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| US10578097B2 |
Peristaltic pumps and related methods
A method for pumping a fluid includes providing a peristaltic pump including a contact wall, an opposing, movable compression element, and a flexible tube interposed between the contact wall and the compression element in a compressing region. The flexible tube has a tube lengthwise axis and a through passage. The flexible tube is displaceable relative to the compressing region between a first position and a second position different from the first position. The method includes: with the flexible tube in the first position, compressing the flexible tube between the compression element and the contact wall to thereby force the fluid through the through passage; thereafter displacing the flexible tube into the second position from the first position; and thereafter, with the flexible tube in the second position, compressing the flexible tube between the compression element and the contact wall to thereby force the fluid through the through passage. |
| US10578092B2 |
Pressure control gaskets for operating pump cassette membranes
A pump cassette comprising an outer flexible membrane covering flowpaths, valve chambers and pump chambers of the cassette is designed to be actuated by a control gasket on a base unit arranged to move designated valve and pump portions of the cassette membrane. The performance of a cassette valve may improved by optimizing the configuration of the valve control region of the control gasket overlying the cassette valve. This may improve both fluid flow through the valve and reduce the amount of vibratory noise associated with opening the valve. The gasket valve control or actuation region is at least partially bounded by a vacuum channel facing the outside of the gasket so that a constant vacuum can be applied between the gasket valve control or actuation region and the adjacent portion of the cassette membrane. An improved version of the vacuum channel comprises a flexible inner wall (contiguous with the valve control region) so that the inner wall flexes or partially collapses away from the cassette valve seat, while still maintaining patency of the vacuum channel during the application of negative pressure on the gasket valve actuation region to open the cassette valve. |
| US10578086B2 |
Connector for a compressor assembly
A connector (24) and method of connecting a compressor assembly (10) that increases the pressure of a fluid are described. The compressor assembly (10) includes cylinders (12a,b), crank shaft housings (18a,b), and a motor housing (22). The connector (24) is disposed between the cylinders (12a,b) and the crank shaft housing (18a,b) and configured to engage the cylinders (12a,b) such that vibration during operation of the compressor assembly is reduced through the placement of the connector (24) corresponding to a center of gravity of the compressor assembly (10). The connector may also be used by the compressor assembly as a heat sink, inlet, mount, filter, and/or to provide other functions that improve the operation of compressor assembly. |
| US10578085B1 |
Sealed modular fluid distribution system
A system is provided. The system includes one or more of a first bellows assembly, which includes a first bellows block, a second bellows block, a first pumping bellow, and first and second seals. The first bellows assembly includes a master fluid inlet port configured to receive a fluid and route the fluid to a first coupling. The second bellows block includes a master fluid outlet port and configured to route the fluid in a pressurized state from a second coupling to the master fluid outlet port. The first pumping bellow includes first and second bellow ports, the first pumping bellow oriented between the first and second couplings and coupled to a pump configured to pressurize the fluid. The first seal is disposed between the first coupling and the first bellow port and the second seal is disposed between the second coupling and the second bellow port. |
| US10578081B2 |
Wind turbine diagnostic apparatus with diverse sensor testing
A wind turbine with pitch motors for pitching rotor blades, further comprises a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit configured to measure at least one of a voltage value and a current value at a first location and a second location, wherein the voltage value and current value are indicative of the condition of a backup power supply. When the second location is different from the first location the measurement results are independent from each other. A comparison of the two measurements then gives a level of confidence how these measurements match each other. In case of a low level of confidence the pitch drive motors are caused to pitch the rotor blades into a feathering position. |
| US10578079B2 |
Yaw control method and device for wind generator set
Provided are a yawing control method and a yawing control device for a wind turbine. The yawing control method includes: acquiring first wind information at a current moment characterized by current operation data of a neighbor wind turbine adjacent to the wind turbine when at least one of a wind direction sensor and a wind direction data uploading path of the wind turbine fails; acquiring second wind information matched with the first wind information in wind information characterized by historical operation data of the wind turbine at all moments; and performing yawing control on the wind turbine based on the second wind information. |
| US10578075B2 |
Self-propelled buoyant energy converter and method for deploying same
Disclosed is a novel method, process, and system (hereinafter “method” or “process”) for deploying, stationing, and translocating buoyant wind- and wave-energy converters and/or other buoyant structures or devices, as well as farms of same. Also disclosed is a novel apparatus and/or machine comprising a farm of buoyant wave energy converters deployed by said method and/or configured to be deployed by said method. |
| US10578074B2 |
Underwater energy generating system
An underwater system for generating electricity can include a spool assembly configured to wind and unwind a retractable line. The system can include a controllable apparatus connected to the retractable line. The system can include a tension assembly connected to the spool assembly and configured to maintain a first tension in the retractable line. The system can include one or more surfaces connected to the apparatus and configured to produce a second tension in response to a current, the direction of the second tension being either opposite or equal to the direction of the first tension. The system can include an electrical generator assembly configured to generate electricity in response to unwinding the retractable line. |
| US10578071B2 |
Engine starting system using stored energy
There is described a method for and system for starting at least one engine from a twin engine installation. The starting system comprises a first engine arrangement comprising a first electric machine having a single rotor dual stator configuration, a first dual channel power control unit coupled to the first electric machine, and a first dual channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC) coupled to the first dual channel power control unit; a second engine arrangement comprising a second electric machine having a single rotor dual stator configuration, a second dual channel power control unit coupled to the second electric machine, and a second dual channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC) coupled to the second dual channel power control unit; an energy storage unit coupled to the first engine arrangement and the second engine arrangement and having at least a first super-capacitor and a second super-capacitor; and a DC to DC converter configured to receive a first voltage level from a power source, increase the first voltage level to a second voltage level, and charge the first super-capacitor and the second super-capacitor to the second voltage level. |
| US10578063B2 |
Relief valve and fuel supplying system
A valve element includes: a loosely insertable wall portion that is loosely inserted in an inside of a connecting portion on a downstream side of a valve seat; a fittable tubular portion that is fitted to the inside of the connecting portion on a downstream side of the loosely insertable wall portion; and a projecting annular portion-that projects from the fittable tubular portion toward a radially inner side of the fittable tubular portion. An outlet portion projects into the fittable tubular portion. A valve spring is located on a radially outer side of the outlet portion and on the radially inner side of the fittable tubular portion to urge the valve element toward the valve seat. |
| US10578062B2 |
Mass airflow sensor signal processing method
A system, method and device for mass airflow sensor signal processing includes a microcontroller, a mass airflow sensor and an engine PCM. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts a first output signal from the mass airflow sensor to a first VDC value. A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) converts a second VDC value to a second output signal associated with the mass airflow sensor. Transfer functions are obtained from a flow bench using the mass airflow sensor, performance air intake components, and stock air intake components. The microcontroller determines, from the first VDC value, a corresponding actual flow rate. From the actual flow rate, a corresponding stock VDC value is determined. The stock VDC value is then output to the DAC for conversion to the output second signal associated with the mass airflow sensor for communication to the engine PCM. |
| US10578059B2 |
Exhaust gas recirculation system leak diagnostics using upstream and downstream oxygen sensors
Diagnostic systems and methods for detecting leaks in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system of an engine of a vehicle utilize an upstream oxygen (O2) sensor disposed in an exhaust system of the engine upstream from an EGR port of the EGR system and configured to measure an upstream O2 concentration of exhaust gas produced by the engine, a downstream O2 sensor disposed in the exhaust system downstream from the EGR port and configured to measure a downstream O2 concentration of the exhaust gas, and a controller configured to receive the measured upstream and downstream O2 concentrations from the upstream and downstream O2 sensors, respectively, and detect a leak in the EGR system when a difference between the measured downstream and upstream O2 concentrations exceeds a diagnostic threshold. |
| US10578057B2 |
System for cleaning fuel cap valve of vehicle
A system for cleaning a fuel cap valve of a vehicle, may include a fuel cap having an air breather passage and a negative-pressure valve body configured for opening or closing the air breather passage; a canister for collecting evaporated gas inside a fuel tank to supply the evaporated gas into an engine intake system; and a negative-pressure control mechanism for controlling an engine negative pressure, which is applied from the engine intake system to the negative-pressure valve body of the fuel cap through the canister and the fuel tank, to reach a predetermined level or more, or for controlling the engine negative pressure at a repetition interval, in a fuel cap cleaning mode for cleaning the negative-pressure valve body of the fuel cap. |
| US10578056B2 |
Spacecraft nozzle comprising an improved deployment system
A nozzle (1) for a space vehicle engine (M), the nozzle comprising a stationary portion (2) and a movable portion (3), the nozzle (1) including a pneumatic deployment system (4) comprising: a deployment actuator (5) for deploying the movable portion (3) of the nozzle (1); a high unlocking actuator (6); a low unlocking actuator (7); and an ejector (41); the deployment system (4) including a feed system (8) configured so as to, sequentially: move the deployment actuator (5) from its support position towards its deployment position; move the high and low unlocking actuators (6, 7) into their high and low unlocking positions; and actuate the ejector so as to eject the deployment system (4) from the nozzle (1). |
| US10578054B2 |
Stiffening of the connection between flaps in a nozzle of variable cross section
A variable section nozzle includes an ejection casing and a plurality of internal flaps arranged in a ring downstream from the ejection casing. Each internal flap is connected to the ejection casing by a movable lever pivotally mounted to the downstream end of the ejection casing. Each lever is movable between a first position in which the internal flaps are in a high position and a second position in which the internal flaps are in a folded-down position. The nozzle includes a plurality of rigid movement transmission parts distributed circumferentially around the ejection casing. Each rigid movement transmission part is connected to two adjacent levers by connecting rods, and to a control actuator. Each rigid movement transmission part can move in a direction corresponding to the axial direction of the nozzle under the action of the control actuator to move the adjacent levers between the first and second positions. |
| US10578053B2 |
Gas turbine engine variable area fan nozzle with ice management
A method of managing a gas turbine engine variable area fan nozzle includes the steps of operating a variable area fan nozzle according to a first operating schedule. An icing condition input is evaluated to determine the likelihood of ice presence. The first operating schedule is altered to provide a variable area fan nozzle position if ice is likely present or actually present to provide an icing operating schedule different than the first operating schedule. The first operating schedule corresponds to the flaps at least partially open at air speeds below a first airspeed. The altering step includes closing the flaps below the first airspeed as part of the icing operating schedule. The variable area fan nozzle position is adjusted according to the icing operating schedule. A fan is arranged in a fan nacelle that includes a flap configured to be movable between first and second positions. An actuator is operatively coupled to the flap. |
| US10578048B2 |
Wide range active compressor for HP-EGR engine systems
Methods and systems are provided for an engine system configured with a wide range active compressor and high pressure EGR. In one example, a compressor may include an active casing treatment with a slideable sleeve may be adjusted to direct air flow through either a choke slot and surge slot to control compressor efficiency, thereby maintaining EGR flow. In another example, the compressor may comprise a variable inlet device to regulate air flow through the compressor, thereby adjusting compressor efficiency and also maintaining EGR flow. |
| US10578047B2 |
Controller for internal combustion engine and method for controlling internal combustion engine
A controller for controlling an internal combustion engine includes an injection amount calculation portion that calculates a base injection amount, an injection amount correction portion that corrects the base injection amount to calculate first and second corrected injection amounts, and an injection count determination portion that determines first and second fuel injection counts, which are respectively a number of times fuel is injected from first and second fuel injection valves. When the first and second corrected injection amounts are respectively calculated using the same base injection amount, the injection count determination portion sets the first fuel injection count corresponding to the first corrected injection amount to be equal to the second fuel injection count corresponding to the second corrected injection amount. |
| US10578046B2 |
Fuel injection control device
A fuel injection control device has a detection unit, a correction value calculation unit, and a conduction time calculation unit. The detection unit detects a current increase speed that is a speed of increasing an electric current flowing in an electromagnetic coil in accordance with the start of conducting the electromagnetic coil during partial lift injection in which a valve body starts valve closing operation before the valve body reaches a maximum valve opening position after the valve body starts valve opening operation. The correction value calculation unit calculates a correction value for a requested injection quantity on the basis of the detected current increase speed. The conduction time calculation unit calculates a conduction time of the electromagnetic coil during the partial lift injection on the basis of the requested injection quantity corrected by the correction value. |
| US10578035B2 |
Gas flow control for an internal combustion engine
A gas flow control system is provided for at least one cylinder of an internal combustion of a motor vehicle. The gas flow control system includes a supply passage configured to supply gas to the cylinder and an exhaust gas passage configured to remove gas from the cylinder. A bypass passage is configured to connect the supply passage and exhaust gas passage, and a fluid control switch is selectively operable to supply gas out of the exhaust gas passage through the bypass passage into the supply passage in an exhaust gas return operating mode, and to supply gas out of the supply passage through the bypass passage into the exhaust gas passage in a post-air operating mode. |
| US10578034B2 |
System and method for improving performance of combustion engines employing primary and secondary fuels
An engine system and method for operating an internal combustion engine in dynamically varying conditions. An exemplary system comprises an internal combustion engine configured to receive both a primary fuel and a secondary fuel into one or more chambers in which a combustion process occurs, a fuel injection system, an air intake manifold and a fuel manifold; an electronic system which controls timing and metering of the primary fuel and/or the secondary fuel in the combustion process; and a plurality of sensors positioned to measure one or more variables associated with combustion of the primary fuel in the presence of the secondary fuel. The electronic system is configured to apply a control signal to adjust an engine setting to reduce NOx emissions based in part on the magnitude of the variable. |
| US10578031B2 |
Method for detecting a failure of a first turbine engine of a twin-engine helicopter and for operating the second turbine engine, and corresponding device
The invention relates to a method for detecting a malfunction in a first turboshaft engine, referred to as an inoperative engine (4), of a twin-engine helicopter, and for controlling a second turboshaft engine, referred to as a healthy engine (5), each engine (4, 5) comprising protective stops regulated by a regulation device which define a maximum power regime, characterised in that it comprises: a step (10) of detecting an indication of failure of said inoperative engine (4); a step (11) of modifying said protective stops of said healthy engine (5) into protective stops which correspond to a maximum power single-engine regime, in the case of the detected indication of failure; a step (12) of confirming a failure of said inoperative engine (4); a step (13) of controlling an increase in the flow rate of fuel supply of said healthy engine (5), in the event of a confirmed failure. |
| US10578027B1 |
Combustor blade and vane spacing for ice crystal protection for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a fan, compressor, combustor, and turbine coupled to the compressor through a shaft. The compressor includes first, second, and third stages with respective rotor blades and stator vanes. The rotor blades and stator vanes are arranged such that a sum of mid-span axial gaps between the trailing edge of the first rotor blades and the leading edge of the first stator vanes, the trailing edge of the first stator vanes and the leading edge of the second rotor blades, the trailing edge of the second rotor blades and the leading edge of the second stator vanes, and the trailing edge of the second stator vanes and the leading edge of the third rotor blades is equal to a × inlet flow function 10 . a ≥ 75 mm and the inlet flow function = m T P . |
| US10578026B2 |
Duct blocker seal assembly for a gas turbine engine
A seal system for a gas turbine engine includes a cover plate with a radial flange; a seal carrier adjacent the cover plate; an outer compliant seal supported by the seal carrier; an inner compliant seal supported by the seal carrier, the inner compliant seal engaged with the radial flange; and a spring between the cover plate and the seal carrier. |
| US10578022B2 |
Transfer tube assembly of nested tubes and a connecting segment having parallel and offset bores
A transfer tube assembly includes an outer tube defining a first flow path and an inner tube positioned within the first flow path. The inner tube defines a second flow path in fluid isolation from the first flow path. A connecting segment is downstream from the inner tube and the outer tube. The connecting segment has a first bore in fluid communication with the first flow path and a second bore in fluid communication with the second flow path. |
| US10578020B2 |
Integral oil tank heat exchanger
The present innovation relates to a gas turbine engine comprising an engine core with a combustion section, a fuel circuit fluidly coupled to the combustion section, an oil circuit fluidly coupled to the engine core, and an oil heat exchanger comprising a portion of the fuel circuit forming part of the oil circuit. |
| US10578016B2 |
Flutter damper for a turbofan engine
Disclosed is a flutter damper, including an acoustic liner configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is greater than a frequency range associated with fan flutter, a chamber, and a piezoelectric element disposed within a first surface of the chamber, and the chamber being configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is associated with one or more fan flutter modes, and wherein the piezoelectric element is operatively connected to an electronic engine control. |
| US10578012B2 |
Rotary internal combustion engine with pilot subchamber
A non-Wankel rotary engine having an insert in the peripheral wall of the outer body, the insert being made of a material having a greater heat resistance than that of the peripheral wall, having a subchamber defined therein and having an inner surface bordering the cavity, the subchamber communicating with the cavity through at least one opening defined in the inner surface and having a shape forming a reduced cross-section adjacent the opening, a pilot fuel injector having a tip received in the subchamber, an ignition element having a tip received in the subchamber, and a main fuel injector extending through the housing and having a tip communicating with the cavity at a location spaced apart from the insert. |
| US10578011B2 |
Motive-power transmission device for supercharger
A planetary gear device for a motorcycle transmits a power of a reciprocating combustion engine to a supercharger. The supercharger pressurizes intake air for the combustion engine. The supercharger includes a supercharger rotation shaft and an impeller supported by the supercharger rotation shaft. A planetary gear and an internal gear of the planetary gear device are each composed of a helical gear, and the planetary gear and the internal gear form a helical gear pair. The planetary gear device includes a pressing unit that applies a pressing force in an axial direction to the planetary gear. |
| US10578010B2 |
Control device for an internal combustion engine
In a control device for an internal combustion engine, when a target pre/post compressor pressure ratio calculated by a target pre/post compressor pressure ratio calculation part is more than a turbine-limit-time pre/post compressor pressure ratio calculated by a turbine-limit-time pre/post compressor pressure ratio calculation part, an upper limit of the target pre/post compressor pressure ratio is limited by the turbine-limit-time pre/post compressor pressure ratio, and a change rate of the target pre/post compressor pressure ratio is limited by a change rate limit value during a change rate limitation period after upper limit limitation processing starts, thereby preventing the target pre/post compressor pressure ratio from being suddenly fluctuated by a sudden fluctuation in a compressor passage flow rate, and suppressing the occurrence of the over rotation of the turbine and the control hunting. |
| US10578007B2 |
Coolant control valve unit, and cooling system having the same
A coolant control valve unit includes: a valve housing including a barrier rib where a coolant path and a fail-safe path are formed, the valve housing further including an exhaust path through which coolant exhausted through the coolant path passes; a valve disposed to open and close the coolant path; an actuator that opens or closes the coolant path by moving the valve; a flow guide extended from the barrier rib, of which an end is formed in a flow direction of the coolant in the exhaust path, and guiding a flow of coolant exhausted through the coolant path and a flow of coolant exhausted through the fail-safe path; and a fail-safe valve closing the fail-safe path by being inserted into the fail-safe path, while opening or closing the fail-safe path by a coolant temperature. |
| US10578005B2 |
Smart two-pump apparatus, control and method
An apparatus includes two pumps and a circuit-changing valve connected to two cooling circuits, with the valve being controlled by a pressure differential created by the pumps. This simplifies controls, reduces components of the pumping system, and also provides a backup pump for each system. The valve's spool is controlled so that when the first pump is started before the second pump (or it generates a higher fluid pressure), the valve causes the two pumps to be connected in a serial arrangement with fluid being pumped through the first circuit and then through the second circuit. But when the second pump is started before the first pump, the valve causes the two pumps to be connected in a parallel arrangement so that the first pump moves fluid only through the first circuit, and the second pump moves fluid only through the second circuit. The valve includes an anti-dithering device. |
| US10578004B2 |
Power booster for engine fans
A temperature control system for an engine of a vehicle including a fan configured to generate airflow for cooling the engine. A fan motor is configured to rotate the fan at a first speed and a second speed that is greater than the first speed. A booster is in cooperation with the fan motor and is operable to increase power to the fan motor to increase rotation of the fan from the first speed to the second speed to increase airflow to the engine. |
| US10578000B2 |
Exhaust structure for internal combustion engine
An exhaust structure for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust pipe having an inner pipe through which exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine circulates, and an outer pipe covering an outer periphery of the inner pipe, and in the exhaust pipe, an inner radiation layer provided on an outer surface of the inner pipe and having a higher emissivity than the inner pipe, an outer radiation layer provided on an inner surface of the outer pipe and having a higher emissivity than the outer pipe, and an intermediate layer proposed between the inner radiation layer and the outer radiation layer, configured to pass infrared radiation therethrough, and having a lower coefficient of thermal conductivity than the inner pipe and the outer pipe are provided. |
| US10577992B2 |
Microwave heating apparatus and exhaust gas purification apparatus
A disclosed microwave heating apparatus includes a casing part configured to accommodate an object to be heated; a microwave generator configured to generate a microwave; an electromagnetic wave generator configured to generate an electromagnetic wave whose frequency is different from that of the microwave; an electromagnetic wave sensor configured to measure power of the electromagnetic wave, the power of the electromagnetic wave being measured after the electromagnetic wave incident on the casing part from the electromagnetic wave generator has passed through the object to be heated; and a controller configured to control, based on the power measured in the electromagnetic wave sensor, the microwave generator to generate the microwave. |
| US10577991B2 |
Fluid system and method
A method is described of supplying liquid to a liquid delivery system in a vehicle. A a replaceable liquid container including a reservoir containing liquid is releasably coupled in the vehicle to provide fluidic communication between the reservoir and a liquid delivery system of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle. The method includes the steps of: (i) prior to establishing liquid communication between the reservoir and the liquid delivery system of a selected vehicle, communicating with a data carrier carried by the container and determining data associated with at least one of the container and its contents; and (ii) using the data in an analysis of suitability of the container and/or content of the container for the selected vehicle and generating a suitability output, and (iii) establishing liquid communication between the reservoir and liquid delivery system of the selected vehicle in dependence on the suitability output. |
| US10577984B2 |
Functional synergies of thermodynamic cycles and heat sources
The system according to the invention comprises a heat source and a cooling device for discharging heat from the heat source, the cooling device comprising: a heat exchanger/radiator for transferring heat to a surrounding medium, in particular wherein the radiator is an air cooler and the surrounding medium is air; and a thermodynamic cycle device, in particular an ORC device, comprising a working medium, an evaporator for evaporating the working medium by transferring heat from the heat source to the working medium, an expansion device for generating mechanical energy, and a condenser for condensing the working medium expanded in the expansion device; wherein the cooling device further comprises a condenser coolant circuit for discharging heat out of the condenser of the thermodynamic cycle device via the heat exchanger/radiator. The method according to the invention is suitable for discharging heat from a heat source with a cooling device. |
| US10577980B2 |
Rankine system with bypass valve
The present invention relates to a Rankine system comprising a valve including a valve member. The valve member is provided with a valve controlling element in the form of an elongated tapered end portion with a tip end facing the duct, wherein the tapered end portion is arranged to be inserted through the opening and into the duct as the valve member is moved towards the valve seat. The actuator is configured to hold the valve member in at least one intermediate position between the first and second end positions, where the tapered end portion occupies a portion of a cross-sectional fluid through-flow area defined by the duct so as to partly restrict a flow of fluid through the duct. |
| US10577979B2 |
Oil tank mount arrangement on a geared turbofan engine
An oil tank mounting system for use on a structure of a turbine engine, includes three mounts with each mount configured to constrain the oil tank with a different number of degrees of freedom of movement. A first mount may have fix the oil tank in one degree of freedom, a second mount may fix the oil tank in two degrees of freedom, and a third mount may fix the oil tank in three degrees of freedom. This allows limited rotational and expansion movement while coupling the oil tank to the engine. The mount attachments may be embodied in rubber, with pins, or with spherical joints in a variety of configurations. Frangible pins may be used to absorb energy but still retain the oil tank in the event of a high energy event. |
| US10577978B2 |
Turbine shroud assembly with anti-rotation features
An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine has a carrier component and a supported component. The assembly including a mounting system for coupling the supported component to the carrier component and a seal adapted to resist the movement of gasses between the supported component to the carrier component. In an illustrative embodiment, the assembly is a turbine shroud segment for blocking gasses from passing over turbine blades included in the gas turbine engine. |
| US10577977B2 |
Turbine shroud with biased retaining ring
An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine has a plurality of segments arranged to form an annular shape and seal elements arranged circumferentially between the segments. The assembly further includes retention means for restraining movement of the plurality of seal members in the radial direction away from a central axis and out of position relative to the plurality of segments. |
| US10577976B2 |
Mounting assembly with rotatable and/or translatable retainer pins
An assembly is provided that includes a first component, a second component, a plurality of retainers and a fastener. The first component is configured with a plurality of first apertures. The second component is configured with a plurality of second apertures. Each of the retainers includes a pin and an arm projecting out from an end of the pin. The pin of each of the retainers is mated with a respective one of the first apertures and a respective one of the second apertures. The fastener is configured to fixedly connect the arm of each of the retainers to the first component. |
| US10577972B2 |
Assembly consisting of a bearing support and bearings of a rotor shaft in a turbomachine
An assembly for a turbomachine including a shaft of a rotor of a turbomachine, and at least two bearings allowing at least one portion of the shaft to be supported, including a bearing support configured to be connected to a casing of the turbomachine which extends between the internal rings of the bearings while being mounted thereon, as well as a bearing connector which is connected to the shaft of the rotor and which is mounted on the external rings of the bearings while extending between them, the bearing support and the bearing connector being common to the two bearings and delimiting together at least partially an oil circulation housing common to the two bearings. |
| US10577970B2 |
Turbine assembly with ceramic matrix composite blade track and actively cooled metallic carrier
A turbine assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The turbine assembly includes a source of cooling air and a turbine shroud configured to extend around blades of a turbine stage and resist gasses from passing the blades without interaction with the blades. The turbine shroud includes a carrier segment comprising metallic materials and a blade track segment comprising ceramic matrix composite materials. |
| US10577969B2 |
Vibration reduction damper and jet engine
A vibration reduction damper is disposed inside a center vent tube having vent holes which pass therethrough in the radial direction, and has a sliding portion which comes slidably into contact with the inner wall surface of the center vent tube while avoiding the region in which the vent holes are formed. |
| US10577966B2 |
Rotor off-take assembly
According to exemplary embodiments, a rotor off-take assembly is provided by positioning an angled hole or aperture in a stator assembly. This angled hole provides improved pressure recovery and utilizes higher dynamic pressure to drive the bleed air flow into the off-take cavity. |
| US10577960B2 |
Turbine shroud segment with flange-facing perimeter seal
A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine. |
| US10577958B2 |
Face seal assembly for variable turbine geometry turbocharger
A variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger is disclosed. The VTG turbocharger may comprise a turbine section, a bearing section, and an actuation pivot shaft (APS) having a bearing side in the bearing section and a pressure side in the turbine section. The VTG turbocharger may further comprise a bushing surrounding the APS and extending from a first end at the pressure side to a second end at the bearing side. In addition, the VTG turbocharger may further comprise a face seal assembly including a cup spring and a composite ring seal circumscribing the APS at the pressure side, with the cup spring forming a face seal with the first end of the bushing. The face seal assembly may further include a spring circumscribing the APS at the bearing side and engaging the second end of the bushing. |
| US10577957B2 |
Aft frame assembly for gas turbine transition piece
An aft frame assembly for a gas turbine transition piece has a main body with an upstream facing surface and downstream facing surface. Feed hole inlets are located on the upstream facing surface, and each feed hole inlet is coupled to a cooling channel that passes through the main body towards the downstream facing surface. Plenums are located in or near the downstream facing surface. Each cooling channel is connected to and terminates in a plenum. Microchannels are formed in or near the downstream facing surface, and each microchannel is connected to a plenum. The cooling channels are configured as inputs and the microchannels are configured as outputs of the plenums. Two or more of the cooling channels and two or more of the microchannels are connected to one plenum. Exit channels are connected to the microchannels, and exhaust flow out of an upstream facing surface of a seal slot. |
| US10577956B2 |
Gas turbine engine vanes
An annular array of turning vanes 200 is provided in a duct 100 of a gas turbine engine 10. The annular array of turning vanes 200 comprises aerodynamic vanes 220 and strut-vanes 240. The strut-vanes 240 have greater chord length and extend further axially downstream than the aerodynamic vanes 220. The leading edge of the strut-vanes 240 is upstream of the trailing edge of the aerodynamic vanes 220. The strut-vanes provide flow turning. The space to chord ratio of the aerodynamic vanes that are closest to the suction surface of a strut-vane is higher than the space to chord ratio of aerodynamic vanes that are closest to a pressure surface of the strut-vane. The arrangement allows the duct 100 to be axially short. |
| US10577955B2 |
Airfoil assembly with a scalloped flow surface
A stage for a compressor or a turbine in a turbine engine can include an annular row of airfoils radially extending from corresponding platforms, where each platform can include a fore edge and aft edge and each airfoil can include a leading edge and trailing edge. At least one of the platforms can have a scalloped flow surface including a bulge and a trough. |
| US10577951B2 |
Gas turbine engine with dovetail connection having contoured root
A gas turbine engine includes a turbine having turbine blades and a shroud having a blade track for positioning radially outside of the blades. At least one of the blades and the blade track are secured in place using a dovetail connection between a dovetail receiver and a dovetail assembly formed to include a contoured root. |
| US10577950B2 |
Bond layer for ceramic or ceramic matrix composite
An article having a substrate that includes a ceramic or a ceramic matrix composite, a bond layer on the substrate that includes silicon metal and a boria stabilizing agent, and at least one additional layer on the bond layer. |
| US10577949B2 |
Component for a gas turbine engine
A component for a gas turbine engine includes a first region formed substantially of a first CMC material, wherein first region defines a first thermal conductivity. The component further includes a second region formed substantially of a second CMC material, wherein the second region defines a second thermal conductivity. Further, the component defines a thickness and the first region is positioned adjacent to the second region along the thickness, wherein the first thermal conductivity is different than the second thermal conductivity to alert a thermal profile of the component. |
| US10577948B2 |
Turbine blade and aircraft engine comprising same
The invention relates to a blade for use in a turbine of an aircraft engine. The blade is made of (a) a Mo-based alloy strengthened by intermetallic silicides or (b) a Ni-based single crystal superalloy. An aircraft engine and in particular, a turbofan aircraft engine including a corresponding turbine blade is also disclosed. |
| US10577943B2 |
Turbine engine airfoil insert
An apparatus and method for improving the heat transfer coefficient for an engine component for a turbine engine such as an airfoil. The airfoil can include an outer wall defining an interior. A cooling passage can be formed in the interior defining a flow direction. An insert can be provided in the cooling passage to occupy a volume of the cooling passage to maintain a threshold Mach number for an airflow passing through the cooling passage to improve the heat transfer coefficient. |
| US10577936B2 |
Mateface surfaces having a geometry on turbomachinery hardware
Turbomachinery hardware, used in a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, including an airfoil portion including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side, and a platform on which the airfoil portion is disposed. The platform including a platform axis, a pressure side mateface located adjacent to the pressure side of the airfoil portion and a suction side mateface located adjacent to the suction side airfoil portion, wherein a portion of a pressure side mateface includes a first geometry, and a portion of a suction side mateface includes a second geometry. The first geometry is selected from a group consisting of: oblique to a platform axis, and a first curved portion. The second geometry is selected from a group consisting of: oblique to the platform axis and a second curved portion. |
| US10577932B2 |
Barricade wall
A barricade wall is provided that is easily and rapidly customizable in a mine depending on the requirements of the particularly open area. The barricade wall can be customizable depending on the size and spatial requirements of a particular open area in a mine. Further, the top beams of the barricade wall can be elongated or shortened, depending on the requirements of the open area in the mine. The barricade wall has a first rigid wall section with spring loaded wall extensions attached to the wall section. |
| US10577930B2 |
Thermal management via flowline heat dissipation
An apparatus that includes a housing, a flowline extending within the housing, and a member retained within the housing and substantially comprising thermally conductive material. The flowline is retained in a substantially cylindrical surface of the member. A heat-generating electrical component is mounted to the member. |
| US10577929B2 |
Method to improve multivariate optical computing with an add-on integrated computational element
A method is provided, including: forming an optical computing device having a first plurality of sensing elements selected to measure a characteristic of a sample, generating a transmission function from a first add-on integrated computational element (ICE), and evaluating, with a merit-function and the transmission function of the add-on ICE, a predictive performance of a modified optical computing device that includes the add-on ICE in addition to the first plurality of sensing elements. Also, modifying the first add-on ICE to improve the predictive performance of the modified optical computing device according to the merit-function and a modified transmission function of the add-on ICE. |
| US10577928B2 |
Flow regime identification with filtrate contamination monitoring
A method includes operating a downhole acquisition tool in a wellbore in a geological formation. The wellbore or the geological formation, or both contains a fluid that includes a native reservoir fluid of the geological formation and a contaminant. The method also includes receiving a portion of the fluid into the downhole acquisition tool, measuring a fluid property of the portion of the fluid using the downhole acquisition tool, and using the processor to estimate a fluid property of the native reservoir fluid based on the measured fluid property of the portion of the fluid and a regression model that may predict an asymptote of a growth curve. The asymptote corresponds to the estimated fluid property of the native formation fluid, and the regression model includes a geometric fitting model other than a power-law model. |
| US10577926B2 |
Detecting sub-terranean structures
A geologic survey system includes a plurality of acoustic sources spaced at intervals over a target area of a terranean surface. Each of the plurality of acoustic sensors is configured to generate a seismic energy wave. The system also includes a plurality of acoustic sensors positioned in a plurality of boreholes formed in a geologic formation, where the boreholes have a depth sufficient to reach a geologic datum. The system also includes a control system communicably coupled to the plurality of acoustic sensors and configured to perform operations including receiving, from the plurality of acoustic sensors, data associated with reflected acoustic signals generated by the plurality of acoustic sources and received by the plurality of acoustic sensors; determining, based on the received data, a subsurface topology of the geologic formation; and generating a subsurface model of the geologic formation based on the determined subsurface topology. |
| US10577925B2 |
Apparatus for mapping fracture length using downhole ground penetrating radar
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) measurements from a downhole well tool in a wellbore are obtained to identify length of fractures adjacent the wellbore. A ground penetrating radar transmitter of the downhole tool emits an electromagnetic pulse. The electromagnetic wave of the ground penetrating radar is diffracted on encountering an end or tip of a fracture, which acts as a secondary source. The diffracted signal is then collected by downhole receiver(s) of the downhole tool. Length of the fracture is determined based on the time of travel of the electromagnetic wave from its emission until its collection as a diffracted signal by the downhole receiver(s). |
| US10577924B2 |
Performing an action at a wellbore operation based on anonymized data
Examples of techniques for anonymizing data are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a processing device, raw data from a wellbore operation. The raw data can be associated with depths. The method further includes anonymizing, by the processing device, the raw data to convert the raw data to anonymized data. One or more techniques can be implemented to anonymize the data, such as shuffling the raw data, normalizing the raw data, and/or non-dimensionalizing the raw data. The method further includes analyzing, by the processing device, the anonymized data. The method further includes performing an action at the wellbore operation based at least in part on the analysis of the anonymized data. |
| US10577923B2 |
Leak detection via doppler shift differences in moving hydrophones
A leak-detecting assembly can include an array of hydrophones. The array can be moved within a hydrocarbon well. A variation in the Doppler shift caused by a stationary acoustic source (such as a leak) while the array moves towards and away from that source can be determined based on information from the array of hydrophones. The assembly can be associated with a passive system that captures acoustic signals directly from the source or leak and estimates a location of the source or leak based on measurement of Doppler shift in each receiver. |
| US10577922B2 |
Efficient location of cable behind a downhole tubular
Interrogation tools and methods are used to efficiently locate cable behind casing. The interrogation tool has at least one electromagnetic transmitter and receiver. An electromagnetic field is emitted from inside the tubular, whereby it interacts with the tubular and cable to produce a secondary electromagnetic field. The secondary electromagnetic field is measured by the receiver(s) from at least two different positions inside the tubular to produce corresponding response signals. The interrogation tool then compares the response signals to baseline response signals, whereby the position of the cable is determined. The electromagnetic measurements can be acquired simultaneously or sequentially. |
| US10577918B2 |
Determining directional data for device within wellbore using contact points
A system and method for providing information regarding the tortuosity of a wellbore path is provided. The method includes receiving data from a plurality of survey stations of a wellbore survey. The method further includes determining a plurality of tortuosity parameter values for the wellbore path within a corresponding plurality of analysis windows, wherein each analysis window has at least one tortuosity parameter value. |
| US10577916B2 |
Method and apparatus for continuous wellbore curvature orientation and amplitude measurement using drill string bending
A method includes coupling a strain gauge to a tubular member, and positioning the tubular member in the wellbore such that the tubular member is placed under bending stress by a curvature or deviation in the wellbore. The method also includes measuring bend on the tubular member with the strain gauge in at least one plane and determining one or more of the magnitude or orientation of the curvature of the wellbore based on an output of the strain gauge. |
| US10577913B2 |
Method and construction machine for working the soil
The invention relates to a method for working the soil and an associated construction machine, which comprises at least one rotating drive unit for rotationally driving a tool for working the soil and at least one feed unit, with which the tool for working the soil is placed into the ground. According to the invention, a control and analysis unit is provided, with which when working the soil at least one input variable of the rotating drive unit and/or the feed unit are read and saved, at least one resulting output parameter is read and saved at the tool for working the soil, and the at least one input variable is compared to the resulting output parameter, whereby a soil working value is ascertained and saved. |
| US10577910B2 |
Fuel cells for powering well stimulation equipment
In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a system and method for using fuel cells to generate electricity for powering well stimulation equipment (e.g., high pressure hydraulic pumping units) at a well stimulation site are provided. The fuel cells may be coupled to the stimulation equipment via a DC/AC converter and, in some embodiments, via a variable frequency drive (VFD). The fuel cells may be arranged in a fuel cell stack that is used to generate electricity to power various electrical devices (e.g., electric motors) on the equipment. The fuel cells generally operate at higher efficiencies than is available through the use of diesel engines. In addition, the fuel cells may require less frequent refueling and provide a more centrally located area for refueling, lower emissions, and quieter operations than are currently available using diesel engines. |
| US10577901B2 |
Wellbore plug with a rotary actuated variable choke
A method for controlling fluid flow through a wellbore by introducing a plug with a variable choke into the wellbore, setting the plug in the wellbore, and mechanically adjusting the variable choke in the wellbore, thereby controlling a flow rate of a fluid through the plug. A plug that can control fluid flow through a flow passage in a wellbore, where the plug can include a body, an annular seal element that prevents fluid flow through an annulus between the plug and the wellbore, and a variable choke, where a closure member of the choke is mechanically rotated downhole to adjust a fluid flow rate through the choke. A method that can include producing fluids from two zones and using a plug to control a ratio of the fluids in a produced mixture. |
| US10577896B2 |
Well screen and method of manufacture
A method of construction of a well screen comprising the steps of providing a base pipe: spiral winding an inner drainage layer around the base pipe; spiral winding a filter layer around the inner drainage layer, then; spiral winding an outer drainage layer around the filter layer. Also disclosed is a well screen, comprising: a base pipe; a spiral-wound inner drainage layer disposed around the base pipe; a spiral-wound filter layer disposed around the inner drainage layer; and a spiral-wound outer drainage layer disposed around the filter layer. |
| US10577893B2 |
Manufactured gas wellpad expansion apparatus and module
A modularized gas wellpad apparatus and an expansion module, that is repeatable on a per-well or multi-wells basis and can be pre-manufactured. Tie-in points may be limited to a junction box and group and test headers only. The apparatus comprises gas handling components located close to the wellhead, and a heated, standalone enclosure for housing environmentally sensitive components. Various embodiments provide for a compact wellpad apparatus having a particular layout. Various embodiments include a built-in capability to mate-up to wellhead as-built locations and dimension deviations without field rework, even for multiple-wells modules. |
| US10577888B2 |
Method of pressurizing fluid control valve
A method for pre-pressurizing fluid control valves is provided. The fluid control valves may be part of a hydraulic fracturing tree, or may be part of a so-called zipper frac manifold. In either instance, the method uses a lubrication unit for pre-pressurizing the cavity of a valve by injecting lubricant under high pressure. The fracturing tree or zipper frac manifold is useful for conducting hydraulic fracturing operations as part of the completion of a well. Each control valve has an upper lube fitting extending to an upper lube channel which communicates with an upper pocket. Similarly, each control valve includes a lower lube fitting extending to a lower lube channel which communicates with a lower pocket. A pressurized lubricating fluid is forced into the lube fittings to pre-pressurize the control valves prior to the fracturing fluid passing through the control valves. The method of pre-pressurizing the control valve restricts scarring by the fracturing fluid of the internal components of the control valve by equalizing pressure. |
| US10577881B2 |
Downhole vibration enhancing apparatus and method of using and tuning the same
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for use with a vibratory tool in a bottom hole assembly to enhance the vibration of the bottom hole assembly. The apparatus includes at least one spring mechanism and a fluid passageway disposed within a housing. The apparatus can be tuned and/or parts of the bottom hole assembly can be manipulated to match the frequency of the vibratory tool and/or the frequency of the vibratory tool can be tuned to match the vibrational frequency of the bottom hole assembly and the apparatus. |
| US10577878B2 |
Dual gradient drilling system and method
A dual gradient drilling system includes a subsea blowout preventer disposed above a wellhead, the subsea blowout preventer having a central lumen configured to provide access to a wellbore, a lower section of a marine riser fluidly connected to the subsea blowout preventer, a closed-hydraulic positive displacement subsea pump system fluidly connected to the lower section of the marine riser and disposed at a predetermined depth, an annular sealing system disposed above the closed-hydraulic positive displacement subsea pump system, and an independent mud return line fluidly connecting one or more pump heads of the closed-hydraulic positive displacement subsea pump system to a choke manifold disposed on a floating platform of a rig. |
| US10577876B2 |
Estimating drilling fluid properties and the uncertainties thereof
During drilling operations various drilling mud properties may be measured and predicted. Uncertainties in the measured or predicted values may also be calculated. The estimated uncertainties may then be used to optimize mud sampling interval and/or control a mud mixer. A decision making algorithm may be performed to optimize a surface mud sampling interval such that the uncertainties are maintained within a bounded region with minimal number of sampling times. |
| US10577874B2 |
Casing drilling apparatus and system
A casing drilling with a removable MWD tool comprising a float shoe for removably positioning the bottom of a MWD tool at and or near the drill bit inside the casing, a stabilizer attached to the top of the MWD tool for centrally positioning the MWD tool inside the casing, and a spear positioned on the stabilizer for attaching to retrieval equipment known in the art and also contemplated that after the well is drilled with casing pipe and ready for the production process, a retrieval operation may be lowered into the well to retrieve the MWD tool by attaching to the spear. |
| US10577870B2 |
Cutting elements configured to reduce impact damage related tools and methods—alternate configurations
A cutting element for an earth-boring tool includes a substrate and a polycrystalline, superabrasive material secured to an end of the substrate. The polycrystalline, superabrasive material includes a first transition surface extending from an outer peripheral edge of the polycrystalline, superabrasive material and in a first direction oblique to a center longitudinal axis of the substrate and a curved, stress-reduction feature located on at least the first transition surface. Additionally, the stress-reduction feature may include an undulating edge formed in at least the first transition surface and a waveform extending from the undulating edge formed in at least the first transition surface toward the center longitudinal axis of the cutting element. |
| US10577861B2 |
Roll-up shades with straps, connectors, and fasteners, and methods of using same
A shade configured to be rolled up or down by a user includes a plurality of slats, a plurality of weaving cords which attach the plurality of slats together, at least one strap including a top end and a bottom end, the top end being attached to one of the plurality of slats at a back side of the shade and the bottom end being a free end including a connector. A method of using the shade includes rolling up the shade to a first rolled up position and securing the rolled up portion of the shade by wrapping the strap around the rolled up portion and securing the strap to a front side of the shade. A fastener may also be used to secure a rolled up portion of the shade. |
| US10577860B2 |
Hidden fastener window screen installation system
A hidden fastener screen installation system is disclosed which includes a plurality of screen frame extrusions cooperating to form an opening across which a screen is positioned, wherein each screen frame extrusion defines at least one mounting surface configured to receive a plurality of mechanical fasteners to retain the screen frame extrusion to a portion of a building structure, and wherein at least one mounting rib extends outwardly from the mounting surface. The system further includes a trim mold defining a channel configured to closely receive and retain the mounting rib, wherein the screen is received in the channel and is retained by cooperation between the trim mold and the mounting rib, and wherein a portion of the trim mold is configured to extend over the fasteners such that the fasteners are hidden upon installation of the trim mold on the screen frame. |
| US10577854B1 |
Reversible door frame threshold, and door system including same
A door system may include a threshold assembly having a base including a base drain channel having a major drain surface inclined from a second edge to a first edge thereof, a base drain hole in a second base sidewall to convey water from the base drain channel out to an exterior side, a crown supported by the base may include a crown gutter and gutter drain hole to convey water into the base drain channel, the crown selectively installable on the base in a first position for in-swing movement of a door element or a second position for out-swing movement, the crown position selectable independent of the base to convey water from the crown gutter and base drain channel to the exterior side. |
| US10577850B2 |
Methods, systems, and products for detection of environmental conditions
Methods, systems, and products monitor environmental conditions in an enclosed environment, such as a garage or storage shed. If a dangerous environmental condition is determined, such as elevated carbon monoxide, an entry door may be opened. If further remedial measures are required, ignition of an internal combustion engine may be prohibited. |
| US10577845B2 |
Closure device for closing an access opening in a motor vehicle body
A closure device for closing an access opening in a motor-vehicle body. An inner chamber is accessible via the access opening and the access opening can be closed by a cap element. The cap element is connected to a guide device, which is arranged in the inner chamber and via which the cap element can be adjusted between a closed position and an open position. The guide device is configured such that the cap element executes a pushing movement and a lifting movement as it moves between the closed position and the open position. The cap element, in the open position, is arranged in the inner chamber. |
| US10577844B2 |
Magnetic levitating door
A magnetically levitating door is disclosed herein. The door may have a magnet that is repelled from a magnet of a track. The track may be disposed adjacent to a door opening. The track may have a stabilizing roller to maintain vertical alignment of the magnets used to levitate the door off of the track. |
| US10577838B2 |
Overslam bumper for vehicle door latch
A closure panel latch assembly can include an overslam bumper mechanism comprising a biasing element as a spring formed from a metallic material positioned relative to a slot of the latch assembly. The biasing element resists entry of a striker into the slot beyond a selected position in order to inhibit contact of the striker with a bottom end of the slot. Also provided is a closure panel latch assembly configured with the biasing element as a resilient element positioned relative to the slot of the latch assembly; The biasing element is coupled to the striker engagement member, such that the striker engagement member is positioned to engage the striker and resist travel of the striker towards the bottom end, wherein the biasing element controls the resistance to movement of the striker engagement member by the striker. |
| US10577831B2 |
Motor gear drive release
Mechanically or electromechanically positioning a deadbolt used to lock or unlock a door is disclosed. An electromechanical lock can include a deadbolt to be positioned to lock or unlock a door. The deadbolt can be mechanically positioned based on the rotation of a paddle of the electromechanical lock or electromechanically positioned via a motor being turned on to position the deadbolt. A disengagement mechanism can disengage an engagement cog from a worm gear hub of a gear train of the motor upon the mechanical positioning, but remain engaged upon the electromechanical positioning. |
| US10577830B2 |
Identification module for key making machine
An identification module is disclosed for use in a key making machine. The identification module may have a key receiving assembly configured to receive only a shank of an existing key. The identification module may also have a tip guide, configured to receive a tip of the shank of the existing key. The tip guide may have a slot that exposes a tip end of the shank. The identification module may also have an imaging assembly configured to capture an image of the tip end through the slot. |
| US10577821B2 |
Illuminated niches for strong cinerary urns
The present invention relates to an illuminated niche for storing cinerary urns. The niche includes a bottom wall, a top wall, a right side wall, and a left side wall that together define a hollow rectangular body. The niche includes a rear wall made of a translucent material configured to seal the niche at a rear end and allow a light flux to enter the interior of the niche. The niche includes a perimeter frame provided at an opposing end of the rectangular body. The perimeter frame defines an access area and provides a support frame for a fastening system. The fastening system receives an access door that allows access to the interior of the niche. The access door is made of a transparent material to allow the access door to act as a screen through which it is possible to see the illuminated interior of the niche. |
| US10577816B1 |
Holder for supporting an anchor rod and anchor body
A holder for supporting a threaded rod for being embedded in concrete, comprising a central portion including a first opening for receiving an end portion of a threaded rod; a ring portion; arm portions connecting the central portion to the ring portion, the arm portions including respective base portions; leg portions attached to the ring portion; and the central portion extending above and below the base portions. |
| US10577815B1 |
Adjustable beam sleeve device
An adjustable beam sleeve device with two telescopically mounted first and second sleeve assemblies with movable bowl assemblies at the distal ends. The first sleeve and the second sleeve are selectively set in relative position by means of a screw to form a telescopic column. The bowl assemblies are urged towards each other by an elastic string that is kept taut to produce snug fit when the adjustable beam sleeve is used between forms used to contain the concrete when poured. After the concrete is poured, the string is cut or the knots at the ends are removed along with the bowl assemblies resulting in a passage through the poured concrete after it is cured. |
| US10577814B2 |
Horizontal formwork system and safety method for installing formwork panels in a horizontal formwork system
According to one embodiment a horizontal formwork system is provided that includes a pair of parallel longitudinal beams on which a safety means is coupled for protecting against falling. The safety means includes a safety structure that is located below the formwork panels. The safety structure at least partially covers a gap existing immediately after a last assembled formwork panel and displacement means for moving the safety structure in a longitudinal direction along a length of the longitudinal beams. The displacement means is configured to be operated on by an operator allow to move the safety structure to cover the gap immediately after the last assembled formwork panel. A safety method for installing formwork panels is also provide that may include the steps of assembling at least one guide to the corresponding longitudinal beam and coupling a safety structure having at least one guided element to the longitudinal beams through a guide, and sliding the safety structure along the guide to cover the gap. |
| US10577813B2 |
Tile leveling device
According to one embodiment, the tile leveling device includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface. The base includes a projection extending upwardly from the top surface. The tile leveling device further includes a stem detachably coupled to the top surface of the base. The stem includes a lower portion and an upper portion having a threaded portion. The lower portion is wider than the upper portion. |
| US10577811B2 |
Prefill tool for finishing wallboard joints
A prefill tool for finishing wallboard joints is provided for finishing a wallboard joint, and includes a box assembly defining a hopper, having a top wall and a front wall constructed and arranged for engaging the wallboard joint. The front wall partially defines a gate dimensioned for dispensing joint compound stored in the hopper. Also, the gate is located on a skid plate mounted on the front wall, the skid plate having a main portion, and a gate portion partially defining the gate being displaced from a plane defined by the main portion. |
| US10577801B2 |
Silicone membranes
Silicone membranes and methods of manufacturing membranes are provided. |
| US10577795B2 |
Construction panel assembly and construction method using same
Provided is a construction panel assembly, which is applicable to a detachable method capable of assembling and disassembling a ceiling, a wall or a floor material which partitions spaces of various kinds of buildings. Also, the construction panel assembly allows materials to be reused, so that the generation of construction waste may be minimized. |
| US10577786B2 |
Universal flapper
Some embodiments include a fluid control assembly with a flapper canister, a linkage rotatably coupled to the flapper canister and to a support of a mount. In some embodiments, the flapper canister can be angled with respect to the mount to enable the flapper canister to be coupled to various sizes, types and orientations of flush valves. In some embodiments, by rotating the linkage about pivots coupled to the flapper canister and the support and pivoting or rotating about a motion-enabling element coupling the mount and a support, the flapper canister can be raised, lowered, and/or rotated or pivoted enabling the flapper canister to be sealed against a flush valve orifice. In some embodiments, the flapper canister includes a buoyancy control tube providing fluid coupling between one side of the flapper canister to an opposite side and enabling buoyancy-assist to the position or motion of the flapper canister. |
| US10577785B2 |
External hair strainer
Disclosed are various embodiments of an external hair strainer. The external hair strainer can have a number of components. For example, the external hair strainer can include a rim positioned on a first plane. The external hair strainer can also include a button positioned on a second plane parallel to the first plane. In some instances, the external hair strainer can include a suction cup protruding from the button in the direction of the rim. Moreover, the external hair strainer can have a plurality of spokes connecting an inner diameter of the rim to an outer diameter of the button, each of the plurality of spokes comprising a bend. |
| US10577783B2 |
Element for dispensing a mixture of water and cosmetic product, associated device and method
The element comprises: a hollow body; a receptacle (40) for receiving a cosmetic product, housed in the hollow body; a conduit (42) for supplying water into the receptacle (40); a nozzle (50) for dispensing the mixture of water and cosmetic product from the dispensing element. The element comprises an inner water dispensing nozzle (44), connected to the water supply conduit (42), the inner nozzle (44) protruding into the receptacle (40) to define a chamber (46) for mixing water and the cosmetic product contained in the receptacle (40). |
| US10577777B2 |
Control system for construction machinery
A control system for construction machinery includes a main control valve installed in a hydraulic line between a hydraulic pump and actuators, and including a first group of electro proportional pressure reducing valves outputting a secondary pressure in proportion to an external pressure command signal to a first spool for controlling a first group of actuators of the actuators, and a second group of electro proportional pressure reducing valves outputting a secondary pressure in proportion to an external pressure command signal to a second spool for controlling a second group of actuators of the actuators, a first pressure sensor configured to detect the secondary pressure outputted from the first group of electro proportional pressure reducing valves and a second pressure sensor configured to detect the secondary pressure outputted from the second group of electro proportional pressure reducing valves, and a controller configured to output pressure command signals to the electro proportional pressure reducing valves corresponding to a manipulation signal of the construction machinery, and configured to compare the secondary pressures detected by the first and second pressure sensors and the pressure command signals to determine to determine whether or not the electro proportional pressure reducing valves fail. |
| US10577773B2 |
Construction method
A construction method includes a charcoal paint application step in which a charcoal paint is applied to at least one of a floor, a wall, and a ceiling within a construction target room; an arrangement step in which flooring members made of Obi-sugi are arranged on the floor of the room; a diatomaceous earth application step in which diatomaceous earth is applied to the wall of the room; and a spraying step in which an antioxidant aqueous solution is sprayed on at least one of the floor on which the flooring members are arranged, the wall to which the diatomaceous earth is applied and the ceiling to which the charcoal paint is applied. |
| US10577772B1 |
Soil reinforcing elements for mechanically stabilized earth structures
A soil reinforcing element for use in a mechanically stabilized earth structure. The soil reinforcing element may include a longitudinal wire including a helical portion and a connection element disposed at a first end of the longitudinal wire and configured to couple to a facing of the mechanically stabilized earth structure. The helical portion included in the longitudinal wire may introduce extensibility to the longitudinal wire under loading conditions. |
| US10577768B2 |
Systems and methods for tethering subsea structure mounted on a wellhead
A system for tethering a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) includes a plurality of anchors disposed about the subsea BOP and secured to the sea floor, a plurality of tensioning systems, and a plurality of flexible tension members. Each tensioning system is coupled to a frame of the BOP and is configured to apply a tensile preload to one of the tension members. Each tension member is coupled to one of the anchors and extends from a first end coupled to one of the tensioning systems to a second end coupled to an anchor. |
| US10577761B2 |
System and method for applying multi-colored surface markings to a surface
In one aspect, a system for applying painted surface markings to roads, parking lots, fields and/or any other suitable surfaces is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of valves and associated spray nozzles mounted onto and/or within a manifold, with each valve being individually controllable in order to regulate the flow of paint being dispensed from the spray nozzles. For instance, a controller may be coupled to each valve in order to control the opening and closing of such valve, thereby controlling the flow of paint supplied to the corresponding spray nozzle. In addition, information regarding the surface marking to be applied (the design, dimensions, orientation, geographical location, etc.) may be stored within and/or received by the controller. The controller may then control each valve such that paint is applied to the surface to be marked via the spray nozzles in a manner that creates the desired surface marking. |
| US10577758B2 |
Road paver with quick coupling apparatus for the transverse distribution device, and method
A road paver includes a height adjustable auger assembly. A support housing of the auger assembly is attached to the road paver via a quick coupling apparatus that facilitates height adjustment of the auger assembly. A plurality of sliding devices are inserted into a respective oblong hole, each oblong hole includes an expanded insertion portion and a vertically extending portion. Wherein the vertically extending portion facilitates height adjustment of the auger assembly. A method of coupling the auger assembly includes inserting the sliding devices into respective oblong holes and adjusting the height of the auger assembly by moving the sliding devices between the expanded insertion portion and the vertically extending portion of the oblong holes. |
| US10577757B1 |
Eccentric weight system with reduced rotational inertia for vibratory compactor
An eccentric weight system includes a first shaft rotatably supported at a first end by a first shaft support and rotatably supported at a second end by a second shaft support. The first and second shaft supports define a first axis of rotation of the shaft. An eccentric weight is supported by the first shaft and has a center of mass that is offset from the first axis of rotation. The eccentric weight is supported so as to be rotatable about a second axis of rotation relative to the first shaft with the second axis of rotation being offset from the first axis of rotation. |
| US10577756B2 |
Eccentric shaft for a compaction machine
An eccentric shaft (1) for a compaction machine comprising at least one pair of straight circular cylindrical bearing seats (2,3) arranged on either side of a center of gravity (TP) of the eccentric shaft (1). The bearing seats (2,3) are arranged such that cylinder axes (4, 5) thereof approximately intersect or cross each other at a concave angle (V), less than 179.8 degrees, towards the center of gravity (TP) when the eccentric shaft (1) is at rest. |
| US10577753B2 |
Crane mat and method of manufacture
A crane mat is disclosed having a plurality of panels of lumber positioned in alternating transverse directions with respect to one another, where the top and bottom panels are oriented parallel to the direction of vehicular traffic. The top and bottom panels may include a plurality of spaced apart grooves extending longitudinally from a first longitudinal end of the crane mat to a second longitudinal end of the crane mat for enhancing traction of a vehicle when traversing across the crane mat by transporting rain or moisture off the mat, or for receiving mud or other debris. The crane mat may include a plurality of edge protectors positioned on respective sides of the crane mat to protect the crane mat from handling damage. In various embodiments, the crane mat may be manufactured using either softwood, hardwood, or any combination of softwood and hardwood. |
| US10577752B2 |
Hot applied tack coat
A method of applying building a pavement structure using a polymer modified hot-applied tack coat is disclosed. This polymer modified tack coat is non-adhesive at ambient temperatures, and, thus, also non tracking. The tack is applied while hot, but cools quickly. The subsequent application of hot mix asphalt results in a superior bond between the asphalt layer and the tack layer. It is particularly well suited to bonded friction course applications since it removes the necessity of specialized spray paving machinery and allows the use of conventional asphalt distributors and pavers. |
| US10577749B2 |
Fibrous structures
Fibrous structures that exhibit a Tensile Ratio of less than 1.75 and/or less than 1.49 as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method described herein and a Geometric Mean Modulus (GM Modulus) of less than 1402.4 g/cm at 15 g/cm and/or a Machine Direction Modulus (MD Modulus) of less than 1253.4 g/cm at 15 g/cm and/or a Cross Machine Direction Modulus (CD Modulus) of less than 1569.2 g/cm at 15 g/cm, are provided. |
| US10577748B2 |
Tissue paper comprising pulp fibers originating from miscanthus and method for manufacturing the same
A tissue paper web composed of one or more layers. At least one layer includes pulp fibers originating from at least one plant belonging to the genus Miscanthus wherein the pulp fibers are selected from chemical pulp fibers, mechanical pulp fibers subjected to a chemical pretreatment and mixtures thereof. The use of Miscanthus pulp fibers can lead to a major absolute increase in tensile strength along with good softness values. |
| US10577742B2 |
Method for impregnating textiles with compositions containing alkoxypolysiloxane
Textile fabrics are rendered water repellent yet breathable by impregnating with an organopolysiloxanes of the formula R13SiO[SiR1(OR2)O]x[SiR12O]y[SiR1R3O]zSiR13 (I). |
| US10577741B2 |
Washing and drying system
A washing and drying system is disclosed. The system includes a washing machine that has a washing function. The system further includes a dryer that has a drying function. The dryer includes a drying unit that is configured to increase a temperature within a drying chamber that is configured to receive clothing. The dryer further includes a controller that is configured to set a capacity of the drying unit according to an operation termination time of the washing machine based on operation of the washing machine, and operate the drying unit according to the set capacity. |
| US10577738B2 |
Mitigation of odor in cleaning machines and cleaning processes
The invention relates to malodor controlling bacteria and related methods and compositions for the control and prevention of malodor. |
| US10577736B2 |
Embroidery data generating apparatus, embroidery data generating method, and program for embroidery data generating apparatus
An embroidery data generating apparatus includes: a coordinate position registration unit that registers coordinate positions of multiple track points detected at predetermined intervals from a track of a continuous line input via a screen, with them associated with a track point input order; a reference distance registration unit that registers a stitching pitch length as a reference distance; and an embroidery data generating unit configured to generate a desired track point on the continuous line as a needle location start point, to select particular track points that are subsequently input from among the multiple track points as reference track points, to convert the coordinate positions of the reference track points to arrange them in input order from the needle location start point at intervals of the reference distance, to generate the converted points as needle location points, and to generate data of the generated needle location points as embroidery data. |
| US10577735B2 |
Skin material and conveyance seat
It is intended to improve texture of a decoration using a stitch line while improving workability in sewing for forming the stitch line at a skin material, to promote manufacturing efficiency as compared to formation of a stepped shape only by sewing, and to reduce the number of steps. A skin material is used for a conveyance seat, and is molded using a die. The skin material includes a linearly-extending stepped portion having a stepped shape transferred from the die, and a stitch line sewn along the stepped portion. The stepped portion serves as a guide upon formation of the stitch line. |
| US10577732B1 |
Knit fabric with electrical components
Conductive yarns in a knitted fabric may include insulating cores covered with metal layers that form signal paths. Open circuits may be formed in the yarns by removing metal from the insulating cores at selected locations within the yarns. The fabric may be formed from rows of interlocked loops of the yarn. The open circuits may be located on the loops so that each loop with an open circuit has a first segment of the metal layer that is separated from a second segment of the layer by a portion of the loop from which the metal layer has been removed. Each electrical component may have terminals that span a respective one of the open circuits and that are shorted respectively to the metal of the first and second segments. |
| US10577726B2 |
Bio-based degradable knitted fabric with antibacterial effect
A biodegradable antibacterial knitted fabric, a cross section of the knitted fabric includes a front side of cross section made of wool short fiber yarns, an intermediate connection layer of cross section capable of transferring moisture and a rear side of cross section made of antibacterial filaments; the intermediate connection layer of cross section is made of filament yarns having a special shape capable of being inserted into the front side of cross section and the rear side of cross section so that the front side of cross section is connected with the rear side of cross section. The biodegradable antibacterial knitted fabric proposed by the present application has a long time significant antibacterial effect by adopting a cross section structure with three layers and antibacterial material, and does not contain any antimicrobials and metal ions, and has the advantages of low cost, easy manufacturing and long lasting antibacterial effect. |
| US10577725B2 |
Fiber and fiber structure
Provided is a fiber containing a composition obtained by mixing a compound having at least a ring structure containing one carbodiimide group, the first nitrogen and second nitrogen thereof being linked together through a linking group, with a polymer compound having an acidic group. Also provided is a fiber structure made thereof. A fiber and a fiber structure, which have improved hydrolysis resistance and from which no free isocyanate compounds are produced, can be provided. |
| US10577722B2 |
Method for making a shaped nonwoven
A method for making nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include three-dimensional features that define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property. The nonwoven further has a plurality of apertures, wherein at least a portion of the aperture abuts at least one of the first region and the second region of the microzone. |
| US10577720B2 |
Stabilized, high-doped silicon carbide
Stabilized, high-doped silicon carbide is described. A silicon carbide crystal is grown on a substrate using chemical vapor deposition so that the silicon carbide crystal includes a dopant and the strain compensating component. The strain compensating component can be an isoelectronic element and/or an element with the same majority carrier type as the dopant. The silicon carbide crystal can then be cut into silicon carbide wafers. In some embodiments, the dopant is n-type and the strain compensating component is selected from a group comprising germanium, tin, arsenic, phosphorus, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the strain compensating component comprises germanium and the dopant is nitrogen. |
| US10577718B2 |
Method for manufacturing silicon single crystal ingot, and silicon single crystal ingot manufactured by the method
An embodiment provides a method for manufacturing a silicon single crystal ingot by using a silicon single crystal growing apparatus comprising: a chamber; a crucible arranged inside the chamber and accommodating a molten silicon solution; a heater arranged outside the crucible so as to heat the crucible; a heat shielding part arranged inside the chamber; and a pulling part for pulling a single crystal growing from the molten silicon solution, wherein the method can comprise a step of respectively growing a neck part, a shoulder part and a body part. |
| US10577716B2 |
Multilayer nanocrystal structure and method for producing the same
Disclosed herein is a multilayer nanocrystal structure comprising a nanocrystal alloy core comprising two or more nanocrystals and including an alloy interlayer formed at an interface between the two or more nanocrystals, and one or more layers of nanocrystal shells formed sequentially on the surface of the nanocrystal alloy core, wherein the nanocrystal shells each have different band gaps. The multilayer nanocrystal structure can be applied to various electronic devices owing to its advantages of high luminescence efficiency, superior optical stability, and superior chemical stability. |
| US10577714B2 |
Plating apparatus and plating method
There are provided a plating apparatus and a plating method enabling continuous operation even while a stocker is taken out of the plating apparatus. The plating apparatus includes a plating treatment section performing plating on a substrate and a plurality of stockers configured to be able to store a holder configured to hold a substrate or an anode. At least one of the plurality of stockers is configured to be movable into and out of the plating apparatus. |
| US10577712B2 |
Electroplating apparatus with electrolyte agitation
Electroplating apparatus agitates electrolyte to provide high velocity fluid flows at the surface of a wafer. The apparatus includes a paddle which provides uniform high mass transfer over the entire wafer, even with a relatively large gap between the paddle and the wafer. Consequently, the processor may have an electric field shield positioned between the paddle and the wafer for effective shielding at the edges of the wafer. The influence of the paddle on the electric field across the wafer is reduced as the paddle is spaced relatively farther from the wafer. |
| US10577709B2 |
Method for producing dense thin films by electrophoresis
Process for deposition of a dense thin film comprising at least one material Px on a substrate, in which: (a) a colloidal suspension is procured containing nanoparticles of at least one material Px, (b) said substrate is immersed in said colloidal suspension, jointly with a counter electrode, (c) an electrical voltage is applied between said substrate and said counter electrode so as to obtain the electrophoretic deposition of a compact film comprising nanoparticles of said at least one material Px on said substrate, (d) said compact film is dried, (e) said film is mechanically consolidated, (f) thermal consolidation is carried out at a temperature TR that does not exceed 0.7 times (and preferably does not exceed 0.5 times) the melting or decomposition temperature (expressed in ° C.) of the material Px that melts at the lowest temperature, preferably at a temperature of between 160° C. and 600° C., and even more preferably at a temperature of between 160° C. and 400° C., knowing that steps (e) and (f) can be carried out simultaneously, or can be inverted. |
| US10577707B2 |
Methods and apparatus for depositing a metal layer on a semiconductor device
Method and apparatus for the electrodeposition of a contact metal layer on contact areas of semiconductor components in a wafer assemblage. The method comprises: a) providing a wafer having components having at least one pn junction; b) arranging a non-conductive homogenizing device with respect to the first surfaces of the components, and an electrical contact device at a second surface of the wafer; c) introducing the wafer into an electroplating bath having an electrode, wherein the surface thereof consists at least partly of a first contact metal, and wherein the first surface of the components is in contact with the electroplating bath; d) applying a voltage to the electrode and to the contact device, as a result of which current flows between the electrode and the contact device, through the electroplating bath and the component and contact metal is thus deposited at the first contact areas of the components. |
| US10577706B2 |
Plating apparatus
A plating apparatus includes a processing bath configured to store a processing liquid therein, a transporter configured to immerse a substrate holder, holding a substrate, in the processing liquid, raise the substrate holder out of the processing bath, and transport the substrate holder in a horizontal direction, and a gas flow generator configured to generate a clean gas flow forward of the substrate with respect to a direction in which the substrate holder is transported. The transporter moves the gas flow generator together with the substrate holder in the horizontal direction while transporting the substrate holder in the horizontal direction. |
| US10577700B2 |
Breathable electrode structure and method for use in water splitting
The present invention relates to a water splitting cell having at least one electrode comprising a porous membrane, wherein gas produced at the electrode diffuses out of the cell via the porous membrane, separating the gas from the reaction at the electrode without bubble formation. |
| US10577692B2 |
Pretreatment of iron-based substrates for electroless plating
A method of electrolessly plating an iron-based substrate, including immersing an iron-based substrate in an acidic solution, immersing the iron-based substrate in a basic complexing solution, immersing the iron-based substrate in a catalytic metal solution including a catalytic metal, and immersing the iron-based substrate in an electroless nickel plating solution or an electroless cobalt plating solution. |
| US10577691B2 |
Single ALD cycle thickness control in multi-station substrate deposition systems
Disclosed are methods of depositing films of material on multiple semiconductor substrates in a multi-station processing chamber. The methods may include loading a first set of one or more substrates into the processing chamber at a first set of one or more process stations and depositing film material onto the first set of substrates by performing N cycles of film deposition. Thereafter, the methods may further include transferring the first set of substrates from the first set of process stations to a second set of one or more process stations, loading a second set of one or more substrates at the first set of process stations, and depositing film material onto the first and second sets of substrates by performing N′ cycles of film deposition, wherein N′ is not equal to N. Also disclosed are apparatuses and computer-readable media which may be used to perform similar operations. |
| US10577690B2 |
Gas distribution showerhead for semiconductor processing
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a gas distribution assembly for providing improved uniform distribution of processing gases into a semiconductor processing chamber. The gas distribution assembly includes a gas distribution plate, a blocker plate, and a dual zone showerhead. The gas distribution assembly provides for independent center to edge flow zonality, independent two precursor delivery, two precursor mixing via a mixing manifold, and recursive mass flow distribution in the gas distribution plate. |
| US10577687B2 |
Ag alloy sputtering target and Ag alloy film manufacturing method
A sputtering target, which has a composition comprising: one or more elements selected from Cu, Sn, Sb, Mg, In, and Ti in a range of 0.1 atomic % or more and 15.0 atomic % or less in total; S in a range of 0.5 atomic ppm or more and 200 atomic ppm or less; and a Ag balance including inevitable impurities, is provided. |
| US10577678B2 |
Fully alloyed AG—AU nanostructures
Alloyed Ag/Au nanospheres with high compositional homogeneity ensured by annealing at elevated temperatures show large extinction cross-sections, extremely narrow band-widths and remarkable stability in harsh chemical environments. A critical temperature has been found to be around 930° C., below which the resulting alloy nanospheres, although significantly more stable than pure silver nanoparticles, can still gradually decay upon extended exposure to harsh etchant. The nanospheres annealed above the critical temperature show homogeneous distribution of Ag and Au elements, minimal crystallographic defects, absence of structural and compositional interfaces, which account for the extremely narrow bandwidths of the surface plasmon resonance, and may render many plasmonic applications with high performance and long lifetime, especially for those involving corrosive species. |
| US10577677B2 |
Process for the recovery of rare earth metals from permanent magnets
Systems and methods for recovering rare earth metals from rare earth metal-containing magnets includes fragmenting or commutating the magnets, contacting the commutated magnets with a mixture of low molecular weight carboxylic acids such as formic acid and water, and removing or extracting non-rare earth metal carboxylate phases such as an iron carboxylate (formate) phase from a rare earth metal carboxylate (formate) phase, using a solvent such as water. |
| US10577676B2 |
Process for recycling chromium from waste water containing hexavalent chromium
A process for recovering chromium from hexavalent chromium-containing wastewater comprises the following steps: (1) extracting hexavalent chromium in wastewater to an organic phase by using an extracting agent, and separating hexavalent chromium from a water phase, so as to acquire a hexavalent chromium-loaded organic phase; (2) reducing the hexavalent chromium-loaded organic phase by using an aqueous solution of an organic reducing agent, reducing hexavalent chromium into trivalent chromium, reversely extracting trivalent chromium into the water phase, and separating the organic phase from the water phase to acquire a solution of the trivalent chromium and a renewable organic phase, wherein the organic reducing agent is one or a mixture of alcohols, aldehydes and carboxylic acids having the carbon atom number ranging 1 to 3; and (3) performing solvent evaporation on the solution of trivalent chromium, catalyzing, and recovering the trivalent chromium. |
| US10577669B2 |
Method for utilizing engineered dendritic cells to induce gut-homing regulatory T cells and treat gut inflammation
Gene-modified, lymphoid-tissue-homing dendritic cells that comprise a 1-alpha-hydroxylase gene and a retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene, where the 1-alpha-hydroxylase gene is expressed to produce functional 1-alpha-hydroxylase enzyme and the retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene is expressed to produce functional retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene enzyme. A method for treating one or more than one inflammation-related condition or disease, the method comprising administering gene-modified, lymphoid-tissue-homing dendritic cells that comprise a 1-alpha-hydroxylase gene and a retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene, where the 1-alpha-hydroxylase gene is expressed to produce functional 1-alpha-hydroxylase enzyme and the retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene is expressed to produce functional retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene enzyme. |
| US10577668B2 |
Hyper-producing trichoderma reesei strain having an enhanced beta-glucosidase activity
The present invention relates to a Trichoderma reesei strain which is hyper-producing and which has enhanced β-glucosidase activity, as well as the use of said strain. |
| US10577667B2 |
Systems and methods for microbial toxin detection
Systems and methods for detecting microbial toxins are disclosed. The system includes an imaging device operable to detect a luminescent signal and an analysis plate having a well to hold a sample containing the microbial toxin. The luminescence is created by a cell line expressing a product capable of reacting directly or indirectly with the microbial toxin to produce the luminescent signal. The signal is processed via an image processing system operable to receive the luminescent signal detected by the imaging device and convert the luminescent signal to a quantitative measurement correlated to an amount of the microbial toxin present in the sample. |
| US10577661B2 |
Method for breast cancer recurrence prediction under endocrine treatment
The present invention relates to methods, kits and systems for the prognosis of the disease outcome of breast cancer, said method comprising:(a) determining in a tumor sample from said patient the RNA expression levels of at least 2 of the following 9 genes: UBE2C, BIRC5, RACGAP1, DHCR7, STC2, AZGP1, RBBP8, IL6ST, and MGP(b) mathematically combining expression level values for the genes of the said set which values were determined in the tumor sample to yield a combined score, wherein said combined score is indicative of a prognosis of said patient; and kits and systems for performing said method. |
| US10577659B2 |
Predictive methods of atherosclerosis and stenosis
The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing unstable atherosclerotic plaque, determining the probability of suffering from stroke, selecting a therapy for a subject suffering from carotid artery disease and predicting the progression of atherosclerotic disease. |
| US10577658B2 |
MECP2E1 gene
The invention is a novel MECP2E1 splice variant and its corresponding polypeptide. The invention also includes methods of using these nucleic acid sequences and proteins in medical diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders or development disorders. |
| US10577657B2 |
MECP2E1 gene
The invention is a novel MECP2E1 splice variant and its corresponding polypeptide. The invention also includes methods of using these nucleic acid sequences and proteins in medical diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders or development disorders. |
| US10577655B2 |
Cell free DNA diagnostic testing standards
Embodiments of the invention include methods and compositions for producing standards for noninvasive prenatal genetic diagnostics and for the detection and monitoring of cancer. The compositions can include a plurality of different nucleosomal DNA fragments derived from either primary cells or cell lines and can include one or more synthetic oligonucleotides. The amount of the different nucleosomal DNA fragments can be varied so as to simulate naturally occurring cell free DNA samples obtained from the blood of the pregnant woman or naturally occurring cell free DNA samples obtained from the blood of cancer patients. |
| US10577652B2 |
Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA
This invention provides methods for attaching a nucleic acid to a solid surface and for sequencing nucleic acid by detecting the identity of each nucleotide analogue after the nucleotide analogue is incorporated into a growing strand of DNA in a polymerase reaction. The invention also provides nucleotide analogues which comprise unique labels attached to the nucleotide analogue through a cleavable linker, and a cleavable chemical group to cap the —OH group at the 3′-position of the deoxyribose. |
| US10577651B2 |
Method for nucleic acid sequencing
The present invention provides novel compositions, methods and apparatus for DNA sequencing that can be performed, e.g., in a two-electrode chamber. The present invention also provides a method for sequencing a nucleic acid comprising immobilizing a plurality of complexes comprising a target nucleic acid, a primer nucleic acid, and a polymerase onto a surface, contacting the surface with a plurality of charged particles comprising a nucleotide phosphate by applying an electric field, reversing the electric field to transport unbound charged particles away from the surface, and detecting the incorporation of a nucleotide phosphate into a single molecule of the primer nucleic acid. |
| US10577643B2 |
Off-target capture reduction in sequencing techniques
Presented herein are methods and compositions for enhancing specific enrichment of target sequences in a nucleic acid library. Off-target hybridization probes may be used to reduce binding and/or capture of off-target regions of a nucleic acid library in a targeted sequencing workflow. The off-target hybridization probes may be specific for locations known to generate off-target sequencing reads for a particular set of hybridization probes. |
| US10577642B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring protein post-translational modification
The present invention includes a method for analyzing reactions. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The donor chemical is capable of donating a chemical moiety to the acceptor chemical. The solution further includes at least one controller chemical that affects the reaction between the donor chemical and the acceptor chemical. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method for analyzing protein function. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The donor chemical is capable of donating a chemical moiety to the acceptor chemical. The donor chemical includes a functional group selected from ester, anhydride, imide, acyl halide, and amide. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. Yet another aspect of the present invention includes a method for analyzing protein function. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. An additional analytical method is also used to measure either the acceptor product or the donor chemical. |
| US10577639B2 |
Rapid bed-side measurement of neutrophil elastase activity in biological fluids
The subject invention provides novel devices and methods for the detection and quantification of neutrophil elastase activity in biological samples. |
| US10577634B2 |
Bioconversion process for producing nylon-7, nylon-7,7 and polyesters
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods for the biosynthesis of di- or trifunctional C7 alkanes in the presence of isolated enzymes or in the presence of a recombinant host cell expressing those enzymes. The di- or trifunctional C7 alkanes are useful as intermediates in the production of nylon-7, nylon-7,x, nylon-x,7, and polyesters. |
| US10577633B2 |
Enzyme scaffolds and methods of use
Polypeptide scaffolds comprising enzymatic proteins are provided. The enzymatic polypeptide scaffolds comprise heterologous enzymes to form a heterologous metabolic pathway, and can be targeted to a substrate through a surface anchoring domain. The enzymatic polypeptide scaffolds leverage the high specificity and affinity protein/protein interaction between the cohesins and dockerins of microorganismal cellulosomes to form custom enzymatic arrays. |
| US10577629B2 |
In vitro recombination method
The present invention relates, e.g., to in vitro method, using isolated protein reagents, for joining two double stranded (ds) DNA molecules of interest, wherein the distal region of the first DNA molecule and the proximal region of the second DNA molecule share a region of sequence identity, comprising contacting the two DNA molecules in a reaction mixture with (a) a non-processive 5′ exonuclease; (b) a single stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) which accelerates nucleic acid annealing; (c) a non strand-displacing DNA polymerase; and (d) a ligase, under conditions effective to join the two DNA molecules to form an intact double stranded DNA molecule, in which a single copy of the region of sequence identity is retained. The method allows the joining of a number of DNA fragments, in a predetermined order and orientation, without the use of restriction enzymes. |
| US10577626B2 |
PHI-4 polypeptides and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity. |
| US10577624B2 |
Modified gene conferring virus resistance
The present invention relates to modified RDR1 gene capable of conferring virus resistance to a plant and/or increasing virus resistance in a plant, which modification results in enhanced expression of the RDR1 gene, and wherein the modification is selected from a modification that increases the mRNA level of the RDR1 gene; a modification that increases the level of the RDR1 protein; and/or a modification that increases the activity of the RDR1 protein, as compared to a non-modified wild-type RDR1 gene. The modification may comprise a modification upstream of the coding sequence of the RDR1 gene, such as a modification of a regulatory element, preferably of a cis-acting regulatory element. The modified regulatory element is for example selected from a transcription factor binding site for a transcriptional repressor, the modification of which leads to reduction or absence of transcriptional repression; and/or a transcription factor binding site for a transcriptional activator, the modification of which leads to induction or enhancement of transcription; and/or a microRNA binding site, the modification of which leads to reduction or absence of gene repression; and/or a small RNA sequence, the modification of which leads to reduction or absence of gene repression. |
| US10577618B2 |
Class of glyphosate resistance genes
The present disclosure relates to a novel class of EPSPS enzymes, and nucleic acids useful in encoding the same. |
| US10577617B2 |
Plants having increased biomass and methods for making the same
The impact of plastid size change in both monocot and dicot plants has been examined. In both, when plastid size is increased there is an increase in biomass relative to the parental lines. Thus, provided herein are methods for increasing the biomass of a plant, comprising decreasing the expression of at least one plastid division protein in a plant. Optionally, the level of chlorophyll in the plant is also reduced. |
| US10577616B2 |
FAD2 performance loci and corresponding target site specific binding proteins capable of inducing targeted breaks
A method of gene editing or gene stacking within a FAD2 loci by cleaving, in a site directed manner, a location in a FAD2 gene in a cell, to generate a break in the FAD2 gene and then ligating into the break a nucleic acid molecule associated with one or more traits of interest is disclosed. |
| US10577613B1 |
Engineered cell lines for increased protein production
The present disclosure relates to engineered cells that include genetic alterations leading to up- or down-regulation of certain genes in the cells for improved production of a recombinant protein. Also provided are methods of preparing and using such cells. |
| US10577607B2 |
Modulation of DYRK1B expression
Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of DYRKIB in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate a metabolic disease or disorder in an individual in need. |
| US10577605B2 |
Induced exon inclusion in spinal muscle atrophy
The invention relates to the use of an antisense compound for inducing exon inclusion as a treatment for Spinal Muscle Atrophy (SMA). More particularly it relates to inducing inclusion of exon 7 to restore levels of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) protein encoded by the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) gene. |
| US10577601B2 |
Error detection in sequence tag directed subassemblies of short sequencing reads
The invention provides methods for preparing DNA sequencing libraries by assembling short read sequencing data into longer contiguous sequences for genome assembly, full length cDNA sequencing, metagenomics, and the analysis of repetitive sequences of assembled genomes. |
| US10577593B2 |
Compositions with polymerase activity
The invention provides novel compositions with polymerase activity and methods of using the compositions. |
| US10577592B2 |
Compositions and methods for protein glycosylation
Described herein are oligosaccharyl transferases for use in N-glycosylating proteins of interest in vitro and in host cells. Methods for using such oligosaccharyl transferases, nucleic acids encoding such oligosaccharyl transferases, and host cells comprising such oligosaccharyl transferases are also provided herein. Glycoconjugates generated by using such oligosaccharyl transferases are also provided herein. |
| US10577591B2 |
Mumps virus as a potential oncolytic agent
This document relates to methods and materials for virotherapy. For example, this document provides methods and materials for treating cancer using a recombinant mumps virus as an oncolytic agent. |
| US10577589B2 |
Adenoviral assembly method
Methods of assembling modified adenoviruses, libraries of adenoviral gene modules and compositions thereof are provided herein. |
| US10577585B2 |
Cell expansion
Embodiments are described that relate to methods and systems for growing cells in a hollow fiber bioreactor. In embodiments, the cells may be exposed to an activator for activating expansion of the cells. The cells may in embodiments include T cells, and the activator may be in different forms, including, for example, antigen presenting cells or beads functionalized with antibodies. |
| US10577582B2 |
Method of reseeding adherent cells grown in a hollow fiber bioreactor system
This invention is directed to methods of directly reseeding harvested adherent cells grown in a hollow fiber bioreactor. Also disclosed is a novel harvest media for use in directly reseeding adherent cells into a hollow fiber bioreactor. |
| US10577570B2 |
Leuco polymers as bluing agents in laundry care compositions
A laundry care composition including (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant; and (ii) from 0.0001 to 20.0 wt % of a leuco polymer that includes a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine. The polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions. |
| US10577569B2 |
Polypeptides suitable for detergent
The present invention relates to novel subtilase polypeptides exhibiting increased wash performance and/or improved wash performance and to compositions comprising such polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the polypeptides, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the polypeptides of the invention. |
| US10577565B2 |
Fast dissolving solid detergent
A solid block or unit dosed detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspending soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition, when exposed to an aqueous solution such as water, dissolves quickly and completely to create the use solution. |
| US10577564B2 |
Cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine
The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials. |
| US10577563B2 |
Petroleum distillates with increased solvency
Certain fatty acid amide-based surfactants such as cocamide DEA (also known as “coco(nut) diethanolamide” or “coco(nut) DEA”) when dissolved or dispersed in a cutting oil (diesel, light cycle oil, naphtha, and such other petroleum distillates) produce a petroleum distillate having significantly enhanced solvency for heavy residuals. Such solutions or dispersions are especially useful for cleaning vessels and similar equipment in refineries by circulating the solution or dispersion in the vessel, optionally with the application of heat. |
| US10577558B2 |
Method for a combined cell digestion and extraction of oil-containing seeds
The invention relates to a method of combined cell digestion and extraction of oil-containing seeds having an oil content of >30% by mass, wherein production of a slurry from the oilseeds and ethanol is followed by a combination cell digestion with a subsequent ethanolic extraction, wherein the smaller portion of the oil of the oilseed and the alcohol-soluble constituents present therein are dissolved in the ethanol in accordance with the dissolution capacity of the ethanol for the oil and the alcohol-soluble constituents, a greater portion of the oil is displaced from the seed cells by the ethanol, forming a free oil phase in the ethanol. The free oil phase is removed and, according to the invention, has semi-raffinate quality, reducing the complexity of refining as an advantage of the method of the invention. |
| US10577557B2 |
Fluid with polyalkylene glycol and unsaturated ester
A fluid contains a base oil consisting of an alcohol-initiated polyalkylene glycol where polyalkylene glycol component is selected from a homopolymer of 1,2-butylene oxide and copolymer of 1,2-butylene oxide and propylene oxide; a glycerol-initiated unsaturated ester that is free of tertiary carbon atoms and quaternary carbon atoms; and an antioxidant. |
| US10577554B2 |
Gas-filled stabilized particles and methods of use
Provided herein are various gas-filled particles having a stabilized membrane that encapsulates the gas. Pharmaceutical compositions, methods of use and treatment, and methods of preparation are also described. |
| US10577552B2 |
In-line L-grade recovery systems and methods
An in-line L-Grade recovery system having a first in-line separator in communication with a natural gas stream and configured to separate the natural gas stream into a gas stream and a liquid stream, a second in-line separator in communication with the first in-line separator and configured to separate the liquid stream into L-Grade and water, and a storage tank in communication with the second in-line separator and configured to store the L-Grade. |
| US10577549B2 |
N,N-dimethylacetamide as wash-oil for dilution steam systems
A method of removing material that fouls processing equipment that includes applying a composition comprising N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) to fouling material deposited on the processing equipment to solubilize and remove the fouling material from the processing equipment. |
| US10577540B2 |
Method and apparatus for steam separation of pyrolysis oils
Method and apparatus for processing pyrolysis oil from vehicular tires and effecting a steam distillation for separation of the pyrolysis oil to create a lighter fraction which may be subjected to fractional distillation and a heavy fraction which is usable as a fuel oil. |
| US10577539B2 |
Process for producing fuels from pyrolysis oil
A process for deoxygenating a pyrolysis oil stream comprises purposely limiting complete deoxygenation of the pyrolysis oil stream having a high oxygenate concentration to provide a hydrotreated pyrolysis oil stream that is sufficiently reduced in oxygenate content to mix with oil. By not fully deoxygenating the pyrolysis oil stream, the deoxygenation reaction can be run with little risk of undesirable polymerization reactions plugging the reactor. |
| US10577538B2 |
Method for utilizing fine-particle peat
The present invention relates to a method for utilizing fine-particle peat, in particular to a method for improving the stability of planting substrates. |
| US10577536B2 |
Vertical proppant suspension in hydraulic fractures
A method of treating in a subterranean formation including combining an aqueous base fluid, an oil based fluid, a hydrophobic proppant, and a non-hydrophobic proppant to form an immiscible fluid system; and introducing the immiscible fluid system into the subterranean formation. A method of treating includes combining an aqueous base fluid, an oil based fluid, a hydrophobic proppant, and a non-hydrophobic proppant to form an immiscible fluid system; introducing the immiscible fluid system into a fracture in the formation; allowing the immiscible fluid system to separate into at least two separate phases, wherein the oil based fluid and hydrophobic proppant to form proppant aggregates and the aqueous based fluid to act as a spacer fluid surrounding at least a portion of the proppant aggregates; and removing the spacer fluid from the fracture during flowback stage or well production to form proppant-free channels between proppant aggregates. |
| US10577535B2 |
Substantially solid acidizing composition for treatment of subterranean formations
Various embodiments disclosed relate to compositions for treatment of a subterranean formation, and methods and systems including the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation that can include obtaining or providing a substantially solid composition. The substantially solid composition can include a hydrogen fluoride precursor salt and an amide hydrochloride salt. The method includes combining the substantially solid composition with a carrier fluid to form a mixture. The method includes placing the mixture in a subterranean formation downhole. |
| US10577533B2 |
Unconventional enhanced oil recovery
A method of enhanced oil recovery from an unconventional resource reservoir comprises injecting an enhanced recovery fluid into the unconventional resource reservoir via an injection well and producing hydrocarbons from the unconventional resource reservoir via the injection well or a production well offset from the injection well. |
| US10577527B2 |
Waste vegetable oil-based emulsifier for invert emulsion drilling fluid
A waste vegetable-oil based emulsifier for use as drilling mud primary emulsifier is described. A first emulsifier is prepared from an alkyl ester of waste vegetable oil. The waste vegetable oil is vegetable oil which has been used for a process prior to preparing the first emulsifier. A quantity of the first emulsifier is added to an oil-based drilling fluid. A quantity of an activating agent is added to the oil-based drilling fluid. The activating agent is configured to activate the emulsifier to stabilize an emulsion. A quantity of viscosifier is added to the oil-based drilling fluid. A quantity of a second emulsifier is added to the oil-based drilling fluid. A quantity of weigh-up material is added to the oil-based drilling fluid. The resulting oil-based drilling fluid is used in a wellbore drilling operation to drill a wellbore in a subterranean zone. |
| US10577525B2 |
Composite abrasive with hard core and soft shell, manufacturing method and application method
Disclosed is a composite abrasive with hard core and soft shell, comprising hard abrasive core with grain diameter in a range of 0.1˜1 μm and a soft oxide shell with thickness in a range of 5˜100 nm, the grain size of the oxide of the soft oxide shell is in a range of 5˜20 nm, the composite abrasive is obtained from aqueous solution of oxide inorganic salt precursor and the hard abrasive by dispersing, constant temperature reflux hydrolyzing, solid-liquid separating, washing and drying. The component abrasive with hard core and soft shell of the present invention can improve the manufacturing efficiency and the surface quality during the ultraprecise manufacturing of the sapphire substrate. |
| US10577524B2 |
Conductive adhesive composition
Provided herein is a conductive adhesive composition containing: a thermosetting resin having a functional group reactive with an epoxy group; an epoxy resin; a conductive filler; and urethane resin particles having a mean particle diameter of 4 μm or more and 13 μm or less and a hardness of 55 or more and 90 or less measured by a type A durometer in conformity with JIS K6253. |
| US10577521B2 |
Polymer bonding process
The present application provides compositions, methods of making the compositions, methods of using the compositions, and kits having instructions for using the compositions for providing a bond between synthetic polymers or between a synthetic polymer and another type of substrate. |
| US10577516B1 |
Long term protective coatings
Coating compositions that exhibit long-term protection of an ink image against exposure to various elements including water and sunlight are provided. The coating compositions may be used to prevent or reduce degradation of image quality due to exposure to the elements. The coating compositions may also be used as a platform permitting application of images to a substrate by a sublimation transfer process. |
| US10577515B1 |
Dielectric ink composition
A dielectric ink composition includes at least one (meth)acrylate compound selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate monomers, (meth)acrylate oligomers and combinations thereof; a sensitizing photoinitiator; an amine synergist photoinitiator; and a phosphine oxide photoinitiator. A device including a dielectric layer formed by printing the dielectric ink composition described herein is also disclosed. |
| US10577505B2 |
Aqueous dispersions containing multistage produced polymers and coating agent compositions containing the same
The invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising multistage-prepared polymers, and also to coating material compositions comprising them, preparable by multistage polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers, using an emulsifier and a water-soluble initiator, under conditions of starved feed polymerization, and using particular monomer mixtures in the individual stages.The invention also relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising the aqueous dispersion of the invention, to the use of the aqueous dispersion of the invention in aqueous basecoat materials for improving adhesion, to a process for producing a multicoat paint system on a substrate, and to a multicoat paint system produced in accordance with the stated process. |
| US10577503B2 |
Fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection
A fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection is disclosed which has a quantity of zinc oxide particles with each of the zinc oxide particles having a surface and a quantity of an acid polymer, with the acid polymer binding to the surfaces of the zinc oxide particles. A fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection is further disclosed having a quantity of zinc oxide particles with each of the zinc oxide particles having a surface and a quantity of boronic acid polymer, wherein the boronic acid functional groups of the polymer bind to the surface of the zinc oxide particles. |
| US10577495B2 |
Complex composition of styrene-based block copolymer and PBT resin
The present invention relates to a complex composition of styrene-based block copolymer and PBT resin and, more particularly to, a complex composition of styrene-based block copolymer and PBT resin that uses a mixture of a styrene-based block copolymer, a paraffin oil and a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin to compensate for the unfavorable factors of thermoplastic rubber (TPR), that is, the defects of properties, including weather resistance, thermal resistance, oil resistance, adhesiveness, and printability, etc., and to improve processability. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the complex composition comprises 10 to 200 parts by weight of a paraffin oil and 20 to 200 parts by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin with respect to 100 parts by weight of a styrene-based block copolymer. |
| US10577494B2 |
Compositions and films comprising polylactic acid polymer, polyvinyl acetate polymer and plasticizer
A composition is described comprising semicrystalline polylactic acid polymer; polyvinyl acetate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 25 C; plasticizer; and optionally amorphous polylactic acid polymer. In another embodiment the composition further comprises nucleating agent. Also described are films comprising the composition as well as articles, such as a tape or sheet, comprising the film described herein and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the film. |
| US10577493B2 |
Phthalate-free, epoxidized plasticizer compositions comprising fatty acid esters and bio-based oils, and methods of making the same
There is disclosed a phthalate-free, epoxidized plasticizer composition comprising a blend of: a) one or more fatty acid esters having less than 10% saturates; and b) one or more bio-based oil having an oxirane value of at least 5.0%. There is also disclosed a method of making a phthalate-free, epoxidized plasticizer composition comprising forming a blend of the fatty acid esters bio-based oils, wherein the one or more fatty acid esters and the bio-based oils are epoxidized either prior to forming the blend or in a single epoxidation step after the blend is formed. Plasticized composition containing the phthalate-free, epoxidized plasticizer composition, as well as articles made from such compositions are also disclosed. |
| US10577492B2 |
Composition comprising propylene-ethylene-1-butene terpolymers
A polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from 19 wt % to 50 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt; B) from 50 wt % to 81 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % and 6.0 wt % and 1-butene derived units content of between 4.8 wt % and 12.4 wt %; wherein the ratio C2 wt %/C4 wt % is between 0.22 and 3.0, where C2 wt % is the weight percent of ethylene derived units and C4 wt % is the weight percent of 1-butene derived units; the content of xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. is between 2 and 15 wt %; molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, greater than 4.0; recoverable compliance at 200° C. having a maximum value between 800 and 1200 seconds, lower than 65×10−5 Pa−1. |
| US10577482B2 |
Peroxide-crosslinkable compositions and processes for their manufacture
A peroxide-crosslinkable composition comprising: (A) A peroxide-crosslinkable polymer, e.g., a polyethylene; (B) A nitrogenous base, e.g., a low molecular weight, or low melting, or liquid nitrogenous base such as triallyl cyanurate (TAC); and (C) One or more antioxidants (AO), e.g., distearylthiodipropionate (DSTDP). The composition is useful in the manufacture of insulation sheaths for high and extra high voltage wire and cable. |
| US10577477B2 |
Urethane curable composition
Provided is a urethane curable composition including: a catalyst (a); a polyol (b) having two or more hydroxyl groups in one molecule; a polyisocyanate (c) having two or more isocyanate groups in one molecule; and silica particles (d) at a predetermined ratio, in which the catalyst (a) is a metal carboxylate represented by a formula (1): M(OCOR)n (1) where M represents Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, or Pb; R represents any one of a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and an aromatic hydrocarbon group; and n represents the same number as a valence of M. |
| US10577476B2 |
Method for preparing precipitated silicas, novel precipitated silicas and their uses, in particular for strengthening polymers
The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of a precipitated silica, in which: a silicate is reacted with an acidifying agent, so as to obtain a suspension of precipitated silica, said suspension of precipitated silica is filtered, so as to obtain a filtration cake, said filtration cake is subjected to a liquefaction operation comprising the addition of an aluminum compound, after the liquefaction operation, a drying stage is carried out, characterized in that a mixture of polycarboxylic acids is added to the filtration cake, during or after the liquefaction operation. It also relates to novel precipitated silicas and to their uses. |
| US10577475B1 |
Epoxy with photoluminescent pigment
In described embodiments, a highly visible epoxy compound having photoluminescent and traction properties is provided. The compound includes between about 10% and about 25% by weight photoluminescent material having granular size between about 50 microns and about 250 microns. |
| US10577470B2 |
Prepreg, fiber-reinforced composite material, and resin composition containing particles
A prepreg 10 comprises: a reinforcing fiber layer 3 including reinforcing fibers 1 and a resin composition 2 with which the space between fibers of the reinforcing fibers is impregnated and which contains (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, and (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule; and surface layers 6a and 6b provided on the surfaces of the reinforcing fiber layer 3 and containing (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule, and (D) polyamide resin particles 4 having an average particle size of 5 to 50 μm, wherein the polyamide resin particles 4 include the polyamide 1010 resin particle. |
| US10577467B2 |
Fluoropolymer composition including an oligomer having an ultraviolet absorbing group
A composition that includes a blend of a fluoropolymer and an ultraviolet light-absorbing oligomer. The oligomer has a first divalent unit having a pendent ultraviolet absorbing group and at least one of a second divalent unit that is non-fluorinated or a third divalent unit that is fluorinated. The pendent ultraviolet absorbing group can include a triazine group. The composition can be an extruded film. A method of making such an extruded film is also disclosed. |
| US10577465B2 |
Silicon polymer production method using non-transition-metal-catalyst method of hydrosilylation
The present invention relates to a silicon polymer production method using a non-transition-metal-catalyst method of hydrosilylation, and more specifically relates to a production method for a silicon polymer using a non-transition-metal-catalyst method of hydrosilylation, wherein an environmentally friendly silicon polymer is produced by using hydrosilylation using a non-transition metal as a catalyst, thereby avoiding the use of platinum, palladium and rhodium or other expensive platinum group catalysts and so achieving outstanding economic viability and making it possible to prevent residues of heavy metals. |
| US10577464B2 |
Polyarylene sulfide resin, method for producing same, poly(arylene sulfonium salt), and method for producing poly(arylene sulfonium salt)
The present invention relates to a polyarylene sulfide resin, a method for producing the same, a poly(arylene sulfonium salt), and a method for producing the same. The production method comprises a step of obtaining a poly(arylene sulfonium salt) comprising a terminal group including at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a hydroxy group and an amino group, and a step of dealkylating or dearylating the poly(arylene sulfonium salt) to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin, and a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising a terminal group including a functional group obtainable by the production method. |
| US10577459B2 |
Aliphatic poly(ester)s with thiol pendant groups
The present invention relates to a novel ester monomer susceptible to ring opening polymerization where the monomer comprise a functional group that may be transformed into thiols or S—S groups which allows further functionalization. The present invention also relates to polymers and co-polymers derived from said monomer. |
| US10577450B2 |
Storage stable activated prepolymer composition
The addition of a small amount of an alkyl sulfoxide, e.g., DMSO, to an isocyanate capped prepolymer provides a storage stable prepolymer composition in which the prepolymer is also highly activated towards curing with certain blocked curing agents such as methylenedianiline metal salt coordination complexes. The prepolymer/alkyl sulfoxide compositions are cured by said blocked curing agents at lower temperatures and/or at an accelerated rate compared to similar compositions lacking the alkyl sulfoxide providing high performance polyurethane elastomers. |
| US10577448B2 |
Organic zinc compound comprising polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymer, and method for preparing the same
The present invention relates to an organic zinc compound comprising a styrene-based polymer or a polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymer at both ends. Also, the present invention relates to a method for preparing the organic zinc compound, the method preparing an intermediate by coordination-polymerizing an olefin monomer using a transition metal catalyst, and then performing anionic polymerization by inserting an alkyllithium compound, an amine ligand, and a styrene-based monomer into the intermediate. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a method for preparing a commercially useful styrene-based polymer or polyolefin-polystyrene block copolymer directly from an olefin monomer and a styrene monomer in a one-pot manner. |
| US10577447B2 |
Water-soluble block copolymer and use thereof as a support material for 3D printing
The invention relates to a novel type of sacrificial polymer or support material for 3D printing, comprising a block copolymer consisting of: at least one partially or totally hydrophilic elastomeric block, with a Tg of less than 30° C. and comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer, and at least one water-soluble thermoplastic block with a Tg of greater than 30° C. and comprising at least one monomer bearing a carboxyl group, said copolymer being extrudable and granulable, said copolymer being partially or totally soluble in water or in aqueous medium, and the mass proportion of the thermoplastic block being greater than 50% of the weight of said copolymer. |
| US10577442B2 |
Plastics-based manufactured article and processes for forming said article
An oriented polymer composition (OPC) article comprising a body having a length, which is greater than any perpendicular dimension, comprised of an OPC having a softening temperature, the body having an outer surface extending the length of the body, having polymer strands aligned in the lengthwise direction of the body, wherein the length dimension stability is greater than 99% when tested by heating the article for 24 hours at temperatures at least up to and including 71 degrees Celsius after completion of the manufacture of the article and processes for forming said article. |
| US10577440B2 |
Radically coupled resins and methods of making and using same
A radically coupled polymer having a density of from about 0.915 g/ml to about 0.975 g/ml characterized by a crossover modulus measured in Pascals (Pa) that is equal to or less than ymn where ymn=180,000e−0.15x and x is the number average molecular weight of the radically coupled polymer divided by 1,000. An ethylene polymer having a level of short chain branching ranging from about 0 to about 10 mol. %; a level of long chain branching ranging from about 0.001 LCB/103 carbons to about 1.5 LCB/103 carbons as determined by SEC-MALS; and characterized by a crossover modulus measured in Pa that is equal to or less than ymn where ymn=180,000−0.15x and x is the number average molecular weight of the radically coupled polymer divided by 1,000. |
| US10577436B2 |
Polymerization system using double click michael addition and photopolymerization
Some embodiments relate to a dual cure polymerization system combining aza-Michael addition polymerization and photopolymerization. Some embodiments also relate to a dual cure polymerization system for preparing interpenetrating polymer networks. Some other embodiments relate to compositions and articles obtainable by a process of the invention and uses thereof. |
| US10577431B2 |
Passive immunization for Staphylococcus infections
Disclosed herein are monoclonal antibodies or binding portion thereof that bind specifically to a Staphylococcus spp. autolysin N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase catalytic domain and/or cell wall binding domain, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. Cell lines expressing the monoclonal antibodies, including hybridomas, are also disclosed. Methods of using the monoclonal antibodies for installation of orthopedic implants, grafts or medical devices, treating or preventing a Staphylococcus infection, and treating osteomyelitis are described, as are diagnostic methods for the detection of Staphylococcus in a sample. |
| US10577429B2 |
Anti-FAP antibodies and methods of use
The invention provides antibodies against Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) and methods of using the same. |
| US10577428B2 |
Anti-factor XI monoclonal antibodies and methods of use thereof
Compositions and methods for inhibiting thrombosis without compromising hemostasis are described. Compositions include anti-factor XI monoclonal antibodies (aXIMabs) capable of binding to an epitope on the heavy chain of human FXI, particularly the A3 domain of the heavy chain of human FXI. Compositions also include epitope-binding fragments, variants, and derivatives of the monoclonal antibodies, cell lines producing these antibody compositions, and isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the amino acid sequences of the antibodies. The disclosure further includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising the disclosed anti-factor XI monoclonal antibodies, or epitope-binding fragments, variants, or derivatives thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of the disclosure include administering the compositions described above to a subject in need thereof for the purpose of inhibiting thrombosis, reducing a required dose of an antithrombotic agent in the treatment of thrombosis, treating metastatic cancer, or treating an acute inflammatory reaction. |
| US10577426B2 |
Anti-GITR antibodies and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human glucocorticoid-induced TNFR family related receptor (GITR) and compositions comprising such antibodies. In a specific aspect, the antibodies specifically bind to human GITR and modulate GITR activity, e.g., enhance, activate or induce GITR activity, utilizing such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as cancer and infectious diseases, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human GITR and modulates GITR activity e.g., enhances, activates or induces GITR activity. |
| US10577423B2 |
Cancer immunotherapy by disrupting PD-1/PD-L1 signaling
The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs. |
| US10577420B2 |
Anti-CD166 antibodies, activatable anti-CD166 antibodies, and methods of use thereof
The invention relates generally to antibodies that bind CD166, activatable antibodies that specifically bind to CD166 and methods of making and using these anti-CD166 antibodies and anti-CD166 activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications. |
| US10577418B2 |
Monoclonal anti-GPC-1 antibodies and uses thereof
The present application is directed to an invention based on the discovery that the BLCA-38 antibody is actually an antibody population comprising two distinct monoclonal antibodies. The claims define an isolated antibody population comprising first antibodies and/or antigen binding fragments thereof defined by specific heavy chain and light chain variable regions and wherein the antibody population does not contain second antibodies defined by specific light chain variable regions. The claims also define hybridoma cells, cultures capable of producing such antibody populations, compositions comprising such antibody populations, nucleic acid molecules encoding such antibodies, vectors, host cells thereof, and processes for production of the antibody populations of the invention. |
| US10577416B2 |
Mica binding agents
The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of disorders mediated by MICA-expressing cells using antibodies, antibody fragments, and derivatives thereof that specifically bind MICA. The invention also relates to antibodies; cells producing such antibodies; methods of making such antibodies; fragments, variants, and derivatives of the antibodies; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. |
| US10577415B2 |
Anti-CGRP/anti-IL-23 bispecific antibodies and uses thereof
IgG bispecific antibodies are provided that bind human Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide (CGRP) and human Interleukin-23 (IL-23) and are characterized as having high affinity and strong simultaneous neutralizing properties to both human CGRP and human IL-23. The bispecific antibodies of the invention are useful for treating various autoimmune diseases including Inflammatory Bowel Disease, such as Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), and other autoimmune diseases such as psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and atopic dermatitis (AtD). The bispecific antibodies of the invention are useful for treating pain associated with the aforementioned diseases. |
| US10577410B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating and preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections
Antibodies having Fab regions that specifically bind to Staphylococcus aureus protein A are capable of mediating opsinization of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria despite their expression of antibody-neutralizing protein A. These antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof can be used in methods of treating and/or preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections. |
| US10577408B2 |
Transduced T cells expressing human SSTR2 and application thereof
The present invention is directed to transduced T cells expressing at least 100,000 molecules of human somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2), which improves PET/CT imaging sensitivity. The present invention is also directed to transduced T cells expressing SSTR2 and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). In one embodiment, the CAR is specific to human ICAM-1 and the CAR comprises a binding domain that is scFv of anti-human ICAM-1, or an I domain of the αL subunit of human lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1. In another embodiment, the CAR is specific to human CD19, and the CAR comprises a binding domain that is scFv of anti-human CD19. The present invention is further directed to using the above transduced T cells for monitoring T cell distribution in a patient by PET/CT imaging and/or treating cancer. |
| US10577406B2 |
FKBP-L polypeptides and uses in angiogenesis-mediated disorders
Disclosed are methods and compositions that employ FKBP-L polypeptides for modulating angiogenesis and/or tumor metastasis. The FKBP-L polypeptides may be used for the treatment of disorders mediated by angiogenesis such as cancer. |
| US10577405B2 |
Peptide pharmaceuticals for insulin resistance
Described herein are methods of syntheses and therapeutic uses of covalently modified peptides and/or proteins. The covalently modified peptides and/or proteins allow for improved pharmaceutical properties of peptide and protein-based therapeutics. |
| US10577402B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against lung cancer, including NSCLC 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. |
| US10577400B2 |
Method of manufacturing recombinant lectin protein and recombinant lectin protein manufactured by using the same
Provided is a method of manufacturing a recombinant BPL3 protein comprising: synthesizing a recombinant BPL3 (rBPL3) gene encoding a Bryopsis plumosa lectin (BPL3) protein; preparing a tandem repeat rBPL3 gene including a repeating structure of the rBPL3 gene by tandemly binding the rBPL3 genes through spacers; preparing a recombinant plasmid by inserting the tandem repeat rBPL3 gene into an expression vector; and transforming an expression host by the recombinant plasmid. According to the method, it is possible to maximize expression efficiency of the recombinant lectin and enhance the activity of the manufactured recombinant lectin. |
| US10577393B2 |
Porous hollow fiber membrane
A porous hollow fiber membrane is provided for the treatment of a protein-containing liquid, which can effectively separate and remove a substance such as a small diameter virus, and which can allow effective permeation of a useful substance to be recovered such as protein in high concentration. The porous hollow fiber membrane has an asymmetric structure having a dense layer in an outer layer only and contains a hydrophobic polymer and a first hydrophilic polymer, the surface and the porous part of the hollow fiber membrane are coated with a second hydrophilic polymer, the hydrophobic polymer is a polysulfone-type polymer, the first hydrophilic polymer is a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone with vinyl acetate, and the second hydrophilic polymer is a polysaccharide or a polysaccharide derivative. The porous hollow fiber membrane is obtained by co-dissolving the hydrophobic polymer and the first hydrophilic polymer and then the second hydrophilic polymer is coated. |
| US10577390B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating CNS disorders
Described herein are neuroactive steroids of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein (II), A, R1, R2, R3a, R4a, R4b, R5, R7a, and R7b are as defined herein. Such compounds are envisioned, in certain embodiments, to behave as GABA modulators. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the present invention and methods of use and treatment, e.g., such for inducing sedation and/or anesthesia. (II) |
| US10577388B2 |
Oligonucleotide conjugation process
The present invention relates to the field of oligonucleotide conjugates and to methods of synthesis thereof. In the present method a low-water content solvent environment allows a more efficient conjugation, reducing the amount of conjugate moiety needed and increasing the conjugation reaction speed. |
| US10577384B2 |
Substituted asymmetric ureas as modulators of ghrelin receptor activity
Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases which are pathophysiologically mediated by the ghrelin receptor. The compounds have the general Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10577382B2 |
Fused heterocyclic compound
Provided is a compound represented by the following formula, or a salt thereof: [wherein each symbol is as defined herein]. |
| US10577381B2 |
Prodrugs of 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds and their uses
The present disclosure provides prodrugs of biologically active 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds, compositions comprising the prodrugs, intermediates and methods for synthesizing the prodrugs and methods of using the prodrugs in a variety of applications. |
| US10577376B2 |
Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof
The presently described technology provides methods of treating a patient having moderate to severe pain, narcotic or opioid abuse or narcotic or opioid withdrawal. The presently described methods are carried out by comprising administering to the patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising acetaminophen and benzoate-hydrocodone hydrochloride. The composition has reduced side effects when compared with unconjugated hydrocodone. |
| US10577375B2 |
Derivatives of porphyrins, their process of preparation and their use for treating viral infections
The present invention concerns metallated porphyrin derivatives as ligands of G-quadruplex and their novel use as anti-viral agents. |
| US10577374B2 |
Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Btk, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. |
| US10577367B2 |
IRAK4 inhibiting agents
Provided are compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods for their use and production. |
| US10577366B2 |
Crystalline forms of a compound that inhibits bromodomain
Forms of 4-(1-(1,1-di(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-6-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl)benzoic acid were prepared and characterized in the solid state: Also provided are processes of manufacture and methods of using the forms of Compound I. |
| US10577365B2 |
Derivatives of quinoline as inhibitors of DYRK1A and/or DYRK1B kinases
The present invention relates to the compound of formula (I) and salts, stereoisomers, tautomers or N-oxides thereof. The present invention is further concerned with the use of such a compound or salt, stereoisomer, tautomer or N-oxide thereof as medicament and a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound. |
| US10577364B2 |
Crystalline form of fused pyridine derivative's maleate and uses thereof
The compound of Formula I, the crystalline form thereof, and methods of preparing and using them are provided. |
| US10577351B2 |
Therapeutic polymeric nanoparticles and methods of making and using same
Described herein are polymeric nanoparticles that include a therapeutic agent which is 2-(3-((7-(3-(ethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)propoxy)quinazolin-4-yl)amino)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-N-(3-fluorophenyl)acetamide (also known as AZD1152 hqpa) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of making and using such therapeutic nanoparticles. |
| US10577342B2 |
Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
The invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices. |
| US10577333B2 |
Tetrazole derivatives as cytochrome P450 inhibitors
According to the invention there is provided a compound of formula I, wherein R1 and R2 have meanings given in the description, which compounds are useful in the treatment of skin disorders and other diseases. |
| US10577332B2 |
Tetrazole derivatives
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1′ is CH3 R1 is methyl, ethyl, CF3, CH2OH, cyclopropyl or cyano, or R1′ and R1 may form together a 1,1-dioxo-tetrahydro-thiophen-3-yl ring; R2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tertbutyl, cyclopropyl or CF3; R3 is Cl, F, CF3, methyl, methoxy, isopropyl or cyclopropyl; R4 is hydrogen, methyl, F or Cl; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof for use in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or autism spectrum disorder. |
| US10577329B2 |
Fused-bicyclic aryl quinolinone derivatives as mutant-isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors
The invention relates to inhibitors of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase (mt-IDH) proteins with neomorphic activity useful in the treatment of cell-proliferation disorders and cancers, having the Formula: where A, B, U, V, Z, W1, W2, W3, and R1-R6 are described herein. |
| US10577327B2 |
Pyridine based ionic fluoride for catalyzing indole and tetrazole formation
A pyridine based ionic liquid with a fluoride counter anion which catalyzes Fischer indole reaction and click chemistry. Methods of preparing the ionic liquid, and methods of utilizing the ionic liquid as a catalyst to synthesize indoles/indolenines and tetrazoles are also provided. |
| US10577326B1 |
Method for preparing 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine through liquid phase photochlorination of 2-methylpyridine
The present invention relates to a method for preparing 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine with product purity greater than or equal to 99.0% by using trifluoromethyl chlorobenzene as a solvent for reaction between 2-methylpyridine with chlorine gas, in which 2-methylpyridine and chlorine gas are used as starting materials, trifluoromethyl chlorobenzene is used as a solvent, 2-methylpyridine is prepared into a liquid raw material by using the solvent trifluoromethyl chlorobenzene, and the liquid raw material is continuously fed to perform liquid phase photochlorination reaction at temperature of 160-240° C. under irradiation of ultraviolet light to obtain 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine solution. Advantages: the selectivity of reaction for the production of 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine is improved, the content of components such as isomers and pentachloromethylpyridine in the crude product is decreased significantly, the crude product is easy to be purified to obtain the 2-chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine product with purity greater than or equal to 99.0%, and the industrial production is facilitated; and secondly, not only can the reuse of the separated solvent in the preparation process of the 2,6-dichloropyridine product with purity greater than or equal to 99.0% be realized, but also the purposes of low pollution, low energy consumption and low cost in the preparation process are realized. |
| US10577324B2 |
Small molecule N-(alpha-peroxy) carbazole compounds and methods of use
The invention relates to novel N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds of Formula I and methods for use. (I) The N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds described herein are useful for treating or preventing parasitic infections, bacterial infections, and cancer in subjects. The methods include administering an N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compound as described herein to a subject. Also described herein are methods for synthesizing N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds. |
| US10577322B2 |
5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives and uses thereof
A 5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives are disclosed, wherein the 5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives are represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and n are defined in the specification. In addition, the present invention also provides novel uses of the 5-methoxytryptophan and its derivatives for treating inflammatory-related disease and cancers. |
| US10577318B2 |
Substituted pyrrolidines as G-protein coupled receptor 43 agonists
The present invention is directed to novel intermediates of the formula E: which are useful in the synthesis of agonists of g-protein coupled receptor 43 for treating and/or preventing metabolic diseases. |
| US10577310B2 |
Process for synthesizing an amido alkyl betaine starting from an alcohol, an amido alkyl betaine prepared by the process with increased viscosity, and use thereof as a viscoelastic surfactant
The present invention relates to a new process for synthesizing an amido alkyl betaine starting from a linear alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, to an amido alkyl betaine prepared by the process with increased viscosity in water, and also to use thereof as a viscoelastic surfactant in oil and gas applications and home personal care applications. The present invention also relates to a process for synthesizing an amido amine starting from a linear alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and to an amido amine prepared by the process. |
| US10577304B2 |
Site-specific isotopic labeling of 1,4-diene systems
Methods for preparing isotopically modified 1,4-diene systems from non-isotopically modified 1,4-dienes involve selective oxidation of one or more bis-allylic position(s), or the preparation of isotopically modified 1,4-diene systems via trapping pi-allylic complexes with a source of deuterium or tritium. Such methods are useful for preparing isotopically modified polyunsaturated lipid including polyunsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acid derivatives. |
| US10577303B1 |
Reagents and methods for esterification
A method for esterification of one or more carboxylic acid groups in a compound containing one or more carboxylic acid groups wherein the esterification reagent is a diazo-compound of formula: wherein the R1 and R2 groups of the diazo compound are selected such that the corresponding organic compound of formula: exhibits a —C—H pKa value between 18 and 29 as measured in DMSO. Specific reagents and methods for esterification are provided. The esterification reagents provided exhibit high selectivity for esterification of carboxylic acid groups over reaction with amine, alcohol or thiol groups in the compound containing one or more carboxylic acid groups. The method can be used to selectively esterify carboxylic acid groups in peptides or proteins. |
| US10577300B2 |
Synthesis of sodium formate and drilling fluid comprising the same
A method of synthesizing sodium formate. The method includes reacting acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, and NaOH to form a raw reaction solution which includes pentaerythritol and sodium formate. The method also includes passing the raw reaction solution to an evaporator to reduce the water content of the raw reaction solution and remove any unreacted formaldehyde from the raw reaction solution to form a concentrated reaction solution and cooling the concentrated reaction solution to form pentaerythritol crystals in suspension while retaining sodium formate in solution. Further, the method includes filtering the cooled concentrated reaction solution to remove the pentaerythritol crystals and create a mother liquor comprising the sodium formate in solution and separating the sodium formate from the mother liquor. |
| US10577298B2 |
Aryl beta diketones and their use as odorants
The present invention refers to aryl beta diketones of the formula (I) wherein Y, R1, R2 and R3 have the meaning R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxyl, methoxy, CF3 and F; R2 is selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; R3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; and Y is a bivalent residue selected from the group consisting of —C(O)—; —CH2═CH2—C(O)—; —CRIRII—C(O)—, wherein RI and RII are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl; and —CHRIII—CHRIV—C(O)—, wherein RIII and RIV are independently selected from hydrogen and methyl with the proviso, that RIII═RIV are hydrogen or either RIII or RIV is methyl. The invention further refers to fragrance compositions and fragranced articles comprising them. |
| US10577297B2 |
Method for obtaining alcohols from aldehydes
The present invention relates to a method for preparing saturated Cn- and C2n-alcohols, wherein the separation of the Cn-alcohols and the C2n-alcohols is effected by means of at least one two-column system or by means of at least one dividing wall column. |
| US10577295B2 |
Process for producing chlorotrifluoroethylene
The present invention relates, at least in part, to a process for making chlorotrifluoroethylene (CFO-1113) from 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a). In certain aspects, the process includes dehydrochlorinating 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a) in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of (i) one or more metal halides; (ii) one or more halogenated metal oxides; (iii) one or more zero-valent metals or metal alloys; (iv) combinations thereof. |
| US10577293B2 |
Process and apparatus for improved para-xylene yield in an aromatic complex
Processes and apparatuses for producing para-xylenes are provided. The processes comprises providing a hydrocarbon stream comprising C7+ hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon stream is separated to provide a C8 aromatics stream and an ortho-xylene rich stream. The C8 aromatics stream is passed to a para-xylene separation unit for separating para-xylene to provide a para-xylene stream and a raffinate stream. At least a portion of the raffinate stream is passed to a first isomerization unit to provide a first isomerization effluent, wherein the first isomerization effluent is produced in the presence of an ethylbenzene (EB) isomerization catalyst. At least a portion of the ortho-xylene rich stream is contacted with an isomerization catalyst in a second isomerization unit in liquid phase at isomerization conditions in substantial absence of hydrogen to produce a second isomerization effluent. |
| US10577292B2 |
Hydrocarbon conversion
The invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion, to equipment and materials useful for hydrocarbon conversion, and to processes for carrying out hydrocarbon conversion, e.g., hydrocarbon pyrolysis processes. The hydrocarbon conversion is carried out in a reactor which includes at least one channeled member that comprises refractory and has an open frontal area ≤55%. The refractory can include non-oxide ceramic. |
| US10577287B2 |
Complex structures in refractory bodies and methods of forming
A method of forming complex structures in a ceramic-, glass- or glass-ceramic-body microfluidic module is disclosed including the steps of providing at green-state refractory-material structure comprising least a portion of a body of a microfluidic module, providing a removeable insert formed of a carbon or of a carbonaceous material having an external surface comprising a negative surface of a desired surface to be formed in the microfluidic module, machining an opening in the green-state structure, positioning the insert in the opening, firing the green-state structure and the insert together, and after firing is complete, removing the insert. The insert is desirably a screw or screw shape, such that interior threads are formed thereby. The insert desirably comprises graphite, and the structure desirably comprises ceramic, desirably silicon carbide. |
| US10577284B2 |
Early strength enhancing concrete admixture
The present invention provides an admixture composition comprising a liquid suspension of colloidal silica, siloxane, and polycarboxylate polymer cement dispersant for enhancing early age strength, finishability, and other properties in hydratable cementitious compositions such as concrete (e.g., shotcrete). An inventive method involves mixing the components together in a specific sequence, thereby to obtain a stable liquid suspension. This attainment of a stable liquid suspension is surprising and unexpected because (i) the polycarboxylate polymer cement dispersant and siloxane components are incompatible and immiscible with one another; and (ii) that colloidal silica and siloxane compound are incompatible and immiscible with one another. Yet, the present inventors achieved an additive in the form of a stable liquid suspension which can be conveniently dosed into concretes and shotcrete mixtures, to enhance early age strength, and to improve workability and rheology in terms of finishability of concrete surfaces and improved rebound performance in shotcrete applications. |
| US10577283B2 |
Composition comprising an amorphous calcium aluminate and associated production method
Disclosed is a composition including an amorphous calcium aluminate with a final lime:alumina molar ratio between lower and upper limits. The amorphous calcium aluminate is a combination including at least: a first amorphous calcium aluminate with a first lime to alumina molar ratio, strictly lower than the lower limit of the predetermined range; and a second amorphous calcium aluminate with a second lime to alumina molar ratio, strictly higher than the upper limit of the predetermined range. The combination includes a first amount of the first amorphous calcium aluminate and a second amount of the second amorphous calcium aluminate, the first and second amounts being determined in such a way that the final lime to alumina molar ratio of the amorphous calcium aluminate, corresponding to the average of the first and second lime to alumina molar ratios weighted by the first and second amounts, is within the predetermined range. |
| US10577277B2 |
Glass
Devised is a glass which has high heat resistance and a low thermal expansion coefficient, and is excellent in productivity. A glass of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mol %, 55% to 80% of SiO2, 12% to 30% of Al2O3, 0% to 3% of B2O3, 0% to 1% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O, and 5% to 35% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, and has a thermal expansion coefficient within a temperature range of from 30° C. to 380° C. of less than 40×10−7/° C. |
| US10577276B2 |
Ultraviolet-absorbent glass
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ultraviolet-absorbent glass that is suitable as a dark gray glass, that has a very low ultraviolet transmittance (TUV), and that has excellent color rendering properties for green. The present invention relates to an ultraviolet-absorbent glass in which: the ultraviolet transmittance (TUV) as defined in ISO 9050:2003 is 2% or less for a thickness of 2.8 mm; the visible light transmittance (TVA) based on a standard A light source is 10% to 30% inclusive for a thickness of 2.8 mm; the energy transmittance (TE) as defined in JIS R 3106:1998 is 30% or less for a thickness of 2.8 mm; a ratio R14/R9 for color rendering indices as defined in ISO 9050:1990 and JIS Z 8726:1990 is 1.8 or greater; and a ratio R14/R1 is 1.05 or greater. |
| US10577262B2 |
High volume water electrolyzing system and method of using
An electrolyzing system is provided for producing higher quantities of electrolyzed waters within prescribed pH ranges for optimum usage and which can be operated for producing greater quantities of alkaline electrolyzed water than acidic electrolyzed water consistent with a users requirements. The system includes an electrolytic cartridge having cathode and anode cells each comprising a pair of electrodes disposed in laterally spaced coplanar relation to each other, with a respective ion permeable membrane in spaced relation to the pairs of electrodes. The cells are separated with a common separator plate that maintains the ion permeable membranes in parallel relation with the respective electrodes and which facilitates the communication of brine solution from a brine bath to both cells. The cells further can be operate with staggered input currents and the redirection of electrolyzed water between the cells for optimum control of pH levels of the resulting products. |
| US10577261B2 |
Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method
A water treatment apparatus includes: a trough-shaped flow path portion (2) on which treatment target water (W) flows; a high-voltage portion (3) having a plurality of high-voltage electrodes (4) disposed above the flow path portion (2) spacing therebetween in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the treatment target water (W) flows; and an electric field relaxation portion (5) having first members (6) and second members (7) provided so as to extend around the high-voltage portion (3). Water treatment is performed by applying a high voltage from a pulse power supply (8) to the high-voltage portion (3), the first members (6), and the second members (7) in order to generate electric discharge between the high-voltage electrodes (4) and the flow path portion (2). And water treatment is performed by dissolving generated active species such as ozone and hydroxyl radicals into the treatment target water. |
| US10577251B2 |
Composition containing synthetic mineral particles and a process for preparing the composition
A composition comprising synthetic mineral particles, such as silicate or phyllosilicate mineral particles, is presented. The composition can be prepared by a process in which a hydrogel precursor of the synthetic mineral particles is produced by a coprecipitation reaction between at least one compound comprising silicon, such as sodium metasilicate, and at least one compound comprising at least one metal element, such as a dicarboxylate salt of the formula M(R1—COO)2, wherein R1 is H or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The coprecipitation reaction also takes place in the presence of at least one carboxylate salt of formula R2—COOM′ wherein M′ is Na or K, and R2 is H or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. |
| US10577250B2 |
Process for producing of inorganic particulate material
The present invention is directed to a process for producing inorganic particulate material, the material obtainable by such process, a modified release delivery system comprising the material and the use of the material for the administration of a bioactive agent. |
| US10577249B2 |
Tailorable polyorbital-hybrid ceramics
In an embodiment, a method includes producing a mixed feedstock of at least three halogenated monomer feedstocks. A first of the at least three halogenated monomer feedstocks includes an SP3 carbon, a second of the at least three halogenated monomer feedstocks includes an SP2 carbon, and a third of the at least three halogenated monomer feedstocks includes at least two SP1 carbons. The method further includes producing a polyorbital-hybrid pre-ceramic polymer comprising the SP1 carbons, the SP2 carbon, and the SP3 carbon. The polyorbital-hybrid pre-ceramic polymer is produced by reducing the mixed feedstock such that one or more halogen atoms are removed from the mixed feedstock. The method also includes fabricating the polyorbital-hybrid pre-ceramic polymer into a greenware form and producing a polyorbital-hybrid ceramic carbon comprising the SP1 carbons, the SP2 carbon, and the SP3 carbon. The polyorbital-hybrid ceramic carbon is produced by thermolyzing the polyorbital pre-ceramic polymer. |
| US10577241B2 |
Hydrogen generator
Provided is a hydrogen generating apparatus adaptable to fluctuating hydrogen demand, particularly by enabling large-scale hydrogen production, generating pure hydrogen at a high yield. The hydrogen generating apparatus 1 includes a tabular dielectric body 2 having a first surface 11 with a source gas flow channel 13 formed as a recess and a second surface 12 approximately parallel to the first surface 11, a grounding electrode 3, a hydrogen flow channel plate 4 with a hydrogen flow channel 18 and a hydrogen outlet 19, being arranged on a first surface 11 side of dielectric body 2, a hydrogen separation membrane 5 between source gas flow channel 13 and hydrogen flow channel 18, and a high-voltage power supply 6 that causes electric discharge in source gas flow channel 13 between hydrogen separation membrane 5 and grounding electrode 3. Hydrogen separation membrane 5 transmits hydrogen generated by electric discharge in source gas flow channel 13 into hydrogen flow channel 18. |
| US10577236B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for purchasing, dispensing, or sampling of products
A product dispenser is configured to dispense products subject to a warning and products not subject to a warning, the product dispenser further configured to transmit a product warning notice only in response to a request to dispense a product subject to the warning. In another embodiment, a product dispenser is configured to dispense a food or beverage product and provide information indicative of an attribute of the food or beverage product, such as nutrition facts, as it is being dispensed. In another embodiment, a product dispenser is configured to enable a user to request a customized product from the product dispenser, to determine a first profile for the customized product blend, compare the first profile to a second profile, and reformulate the customized product blend to a dispensed product blend comprising a third profile approximating the second idealized profile. |
| US10577235B2 |
Touch screen interface for adjusting carbonation ratio of beverage dispensing machine
A beverage dispensing system including a control unit and a touch screen. Inputs are made to the touch screen to dispense beverages and apply system adjustments. The control unit controls a plurality of beverage dispensing valves according to inputs made to the touch screen. |
| US10577234B2 |
System for mixing and dispensing beverages
A drink vending apparatus comprises a housing, one or more ingredient cartridges removably coupled to the housing, a mixing container, a dispensing nozzle, and a control unit. A user provides user commands from a smart device to the control unit that comprises drink requests from the user. In response thereto, ingredients are dispensed from one or more of the ingredient cartridges into the mixing container, and the mixed ingredients are dispensed from the mixing container into a receptacle. |
| US10577223B2 |
Moving walkway
A moving walkway comprises at least one endless belt moving in a conveyance direction along a closed loop. The closed loop comprises a conveyance portion and a return portion extending between opposite turnaround portions. A plurality of pallets is drivingly coupled to the belt. Each of the pallets comprises at least one first roller and at least one second roller, the first and second rollers being spaced apart from each other in the conveyance direction. The moving walkway further comprises at least one first guide rail portion and at least one second guide rail portion. The at least one first guide rail portion is configured for guiding and supporting the first rollers in the conveyance portion and in the turnaround portions, and the at least one second guide rail portion is configured for guiding and supporting the second rollers in the conveyance portion. |
| US10577222B2 |
Coded elevator inspection and positioning systems and methods
Elevator systems having an elevator car within an elevator shaft are described. The systems include a plurality of landing doors located at respective landings within the elevator shaft with at least one landing positioning element installed within the elevator shaft and positioned relative to at least one landing door. An inspection system is configured with a detector located on the elevator car and arranged to detect the presence of the landing positioning element in an inspection region to determine if a position of the elevator car relative to the landing door is within a predetermined range. |
| US10577221B2 |
Imaging inspection systems and methods for elevator landing doors
Elevator systems and methods for inspection having an elevator car within an elevator shaft are described. A plurality of landing doors are located at respective landings within the elevator shaft and a landing door gib is located on one of the landing doors and subject to inspection. The landing door gib includes an indicator element thereon, and an inspection system is arranged with a detector located on an exterior of the elevator car and arranged to detect the presence of the indicator element in an inspection region. |
| US10577215B2 |
Stapler, post-processing apparatus and image forming system
A stapler includes a staple cartridge in which a staple is stored, a storage unit to which the staple cartridge is attached to be detachable, a staple ejecting unit which ejects out the staple to penetrate a paper sheet, a cutting unit which cuts a staple leg of the staple penetrating the paper sheet, a binding unit which binds the paper sheet by bending the staple leg of the staple penetrating the paper sheet, a cut staple storage unit which stores a cut staple that is cut by the cutting unit, and a discharge unit through which the cutting unit and the cut staple storage unit communicate with each other to guide the cut staple to the cut staple storage unit. The cut staple storage unit is attachable to and detachable from the stapler. |
| US10577213B2 |
Counter-ejector
A counter-ejector comprises: an elevator including a table displaceable in a forward-backward direction parallel to a feeding-out direction; a backward restriction member for restricting a situation where backward edges of corrugated paperboard sheets in a batch are displaced in a direction opposite to the feeding-out direction; table upward-downward movement drive device; a table displacement drive device; and a control device. The control device executes a table downward movement control processing such that the table is displaced backwardly in at least part of a time period when the table is moved downwardly from the hopper part to a table stop position and a time period when the table is stopped at the table stop position, and a table upward movement control processing such that the table is displaced forwardly in a time period when the table is moved upwardly from the table stop position to the hopper part. |
| US10577211B2 |
Floating mat launch, retrieval, and storage apparatus
An apparatus to launch, retrieve, and store a recreational floating mat is described. The apparatus can provide the advantages of helping to ease the potential difficulties associated with launching, retrieving and storing recreational floating mats from dock side, pool side or from a floating vessel such as a boat or floating dock. |
| US10577210B2 |
Transport device, processed product producing method, and transport control program
A transport device includes a transport section, a processing section, a detector, and a transport controller. The transport section transports a sheet. The processing section performs processing on the sheet. The detector detects a movement of a pointing instrument on a detection surface of the detector itself. The transport controller allows the sheet to be transported by a distance corresponding to the movement of the pointing instrument, and in a direction corresponding to the movement of the pointing instrument. |
| US10577208B2 |
Apparatuses for large format printers
An apparatus (100) for a large format printer (400) to support a spindle (102) of a roll of media comprises at least one supporting member (104, 104a, 104b, 104c) to support the weight of the spindle (102) when the spindle is loaded into the apparatus (100). The apparatus also comprises a cradle (108) to support the spindle (102) as it is loaded onto or unloaded from the at least one supporting member (104). The cradle (108) is moveable between a first position to receive the spindle (102) and a second position when the spindle is supported by the at least one supporting member (104). The apparatus also comprises a shock absorbing member (110) in contact with the cradle (108). The cradle moves between the first and second positions as the spindle (102) is loaded into the apparatus (100) and the shock absorbing member (110) absorbs kinetic energy of the cradle (108) as it moves from the first position to the second position. |
| US10577207B2 |
Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a first pair of conveying rollers for conveying a sheet; a second pair of conveying rollers against which the leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first pair of conveying rollers is hit and which conveys the sheet together with the first pair of conveying rollers by rotating after a loop is formed on the sheet; a separating portion for separating the first pair of conveying rollers; a first conveyance path for guiding the sheet; a second conveyance path which is a path different from the first conveyance path and guides the sheet; and a controller which changes a separation timing at which the first pair of conveying rollers is separated after the loop is formed on the sheet, depending on whether the sheet is guided by the first conveyance path or by the second conveyance path. |
| US10577203B2 |
Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet stacking unit having a stacking surface on which a sheet is stacked, a sheet regulating unit, and an opposed member. The sheet regulating unit includes a main body having a regulating surface which regulates a position of the sheet and being movable with respect to the sheet stacking unit, and an operating portion movably supported on a top of the main body and having a pressure surface. The operating portion is movable from a first position to a second position by performing a pressing operation on the pressure surface. The main body is prevented from moving when the operating portion is in the first position, and is allowed to move when the operating portion is in the second position. The opposed member is removably supported on the main body and opposed to at least a part of the pressure surface and an upper surface of the operating portion. |
| US10577194B2 |
Sorting device with improved capacity
A device for loading, conveying and discharging objects, comprising: a plurality of trays each one of which is intended for carrying an object from a loading position to a discharge position, in which discharge position the object leaves the tray via an unloading section of the tray, a drive system for conveying the trays in a conveyance direction from the loading position to the discharge position, wherein for the purpose of conveying the trays along a path, the drive system comprises a series of linked driving elements, a drive for transferring a drive power onto the drive system, which drive power is required for conveying the trays, and a pusher arm arranged on the tray for by means of pushing away, discharging an object present on the tray, wherein pushing away takes place substantially transverse to the conveyance direction of the tray and wherein at least during conveyance of an object present on the tray the pusher arm is in a first position facing away from the unloading section, and wherein at least for discharging an object present on the tray, the pusher arm moves to a second position in which the pusher arm is near the unloading section of the tray, characterized in that a retaining means is arranged at the unloading section of the at least one tray so as to retain, in a first operation mode, an object present on the at least one tray when the object is moving towards the unloading section as a result of being exposed to dynamic forces during conveyance, and to allow, in a second operation mode, the pusher arm to discharge the object present on the tray by means of pushing away, and an adjusting means is arranged to position the retaining means either in the first or second operation mode. |
| US10577193B1 |
Cross-belt sortation tray
A sorting conveyor for transporting objects and unloading objects adjacent the conveyor. The sorting conveyor includes a conveyor track, conveyor carts having a sortation tray, and a drive motor. In particular embodiments, the cross-belt assembly includes a belt roller, a drive roller, a timing belt, and a removable transport belt to unload objects toward at least one side of the conveyor. |
| US10577192B2 |
Rotating tablet transfer apparatus with pressured spaces
A tablet transfer apparatus includes a fixed plate provided with a rotary shaft penetrating therethrough, a negative pressure space formed therein to allow negative pressure to be partially applied to the negative pressure space, and a suction hole communicating at least with the negative pressure space; and a rotary plate combined with the rotary shaft to rotate, and provided with a concave groove formed in a circumferential surface of the rotary plate to communicate with the negative pressure space. |
| US10577191B2 |
Conveyor article management system
Various embodiments described herein relate to a method of predicting article dimensions and controlling release timing of upcoming articles from upstream conveyors and dynamically computing release times for the upstream conveyors. The method includes predicting a dimension of an upcoming article and creating empty spaces on an upstream conveyor between one or more upstream articles from among a set of upstream articles by controlling an operating speed of a set of drive motors of the upstream conveyor based on the predicted dimension for the upcoming article. Further, the release times of the set of upstream articles is dynamically computed based on a cumulative length of the set of upstream articles and an operating speed of the upstream conveyor. |
| US10577188B2 |
Apparatus and methods for dispensing pre-filled containers with precisely-applied patient-specific information
Apparatus and methods for fulfillment of patient prescription orders by adapting a standard or stock container pre-filled with medication or the like for use as a patient-specific container through precise application of patient-specific information to the pre-filled container. Precise placement of the patient-specific information to the pre-filled container enables pharmacy management to fully utilize valuable information provided with the pre-filled container, thereby improving the quality of service to the patient while making the process of prescription order fulfillment more efficient. In general, preferred embodiments comprise control apparatus and information-application apparatus. In embodiments, the information-application apparatus is adapted to place a patient-specific label on the container. Preferred forms of the information-application apparatus include a label printer and a positioner. The preferred printer applies patient-specific information on a label. The preferred positioner orients the pre-filled container to receive the label from the printer such that information provided with the container is available for use. |
| US10577187B2 |
Work piece conveyance jig and conveyance device provided with same, and induction heating device
A workpiece conveyance jig, which is formed of a threaded shaft made of a ceramic, includes an inner member, which is formed of a solid shaft having a constant diameter, and is configured to receive a rotational driving force, and an outer member, which has a hollow shaft-like shape, has a helical protrusion, and is mounted on an outer periphery of the inner member so as to be rotatable integrally with the inner member. The outer member includes a plurality of cylindrical bodies arranged in a row in an axial direction of the workpiece conveyance jig, and has a convex and concave fitting portion formed between two adjacent ones of the plurality of cylindrical bodies, which is configured to engage the two adjacent cylindrical bodies with each other in a direction of rotation of the inner member. |
| US10577185B2 |
Guide structure for chains for an article conveyer
A guide structure for a chain for an article conveyor is disclosed. The guide structure includes a guide for guiding the chain along a direction of movement of the chain and having at least two rails each delimiting a respective guide channel for at least partly accommodating the chain. An accompanying means for supporting the chain and accompanying it into the guide channel, wherein the accompanying means comprises a contact surface adapted to be in contact with the chain while the chain is accompanied into the guide channel. A fixing means for keeping the accompanying means in fixed position with respect to the guide. And, an adjusting means for adjusting a position of the accompanying means generally orthogonal to the direction of movement of the chain to adjust the angular position of the accompanying means with respect to the guide in at least a first and a second angular positions. |
| US10577184B2 |
Conveyor track assembly for a mechanical chain
A conveyor track assembly section for a mechanical chain comprises a base plate, a wear track profile and a securing member. In some embodiments, the securing member has two arms forming an L shape, and in other embodiments, the securing member has three arms forming a C shape. The securing member is used to secure the wear track profile to the base plate. The mechanical chain is received within the wear track profile. A conveyor track assembly section may further comprise a plurality of placement pins and a plurality of securing members to secure and align the wear track profile and the base plate. Multiple conveyor track assembly sections may be assembled together to form a conveyor track assembly for the mechanical chain. |
| US10577175B2 |
Method and apparatus for shipping and storage of cryogenic devices
An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) shipping container 10 includes a cryogenic refrigeration system 14 for cryogenically cooling superconducting magnet(s) 12A, 12B during transit. The cryogenic refrigeration system 14 monitors the temperature and/or pressure of the superconducting magnet(s) and circulates a refrigerant to the superconducting magnet(s) to maintain cryogenic temperatures in superconducting coils. A power supply 16, provided by a transportation vehicle, connects to the cryogenic refrigeration system via a power inlet 20 which is accessible from the exterior of the shipping container. The superconducting magnet(s) are suspended within the shipping container which is then loaded onto the transportation vehicle. The external power supply is connected to the cryogenic refrigeration system such that refrigerant is circulated to a cold head 22A, 22B of each superconducting magnet. Maintaining cryogenic temperatures during transit minimizes losses to any liquid cryogen or gaseous cryogen installed in the superconducting prior to transit. |
| US10577171B2 |
Tactile manipulation tool
A tactile manipulation device comprised of at least one bent axle rod, a series of revolve rods, two substantially similar barrel housings and at least two retaining means. The embodiments differ in the geometric design of the barrel housings, the number of revolve rods, the angle of the bends in the rods, the number and style of retaining means used to lock the axle rod in the barrel housings. This series of similarly bent revolve rods are rotationally and removeably contained adjacent their distal and proximal ends within C-shaped channels formed parallel to the centerline in a pair of identical barrel housings. The ends of the revolve rods have mechanical tool bits thereon. |
| US10577168B1 |
Self-sealing dispenser for squeezable container
A self-sealing dispenser for a squeezable container may include a flexible resilient member having an open base end, a substantially closed dispensing end formed with a self-opening and self-closing dispensing orifice, and an interior flow pathway that extends from the base end to the dispensing orifice. The flexible resilient member is mounted on a base member that is less flexible than the flexible resilient member. The base member has an exterior surface and an interior flow pathway in fluid communication with the resilient member interior flow pathway. The flexible resilient member may be attached to a nozzle portion of the base member exterior surface that extends into the resilient member interior flow pathway. The flexible resilient member may also be attached to a secondary attachment surface of the base member that does not form any part of the exterior surface of the base member. |
| US10577167B2 |
Insulating container
An insulating device can include an aperture having a waterproof closure which allows access to the chamber within the insulating device. The closure can help prevent any fluid leakage into and out of the insulating device if the insulating device is overturned or in any configuration other than upright. The closure also prevents any fluid from permeating into the chamber if the insulating device is exposed to precipitation, other fluid, or submersed under water. This construction results in an insulating chamber impervious to water and other liquids when the closure is sealed. |
| US10577162B2 |
Sealed package comprising a squeezable product
There is provided a pack (10) for a product (12) comprising a piece of fruit having a rind and a flesh portion containing a liquid in the form of juice. The product (12) is sealingly retained in a volume defined between two films (13, 14) which are sealingly connected around their periphery. The pack (10) has a first openable portion (16) from which the liquid/juice can be dispensed. The fruit product has one or more cuts (47) in its rind to facilitate the manipulation of the fruit to improve juice extraction. |
| US10577161B2 |
Plastic bag making apparatus
An apparatus is improved to successively make plastic bags each of which includes an end surface provided with a spout, by employing the general feeding way of panel material, to be simple in structure, low in cost, high in speed and to make it possible to successively make the plastic bags two by two. A first folded portion is formed in a first web of panel material 1. An aperture is formed in a second web of panel material 2. A spout is inserted into the aperture, the spout and the second web of panel material 2 being heat sealed with each other. The second web of panel material 2 is guided by a guide device 18 to be folded after being heat sealed so that a second folded portion should be formed in the second web of panel material. The spout is turned over by the second folded portion. The second folded portion and the first folded portion are heat sealed with each other while the second folded portion and the second web of panel material 2 are heat sealed with each other about the spout. |
| US10577159B2 |
Drink cup lid
A container includes a cup and a lid. The lid is adapted to mate with a brim included in the cup to close a top aperture opening into an interior liquid-storage region formed in the cup. |
| US10577153B2 |
Disposable dual beverage holding receptacle
A disposable dual beverage receptacle includes of at least two fluid retentive chambers. A top chamber and a bottom chamber, the top chamber is connected with the bottom chamber using its base connector. The base connector has mechanisms for mounting and dismounting the bottom chamber. The bottom chamber is a beverage can. |
| US10577152B2 |
Safe container
Novel lockable safe containers for dispensing valuable, dangerous and potentially dangerous goods via a main opening that is easy for adults (including the elderly or frail) to open, but difficult for children to open, using a finger pressure on a sliding closure with a deflectable extension operable by finger pressure to enable. The novel safe containers have many additional advantages including human factors, ergonomics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, warehousing, retail, tamper resistance advantages, and labeling. The slidable closure exits the main opening zone via an auxiliary opening but wholly without exiting the container in normal usage. |
| US10577148B2 |
Tabs and related methods
Tabs having cleats and related methods are disclosed. An example tab includes a lift end and a nose opposite the lift end, where the nose is to at least partially extend over a pour panel of the can end. A central webbing is interposed between the lift end and the nose. The central webbing defines a hinge line about which the tab is to pivot away from a center panel of the can end when the tab is coupled to the can end. A first cleat is formed on the nose. The first cleat is offset relative to a first side of the center axis of the tab such that a longitudinal axis of the first cleat intersects the center axis at a first angle. |
| US10577147B2 |
Collapsible storage box structure
A collapsible storage box structure includes a soft cloth box body and bottom plate, the opening of the box body provided with a frame, and two sides of the box body are respectively covered with a hard side plate; the bottom plate is made of hard material covered with soft cloth, a center of a bottom face of the soft cloth is in connection with a bottom of the box body in a straight line shape, upon use, the bottom plate is pressed downward to hold the storage box open, and while not in use, the bottom plate is pulled upward to allow the two side plates to be folded in a central portion of the storage box, and the two side plates and bottom plate are then folded and stacked together to form a flat body, thereby facilitating carrying and collecting. |
| US10577146B2 |
Overbox packaging system
An overbox packaging system for a high aspect ratio inner box includes an outer box, at least four modular packaging inserts, and tape to seal the outer box closed. Four modular packaging inserts are adapted to a width of the high aspect ratio inner box by selective removal of zero or more first tear-away pieces and are adapted to a difference in a second dimension of the outer box in the inner box by selective removal of zero or more second tear-away pieces of at least two of the four modular packaging inserts. A second module of additional modular packaging inserts is removed, leaving a first module which is adapted to the width of the high aspect ratio inner box by selective removal of zero or more first tear-away pieces and placed in the outer box with its slot holding a section of the inner box. |
| US10577145B2 |
Leak resistant tray
A leak resistant tray and a method of forming the tray from a blank. The blank comprises a bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end portions connected to peripheral edges of the bottom panel. Each end portion includes inner end panel structure having a lower end panel and an upper end panel. Each end portion further includes first and second intermediate panels connected to the first and second side panels, first and second outer end panels connected to respective first and second intermediate panels, and first and second triangular gusset panels, each gusset panel connected between one of the intermediate panels and the lower end panel. First and second gusset trough panels are connected to a respective one of the gusset panels and to a lower edge of one of the outer end panels. |
| US10577144B2 |
Replacement panel assembly for sealing carton assembly and methods of assembly and use
An attachable panel assembly includes a replacement panel having a mounting panel and a closure panel projecting from the mounting panel. The closure panel has an attachment portion and a removable zipper tear strip disposed between the attachment portion and the mounting panel. The panel assembly also includes a first adhesive layer disposed on the mounting panel and a second adhesive layer disposed on the attachment portion of the replacement closure panel, the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer being disposed on opposing sides of the replacement panel. A resealable carton system includes the panel assembly attached or attachable to a carton body of a carton assembly by means of the first adhesive layer. The carton assembly can be sealed by closing an inner closure panel of the carton assembly and folding the replacement closure panel so that the second adhesive binds to the inner closure panel. |
| US10577143B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming a threaded neck on a metallic bottle
An apparatus and method of making and applying threaded twist-off neck finishes for metal containers is provided. More specifically, the present invention relations to apparatus and methods used to form metallic bottles with threaded necks adapted to receive selectively removable threaded closures. The threaded neck may be formed by interconnecting a threaded outsert to a metallic bottle. Alternatively, the threaded neck may be formed as an integral portion of the neck of the bottle. |
| US10577141B2 |
Method for forming easily separable portion in packaging film, package bag having easily separable portion, and filling-packing machine
To provide a method for readily forming an easily separable portion having an adhesive strength that is required as a package bag on packaging film, a package bag having an easily separable portion formed by this method, and a filling-packing machine utilizing this method. A method forming an easily separable portion in packaging film by interposing at least two packaging films between a horn emitting ultrasonic waves and an anvil oppositely disposed to the horn, and vibrating the packaging films by the ultrasonic waves, in which a vibratable layer is provided on the packaging film in at least one of the horn side and the anvil side. |
| US10577140B2 |
Method and device for sterile packaging of a ready-to-use flexible hydrophilic intraocular lens
The invention relates to a method and a device for packaging a flexible hydrophilic intraocular lens (1) placed flat on an injection support (4) which is adapted to carry out folding of the lens (1) during its implantation. The lens is immersed in a bath of liquid conserving solution contained in a sealed flask (30) which is itself enclosed in a packaging envelope (48), the assembly being steam-sterilized. |
| US10577138B2 |
Cryogenic-sealing tape and method of use
Use of a combination of a sealing tape, cap and container for sealed storage of a sample at −70° C. or below. A container receives sample for subsequent storage of the sample at −70° C. or below. A cap encloses the sample in the container for subsequent storage of the sample at −70° C. or below, a joint defined between the cap and the container. A sealing tape sealingly covers said joint between the cap and the receptacle during storage of the sample at −70° C. or below, the sealing tape comprising a strip body having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being made of one of a silicone and a silicone rubber, a thickness between the first surface and the second surface ranging between 0.5 mil-60.0 mil, the strip body configured for the first surface at a first end to self-adhere to the second surface at a second end by overlaying in a silicone-to-silicone bond to cover said joint. |
| US10577136B2 |
Device for moving objects
The invention relates to a device for moving objects, in particular portions, each portion comprising at least one slice cut from a food product, comprising a plurality of individually movable transport movers for at least one object each, a track system for the transport movers, in which the transport movers can be moved along at least one specified track in a transport direction, and a control apparatus for controlling the motions of the transport movers in the track system, wherein at least one track segment and/or at least one transport mover has at least one support, which is frame-free at every point in time or at least at times, for at least a part of a holder, in particular a bowl-like holder, for holding at least one object to be transported, in particular for a packaging or a part of a packaging, preferably for a tray for holding at least one portion, and wherein, in addition to the support, fastening means are provided, which are designed to fasten the holder to the support at least at times. |
| US10577134B2 |
Separation device
A separation device includes: an outer case; a pillar-shaped separation member including an engaging portion; a support member including a swinging portion and an engageable portion, the swinging portion being swingably supported by the outer case, the engageable portion supporting the separation member; an inner case including a fitting hole restricting swinging of the support member; and an operation-enabling element, which supports the inner case and which is fusion-cut when an electric current is applied thereto. When the operation-enabling element is fusion-cut, the inner case is displaced, such that: the engageable portion of the support member detaches from the fitting hole; the swinging portion swings; and the engageable portion moves away from the engaging portion to release the separation member. |
| US10577128B2 |
Health monitoring of aircraft landing gear mechanical structures
Methods and systems are provided that facilitate the maintenance of levered landing gears by monitoring the condition of the stop pads of such landing gears. One embodiment provides for calibrating a sensor for measuring a condition of a stop joint formed by a first stop pad and a second stop pad of a levered landing gear against a nominal condition of at least one of the first stop pad and the second stop pad; monitoring, by the sensor, a current condition of the at least one of the first stop pad and the second stop pad from the nominal condition; determining whether a non-conformance from the nominal condition of the at least one of the first stop pad and the second stop pad has been detected by the sensor for the current condition; and in response to determining that the non-conformance has been detected, generating an alert. |
| US10577127B2 |
Aircraft handling system
A system for handling an aircraft on a nautical vessel includes a plurality of winches each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of electromotors and a plurality of cables associated with the plurality of winches. Each of the plurality of cables is configured to attach to an aircraft positioned on a deck of the nautical vessel. A control system is configured to receive a target aircraft hauling speed and direction and operate the winches to achieve the target speed in the selected direction while maintaining load on the aircraft to below a maximum limit and also maintaining the cables in tension. |
| US10577124B2 |
Method for destination approach control of unmanned aerial vehicles
The invention relates to a method for destination approach control of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular delivery drones, to an arbitrary location defined by the recipient. |
| US10577122B2 |
Slat disconnect sensor
A sensor for detecting relative movement between two adjacent components includes a first member, a second member rotatable about an axis relative to the first member, and a fuse element including a first electrical contactor connected to the first member and a second electrical contactor connected to the second member. When the first member and the second member are skewed, the first electrical contactor and the second electrical contactor are not in electrical contact. |
| US10577119B2 |
System and apparatus for refueling aircraft from a watercraft
The invention is a watercraft to aircraft refueling system (“WARS”). A WARS is a refueling system based from a watercraft, such as a surface ship or submarine. A WARS would typically include an elevation apparatus to lift a refueling hose above the water. The elevation apparatus can compose a lifting or swiveling mechanism. In some embodiments both a lifting and swiveling mechanism is used. The WARS lifts the refueling hose above the water, allowing an aircraft to engage with the WARS. The refueling hose may also include a telescoping mechanism or a rotor apparatus or a pressurized water nozzle system to elevate the refueling hose and assist in engaging a WARS with an aircraft. |
| US10577117B2 |
Angled acoustic honeycomb
Acoustic structures in which acoustic septa are located in the angled cells of a honeycomb for reducing the noise generated from a source. The honeycomb used to form the acoustic structure has cell walls that extend at an angle relative to the honeycomb edges such that the depth of the honeycomb cells is greater than the honeycomb core thickness The acoustic septa are formed by inserting planar acoustic inserts into the angled honeycomb cells to form septum caps which are friction-locked within the angled cells and then permanently bonded in place. |
| US10577113B2 |
Using two or more centralized circuit regulated circuit control module
An inflatable flotation device includes a main body and a plurality of light emitters coupled to the main body and configured to output light. The inflatable flotation device further includes a power connector including a positive terminal and a negative terminal configured to receive at least one of an input voltage or an input current therebetween. The inflatable flotation device further includes a first circuit control module (CCM) coupled between the power connector and the plurality of light emitters and configured to regulate the at least one of the input voltage or the input current to at least one of an operating voltage or an operating current of the plurality of light emitters. The inflatable flotation device further includes a second CCM coupled between the power source and the plurality of the light emitters and configured to regulate the at least one of the input voltage or the input current to the at least one of the operating voltage or the operating current such that the plurality of light emitters can receive the at least one of the operating voltage or the operating current in response to failure of at least one of the first CCM or the second CCM. |
| US10577109B2 |
System and method for deplaning and boarding airplanes
A system and method for deplaning and boarding airplanes. The system is comprised of a track that provides a loop for transferring seats from the airplane, to a deboarding area, to a boarding area, and back to the airplane. Seats with integrated storage compartments lower onto the track via a connector for transporting the seat along the track and through the system. |
| US10577105B2 |
Package loading mechanism
A payload retrieval apparatus including an extending member having an upper end and a lower end, a channel having a first end and a second end, the channel coupled to the extending member, a first tether engager that extends in a first direction from the first end of the channel section, and a payload holder positioned near the second end of the channel and is adapted to secure a payload. |
| US10577103B2 |
Systems and methods for dispensing an insecticide via unmanned vehicles to defend a crop-containing area against pests
In some embodiments, methods and systems of dispensing an insecticide to defend a crop-containing area against crop-damaging pests include an unmanned vehicle having a sensor that detects a crop-damaging pest in the crop-containing area and captures pest detection data, and an insecticide output device including at least one insecticide directed at the pest. The unmanned vehicle transmits the captured pest detection data via the network to the computing device and, in response to receipt of the captured pest detection data via the network from the unmanned vehicle, the computing device accesses an electronic database to determine an identity of the at least one pest. Based on the determined identity of the crop-damaging pest, the computing device transmits a control signal to the unmanned vehicle to cause the insecticide output device of the unmanned vehicle to dispense one or more insecticides specific to the identified crop-damaging pest. |
| US10577101B2 |
Water surface detection method and apparatus, unmanned aerial vehicle landing method and apparatus and unmanned aerial vehicle
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a water surface detection method, an unmanned aerial vehicle landing method and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The detection method includes: controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to generate an airflow, where the airflow is used to generate a water surface ripple; obtaining an image of a landing area of the unmanned aerial vehicle and a flight parameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and processing the image, and determining, with reference to the flight parameter, whether the landing area has the water surface ripple. Damage caused by erroneous landing of the unmanned aerial vehicle on a water surface can be alleviated by determining whether the landing area has the water surface. |
| US10577100B2 |
Drone-based painting system
A painting system that makes use of drones such as modified quadrotors. The drone includes a support arm that carries a paint nozzle configured for pan and tilt motion. A power supply line is connected from an external power supply to the drone to allow extended flight time. A paint supply line is also connected from an external paint supply to the drone to allow extended painting time and/or surface coverage with each flight. The drone has an onboard controller so painting is autonomous with no human input being required. The drone stores a 3D model of the target structure annotated with the drone trajectory plus commands to control the pan-tilt paint nozzle to perform the painting. At runtime, the controller uses a sensor to view the target structure and localizes itself. The drone then traverses the stored trajectory and implements the painting commands to paint the 3D structure's surfaces. |
| US10577098B2 |
Drone having reconfigurable shape
Provided is a drone having a reconfigurable shape, more specifically, a drone having a reconfigurable shape that is capable of being horizontally flown without a rotation motion of the drone by configuring unit module drones having a rectangular parallelepiped shape that may apply thrusts in six directions and is capable of being flown singly or flown in various shapes by forming an assembly drone by coupling between the unit module drones. |
| US10577095B2 |
Active rotor damping system
An aircraft is provided and includes a non-rotating frame, an engine disposed in the non-rotating frame, a rotating frame, which is drivable by the engine to rotate relative to the non-rotating frame to generate lift and thrust, the rotating frame including a hub and rotor blades extending outwardly from the hub, an actuation system including electro-mechanical actuators (EMAs) respectively disposed in the rotating frame between the hub and the rotor blades, each EMA including a rotary inductive device, a gear train associated with each EMA and the corresponding rotary inductive device to convert linear displacements of a piston responsive to rotor blade lead/lag into rotation of the rotary inductive device and a controller that controls the rotary inductive device to operate, in a first mode, as a motor which drives the gear train, and, in a second mode, as a generator which is driven by the gear train. |
| US10577092B2 |
Rotor head, a rotor, and a rotorcraft
A head for a rotor of a rotorcraft, the head comprising a cap extending radially from an axis of rotation in elevation towards a periphery and extending in azimuth over 360 degrees, the cap extending in thickness between an inside face that is to face a hub of the rotor and an outside face overlying the inside face, the periphery being crenellated to define a succession of crenellations and of notches, each notch allowing a blade of the rotor to perform flapping motion. |
| US10577091B2 |
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
Disclosed herein is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft having three lifting surfaces and separate lift and cruise systems. The VTOL aircraft may include a fuselage having a roll axis, a thrust rotor to produce a propulsion thrust, first and second rotor booms, first and second canard surfaces, first and second wing surfaces, first and second tail surfaces, and a plurality of lift rotors to produce a lifting thrust force. The plurality of lift rotors includes a first plurality of lift rotors positioned on the first rotor boom and a second plurality of lift rotors positioned on the second rotor boom. The first and second rotor booms may be substantially parallel to the roll axis of the fuselage, where the fuselage is positioned between the first and second rotor booms. Each of the first and second rotor booms may be secured to the aircraft at three locations. |
| US10577085B2 |
Aerodynamic lift enhancing system for a flying automotive vehicle
An aerodynamic lift enhancing system for increasing aerodynamic lift generated by a body of an automotive flying vehicle is disclosed. The automotive flying vehicle includes a vehicle body enclosing a passenger compartment and having an upper surface at least partially defined by a hood, a roof extending over the passenger compartment, and a front windshield disposed between the hood and roof. The front windshield includes a leading edge positioned proximate a trailing edge of the hood and a trailing edge positioned adjacent the roof. The automotive flying vehicle includes wings extending laterally outward from the vehicle body. The aerodynamic lift enhancing system includes an air discharge nozzle located upstream from the leading edge of the front windshield, the air discharge nozzle operable to discharge a stream of air over the upper surface of the vehicle. |
| US10577083B2 |
Method of controlling an artificial force feel generating device for generation of an artificial feeling of force on an inceptor of a vehicle control system
A method of controlling an artificial force feel generating device for generation of an artificial feeling of force on an inceptor that is adapted for controlling a servo-assisted control unit of a vehicle control system, wherein the artificial force feel generating device comprises at least one force generating device that is mechanically connected to the inceptor for generating a tactile cue force acting in operation on the inceptor, and wherein a safety device is provided for limiting authority of the at least one force generating device, the method comprising at least the steps of: monitoring usage of the safety device during operation of the artificial force feel generating device, determining a current accumulated fatigue of the safety device on the basis of the monitored usage, and re-configuring the at least one force generating device on the basis of the current accumulated fatigue. |
| US10577082B2 |
Cockpit control of a fixed wing aircraft
A device and method for flying an aircraft is disclosed. A housing that is removably installable in a cockpit of the aircraft is installed in the cockpit. The housing includes a processor. The processor receives a flight measurement from the aircraft, determines a flight control parameter for flying the aircraft from the flight measurement, and operates a flight control device of the aircraft to implement the flight control parameter to fly the aircraft. |
| US10577081B2 |
Proactive vehicle control systems and methods
A vehicle may include a sensor and a proactive vehicle controller that is capable of proactively altering one or more vehicle operating parameters in response to detecting a force caused by an environmental event that will be exerted on a chassis of the vehicle. The sensor has a field-of-view that includes the direction of travel of the vehicle. The sensor may detect objects in the field-of-view and, based at least in part on the behavior of the objects in the field-of-view, predicts the force exerted on the object by an environmental event. Based on the predicted force, the proactive vehicle controller proactively adjusts one or more vehicle operating parameters to minimize the effect of the force that will be exerted on the vehicle by the environmental event. |
| US10577077B2 |
Rotational joint for an aircraft folding wing
A rotational joint (101) that rotatably couples a wing tip device (4) to a fixed wing (3), and includes an outer race (8) and an inner race (9), a rotational drive member (70) and the race that is rotationally fixed relative to the wing tip device (4) each being provided with a coupling section (110, 111, 114), the coupling sections coupled to each other by a coupling member (119), that is received in a bore (112, 113) in one of the coupling sections, such that rotation of the drive member (70) rotates the race that is rotationally fixed relative to the wing tip device, to rotate the wing tip device (4) from one configuration to the other, wherein the coupling member (119) is mounted in the bore such that it is movable radially within the bore. |
| US10577076B1 |
Shape-shifting aircraft wing actuated via polymer artificial muscle driven twisting wing ribs
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for twisting a wing rib of an aircraft that when deployed across the wing span allows for a wide range of wing shape variations. This variance in shape may be used to steer the airplane without the use of flaps, and change the wings from a high-speed, low-lift shape to a low-speed, high-lift shape, including interim wing configurations, during flight to increase efficiency. The apparatus utilizes high strength-to-weight ratio polymer artificial muscles wrapped in heating wire as the rib twisting actuators. Wing rib twist is accomplished by electrifying the heating wire of the appropriate polymer artificial muscle to alter the wing rib twist. The wing rib apparatus includes a venting design that allows for faster activation of the wing rib twist by using ambient air convection to accelerate cooling of the relaxing polymer artificial muscle. |
| US10577070B2 |
Power paddle
A portable propulsion system for a watercraft may include a shaft, a propeller, an outer casing, and a flexible strap. The shaft may have a prop end section, a drive end section, and a rotational axis extending from the prop end section to the drive end section. The propeller may be connected to the prop end section of the shaft. The drive end section may be configured for removable connection to a driver for rotation of the propeller via rotation of the shaft about the rotational axis to propel the watercraft. The outer casing may be disposed around the shaft. The flexible strap may have first and second end sections connected to the outer casing in respective first and second regions. |
| US10577069B1 |
Multi-component gear unit
A gear unit including a gear, a hub, and a support ring configured to reduce the maximum stress on the gear teeth and, in particular, the toe of the gear teeth. |
| US10577068B1 |
Systems and methods for monitoring underwater impacts to marine propulsion devices
Systems and methods are for monitoring underwater impacts to marine propulsion devices. The systems can comprise a marine propulsion device that is trimmable up and down about a trim axis; a trim sensor that senses at least one of a current trim position of the marine propulsion device relative to the trim axis and a rate at which the marine propulsion device is trimmed relative to the trim axis; and a controller that is configured to compare the rate at which the marine propulsion device is trimmed relative to the trim axis to a stored threshold value to thereby determine whether an underwater impact to the marine propulsion device has occurred. |
| US10577066B1 |
Vessel handle and paddle clip
This disclosure relates to the field of accessories to water vessels (watercraft) such as kayaks, surfboards, paddleboards, etc. where a paddle or oar is carried. The combined vessel handle and paddle clip comprises an exterior grasping surface and an interior surface configured to frictionally retain a paddle. |
| US10577063B2 |
Stowage container with breach detection and indication system
A stowage container including a barrier such as a door or access panel and a breach detector for monitoring and/or detecting a breach of the barrier. The breach detector includes an indicator assembly having a slot that can be positioned between, and defined by, a front panel and a back panel of the barrier, and an indicator within the slot. The indicator assembly further includes a retainer that maintains the indicator in a first state when the barrier is in a first position (e.g., closed or sealed) and which releases the indicator into a second state when the barrier moves from the first position to a second position (e.g., open or breached). Upon returning the barrier to the first position, the indicator remains in the second state until the indicator reset to the first state. |
| US10577062B2 |
Self-orienting raft
The present disclosure provides a self-orienting raft system. The self-orienting raft system may comprise a base comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first tube wall coupled to the first side of the base, a charged cylinder coupled to a second side of the base, and an anchor coupled to a second side of the base. The charged cylinder and the anchor may be coupled to the second side of the base proximate to a geometric center of the base when the self-orienting raft system is in an inflated configuration. |
| US10577061B2 |
Shiplift platform with movable connectors for connecting with piers
A shiplift includes a pier defining a space. The pier includes lifting apparatus. The shiplift includes a shiplift platform configured to fit within the space defined by the pier. One or more movable connectors are mechanically coupled to the shiplift platform. Each movable connector is configured to move into at least two positions, including a first position and a second position. In the first position, the movable connectors are mechanically coupled to the shiplift platform and positioned to allow the shiplift platform to enter the space defined by the pier. In the second position, the movable connectors are mechanically coupled to the shiplift platform and positioned to mechanically couple to the lifting apparatus of the pier. |
| US10577058B2 |
Bottom plate for marine boom
A bottom plate for a marine boom includes a main plate extending in a first plane. The main plate has first and second ends with first and second sides extending there between. The first plane is defined by a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends and a lateral axis normal to the longitudinal axis and extending between the first and second sides. Top and bottom surfaces are bounded by the first and second ends and the first and second sides and extend parallel to the first plane. At least one lug is attached to the main plate and extends in a second plane generally perpendicular to the first plane. The lug includes a flange defining an aperture aligned generally parallel with the lateral axis, where radial thickness of the flange increases toward the main plate and decreases away from the main plate. |
| US10577056B2 |
Mooring pulley tensioning system
A mooring tensioning arrangement for a floating structure or vessel (11), comprising an anchor (2), a mooring line (3), a mooring tensioner (4) and a working line (5), said mooring tensioner (4) having a tensioning pulley (20). A tensioning force is imposed onsaid mooring line (3), which is directed towards said floating structure or vessel (11). |
| US10577051B2 |
Bicycle sprocket
A bicycle sprocket comprises a plurality of sprocket teeth including at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth. The at least one first tooth has a first non-driving surface including a first non-driving surface portion and a second non-driving surface portion so that a first ridge is formed between the first non-driving surface portion and the second non-driving surface portion. The at least one second tooth is configured to initially engage with the bicycle chain in a shifting operation. The at least one second tooth is disposed adjacent to the at least one first tooth. The at least one second tooth has a second non-driving surface including a third non-driving surface portion and a fourth non-driving surface portion so that a second ridge is formed between the third non-driving surface portion and the fourth non-driving surface portion. |
| US10577050B2 |
Bicycle sprocket
A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body and chain-driving teeth. The chain-driving teeth comprises at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth. The at least one first tooth has a first circumferential tooth-length defined in a circumferential direction at a radial location defined in vicinity of a reference line. The at least one second tooth has a second circumferential tooth-length defined in the circumferential direction at the radial location. The first circumferential tooth-length is larger than the second circumferential tooth-length. A dimensional difference between the first circumferential tooth-length and the second circumferential tooth-length is equal to or smaller than 1 mm. |
| US10577049B2 |
Saddle-type vehicle
A saddle-type vehicle includes a helmet and an occupant authentication device configured to perform authentication of an occupant by a small camera (an imaging element) provided in the helmet. The occupant authentication device releases lock on the vehicle if the occupant is authenticated. |
| US10577046B2 |
Bicycle with variable wheelbase
The invention pertains to a bicycle with variable wheelbase which converts the user's body expansion and contraction into propulsion. The invention comprises a frame [1] having a front wheel, and a structure [2] having a rear hub [4]. The structure [2] is suspended pivotally to the frame [1] about a rotational axis [3]. The wheelbase is varied by pivoting the structure [2] about the rotational axis [3]. By pivoting the structure [2], the catching wheels [7] and [8], both connected to the rear hub [4], travel along the retainer [5] and [6], respectively, and transmit torque to the rear hub [4] in one direction. |
| US10577042B2 |
Clamping device for handlebar
The present disclosure provides a clamping device for a handlebar, including: a clamping base comprising a cavity and a first clamping surface; a clamping arm pivotally connected to the clamping base and having a second clamping surface; a locking arm arranged in the cavity and pivotally connected with the clamping base, the locking arm is connected with the clamping arm and provided with at least one locking hole thereon; a locking assembly mounted on the clamping base and comprising a locking pin, and the clamping device is in a locked state when the locking pin is inserted into the locking hole; and a support component detachably mounted on the clamping base for fixing a smart equipment. The clamping device of the present disclosure can be quickly locked or released without additional tools, and no extra adjustment is needed after holding to the handlebar. The clamping device can be applied to a variety of different smart devices by replacing different support component. |
| US10577040B1 |
Device and method of adapting bicycle carrier as maintenance stand
The present invention provides a device and method for adapting a vehicle-mounted bicycle carrier to function as a stand for holding the bicycle to perform maintenance and repairs. A bicycle carrier attachment is provided which may be added to or manufactured as a part of a typical vehicle-mounted bicycle carrier. The attachment consists of a cradle with an open channel to receive and support an axle of the bicycle, an attachment device for attaching the cradle to the carrier, and a mechanism for elevating or lowering the cradle and thus the axle supported by the cradle. When the cradle is elevated, the bicycle is held in a position that allows the wheel surrounding the lifted axle to freely rotate, as is useful for maintenance functions. |
| US10577037B2 |
System and corresponding process for gluing together two components on a vehicle-body assembly line
A system and process for gluing two components together includes measuring the temperature of one or both panels to be glued together prior to application of the glue to the panels. If the measured temperature of the panel(s) is outside a predetermined range, the system and process thermally conditions the panel(s) to bring them into the predetermined temperature range for proper adhesion. A control unit with predetermined reference values is in communication with the system temperature sensors and thermal conditioning devices to provide uniform gluing quality irrespective of the environmental conditions of the assembly line. |
| US10577034B2 |
Modifying aerodynamic performance of a vehicle
Embodiments of the present invention provide airflow apparatus for a vehicle comprising: an airflow duct extending rearwardly from a front region of said vehicle, the airflow duct having an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet; a cooling duct, separate from the airflow duct, the cooling duct having a cooling inlet and a cooling outlet, wherein the airflow outlet is in proximity to the cooling outlet such that, in use, airflow through said airflow outlet influences airflow through said cooling outlet, the cooling outlet and/or the airflow outlet is in a bonnet of the vehicle and, in use, airflow exits the airflow outlet substantially parallel said bonnet. |
| US10577028B2 |
Automobile member
Provided is an automobile member including a hat-shaped first member that has a first flange, a second flange, a first wall portion erected from the first flange, a second wall portion erected from the second flange, and a web connecting the first and second wall portions to each other; a second member that is spot-joined to the first and second flanges; a first joining plate that is joined to inner wall surfaces of the first wall portion and the second member; and a second joining plate that is joined to inner wall surfaces of the second wall portion and the second member. |
| US10577026B2 |
Flow restricting deflector
Drag reducing systems for vehicles are provided. In one aspect, a drag reducing system generally includes a flow restricting deflector couplable to a mount and positioned upstream in a path of airflow to an object. The flow restricting deflector generally includes a body portion and a plurality of flow choking orifices configured to provide a choked airflow condition. In another aspect, the drag reducing system is configured for positioning adjacent a wheel and tire combination of a vehicle upstream in a path of airflow to the wheel and tire combination. The flow restricting deflector may be coupled to and extending downward from a splash shield adjacent the wheel and tire combination. |
| US10577024B2 |
Bracket and mounting system for use in supporting a module within a vehicle
A bracket for use in supporting a module within a vehicle. The bracket includes a first end, a second end, and a bracket body extending between the first end and the second end. The bracket body includes at least one attachment point defined at each of the first end and the second end, a first side that defines a mounting surface, and a second side opposite the first side. The bracket body also includes a reinforced side wall that extends about the at least one attachment point. The reinforced side wall is configured to define a bushing receptacle on both the first side and the second side of the bracket body. |
| US10577023B2 |
Roof frame bracket assembly
A roof frame includes a roof rail having a bottom, a bracket assembly, and a pillar. The bracket assembly includes a bracket inner and a bracket outer fixed to each other. The bracket inner and the bracket outer fixed to the bottom of the roof rail. The pillar includes a pillar inner fixed to the bracket inner and a pillar outer fixed to the bracket outer. The pillar inner and the pillar outer fixed to each other. |
| US10577022B2 |
Body structure having B-pillar reinforcements formed integrally and as curved tubes, and correspondingly formed B-pillar reinforcement
A body structure for a passenger car has B-pillar reinforcements of which each have an upper attachment section for attachment to the roof area and a lower attachment section for attachment to the floor assembly or to a side sill. The B-pillar reinforcements are formed as integral tubes made of high-strength steel material and, between the lower attachment sections of the tubes and the upper attachment sections thereof, have a curved course having a constant radius of curvature. |
| US10577020B2 |
Driving assist apparatus of vehicle
A driving assist apparatus of a vehicle of the invention sets a predicted route predicted for the vehicle to move and performs an attention operation to a driver when a time predicted for the vehicle to reach a point where a moving object crosses the predicted route is smaller than or equal to a threshold time. The apparatus predicts a radius of a route predicted for the vehicle to move as a left turn radius when the vehicle turns left and sets a route curved along an arc having the left turn radius as the predicted route. The apparatus predicts the radius of the route predicted for the vehicle to move as a right turn radius when the vehicle turns right and sets the route curved along the arc having the right turn radius as the predicted route. |
| US10577019B1 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid zero turn vehicle is disclosed, having an internal combustion engine supported on a frame and an operator platform located adjacent to the rear of the frame. An upright riser is disposed on the frame. The vehicle uses an electrical generating device driven by the engine and first and second electric drive transmissions to drive the output wheels. An electrical bus or controllers may be mounted on a panel of the upright riser and offset vertically above the engine to assist in providing a compact design. A pair of drive levers is mounted on the upright riser for controlling the output of the vehicle. |
| US10577010B2 |
Telescoping steering column
A telescoping steering column is constructed to be mounted to a vehicle structure. The telescoping steering column includes a plurality of jackets in telescopic relation to one another along a telescopic axis, an electric motor, at least one leadscrew, first and second thread sets, and first and second nuts. The plurality of jackets include a first jacket and a second jacket. The electric motor is rigidly fixed to one of the plurality of jackets. Then at least one leadscrew is rotationally driven by the electric motor. The first and second thread sets are carried by the at least one leadscrew. The first and second nuts are threaded upon the respective first and second thread sets, and attached to the respective first and second jackets. |
| US10577006B1 |
Storage and transportation cart for folding chairs and folding tables
A storage and transportation car for folding chairs and folding tables is an apparatus that stores and transports folding chairs and folding tables. The apparatus includes a platform, a plurality of first cleats and a plurality of second cleats. The platform includes an elongated base panel that upholds both the chairs and tables from the ground. The frame connects the plurality of first cleats and the plurality of second cleats with the platform. The plurality of first cleats and the plurality of second cleats position the chairs and tables across the platform. A plurality of first sockets and a plurality of second sockets are defined between the plurality of first cleats and the plurality of second cleats, respectively. The plurality of first sockets and the plurality of second sockets orients each chair. The plurality of first cleats and the plurality of second cleats upholds the legs of each chair. |
| US10577003B2 |
Front-folding golf cart
A front-folding golf cart may include a main rod, a handle, and a front wheel assembly rotatably attached to an end of the main rod. The rotation of the front wheel assembly, from an extended to retracted position, may occur in a forward-and-upward direction. The front wheel assembly may include a front wheel fork having a front wheel mounted thereto, a support chassis extending from the end of the main rod to a connecting portion of the front wheel fork, and a locking mechanism positioned therebetween at the connecting portion. The front wheel fork may fixedly attach to the support chassis, while the connection between the main rod and the supporting chassis may be capable of adjusting in situ. A lower bracket may attach to the support chassis. The front-folding golf cart may further include two rear wheels respectively connected to the main rod through two foldable rear wheel frames. |
| US10577002B2 |
Method of managing transmission resources in infrastructure
The present invention relates to a method of managing transmission resources in an infrastructure (INF) comprising a plurality of wayside radio units (WRU). The method comprising: an exchange step during which a reference WRU receives cooperation data generated by one or more other WRUs, which are representative of respective failure probabilities of at least part of devices of communication onboard vehicles which are in communication with said WRU, an optimization step during which said reference WRU determines, based on the cooperation data, a resource allocation scheme defining at least time-frequency resources allocated to all or part of the devices which are in communication with said reference WRU, said resource allocation scheme being configured to maximize the probability that no transmission failure between a device and a WRU in communication therewith occurs for at least one device of each communication system across the set of devices including the devices in communication with said reference WRU and the devices for which cooperation have been received during the exchange step, an operation step, wherein said resource allocation scheme is implemented by said reference WRU. |
| US10577001B2 |
Transmitter device, sensor device and method for sensing a magnetic field change
A transmitter device for a sensor device detects a magnetic field change caused by an object approaching or moving past the sensor device, in particular by a wheel of a rail vehicle. The transmitter device has at least two alternating-current-fed transmitter oscillating circuits. In order to implement error disclosure of the sensor device in a particularly simple manner, the at least two transmitter oscillating circuits are formed in such a way that the resonance frequencies thereof are different from each other. A sensor device and a method for detecting a magnetic field change are also provided. |
| US10576996B2 |
Line bypass system
A line bypass system includes a support structure including a first support portion and a second support portion spaced apart from the first support portion. The support structure includes an attachment portion that attaches the first support portion to the second support portion. The first support portion and the second support portion define a first opening on a first side of the attachment portion and a second opening on a second side of the attachment portion. The first opening movably receives a first guide wire and the second opening movably receives a second guide wire. |
| US10576992B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling driving mode of autonomous driving vehicle
A method for controlling a driving mode of an autonomous driving vehicle, may include comparing a current vehicle speed with a reference vehicle speed when a driving mode change signal is generated during driving of the autonomous driving vehicle in manual driving mode; stopping the manual driving mode and executing autonomous driving mode when a result of the comparing indicates that the current vehicle speed is equal to or slower than the reference vehicle speed; and executing the autonomous driving mode or maintaining the manual driving mode which is a current driving mode, depending on a determination result of whether an APS signal is generated or not, when the result of the comparing indicates that current vehicle speed exceeds the reference vehicle speed. |
| US10576989B2 |
Method and system of assisting driving of vehicle
A vehicle drive assistance system is provided, which includes a processor configured to execute an individual driver model learning engine configured to build an individual driver model unique to a vehicle driver based on driving data of the driver, and an on-board controller provided in a vehicle of the driver and configured to perform particular vehicle control processing. The individual driver model learning engine analyzes a current state of the driver based on the driving data, determines recommending processing that corresponds to the analyzed state based on the individual driver model, and instructs the on-board controller to perform the recommending processing. |
| US10576981B2 |
Hand operated auxiliary drive and retard torque control
A control system for an off-highway vehicle including a foot operated drive pedal, a foot operated retard pedal, and a hand operated auxiliary drive/retard control. The auxiliary drive/retard control is operable in a first state to signal a request for drive torque and a second state to signal a request for retard torque. |
| US10576973B2 |
Driving assistance device and driving assistance method
In a driving assistance device, a distance information is acquired based on an image acquired by an imaging device mounted on a vehicle. The distance information includes a relative distance of a preceding vehicle in a travelling direction of the own vehicle, relative velocity thereof, and acceleration information thereof including relative acceleration. A time required until the own vehicle collides with the preceding vehicle is calculated with consideration of the acceleration information as a predicted collision time. It is determined whether or not the preceding vehicle is in a deceleration state by using the relative velocity. Further it is determined whether or not a collision possibility between the own vehicle and the preceding vehicle exists, and it is also determined to use the predicted collision time on the condition that the preceding vehicle is determined to be in the deceleration state and the collision possibility is determined to exist. |
| US10576970B2 |
Driver assistance method and system
A method and system are disclosed for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle while driving through an intersection or road junction where at least three roads converge in a transition area. A future motion of an own or ego vehicle is estimated, and a future motion of a second vehicle is estimated. The probability of a collision between the own vehicle and the second vehicle is estimated based on the respective future motions. A search for a roadway marking arranged in the transition area is executed. If a roadway marking is found, the future motion of at least one of the own vehicle and second vehicle is estimated based on the detected roadway marking. A risk-reducing manuever is executed when the estimated collision probability exceeds a limiting value. |
| US10576969B2 |
Vehicle communication with connected objects in proximity to the vehicle using cloud systems
Methods and systems are provided. One method includes processing communication with a vehicle and connected objects. The processing is by one or more servers of a cloud system where said vehicle is associated for receiving services. The connected objects include objects having communication capabilities that are either fixed at specific locations as infrastructure where the vehicle is traversing or is moving in location in areas proximate to where the vehicle is traversing. The method includes receiving by a server of the cloud system, geo-location for the vehicle using on-board electronics of the vehicle and data obtained from a global positioning system. Determining a heading direction of the vehicle based on detected changes in the geo-locations of the vehicle. Receiving state data from connected objects, and selecting one or more of the connected objects based on a current geo-location of the vehicle and the heading direction of the vehicle. The state data from the selected connected objects is processed to determine control data for the vehicle. Then, sending the control data to the vehicle, for processing by the on-board electronics of the vehicle, to cause an action by a system of the vehicle. |
| US10576968B2 |
Control system, relay device and control method
A control system 9 according to the present invention is mounted on a moving object. The control system 9 includes: an observing device 92 which transmits observation result data indicating an observation result of surroundings of the moving object; a first control instruction device 91 which transmits first control data indicating the control contents determined based on the observation result data; a movement control device 93 which controls movement of the moving object; and a relay device 95 which relays the first control data transmitted from the first control instruction device 91, to the movement control device 93. When a second control instruction device 94 which transmits second control data indicating the control contents determined based on the observation result data is provided to the control system 9, the relay device 95 transmits the second control data instead of the first control data, to the movement control device 93. |
| US10576954B2 |
Brake fluid pressure control unit, brake system for motorcycle, and motorcycle
A brake fluid pressure control unit that can improve cost performance of a brake system is obtained. A brake system that includes such a brake fluid pressure control unit and a motorcycle are also obtained.A brake fluid pressure control unit 50 includes: an inlet valve 21 provided in a primary channel 14; an outlet valve 22 provided in a secondary channel 15; a pressurizing/transferring mechanism 25 provided on a downstream side of the outlet valve 22 in the secondary channel 15 and pressurizing and transferring a brake fluid in the secondary channel 15; and a controller 51 for executing a fluid pressure control operation of the brake fluid in a wheel cylinder 13, and a power source of the pressurizing/transferring mechanism 25 is a drive mechanism 103 of the motorcycle 100, the drive mechanism 103 being driven in a state where the fluid pressure control operation by the controller 51 is not executed. |
| US10576953B2 |
Electronically slip-controllable braking system
An electronically slip-controllable braking system including an actuatable master brake cylinder, to which at least one wheel brake, associated with a wheel of a front axle and at least one wheel brake, associated with a wheel of a rear axle of a vehicle, are connected. An electronically activatable first actuator system sets and regulates brake pressures different from one another in the wheel brakes as a function of the particular present slip conditions. An electronically activatable second actuator system effectuates the setting and regulating of a uniform brake pressure at the wheel brakes and a third actuator system limits the brake pressure generated by the second actuator system at the wheel brakes associated with the wheels of the rear axle. The third actuator system controls a second pressure medium connection between the associated wheel brake of the rear axle and a pressure medium storage container. |
| US10576952B2 |
Electric brake system
Provided is an electric brake system capable of compensating for a braking force by the whole electric brake system when functional degradation occurs in a part of the system. This system includes: a diagnosis module (24) that detects functional degradation in each of electric brake devices (DB); a control calculation module (23) that estimates a controlled variable error that is a difference between an estimate of a braking force determined by a braking force estimation device (28) of an electric brake device (DB) in which functional degradation is detected, and a braking force determined by the device (28) of an electric brake device (DB) in which no functional degradation is detected; and a controlled variable compensating module (29) that, when the module (23) estimates the existence of the error, distributes a braking force corresponding to the error among the devices (DB) other than the electric brake device in which the error exists so as to add the distributed braking force to the braking force target value of each electric brake device. |
| US10576950B2 |
Method and a system for controlling vehicle speed
A device and a method for controlling vehicle speed in a vehicle equipped with brake cruise control when the vehicle is travelling downhill are provided. The method involves driving a vehicle downhill with the brake set speed set to a first brake set speed; detecting a current vehicle speed; automatically applying a brake torque using at least an auxiliary brake to maintain the first brake set speed; and detecting a manual application of a vehicle service brake, in order to decrease vehicle speed. If a control unit detects that the driver is applying the service brake, then the control unit is automatically arranged to set the brake set speed to a second brake set speed that is lower than the first brake set speed; and to apply a brake torque using at least the auxiliary brake if a detected current vehicle speed exceeds the second brake set speed. |
| US10576949B2 |
Tractor protection valve assembly and electro-pneumatic brake system of a tractor vehicle
An electro-pneumatic tractor protection valve assembly (8) including a trailer supply input (84) for receiving a supply pressure, a trailer service output (87) for delivering a trailer supply pressure, a first supply input (81) for receiving a primary driver brake pressure, a second supply input (82) for receiving a secondary driver brake pressure, a dual brake valve (14) actuated by a brake pedal (10) and supplying the brake control pressures, a vent opening (86) for venting an internal conduit, a first electrically controlled pneumatic valve (92) to receive a first electric control signal for trailer assistance braking, and a trailer control output (85) for delivering a trailer brake control pressure. The valve assembly includes one single casing (8a) accommodating the first supply input (81), the second supply input (82), the trailer supply input (84), the trailer control output (85), the vent opening (86) and the trailer service output (87). |
| US10576946B2 |
Collision avoidance braking system and method
An automatic braking system and method are provided for controlling the automatic operation of a pneumatic (air) brake system installed on commercial highway vehicles and the like, particular heavy trucks and buses. When a possible collision is detected or an object is detected in proximity to at least one side and/or end of the vehicle, the system automatically operates the existing, factory installed air braking system of the vehicle to avoid a collision or mitigate the collision impact by concurrently pressurizing each of the rear and front pneumatic service brakes of the vehicle. Pressing the existing vehicle brake pedal deactivates the automatic braking system, thereby permitting the driver to take over control of braking at any time. |
| US10576939B2 |
Method for recovering rainwater at the surface of a vehicle, recovery circuit and vehicle equipped with such a circuit
The invention proposes a method for recovering a liquid collected on an interior or exterior surface (1, 19) of a motor vehicle bodywork (17) or glazing (2) element, characterized in that it consists in analysing a quantity of the collected liquid stream using a device (30) for measuring or estimating a parameter indicative of a state of pollution of the collected liquid, such as its turbidity, in comparing a measured value of the turbidity against a threshold value and, when the measured value is below the threshold value, in directing the collected liquid stream towards a recovery unit (9) or, when the measured value is above the threshold value, in discharging the collected liquid stream, for example in the form of waste. |
| US10576938B2 |
Windscreen wiper device
A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type, particularly for automobiles, comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of the flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein said oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to the connecting device about ta pivot axis near one end thereof. The connecting device is connected to the wiper blade at at least two location spaced-apart in the longitudinal direction of said wiper blade in order to evenly distribute a force exerted by the oscillating arm onto the wiper blade. |
| US10576931B2 |
Sensor-controlled key system for a motor vehicle and method for the energy-saving environment monitoring of a motor vehicle
A sensor-controlled key system for a motor vehicle for releasing an access authorization and for actuating auxiliary functions includes a control device having an electronic key device. The key system further includes at least one optical sensor device with at least one optical sensor element. The optical sensor element has a beam path that defines at least two observation regions B1, B2, Bn. The control device has a switching function that switches observation regions B1, B2, Bn on and off in dependence on a verified or non-verified access authorization. |
| US10576930B2 |
Systems and methods for machine sensing and communication
An apparatus and method for monitoring the productivity of a portable machine are provided. The method includes receiving motion data for at least one component of the portable machine from a multi-axis accelerometer, receiving position data for the at least one component from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one component, and determining, based on the received motion data and the received position data that the at least one component is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation. The method also includes determining an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of the at least one component and the received motion data when the at least one component is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation and incrementing a total area counter based on the determination. |
| US10576928B2 |
Engine starting device
An engine starting device includes: a portable unit including a transmitting unit capable of transmitting an ID code; a control unit including a receiving unit receiving the ID code, and a determination unit determining whether the received ID code is a pre-registered legitimate ID; a main body part including an operation knob rotationally operated between an off position and an on position; and a regulation unit configured to regulate a rotational operation of the operation knob, and to release a rotation-regulated state of the operation knob on condition that the received ID code is determined as a legitimate ID. The regulation unit is attached to a left side part of the main body part and the control unit is attached to a right side part of the main body part, as seen from a driver seat-side of the vehicle. |
| US10576924B2 |
Vehicle airbag apparatus
An airbag is installed in a storage section of an instrument panel. The airbag includes a bag body, a part of which is constituted by a peripheral wall panel section. The peripheral wall panel section includes a pair of panels arranged in the vehicle width direction. At least one of the panels includes an assembled panel, in which adjacent fabric pieces are joined by a peripheral edge joint section. The assembled panel includes a support inflation section, which, when the bag body is deployed and inflated, projects outward of the bag body further than the other sections of the assembled panel so as to be in contact with the instrument panel. The support inflation section is constituted by a part of the peripheral edge joint section and a part of each of the two fabric pieces that are joined by the peripheral edge joint section. |
| US10576908B2 |
Forward viewing camera module for vehicular vision system
A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a housing that houses at least (i) electronic circuitry disposed at a main printed circuit board (PCB) and (ii) an imager assembly. The imager assembly includes an imager and an imager PCB. Electronic circuitry is disposed at an upper side and at a lower side of the main PCB. The lower side of the main PCB faces a lower housing portion and the upper side of the main PCB faces an upper housing portion. The imager assembly includes a flexible cable that connects electronic circuitry disposed at the imager PCB with electronic circuitry disposed at the main PCB. An electronic component of electronic circuitry disposed at the main PCB is in thermal conductivity with a thermal element, which is in thermal conductivity with the lower housing portion. The thermal element includes a thermally conductive resilient material. |
| US10576907B2 |
Remote scanning and detection apparatus and method
A surface scanning apparatus attached to a movable highway vehicle, mobile equipment or a drone (collectively, “platform”) that passes over a substrate, at least some of the features of which are to be sensed and characterized. The apparatus includes a variously adaptable, complete, and ready to operate packaged kit including configured sensor suites with components selected from the group consisting of a visual scanning sensor; an infra-red scanning sensor; a ground-penetrating radar unit; a laser range finder for sensing elevation of the apparatus above the substrate; a distance sensor for measuring displacement of the apparatus from a point of origin; a position sensing unit for determining a position of the apparatus; a simultaneous trigger mechanism; a structural boom assembly attached to the platform; and a processor for digitally processing measurements and signals collected by one or more of the group of components. |
| US10576903B2 |
Upright bike carrier
An upright bicycle carrier may include an elongate base having a pair of parallel rails and a hoop-style wheel capture device. A rear wheel receiver may be adjustably coupled in sliding engagement with a first slot in each of the rails, and a rear crossbar clamp may be adjustably coupled in a second slot in each of the rails, such that the receiver and the clamp are capable of overlapping adjustment ranges. The wheel capture device may include a pair of hoop structures pivotable on a same axis of rotation and securable by a rotatable locking knob. |
| US10576901B2 |
Vehicle article carrier having swing-in-place and stowable cross bars
A vehicle article carrier is disclosed which has a first pair of support elements and a second pair of support elements secured to an outer body surface of a vehicle. A pair of cross bar assemblies may be secured in either stowed orientations, in which the cross bar assemblies are each secured to one of the first pair of support elements and one of the second pair of support elements, or an operative configuration in which one of the cross bar assemblies is secured to the first pair of support elements while the other is secured to the second pair of support elements. One of the cross bar assemblies may be pivotally attached at one end to one of the support elements enabling it to be swung between its stowed and operative positions. The other cross bar assembly may be fully removable from the support elements, and may be attached in two different locations on the second pair of support elements. |
| US10576894B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling vehicle side mirrors and for displaying simulated driver field of view
A control system and method for controlling side mirrors of a vehicle involve controlling, by a controller, a touch display to display a user interface comprising (i) control elements that enable a driver of the vehicle to control positions of the side mirrors, (ii) a simulated field of view of the driver generated based on current positions of the side mirrors, and (iii) an indication of any portion of the simulated field of view of the driver that corresponds to a blind spot of the driver, receiving, by the controller via the control elements displayed on the touch display, touch input from the driver indicative of desired positions of the side mirrors, and commanding, by the controller, an actuator system to position the side mirrors based on the desired positions indicated by the touch input. |
| US10576888B1 |
Child seat alarm
The child seat alarm is an alarm system. The child seat alarm is configured for use with a child safety seat. The child seat alarm: a) detects when a first person occupies the child safety seat; b) monitors the location of the child safety seat; c) monitors the location of a key fob that is in the custody of a second person; d) compares the span of the distance between the key fob and the child safety seat; and, d) generates an alarm at the key fob should the span of the distance between the key fob and the child safety seat become greater than a predetermined maximum distance. The child seat alarm comprises a CSS sensor module, a fob module, a child safety seat, and a wireless communication link. The wireless communication link establishes a communication link between the CSS sensor module and the fob module. |
| US10576885B2 |
Air inlet device for a cooling device of an electric vehicle
An air inlet device for a cooling device of an electric vehicle, having an air inlet duct with a duct wall delimiting a duct volume and at least one duct opening for the admission of ambient air for guiding to the cooling device. An acoustic device for pedestrian protection is arranged in the duct wall in a flow-neutral manner with respect to the flow of ambient air, with a speaker device for generating a protective noise. |
| US10576884B2 |
Device and method for interior illumination for a vehicle
A device for interior illumination for a vehicle includes an array formed by multiple light sources, with which an ambient illumination and a reading illumination can be generated inside the vehicle, an additional lamp unit with which exclusively an ambient illumination can be generated inside the vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the light sources and the additional lamp unit in three modes. The control unit is designed and configured in such a way that in the first mode the light sources are controlled in such a way that exclusively a reading illumination is generated inside the vehicle; in the second mode the light sources and the additional lamp unit are controlled in such a way that exclusively an ambient illumination is generated inside the vehicle; and in the third mode the control unit simultaneously activates the first and second modes for simultaneously generating an ambient illumination and a reading illumination. |
| US10576883B2 |
Dial gauge with chaplet tick mark illumination
A gauge assembly includes a dial face including a plurality of printed indicia. A plurality of illuminable chaplet tick marks extend through openings in the dial face. The dial face includes dark outlines around a perimeter of each of the openings for reducing a luminance of each of the chaplet tick marks. A method is also disclosed. |
| US10576881B2 |
Autonomous vehicle B-pillar proximity warning system
A B-pillar vehicle warning system includes a plurality of regions that can be illuminated to provide green, yellow, and red light. The warning system may be configured to utilize inputs from an autonomous driving sensing system to determine a location of a pedestrian, cyclist, vehicle, etc. relative to the vehicle. The system may be configured to illuminate specific lights in a predefined sequence based on a position of a pedestrian to alert/warn a pedestrian approaching the vehicle. |
| US10576872B2 |
Head lamp device of straddle vehicle
A head lamp device of a straddle vehicle, the head lamp device having an optical axis adjustment mechanism, comprises a housing; and an internal unit including a light source device which emits light, and a light output device which outputs in a forward direction the light emitted from the light source device, through the housing, the internal unit being accommodated in the housing in a state in which the internal unit is tiltable with respect to the housing. The internal unit includes a support point part which is tiltably supported by the housing. In a front view, the support point part is disposed in an area center of the internal unit or at a location that is in the vicinity of the area center. |
| US10576871B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A reflector is configured such that an opening is formed in a portion located on an extension line of the optical path of laser light from a laser light emitting element to a light emitter. In addition, a reflective surface of the reflector includes a first reflective area located at the front side of the opening and a second reflective area located at the rear side of the opening, and the first reflective area is displaced to the light emitter side with respect to the second reflective area. Thereby, compared with a case where a first reflective area is formed in a curved shape obtained by extending the second reflective area as in the related art, a large solid angle based on the light emission center of the light emitter is secured, and a luminous flux utilization ratio with respect to the light emitted from the light emitter is increased. |
| US10576869B2 |
Self-retractable cargo net
A cargo assembly arranged vertically on one of the side panels of a vehicle trunk may include a spool including a roll arranged between two caps, a net configured to be wound around a spool, and a rod arranged on an end of the net and including at least one cargo hook configured to engage with a vehicle hook arranged on a side of a trunk opposite the spool. |
| US10576865B2 |
Low center-of-gravity tank trailer
A tank trailer includes front, rear, and transition sections. The front section has a front frame having a front-frame front end, which is at a front-frame height above a surface upon which the tank trailer rests, and a front-frame rear end. The front section includes a cylindrical front barrel coupled to the front frame and having a front-barrel diameter and a front barrel length. The rear section has a rear frame having a rear-frame front end and a rear-frame rear end, which is at a rear-frame height above the surface, and a cylindrical rear barrel coupled to the rear frame, which has a rear-barrel diameter and a rear barrel length. The transition section includes a cylindrical transition barrel coupled to the front barrel and to the rear barrel and a transition-barrel diameter and a transition-barrel length along a transition-barrel height. The front-barrel diameter is the same as the rear-barrel diameter. |
| US10576864B2 |
Transportation carts for gas bottles
A cart is disclosed for carrying a gas bottle. The cart includes a wheeled frame and a bottle support platform. The support platform is configured to pivot between a loading position in which a gas bottle may be loaded and/or unloaded from the bottle support platform and a cradle position in which the gas bottle and the bottle support platform are elevated. A bottle rest may support the bottle when the bottle support platform is in the cradle position. A bottle support spine may also, or alternatively, support the bottle during transportation and act as a lever for pivoting the bottle support platform between the loading position and the cradle position. |
| US10576863B2 |
Loading/unloading device for a delivery vehicle
A loading/unloading device for attachment to a delivery vehicle to facilitate at least one of load and unloading of the delivery vehicle. The loading/unloading device comprises a fixed base member for attachment to the delivery vehicle. A movable base member is supported and axially movable, by a first drive, with respect to the fixed base member. A first end of a lifting arm is pivotably connected to a first end of the movable base member, and the lifting arm is pivotable mounted with respect to the movable base member by a second drive to facilitate pivoting movement of the lifting arm relative to the movable base member. A first end of a support arm is pivotably connected to a second end of the lifting arm, and the support arm is pivotably mounted with respect to the lifting arm to facilitate loading and unloading of the delivery vehicle. |
| US10576860B2 |
Vertically adjustable head restraint
A head restraint assembly includes a base portion including a first post portion extending in a vertical direction. The assembly also includes a head restraint operatively coupled to the base portion. The assembly further includes a lock slide manually moveable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, the locked condition disposing a portion of the lock slide within one of a plurality of recesses of the first post portion, the unlocked condition defined by removal of the lock slide from the plurality of recesses to allow adjustment of the head restraint in the vertical direction. |
| US10576859B2 |
Array type automobile seat profile adaptive-adjusting apparatus and method
The present invention provides an array type automobile seat profile adaptive-adjusting apparatus, comprising a seat back plate, a seat bottom plate, a seat profile layer covered thereon and a plurality of shape memory material actuators which are arranged in a rectangular array and are disposed between the seat profile layer and the seat back plate and between the seat profile layer and the seat bottom plate, wherein each of the shape memory material actuators comprises a plurality of sequentially nested sleeves, a return spring through which an outwardly extending elastic force is applied to the sleeves, a pulley block fixedly arranged in the sleeve located at a tail end, and a memory alloy wire which is in a shape of filament and is wound on the pulley block. |
| US10576857B2 |
Seat back frame
A back frame (28) for a seat back (18). The back frame (28) has side members (30) and cross members (32). The side members (30) have a dimension (40) which is larger than a corresponding dimension (42) of the crossmembers (32). The dimensions (40) and (42) being taken along the same direction. The crossmember (32) is inserted into a partial opening (34) in the side member (30). Since the dimension (42) is less than the dimension (40), the partial opening (34) does not extend across the entire dimension (42). Instead the opening (34) only partially extends across the dimension (40) to a length substantially equal to dimension (42). The partial opening (34) is arranged against one side of the side member (30), so that the cross member (32) is positioned closer to that side. Sleeve nuts (36) are arranged in the side members (30), and are used to attach a recliner (54) which then attaches to the seat base (16). |
| US10576853B2 |
Method of manufacturing a seat back cushion assembly
A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat cushion assembly includes providing an outer material to define an outer seating surface. A backing material is sewn to the outer material using a first sewing line against which a wadding material is placed in a central region of the cushion. To secure the wadding material, a second sewing line is run. Left and right wadding materials are placed between the sewing lines and the edges of the cushion. Additional sewing lines laterally cross the longitudinal sewing lines to imbue the cushion with a wrist watch-like appearance. |
| US10576852B2 |
Vehicle seat
The vehicle seat is structured by covering the pad surface with the surface layer provided with the beading, which prevents the beading formed on the vehicle seat from being rubbed and worn out by clothing of the occupant who is getting on or off the vehicle under pressure applied by the thigh or the back of the occupant, and further prevents dislocation of the beading on the seat under pulling force applied by the thigh of the occupant who is getting on or off the vehicle. The pad has a groove in which the beading is embedded. The beading is embedded in the groove famed in the pad, and the surface layer for enclosing the beading core of the beading is bonded and fixed to the bottom surface of the groove. |
| US10576851B2 |
Cargo loader
A vehicle seat includes a seat back and a track attached to the seat back. An extendible member is moveably engaged with the track. The extendible member is moveable along the seat back between a retracted position and an extended position. The extendible member extends outside a vehicle when the extendible member is in the extended position. |
| US10576850B2 |
Child safety seat
A support base for a child safety seat includes a shell body and a belt restraining frame. The shell body is adapted to support a child seat, and has an upper surface provided with a storage cavity sized to receive an attachment strap and two latch connectors. The belt restraining frame is pivotally connected with the shell body, and is rotatable relative to the shell body between a release position where the belt restraining frame rises away from the upper surface of the shell body so that the storage cavity is opened upwardly, and a clamping position where the belt restraining frame is adjacent to the upper surface for holding an anchoring belt that is routed across the storage cavity. |
| US10576848B2 |
Storage enclosure with movable member
A storage enclosure for a vehicle includes a seatback, an outboard member, a ceiling, and a tray. The tray includes a base with at least one wall extending upward from the base. The tray is selectively operable to transfer cargo between a passenger area and a cargo area. The tray is selectively operable to define the storage enclosure in the cargo area that is at least partially defined by the seatback, the outboard member, and the ceiling. The seatback is in a substantially vertical position. |
| US10576843B2 |
Construction and operation of electric or hybrid aircraft
This disclosure describes at least embodiments of an aircraft monitoring system for an electric or hybrid airplane. The aircraft monitoring system can be constructed to enable the electric or hybrid aircraft to pass certification requirements relating to a safety risk analysis. The aircraft monitoring system can have different subsystems for monitoring and alerting of failures of components, such as a power source for powering an electric motor, of the electric or hybrid aircraft. The failures that pose a greater safety risk may be monitored and indicated by one or more subsystems without use of programmable components. |
| US10576834B2 |
Apparatus and method for charging electric vehicle via plural chargers
A method for controlling plural chargers equipped in a vehicle includes: recognizing a plurality of chargers, each configured to charge at least one battery supplying the vehicle with electric power, via an in-vehicle network; receiving an identification and at least one parameter from each recognized charger, which are delivered via the in-vehicle network; generating plural instructions, each instruction for each recognized charger in response to receiving the identification and the at least one parameter; and delivering the plural instructions to the plurality of recognized chargers via the in-vehicle network. |
| US10576829B2 |
Method for controlling a recovery device of a vehicle
A method for controlling a recuperation device that converts kinetic energy into electric energy in a vehicle is provided. The method includes the acts of actuating at least one actuation element for generating a braking action, at least briefly arranging the actuated actuation element in at least one predefined first trigger position, and activating the recuperation device in a defined functional scope in response to the brief arrangement of the actuated actuation element in the at least one predefined first trigger position. |
| US10576827B2 |
Battery management device and power supply system
A driver controls a switch inserted in a current path between a secondary battery and an inverter that drives a motor. A first abnormality detector instructs the driver to turn off the switch when an abnormality of the secondary battery is detected. A second abnormality detector is disposed in parallel with the first abnormality detector, and instructs the driver to turn off the switch when the abnormality of the secondary battery is detected. The first abnormality detector suspends an instruction to turn off the switch to the driver, even when the abnormality of the secondary battery is detected, in cases where an ECU instructs discharge-stop prohibition of the secondary battery. The second abnormality detector instructs the driver to turn off the switch after a lapse of a certain time from when the abnormality of the secondary battery is detected, regardless of an instruction from the ECU. |
| US10576821B2 |
Drive mechanism with replaceable seal and associated method
A drive mechanism comprises a flywheel, a flywheel damper removably connected to the flywheel, a pump drive, and an intermediate shaft. The pump drive comprises a housing, an input shaft mounted to the housing for rotation relative thereto about an axis of rotation, and a seal surrounding the input shaft to establish a sealed connection therewith. The intermediate shaft is co-axial with the input shaft relative to the axis of rotation and removably connected to the flywheel damper and the input shaft. The seal is replaceable. An associated method for replacing the seal is disclosed. |
| US10576819B2 |
Filling system for vehicular fluid container
The invention is based on the insight that a filling system obtained by combining a “Kruse” compatible threaded socket and an annular magnet as required for the operation of the “Elaflex” nozzle, will exhibit air exchange problems related to the difference in the positioning of the respective air intake openings of the “Kruse” bottle and the “Elaflex” nozzle. More particularly, the invention is based on the insight that by judiciously providing a chamber in fluid communication with the volume of air or vapor in the tank, filling may be made possible with a “Kruse” bottle as well as with an “Elaflex” nozzle. |
| US10576818B2 |
Accessory support brackets with airflow passages
Methods and systems relating to an internal combustion engine support bracket are disclosed. The engine bracket includes a housing defining a fluid passage configured to be in fluid receiving communication with an upstream aperture of the housing and in fluid providing communication with a downstream aperture of the housing. The engine bracket also includes at least one mounting platform with fasteners configured to removably engage an accessory device of an internal combustion engine. |
| US10576817B2 |
Three-wheeled vehicle
A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by the frame. The powertrain assembly includes at least an engine. The vehicle further includes a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and which includes a radiator and at least one fan positioned rearward of the radiator and angled relative to the radiator. |
| US10576815B2 |
Rotary electric machine housing and rotary electric machine equipped therewith
Provided is a rotary electric machine housing and a rotary electric machine equipped with the same. The housing allows the reduction of press fitting force required in each of two press fitting steps and has a high cooling effect. This rotary electric machine housing includes an internal cylinder 10 allowing press fitting of a stator 20 along an inner diameter end of the internal cylinder. The internal cylinder 10 has an internal cylinder-side tapered face on its outer diameter end surface. The housing further includes an external cylinder 11 having an external cylinder-side tapered face on an inner diameter end of the external cylinder. The external cylinder-side tapered face fits onto the internal cylinder-side tapered face. It is preferred that an inner diameter of the internal cylinder be smaller than an outer diameter of the stator; an outer diameter of the internal cylinder be larger than an inner diameter of the external cylinder; and a difference between the outer diameter of the internal cylinder and the inner diameter of the external cylinder be larger than a difference between the inner diameter of the internal cylinder and the outer diameter of the stator. |
| US10576809B2 |
Automatic window tinting systems and methods for a vehicle
An automatic window tinting system for a vehicle includes a selectively transparent window, a controller including a processing unit and a non-transitory computer readable memory, a temperature sensor, an occupant sensor, a proximity sensor, and a computer readable and executable instruction set. The computer readable and executable instruction set causes the processing unit to receive an occupant sensor signal, a temperature signal and a proximity sensor signal, maintain the selectively transparent window in a first light transmissivity state when the occupant sensor signal is indicative of a presence of an unattended occupant, transition the selectively transparent window to a second light transmissivity state when the temperature signal is indicative of a temperature inside the vehicle that is greater than a threshold value, and transition the selectively transparent window to a third light transmissivity state when the proximity sensor signal is indicative of the presence of a passerby. |
| US10576807B2 |
Vehicle air conditioning setting device
A vehicle air conditioning setting device functioning with a vehicle air conditioning device for setting a direction of air blown out from an air outlet and a degree of concentration and diffusion of the air is provided. The vehicle air conditioning setting device includes: a display unit that displays an air range designation image including an occupant image representing an occupant seated on a seat of the vehicle; a touch panel overlapped with the display unit; and an air range setting unit that sets an air range representing the direction of the air and the degree of concentration and diffusion of the air based on an operation range of the touch panel on the air range designation image. When a drag operation is performed on the touch panel, the air range setting unit sets the air range based on a range of the drag operation. |
| US10576802B2 |
Suspension arm for a vehicle
A suspension arm includes an arm portion and coupling portions, and the suspension arm is integrally made of a fiber reinforced plastics in entirety. The entire arm portion is made of a random fiber reinforced plastics. Each of the coupling portions is made of a continuous fiber reinforced plastics in which continuous fibers are oriented along a circumferential direction of an insertion hole over a region on a distal end side of the suspension arm, which continuously extends by at least a half circumference around a center axis of the insertion hole, the region including a position crossing a flat plane that is orthogonal to a straight line connecting center points of the insertion holes of elastic bushes and passes through the center point of the insertion hole. |
| US10576800B2 |
Middle hoop system for a multi-unit vehicle
The disclosure relates to a middle hoop system for a vehicle joint arranged between a first vehicle section and a second vehicle section of a multi-unit vehicle. The middle hoop system comprises a middle hoop, which is oriented in a transverse direction, and a cable strand which extends between sections of the vehicle. The middle hoop surrounds a passage intended for passengers. The cable strand is arranged above the passage. The middle hoop system comprises a guide lever which is connected to the middle hoop by means of a first pivot joint and which is connected to the cable strand by means of a second pivot joint, the axis of the first pivot joint and the axis of the second pivot joint intersecting a vertical longitudinal plane. The middle hoop system according to the invention can be produced inexpensively and offers reliable guidance for the cable strand. |
| US10576795B2 |
Control system, vehicle and method
A control system for a motor vehicle includes a central tire inflation system (CTIS) electronic controller, the CTIS controller being configured to control the CTIS to cause inflation and deflation of one or more tires, the CTIS controller being configured to cause the CTIS to operate in a selected one of a plurality of operating modes in each of which the system is configured to set a pressure of one or more tires of the vehicle to a predetermined tire pressure value, the CTIS controller being configured to receive data indicative of a type of tire fitted to the vehicle, the controller being configured to prevent operation in a predetermined at least one of the plurality of operating modes in dependence on the data indicative of tire type. |
| US10576794B2 |
Wheel valve assembly with vent to atmosphere and the tire inflation system made therewith
A tire inflation system wheel valve assembly is provided. The wheel valve assembly may include a body portion coupled with a cover portion. A diaphragm may be disposed between the body portion and the cover portion. The diaphragm and the body portion define a control cavity; and the diaphragm and the cover portion define a cover cavity. At least one control port is in fluid communication with the control cavity. In addition, a tire port is in selective fluid communication with the control cavity. Further, the cover portion defines an aperture in fluid communication with the atmosphere and the cover cavity. |
| US10576790B2 |
Pneumatic tire
The present invention provides a pneumatic tire including a tread block 10 having a sipe 100 formed therein. A three-dimensional inclined surface groove 110 is formed at an upper portion of the sipe 100 formed in the tread block 10, such that three-dimensional inclined surface protrusions 16 and inclined surface grooves 17 respectively formed on both sipe side wall surfaces 15 forming the sipe 100 so as to correspond to each other may minimize a movement of the tread blocks 10 due to a stress generated from the tire contacting with a ground during driving, so as to increase a traction force. In addition, a lower through groove is formed at a lower portion of the sipe 100 formed in the tread block 10, such that it is possible to reduce a resonance noise of the tire occurring when driving, more easily and automatically discharge the foreign matters caught in the sipes 100 of the tire during driving, and improve a traction performance of the tire in the latter half of the tire lifespan by dividing the remaining tread block 10 after the upper portion of the tread block 10 is worn. |
| US10576788B2 |
Tire
A tire with improved uneven wear resistance has a designated tire rotation direction and includes inclined grooves in both halves of the tread surface divided by the tire equatorial plane, the inclined grooves extending inward in the tire width direction from the tread surface edge side, being inclined opposite the tire rotation direction, and being aligned in the tire circumferential direction; and an inter-inclined-groove land portion formed between each pair of inclined grooves that are adjacent in the tire circumferential direction. Along a land portion edge of the inter-inclined-groove land portion on the tire rotation direction side thereof, a point P1 located ¾ of the tread half-width from the tire equatorial plane in the tire width direction is positioned on the tire rotation direction side of a point P2 located ¼ of the tread half-width from the tire equatorial plane in the tire width direction. |
| US10576777B2 |
Hydraulic transfer printing base film
Provided are a single-layered hydraulic transfer printing base film, including 1.5 to 15 parts by mass of a plate or needle filler with an average particle diameter of from 2 to 14 μm and an aspect ratio of from 4 to 60 based on 100 parts by mass of polyvinyl alcohol and a method of producing a hydraulic transfer printing base film, including forming a film using a liquid containing 1.5 to 15 parts by mass of a plate or needle filler with an average particle diameter of from 2 to 14 μm and an aspect ratio of from 4 to 60 based on 100 parts by mass of polyvinyl alcohol. A hydraulic transfer printing base film that is not easily broken when fed from a roll and a method of producing the base film are thus provided. |
| US10576776B2 |
Retractable liquid applicator device
A retractable liquid dispenser device comprising an outer body having a retractable mechanism slidably supporting a liquid dispenser. The liquid dispenser has a supply reservoir and a discharge reservoir with a reservoir valve disposed therebetween. A retractable valve is located in proximity to an open first end of the outer body. A first depression of the retractable actuator opens the retractable valve and moves the liquid dispenser into the extended position for enabling a depression of a distal end of the liquid applicator to open the dispensing valve to permit liquid to flow from the supply reservoir into the dispensing reservoir to dispense the applicator liquid from the distal end of the liquid applicator. A second depression of the retractable actuator moves the liquid dispenser into the retracted position and closes the retractable valve to enclose the distal end of the liquid applicator within the outer body. |
| US10576775B2 |
Knock type writing instrument
Provided is a knock type writing instrument provided with a simple mechanism allowing a stable fretting operation or the like. A knock type writing instrument 1 is provided with: a shaft cylinder 2; a refill 5 arranged inside the shaft cylinder 2; a spring 6 biasing the refill 5 backward; an operation part 20 pressed forward against a biasing force of the spring 6 in a knocking operation; and a main rotor 30, and is switchable between a writing state and a non-writing state with the knocking operation. The knock type writing instrument 1 is further provided with: a knock locking member 50 movable forward and backward inside the shaft cylinder 2 due to gravity; and a locking part 60 provided on a side of the shaft cylinder 2 and capable of being locked with the knock locking member 50. When a front end of the shaft cylinder 2 is directed upward, the knock locking member 50 moves backward to be locked with the locking part 60 to prevent forward movement of the operation part 20. |
| US10576769B2 |
Drop-on-demand identification document printing with surface pre-treatment
A single plasma nozzle of a plasma treatment station is used to treat the card surface prior to performing drop-on-demand printing on the card surface. The single plasma nozzle has a plasma discharge width that is less than the width of the card. The card and the plasma nozzle are moved relative to one another using a two direction control scheme during plasma treatment in order to be able to plasma treat a desired area of the card surface. The card and the plasma nozzle may also be moveable toward or away from one another to change the distance therebetween. |
| US10576767B2 |
Printer
A printer includes a printing unit having a printing head and a platen positioned opposite the printing head, the printing head being configured to print on a print medium that is fed between the printing head and the platen, a ribbon holding shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon that is wound thereon, a ribbon winding shaft configured to wind and collect the ink ribbon supplied from the ribbon holding shaft, and first and second guide shafts provided along a feeding route of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft to apply tension to the ink ribbon. At least one of the first and second guide shafts has a tilt adjuster that applies a twist to the ink ribbon in a width direction of the ink ribbon through said at least one of the first and second guide shafts. |
| US10576763B2 |
Tape cassette
A tape cassette configured to accommodate a tape has a cassette case having first-sixth outer walls, a substrate having first and second surfaces. A storage is provided to the second surface. The third wall is formed with a first recess having a bottom wall, which is formed with a second recess or a hole. The substrate is arranged in the first recess with an adhesive layer being sandwiched between the bottom wall and the second surface. The storage or a molded part protecting the storage is arranged in the second recess or the hole. The first recess is formed with an opening part, at least a part of the adhesive layer being accessible through the opening part, and the cassette case is provided with a blocking member overlapping the one of the storage and the molded part in a first direction at the particular position. |
| US10576762B2 |
Recording medium transport device and recording device
A recording device capable of preventing an occurrence of a transport wrinkle in a transport path is provided. A recording medium transport device includes a driving roller (111) and a driven roller (112) arranged such that a roller axial direction of the driving roller and a roller axial direction of the driven roller are parallel to each other, a recording medium (1) being transported by driving the driving roller (111) with the recording medium (1) held between the driving roller (111) and the driven roller (112), and the driven roller (112) is movably supported from a predetermined position in the roller axial direction, and in a case where the driven roller (112) is separated from the driving roller (111) without holding the recording medium (1) between the driven roller and the driving roller (111), the driven roller (112) moves to the predetermined position in the roller axial direction. |
| US10576761B2 |
Printing apparatus capable of performing printing on partially-thick sheets
A printing apparatus includes: a sheet discharge tray having an upstream portion tilted to extend downward in a direction of gravity; an upper member limiting a height of a space above the sheet discharge tray; a full sensor configured to detect an upstream end of a top sheet of sheets stacked on the sheet discharge tray; a counter configured to count a number of the sheets discharged onto the sheet discharge tray; and a controller. The controller determines whether to stop discharging of the sheets to the sheet discharge tray, based on a detection result of the full sensor upon the sheets to be stacked on the sheet discharge tray including only sheets each with uniform thickness and based on a count value of the counter upon the sheets to be stacked on the sheet discharge tray including a sheet with thickness varying partly. |
| US10576755B2 |
Double-sided printer for printing receipts on thermal paper
The invention relates to an arrangement for double-sided printing of thermal paper, with a first print head for printing the front side of the thermal paper and a second print head for printing the back side of the thermal paper. The arrangement comprises a first counter-pressure element lying opposite to the first print head and a second counter-pressure element lying opposite to the second print head, the thermal paper being guided between the first print head and the first counter-pressure element and between the second print head and the second counter-pressure element. A first unit is provided which can be moved relative to a second unit, the first print head being arranged in the first unit, and the second print head, the first counter-pressure element and the second counter-pressure element being arranged in the second unit. |
| US10576753B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes: a light source that emits a laser beam; a polygon mirror that reflects the laser beam; a photoreceptor that is to be exposed to the laser beam reflected by the polygon mirror; a motor that rotates the polygon mirror; and a hardware processor capable of detecting sheet type, that is, type of a sheet conveyed in the image forming apparatus, wherein the hardware processor controls to rotate the motor at a first rotation speed until the sheet type is detected, and rotate the motor at a second rotation speed determined on the basis of the sheet type after detection of the sheet type. |
| US10576749B2 |
Liquid circulation device and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid circulation device includes a liquid discharge head, a circulation channel through which a liquid is circulated via the liquid discharge head, a first liquid feed pump to supply the liquid to the liquid discharge head in a circulation direction, a second liquid feed pump to collect the liquid from the liquid discharge head in the circulation direction, a filter disposed in the circulation channel upstream from the first liquid feed pump and downstream from the second liquid feed pump in the circulation direction, and a decompression-side reverse channel to bypass the second liquid feed pump. One end of the decompression-side reverse channel is connected to the circulation channel upstream from the second liquid feed pump, and another end of the decompression-side reverse channel is connected to the circulation channel downstream from the filter in the circulation direction. |
| US10576745B2 |
Inkjet printing apparatus
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a head unit including a print head provided with an ejection opening surface for ejecting ink and performing a print operation with respect to a print medium, a platen unit including a platen having a support surface to support the print medium opposite to the ejection opening surface in a case in which the print head performs the print operation, and a spacer member configured to define a print gap between the ejection opening surface and the support surface by abutting against the head unit. A cap member caps the ejection opening surface, and a cap moving unit moves the cap member with respect to the ejection opening surface. In addition, an adjusting member adjusts the print gap by moving the spacer member in association with an operation in which the cap moving unit moves the cap member. |
| US10576742B2 |
Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate in which a plurality of nozzles to discharge a liquid is formed in a nozzle array direction, a channel plate including partition walls to form a plurality of individual chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles, respectively, a diaphragm bonded to the channel plate to form a wall of the plurality of individual chambers, and a plurality of electromechanical transducers bonded to the diaphragm to deform the diaphragm to generate a pressure in the plurality of individual chambers, and a cycle of vibration of natural vibration generated in the liquid in the plurality of individual chambers is equal to or larger than a cycle of a primary mode of lateral vibration of the plurality of electromechanical transducers in the nozzle array direction. |
| US10576738B2 |
Calibration method and calibration device for volume of ink droplet, printing apparatus
The present disclosure provides a calibration method and a calibration device for a volume of an ink droplet and a printing apparatus including the calibration device. The calibration method for a volume of an ink droplet comprises: calculating a first volume of a single ink droplet based on a mass and a density of an ink droplet; calibrating a measurement parameter used in an optical measurement approach based on the first volume; and acquiring a second volume of a single ink droplet using the optical measurement approach based on the calibrated measurement parameter. |
| US10576737B2 |
Recording apparatus and recording method
A recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of recording elements configured to generate energy for discharging ink, a first heating element configured to heat ink in the vicinity of one of said recording elements positioned at a first position, insufficiently to discharge ink, and a second heating element positioned at a second position different from the first position, which are arranged on a same substrate, a heating control unit configured to control the heating operation of the ink by driving the first and the second heating elements by applying voltage to the first and the second heating elements, and a recording control unit configured to control the recording operation by driving the plurality of recording elements, wherein the heating control unit is configured to control the heating operation to drive the first heating element and the second heating element at timings different from each other. |
| US10576734B2 |
Digital printing process
A printing system and method are provided. The printing system includes an image forming station for temporarily deposit an image on an intermediate transfer member when the intermediate transfer member in the image forming station is in a first temperature range. The system further includes a drying station configured to increase a temperature of the intermediate transfer member from a first temperature in the first temperature range to a second temperature in a second temperature range, the second temperature being substantially higher than the first temperature. The system further includes an impression station configured to transfer the temporarily deposited image from the intermediate transfer member onto a substrate when the intermediate transfer member in the impression station is in the second temperature range. The system further includes a cooling station for retaining a coolant configured to revert the intermediate transfer member to a temperature in the first temperature. |
| US10576727B2 |
Generating three dimensional projections
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, user input to generate a three dimensional projection of an object in physical space; generating, using a projection source, a plurality of perspective views of the object, wherein each of the plurality of perspective views is associated with a different angle of the object; and providing, using the plurality of perspective views, the three dimensional projection of the object at a predetermined location in the physical space using at least one reflective surface. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10576726B2 |
3D-printing systems configured for advanced heat treatment and related methods
In some embodiments, systems for creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may include a 3D printer configured to create the object. A heat-treatment apparatus may be operatively connected to the 3D printer. The heat-treatment apparatus may be configured to expose the object to an elevated temperature to heat-treat the object. A pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus may be configured to apply pressure to the object during heat treatment. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may be incorporated into a unified process flow volume. Methods of creating and heat-treating 3D-printed objects may involve creating an object utilizing a 3D printer. The object may be moved from the 3D printer to a heat-treatment apparatus. The object may be exposed to an elevated temperature and pressure may be applied to the object utilizing a pressure-transmission medium of the heat-treatment apparatus. The 3D printer and heat-treatment apparatus may in a unified process flow volume. |
| US10576724B2 |
Recording medium, recorded matter, and methods of manufacturing the medium and the matter
A recording medium, including: an ink-receiving layer configured to receive an ink for inkjet recording; and a transparent sheet having a total luminous transmittance of 50% or more, wherein the recoding medium has a layered structure in which the transparent sheet and the ink-receiving layer are sequentially stacked, and the ink-receiving layer includes a gap-absorption-type ink-receiving layer including a composition including at least inorganic fine particles and polyvinyl alcohol having a weight-average polymerization degree of 2,000 or more and 5,000 or less and a saponification degree of 70 mol % or more and 90 mol % or less. |
| US10576722B2 |
Method for bonding, manufacturing method of ink layer formed body, and ink layer formed body
Provided is a method for favorable bonding between an adherend and an adhesive body, which is capable of suppressing an ink layer, which is formed by an ultraviolet-curable ink, from being smudged while increasing convenience of a bonding operation between the adherend and the adhesive body, and the like. The method for bonding a medium to a foil body includes an ink layer formation process of spotting an ultraviolet-curable ink, which is ejected from an inkjet head, to a medium and irradiating ultraviolet ray to the ultraviolet-curable ink to cure the same, thereby forming an ink layer; a lamination process of laminating the medium and a foil body with the ink layer being sandwiched therebetween; and a bonding process of heating the ink layer, enabling the ink layer to function as an adhesive, and bonding the medium to the foil body. |
| US10576720B2 |
Film comprising propylene-ethylene-1-butene terpolymers
A film made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from about 19 wt % to about 50 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene ethylene copolymer; and B) from about 50 wt % to about 81 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer, and 1-butene derived units content of between about 4.8 wt % and about 12.4 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100. |
| US10576716B2 |
Protective element and method for manufacturing display device
A protective element includes a protective film including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first adhesive layer including an adhesive region on the first surface of the protective film; a first release film on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the second surface of the protective film; a second release film on the second adhesive layer; a non-adhesive region located to surround the adhesive region, the non-adhesive region including a non-adhesive layer located between the first adhesive layer and the first release film; and a cutting portion located in the non-adhesive region and, as seen in a cross-sectional view, extending from a top surface of the protective film to a bottom surface of the non-adhesive layer. |
| US10576711B2 |
Transfer film
An object is to provide a transfer film that can impart sufficient durability such as abrasion resistance and solvent resistance to a transfer object surface and has high transfer property without causing any transfer failures such as tailing and burr. The transfer film according to the present invention comprises a substrate and a protective layer peelably provided on the substrate, wherein the protective layer comprises an active ray-cured resin and a filler; wherein the active ray-cured resin contains polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate as a polymerization component; and wherein the filler has a volume average particle size of 40 nm or less. |
| US10576710B2 |
Composite breathing cloth for sporting garments
Composite breathing cloth for sporting garments that comprises at least one layer having a yarn construction and that is provided with a multiplicity of filaments joining two upper and lower layers of said intermediate portion; said yarn construction being applied to upper and lower fabric layers constituting the cloth, by gluing and/or thermobonding and/or stitching. The cloth is suitable for the construction of bottoms for cycling shorts. Between the upper and/or lower layers of fabric and the yarn construction layer, one or more layers of foam can also be inserted, according to the methods already adopted in the prior art for constructing bottoms. |
| US10576706B2 |
Method and apparatus for constructing folded flats for housing absorbent articles
A method and apparatus for constructing a folded flat. The flat may include a first surface having a first panel and a second panel. Each of the first panel and the second panel include an inner edge. Further, the first panel may include a first score line that extends in the machine direction and a tab adjacent the first score line. The tab connects the first panel and the second panel. A folding apparatus may engage the first surface of the flat. The folding apparatus may include an engagement member and a fold assist member. The fold assist member may engage the area between the inner edge of the first panel and the inner edge of the second panel. The engaging member and the fold assist member cooperate fold the flat along the score line to form a folded flat. |
| US10576700B2 |
Method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic molded article
A first continuous fiber component and a second continuous fiber component are stacked with a non-woven fabric interposed therebetween to thereby prepare a fiber base material. The fiber base material is placed between an upper mold and a lower mold. The upper mold and the lower mold are brought close to each other to thereby form an enclosed space therebetween. The enclosed space is larger in volume than a product cavity. A liquid matrix resin is supplied to the enclosed space. The upper mold and the lower mold are brought closer to each other to thereby form the product cavity in a manner that a pressing load is applied to the fiber base material. Then, the liquid matrix resin with which the fiber base material has been impregnated is hardened in the product cavity, whereby a fiber-reinforced plastic molded article is produced. |
| US10576696B2 |
Composite component forming method
A method of forming a fibre composite component (10), the method comprising: providing a plurality of first fibres (102), the first fibres (102) being arranged in a plurality of layers (104a-e) with an uncured thermoset resin matrix (106) being provided therebetween. The resin matrix (106) comprises a plurality of second electrically conductive fibres (108) suspended therein having a shorter length than the first fibres (102). The method comprises then applying an energy field to the resin matrix (106) to thereby align the second fibres (108) such that they provide an electrically conductive path between adjacent layers (104a-e) of first fibres (102) to form an electrically conductive fibre network comprising the first and second fibres (102, 108). The method comprises then inducing an electric current through the electrically conductive fibre network to thereby heat and cure the resin matrix (106). |
| US10576686B2 |
Formation platform for three-dimensional printing device
A formation platform for a three-dimensional printing device is provided. The formation platform includes a base (100), one or more positioning assemblies (200), a substrate (300), and one or more calibration assemblies (400). The positioning assembly (200) includes a damper (210) and a resilient element (220), the damper (210) is movably disposed at the base (100), and the resilient element (220) is associated with the clamper (210) to push the clamper (210) toward the base (100). The substrate (300) is disposed on the base (100), and a portion of an edge of the substrate (300) is compressed by the damper (210) to fix the substrate on the base (100). The calibration assembly (400) includes a screw rod (410); the screw rod (410) is disposed on the base (100) and in contact with the substrate (300). By the positioning assembly (200) collaborating with the calibration assembly (400), horizontal adjustment of the substrate (300) can be made, and the substrate (300) can be easily installed or removed. |
| US10576683B2 |
Multi-part filaments for additive manufacturing and related systems and methods
Multi-part filaments for additive manufacturing comprise an elongate filament body. The elongate filament body comprises a first body part extending longitudinally along the elongate filament body, and a second body part extending longitudinally along the elongate filament body. The first body part comprises a first material, and the second body part comprises a second material. One of the first body part and the second body part is more rigid than the other of the first body part and the second body part and is sufficiently rigid to print self-supporting structures from the multi-part filament. |
| US10576682B2 |
System and method for conditioning paint-roller cover fabric
A system and method are provided for conditioning paint roller cover fabric inline in a continuous paint roller manufacturing process. The system and method provide an inline fabric conditioning unit upstream of the point in the process that the paint roller fabric cover strip is wrapped about the outer side of the outer strip, the fabric conditioning unit including a fabric conditioning device that conditions the paint roller fabric cover strip as it is being fed towards the outer side of the outer strip. The fabric conditioning unit may be used to perforate the fabric, to remove loose fibers from the fabric side of the paint roller fabric cover, to buff the paint roller fabric, and to orient the paint roller cover fibers. The continuous paint roller manufacturing process includes steps of feeding an inner strip and an outer strip towards a mandrel, wrapping the inner strip and the outer strip about the mandrel in offset relation, applying a strip adhesive to at least a portion of an outer side of the inner strip and at least a portion of an outer side of the outer strip, feeding a paint roller fabric cover strip having a fabric side and a backing side towards the outer side of the outer strip, the fabric side comprising loose fibers and attached fibers, forming a paint roller tube by wrapping the paint roller fabric cover strip about the outer strip at a point in the process after the strip adhesive has been applied to the outer side of the outer strip such that the backing side contacts the strip adhesive, applying compression to the paint roller tube, and cutting the paint roller tubes into like lengths. |
| US10576677B2 |
Injection blow molding apparatus
An injection blow molding apparatus comprises: a first oil supply section 100A which has a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump and which supplies oil from an oil tank 90 to an injection mold drive unit 72 provided in an injection mold unit 70; and a second oil supply section 100B which has a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump and which supplies oil from the oil tank 90 to a blow mold drive unit 42 provided in a blow mold unit 41, the second oil supply section 100B being provided independently of the first oil supply section 100A. |
| US10576673B2 |
Resin gear, injection molding method for resin gear, resin-tooth-provided belt pulley, and resin rotator
A resin gear includes a web with a side surface on which a first annular rib and a second annular rib are formed to be concentric with a boss. The web has an inner web portion coupling the first annular rib to the second annular rib, and an outer web portion coupling the second annular rib to a rim. The inner web portion is formed to have a thickness gradually reduced from one intersection point toward another intersection point, the intersection points being intersection points of a virtual radial direction line passing through a center of the boss with the second annular rib. The first annular rib has a side surface on which only one gate mark of an injection molding is formed at a position on a radially outer side with respect to a first tooth portion and a position biased to the other intersection point on the virtual radial direction line. |
| US10576671B2 |
Method of connecting a skirt to a thruster body casing
The terminal portion of a prefabricated skirt is connected to a casing of a thruster body in the vicinity of an end wall thereof using a method including positioning the terminal portion of the skirt with circumferential clearance around the casing of the thruster body in the vicinity of the end wall; keeping the skirt in position relative to the casing of the thruster body; closing both ends of an annular space between the terminal portion of the skirt and the casing of the thruster body; injecting elastomer into the annular space; and curing the elastomer. |
| US10576669B2 |
Injection molding device and injection method thereof
Provided is an injection molding device, including an injection port arranged on an upper mold base; an upper mold arranged in the upper mold base, wherein at least one ejection port, a gasket groove and a gasket are provided and the ejection portion is connected to the injection port; a lower mold base operatively aligned with or separated from the upper mold base and provided with at least one gas passage for the gas to enter or exit; and a lower mold disposed on the lower mold base. The lower mold base is aligned with or separated from the upper mold base, the lower mold is provided with a mold cavity and at least one shaped air path is provided to connect the mold cavity with the gas passage. The lower mold is a porous material and has a plurality of pores. Gas is pre-injected into the mold cavity through the gas passage and at least one air path to maintain a preset pressure inside the mold cavity. Gas is spewed out through the plurality of pores, thereby causing a finished product to exit the mold cavity. In addition, the present disclosure also provides an injection molding method. |
| US10576668B1 |
Mold core and a method of use in creating a pallet with a curved opening
An asymmetric mold core and method for use for forming curved floor openings in pallets is taught. The mold core contains: a base, the base attachable to a frame in a rotomold, a bottom section integral at a distal end to the base, and a top section integral at a distal end to the base. Both the top section and the bottom section have convex radial curve shape, but the top section curve and the bottom section curve are positioned by having different centers of rotation so when the core is actuated it is only actuated around the center of rotation about the bottom curve which causes the top cure to drop away from the upper molded surface. |
| US10576661B2 |
Material kneading apparatus and material kneading method
There is provided with a screw that is inserted into a cylinder an inside of which a material is loaded, and is rotatably supported in both end portions on an upstream side and a downstream side, or in an end portion on the upstream side, in the cylinder; a first kneading blade including a plurality of first blades that are helically provided on the screw and send the material toward the downstream side with rotation of the screw; and a second kneading blade including a second blade that is helically provided on the screw and returns the material, which is sent toward the downstream side by the first kneading blade, toward the upstream side, the number of blades in the second blade being smaller than the number of blades in the first blade. |
| US10576660B2 |
Overturning device for overturning molten material and purging method
The present invention relates to an overturning device (10) for overturning a molten material (200) in a melt channel (110) comprising a melt inlet (20) and a melt outlet (30), wherein between the melt inlet (20) and the melt outlet (30) at least one melt guiding means (40) is assembled for a rearrangement of molten material (200) from the centre (22) of the melt inlet (20) to the edge (34) of the melt outlet (30) and for a rearrangement of molten material (200) from the edge (24) of the melt inlet (20) into the centre (32) of the melt outlet (30). |
| US10576659B2 |
Gypsum-based board material producing apparatus
Provided is a gypsum-based board producing apparatus including: a mixer configured to prepare a gypsum slurry; a foaming apparatus; and a pump configured to convey foam generated by the foaming apparatus to the mixer, wherein the pump is a positive displacement pump. |
| US10576656B2 |
Assembly and use of a geometrically compact powder layer
The invention relates to an additive production method involving the production of a layer of geometrically compact particles, having the following steps: a) providing a particle layer depositing arrangement, comprising a first and a second semi-chamber, wherein a partition separates the first semi-chamber from the second semi-chamber, and the partition is permeable for a dispersion medium and impermeable for particles dispersed in the dispersion medium; b) providing a particle dispersion comprising the dispersion medium and particles dispersed therein in the first semi-chamber, the particle dispersion being distributed substantially homogenously in the first semi-chamber; c) generating a pressure gradient between the first and the second semi-chamber such that the pressure gradient in the first semi-chamber causes a particle dispersion flow directed towards the partition; and d) depositing a particle aggregate material comprising geometrically compact particles on the partition by transporting a dispersion agent into the second semi-chamber. |
| US10576652B2 |
Articulating oscillating power tool
An oscillating power tool includes a drive motor producing rotary motion and an actuator for converting the motor rotary motion to an oscillatory side-to-side movement. The power tool includes a tool mount operably driven by the actuator and configured to support the tool so that the working end is substantially collinear and/or coplanar with the axis of the motor drive shaft. |
| US10576649B2 |
Rotary knife blade with double beveled inside surface
A rotary knife includes a rotatable annular blade. The blade includes a blade wall presenting an annular inner surface terminating at a cutting edge. The annular inner surface includes a first section and a second section, with the first section extending from the cutting edge and the second section being located further from the cutting edge than the first section. The first and second sections define first and second angles, respectively, relative to an imaginary plane transverse to the axis about which blade rotates. The second angle is greater than the first angle. |
| US10576646B2 |
Rotary electric shaver
A rotary electric shaver generally includes a handle assembly having a longitudinal axis, and a head assembly attached to the handle assembly. The head assembly includes a plurality of outer cutters and a plurality of inner cutters. Each of the inner cutters is paired with one of the outer cutters for cooperating to cut hair. The head assembly also includes a tray on which hair cut by a first one of the pairs of cooperating cutters is permitted to commingle with hair cut by a second one of the pairs of cooperating cutters. The head assembly further includes a fastener that extends longitudinally for attachment of the head assembly to the handle assembly such that the tray pivots relative to the handle assembly. The head assembly further includes a biasing element that circumscribes the fastener to bias the tray from a pivoted position into a non-pivoted position. |
| US10576636B1 |
Method and control system for and updating camera calibration for robot control
A robot control system and a method for updating camera calibration is presented. The method comprises the robot control system performing a first camera calibration to determine camera calibration information, and outputting a first movement command based on the camera calibration information for a robot operation. The method further comprises outputting, after the first camera calibration, a second movement command to move a calibration pattern within a camera field of view, receiving one or more calibration images, and adding the one or more calibration images to a captured image set. The method further comprises performing a second camera calibration based on calibration images in the captured image set to determine updated camera calibration information, determining whether a deviation between the camera calibration information and the updated camera calibration information exceeds a defined threshold, and outputting a notification signal if the deviation exceeds the defined threshold. |
| US10576635B2 |
Object handling device and calibration method thereof
According to an embodiment, an object handling device includes a base, a manipulator, a first camera, a sensor, a manipulator control unit and a calibration unit. The manipulator is arranged on the base, and includes a movable part and an effector that is arranged on the movable part and acts on an object. The first camera and the sensor are arranged on the manipulator. The manipulator control unit controls the manipulator so that the movable part is moved to a position corresponding to a directed value. The calibration processing unit acquires a first error in a first direction based on an image photographed by the first camera, acquire a second error in a second direction intersecting with the first direction based on a detection result obtained by the sensor, and acquire a directed calibration value with respect to the directed value based on the first error and the second error. |
| US10576634B2 |
Coordinating robotic apparatus deliveries
A method and system for automatically supplying parts for an assembly line is provided. The method includes generating and executing an action plan specifying movements associated with a robotic apparatus associated with the assembly line, items required for the assembly line, and a vehicle associated with providing the items for the robotic apparatus. The vehicle is directed to a location comprising the items and a first item is selected and retrieved upon arriving at the location. A measured weight of the first item is compared to a predetermined maximum weight threshold for delivery by the vehicle and a resulting delivery process with respect to the vehicle, first item, and robotic apparatus is executed. A notification indicating details associated with the delivery process is transmitted to the robotic apparatus. |
| US10576631B1 |
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. |
| US10576624B2 |
Rotational driving mechanism in a robot
A rotational driving mechanism for driving a first member and a second member, which are part of a robot, to rotate relatively on a predetermined rotational driving plane by means of a linear motion actuator having a linear motion output shaft, includes: a first link unit with which the output shaft is connected, and which is arranged so as to be rotatable with respect to the first member through a first rotation shaft, and which is also arranged so as to be rotatable with respect to the second member side through a second rotation shaft; a second link unit which is connected with a first support shaft arranged at the first member side, and which is connected with a second support shaft arranged at the second member side, with a center distance between the first support shaft and the second support shaft being made constant. |
| US10576623B2 |
Hyper redundant robots
A hyper redundant robot comprising: a first disk; a second disk positioned adjacent to the first disk, the first disk and the second disk having a longitudinal axis; a first joint arrangement positioned between the first disk and the second disk, the first disk and/or the second disk being in sliding contact with the first joint arrangement to enable the first disk and the second disk to rotate relative to one another; and a second joint arrangement positioned between the first disk and the second disk, the second joint arrangement being less stiff than the first joint arrangement. |
| US10576622B2 |
Robotic manipulator
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a robotic manipulator that includes a base, a first segment, a first joint operatively coupling the base and the first segment, a second segment, and a second joint operatively coupling the first segment and the second segment are provided. The first joint is configured to rotate the first segment about at least two axes of rotation with respect to the base. The second joint is configured to rotate the second segment about at least one axis of rotation with respect to the first segment. |
| US10576617B1 |
Service robot having movable center of mass
A service robot includes a wheeled, robotic vehicle and a movable payload platform. A position of the payload platform is controlled to reduce the distance between the center of mass of the service robot and a center of rotation of the vehicle moving along a motion trajectory. Induced centrifugal forces are reduced, allowing for safe operation at higher speeds. In some examples, the payload platform is moved such that the center of mass of the service robot is approximately aligned with the center of rotation of the vehicle. In some embodiments, at least one wheel of the service robot is controlled to maintain a level orientation of the service robot as it traverses uneven terrain. In some embodiments, the service robot includes an inflatable torso structure that allows an upper body robot to bend in a controlled manner to interact with users and a payload loaded onto the payload platform. |
| US10576614B2 |
Stapler
A stapler is provided, including: a main body, having a front end and a rear end; a magazine, disposed in the main body having an outlet end; a striker, disposed in the main body and located between the front end and the outlet end along the longitudinal direction; a driving mechanism, connected to the striker to optionally drive the striker to strike the staple; a pressing element, located in the main body and between the striker and the outlet end along the longitudinal direction, the pressing element being movable between an original position and a pressed position, the original position being higher than the pressed position, the pressing element having a tendency to stay on the original position, when the pressing element is located on the pressed position, the pressing element presses the staples which are exposed outside the outlet end of the magazine. |
| US10576610B2 |
Backing pad for a hand guided polishing or sanding tool and hand guided polishing or sanding tool with such a backing pad
A backing pad for a power tool having plate-like form and a trapezoid cross-section with a top surface, a larger bottom surface and a slanting circumferential surface connecting the top and bottom surfaces. The backing pad can be connected to a tool shaft of the tool and is adapted for receiving a polishing or sanding material on the bottom surface. The backing pad is provided with a recess and a plurality of holes and channels that creates a predefined air flow between the bottom surface of the backing pad and a working surface. At least one hole ending in an opening is located in an annular outer section of the bottom surface, the annular outer section being located opposite to the slanting circumferential surface of the backing pad. The additional hole is in connection with at least one opening located in the top surface of the backing pad. |
| US10576608B2 |
Dressing board, cutting blade dressing method, and cutting apparatus
Disclosed herein is a dressing board for dressing a cutting blade. The dressing board is held on a chuck table in dressing the cutting blade. The dressing board includes a bar code formed on the front side of the dressing board for indicating kind information on the dressing board, and a groove code formed on the front side of the dressing board at an edge portion thereof, the groove code being composed of grooves having pattern corresponding to that of the bar code. Even when the bar code is cut off by the cutting blade in dressing the cutting blade, the kind information on the dressing board is indicated by the groove code left on the front side of the dressing board. |
| US10576605B2 |
Power tool
It is an object of the invention to increase the degree of freedom in designing a power tool. A representative power tool has a spindle that transmits a driving force of a motor to a tool accessory, a tool accessory holding member that is configured to be movable in a direction of a spindle rotation axis direction between a holding position for holding the tool accessory and a releasing position for releasing the tool accessory, a lock mechanism that locks the tool accessory holding member in the holding position, and a body housing. The lock mechanism is disposed between a second end of the spindle and a wall of the body housing in the spindle rotation axis direction. |
| US10576604B2 |
Substrate polishing apparatus
A substrate polishing apparatus includes a polishing table 30 having a polishing surface 10 in the upper surface, a substrate holding portion 31 that holds a substrate W having a surface to be polished in the lower surface, and a holding portion cover 36 that covers the outer side of the substrate holding portion 31. Between the lower portion of the holding portion cover 36 and the upper surface of the polishing table 30, a gap portion for intake 37 is provided, and in the upper portion of the holding portion cover 36, a pipe for exhaust 39 connected to an exhaust mechanism 38 is provided. By operating the exhaust mechanism 38, a rising air current from the gap portion 37 toward the pipe 39 is formed between the outer surface of the substrate holding portion 31 and the inner surface of the holding portion cover 36. |
| US10576602B2 |
Method for the complete grinding of workpieces in the form of shafts having cylindrical and profiled sections
Described is a method for grinding workpieces, which comprise at least one cylindrical and profiled portion each, on one and the same grinding machine. The workpiece is ground initially in a first grinding operation in a first clamping in the grinding machine, said first grinding operation being followed by a second grinding operation once the first clamping has been released and then, before the start of the second grinding operation, a second clamping has been generated. |
| US10576598B2 |
Conduit surface repair tool
The present disclosure is directed to a surfacing tool for repairing a sealing surface on a fitting. The surfacing tool is defined by a tool head and a tool head guide having an internal bore sized to receive the tool head. The tool head is includes a reverse flare working surface positioned at a first end thereof. A threaded element is positioned at one end of the tool head guide to threadingly receive a threaded flare fitting. The tool head being rotatable within the tool head guide while engaging and grinding the sealing surface on the fitting to a desired finish. |
| US10576597B2 |
Tapered tool holder fixture assembly
A tapered tool holder fixture for installing a retention knob into a tool holder and to determine whether the retention knob has produced distortions in a tool holder surface. A support stand supports a test gauge assembly that includes a mounting ring to which a tool holder is clamped, a gauge portion for receiving a tool holder surface and a camming ring for moving the gauge portion into and out of engagement with the tool holder surface. The mounting ring, camming ring and gauge portion are held together by bolts which allow the relative movement between the gauge portion and a tool holder held by the mounting ring and allow relative rotation between the camming and mounting rings whereby a rotatable detent arrangement moves the gauge portion towards and away from the tool holder. An indicator monitors the position of the gauge portion in order to detect distortions. |
| US10576596B2 |
Minimum quantity lubrication system
A MQL system for accurately measuring and controlling a volume and pressure of a lubricating fluid provided to a machining tool during minimum quantity lubrication machining operations. The MQL system can further include measuring and controlling a volume and pressure of air provided during machining such that atomization of the lubricating fluid with the air can be controlled. Use of a continuous volumetric flow pump provides a continuous flow of lubricating fluid to the tool during machining operations. |
| US10576594B2 |
Center point drill and center point drill attachment
A newly configured centerpoint drill and a drill attachment device that can be attached to a conventional cordless drill include configurations that require a user's hand to be in direct alignment with the keyless chuck of the drill to enable a user or operator to apply maximum pressure or force during use of a drill to reduce time and effort spent by a user/operator. |
| US10576591B2 |
Jig for supporting display screen
A jig for supporting a display screen including a platform, a stop and a support is provided. The stop is located on the platform. The support is located at one side of the platform and includes an arcuate surface for supporting the display screen, wherein the display screen is placed on the stop before turning over and is supported by the arcuate surface after turning over. The jig adopts the arcuate surface to contact a surface of a supported object. When turning the supported object over, contact area between the supported object and the arcuate surface can be constantly changed, so that a force exerted on the supported object is even so as to avoid a cracking of the supported object. |
| US10576586B2 |
Method for producing a sintered part having a highly precise molded part height and parts set of sintered joining parts
The invention relates to a method for producing a sintered part having a highly precise molded part height, the sintered part being produced from a first sintered joining part that has a first joining surface and a second sintered joining part that has at least a second joining surface. The method comprises at least the following steps: joining the first sintered joining part and the second sintered joining part, the first joining surface being oriented such that it faces the second joining surface; pressing the first sintered joining part and the second sintered joining part against each other under axial compression pressure exerted by a pressing tool, the highly precise molded part height being brought about by pressing the parts against each other; removing the sintered part from the pressing tool as a sintered part having a highly precise molded part height. The invention also relates to a parts set of sintered joining parts. |
| US10576584B2 |
Laser processing machine and laser processing method
A period of time during which a laser beam moves through an inner region of a beam spot that ranges from a center of the beam spot to an area corresponding to a thermal energy of 44% with respect to a total thermal energy of the beam spot is set as a moving time tp. “c”, “ρ”, “λ”, “T”, “T0”, “A”, and “Pd” respectively represents a specific heat, a density, a thermal conductivity, a melting temperature, an environmental temperature, a light absorptance, and an energy density of the inner region. A time calculated from Equation (1) is set as a melting time tm. A plate thickness is represented by x and a value of tm/tp is represented by y. The value y is set between a lower limit value (Equation (2)) and an upper limit value (Equation (3)). tm=c×ρ×λ×π[(T−T0)/(2×A×Pd)]2 (1) y=0.0027e0.36x (2) y=0.0026e0.4512x (3) |
| US10576578B2 |
Method of manufacturing a leading edge shield
A field of rotary blades, and more particularly to a method of fabricating a leading edge shield for protecting such a blade. The method includes at least steps of performing initial plastic deformation on at least one sheet from a pressure side sheet and a suction side sheet, using additive fabrication to add a reinforcement with a fiber insert on at least one of the pressure and suction side sheets, closing the pressure and suction side sheets around a core after the initial plastic deformation and after adding the reinforcement, performing subsequent plastic deformation by pressing the pressure and suction side sheets against an outside surface of the core after the sheets have been closed around the core, and extracting the core. |
| US10576575B2 |
Thread connection for a torch system
A connector component (102) is provided for assembly into a material processing torch head. The connector component (102) comprises a generally cylindrical body (104) that includes a proximal end (106) and a distal end (108) defining a longitudinal axis. At least two thread regions (112) are disposed at a radial location on a surface of the body near the proximal end. Each thread region includes at least one thread (114) disposed on the surface of the body. In addition, at least two non-thread regions (116) are oriented longitudinally at a radial location on the surface of the body (104). |
| US10576574B2 |
Cage for laboratory animal
An animal cage includes a removable, suspended interior floor provided with a plurality of perforations formed therein. The floor creates a plenum inside the cage allowing air to flow laminarly through the perforations and liquids or liquid waste to substantially fall through the perforations in the raised floor. |
| US10576573B2 |
Portable generator and battery charger verification control method and system
A system, in one embodiment, may include a portable welding unit having an engine, a generator coupled to the engine, a compressor coupled to the engine, and a smart battery charger coupled to the generator. A system, in another embodiment, may include a battery charger, wherein the battery charger is configured to monitor a temperature of a battery, an ambient temperature, a battery charge time, or a combination thereof. A system, in a further embodiment, may include at least one circuit having a welding control circuit and a battery charge circuit. The battery charge circuit may be configured to adjust an output based on a battery type, a battery voltage rating, a sensed feedback, a battery test, or a combination thereof. |
| US10576570B2 |
Weld sequencer part and statistical limits analyzer
Various systems and methods are provided that allow a weld sequencer to use a statistical analysis of generated reports to automatically determine weld parameter limits for the welds defined by various functions in a sequence file. For example, the weld sequencer can take reports generated for a specific type of part and statistically analyze the weld data included in the reports according to a set of analysis parameters provided by a user. The weld sequencer can use the statistical analysis to identify and remove outlier data and define a set of weld parameter limits based on the remaining data. The weld parameter limits can define a low limit and/or a high limit for one or more weld parameters associated with a function. The weld sequencer can then update the sequence file to include the weld parameter limits. |
| US10576567B2 |
Reflow soldering oven with at least one gas purification system comprising a catalyst unit
The present application relates to a reflow soldering oven (1) for soldering an electronic circuit board (300), the oven (1) comprising a gas purification system (11, 21) for purifying gas that contains flux components vaporized from the electronic circuit board (300). The gas purification system further comprises at least one gas purification unit (11, 21) comprising a catalyst unit comprising a catalyst material. The invention further relates to a corresponding reflow soldering method. |
| US10576566B2 |
Solder paste misprint cleaning
A processor receives solder paste information, where the solder paste information describes a solder paste used in assembly of a printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum magnetic force required for removing the solder paste from the printed circuit board based on the solder paste information. A processor receives electromagnet information, where the electromagnet information describes an electromagnet used in cleaning of a misprint of the solder paste on the printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum amount of power to provide the electromagnet to induce the minimum magnetic force in the electromagnet, where the determination of the amount of power is based on the electromagnet information and the minimum magnetic force. A processor adjusts an amount of power applied to the electromagnet to at least the determined minimum amount of power to clean the misprint of the solder paste from the printed circuit board. |
| US10576562B1 |
Circular saw cutting machine
A circular saw cutting machine (1) includes a machine main body (10), an articulated robot (60), and a cutter stocker (70). A circular saw (5) is secured and interposed by a cutter clamp cylinder (CYL21) between a front end face (32) of the main spindle (21) and a cutter presser piece (50) with pins (33, 51) inserted in pin insertion holes (5b). When removing the circular saw (5), a hydraulic is switched over to cause the cutter clamp cylinder (CYL21) to perform unclamping so that the cutter presser piece (50) can be pulled out of the main spindle (21). When the articulated robot (60) performs cutter change, a main spindle motor (M10) and a brake (25) are controlled based on the rotation angle detected by a spindle stop position sensor (SE10) to stop the main spindle (21) in a predetermined home angle condition. |
| US10576552B2 |
Rotary tool
The rotary tool has two coupling parts, namely a carrier and a cutting head having a front end face. The carrier has a pin seat into which a coupling pin of the cutting head is inserted. Effective stop faces are formed on the pin seat and on the coupling pin in the axial direction for axial pull-out protection. For a design that is as simple as possible, in particular in terms of grinding, a side face adjoins a respective stop face of the coupling pin and, when viewed in the axial direction, freely extends to the end face. In particular, the side face forms a torque face. For reliable clamping attachment, in particular with larger nominal diameters (D), a separating slot is made in the carrier and a clamping screw is inserted into it, both of which serve to fix the cutting head in the pin seat. |
| US10576551B1 |
Coolant collet assembly
A coolant collet assembly has a collet body and a cutter. The collet body has an outer end, an inner end, an annular groove, multiple external slits, multiple internal slits, and multiple coolant channels. The external slits and the internal slits are in a staggered arrangement. Each coolant channel is defined longitudinally in the collet body around the cutter hole, is converged radially toward the outer end, and has an end communicating with a respective one of the internal slits and an opening formed in the outer end. The cutter is inserted in the cutter hole. The coolant may flow through the coolant channels of the collet body and is guided to the heating point of the working cutter with the converged coolant channels. |
| US10576547B2 |
Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product
A cutting insert according to an aspect includes a top surface and a side surface. At least a part of a ridge line where the top surface and the side surface intersects is a cutting edge. The cutting edge includes a first portion located at a corner portion, a second portion adjacent to the first portion, a third portion close to the second portion, a fourth portion close to the third portion, and a fifth portion adjacent to the fourth portion. When viewed from directly above, a curvature radius of the second portion is less than a curvature radius of the first portion, a curvature radius of the third portion is greater than the curvature radius of the first portion, and a curvature radius of the fourth portion is less than the curvature radius of the third portion. |
| US10576546B2 |
Process for purifying metal nanowires
Isolating metal nanowires from a reaction mixture also containing ancillary inorganic particles distinct from the nanowires, includes: providing a mixture of metal nanowires with large particles having at least two dimensions 250 nm or more, and small particles of which the largest dimension is less than 200 nm, in the form of a dispersion in a solvent medium having a viscosity at 25° C. 10 mPa·s or more; leaving the mixture to settle out under conditions conducive to the formation of a supernatent phase including the small particles and of a precipitate comprising the metal nanowires and the large particles; isolating the precipitate, and dispersing the isolated precipitate in a solvent medium having a viscosity at 25° C. less than 10 mPa·s; leaving the suspension to settle out under conditions conducive to the precipitation of said large particles; and recovering the nanowires in the form of a dispersion in the supernatent phase. |
| US10576543B2 |
Alloying metal materials together during additive manufacturing or one or more parts
A process is provided for manufacturing a part or parts. This manufacturing process includes receiving a plurality of metal materials. The manufacturing process also includes solidifying the metal materials together using an additive manufacturing system to form at least a portion of the part, which comprises an alloy of the metal materials. |
| US10576541B2 |
Structured powder particles for feedstock improvement for laser based additive manufacturing
A process comprising providing a metallic first powder having a plurality of first particles. The process includes adding a second material to the first powder, the second material having a plurality of second particles. The process includes combining the first powder with the second material to form a modified powder including modified powder particles having an interior portion containing an interior composition, and an outer surface portion with an outer composition different from the interior composition. |
| US10576538B2 |
Alloy structure and method for producing alloy structure
An alloy structure which has high uniformity in the distribution of the element composition and the mechanical strength and excellent high-temperature strength and corrosion resistance, contains Fe and at least four elements, which are selected from the group consisting of elements from atomic number 13 to atomic number 79, included in Group 3 to Group 16 of the periodic table of the elements, and have a ratio of the atomic radius to an Fe atom of 0.83 or more but 1.17 or less, each of the elements in an atomic concentration range of 5 at % or more but 30 at % or less, a difference in atomic concentration among the at least four elements and Fe is in a range of less than 3 at %, and the alloy structure has, as a main crystal, a column crystal in which the at least four elements and Fe are solid-dissolved. |
| US10576529B2 |
Open die forging process for minimizing end losses and a product made using it
The invention discloses a process of manufacturing heavy and critical components such as a blowout preventer (BOP) with a combination of open die forging, piercing and machining process which results in to better material utilization and saving in the machining time. The forging process of the invention involves a step of notching, wherein a transverse notch is made near each end of the ingot before cogging said ingot. The invention allows development of safety and critical components with effective material utilisation. |