support fixture assembly coupled to an outermost member of the plurality of members, the tool support fixture assembly includes a plurality of tools for performing cleaning operations on a window frame or sash during use. |
| US10562190B1 |
Tactile sensor applied to a humanoid robots
The tactile sensor of the present disclosure is an indirect optical sensor, comprising a frame, a sensing plate, a single beam LED light source, a miniature camera, and a grating plate in the sensing plate and the single light source illuminates the grating plate. Geometric interference fringes caused by the shadows of gratings and gratings, images taken by a miniature camera, through an innovative instantaneous steps phase shifting technique, which eliminates the need for any mechanical phase shifting device to detect the pressure and space. The position is measured and has fast and accurate tactile sensing. The advantage of this method is that directly shooting the moiré image while calculating the spatial position, temperature, and pressure. Instantaneous steps phase shifting technique can solve the problems of traditional mechanical stepping, non-instant and complex operation problems. |
| US10562187B2 |
Robot, robot control device, and robot system
The robot that is configured to display a third image related to a second image when a first operation is accepted and a first image is picked up and the second image included in the first image is selected, to set a condition for a process on an object whose image is picked up when an information of the third image is accepted, and to carry out the process based on the set condition. |
| US10562183B2 |
Position/force controller, and position/force control method and storage medium
A position/force controller includes a function-dependent force/speed distribution conversion unit that, on the basis of speed, position and force information relating to a position based on an action of an actuator and control reference information, performs a conversion to distribute control energy to at least one of speed or position energy and force energy according to a function that is being realized. A control amount calculation unit calculates at least one of a speed or position control amount and a force energy on the basis of at least one of the speed or position energy and the force energy distributed by the force/speed distribution conversion unit. An integration unit integrates speed or position control amount with force control amount and, to return an output to the actuator, performs a reverse conversion on the speed or position control amount and the force control amount and determines an input to the actuator. |
| US10562182B2 |
Robot, robot system, control device, and control method
A robot includes: a hand; and a control unit that operates the hand, in which the control unit generates three-dimensional point group information for a partial image forming a captured image obtained by an imaging unit, and causes the hand to hold an object included in the partial image. |
| US10562176B2 |
Alignment tool
An alignment tool 1 for use in marking a surface is disclosed. The tool comprises a handle 6, two pairs of longitudinal arms 2,4 and 3,5 each rotatably mounted in the region of their longitudinal centres to a rotational mechanism provided in or on the handle. The rotational mechanism is arranged such that, in use, movement of one of the pairs in a first rotational direction results in movement of the other pair in the counter direction by substantially the same angle. Each of the arms carries at least one movable marking indicator 50, 53. A user-operable locking mechanism is on or associated with the handle, the locking mechanism being configured selectively to prevent and enable rotation of the arms. |
| US10562169B2 |
Hand-guided machine tool with ergonomic grip part
A hand-guided machine tool is provided, in particular a hand-guided electric power tool, having a housing, whereon a grip part is provided which projects from a stop surface at one end of the housing, wherein the stop surface protrudes laterally with respect to the grip part at all sides and merges into the grip part via a preferably concave curvature. |
| US10562167B2 |
Striking tool
An improved technique relating to mounting of a battery in an impact tool which has a handle configured to move with respect to a tool body. A hammer drill has a body, a handle part and a battery mounting part. The handle part is configured to slide with respect to the body under a biasing force of a coil spring. The battery mounting part has a plurality of mounting parts. At least one of the mounting parts of the battery mounting part is connected to the handle part and slides together with the handle part with respect to the body during operation. |
| US10562165B2 |
Hydraulic hammer
A hydraulic hammer for a machine is provided. The hydraulic hammer includes a housing and a piston disposed within the housing and adapted to reciprocate along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The hydraulic hammer further includes a first chamber and a second chamber defined within the housing. The hydraulic hammer further includes a primary passage extending from an inlet and branching into a first passage and a second passage. The first passage fluidly communicates the primary passage with the first chamber and the second passage fluidly communicates the primary passage with the second chamber. The hydraulic hammer further includes a flow control device coupled to the first passage. The flow control device includes a valve element adapted to move between a first position and a second position based on an input signal indicative of a pressure of charge in the first chamber. |
| US10562164B2 |
Drive-in device
The invention relates to a drive-in device, comprising a hand-held housing having a piston element received therein for transmitting energy onto a fastening element to be driven in, an exchangeable propellant charge, a combustion chamber, arranged between the propellant charge and the piston element and extending about a center axis (A), and a control element by means of which a starting position of the piston element can be set to be modified in order to modify the energy transmitted by the propellant charge onto the piston element, the control element having an operating element that can be pivoted about the center axis (A). |
| US10562163B2 |
Driving tool
A driving tool includes a flywheel, a driver held to be movable between an initial position and a driving position along an movement axis, a ring member configured to transmit rotational energy of the flywheel to the driver, and a driver moving mechanism configured to move the driver with respect to the ring member from the initial position to a transmitting position. When the driver is placed in the initial position, the ring member is disposed loosely around the outer periphery of the flywheel. When the driver is moved to the transmitting position by the driver moving mechanism, the ring member is frictionally engaged with the driver and with the flywheel, rotated by the flywheel, and transmits the rotational energy to the driver, thereby pushing the driver from the transmitting position toward the driving position. |
| US10562161B2 |
Torque wrench
A torque wrench for applying a torque to a fastener includes a handle, a user interface carried by the handle, and a fastener drive. The fastener drive can be detachably engaged with the handle and also include a head shaped to receive a fastener. The user interface can indicate an applied torque on the fastener. |
| US10562160B2 |
Impact tool and method of controlling impact tool
An impact tool includes: a motor; a trigger; a controller configured to control driving power supplied to the motor using a semiconductor switching element according to an operation of the trigger; a striking mechanism configured to drive a tip tool continuously or intermittently by rotation force of the motor, the striking mechanism including a hammer and an anvil. The controller drives the semiconductor switching element at a high duty ratio when the trigger is manipulated. The motor is driven so that the duty ratio is lowered before a first striking of the hammer on the anvil is performed and the first striking is performed at a low duty ratio lower than the high duty ratio. |
| US10562159B2 |
Bolt tightening system
The present application thus provides a bolt tightening system. The bolt tightening system may include a bolt, a nut, and a bolt tightening tool. The bolt tightening tool may include an adapter and a chamber. One of the adapter and the chamber applies a torque to the bolt and one holds the nut. |
| US10562150B2 |
Polishing apparatus
A polishing apparatus includes a slurry circulating unit for storing a slurry below a chuck table having a holding surface for holding a wafer, and circulating the slurry to a polishing surface of a polishing pad for polishing the wafer. The slurry circulating unit includes an annular cup-shaped receptacle that surrounds the chuck table and the polishing pad overhanging from the holding surface of the chuck table in a polishing position where the polishing surface is in contact with the wafer, an air blow opening formed through a bottom plate of the receptacle for blowing air to thereby spray the slurry stored in the receptacle toward the polishing pad, a pipe for connecting the air blow opening to an air source, an opening formed through a side wall of the pipe, and a valve for controlling the supply and stop of air from the air source to the pipe. |
| US10562148B2 |
Real time profile control for chemical mechanical polishing
A method of controlling processing of a substrate includes generating, based on a signal from an in-situ monitoring system, first and second sequences of characterizing values indicative of a physical property of a reference zone and a control zone, respectively, on a substrate. A reference zone rate and a control zone rate are determined from the first and sequence of characterizing values, respectively. An error value is determined by comparing characterizing values for the reference zone and control zone. An output parameter value for the control zone is generated based on at least the error value and a dynamic nominal control zone value using a proportional-integral-derivative control algorithm, and the dynamic nominal control zone value is generated in a second control loop based on at least the reference zone rate and the control zone rate. The control zone of the substrate is processed according to the output parameter value. |
| US10562139B2 |
Fixtures for pipe installation, sealing and security
These fixtures aid in installing, sealing and securing pipe. Specifically, the invention aids in mating bell & spigot joints and securely capping open pipe ends of standard polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pipe products as well as non-plastic piping by enabling equalized full circumference pressure on pipe ends to nudge, seal and/or secure pipe ends during installation or decommissioning. |
| US10562135B2 |
Welding ground apparatus
A welding ground apparatus comprising at least two members, the at least two members engaged and having at least one angular degree of freedom between them, the grounding apparatus including a biasing member for applying a force to at least one of the at least two members when compressed, the line of action of the force traversing a contact footprint, the contact footprint having a footprint periphery and defined by one of the at least two members. |
| US10562134B2 |
Flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding
Provided is a flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding that contains specific amounts of C, Mn, TiO2, and Ni and specific amounts or less of P and S. The TiO2 has a ratio (α1/α2) of 0.90-1.50 when α1 (mass %) is the content per wire total mass of particles having a size of 106 μm or smaller and α2 (mass %) is the content per wire total mass of particles having a size exceeding 106 μm. |
| US10562132B2 |
Applications, methods and systems for materials processing with visible raman laser
Laser additive manufacturing systems and apparatus using laser wavelengths below 800 nm. Raman laser modules having laser pump sources in the blue wavelength range. Matching functional laser beam wavelength with maximum absorption wavelengths of starting materials. |
| US10562131B2 |
Laser machine
To provide a laser machine capable of reliably drilling a small hole when drilling of the workpiece is performed. A laser machine 1 includes: a laser oscillator; a light guide path; a processing head; and a nozzle. The nozzle includes: a nozzle tip body that irradiates the workpiece with the laser beam; a charge port formed in the nozzle tip body; and an exhaust port formed in the nozzle tip body so as to oppose to the charge port. The nozzle supplies gas to the inside of the nozzle tip body along a gas flow path extending from the charge port to the exhaust port in a form of crossing across the laser beam in the nozzle tip body, to generate a negative pressure in the vicinity of an opening part of a tip end of the nozzle tip body. |
| US10562130B1 |
Laser-assisted method for parting crystalline material
A crystalline material processing method includes forming subsurface laser damage at a first average depth position to form cracks in the substrate interior propagating outward from at least one subsurface laser damage pattern, followed by imaging the substrate top surface, analyzing the image to identify a condition indicative of presence of uncracked regions within the substrate, and taking one or more actions responsive to the analyzing. One potential action includes changing an instruction set for producing subsequent laser damage formation (at second or subsequent average depth positions), without necessarily forming additional damage at the first depth position. Another potential action includes forming additional subsurface laser damage at the first depth position. The substrate surface is illuminated with a diffuse light source arranged perpendicular to a primary substrate flat and positioned to a first side of the substrate, and imaged with an imaging device positioned to an opposing second side of the substrate. |
| US10562127B2 |
Ribbon bonding tools, and methods of designing ribbon bonding tools
A ribbon bonding tool is provided. The ribbon bonding tool includes a body portion including a tip portion, the tip portion defining a working surface. The ribbon bonding tool includes a group of four protrusions extending from the working surface, wherein the working surface defines four quadrants in a horizontal plane by extending an imaginary line at a midpoint along each of a length and a width of the working surface. Each of the four protrusions is arranged in one of four quadrants. |
| US10562125B2 |
Controlling plasma arc torches and related systems and methods
In some aspects, methods for preserving a usable life of a plasma arc electrode consumable installed in a plasma arc torch can include measuring a characteristic of an electrical signal being provided to the torch to generate a plasma arc between the torch and a workpiece to be processed; monitoring the characteristic during operation of the torch over a time period; comparing the characteristic to a threshold value; and, responsive to determining that a measured characteristic meets and/or exceeds the threshold value, initiating an arc extinguishing sequence to preserve the life of the electrode. |
| US10562114B2 |
Table saw
Table saws and table saws designed to incorporate safety systems are disclosed. The table saws may include vertical slide elevation mechanisms positioned toward the rear of the saw and constructed so that an arbor block and blade can retract when a safety system detects an unsafe condition. Other table saw parts and components are also disclosed. |
| US10562113B2 |
Channel bender
A channel bender including: a feeding unit configured to feed and guide a channel material into the channel bender; at least one broaching unit configured to perform at least one of bite broaching and wheeled broaching on the channel material to make at least one broaching mark; and a bending unit configured to bend the channel material that include the at least one broaching mark. |
| US10562110B2 |
Rotary tool as well as carrier and cutting insert for such a rotary tool
The invention relates to a rotary tool as well as to a carrier and a cutting insert of such a rotary tool. The carrier comprises a seat, which comprises several lateral surfaces, between which the cutting insert can be inserted. The cutting insert comprises, for each of the lateral surfaces, a contact surface which abuts against the respective lateral surface in an inserted state. At least one coolant channel is formed, which comprises a first partial channel and a second partial channel, which adjoins the first partial channel, wherein the first partial channel proceeds within the carrier up to an outlet opening, wherein the second partial channel proceeds within the cutting insert from an inlet opening up to a coolant outlet, wherein the outlet opening and the inlet opening form an interface for transferring coolant from the carrier to the cutting insert. The outlet opening is arranged in one of the lateral surfaces and the inlet opening is arranged in one of the contact surfaces. |
| US10562107B2 |
Power tool
A power tool includes: a motor; a fan driven by the motor and defining an axis and a radial direction; and a housing for accommodating the motor and the fan therein, the housing including: a peripheral wall formed with a ventilation hole; and a grid partly covering the ventilation hole, the ventilation hole being positioned adjacent to the fan and having a shape defined by a circumferential surface, the grid including at least one elongated portion extending in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the radial direction, and a distance from the axis of the fan to the circumferential surface is different from a distance from the axis of the fan to one elongated portion in the radial direction of the fan. |
| US10562104B2 |
Cutting tool
Provided is a cutting tool in which one end side of a protruding cutting edge is sharpened while wear resistance is improved. The cutting tool of the present invention includes an end surface, a peripheral side surface that intersects the end surface, and a cutting edge in an intersecting ridgeline portion between the end surface and the peripheral side surface. When first and second points (A and B) are set on the cutting edge, the first point (A) protrudes further toward an outer side of the cutting tool than the second point (B). The cutting tool has a coating film on its surface. The cutting edge has a portion in which the thickness of the coating film gradually increases toward the second point (B) from the first point (A). |
| US10562101B2 |
Methods of making metal matrix composite and alloy articles
In one aspect, methods of making freestanding metal matrix composite articles and alloy articles are described. A method of making a freestanding composite article described herein comprises disposing over a surface of the temporary substrate a layered assembly comprising a layer of infiltration metal or alloy and a hard particle layer formed of a flexible sheet comprising organic binder and the hard particles. The layered assembly is heated to infiltrate the hard particle layer with metal or alloy providing a metal matrix composite, and the metal matrix composite is separated from the temporary substrate. Further, a method of making a freestanding alloy article described herein comprises disposing over the surface of a temporary substrate a flexible sheet comprising organic binder and powder alloy and heating the sheet to provide a sintered alloy article. The sintered alloy article is then separated from the temporary substrate. |
| US10562100B2 |
Micro lattice hybrid composite fan blade
A fan blade includes a lattice structure, a fill, and a structural wrap. The lattice structure defines an airfoil body that has a cavity. The lattice structure defines at least one spar that extends radially from a root of the airfoil body towards a tip of the airfoil body. The fill is disposed within the cavity. The structural wrap is disposed about the lattice structure. The structural wrap defines a plurality of plies that extend from a leading edge of the airfoil body towards a trailing edge of the airfoil body. |
| US10562094B2 |
Annular weir
An annular weir is fixed at a bottom of a tundish and just under a long nozzle of a ladle in a continuous casting apparatus. The annular weir includes a cavity which has a substantially circular shaped transverse section. The cavity includes: an upper side opening configured to receive a stream of molten metal from an upper side through the long nozzle; an inner protrusion which is annular in shape and which extends toward an inner side from an upper end of an inner wall of the cavity; a first space on an inner side of the inner protrusion; and a second space which communicates with the first space 13a and which is on a lower side of the first space. |
| US10562087B2 |
Door beam
A door beam including an aluminum alloy extrusion extended in a longitudinal direction and having a pair of webs and a pair of flanges to be positioned on an inside and an outside in a vehicle width direction. The pair of webs connect the pair of flanges at joint portions of each of the pair of webs such that the pair of webs and the pair of flanges form a closed cross section in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and each of the pair of webs has a welded portion in a vicinity of a neutral axis passing through a centroid of the closed cross section and parallel to the pair of flanges. |
| US10562084B2 |
Clad steel plate with excellent thermal conductivity
Provided is a clad steel plate with excellent thermal conductivity that can be used suitably in cookware and the like. The present invention is a three-layer clad steel plate having a carbon steel base material and stainless steel mating material disposed respectively on both surface sides of the base material, wherein a plate thickness ratio L given by Equation (1) is 1.0-5.0 and at least one surface of the clad steel plate has a plurality of protrusions and recesses. Plate thickness ratio L=the plate thickness of the base material/the total thickness of the mating material . . . Equation (1) Here, the base material thickness and the mating material thickness are the thicknesses at the protrusions. |
| US10562083B2 |
Method for treating polluted soil by a hydraulic binder with mayenite phase
A method for treating polluted soils, includes mixing the soil with a hydraulic binder, wherein the hydraulic binder includes: as the only high-alumina clinker, a high-alumina clinker including more than 80 wt % of mayenite C12A7 phase or a mayenite isotope, the high-alumina clinker making up at least 70 wt % of the weight of the hydraulic binder; and 1 wt % to 30 wt %, relative to the total weight of the binder, of lime. |
| US10562078B2 |
Vacuum spray apparatus and uses thereof
Spray apparatus and uses thereof are described herein. A vacuum spray nozzle apparatus may include a first tube in fluid communication with a fluid source, a rotor coupled to the tube, a conduit in fluid communication with the passages of the first tube, and a second tube coupled to the conduit, the second tube being in fluid communication with a vacuum source. The rotor is in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid source. The conduit is substantially arched or angled such that an outlet of the conduit is offset a radial distance in a radial direction from the rotor axis, and when pressurized fluid is ejected from the outlet, during use, rotates the conduit. The vacuum spray nozzle apparatus is configured to remove components from a material through the second tube when a pressure of the system is reduced using the vacuum source. |
| US10562076B2 |
Substrate cleaning apparatus, substrate cleaning method, and substrate processing apparatus
A substrate cleaning apparatus for cleaning a substrate while rotating the substrate and placing a cleaning member in contact with the rotating substrate is disclosed. The substrate cleaning apparatus comprises: a self-cleaning member mounted to an arm supporting the cleaning member, the self-cleaning member being configured to come into contact with the cleaning member to perform self-cleaning of the cleaning member; and a moving mechanism mounted to the arm supporting the cleaning member, the moving mechanism being configured to move the self-cleaning member between a position where the self-cleaning member is in contact with the cleaning member and a position where the self-cleaning member is separated from the cleaning member. |
| US10562075B2 |
Sensor separation apparatus and method
A separation apparatus, comprising an identifier arranged to identify the particles in a group of particles that have a specific property, an affinity modifier arranged to modify an affinity of the identified particles relative to that affinity of non-identified particles in an group, and a separator arranged to separate the particles in the group based on their difference in the affinity. |
| US10562072B2 |
Grizzly apparatus and bottom ash discharge system
A grizzly apparatus includes a plurality of grizzly bars arranged at predetermined intervals in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction which is an extension direction of center axes of the grizzly bars. Each of the plurality of grizzly bars is rotatable in a direction opposite to a direction of rotation of its adjacent grizzly bar so that a slit through which a screening target object passes and a gap through which the screening target object does not pass alternately emerge, between adjacent grizzly bars. The guide includes an outer member forming its outer shape, and has at least one guide surface inclined with respect to the second direction in such a way that the guide surface descends as the guide surface advances in the second direction toward the slit to guide the screening target object having fallen onto the guide to the slit. |
| US10562070B2 |
Receive operation of an ultrasonic sensor
An ultrasonic sensor includes a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers including a plurality of sub-arrays of ultrasonic transducers, wherein a sub-array of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of sub-arrays of ultrasonic transducers is independently controllable, and wherein a sub-array of ultrasonic transducers has an associated receive channel. A plurality of shift registers is configured to select a receive pattern of ultrasonic transducers of the two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers to activate during a receive operation. An array controller is configured to control selection of the ultrasonic transducers during the receive operation according to the receive pattern and configured to shift a position of the receive pattern within the plurality of shift registers such that the ultrasonic transducers activated during the receive operation moves relative to and within the two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers. |
| US10562064B2 |
Head plate device, storage container device, cartridge arrangement, dispensing apparatus, and their usage
A head plate device is disclosed for a cartridge arrangement for a dispensing apparatus for dispensing at least two flowable components. The head plate device includes at least two separate outlet openings for respectively dispensing the at least two flowable components, and at least two separate inlet passages of the head plate device through which the at least two flowable components can be introduced and flowed through separately from one another. A corresponding storage container device, a cartridge arrangement, and a dispensing apparatus combining a head plate device and a storage container device with a mixer device are disclosed. |
| US10562063B2 |
Tire bead lubricating system
A tire bead lubricating system for applying lubricant to a tire consists of a frame supporting conveyor belts which form a conveyor opening therebetween. The conveyor belts transfer a tire from one end of the frame to another. A lubricating wick chamber is maintained within the frame and positioned underneath the conveyor opening. A lubricating wick assembly is received in the lubricating wick chamber and moves into the conveyor opening. The lubricating wick assembly has at least one engagement roller and at least one elongate brush that carries lubricant applied to the tire. |
| US10562062B2 |
Material supply system with valve assembly
A material supply assembly includes a valve assembly having an outer valve member and an inner valve member rotatable relative to the outer valve member. A base assembly includes an base structure and an actuator. An engagement structure is operative between the outer valve member and the actuator to prevent relative movement between the outer valve member and the actuator. A locking structure is operative between the inner valve member and the base structure to prevent relative movement between the inner valve member and the base structure. Movement of the actuator relative to the base structure moves the outer valve member relative to the inner valve member to operate the valve assembly. |
| US10562061B2 |
Adhesive dispenser
An adhesive dispenser is includes a plurality of adhesive dispensing parts, each including an adhesive dispensing tube, an adhesive extrusion assembly, and a driving component. The adhesive dispensing tube is configured to carry an adhesive therein. The adhesive extrusion assembly is connected with the adhesive dispensing tube, and is configured to apply a pressure to the adhesive in the adhesive dispensing tube such that the adhesive is dispensed from the adhesive dispensing tube. The driving component is configured to drive adhesive extrusion assemblies of the plurality of adhesive dispensing parts to apply the pressure to the adhesive. |
| US10562057B2 |
Illumination for grease gun nozzles
An adapter to provide illumination at a grease gun nozzle and a method of attaching the adapter to a grease gun is presented. The adapter comprises a body having a threaded aperture, a non-threaded aperture, and a light source secured within the non-threaded aperture such that the distal end of a dispensing hose of a grease gun extends out of the adapter once the adapter is coupled to the dispensing hose. To attach the adapter to a dispensing hose of a grease gun, one must first unscrew the dispensing nozzle from the distal end of the dispensing hose. Next, the adapter is coupled to the distal end of the dispensing hose using the threaded aperture of the adapter. Finally the dispensing nozzle is screwed back on to the distal end of the dispensing hose that is extending out of the adapter. |
| US10562054B2 |
Automatically controlling a liquid spray pattern
A dispensing control system, including a frame component having a first side surface and a second side surface, a first sensor portion positioned proximate the first side surface, and a second sensor portion positioned proximate the second side surface, the second sensor portion being separated from the first sensor portion a distance to allow a liquid spray stream exiting a dispenser of a conformal coating machine to pass therebetween, wherein the first sensor portion transmits a beam of light towards the second sensor portion to measure the liquid spray stream exiting the dispenser, the beam of light encompassing both edges of the liquid spray stream while the dispenser is stationary, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. |
| US10562053B2 |
Liquid dispensing device having a pre-compression outlet valve
Provided is a liquid dispensing device that includes: a piston chamber; a piston that is moveable within the piston chamber to pressurize a liquid to be dispensed; a nozzle with a defined throughput for dispensing the liquid; an outlet valve having a defined minimum opening pressure arranged between the piston chamber and the nozzle; and a prime valve for priming the device, where the prime valve may be mechanically operable and may be arranged on or in the piston. |
| US10562046B2 |
Flow control for straight tip and fog nozzle
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a dual shutoff nozzle that can mitigate a user positioning a bale handle of the nozzle in an intermediate position to achieve fog flow through the nozzle. A nozzle may be devised that allows the bale to be disposed in a fully closed position, and/or disposed in a fully open position, and to switch between a fog spray and a straight tip flow. The nozzle may comprise a first flow control element, and a shutoff component that controls the first control element. The nozzle can comprise a second flow control element that controls flow between a straight nozzle outlet and a fog pattern outlet; and the second flow control element can be controlled by a pattern sleeve using a rotation motion. |
| US10562045B2 |
Nozzle and liquid material discharge device provided with said nozzle
A nozzle capable of removing a surplus liquid material, which is adhered to outer surfaces of the nozzle and which affects a discharge operation, without undergoing a special process, and a liquid material discharge device provided with the nozzle. The nozzle (1) includes a body (2) having a liquid inflow space, and a discharge tube (4) communicating with the liquid inflow space and extending downwards from the body (2). A liquid removing member (16) is disposed at a lower end of the body (2) in a state laterally surrounding the discharge tube (4), and the liquid removing member (16) includes a groove-like space (15) that is formed between adjacent to of plural surrounding surfaces (10), and that generates capillary force acting in a direction laterally away from the discharge tube (4). |
| US10562044B2 |
Shower head assembly
A shower head is disclosed that includes means for accessing its interior. A method for accessing the interior of the shower head is also disclosed. The shower head includes a main body with an interior, a proximal water receiving end for connecting to a water source and a distal water dispensing end. A face plate is movably affixed to the water dispensing end. The face plate has openings for water to pass therethrough to reach a user. The face plate is movable between a closed position where the face plate closes the distal water dispensing end of the main body and an open position where the face plate is displaced away from the distal water dispensing end of the main body to access the interior of the main body. The interior of the shower head is therefore easily accessible without the need for tools or plumbing expertise. The shower head may include a regulating device, also easily accessible, for controlling the flow or for treating the water passing therethrough. |
| US10562043B2 |
Telescoping aspirator system
An aspirator system includes an aspirator body having a longitudinal axis. A channel configured for telescoping expansion and contraction along the longitudinal axis includes a first tapered tube section with a proximal end secured to an outflow region of the aspirator body. A second tapered tube section is disposed in telescoping engagement with the first tapered tube section. A drag assembly is secured to a distal end of the second tapered tube section. |
| US10562038B2 |
Cleaning and dewatering fine coal
Fine coal is cleaned of its mineral matter impurities and dewatered by mixing the aqueous slurry containing both with a hydrophobic liquid, subjecting the mixture to a phase separation. The resulting hydrophobic liquid phase contains coal particles free of surface moisture and droplets of water stabilized by coal particles, while the aqueous phase contains the mineral matter. By separating the entrained water droplets from the coal particles mechanically, a clean coal product of substantially reduced mineral matter and moisture contents is obtained. The spent hydrophobic liquid is separated from the clean coal product and recycled. The process can also be used to separate one type of hydrophilic particles from another by selectively hydrophobizing one. |
| US10562036B2 |
Providing wear resistance in a reactor configured to facilitate chemical reactions and/or comminution of solid feed materials using shockwaves created in a supersonic gaseous vortex
Various wear resistance designs may be applied to a reactor configured to facilitate chemical reactions, and/or comminution using shockwaves created in a supersonic gaseous vortex. The reactor may include a rigid chamber having a substantially circular cross-section. A first gas inlet may be configured to introduce a high-velocity gas stream into the chamber. A first replaceable wear part may be disposed in the chamber to absorb wear impact caused by the gas stream. In some implementations, the first replaceable wear part may be a cylindrical rod continuously fed into the chamber. In some implementations, the first replaceable wear part may be coated with, or composed of, a catalytic material, and/or may be electrically isolated from the rest of the reactor. In some implementations, a second gas inlet may be disposed to steer the gas stream to a desired area within the chamber to even out the wear impact. |
| US10562030B2 |
Molecular diagnostic assay system
Improved sub-assemblies and methods of control for use in a diagnostic assay system adapted to receive an assay cartridge are provided herein. Such sub-assemblies include: a brushless DC motor, a door opening/closing mechanism and cartridge loading mechanism, a syringe and valve drive mechanism assembly, a sonication horn, a thermal control device and optical detection/excitation device. Such systems can further include a communications unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device of a user so as to receive a user input relating to functionality of the system with respect to an assay cartridge received therein and relaying a diagnostic result relating to the assay cartridge to the mobile device. |
| US10562029B2 |
Reagent pre-storage having defined extraction
An apparatus, in particular a microfluid apparatus, includes a chamber for extracting a fluid. The chamber has a wall with an opening. The opening is sealed by a sealing mechanism that is impermeable to specified substances. The apparatus further includes a membrane that contacts the outside of the wall, in a region of an outside of the wall which adjoins the opening, and covers the opening. |
| US10562027B2 |
System and method for detection in ion fluid
An electrochemical extended-gate transistor (EET) system is provided, the system includes: a field effect transistor (FET), having a gate, a source, and a drain; a potentiostat, having a working electrode, a counter electrode, and a reference electrode; wherein the working electrode is coupled with a detection region, and the counter electrode is coupled with the gate; wherein the detection region, the gate, and the reference electrode are arranged in an ion fluid; wherein the potentiostat is configured to generate redox in the ion fluid by an electrochemical method to detect the target. A method for detecting targets are used to such system. |