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| US10677026B2 |
Cluster gun system
A method and apparatus for containing one or more shaped charges in a single plane, arrayed about the center axis of a gun body, and detonated from a single initiator in a shaped charge cluster assembly. |
| US10677025B2 |
Apparatus and method employing retrievable landing base with guide for same location multiple perforating gun firings
Methods and apparatus are provided for conducting multiple successive same-location firings of a number of shaped charges carried by a perforating gun that is lowered into the wellbore and precisely positioned by engagement with a landing base assembly that includes a through-tubing retrievable bridge plug to which is secured a receiving member that matingly engages a perforating gun assembly that includes a mating guide member secured to the downhole end of the perforating gun and a rotating head member attached to the opposite upper end of the gun, the rotating head member configured for attachment to the downhole end of a length of coiled tubing for lowering the gun assembly and permitting its axial rotation and downward vertical movement into a final secure, but releasably engaged position with the fixed landing base assembly. The landing base assembly can be recovered via the production tubing using a wire line or coiled tubing following the multiple reservoir penetration firings by retraction of the locking anus of the bridge plug to their original collapsed position. |
| US10677021B2 |
Removing scale from a wellbore
Supercritical carbon dioxide is directed into a wellbore to a specified depth. The supercritical carbon dioxide is directed at an inner surface of the wellbore at the specified depth. Scale is removed from the wall of the wellbore with the supercritical carbon dioxide. |
| US10677019B2 |
Diffuser assembly with vibration feature
A diffuser assembly is provided, comprising a diffuser adapted to reside within a conduit, having an upper member mountable within the conduit and having a fluid inlet port, and a lower section having a diffuser screen. A resilient member is connected between the upper member and the lower section, wherein the resilient member enables the diffuser screen to vibrate relative to the upper member. A plurality of diffusing members is positioned below the resilient member, wherein the diffusing members are oriented relative to a central axis of the diffuser screen. A centralizing member is positioned above the diffuser screen having a diameter greater than the diffuser screen. The diffuser screen is a cylinder having a plurality of diffuser apertures formed therein, the cylinder including a bottom cap having a fluid exit port; and wherein the plurality of diffusing members extends substantially parallel to the central axis. A filter assembly is also provided having a resilient member connected between an upper member and a lower section, wherein the resilient member enables the filter screen to vibrate relative to the upper member. |
| US10677017B2 |
System and methodology for utilizing a flow control valve
A technique facilitates controlling fluid flow in a well system or other flow related system. The control of fluid flow may be accomplished by utilizing a flow control valve which is selectively actuated via the controlled application of an actuating fluid. An isolation valve is positioned along the flow of actuating fluid at a location upstream of the flow control valve. The isolation valve establishes a preset pressure which is applied to establish flow of actuating fluid to the flow control valve and also isolates detrimental pressure transients. For example, the isolation valve may be used to reduce or block the propagation of detrimental pressure transients along the actuating fluid to other controlled devices. |
| US10677015B2 |
Wellbore isolation devices with slip bands and wear bands having modified surfaces
Wellbore isolation devices may be produced with wear bands and slips having modified surfaces to change the frictional properties between these components and the surrounding wellbore surface. A wellbore isolation device may include: a mandrel; slips disposed circumferentially about the mandrel and in a first position along the mandrel. The slips comprise particles coupled thereto forming a modified surface. The particles comprise at least some sharp protrusions. At least one packer element is disposed along the mandrel and in a second position along the mandrel. |
| US10677014B2 |
Multi-layer backup ring including interlock members
A backup ring assembly has a plurality of radially offset ring members including an outermost ring member formed from plurality of axially extending segments. Each of the plurality of axially extending segments includes an outer surface. A first interlock member support is coupled to the outer surface of one of the plurality of axially extending segments of the outer most ring member. A second interlock member support is coupled to the outer surface of an another one of the plurality of axially extending segments of the outermost ring member. An interlock member includes a first end supported at the first interlock member support and a second end supported at the second interlock member support. The interlock member restrains radially outward expansion of the ring and circumferential expansion of a gap extending between the one of the axially extending segments and the another one of the axially extending segments. |
| US10677012B2 |
Plug
An improved plug for sealing a tubular as described. The improved plug comprises a plug body, the plug body comprising a propellant and an initiator adapted to initiate the propellant upon a signal. Upon initiation the propellant deflagrates causing the plug body to at least partially disintegrate. |
| US10677008B2 |
Downhole tools and methods of controllably disintegrating the tools
A method of controllably disintegrating a downhole article comprises disposing a first article in a downhole environment, the first article being the downhole article to be disintegrated; disposing a second article in the downhole environment after the first article is disposed, the second article carrying a device, a chemical, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and disintegrating the first article with the device, chemical, or the combination comprising at least one of the foregoing from the second article. |
| US10677007B2 |
Downhole vibratory bypass tool
A downhole tool is disclosed herein that has an inlet for receiving fluid into a housing of the downhole tool. The downhole tool further includes a vibratory apparatus at least partially disposed within the housing of the downhole tool, the vibratory apparatus having an operational flow path disposed therein to operate the vibratory apparatus when fluid flowing through the operational flow path is above a predetermined pressure. Furthermore, the downhole tool has a bypass passageway disposed in the housing for providing an additional flow path for fluid through the downhole tool to prevent fluid from reaching the predetermined pressure in the operational flow path of the vibratory apparatus, the bypass passageway selectively blockable such that fluid in the operational flow path is increased above the predetermined pressure to activate the vibratory apparatus when the bypass passageway is blocked. A method of using the downhole tool is also disclosed. |
| US10677006B2 |
Vibration assembly and method
A downhole vibration assembly includes a valve positioned above a rotor that is disposed at least partially within a stator. The rotor is operatively suspended within an inner bore of a housing and configured to rotate within the stator as a fluid flows through the vibration assembly. The valve includes a rotating valve segment and a stationary valve segment each including at least one fluid passage. The rotating valve segment rotates with a rotation of the rotor. In an open position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are aligned and a fluid flows through the valve. In a restricted position, the fluid passages of the valve segments are partially or completely unaligned, thereby temporarily restricting the fluid flow through the valve to create a pressure pulse. The unobstructed pressure pulse is transmitted through the drill string or coiled tubing above the valve. |
| US10677005B2 |
Reverse circulation debris removal tool with well control feature
A reverse circulation debris cleanup tool has a pressure control valve that closes up a passage through the body based on a sensed well condition to help pressure control the well when rams close around the tool to isolate the surrounding annulus. The sensor can hold the valve open for a predetermined time to allow debris removal operations and then close. The debris chamber below an eductor in a VACS tool can be thousands of feet long and the valve can provide protection during running in or removal of the tool from well pressure events so as to avoid using shear rams and losing the bottom hole assembly in the borehole and a fishing operation to get it out. |
| US10677004B2 |
Riser with internal rotating flow control device
A riser pipe system for releasably securing a rotating flow control device internally within a riser string for use in offshore drilling can include a riser pipe section, a removable latch assembly for releasably securing the RFCD, and optionally, a removable seal assembly for sealing against the RFCD. The latch and seal assemblies are disposed within the riser pipe section and axially restrained by at least one removable retaining member. The latch assembly and seal assembly may be hydraulically or pneumatically actuated together or separately. |
| US10677003B2 |
Capture of drilling fluid returns
An apparatus (10) for capturing drilling fluid returns in an exploration drilling process, as well as a related method of capturing the drilling fluid returns. The apparatus (10) is adapted to be fitted onto a drill collar/casing (11) adjacent its open top (13). The apparatus (10) comprises a body (21) defining a reservoir (23) for receiving the drilling fluid returns flowing out through the open top end (13) of the drill collar/casing (11) and spilling into the reservoir (23). The reservoir (23) comprises a collecting portion (25) in which the fluid returns spilling from the drill collar/casing (11) can be collected. The reservoir (23) also comprises a sump portion (27) which can receive the drilling fluid returns and from which the drilling fluid returns can be pumped by way of a sump pump (28). The reservoir (23) is configured to direct the drilling fluid returns collected by the collecting portion (25) to the sump portion (27) as a continuous flow. |
| US10677001B2 |
Downhole in-situ heat generation to remove filtercake
In a method to degrade filtercake in a hydrocarbon reservoir using downhole in-situ heat generation, a filtercake breaker, configured to degrade filtercake at a temperature, is mixed with a drilling fluid. The drilling fluid mixed with the filtercake breaker is flowed through a hydrocarbon reservoir in which a wellbore is being drilled. A filtercake forms in a portion of the hydrocarbon reservoir responsive to flowing the drilling fluid. A temperature of the portion of the hydrocarbon reservoir is less than the temperature at which the filtercake breaker is configured to degrade filtercake. Multiple filtercake chemicals are flowed to the portion of the hydrocarbon reservoir. The multiple filtercake chemicals, when mixed, are configured to react in an exothermic reaction to release heat to increase the temperature of the portion of the hydrocarbon reservoir to at least the temperature at which the filtercake breaker is configured to degrade filtercake. |
| US10677000B2 |
Actuatable fingerboard latch assembly
A fingerboard latch assembly includes a latch body, a finger member pivotably connected to the latch body at a first pin, and an actuator assembly coupled to the finger member, wherein the actuator assembly is configured to actuate the finger member from a closed position to an open position in response to the application of fluid pressure to the actuator assembly. |
| US10676998B2 |
Apparatus and methods for supporting a subsea well
A well support structure includes a well support base for urging below a bottom of a body of water. A first support is coupled to the well support base at a first longitudinal support level. A first load transfer device is operatively coupled between the first support and a wellbore tubular component. At least a second support is coupled to the well support base at a second longitudinal level below the first longitudinal support level. The wellbore tubular component extends between a longitudinal position above the first support to at least the longitudinal position of the at least a second support. Means for transferring load is provided between the wellbore tubular component and the at least a second support. |
| US10676997B2 |
Hydraulic drilling apparatus intended to drill boreholes
This hydraulic drilling apparatus including a casing comprising a front part, a shank including a fluid injection conduit and intended to be coupled to at least one drill rod equipped with a tool, the shank, a striking piston slidably mounted inside the casing along a striking axis (A) and configured to strike the shank, an extraction piston disposed around the shank and comprising an extraction portion configured to cooperate with the shank, and a cartridge removably mounted on the front part and disposed around the shank, the cartridge including an injection part configured to fluidly connect the fluid injection conduit to a fluid delivery conduit. The cartridge delimits a receiving housing in which the extraction piston is slidably mounted. |
| US10676984B1 |
Hollow core door for peventing pressure build uphaving a divided non-linear air flowthrough the door
A hollow core door for a room, the door includes a stile and rail frame, an inside skin having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, an outside skin having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, both skins secured to the frame. The door includes a-panel disposed between the inside and outside skins, the panel having a surface area greater than an area of the pluralities of holes, and having openings disposed laterally of the pluralities of holes. The panel includes a slider panel having a plurality of slider panel openings, the slider panel slidable to alternately allow or block a flow of air. The pluralities of holes are located whereby air flows inwardly through the plurality of holes in the inside skin, divides, flows about the panel and through its openings, and outwardly through the plurality of holes in the outside skin in a non-linear manner. |
| US10676983B2 |
Fire under glass display
A fire display that may reside under a viewing window or panel. The display may include a tray or channel along which a fire ball or fire wave may travel. The display includes a gas delivery system. |
| US10676979B2 |
System and method for controlling an automatic liftgate in a motor vehicle
A method for controlling an automatic liftgate in a vehicle includes detecting a garage door frame of a garage using a front camera or a rear camera mounted on the vehicle, determining a garage height of the garage door frame, determining whether the vehicle has entered the garage, and setting a custom height to which the automatic liftgate can open to the garage height of the garage door frame when the vehicle has entered the garage. |
| US10676974B2 |
Overtravel hinge
An overtravel hinge for a sliding door of a vehicle. The overtravel hinge expands from a collapsed condition, to a partially deployed condition, and to a fully deployed condition. The hinge includes a four bar linkage utilizing an arm to control movement of the overtravel hinge between the collapsed condition and the fully deployed condition. The overtravel hinge, in one embodiment, is used to modify or retrofit a known original equipment manufacturer vehicle. |
| US10676970B2 |
Protection block for vehicle door lock
Disclosed herein is a door, lock and a protector block. The door includes an inner panel, a lock including a cable mounting plate and an inner surface, the inner surface faces the inner panel and connects to the inner panel such that an inner space is created between the cable mounting plate and the inner panel, and a protector block connected to the inner surface of the rear lock within the inner space present between the cable mounting plate and the inner panel. |
| US10676962B1 |
Latch apparatus
An actuator (24, 528, 606, 646, 670, 700, 702) is configured to cause a latch assembly (22, 322, 422, 522, 526, 604, 644, 668, 694) to be changed from a closed condition in which an item is latched, to an open condition in which the item is unlatched. A catch jaw (30, 530, 690) is operative in a first position to engage a member (106) connected to the item when the latch assembly is in the closed condition. The catch jaw in a second position enables the member to disengage from the catch jaw when the latch assembly is in the open condition. The actuator assembly includes a drive (152, 526, 608, 706) and a gear system (157, 563, 610, 712). The gear system is operative to move a release member (174, 538, 612, 722, 764). The release member is configured to be in operative connection with the catch jaw such that the movement of the release member causes the catch jaw to be enabled to move to the second position. |
| US10676961B2 |
Motor vehicle lock
The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock (1), comprising a lock housing (2), a lock plate, adjusting means (3, 4) which are received in the lock housing (2) and/or on the lock plate such that they can move, particularly swivel in at least in some regions, the adjusting means (3, 4) being positionable in at least two different positions (L1, L2), a spring element (5, 6), said spring element (5, 6) cooperating with the adjusting means (3, 4) in such a way that the spring element (5, 6) holds the adjusting means (3, 4) in the respective position (L1, L2), and the spring element (5, 6) being attached to the adjusting means (3, 4) such that the adjusting means (3, 4) can move together with the spring element (5, 6). |
| US10676959B2 |
Netting post cap
A netting post cap 11 is provided for fitting over the top of a post. Posts are often used for fences to protect animals and agriculture. In certain cases, netting is used for additional protection from animals and agriculture. Wires can be strung between posts on the top of the netting post caps. Netting can be supported over the wires and netting post caps 11. The netting post cap 11 generally has a domed head 12 and a stem 14. The stem 14 may connect the dome 12 with struts 13 for structural support and aid in tying off wire ends. Holes 15 in the dome 12 are used to thread wire through and tie off wire ends. Protrusions 17 rising from the dome 12 secure the netting into position and protect the netting. |
| US10676957B1 |
Tent system
A tent system including: a fabric member including a body portion and a bottom portion to form a resident space; a fixing device disposed at the fabric member and including a mesh pocket, an upper clip, a lower clip and a side clip; a main pole coupled to the fabric member in an X-shape through the fixing device, in which one end and an opposite end of the main pole are supported by the mesh pocket and the lower clip, respectively; and an adjusting device that allows at least one of the fixing device and the main pole to have a variable structure. The tent is easily installed and disassembled even by one person with a simple structure and maintains a tight supported state to the ground, so that usability is improved in cost-effectiveness. |
| US10676955B1 |
Portable outdoor activity shelter with convertible frame
A portable outdoor activity shelter including a flexible cover and a frame. The frame including a plurality of sidewall poles convertible between a first configuration and a second configuration, when in the first configuration, the frame and flexible cover together moveable between a collapsed position and a deployed position. When in the deployed position, the frame to support the flexible cover to form a roof, opposed first and second sidewalls, and opposed front and rear walls, wherein at least one sidewall pole is moveable from a first position to a second position to convert the frame from the first configuration to the second configuration to provide access to a door in a corresponding one of the opposed first and second opposed sidewalls. |
| US10676953B2 |
Water craft, ground tent, tree tent combination
A tent is designed for use in the air, connected at its vertices to trees or the like. The tent is further designed with enough support from an independent support structure to create a shelter there-in while in the air or on the ground. Further, the tent is built atop a floating mat or base. In order to provide enough strength to the base that it can be used to float the entire tent or hold the tent airborne, straps extend from each vertex of the mat through a central portal and connect back to themselves. From these straps, loops are further created to attach the tent, by way of the loops, to trees while the entirety of the mat is buoyant enough to hold the tent and people there-in afloat. |
| US10676952B2 |
System and method for stabilizing a wind turbine
A wind turbine system includes a wind turbine generator having a rotor and a nacelle mounted atop a tower structure. The tower structure is mounted to a foundation structure and includes a plurality of tower sections, each including one or more tower section flanges. The wind turbine system further includes one or more connector rings. Each of the one or more connector rings is disposed proximate two adjacent tower section flanges and includes a plurality of pad eye adaptors each having an opening formed therein. The wind turbine system further includes a plurality of tensioned cables, with each coupled to one of the pad eye adaptors at a first end and the foundation structure at a second end. The plurality of tensioned cables are coupled to the tower structure at different or multiple connector ring heights based on site conditions to yield the desired lateral stability. |
| US10676950B2 |
Pool cleaner roller latch
Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor. |
| US10676947B2 |
Modulating butterfly valve for controlling water level in a swimming pool
A valve assembly for regulating water level in a swimming pool includes a first butterfly valve in a pool drain line of the pool and a second butterfly valve in a fresh water line. The drain line and the fresh water line supply water to a pit remote from the pool. A return water line directs water from the pit to the pool. A float in the pit is operatively connected to both butterfly valves via first and second pivotal arms which are rotated by a sliding frame when the buoyant float rises and falls, so as to close and open the butterfly valves, and thereby maintain a desired water depth or level in the pit, and thereby a more consistent water level in the pool. |
| US10676946B2 |
Pool apparatus
A pool apparatus configured to carry liquids has a side wall and a bottom surface. The side wall has a plurality of structure drawstrings, an outer side wall, and an inner side wall. Two sides of the structure drawstrings draw respectively the outer side wall and the inner side wall, so as to maintain a predetermined shape of the pool apparatus. The structure drawstrings include a main drawstring portions and at least two branch drawstring portions. The main drawstring portions have a first main string side configured to connect a first branch drawstring side of the at least two branch drawstrings. A second branch string side of the at least two branch drawstrings connects respectively to different positions of the outer side wall and the inner side wall. |
| US10676945B2 |
Building sheath drop netting system and related methodology
A drop netting system for multi-floor construction for retaining debris has multiple rows of spaced apart brackets. Each bracket includes a base plate assembly attached to a surface of the building and a pole extending perpendicularly away from the base plate. One or more drop nets is attached to the distal ends of the poles and is the nets are suspended across the multiple rows of brackets to form a protective sheath on the building structure. The nets are spaced away from the surface of the building to permit access for construction work while retaining and preventing the spread of debris. The nets may be attached in breakaway fashion to cables attached across the distal ends of the poles of each bracket. |
| US10676941B1 |
Wall-attachment structure and system employing an intra-structural hinge for reinforcing preferred placement on a straight or curved wall
A unitary longitudinal wall attached structure of consistent profile for installation on a wall having an attachment portion which is securely affixed to the wall, an inherently flexible pivot or hinge portion whose upper end is attached to the attachment portion and whose lower end is attached to a rigid pivoting body whose center of mass is below and spaced outwardly from the wall relative to the hinge portion and gravity when preferably installed, where the wall is angled no more than 45 degrees and is secured to the larger structure within which the wall attached structure is to be installed, with said installation enabling an intra-structural pendulum where the secured attachment portion anchors the pendulum, and the inherently flexible hinge portion enables the pivoting body as it urges its lower contact surface against the wall. |
| US10676940B2 |
Shoe moulding to finish interior doorway
A doorway shoe moulding kit includes shoe moulding pieces that are designed to provide a finished interface between standard interior doorways and flooring in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing and functional. A kit includes pieces that are contour-matched to standard doorway casings, that abut with standard shoe mouldings and that are well fitted to cover the standard door jamb. The doorway shoe moulding kit can be easily adapted to suit a variety of doorway sizes and configurations and it may be tapered to ensure the moulding does not interfere with the operation of a door. The doorway shoe moulding may be easily filed, sanded or cut to best fit it to a doorway, it shall be easily and quickly attached to the doorway, and it shall be readily painted or finished to suit the user. |
| US10676939B2 |
Apparatus and method for temporarily allowing use of and protecting a stairway framework during construction of buildings
A temporary tread insert and method for installation in a stairway framework during building construction. The temporary tread insert includes an insert body having an upper tread surface, a bottom surface and opposed side surfaces. A front end of the insert body has a substantially bullnose shaped curved surface. The upper tread surface has a notched surface extending along the upper tread surface. Also disclosed is the method of inserting the temporary tread insert into the stair pan of a stairway framework, where the stair pan includes a bullnose at a front end of the stair pan, and the bullnose has a portion extending laterally a distance into the stair pan. The temporary tread insert includes a notched surface. The method includes positioning the temporary tread insert above a bottom of the pan, inserting the notched end of the temporary tread insert beneath the laterally extending portion of the bullnose, and moving the rear end of the temporary tread insert downward until the notched end of the temporary tread insert engages the underside of the portion extending laterally from the bullnose. |
| US10676936B2 |
Screen device
Screen device in which two beams (1, 2) in the mounted state of the screen device are mutually coupled with the aid of: —a first coupling piece (3), comprising a first mounting cavity (4) for the fitting herein of a first part of the first beam (1); and a second mounting cavity (5) for the fitting herein of a first part of the second beam (2); —and a second coupling piece (6), comprising a first mounting cavity (7) for the fitting herein of a second part of the first beam (1), extending opposite the first part; and a second mounting cavity (8) for the fitting herein of a second part of the second beam (2), extending opposite the first part. |
| US10676932B2 |
Leaf gutter guard
The present disclosure relates to gutter systems and gutter covers that prevent preventing debris from falling into and clogging a gutter. The gutter cover includes a longitudinally extending body having a front end and a rear end, a generally planar front portion and a generally planar rear portion. The gutter cover also includes a middle portion disposed between the front portion and the rear portion, the middle portion including a longitudinally extending first ridge. The first ridge is contoured to avoid contact with a mounting bracket of the gutter system. |
| US10676929B2 |
Roof mount assembly
A mount assembly is provided for mounting a structure to a roof having a top surface. The mount includes a flashing including an aperture; a bracket including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an opening and a countersink extending around the opening, the second portion extending at an angle away from the flashing, the second portion including a slot configured to be coupled to the structure; a fastener extending through the aperture and through the opening of the bracket; and a seal extending around the aperture and positioned between the flashing and the first portion of the bracket, the seal engaging the countersink of the bracket and being compressed against the flashing. |
| US10676920B2 |
Impact damping mat, equipment accessory and flooring system
An impact damping mat comprises a plurality of layers arranged in a stacked formation. The stacked formation has a total thickness of no greater than 4 7/16 inches. The plurality of layers cooperate to provide the impact damping mat with at least one of a coefficient of restitution no greater than 30% and a selected sound reduction characteristic. The selected sound reduction characteristic can be a reduction of a maximum sound level of at least 5 dB from 40 to 63 Hz ⅓ octave bands and at least 13 dB at and above 80 Hz ⅓ octave bands normalized to a conventional ⅜ inch rollout rubber flooring product. |
| US10676918B2 |
Double-sided drainage-promoting wrap
A drainage-promoting wrap for a building structure includes a weather-resistive membrane having a face with a series of separate, spaced-apart, spacer elements bonded thereto and projecting therefrom to a first predetermined height and an embossed membrane having embossments projecting from a face thereof to a second predetermined height. The weather-resistive membrane and embossed membrane are bonded together to form a double-sided drainage promoting wrap such that the spacer elements project from a first face of the wrap and the embossments project from an opposite face of the wrap. The first predetermined height may be greater than the second predetermined height. Wall and roof assemblies and a method of producing a wrap are also provided. |
| US10676910B2 |
Drainage device and methods for constructing and use
The present invention embodies a drainage device that is used for controlling the flow of rainwater during the first flush of rainfall. The drainage device includes a basin configured to receive rainwater or other liquids from an adjacent driving surface roadway through a drain (e.g., a grate). The interior of the basin encloses a plurality of pollution collection members (e.g., lattices) configured to trap pollutants in the rainwater for extraction from the rainwater. The pollution collection members are angled so as to increase the surface area that is exposed to rainwater entering and received within the drainage device (also referred to herein as the “outside surface” of the pollution collection members). The pollution collection members are configured to trap pollutants. The outside surfaces of the pollution collection members may be covered in a fabric that increases efficiency in filtering pollutants from the rainwater. |
| US10676908B2 |
Flush toilet
A flush toilet comprises a bowl including a shelf formed on the top edge of a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, and a rim forming an inner wall surface rising from the outside edge of this bowl; and a rim spout portion for spouting flush water to the inside of the bowl. The rim spout portion is disposed on the bowl rim and forms a single rim spout port over the entire perimeter of the rim for spouting flush water, and the rim spout port is disposed on either the left or right of the front side region, and spouts flush water rearward. The region to the side of the rim spout port in the inner wall surface forms a continuous band over the entire bowl perimeter. |
| US10676905B2 |
Flow diverter with antisiphon
A flow diverter for diverting flow between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, having: a body having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; and a flow adjustment mechanism rotatable within the body to selectively divert different percentages of flow between the first outlet and the second outlet; and an air vent and diaphragm in the body to prevent a siphon flow from the first or second outlet back to the inlet. |
| US10676904B2 |
Toilet flapper
The present disclosure describes toilet flappers having an adjustable length cord. For example, the present disclosure describes a toilet flapper having a body and two arms. The body has a top surface and a bottom surface. On the top surface, there is a raised portion housing a cord, a locking mechanism, and a spring. In order to install the toilet flapper, a user can grab a hook attached to the end of the cord and pull enough of the cord out of the raised portion so that the user can attach the hook to, for example, a flush lever. Afterwards, the user can press down on the raised portion in order to activate the locking mechanism and prevent any more of the cord from being pulled back into the raised portion by the spring. |
| US10676900B2 |
Attachment recognition device
A region extraction unit extracts a region indicating distance distribution of an attachment from distance image data acquired by a distance sensor by using a posture detected by a posture detection unit. A feature amount extraction unit extracts a feature amount of the attachment from the region indicating the distance distribution of the attachment extracted by the region extraction unit. An attachment recognition unit compares the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit with a feature amount of one or more reference attachments stored in a database to recognize the attachment. |
| US10676899B2 |
Safety system for construction machine
The present disclosure relates to a safety system for a construction machine, and the safety system for a construction machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pilot pump which supplies a pilot working fluid; multiple spools which are operated by the pilot working fluid to control a supply of a main working fluid and each have a signal unit formed in one region thereof; a signal line which sequentially connects the pilot pump and the signal units of the multiple spools and discharges the pilot working fluid, which is supplied by the pilot pump, to a hydraulic tank; and a pressure sensor which measures pressure in the signal line. |
| US10676898B2 |
Hydraulic drive system of work machine
In a hydraulic drive system of a work machine which drives a plurality of actuators using three or more pumps, for an operation not including traveling, a highly efficient combined operation in a front implement and excellent combined operability of a swing and the front implement are enabled, while for an operation including traveling, a highly efficient traveling operation and a highly efficient combined operation of traveling and the front implement are enabled, and a sufficient operation speed of the front implement is achieved. To this end, each of the flow rates of the first, second, and third pumps (101, 201, 301) can be controlled independently by performing the load sensing control, and in a combined operation for driving a boom (511) and an arm (512), ether one of them is driven by the first pump while the other one is driven by the second pump, and the swing is driven by the third pump. In the traveling operation, the maximum capacity of the first and second pumps is switched to the maximum capacity for the traveling operation and driven by an open center circuit. In a combined operation of traveling and the front implement, the front implement is driven by performing the load sensing control using the third pump. |
| US10676892B2 |
Replaceable blade piece and blade piece holder of a working cylinder of a screen crusher
The invention relates to a replaceable blade piece of a working cylinder of a screen crusher. A blade piece—has a frame portion and a blade portion, the longitudinally opposite front surfaces of which form work surfaces. The frame portion has a through hole extending in the longitudinal direction of the blade portion. A channel-like section is formed on opposite sides of the frame portion containing the hole and extends in the vertical direction of a frame portion, between the edge areas of the side with the hole. The invention further relates to a replaceable blade piece holder having a U-shaped frame portion including arm portions, through which extends a longitudinal hole of the frame portion, and a bottom portion. On the opposite surfaces of the arm portions, onto their middle area is formed a bulge, which extends in the vertical direction of the arm portion. |
| US10676886B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for storing and spreading a material
A material spreading system may include a tote and a spreader attachable to a loading machine. The spreader may include a frame, an inlet, a lift arm, and a discharge mechanism configured to selectively discharge the material onto the ground. The tote may include a container having a plurality of walls enclosing an internal volume for storing a material. An opening may be formed in one of the plurality of walls and communicate with the internal volume. The tote may additionally include a lift arm engaging surface configured to engage the lift arm and permit the lift arm to manipulate the tote. The tote may also include a closure member at least partially covering the opening and configured to selectively permit transfer of the material from the container to the inlet of the spreader in response to the material exerting a force on the closure member. |
| US10676881B2 |
Drive device for a construction machine
Drive device for a construction machine, comprising a main device, a pump transfer gear with a pump transfer gear case, at least one hydraulic pump, a belt transmission and an auxiliary device whereby the auxiliary device is flanged to the pump transfer gear case. A construction machine including the drive device, for example, a road milling machine, includes a work roll. |
| US10676878B2 |
Systems and methods for providing an undercarriage material handling system
The systems can include any suitable component that allows them to move material (e.g., gravel and/or another bulk material), under at least a portion of a frame or other portion of a vehicle, and from one portion of the vehicle to another portion. In some cases, the systems include a chip spreader that includes a motorized vehicle and a material transfer device that is configured to move the material from a first end of the motorized vehicle to a second end of the motorized vehicle. In some cases, the material transfer device is disposed below an axle, frame, drivetrain, radiator, and/or other component of an undercarriage of the motorized vehicle. In some cases, the material transfer device includes one or more conveyors, augers, vibrators, gravity slides, and/or pneumatic systems that are configured to move the material. |
| US10676877B2 |
Asphalt pothole patcher with electrically heated riser tubes
A portable device is shown for transporting asphalt repair materials for use in repairing potholes in asphalt pavements. The device has a body with a hopper compartment for transporting and dispensing asphalt mix materials. A heat transfer oil chamber is located below the hopper compartment and is heated by a primary heat source during normal working hours of the device. A pair of electrically powered electric heat riser tubes extend in a longitudinal direction in a horizontal plane in the hopper compartment above the bottom wall of the compartment for heating the asphalt materials in the hopper compartment during non-working hours. |
| US10676875B1 |
Expansion joint seal system for depth control
An expansion joint seal system for supporting an expansion joint seal. The system includes an installation member and a base member. |
| US10676874B2 |
Linkage brick assembly and assembly method thereof
A linkage brick assembly, comprising: a least one first linkage brick, at least one second linkage brick and at least one third linkage brick, each linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between the top face and the bottom face. Each of the side faces of the first linkage brick forms a traverse engaging groove extending laterally. Each of two opposite side faces of the four side faces of the second linkage brick forms a traverse engaging protrusion extending laterally and each of the other two opposite side faces forms a vertical engaging portion extending vertically. Each of the side faces of the third linkage brick forms a vertical engaging groove extending vertically. Each of the traverse engaging grooves of the first linkage brick is used to engage with each of the traverse engaging protrusions of the second linkage brick through lateral sliding. Each of the vertical engaging grooves of the third linkage brick is used to engage with each of the vertical engaging protrusions of the second linkage brick through downward sliding. Due to the above structures, fast assembly of the linkage brick assembly of a large area can be achieved by means of the interlocking of only three types of linkage bricks. |
| US10676873B2 |
Railroad renewal method and device for implementing said method
A railroad renewal method includes, in particular: the removal of the old rail, the installation of the new rail and the primary adjustment of the temperature of the new rail to a set value at a point located upstream of and close to the attachment area on a crosstie. The thermodynamic behavior of the intermediate section of the new rail located between the primary temperature adjustment point and the attachment area is controlled by way of a device, provided with a control and management system, such that the temperature of the new rail is uniform, in the cross-section thereof, at a set value on the attachment point. |
| US10676869B2 |
Composition, material comprising ultrafine cellulose fibers, and method for producing material comprising ultrafine cellulose fibers
An object of the invention is to provide a material or composition comprising ultrafine cellulose fibers having excellent fluidity. The invention relates to a composition comprising a particulate material comprising ultrafine cellulose fibers and water, and (B) a non-cellulose particulate material in which the water content of the composition is 2 to 94% by mass with respect to the total mass of the composition, and the content of (B) the non-cellulose particulate material is 0.1 to 12% by mass with respect to the total mass of the composition. The invention also relates to a method for producing the composition and a method for producing a material comprising ultrafine cellulose fibers. |
| US10676864B2 |
Stranding unit for a stranding machine and basket for a stranding unit
A stranding unit for a stranding machine has a stranding axis and a cage in which a number of baskets are arranged for receiving a number of reels having a strand material wound thereon. The stranding unit is characterized in that a stand is arranged which has a frame which extends around the cage in a circumferential direction around the stranding axis. The cage is mounted on the frame by a number of frame bearing elements and is rotatable around the stranding axis. As a result of the circumferential bearing, centrifugal forces are particularly efficiently distributed and absorbed by the frame during operation. In an advantageous further development, a plurality of basket are also mounted in a similar manner within the frame. The stranding unit as a whole is furthermore constructed such that it can be operated at a particularly high rotational speed. |
| US10676857B2 |
Appliance door assembly
A laundry appliance including a chassis with a cabinet enclosing an interior of the appliance. A tub is provided within the appliance defining a liquid chamber. A drum is provided in the liquid chamber defining a treating chamber for treating articles according to a cycle of operation. The treating chamber can be enclosed by a door, selectively openable by a user to access the treating chamber. The door can be selectively opened in three different ways. |
| US10676853B2 |
Front-loading washing machine and unbalance detection method and device thereof
The present disclosure relates to a front-loading washing machine and an unbalance detection method and device thereof. The method comprises: when a drum operates at a low constant speed, detecting the torque of the drum and acquiring average torque values; when the roller operates at a constant acceleration speed, acquiring average torque values and a minimum value of the average torque values of the drum in real time; determining whether a difference between the average torque and the minimum value of the average torque values is greater than a preset unbalance threshold; and if so, determining that dynamic unbalance occurs on the drum; otherwise determining that no dynamic unbalance occurs on the drum. Because no sensor is needed for unbalance detection, cost and the detection difficulty are lowered, and damages to mechanical components due to collisions caused by dynamic unbalance when the drum operates at a high speed is avoided. |
| US10676846B2 |
Processes for preparing amine-functionalized cellulose nanocrystals and nitrogen doped carbon nanofibers
The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing coated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and relates as well to coated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) obtainable by the process described herein. These new CNC hybrid nanomaterials are expected to be useful, for example, for the conjugation and electrostatic complexation with various functional moieties such as free metal ions, carboxylic acids, and epoxy and aldehyde derivatives. The disclosure further relates to a method to fabricate N-doped carbon nanomaterial from the coated CNCs. |
| US10676845B2 |
Continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic rod and pultrusion method for its manufacture
A composite rod for use in various applications, such as electrical cables (e.g., high voltage transmission cables), power umbilicals, tethers, ropes, and a wide variety of other structural members, is provided. The rod includes a core that is formed from a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix. The present inventors have discovered that the degree to which the rovings are impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer matrix can be significantly improved through selective control over the impregnation process, and also through control over the degree of compression imparted to the rovings during formation and shaping of the rod, as well as the calibration of the final rod geometry. Such a well impregnated rod has a very small void fraction, which leads to excellent strength properties. Notably, the desired strength properties may be achieved without the need for different fiber types in the rod. |
| US10676844B2 |
Low creep fiber
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a gel spun UHMWPE fiber comprising the steps of providing an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene composition having an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of at least 8 dl/g, a co-monomer content (CBR) of a least 0.05 SCB/1000TC, a mass averaged distribution of the co-monomer (CMAD) of at least 0.05, wherein the co-monomer has at least 4 carbon atoms, dissolving the composition in a solvent to form a polymer solution having a UHMWPE concentration of between 2 and 40 wt %, spinning the polymer solution through a multi orifice die plate to form a solution fibers, cooling the solution fiber to below 80° C. to form a gel fiber, drawing the fiber in at least one step to form a drawn fiber, removing at least a portion of the solvent before, during or after the drawing, wherein the ratio CMAD to CBR is greater than 1.0. The invention further relates to a gel-spun UHMWPE fiber obtainable by the process and products comprising said gel-spun UHMWPE fiber. |
| US10676843B2 |
Acrylic-fiber manufacturing method
A method for manufacturing an acrylic fiber uses a spinning solution in which an acrylic polymer is dissolved in an organic solvent, the method including reducing an amount of organic solvent by repeatedly spraying water onto coagulated filaments obtained by solidifying the spinning solution and pressing the coagulated filaments with nip rolls. The nip rolls may apply a nip pressure of 0.2 MPa or higher. Thus, a method for manufacturing an acrylic fiber with which an organic solvent in the acrylic fiber can be removed within a short period of time without using a water bath is provided. |
| US10676841B2 |
Semiconductor substrate, epitaxial wafer, and method for manufacturing epitaxial wafer
A semiconductor substrate for being used as a base substrate for epitaxial crystal growth by HVPE method includes a β-Ga2O3-based single crystal, and a principal surface that is a plane parallel to a [010] axis of the β-Ga2O3-based single crystal. An epitaxial wafer includes the semiconductor substrate, and an epitaxial layer that includes a β-Ga2O3-based single crystal and is formed on the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate by epitaxial crystal growth using the HVPE method. A method for manufacturing the epitaxial wafer includes forming the epitaxial layer by epitaxial crystal growth using the HVPE method on the semiconductor substrate. |
| US10676834B2 |
Mining method and use of mined material in production of graphene and graphitic material
A mining method (10) by which graphitic ore is produced in a form that constitutes an appropriate feedstock for an electrolytic process (20) for the production of graphitic materials through exfoliation. The graphitic ore feedstock may be utilised directly as an electrode in the electrolytic process (20). Also disclosed is a graphitic feedstock for an electrolytic process for the production of graphitic material through exfoliation of that feedstock, wherein the feedstock is less than about 99% graphite (w/w) and of a sufficiently cohesive and conductive nature as to allow electrochemical exfoliation therethroughout without fracturing that might result in collapse of a significant portion of the feedstock or that may result in a loss of conductivity throughout a significant portion of the feedstock. |
| US10676829B2 |
Corrosion inhibition composition for pipelines, process of elaboration and synthesis
Compounds and compositions are used as corrosion inhibitors for pipelines for crude oil containing water with high salt concentrations. The inhibitors are ionic liquids, imidazoles, benzotriazoles, and mixtures thereof. The composition includes two or more members of the inhibitors with a solvent. The inhibitors reduce corrosion of metallic surfaces of the pipelines containing crude oil having 0.2 and 40 wt % water, 10,000 to 70,000 ppm salt, and 9 to 600 ppm hydrogen sulfide. A synergic effect is provided by two or more different inhibitors. This synergy is derived from interactions with the metallic surface, among themselves or with the corrosive medium depending on the chain length, to inhibit the corrosion with decrease of the formulation dose. The composition can be a ternary formulation of the three families or two components of one family and a third component of a different family. |
| US10676825B2 |
Gas jetting apparatus for film formation apparatus
The gas jetting apparatus according to the present invention includes a gas jetting cell unit for rectifying a gas and jetting the rectified gas into the film formation apparatus. The gas jetting cell unit has a fan shape internally formed with a gap serving as a gas route. A gas in a gas dispersion supply unit enters from a wider-width side of the fan shape into the gap, and, due to the fan shape, the gas is rectified, accelerated, and output from a narrower-width side of the fan shape into the film formation apparatus. |
| US10676824B2 |
Enclosed-channel reactor system with conduit plate
An enclosed-channel reactor system is provided, which includes: a reactor body having a plurality of enclosed channels therein; an upper cap disposed at one end of the reactor body and having an inlet port communicating with the plurality of enclosed channels; a lower cap disposed at the other end of the reactor body opposite to the upper cap and having an outlet port communicating with the plurality of enclosed channels; and at least a conduit plate disposed between the upper cap and the reactor body for guiding a precursor injected from the inlet port into the plurality of enclosed channels uniformly. |
| US10676821B2 |
Vapor delivery device, methods of manufacture and methods of use thereof
A method comprises transporting a first stream of a carrier gas to a delivery device that contains a liquid precursor compound. The method further comprises transporting a second stream of the carrier gas to a point downstream of the delivery device. The first stream after emanating from the delivery device and the second stream are combined to form a third stream, such that the dew point of the vapor of the liquid precursor compound in the third stream is lower than the temperature of the plumbing that transports the vapor to a CVD reactor or a plurality of CVD reactors. The flow direction of the first stream, the flow direction of the second stream and the flow direction of the third stream are unidirectional and are not opposed to each other. |
| US10676817B2 |
Flip edge shadow frame
Device for processing a substrate are described herein. An apparatus for controlling deposition on a substrate can include a chamber comprising a shadow frame support, a substrate support comprising a substrate supporting surface, a shadow frame with a shadow frame body including a first support surface, a second support surface opposite the first surface, and a detachable lip connected with the shadow frame body. The detachable lip can include a support connection, a first lip surface facing the substrate, a second lip surface opposite the first lip surface, a first edge positioned over the first support surface, and a second edge opposite the first edge to contact the substrate. |
| US10676811B2 |
Method of manufacturing display device
A method of manufacturing a display device is provided. A method of manufacturing a display device comprises preparing a thin film forming apparatus including a crucible, which stores a source material for forming a thin film, and a front heatsink, which is disposed on the crucible and includes a reflective plate, wherein the reflective plate has a first surface with a first reflectivity and a second surface with a second reflectivity, which is different from the first reflectivity; and forming a thin film on a substrate by evaporating the source material of the thin film forming apparatus. |
| US10676810B2 |
Hard coating and hard coating-covered member
A hard coating, which is to disposed to cover a surface of a tool substrate, has a total thickness of 0.5-20 μm and includes an A layer and nanolayer-alternated layer that are alternately laminated by physical vapor deposition. The nanolayer-alternated layer includes a B layer and C layer that are alternately laminated. The A layer has a thickness of 50-1000 nm and is AlCr(SiC) nitride that is represented by a composition formula of [Al1-W-XCrW(SiC)X]N wherein an atomic ratio W is 0.20-0.80 and an atomic ratio X is 0.01-0.20. The B layer has a thickness of 1-100 nm and is TiAl nitride that is represented by a composition formula of [Ti1-YAlY]N wherein an atomic ratio Y is 0.30-0.85. The C layer has a thickness of 1-100 nm and is Ti(SiC) nitride represented by a composition formula of [Ti1-Z(SiC)Z]N wherein an atomic ratio Z is 0.05-0.45. The nanolayer-alternated layer has a thickness of 50-1000 nm. |
| US10676806B2 |
Wear resistant coating
A wear resistant coating may comprise an amorphous metal comprising at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and a metalloid. An amorphous metal may comprise at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and a metalloid. A coating may comprise at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and silicon. In some examples, the amorphous metal is TaWSi. In one example, the refractory metals may comprise Niobium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium, or combinations thereof. |
| US10676802B2 |
Forging method
A forging method is provided. The forging comprises determining plans of second and third processes for each of a plurality of ingots, categorizing the plurality of ingots into first and second ingot sets, based on the plans of the second and third processes, evaluating the first and second ingot sets using a scoring function, determining an ingot set to be provided to a first heating furnace, based on the evaluating of the first and second ingot sets, and performing a first process, different from the second and third processes, on the ingot set provided to the first heating furnace. |
| US10676801B2 |
Steel compositions, methods of manufacture and uses in producing rimfire cartridges
The present invention relates generally to steel compositions, methods of manufacturing the compositions and using the compositions to produce rimfire ammunition cartridges. The steel compositions for use in the rimfire cartridges are processed through cold-rolling and annealing steps to create suitable physical properties. |
| US10676800B2 |
Method of additive manufacturing and heat treatment
A method of additive manufacturing and heat treatment. A substrate is secured to a fixture and an additive manufacturing system is operated to perform a build process by building a part on the substrate secured to the fixture, the part being built by forming a series of layers of metallic material on the substrate, the metallic material melting and solidifying during the build process thereby bonding the part to the substrate and creating thermally induced stress in the part. The part, the substrate and the fixture are moved together from the additive manufacturing system to a heat treatment system, wherein the substrate remains secured to the fixture and the part remains bonded to the substrate as they are moved. The heat treatment system is operated to perform a heat treatment process by heating the part, the substrate and the fixture together thereby relieving the thermally induced stress in the part, the substrate remaining secured to the fixture during the heat treatment process. Finally the substrate is released from the fixture and the part and the substrate are removed from the fixture. The part remains bonded to the support as they are removed from the fixture. |
| US10676798B2 |
Poly-octavinyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-acrylic acid nano composite auxiliary agent for leather and preparation method therefor
The invention relates to a poly silsesquioxane-acrylic nanocomposite auxiliary for leather process and its preparation method. By mixing octavinyl silsesquioxane, organic solvent, ammonium persulfate, distilled water and surfactant in one system, and adding acrylic acid dropwise into the mixing system, cooling to adjust pH to obtain poly silsesquioxane-acrylic nanocomposite auxiliary for leather process. The auxiliary obtained in this invention is easily to penetrate into gap of the collagen fibers, and forms nano and micro-scale combination with the leather collagen, which can further improve the multi-point combination of the acrylic polymer with the collagen. Thus, the filling property of the leather that treated by the auxiliary is improved without affect the yield of leather, and the chromium content in the waste water is significantly reduced. |
| US10676796B2 |
Compositions for detecting BV-associated bacterial nucleic acid
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of a 16S rRNA or its encoding gene from bacterial species associated with bacterial vaginosis. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits. |
| US10676795B2 |
Diagnostic methods and markers for bacterial vaginosis
A method of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in a woman, which involves determining an amount of each of more than one BV-associated bacterium in a vaginal sample obtained from the female and assessing a BV status of the female based on the amount of each of the more than one BV-associated bacterium in the sample. |
| US10676790B2 |
Conjugation of carboxyl functional hydrophilic beads
A polymer substrate, such as a polymer coating or a polymer hydrogel network, includes carboxyl moieties that can be used as conjugation sites to which receptor or analyte molecules can be attached. In an example, the polymer substrate includes a polyacrylamide polymer network having alkanoic acid moieties or derivatives thereof, which can react with carboxyl activating compounds to provide an activated alkanoate moieties on the polyacrylamide network. Amine-terminated nucleic acids can react with the activated alkanoate moieties to capture the nucleic acid to the polymer network through an alkylamide moiety. |
| US10676786B2 |
Microfluidic analysis system
A microfluidic analysis system (1) performs polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis on a bio sample. In a centrifuge (6) the sample is separated into DNA and RNA constituents. The vortex is created by opposing flow of a silicon oil primary carrier fluid effecting circulation by viscous drag. The bio sample exits the centrifuge enveloped in the primary carrier fluid. This is pumped by a flow controller (7) to a thermal stage (9). The thermal stage (9) has a number of microfluidic devices (70) each having thermal zones (71, 72, 73) in which the bio sample is heated or cooled by heat conduction to/from a thermal carrier fluid and the primary carrier fluid. Thus, the carrier fluids envelope the sample, control its flowrate, and control its temperature without need for moving parts at the micro scale. |
| US10676783B2 |
Analysis chip
An analysis chip includes a substrate main body having a plurality of reaction portions in which a selective binding substance selectively binding to a substance to be examined is immobilized; a corner portion in which different straight lines or curved lines intersect with each other in a cross section in which a plane passing through a surface of the substrate main body on which the reaction portions are provided is a cut surface; a partition portion formed by applying water repellent treatment to the surface of the substrate main body on which the reaction portions are provided, the partition portion being configured to partition the reaction portions inside an outer edge formed by the surface, and a connection portion having water repellency, the connection portion being configured to connect between a part of the partition portion and the corner portion. |
| US10676781B2 |
Functional ligands to THC
The present invention relates functional ligands to target molecules, particularly to functional nucleic acids and modifications thereof, and to methods for simultaneously generating, for example, numerous different functional biomolecules, particularly to methods for generating numerous different functional nucleic acids against multiple target molecules simultaneously. The present invention further relates to functional ligands which bind with affinity to target molecules, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). |
| US10676775B2 |
Semi-continuous culture methods
Provided herein are methods of culturing a microorganism. The methods include providing a container comprising one or more microorganisms in a medium, which has a first carbon to nitrogen ratio; culturing the microorganisms until the culture reaches a threshold indicator; harvesting a portion of the culture while maintaining the majority of the culture in the container; and adding fresh medium comprising a second carbon to nitrogen ratio to the container with the majority of the culture comprising the microorganisms. |
| US10676768B2 |
Mutant microorganism for producing L-cysteine and method for producing L-cysteine using same
The present invention relates to an L-cysteine-producing mutant microorganism having introduced therein genes encoding enzymes which are involved in the L-cysteine metabolic pathway, and more particularly to an L-cysteine-producing mutant microorganism having introduced therein cysE, cysK and cysR, which are genes encoding enzymes which are involved in the L-cysteine metabolic pathway, and to a method of producing L-cysteine using the mutant microorganism. According to the present invention, L-cysteine can be produced with high efficiency as a result of regulating metabolic fluxes associated with the L-cysteine metabolic pathway of the mutant microorganism and regulating a system for supplying a sulfur source essential for synthesis of L-cysteine. |
| US10676763B2 |
Microbial production of fatty diols
The disclosure relates to fatty diols and recombinant microorganisms for producing them. More particularly, the disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms engineered to produce fatty diols via fermentation. Further encompassed is a process that uses the microorganisms to produce fatty diols from a simple carbon source. |
| US10676760B2 |
Method for producing ethanol and ethanol producing system
The invention relates to a method for producing ethanol comprising providing biomass, supplying yeast to the biomass, reducing the size of the biomass, fermentation of the biomass at a solid content of above 20%, and distilling the fermented biomass. It also relates to an ethanol producing system comprising biomass providing arrangement, a yeast supplying device for supplying yeast to the biomass, a biomass size reducing device configured to reduce the size of the biomass, a fermentation device configured to ferment the biomass at a solid content of above 20% and a distilling device. |
| US10676759B2 |
Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription
The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms. |
| US10676755B2 |
Mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase genes in euphorbiaceae and plant material comprising such genes
Provided are mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) nucleic acids and the proteins encoded by the mutated nucleic acids. Also provided are cassava plants, cells, and seeds comprising the mutated genes. |
| US10676753B2 |
Constructs and method of use for rice gluatamate receptor-like genes
Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs are useful for conferring drought tolerance and/or improved nitrogen use efficiency. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprise these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilize these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode glutamate receptor polypeptides. |
| US10676751B2 |
Production and use of plant degrading materials
Disclosed herein are materials useful for degrading plant biomass material. In exemplary embodiments, the plant material comprises one or more enzymes that are expressed in plants and/or bacteria. Specifically exemplified herein are plant degrading enzymes expressed in chloroplasts. The chloroplast expressed enzymes may be provided as cocktails for use in conjunction with conventional methods of converting biomass into biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol. |
| US10676747B2 |
Methods for improving cognitive function via modulation of quinone reductase 2
An active agent capable of reducing quinone reductase 2 activity is for use in improvement of cognition in a subject. Such an active agent can be a nucleic acid molecule that reduces the gene expression level of quinone reductase 2 or an inhibitor of quinone reductase 2 activity. A pharmaceutical composition can contain the active agent or a vector containing the active agent. |
| US10676744B2 |
Modulation of adipose tissue macrophage phenotype by use of MicroRNA-30
MicroRNA-30 is identified as being dysregulated in adipose tissue macrophages during obesity and can be used in treatment of disease in which adipose tissue macrophage polarization dysregulation plays a part. Increased concentration of microRNA-30, e.g., via pharmaceutical delivery, can decrease the polarization of macrophages, and in particular adipose tissue macrophages, to inflammatory M1 phenotype and can decrease expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. One or more members of the miR-30 family can be utilized in the methods. Methods can be beneficial in treatment of a large number of inflammatory diseases including obesity, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune, etc. |
| US10676740B2 |
Modified iRNA agents
The invention relates to iRNA agents, which preferably include a monomer in which the ribose moiety has been replaced by a moiety other than ribose. The inclusion of such a monomer can allow for modulation of a property of the iRNA agent into which it is incorporated, e.g., by using the non-ribose moiety as a point to which a ligand or other entity, e.g., a lipophilic moiety. e.g., cholesterol, is is directly, or indirectly, tethered. The invention also relates to methods of making and using such modified iRNA agents. |
| US10676739B2 |
Oligonucleotide sequences targeting transcription factor TSC22D4 for the treatment of insulin resistance
The present invention relates to oligonucleotide inhibitors of the TSC22D4 activity or expression and their uses for the prevention, treatment, and/or regulation of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes and/or for improving insulin sensitivity in a mammal. |
| US10676730B2 |
Mutated factor X polypeptides and uses thereof for the treatment of haemophilia
The present invention relates to mutated factor (FX) polypeptides and uses thereof for the treatment of haemophilia. In particular, the present invention relates to a mutated factor X (FX) polypeptide wherein the heavy chain comprises at least one mutation selected from the group consisting of: —the mutation which consists of the substitution of the glutamic acid residue (E) at position 255 of Seq. ID No. 1 by a glutamine residue (Q), an asparagine residue (N), a serine residue (S), an alanine residue (A), or a tyrosine residue (Y); —the mutation which consists of the substitution of the glutamic acid residue (E) at position 256 of Seq. ID No. 1 by a glutamine residue (Q); and —the mutation which consists of the substitution of the glutamic acid residue (E) at position 258 of Seq. ID No. 1 by a glutamine residue (Q). |
| US10676729B2 |
Compositions and methods for identifying protease inhibitors
Provided are compositions, e.g., multiplexed platforms or systems, to screen for molecules, e.g., small molecule active agents such as drugs, that inhibit enzymes such as proteases. Provided are cell-based or multiplexed platforms for monitoring or assay the activity of a protease. Provided are cell-based assays and multiplexed systems for the monitoring of enzyme, activity such as proteolytic cleavage on the cell surface, where optionally the protein, e.g., an enzyme, can be naturally expressed on the cell surface or engineered to be expressed on the cell's surface. Provided are cells and stable cell lines expressing an “assay construct” and an enzyme of interest, where optionally one cell or cell line expresses both the “assay construct” and the enzyme, or two different cells or independent cell lines are used and mixed in the assay, where one expresses the “assay construct” with the enzyme substrate and the second expressing the enzyme. |
| US10676727B2 |
Polypeptides having trehalase activity and the use thereof in process of producing fermentation products
The present invention relates to polypeptides having trehalase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using a trehalase of the invention, in particular a process of producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol. |
| US10676724B2 |
Polymerase compositions, methods of making and using same
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having lower systematic error as compared to a reference polymerase. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered properties. |
| US10676723B2 |
Chimeric protein toxins for expression by therapeutic bacteria
Bacteria with tumor-targeting capability express, surface displayed, secreted and/or released modified chimeric therapeutic proteins with enhanced therapeutic activity against a neoplastic tissue including solid tumors, lymphomas and leukemias. The bacteria may be attenuated, non-pathogenic, low pathogenic or a probiotic. The chimeric proteins may be protease sensitive and may optionally be further accompanied by co-expression of a secreted protease inhibitor as a separate molecule or as a fusion. |
| US10676720B2 |
Combinational use of mechanical manipulation and programin derivatives to increase Oct4, Sox2, Nanog or c-Myc expression in fibroblasts
The present invention provides methods and compositions for inducing pluripotency in differentiated mammalian cells. In particular, the methods include mechanically aggregating the cells into discrete masses or embryoid-like bodies and treated them with a small molecule compound. Provided herein are the compositions of the compounds which are derived from programin (e.g., reversine). |
| US10676716B2 |
Functional oligodendrocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells and methods of making and using the same
Described is the efficient and robust generation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) and oligodendrocytes from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). The protocols provided recapitulate the major steps of oligodendrocyte differentiation, from neural stem cells to OLIG2+ progenitors, and then to O4+ OPCs, in a significantly shorter time than the 120-150 days required by previous protocols. Furthermore, O4+ OPCs are able to differentiate into MBP+ mature oligodendrocytes in vitro, and to myelinate axons in vivo when injected into immuno-compromised Shiverer mice, providing proof of concept that transplantation of PSC-derived cells for remyelination is technically feasible. |
| US10676708B2 |
Method for preparing microbial preparation and microbial preparation produced by the same
The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing an aglycone or hydrolyzed glycoside converted from a glycoside and, specifically, to a method for preparing an aglycone or hydrolyzed glycoside from a glycoside by converting a glycoside into an aglycone form or hydrolyzed glycoside by using a microorganism producing β-glycosidase, and then recovering the aglycone or hydrolyzed glycoside accumulated in the cells of the microorganism. |
| US10676707B2 |
Culture system and culture method
A culture system comprises: a preparatory culture vessel and a main culture vessel that accommodate cells and a solution; a main stage that holds the preparatory culture vessel and the main culture vessel; a connecting tube that connects the culture vessels; a valve that opens and closes the connecting tube; and a rotating mechanism that rotates the main stage and imparts a height difference between the culture vessels to transfer the cells and solution by dropping between the culture vessels. |
| US10676706B1 |
Method of organizing and viewing process data from disparate equipment
A bioprocess management system includes a bioprocess management controller for electronically interfacing with at least one bioreactor and at least one analyzer. Each bioreactor is configured to maintain cells based on a set of bioreactor operating parameters and to output bioreactor data. Each analyzer is configured to analyze at least one sample taken from at least one bioreactor and to output analyzer data for each sample. The bioprocess controller is configured to receive bioreactor data and analyzer data in real-time. Furthermore, the bioprocess controller is configured to correlate, in real-time, analyzer data from at least one analyzer with bioreactor data from at least one corresponding bioreactor. Additionally, the bioprocess controller is configured to output real-time data relating to at least one bioreactor operating parameter. The real-time data is based at least in part on correlated data from at least one analyzer and at least one corresponding bioreactor. |
| US10676705B2 |
Automated apparatus and method of cell culture
The invention provides an automated apparatus of cell culture having tanks of culture medium, of growth factors and of cells to be cultured, an incubator having a thermostated enclosure which houses a cell culture vessel, and control computer system. A supporting and agitation device of the culture vessel is provided in the enclosure, and the culture vessel is formed by a bag having at least one inlet port connected to the tanks and one outlet port connected devices for harvesting and storage of the cells after culture, these harvesting and storage devices and tanks being located outside the enclosure and being connected to the cell expansion bag ports by conduits which together with the cell expansion bag form a preassembled module passing through a wall of the enclosure. |
| US10676704B2 |
Apparatus and method for the recovery of energy
A device and method for recovering energy from a hot medium, in particular from hot wort or hot mash for a beer brewery, including a first heat exchanger device for a heat transfer medium that is arranged in particular downstream of a device for heating, boiling or keeping wort or mash warm and is designed such that the heat transfer medium can be heated while cooling preferably wort or mash, wherein at least one heat consumer of the brewery is heated with the heat transfer medium. The heat transfer medium cooled down during heating the heat consumer can be recirculated to the first heat exchanger device in the circuit. |
| US10676702B2 |
Dryer-activated fabric conditioning products having frangible boundaries and methods
A dryer-activated product having a plurality of discrete dryer sheets having a non-woven fibrous substrate, each dryer sheet having at least a first portion, a second portion, and a frangible boundary between the first portion and the second portion, and each of the first portion and the second portion having at least about 0.35 grams of a fabric conditioning active composition. |
| US10676700B2 |
Mixtures of chelating agents, and process for making such mixtures
The present invention is directed towards mixtures comprising (A) 90 to 99.999% by weight of racemic methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) or of MGDA with predominantly the L-isomer in an enantiomeric excess of up to 9.5% or their respective mono-, di- or trialkali metal or mono-, di- or triammonium salts, and (B) in total 0.001 to 10% by weight of the diacetic acid derivative of aspartate as free acid or as mono-, di-, tri- or tetraalkali metal salt or as mono-, di-, tri- or tetraammonium salt, percentages referring to the sum from (A) and (B). |
| US10676697B2 |
Biodegradable detergent composition
The present invention relates to a biodegradable detergent composition, which can contain viable cells or enzymes and acts as a replacement for the chemical detergents. The biodegradable detergent composition, comprising of: bio surfactant; polyols; biopolymer; organic acid; small chain peptide; essential oil; and stabilizers. The biodegradable detergent composition has a pH value of less than about 3.60, Titratable Acidity % between about 9.0-12.0, HLB value between about 14 to about 16.5, E24 value between about 73 and about 79. The biodegradable detergent composition has MALDI-TOF MS spectra in the m/z range from about 513.1 to about 2847.7 with peak mass value range from about 1375.8 m/z to about 2009.2 m/z. Further, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing the biodegradable detergent composition. |
| US10676695B2 |
Moderately alkaline cleaning compositions for proteinaceous and fatty soil removal at low temperatures
The present invention comprises chlorinated and non-chlorinated alkaline cleaning compositions for removal of proteinaceous and fatty soils at low temperature, i.e. less than 120° F., with little or no deleterious affect on cleaning performance. According to the invention, applicants have found that adding additional alkalinity makes protein removal more difficult and reducing the amount of alkalinity actually improves performance. According to the invention optimized combinations of chlorine and alkalinity components for low temperature cleaning as well as a surfactant system optimized for low temperature fatty soil removal are disclosed. |
| US10676694B2 |
Fabric softener composition having improved detergent scavenger compatibility
The present invention relates to fabric softener compositions as well as the methods of making and using same. Such liquid fabric softener compositions comprise a quaternary ammonium ester fabric softening active, cellulose fibers and a hydrotrope. Such fabric softener compositions exhibit improved viscosity stability after addition of a hydrotrope while also delivering the softening benefits that are desired by consumers. |
| US10676691B2 |
Decorative candle holder with dynamic illuminated imagery
A candle holder comprises a housing for securing a candle; the housing including first thermochromic material formed on the housing and second thermochromic material formed on the thermochromic material. The first thermochromic material changes a perceivable state of the first thermochromic material when an ambient temperature of first thermochromic material is above a first pre-determined activation temperature, the perceivable state of the first thermochromic material being visually perceivable or non-visually perceivable. The second thermochromic material changes a perceivable state of the second thermochromic material when an ambient temperature of second thermochromic material is above a second pre-determined activation temperature, the perceivable state of the second thermochromic material being visually perceivable or non-visually perceivable. The perceivable state of the first thermochromic material is different from the perceivable state of the second thermochromic material. |
| US10676687B2 |
Combustible heat source with improved binding agent
A combustible heat source for a smoking article is provided, including carbon and a binding agent. The binding agent includes a combination of three binder components: an organic polymeric binder material, a carboxylate burn salt, and at least one non-combustible inorganic binder material. The at least one non-combustible inorganic binder material includes a sheet silicate material. Preferably, the combustible heat source further includes an ignition aid. |
| US10676683B2 |
Process to prepare a char product and a syngas mixture
The invention is directed to a process to prepare a char product and a syngas mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a solid biomass feed comprising the following steps: (i) performing a continuously operated partial oxidation of the solid biomass feed at a gas temperature of between 700 and 1100° C. and at a solids residence time of less than 5 seconds, (ii) continuously separating the formed char particles as the char product from the formed gaseous fraction and (iii) subjecting the gaseous fraction obtained in step (ii) to a continuously operated partial oxidation and/or to a steam reforming to obtain the syngas mixture. The solid biomass feed has been obtained by torrefaction of a starting material comprising lignocellulose and is a sieve fraction wherein 99 wt % of the solid biomass particles is smaller than 2 mm. |
| US10676679B2 |
Multispark reactor
A device includes a channel having an inlet and an outlet, a first electrode disposed within the channel, and a second electrode disposed within the channel so as to define a gap between the second electrode and the first electrode. The device further includes a power source connected to at least one of the electrodes. The second electrode includes a lumen from a first end of the second electrode to a second end of the second electrode. The lumen is configured to introduce a carrier gas to the gap. The inlet is configured to introduce a process stream to the channel. The process stream comprises a viscous petroleum feed material. The power source is configured to produce a spark within the gap, thereby generating a plasma configured to reduce a viscosity of the viscous petroleum feed material and to form a processed petroleum material. |
| US10676676B2 |
Solid-liquid crude oil compositions and fractionation processes thereof
A process for the production of a fractionated product is disclosed, comprising providing a solid hydrocarbonaceous material, wherein the material is in particulate form, and wherein at least about 90% by volume (% v) of the particles are no greater than about 500 μm in diameter. The solid hydrocarbonaceous material is combined with an unrefined liquid hydrocarbonaceous material, such as crude oil, in order to create a combined solid-liquid blend; and the combined solid-liquid blend is subjected to fractionation in order to generate one or more fractionation products. Typically the solid hydrocarbonaceous material comprises coal, optionally the coal is ultrafine coal, and suitably the coal is comprised of microfine coal. The coal may be dewatered and deashed prior to combination with unrefined liquid hydrocarbonaceous material. Compositions and products of the process are further provided. |
| US10676670B2 |
Liquid-crystalline medium and high-frequency components comprising same
The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of formula T and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I, II and III, in which the parameters have the meaning indicated in Claim 1, and to components comprising these media for high-frequency technology, in particular phase shifters and microwave array antennas. |
| US10676667B2 |
Quantum dot, manufacturing method of the dot, and compact, sheet member, wavelength conversion member and light emitting apparatus using the quantum dot
To provide a quantum dot and manufacturing method of the dot particularly capable of reducing organic residues adhering to the quantum dot surface and of suppressing the black discoloration occurrence of a layer including the quantum dot positioned immediately above a light emitting device, and a compact, sheet member, wavelength conversion member and light emitting apparatus with high luminous efficiency using the quantum dot, a quantum dot of the present invention has a core portion including a semiconductor particle, and a shell portion with which the surface of the core portion is coated, and is characterized in that a weight reduction up to 490° C. is within 75% in a TG-DTA profile. Further, the quantum dot of the invention is characterized in that oleylamine (OLA) is not observed in GC-MS qualitative analysis at 350° C. |
| US10676661B2 |
Lost circulation material
Fluid compositions including a base fluid and at least one granular hemicellulose material. The base fluid may be an oleaginous fluid or a non-oleaginous fluid. The granular hemicellulose material may have a cumulative particle size distribution D90 of about 4 mm or less and D10 of about 1 mm or greater, or D90 of 2.5 mm or less and D10 of about 1.5 mm or greater, or even D90 of about 3.8 mm or less, and D10 of about 2.4 mm or greater. The granular hemicellulose materials useful may have an average aspect ratio equal to or less than about 5:1, an average aspect ratio equal to or less than about 2:1, or even an average aspect ratio is about 1:1. The granular hemicellulose materials have hemicellulose in an amount from about 10% to about 50% by weight, cellulose in an amount from about 30% to about 50% by weight, and lignin in an amount from about 5% to about 35% by weight. The granular hemicellulose materials may be added to the base fluid in an amount from about 1 ppb to about 50 ppb, or even from about 4 ppb to about 40 ppb. The fluid compositions may be useful for sealing fractures in a subterranean formation, and reducing fluid loss in a subterranean formation. |
| US10676657B2 |
Downhole fluids with a particular impedance
The present disclosure relates to a composite fluid including a foundation fluid having an impedance at a frequency, and an additive combined with the foundation fluid that results in a composite fluid having an impedance different than the impedance of the foundation fluid at the frequency. |
| US10676656B2 |
Compositions containing difluoromethane and fluorine substituted olefins
Compositions comprising multi-fluorinated olefins and HFC-32 are disclosed. Such compositions are useful particularly for in stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. |
| US10676649B2 |
Adhesive sheet and method for producing adhesive sheet
A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet including, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer, at least a surface (α) of the resin layer on the opposite to the side on which the substrate or release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein a concave portion and a flat face exist on the surface (α) of the resin layer, and a width of the concave portion observed from the side of the surface (α) is non-uniform, and in a region (D) of 8 mm in length×10 mm in width as freely-selected on the surface (α), a concave portion having an area of 70 to 99.99% relative to 100% of a total area of the concave portions existing in the region (D) exists. |
| US10676648B2 |
Switchable adhesion
Switchable adhesion devices, systems and methods are provided. A switchable adhesion component includes a switchable body. At least one portion of the body is adapted to carry an adhesive layer and another portion a load. At least a portion of the body is switchable between one or more varying states without imparting change to the surface chemistries or area at the adhesive joint. |
| US10676646B2 |
Chemical mechanical polishing slurry for cobalt applications
A slurry that polishes surfaces or substrates which includes cobalt. The slurry further comprises an anionic and/or cationic surfactant, each of which has a phosphate group, a long chain alkyl group, or both. The slurry also includes a corrosion inhibitor, abrasives, removal rate enhancers, solvents, pH adjustors, and chelating agents. The pH of the slurry is preferably 8 or higher. |
| US10676645B2 |
Thermal insulation coating material, thermal insulation porous film, and method for manufacturing the same
A method of forming a thermal insulation porous film includes mixing 100 parts by weight of polysilsesquioxane-containing polymer, 20 to 75 parts by weight of surfactant, and 20 to 2000 parts by weight of solvent to form a thermal insulation coating material, wherein the polysilsesquioxane-containing polymer in the thermal insulation coating material is tube-shaped or sheet-shaped. The thermal insulation coating material is coated on a substrate, and then dried and sintered to form a thermal insulation porous film. |
| US10676644B2 |
Moulded body
Provided is a shaped article including a hardcoat layer, where the hardcoat layer has surface hardness, flexibility, and heat resistance at high levels and offers excellent workability. The shaped article according to the present invention is a shaped article including a hardcoat layer, a substrate layer, and a thermoplastic resin layer and having a curved shape. The hardcoat layer defines an outermost surface of the shaped article. The hardcoat layer includes a cure product of a curable composition. The curable composition includes a cationically curable silicone resin and a leveling agent. The cationically curable silicone resin includes a silsesquioxane unit. The cationically curable silicone resin includes an epoxy-containing monomeric unit in a proportion of 50 mole percent or more of the totality of all monomeric units and has a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000. |
| US10676638B2 |
Formaldehyde-scavenging coating composition
A curable resin composition includes an acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester with a branched molecular skeleton containing olefinically unsaturated functional groups therein and acetoacetyl functional groups chemically bonded to the branched molecular skeleton. The acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester contains at least 2 wt % of the olefinically unsaturated functional groups, relative to the total weight of the acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester, and at least 20 wt % of the acetoacetyl functional groups, relative to the total weight of the acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester. The curable resin composition can be used to formulate coating compositions. |
| US10676632B2 |
Aqueous resin dispersion, production method for aqueous resin dispersion, hydrophilization agent, hydrophilization method, metal material, and heat exchanger
Provided are an aqueous resin dispersion of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer exhibiting excellent dispersion stability, a production method for the aqueous resin dispersion, a hydrophilization agent including the aqueous resin dispersion, a hydrophilization method using the hydrophilization agent, a metal material on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed, and a heat exchanger on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed. Specifically provided are: an aqueous resin dispersion comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and a radical polymer (B) having a structural unit derived from a radical-polymerizable carboxylic acid monomer (B1-1), wherein the content of the radical polymer (B) is 10-80 mass % relative to the total content of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and the radical polymer (B); a production method for the aqueous resin dispersion; a hydrophilization agent including the aqueous resin dispersion; a hydrophilization method using the hydrophilization agent; a metal material on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed; and a heat exchanger on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed. |
| US10676629B2 |
Methods for preparation of concentrated graphene ink compositions and related composite materials
A rapid, scalable methodology for graphene dispersion and concentration with a polymer-organic solvent medium, as can be utilized without centrifugation, to enhance graphene concentration. |
| US10676627B2 |
Ink jet ink composition and recording method
An ink jet ink composition includes one or two or more compounds A selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (4), one or two or more compounds B selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (2), a compound represented by Formula (3), and a compound represented by Formula (5), and water, (in Formula (1) to Formula (5), R each independently represents NZ2 or OZ; R′ each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfate group, or a sulfate; X each independently represents a hydroxyl group or a hydroxide salt; Y each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a hydroxide salt; and Z each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms). |
| US10676626B2 |
Ink jet textile printing ink composition and ink receiving container
An ink jet textile printing ink composition includes water; a color material; and a metal chelating agent. In the ink composition described above, the metal chelating agent includes at least one selected from methyl glycine diacetic acid, L-glutamate diacetic acid, L-aspartic diacetic acid, hydroxyethylimino diacetic acid, 3-hydroxy-2,2′-iminodisuccucinic acid, dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid, (S,S)-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid, and salts thereof, and the pH of the ink composition is 6 to 10. |
| US10676622B2 |
Multilayer coating film and coated article
FF properties of a multilayer coating film configured to exhibit a warm color through a lustrous layer (14) and a translucent colored layer (15) are improved to achieve a metallic textured color having a high-quality color tone. The lustrous layer (14) contains, in a mixed state, a high-reflection flake (21) having a visible light reflectance of 90 % or more and a low-reflection flake (22) having a visible light reflectance that is half (i.e., ½) or smaller than the visible light reflectance of the high-reflection flake (21) as the luster material. When both of the high-reflection flake (21) and the low-reflection flake (22) are projected on a bottom of the lustrous layer (14), a ratio of a projected area of the flakes (21) and (22) on the bottom of the lustrous layer (14) is 100 %. |
| US10676621B2 |
Multi-purpose floor finish composition
A composition for a multi-purpose floor finish is disclosed that includes at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer, and at least one hydrophobic glycol solvent. Further, the composition for a multi-purpose floor finish comprises a percent elongation of at least 100% and a tensile strength of at least 1000 psi. |
| US10676613B2 |
Poycarbonate compositions containing isosorbide diesters
The invention relates to compositions containing polycarbonate and carboxylic acid esters of isosorbide, to the use of the compositions for the production of blends or shaped parts and to molded parts obtained therefrom. The compositions have improved rheological and optical properties and an improved demolding and processing behavior in the injection-molding process. |
| US10676611B2 |
Prepreg and fiber-reinforced composite material
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a prepreg which satisfies one of a)-c): a) having superior storage stability and capable of providing a fiber-reinforced composite material having superior mechanical properties; b) capable of providing a fiber-reinforced composite material having superior mechanical properties, and the obtained fiber-reinforced composite material has superior appearance quality; and c) having superior storage stability, generating less amount of heat when cured, and enabling the cure extent and the viscosity in the B-stage state to be flexibly controlled. To achieve the purpose, the present invention provides a prepreg including reinforced fibers and an epoxy resin composition which contains an epoxy resin and a curing agent represented by a specific chemical formula, and which satisfies a specific condition. |
| US10676610B2 |
Composite fuel pipes
A fuel pipe for an aircraft having a wall made of a material including a matrix composed of an epoxy copolymer obtained through the reaction of a resin of the bisphenol A diglycidyl ether type with an amine hardener, and from 3 to 5% of an organically modified nanoclay by weight of the epoxy copolymer, the nanoclay including layered magnesium aluminum silicate platelets, and reinforcing fibers embedded in the matrix. In one example, the resin is a bisphenol A epichlorohydrin based resin, a phenol, 4,40-(1-methylethylidene) bis-polymer with (chloromethyl) oxirane; the nanoclay is provided in a 4% weight proportion to the epoxy copolymer, and is a montmorillonite; the amine hardener is an amidoamine. |
| US10676606B2 |
Methacrylic resin composition and injection-molded article
A methacrylic resin composition comprising not less than 90% by mass of a methacrylic resin, wherein the methacrylic resin comprises 95 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate monomer units and 0 to 5% by mass of acrylate monomer units, the methacrylic resin has an Mw of 57000 to 90000, Mw representing a weight-average molecular weight, and a ratio Mw/Mn of not more than 1.9, Mn representing a number-average molecular weight, the methacrylic resin composition has an absolute value of a difference between YI4 and YI2 of not more than 3, YI4 representing a yellow index at an optical path length of 200 mm of an injection-molded article obtained at a cylinder temperature of 280° C. in a molding cycle of 4 minutes, YI2 representing a yellow index at an optical path length of 200 mm of an injection-molded article obtained at a cylinder temperature of 280° C. in a molding cycle of 2 minutes, and meets a relationship represented by Formula (B) and Formula (C): R≥11 Formula (B) 0.8 |
| US10676604B2 |
Long-branched polypropylene composition with increased melt strength stability
The invention relates to long-chain branched polypropylene composition (b-PPC) comprising at least one long-chain branched propylene homopolymer or copolymer (b-PP) and at least one linear propylene homopolymer or copolymer (l-PP). The long-chain branched polypropylene composition (b-PPC) being suitable for foam application. |
| US10676602B2 |
Golf ball resin composition and golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a material from which a golf ball having excellent resilience and durability can be obtained. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition containing: (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyamide, an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, a partially saponified product of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and a polyvinyl alcohol, (B) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (b-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-2) a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-3) a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (b-4) a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (C) a fatty acid metal salt having 18 or less carbon atoms. |
| US10676600B2 |
Graphite-based compositions with increased volume resistivity
A blended thermoplastic composition includes: from about 20 wt % to about 99 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer element; from about 1 wt % to about 60 wt % of a graphite-based filler element including at least about 0.01 wt % functional groups on a surface of the graphite-based filler element; from about 0.1 wt % to about 30 wt % of a functional agent element; and from about 0 to about 50 wt % of a thermally conductive and electrically insulative filler. The functional agent element includes functional groups that interact with the functional groups on the surface of the graphite-based filler element, resulting in an increase of the volume resistivity of the blended thermoplastic composition that is at least 1*102 greater than the volume resistivity of a substantially identical electrically conductive blended thermoplastic composition that does not include a functional agent element. |
| US10676598B2 |
Activated isobutylene-isoprene rubber and thermoset rubber therefrom
In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides an way to modify the isoprene unit using an alder-ene reaction to form thermoset compounds comprising the resultant electron-deficient, readily crosslinkable polyisobutylene-based rubber that avoids the use of corrosive bromine or chlorine to make the activated butyl rubber, is easier to crosslink than the halobutyls, allows crosslinking with a simple organic base or a peroxide, and has mechanical properties as good as or better than sulfur crosslinked butyl rubbers. |
| US10676596B2 |
Antibacterial mildewproof polyurethane composite material containing natural plant and a preparation method thereof
The invention discloses an antibacterial mildewproof polyurethane composite material containing natural plant and a preparing method thereof. The composite material comprises component A and component B with a ratio of component A and component B being 100:(20-50) by weight. The component A by weight comprises: 30-60 parts plant oil polyether polyols; 20-50 parts polyether polyols I; 5-20 parts polyether polyols II; 5-20 parts composite plant extract; 0-0.5 parts catalyst; 0.5-2 parts surfactant; 0-2 parts cross-linking agent; 1.5-3 parts foaming agents. The component B by weight comprising 20-50 parts modified MDI. The composite material made according to the preparation method of the invention shows a good stability and the polyurethane products made according to the preparation method is degradable. The antibacterial mildewproof natural plant adopted by the composite material in the invention enables the composite material to prevent the bacteria breeding effectively and provides environmental protection. |
| US10676594B2 |
Reactive compositions containing mercapto-functional silicon compound
There is provided herein a composition comprising (a) a mercapto-functional silicon compound having the general Formula (I): and a reactive resin containing at least one epoxy and/or (meth)acrylate group. There is also provided a silylated resin resulting from the reaction product of mercapto-functional silicon compound (a) and reactive resin contain at least one epoxy and/or (meth)acrylate groups. |
| US10676593B2 |
Curable composition and cured product thereof
A transparent curable composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polyoxyalkylene-based polymer (A); and 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a weathering stabilizer (B). The polyoxyalkylene-based polymer (A) has a reactive silicon group that can be crosslinked by forming a siloxane bond, and the weathering stabilizer (B) is a hindered-amine-based photostabilizer (B1). |
| US10676591B2 |
Conductive fluoropolymer compositions
A composition of solid particles comprising substantially inorganic, electronically conductive particles and fluoropolymer particles, wherein the fluoropolymer is melt-processable and has a melting point between 100° C. and 325° C. and a melt flow index at 372° C. and at 5 kg load (MFI 372/5) of at least 0.1 and up to 100 g/10 min, and wherein the fluoropolymer particles have a particle size of less than 500 nm and wherein the particles comprising the substantially inorganic, electronically conductive material is present in the form of particles having a particle size of less than 15,000 μm, and methods for producing such compositions and articles containing such compositions. |
| US10676590B2 |
Resin composition and article made therefrom
Disclosed herein is a resin composition, comprising: a crosslinking agent, its prepolymer, or a combination thereof; and a first unsaturated bond-containing resin. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a resin-coated copper, a laminate or a printed circuit board and achieve improvement in at least one, more or all properties including volatile content of prepreg, stickiness of prepreg, resin filling property of prepreg, glass transition temperature, dimensional stability under heat, T288 thermal resistance, thermal resistance after moisture absorption, dielectric constant and dissipation factor. |
| US10676588B2 |
Supported catalyst with improved flowability
Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same are provided. The catalyst system can include a catalyst support, wherein the catalyst support has an average particle size of about 2 microns to about 200 microns. Nanoparticles are adhered to the catalyst support, wherein the nanoparticles have an average particle size of about 2 to about 200 nanometers. A catalyst is supported on the catalyst support. |
| US10676586B2 |
Nanocomposite additives based on graphene sheets and silica nanofibers
A method for producing a composite polymeric article, an additive for a polymeric article, and a composite polymeric article are provided. The method generally includes providing a plurality of graphene nanoplatelets, providing a plurality of silica nanofibers, providing a polymeric material, and distributing the plurality of silica nanofibers and the plurality of graphene nanoplatelets within the polymeric material to achieve a composite article. The additive for a polymeric article includes a plurality of graphene nanoplatelets and a plurality of silica nanofibers. The composite polymeric article includes a plurality of graphene nanoplatelets, a plurality of silica nanofibers, and a polymeric matrix. The plurality of graphene nanoplatelets and the plurality of silica nanofibers are distributed within the polymeric matrix. The silica nanofibers have a mean cross sectional diameter of not more than 100 nm. |
| US10676584B2 |
Buoyancy component including dicyclopentadiene resin
A method of forming a buoyancy providing component, the method comprising locating a plurality of macrospheres in a mould, providing a composition including DCPD (dicyclo pentadiene) resin, a ruthenium or osmium catalyst, and a plurality of microspheres, dispensing the composition in liquid form into the mould to encapsulate the macrospheres, and allowing the mixture to set in the mould. |
| US10676580B2 |
Process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microspheres
The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion of a class of organic phosphate functionalized microspheres having a particle size in the range of from 1 μm to 25 μm, and a process for preparing the dispersion. The microspheres, which have a low coefficient of variation and low gel concentration, are useful in coatings applications, especially where a matte finish is desired. |
| US10676579B2 |
Resin composition, prepreg, resin sheet, metal foil-clad laminate, and printed circuit board
It is intended to provide a resin composition that serves as a raw material for a printed circuit board excellent in heat resistance after moisture absorption and is excellent in moldability. The resin composition of the present invention contains a maleimide compound, a silane compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond and a hydrolyzable group or a hydroxy group, a silane compound having an epoxy skeleton and a hydrolyzable group or a hydroxy group, and an inorganic filler. |
| US10676577B2 |
Glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition
The present invention is a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition which contains a crystalline aliphatic polyamide resin (A), an amorphous polyamide resin (B), an acrylic resin (C), mica (D), glass fiber (E) and carbon black (F) in a ratio by mass of (10 to 40):(2 to 20):(1 to 10):(2 to 25):(20 to 50):(0.1 to 5), respectively and further contains a copper compound (G) in a rate of 0.005 to 1.0 part by mass when a total amount of the ingredients (A) to (F) is taken as 100 parts by mass. |
| US10676576B2 |
Process for preparing cellulose solution and equipment therefor
The present invention provides a process for preparing a cellulose solution. NMMO with a relatively low concentration and non-activated pulp are continuously mixed online, the mixed premix is dewatered in evaporation dewatering equipment until an NMMO concentration suitable for swelling is achieved, then, sufficient swelling is carried out under this condition, and the uniformly-mixed and sufficiently swelled pre-swelling solution is subjected to depressurized evaporation dewatering and dissolving by thin-film-evaporation equipment thereby obtaining a high-concentration, uniformly-dissolved and excellently-uniformity cellulose solution. The present invention further provides continuous preparation equipment for the process for preparing a cellulose solution. According to the present invention, the conflict between uniform mixing and sufficient swelling during the preparation of a high-concentration cellulose solution is solved, and problems in storage and transportation safety caused by using high concentration NMMO in the conventional technologies are prevented. |
| US10676571B2 |
Polyetherimides with improved melt stability
A polyetherimide composition comprises the polymerization product of a catalyzed imidization product of a 3-substituted phthalic anhydride and a sulfone diamine having improved melt stability and reduced corrosivity, and a method of manufacture thereof. |
| US10676569B2 |
Method for continuously producing polyamide oligomers and producing semicrystalline or amorphous polyamides that can be thermoplastically processed
The invention relates to a process for continuously preparing polyamide oligomers. This comprises continuous conveying of an aqueous solution of polyamide-forming monomers from a reservoir vessel into an oligomerization reactor, heating of the aqueous solution beyond a dissolution or storage temperature, the residence time of the monomer solution in the oligomerization reactor being limited and the pressure or the partial vapor pressure of the water being adjusted such that a conversion of monomers to polyamide oligomers does not exceed a maximum value and/or the polyamide oligomers formed do not phase-separate or spontaneously crystallize in solid form, and continuous discharge of the polyamide oligomers from the oligomerization reactor. A polyamide oligomer preparable by this process can be provided continuously in a mixture with water in a process for preparing a semicrystalline or amorphous, thermoplastically processible polyamide and then postcondensed to give a polyamide. This polyamide can be used for production of moldings by means of injection molding, multicomponent injection molding, injection molding/welding, extrusion, coextrusion, blow molding or thermoforming. |
| US10676568B2 |
Silicone-polyether copolymer, method of preparing same, and sealant comprising same
A silicone-polyether copolymer has the formula Xg—Y, where each X is an independently selected silicone moiety having a particular structure, Y is a linear or branched polyether moiety, and subscript g is on average more than 1. A method of preparing the silicone-polyether copolymer comprising reacting a polyether compound and an organosilicon compound in the presence of a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst. A sealant is also disclosed, the sealant comprising the silicone-polyether copolymer and a condensation-reaction catalyst. |
| US10676566B2 |
Polyarylate and molded article using same
The present invention can provide a polyarylate obtained from a dihydric phenol component and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component. The polyarylate is characterized in that the dihydric phenol component contains a compound represented by general formula (A) or (B) as a primary raw material, and the pencil hardness of the polyarylate is H or higher. (In the formula, R1 and R2 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms or a phenyl group. However, neither R1 nor R1 represents a methyl group.) (In the formula, R3 and R4 each independently denote a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. In addition, a is an integer between 4 and 11. However, a is not 5 if R3 and R4 are both hydrogen atoms.) |
| US10676564B2 |
Amidoamine and polyamide curing agents, compositions, and methods
A composition including an amidoamine curing agent composition or a polyamide curing agent composition are disclosed. The composition includes the reaction products of (1) an amine component including at least one multifunctional amine of structure (I): wherein each R is independently H or CH2CH2CH2NH2; R1 is H, CH3CH2CH2N—, C1-C21 alkyl, or C1-C21 alkenyl; n is 2; and m is 1 or 2, with (2) a fatty acid or ester component selected from the group consisting of a dimer fatty acid or ester component, a monofunctional fatty acid or ester component, and combinations thereof. The amidoamine curing agent composition remains as liquid at ambient temperature. |
| US10676563B2 |
Reactive hydroxylated and carboxylated polymers for use as adhesion promoters
A polymer complex is disclosed which is the reaction product of one or more polymers having a terminal or pendant hydroxyl group, or a terminal or pendent carboxyl group, or combinations thereof, with at least one metal complex and one alkyl phosphate. This polymer complex acts as an adhesion promotion agent as well as a viscosity stabilizer when formulated in a printing ink or coating. |
| US10676562B2 |
Process for preparing solvent-free aqueous polyurethane dispersion
A process for preparing solvent-free aqueous polyurethane dispersion modified with acrylic grafting is divided into four steps. The first step is a reaction of a diisocyanate with a polyol to prepare a prepolymer; the second step involves diluting the prepolymer with an acrylate monomer and adding a sulfonate-based chain extender to react; the third step involves adding deionized water and a water-soluble diamine-based chain extender to obtain a solvent-free sulfonate-based aqueous polyurethane dispersion; and the fourth step involves letting the aqueous polyurethane become modified with acrylic grafting. The resulting aqueous polyurethane has excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance and water resistance. |
| US10676557B2 |
Polymerizable polysiloxanes with hydrophilic substituents
The invention provides a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker which comprises (1) a polydiorganosiloxane polymer chain comprising dimethylsiloxane units and hydrophilized siloxane unit having one methyl substituent and one monovalent C10-C50 organic substituent having two or three carboxy groups, wherein the molar ratio of the hydrophilized siloxane units to the dimethylsiloxane units is from about 0.035 to about 0.25, and (2) two terminal (meth)acryloyl groups. The hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker has a number average molecular weight of greater than 3000 Daltons. The present invention is also related to a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises repeating units derived from a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker of the invention. In addition, the invention provides a method for making silicone hydrogel contact lenses using a lens-forming formulation comprising hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker of the invention. |
| US10676556B2 |
Water-absorbing (meth) acrylic resin with optical effects, and related compositions
A water-absorbing polymer obtained from polymerization of (A) and (B) in aqueous medium wherein (A) is a phosphate-containing (meth)acrylic monomer and/or a salt thereof, and (B) is a monomer having one (meth)acrylic group within the molecule and/or a salt thereof that is different from component (A); and reacting the reaction product of (A) and (B) with (C) an organopolysiloxane having a (meth)acrylic group at both ends. |
| US10676555B2 |
Tetrafluoroethylene copolymers having sulfonyl groups
A copolymer having tetrafluoroethylene units and units independently represented by formula (I) in a range from 0.02 to 2 mole percent, based on the total amount of the copolymer. Rf is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally interrupted by one or more —O— groups, each n is independently from 1 to 6, m is 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2. The copolymer has a melt flow index in a range from 20 grams per 10 minutes to 40 grams per 10 minutes and has in a range from 2 to 200 —SO2X groups per 106 carbon atoms and up to 100 unstable end groups per 106 carbon atoms. The copolymer can be extruded to make articles, such as insulated cables. A method of making the copolymer is also disclosed. |
| US10676553B2 |
Silica-coated alumina activator-supports for metallocene catalyst compositions
Silica-coated alumina activator-supports, and catalyst compositions containing these activator-supports, are disclosed. Methods also are provided for preparing silica-coated alumina activator-supports, for preparing catalyst compositions, and for using the catalyst compositions to polymerize olefins. |
| US10676552B2 |
Ethylene copolymer having enhanced film properties
The disclosure provides an ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.912 g/cm3 to 0.925 g/cm3, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 20 to 30, and a normal comonomer distribution profile in a GPC-FTIR analysis, wherein the normal comonomer distribution profile has a slope of from −3.5 to −7.5, where the slope is defined as the number of short chain branches per 1000 carbons at a molecular weight of 300,000 minus the number of short chain branches per 1000 carbons at a molecular weight of 30,000. The ethylene copolymers have improved bulk density and when made into film, provide good physical properties. |
| US10676550B2 |
Copolymers and films thereof
Novel copolymers having a density (D) in the range 0.895-0.910 g/cm3, a melt index MI2 (2.16 kg, 190° C.) in the range of 0.01-6 g/10 min, a Compositional Distribution Branch Index (CDBI) in the range 55-85%, and a sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and density (D) satisfying the relationship SIT≤(A×D)−B wherein A is 800° C.×cm3/g and B is 650° C., wherein the SIT (° C.) is determined on a 70 μm film at 0.5N/15 mm and D Is in units of g/cm3 are disclosed. The copolymers may be suitably prepared by use of metallocene catalyst systems and may be used in film applications, in particular as sealing layers for packaging applications. |
| US10676538B2 |
Inhibitors of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius sortase
Compounds inhibitory to Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Sortase A (SrtA) are identified. The compounds inhibit cell wall-associated protein anchoring to the bacterial cell wall, thus potentially reducing bacterial virulence. |
| US10676537B2 |
Antibody targeted to tissue factor, preparation method therefor, and use thereof
The present invention provides a tissue factor (TF) monoclonal antibody and a preparation method therefor. The monoclonal antibody provided by the present invention can specifically bind with a TF antigen, has high affinity and low immunogenicity, and has the activity of resisting tumors and the like. |
| US10676536B2 |
Anti-coagulation factor XI antibodies
Antibodies that bind the apple 3 domain of human coagulation Factor XI and inhibit activation of FXI by coagulation factor XIIa as well as activation of FIX by FXIa are described. |
| US10676527B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulation of blood-neural barrier
Methods and compositions for modulating blood-neural barrier (BNB) for the treatment of CNS conditions such as edema, and for increased drug delivery efficacy across the BNB. The present invention further relates to improved tPA treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular and related diseases in combination with antagonism of the PDGF signaling pathway. The inventive method and composition is particularly suitable for conjunctive therapy of ischemic stroke using tPA and an anti-PDGF-C antagonist or an anti-PDGFR-α antagonist. |
| US10676525B2 |
Anti-TREM2 antibodies and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure is generally directed to compositions that include antibodies, e.g., monoclonal, antibodies, antibody fragments, etc., that specifically bind a TREM2 protein, e.g., a mammalian TREM2 or human TREM2, and use of such compositions in preventing, reducing risk, or treating an individual in need thereof. |
| US10676524B2 |
Therapeutic CD47 antibodies
Provided are monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to CD47 of multiple mammalian species, block the binding of SIRPalpha and TSP1 to CD47, promote phagocytosis of susceptible cancer cells, and reverse TSP1 inhibition of nitric oxide signaling, as well as monoclonal antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that compete with the former for binding to CD47 and that exhibit similar biological activities. Also provided are combinations of any of the foregoing. Such antibody compounds are variously effective in 1) treating tissue ischemia and ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in the setting of organ preservation and transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, sickle cell disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, and other instances of surgery and/or trauma in which IRI is a component of pathogenesis; 2) in treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases; and 3) as anti-cancer agents for treating susceptible cancer cells, promoting their phagocytic uptake and clearance. |
| US10676523B2 |
Treatment regimens using anti-NKG2A antibodies
The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of disease, notably cancer, using antibodies that specifically bind and inhibit human NKG2A. Included are therapeutic regimens that provide improved efficacy of anti-NKG2A antibodies. |
| US10676522B2 |
Methods of selectively treating asthma using IL-17 antagonists
The disclosure relates to methods, treatment regimens, uses, kits and therapies for treating asthma, such as severe asthma, by employing IL-17 antagonists to a patient population defined by serum concentration of IgE and optionally also an eosinophil count in peripheral blood. |
| US10676520B2 |
Antibodies useful in passive influenza immunization
Monoclonal antibodies and fragments thereof that are crossreactive with multiple clades of influenza virus including both Group 1 and Group 2 representatives are disclosed. These antibodies are useful in controlling influenza epidemics and pandemics as well as in providing prophylactic or therapeutic protection against seasonal influenza. |
| US10676511B2 |
Coronaviruses epitope-based vaccines
Provided are polypeptides derived from the coronaviruses (CoVs) Spike protein (S) characterized by high affinity and specificity the S receptor and its neutralizing antibodies. Further provided are compositions and vaccines, and vaccine-based therapies targeting CoVs, and SARS and MERS viruses in particular. |
| US10676509B2 |
Surface-immobilized antimicrobial peptoids
Immobilizable antimicrobial compounds incorporating antimicrobial and/or antifouling components, as can be adhered to various device structures and components. |
| US10676506B2 |
Crystalline bis- and tris-hydrochloride salt of elamipretide
Disclosed are crystalline forms of the bis- and tris-(hydrochloride) salts of D-Arg-Tyr(2,6-DiMe)-Lys-Phe-NH2, which is also known as MTP-131. |
| US10676501B2 |
Hydrogel materials incorporating eluting ceragenin compound
A hydrogel polymer includes a ceragenin compound. The ceragenin compound has a hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity that produces a release rate in a range of 0.1-100 μg/ml for at least 3 days. |
| US10676499B2 |
3′ end caps, 5′ end caps and combinations thereof for therapeutic RNA
The disclosure relates to nucleic acids that contain modifications at the 5′-end, 3′-end or 5′-end and 3′-ends, and compounds that can be used to make the modified nucleic acids are disclosed. The modified nucleic acids have improved expression, lower immunogenicity and improved stability compared to unmodified nucleic acids. |
| US10676494B2 |
Processes for preparing phosphine diamine complexes of ruthenium and osmium
The present invention relates to improved processes for the preparation of ruthenium or osmium complexes comprising P and N donor ligands, in particular, ruthenium complexes. |
| US10676478B2 |
7-(thiazol-5-yl) pyrrolopyrimidine compound as TLR7 agonist
The present invention relates to a 7-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrrolopyrimidine compound as a TLR7 agonist, and particularly relates to a compound shown in formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salt and preparation method thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound, and usage thereof in preparing an antiviral drug. |
| US10676477B2 |
Factor XIa macrocycle inhibitors bearing a non-aromatic P2' group
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of FXIa and plasma kallikrein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same. |
| US10676474B2 |
1,6-naphthyridine derivatives as CDK4/6 inhibitor
Disclosed is a series of compounds acting as CDK4/6 inhibitors. Specifically disclosed are compounds as represented by formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts or isomers thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing same, and the use thereof in the preparation of drugs for treating cancers. |
| US10676473B2 |
Solid state forms of fused heteroaromatic pyrrolidinones
Disclosed are chemical entities which are inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK), namely, chemical entities comprising 6-((1R,2S)-2-aminocyclohexylamino)-7-fluoro-4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-3(2H)-one and certain solid state forms thereof. Also disclosed are methods of using the chemical entities to treat disorders such as a cancer. |
| US10676471B2 |
Cycloalkyl-linked diheterocycle derivatives
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, L, D, R1-R15, w, x, y, and z are defined herein. The novel cycloalkyl-linked diheterocycle derivatives that are useful in the treatment of abnormal cell growth, such as cancer, in mammals. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and to methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of abnormal cell growth in mammals. |
| US10676466B2 |
Crystalline hydrate of the compound (2S,3R)-isopropyl 2-(((2-(1,5-dimethyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)-1-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-1H-benzo[D]imidazol-5- yl)methyl)amino)-3-hydroxybutanoate edisylate
The present invention relates to a crystalline hydrate of the compound (2S,3R)-isopropyl 2-(((2-(1,5-dimethyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)-1-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)methyl)amino)-3-hydroxybutanoate edisylate and to its use in the treatment of various disorders for which a BET inhibitor is indicated, in particular inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and cancers. Processes for the manufacture of this crystalline form and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline form are also disclosed and form part of the present invention. |
| US10676464B2 |
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7 activity modulators and their method of use
Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise functionalized lactone derivatives having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with dysregulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7 activity. |
| US10676462B2 |
Quinoline derivative
A compound represented by general formula (I) has a strong Axl inhibitory activity by introducing a distinctive bicyclic structure in which a saturated carbon ring is fused to a pyridone ring, and can be a therapeutic agent for Axl-related diseases, for example, cancer such as acute myeloid leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and glioma, kidney diseases, immune system diseases, and circulatory system diseases |
| US10676458B2 |
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. |
| US10676457B2 |
Cyclopropylamines as LSD1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to cyclopropylamine derivatives which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US10676450B2 |
Process for the epoxidation of an olefin
In a process for the epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a solvent, where a mixture comprising olefin, an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution and a solvent is continuously passed through a fixed bed of an epoxidation catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite, addition of a chelating agent to the aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution before mixing it with solvent reduces or prevents formation of deposits on the catalyst and blocking of orifices of a liquid distributor. |
| US10676449B2 |
Electronically activated strained alkynes
Compounds of Formula I: wherein: R1 and R1′ are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-to-C12 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl, C1-to-C12 linear or branched halo-alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, amido, N-alkylamido, N,N-dialkylamido, carbamoyloxy, N-alkylcarbamoyloxy, and N,N-dialkylcarbamoyloxy, provided that that R1 and R1′ are not simultaneously hydrogen; R2 and R2′ hydrogen, halogen, C1-to-C12 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl, C1-to-C12 linear or branched halo-alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, amido, N-alkylamido, N,N-dialkylamido, carbamoyloxy, N-alkylcarbamoyloxy, and N,N-dialkylcarbamoyloxy, provided that that R2 and R2′ are not simultaneously hydrogen; R3 is selected from hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear or branched alkyl, and nitrogen protecting groups; X is oxygen or nitrogen; when X is oxygen, R4 is absent; and when X is nitrogen, R4 is selected from H, C1-to-C12 linear or branched alkyl, and nitrogen protecting groups. |
| US10676446B2 |
Bicyclic quinazolinone derivatives
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R12, R13, R14, A1, A2, A3, n and m are as described herein. |
| US10676443B2 |
Method for producing (4S)-4-[4-cyano-2-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile
The invention relates to a new and improved method for preparation of (4S)-4-[4-cyano-2-(methyl sulfonyl)phenyl]-3,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile of formula (I), as well as the preparation and use of the crystal form (A) of (4S)-4-[4-cyano-2-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile of formula (I). |
| US10676438B2 |
KCNQ2-5 channel activator
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (I) (wherein the definition of each group has the same meaning as described in the specification). The compound is useful as preventive and/or therapeutic agent for KCNQ2-5 channel-related diseases. |
| US10676436B2 |
NLRX1 ligands
Provided are compounds that target the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat containing X1 (NLRX1) pathway. The compounds can be used to treat multiple conditions, including inflammatory, immune-mediated, and/or chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases; systemic immune-mediated diseases; cancers; and infectious diseases. |
| US10676435B2 |
Crystalline L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta [b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid(Compound 1) for use in SIPI receptor-associated disorders
The present invention relates to, inter alia, a novel crystalline free-plate habit or morphology, processes for preparing the crystalline free-plate habit, and uses of the crystalline free-plate habit of the L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid (Compound 1) in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions characterized by an underlying defect in the vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis). |
| US10676427B2 |
Diazomethylation reagent and process for using it
The present invention relates compounds useful as reagents for the diazomethylation reaction, their preparation and the use thereof as reagents in a method for the diazomethylation reaction of aromatic substrates. It relates in particular to a compound of formula (I) wherein E is an electron withdrawing group. |
| US10676426B2 |
Acrylonitrile derivatives from epoxide and carbon monoxide reagents
The present invention is directed to reactor systems and processes for producing acrylonitrile and acrylonitrile derivatives. In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the processes comprise the following steps: introducing an epoxide reagent and carbon monoxide reagent to at least one reaction vessel through at least one feed stream inlet; contacting the epoxide reagent and carbon monoxide reagent with a carbonylation catalyst to produce a beta-lactone intermediate; polymerizing the beta-lactone intermediate with an initiator in the presence of a metal cation to produce a polylactone product; heating the polylactone product under thermolysis conditions to produce an organic acid product; optionally esterifying the organic acid product to produce one or more ester products; and reacting the organic acid product and/or ester product with an ammonia reagent under ammoxidation conditions to produce an acrylonitrile product. |
| US10676422B2 |
Kinetic resolution of racemic hydroxy ester via asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation and application thereof
The present invention relates to kinetic resolution of racemic δ-hydroxyl ester via asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation and an application thereof. In the presence of chiral spiro pyridyl phosphine ligand Iridium catalyst and base, racemic δ-hydroxyl esters were subjected to asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation to obtain extent optical purity chiral δ-hydroxyl esters and corresponding 1,5-diols. An optically active chiral δ-hydroxyl ester and 1,5-diols can be obtained at very high enantioselectivity and yield with relatively low usage of catalyst. The chiral δ-hydroxyl ester and 1,5-diols obtained by using the method can be used as a critical raw material for asymmetric synthesis of chiral drugs (R)-lisofylline and natural drugs (+)-civet, (−)-indolizidine 167B and (−)-coniine. |
| US10676418B2 |
Method for producing microparticles from pressurized and heated starting material solution
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for efficiently producing uniform microparticles of curcumin and/or γ-oryzanol at a higher yield. The target microparticles are produced by dissolving a starting material in a solvent to give a starting material solution and then subjecting the starting material solution to crystallization by a poor solvent method to thereby deposit the starting material. To prepare the starting material solution, curcumin and/or γ-oryzanol are used as the starting material(s) and ethanol is used as the solvent. The starting material(s) and the solvent are stirred in a pressurized state at a temperature of 78.3-130° C. inclusive to give the starting material solution. Then, the starting material solution thus obtained is subjected to crystallization by the poor solvent method and thus the target microparticles are produced. |
| US10676413B2 |
Production and separation of dimethyl biphenyl isomers
In a process for producing one or more 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4), a feed comprising toluene is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a hydroalkylation reaction product comprising (methylcyclohexyl)toluene. At least part of the hydroalkylation reaction product is dehydrogenated in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising dimethyl biphenyl isomers. The dehydrogenation reaction product is then separated into at least a first stream comprising one or more 3,3′-, 3,4′- and 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers and at least one second stream comprising one or more 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4). The at least one second stream is then contacted with a first adsorbent thereby selectively adsorbing one or more 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4) within said first adsorbent and then withdrawing from said first adsorbent a first extract stream comprising one or more selectively adsorbed 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4) and a first raffinate stream comprising one or more less selectively adsorbed components. |
| US10676412B2 |
Production and separation of dimethyl biphenyl isomers
In a process for separating dimethyl biphenyl isomers a mixture comprising one or more 3,3′, 3,4′- or 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers, one or more 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3, or 4) and one or more further hydrocarbon components is contacted with a first adsorbent, thereby selectively adsorbing one or more of the dimethyl biphenyl isomers within the first adsorbent. A first raffinate stream containing less selectively adsorbed components is withdrawn from the first adsorbent and a first extract stream containing selectively adsorbed dimethyl biphenyl isomers is withdraw. The selectively adsorbed dimethyl biphenyl isomers comprise one or more of 3,3′-, 3,4′- or 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers and one or more of 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X′=2, 3, or 4). |
| US10676409B1 |
Energetic composites from metallized fluoropolymer melt-processed blends
An energetic composite comprises a metal powder; poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF); and poly(lactic acid) (PLA). The metal powder comprises micrometer- or nanometer-sized particles, and the ratio of PVDF to PLA is between about 1:3 to 3:1. The metal powder comprises between about 4-32% wt of the energetic composite, and the metal powder consists of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), or boron (B). A method of making an energetic composite material, comprises melt-blending a metal powder with poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA). |
| US10676408B2 |
Alkynylpyrazoles as nitrification inhibitors
The invention concerns novel nitrification inhibitors. |
| US10676399B2 |
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing using ceramic materials
Provided in one implementation is a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object. The method can include depositing a substantially uniform layer of raw material onto a substrate. The raw material can include ceramic particles. The method can include selectively fusing particles of the raw material to form a first layer of the object. The method can include clearing non-fused particles of the raw material from the first layer of the object. The method can include repeating the steps of depositing a raw material, selectively fusing particles of the raw material, and clearing non-fused particles of the raw material to form additional layers of the object above the first layer. |
| US10676396B2 |
Process and apparatus for calcination of gypsum
The invention pertains to a process for modifying gypsum, wherein a continuous feed of raw gypsum is provided; the water content of the raw gypsum is determined in the continuous feed by near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) measurement; the raw gypsum is calcined in a calcination unit at a fire rate to remove water from the raw gypsum and to obtain a continuous feed of calcined gypsum having a water content within a selected range; a water content of the calcined gypsum is determined by near infrared spectroscopy, and the fire rate is adjusted based on the water content of the raw gypsum and of the calcined gypsum. Further, the invention pertains to an apparatus for performing said process. |
| US10676395B2 |
Method and arrangement for burning lime mud
An arrangement for burning lime mud into lime in a lime kiln. The lime mud flows counter-currently to flue gases from a feed end to a firing end and the fuel used is flue gas that is produced by gasifying a fuel in the presence of combustion air in a gasifier. The combustion air for gasification is preheated with heat generated in lime mud combustion. The arrangement is provided with a conduit between the lime kiln and the gasifier for leading air from the lime kiln into the gasifier as combustion air. At least a portion of the combustion air for gasification is preheated with heat generated in the lime mud combustion so that air is led into cooling of lime obtained in the combustion and further into the kiln, from or through the firing end of which air is taken into the gasification. |
| US10676394B2 |
Antimicrobial glass articles and methods of making and using same
Described herein are various antimicrobial glass articles that have improved resistance to discoloration when exposed to harsh conditions. The improved antimicrobial glass articles described herein generally include a glass substrate that has a low concentration of nonbridging oxygen atoms, a compressive stress layer and an antimicrobial silver-containing region that each extend inward from a surface of the glass substrate to a specific depth, such that the glass article experiences little-to-no discoloration when exposed to harsh conditions. Methods of making and using the glass articles are also described. |
| US10676391B2 |
High temperature glass-ceramic matrix with embedded reinforcement fibers
Composite materials are provided which include a glass-ceramic matrix composition that is lightly crystallized, a fiber reinforcement within the glass-ceramic matrix composition which remains stable at temperatures greater than 1400° C., and an interphase coating formed on the fiber reinforcement. A method of making a composite material is also provided, which includes applying heat and pressure to a shape including fiber reinforcements and glass particles. The heat and pressure lightly crystallize a matrix material formed by the heat and pressure on the glass particles, forming a thermally stable composite material. |
| US10676390B2 |
Glass-ceramic article and glass-ceramic for electronic device cover plate
The present invention discloses a glass-ceramic article and a glass-ceramic for an electric device cover plate, the glass-ceramic comprises, as a predominant crystalline phase, lithium silicate and the quartz crystalline phase, and has a composition expressed in weight percent including: SiO2: 65-85%, Al2O3: 1-15%, Li2O: 5-15%, ZrO2: 0.1-10%, P2O5: 0.1-10%, K2O: 0-10%, MgO: 0-10%, ZnO: 0-10%, and Na2O: 0-5%, wherein (SiO2+Al2O3+Li2O+ZrO2)/P2O5 is 40-90, the falling ball test height is 700 mm or more. By reasonable component design, the present invention achieves excellent mechanical properties of the glass-ceramic and the glass-ceramic article of the present invention and obtains the glass-ceramic or the glass-ceramic article suitable for electronic devices at a lower cost. |
| US10676386B2 |
Method for guiding a crack in the peripheral region of a donor substrate
The present invention relates to a method for separating solid-body slices (1) from a donor substrate (2). The method comprises the steps of: producing modifications (10) within the donor substrate (2) by means of laser beams (12), wherein a detachment region is predefined by the modifications (10), along which detachment region the solid-body layer (1) is separated from the donor substrate (2), and removing material from the donor substrate (2), starting from a surface (4) extending in the peripheral direction of the donor substrate (2), in the direction of the centre (Z) of the donor substrate (2), in particular in order to produce a peripheral indentation (6). |
| US10676385B2 |
Device for stirring molten gas
Stirrer (1) for stirring molten glass (16), whereby the stirrer (1) comprises —a shaft (2) having a tip (4) and having a central longitudinal axis (L), and —one or more inner stirrer blades (5,6) which are attached to the shaft (2), and —one or more outer stirrer blades (7,8) which are attached to the shaft (2), whereby the inner stirrer blades (5,6) are attached closer to the shaft (2) than the outer stirrer blades (7,8), whereby, when considering the stirrer in a cylindrical coordinate system (11), both the one or more inner stirrer blades (5,6) as well as the one or more outer stirrer blades (7,8) are disposed at an angle (α, β) to the central longitudinal axis (L), whereby said angle (α, β) is between 0° and 90° not including these values, and are disposed having a least a blade section with a normal vector (N, P, Q, R), on the side directed towards the tip (4), with an angular component (NA, PA, QA, RA). |
| US10676377B2 |
Selective separation process
A method of selectively separating ions, including: (a) providing a reverse osmosis (RO) separation arrangement having an RO membrane; (b) introducing a feed brine to the RO membrane, the brine containing multivalent cations, alkali cations and halide anions, a total concentration of the alkali cations and halide anions being at least 4%, by weight of the feed brine; (c) applying a sub-osmotic pressure to the feed brine, to drive a first portion of the brine through the RO membrane to produce a permeate solution, a remainder of the feed brine being rejected by the RO membrane and being discharged as a reject solution; the sub-osmotic pressure being applied so as to preferentially distribute the multivalent cations to the reject solution, with respect to the permeate solution; the sub-osmotic pressure being less than 0.9 times a measured or theoretical osmotic pressure of the feed brine. |
| US10676376B2 |
Modification of iron-based media for water treatment
Methods of modification of zero-valent iron (ZVI) to improve its performance in removing contaminants from a discharge stream. In some aspects, the methods include contacting ZVI-impregnated disks with solutions containing metal cations such as Ni2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, or Pd2+. In some aspects, a wastewater stream is treated with a metal cation solution, then passed over ZVI. Compositions for treating wastewater include ZVI that is modified with a metal cation solution. |
| US10676369B2 |
Method for producing AEI zeolite
Provided is a production method by which an AEI zeolite is obtained without inducing a structural transformation in a crystalline aluminosilicate having a Y-structure and without using fluorine or phosphorus, the method including a crystallization step of crystallizing a composition containing an alumina source, a silica source, a structure directing aunt, a sodium source, and water, a weight proportion of crystalline aluminosilicate relative to a total weight of the alumina source and the silica source being from 0 wt. % to 10 wt. %, and the crystallization step satisfying at least one of the following conditions: a molar ratio of hydroxide ion to silica in the composition is 0.45 or greater, the composition contains a cation represented by (CH3)3RN+ (R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbons, and the alkyl group may contain at least one substituent), and the crystallization time is 80 hours or longer. |
| US10676367B2 |
Direct synthesis of Cu-CHA by means of combining a Cu complex and tetraethylammonium and applications in catalysis
The present invention relates to a process for the direct synthesis of a material with a CHA zeolite structure in the silicoaluminate form thereof containing copper atoms, which comprises at least the following steps: (i) Preparation of a mixture which contains at least one water source, one copper source, one polyamine, one source of Y tetravalent element, one source of X trivalent element, the tetraethylammonium cation as the only OSDA and one source of alkaline or alkaline earth (A) cations, and wherein the synthesis mixture has the following molar composition: YO2:aX2O3:bOSDA:cA:dH2O:eCu:fpolyamine (ii) Crystallization of the mixture obtained in (i) in a reactor; (iii) Recovery of the crystalline material obtained in (ii). |
| US10676366B2 |
Hydrogenated silane composition
At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a hydrogenated silane composition containing a cyclic hydrogenated silane having high storage stability.The at least one embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a hydrogenated silane composition, wherein a content ratio of a linear hydrogenated silane having Si atoms of 5 or less to a cyclic hydrogenated silane having Si atoms of 5 to 7 is 0.009 or less, wherein the cyclic hydrogenated silane comprises at least cyclohexasilane, and further comprises at least one cyclic hydrogenated silane having a branched silyl group selected from silylcyclopentasilane and silylcyclohexasilane, and wherein a content ratio of a total of the silylcyclopentasilane and the silylcyclohexasilane to the cyclic hydrogenated silane having Si atoms of 5 to 7 is 10 ppb or more on a mass basis. |
| US10676361B2 |
Method and reagent for improving yield of selective dispersion of semiconducting carbon nanotubes
The disclosure discloses a method and reagent for improving a yield of selective dispersion of semiconducting carbon nanotubes. The method comprises: fully mixing single walled carbon nanotube samples, a first polymer, and a second polymer in a solvent to form a liquid phase mixed system, enabling the single walled carbon nanotube samples to be fully dispersed in the liquid phase mixed system, centrifuging the liquid phase mixed system, and separating a supernatant to implement selective separation of the semiconducting single walled carbon nanotubes; wherein both the first polymer and the second polymer can specifically bind to the semiconducting single walled carbon nanotubes; a speed of binding the first polymer to the semiconducting single walled carbon nanotubes is greater than a speed of binding the second polymer to the semiconducting single walled carbon nanotubes; and a binding strength between the first polymer and the semiconducting single walled carbon nanotubes is less than a binding strength between the second polymer and the semiconducting single walled carbon nanotubes. The disclosure can realize high-yielding selective separation of high-purity and highly dispersive semiconductoring single walled carbon nanotubes, thereby reducing costs, and improving the repeatability and stability of the separation. |
| US10676357B1 |
Bipolar exfoliation of black phosphorous into phosphorene
A single-step, in situ bipolar exfoliation system, and methods for exfoliations of multi-layer bulk black phosphorous into single-layer (two-dimensional), few-layer, or even nano-platelets phosphorene are provided. The bipolar exfoliation system can include: a first driving electrode; a second driving electrode electrically connected to the first driving electrode through an external power supply; at least one bipolar electrode comprising multi-layer bulk black phosphorous; and a solvent in physical contact with the first driving electrode, the second driving electrode, and the at least one bipolar electrode. The system can be configured such that the electric conditions between the first and second driving electrodes can be used to turn one end of the at least one bipolar electrode into an anodic pole and the other end of the at least one bipolar electrode into a cathodic pole such that the multi-layer black phosphorous is exfoliated into the single-layer, few-layer, or nano-platelets phosphorene. |
| US10676354B2 |
Reformer with perovskite as structural component thereof
A reformer includes at least one reformer reactor unit (300) having a space-confining wall with external (307) and internal surfaces (306), at least a section of the wall and space confined thereby defining a reforming reaction zone (311), an inlet end (301) and associated inlet (302) for admission of flow of gaseous reforming reactant to the reforming reaction zone (311), an outlet end (303) and associated outlet (304) for outflow of hydrogen-rich reformate produced in the reforming reaction zone (311), at least that section of the wall (305) corresponding to the reforming reaction zone comprising perovskite as a structural component thereof such wall section being gas-permeable to allow gaseous reforming reactant to diffuse therein and hydrogen-rich reformate to diffuse therefrom. |
| US10676352B2 |
Nanonozzle device arrays: their preparation and use for macromolecular analysis
Constricted nanochannel devices suitable for use in analysis of macromolecular structure, including DNA sequencing, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating such devices and for analyzing macromolecules using such devices. |
| US10676348B2 |
Wafer-level package with enhanced performance
The present disclosure relates to a wafer-level package that includes a first thinned die having a first device layer, a multilayer redistribution structure, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The multilayer redistribution structure includes redistribution interconnects that connect the first device layer to package contacts on a bottom surface of the multilayer redistribution structure. Herein, the connections between the redistribution interconnects and the first device layer are solder-free. The first mold compound resides over the multilayer redistribution structure and around the first thinned die, and extends beyond a top surface of the first thinned die to define an opening within the first mold compound and over the first thinned die. The second mold compound fills the opening and is in contact with the top surface of the first thinned die. |
| US10676344B2 |
Protective environmental barrier for a die
An environmental-barrier layer can protect a die or an array of die. A substrate that includes various functional components can be coupled to a porous environmental-barrier layer to form an array of die prior to dividing the array into individual die. The porous environmental-barrier layer can be a layer that includes polymer or fluoropolymer. The porous environmental-barrier layer can also be a filter layer for allowing certain waves to pass through and blocking particles and other debris. The porous environmental-barrier layer can protect each die in the array and the functional components from damage by protecting the die and the functional components from mechanical, electrical, or environmental damage (e.g., contamination by fluid or dust) without impeding a function of the functional components. |
| US10676342B2 |
Systems and methods for automatically refueling vehicles of customers of a retailer
In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for automatically refueling vehicles of authenticated customers of a retailer. After the vehicle driven by an operator is scanned at a refueling station of the retailer and identified as a vehicle associated with an authorized customer of the retailer, the operator and/or the operator's personal electronic device are scanned in order to verify that the operator of the authenticated vehicle is a customer of the retailer authorized to fill up his/her car at the refueling station of the retailer. When both the vehicle and the operator of the vehicle are authenticated and verified, a vehicle refueling device dispenses gasoline to fill up the gas tank of the vehicle. |
| US10676341B2 |
Liquid dispensing systems with gas removal and sensing capabilities
A dispensing assembly for a pressure dispense package includes a connector having separate and distinct liquid and extraction conduits, and having a pressurization gas conduit. A liner fitment adapter may include a longitudinal bore to receive a probe portion of a connector defining a liquid extraction conduit, and may include a lateral bore to enable removal of gas. Insertion of a connector into a dispensing assembly simultaneously makes fluidic connections between (a) a gas extraction conduit and a dispensing volume; (b) a liquid extraction conduit and the dispensing volume, and (c) a pressurization gas conduit and a space to be pressurized within a pressure dispense vessel. |
| US10676339B2 |
Beverage dispensing system
A method of determining a sold-out state of a beverage dispenser is provided. The method includes providing a beverage dispenser including a pump having a gas exhaust port, a dispensing valve, and a sensor disposed on the pump gas exhaust port. The method may include activating the beverage dispenser to dispense a beverage through the dispensing valve and during the activating, sensing a gas exhaust pattern of the pump. The method may also include generating a signal based on the sensed gas exhaust pattern and determining whether the beverage dispenser is in a normal-pour state or a sold-out state. The method may also include providing feedback about the sold-out state to a user interface of the beverage dispenser. |
| US10676338B2 |
Water dispenser cover
A water spout sanitary cover is provided. The cover is disposable and is configured to fit over a portion of the water spout to provide a sanitary layer. The cover may prevent microbial transfer between the spout, water, and a vessel being filled with water. The cover is disposable, and replaceable, and may be provided in a stacked dispenser. |
| US10676334B2 |
Anti-pothole aerial work platform
The invention relates to an aerial work platform including: a frame (1) mounted on wheels (4, 5); a work platform (3) mounted on a lifting mechanism (2); two side bars (10) arranged under the frame and movable relative to said frame between: either a raised position, and/or a lowered position in which said bars extend past the frame toward the ground; and an actuator (30) assigned solely to actuating the two bars to move said bars between these two positions, the actuator having two opposite ends by means of which said actuator moves the two bars by varying the distance between the two ends. The actuator moves each of the two bars by means of another of the two ends and is maintained only by the two ends. This actuation device is particularly simple, compact, and cost effective. |
| US10676333B2 |
Mobile lifting column with displacement system for lifting a vehicle, and lifting system and method therefor
The present invention relates to a mobile lifting column for lifting a vehicle, and system and method therefor. The lifting system according to the invention includes: a frame with a moveable carrier configured for carrying the vehicle; a drive which acts on the carrier and is configured for raising and/or lowering the carrier relative to the frame; a displacement mechanism configured for positioning the lifting column; and a controller configured for controlling movement of the carrier, wherein the displacement mechanism has a displacement frame including a housing, a wheel that can be moved relative to this frame between a displacement and a stationary position, a counter force element, and a steering handle that is operatively coupled to the wheel with a linkage mechanism that is configured for moving the wheel relative to this frame. |
| US10676331B1 |
Winch for an aerial drone deployed non-destructive evaluation scanner
A test unit (412) has an aerial drone (414) which deploys an NDE scanner (416) on a metal surface of the EUT (26) from an aerial drone (414). The test unit (412) has a winch (424) with a winch drive motor (504) and a drive pulley (520) for dispensing and retrieving a deployment tether (418). The winch (424) also includes a reel motor (502) and a reel (496) on which the deployment tether (418) is spooled. The winch drive motor (504) and the reel motor (502) are synchronized to provide a take-up loop (546) formed of the deployment tether (418) which extends between the drive pulley (520) and the reel (496). A take-up arm (512) is connected between the take-up loop (546) and a position sensor (514) for determining the length (544) of the take-up loop (546). The deployment tether (418) is preferably provided by a cogged drive belt. |
| US10676327B2 |
Method for damping rotational oscillations of a load-handling element of a lifting device
A method for damping rotational oscillations of a load-handling element of a lifting device is created, wherein at least one controller parameter is determined by a rotational oscillation model of the load-handling element as a function of the lifting height (lH) and wherein, to damp the rotational oscillation of the load-handling element at any lifting height (lH), the at least one controller parameter is adapted to the lifting height (lH). |
| US10676323B2 |
Flue mounted hoist
A flue mounted hoist includes an anchor section for anchoring within a flue hole, and an extendable arm. A winch is provided at the end of the extendable arm for attachment to a boiler. The flue mounted hoist allows safe lifting and installation of a wall-mounted boiler by a single person. |
| US10676322B2 |
Drip-proof device for passenger conveyor
Provided is a drip-proof device for a passenger conveyer, which is capable of improving working efficiency of maintenance work performed in a machine room. The drip-proof device for a passenger conveyor includes gutters, which are provided to a floor plate for opening and closing an opening portion of a machine room, and are each configured to receive water passing through a gap between wall surfaces of the opening portion and the floor plate, and a gutter displacement device configured to displace the gutters. Each of the gutters is displaced between a water-receiving position for receiving the water passing through the gap and a receiving position for allowing removal of the floor plate through the opening portion. The gutter displacement device includes a rotary member configured to rotate through an operation of the rotary member- and rods configured to displace the gutters through the rotation of the rotary member. |
| US10676319B2 |
Elevator tension member
A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a tension member extending along a length of the belt, the tension member including a plurality of fibers bonded in a first polymer matrix, the plurality of fibers extending parallel to and discontinuous along a length of the belt and arranged with one or more lengthwise extending gaps between lengthwise adjacent fibers. A jacket substantially retains the tension member. A method of forming a tension member for an elevator system belt includes arranging a plurality of fibers into a fiber bundle. The plurality of fibers extend parallel to a length of the belt and have one or more lengthwise extending gaps between lengthwise extending fibers. The plurality of fibers is bonded to a first polymer matrix. |
| US10676317B2 |
Method for operating a lift system
A method for operating an elevator system, which may include at least two cars that can move independently of one another within a common elevator shaft, may involve determining with an elevator controller to cause a first car of the at least two cars to perform a transportation process from a start stopping point to a destination stopping point. The elevator controller may determine a starting time and travel parameters according to which the first car carries out the transportation process from the start stopping point to the destination stopping point. The starting time and the travel parameters may be determined by taking into account state parameters of a second car of the at least two cars. |
| US10676312B2 |
Sanitary sleeve applicator for hoses
The conceived invention provides both a film applicator and a method for placing a continuous film sleeve around a hose, or a grouping of a plurality of hoses. The sleeve thickness is approximately ½ mil to 20 mils thick, which is suitable for cleanliness protection and reducing the possibility of ripping when the hoses are dragged across a floor.The embodied invention includes a plastic sleeve payout tube, that surrounds and encompasses the hose/hoses. The hoses are routed through the sleeve payout tube when they are hauled into a building to be cleaned. The payout tube stores a compacted length of an enclosing plastic sleeve, and the sleeve pays off as the hoses are dragged into the facility to be cleaned. The initial attachment of the plastic sleeve and hoses is by use of an adhesive tape or an outer clamping strap. |
| US10676306B2 |
Sheet discharge device and image forming apparatus including the same
A sheet discharge device of the present invention includes discharge rollers configured to transport a sheet in a predetermined transport direction and to discharge the sheet to a discharge tray, and an upper discharge tray disposed above the discharge tray with a space being interposed therebetween. A bottom face of the upper discharge tray that faces the discharge tray includes a guide rib extending in an oblique direction inclined relative to the transport direction. |
| US10676296B2 |
Conveyor with integrated dust collector system
Embodiments of the present disclosure a system for capturing proppant dust particles when positioned at a fracking operation site including a proppant delivery assembly to receive one or more containers having proppant stored therein. The system dispenses the proppant from the one or more containers and delivers the proppant to other fracking operation equipment. Moreover, the system includes a dust collection assembly positioned proximate and associated with the proppant delivery assembly to capture dust particles released by movement and settling of the proppant when being dispensed and delivered by the proppant delivery assembly. The dust collection assembly is positioned to direct an air flow in a flow path overlying the dust particles to capture the dust particles and move the dust particles away from the proppant thereby reducing risk of dust exposure to fracking operation site personnel. |
| US10676295B1 |
Monitoring and alerting systems for detecting hazardous conditions at loading docks
Monitoring and alerting systems for detecting hazardous conditions at loading docks are disclosed. An example monitoring and alerting system includes a first sensor system to monitor a location of a first brace of a first dock station of the loading dock. The first brace being positionable in a first stored position, a first operative position, and a first transition position, where the first transition position is between the first stored position and the first operative position. A second sensor system is to monitor a location of a second brace of a second dock station of the loading dock adjacent the first dock station. The second brace is positionable in a second stored position, a second operative position, and a second transition position, where the second transition position is between the second stored position and the second operative position. A first signaling device at the first dock station is responsive to outputs of the first sensor system and the second sensor system. A second signaling device at the second dock station is responsive to outputs of the first sensor system and the second sensor system. |
| US10676294B2 |
Modular storage bin sweep system
A modular storage bin sweep system utilizing paddles to sweep particulate matter across a floor may comprise a sweep assembly including at least two units connectable together. The assembly may comprise a plurality of interconnected paddles, a power unit configured to the paddles, a drive unit configured to move the sweep assembly with respect to a surface of the bin below the sweep assembly. In some embodiments, a traction enhancement structure may increase traction of the drive unit on the floor. In some embodiments, a pivot unit is configured to permit a degree of pivotability of the axes of the units with respect to each other, and may be combined with a drive unit. In some embodiments, the power unit includes a rotary electrical power transfer structure configured to transfer electrical power to the power unit when rotating in the bin. |
| US10676290B2 |
Rotational sorter for spherical items
A sorter for agricultural items comprising a main frame with a circular horizontal plate having an outer edge cam surface. A circular sub-frame is mounted for rotation about the plate's vertical axis, in parallel relation to the plate. The sub-frame includes plural item cups pivotally mounted on its periphery. The cam surface tilts the cups from a raised loading position, to a horizontal viewing position, to a lowered ejection position. A loading zone includes means for loading an individual item into a respective cup. A viewing zone has camera means for optically viewing individual items as each rolls through the cup, producing an output signal corresponding to reflectivity characteristics. Computer means compares the output signal to predetermined values and produces a corresponding ejection signal. A re-direction zone includes plural ejectors, whereby a selected one of the ejectors ejects the item out its cup in response to an ejection signal. |
| US10676289B2 |
Automatic station for picking up articles and related method for using
An automatic station for picking up articles which can be used in a machine for packaging articles, which achieves a greater efficiency, relative to the prior art stations, in terms of percentage of the articles picked up. |
| US10676278B2 |
Drone based methods and systems for transfer of data storage cartridges in an automated data storage library system
A data storage system that moves and transfers components utilizing drone systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of data storage libraries comprising a first data storage library for the storage, reading, and writing of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges and a second data storage library for the storage of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges, and at least one drone vehicle. The system also includes a processing device and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the processing device to receive a request to transfer a data storage component to a destination location, in response to receiving the request, instruct a drone vehicle to transfer the data storage component to the destination location, and transfer the data storage component to the destination location by the drone vehicle. |
| US10676276B2 |
Method and apparatus for raising a floating roof disposed in a storage tank
Method and apparatus for raising a floating roof included in a storage tank whereby a first and a first opposite force are applied between a floor in the storage tank and an internal surface of the floating roof. An additional set of forces are also provided and are constrained according to the first and first opposite force, not only in magnitude, but in position. By constraining these forces to be applied orthogonally to the floating roof, horizontal shear forces can be resisted thus reducing the likelihood of failure of a cribbing unit. By increasing these forces, the roof is raised. |
| US10676275B2 |
Self-unloading container for the transport of cereals and oilseeds
A container to be used with trucks, semitrailers, railway wagons and ships, so as to carry out a multimodal transport where the transport by land, railway and fluvial routes is combined as needed. The container has a metal parallelepiped structure which contains a truck bed receiving the material, and one end it is mounted over a hinging resource that allows its turn regarding a lower cross axis; and at another end it is connected with a hydraulic cylinder that is fixed over the basis of the mentioned metallic structure and has its end free of its piston linked to the upper and rear cross edge of the truck bed. |
| US10676272B2 |
Recyclable plastic aerosol dispenser
An aerosol dispenser. The aerosol dispenser is made from materials which can go into a single recycling stream having a single class of materials, as defined by the Society of the Plastics Industry, and particularly may exclusively comprise Class 1 materials with no flammable product/propellant present. |
| US10676265B2 |
Compositional notebook/diary with concealed pocket for valuables
A valuables-holding device in the form of a booklet which appears, when closed, to be an ordinary compositional notebook or pocket diary has a flange or transparent overlay extending around three sides of the inside front cover. A flexible covering plate, with its edge secured to the spine of the booklet, has its free edge capable of being slid behind the overlay. This will cover the space between the back of the covering plate and the inside surface of the front cover of the booklet. The covering plate can be slid out of the overlay, too, to expose that space. Secured to the inside of the front cover is a credit card organizer. The front cover and the covering plate are both preferably formed with a thin sheet of metal. Thus, the space between those components is electronically sealed or blocked from an RFID reader. The covering plate includes a slot for sliding paper money therethrough and into the space between the back of the credit card organizer and the inside surface of the front cover. |
| US10676256B2 |
Child-resistant closure
A child-resistant closure for a container includes outer and inner nested caps each having a top panel and a side skirt depending generally peripherally therefrom, said outer cap loosely generally encompassing said inner cap to allow relative rotary and axial movement there between. The outer and inner caps have corresponding drive formations which can be brought into driving engagement when the caps are moved axially towards one another to a first axial position. The external surface of the inner cap side skirt includes one or more axial ribs for allowing venting when the outer and inner caps are initially assembled together. The inner cap top panel is provided with a plurality of castellations, and each rib connects to an edge of a respective castellation. |
| US10676255B2 |
Drink bottles
Drink bottles, or drink containers with cap assemblies that include a drink spout. In some embodiments, the drink spout is pivotally coupled to a base of the cap assembly. In some embodiments, the drink spouts include mouthpieces, including self-sealing and/or bite-actuated mouthpieces. In some embodiments, the cap assembly includes a handle, which may include at least one guard for the drink spout and/or mouthpiece. In some embodiments, the drink containers include a manual on/off valve. In some embodiments, the dispensing spout includes a mount for the mouthpiece and/or cooperates with the cap to provide a manual on/off valve to selectively restrict flow of drink fluid from the drink container regardless of the drink spout's and/or mouthpiece's configuration. In some embodiments, the drink containers include a drink tube extending from external of the drink containers and/or an air return system. |
| US10676254B2 |
Lid having an inbuilt spout for drinking
The present invention is directed to a lid for disposable or reusable plastic, paper, Styrofoam, bioplastic, recycled plastic cups. The lid comprises a body and a lip extending downwards along the perimeter of the body. The body and lip sealably crimp over the cup. A conical shaped spout continuous with the body of the lid protrudes upwards. The spout is specifically shaped and sized for allowing drinking from the cup with or without the use of a straw. |
| US10676253B2 |
Lid for beverage container
A lid for a beverage container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries. |
| US10676247B2 |
Dripless cap and cup
A liquid bottle or container, such as for liquid detergent, and corresponding cap and cup is disclosed for operation in a horizontal position with the cap and cup side wall substantially parallel to the ground, the cap and cup shape providing a built-in drip collector cavity positioned around a portion of the circumference or perimeter of the cap and cup rim on the open end of the cap. The cap and cup may be used to cover a nozzle or other valve dispenser during storage. The drip collector cavity has a volume sufficient to collect liquid residue remaining after normal use of the cap as a measuring and dispensing cup, and any post-use drops from the dispenser nozzle. Thus, the cap and cup of the present disclosure is dripless or nearly drip less. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the cap rim perimeter around which no built-in drip collector cavity is positioned is shaped as a pouring spout. In another embodiment, the area of the liquid container body which receives the cap is shaped to have an indent to accept the pouring spout, thus acting as an orientation key. In yet another embodiment, the drip collector cavity includes one or more radial partitions providing additional rigidity and support to the rim. In another alternative embodiment, the cap and cup shape provides a built-in drip collector cavity at the closed end of the cap. The side wall along the lowest elevation has a negative slope such that when the cap and cup is in the generally horizontal storage position covering the nozzle dispenser, the lowest point of elevation of the rim of the cap and cup is a higher elevation than the lowest point of elevation of the closed end of the cap and cup, thus resulting in collection of liquid residue at and/or near the closed end of the cap and cup. |
| US10676243B2 |
Slider bag with a detent
A storage bag includes at least one zipper profile provided adjacent to an opening to the interior of the bag. The at least one zipper profile has opposing closure elements that respectively interlock with each other. The storage bag also includes a slider with at least one opening member and at least one detent on at least one end of the bag. The at least one detent is configured to engage with the at least one opening member of the slider to provide a leak-proof end seal. |
| US10676240B2 |
Anti-counterfeiting measures for glass articles
A glass container including a body having a delamination factor less than or equal to 10 and at least one marking is described. The body has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. The marking is located within the wall thickness. In particular, the marking is a portion of the body having a refractive index that differs from a refractive index of an unmarked portion of the body. Methods of forming the marking within the body are also described. |
| US10676238B2 |
Anti-sagging devices and assemblies for racking pallets
An anti-sagging device, configured to conform with a lightweight pellet, is described. Details of assemblies of a lightweight pellet and the novel anti-sagging devices are further described. An assembly of a lightweight pellet and the novel anti-sagging devices is characterized by superior structural firmness, so that upon placing the assembly onto two side-beams of a racking or shelving structure, the assembly effectively does not sag remains essentially planar or linear. |
| US10676235B1 |
Folding box
A folding box that can be folded and unfolded easily and increases convenience in use, the folding box includes: a bottom part folded inward by at least one bottom folding means; a front side part connected to a front side of the bottom part; a rear side part connected to a rear side of the bottom part; a left side part connected to a left side of the bottom part, and folded inward by at least one left folding means; and a right side part connected to a right side of the bottom part, and folded inward by at least one right folding means, the left side part and the right side part each have a soft flexible side, so as to fold the bottom part inward when the left side part and the right side part are folded inward. |
| US10676234B2 |
Plastic container below 450 gr for horticulture products exports
Plastic container below 450 gr for horticulture products exports formed by a bottom, two large walls facing each other, two small walls facing each other and an upper closure system, the container has an optimized structure which allows to efficiently resist the forces to which it is subjected and to control deformation for the purpose of ensuring all the time and under any conditions the integrity and quality of the products contained inside. |
| US10676233B2 |
Divided container
A container is provided including a container body having an interior space. The container body has a base portion, a top portion pivotally connected to the base portion, and a divider wall that separates upper and lower portions of the interior space with the top portion closed on the base portion. A slot of the container body is disposed generally between the upper and lower portions of the interior space, and a projection of the divider wall sized to fit into the slot to support the divider wall in an operable position between the upper and lower portions of the interior space with the top portion closed on the base portion. |
| US10676232B2 |
Packaging
Apparatus including a forming anvil device for insertion into an end closure region of a partially formed container, the anvil device comprising a front edge region, a rear edge region, respective lateral edge regions extending between the front and rear edge regions and first and second forming portions each having a corner-forming zone including at the respective rear edge region and a lateral edge region arranged substantially orthogonal to each other, each lateral edge region, extending away from the corner-forming zone and towards the front edge region, also including an obliquely inwardly arranged portion. Also disclosed are apparatus for forming a bend in a packaging laminate about a boundary zone free from a pre-formed line of weakness and apparatus comprising a pressing device comprising an outermost pressing surface and connected to an arm member rotatable about an axis whereby rotating the arm member rotates the outermost pressing surface about the axis, wherein the outermost pressing surface is arranged at an oblique angle relative to the axis. Aspects of the partially formed container are also disclosed. |
| US10676231B2 |
Container with closure arrangement restricting spillage
A container comprising a wall having outer and inner sides, a closed base at one end and a curved rim at an opposite end, the rim defining a top opening of the container; a pair of arcuate crease lines formed in the wall at opposite sides of the wall below the rim that define a flap and act as a hinge allowing each flap to toggle between an open upright position in which the flap is convex and a closed lowered position in which the flap changes its shape to concave; and a closure arrangement operable to restrict at least one flap opening; the closure arrangement comprising at least one closure leaf attached to a first one of the flap so as to be movable with the first flap and to extend underneath the first flap opening when the flaps are in the closed lowered position. |
| US10676229B2 |
Stamp base for a label stamp, and labelling apparatus and method
The present invention relates to a punch foot (1) for a label punch (2) of a device (3) for labeling individual packs (4), having a punch foot housing (5) which in an extent direction (E) extends from a first housing end (5a) having a first housing opening (6a) to a second housing end (5b) having a second housing opening (6b); having a pressure duct (7) which in the punch foot housing (5) extends from the first housing opening (6a) in the extent direction (E); having a perforated plate (8) which closes the second housing opening (6b) and is connected to the punch foot housing (5), by way of which at least one primary nozzle (9) extends in an orientation direction (V); having a pressure chamber (10) which in the punch foot housing (5) extends from the perforated plate (8) counter to the extent direction (E) and which in a manner orthogonal to the extent direction (E) is on all sides delimited by a punch foot housing wall portion (11); having a connection portion (12) which in the punch foot housing (5) in the extent direction (E) extends between the pressure duct (7) and the pressure chamber (10) and which connects the pressure duct (7) to the pressure chamber (10); and having a control element (13) which is disposed in the pressure chamber (10) and which is movable between two terminal positions (I, II) that effect dissimilar flows through the pressure chamber (10); whereby the at least one primary nozzle (9) connects the pressure chamber (10) to the environment of the punch foot housing (5). In order for the handling to be simplified, the invention proposes that at least one secondary nozzle (14) which connects the pressure chamber (10) to the environment of the punch foot housing (5) extends through the punch foot housing wall portion (11) that delimits the pressure chamber (10) on all sides in a manner orthogonal to the extent direction (E). The invention furthermore relates to a device (3) and to a method for labeling individual packs (4). |
| US10676223B2 |
Unit or an apparatus for controlling or managing products or rolls
A unit for control or management of products, including rolls of paper material, includes a plant including an operating line including at least one upstream section including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section for primary packaging, including a packing section where the rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between one section of the plant and another, in particular between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for eliminating a defective product or roll. |
| US10676217B2 |
Deployable satellite solar panel hinge mechanism
The disclosed technology includes systems, methods, and mechanism configurations related to satellite solar panels, including stowing arrangements, deployment sequences, special purpose hinges, hold down and release mechanisms, and associated components for controlled deployment of the satellite solar panels. |
| US10676216B2 |
Non-intrusive unmanned entity inspection
A station for compliance testing of unmanned vehicles comprises a dedicated area for acceptance of an unmanned vehicle. The dedicated area is configured for permitting the unmanned vehicle to be in a first inspection position. The station further comprises a transmitter. The transmitter is directed towards the dedicated area. The transmitter is configured to instruct the unmanned vehicle to perform a behavior. The station further comprises a sensor. The sensor is directed towards the dedicated area. The sensor is configured to detect a non-compliance of the unmanned vehicle. The detected non-compliance is in response to the instructed performed behavior of the unmanned vehicle. |
| US10676211B2 |
Remote optical control surface indication system
A remote optical control surface indication system comprising mechanisms configured to engage heads of respective fasteners that attach an alignment indexing plate to a vehicular structure having a control surface coupled thereto. The system further comprises: a camera having a field of view that encompasses a portion of an end face of the control surface when the mechanisms are engaged with the fasteners and when the control surface is in a neutral position; a source of light that is activatable to project light that illuminates the end face of the control surface; a display screen comprising an array of pixels; and a computing system configured to process image data captured by the camera to determine a current position of a centerline of the end face of the control surface relative to a baseline position and control the display screen to display symbology indicating the current position relative to the baseline position. |
| US10676210B2 |
Lock-detecting system
A lock-detecting system is configured to be installed in an aircraft to determine if a gust lock is emplaced on a flight control surface. The lock-detecting system includes at least one servo actuator and a computing device. The at least one servo actuator is associated with the flight control surface of the aircraft such that the servo actuator is configured to supply a force to a flight control surface when engaged. The computing device is configured to instruct the at least one servo actuator to actuate the flight control surface, acquire an indication that the flight control surface did not move in response to said actuation by the servo actuator, and alert a pilot to remove the gust lock from the flight control surface. |
| US10676208B2 |
Emergency power supply system, aircraft having such an emergency power supply system and a method for providing at least electric power and hydraulic power in case of an emergency in an aircraft
An emergency power supply system for providing hydraulic power and electric power in an aircraft includes a fuel cell having an electric outlet for providing electric power, a conversion unit couplable with at least one of an AC bus and a DC bus and the electric outlet, and at least one hydraulic pump having a reconfigurable electric motor and a motor control unit and being couplable with a hydraulic system for providing hydraulic power. The conversion unit is adapted for converting a supply voltage of the electrical outlet to at least one of an AC voltage matching a predetermined voltage at the AC bus and a DC voltage matching a predetermined voltage at the DC bus. The reconfigurable electric motor is couplable with the fuel cell and the AC bus and is adapted for being operated by the supply of electric power either from the fuel cell or the AC bus. |
| US10676206B2 |
System and method for heat exchanger failure detection
A system and a method for detecting a failure of a heat exchanger provided on an engine of an aircraft. An out-of-range fuel temperature downstream of an outlet of the heat exchanger is detected. A health of a fuel tank temperature signal indicative of a temperature of at least one fuel tank of the aircraft is monitored. A main oil temperature signal indicative of a temperature of oil in the engine is received. The failure is detected based on the main oil temperature and on the health of the fuel tank temperature signal. |
| US10676205B2 |
Propulsion engine for an aircraft
A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric propulsion engine. The electric propulsion engine includes an electric motor and a fan rotatable about a central axis of the electric propulsion engine by the electric motor. The electric propulsion engine also includes a bearing supporting rotation of the fan and a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a lubrication oil circulation assembly and a heat exchanger thermally connected to the lubrication oil circulation assembly. The lubrication oil circulation assembly is configured for providing the bearing with lubrication oil. Such an electric propulsion engine may be a relatively self-sufficient engine. |
| US10676204B2 |
Turbine engine stator vane, fan casing comprising such a vane, thrust reverser system of a turbine engine equipped with such a vane and turbine engine equipped with said vane, said casing or said system
A variable-orientation stator vane of a turbine engine, comprising a wall that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge forming a chord line. The chord line increases from a root end towards a tip end of said vane. This vane is fitted pivotably in a turbine engine casing so as to divert a flow of cold air circulating in an annular duct thereof. |
| US10676202B2 |
Method for automatic shutdown of engines of a twin-engined aircraft
A method to automatically shutdown engines of a twin-engine aircraft where each engine is controlled by a control unit (4,5) and an interface device (6) coordinates the control units, the interface device having first and second operating modes, wherein the switching between modes is based on the airspeed and altitude of the aircraft; wherein in the first operating mode, the automatic shutdown can take place only on the first of the two engines (2,3) which exhibits an operational anomaly, and in the second operating mode, typically implemented during a cruise phase, the automatic shutdown will be able to be implemented on a first and then on a second engine (2,3) if the second engine exhibits an operational anomaly more severe than the one exhibited by the first engine. |
| US10676200B2 |
Machine-implemented method for the adaptive, intelligent routing of computations in heterogeneous computing environments
A machine-implemented method for the intelligent, adaptive routing of computations in heterogeneous GPU computing environments is provided herein. The method is implemented by a machine as a series of machine-executable steps that cause the machine to route mathematical and statistical computations in engineering, scientific, financial, and general-purpose applications to the processor, or a plurality of processors, that is best able to process the computations. |
| US10676197B2 |
Aspirator
An aspirator may comprise an aspirator body defining an air channel and an inlet. A flow straightener may be disposed at the inlet. The flow straightener may be configured to produce a laminar flow through the air channel. An aspirator barrel may be coupled to the aspirator body and may define an outlet. A static airfoil assembly may be disposed at the outlet. The static airfoil assembly may be configured to produce a vortex flow exiting the aspirator barrel. |
| US10676196B2 |
Energy attenuating mounting foot for a cabin attendant seat
In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an energy attenuating mounting foot comprising a load beam having a longitudinal axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner track interface lobe, and an outer track interface lobe, the inner track interface lobe and the outer track interface lobe extending laterally from the load beam, and a channel along the longitudinal axis having a depth extending from the load beam bottom surface toward the top surface. In various embodiments, the inner track interface lobe has a first length extending in a direction from the bottom surface towards the top surface and the outer track interface lobe has a second length extending in a direction from the bottom surface towards the top surface, the first length being less than the second length. |
| US10676194B2 |
Contoured class divider
In a preferred embodiment, a contoured class divider for dividing an aircraft cabin includes a panel positioned between an aft seat and a forward seat, the panel having an aft-facing convex contour closely matching an aft-facing contour of a seatback of the forward seat and configured to enhance space utilization. The contoured class divider may include an articulation system to articulate at least a portion of the panel from a first position (normal operation) to a second position (emergency landing). The contoured class divider may provide up to an additional 12 inches of space which can be used to reduce seat pitch (and thereby enhance passenger comfort) or increase the number of rows of seats on a given aircraft. |
| US10676192B1 |
Airlift package protection airbag container
An airbag container may be inflated and used to protect an item placed within the airbag container. The airbag container may include an inflatable portion that includes sidewalls that extend between a cover to a base. The airbag container may include an orifice to receive gas to inflate the sidewalls, the cover, and the base to an inflation pressure. The airbag container may include an inner cavity defined within the sidewalls, the cover, and the base. The inner cavity may be unpressurized when the inflatable body is at the inflation pressure. The cover may be at least partially separable from the sidewalls to enable insertion of an item in the inner cavity. The cover may then be securable to the sidewalls to securely contain the item in the inner cavity. |
| US10676190B2 |
Autorotating unmanned aerial vehicle surveying platform
An autorotating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a data acquisition system and a rotor assembly including a hub that couples the rotor assembly to the UAV. Although not limited thereto, the UAV is suitable for collecting data about the inside of a cavity. The data acquisition system includes a processor and one or more sensors that obtain data about motion of the UAV and at least one parameter of the cavity as the UAV descends though the cavity. Features of the cavity may be mapped by generating a 3D point cloud from the data. The cavity may be natural or man-made, such as a mine. |
| US10676189B1 |
Aircraft capture system and method
An aircraft-to-aircraft retrieval system can be used to capture a remote aircraft for retrieval into and service by a transport aircraft during a flight mission. An aircraft capture device can be towed from the transport aircraft and brought into proximity with the remote aircraft during flight. A probe of the remote aircraft can be received within a receptacle of the aircraft capture device, and locking cables or locking arms of the aircraft capture device can be secured onto a portion of the probe. The aircraft capture device can be provided with an activation switch for detecting contact with the probe located in the receptacle and for transmitting an indication of the contact to initiate engagement of the probe. The aircraft capture device can be locked to the probe while it is reeled to the transport aircraft for retrieval of the remote aircraft. |
| US10676188B2 |
Tiltrotor aircraft having a downwardly tiltable aft rotor
A tiltrotor aircraft has a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode. The tiltrotor aircraft includes a longitudinally extending fuselage with a wing extending laterally therefrom having oppositely disposed wing tips distal from the fuselage. Tip booms respectively extend longitudinally from the wing tips. Forward rotors are coupled to the forward ends of the tip booms. The forward rotors are reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the forward rotors are above the tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the forward rotors are forward of the tip booms. An aft rotor is coupled to the aft end of the fuselage. The aft rotor is reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the aft rotor is below the fuselage, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the aft rotor is aft of the fuselage. |
| US10676185B2 |
Rotary wing aircraft pitch control system
A pitch control system configured to vary a pitch angle of at least one of a plurality of propeller blades of a propeller system is provided including a switch movable between a neutral position and a plurality of non-neutral positions. Movement of the switch to a first non-neutral position generates a command to move the propeller blades in a first direction. Movement of the switch to a second non-neutral position generates a command to move the propeller blades in a second direction. Movement of the switch to a third non-neutral position generates a command to move the propeller blades to a zero thrust position. |
| US10676182B2 |
Tilting coaxial rotor for a rotary wing aircraft
An electric propulsion system includes a static mast fixed to the airframe and a secondary mast positioned in overlapping arrangement with the static mast. The secondary mast defines an axis of rotation. An elastomeric bearing is arranged at an interface between the static mast and the secondary mast. An actuator assembly includes at least one actuator connected to the secondary mast. The actuator assembly is operable to pivot the secondary mast relative to the axis of rotation. |
| US10676181B2 |
Gearbox for a dual rotor, rotary wing aircraft
An aircraft is provided including an airframe, an extending tail, a counter-rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly having an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly, and a translational thrust system including a propeller positioned at the extending tail. The translational thrust system is configured to provide translational thrust to the airframe when the aircraft is in a non-autorotation state and to generate power when in an autorotation state. A gearbox interconnects the propeller and the main rotor assembly to drive the main rotor assembly and the translational thrust system in the non-autorotation state. When the aircraft is in autorotation, the power generated by the propeller drives rotation of the main rotor assembly via the gearbox. |
| US10676180B2 |
Multi-rotor personal air vehicle with a central lifting fan
A flying vehicle with a fuselage having a longitudinal axis, a cockpit extending substantially from the center of the fuselage, a left front wing extending from the fuselage, a right front wing extending from the fuselage, a left rear wing extending from the fuselage, a right rear wing extending from the fuselage. Each wing contains a rotor rotatably mounted and a direct drive brushless motor providing directional control of the vehicle. A centrally located ducted fan encompasses the cockpit and provides VTOL capabilities. The central location of the cockpit and central ducted fan aid in balance and stability. The central ducted fan is itself a brushless motor with the stator windings encapsulated in the ducted fan housing and rotor magnets within the fan. All motors and rotatable mounts are controlled by a fly-by-wire system integrated into a central computer with avionics allowing for autonomous flight. |
| US10676175B2 |
Winglet
A winglet for attachment to a wing portion of an aircraft comprises a winglet tip and a winglet root opposite from the winglet tip. The winglet has an opening for receiving therethrough a connector for connecting the winglet to a wing portion in use. The winglet has a retainer internal of the winglet for use in retaining the connector relative to the winglet. The retainer has a hole that extends along an axis that passes through the opening for receiving therethrough a portion of the connector when the connector is located through the opening. The retainer comprising a body for reacting against a retention component with which the connector engages in use. |
| US10676174B2 |
Foldable wing and actuator arrangement
A wing (9) having a base section (11) and a tip section (13) pivotably connected to the base section (11) such that the tip section (13) is pivotable between a deployed position and a stowed position in which the spanwise length of the wing (9) is smaller than in the deployed position. The wing arrangement also has an actuating arrangement (19) including a linear hydraulic actuator (21) coupled between the base section (11) and the tip section (13) such that it is operable to selectively move the tip section (13) between the deployed position and the stowed position, a first and a second hydraulic connection portion (79a, 79b) connected to the linear hydraulic actuator (21) such that they are in fluid communication with different chamber sections (27a, 27b) of a cylinder (25) of the linear hydraulic actuator (21), and a first hydraulic subsystem (81a) and a second hydraulic subsystem (81b). |
| US10676173B2 |
Arrangement of ribs at an interface between an outer end of a wing and a moveable wing tip device
An aircraft (102) having a wing assembly (101) including a fixed wing (105) with a wing tip device (103). The wing tip device (103) is moveable between: a flight configuration; and a ground configuration. The outer end of the fixed wing (105) terminates at an outer rib (115), and the inner end of the wing tip device (103) terminates at an inner rib (117). The outer and inner ribs (115, 117) are located on opposing sides of an interface between the fixed wing (105) and the wing tip device (103). The fixed wing-skin (119) terminates inwardly of the interface, but the outer rib (115) has a surface-forming portion (127) forming an extension of the fixed wing-skin towards the interface. The wing tip device-skin (121) terminates outwardly of the interface, but the inner rib has a surface-forming portion (129) forming an extension of the wing tip device-skin towards the interface. |
| US10676172B1 |
Deployable wing for an aircraft
An apparatus for selectively increasing a wing area of an aircraft having a fuselage with an interior space includes an inflatable wing moveable between a stowed condition located in the interior space and a deployed condition located outside the interior space. The wing includes at least one inflatable spar. The inflatable spar is operatively coupled to a source of pressurized inflation fluid for selective inflation as the wing moves into the deployed condition. A plurality of reels is secured to the aircraft. A plurality of cables connects the wing to the reels. At least one reel is operable to unwind a selected cable to allow the wing to partially inflate to the deployed condition by ram air generated by movement of the aircraft as the inflatable spar is being inflated by the pressurized inflation fluid. A method for selectively increasing a wing area of an aircraft is also provided. |
| US10676165B2 |
Adjustable fin system
An adjustable fin for use on a surfboard, the adjustable fin comprising: a base which comprises a mounting means for mounting the adjustable fin to a surfboard, and a member extending in a direction contrary to the mounting means. The adjustable fin further comprises a fin section comprising two outer fin surfaces which meet at a leading edge and a trailing edge; an underside surface comprising an opening to an internal cavity, the internal cavity configured to house the member and enable slidable movement of the member in a direction towards the leading edge or the trailing edge; and a locking means that is manipulate and which projects into the internal cavity, wherein the locking means can releasably couple to the member at one of two or more locking positions thereby preventing slidable movement of the member. The fin section can be adjusted relative to the base by manipulating the locking means to uncouple the locking means from the member at a first locking position, slidably move the member through the internal cavity, and releasably couple the locking means to the member at a second locking position. |
| US10676160B2 |
Mooring and tensioning methods, systems, and apparatus
A method of mooring a floating vessel having a fairlead stopper coupled thereto is provided. The method includes retrieving a line pre-reeved on the fairlead stopper, connecting the line to an upper end of a mooring line, retrieving a second end of the line, connecting the second end to a winch of the AHV, and hauling in the mooring line to apply tension thereto. Also disclosed are mooring lines and systems, including lines having tensioning connectors thereon, such as tri-plate connectors, for stretching lines. |
| US10676158B2 |
Watercraft using narrowing concave channels
The invention is a watercraft with at least one hull which creates hydrodynamic lift by using narrowing concave channels (1) on the underside of the said at least one hull where propulsion (3) is placed such that the said propulsion draws water through the said narrowing concave channels (1). |
| US10676157B2 |
Snowmobile
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including a chassis, a tunnel, an engine, a drive track and a drivetrain. The tunnel is attached to the chassis and includes running boards located on either side of the tunnel. The engine is attached to the chassis and within an engine bay. The drivetrain is operatively connected to the engine to deliver propulsive power to the drive track, wherein the running boards extend forward alongside at least a portion of the engine bay. |
| US10676154B2 |
Front derailleur for a bicycle
A bicycle front derailleur that is movable between shift positions in association with an indexer. The inner mechanical end stop is adjusted at the first indexing position so there is no loosening of the control cable in the last downward gearshifting operation, with the benefit of an immediate and rapid response in the first upward gearshifting operation. The outer end stop is adjusted to interrupt the rotation of the cable-winding bush before it reaches the last indexing position. This pair of mechanical end stops limits the excursion of the derailleur to prevent it being able to shift the chain too much towards the frame or too much away from the frame, which ensures that the chain is not shifted beyond the gears. |
| US10676148B1 |
Narrow ultra efficient three wheeled vehicle with automotive class feel
An electric three wheeled vehicle includes a vehicle chassis supporting a vehicle operator seat or saddle. The vehicle chassis defines a storage region beneath the vehicle operator seat or saddle. One or more energy storage devices for powering one or more electric motors of the vehicle are located within the storage region and are supported by the chassis. The storage region and/or the energy storage device(s) each form an elongate three-dimensional volume having a long axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. |
| US10676147B2 |
Mobile vehicle, safety warning device and safety warning method
A safety warning method includes the following steps. Step 1 is to generate a plurality of distance sensing signals by an optical object ranging module according to an approaching object. Step 2 is to obtain a relative distance trend according to the distance sensing signals and its corresponding time. Step 3 is to generate a control signal according to the relative distance trend. Step 4 is to drive and control a warning device to generate a warning signal according to the control signal. In addition, the present invention also provides a mobile vehicle and a safety warning device. |
| US10676144B2 |
Modular trailer and accessory system
A modular trailer system is disclosed. The system may include variously configured modular rails, tie down systems, fender mounting systems, cable fences, modular ramps, and/or mountable accessories whereby the versatile trailer system may be readily reconfigured. |
| US10676143B2 |
Keyhole master track link
A pair of master track links has a first master track link including a first body. The first body defines a first bore and includes a first interface region including a plurality of teeth, and at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth includes a free end and a crown defining a crown width proximate the free end of the at least one tooth. The at least one tooth also includes a root disposed opposite the crown defining a root width, and the crown width is greater than the root width. |
| US10676142B2 |
Fifth wheel assembly safety coupling arrangement
A fifth wheel assembly safety coupling arrangement includes a fifth wheel hitch including a top support surface and a recess configured to receive a kingpin member therein, a locking arrangement moveable between a locked position, wherein the kingpin is prevented from being removed from within the recess by the locking arrangement, and an unlocked position, wherein the kingpin is not prevented from being removed from within the recess by the locking arrangement, and a pneumatic cylinder assembly configured to receive a first pneumatic input from a first air supply exerting a first force on the pneumatic cylinder assembly, and a second pneumatic input from a second air supply exerting a second force on the pneumatic cylinder assembly, wherein the pneumatic cylinder assembly prevents the locking arrangement from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the sum of the biasing force and the first force is greater than the second force. |
| US10676140B2 |
Rear diffusor unit with a flow-directing sealing element
A rear diffusor unit includes a base element configured to be mounted in a fixed position on a body of a vehicle; a movable diffusor element; and a drive device with which the movable diffusor element is movable relative to the base element between two end positions. The diffusor element is a box diffusor element having two fixed side walls, a fixed rear wall, and a fixed base. |
| US10676137B2 |
Automotive vehicle body
An automotive vehicle includes a body having floorboards positioned along the base of the vehicle body and extending from a front end of the vehicle to a rear end of the vehicle along an uninterrupted path. The path may be accessed by a front opening in the body or a rear opening in the body. A pass through door may provide selective access to a front trunk along the uninterrupted path through the vehicle dash board. In an embodiment the vehicle may include a reconfigurable rear cab comprising a plurality of removably connected components configurable between at least a first and second arrangement. |
| US10676136B2 |
Cross-car beam
A cross-car beam, includes a plastic beam body 22, defining a first end 24 and a second end 26 spaced from the first end 24 along a first direction D1, such that the plastic beam body 22 is elongate in the first direction D1. The plastic beam body 22 further defines a cross-sectional shape 28 along, a plane P1 that is normal to the first direction D1. The cross-car beam 20, may further include a metallic beam body 42 configured to be coupled to the plastic beam body 22. The metallic beam body 42 defining a first end 44 and a second end 46 spaced from the first end 44 along a direction, for example the first direction D1 when the metallic bean body 42 is coupled to the plastic beam body 22, such that the metallic beam body 42 is elongate in the first direction D1. |
| US10676135B2 |
Front vehicle body reinforcing structure
A front vehicle body reinforcing structure includes: a pair of front side members extending along a length direction of a vehicle and disposed on left and right sides of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle; a dash panel extending in the width direction and a height direction of the vehicle; a front pillar extending in the length direction and the height direction of the vehicle; a fender apron upper member disposed outside each of the pair of front side members in the width direction of the vehicle, extending along the length direction of the vehicle and connected to each of the pair of front side members, the dash panel, and the front pillar; and a first reinforcing member extending along the height direction of the vehicle, of which a first end portion is connected to the fender apron upper member and a second end portion is connected to a lower portion of the vehicle. |
| US10676134B2 |
Vehicle-body structure
A dash cross member which extends in a vehicle width direction is provided at a dash panel. A hinge-pillar reinforcing member which rigidly connects a hinge pillar to a side sill is provided at a lower end portion of the hinge pillar. A load-transmission portion (a dash reinforcement) to transmit a load which is inputted to the hinge-pillar reinforcing member in an inward direction of the vehicle width direction to the dash cross member is provided at the dash panel. |
| US10676130B1 |
Electric transaxle with integral power generating device
A vehicle drive and control system includes an input shaft driven by a prime mover and extending into a housing to drive a generator. An electric motor powered by the generator drives an output axle, which may be a single axle extending out one side of the housing, or a through shaft extending through the electric motor and out both sides of the housing. The input shaft may be parallel to the axle. A power controller is configured to back-drive the generator when certain predetermined conditions are met. A motor controller may control an output of the motor based on input received via an operator control device, and the motor controller is configured to operate the motor as a generator under certain operating conditions. The transaxle includes a common housing in which the power generator, the motor, and controllers for the generator and electric motor are disposed. |
| US10676129B2 |
Driver notification using handwheel actuators in steer-by-wire systems
According to one or more embodiments of the present invention a steer by wire steering system includes a deviation detection unit configured to determine a deviation signal that is indicative of a disturbance in one or more components coupled to a rack. The steer by wire steering system further includes a handwheel notification module configured to generate a modification signal based on the deviation signal, in response to the deviation signal being detected for at least a predetermined duration. The steer by wire steering system further includes a handwheel control module that generates an input command corresponding to a reference torque generated by a road wheel actuator, a feedback torque for a driver is generated based on the input command. The handwheel control module further modifies the input command using the modification signal, the modification providing a notification corresponding to the disturbance to the driver. |
| US10676128B2 |
Inverter commutation techniques for five-phase synchronous motor drives
Technical solutions are described for inverter commutation techniques for five-phase synchronous motor drives. An example method for five-phase motor control of a five-phase motor in a steering system includes receiving, by a processing device, a commanded modulation index mi, a phase advance angle δ, and a measured position θm. The method further includes generating, by the processing device, five duty cycles for each phase of the five-phase motor based at least in part on the commanded modulation index mi, the phase advance angle δ, and the measured position θm. Each of the duty cycles includes a fundamental component and an injected harmonic component. The method further includes performing, by the processing device, a pulse width modulation technique on each of the five duty cycles to generate on-times for a plurality of switches in phase legs of an inverter. |
| US10676127B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus
An electric power steering apparatus of a vector control system that compensates a dead time of an inverter without tuning operation, improves a distortion of a current waveform and a responsibility of a current control, and suppresses a steering sound, a vibration and a ripple. The apparatus converts dq-axes current command values calculated based on at least a steering torque into 3-phase voltage command values, converts the 3-phase voltage command values into duty command values, driving-controls a 3-phase brushless motor by an inverter of a PWM control, and applies an assist torque to a steering system of a vehicle, wherein 3-phase detection voltages are estimated based on 3-phase motor terminal voltages, wherein loss voltages due to a dead time of the inverter are estimated from differences between 3-phase command voltages calculated from the duty command values and the 3-phase detection voltages, and wherein a dead time compensation of the inverter is performed by feeding-back dead time compensation values obtained by compensating the loss voltages to the 3-phase voltage command values. |
| US10676125B2 |
Steering column assembly
A steering column assembly comprises a telescopic shroud having an outer shroud portion and an inner shroud portion, a clamp rail fixed to the inner shroud portion, a clamp bolt that extends perpendicular to the shroud, a toothed block that is connected to the clamp bolt and is displaced on rotation of the clamp bolt, and a carrier element that supports the toothed block and is movable in response to rotation of the clamp bolt to in turn move the toothed block between a clamped position and an unclamped position and is free to move from side to side relative to the slot. A frangible pin secures the toothed block to the carrier element, the frangible pin having a first end located in a bore in the toothed block and a second end located in a bore in the carrier element, the toothed block being supported on a shoulder of the frangible pin, and a clearance is provided between the frangible pin and the walls of one of the bores to permit side to side movement of the toothed block relative to the carrier element. |
| US10676120B2 |
Adjustable steering column for motor vehicles with energy absorber for vehicle crashes
An adjustable motor vehicle steering column may include a casing tube, a guide tube that is axially movable in the casing tube, a steering spindle that is received by the guide tube and is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis, an energy absorption element that is disposed between the guide tube and the casing tube and deforms and absorbs impact energy during a vehicle crash, a deformation means that deforms the energy absorption element during the vehicle crash, and an adjustment device for axially moving the guide tube into an adjustment position and fixing the guide tube in the adjustment position. The absorbable impact energy may be substantially independent of component tolerances of the energy absorption element and the deformation means such that the energy absorption reaches a substantially predefined value. |
| US10676119B2 |
Steering wheel
There is provided a steering wheel to make it possible to install a covering member on a rim section main body portion in a wide range and with a good external appearance. A steering wheel base section includes the rim section main body portion that configures a rim section. The rim section main body portion is provided with a groove along the rim section main body portion. The groove is provided with a first line-shaped groove and a second line-shaped groove that is less bent than the first groove. The covering member is wrapped around the rim section main body portion of the steering wheel base section. The covering member is provided with divergence covering sections disposed along the first groove with the first groove interposed therebetween. The covering member straddles the second groove at a position of the second groove and connects the divergence covering sections by a covering base portion. |
| US10676114B2 |
Collision energy absorbing device of railcar
A collision energy absorbing device of a railcar includes: at least one outside plate constituting an outer tube having an axis extending in a car longitudinal direction; and at least one partition plate extending in the car longitudinal direction in an internal space surrounded by the at least one outside plate, the at least one partition plate fixed to the at least one outside plate and dividing the internal space. An end portion of the partition plate which portion is located at an end in a direction perpendicular to the axis is sandwiched by the at least one outside plate and constitutes a part of the outer tube. |
| US10676111B2 |
Device for force transfer between chassis frame and carriage body of a rail vehicle
A device for force transfer between a chassis frame and a carriage body of a rail vehicle includes a plurality of lemniscate links which are connected to the chassis frame via first joints, a yoke having a middle linking point in which the carriage body can be mounted, wherein the plurality of lemniscate links are connected to the yoke via second joints and form a Z-shaped assembly, where elastically deformable elements are arranged in the in the yoke and the first and second joints, and includes limiting means for receiving impact loads that exceed the operating load so as to limit the maximum deflection of the middle linking point of the yoke in a tractive force direction parallel to a tractive force acting on the chassis frame. |
| US10676109B2 |
Autorack deck adjustments
An apparatus includes a latch and a travelling nut. The latch couples to a deck of an auto rack car. The latch includes a body coupled to a hinge such that the body may rotate about the hinge from a first position to a second position. The body includes a key. The travelling nut engages a ball screw. The travelling nut includes a slot. The travelling nut rotates with the ball screw when the body is in the first position. The key engages the slot when the body is in the second position. The travelling nut and the latch adjust a height of the deck in the auto rack car when the body is in the second position and when the ball screw is turned. |
| US10676108B2 |
Method of converting a tri-level auto-rack railcar to a bi-level auto-rack railcar
A method of shipping automobiles, railcars for shipping automobiles, and methods of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by facilitating conversion of autorack cars between unilevel, bi-level and tri-level configurations, and/or by providing increased load factors. |
| US10676106B2 |
Train control system integration into locomotives having distributed power
A train control system that can be integrated into a locomotive having a distributed power mode. The train control system includes a router interposed in a communication link between the locomotive computer and the distributed power module that is responsible for telling the locomotive computer whether distributed power mode is active or inactive. The train control system controls the router to obtain any locomotive operational data sent from the locomotive computer to the distributed power module for use by the train control system. The router may additionally intercept and block communications from the distributed power module to the locomotive computer and replace the communications with messages that cause the locomotive computer to provide locomotive operational data that is would not otherwise output in a particular distributed power state. |
| US10676104B2 |
Driving assist device
A driving assist device is provided, which includes a processor configured to execute an inference module to infer that a timing of a line-of-sight movement or blink detected by a camera near a predicted timing is a timing of a recognizing action of a driver for a subsequent travel segment of a plurality of travel segments that constitute a traveling course of a vehicle, an information providing module to provide the driver with assisting information for the subsequent travel segment before the timing of the recognizing action inferred by the inference module, and a providing timing changing module to change a providing timing of the assisting information according to a quantity of the assisting information. |
| US10676100B2 |
Runtime verification of shutoff control line integrity in a hybrid vehicle system
A control system and diagnostic method for a hybrid vehicle having a hybrid powertrain each utilize a controller comprising (i) a hybrid control processor (HCP) and (ii) a motor control processor (MCP), a monitoring circuit that is distinct from the controller and is configured to monitor operation of the HCP and the MCP, and a gate drive circuit that is distinct from the controller and the monitoring circuit and is configured to enable/disable torque output by the hybrid powertrain based on first, second, and third independent shutoff signals. A diagnostic method performs a shutoff line integrity verification routine by performing six steps corresponding to different combinations of shutoff signals in a predetermined test sequence. These shutoff signals are provided to three independent shutoff lines, which are connected between (i) the gate drive circuit and (ii) the HCP, the MCP, and the monitoring circuit, respectively. |
| US10676096B2 |
System and method for sensing road surface condition
Disclosed are a road surface condition sensing system and method. The road surface condition sensing system includes an acoustic sensing unit for sensing an acoustic signal of a floor of a vehicle, and a control unit for calculating a feature vector by Fourier transforming the sensed acoustic signal, comparing the calculated feature vector with a plurality of previously stored feature vectors and returning a first feature vector having the smallest relative distance to the calculated feature vector, and outputting a road surface condition corresponding to the first feature vector. |
| US10676092B2 |
Control device of vehicle
A vehicle control device has an engine, automatic transmission, and torque converter disposed between the engine and the automatic transmission. The torque converter includes a lockup clutch coupling an input member to an output member of the torque converter. The control device has: a slip control portion controlling lockup clutch slip when deceleration running; and a fuel cut control portion performing an engine fuel cut when deceleration running and to terminate the fuel cut when an engine rotation speed is reduced to a predetermined rotation speed or less during the fuel cut, the fuel cut control portion being permitted to perform the fuel cut, based on lockup clutch slip pressure controlled by the slip control portion has reached a slip pressure value at which the engine rotation speed does not decrease due to a shortage of torque capacity of the lockup clutch even when the fuel cut is performed. |
| US10676089B2 |
Driving assistance device
A driving assistance device (30) that has: an information acquisition unit (31) that acquires the relative speed of a vehicle ahead and the inter-vehicle distance to the vehicle ahead; a table (33) in which degrees of urgency that correspond to relative speeds and inter-vehicle distances have been pre-stored; and an ACC control unit (32) that reads out, from the table (33), a degree of urgency (x) that corresponds to the relative speed and inter-vehicle distance acquired by the information acquisition unit (31), finds a target acceleration/deceleration that has a slope (y) that is based on the degree of urgency (x) that was read out, and outputs the found target acceleration/deceleration as a control signal for controlling break pressure. |
| US10676086B2 |
Steering assist apparatus
A steering assist apparatus comprises a steering assist control means for performing a lane tracing assist control (LTA) and a lane changing assist control (LCA) and a non-holding determination means for determining whether or not a first non-holding condition that a non-holding duration time is more than or equal to a first time is satisfied and whether or not a second non-holding condition that the non-holding duration time is more than or equal to a second time shorter than the first time is satisfied. The steering assist control means raises a warning when the second non-holding condition becomes satisfied and stops the LTA when the first non-holding condition becomes satisfied while performing the LTA, and raises a warning when the second non-holding condition becomes satisfied whereas continues the LCA until a completion condition of the LCA becomes satisfied regardless of the non-holding while performing the LCA. |
| US10676084B2 |
Lane change assist device
A yaw angle return controller is configured to end first yaw angle return control at a predetermined time when a value which is calculated by adding yaw angle detected by a lane recognition device at a predetermined time and an estimated yaw angle change amount is the same as yaw angle at lane change start time under a state where the first yaw angle return control is being executed. The predetermined time comes after the first start time and before the first finish time. The estimated yaw angle change amount is calculated by multiplying the yaw rate detected by a yaw rate sensor at the predetermined time by a predetermined time period for foreseeing. |
| US10676080B2 |
Control strategies for a hybrid vehicle
Hybrid vehicles and methods of operating the same are disclosed. Example methods may include providing a powertrain for the vehicle, which includes an internal combustion engine configured to provide rotational power to a rotatable input of a transmission by way of a starting device, and an electric motor-generator comprising a rotor configured to selectively provide rotational power to the rotatable input. The method may further include selectively disconnecting the engine from the rotatable input using a disconnect device separate from the starting device, thereby allowing the rotatable input of the transmission to be driven at a speed faster than an output speed of the engine. |
| US10676079B1 |
Hybrid electric powertrian system with e-accessory drive and associated power sharing architecture
A hybrid electric powertrain system includes a transmission, engine, e-accessory, primary and secondary electric machines, and controller. The e-accessory is powered by the secondary electric machine in response to an accessory torque demand. The engine and primary electric machine are connected to the transmission and configured, alone or in combination, to provide input drive torque to the transmission. The secondary electric machine is connected to the e-accessory and satisfies the accessory torque demand. A first clutch between the secondary electric machine and a transmission input member connects the secondary electric machine to the input member. The controller, in response to an output torque request, executes a power-sharing strategy using an objective cost function that allocates engine torque, primary motor torque, and secondary motor torque to the input member to satisfy the output torque request, while satisfying the accessory torque demand via the secondary electric machine. |
| US10676076B2 |
Control device of vehicle
A control device includes an electronic control unit configured to selectively execute traveling in a first traveling mode and traveling in a second traveling mode, the first traveling mode being a traveling mode in which in a state where one engagement device is controlled so as to be engaged, a differential state is controlled by a first rotating machine to transmit torque of an engine, and the second traveling mode being a traveling mode in which in a state where the other engagement device is controlled so as to be engaged, a differential state is controlled to transmit torque of the engine, and perform switching to traveling in the second traveling mode in a case where a vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined vehicle speed when engine stop control that stops the engine is executed during traveling in the first traveling mode. |
| US10676071B2 |
System and method for automated cleaning of a sensor lens
Methods and system for monitoring and evaluating irregularities on a sensor lens of a vehicle sensor are disclosed. One embodiment of a method includes the steps of providing the vehicle with an actuator configured to move the sensor lens and a controller in electronic communication with the actuator, receiving sensor data corresponding to at least one characteristic of a vehicle environment from the at least one sensor, evaluating the sensor data to determine if the sensor data indicates an irregularity on the sensor lens of the at least one sensor, classifying the irregularity, storing irregularity data corresponding to the classified irregularity in a non-transient, computer-readable data medium, and, in response to the classified irregularity, automatically controlling the actuator to move the sensor lens from a first position to a second position. |
| US10676066B2 |
Method for authorizing virtual key and server
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for authorizing a virtual key, a server, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method, implemented in a server, includes: receiving an authorization command sent from a first mobile terminal; after the identity information of the first mobile terminal passes verification, integrating the plurality of authorization function codes to generate a code set, and sending the code set to a second mobile terminal of a user to be authorized through the first mobile terminal; receiving identity information of the second mobile terminal and the code set sent from the second mobile terminal; and after the identity information of the second mobile terminal passes verification, generating virtual keys of the plurality of functions of the vehicle corresponding to the plurality of authorization function codes, and sending the virtual keys to the second mobile terminal. |
| US10676065B2 |
Detector, system and method for detecting vehicle lock status
A detector, system and method for detecting vehicle lock status are provided. The detector comprises a motion sensor configured to sense vehicle door open and close movement; a microphone configured to record sound patterns generated with targeted events; a wireless communication module; a memory for storage; a battery for supplying power; and a controller connected to the motion sensor, microphone, wireless communication module, memory and battery respectively and configured to switch on or off the microphone and the wireless communication module according to signals provided by the motion sensor, and control the wireless communication module to transmit sound files wirelessly. The detector is designed and sized to be attached to the vehicle door. The detector is easy to use, easy to install, yet affordable for detecting the lock status of the vehicle and show the lock status on the driver's smart phone even if he/she has walked away. |
| US10676064B2 |
Ignition lock assembly
An ignition lock assembly includes a lock housing and an ignition lock actuator assembly. The lock housing has a first portion and a second portion that extends from the first portion along an axis. The ignition lock actuator assembly is received within the second portion. The ignition lock actuator assembly includes an actuator gear and a lock cylinder drive disk. The lock cylinder drive disk is at least partially received within the actuator gear. The lock cylinder drive disk has a drive disk body that extends between a first disk end and a second disk end. The first disk end has an inhibit feature. |
| US10676063B2 |
Integrated air jack for snowmobile
An integrated air jack assembly for a snowmobile for generally lifting the snowmobile from a stuck position to a free position. The assembly including a pair of airbags positioned on an underside of a chassis and coupled to an air source for inflation. In the preferred configuration of the device, the air source is a jet powered fan configured to inflate a first airbag and a second airbag for raising an underside of a chassis of the snowmobile. |
| US10676062B2 |
Inflator filter
A filter for an inflator includes a rolled sheet centered on an axis or three dimensionally printed as a whole and including a plurality of openings. A deflector is associated with each opening for directing inflation fluid in a non-radial direction relative to the axis. |
| US10676061B2 |
Gas generator
A gas generator includes a cylindrical housing including a top plate portion and a bottom plate portion, an igniter including an ignition portion charged with an ignition agent, and a fixing portion which is formed from a resin molding and fixes the igniter to the bottom plate portion. The fixing portion includes an annular wall portion surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion. The annular wall portion has a lower cover portion provided as being continuous in a circumferential direction on a side of the bottom plate portion so as to cover the outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion as being secured to the outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion and an upper enclosing portion provided on a side of the top plate portion at a distance from the outer circumferential surface of the ignition portion. |
| US10676060B2 |
Method for folding an airbag, pressing device for shaping airbag packages, and airbag package
In a method of folding an airbag (10) for a vehicle occupant restraint system, especially of curtain-type side airbag, to form an airbag package (12′), the airbag (10) is rolled and/or folded to form an airbag roll (12) having a first volume (V1). The airbag roll (12) is fed to a pressing device (14) in which the airbag roll (12) is compressed to form an airbag package (12′) having a second volume (V2) which is smaller than the first volume (V1). The airbag roll (12) and, resp., the airbag package (12′) is heated within the pressing device (14) and the airbag package (12′) is cooled, with the airbag package (12′) retaining the second volume (V2) when it is removed from the pressing device (14; 114). The pressing device (14) includes a pressing mold or a molding shaft (18) whose height substantially corresponds to the desired height of the finished airbag packages (12′), a heating unit (20) for heating the airbag packages (12′) and a cooling device (22) for cooling the airbag packages (12′). |
| US10676057B2 |
Optical output module, vehicle including same, and control method therefor
An embodiment relates to an optical module which comprises: a light transmitting unit for emitting a plurality of beams to a scanning area so as to scan the scanning area; and a light receiving unit for measuring information on an object located inside the scanning area, using backward light which is reflected and returned from the object after the emitted beams hit the object, wherein the scanning area includes at least one scanning area, and the light transmitting unit scans the at least one scanning area at at least one scanning rate. |
| US10676052B2 |
Power distributor, and on-board electrical system having at least one power distributor
A power distributor, in particular for an on-board network of a motor vehicle, has an intermediate tap, two power outputs, and one each switching unit for each power output. A switch is provided for a need-based blocking of the associated power output. Each of the switching units is designed in such a way that a blocking of the associated power output takes place, if, in the event a voltage drop at the associated power output and/or at the intermediate tap below a first setpoint value, an error case is determined. The greater the corresponding voltage drop, the faster the blocking of the associated power output takes place. |
| US10676050B2 |
Sensor device
In a sensor device 1 according to the present invention, power is supplied from a control device 10 to a power supply terminal 7 and a ground terminal 9 of the sensor device 1 via a power supply line Vcc and a ground line Gnd, respectively, and a sensor output voltage is sent from a sensor output terminal 8 to the control device 10 via a sensor output line Vout. The control device 10 has disposed therein a constant voltage source 11 that supplies a constant voltage to the sensor device 1, and a pull-up resistor 12 connected between the sensor output line Vout and the constant voltage source 11. The sensor device 1 comprises: a physical quantity detection unit 2 that varies a voltage Vsen in accordance with a measured physical quantity; a regulator 3 that generates a low voltage from a power supply voltage supplied from the power supply terminal 7; an open-collector operational amplifier 4 that operates with the low voltage supplied from the regulator 3 to control a voltage for the sensor output terminal 8; and resistor elements 5, 6 that together form a voltage divider circuit for subjecting the voltage for the sensor output terminal 8 to voltage division. |
| US10676049B2 |
Electrical wiring device for vehicle
An electrical wiring device for vehicle includes a distribution module that is disposed between an auxiliary connector and optional devices. The distribution module includes: semiconductor relays connected to a power supply line; input/output interfaces; a control unit configured to control the semiconductor relays and the input/output interfaces on the basis of various kinds of signals acquired via a communication line; and a connecting terminal for connecting outputs of the semiconductor relays and outputs of the input/output interfaces to the optional devices. The control unit controls operations of the semiconductor relays and the input/output interfaces corresponding to the optional devices connected to the connecting terminal. |
| US10676046B2 |
Wiring harness and method for the production thereof
A vehicle has a wiring harness and a substantially electrically non-conductive body. The vehicle has at least one ground point. At least one bus bar is associated with the wiring harness. The at least one bus bar is associated with the at least one ground point. The ground point is electrically connected to the bus bar, and the bus bar is mechanically fixed in the vehicle. |
| US10676045B1 |
Vehicle assembly
A trim panel is attached to an inboard surface of a door structure and includes an armrest and an armrest retaining structure. A portion of the trim panel defines an armrest opening with the armrest installed through the armrest opening. The armrest has an outboard portion with an outer peripheral flange that overlays a portion of an outboard surface of the trim panel. The armrest retaining structure is attached to the outboard surface of the trim panel at location adjacent to the armrest opening. The armrest retaining structure retains the armrest in position relative to the trim panel. The armrest retaining structure is further configured to release the armrest for movement in an outboard direction upon application of a predetermined first level of force to the armrest. |
| US10676042B2 |
Front bumper for UTV
A front bumper for a utility vehicle (“UTV”) may couple to the front of the UTV. The front bumper may include a cargo platform for providing additional cargo space to the UTV and for segregating items stored on the front bumper from items stored in the passenger area and/or a cargo bed on the back of the UTV. The front bumper may include a tool exchange system designed to store and hold various tools and equipment on the UTV, such as fishing poles, guns and chainsaws. An attachment rod may be used to couple the tool exchange system to the front bumper. |
| US10676040B2 |
Cover for onboard electronic device
An onboard electronic device cover configured to be engageably secured to a base member, which is to be fixed to a window glass of a vehicle, to cover an electronic device which is to be held on an installation part, includes: a mutual engaging mechanism capable of mutually engaging the onboard electronic device cover with the base member. The mutual engaging mechanism includes: an engaging part provided to one of the base member and the cover; an engaged part provided to the other of the base member and the cover and capable of engaging with the engaging part; and an urging member configured to urge the engaging part toward the engaged part. When the cover is pushed toward the window glass, the engaging part engages with the engaged part with being urged in a direction following a surface of the window glass by the urging member. |
| US10676034B2 |
Storage compartments having sliding trays of console assemblies for vehicles
A storage compartment of a console assembly for a vehicle includes a housing and a sliding tray. The housing includes a storage area defined by a floor, a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls. The housing includes an opening permitting access to the storage area. Each of the pair of sidewalls includes a track. The sliding tray includes an upper storage surface, a bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls that extend upwardly from side edges of the bottom wall beyond at least a portion of the upper storage surface. Each of the pair of sidewalls includes an outwardly extending rail that engages with the track on each of the pair of sidewalls of the housing to permit the sliding tray to slide with respect to the housing. |
| US10676029B2 |
Viewing device for vehicle
An opening (irradiation opening (90A)), which faces an opening portion of an outer peripheral member and through which an optical axis of an optical member (lamp unit (46)) passes, is formed in a trunk portion (88) that, together with a viewing means (door mirror) for assisting viewing by a vehicle occupant of a vehicle, is covered by the outer peripheral member (visor cover). Further, a wall portion (106), which runs along a peripheral wall of the opening portion and, at a vehicle rear side portion, faces the peripheral wall at a radial direction side, is formed at the trunk portion. Air, which enters into the opening portion while the vehicle is traveling, passes-through a flow path that is bent by the peripheral wall and the wall portion, and the flow rate is reduced, and noise is suppressed. |
| US10676027B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and program
A vehicle control apparatus of an embodiment includes an acquisition portion acquiring captured image data output from an imaging portion that is provided at a vehicle and that images a surrounding of the vehicle, and vehicle state data output from a vehicle state detection portion provided at the vehicle, and a control portion performing a rotation control on the captured image data based on an inclination in a left-right direction of the vehicle relative to a horizontal direction which serves as a direction included in a horizontal plane orthogonal to a direction of gravity, the inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle being calculated from the vehicle state data, the control portion performing the rotation control in a manner that a horizontal line included in a subject captured in the captured image data is substantially parallel to a lateral-direction side with respect to a display region serving as an output destination. |
| US10676026B2 |
Image signal processing apparatus and image signal processing program product
An image signal processing apparatus includes a first control unit starting activation in response to an activation request, a decoding unit, and a second control unit. Each of the decoding unit and the second control unit starts activation when the first control unit completes the activation, and shifts from an off-state to a normal operating state after the activation is completed. In the normal operating state, the decoding unit receives an image signal from outside and outputs the image signal after executing a decoding process to the image signal. In the normal operating state, the second control unit processes an image included in the image signal outputted from the decoding unit, and displays the processed image. When the first control unit completes the activation and the decoding unit completes the activation, the first control unit instructs the decoding unit to perform a setting for executing the decoding process. |
| US10676024B2 |
Driving assist apparatus of vehicle
A driving assist apparatus of a vehicle of the invention predicts, as a predicted minimum left turn radius, a curvature radius of a moving route of the vehicle at a point where a curvature radius of the moving route is predicted to become smallest when the vehicle turns left, and sets a route curved along an arc having the predicted minimum left turn radius as a predicted moving route predicted for the vehicle to move. The apparatus predicts, as a predetermined minimum right turn radius, the curvature radius of the moving route of the vehicle at the point where the curvature radius is predicted to become smallest when the vehicle turns right, and sets the route curved along the arc having the predicted minimum right turn radius as the predicted moving route. |
| US10676021B2 |
Trailer visibility safety system
A safety lighting system for use with trailers is described herein. In some embodiments, the trailer lighting system comprises a sensor, a controller, and safety lights. The safety lighting system may be used for illuminating trailers while being towed, for example, in shipping yards, construction yards, and shipping and receiving docks. The safety lighting system may be activated upon connection of a pneumatic system with a spotting tractor and deactivated upon establishing an electrical connection from a tractor to the trailer. |
| US10676020B1 |
Truck cab light safety lighting device
Systems, devices, and methods for replacing an existing truck cab braking light with an after-market or retrofit universal elongated light emitting diode (LED) light device which can easily replace existing truck cab rear facing brake lights, and do not require different types of light devices for different trucks, and can be rigidly sealed and seated against the rear of the truck cab with additional fasteners. The replacement light system can include three sets of printed circuit boards having LEDS (light emitting diodes) that can be independently operated or operated together, in different colors, such as but not limited to red and white color emissions in various operating conditions. Another embodiment can use an adhesive surface across the back of the replacement brake light system bordered by a compressible weather type strip. A peelable layer can cover the adhesive surface and be peeled off when the replacement light system is to be placed on the upper back portion of the truck cab. The installer can also use some or all of the existing fasteners that were used to hold the existing brake light system in place, in combination with the peel and stick layer. |
| US10676017B2 |
Vehicular lighting device
A vehicular lighting device includes a scanning light source. The scanning light source includes a semiconductor light source, and scans the output light of the semiconductor light source in a forward region ahead of the lighting device. A lighting circuit changes the light amount of the semiconductor light source in multiple levels in synchronization with the scanning of the scanning light source. |
| US10676015B2 |
Lamp unit support structure for headlight and headlight manufacturing method
To eliminate a space for adjusting an optical axis, which is provided between an extension and a lamp unit to adjust the optical axis of a headlight. An extension and a lamp unit are contained in a housing. The circumference of the lamp unit is joined to the extension, whereby the lamp unit is fixed to the extension so as to eliminate a space between the circumference of the lamp unit and the extension. The extension is coupled to the housing via an optical axis adjuster. The optical axis adjuster makes the extension and the lamp unit tilt integrally, thereby adjusting the optical axis. Thus, the optical axis is adjustable although a conventional space for adjusting the optical axis is not provided, whereby the appearance of the headlight is improved. |
| US10676014B2 |
Lighting and/or signaling system for motor vehicles
The invention relates to a lighting and/or signaling system for motor vehicles, including a light source and a lens configured for receiving light rays coming directly or indirectly from the source through an input surface and for emitting a first output beam providing a first regulatory lighting and/or signaling function through an output surface. A waveguide is configured for directly or indirectly receiving light rays coming from the source through an input surface and for emitting a second output beam through an output surface, wherein a coupling zone of the waveguide is located opposite a portion of either the input surface of the lens or the output surface of the lens. |
| US10676012B2 |
Unpowered stop mechanism
An unpowered stop mechanism includes a mounting seat, a driving member, and a stop assembly. The stop assembly is located on the mounting seat and oppositely positioned to the driving member. The stop assembly includes a guide member, a stop member, and a hinge arm. The stop member is received within a guide slot defined in the guide member. The hinge arm is pivotably coupled to the guide member. The hinge arm protrudes from the guide member and is oppositely positioned to the driving member. The driving member drives the hinge arm to drive the stop member to retract within the guide slot. Then the driving member is moved to be spaced from the hinge arm, the stop member is driven by a resilient member received within the guide slot to protrude out of the guide slot. |
| US10676009B2 |
Transportable modular system for dispensing and boxing food and beverage items
A transportable system for dispensing and boxing items is mounted to and enclosed by a truck. The system comprises at least two dispensing carts. Each cart includes a body, a set of wheels disposed on a bottom surface of the body, a set of bearings disposed on the top surface of the body, and an outlet defined by the body. At least one of the at least two dispensing carts is adapted to store a first set of items vertically and dispense the first set of items using an unpowered escapement and at least another one of the dispensing carts is adapted to store items horizontally. The system further comprises a box dispenser configured to dispense boxes and a conveyor system disposed beneath the outlets of the at least two dispensing carts. The conveyor system defines a continuous path for boxes from the box dispenser to an end location. |
| US10676008B2 |
Methods and systems for preparing, packaging, and distributing a frozen confection
Systems, methods, and devices for providing a pre-packaged frozen confection. The system includes a vehicle comprising three wheels, an ice chest secured to the vehicle, and a toppings dispenser attached to at least one of the vehicle or the ice chest. The toppings dispenser includes at least one receptacle configured for holding a liquid topping, a housing attached to at least one of the vehicle or the ice chest, and a spout in fluid communication with the receptacle. |
| US10676006B2 |
Dual functional robot and storage bin
A dual functional robot for collecting rollable objects capable of an upright position and a horizontal position, in which the robot includes a way to propel the robot; a way to control propulsion of the robot; a way to locate the rollable object; a way to collect the rollable object; a way to store the rollable object; a way to support the robot and allow the robot to move across a surface in a low-friction manner; and a way to stably reorient the robot from the horizontal position into the upright position. |
| US10676004B2 |
Floor mat with isolated support members
A floor mat is provided, including a mat body having an upper surface, and a heel pad disposed on the upper surface with a heel pad upper surface and an underside from which depend a plurality of isolated support members projecting generally perpendicularly from the underside such that the heel pad provides compressive strength and enhanced flexibility. |
| US10675998B2 |
Stow-in-floor seat assembly with pitched easy entry position
A seat is provided in which a seat cushion is pivotally coupled to a seat back by a recliner assembly. The recliner assembly is selectively operable between a locked condition preventing pivotal movement of the seat back and an unlocked condition allowing pivotal movement of the seat back. A riser assembly supports the seat assembly above a floor, such as the floor of a vehicle, and is configured for actuation and movement of the seat assembly between a generally upright seating position, a pitched easy entry position tilted forwardly and downwardly towards the floor to allow easier ingress and egress behind the seat, and a stowed position recessed within a compartment below the floor. |
| US10675997B2 |
Method of assembling a release mechanism
A release mechanism generates a force on a cable to operate an adjustment mechanism or the like in a seat or other device. The release mechanism includes a rotor, a housing, a spring, and a cover that attaches to the housing. The spring generates a torque, and the spring also axially biases the rotor into engagement with the cover to prevent rattling. |
| US10675996B2 |
Vehicle seat easy-entry system
An easy-entry release system is utilized to actuate an easy-entry recliner of a vehicle seat assembly configured to fold a seat back relative to a seat bottom. The easy-entry release system includes a support member connectable to a seat back, a lever pivotally attached to the support member, and a sled in contact with the support member and moveable relative to the support member between a first position and a second position along a linear path. The sled is connected to the lever such that the lever rotates relative to the support member in response to the sled moving between the first and second positions. A strap is connected to the sled such that actuation of the strap moves the sled between the first and second positions. |
| US10675992B2 |
Mounting structure for vehicle equipment
A mounting structure for vehicle equipment includes a vehicle body frame, a bracket attached to the vehicle body frame, and a plurality of vehicle equipment including at least one seat. The bracket and the plurality of vehicle equipment are configured so that the plurality of vehicle equipment each is mounted to the bracket so as to be replaceable with the other vehicle equipment. |
| US10675988B2 |
Plug connector part having cooled contact elements for charging electrical vehicles
A plug connector part includes: a plug section for plugging connection to an associated counter plug connector part; at least one contact element arranged on the plug section and having at least one electrically-conductive contact section for plugging connection to an associated counter-contact element of the counter plug connector part, and a shaft section connected to the contact section for securing an electrical line to the contact element; and a casing element that is attachable to the shaft section of the at least one contact element and has a body, a plug opening formed in the body for receiving the shaft section, and a cooling channel which is formed in or on the body and extends around the plug opening for conducting a coolant. |
| US10675987B2 |
Mechanism for locking and fault detection in an electrical vehicle supply equipment cord reel
An electric vehicle charging assembly includes a cord reel, a cord reel locking mechanism, and a master control unit for selectively unlocking the cord reel in response to an authorization signal. The electric vehicle charging assembly monitors the rotational position of the cord reel to prevent unauthorized use, and to record or relay information related to the improper use or malfunction of the electric vehicle charging assembly. |
| US10675985B2 |
Fuel cell system mounted on vehicle and control method thereof
A fuel cell system mounted on a vehicle includes a drive motor generating a driving force and regenerative power; an auxiliary machine consuming the regenerative power; and a controller. The controller determines that the vehicle is in a first state when the vehicle has a negative vehicle speed, a move forward request is given to the vehicle and an accelerator pedal is depressed or when the vehicle has a positive vehicle speed, the move backward request is given to the vehicle and the accelerator pedal is depressed. When a predetermined first condition including a condition that the vehicle is in the first state is satisfied, the controller performs an auxiliary machine consumption process that causes the auxiliary machine to consume the regenerative power that includes a required power for the drive motor calculated by using a depression amount of the accelerator pedal. |
| US10675983B2 |
Method and arrangement for determining a value of the state of energy of a battery in a vehicle
Disclosed is a method for determining a value of the state of energy of a rechargeable battery in a vehicle, the battery being connected to an electric consumer; the method including: determining the state of charge as a measure of the present capacity of the battery; and determining the state of energy as an indication of at least the remaining charge and discharge energy of the battery. The disclosed method further includes: calculating and determining the value of the state of energy based on at least one parameter which is related to the operation of the electric consumer and where the at least one parameter varies depending on a mode for operating the vehicle or electric consumer during charging or discharging of the battery. Also disclosed is an arrangement for determining a value of the state of energy of a rechargeable battery in a vehicle. |
| US10675975B2 |
Glass lens assembly with an elastic adhesive
A lens assembly, and a method for providing a lens assembly is disclosed herein. The lens assembly includes a first frame piece with a first edge on the direction in which a viewer of the electronic display would face, the first edge forming a first angle with a second edge; a second frame piece with a third edge on the direction in which a viewer of the electronic display would face, the third edge forming a second angle with a fourth edge; a lens with a first lens edge facing the viewer, a second lens edge and third lens edge connected to the first lens edge and forming a lens angle; a first adhesive layer placed between the second edge and the second lens edge to attach the first frame piece to the lens; and a second adhesive layer placed between the fourth edge and the third lens edge to attach the second frame piece to the lens. |
| US10675973B2 |
Mounting assembly for vehicle shift mechanism and method
A method of mounting a shifter to a vehicle steering column includes operatively coupling a shifter and an attachment bracket to a moveable portion of a steering column at a first coupling position located on a first side of a column clamping structure of a stationary portion of the steering column. The method also includes operatively coupling the shifter and the attachment bracket to the moveable portion of the steering column at a second coupling position located on a second side of the column clamping structure within a stationary portion aperture defined by the stationary portion. |
| US10675972B2 |
Drive shaft bearing support assembly and multi-radius cap for bearing support housing
A drive shaft bearing support assembly is disclosed. The assembly may include a bearing support housing structured to be mountable to a portion of a vehicle. The bearing support housing may define a cavity structured for receiving a portion of a bearing therein. The assembly may also include a bearing support housing cap structured to be securable to the bearing support housing to secure the bearing in the cavity. The bearing support housing cap may be structured to contact the bearing only along two discrete regions of contact when the bearing support housing cap is secured to the bearing support housing to secure the bearing in the cavity. |
| US10675971B2 |
Drive assembly for a motor vehicle drive shaft
A drive assembly for a motor vehicle drive shaft including an engine, a gearbox, and a shaft (50) divided into two half-shafts coupled to a differential. A hydraulic machine (10) is linked to the gear box or to the differential in order to be driven by said link. The hydraulic machine (10) forms a bearing (100) for one of the half-shafts (54). |
| US10675967B2 |
Tank system for a motor vehicle having a volume modifying element
A tank system of a motor vehicle includes a volume modifying element, having a compensation volume, which is provided in the inner chamber of the fuel tank and which is used to equalize the vapor pressure. The compensation volume is connected to the surrounding area. The only connection between the volume modifying element and the surrounding area is formed by a storage unit of the gaseous fuel components and the inner chamber of the fuel tank is connected to the surrounding area by a valve unit. The valve unit is normally open when filling the fuel tank and when exceeding or falling below the pressure limits in the inner chamber of the tank, and is otherwise closed. The storage unit is connected to the valve unit. The volume modifying element and the valve unit are designed in such a way that vehicles which are parked for several days do not undergo diurnal losses due to changes in temperature of the surroundings, due to the fact that the vapor pressure equilibrium in the fuel tank can be maintained by the automatic supply and removal of ambient air in the, or from the, volume modifying element as long as the valve unit remains closed. |
| US10675957B2 |
Tarpaulin retraction and extension device
A device for covering at least part of a container using a tarpaulin. The device includes an actuator assembly operable selectively in a manual mode and in a motorized mode. |
| US10675950B2 |
System and method of temperature control for a transport refrigeration system
A system and method for temperature control for a Transport Refrigeration System (TRS) is provided. Particularly, a method for temperature control of an internal space of a refrigerated transport unit is provided. The method includes determining a measured internal space temperature within the internal space of the refrigerated transport unit. The method also includes calculating, via a TRS controller, a temperature difference between the measured internal space temperature and a desired set point temperature. Also, the method includes adjusting, via the TRS controller, a duty cycle percentage of a liquid line solenoid valve and/or a hot gas solenoid valve based on the temperature difference to control an amount of refrigerant directed to the thermal expansion device and the evaporator and/or an amount of hot gas directed to the evaporator. |
| US10675946B2 |
Vehicle air-conditioning control device
A vehicle includes an engine, a generator driven by the engine to generate an electric power, and a high-voltage battery charged with the electric power. An air heating in a vehicle interior is implemented by waste heat of the engine through which a heat medium is circulated and heated, and an air heating in the vehicle interior is implemented by a heat pump device consuming the electric power of the electric storage device. A hybrid ECU performs air conditioning control, and includes a determination device that determines whether to implement the air heating by the waste heat or the air heating by the heat pump device based on an engine body temperature, and a heating control device that selectively implements the air heating by the waste heat and the air heating by the heat pump device based on a determination result of the determination device. |
| US10675943B2 |
Method and apparatus for adaptive HVAC control
A method and apparatus of adaptive climate control in a vehicle heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) system includes setting an initial climate condition for one or more zones in a vehicle passenger compartment based upon an occupant of the one or more zones. One or more inputs are monitored, and the climate conditions are changed for at least one of the one or more zones based upon the received one or more inputs. Data relating to the applied changed climate conditions for that occupant is stored. |
| US10675937B2 |
Spring force acting axis controllable active suspension system
The present invention relates to an active suspension system allowing the force acting axis of a spring to be controlled, wherein a control means for the force acting axis of a spring is installed either between an upper seat plate and an upper arm, or between a lower seat plate and a lower arm so as to allow the wheel rate and vehicle height to be controlled by varying the force acting axis of the coil spring, and a manipulation unit capable of controlling the operation of the control means for the force acting axis of a spring is installed inside the vehicle. By varying the force acting axis of the coil spring, the present invention can significantly improve the marketability of the suspension system and reliability of the vehicle by varying the ride quality. |
| US10675933B2 |
Suspension control arm assembly
A control arm assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a base member configured to couple to a structural member of the vehicle via at least one isolator, and a control arm pivotally coupled to the base member and configured to couple to a steering knuckle of the vehicle, such that kinematics acting on the control arm are decoupled from an isolation provided by the coupling between the base member and the vehicle structural member. |
| US10675930B1 |
Recreational collapsing tow bar with universal rotational connection
A recreational collapsing/expanding tow bar for towing a vehicle. The tow bar contains a collapsing/expanding middle part and a pair of attachment ends. The attachment ends include a sleeve, fastener, and bar end. The fastener includes a first end, a second end, a ball, and a shaft. The fastener is secured within the sleeve and retained with the bar end. The fastener can be used in a fixed rigid position or a rotational position. The collapsing/expanding middle part is rigid and adjustable to various distances between the towing and towed vehicle, wherein the device is compact in size and easily stored. Additional towing connectors are disclosed to engage a snowmobile and motorcycle for being towed. |
| US10675927B2 |
System and method for applying a lubricating paste to a wheel
A system is disclosed. The system includes a processing station for processing at least one of a tire and a wheel prior to joining the tire and the wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly. The processing station includes one of a tire lubricating sub-station and a wheel lubricating sub-station. A lubrication conditioning system is fluidly-coupled to the processing station. The lubrication conditioning system includes: a lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature modifier arranged at least proximate to the lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature sensor arranged within a cavity formed by the lubricant reservoir and a controller communicatively-coupled to both of the lubricant temperature modifier and the lubricant temperature sensor. |
| US10675926B2 |
High volume vehicle inspection system and methods
An inspection system for use in measuring several vehicle conditions in a high volume vehicle inspection line. A plurality of sensors are installed on a vehicle for measuring a plurality of vehicle conditions to assist in the rapid evaluation of critical vehicle conditions or parameters. At least one tool is positioned along a vehicle path in a monitoring station. As the vehicle passes through the monitoring station, the tool received electronic data from the plurality of sensors and displays one or more signals to alert an inspector of acceptable or unacceptable vehicle conditions. In one example, the plurality of sensors includes tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) data from the vehicle tires to rapidly assess the condition of the tire air pressure and other monitored tire conditions. |
| US10675922B2 |
Pneumatic vehicle tire having a tacky sealing
A pneumatic vehicle tire having a self-sealing sealant arranged in its interior, on the inner surface opposite from the tread, the sealant being highly viscous and the sealant having such a tackiness that it adheres to the inner surface. The inner surface on which the sealant is arranged has regions provided with an adhesion-reducing effect, these regions provided with an adhesion-reducing effect taking up between 40% and 60% of the inner surface on which the sealant is arranged. |
| US10675920B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A circumferential direction protrusion is provided extending longitudinally mainly along a tire circumferential direction on a side outward in a tire radial direction from a maximum tire width position on at least a first tire side portion of a tire. |
| US10675919B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A circumferential direction protrusion is provided extending longitudinally mainly along a tire circumferential direction on a side outward in a tire radial direction from a maximum tire width position on at least a first tire side portion of a tire. |
| US10675918B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire comprises a sidewall portion provided in its radially outer region B with side protectors protruding axially outwardly from the outer surface Ba of the radially outer region B. The side protectors are arranged in the tire circumferential direction at intervals so that grooved portions are formed between the side protectors. The width W1 in the tire circumferential direction of the grooved portion is in a range of from 50% to 70% of the width W2 in the tire circumferential direction of the side protector when measured at the same radial position. |
| US10675917B2 |
Tire
A tire comprises center blocks 4 comprising a first center lateral groove 5A and a second center closed sipe 6a opposed to each other in a tire axial direction, and a second center lateral groove 5B and a first center closed sipe 6b axially opposed to each other. Lengths thereof satisfy the followings: LA/LA0≤½, LB/LB0≤½, Lb/Lb0 in a range of from ⅓ to ⅔, La/La0 in a range of from ⅓ to ⅔, LA |
| US10675908B2 |
Binder
A binder including a front cover including a front cover exterior layer, a front cover interior layer, a front cover base plate between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover interior layer, an exterior pocket formed between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover base plate, and an interior opening formed through the front cover interior layer and the front cover base plate to the exterior pocket. Methods of manufacturing the binder are also disclosed. |
| US10675907B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium with printing using a special color material with specific absorption properties
An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit and a conversion unit. The reception unit receives as a designated color a color of an image desired to be seeable when irradiated with light at a specific wavelength. The conversion unit converts, when converting image data on an image to be printed into print data, a color value of the designated color received by the reception unit into a color value including a value for outputting a special color material that has absorption properties for the light at the specific wavelength. |
| US10675905B2 |
Hybrid banknote with electronic indicia
A hybrid currency banknote includes a banknote having visible markings. One or more light-controlling elements and a controller are embedded in or on the banknote. The controller is electrically connected to the one or more light-controlling elements to control the one or more light-controlling elements. A power input connection is electrically connected to the controller, or one or more light-controlling elements, or both. A power source can be connected to the power input connection, for example a piezoelectric or photovoltaic power source. In response to applied power, the controller causes the one or more light-controlling elements to emit light. A value can be stored in a memory in the controller and displayed by the light-controlling elements. The value can be assigned or varied by a hybrid currency teller machine. |
| US10675904B2 |
Identification document with tactile feature
A method for creating an identification document that includes: defining a debossed region on a surface of a card blank, the debossed region having a pre-determined pattern being indented into the card blank; and applying, as part of a lamination process, an overlay on the surface of the card blank to cover the defined debossed region such that an air gap is formed on the card blank's surface during the lamination process and is sealed and removed after the lamination process, and that a tactile pattern thus created on the surface of the overlay substantially duplicates the pre-determined pattern of the defined debossed region. |
| US10675899B2 |
Detector, image forming apparatus, reading apparatus, and adjustment method
A detector includes a light source to irradiate an object with light, a sensor to image a first pattern and a second pattern formed on the object with the light irradiated by the light source to generate image data, the first pattern and the second pattern imaged by the sensor at different times, and a circuit to control the light source to adjust a light quantity of the light according to a type of the object and irradiate the object with the light quantity adjusted according to the type of the object, and calculate a relative position of the object between the first pattern and the second pattern. |
| US10675895B2 |
Tension application device for printer and printer having the same
Provided is an unwinding device for unwinding a sheet from a sheet roll, the sheet roll being inserted onto the device. The unwinding device includes a shaft, a first rotating member and a second rotating member which are inserted onto the shaft, configured to be rotatable with rotation of the sheet roll, the sheet roll being inserted onto the first rotating member and the second rotating member, a first elastic member disposed between the first rotating member and the shaft, the first elastic member being configured to provide first back tension to the sheet when the first rotating member rotates, a second elastic member disposed between the second rotating member and the shaft, the second elastic member being configured to provide second back tension to the sheet when the second rotating member rotates, and a back tension controlling member disposed between the second elastic member and the shaft. |
| US10675892B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes: a main body; a cover; a pair of supporters including a movable supporter; a first urging member configured to urge the movable supporter in an approach direction; an engaging member movable between a separated position and an engaged position; and a second urging member configured to urge the engaging member toward the engaged position. When the cover is in an open state, the engaging member is located at the engaged position by an urging force of the second urging member so as to inhibit movement of the movable supporter in the approach direction. When the cover is in a closed state, the engaging member is located at the separated position against the urging force of the second urging member by contact of the cover with the engaging member so as not to inhibit the movement of the movable supporter in the approach direction. |
| US10675890B2 |
Drying unit and ejection device
A drying unit includes: a first irradiation device that includes plural first irradiation arrays each having plural laser elements disposed along a feeding direction of a recording medium to which liquid droplets have been ejected and which is being fed, the recording medium being irradiated with laser light by the laser elements, the first irradiation arrays being disposed side by side in a cross direction crossing the feeding direction, driving of the first irradiation device being controlled for each of the first irradiation arrays; and a second irradiation device that is provided on an upstream side or a downstream side in the feeding direction with respect to the first irradiation device, as defined herein. |
| US10675887B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus and liquid discharging method
A liquid discharging apparatus is provided with a head including a plurality of nozzle groups, a main scanning portion that scans the head in a main scanning direction, a sub-scanning portion that relatively moves the head and the medium in a sub-scanning direction, which intersects the main scanning direction, and a control portion, in which the control portion generates supplementing printing data, which corrects printing data in a manner in which it is possible to supplement with another nozzle within a predetermined nozzle group and executes a printing process on the basis of the supplementing printing data in a case in which it is determined that a predetermined nozzle within the predetermined nozzle group is a non-discharging nozzle when forming a plurality of raster lines on the medium by discharging the liquid from the nozzles of the plurality of nozzle groups. |
| US10675883B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus
A controller of a liquid discharge apparatus is configured to, in response to receipt of a second signal after receiving a first signal, assign a fixed value to at least one of a liquid amount Vc in a cartridge chamber, a liquid amount Vs in a chamber of the tank, and a total liquid amount Vt being a sum of the liquid amount Vc and the liquid amount Vs. |
| US10675879B2 |
Liquid container, liquid consuming apparatus and electrical connector
A liquid container includes a liquid container body, a liquid supply port, an operation member, and a container-side electrical connection structure provided integrally with the operation member and configured to have a contact portion that is configured to come into contact with an apparatus-side electrical connection structure provided in a liquid consuming apparatus. The operation member has an opening having a receiving space to receive a user's hand. |
| US10675877B2 |
Ink cartridge
Provided is an ink cartridge having an ink storage portion for storing an ink therein and a plurality of flow paths for supplying the ink to the outside of the ink cartridge. In the ink cartridge, the plurality of flow paths each has a bottom flow path having a bottom opening in a vertically lower direction in the ink storage portion during use of the ink cartridge and a top flow path having a top opening in a vertically upper direction in the ink storage portion than the bottom flow path during use of the ink cartridge; the bottom flow path has a resistance different from that of the top flow path; and air is not introduced into the ink storage portion when the ink is supplied from the bottom flow path and the top flow path. |
| US10675872B2 |
Spittoon for inkjet printhead
A printer includes: an inkjet printhead having a row of printhead chips; a platen having a spittoon slot, the spittoon slot having a length corresponding to a length of the printhead and a width extending between an upstream sidewall and a downstream sidewall of the platen; a roller positioned in the spittoon slot between the upstream and downstream sidewalls for receiving ink spitted from the printhead, a rotation mechanism for rotating the roller; and a scraper positioned for scraping received ink from the roller. A diameter of the roller is less than the width of the spittoon slot, and an upper roller surface is relatively closer to the printhead than an upper surface of the upstream sidewall and/or the downstream sidewall. |
| US10675868B2 |
Liquid discharging device and drive waveform control method
A liquid discharging device includes: a recording head that has nozzles discharging liquid, and forms an image on a target surface with the liquid while performing scanning of the target surface for multiple times; a moving unit that moves the recording head in main-scanning direction while making the head discharge liquid, and moves the head in sub-scanning direction after the head has discharged liquid; a drive waveform applying unit that applies a drive waveform to the respective nozzles; a temperature detecting unit that detects temperature about the head; a correcting unit that corrects drive waveform based on detected temperature; and a control unit that, when temperature about the head changes from first temperature to second temperature, performs control in such a way that, during the multiple scans, use of second-type drive waveform corresponding to the second temperature gradually increases against use of first-type drive waveform corresponding to the first temperature. |
| US10675866B2 |
Liquid discharge head substrate, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and method of controlling liquid discharge head
A liquid discharge head substrate including a discharge opening through which a liquid is discharged, a base that includes a surface in which a heat generating element that generates heat to discharge the liquid through the discharge opening is provided, a first electrode that covers the heat generating element, a flow passage through which the liquid flows from a supply port that supplies the liquid, through the surface of the first electrode, and towards a collection port that collects the liquid, and a second electrode provided inside the flow passage, the second electrode together with the first electrode forming an electric field in the liquid, in which the second electrode is provided downstream of the first electrode in a flow direction of the liquid flowing towards the collection port from the supply port. |
| US10675854B2 |
Additive processing apparatus and method
An additive processing apparatus includes a chamber and an irradiation device that together are operable to additively fabricate an article from a powder layer-by-layer in a work space in the chamber. A gas recirculation loop is connected at a first end thereof to an outlet of the chamber and at a second end thereof to an inlet of the chamber. The gas recirculation loop includes at least one purification device that is configured to remove impurities from a cover gas and generate a clean cover gas. |
| US10675853B2 |
High-temperature soluble support material for additive manufacturing
A support material for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a thermoplastic copolymer polymerized from monomers comprising acid-functional monomers having carboxylic acid groups, and one or more non-acid-functional monomers, where a portion of the carboxylic acid groups are neutralized with a base having an alkali metal cation. The thermoplastic copolymer has a high glass transition temperature and melt processing temperature, and is thermally stable at its melt processing temperature. The neutralized thermoplastic copolymer is soluble in an alkaline aqueous solution. |
| US10675847B2 |
Adhesive composition, and seal structure body and method for manufacturing the same
An adhesive composition includes a coupling agent composed of a compound having a first functional group that reacts with an inorganic material and a second functional group that reacts with an organic material, and a crosslinking agent capable of crosslinking with a crosslinking site of a fluorine-based elastomer. A seal structure body includes a metallic support, fluorine-based elastomer and adhesive composition that causes fluorine-based elastomer to adhere to metallic support. A method for manufacturing seal structure body includes the steps of providing metallic support and fluorine-based elastomer, and causing fluorine-based elastomer to adhere to metallic support by using adhesive composition. Accordingly, an adhesive composition with high adhesion strength as well as a seal structure body and a method for manufacturing the same are provided at low cost. |
| US10675844B2 |
Glass panel unit and building component including the same
A glass panel unit includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, a sealing portion in a frame shape, and a getter. The sealing portion hemietically bonds together respective peripheral portions of the first glass panel and the second glass panel. An inner space is formed at a reduced pressure between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. The getter is arranged in the inner space. The getter is arranged in a frame region extending along the sealing portion and located within a predetermined distance from each peripheral edge of the glass panel unit, so as to be covered with a building component frame. |
| US10675842B2 |
Transparent electrode and organic electronic device including the same
A transparent electrode has excellent adhesion between a substrate and a conductive layer. A transparent electrode includes a substrate, an underlying layer, and a conductive layer sequentially stacked. The underlying layer contains at least one selected from a compound having a thiol group and a poly(meth)acrylate and a poly(meth)acrylamide each having an aminoethyl group. |
| US10675841B2 |
Thin diamond film bonding providing low vapor pressure at high temperature
A thin diamond film bonded to a diamond substrate made by the process of heating a diamond substrate inside a vacuum chamber to about 500° C., cooling the diamond substrate, coating a first surface of the diamond substrate with chromium, depositing an initial layer of palladium, heating the diamond substrate, allowing the chromium and the diamond substrate to form a chemical bond, inter-diffusing the adhesion layer of chromium and the initial layer of palladium, cooling, depositing palladium, placing a shadow mask, degassing the vacuum, depositing a tin layer, assembling the tin layer, heating the tin layer, melting the tin layer, and bonding the thin diamond film to the diamond substrate. A thin diamond film bonded to a diamond substrate comprising a thin diamond film, a layer of chromium, palladium, tin, and a diamond substrate. |
| US10675839B2 |
Fiber reinforced resin product
A fiber reinforced resin product includes at least one layer of a first fiber reinforced resin layer in which first reinforcing fibers having a large breaking elongation are contained in a layered form, and at least one layer of a second fiber reinforced resin layer in which second reinforcing fibers having a smaller breaking elongation and a larger tensile strength in comparison with those of the first fiber reinforced resin layer are contained in a layered form. The second fiber reinforced resin layer is positioned outwardly of the first fiber reinforced resin layer. Furthermore, the first fiber reinforced resin layer and the second fiber reinforced resin layer share a single matrix resin in common. |
| US10675837B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing an interstitial space
An apparatus for providing an interstitial space to the surface of wall, the apparatus comprises: an adhesive layer; a layer of fluid impervious and weather proof material in form of a tape, the tape partially overlapping itself; a layer of spacer material situated between the surface of the tape facing the wall and the surface of the adhesive layer distal from the wall. The spacer material has ends which are encapsulated, the apparatus providing a sealed interstitial space. |
| US10675836B2 |
Abrasion resistant film for biocontainers
A biocontainer film enhanced with an abrasion resistant or “cut-proof” substrate. Such substrates can be combined with current biocontainer materials, via various techniques of embedding, coextrusion or laminating, to maintain the cleanliness and low extractables already validated for biotech manufacturing. The substrate of choice may be constructed from materials known to be more resistant to abrasion and sharp razor type cuts or from materials oriented in such a way to prevent puncture to occur. The new substrate must also be flexible to allow for typical folding as demonstrated by current packaging practices. The new substrate may be constructed from materials other than polymers such as metal, glass or carbon or in combination with polymers. A non-constrained pressure test is also disclosed. |
| US10675834B2 |
Integrated multilayer structure for use in sensing applications and method for manufacturing thereof
A method for manufacturing an integrated multilayer structure for sensing applications, including obtaining at least one film including a sensing area; arranging the at least one film with reactance sensing electronics for sensing of one or more selected target quantities or qualities and conversion thereof into representative electrical signals, said sensing electronics including at least one sensing element and an electrical connection configured to connect the sensing element to an associated control circuitry; and molding or casting, and configuring, at least one plastic layer so that the plastic layer defines an integrated, intermediate layer between the sensing electronics and the sensing area and that the sensing area is superimposed with the sensing element of the sensing electronics, wherein it is further provided at least one physical feature to locally reduce the electrical distance between the sensing area and the sensing element to improve the associated sensing sensitivity. |
| US10675829B2 |
Dynamic separation and filtration
A modular, compact, mobile, dewatering and liquid-liquid separation and filtration system. The system processes incoming influents of slurries, solids and liquids at a high speed of operation and in large volumes. System is capable of being modularly scaled, allowing for a continuous steady state operation accommodating any slurry flow rate in a synchronous dynamic equilibrium process. Components and modules integrated into the system include a dynamic filtration clarifier 101 (DFC), a nested-filter dewatering cell 115 (NDC) and/or a compression filter press 125 (CFP). The DFC performs the primary dewatering phase of separating the primary water from the solids creating sludge. The NDC further breaks apart the solids of the sludge, removing interstitial water in a secondary dewatering phase, further lowering the moisture content of the sludge, while the CFP removes the tertiary water from the remaining solid particles by pressing the particles into a solid cake. |
| US10675825B2 |
Systems and methods for shaping optical fibers
A method of shaping an optical fiber includes displaying a user interface on a display screen. The user interface includes a timeline, a plurality of optical fiber manipulation parameter blocks within the timeline, and a script block including a plurality of script elements. The method further includes receiving data indicative of a user input selection of a script element for an optical fiber manipulation parameter block and a user input entry of one or more properties of the script element; determining, in response to the user input selection and user input entry, one or more actions to be performed by an optical fiber processing machine to shape the optical fiber; and providing, by the one or more computing devices, one or more control signals to the optical fiber processing machine to cause the optical fiber processing machine to perform the one or more actions. |
| US10675817B2 |
Overlay applicator tray and method of using the same
An overlay applicator tray can include a cradle including a device slot. The device slot can be configured to securely hold an electronic device in the cradle. The overlay applicator tray also can include an overlay applicator. The overlay applicator can include an overlay layer and an adhesive release liner. The overlay layer can include a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side can be configured to be adhered to a screen of the electronic device. The adhesive release liner can be removably attached to the bottom side of the overlay layer. The overlay applicator tray additionally can include an alignment piece coupling the cradle to the overlay applicator. The alignment piece can align the overlay layer of the overlay applicator with the screen as the overlay layer is applied to the screen when the electronic device is securely held in the device slot. Other embodiments are provided. |
| US10675813B2 |
Device for forming 3D bodies
A device for forming 3D bodies, in particular pieces of furniture, by additive material application. In particular, the device has a support, on which the volume body is formed, an application unit, for building up the 3D body on the support by additive application of material, and a tool carrier with a tool holder, in which the application unit is mounted. The tool carrier is in this case designed in such a way that the application unit mounted in the tool holder can be aligned in five directions by moving the tool holder with respect to the support. |
| US10675809B2 |
Tack and drag printing
A method and apparatus are disclosed. A method of printing onto a base includes providing a yarn from a material source disposed in a printing system. The yarn is an elongated continuous piece including a tagging segment and a reel segment. The reel segment is disposed proximate the material source. The tagging segment extends from a nozzle of the printing system. The method further includes attaching the tagging segment to the base and moving the nozzle away from the tagging segment after the attaching the tagging segment to the base. The nozzle is moved by an actuating system of the printing system. The moving the nozzle along the base increases a tension between the tagging segment and the material source. The tension in the yarn pulls the reel segment from the material source. |
| US10675807B2 |
Tool for fixing a textile sleeve about an elongate member to be protected and method of use thereof
A tool for fixing a protective textile sleeve about an elongate member contained therein and method of use thereof is provided. The tool includes a clamp assembly having opposed clamp members attached to one another for pivotal movement relative to one another between an open state and a closed state. The clamp members have clamping surfaces, wherein at least one of the clamping surfaces has at least one outlet. A fluid source is arranged in fluid communication with the at least one outlet, and a heat source is configured to heat fluid from the fluid source to create steam. The steam is dispensed outwardly from the at least one outlet to cause an adhesive on the sleeve to become activated to bond with an adjacent abutting surface. |
| US10675806B2 |
Elevator with debowing mechanism
Techniques are described herein for reducing bowing effects on a substrate while the substrate is being transported, for example in an elevator mechanism, from a first travel path to a second travel path, where the first travel path is offset from the second travel path so that the first travel path is not collinear with the second travel path. The substrate can be any substrate that is bowed and for which one wishes to eliminate or reduce the bow. One specific substrate that can benefit from the techniques described herein are personalized documents such as plastic cards including but not limited to financial (e.g. credit and debit) cards, drivers' licenses, national identification cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, employee badges, and other plastic cards which bear personalized data unique to the card holder and/or which bear other card or document information. |
| US10675795B2 |
Method and apparatus for the on-line internal siliconing of bottles for pharmaceutical use
Apparatuses and methods for on-line internal siliconing of glass bottles including a baking station for baking the siliconed bottles; wherein a siliconing station includes a support designed to selectively receive one bottle at a time, an injection device facing towards an inlet opening of the bottle, a mobile device for selectively blocking the injector against the inlet opening, a selective feeding device for feeding filtered compressed air and liquid silicone to the injector, the injector provided at the front, towards the support, with a drainage channel communicating with the inlet opening; an emitter to send towards a sensor and through the bottle on the support a beam of electromagnetic radiation; and a control unit to selectively inject into the bottle a mixture of silicone and compressed air and to process a signal emitted by the sensor to control the feeding device and/or a manipulator to discard defective bottles. |
| US10675793B2 |
Method of manufacturing hydrogel ophthalmic devices with electronic elements
The present invention provides methods for forming an ophthalmic lens that can include a media insert and/or electronic components. In particular, the present disclosure provides for adhesion promoting functionalization steps for a biocompatible coating to bind a hydrogel material to a plastic surface or electronic component prior to the polymerization of the hydrogel. In some aspects, the media insert can be used to contain energy sources and/or functional electronic components which may be, for example, in a stacked integrated component configuration to permit a generally arcuate shape that can conform to the anterior surface of an eye. |
| US10675789B2 |
Polymer based molds and methods of manufacturing thereof
Polymer-based molds are described. The polymer-based mold includes a first portion comprising a first material having a glass transition temperature (Tg) lower than about 80° C.; and a second portion comprising a second material having a Tg higher than about 80° C., wherein the second portion at least partially covers the first portion, the second portion is thinner than the first portion and faces a cavity in the polymeric mold. |
| US10675788B2 |
Method for producing mold
A manufacturing method of a mold, the mold having at its surface a plurality of recessed portions whose two-dimensional size is not less than 10 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a direction normal to the surface, the method including: (a) providing a mold base, (b) partially anodizing an aluminum alloy layer, thereby forming a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; and (c) after step (b), bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with a first etching solution, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer. Step (a) of providing the mold base includes (a1) providing a metal base, (a2) forming an aluminum alloy layer on the metal base, and (a3) forming a surface protection layer on the aluminum alloy layer. Step (a2) and step (a3) are performed in a same chamber. |
| US10675784B2 |
Method and system of controlling a plant for dehumidifying and/or drying
A method is disclosed of controlling a plant for dehumidifying and/or drying plastic material in granular and/or micro-granular and/or powder and/or flake or similar form, this plant including a process fluid generator and at least one dehumidifying/drying hopper for feeding a respective user machine associated with the plant and including a melting device for melting the plastic material and a moulding device for moulding, in particular by injection moulding and/or blow moulding and/or compression moulding, the plastic material. The method of controlling includes the steps of detecting in the user machine a pressure (Ppwp) of the plastic material in melted state and modifying at least one process parameter (Dp) of the plant on the basis of the detected value of this pressure (Ppwp). |
| US10675783B2 |
Container, preform assembly and method and apparatus for forming containers
Preform assembly for blow moulding a container, comprising at least a first and a second perform, wherein the first perform is positioned inside the second perform before blow moulding the performs into the container, wherein each perform has a body forming portion having a wall thickness of less than about 8 millimetres, preferably less than about 6 mm. |
| US10675780B2 |
Machine for machining slabs
A machine (1) for machining slab materials (3) is described, comprising: a working plane (2) configured to support a slab material (3) to be machined; a first tool-holder electrospindle (11) associated to a respective supporting body (33), the first electrospindle (11) and the respective supporting body (33) being supported above said working plane (2) by a respective supporting equipment (12) perpendicularly with respect to the working plane (2) and configured to move the first electrospindle (11) and the respective supporting body (33) about a rotation axis (Z) perpendicular to the working plane (2); a moving apparatus (14) configured to move the equipment (12) in parallel to the working plane (2) and along directions (X, Y) perpendicular to one another; at least a second tool-holder electrospindle (45), rotationally and translationally integral with the first electrospindle (11), supported above the working plane (2) in parallel to the first electrospindle (11) by a respective supporting arm (47) slidably supported by the supporting body (33) of the first electrospindle (11); a first actuator device (55) active to move the supporting arm (47) and the second electrospindle (45) supported by the same towards and away from the first electrospindle (11) in parallel to the working plane (2) and along a direction substantially perpendicular to a cutting plane extending perpendicularly to the working plane (2); and a second actuator device (63) associated to the supporting arm (47) of the second electrospindle (45) and configured to move the second electrospindle (45) along a direction perpendicular to the working plane (2) independently of the first electrospindle (11). |
| US10675779B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for curing concrete
An apparatus for curing concrete includes a multiple layer polyolefin film and an absorbent layer. The polyolefin film layer can include pH modifying components and antiskid components. The absorbent layer can also include pH modifying components. The absorbent layer can include nonwoven fabric. The apparatus can be applied to curing concrete after hydration water is applied to the curing concrete. The apparatus can also be used to enclose poured concrete members during transport of the members so as to continue the curing process during transport. The film can also be used as a barrier layer between the ground and poured concrete. |
| US10675776B2 |
Pallet assembly system
A fastener delivery system for transporting and dispensing fasteners comprises a source of pressurized air, a dispenser configured for dispensing each of the fasteners into a workpiece, a first pathway providing a first passageway for the fasteners to pass through, and a second pathway providing a second passageway for the fasteners to pass through. Each of the first pathway and the second pathway is placed in selective fluid communication with the source of pressurized air to blow one of the fasteners disposed in the first pathway or the second pathway towards the dispenser. The dispenser includes a toggle feature for alternatingly receiving the fasteners from each of the first pathway and the second pathway. Each of the pathways includes an air brake mechanism for decelerating each of the fasteners as each of the fasteners approaches the dispenser. |
| US10675774B1 |
Cross-cut stabilizer used in horizontal, form, fill, and seal packaging machines
Disclosed is a cross-cut stabilizer. The stabilizer prevents uncontrollable movement of the existing cross-cut stations, which are used in packaging machines to make long cuts designed to separate a strip of multiple, pre-packaged products from the rest of the packaging film. The movement created by the machine's vibration, causes the cutting blocks, along with the blades making the cross-cuts, to move unpredictably. The movement is compounded by the rack and pinion system which supports the cutting blocks of the cross-cut station. The cross-cut stabilizer, incorporates a mounting base, which holds pushing combs and manual clamps. The stabilizer is mounted inside the cross-cut station, allowing the pushing combs to straddle the existing cutting blocks. The pushing combs enable unison, manual adjustment of the cross-cut station with the cross-cut stabilizer. By using clamps, the pushing combs urge down on the cutting blocks of the cross-cut station, eliminating any movement of the station. |
| US10675770B2 |
Fluid and cable management adapter for delivering utilities to an operable machine component
A material delivery interface includes a fixed assembly that is coupled to a primary structural attachment. The fixed assembly includes a fluid inlet and a wired input, wherein the fixed assembly defines a central axis. A rotational assembly is rotationally coupled to the fixed assembly and that rotates about the central axis with respect to the fixed assembly. The rotational assembly includes an inner portion having a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and an outer portion having a wired output, wherein a conduit extends from the wired input to the wired output. |
| US10675759B2 |
Interference region setting apparatus for mobile robot
An interference region setting apparatus capable of setting an interference region in a coordinate system of a mobile robot, with an inexpensive configuration and a little effort. The apparatus has: a shape model storage section configured to store a shape, a position, and an orientation of an obstruction present in a work region of the mobile robot as an obstruction shape model, in a reference coordinate system; a position and orientation calculation section configured to analyze an image, captured by the image capturing apparatus, of a shape feature in a fixed position within the work region, and calculate a position and orientation of the reference coordinate system represented in a robot coordinate system; and an interference region setting section configured to set an interference region based on the position and orientation of the reference coordinate system converted into the robot coordinate system and the stored obstruction shape model. |
| US10675758B2 |
Autonomous robot auto-docking and energy management systems and methods
A method for energy management robotic device includes providing a base station for mating with the robotic device, determining a quantity of energy stored in an energy storage unit of the robotic device, and performing a predetermined task based at least in part on the quantity of energy stored. Also disclosed are systems for emitting avoidance signals to prevent inadvertent contact between the robot and the base station, and systems for emitting homing signals to allow the robotic device to accurately dock with the base station. |
| US10675756B2 |
Device and method for performing open-loop and closed-loop control of a robot manipulator
The invention relates to a device and method for performing open-loop and closed-loop control of a robot manipulator that has an end effector, driven by a number M of actuators ACTm. The invention includes a first unit which registers and/or makes available an external force wrench {right arrow over (F)}ext(t)={{right arrow over (f)}ext(t),{right arrow over (m)}ext(t)} acting on the end effector, a controller which is connected to the first unit and to the actuators ACTm and which includes a first controller R1, which is a force controller, and a second controller R2 which is connected thereto and which is an impedance controller, an admittance controller, a position controller or a cruise controller, wherein the controller determines actuating variables um(t) with which the actuators ACTm can be actuated in such way that when the end effector contacts a surface of an object, the end effector acts on the object with a desired force wrench {right arrow over (F)}D(t)={{right arrow over (f)}D(t),{right arrow over (m)}D(t)}; where um(t)=um,R1(t)+um,R2(t), wherein the first controller R1 is embodied and configured in such a way that the actuating variable um,R1(t) of R1 is determined as a product of a variable um,R1(t)* output by R1 and a function S(v(t)), or as a Q-dimensional function S*(v*(t), um,R1(t)*), where: um,R1(t)=S(v(t))·um,R1(t)* or um,R1(t)=S*(v*(t), um,R1(t)*); v(t)=v({right arrow over (F)}D(t), {right arrow over (R)}(t)); vϵ[va, ve], v*(t)=v*({right arrow over (F)}D(t), {right arrow over (R)}(t))=[v1*({right arrow over (F)}D(t), {right arrow over (R)}(t)), . . . , vQ*({right arrow over (F)}D(t), {right arrow over (R)}(t))]. |
| US10675755B2 |
Shape-keeping deployable structure including a pair of robotic systems of the continuum type
A deployable structure is described including a first and a second robotic system (4, 6; 604, 606), each of which includes: a respective distal element (12;22); at least one respective shape-locking element (14;24); and a respective coupling structure (16;26) operable in a first and a second operating mode. When the coupling structure of the first robotic system operates in the first operating mode, it is elastically deformable and operable so as to move the first robotic system; when the coupling structure of the first robotic system operates in the second operating mode, it forms a guide for the movement of the second robotic system. When the coupling structure of the second robotic system operates in the first operating mode, it is elastically deformable and is operable so as to move the second robotic system; when the coupling structure of the second robotic system operates in the second operating mode, it forms a guide for the movement of the shape-locking element of the first robotic system. |
| US10675753B2 |
Robot
A robot includes an arm that includes an arm main body and a motor and rotates about a rotation axis, and an amplifier unit that is provided in the arm and includes a drive circuit which drives the motor, in which at least a portion of the amplifier unit or the motor is positioned on the outside of the arm main body as seen from an axial direction that is parallel to the rotation axis. |
| US10675752B2 |
Absolute robot-assisted positioning method
An absolute robot-assisted positioning method is provided which can be performed by a facility. The method optimises an assembly task which has been created theoretically at a computer workstation and which is implemented in reality by the facility. The disclosed facility includes at least one robot, at least one measurement system and a computer, wherein the at least one measurement system monitors the at least one robot while the assembly task is being performed, and the robot and the measurement system are connected to each other via the computer. |
| US10675750B1 |
Friction post socket tool holder
A socket organizer for releasably holding socket holders has a plurality of friction fit posts onto which sockets are positioned and held securely. |
| US10675748B2 |
Electronic outdoor maintenance device
An electronic outdoor maintenance device. The device includes an elongated member that has a first end and a second end. A housing is attached to the first end of the elongated member. The housing defines an interior cavity. A controller s installed within the interior cavity. The controller includes a wireless transceiver to receive signals from a specified device. At least one speaker is placed on an external surface of the housing. The speaker is connected to the controller. The housing includes a handle to assist the user in operating the device. The second end of the elongated member has an interface that is designed to receive a working head of the user's choice. |
| US10675746B2 |
Hand-held power tool housing
A hand-held power tool housing is disclosed. The housing includes a first housing part on the edge of which a first rebate is formed and a second housing part on the edge of which a second rebate is formed. The first rebate and the second rebate are formed in a complementary manner to one another such that the first housing part and the second housing part can be assembled in an assembly direction. A groove is formed on the edge of the first housing part and a spring is formed on the edge of the second housing part, forming an interlocking groove-spring connection in a transverse direction to the assembly direction. |
| US10675745B2 |
Hand-held power tool, fanless storage battery
A hand-held power tool, in particular a hammer drill or a combination hammer, is disclosed. The hand-held power tool includes a tool housing which has a receiving recess designed to replaceably receive a storage battery or a power supply unit. The hand-held power tool has an electric drive motor with a cooling fan. The tool housing has a first vent portion which is located in the receiving recess and through which a volume flow generated by the cooling fan can be guided. |
| US10675741B2 |
Auxiliary device for electric nail gun header structure
An auxiliary device for an electric nail gun header structure mainly inserts a head cover body adapted to position and lock a nail gun header with an extended locking frame; the end of the head cover body is used to cover the end of a gun body completely; the bottom of the head cover body is extend with two flange sheets opposite to each other to cover the two sides of a grip of the nail gun, forming particular, stable covering. Therefore, the head cover structure will not be displaced or rotated upon one-handed operation, thereby ensuring the convenience and safety of the operation of the nail gun. |
| US10675733B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring particle laden pneumatic abrasive flow in an abrasive fluid jet cutting system
An abrasive jet cutting system may include a differential pressure measurement apparatus configured to measure a differential pressure between points in an abrasive supply system. The differential pressure may be used to determine one or more conditions of the jet and the abrasive delivery. The measured differential pressure may be used in a feedback control system, feed forward control system, and/or an alarm or safety system. |
| US10675727B1 |
Grinder dolly
The grinder dolly is configured for use with a disk grinder. The disk grinder further comprises a grinder motor and a grinding disk. The grinder dolly is a wheeled bracket. The disk grinder attaches to the grinder dolly such that the grinding disk can be used to grind or polish a supporting surface. The grinder dolly comprises a handle, a plurality of wheels, and a power distribution system. The disk grinder attaches to the handle. The plurality of wheels are used to roll the disk grinder over the supporting surface. The power distribution system provides electrical energy to the disk grinder. |
| US10675726B2 |
Processing machine base construction and base setting method for configuring a processing machine line
A base configuration of a processing machine line including a machine tool loaded on a base provided with a processing module that performs specified processing on a work, and an auto loader that transfers the work between processing modules, the base being configured such that a rail member of the auto loader that has a length to match the width of the base is assembled on a front section of the base, and, when multiple bases are arranged next to each other in an adjacent position at which rail members can be connected, an additional rail member is able to be attached to and removed from an additional base. |
| US10675725B2 |
Method and test assembly for determining machine parameters
The invention pertains to a method for determining machine parameters of a mechanical device in which a first element and a second element are mutually movable in settable patterns of movement, the method comprising placing a measuring arm between the first and second elements, displacing the first and second elements mutually in a predetermined intended movement path, applying a predetermined force between the first element and the second element substantially in the longitudinal direction of the measuring arm, recording the resulting actual movement path by means of the measuring arm, thereby determining a difference between the intended movement path and the actual movement path, and deriving, based on the determined difference, machine parameters indicating a condition of the mechanical device, characterized in that the predetermined force comprises a dynamically varying portion. The invention furthermore pertains to a test assembly for performing said method. |
| US10675723B1 |
Methods and apparatus for inserting a threaded fastener using a linear rotary actuator
A system and method for precisely inserting threaded fasteners using a linear rotary actuator. The method includes aligning the threaded fastener with the threaded hole, soft landing the threaded fastener in contact with the threaded hole, aligning the ends of the threads, soft landing the threaded fastener in contact with the threaded hole, and snugging the threaded fastener. Additional threaded fasteners may be inserted and snugged before a final torque specification is applied to each of the fasteners. The system includes a linear rotary actuator and a tool for driving and coupling to the threaded fastener. |
| US10675721B2 |
Adjustable templates for pipe cutting frames
Example split frame pipe cutting tools include a frame and a slide tool configured to position a cutting edge in contact with the workpiece to performing cutting or boring on the workpiece, the slide tool comprising: a radial advancement mechanism configured to provide radial advancement of the cutting edge based on circumferential advancement of the slide tool by the frame; and an axial guide rail; a recirculating bearing carriage configured to slide in an axial direction along the axial guide rail and to couple the cutting edge to the axial guide rail; an axial advancement mechanism configured to advance the cutting edge in the axial direction with respect to the workpiece by translating radial advancement by the radial advancement mechanism to axial advancement based on a cutting template coupled to the radial advancement mechanism. |
| US10675718B2 |
Method and device for reversibly attaching a phase changing metal to an object
A method for reversibly attaching a phase changing metal to an object, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having at least one surface at which the phase changing metal is attached, heating the phase changing metal above a phase changing temperature at which the phase changing metal changes its phase from solid to liquid, bringing the phase changing metal, when the phase changing metal is in the liquid phase or before the phase changing metal is brought into the liquid phase, into contact with the object, permitting the phase changing metal to cool below the phase changing temperature, whereby the phase changing metal becomes solid and the object and the phase changing metal become attached to each other, reheating the phase changing metal above the phase changing temperature to liquefy the phase changing metal, and removing the substrate from the object, with the phase changing metal separating from the object and remaining with the substrate. |
| US10675717B2 |
Presintered brazing
The present application describes an article having a first metal component joined to a second metal component by a metallurgic joint of presintered powdered metal interposed between contiguous surfaces of the first metal component and the second metal component. The present application also describes a composition for use in a brazing process comprising a presintered powdered metal. The present application also describes a process for brazing including the following steps: presintering a powdered metal; adding the presintered powdered metal to a first and second metal component; and heating the combination of the first and second metal components containing the presintered powdered metal until the powdered metal melts and joins the metal components to form a metallurgic joint. |
| US10675714B2 |
Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet
Provided is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet including a steel sheet having a steel sheet surface in which a groove, which extends in a direction intersecting a rolling direction and of which a groove depth direction matches a sheet thickness direction, is formed. An average depth D of the groove is greater than 10 μm and equal to or less than 40 μm in a case where the groove is seen on a groove-width-direction cross-section that is perpendicular to a groove extension direction, when a center of the groove in the groove width direction is defined as a groove width center, a deepest portion of the groove deviates from the groove width center toward one side in the groove width direction, and a cross-sectional shape of the groove is asymmetric with respect to the groove width center as a reference in the groove width direction. |
| US10675713B2 |
Remote laser welding of overlapping metal workpieces using helical path(s)
A method of laser welding a workpiece stack-up that includes two or more overlapping metal workpieces is disclosed. The disclosed method includes directing a laser beam at a top surface of the workpiece stack-up to create a molten metal weld pool and, optionally, a keyhole, and further gyrating the laser beam to move a focal point of the laser beam along a helical path having a central helix axis oriented transverse to the top and bottom surfaces of the workpiece stack-up. The gyration of the laser beam may even be practiced to move the focal point of the laser beam along a plurality of helical paths so as to alternately convey the focal point back-and-forth in a first overall axial direction and a second overall axial direction while advancing the laser beam relative to the top surface of the workpiece stack-up along a beam travel pattern. |
| US10675710B2 |
Machine tool
This machine tool is provided with: a pump which pressurizes a liquid; a nozzle which ejects the liquid pressurized by the pump toward a workpiece; and a pulsation removing pipe which is provided between a discharge port of the pump and the nozzle and which is formed by being wound a plurality of turns or by being bent zigzagged a plurality of times, wherein the workpiece is processed while the pressurized liquid is ejected. |
| US10675709B2 |
Laser process monitoring
A method and a device for monitoring laser cutting processes in the high-power range above 1 kW mean output envisage automatic quality control after interruption and/or completion of a cutting process carried out with predetermined cutting parameters. The cutting process is interrupted after a first partial processing step, whereupon a partial section (K1 . . . KX) of the processing path is scanned. This preferably takes place at a higher speed than that for the first partial processing procedure and preferably close to or on the same processing path. On the basis of the scan result at least one quality feature of the processing result is automatically determined and compared with predefined quality specifications. Depending on the result of the comparison a fault message can then be issued, the processing interrupted, reworking of a defect point carried out, at least one cutting parameter adjusted and the cutting process continued with the changed set of cutting parameters. |
| US10675707B2 |
Method of making a medical device using additive manufacturing
A method of making a medical device includes forming a precursor medical device using additive manufacturing. The precursor medical device includes a first portion, a second portion, a first connector, and a second connector. The first connector connects the first portion to the second portion and is configured to remain. The second connector connects the first portion to the second portion and are configured to be removed. The second connector is formed such that the second connector is less ductile than the first portion, the second portion, and the first connector. The precursor medical device is processed to remove the second connector without adversely affecting the first portion, the second portion, and the first connector. |
| US10675705B2 |
Manufacturing machine
A manufacturing machine is a manufacturing machine capable of additive manufacturing. The manufacturing machine includes: an additive-manufacturing head configured to be movable in a machining area and to discharge material powder toward a workpiece and irradiate the workpiece with an energy beam; and a powder chute configured to be movable in the machining area and to receive material powder discharged from the additive-manufacturing head toward the workpiece and failing to attach to the workpiece. There is provided the manufacturing machine configured in the above-described manner to be capable of efficiently collecting material powder having failed to attach to the workpiece during additive manufacturing. |
| US10675704B2 |
Alternately direct resistance spot welding of Al-to-Al, al-to-steel, and steel-to-steel with welding electrode having oxide-disrupting structural features
A method of resistance spot welding workpiece stack-ups of different combinations of metal workpieces with a single weld gun using the same set of welding electrodes is disclosed. In this method, a set of opposed welding electrodes that include an original shape and oxide-disrupting structural features are used to resistance spot weld at least two of the following types of workpiece stack-ups in a particular sequence: (1) a workpiece stack-up of two or more aluminum workpieces; (2) a workpiece stack-up that includes an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent steel workpiece; and (3) a workpiece stack-up of two or more steel workpieces. The spot welding sequence calls for completing all of the aluminum-to-aluminum spot welds and/or all of the steel-to-steel spot welds last. |
| US10675703B2 |
Al-steel weld joint
A weld joint is disclosed that weld bonds together an aluminum workpiece and a steel workpiece. The weld joint includes an aluminum weld nugget, an intermetallic layer, and an annular ring of aluminide particles that is selected from the group consisting of nickel aluminide particles, iron aluminide particles, and a combination thereof. The annular ring of aluminide particles extends upwards from a weld bond surface of the weld joint such that the annular ring of aluminide particles extends radially inwardly into the aluminum weld nugget and protects the weld bond surface of the weld joint against crack propagation that may originate from a notch root of the weld joint. |
| US10675696B2 |
Method for machining a toothing, a machining tool, and a machine tool
The invention relates to a method for machining a toothing that is chamfered on a tooth head front edge, in which a material projection resulting on said tooth head front edge chamfer, caused by chamfer formation on a tooth front edge of the toothing by means of plastic deformation, and/or caused by removing a primary/secondary burr produced on said end face during production of the toothing and, if applicable, formation of the tooth front edge chamfer, is removed in a rotational operation by a machining procedure with a machining tool that has a cutting edge. |
| US10675695B2 |
Saw tooth
A saw tooth mountable to a circular saw disc and including a body defining rear and front ends. In operation, the front end leads the rear end as the saw disc turns. A cutting tip extends from the body and defines a cutting tip base adjacent to the body and an opposed cutting edge. The cutting tip base is rearwardly provided relative to the cutting edge. An elongated gullet extends along the cutting tip substantially adjacent to the cutting tip base and defines opposed gullet first and second ends and a gullet longitudinal axis therebetween. A gullet nadir line extends longitudinally between the gullet first and second ends and joins locations along the gullet that are closest to the rear end at all longitudinal positions along the gullet. The gullet nadir line is closer to the rear end at the gullet first end than at the gullet second end. |
| US10675694B2 |
Handheld work apparatus
A handheld work apparatus has a drive motor which drives a work tool rotationally via a belt drive. The belt drive has a first, driving pulley and a second, driven pulley. The second pulley is connected fixedly to the work tool so as to rotate therewith. The rotational speed of the second pulley is lower during operation than that of the first pulley. A brake unit acts on the belt drive. A first drive belt of a first stage and a second drive belt of a second stage act between the pulleys to transfer the drive torque. The belts each bring about a rotational speed reduction. The belt drive includes a redirection roll which bears against the belt, via which the highest drive torque is transmitted during operation. As a result, a braking operation of the work tool is enabled independently of the rotational speed of the tool. |
| US10675692B2 |
Systems, apparatuses and methods of machining pipes and/or pipe flanges
In one example, a pipe machining apparatus is provided and includes a frame, a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, a first machining apparatus including a first tool support and a first tool supported by the first tool support and a second machining apparatus including a bridge member, a second tool support supported by the bridge member, and a second tool supported by the second tool support. The first tool is configured to perform a first machining operation and the second tool is configured to perform a second machining operation different than the first machining operation. The first machining apparatus and the second machining apparatus are interchangeably couplable to and rotatable with the tool carrier. |
| US10675684B2 |
Metal AM process with in situ inspection
A system for inspecting a part while said part is produced by additive manufacturing, includes an additive manufacturing apparatus having a build tray, the apparatus being configured to fabricate the part layer-by-layer on the tray; an automated tool holder carrying a tool configured to deposit, add or weld layer-upon-layer of material; the tool holder and tray are configured to move relative to one another along a defined path; and an inspection device attached to the tool holder and configured to scan a layer of material in situ. The tool holder alternately arranges the tool and inspection device in a working position so that the tool holder fixes the tool in the working position for depositing, adding, or welding the layer of material and thereafter the tool holder switches said tool with the inspection device into the working position for scanning and detecting defects in the layer of material. |
| US10675676B2 |
Process for preparing molten metals for casting at a low to zero superheat temperature
A process for preparing molten metals for casting at a low to zero superheat temperature involves the steps of placing a heat extracting probe into the melt and at the same time vigorous convection is applied to assure nearly uniform cooling of the melt. Then, the heat extraction probe is rapidly removed when a low or zero superheat temperature is reached. Finally, the rapidly cooled melt is quickly transferred to a mold for casting into parts or a shot sleeve for injection into a die cavity. The process may be carried out so as that small amounts of solid form in part of the melt. In this case, a key aspect of the invention is to carry out the process rapidly in order to maintain the particles in a fine, dispersed state that will not impede flow and will improve the quality of the metal parts produced. Cost of the metal parts produced is lowered due to longer die life and shorter cycle time. |
| US10675675B2 |
Water-cooled mold for low-pressure casting of aluminum alloy wheel
A water-cooled mold for low-pressure casting of an aluminum alloy wheel includes an upper mold, a lower mold and a side mold which surround a cavity of aluminum alloy, in which a cooling insert is embedded into a side mold frame of the side mold; an upper parting surface, a lower parting surface and a side parting surface of the cooling insert are respectively in contact parting with the side mold frame, the side parting surface includes a front zone and a rear straight zone, and a gap of 1.5-2.5 mm is formed between the rear straight zone and the side mold frame. |
| US10675674B2 |
Casting mold for metal sheet
The present invention relates to a casting mold for a metal sheet by drawing molten metal into a mold cavity and cooling the molten metal, and the casting mold according to the present invention includes: a support portion at an upper side on which molten metal is disposed or a solid metal is placed and melted; a mold cavity at a lower side in which the metal sheet is formed as the molten metal is drawn from the support portion while filling the mold cavity and cooled; and a passageway through which the molten metal is drawn into the mold cavity from the support portion, in which the mold cavity includes a first surface at the upper side which communicates with the passageway, and a second surface at the lower side which faces the first surface, a plurality of suction portions for drawing the molten metal are formed in the second surface and extended downward from the second surface, the suction portions are connected to a vacuum source and configured to draw the molten metal by suctioning air from the mold cavity, and a blocking member, which is in contact with the second surface or the suction portions to prevent a leakage of the molten metal and allow an air flow, is disposed on the suction portions in the mold cavity. |
| US10675669B2 |
Method for producing a beverage can, a bottle-can or an aerosol can from aluminium alloy
A method for manufacturing a beverage can, a bottle or a spray can made of aluminium alloy, by means of deep drawing-ironing followed by necking and/or bending, from a non-circular blank. |
| US10675663B2 |
Enclosure for containment of material
An enclosure for containment and removal of hazardous material from objects is described, having a frame comprising a plurality of bars and a plurality of joints, each joint being releasably connectable to at least two bars, a flexible bag attachable to the frame, the bag being at least in part transparent, and comprising a resealable seam, and at least one adjusting device for tightening or loosening the bag on the frame. Usually, the enclosure, in use, is a negative pressure enclosure. The enclosure is particularly useful for containing and removing asbestos, especially from pipes. Also described are methods for removal of hazardous material from an object and methods for isolating an animal having an infectious and/or contagious disease using the enclosures. |
| US10675657B2 |
Optical elements and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating an optical element is provided. The fabrication method includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. A plurality of metal grids are formed on the substrate. A first organic layer is formed on the substrate between the plurality of metal grids. A second organic layer is formed on the first organic layer and the plurality of metal grids. The second organic layer and the first organic layer are etched to leave the plurality of metal grids and a plurality of patterned second organic layers on the plurality of metal grids. An optical element fabricated by the method is also provided. |
| US10675643B2 |
Water discharge structure having reset function and a pull-out head having a water discharge structure
The present invention discloses a water discharge structure having a reset function which includes a body internally provided with a water flowing channel, a water outflow end of the body is provided with a first water outflow channel and a second water outflow channel; a button arranged on the body, and a reset spring arranged between the button and the body; a movable element coupled with and fitting the button; and a center shaft coupled with and fitting the movable element, an end of the center shaft is provided with a blocking element, a third spring is provided between an end of the center shaft and the body, and the body is internally provided with a reset device to drive the movable element to reset. A pull-out head includes the above-mentioned water discharge structure having a reset function, and the present invention has the function of memory. |
| US10675635B1 |
Hardware sanitization and destruction machine
An apparatus for disposal of electronic devices includes a transport mechanism for transferring the storage devices through the apparatus. A scanner scans or reads the devices as the devices move through the apparatus, a sanitizer for degaussing or erasing the storage devices, and a destruction mechanism for physically deforming the devices. The apparatus is further configured to receive scanned information from the scanner, determine identification information for the devices based on the scanned information, and update status information of the devices during movement of the devices between the scanner, sanitizer, and destruction mechanism. |
| US10675634B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for manufacturing micronized powder
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for manufacturing micronized powder. The systems, methods, and apparatuses comprise pre-grinding processing, cryogenic freezing, and grinding of infeed material and warming, ferrous metal and fiber removal, accumulation, screening, and storage of micronized powder. Generally, the warming may involve recirculation of micronized powder through the warming apparatus. Further, the accumulation may permit the grinding and screening to occur at their respectively optimal rates, and the fiber removal, via use of a vibrating screener, may increase the purity of the micronized powder. In one embodiment, the micronized powder comprises micronized rubber powder (“MRP”). |
| US10675631B2 |
Separating device for a ball mill or agitator ball mill as well as a ball mill or agitator ball mill with a separating device
A separating device for a ball mill or an agitator ball mill as well as a ball mill or agitator ball mill with a separating device, wherein the ball mill or agitator ball mill includes a cylindrical grinding container with a first end opening and a second end opening, wherein the first and second end openings can be closed by a first and a second closure device, wherein a ground stock inlet is arranged in the region of the second end opening and a ground stock outlet is arranged in the region of the first end opening and wherein the separating device is assigned to the ground stock outlet. The separating device includes a plurality of first and second screen segments with screen apertures, which are arranged in an alternating manner on a frame. |
| US10675627B2 |
Ferromagnet infused microstructure array
Systems and methods directed to an array of microstructures for biological cell sorting with each individual structure component including an integrated magnetic element. |
| US10675621B2 |
Anlaysis system for testing a sample
An analysis system for testing a biological sample wherein a sensor cover can be or is pneumatically lowered onto a sensor apparatus in order to detect an analyte of the sample. |
| US10675616B1 |
Methods for producing mesoporous zeolite multifunctional catalysts for upgrading pyrolysis oil
A method of making a multifunctional catalyst for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with a solution including at least a first metal catalyst precursor and a second metal catalyst precursor, each or both of which may include a heteropolyacid. The hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support may have an average pore size of from 2 nm to 40 nm. Contacting the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with the solution deposits or adsorbs the first metal catalyst precursor and the second catalyst precursor onto outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support to produce a multifunctional catalyst precursor. The method further includes removing excess solution and calcining the multifunctional catalyst precursor to produce the multifunctional catalyst comprising at least a first metal catalyst and a second metal catalyst deposited on the outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support. |
| US10675615B2 |
High capacity structures and monoliths via paste imprinting
The disclosure relate generally to structures, forms, and monoliths, and methods of preparing the same. This disclosure can produce uniform structured passageways or channels of active material, including adsorbent or catalyst, by imprinting or molding features into a paste on a support that can be subsequently assembled into a gas or liquid treating structure, i.e. a monolith. The paste, which can include an active material, binder, and other potential additives, can be applied to the support or pushed through a support (as in a mesh) as a thin film. The paste can be imprinted, stamped, shaped or otherwise handled to give features of desired height, shape, width, and positioning. When stacked or rolled, the features of one layer contact a subsequent layer, which seal to form passageways. The resulting structure can have high cell-density (>1000 cells per square inch) and a large volume fraction of active material. |
| US10675606B2 |
Mid-temperature range dry regenerable solid carbon dioxide sorbent, slurry composition and method for manufacturing the same
Provided are a composition and a manufacturing method of a solid CO2 sorbent having excellent physical properties and chemical reaction characteristics, particularly having an excellent mid-temperature range activity for a fluidized bed process, for use in collecting a CO2 source (pre-combustion or pre-utilization) in syngas application fields such as integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power systems, synthetic natural gas (SNG) and synthetic liquid fuel (CTL). |
| US10675598B2 |
High shear thin film machine for dispersion and simultaneous orientation-distribution of nanoparticles within polymer matrix
An improved a device and method for dispersion and simultaneous orientation of nanoparticles within a matrix is provided. A mixer having a shaft and a stator is provided. The shaft may have a rupture region and erosion region. Further, an orienter having an angled stationary plate and a moving plate are provided. The nanoparticles and the matrix are fed into the mixer. A rotational force is applied to the shaft to produce shearing forces. The shearing forces disperse and exfoliate the nanoparticles within the matrix. The dispersed mixture is outputted onto the moving plate. The moving plate is forced across the angled stationary plate to produce fully developed laminar shear flow. The fully developed laminar shear flow or the two-dimensional extensional drag flow orients the dispersed nanoparticles-matrix mixture. |
| US10675597B2 |
Beverage container and lid assembly
A beverage container may comprise a beverage container lid assembly comprising at least one concentrate well to hold a concentrate vessel, a concentrate vessel retainer for each concentrate well to secure the concentrate vessel in the concentrate well, a feed line for each concentrate well comprising a feed line needle to puncture the concentrate vessel in the at least one concentrate well, a Venturi mixer in fluid communication with each feed line, a mixing valve in fluid communication with each feed line, wherein fluid flows from the concentrate vessel to the Venturi mixer when the mixing valve is open and the concentrate vessel is punctured by the feed line needle. Methods of using the beverage container and beverage container lid assembly are also described. |
| US10675596B2 |
Fluid foaming machine
The invention refers to a fluid foaming machine (100) for producing foam comprising a fluid container (30) where the fluid is arranged, and a foaming device (40) through which fluid flows and is heated and/or foamed, the machine (100) further comprising at least a cooling unit configured to maintain permanently refrigerated both the fluid container (30) and the foaming device (40) during fluid preparation and during stand-by of the machine (100). |
| US10675595B2 |
Fragrance nebulizer with drainage system
A device for generating a scented mist of an atomized liquid fragrance oil includes an atomizer complex, a reservoir assembly, a drainage tube, and a vacuum tube. The atomizer complex can atomize the liquid fragrance oil into a scented mist and deliver the scented mist to air outside of the atomizer complex, where the liquid fragrance oil the fragrance oil that is not atomized into the scented mist delivered to the air outside of the atomizer complex includes collected oil that is collected and drained to a reservoir assembly. A drainage tube extends from a bottom area of the atomizer complex into the liquid fragrance oil. The device can filter the liquid fragrance oil in the reservoir assembly and the collected oil from the atomizer complex that drained down the drainage tube. The vacuum tube can suction the filtered liquid fragrance oil and the collected oil into the atomizer complex for atomization. |
| US10675592B2 |
Acid mine drainage treatment means
An acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment means comprising polyethersulfone (PES) having dispersed therein hydroxy-sodalite (H-SOD) so as to form a membrane is described. The PES-H-SOD membrane is suitable for treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) by providing a filtration means to remove toxic chemicals, including but not limited to heavy metals. The invention extends to a method of manufacturing the acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment means. |
| US10675590B2 |
Polyimide composition and preparation method of separation membrane
A preparation method of separation membrane is provided. First, a polyimide composition including a dissolvable polyimide, a crosslinking agent and a solvent is provided. The dissolvable polyimide is represented by formula 1: wherein B is a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride containing aromatic group, A is a divalent organic group derived from a diamine containing aromatic group, A′ is a divalent organic group derived from a diamine containing aromatic group and carboxylic acid group, and 0.1≤X≤0.9. The crosslinking agent is an aziridine crosslinking agent, an isocyanate crosslinking agent, an epoxy crosslinking agent, a diamine crosslinking agent, or a triamine crosslinking agent. A crosslinking process is performed on the polyimide composition. The polyimide composition which has been subjected to the crosslinking process is coated on a substrate to form a polyimide membrane. A wet phase inversion process is performed on the polyimide membrane. |
| US10675586B2 |
Hybrid binary catalysts, methods and uses thereof
The present disclosure describes hybrid binary catalysts (HBCs) that can be used as engine aftertreatment catalyst compositions. The HBCs provide solutions to the challenges facing emissions control. In general, the HBCs include a porous primary catalyst and a secondary catalyst. The secondary catalyst partial coats the surfaces (e.g., the internal porous surface and/or the external surface) of the primary catalyst resulting in a hybridized composition. The synthesis of the HBCs can provide a primary catalyst whose entire surface, or portions thereof, can be coated with the secondary catalyst. |
| US10675585B2 |
Method for the removal of oxygen from an industrial gas
Oxygen is removed from a gas feed such as a landfill gas, a digester gas or an industrial CO2 off-gas by removing sulfur-containing compounds and siloxanes from the feed gas, heating the feed gas, injecting one or more reactants for oxygen conversion into the heated feed gas, carrying out a selective catalytic oxygen conversion in at least onesuitable reactor and cleaning the resulting oxygen-depleted gas. The reactants to be injected comprise one or more of H2, CO, ammonia, urea, methanol, ethanol and dimethylether (DME). |
| US10675584B2 |
Method and apparatus for removing sulfur oxides from gas
Methods, apparatus, and compositions for cleaning gas. The use of segmented multistage ammonia-based liquid spray with different oxidation potentials to remove sulfur compounds from gas. The use of different oxidation potentials may reduce unwanted ammonia slip. |
| US10675583B2 |
Device for the extraction of water from the environment
The invention refers to a device and a process for extracting water from the environment. The device comprises a means for capturing water from the environment by means of a liquid desiccant, an extraction chamber, a first duct through which liquid desiccant with water flows from the capture means to the extraction chamber, a second duct through which liquid desiccant flows from the extraction chamber to the capture means, a reservoir for depositing extracted water, a third duct through which water flows from the extraction chamber to the reservoir, a vacuum generator whose suction point and discharge point are operationally connected to the reservoir in order to suction the gas present in the reservoir and transfer gas into the reservoir, and a control device that controls the vacuum generator. The operation of the vacuum generator creates a pressure and temperature gradient that leads to evaporation of the water in the extraction chamber. |
| US10675582B2 |
Systems and methods for regenerating adsorbents for indoor air scrubbing
Some embodiments of the disclosure correspond to, for example, a system for scrubbing a mixture of gases and/or contaminants from indoor air from an enclosed space to remove at least one gas and/or contaminant from the mixture of gases and/or contaminants. The system may include one or more adsorbent materials configured to be cycled between adsorption and regeneration of at least one of gas and/or contaminant from the mixture of gases and/or contaminants via a temperature swing adsorption cycle (for example), regeneration means configured to regenerate one or more adsorbent materials. The regeneration means may be configured at a regeneration temperature to regenerate the one or more adsorbent materials. |
| US10675580B1 |
Air filtration with a V-bank filter apparatus and method
A V-bank filter apparatus and method for air filtration. The V-bank filter may include varying the downstream regions between adjacent V shaped filter elements. The V-bank filter may include a housing with one or more structural supports. The structural supports of the filter housing may include one or more through openings. The filter media elements may include one or more hinges and/or flaps. |
| US10675579B2 |
Method and system for predicting residual useful life of an air filter
A method for predicting the residual useful life of an air filter arrangement is described. The method includes the following steps: providing a plurality of predetermined reference degradation curves; measuring a degradation parameter of the filter arrangement; and estimating the residual useful life of the filter arrangement by comparing the predetermined reference degradation curves and an actual degradation curve defined by measured values of the degradation parameter. |
| US10675576B2 |
Sterilizing method and apparatus
Methods and apparatus for sterilization are presented. An exemplary embodiment includes a sterilizing cabinet assembly. The sterilizing cabinet includes a cabinet having an access port, a door connected to the cabinet, the door moveable between an open position permitting passage through the access port to an interior of the cabinet and a closed position precluding passage through the access port. The sterilizing cabinet assembly also includes at least one of the cabinet and the door having a vent port. The sterilizing cabinet has a primary filter overlying the vent port and forming a sealed interface with an adjacent portion of the one of the cabinet and the door and a secondary filter overlying at least a portion of the primary filter. |
| US10675574B2 |
Filter device comprising an adapter piece
A filter device includes a hollow cylindrical filter element and a bypass valve, the valve body of which rests against an adapter piece that is arranged on the end face of the filter element. At least one bypass opening is integrated into the adapter piece. |
| US10675566B2 |
Filtration filter device
A filtration filter device that enables the sealability of a fluid channel to be improved is provided. A filtration filter device according to the present invention includes a first channel-forming member that has a first channel through which a fluid flows inside thereof, a second channel-forming member that has a second channel through which a fluid flows inside thereof, and a filtration filter that extends across the first channel or the second channel and that filters an object to be filtered that the fluid contains. The first channel-forming member includes an external thread. The second channel-forming member includes an internal thread. The first channel-forming member and the second channel-forming member have respective inclined surfaces that incline with respect to a screw direction in which the external thread is screwed into the internal thread at positions nearer than the external thread and the internal thread to the first channel or the second channel, and the inclined surfaces are in contact with each other with the external thread screwed in the internal thread such that the first channel and the second channel are in communication with each other. |
| US10675561B2 |
Sulfur seal device
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a sulfur trap comprising an inlet, a first chamber, a divider, a second chamber, an outlet, and a float assembly. The float assembly may have many different configurations, but generally comprises a float and plug, is configured to float within liquid sulfur, and is operatively coupled to a seal seat in the divider for sealing and unsealing the first chamber from the second chamber. Generally, only liquid sulfur is allowed to pass from the first chamber into the second chamber. However, the sulfur trap may be configured to allow for pressure relief, such that during an overpressure event the plug and seal seat disengage and allow the liquid-gas mixture to flow into the second chamber to prevent damage within the system. In some embodiments a filter and/or the flow of liquid sulfur is directed to collect debris from the liquid sulfur. |
| US10675558B2 |
Dispersed mobile-phase countercurrent chromatography
A dispersed mobile-phase countercurrent chromatography system is described in which solutes are carried by a stream of dispersed mobile phase solvent through a column, or array of serially-connected columns, of stationary phase solvent with which the mobile phase solvent is immiscible. Solutes carried along by the stream of dispersed mobile-phase solvent will be equilibrated between the mobile-phase solvent and the stationary-phase solvent. Because the mobile-phase is dispersed into mini-droplets much smaller in diameter than the column of stationary phase, the enhanced surface/volume ratio of the droplets expedites countercurrent equilibration of different solutes between the mobile-phase solvent and the stationary-phase solvent in accordance with the distribution-coefficients of the solutes between the two solvents. As a result, a solute with a distribution coefficient that favors its dissolving in the stationary phase will be retarded in its migration through the columns compared to a solute with a distribution coefficient that favors its dissolving in the mobile phase. The different migration rates of different solutes bring about their chromatographic separation on the columns, effectively combining the advantages of countercurrent distribution (e.g., elimination of any solid chromatographic matrix, and therefore losses of solutes due to adsorption to the solid matrix and contamination of separated solutes by impurities leached from the solid matrix) and liquid column chromatography (e.g., continuous mode of operation, and scalable from analytical to large industrial separations without any centrifugal or discontinuous mechanical steps). |
| US10675551B2 |
Remote controller and handle structure thereof, and method for controlling a UAV
A handle structure comprises a left body including a left docking portion, a right body including a right docking portion configured to be docked with the left docking portion, and a connecting mechanism connecting the left docking portion and the right docking portion and configured to allow the left docking portion and the right docking portion to slide relatively to adjust an interval between an end of the left body and an end of the right body that are distal from each other. |
| US10675550B2 |
Methods and apparatus for launching projectiles
A projectile launching apparatus and methods for use with an aerosol spray device containing a flammable liquid. The apparatus comprising a chamber and a tube, the tube fixedly attached to an opening in the chamber. Inside the chamber is a spark gap connected by an electrical cable to a spark power source, the cable having sufficient length to permit the spark power source to be located away from the chamber. A method comprising the steps of sliding the projectile over the tube; spraying some of the flammable liquid into the chamber; activating the spark power source, thereby igniting the mixture of air and flammable liquid, the ignition of the mixture of air and flammable liquid thereby propelling the projectile rapidly away from the projectile launcher apparatus. |
| US10675546B2 |
Controllers for game machines
To improve handheld controllers for game machines so that they hardly drop from the users' hand.A controller for game machines is held and manipulated with the left hand. The controller for game machines includes a main body 100 and a grip 120. The main body 100 is equipped with a first input device 130 that is manipulated with the thumb and a second input device 140 that is manipulated with the index finger and middle finger. To the main body 100, a loop-shaped band 200 is attached with both ends thereof secured to the main body 100. Users manipulate the controller for game machines while holding the grip 120 using the palm and the fingers other than the thumb of the left hand resting under the band 200. |
| US10675541B2 |
Control method of scene sound effect and related products
A method for controlling a scene sound effect and related products are disclosed. The method comprises: a monitoring service is enabled after electronic equipment is turned on; the electronic equipment monitors a newly created view in the electronic equipment by means of the monitoring service to determine whether there is the newly created view in the electronic equipment, a characteristic of the newly created view having a mapping relationship with an application in the electronic equipment; when the electronic equipment determines that there is the newly created view in the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment determines the application having the mapping relationship with the characteristic of the newly created view in the electronic equipment according to the mapping relationship; and the electronic equipment acquires a scene sound effect corresponding to the application and sets a sound effect of the electronic equipment as the scene sound effect. |
| US10675537B1 |
Determining action selection policies of an execution device
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for generating an action selection policy for a software-implemented application that performs actions in an environment that includes an execution device supported by the application and one or more other devices. One method includes, for each action among possible actions in a state of the execution device in a current iteration, obtaining a regret value of the action in the state of the execution device in a previous iteration; and computing a parameterized regret value of the action in the state of the execution device in the previous iteration; determining a respective normalized regret value for each of the possible actions in the previous iteration; determining, from the normalized regret values, an action selection policy of the action in the state of the execution device; and controlling operations of the execution device according to the action selection policy. |