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US10633577B2	Double emulsified acids and methods for producing and using the same Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to double emulsified acids, specifically water in oil in water (W/O/W) double emulsions with an acidic interior water phase. The double emulsified acid may include two or more emulsifying agents. In addition to improving the stability of the emulsions, the emulsifying agents may help slow the acid reaction rate. The first emulsifying agent may have an HLB greater than 7 and the second emulsifying agent may have an HLB less than or equal to 7. Other embodiments are directed to methods for producing a double emulsified acid and methods for acidizing a carbonate formation including a double emulsified acid.
US10633576B2	Ultra-high temperature fracturing fluid An ultra-high temperature fracturing fluid, including the following components in mass percentages: 0.4 wt %-0.8 wt % of a polymer thickener, 0.015 wt %-0.02 wt % of a non-metallic crosslinking agent, 0.04 wt %-0.06 wt % of a gel breaker and the rest is water. The polymer thickener is obtained by a polymerization of acrylamide, acrylic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, rigid monomer and cationic hydrophobic monomer in a weight ratio of 55-70:15-20:15-20:0.5-3:0.1-1.0, the polymerization temperature is 30-40° C. and the polymerization time is 8-10 hours. The fracturing fluid of the present invention can effectively solve the technical problems that traditional fracturing fluids are easily decomposed at high temperatures and affect performance.
US10633575B2	Stimulation of wells in nano-darcy shale formations Formulations and methods for stimulating the production from wells in nano-darcy shale formations are described. In one embodiment, the method includes injecting a treatment mixture containing a metal complexing agent into a nano-darcy shale formation adjacent to a well at a pressure below the fracture pressure of the formation. A sufficient contact time is allowed and then the treatment mixture is pumped from the subsurface. This has been shown to stimulate well production in shale formations. Without being held to a particular theory it appears that the metal complexing agent is binding with naturally occurring metals in the shale formation, and particularly divalent metal ions, which are then extracted with the spent fluid. This removal of naturally occurring metals may be increasing the permeability of the formation in the contact region adjacent to the well, thereby causing the observed increased production.
US10633572B2	Process for dissociation of hydrates in presence of additives or hydrate dissociation promoters The present invention discloses a process for the dissociation of natural gas hydrates comprises injecting additives or hydrate dissociation promoters into the system at the hydrate dissociation temperatures ranging from 283-293 K in conjunction with or without first depressurizing the system to pressures (50%-75%) below the hydrate equilibrium pressure and such leading to the recovery of methane or natural gases.
US10633570B2	Anti-ice nucleation activator Disclosed are an anti-ice nucleation activator comprising a purine base or a purine base-containing polymer, and an antifreeze liquid comprising the anti-ice nucleation activator and water; a method for improving the anti-ice nucleation activity of a biological material, the method comprising bringing the anti-ice nucleation activator into contact with the biological material; and a method for preserving a biological material, the method comprising bringing the anti-ice nucleation activator into contact with a biological material.
US10633568B2	Urethane adhesive for laminated sheets Disclosed is an adhesive for laminated sheets comprising a urethane resin obtained by blending: (A) an acrylic polyol; (B) at least one component selected from carboxylic acids and carboxylic anhydrides; and (C) an isocyanate compound. The acrylic polyol (A) is obtained by polymerization of a polymerizable monomer, has a glass transition temperature of from −35 ° C. to 20° C., and has a hydroxyl value of from 0.5 to 40 mgKOH/g. The adhesive for laminated sheets is excellent in initial adhesion to a film, peel strength after aging and hydrolysis resistance for a long time under high temperature when a laminated sheet is produced, and wherein the adhesive does not impart an adverse effect to the appearance of the laminated sheet and the lamination process of films while improving the curability. The laminated sheet is suitably prepared using the adhesive for laminated sheets. An article comprising the laminated sheet can be prepared using the laminated sheet.
US10633567B2	Hot melt elastic attachment adhesive for low temperature applications An adhesive composition comprising: one or more block copolymers and one or more tackifying resins, wherein said one or more block copolymers comprise (i) one or more blocks of polymerized alkenyl arene monomer (A block), (ii) one or more blocks of polymerized conjugated diene monomer (B block), and optionally at least one low molecular weight (compared to B block) block of polymerized conjugated diene (C block), where the A, B, and C blocks can vary independent of each other with regard to composition and molecular weight.
US10633563B2	Barrier adhesive mass with polymer getter material The invention relates to a barrier adhesive mass having high breakthrough times for water and also providing a good adhesive performance. This is achieved by a barrier adhesive mass comprising at least one elastomer and at least one reactive resin, and is characterised in that the barrier adhesive mass comprises at least one polymer G containing at least two functions suitable for constructing a polymer, as well as at least two hydrolysable silyl groups. The invention also relates to an adhesive tape comprising a barrier adhesive mass according to the invention, and to the use of an adhesive mass of this type for sealing electronic assemblies.
US10633562B2	Pressure sensitive adhesive sheet A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is provided which comprises a base material having insulation properties, an inorganic filler-containing resin layer provided at least at one side of the base material and containing an insulating inorganic filler, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided as an outermost layer of at least one surface. According to such a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet, insulation properties can be ensured even when the base material undergoes carbonization and/or combustion/decomposition due to high temperatures and insulation breakdown occurs in the base material.
US10633559B2	Heat-activated, glueable surface elements A method comprising bonding an element to one or more bonding substrates by inductive heating using a magnetic field whose frequency is situated in a frequency range from 100 Hz to 200 kHz. The element comprises at least one electrically conducting layer having an electrical conductivity of more than 40 MS/m for 300K and at least one heat-activatable adhesive layer coated onto at least one side of the electrically conducting layer, and the heat-activatable adhesive layer comprises at least one thermally conductive filler. The material of the thermally conductive filler has a thermal conductivity of at least 0.5 W/(m*K) and is electrically nonconducting such that the element provides, in a direction perpendicular to the areal extent of the element, an electrical breakdown resistance, as determined in accordance with VDE 0100.
US10633556B2	Method of producing ambient curing sprayable transparent smart quasi-ceramic coating A liquid silicone-based composition for forming a coating, the composition comprising a silazane, an organometallic compound, an alkoxysilane, and an aprotic solvent, wherein when applied to a substrate the liquid composition cures to form a quasi-ceramic coating under ambient conditions.
US10633552B2	Lithium-supplementing slurry for anode, anode and lithium secondary battery The present invention provides a method of supplementing lithium for an anode used for lithium secondary battery. Particularly, the present invention relates to lithium-supplementing slurry and a method for preparing the same, as well as an anode prepared with the slurry and a lithium secondary battery including the same. In the present invention, the prepolymer is used as a binder for supplementing lithium, the process for preparing the prepolymer is easy to operate and has low cost; the lithium-supplementing method using said prepolymer is easy to operate and has low cost, and it is easy to control the amount of lithium supplemented.
US10633547B2	Method for reducing microbial attack of industrial products The invention relates to a method for reducing microbial attack of products in the context of which 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one having a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt % based on the total proportion of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one is employed and in a subsequent method Step at least largely decomposed. The method according to the invention is further characterized in that in a further method Step at least one further component for post-preservation of the products is employed.
US10633545B2	Alcohol-resistant, chemically-strippable floor coating and composition for making same A chemically-strippable, alcohol-resistant floor coating contains a crosslinked polymer, an alkali soluble resin, and an amine functional compound. The coating exhibits a Strippability Level of at least 40% after 300 cycles in a solvent on an abrasion machine, and an Ethanol Resistance of at least 60 percent, as measured by a 60° Gloss Retention Test. A floor coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a crosslinkable polymer, an alkali soluble resin, an amine functional compound, and a crosslinker can be applied to a floor to make the coating.
US10633542B2	Azacyanine dyes and use thereof The application provides fluorescent dyes, which are cyanine dyes that incorporate additional aza moieties in the indolenium heterocycles and/or in the methine chains connecting them. Symmetrical and unsymmetrical chemically reactive azacyanine dyes are described for conjugation, as well as their bioconjugates for in-vitro and in-vivo assays and fluorescence imaging.
US10633540B2	Preparation of blown polymer modified asphalt It has been found that numerous benefits can be realized by air blowing asphalt in the presence of at least one highly saturated polymer, such as polyisobutylene, and a reactive polymer having glycidyl groups, such as an ethylene-glycidyl-acrylate. This allows for asphalt streams which would typically not be commercially viable for blowing into industrial asphalt that can be used in roofing products and a wide array of other applications. For instance, this technique can be used to air blow currently available paving grade asphalts into industrial asphalt for roofing products. Other potential benefits include shorter processing time (air blowing time), reduced emissions, and blown coatings with improved weatherability. In one embodiment of this invention asphalt is only partially air blown before adding the polymer to attain a product having desired characteristics for specific applications.
US10633537B2	Thermoplastic compositions having good dielectric and ductility properties A thermoplastic composition includes from 29.9 wt % to 84.9 wt % of a base resin including poly(p-phenylene oxide) (PPO), polystyrene (PS) and an impact modifier; from 15 wt % to 70 wt % of a dielectric filler; and from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of an impact promoter including a polycarbonate-siloxane copolymer, a polyolefin-siloxane copolymer, or a combination thereof. The thermoplastic composition has a dielectric constant (Dk) of from 3.0-8.0 between 1 and 5 gigahertz (GHz) and a dissipation factor (Df) of less than 0.003 between 1 and 5 GHz. Articles including the thermoplastic composition, and in particular telecommunications devices, are also described.
US10633536B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article thereof A resin composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of a resin having a carboxyl group in at least part of the end of the molecular chain, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, 1 to 30 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing silicon elastomer and 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of at least one antioxidant selected from the group consisting of hindered phenol compound, phosphite compound, phosphonite compound and thioether compound and has low-temperature impact resistance and suppresses delamination.
US10633528B2	Light diffusing styrene copolymer compositions The invention relates to a styrene copolymer composition comprising a) 60 to 99.9% by weight of styrene-based polymer matrix component A, b) 0.1 to 5% by weight of PMMA-based, cross-linked polymer bead as light diffuser component B, wherein the polymer beads have an average particle diameter from 0.5 to 20 μηη and a refractive index ranging from 1.34 to 1.55, and c) 0 to 39.9% by weight of further component C, different to A and B, wherein the sum of components A) to C) is 100% by weight and the composition exhibits a light transmittance greater than 80%, a haze greater than 90% and a Yellowness Index less than 4.5.
US10633526B2	Propylene-alpha olefin copolymers and methods for making the same Provided is a composition having 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a first propylene alpha-olefin copolymer component having a reactivity ratio product of less than 0.75 and a weight average molecular weight of greater than about 450,000 g/mol; and 5 wt % to 40 wt % of a second propylene alpha-olefin copolymer component having a reactivity ratio of greater than 1.5 and a weight average molecular weight of less than about 215,000 g/mol.
US10633525B2	Melt-molding material using EVOH resin As a molding material comprising two or more EVOH resins differing in their ethylene unit content, disclosed is a pellet mixture of two or more types of EVOH resin pellets differing in their ethylene unit content. The pellet mixture has excellent feed property and film moldability with reduced surge in melt extrusion molding. Disclosed is a molding material comprising the pellet mixture and lubricant, in which more than 75% by weight of the lubricant is carried on their surface of low ethylene EVOH resin pellets having lowest ethylene unit content.
US10633521B2	Cellulosic composition containing coffee parchment cellulose and uses thereof The invention relates to cellulosic composite compositions which contain cellulose derived from coffee parchment. The compositions are especially useful as coffee filters, but may also be used in any way traditionally used for cellulosic composite materials.
US10633517B2	Hydrogenated tetrazine-based antioxidants and free radical reaction inhibitors and uses thereof Hydrotetrazine compounds having antioxidant properties and uses thereof are described herein. These compounds may be dihydrotetrazines, tetrahydrotetrazines, or hexahydrotetrazines that can be utilized as antioxidants for use in thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers; free radical inhibitors to stabilize reactive chemicals, such as monomers against free radical polymerizations; and as anticorrosion agents in coatings to protect against metal oxidation. The hydrogenated tetrazines can donate hydrogen atom equivalents to terminate radical chain reactions. These compounds can change colors to signal when oxidation has occurred, and can be further recycled by reduction reactions.
US10633515B2	Artificial marble chip, method of preparing the same and artificial marble including the same Disclosed herein is an artificial marble chip having a color gradient from a surface thereof to inside.
US10633514B2	Composition of PBAT resin The present invention discloses a PBAT resin composition comprising: (a) Poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate); (b) a cyclic esterified product having a structure represented by the formula (I) Wherein the content by weight of the cyclic esterified product is from 10 ppm to 2000 ppm, based on the total weight of the PBAT resin composition. In the present invention, the service life of the PBAT resin composition can be greatly extended by adding cyclic esterified product in the PBAT resin composition and controlling the content of the cyclic esterified product in the composition in the range of 10 ppm to 2000 ppm. And after boiled for 240 hours in 95% ethanol at 40° C., the film produced from blowing or the articles produced from injection have less surface precipitates, with excellent surface appearance properties.
US10633513B2	Curable low sulfur liquid rubber compositions and methods of manufacturing the same A curable low sulfur liquid rubber composition including at least one polymer which contains, in polymerized form, at least one monomer having a carbon chain of four and a peroxide system comprising at least one organic peroxide having a 10-hour decomposition half-life temperature of from 60° C. to 100° C. The polymer has a vinyl content of 1% to 90% and a number average molecular weight of 800 g/mol to 15,000 g/mol. The curable low sulfur liquid rubber composition has a sulfur content of 0 to 1%, by weight, and is curable at a temperature of 100° C. to 140° C.
US10633510B2	Colorant for plastic, coloring composition for plastic using the same, and plastic molded article A colorant for plastic containing a halogenated phthalocyanine pigment (A) that satisfies conditions (1) to (4) below: (1) the average number of halogen substitutions is at least 2.0 but not more than 7.0, (2) the halogen distribution width is at least 5, (3) the amount of aluminum phthalocyanine and halogenated aluminum phthalocyanine is not more than 1.0% by mass, and (4) the central element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, manganese, iron, cobalt, zinc, nickel and copper. As a result, a colorant for plastic can be shown that can color a resin without changing the mechanical or chemical properties of the resin, and in particular can produce a plastic molded article having essentially no migration, extremely low discoloration due to heat, and no deformation such as warping and distortion.
US10633509B2	Flame retardant mixtures and production thereof Flame retardant mixtures comprising as component (A) 30% to 99.9% by weight of dialkylphosphinic salts of the formula (II), a and b may be the same or different and are each independently 1 to 9, and where the carbon chains may be linear, branched or cyclic and M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base and m is 1 to 4, as component (B) 0.1% to 70% by weight of alkyl hydroxyalkylphosphinyl organylcarboxylic acid salts and/or ester salts of the formula (I) where R1CyH2y+1 with y=2 to 8, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are the same or different and are each independently H, CxH2x+1, CxH2x−1, CxH2x−3, CxH2xCO2X, CxH2x−2CO2X, CxH2x−4CO2X, (C2H3CO2X)u and u=0 to 1000000, CO2X, CxH2x(P(O)(OM)R1), CxH2x−2(P(O)(OM)R1)(CO2X) and/or CH2CO2X, where, in the R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 groups, the carbon chains may be linear, branched or cyclic, M′ is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Fe, Ti, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K, H and/or N-containing cations, x is 1 to 25, X is H, M, CzH2z+1 and z is 1 to 8, with the proviso that at least one of the R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 groups is not H, and the compounds of formula (II) and formula (I) are different compounds.
US10633507B2	Method of recycling phenol resin-containing materials, especially phenol resin-based fiber composite materials The present invention relates to a method for degradation of a phenolic resin-containing material, characterized in that the phenolic resin-containing material is subjected to an aminolysis with a reagent containing at least one amino group, as well as a method for synthesis and degradation of a phenolic resin-containing material, characterized in that the phenolic resin-containing material is created by curing the starting components at a temperature of less than 140° C. and is subjected to aminolysis with a reagent containing at least one amino group for the purpose of degradation.
US10633506B2	Reconstituted composite materials derived from waste made by solid state pulverization A method of making polymeric composite particles from polymeric scrap material, virgin polymeric material, or mixtures thereof and glass particles by subjecting a mixture of the polymeric particles and glass particles to a solid state shear pulverization and in-situ polymer compatibilization.
US10633501B2	Methods for plasticizing poly(ethylene furanoate) films by water sorption This disclosure provides an investigation of the kinetic uptake properties of water in amorphous PEF and PET across the entire water activity interval at various temperatures, and also investigates the corresponding equilibrium uptake properties at the same conditions. Uptake data were measured using three independent and complementary methodologies, and excellent agreement was observed among all three methodologies. Accordingly, this disclosure provides for methods of plasticizing poly(ethylene furanoate) film by cold water sorption, and provides a plasticized poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF) film made according to the disclosed methods. Methods for making thin films of PEF are also provided.
US10633500B2	Manufacturing method and inspection method of tow prepreg A manufacturing method of a tow prepreg, comprising: an impregnation process of impregnating a reinforcement fiber with an anhydrous epoxy resin to obtain a tow prepreg; and a process of irradiating a specific surface of the tow prepreg with laser beam to cure the epoxy resin on the specific surface.
US10633494B2	Polymeric materials A method of producing a product, for example a stretch blow moulded container having a metallic or pearlescent appearance, comprises selecting a mass, for example a container preform, comprising a thermoplastic polymer which incorporates a carrier polymer and stretching the thermoplastic polymer during production of said product, for example from said mass. Said carrier polymer is suitably polydimethylsiloxane and the mass may be made in a process which comprises contacting a thermoplastic polymer with a liquid formulation comprising carrier polymer and colourant.
US10633492B2	Lithium secondary battery anode and lithium secondary battery including same The present invention relates to a negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active layer comprising lithium, and a protective layer disposed on the negative electrode active layer, wherein the protective layer comprises a polymer matrix having a three dimensional crosslinked network structure of polymer or includes a non-crosslinked linear polymer, and an electrolyte in the polymer matrix in the amount of 100 to 1000 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polymer matrix. The negative electrode according to the present invention has no concern about loss of electrolyte and the resulting deterioration of battery life characteristics even during the repetitive charging/discharging of the battery and has improved battery stability due to the inhibition of growth of lithium dendrite.
US10633490B2	Semi-crystalline polyamide composition with high glass transition temperature for thermoplastic material, process for manufacturing same and uses thereof The invention relates to a composition for thermoplastic material comprising: 0 to 70% by weight, preferentially 20% to 60% by weight, of short reinforcing fibers, 30% to 100% by weight, preferentially 40% to 80% by weight, of a thermoplastic matrix based on at least one semi-crystalline polyamide polymer, 0 to 50% of additives and/or other polymers, said semi-crystalline polyamide polymer being: a) a reactive composition comprising or consisting of at least one reactive polyamide prepolymer which is a precursor of said semi-crystalline polyamide polymer, or, as an alternative to a), b) a nonreactive composition of at least one polyamide polymer, said composition being that of said thermoplastic matrix defined above, and said reactive polyamide prepolymer of the composition a) and said polyamide polymer of the composition b) comprising or consisting of at least one BACT/XT copolyamide.
US10633489B2	Hydrophilic polymer derivative having benzylidene acetal linker A hydrophilic polymer derivative having a benzylidene acetal linker whose hydrolysis rate at the pH of a weakly acidic environment in the living body can be accurately controlled. A hydrophilic polymer derivative having a benzylidene acetal linker, which is represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group; R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent and at least one of R3, R4, and R5 is an electron-withdrawing substituent or at least one of R2 and R6 represents a substituent; X1 is a chemically reactive functional group; P is a hydrophilic polymer; w is an integer of 1 to 8; and Z1 and Z2 are an independently selected divalent spacer.
US10633487B2	Inherently healing polycarbonate resins The disclosure concerns healable polycarbonate resins comprising at least about 5 mol % of disulfide units, articles comprising the healable polycarbonate resin, and methods of activating the healable polycarbonate resin by exposing the healable polycarbonate resin to heat or radiation.
US10633486B2	Polymer resin compound and photosensitive resin composition for black bank comprising same A polymer resin compound, a photosensitive resin composition for a black bank comprising the polymer resin compound, and a method for manufacturing a black bank. The method comprises coating the photosensitive resin composition on a substrate to form a photosensitive resin film; exposing and developing the photosensitive resin film to pattern the coated photosensitive resin film; and curing the patterned photosensitive resin film.
US10633484B2	Method and composition for improving adhesion of metathesis compositions to substrates A method of improving the adhesion of metathesis compositions, such as ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) compositions, to a substrate is disclosed, in which an adhesion promoter is added to a polymerizable resin composition in order to improve the adhesion of the polymerizing resin to a substrate material. The addition of the adhesion promoter has been found to provide beneficial improvements in the adhesion of metathesis, especially ROMP, compositions to substrates, particularly glass surfaces, leading to improved characteristics in ROMP materials formed therefrom. The adhesion promoter generally comprises a functionalized silane compound and a peroxide compound. A ROMP composition is further disclosed comprising a cyclic olefin, a ROMP metathesis catalyst, and the adhesion promoter.
US10633482B2	Polyurethane systems for layer structures in wind turbines The invention relates to a new polyurethane system which can be advantageously used for the production of large structural components made of fiber composite materials, to the use of said polyurethane reaction system for the production of fiber-reinforced structural components, and to the fiber-reinforced structural components produced using the new polyurethane system.
US10633481B2	Polyurea systems, processes for preparing the same and use thereof for postoperative adhesion barriers Polyurea systems comprising: (a) an amino-functional aspartic ester of the general formula (I) wherein X represents an n-valent organic radical derived from a corresponding n-functional primary amine X(NH2)n, R1 and R2 each independently represent an organic radical having no Zerevitinov active hydrogens and n represents an integer of at least 2; and (b) an isocyanate functional prepolymer having a residual monomer content of less than 1% by weight, the prepolymer prepared by reacting: (b1) an aliphatic isocyante; and (b2) a polyol component having a number average molecular weight of ≥400 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2 to 6, wherein the polyol component comprises one or more constituents selected from the group consisting of polyester polyols, polyester-polyether polyols and mixtures thereof; processes for making the same; postoperative adhesions barriers prepared therewith and dispensing systems for such polyurea systems.
US10633479B2	Polymer composition comprising thermoplastic polyurethane and polyolefin The invention is directed to a polymer composition comprising 60 to 85 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane; and 15 to 40 parts by weight of a polyolefin, where the parts by weight of the thermoplastic polyurethane and parts by weight of the polyolefin add up to 100 parts by weight; and further comprising 1 to 15 parts by weight of a hydrogenated block copolymer derived from a vinyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene monomer, based on 100 parts by weight as a total amount of the thermoplastic polyurethane and polyolefin. The invention is further directed to a molded article based on the polymer composition.
US10633478B2	Aqueous polyurethane dispersions An aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprising at least one isocyanate terminated polyurethane prepolymer prepared by reacting in the presence of at least one pyrrolidone selected from the group consisting of N-n-butylpyrrolidone, N-isobutylpyrrolidone, N-sec-butylpyrrolidone and N-tert-butylpyrrolidone, a mixture (M) which comprises: at least one polyisocyanate compound (a), at least one polyol compound (b), having a molecular weight Mw of 200 to 8000 and a hydroxyl functionality of 1.5 to 6, and at least one water dispersible enhancing component having at least one hydrophilic group or potentially hydrophilic group in water.
US10633476B2	Method for producing a composition comprising polycarbodiimide having improved storage stability A method for producing a composition comprising polycarbodiimide, comprising the step of the reaction of a reaction mixture which contains an aromatic polyisocyanate and a carbodiimidising catalyst, wherein, before the reaction, the aromatic polyisocyanate is treated at a temperature of ≥80° C. to ≤150° C. and a pressure of ≥1 mbar to ≤500 mbar by passing through an inert gas and/or during the reaction, the reaction mixture is treated at a temperature of ≥80° C. to ≤150° C. and a pressure of ≥1 mbar to ≤500 mbar by passing through an inert gas and wherein the content of hydrolysable chlorine in the reaction mixture is ≤10 ppm.
US10633472B2	Ultra-high Dk material A method of producing an ultra-high Dk material includes contacting and reacting a fluoroalkyl methacrylate; an alkyl glycol dimethacrylate; a hydrophilic agent, such as methacrylic acid; a hydroxyalkyl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silane; a hydroxyalkyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane; and styrylethyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane. The reaction is conducted within an inert atmosphere at a pressure of at least 25 pounds per square inch (PSI) and for a period of time and at a temperature sufficient to produce the ultra-high Dk material.
US10633471B2	Ethylene-based polymer, polyethylene-based resin composition and use thereof, catalyst component for olefin polymerization, olefin polymerization catalyst containing the component, and method for producing ethylene-based polymer by using the catalyst An object of the present invention is to provide a polyethylene-based resin composition excellent in the moldability and at the same time, excellent in the balance between impact strength and stiffness as well as in the transparency, and a molded product and a film, which are obtained by the molding of the polyethylene-based resin composition. The polyethylene-based resin composition of the present invention comprises from 41 to 99 wt % of (A) an ethylene-based polymer satisfying specific conditions and from 1 to 59 wt % of (B) an ethylene-based polymer satisfying specific conditions, wherein MFR of the composition as a whole is from 0.05 to 50 g/10 min and the density is from 0.910 to 0.960 g/cm3.
US10633469B2	Method for producing hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether polymer A method for producing a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether polymer according to the present invention includes: a step of radical polymerizing at least one vinyl ether selected from vinyl ether having a hydroxyl group represented by the following formula (2): wherein R7 represents an alkylene group which is straight-chained, branched or comprises an alicyclic structure, and p is 1, 2, or 3, in the presence of water as a polymerization solvent and an azo compound represented by the following formula (1) as a polymerization initiator: wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R5 and R6 each independently represent an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent group or an alkyl amino group optionally having a substituent group.
US10633468B2	3-D printed fluoropolymer structures The invention relates to fluoropolymer filament for use in 3-D printing, and 3-D printed fluoropolymer articles having low warpage, excellent chemical resistance, excellent water resistance, flame resistance, and good mechanical integrity. Additionally, the articles of the invention have good shelf life without the need for special packaging. In particular, the invention relates to filament, 3-D printed polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) articles, and in particular material extrusion 3-D printing. The articles may be formed from PVDF homopolymers, copolymers, such as KYNAR® resins from Arkema, as well as polymer blends with appropriately defined low shear melt viscosity. The PVDF may optionally be a filled PVDF formulation. The physical properties of the 3-D printed articles can be maximized and warpage minimized by optimizing processing parameters.
US10633465B2	Block copolymers having semi-crystalline blocks and compositions and articles made therefrom Selectively hydrogenated block copolymers having semi-crystalline blocks hard blocks and copolymer soft blocks having a combination of excellent physical properties and solvent resistance have been discovered. The block copolymer comprises at least one A block of hydrogenated, polymerized 1,3-butadiene and at least one B block which is a random copolymer or a controlled distribution copolymer of conjugated diene and mono vinyl aromatic monomers in which the conjugated diene monomer units are selectively hydrogenated. Polar functionalized block embodiments of the block copolymers are also disclosed. Compositions comprising the block copolymer and articles made from the block copolymer have also been discovered. A method is disclosed which provides highly isotropic, high strength melt cast films of block copolymers.
US10633461B2	Compositions comprising glucose and hemicellulose and their use Provided herein are purified hemicellulose compositions, sweetener compositions including purified hemicellulose compositions, as well as methods for making the same. Also provided are uses of the compositions.
US10633460B2	Binding agent A binding agent of the Formula A-a′:a-S-b:b′-B:X(n), wherein A as well as B is a monovalent binder, a′:a as well as b:b′ is a binding pair wherein a′ and a do not interfere with the binding of b to b′ and vice versa, S is a spacer of at least 1 nm in length, :X denotes a functional moiety bound either covalently or via a binding pair to at least one of a′, a, b, b′ or S, (n) is an integer and at least 1, — represents a covalent bond, and the linker a-S-b has a length of 6 to 100 nm. Also disclosed are methods of producing such binding agent and certain uses thereof.
US10633458B2	Cell engaging binding molecules The present disclosure is broadly concerned with the field of cancer immunotherapy. For example, the present disclosure generally related to a binding molecule comprising antibody variable light (VL) regions, variable heavy (VH) regions, constant heavy 1 (CH1) regions, and light chain constant (CL) regions that are configured to form two antigen binding Fab regions and an antigen binding Fv region so that the binding molecule binds to two different antigens.
US10633457B2	Multispecific antibodies The present invention relates to multispecific antibodies, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies and uses thereof.
US10633454B2	Expression of modified glycoproteins and glycopeptides The present invention provides recombinant cells that contain a genetic modification to at least one mannosyl transferase gene. As a result of the modification the cells produce a glycoprotein or glycopeptide that has an N-linked glycan profile that is simplified or more easily humanized. The glycoprotein or glycopeptide can have at least 25% fewer high mannose structures on than the glycoprotein or glycopeptide produced by a reference cell. In some embodiments the modification is a deletion or disruption of a mannosyl transferase gene, which can be in an alg3 gene. Therefore, the proteins produced are more useful for the production of therapeutic glycoproteins than those produced by species having foreign or plant-like patterns of glycosylation. The invention also provides compositions of the glycoproteins or glycopeptides and methods of making them.
US10633452B2	Anti-cancer antibodies with reduced complement fixation The invention provides modified antibodies directed against GD2 that have diminished complement fixation relative to antibody-dependent, cell-mediated cytotoxicity, which is maintained. The modified antibodies of the invention may be used in the treatment of tumors such as neuroblastoma, glioblastoma, melanoma, small-cell lung carcinoma, B-cell lymphoma, renal carcinoma, retinoblastoma, and other cancers of neuroectodermal origin.
US10633451B2	Bispecific antibody molecules with antigen-transfected T-cells and their use in medicine The present invention relates to a bispecific (monoclonal) antibody molecule with a first binding domain binding an antigen on CD8+ T-cells that does not naturally occur in and/or on CD8+ T-cells and a second binding domain binding to a tumor specific antigen naturally occurring on the surface of a tumor cell. The bispecific (monoclonal) antibody molecules are particularly useful in combination with transduced CD8+ T-cells comprising an antigen which does not naturally occur in and/or on CD8+ T-cells and/or a T-cell receptor. The invention provides the use of said (bispecific) antibody molecules as a medicament, the (bispecific) antibody molecules for use in a method for the treatment of particular diseases as well as a pharmaceutical composition/medicament comprising said (bispecific) antibody molecules, wherein said (bispecific) antibody molecules are to be administered in combination with transduced CD8+ T-cells comprising an antigen which does not naturally occur in and/or on CD8+ T-cells and/or a T-cell receptor in a specific treatment regimen. Further aspects of the invention are nucleic acid sequences encoding said bispecific (monoclonal) antibody molecules, vectors.host cells, methods for the production of the (bispecific) antibody molecule as well as a kit comprising the (bispecific) antibody molecule of the invention.
US10633450B2	Methods for enhancing anti-tumor antibody therapy Methods are provided to enhance the efficacy of antibody therapy directed to tumor cells.
US10633449B2	Treatment and reversal of fibrosis and inflammation by inhibition of the TL1A-DR3 signaling pathway The invention relates to methods of treating fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease. In one embodiment, the present invention treats gut inflammation by administering a therapeutically effective dosage of TL1A inhibitors and/or DR3 inhibitors to an individual. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reversing tissue fibrosis in an individual by inhibiting TL1A-DR3 signaling function.
US10633446B2	Antibodies directed against ICOS and uses thereof The present invention provides antibodies directed against ICOS or a derivative thereof which neutralize ICOS engagement on Treg by inhibiting the fixation between ICOS and ICOS-L and abrogate proliferation of Treg induced by plasmacytoid dendritic cells. The present invention further provides antibodies directed against ICOS or a derivative thereof which induce IL-10 and IFNγ production, induce CD4− T cells proliferation, reduce Tconv proliferation, and increase the immunosuppressive function of Treg.
US10633445B2	T-cell receptor (TCR)-binding antibodies and uses thereof Antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof are provided that bind to T-cell receptors (e.g., TCRα), essentially independent of T-cell epitope specificity. Methods for manipulation of T-cells and methods of treatment using such antibodies are likewise provided.
US10633439B2	Antibodies for IL-17C The present invention provides antibodies or antibody fragments binding to human IL-17C. In particular, it relates to antibodies or antibody fragments that have combined beneficial properties and are therefore useful for the treatment of humans having, for example, atopic dermatitis or psoriasis.
US10633434B2	Anti-C5 antibodies The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that bind to the complement factor 5 (C5) protein, and methods of use thereof. In various embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to C5 protein. In some embodiments, the antibodies of the invention are useful for inhibiting or neutralizing C5 activity, thus providing a means of treating or preventing a C5-related disease or disorder in humans. In some embodiments, the invention provides for an anti-C5 antibody that has improved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, e.g., a half-life of more than 10 days.
US10633425B2	Method of protecting tissue from damage by administering a bi-specific therapeutic protein comprising insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and Annexin A5 Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue.
US10633420B2	Antimicrobial peptides with wound healing activity Peptides having antimicrobial properties are described herein, as are compositions containing such peptides, and methods for using the peptides.
US10633419B2	Immunomodulators The present disclosure provides compounds which are immunomodulators and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases.
US10633417B2	Conotoxin peptides, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof The present disclosure describes analog conotoxin peptides of the α-contoxin peptide RgIA. These analog conotoxin peptides block the α9α10 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and can be used for treating pain, inflammatory conditions, inflammation, and/or cancer.
US10633414B2	Tandem folding methods to improve protein folding yield Methods of refolding proteins are provided, especially cysteine-containing proteins such as insulin, proinsulin, and analogues thereof. The methods make used of tandem folding via the addition, at two different time, of two different reducing agents. A first reversible reducing agent can be added to induce folding and, at a later time, a second irreversible reducing agent can be added to prevent and/or reverse the formation of aggregates via intermolecular sulfide bonds. The methods can be used to reform a variety of cysteine-containing proteins with high yield of the native form, e.g. about 60 mol %, 70 mol %, or more.
US10633413B2	Methods of treating Parkinson's disease using aminosterols and compositions comprising the same This invention relates to methods of stimulating the activity of the human and animal enteric nervous system. The method comprises orally administering an aminosterol, such as squalamine, a naturally occurring aminosterol isolated from Squalus acanthias, or derivatives thereof, to a subject in need.
US10633408B2	Nucleoside-lipid compounds with pH-sensitive dialkylorthoester chains and their use for transportation or vectorization of at least one therapeutic agent The invention relates to new nucleoside-lipid compounds with pH-sensitive dialkylorthoester chains, to the process for their preparation and to their uses, in particular their use for transportation or vectorization of at least one therapeutic agent.
US10633404B2	Metal tricarbonyl complexes comprising substituted iminodiactic acid ligands and uses as radioisotope tracers This disclosure relates to compositions comprising substituted iminodiacetic acid ligands and metal tricarbonyl complexes containing the ligands and derivatives thereof. In certain embodiments, the metal tricarbonyl complexes are used as radioisotope tracers such as renal tracers. In certain embodiments, the metal complexes comprise 99mTc or Re. In certain embodiments, the ligands are substituted with a fluorine, a fluorine-18 (F18) radioisotope, or other radionuclide.
US10633402B2	Tin-containing dopant compositions, systems and methods for use in ion implantation systems A novel method and system for using certain tin compounds as dopant sources for ion implantation are provided. A suitable tin-containing dopant source material is selected based on certain attributes. Some of these attributes include stability at room temperature; sufficient vapor pressure to be delivered from its source supply to an ion chamber and, the ability to produce a suitable beam current for ion implantation to achieve the required implant Sn dosage.
US10633389B2	CARM1 inhibitors and uses thereof Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, wherein X, R1, R1a, R2a, R2b, R2c, R2d, are as defined herein, and Ring HET is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring system of Formula: wherein L2, R13, G8, G10, G11, and G12 are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting CARM1 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating CARM1-mediated disorders are also described.
US10633381B2	KRas G12C inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit KRas G12C. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds that irreversibly inhibit the activity of KRas G12C, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of use therefor.
US10633380B2	Process for preparing N-(5-(3-(7-(3-fluorophenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-C]pyridin-2-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-3-methylbutanamide Provided herein is a synthetic process for preparing a compound of Formula (1). The disclosure also provides useful intermediates and salts, amorphous and polymorph forms of the compound of Formula (1). These compounds are useful for various disease including cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, and osteoarthritis as well as Wnt-related diseases.
US10633379B2	Bromodomain inhibitors The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, X1, and X2 have any of the values defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as agents in the treatment of diseases and conditions, including inflammatory diseases, cancer, and AIDS. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I).
US10633377B2	Imidazole and thiazole compositions for modifying biological signaling Compounds having General Formula (I) or General Formula (II): in which R1 is chosen from C1 to C10 aliphatic or heteroaliphatic groups, optionally substituted with one or more aryl groups, substituted aryl groups, heteroaryl groups, substituted heteroaryl groups, or combination thereof, R2 is chosen from aromatic moieties, substituted aromatic moieties, heteroaromatic moieties, substituted heteroaromatic moieties, and coumarin; R3 is chosen from —H, C1 to C10 aliphatic or heteroaliphatic groups, phenyl, or substituted phenyl, wherein the aliphatic or heteroaliphatic groups are optionally substituted with one or more phenyl groups, aryl groups, heteroaryl groups, substituted heteroaryl groups, or combination thereof, and wherein the aliphatic or heteroaliphatic groups are optionally bonded to R2 to form a ring; X is S or O; and Y is S or NH, may be used in pharmaceutical compositions that modify of biological signaling processes or as reagents for biological assays.
US10633372B2	Process for the preparation of amorphous (1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-[3-[[5-(4 fluorophenyl)-2-thienyl]-4-methylphenyl]-D-glucitol and its polymorphs thereof The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of amorphous (1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-[3-[[5 -(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienyl]methyl]-4-methylphenyl]-D-glucitol compound of formula-1, represented by the following structural formula.
US10633370B2	Phenyl indole allosteric inhibitors of p97 ATPase The present invention is directed to methods of inhibiting p97 and compounds and compositions useful in such methods. Diseases and conditions the can be treated with the compounds and compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders susceptible to treatment by inhibition of p97.
US10633367B2	Fluorine- and/or deuterium-containing compounds for treating non-small cell lung cancer and related diseases Novel fluoride and/or deuterium-containing chemical, compounds useful for treating cancer or a related disease or disorder thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
US10633366B2	Antibacterial compounds The present invention relates to novel antibacterial compounds (1) as defined below, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as antimicrobials. A compound of formula (1): A-L1-Y-L2-R—B, wherein A is a cyclic group having one of the following formulae (I), (II) and (III), and wherein B is cyclic group having one of the following formulae (IV) to (IX).
US10633364B2	Crystals of quinazoline derivative and preparation method therefor The invention relates to Crystal form I and Crystal form II of dihydrochloride of N-(4-((3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)amino)-7-((7-methyl-7-azaspiro[3.5]nonan-2-yl)methoxy)quinazolin-6-yl)acrylamide represented by the following Formula (I), and preparation methods therefor, wherein the Crystal form I has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic peaks at the 2θ positions of 6.0±0.2°, 7.3±0.2°, 11.7±0.2°, 12.9±0.2°, 18.4±0.2°, 24.7±0.2°, and 26.3±0.2°, as determined by using Cu-Kα radiation, and the Crystal form II has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic peaks at the 2θ positions of 5.0±0.2°, 7.0±0.2°, 10.1±0.2°, 17.0±0.2°, 26.0±0.2°, and 26.5±0.2°, as determined by using Cu-Kα radiation.
US10633362B2	Benzothiophene estrogen receptor modulators This invention is a benzothiophene estrogen receptor modulator or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a pharmaceutically acceptable composition thereof to treat an estrogen-related medical disorder.
US10633360B2	Efficient process for the synthesis of alkoxy substituted benzaldehydes The present invention relates to the synthesis of alkoxy substituted benzaldehydes obtained from the corresponding alkoxy substituted benzenes. Alkoxy substituted benzaldehydes are products of broad commercial interest and are used as end products and intermediates in flavor and fragrance applications and pharmaceutical ingredients. For example, 3,4-methylendioxy-benzaldehyde (also known as heliotropin or piperonal) is used widely both as a end product and intermediate for the above mentioned applications. Other examples include 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde and 3,4-ethylenedioxybenzene which are intermediates in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical intermediates.
US10633359B2	Preparation of macrocyclic lactones A process for preparing a macrocyclic lactone comprising 14 to 17 ring carbon atoms, the process comprising the steps of i) subjecting a reaction mixture comprising an olefin-containing random polyester, formed by metathesis to a cyclo-depolymerization reaction to form the macrocyclic lactone, and ii) concomitant removal of the macrocyclic lactone from the reaction mixture.
US10633357B2	Intermediates and process for preparing intermediates in the production of substituted pyrazolopyridines The present application relates to a novel and efficient process for preparing novel substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines of the formula (VI) which are suitable as an intermediate for production of medicaments and for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders. More particularly, the 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines of the formula (VI) are suitable for preparation of the compound of the formula (I) which serves for production of medicaments, for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.
US10633356B2	Hydrates of substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines The present application relates to a novel and efficient process for preparing novel substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines of the formula (VI) which are suitable as an intermediate for production of medicaments and for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders. More particularly, the 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines of the formula (VI) are suitable for preparation of the compound of the formula (I) which serves for production of medicaments, for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.
US10633352B2	Process for preparing 1,1,3-trioxo-1,2-benzothiazole-6-carboxamide A process for preparing, 1,1,3-Trioxo-1,2-benzothiazole-6-carboxamide of formula (I) comprising: reacting 2-chloro-sulfonyl-terephthalic acid dialkyl ester of formula (II) with ammonia (N H3) or ammonium containing-salt; wherein R represents a branched or non-branched C1-C12 alkyl.
US10633351B2	Halogenated compound and axially chiral isomer thereof A halogenated compound, an axially chiral isomer thereof, and an application thereof in preparing drugs for disorders closely related to aberrant levels of uric acid.
US10633350B2	Diphenyl derivatives and uses thereof The present disclosure provides a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and its therapeutic uses for activating a growth factor pathway, promoting wound healing, promoting tissue repair, and treating hearing loss, skeletal muscle loss, organ degeneration, tissue damage, neurodegeneration, and muscular atrophy. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions and combinations. The present disclosure also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
US10633349B2	P2X4 receptor antagonist The present invention relates to a diazepine derivative represented by the following general formula (I) (in the formula, R1 and R2 represent hydrogen atom and the like, or R1 and R2 bind together to form a naphthalene ring and the like together with the benzene ring to which they bind, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen atom and the like, R5 represents hydrogen atom and the like, R6 and R7 represent hydrogen atom and the like, X represents C, CH or N, Y represents N, NH or C(═O), provided that when X is N, Y is not N or NH, and when X is C or CH, Y is not C(═O), Z represents oxygen atom or sulfur atom, A represents benzene ring and the like, B represents NHC(═O) and the like, D represents an atomic bond and the like, E represents an atomic bond and the like, G represents benzene which may be substituted and the like, and m represents an integer of 0 to 5) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and a P2X4 receptor antagonist.
US10633348B2	Methods to treat lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma The present invention provides compounds of any one of Formulae (A), (I-11), (II), and (V) (e.g., compounds of Formula (A-1)-(A-18)), and methods for treating Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) and other B cell neoplams in a subject using the compounds. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the compounds. Also provided are methods to treat B cell neoplasms using the compounds in combination with inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1), interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4), bone marrow on X chromosome kinase (BMX), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), transforming growth factor b-activated kinase-1 (TAK1), and/or a Src family kinase.
US10633347B2	Crystal form B of 1-isobutyryl-1′-((1-(4,4,4-trifluorobutyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)methyl)spiro[azetidine-3,3′-indolin]-2′-one Disclosed are a method for preparing an imidazole derivative and crystal form A and crystal form B thereof, and also disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of formula (I) and an intermediate thereof.
US10633346B2	Methods for producing optically active valeric acid derivatives A method for producing a compound (4), which comprises allowing a compound (1) to react with hydrogen gas in an inert solvent, in the presence of a specific chiral ligand and a ruthenium catalyst, or in the presence of an asymmetric transition metal complex catalyst previously generated from the chiral ligand and the ruthenium catalyst.
US10633344B2	Multiple-component solid phases containing at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient The subject invention concerns a method for identifying complementary chemical functionalities to form a desired supramolecular synthon. The subject invention also pertains to binary phase compositions comprising one or more pharmaceutical entities and methods for producing such compositions.
US10633343B2	Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound A compound represented by the general formula, or a salt thereof, has exceptional CXCL10 inhibitory activity and is useful as a treatment agent for the prevention and/or treatment, etc., of diseases involving overproduction of CXCL10. In the formula: R1 is a C1-6 alkyl group, etc.; R2 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; R3 is a halogen atom, etc.; Z1, Z2, and Z3 are CH, etc.; X1 is CONH, etc.; ring A is a phenyl group, etc.; R4 is a halogen atom, etc.; and m is an integer of 0-5.
US10633342B2	Inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and methods of their use There are disclosed compounds that modulate or inhibit the enzymatic activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer, viral infections and/or inflammatory disorders utilizing the compounds of the invention.
US10633341B2	Picolinic acid derivatives and their use as intermediates The present invention relates to new picolinic acid derivatives of formula (I) and their use as intermediates in the process of making pyridine derivatives, including (S)-3-amino-6-methoxy-N-(3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)picolinamide that are useful for the treatment of respiratory disorders.
US10633340B1	Synthesis of oxime nerve agent antidotes The present invention relates to a new route to bis-quaternary pyridinium oximes which can be utilized to restore activity of acetylcholinesterase inhibited by combination with organophosphates.
US10633336B2	Dopamine D2 receptor ligands The present invention relates to novel dopamine D2 receptor ligands. The invention further relates to functionally-biased dopamine D2 receptor ligands and the use of these compounds for treating or preventing central nervous system and systemic disorders associated with dysregulation of dopaminergic activity. The present invention relates to novel compounds that modulate dopamine D2 receptors. In particular, compounds of the present invention show functional selectivity at the dopamine D2 receptors and exhibit selectivity downstream of the D2 receptors, on the 0-arrestin pathway and/or on the cAMP pathway.
US10633328B2	Polyetheramines based on 1,3-dialcohols This invention relates to polyetheramines based on 1,3-dialcohols, in particular to an etheramine mixture comprising at least 90% by weight, based on the total weight of the etheramine mixture, of anamine of Formula (I) and/or (II), wherein R1-R12 are independently selected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl, wherein at least one of R1-R6 and at least one of R7-R12 is different from H, wherein A1-A9 are independently selected from linear or branched alkylenes having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 2-10 carbon atoms, most preferably 2-5 carbon atoms, wherein Z1-Z4 are independently selected from OH or NH2, wherein at least one of Z1-Z2 and at least one of Z3-Z4 is NH2, and wherein the sum of x+y is in the range of from 2 to 200, wherein x≥1 and y≥1; and x1+y1 is in the range of from 2 to 200, preferably 2-20, most preferably 2-10, wherein x1≥1 and y1≥1.
US10633326B2	Methods for producing an ester of an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid A method for producing esters of an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid are disclosed, the method includes reacting a three or four carbon beta-hydroxyalkanoate composition or mixtures thereof with a mono-alcohol under heating conditions to form a reaction product and distilling the reaction product to recover a composition containing at least fifty percent by weight of the ester of the alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid.
US10633325B1	O-phenyl phenoxyalkyl acrylate and methods for producing the same The present disclosure provides a method for preparing o-phenyl phenoxyalkyl acrylate, including: transesterifying an acrylate-based compound with a biphenyl alcohol compound in the absence of a solvent and in the presence of a catalyst and a polymerization inhibitor to prepare the o-phenyl phenoxyalkyl acrylate represented by the following formula (II), wherein the catalyst is a compound containing a tin element or a titanium element. According to the method of the present disclosure, the o-phenyl phenoxyalkyl acrylate having transparency and high refractive index can be obtained. Moreover, the method of the present disclosure has the characteristics of high conversion rate and high selectivity, and does not need to add other organic solvents, so that many purification processes can be saved, and the production cost is effectively reduced, which has the value of industrial application.
US10633317B2	Method of production of methanol using CO2 and H2 Utilizing the common knowledge formula for creation of methanol CO2+3H2→CH3OH+H2O; for each mole of carbon dioxide, three moles of hydrogen are needed to produce one equivalent unit of methanol.Mixing two gases and producing methanol can be accomplished per the one-line diagram concept, FIG. 1, and gas mixing apparatus, FIG. 2; under high pressure (from 3250 to 5000 psi) and high temperature (750 to 800° F.) without the presence of a catalyst.The hypothesis in this case is that the closer the mixing temperature is to the auto-ignition of hydrogen, the higher is the quality of the mixing environment. The mixing temperature in my invention is guided by the auto-ignition of hydrogen in this case (auto-ignition for hydrogen is 932° F. (or 500° C.) and the auto-ignition temperature for methanol is 867° F. (or 464° C.).After mixing the two gases, the result is methanol and water. The first step in this stage is to cool the substance by way of cooling tower, followed by a pressure lowering tank.Next is a separation process to separate methanol and water. By cooling the substance/mixture about 28.4° F. (−2° C.), the water will freeze, turning into ice, and ice will be removed from methanol mechanically. Water and methanol then will be stored in appropriate tanks (FIG. 1).
US10633313B1	Method for maximizing the value of gas streams containing carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen A method for maximizing the value of gas streams containing carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen including splitting a carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen containing stream into a first fraction and a second fraction, introducing at least a portion of a scrubbed first fraction into a temperature swing adsorption unit to further remove carbon dioxide and to remove water, separating at least a portion of the scrubbed and dried first fraction to produce a carbon monoxide product stream and a hydrogen product stream, combining at least a portion of the hydrogen product stream and the second fraction to produce a methanol-synthesis gas stream, wherein at least a portion of a crude methanol stream, generated after a single pass through the methanol synthesis reactor, is withdrawn and used as a crude methanol product, and wherein the methanol-synthesis gas stream is produced without utilizing a water gas shift reaction.
US10633311B2	Catalytic hydrogenation of fluoroolefins, alhpa-alumina supported palladium compositions and their use as hydrogenation catalysts A hydrogenation process is disclosed. The process involves reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the carrier. Also disclosed is a palladium catalyst composition consisting essentially of palladium supported on α-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, characterized by: the palladium catalyst consisting essentially of palladium supported on α-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising (a) passing a mixture comprising fluoroolefin and H2 through a bed of palladium catalyst in a reaction zone wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier; and (b) producing a hydrofluoroalkane product; characterized by: the palladium catalyst in the front of the bed having lower palladium concentration than the palladium catalyst in the back of the bed.
US10633305B2	Process for separating hydrogen from an olefin hydrocarbon effluent vapor stream One or more specific embodiments disclosed herein includes a method for separating hydrogen from an olefin hydrocarbon rich compressed effluent vapor stream, employing a single heat exchanger, multiple gas-liquid separators, multiple expander/compressor sets, and a rectifier attached to a liquid product drum.
US10633303B2	Catalytic composition comprising nickel and a phosphine-type ligand, and use thereof in an olefin oligomerisation method A process for the dimerization of ethylene to 1-butene, carried out with a catalytic composition comprising: at least one nickel precursor with an oxidation number of (+II), at least one phosphine ligand with formula PR1R2R3 in which the groups R1, R2 and R3 may be identical or different and which may or may not be bonded together, and at least one activating agent selected from the group formed by chlorinated and brominated hydrocarbylaluminium compounds, used alone or as a mixture, the composition having a molar ratio of the phosphine ligand to the nickel precursor in the range 5 to 30 and a molar ratio of the activating agent to the phosphine ligand greater than or equal to 1.
US10633298B2	Nutrient complexing compositions The invention provides compositions, systems and methods for controlling loss of nutrients and other substances from planting sites.
US10633297B2	Method of manufacturing honeycomb structure A method of applying a circumferential coating material on a circumferential surface of a ceramic honeycomb structure to form a circumferential coat layer.The method includes vertically aligning the longitudinal axis of the ceramic honeycomb structure, rotating the ceramic honeycomb structure around the vertically-aligned longitudinal axis, and applying the circumferential coating material on the circumferential surface of the rotating honeycomb structure at a discharge speed of 50 to 120 mm/s, calculated by Discharge speed V [mm/s]=Supplied amount q [g/s] of circumferential coating material÷(Density ρ [g/mm3] of circumferential coating material×Area S [mm2] of discharge opening).
US10633295B2	Sound-absorbing material particle and preparation method thereof The invention discloses a sound-absorbing material particle and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: step 1, mixing a sound-absorbing raw material with a templating agent and water to prepare a sound-absorbing slurry, filling a reaction kettle with a porous ceramic substrate and the sound-absorbing slurry that are mixed together; step 2, performing hydrothermal crystallization in the reaction kettle to ensure that the sound-absorbing raw material is crystallized on the porous ceramic substrate and constitutes the sound-absorbing material particle together with the porous ceramic substrate; step 3, performing solid-liquid separation on the materials in the reaction kettle; and step 4, drying and roasting the sound-absorbing material particle.
US10633292B2	Sintered material and cutting tool including same A sintered material includes cubic boron nitride grains and a binder, a grain size D50 of the cubic boron nitride grains when a cumulative value of the cubic boron nitride grains is 50% in an area-based grain size distribution being more than 0.5 μm and less than or equal to 5 μm, more than or equal to 70 volume % and less than or equal to 98 volume % of the cubic boron nitride grains being included in the sintered material, the binder being composed of A1-xCrxN, where 0≤x≤1, and a remainder, the remainder being composed of at least one of a first element and a compound including the first element and a second element, the first element being one or more elements selected from a group consisting of W, Co, Ni, Mo, Al, and Cr, the second element being one or more elements selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and boron.
US10633288B2	Carbonate-bonded construction products from steel-making residues and method for making the same A building product is made from granular material and a binder that includes steel slag. A process for making the building product includes combining the granular material and the binder and then curing the combined granular material and binder with carbon dioxide. A building material includes a mixture of steel slag and a silica-rich material. The steel slag and silica-rich material is treated by heating. The silica-rich material may be waste glass and/or fly ash. A process for making the building material includes mixing the steel slag and silica-rich material and further heating the mixture.
US10633287B2	Manufactured natural pozzolan, improved manufactured natural pozzolan-based cement and method of making and using same The present invention comprises a product. The product comprises a first mineral in particulate form and having a first pozzolanic reactivity and a second mineral in particulate form and having a second pozzolanic reactivity greater than the first reactivity, wherein the surface of at least some of the particles of the first mineral is at least partially covered with particles of the second mineral. A method of making the composition of the present invention is also disclosed.
US10633285B2	Additive pack An additive pack which comprises a water-soluble capsule containing a water-dispersible polymer powder (dispersion powder) is used to prepare aqueous construction materials such as cements and mortars on site, while offering set properties equivalent or superior to ready to mix dry mix formulations.
US10633284B2	Hyaloclastite pozzolan, hyaloclastite based cement, hyaloclastite based concrete and method of making and using same The invention comprises a composition comprising hyaloclastite having a volume-based mean particle size of less than or equal to 40 μm. The invention also comprises a cementitious material comprising a hydraulic cement and hyaloclastite, wherein the hyaloclastite has a volume-based mean particle size of less than or equal to approximately 40 μm. The invention further comprises a cementitious-based material comprising aggregate, a cementitious material comprising a hydraulic cement and hyaloclastite, wherein the hyaloclastite has a volume-based mean particle size of less than or equal to approximately 40 μm and water sufficient to hydrate the cementitious material. A method of using the composition of the present invention is also disclosed.
US10633282B2	Oxy-calcination process Method and installation for calcining cement raw meal in a calciner whereby fuel and a calciner oxidant having an oxygen content of at least 30% vol are introduced into the calciner so as to generate either an oxidant-lean zone or a fuel-lean zone in the calciner located between the lowermost fuel inlet level and the lowermost oxidant inlet level of the calciner, between 50% and 100% by weight of the raw meal being supplied to the calciner upstream of and/or within the oxidant-lean, respectively the fuel-lean zone.
US10633278B2	Method of cutting out glass plate and positioning cut-out glass plate and apparatus thereof A cut-out glass plate positioning apparatus includes: a cut line forming device 4 provided in a cut line forming position 4a; a bend-breaking and separating device 6 for cutting out unworked plate glasses 5 from an unworked plate glass 2 along the cut lines 3; a pair of position and angle correcting devices 8 for effecting correction of the position and angle with respect to the unworked plate glass 5; a pair of sucking and transporting devices 9 for suckingly lifting and transporting the unworked plate glass 5 to each position and angle correcting device 8; and two CCD cameras 10 respectively installed above the position and angle correcting devices 8.
US10633277B2	Plate glass production method, plate glass, and laminated glass production method Provided is a sheet glass production process for properly producing sheet glass having a convex shape in section in a width direction orthogonal to the advancing direction of a glass ribbon. A glass ribbon G2 advancing on molten metal 22 is heated so as to have both edge portions G2B heated more intensely than a central portion G2A in a width direction thereof in an upstream zone of the molten metal bath, and a plurality of rolls 23 are rotated in contact with both edge portions G2B of the glass ribbon G2 such that upstream rolls 23A in an advancing direction F1 have a lower peripheral speed than downstream rolls 23B in the advancing direction.
US10633272B2	Recovery of phosphorus compounds from wastewater The present invention concerns a process for recovering phosphates from wastewater by adding to the wastewater at least one organic coagulant or polymer in a mechanical treatment step that leaves dissolved phosphorus in the water phase, separating a mechanical sludge from the treated wastewater, preferably by sedimentation, flotation or filtration, carrying the phosphorus-containing treated wastewater in a post-treatment step, where at least one chemical precipitant is added to precipitate the dissolved phosphate into solid phosphates, and separating the solid phosphates from the treated wastewater to recover the phosphates.
US10633270B2	Filtration enhancement device for a circulating water culture system and method of making/maintaining same A filter enhancement device applied to a circulating water culture system and the method of making same, the device includes four components: protective shell, protective agents, microbial powder and proliferation promoting agents. The interior of the protective shell contains protective agents, microbial powder and proliferation promoting agents. Microbial powder and proliferation promoting agents are embedded in the modified-release layer.
US10633269B2	Method for determining the amount of anammox bacteria A method and a kit for determining the amount of anammox bacteria in a bioreactor, comprising the steps of 1) removing a sample from the bioreactor, 2) mixing the sample with alkali, 3) heating the samples to at least 60° C., 4) separating solid components, 5) adding a reducing agent to the liquid phase, 6) measuring the translucence of the liquid phase in a spectrophotometer at three wavelengths ranging from 500 to 600 nm, and 7) comparing the measured translucence to a reference spectrum.
US10633265B2	Device for container water filtering The invention relates to a water filtration with a process optimization method, which employ cartridges with conventional electrolytic cells that have electrolytic cells, modified with automated control systems for the purpose of manipulating, monitoring and performing maintenance strategies in a single device, either in mobile containers or in swimming pools, gutters, etc., in such a way that: the purification process of the liquid, preferably water, is increased, the speed of its processing is increased, a process that is conventionally performed manual way is automated; in addition to optimizing the materials used in the purification, the process minimizes the risks of infiltration of impurities in the organism by immersion in treated waters with high pollutant levels; finally the process decreases the formation of tartar in the containers.
US10633261B1	Water filtration system and method of use A portable water filtration system that is configured to provide potable water from a contaminated water source. The portable water filtration system includes a pre-treatment module and a polishing module that are fluidly coupled and contained within a stackable housing configuration. The pre-treatment module has disposed therein a pump, two solenoid valves, a first filter and a pair of ultra-filters wherein the aforementioned elements are all fluidly coupled utilizing plastic tubing. Water is cycled through the elements of the pre-treatment module and is then directed to the polishing module. Disposed within the polishing module are four filters that have filtration material therein operable to filter material within a range of 0.0002 to 0.0009 microns. The portable water filtration system is operable in a filtration mode and a flush mode.
US10633258B2	Precipitated alumina and method of preparation A process for producing alumina, the process having a seeding phase and a precipitation phase. During the seeding phase a seed mixture is produced by adding an aluminium salt to an aqueous solution and then adding an alkaline metal aluminate to the mixture while maintaining the seed mixture at generally neutral pH. The precipitation phase produces precipitated alumina by simultaneously adding aluminium salt and alkaline metal aluminate to the seed mixture while maintaining a pH from 6.9 to 7.8. The recovered precipitated alumina has at least one, preferably all the following characteristics: i) a crystallite size of 33-42 Ang.: in the (120) diagonal plane (using XRD); ii) a crystallite d-spacing (020) of between 6.30-6.59 Ang.; iii) a high porosity with an average pore diameter of 115-166 Ang.; iv) a relatively low bulk density of 250-350 kg/m3; v) a surface area after calcination for 24 hours at 1100° C. of 60-80 m2/g; and vi) a pore volume after calcination for one hour at 1000° C. 0.8-1.1 m3/g.
US10633256B1	High temperature, hydrophobic, flexible aerogel composite and method of making same Aerogels, aerogel composites and methods of making the same are discussed. One example method can include the act of creating a Boehmite colloid and adding a hydrolyzed silicon precursor to form a sol. A reinforcement can be infused with the sol, gelled to form a gel, then dried to form an aerogel composite. Such a method can also include the acts of performing one or more solvent exchanges and subjecting the gel composite to subcritical drying. Additionally, such a method can include the act of heat treating the aerogel composite. The aerogel composite can be used in high temperature, flexible seals capable of withstanding temperatures, pressures, and compression levels associated with aerodynamic heating generated during flight and in aerospace applications. The aerogel composite also can be used in thermal protection systems designed for fire protection for structures or in personnel fire protective equipment.
US10633253B1	Method for carbon nanotube purification A method for carbon nanotube purification, preferably including: providing carbon nanotubes; depositing a mask; and/or selectively removing a portion of the mask; and optionally including removing a subset of the carbon nanotubes and/or removing the remaining mask.
US10633252B2	Surface-modified inorganic substance, method for manufacturing same, resin composition, thermally conductive material, and device A surface-modified inorganic substance is obtained by performing surface modification on a inorganic nitride by using an aldehyde compound such as a compound represented by General Formula I. A resin composition contains the surface-modified inorganic substance and a monomer having a group selected from the group consisting of an oxetanyl group, an oxiranyl group, and a (meth)acrylate group. ZZ—XX—CHO General Formula I In the formula, ZZ represents a group selected from the group consisting of an amino group, a thiol group, a hydroxyl group, an isocyanate group, a carboxyl group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, an oxetanyl group, an oxiranyl group, and a (meth)acrylate group, and XX represents a divalent linking group.
US10633251B2	Method and plant design for reduction of start-up sulfur oxide emissions in sulfuric acid production The invention is a method and a sulfuric acid plant design for reduction of start-up SO2, SO3 and H2SO4 emissions in sulfuric acid production, in which SO2 is converted to SO3 in n successive catalyst beds, where n is an integer >1. The final catalytic beds are used as absorbents for SO2 to SO3 during the start-up procedure, and one or more of the m beds downstream the first bed are purged, either separately or simultaneously, with hot gas, where m is an integer >1 and m
US10633247B2	Semiconductor device and manufacture thereof A semiconductor device and its manufacturing method, relating the semiconductor techniques. The semiconductor device manufacturing method comprises: providing a first semiconductor structure, wherein the first semiconductor structure comprises a first part comprising a plurality of films separated from each other, and a first bonding component on the first part; forming an anti-stick layer on the first part covering the plurality of films; providing a second semiconductor structure comprising a second part and a second bonding component on the second part; and bonding the first bonding component with the second bonding component, so that the first part is bonded to the second part. This inventive concept prevents the adhesion of neighboring films in a semiconductor device.
US10633244B2	Blowable floccule insulation and method of making same The disclosure provides blowable insulation or filling material, and apparatus and methods for making same. The blowable insulation or filling material includes a plurality of discrete elongate floccules each formed of a plurality of fibers. The floccules include a relatively open enlarged medial portion. The floccules also include relatively condensed twisted tail portions extending from opposing ends of the medial portion. The floccules can be utilized by existing garment fill blowing machines without clogging thereof, and include a superior soft hand feel, thermal resistance and launderability. The floccules may be formed by forcing staple fibers through apertures of a rotating hollow drum to partially form the floccule structure within the drum. The partially formed floccules may be retained within the rotating drum for a dwell time to finalize the floccule structure.
US10633239B2	Communication system for monitoring beer kegs A beer keg is identified to a brewery which fills the keg and identifies the date on which the beer keg is filled. A sensor system is attachable to or built in the beer keg, including a temperature sensor for the beer and a location sensor for the keg. The sensor information is transmitted to data storage associated with the brewery. Information is provided directly between the brewery and the sensor system on the keg.
US10633232B2	Floor conveyor Systems and methods for a floor conveyor include a sensor device and a control unit, wherein the control unit is operable to control the travel functions of the floor conveyor, wherein the sensor device is arranged to be able to provide the control unit with sensor data, wherein the sensor device is arranged such that it can detect objects in a plane. The plane is arranged to a have a follow section and a steer away section. And the floor conveyor is arranged such that it can determine an object to follow.
US10633229B2	Winch with integrated lighting, and associated systems and methods Winches with integrated lighting, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative winch with integrated lighting can include a frame, a cable drum rotatably supported by the frame, a drive motor operatively connected to the cable drum, and an electrical module. The electrical module can include a housing with first and second end caps coupled to the housing. An elongate light guide can be mounted to the housing between the housing and the cable drum with one or more drum light sources connected to the elongate light guide.
US10633228B2	Crane The present invention relates to a crane, in particular to a revolving tower crane, having a boom rotatable about an upright slewing gear axis by a slewing gear drive and having an out-of-operation brake which allows and brakes rotary movements of the boom in the out-of-operation state. In accordance with the invention, the out-of-operation brake is configured as working electrodynamically and comprises an electric motor of the slewing gear drive which can be operated as an electric-motor brake.
US10633223B1	Adjustable spreader bar A spreader bar apparatus provides a bar member having a bar length and first and second bar end portions. A plurality of stops (e.g., transverse bar openings) are spaced between the bar and end portions. A first bar lifting portion or link assembly is movable relative to the bar and into different positions. A second bar lifting portion or link assembly is movable relative to the bar and into different positions. Each bar lifting portion or link assembly has a trunnion sleeve fitted with multiple links. One or more lifting lines are each attachable to the lifting portions such as to an upper link or lower link. Each lifting member includes an upper link, a lower link, and a trunnion sleeve, wherein the trunnion sleeve has a bore that is sized and shaped to receive the bar, wherein the upper and lower links are rotatably mounted to the trunnion sleeve.
US10633221B2	Method for using an elevator system and elevator system having fast emergency evacuation of a floor The invention relates to a method for using an elevator system in a building having several vertically spaced floors served by an elevator system, particularly by one or more vertically traveling elevator cars of an elevator system, said floors comprising at least a first floor, a second floor, and a plurality of intermediate floors positioned vertically between the first and second floor, the elevator system being configured to have several modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an evacuation operating mode, in which normal operating mode a car of the elevator system is used to serve a first set of floors, and in which evacuation operating mode said elevator car is used to serve a second set of floors different from said first set of floors; the method comprising evacuating passengers from the first floor to the second floor, the evacuating comprising changing the mode of the elevator system from the normal operating mode to the evacuation operating mode; and determining the second set of floors to include the first floor and an intermediate stop floor from amongst the plurality of intermediate floors or a subset thereof; and transporting a load of passengers from the first floor with said elevator car without intermediate stops to said intermediate stop floor; and repeating one or more times said transporting a load of passengers from the first floor; and after one or more of said transporting, transporting passengers from said intermediate stop floor with an elevator car to the second floor. The invention relates also to an elevator system implementing the method.
US10633220B2	Monitoring system for pneumatic core shafts and shaft adapters A monitoring system for pneumatic shafts and pneumatic shaft adapters. A sensor assembly is physically joined in operative engagement with the bladders of pneumatic shafts and adapters. Sensed data is wirelessly transmitted to a remote receiver for processing and display.
US10633219B2	Compact high fidelity cable reel A retractable cord reel houses contacts that connect autonomously when the user aligns the spool to lock it from retracting. The spool and housing contains high quality, sensitive contacts for high speed data and other critical signals that engage when indexed by the user. The design is flexible for adaptation to a variety of applications and scalable based on cable type and length as well as the number of contacts required. The contacts are engaged when the user allows an indexing dog to engage a spool indexing housing causing the dog to shift and force a mating lever to make the electrical connection. Decoupling occurs instantly when the spool is slightly rotated by the user. The user's only action throughout the process is to pull the cable. Without this intentional action of the user, the spool, rotates freely and the contacts are not engaged.
US10633217B2	Reel housing for dual use A badge reel device is attachable to a user via a lanyard or an attachment clip. The badge reel device includes a housing, a retractable cord partially disposed within the internal volume of the housing and extending through the aperture of the housing for attachment to a badge, an attachment clip on the housing (with the attachment clip being configured for attachment to the user to wear the badge reel device in a first wearing mode), and a lanyard attachment structure on the housing (with the lanyard attachment structure being configured for attachment to a lanyard, for the user to wear the badge reel device in a second wearing mode).
US10633211B2	Creel for roving bobbins A creel, such as may be used to supply fiberglass roving to a production process, includes an enclosure and a number of rotatable axles held within the enclosure. Each of the axles is of a shape and size to be inserted into a bobbin of roving. The creel also includes a drive mechanism coupled to each of the plurality of rotatable axles, the drive mechanism synchronizing the rotation of the axles. Bobbins of roving may be stacked on the axles and connected to provide continuous roving. As roving is drawn from the creel, the rate of rotation of the axles may be selected to counteract twisting of the roving that would otherwise result.
US10633209B2	Application device for low cost covering on SIR wire, tether wires, and any round rod shaped component A tape dispenser is disclosed. The tape dispenser may include a pair of spools that are configured to carry tape and a spring disposed between the spools. The spring is preferably arranged to form a claw having two distal ends biased towards each other. The distal ends may each include a roller rotatably attached thereto. The spring may be configured to open responsive to a force on the roller resulting from a shaft coming between the rollers such that the rollers rotate to travel around the shaft to apply the tape.
US10633207B2	Vacuum commutation apparatus and methods The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting a discrete element. A preferably rotatably driven vacuum commutation zone (or internal vacuum manifold), preferably internal to a preferably independently driven porous vacuum roll or drum is disclosed. The vacuum manifold applies vacuum through pores in the driven porous vacuum roll or puck in order to hold material against an external surface of the vacuum roll or puck. By independently controlling the vacuum commutation zone and the driven porous surface, unique motion profiles of the vacuum commutation zone relative to the driven porous surface can be provided. Micro vacuum commutation port structures are also disclosed.
US10633206B2	Paper feeding device and paper skew judging module applied therein A paper feeding device includes a lower cover, an upper cover pivotally connected to the lower cover, at least one motor mounted to the lower cover, a feeding roller assembly and a paper skew judging module. The feeding roller assembly is pivotally connected to the lower cover and connected with the at least one motor. The paper skew judging module disposed to the lower cover, has an infrared light emitter, an infrared light receiver, a cantilever arm rotatably assembled to the lower cover, a sensing roller pivotally connected with the cantilever arm, and a lens. The infrared light emitter is mounted to the lower cover. The infrared light receiver is mounted to the lower cover and is disposed opposite to the infrared light emitter. The lens is fastened to the cantilever arm, and disposed between the infrared light emitter and the infrared light receiver. The lens has different photopermeabilities.
US10633204B2	Apparatus for automatically unstacking a pallet on which at least two stacks of blanks are arranged Apparatus for automatically unstacking a pallet on which at least two stacks of blanks are arranged. The apparatus comprises an unstacking station which is configured for receiving a pallet on which are arranged at least two stacks of blanks in collapsed condition. The unstacking station is further configured for taking off one by one individual blanks from the at least two stacks of blanks which are on a pallet received in the unstacking station. The apparatus further includes a feed track for conveying pallets. The feed track links up by a discharge end with the unstacking station for the purpose of feeding a pallet with stacks of blanks to be unstacked to the unstacking station. Further, the apparatus includes a blank main discharge assembly for discharging individual blanks to a further processing station.
US10633200B2	Sealing and de-stacking When being sealed, insulating glass blanks (5) are held in a sealing station (2) gripped at the base by grippers (17) of a gripper arrangement (16) and/or by suction heads (15) and rest at the top against a roller beam (7) fitted with rollers (8). As the insulating glass blank (5) is sealed, only the nozzle (11) of a sealing assembly (10) moves along the outer edge of the insulating glass blank (5), which is stationary during the sealing process. When the lower edge of an insulating glass blank (5) is sealed, grippers (17) engaging the lower edge are released and move away downwards. Sealed insulating glass is removed from the sealing station (2) by a removal robot (24) onto the side opposite the sealing assembly (10), moved to a temporary store and placed therein on A-bearing supports (29) and fan frames (30) sorted according to production lots.
US10633199B2	Enhanced pressurising of bulk material in lock hoppers A process for pressurizing bulk material in an apparatus for pressurizing bulk material in a hopper; wherein the hopper is configured as a lock hopper containing a bulk material, wherein the apparatus comprises a source of pressurized gas, lines to convey the pressurized gas from the source of pressurized gas to one or more inlets of the lock hopper, a valve arrangement arranged in the lines, wherein the process is characterized in that said valve arrangement comprises at least two valves arranged in parallel, each valve being connected to a downstream Laval tuyere, and in that said valves are controlled to open in an operating sequence to provide pressurizing gas with an adjusted gas flow rate to the lock hopper.
US10633198B2	Method and apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry-treatment device, in particular to at least one loading conveyor A method and apparatus for a transfer operation of items of laundry to be automated by a handling device, which is designed for example in the form of a handling robot. Up until now, items of laundry have been transferred usually manually from a supply conveyor to loading conveyors of, for example, feeding machines. This is work-intensive and time-consuming.
US10633196B2	Divider system A divider system for diverting objects from an infeed lane into one or more discharge lanes includes a dividing screw set, a discharge screw set, and a diverting mechanism. The dividing screw set conveys a sequence of objects to an output end of the screw set where the objects are divided by rotation of the dividing screw set and outputted alternately to first and second discharge screws of the discharge screw set to form a first series of objects conveyed by the first discharge screw and a second series of objects conveyed by the second discharge screw. The divider system includes a diverting mechanism which can be selectively actuated to divert objects from one discharge screw to the other discharge screw to form a diverted group.
US10633191B2	Movable platform for a skillet conveyor system of a vehicle assembly line A movable platform for a skillet conveyor system of a vehicle assembly line, the movable platform comprising rotation means for rotating a body of a vehicle, said rotation means being fixed to the movable platform and completely integrated with said movable platform.
US10633190B2	Apparatus for supporting an article during transport An apparatus and method for supporting an article during transport is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support surface oriented to support an underside of an article to be transported. The apparatus also includes a plurality of pins distributed over at least a portion of the support surface and movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the plurality of pins being urged into the extended position such that a lateral retaining portion of each pin protrudes above the support surface. The underside of the article, when received on the support surface, causes a first portion of the plurality of pins underlying the article to be depressed into the retracted position while a second portion of the plurality of pins remain in the extended position such that the lateral retaining portions of pins disposed adjacent to the article constrain the article to prevent movement of the article on the support surface while being transported.
US10633189B2	Sorting machine Described is a sorting machine comprising: a plurality of carriages (2), each carriage (2) comprising a loading-unloading device (3) which can be selectively activated for loading-unloading an object (O) from the carriage (2) and an electronic unit (4) configured to receive and analyse a loading-unloading signal and actuate the loading-unloading device (3) as a function of an operating mode, selected from a plurality of operating modes and uniquely associated with the loading-unloading signal; a plurality of loading stations (9) and a plurality of unloading stations (10) positioned along a sorting direction (X) comprising respective actuating units (11) configured to generate the loading-unloading signal.Each carriage (2) comprises a permanent magnet (4c) which generates a stationary magnetic field and each actuating unit (11) comprises a Hall effect transducer (12) configured to detect the presence of the stationary magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet (4c).
US10633186B2	Automated storage and retrieval system and methods A method for operating an automated storage and retrieval system includes transferring a first item storage container from an aisle to a first region of a first storage location, positioning a second item storage container in the aisle proximate the first item storage container, interlocking the second item storage container to the first item storage container by engaging a releasable coupling structure extending there between, and applying, in a first direction transverse to the aisle, a force to the second item storage container sufficient in magnitude and duration to cause the first item storage container to occupy the second region of the first storage location and the second item storage container to occupy the first region of the first storage location, whereby the first and second item storage containers remain interlocked while in the first storage location.
US10633184B2	Replenishment and order fulfillment system A warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods disposed in containers is provided. The system includes a multilevel storage array including an array of storage shelves for holding containers thereon, at least one substantially continuous lift for transporting containers to and from at least one level of the storage array, at least one transport vehicle located on the at least one level and configured to traverse a transport area transporting containers between the at least one continuous lift and container storage locations so that the at least one continuous lift communicates non-deterministically, via the transport vehicle, with storage locations of each of the storage shelves on the at least one level, an infeed transport system linked to the at least one continuous lift, and an order fulfillment station for generating order containers corresponding to customer orders where the order containers are entered onto the storage shelves of the storage array.
US10633183B2	Storage and handling system for industrial materials A storage and handling system for elongated tubing and bar stocks comprises a storage rack having cantilever arms. A material storage pallet is supported by the cantilever arms. The pallet is formed by a single-layer tubular frame having a pair of inset fork tubes to receive the tines of a forklift and which directly support loads carried on the pallet. A plurality of vertically-oriented receiving holes are disposed in transversely-aligned rows across the length of the pallet to receive a plurality of organizer pins that restrain therebetween elongated raw materials stacked transversely on the pallet. The system may be paired with a roller cart configured to transfer one of the pallets to and from the storage rack.
US10633180B2	Refuse vehicle dump verification system and apparatus A method and device for positively identifying that a dump event of a refuse container has occurred into a refuse hopper of a refuse vehicle are provided. When used with route software, alerts may be generated if a specific refuse container is missed or if an unexpected dump event occurs during the route.
US10633179B2	Garbage can lid locking device for use with truck having a mechanical arm A lid retaining device adapted to secure the lid of a container. The device adapted for receipt on the container and for contact with a mechanical arm of a garbage truck, wherein a grasping force applied to the device will move the device from a closed position to an open position. The device having a lid retaining means with an adjustable height, the height adapted to allow the lid be retained at a position that is not completely closed.
US10633177B2	Device for manually compacting waste A device for manually compacting waste, including a support plate and left-hand and right-hand lateral uprights secured to the support plate and delimiting a central space to accept a waste container. The device also includes a left-hand lever fixed pivotingly to the left-hand lateral upright about a pivot axis, and a right-hand lever fixed pivotingly to the right-hand lateral upright about a pivot axis, with the pivot axes arranged parallel to one another. The device further includes a thrust bar having a lower end fixed to a compression plate and connected to the left-hand and/or right-hand lever by a connector capable of sliding along the left-hand and/or right-hand lever to act on the thrust bar under lever action so as to move toward/away from the ground to allow the compression plate to be brought closer to and respectively further away from the support plate from a position of equilibrium.
US10633176B2	Fluid containment device A containment basin comprising a plurality of interlocking modular panels, wherein said modular panel are free-standing. The interlocking modular panel for use in a containment basin, comprise: a base section; and a side section; wherein said base section panel and side section panel being fixedly connected to one another at an edge and comprising a plurality of rib elements bridging the side section and base section.
US10633174B2	Mobile oilfield materialtransfer unit A mobile oilfield material transfer unit includes a chassis having a gooseneck and support base, the support base including a first portion and second portion, and the chassis further comprising a rear axle suspension system coupled with at least two wheels for movably supporting the chassis. The mobile oilfield material transfer unit further includes an erecting mast assembly having a mast movably connected with the chassis proximate to the second portion, and an actuator system coupled with the mast and with the chassis for moving the mast between a horizontal position and a vertical position. At least two vertical conveyor assemblies may be coupled with the erecting mast and moveable between the horizontal position and the vertical position, and at least two horizontal conveyor systems may be coupled with the support frame and engageable with the at least two vertical conveyor assemblies. Each of the at least two horizontal conveyor systems may have a horizontal section with an inlet and an inclinable section with a discharge chute. Also, each of the at least two horizontal conveyor systems may be adapted to move a volume of oilfield material from the inlet to the discharge chute.
US10633173B2	Pack for extracting a coffee beverage Fitment assembly (10) for a container comprising in its inside volume a coffee ingredient, the fitment assembly (10) comprising: an inlet chamber (120) to accommodate an inflow of fluid for flowing through the coffee ingredient to extract a coffee beverage; a tertiary active chamber (231) on one of the sides of the fitment assembly (10) to where extracted coffee fluid together with the coffee ingredient particles is conveyed and a tertiary passive chamber (232) on the reverse side of the fitment assembly (10) to where the extracted coffee fluid after having been filtered is conveyed; a primary filter element (11) filtering the extracted coffee fluid coming from the tertiary active chamber (231) and flowing into the tertiary passive chamber (232) in such a way that only the fluid can go through and into the tertiary passive chamber (232) while the particles of coffee ingredient are retained in the tertiary active chamber (231); and an outlet duct (12) arranged in such a way that the extracted coffee beverage from the tertiary passive chamber (232) enters the outlet duct (12) and flows by gravity towards the exterior of the fitment assembly (10).
US10633171B2	Device and method for storing and/or for transporting insulating glass panes A device for storing and/or for transporting preferably substantially vertically oriented, panel-shaped objects, in particular insulating glass elements, having support planes and having compartment delimiters which delimit compartments, wherein the support planes delimit a support region. At least parts of compartment delimiters can be moved into an operative position in which parts engage through the support planes and project into the support region, with the result that compartment delimiters form compartments for panel-shaped objects in the support region with their parts which project into the support region. Compartment delimiters can be moved out of the operative position into a standby position in which compartment delimiters are arranged outside of the support region. Compartment delimiters are arranged adjustably on positioning bars and can be fixed in a form- and/or force-fitting manner on positioning bars against adjustment.
US10633169B2	Cigarette package A cigarette pack with an outer pack (10) in the embodiment as a hinge lid box and with an inner pack (11) as a sealed block is provided with an opening tab (21) for the inner pack (11) and with a closure label (23) for actuating the opening tab (21). The closure label (23) is fixed on the inner side of a lid front wall (34) by means of an actuating tab (28) and is movable with the lid (30) into the opening position. Pressure members (45, 46) cause the closure label (23) to be pressed with regions of glue onto the inner side of the lid front wall (34).
US10633166B2	Food container assembly Embodiments relate to a food container assembly having a removable internal dispensing bag or enclosure. Food product(s) such as baby food, liquids or other product(s) or material can be loaded and/or stored in the internal enclosure, which is then enclosed within an external protective enclosure, with an opening for access to product(s) stored in the internal enclosure. Straws, spoons, or other utensils can be used. The external enclosure can include snap fits or other connections to enclose the external enclosure around the internal enclosure, so that the internal enclosure can be accessed and removed for washing, reloading of food, or other handling. The external enclosure or other bag or enclosure can include a pocket for an ice pack or insulation. The external enclosure can protect against mold, fungus, or other spoilage or contamination, and can be used repeatedly to enclose bags storing various food products.
US10633164B2	Lid for containers under vacuum A closure includes an overcap having an annular skirt, and an annular wall extending inwardly from the skirt. A lid is carried by the overcap radially within the annular skirt, and includes a hub, and an annular margin extending radially outwardly with respect to the hub, and having upper and lower surfaces. An annular container seal extends circumferentially continuously around the annular margin. One or more vents may extend through the annular margin between the upper and lower surfaces thereof at one or more discrete circumferential locations radially inward with respect to the container seal. One or more vent seals may be disposed at the one or more vents between the lid and the overcap.
US10633163B1	Transport container for radioactive material A transport container for radioactive and other dangerous materials and comprising an outer impact protective steel container in which an inner container is mounted, and in which an impact absorbing cradle is positioned, wherein the cradle is structured to carry a materials containment vessel and comprises a supporting band structure formed around a vertical axis of the cradle, wherein the cradle further has a plurality of wire loops each of which is configured with an inner vertical leg, and outer vertical leg spaced radially outwardly from said inner vertical leg, a top span connecting the legs at their upper ends, and a bottom span connecting the legs at their lower ends, wherein the inner vertical legs are affixed to an outer surface of the band structure within which a containment vessel is mounted, wherein each inner and outer leg pair and an axis of the cradle lie in a common radial plane and whereby the loops are spaced peripherally around the band structure.
US10633161B2	Air cushioning material An air cushioning material includes: a belt-like part between a first and second air cells into which air is sealed, wherein side edges of the first and second air cells are connected to each other via the belt-like part; and an air flow passage that is formed in the belt-like part and communicates the first and second air cells, wherein at least a part including the air flow passage in the belt-like part is in a shape folded in a way from the first air cell to the second air cell.
US10633160B2	Packaging, cover film and use of same A packaging comprising a plastic foil molded part and a cover foil, wherein the plastic foil molded part defines the front side of the packaging and the cover foil defines the back side of the packaging and the cover foil is based on a carrier substrate provided with a semitransparent function layer, wherein the semitransparent function layer is constituted such that the cover foil has a first, visually recognizable color upon viewing in incident light and has a second, visually recognizable color upon viewing in transmitted light.
US10633154B2	Combination cap and work support system A combination cap and work support system includes a lower section configured to connect to a container and an upper section configured to provide a desired support to an object. The upper section includes multiple apices and at least one ridge. The system may be included as part of a kit that includes a container and may include applicators and other accessories. The system may be manufactured with various molding processes, including multi-shot molding and multi-cavity molds. The system may be utilized by placement upon a work surface and then placing an object upon an apex or ridge thereof, to support the object above the work surface.
US10633150B2	Pour spout device A pour spout device including a lid and a vented pour spout for improving the sealing of an opening of a wide-mouthed jar or container. The lid has a cover and a threaded outer wall, and a seal ring track on the inner side of the cover, having an inner boundary defined by a plurality of retaining ribs spaced radially inwardly from the outer wall of the lid. An annular seal is removably secured within the seal ring track and is retained by the plurality of retaining ribs. Each quadrant of the inner side of the lid has at least one of the arcuate-shaped retaining ribs, each having an outer-facing surface that retains the inside edge of all four quadrants of the annular seal from being biased laterally out of the seal ring track when the annular seal is squeezed between the lid and the upper rim of the container.
US10633149B2	Manipulable container having reduced neck height for closure with a closure cap, and method of closure The invention relates to a container made of glass or hard plastic having a container neck (52) with a plurality of external thread elements (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58), which are offset circumferentially relative to one another, as thread segments. The container can be closed by means of the thread segments by a closure cap made of metal sheet, wherein the closure cap (1, 2) has a circumferential plastic layer (30;30h,30v) on the inside of the cap and on the rim of the cap which has a sealing and retaining action. The closure cap can be pressed onto the container neck (52) and over the thread elements (53, 54, 55, . . . ) during closure and a vertical portion (30v) of the plastic layer can be opened with a rotary movement relative to the thread segments (53, 54, 55, . . . ). The container neck (52) has an upper horizontal end face (52a) as an annular surface which is adapted and suitable to be pressed into a horizontal portion (30 h) of the plastic layer (30;30h,30v) of the closure cap (1.2) under pressure and to produce a seal under pressure. An axial spacing (h54) is defined which extends between axially upper ends (53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) of the thread segments (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) and a horizontal plane (E52a) through the horizontally oriented end face (52a) of the container neck (52) of the glass container (50). An annular width (b52) of the upper horizontal end face (52a) is defined as an annular surface. A ratio of the axial spacing (h54) to the annular width (b52) is less than 1.35.
US10633148B2	Peelable tamper evident diaphragm and package made thereof A tamper evident diaphragm (110) for a flexible package (300) is provided. The tamper evident diaphragm (110) includes two diaphragm strips (112, 116). Each of the diaphragm strips (112, 116) includes at least an outer layer (140) and an inner layer (136) laminated with each other. The inner layer (136) of each of the diaphragm strips (112, 116) is sealable together to form a non-resealable peelable sealed band (142). The outer layer (140) and the inner layer (136) are configured to be sealed with the flaps (120, 124) of a zipper (108) of the flexible package (300).
US10633142B2	Multi-case The present invention provides a multi-cased box that can be used to transport and then display the goods being transported. The box can be formed from a single blank of material that is folded and glued into a box shape. The box includes a frangible line that—when broken—allows for removal of a portion of the box. The box also includes divider panels that form two or more compartments in the interior of the box.
US10633137B2	Method of forming packages from a web of preformed bags An exemplary web of preformed bags includes first and second layers, first and second side, first and second side seals proximate the first and second edges, a plurality of transverse seals extending between the first and second side edges, an opening in the first layer, and a line of separation in the second layer, and first and second cuts in the first and second side seals. The first and second cuts are configured to reduce or eliminate a breaking force necessary to break the first and second side seals when the web is torn along the line of separation.
US10633135B2	Dispensable unit retrieval mechanism A system enables management of dispensable units by supporting functions such as retrieval, scheduled distribution, analysis, and notifications. To this end, a dispensable retrieval mechanism may be programmed to carry out blind retrievals of dispensable units using a retrieval strategy with a predetermined sequence of retrieval attempts (e.g., fixed or varying two-dimensional retrieval patterns), which may be open loop or closed loop. Techniques may also include the identification of dispensable units through optical sensors and weight measurement devices that can detect, e.g., a texture, a shape, and a size of dispensable units. Such identification can be used to program retrieval attempts by a retrieval robot and in the formulation of the retrieval pattern. Additionally, networked notification systems for dispensable units can be used for updating rules or schedules related to the dispensable units, or alerting users and remote resources of any potential misuse or hazards of the dispensable units.
US10633134B2	Rotary-type machine and method for sealing foil bags The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a rotary-type machine (M) for continuously sealing individual foil bags (B) by way of ultrasonic welding between an anvil (6) and a sonotrode (5) in at least one welding station (S) of a carousel (1), where each foil bag (B) can be positioned by way of holders (11). In some embodiments, the rotary-type machine (M) comprises at least one welding station (S) composed of a sonotrode (5) being located stationary at least relative to the direction of circulation (8) and anvils (6) which with intermediate spacings (7) rotate past said sonotrode (5) successively in the direction of circulation (8) of the carousel (1). According to the invention, the foil bags (B) are sealed at the stationary sonotrode (5) when the anvils (6) equipped with the foil bags (B) are rotated past.
US10633133B2	Forming station for a thermoform packaging machine A forming station for a thermoform packaging machine, wherein the forming station comprises a forming tool upper part and a forming tool lower part that are each configured for cooperating so as to thermoform a film positioned between the forming tool lower part and the forming tool upper part. The forming station includes a first change bar that is adapted to be releasably attached to a reception area of the forming tool lower part and the first change bar carries a plurality of punches or blades.
US10633132B2	Method for forming a pouch A method of forming and filling a pouch, comprises forming opposing walls of a film; sealing the opposing walls of film together to form at least one pouch; filling an interior section of the at least one pouch through an opening in an upper portion of the at least one pouch with a flowable material; forming a top sealed expressing-shaped region to close the opening in the at least one pouch; and cradling the pouch with a foldable flat that is more rigid than the pouch that can be folded or rolled to compress the pouch to express the flowable material through the expressing shaped region.
US10633124B2	Apparatus and method for filling a product into a container An apparatus for filling a product into a container is provided. The apparatus can include a filling unit to deliver the product into the container; a drive unit to move the container in relation to the filling unit between a first position, in which a bottom end of the container is arranged at a maximum distance from the filling nozzle, and a second position, in which the bottom end of the container is arranged at a minimum distance from the filling nozzle, and a controller to controlling delivery of the product through the filling nozzle, to control the drive unit, and to calculate a new drive unit motion profile for controlling movement from said second position to said first position.
US10633123B2	Exoskeletal launch support structure A spacecraft includes payload equipment and bus equipment, each of the payload equipment and the bus equipment being coupled with a secondary structure arrangement. The spacecraft is configured to structurally interface with a launch vehicle upper stage only by way of an exoskeletal launch support structure (ELSS) that provides a first load path between a launch vehicle upper stage and the secondary structure arrangement. The spacecraft is configured to deploy from the launch vehicle upper stage by separating from the ELSS. In some implementations, the first load path is the only load path between the spacecraft and the launch vehicle upper stage, and substantially all of the ELSS remains with the launch vehicle upper stage. Because the secondary structure may be substantially less massy then the ELSS, subsequent orbit raising maneuvers may then be executed with a spacecraft having a reduced dry mass.
US10633122B2	Joint and clamp band system for releasably connecting space craft elements The disclosure concerns a joint (1) for releasably connecting a first space craft element (2) to a second space craft element (3) comprising a first flange (4) on the first space craft element (2) and a second flange (5) on the second space craft element (3). The joint (1) comprises first shoe portions (6) and second shoe portions (13) formed as sectors of a solid of revolution, keeping the flanges (4, 5) together in a longitudinal direction, The shoe portions are positioned next to each other in a circumferential direction the reference to a longitudinal direction of the space crafts. The first shoe portions being arranged to, at a prevailing Coulomb friction, not allow self-locking and the second show portions are arranged to allow self-locking.
US10633117B2	Alignment systems and methods for moving fuselage structures of an aerospace vehicle into assembly alignment A system for moving first and second fuselage structures into assembly alignment, the system including a first transmitter indexed to a first seat track of the first fuselage structure, a first reflector target indexed to a first seat track of the second fuselage structure, a second transmitter indexed to a second seat track of the first fuselage structure, a second reflector target indexed to a second seat track of the second fuselage structure, wherein the first and second transmitters and the first and second reflector targets cooperate to provide first and second measurements indicative of position of the first fuselage structure relative to the second fuselage structure, and a manipulator system including at least one assembly actuator coupled to the first fuselage structure to move the first fuselage structure into assembly alignment with the second fuselage structure based upon the first and second measurements.
US10633116B2	Preventing cracks at bolted or riveted joints of aircraft structural parts A method for joining two aircraft structural parts by a bolted or riveted joint and for preventing cracks at said joint includes providing a first metallic aircraft structural part and a second aircraft structural part, wherein the first aircraft structural part includes a first joint region and a second aircraft structural part includes a second joint region. Furthermore, the method includes inducing compressive residual stresses in a first area of the first joint region for preventing cracks by applying parallel crack retarding regions formed as stripes in the first area, drilling fastener holes in the first and second areas of the first. Finally, the method includes a step of fastening together the first and second aircraft structural parts at the first and second joint regions by a bolted or riveted joint.
US10633114B2	System and method for protection of electronic box under lightning strike An airport lighting system includes one or more lighting elements, a transient protection apparatus, and one or more electrical control cabinets. The transient protection apparatus is coupled to the one or more lighting elements. One or more electrical control cabinets are coupled to the transient protection apparatus. Each of the control cabinets produces one or more of control and power signals that are effective to operate the one or more lighting elements. The transient protection apparatus is configured to provide protection for one or more of the electrical control cabinets and the one or more lighting elements from electrical surges.
US10633112B2	Flying machine, method for using flying machine, and flying machine frame A flying machine includes a flying machine body including a rotor blade; a frame including a frame body supporting the flying machine body, and a pressing section that is pressed against a target object at least at two locations separated along a direction orthogonal to a width direction of the frame body; and a detector fixed to the frame, and having a detection direction that is a direction orthogonal to a direction joining the two locations together and facing toward the target object.
US10633105B2	Precision operator for an aircraft autothrottle or autopilot system with engine performance adjust An autothrottle system for an aircraft includes a motor, actuator assembly, and position sensor operatively connected between the motor and a moving portion of the actuator assembly. An electronic controller is configured to control the motor to move the actuator assembly to actuator positions based at least on position information from the position sensor to move the throttle lever to lever positions. When a surge condition is detected the autothrottle increases the throttle lever in a regulated manner for optimal performance over the different regions of an engine power output.
US10633098B2	Environmental control system An environmental control system includes a turbo-compressor assembly and a ram air system. The turbo-compressor assembly includes a first turbine, a first compressor, and a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger has a first heat exchanger first side in fluid communication a first turbine outlet, a first heat exchanger second side, a first heat exchanger inlet in fluid communication a first compressor outlet, and a first heat exchanger outlet. The ram air system has a first ram air inlet in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger second side, and a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first ram air inlet.
US10633097B2	Three dimensional pinched airflow nozzle and methods for use thereof Apparatus and methods for providing a desired volumetric conditioned airflow rate and for reducing noise level, airflow recirculation and airflow separation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a nozzle housing having a pair of opposing sidewalls and a front and back wall that define an airflow passage. The airflow passage has a centerline extending between the inlet and the outlet and has a plurality of cross-sections taken perpendicular to the centerline that collectively define a smooth contour along a length of the airflow passage. The cross-sections each have a thickness between the front and back wall that is greater at side edges than at the centerline. The thickness of the cross-sections decreases along a length of at least a first portion of the nozzle housing. A width of each of the cross-sections between the sidewalls increases along the length of at least the first portion of the nozzle housing.
US10633092B2	UAV with wing-plate assemblies providing efficient vertical takeoff and landing capability A technique is directed to operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a fuselage defining a flight direction of the UAV and wing-plate assemblies that propel the UAV in the flight direction defined by the fuselage. The technique involves providing, while the flight direction defined by fuselage of the UAV points vertically from a takeoff location on the ground, thrust from propulsion units of the wing-plate assemblies to fly the UAV along a vertical takeoff path. The technique further involves maneuvering, after the UAV flies along the vertical takeoff path, the UAV to align the flight direction along a horizontal flight path that is perpendicular to the vertical takeoff path. The technique further involves providing, after the UAV flies along the horizontal flight path, thrust from the propulsion units of the wing-plate assemblies to land the UAV along a vertical landing path that is perpendicular to the horizontal flight path.
US10633090B2	Cross flow fan with exit guide vanes A cross flow fan to be incorporated into an aircraft comprises a cross flow fan rotor to be positioned in an aircraft, a drive arrangement for the cross flow fan rotor, and a plurality of vanes positioned downstream of the cross flow fan rotor. An aircraft is also disclosed.
US10633089B2	Motorized device with reciprocating motion of a locomotion member and associated control method A motorized device capable of moving in a fluid and including one or more locomotor systems, each having at least one drive assembly linked to at least one locomotion member and a motor controlled by a voltage. The frequency of a reciprocating motion of the drive assembly matches the resonant frequency of the locomotion member linked to a non-movable portion by at least one prestrained elastic member. The instantaneous amplitude of the reciprocating motion of the drive assembly is adjusted to control the average position and the maximum amplitude of the reciprocating motion of the locomotion member. The drive assembly includes at least one speed reducer for reducing the speed of rotation of the motor. When the motor is operating at its maximum mechanical power, the speed of rotation transmitted to the at least one locomotion member is reduced to match the resonance frequency.
US10633088B2	Aerial imaging aircraft having attitude stability during translation An aerial imaging aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes an airframe having first and second wings with first and second pylons coupled therebetween. The airframe has a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis in the VTOL orientation. A two-dimensional distributed thrust array is coupled to the airframe. The thrust array includes a plurality of propulsion assemblies each operable for variable speed and omnidirectional thrust vectoring. A payload is coupled to the airframe and includes an aerial imaging module. A flight control system is operable to independently control the speed and thrust vector of each of the propulsion assemblies such that in a level or inclined flight attitude, the flight control system is operable to maintain the orientation of the aerial imaging module toward a focal point of a ground object while translating the aircraft.
US10633086B2	Rotorcraft anti-torque and directional control using a centrifugal blower A rotorcraft comprises a fuselage, a tail boom, a rotor system, and a centrifugal blower system. The centrifugal blower system comprises a centrifugal blower configured to generate thrust using an airflow, wherein the centrifugal blower is located within the tail boom. The centrifugal blower system also comprises a plurality of ducts configured to control the thrust generated by the centrifugal blower, wherein the plurality of ducts is located on a portion of the tail boom surrounding the centrifugal blower, and wherein the plurality of ducts comprises one or more adjustable ducts configured to vary a size of an associated duct opening.
US10633078B2	Pre-deformed aircraft spoilers and droop panels designed to seal with flap in deflected state This disclosure is directed to a methodology for designing spoilers or droop panels and aerodynamic systems including the designed spoilers or the designed droop panels. The spoilers and the droop panels can be deployed on a wing with a flap system, which provides for trailing edge variable camber (TEVC) system. During flight, the fixed portions of the wing, the flaps, the spoilers and droop panels can all deform. The spoilers or the droop panels can each be pre-deformed to a first shape on the ground such that in flight the spoilers or the droop panels deform to a second shape under aerodynamic loads. In the second shape, the spoilers or the droop panels are configured to seal better against the flaps. The spoilers or the droop panels can be configured to seal to the flaps during all of the positions the flaps take as part of the TEVC system.
US10633069B2	Side-mounted trolling motors and control systems A trolling motor assembly comprising a control assembly; a mounting assembly in electrical communication with the control assembly; and a propeller assembly having a motor. The mounting assembly comprises a control mounting bracket that is fixedly attached to a wall of the boat and a removable propeller mounting bracket that can be engaged with the control mounting bracket. When the propeller mounting bracket in an engaged position with the control mounting bracket, signals from an input device of the control assembly actuate the motor of the assembly.
US10633068B2	Sail having variable profile The invention relates to a sail having a variable profile. The sail can vary between a folded non-operative position and an unfolded operative position, wherein they determine the profile of the sail (2) and therefore the aerodynamic surface for contacting with the wind, characterised in that the sail comprises at least one sail element (24) which is inflatable and stiffenable, and which can be actuated by inflation (30) and stiffening means (29), between a folded position corresponding to said folded non-operative position and said unfolded operative position, in which the sail (2) is inflated. The profile of the sail is divided into sections (21, 22) on both sides of a shaft (20), and comprises a support structure (23) on which said inflatable sail elements (24) are disposed, said inflatable sail elements being formed by inflatable pockets (24) which can be actuated by said inflation (30) and stiffening means (29).
US10633065B2	Floatation device A floatation device is provided. In some embodiments, a floatation device is provided, comprising an inflatable ring composed of a transparent material, wherein the inflatable ring includes: an outer air chamber having a first valve for inflating the outer air chamber; an inner air chamber having a second valve for inflating the inner air chamber, wherein the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber are not in communication; a cut through the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring that forms opposing ends of the inflatable ring; and a plurality of fasteners placed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the outer or inner air chamber for detachably connecting the opposing ends of the inflatable ring.
US10633063B2	Renewable energy barge A barge for renewable energy recourses is disclosed that comprises a plurality of horizontal axis wind turbines, a plurality of photovoltaic panels; and a plurality of sea-wave generators. The energy harvested by the renewable energy recourses is transformed to electrical energy and the electrical energy is transmitted to a grid onshore. A fleet of a plurality of barges located in deep waters is disclosed as well.
US10633060B2	Tool device system and method for watercraft fin insertion and removal Disclosed is a tool for watercraft fin insertion and removal. The tool includes: a first external elongated layer, a second external elongated layer, aligned with, and positioned at a substantially parallel plane to the plane of, the first external layer. An internal layer is positioned between, and stretches across a portion of the area of, the external layers. Upon positioning the tool such that the inner surfaces of the external layers are adjacent to the outer surfaces of the watercraft fin, a curved fin engagement elements on the edge of the internal layer, complements at least a portion of the leading edge or the trailing edge of the watercraft fin.
US10633058B1	Sailing wing Technologies are described herein for sailing wing for a vehicle such as a sailboat. As described herein, a sailing wing includes a main sail and a control surface. The control surface is rotatable around a hinge. When deflected, the control surface using force imparted on the control surface by the wind causes the main sail to rotate about a pivot axis, creating thrust.
US10633057B1	Sailing wing Technologies are described herein for sailing wing for a vehicle such as a sailboat. As described herein, a sailing wing includes a main sail and a control surface. The control surface is rotatable around a hinge. When deflected, the control surface using force imparted on the control surface by the wind causes the main sail to rotate about a pivot axis, creating thrust.
US10633055B2	Method and a system for estimation of a useful effort provided by an individual during a physical activity consisting in executing an alternating pedalling movement on a pedal device The method involves a step of measurement of a bearing force (Fpn) on a pedal (1) of the pedal set (4), different from the useful effort, exerted by the individual during a pedalling cycle, a step of determination of a maximum (max(Fpn)) of the bearing force measured during the pedalling cycle (CPj), and a step of estimation of a mean useful effort exerted by the individual during said pedalling cycle from the maximum of the bearing force determined and with the aid of a predetermined correlation function between a maximum bearing force during a pedalling cycle and a mean useful effort in said cycle.
US10633051B2	Adjustable spacer structure of bicycle An adjustable spacer structure of a bicycle is used for adjusting a height of a stem disposed on a steering tube. The adjustable spacer structure includes a first spacer and a second spacer. The first spacer includes a body and a positioning portion. The body has a ring shape and a first opening, and the steering tube is movably disposed through the first opening. The positioning portion is disposed on the body. The second spacer has a ring shape and a combining portion. The combining portion is detachably connected to the positioning portion, and there is a second opening formed between the first spacer and the second spacer. The stem is abutted against the first spacer.
US10633050B2	Handlebar structure of bicycle A handlebar structure of bicycle suited for being assembled to a stem of a bicycle is provided. The handlebar structure includes a body and a reinforcement member. The body has a first segment fixed to the stem, a second segment, and a third segment held by a rider, wherein the second segment is connected between the first and the third segments. One portion of the reinforcement member is fixed to the stem, and another portion of the reinforcement member is disposed on the second segment. A two-dimensional Cartesian system x-y based on an orthogonal cross-section of the second segment is constructed, and a scope of the second segment being covered by the reinforcement member contains at least a second quadrant of the two-dimensional Cartesian system x-y, wherein the bicycle moves in a positive x-axis direction of the two-dimensional Cartesian system x-y.
US10633046B2	Steering arrangement for tiltable vehicle A front frame is provided with a seat for at least one person and a front wheel mounting for at least one front wheel; and a back frame provided with a rear wheel mounting for at least two back wheels. The front frame is connected via a rotary axis with the back frame, the rotary axis having a component parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A drive arrangement engages on at least one of the wheels; a steering arrangement is arranged for rotating at least one front wheel relative to the front frame, over a rotation axis with a vertical component. The rear wheel mounting comprises rotatable mounting members for mounting the rear wheels, the mounting members rotatable over a rotation axis with a vertical component, wherein one or more rear wheel steering actuators drive the mounting members. A tilt actuator controls the tilt position of the front frame relative to the rear frame, which is independent of the steering actuation of the rear wheel steer actuator.
US10633045B2	Robot and control device of the robot A robot and its control device capable of improving recognition accuracy of a position and posture of a functional body such as a hand with respect to an object to thereby attain improved stability of the operation involving a change in position/posture of its body are provided. In a case where the magnitude of a deviation Δϕ of an angle ϕ made by two reference vectors U1 and U2, representing a manner in which a structure W extends in a camera coordinate system and in a hand coordinate system, respectively, with respect to a reference angle ϕ0 is greater than a threshold value ε, the probability that the state of interaction between the hand 13 (functional body) and the structure W is divergent from a desired state is high.
US10633042B2	Master link assembly for a track chain A master link for a track chain is disclosed. The master link may include a link body extending from a first end to a second end and a plurality of apertures extending through the link body. The plurality of apertures may include a first aperture positioned proximate the first end, a second aperture unconnected to the first aperture and positioned proximate the second end, and a third aperture arranged between the first and second apertures. A first gap may extend between and connect the third and second apertures. The master link may also include a threaded first fastener that is configured to extend through the link body across the third aperture.
US10633038B2	Trailer with at least one movable inner wall The present disclosure provides a trailer having a portion configurable for dual use and a method of transforming a portion of the trailer. The trailer has at least one moveable inner wall configured to move toward the front wall of the trailer to a first position and away from the front wall to a second position. The first position of the at least one movable inner wall defines an enclosure to have a first volume and the second position of the at least one movable inner wall defines the enclosure to have a second volume, wherein the first volume is less than the second volume.
US10633033B1	Vehicle grille drawer A vehicle and method of operating that includes a body structure having hood and front bumper, a grille, mounted between the hood and front bumper, including an opening, and a drawer mounted in the opening, slidable forward to an open position in front of the vehicle and rearward to a closed position within the vehicle. A controller may receive various inputs for controlling the operation of the drawer.
US10633028B2	Autonomous all-terrain vehicle frame structure A frame structure for an all-terrain vehicle includes left and right upper main frame members and left and right lower main frame members, each upper and lower main frame member extended in a longitudinal direction of the frame structure. The left and right upper main frame members are horizontally disposed and have upper mounting surfaces. The left and right lower main frame members have forward and rearward portions mounted to the left and right upper main frame members and central portions extended in a lateral direction of the frame structure outward of the left and right upper main frame members. Left and right first sub-frame members are mounted to the forward and rearward portions of the left and right lower main frame members, and are laterally aligned with the left and right upper main frame members in a top view of the frame structure.
US10633027B2	Enhanced virtual lane marker data for conveying a vehicle operational state A method and device are disclosed. Vehicle sensor data may be compared with a threshold value. When the vehicle sensor data exceeds the threshold value, selecting an appearance mode of a plurality of appearance modes, and applying the first appearance mode to virtual lane marker data to produce enhanced virtual marker data. The enhanced virtual marker data may be transmitted for display by a vehicle graphical user interface.
US10633024B2	Vehicle lateral control system having lane model with modulation weighting and control method thereof A vehicle lateral control system having a lane model with modulation weighting for controlling a vehicle includes a camera, an image processing device, a controller and a steering device. The camera is configured to capture a front image of the vehicle to generate a front image dataset. The front image dataset is analyzed by the image processing device to obtain a plurality of lane markers, and the image processing device establishes a lane fitting curve according to the lane markers and a target weighting. The controller has a plurality of vehicle dynamic parameters and a target distance. The target weighting is changeable according to the target distance. The controller generates a steering control weighting according to the lane fitting curve and the vehicle dynamic parameters. The steering device is configured to control a turning direction of the vehicle according to the steering control weighting.
US10633018B2	External watchdog with integrated backward regeneration support An electric power steering apparatus for assisting steering of a motor vehicle by conferring torque generated by an electric motor to a steering mechanism, includes a steering controller, which receives signals representative of at least the torque (TTS) applied to a steering wheel and determining a target motor torque (Td), with a microcontroller unit (MCU) and an electronic control unit (WD). A motor controller includes an inverter which transforms from target motor torque (Td) generated target voltages (U1) into motor currents (I1). The WD comprises a memory in which state variables of the MCU are stored and a timer which monitors a blackout time of the MCU, wherein the MCU and WD are linked via a communication bus and a reset line.
US10633017B2	Brushless direct current motor and electric power steering system comprising same A BLDC includes an outer casing, and a first sub-motor and a second sub-motor mounted within the outer casing. The BLDC further includes a terminal hub, and a first conductive terminal set and a second conductive terminal set. The first and second sub-motor include their respective stators that are energized independently and a common rotor. The first conductive terminal set is configured as a power supply branch circuit for the stator of the first sub-motor, the second conductive terminal set is configured as a power supply branch circuit for the stator of the second sub-motor. The first and second sub-motors can be configured to selectively commonly operate as a single motor to output normal power or operate independently. When one sub-motor fails, the other sub-motor can independently operate to ensure reliability and safety of the motor.
US10633015B2	Hydraulic steering system A steering system includes a user-manipulable steering control, a steering actuator, a pump, and a first valve assembly configured to control a flow of fluid from the pump to the steering actuator in response to manipulation of the steering control. The steering system also includes a rotary device coupled to the steering control. The rotary device is configured to direct fluid in response to manipulation of the steering control. The steering system further includes a second valve assembly movable between a first position in which the rotary device is not in fluid communication with the steering actuator and a second position in which the second valve assembly fluidly communicates the rotary device with the steering actuator.
US10633012B2	Self-checkout in retail stores A wheel assembly for installation on a shopping cart to retro-fit the shopping cart for facilitating self-checkout. The wheel assembly may include a support structure and a wheel rotatably supported on the support structure. The wheel assembly may further include a rechargeable battery supported by the support structure and a charging module supported on the support structure. In addition, the wheel assembly may include a force-detection module configured to provide a signal related to an item event in which an item is deposited within the shopping cart. Still further, the wheel assembly may include a processing and communications unit configured to receive the signal from the force-detection module. The processing and communications unit may transmit the signal to a device that is separate from the wheel assembly.
US10633007B1	Autonomous driving assistance glasses that assist in autonomous driving by recognizing humans' status and driving environment through image analysis based on deep neural network A method for providing safe-driving information via eyeglasses of a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes steps of: a safe-driving information analyzing device, (a) if a visual-dependent driving image, corresponding to a perspective of the driver, from a camera on the eyeglasses, acceleration information and gyroscope information from sensors are acquired, inputting the visual-dependent driving image into a convolution network to generate a feature map, and inputting the feature map into a detection network, a segmentation network, and a recognition network, to allow the detection network to detect an object, the segmentation network to detect lanes, and the recognition network to detect driving environment, inputting the acceleration information and the gyroscope information into a recurrent network to generate status information on the driver and (b) notifying the driver of information on a probability of a collision, lane departure information, and the driving environment, and giving a warning.
US10633006B2	Method and apparatus for adaptive vehicle feature recommendations A system includes a processor configured to determine that measured vehicle variable values match a predefined set of vehicle variable values associated with recommending vehicle feature engagement. The processor is further configured to determine that the feature has not been used with a threshold frequency in a vehicle in which the variable values were measured. Also, the processor is configured to responsive to the match and use below the threshold, present a recommendation to engage the feature.
US10633003B1	Method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for verifying a safe vehicle operation via a portable device An approach is provided for verifying a safe operation of a vehicle (e.g., an autonomous vehicle) via a portable device. The approach involves initiating a capture of environmental sensor data by a user device, wherein the sensor data indicates at least a partial view of an environment around a vehicle, and wherein the user device is independent of the vehicle. The approach also involves processing the environmental sensor data to generate a digitized representation of the environment. The approach also involves calculating a predicted motion of the vehicle based on the digitized representation. The approach further involves initiating a capture of motion sensor data by the user device, wherein the motion sensor data indicates an observed motion of the vehicle. The approach further involves identifying a safe operation of the vehicle based on a comparison by the user device of the observed motion to the predicted motion of the vehicle.
US10632999B2	Observer based load power estimation method for hybrid electric vehicles A method of operating a hybrid electric vehicle includes driving an engine to generate mechanical energy, converting the mechanical energy into a first AC voltage, estimating a total DC link current associated with a respective plurality of loads of the hybrid electric vehicle, converting, with a first inverter, the first AC voltage into a DC bus voltage by regulating the DC bus voltage based on the total DC link current, and inverting, with a respective plurality of inverters, the DC bus voltage into a respective plurality of other AC voltages to drive the respective plurality of loads on the hybrid electric vehicle.
US10632996B2	Systems and methods for controlling a hybrid electric powertrain Methods and systems are provided for enhancing reverse driving torque in a powersplit hybrid electric vehicle powertrain. In one example, a method may include accelerating an engine via a generator functioning as a motor, any number of times, to provide an engine braking torque that may increase a reverse driving torque to enable the vehicle to be propelled in reverse at a vehicle speed above a threshold vehicle speed. In this way, reverse gradability may be improved and customer satisfaction increased.
US10632995B2	Vehicle launch mode control A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine a vehicle launch path based on a specified speed and vehicle physical attributes, and upon detecting an object in the launch path, to deactivate the vehicle launch.
US10632994B2	Vehicle travel control apparatus A vehicle travel control apparatus having a cruise control function allows a driver to perform an acceptance operation for rendering a set speed coincident with a speed limit when the speed limit is different from the set speed. When the drive can perform the acceptance operation, the vehicle travel control apparatus must inform the driver to that effect. In view of this, when the acceptance operation can be performed, an additional display is provided on a display unit to be located between a display representing the set speed and a display representing the speed limit, to thereby inform the driver that the driver can perform an operation relating to the set speed and the speed limit (i.e., can perform the acceptance operation).
US10632992B2	Autonomous vehicle that includes sensor output batching system An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes several sensor systems that asynchronously generate sensor system outputs. A batch generator system, executed by a processor, identifies batches of sensor system outputs to provide to an object classifier system, wherein the batches of sensor system outputs are identified based upon timing estimates, wherein the timing estimates include first timing estimates and second timing estimates. The first timing estimates include estimates of amounts of time needed by the object classifier system to complete processing of batches of different sizes. The second timing estimates includes estimates of when sensor system outputs are expected to be received from the several sensor systems.
US10632991B2	Vehicle with capacitor discharge control A vehicle includes an engine, a rotating electric machine, a high-voltage power line, a high-voltage battery, an inverter, a capacitor, an electronic control unit, a low-voltage battery, an alternator, and a low-voltage power line. The capacitor is connected to the high-voltage power line. The electronic control unit is configured to control the engine such that the engine is operated and the alternator supplies electric power to the low-voltage power line in a case where the possibility of the occurrence of a collision of the vehicle is detected. The electronic control unit is configured to perform control such that the capacitor discharges a residual electric charge in a case where the possibility of the occurrence of the collision of the vehicle is detected or in a case where the occurrence of the collision of the vehicle is detected.
US10632985B2	Hybrid vehicle and method of predicting driving pattern in the same The present disclosure provides a hybrid vehicle and a method of predicting a driving pattern in the same. The method includes: acquiring current vehicle driving information, determining an upcoming event and a driving style based on the current vehicle driving information, and generating an acceleration/deceleration prediction value based on a prediction model corresponding to the upcoming event and the driving style selected from a plurality of pre-learned prediction models.
US10632984B2	Brake control device for saddle riding vehicle The pressure sensor functions as a first detection portion for detecting hydraulic pressure set according to operation of a brake pedal. The control unit detects the hydraulic pressure acting on the second piston portion through the pipe. The control unit controls differential pressure in the detected hydraulic pressure to a target value set according to vehicle speed.
US10632980B2	Method for releasing a first brake device which is actuated by electric motor, control unit for a brake system of a vehicle, brake system for a vehicle, and vehicle having a brake system of this type A method for releasing a first electric motor-actuated brake device for a vehicle includes actuating a second brake device for the vehicle in a clamping direction with a first brake device in a clamped state in order to produce a predetermined clamping force on a brake piston that is associated with the first brake device and the second brake device in common. The method further includes actuating the first brake device in a release direction before the second brake device reaches the predetermined clamping force.
US10632978B2	Method and system for determining friction between the ground and a tire of a vehicle There is provided a method for estimating friction between a tire of a vehicle and a road surface, the method comprising acquiring, a front wheel axle torque, a rear wheel axle torque, a vehicle longitudinal acceleration, a vehicle pitch rate and wheel rotational velocities. The method further comprises determining a front wheel normal force and a rear wheel normal force, based on a center of gravity of the vehicle and the longitudinal acceleration; determining a longitudinal tire stiffness, jointly determining a vehicle longitudinal velocity, based on the wheel rotational velocities and vehicle longitudinal acceleration, and a vehicle pitch angle relative to the horizontal plane based on the vehicle pitch rate; and determining a friction coefficient between tires and ground based on the front and rear wheel axle torque, the front wheel normal force and the joint estimation of pitch angle and vehicle longitudinal velocity. There is also provided a system for performing the described method.
US10632977B2	Vehicular post-impact forward movement mitigation A vehicle impact is determined to be likely to occur. Determinations are made that a vehicle speed is below a first predetermined threshold, that a vehicle pedal condition is met, and that a vehicle acceleration is below a second predetermined threshold. At least one instruction is then provided that includes at least one of an instruction to override an acceleration request and an instruction to suppress a throttle.
US10632970B2	Vehicle and control method thereof A vehicle may include: a communication device configured to communicate with a remote control device; a biometric information detector configured to detect biometric information; and a controller configured to authenticate a user based on at least one of the detected biometric information and a signal received by the communication device from the remote control device. When biometric information of the user is detected, the controller may be configured to determine whether to activate the remote control device based on a location of the remote control device.
US10632967B2	Vehicle alarm system A vehicle alarm system includes a first device mounted on a vehicle, and a second device mounted on the vehicle. The first device authenticates the second device by first wireless communication processing with the second device, detects that a state of the vehicle is changed in a predetermined pattern in a case where the second device is successfully authenticated, and outputs a predetermined alarm instruction when the first device detects that the first wireless communication processing is stopped. The second device authenticates a portable terminal device by second wireless communication processing with the portable terminal device, and performs the first wireless communication processing with the first device in a case where the portable terminal device is successfully authenticated. The first device causes the second device to stop the first wireless communication processing when the first device detects a predetermined first state change of the vehicle.
US10632963B2	Load limiting seatbelt retractor A seatbelt retractor includes a spool, a piston, a cylinder, a ring, and a valve. The spool is rotatably connected with a base by the piston and the cylinder. The piston is fixed to one of the base and the spool. The cylinder receives the piston and is fixed to the other of the base and the spool. The piston and the cylinder define a first chamber. The ring is sealed against the cylinder and defines a second chamber connected with the first chamber by an aperture. The valve is disposed across the aperture.
US10632958B2	Vehicle seating assembly with airbag tethers A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle includes a seat-base. A seatback is coupled to the seat-base. An airbag assembly is coupled to the seatback and configured to deploy therefrom. A tether is coupled to the airbag assembly and at least one of the seatback and the seat-base. The tether is configured to bias the airbag assembly seating-assembly-downward when the airbag assembly is in a deployed position.
US10632954B2	Airbag assembly and vehicle seat provided with airbag assembly The present disclosure relates to an airbag assembly and a vehicle seat comprising the airbag assembly. The airbag assembly is adapted to be mounted at a side of a vehicle front seat away from its neighboring vehicle door, and includes a folded airbag adapted to be inflated with gas and to be connected to a backrest frame of the vehicle front seat; and a tether for controlling deployment of the airbag. A first end of the tether is connected to the airbag and a second end of the tether is adapted to be connected to the backrest frame. The airbag is configured to be restrained by the tether and the filling so as to be disposed along a side contour of the backrest frame in a bent state.
US10632953B2	Airbag device A retainer and an inflator are disposed inside the airbag. The retainer includes a mounting base section, a holding section which extends from the mounting base section and receives and holds an inflator therein, and a second mounting means which protrudes from the mounting base perpendicularly. The inflator includes a cylindrical body provided with a gas release section and, a first mounting means protruding from a region of the body disposed outside the airbag. The retainer further includes a storing dent section which receives the first mounting means of the inflator so as to conform an orientation of the first means to that of the second mounting means and, a pressing section disposed proximate the storing dent section. The pressing section is brought into close contact with a circumferential area of the body of the inflator when the first mounting means of the inflator is secured to a vehicle body.
US10632951B2	Impact absorbing system An impact absorbing system includes a vehicle floor, a rocker, and a reinforcement member. The rocker is disposed below the vehicle floor. The reinforcement member is supported on the rocker. The reinforcement member is deployable from an undeployed position beneath the vehicle floor to a deployed position above the vehicle floor.
US10632948B2	Strap underride guard Disclosed is a guard for a trailer that utilizes a strap webbing to prevent a vehicle from underriding the trailer. The guard includes one or more straps that span the length of the trailer and may include additional structures to pre-tension the straps before a crash or supplement the tension of the straps as a vehicle crashes into the guard. When two or more straps are utilized on a single guard, the straps may be aligned parallel to each other or may form a cross shape. Additional structures may be incorporated into the guard to direct an impacting vehicle towards or away from specific features of the trailer.
US10632946B2	Bumper beam A bumper beam includes an outer portion and an inner portion each extending between a top end and a bottom end. At least one of the outer portion or the inner portion includes a pair of geometrical features each of which are disposed in spaced relationship to one another and adjacent a respective one of the top or bottom ends. A top wall and a bottom wall each extend from one of the geometrical features to the other of the outer portion or the inner portion to interconnect the outer and inner portions of the bumper beam. The geometrical features can be varied in size and shape to change and tune the energy absorption properties of the bumper beam and ultimately provide for a bumper beam that is adaptable and flexible over a range of vehicle applications.
US10632945B2	Method and apparatus for condition triggered vehicle setting configuration A system includes a processor configured to receive a user-selected vehicle-detectable state and corresponding user-defined state-variable value. The processor is also configured to receive a user-defined vehicle-enactable action. The processor is further configured to save the state-variable value as a condition for enacting the vehicle-enactable action saved in conjunction with the state-variable value. The processor is additionally configured to monitor the vehicle-detectable state and enact the vehicle-enactable action upon determining via the monitoring that the vehicle-detectable state corresponds to the user-defined state-variable value saved in conjunction with the state-variable value.
US10632942B1	Autonomous vehicle sensor interface A system for an autonomous vehicle includes an array of sensors, a time sensitive network switch, and a data-power interface. The array of sensors is configured to capture one or more objects in an external environment of the autonomous vehicle and generate sensor data based on the captured one or more objects. The time sensitive network switch is configured to receive the sensor data. The data-power interface separately couples at least two of the sensors in the array to the time sensitive network switch. The data-power interface includes power conductors, a first data conductor, and a second data conductor. The power conductors provide the elevated voltage from the time sensitive network switch to the sensors in the array to power the sensors and the first data conductor and a second data conductor are configured to provide a high-speed vehicle communication link between the time sensitive network switch and the sensors.
US10632938B2	In-wheel motor power line wiring structure and in-wheel motor drive device An in-wheel motor power line wiring structure of the present invention includes an in-wheel motor drive device configured to drive a wheel, a damper (77) including an upper end portion (77b) and a lower end portion (77c), the upper end portion (77b) being coupled to a vehicle-body-side member and the lower end portion (77c) being coupled to the in-wheel motor drive device, a power line extending from the in-wheel motor drive device to a vehicle body, and a clamp member (96) that is provided on the lower end portion of the damper and configured to hold an intermediate portion of the power line.
US10632936B2	Extrusion grade perlite reinforced polypropylene polymer The invention disclosed herein is an automotive acoustic panel including a porous sound-absorption material made from a polymer and an expanded perlite. One or more silane compounds may be coupled or coated onto the expanded perlite while a coupling agent and a chemical foaming agent may additionally be added to the automotive acoustic panel.
US10632935B2	Vehicle interior component A vehicle interior component includes a first board and a second board assembled together. The first board includes a design portion, a peripheral wall portion, and a flange portion. The second board includes a main wall portion and a clip mount portion. The clip mount portion includes an extending portion, a mount base, and at least one leg. The extending portion extends from an edge of the second board toward the first board and is fixed to the flange portion of the first board. The mount base is disposed parallel to and away from a back surface of the design portion and coupled with the extending portion. The at least one leg protrudes from the mount base toward the back surface of the design portion with a clearance between the at least one leg and the peripheral wall portion. The at least one leg is coupled with the extending portion.
US10632932B2	Electronic device holder An electronic device holder is provided comprising a housing defining a space and having an open end portion. The housing includes a first portion slidably coupled to a second portion. A flexible member is positioned around the housing. A retention feature is disposed on the second portion. The retention feature extends into the space.
US10632927B2	Diffraction pattern reduction A display mirror assembly for a vehicle may comprise a display module comprising a display element; a partially reflective, partially transmissive element disposed generally parallel to the display element; optical bonding adhesive having a refractive index disposed between the display element and the partially reflective, partially transmissive element; and a plurality of refracting beads having a refractive index and incorporated in or on the optical bonding adhesive; wherein the display is optically bonded to the partially reflective, partially transmissive element with the optical bonding adhesive.
US10632926B2	Vehicle sensor system A system includes a base having a first window and a second window spaced from the first window. The system includes an optical sensor supported by the base. The system includes a mirror supported by the base and movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the mirror directs light from the first window to the sensor. In the second position the mirror directs light from the second window to the sensor.
US10632921B2	Interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing and an electro-optic mirror reflective element. The front glass substrate of the reflective element has a planar first surface, a planar second surface and a periphery surface extending therebetween. The mirror casing includes a central mounting element and two spaced apart attachment surfaces. The rear glass substrate of the reflective element is adhesively attached at the attachment surfaces. The central mounting element includes a pivot element that pivotally mounts at a mounting structure. A central cavity exists between the central mounting element and the rear glass substrate. The mirror assembly includes a curved outer surface that provides a rounded transition between the planar first surface of the front glass substrate and a less-curved outer surface of a side all of the mirror casing. No part of the mirror casing encroaches onto the planar first surface of the front glass substrate.
US10632919B2	Vehicle hitch assist system A hitch assist system is provided herein. The hitch assist system includes an imager for capturing one or more images of a hitch assembly and a trailer coupler. The imager is operably coupled with a movable panel. The hitch assembly includes a ball mount and a hitch ball. A controller is configured to generate an image that includes the hitch assembly, identify the hitch assembly within the image, estimate a ball mount length based on a predefined reference length and/or estimate a hitch ball height.
US10632915B2	Surroundings monitoring apparatus A surroundings monitoring apparatus includes an image acquisition portion acquiring captured image data, an image conversion portion converting the captured image data to virtual image data with a plurality of virtual viewpoints, and a data control portion sequentially displaying the virtual image data at a display unit in a state where each of the virtual viewpoints moves from a first virtual viewpoint position at which an opposite side of the vehicle is viewed, through a second virtual viewpoint position at which the vehicle is viewed from an overhead region of the vehicle, and to a third virtual viewpoint position at which the one side of the vehicle is viewed. The data control portion rotates the virtual image data with reference to a line of sight of the virtual viewpoint while the virtual image data is displayed so that the virtual viewpoint passes through the second virtual viewpoint position.
US10632914B2	Collision prevention system A collision prevention system has one or more sensors for determining an instantaneous velocity of a vehicle. A computer is interfaced to the one or more sensors. The computer obtains the instantaneous velocity of the vehicle from the one or more sensors. The computer is operatively configured to execute software that operates the computer to display a dynamic safety zone in front of the vehicle that is visible to other vehicles that may merge into that vehicles lane, signaling the other vehicles to merge in front of the vehicle if the safety zone is shrinking or behind the vehicle if the safety zone is enlarging.
US10632912B2	Alarm device An alarm device includes: a host vehicle information acquisition unit; a vehicle external information acquisition unit; a visual attention target calculation unit calculating a target to which attention of a driver is required based on host vehicle information and vehicle external information; a sight line information acquisition unit acquiring sight line information about the driver; an eyeball position information acquisition unit acquiring eyeball position information about the driver; a visual attention point calculation unit calculating a point to which the driver pays attention, based on the sight line information and the eyeball position information; a determination unit determining whether the driver pays attention to the target, based on the target and the point; and a notification unit notifying the driver of a determination result when determined that the driver does not pay attention to the target.
US10632910B2	Driving support device, driving situation information acquiring system, driving support method, and program A direction in which a driver is looking can be evaluated even when the direction in which the driver should look has changed depending on the driving situation. A driving support device includes a face direction determinator that determines the direction of the face of a driver of a movable body, a line-of-sight direction determinator that determines the direction of the line of sight of the driver, and an alert processing unit that determines at least one of the necessity and an extent of alerting the driver on the basis of an extent of the difference between the direction of the face and the direction of the line of sight.
US10632908B2	Method and apparatus for vehicular communication A mobile device comprising: (a) an antenna, and (b) a software application; wherein the mobile device is a transmitting mobile device, a receiving mobile device, or both; wherein the software application directs the transmitting mobile device to transmit a signal, comprising an audio file, to the receiving mobile device running the same software application: wherein the signal is converted to an audible signal, a message, or a combination thereof by the software application of the receiving mobile device; wherein the audible signal, converted by the receiving mobile device, is used in lieu of an audible signal produced by an OEM horn.
US10632906B2	Lighting device indicating a configuration state of a vehicle seat Lighting device indicating a configuration state of a seat of a motor vehicle, the lighting device being arranged to illuminate at least one part of the seat as a function of at least one datum relating to the configuration state of this at least one part of a seat relative to a configuration instruction for a given user.
US10632892B2	Magnetic marker, magnetic marker retaining method, work apparatus for magnetic markers, and magnetic marker installation method A magnetic marker retaining method that includes placing a plurality of sheet-shaped magnetic markers on a surface of a band-shaped carrier sheet, the plurality of sheet-shaped magnetic markers being so as to be spaced in a longitudinal direction of the band-shaped carrier sheet; and retaining the plurality of sheet-shaped magnetic markers in a state of a roll body with the band-shaped carrier sheet rolled up in a roll shape, the band-shaped carrier sheet being rolled up such that each surface of the plurality of sheet-shaped magnetic markers directly contacts the other side of the surface of the band-shaped carrier sheet, on which the plurality of sheet-shaped magnetic markers are placed, and the plurality of sheet-shaped magnetic markers being to be laid on a road.
US10632890B2	Dump truck dump body, and dump truck A dump truck configured to move in both front and back directions and dump loads in a first one of the directions includes: a chassis including an engine within a wheelbase; and a dump body covering an upper portion of the chassis across an entire length in travel direction and an entire width in vehicle width direction, the dump body supported so as to be able to be raised and lowered via a hinge by a side of the chassis near which loads are dumped. The dump body includes: a first inclined a side of the dump body from portion rising upward from a bottom portion of the dump body toward the side thereof from which loads are dumped; and a second, inclined portion inclined downward from an upper end of the first inclined portion to an end of the side of the dump body from which loads are dumped.
US10632889B2	Retractable table A retractable table assembly (5) for an automobile has a housing (6) located between the rear seats (2,3). Two tabletops (17a, 17b) are stowed in the housing and deployed on rotatable arms (12a, 12b). The arms are resiliently biased to the deployment position and when stowed, the tabletops are kept in place by push-push latches. A secondary link (16) between the tabletops and the pivot-point of the arms is provided, which maintains the relative disposition of the tabletop in relation to the housing during deployment. The tabletops can be deployed side-by-side so as to provide an expanded surface for working on.
US10632884B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat mounted with an occupant restraint device, the vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion frame; a seatback frame including a seatback side frame extending in a seat vertical direction at a seat width direction end portion of the seatback frame, the seatback frame being swingable at a seat rear end side of the seat cushion frame, and the seatback frame extending from the seat rear end side toward a seat upper side; a metal inflating body disposed along the seatback side frame, and configured so as to be stretched out toward a seat lower side such that a lower end of the metal inflating body abuts a vehicle floor surface; and a drive member configured to stretch out the metal inflating body in a case in which a vehicle collision at a seat front side occurs or the vehicle collision at the seat front side has been predicted.
US10632877B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes: a seat main body including a seat face side at which occupant sits; a blower device provided at the seat main body and that blows air when operated; an exhaust portion provided at the seat main body and that exhausts air blown from the blower device to the seat face side of the seat main body; an intake portion provided at the seat main body and that takes in air; and a suction device provided at the seat main body and that takes in air through the intake portion when operated, and the suction device forming an air current at the seat face side of the seat main body at a vicinity of the seat occupant, the air current including at least a portion of air that is exhausted to an outer side of the seat main body from the exhaust portion.
US10632875B2	Vehicle seat with walk-in mechanism The purpose of the present invention is to provide, in a vehicle seat having a walk-in mechanism, a locking mechanism for a seat back with which rotation of a lock plate can be suppressed against impact in any direction, and with which the locked state can be more reliably retained. In order to achieve the foregoing, provided is a vehicle seat having a walk-in mechanism, wherein: a reclining unit having the walk-in mechanism comprises a swing plate and latch for locking a seat back at a seated posture position; the latch has a structure that rotates about a latch rotating shaft, locks rotation of the seat back by meshed engagement with the swing plate, and releases the lock when the meshed engagement with the swing plate comes out; and the latch is given a structure with which a counter plate is added to the opposite side from the position of meshed engagement with the swing plate, relative to the latch rotating shaft, and the center-of-gravity position of the latch is brought close to the center of rotation of the latch.
US10632872B2	Adjustable child device An adjustable child device includes a first seat portion, a second seat portion and a belt engaging element. The second seat portion is foldable relative to the first seat portion between a folded position and an unfolded position and is at least partially received in the chamber when the second seat portion is located at the folded position. The second seat portion and the first seat portion are located on a horizontal plane to form a seat part when the second seat portion is located at the unfolded position. The belt engaging element is installed on a lateral side of the seat part and concurrently rotates from a stowed position to a use position when the second seat portion is unfolded from the folded position to the unfolded position. The adjustable child device can be folded when it is not in use, which saves storage space.
US10632869B2	Seat device for vehicle A seat device for a vehicle includes a first airbag being disposed at a side wall portion of a recessed portion which is configured to accommodate an occupant of a seat therein, and a second airbag being disposed at an outer peripheral rim portion of the recessed portion, the outer peripheral rim portion which is connected to the side wall portion. The first airbag and the second airbag expand to form a support shape at the recessed portion in a seat width direction.
US10632868B2	Lift unit for a vehicle seat An occupant support includes a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The occupant support further includes a lift system coupled to the seat bottom and seat back.
US10632866B2	Movement system for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of a vehicle and configured to move relative to the seat back.
US10632863B2	Systems and methods for regulating charging of electric vehicles A converter includes a plurality of switching elements, at least one capacitance, and a resonant circuit. The plurality of switching elements include a first switching element coupled to a first control signal line that controls switching of the first switching element, a second switching element coupled to a second control signal line that controls switching of the second switching element, a third switching element coupled to a third control signal line that controls switching of the third switching element, and a fourth switching element coupled to a fourth control signal line that controls switching of the fourth switching element. The plurality of switching elements, the resonant circuit, and the at least one capacitance operate to convert a first voltage into a second voltage that charges a first battery and a second battery.
US10632862B2	Electric power system for an autonomous vehicle An electric power system includes an energy recovery system that is operable to convert kinetic energy into electric energy at a first voltage. A primary energy storage device is electrically connected to the energy recovery system at the first voltage. A first voltage autonomous driving system load is disposed in a parallel circuit with the energy recovery system and the primary energy storage device. A bi-directional DC-DC converter is electrically connected to the energy recovery system and the primary energy storage device for converting the electric energy between the first voltage and a second voltage. A secondary energy storage device is electrically connected to the bi-directional DC-DC converter at the second voltage. A second voltage autonomous driving system load is disposed in a parallel circuit with the secondary energy storage device.
US10632852B2	Electric vehicle optical charging system and method of use Techniques for electric vehicle systems, and in particular to a vehicle optical charging system and method of use. In one embodiment, a system for vehicle optical charging comprises: an optical charging station configured to transmit an optical signal, the optical charging station comprising a directive element configured to direct the transmitted optical signal; a receiving vehicle comprising an electrical storage unit and a receiver configured to receive the transmitted optical signal, the receiver in electrical communication with the electrical storage unit; wherein the received optical signal enables charging of the electrical storage unit.
US10632846B2	High-voltage device To reduce the number of components, size and weight while preventing breakage of the casing, a high-voltage device provided adjacent to a vehicle component constituting a vehicle includes: a casing housing a high-voltage portion; and a plurality of bolts fastening the casing to an attachment portion to which the casing is attached. The high-voltage device has a first end face at which the casing is in contact with the attachment portion and a second end face opposite to the first end face, and the plurality of bolts are composed of long bolts extending from the second end face to the first end face. The long bolts are each attached to the casing at a position between the vehicle component and the high-voltage portion.
US10632844B2	Prime mover RPM limiting control A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.
US10632843B2	Assistance module for the steering wheel of a vehicle A driver assistance module is designed to be fixed on an automobile steering wheel. The driver assistance module includes a first driver information device and an infrared radiation source arranged to illuminate the driver and forming part of a second information device.
US10632842B2	Vehicle with tandem axle assembly and method A 6×2 tandem axle drive has an auxiliary 6×4 drive that is automatically engaged and disengaged. A forward rear drive axle has an input shaft with a clutch selectively driving a simple transfer shaft. A rearward rear drive axle is driven by an inter-axle transfer drive shaft that receives power from the simple transfer shaft. At least one wheel disconnect clutch is operable to selectively connect and disconnect at least one wheel of the rearward rear drive axle from the differential of the axle. A control module is configured to selectively place the vehicle in 6×2 mode by disengaging the clutch on the input shaft of the forward rear drive axle and disengaging the wheel disconnect clutch, and in a 6×4 mode by engaging the clutch on the input shaft of the forward rear drive axle and engaging the wheel disconnect clutch.
US10632836B2	Tank manufacturing method and tank A tank manufacturing method includes the steps of (a) forming a reinforcing layer before hardening, (b) embedding at least a part of a label into the reinforcing layer before hardening, and (c) winding glass fiber with thermosetting resin before hardening impregnated so as to cover the label to form a surface layer before hardening. The step (a) includes (a1) forming an inner layer before hardening, and (a2) forming an outer layer before hardening having a cover rate lower than the inner layer before hardening and lower than 100%, the outer layer before hardening being arranged on the inner layer before hardening.
US10632835B2	Gearing for a motor vehicle, and hybrid drive train with same A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle comprising an upstream gear set (VRS), a main gear set (HRS) with a total of four shafts (W1, W2, W3, W4) referred to in order of rotational speeds as first, second, third and fourth shafts, an electric machine (EM), and at least five shift elements (A, B, C, E, F), the selective pairwise closure of which realizes at least eight selectable forward gear ratios (G1-G8) between a drive shaft (GW1) and an output shaft (GW2) of the transmission (G). The upstream gear set (VRS) provides a rotational speed at a fifth shaft (W5) increased relative to the rotational speed of the drive shaft (GW1), in a fixed transmission ratio with respect to the drive shaft (GW1). The main gear set (HRS) is a stepped planetary gear set (PS).
US10632833B2	Vehicle drive device In a vehicle drive device, a case cover includes a cylindrical wall portion formed circumferentially in an outside space of a first rotating shaft and projecting toward the case parallel to an axial direction of the first rotating shaft, an oil pump includes a pump cover arranged in a space radially inside the wall portion and a pump chamber formed in a space radially inside the wall portion by the case cover including the wall portion and the pump cover to house the pump gear, and the wall portion includes a support portion disposed on the other axial end side of the first rotating shaft relative to the pump cover, having a bearing fitted thereto, and rotatably supporting a second rotating shaft via the bearing.
US10632831B2	System and method for battery charging of a fuel cell plug-in hybrid vehicle having an electric compressor or turbocharger A fuel cell plug-in hybrid vehicle includes a fuel cell having an anode side and a cathode side with a compressor connected to the cathode side. An electric motor is drive-connected exclusively to the compressor. A converter is connected electrically on one side to the motor and on the other side to a high-voltage battery. A controller switches the vehicle between two different operating states. In a first operating state, the high-voltage battery supplies electrical power to the motor via the converter so that the electric motor drives the compressor. In a second operating state, an electrical voltage is supplied from a power supply system to the motor or to the converter via a power supply line. The motor can modify the amplitude of the system voltage with the modified voltage present across the converter, which converts the voltage into a DC voltage applied across the high-voltage battery.
US10632830B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a motor, a high-voltage device, and a power converter. The motor moves the vehicle. The high-voltage device is disposed inside a vehicle cabin of the vehicle. The power converter is disposed outside the vehicle cabin. The power converter is connected to the motor and the high-voltage device to convert electric power output from the high-voltage device and to supply the converted electric power to the motor. The high-voltage device is arranged to be juxtaposed to the power converter along a front-rear direction of the vehicle.
US10632829B2	Distributer phase shifter for a hydraulic pump motor The distributor phase shifter for a hydraulic pump motor (300) is provided for a hydraulic pump motor (1) which includes a pump motor housing (2) and a pump motor central rotor (3) to which an input-output distributor (43) presents an input-output angular collector of an internal conduit (44) and an input-output angular collector of an external conduit (89), which phase shifter includes a phase shift acting element (301) which is supported on the housing of the pump motor (2) in order to make the input-output distributor (43) rotate around its longitudinal axis and over a determined angular range.
US10632823B1	Vehicle door module, vehicle door assembly including same, and vehicle A door module for a vehicle door assembly that includes a net assembly can include an assembly bracket, a latch assembly and a handle. The assembly bracket can include a net attachment portion configured to secure at least a portion of the net assembly when the net assembly is attached to the door assembly, a handle mounting portion, and a latch mounting portion. The latch assembly can be configured to releasably engage the vehicle frame when the door closes the opening, and the latch assembly is connected to the latch mounting portion. The handle can be supported on the handle mounting portion. The handle mounting portion can pivotally support the handle relative to the assembly bracket. The handle can be coupled to the latch assembly such that the latch assembly releases engagement with the frame assembly when the handle pivots in a predetermined direction.
US10632821B2	Method of controlling an air plume expelled from a motor vehicle air register A method for controlling an air plume expelled from an air register includes configuring a plurality of vanes of the air register to provide the air plume with a width W1 when in a first position to direct the air plume in a first direction, such as toward an individual in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and a width W2 when in a second position to direct the air plume in a second direction such as away from the individuals where W1>W2.
US10632816B2	Freon refilling apparatus for vehicles The present Freon refilling apparatus for vehicles comprises a tube fitting and a refilling duct. The tube fitting is connected to the refilling duct. The lower end of the tube fitting has a connection port to connect with gas cylinders. A pushrod is movably inserted into the tube fitting in its axial direction. Between the tube fitting and the upper end of the pushrod, there is an operating mechanism which can push the pushrod down to the lower end of the tube fitting. When the pushrod moves downwards, its lower end can make the gas cylinder connected to the tube fitting. The present Freon refilling apparatus for vehicles is applicable to different types of gas cylinders storing Freon. This provides a more convenient way to refill Freon for automobile air conditioners, with a lower cost.
US10632815B2	Air conditioning system for an open motorized vehicle An air conditioning system for an open motorized vehicle can include a cab assembly defining an interior volume, the cab assembly includes an enclosed frame configured to be attached to an open vehicle, and an air conditioning unit positioned at least partially within the cab assembly, the air conditioning unit being configured to deliver conditioned air to the interior volume of the cab assembly.
US10632812B2	Rocking control device for two front wheels rocking vehicle The rocking control device for a two front wheels rocking vehicle includes a controller that executes a first rocking control which assists a rocking of the two front wheels rocking vehicle and a second rocking control which assists the two front wheels rocking vehicle so that the two front wheels rocking vehicle self-stands at a rocking balanced position where a rocking moment of the vehicle body is canceled out in a lateral direction, wherein controller is configured to switch the first rocking control and the second rocking control to OFF state, and is configured to operate the first rocking control and the second rocking control in combination.
US10632805B1	Suspension element systems and methods A vehicle includes a support arm and a suspension element. The suspension element is rotatably connected to a support arm of a vehicle via a mounting pin that extends through an opening on the suspension element, a thrust washer, and a seal. The combination of elements prevent debris from migrating into the connection. The suspension element is configured to connect to a structural element of the vehicle via an upper mount. The suspension element may include a recoil damper having a piston with a plurality of grooves arranged to balance the forces on the piston during and after a recoil event or jounce.
US10632801B2	Tire characteristic determination system, tire-wheel assembly manufacturing system and methods for operating the same A tire characteristic determination system is disclosed. The tire characteristic determination system includes a memory device that stores tire-engaging data related to one or more tire-engaging value to be utilized for spatially manipulating a tire about a wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly. The tire characteristic determination device includes a tire-engaging test probe that is urged adjacent the tire at one or more tire displacement distances or is urged against the tire with one or more amounts of urging forces. The tire characteristic determination device is communicatively-coupled to the memory device for communicating the one or more tire displacement distances or the one or more amounts of urging forces to the memory device.
US10632797B2	Pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire according to one embodiment, at least one land portion provided on a tread portion includes a first lateral groove traversing the land portion, and a second lateral groove ending inside the land portion, these lateral grooves being arranged at intervals along a tire circumferential direction. A land portion section located between the first lateral groove and the second lateral groove includes a first inclined surface portion in a chamfered shape at an edge portion extending along the first lateral groove, a second inclined surface portion in a chamfered shape at an edge portion extending along the second lateral groove, and, at one edge portion in a tire width direction, a third inclined surface portion in a chamfered shape intervening between the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion to connect the two and extending along the tire circumferential direction.
US10632791B2	Tire A tire having a rubber body in which a steel cord is embedded, wherein a layer composed of ZnxCoyO is formed at the interface between the steel cord and the rubber body and x+y is 5/6 or more and 1 or less.
US10632789B2	Pneumatic tire A tire has a cap rubber formed of a nonconductive rubber and forms a ground surface, and a conductive portion provided in at least one side end portion of a pair of side end portions in both ends in a tire width direction. The conductive portion is formed of a conductive rubber, and reaches a side surface of the cap rubber from the ground surface through an inner portion of the cap rubber. The conductive portion is the smallest in thickness in the ground surface, is relatively large in thickness in the side surface of the cap rubber, is gradually increased in thickness from the ground surface to the side surface of the cap rubber, and is formed into a trumpet shape which is curved into an inner side in a tire width direction and an inner side in a radial direction, in a tire meridian cross section.
US10632785B2	Paint holder and/or paint applicator An apparatus includes a paint holder configured for utilization with a paint applicator, in which the paint applicator has an applicator-engagement feature. The paint holder has a paint-receiving zone configured to receive paint therein. The paint holder has a vertically-extending side wall, in which the vertically-extending side wall surrounds, at least in part, the paint-receiving zone. The paint holder has a holder-engagement feature configured to selectively engage with, and selectively disengage from, the applicator-engagement feature of the paint applicator.
US10632782B1	Crafting mat assembly, method for utilizing the same and packaging assembly A crafting mat includes a container portion and a layered interior body portion. The container portion includes a top layer and a bottom layer connected to the top layer for defining a cavity. The layered interior body portion is disposed within the cavity. The layered interior body portion includes an upper layer, a lower layer and an intermediate layer disposed between the upper layer and the lower layer. A method for utilizing a crafting mat is also disclosed. A packaging assembly including packaging and a crafting mat is also disclosed.
US10632775B2	Stamp and stamping insert, especially as a replacement part for a stamp In some embodiments, a stamp with metallic elements, may comprise at least one stamping component and one stamping insert. The stamping component may be formed of a top part with a handle element and a bottom part with a cushion-receiving element. The stamping insert may be connected so as to move synchronously via a reversing mechanism having a slide track in the bottom part via a shaft or trunnion to the top part. In the resting position a text plate mounted on the stamping insert may abut against an ink pad soaked with ink in the cushion-receiving element. The metallic elements can be attached from the outside onto the top and bottom parts formed from plastic material and these are fixed via a fastening system of the upper and lower parts. The metal part of the bottom part is fixed on a surface of the plastic part.
US10632772B2	Fluid application system and method A fluid application system and method having a support structure for guiding a plurality of pallets along a path of travel through the system. The plurality of pallets for arranging a medium that receives fluid during operation. The system further includes an application assembly for applying fluid and energy to a medium arranged on the plurality of pallets and a conveyance arrangement comprising first and second conveyors for transferring the one or more pallets through the fluid application system. The first and second conveyors have a dedicated trolley selectively coupled to one of the plurality of pallets during movement along a first direction of the path of travel and selectively decoupled from the one of the plurality of pallets during movement along a second direction of the path of travel.
US10632768B2	Printer A printer is configured that, when double-side recording is executed, a back end side of a long strip-like recording medium on which single-side recording is executed by a recording unit is cut by a cutter mechanism, the cut-off recording medium is thereafter conveyed to an inversion mechanism starting with a front end thereof by a switching flap disposed on a side closer to a discharge outlet than the cutter mechanism, a front side and a back side are inverted to each other at the inversion mechanism, thereafter the recording medium is again conveyed to the recording unit starting with an end thereof that is the back end when the recording medium is conveyed to the inversion mechanism, recording is executed for the back side by the recording unit, thereafter the recording medium is again conveyed to the cutter mechanism, and a margin is cut off by the cutter mechanism.
US10632766B2	Printing device with conveyor belt An inkjet printer, and a printing method with the inkjet printer, includes a first conveyor belt wrapped around a vacuum table and supported by an upstream pulley and a downstream pulley and a vacuum area on the first conveyor belt, and a second conveyor belt wrapped-around the first conveyor belt and supported by an upstream sliding support and a downstream sliding support. The second conveyor belt is adhered in the vacuum area by vacuum power and a print receiver is attached to the second conveyor belt for conveying and printing.
US10632756B2	Fluid level sensors In one example, a fluid level sensor includes control logic, and an array of sensing locations to detect a level of fluid in a container. The array of sensing locations include a number of memory cells located at a number of sensing locations in the array of sensing locations, a word line coupled to the memory cells, a bit line coupled to the memory cells, and a pre-charge circuit coupled to the word line and the bit line. The control logic instructs a number FETs coupled to a bit line to disconnect from a number of the memory cells, and power up the memory cells to cause the memory cells to take a first state or a second state. The control logic outputs the state of the memory cells to a processing device. The state of the memory cells defines the level of the fluid in the container.
US10632754B2	Perforated substrate processing method and liquid ejection head manufacturing method A perforated substrate having a first surface, a second (opposite) surface, a plurality of through holes running through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface and an etching object arranged on the first surface, is processed by forming a coating layer containing a resin material on the etching object, then allowing part of the resin material to drop into each of the through holes so as to close each of the through holes at least partly with the dropped resin material, then patterning the coating layer such that the coating layer is left on each of the through holes as mask while at least part of the coating layer covering the etching object is removed to expose the etching object; and etching the exposed etching object under a condition where each of the through holes is closed at least partly with the resin material.
US10632752B2	Printed circuit board fluid flow structure and method for making a printed circuit board fluid flow structure In one example, a fluid flow structure includes a micro device embedded in a printed circuit board (PCB). Fluid may flow to the micro device through a channel in the PCB and a PCB conductor is connected to a conductor on the embedded micro device.
US10632751B2	Liquid discharge head A liquid discharge head includes: a channel unit having a discharge surface that is parallel to a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a pressure chamber; and a piezoelectric actuator stacked on the channel unit in a third direction perpendicular to the discharge surface. The piezoelectric actuator includes: a piezoelectric body having piezoelectric layers stacked in the third direction; a first electrode; and second and third electrodes separated from the first electrode in the third direction. The piezoelectric body has a first portion that is interposed in the third direction between the first and second electrodes and that at least partially overlaps in the third direction with the pressure chamber; a second portion that is interposed in the third direction between the first and third electrodes; and a third portion that is interposed in the third direction between the first and third electrodes.
US10632750B2	Liquid jetting apparatus A liquid jetting apparatus includes: individual channels; and a manifold commonly provided for the individual channels. Each of the individual channels has: a nozzle; a pressure chamber arranged away from the nozzle in a predetermined direction to extend along a plane orthogonal to the predetermined direction and connected to the manifold, a connecting channel connected to the pressure chamber to form at least a part of a channel communicating the pressure chamber and the nozzle, and a circulation channel connected to the connecting channel to form a part of a channel communicating the connecting channel and the pressure chamber. The connecting channel has a throttle, and the throttle has a smaller diameter along the plane orthogonal to the predetermined direction than a diameter, of a part of the connecting channel except the throttle, along the plane orthogonal to the predetermined direction.
US10632747B2	Fluid ejection device A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection chamber, a drop ejecting element communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, an orifice communicated with the fluid ejection chamber, a fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice, and a structure in the fluid passage between the fluid ejection chamber and the orifice.
US10632745B2	Inkjet head and inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet head comprises a pressure chamber that stores liquid; an actuator that changes a volume of the pressure chamber in response to an applied driving signal; and an applying section that applies the driving signal to the actuator. The driving signal includes a discharge pulse and an oscillation pulse. The discharge pulse enables liquid to be discharged from a nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber. The oscillation pulse is applied before the discharge pulse and has a potential opposite in polarity to that of the discharge pulse to generate pressure oscillation for promoting discharge of the liquid in the liquid. When the driving signal includes two or more successive discharge pulses, a cycle of the discharge pulse is 1.5 times or more and 2.5 times or less as long as a half cycle of a main acoustic resonance frequency of the liquid in the pressure chamber.
US10632736B2	Systems and methods of applying compositions to webs A method of printing composition(s) on a web is disclosed. The method includes the steps of advancing the web and printing a plurality of composition sites on the web. The method further includes the step of forming one or more discontinuities in the web. The discontinuities correspond to the printed composition sites.
US10632732B2	Method and apparatus for making three-dimensional objects using a dynamically adjustable retaining barrier Methods and apparatuses for making three-dimensional objects from a bindable powder are shown and described. A dynamically erected and/or expanded retaining barrier is provided which is erected and/or expanded during an object building operation to retain dispensed powder.
US10632728B2	Separating polymer from composite structures The present invention provides a method of promoting separation of polymer bonded to a substrate of different material, which collectively form at least part of a polymer composite structure, the method comprising: (1) contacting the polymer composite structure with a composition comprising organic solvent which is absorbed within one or both of the polymer and substrate, wherein the composition comprising organic solvent does not dissolve either the polymer or the substrate, and (2) contacting the polymer composite structure provided in step (1) with liquid (i) having a temperature higher than the boiling point of the composition comprising organic solvent used in step (1), and (ii) that does not dissolve either the polymer or the substrate, the action of which promotes separation between the polymer and the substrate.
US10632723B2	Polyvinyl acetal and cellulose ester multilayer interlayers A multilayer interlayer structure having a first and second polyvinyl acetal (poly(vinyl acetal)) layer and a cellulose ester layer having a thickness of at least 10 mils disposed between the first and second poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The cellulose ester layer can have a higher storage modulus and/or higher Tg than at least one of the poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The interlayer structure is useful to make glass panels having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
US10632717B2	Laser-reflective compaction roller and associated fiber placement system and method A fiber placement system including a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, the compaction roller including a reflective layer that includes a reflective material dispersed in a polymeric material, and a light source positioned to project a beam of electromagnetic radiation proximate the compaction roller, the beam having a wavelength, wherein the reflective material has a reflectance of at least 80 percent at the wavelength.
US10632716B2	Composite panels A composite panel including a multilayer laminate with a plurality of central plies of fibre reinforced resin matrix composite material, wherein at least one of the central plies includes a first fibrous layer of a plurality of non-woven carbon fibres which are substantially randomly oriented, and a rear reinforcement layer which is integrally moulded with the central multilayer portion the reinforcement layer being comprised of a rear ply of fibre reinforced resin matrix composite material, wherein the rear ply includes a second fibrous layer of a plurality of continuous fibres which extend continuously from at least one portion of a first edge of the rear ply to at least one portion of an opposite second edge of the rear ply.
US10632711B2	Window for flexible display device and flexible display device having the same The present disclosure relates to a window for a flexible display device, including: a first film including a transparent base film and a plurality of holes passing through the transparent base film; a second film overlapping the first film; a buffer layer between the first film and the second film to attach a first side of the first film and a first side of the second film; and a hard coated layer on a second side of the second film.
US10632709B2	Honeycomb structure The honeycomb structure includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls, as to the honeycomb structure body, in a plane perpendicular to a cell extending direction, a cell structure of a central cell structure differs from a cell structure of a circumferential cell structure, and in the plane, a geometric center of gravity of the honeycomb structure body exists at a position which is away from a geometric center of gravity of the central cell structure, and a distance between the respective centers of gravity is larger than a length of a half of a cell pitch of an outermost circumferential cell structure including complete cells formed at an outermost circumference of the honeycomb structure body.
US10632706B2	Binding member and binding device A binding member includes: an upper tooth that has an upper tooth form for forming unevenness in a bundle of recording materials; and a lower tooth that has a lower tooth form for forming unevenness in the bundle of recording materials and that forms a pair with the upper tooth. At least one of the upper tooth form and the lower tooth form is formed such that, in a sectional shape, a groove is formed in a trough portion of a concave portion of a tooth form and a length of an inclined portion which comes into contact with the bundle of recording materials is made small compared to a case where the inclined portion of the tooth form has reached a bottom of the trough portion.
US10632704B2	Molded product discharge device A molded product discharge device accompanies a compression-molding machine that molds a molded product. The molded product discharge device is configured to discharge the molded product from the compression-molding machine. The molded product discharge device includes a rotator configured to be horizontally rotatable, a retainer facing the rotator with a predetermined distance therebetween, a plurality of projections extending toward the retainer from a surface opposite to the retainer, in an outer circumferential portion of the rotator, aligned circumferentially around a rotary axis of the rotator at an interval larger than an external size of the molded product, and configured to capture the molded product, and a guide disposed adjacent to the outer circumferential portion of the rotator and closing a gap between the adjacent projections from outside.
US10632702B2	Molded product processing system A molded product processing system is configured to apply a post process to a molded product molded by a compression-molding machine. The system includes modules each including a conveying mechanism configured to convey a plurality of molded products P kept aligned, and a processing mechanism confronting a travel route of the molded products conveyed by the conveying mechanism and configured to apply a predetermined post process to each of the conveyed molded products, in which upstream one of the modules and downstream one of the modules are connected to allow the molded products having gone through certain processing at the upstream one of the modules to be delivered to the downstream one of the modules and be subjected to a different predetermined processing at one of the modules.
US10632698B2	Tire vulcanizing apparatus A tire vulcanizing apparatus includes a vulcanization mold including a lower mold and an upper mold to define a tire mold cavity for vulcanizing a green tire together with a rigid core on which the green tire is formed, a base portion, a lower plate to which the lower mold is attached, the lower plate supported by the base portion, a first ring having a circular shape with a center corresponding to an axial center of the vulcanization mold and arranged between the base portion and the lower plate, an upper plate to which the upper mold is attached so as to face the lower mold up and down, and a lifting device for moving the upper plate up and down between a lower location to close the vulcanization mold and an upper location in which the upper mold positions opening the vulcanization mold.
US10632691B2	Installation and a method for shaping an axisymmetric fiber preform presenting a profile that varies in radial section An installation for shaping an axisymmetric fiber preform presenting a profile that varies in radial section, includes a storage mandrel for storing a fiber texture in the form of a wound strip, one or more follower rollers, and an axisymmetric mold, the storage mandrel, each follower roller, and the mold presenting across their axial widths radii that vary defining outside surfaces having respective profiles in relief, at least one follower roller including a plurality of roller segments, each extending over a fraction of the axial width of the follower roller, each roller segment including a platen defining a portion of the outside surface of the follower roller; and an actuator system suitable for moving the platen of the roller segment in a direction that is radial relative to the axis of the follower roller.
US10632687B2	Method and assembly for bonding complex composite assemblies A tooling assembly and method for bonding composite components together, such as a bonded cascade assembly of a thrust reverser for an aircraft nacelle. The method may include the steps of fixing composite turning vanes between elongated stiffeners, placing them in a cavity formed by a tooling frame, then filling cavities between the turning vanes, the elongated stiffeners, and/or the tooling frame with flowable solid elastomeric material. The method may also include the steps of compressing and/or heating the elastomeric material, the turning vanes, the elongated stiffeners, and the tooling frame. This heat and/or pressure combined with expansion of the elastomeric material may be sufficient to press contacting portions of the turning vanes and the elongated stiffeners toward each other and also causing the turning vanes to bond to the elongated stiffeners under pressure of the elastomeric material expansion.
US10632685B2	Mobile device screen protector installation tray and system A screen protector installation tray can include an alignment tray and a screen protector retained within the alignment tray. Also, a method for applying a mobile device screen protector to a mobile device, including retaining a screen protector within an alignment tray, applying the alignment tray to the mobile device, interfacing the screen protector with a screen of the mobile device, transferring the glass screen protector from the alignment tray to the mobile device, and removing the alignment tray. Additionally, a mobile device screen protector installation kit, including an alignment tray, a screen protector, and instructions for applying a screen protector to a screen of a mobile device.
US10632684B2	Apparatuses and methods for ultrasonic sealing An apparatus for ultrasonic sealing and methods for manufacturing disclosed. Embodiments include a base and a tool profile for sealing a material, for example, a package. The tool profile is supported by the base and defines a seal line forming raised surface extending across a length of the base and having a crest line of uniform height above the base. In at least one embodiment, the raised surface includes a first portion of the length having a first cross-sectional mass and second and third portions of the length having a second cross-sectional mass, with the first cross-sectional mass being less than the second cross-sectional mass. Advantageously, a package to be sealed can be positioned such that its thicker material areas line up with the first portion of the raised surface having reduced mass, which applies less energy to the package than is applied along the larger mass portions.
US10632683B2	Methods and apparatus for thermal compensation during additive manufacturing A method for thermal compensation during an additive manufacturing process. In some aspects, the method may include receiving, at a CNC machine, information relating to a material used in the additive manufacturing process, wherein the received information includes at least a Coefficient for Thermal Expansion (CTE) for the material. The method may further include modifying a distance of travel for a first pre-programmed tool path based on at least the Coefficient for Thermal Expansion (CTE).
US10632682B2	Three-dimensional printing apparatus and three-dimensional printing method A 3D printing apparatus including a 3D printing device, a VR display device, and a processing device is provided. The VR display device displays a VR image. The VR display device includes an input device. The input device receives an input signal and the input signal in response to selecting a virtual object in the VR image. The processing device obtains a generic model data corresponding to the virtual object based on the input signal. The processing device executes an edit module to edit a 3D model corresponding to the virtual object based on the generic model data. When the processing device outputs a plurality of layered data corresponding to the 3D model to the 3D printing device, the 3D printing device prints a 3D object corresponding to the 3D model based on the plurality of layered data. Moreover, a 3D printing method is also provided.
US10632677B2	Apparatus for manufacturing three-dimensional shaped object Apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object comprises a chamber, a transmission window, a blow-out port and a cover member, wherein a solidified layer is formed by irradiation of a predetermined portion of a material layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the material in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification of the material, the material layer being provided within the chamber. The transmission window is provided in the chamber, allowing the light beam to be transmitted there through. The blow-out port is located around the transmission window, and serves for blowing out an inert gas toward an interior of the chamber. The cover member, which is positioned below the blow-out port and also serves for surrounding the blow-out port, has an annular form. A gap through which the inert gas-passes is provided between the cover member and the transmission window.
US10632676B2	Heating apparatus, heating method, three-dimensional object forming system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A heating apparatus for emitting thermal energy, includes a heater which emits the thermal energy directed at a thermal expansion sheet that expands according to a heating amount absorbed, a relative mover which causes the heater and the thermal expansion sheet to move relatively in a predetermined direction, and a controller which changes one of a speed of the relative movement by the relative mover and a heat generation amount by the heater, according to the relative movement of the heater and the thermal expansion sheet, so that the heating amount received by the thermal expansion sheet is close to uniform regardless of the position in the predetermined direction while the thermal energy is emitted by the heater.
US10632671B2	Powder comprising PVA resin particles for layer manufacturing and layered shaped article The present invention provides a powder for layer manufacturing including non-hydratable matrix particles, and water-soluble adhesive particles. The powder for layer manufacturing includes, as the water-soluble adhesive particles, polyvinyl alcohol resin particles with a saponification degree of 86.5 mol % to 89.0 mol %, an average degree of polymerization of 400 to 600, a viscosity of a 4 mass % aqueous solution at 20° C. of 4.6 mPa to 5.4 mPa, and an average particle diameter of 20 μm to 60 μm.
US10632669B2	Helical layer structure and manufacturing method of helical layer structure Embodiments provide a helical layer structure including: a helical core member which is formed of a flexible, lengthy, flat plate-like core member and which is formed of a steel plate made of a metal material, such as iron; and a polymeric coating layer which is formed of a polymeric material such as a thermosetting elastic material or a thermoplastic elastic material, and which coats the helical core member. The manufacturing method of the helical layer structure includes: a feeding step of feeding a core member having flexibility; a supply step of supplying the polymeric material having fluidity; a coating step of coating the core member with the polymeric material; a cooling step of cooling a coated intermediate which is coated with the polymeric material; and a helix formation step of helically twisting the coated intermediate to form the helical layer structure.
US10632668B2	Apparatus and methods for selective thermoforming Apparatus and methods of forming selected portions of integral sheets of material are disclosed. Unformed portions of the sheets may remain undistorted during the forming process, allowing them to contain text, art work, or other desired information without material risk of the information being degraded or becoming unintelligible during the forming process. This result may be accomplished, moreover, with less trim than usually occurs in conventional forming processes.
US10632666B2	Parison supply device and supply method, and blow molding machine and blow molding method using same A blow molding capable of maintaining the parison thickness distribution uniform, fabricating high-quality molded products, and improving its productivity. A parison supply device for supplying, to a blow mold, a parison discharged from an extrusion die, the parison supply device including: a pair of chucks for pinching, from above and below, a parison discharged downward from the extrusion die; and a chuck operation part for controlling an operation of pinching the parison by the pair of chucks and an operation of moving the pair of chucks. By the chuck operation part, the pair of chucks performs the operation of pinching the parison while being moved downward.
US10632659B2	Abnormality detection device An abnormality detection device for detecting an abnormality of a movable part provided in an injection molding machine includes: a through hole formed in the movable part or in an adjacent member arranged adjacent to the movable part; and a microphone installed inside the through hole to collect sound generated by the movement of the movable part.
US10632656B2	Biaxial or tri-axial eccentric rotor volume pulsed deformation plasticizing method and device The present invention discloses a biaxial or tri-axial eccentric rotor volume pulsed deformation plasticizing method and device. The method is characterized in that: the conveying volume of materials formed between two or three engaged eccentric rotors, which are formed by spiral structures and eccentric cylindrical structures connected alternately, and an inner surface of a stator changes periodically along the axial direction and the radial direction of the rotors, achieving the volume pulsed deformation plasticizing and conveying of the materials during engaged rotation of the two or three engaged eccentric rotors. The device's eccentric rotors are all formed by length-varying spiral structures and eccentric cylindrical structures connected alternately; the spiral structures of the eccentric rotors are engaged to each other; the axial positions of eccentric cylindrical structures of the two or three rotors are the same. The present invention can implement extrusion of polymer materials or implement, in combination with a plunger injection unit, injection molding of polymer materials, and have many features such as desirable mixing and plasticizing effects for materials, a short thermo-mechanical course, low power consumption, and wide adaptability.
US10632646B2	Deposition of clay structures A method of printing includes mixing a clay mixture with an alkaline agent to form a printable mixture; forming pellets from the printable mixture; ejecting the pellets from a print head onto a printing surface; and curing the pellets.
US10632645B2	Method of treating wood A method of treating an elongate wood member is provided, the wood member having an outer surface and a cross-section. The method includes (1) forming a plurality of holes into the outer surface of the wood member; (2) introducing a treatment composition which includes a boron-containing compound into the plurality of holes; and (3) steam treating the wood member for a duration of from about 15 minutes to about 24 hours, the steam having a temperature of from about 80° C. to about 150° C. The steam treatment causes the boron-containing compound to diffuse from the formed holes into the cross-section of the wood member.
US10632640B2	Knife assembly for corrugated knife blade and cutting system equipped with same A knife assembly including a corrugated knife blade, a holder, a clamp arranged for clamping the knife blade onto the holder, and a fastening mechanism for securing the knife blade between the clamp and the holder. The clamp has clamping parts along a clamping line rearward from the front edge. The clamp includes clamping geometrical elements, corresponding to complementary contact geometrical elements of the knife blade, positioned at least in part at a different distance from said front edge than the clamping line. The clamp engages the knife blade along the clamping line and at the corresponding contact geometrical elements.
US10632638B2	Apparatus for processing, in particular for cutting a corresponding material An apparatus for processing, in particular for cutting, a material, that provides a surface for supporting and resting the material, and includes elements that generate a field of electrostatic attraction of the material on the supporting surface.
US10632637B2	Food processing apparatus and method for sequentially scanning food products The disclosure relates to a food processing apparatus with a scanner for determining properties of a food product, in particular a food bar, with at least two substantially parallel separately drivable conveyor tracks for supplying the food products to the scanner, and with a control unit for controlling the drive of the conveyor tracks. According to the disclosure, the control unit is adapted to separately control the drive of the conveyor tracks to convey at least one food product of a first conveyor track and at least one food product of a further conveyor track sequentially through a scanning area of the scanner. The disclosure further relates to a method for scanning food products.
US10632636B2	Method for splitting end part of metal plate or metal rod Provided are a method for splitting longitudinally an end part of a metal plate or a metal rod having a rectangular, polygonal, or elliptical shape, in which the length of incision in the split portion can be freely adjusted and smooth split face can be formed; a metal part manufactured by such method; and a method for bonding such metal part. The present invention is characterized by the process comprising the steps of securing a metal plate by pinching both sides thereof with a clamping device, or securing a metal rod by pinching at least two opposite-facing portions on the periphery thereof with a clamping device; splitting longitudinally by slitting or cleaving the metal plate, or the metal rod, by pressing a slitting punch or a cleaving punch against the face of one end of the metal plate, or the metal rod; and advancing the splitting further by repeating the same operation of pressing the same punch stated above against the cleft of the splitting; and is characterized further in that, in each time of the press-splitting operation, the position of the clamping device on at least one side is moved in advance of the next pressing by a stroke corresponding to the distance from one end of the metal plate, or the metal rod, to the distal end of a split-desired portion.
US10632632B1	Arm blade engagement lock for folding knife A folding knife having a blade pivoted from a closed position to an open locked position with a combined self-activating sliding release and locking arm. The sliding locking arm is mounted within the knife handle on dual fixed guide and pivot pins within respective arm openings being spring urged there against. Arm projections are engaged by the blade shank during operation moving the locking arm back and up then releasing to slide forward locking the blade in open use position until manual arm engagement by the user against the spring for release and transitional closure.
US10632628B2	Robot A robot includes one or more joints. At least the one joint includes: a first joint member and a second joint member disposed so as to be relatively rotatable around a predetermined axis; a reducer that relatively rotatably supports the first and second joint members around the axis on one side in a direction of the axis of the first joint member; and a bearing that supports the first and second joint members relatively rotatably around the axis and relatively movable in a direction along the axis on another side in the direction of the axis of the first joint member, the first and second joint members include respective flange surfaces perpendicular to the axis and facing each other in the direction of the axis, and each of the flange surfaces includes a screw hole or a through hole for closely adhering the flange surfaces by fastening of a bolt.
US10632624B2	Tool holders for robotic systems having collision detection An example robotic tool holder includes an actuator that is disposed within a housing and configured to hold a tool. The housing and the actuator are in contact via dowels to limit movement of the actuator toward a distal end of the housing. Ones of the dowels that are in contact are in line contact and the ones of the dowels that are in contact are in a triangular geometry. The pressure plate is in line contact with the actuator within the housing around a circumference of the pressure plate. The springs are in contact with the pressure plate to bias the actuator toward a proximal end of the housing via the pressure plate. The springs are in contact with the mounting plate opposite the pressure plate. The sensor switch detects a shock force on the actuator and outputs a signal in response to the shock force.
US10632623B2	Robot apparatus and method for expressing emotions thereof A robot apparatus and a method for expressing emotions thereof, the method including determining motor movement information to drive a motor according to the emotional state to be expressed by the electronic device, determining the display position of the image object on the display according to the movement information of the motor, controlling an operation to drive the at least one motor according to the movement information of the motor, and changing the position of the image object displayed on the display in response to the movement of the electronic device driven by the at least one motor based on the determined display position information.
US10632620B2	Motion control method and robot using same A motion control method for a robot is disclosed. The robot includes a determining module, a merging module, and a controlling module. The determining module determines whether at least two motion tasks executed in an adjacent sequence satisfy a merging condition. The merging module merges the at least two motion tasks to a new motion task, when the merging condition is satisfied. The controlling module controls the robot to perform the new motion task.
US10632616B1	Smart robot part Example implementations may relate a robot part including a processor, at least one sensor, and an interface providing wireless connectivity. The processor may determine that the robot part is removablly connected to a particular robotic system and may responsively obtain identification information to identify the particular robotic system. While the robot part is removablly connected to the particular robotic system, the processor may (i) transmit, to an external computing system, sensor data that the processor received from the at least one sensor and (ii) receive, from the external computing system, environment information (e.g., representing characteristics of an environment in which the particular robotic system is operating) based on interpretation of the sensor data. And based on the identification information and the environment information, the processor may generate a command that causes the particular robotic system to carry out a task in the environment.
US10632614B2	Motion-controlling method of robot and the robot thereof The present disclosure relates to a motion-controlling method of a robot and the robot thereof. A main control circuit continuously transmits a controlling instruction to a cache circuit. The controlling instruction may include the controlling information of a specific servo. A driving circuit is configured to obtain and analyze the controlling instruction from the cache circuit, so as to obtain the controlling information of the specific servo. The driving circuit transmits the controlling information to the specific servo to control the specific servo. As such, coherence of the robot may be improved.
US10632611B2	Machine tool The machine tool includes a tool post linearly movable along a direction parallel to an X axis and a direction parallel to a Z axis, a workpiece spindle which retains a workpiece in a condition rotatable about an axis parallel to the Z axis, and an in-machine robot which is installed in a machining chamber and has joints. The joints of the in-machine robot include a base joint rotatable about an axis parallel to the Z axis, and three parallel joints rotatable about an axis orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the base joint, the parallel joints being located on a distal end side of the base joint and successively arranged from the base joint. The axis of rotation of the base joint is displaced from that of the workpiece spindle.
US10632610B2	Systems and methods for processing objects including a zone gantry system A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins, a plurality of destination bins, and a processing programmable motion device. The plurality of storage bins provides storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins are in communication with a gantry retrieval conveyance system for moving selected bins to a bin processing location. The plurality of destination bins are in communication with the gantry retrieval conveyance system for moving a selected destination bin to the processing location. The processing programmable motion device is at the processing location and is in communication with the gantry retrieval conveyance system. The processing programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin and depositing the selected object in the selected destination bin.
US10632609B2	Linkage mechanism and robot having the same A linkage mechanism includes a chest assembly of a robot; a servo arranged within the chest assembly and comprising an output shaft; a first linkage member including a first end and a second opposite end, the first end being connected to the output shaft; a forearm assembly rotatably connected to the second end of the first linkage member; and a second linkage member. Opposite ends of the second linkage member are rotatably connected to the chest assembly and the forearm assembly.
US10632608B1	Method and apparatus for hanging a picture Method and apparatus to assist in hanging a picture frame on a wall. The apparatus comprises a marking member which is configured to pass through an aperture of a spring-loaded outer head of an enclosure when the outer head is pressed into the enclosure. The housing has an attachment member which is removably attachable thereto having an adhesive pad for attachment onto the area where the hook of the picture frame is disposed. After the attachment member is attached to the picture frame, the enclosure is attached to the attachment member.
US10632598B2	Joint-removing tool A joint-removing tool includes a control unit, a clamp unit and a connector unit. The control unit includes two pivotally connected levers each including a handle and a pivoting section. The handle and the pivoting section of the first lever are located between that of the second lever. The clamp unit includes a shell and two jaws. Each of the jaws includes a first section movably inserted in the shell, a second section in contact with the shell, and a third section located out of the shell. The connector unit includes a wire extending throughout a sheath. The wire includes an end connected to the pivoting section of the first lever and another end connected to the first sections of the jaws. The sheath includes an end connected to the pivoting section of the second lever and another end connected to the shell.
US10632597B2	Foldable handle for a hand tool A foldable handle includes a connection section and a grip section. A recess is defined in the connection section and a function part is located in the recess. A restriction unit extends through the connection section to pivotably connect the function part to the connection section. The restriction unit is operated to restrict the function part to be co-axial with the handle, or to restrict the function part to be an angle relative to the handle. The function part includes a neck received in the recess so as to make the foldable handle be compact for convenience of storage.
US10632595B2	Bearing flatform, bearing device and laser cutting apparatus A bearing flatform, a bearing device and a laser cutting apparatus. The bearing flatform comprises a bearing plate and a porous film arranged on a hearing surface of the bearing plate. A plurality of first through holes penetrating through the bearing plate are formed in the bearing plate and configured to be connected with a pumping hole of an air pump.
US10632593B2	Device for the locking of pieces on machine tools The device (1) for the locking of pieces on machine tools comprises: —a base body (2, 3, 4) fixable to a machine tool (M); —a gripping assembly (5, 6, 7) for gripping a piece (P) to be machined having a cavity (C) with a cavity axis (A1), the gripping assembly (5, 6, 7) comprising: —a main head (5) having a main axis (A3) and associated with the base body (2, 3, 4) with a lateral play adapted to allow the shift of the main head (5) along a plane of alignment (B) substantially orthogonal to the main axis (A3); —at least two self-centering locking elements (6) associated with the main head (5) in a movable way; and —movement means (7) of the self-centering locking elements (6); —removable locking means (18) adapted to temporarily lock the main head (5).
US10632592B2	Quick clamp pipe vise and method A pipe clamp has a base with a fixed jaw and a beam extending from the base. A movable jaw member is slidably mounted on the beam. The movable jaw member includes a movable jaw disposed opposite the fixed jaw. A pivotable handle is mounted to the movable jaw member and a clamping mechanism is connected to the pivotable handle and operated by the pivotable handle to move the movable jaw relative to the fixed jaw. A latch secures the pivotable handle in any of a plurality of positions. A tripod stand may be provided for supporting the pipe clamp, the tripod having a multi-compartment storage spreader.
US10632589B2	Power tool A power tool includes a housing. A motor is housed in the housing. A platen is driven by the motor. The housing includes a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part. The housing defines a battery receptacle portion configured to receive a removable battery pack which powers the motor. Each of the first housing part, the second housing part and the third housing part form part of the battery receptacle portion.
US10632584B2	Cryogenic machining process using nanofluid A machining process includes providing a cutting tool having a rake face and a flank face; bringing the cutting tool into contact with a metal alloy work piece to form a chip by penetrating the cutting tool into the workpiece; and introducing a nanofluid into a vicinity of the penetration to remove heat and, in some instances, customize the finished surface. The nanofluid includes a mixture of a cryo-liquid and nanoparticles having a maximum size of approximately 0.1 nanometers to approximately 100 nanometers.
US10632583B1	Through-coolant vibration dampened machine tool having resilient dampening system A resonant frequency dampened through-coolant machine tool for selective mounting to machining systems for precision vibration free machining and has an elongate tool body. An internal dampening chamber is defined within the machine tool body and contains a resonant frequency dampening mass that is moveable within the dampening chamber. Axial and diametrical tunable dampening devices support the dampening mass in spaced relation with internal walls of the dampening chamber. A tuning piston is moveable within the machine tool body and has a tuning flange that is disposed in contact with one of the axial tunable dampening devices. The tuning piston has a pair of oppositely angulated surfaces that are selectively engaged by angulated drive heads of adjustment screws that are supported by threaded openings of the tool body and are rotated to selectively drive the tuning piston forwardly or rearwardly for precise tuning activity. Internal components of the machine tool define a coolant fluid flow passage to conduct a jet of coolant fluid to the metal cutting interface.
US10632580B2	Heavy object supporting device A heavy object supporting device includes: a mounting table which is arranged to face a base, and on which a supported object is mounted; an annular sealing member which is arranged between the mounting table and the base and can be elastically compressed in the direction in which the mounting table and the base face each other; and a separation preventing structure which prevents separation between the mounting table and the base. A space, which is defined by the mounting table, the base, and the sealing member, is formed as a fluid-filled space that is sealed in a state filled with fluid. The separation preventing structure is configured to allow the mounting table to be moved relative to the base in the facing direction and the direction orthogonal to the facing direction while maintaining the sealed state of the fluid-filled space.
US10632576B1	Method and apparatus for removing or reinstalling riser pipes of a riser bundle A method of servicing a pipe bundle or riser bundle employs a specially configured hoist having a rail that supports multiple lifts. A selected satellite pipe/conduit of the pipe bundle is both lifted and pulled horizontally in order to remove it from a plurality of supports that hold the satellite pipes together in spaced apart positions. During removal of a satellite pipe, the lifts elevate, then travel with and hold the pipe as it moves horizontally away from the bundle.
US10632572B2	Weld filler additive and method of welding A method of welding using a weld filler additive and a weld filler additive are provided. The method includes the step of welding the component with a filler additive comprising a sufficient amount of each of W, Co, Cr, Al, Ti, Mo, Fe, B, C, Nb, and Ni, the component including a hard-to-weld base alloy. The method further includes the step of forming an easy-to-weld target alloy on a surface of the component from the welding.
US10632570B2	Laser welding quality determination method and apparatus Welding quality of a welding section W welded by laser welding is determined by acquiring an image of the welding section W and its surrounding region by means of a high-speed camera 11, analyzing, as parameters, the number of spatters P per unit length and the area of a high-luminance region in the acquired image by means of an analyzer 12, and comparing the analyzed parameters with respective comparison tables created beforehand, to determine the welding quality of the welding section Wa. Information on the welding quality of the welding section W is displayed on a monitor 13. Not only the laser welding quality of the welding section can be determined but also in-process shearing strength prediction as well as in-process fracture mode prediction can be performed, thus enabling quality control matching high-speed and high-precision laser welding.
US10632567B2	Additive manufacturing apparatus and methods An additive manufacturing apparatus including a chamber, a build platform movable in the chamber such that layers of flowable material can be successively formed across the build platform, a unit for generating an energy beam for solidifying the flowable material, a scanning unit for directing the energy beam onto selected areas of each layer to solidify the material in the selected areas and a getter for absorbing oxygen, nitrogen and/or hydrogen from atmosphere in the chamber.
US10632565B2	Method and apparatus for welding dissimilar material with a high energy high power ultrafast laser Methods and systems for welding are disclosed, including generating electromagnetic radiation from an ultrashort pulse laser; coupling the electromagnetic radiation from the ultrashort pulse laser to a scanner comprising a scanning and focus range, wherein the scanner is configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the ultrashort laser and to scan and focus the electromagnetic radiation onto a joining interface of one or more materials; using a computer to adjust the pulse repetition rate and the average power of the ultrashort pulse laser; using one or more stages to position the joining interface; using a dichroic filter positioned between the scanner and the one or more materials; and focusing an imager and processor through the dichroic filter and onto the joining interface to monitor the joining interface of the one or more materials within the scanning and focus range of the electromagnetic radiation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10632564B2	Vacuum insulation panel manufacturing device A vacuum insulation panel manufacturing method that makes it possible to manufacture low-cost, high-performance vacuum insulation panels, and a vacuum insulation panel are provided. This method of manufacturing a vacuum insulation panel (1) involves: a stacking step in which a first metal plate (20) is overlaid on one side of a thermally insulating core material (10), and in which a backing member (50) having an opening (51) and a second metal plate (30) having an exhaust port (32) are placed, with the opening (51) and the exhaust port (32) overlapping, overlaid on each other on the other surface of the core member (10) in the order of backing member (50) and second metal plate (30) from the core member (10) side; a first welding step for welding outwards of where the core member (10) is disposed in the first metal plate (20) and the second metal plate (30); a vacuum creating step for evacuating air from the exhaust pert (32) to create a vacuum in an inner area which is held between the first metal plate (20) and the second metal plate (30) and in which the core member (10) is arranged; and a laser welding step in which, in a state in which the inner area is made into a vacuum by the vacuum creating step, the exhaust port (32) is sealed by means of a sealing material (60) and the sealing material (60), the second metal plate (30) and the backing member (50) are laser welded.
US10632560B2	Method and joining tool for joining two metal elements by riveting and welding A method for connecting a first element with a second element, includes coupling a third element with the second element, coupling the third element with the first element by thermal joining, wherein the first element and the second element are made of different materials essentially incapable of being thermally joined with a welding process, and wherein the third element is arranged in an opening of the second element in a form fitting and/or force fitting manner.
US10632556B2	Method and apparatus for eliminating cut taper Methods and apparatus for a material cutting system are provided. The system has a table for receiving a work piece. A cutting head cuts the work piece on the table and includes a positioning apparatus. The positioning apparatus moves the cutting head relative to the work piece at an angle relative to a planar surface of the work piece. The material cutting system also includes a computerized numeric controller (CNC) controlling the positioning apparatus. The CNC references a table of values within application software to find a material value and a work piece thickness value within the table to determine the angle from the perpendicular to produce a kerf edge that is formed at a particular angle to the work piece planar surface.
US10632555B2	Active brazing material and method for active brazing of components An active brazing material for the energy-efficient production of active-brazed connections that consists of layer sequences arranged on top of one another, the layer sequences of which consist of layers arranged on top of on another, the layer sequences of which each comprise at least one layer of brazing material, wherein the layers of brazing material of each layer sequence each contain at least one component of a base active braze and, in conjunction with each other, contain all components of the base active braze, the layer sequences of which each comprise at least one first reaction layer consisting of a first reactant to which at least one second reaction layer is directly adjacent in the active brazing material and consists of a second reactant that exothermally reacts with the first reactant, wherein an enthalpy of formation of the exothermic reaction of the reactants is greater than or equal to 45 kJ/mol—in particular, greater than or equal to 50 kJ/mol.
US10632554B2	Wire electrical discharge machine, wire electrical discharge machining system and jig A wire electrical discharge machine for performing electrical discharge machining on a workpiece by applying voltage across an electrode gap between a wire electrode stretched between an upper nozzle and a lower nozzle and the workpiece to generate electrical discharges, includes a lifting mechanism configured to move the workpiece in the travelling direction of the wire electrode.
US10632553B2	Method for producing a threaded bore and tapping tool bit A method for producing a threaded bore in a workpiece with a tapping tool bit, which, at its drill bit tip, has a main cutting lip and a thread profile trailing in a tapping direction (I) with at least one thread cutting tooth, wherein, in a tapping stroke (G), the main cutting lip produces a core hole and, at the same time, the thread profile forms an internal thread at the inner wall of the core hole until reaching an intended thread depth (tG), specifically with a tapping feed (fG) in the tapping direction (I).
US10632551B2	Adjustable shoe for a power tool A shoe for a band saw, the shoe having a body including a generally C-shaped member defined by a substantially planar portion for engaging a workpiece and a pair of rails extending transversely therefrom and wrapping such that the body includes a generally T-shaped receptacle for slidably receiving a correspondingly-shaped member. The substantially planar portion includes apertures aligned linearly. A biased detent feature has a holding force with a magnitude sufficient to hold the body when the detent feature is seated in one of the apertures. The body is moveable linearly, relative to the detent feature, in the direction of alignment of the apertures between engaged and non-engaged positions. The body is moveable out of the engaged position in the direction by application of a disengaging force in the direction acting to move the body with respect to the detent feature and acting to overcome the holding force in the engaged position.
US10632550B2	Foldable miter saw A foldable miter saw includes a base unit, a worktable unit rotatably mounted on the base unit and includes an axle block, a cutting unit having a rotatable member axially mounted to the axle block, an adjusting member adjustably mounted on the axle block, and a positioning device mounted on the rotatable member. Rotating the rotatable member relative to the axle block causes the cutting unit to be shifted between a working position where the adjusting member supports the positioning device in position and the end faces of the saw blade are kept perpendicular to the work surface, and a folded position where the adjusting member and the positioning device are separated from each other and one end face of the saw blade approaches the work surface.
US10632548B2	Triangular-shaped indexable cutting insert having recessed side surfaces and rotary cutting tool An indexable cutting insert has opposing upper and lower end surfaces, and a peripheral surface including three side surfaces circumferentially alternating with three corner surfaces. The three side surfaces define an imaginary triangle and an imaginary hexagon. Each corner surface intersects the upper end surface to form an upper corner peripheral edge having a primary cutting edge. In a top view, each triangle side traverses two upper corner peripheral edges, imaginary lines tangential to the end points of each primary cutting edge are either collinear or form an obtuse angle greater than 175 degrees, each primary cutting edge has a primary length greater than half the hexagon side length, and at least one triangle side traverses each primary cutting edge. The insert is removably secured in a rotary cutting tool such that one of the upper corner peripheral edges contains an axially forwardmost point of the insert's upper peripheral edge.
US10632545B2	Adjustable holding device An adjustable holding device having a pair of adjustment drill grooves and a transverse exhaust channel. Attached to the base is a vertical support member having guide supports. At least one of the guide supports is horizontally adjustable. Drill guides are removably attached to the guide support for both vertical and horizontal adjustment.
US10632541B2	Rotary cutting tool A rotary cutting tool insert according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: an annular rake face provided with at least one recess portion; and a cutting edge formed at an outer circumference of the rake face, the recess portion having a width of more than or equal to 1.2 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm in a circumferential direction of the rake face, a distance between the cutting edge and an end of the recess portion at the outer circumference side of the rake face being more than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 0.5 mm. According to the rotary cutting tool insert according to the one embodiment of the present invention, roughness of a processed surface and vibration due to a cutting process can be prevented.
US10632540B2	Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method of manufacturing machined product A cutting insert in the present disclosure includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface, and an edge. The upper surface includes a first corner part and a second corner part. The edge is located in a region which is located between the first corner part and the second corner part. The edge includes a first edge located at a side of the first corner part, a second edge located at a side of the second corner part, and a third edge located between the first edge and the second edge. The edge has a curvilinear shape being recessed toward the lower surface in a side view. Each of a radius of curvature R1 of the first edge and a radius of curvature R2 of the second edge is smaller than a radius of curvature R3 of the third edge in a side view.
US10632538B2	Method and press for producing a green compact composite with a predetermined breaking point The invention relates to a method for producing a green compact composite comprising at least a first partial green compact and a second partial green compact, wherein, within one pressing cycle, a powder is introduced into a filling chamber and then separated into a first partial quantity and into a second partial quantity, and, within the same pressing cycle, the respective partial quantities are pressed to form a first partial green compact and a second partial green compact and the partial green compacts are amalgamated after the pressing, wherein the amalgamation forms a press fit between the first partial green compact and the second partial green compact and produces a predetermined breaking point in the green compact composite. Furthermore, the invention proposes a green compact composite, a sintered component and also a press, each of which can be based on the proposed method.
US10632533B2	Raw material for magnet, which comprises Sm—Fe binary alloy as main component, method for producing the same, and magnet A raw material for a magnet, which comprises Sm and Fe. A magnet is obtained by nitriding this raw material for a magnet. In particular, a raw material for a magnet comprises an Sm—Fe binary alloy as a main component. An intensity ratio of an Sm2Fe17 (024) peak to an SmFe7 (110) peak is less than 0.001 as measured by an X-ray diffraction method.
US10632531B2	Knockout method and machine for a cluster of lost-pattern castings A knockout method for knocking out a cluster (30) of lost-pattern metal castings (32), the cluster of castings being formed in a shell (1), wherein at least one knife is moved by means of a machine without making contact with the cluster in such a manner that the knife engages the shell, breaks it into a plurality of fragments, and detaches at least a portion of the shell from the cluster; a machine for performing the method.
US10632530B2	Injection molding machine There is provided an injection molding machine that includes a melting device in which a molding material melts to generate a molten material; an injection device from which the molten material supplied from the melting device is injected; and a connecting member including a communication path communicating with the melting device and the injection device. The melting device includes a material supply port to which the molding material is supplied, a partition plate that partitions the inside excluding at least both ends of the melting device and extends from the side of the material supply port to the side of the communication path, and a stirrer configured to stir the molten material in a manner of circulating around the partition plate.
US10632521B2	Method for producing a rifled tube The production method for producing a rifled tube, which includes a plurality of first helical ribs on its inner surface, includes: a steps of:preparing a steel tube; and producing a rifled tube by performing cold drawing on a steel tube by using a plug which includes a plurality of second helical ribs, the plug satisfying Formulae and: 0.08
US10632518B2	Pipe end forming methods and pipe clamp Methods for forming a pipe end for a pipe having an inner surface lined with a liner are provided, wherein the pipe is cut at an axial location to provide a first end having an initial inner diameter defined by an inner surface of the pipe; and a length of the pipe is expanded from the first end to form an upset, bell end where an inner diameter of the upset, bell end is larger than the initial diameter, thereby defining an annulus between the inner surface of the pipe and the liner. A clamp for limiting a pipe's movement during various operations is also provided.
US10632516B2	Joint component manufacturing method Provided is a joint component manufacturing method for reducing occurrence of burrs upon bonding between a first member having a hole and a second member having a shaft portion and firmly bonding both members. In the method for manufacturing a joint component 100, a hole-side weak press-fit portion 112 is formed at a hole 111 of a flat plate ring-shaped first member 110. Moreover, each of a shaft-side weak press-fit portion 122 and a shaft-side strong press-fit portion 124 is formed at a shaft portion 121 of a cylindrical second member 120. The hole-side weak press-fit portion 112 and the shaft-side weak press-fit portion 122 are defined by a first weak press-fit interference Lw1 formed thinner than a first strong press-fit interference Ls1. The shaft-side strong press-fit portion 124 is defined by a first strong press-fit interference Ls1 as the minimum necessary press-fit interference for electric resistance welding upon electric resistance welding between the hole 111 and the shaft portion 121.
US10632512B2	Devices, systems, and methods for cleaning vessels A cleaning system includes a cleaning apparatus that is positionable in a cleaning environment and a cleaning processing device. The cleaning apparatus includes a sensor and a cleaning device. The sensor is configured to measure a depth of a target material on a surface of the vessel, and the cleaning device is configured to generate a cleaning force. The cleaning processing device is configured to receive a plurality of depth measurements of the target material on the surface, determine a cleaning protocol for the cleaning device on the surface based on the plurality of depth measurements, and control the cleaning apparatus to cause the cleaning device to apply the cleaning force to the surface pursuant to the cleaning protocol.
US10632508B1	Method for cleaning and preventing plugging in micro-irrigation systems A micro-irrigation system cleaning method adds a formulation which contains a water-soluble organic acid which has a pK(1)a of less than about 4.0, and optionally a water-soluble phosphonate dispersant. The cleaning continues for a time period of from three to twenty-four hours in a static environment.
US10632506B2	Cleaning method and cleaning device using micro/nano-bubbles Provided are a cleaning method and cleaning device for cleaning with micro/nano-bubbles, with which a simple method of spraying a treatment solution containing micro/nano-bubbles onto a substrate to be processed makes it possible to efficiently and reliably peel off residual resist or remove contaminants from the substrate, while reducing an environmental load. This cleaning method is characterized in that, with respect to a substrate to be treated to which a resist film has adhered onto the substrate or a substrate to be treated to which the surface thereof has been contaminated with a metal or metal compounds, the resist film is peeled off or the metals or metal compounds are removed by spraying onto the substrate to be treated a treatment solution containing gaseous micro/nano-bubbles and having a temperature maintained at 30° C. to 90° C., the mean particle size of the micro/nano-bubbles when measured by an ice embedding method using a cryo-transmission electron microscope being 100 nm or smaller, preferably 30 nm or smaller, and also preferably the density of such bubbles being 108 or more bubbles per 1 mL.
US10632505B2	System method and apparatus for high pressure liquid jet cleaning of sintered filters A system and method for cleaning a sintered filter includes a cleaning fluid source and a cleaning nozzle. The cleaning nozzle includes an inlet end coupled to the cleaning fluid source and at least one outlet port for outputting the cleaning fluid injected through the cleaning nozzle. The outlet port is disposed proximate to an outlet end of the cleaning nozzle. The cleaning nozzle has an external width less than an internal width of the sintered filter to be cleaned. The cleaning nozzle has a nozzle length greater than a full depth of the sintered filter to be cleaned. The outlet port can be disposed in a side of the cleaning nozzle proximate to the outlet end of the cleaning nozzle. The outlet port can include more than one outlet ports.
US10632500B2	Ultrasonic transducer with a non-uniform membrane A Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) device includes a substrate, an edge support structure connected to the substrate, and a membrane connected to the edge support structure such that a cavity is defined between the membrane and the substrate, the membrane configured to allow movement at ultrasonic frequencies, the membrane having non-uniform stiffness. The membrane includes a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode and a second electrode coupled to opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer, and a mechanical support layer coupled to one of the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10632499B2	Thickness mode transducers and related devices and methods Transducers are provided including a piezoelectric block having first and second opposing surfaces; a first non-piezoelectric layer on the first surface of the piezoelectric block, the first layer including a low density material having a first thickness; and a second non-piezoelectric layer on the second surface of the piezoelectric block, the second layer including a high density material having a second thickness, the second thickness being different from the first thickness and being at least two times the first thickness. Related devices and methods are also provided.
US10632498B2	Method of forming multilayer coating film A method of forming a multilayer film including an intermediate forming an uncured intermediate coating film by applying an intermediate coat containing a photoluminescent pigment directly on top of an electrodeposited coating film formed on an object to be coated, forming an uncured base coating film by applying a base coating composition containing a colored pigment on the uncured intermediate coating film, forming an uncured clear coating film by applying a clear coating composition on the uncured base coating film, and simultaneously baking and curing the uncured intermediate coating film, uncured base coating film, and uncured clear coating film. The photoluminescent pigment in the intermediate coat is a thin-film shape having a volume-average particle diameter (D50) of 5-20 μm and an average thickness of 0.01-0.3 μm.
US10632494B2	Adaptive hot melt feed An adaptive hot melt feed system includes a melt system, a feed system, a gas control device, a sensor, and a controller. The melt system includes a heated vessel. The feed system is configured to deliver a solid material to the vessel of the melt system for melting. The gas control device is configured to control a supply of gas provided to the feed system to drive the solid material from the feed system to the melt system. The sensor can be configured to detect an amount of material in the vessel of the melt system. The controller is in electronic communication with the gas control device and is programmed to signal the gas control device to vary the supply of gas to the feed system based on a fill metric determined by the controller.
US10632493B2	Adhesive applicator with rotary valve An applicator for applying adhesive to a moving web has a housing with an interior chamber, an inlet and a discharge port. The inlet and discharge port are in fluid communication with the interior chamber. A rotor is disposed within the interior chamber of the housing. The rotor has a body and a nonlinear channel extending about at least a portion of the body. The nonlinear channel is selectively positionable for fluid communication with the inlet and the discharge port of the housing such that adhesive flowing into the housing through the inlet flows through and is directed by the nonlinear channel to the discharge port in the housing. The rotor is rotatable relative to the housing to change the position of the nonlinear channel relative to the discharge port and thereby change the location from which adhesive flows from the discharge port.
US10632491B2	Liquid ejection device A liquid ejection device (1) comprising: a first tank (2) for retaining a liquid composition; a head (3) for ejecting the liquid composition; a first heater (4) for heating the liquid composition; a first channel (5); a second heater (6) for heating the liquid composition passing through the first channel (5) at a heating temperature higher than that of the first heater (4); a second channel (7); a second pump (8); and a first pump (9), wherein the temperature difference between the heating temperature of the second heater (6) and the heating temperature of the first heater (4) is 65° C. or less.
US10632488B1	Aerosol generating device, control unit for aerosol generating device, method, and program A control unit for an aerosol generating device includes: a sensor that outputs a value related to a temperature of a power source capable of being charged and discharged to a load for atomizing an aerosol source; and a controller configured to execute one or more functions of operating the power source when an output value of the sensor is within a first range having at least one of a first upper limit and a first lower limit. The first upper limit or the first lower limit is smaller or larger than a second upper limit or a second lower limit of a second range that is a range of a value related to a temperature at which the one or more functions can be executed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which deterioration of the power source is suppressed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which the power source deteriorates due only to a factor that is the same as normal temperature, or a range corresponding to an operating temperature of the power source.
US10632486B2	Dispenser adapter An article includes an adapter having a flow channel extending through it, where the adapter includes a base, a neck, a bendable segment attached to the base and neck and positioned between the base and neck, and a plunger attached to the neck or bendable segment and extending within the flow channel in the bendable segment.
US10632480B2	Adjustable shower device An adjustable shower device includes a water diversion valve body, a water inlet pipe, and more than one water outlet pipe. The water diversion valve body has a water inlet and more than one water outlet. The water inlet pipe is fixedly connected to the water inlet of the water diversion valve body. An inlet end of the more than one water outlet pipe is connected to the more than one water outlet. Because the water outlet pipe is a universal pipe that is a bendable metal shaping hose, the shower head on the water pipe can be swung to any height, which is more convenient for use.
US10632479B2	Droplet generator based on high aspect ratio induced droplet self-breakup A droplet generator apparatus and droplet generation method based on high aspect ratio induced droplet self-breakup are provided. The droplet generator apparatus includes a channel (1) and a nozzle (2) connected to the channel(1), and the aspect ratio of the channel (1) can be 3.0 or greater. The apparatus may further include a blocking rail (10) that is positioned in front of the nozzle (2), a supplying rail(9) that is positioned in front of the nozzle (2), and a supplying trench (8) formed in a space between the nozzle (2) and the supplying rail (9).
US10632474B2	Disintegrating device comprising a comb system The invention relates to a disintegrating device including a comb system (I), wherein the disintegrating device is formed by at least one disintegrating roller (1), rotatably mounted in a machine frame, with at least one disintegrating tool (2) arranged thereon, wherein the disintegrating device has at least one counter blade (3) that cooperates with the disintegrating tool (2), and including at least one base comb (II) on which the at least one counter blade (3) is arranged, and on which at least one sieve element (41) can be arranged as a component of a sieve device (4), wherein the sieve device (4) at least partially includes the disintegrating roller (1) in the intended application. According to the invention, the sieve element (41) is spring-mounted on the base comb (II).
US10632473B2	Granulator A granulator includes a rotary crushing blade for crushing an object to be processed that has been fed into a main body. A stationary granulating blade includes a plurality of small shearing blades below the rotary crushing blade. A movable granulating blade includes a plurality of shearing blades below the rotary crushing blade. The granulator includes an oscillating shaft pivotably supporting the movable granulating blade so as to be oscillatable in directions in which the movable granulating blade moves toward or away from the stationary granulating blade. A driving mechanism is provided for oscillating the oscillating shaft, in which the movable granulating blade is detachably fixed to a movable blade holder and the movable blade holder is detachably fixed to the oscillating shaft.
US10632472B2	Machine for transporting a liner into a grinding mill body A machine and a method for transporting a liner into a grinding mill body wherein the machine includes a housing for insertion through an opening of the grinding mill body. The housing has a first end, a second end and a conduit in communication with the first end and the second end, and a conveying device for conveying the liner along the conduit between the first and second ends.
US10632469B2	Sample processing devices, and methods of use thereof Embodiments of the invention provide a filter kit including filters for processing a biological sample. Some embodiments include a filter cap in a tube kit with a first tube containing a buffer solution and a second tube containing a lyophilized master mix. Some embodiments include a method of processing a sample using the kit including mixing a biological sample in a first tube with the buffer solution, positioning the filter cap in the first tube, positioning a second tube on the filter cap, flipping the first tube, the filter cap, and the second cap to filter the biological sample and buffer solution mixture with the filter cap as it flows from the first tube to the second tube. Some embodiments include structure enabling transfer of materials through inline flow between the tubes. Some further embodiments include integrated structure for sample pulverization with integrated buffer and lyophilized master mix.
US10632468B2	Apparatus and method for multiple reactions in small volumes An apparatus configured for improving retention of non-adherent cells is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plate that includes a number of elements having a first surface energy arranged in an array with an overlay, on the plate, having a second surface energy. The first surface energy results in a hydrophilic surface and the second surface energy results in a hydrophobic surface. A diameter of the elements is at least 1 mm. A height of the overlay having the second surface energy, which results in a hydrophobic surface, is between 5% and 100% of the diameter of the elements. The apparatus also includes a wall circumferential to the plate. A method for performing multiple reactions with the apparatus is also disclosed.
US10632467B2	Cartridge, kit and method for manipulating liquids having biological samples A cartridge has a container with at least one well, protrusions distributed on the container base side, and a flat polymer film having a lower surface and a hydrophobic upper surface kept at a distance (d) to the container base side by the protrusions. The container and the film are reversibly attachable to a liquid droplet manipulation instrument so that the lower surface of the film abuts at least one electrode array of the instrument. The container enables displacement of at least one liquid droplet from a well onto the hydrophobic upper surface of the flat polymer film and above the electrode array. The liquid droplet manipulation instrument has a control unit with a voltage control and an electrode selector for individually selecting each electrode of the electrode array and for providing the selected electrode with a voltage.
US10632464B2	Microfluidic devices and related methods A microfluidic device includes an inlet port configured to receive a sample, a first reaction chamber fluidically coupled to the inlet port, a first pump fluidically coupled to the inlet port, a second pump fluidically coupled to a mixing chamber, a metering channel fluidically coupled to the first reaction chamber and to the mixing chamber, and one or more second reaction chambers fluidically coupled to the mixing chamber. The first pump is configured to move fluid from the inlet port to the first reaction chamber and from the first pump to the inlet port. The second pump is configured to move fluid from the second pump to the mixing chamber, from the first reaction chamber to the mixing chamber, and from the mixing chamber to the one or more second reaction chambers.
US10632460B2	Pipetting device for pipetting small volumes of liquids A pipetting device has a pipetting channel extending along a channel path, in which a piston is accommodated to be movable along the channel path to change the pressure of a working gas that wets the piston on a dosing side facing the dosing liquid. The pipetting device includes a movement drive for driving the piston along the channel path and a control unit configured to operate the movement drive for pipetting a predetermined single dosing volume of less than 5 μl with the piston moving in the pipetting direction and its dosing side end face sweeping over a pipetting volume which is not less than 1.4 times greater than the single dosing volume, and subsequently moving in a counter pipetting direction and its dosing side end face sweeping over a counter pipetting volume, wherein not more than 50 ms elapse between beginning control signals.
US10632456B2	Process for producing organic acid ester-type liquid, and process for producing solvent of resist for producing electronic part or rinsing liquid for producing electronic parts A process for producing an organic acid ester-type liquid is disclosed which is a process for removing an organic peroxide contained in an organic acid ester-type liquid which is a solvent of a resist for producing electronic parts or an organic acid ester-type liquid which is a rinsing liquid for producing electronic parts, which comprises contacting the organic acid ester-type liquid with a platinum group metal catalyst to remove the organic peroxide in the organic acid ester-type liquid, and a resist solvent for producing electronic parts or a rinsing liquid for producing electronic parts which comprises an organic acid ester-type liquid in which an organic peroxide contained therein has been removed by using the producing process and a peroxide value (POV) thereof is 2 mmoL/kg or less.
US10632455B2	High charge density metallophosphate molecular sieves A new family of highly charged crystalline microporous metallophosphate molecular sieves designated MeAPO-81 has been synthesized. These metallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula of: Rp+rA+mM2+xEyPOz where A is an alkali metal such as potassium, R is at least one quaternary ammonium cation of which one must be a cyclic diquaternary organoammonium cation such as N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-N,N′-butano-1,6-hexanediammonium, M is a divalent metal such as zinc and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The MeAPO-81 family of materials has the BPH topology. The MeAPO-81 family of materials is among the first MeAPO-type molecular sieves to be stabilized by combinations of alkali and organoammonium cations, enabling unique high charge density compositions. The MeAPO-81 family of molecular sieves has catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.
US10632450B2	Formation of high surface area metal-organic frameworks A metal-organic framework (MOF) structure comprising at least one metal ion and at least one multidentate organic ligand which is coordinately bonded to said metal ion, and a scaffold.
US10632448B2	Reactor for conducting at least two reactants Various embodiments include a reactor comprising: a longitudinally extending reaction channel providing a flow path for a first reactant; a feed channel providing a flow path for a second reactant; multiple passage openings spaced apart from one another providing fluidic connecting between the feed channel and the reaction channel via respective partial streams for the second reactant; and a medium channel surrounding the reaction channel to bring a medium for exchange of heat with contents of the reaction channel and influencing a temperature of the reaction channel. The respective partial streams for the second reactant mix with the first reactant in the reaction channel to allow a chemical reaction of the first reactant and the second reactant.
US10632447B2	Reactor for hydrothermal growth of structured materials Design, fabrication, and usage of a reactor are presented for synthesis of structured materials from a liquid-phase precursor by heating. The structured materials are particles, membranes or films of micro-porous molecular sieve crystals such as zeolite and meso-porous materials. The precursor solution and structured materials in the reactor are uniformly heated by a planar heater with characteristic heat transfer dimension in the range of 3 mm to 10 cm. A planar heater having width and length at least three times of the characteristic heat transfer dimension provides at least one surface of uniform temperature distribution for heating purposes. Heating is conducted over a temperature range of 20 to 300° C. The planar heater can be heated by electrical power of by thermal fluid.
US10632446B2	Ethylene and alpha-olefin polymerization apparatus and preparation method An apparatus and method for economically copolymerizing ethylene and alpha-olefin by reusing reacting raw materials and solvents, comprising: a polymerization reactor where ethylene and alpha-olefin are supplied as reaction raw materials with a solvent, and the reaction raw materials are copolymerized in a solution state to produce a polymerization product comprising a dissolved ethylene and alpha-olefin copolymer; a unit for separating unreacted ethylene, alpha-olefin, low molecular weight oligomer and a polymer, including a flash tower for distilling and separating the unreacted ethylene and alpha-olefin from the polymerization product, and a stripper unit for distilling and separating the solvent and the low molecular weight oligomer having a molecular weight lower than the molecular weight of the ethylene and alpha-olefin copolymer in the polymerization product; and a solvent recovery unit for separating the low molecular weight oligomer from the separated low molecular weight oligomer and solvent to recover the solvent.
US10632445B2	De novo synthesized gene libraries De novo synthesized large libraries of nucleic acids are provided herein with low error rates. Further, devices for the manufacturing of high-quality building blocks, such as oligonucleotides, are described herein. Longer nucleic acids can be synthesized in parallel using microfluidic assemblies. Further, methods herein allow for the fast construction of large libraries of long, high-quality genes. Devices for the manufacturing of large libraries of long and high-quality nucleic acids are further described herein.
US10632442B2	Apparatus for a mass production of monodisperse biodegradable polymer-based microspheres and a multi-channel forming device incorporatable therein A method and an apparatus for a large-scale production of monodisperse microspheres and biodegradable polymer-based drug delivery systems and design optimization method for the apparatus are provided. The method uses a plurality of microchips, each microchip having at least a first pathway, a second pathway and an outlet, wherein the first pathway and the second pathway merge at a cross point being one end of the outlet, and the method comprises preparing a polymer-phase solution including a degradable polymer and a water-phase solution including a surfactant, having the polymer-phase solution flow through the first pathway, having the water-phase solution flow through the second pathway, gathering a mixed solution flowing out of the outlet, and collecting the microspheres by filtering out the water-phase solution.
US10632440B2	CLC process and installation with the production of high purity nitrogen The invention concerns a CLC process, and its installation, producing high purity dinitrogen, comprising: (a) the combustion of a hydrocarbon feed by reduction of a redox active mass brought into contact with the feed, (b) a first step for oxidation of the reduced active mass (25) obtained from step (a) in contact with a fraction of a depleted air stream (21b), in order to produce a high purity stream of dinitrogen (28) and a stream of partially re-oxidized active mass (26); (c) a second step for oxidation of the stream of active mass (26) in contact with air (20) in order to produce a stream of depleted air and a stream of re-oxidized active mass (24) for use in step (a); (d) dividing the stream of depleted air obtained at the end of step (c) in order to form the fraction of depleted air used in step (b) and a fraction complementary to the depleted air extracted from the CLC.
US10632439B2	System components of fluid catalytic reactor systems According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a system component of a fluid catalytic reactor system may include a catalyst separation section, a riser, and a reactor vessel. The catalyst separation section may include separation section walls defining an interior region of the catalyst separation section, a gas outlet port, a riser port, a separation device, and a catalyst outlet port. The riser may extend through the riser port of the catalyst separation section and include an external riser section and an internal riser section. The reactor vessel may include a reactor vessel inlet port, and a reactor vessel outlet port in fluid communication with the external riser section of the riser.
US10632435B2	Fluidized bed granulation Method and fluidized bed reactor for the production of granules, such as granules of urea or ammonium nitrate. The fluidized bed reactor comprises at least one granulation compartment with air inlets, and an air moving device downstream of the granulation compartment, e.g., downstream of at least one scrubbers. The air moving device is configured to draw air through said at least one air inlet into at least one granulation compartment.
US10632427B2	Filtration filter A filtration filter is suitable for performing cross-flow filtration by using a metallic porous membrane. A metallic porous membrane has a membrane portion for filtering filtration objects contained in a fluid and a held portion provided at its outer periphery. A first frame member and a second frame member hold the held portion of the metallic porous membrane there between. The held portion has a bent portion bent to a second principal surface side opposing a first principal surface of the membrane portion. The first frame member is in contact with the held portion at the first principal surface side of the metallic porous membrane. The second frame member is disposed at an inner side portion of the first frame member and is in contact with the held portion at the second principal surface side of the metallic porous membrane.
US10632426B2	Hollow fiber membranes for solubilizing a gas into a liquid, devices for same, and processes of same A hollow fiber membrane is disclosed that includes both a porous hollow fiber and a nonporous film coating. The hollow fiber membrane is suitable for use in solubilizing gases into liquids. This can include for example carbonation of an aqueous liquid by CO2 gas. Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed.
US10632423B2	Bimetallic catalysts for selective ammonia oxidation Catalysts, methods, and systems for treating diesel engine exhaust streams are described. In one or more embodiments, the catalyst comprises a molecular sieve having a silica to alumina ratio (SAR) less than about 30, the molecular sieve including ion-exchanged copper and ion-exchanged platinum. Systems including such catalysts and methods of treating exhaust gas are also provided.
US10632421B2	Electrostatic fluid injection system A fluid injection system includes a mixing chamber locatable in an exhaust gas conduit upstream of a selective catalytic reduction device for providing an exhaust gas flow path and space for receiving injected fluid, an injector with a plurality of bundled capillary tubes each having an inlet configured to receive a fluid for injection into the chamber and an outlet wherein the injector is mounted on the chamber with the tube outlets in fluid communication with the chamber space, a base plate disposed in the chamber spaced from and aligned with the bundled tubes, a voltage supply connected to the tubes and to the base plate for providing a charge to the tubes and to the base plate to create an electric field to the fluid in the tubes, and a valve disposed on a wall of the chamber for at least one of priming and purging of the tubes.
US10632419B2	Vacuum pump with abatement function A vacuum pump with abatement function is used for evacuating a chamber of a manufacturing apparatus. The vacuum pump with abatement function includes a vacuum pump having a discharge port to which one or more abatement parts for treating an exhaust gas discharged from the vacuum pump to make the exhaust gas harmless are attached. The one or more abatement parts are selected, depending on the amount and kind of the exhaust gas discharged from the vacuum pump, from plural kinds of abatement parts which have different treatment types of exhaust gas and/or different treatment amounts of exhaust gas.
US10632418B2	Carbonation of metal silicates for long-term CO2 sequestration In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a process of sequestering carbon dioxide. The process comprises the steps of: (a) reacting a metal silicate with a caustic alkali-metal hydroxide to produce a hydroxide of the metal formerly contained in the silicate; (b) reacting carbon dioxide with at least one of a caustic alkali-metal hydroxide and an alkali-metal silicate to produce at least one of an alkali-metal carbonate and an alkali-metal bicarbonate; and (c) reacting the metal hydroxide product of step (a) with at least one of the alkali-metal carbonate and the alkali-metal bicarbonate produced in step (b) to produce a carbonate of the metal formerly contained in the metal silicate of step (a).
US10632412B2	Filter element of a filter for filtering fluids, and a method of manufacturing the filter element A filter element has a zigzag-folded filter medium. Filter medium sections joined by a fold edge define an intermediate fold space, respectively, with a fold base and fold peaks opposite the fold base. An elongate support section is arranged in the intermediate fold space on a filter medium surface of one of the filter medium sections. The support section extends perpendicular to the fold edges between fold base and fold peak. The support section has a height extension perpendicular to the filter medium surface that increases in longitudinal direction of the support section from fold base to fold peak. The support section has a free side facing away from the filter medium surface. The support section has a width extension parallel to the fold edges. The width extension decreases parallel to the filter medium surface and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction from fold peak to fold base.
US10632409B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having a porous partition wall. The honeycomb structure body includes a plurality of cells defined by the partition wall so as to extend from a first end face to a second end face of the honeycomb structure body, the partition wall is formed by a porous body including a silicon phase as a main phase and an oxide, and the oxide includes a first oxide made of an alkali earth metal oxide, Al2O3, and SiO2.
US10632405B2	Water purifying filter A water purifying filter has a cylindrical inner housing to receive a filter therein, and an outer housing to receive the inner housing. The inner housing and the outer housing are spaced apart from each other to form an insulation space configured to suppress heat transfer and to reduce the filter freezing inside the inner housing.
US10632399B2	Multi-refrigerator high speed cryopump A refrigerator system or cryopump includes a first refrigerator having at least first and second stages, and a second refrigerator. A thermal coupling between the first stage of the first refrigerator and a cold end of the second refrigerator is restricted to maintain a temperature difference between the cold end of the second refrigerator and the first stage of the first refrigerator. The refrigerator system or cryopump also includes a radiation shield in thermal contact with the cold end of the second refrigerator, and a condensing surface, spaced from and surrounded by the radiation shield, and in thermal contact with a second stage, e.g., coldest stage, of the first refrigerator. The restricted thermal coupling can be configured to balance the cooling load on the two refrigerators.
US10632397B1	Methods and systems for heating and manipulating fluids Systems and methods are provided for heating and manipulating a fluid comprising a closed loop heating assembly thermally coupled to a fluid manipulation assembly.
US10632395B1	Mobile electronic track start system A track start system including a detection subsystem to detect a false start of an individual participating in a racing event and to acquire biomechanical data from the individual to produce performance metrics readable by a user regarding the individual wherein detection of the false start is detectable independent of a starting block that may be used by the individual. Another system is also disclosed.
US10632388B1	Multilayer framework architecture and user interface for video gaming applications The present disclosure is directed to a flexible architecture for video gaming applications. In some embodiments, the flexible architecture is platform agnostic and provides a continuous visual experience for players across different platforms while engaging them at different levels of play. The architecture provides user interfaces that facilitate access to video gaming applications in various ways that may include: via social networks or sites; via wall posts or via an online social networking service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts; via mobile devices (iOS, Android, or Windows-based smart phones); or via dedicated game consoles. In some embodiments, the flexible architecture provides multiple levels of play options, which may include a peer-to-peer competitive challenge level for “core” players, a “casual” play level for play with friends with whom a player shares an affinity, for example, in a social network; or a “spectator” mode that permits non-players in a network to assist friends. In some embodiments, feed-based triggers may allow for greater rewards to players and ease of discovering games.
US10632383B2	Server, recording medium and system A server includes a storage unit storing characteristic data objects of each user, each characteristic data object having a first parameter value representing an ability of the characteristic data object to exert power, a second parameter value representing an ability to reduce the first parameter value of each characteristic data object of another user different from the user having the characteristic data object, and one of attributes having a superiority-inferiority relationship relative to each other. The server further includes a receiving unit receiving a game proceeding instruction from a device of each user, and a parameter adjusting unit adjusting the second parameter value of each characteristic data object of the user of the device, based on a first number of characteristic data objects of the user that have an attribute superior to a first attribute assigned among characteristic data objects of a second user different from the user.
US10632378B2	Bandwidth management during simultaneous server-to-client transfer of different types of data A determination is made, using a computer, of an amount of game code data to be included in a data packet containing streaming game video data. A data packet is generated to contain the streaming game video data and to include the amount of game code data. The generated data packet is transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system.
US10632373B2	Game control method, game control device, and recording medium Provided is a game control method carried out by a game control device connected to communication terminals used by users who play a game. The device has a storage unit for storing group information indicative of a group consisting of users and game piece information indicative of game pieces constituting one item. The method includes giving a game piece to each user in accordance with a user operation to his/her communication terminal; storing obtained game piece information indicative of the game piece given to each user in the storage unit; determining whether all of the game pieces necessary to constitute the one item indicated by the game piece information are given to users constituting a group indicated by the group information based on the obtained game piece information; and giving a reward to users constituting the group if it is determined that all of the game pieces are given.
US10632370B2	Content-related information display system Systems, methods, and media for displaying content are provided. According to a content-related information display system, a first memory stores content. A first processor outputs a drawing command for displaying the content on a first display, and generates progress status information which is related to a progress status of the content. A second memory stores content-related information which is related to the content. A second processor specifies the content-related information according to the progress status information generated by the first processor. A second display displays the content-related information according to a player input received by the second processor. The first processor generates the progress status information in response to at least one of a predetermined condition being satisfied in relation to the progress status of the content or a specific operation being received by the first processor.
US10632366B2	Digital anatomical virtual extremities for pre-training physical movement Aspects of the disclosure include methods and systems for pre-action training. In an aspect, a method is presented for constructing a user-controllable image comprising obtaining anatomical and physiological data associated with a body, storing the anatomical and physiological data in a database; and creating the user-controllable image based on the stored anatomical and physiological data. The user-controllable image may be configurable to a user. At least a moveable portion of the user-controllable image may be constructed to move based on input from a user. The user-controllable image may be constructed to enable pre-action training of the user. As such, victims of traumatic brain injury or other neurological setbacks may pre-train their nervous system for use of one or more injured body parts. Additionally, the methods and systems described provide pre-action training control of non-virtual prostheses, exoskeleton body parts, powered orthotic devices, robots or other motile or audiovisual output devices.
US10632363B2	Card handling devices and related assemblies and components Card handling devices may include a card shuffling apparatus and a card output portion having a card buffer area positioned at an interface of the card shuffling apparatus and the card output portion. The card output portion may be configured to move relative to the card shuffling apparatus and alter the orientation of the card buffer area. Card handling devices having a substantially flat card output area may include an interface portion having an at least substantially flat draw surface. The substantially flat card output area may permit playing cards to be drawn from an outlet of the substantially flat card output area in a plurality of at least substantially horizontal directions. Methods of shuffling playing cards may include altering an orientation of a card buffer area and inserting cards into the card buffer area at both a top and a bottom of a group of cards within the card buffer area.
US10632362B2	Pre-visualization device A pre-visualization device (10) for movie, game, and other digital media creation, the pre-visualization device (10, comprising:one or more markers (13);a motion capture camera system (14);whereinthe one or more marker(s) (13) is/are adapted to be physically located and moveable on a marker plane (12), wherein each marker (13) comprises means (13a) adapted to provide position data in relation to its position (P) on the plane (12), the position and possibly movement is captured using the motion capture camera system (14).
US10632360B2	Sports helmet with liner system A sports helmet comprises a single-piece plastic shell, an occipital shock absorber attached to the inner surface of the shell in the rear region to at least partially overlie an occipital area of the head, an inflatable occipital pad removably attached to the inner surface of the shell in the rear region and positioned between the inner surface of the shell and the lateral padding assembly to push the occipital shock absorber forward when the occipital pad is inflated. The occipital pad comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet bonded together, a plurality of inflatable pockets formed in the top sheet and fluidly connected through channels formed in the top sheet, a valve assembly for inflating the plurality of inflatable pockets, the valve assembly bonded to the bottom sheet. The valve assembly extends through a hole in the shell for inflation.
US10632358B2	Game playable on land or water A game playable on land or water is provided. The game may have a frame having a generally circular playing surface having a net and a plurality of legs attached to the frame. A plurality of buoys may be removably attached to the plurality of legs so that the game may float on water or the plurality of buoys may be removed from the legs so that the game may be played on land. A plurality of straps may connect the plurality of buoys to a centralized weighted anchor for balancing and stabilizing the game on water.
US10632356B2	Golf grip with reminder rib An improved golf club grip 10a, 10b, 10c with a well-defined and pronounced reminder rib 20a, 20b, 20c includes in one embodiment of the present disclosure a groove 32 positioned in the exterior surface 34 on each side of or surrounding a ridge 24a that extends lengthwise inside the body 14a of the grip 10a. When the golf grip 10a is installed on a golf club shaft 12, the groove 32 facilitates the flexing of the grip material for forming the reminder rib 20a. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the grip 10b, 10c is provided with a raised portion 36 of a selected material in a select region on the grip 10b, 10c. When the golf grip 10b, 10c is installed on a golf club shaft 12, the raised portion 36 becomes the reminder rib 20b, 20c.
US10632354B2	Golf club bag support mechanisms and related methods Embodiments of golf bag support mechanisms are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also generally described herein.
US10632351B2	Golf club head and method of manufacturing golf club head A putter-type golf club head and method of manufacturing said golf club are herein disclosed. The putter has a body, a face surface, a rear surface, a sole surface, a crown surface, and a heel surface. To reduce the reflective glare off the crown surface and to improve the ease of alignment, the putter includes various curved boundaries between surfaces of the club head. Multiple sections of the crown connect with the heel surface through curved transition regions, which reflect the light differently than the crown surface and thus serve as alignment aids.
US10632348B2	Golf club shaft assembly Embodiments of golf clubs with coupling mechanisms are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club comprises a shaft having a shaft bore and a first end, and a club head having a coupling mechanism, the coupling mechanism including a hosel, an insert configured to be positioned within the hosel, the insert including a top end, a bottom end, an insert bore configured to receive the first end of the shaft, the insert bore having a bottom surface and an insert bore depth measured from the bottom surface to the top end of the insert, and a reinforcement member extending from the bottom surface of the insert bore, the reinforcement member configured to be positioned within the shaft bore to reinforce the coupling mechanism.
US10632342B2	Method and apparatus for exercise monitoring combining exercise monitoring and visual data with wireless devices Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for a wireless exercise monitoring system for interactively monitoring an aspect of exercise, sports, or fitness utilizing a wearable device, such as a watch, eyewear, or smart apparel. The device is equipped with, or connected to, a digital camera. Sensors integrated with, or wirelessly connected to, the wearable internet device record physiological data during exercise and data measuring the amount of exercise performed. The data and visual images from the camera are transmitted to one or more internet servers, and may be shared with other mobile internet devices.
US10632340B2	Treadmill A treadmill includes a frame, a driving member and a running belt. The frame includes a base, a front rotating shaft and a rear rotating shaft. The driving member has a motor and a transmission member drivable by the motor. The motor is installed between the front rotating shaft and the rear rotating shaft and is located adjacent to the front rotating shaft. The transmission member is adapted for driving the front rotating shaft to rotate. The running belt winds around the front rotating shaft and the rear rotating shaft, and is drivable by the motor to rotate relative to the base. By installing the motor between the front rotating shaft and the rear rotating shaft, an overall length and size of the treadmill is reduced for minimizing storage space.
US10632338B1	Exercise stick An exercise stick, including a main pole, a tensioning assembly disposed at a substantially center portion of the main pole to move up the main pole in a first direction toward a first end of the main pole, and to move down the main pole in a second direction toward a second end of the main pole, and a handle assembly attached to the tensioning assembly to allow a user to move the tensioning assembly in the first direction and the second direction.
US10632335B2	Magnetically-controlled damping device A magnetically-controlled damping device has a fixing disk, a rotating disk, a plurality of friction-proof sleeves, a plurality of brake shoes, a plurality of magnets, an elastic element, and an operating element. The rotating disk has a plurality of guiding rods sleeved by the friction-proof sleeves respectively. By adjusting a distance between the magnets and a rotating wheel, a damping value of the magnetically-controlled damping device can be adjusted. Moreover, since the friction-proof sleeves are between the guiding rods and the guiding grooves, the guiding rods do not wear out. The magnetically-controlled damping device can provide a more stable damping value and a longer service life.
US10632331B2	Quick connect pressure reducer/cylinder valve for self-contained breathing apparatus A quick pressure reducer and cylinder valve for use with an SCBA includes a cylinder valve that connects to a pressure vessel, a pressure reduction assembly for reducing the pressure of breathing air provided by the pressure vessel, a probe, and an inlet/latch assembly. The probe includes a notch and a threadless probe tip, and the inlet/latch includes a corresponding receptacle and one or more latches adapted to fit into the notch to retain the probe in the receptacle. A pushbutton switch in the receptacle is triggered by insertion of the probe tip therein, thereby providing an electrical signal. Probes of different sizes may be used to correspond to different pressure capacities, and the inlet/latch assembly may be arranged either to permit the insertion of only one probe size or may be arranged to accept different sizes but to function differently based on the size of the probe. The latches are inoperable except at or below a nominal pressure.
US10632324B2	Method for the treatment of skin tissues A method for treating skin tissues including irradiating the skin tissues with infrared light between about 16 and about 72 hours prior to photodynamic therapy.
US10632319B2	External charger for an implantable medical device for determining position using phase angle or a plurality of parameters as determined from at least one sense coil A charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a charging coil and one or more sense coils preferably housed in a charging coil assembly coupled to an electronics module by a cable. The charging coil is preferably a wire winding, while the sense coils are preferably formed in one or more traces of a circuit board. One or more voltages induced on the one or more sense coils can be used to determine a phase angle between the voltage and a driving signal for the charging coil. The determined phase angle can then be used to determine the position of the charging coil relative to the IMD. Additionally, more than one parameter (phase angle, magnitude, resonant frequency) may be determined using the voltage may be used to determine position, including the radial offset and depth of the charging coil relative to the IMD.
US10632314B1	User interface for a patient user to adjust settings on an implantable device A computer-assisted method that includes: establishing a communication link between a programming device and a controller device, the controller device wirelessly and non-inductively powering and controlling a passive implantable stimulator device; presenting configuration options to the patient user of the passive implantable stimulator device, the configuration options comprising stimulation waveform parameters for driving the passive implantable stimulator; receiving a specification of the configuration options in response to the presented configuration options; receiving user feedback when the user specified configuration options are transferred to the controller device which, in turn, drives the implantable stimulator device according to the specified configuration options; building, at the programming device, a profile that correlates the user specified configuration options with the corresponding quantitative index of pain; and recommending at least one configuration option based on the profile built from historic data when the configuration options are subsequently presented to the patient user for later treatment.
US10632312B2	Monitoring and stimulation module Disclosed herein are portable and integrated modules and devices for non-intrusive neuromodulation and monitoring of heart function, and methods of operation thereof. The modules and devices include a monitoring unit, an electrical stimulation inducing unit, and three electrodes, such that one of the electrodes is dual-function, being controllably utilized for neuromodulation or for monitoring of heart function.
US10632311B2	Brain stimulation response profiling Various embodiments concern delivering electrical stimulation to the brain at a plurality of different levels of a stimulation parameter and sensing a bioelectrical response of the brain to delivery of the electrical stimulation for each of the plurality of different levels of the stimulation parameter. A suppression window of the stimulation parameter can be identified as having a suppression threshold as a lower boundary and an after-discharge threshold as an upper boundary based on the sensed bioelectrical responses. A therapy level of the stimulation parameter can be set for therapy delivery based on the suppression window. The therapy level of the stimulation parameter may be set closer to the suppression threshold than the after-discharge threshold within the suppression window. Data for hippocampal stimulation demonstrating a suppression window is presented.
US10632308B2	Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods A method including chronically implanting a nerve cuff electrode on a portion of a hypoglossal nerve, chronically implanting a respiration sensing lead subcutaneously in a thorax of a patient, the respiration sensing lead having a plurality of bio-impedance electrodes defining at least one bio-impedance vector. The method may also include sensing a bio-impedance signal corresponding to respiration via a bio-impedance vector on an anterior side of the thorax, analyzing the bio-impedance signal to identify onsets of expiration, predicting an onset of a future expiratory phase, and delivering a stimulus to the portion of the hypoglossal nerve via the nerve cuff electrode, wherein the stimulus is delivered as a function of the bio-impedance signal; wherein stimulus delivery is initiated before the onset of the future expiratory phase and continued during an entire inspiratory phase, and wherein the method is performed without identifying an onset of an inspiratory phase.
US10632297B2	Aseptic Coupling Devices An aseptic coupling device includes: a main body defining a front face; a membrane coupled to the front face, the membrane including a first portion coupled to the front face and a second portion folded over on the first portion; and a low friction member positioned between the first and second portions of the membrane.
US10632296B2	Vascular access system with connector A connector for fluidly coupling proximal and distal tubular segments of a fluid conduit is provided. In one embodiment, the connector can include a connector body having an outer surface defining a first outer perimeter and an inner surface defining a lumen. The connector can also include a connecting device having an open configuration and a plurality of closed configurations. The connecting device can include first and second members configured to engage each other to secure the fluid conduit to the connector. The connecting device can also include a plurality of closed configurations for securing fluid conduits of different sizes.
US10632291B2	Medical elongated body A medical elongated body including a catheter main body. The catheter main body has a tubular body and a lumen. The tubular body includes a guide wire lumen into which a guide wire is insertable. The tubular body also a distal member positioned at the distal portion of the tubular body. The distal member has a lumen that communicates with the guide wire lumen. The inner diameter of the distal member decreases between the proximal end and a distal end opening of the distal member. The medical elongated body also includes a visible marker that extends circumferentially on the outer surface of the distal member to indicate a position of the distal member in the axial direction corresponding to a predetermined inner diameter of the distal member. The visible marker is visible before the medical elongated body is inserted into a living body.
US10632289B2	Securement device with attachable members for use with a catheter The present invention describes a securement device that maintains proper placement of a percutaneous catheter and incorporates a universal fitting for the attachment of various, interchangeable, active and passive technologies. The securement device includes a unique catheter hub that enables attachment of active technology to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and monitoring applications of physiologic, anatomic, and other clinically relevant properties or conditions. The securement device also includes a primary semi-flexible polymeric retention member (the “base”) positioned atop, or integrated with, a thin flexible adhesive pad. The adhesive pad has a first surface with an adhesive substrate and a second surface configured to receive the base. The hub is received within the base and a cap is used to secure the hub to the base.
US10632286B2	Unidirectional catheter control handle with tensioning control A catheter includes a tip electrode with a shell and a support member to provide a plenum chamber. The plug is formed with a U-shaped passage for a safety line to wrap around and secure the support member (with the shell affixed thereto) to the catheter. Additional passages are formed in the plug to accommodate components such as irrigation tubing, lead wire and thermocouple wire pair. A method of manufacture provides distal installation and/or anchoring of the safety line, lead wire and thermocouple wire pair in the support member prior to sealing the support member and mounting the shell.
US10632279B2	Meditation support device and meditation support system According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a meditation support device that is used by being held by hands, the meditation support device including: a sound output module that outputs sound whose volume varies in order to guide timing of respiration; and a vibration generator that generates vibration whose magnitude varies in order to guide timing of respiration.
US10632269B2	Metering system for medication delivery An apparatus for metering the delivery of an aerosol. The apparatus has a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus may also include a processor to determine a volume of the air region based on signals received from the microphone and the variable acoustic source. A fluid valve is coupled to the processor, and is configured to allow an amount of fluid to exit the fluid region associated with the volume of the air region. An atomizer, coupled to the fluid region, is configured to aerosolize at least a portion of the fluid.
US10632265B2	Aerosol or spray device, spray nozzle unit and method of manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an spray device includes assembling at least one spray nozzle plate into a thermoplastic holder, while controlling the temperature of the spray nozzle plate and/or the holder and as a result at least locally plastically deforming the holder permanently. After the thermoplastic deformation of a seat of the holder, a diameter of the seat of the holder upstream of the spray nozzle plate exceeds a diameter of the seat of the holder downstream of the nozzle plate. The thermoplastic holder may have a tapered seat, where the smallest cross section of the tapered seat is smaller than the spray nozzle plate, where a widest side of the tapered seat is pointing towards a supply side of the liquid.
US10632264B2	Transfusion apparatus and method for detecting bubbles A transfusion apparatus according to an embodiment includes a finger-type pump mechanism, the finger-type pump mechanism including a plurality of fingers, the plurality of fingers and a holding member sandwiching a passage composed of a flexible material, the holding member being arranged to face the plurality of fingers in an opposed manner, the finger-type pump mechanism depressing and elastically deforming a side face of the passage by a peristaltic motion reciprocating the plurality of fingers to send a liquid with which the passage is filled, the transfusion apparatus comprising: a pressure sensor provided to at least one of the plurality of fingers or the holding member; and a determination unit that determines presence or absence of bubbles in the passage based on pressure detected by the pressure sensor when a finger is depressing the passage.
US10632257B2	Activity sensing techniques for an infusion pump system Some embodiments of a wearable infusion pump system can include a pump device having a drive system to dispense a medicine to a user, an activity sensor that detects a possible change in an activity level of the user, and a controller to activate the drive system to dispense the medicine to the user. The controller device can query the user to indicate whether a detected activity level of the user represents an actual change in the activity level of the user. The controller device can alter the medicine dispensing schedule based on the user indicated changes in activity level.
US10632256B2	Drug solution administration apparatus A drug solution administration apparatus includes an injection unit comprising an injection member configured to inject a drug solution; a delivery unit configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the injection unit, the delivery unit comprising: a delivery member configured to deliver the drug solution to the injection member, and a delivery device configured to deliver the drug solution to the delivery member; a detection unit configured to detect whether the injection unit and the delivery unit are coupled or decoupled; and a control unit configured to control operation of the delivery device. The control unit is configured to perform at least one of (i) restricting the filling operation when the detection unit detects that the injection unit and the delivery unit are coupled, or (ii) restricting the administration operation when the detection unit detects that the injection unit and the delivery unit are decoupled.
US10632255B2	Drug infusion device A method and apparatus are provided for providing a plurality of injections from a fluid reservoir. The apparatus includes a fluid controller for controlling the flow of fluid from the fluid reservoir to a needle. An actuator selectively actuates the fluid controller to provide a dose of medicament from the fluid reservoir. The fluid controller also is configured to calculate the volume of fluid in the fluid reservoir required to provide a dose having a desired number of units of medicament for an injection. The apparatus may also include a detector configured to detect a characteristic indicative of the fluid pressure in the needle. The method includes selecting the number of units to be dispensed during an injection, automatically calculating the injection volume required to dispense the selected number of units based on the calculated unit volume and tracking the total number of units dispensed during a series of injections.
US10632251B2	Device, system and methods for the oral delivery of therapeutic compounds Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade within the wall to release the drug to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be coupled to a delivery mechanism having one or more balloons or other expandable devices which are expandable responsive to a condition in the small intestine or other GI lumen to advance the preparation out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US10632249B2	Drug delivery device with needle actuation mechanism A delivery unit (2) of a drug delivery device (1), the delivery unit (2) comprising a subcutaneous delivery mechanism (9) having a subcutaneous delivery member (92), and a subcutaneous delivery member actuation mechanism (10) being operable to move the subcutaneous delivery member (92) between a retracted position and an extended position. The actuation mechanism (10) comprises a rotary member (102) having an engagement member (104) rotatable relative a support member (14), and an actuator (106) comprising a pivot portion (10A) and an engagement portion (10B) pivotally connected to the support member via the pivot portion. The engagement member (104) and engagement portion (10B) are configured to engage upon rotation of the rotary member to pivot the actuator between first and second positions and to thereby move the subcutaneous delivery member (92) between the corresponding retracted and extended positions. In an embodiment, the needle actuation mechanism may comprise a reuse protection.
US10632248B2	Medicament delivery device Examples include a medicament delivery device including a housing, a medicament delivery member assembly configured to be moved from an initial position to a penetration position and from the penetration position back to the initial position, a penetration and withdrawal mechanism, an activation mechanism, and a stop mechanism, where the penetration and withdrawal mechanism includes a driver operably connected to the medicament delivery member assembly and to the activation and stop mechanism, a drive element operably connected to the driver, a biased force element connected to the drive element, and a switching element arranged between the driver and the drive element, where operation of the stop mechanism allows the biased force element to interact with the drive element, causing movement of the switching element such that the driver is moved in an opposite direction and moves the medicament delivery member assembly back to the initial position.
US10632247B1	Apparatus, systems, and methods for delivering agents into a patient's body Systems and methods are provided for imaging cardiac tissue using fluorescent dyes delivered into tissue. A distal end of an imaging device may be introduced into a chamber of the heart, and fluorescent dye may be delivered into one or more body lumens in the heart such that the dye is absorbed by cardiac tissue adjacent the chamber. Images of the cardiac tissue adjacent the chamber may be acquired using the imaging device, the dye enhancing identifying cardiac electrical activity within the cardiac tissue. Optionally, based on the identified cardiac electrical activity, tissue within the heart may be ablated or otherwise treated.
US10632245B2	Interventional catheter assemblies, control consoles and adaptive tubing cassettes Interventional catheter assemblies, operating systems and adaptive interface components allow operation of a variety of interventional catheter assemblies, including infusion catheters, aspiration catheters and interventional catheters that provide both infusion and aspiration, using a common control console housing infusion and aspiration systems. Adaptive tubing cassettes having a handle and one or more preformed tubing loops route aspiration and/or infusion tubing in a predetermined configuration to mate with aspiration and infusion systems on a control console.
US10632239B2	Single inflow double suction centrifugal blood pump A centrifugal blood pump uses the “double suction” arrangement of the blood flow channels, by dividing the blood flow across the impeller into two practically identical streams, one flowing across the upstream side of the impeller and the other flowing across the downstream side. The double suction arrangement is obtained by using a “flow through cone bearing” mounted to the hub of the impeller. The impeller is attached to the driving motor by three posts, which do not significantly diminish the flow area. The annular flow through the motor “air gap” reaches the flow channel as a single stream and divides into two streams in the vicinity of the posts. The flow is distributed equally to the two sides of the impeller. After passing across the impeller the two streams combine into one that enters the spiral volute and continues past the pump cutwater and through the outflow channel.
US10632235B2	Devices and methods for treating spinal cord tissue The present invention provides devices and methods that treat damaged spinal cord tissue, such as spinal tissue damaged by disease, infection, or trauma, which may lead to the presence of swelling, compression, and compromised blood flow secondary to interstitial edema.
US10632232B2	Degradable iron-base alloy support A degradable iron-based alloy stent comprises an iron-based alloy substrate and a degradable polymer in contact with the surface of the substrate. The weight-average molecular weight of the degradable polymer is in the range of [1, 100]*104, and the polydispersity index of the degradable polymer is in the range of (1.0, 50]. The degradable polymer is selected from a degradable polyamino acid that can generate an acidic amino acid after degradation; or a mixture of the degradable polyamino acid and a degradable polyester, or a copolymer of monomers of the two; or a mixture of the degradable polyamino acid and a degradable polymer that does not generate acidic products after degradation, or a copolymer of the monomers of the two; or a mixture of the degradable polyamino acid, the degradable polyester and the degradable polymer that does not generate acidic products after degradation, or a copolymer of monomers of the three, or a mixture of a copolymer of monomers of any two of the three with the remaining one. The numerical ranges are in conformity with mathematical knowledge, i.e. [a, b] means being greater than or equal to a and being less than or equal to b; (a, b] means being greater than a and less than or equal to b; [a, b) means being greater than or equal to a, less than b, a redundant description will not be provided for the similarity text below.
US10632228B2	Tissue substitute materials and methods for tissue repair Non-woven graft materials for use in specialized surgical procedures such as neurosurgical procedures, methods for making the non-woven graft materials, and methods for repairing tissue such as neurological tissue using the non-woven graft materials are disclosed. More particularly, disclosed are non-woven graft materials including at least two distinct fiber compositions composed of different polymeric materials, methods for making the non-woven graft materials and methods for repairing tissue in an individual in need thereof using the non-woven graft materials.
US10632226B2	Polymer particles Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer particle embolics and methods of making the same are described. The particle embolics can be used as embolization agents.
US10632219B2	Sterilizing using ozone The invention relates to a sterilizers and methods of sterilization of an instrument. The sterilizer includes an ozone generator, an air mover, an oxygen concentrator, and a controller. The ozone generator, which is housed by the sterilization chamber, generates at least one plasma field. The air mover circulates air through the sterilization chamber. The oxygen concentrator delivers oxygen-concentrated air to the sterilization chamber. The controller communicates with the ozone generator, the air mover, and the oxygen concentrator. The sterilizer may also include a battery to power the components of the sterilizer. A portable case may house the sterilizer.
US10632217B2	Rapid surface disinfection method and apparatus A device for rapidly sanitizing a surface is described. The device has an enclosure having an opening adapted to insert a surface, and an interior; a liquid nitric oxide solution applicator; and an absorbent material. The liquid nitric oxide solution applicator is in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure and is adapted to apply liquid nitric oxide solution onto the surface when the surface is positioned within the enclosure. A method of rapidly sanitizing a surface is described. The devices and methods provided herein may be implemented to sanitize the surface of any body part or item that may be placed within the device. An infectious agent on the surface may be killed; i.e., the surface is disinfected. Non-limiting applications of the devices and methods include preventing nosocomial infections or food contamination, sanitizing household items, and implementing sanitizing procedures to comply with FDA Good Manufacturing Practices.
US10632216B2	Multifunction light-emitting diode lighting apparatus The multifunction LED lighting apparatus of the present invention includes at least one lighting LED, at least one ultraviolet (UV) LED, a substrate configured to have the at least one lighting LED and the at least one UV LED mounted thereon, and a cover disposed to face the substrate at a specific interval and configured to cover the lighting LED and the UV LED. The at least one lighting LED and the at least one UV LED are integrally mounted on the substrate and configured to form a single module of a thin sheet form, and the cover is installed to cover and support the single module placed on the inside wall of an application.
US10632211B2	Demethylation to treat eye disease Methods for treating age-related eye diseases or conditions are provided. Methods for treating an age-related eye disease or condition in a subject by administering one or more demethylation compounds or agents are provided.
US10632208B2	Peptide-mediated drug delivery across epithelial barrier This present application relates to a drug delivery method. In particular, the present invention discloses a non-invasive drug delivery method using Listeria adhesion protein (LAP) an analogue, or a fragment thereof. Incorporation of those peptides or a fragment thereof, either by a physical mixture of a pharmaceutical formulation or as a covalent construction at a molecular level or nanoscale is within the scope of this disclosure.
US10632204B2	Peptide composition The present invention provides a peptide composition that can achieve both excellent storage stability and transparency. The peptide composition of the present invention includes: a self-assembling peptide; a buffering agent having a pKa of 3.5 or more and less than 7.5 and containing one or more nitrogen atoms; and water, and has a pH of from 4.5 to 6.6.
US10632203B2	Silylated biomolecule-based hydrogel for culturing cardiomyocytes and stem cells, and use of the hydrogel thereof for treating heart failure The present invention relates to the use of an hydrogel comprising silylated biomolecule for the three-dimensional culture of cardiomyocytes or stem cells which are able to differentiate into cardiomyocytes, and to an aqueous composition comprising i) cardiomyocytes or stem cells which are able to differentiate into cardiomyocytes, and ii) a hydrogel comprising silylated biomolecule, for use for treating heart failure, in particular heart failure following myocardial infarction.
US10632199B2	Long-acting polymeric delivery systems Compositions comprised of a delivery vehicle or delivery system and an active agent dispersed within the delivery vehicle or system, wherein the delivery vehicle or system contains a polyorthoester polymer and a polar aprotic solvent. Also disclosed are low viscosity delivery systems for administration of active agents. The low viscosity delivery systems have a polyorthoester polymer, a polar aprotic solvent and a solvent containing a triglyceride viscosity reducing agent. Compositions described include an amide- or anilide-type local anesthetic of the “caine” classification, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), along with related methods, e.g., for treatment of post-operative pain or for prophylactic treatment of pain. The compositions are suitable for delivery via, e.g., direct application and instillation, intradermal injection, subcutaneous injection, and nerve block (perineural).
US10632192B2	Pyrimidine compounds and their use as vaccine adjuvants The present invention provides a compound of the formula (1): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Y1, Y2, L, and m are as defined in the description, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as a vaccine adjuvant.
US10632189B2	Canine respiratory coronavirus for treatment and protection against bacterial infections Provided herein are compositions, combinations, and methods comprising Canine Respiratory Coronavirus (CRCoV), which are effective in treating or preventing respiratory infections associated secondary pathogens, such as Bordetella bronchiseptica, in animals.
US10632188B2	Compositions containing ambient-temperature stable, inactivated but therapeutically active biopharmaceuticals and methods for formulation thereof The disclosure concerns compositions containing inactivated but therapeutically active biopharmaceuticals, and methods for formulation thereof. Biopharmaceuticals are encapsulated and immobilized in dry amorphous carbohydrate-glass and irradiated for inactivation while in the dry state. The resulting compositions provide ambient-temperature stable, therapeutically active but inactivated biopharmaceuticals for use in vaccines and other applications.
US10632185B2	Chimeric west nile/zika viruses and methods of use Chimeric flaviviruses that include non-coding regions, non-structural proteins, a capsid (C) protein and a portion of a premembrane (prM) signal sequence from West Nile virus (WNV), and a portion of a prM signal sequence, a prM protein and an E protein from Zika virus (VIKV) are described. Also described are compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject, such as an immune response directed against ZIKV. Diagnostic assays that utilize chimeric West Nile/Zika viruses are further described.
US10632182B2	Methods for freeze-drying and rehydrating biologics The present invention relates generally to the fields of immunology and vaccine technology. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for freeze-drying biological preparations, including peptides, antigens, antibodies, and especially, cells. Importantly, the disclosed methods preserve the viability, infectivity and immunogenicity of cells from the Apicomplexa phylum, the Sarcocystidae family, and in particular, cells from the Toxoplasma genus.
US10632178B2	Surfactant protein D for the treatment of disorders associated with lung injury Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a member of the collectin family of collagenous lectin domain-containing proteins that is expressed in epithelial cells of the lung. Described herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of disorders associated with lung injury, including methods and compositions for the treatment of bronchopulmonary disorder (BPD).
US10632171B2	Melanocortin receptor-specific peptides Melanocortin receptor-specific cyclic peptides of the formula where R1, R3, R4, R9 and R10 are as defined in the specification, compositions and formulations including the peptides of the foregoing formula, and methods of preventing, ameliorating or treating melanocortin receptor-mediated diseases, indications, conditions and syndromes.
US10632170B2	Administration of compstatin to an individual for the treatment of a tumor Methods for treating, preventing or delaying onset of tumor formation and other forms of cancer are disclosed. The methods involve administration of a complement inhibitor to inhibit C5a receptor signaling in the tumor microenvironment.
US10632166B2	Bioactive compositions from theacea plants and use thereof in beverages, functional foods, nutriceuticals, supplements and the like The present invention relates to isolated bioactive compositions containing bioactive fractions derived from Theacea plants. The present invention also relates to bioactive topical formulations containing the bioactive compositions. The present invention further relates to methods of using the bioactive compositions of the present invention, including, for example, methods for inhibiting inflammatory activity in skin tissue of a mammal, for protecting skin tissue of a mammal from ultraviolet light-induced damage, and for normalizing skin disorders in skin tissue of a mammal. The present invention also relates to methods for isolating bioactive fractions derived from cell juice or a cell walls component a Theacea plant. The bioactive compositions are suitable for use in, inter alia, beverages, functional foods, nutriceuticals, supplements, and the like.
US10632164B2	Ingestible films having substances from hemp or cannabis Films that are mucosally dissolvable, and containing a matrix and one or more active agents from hemp or cannabis within the matrix, are provided. The disclosure also provides methods for preparing such a film for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications.
US10632159B2	Composition and method for treatment and prophylaxis of intestinal infection and inflammation The present invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a gastrointestinal condition, comprising at least one Lactobacillus strain, wherein the Lactobacillus strain is chosen from the group consisting of one L. salivarius strain, three L. plantarum strains and one L. brevis strain, wherein the L. salivarius strain is L. salivarius CW30 (LMG P-28887), wherein the L. plantarum strains are L. plantarum Y1An734 (LMG P-28886), L. plantarum SH1313 (LMG P-28884), and L. plantarum KS1 1 (LMG P-28885), and wherein the L. brevis strain is L. brevis SH1 1 1 (LMG P-28888). The present invention also relates to an enema comprising a composition according to the present invention. The present invention also relates to an isolated strain chosen from the group L. salivarius CW30 (LMG P-28887), L. plantarum Y1An734 (LMG P-28886), L. plantarum SH1313 (LMG P-28884), L. plantarum KS11 (LMG P-28885) and L. brevis SH111 (LMG P-28888). The present invention also relates to an isolated strain of L. salivarius CW30 (LMG P-28887) for use in the treatment and/or prevention of an infection by Clostridium difficile NAP/027.
US10632157B2	Microbial compositions and methods of use for improving fowl production The disclosure relates to isolated microorganisms—including novel strains of the microorganisms—microbial ensembles, and compositions comprising the same. Furthermore, the disclosure teaches methods of utilizing the described microorganisms, microbial ensembles, and compositions comprising the same, in methods for modulating the production of poultry, disease resistance, and egg yield. In particular aspects, the disclosure provides methods of increasing feed efficiency, and methods of preventing colonization of pathogenic microbes.
US10632148B2	Growth control of oral and superficial organisms using gallium compounds The present invention provides methods for treating or preventing diseases and disorders caused by iron-dependent pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and parasites, by applying a gallium compound to an affected area. In particular, the present invention provides methods for treating or preventing dental caries, vaginal infections, skin infections, and so forth. Gallium compounds can be formulated as toothpaste, mouthwash, cream, ointment, gel, solution, eye drops, suppository, and the like. Furthermore, the invention provides methods for controlling microbial growth on environmental surfaces, including those of toothbrush, denture, dental retainer, contact lens, catheter, food stuff, and so forth. In addition, the present invention provides animal feeds which contain gallium compounds that promote the animal growth and prevent the animals from infections as well as protect consumers from post processing infections.
US10632144B2	Low polydispersity, low molecular weight biotechnological chondroitin sulfate with anti-inflammatory and antiarthritis activity and use thereof in the prevention of osteoarthritis Disclosed is a low molecular weight (1000-5000 daltons) chondroitin sulfate (CS) produced by chemical sulfation of a non-sulfated chondroitin backbone (K4 capsular polysaccharide) obtained with biotechnology techniques. The CS described is substantially monosulfated, mainly at the 6-position, with very little sulfation at the 4-position, and with a mono/disulfated disaccharide ratio and charge density similar to those of natural CS. Said biotechnological chondroitin sulfate (CS) is useful in the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis and in acute and chronic inflammatory processes.
US10632143B2	Chitosan materials from carbonic acid solution The present invention comprises chitosan materials and methods of using carbonic acid for aqueous solubilization of neutralized or pre-treated chitosan gels and provides, among other things, substantially acid salt free composition native final forms without requiring subsequent acid salt elution. The invention includes chitosan-based solid and semi-solid material forms, optionally reinforced with chitosan fibers, such as powders, fibers, films, matrices, sponges, implants, scaffolds, fillers, and hydrogels. Native final forms are produced from chitosan powder solubilized in an aqueous acidic solution, processed to form a high pH hydrated chitosan gel precipitate material that is then neutralized by water washing and re-solubilized substantially to chitosan solution using carbonic acid. Chitosan materials can be mixed in solution with one or more of other hydrophilic polymers to create compositional heterogeneity and pharmaceutical agents to achieve controlled release of the agent(s) from the final forms at the site of application.
US10632139B2	Ophthalmic solution comprising diquafosol Regarding Diquafosol ophthalmic solution comprising a chelating agent at a concentration of 0.0001 to 1% (w/v), formation of insoluble precipitates found in Diquafosol ophthalmic solution during storage of the solution, as well as deterioration of the filtration performance in the course of production (course of filtration sterilization), have been inhibited. Further, in Diquafosol ophthalmic solution comprising a chelating agent, reduction of eye irritation and enhancement of the preservative effectiveness have been confirmed, in comparison to Diquafosol ophthalmic solution comprising no chelating agent. Accordingly, the present invention has been confirmed to provide physicochemical properties that are stable during the courses of production and distribution as well as the course of storage by a patient, and also reduce eye irritation and enhance preservative effectiveness.
US10632135B2	Orally available compounds, a process for preparing the same and their uses as anti-adhesive drugs for treating E. coli induced inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn's disease Orally available compounds, a process for preparing the same and their uses as anti-adhesive drugs for treating E. coli induced inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn's disease.
US10632134B2	Cannabinoid receptor modulators Provided are certain methods useful in the treatment of cancer comprising administering a compound of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor;
US10632130B2	Dehydroandrosterol and methods of using the same A method of promoting muscle growth consisting of providing a dietary supplement containing an effective amount of dehydroandrosterol to a user. A composition for promoting muscle growth containing an effective amount of dehydroandrosterol.
US10632124B2	Adrenoceptors antagonists for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative conditions The present disclosure teaches methods for treating and preventing a variety of neurodegenerative conditions and symptoms associated therewith, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD), by utilizing adrenoceptor antagonists. Adrenoceptor antagonists that can be used include β-blockers, such as acebutolol, betaxolol, bisopropolol, bopindolol, carvedilol, metoprolol, oxprenolol, propranolol, and timolol. The present disclosure also teaches methods for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of iPD.
US10632122B2	Compositions and methods for treating toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis and other apicomplexan protozoan related diseases The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods for inhibiting either Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) calcium dependent protein kinases (TgCDPKs) or Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) and Cryptosporidium hominus (C. hominus) calcium dependent protein kinases (CpCDPKs) using pyrazolopyrimidine and/or imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine inhibitors, of the Formula (I), wherein the variables X, Y, Z, R1, and R3 are defined herein.
US10632119B2	Fused bicyclic 2,4-diaminopyrimidine derivative as a dual ALK and FAK inhibitor The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a salt form thereof. The compound of formula (I) has ALK and FAK inhibitory activity, and may be used to treat proliferative disorders.
US10632112B2	Combination therapy for treatment of HBV infections Provided herein is a combination therapy comprising a compound of Formula I and peginterferon alfa-2a, or another interferon analog. The combination therapy is useful for the treatment of HBV infection. Also provided herein are compositions comprising a compound of Formula I and peginterferon alfa-2a, or another interferon analog.
US10632109B2	Tiotropium inhalation solution for nebulization The present invention relates to a sterile pharmaceutical composition comprising tiotropium or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for inhalation via nebulization to a subject (e.g. a human). The invention also relates to a process for preparing the pharmaceutical composition and its use in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a subject.

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