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US10662589B2	Industrial support mat interlock device An interlocking joint device and method of using same, configured to adapt to and integrate with most existing industrial access matting products to create within those matting products an overlapping lip configuration that: (1) interlocks the pre-existing individual mats together; (2) protects the perimeter of the mat from excessive wear and damage to improve performance and versatility; and (3) provides a serviceable and/or replaceable part that creates an inexpensive alternative to replacing entire matting products.
US10662588B2	Friction apparatus A friction apparatus is provided. The friction apparatus includes: a first member having a first surface; and a second member having a second surface that contacts the first surface, and moving while in contact with the first member, wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface is hardened.
US10662584B2	Method, system and a computer program product for condition monitoring of a continuous element moving in a fiber web or paper finishing machine The invention relates to a method for monitoring the condition of a continuous element (44) moving in a fiber web or paper finishing machine, said monitoring being performed with a rotating machine element (41), which is equipped with a sensor assembly (24) that measures force or pressure and against which the continuous element moves. In the method, the machine element is made to rotate against the continuous element, a measurement signal (25) is generated between the machine element and the continuous element with the sensor assembly, and a cross-directional profile (21) of force or pressure generated between the machine element and the continuous element is formed from the measurement signal. Said moving continuous element is a fabric (32, 33) installed in a fabric run (22, 23) traveling via the machine element. In the method, the fabric is additionally installed in a fabric run, wherein it moves via said machine element equipped with a sensor assembly, a reference profile (35) is formed for the cross-directional profile after installing the fabric in the fabric run, the cross-directional profile formed from the measurement signal and representing force or pressure generated between the machine element and the fabric is compared with the reference profile, and information (37) is produced from the comparison for monitoring the condition of the fabric. The invention also relates to a corresponding system and a computer program product.
US10662582B2	Cable rubberized in situ comprising a rubberizing composition comprising a corrosion inhibitor A cord rubberized in situ (C) comprising: an internal layer of the cord (CT1), an external layer of the cord (CT3), a rubber composition (20) positioned between the internal layer of the cord and the external layer of the cord. The rubber composition (20) comprises a compound of formula (I): in which X and Y represent, independently of each other, an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal cation.
US10662579B2	Polyurethane coated fabric A method for making a polyurethane coated fabric, the method comprising:— a) providing a fabric liner; b) applying a coating to at least part of the liner, said coating comprising a polyurethane resin and manganese ferrite dissolved in a polar aprotic solvent; c) at least partially gelling the coating with water or an aqueous solution, so that the polar aprotic solvent is extracted from the coating; d) leaching the at least partially gelled coating with water or an aqueous solution, so as to further reduce the level of the polar aprotic solvent in the coating; and e) drying and curing the coating. The coating may also contain a dark colour pigment. A composition suitable for use in the method is also provided. The method enables polyurethane coated fabric products, such as gloves, to be produced which are black or grey in colour and contain a reduced amount of residual polar aprotic solvent, such as N,N-dimethylformamide.
US10662575B2	Clothes dryer and method for controlling same The present invention relates to a clothes dryer, including a drum, a heat pump cycle having a first evaporator, a compressor and a condenser, and a blower for circulating air, wherein the heat pump cycle includes second to nth evaporators disposed in series with the first evaporator within an air duct; an auxiliary heat exchanger to cool refrigerant discharged from the condenser, and first to nth expansion valves to independently control flow rates of refrigerants flowing into the first to nth evaporators, wherein the dryer further includes a controller to control the compressor according to refrigerant discharge pressure of the compressor or refrigerant inlet pressure of the condenser.
US10662574B2	Self cleaning heater exchanger plate A laundry appliance includes a blower that directs process air along an airflow path. An evaporator dehumidifies the process air and removes condensate from the process air. A heat exchange plate is disposed within the airflow path and supports the evaporator from below and within the airflow path. The heat exchange plate receives the condensate from the process air. A sloped area of the heat exchange plate directs the condensate downward and along the heat exchange plate to a condensate drain, wherein the sloped area includes a directing surface that blocks the process air from pushing the condensate upward and away from the condensate drain.
US10662571B2	Clean status indicator A clean status indicator is disclosed for use with a cleaning device such as a dishwasher. At least one weight sensor may be configured to sense the weight of objects within the washing compartment. In some approaches at least one temperature sensor is configured to monitor a change of temperature occurring within a washing compartment. A visual display is positioned within a housing for conveying a clean/dirty status of objects within the washing compartment. A controller is in communication with the at least one sensor and the visual display. The controller includes a status logic receiving data from the at least one sensor to determine the clean/dirty status of objects within the washing compartment and display the clean/dirty status on the visual display.
US10662570B2	Laundry treatment apparatus and magnetic gear apparatus A laundry treatment apparatus and a magnetic gear apparatus are disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet (100) defining the appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus, a drum (300) rotatably disposed in the cabinet (100) to contain laundry, and a power unit (600) for rotating the drum (300), wherein the power unit (600) includes a rotating magnetic field generator (680) securely provided in the cabinet (100) to generate rotating magnetic fields, an input magnetic gear part (670) rotatably disposed radially outside the rotating magnetic field generator (680) and including at least one permanent magnet to transfer rotating magnetic fields, a magnetic path formation part (640) disposed radially outside the input magnetic gear, and an output magnetic gear part (620) disposed radially outside the magnetic path formation part (640) and including at least one permanent magnet therein.
US10662565B2	Apparatus for processing a fabric in a tumbler An apparatus processes a fabric by repeated brushing on itself includes a process tumbler, provided with a feed duct for feeding the fabric in open-width form continuously between an infeed port and an outfeed port of the feed duct. An adjustment device for adjusting the passage section of the duct and associated with at least one of the ports. The adjustment device causes the passage section to be narrowed so that the fabric, which reaches the port in open-width form and is made to pass through a port in a first feed direction, is bunched into rope form and then allows the fabric, when made, to pass in the opposite direction through the narrowed passage section. The fabric is subtended by the other, wide port of the feed duct, to be stretched out from the rope form to the open-width form.
US10662564B2	Sewing machine and non-transitory computer-readable medium A sewing machine acquires a selected pattern that is selected from among a plurality of embroidery patterns. The sewing machine displays a pattern image representing the selected pattern. The sewing machine identifies a specified position indicated by the instruction. The sewing machine determines, when the selected pattern is acquired a plurality of times, whether one of a plurality of the pattern images is displayed at the identified specified position. When it is determined that the pattern image is displayed at the identified specified position, the sewing machine identifies the selected pattern for which the pattern image is displayed at the specified position as the editing target. When it is not determined that the pattern image is displayed at the identified specified position, the sewing machine identifies the selected pattern for which a mask region encompassing the selected pattern is set at the specified position as the editing target.
US10662562B2	Installation and a method for needling a fiber preform while controlling the contact pressure of the stripper A needling installation includes a rotary support on which a fiber texture is wound to form a fiber preform, the rotary support being mounted on a frame that is movable along a second axis Y perpendicular to the first axis X; a stripper including one plate including perforations; a needling module having a needle board carrying needles; a contact force application system connected to the stripper; a contact force sensor for providing information representative of the contact force with which the outside face of the plate of the stripper makes contact against the fiber preform, and a controller to control the contact force application system to apply a force to the plate of the stripper that is predetermined as a function of information provided by each contact force sensor and as a function of a target value for a predetermined contact force.
US10662556B2	Carbon-fiber-precursor fiber bundle, carbon fiber bundle, and uses thereof A carbon fiber bundle, wherein an average single-fiber fineness is from 1.0 to 2.4 dtex and a roundness is from 0.7 to 0.9 in a shape of a cross-section perpendicular to a fiber axis of a single fiber; the roundness being determined with equation (1): roundness=4πS/L2, where S is a cross-sectional area of the single fiber and L is a circumferential length of the single fiber, and S and L are obtained by observing, under an SEM, the cross-section of the single fiber perpendicular to the fiber axis of the single fiber and analyzing the obtained image.
US10662555B2	Polyimide fiber and method for producing polyimide fiber The method for producing a polyimide fiber includes a coagulation step of forming a polyimide precursor fiber by extruding a polyimide precursor solution containing a polyimide precursor and a compound having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of a conjugate acid in water at 25° C. of 6.0 to 10 inclusive and an octanol-water partition coefficient (Log P) at 25° C. of −0.75 to 0.75 inclusive into a poor solvent or nonsolvent for the polyimide precursor; and a heat drawing step of forming the polyimide fiber by drawing the polyimide precursor fiber while heating same. The polyimide fiber of the present disclosure has a physical property such that the coefficient of thermal expansion thereof is in the range of −15 ppm/K to 0 ppm/K inclusive.
US10662548B2	Method for achieving sustained anisotropic crystal growth on the surface of a silicon melt An apparatus for growing a crystalline sheet from a melt includes a cold block assembly. The cold block assembly may include a cold block and a shield surrounding the cold block and being at an elevated temperature with respect to that of the cold block, the shield defining an opening disposed along a surface of the cold block proximate a melt surface that defines a cold area comprising a width along a first direction of the cold block, the cold area operable to provide localized cooling of a region of the melt surface proximate the cold block. The apparatus may further include a crystal puller arranged to draw a crystalline seed in a direction perpendicular to the first direction when the cold block assembly is disposed proximate the melt surface.
US10662542B2	Material and process for electrochemical deposition of nanolaminated brass alloys Described herein are methods of preparing nanolaminated brass coatings and components having desirable and useful properties. Also described are nanolaminated brass components and plastic and polymeric substrates coated with nanolaminated brass coatings having desirable and useful properties.
US10662540B2	Electrolyte for electroplating There is provided an electrolyte for the electrodeposition of chromium comprising: (A) water; (B) at least one chromium salt; and (C) at least one complexing agent, wherein the molar ratio of components B:C is in the range of 1:1 to 1:50. There is also provided a method for electrodepositing chromium metal onto a conductive substrate.
US10662538B2	Method for producing a diamond electrode and diamond electrode The invention relates to a method for producing a diamond electrode, which comprises the following steps: a) providing a main body (2) composed of silicon, the dimensions of which are greater than the dimensions of the diamond electrode (22) to be produced, b) etching at least one recess (10) into the surface of the main body (2), c) introducing predetermined breaking points (18) into the main body (2), d) coating the main body (2) with diamond, e) breaking the diamond electrode (22) out of the main body (2) along the predetermined breaking points (18).
US10662537B2	Graphene and the production of graphene Compositions comprising hydrogenated and dehydrogenated graphite comprising a plurality of flakes. At least one flake in ten has a size in excess of ten square micrometers. For example, the flakes can have an average thickness of 10 atomic layers or less.
US10662536B2	Continuous annealing equipment Continuous annealing equipment (1) including a cleaning device (11, 12) for performing a cleaning treatment on a steel strip (S) and an annealing device (12) for performing an annealing treatment on the steel strip (S) comprises an exhaust gas passage (31, 41) through which an exhaust gas discharged from the annealing device (12) flows, a solution circulation passage (32, 51) through which a cleaning solution used in the cleaning device (11, 12) circulates, and a heat exchanger (53) which forms a part of the solution circulation passage (32, 51) and contacts with the exhaust gas.
US10662528B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method using the same Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method using the same and, more particularly, a substrate processing apparatus capable of controlling deposition of a reactive-metal-containing precursor in an exhaust line, and a substrate processing method using the same.
US10662527B2	Manifolds for uniform vapor deposition A semiconductor device comprising a manifold for uniform vapor deposition is disclosed. The semiconductor device can include a manifold comprising a bore and having an inner wall. The inner wall can at least partially define the bore. A first axial portion of the bore can extend along a longitudinal axis of the manifold. A supply channel can provide fluid communication between a gas source and the bore. The supply channel can comprise a slit defining an at least partially annular gap through the inner wall of the manifold to deliver a gas from the gas source to the bore. The at least partially annular gap can be revolved about the longitudinal axis.
US10662526B2	Method for selective deposition using a base-catalyzed inhibitor A method is provided, including the following operations: simultaneously applying an organosilyl chloride inhibitor and a Lewis base to a surface of a substrate, the organosilyl chloride inhibitor being configured to adsorb onto dielectric regions of the surface of the substrate; performing a plurality of cycles of an ALD process to deposit a metal oxide onto the surface of the substrate; wherein the applying of the organosilyl chloride inhibitor and the Lewis base prevents the ALD process from depositing the metal oxide onto the dielectric regions of the surface of the substrate.
US10662524B2	Tool with TiAIN coating A tool having includes a base body of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, steel or high-speed steel and a single-layer or multi-layer wear protection coating deposited thereon by CVD process and having a thickness within the range of from 2 μm to 25 μm. The wear protection coating has at least a Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer with 0.40≤x≤0.95, 0≤y≤0.10 and 0.85≤z≤1.15 having a thickness in the range of from 1 μm to 16 μm and having >85 vol-% face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure. The Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer includes precipitations of Ti1-oAloCpNq at the grain boundaries of the Ti1-xAlxCyNz crystallites have a higher Al content than inside the crystallites, wherein 0.95≤o≤1.00, 0≤p≤0.10, 0.85≤q≤1.15 and (0−x)≥0.05.
US10662523B2	Extreme durability composite diamond film A novel composite diamond film comprising of a relatively thick layer of UNCD (Ultrananocrystalline Diamond) with a Young's modulus of less than 900 GPa and a relatively thin MCD (microcrystalline diamond) outermost layer with a Young's modulus of greater than 900 GPa, has been shown to exhibit superior delamination resistance under extreme shear stress. It is hypothesized that this improvement is due to a combination of stress relief by the composite film with a slightly “softer” UNCD layer, a disruption of the fracture mechanism through the composite layer(s), and the near ideal chemical and thermal expansion coefficient match between the two diamond layers. The combination of a thick but “softer” underlying UNCD layer with a thin but harder overlying MCD layer provides an excellent compromise between the low deposition cost and smoothness of UNCD with the extreme hardness and unparalleled chemical, electrochemical and immunological inertness of even a thin layer of MCD. The MCD layer's roughness is minimized and its adhesion maximized by the use of a thin layer of MCD and its deposition on the smooth surface of the chemically nearly identical underlying UNCD layer. The composite film can be applied to any application currently utilizing a diamond or a similar hard film, including cutting tools, abrasive surfaces, electrochemistry, biomedical applications such as human implants or thermally conductive films and the like, requiring superior durability, chemical resistance and/or immunological inertness.
US10662521B2	Substrate with transparent electrode and method for manufacturing same A substrate with a transparent electrode which includes an amorphous transparent electrode layer on a transparent film substrate. When a bias voltage of 0.1 V is applied to the amorphous transparent electrode layer, the layer has continuous regions where a current value at a voltage-applied surface is 50 nA or more. Each of the continuous regions has an area of 100 nm2 or more and the number of the continuous regions is 50/μm2 or more. In one embodiment, the layer has a tin oxide content of 6.5% or more and 8% or less by mass. With respect to the substrate with a transparent electrode according to the present invention, the transparent electrode layer may be crystallized in a short period of time.
US10662514B2	AA6xxx aluminum alloy sheet with high anodized quality and method for making same Provided herein are anodized quality AA6xxx series aluminum alloy sheets and methods for making anodized quality AA6xxx series aluminum alloy sheets. Also described herein are products prepared from the anodized quality AA6xxx series aluminum alloy sheets. Such products include consumer electronic products, consumer electronic product parts, architectural sheet products, architectural sheet product parts, and automobile body parts.
US10662509B2	Method for making metal-carbon composites and compositions A method for making covetic metal-carbon composites or compositions by electron beam melt heating under vacuum (pressure <10−3 Torr) is described herein. This fabrication method is advantageous, in that it provides oxygen-free covetic materials in a process that allows precise control of the composition of the covetic material to be produced. The method described herein also can be applied to produce multi-element-carbon composites within a metal or alloy matrix, including high melting temperature materials such as ceramic particles or prefabricated nano- or micro-structures, such as carbon nanotubes or graphene compounds. The covetic reaction between metal and carbon takes place under the influence of flowing electrons through the melted metal-carbon precursor. This process creates strong bonding between nanocarbon structure and the metal elements in the melt.
US10662508B2	Radiation shielding and mitigating alloys, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same Embodiments of the present disclosure include compositions that include magnesium and gadolinium or magnesium and one or more metals.
US10662506B2	Method for producing platinum-based alloy powder The present invention relates to a method for producing a platinum-based alloy powder, the method comprising a heat treatment of a mixed powder containing a platinum-based powder composed of at least one selected from the group consisting of platinum and platinum compound, a platinum group metal-based powder composed of at least one selected from the group consisting of iridium, rhodium, palladium, and compound containing at least one of them, and an alkaline-earth metal compound, wherein specific surface area of the platinum group metal-based powder is 30 m2/g or more and D90 of the mixed powder is 1.0 μm or less. According to the method for producing a platinum-based alloy powder of the invention, it is possible to produce a platinum-based alloy powder that has a desired particle diameter, also has a sharp particle size distribution, and has high purity and crystallinity.
US10662504B2	Method for recovering lithium from low-context extraction tailwater and recycling extraction tailwater A method for recovering lithium from low-content extraction tailwater and recycling extraction tailwater is provided. The disclosure is characterized that recovery of lithium from lithium-containing extraction tailwater is achieved by adding calcium to remove fluorine, carrying out evaporative crystallization and precipitating lithium salts. Recycle of extraction tailwater is achieved by adopting the following steps: in the lithium-containing extraction tailwater, adding calcium to remove fluorine, carrying out evaporative crystallization, recovering condensate water, precipitating a lithium salt and recycling mother liquor. According to the disclosure, lithium is recovered from low-content extraction tailwater via enrichment and sodium sulfate and distilled water therein are incidentally recovered, so that zero release of battery waste treatment wastewater is achieved.
US10662503B2	Method of ore processing using mixture including acidic leach solution and oxidizing agent A method of selectively leaching a metal such as nickel from an ore or ore processing intermediate comprising the metal and cobalt. The ore or ore processing intermediate is contacted with an acidic leach solution comprising an amount of an oxidising agent sufficient to oxidise a major portion of the cobalt to thereby cause it to be stabilised in the solid phase while a major portion of the metal is dissolved for subsequent recovery.
US10662502B2	Systems and methods for improved metal recovery using ammonia leaching Systems and methods for basic leaching are provided. In various embodiments, a method is provided comprising leaching a slurry comprising a copper bearing material and an ammonia leach medium, adding copper powder to the slurry, separating the slurry into a pregnant leach solution and solids, and performing a solvent extraction on the pregnant leach solution to produce an loaded aqueous stream.
US10662500B2	Process for the recovery of precious metal from petrochemical process residues A process for the recovery of precious metal (PM) from PM oil, the process including combustion of PM oil within a furnace, where the PM oil is burned in atomized form.
US10662499B2	Treatment of degraded oxime metal extractants in process organic solutions The invention relates to a method for regenerating the extractive potential of an organic hydroxyoxime-based extraction solution used in the recovery of metals by liquid-liquid extraction. The method is two-stage, in which a solid hydroxylamine is used in the reaction stage, and the removal of the undesirable compounds generated in the reaction occurs in the second stage by adsorption purification. The method of the invention is suitable for treatment of degraded oxime metal extractants in various process organic solutions both in aldehyde and ketoxime extractant solutions. The method can also be used to treat a mixture of degraded oxime extractants.
US10662496B2	High-strength steel sheet and production method for same, and production method for high-strength galvanized steel sheet Disclosed is a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength (TS) of 780 MPa or more and excellent in ductility, fatigue properties, balance between high strength and ductility, surface characteristics, and sheet passage ability that can be obtained by providing a predetermined chemical composition and a steel microstructure that contains, by area, 20-50% of ferrite, 5-25% of bainitic ferrite, and 5-20% of martensite, and that contains, by volume, 10% or more of retained austenite, in which the retained austenite has a mean grain size of 2 μm or less, a mean Mn content in the retained austenite in mass % is at least 1.2 times the Mn content in the steel sheet in mass %, and the retained austenite has a mean free path of 1.2 μm or less.
US10662494B2	Heat-treated steel material and method of manufacturing the same A heat-treated steel material is provided having strength of 1.800 GPa or more. The heat-treated steel material includes a chemical composition represented by, in mass %: C: 0.05% to 0.30%; Mn: 2.0% to 10.0%; Cr: 0.01% to 1.00%; Ti: 0.010% to 0.100%; B: 0.0010% to 0.0100%; Si: 0.08% or less; P: 0.050% or less; S: 0.0500% or less; N: 0.0100% or less; Ni: 0% to 2.0%; each of Cu, Mo, and V: 0% to 1.0%; each of Al and Nb: 0% to 1.00%; and the balance: Fe and impurities. “4612×[C]+102×[Mn]+605≥1800” is satisfied where [C] denotes a C content and [Mn] denotes a Mn content. The heat-treated steel material includes a microstructure in which 90 volume % or more is formed of martensite, and a dislocation density in the martensite is equal to or more than 9.0×1015 m−2.
US10662492B2	Abrasion-resistant steel material excellent in fatigue characteristics and method for manufacturing same An abrasion-resistant steel material excellent in fatigue characteristics having a composition (in mass %) comprising 0.30 to 0.90% of C, 0.05 to 1.00% of Si, 0.10 to 1.50% of Mn, 0.003 to 0.030% of P, 0.001 to 0.020% of S, from 0.10 to 0.70% of Nb, and containing depending on necessity one or more of 1.50% or less of Cr, 0.50% or less of Mo, 0.50% or less of V, 2.00% or less of Ni, 0.10% or less of Ti, and 0.0050% or less of B, the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, a metallic structure after a temper heat treatment having a Nb-containing carbide dispersed therein, the Nb-containing carbide particles having a particle diameter of 1.0 mm or more that is controlled to 200 particles per mm2 or more, and a maximum particle diameter Dmax of Nb-containing carbide particles in 103 mm3 that is controlled to 18.0 mm or less.
US10662490B2	Hardening apparatus for a long member, and a hardening method for a long member A hardening apparatus comprises a tracing gauge that is a member having the same axis shape as the axis shape of a bent pipe and being held in an attitude identical to the bent pipe, and a tracing device that is a member which can move in the longitudinal direction of the bent pipe and the tracing gauge and can move in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A guide part engaged with the tracing gauge in a manner slidable along the tracing gauge is held at one end of the tracing device, and a hardening device is held at the other end. A transportation device moves the hardening device in the longitudinal direction by moving the tracing device.
US10662489B2	Pelt board and a method of manufacturing a pelt board An elongated pelt board for accommodating an animal pelt. The pelt board defines a blunt end and an opposite pointed end and a longitudinal direction. The pelt board further defines a first radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and a second radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the first radial direction, said pelt board comprising a first part at said blunt end and an opposite second part at said pointed end. The first part comprises a first wall element and a second wall element. The first and second wall elements are of identical configuration. The first wall element and said second wall element define a contracted state and an expanded state.
US10662487B2	PSEUDOMONAS sp. and a preparation method and application of bifunctional enzyme preparation of Pseudomonas sp A Pseudomonas sp. ECO-1 strain was preserved at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) on Mar. 31, 2017, with the preservation number of CGMCC No. 13960. The Pseudomonas sp. ECO-1 strain was separated from POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) polluted soil for the first time. The bifunctional enzyme preparation capable of efficiently degrading polychlorinated biphenyl and atrazine was prepared by utilizing the strain for the first time; especially, the bifunctional enzyme preparation has remarkable degradation activity on the polychlorinated biphenyl which is difficult to degrade under an aerobic condition, which is completely different from functions of existing known Pseudomonas sp. and enzyme preparations thereof.
US10662486B2	Molecular markers associated with soybean tolerance to low iron growth conditions The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant or have improved tolerance, or those that are susceptible to, iron deficient growth conditions. The methods use molecular markers to identify, select, and/or introgress genetic loci modulating phenotypic expression of an iron deficiency tolerance trait in soybean plant breeding. Methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
US10662482B2	TET2 as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in hematopoietic neoplasms The present invention concerns an in vitro method for diagnosing a myeloid tumour or a lymphoid tumour in a subject, which comprises the step of analyzing a biological sample from said subject by (i) detecting the presence of a mutation in the Ten Eleven Translocation protein family member 2 gene (TET2) coding for the polypeptide having the sequence SEQ ID NO: 2, and/or (ii) analyzing the expression of the TET2 gene; wherein the detection of such a TET2 mutation, of the absence of expression of TET2 or of the expression of a truncated TET2 is indicative of a subject developing or predisposed to develop a myeloid tumour or a lymphoid tumour.
US10662480B2	Specific expression of half-tRNA in cancers The present invention relates to systems, devices and methods for diagnosing cancer. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for quantifying a 5′-htRNA; a method for quantifying a 3′-htRNA; a method for obtaining a DNA library of 5′-htRNAs and a DNA library of 5′-htRNAs obtained therefrom; and a method for obtaining a DNA library of 3′-htRNAs and a DNA library of 3′-htRNAs obtained therefrom. The invention also teaches a method for determining the presence or absence of a cancer cell in a biological sample; a method of diagnosing cancer in a subject; and a method of prognosing cancer in a subject.
US10662478B2	Serine proteases as biomarkers for ovarian cancer The described invention provides methods for detecting, diagnosing and treating low-grade ovarian cancer and stage I ovarian cancer by comparing results from serum and ovarian tissue samples with normal controls. An increased level of expression of serine protease, wherein the serine protease is at least 2 selected from the group consisting of kallikrein 6 (KLK6), kallikrein 7 (KLK7), and PRSS8, expressed by subject samples compared to the level of expression of serine protease expressed by normal control samples is indicative of possible early stage ovarian cancer in the subject. Once early stage (I/II) ovarian cancer is diagnosed, the subject is treated with a treatment regimen effective to treat the early stage (I/II) ovarian cancer.
US10662459B2	Biologic machines for the detection of biomolecules Disclosed are methods, devices and systems for the isolation and detection of biomolecules from a sample. The embodiments, detection of such biomolecules provides for detection of microorganisms. For example, disclosed are methods, devices and systems that use bacteriophage-based amplification of the signal in detection of bacteria and other microorganisms. The devices, systems and methods of the invention may allow for the detection of certain biomolecules peptides and ions in real time using minute amounts of sample.
US10662454B2	Lignocellulosic treatments and applications thereof In one aspect, methods of treating lignocellulosic materials are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of treating a lignocellulosic material comprises degrading lignin of the lignocellulosic material with at least one fungus and hydrolyzing cellulose of the lignocellulosic material with at least one microorganism.
US10662443B2	Method for producing alkane and recombinant microorganism capable of synthesizing alkane A method for producing alkane and a recombinant microorganism with good alkane productivity in a reaction system for synthesizing alkane by alkane synthase activity are provided. Alkane productivity is significantly improved in a system for synthesizing alkane by alkane synthase in the presence of ferredoxin. Specifically, the method for producing alkane according to the present invention comprises synthesizing alkane by alkane synthase in the presence of ferredoxin.
US10662439B2	Insect inhibitory proteins Insecticidal proteins exhibiting toxic activity against Coleopteran and Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC3668, TIC3669, TIC3670, TIC4076, TIC4078, TIC4260, TIC4346, TIC4826, TIC4861, TIC4862, TIC4863, and TIC-3668-type proteins. DNA molecules and constructs are provided which contain a polynucleotide sequence encoding one or more of the disclosed TIC3668-type proteins. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran and Coleopteran infestation are provided which contain polynucleotide sequences encoding the insecticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the polynucleotides or the proteins of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Coleopteran and Lepidopteran species pests using any of the TIC3668-type insecticidal proteins are also provided.
US10662438B2	P0 gene silencing constructs and use The present invention include a recombinant BMYV P0 viral nucleotide sequence, which when transcribed in a cell, is capable of forming a double stranded self-complementary RNA sequence. The invention is related to a method for conveying viral resistance or tolerance to one or more virus(es), in particular to beet mild yellowing virus (BMYV) and to beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) or to BMYV alone in a plant, in particular in a sugar beet plant. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the virus-resistant or -tolerant plant obtained according to this method, as well as to seeds and progeny derived therefrom.
US10662432B2	Synthetic gene clusters Methods for making synthetic gene clusters are described.
US10662428B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of gene expression using chemically modified short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) The present invention concerns methods and reagents useful in modulating gene expression in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Specifically, the invention relates to synthetic chemically modified small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules capable of mediating RNA interference (RNAi) against target nucleic acid sequences. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of any disease or condition that responds to modulation of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism.
US10662421B2	Methods and compositions for the extraction and amplification of nucleic acid from a sample Provided herein are methods, compositions and kits to extract and relatively enrich by physical separation or amplification short base pair nucleic acid in the presence of a high background of genomic material (e.g., host or maternal nucleic acids).
US10662420B2	Apparatus and method for extracting microbial cells Methods and devices are provided for pre-treatment of a sample containing microbial cells. In some embodiments, the pre-treatment of the sample is performed via the initial selective lysis, within a sample pre-treatment vessel, of non-microbial cells, such as blood cells, and the subsequent centrifugal separation of the sample to remove the resulting debris and concentrate the microbial cells. An immiscible and dense cushioning liquid may be included for collecting the microbial cells adjacent to the liquid interface formed by the cushioning liquid upon centrifugation of the pre-treatment vessel. After removal of a substantial quantity of the supernatant, resuspension of the collected microbial cells, and re-establishment of the cushioning liquid interface, at least a portion of the remaining suspension may be removed without substantially removing the cushioning liquid. One or more intermediate wash cycles may be performed prior to extraction of the remaining suspension, which provides a “pretreated” sample.
US10662416B2	Engineered meganucleases specific for recognition sequences in the hepatitis B virus genome The present invention encompasses engineered meganucleases which recognize and cleave a recognition sequence within an open reading frame (ORF) of the genome of at least two genotypes of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). The present invention also encompasses methods of using such engineered meganucleases in a pharmaceutical composition and in methods for treating or reducing the symptoms of a HBV infection, or treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Further, the invention encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising engineered meganuclease proteins, nucleic acids encoding engineered meganucleases, and the use of such compositions for treating HBV infections or HCC.
US10662413B2	Recombinant DNA polymerase for improved incorporation of nucleotide analogues A composition comprising a recombinant DNA polymerase and 3′-esterified nucleotide analogues is provided. The recombinant DNA polymerase includes an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% homology with 9° N DNA polymerase (SEQ ID NO: 1), and the recombinant DNA polymerase includes at least two mutations at the positions corresponding to amino acid residues 141 and 143 of the 9° N DNA polymerase. A recombinant DNA polymerase is further provided. The recombinant DNA polymerase includes an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% homology with 9° N-III DNA polymerase (SEQ ID NO: 3), and the recombinant DNA polymerase includes one or two mutations at the positions corresponding to amino acid residue 480 and 486 of the 9° N-III DNA polymerase. A method of performing a polymerization reaction is also provided.
US10662399B2	Amylases The present disclosure relates to amylases which have an amino acid sequence that, over its entire length, shares at least about 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and to the production and use thereof. The amylases have a good cleaning performance.
US10662395B2	Odor neutralizer for ammonia and primary or secondary amines The present invention relates to the field of perfumery and more particularly to the field of malodor counteractancy. In particular, it relates to the use of glycerol carbonate or glycerol carbonate derivatives to neutralize the odor from ammonia and primary or secondary amines. Perfuming compositions and perfuming consumer products comprising those malodour neutralizers are also objects of the invention.
US10662394B2	Aqueous extraction process for the recovery of mucilage and demulsification The present invention relates to a method of admixing a volume of water in which acid- or base-forming compounds are contained and whose volume fraction is >5% by volume in the ratio to be purified lipid phase and/or in a volume ratio that allows the formation of a water phase in order to separate hydratable mucilage from a lipid phase, to purify a lipid phase and/or to obtain the hydratable mucilages.
US10662393B2	Method and composition for an anion tolerant lubricant The presently disclosed subject matter Is directed to formulations for lubricating a conveyor belt used in beverage packaging. One of the disclosed lubricant compositions comprises water, at least one amphoteric surfactant, at least one anionic surfactant and at least one non-ionic surfactant. Also disclosed is a system for applying a lubricant to a conveyor belt and a method for lubricating a conveyor belt.
US10662389B2	Lithium-based thickener and grease composition including the same A lithium-based thickener is contained in an amount of 6 to 14 wt % based on a total weight of a grease composition. The amount of the lithium-based thickener contained in the grease composition can be reduced by about half compared to a conventional thickener, thus effectively increasing viscosity of base oil and reducing fluidity.
US10662388B2	Ester compounds, lubricating oil compositions containing same and processes for making same This disclosure relates to ester compounds formed from gamma-branched aliphatic alcohols, lubricating oil base stocks comprising such ester compounds, lubricating oil compositions comprising such ester compounds, and method of making such base stocks. The lubricating oil base stocks comprising the ester compounds exhibit desirable lubricating properties such as polarity.
US10662387B2	Additive used in the production of wood pellets An additive used in the production of wood pellets to increase throughput. The additive may be applied as a booster to wood prior to forming the wood into pellets. The booster may comprise 30% to 100% tall oil pitch and 70% to 0% tall oil head and may be applied at a rate of 0.01 to 2 wt. % of the wood.
US10662384B2	Methods for analyzing hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends for chemical compositions The present invention is generally related to the analysis of chemical compositions of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends. This method applies specifically to the problem of analyzing extremely complex hydrocarbon-containing mixtures when the number and diversity of molecules makes it impossible to realistically identify and quantify them individually in a reasonable timeframe and cost. The advantage to this method over prior art is the ability to separate and identify chemical constituents and solvent fractions based on their solvent-solubility characteristics, their high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) adsorption and desorption behaviors, and their interactions with stationary phases; and subsequently identify and quantify them at least partially using various combinations of non-destructive HPLC, destructive HPLC, and stand-alone detectors presently not routinely used for HPLC but reconfigured to obtain spectra on the fly. This analytical method is especially useful for, but not limited to, asphalt binders and asphalt binder blends, modified asphalts, asphalt modifiers, asphalt additives, polymer-modified asphalts, asphalts containing rejuvenators and softening agents, asphalts containing recycled products, aged asphalts, and air-blown asphalts, which may contain wide varieties of different types of additives and chemistries, and forensic applications, and environmental pollutant identification.
US10662382B1	Multi pass vertical tubular reactor A process for conducting an exothermic reaction in a vertical tubular reactor comprising; providing a reactor with two or more reaction zones each containing multiple tubes attached to common tube sheets at top and bottom, each zone separated by segmented baffles in the top head and the bottom head.
US10662381B2	Device and process for the recovery of increased volumes of pure terpenes and terpenoids from scrap polymers and elastomers A device and process for the vacuum pyrolization of scrap tires to produce a pyrolytic oil from which valuable terpenes such as limonene and pulegone may be extracted and purified.
US10662380B2	Vinyl polymers having a flame-retardant function The present invention relates to vinyl polymers having certain characteristics which confer flame-retardant properties to the polymer and their polymeric compositions with other vinyl polymers.
US10662378B2	Compound having fluorodibenzofuran ring, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device Provided are liquid crystal compounds satisfying at least one of physical properties such as high stability to heat or light, a high clearing point (or high maximum temperature), low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, large optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and good compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; and A1, A2 and A3 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond; Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or the like; and a, b and c are independently 0 or 1, and a sum of a, b and c is 0 to 3.
US10662377B2	Liquid-crystalline medium The invention relates to a liquid crystalline medium, characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of formula A and one or more compounds of formula II wherein the parameters have the meaning indicated in claim 1, and to high-frequency components comprising the same, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular microwave phased-array antennas.
US10662376B2	Phosphor that includes crystal phase containing celium A phosphor comprises a crystal phase with a chemical composition (Lu1-p-q, Cep, Mq)xβyγzO. M denotes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Sc, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb. β contains Si, which constitutes 90% or more by mole of β. γ contains N, which constitutes 90% or more by mole of γ. The variables x, y, z, p, and q satisfy 5.5≤x≤6.5, 10.5≤y≤11.5, 19.5≤z≤20.5, 0
US10662370B2	Nonionic surfactant compositions for enhanced oil recovery The present invention provides for a method of using a mixture of two or more nonionic surfactants for enhanced oil recovery and for an emulsion that includes carbon dioxide, a diluent and a mixture of two or more nonionic surfactants, where each nonionic surfactant is prepared with a double metal cyanide catalyst.
US10662368B2	Milled fibers for fracture sealing performance improvement A wellbore fluid may include a base fluid and milled polymeric fibers, wherein the base fluid is an oil-based fluid or an aqueous-based fluid, and wherein the milled polymeric fibers may have a length distribution in which the lowest point in the length distribution is up to about 50% of the average fiber length.
US10662355B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, process for producing same, and pressure-sensitive adhesive film The present invention is an adhesive composition that is characterized by including (A) a polymer comprising a structural unit having a hydroxy group in a side chain, (B) a compound having two or more isocyanate groups, (C) a bismuth carboxylate, and (D) a tertiary amine having a pKa of 6 or more. The polymer (A) may include further a structural unit having a urethane bond and a polymerizable unsaturated bond in a side chain.
US10662352B2	Adhesive composition and uses of the same An adhesive composition is provided including the following components: (A) an unsaturated monomer; and (B) an olefin copolymer comprising the following repeating units: (B-1) a repeating unit of formula (I), (B-2) a repeating unit of formula (II), and (B-3) a repeating unit of formula (III), R1 to R21, m, n, o, and p in formulas (I) to (III) are as defined in the specification, wherein based on the total moles of the repeating units (B-1), (B-2) and (B-3), the amount of the repeating unit (B-2) ranges from 19 mol % to 36 mol %; and wherein the weight ratio of the olefin copolymer (B) to the unsaturated monomer (A) ranges from 2 to 20.
US10662348B2	Aluminium-zinc hot-plated steel plate having excellent weather resistance, corrosion resistance and alkali resistance, and manufacturing method and surface treating agent therefor Disclosed is an aluminium-zinc hot-plated steel plate having excellent weather resistance, corrosion resistance and alkali resistance, and an environmental-friendly surface treating agent therefor, wherein after the surface treatment of the aluminium-zinc hot-plated steel plate using an environmental-friendly surface treating agent consisting of the components of a matrix resin compounded from a particular solvent-free aqueous aliphatic polyurethane dispersion and aqueous polyurethane-acrylic acid copolymer, an organic silicon compound, a matrix resin curing agent, a water-soluble metal salt compound and a high-density polyethylene lubrication auxiliary etc., the formed surface-treated aluminium-zinc hot-plated steel plate has comprehensive properties of excellent weather resistance, corrosion resistance and alkali resistance, and good machine formability etc.
US10662345B2	High stain resistance and easy cleaning polyvinyl chloride floor and preparation process thereof The present invention discloses a polyvinyl chloride floor with high stain resistance and easy cleaning functions. The polyvinyl chloride floor includes a polyvinyl chloride floor layer and a stain-resistant surface layer, wherein the stain-resistant surface layer is formed by co-extruding an outer protective layer, a functional layer and an adhesive layer; the outer protective layer is a fluorine-containing polymer; the functional layer is formed by mixing the fluorine-containing polymer, a hot melt adhesive and functional aids; the adhesive layer is formed by mixing the fluorine-containing polymer and the hot melt adhesive; and the stain-resistant surface layer is in hot-melt adhesion connection with the polyvinyl chloride floor layer through the adhesive layer. The present invention has advantages of green environmental protection, high wear resistance, water resistance, moisture resistance, bacterial resistance, stain resistance and difficulty in leaving traces.
US10662343B2	Ester-based solvent systems for printable organic light-emitting diode ink formulations Ink compositions for forming active layers in an organic light-emitting diode are provided. Also provided are methods of forming active layers of an OLED using the ink compositions. The ink compositions comprise a solvent system in which a substantial majority of the solvent is comprised of one or more ester compounds.
US10662341B2	Photocrosslinkable correction fluid The present disclosure relates to a water-based correction fluid comprising a—a photocrosslinkable acrylate and/or methacrylate oligomer, b—a photoinitiator, c—an opacifying agent, and d—water, e—optionally a photocrosslinkable acrylate and/or methacrylate monomer, and f—optionally an additive. The fluid has a dry extract of between 40 and 80% by weight relative to the total weight of the fluid, advantageously between 54 and 66%, and forms a film after drying comprising at least 40% by weight of opacifying agent relative to the total weight of the film, advantageously between 40 and 80% by weight. The present disclosure also relates to a device for applying the correction fluid and a process for covering a mark on a paper support using the correction fluid.
US10662340B2	Liquid concentrate of solid particles of hybrid pigments containing grafted copolymers and use of same for preparing paints in an aqueous and/or organic medium A liquid concentrate of pigments of mineral and organic hybrid solid particles of 0.5 to 2 μm, including a copolymer consisting of: 5 to 40 wt % of anchor sequence(s) consisting of a linear copolymer formed from a first monomer with a basic nitrogenous group added from compound(s) selected from vinylpyridines, and a second monomer of the anchor sequence consists of an ethylene monomer containing an aromatic group, the weight content of the first monomer relative to the second monomer being 40-60 wt %, 25 to 90 wt % of the hydrophobic sequence(s) obtained from a polymer-substituted ethylene macromonomer of which the monomer units contain —COOR10 groups, where R10 is an optionally substituted C1-C10 alkyl, and 5 to 70 wt % of hydrophilic sequence(s) obtained from an ethylene macromonomer substituted by a hydrophilic sequence comprising a polyethylene glycol sequence substituted by a terminal alkoxy group, or connected to a polypropylene glycol sequence.
US10662334B2	Method of making functionalized quinacridone pigments Quinacridone pigments that are surface-functionalized with glycidyl methacrylate, maleic anhydride, or 4-methacryloxyethyl trimellitic anhydride to create a functionalized pigment. The functional groups are then activated to bond hydrophobic polymers, thereby coating the pigment with the hydrophobic polymers. The quinacridone pigments can be used for a variety of applications. They are well-suited for use in electro-optic materials, such as electrophoretic media for use in electrophoretic displays.
US10662330B2	Silicone composition crosslinkable to give silicone gel Highly adhesive, soft silicone gels are prepared from an aliphatically unsaturated organopolysiloxanes and an organosilicon compound crosslinker of high molecular weight and a very low silicon-bonded hydrogen content.
US10662327B2	Nanocellulose nucleating agents for crystallization of polylactides and other polymers The invention provides a polymer composition comprising from 50 wt % to 99.9 wt % polymer, from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % nanocellulose as a first nucleating agent, and from 0.01 wt % to 5 wt % of a second nucleating agent. In some embodiments, the polymer is polylactide, the first nucleating agent is lignin-containing nanocellulose, and the second nucleating agent is a sulfur-containing, oxygenated aromatic molecule. The oxygenated aromatic molecule may be an aromatic sulfonic acid or salt, such as dimethyl 5-sulfoisophthalate. In other embodiments, the sulfur-containing, oxygenated aromatic molecule is lignosulfonic acid. Other variations provide a polymer composition comprising polymer, lignin-containing nanocellulose as a dispersing agent, and additives selected from nucleating agents, compatibilizers, plasticizers, fillers, antioxidants, colorants, or flame retardants. Other variations provide a polymer nucleating agent comprising lignin-containing nanocellulose and a sulfur-containing, oxygenated aromatic molecule. This may be a nucleating agent for polylactide, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxybutyrate, polyethylene, or polypropylene, for example.
US10662323B2	Thermoplastic blend formulations for cable insulations The present invention relates to a polymer composition suitable for the manufacture of an electrical insulation layer for cables having superior mechanical and electrical properties and being environmentally friendly, to a cable comprising said polymer composition as well as to the use of the polymer composition as an electrical insulation layer in cables.
US10662320B2	Process for regenerating a monolithic, macro-structural, inter-penetrating elastomer network morphology from ground tire rubber particles Crumb rubber obtained from recycled tires is subjected to an interlinked substitution process. The process utilizes a reactive component that interferes with sulfur bonds. The resulting treated rubber exhibits properties similar to those of the virgin composite rubber structure prior to being granulated, and is suitable for use in fabricating new tires, engineered rubber articles, and asphalt rubber for use in waterproofing and paving applications.
US10662319B2	Rubber composition and tire Provided is a rubber composition in which static ozone resistance, dynamic ozone resistance and discoloration resistance are highly balanced. Also provided is a tire in which static ozone resistance, dynamic ozone resistance and discoloration resistance are highly balanced. The rubber composition comprises a rubber component, a petroleum wax, and an antidegradant, wherein the petroleum wax comprises a C20-C34 hydrocarbon component and a C35 or higher hydrocarbon component, and a proportion of the C20-C34 hydrocarbon component is 15% by mass to 30% by mass and a proportion of the C35 or higher hydrocarbon component is 70% by mass to 85% by mass, based on a total mass of the C20-C34 hydrocarbon component and the C35 or higher hydrocarbon component.
US10662318B2	Rubber composition for tire, production process for same, and tire Provided in the present invention is a rubber composition for tires which is improved in a dispersibility of silica in a rubber blended with a large amount of silica having so far made it difficult to be kneaded with the rubber and which makes it possible to carry out simultaneously using silica having a large particle diameter and blending a large amount of silica. Used in the present invention is a rubber composition for tires comprising a natural rubber and/or diene base rubber component, a glycerin fatty acid ester composition containing glycerin fatty acid monoester, and silica, wherein a BET specific surface area of the silica is 100 m2/g or more and 130 m2/g or less, and the rubber composition for tires contains 80 parts by mass or more of the silica based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. A tire produced by using the above rubber composition for tires has made it possible to allow a WET performance and a gripping performance to be consistent with an abrasion resistance and has made it possible as well to secure a processability in production by a reduction in a viscosity.
US10662317B1	Additive for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a polymer An additive for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer with the additive and the synthetic polymer for forming a synthetic material has a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with a synthetic polymer having C—H bonds. A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer prior to forming a synthetic material has a quantity of a synthetic polymer and a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with the quantity of the synthetic polymer.
US10662316B2	Magneto-rheological elastomer composition, method for producing same, and vibration absorbing device including same A magneto-rheological elastomer composition (10) includes a matrix resin (12) and a magnetic powder (11). The magnetic powder (11) is contained in an amount of 30 to 70% by volume based on 100% by volume of the composition. The magneto-rheological elastomer composition (10) has an Asker C hardness of 5 to 60 as determined by the Standard SRIS0101 of the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan. The average particle size of the magnetic powder is preferably 2 to 500 μm, and the matrix resin is preferably an organopolysiloxane. The storage modulus of the magneto-rheological elastomer composition preferably changes by five times or more upon application of a magnetic force with a magnetic flux density of 200 mT. Thus, the present invention provides a magneto-rheological elastomer composition that greatly changes its storage modulus upon application of magnetism, a method for producing the same, and a vibration absorbing device including the same.
US10662314B2	Method for producing polyether carbonate polyols The invention relates to a method for producing polyether carbonate polyols, (i) one or more alkylene oxide(s) and carbon dioxide being added to one or more H-functional starter substance(s) in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst or in the presence of a metal complex catalyst based on the metals zinc and/or cobalt, a reaction mixture containing the polyether carbonate polyol being obtained, characterized in that (ii) at least one component K is added to the obtained reaction mixture containing the polyether carbonate polyol, wherein component K is selected from at least one compound that contains a phosphorus-oxygen bond or a compound of phosphorus that can form one or more P—O bonds by reaction with OH-functional compounds.
US10662312B2	Flame retardant composition, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a flame retardant composition comprising 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; 1 to 20 weight percent of a halogenated phenoxyphosphazene flame retardant, where all weight percents are based on a total weight of the flame retardant composition. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; and 1 to 20 weight percent of a halogenated phenoxyphosphazene flame retardant to produce a flame retardant composition, where all weight percents are based on a total weight of the flame retardant composition.
US10662308B2	Flame-retardant thermoplastic material and expanded beads thereof The invention relates to a flame-retardant thermoplastic material, comprising thermoplastic base resin, a flame retardant, and an optional antioxidant, wherein the flame retardant comprises a complex of phosphine oxide and a transition metal salt. The invention also relates to flame-retardant thermoplastic expanded beads. A foam molding prepared from the flame-retardant thermoplastic expanded beads has good flame-retardant and antistatic properties, has excellent mechanical properties and is widely used.
US10662307B2	Fluoropolymer film The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer film comprising at least one fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite [polymer (FH)], to a process for the manufacture of said fluoropolymer film and to uses of said fluoropolymer film in various applications, in particular in electrochemical applications.
US10662305B2	Plastic film The present invention relates to a plastic film, and more specifically to a plastic film having excellent flexibility while exhibiting high hardness. According to the present invention, the plastic film exhibits flexibility, bending property, high hardness, scratch resistance and high transparency, despite its thin thickness, and hardly has a risk of damaging the film even in repeated, continuous bending or long-time folding state, and thereby can be usefully applied to flexible mobile devices, display devices, front face and display unit of various instrument panels, and the like.
US10662300B2	Method for producing polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbent resin A method is disclosed for inexpensively and stably producing, with high productivity, water absorbent resin having excellent damage resistance. A method for producing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin, the method comprising a surface-crosslinking step, the surface-crosslinking step including a reaction step, the reaction step involving using a reactor having (i) an inner wall surface having a temperature within a range of 100° C. to 250° C. and (ii) an inside atmosphere having a dew point within a range of 60° C. to 100° C., the reaction step including heat-treating a water absorbent resin mixture so as to produce water absorbent resin powder having a temperature within a range of 90° C. to 130° C.
US10662296B2	Super absorbent polymer granules and preparation method thereof The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of super absorbent polymer granules and super absorbent polymer granules prepared according to the same. More specifically, the preparation method of the present disclosure includes the steps of: forming a hydrogel polymer by carrying out a thermal polymerization or a photopolymerization of a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator; drying and pulverizing the hydrogel polymer; classifying the pulverized polymer into a first fine powder having a particle size of 150 μm or less, and a base resin having a particle size of 150 μm or more and 850 μm or less; surface-crosslinking the base resin; classifying the surface crosslinked base resin to separate a second fine powder having a particle size of 150 μm or less; and forming fine powder granules by mixing the first fine powder, the second fine powder, and silica in a wet state.
US10662291B2	Nano-silica hybrid vinyl phenyl silicon intermediate, preparation method thereof and use thereof in environmentally-friendly insulating varnish A nano-silica hybrid vinyl phenyl silicon intermediate, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof in an environmentally-friendly insulating varnish are provided. The nano-silica particles are dispersed uniformly and stably; the nana-silica hybrid vinyl phenyl silicon intermediate has the advantages of resisting high temperatures and coronas and being high in activity; the temperature index measured according to a secant method is 200° C.-240° C., the measured corona-resistant time is 18-36h, and the vinyl active sites carried thereon can have a good compatibility with polyesterimide, heat-resistant polyesters, hydrogen-containing siloxane and modified epoxy; the intermediate is particularly suitable for preparing a high-temperature-resistant and corona-resistant solvent-free insulating varnish; and there are on volatile gases during use, thereby causing on pollution to the atmospheric environment.
US10662288B2	Dual functional poly(arylene ether) compounds A capped poly(arylene ether) copolymer having the formula wherein Y is a divalent linking group of the formula each occurrence of D is independently a group of the formula each occurrence of Z is independently of the formula and Q1a, Q1b, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, z, x, y, e, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Wa, R, R′, and m are as defined herein.
US10662287B2	Formulations for pressure sensitive adhesives The present invention refers to a formulation suitable for the manufacture of a pressure sensitive adhesive, said formulation comprising: a) 40-95 wt % of polyalkylene carbonate having a number average molecular weight higher than 17.000 Da; b) 5-60 wt % of a polyether carbonate polyol having CO2 groups randomly incorporated in the chemical structure thereof, wherein the content of CO2 ranges from 0.5 to 40 wt %, based on the total weight of the polyether carbonate polyol; and c) optionally, less than 30 wt % of a tackifying resin, provided that said formulation does not contain any reticulating agent.
US10662286B2	Aromatic polycarbonate oligomer solid The purpose of the present invention is to provide an aromatic polycarbonate oligomer solid which has a markedly reduced amount of a low molecular weight component, has no or a markedly reduced amount of chlorine-containing compounds, has a high loose bulk density and is easy to handle. The purpose is met by an aromatic polycarbonate oligomer solid which includes a repeating unit represented by general formula (1), has a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 10000, has a low molecular weight component of less than or equal to 5.0 area % as measured by high performance liquid chromatography, and has a loose bulk density of greater than or equal to 0.20 g/cm3.
US10662284B2	Polymer blends A method for preparing blends of at least two polymer components is described herein. The disclosed method generally involves controlling relative molecular weights and ratios of the two or more polymer components by selecting a first initiator, a second initiator, and a monomer, and subjecting the reactants to conditions suitable to polymerize the monomer based at least in part on the first and second initiators in connection with obtaining the polymeric blend. The second initiator is advantageously selected based on one or more characteristics associated therewith, based on a characteristic of the first initiator. A polymeric blend produced according to such a method is also provided herein.
US10662281B2	Composite panel material A curable resin composition containing: (a) at least one resin; and (b) curative selected from the group consisting of (i) a mixture of at least one low temperature curative and at least one high temperature curative or (ii) a curative that has a low temperature curative part and a high temperature curative part wherein the amount of the low temperature curative is sufficient to cause enough resin-curative addition reaction to effect B-staging in the full resin-curative formulation, the amount of the high temperature curative is sufficient to cause the resin to cure catalytically but insufficient to cause resin-curative addition reaction in the final cure, and the ratio of the resin (a) to the curative (b) is greater than or equal to about 5. The present composition may be used to make prepregs for automotive or aerospace application.
US10662280B2	Amine for low-emission epoxy resin compositions An amine of formula (I) in a curing agent for epoxy resins, a curing agent for epoxy resins containing the amine of formula (I) and resultant epoxy resin compositions which can be used particularly as low-emission room-temperature-curing epoxy resin coatings demonstrating good workability, rapid curing, a high degree of hardness and high surface quality. The amine of formula (I) is low-odour, can be handled well at room temperature even without dilution, and can be produced at high purity in a simple process.
US10662276B2	High molecular weight hydrophobic polyol A cured composition including a reaction product of a mixture that includes an isocyanate component having one or more isocyanates and an isocyanate-reactive component having a butylene oxide based polyol, which has a number average molecular weight greater than 2,000 g/mol and less than 8,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality from (2) to (4). At least (50) wt % of a total weight of alkylene oxides used to form the butylene oxide based polyol is butylene oxide. An isocyanate index of the mixture is from (90) to (150). The cured composition in a cured state exhibits a first tan delta peak between a first temperature range of 50° C. to 0° C. and a second tan delta peak between a second temperature range of 75° C. and 150° C., according to a tan delta plot over a range of temperatures, and a value of the first tan delta peak and a value of the second tan delta peak each represents a ratio of a loss modulus of the cured composition and a storage modulus of the cured composition at a specific temperature within the range of temperatures, as measured according to dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. The values of the first and the second tan delta peaks are from (0.10) to (0.90).
US10662274B2	Self-immolative polymers, articles thereof, and methods of making and using same Self-immolative polymers and compositions comprising such polymers are described. The polymers are copolymers of phthalaldehyde and one or more additional aldehydes and can degrade/decompose upon exposure to a desired stimulus, like light, heat, sound, or chemical trigger. The copolymers can be linear or cyclic, and can be crosslinked or uncrosslinked. Polymer compositions, including multilayered and multiregioned compositions, containing the copolymers are disclosed. These compositions can contain agents such as crosslinking agents, crosslinking catalysts, photocatalysts, thermocatalyst, sensitizers, chemical amplifiers, freezing point depressing agent, photo-response delaying agents, and the like. Methods of making and using the copolymers are also described.
US10662272B2	Polishing composition for magnetic disk substrate Embodiments provide a polishing composition for a magnetic disk substrate containing colloidal silica, a water-soluble polymer, and water. The water-soluble polymer compound is a copolymer containing a monomer having a carboxylic acid group, a monomer having an amide group, and a monomer having a sulfonic acid group as essential monomers. The water-soluble polymer compound has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000.
US10662270B2	4-methyl-1-pentene/α-olefin copolymer, composition comprising the copolymer and 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer composition The present invention provides a 4-methyl-1-pentene/α-olefin copolymer being excellent in lightness, stress absorption, stress relaxation, vibration damping properties, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, toughness, mechanical properties and flexibility, having no stickiness during molding operation and being excellent in the balance among these properties; a composition comprising the polymer; and uses thereof. The 4-methyl-1-pentene/α-olefin copolymer (A) of the present invention satisfies specific requirements, and comprises 5 to 95 mol % of a structural unit (i) derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene, 5 to 95 mol % of a structural unit (ii) derived from at least one kind of α-olefin selected from α-olefins having 2 to 20 carbon atoms excluding 4-methyl-1-pentene and 0 to 10 mol % of a structural unit (iii) derived from a non-conjugated polyene, provided that the total of the structural units (i), (ii), and (iii) is 100 mol %.
US10662268B2	Catalyst component for olefin polymerization, catalyst, and use thereof Disclosed is a catalyst component for olefin polymerization. The catalyst component comprises magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron donor. The internal electron donor includes an imine compound with a ketone group as shown in Formula I. Disclosed further is a method of preparing the catalyst component, and a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing the catalyst component. When the catalyst is used in olefin polymerization reaction especially propene polymerization reaction, the catalyst has a high long-term activity and good hydrogen response, and the obtained polymer has characteristics of an adjustable isotactic index and a relatively wide molecular weight distribution.
US10662267B2	Non-phthalate donor for polyolefin catalysts A solid catalyst component for use in olefinic polymerization, includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and an internal electron donor compound; wherein: the internal electron donor compound is at least one compound represented by Formula (I)).
US10662265B2	Hydrocarbon-based polymers bearing an alkoxysilane end group Polymer of formula (1) bearing an alkoxysilane end group: in which: is a double or single bond; each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 is H, a halo, an alkoxycarbonyl or an alkyl, m and p are each from 0 to 5, each of R and R′ is an alkyl, Z is an alkylene, optionally interrupted with COO, q is 0 or 1, r is 0, 1 or 2, and n is such that the number-average molar mass of the polymer (1) is from 400 to 50 000 g/mol, and the polydispersity index of the polymer (1) is from 1.0 to 2.0. Preparation by ring-opening metathesis polymerization.Use as an adhesion promoter or a reactive plasticizer.
US10662257B2	Cellulose xanthate nanofiber Nanofiber that keep crystallinity are obtained from a cellulose material under light load. The nanofiber are obtained by treating a material containing cellulose with 4% by mass or more and 9% by mass or less of an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution to produce alkali cellulose, reacting the alkali cellulose with carbon disulfide to give cellulose xanthate, and defibrating the cellulose xanthate. Then, the xanthate is treated with acid or heat to be regenerated into cellulose nanofiber.
US10662255B2	Genetic engineering of non-human animals for the production of chimeric antibodies The invention provides non-human cells and mammals having a genome encoding chimeric antibodies and methods of producing transgenic cells and mammals. Certain aspects of the invention include chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions and kits. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to diagnostic and treatment methods using the antibodies of the invention.
US10662252B2	Disease therapy by inducing immune response to Trop-2 expressing cells The present invention concerns compositions and methods of use of bispecific antibodies comprising at least one binding site for Trop-2 (EGP-1) and at least one binding site for CD3. The bispecific antibodies are of use for inducing an immune response against a Trop-2 expressing tumor, such as carcinoma of the esophagus, pancreas, lung, stomach, colon, rectum, urinary bladder, breast, ovary, uterus, kidney or prostate. The methods may comprising administering the bispecific antibody alone, or with one or more therapeutic agents such as antibody-drug conjugates, interferons (preferably interferon-α), and/or checkpoint inhibitor antibodies. The bispecific antibody is capable of targeting effector T cells, NK cells, monocytes or neutrophils to induce leukocyte-mediated cytotoxicity of Trop-2+ cancer cells. The cytotoxic immune response is enhanced by co-administration of interferon, checkpoint inhibitor antibody and/or ADC.
US10662249B1	Antibodies targeting CD40 and uses thereof An isolated monoclonal antibody that specifically binds human CD40. A nucleic acid molecule encoding the antibody, an expression vector, a host cell and a method for expressing the antibody are also provided. The present invention further provides an immunoconjugate, a bispecific molecule, a chimeric antigen receptor, an oncolytic virus and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody, as well as a treatment method using an anti-CD40 antibody of the invention.
US10662247B2	Compositions and methods of use for augmented immune response and cancer therapy The present invention provides antibody compositions, including, e.g., antibodies, engineered antibodies and antibody fragments that bind to a tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member (i.e., 18). Provided compositions are useful in enhancing CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses, and in the treatment, amelioration and prevention of diseases that can be counteracted with an augmented immune response, e.g., cancers. Also provided in the invention are polynucleotides and vectors that encode such molecules and host cells that harbor the polynucleotides or vectors; as well as pharmaceutical compositions that comprise such molecules and methods of use thereof.
US10662245B2	Methods of reducing IL-6 activity for disease treatment The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising second-generation molecules that are superior than TOCILIZUMAB, by altering the amino acid sequences of the variable and constant regions of TOCILIZUMAB, which is a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody, to enhance the antigen-neutralizing ability and increase the pharmacokinetics, so that the therapeutic effect is exerted with a less frequency of administration, and the immunogenicity, safety and physicochemical properties (stability and homogeneity) are improved. The present invention also provides methods for producing these pharmaceutical compositions.The present inventors have successfully generated second-generation molecules that are superior to TOCILIZUMAB by appropriately combining amino acid sequence alterations in the CDR domains, variable regions, and constant regions.
US10662243B2	Dosage regimen for administering a CD19XCD3 bispecific antibody The disclosure provides a method for assessing the risk of potential adverse effects for a human patient mediated by the administration of a CD19×CD3 bispecific antibody to said patient comprising determining the ratio of B cells to T cells of said patient. The disclosure also provides a method for administering a CD19×CD3 bispecific antibody to a human patient having a B:T cell ratio of about 1:5 or lower, comprising administering doses in a dosing regimen. This dosing regimen can be applied in methods for treating malignant CD19 positive lymphocytes or for ameliorating and/or preventing an adverse effect mediated by the administration of said bispecific antibody. The Also provided is a pharmaceutical package or kit comprising a first dose and a second dose and optionally a third dose of said antibody.
US10662241B1	HER3 antigen-binding molecules HER3 antigen-binding molecules are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding, compositions comprising, and methods using, the HER3 antigen-binding molecules.
US10662238B2	Single domain VHH antibodies directed to norovirus GI.1 and GII.4 and their use Isolated VHH monoclonal antibodies are disclosed that specifically bind to a Norovirus polypeptide. In some embodiments, the Norovirus is a Genogroup I Norovirus or a Genogroup II Norovirus. In other embodiments, the Norovirus is Norwalk or MD2004 virus. In some embodiments, the monoclonal antibodies specifically bind VP1. Also disclosed are compositions including the disclosed antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors including the nucleic acids, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acids. The antibodies and compositions disclosed herein can be used for detecting the presence of a Norovirus in a biological sample, or detecting a Norovirus infection. Also disclosed are methods of treating and/or preventing a NoV infection.
US10662232B2	Immunogenic peptides and their use in immune disorders The present invention provides novel peptides and homologues thereof. The peptides of the invention comprise (i) a T-cell epitope of an antigen (self or non-self) with a potential to trigger an immune reaction presented by a class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) determinant and recognised by CD4+ T cell more specifically of an allergen or auto-antigen, coupled, optionally through the use of a linker to (ii) an amino acid sequence having a reducing activity, such as a thioreductase sequence. The peptides of the invention have been shown to be useful a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of immune disorders, more specifically of allergic disorders or autoimmune diseases. The present invention thus provides for the use of said peptides for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of an immune disorder and further provides for methods of treatment or preventing immune disorders by using said peptides. The present invention also provides for compositions comprising said peptides.
US10662228B2	Conotoxin polypeptide κ-CPTx-bt103, and method for preparation thereof and application thereof Disclosed are a conotoxin polypeptide κ-CPTx-bt103, a method for preparation thereof, and an application thereof. The conotoxin polypeptide of the present invention consists of 29 amino acids, has a molecular weight of 3141.43 daltons, and has the full sequence RTNCGETCLKDEQCVGACQICVPSQLKCL (SEQ ID NO. 1).
US10662226B2	Synthetic beta-amyloid peptides capable of forming stable antigenic oligomers Synthetic Aβ peptides, oligomers, their methods of synthesis, and their applications are provided. The Aβ peptides can form stable, soluble oligomers important for the advancement of knowledge, detection, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Antibodies specific to oligomeric Aβ and their methods of synthesis are also described.
US10662223B2	Composition for organ, tissue, or cell transplantation, kit, and transplantation method Disclosed are: a composition for organ, tissue or cell transplantation, containing, as an active ingredient, a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a peptide having at least 80% sequence homology with the amino acid sequence, or a peptide which is a fragment thereof; a kit comprising the composition; or a method using the composition. By using the composition, the kit, or the method, the viability and/or function of an organ, tissue, or cell after transplantation are strengthened and an organ, tissue or cell isolated from a living body is preserved temporarily without damage.
US10662220B2	Synthesis and composition of rapafucin libraries A Rapafucin library containing compounds of the general structure, (A) and (E), and a synthesis of these compounds are provided.
US10662216B2	Nucleoside derivative or salt thereof, polynucleotide synthesis reagent, method for producing polynucleotide, polynucleotide, and method for producing binding nucleic acid molecule The present invention provides a novel nucleoside derivative or a salt thereof, a polynucleotide synthesis reagent, a method for producing a polynucleotide, a polynucleotide, and a method for producing a binding nucleic acid molecule. The nucleoside derivative or a salt thereof of the present invention is represented by the following chemical formula (1): where in the chemical formula (1), Su is an atomic group having a sugar skeleton at a nucleoside residue or an atomic group having a sugar phosphate skeleton at a nucleotide residue, and may or may not have a protecting group, L1 and L2 are each independently a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 are each independently an imino group (—NR1—), an ether group (—O—), or a thioether group (—S—), and the R1 is a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms.
US10662213B2	Gemcitabine prodrugs This invention relates to a prodrug of the monophosphate nucleotide of the well-known oncology drug gemcitabine. Specifically, it relates to gemcitabine-[phenyl-benzoxy-L-alaninyl)]-phosphate when present as a single phosphate diastereoisomer and, in particular, it relates to the (S)-phosphate diastereoisomer which offers a remarkable and unexpected increase in solubility relative to the (R)-diastereoisomer. The (S)-phosphate epimer is also preferentially taken up into cyclodextrin solutions over the (R)-diastereoisomer.
US10662212B2	Carbohydrate ligands that bind to IGM antibodies against myelin-associated glycoprotein The invention relates to carbohydrate ligands presenting the minimal Human Natural Killer-1 (HNK-1) epitope that bind to anti-MAG (myelin-associated glycoprotein) IgM antibodies, and their use in diagnosis as well as for the treatment of anti-MAG neuropathy. In particular, the invention relates to disaccharides of formula (I) and (II) wherein Z is optionally substituted phenyl, heteroaryl, arylcarbonyl, or heteroarylmethyl, and to therapeutically acceptable polymers comprising a multitude of substitutents of formula (I) and/or formula (II), wherein Z is a bifunctional linker connecting the disaccharides to the polymer backbone.
US10662211B2	Catalysts and methods for polymer synthesis The present invention provides unimolecular metal complexes having increased activity in the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides. Also provided are methods of using such metal complexes in the synthesis of polymers. According to one aspect, the present invention provides metal complexes comprising an activating species with co-catalytic activity tethered to a multidentate ligand that is coordinated to the active metal center of the complex.
US10662209B2	High-purity large-scale preparation of stannsoporfin Large scale (bulk) compositions comprising high-purity stannsoporfin are disclosed, as well as methods of synthesizing such compositions.
US10662208B2	Hydrosilylation process using a germylene-based organic catalyst The invention relates to a method for hydrosilylating an unsaturated compound comprising at least one ketone function, one aldehyde function, one alkene function and/or one alkyne function, with a compound comprising at least one hydrogenosilyl function, using an organic germanium catalyst.
US10662207B2	Compounds, compositions, and methods for modulating CFTR The present disclosure is directed to disclosed compounds that modulate e.g., address underlying defects in cellular processing of CFTR activity.
US10662203B2	Pyrido[2,3-b]indole compounds for the treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial infection The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as described herein, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US10662202B2	Synthesis of cephalosporin compounds Provided herein is a method for the synthesis of cephalosporin antibiotic compounds comprising a palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction.
US10662197B2	Crystalline forms of 3-(imidazo[1,2-b)pyridazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-methyl-N-{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}benzamide and its mono hydrochloride salt Novel crystalline forms of 3-(imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-methyl-N-{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}benzamide free base and 3-(imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-ylethynyl)-4-methyl-N-{4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}benzamide mono hydrochloride, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of their preparation and use are disclosed herein.
US10662195B2	Protein kinase conjugates and inhibitors The invention relates to protein conjugates that contain a protein kinase containing a cysteine residue in the ATP binding site and an inhibitor that is covalently and irreversibly bonded to said cysteine residue, such that the activity of the protein kinase is irreversibly inhibited. The invention also relates to compounds that irreversibly inhibit protein kinases.
US10662194B2	Substituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives for inhibition of plant stress The invention relates to substituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of formula I wherein R denotes one to five substituents independently selected from the group hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, amino, alkyloxy and alkyl group, R2 is selected from the group comprising amino, halogen, hydroxy, thio, and alkylthio group, Cyc is five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring containing one oxygen atom. The derivatives are useful for inhibition of plant stress.
US10662191B2	Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor silent agonists Derivatives of N,N-diethyl-N′-phenyl-piperazine, a silent agonist of the mammalian α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, are provided. These silent agonists control the desensitization state of the receptor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions that allow the administration of the silent agonists of the disclosure to a subject animal or human in need of treatment for a pathological condition arising from such as inflammation. The novel silent agonists also may be co-administered to a patient simultaneously or consecutively with a type II positive allosteric modulator to modulate the activity of the receptor.
US10662190B2	Process for preparing 5R-[(benzyloxy) amino] piperidine-2S-carboxylate and oxalates thereof It relates to improved processes of preparing 5R-[(benzyloxy) amino] piperidine-2S-carboxylate and oxalate thereof. In the present invention, L-glutamic acid or L-glutamic acid sodium salt as the starting material is reacted with chloroactic acid under an alkaline condition via a substitution reaction to obtain compound III; then, compound III is reacted with alcohol in the presence of acid reagent via esterification reaction to obtain compound IV; under the action of strong base, compound IV is subjected to intramolecular condensation into ring, hydrolysis-decarboxylation, and esterification to obtain compound V; compound V is condensed with benzyloxy amine hydrochloride salt in the presence of alkaline to obtain compound VI; compound VI is subjected to reduction and chiral resolution to obtain 5R-[(benzyloxy) amino] piperidine-2S-carboxylate oxalate (IIb) which is then neutralized to obtain 5R-[(benzyloxy) amino] piperidine-2S-carboxylate (IIa).
US10662188B2	Forms of methyl {4,6-diamino-2-[1 (2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3-4-b]pyridino-3-yl]pyrimidino-5-yl} methyl carbamate This present invention relates to forms of methyl {4.6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3.4-b]pyridino-3-yl]pyrimidino-5-yl}methylcarbamate comprising its Modification I. Modification II. mono-DMSO solvate. sesqui-DMSO solvate and ¼-ethyl acetate solvate.
US10662187B2	Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitors have the following Formula (I):
US10662186B2	Substituted pyrimidines as cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors The present invention discloses a nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic compound, as well as a preparation method, intermediate, composition and application thereof. The nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic compound of the present invention as represented by formula (I), as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, solvate, metabolite or drug precursor thereof, exhibit a high selectivity and a high inhibitory activity with respect to CDK4 and CDK6 at a molecular level, an excellent inhibitory activity with respect to breast cancer cells at a cellular level, and significant inhibition of tumor cell proliferation associated with cyclin-dependent kinase activity at an animal level. The invention also exhibits a good stability with respect to human or mouse liver microsomes without significant inhibition of metabolic enzymes, good in vivo absorption in mice and rats, a high bioavailability and good druggability.
US10662185B2	Amino-substituted imidazo[1,2-A] pyridinecarboxamides and their use The present application relates to novel substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxamides of the general formula (I) to processes for their preparation, to their use alone or in combinations for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.
US10662182B2	Microbiocidal thiazole derivatives Compounds of the formula (I): wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as pesticides, and especially fungicides.
US10662180B2	Proteasome chymotrypsin-like inhibition using PI-1833 analogs Focused library synthesis and medicinal chemistry on an oxadiazole-isopropylamide core proteasome inhibitor provided the lead compound that strongly inhibits CT-L activity. Structure activity relationship studies indicate the amide moiety and two phenyl rings are sensitive toward synthetic modifications. Only para-substitution in the A-ring was important to maintain potent CT-L inhibitory activity. Hydrophobic residues in the A-ring's para-position and meta-pyridyl group at the B-ring significantly improved inhibition. The meta-pyridyl moiety improved cell permeability. The length of the aliphatic chain at the para position of the A-ring is critical with propyl yielding the most potent inhibitor, whereas shorter (i.e. ethyl, methyl or hydrogen) or longer (i.e. butyl, propyl and hexyl) chains demonstrating progressively less potency. Introduction of a stereogenic center next to the ether moiety (i.e. substitution of one of the hydrogens by methyl) demonstrated chiral discrimination in proteasome CT-L activity inhibition (the S-enantiomer was 35-40 fold more potent than the R-enantiomer).
US10662178B2	Crystalline form of Olaparib The present invention provides a novel crystalline form of Olaparib comprising Olaparib and benzyl alcohol, compositions thereof, and the use of this crystalline form in the treatment of cancers, such as germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) advanced ovarian cancer.
US10662171B2	Antidiabetic bicyclic compounds Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
US10662161B2	Pyrimidines and uses thereof The various examples presented herein are directed to compounds of the Formula: wherein R1-R5 are defined herein, and uses of such compounds to, among other things, inhibit an immune response in a subject.
US10662160B1	Crystalline salts of a plasma kallikrein inhibitor Disclosed are crystalline salts of Compound I, methods of preparing them, and related pharmaceutical preparations thereof. Also disclosed are methods of treatment using the crystalline salts of the invention.
US10662157B2	Heterocyclic compound A compound of formula (I), or an N-oxide thereof is provided. In the compound of formula (I), Het1 represents Het1-1, Het1-2, Het1-3, Het1-4, Het1-5, Het1-6, Het1-7, Het1-8, or Het1-9, and the remaining variable groups are as defined in the specification. The compound of formula (I), or N-oxide thereof has a superior effect in controlling arthropod pests.
US10662155B2	Methods of preparing tecovirimat Disclosed are methods for the preparation of Tecovirimat for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by the orthopoxvirus.
US10662149B2	Method for producing the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid monomer and polymer comprising said monomer The invention relates to a method for producing 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid. Said method consists in reacting together acrylonitrile, fuming sulfuric acid and isobutylene. It is characterized in that the isobutylene contains less than 1000 ppm of butadiene and less than 1000 ppm of butene.
US10662148B2	Selective androgen receptor modulator and methods of use thereof This invention provides substituted acylanilide compounds and uses thereof in treating a variety of diseases or conditions in a subject including, inter alia, a muscle wasting disease and/or disorder such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy.
US10662147B2	Phenylhydrazine/anhydride adducts and anaerobic curable compositions using same Phenylhydrazine/anhydride adducts and anaerobic curable compositions using these adducts are provided. The compositions are particularly useful as adhesives and sealants.
US10662146B2	Prodrugs of fencamfamine Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions with fencamfamine or fencamfamine related prodrug derivatives. The pharmaceutical compositions are for targeted therapeutic applications including, but not limited to, treating cancer-related fatigue, apathy in Alzheimer's Disease, major depression, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing the pharmaceutical compositions with fencamfamine or fencamfamine related prodrug derivatives.
US10662144B2	Method of reducing color in alkanolamine compositions and compositions produced thereby A method of reducing color in an alkanolamine is described. The method includes contacting the alkanolamine with a color-reducing amount of a borane complex effective to provide a color-reduced alkanolamine composition having a Platinum-Cobalt Color Value, according to Test Method ASTM D1209, of less than 50.
US10662143B2	Modification monomer, modified conjugated diene-based polymer including the same and method for preparing the polymer The present invention relates to a modification monomer and a modified conjugated diene-based polymer including the same, and more particularly, provides a modification monomer represented by Formula 1 and a modified conjugated diene-based polymer including a repeating unit derived therefrom.
US10662141B2	Process for hydrogenating toluenediamine (TDA) tar Process for hydrogenating toluenediamine (TDA) tar containing TDA and high boilers relative to TDA, including the step of contacting the toluenediamine tar with a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Ru, Pd, Pt on at least one catalyst support selected from the group consisting of carbon, TiO2 and ZrO2, and with hydrogen under hydrogenating conditions.
US10662136B2	Process of separating components of a fermentation broth A process of isolating 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) from a fermentation broth includes separating a liquid fraction enriched in 1,4-BDO from a solid fraction comprising cells, removing water from said liquid fraction, removing salts from said liquid fraction, and purifying 1,4-BDO. A process for producing 1,4-BDO includes culturing a 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism in a fermentor for a sufficient period of time to produce 1,4-BDO. The 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism includes a microorganism having a 1,4-BDO pathway having one or more exogenous genes encoding a 1,4-BDO pathway enzyme and/or one or more gene disruptions. The process for producing 1,4-BDO further includes isolating 1,4-BDO.
US10662135B2	Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and hexafluoroacetone (HFA) The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and hexafluoroacetone (HFA), and a method of forming an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition comprising the step of combining hexafluoroacetone (HFA) and trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like comprising hexafluoroacetone (HFA) and trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) having a boiling point of about −29.84° C.±0.30° C. at a pressure of about 14.40 psia±0.30 psia.
US10662132B2	Method for preparing ethylene in propylene preparation process using propane dehydrogenation reaction The present invention relates to a method of producing ethylene by separately collecting ethane and ethylene which are by-products of a propylene preparation process using propane dehydrogenation reaction and also combining an existing propylene preparation process with a process of converting ethane to ethylene. According to the present invention, valuable ethylene may be produced by converting most of ethane and ethylene, i.e., by-products of a propane dehydrogenation process, into ethylene without using the ethane as fuel, thereby improving process economic efficiency. Furthermore, a product line in the process of propane dehydrogenation reaction may be changed from a propylene product alone into two products, i.e., propylene and ethylene, and thus the operating conditions of a propylene dehydrogenation reactor and the operating conditions of a de-ethanizer may be adjusted according to the market situation, thereby increasing the production proportion of a favorable product line.
US10662131B2	Process for butadiene production via oxidative dehydrogenation followed by direct dehydrogenation A process is presented for the production of butadiene from a mixture of butane/butene feed. The process provides high conversion of the feed by oxidative dehydrogenation of the feed. The process enables recovery of a good portion of heat inputted from the reaction effluent. The process overcomes equilibrium limitations by oxidative dehydrogenation of butane/butene feed to produce butadiene.
US10662130B2	Process for generation of olefins This disclosure relates to processes, compositions, and systems useful for the oxydehydrogenation of alkanes to form olefins (e.g., for the conversion of ethane to ethylene). The processes use an oxygen transfer agent and may be carried out in any suitable reactor, including a reverse flow reactor, a circulating fluid bed reactor, or a cyclic co-flow reactor.
US10662125B2	PET tracer purification system The present invention provides a new chemical process, a new cassette configuration, and new software for the automated production of multiple batches of an [18F]-labelled compound on a single cassette. The invention allows one synthesizer in one hot cell to produce sequentially a plurality of batches of [18F]-labelled PET tracer in the same day. In particular, the present invention provides a novel arrangement useful for purifying two consecutive batches of a reaction mixture comprising an 18F-labelled compound.
US10662124B2	Fertilizer composition containing oxidized glutathione and fertilizer element for foliar application A fertilizer composition for application to leaves of a plant includes oxidized glutathione and one or more fertilizer components. A method for cultivating a plant includes applying oxidized glutathione and one or more fertilizer components to leaves of the plant. A fertilizer kit for application to leaves of a plant includes oxidized glutathione and a composition comprising one or more fertilizer components, wherein the glutathione and the composition in the fertilizer kit are separate from each other.
US10662120B2	Process for providing fluorescence to a dental ceramic body A process for providing fluoresence to a dental ceramic body by treating at least a portion of the outer surface of the dental ceramic body or a precursor thereof with a bismuth containing substance, characterized by the steps of placing the dental ceramic body or the precursor thereof into a closeable container, in particular a crucible; generating a bismuth containing atmosphere in the container and exposing at least a portion of the outer surface of the dental ceramic body or of the precursor to the bismuth containing atmosphere at a temperature above 1000° C.
US10662118B2	Manufacturing method of honeycomb structure, and honeycomb structure A manufacturing method of a honeycomb structure includes a forming step of forming a honeycomb formed body by use of a kneaded material containing a cordierite forming raw material, a slurry coating step of coating a coating layer forming slurry which contains a cordierite forming raw material on four regions in a rotation area when each of two straight lines passing through the center of gravity of the cross section and extending in a diagonal direction of main quadrangular cells is rotated in a range of ±x° of the center of gravity in a circumferential surface, and a firing step of firing the honeycomb formed body on which the slurry is coated. The value x is in a range of 7 to 45, and the slurry is adjusted so that the coating layer has a porosity higher than that of the honeycomb structure body as much as 5% or more.
US10662117B2	Method of fabricating a part out of ceramic matrix composite material A method of fabricating a part out of ceramic matrix composite material, the method including infiltrating a fiber preform with a molten composition including a majority by weight of silicon, the fiber preform including silicon carbide fibers, silicon carbide powder being present in the pores of said preform, a mean size of silicon carbide crystallites in the powder being less than the mean size of the silicon carbide crystallites in the fibers, a ceramic matrix being formed in the pores of the fiber preform during the infiltration so as to obtain the part made of composite material.
US10662116B2	Synthetic pozzolans Synthetic pozzolans are produced using local materials to provide a cementitious material that is uniform in chemistry and properties independent of the location where the materials are obtained. Two methods of production are described. One is a high temperature process in which materials are processed in a semi-molten or molten state. The second process is a low temperature aqueous process.
US10662114B2	Ultra-light cementitious compositions and related methods An ultra-light, pourable, self-drying cementitious product with improved density control and ultra-low water demand is provided. Compositions and methods for making the products are provided as well, including compositions and methods with ultra-low water demand.
US10662109B2	Glass panel unit and glass window An object of the disclosure is to provide a glass panel and a glass window which are configured to stably maintain a depressurized space therein even when their spacers contain a resin. A glass panel unit of an aspect of the disclosure includes: a first glass pane; a second glass pane facing the first glass pane; a frame member which has a frame shape and which the first and second glass panes are bound together through; and spacers containing a resin and disposed between the first and second glass panes. A depressurized space is provided between the first glass pane and the second glass pane. The first and second glass panes are respectively to be exterior and interior panes. The first glass pane has lower ultraviolet transmittance than the second glass pane.
US10662105B2	Heating objects on a line-production oven A device for heating objects and a method that has recourse to the device, particularly for heating and/or bending one or more glass panes positioned one on top of the other, covering each other. The device includes a furnace line, plural supports, particularly transport molds that transport and/or bend the objects, the objects being placed on the supports positioned on transport carriages, a drive device that progresses the transport carriages through the furnace line and plural heating elements provided above the objects in the furnace line. In the device the heating elements are positioned on the whole above the entire furnace line and the heating elements can be operated and regulated so as to form heating zones suited to dimensions of the objects.
US10662104B2	Method for manufacturing lens array optical system and lens array optical system Plurality of glass droplets are simultaneously dropped toward center of a regular polygon of each unit on a first transfer surface of a first forming die where a plurality of the units is regularly arranged along the same plane, taking, as one unit, three or more first optical transfer surfaces for forming a lens portion placed in such a manner as to overlap vertices of the regular polygon respectively. After the divided glass droplets flow on the first transfer surface, are connected to each other between adjacent units, and are formed into united glass, and before the united glass hardens completely, a second forming die including a plurality of second optical transfer surfaces corresponding respectively to the plurality of first optical transfer surfaces is pressed relatively against the united glass on the first forming die to form the united glass, and released from the dies.
US10662100B2	Chlorination-UV process for decomposition and detoxification of microcystin-LR Provided is an ordered step-wise method for the chlorination and photodestruction of MC-LR contamination of an aqueous liquid such as a potable water supply infested with blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). It has been found possible to usefully chlorinate the water at lower chlorine:MC-LR ratios as compared to known methods and then to irradiate the water with ultraviolet radiation to photolyze the chlorinated MC-LR. The methods incorporate the prechlorination of a cyanotoxin, more advantageously a microcystin, and most advantageously MC-LR, to enhance UV-induced photodegradation of this compound.
US10662098B2	Biological removal of micropollutants from wastewater The invention pertains to a method (200, 300, 400) of at least partly removing at least one micropollutant from wastewater (104) comprising carbogenous compounds and at least one micropollutant. The method comprising the steps of: (a) dividing the wastewater (104) into a main stream (105) and a side stream (106); (b) treating main stream (105) with bacteria to reduce the content of carbogenous compounds to provide depleted wastewater (107) comprising at least one micropollutant; (c) treating the depleted wastewater (107) with a second portion of microorganisms (162), having the ability of degrading the at least one micropollutant, to, at least partly, remove the at least one micropollutant thereby providing treated water (170), wherein the second portion of microorganisms (162) have been enriched by feeding the side stream (106) to it before using the second portion of microorganisms (162) in treating the depleted wastewater (107); and (d) feeding a first portion of microorganisms (161), having the ability of degrading the at least one micropollutant, with the side stream (106), to enrich them for subsequent use in treating the depleted wastewater (107) to at least partly remove the at least one micropollutant.
US10662089B2	Apparatus for treating, purifying and/or extracting from wastewater An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials.
US10662085B2	Low energy system and method of desalinating seawater A low energy water treatment system and method is provided. The system has at least one electrodialysis device that produces partially treated water and a brine byproduct, a softener, and at least one electrodeionization device. The partially treated water stream can be softened by the softener to reduce the likelihood of scale formation and to reduce energy consumption in the electrodeionization device, which produces water having target properties. At least a portion of the energy used by the electrodeionization device can be generated by concentration differences between the brine and seawater streams introduced into compartments thereof. The brine stream can also be used to regenerate the softener.
US10662083B2	Filter The present invention provides a filter which, even when raw water is subjected to high-speed treatment, enables achieving a high solute rejection ratio and a long solute filtration life and which exhibits a low water flow resistance. The present invention pertains to a filter obtained by laminating woven fabrics or knitted fabrics, the filter being characterized in that: said woven fabrics or knitted fabrics comprise a fiber capable of adsorbing components dissolved in liquid: said fiber has a diameter of 100-600 μm; the woven fabrics or knitted fabrics have a porosity of 15-70%; and variation in area porosity in the thickness direction of the laminate is 15% or less.
US10662079B1	Water purification device A water purification device utilizing ultraviolet lights and a nebulizer is provided. The device includes a tube that receives bacteria laden water at an intake end. The tube includes one or more baffles for causing turbulent flow of the water, and one or more ultrasonic nebulizers for converting the water stream into a mist. The device further includes one or more sources of germicidal ultraviolet light which may be located either inside or outside of the tube.
US10662078B1	UV sterilization tube A UV sterilization tube includes a hollow tube, a hydroelectric power module and a UV sterilization module. The hollow tube includes an inlet end and an outlet end communicating with each other. The hydroelectric power module is positioned in the hollow tube, and communicates with the inlet end and the outlet end of the hollow tube, wherein the hydroelectric power module generates electric power by a water flow. The UV sterilization module is positioned in the hollow tube, and is electrically connected to the hydroelectric power module. The UV sterilization module includes a UV source and a reflector, wherein the UV source has a light-emitting surface facing to the reflector. A sterilization channel, which communicates with the inlet end and the outlet end of the hollow tube, is between the UV source and the reflector.
US10662077B2	Waste treatment system and method A water treatment system includes a water tank, a water filtration media, and an ozone gas source. A control system operates a service mode of the water treatment system during which an external water source is filtered by the filtration media. The control system also operates a regeneration mode of the water treatment system for regenerating the filtration media. The regeneration mode includes a first backwash mode to backwash the filtration media with the external water source. The regeneration mode includes a draw mode subsequent to the first backwash mode to draw ozone into the water tank and into contact with the filtration media. The regeneration mode includes a second backwash mode subsequent to the draw mode to expel ozone from the water tank and the filtration media prior to switching the system back into the service mode for filtration of the water source with the regenerated filtration media.
US10662073B2	Zinc oxide nanocapsule and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a Zinc oxide nanocapsule includes: a step of preparing a Zinc oxide narorod; a step of etching the Zinc oxide narorod to form a Zinc oxide nanotube, wherein the Zinc oxide nanotube is a hollow tubular structure; a step of filling a material into the Zinc oxide nanotube; and, a step of regrowing the Zinc oxide nanotube to encapsulate the hollow tubular structure so as to form a Zinc oxide nanocapsule. In addition, a zinc oxide nanocapsule is also provided.
US10662071B2	Alumina and slurry containing the same, and alumina porous film using the same, laminated separator, nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for manufacturing nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery Alumina having excellent electrolytic solution stability, a slurry containing the same, an alumina porous film using the same, a laminated separator, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery are provided. Alumina is provided including one or more selected from K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and La in the total amount of 200 to 50,000 ppm by mass, wherein a surface concentration of one or more elements is 0.5 to 20 at % in total. Alumina is provided in which in an infrared absorption spectrum of the alumina obtained by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, a peak having an intensity larger than that of a baseline defined by a line segment connecting an intensity at 3,400 cm−1 and an intensity at 3,500 cm−1 and having a half width of 90 cm−1 or less, does not exist in a range of 3,400 to 3,500 cm−1.
US10662067B1	Compound ammonium fluoroborate, nonlinear optical crystal of ammonium fluoroborate, and preparation method and use thereof A compound ammonium fluoroborate, a nonlinear optical crystal of ammonium fluoroborate, and a preparation method and use thereof; the compound has the chemical formula of NH4B4O6F with a molecular weight of 176.28, and is prepared by a solid phase reaction process; the crystal has the chemical formula of NH4B4O6F with a molecular weight of 176.28, belongs to the orthorhombic system, and has a space group of Pna21 and the following unit cell parameters: a=7.615(3) Å, b=11.207(4) Å, c=6.604(3) Å, Z=4, V=563.6 Å3. The nonlinear optical crystal can be obtained by the method of the present invention. The present invention provides uses of the nonlinear optical crystal in producing harmonic light and a deep-ultraviolet frequency-multiplied light below 200 nm; and in making a frequency multiplication generator, a frequency up or down converter or an optical parametric oscillator.
US10662062B2	Nanostructured silicon nitride synthesis from agriculture waste Si3N4 nanotubes and nanorods wherein the nanotubes and nanorods of silicon nitride are pure α-Si3N4 formed by carbothermal reduction of SiO2 from reacting agricultural husk material in heat and forming the silicon nitride nanotubes and nanorods.
US10662058B1	Wet etch patterning of an aluminum nitride film A method of manufacturing a patterned aluminum nitride layer includes growing an amorphous patterned layer on a seed layer, which promotes growth of a first type aluminum nitride layer that has a disordered crystallographic structure. The seed layer promotes growth of a second type aluminum nitride layer with a vertically oriented columnar crystal structure. The method also includes depositing an aluminum nitride layer over the amorphous patterned layer and the seed layer to form the first type aluminum nitride layer with the disordered crystallographic structure over the amorphous patterned layer and the second type aluminum nitride layer with the vertically oriented columnar crystal structure over the seed layer. The method also includes depositing a masking layer over the second type aluminum nitride layer and etching away the first type aluminum nitride layer.
US10662057B2	Method for self-aligning solder-attached mems die to a mounting surface A method of attaching a MEMS die to a surface includes centering and rotationally aligning a solder perform on a solder surface of a body, centering and rotationally aligning a MEMS die on the solder preform, and heating the solder perform in a reflow process until the solder is molten and surface tension of the molten solder moves the MEMS die to a position where the surface tensions balance, and the MEMS die is centered on, and rotationally aligned with, the solder surface of the body.
US10662054B2	Rein keeper A horseback riding apparatus embodiment is described that includes a saddle mountable over a body of a horse, a bridle mountable over a head of a horse, a main rein connected to the bridle and a rein keeper connectable to the main rein and the saddle. The rein keeper has a first end, an elongated strap, and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end can be slidably connectable to the main rein, and the second end can be fixedly connectable to the saddle. The elongated strap has a strap length, wherein at least a portion of the strap length is extensible to allow a horse head to freely move between a raised position and a resting position and wherein the rein keeper is graspable by a rider seated on the saddle.
US10662043B2	Lifting device and system with integrated drive unit for lifting a vehicle, and method there for Provided is a lifting device, lifting system and method for lifting a vehicle. The lifting device according to the invention includes a frame with a carrier configured for carrying the vehicle; a drive which acts on the carrier, wherein the drive includes an integrated hydraulic cylinder drive unit configured for raising the carrier with the integrated hydraulic cylinder drive unit including: a housing of a cylinder; a piston rod movable in the housing; a height measuring system configured for measuring the displacement of the piston rod; and an integrated hydraulic fluid tank and motor unit that is configured for driving the piston rod.
US10662040B2	Rope guidance for second device used on durahoist arm A line guidance device (40) is provided for use with a confined space entry/retrieval hoist and fall protection anchorage system (10) and includes a line guide (46) that guides a line from an extend/retract line device (22) past another extend/retract line device (20) with both devices (20, 22) mounted on a backside (24) of a mast (12) of the system (10).
US10662037B2	Electric winch The present disclosure discloses an electric winch which comprises a motor having a motor housing, a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal, and an insulating cover plate having a mounting hole, a first inner bore column and a second inner bore column. A first through hole, a second through hole and a third through hole are provided on an outer edge of the motor housing. The embodiment allows pre-mounting of the terminals on the insulating cover plate before they are fixed to the motor housing and provides higher efficiency in the assembly process.
US10662033B2	Remote-controlled crane A crane system includes crane with a load hook that can be raised or lowered via movable crane elements, and moved within a crane working area by operating drive units associated with the crane elements. The crane system further includes a control unit and a mobile transponder that can be variably positioned in the crane working area, and one or more transmitting/receiving units communicatively coupled to the control unit and configured to receive signals transmitted by the mobile transponder. The control unit is configured to automatically determining the current position of the mobile transponder relative to the load hook and/or a crane element based on the signals received from the mobile transponder, and automatically control the drive units in such that the load hook is automatically moved to the mobile transponder.
US10662027B2	Method for operating an electronic safety system with temporary participants A method for operating a safety system having a control unit, a bus, a plurality of bus nodes connected to the control unit via the bus, and a plurality of participants connected to the control unit via the bus nodes, wherein at least one participant is designated as a temporary participant. The method includes the step of logging the temporary participant out of the safety system by giving notice of a disconnection of the temporary participant from the safety system by a manipulation and disconnecting the temporary participant from the safety system. The safety system can be used with an elevator system for carrying out the method.
US10662025B2	Operating panel for an elevator with splash water protected key switch An operating panel for an elevator includes a panel plate having an opening, a key switch arrangement and, optionally, a human machine interface attached to the panel plate. The switch arrangement includes a cover arrangement, a hinge and a key switch. The key switch is attached to the cover arrangement and is activated or deactivated by a key for transmitting activation signals to the elevator control upon activation. The cover arrangement is attached to the panel plate via the hinge and is displaced between a first configuration in which the key switch is arranged behind the cover arrangement and a second pivoted configuration in which the key switch is accessible from the front side of the panel plate. Thus, the key switch is protectively stored in the first configuration, providing splash water protection and an attractive visual appearance, and is pivoted to the second configuration when needed.
US10662015B1	Coil clamp A device for holding a coil structure that is wound in multiple coils. The device includes a coil clamp that retains the coil structure and a base substrate that the coil clamp engages in order to support the coil clamp and, in turn, the coil structure. The coil clamp is formed as a single piece coil clamp that includes a main circular portion and a base substrate engagement portion that is contiguous with the main circular portion. The main circular portion is arranged for receipt of the coil structure, and said base substrate engagement portion has a retaining recess for receiving and engaging with a side edge of the base substrate. The container box is preferably constructed of a cardboard material, and a part, or all of, the container box, is foldable and useable as the base substrate.
US10662013B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying device includes a blocking member having a blocking surface with which a leading end of a sheet that is being conveyed comes into contact for obliquity correction. The blocking member is rotated by being pushed by the sheet against an urging force of a positioning unit that positions the blocking member to be in the standby position. The blocking member is rotatable to be in a sheet-passage-allowing orientation in which the sheet is allowed to pass. When a trailing end of the sheet that is being conveyed has passed the blocking member, the blocking member that is in the sheet-passage-allowing orientation rotates in a same direction as a sheet conveyance direction and is positioned to be in a standby position.
US10662012B2	Medium feeding device, image reading apparatus, and recording apparatus A medium feeding device includes an imaging unit which images a medium tip end portion from a position of facing a face of the medium on a downstream side of a nipping position of the medium using a feeding unit and a separating unit; and a determining unit which determines whether or not there is transport disorder by evaluating a state of a boundary between a path member which forms a medium transport path and a medium tip end from image data obtained by the imaging unit, in which the determining unit sets a rectangular determining region including at least a part of the boundary with respect to the image data, and determines whether or not there is transport disorder based on a length of a boundary in the determining region.
US10662009B2	Sheet feeding device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A sheet feeding device includes a sheet stacking table, an air blower, a feeder, and an air sucker. The sheet stacking table stacks a bundle of sheets. The air blower blows air to the bundle of sheets to float an uppermost sheet from the bundle of sheets. The feeder feeds the uppermost sheet. The air sucker sucks air in such a direction that a sheet in vicinity of the uppermost sheet moves away from the feeder. The air sucker includes a suction nozzle to suck air, a suction fan to generate a negative pressure, a suction duct to communicate the suction nozzle with the suction fan, and an opening-and-closing mechanism to shut off and release ventilation in the suction duct.
US10662005B1	Temporary storage and separation device for wheels on track line and wheel transfer track line A temporary storage and separation device for the wheels on the track line includes a main body bracket, a rotating mechanism, a turntable, a first connection rod, a second connection rod, a third connection rod, a fourth connection rod, a first blocking lever, a second blocking lever, a third blocking lever and a fourth blocking lever. The temporary storage and separation device for the wheels makes use of the turntable to drive the four blocking levers disposed at different positions to be extended or contracted to realize separation and temporary storage of the wheels in a transfer process; and meanwhile, photoelectric switches, reversible motors and a control unit cooperate with the temporary storage and separation device for the wheels to realize reversible transfer on the wheel transfer track line.
US10662004B1	Single side truss stacker A truss stacking system has a main conveyor for conveying trusses of a plurality of diverse designs out of a production facility and into a stack building yard or warehouse. The main conveyor is attended by a dedicated truss stacking station for each of the diverse designs, and which station includes a truss lift sub-station and a stack-forming sub-station. Each truss lift sub-station has at least a pair of traveling masts that each raises and lowers at least one bunk (eg., fork). The bunks are raised to lift a selected truss off the outflow conveyor, the masts are driven on an outbound journey to support the lifted bunk in the airspace above the stack-forming station, and then the bunks are lowered to rest the truss on the stack. Stop posts assist in stripping the truss off the bunks.
US10662000B2	Movement system of containers between operating units The present invention relates to a movement system of containers to and from operating units, in particular blowing units for bottles made of plastic material or filling units.In particular, the invention relates to a movement system of containers to and from a processing unit of said containers, comprising: a rotating carousel, at the perimeter of which a plurality of said processing units are arranged; a distribution unit (3) of said containers, comprising at least one distribution star (107) placed substantially at a tangent to said carousel and rotating in synchrony, but in the opposite direction to said carousel, characterized in that said distribution unit (3) comprises a plurality of upper clamps (13) for transferring a container to a respective processing unit and a plurality of lower clamps (14) for transferring a container from said processing unit to said distribution unit (3), and in that said processing unit comprises a clamp, which is movable between an upper position, at the level of said upper clamps (13) of the distribution unit (3), for the gripping of a container by a respective upper clamp (13) of the distribution unit (3), and a lower position, at the level of said lower clamps (14) of the distribution unit (3), for transferring said container to said processing unit.
US10661992B2	Robotic put wall A material handling system automatically each picking orders using a put wall. A controller determines whether any of more than one removable intermediate holders in a put wall that are within the reach of a first robotic arm contain one or more articles that are ready for transporting away from the put wall. The controller directs the first robotic arm to: (i) engage the selected removable intermediate holder, (ii) move the selected removable intermediate holder to an empty order container, and (iii) reorient the selected removable intermediate holder to transfer the one or more articles from the selected removable intermediate holder to the empty order container. In one or more embodiments, the articles can be placed in the put wall by conveying donor totes to an each picking robotic arm that places picked articles into an end effector of a second robotic arm.
US10661991B2	Object handling system and method An object handling system is described, the system having two substantially perpendicular sets of rails forming a grid above a workspace, the workspace having a plurality of stacked containers. The system includes a series of robotic load handling devices operating on the grid above the workspace, the load handling devices having a body mounted on wheels. The robotic devices can move around the grid under instruction from a computing device, the robotic devices being moved to a point on the grid above a stack of containers and then, using a lifting device, engage and lift a container from the stack. The container is then moved to a point where the objects in the container can be accessed. Modifications to the workspace and grid are described that allow vehicles and roll cages to be used to move stacks from the workspace to a point outside the workspace or from outside the workspace into the workspace.
US10661988B2	Low temperature storage system, transport mechanism, and low temperature storage vessel A low temperature storage system, a transport mechanism, and a low temperature storage vessel are provided, which enable downsizing and simplification of the transport mechanism, as well as stable transport of stored objects. A low temperature storage system (1) includes a low temperature storage vessel (10) and a transport mechanism (20). The transport mechanism (20) includes a reciprocating part (30) that has a holding part (35) and that is capable of reciprocating along a transfer direction, and guide unit (40). The guide unit (40) include an in-vessel guide (50) fixedly placed inside the low temperature storage vessel (10), and a telescopic guide (60) configured to be able to extend and contract along the transfer direction. The telescopic guide (60) is provided independently of the in-vessel guide (50) so as to be connectable to the in-vessel guide (50).
US10661987B2	Bin tipper for lifting a collection bin and depositing material contained in the collection bin A bin tipper includes a vertical support column, a cam track adjacent to the vertical support column, a structural member mounted to and configured to translate along the vertical support column, and a gripper assembly including a gripper mount having gripper arms mounted thereon that are configured to receive and hold a collection bin. The cam track includes a proximal portion parallel to the vertical support column and a distal portion provided at an angle with respect to the vertical support column. A first end of the gripper mount is pivotally mounted to the structural member and a second end of the gripper mount includes a cam follower extending therefrom that is configured to move within the proximal and distal portions of the cam track. The gripper assembly lifts and inverts the collection bin based on a position of the cam follower of the gripper mount within the cam track.
US10661986B2	Refuse collection vehicle with telescoping arm A refuse collection vehicle has a container collection arm with a telescoping boom coupled with a refuse stowage unit of the vehicle. A grasping mechanism is coupled with an end of the boom. A rotary actuator couples the grasping mechanism with the boom to enable a waste container to be moved between a pick up position and a dump position.
US10661985B2	Single-button control method of an induction actuated container A single-button control method of an induction actuated container, wherein the method comprises the steps of activating the control system of the container to enable the IR sensor operate in a normally-detecting state; detecting an object within a detecting area of the IR sensor; actuating, in responsive to a click of the control button, the cover panel to move to its opened position, when the control system is in the power-on state and the cover panel is in the closed position; normally retaining, in responsive to a click of the control button, the cover panel in the opened position, when the cover panel is moved to its opened position in responsive to an object detection; and actuating, in responsive to a click of the control button, the cover panel to move to its closed position, when the cover panel is in the normally-opened position.
US10661981B2	Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet positioned in a bottom thereof and a gate affixed adjacent the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to a second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container can be a ten foot ISO container.
US10661977B2	Blank for assembling a device for packaging at least one windscreen wiper Blank (1) for assembling a device for packaging at least one windscreen wiper, said blank (1) being of elongate shape and comprising at least two adjacent longitudinal areas (2, 3) that can be articulated to one another via a longitudinal folding line (4), each longitudinal area (2, 3) being intended to form a longitudinal face of the packaging device, at least one of the longitudinal areas (2, 3) being further articulated at each of its longitudinal ends to an end area (21, 22; 31, 32), via a transverse folding line (5, 6; 7, 8), each end area (21, 22; 31, 32) being adapted to form a substantially transverse end face of the packaging device, said blank (1) being characterized in that it includes, at one of its longitudinal ends at least, longitudinal shock absorbing means (11) situated at the level of the longitudinal folding line (4) and spaced longitudinally and/or extending to a point spaced longitudinally from the transverse folding line or lines (5, 6; 7, 8) of the corresponding longitudinal end of the blank (1).
US10661976B2	Container and container system An example container includes a bottom support, a plurality of side walls and a top cover. The top cover includes a flat portion and a tented portion. In some examples, the bottom support, the side walls and the flat portion of the top cover form a rectangular box portion, and the bottom support, the side walls and the tented portion of the top cover form a tented box portion. The rectangular box portion and the tented box portion may be in communication with one another.
US10661975B2	Resealable container including insert Containers that comprise a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a front wall that has an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom edge. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The container also comprises a resealable label configured to open and close the inner package when the lid of the housing is opened and closed, wherein the resealable lable is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the front wall of the lid. The container also comprises an insert comprising a line of weakness and a communication portion, wherein the insert is coupled to the resealable label to maintain connection of the insert with the container until the line of weakness is broken.
US10661972B2	Granule dispenser In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a granule dispenser comprising a container for holding granulated components, a cap coupled to a bottom of said container, and a stopper. The stopper may be spring loaded against the ridge of said cap. An interface between the stopper and the cap comprises a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of sawtooth forms, wherein the protrusions mate to a base portion between the sawtooth forms in a first position to form a seal between the cap and the stopper, and wherein, when the stopper is rotated, the protrusions engage a sloped portion of the sawtooth forms to create a plurality of openings between the cap and the stopper.
US10661971B2	Vacuum heat insulating container A vacuum heat insulating container 1 includes an outer tube 2 having a bottom and an inner tube 3 having a bottom and an inner tube 3 having a bottom, the outer tube 2 and the inner tube 3 being arranged in such a way that the central axes thereof being a horizontal direction, an opening end of the outer tube 2 and an opening end of the inner tube 3 being bonded to each other, and a depressurized sealed space 8 being formed between the outer tube 2 and the inner tube 3, in which the vacuum heat insulating container further includes a load receiving part 7 for causing the outer tube 2 to support the inner tube 3, and the location of the load receiving part 7 in a vertical direction coincides with the location of the central axis of the outer tube 2.
US10661968B1	Container system for mixing and dispensing A container system for mixing and dispensing that comprises two containers, each container holding one or more ingredients. A first container is sealed with a frangible seal. A second container is sealed with a reusable cap and closure. At the time of use, the containers are able to be joined in a way that creates a passageway from one container to the other, which allows the ingredients in each container to mix. When the containers are separated, the first container is empty, and the second container holds the mixed ingredients. The second container can be fitted with the reusable cap closure to seal off the mixed ingredients from the ambient environment.
US10661964B2	Packages for ophthalmic lenses containing pharmaceutical agents A packaging for an ophthalmic lens containing a pharmaceutical agent.
US10661960B2	Blister packages The present invention pertains to a process for packaging one or more products, said process comprising the following steps: (i) providing a package having an opening, said package comprising at least one sheet, said sheet comprising the following layers: a layer [layer (L1)] consisting of a composition [composition (C1)] comprising, preferably consisting of, at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T1)], said layer (L1) having two opposite surfaces, wherein one surface comprises one or more grafted functional groups [surface (L1-S1-f)], directly adhered to the surface (L1-S1-f), a layer [layer (L2)] consisting of at least one metal compound [compound (M1)], and optionally, directly adhered to the layer (L2), a layer (L3) consisting of a composition [composition (C3)] comprising, preferably consisting of at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T2)], said polymer (T2) being equal to or different from the polymer (T1); (ii) feeding the package provided in step (i) with one or more products; and (iii) sealing the package provided in step (ii). The present invention also pertains to said package, to a process for the manufacture of said package and to uses of said package in various applications.
US10661959B2	Device and display package assembly Disclosed is an assembly that comprises a user mobility device and a display package. The user mobility device comprises a handle region covered by a handle cover. The display package provided with a hanging panel having a hang tab region that extends past the handle region of the user mobility device and having a hanging aperture and a boundary that defines an open region proximal to handle region of the user mobility device to permit manual grasping of the handle region without the necessity to remove the user mobility device from the display package.
US10661958B1	Mask product and associated method A mask product includes a pliable fabric mask that can be hung for display purposes, and a two piece head structure that includes a front head structure and a rear head structure. The mask product has a packaging and shipping state in which the fabric mask is disposed over at least the front head structure, and the rear head structure is reversed in position and nested into the front head structure so as to minimize the footprint of the mask product, and a display state in which the front head structure engages with the rear head structure to form a completed full head structure, the pliable fabric mask being disposed over the full head structure.
US10661957B2	Tool kits Tool kits are provided with multiple detachable tool components. The tool kits are formed into a planar card shape with an irregular outer boundary that includes at least part of a profile of one or more of the detachable tool component(s).
US10661953B2	Magnet holder with a receptacle A receptacle holder (1)—consisting of a U-shaped base part (5) and a holder part (6) that closes the opening of the U-shaped base part, whereby the holder part (6) comprises a magnet, with a receptacle (2) with up to 50 ml fill level, consisting of a vial (3) and a closing part (4), wherein, a ferrous metal is arranged in the closing part (4) and the receptacle (2) is arrangeable on the first side (7) of the holder part (6) that faces towards the U-shaped base part.
US10661945B2	Sports and/or mixing bottle A sports bottle is described. The bottle includes a hollow body comprising a housing having a peripheral wall, a cylindrical drink holding chamber inside the peripheral wall; a plurality of mixing chamber in fluid communication with the drink holding chamber, each one of the mixing chambers being hemispherical chambers at opposed ends of the cylindrical drink holding chamber; and an outlet for dispensing drink from the drink holding chamber, the outlet being disposed on an outside of one of the mixing chambers and in fluid communication therewith. Also described is a sports bottle including a hollow body comprising a housing having a peripheral wall, a drink holding chamber inside the peripheral wall; an outlet for dispensing drink from the drink holding chamber, the outlet being disposed on an outside of the peripheral wall and in fluid communication with the drink holding chamber, a hold for storing solid nutrition supplements, the hold comprising a plurality of supplement chambers being separated from the drink holding chamber and disposed within the peripheral wall; and a supplement chamber selector to facilitate access through the peripheral wall to a selected one or more of the supplement chambers.
US10661943B2	Metal end closure with an extended score which is opened with a secondary tool A metallic container end closure is provided that generally comprises a primary pour opening and an extended or secondary score which is opened with a secondary tool to form a secondary pour opening. The fact that a secondary tool is required allows the secondary score to be shallower, and thus more secure than deeper scores that are openable by finger pressure alone. Once the secondary tool is used to fracture the secondary score, a secondary pour opening is produced adjacent to the primary pour opening to form a larger opening. A user may insert materials such as ice or oranges through the enlarged pour opening.
US10661940B2	Carton with at least one holder A carton for holding at least one article includes a base, a lid, and a shoulder attached to the base. The base includes a first plurality of panels and the lid includes a second plurality of panels. The lid is foldably connected to the base such that the base and the lid at least partially surround an interior of the carton. The shoulder includes at least one holder for holding at least one accessory for the at least one article.
US10661933B2	Sealing bar for a vacuum drawer and vacuum drawer The invention relates to a sealing bar for a vacuum drawer for vacuuming food, having a base support which comprises at least one welding wire extending in the longitudinal direction over the surface, with the welding wire being fastened to the base support by means of a clamping connection at one side or at both sides.
US10661922B2	Method for forming a packaging from a container, comprising a thermal monitoring phase Method for forming a packaging (2) from a container (1) that has a body (5), a neck (8), and a bottom (6), the container (1) having a deformable zone (15) with an extended configuration in which the zone (15) projects toward the outside of the container (1), with a retracted configuration in which the zone (15) projects toward the inside of the container (1), with this method including the following operations: filling the container (1) with a hot product; closing in an airtight manner the thus filled container (1); measuring the temperature of the stoppered container (1); comparing the measured temperature to a preset threshold value; if the measured temperature is less than or equal to the threshold value, moving the deformable zone (15) back toward its retracted position.
US10661918B2	Self-assembling persistent space platform A spacecraft includes a plurality of deployable module elements, at least one of the deployable module elements including a robotic manipulator, the spacecraft being reconfigurable from a launch configuration to an on-orbit configuration. In the launch configuration, the deployable module elements are disposed in a launch vehicle in a first arrangement. In the on-orbit configuration, the deployable module elements are disposed in a second configuration. The spacecraft is self-assembled by the robotic manipulator reconfiguring the spacecraft from the launch configuration, through a transition configuration, to the on-orbit configuration. The deployable module elements may be in a stacked arrangement in the launch configuration and may be in a side-by-side arrangement in the on-orbit configuration.
US10661914B2	Wireless engine monitoring system for environmental emission control and aircraft networking A wireless engine monitoring system for an aircraft engine includes a housing and wireless transceiver that receives engine data, including engine data relating to environmental engine emissions. A processor processes the engine data and generates an alarm report when the environmental engine emissions exceed a threshold.
US10661913B2	Hybrid ram air turbine with in-line hydraulic pump and generator A hybrid ram air turbine assembly includes a turbine portion having a plurality of turbine blades connected to a turbine shaft via a hub. A pivot joint is connected to the turbine portion by a hydraulic pump and an electric generator. The hydraulic pump and the electric generator are in-line with each other, and the turbine shaft is connected to a generator input shaft via a first gear set.
US10661911B2	Optionally hybrid power system The disclosure is directed to an optionally hybrid power system that may operate either as a traditional power system, deriving power from a single power source, or as a hybrid power system, deriving power from multiple types of power sources. An example optionally hybrid power system may include a gas turbine engine and one or more electric motors. When configured as a traditional power system the optionally hybrid power system may derive all power from the gas turbine engine. However, when configured as a hybrid power system, the one or more motors may be coupled to the optionally hybrid power system to supplement the power produced by the gas turbine engine. Additionally, an operator interface that may control the optionally hybrid power system may select from a plurality of operating modes that depend on the configuration of the optionally hybrid power system.
US10661909B2	Airbag deployable data recorder for aircraft A method and an apparatus for deploying flight data from an aircraft. A bag is stored in a deflated state on the aircraft. The flight data is stored on a memory device coupled to the bag. The bag is inflated from the deflated state to the inflated state in response to a pressure level greater than a threshold pressure level to deploy the bag with the memory device coupled thereto from the aircraft.
US10661908B2	Passive anti-frosting surface comprised of microscopic wettability patterns containing sacrificial ice A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.
US10661907B2	Hybrid pneumatic and electric secondary power integrated cabin energy system for a pressurized vehicle A system for providing compressed air to pneumatic loads in a vehicle such as an aircraft, the system includes a gas turbine engine having; a) an engine compressor with an air inlet coupled to an interior of a cabin of the vehicle; and b) a load compressor coupled to the gas turbine engine having a compressed air outlet coupled to one or more pneumatic loads of the vehicle. One or more electrically driven cabin air compressors (CAC) have compressed air outlets coupled to the one or more pneumatic loads.
US10661903B2	Aircraft passenger suite seating arrangements with all aisle access In an illustrative embodiment, a premium class seating arrangement for an aircraft cabin includes at least three passenger suites, each passenger suite including a seat movable between an upright position and a horizontal bed position and an ottoman which expands a surface area of the bed position. The passenger suites may cooperatively form a nested arrangement capable of nesting with identical passenger suite arrangements longitudinally within the cabin area. At least two of the ottomans of the passenger suites may be longitudinally offset in installation position. Each passenger suite in the arrangement is afforded direct aisle access without interference by another passenger suite.
US10661902B1	Artificial intelligence system for estimating excess non-sapient payload capacity on mixed-payload aeronautic excursions An artificial intelligence system for estimating excess non-sapient payload capacity on mixed-payload aeronautic excursions includes at least a server that produces a corpus of aeronautic excursion data, from data that may be received via one or more data feeds. The at least a server is designed and configured to receive at least an aeronautic excursion parameter regarding a future mixed-payload aeronautic excursion. The at least a server is designed and configured to output an excess non-sapient payload storage estimation based on the at least an aeronautic excursion parameter. The system includes a capacity estimation artificial intelligence module operating on the at least a server, the capacity estimation artificial intelligence module designed and configured to generate the excess non-sapient payload storage estimation as a function of the corpus of aeronautic excursion data and the at least an aeronautic excursion parameter.
US10661900B2	Method, apparatus, and kit for assembling a mobile platform An apparatus and kit for assembling a mobile platform and methods for making and using the same. When associated with a mobile platform, a power device can be installed outside a control device coupled with the mobile platform. The power device can be located outside a housing enclosing the mobile platform and exposed to an external operating environment of the mobile platform. Heat generated by the power device can be dissipated without installation of additional cooling equipment. The power device and the control device can thus have lower operating temperatures and longer lifetimes. The power device can be installed on a module associated with the mobile platform for further improving heat dissipation of the power device. The module optionally can function as a shock absorber for preventing damage to the power device in case the mobile platform is involved in a crash.
US10661898B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle for infrastructure maintenance An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a body that supports one or more rotors, the one or more rotors each driven by a motor and configured to provide lift to the body. The UAV further includes a parts handler coupled to the body, the parts handler configured to grasp a payload, and rotate the payload with respect to an external structure to couple the payload to, or decouple the payload from, the external structure. The UAV includes a stabilizing mechanism extending from the body, the stabilizing mechanism configured to contact the external structure without transferring entire weight of the UAV to the external structure and prevent rotation of the body when the part-handler rotates the payload.
US10661896B2	Helicopter A multicopter having a plurality of propellers is provided with electric motors, at least one main battery, a generator, and an engine. The electric motors drive the propellers. The main battery is a first electric power source that supplies the electric power to the electric motors. The generator is a second electric power source that supplies the electric power to the electric motors. The engine drives the generator. When a remaining capacity of the main battery is less than a threshold, the generator charges the main battery with the electric power that has been converted from motive power from the engine.
US10661892B2	Aircraft having omnidirectional ground maneuver capabilities An aircraft having omnidirectional ground maneuver capabilities. The aircraft includes an airframe and a plurality of propulsion assemblies attached to the airframe. Each of the propulsion assemblies includes a nacelle having a mast axis, a rotor assembly having a tilting degree of freedom relative to the mast axis and a tail assembly rotatable about the mast axis. The tail assembly includes at least one wheel having a rotational axis. A flight control system is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies including tilting each rotor assembly and rotating each tail assembly. For each propulsion assembly, the rotor assembly and the tail assembly have complementary configurations in which a thrust vector generated by the rotor assembly has a horizontal component that is generally perpendicular to the rotational axis of the wheel, thereby enabling omnidirectional ground maneuvers.
US10661887B2	Motor and propeller thrust generating device A motor includes a fixed shaft, a first rotor supported by the fixed shaft in a rotatable manner relative to the fixed shaft, a first stator fixed to the fixed shaft and applying rotation torque that rotates the first rotor toward one side in a circumferential direction of the fixed shaft, a second rotor provided at a position different from a position of the first rotor in an axial direction in a rotatable manner relative to the fixed shaft, and a second stator fixed to the fixed shaft and applying rotation torque that rotates the second rotor toward another side in a circumferential direction of the fixed shaft.
US10661885B2	Shape memory alloy active spars for blade twist A system for changing a shape a structural spar includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a plurality of adjoining structural strips axially aligned to form the structural spar. At least one of the structural strips is formed from a shape memory alloy. The system also includes a temperature control system to control a temperature of the at least one shape memory alloy strip. Heat applied to the at least one shape memory alloy strip causes the structural spar to twist or bend.
US10661882B2	Wing lock and disconnect mechanisms for a RC aircraft A radio-controlled (RC) aircraft has a wing lock and disconnect mechanism. The RC aircraft has a structural member and a wing that disconnects from a fuselage. The RC aircraft has a lock mechanism, a wing structural member recess, a fuselage structural member recess, a lock recess, and an aperture. The lock mechanism couples to the wing and is adapted to fit within the lock recess of the fuselage. The wing structural member receives the structural member. The fuselage structural members recess corresponds to the wing structural member recess. The lock recess receives the lock mechanism. The wing disconnects from the fuselage by unlocking the lock mechanism. The structural member fits within the wing structural member recess and the fuselage structural member recess.
US10661879B2	Aircraft with selective cargo area access An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior, a divider member that divides the cabin interior into a cargo hold and a passenger cabin, front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger cabin, a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. Pivoting one of the forward door or the aft door from the closed to the open position causes the other of the forward door or the aft door to pivot from the closed position to the open position.
US10661876B2	System and method for controlling information representative of the use by one or more users of one or more habitable locations of a ship System and method for controlling representative information about the use by one or more users of one or more habitable locations of a ship, comprising: a plurality of habitable locations, each habitable location comprising a plurality of electrical and/or electronic components controllable during the use of the habitable location by a user; a plurality of local control units, each local control unit of said plurality being operatively associated with at least one portion of habitable locations of the plurality of habitable locations of the ship, each local control unit being configured to control said at least one portion of habitable locations to which it is operatively connected; a central control unit; a data communications network, each local control unit of said plurality being operatively associated with the central control unit via the data communications network.
US10661868B2	Vessel propulsion apparatus and vessel including the same A vessel propulsion apparatus includes a propulsive force generator including a duct and a propeller. The duct includes a stator. The propeller includes a rim that includes a rotor disposed at a position facing the stator, and a blade on an inner side in a radial direction of the rim. The vessel propulsion apparatus further includes a steering shaft that turnably supports the duct, a motor controller that rotationally drives an electric motor including the stator and the propeller in forward and reverse rotation directions, a turning mechanism that turns the duct in a full turning angle range including a range of ±180 degrees, and a turning angle range limiter that limits a turning angle range of the turning mechanism to a reduced turning angle range narrower than the full turning angle range, and when a predetermined limitation cancellation condition is met, cancels the limitation and allows turning in a turning angle range wider than the reduced turning angle range.
US10661863B1	Hydrodynamic surfboard An apparatus comprising a board such as a surfboard or body board is disclosed. The board comprises a top deck and a bottom. The board comprises a forward end and a rear end. The distance between the forward end and the rear end defines a length of the board. The board further comprises rails provided at side of the board, which defines a width of the board. The rails are provided in a step-like structure to reduce thickness of the rails coming in contact with wave water wall. The board further comprises a cut-section provided at bottom along longitudinal axis of the board to reduce resistance against surface of the water when in motion. The board further comprises a set of fins provided at bottom near the rear end. Further, the board comprises at least one stringer at its center to strengthen the board, reduce deformation, and add stiffness to the board.
US10661862B2	Floating wind turbine assembly, as well as a method for mooring such a floating wind turbine assembly Disclosed is a floating wind turbine assembly, including a floating platform and a wind turbine arranged on top of the floating platform, the wind turbine having a mast with a mast axis, of which a lower end is connected to the floating platform, and a nacelle arranged on top of the mast, wherein the floating platform is connected to a seafloor with a plurality of tensioned mooring lines, wherein the mooring lines each include a mooring line axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the mooring line, wherein the mooring line axes intersect each other at a crossing position on the mast axis and at an elevation level at or above the nacelle, as well as a method for mooring such a floating wind turbine assembly.
US10661859B2	Lever apparatus A lever apparatus includes a lever operated by a user, a biasing member that is a source of an operation reaction force of the lever, and a linkage mechanism configured to link the lever and the biasing member. The linkage mechanism includes a lever-side rotating body pivoted according to pivoting of the lever, and a biasing member-side rotating body engaged with lever-side rotating body and installed closer to the biasing member than the lever-side rotating body. The linkage mechanism varies a ratio of a variation of a rotation angle of the biasing member-side rotating body to a variation of a rotation angle of the lever-side rotating body according to an operation amount of the lever.
US10661855B2	Bicycle suspension with shock strut A bicycle comprises a main frame defining a spring mount, a pivot mount, and a reinforcing strut substantially directly connecting the spring mount to the pivot mount. The reinforcing strut is asymmetrically positioned on one side of the central plane. A rear frame is movable relative to the main frame, a pivot link couples the main frame to the rear frame, and a spring assembly couples a portion of the pivot link to the main frame. The pivot link comprises a left link member, a right link member, and a link bridge connecting the left link member to the right link member. Preferably, the link bridge is positioned rearward of a seat tube on the main frame. The rear frame comprises a seatstay bridge connecting a left and right seatstays. The main frame can support a crank assembly having a chainring offset from the central plane on the same side as the reinforcing strut.
US10661853B2	Scooter with rear swivel wheel A personal mobility vehicle or scooter includes a least one swivel caster wheel supported at the rear of the scooter. The scooter has a body that includes a deck and a handlebar assembly. The scooter includes at least one front wheel with the deck extending between the at least one front wheel and the at least one swivel wheel. The scooter can also include an angled rear portion supporting a rear swivel caster wheel such that the pivot axis of the swivel wheel is inclined with respect to the top surface of the deck. Embodiments of the scooter also include a swivel braking assembly configured to apply a braking force to the at least one swivel wheel.
US10661849B1	Adjustable motorcycle backrest bracket The present invention is directed to an adjustable motorcycle backrest assembly that allows adjustment of the height and tilt of a backrest. The assembly includes a mounting bracket configured to conform to and fit between the driver's seat and the front edge of a passenger's seat. The height and tilt adjustable portion of the assembly slides into the mounting bracket and includes the means to slide the adjustable assembly upward and downward. A hinged clamp positioned at the top of the sliding assembly along with a tilting bracket provide the mechanism to adjust the tilt of the backrest. Loosening and tightening of a single bolt allows adjustment of both the height and tilt of the motorcycle backrest.
US10661848B2	Seat device A position adjusting device, which adjusts the position of a seat in a height direction, includes a seat support plate that supports the seat and a rotary link that rotates integrally with the seat support plate when the position of the seat is adjusted. The seat support plate includes a front portion that is positioned directly under an occupant's buttocks when the occupant is seated in the seat, and a rear portion that is positioned on the rear side of the front portion. The rotary link includes a front link and a rear link that are provided at positions different from each other in a front to back direction. The front link and the rear link are mounted on the front portion, and the width of the front portion is smaller than the width of the rear portion.
US10661847B2	Track wheel suspension for a construction machine A track wheel suspension for a construction machine is introduced. The track wheel suspension includes a track wheel engageable to a track and a swing device including a first coupling portion. The first coupling portion is arranged for rotatably supporting the track wheel. Furthermore, the track 5 wheel suspension including a swing bar with a first bar end which is arranged for being mounted to a second coupling portion of the swing device. The swing bar provides a swing axis which is offset from a rotation axis of the track wheel such that a swing movement of the swing device enables a movement of the track wheel in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis.
US10661837B2	Door hinge standoff structure A system for attaching a door to the body of a vehicle includes an inner pillar stiffener, an outer pillar stiffener laterally outward from the inner pillar stiffener, and an outer panel laterally outward from the outer panel stiffener. The system has a standoff structure located between the outer pillar stiffener and the outer panel, a door hinge, hinge bolts for fastening the door hinge to the standoff structure, the hinge bolts received through holes in the outer panel, the holes in the standoff structure, the holes in the outer pillar stiffener, and plate nuts for securing the hinge bolts to the outer pillar stiffener. The standoff structure includes a cup-shaped body having a bottom portion, a sidewall portion, and an edge, a flange extending around the edge of the cup-shaped body, holes in the cup-shaped body, and weld collars extending inward from the holes to the outer pillar stiffener.
US10661833B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes a first structural member extending in a vehicle lateral direction and a second structural member extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The second structural member is connected to the first structural member. An off-center impact structure is connected to at least one of the first structural member and the second structural member. The off-center impact structure has a curved contact surface. The curved contact surface is laterally spaced from the other of the first structural member and the second structural member.
US10661832B2	Angle and geometry of the front cross member A passenger compartment support for an electric vehicle includes a front cross beam forming a portion of a firewall configured to separate a passenger compartment of the vehicle from a motor compartment of the vehicle. The cross beam has a left portion, a medial portion, and a right portion. The left and right are bent rearward relative to the medial portion. The left portion is coupled with a left structure of the electric vehicle and the right portion is coupled with a ride structure of the electric vehicle. A right crash beam is coupled with and generally orthogonal to a right medial portion. A left crash beam is coupled with and generally orthogonal to a left medial portion. A floor structure is coupled with a bottom of the cross beam. A rigid tunnel is coupled to a rear of the cross beam and a top of the floor structure.
US10661830B1	Yaw orientation error detection Methods, apparatus, and systems for detecting and compensating for yaw orientation error or misalignment of an IMU in a vehicle navigation system. Acceleration measurements available from the IMU can be used for fast, reliable, and compact estimation of alignment error whether or not the IMU and fixed-body frames share an origin or not. The detection can be included in a navigation solution for guidance and control systems of a vehicle without having to utilize other measurements such as GPS.
US10661828B2	System and method for estimating steering torque A system and a method for estimating a steering torque, may include receiving, in a controller, information including a value of a yaw rate and a value of a lateral acceleration of a vehicle collected in the vehicle in real time; determining and estimating, in the controller, a value of a rack force from the received information and a setting information using a predetermined model formula of estimating the rack force; and generating, in the controller, an estimated value of the steering torque according to an operation of a steering wheel of a driver from the estimated value of the rack force using a predetermined value of a gain.
US10661821B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly is provided that includes an inner shroud portion and an outer shroud portion, the inner shroud portion extending into the outer shroud portion and including a rail. The rail includes a slot with two opposing sides, each of which has teeth. A toothed block is provided that engages with the teeth of the slot, when a clamping mechanism is actuated. The toothed block is supported by a carrier that allows the toothed block to be free to move from side-to-side when engaged with the slot, and the teeth of the slot and the toothed block are shaped such that the toothed block may engage the teeth of the slot at any position when the clamping mechanism is actuated. The teeth of a first side of the slot prevent the block from moving in a collapse direction of the assembly and the teeth of the second side of the slot permit movement in a collapse direction but apply a thrust towards the teeth of the first side. The carrier includes a biasing spring that urges the toothed block towards the first side of the slot.
US10661818B2	Tool organizer A method for monitoring a tool set is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method comprises configuring a tool organizer in an open configuration. The tool organizer contains at least a portion of a tool set. The method further comprises visually inspecting the contents of the tool organizer to determine a first level of completeness of the tool set; recording the first level of completeness of the tool set; releasing the tool organizer and contents for use by a third party; receiving the tool organizer and returned contents from the third party; configuring the tool organizer in an open configuration; visually inspecting the returned contents of the tool organizer to determine a second level of completeness of the tool set; and comparing the first level of completeness with the second level of completeness to determine whether one or more tools from the tool set are missing.
US10661815B2	Railway car hatch cover latch The present railway car hatch cover latch assembly includes a latch plate. One end of the latch assembly rod is affixed to a bracket, with the adjustable end usually comprising an eye at the end of a threaded shaft. The threaded shaft is received in a keeper. The keeper in turn supports and holds a coil spring between the eye and the keeper cap. A bent hooking rod has two upturned ends that hold the end of the coil spring nearest the eye. The center of the bent hooking rod extends from the keeper to form a receiver. A latch plate includes a pivot rod that extends through the receiver of the bent hooking rod. The latch paddle itself contacts and holds the hatch cover is a compressively closed position against the railway car hatch ring.
US10661813B2	System for moving electrically powered apparatuses A system for moving electrically powered apparatuses is described, comprising at least one fixed supporting track along which the apparatuses are moved. The track is made by a tubular section bar having an opening extending for its whole length and at least one carriage is movably housed inside the track. The system further comprises at least one motor for moving the carriage in the track.
US10661812B2	Display device A display device is a device mounted on a vehicle including an engine, and an electric motor connected to a drive wheel, the display device including: a display unit capable of displaying a predetermined image indicating that the engine operates; and a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display the predetermined image when the engine operates with fuel consumption, in which, when regeneration by the electric motor is performed and an operation request for causing the engine to operate occurs, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the predetermined image regardless of an operation state of the engine.
US10661810B2	System and method for setting functions according to location An apparatus, system, and method for controlling functions of a vehicular alarm. The method includes receiving one or more signals including location information, determining a location of the vehicle using the location information, setting one or more functions based on the location information, determining whether an alarm function is activated, and activating the one or more functions according to the setting upon determining that an alarm has been activated. The method may further include using GPS data or signals transmitted from one or more base stations (e.g., from cellular telephone base stations, computer networks, proprietary transmitters, etc.) to determine the position of the apparatus (e.g., installed in the vehicle). The apparatus may also inform a user of regulations relating to an area dependent upon its location.
US10661801B2	Control device for vehicle and control method for vehicle A transmission controller gives an engagement instruction to a forward clutch so that the forward clutch is engaged when a rotation speed of the engine becomes a target engine rotation speed set on the basis at least of a vehicle speed and a speed ratio of a continuously variable transmission after the engine is started, if a cancellation request for a sailing-stop control is made during execution of the sailing-stop control, and the continuously variable transmission is downshifted before the forward clutch is engaged, if the target engine rotation speed when the cancellation request for the sailing-stop control is made is less than a first predetermined value.
US10661791B2	Integrated control system for vehicle and controlling method thereof In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle may include a plurality of sensors configured to detect an object and to output a plurality of detection signals having a steering torque related to a result of detection; a braking device driver configured to drive a driving device of the vehicle; and a controller configured to select a single detection signal among the plurality of detection signals based on a predetermined priority, and configured to output an integrated control signal controlling the braking device driver based on the determined steering torque of the detection signal.
US10661786B2	Autonomous parking assist apparatus and method for assisting parking using the same An autonomous parking assist apparatus and a method for assisting parking using the apparatus are provided. The autonomous parking assist apparatus includes an environment information detector that detects surrounding environment information of a vehicle and a processor that senses a change in a parking environment using the environment information detector after the vehicle is parked. Additionally, the processor determines whether a realignment of the vehicle is required and performs the realignment of the vehicle based on the determined result.
US10661785B2	Systems and methods for integrated chassis control in ground vehicles A vehicle chassis control system may include a target calculation module, brake control module, suspension control module, and tire pressure control module. The target calculation module calculates a target brake torque, a target vertical force, and a target tire pressure associated with the wheel of a vehicle. The brake control module adjusts brake torque applied to the wheel based on a comparison of the target brake torque and an estimated current brake torque. The suspension control module adjusts vertical force applied to the wheel based on a comparison of the target vertical force and an estimated current vertical force. The tire pressure control module adjusts tire pressure in the wheel based on a comparison of the target tire pressure and a measured tire pressure.
US10661781B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes: a state determining portion configured to determine whether an engine is in a first operational state corresponding to a normal operation state or a second operational state corresponding to an engine stop state in which the engine is stopped and/or a catalyst warming-up state in which the engine is operated to warm up a catalyst; and a shift control portion configured, in process of a shifting action of a transmission mechanism, to control at least an engaging pressure of an engaging coupling device as one of a plurality of coupling devices of the transmission mechanism, which is to be placed in an engaged state upon completion of the shifting action, such that the engaging pressure of the engaging coupling device is controlled to be lower when the engine is in the second operational state, than when the engine is in the first operational state.
US10661780B2	Controller for vehicle A controller includes a SOC prediction unit to predict a SOC, based on a predicted result of a road grade and a vehicle speed in a scheduled travel route, and a discharge control unit to execute a discharge increasing control to previously increase a discharge quantity of the battery to prevent the battery from becoming in a saturation state based on a predicted SOC, when the battery becomes in the saturation state. The discharge control unit includes a first mode to execute an assist discharge increasing control in an assist travel, and a second mode to execute an EV discharge increasing control by decreasing the vehicle speed and by increasing an opportunity of an EV travel, as the discharge increasing control. When the EV discharge increasing control can be executed, the EV discharge increasing control is executed with priority relative to the assist discharge increasing control.
US10661778B2	Hybrid vehicle and controller for hybrid vehicle having a power storage capacity decreasing control A hybrid vehicle including: an engine; a motor; a power storage device; and a control device configured to: i) automatically start and stop the engine; ii) execute, in a current trip, a power storage capacity decreasing control of controlling the engine and the motor such that a power storage capacity of the power storage device in a case where the hybrid vehicle is predicted to be parked at a predetermined point is lower than that in a case where the hybrid vehicle is predicted to not be parked at the predetermined point, and execute, in a next trip, a power storage capacity recovering control; and iii) limit execution of the power storage capacity decreasing control when the hybrid vehicle is predicted to be parked at the predetermined point is predicted and a stopping prohibiting condition for the engine is satisfied.
US10661776B1	Apparatus and method for controlling transmission of vehicle An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle includes: a prediction device that obtains first driving data of the vehicle while driving in a predetermined section of a road ahead of a speed bump and predicts second driving data of the vehicle behind the speed bump, based on the first driving data of the vehicle; a calculation device that calculates a predicted gear ratio of the transmission, based on the predicted second driving data and a grade of the predetermined section of the road ahead of the speed bump; and a controller that determines a target gear ratio into which a current gear ratio of the transmission is to be shifted based on the predicted gear ratio and performs transmission control for the vehicle according to the determined target gear ratio.
US10661771B2	Electronic parking brake system for vehicle and driving method thereof Disclosed herein are an electronic parking brake system for a vehicle and a method of driving the system, which are capable of stopping the vehicle when the operation of a vehicle service brake is impossible during the travel of the vehicle. The electronic parking brake system for the vehicle includes a controller that stores a control value of a parking brake for decelerating the vehicle to a target deceleration and outputs a braking command including the control value of the parking brake, and an electronic parking brake that generates a clamping force based on a braking command inputted from the controller.
US10661770B2	Control device and method for operating a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle A control device for a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle; as a reaction to a supplied warning signal as to a probable, early request for braking, the control device being configured to force at least one wheel exhaust valve of the hydraulic brake system into an open position in an undelayed or delayed manner and to activate a motor of a motorized hydraulic device of the hydraulic brake system; and as a reaction to a supplied brake setpoint signal as to requested braking with a current, setpoint deceleration not equal to zero, the control device being configured to force the at least one wheel exhaust valve into a closed position and to control the motor according to the setpoint deceleration currently requested. The present invention also relates to a hydraulic brake system for a vehicle and to a method for operating a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle.
US10661769B2	Method for controlling brakes Disclosed is a method for automatically controlling brakes in a trailer vehicle having antilock control, wherein wheel rotational speeds are continuously monitored and evaluated at wheels having antilock control. According to the method, lateral acceleration and longitudinal acceleration of the trailer vehicle are determined. If a predefined, critical lateral acceleration is exceeded, an automatic braking process occurs. A control unit and trailer vehicle are also disclosed in connection with the inventive method.
US10661768B2	Lane departure prevention apparatus A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a controlling device (172) configured to control a braking device (122) so that prevention yaw moment for preventing a vehicle from departing from a driving lane; and determining device (173) configured to determine whether or not slip ratio of a front wheel is larger than a first threshold value (KSfr) and whether or not slip ratio of a rear wheel is larger than a second threshold value (KSrr), the controlling device is configured to control the braking device so that the braking force applied from the braking device becomes smaller than the braking force for applying the prevention yaw moment, if it is determined that the slip ratio of the front wheel is larger than the first threshold value and/or the slip ratio of the rear wheel is larger than the second threshold value.
US10661767B2	Method for actuating a hydraulic brake system in a motor vehicle A method for actuating a hydraulic brake system in a motor vehicle, in which a hydraulic brake pressure is generated specific to the wheel, data of a driving environment sensor system being taken into account for detecting the instantaneous lateral distance of the motor vehicle from the desired track.
US10661766B2	Hydraulic trailer brake circuit for adjustable gain and improved stability A braking system of a work machine includes a pressurized fluid supply, a base valve fluidly coupled to the supply, a proportional control valve fluidly coupled to the supply, and a fluid output configured to be fluidly coupled to a braking system of a trailer. A first fluid path is selectively fluidly coupling the supply to the fluid output via the base valve, and a second fluid path is selectively fluidly coupling the supply to the fluid output via the proportional control valve. The base valve includes a predefined fixed gain and the proportional control valve includes an adjustable ratio.
US10661765B2	Control device for a controllable brake booster of a braking system and method for operating a controllable brake booster of a braking system A control device for a controllable brake booster of a braking system is configured to: establish a setpoint variable regarding a setpoint operation to be carried out with the aid of the controllable brake booster, under consideration of a provided specified variable regarding a setpoint pressure to be set in a partial volume of the braking system; establish a setpoint difference of the setpoint variable, under consideration of the specified variable and an actual variable regarding an actual pressure present in a subarea of the braking system, to establish a corrected setpoint variable taking the established setpoint difference into consideration; and output a control signal which corresponds to the established corrected setpoint variable to the controllable brake booster and/or to the power supply component of the controllable brake booster.
US10661761B2	Foreign matter removal device and vehicle equipped with foreign matter removal device A foreign matter removal device of the present invention is a foreign matter removal device that removes foreign matters adhering to a lens (101) included in an in-vehicle camera (100), including a camera bracket (91) that attaches the in-vehicle camera (100) to a rear bumper panel (200b) of a vehicle in a state in which the lens (101) is exposed toward the outside of the rear bumper panel (200b) of the vehicle, a high-pressure air generation unit disposed inside the rear bumper panel (200b) and configured to generate high-pressure air, and a nozzle unit provided with a nozzle (22) that injects the high-pressure air toward the lens (101), wherein a through-hole (92) is formed in the camera bracket (91), and the high-pressure air generated by the high-pressure air generation unit passes from the inside to the outside of the rear bumper panel (200b) through the through-hole (92), and is injected from the nozzle (22) toward the lens (101).
US10661759B2	Windshield wiper connector A windshield wiper connector having a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls, a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other; and a channel formed in the top surface, and extending longitudinally along the top of the connector. The connector including a groove near to the proximal end of the connector and sized to be capable of engaging a trapezoidal roller of a wiper arm. The opposing peripheral side walls having a retaining pin aperture aligned with one another and sized to be capable of accepting a retaining pin of at least one pin-type windshield wiper arm. The channel on the top of the connector sized to be capable of accepting a bayonet style wiper arm. A wiper blade assembly having a wiper strip, a force distribution structure, and a connector as described above.
US10661758B2	Connection module for a wiper device of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a connection module 10 for a wiper device 1 of an outer surface 20 of a window 2 of a motor vehicle intended to be arranged between a windscreen wiper 30 and a driving arm 60, the connection module 10 comprising a hydraulic connector 12 and an electrical connector 14, one of the hydraulic 12 and electrical 14 connectors, called first connector, comprising at least one longitudinal electrical or hydraulic routing channel 120, the other of the hydraulic 12 and electrical 14 connectors, called second connector, comprising two longitudinal electrical or hydraulic routing channels 120, the connection module 10 being characterized in that the first connector is at least partially arranged laterally between the two longitudinal routing channels of the second connector.
US10661754B2	Inside door handle system for a door of a vehicle The invention relates to an inside door handle system for a door of a vehicle, wherein the door is transferable into a locking state and into an unlocked state by a closing system, comprising an actuation element for the actuation of the closing system and at least one support connectable with the door at which the actuation element is assembled, and further comprising at least a sensor element which with an approaching of an object in its recognition area transmits a recognition signal, wherein a release mode for the closing system is intended with which the closing system is in the unlocked state with which the actuation of the actuation element successively effects an opening function of the door wherein a control unit can be brought into data communication with the closing system and the sensor element, wherein in dependence on an existing recognition signal and of a vehicle related release signal the control unit transfers the closing system into the release mode.
US10661750B2	Load limiting seat belt buckle assemblies A seat belt buckle assembly includes a buckle housing; a plate extending from the buckle housing and defining a slot; and a bracket including a rivet engaged in the slot. The plate and rivet are configured such that, in response to an impact force that exceeds a threshold acting to pull the buckle housing away from the bracket, the slot plastically deforms, permitting the buckle housing and plate to translate relative to the bracket.
US10661735B2	Cable connecting structure A cable connecting structure for connecting a power supplying cable to a terminal-block-side terminal in a terminal block provided on one of an electric-motor side and a power-source side, wherein the power supplying cable includes a conductive wire, a covering, and a cable-side terminal, wherein a protective cover is provided so as to allow the power supplying cable to be disposed therein in a state in which the protective cover is contracted while one end thereof is fixed to the covering outside the terminal block and the other end thereof is held in engagement with the terminal block, and wherein, when the conductive wire and the terminal are disconnected from each other and the power supplying cable is accordingly withdrawn from the terminal block, the protective cover extends such that the other end thereof goes beyond a distal end of the power supplying able.
US10661733B2	Interaction method, interaction apparatus and vehicle-mounted device Embodiments of the present invention provide an interaction method, an interaction apparatus and a vehicle-mounted device. The interaction method comprises: determining a holding position of at least one first hand and a holding pressure of at least one second hand on a steering wheel of a vehicle; and at least according to the holding position of the at least one first hand and the holding pressure of the at least one second hand, determining a target relative position. The embodiments of the present invention provide an interaction solution.
US10661730B2	Multi-core cable for vehicle A multi-core cable for vehicle includes two power wires, two signal wires, two electric wires, and a sheath. The two power wires have the same size and are made of the same material. The two signal wires have the same size and are made of the same material, and a pair of the two signal wires is twisted and is configured a twisted pair of signal wires. The two electric wires have the same size and are made of the same material, and a pair of the electric wires is twisted and is configured as a twisted pair of electric wires. The two power wires, the twisted pair of signal wires and the twisted pair of electric wires are stranded.
US10661725B2	Camera module A camera module, which is mounted on an inside of a front windshield of a vehicle and configured to image an external environment of the vehicle, includes multiple lens units on which an optical image of the external environment is incident, individually, and an imaging system to generate an outside image of the external environment by imaging through each of the lens units, individually.
US10661724B2	Vehicle-use camera and automobile A vehicle-use camera, and an automobile are provided, relating to the technical field of automobile parts and equipment. The vehicle-use camera includes a housing (100), a camera body (200), a wire rod (300), a wiring portion (400) and fixing devices (500). The wire rod (300) can be fixed by the wiring portion (400), the wiring portion (400) is connected with the side edge of the vehicle body by a fixing section (401), a wiring section (402) is configured to run through a gap between a vehicle door (600) and a front fender (700), bringing the wire rod (300) to pass through the gap between the vehicle door (600) and the front fender (700) to protrude into the vehicle, thus the vehicle door (700) does not need to be disassembled, the wire rod (300) can be arranged inside the vehicle in an ordered and attached way by the plurality of fixing devices (500), the direction in which the wire rod (300) runs is controlled, alleviating the technical problems existing in the prior art that the wiring harnesses are scattered inside the vehicle door (600), and the vehicle door (600) needs to be disassembled when wiring is arranged in a rubber pipe connected with the vehicle door (600) and with the vehicle body, which leads to a long time for installation, and causes the buckles of the vehicle door (600) to be easily damaged and the vehicle door (600) to be loosened, and causes a vibration noise; and the installation difficulty of side cameras is reduced, and promotion and application of the product are facilitated.
US10661723B2	Mounting bracket for seatback in-vehicle entertainment A mounting bracket for seatback in-vehicle entertainment including: a base bracket including posts and a hinge mount; a first inner bracket including grooves corresponding to the posts and, when each of the posts is received in its corresponding groove, a first opening for a first headrest post is formed and a second opening for a second headrest post is formed; a second inner bracket including openings corresponding to the posts, a third opening overlapping the first opening and a fourth opening overlapping the second opening; and a cover including fifth and sixth openings and, when the cover is disposed over the second inner bracket, first inner bracket and base bracket, the fifth opening overlaps the third and first openings to permit the first headrest post to pass therethrough and the sixth opening overlaps the fourth and second openings to permit the second headrest post to pass therethrough.
US10661720B2	Attachable holder An attachable holder has a holder portion with attachment openings in a base portion and a cover. The cover fits over the holder portion and is frictionally held in place. Attachment means such as cable ties or hook and loop straps is used to secure the attachable holder to a handle on a tool such as a weed trimmer, lawn mower etc. to hold safety glasses, ear protection, cell phones, etc. In one embodiment, the cover has retainer sockets or retainer slots in each end that releasably fit within retainer balls or retainer ridges found on the upper surface of the holder portion. In one embodiment, flexible clips and attachment wedges are used to secure the attachable holder to the handle. In another embodiment the cover is connected to the holder portion by an integrally formed hinge that allows the cover to close and open.
US10661719B2	Vehicle interior componet A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The component may comprise a base, a bin moveable between closed and open positions, a tray moveable between retracted and intermediate positions and a cover moveable between an upward position to cover the tray and a lowered position to uncover the tray. The bin may be opened when the tray is in the retracted and intermediate positions. The tray may move from the retracted to the intermediate position when the bin is open and closed. The tray may move from the intermediate to an extended position. The component may comprise a mechanism to retain the bin, guide movement of the bin and guide movement of the cover. The component may comprise a first button to move the cover to uncover the tray and a second button to move the cover and open the bin.
US10661717B2	Console device for vehicle A console device for a vehicle is provided. A console box is provided to be movable to a desired position in the forward-and-backward direction of the vehicle. The console box is inserted into the space under a crash pad when the console box moves in the forward direction of the vehicle. Therefore, utilization of the interior space of the vehicle is maximized, and the console device is therefore suitable for installation in an autonomous vehicle.
US10661716B2	Vehicular exterior electrically variable reflectance mirror reflective element assembly An electrically variable reflectance mirror reflective element includes front and rear glass substrates with an electrochromic medium disposed therebetween and bounded by a perimeter seal. A perimeter layer is disposed at a second surface of the front substrate proximate a perimeter edge of the front substrate. The perimeter layer conceals the perimeter seal from view by a driver of a vehicle. No part of the rear substrate extends beyond any part of the front substrate. At least a portion of the mirror reflector disposed at at least a portion of the third surface of the rear substrate extends from under the perimeter seal outward towards at least a portion of the perimeter edge of the rear substrate. The mirror reflector includes a stack of thin films that includes at least a first metal thin film and a second metal thin film.
US10661714B2	Rearview device with moveable head assembly and method A rearview device for a motor vehicle includes a moveable head assembly, an actuator assembly having a fixed part and a moveable part, the moveable part being attached to the head assembly, a motor cradle configured to attach the actuator assembly to the moveable head assembly. A method of assembling a rearview device comprises providing the rearview device and attaching the actuator assembly to the moveable head assembly using the motor cradle.
US10661713B2	Infrared object detecting module and side view mirror A side view mirror is disclosed. The side view mirror comprises: a mirror; a mirror housing supporting the mirror; and an infrared object detecting module that is fixed to the outside of the mirror housing, emits infrared rays in a direction in which the mirror housing or the mirror is oriented, and uses reflected light from the emitted infrared rays to determine whether an object is present in the direction in which the mirror housing or the mirror is oriented.
US10661710B2	Embedded lighting features for lighting panels Lighting panels and methods of manufacturing lighting panels are described. An example lighting panel includes a substrate that has a planar surface, electrically conductive traces printed onto the planar surface of the substrate, and light sources mounted onto the electrically conductive traces at mounting positions such that the electrically conductive traces form an electrical interconnection between selected ones of the electrically conductive traces and associated ones of the light sources. The lighting panel also includes a polymer sheet provided over the light sources, and a composite base upon which a stack-up of the substrate with the printed electrically conductive traces, the light sources, and the polymer sheet is applied. The light sources are embedded into the composite base and are also flush with a top surface of the stack-up, and the substrate is also embedded into the composite base underneath the light sources at the mounting positions.
US10661703B2	Motorcycle light system and method of use A motorcycle light includes a lighting device, having a headlight contained within a housing; a rod configured to engage with a headlight connection of a motorcycle; and one or more wires to engage with an electrical system of the motorcycle; a motor engaged with the housing and to provide rotational movement of the housing relative to the rod; and one or more sensors in electrical communication with the motor and to detect when the motorcycle is at a leaning position, the one or more sensors to provide a command to the motor to rotate the housing to a desired angle for improved visibility.
US10661702B2	Device and method for controlling light sources in motor vehicles A device controls at least a first light source of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes at least the first light source to provide a first light function and a second light source to provide a second light function. The device includes an electrical structure to detect activation of the second light source, and to deactivate the first light source after detection of activation of the second light source. Also, a method controls at least a first light source of the motor vehicle. The method includes electrically detecting activation of the second light source and electrically deactivating the first light source after detecting activation of the second light source.
US10661697B2	Vehicle-mountable cargo carrier for portable rumble strips A cargo carrier for portable rumble strips is mountable to a hitch assembly for a vehicle. The cargo carrier includes a basket configured to receive and retain a portable rumble strip for storage and transport, and a mounting assembly that includes a pintle adapted to be received in a receiver of a hitch assembly mountable to a vehicle. The basket has a frame that includes frame elements that define a bottom wall, relatively long front and back walls, and relatively short side walls that connect the front wall and the back wall. The front, back, and side walls extend from respective sides of the bottom wall in a common direction. And the basket further includes a rotating element at the top of at least one of the side walls to facilitate drawing rumble strips lengthwise over the side wall into or out of the basket.
US10661696B2	Vehicle insert and method of vehicle loading and unloading A vehicle insert with refrigerated and non refrigerated sections for facilitating product distribution is described which uses a pair of frames defining a vertical member and one or more horizontal members. Several shelves with rollers are attached to the frames. The shelves define a sloped area wherein the lowest point on the shelves is located at a product retrieval point and wherein said insert is wheeled into a vehicle already loaded with product to be delivered.
US10661694B2	Supportive belly pad for a rounded trailer A structurally supportive belly pad is connected to a rounded trailer and configured to support the same near the rear end of the trailer. The belly pad may be arcuately curved complementary to the curvature of the rounded trailer. However, if the belly pad were laid flat, it includes a pair of parallel legs aligned in a generally longitudinal direction with a plurality of transverse ribs extending therebetween. The shape of the belly pad is configured to provide structural support for the trailer which is beneficial especially when the trailer is raised and lowered, typically through hydraulic mechanisms.
US10661693B2	Adjustable footrest for a vehicle A footrest for being supported upon a bulkhead of a vehicle, the footrest comprising a support member comprising a storage compartment for receiving and carrying one or more documents or portable electronic devices and a foot member, wherein the foot member is pivotably coupled to the support member such that the foot member is movable between stowed and deployed states and means for releasably retaining the foot member in the deployed state relative to the support member.
US10661685B2	Pumping apparatus for vehicle seat Disclosed herein is a pumping apparatus for a vehicle seat, which includes an input member rotated by torque input from a handle lever, a clutch unit configured to transmit the input torque to a link mechanism of a seat cushion, a brake unit configured to cut off the torque input in reverse from the link mechanism, a housing accommodating the clutch unit therein, and a fixing member coupled to a rear end of the housing, wherein the input member includes a first input member disposed in front of the housing, and a second input member connected to the first input member and accommodated in the housing, and the clutch unit includes a torque transmission member arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the second input member, and an annular control member having a clutch friction surface formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof.
US10661684B2	Seat height and tilt adjustment mechanism An adjustment assembly or mechanism that permits adjustment of the height and angle of tilt of a vehicle seat includes front and rear latch gears with multiple cogs corresponding to discrete angular positions of the latch gears and consequently discrete heights of the front and rear of the adjustment assembly. The front latch gears pivot about a fixed pivot axis while the rear latch gears pivot about a sliding pivot axis to accommodate tilt angles for the seat. Torsion springs bias the four latch gears to a maximum rotation or pivot position in which the respective ends of the seat are at their highest vertical position. A spindle engages the cogs of the latch gears to hold the latch gears in a particular discrete angular position. Separate front and rear manual actuation levers at the front of the seat can be lifted to release a respective front and rear spindle from a particular cog and allow the driver to adjust the seat position. The independent front and rear adjustment mechanisms allow the driver to place the seat in a wide range of heights and tilt angles, including forward and rearward tilt angles.
US10661672B2	Docking station for the mechanical alignment of an autonomous robotic platform Various embodiments are directed to a docking station for the mechanical alignment of an autonomous robotic platform. A correlator may receive the wheels of a moving autonomous robotic platform. A first set of rollers in the correlator may align the wheels, in a substantially linear direction, into a space created by a second set of rollers attached to a frame of a backstop. The second set of rollers may continue to align the wheels of the moving autonomous robotic platform until the wheels come in contact with a stopping roller coupled to the backstop. The stopping roller may be vertically oriented at a height above a wheel radius of the autonomous robotic platform. The stopping roller provides a force to prevent further forward travel. Upon being stopped by the stopping roller, the autonomous robotic platform is positioned for mating with charging contacts in the docking station.
US10661670B2	Power supply system, transportation apparatus, and power transmission method A power supply system includes a first energy storage, a second energy storage, a power transmission circuit, and circuitry. An electrical load is connected to the first energy storage and to the second energy storage via the power transmission circuit. The circuitry is configured to control the power transmission circuit such that the first energy storage charges the second energy storage and supplies electric power to the electrical load according to a demand of the electrical load when a charge rate in the second energy storage is lower than or equal to a first threshold. The circuitry is configured to control the power transmission circuit such that at least the first energy storage among the first energy storage and the second energy storage supplies electric power to the electrical load according to the demand when the charge rate is higher than the first threshold.
US10661667B2	Electric storage apparatus A battery includes an output terminal, an electric storage device, a relay connected to the output terminal and the electric storage device, and a monitoring apparatus including a detector and a controller, the detector being configured to detect a variation value corresponding to an amount of charge of the electric storage device, the controller receiving an engine activation signal and switching a state of the relay to a closed state. If an engine is not started, the controller switches the state of the relay to an open state.
US10661666B2	Traction distribution method and system of power-distributed train A method for tractive force distribution for a power-distributed train is provided, which includes: determining a current motor car of a target train; acquiring parameter information of the current motor car; calculating, based on the parameter information, axle load transfer at four axles of the current motor car; calculating, based on the axle load transfer at the four axles of the current motor car, current axle loads on the four axles of the current motor car; and performing, based on the current axle loads on the four axles, distribution of tractive forces of the four axles of the current motor car using an electrical control compensation technology.
US10661665B2	Two-power-supply load driving fuel cell system Provided is a two-power-supply load driving fuel cell system capable of improving the durability of the fuel cell and the power efficiency of the system. Even if the variation of a load terminal voltage occurs, the variation of the output terminal of an FC can be suppressed due to the high-speed operation of an FCVCU including an SiC-FET, enabling the durability of the FC to be ensured. In addition, since IGBTs are employed in a BATVCU having large average passing power, the power loss of a fuel cell system can be reduced. It is therefore possible to construct a system that takes advantage of the characteristics of the switching elements used in the FCVCU and the BATVCU.
US10661655B2	Method for operating a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A method is indicated for operating a motor vehicle, as well as a motor vehicle, having an electric machine for the positive or negative acceleration of the motor vehicle as well as a mechanical brake device for reducing the vehicle speed of the motor vehicle. In a special brake operation mode, a deceleration demand (V) is detected, and a target rotational speed curve (nsoll) of the electric machine is determined in dependence on the deceleration demand (V). An actual rotational speed (nist) of the electric machine for reducing the vehicle speed of the motor vehicle is then adapted to the target rotational speed curve (nsoll) so determined.
US10661654B2	Method for setting display of vehicle infotainment system and vehicle infotainment system to which the method is applied A method for controlling a display of a vehicle infotainment system may include: establishing, by a controller of the vehicle infotainment system, a wireless communication session with a first user device; receiving, by the controller, an indication of a representative color from the first user device via the established wireless communication session; and controlling, by the controller, the vehicle infotainment system such that a display screen of a display device of the vehicle infotainment system displays the representative color.
US10661652B2	Vehicle multimedia device The invention relates to the transmission of multimedia data, which is to be output, from a computer device to a vehicle multimedia device. The vehicle multimedia device has a control device which is designed to determine a piece of vehicle status information in order to transmit said information to the computer device. On the basis of the vehicle status information, the computer device generates release data which determines to what extent the multimedia data is to be output. The computer device transmits the multimedia data and the release data to the vehicle multimedia device, which multimedia device outputs, by means of an output device, the maximum multimedia data to the extent defined by the release data.
US10661649B2	Power train for pumps, energy generation systems or similar and method for starting up a power train of this type Disclosed is a power train including a drive shaft of a working machine, a drive machine and a differential gear with three drives or power take-offs, wherein one power take-off can be connected to the drive shaft, a first drive can be connected to the drive machine and a second drive can be connected to the differential gear. One drive can be connected simultaneously to the other drive or to the power take-off.
US10661643B1	Bright strip retention clip assembly A weatherseal assembly, and the associated method, is adapted for receipt on an associated vehicle, and includes a first attachment portion for securing the weatherseal to the associated vehicle, and a protrusion facing outwardly from the weatherseal. An elongated reveal is dimensioned for receipt over the weatherseal protrusion and faces outwardly from the vehicle when mounted thereon. The reveal has a substantially C-shape. A clip is dimensioned for interconnecting the reveal to the weatherseal protrusion, and the clip includes a retention portion that is movable between different, first and second positions such that in the first position, the retention portion has a first dimension when the reveal engages the clip, and in the second position, the retention portion has a different, second dimension when the reveal is engaged to the clip for securing the reveal to the weatherseal assembly.
US10661640B2	Resin back door for vehicle A resin back door for a vehicle includes a resin inner panel, a resin lower outer panel, a metal left reinforcing member, and a damper stay bracket. The metal left reinforcing member is disposed in a hollow space defined by the inner panel and the lower outer panel, and is fixed to the inner panel with an adhesive leaving a gap. The damper stay bracket is attached on an outer side of the inner panel in a vehicle width direction. In the resin back door for a vehicle, the damper stay bracket is fastened to the left reinforcing member across a collar having one end inserted into a hole provided in the inner panel.
US10661639B2	Sun visor for automobiles A sun visor for automobiles that makes operation smooth and minimizes a reaction force, the sun visor includes a sun visor body including a supporter receiver (Rs) having both side walls, a top surface and a bottom surface; a shaft horizontally disposed in the supporter receiver through one side wall; and a supporter received in the supporter receiver (Rs) of the sun visor body, and rotatably supported by shaft support holes, to which the shaft is inserted, while horizontal movement of the supporter is limited, in which upper and lower portions of front and rear surfaces of the supporter are provided with upper support curved surfaces and lower support curved surfaces in a longitudinal direction which are opposite to each other.
US10661637B2	Apparatus for improving vehicle internal air An apparatus for improving vehicle internal air may include an air conditioner including an intake door for controlling introduction of external air into a vehicle; an electric dust collection filter to collect fine dust contained in air; and a control device to control operation of the electric dust collection filter and the intake door, based on information about a concentration of fine dust inside the vehicle, a concentration of fine dust outside the vehicle, and a vehicle speed.
US10661636B2	Scenting device for scenting a vehicle interior A scenting device for scenting a vehicle interior may include at least one aromatic substance container holding a supply of an aromatic substance. The device may also include a feeding duct for feeding air to the at least one aromatic substance container and a discharge duct for discharging air enriched with the aromatic substance. The device may further include at least one scenting path for enriching air with the aromatic substance from the at least one aromatic substance container. The device may include a bypass duct branching off from the feeding duct and bypassing the at least one aromatic substance container. The device may also include a bypass valve and at least one container valve. The device may include a camshaft including a bypass cam configured to actuate the bypass valve and at least one container cam configured to actuate the at least one container valve.
US10661635B2	Vehicle air-conditioning unit A vehicle air-conditioning unit includes an air-conditioning case and an inside/outside air switching door that is configured to change a ratio of a flow rate of an inside air to a flow rate of an outside air in an air introduced into the air-conditioning case. The vehicle air-conditioning unit includes a cooler that is disposed in the air-conditioning case, and a blower that is located downstream of the cooler and sends the air to a vehicle compartment. The air-conditioning case includes a drain pipe located downstream of the cooler, the drain pipe having a tube shape through which a condensed water generated on the cooler is drained out of the air-conditioning case. The cooler is located on an extended line of a centerline of the drain pipe such that a suction air drawn through the drain pipe into the air-conditioning case flows along the cooler.
US10661631B2	Heat pump cycle A heat pump cycle includes a compressor, a first interior heat exchanger, a separator that separates a refrigerant discharged from the compressor into a gas-phase refrigerant which does not include a lubricant and a remaining refrigerant, an exterior heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the remaining refrigerant flowing out of the separator and an outside air, a second interior heat exchanger, a control valve, an accumulator, and a first bypass passage that bypasses the second interior heat exchanger and connects to an inlet side of the accumulator. The heat pump cycle heats an air flow in the first interior heat exchanger and controls the control valve to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant, in a state where the refrigerant circulates in a refrigerant circuit including the first bypass passage while accumulating the gas-phase refrigerant flowing out of the separator in the second interior heat exchanger.
US10661628B2	Apparatus for attaching a stabilizer bar to a vehicle An apparatus for connecting a stabilizer bar to a vehicle includes a support for attaching to the vehicle. The support defines a space for receiving a bushing through which the stabilizer bar can extend. The support includes tabs to which a heat shield can be attached. The heat shield is spaced apart from the bushing to define a gap between the heat shield and the bushing to protect the bushing from heat emitted from the vehicle exhaust system or engine.
US10661627B2	Bracket A bracket includes: a recessed portion capable of accommodating a bushing; and a mount portion to be mounted on a vehicle-body-side component, on which a stabilizer bar is to be mounted via the bushing. The recessed portion has a pair of opposed portions opposed to each other. The pair of opposed portions have an intermediate portion and a portion nearer to an opening than the intermediate portion, and a distance between the pair of opposed portions is less at the portion nearer to the opening than at the intermediate portion.
US10661626B2	Attaching structure for stabilizer of utility vehicle An attaching structure for a stabilizer of a utility vehicle includes: a pair of right and left independent suspension devices; the stabilizer which connects the pair of right and left independent suspension devices to each other; and a support member which is raised from a main frame and is configured to support a load from above. A through hole is defined in the support member such that the through hole penetrates the support member in a vehicle width direction, and the stabilizer passes through the through hole and is supported on the support member.
US10661625B2	Transport vehicle In an autonomous traveling unit, a toggle mechanism including a plurality of sliders is provided. In the plurality of sliders, cam followers are provided, respectively. Meanwhile, in a workpiece loading unit, a clamped portion is provided. As a result of the cam followers, which are displaced so as to separate away from each other, entering intersection portions of the clamped portion, the workpiece loading unit is restrained by the autonomous traveling unit.
US10661624B2	Suspension device for vehicle A suspension device for a vehicle of the present invention comprises a knuckle supporting a wheel, an upper arm vertically rotatably connected to a vehicle body and pivotally supporting an upper portion of the knuckle, a lower arm provided below the upper arm and vertically rotatably connected to the vehicle body, and a coupling rod coupling the upper arm and the lower arm, wherein the coupling rod is configured to slant in a vehicle longitudinal direction and be rotatably connected to the upper arm and the lower arm, respectively.
US10661618B2	Tire management method and tire management apparatus detecting temperature of tire at predetermined intervals The present tire management method includes detecting a temperature at predetermined intervals inside a tire air chamber, converting the temperature detected at predetermined intervals inside the tire air chamber into a first multiplication value of load times speed or a second multiplication value of the square of load times speed, and calculating an accumulation value by accumulating the first or second multiplication value for a predetermined period. The present tire management apparatus includes a temperature detector that detects a temperature at predetermined intervals inside a tire air chamber, a converter that converts the temperature detected by the temperature detector at predetermined intervals inside the tire air chamber into a first multiplication value of load times speed or a second multiplication value of the square of load times speed, and an accumulator that calculates an accumulation value by accumulating the first or second multiplication value for a predetermined period.
US10661617B2	Tire mount sensor A protruding portion is provided on a molded resin portion of a tire mount sensor, and the longitudinal direction of the protruding portion is aligned with the longitudinal direction of an antenna. Further, the longitudinal direction of the antenna is set at a predetermined angle with respect to the acceleration detection direction of the G sensor. For example, with a predetermined angle of 0°, the longitudinal direction of the antenna may be matched with the acceleration detection direction of the G sensor.
US10661609B2	Agricultural machinery pneumatic tire A recessed portion is formed in each tire side portion of an agricultural machinery pneumatic tire. Rigidity at the part of each tire side portion where the recessed portion is formed is reduced. This enables each tire radial direction outside portion to be made to tilt over toward tire width direction outside with the recessed portion as a point of origin without reducing the internal pressure, enabling the ground contact width of a tread portion to be enlarged. Since there is no need to intentionally reduce the internal pressure in order to reduce the ground contact pressure, bead portions do not tilt over more than necessary, and there is no reduction in the durability of the bead portions.
US10661607B2	Pneumatic tire The pneumatic tire of this disclosure includes on a tread surface at least one circumferential main groove having a groove width cyclically varying, and a lib-like land portion, wherein: among the lib-like land portions, a lib-like land portion disposed on at least one side of the circumferential main groove is formed in a shape such that: an outline shape of the lib-like land portion has a shape forming a protrusion, a tire widthwise position of the apex being equal on a tire circumference; a widthwise end portion adjacent to the circumferential main groove of the lib-like land portion is located on a side 0.3 mm or more inner than a position of the apex; an area on a tire widthwise end side of the tread surface of the lib-like land portion has a descending area with a width of 3% or more of the width of the lib-like land portion.
US10661603B2	Solid wheel for a rail vehicle and method for producing the wheel A solid wheel for a rail vehicle includes a wheel rim arranged on the circumference of the solid wheel, a tread and a hub for a wheelset shaft, wherein the wheel rim is connected to the hub via an end wall and a rear wall, where the hub is arranged at the center of the solid wheel and includes a longitudinal axis such that a high radial and axial strength of the wheel flange as the basis for a low sound emission is provided by virtue of the solid wheel forming a cavity that is delimited by the end wall and the rear wall, where the end wall and the rear wall transition into each other below the wheel flange in an arched manner, and the end wall has first openings and the rear wall has second openings in order to open the cavity outwards in a spoked manner.
US10661597B2	Decorative film and article integrated therewith A decorative film that can handle various adherend shapes and application methods and has a visual effect that changes according to viewing angle. The decorative film of one embodiment includes a substrate layer, a photoluminescent layer that is adjacent to the substrate layer and has an unevenly-shaped surface, a transparent resin layer adjacent to the photoluminescent layer, and an outermost layer. A storage elastic modulus of at least the substrate layer or the transparent resin layer is 1×106 Pa to 1.5×108 Pa in a temperature range of 100° C. to 150° C. when measured under conditions of a frequency of 10 Hz and a shearing mode.
US10661594B2	Structure for secure containment of information A structure for secure containment of information (SSCI) that is in the form of a laminate which includes at least two layers. The laminate is constructed to contain information such as a code, serial number, informational feature, encryption key or personal identification number (PIN). The information is located between the layer of the laminate such that the code, serial number, informational feature, encryption key, or PIN is not detectable from outside the laminate. The SSCI is configured to provide access and expose the code, serial number, informational feature, encryption key, or PIN by delaminating at least one layer, thereby indicating that tampering has occurred to the laminate. The SSCI can also function as a public key or private key for a blockchain, to provide access to a physical lock or to provide account access to claim financial value.
US10661591B2	Inkjet recording method and set of substrate and ink An inkjet recording method includes: applying an active ray curable inkjet ink onto a coating layer disposed on a substrate by an inkjet method to form an ink layer, and subsequently irradiating the ink layer with an active ray to cure the ink layer, wherein the substrate has an outermost layer formed by at least one selected from polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, and aluminum, the coating layer is disposed on the outermost layer of the substrate and satisfies a condition that a chlorine/carbon ratio (Cl/C) by surface element analysis using electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) is 0.025≤(Cl/C)≤0.43, and the active ray curable inkjet ink contains at least a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a pigment, and a gelling agent.
US10661589B2	Tape cassette A tape cassette that includes a housing having a front wall and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape at least partially included within the housing and configured to be fed along a tape feed path extending to the tape feed exit, and tape type indicator apertures formed on the front wall of the housing. A combination of the tape type indicator apertures forms a pattern corresponding to a type of the tape at least partially included within the housing. The tape type indicator apertures include a first tape type indicator aperture and a second tape type indicator aperture, and the tape type indicator apertures are positioned such that the first tape type indicator aperture is not aligned with the second tape type indicator aperture in a direction orthogonal to the tape feed path and parallel to the front wall.
US10661588B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a carriage which is movably provided in a main scanning direction, a sub-carriage which is movably supported in a sub-scanning direction substantially orthogonal to the main scanning direction with respect to the carriage and performs recording on a recording medium from a held recording head, and a biasing member which is attached to a locking portion of the carriage and a locking portion of the sub-carriage and applies a force to the sub-carriage with respect to the carriage in three directions of the main scanning direction (first direction), the sub-scanning direction (second direction), and a vertical direction (third direction) substantially orthogonal to the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction.
US10661581B2	Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus contains a conveyer which conveys a recording medium, the conveyer having conveyance members on which the recording medium is mounted; a recorder which jets ink onto the recording medium being conveyed; and a fixer which fixes the ink landed on the recording medium. The ink is curable by a predetermined energy ray. The fixer irradiates the ink on the recording medium with the predetermined energy ray. The conveyer passes the recording medium for conveyance between the conveyance members and moves the recording medium in respective planes by movement of the conveyance members.
US10661579B2	Inkjet printing apparatus A printing apparatus comprises: a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium; a first line head group including a first line head in number of N that ejects first ink; a second line head group including a second line head in number of M that ejects second ink; and a controller, where M is a natural number larger than N. The line heads form images along lines extending in a width direction along a surface of the recording medium by ejecting ink droplets from a plurality of nozzles aligned in the width direction. In a first printing step, the controller makes each of the first line head in number of N perform printing process on every N-th line, while making each of the second line heads in number of M perform the printing process on every M-th line.
US10661578B2	Printing apparatus and concentration correction method A printing apparatus which includes a circulation route configured to supply ink stored in a storage unit to a print head via a supply passage and send back the ink collected from the print head to the storage unit via a collection passage and which performs printing on a print medium by ejecting the ink from the print head includes: a first detection unit which detects an ink concentration in the collection passage; an injection unit which injects a correcting liquid capable of correcting the ink concentration into a circulated ink flow downstream of a position where the first detection unit detects the concentration in the collection passage; and a control unit which obtains an injection amount of the correcting liquid based on the concentration detected by the first detection unit and controls the injection unit such that the correcting liquid is injected in the injection amount.
US10661567B2	Printheads and methods of fabricating a printhead Printheads and methods of fabricating printheads are disclosed. An example printhead includes a substrate and a printhead die disposed on a surface of the substrate, where a top surface of the printhead die projects a first distance from the surface of the substrate. The example printhead also includes a barrier at least partially surrounding the printhead die. A top surface of the barrier projects a second distance from the surface of the substrate, where the first distance is less than the second distance.
US10661565B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus In a circulating system which circulates liquid within a liquid ejecting head, thickening of liquid in the vicinity of an ejection port section can be more securely suppressed. The ejection port section includes a first ejection port disposed at an upstream side with respect to an ejecting direction of ink and a second ejection port disposed at a downstream side with respect to the ejecting direction. The second ejection port includes an enlarged diameter portion whose diameter is enlarged in a radially outward manner from at least a part of an opening edge portion of the first ejection port.
US10661564B2	Ink jet printing Printheads and printers are described herein. In one example, a printhead includes a plurality of nozzles configured to eject ink drops of different sizes wherein a low drop weight (LDW) drop is ejected through a nozzle with a circular bore (CB), and a high drop weight (HDW) drop is ejected through a nozzle with a non-circular bore (NCB).
US10661562B2	Drop on demand printing head and printing method A drop-on-demand printing method comprising performing the following steps in a printing head: discharging a first primary drop of a first liquid from a first nozzle outlet to move along a first path (pA) with a first speed; discharging a second primary drop of a second liquid from a second nozzle outlet to move along a second path (pB) with a second speed, lower than the first speed, wherein the second path (pB) is inclined with respect to the first path (pB) along an axis inclined at an angle (α) from 3 to 60 degrees and crosses the first path (pA) at a connection point; controlling the flight of the first primary drop and the second primary drop to combine the first primary drop with the second primary drop into a combined drop at the connection point so that a chemical reaction is initiated between the first liquid of the first primary drop and the second liquid of the second primary drop; applying electric charge to the combined drop; wherein the path of flight (pC) of the combined drop is altered no more than 20 degrees from the axis of the path of flight (pA) of the first primary drop; and controlling the path of flight (pC) of the combined drop with applied electric charge by deflecting electrodes.
US10661560B2	Liquid discharging apparatus A liquid discharging apparatus includes a first substrate which includes a drive circuit which generates a drive signal and a first connector, a discharge head which includes greater than or equal to 300 nozzles per inch and a total of greater than or equal to 600 nozzles, which receives the drive signal and which discharges a liquid from the nozzles, and a second substrate which includes a second connector which is connected to the first connector, in which at least one of the first connector and the second connector includes a detection terminal for detecting a connection with the other of the first connector and the second connector.
US10661559B2	Liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid, a first wire and a second wire to which a first drive signal and a second drive signal for driving the liquid discharge head is respectively supplied, and a single relay substrate configured to relay the first drive signal and the second drive signal from the first wire and the second wire to the liquid discharge head. The single relay substrate includes a first connector configured to be connected to the first wire, a second connector configured to be connected to the second wire, and a relay connector configured to be connected to a head-side connector of the liquid discharge head. The relay connector outputs, to the head-side connector, the first drive signal supplied from the first wire to the first connector, and the second drive signal supplied from the second wire to the second connector.
US10661557B2	Liquid discharge apparatus for performing printing A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a signal line supplied with a print data signal including first data and second data; a discharge head including a plurality of nozzles including a first nozzle and a second nozzle that discharge liquid in accordance with the print data signal; a first register that is connected to the signal line, captures the first data corresponding to the first nozzle, and holds the first data; a second register that is connected to the signal line, captures the second data corresponding to the second nozzle, and holds the second data; and a register selection circuit that exclusively selects either capturing the first data by the first register or capturing the second data by the second register based on register selection data.
US10661553B2	Slicing method for 3D colored object, updating method for slicing data, and printing system for using the same A processor imports a 3D object, performs a 3D route slicing on the 3D object for generating printing routes respectively corresponding to printing layers of the 3D object, and performs a 2D image slicing on the 3D object for generating image files corresponding to each printing layer. The processor stores one printing route of one printing layer into a route file; stores a jetting command of the image files of the same printing layer into the route file; and stores a jetting route of the same printing layer into the route file. The processor, according to a slicing order of the multiple printing layers, stores the printing route, the jetting command, and the jetting route of each printing layer respectively into the route file, so as to complete record the route file and then outputs the route file and the multiple image files.
US10661552B2	Systems and methods for advanced additive manufacturing A controller for use in an additive manufacturing system including a consolidation device configured to consolidate material is provided. The controller is configured to receive a build file for a component including a plurality of build layers, wherein each build layer includes a component outer perimeter, at least one build layer generating function, at least one generating function variable, and at least one generating function constant. The controller is configured to generate at least one control signal to control a power output throughout at least one scan path of the consolidation device across the material for each build layer of the plurality of build layers, the at least one scan path generated based at least partially on the component outer perimeter, the at least one generating function, the at least one generating function variable, and the at least one generating function constant for each build layer.
US10661549B2	Systems and methods for additive manufacturing to encapsulate transformative colloidal suspensions The present disclosure relates to a method of forming an energy absorbing three dimensional (3D) structure. The method involves forming an outer shell for the 3D structure from a shell material, the outer shell having a void forming a core volume. The method also involves filling the core volume with a transformative liquid. When the 3D structure is fully formed, the transformative liquid is encapsulated within the outer shell and provides enhanced energy absorbing properties to the 3D structure.
US10661544B2	Application method for a film An application method of applying a film F having a main portion 71, an extended portion 72 connected to a first end 71x of the main portion 71, and an extended portion 73 connected to a second end 71y opposing the first end 71x in the main portion 71 to a base material by an application device having an application mechanism, including the steps of: pressing the extended portion 72 using the application mechanism; applying the main portion 71 to the base material by moving the application mechanism that presses the extended portion 72 from the extended portion 72 to the extended portion 73 via the main portion 71; and stopping the application mechanism moved to the extended portion 73 and separating the application mechanism from the extended portion 73.
US10661542B2	Method for transferring graphene A method for transferring graphene according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a process of transferring graphene of a metal sheet onto a thermal release film in each vacuum chamber and a process of transferring the graphene of the thermal release film onto a base material substrate. According to the method for transferring graphene, adhesion is increased by removing bubbles or foreign substances at the time of transferring the graphene to prevent separation of the graphene at the time of etching a metal substrate and enhance an adhesive quality state of the graphene on a target substrate.
US10661541B2	Backing film for photovoltaic module with improved pigment dispersion A multilayered laminate film containing dispersed pigment which is suitable as a back cover for a solar module is provided. The film comprises, in the order listed: a) a layer of a moulding composition which comprises: at least 35% by weight, of polyamide; and from 1 to 65% by weight of a light-reflecting filler; b) optionally, a layer of a thermoplastic moulding composition; and c) a layer of a moulding composition which comprises at least 35% by weight, of polyamide; and from 1 to 65% by weight of a light-reflecting filler; wherein at least one of layers a) and c) further comprises from 1 to 25% by weight of the layer composition of a polyamide elastomer which is a polyetheresteramide, a polyetheramide or a combination thereof. A solar module containing the multilayered laminate film is also provided.
US10661533B2	Laminated glass articles and process for making same A laminated glass article includes at least a first layer, a second layer in direct contact with the first layer, and an optical property difference between the first layer and the second layer. The optical property difference includes at least one of: (a) a transmission profile difference between a transmission profile of the first and second layers in a wavelength range from 200 nm to 2500 nm; or (b) a light-polarizing difference, whereby the second layer is light-polarizing with respect to electromagnetic irradiation in the wavelength range from 200 nm to 2500 nm; or (c) a refractive index difference between refractive indices of the first and second layers of at least 0.005, wherein one layer includes a base glass composition and the other layer includes the base glass composition and a dopant in an amount sufficient to cause the refractive index difference.
US10661532B2	Chassis component having high durability A chassis component for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The chassis component (1) is manufactured at least partially from a multi-layer steel sheet (10, 20, 30). The multi-layer steel sheet (10, 20, 30) includes at least three steel layers, including two outer steel layers (11, 12; 21, 22; 31, 32) and one inner steel layer (13, 23, 33). At least one outer steel layer (11, 12; 21, 22; 31, 32) of the multi-layer steel sheet (10, 20, 30) has a tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa. A method for producing a chassis component for a motor vehicle, in particular a wheel (1) or a part thereof, is also disclosed.
US10661530B2	Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a panel via a high-bond adhesive layer Methods and apparatus to couple a decorative layer to a panel via a high-bond adhesive layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a panel, a high-bond adhesive layer fixed to the panel, a liner fixed to the high-bond adhesive layer that is fixed to the panel, and a first decorative layer removably coupled to the liner that is fixed to the high-bond adhesive layer via a second adhesive layer. The high-bond adhesive layer is to impede at least one of gas or vapor from escaping the panel to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the first decorative layer to deter a portion of the first decorative layer from separating from the panel.
US10661528B2	Separator and secondary battery including the separator Provided is a separator including a first later consisting of a porous polyolefin and a secondary battery utilizing the separator. The first layer exhibits a temperature-increase convergence time equal to or longer than 2.9 s·m2/g and equal to or shorter than 5.7 s·m2/g when the first layer is irradiated with a microwave having a frequency of 2455 MHz and an output power of 1800 W after being dipped in N-methylpyrrolidone containing 3 wt % of water. A minimum height of a ball placed over the first layer and having a diameter of 14.3 mm and a weight of 11.9 g is equal to or more than 50 cm and equal to or less than 150 cm, the minimum height causing a split in the first layer when the ball freely falls on the first layer.
US10661527B2	Super insulating nano-spheres for appliance insulation and method for creating a super insulating nano-sphere material An insulating structure for an appliance includes an outer layer and an inner layer, wherein an insulating cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of hollow nano-spheres are disposed within the insulating cavity, wherein each of the hollow nano-spheres includes a diameter in the range of from approximately 50 nanometers to approximately 1000 nanometers and has a wall that defines the internal space, and wherein the wall of each hollow nano-sphere has a thickness that is in a range of from approximately 0.5 nanometers to approximately 100 nanometers. A fill material is disposed in the insulating cavity and wherein the fill material is disposed in the space defined between the plurality of hollow nano-spheres, and wherein the fill material includes at least one of powdered silica, granulated silica, other silica material, aerogel and insulating gas.
US10661526B2	Method of reinforcement for additive manufacturing Materials and methods is present for manufacturing fiber reinforced parts. A powder material comprising a matrix material of a size particular distribution comprising substantially oriented fiber of a predetermined length distribution and diameter (L/D). A manufactured part that has substantially randomly oriented fiber is provided using an energy delivery system and the powder material.
US10661523B2	Tear-assist apparatus A system for processing a line of material along a path and a tear-assist apparatus. The tear-assist comprising a driving portion that drives the line of material along the path, a sensing unit that detects pulling of the line of material in a first direction along the path away from the driving portion, and a cutting member for cutting the line of material. The driving portion can also be configured to drive the line of material in the first direction along the path to dispense the material.
US10661522B2	Multilayer-type sheet processing apparatus A multilayer-type sheet processing apparatus includes processing units. Each of the processing units includes first guide members extending in an X-direction, first moving bodies arranged on the first guide members, second guide members supported to the first moving bodies and extending in a Y-direction, second moving bodies arranged on the second guide members, Y-drive mechanisms configured to drive the second moving bodies along the second guide members, work areas each arranged in a plane including the X- and Y-directions, and tools, which are arranged in the second moving bodies to be able to move close to and separate away from the work areas, and are each configured to form a processing line on a sheet arranged on a work area. The first moving body that is moved by the X-drive mechanism and the first moving bodies of the other units are coupled to each other.
US10661513B2	Multi-planar fiber matrix tool-less preform for resin infusion A system and method for manufacturing composite parts has been developed which offers the ability to produce composite parts in an infusion resin process without the use of expensive preforms or tools. In addition, the methods of manufacturing composite parts described herein offer the ability to produce composite parts having complex structures without the need for complex tooling. The method of manufacturing and systems described herein typically include printing a part skeleton using an additive manufacturing process followed by infusing the part skeleton with resin and curing the resin infused part skeleton to form the composite part.
US10661511B2	Anisotropic reinforcement of composite structures Provided are methods of forming composite structure over non-planar base structures and composite tools extending over cavities of the base structures. A tool may be formed from a composite layup cured on a flat mold. While applying the tool to the base structure, the tool may be bent around or about a bend axis. The bend axis may be parallel to continuous fibers within the tool. These fibers may span the full dimension of tool in the direction of the fibers. The continuous fibers extend across the cavity and provide stiffness to the tool in one direction even after bending of the tool. As such, the tool may withstand substantial forces in the direction perpendicular to its surface without collapsing into the cavity. In some embodiments, a composite structure may cured over the tool without impacting the size of the cavity on the other side of the tool.
US10661506B2	Indexing cells of N-dimensional objects Cells of an n-dimensional object are indexed. A plurality of indexing digits are grouped for each axis of the n dimensions of the n-dimensional object. A first indexing digit of a given group is allocated to each of at least two cells resulting from at least one subdivision of the dimension of the object along the axis of the given group; and an mth subsequent indexing digit of the given group is allocated to any subsequent at least two cells resulting from any subsequent at least one subdivision of at least one cell of the at least two cells resulting from the m−1th subdivision of the dimension of the object along the axis of the given group.
US10661504B2	Three dimensional printer and cartridge In one aspect of the present invention, a cartridge for use in a three dimensional (3-D) printer is described. Another aspect of the invention relates to a 3-D printer that is arranged to engage the cartridge. Various embodiments relate to devices, methods, software and systems related to the above cartridge and/or printer.
US10661503B2	Three-dimensional (3D) printing In a three-dimensional (3D) printing method example, build material granules are applied. Each of the build material granules includes a plurality of primary ceramic particles agglomerated together by a binder that is at least partially soluble in a primary solvent of a fusing agent. Pressure is applied to crush the build material granules. The fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the build material granules or the crushed build material granules to pattern the portion, and to introduce a latent binder to the portion. The application of the build material granules, the application of the pressure, and the selectively application of the fusing agent are repeated to create a green body. The latent binder is activated by heating the green body in order to produce a cured green body.
US10661500B1	Hydraulic method for fused deposition modeling A feed mechanism for feeding a filament into a print head assembly in an FDM printer. The feed mechanism includes a drive assembly that drives the filament into a reservoir where the reservoir is heated by a heater, where the filament is liquefied therein. A pump in the reservoir pumps the liquefied filament material out of the reservoir through an extrusion nozzle to a print head of the printer.
US10661495B2	Composite filler A method and apparatus is presented. Layers of composite material are laid down on a forming tool. A respective bend is formed in each of the layers to form the composite filler comprising bent layers on the forming tool. The composite filler comprising the bent layers is placed into a gap formed by at least one composite structure.
US10661492B2	Molding systems, mold extractor systems, and related methods Extractor systems for extracting a flexible article of manufacture from a mold include an extraction roller, at least one track configured to support the extraction roller, and a trolley configured to carry the extraction roller from a first side of the mold toward a second, opposite side of the mold. Molding systems include a mold and an extractor system. Methods of extracting a flexible article of manufacture from a mold include separating a first platen and a second platen, positioning an extraction roller between the separated first and second platens, engaging the article of manufacture with a row of teeth positioned along the extraction roller, and rotating the extraction roller to wrap the article of manufacture about the extraction roller.
US10661486B2	Imprint system and method of manufacturing article The present invention provides an imprint system including a processing unit configured to perform an imprint process, the processing unit including a dispenser configured to supply a droplet of an imprint material onto a substrate, a library configured to manage a plurality of different maps each indicating at least one of a supply position and a supply amount for a droplet to be supplied on the substrate from the dispenser, and a control unit configured to select one map to be used in the imprint process from the plurality of maps managed in the library based on information about a change of a result of the imprint process caused by a temporal change of at least one of a mold and the dispenser.
US10661484B2	Mold for in-mold foam-molding of polyolefin-based resin, method for manufacturing in-mold foam-molded article, and in-mold foam-molded article A mold for in-mold foam-molding of a polyolefin-based resin for producing a molded article includes a first mold part, a second mold part, and a divided mold that holds an insert material, wherein the insert material has a protrusion part, the divided mold is formed on the first and the second mold parts in correspondence with the protrusion part of the insert material, the first mold part has a first holding surface, the second mold part has a divided mold member having a second holding surface and a biasing part that guides the divided mold member movably in the mold opening/closing direction and constantly biases the divided mold member toward the first holding surface, and the base portion of the protrusion part of the insert material is configured for being held between the first and second holding surfaces by the divided mold.
US10661480B2	Preform molding system and mold stack for a preform molding system A preform molding system is disclosed that includes a cavity half that is mountable to a stationary platen of an injection molding machine and a core half that is mountable to a moving platen of the injection molding machine. The preform molding system includes a mold stack assembly having a cavity portion and a core portion. The cavity portion is coupled to the cavity half and includes a cavity insert, and the core portion is coupled to the core half and includes a core insert, a pair of neck rings, and a stripper ring. The core insert has an undercut that defines an annular protrusion on an internal surface of a preform that is created in the mold stack assembly. The preform molding system is configured to permit in sequence, retraction of the pair of neck rings away from the core insert and ejection of the preform from the core insert via the stripper ring.
US10661475B2	Panel insert for concrete foundation walls A panel insert is provided which is installed in a concrete wall form and secured at an intended location such that when the concrete is poured into the form and cured, the panel remains in place and through which holes or openings can be readily formed after the concrete wall has been constructed. The panel insert comprises a box or enclosure made of a suitable plastic or other material and having an interior filled with a structural and thermally insulative foam or other material. At least one gasketed flange is provided around the periphery of the enclosure which forms a watertight seal between the concrete and panel.
US10661474B2	Apparatus and method for separating a concrete block from a form A form for separating a concrete block and a method for separating a concrete block from the form. The formed concrete block remains stationary while the doors of the form are pulled away from the concrete block in order to more conveniently, efficiently, and safely obtain access to the formed concrete block for its removal.
US10661472B2	Method for producing multi-layered lignocellulose materials having a core with special properties and at least one upper and one lower cover layer The invention relates to a method for producing multi-layered lignocellulose materials having a core and an upper and a lower cover layer, said method comprising the following steps a) mixing the components, b) spreading the mixtures in layers, c) pre-compressing, d) applying a high-frequency electric field e) hot pressing. According to the invention, a mixture of C) 1-15 wt.-% of a binding agent selected from the group consisting of aminoplastic resin and organic isocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups [components C)], F) 0.1-3% alkali-/akaline earth salts, for the cover layers of the lignocellulose particles G) with H) 1-15% of a binding agent selected from the group consisting of aminoplastic resin and an organic isocyanate is mixed. After step a) the mixture for the core contains, with respect to the total dry weight of the mixture of the components A)-F) 3-15% water, the mixture for the cover layers of the components G)-K) contains 5-20% water, and the following conditions are met: F)≥1,1•components K) and [components F)+components D)]≥1,1•[components K)+components I)].
US10661469B2	Woodworking lathe control system Lathe control systems and methods are described including stopping a motor prior to reversing direction as well as methods and systems that implement voltage and/or current protection thresholds.
US10661466B2	Slicing device A slicer having at least one cutting blade, in particular a scythe-like blade, rotating about an axis of rotation and having an imbalance. Also included is a rotary drive for the cutting blade. Further included is a counterweight having at least one balance mass for compensating the imbalance of the cutting blade.
US10661462B2	Method for producing separator roll and device for producing separator roll A wrinkle or misaligned winding caused in a separator roll is inhibited. In a slitting apparatus (6), a conveying direction of a first separator (12a) is changed to a first take-up roller (70U) side by a direction changing roller (68), the first separator is conveyed via a take-up assisting roller (69) which is provided between the direction changing roller and a first touch roller (81U) so as to shorten a roller-to-roller distance to the first touch roller, and the first separator which is being wound is pressed onto a take-up surface by the first touch roller.
US10661460B2	Shaver Provided is a shaver including a cartridge and a handle body. The cartridge includes a cartridge body formed in a rectangular frame shape; a plurality of blades installed in the cartridge body in the side-to-side direction of the cartridge body, each of the blades having a front portion bent downward; pair of side fixation slots formed on left and right frames of the cartridge body, respectively, so as to fix the left and right ends of each blade; a supporter connecting upper and lower frames of the cartridge body; and an inside fixation slot formed on the supporter so as to fix a portion of each blade. The handle body is coupled to the cartridge body.
US10661459B2	Hair clipping device The present invention relates to a hair clipping device (10) comprising: a housing (14), a cutting assembly (16) for clipping hairs, a comb attachment (12) which is attachable to the housing (14), a drive unit (38) for moving the comb attachment (12) relative to the cutting assembly (16) between different comb positions in order to set a hair cut-length, a control unit (36) for controlling the drive unit (38), a memory unit (40), and a user interface (34). The user interface (34) is configured to receive from a user a first memory input indicative of a first comb position and to send a first memory signal to the control unit (36) in response to receiving the first memory input, and wherein the user interface (34) is configured to receive from the user a first recall input indicative of the first comb position and to send a first recall signal to the control unit (36) in response to receiving the first recall input, wherein the control unit (36) is configured to store position information regarding the first comb position in the memory unit (40) in response to receiving the first memory signal, and wherein the control unit (36) is configured to recall the position information regarding the first comb position from the memory unit (40) in response to receiving the first recall signal and to control the drive unit (38) to move the comb attachment (12) to the first comb position according to the position information regarding the first comb position.
US10661455B2	Robotic manipulator with supplementary damping An apparatus including a plurality of robot arm links movably connected to one another, where a first one of the robot arm links includes a frame, where the frame has a first end movably connected onto a second one of the robot arm links; and at least one vibration damper arrangement on the frame of the first robot arm link, where the at least one vibration damper arrangement includes at least one viscoelastic element connected to the frame of the first robot arm link by a connection such that, as the frame of the first robot arm link experiences vibrations, the at least one viscoelastic element dampens the vibrations in the frame of the first robot arm link based upon viscoelasticity and the connection of the at least one viscoelastic element to the frame of the first robot arm link.
US10661453B2	Robotic arms A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm comprising a first segment having a first plurality of links and a first plurality of actuated joint modules providing the robotic arm with at least five degrees of freedom, and a second segment having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the first segment, and comprising a second plurality of links and a second plurality of actuated joint modules providing the robotic arm with at least two degrees or freedom. The robotic surgical system further comprises an instrument driver coupled to the second segment and configured to hold a surgical instrument. The second arm segment is configured to move the surgical instrument within a generally spherical workspace, and the first arm segment is configured to move the location of the spherical workspace.
US10661452B2	Linear extension and retraction mechanism A linear extension and retraction mechanism has a plurality of flat-plate shaped first connection pieces and a plurality of grooved-frame shaped second connection pieces. Each of the first connection pieces is bendably connected at front and rear end surfaces to adjacent first connection pieces. Each of the second connection pieces is bendably connected at bottom front and rear end surfaces to adjacent second connection pieces. The first and second connection pieces become linearly rigid when overlapped together, and the first and second connection pieces return to a bent state when separated from each other. A cushion member is mounted on the front end surface of each first connection piece to cushion a shock of a collision between end surfaces of the first connection pieces. A slot section for fitting the cushion member is provided in the front end surface of each first connection piece.
US10661449B2	Safe robotic tool changer In an inherently safe robotic tool changer, a master unit couples to a tool unit via a first power source, and decouples from the tool unit using a separate, second power source. The second power source is only available when an attached tool is safely disposed in a tool stand. In embodiments where the first power source is not selectively applied, such as the constant bias provided by a spring, a detent mechanism maintains the master unit in a decoupled state when the master unit is removed from the tool unit. The detent mechanism allows the master unit to couple to a different tool unit upon physically abutting the new tool unit.
US10661445B2	Holding mechanism, manipulator, and handling robot system According to one embodiment, a holding mechanism includes a plurality of links, a first elastic body, and a second elastic body. The plurality of links are rotatably connected to one another at ends of the links. The first elastic body is disposed along the links. The second elastic body is interposed between adjacent links of the links so as to be along the first elastic body.
US10661440B2	Robot teaching device for warning or correcting positional deviation of teaching points or teaching line A robot teaching device includes a processing unit for performing processing to warn or correct positional deviation of teaching points or teaching lines. The processing unit includes a teaching position acquisition unit for acquiring four or more teaching positions from a set of target teaching points or a set of target teaching lines, a normal vector calculation section which calculates a normal vector satisfying the set of teaching positions, a distance calculation section which calculates a distance between two teaching positions most distant in the normal vector direction from among the set of teaching positions, and a first warning command section which issues a command, based on a distance between the two teaching positions which are most distant, to warn that the teaching points or teaching lines corresponding to the teaching positions have deviated from an actual plane of a workpiece.
US10661435B2	Foot portion for an exoskeleton structure The invention relates to a foot module (7) for an exoskeleton structure, comprising an ankle joint (72), a first support plate (732) designed to be supported on the top of a boot of the user, when the foot module (7) is attached to the foot of the user, a second support plate (735) capable of being disposed under the sole of the boot, a first segment (731) connecting the ankle joint (72) to the first support plate (732) and a second segment (733) connecting the first support plate (732) to the second support plate (735), the first segment (733) and the second segment (735) forming a spring capable of being compressed when the boot is in contact with the ground (S) and being expanded when the boot is not in contact with the ground (S).
US10661423B2	Hand-held power tool The disclosure is based on a hand-held power tool having at least one switch device which comprises at least one switching element at least for activating a power supply of a drive unit, having at least one quick-change tool holder which is provided for holding an insertion tool which is different from an insertion tool with an SDS® shaft having a maximum transverse extent of 10 mm and/or having at least one accumulator interface. It is proposed that the at least one switching device comprises at least one locking unit which is provided for maintaining, at least essentially independently of an effect of an operator activation force, an active operating mode which can be activated by actuating the at least one switching element.
US10661419B2	Stapler To provide a stapler in which a staple leg of a nonmetal staple can be reliably bent with a small number of components and a simple configuration so as to reduce a cost. A stapler includes a penetration mechanism and a bending mechanism. Hole parts are provided in a pair of cutting blades of the penetration mechanism. The bending mechanism includes first and second bending members which protrude from the hole parts toward between the pair of cutting blades to bend a pair of staple legs, guide surfaces which guide the first and second bending members, and a slide member which drives the first and second bending members. The first and second bending members are provided between the guide surfaces and the slide member.
US10661418B2	Threaded member tightening tool and drive time setting method for threaded member tightening tool A threaded member tightening tool for setting the length of drive time to elapse before rotation is switched from high-speed rotation to low-speed rotation. A motor-driven screwdriver system in which a screwdriver bit is first driven at a predetermined high rotational speed only for a high-speed drive time and thereafter driven at a predetermined low rotational speed lower than the high rotational speed. A control unit drive-controls an electric motor so that the screwdriver bit is rotationally driven at a setting rotational speed, measures a tightening time required until a Hall element detects that a threaded member engaged with the screwdriver bit has been tightened completely, calculates an initial setting time by multiplying the tightening time by a predetermined positive value less than 1 and a value obtained by dividing the setting rotational speed by the high rotational speed, and sets the high-speed drive time to the initial setting time.
US10661417B2	Tools for rotating fasteners, methods of utilizing the tools, and methods of manufacturing the tools Tools for rotating fasteners, methods of utilizing the tools, and methods of manufacturing the tools. The tools include a gripping region, a fastener receptacle, and an interlock structure. The gripping region is configured to be gripped by a user of the tool. The fastener receptacle is shaped to receive the fasteners and includes a fastener-receiving opening on a fastener-facing side of the tool. The fastener-facing side faces in a fastener-facing direction. The fastener-receiving opening is sized to permit the fastener to enter the fastener receptacle from the fastener-facing side of the tool. The interlock structure is configured to interlock with the fastener while the fastener is received within the fastener receptacle. The interlock structure also is configured to prevent motion of the tool away from the fastener in a fastener-opposed direction, which is opposed to the fastener-facing side of the tool, while the interlock region is interlocked with the fastener.
US10661415B1	Air hammer wrench attachment An air hammer is connected to a transfer fixture that has a distal end with a transverse rod. A wrench has an open end with a jaw assembly that has a mouth to receive the transverse rod. The jaw assembly has a swivel tooth that is manually moved from an open position to allow insertion of the transverse rod into the mouth. For a working mode using the air hammer to hit the mouth, the tooth is moved to a locked mode. A ball and spring assembly ensures the transverse rod stays in the mouth during operation.
US10661414B2	Tool with handle offsets Disclosed is a tool, such as pliers, with handle offsets and stop features. In an embodiment, the tool has a minimum of about 0.50 inches of clearance between handles in an area where a user's index finger contacts the handles. This is accomplished by offsetting upper and lower handles of the tool. For example, the lower handle may be offset about 1.10 inches from a pivot point between the handles. Similarly, an end of the upper handle may be offset by about 1.150 inches from the pivot point when jaws of the tool are adjusted to a closed position.
US10661412B2	Clamp apparatus A clamp apparatus including two pairs of first and second clamp arms, which are supported rotatably with respect to a body and are disposed mutually in parallel. First and second cam members including respective cam surfaces are provided on ends of the first and second clamp arms. The first cam members are pressed by rollers upon lowering of a block body under a driving action of a first cylinder that makes up a drive unit. The first clamp arms are rotated to assume a clamped state. The second cam members are pressed by rollers upon lowering of a block body under a driving action of a second cylinder of the drive unit, whereby the second clamp arms are rotated to assume a clamped state.
US10661411B2	Apparatus for cleaning a polishing surface, polishing apparatus, and method of manufacturing an apparatus for cleaning a polishing surface There is disclosed a polishing-surface cleaning apparatus to which a polishing liquid, such as slurry, is less likely to be attached. The polishing-surface cleaning apparatus includes an arm having a fluid passage, a nozzle communicating with the fluid passage, and a weld material securing the nozzle to the arm. The weld material fills a gap between a bottom surface of the arm and an edge of a front-end surface of the nozzle.
US10661404B2	Sealing system for a surface treatment machine A seal system for a rotor assembly of a surface treatment machine includes a rotatable rotor assembly shell including surface treatment tools extending therefrom, and a stub-shaft located within the shell and fixedly coupled to the shell. The stub-shaft includes a shaft portion and a base portion, with the base portion including a recess. A non-rotatable bearing housing surrounds at least a portion of the shaft portion and has an longitudinally extending inner end located within the recess. A seal member is located in the recess and secured between the bearing housing and the base portion.
US10661396B2	Robotic welding system A robotic welding system comprises a supporting arm for attaching to a repositionable support structure, the supporting arm comprising a first mounting portion connectable to the repositionable support structure, and a second mounting portion rotatably coupled to the first mounting portion. A yaw rotary actuator rotates the second mounting portion about a yaw axis. A welding arm comprises a third mounting portion rotatably coupled to the second mounting portion of the supporting arm. A pitch rotary actuator rotates the third mounting portion about a pitch axis generally perpendicular to the yaw axis. A roll rotary actuator rotates a torch holder shaft about a roll axis generally perpendicular to the pitch axis. The shaft has a torch mounting portion for mounting a welding torch at an end thereof. A controller is operably coupled to the actuators to cause the welding torch to execute a welding pattern.
US10661392B2	Splitting of a solid using conversion of material The invention relates to a method for creating a detachment zone (2) in a solid (1) in order to detach a solid portion (12), especially a solid layer (12), from the solid (1), said solid portion (12) that is to be detached being thinner than the solid from which the solid portion (12) has been removed. The method according to the invention preferably comprises at least the steps of: providing a solid (1) which is to be processed and which is made of a chemical compound; providing a LASER light source; and subjecting the solid (1) to LASER radiation from the LASER light source so that the laser beams penetrate into the solid (1) via a surface (5) of the solid portion (12) that is to be cut off; the LASER radiation controlling the temperature of a predefined portion of the solid (1) inside the solid (1) in a defined manner such that a detachment zone (2) or a plurality of partial detachment zones (25, 27, 28, 29) is formed; characterized in that the temperature produced by the laser beams in a predefined portion of the solid (1) is so high that the material forming the predefined portion is subject to modifications (9) in the form of a predetermined conversion of material.
US10661391B2	Method of forming pores in three-dimensional objects A method of making a porous three-dimensional object. The method comprises: a) positioning a first layer of particles on a build plate; b) heating the first layer of particles sufficiently to fuse the particles together to form a first build layer having a first porosity; c) exposing the first build layer to a laser beam to form one or more pores, the exposed first build layer having a first modified porosity, the laser beam being emitted from an optical fiber; d) adjusting one or more beam characteristics of the laser beam prior to or during the exposing of the first build layer, the adjusting of the laser beam occurring prior to the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber; e) positioning an additional layer of particles on the exposed first build layer; f) heating the additional layer of particles sufficiently to fuse the particles together to form a second build layer having a second porosity; g) exposing the second build layer to the laser beam to form one or more pores, the exposed second build layer having a second modified porosity, the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber; h) adjusting one or more beam characteristics of the laser beam after fusing the particles to form the second build layer and prior to or during the exposing of the second build layer, the adjusting of the laser beam occurring prior to the laser beam being emitted from the optical fiber, and i) repeating e), f), optionally g) and optionally h) to form a three-dimensional object.
US10661390B2	Bone replacement materials Particular aspects provide novel devices for bone tissue engineering, comprising a metal or metal-based composite member/material comprising an interior macroporous structure in which porosity may vary from 0-90% (v), the member comprising a surface region having a surface pore size, porosity, and composition designed to encourage cell growth and adhesion thereon, to provide a device suitable for bone tissue engineering in a recipient subject. In certain aspects, the device further comprises a gradient of pore size, porosity, and material composition extending from the surface region throughout the interior of the device, wherein the gradient transition is continuous, discontinuous or seamless and the growth of cells extending from the surface region inward is promoted.
US10661384B2	Optical system for beam shaping An optical system for shaping a laser beam includes a beam shaping element configured to receive the laser beam having a transverse input intensity profile and to impose a beam shaping phase distribution onto the laser beam. The optical system further includes a near field optical element, arranged downstream of the beam shaping element at a beam shaping distance and is configured to focus the laser beam into the focus zone. The imposed phase distribution results in a virtual optical image of the elongated focus zone located before the beam shaping element. The beam shaping distance corresponds to a propagation length of the laser beam within which the imposed phase distribution transforms the transverse input intensity profile into a transverse output intensity profile at the near field optical element.
US10661383B2	Mitigation of particle contamination for wafer dicing processes Methods of dicing semiconductor wafers are described. In an example, a method of dicing a wafer having a plurality of integrated circuits thereon involves dicing the wafer into a plurality of singulated dies disposed above a dicing tape. The method also involves forming a material layer over and between the plurality of singulated dies above the dicing tape. The method also includes expanding the dicing tape, wherein a plurality of particles is collected on the material layer during the expanding.
US10661377B2	Manufacturing device and manufacturing method A manufacturing device (1), and a method for manufacturing saw blades (2) and for welding or soldering individually fed cutting elements (4) on a fed, toothed base blade (3) uses an electrical pressure welding device (6) having an advance able welding head (14). The relative position of the base blade (3) and the welding head (14) in the process area is detected by an automatic adjusting device (9) and, if necessary, adjusted or readjusted.
US10661373B2	Systems and methods for providing weld quality confidence Systems and methods for welding are described. The welding system can include, for example, a welding power source, a welding torch, and a computer. The computer and the welding torch can be operatively coupled to the power source. A first weld is performed and its signature is saved by the computer. It is considered a high quality weld and is selected as a weld reference. A second weld is performed and its signature is saved by the computer. The computer then computes a single weld confidence result for the second weld based on a comparison between the signature data of the second weld and the signature data of the reference weld. A weld fault condition is triggered based on the single weld confidence result which causes the welding system to stop or to modify the welding operation, and/or which causes the welding system to send out communications relating to the triggering of the weld fault condition.
US10661371B2	Short circuit welding method A short circuit welding method with successive welding cycles with a respective arc phase and short circuit phase includes controlling at least the welding parameters welding current and feed speed of a melting electrode and feeding the electrode toward of a workpiece at a predetermined forward final speed at least during part of the arc phase and away from the workpiece at a predetermined rearward final speed at least during part of the short circuit phase. A device carries out this method. A change in the feed speed and a rearward final speed are predetermined and a welding current is controlled to complete the short circuit phase after reaching the rearward final speed and after 3 ms at the latest and repeat every 8 ms at the latest. The welding parameters are controlled such that the welding cycle duration≤8 ms, resulting in a welding frequency≥125 Hz.
US10661369B2	Electrode, electrochemical machining apparatus using the electrode, electrochemical machining method, and product machined by the method Provided is an electrode capable of increasing a degree of freedom in machining shape with a simple structure, an electrochemical machining apparatus using the electrode, an electrochemical machining method, and a product machined by the method. An electrode 4 has a core tube 41 formed of a material by which a second hole 101b having a direction or a curvature different from that of a first hole 101a having a predetermined curvature can be formed continuously from the first hole 101a and a coating 42 fixed to an outer periphery of the core tube 41.
US10661366B2	Workpiece guard and blade guard for band saw A hand-held band saw has a handle for grasping the band saw, a motor, a drive wheel driven by the motor, a driven wheel and a continuous blade disposed about the drive wheel and the driven wheel. A portion of the continuous blade is positioned in a cut zone to perform a cutting operation. A workpiece guard is spaced from the portion of the continuous blade and positioned between the portion of the continuous blade and the handle for limiting movement of the workpiece after the cutting operation.
US10661365B2	Folding multi saw A tool includes a housing, a blade receptacle within the housing configured to receive a removable saw blade having a lock engaging region, and a blade release actuator adjacent to the blade receptacle, the blade release actuator being rotatable about an axis associated therewith and configured to selectively move a lock member into the lock engaging region. The blade release actuator comprises a ramp on which the lock member rests. Rotation of the blade release actuator rotates the ramp under the lock member from a blade locked position where the lock member is pushed by the ramp into the lock engaging region of the removable saw blade to a blade release position where the ramp is rotated to create a gap between the lock engaging region and the blade release actuator such that the saw blade is removable from the tool.
US10661362B2	Fluted cutting tool configuration and method therefor One aspect of the invention provides a cutting tool used for peripheral cutting operations, comprising: a plurality of peripheral cutting edges, and a plurality of flutes disposed between the peripheral cutting edges, wherein each of the flutes includes at least one surface, and at least one depression recessed into the at least one flute surface, wherein each of the depressions defines a depression interior configured to trap cooling liquid during operation of the cutting tool, and wherein at least one of the depressions is dimensioned and disposed to enhance heat dissipation at least one of the peripheral cutting edges.
US10661361B2	Milling/cutting tool and processing apparatus Provided is a milling/cutting tool including: a tool main unit that is rotated about an axis; and a plurality of tips that are disposed at one end surface of the tool main unit with spacings therebetween in a circumferential direction about the axis of the tool main unit, wherein the individual tips are disposed so that turning rake surfaces thereof are inclined in the axial directions.
US10661351B2	Quick-stop cutting device for a lathe A tool quick-stop device for a lathe has a base, bottom plate, front side plate, rear side plate, right side plate, left side plate, top fixed plate, tool bar, cam lever, buffer spring, cylindrical guide rail, adjusting nut, first locking nut, double end stud, second locking nut, pressure spring, pressing plate, hold-down bolt and pin shaft. The cam lever supports the tool bar before tool falling. When tool falling is required, the cam lever is rotated through external force. When the cam lever rotates over a certain position, the tool bar instantaneously loses supporting force. Under strong pressure of the pressure spring, the tool bar falls the tool with great acceleration and is separated from the cutting region in a short period of time and the cutting root is frozen.
US10661349B2	Machine tool and method for processing by machine tool An automatic lathe includes a main spindle that rotates a workpiece about a shaft center, a cutting tool that processes the workpiece, a feeder that moves the cutting tool, an input receiver that receives inputs regarding an eccentric distance and a radius, and a controller that controls the movement by the feeder such as to set a virtual circle having a radius of the distance, to set an offset virtual circle having a center at a position where a center of the virtual circle is offset from the shaft center of the workpiece in the radial direction of the workpiece by the radius, and to move the cutting tool along an circumference of the offset virtual circle in relation to a rotation of the workpiece by the main spindle. A hole is processed, which has the radius at a position away from the shaft center by the distance.
US10661346B2	Low melting point metal or alloy powders atomization manufacturing processes Atomization processes for manufacturing a metal powder or an alloy powder having a melting point comprising of about 50° Celsius to about 500° Celsius are provided herein. In at least one embodiment, the processes comprise providing a melt of a metal or an alloy having said melting point of about 50° Celsius to about 500° Celsius through a feed tube; diverting the melt at a diverting angle with respect to a central axis of the feed tube to obtain a diverted melt; directing the diverted melt to an atomization area; and providing at least one atomization gas stream to the atomization area. The atomization process can be carried out in the presence of water within an atomization chamber used for the atomization process. In at least one embodiment, the processes provide a distribution of powder with an average particle diameter under 20 microns with geometric standard deviation of lower than about 2.0.
US10661345B2	Composite part and cutting tool A composite member in which WC-based cemented carbide members are bonded to each other via a bonding layer formed by solid phase diffusion bonding of a bonding member made of a Ti foil. The bonding layer is constituted by first layers adjacent to the WC-based cemented carbide members and made of a TiC phase and a metal W phase in which an average area ratio of the TiC phase is 40 to 60%. The bonding layer also includes second layers adjacent to the first layers and made of a TiCo phase and a metal Ti phase in which an average area ratio of the TiCo phase is 50 to 95%, and a residual Ti layer.
US10661343B2	Smart additive manufacturing device Disclosed is a multiple-feature compact direct-metal deposition additive manufacturing (AM) print head. The head configures off-axis, solid-state diode or diode-pumped lasers into an array to perform precision controlled, direct metal deposition printing through a single print nozzle. Dual-mode printing capability using metal wire and powder feedstock sources in the same print nozzle is provided with in-line control, precision wire feed driver/controller, adjustable shield gas diffuser, and nozzles tailored to wire feedstock diameter.
US10661338B2	Damage tolerant aluminium material having a layered microstructure A wrought aluminium material with improved damage tolerance while preserving the high strength of the material is disclosed. Furthermore, a cast aluminium material of a precipitation hardenable aluminium alloy is disclosed, the material comprising grains having two distinct zones with a first centre zone enriched in elements capable of reacting peritectically with aluminium and a second zone, surrounding the first zone, enriched in elements capable of reacting eutectically with aluminium.
US10661335B2	Localized torsional severe plastic deformation method for conical tube metals In a localized torsional severe plastic deformation method for conical tube metal, a desired region of a conical tube metal can be subjected to severe plastic deformation using molds in which roughness is formed at predetermined regions. The method includes roughening a predetermined region of each of the molds; sticking the conical tube metal only to the roughened regions of the molds; moving the lower mold toward the upper mold to apply a load to the conical tube metal; and rotating the molds to apply severe plastic deformation to the conical tube metal only at the regions stuck to the roughened regions of the molds.
US10661334B2	Amorphous alloy ribbon and method of producing the same The invention provides a method of producing an amorphous alloy ribbon, the method including a step of producing an amorphous alloy ribbon by discharging a molten alloy through a rectangular opening of a molten metal nozzle having a molten metal flow channel along which the molten alloy flows, the opening being an end of the molten metal flow channel, onto a surface of a rotating chill roll, in which, among wall surfaces of the molten metal flow channel, a maximum height Rz(t) of a surface t, which is a wall surface parallel to a flow direction of the molten alloy and to a short side direction of the opening, is 10.5 μm or less.
US10661329B2	Two different process continued performance type product assembly device and method for manufacturing bumper skid plate using the same A two different process continued performance type product assembly device may include a punching jig having a punch and configured to ascend and descend, a punching tool located on a lower portion of the punching jig and having a punching die that is located below the punch during a punching work, a fusion tool located on the lower portion of the punching jig and having a fusion horn that is located below the punch during a fusion work, and a tool exchange cylinder configured to push the punching die so that the fusion horn secedes from a position below the punch during the punching work and to pull the punching die so that the fusion horn comes into the position below the punch during the fusion work.
US10661326B2	Roll-forming methods for manufacturing roller bearing seal case A roll-forming manufacturing method of a roller bearing seal case includes (a) roll-forming, from a cylindrical ring, a profiled ring including a first section extending at least along a cylinder axis of the cylindrical ring and a second section extending from the first section inward toward the cylinder axis, and (b) trimming the second section to expand the first aperture to achieve location and geometry according to design parameters. A roll-forming manufacturing method of a roller bearing seal case includes (a) roll-forming, from a cylindrical ring, a first profiled ring having a first section extending along cylinder axis of the cylindrical ring and a second section extending from the first section inward toward the cylinder axis, (b) applying outward pressure to the first section, in direction away from the cylinder axis, to round the first section, and (c) roll-forming a second profiled ring from the first profiled ring.
US10661322B2	Method and control system for tuning flatness control in a mill A method for tuning flatness control for rolling a strip in a mill including rolls controllable by means of a plurality of actuators, which mill is modeled by means of a mill matrix. The method includes: a) obtaining an equivalent movement range for each actuator, b) determining a scaled mill matrix by scaling the mill matrix based on the equivalent movement ranges, and c) obtaining a singular value decomposition of the scaled mill matrix for providing flatness control of the strip by means of the actuators. A computer program and a control system for carrying out the above method are also presented herein.
US10661317B1	Vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including power takeoff A vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including power takeoff includes a pair of arms configured for lifting a garbage bin, the pair of arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle, a hopper configured for accepting the garbage bin when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, at least one spray rod extending upwards from the hopper, said spray rod including a water nozzle, wherein when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, the spray rod is situated within the garbage bin, a hydraulic pump mechanically coupled with a transmission of the vehicle, such that the transmission drives the hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor hydraulically coupled with the hydraulic pump, a pressure washer pump mechanically coupled to the hydraulic motor, the spray rod fluidically coupled with the pressure washer pump.
US10661311B2	Automated tote routing system and methods An automated tote routing systems that includes a conveyer belt, an array of sensors underneath the conveyer belt, and an identifier reader disposed with respect to the conveyer belt is discussed. The conveyer belt can be configured to receive a tote filled with physical objects. The array of sensors can detect a first set of attributes associated with the physical objects within the tote. The identifier reader can read and decode an identifier from a machine-readable element disposed on the tote. The array of sensors and identifier reader can transmit the first set of attributes and the identifier to a computing system. Based on the set of information associated with the physical objects and the set of attributes associated with the physical objects, a routing module executed by the computing system can automatically trigger the conveyer belt to route the tote to a selected distribution end of the conveyor belt.
US10661310B2	Ultrasonic oscillator unit A ultrasonic oscillator unit including an ultrasonic oscillator array in which a plurality of oscillators are arranged in a circular-arc shape; an electrode part that is provided on at least one end surface of the plurality of oscillators perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof and that is electrically connected with the oscillators; a backing material layer that is disposed on a rear surface of the ultrasonic oscillator array; and a cable wiring part including a flexible printed wired board. The flexible printed wired board includes a cable connecting part that extends to a lower side of the backing material layer, is separated into a plurality of belt-like pieces, and has, in a comb shape, a plurality of strip-like electrode parts in which at least one electrode pad is linearly disposed in the longitudinal direction of each of the belt-like pieces.
US10661309B2	Dual frequency ultrasound transducer including an ultrahigh frequency transducer stack and a low frequency ultrasound transducer stack A dual frequency ultrasound transducer includes a high frequency ultrasound array and a low frequency transducer positioned behind or proximal to the high frequency ultrasound array. In one embodiment, a dampening material is positioned between a rear surface of the high frequency array and the a front surface of the low frequency array. The dampening preferably is high absorbing of signals at the frequency of the high frequency array but passes signals at the frequency of the low frequency transducer with little attenuation. In additional, or alternatively, the low frequency can angled with respect to the plane of the high frequency transducer to reduce inter-stack multipath reflections. Beamforming delays compensate for the differences in physical distances between the elements of the low frequency transducer and the plane of the high frequency transducer.
US10661301B2	Printing process for oral dosage forms A printing process for dosage forms selected from hard or soft capsules, the process comprising the steps of: (i) providing a plurality of said dosage forms, preferably filled with a liquid composition, in a reservoir; (ii) transferring a predetermined number of the dosage forms from said reservoir to a printing station; (iii) printing indicia over each of the dosage forms; (iv) transferring the printed dosage forms to an inspection station arranged to sense a predetermined characteristic of the indicia; (v) sorting the dosage forms based on the sensed predetermined characteristic of the indicia by separating dosage forms that meet the predetermined characteristics from dosage forms that do not meet the predetermined characteristics; wherein the dosage forms that do not meet the predetermined characteristics are collected and further processed through a regenerating unit arranged to remove the indicia from the dosage forms in a regeneration step, and further re-processed according to steps (i) to (v).
US10661300B2	Method of painting a plastic work piece using an electrostatically isolated mask A method for painting a work piece of plastic material. The method includes applying a first coating of an electrically conductive material to the work piece and electrically grounding the first coating. The method also includes electrostatically charging a paint to render the paint conductive for statically attracting the conductive paint toward the grounded first coating of the work piece. The method also includes overlying a mask of a non-conductive material over at least a portion of the first coating of the work piece and electrically insulating the mask. The work piece is then sprayed with the conductive paint to apply a layer of paint on the first coating with the mask preventing the conductive paint from being applied on the portions of the first coating of the work piece that are covered by the mask.
US10661297B2	Methods for vapor deposition An embodiment of a method includes retaining a first workpiece and a second workpiece selectively on a workpiece fixture disposed within a deposition chamber. The workpiece fixture includes tooling including a first workpiece holder, a second workpiece holder, and a first hollow wall. The first workpiece is separated from the second workpiece using the first hollow wall. Energy is selectively applied and directed within the deposition chamber, from an energy source toward a first crucible, the first crucible including a plurality of walls defining an upper recess contiguous with, and disposed directly above a first lower recess, at least the upper recess open to an interior of the deposition chamber. During the step of selectively applying and directing energy, a gas valve is controlled to maintain a partial vacuum in the deposition chamber of greater than 2 Pa to control a size and overlap of at least one coating zone formed around each of the at least one workpiece.
US10661296B2	Adhesive dispensing assembly having a mechanism for cleaning the dispensing nozzle A dispensing assembly is provided that dispenses a dispensing fluid onto a substrate from a nozzle located on the dispensing assembly, wherein, when the dispensing assembly stops dispensing a dispensing fluid from the outlet, a gas is directed at a tip of the nozzle to clean off a residue of the dispensing fluid left on the tip of the nozzle.
US10661291B2	Dispenser for discharging liquids, and operating method therefor Dispenser with a reservoir for storing liquid, and a discharge opening through which the liquid can be dispensed. The dispenser includes a metering device for discharging a defined liquid quantity upon actuation of the dispenser. The metering device at the entry side is connected to the reservoir and at the exit side is connected to the discharge opening. The metering device includes a pre-metering chamber which via an infeed duct is connected to the reservoir, and a main metering chamber which via an intermediate duct is connected to the pre-metering chamber, and via a discharge duct is connected to the discharge opening. The pre-metering chamber and the main metering chamber each have one repositionable wall, the respective chamber volume being variable by repositioning the wall. The walls are operatively coupled such that a volumetric enlargement of the pre-metering chamber causes a volumetric reduction of the main metering chamber.
US10661289B2	Device for making charged nanoparticles The disclosure relates to a device for making charged nanoparticles, the device includes: an atomizer configured to atomize a solution into micro-scaled droplets; a first electrode and a second electrode substantially parallel with and spaced from each other, a power supply configured to apply a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least one first through-hole is defined on the first electrode and at least one second through-hole is defined on the second electrode to allow the micro-scaled droplets to pass through.
US10661283B1	Treated nebulizer tip and spray chamber A system can include a nebulizer having a tip and a spray chamber configured to be in fluid communication with the nebulizer. The tip of the nebulizer and/or an interior of the spray chamber can have a treated surface. The nebulizer and/or the spray chamber can be treated using a physical abrasion technique, chemically etched, and so forth. In some embodiments, treated surfaces of the nebulizer and the spray chamber can be proximate to one another. The spray chamber can include a drain ridge, which can project into an interior of the spray chamber, be depressed away from an interior of the spray chamber, and/or include a treated surface. The spray chamber can also include an output port having a treated surface. In some embodiments, the output port can include an additional port so that rinse liquid can flow through the spray chamber (e.g., continuously and/or intermittently).
US10661282B2	Agglomerated hemicellulose compositions, methods of preparation thereof, and processes for enriching a desired mineral from an ore Methods for preparing agglomerated hemicellulose compositions are provided. Agglomerated hemicellulose compositions comprising agglomerates are also provided herein. Also disclosed are processes for enriching a desired mineral from an ore comprising the desired mineral, wherein the process comprises carrying out a flotation process in the presence of one or more collecting agents and a depressant composition comprising an agglomerated hemicellulose composition.
US10661281B2	Lighter case with piston dispenser A lighter case is provided. The lighter case may have a main body forming a clamshell shaped to receive a cigarette lighter. The lighter case may have a grinding apparatus on a portion of the main body or slidable relative to the main body and configured to disaggregate a smoking material. The lighter case may collect the disaggregated smoking material and may guide the disaggregated smoking material into a receptacle such as by scooping or via a piston. In this manner, the smoking material may be prepared.
US10661280B1	Rock crusher apparatus and method An overall apparatus including a known manually operated rock crusher which includes at least one bar; wherein an end of the at least one bar is moved manually, and then downwards to cause the crushing of rocks; and further including an assistance device configured to be attached to the at least one bar; and a switch activated by an activation device; wherein in response to activation of the switch by the activation device, the assistance device applies a force to the at least one bar and then the switch is deactivated to move back to an original position and orientation, to thereby crush rocks. The assistance device may further include an air compressor; a piston assembly having a piston rod and a piston housing; wherein the piston rod moves outward from the piston housing to apply force to the at least one bar and then back inward during a downstroke.
US10661276B2	Method for handling liquid using centrifugal force Devices and methods for handling liquids are provided. The devices and methods make use of centrifugal forces to drive liquid flow and facilitate one or more of the mixing, metering and sequencing of liquids, for example on a microfluidic device.
US10661273B2	Two-dimensional micro- and nano-pattern, methods for forming the same, and microfluidic devices formed therefrom Methods of forming two-dimensional nanopatterns are provided. The method may comprise periodically contacting a vibrating tool comprising a patterned grating edge with a substrate along a first direction in a grating-vibrational indentation patterning process. The patterned grating edge defines a plurality of rows and a plurality of interspersed troughs. The periodic contacting creates a two dimensional array of discontinuous voids in a single-stroke across the surface of the substrate. In other aspects, a microfluidic device for selective arrangement of a microspecies or nanospecies is provided, that includes a substrate comprising a surface defining a two-dimensional pattern of microvoids or nanovoids. In yet other aspects, the present disclosure provides a method for selective arrangement of a microspecies or nanospecies on a substrate.
US10661267B2	Electric pipette system, electric pipette, and operating procedure display device Provided is an electric pipette system, including: an operating condition receiving milt configured to receive an operating condition of a manipulation operation to foe occur next; a suction/discharge operating unit configured to perform at least any one of a suction operation and a discharge operation of a liquid by an electric pipette based cm the operating condition; an information collecting unit configured to collect various types of information during the suction operation or the discharge operation of the liquid; and an information recording unit configured to record the information.
US10661266B2	Pipette device A pipette device, including a container having a predetermined space therein, in one end of which a nozzle is formed and the other end of which is opened; a first fixing member whose one end is detachably coupled to the other end of the container; a second fixing member coupled to the other end of the first fixing member; and a pumping member that is inserted into the second fixing member such that an opened end portion faces the other end of the container and delivers internal air into the container by changing shape when it is pressed, wherein the opened end portion of the pumping member is fixed between the first fixing member and the second fixing member by coupling of the first fixing member and the second fixing member.
US10661264B2	Microparticles for cell disruption and/or biomolecule recovery The present invention provides novel methods of cell disruption and release of biomolecules from a cell. The invention comprises the use of positively and/or negatively charged microparticles comprising ground resin. It is particularly useful for purification of biomolecules from cell culture.
US10661262B2	Aromatic hydrogenation catalysts and uses thereof Hydrogenation catalysts for aromatic hydrogenation including an organosilica material support, which is a polymer comprising independent units of a monomer of Formula [Z1OZ2OSiCH2]3 (I), wherein each Z1 and Z2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer; and at least one catalyst metal are provided herein. Methods of making the hydrogenation catalysts and processes of using, e.g., aromatic hydrogenation, the hydrogenation catalyst are also provided herein.
US10661260B2	Zeolite composite catalysts for conversion of heavy reformate to xylenes Embodiments of zeolite composite catalysts and methods of producing the zeolite composite catalysts are provided, where the methods comprise dissolving in an alkaline solution a catalyst precursor comprising at least one mesoporous zeolite while heating, stirring, or both to yield a dissolved zeolite solution, where the mesoporous zeolite has a molar ratio of SiO2/Al2O3 of at least 30, where the mesoporous zeolite comprises zeolite beta, adjusting the pH of the dissolved zeolite solution, aging the pH adjusted dissolved zeolite solution to yield solid zeolite composite from the dissolved zeolite solution, and calcining the solid zeolite composite to produce the zeolite composite catalyst, where the zeolite composite catalyst has a mesostructure comprising at least one disordered mesophase and at least one ordered mesophase, and where the zeolite composite catalyst has a surface area defined by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis of at least 600 m2/g.
US10661256B2	Agglomerated ODH catalyst Oxidative dehydrogenation catalysts for converting lower paraffins to alkenes such as ethane to ethylene when prepared as an agglomeration, for example extruded with supports chosen from slurries of TiO2, ZrO2 Al2O3, AlO(OH) and mixtures thereof have a lower temperature at which 25% conversion is obtained.
US10661254B2	Composite catalyst and preparation method therefor Disclosed is a composite catalyst, comprising carbon in a continuous phase and Raney alloy particles in a dispersed phase. The Raney alloy particles are dispersed evenly or unevenly in the carbon in a continuous phase, and the carbon in a continuous phase is obtained by carbonizing at least one carbonizable organic substance. The catalyst has good particle strength, high catalytic activity, and good selectivity.
US10661253B2	Method of preparation of mixed metal oxide using glucose oxidation assisted precipitation The present invention provides a process for in-situ preparation of metal oxide(s) comprising the step of precipitating a metal salt solution with Fehling's reagent B and glucose at a suitable temperature. The metal oxide(s) prepared according to the present invention can be used for diverse applications including their utility as catalyst(s) in one or more reactions. The present invention further provides a highly selective bi-functional hybrid catalyst for direct conversion of syn-gas to dimethyl ether (DME) and methods of preparation thereof. The one or more metal oxide(s) can be directly obtained from the metal precursors following the method(s) of the present invention instead of metal hydroxides as in conventional known methods, thereby eliminating the necessity of high temperature calcination step(s) and rigorous reduction procedure(s).
US10661252B2	Catalyst for preparing 2,5-furancarboxylic acid and a method for preparing 2,5-furancarboxylic acid using the catalyst The present invention relates to a carboxylation catalyst, which catalyzes carboxylation of a furan-based compound containing a hydroxyl group and a carbonyl group or a derivative thereof to prepare 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and is configured as a spinel support, and noble metal nanoparticles incorporated into the spinel support selected from the group consisting of MnCo2O4, CoMn2O4, and combinations thereof, and to a method of preparing 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), including providing a carboxylation catalyst configured such that noble metal nanoparticles are incorporated into a spinel support; and carboxylating a furan-based compound containing a hydroxyl group and a carbonyl group or a derivative thereof in the presence of the carboxylation catalyst.
US10661249B2	Stirring device A stirring device, in particular reactor stirring device, has at least one holder which is configured for holding at least one brittle unit within a container relative to at least one container wall of the container, and which has at least one holding unit for this purpose. At least one holding position of the holder relative to the container wall can be adapted by means of the holding unit.
US10661248B2	Ferromagnetic-particle manufacturing apparatus A method for manufacturing a ferromagnetic-particle includes preparing a manufacturing apparatus including an induction heating coil; a radiofrequency power source electrically connected to the induction heating coil and configured to form an alternating field inside the induction heating coil; a pipe disposed to pass through the induction heating coil, in which at least a partial area of the pipe in an axial direction thereof is formed of a dielectric material and an area, which is nearer to one end of the pipe than the area formed of a dielectric material, is formed of a conductive material; and a pump configured to introduce, from the one end of the pipe, an alkaline reaction liquid in which metal ions of a ferromagnetic metal and hydroxide ions are dissolved; reacting the reaction liquid in the pipe, introduced by the pump, by forming an alternating field inside the induction heating coil; and generating the ferromagnetic-particle in the pipe based on the reaction of the reaction liquid in the pipe.
US10661246B2	Light irradiation device A light irradiation device includes a protective tube, which has a wire insertion path therein, a light source unit facing and disposed along an upper part of the protective tube, and a gutter-shaped concave reflection mirror facing the light source unit and provided below the protective tube. The concave reflection mirror is received in a gutter-shaped concave accommodating part provided in a holding body, and has flange portions extending from the outer surface in the horizontal direction. The convex reflection mirror is detachably affixed to the holding body with the flange portions.
US10661245B2	Method of driving an element of an active matrix EWOD device, a circuit, and an active matrix EWOD device A method of driving an element of an active matrix electro-wetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device comprise applying a first alternating voltage to a reference electrode of the AM-EWOD device; and either (i) applying to the element electrode a second alternating voltage that has the same frequency as the first alternating voltage and that is out of phase with the first alternating voltage or (ii) holding the element electrode in a high impedance state. The effect of applying the second alternating voltage to the element electrode is to put the element in an actuated state in which the element is configured to actuate any liquid droplet present in the element, while the effect of holding the element electrode in the high impedance state is to put the element in a non-actuated state.
US10661243B2	Process and apparatus for ethanol dehydration The present invention provides a process for the preparation of ethene by vapour phase chemical dehydration of ethanol using an adiabatic reactor, wherein the interior of the adiabatic reactor is separated into at least three reaction zones, comprising a first reaction zone, at least one intermediate reaction zone and a final reaction zone, and wherein each zone contains an ethanol dehydration catalyst; said process comprising the steps of; a) feeding a pre-heated reactant feed-stream into an inlet of the first reaction zone; b) extracting an effluent-stream from an outlet of the first reaction zone; c) feeding said effluent-stream into an inlet of a subsequent intermediate reaction zone; d) extracting an effluent-stream from an outlet of the intermediate reaction zone; e) repeating steps (c) and (d) for any subsequent intermediate reaction zones, if present; f) feeding, into an inlet of the final reaction zone, the effluent-stream from the preceding intermediate reaction zone; g) extracting a product stream from an outlet of the final reaction zone; wherein the effluent-streams are re-heated prior to being fed into a subsequent reaction zone by means of one or more heat exchangers and; and wherein a single heat exchanger simultaneously re-heats at least two of the effluent-streams, such that no more than one heat exchanger is present for every two effluent-streams being re-heated in the process.
US10661242B2	Low-capacity compartmentalized reactor Catalytic reactor (10) with radial flow of a hydrocarbon feedstock to be treated comprising: a reaction zone (13) enclosed in a substantially cylindrical outer shell (14) that is in the form of at least one catalytic module (15) extending along the vertical axis (AX), an annular zone (30) located at the same level as said catalytic module (15), outside of the reaction zone (13), said catalytic reactor being characterized in that it comprises an empty space (27) located between two side walls (23, 24) of at least one catalytic module (15), located outside of the reaction zone (13) and opening onto said annular zone (30), said empty space (27) comprising at least one solid net (26) extending along the vertical axis (AX) and positioned adjacent to the collecting means (29).
US10661238B2	Continuous particle manufacturing device A continuous particle manufacturing apparatus comprises a particle drawing section configured to draw particles out of a processing container, a sorting section configured to sort the particles drawn by the particle drawing section into processed particles and unprocessed particles, a discharge section to which the processed particles sorted out by the sorting section are discharged, and a particle returning section configured to return, into the processing container, the unprocessed particles sorted out by the sorting section, the particle returning section being configured to blow the unprocessed particles toward an inner wall surface of the processing container together with an air stream.
US10661232B2	Reaction device with air-lift type internal circulation The present invention relates to a reaction device with air-lift type internal circulation which includes: a vertical cylindrical volume (1), more than one draft tube vertical element (2) positioned within the cylindrical volume (1) in such a manner as to form an gap with the walls of said volume, more than one gas distributor (3), each of which is positioned on the bottom of said device; wherein: each vertical internal element (2) has an internal diameter which increases along the vertical axis of said element, and the ratio between the total height of the reaction device and the internal diameter of the reaction device is less than 1.
US10661227B2	Method for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate, wherein the lithium hydroxide and the lithium carbonate can be produced by a series of steps of: performing bipolar electrodialysis of a lithium-containing solution from which divalent ion impurities have been removed; concentrating lithium in the lithium-containing solution and at the same time, converting the lithium to lithium hydroxide; and carbonating the lithium hydroxide to obtain lithium carbonate.
US10661224B2	Process for the purifying of a raw gas stream containing mainly C1-C5 hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide, and impurities of organic and inorganic sulfur compounds, halogenated and non-halogenated volatile organic compounds and oxygen A method for the purification of a raw gas stream by selective catalytic oxidation, in which organic and inorganic sulfur compounds, halogenated and non-halogenated volatile organic compounds are selectively oxidized without substantially oxidizing the lower hydrocarbons and the sulfur containing compounds present in the gas to sulfur trioxide and excess of oxygen is removed by oxidation of lower alcohols, ethers or hydrogen added to the raw gas stream upstream the catalytic oxidation.
US10661218B2	Dehumidification frame A novel dehumidification frame includes a hemispherical cover body movably connected to the top of a supporting part, the supporting part, a base movably connected to the bottom of the supporting part, and a movable rod penetrating into the hemispherical cover body, the supporting part and the base. The hemispherical cover body, the supporting part and the base can rotate around the movable rod. The invention has the advantages of being simple in structure, convenient to use and attractive in appearance. The cover body, the supporting part and the base can be opened without being disassembled. A window is further arranged so that users can observe and timely remove water absorbed by a dehumidification bag to maintain cleanliness and sanitation.
US10661214B2	Laundry treating apparatus The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus having a washable filter provided on an air circulation conduit for drying laundry. Disclosed is the laundry treating apparatus that is capable of automatically or manually washing the filter. The laundry treating apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises: a cabinet (1); an outer tub (2) disposed within the cabinet (1); an inner tub (3) rotatably disposed within the outer tub (2); a circulation conduit (10) that serves as a guide to allow at least a part of air within the outer tub (2) to be discharged from the outer tub (2) and supplied back to the outer tub (2); a fan (17) disposed on the circulation conduit (10) to move air; a filter net (22) disposed on the circulation conduit (10) to filter foreign substances included in the moving air; a filter frame (24) that supports the filter net (22); and a nozzle (32) that sprays water to remove the foreign substances filtered by the filter net (22). At least a part of the filter frame (24) includes an extraction frame (24a) that is able to be extracted from the cabinet (1).
US10661212B2	Filter element The present invention relates to a ceramic filter arrangement comprising a ceramic filter and a support housed within the ceramic filter, wherein the support is in contact with inside walls of the ceramic filter.
US10661210B2	Oil separator including spiral members defining helical flow paths An oil separator including a housing that is separated by a partition assembly. The partition assembly includes a plurality of channels that each extend between a first opening and a second opening for passing oil-laden gases therethrough. A plurality of spiral members are each disposed in one of the channels, each define a helical flow path for guiding the oil-laden gases in the helical flow path about the spiral member to separate the oil from the oil-laden gases. One or more valves may be connected to at least one of the openings of the channels. The valves may be moveable in response to a predetermined pressure being applied against the valve. A fine mist separator assembly may include includes a fibrous pad disposed adjacent to and in alignment with the second openings for absorbing oil after the oil-laden gases have passed through the frames.
US10661208B2	Systems and methods for servicing a fluid filtration system Fluid filtration systems and methods for servicing thereof are disclosed. The fluid filtration system includes a filter cartridge, a fluid transfer pump, and a valve assembly that can be selectively operated and positioned to achieve a normal filtration mode of operation, a fuel drain mode of operation, and a water drain mode of operation. In the normal mode, the filter cartridge is in an installed position, the pump is rotated in a first direction, and the valve is placed in a first position. In the fuel drain mode, the filter cartridge is in a service position, the pump is rotated in a second direction, and the valve is placed in a second position. In the water drain mode, the filter cartridge is in an installed position, the pump is rotated in the second direction, and the valve is placed in the first position.
US10661205B2	Filter cleaning system and method The present invention discloses a method for self-cleaning filters without having to open the filter housing. Wash nozzles are integrated with the filter housings such that when the filters are clogged, both back-wash and regular washing can be performed with practically no down time. Moreover, without opening the filter housing, the hazardous components of the fluid to be filtered can be contained and dealt with before they escape the filter housing, thereby significantly reduces the environmental impact and harm to the working crew.
US10661197B1	Integrated dual stage trap with inverted cup A cold trap has multiple interior spaces formed within one unit such that a vacuum pump pulls only dry air and distillate substantially fully or fully condenses and drops out of the bottom of the device. Laminar flow through a side portal is converted into turbulent flow in a cooling region around a conical cold glass or other inert protrusion. The only other portal of the cooling region is a bottom portal such that though there is vacuum suction, vapors only exit through the bottom portal after condensing and falling through an outer section while dry air is pulled upwards to an upper vacuum portal.
US10661192B2	Structural basic units and their connectivity devices A connector joint device for connecting rods or arms at a joint or intersection. The connector joint includes more than one hexagon shape faces, more than one octagon shape faces, more than one 4-sided polygon shape faces. A first face among the more than one octagon shape faces has a hole extending in a direction at an angle with respect to a perpendicular line to the first face.
US10661189B2	Balloon holder and balloon holder base A balloon holder and balloon holder base for holding a balloon having a tail, including a securing element having flexible biased opposing projections bounding an elongated channel opening, an elongate member insertable into an opening in the tail of the balloon such that a first portion of said elongate member abuts a tapered self-closing bladder, creating an overlapping elongate member and balloon tail section, and a support element configured to be in contact with and support the inflated balloon, wherein the balloon is secured to the elongate member by transversely passing the overlapping elongate member and balloon tail section through the elongated channel opening and held in place by the projections.
US10661186B2	Amusement park capsule ride A capsule ride system includes a capsule, where the capsule includes a drum, which may include a curved annular wall that may define a chamber. The capsule also includes a platform that may fit within the chamber and that supports a restraint for a passenger. The system further includes a drive system capable of driving rotation of the capsule about a central axis of the capsule and driving forward and/or rearward movement of the capsule along a track.
US10661183B2	Game operating device A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button 46 and a Y button are further arranged in line on the upper surface of the housing. An imaging information arithmetic unit is provided at a front end of the housing in a longitudinal direction in such a manner that an imaging device thereof is exposed from a front-end surface. A concave portion is formed on a lower surface at a position corresponding to the direction switch. The concave portion includes a valley and two inclined surfaces. An A button capable of being operated by index finger of the hand holding the holding portion is provided on the backward inclined surface. By processing an image signal obtained by imaging an infrared ray from LED modules by the imaging device, it is possible to obtain an operation signal varying according to a position and/or attitude of the controller.
US10661179B2	Non-transitory computer-readable medium, information processing system, and method A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes computer program instructions, which when executed by an information processing system, cause the information processing system to: store a plurality of game media in association with each of a plurality of players, the game media each having a plurality of parameters; place a first of the plurality of game media in a predetermined area among areas of a field, based on an operation by a first player, in association with a state of first parameter indicating that a first parameter among the plurality of parameters is valid; and specify one or more specific areas in which is placed a second game medium associated with a different state of parameter indicating that a different parameter, other than the first parameter, is valid.
US10661176B2	Information processing system and information processing method Disclosed herein is an information processing system including an imaging section, an identification section, a setup section, and a display control section. The imaging section captures an image of a user-designated body and outputs multispectral data regarding a subject. The multispectral data indicates light intensity in four or more wavelength bands. The identification section identifies the type of the subject in accordance with the multispectral data regarding the subject. The setup section sets, based on the type of the subject, an object corresponding to the subject appearing in a game. The display control section causes the object to be displayed in the game in a manner based on the type of the subject.
US10661173B2	Systems and methods to provide audible output based on section of content being presented A device provides audible output pertaining to audio video (AV) content such as a video game based on a section of the AV content that is being presented.
US10661168B2	Method and apparatus for processing information, electronic device and storage medium The present disclosure provides a method for processing information, an apparatus for processing information, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: in case that at least one of a touch sliding event passing a control and a touch sliding event starting from a control is detected, calculating a distance between a current position of a touch point of the touch sliding event and a position of the control in real time; and under the distance is greater than a first preset threshold, adjusting at least one of a direction and a distance of an emission operation for a corresponding skill of the control performed on a virtual character according to the current position of the touch point.
US10661165B2	Methods, systems, and media for enhancing multiplayer game sessions with asymmetric information Mechanisms for enhancing multiplayer games are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: detecting presence of a display device on a communications network; causing joining instructions to connect to a multiplayer game session to be displayed on the display device, wherein the joining instructions include server information for handling communications relating to the multiplayer game session over the communications network; receiving, from user devices over other communications networks, a request to join the multiplayer game session in response to displaying the joining instructions on the display device, wherein each of the user devices has a user display device; connecting each of the user devices over one of the other communications network to the display device presenting the multiplayer game session; initiating the multiplayer game session; determining, for the multiplayer game session, a first portion of game information to be presented on the display device and a second portion of game information to be presented on the user display device; and causing the first portion of game information to be displayed on the display device and the second portion of game information to be displayed on the user displayed device based on the determination.
US10661162B2	Game system, non-transitory storage medium having stored therein game program, game apparatus, and game method A game system includes operation units, a game processing unit that performs game processing on the basis of operation onto the operation units, a waveform information generator that generates vibration waveform information representing a vibration waveform corresponding to a first event that occurs in the game processing, and vibration units that vibrate on the basis of the vibration waveform information. In a case where the first event continues, the waveform information generator generates the vibration waveform information such that the amplitude of the vibration waveform decreases in accordance with the lapse of time.
US10661159B2	Mobile game control system The present disclosure relates to a mobile game control system that efficiently implements additional button(s) to mobile devices for playing mobile games or using mobile applications. In one embodiment, the disclosed mobile game control system comprises a screen cover attachable to the touchscreen of a mobile device. The screen cover has at least one conductive route partially or fully embedded within the screen cover and is configured to receive a static electrical signal generated from a human finger at a first end and deliver it to a second end. When the static electrical signal is delivered to the second end, a simulated touch is produced at the second end as if the touchscreen is being physically touched at the second end location.
US10661158B2	Game operation panel capable of communicating game information, and game device including same A game manipulation panel capable of communicating game information, the game manipulation panel includes: a panel body configured to generate a manipulation signal for playing a game; and an antenna member positioned in a portion of the panel body to transmit and receive a signal for transferring game information to a short-range wireless communication module that performs nearfield communication (NFC) with a portable device.
US10661157B2	Method and system incorporating real environment for virtuality and reality combined interaction A method incorporating real environment for virtuality and reality combined interaction includes: step 1: capturing a frame of image in a real environment, and determining a movement state between a previous frame of image and a current image for at least one edge point in the image; step 2: for each of virtual objects in the virtual content, detecting whether the edge point is existed on the periphery of the virtual object, and applying corresponding function on the virtual object according to the movement state of the edge point when the edge point is existed on the periphery of the virtual object; and step 3: displaying the virtual content and the real environment in a superimposed manner according to function effect of the edge point to the virtual object, and returning back to step 1 to proceed until interaction between virtuality and reality is end.
US10661156B2	Three dimensional letters word game components and game methods of play A game apparatus and game methods of play that provide mental exercises to increase the level of abstract thinking to create 3-D objects from universally accepted 2-D flat patterns. Since we read and write on 2-D surfaces, the shapes we associate most with a 2-D environment are alphanumeric characters. Combining letters and numbers in a 3-D environment creates challenging exercises for visualizing 3-D shapes. The competitive games involve a series of 3-D manipulative modules. Play of the games involves scoring points for creating and/or discerning words made up of letters recognized from the 3-D manipulative modules. The games are for multiple players and can also be implemented electronically and online.
US10661155B2	Scratch-off lottery ticket game structure and method with dynamic validation files to support variable prize structures An instant lottery ticket game structure and method includes a set of instant lottery tickets, wherein a plurality of these tickets are winning tickets having a predetermined first prize value, as well as a predetermined enhanced second prize value. A validation file stored in a central host computer includes an individual base record for the winning tickets containing ticket identification data and the first prize value. A prize enhancement code on the winning ticket provides an option for the player to opt for the enhanced second prize value at a risk of reducing the first prize value. A sub-record in the validation file is maintained separate from the base record and includes the prize enhancement code and the value of the enhanced second, which may be less than the first prize value. A logic gate in the base record links the sub-record with the base record upon entry of the prize enhancement code by or for the player. For the winning tickets, a single record is created in the validation file by combining the base record with the sub-record upon entry of the prize enhancement code, the single record including a final prize value of the winning ticket.
US10661152B2	Powered personal transportation systems and methods A personal vehicle system including a control system and at least one wheel motor coupled to the personal vehicle system and subject to control by the control system. A control system for a personal vehicle system including steps for calibrating the control system, where the control system includes a sensor system having load sensors incorporated into the personal vehicle system and also having lean forward and lean backward outputs, a user interface that prompts a user to lean forward and backward and allows a user to input a sensitivity value, and an electronic hardware component for calculating a normalization value where the wheel motor current is controlled as a function of the normalization value.
US10661150B1	Rolling knee support device A rolling knee support device is attached to each knee of the user for support thereof when the user is in a kneeling position. The device has four swivel caster type wheels with a threaded stem for being releasably mounted into one of eight holes defined in a double-curved lower surface of a base of the support. The four wheels can be moved and arranged such on the double-curved lower surface so that the supporting feature of the knee supporting device can be modified and customized according to the needs of the worker and/or the particular job whereby the worker is supported in the most comfortable, balanced, and efficient position and orientation for any particular job. Straps with fasteners are used to secure each rolling knee support device to each knee of the user.
US10661143B2	Assembly facilitating a proper swing motion A training assembly structured to facilitate a swing motion of a user, during performance of a sports activity, including a receiver and a transmitter both mounted on predetermined portions of the user's body, such as the hip and arm. The arm mounted transmitter is movable relative to the receiver and is structured to communicate and activating signal to the receiver when disposed a predetermined distance there from, representative of a reactive segment of the swing motion. The receiver is structured to generate and deliver and indicating signal to the user for purposes of indicating that the reactive segment of the swing motion has been reached. The reactive segment is thereby determinative of when the user instigates a complementary adjustment of the user's body, during the swing motion, such as rotating the user's hips during a preferred part of the swing motion.
US10661138B2	Baseball hitting apparatus An apparatus for assisting and improving baseball hitting is described. The apparatus includes a spherical object having an interior anchor and a cord extending therefrom. An adjustable mass body is disposed within the spherical object along the cord. The interior anchor allows the spherical object to rotate about the cord.
US10661136B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes a head body, a face part located apart from the head body, and a plurality of connecting parts that extend between the head body and the face part. Each connecting part includes an inclination portion that extends while inclining with respect to a face perpendicular direction. The inclination portion may include a straight inclination portion that extends along a straight line. The inclination portion may include an arc inclination portion that extends along a circular arc. The inclination portion may include a first inclination portion and a second inclination portion that are inclined inversely to each other. The inclination portion can facilitate deformation of the connecting part at impact.
US10661128B2	Adjustable club head An iron-type golf club head assembly kit including a club head main body, a first sole component, and a second sole component interchangeably associable with the main body. When the first sole component is associated with the main body, the main body and the first sole component form a first club head comprising a sole surface having a first parting line, formed between the first sole component and the main body, and a first sole contour. When the second sole component is associated with the main body, the main body and the second sole component form a second club head comprising a second sole surface having a second parting line, formed between the second sole component and the main body, and a second sole contour that differs from the first sole contour.
US10661123B2	Methods and compositions for cross-linking thermoplastic polyurethane covers for golf balls Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. In one embodiment, the outer cover layer is formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and acid copolymer ionomer. The cover composition also can contain hydroxyl-containing compounds. The golf ball having the thermoplastic polyurethane cover can be treated with an isocyanate compound. The golf ball also can be treated with a hydroxyl and/or silane-containing compound. The cover composition and surface coatings can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties.
US10661121B2	Swim fin The invention relates to the new structure of the fin or the fin's blade (2). The blade (2) is made of segments (S) and transitions (T), wherein a segment with a positive incline and a segment with a negative incline alternate along the blade (2). For example, two neighbouring segments (S) with a transition (T) can form the shape of a wave, a triangle, a trapezium or a tooth. Individual segments (S) can be flat, mainly flat or curved. The lengths of two neighbouring segments (S) with a transition (T) define total length (L). Heights (H) of segments (S), total length (L) and transition (T) length can be equal, they can increase or decrease linearly, progressively or regressively. Random combinations of changing shapes, heights (H), segments (S), total lengths (L) and transitions (T) along the blade (2) are possible. Segments can follow each other across the entire width of the blade's (2) surface or optionally in one part of the fin. Preferably, segments (S) are produced in the shape of waves with connective transitions, thus in the shape of a sinusoid. Preferably, the height (H1) of the segment is the highest at the root (7) of the blade (2), where the foot pocket (1) is installed, and decreases towards the ending (8) of the blade (2) until the transition to the flat part (10). Preferably, total lengths (L) are equal or increasing from the root (7) towards the ending (8) of the blade (2).
US10661120B2	Exercise and balance training device An exercise training device includes a base, a balance board, and a coil spring. The balance board includes a pair of foot pegs located at the distal ends of the balance board. The coil spring has a longitudinal axis and is vertically mounted between the base and the balance board. The coil spring deflects in response to forces applied laterally relative to the longitudinal axis of the coil spring such that a user can perform strength and balance exercises by controlling the position of the balance board. The exercise training device can include a handlebar mount configured to secure handlebars of a motorcycle or bicycle thereto and can be used to represent movement of the handlebars of a motorcycle or bicycle a user experiences while riding. Multiple forms of exercise can be performed with the present exercise training device.
US10661119B2	Autonomous safety system for a treadmill A treadmill safety control system, method, and apparatus are described for operating an exercise treadmill by enabling a treadmill motor to start moving the treadmill belt after an initial height of the user on the treadmill belt is measured, and then continually measuring a current height of the user on the treadmill belt for evaluation against the initial height so that a first treadmill motor control signal is generated to stop the treadmill motor from moving the treadmill belt when the current height is lower than the initial height by a minimum height threshold.
US10661118B2	Perfect squat A device and method for monitoring and tracking the body movement of a user performing regular exercises such as squat is disclosed. The device for monitoring and tracking the body movement comprises a thigh strap, a housing and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit boards attached with the thigh straps comprises an actuating device, an accelerometer, a communication link, a power source, a processor, an USB connector, and an alerting device. The device senses accurate squat position and indicate with an audible beep, LED display, or it can be switched to a vibration mode. The device is configured to hold the legs and indicate the accurate squat position. The device could also connected to various other devices via Bluetooth linking technology.
US10661117B2	Method and apparatus for variable knee flexion support A system for promoting knee flexion may comprise a support bar and a plurality of pads removably mounted thereto, such that sequential use of the plurality of pads may progressively allow a knee joint to move through an increased range of motion.
US10661116B2	Back extension exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus for performing a back extension exercise comprising: a frame, a seat having a seating surface and a pelvic stabilization pad having a lower back engagement surface, an input arm assembly interconnected by a first interconnection to a first resistance mechanism, the input arm assembly including a manually graspable mechanism and being arranged on the apparatus such that the input arm assembly is pivotable beginning from a start motionless position along a path of travel toward the pelvic stabilization pad under resistance exerted by one or both of the resistance mechanisms, wherein the first resistance mechanism is adapted to increase resistance as the degree of pivoting of the input arm assembly increases along the path of travel away from the start motionless position rearwardly toward the pelvic stabilization pad.
US10661115B2	Stationary manual exercise sled A manual non-motorized exercise treadmill with the ability to provide adjustable resistance to perform strength training resistance movements and simulate the movements of an exercise drive sled in a stationary location is described. A treadmill deck of the treadmill is supported by friction-reduction rollers, a front treadmill roller and a rear treadmill roller. The treadmill is operated by the user pushing and/or pulling with the feet of the user via a belt or harness attached to adjustable stationary hand bars. Variable resistance allows for increased or decreased difficulty in achieving the exercise according to the preference and ability of the user. The resistance is configured to be applied to the rollers and/or belt, making it more difficult for the user to manually move the treadmill belt. The treadmill belt is configured to oscillate for both concentric and eccentric exercises not provided by conventional treadmills.
US10661113B1	Aquatic exercise system and method An aquatic exercise system includes a pool and an aquatic exercise apparatus positioned in the pool. The aquatic exercise apparatus includes a base and an aquatic exercise pole having a first substantially straight section, a second substantially straight section, and a curved transition section between the first substantially straight section and the second substantially straight section. The curved transition section includes a bend, and the aquatic exercise apparatus is positioned in the pool such that bend is above a surface of water in the pool.
US10661100B2	Method for measuring field size factor for radiation treatment planning using proton pencil beam scanning Systems and methods for radiation treatment planning in proton therapy using pencil beam scanning (“PBS”) are described. More particularly, the systems and methods described in the present disclosure related to quantifying the output from a proton therapy system implementing PBS. The systems and methods described in the present disclosure can therefore be implemented when commissioning a new proton therapy system, or when performing quality assurance (“QA”) on a proton therapy system. A spot delivery pattern that includes a spiral out pattern is used for beam delivery. A number of control points along the spot delivery pattern define a beam pause time during which delivery of the proton beam is paused. Radiation measurements are obtained at the control points and at the end of the spot delivery pattern, and these radiation measurements are used to compute field size factors for field sized associated with the segments of the spot delivery pattern.
US10661099B2	Treatment of alzheimer's disease A method for the treatment of a person suffering from neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or Huntington's disease by treating the patient's brain, over the span of one year or less with a plurality of doses of ionizing radiation, each dose being more than 2.5 mJ/kg but less than 150 mJ/kg with the total dose being more than 10 mJ/kg but less than 400 mJ/kg.
US10661096B2	Therapeutic radiation treatment A control circuit uses a (possibly self-generated) seed radiation treatment plan to identify a portion (possibly only a point) of a multi-criteria optimization (MCO)-based Pareto surface. The control circuit then selects a sampling plan set for MCO planning by enlarging that portion of the Pareto surface region to thereby facilitate developing an optimized radiation treatment plan. A radiation treatment platform then uses that optimized radiation treatment plan to treat a patient by administering the radiation in accordance with the plan.
US10661094B2	Systems and methods for spasticity treatment using spinal nerve magnetic stimulation Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, easy to use treatment for spasticity that does not involve medication. Methods and devices herein use low-frequency repetitive magnetic fields to enhance communication in the spinal nerve, thereby allowing improved relaxation, control, and coordination in a muscle.
US10661093B2	Esthetic apparatus useful for increasing skin rejuvenation and methods thereof Systems and methods for increasing skin rejuvenation of a region of a patient's skin. The system includes: a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) frequency generator that emits electromagnetic pulses to the region of the patient's skin; and a deep tissue diathermy device that applies heat to the region of the patient's skin up to temperature T. The system simultaneously applies the heat and the PEMF to the region of a patient's skin.
US10661091B2	System and method for hyperthermia treatment using radiofrequency phased arrays Systems and methods for designing parallel transmission radiofrequency (RF) pulses for use in a RF treatment. The methods include selecting a target region in a subject, and providing a plurality of specific absorption rate (SAR) matrices for estimation of SAR at locations within the subject. The methods also include determining a first set of SAR matrices for locations in the target region using the provided SAR matrices, and determining a second set of SAR matrices for locations not in the target region using the provided SAR matrices. The methods further include designing a plurality of RF pulses for achieving a target power deposition in the target region by using the first set of SAR matrices and the second set of SAR matrices in an optimization that determines a set of RF waveforms that produce a target average local SAR using the first set of SAR matrices while minimizing a local SAR and a global SAR using the second set of SAR matrices.
US10661089B2	Electrochemical cell with adjacent cathodes The disclosure includes an electrochemical cell comprising a first cathode and a second cathodes are adjacent one another in a stacked arrangement to form a cathode stack in the electrochemical cell. The first cathode includes a first current collector and a first cathode form of active material covering the first current collector, and the second cathode includes a second current collector and a second cathode form of active material covering the second current collector. The second current collector is in electrical contact with the first current collector. The electrochemical cell further comprises an anode adjacent to the cathode stack, and a separator located between the cathode stack and the anode.
US10661088B2	Modular shield extender An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.
US10661082B2	Noninvasive inductive biological conditioning device One example discloses a noninvasive biological conditioning device, including: a first induction structure; a second induction structure; a barrier configured to block direct contact between the structures and a material; wherein the structures are configured to induce an electrical current in the material; and wherein the electrical current is configured to have a set of attributes for conditioning biological activity in the material.
US10661074B2	Unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry The disclosure is directed to programming implantable stimulators to deliver stimulation energy via one or more implantable leads having complex electrode array geometries. The disclosure also contemplates guided programming to select electrode combinations and parameter values to support efficacy. The techniques may be applied to a programming interface associated with a clinician programmer, a patient programmer, or both. A user interface permits a user to view electrodes from different perspectives relative to the lead. For example, the user interface provides a side view of a lead and a cross-sectional view of the lead. The user interface may include an axial control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different axial positions along the length of a lead, and a rotational control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different angular positions around a circumference of the lead.
US10661073B2	Implantable extravascular electrical stimulation lead having improved sensing and pacing capability Implantable medical electrical leads having electrodes arranged such that a defibrillation coil electrode and a pace/sense electrode(s) are concurrently positioned substantially over the ventricle when implanted as described. The leads include an elongated lead body having a distal portion and a proximal end, a connector at the proximal end of the lead body, a defibrillation electrode located along the distal portion of the lead body, wherein the defibrillation electrode includes a first electrode segment and a second electrode segment proximal to the first electrode segment by a distance. The leads may include at least one pace/sense electrode, which in some instances, is located between the first defibrillation electrode segment and the second defibrillation electrode segment.

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