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| US10598096B2 |
Rotor disk having a centripetal air collection device, compressor comprising said disc and turbomachine with such a compressor
The rotor disk (3B) for a compressor comprises, relative to the rotational axis of the disk: a radial web (4), blades (8) at the outer periphery of the web, a bore (5) at the inner periphery of the web, and a cylindrical side wall (12) extending the web in the vicinity of the ter periphery of same and having an air supply port (18), and—a centripetal air collection device (15). Advantageously, the device (15) comprises a cylindrical support (23) and at least one air supply tube (16), the inlet of which is turned towards the port (18) and the outlet of which is turned towards the bore (5) in the web, the disk comprising an inner radial flange (40) extending from the cylindrical side wall (12), the cylindrical support (23) of the device (15) being attached to said inner radial flange (40), and a ring (30) extending from the web (4), the cylindrical support (23) being centred on the ring (30). |
| US10598092B2 |
Turbocharger for vehicle
An turbocharger for a vehicle is provided. The turbocharger includes a shaft that has a hollow aperture at an inside thereof and an outer circumferential surface of the shaft includes an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture which communicate with the hollow aperture. A turbine wheel is integrally installed at the shaft and a hollow groove formed in the wheel communicates with the hollow aperture. A center housing includes a shaft groove in which the shaft is rotatably installed. The center housing includes an oil passage to which oil is supplied from an oil pipe, an air passage to which air is supplied from an air tank, and an injection passage extending to the shaft groove while being connected to the oil and air passages. An oil valve and an air valve are installed in the oil and air passages, respectively, to selectively open/close flow of a fluid. |
| US10598089B1 |
Opposed piston engine with parallel combustion chambers
An opposed piston engine has a driveshaft with a first combustion cylinder parallel with a driveshaft and disposed about the driveshaft at a first radius and a second combustion cylinder parallel with the driveshaft and disposed about the driveshaft at a second radius greater than the first radius. A first pair of curvilinear shaped cams are associated with the first combustion cylinder and disposed on the driveshaft and a second pair of curvilinear shaped cams are associated with the second combustion cylinder and disposed on the driveshaft outwardly of the first pair of cams. |
| US10598087B2 |
Intake/outlet pipe optimization method for rotary engine
An intake/outlet pipe optimization method for a rotary engine, comprising the steps of: (A) providing a rotary engine; (B) providing a simulation software package, to perform a series of simulations for the rotary engine according to different combinations of a pipe length, a pipe diameter, a pipe shape and a pipe angle, to determine an optimal combination of the pipe length, the pipe diameter, the pipe shape, and pipe angle, to obtain an optimal power output for the rotary engine; and (C) performing tests for the rotary engine, by utilizing the optimal combination of the pipe length, the pipe diameter, the pipe shape, and pipe angle obtained in step (B), to obtain a test optimized power output for the rotary engine. |
| US10598086B2 |
Compound engine assembly with cantilevered compressor and turbine
A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a compressor, and a turbine section where the turbine shaft is configured to compound power with the engine shaft. The turbine section may include a first stage turbine and a second stage turbine. The turbine shaft is rotationally supported by a plurality of bearings all located on a same side of the compressor rotor(s) and all located on a same side of the turbine rotor(s), for example all located between the compressor rotor(s) and the turbine rotor(s), such that the compressor rotor(s) and the turbine rotor(s) are cantilevered. A method of driving a rotatable load of an aircraft is also discussed. |
| US10598082B2 |
Turbine wastegate
An assembly can include a turbine housing that includes a bore, a wastegate seat, wastegate passages that extend to the wastegate seat and a divider wall disposed between the wastegate passages where the divider wall includes a divider wall surface; a rotatable wastegate shaft configured for receipt by the bore; a wastegate arm extending from the wastegate shaft; and a wastegate plug extending from the wastegate arm where the wastegate plug includes a contact portion that contacts the wastegate seat to cover the wastegate passages in a closed state and a mesh that contacts the divider wall surface in the closed state. |
| US10598078B2 |
Method and apparatus for active coolant volume reduction for automobile applications
A method and apparatus for active coolant volume reduction management in a pressurized reservoir coolant diverter for automobile applications. Specifically, an apparatus and method for diverting coolant flow around a pressurized coolant reservoir until the engine has reached operating temperature by employing a coolant bypass chamber and bypass shutoff valve and the like. |
| US10598076B2 |
Flow control valve
A flow control valve includes a housing including an inflow port and an outflow port which communicates with the inflow port, a valve body housed in the housing and formed in a cylindrical form, the valve body allowing and prohibiting a fluid to flow between the inflow port and the outflow port by moving in an axial direction, an actuator moving the valve body in the axial direction, and a partition wall arranged between the valve body and the inflow port and causing a flow path from the inflow port to the valve body to be branched towards an outer peripheral side of the valve body. |
| US10598074B2 |
Exhaust device of multiple-cylinder engine
Provided is an exhaust device connected to an engine body. The exhaust device includes a plurality of independent exhaust pipes, each of which has a circular cross section, and which are connected to exhaust ports of cylinders of the engine body; and a mixing pipe having a circular cross section, connected to downstream ends of the independent exhaust pipes, and through which exhaust gas that has passed through the independent exhaust pipes flows in. The independent exhaust pipes are connected to an upstream end of the mixing pipe in such a manner that parts of internal spaces of the circular cross sections overlap each other in a predetermined section from the downstream ends of the independent exhaust pipes toward upstream, and a ratio of overlapping portions of the circular cross sections gradually increases from upstream toward downstream. |
| US10598072B2 |
Resistive based combustion sensing method and apparatus
Sensing combustion events using a resistive based oxygen sensor exposed to exhaust gases of a periodic combustion process in a combustion engine. The oxygen sensor is disposed in the exhaust plenum of the engine and includes a metal oxide semiconductor layer bridging a gap between first and second electrodes. Spikes in the resistance of the metal oxide semiconductor layer, caused by its reaction to transient changes in the oxygen level and exhaust temperature, are indicated in a combustion signal. The combustion signal may be used to monitor for combustion misfire event(s). Further, a combustion misfire event may be detected by comparing the detected spike timing with expected spike timing, with a spike not being present at a time when a spike is expected indicating a combustion misfire event. Related devices and systems are also disclosed. |
| US10598069B2 |
Method and system for regenerating a gasoline particulate filter
Methods and systems are presented for regenerating a particulate filter. In one example, vehicle speed control mode parameters may be adjusted in response to an amount of soot stored in a particulate filter being greater than a first threshold. The vehicle speed control parameters may be returned to base values in response to the amount of soot stored in the particulate filter being less than a second threshold. |
| US10598068B2 |
Catalytic converters having non-linear flow channels
Disclosed is a honeycomb catalyst substrate core having geometrically non-linear flow channels. In an embodiment, the honeycomb catalyst substrate core includes helical flow channels. In another embodiment, the honeycomb catalyst substrate core includes sinusoidal flow channels. In yet another embodiment, the honeycomb catalyst substrate core includes helical plus sinusoidal flow channels. The honeycomb catalyst substrate core comprises a plurality of parallel non-linear flow channels formed along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the catalyst substrate core, each non-linear flow channel configured such that a turbulent vortical flow occurs during engine exhaust gas flow. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb having non-linear flow channels, comprising the steps extrusion soft ceramic material through a die whilst the die moves through six degrees of freedom along its axis of symmetry. Disclosure includes a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb having non-linear flow channels using three-dimensional printing. |
| US10598064B2 |
High power density insulated exhaust heating system
A heating apparatus for an exhaust gas system, or a fluid flow system, is provided by the present disclosure. The heating apparatus has a container body and includes at least one heater element and a support member disposed inside the container body and configured for restricting movement of the at least one heater element in the container body. The support member defines a tortuous geometry and flanks opposed sides of the at least one insulated heater element along a majority of a length of the at least one insulated heater element, wherein the support member increases heat transfer from the at least one heater element to an exhaust gas flowing through the container body. |
| US10598063B2 |
Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine
An exhaust purification system comprises an exhaust purification catalyst 20, an NOX sensor 46, air-fuel ratio sensor 41 downstream of the catalyst 20, and a control and diagnosis device. The device alternately sets a target air-fuel ratio to a rich air-fuel ratio and a lean air-fuel ratio and switches the target air-fuel ratio from the rich air-fuel ratio to the lean air-fuel ratio when the output air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel ratio sensor becomes a rich judged air-fuel ratio or less. The device diagnoses abnormality of the catalyst based on the output of the NOX sensor. It diagnoses abnormality of the catalyst when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst is a rich air-fuel ratio, but does not diagnose abnormality of the catalyst when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst is a lean air-fuel ratio. |
| US10598060B2 |
Methods and systems for removing moisture from engine exhaust system
Methods and systems are provided for removing moisture from an engine exhaust system. In one example, a method includes, during a vehicle key-off condition, in response to a higher than threshold exhaust moisture level and a lower than threshold engine run time during an immediately prior drive cycle, operating an electric air compressor to remove the moisture accumulated in the exhaust manifold. |
| US10598057B2 |
Oil supply circuit of an engine
Methods and systems are provided for an internal combustion engine having an oil circuit. In one example, a system may include a rising oil line from a block to a cylinder head of an engine; a main oil line in the head; and an oil siphon system including a reservoir positioned between, and having at least one portion at a lower elevation than both, a section the rising line and a section of the main oil line so that oil flows into, and remains in, the reservoir when the engine is shut-off. In this way, the design of the oil circuit may be used to improve oil supply to engine components while minimizing delays in oil supply during engine startup. |
| US10598056B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder head (3); a combustion chamber recess (15) formed in the cylinder head; an intake passage (16) and an exhaust passage (17) formed in the cylinder head and communicating with the combustion chamber recess; a head oil passage (80) formed in the cylinder head, and having a first end (81A) communicating with an oil pump (62) and a second end (81B) opening out at a sliding contact surface of a valve actuating mechanism (23) provided in the cylinder head; and an oil jacket (84) formed in the cylinder head in a path of the head oil passage so as to at least partly surround the exhaust passage. |
| US10598050B2 |
Scissor type compression and expansion machine used in a thermal energy recuperation system
A compression and expansion machine is disclosed that includes a body with at least one chamber about an axis of symmetry, and pistons rotating about the axis of symmetry and dividing the chamber into cells rotating with the pistons. The invention also includes a device for coordinating the movement of the pistons and configured so that, during one rotation cycle, each of the cells performs at least one first expansion/contraction cycle corresponding to a stage of compressing a first stream of gas passing through this cell and at least one second expansion/contraction cycle corresponding to a stage of expanding a second stream of gas passing through this cell. |
| US10598049B2 |
Evaporator with integrated heat recovery
An evaporator with integrated heat recovery incorporates a vapor tube in a combustion chamber surrounded by a water jacket. The water jacket is in fluid communication with an exhaust gas heat exchanger. Coolant circulates through the exhaust gas heat exchanger to recover heat from exhaust gasses leaving the combustion chamber and then circulates through the water jacket surrounding the combustion chamber to recover heat not delivered to the operating fluid. The evaporator may incorporate a condenser within the housing and in fluid communication with the exhaust gas heat exchanger and water jacket. Coolant may enter the evaporator housing at the condenser before circulating through the exhaust gas heat exchanger and water jacket. |
| US10598048B2 |
Auxiliary rotation device for a gas turbine engine and a method of cooling a rotor of a gas turbine engine using an auxiliary rotation device
There is disclosed an auxiliary rotation device 28 for a gas turbine engine 10. The auxiliary rotation device 28 comprises: an electric machine 30 configured to be coupled to a rotor of the gas turbine engine 10; and a dedicated electrical storage device 32 coupled to the electric machine 30. During a period of powered operation of the gas turbine engine 10 the electric machine 30 is configured to act as a generator so as to charge the dedicated electrical storage device 32. Following the period of powered operation of the gas turbine engine 10 the electric machine 30 is configured to act as a motor by discharging the dedicated electrical storage device 32 so as to cause the rotor to rotate for a period of time to provide even cooling of the rotor around its circumference. There is also disclosed a method of cooling a rotor of a gas turbine engine 10 using an auxiliary rotation device 28. |
| US10598047B2 |
Low-power bowed rotor prevention system
A bowed rotor prevention system for a gas turbine engine includes a core turning motor operable to drive rotation of an engine core of the gas turbine engine. The bowed rotor prevention system also includes an auxiliary electric motor control operable to control the core turning motor to drive rotation of the engine core using electric power while a full authority digital engine control that controls operation of the gas turbine engine is either depowered or in a power state that is less than a power level used by the full authority digital engine control in flight operation. |
| US10598042B2 |
Gas turbine ring segment having serially connected cooling holes and gas turbine including the same
A gas turbine ring segment for a gas turbine. The gas turbine includes a rotor rotating about an axis, a housing containing the rotor to be rotatable, and a stationary wing ring disposed on an inner circumferential portion of the housing to be annular about the axis. A plurality of the gas turbine ring segments is disposed on the gas turbine to be dividable in a circumferential direction. Each of the cooling holes includes a first cooling hole and a second cooling hole having different diameters, the first cooling hole and the second cooling hole being connected serially to each other. This structure controls the flow rate of refrigerant flowing through the cooling holes while maximizing heat transfer efficiency. |
| US10598040B2 |
Method, system and computer program for monitoring a turbomachine start-up sequence by monitoring the speed of the high-pressure spool
The invention relates to a method of monitoring a start-up sequence of a turbomachine that comprises a compressor equipped with a rotor, a starter capable of driving the rotor in rotation and a combustion chamber. The start-up sequence comprises a first phase during which the starter increases the rotation speed of the rotor up to an instant at which fuel is injected into the turbomachine combustion chamber, and a second phase after the first phase that terminates when the starter stops driving the rotor. The method includes: acquisition (ACQ) of a signal representative of the rotation speed of the rotor during the start sequence; detection (DRP1, DRP2, INT) of an instant at which there is a sudden change in the variation of said signal with time, the sudden change instant thus detected being deemed to be the instant at which an air-fuel mix is ignited in the combustion chamber. |
| US10598035B2 |
Intershaft sealing systems for gas turbine engines and methods for assembling the same
A seal assembly for use between an inner shaft and an outer shaft rotatable about a common axis within a turbine engine includes a pair of end rings and a plurality of seal elements coupled between the pair of end rings. Each end ring includes a flange extending in an axial direction, and each seal element includes a pair of shoulders extending in opposing axial directions. The seal assembly also includes a pair of retaining rings. Each retaining ring is positioned between one shoulder of the pair of shoulders and a corresponding one end ring flange of the pair of end ring flanges. |
| US10598028B2 |
Edge coupon including cooling circuit for airfoil
An edge coupon for an airfoil is provided. The coupon includes: a coupon body including: a coolant feed; an outward leg extending toward an edge of the coupon and fluidly coupled to the coolant feed; a return leg extending away from the edge of the coupon and radially offset from the outward leg along a radial axis of the coupon; a turn for fluidly coupling the outward leg and the return leg; a collection passage fluidly coupled to the return leg; and a coupling region configured to mate with an airfoil body of the airfoil. |
| US10598027B2 |
Blade for a gas turbine and method of cooling the blade
A blade with an airfoil profile for a gas turbine includes at least two opposite walls enclosing the inner part of the blade which form cooling channels and method of cooling the blade with a reduced cooling fluid flow rate at a side towards the bottom part of the blade in comparison to the side at the top part, wherein the airfoil profile extends from a bottom to a top part of the blade and at least one direct cooling fluid inlet is arranged at the bottom part of the blade, where at least one set of ribs is respectively arranged on the two walls, extending from the respective wall into the inner part of the blade, forming cooling channels in-between ribs with a channel cross-section smaller at the side towards the bottom part of the blade compared to the side at the top part. |
| US10598026B2 |
Engine component wall with a cooling circuit
An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component includes a wall. The wall can include multiple layers. The layers can be different materials and define an interior for the engine component. The layers can include shaped features to define a serial cooling air flow path for providing a flow from the interior to an exterior of the engine. |
| US10598024B2 |
Tandem rotor blades
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a compressor case with a low pressure compressor (LPC) and a high pressure compressor (HPC). The HPC is aft of the LPC. The compressor case defines a centerline axis. The compressor section also includes a rotor disk defined between the compressor case and the centerline axis. A plurality of stages are defined radially inward relative to the compressor case. The plurality of stages include at least one tandem blade stage. The tandem blade stage includes a plurality of blade pairs. Each blade pair is circumferentially spaced apart from the other blade pairs, and is operatively connected to the rotor disk. Each blade pair includes a forward blade and an aft blade. The aft blade is configured to further condition air flow with respect to the forward blade without an intervening stator vane stage shrouded cavity therebetween. |
| US10598018B2 |
Gas turbine engine rotor balancing
A method of balancing a gas turbine engine rotor comprises the step of obtaining a rotor disc with a circumferential array of balance tabs projecting from a peripheral rim of the disc. Stress shielding scallops are defined in the rotor disc between the tabs. The balancing is achieved by removing material from at least one of the tabs. |
| US10598017B2 |
Method of identifying the balancing configuration installed on a turbine engine rotor
A method of identifying the balancing configuration installed on a turbine engine rotor using a plurality of screws forming balance weights that are mounted on the rotor at different angular positions of the rotor is provided. Each screw possesses a predetermined weight and each screw is associated with an element for identifying its weight and for identifying its angular position on the rotor. The method includes contactless scanning of all of the screws mounted on the rotor by an identification appliance capable of recognizing the elements for identifying the weight and the angular position associated with each screw. |
| US10598013B2 |
Bit holder with shortened nose portion
A bit holder that includes a front portion and a shank axially depending from the front portion. The front portion having an axial length that is less than the axial length of the shank. A combination bit holder and base block that includes the bit holder with the front portion having an axial length that is less than the axial length of the shank. The base block including a mounting portion and a device receiving portion, the device receiving portion including a length that is the same or less than a length of the mounting portion. The base block having a device receiving portion that includes a length shorter than a length of the mounting portion adapted to provide increased access to the rear of the bit assembly allowing the base blocks to be mounted closer to each other for micro-milling operations. Shortened bit holder shanks are reconfigured from prior art to provide increased holding power between the bit holder shank and base block bore. |
| US10598005B2 |
pH-sensitive chemicals for downhole fluid sensing and communication with the surface
A method and system for treating a subterranean formation involves detecting the displacement and position of a downhole fluid having a pH through the fluids reaction with a pH-sensitive material, mobilizing a plug assembly comprising the material to contact one or more constrictions in a wellbore casing. |
| US10598001B2 |
Removable modular control assembly
A removable modular control assembly includes a structure including a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. A first interlock feature is arranged at the first end portion and a second interlock feature is arranged at the second end portion spaced from the first end portion. At least one shell member includes a first end section, a second end section and an intermediate section having at least one control module receiving section formed therein. The first end section includes a first interlock element engageable with the first interlock feature and the second end section includes a second interlock element engageable with the second interlock feature. The at least one shell member is configured to be strain locked to the structure through a lengthening of the intermediate portion. |
| US10597995B2 |
Visualization of quantitative drilling operations data related to a stuck pipe event
Systems and methods for visualization of quantitative drilling operations data related to a stuck pipe event using scaled data values for each attribute of interest, a scaled predetermined threshold value for each attribute of interest and an average value of the scaled data values for each attribute of interest. |
| US10597991B2 |
Control systems for fracturing operations
A system can include a low pressure manifold that includes an inlet and a plurality of outlets and a high pressure manifold that comprises a plurality of inlets and an outlet. The system can include a flow path that comprises one of the outlets of the low pressure manifold and one of the inlets of the high pressure manifold. The system can further include a pump that includes a portion of the flow path and a valve coupled with one of the low pressure manifold and the high pressure manifold. The system can further include a control system coupled with the valve and the pump, and the control system can include a processor that is configured to make a determination of whether the valve is in fluid communication with the flow path and control at least one of the valve and the pump based on the determination. |
| US10597983B2 |
High flow screen system with degradable plugs
An apparatus and method according to which a zone of a wellbore that traverses a subterranean formation is completed. The apparatus includes a flow joint including a first internal flow passage, and a plurality of openings formed radially therethrough, a plurality of plugs disposed within the plurality of openings to form a fluid and pressure tight seal with the flow joint, thus impeding fluid flow through the plurality of openings, and a screen disposed exteriorly about the flow joint and axially along the plurality of openings, and thus also along the plurality of plugs, wherein, when the plurality of plugs are exposed to a downhole fluid, the plurality of plugs are adapted to degrade so that fluid flow is permitted through the plurality of openings. The plurality of plugs may include protective layers adapted to be damaged or removed to expose the plurality of plugs to the downhole fluid. |
| US10597982B2 |
Systems and methods for evaluating and optimizing stimulation efficiency using diverters
The disclosure pertains to the determining the efficiency of stimulation operations in a hydrocarbon well. Stimulation is performed in a hydrocarbon well and various data is obtained therefrom. The data is used to develop a simulation of fluid flow in the well and the simulation is used to model a synthetic tracer log, which corresponds to a modeled level of efficiency. Numerous synthetic tracer logs may be generated in this way so that tracer logs are available for a variety of different stimulation efficiencies. In order to determine the efficiency of an actual stimulation, the real tracer log of the stimulated well may be compared to the synthetic tracer logs in search of a match. When the real tracer log matches a synthetic tracer log the modeled efficiency of the synthetic log may be used as the actual or true efficiency of the real well stimulation. |
| US10597981B2 |
Drilling engineering analysis roadmap builder for hydrocarbon reservoir modeling
Methods, systems, and computer program products for developing and presenting wellbore pipe string related operation engineering parameter roadmaps in hydrocarbon reservoir modeling are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include receiving a plurality of depth intervals, associating different computational model calculations with each depth interval, selecting input parameter values for each set of computational model calculations, generating computational model results for each set of computational model calculations associated with each interval to yield a graphical interval plot for the depth interval; and displaying a plurality of graphical interval plots together on a wellbore roadmap. A control list for the roadmap is correspondingly generated and dynamically linked to the wellbore roadmap so that individual entries in the control list are associated with individual interval plots. |
| US10597980B2 |
External trap apparatus and method for safely controlling tool string assemblies
An external trap apparatus (70) and a method for safely controlling drilling tool string components during oil field drilling operations includes a collar clamp (72) affixed to a drilling tool string lubricator (80) and configured with laterally spaced first and second vertical rails (120, 122) depending therefrom and configured to support a coaxially aligned guide plate (232) and a reinforced catcher plate assembly (164) carrying a tool-end receiving funnel receptacle (202) and first and second energy absorbing crush cylinders (160, 162). When the drill string (82) is raised or withdrawn from the well (28), the funnel receptacle (202) can be rotated into coaxial alignment to catch the drill string's end or downhole tool, in the event of an inadvertent loss of control of the drill string (82). |
| US10597979B1 |
Inspection tool for a perforating gun segment
According to certain exemplary embodiments, an inspection tool and method for inspecting a perforating gun segment includes, among other things, placing a perforating gun segment in a perforating gun segment holder between a male connecting portion and a female connecting portion, wherein each of the male connecting portion and female connecting portion includes one or more electrical contacts and distance sensors. A piston may push the male connecting portion against an internal gun assembly of the perforating gun segment such that the internal gun assembly is pushed to a desired location within the perforating gun segment, as measured by the distance sensors, and into electrical contact with the male and female connecting portions such that electrical properties of the perforating gun segment may be measured. |
| US10597977B2 |
Closing sleeve assembly with ported sleeve
A closing sleeve assembly with a ported sleeve is disclosed. The closing sleeve assembly includes a housing; a port formed in the housing; a sealing surface formed in the housing adjacent to the port; and a closing sleeve configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The closing sleeve includes an uphole portion configured to substantially cover the sealing surface when the closing sleeve is moved to the open position; a port formed in the closing sleeve and configured to substantially overlap with the port formed in the housing when the closing sleeve is in the open position; and a seal configured to engage with the sealing surface to form a fluid and pressure tight seal when the closing sleeve is in the closed position. |
| US10597975B2 |
Downhole completion system
Downhole completion system (100) arranged in a borehole, comprising a production casing (2) having an axial extension with an opening (4) for providing fluid communication between the borehole and the inside of the casing, a sleeve (5) arranged at least partly movably along or rotatably around the axial extension for opening, choking or closing the fluid communication and a sleeve control (7) for moving the sleeve (5) to open, choke or close the opening (4), wherein the sleeve control comprises a first part having at least one member (9) engaging the profile, a second part having a fixation unit (11) fixating the sleeve control in the casing, an actuator (12) for moving the first part in relation to the second part, a power supply (14), such as a battery, supplying power to the actuator (12), and a first communication module (15) for receiving control signals from surface. |
| US10597972B2 |
Autonomous pressure control assembly with state-changing valve system
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling wellbore pressure within a wellbore during a perforation event by changing a state of a valve system multiple times. Information generated about the wellbore pressure within the wellbore may be received. A state of the valve system, which is positioned relative to a chamber within the wellbore, may be changed multiple times based on the information received to create a plurality of pressure conditions that substantially match a reference pressure profile. Each of the plurality of pressure conditions is selected from one of an underbalance condition and an overbalance condition. |
| US10597971B2 |
Method and system for inhibiting cement deposition in a jack and pull (JAP) expansion assembly
A hydraulically actuated Jack And Pull (JAP) tubular expansion tool string comprises: an annular non-return valve arranged in the wall of the JAP string, which allows mud to flow from a surrounding annulus into the bore of the expansion tool string when the pressure in the bore of the tool string is lower than that in the annulus; a second non-return valve arranged in the JAP string below the annular valve which allows fluid to move down only; wherein during the cycling of the jack the annular non-return valve is continuously open and the second non-return valve cycles with the jack movement to inhibit curing of cement in the expansion tool string. |
| US10597970B2 |
Downhole cutting and sealing apparatus
A downhole tool for conveyance within a tubular secured in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. The downhole tool includes a sealing material and a laser apparatus operable to cut a slot in the tubular. The downhole tool is operable to provide melted sealing material within the slot. |
| US10597969B2 |
Seal for a borehole
A seal including a fluid resistive cover, a structured element disposed at an inside surface of the cover and drawable with the cover between a first position and a second position. |
| US10597968B2 |
Modified stuffing box
A modified stuffing box for a wellhead is provided. More particularly, a modified stuffing box having improved and adjustable sealing is provided. The modified stuffing box may include a valve for sealing the well. |
| US10597966B2 |
Blowout preventer apparatus and method
An annular elastomeric packer for a blowout preventer includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced inserts, wherein at least one of the plurality of inserts includes an upper flange extending between a radially inner end and a radially outer end, a lower flange extending between a radially inner end and a radially outer end, and a rib extending between the upper flange and the lower flange, wherein the upper flange includes an upper surface disposed at an acute angle relative a longitudinal axis of the elastomeric packer, and an elastomeric body coupled to the plurality of inserts and including an inner sealing surface. |
| US10597960B2 |
Activation mechanism for a downhole tool and a method thereof
An activation method and a mechanism in which a pressure or flow sensor senses the pressure or flow rate of the treatment fluid being pumped through the drill string. A controller powered by a power source monitors the sensed pressure or flow rate within a first time window and via a suitable activator activates a first downhole tool or operation mode thereof if the sensed pressure or flow rate is stable with that time window. The controller monitors the sensed pressure or flow rate within a second time window and activates a second downhole tool or second operation mode of the first downhole tool if the sensed pressure or flow rate is stable with that time window. In one embodiment, the sensed pressure is combined with a rotation sensor sensing the rotation of the drill string. The controller logs the starting time for the pumping and the rotation. |
| US10597957B2 |
Foldable continuous rod guide and a jib for servicing rig for supporting same
An foldable guide for a continuous rod injector features first and second segments of similar length and a shorter third segment. In a fully folded state of the guide, the shorter third segment is foldable into a position contained between facing-together concave sides of the first and segments for improved collapse of the guide into a compact state for storage or transport. A proximal end of the first segment is mounted to the injector, which is carried on a mast having a selectively deployable jib thereon at an elevation above the installed position of the injector. The jib is movable between a slant-mode condition reaching outward from the mast and a vertical-mode position retracted into a more compact relation with the mast. The slant-mode condition provides improved support and stability by providing a more direct overhead support for the rod guide in slant well applications. |
| US10597953B2 |
Sensor for a fingerboard latch assembly
A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably mounted on the latch bracket comprises a sensor arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units. |
| US10597952B2 |
Steel catenary riser top interface
A top interface for subsea riser on offshore, floating vessel has an upper funnel and a co-axial lower funnel in spaced-apart relation. Tension loads on the riser are reacted at the upper funnel while lateral and bending loads are reacted at the lower funnel. The riser top interface may be used with flexible risers or steel catenary risers. |
| US10597951B2 |
Multi-layer coating and related methods of application
A downhole tool includes a circumferential band having a plurality of axially adjacent weld beads forming a wear resistant surface along a particular axial length of the tool and at least one circumferential multi-layer coating applied axially adjacent the band on either end. The multi-layer coating includes a first layer, exhibiting a first color, applied directly onto the tool surface, and a second wear-resistant layer, exhibiting a second color different from the first color, applied directly onto the first layer. The second layer wears or is removed by a certain amount, such that the first color of the first layer is revealed to indicate the extent of wear and/or that the tool should be removed from service and refurbished by applying a new wear-resistant coating. |
| US10597948B2 |
Mobile boom system
A boom system for transporting and deployment of utility service lines (such as cables, wires, hoses, pipes, etc.) from sources of the services to a drilling rig. The mobile boom system includes a mobile skid with posts located at opposite ends of the skid, and one or more articulating booms pivotally attached to each skid post. One or more articulating booms attached to a post at the first end of the skid can support and carry the service lines connected to the sources and one or more articulating booms attached to a post at the second end of the skid can support and carry the service lines connected to a drilling rig, or to an articulating boom extending from a drilling rig. The mobile articulating boom system can include means for moving and selectively positioning the mobile articulating boom system at a drilling site. |
| US10597946B2 |
Drill bits with internally tapered blade and trimming cutting elements
A drill bit for obtaining core sample fragments from a subterranean formation includes a bit body having a bit centerline and a bit face, a plurality of blades extending radially along the bit face, including a coring blade, a plurality of cutting elements on the blades, and a non-planar insert embedded in the bit body proximate the bit centerline. One of the cutting elements is a first cutting element on the coring blade at a first radial position from the bit centerline, and at least a portion of the coring blade is radially outward from a most radially interior cutting part of the first cutting element. |
| US10597942B2 |
Steering systems and methods
A steering assembly configured for circumferential disposition about a drill string above a drill head and having top and bottom surfaces, an under-gauge peripheral section, and an over-gauge peripheral section substantially opposing the under-gauge peripheral section, where the maximum under-gauge on the top surface in the under-gauge peripheral section is greater than the maximum over-gauge on the bottom surface in the over-gauge peripheral section. |
| US10597940B2 |
Motor-driven control device for controlling a movable screen consisting of a windable canvas of a window-covering device or projection screen
Motorized manoeuvring device (1) intended to manoeuvre a moving windable fabric screen (3), the motorized manoeuvring device comprising: an actuator (4), comprising a hollow housing (41) containing a gear motor, a mounting end-plate (7a), characterized in that the end-plate (7a) comprises a first support (11) extending from the end-plate along a first longitudinal axis (X-X′) and cooperating with the housing (41) of the actuator (4) and in that it comprises a second support (12) extending from the end-plate along a second axis distinct from the first (Ya-Ya′, Z-Z′) and in that the hollow housing, notably the tubular hollow housing, of the actuator, is closed by the first end-plate support. |
| US10597936B2 |
Tracking-type window blind apparatus using solar modules
An exemplary embodiment provides a tracking-type window blind apparatus using solar modules. The window blind apparatus includes a plurality of sunshades which are separated from each other by a predetermined distance and adjust a light transmission amount; solar modules which are respectively attached to the plurality of sunshades and generating power by using solar light; a driver which is connected with the plurality of sunshades to adjust an inclination angle of each sunshade and a distance between the sunshades; and a controller which sets one of operation modes among a power generation mode, a privacy protection mode, and a lighting mode according to a user's command, and controls the inclination of each sunshade and the distance between the sunshades according to the set operation mode, a current season and time, and a solar altitude angle. |
| US10597929B2 |
Centrally controlled safe management system
A cash management system utilizes a cloud computing model wherein a cloud of one or more servers may be locally networked or may be geographically dispersed and accessed by the client device over the Internet. The client device is a cash management safe. More than one safe may be employed in a system. Metrics, control functions, and interactions normally handled by an autonomous safe are shunted directly to a cloud server on the network. Usage data, currency validations, coin validations, security entries, etc. are communicated to the cloud server. The cloud server(s), based on database information and software settings, can transmit configuration, updates and information to remote safes. The information transmitted may include user configuration, access rules, currency configuration, alert configuration, and software and firmware updates. The cloud server based cash management system allows the entire cash management of an enterprise to be provided as a service to that enterprise. |
| US10597928B2 |
Barrier operator feature enhancement
A barrier operator feature enhancement device is designed to provide one or more features found in modern barrier operator devices and to incorporate those features into a previously installed barrier operator system. To facilitate ease of use, the barrier operator feature enhancement device can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. To facilitate the ease of installation, the device is designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator. Once configured to be able to communicate with the previously installed barrier operator, the feature enhancement device works with the barrier operator to provide one or more additional features to enhance the capabilities of the previously installed barrier operator. |
| US10597927B2 |
Backdoor opening and closing apparatus
A backdoor opening and closing apparatus includes an operation input detection portion detecting an operation input for operating a backdoor in response to a detection signal sent from a sensor configured to include a detection area at a lateral rear portion of a vehicle, an operation control portion operating the backdoor in response to the operation input, a passenger determination portion determining whether an authorized passenger is positioned within a common area where a lateral portion determination area and a rear portion determination area overlap with each other, and an allowance determination portion allowing a predetermined operation of the backdoor in response to the operation input in a case where the passenger determination portion determines that the authorized passenger is positioned within the common area (αx). |
| US10597925B1 |
Mechanical mono-fold door
The monolithic door of the present invention includes a single panel door having a top edge and a front and back side. The door is hinged at the top edge, within a door opening, to a building structure (in one embodiment, a door frame header). A first cam style winding mechanism is secured towards the top of a first vertical member of the door frame and a second winding mechanism is secured towards the top of a second vertical member of the door frame, opposite the first vertical member. A compression strut on each side of the door is secured to tension straps or cables which are in turn attached to a corresponding winding mechanism secured to the building structure. An actuator operatively connected to the winding mechanisms rotates the drums to either to force the door open or allow the door to close. |
| US10597924B2 |
Silent spring hinge
The present invention relates to the technical field of spring hinges, and to a silent spring hinge, which addresses the technical shortcoming that relatively high noise is generated when an existing spring hinge used in a household appliance drives a cabinet door to close. The silent spring hinge includes a fixing base, a hinge arm and a spring assembly, a damping assembly corresponding to a side edge of a rotating wheel being further provided on the fixing base, the damping assembly including a sleeve body, a steel ball, a spring and a lock nut, an outer wall of the sleeve body being snap-fitted on the fixing base, the steel ball, the spring and the lock nut being mounted within the sleeve body in sequence, a portion of the steel ball being exposed from the sleeve body and being elastically connected to the side edge of the rotating wheel, and a deceleration groove and a self-locking groove mated with the steel ball at a final stage of the process of closing a cabinet door being provided on a gear edge of the rotating wheel. By means of the present invention, the closing speed of the cabinet door is effectively reduced, and an effect of damping is achieved, such that the cabinet door is closed in a more stable manner, and a force of the spring assembly is not affected after the spring assembly drives the cabinet door to close. The present invention is particularly suitable for use on such products as ovens and microwave ovens. |
| US10597919B2 |
Door hinge
A door hinge having inner and outer door hinge parts comprising fixing means (hinge plates) for mounting to the door frame and to the door. The outer door hinge part has two bearing portions fixedly connected by the fixing means, and the inner door hinge part has one bearing portion between the two bearing portions of the outer door hinge part. At least one bearing portion has a blind hole with a flat base, and a first cylindrical sliding cup element lies in the blind hole with its end face outer wall superficially on the base of the blind hole. The first sliding cup element has a ball socket-shaped wall containing a metal ball. A second cylindrical sliding cup element lies fully or partly in the blind hole and, on its end face facing the ball, has a concave ball socket-shaped wall lying superficially on the ball surface. |
| US10597915B2 |
Locking mechanism
A locking mechanism comprises a base comprising a pair of arms projecting therefrom and defining an open mouthed recess for receiving a member to be selectively retained in the recess. The mechanism further comprises a pair of locking elements mounted between said pair of arms for rotational movement between a retracted position in which they permit access to the recess and an extended position in which they extend at least partially across the mouth of the recess. The arms comprise respective guides to guide the movement of said locking elements between said retracted and extended positions. The mechanism further comprises a drive for simultaneously moving the locking elements in opposite rotational directions. The drive may comprise a drive shaft having left handed and right handed threaded portions. |
| US10597912B2 |
Inner lock of container door
An inner lock of a door of a container is provided, in which the door of the container includes: a plurality of locking rods installed on an outer side of the door; a handle formed on the locking rods; a retainer which is coupled to the door and on which the handle is seated; and a handle hatch which is rotatably coupled to an upper side of the retainer and binds or releases the handle, and the inner lock includes a rotation shaft passed through the door and extended to an inner side and an outer side of the container; a plate coupled to the rotation shaft extended to the inner side; a lifting member rotatably coupled to the plate; and a locking bar coupled to a lower side of the lifting member to lock or unlock the door by being fixed to or separated from a lower frame, in which the handle hatch is coupled to the rotation shaft extended to the outer side such that the locking bar is manipulated by rotating the rotation shaft from the outer side of the door. |
| US10597902B2 |
Lock clutches, lock assemblies, lock components and methods of making and using thereof
A double clutch assembly includes a first clutch assembly and a second clutch assembly. The first clutch assembly includes a cylinder (21), a driver assembly, comprising a control member (11), a driver (1), and a driver shaft (9), wherein the control member (11), the driver (1), the driver shaft (9) and are configured to rotate concentrically together and a follower (2). The cylinder (21) is connected to the driver shaft (9). The rotation of the cylinder (21) causes the driver shaft (9) to engage with or disengage from the follower (2). The second clutch assembly includes an actuating assembly and a coupler (3). The coupler (3) relates to and is configured to rotate concentrically with the driver assembly. The actuating assembly is operably connected to the coupler (3) and is configured to move the coupler (3) causing the coupler (3) to disengage from or engage with the follower (2). |
| US10597898B1 |
Fence brace system
The present invention comprises a brace adapted to secure a fence rail to a fence post. This brace may optionally be installed onto an existing fence. The present invention may also be installed on a new fence. The brace may be adapted to support fences with cylindrical fence posts or rectanguloid fence posts and rectanguloid fence rails. Optional embodiments include braces for fence corner pieces. The brace may further optionally be adapted to secure fences on a steep incline. The invention includes a first fence rail brace member adapted to connect to 2 or more sides of a first fence rail; the first fence rail brace member is fused to a first side of a fence post brace member, the fence post brace member being adapted to connect to 2 or more sides of the fence post. |
| US10597897B2 |
Collapsible canopy with a self locking central lock
A collapsible canopy with an improved locking mechanism. The collapsible canopy has at least three supporting legs. The collapsible canopy also has a self-locking central lock that is used for locking the collapsible canopy in an unfolded state and permits the collapsible canopy to be folded into a folded state when the central lock is unlocked. An outer retractable unit is connected between each adjacent supporting leg. An inner retractable unit having an inner end is connected between each supporting leg and the central lock. The inner end of the inner retractable unit is connected through the central lock. |
| US10597895B1 |
City system
An ecological city system is provided including a core structure and a set of circularly arranged structures having various functions surrounding the core. A plurality of radially arranged transportation structures provide transportation between the circularly arranged structures and the core structure. The ecological city system sustains inhabitant life via a closed loop system for maximizing ecological sustainability, ecological harmony, inhabitant safety, and economic performance and efficiency. |
| US10597892B1 |
Anchor device for a wooden post
An anchoring device for supporting a post from a support surface. The anchoring device comprises a base, at least one stanchion extending from the base, and a plate attached to the stanchion opposite the base. A plurality of side supports is included with each side support attached to and extending from the base. The side supports are also attached to the plate and extend past the plate. First and second guides are included with each guide attached to the plate and each side support. Each guide extends away from the base. |
| US10597883B2 |
Inflatable golf studio
A portable inflatable golf studio including an arcuate shaped roof panel, first and second side panels, a floor panel, a front panel, a back panel, a projector screen, a projector, and a tracking system. The first and second side panels are positioned parallel from one another and are attached to the arcuate shaped roof panel, wherein one of the first and second side panels defines a cavity configured to receive a television monitor. The floor panel configured to connect the first and second side panels to one another. The front panel removable attached to the arcuate shaped roof panel and the first and second side panels. The back panel positioned parallel to the front panel and attached to the arcuate shaped roof panel and the first and second side panels. Each panel includes one or more of inflatable sections. |
| US10597881B1 |
Wall system
A wall system including a plurality of panel assemblies, each having a reduced thickness for use in connection with a portion of a building structure. The panel assembly comprises two panel members disposed in interconnecting relation, collectively defining an air gap that is generally filled with a filler material such as concrete. Removable support members are further included and disposed on an outside face of a corresponding panel member. The removable support members may comprise corrugated steel panels that may be held in place along with the panel members by retainers that interconnect the panels and/or removable support members. Wire mesh may be disposed within the air gap. One or more panel assemblies may be interconnected via a connecting assembly. The connecting assembly may comprise a U-shaped channel with one or more apertures. |
| US10597877B2 |
Fitting for laying decking boards
The invention relates to a fitting for connecting and laying panels, boards or planks on a supporting body, having a main body and a spacer, wherein the main body has at least two fastening devices for connecting the fitting and board and for connecting the fitting and supporting surface, wherein the spacer and main body are arranged predominantly at right angles to one another in the operating state, characterized in that the main body and spacer are connectable together in a releasable manner by a third fastening device. |
| US10597873B2 |
Rebar holster system
A rebar holster system includes a vertical holster having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a middle portion. The upper portion includes an opening, the opening of the upper portion having a greater diameter than the vertical reinforcing bar such that the upper portion is dimensioned and configured for loosely receiving a leading end of the vertical reinforcing bar. The lower portion includes a securing means for securing the leading end of the vertical reinforcing bar to the vertical holster. The middle portion is disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion for guiding the leading end of the vertical reinforcing bar from the opening of the upper portion to the securing means of the lower portion. |
| US10597871B2 |
Lifting and leveling insert for a precast concrete slab
An insert for lifting and leveling a precast concrete slab is provided. The insert includes a sleeve that extends through the concrete slab and has two distinct threaded portions on an inner surface of the sleeve. This configuration allows a lifting bolt to be positioned into an upper end of the sleeve to lift the concrete slab, and a different-sized leveling bolt to be positioned in the sleeve to selectively elevate or raise part of the concrete slab relative to a ground surface. |
| US10597869B2 |
Unbonded loosefill insulation
An improved unbonded loosefill insulation material having a multiplicity of tufts and a plurality of voids between the tufts is provided. The tufts have an average major tuft dimension. The average major tuft dimension of the tufts of the improved unbonded loosefill insulation material is shorter than an average major tuft dimension of tufts of conventional unbonded loosefill insulation material, thereby providing the improved unbonded loosefill insulation material with a higher insulative value than conventional unbonded loosefill insulation material. |
| US10597864B1 |
Structural member assemblies, beams, and support structures comprising same
A beam can comprise a plurality of steel channel members that extend along a longitudinal axis. The plurality of steel channel members can cooperate to define an interior volume that is configured to receive concrete therein. The plurality of steel channel members can comprise a first C-shaped channel member defining a channel therein and having first and second flanges. The channel of the first C-shaped channel member can define a portion of an outer boundary of the interior volume. The first and second flanges can extend into the interior volume. A plurality of internally projecting members can be spaced along the longitudinal axis. The plurality of internally projecting members can extend into the interior volume from a steel channel member of the plurality of steel channel members. A strap can extend across the interior volume so that when the interior volume is filled with concrete, the strap engages the concrete. |
| US10597861B2 |
Modular stormwater retention system
A modular fluid retention system and method for exemplary uses collecting and temporarily retaining fluids, for example stormwater run-off. One example of the system includes a plurality of modular retaining units which are selectively connected together to form an interior chamber volume for collecting stormwater run-off directed into the chamber volume. A plurality of modular trays are engaged with portions of the respective retention units to prevent relative movement of the retention units and eliminate, or substantially reduce, the need for porous material to be installed in and around the retention units greatly increasing the excavation void space usable for water collection and retention. In an alternate application, only a plurality of modular trays are used as the vertical support and fluid retention volume structure for the fluid retention system. |
| US10597858B2 |
Lamp module and bidet device including same
A lamp module according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a lamp having electrode terminals at both ends thereof; a bracket portion including first and second brackets coupled to both ends of the lamp so that the electrode terminals of the lamp are supported; and a cover glass having the lamp and the bracket portion inserted and coupled therein, and having a cavity such that one surface of the bracket is externally exposed, wherein the first bracket may be provided with a communication portion for communicating the inside and the outside of the cover glass. |
| US10597857B2 |
Toilet device and toilet seat device
According to one embodiment, a toilet device includes a flush toilet, a toilet seat, a spray device, a detecting sensor, and a controller. The flush toilet includes a bowl. The bowl includes a flush region and a non-flush region. The controller executes a pre-mist mode and an after-mist mode. The pre-mist mode includes automatically controlling the spray device, spraying the mist onto the flush region and the non-flush region, and forming a water droplet or a water film by causing the mist to accumulate in the flush region and the non-flush region. The after-mist mode includes automatically controlling the spray device to rinse away the water droplet or the water film formed in the non-flush region in the pre-mist mode by increasing a volume of the water droplet or the water film. |
| US10597856B2 |
Electronic fill valve and assembly
A fill valve for a water storage tank, the fill valve comprising a riser assembly, a valve housing mounted on an upper end of the riser assembly, a pilot orifice in the valve housing, and a sensor adapted to be mounted within the water storage tank. The sensor is responsive to a water level within the water storage tank, and a pilot valve mechanism opens and closes the pilot orifice in response to the sensor determining the water level in the fill tank. |
| US10597853B2 |
Measuring jig and hydraulic excavator calibration method
A measuring jig is attached to an antenna support member of a revolving unit, and used to measure a slewing position of the revolving unit together with an external measurement apparatus. The measuring jig includes a prism mirror and an attachment member. The prism mirror reflects projection light from the external measurement apparatus. The attachment member attaches the prism mirror to the antenna support member. The attachment member is configured to be attached to the antenna support member by sandwiching an attached portion. |
| US10597851B2 |
Operation device for construction machine
A left operating tool stand (39) disposed on the left side of an operator's seat (15) in a wheel loader (1) includes a support member (32), an operating tool stand (39) rotatably disposed to the support member (32) between an operating position and a tilt-up position, and an operating tool (53) disposed at a front end side of the operating tool stand (39) to operate the wheel loader (1). The operating tool stand (39) includes a rotating member (40) that is rotatably mounted about a support pin (33) as a rotational pivot, the supporting pin (33) being disposed to the support member (32), and a cam roller (50) that is rotatably disposed to the rotating member (40) and rotates together with the rotating member (40). A dimension (B) from a rotating center (O) of the rotating member (40) to an operating position contact part (60A1) with which the cam roller (50) comes in contact is formed to be smaller than a dimension (C) from the rotating center (O) of the rotating member (40) to a tilt-up position contact part (60B1) with which the cam roller (50) comes in contact. |
| US10597849B2 |
Method and system for burying a pipeline in a bed of a body of water
A method for burying a pipeline in a bed of a body of water which includes: making a trench with a bottom surface in a bed of a body of water via a bed working vehicle advanced in an advancing direction; advancing a floating unit in the body of water; releasing a pipeline in the body of water via a tensioner and along a lay device tilted in an adjustable manner and constrained to the floating unit; guiding the pipeline to the bottom surface of the trench via a guide vehicle advanced on the bed of the body of water; and controlling the tensioner, the floating unit, the lay device, the bed working vehicle, and the guide vehicle to minimize stress along the pipeline. |
| US10597848B1 |
Bulldozer rake assembly
A bulldozer rake assembly for facilitating a single bulldozer blade to be employed for grubbing and grading includes a bulldozer blade that is mountable on a bulldozer for grading. The bulldozer blade has a bottom edge and a top edge. A rake unit is pivotally coupled to the bulldozer blade. The rake unit is positionable in a deployed position having the rake unit being aligned with the bottom edge of the bulldozer blade. In this way the rake unit is positioned to engage roots and debris for grubbing. The rake unit is positionable in a stored position having the rake unit being aligned with the top edge of the bulldozer blade. In this way the bulldozer blade can engage earth for grading. |
| US10597847B2 |
Implement mounting assembly and method for managing a cable used for mounting the same to a vehicle
An implement mounting assembly is mountable to a vehicle after having been positioned using a retractable cable. The implement mounting assembly has a frame defining a cable routing space, an attachment point to which the cable is attachable, and an auto-release cable management assembly including a hook, first and second underside guide surfaces for guiding the cable towards the hook as the cable retracts, and a gate. The gate is positioned with respect to the hook to be movable between open and closed positions in which the hook is accessible and inaccessible to the cable. The gate is biased towards the closed position. When a tension in the cable is above a threshold tension, the gate moves into the open position and the cable accesses the hook, and when the tension decreases to below the threshold tension, the gate moves towards the closed position releasing the cable from the hook. |
| US10597846B2 |
System and method for positioning a lift arm on a power machine
A method of controlling a lift arm actuator and a tilt actuator to control positioning of an implement carrier coupled to a lift arm of a power machine. An activation signal is received from an enabling input device. A lift arm control signal is received from a lift arm control input commanding movement of the lift arm. The lift arm actuator is controlled responsive to receipt of both of the activation signal and the lift arm control signal to move the lift arm to a target lift arm position and to move the implement carrier to or maintain the implement carrier at a target implement carrier orientation relative to a gravitational direction. |
| US10597844B2 |
Single cylinder hydraulic coupler
The single cylinder hydraulic coupler includes a hydraulic cylinder system, a first pivot linkage system, a second pivot linkage system, a first spring system, a second spring system, a first locking pin system, and a second locking pin system. The single cylinder hydraulic coupler couples an attachment to a machine with increased efficiency and reliability over conventional methods. |
| US10597840B2 |
Hot-melt anchor head
A hot-melt anchor head which belongs to technical field of fixed-foundation buildings. Hot-melt anchor head includes anchor ring provided with through hole, guide wire, electrical hot-melt member arranged on anchor ring, clamp piece arranged in through hole to clamp anchor cable reinforcement, and strain gauge connected to guide wire arranged on surface of anchor ring, wherein bottom of anchor ring is provided with bearing plate; which is provided with opening opposite to through hole, and anchor ring is made of metal material; and surface of anchor ring is formed with coating layer by injection moulding with hot-melt material, strain gauge is coated by coating layer and is in close contact with surface of anchor ring to be integrally formed, an end, close to bearing plate, of anchor ring extends inwards and is provided with flange, and flange is used for holding part, located inside through hole, of coating layer. |
| US10597839B2 |
Wave damping structures
A seismic wave damping structure can include a structural arrangement including at least one pair of elements, each angled with respect to a vertical and extending into the earth and toward a protection zone. The elements thus form a tapered aperture, the structural arrangement defining the protection zone at an upper portion of the aperture. Each element defines an inner volume and contains a medium resistant to passage of an anticipated seismic wave in earth having a wavelength at least one order of magnitude greater than a cross-sectional dimension of the inner volume of each of the elements. The medium is at least one of air, gas, water, and viscous fluid. The structural arrangement is configured to attenuate power from the anticipated seismic wave within the protection zone relative to power from the anticipated seismic wave external to the protection zone. |
| US10597834B2 |
Crash barrier system with different intervals
A crash barrier system includes upper posts, box beams, upper tube profiles and barrier rails. The box beams are connected to the upper posts on a front side of the crash barrier system. The upper tube profiles are connected to the box beams. The barrier rails are fastened to the upper tube profiles. The upper posts are arranged axially parallel to one another at a uniform axial post spacing along the box beams. The upper tube profiles are arranged axially parallel to one another at a uniform axial tube spacing along the box beams. The post spacing differs from the tube spacing. |
| US10597830B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for providing drainage of a surface layer
A drainage assembly is disclosed. The drainage assembly has a subgrade material having a bottom surface and at least one side surface that forms an angle with the bottom surface, a first layer of a first material disposed on the bottom surface and the at least one side surface, a passage disposed on or in the first layer, and a second layer of a second material disposed above the passage and the first layer. The first material is coarser than the second material. An angle of repose of the second material is equal to or steeper than the angle. |
| US10597827B2 |
Machine for repairing a ballast bed with two screening machines, and method for repairing a ballast bed
A machine for repairing a ballast bed has an undercutter that defines a direction of movement of the repairing machine, and a distributor for dividing a flow of ballast entering from the undercutter into a rear flow of exiting ballast and a separate front flow of exiting ballast. At least one rear screening machine is positioned behind the undercutter in the direction of movement and is fed by the rear flow of exiting ballast. At least one front screening machine is positioned in front of the undercutter and fed by the front flow of exiting ballast, and the distributor has a variator for varying the ratio between the separate first and the second flows of exiting ballast. |
| US10597826B2 |
Sleeper pad
The invention relates to a sleeper pad (1) for fastening to at least one outer surface (3) of a railway sleeper (4) facing a ballast bed (2), the sleeper pad (1) including or consisting of at least one damping layer (5), wherein the damping layer (5) has an EPM index in the range from 10 to 25%, preferably in the range from 10 to 20% when carrying out a load test. |
| US10597820B2 |
Method of making bleached microcrystalline cellulose
A method of producing bleached microcrystalline cellulose which method comprises neutralizing or alkalizing an acidic microcrystalline production reaction mixture slurry, typically produced by acid hydrolysis or by electronic beam irradiation, followed by adding an oxidant to such reaction mixture. This practice of this method permits the production of microcrystalline cellulose having desirable color stability as well as compression characteristics suitable for pharmaceutical binder use from paper grade and other low purity pulps. |
| US10597819B2 |
Low viscosity kraft fiber having reduced yellowing properties and methods of making and using the same
A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described. |
| US10597817B2 |
Balance of durable press properties of cotton fabrics using non-formaldehyde technology
A formulation for durable press finishing of a cellulosic substrate, or a blend thereof, in a finish bath, the formulation comprising from about 3.0% to about 60.0% by weight of non-formaldehyde dimethylurea/glyoxal (DMUG), or an analog thereof, and from about 0.1% to about 4.0% by weight of one or more additives selected from dicyandiamide, choline chloride, ethyleneurea, propyleneurea, urea, dimethylurea, and combinations thereof, wherein the percent by weight is given in terms of percent weight of the finish bath, and wherein the formulation is substantially free of dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU), and methods of use thereof. |
| US10597816B2 |
Fluorine-containing water-repellent composition
Composition, comprising at least components (A) and (B) and optionally at least one of components (C) to (E): (A) a polyacrylate obtained in the polymerisation of monomers (M1) CH2═CR3COO—R1 with (M2) CH2═CR3COO—R2 and optionally (M3) CH2═CR6COO—Y—RF (M4) CH2═CR3—X—R4; (B) a wax; (C) a blocked isocyanate; (D) an organic polysiloxane; (E) a melamine resin. |
| US10597810B2 |
Laundry treatment apparatus
A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum having a cylindrical shape, a first support member to rotatably support an open front drum surface, an opening formed through the first support member to allow the drum to communicate with a cabinet opening, a second support member to rotatably support an open rear drum surface, a driving unit to rotate the drum, a first mounting portion provided at a selected one of the support members and disposed below a horizontal line passing through a rotation center of the drum, a second mounting portion provided at the selected support member and disposed above the horizontal line, and a drum support unit configured to rotatably support a circumferential surface of the drum and to be separably coupled to either the first mounting portion or the second mounting portion in an interchangeable manner. |
| US10597809B2 |
Washing machine appliances including a damper
A washing machine is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub disposed within the cabinet, and a passive pneumatic damper. The passive pneumatic damper may be attached to the tub within the cabinet. The pneumatic damper may include a rod, a casing, and a piston. The rod may extend between a first end portion and a second end portion. The casing may include a body that defines a damping chamber and an axis of motion. The body may include a first end cap and an oppositely-positioned second end cap, and a sidewall that extends between the first end cap and the second end cap. The piston may be slidable along the axis of motion within the damping chamber. The body may define a passive air aperture that extends in fluid communication between the damping chamber and an ambient atmosphere. |
| US10597805B2 |
Knitted fabric and method for knitting same
The present invention relates to a knitted fabric which can be produced at low cost and can exhibit a stable color effect, and a method of knitting such a fabric. A warp-knitted fabric (1) consists of a base (2) and ridge portions (6) formed along a knitting direction, each ridge portion (6) is composed of a top portion (3) and two side wall portions (4, 5) respectively formed at both sides of the top portion (3), and the top portion (3) and the side wall portions (4, 5) are respectively formed by chain-stitch rows formed by knitting yarns having different colors from one another. The warp-knitted fabric (1) exhibits a color effect such that the color thereof visually recognized by an observer who looks at the warp-knitted fabric (1) from a direction intersecting the knitting direction is changed in accordance with the position of the observer. |
| US10597802B2 |
Loom for producing woven material, having incorporated knitting threads or cover threads
In order to provide a weaving loom having incorporated knitting threads, it is provided that the corresponding device for incorporating knitting threads comprises a feeding device for each knitting thread and, also for each knitting thread, a dipping guide needle (4) which comprises a thread guiding eye and which can be dipped between warp threads (2, 3) into the shed all the way below the insertion path of the weft-insertion device (7). Each one of the dipping guide needles (4) is slidingly arranged transversely to the warp direction, thus being able to move across the width of the woven material. Furthermore, there is provided a combing shaft (10) that comprises a plurality of teeth with intermediate spaces arranged therebetween for guiding the knitting threads. The combing shaft (10) that is slidable transversely to the direction of the warp thread and is rotatable around an axis in the direction of the rail is arranged transversely to the direction of the warp thread behind the stop position of the reed. The teeth of the combing shaft comprise protrusions which are designed in such manner that the teeth can retain the knitting threads in at least one rotational position of the combing shaft. |
| US10597794B2 |
High purity polymer derived 3C SiC, methods compositions and applications
Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Processes and articles utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC. |
| US10597788B2 |
Methods for (co)electrolysis of water (SOEC) or for producing electricity at a high temperature with exchangers incorporated as stages of a reactor stack (HTE) or a fuel cell (SOFC)
The invention relates to the production or a heat-transfer gas circuit for the heat management/regulation of the stack of an HTE reactor or an SOFC fuel cell by removing certain cells in certain areas of the stack in order to replace them with electrical contact elements that allow the heat transfer gas to pass through. |
| US10597787B2 |
Electrochemical reaction device
An electrochemical reaction device includes: an electrolytic solution tank to store an electrolytic solution; an oxidation electrode disposed in the electrolytic solution tank; a reduction electrode disposed in the electrolytic solution tank; and a generator connected to the oxidation electrode and the reduction electrode. At least one of the oxidation electrode or the reduction electrode has a porous structure containing fine pores. |
| US10597781B2 |
Method for forming coating film having high heat resistance, high hardness and abrasion resistance, coating film having high heat resistance, high hardness and abrasion resistance, and cutting tool comprising same
The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a coating film having high heat resistance, high hardness and wear resistance, a coating film having high heat-resistance, high hardness and wear resistance produced using the method, and a cutting tool including the same. The method includes forming a metal nitride layer on a metal base; forming a carbon layer on the metal nitride layer; and irradiating a laser into the carbon layer to add carbons into a portion of the metal nitride layer, thereby to form a carburized layer. |
| US10597780B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, heater and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
Described herein is a technique capable of reducing the time necessary for stabilizing the inner temperature of the processing furnace. A substrate processing apparatus may include: a wafer retainer configured to support a plurality of wafers; an upright cylindrical process vessel; a seal cap configured to cover an opening at a lower end of the process vessel; a first heater configured to heat an inside of the process vessel from a lateral side thereof; an insulating unit disposed between the seal cap and the wafer retainer; and a second heater facing at least one of the plurality of wafers and configured to heat the at least one of the plurality of wafers, the second heater including: a pillar penetrating centers of the seal cap and the insulating unit; an annular member connected to and concentric with the pillar; a pair of connecting parts connecting end portions of the annular member to the pillar; and a heating element disposed inside the annular member. |
| US10597777B2 |
Precursor composition containing group IV organic compound and method for forming thin film using same
The invention relates to a precursor composition containing a mixture of a Group IV organic compound represented by Formula 19 and any one compound selected from an organic aluminum compound represented by Formula 1, an organic gallium compound represented by Formula 7, or an organic germanium compound represented by Formula 16, and a method for forming a thin film by using the precursor composition. |
| US10597776B2 |
Process for coating an article and coating produced thereby
The invention relates to a process for coating an article (1), wherein a coating (2) having one or more coating layers (3, 4, 5) is applied to the article (1), wherein at least one coating layer (5) is formed essentially from aluminium, titanium and nitrogen, wherein the coating layer (5) has, at least in some regions, adjoining lamellae of different chemical composition and is deposited from a gas phase comprising at least one aluminium precursor and at least one titanium precursor. According to the invention, by setting a molar ratio of aluminium to titanium, the lamellae of different chemical composition are each formed with a cubic structure, it being possible for aluminium and titanium to be partly replaced by other metals and for nitrogen to be partly replaced by oxygen and/or carbon with retention of the cubic structure. The invention further relates to a correspondingly produced coating (2). |
| US10597775B2 |
Film forming method and film forming apparatus
A film forming apparatus comprises a film forming vessel comprising a first mold and a second mold that is arranged to be opposed to the first mold. The first mold is configured to include a first recessed portion and a first planar portion arranged around the first recessed portion and an exhaust port in a bottom portion of the first recessed portion. The film forming apparatus also comprises a seal member placed between the first planar portion of the first mold and the second mold. The seal member is configured to keep inside of the film forming vessel airtight; and an exhaust device connected with the exhaust port. The work is placed away from the first planar portion such that a film formation target part of the work faces an internal space of the first recessed portion when the film forming vessel is closed. A film forming method comprises (a) forming a film on part of the work by the film forming apparatus; (b) opening the film forming vessel after the (a); and (c) at a start of the (b), evacuating the film forming vessel via the exhaust port by the exhaust device. |
| US10597771B2 |
Rare earth thin-film magnet and method for producing same
A rare earth thin-film magnet of a Nd—Fe—B film deposited on a Si substrate, wherein, when the film thickness of the rare earth thin film is 70 μm or less, the Nd content satisfies the conditional expression of 0.15≤Nd/(Nd+Fe)≤0.25 in terms of an atomic ratio; when the film thickness of the rare earth thin film is 70 μm to 115 μm (but excluding 70 μm), the Nd content satisfies the conditional expression of 0.18≤Nd/(Nd+Fe)≤0.25 in terms of an atomic ratio; and when the film thickness of the rare earth thin film is 115 μm to 160 μm (but excluding 115 μm), the Nd content satisfies the conditional expression of 0.20≤Nd/(Nd+Fe)≤0.25 in terms of an atomic ratio. An object of the present invention is to provide a rare earth thin-film magnet having a maximum film thickness of 160 μm and which is free from film separation and substrate fracture, and a method of producing such a rare earth thin-film magnet by which the thin film can be stably deposited. |
| US10597768B2 |
Vapor deposition mask, vapor deposition mask preparation body, method for producing vapor deposition mask, and method for producing organic semiconductor element
There are provided a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both high definition and lightweight in upsizing and forming a vapor deposition pattern with high definition while securing strength, a vapor deposition mask preparation body capable of simply producing the vapor deposition mask and a method for producing a vapor deposition mask, and furthermore, a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition. A metal mask 10 in which a slit 15 is provided and a resin mask 20 in which openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are provided at a position of overlapping with the slit 15 are stacked, and the metal mask 10 has a general region 10a in which the slit 15 is provided and a thick region 10b larger in thickness than the general region. |
| US10597767B2 |
Nanoparticle fabrication
Methods for fabricating at least one nanoparticle include providing one or more substrates and depositing a substance on the one or more substrates. At least one portion of the substance is heated or annealed so the at least one portion beads up on the one or more substrates due to cohesive forces of the substance being greater than adhesive forces between the substrate and the substance. In some methods, a pattern generation process is performed to define the at least one portion. A combination of a substance material for the substance and a substrate material for the one or more substrates may also be selected so that the at least one portion beads up into a predetermined shape. The substance may also be deposited on the one or more substrates with a sub-monolayer thickness or with gaps to further reduce a nanoparticle size. |
| US10597766B2 |
Vapor deposition mask, vapor deposition mask preparation body, method for producing vapor deposition mask, and method for producing organic semiconductor element
There are provided a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both high definition and lightweight in upsizing and forming a vapor deposition pattern with high definition while securing strength, a vapor deposition mask preparation body capable of simply producing the vapor deposition mask and a method for producing a vapor deposition mask, and furthermore, a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition.A metal mask 10 in which a slit 15 is provided and a resin mask 20 in which openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are provided at a position of overlapping with the slit 15 are stacked, and the metal mask 10 has a general region 10a in which the slit 15 is provided and a thick region 10b larger in thickness than the general region. |
| US10597760B2 |
High-strength steel material for oil well and oil well pipes
There is provided a high-strength steel material for oil well having a chemical composition consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.60-1.4%, Si: 0.05-1.00%, Mn: 12-25%, Al: 0.003-0.06%, P: ≤0.03%, S: ≤0.03%, N: <0.1%, Cr: ≥0% and <5.0%, Mo: ≥0% and <3.0%, Cu: ≤0% and <1.0%, Ni: ≥0% and <1.0%, V: 0-0.5%, Nb: 0-0.5%, Ta: 0-0.5%, Ti: 0-0.5%, Zr: 0-0.5%, Ca: ≥0% and <0.005%, Mg: ≥0% and <0.005%, B: 0-0.015%, the balance: Fe and impurities, wherein Nieq [=Ni+30C+0.5Mn] is 27.5 or higher, a metal micro-structure is a structure consisting mainly of an FCC structure, a total volume fraction of ferrite and α′ martensite is less than 0.10%, and a yield strength is 862 MPa or higher. |
| US10597755B2 |
Porous material
The present invention relates to a porous material, wherein the pores of the porous material are uniformly distributed. The uniform distribution of the pores means that the pores are evenly distributed at any unit-level volume of the porous material. The elastic modulus of the porous material is reduced by 10-99% compared to that of the raw material used to make the porous material. This kind of porous material ensures the uniformity of its various properties. It is a porous material with excellent performance and quality. Its uniformity also ensures that its elastic modulus can be effectively reduced to meet multiple purposes. |
| US10597752B2 |
Method for pre-treatment of gold-bearing oxide ores
The disclosure relates to pre-treatment of precious metal-bearing oxide ores, prior to precious metal leaching by thiosulfate. The process comprises mixing oxide ore in oxygenated water in the presence of a carbon-based material (e.g., activated carbon or other type of carbon). The carbon-based material can be separated from the ore slurry, and, the gold is thereafter leached by a thiosulfate lixiviant. |
| US10597744B2 |
Method for treating toughness and hardness of drill bit buttons
A method, performed by a centrifuge, for treating toughness and hardness of drill bit buttons is provided. The centrifuge comprises a chamber formed by a stationary side wall and a bottom which is rotatable around a rotation axis, the bottom comprising one or more protrusions which at least partly extends between the rotation axis and the side wall, the side wall comprising at least six pushing elements arranged around a periphery of the side wall. The method comprises rotating, by rotation of the bottom with the protrusions, the drill bit buttons around the rotation axis, pushing, by the pushing elements, the drill bit buttons from the side wall during the rotation of the bottom, collectively forming the drill bit buttons into a torus shape at the bottom of the chamber for inducing collisions between the drill bit buttons, thereby treating the toughness and hardness of the drill bit. |
| US10597743B2 |
Process for producing a high-grade steel tube and high-grade steel tube
A process for producing a high-grade steel tube includes the steps of: providing a tubular blank of an austenitic high-grade steel, wherein the high-grade steel comprises in weight % no more than 0.02% carbon, no more than 1.0% manganese, no more than 0.03% phosphor, no more than 0.015% sulfur, no more than 0.8% silicon, no more than 17.5% t to 18.5% nickel, no more than 19.5% to 20.5% chromium, no more than 6.0% to 6.5% molybdenum, no more than 0.18% to 0.25% nitrogen, no more than 0.5% to 1.0% copper, and a remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities; and cold-forming the blank into a tube. |
| US10597741B2 |
High-strength steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same
A high-strength steel sheet and a method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet having excellent phosphatability and excellent corrosion resistance after electrodeposition coating has been performed, even in the case where the contents of Si and Mn are high. The method may comprise annealing a steal sheet by using a continuous annealing method, performing a heating process, controlling the maximum end-point temperature of a steel sheet in the annealing furnace, controlling the traveling time of the steel sheet, and controlling the dew point of the atmosphere. |
| US10597739B2 |
Probiotic bifidobacterium strain
Probiotic Bifidobacterium strain AH1714 is significantly immunomodulatory following oral consumption. The strain is useful as an immunomodulatory biotherapeutic agent. |
| US10597737B2 |
Chromophore-based methods and kits for detecting genetic variations in polynucleotide analytes
Methods and kits for detecting a genetic variation in a polynucleotide analyte in a sample. A fluorophore is attached to a first primer, a quencher is attached to a second primer, and the first primer and the second primer are specific for the polynucleotide analyte. At least one of the primers is configured to hybridize to a region of the polynucleotide analyte encoding the genetic variation. The primers are configured to amplify the polynucleotide analyte having the genetic variation and a corresponding polynucleotide analyte lacking the generic variation. There is a detectable difference between a change in signal generated by the fluorophore and quencher when using the first and second primers to amplify the polynucleotide analyte with the genetic variation, and a change in signal generated by the fluorophore and quencher when using the first and second primers to amplify the corresponding polynucleotide analyte lacking the genetic variation. |
| US10597731B2 |
Allogeneic autophagosome-enriched composition for the treatment of disease
A method is presented for screening cells that produce allogeneic autophagosome enriched compositions able to induce expression of a selective marker on a subpopulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, the method comprising contacting a cell with a proteasome inhibitor, contacting the cell with a lysosome inhibitor, harvesting the resulting autophagosomes, determining a molecular signature of the harvested autophagosomes, and selecting cells that divert one or more Toll-like receptor agonist and/or one or more molecular chaperones to the harvested autophagosomes. By screening for cells that divert one or more Toll-like receptor agonist and/or one or more molecular chaperones to the harvested autophagosomes, enriched populations of autophagosomes may be generated which may illicit a specific immune response against numerous cancer types. In this way, an allogeneic, off-the-shelf cancer vaccine may be produced and made available to be administered in order to stimulate a targeted immune response in patients bearing different tumor types. |
| US10597727B2 |
Stomach cancer detection kit or device, and detection method
This invention relates to a kit or a device for the detection of stomach cancer and a method for detecting stomach cancer, and provides a kit or a device for the detection of stomach cancer, comprising a nucleic acid(s) capable of specifically binding to a miRNA(s) in a sample from a subject, and a method for detecting stomach cancer, comprising measuring the miRNA(s) in vitro. |
| US10597726B2 |
Breast cancer detection kit or device, and detection method
It is intended to provide a kit or a device for the detection of breast cancer and a method for detecting breast cancer. The present invention provides a kit or a device for the detection of breast cancer, comprising nucleic acid(s) capable of specifically binding to a miRNA in a sample of a subject, and a method for detecting breast cancer, comprising measuring the miRNA in vitro. |
| US10597724B2 |
System and method for cleaning noisy genetic data from target individuals using genetic data from genetically related individuals
A system and method for determining the genetic data for one or a small set of cells, or from fragmentary DNA, where a limited quantity of genetic data is available, are disclosed. Genetic data for the target individual is acquired and amplified using known methods, and poorly measured base pairs, missing alleles and missing regions are reconstructed using expected similarities between the target genome and the genome of genetically related subjects. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, incomplete genetic data is acquired from embryonic cells, fetal cells, or cell-free fetal DNA isolated from the mother's blood, and the incomplete genetic data is reconstructed using the more complete genetic data from a larger sample diploid cells from one or both parents, with or without genetic data from haploid cells from one or both parents, and/or genetic data taken from other related individuals. |
| US10597721B2 |
Methods and compositions for screening and treating developmental disorders
This document provides methods and materials related to genetic variations of developmental disorders. For example, this document provides methods for using such genetic variations to assess susceptibility of developing Autism Spectrum Disorder. |
| US10597720B2 |
Apparatus, kits and methods for the prediction of onset of sepsis
The present invention provides kits, methods, and apparatus for analysing a biological sample from an animal to predict (pre-symptomatically) and monitor the development of sepsis, utilising biomarker signatures, and especially biomarker signatures capable of providing a mean predictive accuracy of at least 92% to differentiate development of sepsis from non-sepsis. |
| US10597715B2 |
Methods for sequencing nucleic acids
Provided herein are methods and compositions for the sequencing of long nucleic acids, such as DNA. The methods and compositions are suited for the spatial labeling and sequencing of long nucleic acid molecules. |
| US10597714B2 |
Automated priming and library loading device
Provided herein are methods and apparatus for the identification of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms in food and environmental samples. The disclosure solves existing challenges encountered in identifying food borne pathogens, including pathogens of the Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, and Escherichia genera in a timely and efficient manner. The disclosure also provides methods for differentiating a transient versus a resident pathogen, correlating presence of non-pathogenic with pathogenic microorganisms, distinguishing live versus dead microorganisms by sequencing. |
| US10597708B2 |
Methods for simultaneous amplifications of target loci
The invention provides methods for simultaneously amplifying multiple nucleic acid regions of interest in one reaction volume as well as methods for selecting a library of primers for use in such amplification methods. The invention also provides library of primers with desirable characteristics, such as minimal formation of amplified primer dimers or other non-target amplicons. |
| US10597702B2 |
Molecule detection using boronic acid substituted probes
Provided are polymeric scaffold compositions and methods for detecting or quantitating diols such as carbohydrates or carbohydrate containing molecules (e.g., glycosylated protein). Provided herein are capture probes configured to bind to a scaffold. Also provided herein are capture probes linked to one or more reactive organoboronic moiety for binding diol-containing compounds in a solution. Methods of detecting complexes comprising diol-containing compounds for detecting or quantifying the presence of diol-containing compounds in solution using a nanopore device are also provided herein. |
| US10597700B2 |
High-throughput screening method for the identification of biomarkers, therapeutic targets or therapeutic agents
The present invention relates to a method for screening a molecule of interest by means of nanoparticles comprising a candidate molecule, a tracer, and a single DNA tag specific to said molecule. The present invention also relates to a method for screening biomarkers of a disease and/or of a phenotype feature, more particularly of a cancer or an infection, by means of said nanoparticles. The invention finally relates to the nanoparticles as such as well as to a library of said nanoparticles. |
| US10597698B2 |
Chromatin immunocapture devices and methods of use
This application provides fluidic devices, such as microfluidic devices, which can be used for the creation and/or manipulation of droplets in droplet-based microfluidic systems, as well as systems and methods for using the same. The microfluidic devices can be used to generate droplets, extract or inject volume to droplets, and/or split droplets. Also provided are methods for generating nucleosomes, and isolated DNA from nucleosomes (or from non-nucleosomes), for example using the disclosed devices. |
| US10597697B2 |
Method of determining a nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid segment from a region of interest in a biological sample
The invention discloses a method for determining a nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid segment present in a biological sample, comprising the steps of: a) generating a fluorescent image of the sample by a protocol comprising immunofluorescence detection of at least five different target proteins in the sample; b) selecting a region of interest of the sample by comparing the image to a predetermined criterion; c) removing a subsample from the region of interest, and; d) determining a nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid segment present in the subsample. |
| US10597689B2 |
Process for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material and fermentation of sugars
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fermentation product from lignocellulosic material, comprising the following steps: a) optionally, pre-treatment of the lignocellulosic material, b) optionally, washing of the optionally pretreated lignocellulosic material, c) enzymatic hydrolysis of the optionally washed and/or optionally pretreated lignocellulosic material using an enzyme composition comprising at least two cellulases and whereby the enzyme composition at least comprises LPMO, and optionally purifying the hydrolyzed lignocellulosic material, d) fermentation of the hydrolyzed lignocellulosic material to produce a fermentation product, and e) optionally, recovery of a fermentation product, wherein oxygen is consumed in amounts corresponding to between 20 and 5000 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material, the oxygen is added after the pretreatment and before and/or during the enzymatic hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic material, preferably in an amount corresponding to at least 30 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material, more preferably in an amount corresponding to at least 40 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material, and most preferably in an amount corresponding to at least 50 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material is consumed. |
| US10597688B2 |
Method for preparing fermentable sugar from wood-based biomass
The present invention relates to a method for preparing, from wood-based biomass, a high concentration of fermentable sugar which can be effectively used in culturing various industrial fermented bacteria. According to the method of the present invention, biomass can be extracted by hot water prior to a pre-treatment so as to remove extractible substances such as mineral salts to thus minimize the content of impurities in raw materials for an enzymatic saccharification. The biomass from which substances extractible by hot water are removed is pre-treated in the condition where xylan yield rate is maximized, thus achieving maximum inhibition of the generation of over-decomposed products of sugar. Subsequently, fermentable sugar for culturing various industrial fermented bacteria can be prepared in an inexpensive manner by only concentrating, using a separator membrane, the sugar solution obtained by an enzymatic saccharification of the pre-treated solid content obtained by a solid-liquid separation without washing the solid content with water. |
| US10597684B2 |
Methods and organisms with increased carbon flux efficiencies
The invention is directed to a non-naturally occurring microbial organism comprising a first attenuation of a succinyl-CoA synthetase or transferase and at least a second attenuation of a succinyl-CoA converting enzyme or a gene encoding a succinate producing enzyme within a multi-step pathway having a net conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinate. |
| US10597681B2 |
Carbon fixation systems and methods
Systems and methods for fixing carbon using bacteria are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a reactor chamber with a solution contained therein. The solution may include hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (C02), bioavailable nitrogen, and a chemolithoautotrophic bacteria. The system may also include a pair of electrodes that split water contained within the solution to form the hydrogen. Additionally, the system may be operated so that a concentration of the bioavailable nitrogen in the solution is below a threshold nitrogen concentration to cause the chemolithoautotrophic bacteria to produce a product. |
| US10597678B2 |
Bis-alkoxyl amide alkyl cationic peptide lipids, synthesis method thereof, and application thereof
A bis-alkoxyl amide alkyl cationic peptide lipid has a chemical structure as below: wherein the bis-alkoxyl amide alkyl cationic peptide lipid is dispersed in water to obtain the cationic peptide liposome which are high in stability and uniform in dispersion and have about 120 nm of average grain diameter and Zeta electric potential between 30 and 50 mV. The liposome can effectively compress the plasmids DNA and siRNA, can efficient transfection both in-vitro and in-vivo, and almost does not have toxicity to cells and mice, so that the liposome can be widely applied in gene delivery as a gene vector. |
| US10597675B2 |
Downy mildew resistance providing genes in sunflower
Described herein are downy mildew resistant genes in sunflower and downy mildew resistance sunflower plants. Specifically, the present invention relates to sunflower plants being resistant to the plant pathogen downy mildew, wherein the plant comprises a downy mildew resistance conferring gene encoding a protein including the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 4 and wherein the expression of the resistance conferring gene is reduced as compared to the expression of said resistance conferring gene in a sunflower plant not being resistant to the plant pathogen downy mildew or the enzymatic activity of said protein is reduced as compared to the enzymatic activity of said protein in a sunflower plant not being resistant to the plant pathogen downy mildew. |
| US10597673B2 |
Plants having increased tolerance to herbicides
The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a wildtype or mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines. |
| US10597664B2 |
Expression and purification of CRM proteins and related proteins, and protein domains
The present invention is directed to the cells, compositions and methods for the production of recombinant protein. In particular, the invention is directed to a production process for obtaining high levels of soluble recombinant CRM197 protein from E. coli. Cells preferably contain one or more mutations of disulfide reductase genes, so that disulfide reductase activity is reduced. The invention also relates to purification method for CRM197 as well as characterization of properly folded CRM197 protein. |
| US10597661B2 |
Polynucleotide agents targeting patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 (PNPLA3) and methods of use thereof
The invention relates to polynucleotide agents targeting a Patatin-Like Phospholipase Domain Containing 3 (PNPLA3) gene, and methods of using such polynucleotide agents to inhibit expression of a PNPLA3 gene and methods of treating subjects having Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and/or a PNPLA3-associated disorder. |
| US10597659B2 |
Multi-conjugate of SiRNA and preparing method thereof
The present invention relates to a multi-conjugate of small interfering RNA (siRNA) and a preparing method of the same, more precisely a multi-conjugate of siRNA prepared by direct binding of double stranded sense/antisense siRNA monomers or indirect covalent bonding mediated by a cross-linking agent or a polymer, and a preparing method of the same. The preparing method of a siRNA multi-conjugate of the present invention is characterized by simple and efficient reaction and thereby the prepared siRNA multi-conjugate of the present invention has high molecular weight multiple times the conventional siRNA, so that it has high negative charge density, suggesting that it has excellent ionic interaction with a cationic gene carrier and high gene delivery efficiency. |
| US10597657B2 |
RNAi agents and compositions for inhibiting expression of apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3)
The present disclosure relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, capable of inhibiting Apolipoprotein C-III (also called APOC3, apoC-III, APOC-III, and APO C-III) gene expression, and compositions that include APOC3 RNAi agents. The APOC3 RNAi agents disclosed herein may be conjugated to targeting ligands, including ligands that include N-acetyl-galactosamine, to facilitate the delivery to cells, including to hepatocytes. Pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more APOC3 RNAi agents, optionally with one or more additional therapeutics, are also described. Delivery of the APOC3 RNAi agents in vivo provides for inhibition of APOC3 gene expression, and can result in lower triglycerides and/or cholesterol levels in the subject. The APOC3 RNAi agents can be used in methods of treatment of APOC3-related diseases and disorders, including hypertriglyceridemia, cardiovascular disease, and other metabolic-related disorders and diseases. |
| US10597654B2 |
Methods for the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis
The present invention relates to a method for treating a Leber congenital amaurosis in a patient harbouring the mutation c.2991+1655 A>G in the CEP290 gene, comprising the step of administering to said patient at least one antisense oligonucleotide complementary to nucleic acid sequence that is necessary for preventing splicing of the cryptic exon inserted into the mutant c.2991+1655 A>G CEP290 mRNA. |
| US10597645B2 |
Process of extracting oil from thin stillage
A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e′) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process. |
| US10597641B2 |
Ketoreductase polypeptides for the production of azetidinone
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds. |
| US10597640B2 |
Elution mobile phase and process for immunoaffinity chromatography of viruses
The present invention discloses a novel composition of the elution mobile phase for virus purification by immunoaffinity chromatography which is consisting of one or more amino acids: L-serine, L-asparagine, or L-glutamine, or their salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids; one or more auxiliary ingredients: L-arginine, glycine or imidazole, or their salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids; one or more pharmaceutically acceptable pH adjusting agents for correcting the pH value of the mobile phase from pH=6.0-8.0; and purified water, up to 100% w/w of the mobile phase composition. The invention provides the use of immunoaffinity chromatography as a key step in the production of viral vaccines and/or viral vectors, in separation of infectious from non-infectious viral particles, and for enrichment of the viral suspension in infectious viral particles. |
| US10597638B2 |
Brown fat cell compositions and methods
Methods of developing and using cell lines, such as stem cell lines, for therapeutic or cosmetic use. In one embodiment the cell lines are used to treat a wide range of degenerative and metabolic disorders including, but not limited to, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiac deficiency. Also described are methods of using such cell lines to screen for compounds that play a role in regulating a variety of processes. |
| US10597636B2 |
Electroactive polymeric scaffolds and method for delivering nerve growth factor to nerve tissue
A polymerizable unit that yields an electrochemically responsive polymer (advantageously pyrrole) is anchored by polymerization within a polycaprolactone matrix to form an electroactive scaffold upon which cells can be cultured and in which the micro- and nano-topological features of the polycaprolactone matrix are preserved. A scaffold manufactured in accordance with the preferred embodiment can support Schwann cells, which produce nerve growth factor when electrically stimulated. Nerve growth factor has been demonstrated to promote the regeneration of nerve tissue. By implanting the scaffold on which Schwann cells have been cultured into damaged nerve tissue and applying a voltage across the scaffold, nerve growth factor is produced, thereby promoting repair of the damaged nerve tissue. |
| US10597630B2 |
Method for culture of microalgae
Disclosed is a method for culture of microalgae, advantageously of the genus Crypthecodinium having a gene coding for the small 18s ribosomal RNA subunit having a genetic similarity of at least 96% with the same gene of the strain of the species Crypthecodinium cohnii deposited in the CCAP (Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa) under number CCAP 1104/3 in a defined chemical medium. |
| US10597629B2 |
Method and system for preparation of substrate for use in anaerobic digestion of organic waste
There is disclosed a method for preparation of substrate for use in anaerobic digestion of organic waste. The method can be executed in a substrate pretreatment system, the method comprising: loading of a substrate into the substrate pretreatment system, mixing the substrate with liquid; heating the substrate and liquid to a pre-determined processing temperature; exposing the mixture to radiation; transferring the processed substrate to a bioreactor, during the heating, the method further comprises: degassing the mixture using vacuum extraction; and circulating the mixture past an ultrasonic hydrodynamic radiator. |
| US10597624B2 |
Algae cultivation systems and methods adapted for weather variations
Algae cultivation systems and methods account for weather variations that can affect algae cultivation. In one system, an open raceway algae cultivation system includes a channel having a high section and a low liquid collection section. The channel is sloped to allow substantially all of an algae cultivation fluid in the high section to flow downwardly into the low liquid collection section. A barrier is removably positioned in the high section and a drain is positioned in the high section such that, when substantially all of the algae cultivation fluid has collected in the low liquid collection section, any rainwater that falls in the high section flows into the drain, without the rainwater mixing with the algae cultivation fluid in the low liquid collection section. |
| US10597623B2 |
Multiwell cell culture system having rotating shafts for mixing culture media and method of use thereof
A cell culture system and method of generating organoids is provided. The system includes a multiwell culture plate having shafts for mixing culture media within wells of the culture plate. The multiwell culture plate includes a base substrate having a plurality of culture wells, and a shaft operably associated with each culture well, each shaft being configured to mix media present in each culture well and having a gear adapted to operably associate with a gear on a shaft associated with an adjacent culture well. The system further includes a motor having a drive shaft in operable communication with the shaft gears of the multiwell culture plate. The system can be widely used as a standard platform to generate stem cell-derived human organoids for any tissue and for high-throughput drug screenings, toxicity testing, and modeling normal human organ development and diseases. |
| US10597619B2 |
Fermented malt beverage
A fermented malt beverage obtained by fermenting a malt with an yeast, characterized in that the fermented malt beverage fulfills: (A) a bitterness unit measured in accordance with a method described in the section 8.15 Bitterness Units of The Methods of Analysis of BCOJ: 30 to 45 BU; and (B) a total content of sugars composed of glucose, sucrose, maltose, isomaltose, and a trisaccharide: 0.9 to 3.0 w/v %. The fermented malt beverage of the present invention is provided with bitterness and sweetness, and excellent in the balances thereof, so that the beverage can provide a new taste as a luxury product. |
| US10597618B2 |
Method for producing beverage having beer taste using hop bract
A method for producing a beer-taste beverage, characterized in that the method includes adding a hop bract-containing composition having an α-acid content of less than 1% by weight of the composition in the step of producing a beer-taste beverage. According to the present invention, by the use of the hop bracts, it is possible to realize a balance between the bitterness, aroma derived from hops, and taste that cannot be achieved by a conventional production method. By appropriately adjusting the timing of adding hop bracts, beer-taste beverages having preferred features and strength of the aroma and controlled taste can be provided. |
| US10597617B2 |
Cleaning composition that provides residual benefits
A composition for use on a hard surface. The composition has: (i) at least 7.5 wt. % of at least one surfactant selected; (ii) a blend of linear primary alcohols, or a blend of ethoxylated linear primary alcohols, wherein each alcohol of the non-ethoxylated blend or ethoxylated blend includes a carbon chain containing 9-17 carbons; (iii) a transport rate factor of less than about 55 seconds; and (iv) an adhesion time of greater than about 8 hours. |
| US10597609B2 |
Cleaning liquid, anticorrosion agent, and method for manufacturing the same
A cleaning liquid and an anticorrosion agent having an excellent corrosion inhibition function, and a method for manufacturing the same. The cleaning liquid contains alkanol hydroxyamine represented by general formula (1), alkanolamine represented by general formula (2), a solvent, and a basic compound other than the alkanol hydroxyamine and the alkanolamine or an acidic compound. In the general formula (1), Ra1 and Ra2 each independently represents a C1-C10 alkyl group having one to three hydroxy groups, or a hydrogen atom, Ra1 and Ra2 are not simultaneously a hydrogen atom, and Rb1 and Rb2 are not simultaneously a hydrogen atom. |
| US10597604B2 |
Stable encapsulated fragrance compositions
Provided herein are solid salt base or sugar base compositions for delivering encapsulated fragrance to textiles, and processes of making and using the compositions for treating textiles. It has been discovered that, during the manufacturing process, premixing a silicon compound and a salt base or sugar base before incorporating an encapsulated fragrance slurry to the salt base or sugar base significantly decreases the encapsulate breakage rate of the solid compositions. Solid encapsulated fragrance compositions prepared by the process allows consumers to experience a long-lasting freshness of their clothes after treating their clothes with the encapsulated fragrance compositions. |
| US10597599B2 |
Nitrogen-functionalized olefin polymers for engine lubricants
A lubricant composition of an oil of lubricating viscosity, an ashless condensation reaction product of an olefin polymer, having a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 70,000, comprising carboxylic acid or equivalent functionality grafted onto the polymer backbone, with a monoamine or a polyamine often having a single primary amino group; a succinimide dispersant; and an overbased metal detergent, in an amount such that the total base number of the lubricant composition is less than 6.5, exhibits good sludge prevention performance in a gasoline engine. |
| US10597594B1 |
Low sulfur marine fuel compositions
Heavy hydrotreated gas oil compositions are provided, along with marine fuel oil compositions and marine gas oil compositions that include a substantial portion of a hydrotreated heavy atmospheric gas oil. The hydrotreated heavy atmospheric gas oil can correspond to a gas oil with a relatively low viscosity and an elevated paraffin content in a narrow boiling range which results in a relatively high cloud point and/or pour point. |
| US10597593B2 |
Process for hydrotreatment of a fuel gas stream containing more than 4% olefins
A process for the hydrotreatment of a fuel gas stream containing up to 15% olefins comprises the steps of introducing the fuel gas stream into at least one co-current reactor, where the stream is split into two flow fractions, of which one fraction is routed through an olefin treatment section, while the other fraction is routed through another section, subjecting the sections to heat exchange, combining the two flows, thereby equalizing temperatures and compositions, cooling the combined flow over a heat exchanger and reacting the combined flow to equilibrium in an adiabatic hydrotreatment reactor. A second co-current reactor with intercooling arranged in series after the first cocurrent reactor and before the final adiabatic reactor is used if the fuel gas stream contains more than 8% olefins. |
| US10597591B2 |
Conversion process comprising permutable hydrodemetallization guard beds, a fixed-bed hydrotreatment step and a hydrocracking step in permutable reactors
The invention relates to a process for the treatment of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock making it possible to obtain a heavy hydrocarbon-containing fraction having a low sulphur content, said process comprising the following stages: a) a stage of hydrodemetallization in permutable reactors b) a stage of fixed-bed hydrotreatment of the effluent originating from stage a), c) a stage of hydrocracking in permutable reactors of the effluent originating from stage b), d) a stage of separation of the effluent originating from stage c), e) a stage of precipitation of the sediments, f) a stage of physical separation of said sediments from the heavy liquid fraction originating from stage d), g) a stage of recovery of the distillate cut used in stage e). |
| US10597589B2 |
Systems and processes for separating emulsified water from a fluid stream
Low-water content organic phases can be difficult to achieve at high fluxes when water is present in an emulsified form, such as in a water-in-oil emulsion. Processes for de-emulsifying a fluid stream containing emulsified water, such as water-in-crude oil emulsions, include introduction of the fluid stream into a vessel that defines a coalescence zone. The vessel is configured to provide for simultaneous application of a centrifugal force and an electric field to the fluid stream within the coalescence zone. The simultaneous application of the centrifugal force and the electric field to the fluid stream provides for the coalescence of a portion of the emulsified water into a bulk aqueous phase. Continuous phases of the organic component and the bulk aqueous phase form in the coalescence zone and are separately removed from the vessel. The bulk aqueous phase is removed from the underside of the vessel. |
| US10597588B2 |
Process and system to separate diluent
The present disclosure provides a process and system for treating a feed diluent to produce a retentate product that is enriched in a heavy diluent component. The process includes: applying the feed diluent to a feed side of an organic solvent nanofiltration membrane; causing the light diluent component in the diluent to preferentially pass through the membrane in comparison to the light diluent component in the feed diluent; and producing the retentate product that is enriched in the heavy diluent component in comparison to the heavy diluent component in the feed diluent. |
| US10597585B2 |
Method of producing hydrocarbons
A method of producing normally solid, normally liquid and optionally normally gaseous hydrocarbons involves contacting a gas mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a catalyst under elevated temperature and pressure, to convert at least part of the hydrogen and carbon monoxide into hydrocarbons. An effluent is withdrawn from the reactor and subjected to a separation step to form at least a heavy fraction and a light fraction. The heavy fraction comprises normally solid hydrocarbons, while the light fraction comprises unconverted syngas and normally liquid and optionally normally gaseous hydrocarbons.The light fraction is sent to a light ends stripper operating at a temperature of maximally 200° C. to obtain a hydrocarbons fraction comprising normally liquid hydrocarbons. The heavy fraction is subjected to flash evaporation or steam stripping to obtain a hydrocarbon stream of normally solid hydrocarbons (comprising mainly C10+ hydrocarbons). |
| US10597584B2 |
Levoglucosan-based flame retardant compounds
A levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound, a process for forming a flame retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains a levoglucosan-based flame retardant polymer are disclosed. The levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound has phosphorus-based flame retardant functional groups. The process for forming the flame retardant polymer includes providing a phosphorus-based flame retardant molecule, providing levoglucosan, chemically reacting the phosphorus-based flame retardant molecule and the levoglucosan derivative to form a levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound, and incorporating the levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound into a polymer to form the levoglucosan-based flame retardant polymer. |
| US10597583B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
Shown are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, low viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy and large negative dielectric anisotropy, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having low viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, a specific compound having high maximum temperature or low viscosity as a fourth component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive. |
| US10597581B2 |
Color conversion film, production method for same, and backlight unit and display device comprising same
The invention described in the present specification relates to a color conversion film including a resin matrix; and an organic fluorescent substance dispersed in the resin matrix, wherein the organic fluorescent substance includes a green fluorescent substance having a maximum light emission wavelength in a 510 nm to 560 nm range when irradiating light including a 450 nm wavelength, and a red fluorescent substance having a maximum light emission wavelength in a 600 nm to 660 nm range when irradiating light including a 450 nm wavelength, the green fluorescent substance and the red fluorescent substance have a molar ratio of 5:1 to 50:1, and the color conversion film has a light emission peak with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 50 nm or less in a 510 nm to 560 nm range and a light emission peak with a FWHM of 90 nm or less in a 600 nm to 660 nm range when irradiating light, a method for preparing the same, and a backlight unit including the color conversion film. |
| US10597576B2 |
Lubricant for water based drilling fluid
The invention relates an additive composition for a drilling fluid, as well as a method of increasing the lubricity and reducing the coefficient of friction of a drilling fluid. The additive composition may further contain a sulfurized olefin and/or a metal dithiophosphate compound, which further enhances the lubricating effect. |
| US10597572B2 |
Loss circulation material for seepage to moderate loss control
A two-component lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The two-component LCM includes a polymer component and a sodium hydroxide component. The polymer component may include may include a drilling fluid, a fibrous material such as polypropylene fibers, and an acrylic polymer, such as a 30% acrylic polymer solution. The sodium hydroxide component may include water and sodium hydroxide. The sodium hydroxide component is introduced to contact the polymer component to form the two-component LCM. Methods of lost circulation control and manufacture of a two-component LCM are also provided. |
| US10597565B2 |
Hydraulic fluid and fuel resistant sealants
Compositions that are resistant to hydraulic fluid and aviation fuel contain sulfur-containing prepolymers and solvent-resistant organic fillers. The compositions are useful in aerospace sealant applications. |
| US10597564B2 |
Internally incorporated phenolic resins in water-based (meth)acrylate adhesive compositions, pre-adhesive reaction mixtures, methods, and articles
Cationic or zwitterionic polymer adhesives, adhesive articles, aqueous polymerizable pre-adhesive reaction mixtures, and methods of preparation that include internal incorporation of a phenolic resin. The aqueous polymerizable pre-adhesive reaction mixtures include one or more cationic (meth)acrylate monomers, one or more low Tg nonionic monomer having a (meth)acryloyl group, optionally one or more anionic (meth)acrylate monomers, and one or more phenolic resins. |
| US10597563B2 |
Laminates made using hot melt adhesives based on a blend of propylene polymers made using single-site catalysts
A laminate comprises a primary substrate and a secondary substrate mated with the primary substrate through contact with a hot melt adhesive. The hot melt adhesive comprises a polymer blend based on a low molecular weight semicrystalline propylene based polymer and a high molecular weight essentially amorphous propylene based polymer, both of which are prepared by using single-site catalysts. The composition further contains a compatible tackifier, a plasticizer, an antioxidant, and optionally a wax, a filler, a colorant, a UV absorber, another polymer, or combinations thereof. Particularly preferred applications include nonwoven disposable diaper and feminine sanitary napkin construction, diaper and adult incontinent brief elastic attachment, diaper and napkin core stabilization, diaper backsheet lamination, industrial filter material conversion, and surgical gown and surgical drape assemblies. |
| US10597555B2 |
Hybrid coating for roof applications
Embodiments may include a coated granule for roofing systems. The coated granule may include an aluminum silicate granule and a coating disposed on the aluminum silicate granule. The coating may include a copolymer and a siloxane-based or a silane-based compound. The copolymer may be a cationic fluorinated (meth)acrylic copolymer. The aluminum silicate granule may have a particle size in a range from 0.2 mm to 2.4 mm. The aluminum silicate granule may have a 65% or greater reflectivity. The coated granule may repel oil and maintain its reflectivity better than with other techniques. |
| US10597553B2 |
Waterborne coating composition
The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion for use as open time improver in a coating composition which aqueous polymer dispersion comprises a first polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,000 to 120,000 (determined by gel permeation chromatography using a mixture of tetrahydrofurane and acetic acid as eluent), an acid value of from 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, and an ethylene-oxide wt % (on total solid polymer) of from 1 to 20 wt %, said first polymer dispersion being obtainable by free radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and at least one surfactant, said monomer mixture comprising: a) 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 7 to 10 wt %, acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers or precursors thereof or ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising ionic group precursors; b) 5 to 25 wt %, preferably 7 to 20 wt %, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or mono-alkoxypolyethylene glycol moeity c) up to 90 wt % of non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than a) or b); d) 0 to 10 wt % ethylenically unsaturated monomers with a functional group for cross-linking e) 0 to 10 wt % of chain transfer agents; f) up to 90 wt % non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than c), wherein 30 to 90 wt %, more preferably 60 to 80 wt % comprise crosslinkable groups or precursors thereof; wherein the sum of a) through f) is 100 wt %. The invention further relates to a method for making the first polymer dispersion, the use of said aqueous dispersion as an open time improver in a coating composition, to aqueous coating compositions comprising a blend of at least a first aqueous polymer dispersion and a second aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a film-forming second polymer and to a method for making said coating composition. |
| US10597552B2 |
Coating compositions comprising a silane modified compound
A coating composition comprising an acid functional acrylic resin and a silane modified compound is disclosed. Substrates coated at least in part with such coatings are also disclosed. |
| US10597550B2 |
Aqueous polymer dispersion and process of making the same
An aqueous polymer dispersion and an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous polymer dispersion; and the aqueous coating composition capable of providing coating films with excellent tannin blocking and satisfactory early block resistance and sandability. |
| US10597549B2 |
Coating composition for glossy ink receptive media
The present invention provides a blend of a soft water reducible polyurethane with a high percentage of tethered ethylene oxide rich chains and a harder acrylic copolymer with specified percentages of repeat units from C1-C12 esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid and an acid component from combined acrylic and methacrylic acid. The blend forms the binder in a coating that exhibits the possibilities of having high gloss, transparency, and facilitating the conversion of inks applied to the coating to a smudge resistant image in a short period of time after application of the ink. |
| US10597547B2 |
Silver-organo-complex ink with high conductivity and inkjet stability
A robust formulation of silver-organo-complex (SOC) ink and method of making same are provided. In an aspect, the complexing molecules act as reducing agents. The silver loaded ink can be printed and sintered on a wide range of substrates with uniform surface morphology and excellent adhesion. |
| US10597543B2 |
Method for repairing or reinforcing structure, method for producing repaired or reinforced structure, and adhesive sheet
There is provided a method for repairing or reinforcing a structure. The method includes the steps of: providing an adhesive sheet comprising an adhesive layer comprising at least a curable resin composition whose curing is promoted by irradiation with ionizing radiation and a curing aid which generates a basic substance by irradiation with ionizing radiation; attaching the adhesive sheet to a surface of the structure; and curing the adhesive layer of the adhesive sheet in a state where the adhesive layer is exposed. |
| US10597541B2 |
Electrophoretic particle, method of manufacturing electrophoretic particle, electrophoresis dispersion liquid, electrophoresis sheet, electrophoresis device, and electronic apparatus
An electrophoretic particle includes a base particle (particle), a first compound, a second compound, and a third compound bonded to the base particle. The first compound is a polymer having a dispersion portion derived from a first monomer, and a bonding portion derived from a second monomer, and is connected to the base particle at the bonding portion. The second compound includes a non-polar group and a second functional group and is connected to the base particle at the second functional group. The third compound includes a charging group and a second functional group and is connected to the base particle at the second functional group. |
| US10597539B2 |
Chromium-free coating for the electrical insulation of grain-oriented electrical steel strip
The present invention relates to an aqueous composition based on phosphates, aluminum ions and other metal ions, in particular manganese ions and zinc ions, as well as silicates, siloxanes or silanes, for providing anticorrosive coatings on metal surfaces, in particular for the electrical insulation of grain-oriented electrical steel strip. For the desired functionality, the compositions according to the invention contain the constituents mentioned in a prescribed ratio to one another. The invention also relates to a method for coating the surface of a metallic workpiece by using the aqueous compositions, wherein the method produces outstanding results, in particular on grain-oriented electrical steel strip, with regard to corrosion protection and adherence. |
| US10597538B2 |
Pigment composition and pigment flake
A diffractive pigment blend or composition is provided which includes a plurality of groups of all-dielectric diffractive pigment flakes. The pigment flakes of each group each include one or more dielectric layers for providing a background color, at least one of which includes a diffractive structure for providing a diffractive effect. Each group of pigment flakes provides a different diffractive effect, and the diffractive pigment blend or composition provides a combined diffractive effect that is a combination of the different diffractive effects. The combined diffractive effect may be a neutral white diffractive effect or may include a reversal in color travel. |
| US10597534B2 |
Chemically resistant thermoplastic compositions
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising: a) a polyamide component comprising at least three amide monomer units and b) a stabilizer characterized in that at least one of the at least three amide monomer units is an aliphatic amide monomer unit having a carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) equal to, or above 6.5, in that at least two of the at least three amide monomer units are semi-aromatic amide monomer units which polymerized provide at least one semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide having a melting temperature of at least 290° C. as measured by DSC at a heating rate of 10° C./min according to standard ISO 1 1357-3 (2009), and in that the amount of aliphatic amide monomer unit is in the range from 20 to 60 wt. % relative to the total weight of the at least three amide monomer units in the polyamide components and the total amount of semi-aromatic amide monomer units is in the range from 40 to 80 wt. % relative to the total weight of the at least three amide monomer units in the polyamide components and characterized in that the stabilizer is chosen from a copper-containing stabilizer, an iron-containing stabilizer and a stabilizer containing copper and iron. |
| US10597533B2 |
Solar cell modules with improved backsheet
Disclosed is a polyamide-ionomer composition suitable for use in a backsheet in a photovoltaic module comprising a polymer component a polyamide and an anhydride ionomer comprising a copolymer of ethylene, an alpha, beta-unsaturated C3-C8 carboxylic acid and an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, maleic anhydride, and a C1-C1 alkyl half ester of maleic acid, wherein the carboxylic acid functionalities present are at least partially neutralized to carboxylate salts of one or more alkali metal, transition metal, or alkaline earth metal cations; 0 to 20 weight % of pigment; and 0 to 40 weight % of filler; preferably wherein the combination of pigment and filler comprises 10 to 50 weight % of the composition; and 0 to 5 weight % of weatherability additives. |
| US10597530B2 |
Polycarbonate compositions with improved flame retardance
Polycarbonate compositions with high flame retardance are disclosed. The compositions include a polycarbonate having repeating units derived from a monomer with an ester side group, and also include a flame retardant additive. These compositions may be further blended with another polycarbonate. The resulting compositions have high flame retardance and improved anti-drip properties. |
| US10597527B2 |
Heavy oil demulsifier
This invention provides a composite type heavy oil demulsifier and its preparation methods. The demulsifier includes two effective constituents. The constituent I is an amino nonionic dendritic polyether and the constituent II is a dendritic ester acid. The structural formula is presented as Formula I and II, respectively. The demulsifier has good abilities in interfacing between oil and water and reducing viscosity. It has good demulsification performance in breaking crude oil emulsion and is useful in heavy crude oil production and petroleum refining. |
| US10597525B2 |
Resin composition and film thereof
An object of the present invention is to provide a resin material capable of producing a molded body having few defects due to foreign substances, having high mechanical strength, very small in both orientation birefringence and photoelastic birefringence, and having high transparency, and having high transparency even when such a resin material is stretched. Provided is a resin composition containing a resin (A) and a multilayer structure polymer (B), wherein the multilayer structure polymer (B) has a crosslinked polymer layer and a hard polymer layer, and the hard polymer layer has at least two different hard polymer layers, at least one of which is a hard polymer layer (C) opposite in sign of a photoelastic constant to that of the resin (A). |
| US10597521B2 |
Curable composition comprising an ethylene polymer, a monoperoxycarbonate and a t-alkyl hydroperoxide
The present invention pertains to a curable composition comprising (a) at least one ethylene polymer, (b) less than 2 parts by weight of at least one monoperoxycarbonate for 100 parts by weight of constituent (a), (c) from 0.4 to less than 4 part by weight of at least one t-alkyl hydroperoxide for 100 parts by weight of constituent (b). It is also directed to a method for preventing scorching of a curable composition comprising an ethylene polymer, by adding a specific amount of t-alkyl hydroperoxide thereto and to a method for manufacturing a scorch-protected material. |
| US10597514B2 |
Composition comprising poly-lactide-based polymer
A composition includes a polymer having a poly-lactide and at least one compound of formula (I), where L1 is C1-8alkylene or C3-6cycloalkylene; L2 is C1-6alkylene; L3 is C1-6alkylene; L4 is C1-6alkylene; L5 is C1-6alkylene; n is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3 or 4; m is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3 or 4; R1 is H; or C1-6alkyl; R2 is H; or C1-6alkyl. The poly-lactide is poly-L-lactide comprising a content of D isomer of at least 10% by weight based on the total weight of the poly-L-lactide; poly-D-lactide comprising a content of L isomer of at least 10% by weight based on the total weight of the poly-D-lactide; poly-DL-lactide; poly(meso-lactide); or mixtures thereof. |
| US10597510B2 |
Flaky glass granules and resin composition using the same
The flaky glass granules of the present invention include glass flakes having an average thickness of 0.1 to 2.0 μm and an average particle diameter of 10 to 2000 μm and a binder that binds the glass flakes together into the granules. The flaky glass granules contain 1.0 to 5.0% by mass of the binder in terms of solid content. The binder contains 9% by mass or less of a coupling agent. The resin composition of the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin and the flaky glass granules. |
| US10597505B2 |
Polyimide precursor solution and polyimide film
A polyimide precursor solution contains resin particles and a polyimide precursor. The resin particles in the polyimide precursor solution have a volume particle size distribution with one or more peaks. The volume frequency of a peak having the highest volume frequency of the one or more peaks accounts for 90% to 100% of the total volume frequency of all peaks of the volume particle size distribution. |
| US10597502B2 |
Ion exchange membranes
A composite ion exchange membrane obtainable by a process comprising reacting an ionically-charged membrane with a composition comprising: (a) a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an ionic charge opposite to the charge of the ionically-charged membrane; and (b) a crosslinking agent comprising two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups; wherein the molar ratio of (b):(a) is lower than 0.04 or is zero. |
| US10597500B2 |
Method for producing composite material and composite material
An object of the invention is achieved by a method for producing a composite material, including the steps of combining a resin precursor and a reinforcing fiber and carrying out a polymerization reaction of the resin precursor. That is, a thermoplastic resin composite material having high strength can be obtained by the production method. |
| US10597497B2 |
Gels
The present invention relates to biostable gel comprising: (a) at least one silicon-containing polyol, polyamine, polyepoxy or polyisocyanate having 1 or more functional groups and a molecular weight of at least 20,000 which is cured in the presence of: (b) at least one diol, diamine or diisocyanate having a molecular weight of less than 10,000; and/or (c) an initiator, processes for their preparation and their use in the manufacture and repair of biomaterials and medical devices, articles or implants, in particular the manufacture of a soft tissue implant such as breast implants and the repair of orthopaedic joints such as spinal discs. |
| US10597492B2 |
Dialkyl-polyalkylamine compositions, process for their preparation and their use
The application relates to compositions comprising di-fatty-alkyl or -alkenyl polyalkylamines of the general formula (I) or (II), to a process for their preparation which involves a cyanoethylation step and a hydrogenation step, and their use as demulsifiers for oil-in-water emulsions, corrosion inhibitor, fuel additive, anti-scaling agent, asphalt additive, enhanced oil recovery agent for oil-wells, cutting-oil additive, and anti-static agent. The product show good performance combined with a favourable viscosity profile. |
| US10597488B2 |
Process for preparing poly(ester-carbonate)s and poly(ester-carbonate)s prepared thereby
A method of preparing a poly(ester-carbonate) includes contacting an aqueous solution including a dicarboxylic acid with a first solution including phosgene and a first organic solvent in a tubular reactor to provide a first reaction mixture. A dihydroxy aromatic compound, the corresponding dialkali metal salt of the dihydroxy aromatic compound, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, water, and a second organic solvent are combined to provide a second reaction mixture. The method further includes introducing the first reaction mixture, the second reaction mixture, and a second solution comprising phosgene to a tank reactor, wherein the tank reactor has a first pH of 7 to 10. The pH is optionally raised to 9 to 11 to provide a third reaction mixture including the poly(ester-carbonate). Poly(ester-carbonate)s prepared according to the method described herein are also disclosed. |
| US10597485B2 |
Production methods for glassy liquid-crystalline epoxy resin and glassy liquid-crystalline epoxy resin composition, storage methods for liquid-crystalline epoxy resin and liquid-crystalline epoxy resin composition, glassy liquid-crystalline epoxy resin and glassy liquid-crystalline epoxy resin composition, liquid-crystalline epoxy resin and liquid-crystalline epoxy resin composition, and production method for cured epoxy resin
A production method for a glassy liquid-crystalline epoxy resin, comprising a process of cooling a liquid-crystalline epoxy resin to cause transition into a glassy state. |
| US10597484B2 |
Polyisocyanurate plastics having high thermal stability
The present invention relates to a polyisocyanurate plastic obtainable by catalytic trimenzation of a polyisocyanate composition A) which contains oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates, where the isocyanurate structure content in the polyisocyanate composition A) is at least 50 mol %, based on the sum total of the oligomeric structures from the group consisting of uretdione, isocyanurate, allophanate, biuret, iminooxadiazinedione and oxadiazinetrione structure that are present in the polyisocyanate composition A). The present invention further relates to a transparent element comprising or consisting of the polyisocyanurate plastic. The invention likewise relates to a process for producing the polyisocyanurate plastics. |
| US10597483B2 |
Compact elastomer molded parts on the basis of polyurethane
In a process for the production of pore-free polyurethane elastomer moldings with Shore D hardness of at least 60 in accordance with DIN 53505, (a) polyesterdiol with OH number from 20 to 100 mg KOH/g and (b) a chain extender composed of diol with molar mass below 300 g/mol, is mixed with (c) isocyanate prepolymers obtainable via reaction of diisocyanate with polyesterols with functionality from 1.95 to 2.2 and with OH number from 20 to 200 mg KOH/g to form a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is charged to a mold and hardened to form the polyurethane elastomer. Polyurethane elastomer moldings are thus obtainable by this process, and these polyurethane moldings may be used as cladding component for commercial vehicles, bodywork component in vehicle construction, or a cladding component of a machine installation. |
| US10597477B2 |
Finely divided aqueous emulsion polymers and use thereof for hydrophobic coatings
The present invention relates to a polymer dispersion obtainable by at least one two-stage emulsion polymerization, by 1) preparing a polymer A by a radical polymerization from a 1st composition comprising A) at least one monomer, B) at least one anionic copolymerizable emulsifier, 2) admixing the polymer A prepared at 1) with a base, 3) in the presence of the polymer A treated at 2), preparing a polymer B by radical polymerization from a 2nd composition comprising A) at least one monomer, B) at least one anionic copolymerizable emulsifier. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the polymer dispersion of the invention, to coating materials in the form of an aqueous composition comprising the polymer dispersion of the invention, and to the use of the polymer dispersion of the invention for coating compositions or paints and varnishes. |
| US10597472B2 |
In-line blending process
An in-line blending process for polymers comprising: (a) providing two or more reactor-low pressure separator units (1,7) in parallel configuration, each reactor-low pressure separator unit comprising one reactor (2,8) fluidly connected to one low pressure separator (3,9) downstream and further a recycling line (5,11) connecting the low pressure separator (3,9) back to the corresponding reactor (2,8); (b) polymerizing olefin monomers having two or more carbon atoms in each of the reactors (2,8) in solution polymerisation; (c) forming an unreduced reactor effluents stream including a homogenous fluid phase polymer-monomer-solvent mixture in each of the reactors (2,8), (d) passing the unreduced reactor effluents streams from each of the reactors (2,8) through the corresponding low pressure separators (3,9), whereby the temperature and pressure of the low pressure separators (3,9) is adjusted such that a liquid phase and a vapour phase are obtained, whereby yielding a polymer-enriched liquid phase and a polymer-lean vapour phase, and (e) separating the polymer-lean vapour phase from the polymer-enriched liquid phase in each of the low-pressure separators (3,9) to form separated polymer-lean vapour streams and separated polymer-enriched liquid streams; (f) combining the polymer-enriched liquid streams from step (e) in a further low-pressure separator and/or a mixer (13) to produce a combined polymer-enriched liquid stream (16); (g) reintroducing the polymer-lean vapour streams from step (e) via recycling lines (5,11) into the corresponding reactors (2,8). |
| US10597471B2 |
Colored particle dispersion
The present invention relates to [1] a colored fine particle dispersion containing colored fine particles and a neutralizing agent, in which the colored fine particles are produced by subjecting a monomer mixture containing an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer to emulsion polymerization in the presence of a pigment; the neutralizing agent contains a water-soluble amine compound; and the colored fine particle dispersion has a pH value of from 6 to 11, and [2] a process for producing a colored fine particle dispersion containing colored fine particles and a neutralizing agent, said process including the step 1 of subjecting a monomer mixture containing an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer to emulsion polymerization in the presence of a pigment to obtain a colored fine particle dispersion (p); and the step 2 of mixing the colored fine particle dispersion (p) and the neutralizing agent containing a water-soluble amine compound to obtain the colored fine particle dispersion having a pH value of from 6 to 11. The colored fine particle dispersion of the present invention is used in a water-based ink so that the resulting water-based ink is excellent in ejection stability upon evaporation of water from the ink system while maintaining excellent storage stability thereof, and it is possible to obtain printed materials that are excellent in alcohol resistance even when printed on a low-water absorbing printing medium. |
| US10597461B2 |
Saccharide-based biomarkers and therapeutics
Provided are antibodies that specifically bind to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine expressed by a cancer cell or an inflammatory cell. Also provided are compositions including these antibodies, as well as polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods useful for production thereof. Further provided are methods and kits for treating or preventing cancer in an individual by administering to the individual an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine, optionally in combination with another anti-cancer agent. Still further provided are methods and kits for treating or preventing gastrointestinal disease in an individual by administering to the individual an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine. Yet further provided are methods and kits for detecting the presence of cancer cells in an individual including an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine and/or N-acetyl-galactosamine. |
| US10597460B2 |
Anti-CD40 antibodies
The present disclosure provides novel anti-CD40 antibodies, compositions including the new antibodies, nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, and methods of making and using the same. |
| US10597454B2 |
PD-1 antibodies
The present invention provides antibodies that bind human programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), and may be useful for treating cancer alone and in combination with chemotherapy and other cancer therapeutics. |
| US10597452B2 |
Methods of treating ocular conditions by administering humanized monoclonal antibodies that target VE-PTP (HPTP-beta)
The disclosure provides compositions and methods for the treatment of ocular conditions associated with angiogenesis comprising administering an antibody that targets a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor in a subject. |
| US10597450B2 |
Antibodies against kidney associated antigen 1 and antigen binding fragments thereof
Novel antibodies and antigen binding fragments that specifically bind to KAAG1 and which may be used in the treatment, detection and diagnosis of cancer comprising KAAG1-expressing cells are disclosed herein. Cells expressing the antibodies and antigen binding fragments as well as methods of detecting and treating cancer using the antibodies and fragments are also disclosed. Cancer indications which may benefit from such treatment or detection include ovarian cancer, renal cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer, as well as melanomas. |
| US10597447B2 |
Compositions comprising purified recombinant IL-13 antibody
Purified recombinant polypeptides isolated from Chinese hamster ovary host cells, including antibodies, such as therapeutic antibodies, and methods of making and using such polypeptides are provided. |
| US10597446B2 |
Method of treatment comprising purified recombinant IL-13 antibody
Purified recombinant polypeptides isolated from Chinese hamster ovary host cells, including antibodies, such as therapeutic antibodies, and methods of making and using such polypeptides are provided. |
| US10597442B2 |
Compositions and methods for modified B cells expressing reassigned biological agents
Compositions and methods are disclosed herein for producing one or more immunoglobulins in an isolated cytotoxic B lymphocyte cell line. An isolated cell line includes an isolated B lymphocyte cell line capable of expressing at least one exogenously incorporated membrane immunoglobulin capable of binding to a first antigen and at least one endogenous secreted immunoglobulin capable of binding to a second antigen, and further capable of expressing at least one exogenously incorporated recombinant B cell receptor that signals for expression of cytotoxic effector molecules. |
| US10597440B2 |
Anti-transthyretin human antibody
A human antibody which comprises a complementarity determining region of an H chain consisting of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 3 and a complementarity determining region of an L chain consisting of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NOs: 4 to 6. The human antibody of the present invention has the activity to specifically bind to transthyretin (TTR) with structural change and the activity to inhibit fibrillization of TTR and is a human antibody suitable for application to human body. |
| US10597435B2 |
Insulin-Fc fusions and methods of use
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions of insulin-Fc (e.g., proinsulin-Fc) fusion proteins and their use to treat autoimmune disease, e.g., autoimmune diabetes, e.g., Type 1 diabetes. |
| US10597432B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against small cell lung cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10597431B2 |
NEIL3 peptides and vaccines including the same
The present invention provides isolated peptides or the fragments derived from SEQ ID NO: 45, which bind to an HLA antigen and induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). The peptides may include the above mentioned amino acid sequence with substitution deletion, or addition of one, two, or several amino acids sequences. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions including these peptides. The peptides of this invention can be used for diagnosing or treating cancer. |
| US10597421B2 |
Protected monomer and method of final deprotection for RNA synthesis
A method of deprotecting a solid support bound polynucleotide comprising at least one 2′-protected ribonucleotide in which a step of contacting the polynucleotide with a composition comprising a diamine is performed under conditions sufficient to deprotect and cleave the polynucleotide which remains retained on the solid support. |
| US10597419B2 |
Non-caloric sweeteners and methods for synthesizing
Disclosed are steviol glycosides referred to as rebaudioside V and rebaudioside W. Also disclosed are methods for producing rebaudioside M (Reb M), rebausoside G (Reb G), rebaudioside KA (Reb KA), rebaudioside V (Reb V) and rebaudioside (Reb W). |
| US10597417B2 |
Processes for the preparation of GalNAc acid derivatives
The invention comprises a new process for the preparation of GalNAc derivatives of the formula I wherein n is an integer between 0 and 10 and its salts, corresponding enantiomers and/or optical isomers thereof. The GalNAc acid derivative of formula I can be used for the preparation of therapeutically valuable GalNAc oligonucleotide conjugates. |
| US10597412B2 |
Epoxy compound, mixture, composition, and cured product comprising same, method for preparing same, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a novel epoxy compound, a method for preparing same, a composition and cured product comprising same, and use thereof, wherein the compound shows excellent heat-resistant properties—specifically, a low thermal expansion property and a high glass transition temperature (including Tg-less which does not show a glass transition temperature), a flame retardant property and processability—specifically, a viscosity-control property, does not require a separate silane coupling agent, and has improved brittleness in a composite. According to one aspect of the present invention, provided are: an epoxy compound having at least one non-reactive silyl group, alkenyl group or combination thereof together with at least two epoxy groups and at least one alkoxysilyl group; a method for preparing the epoxy compound through alkoxysilylation and alkylsilylation; an epoxy composition comprising same; and a cured product. |
| US10597406B2 |
Purification of rapamycin derivatives using temperature induced phase separation
The present invention provides methods for obtaining purified rapamycin derivatives, including purified Biolimus A9. A crystalline form of Biolimus A9 is also described. |
| US10597405B2 |
Chemical compounds
The specification relates to compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The specification also relates to processes and intermediates used for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of cell proliferative disorders. |
| US10597401B2 |
Methods and intermediates for the preparation of omacetaxine and cephalotaxine derivatives thereof
The present invention relates to methods and intermediates for the preparation of omacetaxine and cephalotaxine derivatives thereof. The resulting products are useful in the treatment of proliferative diseases and infectious diseases. |
| US10597396B2 |
Beta-lactamase inhibitors
This invention pertains generally to compounds of Formula (A), as further described herein, which act as beta-lactamase inhibitors, and salts, crystalline forms and formulations thereof. In certain aspects, the invention pertains to methods of using such compounds in combination with a beta-lactam antibiotic to treat infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistant strains. |
| US10597392B2 |
Tetrahydropyridopyrazines as modulators of GPR6
The present invention provides compounds of formula I: which are useful as modulators of GPR6, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for treatment of conditions associated with GPR6, processes for making the compounds and intermediates thereof. |
| US10597390B2 |
Indoles for use in influenza virus infection
The invention relates to compounds having the structure of formula (I) which can be used for the treatment of or against influenza infections. |
| US10597388B2 |
Pyridazinone herbicides
Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein X is O, S or NR5; or X is —C(R6)═C(R7)—, wherein the carbon atom bonded to R6 is also bonded to the carbon atom bonded to R4, and the carbon atom bonded to R7 is also bonded to the phenyl ring moiety in Formula 1; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, G and W are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. |
| US10597386B2 |
Process and intermediates for the preparation of benzo[b]thiophene compounds
A process for preparing compounds of formula (I), or a salt or solvate thereof, including Brexpiprazole, which process comprises cyclization of a compound of formula (II) or (III), or a salt or solvate thereof. The invention also refers to intermediates of said process. |
| US10597380B2 |
Pyridazinone-based broad spectrum anti-influenza inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as processes for their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use as medicaments. |
| US10597378B2 |
Tetrahydroisoquinolines for use as MOR/NOP dual agonists
Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) below or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: in which each of variables R1-R6, L, m, and n is defined herein. Also disclosed are a method for treating an opioid receptor-associated condition with a compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutical composition containing same. |
| US10597368B2 |
Syringolin analogues and methods of making and using same
The present invention provides, in certain aspects, novel syringolin analogues, In certain embodiments, the compounds of the invention are proteasome inhibitors, In other embodiments, the compounds treat or prevent a cancer such as, but not limited to, leukemia in a subject. |
| US10597366B2 |
Aryl ethers and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to HIF-2α inhibitors and methods of making and using them for treating cancer. Certain compounds were potent in HIF-2α scintillation proximity assay, luciferase assay, and VEGF ELISA assay, and led to tumor size reduction and regression in 786-O xenograft bearing mice in vivo. |
| US10597360B2 |
Prepolymers exhibiting rapid development of physical properties
Hydroxyl-containing bis(alkenyl) ethers can be incorporated into the backbone of polythioether prepolymers and can be used as curing agents in thiol-terminated polythioether prepolymer compositions. Cured sealants prepared using compositions containing hydroxyl-containing bis(alkenyl) ether-containing polythioether prepolymers and/or hydroxyl-containing bis(alkenyl) ether curing agents exhibit improved physical properties such as rapid curing and compatibility with fillers suitable for use in aerospace sealant applications. |
| US10597358B2 |
Synthesis of carbamate or urea compounds
The invention pertains to the synthesis of carbamate and urea compounds. In particular the invention is directed to the synthesis of carbamate and urea compounds which may be used in the production of compounds that are used to stabilize nitrocellulose. The method of the invention comprises preparing a carbamate or urea derivative comprising reacting an amine and a carbonate or carbamate in the presence of an ionic liquid. |
| US10597353B2 |
Processes for the preparation of diastereomerically and enantiomerically enriched oxazolines
The invention relates to an industrially viable and advantageous process for the preparation of (2S,3 R)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxypropanoic acid, having the following formula (I) generally known as Droxidopa, or of intermediates useful in the synthesis thereof. |
| US10597352B1 |
Stable alkyl benzidine composition and methods of making and using same
Stable formulations of alkyl benzidine compounds and methods of making and using same. To prepare a stable formulation, a short chain diol having fewer than six carbon atoms and an alkyl benzidine compound are combined together in solution at low pH and the solution is heated with moderate heat in the range of about 50° C. to 80° C. The stable formulation may contain dimers and/or trimers of the short chain diol. The stable formulation can be used to detect total chlorine in aqueous solution, to detect total chlorine in dialysis water, or as a colorimetric substrate in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. |
| US10597348B1 |
Infusing raw cannabinoids into food oil
A cannabis infused oil is formed by collecting and drying raw cannabis material having a desired cannabinoid profile. Next, the raw dried cannabis material is blended with oil to obtain a cannabis infused oil mixture. Blending is performed without causing the cannabis material to become decarboxylated. Next, the cannabis material is filtered from the cannabis infused oil mixture thereby obtaining a cannabis infused oil. The cannabis infused oil has at least two cannabinoids present in the oil in accordance with the desired cannabinoid profile. Next, the cannabis infused oil is packaged for storage and shipment. The cannabis infused oil is formed without any alcohol, does not have any decarboxylated cannabinoids and is non-psychoactive. In one example, the cannabis infused oil has between 100 milligrams and 2,000 milligrams of cannabinoids per fluid ounce of cannabis infused oil. In another example, before blending with oil, the cannabis material is combined with alcohol. |
| US10597342B2 |
Method for the synthesis of 9,10-bis(chloromethyl)anthracene
The invention relates to a method for the synthesis of 9,10-bis(chloromethyl) anthracene, comprising the mixing of the reagents, anthracene and 1,3,5-trioxane, a phase transfer catalyst selected from the group comprising quarternary ammonium salt and crown ether with hydrochloric acid and acetic acid. |
| US10597339B2 |
Method for chiral resolution and device therefor
A method is described for chiral resolution of chiral species contained in a liquid placed in a cell formed by an inner wall and an outer wall surrounding the inner wall over at least a portion of the inner wall, where each of the outer and inner walls are a solid of revolution about a longitudinal axis and are coaxial to one another, where the method comprises rotating the outer wall in one direction of rotation with respect to the inner wall for generating a Taylor-Couette flow within the liquid; collecting at least one of the chiral species. |
| US10597333B2 |
Process for producing ceramic fiber-reinforced composite material
To provide a process for producing a ceramic fiber-reinforced composite material, which suppresses the deterioration of an interface layer, improves mechanistic properties and has excellent durability even under a high temperature, even ceramic fibers formed of silicon carbide fibers are used, without complicating the production steps. To obtain a ceramic fiber-reinforced composite material, by melt-infiltrating a composite material substrate obtained by forming ceramic fibers, formed of silicon carbide fibers and having an amorphous structure, into a composite with a matrix formed of an inorganic substance, with an alloy having a composition that is constituted by a disilicide of at least one or more transition metal among transition metals selected from scandium, yttrium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and tantalum, and silicon as the remainder, and having the silicon content ratio of 66.7 at % or more and less than 90.0 at %. |
| US10597332B2 |
Method of producing a body comprising porous alpha silicon carbide and the body produced by the method
The present invention relates to a method of producing porous alpha-SiC containing shaped body and porous alpha-SiC containing shaped body produced by that method. The porous alpha-SiC containing shaped body shows a characteristic microstructure providing a high degree of mechanical stability. |
| US10597326B2 |
Geopolymer foam formulation for a non-flammable, sound-absorbing, thermally insulating geopolymer foam element
A geopolymer foam formulation, comprising at least one inorganic binder comprising metakaolin; at least one alkaline activator selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal aluminates, alkali metal silicates and mixtures thereof; at least one alkyl-polyglucoside surfactant; a gas phase and water. This formulation can also comprise a cement, and also additives for foam stabilization, shrinkage reduction, flexibilization, hydrophobization, or dispersion, fibres and fillers or a mixture thereof, and can be a single-component or two-component formulation. An incombustible, sound-absorbing, thermally insulating geopolymer foam element. |
| US10597325B2 |
Postponed onset of quicklime hydration
The present invention provides compositions and methods relative to controlling hydration onset of an alkaline earth metal oxide such as calcium oxide, comprising heating an inorganic alkaline earth metal oxide to sub-calcination temperatures in the presence of organic material comprising a carbohydrate, an amino-carboxylic acid, a hydroxycarboxylic acid, or a mixture thereof. Preferred treated particles comprise at least 40% and more preferably at least 80% by dry weight calcium oxide which is heated in the presence of ascorbic acid and a starch. Treated particles of the present invention manifest an unexpected, surprising hydration induction postponement behavior as demonstrated through calorimetric testing. |
| US10597324B2 |
Coating having solar control properties for a substrate, and method and system for depositing said coating on the substrate
The present invention relates to coating glass for architectural or automotive use, either monolithic or laminated, having solar control properties. The coating consists of several layers of different metal oxide semiconductors (TiO2, ZnO, ZrO2, SnO2, Al2O3) and a layer of metallic nanoparticles, which when superimposed on a pre-established order give the glass solar control properties. In particular the use of protective layers of n-type semiconductors around the metallic nanoparticles layer. It also relates to the method for obtaining the coating by means of the aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition technique, using precursor solutions containing an organic or inorganic salt (acetates, acetylacetonates, halides, nitrates) of the applicable elements and an appropriate solvent (water, alcohol, acetone, acetylacetone, etc.). The synthesis is performed at a temperature between 100 and 600° C. depending on the material to be deposited. A nebulizer converts the precursor solution into an aerosol which is submitted with a gas to the substrate surface, where due to the temperature the thermal decomposition of the precursor occurs and the deposition of each layer of the coating occurs. |
| US10597323B2 |
Heat treatable coated glass pane
A coated glass pane comprising at least the following layers: a glass substrate and at least one absorbing layer based on at least one metal silicide and/or metal silicide nitride wherein the at least one absorbing layer is embedded between and contacts two layers based on an (oxi)nitride of Si and/or an (oxi)nitride of Al and/or alloys thereof. |
| US10597312B2 |
Methods of removing perchlorate from water and vessels and systems for practicing the same
Provided are methods of removing perchlorate from water. The methods include contacting water suspected of containing perchlorate with a cationic material. The cationic material includes one or more cationic metal atoms connected by an atom or molecule into an extended structure, and a charge balancing anion. The contacting removes perchlorate (e.g., selectively), if present, from the water. Water treatment vessels, systems and facilities that find use in practicing the methods of the present disclosure are also provided. |
| US10597310B2 |
Method of recovering iron and/or phosphorus from sludge of waste water treatment plants
Method of recovering iron and/or phosphorus from sludge of waste water treatment plants, said sludge being obtained after precipitation by iron salts, wherein said method comprises separating sludge from waste water and submitting said sludge to a lactic fermentation to release a liquid phase where iron and phosphorus are dissolved. Lactic fermentation is performed with addition of a co-substrate rich in carbon, preferably rich in carbohydrate, in one single step of biological acidification or a sequencing biological acidification in two steps by first releasing phosphorus from the PAO contained in the sludge. Iron can then be recovered by means of a cationic exchange resin. Phosphorus can be recovered as struvite or calcium phosphate from the remaining solution substantially free from iron ions, after a precipitation step in presence of a magnesium or calcium source and a pH above 7. |
| US10597308B2 |
Water treatment plant controlling method and controlling program, and water treatment system
A water treatment plant controlling method including: determining whether or not there is a correlation, in water to be treated, between a water quality index and a concentration of a pollution component having no causal relationship with the water quality index, from a result of sample analysis of the water to be treated performed periodically; and (a) under a condition that there is a correlation, statistically analyzing a distribution of measurement values of the water quality index in a previous certain period of the water to be treated, and based on a result of the statistical analysis and the correlation, estimating the concentration of the pollution component of the water to be treated; and determining an operating condition of a water treatment plant for treating the water to be treated, based on the estimated concentration of the pollution component of the water to be treated; or (b) on a condition that a correlation is absent, statistically analyzing a distribution of concentration of the pollution component in all past sample analyses of the water to be treated, and based on a result of the statistical analysis, estimating the concentration of the pollution component of the water to be treated. |
| US10597307B2 |
Surface stabilized cathode material for lithium ion batteries and synthesizing method of the same
A compound represented by LiαCo(1-x-2y)Mex(M1M2)yOδ, (Formula (I)) wherein Me, is one or more of Li, Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Zr, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ru and Sn, and wherein 0≤x≤0.3, 0 |
| US10597306B2 |
Photocatalytic roofing granules, photocatalytic roofing products, and process for preparing same
Photocatalytic roofing granules include a binder and inert mineral particles, with photocatalytic particles dispersed in the binder. |
| US10597304B2 |
Surface-modified cyanide-based transition metal compounds
A system, method, and articles of manufacture for a surface-modified transition metal cyanide coordination compound (TMCCC) composition, an improved electrode including the composition, and a manufacturing method for the composition which may include multiple chelation species (Che_x). The composition, compound, device, and uses thereof according to AxMn(y-k)Mjk[Mnm(CN)(6-p-q)(NC)p(Che_I)rq]z. CHE_GROUP (Vac)(1-z).nH2O, wherein CHE_GROUP includes one or more chelation materials selected from the group consisting of (Che_I)rw, (Che_II)sv, and combinations thereof, and wherein 0 |
| US10597300B2 |
EMM-28, a novel synthetic crystalline material, its preparation and use
A novel synthetic crystalline material, EMM-28, can be synthesized in the presence of an organic structure directing agent (Q) selected from one or more of the following dications: EMM-28 may be used in organic compound conversion reactions and sorptive processes. |
| US10597299B2 |
Synthesis of ITE framework type molecular sieves
A method is provided for synthesizing molecular sieves of ITE framework type using one or more of 1-ethyl-1,3,5-trimethylpiperidinium cations and 1-ethyl-1-methyldecahydroquinolinium cations a structure directing agent. |
| US10597295B2 |
Ortho-phosphate components for use in solid chemical oxygen generators
The present invention relates to a composition for generating oxygen, comprising at least one oxygen source selected from chlorates and perchlorates, to an oxygen generator comprising such a composition, and a method for generating oxygen by decomposing such a composition. The present invention further relates to the use of transition metal ortho-phosphate compounds ortho-vanadate compounds and mixed ortho-phosphate-vanadate compounds as multifunctional components in the oxygen generating compositions. |
| US10597291B2 |
Disposable microfluidic cartridge
The present disclosure is directed towards a disposable microfluidic cartridge configured for use in a system for the small scale production of nanoparticles used in scientific research or therapeutic applications. The system can be used to produce a wide variety of nanoparticles, including but not limited to lipid and polymer nanoparticles, carrying a variety of payloads. The system provides for a simple workflow which in certain embodiments can be used to produce a sterile product. |
| US10597290B2 |
Process for filling etched holes using first and second polymers
A process for filling one or more etched holes defined in a frontside surface of a wafer substrate. The process includes the steps of: depositing a layer of a thermoplastic first polymer onto the frontside surface and into each hole until the holes are overfilled with the first polymer; depositing a layer of a photoimageable second polymer different than the first polymer; selectively removing the second polymer from regions outside a periphery of the holes; exposing the wafer substrate to a controlled oxidative plasma so as to reveal the frontside surface of the wafer substrate; and planarizing the frontside surface to provide holes filled with a plug of the first polymer only, each plug having a respective upper surface coplanar with the frontside surface. |
| US10597287B2 |
Multi-chamber transducer module, apparatus including the multi-chamber transducer module and method of manufacturing the multi-chamber transducer module
A transducer module, comprising: a supporting substrate, having a first side and a second side; a cap, which extends over the first side of the supporting substrate and defines therewith a first chamber and a second chamber internally isolated from one another; a first transducer in the first chamber; a second transducer in the second chamber; and a control chip, which extends at least partially in the first chamber and/or in the second chamber and is functionally coupled to the first and second transducers for receiving, in use, the signals transduced by the first and second transducers. |
| US10597284B2 |
Fuel tank vent and shutoff valve
A non-pressure valve is provided, and includes a tubular housing having an inlet and an outlet. The tubular housing forms a fluid flow path. The non-pressure valve also includes a sliding sleeve coupled with the outlet, a spring disposed between the sliding sleeve and the tubular housing, and a flow-through mount disposed within the tubular housing adjacent the sliding sleeve. The flow-through mount is coupled with a bulb. The bulb is configured to engage the sliding sleeve and impede the flow of fuel. The non-pressure valve also includes a hose fluidly coupling the non-pressure valve with a remote fuel vent. The flow-through mount may include a plurality of bypass openings positioned in the fluid flow path and configured to divert a portion of the fuel flow through a hose to the remote fuel vent. |
| US10597281B2 |
Methods and systems to record the flow of a liquid using an electronic pourer
An electronic pourer can be used with an inventory system for inventory and/or accounting purposes. In one embodiment, the electronic pourer includes an orientation determining subsystem configured to determine an orientation of the electronic pourer, a wireless communication subsystem, a processing subsystem having at least one processing core, and a power source configured to power up the electronic pourer. The processing subsystem can be coupled to the orientation determining subsystem and the wireless communication subsystem to determine whether liquid has been dispensed from the electronic pourer based on the angular displacement of the orientation determining subsystem, and transmit information to an external computing device via the wireless communication subsystem. In another embodiment, the electronic pourer is equipped with a subsystem. |
| US10597270B2 |
Shopping facility track system and method of routing motorized transport units
Some embodiments include a track system comprising: an elevated track system comprising a series of elevated tracks that are positioned elevated above a sales floor and products distributed over at least a portion of the sales floor of a retail store, and configured such that multiple motorized transport units travel along the series of elevated tracks in traversing at least portions of the retail store. |
| US10597266B2 |
Crane and method for monitoring the overload protection of such a crane
The present invention relates to a crane having a boom at which at least one load receiving means is arranged in a raisable and lowerable manner, wherein an overload protection device has detection means for detecting the outreach and the load on the at least one load receiving means, and wherein a monitoring device for monitoring the overload protection device is provided and has determination means for determining a tensioning force holding the boom and/or induced in a guy cable. The invention furthermore also relates to a method for monitoring the overload protection device of such a crane. Provision is made in accordance with the invention that the monitoring device determines online in crane operation a tensioning torque from the continuously determined tensioning force, determines a lifting torque from the continuously detected outreach and the continuously detected load, determines a dead torque while making use of stored crane data, compares the sum of the named lifting torque and the named dead torque with the named tensioning torque and then, if a difference found in the comparison exceeds a tolerance threshold, emits an error signal and/or shutdown signal. |
| US10597265B2 |
Slider for use with a crane
An embodiment is directed to a slider and method for moving a hoist on a crane. The slider includes a hoist support member and mounting arms. The mounting arms extend from either end of the support member. A portion of each mounting arm is spaced from the support member to form a flange receiving slot which is dimensioned to receive a flange a beam of the crane. The slider is provided with a resilient member to resiliently maintain the slider in a position in which the slider is movable relative to a beam of the crane when no load is applied to the slider. The resilient member is compressed when a load is applied to the slider to allow the slider to frictionally engage the beam to prevent the slider from continued movement relative to the beam. |
| US10597257B2 |
High speed bearing assembly for elevator safety gear and methods of making and using same
Elevator braking systems. The elevator braking system comprises a wedge having a curved wedge bearing race and a clamping jaw having a curved jaw bearing race. The elevator braking system includes a roller bearing assembly. The assembly has two cages and a spacer maintains a space between the two cages. A plurality of rollers is rotatably coupled to the two cages. Each of the plurality of rollers is barrel shaped. A first side of the roller bearing assembly is configured to be coupled to the wedge via the curved wedge bearing race. A second side of the roller bearing assembly is configured to be coupled to the clamping jaw via the curved jaw bearing race. |
| US10597251B1 |
Stackable wire-dispensing container
An apparatus for dispensing wire or cable, the apparatus including an enclosure with a top and a bottom portion and at least three side portions of a first height, a plurality of holes located in both the top and bottom portions of the enclosure, and a core of a second height located within the enclosure, wherein the core forms an area, wherein at least one of the plurality of holes has a first hole diameter and is located in the top and bottom of the enclosure and is located within the area formed by the core, and wherein the wire or cable is placed around the core. |
| US10597249B2 |
Method and apparatus for stacker module for automated composite-based additive manufacturing machine
A stacker component of an apparatus for automated manufacturing of three-dimensional composite-based objects for aligning registration of sheets. The stacker includes a sheet catcher; a frame having a base plate with the base plate having tapered registration pins to align a stack of substrate sheets. The registration pins are mounted in the base plate and project vertically to a location just below the sheet catcher. The stacker also has a presser with a press plate and a belt driver system that moves the press plate up and down allowing the press plate to exert downward pressure on the stack and a slide system with two guide rails that enable the base plate to be loaded and unloaded. A conveyor can be disposed so that after a substrate sheet exits a powder or printing system, the sheet is conveyed onto the sheet catcher. |
| US10597248B2 |
Medium feeding apparatus
A medium feeding apparatus includes a feeding portion that performs a feeding operation, which feeds a medium to a downstream side, and a reverse feeding operation, which feeds the medium to an upstream side, and a wind-up portion that performs a wind-up operation, which winds up a medium fed to the downstream side by the feeding operation, and a unwinding operation that unwinds the wound up medium, in which the wind-up portion performs the unwinding operation prior to the reverse feeding operation. |
| US10597247B2 |
Printing apparatus
Automatic sheet feeding of an installed roll is performed more reliably. To this end, a leading end of a sheet is detected on the basis of a change in an output value of a sensor while causing a roll to rotate in a winding direction using a sensor capable of detecting a distance to the sheet separated from the roll. After the detection, the roll is caused to rotate in a feeding direction, and a feeding state of the sheet is determined on the basis of a change in the output value of the sensor. |
| US10597245B2 |
Image forming apparatus and paper feeding method
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an accommodation unit and at least one driving roller. The accommodation unit accommodates a paper sheet therein. The at least one driving roller is disposed contactably with the paper sheet. A rotation direction of the at least one driving roller with respect to the paper sheet at a contact part between the paper sheet and the roller intersects a carrying direction of the paper sheet. |
| US10597243B2 |
Locking mechanism for movable unit, and sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus provided therewith
A locking mechanism includes a hook, an engaged portion, and a biasing member, and locks a movable unit supported on a unit main body to the unit main body. The hook has a supporting portion pivotably supported on the unit main body and an engaging portion protruding from the supporting portion. The engaged portion is formed on the movable unit and is engageable with the engaging portion. A biasing member biases the hook in such a direction as to let the engaging and engaged portions engage. The hook has a first face facing the engaged portion at the tip end of the engaging portion and a second face extending from the first face toward the supporting portion and inclined relative to the first face in such a direction as to recede from the pivot. With the engaging and engaged portion in engagement, the engaged portion touches only the second face. |
| US10597241B2 |
Cargo transfer system using a palletized rack
A system, method, and apparatus for palletizing cargo on a rack for shipment are provided. The system generally includes a tiered rack having a base tier, a support framework extending from the base tier, and a second tier adjustably attached to the support framework. The system may further include a plurality of lower frame support members positioned longitudinally across the bottom of the base tier, and a plurality of pneumatically actuated rollers spaced to cooperatively engage the plurality of lower frame support members, the rollers being selectively extendable from a plurality of raised tracks positioned longitudinally along a floor of the railcar, where the rollers are configured to pneumatically extend past an upper surface of the track when actuated and allow for linear motion thereover. |
| US10597238B2 |
Transporting arrangement and empty-container accepting arrangement
According to various embodiments, the transporting arrangement may have the following: a multi-level transporting section, which has a first transporting level and a second transporting level (102b) arranged above it; a feeding conveyor for feeding a container in the direction of the multi-level transporting section; a distributing conveyor between the feeding conveyor and the multi-level transporting section, the distributing conveyor (106) being mounted at the multi-level transporting section pivotably between the first transporting level and the second transporting level and intended for distributing the container to the first transporting level or the second transporting level; a sensor arrangement, which is configured to sense at least one physical property of the container; a pivoting control device, which is configured to pivot the distributing conveyor between the first transporting level and the second transporting level if the at least one property satisfies a predetermined criterion. |
| US10597236B2 |
Capacitively coupled conveyer measuring system
A conveyor and a sensing system for sensing various conditions on an advancing conveying bodies of a conveyor. The conveyor includes an array of sensing elements embedded in the conveying bodies to measure belt conditions. The sensing elements form parts of passive resonant circuits that each include a capacitor and an inductive coil. The capacitor or the inductive coil can be a sensing element. Measuring circuits external to the belt are inductively or capacitively coupled to the resonant circuits in the conveying bodies as they pass closely by. The sensing elements change the resonant frequency of their resonant circuits as a function of the sensed conditions. Frequency detectors in the measuring circuits measure that frequency change and convert it into a functionally related value used to determine a conveyor condition. Exemplary conditions include temperature, pressure, humidity, spillage, and product weight. |
| US10597232B2 |
Sheet bundle conveying apparatus
Conveying belts 1A and 1B have stopping members 6A and 6B. After a sheet bundle is placed on a placement area of the conveying belts, a driving control part controls a guide driving part 4 so that a regulating guide 2 sandwiches the sheet bundle from both sides in the width direction, controls a belt driving part 3 so that the stopping member 6B is made to abut on a first end surface of the sheet bundle and a second end surface is made to abut on the stopping member 1A, and thereafter, controls the driving parts 3 and 4 so that the sheet bundle is conveyed along the regulating guide 2 in a state of being sandwiched from the front and the back by the stopping members 6A and 6B. |
| US10597229B2 |
Stacker crane with an improved sliding mechanism
The present invention relates to a stacker crane (2) for transporting, inserting and picking containers of biological material test tubes in/from locations (3) of a plurality of shelves (4) of a warehouse (1) for storing containers of biological material test tubes. The stacker crane (2) is able to move the containers of biological material test tubes in the three Cartesian directions x, y and z, so as to reach the locations (3), wherein the stacker (2) comprises a first carriage (21) and a second carriage (22) able to slide independently of, and to be released from, the first carriage (21) in direction y. |
| US10597227B2 |
Dustbin lock assembly
The invention provides a covered dustbin or covered container. In particular, the invention relates to a lock assembly for dustbins and covered containers. A lower half of the lock is mounted to the inside wall of the dustbin and an underlid half is mounted to the underside of a lid that is hinged to a location adjacent the upper rim of the dustbin. A pair of interlocking engagement members is provided to releasably secure the lid to the dustbin. The lower half and the underlid half each include one interlocking engagement member, such as a hook and a strike. A rocker, when actuated, urges the interlocking engagement members into a disengaged position, for example to disengage the hook from the strike. A user can use a handle provided on the lid to press down the rocker to disengage the lock and lift the lid in a one-hand operation. |
| US10597224B2 |
Capsule, system and method for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage suitable for consumption
A capsule for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage with a beverage brewing device is disclosed. The beverage brewing device comprises a receptacle for receiving the capsule. The capsule comprises a cup comprising a circumferential wall, a bottom closing the circumferential wall at a first end, and a lid in use connected to the cup at a second end of the circumferential wall opposite the bottom. The wall, bottom and lid, in use, enclose an inner space comprising the extractable product. At least a portion of a surface of the capsule conceived to, in use, interact with the receptacle is provided with at least one projection for forming a sealing engagement with the receptacle. |
| US10597223B2 |
Box-in-box container
A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer comprising paperboard, a second layer comprising a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein the foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer. |
| US10597222B2 |
Package for tobacco-related articles
A package for tobacco-related articles including an outer shell, a swivelable lid, and an inner shell adapted to accommodate a plurality of smoking or tobacco-related articles and mounted in the outer shell. The inner shell is moveable towards the top side of the outer shell from a retracted position to an advanced position, which enables access to the smoking articles. A sound-producing mechanism produces a sound when the inner shell is moved from the retracted position to the advanced position and/or in the other direction. The sound-producing mechanism includes at least one part arranged at the inner shell, which interacts in a sound-producing manner with a counterpart arranged at an inner face of the outer shell. |
| US10597221B2 |
High pressure reducing tilt nozzle
Provided is a pressure reducing tilt nozzle that includes a body defining a cavity having an inlet and an outlet, and a piston disposed in the cavity. The piston is biased in a first piston position away from the inlet allowing flow through the inlet and is movable toward the inlet to a second piston position preventing flow through the inlet when pressure in the cavity overcomes a biasing force biasing the piston in the first piston position. |
| US10597216B2 |
Packing member
A packing member attached to an article to be packed, which is accommodated in a package box, to absorb an impact applied to the article, including: a first supporting part; a second supporting part; and a shock absorbing member connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part. One of the first supporting part and the second supporting part is disposed so as to be partially in contact with the article in a state in which an impact is not applied. When an impact is applied, the shock absorbing member deforms to absorb the impact. |
| US10597213B2 |
Pressure reduction-absorbing bottle
The present invention is a pressure reduction-absorbing bottle having a cylindrical shape with a bottom made of a synthetic resin material in which a bottom wall portion of a bottom portion of the bottle includes a grounding portion, a rising circumferential wall portion, a movable wall portion, and a central wall portion, the movable wall portion includes a curved portion having a curved surface shape protruding downward, the curved portion is connected to an outer end portion of the central wall portion in a bottle radial direction, and a lowest portion of the curved portion positioned at a lowest position thereof is located at a portion of the curved portion further outward in the bottle radial direction than a central position of the curved portion in the bottle radial direction. |
| US10597210B2 |
Flexible pouch with microcapillary dispensing system
The present disclosure provides a flexible pouch. In an embodiment, the flexible pouch includes opposing flexible films. The opposing flexible films define a common peripheral edge. The flexible pouch includes a microcapillary strip sealed between the opposing flexible films. A first side of the microcapillary strip is located at a first side of the common peripheral edge. A second side of the microcapillary strip is located at a second side of the common peripheral edge. A peripheral seal extends along at least a portion of the common peripheral edge. The peripheral seal includes a sealed microcapillary segment. |
| US10597205B2 |
Container for a government regulated product having a child resistant lid
Provided is a container for storing, preserving, identifying, tracking and transporting a federally controlled substance having a child resistant and senior friendly lid, and a process for identifying and tracking federally controlled substances within the re-sealable containers. The federally controlled substance containers include a two-piece child resistant and senior friendly lid and a 2-factor authentication identification tag, as well as a microchip for identifying the container controlled substance contents and tracking the container. Controlled substance contents within the containers are optimized for long term storage by removal of the oxygen therein, and the containers and controlled substance contents can be readily identified, detected, tracked and traced after being filled with a federally controlled substance. |
| US10597203B1 |
Container
A container includes a first cover, a second cover, a rotating shaft, an acting element, and the multiple bending elastic piece. The rotating shaft is engaged between the first cover and the second cover, such that the first cover and the second cover are rotatable relative to each other. The acting element is connected to the rotating shaft. The multiple bending elastic piece includes a fixing portion and an interfering portion. The fixing portion is fixed to the first cover. The interfering portion is located between the fixing portion and the rotating shaft. While the rotating shaft is rotated relative to the first cover, the acting element changes a bending degree of the multiple bending elastic piece with the rotation of the rotating shaft, thereby enabling the interfering portion to selectively contact opposite sides of the acting portion. |
| US10597202B2 |
Resealable lidding with patterned adhesive
A package is defined by a rigid base member and a peripheral flange surface. A flexible lidding member is heat sealed to the flange. The lidding member includes a first layer having a perimeter portion fixed to the flange and a second layer adhered to the first layer. An adhesive layer includes a permanent adhesive central portion and a perimeter pressure sensitive adhesive portion overlapping with the flange. A central score line is provided within the first layer, surrounding the central adhesive portion. A tab portion is formed as part of the perimeter portion of the lidding member and includes an edge score line formed in the first layer directly adjacent the fixed perimeter portion of the first layer. |
| US10597200B2 |
Screw cap container
A screw cap container including a container main body and a screw cap. The container main body includes a mouth tubular portion, which is provided with slope screw portions. The slope screw portions include: upper screw protrusions disposed at three or more different positions; lower long screw protrusions having left end positions same as left end positions of the upper screw protrusions, and each having a length longer than a length of each upper screw protrusion; and oblique screw protrusions extending obliquely from right ends of the lower long screw protrusions and each being connected to a left end of a different one of the upper screw protrusions. The screw cap includes a top wall and an outer circumferential wall. The outer circumferential wall is provided with cap screw protrusions disposed in the same number as the number of the upper screw protrusions. |
| US10597198B2 |
Reclosable vacuum-tight pouch and resealable vacuum-tight closure mechanism therefor
A resealable vacuum-tight closure mechanism has a first closure element that includes a first base and a second closure element that includes a second base. A first contact surface on a first interlocking profile depends from the first base and a second contact surface on a second interlocking profile depends from the second base. The first and second contact surfaces provide a maximum occlusion distance when the first and second interlocking profiles are in an occluded state. A first sealing member extends from the first base, has a first length, is spacedly disposed from the first interlocking profile, and has a first sealing surface disposed thereon. A second sealing member extends from the second base, has a second length, is spacedly disposed from the second interlocking profile, and has a second sealing surface disposed thereon that is complementary to the first sealing surface. A sealing reservoir protrusion is disposed between the first sealing member and the first interlocking profile and has a volume sufficient to form a first gastight seal in a first occluded space between the first and second closure elements and bounded by the first and second occluded sealing members and the first and second occluded interlocking profiles upon formation of an end-stomp at an end of the first and second closure elements. A sum of the first and second lengths of the respective first and second sealing members is greater than or about equal to a length necessary to maintain a second gastight seal between the first and second sealing surfaces when the first and second interlocking profiles are in the occluded state. |
| US10597197B2 |
Bistable pull-snap hold open mechanism and method
Provided is a fitment bistable pull-snap hold open mechanism including a flexible first and second flat, strip like members with one or more pivot members integrated into the second flat, strip like member. The first flat, strip like member is coupled to the second flat, strip like member at their respective ends with two or more bonding points. The one or more pivot members include a vertical living hinge and a flexure, which allows the mechanism to be biased between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The vertical living hinge does not extend to the top edge or the bottom edge of the second flat, strip like member to improve the integrity of the mechanism. The first and second flat, strip like members are applied proximate the opening of a flexible package on the inside walls and allow the package to be maintained in the open position for removing its contents. |
| US10597193B2 |
Container with removable tray
The present invention relates to a container including a container body with a removable tray wherein the container can house at least two materials that must be kept separate until use. The container also may have upwardly extending fingers in the removable tray for securing a material. |
| US10597192B2 |
Resealable beverage can lid
A resealable beverage can lid has a lid having a top side having a first scored opening and a bottom side, a first rivet formed in the lid and extending outwardly from the top side of the lid, a tab portion connected to the first rivet, a second rivet formed in the lid and extending outwardly from the top side of the lid, the second rivet having an indentation formed in the bottom side of the lid, the second rivet having a second scored opening, and a closure element connected to the indentation. |
| US10597191B2 |
Portable container and container assembly
An accessory for use with a portable container includes a jacket having a storage member and configured to extend around at least a portion of the sidewall of the container and a connection member connected to the jacket and configured to support the jacket in connection with the container. The connection member includes a connector configured to be connected to a port on the container such that a portion of the connector is received through the port. |
| US10597190B2 |
Pouring element for a composite packaging and a composite packaging with a pouring element
A pouring element for a composite packaging, in particular for a beverage carton for liquid food, comprising a fastening flange and a pouring tube, a cutting element arranged and guided in the pouring tube, first guide means formed in the pouring tube and second guide means formed on the cutting element, wherein the first and second guide means cooperate correspondingly, and a composite packaging, in particular a beverage carton for liquid foods, with a packaging gable panel suitable for accommodating a pouring element. The first guide means is formed by a surrounding and self-contained rib. |
| US10597188B2 |
Configurable container assembly
A configurable container assembly is described. Embodiments of the configurable container assembly can include a container having a plurality of slots located around a perimeter of a top of the container. The slots can be configured to receive protrusions of one or more accessories. The configurable container assembly can be implemented in a closed configuration and an open configuration. |
| US10597187B2 |
Doubled-walled container
A double-walled container includes a plurality of ribs. The plurality of ribs include at least one expanded diameter part rib whose upper end is disposed immediately below at least one diameter expansion part of ring and at least one intermittent part rib whose upper end is disposed immediately below at least one intermittent part of ring located immediately below at least one air introduction hole. The at least one intermittent part includes an extending portion extending beyond the upper end of the at least one expanded diameter part rib. |
| US10597186B2 |
Produce label printer and applicator
A printer assembly (30) for applying labels (36) on produce P being transported on a conveyance system (24). The printer assembly receives labels (36) mounted on a substrate tape (34) from a label supply (32) and prints content on the labels pertaining to the produce being transported. An accumulator (42), together with the printer (40), are mounted on a chassis (60). The accumulator receives labels from the printer, temporarily stores a variable number of the printed labels and supplies the stored labels as needed to an applicator (44). The applicator removes the labels from the substrate tape and applies the labels on the produce as the produce is being transported by the conveyance system. The accumulator accommodates the difference in the operational speeds of the printer relative to the applicator. |
| US10597185B2 |
Packaging mattresses as a double spiral roll
Mattresses are packaged by successively rolling two compressed mattresses into a roll in which a rolling wrapper forms a spiral when viewed from an end of the roll. The bottom surface of a first mattress is placed on the wrapper such that the wrapper wraps around a first end of the mattress. The first end is then inserted between the bars of a mechanical roller. The first end is bent over onto the top surface of the mattress, and the mattress is rolled. The bottom surface of a second mattress is placed on the wrapper, and the first mattress is further rolled until successive portions of the bottom surface of the first mattress become adjacent to successive portions of the top surface of the second mattress. The wrapper is cut, and a first location near the cut edge is taped to a second location one revolution earlier on the wrapper. |
| US10597175B2 |
Method and device for producing a container filled with a liquid filling material
A method and a device for producing a container filled with a liquid filling material from preforms made of a thermoplastic material, wherein each preform is thermally conditioned and subsequently, during a molding and filling phase, remolded into the container in a mold having at least one liquid filling material as a pressure medium. The filling material or parts of the filling material are supplied at at least two points in time and/or in at least two process phases with different contents of carbon dioxide and/or at different temperatures. In the second process phase, dry ice, particularly in form of pellets, is supplied. |
| US10597171B2 |
Method for estimating the play in an electromechanical actuator
A method is provided for characterizing the amplitude of play in an electromechanical actuator comprising an electric motor, a movable element, an upstream sensor, a downstream sensor, and a force sensor. The method includes steps of measuring the position of the motor, the position of the movable element and the load applied to the movable element using the three sensors. On the basis of a computer model of the actuator and of the measurements, a value of the amount of mechanical play is estimated using a state observer considering the play to be a state component. The amplitude of the play is determined from a set of values of the dynamic variable obtained in the preceding step at various times. |
| US10597169B2 |
Method of aerial vehicle-based image projection, device and aerial vehicle
A method and device for aerial vehicle-based image projection, and an aerial vehicle are provided. The method comprises adjusting a position of the aerial vehicle to a projection-permitted position if an image projection event for the aerial vehicle is detected, triggering a projection module of the aerial vehicle to project an image. Adjusting the position of the aerial vehicle comprises adjusting the position of the aerial vehicle based on an obstacle image captured in a projecting direction of the projection module. |
| US10597166B2 |
In-flight refueling probe for an aircraft
An in flight refueling probe for an aircraft includes a circular shaped hollow tubular member having a first end attached to the aircraft and a second end extending from the aircraft terminating in an external convex shape with a plurality of first holes equally spaced thereabout. A cylindrical member having a first end with an internal curved surface convex shaped end of the tubular member with a plurality of second holes there through in alignment with the plurality of first holes in the second end of the tubular member with fasteners installed in the holes joining the cylindrical member to the tubular member. The fasteners have a strength limited to a value that will break under a specific load on the probe. A nozzle assembly is mounted to the second end of the cylindrical member for coupling to the receptacle on a fuel dispensing aircraft. |
| US10597164B2 |
Aircraft having redundant directional control
An aircraft has an airframe with a two-dimensional distributed thrust array attached thereto having a plurality of propulsion assemblies that are independently controlled by a flight control system. Each propulsion assembly includes a housing with a gimbal coupled thereto that is operable to tilt about first and second axes responsive to first and second actuators. A propulsion system is coupled to and operable to tilt with the gimbal. The propulsion system includes an electric motor having an output drive and a rotor assembly having a plurality of rotor blades that rotate in a rotational plane to generate thrust having a thrust vector. Responsive to a thrust vector error of a first propulsion assembly, the flight control system commands at least a second propulsion assembly, that is symmetrically disposed relative to the first propulsion assembly, to counteract the thrust vector error, thereby providing redundant directional control for the aircraft. |
| US10597163B2 |
Air freight temperature controlled device using liquid nitrogen
Systems and methods are disclosed for transporting products with an airplane by controlling temperature in a payload bay using cryogenic coolant and a heat exchanger to cool the payload bay and heat from a heater; recycling exhaust from the heat exchanger to power a Stirling engine; charging a storage device with power from the Stirling engine; housing the payload bay as part of a modular, stackable module in an aircraft bay for transportation; and venting exhaust gas to an exterior of the airplane. |
| US10597160B2 |
Arrangement with a partitioning device in a cabin of a vehicle and aircraft with a cabin and such an arrangement
An arrangement in the cabin of a vehicle includes a floor, a first equipment component, a second equipment component and a partitioning device. The partitioning device is set up to provide a wall surface between the first equipment component and second equipment component largely perpendicular to the floor. The partitioning device is positionable in at least two positions along a length running between the first equipment component and second equipment component. The partitioning device is lockable in its respective position on at least one of the floor, a cabin ceiling and a cabin lining. |
| US10597158B2 |
Device for use in vehicle
A device for use in a vehicle having an entertainment system. The device includes an information processing system including a data processor and memory in communication with one another, with the data processor executing a control system. The device includes an electronic paper display connected in communication to the control system and displaying information in accordance with commands received from the control system. The device includes a communication module connected in communication with the information processing system, with the communication module being connectable to the vehicle entertainment system. The communication module is configured to receive information from the vehicle entertainment system according to at least one communication protocol and communicate the information to the control system, in which the control system generates commands for the electronic paper display in accordance with information received from the vehicle entertainment system. |
| US10597149B2 |
Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft
The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. |
| US10597147B2 |
Aircraft tire
An aircraft tire includes a tire body forming an outer peripheral part of an aircraft wheel; and a protrusion with a pressure receiving surface configured to receive flight wind pressure toward one end and a streamline shape tapering toward another end. The protrusion rotates the aircraft wheel before touchdown through flight wind pressure received by the pressure receiving surface. The protrusion includes a pair of legs; a weight portion with a center of gravity positioned outwardly of respective horizontal positions of the pair of legs with respect to a center line widthwise of the tire body; and a hollow part extending between the ends of the protrusion. Centrifugal force that acts on the weight portion causes the pair of legs to fall over in a direction toward an outer periphery of the tire body to narrow the hollow part for reduction of an area of the pressure receiving surface. |
| US10597139B2 |
Latching device for a foldable wing arrangement
A latching device for a wing including a support structure (29), a latching bolt (35) having a longitudinal axis (36) and being slidably supported by the support structure (29) such that the latching bolt (35) is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The latching device (27) includes a first hydraulic actuator (47a) and a first connector assembly (38a) adapted to be connected to a first hydraulic system of an aircraft (1), and at least one second hydraulic actuator (47b) and a second connector assembly (38b) connected to a second hydraulic system. The first hydraulic actuator (47a) and the second hydraulic actuator (47b) are adapted to effect movement of the latching bolt (35) from the extended position into the retracted position independent of the other one of the at least one first hydraulic actuator (47a) and the at least one second hydraulic actuator (47b). |
| US10597136B2 |
Aircraft brace housing a fluid transfer line
An aircraft including a wing, a fuselage and at least one brace extending between the wing and the fuselage. The brace houses at least one fluid transfer line between the wing and the fuselage, such as an engine air bleed line, a hydraulic line or a fuel pipe. Use in particular to equip high-winged aircraft. |
| US10597134B2 |
Adhesive joints for aircraft
An adhesive joint for an aircraft includes a first aircraft component having a first surface forming one or more isolation grooves, a second aircraft component having a second surface and an adhesive forming a bondline between the first and second surfaces to bond the first aircraft component to the second aircraft component. The adhesive substantially fills the one or more isolation grooves to form at least one disbond arrest boundary. The at least one disbond arrest boundary is operable to prevent a disbond in the bondline from traversing therethrough, thereby preventing the disbond from propagating along the bondline across the at least one disbond arrest boundary. |
| US10597132B2 |
Ship
A ship including: an out-drive unit that exerts a propulsion force on a ship hull by power from an engine; a detection device for detecting a current position, a bow direction, and a moving speed of the ship hull; a shift lever that changes magnitude and direction of an output from the out-drive unit; a lever sensor that detects a manipulation position of the shift lever; and a ship steering control device that is connected to the out-drive unit, the detection device, and the lever sensor. The ship steering control device acquires the operating status of the out-drive unit and the detection results obtained by the detection device and the lever sensor and controls the out-drive unit based on the detection results. The ship steering control device performs a dynamic positioning control when the shift lever is in the positioning position. |
| US10597131B2 |
Method for operating a ship propulsion system and ship propulsion system
A method for operating a ship propulsion system. A setpoint rotational speed is determined for a propeller shaft and a setpoint pitch angle for an adjustable propeller on a control side based on an adjustable propeller characteristic diagram and an operator. An engine is determined based on a ship's engine characteristic diagram and the setpoint rotational speed for the propeller shaft. An actual engine operating point is determined as a function of a measured actual rotational speed and a measured actual torque, so that when the drive power is constant, the set-point rotational speed for the propeller shaft and the pitch angle for the adjustable propeller can be varied while reducing fuel consumption of the ship's engine and, when this is possible, the setpoint rotational speed for the propeller shaft, the setpoint pitch angle for the adjustable propeller and the setpoint operating point of the ship's engine are adapted. |
| US10597125B2 |
Height adjustable depth finder apparatus and system
A height adjustable depth finder system is provided such that a user may easily raise and lower the height at which a depth finder display is located. Height adjustability may be provided by one or more supports, with at least one support actively driven. The one or more supports may telescope to provide height adjustability and are actively driven by an actuator that may include a wire feed motor or a rack and pinion. In the event of two supports, the two supports may be perpendicular (side-by-side) or parallel (front and back) with the longitudinal axis of the boat. The longitudinal axis of the boat generally forms a “V” line at the lowest part of the hull running from the bow to the stern of the boat. |
| US10597123B2 |
Electronically powered illuminating fin system for watersports involving boards
An electronically powered, light emitting fin used with a surfboard or paddleboard, or similar water sports board. The fin is configured to be attached to the water sports board to provide illumination under the board when using the device. The lighted fin may be particularly useful when using the water sports board at night to illuminate water beneath the board. |
| US10597120B2 |
Clamp with locking tab to secure boat windshield
A bottom trim clamp assembly secures a windshield and bottom trim member with connecting structure to a boat surface. The bottom trim clamp assembly includes a base clamp securable to the boat surface and having at least one base tab cooperable with the connecting structure. A locking tab selectively securable to the base clamp is also cooperable with the connecting structure. The clamp assembly can be secured to the boat surface prior to shipping to facilitate full installation of the windshield after shipping. |
| US10597116B2 |
Method of operating electronic transmission
A method of operating an electronic transmission is disclosed, including the following steps. First, turn on the electronic transmission, initialize settings, and perform as an operating mode. Next, detect whether a setup command, a shifting command, or a shutdown command is received. If the setup command is received, perform as the setup mode; if the shifting command is received, perform shifting; if the shutdown command is received, shut down the electronic transmission. If none of the commands is received for a predetermined period, detect whether a standby function is executed. If the function is not executed, shut down the electronic transmission; if the function is executed, perform as a standby mode, and detect whether to receive any command in a less energy consumption manner. If any command is received, return to perform as the operating mode whereby the method protects, including sustaining the power supply. |
| US10597114B2 |
Drive mode selection device and drive mode selection method
A drive mode selection device for selecting a drive mode of an assistance device that assists a user by generating motive power using electric power from a battery, and that can be driven in a plurality of drive modes having different outputs, the drive mode selection device comprises a task information acquisition unit configured to acquire task information, which is information relating to a predetermined task to be executed by the assistance device; a remaining charge acquisition unit configured to acquire a remaining charge of the battery; a power estimation unit configured to estimate a power amount discrepancy on the basis of the task information and the remaining charge of the battery; and a mode selection unit configured to select the drive mode on the basis of the estimation result. |
| US10597112B2 |
Suspension system
A compression assembly/system for a front suspension fork for a bicycle is disclosed. The compression assembly/system of the front suspension fork may comprise a combination of improved functional assemblies including a hydraulic bottom-out assembly/mechanism and a low-speed compression assembly/mechanism and a high-speed compression assembly/mechanism. The compression assembly/system of the front suspension fork may comprise an externally-adjustable hydraulic bottom-out mechanism; and substantially co-located external adjustment controls for bottom-out mechanism and low-speed compression mechanism and high-speed compression mechanism. The compression assembly/system may also comprise an axially-oriented (compression) mechanism configured to transmit movement/adjustment radially from inner components to outer components of the mechanisms to be adjusted. |
| US10597110B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle body includes a vehicle body frame and a steering rotation unit that is supported on the vehicle body frame and that rotates about a steering axis. The vehicle includes a variable trail length mechanism. The variable trail length mechanism varies a trail length of a front wheel and includes an oscillation unit and a torsion reduction portion. The oscillation unit is connected with the steering rotation unit so as to be oscillatable in a fore-aft direction and supports the front wheel. The torsion reduction portion reduces torsion of the oscillation unit in a vehicle width direction through the oscillation unit combined with the steering rotation unit under a condition in which the trail length is changed such that the front wheel is disposed at a rearmost position. |
| US10597108B2 |
Inertial sensor attachment structure and motorcycle
The invention is directed to an inertial sensor attachment structure including: a floating bracket which is fixed to a vehicle body frame via a vibration absorbing member; an inertial sensor attached to a first attachment surface of the floating bracket; and an ABS unit attached to a second attachment surface of the floating bracket. |
| US10597096B2 |
Air fairing for frameless trailer
An air fairing device is connected below the bottom a frameless trailer to improve aerodynamic efficiency and improve fuel economy. One embodiment of the air fairing device provides an air deflector positioned forward of a trolley which supports the frameless trailer at a rear end. A second embodiment of the air fairing device provides two deflectors mounted below the frameless trailer. The first deflector is attached and extends downward from an articulating arm, said arm connecting the trailer to a semi-tractor or truck. The second deflector connected to below the bottom of the frameless trailer and positioned rear of the first deflector and forward of the trolley. A third embodiment is similar to the second but further includes a third deflector positioned between two axles of the trolley. |
| US10597095B2 |
Semi-active suspension controls
In one embodiment, a method comprising dampening movement of a cab supported by a chassis according to at least one dampening component; receiving plural inputs from at least one sensor and a seat suspension system; and based on the received plural inputs, causing an adjustment to the dampening movement of the cab according to the at least one dampening component. |
| US10597094B2 |
Vehicle frame construction and method
A vehicle frame construction and method includes an elongated hollow frame member having a plurality of interior sides and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is formed from a thermoplastic polymer and is installed so as to be arranged within the elongated hollow frame member to reinforce each interior side of the elongated hollow frame member in a plane orthogonally oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated hollow frame member. |
| US10597093B2 |
Double sided clip with seal
An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a clip body having a vehicle side and a panel side. A first clip is on the vehicle side and a second clip is on the panel side. A seal is on the vehicle side. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, attaching the first clip to a vehicle body, and subsequently attaching a panel to the second clip such that the seal is positioned between the clip body and the vehicle body. |
| US10597091B2 |
Vehicle front body structure
To provide a vehicle front body structure including a side sill that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction and is located behind a position where a front wheel is disposed and a torque box extending from a front end of the side sill toward an inside in a vehicle width direction. In the vehicle front body structure, the torque box includes an upper surface portion disposed at a substantially same height as an upper surface of the side sill and a lower surface portion disposed at a substantially same height as a lower surface of the side sill. A reinforcing member is provided in an internal space surrounded by the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion of the torque box. |
| US10597089B2 |
Method and apparatus for mounting an enclosure for electrical devices on the roof of an autonomous vehicle
An autonomous vehicle is equipped an enclosure for electronic devices that is attached to a roof. First and second bridge brackets extend between the enclosure and one of the roof rails on opposite sides of the roof. The vehicle also includes a roof support structure including a roof bow and windshield header that also supports the enclosure for electronic devices. A method of providing the enclosure for electronic components on the roof of an autonomous vehicle includes the step of inserting first and second bridge brackets into an injection molding die. A thermoplastic material is injected into the injection molding die to form the hollow enclosure and bridge bracket sub-assembly. The sub-assembly is then arranged on the roof, and the bridge brackets are attached to roof rails of the vehicle. |
| US10597083B2 |
Placement of battery elements in tunnel
A power system for an electric vehicle including a firewall positioned between an engine compartment and a passenger compartment of the vehicle. A floor structure of the vehicle is coupled with the firewall and defines an aperture between the firewall and a central support beam of the floor structure. A battery assembly is configured to mount with an underside of the floor structure having a battery and a battery connector housing to house a battery connector. The connector housing defines an electric connector to couple with an electric system of the vehicle. The connector housing is inserted within the aperture of the floor structure such that at least a portion of the battery connector housing extends above the floor structure. A rigid tunnel is coupled with the firewall, the floor structure, and the central support beam to cover the portion of the connector housing that extends above the floor structure. |
| US10597080B2 |
Method and device for operating a motor vehicle traveling driverlessly within a parking facility
A method for operating a motor vehicle driving driverlessly within a parking facility includes determining, for a predefined target trajectory to be traversed by the motor vehicle within the parking facility, that point in the target trajectory until which safe driverless driving of the motor vehicle is possible; and driverlessly driving the motor vehicle, based on the predefined target trajectory, out to the determined point. |
| US10597076B2 |
Vehicle steering control device
Provided is a steering control device (10) for a vehicle (12), including a front wheel steering device (14) and a rear wheel steering device (42). When a magnitude of a steering angle (MA) is large in a state in which rear wheels are steered by the rear wheel steering device in the same phase with respect to front wheels, the steering control device carries out calculation so as to increase a rear wheel target correction steering angle Δδbt for a correction steering for the rear wheels (18RL and 18RR) toward an opposite phase direction with respect to the front wheels (18FL and 18FR) compared with when the magnitude of the steering angle is small, and controls the rear wheel steering device based on the target correction steering angle Δδbt, thereby increasing a slip angle toward the inside of a turn of the vehicle. |
| US10597073B2 |
Vehicles and steering systems for vehicles providing haptic feedback
Vehicles and steering systems for vehicles are provided. An exemplary steering system is provided for an automotive vehicle that includes road wheels and a rack mechanically coupled to the road wheels and laterally displaceable to change an orientation of the road wheels. The steering system includes a steering wheel mounted on a steering column and rotatable by a driver for inputting a steering command. The steering system also includes a lower column coupled to the rack. In the steering system, lateral displacement of the rack causes a rotational torque on the lower column. The steering system further includes a magneto-rheological coupling interconnected between the steering column and the lower column. The magneto-rheological coupling selectively communicates a desired portion of the rotational torque on the lower column to the steering column to provide haptic feedback to the steering column. |
| US10597071B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus
An electric power steering apparatus of vector control system that calculates steering assist command values of dq axes based on at least a steering torque, calculates dq-axes current command values from the steering assist command values, converts the dq-axes current command values into 3-phase duty command values, driving-controls a 3-phase brushless motor by an inverter of a PWM control, and applies an assist torque to a steering system of a vehicle, wherein the electric power steering apparatus has plural dead time compensating functions of which efficiencies to respectively perform a dead time compensation of the inverter are different each other, and performs the dead time compensation by switching from one of the plural dead time compensating functions to an another dead time compensating function with a predetermined condition. |
| US10597068B2 |
Vehicle steering system with steer-by-wire system and mechanical fallback system
A motor vehicle steering system with steer-by-wire functionality may include an upper steering shaft that is mounted in a steering column and can be connected to a steering wheel in a rotationally fixed manner, a lower steering shaft that is connected to a steering gear for pivoting at least one steerable wheel, a manual torque adjuster that is connected to the upper steering shaft, an actuating drive that is connected to the lower steering shaft, and a coupling that in a closed state couples the steering wheel and the steering gear in a rotationally fixed manner. The actuating drive may be disposed on the steering column. |
| US10597064B2 |
Position adjustment device for steering wheel
Non-circular portions (41) are provided in two positions of an adjusting rod (17a) in an axial direction, and the non-circular portions (41) are disposed inside of telescopic-adjusting long holes (16a) of a displacement bracket (13a). Up-down-direction clearances (44a and 44b) which are present between opposite edges of each of the non-circular portions (41) in an up-down direction and inner surfaces of each of the telescopic-adjusting long holes (16a) in the up-down direction in a state where a position of a steering wheel can be maintained are less than up-down-direction clearances (43a and 43b) which are present between the opposite edges of each of the non-circular portions (41) in the up-down direction and the inner surfaces of each of the telescopic-adjusting long holes (16a) in the up-down direction in a state where the position of the steering wheel can be adjusted. |
| US10597051B2 |
Railway car truck friction shoe
A railway truck includes two parallel side frames, a suspension spring assembly supported by the side frames, and a bolster transversely mounted between the side frames and supported by the suspension spring assembly. Each side frame has at least one vertical support face, and the bolster has at least one sloped support face. A friction shoe includes a bottom base engaging and supported by a support spring, and a sloped wall engaging the sloped support face of the bolster. The friction shoe prevents bolster side wall wear. |
| US10597050B2 |
Air spring and bogie
An air spring includes an outer cylindrical member, an inner cylindrical member combined with the outer cylindrical member, a diaphragm coupling the outer cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member to each other, the diaphragm providing an internal space between the outer cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member, a first element located on a side of the internal space in at least one of the outer cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member and defining a part of the internal space, a second element adjacent to the first element, the second element defining a part of the internal space, and a cover layer covering a boundary portion between the first element and the second element. |
| US10597045B2 |
Information display structure, and vehicle station and barrier equipped with said structure
An information display structure includes a stationary part to be secured upright on or against a support; securing means for securing the stationary part; and at least one information display screen connected to the stationary part, extending in front of same, and having a visible front display face. |
| US10597044B2 |
In-vehicle system
An in-vehicle system is mountable on a vehicle having an automated driving function for automatically controlling at least one of steering and a vehicle speed of the vehicle. The in-vehicle system includes: an information presentation unit configured to present information related to automated driving to a driver of the vehicle; and a call management unit connectable to a mobile terminal capable of wireless communication. When a situation in which the information presentation unit presents information related to automated driving is detected, the call management unit automatically restricts an operation of the mobile terminal. |
| US10597041B2 |
Control apparatus for electric vehicle, control system for electric vehicle, and method for controlling electric vehicle
An object of the present invention is to provide a control apparatus for an electric vehicle that can prevent or reduce a shock when the vehicle starts running from a stopped state. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a first vibration damping control torque calculated by a first calculation method based on a signal of a wheel speed sensor, or a second vibration damping control torque calculated by a second calculation method based on a signal other than the signal of the wheel speed sensor is selectively output. |
| US10597036B2 |
Vehicle driving force control device
The vehicle driving force control device comprises: a behavior control mechanism for reducing a driving force of an engine according to a steering speed; a driving force distribution mechanism for distributing the driving force of the engine to rear road wheels; and an ECU for controlling the mechanisms. The behavior control mechanism reduces the driving force by a target torque reduction amount set based on the steering speed, to thereby generate a deceleration, and the driving force distribution mechanism distributes the driving force to the front road wheels and the rear road wheels based on a distribution rate set for the rear road wheels depending on a traveling state, and the ECU corrects the distribution rate based on the target torque reduction amount during cornering of the vehicle. |
| US10597035B2 |
Systems and methods for intelligently controlling and disengaging vehicle creep
A system for intelligently disengaging vehicle creep, the system comprising one or more sensors configured to be operatively coupled with a vehicle, one or more processors configured to execute machine-readable instructions to obtain information from one or more of the sensors, compare obtained information with reference information, determine whether a creep disengaging condition has been satisfied based on the obtained information and the reference information, and disengage a creep function of the vehicle if it is determined that a creep disengaging condition has been satisfied. In some embodiments, the system disengages a vehicle's creep functionality when it is determined that the driver has exited the vehicle. |
| US10597028B2 |
Systems and methods for holistic vehicle control with collaborative steering, electronic limited slip differential (ELSD), powertrain and braking
A method and system for controlling a vehicle to improve vehicle dynamics are provided. The method includes receiving data from a plurality of sensors which monitor vehicle dynamics by monitoring at least wheel and steering movements associated with a vehicle system used in controlling vehicle dynamics by control outputs from a holistic vehicle control system. Then, estimating states of the vehicle from computations of longitudinal and latitudinal velocities, tire slip ratios, clutch torque, axle torque, brake torque, and slip angles derived from the data sensed by the sensors from the wheel and steering movements. Finally, formulating a model of vehicle dynamics by using estimations of vehicle states with a target function to provide analytical data to enable the model of vehicle dynamics to be optimized and for using the data associated with the model which has been optimized to change control outputs to improve in real-time the vehicle dynamics. |
| US10597027B2 |
Control apparatus of hybrid vehicle
A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle which, when a travel mode is switched from a second mode (EV mode) to a first mode (series mode), can warm an exhaust purification catalyst appropriately to suppress deterioration of an exhaust gas, is provided. The control apparatus comprises selection means 32 which selects the first mode as a travel mode of a vehicle 10, if a required output is equal to or higher than a determination threshold value, or selects the second mode, if the required output is lower than the determination threshold value; and threshold value changing means 33 which lowers the determination threshold value, if the temperature of the exhaust purification catalyst is lower than a predetermined temperature. |
| US10597025B2 |
System and method for improving vehicle driveline operation
Methods and systems for operating a hybrid driveline that includes an engine and an electric machine are presented. In one non-limiting example, the engine and electric machine are operated according to a solution of a Hamiltonian that includes a first co-state and a second co-state, an engine fuel flow parameter, a rate of change of battery state of charge parameter, and an emissions flow rate parameter. |
| US10597023B2 |
Automatic prioritization of powertrain operations on surfaces having a low coefficient of friction
A hybrid powertrain system includes an engine and an electric machine respectively connected to first and second drive axles, with the electric machine decoupled from the engine. The system includes a battery pack and a controller. The controller has slip integrators with a corresponding integrator value for a given one of the drive axles. The integrator values are indicative of an accumulated amount of drive wheel slip over a calibrated duration or window. The integrator values change responsive to axle torque and traction control status signal. The integrator values are added together to derive an integrator sum. Responsive to the integrator sum exceeding a calibrated integrator threshold, the controller executes a control action, including automatically executing a Weather Mode in which energy use of the battery pack is reserved for traction control/propulsion of the vehicle. |
| US10597021B2 |
Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle
A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a control portion configured to control an input torque to an automatic transmission such that a value representing a rotating state of an input rotary member of the automatic transmission coincides with a target value; a racing determining portion configured to determine whether a rotating speed of an engine is predicted to exceed a predetermined rotating speed when control is provided such that the value representing the rotating state of the input rotary member of the automatic transmission coincides with the target value during a power-on shift-down action of the automatic transmission; and an output limiting portion configured to limit the output torque of the engine to a predetermined torque or less if the rotating speed of the engine is predicted to exceed the predetermined rotating speed during the power-on shift-down action of the automatic transmission. |
| US10597020B2 |
Powertrain with engine start function using resettable engine speed profile
A hybrid electric powertrain includes an electric machine delivering torque to an engine in an engine start event having initial cranking and transition phases. In response to a request for an engine start event, a controller commands delivery of the motor torque to the crankshaft. In the initial cranking phase the controller regulates crankshaft acceleration from zero speed up to a target cranking speed in a closed-loop manner via a predetermined fixed profile. In the transition phase, the crankshaft accelerates from the target cranking speed to a target idle speed using a feed-forward torque value blended, using a calibration table, from a predetermined engine drag torque to a reported engine torque. In the transition phase the controller periodically adjusts a speed trajectory of the crankshaft, with the magnitude and frequency of adjustment based on combustion of the engine and calibration of the feed-forward torque. |
| US10597019B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a controller (i) configured to set first brake fluid pressure associated with wheels on one of left and right sides out of a plurality of wheels to be higher than second brake fluid pressure associated with wheels on the other side in order to turn a vehicle in one direction, and configured (ii) to then increase the second brake fluid pressure by using a fluid pressure difference between the first brake fluid pressure and the second brake fluid pressure, and (iii) to set the first brake fluid pressure to be lower than the second brake fluid pressure while holding the second brake fluid pressure in order to turn the vehicle in another direction, which is different from the one direction. |
| US10597016B2 |
Brake system for a motor vehicle
A brake system for a motor vehicle. A braking pressure source and at least one wheel brake, which can be impinged by brake pressure provided by the brake pressure source. The brake pressure is provided with at least one pressure piston arranged so that it is linearly displaceable in a pressure cylinder, and with an engine for displacing the pressure piston in the engine which is coupled to pressure piston via a gear. At the same time the gear is provided with force transmission paths which are at least partially parallel to each other and arranged in an operative connection between the engine and the pressure piston. |
| US10597015B2 |
Braking system and vehicle
A braking system includes an electric motor configured to output a braking force, and a controller configured to control the electric motor. The controller is supplied with electric power from both a main power source and an auxiliary power source. The electric motor has a first state in which the electric motor is supplied with electric power from the main power source when the main power source has a voltage V1 equal to or higher than a threshold value Va; a second state in which the electric motor is supplied with electric power from the auxiliary power source, and the voltage V1 of the main power source is lower than the threshold value Va; and a third state in which the electric motor is supplied with electric power from the main power source, and the voltage V1 of the main power source is lower than the threshold value Va. |
| US10597013B2 |
Driving assist device and driving assist method
In a driving assist device, an electronic control unit is configured to determine whether a target position is able to be decided from a predetermined object indicating that a vehicle needs to be decelerated, when recognizing the predetermined object, to perform a first assist by which the vehicle is decelerated at a first deceleration that is changed based on a brake operation by a driver, when determining that the target position is not able to be decided, and to perform a second assist by which the vehicle is decelerated at a second deceleration that is equal to or higher than a predetermined deceleration necessary to decelerate the vehicle to the target velocity before the vehicle reaches the target position decided from the predetermined object, when determining that the target position is able to be decided. |
| US10597012B2 |
Vehicle brake control device
A vehicle brake control device includes a wheel deceleration calculating unit configured to calculate a wheel deceleration of each of wheels of a vehicle, and a front and rear wheel braking distribution controlling unit configured to execute a front and rear wheel braking distribution control for distributing a braking force on front and rear wheels. The front and rear wheel braking distribution controlling unit is configured to start the front and rear wheel braking distribution control on front and rear wheels of one of left and right sides if an absolute value of a wheel deceleration of the front wheel is equal to or larger than a first threshold and an absolute value of a wheel deceleration of the rear wheel is equal to or larger than a second threshold. |
| US10597010B2 |
Method for operating a driver assistance device for a motor vehicle and corresponding driver assistance device
A method for operating a driver assistance device for a motor vehicle. A drive potential is respectively determined from all driven wheels of at least one axis of the motor vehicle. The drive potentials are compared and a braking device with a specific wheel braking force is controlled for braking the wheel having a lower drive potential. |
| US10597007B2 |
Turntable
A turntable includes a floor-level deck and a central support system configured to support the deck for rotation by a central area of the deck. The deck has an underside, a topside and, at its central area, a central relief opening from its underside to its topside. The central support system includes an above-floor stanchion that extends through the deck's central relief, and a topside rotary bearing mounted between the stanchion and the deck to carry the deck for rotation. |
| US10597005B1 |
Anti-tip device for ATV
An anti-tip device for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) having a T-shaped first support member formed by a first section and a second section with opposing left and right ends. A trailing end of the first section mounts between the ends of the second section. A leading end of the first section removably connects to the rear end of the ATV. A ground contact member is located on the T-shaped first support member and includes a bottom that is spaced away from the ground surface when front and rear wheels of the ATV are in contact with the ground surface. The ground contact member contacts the ground surface when the front wheel rotates about the rear wheel and away from the ground surface in order to prevent rotation that would cause the front wheel of the ATV to tip backwards over the rear wheel. |
| US10597001B2 |
Plate for electro-thermal window
A plate for an electro-thermal window includes a heatable transparent conductive film, and bus bars that feed power to the transparent conductive film. The bus bars include a left bus bar connected to a left side edge and a right bus bar connected to a right side edge of the transparent conductive film. The transparent conductive film is divided into regions by a slit continuously or discontinuously formed from the left bus bar to the right bus bar. The regions include first and second regions. A distance between the left bus bar and the right bus bar of the first region is shorter than a distance between the left bus bar and the right bus bar of the second region. A width of the first region in a direction orthogonal to the slit is shorter than a width of the second region in the direction. |
| US10596999B2 |
Valet key and method for controlling valet key
A valet key operable as a vehicle key when lending a vehicle to a third person includes a state determination unit configured to determine whether or not the valet key is operable as the vehicle key when the valet key transmits a radio wave. The valet key further includes a communication subject setting unit configured to set a communication subject to which the valet key transmits the radio wave based on the determination result of the state determination unit. |
| US10596998B2 |
System and method for combining a wireless device, such as a key or other device with a wireless kill switch
An embodiment of the invention provides a system and or method for combining wireless kill switch functionality and key either mechanical or wireless or other form of access control components. Embodiments of the invention comprise hardware including but not limited to, processing circuitry and wireless transceiver to fulfill the function as both a key or access control device and wireless kill switch. |
| US10596996B1 |
Vehicle brake pedal lock
A vehicle brake pedal lock that is fixedly installed under a brake pedal. The brake pedal lock prevents the arm of a brake pedal from being depressed. The brake pedal lock uses a linear servomotor to position a bolt under the brake pedal arm. The linear servomotor is activated using a wired safety switch and a radio frequency remote to minimize inadvertent activation. |
| US10596984B2 |
Tuned resonance HV interlock
A high-voltage system for a vehicle includes a module having a resonant circuit coupled across powerlines, and a controller. The controller is programmed to, during a power up of the high-voltage system, propagate on the powerlines a first signal at a fundamental frequency for a first period. The controller is further programmed to, in response to a first impedance measured across the powerlines at the fundamental frequency during the period being less than a predetermined value, close main contactors to energize the module. |
| US10596982B2 |
Vehicular camera module
A vehicular camera module includes a camera having an image sensor and a lens. The image sensor is disposed at a first printed circuit board, and a second printed circuit board is in board-to-board electrical connection with the first printed circuit board. Board-to-board electrical connection between the first and second printed circuit boards is via a multi-wire ribbon connection. A housing houses the first and second printed circuit boards. The housing is configured for mounting at a windshield of a vehicle and, with the vehicular camera module mounted at the windshield of the vehicle, the camera has a field of view external of the vehicle. With the vehicular camera module mounted at the windshield of the vehicle and responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the image sensor, an object in the field of view of the camera is detected. |
| US10596979B2 |
Device for capturing optical information
A device for capturing optical information configured for being installed in a recess of an exterior surface of a vehicle, comprising at least an imaging means configured for obtaining optical information of the surroundings of the vehicle. The imaging means are movable between an operating position and a non-operating position, wherein in the non-operating position the imaging means is able to be located in the recess of the vehicle. The device also comprises a protective cover configured for being able to cover the opening of the recess when the imaging means is in an operating position outside the recess. |
| US10596977B2 |
Vehicle interior component
A vehicle interior component includes an interior component body arranged along a vehicle body member with a face thereof exposed to a vehicle room and a display unit arranged at the interior component body to perform displaying for a passenger. The display unit includes a light source to radiate light to the interior component body from a back face side thereof, a transmissive section to perform displaying to be visible from a front face side of the interior component body by being transmissively illuminated with light from the light source as being formed by thinning a region of the interior component body, and a reinforcing member arranged on the back face side of the interior component body to reinforce the transmissive section. |
| US10596974B2 |
Hydraulic pallet jack box actuation system for a refuse truck an
Methods and systems for assembling and using a hydraulic pallet jack box actuation system for a refuse truck are disclosed. The system includes an assembly that supports a pallet jack box sized and configured to contain at least a portion of a pallet jack. The assembly includes a top portion including a linkage connection portion that connects to a cross member of a truck frame, a bottom portion that includes a pallet box support member configured to be raised and lowered between the truck frame and a ground, and a hydraulic cylinder disposed between and connecting the top portion and the bottom portion. The hydraulic cylinder includes a top cylinder portion and a bottom portion configured to extend between an extended position to place the assembly in an extended configuration closer to the ground and a retracted position to place the assembly in a retracted configuration. |
| US10596969B2 |
Electronic mirror control device
An electronic mirror control device includes: an imager which is installed in a vehicle, and captures a rearward image including a rear side surface of the vehicle during traveling; a display which displays the rearward image captured by the imager; a calculator which calculates a position of a vanishing point from the rearward image; an extractor which extracts, in the rearward image, a rear side surface region where the rear side surface of the vehicle is displayed; and a display controller which displays, in the rear side surface region, a vanishing point line which coincides with a straight line passing through the vanishing point. |
| US10596968B2 |
Prism toggle spring
A rearview mirror for a vehicle includes an actuation mechanism coupled within a housing. The actuation mechanism includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing at a first end thereof. A spring plate is coupled with the mounting plate and has a first resiliently deformable arm portion extending away from the mounting plate to define a first bend disposed on a first side of the spring plate and a second resiliently deformable arm portion extending away from the mounting plate to define a second bend disposed on a second side of the spring plate. The actuation mechanism further includes a toggle barrel rotatably coupled within the interior cavity of the housing. The first and second arm portions of the spring plate are operably coupled with the toggle barrel along a coupling axis. |
| US10596959B1 |
System and method for signaling vehicle speed and rapid deceleration utilizing tail lights
A system is disclosed for sequentially illuminating segments of vehicle LED arrays of tail lights, when running lights are “on”, in response to incremental changes in vehicle speed. In response to rapid vehicle deceleration above a predetermined threshold, the system cyclically moves a darkened segment across an illuminated array of LED brake lights with or without the operator applying the brakes. |
| US10596946B1 |
Removable drink holder
Embodiments of a drink holder assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, the drink holder assembly includes a drink holder and a support holder. The support holder is configured to hold the drink holder such that the drink holder is removeably secured to the support holder. In this manner, the support holder can be fixed or mounted on a vehicle, desk, or building. However, the user can remove the drink holder from the support holder so that the drink holder can be cleaned. |
| US10596941B2 |
Headrest
A headrest includes: (a) a headrest frame, (b) a speaker unit supported by the headrest frame and having a speaker box, a speaker attached to the speaker box, and a megaphone-shaped tube attached to the speaker box, (c) a cushion material, (d) a skin material having an opening, sewed into a pouch shape, and covering the headrest frame, the speaker unit, and the cushion material, and (e) a ring-shaped member securing the entire opening-side end portion of the skin material sandwiched between the ring-shaped member and the megaphone-shaped tube. |
| US10596936B2 |
Self-retaining elastic strap for vent blower attachment to a back carrier
A seating assembly includes a seatback having a seatback cushion. A carrier supports the seatback cushion. An upper thoracic region includes a first side support defining a first receiving aperture and a second side support defining a second receiving aperture. A lower lumber region includes an actuatable lumbar support configured to move between deployed and non-deployed conditions. An air mover is disposed between the first and second side supports. The air mover is suspended between the first and second side supports by a flexible band that extends laterally between the first and second side supports and is removably coupled with the first and second receiving apertures. |
| US10596935B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat has a frame, a padded seat back assembly (16), a padded seat cushion assembly (18), and a seat cushion assembly tilt arrangement for tilting the seat cushion assembly. A valance cover (34) is mounted on an outer side of the seat. The cover has a rearward cover section (34a) and a forward cover section (34b). The forward cover section (34b) is mounted in fixed relation to the seat cushion assembly (18) for tilting movement together with the seat cushion assembly. The seat cushion padding (24) extends over an upper surface of the forward cover section (34b). |
| US10596933B2 |
Method for mounting a backrest structure of a vehicle rear seat, pivot support of a fold-over backrest structure of a vehicle rear seat
A method is provided for mounting a backrest structure (1) of a vehicle rear seat. The method includes the following steps: arranging a bearing bush (15) on a cylindrical bearing pin (11) provided in a lower lateral corner segment of a backrest structure (1), inserting the bearing bush (15) into a cut-out (17) of a body-side backrest bearing (2a, 2b), pivoting the backrest structure (1) inserted into the backrest bearing (2a, 2b) forward about a bearing axis (12) of the bearing pin (11) until a blocking segment (22b, 122b) of the bearing bush (15) locks in and/or engages behind a blocking element (22a, 122a) of the backrest bearing (2a, 2b). A pivot support of a fold-over backrest structure (1) of a vehicle rear seat is also provided. |
| US10596931B2 |
Car safety seat
A car safety seat is disclosed in the invention, including a main body and a flexible layer. Multiple air vents are formed on the main body and penetrate through the main body along a front-to-rear direction. The flexible layer is formed on a surface of the main body and in the air vents. The multiple air vents enable vapor to pass through the main body without being blocked by the main body during a foaming process, which thereby allows foaming particles to fully contact with the vapor to ensure an enhanced foaming effect. Also, the flexible layer is not only formed on the surface of the main body but also formed in the air vents to fill the air vents, and thereby the flexible layer is more tightly combined with the main body to reduce a risk of detachment from the main body. |
| US10596926B2 |
Seat tracking system
A seat tracking system includes a longitudinal tracking member mechanically coupled to a first portion of a seat, and a tracking block mechanically coupled to a second portion of the seat. The tracking block includes a bore that is adapted to receive the tracking member, such that the tracking member slides within the tracking block to enable the first portion and the second portion to slide longitudinally with respect to each other. At least one stand is mechanically coupled to the second portion of the seat and has a through-hole that is adapted to receive a lateral tracking member, which is mechanically coupled to the first portion of the seat. The lateral tracking member enables the first portion and the second portion to slide longitudinally with respect to each other. A swivel plate mechanically couples the at least one stand to a seat base such that the seat is rotatable. |
| US10596925B2 |
Vehicle having a rail system
A vehicle includes a rail system coupled to a floor pan and a floor covering having a bridge. The vehicle further includes one or more anchors that couple a seating assembly to the rail system and are configured to displace the bridge as the anchors traverse the rail system. |
| US10596919B2 |
Fuel cell system with grid independent operation and DC microgrid capability
A fuel cell system includes grid independent operation with DC microgrid capability. This fuel cell system has a capability of operation with and without the grid, and with DC micro-grid capability. |
| US10596918B2 |
Power reception apparatus, vehicle, power transmission apparatus, power transmission and reception system, and control method
A power reception apparatus includes a secondary coil which receives electric power in a non-contact manner from a primary coil which is provided on a plane defined by a front-rear direction and a left-right direction which are at right angles to each other, a drive part which can change a relative position on the plane of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil, a display unit, and a processing unit for processing an image to be displayed on the display unit. The processing unit calculates a relative position and a gradient of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil based on a coupling coefficient between the primary coil and the secondary coil, and a change with time in the coupling coefficient. |
| US10596917B2 |
Vehicle and electrical system with dual battery modules
An electrical system includes cables, a DC charge connector, first and second battery modules, a splice device, and a controller. Each battery module has first, second, third, and fourth electrical connectors receiving a respective one of the cables. The battery modules are connected to each other via the cables, and further have first, second, third, and fourth switches that connect battery cell strings to one or more connectors. The charge connector is connected to one of the cables between the first electrical connectors. The splice device connects the charge connector to the first connector of the first battery module and to a pair of the cables. A charging current may be split between the battery modules. The controller selectively establishes parallel charging, parallel drive, and separate drive and charging modes for each battery module. The system may have an independent drive mode. |
| US10596915B2 |
Dispatching vehicle-to-grid ancillary services with discrete switching
Techniques for controlling dispatch of electric vehicles (EVs) to perform vehicle-to-grid regulation of power of an electric grid are presented. An aggregator component can individually control transitioning respective EVs of a set of EVs between a charging state and a not-charging state. The aggregator component includes a dispatch controller component (DCC) that can employ a defined dispatch algorithm for EVs to facilitate enabling the DCC to perform unidirectional regulation. The DCC can switch EV charging stations on and off using remote switches to meet a system regulation signal. The DCC can use the dispatch algorithm to make determinations regarding which EV to switch using charging priorities, in accordance defined power regulation criterion(s). The aggregator component can reduce communication signals used to adjust dispatch by sending switching signals to only those EVs of the set of EVs that are changing their charging state at a given time. |
| US10596913B2 |
Trailer-based energy capture and management
A through the road (TTR) hybridization strategy is proposed to facilitate introduction of hybrid electric vehicle technology in a significant portion of current and expected trucking fleets. In some cases, the technologies can be retrofitted onto an existing vehicle (e.g., a trailer, a tractor-trailer configuration, etc.). In some cases, the technologies can be built into new vehicles. In some cases, one vehicle may be built or retrofitted to operate in tandem with another and provide the hybridization benefits contemplated herein. By supplementing motive forces delivered through a primary drivetrain and fuel-fed engine with supplemental torque delivered at one or more electrically-powered drive axles, improvements in overall fuel efficiency and performance may be delivered, typically without significant redesign of existing components and systems that have been proven in the trucking industry. |
| US10596910B2 |
Power receiving unit and power supply system having the same
Provided are a power receiving unit suppressing temperature rise of at least one of a coil and a capacitor, and a power supply system having the power receiving unit. The power receiving unit includes a coil and a capacitor body used for noncontactly receiving the power transmitted from the power supply device, and a receiving side case including therewithin a space housing the coil and the capacitor body. A pace K inside the receiving side case is wholly filled with heat conduction member. |
| US10596909B2 |
Hybrid energy storage
A system includes a first energy storage device, a second energy storage device coupled to the first energy storage device and charged via a charging current from the first energy storage device, a power controller having a processor, a memory coupled to the processor and on which charging current instructions are stored, and a converter coupled to the processor and directed via switch control signals from the processor, and an output terminal via which power is provided to a load of the system. The converter is disposed between the first energy storage device and the output terminal. The converter is disposed between the first and second energy storage devices and configured to control a level of the charging current in accordance with the switch control signals. The charging current instructions are executed by the processor to cause the processor to generate the switch control signals such that the level of the charging current is regulated. |
| US10596903B2 |
Networked intoxication vehicle immobilization
A vehicle immobilization system includes a detection element operable to detect a level of an intoxicant in a user's breath. A control module is operable to receive a signal from the detection element indicating the level of intoxicant in the user's breath, and to selectively restrict operation of a vehicle based on the level of intoxicant in the user's breath exceeding a threshold. A wireless relay is operable to replace a standard relay in the vehicle, and to wirelessly communicate with the control module such that the control module is operable to control the wireless relay to selectively restrict operation of the vehicle. |
| US10596902B2 |
Method of controlling implementation of drift driving state of vehicle
A method of controlling implementation of a drift driving state of a vehicle, may include a slip inducement step, wherein in a state that drift mode is selected, when a vehicle enters into rotary driving and is in a power-on state, a controller reduces front wheel distribution torque of all-wheel drive (AWD) system in comparison to cases other than the drift mode; a slip torque control step, wherein when a rear wheel slip of the vehicle is generated, the controller allows the vehicle to enter into drifting by adding slip control torque according to lateral acceleration of the vehicle to the front wheel distribution torque; and a drift maintenance step, wherein when a counter steering state by a driver is confirmed, the controller maintains a drift driving state of the vehicle by releasing all the front wheel distribution torque. |
| US10596899B2 |
Fuel tank filter assembly and fuel system
A fuel tank filter assembly and fuel system designed to be used as fuel is initially added to a vehicle. A removable, and cleanable filter sock is provided comprised of mono filament capable of straining micro particles. A pressure release locking cap is also provided. The filter sock allows fuel to flow at a normal rate while still catching and thereby removing unwanted debris. |
| US10596897B2 |
Multi-part air duct for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having an air duct of this type
A multi-part air duct (10) for a motor vehicle has a lower foam part (11), an upper foam part (12), and lateral injection moldings (13, 14). The injection moldings (13, 14) connect the lower foam part (11) to the upper foam part (12) on both sides. |
| US10596896B2 |
Connecting structure connecting in-wheel motor unit and strut-type suspension apparatus
A connecting structure connecting: (A) an in-wheel motor unit housed in a wheel and including a wheel holding member holding the wheel, a motor for driving the wheel, and a speed reducer configured to transmit, to the wheel, rotation of the motor while reducing a speed of the rotation; and (B) a strut-type suspension apparatus including a shock absorber connected at an upper end portion thereof to a body of a vehicle and at a lower end portion thereof to the in-wheel motor unit, the strut-type suspension apparatus being configured to suspend the wheel and the in-wheel motor unit, wherein the shock absorber is disposed so as to intersect a rotation axis of the wheel. |
| US10596891B1 |
Protective cover arrangement for vehicle
The present invention is a protective cover arrangement for a vehicle. The protective cover arrangement includes a housing and a cover cartridge positioned inside the housing. The housing is installed substantially in a middle of a roof of the vehicle. The cover cartridge includes two coiled-up rolls, namely a first roll including a cover sheet and a second roll including a cover sheet. When the cover sheets are pulled out, it causes the corresponding first roll and the second roll to unroll from spiral configuration to be disposed in deployed configuration, thus covering the vehicle. The cover sheets are rolled back into the corresponding rolls to dispose the protective cover arrangement in retracted configuration. |
| US10596889B2 |
Tonneau cover and clamp assembly
A tonneau cover for covering a cargo box of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover including a cover assembly for covering the cargo box and at least one clamp assembly secured to the cover assembly for securing the tonneau cover to the cargo box. The clamp assembly includes an elongated strap, and a clamp mechanism that is in sliding engagement with the strap between a series of secured positions along the strap. The clamp mechanism includes a clamp that is engageable with the cargo box and a pawl is supported by the clamp and biased into engagement with the strap, or more particularly teeth provided on the strap. A release is also supported by the clamp and by pulling on the release the pawl is disengaged from the strap, allowing the clamp to be slid along the strap. |
| US10596888B2 |
Vent with integrated detent
An operable vent for mounting on a substantially planar structure and configured for adjusting an opening in the planar structure to control air flow through the opening. |
| US10596886B2 |
Soft front cockpit cover
A foldable roof assembly having a soft panel top assembly for a vehicle in sealing engagement with a hard top portion of a roof. The soft panel top assembly has a fixed portion attached to the vehicle and a lightweight pivotal portion that folds back to provide the occupant a quick and easy open air effect. Two door rails of the soft panel top assembly are connected to the vehicle. Two side bows are attached to a first bow member, which is secured to a windshield frame when in a closed position, and are connected at a pivot point created with a bracket attached to the door rails to allow the pivotal portion to pivot to an open position. The soft panel top assembly includes a rear header that is a wireframe and engages with seals in the hard top roof portion to provide a weatherproof seal. |
| US10596885B1 |
Flexible tarpaulin support device
A tarpaulin support device for an open top of a trailer or vehicle. The device has a flexible and resilient tube assembly bowed from a normally straight position under tension to an arched position outwardly from the trailer or vehicle. The tube assembly may be removably mounted to the side walls of the trailer or vehicle via brackets with angled bores therethrough. The tube assembly comprises an outer tube and an inner tube located substantially within an outer tube. The inner tube may have a slot running along at least part of its length, such that the portion of the inner tube with the slot has a C-shaped cross-section. |
| US10596882B2 |
Windshield for low speed vehicles such as golf cars
Provided is a windshield for a low speed vehicle such as a golf car. The windshield comprises a hinge and a top mount allowing the windshield to fold up for improved upper body safety and improved air circulation. |
| US10596881B2 |
Chiller for refrigeration system
A refrigeration system for a selected space includes a regeneration heat exchanger containing a volume of heat transfer fluid and a cargo heat exchanger located at the selected space. The cargo heat exchanger is fluidly connected to the regeneration heat exchanger to circulate the volume of heat transfer fluid therethrough. The selected space is conditioned to a selected cargo temperature via thermal energy exchange between the heat transfer fluid and a flow of air at the selected space. A fuel line extends through the regeneration heat exchanger and toward an engine and directs a flow of fuel to the engine to power the engine. The flow of fuel is regenerated via thermal energy exchange with the heat transfer fluid at the regeneration heat exchanger. The heat transfer fluid reaches a selected heat transfer fluid temperature via thermal exchange with the flow of fuel. |
| US10596876B2 |
Method for adjusting fine particulate measurement values
A motor vehicle monitoring system displays air quality data comprised of a particulate matter concentration to a vehicle occupant. Fine particulate measurement values are collected from a sensor. At least one state parameter of the motor vehicle is detected, wherein the state parameter is indicative of a temporary disturbance of a concentration of the fine particulates exposed to the sensor. The fine particulate measurement values may be updated according to a correction factor as a function of the detected state parameter. The state parameter may include an air temperature, an air humidity, a current geographic position of the motor vehicle, an opened or closed state of a vehicle door, an opened or closed state of a vehicle window, an operating state of a blower fan of an air conditioning system, and a determination whether smoking is currently taking place in the motor vehicle. |
| US10596874B2 |
Vehicle air conditioner
A vehicle air conditioner includes: a condenser that internally circulates a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant which is discharged from a compressor and that heats air passing around the condenser; an evaporator that internally circulates a low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant and that absorbs heat from the air passing around the evaporator; and a switching portion that switches flows of air in response to a heating time, a cooling time, and a dehumidifying-heating time of a vehicle. Also, the switching portion causes the air passing around the condenser to flow into a vehicle compartment during the heating time of the vehicle, causes the air passing around the evaporator to flow into the vehicle compartment during the cooling time of the vehicle and causes the air sequentially passing through the evaporator and the condenser to flow into the vehicle compartment during the dehumidifying-heating time of the vehicle. |
| US10596873B2 |
Vehicle suspension control system and method of operation thereof
An air management system and method are provided. The system includes a pressurized air source. A manifold block is coupled to the pressurized air source and includes a plurality of suspension valves in fluid communication with the pressurized air source and each defines a suspension orifice of a first diameter for controlling air flow to and from a plurality of air springs. A manifold pressurization valve is in fluid communication with the plurality of suspension valves and the pressurized air source and defines a manifold pressurization orifice of a second diameter that is less than the first diameter of the suspension orifice for opening under high pressure to allow pressurized air into the manifold block. An electronic control unit controls the manifold pressurization valve and the plurality of suspension valves to equalize a high pressure differential across the plurality of suspension valves from the plurality of air springs. |
| US10596872B2 |
Rocking control device for two front wheels rocking vehicle
A rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle includes a high rigidity self-standing controller that executes a high rigidity self-standing control that locks the rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle and that assists a self-standing of the two front wheels rocking vehicle, a switch that switches the high rigidity self-standing control to ON or OFF state, and an offset cancellation controller that executes an offset cancellation control that maintains the self-standing state of the two front wheels rocking vehicle until a predetermined traveling state when the high rigidity self-standing control is switched off. |
| US10596865B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling vehicle TPMS sensor localization
Method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling vehicle TPMS sensor localization. An example vehicle includes a plurality of tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensors, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to detect an initiation event associated with the vehicle, and, in response to detecting the initiation event, determine whether first localization information is valid based on information associated with the TPMS sensors. The controller is also to initiate, via the communication module, a localization procedure at the TPMS sensors when the first localization information is not valid. |
| US10596856B2 |
Pneumatic tire
In a pneumatic tire, blocks 11 each have a block width that is increased from circumferential end portions to a circumferential middle portion of the block 11 in a manner such that widthwise end portions 10 located on both ends in the tread width direction are positioned in a circumferentially intermediate portion of the block 11 and also have the maximum circumferential length that is larger than the maximum width of the block 11, thereby having, in its plan view, a polygonal contour shape that includes end sides 11a located in the circumferential end portions, and circumferential distances a and a1 between a circumferential middle position 11b of each end side 11a of the block 11 and a circumferential middle position 10a of a line L connecting the widthwise end portions 10 of the block 11 are both twice or more of the maximum depth of circumferential grooves. |
| US10596846B2 |
Greeting card having compressed object therein and method of selectively controlling deformation thereof
A greeting card having a transparent and flexible pouch enclosing a deformable object is disclosed. The transparent and flexible pouch is vacuum sealed with the deformable object inside, such that the deformable object compresses. A transparent insert may be placed inside of the transparent and flexible pouch, in order to minimize disfiguration of the deformable object during the compression process. |
| US10596845B2 |
Bound edge tabs for notebook
A tab is provided for notebooks and binders. The tab is placed within the space otherwise occupied by a binding, and thus is protected from wear and does not appreciably increase the overall size of the notebook or binder. The tab may be located at a corner of the binding or at an intermediate point along the binding. |
| US10596841B2 |
Droplet discharging apparatus
A droplet discharging apparatus (10) includes a supporting section (20) including a supporting surface (21) that supports a medium M, a first head (81) including a first nozzle that discharges first liquid onto the medium supported by the supporting surface (21), a second head (82) including a second nozzle that discharges second liquid that promotes curing of the first liquid by reacting with the first liquid onto the medium M supported by the supporting surface (21), a carriage (83) that reciprocally travels in a width direction while holding the first head (81) and the second head (82), an air sending section (70) that generates airflow in the front direction in an discharging area facing the supporting surface, and a shielding section (85) that shields the airflow in the front direction in the discharging area R1. |
| US10596840B2 |
Liquid discharging device
A liquid discharging device including a transporting unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction, a winding unit disposed on a downstream side of the transporting unit in the transport direction and configured to wind the medium, a recording head disposed between the transporting unit and the winding unit and configured to discharge ink onto the medium positioned in a discharge range, a medium supporting unit configured to support the medium positioned in the discharge range, and a medium guide unit disposed on a downstream side of the medium supporting unit in the transport direction, and heated by a heater, and moreover including a curved portion curved in a direction away from the recording head, wherein the curved portion includes a curved portion side convex portion group including curved portion side convex portions projecting in a direction approaching the recording head and arranged in an X direction. |
| US10596835B2 |
Print heads comprising light emitting diodes
In an example, a print head includes a nozzle, a fluid channel to provide printing fluid to the nozzle and a Light Emitting Diode (LED). The LED may emit light to heat printing fluid in the fluid channel causing localised vaporisation of the printing fluid and ejection of a fluid drop through the nozzle. |
| US10596834B2 |
Light irradiation device and printer
The disclosure relates to a light irradiation device which can improve curability of photo-curable materials. A light irradiation device includes a first supply section having a porous portion, the first supply section being capable of supplying a gas to a photo-curable material through the porous portion; and an irradiation section disposed in alignment with the porous portion or disposed downstream from the porous portion, the irradiation section being capable of irradiating the photo-curable material with light. |
| US10596828B2 |
Tablet printing apparatus and tablet printing method
According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveying path where a tablet is conveyed; a drying device configured to dry the tablet in the conveying path; and a print head device located on the downstream side of the drying device in the conveying path. The print head device is configured to perform printing on the tablet dried by the drying device. |
| US10596824B2 |
Image recording apparatus
There is provided an image recording apparatus including: a conveyer, a carriage moving in a scanning direction, a recording head, and a controller. When the controller has not detected that image data of a line image corresponding to one line that extends in the scanning direction is present at an upstream end in a conveyance direction of the recording area for a next recording pass, the controller makes a conveyance amount of the recording medium in the conveyance operation between a certain recording pass and the next recording pass smaller than a case in which the controller has detected that the image data of the line image is present at the upstream end in the conveyance direction of the recording area for the next recording pass, by a predefined amount. |
| US10596823B2 |
Ink set, white ink, recording method, and ink discharging device
An ink set includes a white ink including a hollow particle accounting for 5.0 to 25.0 percent by mass of the white ink and a non-white ink, wherein, in an infrared spectrum for a dried film of the white ink, a ratio (Y/X) of the maximum value Y in an absorption band of from 1720 to 1740 cm−1 to the maximum value X in an absorption band of from 1590 to 1610 cm−1, is from 3.0 to 6.0, wherein the non-white ink has a surface tension of from 20.0 to 30.0 mN/m at a bubble lifetime of 1500 ms. |
| US10596822B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
A printing apparatus performing printing by an inkjet scheme includes: an inkjet head; and a controller, configured to control the operation of a main scan driver and a sub scan driver to perform a main scanning operation multiple times on each position on a medium. In the main scanning operation, for at least part of ejection positions serving as ejection targets of ink droplets in the main scanning operation, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a mask for selecting part of the at least part of ejection positions. |
| US10596819B2 |
Liquid cartridge
A liquid cartridge includes a first surface, a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, and a third surface extending between the first surface and the second surface, with a liquid outlet through the first surface. A circuit board is mounted on the third surface. A locking mechanism includes a locking surface that extends above the third surface, and a liquid detection mechanism includes a light access portion. The light access portion is disposed between the circuit board and the locking surface, and the circuit board is disposed between the first surface and the light access portion. |
| US10596818B2 |
Systems and methods for resetting an inkjet cartridge
Embodiments provide a modular inkjet configuration modification system and method for use in modifying electronics, such as a PLC, on a remanufactured or refilled inkjet cartridge. The modular system can include a receiver and one or more interchangeable adapters. The interchangeable adapters can include structures and geometry which allow each of the interchangeable adapters to be used with the receiver and swapped by an operator on an as-needed basis. |
| US10596814B2 |
Selectively firing a fluid circulation element
According to an example, a printing apparatus may include two drop ejecting elements, a fluid circulating element, and a logic device. The logic device may determine whether one or both of a first drop ejecting element and a second drop ejecting element have been fired within a predetermined period of time prior to a current time. In response to the determination, the logic device may selectively transmit an output signal that is to cause the fluid circulating element to be selectively fired, in which the fluid circulating element is positioned to circulate fluid adjacent to both the first drop ejecting element and the second drop ejecting element. |
| US10596812B2 |
Printing apparatus and control method thereof
According to an embodiment of the present invention, to improve processing performance, a printing apparatus that performs printing by using a printhead formed by a plurality of headchips includes one CPU, a table configured to store processing contents set by the CPU, and a plurality of processing units configured to process, in parallel, printing data to be used in each headchip by commonly using the table and in accordance with the processing contents set in the table. In addition, the apparatus includes a plurality of control units configured to wait for the completion of the processing of each processing unit, synchronize the plurality of processing units for next processing, and cause each of the processing units to execute the next processing in accordance with the processing contents set in the table. |
| US10596800B2 |
Three-dimensional shaped article production method, three-dimensional shaped article production apparatus, and three-dimensional shaped article
A three-dimensional shaped article production method according to the invention includes a step of forming a layer by ejecting a composition containing particles using a dispenser, a step of determining the height of the layer, wherein a stacked body includes a layer which has a first portion corresponding to a portion to become an actual body part of the three-dimensional shaped article to be formed using an actual body part forming composition, and a second portion corresponding to a portion to become a sacrificial part to be formed using a sacrificial part forming composition, the supply amount of the sacrificial part forming composition to be ejected onto the second portion of the n-th layer in the step of forming the (n+1)th layer is adjusted based on the information of the height of the surface of the second portion of the n-th layer. |
| US10596798B2 |
Single extruder configuration that enables multi-color extrusions in three-dimensional object printers
An additive manufacturing system has a plurality of manifolds in an extruder. Each manifold is connected to at least one nozzle of the extruder to enable the at least one nozzle to extrude thermoplastic material through a corresponding aperture in a faceplate mounted to the extruder. A plurality of valves is configured between each manifold and each nozzle connected to the manifold to enable the nozzles connected to a manifold to extrude thermoplastic material from the manifold selectively. The faceplate is also configured for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the faceplate to enable different orientations of the nozzles in the apertures of the faceplate. The different manifolds of the extruder enable a plurality of thermoplastic materials having a different property to be extruded simultaneously so the materials can join to one another while the materials are at an elevated temperature. |
| US10596797B2 |
Film and device for tearing film
A film and a device for tearing film. The film includes a film body and a first protection film, and the first protection film includes a first magnetic part. Thus, the first protection film of the film can be torn off and removed by magnetic force, without contacting with the film by using adhesive tape, thereby avoiding a problem of failure of capturing the adhesive tape due to limited precision of the mechanical arm transmission, so that success rate of tearing film is improved and a problem of damaging the film body due to too large press force is avoided. |
| US10596785B2 |
Intermediate film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which a low yellow index value, low excitation purity and high heat shielding properties can be achieved in spite of the thickness varying with places. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a two or more-layer structure, has a thickness of one end thinner than a thickness of the other end at the opposite side of the one end and includes a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a second layer containing a thermoplastic resin, the difference between the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness in the first layer is smaller than the difference between the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness in the second layer, and the first layer contains a heat shielding compound. |
| US10596780B2 |
Flexible electromagnetic shielding sheet and electronic device provided with same
Provided are a flexible electromagnetic shielding sheet and an electronic device having the same. The flexible electromagnetic shielding sheet includes: a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having an electrically conductive adhesive layer on one surface thereof; a fiber web adhered to the electroconductive adhesive layer and formed by accumulating fibers; a metal layer formed on at least one surface of the fiber web to shield electromagnetic waves; and an insulating film bonded to the fiber web on which the metal layer is formed. Further, the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes: a fiber-accumulating type substrate formed by accumulating a plurality of fibers and having a plurality of pores; and an electrically conductive adhesive layer formed on either surface of the fiber-accumulating type substrate, and made of an electrically conductive adhesive material filled in the plurality of pores and electrically connected to the fiber-accumulating type substrate by an applied pressure. |
| US10596777B2 |
Honeycomb sandwich panel
A honeycomb sandwich sheet or panel, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, includes a structure having two flat outer films, thermowelded to a central film that includes a thermoformed blister film, with blisters repeated in a regular and continuous pattern, the flat outer films including a coextruded two-layer film, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, wherein the inner layer faces the central thermoformed film, and the central thermoformed blister film includes a coextruded three-layer film, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, wherein the two outer layers face the flat outer films, and wherein the structure includes and additional layer C thermowelded to the outer layer of the two flat outer films. |
| US10596775B2 |
Trash compactor
A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner. |
| US10596770B2 |
Arrow shaft with internal bracing
The present invention is a lightweight archery arrow having an arrow shaft with internal bracing, an arrow tip, and a nock. The arrow shaft with internal bracing is a cylindrical tube having a plurality of ribs formed along the length of the cylindrical tube. The ribs increase the bending stiffness of the cylindrical tube without adding additional thickness and weight. Due to the increased bending stiffness of the cylindrical tube provided by the ribs the wall thickness of the cylindrical tube may be reduced while still maintaining the bending stiffness comparable to that of an arrow shaft having a thicker wall. The decrease in wall thickness and the reduction of material reduces the weight of the arrow shaft providing an arrow shaft with an exterior diameter and bending stiffness comparable to that of a standard arrow shaft, but being lighter in weight. |
| US10596766B2 |
Method for welding a polyolefin plastic and a plastic based on a polymer containing carbonyl groups
Disclosed is a method for welding a polyolefin plastic and a plastic based on at least one polymer containing carbonyl groups, using a primer which contains, in relation to the proportion of polymer, at least 20 wt. % of a polymer that comprises maleic anhydride or maleic anhydride derivative units. Also disclosed are correspondingly welded products. |
| US10596764B2 |
Lymphatic channeling medical garment
A medical garment for channeling edema from a body region, that include at least one stretchable fabric substrate and multiple, separate elements secured to the at least one stretchable fabric substrate with substantially uniform spacing between the elements in a first zone such that the elements extend substantially parallel to one another in the first zone. |
| US10596761B2 |
Method and system for 3-D printing of 3-D object models in interactive content items
According to at least one illustrative embodiment, a computer device and a corresponding method of enabling customization and 3-D prototyping of a 3-D representation of an object illustrated by an interactive content item comprise providing, by the computer device, an interactive content item including a representation of a three-dimensional (3-D) object to a client device. Upon an end user of the client device interacts with the interactive content item and provides one or more customization parameters for a 3-D representation of the 3-D object, the computer device receives the one or more customization parameters from the client device. The computer device then cause a 3-D representation of the 3-D object to be printed by a 3-D printer associated with the client device. |
| US10596758B2 |
Gas phase integrated multimaterial printhead for additive manufacturing
Sputtering printheads, additive manufacturing systems comprising the same, and methods for additive manufacturing are provided. Sputtering printheads of the present invention use a plasma to sputter a feedstock material which is directed towards a target. A printhead can include a heater to heat the feedstock to, or near, the material's melting point as it is being sputtered to increase the deposition rate. A convergent nozzle can also increase the deposition rate. Printheads of the present invention are readily reconfigurable such that the same printhead can be used to deposit different materials, such as metals and non-metals, in succession by replacing the feedstock material and making changes to a few settings. Additive manufacturing systems of the present invention can be operated at normal room temperatures and pressure. |
| US10596757B2 |
Three dimensional mineralization printer
Augmented three-dimensional (3D) printing systems and methods for constructing and mineralizing a hydrogel structure with defined geometry are disclosed. One example embodiment is a system for three-dimensional printing and mineralizing a polymer. The system includes a three-dimensional printer unit with a syringe extruder, a fluid delivery system operatively coupled to the three-dimensional printer unit, and a control unit. The control unit is operatively coupled to the three-dimensional printer unit and fluid delivery system, and is configured to (i) cause the three-dimensional printer unit to print a portion of a three-dimensional polymer object, (ii) cause the fluid delivery system to flush the portion of the three-dimensional polymer object with a fluid to mineralize the portion of the three-dimensional polymer object, and (iii) cause the three-dimensional printer unit to print a subsequent portion of the three-dimensional polymer object. Applications of embodiments include manufacturing of tooth, bone, and other biomaterial articles. |
| US10596751B1 |
Method of manufacturing bell socketed plastic pipes
The present disclosure generally pertains to methods for manufacturing an improved plastic pipe. One method includes the steps of: providing a plastic pipe; heating a plastic pipe; inserting a mandrel into the heated plastic pipe to form a bell socket end, wherein the mandrel includes a Rieber gasket and a dummy gasket spanning the outer surface of the mandrel; cooling the plastic pipe; and removing the mandrel from the plastic pipe, wherein the Rieber gasket and dummy gasket remain within a gasket cavity formed in the newly-formed bell socket end of the plastic pipe. The method results in the bell socket end of the pipe having an interior diameter greater than the exterior diameter of the opposing, spigot end of the pipe, wherein the bell socket end further includes a gasket cavity with a greater diameter than the remainder of the bell socket end. |
| US10596748B2 |
System and method for coating paint-roller cover fabric in-line with a manufacturing process
A paint roller manufacturing system includes a cover dispenser for continuously dispensing a windable width of paint roller cover fabric, a fabric supporting and advancing device for supporting the fabric and maintaining a width-wise dimension of the paint roller cover fabric as the fabric advances, a fabric coating applicator for applying a coating to the back side of the paint roller cover fabric while the fabric supporting and advancing device maintains the fabric in a width-wise dimension, and a compressing roller positioned downstream of the fabric coating applicator and configured to apply a compressive force on the coating after it has been applied to the back side of the paint roller cover fabric and while the fabric is supported by the fabric supporting and advancing device. In two-strip embodiments, first and second strip dispensers continuously dispense a first and second windable width of strip material. A guide system guides the first and second strip coming from the first and second strip dispensers to be wound about a mandrel and guides the coated paint roller cover fabric from the fabric supporting device to be wound about the first and second strips. An adhesive applicator is configured to apply adhesive on substantially all of the outer side of the first and second windable strips and positioned to apply adhesive to the outer side of the first and second windable strips upstream of a location where the coated paint roller cover fabric is wound about the first and second strips. |
| US10596743B2 |
Method of producing molded article having conductive circuit and preform having conductive circuit
[Problem] To provide: a method of producing molded article having conductive circuit, whereby a molded article having a conductive circuit following a three-dimensional curved surface can be easily obtained even using blow molding; and a preform having a conductive circuit, used to obtain said molded article having a conductive circuit. [Solution] This method of producing a molded article having a conductive circuit is configured such that: an ink having stretchability is used and a conductive circuit layer is formed upon a preform; and the preform is blow-molded and a molded article having a conductive circuit is obtained. This preform having a conductive circuit is for obtaining a molded article having a conductive circuit, by using blow molding, and is configured so as to have a conductive circuit layer Ruined upon the preform by using a stretchable ink. |
| US10596741B2 |
Blown film extrusion device and method for controlling the temperature
The invention relates to a blown film extrusion device with a blow head and with an insulation, which comprises a heat resistance for thermal insulation of the blow head in relation to the outer ambient air, wherein the blown film extrusion device comprises elements for controlling the heat resistance. |
| US10596739B2 |
Molded body
One embodiment provides a molded body that includes a resin substrate and in which: a part or all of the surface of the substrate is coated with a hard coat; a first hard coat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles and that contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) 0.01-7 parts by mass of a water-repelling agent, and (C) 0.01-10 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent; and a second hard coat is formed from a coating material containing (A) 100 parts by mass of the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and (D) 50-300 parts by mass of fine inorganic particles having an average particle size of 1-300 nm. Another embodiment provides a molded body that includes a resin substrate and in which a part or all of the surface of the substrate is coated with a hard coat, a first hard coat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles, a second hard coat is formed from a coating material containing inorganic particles, (i) the total light transmittance is 85% or more, and (ii) the pencil hardness of the surface of the first hard coat is 5H or more. |
| US10596737B2 |
Molded article and molding method thereof
A molded article 1 is made of a resin material 3 containing cellulose fibers 2. The molded article 1 has a surface portion 4 that is in a range satisfying TF≤0.1×T where T is the thickness of the molded article 1 and TF is a distance from the surface of the molded article 1, and the molded article 1 satisfies DF≥1.1×D where D is an average cellulose concentration of the overall molded article 1 and DF is an average cellulose concentration of the surface portion 4. Thus, the molded article suppresses an increase in bending modulus while considerably improving a tensile modulus. |
| US10596736B2 |
Apparatus and method of forming a compound structure
Compound structures and methods for forming the same are described. The compound structures can be used to form an enclosure. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include one or more non-metal regions that allow for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves, such as radio frequency waves. The non-metal region can include a first section, a second section, and an optional cosmetic section. The first section can be firmly molded onto a metal section of the enclosure by small pores formed within the metal section. The second section can engage with interlock features of the first section. The optional cosmetic section can cover the first section and the second section such that the first section and the second section are not visible from an exterior of the enclosure. |
| US10596735B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing fiber composite preform
Disclosed is an apparatus for producing a fiber composite preform. The apparatus includes a lower mold and a molding unit for molding a preform by pressing a fiber composite placed on a surface of the lower mold while the molding unit is deformed in accordance with a shape of the surface of the lower mold. |
| US10596733B1 |
Apparatus and system for creating mandrels with voids for expansion control during curing
A method and apparatus for forming a tool is provided. A number of members comprised of a thermoplastic material is positioned within a hollow portion of a structure. The tool is formed within the hollow portion of the structure with the number of members positioned within the hollow portion of the structure. Heat is applied within a selected range to the number of members to reduce a size of each of the number of members. The number of members is removed from the tool such that the tool is left with a number of voids. |
| US10596731B2 |
Stencil plate for tire, tire vulcanization mold and manufacturing method of tire using the same
A tire vulcanization mold includes a side molding surface, a stencil plate for forming a mark that forms a convex mark on an outer surface of a side section, an attachment concave part provided to be recessed on the side molding surface and a male screw fixing the stencil plate to the attachment concave part. An attachment hole to which the male screw is screwed is provided in the attachment concave part and a tapered countersunk part is provided at an opening of the attachment hole. The stencil plate is provided with a bulge part with a tapered shape receiving a head part of the male screw and fitted to the countersunk part. The bulge part is provided with a protrusion protruding to an outer side with respect to a tapered outer peripheral surface thereof and abutting on a countersunk surface of the countersunk part. |
| US10596727B2 |
Process for manufacturing a densified polymer powder, and process of melt processing a densified polymer powder
Process for manufacturing a densified polymer powder comprising compressing a polymer feed that has a bulk density of less than or equal to 240 kg/m in a roll compactor comprising at least two compaction rolls to obtain a densified polymer material, wherein a gap between the two rolls is 0.5 to 10 mm, wherein the compaction rolls operate at a speed of 3 to 30 rpm, wherein an applied pressure of the roll compactor is 0.5 to 5 MPa, and milling the densified polymer material to obtain a densified polymer powder, wherein a bulk density of the densified polymer powder is greater than or equal to 250 kg/m3. |
| US10596720B2 |
Method for reducing the emission of volatile organic compounds made of wood materials, and wood materials
The present invention relates to a method for producing wood materials from lignocellulose-containing crushed products, in particular for producing wooden insulating panels or OSB boards, wherein in order to decrease or reduce the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and, if relevant, very volatile organic compounds (VVOC), including terpenes, acids and aldehydes, said wood materials are treated with a combination of additives during production. According to the invention, the treatment is carried out with a first component made of porous carbon and a second component, a hydrogen sulphite salt. The invention further relates to wood materials that can be obtained using the method according to the invention, having reduced emissions of VOCs, including terpenes, acids and aldehydes. Finally the present invention relates to the use of a combination of additives, formed by a first component with a porous carbon and a second component made of hydrogen sulphide salt, for decreasing or reducing the emission of VOCs from wood materials during or after production thereof from lignocellulose-containing crushed products. |
| US10596716B2 |
Generating a guidance indicator and indicator signal
According to an aspect, there is provided a method comprising generating (202) a guidance indicator relating to a portion of a user; determining (204) a position of a portion of a portable device relative to the portion of the user; and generating (208) an indication signal when it is determined that at least a portion of the portable device is in a defined position relative to the guidance indicator. According to other aspects, apparatus and a machine readable medium are provided. |
| US10596715B2 |
Blade set and hair cutting appliance
A hair cutting appliance including a blade set including a first wall portion and a second wall portion, each wall portion defining a first surface, a second surface, and at least one toothed leading edge including a plurality of mutually spaced apart projections provided with respective tips, wherein the first surfaces of the first wall portion and the second wall portion face each other, at least at their leading edges, wherein facing projections, along the leading edges of the first and second wall portions are mutually connected at their tips to define a plurality of teeth, wherein the first surfaces of the first wall portion and the second wall portion define therebetween a guide slot for a movable blade and wherein the second surface of the first wall portion includes a smoothed transitional region at least at the forwardly extending projections. |
| US10596713B2 |
Actuated sensor module and method for in situ gap inspection robots
This disclosure provides systems and methods for an actuated sensor module for in situ gap inspection robots. A mounting interface attaches to the sensor module to the robot system. A least one arm is operatively connected to the mounting interface and has a joint. A sensor head is operatively connected to the arm at the joint and an actuator operatively connected to the arm moves the sensor head around the second joint. |
| US10596711B2 |
Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure in an articulated arm end effector
A system is disclosed for providing dynamic vacuum control to an end effector of an articulated arm. The system includes a first vacuum source for providing a first vacuum pressure with a first maximum air flow rate, and a second vacuum source for providing a second vacuum pressure with a second maximum air flow rate, wherein the second vacuum pressure is higher than the first vacuum pressure and wherein the second maximum air flow rate is greater than the first maximum air flow rate. |
| US10596706B2 |
Mechanism-parameter-calibration method for robotic arm system
A mechanism-parametric-calibration method for a robotic arm system is provided, including: controlling the robotic arm to perform a plurality of actions so that one end of the robotic arm moves toward corresponding predictive positioning-points; determining a predictive relative-displacement between each two of the predictive positioning-points; after each of the actions is performed, sensing three-dimensional positioning information of the end of the robotic arm; determining, according to the three-dimensional positioning information, a measured relative-displacement moved by the end of the robotic-arm when each two of the actions are performed; deriving an equation corresponding to the robotic arm from the predictive relative-displacements and the measured relative-displacements; and utilizing a feasible algorithm to find the solution of the equation. When an ambient temperature changes or a stress variation on the robotic arm exceeds a predetermined range, re-obtaining the set of mechanism parametric deviations corresponds to a current robot configuration. |
| US10596704B1 |
Generate, simulate, and execute a reusable robotics solution recipe to execute a robotic solution
Embodiments herein disclose methods and systems to generate, simulate, and execute a reusable robotic solution recipe for executing a robotic solution. Initially a selection of one or more hardware components to be included in the reusable robotic solution recipe is received at a web user interface. Next a selection of a software component is received from the displayed one more software components to be included in the reusable robotic solution recipe. Next the hardware-vendor agnostic controller executes the reusable robotic solution recipe to determine hardware and environment component configuration for executing the robotic solution. A model descriptor file is invoked to determine defined hardware and environment data configuration. Based on the determined and the defined hardware and environment component configuration execution of the robotic solution is initiated. Next an execution instruction is determined and send to simulated hardware component and hardware components based on a matched constraint condition. |
| US10596701B1 |
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. |
| US10596700B2 |
System and calibration, registration, and training methods
A method for manipulating a multi-link robotic arm includes: at a first time, recording a first optical image through an optical sensor arranged proximal a distal end of the robotic arm proximal an end effector; detecting a global reference feature in a first position in the first optical image; virtually locating a global reference frame based on the first position of the global reference feature in the first optical image; calculating a first pose of the end effector within the global reference frame at approximately the first time based on the first position of the global reference feature in the first optical image; and driving a set of actuators within the robotic arm to move the end effector from the first pose toward an object keypoint, the object keypoint defined within the global reference frame and representing an estimated location of a target object within range of the end effector. |
| US10596698B2 |
Machine learning device, robot control system, and machine learning method
A machine learning device that acquires state information from a robot control inspection system. The system has a robot hand to hold a workpiece or camera. The state information includes a flaw detection position of the workpiece, a movement route of the robot hand, an imaging point of the workpiece, and the number of imaging by the camera. A reward calculator calculates a reward value in reinforcement learning based on flaw detection information including the flaw detection position. A value function updater updates an action value function by performing the reinforcement learning based on the reward value, the state information, and the action. |
| US10596695B1 |
Replacing a first robot with a second robot during performance of a task by the first robot
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for selecting a first robot for a robot task of a user, and during a first session between a computing device of the user and the first robot to perform the task, determining a need for the first robot to perform an alternative task. Based on determining the need, a second robot is selected to “replace” the first robot in performing the task. The second robot may replace the first robot in performing the task by directing the telepresence robot to navigate to a location proximal to the first robot and transitioning the first telepresence robot's session to the second telepresence robot. |
| US10596691B2 |
Devices and methods of using them to assemble two or more workpieces to each other
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to devices which can be used to safely secure two or more workpieces to each other, e.g., to secure a cabinet face frame to a cabinet frame. In some examples, the device comprises a base configured to engage a first surface of the first workpiece and to receive an attachment device. The base can also be configured to engage a first surface of a second workpiece. The device may also comprise piston means configured to engage the second workpiece at a second surface. The device may comprise one or more plungers that can be used to actuate the attachment device to permit fastening of the workpieces once properly arranged. Methods of using the device are also described. |
| US10596689B2 |
Engine servicing system
An engine servicing system includes a motorcycle that has an engine. The engine has a cylinder head, an intake valve and an exhaust valve. A mount is provided and the mount is selectively coupled to the cylinder head. A plurality of bolts is provided and each of the bolts extends through the mount and engages the cylinder head at predetermined points on the cylinder head to retain the mount on the cylinder head. A compression unit is provided and the compression unit is removably coupled to the mount. The compression unit engages each of the intake valve and the exhaust valve such that the compression unit selectively compresses each of the intake valve and the exhaust valve. In this way each of the intake valve and the exhaust valve may be serviced while the engine is mounted in the motorcycle and without removing the cylinder head from the engine. |
| US10596685B2 |
Engaging portion for a hand tool
A hand tool includes a body which is a cylindrical body and has a hexagonal mounting portion defined in one end thereof. The mounting portion includes six side faces, and each side face includes a function portion which is connected between two contact faces. Six curved recess are defined alternatively between the side faces. Each function portion includes two consecutive V-shaped recesses. The first length is defined between two respective outer ends of the two contact faces of each side face. The mounting hole is defined by an imaginary hexagonal column which includes an axis and six sides. Each side of the imaginary hexagonal column is located corresponding to each contact face. The length of each side is defined as the third length. The first length is 0.5 to 0.65 of the third length. |
| US10596684B2 |
Expandable torque tool
A tool has a body with an axially extending cavity containing partly cylindrical receptacles. Each receptacle has an opening facing inward toward the axis. A partly cylindrical cam portion of a jaw fits within each of the receptacles. Each jaw has a workpiece engaging portion protruding from the body. Each of the cam portions has a pair of flat flanks that protrude inward from the opening of one of the receptacles. The flat flanks intersect each other at an inner corner. Each flank abuts one of the flanks of another of the cam members. Each of the engaging portions has an outer surface configured to engage a hole within the workpiece. An increment of rotation of the body relative to the jaws causes the inner corners of the flanks to move outward from the axis and the outer surfaces of the engaging portions to move from a contracted position to an expanded position. |
| US10596680B2 |
Hand grinder and method of coupling grinding disc of hand grinder
The present inventive concept relates to a hand grinder including a grinder main body, a coupler including a power transfer member coupled to a rotary shaft of a grinder main body and a main body provided between the grinder main body and power transfer member, and a grinding disc including a grinding stone having a hollow disc plate and a coupling portion provided at a central portion of the grinding stone and detachably coupled to the coupler. A plurality of hook steps are radially arranged along an outer circumference of an upper end portion of the power transfer member, and a plurality of coupling pieces are radially arranged on an inner circumference of a central portion of the coupling portion. When the grinding disc is assembled such that the hook steps pass between the coupling pieces and the main body is rotated, a lower surface of the hook steps is placed on an upper surface of the coupling pieces and the grinding disc is fixed to the coupler. |
| US10596673B1 |
Modular pressure application system
A pressure applying system using a fixed vise and an adjustable vise. The fixed base utilizes strain gages to measure an amplitude of forces applied to the fixed base through a working member from the adjustable base. The adjustable base utilizes a bi directional worm screw to apply a linear force to the working member relative to the fixed base. |
| US10596670B2 |
Control system and method for improving thermal stability
The disclosure is a thermal stability control system and a control method thereof for a machine tool. The control system mainly consists of a machine cooling sub-system composed of a pump, at least a cooling loop and a tank for storing cooling fluid, a cooling fluid cooling and heating sub-system, a heater and a micro controller. The cooling fluid cooling and heating sub-system further consists of a condenser, an evaporator, a directional valve, an expansion valve and a compressor. The micro controller dominates corresponding operation combinations of turning on/off the heater, enabling/disenabling the cooling fluid cooling and heating sub-system as a heat pump or a cooler by activating/releasing the directional vale, and adjusting upward/downward the driving frequency of an inverter duty motor to drive the pump to change the flow rate of cooling fluid through the cooling loop according the real time load of the machine tool. |
| US10596669B2 |
Machining system
A machining system comprises a machine tool, a machine tool controller that controls the machine tool, an auxiliary device that assists the machine tool, and an auxiliary device controller that controls the auxiliary device. The machine tool and the auxiliary device work cooperatively for machining. The machining system comprises a signal management unit that receives a first signal and a second signal. The first signal indicates information about the machine tool as a criterion used for determining whether the machine tool and the auxiliary device are operable or inoperable. The second signal indicates information about the auxiliary device as a criterion used for determining whether the machine tool and the auxiliary device are operable or inoperable. The signal management unit outputs a third signal indicating an operable state or an inoperable state of the machine tool and the auxiliary device to the machine tool controller and the auxiliary device controller based on the first signal and the second signal. |
| US10596668B2 |
Method for fabricating vacuum fixturing using granular media
A method for fabricating vacuum tooling is disclosed using porous granular media. A sheet of steel webbing is affixed to a frame. A plurality of layers of fiberglass is affixed to the webbing. A vacuum port is installed through the webbing and plurality of layers of fiberglass. A granular media is mixed with epoxy to form a granular mixture. The granular mixture is layered over the plurality of layers of fiberglass to form a flat surface and machined for uniformity before sealing. |
| US10596665B2 |
Strip cladding heads having independent strip pressure adjustments and strip cladding systems with strip cladding heads having independent strip pressure adjustments
Strip cladding heads having independent strip pressure adjustments and strip cladding systems with strip cladding heads having independent strip pressure adjustments are disclosed. A disclosed example cladding head for strip cladding system includes a first contact jaw, a second contact jaw, and a third contact jaw. The first contact jaw includes first and second contacts to deliver welding power to a cladding strip that is driven between the first and second contacts. The second contact jaw includes third and fourth contacts to deliver the welding power to the cladding strip that is driven between the third and fourth contacts. The third contact jaw includes fifth and sixth contacts to deliver the welding power to the cladding strip that is driven between the fifth and sixth contacts, where the first, second, and third contact jaws selectively provide symmetrical contact with the cladding strip across a width of the cladding strip when the cladding strip has one of at least three incremental strip widths, and the three incremental strip widths correspond to ones of the first, second, and third contact jaws. |
| US10596661B2 |
Method and device for implementing laser shock peening or warm laser shock peening during selective laser melting
A method for manufacturing an object including the steps of forming layers by adding successive layers of material to form the object by selective laser melting (SLM), and inducing plastic deformation and residual stress into solidified material of at least one of the successive layers of material to improve mechanical properties and a fatigue resistance of the object, wherein the plastic deformation and the residual stress are induced by a laser. |
| US10596653B2 |
Cutting water table and methods of use
A water table for cutting metallic materials comprises an upper water pool supported above a false vessel bottom. The surface of the upper pool water volume is regulated relative to workpiece support rails secured above the upper pool surface. An actual vessel bottom is positioned below the false bottom and supports a lower pool volume. Bearing directly upon the lower pool surface is an enclosed air pressure volume regulated by an air supply source. The upper and lower pool volumes are hydraulically linked by flow conduits. A frangible rupture disc in a pressure release vent assures an absolute pressure limit within the air volume to avoid over-pressurization or under-pressurization of the water table. |
| US10596651B2 |
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a welding arc are disclosed. An example welding-type power supply includes a power converter, a weld monitor, and an arc modulator. The power converter outputs welding power to sustain a welding-type arc at a welding-type torch. The weld monitor monitors one or more aspects of a weld performed using the welding-type arc and the welding-type torch, and selects an audio message based on the one or more aspects. The arc modulator configured to modify the welding-type arc to output the selected audio message as a plasma speaker. |
| US10596649B2 |
Heat transfer device for producing a soldered connection of electrical components
A heat transfer device for thermal coupling of a component to be soldered, having a heat source and/or a heat sink in a soldering machine, with at least one base plate which is designed to be in thermal contact at least with the heat source and/or the heat sink. The base plate has a plurality of contact units having a respective contact surface, where the contact surfaces are thermally contactable to the components. The contact units are designed in such a way that the relative distances between the contact surfaces and the surface of the base plate facing the component are changeable. A soldering device, in particular a vacuumable soldering device, is provided having at least one such heat transfer device. |
| US10596648B2 |
Internal thread chase
Disclosed is a thread chase or tap capable of being inserted past damaged threads of a female threaded coupling and then rotated back to repair the damaged threads. The thread chase can be selectively expanded to engage chase blocks having cutting teeth against threads. Thereafter, a user can rotate the thread chase in a direction sufficient to cause the thread chase to move axially out of the female threaded coupling. Upon doing so, the chase blocks can be pushed outwardly and engage undamaged threads, and rotated so as to move upward and repair damaged threads. |
| US10596646B2 |
Sawbenching assembly and method
A sawbenching assembly for reworking a sawblade supported by an anvil to flatten the sawblade is provided. The assembly includes an articulated tool arm with a tool arm support, and a scissors linkage arm having first and second ends, the first end pivotally connected to the tool arm support for rotation about a first axis, the second end vertically movable. The assembly also includes a user-operated actuation device connected to the articulated tool arm, and a hammer assembly pivotally connected to the second end of the scissors linkage arm for rotation about a second axis and vertical movement with the second end of the scissors linkage arm, the hammer assembly having a user-actuated hammer with an impact surface positionable at positions on the sawblade by three-dimensional manipulation of the hammer assembly supported by the articulated tool arm. The user-actuated hammer is actuated in response to engagement of the actuation device. |
| US10596645B2 |
Sawing machine and method for controlling a sawing machine
A method for controlling a sawing machine is provided. For a first cut in a workpiece, a working feed rate that is specific to the workpiece geometry, the workpiece material and the sawing tool is defined in advance. During the first cut, an instantaneous value of a physical variable is determined at a frequency converter, that is related to the torque transmitted by the sawing tool drive to the sawing tool, and this value is transmitted as an instantaneous torque value to a machine controller. The instantaneous torque value is continuously evaluated, a maximum torque value of the first cut is determined and a maximum value for the torque value is defined based thereon. For subsequent cuts in the same workpiece, the working feed rate is regulated, using the instantaneous torque value as a regulating variable, such that the instantaneous torque value is kept constant, close to the maximum valve. |
| US10596643B2 |
Single shear for cutting and conveying multiple rolled sections
The single shear described herein for cutting and simultaneously conveying one or more pairs of rolling wires or bars includes a mobile diverter consisting of at least two channels in each of which a wire or bar slides. The single shear further includes at least two pairs of counter-knives, each of which acts on the wire or bar, and a conveying device for conveying the cut segments of wires or bars. The conveying device may include at least one pair of mobile elements configured to be independent of each other, but configured to be synchronized with each other and with the mobile diverter for the separate management of each of said cut sections of wires or bars. The single shear may finally include at least two pairs of output channels for conveying the cut segments of wires or bars. |
| US10596641B2 |
Drill structure
A drill structure includes a shank part and a flute part arranged on one end of the shank part. A chisel edge is formed on the front end of the flute part and two drill blades with tilt directions toward the shank part are symmetrically formed on the two sides of the chisel edge. Every drill blade includes: a primary relief surface with a cutting edge, a first connecting edge and a first chamfering edge, a secondary relief surface with a knife-back edge, a second connecting edge, a second chamfering edge and an outer edge, and an assist relief surface. The second connecting edge joins to the first connecting edge, and the second chamfering edge connects with the first chamfering edge. The assist relief surface, which tilts toward the shank part the, is extend from the first chamfering edge and the second chamfering edge. This drill structure can improve the surface finish of the drilling hole. |
| US10596637B2 |
Tool
A cutting edge tip of a cubic boron nitride sintered body has improved joint strength to a substrate of a cemented carbide. A cutting edge tip of a cubic boron nitride sintered body has improved crater wear resistance. A tool 10 of the present invention includes a substrate 12 of a cemented carbide and a cutting edge tip 14 of a cubic boron nitride sintered body joined to the substrate 12. The cutting edge tip 14 has a thickness covering an upper surface 12a to a lower surface 12b of the substrate 12. The cubic boron nitride sintered body contains 50 volume % or more and 95 volume % or less of cubic boron nitride and 5 volume % or more and 50 volume % or less of a binder phase. The cubic boron nitride has an average grain size of 1.0 μm or more and 6.0 μm or less. |
| US10596636B2 |
Coated cutting tool
A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating layer formed on a surface of the substrate is provided, the coating layer including an alternating laminate structure in which two or more compound layers of each of two or three or more kinds, each kind having a different composition, are laminated in an alternating manner, wherein: the alternating laminate structure is constituted by: a compound layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (TixM1-x)N [wherein M denotes an element of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Al and Si, x denotes an atomic ratio of Ti based on a total of Ti and an element denoted by M, and x satisfies 0.57≤x≤0.91]; and a compound layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (TiyM1-y)N [wherein M denotes an element of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Al and Si, y denotes an atomic ratio of Ti based on a total of Ti and an element denoted by M, and y satisfies 0.61≤x≤0.95]; an absolute value of a difference between an amount of a specific metal element contained in a compound layer which constitutes the alternating laminate structure relative to an amount of all the metal elements contained therein and an amount of the specific metal element contained in another compound layer which is adjacent to the compound layer and which constitutes the alternating laminate structure relative to an amount of all the metal elements contained therein, is more than 0 atom % and less than 5 atom %; and an average thickness of each of the compound layers is from 1 nm or more to 50 nm or less, and an average thickness of the alternating laminate structure is from 1.5 μm or more to 15.0 μm or less. |
| US10596633B1 |
Shaped cutting tool
A cutting tool for forming a finished part from a rotating workpiece includes a first cutting edge extending from a first end of the cutting tool, a second cutting edge extending from a second end of the cutting tool, and a shaping edge disposed between the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge. The first cutting edge is operable to remove a trailing end of the rotating workpiece and the second cutting edge is operable to remove a working portion of the rotating workpiece disposed between the trailing end and a leading end. The shaping edge is operable to shape the working portion of the rotating workpiece by advancing the cutting tool into the rotating workpiece until the first cutting edge removes the trailing end of the rotating workpiece and the second cutting edge removes the working portion of the rotating workpiece to form the finished part. |
| US10596630B2 |
Three-dimensional deposition device and three-dimensional deposition method
Provided is a three-dimensional deposition device which forms a three-dimensional object by depositing a formed layer on a base unit, comprising: a powder supply unit which supplies a powder material; a light irradiation unit which irradiates the powder material with a light beam and forms a formed layer by sintering or melting and solidifying at least a part of the powder material irradiated with the light beam; a machining unit which includes a tool and performs a machining operation on the formed layer by the tool; and a controller which serves as a control device controlling an operation of at least one of the powder supply unit, the light irradiation unit, and the machining unit. |
| US10596626B2 |
Additive manufacturing system and method
An additive manufacturing system including a two-dimensional energy patterning system for imaging a powder bed is disclosed. Improved structure formation, part creation and manipulation, use of multiple additive manufacturing systems, and high throughput manufacturing methods suitable for automated or semi-automated factories are also disclosed. |
| US10596623B2 |
Low-pressure casting secondary pressure process for aluminum wheel
The present application discloses a low-pressure casting secondary pressure process for an aluminum wheel. The characteristics of smooth low-pressure filling of molten aluminum alloy and rapid solidification of a rim are preserved, the aluminum alloy at a center sprue is frozen by using a center sprue spreader and a forced water coolling to close a mold cavity, and secondary pressure is implemented to the aluminum wheel by means of down-movement of center extrusion rods, so that the material mechanical properties of an aluminum wheel casting and the production efficiency of the casting process are improved. |
| US10596622B1 |
Slides and expendable cores for high pressure die cast closed deck engine block
A slide for the high pressure die casting of at least one closed deck engine block having at least one cylinder is disclosed. The slide includes a tool steel portion with reliefs for forming a water jacket surrounding each cylinder. At least one expendable salt core is located in each relief, the salt core having an inner surface and an outer surface with an aperture extending therethrough. The outer surface and inner surface of the salt core is coextensive with an inner surface and outer surface of the tool steel portion. A method for high pressure die casting a closed deck engine block using the disclosed slide and expendable salt cores is also disclosed. The expendable salt cores are separable from the reliefs in the slide, and form bridges or supports across a water jacket to add stiffness and rigidity to the cast engine cylinders. |
| US10596610B2 |
Straddle-type steel section processing device of multiple saddles
A straddle-type steel section processing device of multiple saddles is disclosed, which comprises: a machine unit, a holding unit, a Z-axis direction processing unit, a pair of Y-axis direction processing units, a Y-axis direction guiderail unit and a Y-axis direction driving unit. In an embodiment, the Y-axis direction processing units are arranged respectively at the two sides of the Z-axis direction processing unit while allowing each to slide in a Y-axis direction as each Y-axis direction processing unit is further being mounted on a crossbeam of a base fitted on the machine unit. By sildably mounting the side saddles of the Y-axis direction processing unit on an end surface of the crossbeam, not only a desire condition of stable positioning can be achieved, but also the processing accuracy is enhanced. |
| US10596607B2 |
Bioremediation composition with time-release materials for removing energetic compounds from contaminated environments
A composition useful for removing energetic compounds from contaminated environments. The composition includes a supported reactant including an adsorbent with high affinity for energetic compounds. Further, the composition includes a first bioremediation material comprising at least one organism capable of degrading an energetic compound and a polymeric substance fueling the first bioremediation material during the degrading of the energetic compound. Additionally, the composition includes a second bioremediation material breaking the polymeric substance into smaller molecules over a degradation time period to provide the fueling of the first bioremediation material in a time-release manner. |
| US10596605B1 |
Method and apparatus, including hose reel, for cleaning an oil and gas well riser assembly with multiple tools simultaneously
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cleaning an oil and gas well riser section or assembly. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for cleaning oil and gas well riser sections wherein a specially configured cap or pair of caps are fitted to the ends of the riser which enable pressure washing cleaning tools (or a camera) to be inserted into and through the riser cleaner fluid continuously recirculates so that relatively small volume of cleaning fluid (for example between about 700 and 1,000 gallons) is required. The cleaning process uses a volume of cleaning fluid that is discharged from the riser pipe at a relatively high temperature of about between 100 and 180° F. Such a high temperature cleaning fluid could possibly damage the pump that is used for supplying pressurized fluid to the cleaning tool. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for enabling continuous recirculation of fluid to the cleaning tool at a flow rate of between about 7 and 12 gallons per minute while lowering the temperature to about 60° F. |
| US10596604B2 |
Methods and apparatus using multistage ultrasonic lens cleaning for improved water removal
Methods and apparatus for using two stage ultrasonic lens cleaning for water removal are disclosed. An apparatus can expel fluid from a droplet on an optical surface using an ultrasonic transducer mechanically coupled to the optical surface and having first and second resonant frequency bands. A signal generator can generate a first signal including a first frequency to be coupled with the ultrasonic transducer mechanically coupled to the surface, and can generate a second signal including a second frequency to be coupled with the ultrasonic transducer mechanically coupled to the surface. Switching circuitry can activate the ultrasonic transducer at the first frequency to reduce the droplet from a first size to a second size, and to activate the ultrasonic transducer at the second frequency to reduce the droplet from the second size to a third size. |
| US10596603B2 |
Method of producing gluten free oats
The separation of oats from a combination of grains is performed by obtaining optical data includes both reflectance data and visual data and then analyzing the data in multiple ways, including analyzing information obtained based on ratios of wavelengths and grain imagery. The reflectance data relies on near infrared spectroscopy at requisite ratios of wavelengths in the range of 1100 nm to 2200 nm, while the grain imagery encompasses images of both sides of each of the combination of grains and can also take into account grain size and shape differentiations. The results is an oats separation process wherein at least 99% of foreign grains are rejected with only about 3% of the oats being rejected, while enabling volume processing of grains and establishing a supply of oats with a gluten level well below 20 ppm. |
| US10596591B2 |
Material dispensing system and method
The present invention is a material dispensing system for controllably dispensing material from a packaging such as a chub pack. The system can include a housing capable of receiving the packaging, a cover pivotably connected to the housing, at least one nozzle tip, and at least one piercing projection capable of piercing the packaging. A packaging compression assembly can be used to compress the packaging toward the piercing projection so that the piercing projection pierces the packaging and allows the material in the packaging to be dispensed from the nozzle tip. A locking slide can be included to secure the cover in a closed position. |
| US10596589B2 |
Hold down device and method for securing movable vehicle panels during processing
A device for securing a movable panel relative to a vehicle body includes a housing, a plunger, a handle, and a spring. The housing defines a bore and a slot. The plunger includes a shaft and a clamp extending radially outward from the shaft. The shaft extends through the bore and is coupled to the housing for relative axial and rotational movement relative to the housing. The handle is fixedly coupled to the shaft and extends through the slot. The spring biases the clamp toward the housing. |
| US10596585B2 |
Industrial coating application filter with pleated support
A filter for industrial coating filtration systems. The filter has a housing made up of a peripheral wall extending around the periphery. The housing is preferably made of a suitably rigid material. A preferably rigid support backing is mounted within the housing. The support backing has a planar configuration with openings formed through it so that gas can flow through without substantial resistance. The preferably planar sheet of which the support backing is made is pleated. The pleated support backing defines a series of panels, each of which is angled to a next adjacent panel. Filtration media is mounted to the support backing, end caps are attached to the ends of the support backing to maintain the pleated configuration, and the assembly is inserted into the housing, which can have end flaps to seal using tape or adhesive. |
| US10596584B2 |
Slip molding apparatus for lining pipes and method of using same
A slip molding apparatus (10) for lining a pipe (12) includes a dispense head (20) adapted to engage an interior surface (14) of a pipe (12) and to dispense a lining material, a slip mold (38) pulled by the dispense head (20) and having a leading end (42) and a trailing end (44), wherein the trailing end (44) has a greater diameter than a diameter of the leading end (42), at least one camera (58) disposed on the dispense head (20) to provide a view of the interior surface (14) of the pipe (12), a guide (46) connected to the dispense head (20) and the slip mold (38) for guiding the lining material dispensed by the dispense head (20) about the slip mold (38), and a movable diverter (52) on the slip mold (38) cooperating with the guide (46) to divert a flow of lining material dispensed by the dispense head (20) about the slip mold (38). |
| US10596580B2 |
Fluid separator device
A device for separating and extracting suspended solids and particles from a fluid is shown. The device can include a hydro-cyclonic process unit, a variable geometry vortex process unit, a reverse coalescence and flocculation process unit and a fixed geometry vortices separator process unit. The fluid to be treated can enter the device through a fluid inlet and travel and recirculate through the several process units. The process units can collectively induce vorticose separation of the fluid and separate suspended solids and particles within the fluid. The suspended solids and particles can then be extracted from the device via one or more extraction fluid outlets. After the desired amount of suspended solids and particles has been removed, the processed fluid can be discharged from the device. |
| US10596577B2 |
Systems for processing waste to form useable products and methods thereof
The present invention discloses low cost, on-site, efficient, and compact (stationary or mobile) system for continuous (non-batch operation) conversion of waste to usable products such as sources of energy, fertilizer, etc. |
| US10596576B2 |
Apparatus and method for an apron assembly
An apron assembly comprising an apron mounted to the crusher and adapted to be moved between an operating position and an open position, a tension rod operatively attached to and disposed between the shock absorber mount and the apron, a spring seat mounted to the crusher and adapted to be moved between a raised position and a lowered position, a spring operatively disposed between the tension rod base and the spring seat, an actuator mounted to the crusher and the spring seat and adapted to be moved between a retracted position and an extended position, a shock absorber operatively attached to and disposed between the spring seat and a shock absorber mount. The shock absorber reduces the pressure applied to the actuator. A method for controlling the opening in a crusher comprising providing an apron assembly and moving the shock absorber between a retracted position and an extended position. |
| US10596569B2 |
Systems and methods including a rotary valve for at least one of sample preparation or sample analysis
Systems and methods for conducting designated reactions that include a fluidic network having a sample channel, a reaction chamber, and a reservoir. The sample channel is in flow communication with a sample port. The system also includes a rotary valve that has a flow channel and is configured to rotate between first and second valve positions. The flow channel fluidically couples the reaction chamber and the sample channel when the rotary valve is in the first valve position and fluidically couples the reservoir and the reaction chamber when the rotary valve is in the second valve position. A pump assembly induces a flow of a biological sample toward the reaction chamber when the rotary valve is in the first valve position and induces a flow of a reaction component from the reservoir toward the reaction chamber when the rotary valve is in the second valve position. |
| US10596566B2 |
Capillary-action microfluidic device for point-of-care diagnostics
A testing device that integrates nucleic acid isolation, isothermal amplification and detection wherein a sample and reagents are transported through a capture/binding membrane by capillary forces and the positioning of a slidebar that supports said binding membrane. Flow control and fluid actuation are effected by the position of said slidebar which makes a fluidic connection through the capture membrane situated between a reservoir of liquid on the device and an absorbing pad, and where a sequence of operations for sample loading, washing, optionally amplification, and optical detection of analytes can be done conveniently and rapidly at the point of care. With minimal operator interaction, this device can lyse, isolate, amplify, and detect nucleic acids from clinical specimens and environmental samples. |
| US10596563B2 |
Sinter-resistant stable catalyst systems by trapping of mobile platinum group metal (PGM) catalyst species
Methods of preparing a sinter-resistant catalyst include forming a dual coating system. A surface of a particulate catalyst support contacts a first liquid precursor including a metal salt with an element selected from the group consisting of: aluminum (Al), cerium (Ce), zirconium (Zr), titanium (Ti), silicon (Si), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), and combinations thereof. The first liquid precursor precipitates or is adsorbed as an ion on a portion of the surface forming a first coating including a porous metal oxide on the surface. The surface may be contacted with a second liquid precursor including a metal oxide sol including a metal selected from the group consisting of: aluminum (Al), cerium (Ce), zirconium (Zr), iron (Fe), titanium (Ti), silicon (Si), and combinations thereof. A second coating is formed from the second liquid precursor on a portion of the surface to create the sinter-resistant catalyst system. |
| US10596562B2 |
Production of fatty olefin derivatives via olefin metathesis
In one aspect, the invention provides a method for synthesizing a fatty olefin derivative. The method includes: a) contacting an olefin according to Formula I with a metathesis reaction partner according to Formula IIb in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesis product according to Formula IIIb: and b) converting the metathesis product to the fatty olefin derivative. Each R1 is independently selected from H, C1-18 alkyl, and C2-18 alkenyl; R2b is C1-8 alkyl; subscript y is an integer ranging from 0 to 17; and subscript z is an integer ranging from 0 to 17. In certain embodiments, the metathesis catalyst is a tungsten catalyst or a molybdenum catalyst. In various embodiments, the fatty olefin derivative is a pheromone. Pheromone compositions and methods of using them are also described. |
| US10596561B2 |
Halometallate ionic liquid micro-emulsions
A micro-emulsion and a method of making the micro-emulsion are described. The micro-emulsion includes a hydrocarbon component, an ionic liquid component, and a co-solvent. The ionic liquid comprises a halometallate anion and a cation. The micro-emulsion can optionally include a surfactant, and a catalyst promoter. The co-solvent has a polarity greater than the polarity of the hydrocarbon. The ionic liquid is present in an amount of about 0.05 wt % to about 40 wt % of the micro-emulsion. |
| US10596560B2 |
Modification of a zeolite of type EUO, and its use in the isomerization of aromatic C8 compounds
A process is described for preparing a catalyst comprising at least one zeolite with a modified EUO structure type, at least one matrix and at least one metal from group VIII of the periodic classification of the elements. Said catalyst is used in a process for the isomerization of an aromatic feed comprising at least one compound containing eight carbon atoms per molecule. |
| US10596558B2 |
Naphtha reforming catalyst and processes thereof
The present invention provides catalyst comprising metal modified zeolite, particularly Group IIIA or Group IIB metal modified zeolite, or a Group IIIA metal and Group IIB metal modified zeolite for reforming of heart cut naphtha stream. The present disclosure also relates to a process for synthesis of the catalyst. The present disclosure further relates to a process for reforming of heart cut naphtha stream, with high selectivity towards aromatics and good activity using the catalytic system, in the absence of hydrogen. |
| US10596557B2 |
Method for preparing molecular sieve-multielement oxide composite integrally extruded denitration catalyst
A preparation method for a molecular sieve-multiple oxide composite integral extrusion type denitration catalyst includes constructing an organic structure coating on the surface of a metal ion-exchanged molecular sieves and synchronously adding multiple oxide components, thus obtaining an ion-exchanged molecular sieve-multiple oxide composite denitration catalyst active component; and then mixing, kneading into paste, staling, carrying out integral extrusion forming, drying, and calcining, thus obtaining the integral extrusion type denitration catalyst. The molecular sieve-multiple oxide composite integral extraction type denitration catalyst has a denitration efficiency more than 80% at the temperature ranging from 250° C. to 420° C. in the presence of 10% steam and 500 ppm sulfuric dioxide. |
| US10596554B2 |
Process for using iron and particulate carbon catalyst for slurry hydrocracking
A process and catalyst is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products using multifunctional catalysts. Multifunctional catalysts enable use of less expensive metal by substituting expensive metals for less expensive metals with no loss or superior performance in slurry hydrocracking. Less available and expensive ISM can be replaced effectively. |
| US10596553B2 |
Methods, catalysts, and devices for biological object degradation
The present disclosure provides a method for biological object degradation. The method may include: providing a first biological object; providing a catalyst that forms a mixture with the first biological object and includes a copper element; and obtaining a first liquid phase and a first solid phase by heating the mixture in an atmosphere including hydrogen. The first liquid phase may include a sugar. The present disclosure also provides a system and a catalyst for biological object degradation. |
| US10596552B2 |
Catalyst for preparing cumene and use thereof
Provided is a catalyst for preparing cumene and use thereof. The catalyst provided includes a carrier and an active ingredient. The active ingredient includes: ingredient (1), which is palladium element; and ingredient (2), which is one or more selected from a group consisting of alkali metal elements, alkaline earth metals and molybdenum element. When the catalyst is used for preparing cumene by α-methyl styrene hydrogenation, AMS conversion rate is high, and a product cumene has high selectivity. |
| US10596549B2 |
Activated carbon monolith catalyst, methods for making same, and uses thereof
Activated carbon monolith catalyst including a finished self-supporting activated carbon monolith having at least one passage therethrough, and including a supporting matrix and substantially discontinuous activated carbon particles dispersed throughout the supporting matrix and at least one catalyst precursor on the finished self-supporting activated carbon monolith. A method for making, and a method for use, of such an activated carbon monolith catalyst in catalytic chemical reactions. |