最新美国发明专利第2020-02-25期 - 专利汇|PatentHub专利检索|专利查询网|发明专利查询分析

Document	Document Title
US10570328B2	Delaying polymer hydration in well treatment fluids by using silica infusion A variety of systems, methods and compositions are disclosed. A method of well treatment may comprise providing a well treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a delayed hydratable polymer, wherein the delayed hydratable polymer comprises a hydratable polymer and amorphous silica. The method may further comprise introducing the well treatment fluid into a wellbore.
US10570318B2	Composite article A composite article comprises a base layer and an adhesive layer disposed thereon. The base layer comprises the reaction product of a polyamide and an anhydride-functional copolymer, and an ionomer. The adhesive layer comprises a cationic polymer and an adhesive.
US10570314B2	Polishing agent, polishing method, and liquid additive for polishing The present invention relates to a polishing agent including: metal oxide particles; an organic acid having a monodentate ligand; a nonionic polymer; and water, in which the polishing agent has a pH of from 3.0 to 7.0, and the nonionic polymer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyglycerin, polyoxyethylene polyglyceryl ether and polyoxypropylene polyglyceryl ether.
US10570313B2	Dishing reducing in tungsten chemical mechanical polishing This invention pertains to slurries, methods and systems that can be used in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) of tungsten containing semiconductor device. Additives are used to reduce the dishing on large and small feature sizes (large bond pad as well as fine line structures) without retarding the tungsten removal rate.
US10570312B2	Method for the separation of the isoprenic constituents of guayule Method for the separation of at least one isoprenic constituent from the resin of a plant of guayule and/or of the guayule type comprising the steps of: a) providing a defatted resin of guayule and/or of the guayule type; b) subjecting the defatted resin to partitioning of the liquid-liquid type with solvents that are immiscible in each other thus obtaining an apolar extract containing the isoprenic constituents guayulin A, guayulin B and argentatin B; and a polar extract containing the isoprene constituents argentatin A, argentatin C and argentatin D; and c) separating at least one isoprenic constituent from said polar extract and/or from the apolar extract thus obtained, wherein step c) comprises a step in which the polar extract is subjected to partitioning of the liquid-liquid type with solvents immiscible in each other and/or a step in which the apolar extract is subjected to partitioning of the solid-liquid type.
US10570306B2	Compositions containing polyanion, ethoxylated cationic polymer and phyllosilicates for improved oxygen barrier coatings Described is an aqueous composition comprising (a) at least one polyanion, (b) at least one ethoxylated cationic polymer, and (c) at least one phyllosilicate. The composition can be used for providing oxygen barrier properties to a polymer film.
US10570305B2	Ionomer-based digital printable coatings for various substrates Various embodiments provided herein include a primer coating formulation that includes an aqueous dispersion comprising a metal salt and a copolymer of ethylene and one or more acid-based monomers. Also described are embodiments of an aqueous dispersion including a blend a co-binder and ethylene copolymerized with an acid-based monomer neutralized to form an ionomer. Embodiments provided herein also provide a method including applying to a substrate an aqueous dispersion comprising ethylene copolymerized with an acid-based monomer neutralized to form an ionomer.
US10570301B2	Solvent based inkjet ink composition Provided herein is an inkjet ink composition comprising an ink solvent, a binder, an additive, and a colorant comprising superparamagnetic or/and paramagnetic surface-modified iron oxide or/and iron hydroxide nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are coated with a layer of silica-based coating or/and a layer of functional polymer. The superparamagnetic property of the nanoparticles ensures no magnetic attraction between the nanoparticles at room temperature, and good dispersion stability in the inkjet ink composition. The inkjet ink composition disclosed herein has excellent printing stability in terms of no flocculation and clogging of nozzle during inkjet printing and shows comparable printing stability with non-pigment ink. Printing on nonporous substrates with the inkjet ink composition disclosed herein has excellent transfer resistance. The inkjet ink composition disclosed herein allows color tuning of the ink through controlling the crystal structures of the nanoparticles.
US10570298B2	Photocurable ink, ink container, and image forming method A photocurable ink containing a first liquid containing a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and a second liquid that is incompatible with the first liquid, in which droplets formed by the second liquid are dispersed in the first liquid, wherein the photocurable ink contains first particles and second particles having higher hydrophilicity than that of the first particles, wherein the first particles are adsorbed on an interface between the first liquid and the second liquid, and the second particles are present in the second liquid.
US10570295B2	Self-healing polymer compositions A coating is described herein, including a material chosen from the group consisting of rubber, ceramic, metal, concrete, epoxy, polyurethane, and polyurea, a first carbon nanotube (FCN) filled with a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first FCN end cap is closed on the first end of the FCN and a second FCN end cap is closed on the second end of the FCN, and a second carbon nanotube (SCN) filled with a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first SCN end cap is closed on the first end of the SCN and a second SCN end cap is closed on the second end of the SCN, wherein the first and second carbon nanotubes are mixed in the material, wherein the end caps are removable by a hydrolysis reaction.
US10570293B2	Stabilization of carbon nanotube coatings to moisture A method of making CNT films is described in which the film is washed with a mild acid treatment. The method generates a CNT film that is not sensitive to moisture or fluctuations in moisture. The method involves the use of anionic polysaccharides or anionic glycosaminoglycans such as hyaluronic acid, sodium salt, as aqueous dispersing agents and their modification to a hydrophobic matrix after deposition. In the course of conducting the work described here, we made the surprising discovery that washing with an aqueous acidic solution resulted in a decrease in resistance through the material. The invention also includes CNT composites made by the inventive methods and a CNT composite comprising CNTs and anionic polysaccharides or anionic glycosaminoglycans further characterized by a low cationic content and a high conductivity and/or small CNT particle size as measured by SEM.
US10570291B2	Method for manufacturing coating material A method for manufacturing a coating material containing a condensate of a hydrolytic silane compound includes a process of obtaining a condensate of a fluorine-containing hydrolytic silane compound and a process of causing the condensate to react with fluoroalcohol.
US10570289B2	Methods and apparatuses for applying activated primer to a substrate surface Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the delivery of primer compounds in liquid form to substrates from a hand-held device. Apparatuses are disclosed that, in a single barrel device, store primer components, mix primer components to achieve an activated primer, and deliver the activated primer to a substrate surface.
US10570287B2	Non-aqueous dispersant, color material dispersion liquid for color filter, color filter, liquid crystal display device and organic light-emitting display device Disclosed is a non-aqueous dispersant which is a graft copolymer comprising a constitutional unit represented by the following general formula (II) and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a constitutional unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a constitutional unit represented by the following general formula (I′), or which is a block copolymer comprising a block portion containing a constitutional unit represented by the following general formula (III) and a block portion containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a constitutional unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a constitutional unit represented by the following general formula (I′):
US10570281B2	Information carrying card comprising a cross-linked polymer composition, and method of making the same The disclosure provides a cross-linkable polymer composition, a core layer for an information carrying card comprising such cross-linked composition, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A crosslinkable polymer composition comprises a curable base polymer resin in a liquid or paste form, and a particulate thermoplastic filler. The base polymer resin is selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane, acrylate, silicone and epoxy. The particulate thermoplastic filler may be polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a copolymer of vinyl chloride and at least another monomer, or a polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a compound or blend thereof.
US10570278B2	Polyethylene composition for blow molding having high swell ratio and impact resistance A polyethylene composition for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from greater than 0.957 to 0.965 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183-1 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 12 to 25; 3) MIF from 18 to 40 g/10 min.; 4) Mw equal to or greater than 230,000 g/mol; 5) η0.02 from 35,000 to 55,000 Pa·s; 6) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.55; and 7) ratio (η0.02/1000)/LCBI from 55 to 75.
US10570277B2	Polyethylene composition for blow molding having high stress cracking resistance A polyethylene composition for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) density from greater than 0.952 to 0.957 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183-1 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 12 to 25; 3) MIF from 18 to 40 g/10 min.; 4) η0.02 from 30,000 to 55,000 Pa·s; 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.55; 6) ratio (η0.02/1000)/LCBI from 55 to 75.
US10570276B2	High molecular weight polyethylene composition, product and process of making same This disclosure relates to a novel type of high molecular weight polyethylene composition, and product made from said composition, with industrially useful properties, and the process of making said composition and product.
US10570275B2	Pneumatic tire having tread with alkoxysilane-terminated polybutadiene The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene elastomer, silica, a blocked mercaptosilane, and a low molecular weight polybutadiene functionalized with an alkoxysilane functional group.
US10570274B2	Rubber composition for tire and studless tire A rubber composition for a tire contains: 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber (A); from 30 to 100 parts by mass of a filler (B); from 0.3 to 30 parts by mass of a crosslinkable component (C) that is not miscible with the diene rubber (A); and a fibrillated fiber (D). The fibrillated fiber (D) is dispersed in advance in the crosslinkable component (C) in a proportion of 0.1 to 10 mass % of the crosslinkable component (C), and the crosslinkable component (C) is a polyether-based, polyester-based, polyolefin-based, polycarbonate-based, aliphatic-based, saturated hydrocarbon-based, acrylic-based, or plant-derived polymer or copolymer.
US10570271B2	Formaldehyde free binder compositions with urea-aldehyde reaction products Fiber-containing composites are described that contain woven or non-woven fibers, and a cured binder formed from a binder composition that includes (1) a reducing sugar and (2) a crosslinking agent that includes a reaction product of a urea compound and a polycarbonyl compound. Exemplary reaction products for the crosslinking agent may include the reaction product of urea and an α,β-bicarbonyl compound or an α,γ-bicarbonyl compound. Exemplary fiber-containing composites may include fiberglass insulation.
US10570270B2	Polyolefin materials for rotational molding applications having improved impact properties and color stability Provided herein are polyolefin-based compositions useful for making rotomolded parts having useful properties, including those related to impact resistance and color. In one aspect, there are provided compositions comprising (a) a rotational molded polyolefin, comprising a resin, wherein the resin is polyethylene or a copolymer thereof, having a melt index (MI) ranging from about 1 g/10 minutes to about 10 g/10 minutes; and (b) an additive package comprising: (i) an antioxidant; (ii) a processing stabilizer; (iii) optionally a UV light stabilizer; (iv) optionally a fatty acid-based acid scavenger comprising a metal salt of a fatty acid; and (v) a dihydrotalcite-based acid scavenger present in the composition at between about 800 ppm to about 3,000 ppm. In some embodiments, the ARM Impact Percent Ductility is greater than or equal to about 60% for a molded part made from the cured composition and measured after the composition has been cured between 18-24 minutes at a temperature of 550° F.
US10570269B2	Composition containing microparticles A composition which contains microparticles and does not undergo the long-term process of aggregation of the microparticles during storage of the composition. An imidazole compound having a specific structure is added to a composition containing microparticles having a volume average particle diameter of 3000 nm or less. The composition may contain a base material component. The base material component may be a heat-curable or photocurable base material component. The microparticles may be inorganic particles and/or organic particles.
US10570265B2	Method for treating surface of carbon fiber composite material The disclosure provides a method for treating a surface of a carbon fiber composite material, comprising the steps of: (1) pretreating a carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material; (2) spraying transparent powder to the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material and curing it; (3) polishing the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material after the transparent powder is cured; (4) spraying transparent powder to the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material after the transparent powder thereon is cured and curing it; (5) polishing, cleaning and baking; and (6) spraying a clear lacquer to the surface of the carbon fiber reinforced resin-based composite material after the transparent powder is cured and curing it.
US10570260B2	Composite article and methods for making the same The invention relates to a composite article comprising: —an item (2) to be attached to a substrate; and —an adhesive tape (3) for attaching the item to the substrate, the adhesive tape having a substantially flat shape with a first main surface (6) facing the item, the first main surface extending in a cross section perpendicular to the first main surface from a first edge (8) to a second edge (9); —a lamination region (11) on the first surface, wherein the lamination region is the region where the adhesive tape is laminated to the item; and —wherein the lamination region is smaller than the first main surface. The invention also relates to a method of making a composite article.
US10570258B2	Composites with thermoplastic epoxy polymeric phase, articles such as carriers made therewith and associated methods A structural reinforcement for an article including a carrier (10) that includes: (t) a mass of polymeric material (12) having an outer surface; and (ii) at least one fibrous composite Insert (14) or overlay (980) having an outer surface and including at least one elongated fiber arrangement (e.g., having a plurality of ordered fibers). The fibrous Insert (14) or overlay (980) is envisioned to adjoin the mass of the polymeric material in a predetermined location for carrying a predetermined load that Is subjected upon the predetermined location (thereby effectively providing localized reinforcement to that predetermined location). The fibrous insert (14) or overlay (980) and the mass of polymeric material (12) are of compatible materials, structures or both, for allowing the fibrous insert or overlay to be at feast partially joined to the mass of the polymeric material. Disposed upon at least a portion of the carrier (10) may be a mass of activatable material (126). The fibrous insert (14) or overlay (980) may include a polymeric matrix that includes a thermoplastic epoxy.
US10570256B2	Fluorescent siloxane elastomer, method for synthesis of the same and the use The invention relates to a fluorescent siloxane elastomer, to a method for producing same, and to the use. The fluorescent siloxane elastomer contains the following structural elements in the network structure thereof: (I) and (II) or (III), wherein: R1 and R2 are the same or different and mean, independently of each other, a methyl, phenyl, vinyl substituent or an H atom; X means a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 C atoms; A is an oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom; R3 is a fluorescent dye substituent from the families of the BODIPY or BODIPY and coumarin or BODIPY and naphthalimide or coumarin and naphthalimide fluorophores. The polysiloxanes according to the invention cause a shift in the emission range out of the UV light or expansion of the emission range into the range of visible light having wavelengths of up to 800 nm, and therefore the polysiloxanes are especially suited for detectors having the maximum efficiency thereof in the range. In the combination of the optical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of the polysiloxanes, the polysiloxanes differ substantially from polysiloxanes according to the prior art. The polysiloxanes form the basis for a material that meets the high requirements for high-voltage devices and can be used in particular for monitoring the aging process of insulating means in high-voltage systems. Partial electrical discharges can be reliably optically detected and localized by means of the polysiloxanes.
US10570251B2	Organic electronic multi-sensor using ionic electrolyte, and method for producing same Provided are: an organic electronic multi-sensor wherein an ionic electrolyte and an organic semiconductor polymer are fused to form a double layer and have a mesh shape; and a method for producing same. The organic electronic multi-sensor provides different, complementary ion and charge transfer pathways depending on the volume ratio of the ionic electrolyte and thus is capable of distinguishing the electrical resistance properties of volatile organic compounds having a wide range of polarities. In addition, the organic electronic multi-sensor senses light of respective wavelengths on the basis of optical signals, converts temperatures to electrical signals according to thermal signals, and thus can sense each environment change.
US10570248B2	Cured film formation composition, orientation material, and retardation material A cured-film formation composition that forms a cured film exhibiting excellent liquid-crystal orientation properties and excellent light transmission properties when the cured-film formation composition is used as an orientation material and a layer of a polymerizable liquid crystal is arranged thereon. A cured-film formation composition including a component (A) that is a compound obtained by reacting a cinnamic acid compound of Formula (1) below with a compound having at least one epoxy group in one molecule, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently a substituent selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl, a C1-6 haloalkyl, a C1-6 alkoxy, a C1-6 haloalkoxy, cyano, and nitro; and a component (B) that is a cross-linking agent, an orientation material which is obtained from the composition, and a retardation material which is obtained from the composition.
US10570246B2	Rapid curing thiol epoxy resin with improved compression strength performance Aspects described herein generally describe epoxy resins and methods of epoxy resin formation. In some embodiments, a resin includes the reaction product of one or more polythiols, one or more polyepoxides, one or more fillers and one or more amine catalysts. Polythiols have between two and about ten thiol moieties. Polyepoxides have between two and about ten epoxy moieties. One or more amine catalysts of the formula NR1R2R3, wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl or two or more of R1, R2, and R3 combine to form cycloalkyl. The resin has a compressive strength of at least 14 ksi at 2% offset at 70° F. and at least 8 ksi at 2% offset at 190° F.
US10570244B2	Cross-linked thermoplastic co-polyester elastomer, method of making same, and articles composed thereof A process for forming a cross-linked thermoplastic elastomer is disclosed herein. The cross-linked thermoplastic elastomer is a thermoplastic cross-linked copolyester and is preferably formed by heating a first mixture containing a thermoplastic elastomeric base material, a monomeric diisocyanate comprising between 1 to 10% of the total weight of the first mixture, and a second mixture of a first diamine and a second diamine comprising between 1 to 10% of the total weight of a total reaction product. The heated first mixture, which is flowable, is injected into at least one injection molding device, with the second mixture injected at predetermined intervals to create a homogeneous reaction product. The reaction product may be injected into a mold to produce articles.
US10570243B2	Non-tin catalyst for curing alkoxysilyl-containing polymer A non-tin catalyst for accerating the curing of alkoxysilyl-containing polymer contains a mixture and/or complex of organotitanium compound and a compound containing at least one (—)2N—C═N— linkage.
US10570242B2	Aqueous polyurethane dispersion The invention relates to an aqueous polyurethane dispersion U comprising at least two aqueously dispersed polyurethanes whereof at least one is an aqueously dispersible polyurethane U1 having a mass-average molar mass Mw1 of at least 10 kg/mol, and at least one is an aqueously dispersible polyurethane U2 having a mass-average molar mass Mw2 of less than 10 kg/mol, a process for the preparation thereof, and a method of use thereof.
US10570239B1	Surface-active two-tailed hydrophobic associated polymer and preparation method thereof The present invention provides a surface-active two-tailed hydrophobic associated polymer and a preparation method thereof. The surface-active two-tailed hydrophobic associated polymer is prepared using a micellar free radical copolymerization method including: adding a surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate and a hydrophobic monomer N-phenethyl-N-alkyl (methyl) acrylamide or N-benzyl-N-alkyl (methyl) acrylamide into an aqueous solution containing acrylamide, acrylic acid, 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, and surface-active macromonomer polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (methyl) acrylate, wherein the surfactant is used to solubilize the hydrophobic monomer in the formed micelle; adjusting pH to 6-8 with sodium hydroxide, and copolymerizing the hydrophobic monomer and a water-soluble monomer by means of photoinitiation. The properties, such as viscosifying property, temperature resistance, salt resistance and hydrolysis resistance, of the hydrophobic associated polymer can be effectively improved. The preparation method is reliable in principle and simple in operation and has a wide market prospect.
US10570238B2	Thermoplastic elastomers via atom transfer radical polymerization of plant oil The present invention relates to a block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block. The PA block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A, and the PB block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B. Monomer A is a vinyl, acrylic, diolefin, nitrile, dinitrile, or acrylonitrile monomer. Monomer B is a radically polymerizable plant oil monomer containing one or more triglycerides. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic block copolymer by radical polymerizing a radically polymerizable monomer with a radically polymerizable plant oil monomer containing one or more triglycerides, in the presence of an initiator and a transition-metal catalyst system to form the thermoplastic block copolymer. The polymerized plant oil-based block copolymers are useful in a variety of applications, such as asphalt modifiers, rubber compositions, adhesives, tires, in the automobile industry, footwear, packaging, etc.
US10570236B2	Combined seals, compositions, and methods of making the same A combined sealing member is provided that includes a composition comprising two or more polyolefin elastomers selected from the group consisting of a dense, a micro-dense and a dynamic silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer having a respective density of less than 0.90 g/cm3, less than 0.70 g/cm3, and less than 0.60 g/cm3. The combined sealing member exhibits a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70° C.).
US10570234B2	Heavy release additive for release sheet, organopolysiloxane composition for release sheet, and release sheet Provided are: a heavy release additive for a release sheet, for imparting an excellent release coating whereby heavy release force is obtained curability is not reduced, low-temperature curing is possible, and there is also minimal reduction in residual adhesion rate of a released adhesive sheet; an addition-reaction-type organopolysiloxane composition; and a release sheet. A heavy release additive for a release sheet, containing an acrylic-silicone-based graft copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000-2,000,000 obtained by radical polymerization of an organopolysiloxane compound (A) having a radical-polymerizable group, and a radical-polymerizable monomer (B) having an acrylic group and/or a methacrylic group, the heavy release additive for a release sheet wherein the component (A) includes an organopolysiloxane compound (A1) having one radical-polymerizable group in each molecule thereof, and the component (B) includes a radical-polymerizable monomer (B2) having two or more radical-polymerizable groups in each molecule thereof.
US10570229B2	Method of preparing styrene-based resin and styrene-based resin prepared thereby The present invention relates to a method of preparing a styrene-based resin having a low oligomer content and a styrene-based resin prepared thereby. The preparation method according to the present invention may prepare a styrene-based resin having a reduced oligomer content by using a polymerization initiator having a 1 hour half-life temperature, which is 5° C. to 25° C. lower than a temperature during polymerization, and controlling devolatilization conditions.
US10570228B2	High softening point hydrocarbon resins A hydrocarbon polymer modifier (HPM) is an interpolymer of (i) a vinyl cyclohexene component (ii) a piperylene component; and (iii) a C8-C12 vinyl aromatic component; and wherein the interpolymer comprises (a) a softening point from 40° C. to 160° C., (b) Mn greater than 400, (c) Mz less than 15,000, and (d) at least 8 mole percent aromatic hydrogen, based on the total moles of hydrogen in the interpolymer.
US10570227B2	Photopolymerizable composition To provide a photopolymerizable composition which can be quickly cured by light of from 300 nm to 500 nm, and a cured product of which is less colored.A photopolymerizable composition comprising a compound having an anthracene skeleton represented by the following formula (1), a compound having a benzophenone skeleton and a radical polymerizable compound: wherein each of R1 and R2 which may be the same or different, is a C1-20 alkyl group, a C6-20 aryl group, an alkylcarbonyl group having a C1-20 alkyl group, an arylcarbonyl group having a C6-20 aryl group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group having a C1-20 alkyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group having a C6-20 aryl group, and each of X and Y which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a C1-8 alkyl group.
US10570223B2	Stripping apparatus The present application relates to a method for removing an unreacted vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) in polyvinyl chloride (PVC). According to an illustrative stripping apparatus and a stripping method using the stripping apparatus of the present application, in a stripping process using steam, a temperature difference between a raw material including a target substance to be removed and steam is minimized to suppress foam generation in the stripping process, thereby increasing efficiency of removing the target substance to be removed, particularly, an unreacted VCM in PVC. In addition, a cleansing cycle to remove foams generated in the stripping apparatus can be reduced, thereby not only securing economic feasibility of the process, but also preventing degradation in quality of a final product that may occur when an antifoamer to remove the foams is used.
US10570222B2	Thermally tunable phosphinimine catalysts A new phosphinimine polymerization catalyst exhibits restricted rotation about a carbon-phosphorous bond. The restricted rotation is demonstrated using variable temperature 1H NMR. Ethylene copolymers made using the catalysts have microstructures which are dependent on the temperature at which polymerization takes place.
US10570218B2	Vulcanizing composition containing cyclododecasulfur and improved cyclododecasulfur compound A vulcanizing composition useful for the vulcanization of vulcanizable formulations is disclosed. The vulcanizing composition includes a vulcanizing agent which in turn includes a cyclododecasulfur compound. A cyclododecasulfur compound characterized by a DSC melt point onset of between 155° C. and 167° C. when measured at a DSC heat rate of 20° C./minute is also disclosed.
US10570214B2	Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor variant III chimeric antigen receptors and use of same for the treatment of cancer The invention provides chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) comprising an antigen binding domain of human antibody 139, an extracellular hinge domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular domain T cell receptor signaling domain. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the CARs are disclosed. Methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a host and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a host are also disclosed.
US10570212B2	Cytotoxic benzodiazepine derivatives The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I)-(VII). The invention also provides conjugates of the benzodiazepine compounds linked to a cell-binding agent. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention.
US10570209B2	Methods for inducing or enhancing an immune response by administering agonistic glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-family-related receptor (GITR) antibodies The present invention provides binding molecules that specifically bind to GITR, e.g., human GITR (hGITR), on T cells and dendritic cells. Binding molecules of the invention are characterized by binding to hGITR with high affinity, in the presence of a stimulating agent, e.g., CD3, are agonistic, and abrogate the suppression of Teff cells by Treg cells. Various aspects of the invention relate to binding molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making such binding molecules. Methods of using a binding molecule of the invention to detect human GITR or to modulate human GITR activity, either in vitro or in vivo, are also encompassed by the invention.
US10570206B2	Recombinant TNF ligand family member polypeptides with antibody binding domain and uses thereof The present invention relates in general to the field of TNF ligand family members. In more detail the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising at least three components A, each of which comprises the sequence of a TNF homology domain (THD) of a TNF ligand family member, or a functional derivative thereof, and comprising at least one component B consisting of a VL region and a VH region linked directly to each other with a linker sequence L which has a length of <12 amino acids. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US10570205B2	Human antigen binding proteins that bind β-Klotho, FGF receptors and complexes thereof The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from antigen binding proteins activate FGF21-mediated signaling. In embodiments, the antigen binding proteins specifically bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In some embodiments the antigen binding proteins induce FGF21-like signaling. In some embodiments, an antigen binding protein is a fully human, humanized, or chimeric antibodies, binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and polypeptides that specifically bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Other embodiments provide nucleic acids encoding such antigen binding proteins, and fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antigen binding proteins, and fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, and methods of using such antigen binding proteins, fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects suffering from type 2 diabetes, obesity, NASH, metabolic syndrome and related disorders or conditions.
US10570203B2	Antibodies to ICOS Provided herein are various embodiments relating to antibodies. Some of the embodiments include agonist antibodies that bind ICOS. Such antibodies can be used in methods to treat, for example, cancer.
US10570201B2	Anti-CD47 antibodies and methods of use Disclosed herein are anti-CD47 antibody molecules, their manufacture and use in treating disorders associated with CD47 expression, for example, certain hematological cancers and solid tumors.
US10570199B2	Human antibody against IL-18 The present invention relates to a human anti-human IL-18 antibody which reacts with human interleukin-18 (human IL-18) and does not react with a K53A variant of human IL-18.
US10570198B2	Stable and soluble antibodies The invention provides antibodies that are modified to reduce aggregration propensity, and methods of producing such antibodies. The present invention also provides particularly stable and soluble scFv antibodies and Fab fragments specific for TNF, which comprise specific light chain and heavy chain sequences that are optimized for stability, solubility, in vitro and in vivo binding of TNF, and low immunogenicity. The nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expression of the recombinant antibodies of the invention, methods for isolating them and the use of said antibodies in medicine are also disclosed.
US10570194B2	Method for treating infectious diseases using a composition comprising plasma-derived immunoglobulin M (IgM) Compositions and methods of the present invention prevent, inhibit or reduce the toxic effects of proteins and toxins secreted from microbes. A method for neutralizing microbial protein products in a subject comprises administering a composition to the subject, said composition comprising plasma-derived IgM and optionally one or more excipients in a pharmaceutical carrier, wherein the composition is administered in an amount effective to neutralize the microbial protein products.
US10570180B2	Anti-bacterial agents and their use in therapy The present invention provides an agent, or a composition containing an agent, for use in treating or preventing a bacterial infection in a subject, wherein said agent comprises: (i) an oligopeptidic compound comprising a PCNA interacting motif and a domain that facilitates the cellular uptake of said compound, wherein the PCNA interacting motif is X1X2X3X4X5X6 (SEQ ID NO: 1) and wherein: X1 is a basic amino acid; X2 is an aromatic amino acid; X3 is an aromatic amino acid or a hydrophobic amino acid that has an R group comprising at least three carbon atoms; X4 is an uncharged amino acid other than an aromatic amino acid, Glycine (G) and Proline (P); X5 is any amino acid other than an acidic amino acid or an aromatic amino acid; and X6 is any amino acid other than an acidic amino acid or an aromatic amino acid, preferably a basic amino acid or Proline (P), wherein when X3 is not an aromatic amino acid, X5 is not lysine (K) and X6 is a basic amino acid or Proline (P); or (ii) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding the oligopeptidic compound of (i). In certain aspects the agent and composition of the invention may be used as single agents. In other aspects of the invention the agents and composition may be used in conjunction with one or more addition active agents, such as antibiotics, or in combination with UV radiation.
US10570176B2	Anti-hepatitis B virus X protein polypeptide pharmaceutical The present invention relates to the field of polypeptide medicine, and relates to polypeptides against hepatitis B virus X Protein and uses thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising D-amino acids, which have a function of inhibiting hepatitis B virus X protein, and inhibit HBx activities, inhibit replication of hepatitis B virus DNA and expression of related antigens (e.g., HBeAg) at molecular level, cellular level and animal level, and further inhibit hepatitis and hepatic cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer that occurs on the basis of hepatic cirrhosis. The polypeptides can be widely used in the prevention and treatment of liver diseases after hepatitis B infection, including hepatitis, hepatic cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
US10570174B2	Peptides for the treatment of malignant proliferative diseases Synthetic peptides containing chemical modifications having anti-tumor properties are provided. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the peptides and use thereof for treating proliferative and neoplastic diseases such as cancer.
US10570173B2	Protease-activated contrast agents for in vivo imaging Compounds useful as contrast agents in image-guided surgery are provided. The compounds comprise a latent cationic lysosomotropic fragment that is detectable upon cleavage by lysosomal proteases within treated tissues, particularly within tumors and other diseased tissues. Also provided are compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds, for example in dynamically monitoring protease activity in vivo during image-guided tumor resection surgery.
US10570167B2	Ectonucleotidase inhibitors and methods of use thereof The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer using the novel heterocyclic compounds of the invention.
US10570166B2	Spinosyn derivatives as insecticides Compositions including derivatives of spinosyns and methods for the production of derivatives of spinosyns are provided. The spinosyn derivatives described herein include spinosyn derivatives functionalized on the C5-C6 double bond of the spinosyn. The method produces spinosyn derivatives that exhibit activity towards insects, arachnids, and nematodes and are useful in the agricultural and animal health markets.
US10570162B2	High refractive index siloxanes A polymer material comprising a constraint bicyclic bridged structure such as bicyclo(2,2,1) ring system, most preferably a norbornyl group, pendant to a siloxane backbone. The bridged bicyclic-containing materials can exhibit good refractive index, transparency, gas permeability, and/or other properties making them suitable for use in a variety of applications.
US10570161B2	Unique dual-action therapeutics A new family of therapeutics which provides a controlled-release delivery platform for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents on an ester or an ester-carbonate backbone is disclosed herein. These agents are reversible inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and are thus useful for clinical conditions benefiting from inflammation suppression and cholinergic intervention. These compounds are of the general formula wherein n=0, 1; X=C, Si, and N+ and NSAID=ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin and diclofenac. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10570158B2	Boron-containing diacylhydrazine compounds The present disclosure provides boron-containing diacylhydrazines having Formula I: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein A, R4, and R5 are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure also provides the use of boron-containing diacylhydrazines is ecdysone receptor-based inducible gene expression systems. Thus, the present disclosure is useful for applications such as gene therapy, treatment of disease, large scale production of proteins and antibodies, cell-based screening assays, functional genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and regulation of traits in transgenic organisms, where control of gene expression levels is desirable.
US10570157B2	Cyclic diarylboron derivatives as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors Inhibitor compounds are disclosed. The compounds are effective in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which interleukin 1 β activity is implicated. Methods of synthesis of the compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also disclosed.
US10570154B2	Pyrimido-diazepinone kinase scaffold compounds and methods of treating disorders The present invention relates to novel pyrimido-diazepinone compounds, methods of modulating protein kinases, including MPS1 (TTK), ERK5 (BMK1, MAPK7), polo kinase 1, 2, 3, or 4, Ack1, Ack2, Abl, DCAMKL1, ABL1, Abl mutants, DCAMKL2, ARK5, BRK, MKNK2, FGFR4, TNK1, PLK1, ULK2, PLK4, PRKD1, PRKD2, PRKD3, ROS1, RPS6KA6, TAOK1, TAOK3, TNK2, Bcr-Abl, GAK, cSrc, TPR-Met, Tie2, MET, FGFR3, Aurora, Axl, Bmx, BTK, c-kit, CHK2, Flt3, MST2, p70S6K, PDGFR, PKB, PKC, Raf, ROCK-H, Rsk1, SGK, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions.
US10570153B2	Benzodiazepine derivatives as RSV inhibitors The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from RSV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an RSV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US10570151B2	Biologically active molecules, conjugates thereof, and therapeutic uses The present disclosure relates to linker compounds that are useful in covalently linking biologically active molecules with Ligands. The disclosed compounds also relate to biologically active molecules and Ligand conjugates, wherein the biologically active molecule is linked to the Ligand through a linker. The disclosure further provides compositions comprising biologically active molecule-ligand conjugates, methods of modifying abnormal cell growth and methods of treatment using the conjugates or the compositions.
US10570150B2	6,7-trans cephalosporin-based probes for detecting bacteria expressing a metallo-beta-lactamase The present invention discloses a probe useful for the selective detection of metallo-beta-lactamases, in particular carbapenemases, thereby distinguishing those species of bacteria that are carbapenem-resistant from bacterial strains that are sensitive. Cephalospori based probes that have the 6,7 R,R configuration are susceptible to cleavage by beta-lactamases but cannot distinguish between cleavage by metallo-beta-lactamases and other beta-lactamases. By modifying a side group of the cephalosporin, selectivity can be introduced allowing the probes to distinguish between various types of metallo-beta-lactamases.
US10570149B2	Tricyclic heterocylic derivatives Compounds of the formula I in which R1 and R2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of ATR, and can be employed for the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US10570148B2	N-alkyl-2-phenoxyethanamines, their preparation and use The present invention provides a compound having the structure: (structurally represented) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently H, halogen, CF3 or C1-C4 alkyl; R6 is alkyl; A is absent or present, and when present is —C(O)— or —C(O)NH—; B is substituted or unsubstituted monocycle, bicycle, heteromonocycle, heterobicycle, benzyl, CO2H or (C1-C4 alkyl)-CO2H, wherein when B is CO2H, then A is present and is —C(O)—, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10570144B2	Substituted ureas as prostaglandin EP4 receptor antagonists The present invention describes compounds of Formula (I): or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their medical uses. The compounds of Formula (I) have activity as prostaglandin EP4 receptor antagonists, and are useful in the treatment or alleviation of pain and inflammation and other inflammation-associated disorders, such as arthritis, treating or preventing disorders or medical conditions selected from pain, inflammatory diseases and the like. Also described herein are methods of treating pain by administering the compounds of Formula (I), which are EP4 receptor antagonists.
US10570143B2	Pyrazolopyrimidine compounds The present teachings provide a compound represented by structural formula (1-0), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
US10570131B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their use in preventing or treating bacterial infections The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds, their process of preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and use thereof, optionally in combination with other antibacterial agents and/or beta-lactam compounds, for the prevention or treatment of bacterial infections. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds as β-lactamase inhibitors and/or as antibacterial agents.
US10570130B2	Process for preparing methyl{4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-5-yl}methylcarbamate and its purification for use as pharmaceutically active compound The present invention relates to a process for preparing methyl {4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-5-yl}methylcarbamate of the formula (I) and to a process for purifying the crude product of the compound of the formula (I) for use as pharmaceutically active compound, where, for purification, methyl {4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-5-yl}methylcarbamate sulphinyldimethane (1:1), i.e. a compound of the formula (II), is isolated as intermediate or is generated as intermediate in this purification process, if appropriate present in a mixture.
US10570126B2	Substituted fused imidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use thereof Substituted fused imidazole derivatives, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a substituted fused imidazole derivative, and methods of use in treating conditions or diseases of the eye are provided. The substituted fused imidazole derivatives may control the activity or the amount or both the activity and the amount of heme-oxygenase.
US10570124B2	Deoxycytidine kinase binding compounds There are provided, inter alia, compounds useful for binding to deoxycytidine kinase, and compounds and methods useful to modulate deoxycytidine kinase.
US10570115B2	Modulator of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, and process for making the modulator Compounds of Formula I: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, deuterated derivatives of any of the foregoing, and metabolites of any of the foregoing are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating cystic fibrosis using the same, and methods for making the same are also disclosed.
US10570109B2	Griseofulvin compound An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having an anti-inflammatory activity or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.The solution of the present invention is a compound of general formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. wherein the symbols in the formula are defined below: R1: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group; R2: a C1-C6 alkyl group; A: e.g., an oxygen atom; and R3: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group.
US10570108B2	Substituted benzofuran compounds for the treatment of hepatitis C Compounds of Formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds are set forth. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are useful in treating those infected with HCV:
US10570107B2	Vinyl-containing compounds and processes for making the same The present invention provides a process for forming vinyl-containing compounds including the steps of: a) reacting in a nitrogen atmosphere a dicarboxylic acid and/or anhydride and a functional mono or polyfunctional alcohol to provide a hydroxyl-containing polyester; b) reacting the hydroxyl-containing polyester with a vinyl-containing organic acid in the presence of an esterification catalyst, a polymerization inhibitor and an azeotropic agent; and c) reacting the vinyl functional esterified intermediate, residual esterification catalyst and residual vinyl-containing organic acid with an epoxy to provide the vinyl-containing compound.
US10570105B2	Processes and intermediates for making sweet taste enhancers The present invention includes methods/processes and intermediates for preparing compounds having structural Formula (XI): wherein Y is C1-C12 alkylene or C1-C12 alkenylene; and R8 and R12 are independently C1-C12 alkyl.
US10570102B2	Synthesis of benzodiazepine derivatives The invention relates to processes for the synthesis of benzodiazepine derivatives of Formula I: (I)
US10570101B2	Quinoxalinyl-piperazinamide methods of use The disclosed subject matter provides methods using and kits comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10570100B2	Deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitors containing amino sulfonyl linkage Provided herein are dUTPase inhibitors, compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US10570099B2	Salts of an epidermal growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor The present invention provides a salt form and compositions thereof, which are useful as an inhibitor of EGFR kinases and which exhibits desirable characteristics for the same.
US10570095B2	3,4-di-substituted pyridine compound, methods of using and compositions comprising the same 2-((3-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)pyridin-4-yl)thio)-2-methylpropanoic acid is useful in the modulation of blood or serum uric acid levels. In some embodiments, 2-((3-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)pyridin-4-yl)thio)-2-methylpropanoic acid is used in the treatment or prevention of disorders related to aberrant levels of uric acid. In some embodiments, 2-((3-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)pyridin-4-yl)thio)-2-methylpropanoic acid is used for reducing serum uric acid levels in a human. Also described herein are compositions comprising 2-((3-(4-cyanonaphthalen-1-yl)pyridin-4-yl)thio)-2-methylpropanoic acid, and their use in the modulation of blood or serum uric acid levels.
US10570092B2	Biphenyl compounds useful as muscarinic receptor antagonists This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, d, m, n, p, s, t, W, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
US10570089B2	Process for preparing aminothiol ester compounds and salts thereof A process for preparing aminothiol ester compounds and salts thereof. The present invention relates to a process for preparing compounds of formula (I), (I) comprising the following steps: a) reacting a compound of formula (II) with an inorganic acid or an organic acid, (II) b) reacting the compound obtained in step a) with a base; c) reacting the compound obtained in step b) with CO2; d) reacting the compound obtained in step c) with an alkyl chloroformate, a reagent capable of forming, with the compound obtained in step c), an acid halide, or a reagent capable of forming, with the compound obtained in step c), a mixed anhydride; e) reacting the compound obtained in step d) with an SMe anion precursor compound.
US10570085B2	Process for manufacturing acrylic acid Set forth is a process for preparing acrylic acid and/or the ester of acrylic acid and lactic acid from a lactic acid oligomer or polymer. As a result of the use of a bromide source and/or a chloride source in combination with a specific acid, a process that can be operated to obtain a high yield, and is relatively easy to perform, is realized.
US10570083B2	Compositions comprising oxo-derivatives of fatty acids and methods of making and using same The present disclosure provides 15-oxo-EPA and 15-oxo-DGLA, compositions comprising 15-oxo-EPA and/or 15-oxo-DGLA, and methods of treating and/or preventing fibrosis, skin disorders, inflammation, kidney disease or renal dysfunction in a subject in need thereof by administering 15-oxo-EPA and/or 15-oxo-DGLA.
US10570078B2	Thermolytic fragmentation of sugars A process for large scale and energy efficient product of oxygenates from sugar is disclosed in which a sugar feedstock is introduced into a thermolytic fragmentation reactor comprising a fluidized stream of heat carrying particles. The heat carrying particles may be separated from the fluidized stream prior to cooling the fragmentation product and may be directed to a reheater to reheat the particles and recirculate the heated particles to the fragmentation reactor.
US10570072B2	Process for the preparation of alcohols from alfa, beta-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones A chemoselective process for producing alcohols from α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones is described.
US10570071B1	Membrane-based process for butanols production from mixed butenes A method of separately producing tert-butanol and sec-butanol, comprising the steps of introducing a mixed butenes stream to a tube side of a reaction membrane unit, introducing a TBA reactor water feed to the tube side of the reaction membrane unit, introducing a sweep gas to a shell side of the reaction membrane unit, introducing an SBA reactor water feed to the shell side, allowing the mixed butenes stream to contact the tube side of a such that selective gases in the mixed butenes stream permeate through the membrane to the shell side, allowing the selective gases that permeate through the membrane to react with water to produce sec-butanol, allowing retentate gases that fail to permeate through the membrane to react with water to produce tert-butanol, collecting the tert-butanol in a TBA reactor effluent, and collecting the sec-butanol in a SBA reactor effluent.
US10570068B2	Stabilized DCD and/or alkyl thiophosphoric triamide solvent systems and use in agricultural applications An inhibitor composition contains alkyl thiophosphoric triamide (or a mixture of alkyl thiophosphoric triamide and dicyandiamide),dissolved in a liquid medium comprising at least one organic solvent, at least one amine stabilizer and, optionally, at least one dye and/or at least one odor masking agent, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.
US10570061B2	Process for manufacture of Portland cement A method of manufacture of Portland cement clinker is described in a dry process that captures the carbon dioxide emitted from the calcination of carbonate minerals, principally limestone. The process uses an indirectly heated, counter-flow reactor to pre-heat and calcine the cement meal to produce a separate calcined meal and carbon dioxide gas stream, with external heat being provided by the combustion of a secondary fuel stream with pre-heated air. This calcined meal is injected into the conventional rotary kiln, where the hot flue gas from combustion of the primary fuel with pre-heated air is used to fuse, react and sinter the powders to form granules of cement clinker. The clinker and carbon dioxide streams are cooled by the air pre-heaters.
US10570056B2	Superhydrophilic and antifogging non-porous TiO2 films for glass and methods of providing the same Superhydrophilic and antifogging non-porous TiO2 films for glass substrates and methods of providing the TiO2 films are provided. The TiO2 films may maintain a water contact angle less than 5° in the dark for five days after an annealing treatment, and the water contact angle of the TiO2 films may stabilize at less than 20° after ten days from the annealing treatment. The TiO2 films may have a thickness of about 20 nm and may be transparent. The methods may include depositing a TiO2 film on a glass substrate using e-beam evaporation. The methods may further include annealing the TiO2 film after depositing the TiO2 film on the glass substrate. The methods may not include UV radiation.
US10570055B2	Article with glass layer and glass-ceramic layer and method of making the article A glass-ceramic composition is disclosed herein including: from about 60 mol. % to less than 72.0 mol. % SiO2; from about 10 mol. % to about 17 mol. % Al2O3; from about 3 mol. % to about 15 mol. % Na2O; from about 1 mol. % to about 8 mol. % Li2O; and from about 3 mol. % to about 7 mol. % TiO2. The glass-ceramic composition can be used to form one, two, or more, cladding layers of a laminated glass article, wherein the layer(s) of glass-ceramics material can be cerammed to form one or more glass layers.
US10570053B2	Zircon compatible, ion exchangeable glass with high damage resistance An ion exchangeable glass having a high degree of resistance to damage caused by abrasion, scratching, indentation, and the like. The glass comprises alumina, B2O3, and alkali metal oxides, and contains boron cations having three-fold coordination. The glass, when ion exchanged, has a Vickers crack initiation threshold of at least 10 kilogram force (kgf).
US10570050B2	Soot deposition body manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method Provided is a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a soot deposition body, including a main burner that deposits glass microparticles on a target rod while moving parallel to a longitudinal direction of the target rod; and a side burner that is positioned outside of a movement range of the main burner in a movement direction of the main burner, and fires an end portion of the soot deposition body formed on the target rod. The side burner includes a plurality of heating burners arranged distanced from each other in a circumferential direction of the target rod. In the manufacturing apparatus described above, the main burner may include a plurality of deposition burners that are arranged distanced from each other in the circumferential direction of the target rod.
US10570047B2	Continuous processing of flexible glass ribbon A method of continuously processing glass ribbon having a thickness ≤0.3 mm. The method includes providing a glass processing apparatus having a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone. The glass ribbon is continuously fed from the first processing zone, through the second processing zone to the third processing zone. The feed rate of the glass ribbon is controlled through each processing zone using a global control device. A first buffer zone is provided between the first processing zone and the second processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a first catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions. A second buffer zone is provided between the second processing zone and the third processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a second catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions.
US10570043B2	Induced sludge bed anaerobic reactor system An induced sludge bed anaerobic reactor system that includes at least two stages of bioreactor processing, a first-stage feeding system, a second-stage feeding system, a pH balancing system, an effluent recirculation system, a gas management system, and a controller. In addition, any given stage of reactor processing may be comprised of a plurality of reactors that are configured to operate in parallel with each other.
US10570039B2	Scalable continuous flow microbial fuel cells Disclosed are modular microbial fuel cell (MFC) devices, systems and methods for treating wastewater and generating electrical energy through a bioelectrochemical waste-to-energy conversion process. In some aspects, a modular MFC system includes a wastewater pretreatment system to receive and pre-treat raw wastewater for feeding pre-treated wastewater for bioelectrochemical processing; one or more modular MFC devices to bioelectrochemically process the pre-treated wastewater by concurrently generating electrical energy and digesting organic contaminants and particulates in the wastewater to yield treated, cleaner water; and a water collection module to receive the treated water from the one or more modular MFC devices and store the treated water and/or route the treated water from the system.
US10570037B2	Systems and methods for removing finely dispersed particulate matter from a fluid stream Disclosed herein are systems for removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising a particle functionalized by attachment of at least one activating group or amine functional group, wherein the modified particle complexes with the particulate matter within the fluid to form a removable complex therein. The particulate matter has preferably been contacted, complexed or reacted with a tethering agent. The system is particularly advantageous to removing particulate matter from a tailing solution.
US10570032B2	Electrodialysis systems and methods for desalination Described are improved electrodialysis (ED) desalination systems and methods comprising voltage regulation and/or improved stack geometries. The systems and methods provide product water concentrations suitable for drinking (having a total dissolved solids concentration of less than 500 mg/L or 500 ppm) and have a high product recovery ratio.
US10570030B2	Device and method for the UV treatment of fluids A device for the treatment of fluids has a flow-through housing, a cover, an inlet, a reactor chamber with inner walls, an outlet and UV LED radiation sources directed into the reactor chamber, and also a power supply. The device achieves a high purifying performance with less technical complexity and less installation space and needs only little electrical power. The interior of the reactor chamber has a flow-related design. The radiation sources are arranged in the fluid on or in an inner wall and a rotating fluid vortex is imparted to a fluid flowing through by the flow-related design. The radiation sources radiate radially from the outside inward and/or laterally onto the fluid vortex. At least a partial stream of the fluid in the fluid vortex passes a number of times by the radiation sources before leaving the reactor chamber.
US10570025B2	Apparatus for simultaneous production of distilled water and hot water A hot water and distillation apparatus configured to simultaneously produce distilled water and hot water is disclosed. The hot water and distillation apparatus comprises a hot water tank, a condensation and evaporation chamber, an (feed water) evaporation tray provided in the condensation and evaporation chamber, a heat source thermally connected to the evaporation tray. The hot water and distillation apparatus is configured to condensate evaporated feed water from the evaporation tray by means of heat exchange between the hot water tank and a condensation surface. The condensation surface is provided at the outside surface of the hot water tank. The heat source is thermally connected to the evaporation tray. The hot water and distillation apparatus comprises a distillate collection member configured to collect distillate. The hot water tank, the evaporation tray and the distillate collection member are provided in the condensation and evaporation chamber.
US10570023B2	Water filtration systems and methods A water filtration system having an adapter portion defining a hollow interior adapter space; and having a first threaded portion and being configured to receive a water filter having a second threaded portion; at least a nut configured to secure the system to a container by being screwed onto the first threaded portion; at least one washer fitted onto the adapter portion and configured to prevent leaks from the container; the water filter having an exterior surface configured to absorb into a hollow interior filter space unfiltered water placed into the container by having a coconut carbon filter; the hollow interior filter space having filtration media configured to remove contaminants such that the unfiltered water becomes filtered water; the water filter further configured to allow the filtered water to drain out of the water filter by gravity, such that the filtered water exits the system and into a receiving container.
US10570019B2	Amorphous silicon for use in foods, drugs, cosmetics and feed, and production method and production device thereof A porous and easy water soluble amorphous silica which does not contain tar, crystal, residual agrichemicals, and carcinogens, and method and apparatus to produce same, by using only one burning treatment from a plant including abundant silica, including a method of manufacturing the amorphous silica wherein rice family plants are burned while stirring and introducing into the furnace an atmospheric gas having a mass of 6.7× or more and 20× or less of the weight of the rice family plants, or oxygen gas having a weight of 1.4× or more and 4× or less with respect to the weight of the rice family plants, and at the same time as burning, combustion gas generated at the time of combustion is discharged.
US10570018B2	Method of production of CO2 using lime to limestone chemical reaction Production of lime (calcium oxide: CaO) from limestone (CaCO3) is one of the oldest natural chemical processes and this process is reversible, per FIG. 4 (CaCO3→CaO+CO2 under 500 to 600° C. heat). Subsequently when lime is exposed to the moving air; carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air will react with the lime and lime will convert back to limestone. By repeating same limestone to lime chemical process, lime and carbon dioxide (CO2) will be created. After separating and storing the carbon dioxide (CO2), process will be repeated continuously, using the same lime.
US10570016B2	Carbon nanotube and process for producing the carbon nanotube, and lithium ion secondary battery using the carbon nanotube The present invention relates to carbon nanotubes that are excellent in dispersibility and a process for producing the carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes according to the present invention each comprise a wall that comprises a parallel portion and a narrowed portion having a tube outer diameter that is not more than 90% of a tube outer diameter of the parallel portion. Thus, the carbon nanotubes are readily dispersible owing to a high abundance ratio of easily-breaking portions.
US10570014B2	Process for manufacturing a purified aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution The present invention relates to an improved process for manufacturing a purified aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution. The invention further relates to a plant for producing hydrogen peroxide in which the improved process for manufacturing a purified aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution according to the present invention is employed.
US10570012B2	Methods and systems for making metal hydride slurries A method for making a metal-hydride slurry includes adding metal to a liquid carrier to create a metal slurry and hydriding the metal in the metal slurry to create a metal-hydride slurry. In some embodiments, a metal hydride is added to the liquid carrier of the metal slurry prior to hydriding the metal. The metal can be magnesium and the metal hydride can be magnesium hydride.
US10570011B1	Method and system for fabricating a microelectromechanical system device with a movable portion using anodic etching of a sacrificial layer A method for fabricating a microelectromechanical system device. Submerging a microelectromechanical system device in water. The microelectromechanical system devices include a sacrificial layer deposited on the surface of a substrate between the portion of a structural layer to be freed for movement and a base. Anodically etching the sacrificial layer from the microelectromechanical device to free the portion of the structural layer for movement. A system comprising a solution of water, a microelectromechanical system device including a sacrificial layer of chromium deposited on the surface of a substrate between a portion of a structural layer and a base. The microelectromechanical system device is submerged in the solution of water. An electrode is submerged in the water. The electrode provides a negative bias. A voltage source provides a positive bias to the sacrificial layer of chromium, anodically etching the sacrificial layer of chromium and freeing the portion of the structural layer.
US10570010B1	Fabrication of multilayered carbon MEMS devices The various technologies presented herein relate to formation of carbon micromechanical systems (CMEMS), wherein the CMEMS comprise multiple layers of carbon structures and are formed using a plurality of photoresist precursors that are processed to form carbon. The various embodiments can be utilized in producing a plurality of CMEMS with full production level fabrication, e.g., 6 inch wafers can be processed. A pyrolyzed layer of carbon is lithographically defined after pyrolysis, wherein the post-pyrolysis etch process can produce carbon structures having repeatable and accurate device geometries, with straight sidewalls. A sacrificial layer can be applied to facilitate separation of a first carbon layer from a second carbon layer, wherein, upon pyrolysis to form the second carbon layer and lithography thereof, the sacrificial layer is removed to form a CMEMS comprising a first carbon layer (e.g., comprising bottom contacts) located beneath a second carbon layer (e.g., a mechanical layer).
US10570006B2	Infrared sensor design using an epoxy film as an infrared absorption layer A MEMS IR sensor, with a cavity in a substrate underlapping an overlying layer and a temperature sensing component disposed in the overlying layer over the cavity, may be formed by forming an IR-absorbing sealing layer on the overlying layer so as to cover access holes to the cavity. The sealing layer is may include a photosensitive material, and the sealing layer may be patterned using a photolithographic process to form an IR-absorbing seal. Alternately, the sealing layer may be patterned using a mask and etch process to form the IR-absorbing seal.
US10570001B2	Systems and methods for determining a rack interface for a material handling vehicle A material handling vehicle with a rack sensor arranged on the one or more base legs is provided. The rack sensor is configured to detect a racking feature of a racking structure to provide an indication to an operator that the material handling vehicle is correctly positioned to transport a load to and from the racking structure.
US10570000B2	Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods Some embodiments provide apparatuses and methods useful to providing control over movement of motorized transport units. In some embodiments, an apparatus providing control over movement of motorized transport units at a shopping facility comprises: a central computer system comprising: a transceiver; a control circuit; a memory coupled to the control circuit and storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to perform the steps of: obtain, from one or more of the communications received from the motorized transport unit, route condition information comprising information corresponding to an intended route of travel; obtain additional route condition information detected by one or more detectors external to the motorized transport unit; detect an object affecting the intended route of travel; identify an action to be taken by the motorized transport unit with respect to the detected object; and communicate one or more instructions.
US10569997B1	Lifting device There is provided herein a load-lifting device for personal or mechanical use, a method of operating the load-lifting device and a fishing pole having the load-lifting device.
US10569994B2	Monitoring system, elevator door system having monitoring system, and method A sill gap monitoring system includes a sensor assembly configured to sense a sill gap between an elevator sill and at least one of a bottom surface of an elevator door and a bottom surface of a gib. The sill gap monitoring system generates an alert when the sill gap is greater than a sill gap limit.
US10569991B2	Elevator control system overlay system A method includes recording a primary destination dispatch request from a primary passenger at a first floor position via a destination dispatch controller 115, identifying a terminal floor, providing a terminal floor call signal to the elevator control system via an overlay controller 110, moving an assigned elevator car in a travel direction of the terminal floor, recording at least one secondary destination dispatch request from a secondary passenger at a respective at least one secondary floor position via the destination dispatch controller, approximating a position of the assigned elevator car, determining a target floor position via the destination dispatch controller, entering a target floor call corresponding to the target floor position at a calculated time to stop the assigned elevator car at the target floor position, cancelling all pending calls via the elevator control system 102, and entering at least one recorded destination dispatch request to the elevator control system.
US10569988B2	Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes.
US10569986B2	Partially separated fiber bundle, production method for partially separated fiber bundle, fiber-reinforced resin molding material using partially separated fiber bundle, and production method for fiber-reinforced resin molding material using partially separated fiber bundle A partially separated fiber bundle includes separation-processed sections, each divided into a plurality of bundles of at least three bundles, and not-separation-processed sections, that are alternately formed along the lengthwise direction of a fiber bundle that comprises a plurality of single fibers. The partially separated fiber bundle is characterized in that, at any width-direction cross-section taken along the lengthwise direction thereof, a rate of single fibers contained in a region at which adjacent divided fiber bundles are joined by a not-separation-processed part is 67% or less relative to the total single fibers in the width-direction cross-section.
US10569985B2	Image forming apparatus and recording material transport device An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body including an image former that forms an image on a recording material; a covering part that is provided in the apparatus body and leaves an inside of the apparatus body open by being opened in an opening direction with respect to the apparatus body; a reversing unit that is housed by the apparatus body and discharges part of the recording material on which the image is formed by the image former externally of the apparatus body, and reverses a transport direction of the recording material; and a guiding unit that is provided adjacent to a downstream side of the covering part in the opening direction, guides the recording material discharged through the apparatus body by the reversing unit, and when the covering part is opened with respect to the apparatus body, the guiding unit moves relatively with respect to the covering part in an opposite direction of the opening direction.
US10569983B2	Apparatus and method for transport of balancing weights Apparatus and a method for transporting and positioning of balancing weights connected together to form a chain of balancing weights is disclosed. A drive means comprises at least a transport wheel and/or a transport belt. The drive means has at least one cam to interface with a gap between two adjacent balancing weights of the chain of balancing weights. Furthermore a cutter may be provided for cutting of balancing weights from the chain.
US10569978B2	Trailer restraint with auxiliary securing/locking mechanism The present invention is an impact vehicle restraint with a hook and auxiliary securing/locking mechanism that combine to secure the RIG bar of a trailer to a loading dock. A motor rotates the hook between retracted and extended positions. When extended, the hook secures and holds the RIG bar to the dock. When the hook is extended, the auxiliary securing/locking mechanism is also extended to and held at a set position by a biasing mechanism. When the hook is blocked by an obstruction, forward movement of the trailer causes the RIG bar and the obstruction to slide into engagement with the auxiliary securing/locking mechanism, which accepts the RIG bar and obstruction and moves to a locked position to secure the RIG bar. The retraction of the hook by the motor overpowers the biasing mechanism and causes the retraction of the auxiliary securing/locking mechanism.
US10569977B1	Method of securing and transferring a load between a vessel and an offshore installation and an apparatus therefor The offshore jack-up has a hull and a plurality of moveable legs engageable with the seafloor. The offshore jack-up is arranged to move the legs with respect to the hull to position the hull out of the water. The method comprises moving at least a portion of a vessel underneath the hull of the offshore jack-up or within a cut-out of the hull when the hull is positioned out of the water and the legs engage the seafloor. A stabilizing mechanism mounted on the jack-up is engaged against the vessel. The stabilizing mechanism is pushed down on the vessel to increase the buoyant force acting on the vessel.
US10569974B2	Linear transport system with minimal transport spacing A transport system for the transport of containers in a container treatment facility includes a transport track with at least one long stator of a linear motor and multiple transport elements for transporting one or multiple containers. The transport elements are arranged movably on the transport track and formed to be guided along the transport track through magnetic interaction with the at least one long stator. The front and back sides of the transport elements are formed to driven into one another at least in pairs and to have a minimal attainable transport spacing that is smaller than the longitudinal extension of the transport elements.
US10569969B2	Bead feeder A bead feeder serially delivering beads to a downstream location comprises a bead supply wheel connected to rotate about a vertical axis. The bead supply wheel includes a bead supply bowl and a plurality of radially and outwardly extending bead passageway connected to rotate with the bowl and dimensioned to receive a single line of beads. A plurality of openings in the bead supply bowl is spaced around a lower portion thereof with the openings in alignment with the radially and outwardly extending passageways each of which has an outer exit end. A metering plate is connected to rotate about the same vertical axis as the bead supply wheel, and metering plate has a plurality of equally spaced apart openings directly below the outer ends of the passageways for receiving the lowermost beads in the passageways. The metering plate rotates at a slightly slower or slightly faster speed than the bead supply wheel so that vertical alignment of an outer exit end of a particular passageway and an opening in the metering plate only occurs once for each revolution of the bead supply wheel. A drop off is provided for the removal of beads away from the metering plate.
US10569967B2	Integrated control systems and methods Integrated software systems and methods that can control the design, emulation, testing and production activities of a conveyor based system. In embodiments, the control system implements an object-oriented like environment into a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) system and uses its software to define and control the operation of the PLC dynamically from a computer. In other embodiments, a hot backup method allows the conveyor system to continue to function on failure of one or more PLCs.
US10569966B2	Device and method configured to control rotation of an object on a carrier A device includes a carrier to carry and transport rectangular objects in a transport direction; a meter to measure a dimension of the object and/or measure a spacing between successive objects; and a controller to rotate at least one object and/or adjust said spacing. The meter can measure an outer dimension of a side surface of the object. The controller can align the side surface in line with the transport direction. A method includes: providing at least one object; measuring a dimension of the object and/or measuring a spacing between successive objects; and rotating at least one object around an upright axis line and/or adjusting a spacing between successive objects. Measuring the dimension includes measuring an outer dimension of a side surface of the object. Rotating the at least one object around the upright axis line includes aligning the side surface in line with a transport direction of said object.
US10569965B2	Conveyor sensor arrangement A conveyor sensor arrangement is disclosed. The conveyor sensor arrangement includes a conveyor configured to move a product from a first conveyor end to a second conveyor end in a conveying direction. A plurality of fingers are pivotally arranged on a support that is positioned above the conveyor and that is arranged perpendicular to the conveying direction. Each finger of the plurality of fingers includes a first finger end and a second finger end, and the first finger end extends toward a surface of the conveyor. A single sensor is arranged above the conveyor. Contact between a leading edge of a product moving along the conveyor and at least one of the first finger ends causes a corresponding one of the second finger ends to trigger the sensor.
US10569964B1	Product detect discharge safety switch Methods and apparatus for shutting down a conveyor when an article moves past a discharge point are provided. A shutdown device includes a contact member disposed in a spaced relationship with a discharge end of a conveyor comprising a conveyor belt, wherein the contact member extends substantially across a width of the conveyor belt, wherein the contact member is positionable between a first position and a second position, a force regulator coupled to the contact member configured to set a minimum threshold force for moving the contact member from the first position to the second position, and a switch operably connected to the contact member, wherein the contact member causes the switch to toggle the conveyor between an operating mode when the contact member is in the first position and a shutdown mode when the contact member is in the second position.
US10569963B2	Conveyor system and support frame therefor A support frame for a conveyor system, the support frame comprising: an upright longitudinally extending between an operative lower end and an operative upper end; a cross member extending outwardly from the upright between an upright end and a trolley end, the cross member including a trolley located towards the trolley end of the cross member and which trolley is operatively adapted to suspend the upright from an overhead rail; and an idler assembly attached to the upright and operatively adapted to support a carry belt portion and a return belt portion of a conveyor belt.
US10569961B2	Safe conveyor system A conveyor device for a transport container for spectacle lenses includes a linear conveyor unit for conveying the transport container in a rectilinear direction, a rotary unit for rotating the linear conveyor unit, and a first housing element for the rotary unit. The first housing element includes a plate and rotates conjointly with the linear conveyor unit in the direction of rotation. The first housing element that conjointly rotates in the rotation of the linear conveyor unit has a first opening through which the linear conveyor unit penetrates the plate and wherein the linear conveyor unit is spaced apart from the plane by an assigned gap dimension, which is smaller than or equal to 5 mm.
US10569947B2	Carton and carton blank and a handle structure therefor A carton includes a first panel and a second panel in overlying relationship with each other so as to form a composite wall and a handle structure formed in the composite wall. The handle structure includes a first end portion formed from the first panel, a grip portion extending from the first end portion into an access opening in the composite wall and a second end portion disposed under the first panel and coupled to the grip portion.
US10569938B2	Fastening devices for explosion-proof enclosures An enclosure can include a top enclosure portion having a top flange and a first top engagement feature. The enclosure can also include a bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the top enclosure portion, where the bottom enclosure portion has a bottom flange that mechanically couples to the top flange and a first bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the first top engagement feature. The enclosure can further include a first fastening device mechanically and movably coupled to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature. The first fastening device, in an engaged position, can maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange. The first fastening device, in a disengaged position, can fail to maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange.
US10569937B2	Container orifice reducer with tamper evident seal Containers with closures are disclosed. A closure may include at least a polymer orifice reducer configured to be permanently secured to a rim of an opening of a container and a flexible tamper evident seal disposed on the topside of the orifice reducer. The flexible tamper evident seal, optionally foil, covers one or more openings in the orifice reducer. Processes for permanently securing a closure to a container, optionally by forming a heat seal between the orifice reducer and container rim, are also disclosed.
US10569936B1	Multi-compartmental container A multi-compartmental container for storage and easy mixing of two or more materials, e.g., pastes, is disclosed. The container has a container portion that includes two or more compartments containing materials that need to be mixed. The container further includes an outlet nozzle provided at an operative top end of the container. The compartments of the container portion are in fluid communication with each other so that the contents of the compartments can inter-mix with each other, when the container is shaken manually, thereby providing a final product that is to be applied to a body part of a user.
US10569933B2	Method for manufacturing a plastic fabric-film composite product, plastic fabric-film composite and packaging bag comprising a plastic fabric-film composite A method for manufacturing a plastic fabric-film composite product includes forming an extruded-film web with at least one sealing layer by film extrusion in such a way that the sealing layer is located on a first side of the extruded-film web and then, feeding and laminating a plastic-fabric web made of film-strip fabric and the prefabricated extruded-film strip with one another to form a composite web. The composite web is formed in such a way that a second side of the extruded-film web faces a first side of the plastic-fabric web.
US10569932B2	Package for holding packaged goods A package for holding packaged goods, with a packaging body containing multiple packaging sides to create an essentially closed packaging volume, wherein the packaging body features a first packaging part and at least one second packaging part to form a boundary line between an edge section of the first packaging part and an edge section of the second packaging part, with a carrying handle which is connected in a fixing section through locking adhesive elements, and which features a suspension loop for grasping the carrying handle, wherein at least two locking adhesive elements respectively lie in an adhered state solely on an edge section of the first packaging part, and on an edge section of the second packaging part, and wherein the carrying handle runs along the boundary line of the packaging body.
US10569929B2	Collapsible and reusable container of liquids A container (1) for liquid is described, comprising a base (2), a lid (3), a jacket (4) and an inner bag (5). The jacket extends (4) between the base (2) and the lid (3), defining with them a closed inner volume. The inner bag (5) is interchangeably positioned in the inner volume and can be filled with a liquid. In the filled configuration, the inner bag (5) holds upright the container; in the emptied configuration the inner (5) bag is bent on itself and the container is collapsed with the lid (3) close to the base (2) or in abutment thereon. The jacket (4) is a tubular member made of a laminar material that can be bent on itself like a textile, for example a band that can be bent like bellows. This feature allows switching easily from the upright configuration to the collapsed or bent one, without the need—as in solutions of the known art—to overturn rigid parts, disassemble envelopes or guide the rings defining the metal meshes.
US10569927B2	Tamperproof food box A re-closable tamperproof food box, including first and second main panels connected with a rear panel, the first main panel forming the bottom and the second main panel forming the top. The first main panel has two side panels and a front panel attached. The second main panel has two side panels and a front panel attached. The second main panel is connected along fourth edge to the rear panel connected along a fourth edge of the first main panel. At least one strip of adhesive is disposed on one of the two opposing side panels and the front panel of the first main panel A perforation is disposed along the second main panel, forming a tear strip. A continuous length of material on an interior surface of the second main panel, to tear through the tear strip.
US10569926B2	Corrugated container with bulge control Wall panels for a corrugated paper board container have bulge control lines formed therein to control the bending of the wall panels as the container is loaded with contents, such as liquid containing contents. The bulge control lines are configured to control the bending of the wall panels to mitigate the possibility of undesirable spouting that makes the containers more difficult to store.
US10569925B2	Package and process for making the same A package includes a housing, a container, and a coupling system. The housing defines a first internal volume and includes first lateral walls that define a first through opening further defined by a first edge. The container defines a second internal volume and is configured for housing one or more products. The container includes second lateral walls that define a second through opening further defined by a second edge, the second through opening being configured to permit insertion and withdrawal of the one or more products from the container. The container is adjustable to a first configuration in which the container is at least partially disposed within the housing and a second configuration in which the container is at least partially disposed outside of the first internal volume. The coupling system is configured to secure the container to the housing.
US10569915B2	Packaging machine with a fluid pump assembly The invention is directed to a packaging machine with a fluid pump assembly of the radial cylinder type, the assembly comprising a plurality of at least three pumps. Each pump has a piston guided in a cylinder, as well as a high pressure port and a low pressure port. A manifold is provided connecting the high pressure ports of a first group of first stage pumps so that the pumps of this first group are operatively connected in parallel, while at least one second stage pump is operatively connected to the first group of pumps in series. The invention is further directed to a method for generating a vacuum in a packaging machine with a fluid pump assembly.
US10569908B1	Self-preserved amphibious landing of space hardware A method for preserving and recovering the main engine of the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle involves utilizing a portion of a first stage propellant tank together with a parachute and a deployed buoyancy device to float the engine in a body of water until the engine can be recovered. Controlled explosions remove portions of the propellant tank to permit it to stabilize the position of the engine relative to the water following splash down.
US10569905B2	System for delivering pre-conditioned air to an aircraft on the ground A system for providing pre-conditioned air to an aircraft on the ground includes a ground air conditioning unit configured to produce air-conditioned air, a control module for controlling operation of the air conditioning unit, and an air hose having a first end in communication with a pre-conditioned air outlet of the air conditioning unit and a second end having a connector for connection to an aircraft on the ground. A pressure sensing device provides pressure information to the control module and is arranged so as to allow pressure monitoring of the flow of pre-conditioned air in the vicinity of the second end of the air hose.
US10569904B2	Taxi vehicle for moving an aircraft In one aspect, there is disclosed a taxi vehicle comprising a chassis having a coupler to connect to a coupling location of a craft and a set of wheels with at least one electric motor coupled to the set of wheels. The taxi vehicle can include a fuel cell coupled to the at least one electric motor and a battery coupled to the fuel cell. The battery can be configured to supply peak power demand to the at least one electric motor to start moving the craft. The battery can receive charging from the fuel cell when not supplying peak power demand while the fuel cell supplies power to the at least one electric motor to continue moving the craft.
US10569900B2	Method of and system for presenting an operating status of an aircraft engine A method of and a system for presenting an operating status of an aircraft engine. The method comprises accessing a first indication indicative of a position of an aircraft engine start switch and accessing a second indication indicative of an aircraft engine start operating mode, the second indication having been generated based on an analysis of a parameter associated with an operating condition of the aircraft engine. The method, upon determining that the position of the aircraft engine start switch is an “on” position and the aircraft engine start operating mode is a healthy start causes the display of a visual indication indicative of the healthy start. The method upon determining that the position of the aircraft engine start switch is an “on” position and the aircraft engine start operating mode is an abnormal start causes the display of a visual indication indicative of the abnormal start.
US10569894B2	Locating an aperture based on a signature of an embedded conductive element A manufacturing method is provided. During this method, a panel is provided that includes non-conductive material and a plurality of conductive elements at least partially embedded within the non-conductive material. The conductive elements include a first conductive element. An electric current is applied to the first conductive element such that the first conductive element produces a signature. A location of the first conductive element in the panel is determined based on the signature. An aperture is formed in the panel based on the determined location of the first conductive element.
US10569893B2	Auxiliary power unit inlet apparatus and methods Auxiliary power unit inlet apparatus and methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an aircraft including a fuselage, the fuselage including an air inlet including a first sub-inlet and a second sub-inlet separated from the first sub-inlet; and a door coupled along the air inlet to enable air to separably flow into the first sub-inlet and the second sub-inlet, the door to deter the air from flowing between the first sub-inlet and the second sub-inlet.
US10569889B1	Recovery system using vehicle state information A selection is made between single stage and multistage parachute deployment for a vehicle based at least in part on vehicle state information. In the event multistage parachute deployment is selected, a drogue parachute is deployed during a first deployment stage and afterwards, a main parachute is deployed during a second deployment stage. In the event single stage parachute deployment is selected, at least the main parachute is deployed in a single stage where in the event the drogue parachute is deployed during the single stage, the drogue and main parachute are deployed simultaneously.
US10569888B2	Leading edge ice-protection system An ice-protection system for an aerodynamic structure for an aircraft comprising: an outer skin defined by a leading edge point and a trailing edge point that are interconnected by an upper skin and a lower skin, an internal chamber defined within the outer skin configured to be in fluid communication with the atmosphere external to the outer skin via an inlet and an outlet, and at least one air heater provided within the chamber in proximity to the inlet, wherein during use, a pressure differential exists between the inlet and the outlet that causes external air to flow through the chamber from the inlet to the outlet, and wherein the heater is configured to heat the air passing through the inlet such that the temperature of the air in the chamber is sufficiently increased so as to prevent ice accretion on the outer skin.
US10569887B2	Heat exchanger blockage detection to prevent ram air fan surge A system and method onboard an aircraft includes a ram air temperature sensor, a bleed air temperature sensor, a valve, and a controller. The ram air temperature sensor is positioned to sense a ram air temperature of a ram air flow. The bleed air temperature sensor is positioned to sense a bleed air temperature of a bleed air flow, wherein the bleed air flow is cooled by a heat exchanger using the ram air flow. The valve is configured to control the bleed air flow upstream of the heat exchanger. The controller is configured to determine a bleed air threshold based on the ram air temperature, and control the valve to reduce the bleed air flow in response to the bleed air temperature reaching the bleed air threshold.
US10569886B2	Operating-phase-dependently controllable aircraft air conditioning system and method for operating such an aircraft air conditioning system An aircraft air conditioning system includes an ambient air line which is configured have ambient air flow therethrough and is connected to a mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system to supply ambient air to the mixer, and a refrigerating machine which includes a refrigerant circuit configured to have a refrigerant flow therethrough, the refrigerant circuit being thermally coupled to the ambient air line to transfer heat, from the ambient air flowing through the ambient air line, to the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit, before the ambient air is supplied into the mixer. A control device is configured to control the ambient air flow through the ambient air line such that the ambient air is selectively conducted through different sections of the ambient air line or different bypass lines running parallel to the sections of the ambient air line.
US10569884B2	Aircraft passenger seat with enhanced lie flat position spacing In an illustrative embodiment of an aircraft cabin passenger seating arrangement, first and second adjacent passenger seats are positioned at different angles with reference to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft, and longitudinally offset from each other such that the first seat is positioned forward of the second seat by an amount less than a length of the second passenger seat when in the lie-flat position. The first and second adjacent passenger seats may be longitudinally offset from a third passenger seat separated from the second passenger seat by an aisle, the third passenger seat disposed proximate a fourth passenger seat, such that a row of passenger seats includes two staggered groups of passenger seating. The first passenger seat may be vertically offset from the second passenger seat.
US10569880B2	Arrangement for selectively arresting a serving trolley in a cabin of a transportation system An arrangement for selectively arresting a serving trolley in a cabin includes a walling extending perpendicularly to a cabin floor. The walling has a height at least equal to the height of a serving trolley. The arrangement has an upper arresting unit positioned at an upper fastening section of the walling and a lower arresting unit positioned at a lower fastening section of the walling. The upper arresting unit has a first engagement element and a second engagement element, wherein at least one of the engagement elements is movable relative to the other engagement element. The upper arresting unit releasably engages two distanced recesses at an upper end of the serving trolley by way of the engagement elements. The lower arresting unit includes at least one third engagement element and is designed for engaging a bottom side component of the serving trolley by way of the third engagement element.
US10569876B2	Autonomously guiding vehicles through orifices This document generally describes a safe-passage guidance strategy developed in a relative velocity framework to enable a generic aerial robot execute a precision three-dimensional maneuver through a narrow orifice in a wall. The relative sizes of the robot and the orifice can be such that the orifice is only slightly larger than the robot. The orifice can be approximated as an elliptical shape, and analytical nonlinear guidance laws incorporating state-based switching can be derived. Guidance laws can be used to maneuver the robot through both fixed and moving orifices as well as in scenarios when the orifice is closing with time.
US10569875B2	Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) in forestry imaging and assessment applications A method includes controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle to fly over a forestry worksite and capture imagery information with an image capture component. The imagery information is used to generate a set of ground disturbance metrics, each having a value indicative of a measure of ground disturbance at a different geographic location in the forestry worksite. Alternatively, the imagery information is used to generate a set of slope metrics or a firefighting metric. According to the ground disturbance, slope, and firefighting metrics, the method is used to generate an action signal, such as an action signal that controls movement of a mobile machine operating at the forestry worksite, among others.
US10569869B2	Compact folding yoke in a folding rotor blade assembly A folding yoke comprising a bilateral center yoke pivotally connected to separate foldable yoke arms permits rotor blade fold about a single through bolt connection inboard of a set of bearings. In use, the compact folded arrangement of the rotor blades reduces folded aircraft dimensions in response to ever increasing restricted storage space parameters.
US10569868B2	Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.
US10569866B2	Method and apparatus for proximity control between rotating and non-rotating aircraft components The aircraft includes a rotor. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor blades. The aircraft further includes a non-rotating aircraft component. A proximity sensor is disposed with at least one of the non-rotating aircraft component and the rotor blades. A flight control computer is electrically coupled to the proximity sensor.
US10569859B2	High-lift device A high-lift device comprising an airfoil shaped body having a leading edge and a trailing edge and extending in a spanwise direction configured mainly to generate aerodynamic force; a profile structure arranged to be mounted inside of the airfoil shaped body and extending in spanwise direction of the airfoil shaped body that is configured to provide most of the mechanical strength and stiffness; wherein the airfoil shaped body is provided with an opening extending in spanwise direction at one side through which the profile structure can be fastened and remains accessible inside of the airfoil shaped body.
US10569858B2	Locking device An aircraft wing comprises a fixed wing, and a wing tip device at the tip thereof. The wing tip device is configurable between (i) a flight configuration for use during flight, and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground based operations. In the ground configuration with span of the wing is reduced. The wing further comprises a locking mechanism including a locking pin with a longitudinal axis, the locking pin associated with one of the fixed wing and the wing tip device, and a bush associated with the other of the fixed wing and wing tip device, the bush configured to receive the locking pin. The bush is located within a bush housing arranged to allow relative movement of the bush in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the locking pin when the locking pin is received within the bush.
US10569856B2	Aerodynamic device The invention relates to aviation equipment. An object of this invention is to develop a new aerodynamic device which can extend the range of aerodynamic devices for aviation, increase the efficiency of the air flow power use, increase the efficiency of the lifting force and improve the efficiency of controlling the wing resultant forces. For this purpose, the aerodynamic device has an aerodynamic wing (2) with a blower (1) of gaseous working fluid (such as air) mounted above the wing (2), in accordance with the invention, the aerodynamic wing (2) has a specific shape it is designed in the form of a double-curved open surface made up by a system of longitudinal grooves (7,8) along the whole wing surface The wing (2) has a convergent segment (4) and a divergent segment (6); between the convergent and the divergent segments there is a smooth transitional segment (5). The wing outlines have end elements (11). In the convergent and the divergent segments of the wing lower surface which is not blown by air, there is a controlled drive system (10) for the wing surface cambering and area changing. The divergent segment tip on the wing trailing edge has a deflectable controlled element (9). The structural parts of the present invention meet special conditions.
US10569852B2	Ship propulsion unit A ship propulsion unit includes: an engine including a crankshaft extending in a front-rear direction of a ship; a propeller shaft; a power transmission mechanism configured to couple the crankshaft and the propeller shaft; an upper case; and a lower case accommodating the propeller shaft and connected to the upper case. The power transmission mechanism includes a drive shaft extending from the upper case toward the lower case. The upper case and the engine are fixed to a ship body. A connection portion between the upper case and the lower case is provided with a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the lower case around an axis of the drive shaft.
US10569850B2	Improvements to a propeller Apparatus suitable for use in positioning ceiling or wall panels in predetermined locations. The apparatus includes one or more channel means shaped to receive at least part of a panel in use, said channel means at least partially defined by one or more substantially planar outer walls and at least one inner wall. At least part of the inner wall depends away from the outer wall thereby forming the opening into said channel means through which the ceiling or wall panel is inserted in use.
US10569849B2	Method of retrieval for autonomous underwater vehicles A system for automated rendezvous, docking, and capture of autonomous underwater vehicles at the conclusion of a mission comprising of comprised of a docking rod having lighted, pulsating (in both frequency and light intensity) series of LED light strips thereon, with the LEDs at a known spacing, and the autonomous underwater vehicle specially designed to detect and capture the docking rod and then be lifted structurally by a spherical end strop about which the vehicle can be pivoted and hoisted up (e.g., onto a ship). The method of recovery allows for very routine and reliable automated recovery of an unmanned underwater asset.
US10569846B1	Method and apparatus for wake enlargement system A Method and Apparatus for Wake Enlargement System have been disclosed. By using water pick-ups that are mounted on a boat, controlled filling of ballast tanks is possible without the use of pumps.
US10569840B2	Storage and seating system A seating and storage system for a marine vehicle is provided. The seating and storage system includes a seat and a seatback located at the rear portion of the seat. The seatback has a base portion and a movable cover. The base portion has a storage compartment therein and the movable cover is configured to cover an opening in the base portion. The cover is movable between an open position and a closed position. The seatback has a rear surface and a hinge assembly that movably connects the cover to the base portion. The hinge assembly is configured in such that in a fully open position, the cover is entirely positioned on a seat side of the rear surface of the seat back. The hinge assembly is configured to retain the cover in a fully open position in a manner that does not impinge upon the boat side support structure.
US10569839B1	Depth-tolerant, inflatable, variable-buoyancy buoy A buoy, comprising a body, an inflatable bladder, a bladder cover, a pressure vessel, a variable-volume, gas-filled chamber, a controller, a compressor, and a ballast. The bladder cover surrounds the inflatable bladder. When the inflatable bladder is deflated, the bladder cover is configured to compress the inflatable bladder so as to conform to an exterior contour of the body. The variable-volume, gas-filled chamber provides passive, variable buoyancy to the buoy. The controller is configured to control a transfer of compressible gas between the inflatable bladder and the first pressure vessel. The compressor is configured to remove gas from the inflatable bladder, compress the removed gas, and introduce the compressed gas to the first pressure vessel for storage. The ballast maintains a substantially vertical orientation of the buoy when the buoy is in water.
US10569833B1	Velocipede having split drive train A velocipede includes a pedal crank for pedals to allow an operator to power the velocipede, and a transmission hub or component that is coupled to the pedal crank by a first chain or belt. The transmission component is located rearward of the pedal crank in the frame of the velocipede, such as under a seat position, and is further connected to a rear wheel at an output of the transmission component by a second chain or belt. The transmission has an output that is coupled to a rear wheel assembly. In some embodiments the rear wheel assembly can be mounted in a swingarm that pivots about a transverse axis defined by the output of the transmission. In some embodiments the rear wheel assembly can include an electric motor to drive a rear wheel.
US10569820B2	Self-balancing vehicles The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for operating a vehicle, such as a self-balancing vehicle, using a steering member and/or a braking member. A resistance to movement of the steering member may be controllable based upon an operating state or change thereof of the vehicle. The braking member may control a resistance to motion of at least one of at least two wheels of the vehicle based upon an operating state or change thereof of the vehicle.
US10569818B2	Single wheeled transporter A vehicle for a standing rider has a single surface-engaging wheel; a pair of foot supports, one on each side of the wheel, for supporting a standing rider astride the wheel in a position facing forward; a frame that mounts the wheel and forms a forward riser extending up and forward from the wheel to a position to be grasped by a rider standing on the foot supports to enable the rider to achieve balance and stability while standing and riding. A rearward riser extends up and rearward of the wheel to a position to be grasped by a pusher to enable the pusher to advance, balance and guide the vehicle.
US10569817B2	Magnetic carrying platform A magnetic frame mechanism including an outer frame, first drop center wheels, first brackets, a permanent magnet block. The outer frame includes a face plate, a first side plate, and a second side plate. The first side plate and the second side plate are vertically fixed on two ends of the face plate, respectively. The permanent magnet block is sandwiched between the first side plate and the second side plate. The first side plate and the second side plate include guide structures, and the guide structures include first guide rails. The first drop center wheels are fixed on the inner side of the face plate via the first brackets, respectively. The platform mechanism includes a platform plate, four magnetic travelling wheels, four second brackets, a second guide rail disposed on the surface of the platform plate, and a tension spring.
US10569816B2	Track chain mechanism The present invention relates to crawler vehicles and more particular to track chain suspension mechanisms, which provide for a smooth and levelled operation of the vehicle. The track chain suspension mechanism of the present invention is characterized in having a first and a second track frame, the first frame being suspended to the vehicle by means of a suspension shaft pivotally and slidable mounted to a suspension frame, the second track frame pivotally connected to the vehicle by means of a drive shaft mounted to a drive frame and wherein said first and second track frame pivotally connected to one another by means of a pivot shaft. In its application for concrete path laying machines the track chain suspension mechanism is further characterized in comprising only one idler at the front of the first track frame.
US10569815B2	Vehicle air drag reducing apparatus and method of use thereof This invention relates to a retractable aerodynamic air drag reducing apparatus for reducing the air drag of a vehicle, the retractable aerodynamic air drag reducing apparatus being adapted to move between an expanded configuration and a retracted configuration on a basis of a signal from the vehicle.
US10569811B2	Modular transportation and storage system The present invention relates to an improved truck and tray assembly and system for storing and transporting light weight building material such as timber and hardware.
US10569810B2	Node for a space frame A node is disclosed. The node may have a core. The node may also have a projection extending from the core. Further the node may have a structural member attached to the projection. The node may also have a top cover having a top recess. The top recess may be configured to receive the structural member. Additionally, the node may have a bottom cover having a bottom recess. The bottom recess may be configured to receive the structural member. In addition the node may have a fastener to connect the top cover and the bottom cover.
US10569807B2	Side sill molding for car and manufacturing method thereof A side sill molding may include a front plate configured to have a length corresponding to a length of a side sill, a top plate configured to be connected to an upper end of the front plate, a bent part configured to be connected to the top plate and have a clip part formed at an inner side thereof, and a rib configured to connect a lower end of the clip part and a preset portion of the front plate.
US10569804B2	Parking assist system A parking assist system for a vehicle includes a rearward viewing camera, a display and a controller. When operating in a first mode, the controller generates a first overlay at the displayed images that includes a representation of a target parking position. When the vehicle is in a reverse gear, the controller operates in a second mode and generates second and third overlays at the displayed images. The second overlay includes a representation of a projected rearward path of the vehicle that is based on a current steering angle of the vehicle. When operating in the second mode and after the representation of the target parking position is positioned at a displayed target parking space for the vehicle, the controller determines a target path for the vehicle to guide the driver to the target parking space, with the third overlay including a representation of the determined target path.
US10569802B2	Vehicle steering system A vehicle steering system includes a steering operation mechanism configured to steer a steered wheel, and a steering operation motor configured to apply a drive force for steering the steered wheel to the steering operation mechanism. The steering operation mechanism includes an input shaft to which the drive force from the steering operation motor is input, an output shaft configured to output the drive force from the input shaft to the steered wheel, and a coupling mechanism configured to couple the input shaft and the output shaft to each other. The coupling mechanism includes a first universal joint and a second universal joint that transmit the drive force from the input shaft to the output shaft in a state in which the output shaft is angularly offset from the input shaft. The output shaft constitutes a part of a suspension.
US10569799B2	Automatically retracting and extending a vehicle steering wheel A system for automatically adjusting a steering wheel of a vehicle may include a controller configured to generate a control signal for retracting a steering wheel to a collapsed position. The steering wheel may include a first half and a second half, and the system may include an actuator configured to collapse the steering wheel in response to the control signal. The actuator may be configured to fold the first and second halves of the steering wheel in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a longitudinal axis defined by a steering column, and retract the steering wheel along the direction of the longitudinal axis, towards a dashboard.
US10569796B2	Trolley handling device, trolley cabinet, transportation means, and method of guiding a trolley A trolley handling device for guiding a trolley into and out of a trolley stowage, comprising a trolley holder adapted to interact with and secure the trolley against displacement relative to the trolley holder in at least a first direction, and a guiding device comprising a first guiding element attached to the trolley holder and a second guiding element adapted to be provided on a structural part arranged near the stowage. The first and second guiding elements are configured to engage with each other and to guide the trolley between a first position, in which the trolley is essentially arranged inside of the stowage, and a second position, in which the trolley is at least partially arranged outside the stowage. The trolley, in its second position, is arranged offset relative to its first position in the first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US10569793B2	Train control device A train control device, according to one embodiment, includes a storage unit, an acquiring unit, and a control unit. The storage unit is configured to store therein information of a plurality of limit speeds corresponding to a plurality of respective blocks and being determined based on a block on which a preceding train traveling at least one ahead is located. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire schedule information of the preceding train indicating a time at which the preceding train exits each of the blocks. The control unit is configured to determine a limit speed in each of the blocks associated with a travel of a train, based on the acquired schedule information and the information of the limit speeds; and to create a travel plan of the train using the determined limit speed.
US10569790B2	Railcar truck roller bearing adapter-pad systems A railcar truck and adapter pad system for placement between a roller bearing and side frame pedestal roof of a three-piece railcar truck. Many different features of the pad and/or the adapter-pad interface are configured to improve stiffness characteristics to satisfy both curving and high speed performance of the railcar truck.
US10569788B2	Automatic driving control apparatus An automatic driving control apparatus includes a controller. Upon execution of automatic driving control, the controller determines, on the basis of positioning and map information, presence of a tollgate within a predetermined distance from a vehicle. The controller makes a transition to a tollgate passing mode, on a condition that the presence of the tollgate is determined within the predetermined distance and an increase in width of the road is recognized on the basis of the recognition of the outside environment. The controller causes the vehicle to approach the tollgate, on the basis of one or both of the map information and position information of an object recognized on the basis of the recognition of the outside environment, in a first period of time during which the tollgate passing mode is set and a position of the tollgate is unrecognizable on the basis of the recognition of the outside environment.
US10569779B2	Coasting neutral control apparatus and method associated with speed camera A coasting neutral control apparatus associated with a speed camera may include a communication terminal configured to acquire speed camera enforcement section information, and a controller configured to perform or interrupt coasting neutral control by determining whether a predetermined execution condition for the coasting neutral control is satisfied using the speed camera enforcement section information.
US10569778B2	Creep torque and electric drive in manual transmission vehicles A vehicle having a manual transmission, adaptive cruise control, and an electric motor/generator includes electric creep and electric crawl modes that use the electric motor/generator to propel the vehicle when in traffic. Creep mode may be enabled and the engine stopped automatically when the transmission is in neutral and the vehicle is stationary. Crawl mode may be activated when the creep mode and the adaptive cruise control are enabled to use the electric motor/generator and adaptive cruise control to maintain a target distance to a forward vehicle. The creep mode may be canceled responsive to brake pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be canceled and the engine started responsive to clutch pedal or accelerator pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be deactivated responsive to battery charge level being below a threshold.
US10569775B2	Arrangement and method for a cruise control brake in a vehicle A cruise control arrangement is provided with a cruise control speed function and where the cruise control arrangement is provided with a set cruise speed value and a set brake cruise speed value, and where the cruise control brake function is active when the vehicle travels downhill, where the cruise control arrangement is adapted to activate at least one auxiliary brake when the vehicle speed reaches the set brake cruise speed, to apply a service brake of the vehicle in order to reduce the speed of the vehicle to a predefined first speed if the vehicle speed exceeds the set brake cruise speed when the least one auxiliary brake is delivering full brake power, where the predefined first speed is lower than the set brake cruise speed. Undesired acceleration during downhill travel can be avoided when the brake power of the auxiliary brake is not sufficient. Further, a required downshift can be delayed, which will improve the fuel consumption of the vehicle.
US10569773B2	Predicting behaviors of oncoming vehicles World objects tracking and prediction by an autonomous vehicle (AV) is disclosed. A method includes identifying, based on first observation data received from sensors of the AV, an oncoming vehicle; identifying, based on second observation data received from the sensors of the AV, a road object; generating a lane-following hypothesis for the oncoming vehicle, the lane-following hypothesis indicating an intention that the oncoming vehicle remain in a current road lane; computing a lane-following reference driveline for the lane-following hypothesis of the oncoming vehicle; in response to determining that the lane-following reference driveline is blocked by the road object, generating a go-around hypothesis for the oncoming vehicle, and computing a go-around reference driveline for the go-around hypothesis; and providing at least one of a go-around trajectory corresponding to the go-around hypothesis or a lane-following trajectory corresponding to the lane-following hypothesis.
US10569765B2	Vehicle behavior control device A PCM (14) for controlling a behavior of a vehicle (1) having steerable front road wheels is configured to perform a control to reduce a driving force for the vehicle (1) according to a yaw rate-related quantity (e.g., steering speed) of the vehicle (1). Specifically, the PCM (14) is configured, after reducing the driving force in response to a change in the yaw rate-related quantity and according to the yaw rate-related quantity being changing, to increase the driving force so as to restore a value of the driving force before the reduction, and the PCM (14) is operable, when increasing the driving force so as to restore a value of the driving force before the reduction, to change a change rate during the increasing of the driving force, according to a magnitude of the yaw rate-related quantity thereduring.
US10569764B2	Apparatus and method for energy and space efficient transportation system A specific vehicle having a unique structure, modified wheel design and capable of running on a dedicated lane with uniform speed is described. The transportation system controls the traffic flow from and to the arterial roads to the highways. This allows the traffic management system to efficiently manage the commute time traffic and avoid congestion. The modified space and energy transportation management system and method of using it enables efficient transportation management while saving time and energy for service providers as well as users.
US10569762B2	Method for operating a motor vehicle and motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle, in which by at least one ultrasonic sensor, operated in the active operation mode, of an ultrasonic sensor device of the motor vehicle ultrasonic waves are emitted into an environmental region of the motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle as hybrid vehicle is equipped with an internal combustion engine (and an electric drive machine and in the active operation mode of the ultrasonic sensor arranged on a rear part of the motor vehicle the motor vehicle at least temporarily is operated by means of the electric drive machine. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle.
US10569761B2	Vehicle drive apparatus A vehicle drive apparatus includes a connection/disconnection sleeve wherein a lubricating pipe is provided above the connection/disconnection sleeve and has a discharge port through which a lubricating oil is discharged, the drive gear is relatively rotatably supported by the input shaft via a bearing portion provided on the drive gear, and the connection/disconnection sleeve includes a first guide portion guiding the lubricating oil discharged from the discharge port of the lubricating pipe to a tooth surface of the drive gear when the connection/disconnection sleeve is in a first position so as to connect the drive gear and the input shaft; and a second guide portion guiding the lubricating oil discharged from the discharge port of the lubricating pipe to the bearing portion when the connection/disconnection sleeve is in a second position so as to disconnect the drive gear and the input shaft.
US10569760B2	Systems and methods for battery charging in a hybrid vehicle Methods and systems are provided for rapidly charging a battery in a hybrid vehicle. In one example, a method includes charging a battery at a first rate via an engine transferring torque to a plurality of motor/generators while a vehicle speed is controlled based on a driver demand, and charging the battery at a second rate greater than the first rate via the plurality of motor/generators while the vehicle is autonomously controlled via a cruise control system. In this way, by charging the battery at the second rate while the vehicle speed is being controlled by the cruise control system, drivability issues related to engine torque production and/or motor/generator torque production may be minimized.
US10569759B2	Propulsion system for an aircraft A hybrid-electric propulsion system includes a turbomachine, a propulsor coupled to the turbomachine, and an electrical system, the electrical system including an electric machine coupled to the turbomachine. A method for operating a hybrid-electric propulsion system includes operating, by one or more computing devices, the turbomachine in an idle operating condition; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a command to accelerate the turbomachine while operating the turbomachine in the idle operating condition; and providing, by the one or more computing devices, electrical power to the electric machine to add power to the turbomachine and increase an acceleration of the turbomachine in response to the received command to accelerate the turbomachine.
US10569757B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle A control device is configured to, in a case that an internal combustion engine is made to start up before travel start of a vehicle in a parked state, when an auxiliary battery has at least a predetermined value of battery voltage, make the internal combustion engine start up after executing fuel heating processing for heating fuel by glow plugs to which electric power is transmitted, or when the battery voltage of the auxiliary battery is less than the predetermined value, execute the fuel heating processing after executing charge processing for charging the auxiliary battery using a main battery and then start up the internal combustion engine.
US10569756B2	Driving force control device for saddled vehicle A driving force control device for saddled vehicle includes a transmission that transmits driving force of an engine to a driving wheel of a vehicle at predetermined reduction ratio; a clutch that connects/disconnects the driving force between the engine and the transmission; and a controller that controls the transmission and the clutch. The controller permits selection of a normal mode in which the reduction ratio of the transmission is varied according to a running condition and a slow mode permitting slow forward movement and slow backward movement by varying the reduction ratio of the transmission to a fixed reduction ratio according to predetermined operation, and the controller holds the clutch in a partial clutch engagement condition so as to prevent the vehicle from moving forward or backward when the slow mode is selected and no predetermined operation is performed.
US10569753B2	Hydraulic brake device A hydraulic brake device includes (a) a master fluid passage for supplying a working fluid from a master cylinder to a wheel brake, (b) a master shut-off valve provided in the master fluid passage, (c) a return fluid passage, (d) a return passage opening valve provided in the return fluid passage, (e) an electromagnetic control valve provided in the return fluid passage and configured to control a flow of the working fluid or to allow a flow of the working fluid without controlling, and (f) a stroke simulator having first and second fluid chambers defined by a partition member, the first fluid chamber being connected to the master fluid passage between the master shut-off valve and the master cylinder, the second fluid chamber being connected to the return fluid passage on one on opposite sides of the return passage opening valve that is nearer to the wheel brake.
US10569752B2	Driver assistance system A method for controlling a driver assistance system is provided, as is a corresponding driver assistance system and a computer program product.
US10569748B2	Jack for ATV An ATV jack may include a clamping engagement member and a leg which pivots which respect to the clamping engagement member a limited amount to enable the jack to lift and hold an ATV. The leg may telescope to allow the jack to be used at variable heights.
US10569747B2	Sensor cleaning device for a motor vehicle The invention consists in a device for cleaning a sensor of a motor vehicle.A piston (2) is able to slide in a circular hollow body (1) having a longitudinal axis (XX) and carrying at a first end a single nozzle (4) for distributing one or more fluids, said piston being hollow to enable the routing to the nozzle of at least one first fluid.The hollow piston is rendered mobile, between a rest position and a working position, by the effect of a second fluid to take up a working position in which the nozzle is deployed.
US10569741B1	Remote controller, vehicle for communicating with the same and method for controlling the vehicle A vehicle communicating with a remote controller is provided. A vehicle includes a plurality of car antennas; a storage configured to store a distance value between the first and second key antennas; and a controller configured to select at least two of the plurality of car antennas, control transmission of signals through the selected at least two car antennas, obtain a distance value between the first and second key antennas of the remote controller based on the received signal strength and the transmission strength of the at least two car antennas when a received signal strength of at least two signals received by the first key antenna and a received signal strength value of at least two signals received by the second key antenna are received from the remote controller, and authenticate the remote controller based on the obtained distance value and the distance value stored in the storage.
US10569740B2	System and method for smartkey-free vehicle control A system for smartkey-free vehicle control may include a head unit having predetermined password and generating a scannable visual code by combining information of the vehicle. A user application is installed in a user terminal and is capable for registering the information of the vehicle, and has a remote control function to control the vehicle of which information is registered. A communicating unit connects, though wireless communication, with the user application of the user terminal which is within a predetermined sensing distance, and performs a first and second authentication. A body control module controls the vehicle according to a remote control signal transmitted according to the remote control function of the user application. A start button is formed inside the vehicle and generating a start on signal by a button input and a controller controls a starting of the vehicle.
US10569738B2	Seat belt routing sensing systems and sensors and corresponding vehicle systems operating based on whether seat belts are properly worn A seat belt routing sensing system for a seat belt of a vehicle is provided. The seat belt includes a latch plate. The seat belt routing sensing system includes a seat belt buckle mounting assembly and a sensor. The seat belt buckle mounting assembly includes a first bracket or a first strap. The first bracket or the first strap is configured to connect to a seat belt buckle. The sensor is attached directly or indirectly to the first bracket, the first strap, or the seat belt buckle and is configured to detect changes in a parameter. The changes are indicative of (i) at least one of a bending moment, a force, an angular position, or an angular movement of the first bracket or first strap, and (ii) routing of the seat belt.
US10569733B2	Interior panel including a cover skin with a tear seam for a motor vehicle and a method for making the same Interior panels for motor vehicles and methods for making such interior panels are provided. In one example, an interior panel includes a substrate and a cover skin that overlies the substrate. The cover skin has a tear seam configured as a double wave pattern including a first score line wave pattern and a second score line wave pattern that are substantially in phase. The first and second score line wave patterns each have an amplitude of from about 1.3 to about 1.7 mm and a period of from about 8 to about 10 mm.
US10569726B2	In-vehicle system An in-vehicle system includes a primary CPU that is mounted in a vehicle and operates on a general-purpose OS, and a peripheral device that is controlled by the primary CPU. The in-vehicle system further includes a secondary CPU that operates on a real-time OS. The secondary CPU performs an initialization process on the peripheral device at startup, and then assigns control of the peripheral device to the primary CPU.
US10569722B2	Wire harness A wire harness includes a conductive first wiring material, wired to a vehicle, and a second wiring material wired to the vehicle in a state where at least a part of the second wiring material is bundled with the first wiring material. The second wiring material has a flow passage formed therein through which a liquid can flow.
US10569720B2	Motor vehicle camera system The invention relates to a motor vehicle camera system with an image capture unit and a drive device by means of which the image capture unit can be displaced from a standby position into at least one operating position, wherein the image capture unit is arranged in a mounting chamber of a motor vehicle and the mounting chamber has a movable closing element, wherein said closing element closes the mounting chamber if the image capture unit is in the standby position thereof, and opens the mounting chamber at least partially to the environment if the image capture unit is displaced into an operating position, wherein the closing element is at least partially transparent, and the image capture unit is aligned in the standby position thereof so that the image capture unit in the standby position thereof captures an outer region of the motor vehicle through the closing element.
US10569718B2	Systems and methods for providing quick release of video monitors from an assembly A quick release assembly for use in mounting a display system to a fixture. The system includes an attachment assembly on a back side of the display system that receives pins from a mounting bracket into openings of lock modules that include a latch that holds at least one pin in place. The latch is held in the lock position by spring bias. An actuator wire made of a shape memory alloy contracts when an electrical current is applied. The contraction of the wire overcomes the spring bias to move the latch from the lock position to an unlocked position to allow the display system to be removed from the pin.
US10569716B1	Golf bag retention device A golf bag retaining device contains a closed band adapted to be fixed or attached to the rear of a golf cart. A first armature and a second armature extend rearwardly from the band on opposite sides of the band, and provide a support system for a golf bag that is secured to a belt that is looped through buckles at open ends of the first and second armature, respectively.
US10569715B2	Collapsible cargo carrier A collapsible cargo container comprises a frame that is attachable to a vehicle, a bed comprising a flexible material, and a spooling mechanism connected to the frame, the spooling mechanism comprising a rotatable bar connected to an end of the bed. When the collapsible cargo container is in an extended position, the bed is supported by the frame so that it can support cargo and when the collapsible cargo container is in a collapsed position, at least a portion of the bed is spooled around the rotatable bar.
US10569713B2	Vehicle mirror with image display function A vehicle mirror with an image display function includes a half mirror and an image display device, the half mirror includes an nλ/4 retardation film and a reflection layer, n is 1, 3, 5, or 7, the nλ/4 retardation film, the reflection layer, and the image display device are disposed in this order in the mirror with an image display function, and the reflection layer is a linear polarization reflection layer or a circular polarization reflection layer.
US10569711B2	Monitoring apparatus for monitoring the operating state of a laser vehicle headlamp The invention relates to a monitoring apparatus for monitoring the operating state of a laser vehicle headlamp (4), wherein the laser vehicle headlamp (4) comprises at least one laser light source (5) and a light conversion element (6) that can be illuminated by the laser light source (5) and therefore can be excited to emit visible light, wherein the monitoring apparatus has at least one photosensitive device (3) and one comparison device (1), wherein the photosensitive device (3) comprises at least one LED (D1) that is set up to convert light received from the laser light source (5) into an electrical signal (UD) that is supplied to the comparison device (1), wherein the comparison device (1) is set up to compare the electrical signal (UD) with a preselectable value and to output a fault signal (U0) on the basis of the result of the comparison.
US10569709B2	Apparatus and method for controlling virtual engine sound of vehicle A virtual engine sound control apparatus and method for a vehicle may include an output device configured to output a virtual engine sound while the vehicle is driven, a detector configured to detect state information related to at least one object positioned in front of the vehicle while the vehicle is driven, and a controller configured to control the output device to generate the virtual engine sound according to the detected state information, providing a silent indoor environment of a vehicle to a driver by determining a pedestrian state to generate a virtual engine sound.
US10569708B2	Vehicles outputting context dependent warnings and alerts A vehicle includes an object detection sensor configured to output an output signal, a notification device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to detect an object based on the output signal of the object detection sensor, classify the detected object into a classification, determine a notification magnitude level based on the classification of the detected object, and output a notification with the notification device at the determined notification magnitude level.
US10569705B2	Lighting device for motor vehicles A lighting system for a motor vehicle passenger compartment includes a light beam shaping device and an projection optical element configured to convert the light beam into an output beam. The beam shaping device is configured to emit a pixelized light beam formed of a plurality of sub-beams.
US10569704B2	Ambient lighting system for an agricultural machine An ambient light controller in an agricultural machine can control multicolor lights arranged in an operator cab of the machine to project light around structures in the cab to areas that are perceivable by a forward facing operator to convey useful information about the machine to the operator. The lights can be projected around such structures by using light pipes. The lights can preferably be in a color which minimizes glare inside the cab to avoid distraction. The light controller can monitor various functions of the machine, such as boom height, and change colors and/or patterns of the lights to indicate states corresponding to the conditions, such as a normal state and a fault state.
US10569703B2	Steering wheel A steering wheel includes a gripping portion that is gripped by a driver when a conveyance is steered, a light source that is disposed inside the gripping portion and is configured to emit light, a light guide body that is disposed inside the gripping portion such that an end portion of the light guide body faces the light source, the light guide body including an emission surface that is configured to emit light from the light source and incident on the end portion and that is formed on a surface on a driver side, and a covering portion that surrounds the light guide body and forms an outer layer portion of at least a part of the gripping portion around the light guide body. The covering portion is formed with a hole, through which light emitted from the emission surface passes.
US10569695B2	Vehicular lamp A converter controller controls a switching converter. A current detection circuit generates a current detection signal VCS that corresponds to a coil current IL of the switching converter. An error amplifier amplifies the difference between the current detection signal VCS and an analog signal VADIM that indicates a current to be supplied to a semiconductor light source, so as to generate an error signal VERR. A hysteresis comparator compares the current detection signal VCS with an upper threshold signal VTHH and a lower threshold signal VTHL determined according to the error signal VERR, and generates a control pulse SCNT that corresponds to a comparison result. A driver drives a switching transistor according to the control pulse SCNT.
US10569692B1	Cargo support system A cargo support system including a truck bed having longitudinal extending sidewalls, longitudinally extending rails mounted above the sidewalls, each having a longitudinal slot on an underside connected to a longitudinal channel, and arms suspended from the underside of the rails above the sidewalls, each pivotable between a longitudinal orientation under the respective rail and a lateral orientation extending over the bed.
US10569688B2	Seating module having a recessed grip and a seating arrangement including a seating module having a recessed grip A seating module having a recessed grip for a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, and a seating arrangement that includes a seating module that has a recessed grip. The seating module includes a shell structure that defines the recessed grip in an upper area of the shell structure.
US10569686B2	Device for fixing a table top A device for fastening a table top to a side wall of a vehicle includes: a structure for fastening to the side wall, and a support structure of the plate. The support structure includes: at least one crosspiece extending along a transverse direction, and at least two beams each extending in a longitudinal direction substantially orthogonal to the transverse direction, with the crosspiece being connected to each of the beams. The support structure includes bending onset zones configured to deform plastically when a force greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold force is applied on the support structure along the transverse direction.
US10569679B2	Back frame structure for vehicle seat A back frame structure for a vehicle seat includes: a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction; and a lower frame configured to connect a lower end side of the right side frame and a lower end side of the left side frame, wherein: at least one side frame out of the pair of right and left side frames is fitted to one connection portion, which is a connection portion of the lower frame with respect to the one side frame, so as to form one fitting portion; and the one fitting portion is configured such that a geometrical-moment of inertia along an axis extending to a predetermined first direction gradually increases from an upper part of the one fitting portion to a lower part of the one fitting portion.
US10569676B1	Fixed seat dampener A seating system for a vehicle includes a seat frame having a lower part for supporting a posterior and thighs of an occupant and a rear part for supporting the posterior and back of the occupant. The seating system also includes a hinge connecting the seat frame to the vehicle such that, in the event of an impact to the vehicle from the rear of the occupant, the weight of the occupant urges the seat frame to rotate in a direction that results in a top portion of the rear part being urged to move in a rearward direction relative to the occupant. The seating system also includes a first structure fixed to the rear part and configured to cooperate with a second structure fixed to the vehicle to reduce forces transmitted to the occupant in the event of an impact to the vehicle.
US10569673B2	Support base for a child safety seat A support base for a child safety seat includes a coupling structure coupled to a shell and a latch device operable to engage with an anchor structure of a vehicle. The coupling structure includes a carrier pivotally connected with the latch device. The latch device is rotatable relative to the carrier and the shell between a storage position and multiple deployed positions for use, and the carrier is slidable relative to the shell in a first direction for displacing a distal end of the latch device outward and away from an end edge of the shell and in a second direction for displacing the distal end of the latch device toward the end edge of the shell. The support base further includes an adjustment latch movable to engage with the carrier for preventing its sliding in the first direction, and to disengage from the carrier for its sliding.
US10569665B2	Suspended underfloor power converter A power converter to be mounted to a mounting portion of a host in a suspended manner includes a plurality of component-housing chassis configured to be connected together parallel to the mounting portion, the plurality of component-housing chassis each containing parts for a power converter so that the plurality of component-housing chassis collectively constitute the power converter for the host, wherein at least one of the plurality of component-housing chassis has a support frame, the support frame protruding out so as to extend into at least an adjacent one of the component-housing chassis, wherein the at least adjacent one of the component-housing chassis has an insertion hole for inserting the support frame, and wherein the support frame is configured to be inserted into the insertion hole in the adjacent component-housing chassis and fixed to the adjacent component-housing chassis.
US10569664B2	Methods and systems for managing power supply at a device Methods and systems for managing power supply at a device. The device is capable of receiving power via a plurality of power inputs. The device first determines whether a first condition is satisfied. A first switch is maintained in a closed position if the first condition is satisfied. When the first switch is in a closed position, the device is capable of receiving power from a first power supply. Alternatively, when the first condition is not satisfied, the device determines whether or not a second condition is satisfied. If the second condition is satisfied, the first switch is maintained to be in a closed position. If the second condition is not satisfied, the first switch is opened after a predefined time period.
US10569663B2	Platform configurations for autonomous vehicles The present disclosure is directed to autonomous vehicle platforms and autonomous vehicles including such platforms. For example, an autonomous vehicle can include a bisymmetrical platform including a first portion, a second portion, a third portion and a fourth portion that collectively provide a supporting structure for the autonomous vehicle and that respectively comprise a wheel mounting frame configured for location of a wheel assembly. A body including front and rear sides and first and second lateral sides can be positioned on top of the bisymmetrical platform configured to receive passengers for transport. The autonomous vehicle can also include a plurality of wheel assemblies configured for secure positioning relative to each wheel mounting frame within the bisymmetrical platform and a powertrain configured to power the plurality of wheel assemblies for operation of the autonomous vehicle to travel in either a forward direction or a rear direction.
US10569656B2	Regenerative control device A regenerative control device is provided with a host ECU configured to set a required amount of wheel regeneration that is an amount of wheel regeneration required for each wheel of a vehicle based on the required regeneration amount that is an amount of regeneration required in regenerative control that converts kinetic energy into electric energy depending on traveling conditions of a vehicle, and a regeneration controller configured to switch a wheel to be regenerative-controlled in a regeneration performance period shorter than a predicted vehicle behavior-appearance period from the start of regeneration in each wheel of the vehicle to the appearance of the behavior of the vehicle, that is, a period predicted based on the required amount of wheel regeneration and a vehicle speed, and control an actual amount of wheel regeneration for each wheel to the required amount of wheel regeneration.
US10569653B2	Driver interface system A driver interface system includes a steering wheel assembly and a display. The steering wheel assembly includes a variable-function input device. The variable-function input device includes a plurality of assignable functions and a present function being one of the plurality of assignable functions. The display is configured to display an image corresponding to the present function of the variable-function input device. The driver interface system may include a plurality of display modes, and in response to a change in display mode, the driver interface system may change the present function in the plurality of assignable functions. The steering wheel assembly may also include a touchpad configured to receive a handwritten input, and the display may be configured to display an image corresponding to the handwritten input.
US10569652B2	Information processing system, on-vehicle device, and terminal device for privacy management Information can be displayed on display devices according to information to be notified. An information processing system 1 includes a navigation device 3, a mobile terminal 5, and a control server 7, wherein the navigation device 3 is connected to a head-up display 4 that can be visually recognized by a driver and includes a display panel 33a that can be visually recognized by the driver and a passenger other than the driver, the mobile terminal 5 transmits notification information to the navigation device 3 and transmits notification related information regarding the notification information to the control server 7, the control server 7 determines a display device that displays information based on the notification information in the navigation device 3 based on the notification related information received from the mobile terminal 5 and transmits display location information indicating the determined display device to the navigation device 3, and the navigation device 3 displays the information based on the notification information on the display device indicated by the received display location information.
US10569649B2	In-vehicle control apparatus An in-vehicle control apparatus performs a hazard avoidance process. The in-vehicle control apparatus includes an anomaly determination section, an alarm control section, and a hazard avoidance control section. The anomaly determination section determines whether a driver is under driving inability state during travel of the vehicle, based on information on monitoring of state of the driver. The alarm control section activates an alarm annunciator to issue an alarm outwardly from the vehicle when the driver is determined to be under driving inability state. After the alarm annunciator starts the alarm, the hazard avoidance control section fails to perform the hazard avoidance process when the alarm is stopped by a manipulation of the driver and performs the hazard avoidance process when a specified time elapses under state where the alarm is not stopped since the starting of the alarm.
US10569646B2	Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle includes tanks configured to store a fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell, the tanks being respectively disposed in front of and behind the motor drive unit such that a longitudinal direction of each of the tanks corresponds to a width direction of the fuel cell vehicle. The tanks are disposed such that respective end portions of the tanks on a side on which the high-voltage wiring portion is positioned are outside the high-voltage wiring portion in the width direction of the fuel cell vehicle and the respective end portions of tanks overlap a tire-wheel assembly in a front-rear direction of the fuel cell vehicle.
US10569643B2	Motor vehicle front surface with central air inlet and side outlets Motor vehicle front surface including a central air-moving device, wherein the central air-moving device is connected laterally to at least one side air-moving device leading air from a central part of the front surface towards at least one side part of the vehicle, and in that the front surface comprises at least one valve between the central air-moving device and the side air-moving device, making it possible to adjust the air flow circulating between the central air-moving device and the side air-moving device.
US10569641B1	Multi-passenger electric transporter The present invention is a self-propelled transporter with motorized drive wheels which is particularly designed to transport patients from one location to another. The transporter includes an undercarriage having a first set of wheels pivotally connected at a bottom and proximal to a front of the undercarriage, and a second set of wheels non-pivotally connected at a bottom and proximal to a rear of the undercarriage. The transporter further includes one or more electric motors coupled to the second set of wheels. The transporter includes a base supported on the undercarriage. The transporter further includes two or more seats installed on the base to allow for patients to sit thereon.
US10569639B2	Power transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle A power transmission system of hybrid electric vehicle may include an engine, a motor/generator, an input unit including a first input shaft, a second input shaft separately disposed on a same shaft as the first input shaft and an end portion of the second input shaft selectively connectable with the first input shaft in a state of being directly connected with the output side of the motor/generator, a first middle shaft disposed surrounding the first input shaft without rotational interference with the first input shaft to be selectively connectable with the first input shaft, and a second middle shaft including a hollow shaft and disposed surrounding the second input shaft without rotational interference with the second input shaft to be selectively connectable with the second input shaft, and an output shifter shifting torque of the input unit and outputting the shifted torque.
US10569637B2	Drive system for a hybrid vehicle A drive system for a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes an electric motor and a clutch device which has a frictional locking element and a positive locking element that is connected parallel to the frictional locking element. The clutch device is configured to couple the internal combustion engine into the drive system and to be switched into at least the following states: a) open positive locking element and closed frictional locking element when starting and/or synchronization of the internal combustion engine, b) closed positive locking element and closed frictional locking element or closed positive locking element and open frictional locking element when the internal combustion engine is running and synchronized such that an internal combustion engine drive output action is generated, and c) open positive locking element and open frictional locking element when the internal combustion engine is stopped such that purely electric motor drive of the vehicle is provided.
US10569629B2	Glass run for automobile door Disclosed is a glass run for an automobile door which may block noise that has passed through a door glass from easily reaching the passenger's ears, while reducing an increase in the weight and cost of the glass run. In the glass run, a space R is formed between a base end portion 41b of an inner seal lip 41 located inside a cabin and an inner surface 22b of a door glass 22 facing inside the cabin. A facing surface 41d of the inner seal lip 41 facing the inner surface 22b of the door glass 22 is provided with a sound absorbing portion 41h which absorbs noise that has entered the inside of the cabin through the door glass 22.
US10569628B2	Connecting structure between a cowl louver and a windshield A connecting structure between a cowl louver and a windshield includes a windshield including a laminated glass having a first glass plate disposed on an exterior side, a second glass plate disposed on an interior side and an interlayer bonding the first glass plate and the second glass plate; the laminated glass having a cutout portion formed by removing a part of the second glass plate and the interlayer at a certain area of a lower edge portion of the laminated glass; the first glass having a power feed portion disposed on an interior side surface thereof in the cutout portion; and a spacer disposed in the cutout portion on the lower edge side of the windshield closer than the power supply portion; the cowl louver including a clamping portion formed in a U-character shape in section at a rear end portion thereof, the clamping portion having an upper member disposed along the first glass plate and a lower member disposed so as to be close to the second glass plate; and the clamping portion clamps the first glass plate and the spacer.
US10569627B2	Door seal for a vehicle door A door seal includes: a first seal mechanism including a first seal portion provided at an end of a door and a second seal portion configured to contact the first seal portion when the door is closed; and a second seal mechanism including a third seal portion provided at the end of the door and a fourth seal portion configured to contact the third seal portion when the door is closed. The third seal portion and the first seal portion are arranged at different locations along a thickness direction of the door.
US10569626B2	Deflector device for vehicle sunroof A deflector device for a vehicle sunroof is provided. The deflector device includes: a cloth deflector net which is extended to be blown by a drive airflow during operation period and folded to be housed during non-operation period; a lower holder which holds a lower end side of the deflector net; an upper holder which holds an upper end side of the deflector net and is movable in a vertical direction; an urging member which urges the upper holder upward; and a defining portion which defines an upper limit position of the upper holder against an urging force caused by the urging member so that loosing occurs on at least a part of the deflector net.
US10569624B2	Motor vehicle having a roof opening A motor vehicle having a vehicle roof having a roof opening with fixed roof portions relative to the vehicle and a covering unit having at least one rigid roof element and that can be displaced between a lifted operating position compared to the roof portions fixed relative to the vehicle, and a lowered closed position, in which the at least one rigid roof element closes the roof opening. Stud elements supporting the covering unit in the operating position, are articulated to the covering unit to be pivotable. Each of the stud elements, in the operating position, spans a right angle together with a plane that is defined by the at least one rigid roof element so that the covering unit can be set down, on bases fixed relative to the vehicle. Additionally, the covering unit may have at least one securing element lock the stud elements in the operating position.
US10569620B2	Startup control systems and methods to reduce flooded startup conditions A refrigeration system includes a startup mode control module that receives an off time of a compressor of the refrigeration system and an ambient temperature, determines whether the off time and the ambient temperature indicate that the compressor is in a flooded condition, and selects, based on the determination, between a normal startup mode and a flooded startup mode. A compressor control module operates the compressor in the normal startup mode in response to the startup mode control module selecting the normal startup mode, in the flooded startup mode in response to the startup mode control module selecting the flooded startup mode, and transitions from the flooded startup mode to the normal startup mode after a predetermined period associated with operating in the flooded startup mode. The compressor is operated at a first speed in the normal startup mode and at a second speed in the flooded startup mode.
US10569614B2	Method and device for refrigerated transport using an indirect injection of a cryogenic liquid and a heating system for maintaining temperature in the event of extremely low outside temperatures A method for transporting heat-sensitive products in a refrigerated truck that includes at least one product storage chamber, a cryogenic fluid reserve, and a main heat exchanger system for circulation of the cryogenic fluid therethrough. The main heat exchange system includes walls across which heat may be exchanged, one or more cold-producing blowers for bringing air inside the chamber into contact with the walls, and a heating system for heating air inside at least one of the chambers. Upon the occurrence of one or more events, heated air is blown into an intake side of the cold-producing blower(s).
US10569610B2	Twin tube damper with remote gas reservoir A damper is provided having a twin tube construction interconnected to a gas reservoir. The connection of each of the inner and outer volumes of the twin tube to the gas reservoir is independently valved, and each of these valves are independently settable to change the differential pressure thereacross at which they open. The damper provides flow passages directly from the inner and outer volumes to enable flow form the compression to rebound sides thereof, as well as through the valved connections to the gas reservoir and at least one valved opening in the damper piston.
US10569606B2	Plug for upper coupler of trailer A plug for insertion into a through hole of a king pin coupler plate of a trailer includes a body defining an axial direction and having an outer surface defining a perimeter with a distance around the perimeter. A plurality of pliable ears extend from the outer surface. The ears are each individually aligned in the axial direction. The ears each have a width that is less than ten percent of the distance around the perimeter of the outer surface of the body.
US10569605B1	Receiver-less hitch for use with a winch A receiver-less hitch system has protrusion for hanging onto a vehicles brush guard and can pivot down to the vehicles winch. A hook is provided on the hitch system for connection to the end of the winch line and when retracted, tension on the winch line secures the hitch system to the vehicle. This quick and easy procedure provides a readily available front hitch system without the aid of a receiver or other mounting apparatus.
US10569602B2	Heavy load tire with specified belt layers Provided is a heavy load tire that includes: the first belt layer including a cord extending in the tire circumferential direction; the second belt layer including a cord extending to be inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction; and the third belt layer including a cord extending to be inclined at an angle of 30° or less with respect to the tire circumferential direction in a direction opposite to that of the cord of the second belt layer. The first, the second, and the third belt layer are arranged in the stated order from the inner side to the outer side in the tire radial direction. The third belt layer has a width w3 that is 80% or more of a tread width w, and the second belt layer has a width w2. The width w2 and the width w3 satisfy the relation w2
US10569598B1	Paint brush and roller handle coupler A paint brush and roller handle coupler is provided, comprising a horizontal tubular upper section, a cylindrical section extending downward at an angle from the upper section, a first mechanism configured to secure a paint brush handle in the tubular upper section, and a second mechanism configured to secure a paint roller handle in the tubular upper section. The horizontal tubular upper section comprises an open front section, comprising a front edge having a first pair of notches spaced 180 degrees apart, and an open rear section.
US10569597B2	Pen structure with glass smasher A pen structure with a glass smasher has the glass smasher mounted at the front end of a pen. When a user holds the pen and presses the front end (i.e., the smashing cone) of the smashing rod of the glass smasher forcibly against a glass obstacle, an impact block will strike the rear section of the smashing rod vigorously such that the smashing cone is instantly driven to smash the glass obstacle. A ballpoint/rollerball refill is detachably provided in the pen and is at least 6 cm long in order to contain enough ink. The overall length of the pen is at least 10 cm so that the pen can be easily held while the user writes or draws with the ballpoint/rollerball tip and while the user applies a force to a glass obstacle through the front end of the smashing rod to smash the glass obstacle.
US10569589B2	Three-dimensional printer, print data creation device, method of creating print data, and computer-readable storage medium A print data creation device creates, from two-dimensional image data, three-dimensional print data to be printed on a thermally distensible sheet. The device includes a processor programmed to receive the two-dimensional image data of prescribed gradations; divide the two-dimensional image data of prescribed gradations into a plurality of density layers that expand to different respective expansion heights when printed on the thermally distensible sheet; create, from the plurality of density layers, an expansion data set having a plurality of layer images to be printed on the thermally distensible sheet; and causes the expansion data set to be output to a printing unit that prints on the thermally distensible sheet.
US10569587B1	Methods of inkjet printing Substrates can be inkjet printed using an aqueous inkjet ink composition having a dynamic viscosity of 5 centipoise (5 mPa-sec) or less at 25° C., and consisting essentially of: (a) a polymer-dispersed pigment colorant at 0.9-6 weight %; (b) a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure (I): HO—CH2—CH2—R (I) wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group, at 0.5-2 weight %; and (c) a water-soluble humectant, co-solvents, or both, at 20 weight %. Each polymer-dispersed pigment colorant has a 50th percentile particle diameter of less than 70 nm and a 95th percentile particle diameter of less than 150 nm, measured using a dynamic light scattering particle size analyzer. Replenishment or maintenance fluids containing a Structure (I) compound can also be used during the inkjet printing process.
US10569584B2	Tape cassette A tape roll is housed inside a cassette case. A first rotation body is provided on a first direction side of the tape roll and is positioned on a second direction side of a winding center of the tape roll. A first opening is provided on the second direction side of the first rotation body. An ink ribbon roll is provided on the second direction side of the first opening. A second rotation body is provided on the first direction side and the second direction side of a winding center of the ink ribbon roll. A first regulating part is provided on a fourth direction side of a predetermined path and is positioned on the fourth direction side of a first virtual line.
US10569579B2	Recording-head position adjustment mechanism and image forming apparatus incorporating same A recording-head position adjustment mechanism includes a beam to suspend a recording head that discharges droplets so that the recording head is drawable out in a predetermined direction; a first supporter disposed at one end of the beam in the predetermined direction and having a support shaft to support the beam; a second supporter disposed at another end of the beam in the predetermined direction with the beam interposed between the first supporter and the second supporter. The second supporter is attached with an adjuster via which the second supporter supports the beam. The adjuster includes a coarse-adjustment shaft member and a fine-adjustment shaft member that are manually rotatable independent of each other. The coarse-adjustment shaft member coarsely adjusts a rotation angle of the beam at which the beam rotates around the support shaft by manual rotation. The fine-adjustment shaft member finely adjusts the rotation angle of the beam.
US10569578B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a platen including a first guide rail and a second guide rail mutually parallel in a width direction that intersects a transport direction of a medium; an edge holder including a plate-shaped member that covers an end portion of the medium in the width direction, a first engaging portion that engages with the first guide rail, and a second engaging portion that engages with the second guide rail; and a changing portion that is provided on the first engaging portion side and is for changing a position of the plate-shaped member in the width direction. A space in the transport direction formed between the first engaging portion and the first guide rail is narrower than a space in the transport direction formed between the second engaging portion and the second guide rail.
US10569574B2	Method and system for enhancing throughput of thermal printer cutter Provided herein is system and method for enhancing throughput of a thermal printer cutter. The system operates in a first printing mode in an instance in which a designated safe zone is detected. A second print media portion is traversed in downstream direction for printing after printing of a first print media until a designated safe zone is detected under a print head. The printing is suspended at a first point on the second print media portion. A first movement of the print media is caused in one of the downstream or upstream direction until a first cut point of the first print media portion is detected under cutter blade for cutting operation. A second movement of the print media is caused in one of the downstream or upstream direction until a third point is detected under print head. The printing resumes from the first point on the second print media portion.
US10569571B2	Ink jet recording method, ultraviolet curable ink, and ink jet recording apparatus Provided is an ink jet recording method including: discharging first ultraviolet curable ink of a radical polymerization reaction type which contains a radical photopolymerization initiator and a radical polymerization compound and in which transmittance at a wavelength of 395 nm is equal to or less than 1%, onto a recording medium; and curing the first ultraviolet curable ink which is landed on the recording medium by irradiating the ink with ultraviolet light, in which a light source which initially emits the ultraviolet light in the curing of the ink is an ultraviolet light emitting diode in which peak intensity of the irradiated ultraviolet light is equal to or more than 800 mW/cm2.
US10569570B2	Conveying device and printing apparatus A conveying device includes a blower, a conveyor, and an upstream blower. The blower blows air to a sheet material. The conveyor includes a sandwiching unit to sandwich the sheet material, and conveys the sheet material to a blowing region of the blower. The upstream blower blows air toward a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the sheet material, from an upstream side of the blowing region in the conveyance direction of the sheet material to the blowing region.
US10569566B2	Printer and method A method of operating a thermal transfer printer, the thermal transfer printer comprising: first and second spool supports each being configured to support a spool of ribbon; a ribbon drive configured to cause movement of ribbon from the first spool support to the second spool support along a predetermined ribbon path; and a printhead, the printhead being a corner edge printhead. The printhead is configured to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to a substrate as the substrate and printhead are moved relative to one another at a print speed. The method comprises transferring ink from the ribbon to the substrate when the print speed is less than 40 millimetres per second.
US10569564B2	Image forming apparatus including cartridge having first storage chamber and cartridge attachment portion having second storage chamber In an image forming apparatus, a cartridge includes: a first storage chamber; and a supply portion. A cartridge attachment portion includes: a connecting portion; and a second storage chamber. The connecting portion is disposed at a first height and connectable to the supply portion. A detecting portion is configured to detect one of a level of a liquid stored in the first storage chamber and at a position adjacent to the supply portion and a level of the liquid stored in the second storage chamber and at a position adjacent to the connecting portion. The first storage chamber has a first cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a predetermined height between the first height and a second height above the first height. The second storage chamber has a second cross-sectional area taken along the horizontal plane. The second cross-sectional area is greater than the first cross-sectional area.
US10569561B2	Valves for fluid ejection devices In some examples, a valve assembly for a fluid ejection device includes a plurality of valves to control fluid supply from a plurality of fluid sources to the fluid ejection device, each respective valve of the plurality of valves actuatable between a first valve position to provide fluid communication through a first fluid path between a first fluid source of the plurality of fluid sources and the fluid ejection device, and a second valve position to provide fluid communication through a second fluid path between a second fluid source of the plurality of fluid sources and the fluid ejection device. A common actuator, when energized, controls movement of the plurality of valves. Each respective biasing mechanism of a plurality of biasing mechanisms is to maintain the respective valve at each of the first valve position and the second valve position without energizing the common actuator.
US10569560B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and ink filling method for the same An inkjet printing apparatus includes a print head, an ink tank containing ink to be supplied to the print head, a cap switchable between a covering position to cover a discharge port face and an exposing position to expose the discharge port face, a suction unit connected to the cap, and a control unit. The control unit controls the performing of an ink filling operation of filling the print head with the ink supplied from the ink tank. The ink filling operation includes a valve-closing suction operation of performing suction through the suction unit for a predetermined period of time while the cap is in the covering position. The apparatus further includes a detection unit configured to detect an ink filling state. The control unit controls the stopping of the ink filling operation in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit.
US10569557B2	Inkjet recording apparatus including ink cartridge provided with first valve and cartridge-attachment portion provided with second valve An inkjet recording apparatus includes a cartridge-attachment portion and an ink cartridge attachable thereto. The ink cartridge includes: a main body formed with an opening; an ink chamber disposed in the main body; a first valve opening and closing the opening; and a first pressing surface. The cartridge-attachment portion includes: an ink supply member providing an ink passage formed with an inlet; a second valve opening and closing the inlet; and a second pressing surface. In the attachment process, the ink supply member enters the ink chamber through the opening, the first pressing surface moves the second valve to a position opening the inlet, and the second pressing surface moves the first valve to a position opening the opening. In an attached state, the inlet is opened and positioned in the ink chamber, and the ink passage is in communication with the ink chamber through the inlet.
US10569556B2	Ink replenishment container and method for manufacturing ink replenishment container Provided is a highly-convenient ink replenishment container. The ink replenishment container includes: a container main body portion capable of containing the ink; and an ink outlet forming portion that is to be attached to an end portion of the container main body portion and at which an ink outlet through which the ink flows out is formed. In a region located outside of the ink outlet, the ink replenishment container includes an erroneous insertion prevention portion that protrudes relative to the ink outlet in a direction opposite to the container main body portion in an axial direction as an axial center, and is configured to be inserted into a recessed portion and to prevent erroneous insertion into the ink tank. The erroneous insertion prevention portion includes protrusions that can be attached and detached, the protrusions are attached and detached in accordance with the shape of the recessed portion.
US10569554B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that prints an image on a medium, by ejecting a liquid through nozzles, a transport belt that transports the medium, at a position opposite the liquid ejecting head, a moving mechanism that moves the transport belt in a width direction, and a control unit that controls the moving mechanism. The liquid ejecting head includes a first nozzle group and a second nozzle group. The control unit controls the moving mechanism such that a nozzle group performing the preliminary ejection which is an ejection of the liquid not uninvolved in printing among the first nozzle group and the second nozzle group is located at a position not facing the transport belt, and a nozzle group that does not perform the preliminary ejection is located at a position facing the transport belt.
US10569553B2	Restraining a carriage with a carriage restraint Restraining a carriage includes a carriage restraint to secure the carriage of a printer, wherein the carriage restraint moves between an engaged position and a disengaged position and an engagement assembly to selectively move the carriage restraint between the engaged position and a disengaged position in between printing operations.
US10569549B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus configured to print an image on a medium includes a head having a first nozzle group configured to discharge a first liquid onto a medium, and a second nozzle group configured to discharge a second liquid acting on the first liquid, a main scanning unit configured to move the head in a main scanning direction, a sub scanning unit configured to move the medium in a sub scanning direction, and a control section configured to control discharging of the first liquid and discharging of the second liquid, and in the printing apparatus, the second nozzle group includes an upstream unit disposed on an upstream side of the first nozzle group in the sub scanning direction, and an overlapping unit located on a downstream side of the upstream unit in the sub scanning direction and disposed to overlap with at least a portion of the first nozzle group as viewed in the main scanning direction, the control section determines, based on liquid volume of the first liquid to be discharged, liquid volume of the second liquid to be discharged, and in a case where the liquid volume determined of the second liquid is equal to or less than a threshold value, the control section makes, of the overlapping unit and the upstream unit, at least the overlapping unit discharge the second liquid.
US10569548B2	Liquid ejection head An ink-jet printer, including: an ink-jet head; and a head moving device for moving the head in a scanning direction, wherein the ink-jet head includes a first head unit having a first nozzle row from which first ink is ejected and a second nozzle row from which second ink that differs in color from the first ink is ejected, a second head unit disposed so as to be shifted from the first head unit in a nozzle arrangement direction by a distance less than a nozzle pitch, and a third head unit disposed between the first and second head units in the scanning direction so as to be shifted from the first head unit in the nozzle arrangement direction by a distance corresponding to a predetermined natural number multiple of the nozzle pitch, the third head unit having fifth and sixth nozzle rows from which the first ink is ejected.
US10569545B2	Flow channel member, liquid ejecting apparatus, and method for manufacturing flow channel member There is provided a flow channel member in which a flow channel of a liquid is formed by a plurality of flow channel forming members, the flow channel member including: a first flow channel forming member that includes a light absorbing member having absorbing properties with respect to laser light; a second flow channel forming member that includes a light transmitting member having transmitting properties with respect to the laser light and is welded to a first surface of the first flow channel forming member; and a third flow channel forming member that includes a light transmitting member having transmitting properties with respect to the laser light and is welded to a second surface of the first flow channel forming member. The first surface and the second surface are provided at positions where planes along the both surfaces intersect with each other.
US10569544B2	Multi-layered nozzle fluid ejection device According to examples, a multi-layered nozzle fluid ejection device may include a first nozzle layer including a first nozzle layer thickness and a first nozzle layer orifice, and a second nozzle layer including a second nozzle layer thickness and a second nozzle layer orifice. The first nozzle layer orifice may include a first nozzle layer orifice dimension that is different than a second nozzle layer orifice dimension of the second nozzle layer orifice.
US10569542B2	Printhead pin configurations Printhead pin configurations are disclosed. An example printhead assembly includes an interface to place the printhead assembly in communication with a logic circuit; and a logic circuit configured according to a pin configuration, the pin configuration comprising pin groups, wherein each of the pin groups includes a signal line and a reference voltage.
US10569540B2	Liquid ejection head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and piezoelectric device A liquid ejection head includes a chamber, and a piezoelectric device, wherein the piezoelectric device includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, a second electrode, an insulating layer, a first wire electrically connected to the second electrode, and a second wire electrically connected to the second electrode, and the piezoelectric device has a first region in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode are stacked, a second region which is located on a side adjacent to a first end of the piezoelectric layer and in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, the insulating layer, and the first wire are stacked, and a third region which is located on a side adjacent to a second end of the piezoelectric layer opposite to the first end and in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, the insulating layer, and the second wire are stacked.
US10569537B2	Liquid discharge apparatus An apparatus, for discharging a liquid through a head based on a first discharge instruction, is configured to: update a liquid amount V stored in the memory with a value equivalent to the amount of liquid instructed to be discharged by the first discharge instruction; determine whether the updated liquid amount V is equal to or larger a threshold amount; update the liquid amount V stored in a memory to a predetermined value in response to determining that the updated liquid amount V is equal to or larger than the threshold amount and receiving a second signal from the liquid level sensor; and prohibit the liquid from being discharged through the head in response to determining that the updated liquid amount V is less than the threshold amount and receiving the first signal from the liquid level sensor.
US10569536B2	Method and device for controlling printing elements of an ink print head In a method for controlling printing elements of an ink print head, an idle time between the ejection of two dots from the same nozzle is determined. In the event that the idle time exceeds a predetermined threshold (ΔtS), a determined number of vibration cycles is performed (e.g. in immediate succession). The number of vibration cycles is determined based on the idle time, such that more vibration cycles are performed the longer that the idle time lasts between the ejections of two dots from the same nozzle.
US10569534B2	Digital printing system A system printing comprises: a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for forming an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image to leave an ink residue film, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting a substrate and a pressure cylinder for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system including a perfecting system for selectively inverting the substrate during transportation between the two impression stations; and a treatment station situated between the second impression station and the image forming station, the treatment station configured to apply a treatment agent comprising polyethylenimine (PEI) to pre-treat the belt.
US10569533B2	Endless flexible belt for a printing system A flexible belt is disclosed for use in a printing system. The belt comprises an endless strip which, in use, travels along a continuous path. Formations are provided along the sides of the strip which are capable of engaging with lateral tracks to place the belt under lateral tension, the lateral tracks further serving to constrain the belt to follow the continuous path.
US10569529B2	Screen printing system and cleaning method thereof The present disclosure discloses a screen printing system and a cleaning method thereof. The screen printing system has a scraper cleaning region and a working region, and the screen printing system includes a scraper and a scraper cleaning unit. The scraper operates within the working region, and the scraper cleaning unit is configured to clean the scraper. The scraper and the scraper cleaning unit are configured as follows: the scraper stays in the working region, and the scraper cleaning unit moves to a position where the scraper stays to clean the scraper; or the scraper cleaning unit is positioned in the scraper cleaning region, and the scraper moves to the scraper cleaning region, so that the scraper cleaning unit cleans the scraper.
US10569528B2	Method for preparing a lithographic printing plate precursor A method according for preparing a lithographic printing plate containing a lithographic image consisting of printing areas and non-printing areas includes the steps of jetting and curing droplets of a first curable fluid on a hydrophilic support thereby forming a printing area of the lithographic image; and jetting and curing droplets of a second curable fluid in a non-printing area of the lithographic image thereby forming a hydrophilic protective layer on the hydrophilic support.
US10569523B2	Methods of securing an initial layer during additive manufacturing of thermoplastic material In one embodiment, an additive manufacturing method including the steps of positioning a removable surface on a worktable; applying an adhesive material to the removable surface; depositing a plurality of pellets into the adhesive material, wherein at least a portion of each pellet of the plurality of pellets remains exposed; depositing a first plurality of layers of a flowable material on at least some of the plurality of pellets; and depositing a second plurality of layers of the flowable material on the first plurality of layers.
US10569522B2	Dynamic layer selection in additive manufacturing using sensor feedback The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for improving layer selection in additive manufacturing. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for improving layer selection in additive manufacturing using sensor feedback. In some examples, the sensor may be a distance sensor, and design layers may be selected dynamically based on determined part layer heights after layer deposition.
US10569517B2	Selectively permeable ethylene copolymer compositions Disclosed is a selectively permeable protective structure, a method for providing personal protection from exposure to harmful chemical and biological agents using an article that provides a barrier to such agents and a method for limiting damage to the article due to corrosion or mold growth, comprising wrapping or covering the article in the selectively permeable protective structure. The selectively permeable structure comprises a membrane comprising a copolymer comprising copolymerized units of ethylene and copolymerized units of a comonomer providing an amine-reactive site combined with a short chain polymer having from about 5 to 50 repeat units and containing one primary amine active amine site, having a moisture vapor permeation value of at least 200 g-mil/m2/24 h and barrier to liquid water, and optionally a supporting substrate.
US10569513B2	Fire-retardant coating The present application relates to a multilayer heat insulation board for thermal insulation for buildings, a back layer for a heat insulation board, a process for preparing a back layer, and the use of a multilayer heat insulation board for thermal insulation for buildings, especially for thermal insulation for ventilated facades.
US10569511B2	Delamination container A delamination container (1) formed in a shape including a tubular mouth (la) and a trunk (1b), the container (1) including: an outer layer body (2) formed of a resin material; an inner layer body (3) formed of a resin material and disposed on an inner side of the outer layer body (2); and an intermediate layer (4) formed of a resin material different from those forming the outer and inner layer bodies (2) and (3) and disposed between the outer and inner layer bodies (2) and (3). The outer and inner layer bodies (2) and (3) and the intermediate layer (4) are formed by direct-blow molding a laminated parison including resin layers corresponding to them. At an opening end of the mouth (1a), an end portion of the intermediate layer (4) is covered by the outer and inner layer bodies (2) and (3).
US10569510B2	Interlayer film for laminated glass, and laminated glass There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the production efficiency of laminated glass can be heightened. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass having a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure and includes a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin, the softening point of the first layer is 60° C. or more, the interlayer film has an MD direction and a TD direction, and with regard to thermal shrinkage ratios obtained when the first inside portion, the second inside portion and the central portion are heated for 2 minutes at 80° C. respectively, all of the thermal shrinkage ratio MD1MAX, the thermal shrinkage ratio MD2MAX and the thermal shrinkage ratio MD3MAX are 18% or less.
US10569506B2	Superhydrophobic and superoleophobic nanosurfaces Devices, systems and techniques are described for producing and implementing articles and materials having nanoscale and microscale structures that exhibit superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or omniphobic surface properties and other enhanced properties. In one aspect, a surface nanostructure can be formed by adding a silicon-containing buffer layer such as silicon, silicon oxide or silicon nitride layer, followed by metal film deposition and heating to convert the metal film into balled-up, discrete islands to form an etch mask. The buffer layer can be etched using the etch mask to create an array of pillar structures underneath the etch mask, in which the pillar structures have a shape that includes cylinders, negatively tapered rods, or cones and are vertically aligned. In another aspect, a method of fabricating microscale or nanoscale polymer or metal structures on a substrate is made by photolithography and/or nano imprinting lithography.
US10569505B2	Polarizing film laminate having transparent adhesive layer, and display panel Provided is a polarizing film laminate comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a polarizing film wherein the adhesive layer comprises: a base adhesive zone made of a transparent base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and formed over a given range from one principal surface of the adhesive layer in a thickness direction of the adhesive layer; and a refractive index adjustment zone formed over a given range from the other principal surface of the adhesive layer in the thickness direction and comprising the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and material infiltrated into the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and different from the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material, the refractive index adjustment zone having an average refractive index greater than a refractive index of the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material, and wherein the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material zone of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is located on the side of the polarizing film.
US10569504B2	Panel and method of forming a three-sheet panel A panel comprises a first face sheet and a second face sheet spaced apart from the first face sheet. The panel further comprises a core sheet intercoupled between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. Each of the first and second face sheets is made of a material having a thermal expansion that is different from the thermal expansion of the other face sheet.
US10569502B2	Fire resistant article, and associated production method A method of forming an article and associated article are provided. Multi-fiber cellulose strips are interacted with a bonding agent and layered in a plurality of layers, the layered cellulose strips collectively defining opposed major surfaces. A porous sheet member, interacted with a fire-retarding solution, is engaged with at least one of the major surfaces of the layered cellulose strips, such that the porous sheet member substantially covers the at least one major surface. The layered cellulose strips and the porous sheet member are collectively exposed to an actuating element, configured to actuate the bonding agent to facilitate cohesion of the layered cellulose strips and the porous sheet member, to form a board member, wherein the at least one major surface cooperates with the porous sheet member engaged therewith, in response to the actuating element, such that the porous sheet member forms a substantially smooth and uniform surface.
US10569497B2	Method for the production of a sealing tape roll A method for the production of a sealing tape roll of flexible, compressible foam with at least one barrier layer extending in the radial direction, which is arranged axially between two layers of foam. The method includes providing a foam web of a flexible foam; applying a first barrier layer to a first surface of the foam web; and introducing at least one first cut into the first surface of the foam web and introducing at least one second cut into a second surface of the foam web opposite the first surface to form parallel sealing tape strips. A connecting section remains between two adjacent sealing tape strips. The sealing tape strips are then folded over in the area of the connecting sections to produce a foam-barrier layer web, and the foam-barrier layer web is wound up into a sealing tape roll.
US10569496B2	Transfer film and method for manufacturing transfer film Photocatalyst microparticles are provided in a photocatalyst layer coming into contact with a base film, the photocatalyst microparticles are irradiated with ultraviolet rays, and voids are formed in a boundary region between a protective layer and the photocatalyst layer.
US10569490B2	Compressor arrangement for automatic compressing of ground coffee A compressor arrangement for automatically compressing ground coffee includes a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a retention flap which adjusts a bulk density of the ground coffee, conveying and compressing elements arranged in the housing which are driven by a first drive device, and an adjustment device which pre-adjusts the bulk density of the ground coffee. The adjustment device includes a second drive device, a retention flap shaft, a retention flap arranged on the retention flap shaft, a transmission which is operatively connected to each of the second drive device and the retention flap shaft, and an automatic dynamic pressure adjustment apparatus which enlarges or reduce a preset of the opening angle dependent on a higher dynamic pressure or a lower dynamic pressure being exerted on the retention flap. The transmission includes a transmission device which limits an opening angle of the retention flap.
US10569489B2	Compacting assembly and method of fabricating a composite blade for a turbine engine Compacting assembly comprising a shaper mold (24) defining an upwardly open housing suitable for receiving a woven preform (10a) that has previously been cut out, and a vertically movable compacting tool (128) that, together with the shaper mold (24), forms a compacting assembly for compacting said preform previously placed in the housing. The compacting tool (128) comprises at least a root portion (128A). The invention is applicable to fabricating turbine engine composite blades.
US10569488B2	Method for setting loop coil embedding depth in conveyor belt, and method for manufacturing conveyor belt Provided are a method for setting the embedding depth of loop coils in a conveyor belt which can enhance the durability of a loop coil without testing a large number of samples, and a method for manufacturing a conveyor belt in which the loop coil is embedded. A two-dimensional or three-dimensional FEM analysis model of an actual conveyor belt is prepared, and the appropriate embedding depth of the loop coils in the actual conveyor belt, i.e., the rubber thickness between the core layer and the loop coils is set on the basis of at least one of a principal stress or a deformation amount occurring in the loop coil in the analysis model when a falling object having predetermined specifications is dropped from above an upper cover rubber in the analysis model onto the upper cover rubber.
US10569485B2	Fixing device for fixating a segment of a wind turbine blade to a mould For fixating a blade segment (1a) of a rotor blade of a wind turbine to a mould (20a), in which the blade segment is manufactured, a fixing device (10) is provided comprising a first portion (11) for selectively applying a clamping force on the fixating extension and a second portion (12) for fixating the fixing device to the mould. In the fixing device (10) one of the first and second portions comprises a cylinder portion (15a) with a threaded structure, and a threaded abutment structure (15b) encircling the cylinder portion and engaging its threaded structure. The respective other portion comprises an aperture (14) and a recess with a second abutment structure (16a) within the aperture. The aperture (14) is adapted to receive the cylinder portion (15a) such that the cylinder portion (15a) protrudes the aperture (14) along its cylinder axis, and the second abutment structure (16a) is adapted to engage and exert a force on the threaded abutment structure (15b) in a direction parallel to the cylinder axis. One of the first and second portions (11,12) comprises a lateral opening (18) allowing a retaining web (19a) of the respective other portion to abut therein.
US10569478B2	Method and device for the sterile connection of pipes A method is described for opening a heat bonded sterile connection that includes a skin of material blocking flow between the connection site. The method includes applying external pressure to the connection site.
US10569477B2	Joining of thermoplastic to metal with enhanced interfacial chemical bonding A method of attaching a thermoplastic-based workpiece and a metal workpiece involves the use of a metal reaction coating. The metal reaction coating is applied over a base metal substrate of the metal workpiece such that the metal reaction coating faces and contacts the thermoplastic-based workpiece when the two workpieces are assembled in overlapping fashion. To attach the workpieces at their faying interface, an energy source such as, for example, a laser beam or an electric arc, is directed against the metal workpiece to create a zone of concentrated heat that at least warms up the metal reaction coating and melts a portion of the thermoplastic-based workpiece. Such heated activity at the faying interface promotes interfacial chemical bonding between the thermoplastic-based workpiece and the metal workpiece that contributes to an enhanced attachment between the workpieces.
US10569469B2	Model-based scanner tuning systems and methods Systems and methods for tuning photolithographic processes are described. A model of a target scanner is maintained defining sensitivity of the target scanner with reference to a set of tunable parameters. A differential model represents deviations of the target scanner from the reference. The target scanner may be tuned based on the settings of the reference scanner and the differential model. Performance of a family of related scanners may be characterized relative to the performance of a reference scanner. Differential models may include information such as parametric offsets and other differences that may be used to simulate the difference in imaging behavior.
US10569468B2	Apparatus for removing an industrial powder from at least one shaped body manufactured generatively using the industrial powder The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for removing industrial powder from a shaped body manufactured generatively using the industrial powder. The apparatus includes at least one container for holding the shaped body having a vertically adjustable construction platform, a vibrating screen, a tilting device for tilting the container, and at least one catching unit adjoining a transfer end of the vibrating screen for catching the shaped body. In one form, the vibrating screen, tilting device, and catching unit are arranged within a housing. In another form, the vibrating screen and catching unit are arranged within the housing and the tilting device is at least partially arranged in the housing. At least one opening in the housing is closed in an airtight manner by a glove such that a user can use the glove to grasp the shaped body caught by the catching unit.
US10569467B2	Supplying build material A method of delivering build material from a build material store (404) to a supply module (102). The method comprises moving, using a rotatable vane (116), a portion of build material from the supply module (102) to the top of the supply module (102), and spreading the moved portion of build material across the support platform (104).
US10569464B2	Connecting metal foils/wires at different layers in 3D printed substrates with wire spanning A three-dimensional electronic, biological, chemical, thermal management, or electromechanical apparatus and method of configuring such an apparatus. In an example embodiment, an apparatus can include a substrate and one or more layers of a three-dimensional structure configured on and/or from the substrate. The three-dimensional structure includes one or more internal cavities configured by an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system enhanced with a range of secondary embedding processes. The three-dimensional structure can be configured with one or more structural integrated metal objects spanning one or more of the internal cavities of the three-dimensional structure for enhanced electromagnetic properties.
US10569458B2	Controller arrangement for injection molding system An injection molding apparatus (10) comprising a signal converter (1500) interconnected to a machine controller (MC) of an injection molding machine (IMM) that generates standardized signals (VPS), the signal converter (1500) receiving and converting the standardized signals (VS) to a command signal (MOPCS, PDCVS) that is compatible with a signal receptor or interface of an electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or a signal receptor, interface or driver of a proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) that drives a fluid driven actuator (940p, 941p, 942p) to respectively operate the electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or the proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) to move in a direction that operates to either begin an injection cycle and to end an injection cycle.
US10569456B2	Resin molded article and method for manufacturing the same A resin molded article includes an insert component and a synthetic resin member sealing the insert component. The insert component is provided by a primary molded product of a thermosetting resin, or a metal component, and has a functional group. The synthetic resin member is provided by a synthetic resin including a base polymer of a thermoplastic resin and a bonding component bonding with the functional group included in the insert component. The synthetic resin member has a sea structure formed of a continuous phase including the base polymer, and at least a part of the bonding component is present as a dispersed component in the sea structure. The dispersed component bonds with the functional group included in the insert component.
US10569453B2	Thermoplastic composite part and method of fabrication An assembly of thermoplastic parts for forming a final composite part is presented where the assembly includes at least two prefabricated shells fabricated of thermoplastic. Each prefabricated shell has substantially the same shape as the final composite part and where the shapes of the prefabricated shells have dimensions that allow the prefabricated shells to be assembled into a nest for placement into a mold.
US10569448B2	Suction or blow thermal roller A suction or blow thermal roller includes: a cylindrical body extending along a longitudinal direction; the cylindrical body including at least one inner tubular element and at least one outer tubular element that is concentrically arranged around the inner tubular element; the inner tubular element includes an outer diameter d and the outer tubular element includes an inner diameter D, being D>d; two hubs, each arranged at one end of the cylindrical body; at least one heat-exchange chamber realized between the inner tubular element and the outer tubular element. The roller includes a coating layer for the inner tubular element. The coating layer includes at least one rib arranged along a helical path around the longitudinal direction. The at least one rib is made in one piece in the coating layer, realizing at least one helical channel between the coating layer and the outer tubular element.
US10569447B2	Systems and methods of feeding hook fastening elements Systems and methods for introducing hook fastening elements into a mold traveling along a mold assembly line are disclosed. The system can be configured to cut hook fastening tape into strips having a predetermined length based on information received from the mold assembly line, and to drop the cut strips directly into the mold at the appropriate intervals as the mold travels along the mold assembly line. Also disclosed is a system for facilitating the continuous feeding of hook fastening tape through the system.
US10569444B2	Rotary cylindrical attachable sleeve A sleeve for attaching to a cylindrical platform of a die cutting machine. The sleeve includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member. The sleeve may be arranged in a cylindrical configuration by aligning a first abutting surface of the first elastic member to a second abutting surface of the second elastic member. The first elastic member and the second elastic member can be mounted on a cylindrical platform without the need for a locking mechanism to secure the sleeve onto the cylindrical platform.
US10569443B2	Method and device for placing an insert in a cavity formed in a foil To place an insert cut out of film with no gaps in a cavity formed in a foil, after placing the foil on a supporting substrate, the cavity is punched into the foil by means of a tubular cutting punch comprising an inner pusher with a cutting edge in the required shaped of the cavity and the insert, so that the edge goes through the thickness of the foil and cuts a slug out of it; the punch is lifted with the slug held inside the punch, without moving the foil, the film is brought between the foil and the edge of the punch, the punch is lowered once again so as to cut the insert out of the film and then push the insert cut in that way in the cavity with a pusher, and the punch and the pusher are removed, with the insert held in place in the cavity.
US10569442B2	Cutting blade mounting mechanism A cutting blade mounting mechanism includes: a blade mount mounted to a spindle; and an air supply unit supplying air to the blade mount. The blade mount includes: a columnar boss section inserted into a through-hole provided in an annular base of the cutting blade; a flange section projecting in a radial direction from a side of a base end of the boss section; and an ejector type blade suction section having a first air passage connecting a supply port supplied with air from the air supply unit and a discharge port discharging the air, and a second air passage connecting a suction port opening to a side of a support surface of the flange section and the first air passage. A plurality of the discharge ports are formed in an outer peripheral face of the boss section.
US10569439B2	Device for processing of materials by cutting and cutting unit with oscillating cutting knife and variable cutting angle of inclination A device for the cutting of material on a plane material supporting surface, the device having at least one cutting unit which can be motor-driven in a controlled manner above the material supporting surface in the direction of the X- and Y-axis of a Cartesian coordinate system that is parallel to the material supporting surface, and having an oscillation drive and a cutting knife, wherein the oscillation drive sets the cutting knife into linear oscillations along an oscillation axis that is perpendicular to the advancing direction of the cutting knife. The cutting knife is pivotable around a pivot axis that is parallel to the material supporting surface and is aligned with the rotary axis of a rotary drive shaft of an electric motor of the oscillation drive.
US10569428B2	Robot A robot includes: an n-th arm (where n is at least one integer equal to or greater than 1) that includes a first portion and a second portion having a portion extending in a different direction from the first portion and is rotatable around an n-th rotation axis; and an (n+1)-th arm that is installed in the n-th arm to be rotatable around an (n+1)-th rotation axis as a different axis direction from a axis direction of the n-th rotation axis. The second portion is located closer to the (n+1)-th arm than the first portion. The n-th arm and the (n+1)-th arm are overlapable when viewed in the axis direction of the (n+1)-th rotation axis. The n-th rotation axis and the (n+1)-th rotation axis are separate from each other. A length of the (n+1)-th arm is equal to or less than 80% of a length of the second portion.
US10569427B2	Servo transmission mechanism A servo transmission mechanism includes a servo main body, a first housing, a second housing, a connecting rod, and a linking member. The semi main body includes a first end having an output shaft and a second opposite end. The first housing is connected to the output shaft of the servo main body. The connecting rod has an upper end and a lower end that includes a connecting shaft, opposite ends of which are rotatably connected to the first housing and the second housing, respectively. The linking member rotatably connects the upper end of the connecting rod to the second end of the servo main body.
US10569421B2	Robot apparatus, robot control method, method for manufacturing part, and recording medium To improve production efficiency while maintaining stability of an operation of a robot arm. A dust position determination unit determines whether there is a read error based on a read result of a detection head of an encoder. In a case where the dust position determination unit determines that there is a read error, an error determination unit judges in which region, among an allowable region and a non-allowable region, the read error occurs. In a case where the read error is judged to occur in the allowable region, the error determination unit continues an operation of the robot arm.
US10569420B1	Interfacing with autonomous devices Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for selecting a modality for interfacing between a user and a robot. In some implementations, a system determines that a particular action requires user confirmation before being performed. The system receives position data indicating a level of proximity of a user to a robot and environmental data indicating environmental conditions sensed by the robot. The system selects a particular mode for obtaining confirmation of the action from among multiple modes of interfacing with users based on one or more of the position data and the environmental data. The system provides a request confirmation of the action using the particular mode for presentation to the user.
US10569419B2	Control device and robot system A control device comprising a processor configured to receive information on a captured image from an imaging device capturing an image from an operator, control a robot including a robot arm on which a stamp that forms a marker on an object and an end effector that performs work on a work target are allowed to be provided by being replaced, perform correlation between a robot coordinate system that is a coordinate system relating to the robot and an image coordinate system that is a coordinate system relating to the captured image, and perform the correlation based on a plurality of coordinates of a predetermined portion of the robot arm in the robot coordinate system and a plurality of coordinates of the plurality of markers in the image coordinate system when the plurality of markers are formed on the object by the stamp.
US10569417B1	Robotic system with enhanced scanning mechanism A method for operating a robotic system including determining an initial pose of a target object based on imaging data, wherein the initial pose is for estimating a resting orientation of the target object in a pickup area; calculating a confidence measure associated with the initial pose, wherein the confidence measure is for representing a likelihood of the initial pose being correct; and calculating a motion plan according to the confidence measure, the motion plan for executing a task based on picking up the target object from a start location, transferring the target object to a task location, and scanning one or more object identifiers between the start location and the task location.
US10569414B2	Robot control apparatus, robot control method, and robot control program A robot control apparatus includes a workpiece orientation calculation unit, an arrival prediction unit, a robot orientation calculation unit, and a trajectory data generation unit. The arrival prediction unit obtains a picking prediction position at which a workpiece that is conveyed by a conveyance apparatus may be picked up by a picking apparatus or the like, based on conveyance speed information supplied by the conveyance apparatus or the like and the sensing information supplied by an image acquisition apparatus.
US10569403B2	Gas spring fastener driver A fastener driver includes a drive blade movable from a retracted position to a driven position for driving a fastener into a workpiece and a gas spring mechanism for driving the drive blade from the retracted position to the driven position. The gas spring mechanism includes a piston movable between a retracted position and a driven position. The fastener driver further includes a first return mechanism for moving the drive blade from the driven position toward the retracted position, and a second return mechanism for moving the piston from the driven position toward the retracted position.
US10569401B2	Tensioning device for pre-stressing an assembly with a threaded rod The invention provides a tensioning device having a traction element and a body. The traction element includes a first lower portion of the traction element that resides in a tie-rod that is able to interlock with a threaded rod and a second upper portion of traction element that resides in a piston, the first and second portions of traction element being integral in displacement. The traction element is axially moveable in a bore of the body and co-axially mounted around the traction element, the body providing a first lower portion of the body that resides in a tubular support sleeve and a second upper portion of body that resides in a cylinder. An annular chamber is formed between the traction element and the body and intended to receive a pressurized fluid.
US10569399B1	Wire sleeve hand application tool A wire sleeve hand application tool includes a handle and a plurality of mandrels received in the handle and being selectively extendable from an axial end of the handle. Each of the mandrels are biased into a retracted position in which an entirety of the respective mandrel is received in the handle. Each of the mandrels are further axially extendable to an extended position in which an axial tip and a portion of the respective mandrel extends from the axial end of the handle while an opposite axial end of the respective mandrel remains supported within the handle. An extended mandrel may be used to insert a wire sleeve or tubular marker onto a wire or other elongate member.
US10569394B2	Rotary impact device The present invention provides methods and systems for a rotary impact device having an annular exterior surface for use with an impact wrench for providing torque to a fastener. The rotary impact device includes an input member having an input recess for receiving the anvil of the impact wrench, an output member having an output recess for receiving the fastener, and an inertia member. The inertia member is stationary and positioned on the exterior surface of the rotary impact device for increasing the torque applied to the fastener.
US10569392B2	Rotary impact assembly structure A rotary impact assembly structure includes a rotary tool and a rotary impact assembly. The rotary tool is assembled with the rotary impact assembly so that the rotary impact assembly is driven by the rotary tool to rotate. The rotary impact assembly has a counterweight plate. The counterweight plate has a first surface and a second surface at two sides thereof. The first surface is provided with a socket portion having an insertion hole at a center thereof. The second surface is provided with a plug portion at a center thereof. The rotary impact assembly structure is able to increase the rotational inertia and the amount of torque to quickly loosen or tighten a fastener and has a simple and convenient operation.
US10569382B2	Abrasive tool indicator system, method and apparatus A tool comprising a plurality of wear indicators is provided. The tool may be made from a rapid prototyping process. The tool may be used in an abrasive processing operation. The tool may comprise one or more control elements, (e.g., control geometries, part interfaces, fixture interfaces and/or the like). These control elements may comprise indicators of tool wear. The indicators may be inspected physically (e.g., by touch) and/or visually.
US10569381B2	Polishing method and polishing apparatus The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for polishing a surface of a substrate having a film whose thickness varies along a circumferential direction of the substrate. The polishing method includes: obtaining a film-thickness distribution in a circumferential direction of a substrate (W); determining a first area having a maximum or minimum film thickness based on the film-thickness distribution; rotating a polishing table (3) holding a polishing pad (2); pressing a surface of the substrate (W) against the polishing pad (2) while rotating the substrate by a polishing head (1); and polishing the first area at a removal rate different from that of a second area in the surface of the substrate (W).
US10569374B2	Production facility Provided is a production facility (1), including: a plurality of production units (10A to 10E) coupled to each other in a separable manner; a guide rail (2) extending in a unit coupling direction; and transfer means (3) capable of sequentially transferring, by moving along the guide rail (2), a workpiece from the production unit (10A) toward the production unit (10E). Each of the plurality of production units (10A to 10E) includes: a processing section (13) configured to execute predetermined processing; a control section (14) configured to electrically control an operation of the processing section (13); a rail member (20) constructing the guide rail (2); and a slide member (30) constructing the transfer means (3). Each of the plurality of production units (10A to 10E) further includes: a connector (15, 15) configured to electrically connect the control section (14) thereof and the control section (14) of the adjacent production unit (10).
US10569372B2	Automatic packaging line to pack profiles and rotor A packaging line to pack profiles and a rotor are described herein. An example method includes transferring a first profile to a movable head carrying a rotor, coupling the first profile to the rotor, along a first side wall of the first profile, with a concave section of the first profile facing upwards, rotating, via the rotor, the first profile such that the concave section of the first profile is facing downwards, transferring a second profile to the movable head with a concave section of the second profile facing upwards, and releasing the first profile over the second profile to insert a side wall of the first profile into the concave section of the second profile and a side wall of the second profile into the concave section of the first profile.
US10569369B2	Wire containing flux for gas shield arc welding A flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding has a steel outer sheath filled with a flux. The flux-cored wire includes specific amounts, relative to a total mass of the wire, of TiO2, at least one of Si, an Si oxide and an Si compound, C, Mn, Mo, Ni, at least one of metal Mg and an Mg alloy, an F compound, a K compound, an Na compound, B and a B compound, and Fe, respectively. A total content of each of Ti and a Ti alloy, metal Al and an Al alloy, and V is restricted to the specific range, respectively. A content of Ti is also restricted to the specific range relative to the total mass of the steel outer sheath.
US10569367B2	Method to predict a strength of an ultrasonic weld-joint A method used to predict a strength of an ultrasonic weld-joint of a wire-cable comprising the steps of providing a wire-cable, determining a combined-weight, removing a contaminant, removing a solvent, determining a weight, determining a percentage by weight of the contaminant, and determining whether the percentage by weight of contaminant is less than a threshold. Determining the percentage by weight of the contaminant removed from the wire-cable is based on a formula [(Mb−Ma)/Mb]*100, where Mb is the combined-weight of the wire-cable and the contaminant and Ma is the weight of the wire-cable. The threshold of the percentage by weight of the contaminant correlates to the strength of the ultrasonic weld-joint.
US10569365B2	Method for preparing a fluid flow surface A system and method for preparing a fluid flow surface may include the steps of: (1) producing a laser beam, (2) moving the laser beam across a surface of a work piece, and (3) machining a riblet in the surface by removing material from the surface, wherein the riblet includes a pair of ridges, wherein the pair of ridges is approximately parallel to each other, and each one of the ridges includes opposed sides, and a groove formed between facing ones of the sides and separating the ridges.
US10569364B2	Systems and methods for additive manufacturing recoating A recoating device for an additive manufacturing system includes a plurality of recoater blades which include a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a plurality of rows of the plurality of recoater blades and extends in the transverse dimension. The second stage includes a plurality of recoater blades and is configured substantially similar to the first stage of the plurality of recoater blades. The second stage of recoater blades is displaced from the first stage of recoater blades in the vertical dimension.
US10569362B2	Layered manufacturing of single crystal alloy components A method of making a component includes depositing a metallic powder on a workplane; directing a beam from a directed energy source to fuse the powder in a pattern corresponding to a cross-sectional layer of the component; repeating in a cycle the steps of depositing and fusing to build up the component in a layer-by layer fashion; and during the cycle of depositing and melting, using an external heat control apparatus separate from the directed energy source to maintain a predetermined temperature profile of the component, such that the resulting component has a directionally-solidified or single-crystal microstructure.
US10569355B2	Method of operating a linear friction welding system with phase change assembly A method of operating a linear friction welding system in one embodiment includes positioning a phase change assembly driven by a motor in different configurations to establish different phase relationships between two eccentrically engaged power shafts while one of the power shafts is driven by the motor and the other power shaft is driven by the phase change assembly. In one phase change assembly configuration a ram operably connected to one of two components to be welded does not vibrate when the first power shaft and the second power shaft rotate while in another phase change assembly configuration the ram vibrates. Pressure between the two components is controlled to provide scrub pressure when the ram vibrates and forge pressure when the ram is no longer vibrating.
US10569352B2	Machine cutting torch system The present invention relates to a cutting torch system having an ignition mode and a cooling and cleaning mode. The cutting torch system comprises a cutting torch (1) having a cutting oxygen channel (4), a heating oxygen channel (5), and a fuel gas channel (6) The heating oxygen channel (5) and the fuel gas channel (6) are connected to an ignition mixer (7) and a fuel gas shut-off valve (8) is arranged upstream of the ignition mixer (7). The fuel gas shut-off valve (8) is configured to be open in the ignition mode and closed in the cleaning and cooling mode. The ignition mixer (7) is adapted for mixing heating oxygen and fuel gas into an ignition gas and communicating the ignition gas into the cutting oxygen channel (4) in the ignition mode, and for communicating heating oxygen into the cutting oxygen channel (4) in the cleaning and cooling mode.
US10569350B2	Fixing device, wire eroding machine or laser system, and wire eroding or lasing method A fixing device (1) for fixing workpieces, to fix substantially rod-shaped workpieces and workpieces to be machined by wire erosion or lasing, including a support apparatus (20) with a plurality of shaped elements (21) for accommodating and supporting a plurality of workpieces in the correspondingly formed shaped elements (21), and for positioning and fixing the workpieces in at least one translatory degree of freedom (22) in the shaped elements (21), wherein the fixing device (1) has a clamping apparatus (50) by means of which pressure force (52) can be applied to a plurality of workpieces accommodated in the shaped elements (21) so that the workpieces are fixed in the clamping apparatus (50) at least in a friction lock due to the applied pressure force, and wherein the support apparatus (20) as shaped elements (21) includes a plurality of passages (30) through which the workpieces can be guided.
US10569347B2	Drilling system and methods for deep hole drilling A deep hole drilling system and methods provide stability and cutting performance to produce deep holes having desired straightness. The system may include a replaceable cutting head provided with a center cutting member and first and second side cutting inserts. The tool provides a major diameter with the OD cutting margins on the replaceable side inserts, as well as possibly cutting margins on the center cutting member. Adjustment mechanisms are provided to adjust the center cutting member and/side cutting inserts.
US10569344B2	Method and system for defining the position of a fastener with a peen mark A method and system are provided to position and drill an opening for a fastener through one or more workpieces. In the context of a method, a peen mark is formed on a workpiece at a location at which the opening is to be drilled. The method also includes utilizing a robotic vision system to identify the peen mark on the workpiece and thereafter drilling the opening configured to receive the fastener at the location designated by the peen mark. In the context of a system, the system includes a dot peen marking system configured to form a peen mark on a workpiece at a location at which the opening is to be drilled. The system also includes a robot comprising a vision system configured to identify the peen mark on the workpiece and a drilling machine configured to drill the opening at the location designated by the peen mark.
US10569342B2	Method and device for applying a surface structuring to a workpiece on a machine tool A method and a device applying surface structuring to a surface of a workpiece on a machine tool, performing a feed motion of a milling cutter which is rotationally driven by a work spindle of the machine tool, received in a tool head of the machine tool and has at least one protruding cutting edge along the surface of the workpiece; applying the surface structuring in accordance with a predetermined pattern to the surface of the workpiece during the feed motion of the milling cutter on the basis of a control signal to an actuator which is integrated in the tool head and is configured to drive a vibration of the milling cutter on the basis of the control signal, wherein the control signal contains high-frequency carrier signal and a useful signal which modulates the carrier signal and which is generated on the basis of data indicating the predetermined pattern.
US10569340B2	Floating and precision adjustable cutters for boring A cutter assembly for a boring bar may include a cutter body, a cutter-element carrier, and an adjustment assembly having an adjustment element. The cutter-element carrier may be configured to be slidingly received in a channel in the cutter-body. The cutter-element carrier may have a first surface transverse to the first line. The adjustment element may have a second surface defining a position of the cutter-element carrier in the channel when the second surface is in contact with the first surface. The adjustment element may be movable along a second line transverse to the first surface for adjusting the position of the cutter-element carrier in the channel. The cutter body may include first and second recess portions. First and second insert portions may be inserted into the first and second recess portions, respectively, and may define float travel-limits for the cutter body.
US10569337B2	Holder for a cutting tool, cutting tool, and method of manufacturing machined product A holder for a cutting tool of the present disclosure extends from a first end toward a second end, and includes an inflow port, an outflow port located at a side of the first end, and a flow path extending from the inflow port toward the outflow port. The outflow port includes a first opening and a second opening. The flow path includes a first flow path extending continuously from the inflow port, a second flow path extending continuously from the first flow path through a first branch port to the first opening, and a third flow path extending continuously from the first flow path through a second branch port to the second opening. The first branch port is larger than the second branch port. An outflow through the first opening is greater than an outflow through the second opening.
US10569335B2	Wheel machining tool The invention discloses a wheel machining tool. A rough turning tool and a finish turning tool are respectively arranged on two sides of a tool head, the primary declination angle β of the rough turning tool is set to 90° to 120°, and the primary declination angle α of the finish turning tool is set to 85° to 95°; the axial height difference between the rough turning tool and the finish turning tool is set to 0.2-0.5 mm; the distance c between the rough turning tool and the tool head is set to 5-8 mm, and the distance b between the finish turning tool and the tool head is set to 3-5 mm. The rake angle δ of the rough turning tool is set to 12°-15°, the rake angle γ of the finish turning tool is set to 14°-17°.
US10569331B2	Three-dimensional printer A three-dimensional printer (1) includes a material supply device (3) that supplies material powder to a table which is movable vertically, a powder retaining wall (26) that surrounds the table and retains the material powder, a material-recovery bucket (30) that accommodates excess material powder and impurities discharged from the powder retaining wall, an impurity removing device (43) that removes the impurities from the material powder, and a material drying device (47) that dries the material powder. The material powder from which the impurities have been removed and which has been dried is returned and recycled to the material supply device.
US10569330B2	Energy storage devices having coated passive components The present invention provides various passive electronic components comprising a layer of coated particles, and methods for producing and using the same. Some of the passive electronic components of the invention include, but are not limited to conductors, resistors, current collectors, capacitors, piezoelectronic devices, inductors and transformers. The present invention also provides energy storage devices and electrode layers for such energy storage devices having passive, electrically-conductive particles coated with one or more thin film materials.
US10569328B2	Method of making an assembly having a cast iron subassembly A method of making an assembly having a cast iron subassembly. The method may include providing a steel insert having a first joining surface and bonding the steel insert to a cast iron part to form a cast iron subassembly such that the first joining surface may be an exterior surface of the cast iron subassembly.
US10569326B2	Thin slab nozzle for distributing high mass flow rates A thin slab nozzle contains a central bore extending downstream along longitudinal axis X1 from an inlet orifice at an upstream end. The central bore comprises an upstream bore portion with a height Ha, in communication with a converging bore portion of height He, in communication with a thin bore portion of height Hf ending at the upstream end of a divider, and first and second front ports separated from one another by the divider and coupled to the central bore portion at least partially at the converging bore portion. X2 is a transverse axis, normal to X1, along which the nozzle becomes thinner in a downstream portion. In a section of the thin slab nozzle along a symmetry plane Π1 defined by X1 and by X2, the bore wall of the converging bore portion is curved at all points, and Hf/He≤1.
US10569322B2	Forged wheel trimming die An improved forged wheel trimming die, including a connecting rod, a lower die base lower plate, a bottom plate, a stripper guide pillar, a knockout rod, an ejector block, a lower die base stiffened plate, a lower die base upper plate, a lower die, a stripper plate, follow-up retainer plates, a shearing blade and a trimming rod. The improved forged wheel trimming die has the advantages that by adding two follow-up retainer plates to the stripper plate of the die, burrs of a forged wheel blank are constrained along the radial direction during the cutting, thereby avoiding breakage due to excessive deformation; in this way, the burrs can be protected from damage and knocked out successfully by the knockout rod after being cut off from the blank.
US10569320B2	Angle-indicating tube bender apparatus, system, and method An angle-indicating tube bender apparatus, system, and method is disclosed. Namely, the presently disclosed subject matter provides a tube bender comprising an angle indicator device that is used to measure and indicate the angle of the tube during the bending process. The angle indicator device can be, for example, a digital protractor, digital angle gauge, or digital angle locator. Further, the tube bender may comprise laser technology that is used to project guiding lines or markers from the bender head for guiding the user. In one example, the guiding lines or markers are projected in a crosshair beam pattern that can be used to ensure the accuracy of one bend with respect to another bend.
US10569316B2	Two-stage remediation of particulate material Methods and systems are provided for two-stage treatment of contaminated particulate material, such as soil, sediment, and/or sludge. The methods and systems utilize a thermal desorption process combined with a smoldering combustion process. The contaminated particulate material is first exposed to thermal desorption at high temperatures (e.g., greater than 150° C.) to form a heated contaminated particulate material. Next, a smoldering combustion process is initiated by introducing a combustion-supporting gas. The combined process can take place in the same or different treatment units.
US10569313B2	Treatment head and container treatment machine comprising a treatment head A treatment head for cleaning a container that has a valve arrangement that includes a tappet that is configured to move relative to the treatment head's housing to open the valve arrangement and fluid channels leading into the container. A first channel of the fluid channels has an annular fluid channel section and surrounds the second channel. A flow twister is disposed in either the first channel or in a line connected to the first fluid-channel.
US10569310B2	Method for cleaning substrate transfer mechanism and substrate processing system A method is for cleaning a substrate transfer mechanism for loading a substrate into a heat treatment chamber for sublimating by-products by heat. The substrate transfer mechanism includes a holding unit for holding the substrate. The method includes repeatedly moving the holding unit into and out of the heat treatment chamber.
US10569307B2	Drying an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pellicle Systems and methods for rinsing one or more pellicles during fabrication, including immersing and soaking the one or more pellicles in a rinse bath solution for a particular time period, forming a top layer above the rinse bath solution, the top layer having a lower surface tension than the rinse bath, and withdrawing the one or more pellicles through the top layer for drying.
US10569304B2	Vibratory system comprising shaft lines, and a corresponding machine and method A vibratory system for a screening and/or feeder machine, the vibratory system including shaft lines, each shaft line having an unbalance module, the vibratory system also having a drive device configured to drive the shaft lines in rotation in synchronous manner and in the same direction. The vibratory system also includes an angle modifier device configured to modify the angular position of the unbalance module of one shaft line relative to the angular position of the unbalance module of the other shaft line or of one of the other shaft lines.
US10569302B2	Biometric sensor with force detection and ultrasonic imaging capability Implementations of the subject matter described herein relate to sensors including piezoelectric micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) sensor elements and arrays thereof. The PMUT sensor elements may be switchable between a non- ultrasonic force detection mode and an ultrasonic imaging mode. A PMUT sensor element may include a diaphragm that is capable of a static displacement on application of a force and is capable of a dynamic displacement when the PMUT sensor element transmits or receives ultrasonic signals. In some implementations, a PMUT sensor element includes a two dimensional-electron gas structure on the diaphragm. The sensors may further include a sensor controller configured to switch between a non-ultrasonic force detection mode and an ultrasonic imaging mode for one or more of the PMUT sensor elements, wherein an applied force is measured in the non-ultrasonic force detection mode and wherein an object is imaged ultrasonically during the ultrasonic imaging mode.
US10569297B2	Coating method A substrate is rotated with a holding rotator to form a coating liquid film on the substrate, and at least a part of an excess of the coating liquid is pushed out toward a periphery edge of the substrate by a centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the substrate to build up the excess of the coating liquid along the periphery edge of the substrate. Moreover, gas is blown to the periphery edge of the substrate through a gas nozzle to exhaust the excess of the coating liquid building up at the periphery edge. Blowing the gas toward the periphery edge of the substrate through the gas nozzle makes the coating liquid unbalanced that builds up without being exhausted outside the substrate due to its surface tension. Accordingly, the rotation achieves the coating liquid film having a uniform thickness while the coating liquid film is formed to be thick.
US10569293B2	Doctor blade handling system A doctoring apparatus has a flexible doctor blade advanced longitudinally across a surface being doctored. The doctor blade is feed in a continuous length from a storage cartridge and sequentially supported in a blade holder to apply the blade to a moving surface to be doctored. One or both of a pneumatic blade advancing device and a pneumatically operated clamping system are opened and closed in timed sequence with reciprocation of the blade holder longitudinally shifting the doctor blade in a selected direction across the doctored surface. The pneumatic blade advancing device includes an idler roller and a powered roller that co-operate to indexingly advance the doctor blade along the blade path. The clamping system includes a blade cutter to cut the doctor blade and that drives the cut off end of the doctor blade into a discard container.
US10569292B2	Automatic dispensing device for wallboard joint taping An automatic dispensing device for wallboard joint taping is provided, including a body for holding a supply of viscous material and having a rear end and an opposite front end, a spool assembly disposed on the body and configured for supporting a spool of tape; at least one drive roller positioned at the front end and receiving an end of the spool of tape. Certain embodiments include an adhesive application assembly connected to the drive roller and mounted in operational relationship to the front end for dispensing a measured amount of adhesive upon an upper surface of the tape upon rotation of the at least one drive roll. In such embodiments, the body may be configured for holding sufficient adhesive to cover tape advanced by at least 200 rotations of the at least one drive roller.
US10569288B2	Robotic device Apparatus for spraying a material on a surface comprises at least one elongate member having a distal end and a proximal end, at least one spray nozzle mounted at the distal end of the elongate member for spraying the material in a spray pattern, the spray nozzle being connected to a spray material input at the proximal end of the elongate member, a camera mounted at the distal end of the elongate member and connected to a camera output at the proximal end of the elongate member, the camera being arranged to capture images of the spray pattern, and a control mechanism arranged to control the operation of the spray nozzle from the proximal end of the elongate member.
US10569287B2	Discharge device A discharge device including a pump disposed to a container body in which contents are stored and which includes a discharge head provided with a discharge hole formed therein; a mounting cap; a support portion; and a press-down member. By rotating the press-down member, the discharge head is moved downward and the contents are discharged from the discharge hole. The discharge device includes a stopper which is movable between a restricted position where the downward movement of the discharge head is restricted and a non-restricted position where the downward movement of the discharge head is allowed.
US10569285B2	Leaktight non-return valve Some embodiments are directed to a valve made up of a rigid wall and a flap. The flap has a non-perforated flexible and deformable peripheral region situated facing the rigid wall. The rigid wall is perforated by at least one orifice situated facing the peripheral region. The flap is joined to the rigid wall by a non-deformable fixed connection. The peripheral region has a substantially conical shape before mounting with a large base and a small base and an inner face on the inner side of the cone. The peripheral region exhibits a deformation following the pressing of the inner face of the large base against the rigid wall in a assembled position.
US10569284B2	Sprinkler including a rotation speed governing assembly A sprinkler including a fixed base defining a water inlet and a nozzle, a rotating assembly arranged for rotation relative to the fixed based about a rotation axis and including a water stream director, receiving a pressurized stream of water from the nozzle and directing it in a generally radially outward direction and a rotation speed governing assembly operatively associated with the rotating assembly and operative to intermittently reduce a speed of rotation of the rotating assembly, so as to thereby increase a radial range of the stream, the rotational speed governing assembly including a rotating enclosure rotating together with the rotating assembly and enclosing a viscous material, a static element and a moving element.
US10569283B2	Plate separator A plate separator for separating a substance from a substance mixture, with a separator device and an electric motor for rotary driving of the separator device. The separator device is coupled to the electric motor in a rotationally fixed manner. The electric motor is configured as an external rotor and has an inner-lying stator and an outer-lying rotor in the radial direction with respect to an axis of rotation. The separator device is fastened to the rotor and extends outward from the rotor in the radial direction. The stator is arranged, as viewed in the axial direction with respect to the axis of rotation, at least partially overlapping with the separator device.
US10569276B2	Paper shredder An apparatus for paper shredding and compacting which includes a shredded paper storage portion, a movable ram disposed within the shredded paper storage portion, and a movable push rod.
US10569272B2	Microfluidic sorting device A sorting device (10) is disclosed comprising a channel (40) adapted to allow passage of a plurality of samples in a fluid to a first side of a sorting junction (50) and a plurality of Braille valves (105) connected by a plurality of connectors to the sorting junction (50). An analysis device (80), such as a camera, is used for analysing ones of the plurality of the samples and adapted to control ones of the plurality of Braille valves depending on properties of the analysed ones of the plurality of the samples.
US10569268B2	Injection of multiple volumes into or out of droplets The present invention generally pertains to a system for performing injection of multiple substantially controlled volumes into or out of a droplet, and methods and kits comprising the same. The system of the present invention comprises at least one microfluidic channel, one or more injection channels, an injection inlet associated with each of the one or more injection channels, and a mechanism for disrupting an interface between a droplet and a fluid and/or emulsion, wherein the at least one microfluidic channel comprises one or more droplets are flowing therein, and wherein each of the one or more injection channels comprises at least one fluid and/or emulsion therein.
US10569263B2	Self-cleaning film system and method of forming same A method of forming a film system includes depositing a monolayer formed from a fluorocarbon onto a substrate. After depositing, the method includes ablating the monolayer to define a plurality of cavities therein, wherein each of the plurality of cavities is spaced apart from an adjacent one of the plurality of cavities along the monolayer. After ablating, the method includes embedding a photocatalytic material into each of the plurality of cavities to form a film on the substrate and thereby form the film system. The film system includes a plurality of regions including the photocatalytic material and disposed within the monolayer such that each of the plurality of regions abuts and is surrounded by the fluorocarbon.
US10569258B2	Method for preparing a catalyst The invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst or catalyst precursor comprising a catalytically active material and a carrier material. The invention relates to a catalyst particle and catalyst precursor thereof obtainable by said method. The catalyst may be used in a process for synthesising hydrocarbons.
US10569253B1	Synthesis of biocomposite alginate-chitosan-magnetite nanoparticle beads for removal of organic persistent contaminants from water systems The invention provides biocomposites alginate/chitosan beads integrated with magnetite nanoparticles and modified-surface magnetite derivate created and designed to remove from environmental waters and aquatic systems different types of organic persistent compounds such as benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone).
US10569252B2	UTSA-74: a metal organic framework with two accessible binding sites per metal center for gas separation and gas storage A metal-organic framework (MOF) and uses thereof are provided herein, including an MOF comprising a repeat unit of the formula [Zn2(H2O)L.0.5H2O]n, wherein L is a ligand of the formula: The MOFs provided herein may be used in the separation of two or more gaseous molecules from each other. In some embodiments, the gaseous molecules are carbon dioxide and acetylene.
US10569249B2	Automated modular system and method for production of biopolymers The present invention provides an automated modular system and method for production of biopolymers including DNA and RNA. The system and method automates the complete production process for biopolymers. Modular equipment is provided for performing production steps with the individual modules arrange in a linear array. Each module includes a control system and can be rack mounted. One side of the array of modules provides connections for power, gas, vacuum and reagents and is accessible to technicians. On the other side of the array of modules a robotic transport system is provided for transporting materials between module interfaces. The elimination of the requirement for human intervention at multiple steps in the production process significantly decreases the costs of biopolymer production and reduces unnecessary complexity and sources of quality variation.
US10569245B2	Method and device for the heat treatment of granular solids A method for the heat treatment of granular solids includes initially introducing solids into a first reactor configured as a flash reactor or fluidized bed reactor where they are brought into contact with hot gases at temperatures in the range 500° C. to 1500° C. Next, the solids are passed through a residence time reactor in which they are fluidized. The residence time reactor is configured in a manner such that it has various regions which are separated from one another, from which the solid can be withdrawn in a manner such that it is provided with a variety of residence times in the residence time reactor.
US10569242B2	Blender unit with integrated container support frame In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for managing bulk material efficiently at a well site are provided. The disclosure is directed to a container support frame that is integrated into a blender unit. The support frame is used to receive one or more portable containers of bulk material, and the blender unit may include a gravity feed outlet for outputting bulk material from the containers directly into a mixer of the blender unit. The blender unit with integrated support frame may eliminate the need for any subsequent mechanical conveyance of the bulk material (e.g., via a separate mechanical conveying system or on-blender sand screws) from the containers to the mixer. As such, the integrated blender unit may be lighter weight, take up less space, and have a lower cost and complexity than existing blenders.
US10569241B1	Sample introduction system with mixing A sample introduction system provides mixing of a sample and a diluent within the container via gas injection. In one or more implementations, the sample introduction system causes a probe of an autosampler to be inserted into a container containing a sample and a diluent so that an end of the probe is submerged beneath a surface of the diluent and the sample. Gas is then injected through the probe to mix the sample and the diluent within the container. An aliquot of the mixed sample and diluent is then withdrawn through the probe.
US10569237B2	Baffled donut apparatus for use in system and method for forming gypsum board A system and method for introducing a slurry mixture for making gypsum board is disclosed. The system includes, for example, a mixer, a foam injector, and a canister for mixing and moving a slurry mixture of foam and gypsum slurry. Also included in the system is an apparatus having a funnel body constructed and arranged to further mix the slurry mixture. The funnel body includes a number of baffles projecting from its inner wall towards a center and that are spaced around the inner wall. The baffles induce turbulence into the slurry mixture as the slurry mixture moves towards its outlet, thus further mixing the mixture and reducing the flow rate of the slurry mixture before its exits from the outlet for depositing onto paper to form the gypsum board.
US10569232B2	Copolymers for making membranes Copolymer C comprising polyarylene ether blocks A and polyalkylene oxide blocks PAO, wherein said polyarylene ether blocks A are blocks of at least one partially sulfonated polyarylene ether.
US10569230B2	Supported water vapor transport membrane comprising polyethylene oxide copolymer An air-impermeable water vapor transport membrane comprises an active layer on a microporous polymeric substrate. The active layer comprises a polyethylene-oxide containing copolymer and a polar protic solvent in an amount of about 3% to about 100% of copolymer weight in the active layer. Molecules of the protic solvent are bonded to the copolymer. The polar protic solvent reduces temperature-dependent variability in the water-vapor permeability of the membrane.
US10569229B2	Graphene-based membrane and method of producing the same A graphene-based membrane and a method of producing the same are disclosed. The graphene-based membrane may include a graphene-polymer composite, wherein the graphene-polymer composite may consist of an amine functionalized graphene and a polymer containing an anhydride group as a linker for linking the amine functionalized graphene to the polymer. The graphene-based membrane may be constructed of a single-layer. A method may include reacting a polymer containing an anhydride with an amine functionalized graphene in presence of a solvent to form an intermediate product; and thermal imidizing the intermediate product to form a graphene grafted polymer composite for use in fabricating a graphene-based membrane.
US10569227B2	Improving the chemical stability of filtration membranes Polyethers (A), whose main chain essentially consists of repeating units of the formulae (1) and (2) in alternating order, are useful as an additive to a porous polymer membrane, or as the main polymer constituent of a porous polymer membrane, for stabilizing said membrane against detrimental effects of oxidizing agents and/or for improving the stability of a filtration module comprising said membrane against detrimental effects of oxidizing agents.
US10569226B2	Side-flow type RO filter with extended fluid transfer path A side-flow type RO filter is provided including a filter housing including a top-open housing and a bottom-open cap coupled to an opening of the housing, where a raw water inlet port, a purified water outlet port and a concentrated water outlet port are formed in the filter housing; an RO filter provided inside the filter housing with a reverse osmosis membrane sheet wound in a roll-type; and a central pipe provided in a center portion of the RO filter and an exit thereof is connected to the purified water outlet port, the central pipe being configured to collect the purified water that passes a peneratrion hole after being purified by the reverse osmosis membrane sheet and transfer the purified water to the purified water outlet port, wherein the RO filter is configured to transfer the raw water introduced through an outside end of the reverse osmosis membrane sheet in a longitudinal direction of the reverse osmosis membrane sheet thereby extending the transfer path of the raw water and separate the raw water into purified water that passes the reverse osmosis membrane sheet and concentrated water filtered by the reverse osmosis membrane sheet to be transferred to the concentrated water outlet port.
US10569225B2	Peristaltic pump microfluidic separator A technique for separating components of a microfluid, comprises a self-intersecting micro or nano-fluidic channel defining a cyclic path for circulating the fluid over a receiving surface of a fluid component separating member; and equipment for applying coordinated pressure to the channel at a plurality of pressure control areas along the cyclic path to circulate the fluid over the receiving surface, applying a pressure to encourage a desired transmission through the separating member, and a circulating pressure to remove surface obstructions on the separating member. The equipment preferably defines a peristaltic pump. Turbulent microfluidic flow appears to be produced.
US10569223B2	Systems and methods for maximizing recovery in membrane distillation Membrane distillation (MD) systems include at least two MD modules arranged in series, each of at least two MD modules including a condensing media inlet operable to receive a condensing media and a condensing media outlet, a feed inlet operable to receive a feed media and a feed outlet, and a first heating element positioned and operable to heat a feed prior to or upon introduction of the feed to a first of the at least two MD modules, wherein a stream exiting the feed outlet of the first of the at least two MD modules is introduced to the second of the at least two MD modules. Other MD systems include at least two MD modules arranged in parallel.
US10569221B2	Complexation and removal of mercury from flue gas desulfurization systems A method for the reduction and prevention of mercury emissions into the environment from combusted fossil fuels or off-gases having mercury with the use of hypoiodite is disclosed. The hypoiodite is used for the capture of mercury from the resulting flue gases using a flue gas desulfurization system or scrubber. The method uses hypoiodite in conjunction with a scrubber to capture mercury and lower its emission and/or re-emission with stack gases. The method allows the use of coal as a cleaner and environmentally friendlier fuel source as well as capturing mercury from other processing systems.
US10569219B2	Systems and methods for separating hydrogen sulfide from carbon dioxide in a high-pressure mixed stream Systems and methods for separating hydrogen sulfide from carbon dioxide in a high-pressure mixed stream are disclosed herein. The methods include receiving the high-pressure mixed stream in an oxidation reactor and at an inlet pressure of at least 0.3 megapascals. The high-pressure mixed stream includes 0.01 to 5 mole percent hydrogen sulfide and at least 90 mole percent carbon dioxide. The methods further include oxidizing the high-pressure mixed stream with an oxidant to generate a high-pressure oxidized stream, includes oxidized hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, at an oxidation pressure of at least 0.3 megapascals. The methods also include separating the high-pressure oxidized stream into an oxidized hydrogen sulfide product and a carbon dioxide product and generating the carbon dioxide product at a pressure of at least 0.3 megapascals. The systems include the high-pressure mixed stream, an oxidation reactor, and a separation assembly.
US10569216B2	Device and method for separating carbon dioxide from a gas stream, in particular from a flue gas stream, comprising a cooling water system A device for separating carbon dioxide from a gas stream, in particular from a flue gas stream, includes an absorber for separating the carbon dioxide from the gas stream by means of a washing medium, a desorber which is fludically connected to the absorber to release the absorbed carbon dioxide from the washing medium, a gas cooler which is fludically connected upstream of the absorber to cool the gas stream, and a processing unit which is connected downstream of the gas cooler and which is equipped and designed to clean water from the gas cooler. A method separates carbon dioxide from a gas stream.
US10569214B2	Active element, method for manufacturing the same and container with active element An active element for trapping and/or releasing a gaseous or liquid substance is provided including a solid body, which is enveloped by an outer boundary surface (S), and contains an active material adapted to trap and/or release a gaseous or liquid substance, wherein the outer boundary surface S has an overall roundish, preferably round shape. The active element is manufactured by injection moulding and can be utilized within a container.
US10569210B2	Filtration media pack, filter elements, and air filtration media A filtration media pack including a plurality of layers of filter media is disclosed. The media pack includes fluted sheets and a facing sheet, with a plurality of flutes extending between the fluted sheets and the facing sheets. In an embodiment, the fluted sheet includes a plurality of protrusions that contact the facing sheet.
US10569209B2	Flat filter element and filter device A flat filter element for filtering a fluid may include a filter body made up of a folded filter material. The filter element may also include a circumferential edge and a side edge running in a circumferential direction along the circumferential edge. The side edge may have at least one strip portion, running along the side edge, with a side strip that may be separate from the filter body and arranged on the filter body. The side edge may also have at least one adhesive portion running along the side edge for sealing the filter body. The at least one adhesive portion may be formed by gluing of least two folds, adjacent along the side edge, in a region of the side edge.
US10569205B2	Final separator A separator for a separator device, for example a final separator for a final separator device for separating water from a liquid such as oil and/or fuel, may include a filter body including at least one filter material through which the liquid can flow. The filter body may have a first side and a second side. A nanofibre layer may be disposed on the first side in at least one region. The nanofibre layer may be configured hydrophobic. According to an implementation, the nanofibre layer is treated to produce the hydrophobic property. The filter body may have a porosity on the first side that is smaller than on the second side.
US10569203B2	Filtration filter device A filtration filter device that enables an object filtered and left on a filtration filter to be more readily observed is provided. The filtration filter device includes a filtration filter that filters an object contained in a fluid, a holding member that holds an outer circumferential portion of the filtration filter, and a tubular member that is removably mounted on the holding member such that a hollow portion that serves as a channel through which the fluid flows faces at least a part of a main surface of the filtration filter.
US10569197B2	Methods for sorting nanotubes by electronic type A method of separating carbon nanotubes by electronic type includes centrifuging a carbon nanotube composition in contact with a first fluid medium comprising a first density gradient; and separating the carbon nanotube composition into two or more separation fractions. The carbon nanotube composition comprises two or more non-ionic amphiphilic surface active components and a carbon nanotube population comprising double-walled carbon nanotubes having a semiconducting outer wall (s-DWCNTs), and double-walled carbon nanotubes having a metallic outer wall (m-DWCNTs). The two or more separation fractions comprise a first separation fraction comprising a carbon nanotube subpopulation comprising a higher percentage of s-DWCNTs than the carbon nanotube population, and a second separation fraction comprising a carbon nanotube subpopulation comprising a higher percentage of m-DWCNTs than the carbon nanotube population.
US10569189B1	Method for acetylation of cannabinoids A process for producing THC-O-acetate using a succession of distillation, salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extractions (SALLEs), and solvent recovery techniques. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis oil reacts with acetic anhydride under reflux to produce THC-O-acetate and acetic acid. The resulting crude product is distilled and subjected to a SALLE with hexane followed by a SALLE with petroleum ether, before being distilled again in order to obtain a refined, THC-O-acetate product.
US10569187B2	External mixing pressurized two-fluid nozzle and a spray drying method Disclosed herein is an external mixing pressurized two-fluid nozzle for atomising a liquid by means of liquid pressure and gas, comprising an inner feed liquid pipe (1) extending axially between an upstream end and a downstream end, having a feed liquid conduit (2), a feed liquid inlet (3) positioned at the upstream end and a feed orifice (4) positioned at the downstream end, and a co-axial first gas pipe (5) extending radially outside the inner feed liquid pipe (1) and forming a first gas conduit (6) between the first gas pipe (5) and the inner feed liquid pipe (1), the first gas pipe (5) having a gas outlet slit (7) positioned at the downstream end. Said external mixing two-fluid nozzle provides a swirling motion of the gas, which combined with a pressurized feed liquid enables the production of spray dried powder at industrially applicable capacities with low energy consumption and a small particle size.
US10569184B2	Self-propelled toy glider A self-propelled toy glider includes a flexible frame and a flight surface. The flexible frame may be deformed and held within the user's hand. When deformed, the flexible frame stores spring energy. This spring energy is subsequently used to propel the self-propelled toy glider forward as it returns to original shape.
US10569180B2	Visually representing virtual fantasy sports contests A fantasy sports visual simulation system providing an audiovisual experience that allows contest participants and spectators to view a videogame-like model of a virtual fantasy sports contest. These simulations can occur at any time between any two or more contest participants, like mini-contests within the context of a broader league. Once a league is formed and team rosters are created, numerical calculations are performed based on real-athlete statistics to determine a current “state” of performance for all virtual athletes in gameplay. This statistical analysis is the basis for assigning performance variables to each virtual athlete, which allows the system to calculate numerical point values based on the performance of each virtual athlete and team in this fantasy sports visual simulation system.
US10569179B2	Template-based quiz using statistics A data collection apparatus (10) includes: a template distribution unit (11) that distributes, to a quiz provider who provides a quiz composed of a plurality of descriptions of a topic, templates that are used in generation of the quiz and that each serve as a basis for a different one of the plurality of descriptions; a quiz distribution unit (12) that obtains the quiz that has been generated by the quiz provider using the templates, and distributes the obtained quiz to a respondent; a data analysis unit (13) that obtains a response from the respondent and applies statistical processing to the obtained response; and a template updating unit (14) that, based on a result of the statistical processing applied by the data analysis unit (13), updates the templates targeted for distribution by the template distribution unit.
US10569178B2	Automatic movement of player character in network game A game includes player characters in a virtual space. The game is progressed in accordance with game progress information, which is useable for generating a game screen. The game screen is configured to be displayed on a display device. An instruction for registering a player character, which is manipulated in the game by a first player, is received, and the player character of the first player is registered as a copy non-player character. The copy non-player character is configured to be manipulated in the game by a second player. The game progress information is updated, and data of the player character of the first player is updated in accordance with a manipulation of the copy non-player character by the second player during a period in which the first player is in an off-line state.
US10569177B2	System and method for creating an avatar An avatar or avatar environment to visualize data may be provided within a social networking system or service, for example as part of the Internet, and/or within a desktop widget, panel, gadget, or the like. The avatar may further evolve or alter its appearance, animation, or other visual or audio characteristics in response to the data or other input such as athletic activity performed by a corresponding user. In particular, the avatar of an embodiment may respond to and provide visualization of athletic or sport performance data.
US10569173B2	Non-transitory storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method In an example of a system, in a virtual space, a player camera that follows each player in a multiplay game, a bird's-eye camera that views the virtual space from a bird's-eye view, and an object camera that follows a predetermined object are set. A watcher watches the game by switching the player camera, the bird's-eye camera, and the object camera. In accordance with an operation of the watcher, the bird's-eye camera moves in the virtual space, and a height of the bird's-eye camera is determined in advance in accordance with a position. When virtual cameras are switched by the watcher, a game image from the virtual cameras during the switching is displayed.
US10569172B2	System and method of configuring a virtual camera A method of controlling a virtual camera comprising displaying, when a device is in a first orientation, a view of a scene on the device. A location in the scene is determined while the device is in the first orientation, based on user input detected on the device. Controls for the virtual camera on the device are configured to control the virtual camera in response to detecting that an orientation of the device has changed from the first orientation to a second orientation, the configuration of the controls being based on the determined location. Commands for the configured controls are received to control the virtual camera.
US10569171B2	TV-to-game sync Techniques are disclosed for unlocking in-game content for a video game application. In one embodiment, the video game application may be operated by a user that is concurrently viewing media content. The video game application captures an audio signal from the concurrently-playing media content, performs content recognition on the captured audio signal, and determines whether to unlock one or more portions of in-game content based on the identified media content.
US10569170B2	Systems and methods for portable exergaming In a first aspect, a system for playing a video game is provided that includes (1) one or more sensors adapted to monitor one or more biometric parameters of a user and communicate the one or more monitored biometric parameters (MBPs); (2) a computing device adapted to communicate with the one or more sensors and to receive the one or more communicated MBPs; and (3) a video game having an avatar adapted to move an object on an incline, the video game adapted to execute on the computing device. The video game is adapted to control the avatar to perform an action in the video game based in part on the received one or more communicated MBPs. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10569169B2	Data processing method and apparatus for network system Data processing method and apparatus for a network system are provided. The method includes collecting, by a recording module at a socket interface of a front apparatus of the network system, data packets transmitted between the front apparatus and a server, sequentially recording the collected data packets in a binary file in chronological order, and saving the binary file; and disconnecting, by a playback module, transmission communication between the front apparatus and the server, sequentially parsing the data packets in the binary file in chronological order, and sending the data packets to an upper-layer logic processing module of the front apparatus without using the socket interface. The present disclosure can implement a demonstration (Demo) technology of a network system in a simple processing manner, thereby reducing system complexity and storage space occupied, and improving universality.
US10569165B2	Tactile feedback systems and methods for augmented reality and virtual reality systems A tactile feedback system for use with a virtual reality system comprises a support structure and tactile feedback units coupled to and spaced apart around the support structure. A microcontroller is coupled to the tactile feedback units to independently control their activation. The microcontroller has a communication interface configured to communicate with the virtual reality system to receive control signals for controlling operation of the tactile feedback units. The microcontroller activates the tactile feedback units in response to control signals received from the virtual reality system to indicate aspects of the virtual reality experience. In another aspect, a haptic gun for use with a virtual reality system has tactile feedback units and a linear actuator for simulating a recoil of firing the gun. In another aspect a video game system provides a single game play instance for multiple clients utilizing different game platforms.
US10569163B2	Server and method for providing interaction in virtual reality multiplayer board game A method to allow participation with multiple other players in a virtual reality (VR) board game includes steps of generating a board game scenario after a player with a mobile terminal logs in to a server and sending the VR scenario to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can transmit first and second signals, the first signal defining movement and track of a player piece being moved, and the second signal defining verbal expressions or commands by the player to trigger a preset event in the game. The first and second signals are analyzed and the player pieces in the VR scenario are moved accordingly. The method and system can also determine at least one player piece in the scenario that matches a condition for triggering a preset event or move in the VR game and make suggestions to the player accordingly.
US10569162B2	Detachable joystick for video game controller A removable joystick for use with a video game controller includes a base shaft that is coupled to a joystick unit in the housing of the video game controller so that the proximal end of the base shaft extends to a location at or below an outer surface of the housing. A top shaft assembly is removably coupleable to the base shaft via a quick disconnect assembly. The top shaft assembly includes a top shaft with a proximal end that removably couples to a joystick ball, and a collar that is spring loaded and movably coupled to the top shaft and has a flange that extends outward from the outer surface of the collar. When the top shaft assembly is disconnected from the base shaft, the flange of the collar engages and retains a dust cover disposed over the collar to inhibit misplacement or loss of the dust cover.
US10569161B2	Operation information measurement apparatus, function control method, and program An operation information measurement apparatus having a detection unit that detects information corresponding to a motion of a user includes: an operation information measurement unit that measures operation information of a user based on the information detected by the detection unit; a communication unit for performing near-field wireless communication with another apparatus; and a control unit that judges whether or not a first operation based on the detection information detected at a certain time by the detection unit of the operation information measurement apparatus matches a second operation based on detection information of a detection unit received from the other apparatus via the communication unit in a period from the certain time to a time when an amount of time corresponding to a first threshold elapses, and based on the result of that judgment, the control unit determines whether or not to output a command signal to the control unit.
US10569156B2	Curved safety component for a skating rink A safety component for a skating rink. The safety component comprises a body portion connectable to a transparent barrier located above dasher boards of the skating rink, wherein upon impact the body portion is capable of at least partially absorbing impact forces. The safety component further comprises a curved rink-facing surface that provides a substantially convex curved surface facing the skating rink. The curved rink-facing surface has a radius of curvature suitable for redirecting the impact forces away from the convex curved surface.
US10569155B2	Processor-controlled snow sport boot binding Some aspects include a ski binding system using controllable electromagnets, alone or in combination with permanent magnets, as means of attaching or releasing a ski boot to a ski during use. Some aspects include a ski binding system using a controllable solenoid. In some aspects, microprocessor-based control releases binding electronically based on input from sensors located in binding, ski and/or boot, as well as in other equipment or clothing connected to them or to skier, or binding releases when a mechanical threshold is overcome. In some aspects, sensor data are recorded for analysis of system performance and for adjustment and improvement of system parameters based on data analytics.
US10569152B2	Braking system for a treadmill A braking system for a treadmill having a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle and a side rail on each side of the tread that does not move includes a brake configured to apply a braking force to one of the front axle and the rear axle, a controller in communication with the brake, and a weight sensor under each side rail configured to detect a load indicating that a user is standing on the side rails, each weight sensor in communication with the controller. The controller is configured to, when the tread is moving, engage the brake when a first signal is received from each weight sensor contemporaneously that a load is detected and disengage the brake when a second signal is received from each weight sensor contemporaneously that the load is removed.
US10569150B1	Game call analyzer and simulator software systems A game call analyzer and simulate software system may include a software program that may be user-installable onto a plurality of mobile and non-mobile computing devices (computers, smartphones, tablets, etc.) that may be assist wildlife hunters to better attract a targeted game-animal by trying hunters to mimic various game calls. The game call software program may comprise a plurality of user-executable functions for recording, analyzing, and displaying information relevant to simulating a game call of a game-animal.
US10569145B2	Golf club A golf club head includes a club body including a crown, a sole, a skirt disposed between and connecting the crown and the sole and a face portion connected to a front end of the club body. The face portion includes a geometric center defining the origin of a coordinate system when the golf club head is ideally positioned, the coordinate system including an x-axis being tangent to the face portion at the origin and parallel to a ground plane, a y-axis intersecting the origin being parallel to the ground plane and orthogonal to the x-axis, and a z-axis intersecting the origin being orthogonal to both the x-axis and the y-axis. The golf club head defines a center of gravity CG, the CG being a distance CGY from the origin as measured along the y-axis and a distance CGZ from the origin as measured along the z-axis.
US10569136B2	Motion analyzing apparatus, motion analyzing method, and recording medium A motion analyzing apparatus 1 includes a data acquiring unit 51, a top detecting unit 52, an address detecting unit 53, a finish detecting unit 54, an axis correcting unit 55, a half detecting unit 56, and an impact detecting unit 57. The data acquiring unit 51 acquires motion information including an operation direction in a series of operations of a target object measured by a sensor unit. The top detecting unit 52 acquires a specific time point at which the operation direction of a target object is reversed in the motion information acquired by the data acquiring unit 51. The address detecting unit 53 or the finish detecting unit 54 specifies a start time point or an end time point of a series of operations by using a specific time point.
US10569133B2	Measurement system and measurement method A measurement system includes a first measurement unit configured to measure floor reaction forces of golfer's left and right legs, a second measurement unit that is attached to the upper body of a golfer and configured to measure an angular velocity of the golfer, and a processing unit. The processing unit calculates, based on measurement results of the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit, a first energy which is a kinetic energy of the golfer during a swing.
US10569131B2	Wrist and forearm strengthening device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wrist strengthening device having a first handle, a second handle and a tightening mechanism for increasing the resistance between the first handle, the second handle and the tightening mechanism.
US10569129B2	Tri-power exercising device Tri-Power Exercising device allows a rider to simultaneously, or on demand, exercise virtually all muscle groups in his lower and upper body. The device includes a bicycle frame, pedals, forearm bars, sliding seat, computer and electronic display recommending energy modulation amounts from various muscle groups to optimize physical performance on any given trek. Because riders can exercise virtually all muscle groups at once, they reduce their exercising time, continuously builds muscle tissue throughout their whole body, and exercises their cardiovascular and respiratory systems completely. Riders operate the device by rotating legs on the pedals, rotationally oscillating the forearm bars up and down with their arms and shoulders, and then use core muscles to pull and push the seat back and forth on the slider. Inverted racks, pinion gears, and one-way bearings turn this linear power from the oscillating forearm bars and sliding seat into torque that rotates the crank axle.
US10569128B2	Therapeutic stretching device for the jaw and surrounding musculature A wedge-shaped therapeutic stretching device for the jaw generally having three sides (first, second and third), the three sides connected to each other to create the wedge shape. At the corner of two of the three sides is a stop that can rest on a user's lower teeth. On an opposing side of the stop is the second side of the stretching device, on which a plurality of steps is formed. A user's upper teeth can be placed on one of the steps. As the user's jaw flexibility increases, a user can move “up” in steps, thereby increasing distance between upper/lower jaw and allowing the jaw to stretch providing therapeutic relief.
US10569124B2	Portable elliptical exercise machine, resistance band extension, and transport mechanism An exercise apparatus having a pulley, a pair of stabilizing assemblies each configured to couple a front portion of a respective pedal element to each side of the pulley, a looped belt configured to couple the pulley to a resistance assembly, a tension stabilizer configured to maintain a tension of the looped belt on the pulley, and the resistance assembly configured to assert an adjustable resistance to the pedal elements through the looped belt. The exercise apparatus also comprises a resistance band extension for performing additional exercise using resistance bands and a transport mechanism for transporting the exercise apparatus and securing the exercise apparatus to a chair wheel or other structure during exercise.
US10569118B2	Reversible resistance exercise machine A reversible resistance exercise machine for reversing the direction of applied resistance against a movable platform of an exercising machine. The exercise machine has a frame, a carriage movably positioned upon the frame, and a plurality of biasing members. A plurality of first tension connectors are accessible near the first end of the carriage and are adapted for removably attaching selected biasing members near the first end of the carriage to resist motion of the carriage in the first direction. A plurality of second tension connectors are accessible near the second end of the carriage and are adapted for removably attaching selected biasing members near the second end of the carriage to resist motion of the carriage in the second direction. A user selectable amount of force may be applied to the carriage to resist movement in either of the first direction and the second direction.
US10569111B2	Posts for use in fall protection A post system for use in fall protection includes a connector to connect to a structure and a support in operative connection with a lifeline to maintain the lifeline at a first height above the structure. When a first threshold force is experienced on the lifeline, the support is operable to lower the lifeline to a second height which is lower than the first height. The ratio of a change in effective length of the lifeline resulting from the lowering of the lifeline to a change in height resulting from lowering of the lifeline (or the ΔL/ΔH ratio) is less than 1. The ratio of the change in effective length of the lifeline resulting from the lowering of the lifeline to the change in height resulting from lowering of the lifeline may also be less than 0.5 or less than 0.4.
US10569110B2	Outrigger-equipped roof-mounted fall-arrest safety device A frame, one or more wheels rotationally attached to the frame, two or more end feet attached to opposite ends of the frame, one or more end safety tether attachments, and a flip-pole attachment. The frame straddles the roof peak so the end feet are stably positioned on opposite roof surfaces. The wheels enable the device, when flipped to its inverted position, to be rolled up and down the roof for installation and removal. The flip-pole attachment enables attachment of a flip pole for use in installing and removing the device from a ladder. And the end tether attachments enable workers to couple their safety tethers to the secured device so that if they fall their fall will be arrested for safety. Typical embodiments include an outrigger assembly with roof-mounting side feet that in a pivoted use position are offset from the frame end feet for improved stability.
US10569108B2	Harness for breathing apparatus There is disclosed a harness for breathing apparatus comprising a structural support member for supporting a vessel of breathable gas, a waist belt, and a pivot joint mechanism coupling the structural support member to the waist belt. The pivot joint mechanism comprises a release part which is movable to decouple the structural support member from the waist belt.
US10569107B2	Skincare compositions This invention relates to skincare compositions, in particular compositions effective in the treatment of acne vulgaris, and to methods of treatment of the skin that involve the application of such compositions, wherein the compositions comprise salicylic acid or a salt thereof in combination with at least two actives selected from the group consisting of lactic acid or a salt thereof; glycyrrhizinic acid or a salt or a derivative thereof; bisabolol; cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide; allantoin; niacinamide; and Epilobium angustifolium extract.
US10569105B2	Radiation based treatment beam position calibration and verification A method is described, including acquiring, using a camera, an image of a radiation beam incident on a phantom, the radiation beam being emitted by a radiation source. The method further includes determining a beam pointing offset based on the image and calibrating a position of the radiation source based on the beam pointing offset. A calibration system is described including the phantom, the camera, and a processing device. A phantom having an X-ray luminescent material is also described.
US10569096B2	Stationary trans-skull optogenetic stimulation module A stationary trans-skull optogenetic stimulation module is provided and includes a sleeve to be inserted and positioned in a drilled hole of a skull of a subject, an optogenetic stimulating element, and a cover. The sleeve has a large aperture portion and a small aperture portion, and the optogenetic stimulating element and the cover can be installed with or disassembled from the large aperture portion. Thus, the operation time of syringe injection and phototherapeutic irradiation can be reduced, and the operation efficiency can be increased.
US10569093B1	Injectable subcutaneous device A subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a clip attached to a top side of the housing that is configured to anchor the device to a muscle, a bone, and/or a first tissue, and an electrode that is configured to contact an organ, a nerve, the first tissue, and/or a second tissue. The device further includes circuitry in the housing in electrical communication with the electrode that is configured to sense an electrical signal from the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue through the electrode; deliver electrical stimulation to the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue through the electrode; and/or deliver a signal to a drug pump to provide a targeted or systemic therapeutic drug to the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue.
US10569092B2	Systems and methods for patient activated capture of transient data by an implantable medical device Systems and methods are provided for managing patient activated capture of transient data by an implantable medical device (IMD). The systems and methods collect transient data using the IMD. The collected transient data is stored in a temporary memory section of the IMD. The IMD receives a patient activated storage request including activation information related to a patient designated trigger point from an external device. The IMD transfers a segment of the transient data from the temporary memory section to a long-term memory, wherein the segment of transferred transient data is based on the trigger point. The activation information includes an elapsed time corresponding to a duration of time between entry of the trigger point and issuance of the patient activated storage request by an external activation device.
US10569091B2	Method and device for discrimination of left ventricular pseudo-fusion pacing Methods and devices are provided for, under control of one or more processors within an implantable medical device (IMD), delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) at one or more pacing sites. The processors obtain cardiac signals, associated with a candidate beat, from multi-site left ventricular (MSLV) electrodes distributed along a left ventricle and analyze the cardiac signals to collect at least one of a MSLV conduction pattern or a MSLV morphology. The processors compare at least one of the MSLV conduction pattern or MSLV morphology to one or more associated templates. The processors then label the candidate beat as a pseudo-fusion beat based on the comparing and adjust the CRT based on the labeling.
US10569089B1	Spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain via short pulse width waveforms, and associated systems and methods Short pulse width spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, modulation signal has pulse widths in the range of from about 10 microseconds to about 50 microseconds may be applied to the patient's spinal cord region to address chronic pain without using paresthesia or tingling to mask or cover the patient's sensation of pain. In other embodiments, modulation in accordance with similar parameters can be applied to other spinal or peripheral locations to address other indications.
US10569088B2	Dorsal spinal column characterization with evoked potentials This disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for delivering and adjusting stimulation therapy. In one example, a method comprising delivering, by a stimulation electrode, electrical stimulation as a candidate therapy to a patient according to a set of candidate therapy parameters, the stimulation electrode located in proximity to the dorsal column of a patient; sensing, by a sensing electrode, an electrically evoked compound action potential (eECAP) signal in response to the delivery of the electrical stimulation; and classifying, by a processor, the sensed eECAP signal generated in response to the application of the candidate therapy relative to an eECAP baseline is disclosed.
US10569087B1	Systems and methods for systematically testing a plurality of therapy programs in patient therapy devices Methods for systematically testing a plurality of therapy programs in a spinal cord modulation system, and associated systems are disclosed. A representative method comprises loading a plurality of therapy programs into a signal generator, wherein individual therapy programs include parameters specifying electrode configuration, signal amplitude, and/or signal frequency. The programs are automatically activated for an automatically instructed period of time. The method includes automatically changing from one therapy program to another after the instructed period of time. The patient is queried for patient input corresponding to the therapy programs. The patient input is received via a remote. The patient input is correlated with a corresponding time of day and recorded in the signal generator. Thereafter, the patient input is retrieved from the signal generator.
US10569086B2	Electrical microglial cell activation A method is provided that includes positioning electrodes in or in contact with the head of a subject identified as in need of enhanced microglial cell activation. Control circuitry is activated to drive the electrodes to apply an electrical current to the brain of the subject, and to configure the electrical current to enhance microglial cell activation for taking up a substance from brain parenchyma. Other embodiments are also described.
US10569082B2	Personalized auditory-somatosensory stimulation to treat tinnitus Timed stimulation of both somatosensory system and auditory system is controlled, in such a manner, that an individual's brain activity is altered through spike-timing dependent plasticity, thereby reducing or removing tinnitus.
US10569078B1	Subcutaneous device for monitoring and/or providing therapies A subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a clip attached to a top side of the housing, a first prong with a proximal end attached to the housing and a distal end extending away from the housing, a first defibrillator coil on the distal end of the first prong, and a first electrode on the device. The clip is configured to anchor the device to a muscle, a bone, and/or a tissue. The first prong is configured to be positioned inferior to a heart. Therapeutic circuitry in the housing is in electrical communication with the first defibrillator coil and the first electrode and is configured to deliver a shock to the heart through the first defibrillator coil.
US10569068B2	Methods and systems for precision application of agents to a target surface Method for targeted application of active agents to a target surface including the steps of: (a) capturing an image of the target surface; (b) transforming the image into a digital geometric representation of the target surface; (c) forming an applicator mask having an applicator surface with a three-dimensional shape corresponding to the target surface; (d) disposing the active agent on the applicator surface of the applicator mask; (e) disposing the applicator mask on the target surface so that the active agent is in contact with the target surface; and (f) removing the applicator mask from the target surface while leaving at least some of the active agent in contact with the target surface.
US10569066B2	Medical device A medical device and treatment method for treating veins. The medical device includes: an elongated outer sheath; an inner member extending through inside of the outer sheath, the inner member protruding distally beyond the outer sheath; an expansion portion positioned between a distal portion of the outer sheath and a distal portion of the inner member, the expansion portion having a plurality of linear material portions extending along an axial direction of the inner member, the expansion portion being expandable in a radial direction of the inner member; a biasing member disposed inside the outer sheath biasing the inner member proximally relative to the outer sheath; and a fixing portion configured to fix the relative positions of the inner member and the outer sheath in a state in which the expansion portion has been expanded. The fixing portion is also configured to be released from the fixed state.
US10569062B2	Low profile occlusion catheter A low profile occlusion catheter having a guiding atraumatic tip that prevents entry of the balloon into collateral vessels. The occlusion catheter system is particularly well suited for use in vascular occlusion and includes a pressure monitoring line to monitor the degree and state of occlusion.
US10569059B2	Guidewire retention device The device includes a dilator having a locking mechanism configured to limit a distance a guidewire can be advanced out of a distal end of the dilator.
US10569058B2	Introducer sheaths Introducer sheaths are described. In one embodiment, an introducer sheath comprises a sheath hub, a fixed housing coupled to the sheath hub, a rotating element rotatably coupled to the fixed housing, a sheath tube fixedly coupled to the rotating element, and a lock coupled to the rotating element. The lock is capable of preventing the rotating element and the sheath tube from rotating with respect to the sheath hub.
US10569057B2	Integrated vascular delivery system An integrated vascular delivery system and method of use, the system including: a frame having a catheter hub that provides a first anchoring point on the patient and receives a catheter insertable in the patient to transfer fluid at an insertion site, a stabilization hub that provides a second anchoring point on the patient, at least one lateral member extending between the catheter and stabilization hubs, and a fluidic channel. The frame operates in a folded configuration in which the hubs are coupleable and an unfolded configuration in which the anchoring points are distributed around the insertion site to anchor the frame to the patient, thereby stabilizing the catheter. In some embodiments, the system further includes a septum that helps prevent fluid leakage from the catheter hub, or a needle shield that covers the distal end of a needle used during catheter insertion.
US10569054B2	Catheter anchoring device Embodiments include a catheter anchoring device for securing a percutaneous medical catheter inserted at a skin puncture site to a skin of a body. The catheter anchoring device may include a catheter capture portion coupled to a skin attachment portion. The catheter capture portion may be configured to engage with a portion of the catheter protruding from the skin when the catheter is subcutaneously placed in a body. The skin attachment portion may be configured to adhesively attach the anchoring device to the skin, wherein the skin attachment portion is primarily attached to the skin overlaying and lateral to the subcutaneously located catheter.
US10569053B2	Dual-lever bi-directional handle An improved bi-directional steerable catheter is provided. The catheter generally comprises a catheter body, tip section and control handle. The catheter further comprises first and second puller wires extending from the control handle, through the catheter body and into the tip section.The control handle has deflection means for each puller wire that include a gear, and a carrier to which the proximal end of a puller wire is anchored. The gear is rotatably coupled to a lever controlled by an operator and the gear engages the carrier such that rotation of the gear by the lever results in longitudinal movement of the carrier, which results in deflection of the tip section.
US10569048B2	Junction structure and catheter having the junction structure Provided is a junction structure between a first tubular member and a second tubular member, and a catheter including the junction structure. An interface between the first tubular member and the second tubular member has an uneven shape in the longitudinal direction of the junction structure along a circumferential direction of the first tubular member and the second tubular member. At least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member includes a protruding portion that protrudes into the other tubular member only between an inner periphery of the other tubular member and an outer periphery of the other tubular member. The joining strength of the junction structure is improved against a pressure in the radial direction.
US10569047B2	Water disintegrable flushable catheter A water disintegratable catheter having a barrier layer disposed on an outer surface and/or inner surface of the catheter wherein the barrier layer comprises a hydrophobic component.
US10569041B2	Mask system A mask system for use between a patient and device to deliver a breathable gas to the patient includes a mouth cushion, a pair of nasal prongs, an elbow, and a headgear assembly. The mouth cushion is structured to sealingly engage around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use, and the pair of nasal prongs are structured to sealingly communicate with nasal passages of a patient's nose in use. The elbow delivers breathable gas to the patient. The headgear assembly maintains the mouth cushion and the nasal prongs in a desired position on the patient's face. The headgear assembly provides a substantially round crown strap that cups the parietal bone and occipital bone of the patient's head in use.
US10569037B2	Nasopharyngeal device for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome The system and method for reducing or eliminating obstructive sleep apnea in patients with the use of a nasopharyngeal device. The nasopharyngeal device has at least one cup and a balloon-cuff located at opposing ends of a semi-rigid, solid-walled tube. The balloon-cuff is reversibly inflatable and is located adjacent to the soft palate of a patient when installed. The inflation of the balloon-cuff opens the airway in a patient thereby reducing obstructive sleep apnea. The one or more cups have perforations, holes, slots or the like for increasing air intake. The cups may also contain clips for securing the nasopharyngeal device in place.
US10569035B2	Pressure sensor evaluation for respiratory apparatus A respiratory apparatus evaluates accuracy of a pressure sensor, such as when only a single pressure sensor is provided. The accuracy of the pressure sensor may be assessed based on pressure measurement obtained from the pressure sensor and a subordinate or secondary characteristic of the respiratory device such as altitude or atmospheric pressure. A controller or processor may calculate the altitude of the respiratory device based in part on the pressure measurement. In some embodiments, the assessment of the pressure sensor may involve an evaluation of the calculated altitude. In some cases, the assessment of the pressure sensor may involve determining an estimated pressure based on a calculated altitude, and comparing the pressure measurement obtained from the pressure sensor with the estimated pressure.
US10569034B2	Compliance monitoring module for a breath-actuated inhaler A compliance monitoring module for a breath-actuated inhaler comprising: a miniature pressure sensor, a sensor port of said sensor being pneumatically coupled to a flow channel through which a user can inhale; a processor configured to: receive a signal originating from a dosing mechanism of the inhaler indicating that medication has been released; receive data from a sensing element of the sensor; and based on said signal from said dosing mechanism and said data from said sensing element, make a determination that inhalation of a breath containing medication through said flow channel complies with one or more predetermined requirements for successful dosing; and a transmitter configured to, responsive to said determination, issue a dosing report.
US10569033B2	Liquid dispensing and methods for dispensing liquids A dispenser for supplying a metered volume of a liquid medicament to an aerosolizing device. The dispenser may include a container having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the container is configured to store a volume of liquid medicament. The dispenser may also include a dispensing mechanism coupled to the distal end of the container. The dispensing mechanism may have a distal end terminating in a tip through which the liquid medicament is dispensed. The dispensing mechanism operates to dispense a metered volume of the liquid medicament from the tip each time the dispensing mechanism is operated. The distal end of the dispensing mechanism includes an interface that interacts with a housing of an inhaler to limit an insertion depth of the tip into an opening the housing.
US10569031B2	Pen needle hub with a patient contact surface A needle-bearing hub for a pen needle is provided with a distal patient-facing side having an enlarged surface for contact with the subject's skin. The enlarged surface is provided with a radius of curvature that increases the likelihood that the needle reaches full injection depth when an injection is performed at an inclined angle with respect to the surface of the skin and with to the desired depth less discomfort to the patient.
US10569028B2	Drug tracking device A drug dispensing-tracking device configured in the form of at least one of a cover, a sleeve, and a cap, and configured to connect with a drug-injection or storage device. The tracking device may comprise at least one or more of: an acoustic sensor, a vibration sensor, an optical sensor, an optical-navigation sensor, and a magnetic sensor, and any combination thereof. At least one sensor may be configured to produce at least one respective signal in response to sensing a vibration, a sound, light, movement, and a magnetic field, respectively, produced by the drug-injection device due to an activity of the drug-injection device.
US10569024B2	Assembly for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device An assembly includes a cartridge containing doses of a drug and a piston rod adapted and arranged to expel drug from the cartridge, the piston rod including a thread. The assembly further includes a nut member adapted and arranged to be rotated with respect to the piston rod about a rotational axis. The assembly further comprises a last dose stop mechanism adapted including at least one first interaction member and at least one second interaction member provided by the piston rod and at least one first stop member and at least one second stop member provided by the nut member. The interaction members and the stop members are configured to mechanically cooperate with one another such that further relative movement of the nut member and the piston rod for setting a dose of the drug is prevented.
US10569013B2	MRI-compatible surgical cannulae for transferring a substance to and/or from a patient A cannula for transferring a substance to and/or from a patient includes a tubular support sleeve and a transfer tube. The support sleeve includes a rigid tubular member defining a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the tubular member. The transfer tube is positioned in the lumen and extends beyond each of the proximal end and the distal end of the tubular member. The tubular member includes a rigid, MRI-compatible material.
US10569011B2	Fluid delivery device, transcutaneous access tool and insertion mechanism for use therewith A fluid delivery device comprising a fluid reservoir; a transcutaneous access tool fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, the transcutaneous access tool including a needle or a trocar; and a transcutaneous access tool insertion mechanism for deploying the transcutaneous access tool, wherein the insertion mechanism is configured to insert and retract the needle/trocar in a single, uninterrupted motion.
US10569010B2	Fluid delivery apparatus having a gas extraction device and method of use A gas extraction device for a fluid delivery apparatus includes a first layer and a vent membrane coupled to the first layer. The vent membrane enables a gas to pass through the vent membrane and prevents a fluid from passing through the vent membrane. The gas extraction device also includes a second layer coupled to the vent membrane opposite the first layer. The second layer has a first channel formed therethrough. In addition, the gas extraction device includes an impermeable membrane coupled to the second layer opposite the vent membrane. The first channel is configured to receive a fluid having a gas dispersed therein. The fluid is pressurized to move the fluid through the first channel against the vent membrane and to move the gas through the vent membrane.
US10569006B2	Device for monitoring a vessel opening for an extracorporeal blood treatment device and method for monitoring a vessel opening The invention relates to a device A for monitoring a vessel opening for an extracorporeal blood treatment device B with an extracorporeal blood circulation (I), which has an arterial blood line (20) with an arterial cannula (19) and a venous blood line (21) with a venous cannula (22). Moreover, the invention relates to an arrangement with a device A for monitoring a vessel opening and an extracorporeal blood treatment device B, and a method for monitoring a vessel opening during an extracorporeal blood treatment. The monitoring device A comprises a sensor (1) for detecting at least one physical variable, which is characteristic for the state of the vessel opening, and an evaluation apparatus (7), connected to the sensor (1) by way of a connection cable (6), for producing signals characteristic for the state of the vessel opening. The evaluation apparatus (7) has a data transmission unit (38) for establishing a wireless connection between the evaluation apparatus (7) and the blood treatment device B. The evaluation apparatus (7) is distinguished by a control unit (39) configured in such a way that an interruption in the wireless connection between the evaluation apparatus (7) and the blood treatment device B is identified, for example if the patient were to lie on the evaluation apparatus (7). Moreover, the monitoring device A has a signal unit (40), which has a vibration transducer (40A) which causes the housing (8) of the evaluation apparatus (7) to vibrate when the wireless connection is interrupted.
US10569004B2	Apparatus for removing chemotherapy compounds from blood A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood is provided. The filter apparatus comprises a housing with an extraction media comprised of polymer coated carbon cores. Also provided are methods of treating a subject with cancer of an organ or region comprising administering a chemotherapeutic agent to the organ or region, collecting blood laded with chemotherapeutic agent from the isolated organ, filtering the blood laden with chemotherapeutic agent to reduce the chemotherapeutic agent in the blood and returning the blood to the subject.
US10569002B2	Portable medical apparatus for cardiopulmonary aid to patients A portable medical apparatus for cardiopulmonary aid to patients includes a transportable machine body that integrates an heater/cooler unit and an extracorporeal circuit for circulating the blood of a patient. The extracorporeal circuit includes a line for drawing venous blood from the patient, a line for returning arterial blood to the patient, a pumping unit for pumping blood along the extracorporeal circuit, a heat exchanger for thermoregulating blood in the extracorporeal circuit, and an oxygenator unit for blood oxygenation.
US10568998B2	High efficiency blood pump A blood pump can include a pump housing, an impeller, and a hub. The pump housing can be configured to move blood from an inlet to an outlet thereof. The impeller can be housed in the pump housing, have a plurality of blades joined by a central ring, and be radially supported at the central ring by a bearing. The hub can transmit torque to the impeller using a radial magnetic coupling.
US10568996B2	Breast pump The present invention relates to a breast pump (10) for extracting milk (30) from a human breast, comprising: a first breast receiving funnel (16) for receiving a first breast (28) of a user; a vacuum pump (20) for generating an underpressure within the first breast receiving funnel (16); and a control unit (22) for controlling the vacuum pump (20); wherein the control unit (22) is configured to operate the vacuum pump (20) in at least two different modes, an attachment mode (48) and a milk extraction mode (50); wherein in the attachment mode (48) the control unit (22) is configured to control the vacuum pump (20) to generate a constant underpressure within the first breast receiving funnel (16) allowing the user to attach the first breast receiving funnel (16) to the first breast (28); and wherein in the milk extraction mode (50) the control unit (22) is configured to control the vacuum pump (20) to generate a time-variable underpressure profile within the first breast receiving funnel (16) for extracting milk (30) from the first breast (28).
US10568992B2	Peptides for supporting endothelial progenitor cell rolling and capture and endothelialization of biomaterials The present invention relates to the production of endothelialized matrices and materials from immature endothelial cells using substrates to which particular peptides have been grafted. The resultant substrates can be used to capture and support immature endothelial cells. Further, the methods and compositions of the present invention provide viable cell delivery platforms that allow for production and provision of endothelialized medical devices and implants, including vascular grafts, stents, shunts, and valves, endothelialized surfaces and channels for in vitro testing devices, including microfluidic chips, and materials that support vascularization such as for use in engineered tissues. The present invention includes novel methods required for the successful production of cellularized substrates, systems and components used for the same, and methods of using the resultant cell and tissue compositions.
US10568991B2	Catheter including leak resistant proximal shaft A catheter may include a hypotube defining an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface, and an end. The hypotube may include a metal or alloy. The catheter also may include an inner liner attached to the inner circumferential surface of the hypotube and extending beyond the end of the hypotube, and the inner liner may include a fluoropolymer. The catheter further may include a hub and a single bonding layer attached to the outer circumferential surface of the hypotube and bonded to the hub. The single bonding layer may include a polyamide, a polyether-co-polyamide, or polyurethane and is the only layer between the outer circumferential surface of the hypotube and the hub.
US10568990B2	Cell repopulated collagen matrix for soft tissue repair and regeneration The present invention provides compositions for treating soft tissue injuries comprising a collagen matrix and mesenchymal stem cells adhered to the collagen matrix. Methods of making and using compositions comprising a collagen matrix and mesenchymal stem cells adhered to the collagen matrix are also provided.
US10568987B2	Composite collagen hydrogel material, an implantable opthalmic device comprising such material and methods of producing the composite collagen hydrogel material and the implantable ophthalmic device A composite collagen hydrogel material for use in tissue engineering, and an implantable ophthalmic device comprising such composite material. The composite material comprises: a first collagen network comprising collagen crosslinked with a first crosslinking agent, and/or a second collagen network comprising collagen crosslinked with a second crosslinking agent, and a three dimensional collagen mesh comprising partially and plastically compressed collagen hydrogel with a compression degree of 50-95%, wherein the three dimensional collagen mesh is embedded in the first collagen network and/or second collagen network, and the first collagen network and/or the second collagen network and the three dimensional collagen mesh are physically and chemically interconnected in the composite collagen hydrogel material.
US10568985B2	Photodegradable polycaprolactone fumarate block copolymers A polycaprolactone fumarate copolymer useful as a material for a biocompatible scaffold for tissue engineering applications is disclosed. The copolymer includes at least one caprolactone unit, at least one fumarate unit, and at least one third unit selected from the group consisting of acrylate units and styrenic units. A linking moiety forms a link between the third unit and at least one caprolactone unit or at least one fumarate unit. The linking moiety can be photodegradable. In one form, the third unit includes at least one methyl methacrylate unit. The copolymer can be used to form the wall of a nerve conduit.
US10568982B2	Method of manufacturing particulate halogenated heterocyclic N-halamine compositions for the prevention and elimination of odors Articles can be provided with odor resistance by applying a dispersion of a halogenated heterocyclic N-halamine in an inert liquid carrier onto the surface of the article and allowing the inert liquid carrier to penetrate into it. The N-halamine accordingly becomes deposited on the surface of the article after the inert liquid carrier penetrates into the article. This method can be used to provide odor resistance to a variety of substrates, including garbage bags. It can also be used to deposit other functional particulates onto the surface of substrates having sufficient porosity to take up the vehicle. For instance, such functional particles can be oxidants that display antimicrobial and/or enzyme inhibitory efficacy or particles having toxin interaction potentials through oxidative degradation or adsorption of toxic substances in air and/or water, such as fluoride uptake by metal oxide microparticles.
US10568980B2	Nozzle-type electron beam irradiation device, and electron beam sterilization equipment equipped with same A nozzle-type electron beam irradiation device includes a vacuum chamber, an electron beam generator disposed in the vacuum chamber, and a vacuum nozzle that is connected to the vacuum chamber so as to guide an electron beam from the electron beam generator and emit the electron beam to the outside. The nozzle-type electron beam irradiation device includes a high-vacuum pump capable of sucking gas from the vicinity of the connecting part of the vacuum nozzle in the vacuum chamber.
US10568978B2	Radiopharmaceutical synthesis methods The invention relates to products and methods that provide increased yields of certain radiopharmaceuticals.
US10568976B2	3,6,9, 15-tetraaza-bicyclo [9.3.1 ]pentadeca-1(14), 11(15), 12-triene based compounds and their application as ligands of essential metal ion based MRI and 52MN based PET contrast agents A compound of the following general formula (I), and isomers, physiologically acceptable salts, and complexes thereof, for use as a contrast agent in diagnostic imaging:
US10568974B2	Animal models of atherosclerosis The present invention provides transgenic, large non-human animal models of atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia, as well as methods of using such animal models in the identification and characterization of therapies for atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia.
US10568964B2	Neutron capture therapy system and therapy planning system for neutron capture therapy A neutron capture therapy system includes a therapy table on which an irradiation target is placed, a neutron beam irradiation unit which irradiates the irradiation target placed on the therapy table with a neutron beam, a position measurement unit which measures a position of the irradiation target placed on the therapy table, and a radiation dose distribution output unit which outputs a radiation dose distribution of a neutron beam used for irradiating the irradiation target, based on an amount of positional misalignment of the position of the irradiation target measured by the position measurement unit.
US10568961B2	Photosensitising composition and its uses The present invention provides a photosensitising composition comprising a mixture of at least one oxygen carrier, at least one oxidising agent and at least one surfactant, and its uses. The ratio of the at least one oxygen carrier to the at least one oxidising agent to the at least one surfactant may be in the range of 50:40:10 to 80:19.8:0.2. The photosensitising composition may be used for treating and/or preventing conditions caused by microorganisms.
US10568956B2	Dengue virus e-glycoprotein polypeptides containing mutations that eliminate immunodominant cross-reactive epitopes Described herein are dengue virus E-glycoprotein polypeptides containing mutations that eliminate immunodominant cross-reactive epitopes associated with immune enhancement. The disclosed dengue virus E-glycoproteins optionally further include mutations that introduce a strong CD4 T cell epitope. The disclosed E-glycoprotein polypeptides, or nucleic acid molecules encoding the polypeptides, can be used, for example, in monovalent or tetravalent vaccines against dengue virus.
US10568955B2	Use of a PCV2 immunogenic composition for lessening clinical symptoms in pigs The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition that comprises a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for treatment of several clinical manifestations (diseases). Preferably, the clinical manifestations are associated with a PCV2 infection. Preferably, they include lymphadenopathy, lymphoid depletion and/or multinucleated/giant histiocytes. Moreover, the clinical symptoms include lymphadenopathy in combination with one or a multiple of the following symptoms in pigs: (1) interstitial pneumonia with interlobular edema, (2) cutaneous pallor or icterus, (3) mottled atrophic livers, (4) gastric ulcers, (5) nephritis and (6) reproductive disorders, e.g. abortion, stillbirths, mummies, etc. Furthermore the clinical symptoms include Pia like lesions, normally known to be associated with Lawsonia intracellularis infections.
US10568953B2	Adjuvanting meningococcal factor H binding protein Factor H binding protein (fHBP) has been proposed for use in immunising against serogroup B meningococcus (‘MenB’). This antigen can be efficiently adsorbed to an aluminium hydroxyphosphate adjuvant by (i) ensuring that adsorption takes place at a pH which is equal to or below the adjuvant's point of zero charge (PZC), and/or (ii) selecting a fHBP and adjuvant with an isoelectric point/PZC within the range of 5.0 to 7, and/or (iii) selecting a fHBP with an isoelectric point above the adjuvant's PZC and using a buffer to bring the pH to within 1.2 pH units of the PZC. The adsorption is particularly useful for compositions which include multiple fHBP variants, and also in situations where an aluminium hydroxide adjuvant should be avoided. Buffered pharmaceutical compositions can include at least two different meningococcal fHBP antigens, both of which are at least 85% adsorbed to aluminium hydroxyphosphate adjuvant.
US10568950B1	Peptides, combination of peptides and scaffolds for use in immunotherapeutic treatment of various cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10568946B2	Purification and isolation of recombinant oxalate degrading enzymes and spray-dried particles containing oxalate degrading enzymes The present invention comprises methods and compositions for the reduction of oxalate in humans, and methods for the purification and isolation of recombinant oxalate reducing enzyme proteins. The invention provides methods and compositions for the delivery of oxalate-reducing enzymes in particle compositions. The compositions of the present invention are suitable in methods of treatment or prevention of oxalate-related conditions.
US10568944B2	Treatment of rosacea with compositions containing bromelain Compositions containing bromelain are disclosed for use as topical therapeutic agents for the treatment of rosacea. The compositions include lotions, creams and ointments.
US10568939B2	Composition and method for improving sleep duration and quality An intervention for sleep disorders comprises collagen, a gelatin peptide, or the amino acid glycine; L-theanine; lactucopicrin, deoxylactucopicrin, or another lactucopicrin derivative; hyaluronic acid; epigallocatechin gallate; and quinic acid. The intervention helps regulate pro-inflammatory biomarkers that are often associated with insomnia development and progression. These biomarkers include cytokines and enzymes associated with tryptophan degradation. Inhibition of these enzymes and cytokines improves tryptophan availability and sleep quality, and allows individuals to sleep better with fewer side effects. The novel composition promotes high-quality, deep sleep.
US10568937B2	Formulations of abaloparatide, transdermal patches thereof, and uses thereof Disclosed are abaloparatide formulations for transdermal delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of abaloparatide, as well as transdermal patches prepared using these formulations, methods of preparing the disclosed formulations and patches, and methods of using these formulations and patches to treat osteoporosis, osteopenia, osteoarthritis, and/or bone fracture, improve bone mineral density (BMD), improve trabecular bone score (TBS), and treat, prevent, and/or reduce bone fractures.
US10568933B2	Beta-casein A2 and blood glucose levels Regulating the level of glucose in the blood of an animal comprising the consumption by the animal of a composition containing beta-casein, or providing the composition to the animal for consumption, where the beta-casein comprises at least 75% by weight beta-casein A2. Uses include managing the symptoms of hyperglycaemia and associated conditions including diabetes. The effect is both acute (post-exposure to the composition) and ongoing.
US10568931B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising ginseng extracts for prevention and treatment of ophthalmological diseases Provided is a treatment composition for damage treatment and regeneration promotion of corneal epithelial cells containing gintonin as an active ingredient which is glycolipoprotein or its aggregate isolated from ginseng. Since the gintonin as a drug containing high-concentration LPA has an effect of increasing the concentration of LPA in damaged cornea and inducing the proliferation of corneal epithelial cells to rapidly and significantly restore the damage of the cornea, the composition of the present disclosure can be usefully used as drugs for treatment of corneal erosion and corneal ulcer or equivalent therapeutic agents for corneal injury in humans and animals.
US10568929B2	Engineered anthrax protective antigen proteins for cancer therapy Engineered anthrax protective antigen (PrAg) proteins are provided wherein the native furin activation site is replaced by the activation site of a membrane-anchored serine protease. These engineered PrAg proteins retain the ability to bind to cell surface PrAg receptors and be proteolytically activated. The proteins also retain the ability to form membrane pores. These engineered PrAg proteins can be used in methods of inducing pore formation in a cell, methods of inducing translocation of a selected compound or co-factor into a cell, and methods of treating disease, such as cancer, in a subject.
US10568926B2	Use of des-aspartate-angiotensin I to treat patients exhibiting malignant growth, invasive growth, tumor, tumor metastasis or cancer The present disclosure generally relates to the use of des-aspartate-angiotensin I and/or its derivatives in medicine. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the use of des-aspartate-angiotensin I and/or its derivatives that are its metabolites for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of inflammatory diseases or pathologies, for inducing anti-inflammatory actions and/or reducing inflammation, and/or for treatment of inflammation-related conditions. Specifically, the disclosure relates to the treatment of a malignant growth, an invasive growth, a tumor, a tumor metastasis, a cancer or combinations thereof and to modulate the level or effect of HSP90 or other inflammation-linked molecules in relevant tissue or blood.
US10568920B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing cannabis, uses thereof and methods for improving energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue A pharmaceutical composition containing cannabis for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue in a patient. Also provided are a use of the pharmaceutical composition for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue in a patient, and methods for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue. The pharmaceutical composition preferably includes a combination of therapeutically effective amounts of one or more of the following medicinal ingredients: cannabis, an herb, vitamins, and/or fructose.
US10568918B2	Composition comprising chlorella extract for preventing or treating liver disease The present invention relates to a composition comprising chlorella extract for preventing or treating liver diseases.The composition comprising the chlorella extract according to the present invention may be applied to medical supplies and health supplementary food and the like, and the chlorella extract of the present invention may be usefully used as a composition for preventing or treating liver diseases because it shows inhibitory effect on liver function injury in a liver function injured model.
US10568915B1	Method of preparing a therapeutic composition using a preparation from epidermal gel secretions of catfish A method of preparing a therapeutic composition from the epidermal gelatinous secretion of catfish includes mixing catfish epidermal gel secretions (EGS) with phosphate buffered saline (pH 7.5) to provide an extract, homogenizing the extract to provide a homogenized extract, and centrifuging the homogenized extract to provide a soluble protein fraction and an insoluble protein fraction. The therapeutic composition can include about 87% soluble proteins and about 13% lipids.
US10568913B2	Method for generating mature β-like cells The present invention relates to methods for generating mature insulin-producing β-like cells comprising the steps: (a) isolating, purifying and/or enriching β-cell progenitor cells from a population of cells; (b) differentiation of the β-cell progenitor cells into immature insulin-producing β-like cells; and (c) maturation of the immature insulin-producing β-like cells into mature insulin-producing β-like cells, comprising exposing the immature insulin-producing β-like cells to calcitriol or an analogue thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for generating mature insulin-producing β-like cells for use in treating diabetes.
US10568909B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against epithelial ovarian cancer and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10568908B2	Methods of treating Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorders by T cell therapy The invention relates to methods of treating an EBV-LPD (Epstein-Barr Virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder) in a human patient who has failed combination chemotherapy to treat the EBV-LPD and/or radiation therapy to treat the EBV-LPD, comprising administering to the human patient a population of allogeneic T cells comprising EBV-specific T cells.
US10568907B1	Methods of treating basal cell carcinoma and glioblastoma Provided herein are methods of treating basal cell carcinoma or glioblastoma by administering coal tar or a coal tar product to a patient with basal cell carcinoma or glioblastoma. The coal tar or coal tar product may be administered as a standalone therapy or in combination with other treatments for basal cell carcinoma or glioblastoma.
US10568905B2	Pharmaceutical composition and method for treating retinal neurodegeneration A pharmaceutical composition useful for preventing and treating retinal neurodegeneration related diseases comprising chromium chloride and magnesium sulfate, thickening agent, penetration enhancer, and pharmaceutical acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient. Further disclosed is a method for treating and preventing retinal neurodegeneration related diseases utilizing the composition.
US10568902B2	Modulated guanidine-containing polymers or nanoparticles A modulated guanidine substituted polymer or nanoparticle has a guanidine moiety or on a plurality of repeating units of a polymer or on the surface of a nanoparticle where the guanidine moiety is modulated as a substituted amidinourea or amidinocarbamate or salt thereof. The modulated guanidine substituted polymer or nanoparticle can be prepared by direct amination of a N-Boc protected guanidine substituted conjugated polymer or N-Boc protected guanidine substituted nanoparticle, where an amine or alcohol is combined in solution or suspension with the protected conjugated polymer or nanoparticle and the resulting mixture is heated. The modulated guanidine substituted polymer or nanoparticle can be used in a cancer treatment formulation.
US10568901B2	Micro-RNA for the treatment of malignant solid tumors and metastasis Provided are compositions and methods for treating cancer, particularly solid tumors, and cancer metastasis, using micro-RNAs mi R-96 and/or mi R-182.
US10568900B1	Androgen effectors The invention discloses novel endocrine treatment phytochemicals which affect androgenic status. The method for treatment of 5-alpha-reductase responsive diseases using four novel 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor compounds; leucoanthocyanidin, glabrene, glabridin, and alpha-terpineol is disclosed. Glabridin does not interfere with normal testosterone to androgen receptor binding.
US10568895B2	Methods and materials for treating calcific aortic valve stenosis This document provides methods and materials involved in treating cardiovascular conditions such as calcific aortic valve stenosis. For example, methods and materials for using sGC agonists or a combination of sGC agonists and PDE5A inhibitors to reduce calcification of heart valves and/or vessels or to slow progression of aortic sclerosis to calcific aortic valve stenosis are provided.
US10568894B2	Dry powder formulations for inhalation A respirable dry powder can include acetylsalicylic acid in particles having a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) within a range of about 0.5 μm to about 10 μm. The respirable dry powder may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, such as an amino acid (e.g., Leucine), in an amount ranging from about 0.1% (w/w) to about 40% (w/w) of the particles.
US10568891B2	Vaginal inserted estradiol pharmaceutical compositions and methods Disclosed herein is, among other things, a soft gel vaginal pharmaceutical composition and dosage form containing solubilized estradiol for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) and female sexual dysfunction (FSD).
US10568890B2	Lactate-based fulvestrant or fulvestrant derivative oily preparation and preparation method thereof An oily formulation of fulvestrant or derivatives thereof and a method for producing the same. The oily formulation comprises: fulvestrant or derivatives thereof in an amount of 10 mg/ml to 170 mg/ml; a lactate compound in an amount of 5 to 80% of the total weight of the formulation; a vegetable oil or synthetic oil (ester); an analgesic; and an optional antioxidant.
US10568889B2	Prostaglandin receptor EP2 antagonists, derivatives, compositions, and uses related thereto The disclosure relates to Prostaglandin receptor EP2 antagonists, derivatives, compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing conditions and diseases in which EP2 receptor activation has a physiological role, such as but not limited to, brain injury, inflammatory diseases, neuroinflamation after a seizure, pain, endometriosis, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, skin inflammation, vascular inflammation, colitis, and neurological disorders by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof.
US10568885B2	(4-((3R,4R)-3-methoxytetrahydro-pyran-4-ylamino)piperidin-1-y1)(5-methyl-6-(((2R,6S)-6-(p-tolyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-citrate The invention provides a salt of a tetrahydropyranylmethylaminopyrimidine amide, such as the citrate salt of (4-((3R,4R)-3-methoxytetrahydropyran-4-ylamino)piperidin-1-yl)(5-methyl-6-(((2R,6S)-6-(p-tolyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)methanone, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, processes for preparing the same, and methods of medical treatment using the same.
US10568884B2	Compounds and compositions as protein kinase inhibitors The invention provides a novel class of compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or deregulated kinase activity, particularly diseases or disorders that involve abnormal activation of B-Raf.
US10568883B2	Compositions, systems, and methods for generating inner ear hair cells for treatment of hearing loss Method and compositions for inducing the self-renewal of stem/progenitor supporting cells comprised by a cochlear cell population, including inducing the stem/progenitor cells to proliferate while maintaining, in the daughter cells, the capacity to differentiate into hair cells.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10