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| US10725298B2 |
Virtual reality devices and accessories
Systems and methods disclosed provided a virtual reality experience, including: a set of motorized pads for coupling to feet of a user; a means of communication between the set of motorized pads and a computing environment operating a virtual reality headset; such that the set of motorized pads are configured to provide pressure on a user's feet as an avatar within a virtual environment traverses the environment. Systems and methods disclosed further provide a multiuser virtual reality experience. Systems and methods disclosed further provide a multiuser experience including generation of a common environment viewable in the virtual reality headsets; and recording a tour including audio data as the first user describes the common environment. |
| US10725296B2 |
Head-up display device, vehicle including the same, and method for controlling the head-up display device
A head-up display device includes: a cradle on which an electronic device is placed; a glass in which an image, which is output from the electronic device, is reflected; and a controller that receives a control command of the electronic device and adjusts a tilt of the cradle. Accordingly, even though the position of a driver's eyes is shifted according to the driver's posture change, or a new driver sits in the driver's seat, the head-up display device enables the driver to easily gaze at the head-up display device. |
| US10725294B2 |
Virtual image display device
A virtual image display device includes: a display unit that generates an image display light by modulating an illumination light; and a projection optical system that includes at least a concave mirror for reflecting the image display light toward a virtual image presentation plate. The display unit is provided at a position nearer a focal point within a meridional plane of a composite optical system formed by the virtual image presentation plate and the projection optical system than a focal point within a sagittal plane of the composite optical system. |
| US10725293B2 |
Displaying system, method, and vehicle including such a displaying system
The embodiments disclosed in this application describe a displaying system, a displaying method, and a head-up display. The displaying system includes a display window including a transflective film, an image source for emitting s-polarized light incident on the transflective film, where the transflective film has an average reflectivity more than 50% for the s-polarized light, and where the imaging window is further used to transmit ambient light. The embodiments disclosed herein can reduce the demand on the brightness of the image source, can eliminate ghost image, obtain better visual effect, and reduce cost. |
| US10725292B2 |
Gaze-tracking system and aperture device
A gaze-tracking system for use in a head-mounted display apparatus and an aperture device. The gaze-tracking system includes a first light source and a second light source operable to emit light of first and second type respectively; an image sensor operable to capture an image of the user's eye and reflections of the light of first type from the user's eye; a primary lens; an aperture device positioned between the image sensor and the primary lens, and a processor configured to control the first and second light sources and image sensor, and to process the captured image to detect a gaze direction of the user. The aperture device provides a first aperture to the light of first type and a second aperture to the light of second type, the first aperture and the second aperture being substantially concentric, the first aperture being smaller than the second aperture. |
| US10725288B1 |
Mirror tilt actuator and bearing for optical system
Some embodiments of a mirror tilt actuator include a chassis, one or more magnetic yoke structures affixed to the chassis, and a carriage moveably mounted to the chassis. In some embodiments, the chassis includes an indentation for affixing one or more magnetic yoke structures, and the chassis further includes one or more bearing receivers for mounting a mirror carriage. In some embodiments, the carriage includes one or more bearing members. In some embodiments, the one or more bearing members rest in one or more respective bearing receivers of the chassis. In some embodiments, the one or more edge members terminate in one or more curved leading edge faces. Some embodiments further include a magnet fixedly mounted to the carriage, a magnetic coil wrapped around a coil shaft mounted to the chassis. |
| US10725284B1 |
Magnification device and assembly
A magnification device including a housing having a distal open end and a proximal open end is disclosed. The housing includes an optical system including one or more objective lenses adjacent the distal open end, and one or more eye lenses adjacent the proximal open end, the optical system produced a desired level of magnification; and a filtering system having first filter selectively filtering a first group of wavelengths and a second filter selective filtering a second group of wavelengths. The first and second filters having an optical density selected based on a magnification level of the optical system. A vision enhancing assembly including a carrier device and one or more magnification devices coupled to the carrier device is also disclosed, wherein the magnification devices include filters that have optical densities based on a magnification level. |
| US10725283B2 |
Light source apparatus
An optical sensor that detects intensity of light is disposed, inside an optical case, at a position that allows the optical sensor to receive light other than light received by a lens system, out of light emitted by an LED. The optical sensor is housed in a dedicated photometric case. The photometric case is provided with a light guide portion that includes a transmission part and a shielding part. The transmission part is disposed in an optical path of light that directly travels from the LED to the optical sensor and allows transmission of the light. The shielding part blocks indirect light that is reflected or scattered inside the optical case, from entering the optical sensor. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately detect only the light in the direct optical path from the LED. |
| US10725282B2 |
Negative lens and endoscope objective
A negative lens, for an oblique-view endoscope objective, has a first face with a first optical surface and a second face with a second optical surface opposing the first optical surface, the second optical surface being a concave optical surface, wherein a recess is formed in the second face adjacent to the concave optical surface. An endoscope objective, that includes a deflection prism having an entrance face and further including a negative lens, the negative lens having a first face with a first optical surface and a second face with a second optical surface opposing the first optical surface, the second optical surface being a concave optical surface. The negative lens is mounted on a distal planar surface of the deflection prism such that a rim encompassing the concave optical surface abuts the distal planar surface of the deflection prism. |
| US10725281B2 |
Optical cap for a wellbore inspection assembly
An optical cap that protects a camera lens of the inspection assembly is disclosed herein. The disclosed optical cap for an inspection assembly may include an optically clear dome-shaped window element and a metal collar attached to the window element, the collar including means for securing the optical cap to said inspection assembly, wherein the collar is bonded to the window element by means of brazing or welding. |
| US10725278B2 |
Microscope, observation method, and storage medium
Provided is a microscope including: an illumination optical system that irradiates a specimen including a fluorescent substance with illumination light; an observation optical system including an objective lens; an imager that takes an image formed by the observation optical system; an image processor that performs image processing by using a result of the image taking; and a controller that moves at least one of a stage and the objective lens in the optical axis direction of the objective lens. |
| US10725277B2 |
Objective lens unit and liquid immersion microscope
An objective lens unit for a liquid immersion microscope includes: a first liquid passage in a pipe shape including an opening disposed at a lens surface end as a lens surface of a lens at a closest side to an observing object, the first liquid passage being coupled to an outside of the objective lens unit, and a second liquid passage in a pipe shape disposed independently from the first liquid passage, the second liquid passage including an opening disposed at a position adjacent to the opening of the first liquid passage on the lens surface end, the second liquid passage being coupled to the outside of the objective lens unit. |
| US10725276B2 |
Structured illumination microscope, structured illumination method, and program
A structured illumination microscope includes a spatial light modulator containing ferroelectric liquid crystals, an interference optical system for illuminating a specimen with an interference fringe generated by making lights from the spatial light modulator interfere with each other, a controller for applying a voltage pattern having a predetermined voltage value distribution to the ferroelectric liquid crystals, an image forming optical system for forming an image of the specimen, which has been irradiated with the interference fringe, an imaging element for generating an image by imaging the image formed by the image forming optical system, and a demodulating part for generating a demodulated image using a plurality of images, wherein the controller applies an image generation voltage pattern for generating the demodulated images and a burn-in prevention voltage pattern calculated based on the image generation voltage pattern to the ferroelectric liquid crystals. |
| US10725269B2 |
Optical imaging lens
Present embodiments provide for an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens includes a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and a eighth lens element positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through arrangement of convex or concave surfaces of the eight lens elements, the length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened while providing better optical characteristics and imaging quality. |
| US10725268B2 |
Optical image capturing system
An optical image capturing system is provided. In the order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens. The first lens has positive refractive power and the object side thereof may be a convex surface. The second lens and the third lens both have refractive power and the object side and the image side of the second lens and the third lens are all aspheric. The fourth lens may have negative refractive power, the image side of the fourth lens may be a concave surface, and the object side and the image side thereof are both aspheric. When meeting some certain conditions, the optical image capturing system may have outstanding light-gathering ability and an adjustment ability about the optical path in order to elevate the image quality. |
| US10725256B2 |
Flexible optical fiber ribbon with ribbon body flexibility recesses
A flexible optical ribbon and associated method is provided. The ribbon includes a plurality of optical transmission elements and a polymeric ribbon body surrounding the plurality of optical transmission elements. The ribbon body includes a plurality of recesses formed in the ribbon body, and each recess has a depth extending from the first major surface toward the plurality of optical transmission elements and a length extending along the ribbon body between a first recess end and a second recess end. The first recess end is defined by a concave curved surface of the polymeric ribbon body. |
| US10725253B2 |
Optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, optical subassembly, and optical module
An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer may include some beam splitters on the first surface, a first reflector on the first surface and between the beam splitters, and a second reflector on the second surface. Light propagates between the first surface and the second surface. The light transmission body has some first input/output sections on the first surface for inputting or outputting the respective signal beams. The light transmission body has a second input/output section on the second surface for inputting or outputting the multiplexed signal beam. Each of the beam splitters is placed at a corresponding one of the first input/output sections to pass a corresponding one of the signal beams. The first reflector stays away from any one of the first input/output sections. |
| US10725250B1 |
Individually blind-mated modular optical connectors of optical ferrule arrays in a group of sub-housing pairs within a main housing pair
A modular optical connector system is provided for connecting a plurality of different rack enclosures, separate racks, and/or sets of racks. A first plenum has a receptacle configured to connect with a plug in a second plenum. The receptacle comprises a plurality of receptacle sub-housings, each receptacle sub-housing comprising an array of optical ferrules configured to mate with corresponding optical ferrules in a plurality of plug sub-housings of the plug. Each plug sub-housing having a lever tab rotatably connected and configured to mate with mating components on the corresponding receptacle sub-housing. Each sub-housing pair remaining unconnected after the receptacle and plug are mated, each sub-housing pair being independently mated. |
| US10725247B2 |
Dual key polarity changeable connector
Optical fiber connectors configured to allow ease of change of the connector polarity by providing lockable outer housing. In an embodiment, an optical fiber connector comprises an inner housing, at least one key configured to move along the inner housing so as to change a polarity of said optical fiber connector, and an outer housing disposed around at least a portion of the inner housing and configured to slide in a longitudinal direction so as to expose at least a portion of said at least one key, wherein the outer housing includes a flexible portion configured to lock to the inner housing so as to retain the outer housing in a pulled back position relative to the inner housing. A removable alignment key is reattached to the connector to correspond to a first or second polarity. |
| US10725245B2 |
High-density fabric systems interconnected with multi-port aggregated cables
A multi-port aggregated cable includes: a plurality of duplex optical fibers, each duplex optical fiber having a first end and a second end; a first optical interface attached to each of the duplex optical fibers at the first end thereof and defining multiple ports, one for each of the duplex optical fibers, the first optical interface aggregating the duplex optical fibers at the first end thereof; and a second optical interface attached to each of the duplex optical fibers at the second end thereof and defining multiple ports, one for each of the duplex optical fibers, the second optical interface aggregating the duplex optical fibers at the second end thereof. |
| US10725239B2 |
Mid-infrared integrated photonics for chemical sensing
A waveguide structure including a mid-infrared-transparent waveguide on a mid-infrared-transparent undercladding may serve as a photonic chemical sensor for measuring characteristic absorptions of analytes brought in physical contact with the waveguide. In some embodiments, a sensor including an amorphous-silicon waveguide on a barium-titanate undercladding can operate at wavelengths ranging from 2.5 μm to about 7 μm; this sensor may be manufactured by epitaxial growth of the undercladding on a substrate, followed by CMOS-compatible creation of the waveguide. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10725237B2 |
Polymer coated optical fiber
Coated optical fibers and uses of such fibers as sensors in high temperature and/or high pressure environments. The coated optical fiber has improved sensing properties at elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as enhanced acoustic sensitivity and/or a reduced loss in acoustic sensitivity. The use of the coated optical fibers in various sensing applications that require operation under elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as, acoustic sensors for various geological, security, military, aerospace, marine, and oil and gas applications are also provided. |
| US10725235B2 |
Light pipe assembly
An illumination structure for an electronic device is described. The electronic device includes a housing mounted on a printed circuit board. The housing has a plurality of light pipes and at least one separator disposed therein. The at least one separator is positioned between adjacent light pipes of the plurality of light pipes. |
| US10725232B2 |
Backlight device and liquid crystal display device comprising the same
According to one embodiment, a backlight device includes a case with a bottom plate and a plurality of side plates, a wiring pattern formed in the case and including a wiring line and a connection portion, a light guide including an emission surface and an incident surface and arranged on the bottom plate, and a light-emitting device mounted on the connection portion and including a light-emitting surface opposing the incident surface of the light guide and a mount surface opposing the connection portion. |
| US10725224B2 |
Optical member and display device including the same
An optical member includes a light guide plate, a first low refractive layer, a wavelength conversion layer, and a passivation layer. The first low refractive layer is disposed on the light guide plate. A refractive index of the first low refractive layer is smaller than a refractive index of the light guide plate. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the first low refractive layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the wavelength conversion layer. The passivation layer covers a side surface of the wavelength conversion layer and a side surface of the first low refractive layer on at least one side. |
| US10725223B2 |
Multi-layer diffractive eyepiece with wavelength-selective reflector
An eyepiece for projecting an image to an eye of a viewer includes a waveguide configured to propagate light in a first wavelength range, and a grating coupled to a back surface of the waveguide. The grating is configured to diffract a first portion of the light propagating in the waveguide out of a plane of the waveguide toward a first direction, and to diffract a second portion of the light propagating in the waveguide out of the plane of the waveguide toward a second direction opposite to the first direction. The eyepiece furthers include a wavelength-selective reflector coupled to a front surface of the waveguide. The wavelength selective reflector is configured to reflect light in the first wavelength range and transmit light outside the first wavelength range, such that the wavelength-selective reflector reflects at least part of the second portion of the light back toward the first direction. |
| US10725222B2 |
Display device, electronic apparatus, and light guide unit
A display device includes: a panel including a front face and a back face; a substrate including an end face and being provided so as to abut on the back face of the panel; a light emitting element provided on the substrate so as to emit light toward the panel in parallel to the substrate; and a light guide body provided interposed between the end face of the substrate and the back face of the panel, the light guide body guiding light incident from the light emitting element, to a side of the front face of the panel, and transmitting the light. |
| US10725211B2 |
Functional polarizing film and organic light-emitting display apparatus including the same
A functional polarizing film includes a polarizing layer, at least one moisture-binding layer on a first surface of the polarizing layer, and at least one moisture-blocking layer disposed on a first surface of the moisture-binding layer. |
| US10725210B2 |
Antireflection film comprising a low refractive index layer and a hard coating layer
An antireflection film including a low reflective index layer and a hard coating layer, the low reflective index layer including: a binder resin including a crosslinked polymer of a photopolymerizable compound and polysilsesquioxane having at least one reactive functional group substituted thereon; and inorganic fine particles dispersed in the binder resin, wherein a ratio of internal haze (Hi) to total haze (Ha) is 97% or less and a variation in color coordinate value (b*) before and after alkaline treatment is 0.7 or less. |
| US10725204B2 |
Data collection method and apparatus
An illustrative embodiment of a data collection method and apparatus comprises at least one sensor that may be configured as a mobile data collection apparatus, which sensor may be in communication with a controller. The data collection apparatus may include one or more sensors, including but not limited to air pressure, air humidity, air temperature, road surface temperature, lightning distance, light level, precipitation rate, ozone level, carbon dioxide level, nitrous oxide level, and methane level; all of which may be in communication with a controller. One or more sensors may be positioned on or within a main assembly. |
| US10725202B2 |
Downhole electronics package having integrated components formed by layer deposition
An apparatus for use in a wellbore may include a transducing element transducing a first property into a second property, a sensing element generating a signal in response to the second property, a layer deposited on the transducing element and defining a track, and an active electronic component. The sensing element is fixedly connected to the transducing element. The active electronic component is fixedly connected to the transducing element and is in communication with the sensing element via the track. A related method forms a downhole tool with the apparatus and operates the downhole tool in the wellbore. |
| US10725193B2 |
Systems and methods for electromagnetic geophysical exploration with separate optimized detection in different frequency bands
An electromagnetic geophysical exploration system includes transmitter-receiver pairs configured to transmit waveforms and sense signals in different frequency bands. A controller directs the transmitters of the transmitter-receiver pairs to transmit the waveforms at different moments while the electromagnetic geophysical exploration system is flown over a subsurface formation. The signals sensed by the receivers enable geophysical exploration of the subsurface formation. |
| US10725191B2 |
Method and apparatus for simultaneous inductive excitation and locating of utilities
A locating system is presented. In some embodiments, the locating system includes a first platform, the first platform including a transmitter capable of inducing a current in a line; a second platform, the second platform including a receiver capable of detecting the current in the line; and a processor coupled to the first platform and the second platform, the processor directing the first platform and the second platform to control their motion over the line and collecting location data of the line. |
| US10725189B2 |
System and method for seismic facies identification using machine learning
A method is described for seismic facies identification including receiving a seismic dataset representative of a subsurface volume of interest; performing a machine learning algorithm on the seismic dataset to identify seismic facies and generate a classified seismic image; and identifying geologic features based on the classified seismic image. The method may be executed by a computer system. |
| US10725187B2 |
Boron nitride nanotube neutron detector
Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) with 1013 combined with a scintillation gas can serve as the basis for detecting thermal neutrons by detecting light from the decay products of the thermal neutron's absorption on the 10B atoms in the BNNT Material as the resultant decay products pass through the scintillating gas. BNNTs with 11B can be utilized as a scaffold for 238U and combined with a scintillation gas as the basis for detecting fast neutrons via detecting light from the fission decay products passing through the scintillating gas. Both technologies provide high spatial and temporal resolution for the detection of thermal neutrons and fast neutrons respectively. |
| US10725184B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for use with mode-switchable navigation
Methods and apparatuses are provided for use with mode switchable navigation radios and the like. The methods and apparatuses may be implemented to selectively switch between certain operating modes based, at least in part, one or more determinations relating to one or more satellite positioning signals and/or space vehicles. |
| US10725183B2 |
GNSS multipath mitigation via pattern recognition
Systems, methods and apparatuses for multipath mitigation of received global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals by using pattern recognition are described. One method includes summing correlations of received GNSS signals over time to generate a correlation window. The present system/method recognizes a pattern of a stored correlation window which matches the generated correlation window. The stored correlation window is one of a plurality of stored correlation windows, and each of the plurality of stored correlation window is stored with a corresponding range error. The stored range error corresponding to the matching stored correlation window is used to improve GNSS range measurement. |
| US10725181B2 |
In-band pseudolite wireless positioning method, system and device
An in-band pseudolite wireless positioning method, system and device are provided. The system has a base station, a pseudolite and a terminal. The base station transmits identifier information to the pseudolite after correcting a transmission clock of the pseudolite and transmits a pseudolite array and positioning correction information to the terminal. The pseudolite generates a random positioning signal sequence according to the identifier information and transmits a positioning signal according to the transmission clock and the random positioning signal sequence. The terminal generates a random positioning signal sequence of the pseudolite according to the pseudolite array and the positioning correction information. The terminal further matches the received positioning signal according to the random positioning signal sequence to obtain the arrival time of the positioning signal and obtain through calculation the position coordinates of the terminal according to the position coordinates of the pseudolite and the arrival time. |
| US10725180B2 |
Array of independently-controllable laser diode bars for scanning a linear illumination pattern
Apparatus and associated methods relate to an array of independently-controllable laser diode bars configured to scan a linearly-structured beam of light upon a scene. Each of the independently-controllable laser diode bars is distributed along a common axis. Each of the independently-controllable laser diode bars is configured to emit a beam of light in an emission direction orthogonal to the common axis. Each of the independently-controllable laser diode bars can be energized in a sequence, thereby scanning the scene in the direction of the common axis. |
| US10725176B2 |
System and method of intrusion detection
An intrusion detection system and method are provided. The intrusion detection system may be configured to detect an intruder or authorized person in an area based on light-based feedback and absence of wireless communications with a remote device. |
| US10725172B2 |
Method and device for imaging by bistatic synthetic aperture radar
Range-compressed data are determined by range-compressing echo data, and are set as first data to be decomposed by first decomposition. Starting from n=1, iteration is performed as follows. nth data to be decomposed are up-sampled. nth decomposition is performed on the up-sampled data. Dependency on slant ranges between a reference point and sub-apertures before and after synthesis is determined. nth azimuth-synthesized data are acquired by performing, according to the dependency on the slant ranges, nth azimuth synthesis on data acquired by the nth decomposition. The nth azimuth-synthesized data are set as (n+1)th data to be decomposed by (n+1)th decomposition. The n is increased by 1. A next iteration is performed until the n reaches a positive integer N greater than 1. A focused image is acquired by performing azimuth focusing on the Nth azimuth-synthesized data by BP. |
| US10725170B2 |
Frequency modulated continuous wave radio altimeter spectral monitoring
In one embodiment, a radio altimeter tracking filter is provided. The filter comprises: a wireless radio interface; a processor coupled to the wireless radio interface; a memory coupled to the wireless radio interface; wherein the wireless radio interface is configured to wirelessly receive a radio altimeter signal and convert the radio altimeter signal to a baseband frequency signal, wherein the a radio altimeter signal sweeps across a first frequency spectrum between a first frequency and a second frequency; wherein the processor is configured to pass the baseband frequency signal through a filter executed by the processor, the filter comprising a passband having a first bandwidth, and wherein the filter outputs a plurality of spectral chirps in response to the baseband frequency signal passing through the first bandwidth; wherein the processor is configured to process the plurality of spectral chirps to output characteristic parameters that characterize the radio altimeter signal. |
| US10725169B2 |
Integrated radar and ADS-B
In some examples, a system is configured to mount on an ownship vehicle and includes a phased-array radar device configured to transmit radar signals and receive returned radar signals. In some examples, the system also includes a surveillance transponder configured to receive surveillance signals from another vehicle. In some examples, the system further includes processing circuitry configured to detect an object based on the returned radar signals and determine a position of the other vehicle and a velocity vector of the other vehicle based on the received surveillance signals. In some examples, the system includes common signal and data processing circuitry that processes both data from the phased-array radar device and data from the surveillance transponder. |
| US10725168B2 |
Near-field measurement system and method for obtaining far-field characteristics
A measurement system is provided. The measurement system comprises a device under test comprising at least two signal paths, at least two measurement antennas being spatially separated in the near-field of the device under test, and a signal analysis unit. Whereas each of the at least two signal paths of the device under test comprises an antenna and a power amplifier, noise of the power amplifiers of the at least two signal paths of the device under test is not phase-coherent. In this context, the signal analysis unit is configured to perform at least two time-coherent measurements with the aid of the at least two measurement antennas with respect to the device under test in near-field. In addition to this, the signal analysis unit is further configured to calculate at least one signal characteristic, especially error vector magnitude and/or signal-to-noise ratio, in far-field on the basis of the at least two time-coherent measurements in the near-field. |
| US10725167B2 |
Fast scanning radar systems and methods
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide remote sensing data and/or imagery (e.g., radar and/or other ranging system data, image data, and/or target detection data). A remote sensing system includes a remote sensing assembly including a scanning sensor array, and a coupled logic device. The logic device is configured to receive remote sensor returns from a plurality of remote sensor beams within an illumination zone of the remote sensing assembly, wherein each remote sensor beam is formed using the scanning sensor array and comprises a substantially static orientation relative to an absolute coordinate frame, and generate remote sensor data based, at least in part, on the remote sensor returns and the substantially static orientations of the plurality of remote sensor beams. Subsequent user input and/or the sensor data may be used to adjust operational modes and/or systems of the remote sensing system. |
| US10725163B2 |
Radar apparatus and target object detection method of radar apparatus
[OBJECT] To surely remove a multi-order echo or interference from another radar apparatus[ORGANIZATION] A radar apparatus transmitting pulse signals at predetermined repetition cycles and receiving and analyzing the pulse signals reflected by a target object to thereby detect the target object has: a setting means (control unit 11) setting so that at least a part of the repetition cycles of the pulse signals is different; a detection means (speed detection/object detection unit 16) detecting a distance to the target object specified by the pulse signal; and a removal means (clutter removal unit 17) removing the target object as clutter when the distance to the target object detected in the different repetition cycle or in a period subsequent to the different repetition cycle by the detection means and the distance to the target object detected in the period other than that by the detection means are different. |
| US10725158B2 |
Ultrasonic device and ultrasonic imaging method
An ultrasonic device provides a wider image to a user of the device and includes a transducer for transmitting a plane wave; and a processor for controlling the transducer to sequentially transmit plane waves in a plurality of different travelling directions and thereby extend a transmission range in which the plane waves travel, where the transducer receives a plurality of ultrasonic signals which are reflected from an object by each of the transmitted plane waves, and the processor synthesizes the plurality of received ultrasonic signals so as to image at least a predetermined partial region in the extended transmission range. |
| US10725157B1 |
Industrial safety sensor
An active illumination three-dimensional sensor device is configured with a number of diagnostic functions that can satisfy the requirements of industrial safety within the context of a single-channel safety sensor architecture. The sensor diagnostic functions provide sufficient diagnostic coverage for an optical safety sensor (e.g., a time-of-flight safety sensor) to achieve a desired safety integrity level without the need for multiple channels. The diagnostic features can be applied to one or more components along the single-channel path (e.g., the sequencer, the illumination source, input and/or output optics, image sensor pixel, etc.) to provide a level of diagnostic coverage that renders the optical safety sensor suitable for use within industrial safety applications requiring high safety integrity levels. |
| US10725155B2 |
Method for measuring a distance
The present invention relates to a method for measuring the distance of targets in the surroundings by way of a time-of-flight measurement of pulses, in particular laser pulses, reflected at said targets, said pulses each being successively emitted at a transmission time in accordance with a predeterminable pulse repetition rate and said pulses, after the reflection thereof, each being received at a reception time, said method comprising the following steps: selecting a first pulse repetition rate from a set of at least two different pulse repetition rates and predetermining the selected pulse repetition rate for the emission, ascertaining a transmission time lying closest in time to the reception time of a reflected pulse and a time interval between these, and, if the ascertained time interval drops below a predetermined first threshold, selecting a second pulse repetition rate from the set and predetermining the second pulse repetition rate for the emission. |
| US10725153B2 |
Partitioning for radar systems
Data is received characterizing a plurality of measurements for a scene received by a plurality of sensor elements forming a sensor array. A plurality of scene sub-domains is mapped to the plurality of sensor elements. A plurality of voxels associated with one of the plurality of scene sub-domains is mapped to a plurality of measurement sub-domains. One or more scattering coefficients of the scene is determined by applying the mapping to the received data. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. |
| US10725150B2 |
System and method for radar
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a radar system includes receiving radar configuration data from a host, and receiving a start command from the host after receiving the radar configuration data. The radar configuration data includes chirp parameters and frame sequence settings. After receiving the start command, configuring a frequency generation circuit is configured with the chirp parameters and radar frames are triggered at a preselected rate. |
| US10725149B1 |
System and method for autonomous joint detection-classification and tracking of acoustic signals of interest
Systems and methods are disclosed for autonomous joint detection-classification of acoustic sources of interest. Localization and tracking from unmanned marine vehicles are also described. Based on receiving acoustic signals originating above or below the surface, a processor can process the acoustic signals to determine the target of interest associated with the acoustic signal. The methods and systems autonomously and jointly detect and classify a target of interest. A target track can be generated corresponding to the locations of the detected target of interest. A classifier can be used representing spectral characteristics of a target of interest. |
| US10725146B2 |
Wideband radio-frequency antenna
Radio-frequencies (RF) antennas for use in micro-localization systems are described. The RF antennas described herein may enable localization of objects with high resolutions, such as in the order of one centimeter or less. The RF antennas may be further configured to reduce range error variability across different directions, so that the accuracy of a micro-localization system is substantially the same regardless of the position of the object. An illustrative RF antenna includes an emitting element having first and second conductive traces patterned to reduce the angular impulse delay variability of the RF antenna. The first conductive trace may form a first arm of a spiral and the second conductive trace may form a second arm of the spiral. At least one parameter of the spiral may be selected to reduce the angular impulse delay variability of the RF antenna. |
| US10725144B2 |
Transmitters-based localization on freeway
New measurement inputs for Kalman Filter or similar estimation approaches (at each sample) may include: DSRC messages from roadside transmitters (RSTs), such as: how long it takes for a DSRC signal from one or more fixed RSTs to reach the vehicle and comparison of that information with vehicle position estimates from a signal propagation model, which is based on how long it takes a DSRC signal to reach the vehicle GPS location from a fixed known RST location. From such measurements, it can be determined how much longer (or shorter) it takes to receive the RST message compared to the previous sample, which, in turn, gives an idea how far the vehicle has moved over a sample relative to a fixed RST location. |
| US10725141B2 |
Electromagnetic signal phase discrimination using superconductive sensors and a nonlinear detector
First and second superconductive sensors receive an electromagnetic signal. The first and second superconductive sensors are spaced apart such that there is a phase difference between the electromagnetic signal as received at the first and second superconductive sensors. The first and second superconductive sensors output respective first and second voltage signals corresponding to the electromagnetic signal as received by the first and second superconductive sensors. A nonlinear detector detects a voltage difference between the first and second voltage signals and provides an output signal representing the detected voltage difference. The output signal corresponds to the phase difference between the electromagnetic signal as received at the first and second superconductive sensors. |
| US10725140B2 |
Operating of a transmission device of a lighting device comprising an illumination device
The invention relates to a method for operating a transmission device of a lighting device comprising an illumination device, wherein the transmission device is arranged in or immediately on the illumination device and wirelessly emits a radio signal with identification signals that are specific to the transmission device, wherein the radio signal is emitted according to exactly one predetermined radio standard, wherein the radio signal contains the specific identification data at least in two data formats that are different from each other. |
| US10725135B2 |
Method for inducing spin polarization in an analyte using 14N spin defect centers
A method of inducing spin polarization in an analyte is provided. The method exposes 14N spin defect centers embedded within 25 nm of a diamond surface to a magnetic field while an analyte is near the surface. The 14N spin defect centers are polarized by treatment with an electromagnetic wave protocol having a visible light pulse (p0); a microwave pulse (mw1), a radio frequency pulse (rf1), a microwave pulse (mw2) and a radio frequency pulse (rf2) resulting in polarization of the nuclear spins of the 14N spin defect centers. Polarized spins in the 14N spin defect centers induce spin polarization in the analyte. |
| US10725133B2 |
Field-mapping and artifact correction in multispectral imaging
A method for generating a magnetic resonance image of an object in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, wherein the object contains at least one metallic implant is provided. The MRI system provides multiple excitations of at least part of the object. The MRI system reads out image signals from the object. The MRI system saves the readout image signals as image data. A field-map is generated from the image data using a goodness-of-fit process which uses a goodness-of-fit metric, matched-filter, and/or similar fitting techniques to fit expected signals from each excitation to the image data. |
| US10725132B2 |
Method and apparatus for mitigating the effect of magnetization transfer in model-based magnetic resonance techniques
In a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus, and model-based method, for identifying a nuclear spin-dependent attribute of a subject, MR signals are acquired in multiple repetitions of an MR data acquisition sequence that is changed from repetition-to-repetition so as to deliberately encode effects of magnetization transfer between nuclear spins into the acquired MR signals. A model is generated, composed of at least two molecule pools, in which a single magnetization transfer parameter is used that is derived from the MR signals in which the magnetization transfer is encoded. A nuclear spin-dependent attribute of the subject is then identified, by comparing at least one MR signal evolution from the subject to at least one signal evolution produced by the model. |
| US10725123B2 |
Gradiometer system and method
A gradiometer system including one or more magnetic sensor(s) is disclosed. The gradiometer includes an actuation module connectable to the magnetic sensor(s) to vary one or more sensing positions at which a magnetic field is sensed thereby. The one or more sensing positions are varied according to a certain displacement function indicating a predetermined displacement between the sensing positions as a function of time. A controller of the gradiometer system is adapted to determine at least one vector component of a gradient of the magnetic field sensed by the sensor(s) by carrying out the following: (i) obtaining readout data from the sensor(s) indicative of the magnetic field sensed at the varied sensing positions during a certain measurement time duration; (ii) processing the readout data to determine a differential magnetic field time profile indicating a difference between the magnetic fields sensed at at least two of the sensing positions during the measurement time duration; and (iii) demodulating the differential magnetic field time profile in accordance with the displacement function to thereby determine a demodulated time profile indicative of the at least one vector component of the gradient of the measured magnetic field. |
| US10725121B2 |
Socket monitoring
This applications relates to methods and apparatus for monitoring a socket (101), to detect a connection status of a mating plug (102), e.g. for monitoring an audio jack socket for connection of an audio jack plug. A monitor (115, 305) is configured to monitor a voltage (VM) at a monitoring node (114), which is coupled to a jack detect contact (112) of the socket and a voltage pull-up element (113). The voltage (VM) at the monitoring node (114) is monitored against a threshold (Vthv) and a threshold module (302) is configured to vary the threshold depending on an indication of signal activity (SACT) of a signal path for a first socket contact (103) which will be electrically connected to the jack detect contact when a plug when inserted in the socket. |
| US10725116B2 |
Automatic system grounding condition detection
A method and controller to automatically determine a grounding condition of a motor drive, in which an inverter is operated at a predetermined frequency while a load resistor is connected between a single phase of a motor drive inverter output and a reference node, a leakage flux linkage value is computed according to a neutral-ground voltage of the motor drive, and a processor determines whether the motor drive is solid grounded, high-resistance grounded, or floating according to the leakage flux linkage value. In certain examples, the processor automatically turns the inverter off while the load resistor is connected between the single phase of the inverter output and the reference node, and automatically determines whether the motor drive is delta corner grounded according to the neutral-ground voltage. |
| US10725111B2 |
Battery state detection device, secondary battery system, program product, and battery state detection method
A battery state detection device detects a battery state and includes: a first permissible current calculating unit configured to calculate a first permissible current of a battery based on a voltage of the battery detected by a voltage detecting unit; a second permissible current calculating unit configured to calculate a second permissible current of the battery without using the voltage of the battery; and a correction unit configured to compare the first permissible current and the second permissible current and to perform a predetermined correction process on the basis of the comparison result. |
| US10725105B2 |
Current leakage and charge injection mitigating solid state switch
Disclosed is a test and measurement switch matrix. The test and measurement switch matrix includes a solid state switch to couple a test signal from a Device Under Test (DUT) to a test system. The solid state switch has a dual tee guard arrangement providing low leakage when off. The solid state switch also includes an optically coupled drive, which further improves isolation and reduces undesirable charge injection when changing switch states. |
| US10725104B2 |
Self testing circuit for power optimization
Disclosed is an apparatus including a datapath and a test circuit. The datapath is configured to transfer data between a memory core and an IO interface. The datapath includes a plurality of circuits, and a memory core interface. The plurality of circuits operates according to a supply voltage. The test circuit is coupled to the datapath, and configured to determine, from a set of operable voltage levels of the supply voltage, a first minimum operable voltage level for the datapath to operate for the data traversing the datapath at a first frequency. |
| US10725103B2 |
Interposer analog scan with digital scan cell, comparator, analog switches
The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for improving interposers that connected stacked die assemblies to system substrates. The improvement includes the addition of IEEE 1149.1 circuitry within interposers to allow simplifying interconnect testing of digital and analog signal connections between the interposer and system substrate it is attached too. The improvement also includes the additional 1149.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of voltage supply and ground buses in the interposer. The improvement also includes the additional of 1149.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of functional digital and analog input and output signals in the interposer. The improvement also provides the ability to selectively serially link the 1149.1 circuitry in the interposer with 1149.1 circuitry in the die of the stack. |
| US10725100B2 |
Methods and apparatus for magnetic sensor having an externally accessible coil
Methods and apparatus for magnetic field sensor having a sensing element, an analog circuit path coupled to the sensing element for generating an output voltage in response to a magnetic field applied to the sensing element, and a coil in proximity to the sensing element, the coil having a first terminal that is accessible external to the magnetic field sensor. |
| US10725099B2 |
Memory controller with integrated test circuitry
A memory controller instantiated on a semiconductor IC device comprises a timing circuit to transfer a timing signal, the timing circuit being configured to receive a first test signal and to effect a delay in the timing signal in response to the first test signal, the first test signal including a first timing event. The memory controller further comprises an interface circuit configured to transfer the data signal in response to the timing signal, the interface circuit being further configured to receive a second test signal and to effect a delay in the data signal in response to the second test signal, the second test signal including a second timing event that is related to the first timing event according to a test criterion. |
| US10725097B2 |
Platform component interconnect testing
A method and apparatus for platform component interconnect testing is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises: a plurality of interface circuitries, wherein each interface circuitry comprises a driver with adjustable pullup and pulldown resistances and having a driver output to output a driver voltage to a pad during test mode, and a comparator having a first input coupled to the driver output and a second input coupled to a voltage reference, the comparator being operable to generate a comparator output in response to comparing the driver voltage with the voltage reference; and analysis circuitry coupled to receive the comparator output, the analysis circuitry operable, during the test mode, to detect existence of a fault associated with a signal path coupled to the pad for each interface circuitry. |
| US10725094B1 |
Active electronic tuner
An active digital electronic tuner (AET) uses a digital PIN diode electronic tuner, an adjustable directional coupler, two circulators and a power amplifier to create a compact load pull tuner device able of generating octave frequency band virtual reflection factors |Gamma|≥1 at milli-second tuning speed. |
| US10725093B2 |
RF testing apparatus, movable testing device thereof, and case module thereof
A case module of a radiofrequency testing apparatus has a cable hole and a front entrance, and includes two electromagnetic shielding units respectively covering the cable hole and the front entrance. Each electromagnetic shielding unit includes a stepped structure, a cover detachably fastened to the stepped structure, a shielding structure sandwiched between the stepped structure and the cover. The stepped structures of the two electromagnetic shielding units are respectively arranged around the cable hole and the front entrance. Each of the stepped structure and the cover includes a plurality of treads and a plurality of risers staggeredly arranged with the treads, and the treads and the risers of the stepped structure respectively face those of the cover. Any two faced treads are configured to sandwich a part of the shielding structure, and any two faced risers are configured to sandwich the other part of the shielding structure. |
| US10725084B2 |
Fault diagnosis method for series hybrid electric vehicle AC/DC converter
A fault diagnosis method for a series hybrid electric vehicle AC/DC (Alternating Current/Direct Current) converter, implementing identifying and diagnosing of an open circuit fault of a power electronic components in an AC/DC converter, and including the following steps: first, establishing a simulation model for a series hybrid electric vehicle AC/DC converter, and selecting a DC bus output current as a fault characteristic; then classifying fault types according to a quantity and locations of faulty power electronic components; next, decomposing the fault characteristic, that is, the DC bus output current by means of fast Fourier transform to different frequency bands, and selecting harmonic ratios of the different frequency bands as fault diagnosing eigenvectors; and finally, identifying the fault types by using a genetic algorithm-based BP (Back Propagation) neural network. |
| US10725082B2 |
Device and method for measuring electric field by using MOS capacitor
One embodiment provides a technique of adjusting a gate voltage to be applied to at least one MOS capacitor and an amount of electric charges to be stored in the MOS capacitor so as to determine a sensitivity of a change in the amount of electric charges stored in the MOS capacitor, and exposing the MOS capacitor to an electric filed for a predetermined amount of time and then reading an electron inflow or outflow result due to the electric field so as to interpret the intensity and the direction of the electric field, thereby measuring the intensity and the direction of the electric field. |
| US10725081B2 |
Methods and apparatus for evaluating radiated performance of MIMO wireless devices in three dimensions
According to some embodiments, a system is provided for simulating a cluster of reflections. The system includes an array of antenna elements distributed in space over a solid angle having an angular spread. The solid angle is substantially less than a full sphere and each antenna element has a spatial orientation. The system also includes a variable path simulator connected to the antenna elements and configured to apply one of excitations to the antenna elements and weights to signals from the antenna elements. The variable path simulator enables simulation of a near field arising from a cluster of reflections of a multipath environment. |
| US10725077B2 |
Tamper detector
A tamper detection device includes a detection circuit, configured to be powered by a near-field-communication (NFC) signal and store a status of a detection element; wherein the detection circuit is configured to set the status to undisturbed in response to an undisturbed state of the detection element; wherein the detection circuit is configured to set the status to disturbed in response to a disturbed state of the detection element; and wherein the detection circuit is configured to electrically report the detection element status in response to a wireless query signal. |
| US10725075B2 |
Method of evaluating change in energy consumption due to Volt VAR optimization
A method of evaluating an optimization system is disclosed. The system is transitioned from an on state to an off state. Data is collected at time intervals for a time period before and after the system is transitioned from the on state to the off state. The transitioning occurs while a load of a particular type is active. In one embodiment, the optimization system is a Volt/VAR Optimization (VVO) system. |
| US10725073B2 |
Interferometric sensor
An interferometric sensor and related methods are provided, with a sensing element whereby a measurand induces a relative phase shift between two waves, at least one detector measuring an interference signal between the two waves, and further including a phase shift detection unit having as input the interference signal and determining a first measure representative of the principal value of the relative phase shift, and a contrast detection unit having as input the interference signal for determining a second measure representative of the cross-correlation between the two waves, and a further a processing unit for converting the first and second measures to a measurand value. |
| US10725067B2 |
Low-power accelerometer
The invention relates to an accelerometer comprising a plurality of proof-masses (M1-M4) moveable along a measurement axis (AB); a respective spring (K1-K4) rigidly attached to each proof-mass, configured to exert an elastic recall on the proof-mass in the measurement axis; a fixed stop (S1-S4) associated with each proof-mass, arranged to intercept the proof-mass when the acceleration in the measurement axis increases by a step; and an electrical contact associated with each stop, configured to be closed when the associated proof-mass reaches the stop. The proof-masses are suspended in series with respect to one another by springs in the measurement axis, the stops being arranged to successively intercept the respective proof-masses for increasing thresholds of acceleration. |
| US10725065B2 |
Angle of attack sensor with rotatable airfoil
An angle of attack sensor includes a vane that is freely rotatable to align with a direction of an oncoming airflow over the vane. The airfoil includes a root proximate a vane hub that connects to a rotatable shaft, a tip opposite the root, a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, a first lateral face, a second lateral face, and a heating element disposed within the airfoil between the first and second lateral faces proximate the leading edge. The first lateral face extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge. The second lateral face is opposite the first lateral face and extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge. The first and second lateral faces are symmetric about a chord of the airfoil and each have an outer surface profile that is nonlinear and geometrically convex from the leading edge to the trailing edge. |
| US10725061B2 |
Modulated air surface particle detector
A device for counting particles on a sample surface includes a scanner probe having a first opening for receiving particles from a sample surface and one or more second openings, a particle detector for detecting particles passed there-through, a modulator for modulating air flowing there-through, a pump for producing a first airstream flowing from the first opening and through the particle detector, and for producing a second airstream flowing through the modulator and to the one or more second openings, and control circuitry for controlling the modulator to modulate an amplitude of the second airstream. |
| US10725060B2 |
Image-based tray alignment and tube slot localization in a vision system
A method of tube slot localization is provided using a tray coordinate system and a camera coordinate system. The method includes receiving, a series of images from at least one camera of a tray comprising tube slots arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. Each tube slot is configured to receive a sample tube. The method also includes automatically detecting fiducial markers disposed on cross sectional areas between the tube slots on the tray and receiving an encoder value indicating when each row of the tray is substantially at the center of the camera's field of view. The method further includes determining calibration information to provide mapping of locations from the tray coordinate system to locations from the camera coordinate system and automatically aligning the tray based on the encoder value and calibration information. |
| US10725058B2 |
Material and method for colorimetric detection of small-molecule targets
The subject invention provides methods, assays, and products for visual detection of small-molecule targets in a sample in both clinical and field settings within minutes. The subject invention is based on an aptamer sensor that reports the presence of small-molecule target via a sensitive colorimetric signal for naked-eye detection. The aptamer sensor is a CBSAzyme-based sensor having both target-mediated cooperative behavior of the CBSA and peroxidase-mimicking catalytic activity of DNAzyme. The subject invention also provides methods of using the CBSAzyme-based sensor. |
| US10725057B2 |
Method for pretreatment and method for analysis of lenalidomide in biological sample
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel method for the pretreatment of a biological sample containing lenalidomide enantiomer and thereby establishing a simple and accurate method for the quantitative analysis of lenalidomide enantiomer. In the present invention, the racemization and decomposition of lenalidomide enantiomer in a biological sample can be prevented by the deproteinization under acidic conditions of the biological sample containing lenalidomide enantiomer, and the lenalidomide enantiomer can be simply and accurately quantitatively analyzed by subjecting to HPLC the biological sample that has been pretreated in such a way. |
| US10725055B1 |
Compounds for carbonyl sulfide/carbon disulfide/hydrogen sulfide release and methods of making and using the same
Disclosed herein are embodiments of donor compounds that can be used to produce H2S from COS or CS2 released from the donor compounds. In some embodiments, the donor compounds can indirectly produce H2S after being exposed to a reactive component in a triggering event. In other embodiments, the donor compounds can indirectly regenerate H2S after reacting with an H2S analyte. The donor compounds disclosed herein can be used for analytical techniques, disease diagnostics, and/or therapeutic applications. Methods of making and using the donor compounds also are provided herein. |
| US10725054B2 |
Protein biomarkers for acute, subacute and chronic traumatic injuries of the central nervous system
Proteins that are differentially expressed or elevated in tissue and biofluids after central nervous system injuries are described. Elevated or reduced levels of the proteins, alone or in various combinations or ratios, can be used to assess severity of central nervous system injury (CNS injury) including traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Time course measurements post CNS-injury of these proteins can be used to monitor progress or recovery over periods up to several months. Differentiation of acute, subacute and chronic injury can be diagnosed by comparing the protein levels in CNS-injury patients at days 1-3, day 4-10 with levels at day 30-180 in comparison with normal controls. |
| US10725053B2 |
Prostate cancer-associated secreted proteins
Methods are provided for treating a subject with prostate cancer and/or diagnosing a subject at risk for prostate cancer, which can include measuring increased expression of at least two prostate cancer-related molecules in a sample obtained from a subject, including the prostate cancer-related molecules AGR2, AGR3, CRISP3, CCL3, CEACAM5, CEACAM6, IL24, MMP9, CXCL14, CD90, POSTN, and SFRP4. The methods can include administering at therapy to a subject with prostate cancer. Methods are provided for treating a subject with intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer, which can include measuring increased expression of MMP9 in a sample obtained from a subject compared to a control representing expression of MMP9 expected in a sample from a subject who has low-risk prostate cancer. |
| US10725052B2 |
Methods and compositions for the detection and diagnosis of renal disease and periodontal disease
The disclosure provides compositions and methods for the detection of renal disease and periodontal disease in mammals. |
| US10725051B2 |
Multiplex MRM assay for evaluation of cancer
The current disclosure provides specific peptides, and derived ionization characteristics of the peptides from the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and/or antigen Ki67 (Ki67) proteins that are particularly advantageous for quantifying the ER, PR, and/or Ki67 proteins directly in biological samples that have been fixed in formalin by the method of Selected Reaction Monitoring/Multiple Reaction Monitoring (SRM/MRM) mass spectrometry. Such biological samples are chemically preserved and fixed wherein the biological sample is selected from tissues and cells treated with formaldehyde containing agents/fixatives including formalin-fixed tissue/cells, formalin-fixed/paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue/cells, FFPE tissue blocks and cells from those blocks, and tissue culture cells that have been formalin fixed and or paraffin embedded. A protein sample is prepared from a biological sample using the Liquid Tissue™ reagents and protocol, and the ER, PR, and/or Ki67 proteins are quantitated in the Liquid Tissue™ sample by the method of SRM/MRM mass spectrometry by quantitating in the protein sample at least one or more of the peptides described for one or more of the ER, PR, and/or Ki67 proteins. These peptides can be quantitated if they reside in a modified or in an unmodified form. An example of a modified form of an ER, PR, and/or Ki67 peptide is phosphorylation of a tyrosine, threonine, serine, and/or other amino acid residues within the peptide sequence. |
| US10725050B2 |
Method for separating the fraction bound to glycosaminoglycans and applications thereof
The present invention is comprised in the field of glycobiology. In particular, it relates to a method for separating, in biological samples, the fraction bound to or associated with sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and the applications thereof in biomedicine, such as for identifying the profile of glycoproteins or the profile of lipids bound to or associated with sulfated GAGs, detecting an alteration in the pattern of glycosylation by sulfated GAGs, identifying biomarkers for the diagnosis, for the prognosis, for monitoring the progression of a disease or of the effect of a therapy, or for identifying compounds suitable for the treatment of a disease. The invention also relates to methods for diagnosing mucopolysaccharidosis and for diagnosing and determining the prognosis of a kidney disease. |
| US10725048B2 |
Method for detecting test substance
Disclosed is a method for detecting a test substance, including a first contact step of bringing the test substance, a capturing body 1 that has binding properties to the test substance and is fixed to a substrate, and a capturing body 2 that has binding properties to the test substance and contains a label into contact with each other in a liquid to arrange at least a part of the capturing body 2 on the substrate; after the first contact step, a first dissociation step of dissociating a part of substances containing the capturing body 2 from the substrate and releasing it into the liquid; after the first dissociation step, a second contact step of bringing the test substance, the capturing body 1 that has binding properties to the test substance and is fixed to a substrate, and the capturing body 2 that has binding properties to the test substance and contains a label into contact with each other in the liquid to arrange at least a part of the capturing body 2 on the substrate; after the second contact step, a second dissociation step of dissociating a part of substances containing the capturing body 2 from the substrate and releasing it into the liquid; and a detection step of comparing a label-derived signal arrangement pattern on the substrate after dissociation in the first dissociation step with a label-derived signal arrangement pattern on the substrate after dissociation in the second dissociation step and detecting signals at substantially the same position as a signal indicating the test substance. |
| US10725047B2 |
Methods and systems for analyzing a blood sample
A method of analyzing a blood sample is provided. The method comprises providing a glucometer configured to analyze a blood sample and a remote computing device separate from the glucometer, analyzing, by the glucometer, the blood sample, and presenting, by the glucometer, encoded results. The encoded results may be presented as a machine-readable visually-encoded representation of one or more results of the analysis, in which case the method further comprises imaging, by the remote computing device, the representation. The encoded results may be presented as a capacitive profile, in which case the method further comprises reading, by a capacitive sensing input mechanism of the remote computing device, the capacitive profile. According to either option, the method further comprises decoding, by the remote computing device, the representation, thereby retrieving at least one of the results. |
| US10725044B2 |
T cell receptors and immune therapy using the same
The present invention relates to antigen recognizing constructs against a tumor associated antigen (TAA) derived from the target protein DDB1 and CUL4 associated factor 4-like 2 (DCAF4L2). The invention in particular provides novel T cell receptor (TCR) based molecules which are selective and specific for the TAA of the invention. The TCR of the invention, and TAA binding fragments derived therefrom, are of use for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TAA expressing cancerous diseases. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention, vectors comprising these nucleic acids, recombinant cells expressing the antigen recognizing constructs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention. |
| US10725037B2 |
Immunoglobulin Fc libraries
Methods and composition for the screening and isolation of aglycosylated antibody Fc domain polypeptides. For example, in certain aspects methods for identifying aglycosylated Fc domains that bind to Fc receptors or preferentially bind to particular Fc receptors are described. Furthermore, the invention provides aglycosylated Fc domains that bind to Fc receptors with high affinity. Enhanced methods and media for prokaryotic based interaction screening are also provided. |
| US10725035B2 |
Diagnosis of a neuroautoimmune disease
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing a disease comprising the step detecting in a sample comprising antibodies from a patient an autoantibody binding to a polypeptide selected from the group comprising NSF, STX1B, DNM1 and VAMP2, a polypeptide comprising a polypeptide selected from the group comprising NSF, STX1B, DNM1 and VAMP2, or a variant thereof, a use of said polypeptide for the diagnosis of a disease, an autoantibody binding to a polypeptide selected from the group comprising NSF, STX1B, DNM1 and VAMP2, a use of the autoantibody for the diagnosis of a disease, a method for isolating an autoantibody binding to a polypeptide selected from the group comprising NSF, STX1B, DNM1 and VAMP2, a pharmaceutical composition or medical device comprising said polypeptide according to the present invention, a kit for the diagnosis of a disease comprising said polypeptide or said medical device and a use of said polypeptide or autoantibody for the manufacture of a kit or medical device. |
| US10725032B2 |
Ultra-sensitive detection of molecules or particles using beads or other capture objects
The present invention relates to systems and methods for detecting analyte molecules or particles in a fluid sample and in some cases, determining a measure of the concentration of the molecules or particles in the fluid sample. Methods of the present invention may comprise immobilizing a plurality of analyte molecules or particles with respect to a plurality of capture objects. At least a portion of the plurality of capture objects may be spatially separated into a plurality of locations. A measure of the concentration of analyte molecules in a fluid sample may be determined, at least in part, on the number of reaction vessels comprising an analyte molecule immobilized with respect to a capture object. In some cases, the assay may additionally comprise steps including binding ligands, precursor labeling agents, and/or enzymatic components. |
| US10725031B1 |
Reflux device for detection of analytes in samples
Devices for detection of analytes in samples of various complexities are provided. The devices allow reflux of liquid into a sample-receiving member, providing for suitable analyte dilution and preventing leakage of cells or particulate material into the signal generation member. In one aspect, the devices are used to test analytes in biological samples such as blood, serum, plasma or other body fluids. In another aspect, the devices are used to test samples from tissues, such as organ tissues, tumor samples, or other body parts. In a further aspect, the devices are used to test microbial samples, food samples, or any other sample from which the analyte of interest can be captured into the reflux device. |
| US10725030B2 |
Method for determining analyte-ligand binding on a sensor surface
The present invention provides a method of assaying a sample solution for the presence of a first analyte comprising: (a) providing a sensor surface having a ligand immobilized thereto; (b) flowing the sample solution over the sensor surface; and (c) detecting the presence or absence of binding of the analyte to the ligand on the sensor surface;wherein the contact time between the sample solution and the immobilized ligand is less than 15 seconds. |
| US10725029B2 |
Kit for in vitro or ex vivo measurement of SCD127 expression in a biological sample
A kit for in vitro or ex vivo measurement of sCD127 expression in a biological sample, the kit including: specific tools or reagents allowing measurement of sCD127 expression in said biological sample; and a positive standard sample which is a sample calibrated to contain an amount of sCD127 which corresponds to the mean amount measured in a pool of samples from patients who are known to have developed a nosocomial infection, and/or a negative standard sample which is a sample calibrated to contain the amount of sCD127 which corresponds to the mean amount measured in a pool of samples from patients who are known not to have developed a nosocomial infection. |
| US10725023B2 |
Method of measuring cell-substrate impedance in living cells to identify compounds affecting receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activity and pathways for the treatment of cancer
A method of identifying a therapeutic compound for treating cancer in a human subject, the method including: providing a device that measures cell-substrate impedance; culturing cancer cells in the at least two wells, wherein the cancer cells are obtained from a human subject and have a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) pathway; adding to a first well a proposed therapeutic compound that affects an RTK pathway and an RTK stimulating factor for the RTK pathway to form a test well, and adding to another well the RTK stimulating factor to form a control well; continuously monitoring cell-substrate impedance of the at least two wells; and determining a difference in impedance or optionally in cell index between the test well and control well; and if significantly different, concluding the proposed therapeutic compound is therapeutically active in the RTK pathway within the cancer cells of the human subject. |
| US10725021B2 |
Muscle chips and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides high throughput assays for identifying compounds that modulate a contractile function, as well as devices suitable for use in these assays. |
| US10725017B2 |
Prediction of therapeutic response using vibrational spectroscopy
The invention relates to a prognostic method of analyzing a biological sample from a cancer patient to predict his/her response to a specified modality of cancer treatment comprising the steps of: (a) performing spectroscopy on the biological sample to obtain a spectrum; (b) comparing the obtained spectrum with one or more spectra to calculate a probability of a response to the specified modality of cancer treatment by the cancer patient. |
| US10725014B2 |
Salt analyzer for crude oil
Embodiments of the disclosure include a salt analyzer for crude oil. The crude oil salt analyzer includes a salt concentration model that determines a salt concentration from desalting process parameters that may include a demulsifier flowrate, a crude oil temperature, a crude oil flowrate, a desalting electrostatic grids voltage, a wash water flowrate, and a disposal water flow rate. The crude oil salt analyzer may compare the salt concentration to a threshold concentration to determine if the salt concentration exceeds the threshold concentration and may perform or initiate actions based on the comparison. Methods, computer-readable media, and plant information systems using the crude oil salt analyzer are also provided. |
| US10725012B2 |
Predicting sediment and sedimentary rock properties
Systems and methods are disclosed to analyze sediment and sedimentary rock properties. Example systems and methods transform data representing physical particles and burial histories into a three-dimensional representation of solids and pores in sediments and sedimentary rocks by analyzing effects of deposition, grain rearrangement, compaction, and chemical reactions. Resulting output may include three-dimensional representations which may be the basis of physical objects or media for laboratory tests. In an example, output may provide a basis for evaluating present-day properties for areas where sample material is unavailable, reconstructing properties for times in the geologic past, and forecasting the effects of engineering and industrial activities on properties. |
| US10725008B2 |
Automatic siting for air quality monitoring stations
A system, a computer readable storage medium, and a method for automatically siting for air quality monitoring stations includes collecting from air quality monitoring stations air pollution concentration data, collecting from meteorological stations meteorological data, and interpolating, by the at least one or more processors, the air pollution concentration data to provide interpolated air pollution concentration data. The method and system can further cluster the interpolated air pollution concentration data and the meteorological data to provide clustered data and select a candidate site for an air monitoring station using the clustered data. The method and system can further evaluate a relationship of the air pollution concentration data with the meteorological data by weighting the air pollution data with the meteorological data. |
| US10725005B2 |
Single body quadruple cylinder tritium measuring apparatus
A tritium-in-air measuring apparatus for measuring a concentration of tritium in air, the measuring apparatus comprising a sensing apparatus for sensing the concentration of tritium in the air and producing at least one signal representing the concentration; a signal processing apparatus, operatively connected to the sensing apparatus, for receiving the signal, processing the signal, and outputting an indication of the concentration of tritium; the sensing apparatus comprising four equal-dimensioned ion chambers, the four chambers being formed in a single block of metal, the four chambers comprising a first measurement chamber, a second measurement chamber, a first compensation chamber and a second compensation chamber. |
| US10725001B2 |
Liquid crystal composition, pH sensing device using the same, and pH sensing device kit using the same
A liquid crystal composition includes a nematic liquid crystal, and a compound of Formula (I) where R is an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or heteroaryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein the compound accounts for 0.3 to 0.6% of the liquid crystal composition. Further, a sensing device includes a substrate, a frame, an alignment film, the liquid crystal composition as described above, and two polarizers. The frame is connected to the substrate and forms an accommodation space having an opening, and the alignment film and the liquid crystal composition are both located inside the accommodation space. One of the polarizers is arranged in correspondence with the opening such that a channel exists between the polarizer and the frame, the other polarizer is located at a lateral side of the substrate, and the polarization directions of the two polarizers intersect with each other. |
| US10724999B2 |
Thermal spray diagnostics
An example system includes at least one acoustic sensor configured to generate at least one time-dependent acoustic data signal indicative of an acoustic signal generated by a thermal spray system performing a process possessing a plurality of process attributes, and a computing device including an acoustic data signal processing module configured to receive the at least one time-dependent acoustic data signal, and transform the at least one time-dependent acoustic data signal to a frequency-domain spectrum, wherein each process attribute of the plurality of process attributes is associated with at least one respective frequency band, and a correlation module configured to determine a process attribute of the plurality of process attributes by identifying at least one characteristic of the frequency-domain spectrum. |
| US10724998B2 |
Method and system for inspecting a rail profile using phased array technology
A method and system for inspecting a rail profile include using ultrasonic phased arrays. Determined anomalies, such as material flaws like volumetric defects and cracks, in a fluid-immersed rail profile are detected by employing one or more phased array probes located proximate the rail profile. Electronic delays and beam steering and focusing can be employed to tailor the inspection to the rail geometry. |
| US10724997B2 |
System combining laser ablation with ultrasound inspection of parts
A system and method combine ablation of a surface of a part with inspection of the internal integrity of the part. A laser may direct an ablative laser pulse at the surface of the part sufficient to remove a portion of material from the part surface and to cause the part to produce an ultrasound waveform. A positioning system may provide relative movement of the ablative laser pulse and the part for application of a series of ablative laser pulses at a series of locations over an area of the surface of the part. An ultrasonic detection device may couple to the part to receive the ultrasound waveform and transmit it to a part inspection system that has stored a set of reference waveforms in a control computer. The system compares the ultrasound waveform to one or more of the reference waveforms to detect and characterize anomalies in the part. |
| US10724994B2 |
Structural health monitoring method and system
Disclosed are composite structure health monitoring (SHM) systems that incorporate aspects of both a passive SHM system and an active SHM system. Systems provide a route for continuous monitoring to recognize potentially damaging events as well as to determine the location and intensity of damage in those instances in which the event does cause damage to the structure. Systems can provide improved monitoring with a low space and weight requirement, for instance when utilized for SHM of aircraft. |
| US10724992B2 |
Wire rope flaw detector and adjustment method therefor
Provided is a wire rope flaw detector, which is capable of improving detection accuracy for a wire rope breakage by keeping an interval between a wire rope to be subjected to a measurement and an adjacent wire rope. The wire rope flaw detector includes: a magnetizer, which is configured to form a main magnetic path in a predetermined set interval of a wire rope in an axial direction of the wire rope; a detection coil, which is arranged in the predetermined set interval so as to be magnetically insulated from the magnetizer and is configured to detect a leakage magnetic flux generated by a damage portion of the wire rope; and position restricting mechanisms, which are configured to keep an interval between the wire rope passing through the detection coil and a wire rope adjacent to the wire rope passing through the detection coil. |
| US10724988B2 |
Digital microfluidics system with swappable PCB's
Digital microfluidics system manipulates samples in liquid droplets within disposable cartridges that have bottom layer, top layer, and gap between the bottom and top layers. The system has a base unit with cartridge accommodation sites and a central control unit for controlling selection of individual electrodes of electrode arrays and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within the cartridges by electrowetting. The system further has board accommodation sites located at the cartridge accommodation sites that each can take up a swappable electrode board having an electrode array and electrical board contact elements individually connected to electrodes of the electrode array. Each board accommodation site has electrical base unit contact elements that are connected to the central control unit and that are configured to engage with the electrical board contact elements of a swappable electrode board that is placed at the board accommodation site. |
| US10724981B2 |
Microfluidic chip and manufacturing method thereof and integrated microfluidic chip system
A microfluidic chip suitable for detecting a microdroplet includes a first component, a second component, a channel layer, and a semiconductor chip. The first component includes a first substrate, a first electrode layer, and a first dielectric layer, wherein the first electrode layer is located between the first substrate and the first dielectric layer. The second component is disposed opposite to the first component and includes a second substrate, a second electrode layer, and a second dielectric layer. The channel layer is located between the first component and the second component. The semiconductor chip is disposed at one side of the first substrate and is exposed to the channel layer to assist in treating or detecting a sample or microdroplet. The microdroplet in the sample entering the channel layer is reacted with the semiconductor chip, and thus the sample is detected. |
| US10724980B2 |
Humidity detector
A humidity detector a humidity sensor detecting a relative humidity of an air inside a sensor case housing the humidity sensor. The humidity detector has an air volume obtaining section, a flow direction obtaining section, a setting section, and a correction section. The air volume obtaining section obtains air volume information correlated with an air volume of the air flowing around the humidity sensor. The flow direction obtaining section obtains flow direction information correlated with a flow direction of the air flowing around the humidity sensor. The setting section sets correction factors configuring a dynamic compensator based on the air volume information and the flow direction information. The dynamic compensator compensates for a response delay of the humidity sensor. The correction section corrects a detection value, which is detected by the humidity sensor, by using the dynamic compensator to obtain the relative humidity of the air. |
| US10724977B2 |
Electric grid high impedance condition detection
Techniques for detecting high impedance conditions in an electrical grid are described herein. In one example, impedance is calculated for each of a plurality of locations within the electrical grid, such as at electrical meters. The impedances may be calculated as a change in voltage divided by a change in current, such as between sequential voltage/current measurements. Statistics may be maintained, including the calculated impedances. In three examples, statistics may be used to identify growth in impedance over multiple days, to identify growth in impedance over multiple hours, and to identify a meter for which impedance is higher than impedance for other meters attached to a single transformer. In a further example, instances of impedance over a threshold value may be identified, from among the maintained statistics. The instances of high impedance may be reported for reasons including cost and safety. |
| US10724976B2 |
Systems and methods for determining at least one property of a material
A system for determining one or more properties of one or more gases. The system comprises sensors configured to measure thermal conductivity and exothermic responses of a sample at multiple temperatures. Sensor responses to exposure to a gas sample at two or more temperatures are compensated and analyzed by a subsystem. The subsystem is configured to determine a thermal conductivity of the gas sample at each of the two or more temperatures and determine at least one component of the gas sample based at least in part on the thermal conductivity value of the sample at each of the two or more temperatures. Related systems and methods of determining one or more properties of a sample are also disclosed. |
| US10724974B2 |
Biopharmaceutical aggregation assessment and counterfeit detection using magnetic resonance relaxometry
The present invention generally relates to a method of using NMR relaxation rates (R2) of water molecules as an indicator of the extent of aggregation of biopharmaceutical formulations. The biopharmaceutical can be evaluated nondestructively without the vial or container being opened or protective seal compromised (i.e., broken). The method is applicable to all biopharmaceuticals and the water signal obtained by magnetic resonance relaxometry is very strong and sensitive because water is used as the solvent and is present in high (>90%) concentrations in every biopharmaceutical formulation. |
| US10724973B2 |
Systems and methods for scanning palletized cargo
Provided are CT scanning systems and architectures that utilize a unique approach to scanning large objects. Various embodiments of the architecture incorporate a scanning platform and a turntable. The scanning platform may be mounted horizontally. The vertical offset between the scanning platform and the turntable may be changed during a scan. A pallet or other object can be moved into a scanning area under the scanning platform. Both the vertical offset between the scanning platform and the turntable may be changed and the turntable may be rotated during a scan. Scan data may be used to generate a three dimensional image. Additional objects can be quickly positioned (once the vertical offset is adjusted) for subsequent scans allowing for greater throughput than conventional approaches. |
| US10724969B2 |
X-ray detection method and X-ray detector
An X-ray detection method and an X-ray detector are provided. The X-ray detection method according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: dividing an energy range of photons emitted by an X-ray source into a number N of energy windows, where N is an integer greater than 0; obtaining a weighting factor for each of the number N of energy windows based on linear attenuation coefficients of a substance of interest and a background substance of an imaging target; obtaining a weighting factor matrix for M output channels of an X-ray detector based on the weighting factor for each of the number N of energy windows, where M is an integer greater than 0; and obtaining output results of the M output channels based on the weighting factor matrix and numbers of photons having an energy range falling into individual energy windows of the number N of energy windows. |
| US10724967B2 |
Inspection apparatus for semiconductor process and semiconductor process device
An inspection apparatus for a semiconductor process and a semiconductor process device, the inspection apparatus including a transferer configured to transfer a process object between a plurality of chambers; at least one line camera installed above the transferer, the at least one line camera being configured to generate an original image by capturing an image of the process object transferred by the transferer; and a controller configured to receive the original image and to perform an inspection of the process object by correcting distortion of the original image due to a change in transfer speed of the transferer. |
| US10724964B1 |
Multi-sensor tiled camera with flexible electronics for wafer inspection
Sensor units can be disposed in a support member. Each of the sensor units can include a folded flex board having a plurality of laminations and an aperture and a sensor disposed in the folded flex board such that the sensor is positioned over the aperture. The system can be used in broad band plasma inspection tools for semiconductor wafers. |
| US10724962B2 |
Method for in-line determination of film thickness and quality during printing processes for the production of organic electronics
The present invention is related to the in-line determination of thickness, optical properties and quality of thin films and multilayer structures of organic (conductors, semiconductors and insulators), hybrid (organic/inorganic) and inorganic (e.g. metals, oxides) materials in real-time by the use of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry—SE, during their printing and/or treating by roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet processes. SE unit is located on a stage with the possibility of movement in the lateral direction in relation to the movement of e.g. the roll, taking measurements in the spectral range of Vis-fUV from 1.5-6.5 eV. The method can be used in-line to monitor and control in real-time the printing and surface or bulk treatment processes on flexible rolls or sheets both along and across the web or sheet, in the air or in an environment of nitrogen or other gas, resulting in the production of flexible organic and printed electronic devices such as organic photovoltaics, organic light-emitting diodes etc with controlled and tailored functional properties. |
| US10724958B2 |
Imaging devices, imaging arrangements, and imaging methods
An imaging device includes a camera and an illuminator. The illuminator is positioned and configured to illuminate an article through an illuminator tunable filter disposed along an optical axis and capture an image of the article through a camera tunable filter arranged along the optical axis. Imaging arrangements and imaging methods are also described. |
| US10724957B2 |
Micro-droplet fluorescence detection system
A micro-droplet fluorescence detection system, comprising a microfluidic chip (1), an optical path device, and a movement control device for controlling the chip (1) and an optical path device to move, so that the chip (1) moves relative to the optical path device during a fluorescence scanning detection process of micro-droplets in the chip (1), and the micro-droplets inside the chip (1) remains stationary relative to the chip (1). The micro-droplet fluorescence detection system has advantages of avoiding cross contamination due to closed detection, high detection rate, high throughput and high sensitivity. |
| US10724956B1 |
Spectral unmixing
Systems and methods are provided for microscopically and fluorescently imaging cell-bearing biological samples or other samples of interest. A microscope objective or other optical elements that exhibits chromatic aberration can be used to obtain images of fluorophores or other contrast agents at different wavelengths. The obtained images are then used to correct each other, e.g., to remove artifacts in an image of a shorter-wavelength fluorophore that are caused by cross-talk from a longer-wavelength fluorophore. A longer-wavelength image, taken at a focal distance corresponding to the shorter-wavelength fluorophore, is taken and used to subtract the activity of the longer-wavelength fluorophore in the shorter-wavelength image. The longer-wavelength image may be taken using a microscope set to the shorter-wavelength focal distance. Alternatively, the longer-wavelength image may be simulated by applying a blurring filter or other methods to a longer-wavelength image taken when the microscope is set to the longer-wavelength focal distance. |
| US10724953B2 |
Method for evaluating phagocytic capacity and fluorescence measurement method
The present invention relates to a method for evaluating phagocytic capacity of phagocytes, including incorporating a fluorescent substance into phagocytes in a sample containing whole blood to obtain a measurement sample, standing the measurement sample for 2 minutes or more, measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent substance, and evaluating the phagocytic capacity of phagocytes based on the intensity of the measured fluorescence, in which the measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent substance includes irradiating an intermediate region of gravity direction of a placed measurement sample with an excitation light, and detecting the fluorescence generated from the fluorescent substance by the excitation light. |
| US10724950B2 |
Analysis method for interpreting Taylor dispersion data
Disclosed is a method for preparing dispersion gradients and an SPR injection method for determining full kinetics and affinity analysis in the presence of a competitor molecule. The SPR injection provides a dispersion gradient of two or more samples to a SPR flow cell and detector. |
| US10724948B2 |
Portable diffraction-based imaging and diagnostic systems and methods
The disclosure features systems and methods for measuring and diagnosing target constituents bound to labeling particles in a sample. The systems include a radiation source, a sample holder, a detector configured to obtain one or more diffraction patterns of the sample each including information corresponding to optical properties of sample constituents, and an electronic processor configured to, for each of the one or more diffraction patterns: (a) analyze the diffraction pattern to obtain amplitude information and phase information corresponding to the sample constituents; (b) identify one or more particle-bound target sample constituents based on at least one of the amplitude information and the phase information; and (c) determine an amount of at least one of the particle-bound target sample constituents in the sample based on at least one of the amplitude information and the phase information. |
| US10724940B2 |
System for monitoring and controlling equipment life due to corrosion degradation
A corrosion maintenance scheduling and implementation system and method measure one or more characteristics of corrosion in equipment before and after implementation of a corrosion remediation action, determine one or more of a change in the one or more characteristics of the corrosion between before and after implementation of the corrosion remediation action, one or more historical operational characteristics of the equipment, or one or more forthcoming operational characteristics of the equipment, and modify a schedule of the corrosion remediation action for the equipment based on one or more of the one or more characteristics of corrosion that are measured, the change in the one or more characteristics of the corrosion, the one or more historical operational characteristics of the equipment, and/or the one or more forthcoming operational characteristics of the equipment. |
| US10724938B2 |
Disposable chip-type flow cell and cell sorter using the same
The object of the present invention is to provide(1) a cell sorter, (2) a flow cytometer capable of detecting sideward scattered light, (3) a method for accurately measuring cell concentration, (4) a method for multicolor staining analysis without a fluorescence correction, and the like, which satisfy requirements that carry-over and cross contamination of samples do not occur.The object can be solved by an apparatus for separating particles comprising: a flow cell wherein a flow path is formed in a flat substrate, an illumination unit configured to illuminate the particles in a sample liquid flowing through the flow path, a detection unit configured to detect particles of interest by detecting scattered light or fluorescence from the particle when the particle is illuminated, and identifying the particle based on its signal intensity, a constant-pressure pump which applies a pressure pulse to the particles in the sample liquid flowing through the flow path in the flow cell, and an electromagnetic valve connected thereto, and a control unit configured to control the movement of the electromagnetic valve based on the signal from the detection unit. |
| US10724934B2 |
Method for validating a resonator
Method for validating a resonator. The method comprises: providing a first set of resonator responses of the resonator pertaining to a first validation fluid, contacting the resonator and a second validation fluid, wherein the first and the second validation fluids have different viscoelastic properties, obtaining in contact with the second validation fluid a second set of resonator responses of the resonator, wherein each resonator response pertains to a resonance frequency or a dissipation of the resonator, validating the resonator by comparing a first and a second value, the first value being obtained from at least one resonator response of the first set of resonator responses and at least one resonator response from the second set of resonator responses, the second value being based on a relationship between frequency or dissipation responses of the resonator and a function of the viscoelastic properties of the first and the second validation fluid. |
| US10724933B2 |
Pallet impact station and associated methods
A pallet impact station includes a frame, at least one pendulum swing arm rotatably coupled to the frame, a carriage assembly carried by the at least one pendulum swing arm for impacting a pallet, and a latching mechanism extending between the frame and the at least one pendulum swing arm. The latching mechanism disengages the at least one pendulum swing arm at a raised position so that the carriage assembly impacts the pallet. A controller operates the latching mechanism to disengage the at least one pendulum swing arm. |
| US10724928B2 |
Apparatus and method for determination of the fine particle dose of a powder inhalation formulation
In an apparatus for collecting aerosolised respirable particles of an inhalable medicinal formulation, aerosolised formulation is drawn pneumatically through a dose collection section comprising an inlet orifice (201) and an air-permeable filter (206), the filter being positioned opposed to said orifice, and extending across the pathway (4) for filtering the pneumatic flow so as to retain particulate material therein on the filter, and the orifice (201) being so dimensioned and configured that it has an unimpeded area that is no less than 75% of the area of the filter (201) on which the dose will be collected. In a method using the apparatus, particles (209, 210) collected on the filter may optionally be subjected to a dissolution test. A good correlation is obtainable between in vitro and in vivo doses with improved independence of loading. |
| US10724927B2 |
Filter replacement lifetime prediction
Systems for predicting a filter lifetime. A filter monitoring system includes a filter effectiveness history based on contaminant sensor information associated with a filter received from one or more contaminant sensors. A lifetime module is configured to determine a rate of filter consumption based on the filter effectiveness history and to determine a remaining filter lifetime based on the determined rate of filter consumption. |
| US10724925B2 |
Wheel receiving area for a function test stand, and method for actuating the adjusting means of a floating plate
The present invention relates to a wheel mount for a vehicle test bench for motor vehicles having steerable wheels, wherein the wheel mount comprises a floating plate as well as at least one roller supported on the floating plate and movable with the floating plate in a horizontal plane. According to the present invention, the wheel mount has a first working state, in which the part of the floating plate, on which the at least one roller is supported, is rotatably supported around a vertical axis, which is located ahead of the at least one wheel contact point on the at least one roller with respect to the driving direction of a vehicle located in the roller dynamometer. In addition, the wheel mount has a second working state, in which the part of the floating plate, on which the at least one roller is supported, is rotatably supported around a vertical axis, which is located behind the at least one wheel contact point with respect to the driving direction of a vehicle located in the roller dynamometer. Furthermore, actuators are assigned to the floating plate for rotating the part of the floating plate, on which the at least one roller is supported, around the corresponding axis in the first as well as in the second working state. |
| US10724922B1 |
Complete characterization of polarization-maintaining fibers using distributed polarization analysis
Devices, systems and techniques for measuring optical polarization-related parameters in optical materials and devices such as polarization maintaining (PM) fiber links based on polarization crosstalks that spatially distribute over a length of a material such as a PM fiber link. |
| US10724921B2 |
Optical cable monitoring system
Provided is an optical cable monitoring system for monitoring a health of optical cables including plural optical fibers. The system includes an optical power detector including a light power monitor, a failure determination unit and an alert signal generator, the light power monitor measuring light intensity of an extracted portion of communication light transmitted through each optical fiber and obtaining communication light intensity based on the measured light intensity, the failure determination unit determining presence of failure in each optical fiber based on the measurement result of the light power monitor, and the alert signal generator generating an alert signal when failure is determined to occur by the failure determination unit, and a monitoring device that receives an alert signal from the optical power detector. |
| US10724919B2 |
Systems and methods for quantifying a gas leak
System and method of quantifying a gas leak in a specified field of view are disclosed. The system may comprise a cooled detector and two interchangeable band-pass non-cooled filters. A first non-cooled band-pass filter transmits electromagnetic radiation in a first spectral band that coincides with a non-transparent leaking gas spectral band. A second non-cooled band-pass filter transmits only electromagnetic radiation in a second spectral band which coincides with a transparent leaking gas spectral band. The system may comprise a quantification unit arranged to process the images generated by the cooled detector to thereby determine, based on the images thereof, a flowrate of the leaking gas in the specified field of view. The system may comprise a detection unit arranged to determine, based on alternately generated multiple first spectral band images and multiple second spectral band images, a gas leak in the specified field of view. |
| US10724917B2 |
Pressure detection device, internal combustion engine equipped with the same, and method for manufacturing the same
A pressure detection device includes: a cylindrical body made of a conductor; a pressure receiver made of a conductor, the pressure receiver being mounted to one end side of the body and receiving pressure from the outside; a signal generator arranged inside the body, the signal generator being electrically connected to the pressure receiver and generating a signal corresponding to the pressure received by the pressure receiver; and a cover made of an insulator with a lower thermal conductivity than thermal conductivities of the body and the pressure receiver, the cover continuously covering an outer surface of the pressure receiver and a portion of an outer surface of the body, the portion being located at a side closer to the pressure receiver. |
| US10724908B2 |
Flexible transparent sensor with ionically-conductive material
A sensor comprises conductive elements arranged and connected for proximity sensing. The conductive elements are formed of an ionically conductive polymer. The sensor may also include conductive elements arranged and connected for touch sensing. The conductive elements may be connected to an alternating-current (AC) source. Another sensor comprises one or more conductive elements arranged and connected for touch sensing by detecting resistivity changes in the one or more conductive elements. A flexible and transparent sensor is also provided, which comprises a layer of a piezoelectric polymer and conductive elements in contact with the layer for transmitting an electric signal generated by compression of the layer. Methods and processes for using such sensors are also provided. |
| US10724905B2 |
Device having tank shaped to produce flow direction and improve temperature stability and uniformity
A device includes a tank, a motor, and a fluid propulsion device, for example, a propeller that is coupled to the motor. The tank includes a bottom wall and side walls. A first surface of a first side wall forms an obtuse angle with a surface of the bottom wall. The fluid propulsion device is disposed inside the tank opposite the first surface of the first side wall. A first surface of a second side wall forms an obtuse angle with the surface of the bottom wall. Rounded corners may be disposed within the tank where pairs of adjacent side walls meet the bottom wall. Rounded surfaces may be formed where the side walls meet the bottom wall. The structure of the tank enables the propeller to rapidly disperse a fluid throughout the tank. |
| US10724902B2 |
Fabry-Perot interference filter
A Fabry-Perot interference filter includes a substrate that has a first surface, a first laminate that has a first mirror portion disposed on the first surface, a second laminate that has a second mirror portion facing the first mirror portion via a gap on a side opposite to the substrate with respect to the first mirror portion, and an intermediate layer that defines the gap between the first laminate and the second laminate. An outer surface of the intermediate layer is curved such that an edge portion of the intermediate layer on the substrate side is positioned on an outer side of an edge portion of the intermediate layer on the side opposite to the substrate in a direction parallel to the first surface. The second laminate covers the outer surface of the intermediate layer. |
| US10724895B1 |
Sensor test system
Described are systems and techniques configured to test sensors in a materials handling facility. In one implementation, an age of a user in the facility and a predicted path through the facility may be determined. Physical access controls may be initiated at inventory locations along the predicted path and adjacent to the user. The physical access controls may include deployment of physical barriers, activation of locks, and so forth. As another user who is permitted access approaches a particular inventory location, the physical access controls may be deactivated. |
| US10724892B2 |
Measurement system, measurement method, and measurement program
A measurement system that measures an amount of a drug solution in each needle-shaped recess of a mold in which a plurality of needle-shaped recesses are formed, or an amount of a drug after drying the drug solution, includes: a first detection unit that detects position information regarding each needle-shaped recess in a state where the drug solution does not fill the needle-shaped recess; a first measurement unit that measures a shape of the needle-shaped recess; a second detection unit that detects position information regarding a surface of the drug solution or the drug; a second measurement unit that measures a shape of the surface of the drug solution or the drug; and a calculation unit that calculates a volume of the drug solution or the drug based on the shape of the needle-shaped recess and the shape of the surface of the drug solution or the drug. |
| US10724888B2 |
Container capacity measurement system
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system for measuring the capacity of a container. The system includes a variable scale disposed near or within the interior wall of the container with elongated body formed by an adjustable shaft including a number of visual indicators. The visual indicators are representative of a capacity of the container, and sliding the adjustable shaft adjusts an amount of space between each of the visual indicators. The system also includes a measuring arm extending from one end of the adjustable shaft and configured to rotate around an axis of rotation from a locked position, in which adjustment of the adjustable shaft is prevented, to a movable position, in which adjustment of the adjustable shaft is permitted. The measuring arm can be used to expand or compress the adjustable shaft, along with the spaces between the visual indicators. |
| US10724881B2 |
Thermal air flow meter with adjustment of pulsation correction function
This signal processing unit includes: a comparison signal output unit which outputs a comparison signal on a negative side that corresponds to a negative side portion, of a second amplitude-increased signal, which is on the negative side with respect to the comparison threshold TH; an averaging processing unit which outputs an average signal obtained by averaging the comparison signal; a coefficient multiplication processing unit which outputs a coefficient-multiplied signal obtained by multiplying the average signal by an adjustment coefficient set in advance; and a signal correction processing unit which outputs, as a flow rate signal, a value obtained by correcting a first amplitude-increased signal so as to be decreased by use of the coefficient-multiplied signal, wherein the comparison threshold TH is set on the basis of an output characteristic of a sensor measured in advance with respect to at least a forward flow direction of an intake air. |
| US10724879B2 |
Flow measuring device operating on the vortex counter principle
A flow measuring device operating on the vortex counter principle, comprises: a measuring tube; a blockage in the form of a bluff body in the measuring tube for bringing about a Karman vortex street with flow dependent vortex frequency; a first pressure fluctuation measuring arrangement for registering vortex related pressure fluctuations and for providing signals dependent on pressure fluctuations; a second pressure fluctuation measuring arrangement for registering vortex related pressure fluctuations and for providing signals dependent on pressure fluctuations. The first pressure fluctuation measuring arrangement is spaced in the longitudinal direction of the measuring tube from the second pressure fluctuation measuring arrangement. An evaluating unit for determining a vortex frequency and a flow measured value dependent thereon, and the evaluation unit is further adapted, based on the ratio of the amplitudes of the signals of the first pressure fluctuation measuring arrangement and the second pressure fluctuation measuring arrangement, or variables derived therefrom, to determine the current Reynolds number and/or the kinematic viscosity of the medium flowing in the measuring tube. |
| US10724877B2 |
Compact pseudorandom scale and read head for an inductive type absolute position encoder
An absolute position encoder comprises a scale and a detector overlaying the scale. The scale includes a periodic pattern of wavelength Wf and a code pattern having bit length Wcode. The detector includes a set of periodic pattern sensors and M sets of code pattern sensors. M is at least two. The configuration principles include: a) Wcode is larger than Wf and at most M*Wf, and b) the sets of code pattern sensors are located along the measuring axis at respective alignment positions configured such that as the code pattern moves in a single direction it moves by successive alignment intervals that are each at most Wf to align with successive alignment positions. Signal processing is provided to determine the absolute position based on the M respective sets of code detector signals and on spatially periodic signals arising in the periodic pattern sensing elements due to the periodic pattern. |
| US10724876B2 |
Linear displacement sensor
A linear-displacement sensor includes a base element arranged with a sensor coil and an excitation coil in such a manner that an AC voltage is induced in the sensor coil upon application of an AC voltage to the excitation coil. An at least partly electrically conductive sliding element is configured to be shifted relative to the base element in a direction along the measurement path. The sliding element has a variable geometry along the measurement path to inductively couple partial turns of the sensor coil with the excitation coil. A correction coil is arranged above a geometry of the sliding element so that an inductive coupling of the correction coil and hence an amplitude of an AC voltage induced in the correction coil is dependent on a lateral offset of the sliding element in relation to the base element. |
| US10724875B2 |
System and method to manage utility meter communications
A method for managing communications within a network comprising utility meters, each associated and connected to at least one utility management center through at least one intermediate data concentrator. A message is sent by a utility meter to the destination data concentrator. This message includes metering data measurement reported by said utility meter, its utility meter identifier, the destination data concentrator identifier and the management center identifier. Then, on the basis of several metering data measurements, a metering counter differential consumption value is calculated by difference of two metering counter consumption indexes measured by the utility meter within a time period interval. Then, a report containing at least the metering counter differential consumption value is sent from the destination data concentrator towards the utility management center to which said utility meter is associated. |
| US10724874B2 |
Virtual reality environment responsive to predictive route navigation
A vehicle state sensor data record associated with a current state of a vehicle is received. A predictive vehicle navigation data record based on map data is also received. The map data is associated with a current location of the vehicle. A first element of a virtual reality environment is adapted based on the received vehicle state sensor data record, and second element of the virtual reality environment is generated based on the received predictive vehicle navigation data record. |
| US10724868B2 |
Management systems, managing methods, and recording mediums for cooperative transfer of shared along transfer pathways
A management system includes a storing unit that stores route information on a running course of each of a plurality of users, a selecting unit that selects a user who is expected to cooperate in a task of transferring a vehicle, along a part or whole of a transfer pathway from a transfer start point of the vehicle to a transfer destination, from the users, based on a positional relationship between the transfer pathway, and the running course of each of the users, and a communicating unit that sends a message that proposes cooperation in the task of transferring the vehicle, along the part or whole of the transfer pathway, to a communication terminal of the user selected. |
| US10724867B1 |
Systems and methods for position-based building guidance
The present disclosure relates to system that includes a processor of a computing device. The processor is configured to determine an absolute position of the computing device within a building based on communications from navigation devices. The processor is configured to identify at least one of the building features located within a threshold distance of the absolute position of the computing device based on a query of a database associated with one or more building features of the building. Additionally, the processor is configured to generate an alert configured to cause the computing device to display information associated with the at least one of the building features or output an audible signal including the information associated with the at least one of the building features. |
| US10724866B2 |
Vehicle system, information processing device, and vehicle
An information processing device includes a server. The server is configured to receive start information and positional information of a vehicle from the vehicle when the vehicle is started, acquire schedule information on a user's earliest schedule of the vehicle, the schedule information including information of a start time of the schedule and a destination as a place relating to the schedule, calculate an estimated arrival time at which the vehicle arrives at the destination when the vehicle heads for the destination from a position of the vehicle specified by the positional information of the vehicle, based on a current time, determine whether or not a user has started the vehicle to head for the destination according to a difference between the estimated arrival time and the start time of the schedule, and transmit a determination result of the determination to the vehicle. |
| US10724864B2 |
Step detection methods and apparatus
Step detection methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, a footstep detection method includes obtaining accelerometer data regarding movements of a user device, filtering the accelerometer data to remove frequencies above a typical stepping frequency range of a user, after the filtering, analyzing individual ones of a plurality of cycles of the accelerometer data to determine whether any of the individual cycles corresponds to a user taking a footstep with the user device, and as a result of the analyzing, indicating at least one of the individual cycles as corresponding to the user taking a footstep. |
| US10724863B2 |
Method and device for calibration of a three-axis magnetometer
A method and device for calibration of a three-axis magnetometer that facilitates a more efficient and routine procedure by calibration of hard and soft iron errors of a 3D-magnetometer integrated into a mobile electronic device, and a set of operations for coprocessing measurements of the 3D-magnetometer and inertial sensors (e.g., a 3D-accelerometer and 3D-gyro), which can determine magnetic heading and attitude of the electronic device. |
| US10724860B2 |
Surveying device and survey system
When a camera and a surveying device are connected by a synchro cable, and a photographing condition obtaining unit obtains a photographing start time of the camera, a survey control unit makes a survey time measurement unit start time measurement. After the camera and the surveying device are disconnected, the survey control unit starts a survey by a predetermined surveying period ΔT when tracking of the prism starts. Based on the time measurement by the survey time measurement unit, the survey control unit associates the survey result with the photographing position of each image taken by the camera to generate the data for photogrammetry. |
| US10724855B2 |
Motor vehicle alignment technology
An alignment system for aligning the wheels of a vehicle. The alignment system measures caster and camber of the front wheels of the vehicle. The system includes four alignment heads, each alignment head having a laser, a target, and a transmitter/receiver. A rim clamp communicatively couples each alignment head to the wheel of the vehicle. A turn plates is positioned below each front wheel of the vehicle. |
| US10724853B2 |
Generation of one or more edges of luminosity to form three-dimensional models of objects
Disclosed herein are various embodiments relate generally to computer vision, graphics, image scanning, and image processing as well as associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to form at least three-dimensional models or images of objects and environments. |
| US10724851B2 |
Functional assembly, display device and terminal
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a functional assembly, a display device and a terminal. The functional assembly includes a sensor unit, a first light-guiding component and a camera. The sensor unit includes an emitter and a receiver. The emitter is configured to emit probe light. The first light-guiding component is configured to introduce the probe light and transmit the probe light to the outside through the camera. The receiver is configured to receive detection light through the camera, the detection light being formed by reflection of the probe light against an obstacle. The functional assembly, the display device and the terminal in the present embodiment increase an area of a display region effectively, hence realizing an effect of large-screen display. |
| US10724850B2 |
Displacement measuring apparatus
To enable measurement of a displacement at a predetermined position in the case in which a measurement object remains stationary and also in the case in which the measurement object moves. A light projector and a scanning part are controlled to cause measurement light to sequentially irradiate different positions of the measurement object in a case in which a scanning mode is selected. On the other hand, the light projector and the scanning part are controlled to cause the measurement light to irradiate the same positions of the measurement object in a case in which a line mode is selected. The displacement of the measurement object is measured on the basis of a received-light quantity distribution output from a light receiver. |
| US10724848B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing three-dimensional vision measurement data
A method and an apparatus for processing three-dimensional vision measurement data are provided. The method includes: obtaining three-dimensional point cloud data measured by a three-dimensional machine vision measurement system and establishing a visualized space based thereon; establishing a new three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system corresponding to the visualized space, and performing coordinate translation conversion on the three-dimensional point cloud data; determining three basic observation planes corresponding to the visualized space and a rectangular coordinate system corresponding to the basic observation planes; respectively projecting the three-dimensional point cloud data on the basic observation planes to obtain three plane projection functions; respectively generating, according to the three-dimensional point cloud data, three depth value functions corresponding to the plane projection functions; digitally processing three plane projection graphs and three depth graphs respectively, and converting same to two-dimensional images of a specified format; and compressing, storing and displaying the two-dimensional images of the specified format. |
| US10724847B2 |
Optical measuring device
An illumination unit emits a light parallel to a first direction to a measurement space. A light receiving unit outputs a signal indicating a two-dimensional distribution of a light incident on a light receiving surface. An optical system guides the light passing through the measurement space to the light receiving surface. A control unit detects a position of the measurement object in the first direction based on the signal. The light receiving surface is tilted by a predetermined angle around a second direction with respect to a transmission direction of the light. The control unit detects a position where light intensity is changed by a predetermined value in the second direction in the two-dimensional distribution, detects a position where the detected position is located in a third direction, and detects a position where the measurement object is placed in the first direction in the measurement space. |
| US10724842B2 |
Relative angle estimation using inertial measurement units
A method for determining relative angles and/or trigonometric functions of the relative angles between coupled rigid bodies arranged in a series, where the series includes at least a rigid body coupled to a previous rigid body. The method includes obtaining a gravitational acceleration vector and an angular velocity of the previous rigid body and a gravitational acceleration and an angular velocity of the rigid body. The relative angles and/or trigonometric functions of the relative angles are determined without using absolute angles of the rigid bodies. |
| US10724836B1 |
Cook-off mitigation systems
The disclosed embodiments are directed to enhancing insensitive munitions performance. Some of the embodiments employ an outgassing pad having unique geometrical configurations, compositions, and positioning. Other embodiments rely on using thermally-releasable components to foster billet expulsion. Additional embodiments combine both aspects into entire cook-off mitigation systems for insensitive munitions improvements. |
| US10724833B1 |
Dismemberable target assembly
A dismemberable target for projectile sports includes a central component comprising magnets and detachable components also comprising magnets such that linear or branching arrays of detachable components may be assembled onto the central component.Detachable components may be magnetically detachable while being attached by lengths of cord so that when detached by projectile impact they remain in close proximity for ease of reassembly, and also so that a struck and detached component may drop and swing from the component to which it is tied.In particular embodiment, a dismemberable target is fashioned to look like a zombie or monster which may be sequentially dismembered by projectile shots. In other embodiments, target bodies or detachable components thereof may be fashioned to look like animals or a detachable assembly which resemble an animal, zombie, or monster. |
| US10724832B2 |
Throwing game
A throwing game includes a simulated axe formed from a low density material and and a target including vertically oriented strata formed from a compressible material. |
| US10724823B2 |
Projectile accelerator with heatable barrel
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for accelerating projectiles at high velocity. A barrel may include one or more heaters configured to heat a bore of the barrel prior to launch of a projectile. The barrel bore may be formed in a tungsten sleeve and may be heated to high temperatures. Heat from the barrel bore may be transferred to expanding propellant behind a projectile as it travels through the barrel bore. |
| US10724819B2 |
Extractor pin tool
Apparatus, systems, and methods for the maintenance, repair, modification, cleaning, disassembly, and reassembly of firearms and firearm components are disclosed. Particular embodiments include tools to aid in the removal and insertion of an extractor pin from the bolt assembly of an AR-15 or M-16 rifle. Preferred embodiments are directed to bolt assemblies for .223 and .308 imperial caliber firearms, as well as 5.56 and 7.62 metric caliber firearms. The tools include a housing with a channel to receive the bolt, a channel to insert a locking rod to orient and secure the bolt in the housing, a channel for inserting a removal rod to remove the extractor pin from the bolt or an inserting rod to insert the extractor pin into the bolt. |
| US10724816B2 |
Electronic operating mechanism for a firearm
There is disclosed herein systems, methods and apparatus relating to a firearm with an electronically operable firing system to fire projectiles from the firearm. The electronic firing system includes an electronic actuator with a switch for electronically firing the firearm and a trigger lever connected to the trigger. The trigger lever is reciprocally moveable along the fastening member in response to a pull of the trigger to displace the trigger lever and actuate the switch to fire the firearm. |
| US10724815B2 |
Trigger assembly
A trigger assembly apparatus includes spherical portion(s) and spherical bearing(s), rounded sear, stabilizing catch, and complimentary shield. In an exemplary embodiment, the spherical portion(s) and spherical bearing(s) respond to non-linear movement. Further, the interaction of the spherical portion(s) and spherical bearing(s) results in the mobility of the trigger in relation to the 6 degrees of freedom thereby resulting in the firearm being generally unaffected by side to side movement of the trigger during activation. The trigger assembly may also include but is not limited to a rounded sear, stabilizing catch, and complimentary shield. The rounded portion of the sear engages the hammer stop notch at a single point further resulting in the firearm being generally unaffected by side to side movement of the trigger. Additionally the stabilizing catch and shield helps facilitate the proper reset of the trigger assembly. |
| US10724812B2 |
Adjustable gas block
A system for an adjustable gas block. The gas block body has a main chamber fluidly coupled to a gas aperture which is fluidly connected to a plunger channel and a gas return path. Downstream of the gas block body is a plunger assembly which includes a ring and a plunger. Further downstream is an adjustment knob which is coupled to the gas block body and which is adjustable upstream and downstream relative to the gas block body. The volume of plunger inserted into the channel path is controlled by the adjustment knob. |
| US10724807B2 |
Heat exchanger and method for assembling same
A packing is held between a tank body and a header plate to secure sealing. Therewith, the width in a longer axis direction of an opening of a flat tube is wider and the width of the tank body is relatively narrow, resulting in a compact tank structure. A number of tooth parts protrude from the tank body at regular intervals, a tube end release part is formed between the tooth parts, and a side edge in a longitudinal axis direction of an opening of the flat tube is positioned therein. The tooth part, a flange part, a seal face of the header plate and a peripheral wall form a packing accommodation part, and a tip edge of the tooth part is seated on an edge of a convex part. The packing is arranged between the packing accommodation part and the seal face. |
| US10724804B2 |
Method and device for spreading high heat fluxes in thermal ground planes
A thermal ground plane with hybrid structures that include nanowires is disclosed. The thermal ground plane includes a first casing having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface includes plurality of microstructures with a plurality of nanowires; a second casing, wherein the first casing and the second casing are sealed to an interior space that includes a working fluid; and a wicking layer disposed within the interior space. |
| US10724803B2 |
Heat pipe and method for making the same
A heat pipe is provided, including a capillary body. The capillary body has a condensation portion, an evaporation portion, and a connecting portion connecting the condensation portion with the evaporation portion. The capillary body is formed by metal weaving. A cross-section of the evaporation portion is larger than that of the condensation portion. |
| US10724801B2 |
Heat exchanger plate and a plate heat exchanger
A heat exchanger plate comprises a heat exchanger area, at least two portholes each having a diameter, and at least two porthole areas. Each of the portholes is surrounded by a respective one of the porthole areas. The porthole areas are separated from each other. Each porthole area comprises a corrugation of beams. Each of the beams has an end and extends along a respective extension direction towards the porthole. The extension direction of each of the beams forms an acute angle to a radial line through the end of the beam. |
| US10724798B2 |
Cooling tower with multiple-layer cooling unit
A cooling tower includes a tower casing, a pumping device, a water storage tank, at least one cooling assembly and a fan unit. The cooling assembly includes a first multiple-layer cooling unit comprising a first water collection basin, a first fill material unit provided underneath the first water collection basin, and a first water receiving basin provided underneath the first fill material unit and connected to the water storage tank. The second multiple-layer cooling unit includes a second water collection basin connected to the water storage tank, and a second fill material unit provided underneath the second water collection basin. The cooling water in the second water collection basin is arranged to be distributed on the second fill material unit. The water flowing in the second water collection basin is collected in the water storage tank. |
| US10724797B2 |
Continuous low oxygen and high temperature combustion aluminum melting furnace with porous injection pipe heat exchanger
A continuous aluminum melting furnace with a porous spray pipe heat exchanger, comprising a furnace body, combustion nozzles, a smoke pipeline and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a smoke channel and heat exchange cylinders, wherein each of the heat exchange cylinders comprises a head end, a tail end, and a porous spray pipe in at least one of the cylinders. The porous spray pipe comprises a closed end and a pipe body, with several air spray holes provided on a peripheral wall of the pipe body so that cold air entering the at least one heat exchange cylinder is sprayed to an inner wall of the cylinder so as to exchange heat with high-temperature smoke which flows through an outer wall of the cylinder, thus keeping the temperature of the cylinder lower than the rated tolerant temperature of the material from which the cylinder is made. |
| US10724796B2 |
Furnace for casting near-net shape (NNS) silicon
A furnace includes a pedestal, a crucible, first and second heaters, and a controller. The crucible is arranged on a pedestal that is movable downwardly and is rotatable. The first and second heaters are spaced vertically along an outer wall of the crucible and are arranged around the crucible to heat pieces of solid material deposited in the crucible. A third heater is arranged above the crucible if the crucible includes a solid cylindrical mold or in a hollow cylindrical space of the crucible if the crucible includes a hollow cylindrical mold. The controller is configured to control the first and second heaters to heat the pieces of the solid material to form a melted liquid. The controller is configured to control the rotational and downward movements of the pedestal relative to the first and second heaters during solidification of the melted liquid to form an ingot. |
| US10724794B2 |
Treatment device and treatment method
A treatment device (1) and a treatment method for a web (2) of endless material, in particular of a textile fiber material, preferably a non-woven fabric are provided. The treatment device (1) includes a treatment chamber (14) in which the moving web (2) is treated with a flowing gas, in particular air, an inlet (10) and an outlet (11) for the web (2), and a plurality of chamber regions (20-24). The plurality of chamber regions (20-24) are stationarily arranged on top and next to each other. The web (2) runs through the plurality of chamber regions (20-24). In the chamber regions (20-24), the gas, in particular the air, flows against and through the web (2) from one side. |
| US10724792B2 |
Refrigerator and method of food management thereof
A refrigerator and a food management method are provided. The refrigerator includes a main body that includes a storage. The refrigerator also includes a door configured to be hinged to the main body to rotate on a front side of one side of the storage and include a display. The refrigerator also includes a camera positioned on a front surface of the door and configured to photograph food to be recognized. The refrigerator also includes a controller configured to control the display, and the first camera. The controller is configured to display on the display a food name corresponding to an image of food, photographed by the first camera. |
| US10724787B2 |
Refrigerator
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. Specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a user to easily introduce or remove goods into or from the refrigerator is disclosed. More specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a drawer for receiving goods to be more conveniently used is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a food introduction port formed in the front thereof, a door hingedly connected to the cabinet for opening and closing the storage compartment, a plurality of drawers disposed in the storage compartment, the drawers being arranged vertically, a moving frame extending vertically so as to correspond to the height at which the drawers are disposed, the moving frame being configured to selectively push the drawers such that the drawers are moved toward the food introduction port, an electric driving unit coupled to the moving frame for moving the moving frame toward the food introduction port, and a controller for controlling the electric driving unit to move the moving frame when it is sensed that the door is open. |
| US10724784B2 |
Household appliance
A household appliance has a case body and a door that is pivotable about a rotation axis relative to the case body. The door includes a doorframe and a front door panel connected to a front side of the doorframe. The front door panel includes a protruding portion that extends out of the doorframe along a length or width direction of the door, and the door further includes a cover member disposed behind the protruding portion. The structure of the door is thus more diversified, to ensure a function of the door, and at the same time, meet an appearance requirement of industrial design. |
| US10724780B2 |
Cryocooling system and method
The present disclosure relates to a cryocooling system and method. The system includes a sample well and a sample chamber, each of which having an interior that is sized and shaped to hold a cryocooling gas at cryogenic temperatures and a pressure below 1 atm. The sample chamber is also sized and shaped to hold a sample substance to be cryocooled. An impedance tube connects the interior of the sample well to the interior of the sample chamber to allow cryocooling gas to move from the sample well to the sample chamber. A vacuum tube is connected to the interior of the sample chamber on one side and to a vacuum pump via a vacuum port on the other. The vacuum tube is sized and shaped to allow cryocooling gas within the sample chamber to be pumped out of the sample chamber by the vacuum pump. |
| US10724778B2 |
Method for controlling a fan of a vapour compression system in accordance with a variable temperature setpoint
A method for controlling a fan (6) of a vapour compression system (1) is disclosed, the fan (6) being arranged to provide a secondary fluid flow across a heat rejecting heat exchanger (3). A temperature difference, ΔT=Tout−Tamb, between a temperature, Tout, of refrigerant leaving the heat rejecting heat exchanger (3) and a temperature, Tamb, of ambient air of the heat rejecting heat exchanger (3) is established. A setpoint value, ΔTsetp, for the temperature difference, ΔT, is obtained, the setpoint value, ΔTsetp, being dependent on the fan speed of the fan (6) in such a manner that the setpoint value, ΔTsetp, increases as the fan speed increases. The fan speed of the fan (6) is controlled in order to control the temperature difference, ΔT, in accordance with the obtained setpoint value, ΔTsetp. |
| US10724776B2 |
Exhaust heat recovery type of air-conditioning apparatus
An exhaust heat recovery type of air-conditioning apparatus includes: an air-conditioning-side refrigerant circuit including a first flow switching device, a second flow switching device, and an exhaust-heat recovery heat exchanger connected in parallel to an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger; and a refrigeration-side refrigerant circuit. The first flow switching device causes the outdoor heat exchanger to communicate with one of a discharge side and a suction side of a first compressor through a pipe. The second flow switching device causes the indoor heat exchanger to communicate with one of the discharge and suction sides of the first compressor through a pipe. The exhaust-heat recovery heat exchanger is connected to the suction side of the first compressor through a pipe, and causes heat exchange between refrigerants. Because of the above configuration, the exhaust heat recovery type of air-conditioning apparatus can use exhaust heat in any of operation modes. |
| US10724774B2 |
Refrigerating system and purification method for the same
The present invention provides a refrigerating system, including: a refrigerating loop (100), including a compressor (190), a condenser (110), a main throttling element (180), and an evaporator (120) that are connected in sequence through a pipeline; and a purification loop (200), including a purification compressor (210), a purification condenser (220), a purification throttling element (240), and a low-temperature separator (230) that are connected in sequence through a pipeline, the purification loop being bidirectionally connected to the refrigerating loop through the low temperature separator and configured to separate a non-condensable gas in the refrigerating loop; wherein the purification condenser is capable of exchanging heat with a refrigerant in the refrigerating loop. Thus, efficient and reliable separation of the refrigerant and the non-condensable gas is achieved. |
| US10724772B2 |
Refrigerant liquid-gas separator having an integrated check valve
An HVAC system includes a refrigerant liquid-gas separator. The liquid-gas separator is thermally coupled to electronics to transfer heat away from the electronics, and assist in vaporizing liquid refrigerant. The liquid-gas separator device includes a refrigeration section configured to couple to a refrigeration loop, and electronics thermally coupled to the refrigeration section. The refrigeration section includes: (a) a refrigerant inlet configured to receive refrigerant from the refrigeration loop; (b) a refrigerant outlet configured to release vapor refrigerant to the refrigeration loop; and (c) a cavity coupled to the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet, the cavity configured to separate liquid refrigerant from vapor refrigerant. During use of the HVAC system, heat from the electronics board is transferred to the refrigerant. The liquid-gas separator includes a check valve configured to inhibit flow of refrigerant into the liquid-gas separator device via the refrigerant outlet. |
| US10724771B2 |
Ejector refrigeration circuit
An ejector refrigeration circuit comprises a high pressure ejector circuit comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler having an inlet side and an outlet side; at least two variable ejectors (6, 7) with different capacities connected in parallel, each of the variable ejectors comprising a primary high pressure input port, a secondary low pressure input port and an output port; wherein the primary high pressure input ports of the at least two variable ejectors are fluidly connected to the outlet side of the heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler; a receiver, having an inlet, a liquid outlet, and a gas outlet, wherein the inlet is fluidly connected to the output ports of the at least two variable ejectors; at least one compressor having an inlet side and an outlet side. |
| US10724770B2 |
Heat pump with a motor cooling arrangement
A heat pump includes a condenser having a condenser housing; a compressor motor mounted on the condenser housing and having a rotor and a stator, the rotor having a motor shaft which has a compressor wheel for compressing working medium vapor mounted thereon, and the compressor motor having a motor wall; a motor housing which surrounds the compressor motor and has a working medium intake so as to direct liquid working medium out of the condenser to the motor wall for the purpose of cooling the motor, wherein the motor housing is further configured to form a vapor space during operation of the heat pump, and wherein the motor housing further has a vapor discharge outlet for discharging vapor from the vapor space within the motor housing. |
| US10724765B2 |
Solar receiver
A solar receiver for exposing heat absorbing particles to concentrated solar radiation. The solar receiver includes a chamber having an aperture through which concentrated solar radiation can be received within the chamber. An inlet means provides for introducing an inflow including solar absorbing particles into the chamber. An outlet means provides for discharge of an outflow from the chamber. The inlet means communicates with the chamber for introduction of the inflow into a first section of the chamber in opposed relation the aperture. The outlet means communicates with a second section of the chamber disposed between the first section and the aperture, wherein fluid flow from the inlet means to the outlet means is exposed to concentrated solar radiation received within the chamber. The first section diverges in a direction towards the aperture, and the inlet means is configured to introduce the inflow tangentially into the divergent first section. |
| US10724764B2 |
Device for the concentration of solar radiation
A device for concentration of solar radiation in an absorber, said device comprising an inflatable concentrator cushion having a cover film element with a light-permeable entry window for coupling in solar radiation and a reflector film for concentration of solar radiation in an absorber, the reflector film sub-dividing the concentrator cushion into at least two hollow spaces and having a curvature in an inflated state. The device also comprises a pivoting apparatus, with which the concentrator cushion is pivotable, a retaining apparatus secured to the pivoting apparatus, and an adjusting device for adjusting the curvature of the reflector film. The retaining apparatus comprises a lower longitudinal member which is connected to a bottom film element of the concentrator cushion. The adjusting device comprises a tensioning element between the lower longitudinal member and the reflector film, said tensioning element being connected to the reflector film and to the lower longitudinal member. |
| US10724762B2 |
Heat exchanger including flue flow path guide system
A guide system including a top end, a bottom end, a lumen and a plurality of openings, the system is disposed within a coil lumen at the bottom end of the heat exchanger coil with the bottom end of the system extending beyond the bottom end of the coil in a direction from the top end to the bottom end of the coil, the system configured in a shape of the coil lumen and the openings are disposed on the bottom end of the system, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to channel the flue flow from a burner through a path to heat a fluid flow of the coil before entering the lumen of the system via the openings to avoid a pressure drop due to a tendency for the flue flow to follow a path defined by a shape of the bottom end of the coil. |
| US10724761B2 |
Modular heat transfer units
A heat transfer unit includes housing that includes a compressor, a condenser, one or more fans, and an air duct disposed on a side of the compressor unit. The heat transfer unit is configured such that the unit may operate in a mini-split or stacked configuration. |
| US10724759B2 |
Indoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus
An indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a casing, which is to be attached to a wall in a room at a back surface side of the casing; an air inlet and an air outlet, which are formed in the casing; an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan, which are arranged in an air passage continuous from the air inlet to the air outlet; an up-and-down airflow direction plate, which is provided in the air outlet so as to be turnable, forms an air outlet passage for blowing air to be blown out through the air outlet in a region located below the air outlet, and is configured to change a direction of the blowing air; and an up-and-down airflow direction assist plate, forms the air outlet passage and is configured to change the direction of the blowing air between the up and down directions. |
| US10724753B2 |
System and method for operating a variable speed compressor
A method of operating a variable speed compressor, the variable speed compressor in electrical communication with a computing element and the computing element in electrical communication with a sensing device, the method including operating the computing element to transmit a control signal to the compressor to operate in an operational mode, operating the computing element to receive outdoor air temperature data from the sensing device, operating the computing element to determine an operational run time value of the compressor based in part on the outside air temperature data, operating the computing element to determine an estimated day period based in part on the control signal, and operating the compressor at an operational speed based in part on the outdoor air temperature data, the operational run time value, and the estimated day period. |
| US10724750B2 |
Cooling dryer for compressed air and corresponding method
Dryer for compressed air including at least one cooling unit (28), able to cool a refrigerant fluid circulating in at least one drying unit (22), provided with an air inlet (11) and an air outlet (13) and also comprising at least one circuit (18) inside which air to be treated circulates from said air inlet (11) to said air outlet (13). The dryer for compressed air comprises, along the circuit (18), at least one cooling apparatus (12), configured to cool the compressed air to positive temperatures, a few degrees above zero and near to freezing temperature, and at least one freezing apparatus (14), disposed downstream of the cooling apparatus (12) and configured to cool the compressed air to abundantly negative values. |
| US10724748B2 |
Air-conditioning apparatus
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant pipe through which refrigerant that flows through the refrigeration cycle passes; a pipe-side plate thermally connected to the refrigerant pipe; a control box thermally connected to the pipe-side plate and containing an electric component including a heating element; a housing of an outdoor unit, the housing containing the pipe-side plate and the control box; a positioning element fixing the pipe-side plate and the control box to each other; and a fastening element fixing the control box and the positioning element to each other. At least one side surface of the housing has a work opening. A front portion of the control box is positioned closer to the work opening in the housing, and a rear portion of the control box is positioned closer to a rear surface of the housing, the rear surface facing the side surface having the work opening. |
| US10724747B1 |
Methods and apparatus for remotely monitoring and/or controlling a plumbing system
Methods and compositions for controlling and monitoring residential and commercial pumping systems. Preferably, the controlling and monitoring functions include a remotely located controller component capable of displaying alerts and/or from which a user may input commands regulating the functioning of the plumbing system. In particularly preferred examples, the plumbing system is an “on command” hot water system in which hot water availability, use and energy efficiencies and conservation are monitored and maximized. |
| US10724744B2 |
Method and apparatus for reduction of water re-evaporation in a dedicated dehumidifier/water heater
An apparatus that includes a refrigeration circuit that includes an evaporator, a first condenser and a compressor. The apparatus includes a refrigerant-water heat exchanger that includes a second condenser fluidly coupled to the refrigeration circuit. A control valve is operatively connected to the refrigeration circuit to direct flow of refrigerant through at least one of the first condenser during a dehumidification mode and the second condenser during a water heating mode. A damper is disposed on an upwind side of the evaporator, the damper being operable to reduce airflow across the evaporator during a ventilation mode. |
| US10724743B2 |
Household oven with an integrated water evaporator
The invention relates to an oven comprising an oven cavity (10) with a closable opening (12) for receiving food to be cooked or baked, an evaporation cavity (26) in a bottom wall (24) of the oven cavity (10) and an evaporation heating element (28) being arranged for heating the evaporation cavity (26). According to the invention the evaporation cavity (26) is formed as an embossment in the bottom wall (24) of the oven cavity (10) and the heating power of the evaporation heating element (28) is adapted to evaporate a volume of water to be evaporated that corresponds to the volume of such an embossment. |
| US10724741B2 |
Combustors and methods of assembling the same
A fuel nozzle assembly includes a centerbody including an outer wall. The outer wall defines a plurality of fuel injection apertures. The fuel injection apertures include a first portion of the plurality of fuel injection apertures configured to induce a first fuel flow rate. The fuel injection apertures also include a second portion of the plurality of fuel injection apertures configured to induce a second fuel flow rate. The second fuel flow rate is less than the first fuel flow rate. |
| US10724740B2 |
Fuel nozzle assembly with impingement purge
The present disclosure is directed to a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine, the fuel nozzle defining a radial direction, a longitudinal direction, a circumferential direction, an upstream end, and a downstream end. The fuel nozzle includes an aft body coupled to at least one fuel injector. The aft body defines a forward wall and an aft wall each extended in the radial direction, and a plurality of sidewalls extended in the longitudinal direction. The plurality of sidewalls couples the forward wall and the aft wall. At least one sidewall defines an impingement fluid outlet, and the aft body defines an impingement fluid cavity in fluid communication with the impingement fluid outlet. |
| US10724737B2 |
Biomass auto combustion chamber
A combustion chamber has an internally hollow tank containing biomass to be combusted and gasified, an air supply to supply air inside the tank, a gas supply connected to a gas source to supply gas inside the tank, and valve or valves electrically connected to the control to control the air flow and the gas flow inside the tank. |
| US10724732B2 |
Variable colour temperature lighting device for domestic electrical appliances
A lighting device for lighting an interior of a domestic electrical appliance is configured to be operated in different lighting modes which differ from one another by the spectral composition of the light of the lighting device delivered into the appliance interior. In some embodiments, the lighting device comprises two light-emitting diodes which differ from one another in terms of the spectral content of the light delivered thereby. The different lighting modes of the lighting device differ from one another by a different operating combination of the light-emitting diodes. By varying the duty cycle and the pulse frequency of a pulse-width-modulated control signal, a control assembly is able to transmit two different pieces of control information to the lighting module in order to control the two light-emitting diodes individually. |
| US10724730B2 |
Utility, work or inspection light
Disclosed is a lighting device with a flexible LED light that may be used as a utility light, work light, or inspection light to illuminate task or work areas. The lighting device is moisture resistant and/or chemical resistant. The flexible LED light is resistant to failure caused by bending and twisting. |
| US10724728B2 |
LED luminaire having enhanced thermal management
In one aspect, luminaires are described herein having sensor modules integrated therein. In one aspect, a luminaire described herein comprises a light emitting face including a LED assembly. A sensor module is integrated into the luminaire at a position at least partially overlapping the light emitting face. In another aspect, a luminaire described herein comprises a LED assembly and a driver assembly. A sensor module is integrated into the luminaire along or more convective air current pathways cooling the LED assembly or driver assembly. |
| US10724727B2 |
LED lamp having dissipating element with different sets of fins
An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell, the heat sink comprises fins and a base; a power source; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and includes LED chip sets having LED chips; a first heat dissipating channel; a second heat dissipating channel; and a lamp cover connected with the heat sink and having a light output surface and an end surface, the end surface is formed with a vent to let air flow from outside of the LED lamp into both the first heat dissipating channel and the second heat dissipating channel through the vent. The fins of the heat sink include first fins and second fins, each of the first fins is divided into two portions in a radial direction of the LED lamp, the two portions are divided with a gap portion, each of the second fins has a third portion and a fourth portion extending therefrom, the fourth portions are located radially outside the third portions, the third portion is connected to the fourth portion through a transition portion, the transition portion has a buffer section and a guide section, a direction of any tangent of the guide section is separate from the gap portion. |
| US10724726B1 |
Light assembly including an adapter to couple to a work implement
A light assembly is configured to connect between a handle and a work implement. The light assembly includes a housing that defines an interior and includes an adapter with a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a first axis that extends centrally through the adapter between the first and second ends. The first end defines a bore configured to couple to the handle. The second end defines an extension configured to couple to the work implement. A battery receptacle is disposed within the interior of the housing and is configured to receive a battery. An elongated flexible arm extends from the housing and includes a first end adjacent the housing and a second end opposite the first end. A light is disposed at the second end of the elongated flexible arm. |
| US10724724B2 |
Lighting devices and methods
Lighting systems that provide improvements in various aspects are contemplated. In one aspect, light fixtures can comprise at least one of an occupancy sensor, a constant current module, an external power supply, a plurality of lighting elements mounted on a heat sink, a sealing mechanism, and top and bottom housings having tabs to removably couple with one another. In another aspect, a disconnect comprising a plug and socket housing is contemplated. |
| US10724723B2 |
Sensor arrangements
A luminaire component for use in a luminaire, said component comprising:— (i) an LED module on a first printed circuit board (PCB), the first PCB having a front face on which the LED module is located; (ii) a second PCB mounted forward of the front face of the first PCB; (iii) connection means adapted to connect the second PCB to the first PCB. The invention also extends to a luminaire bezel containing one or more sensors, where the bezel is removably attachable to the luminaire. The sensor(s) can measure one or more environmental characteristics and electrical and signal contacts between the bezel and the luminaire are provided. Preferably the electrical and signal contact means is cableless. |
| US10724722B2 |
Luminaire for inductive lighting system
A luminaire for an inductive power transfer lighting system includes a luminaire body having a base and a hinged lid. A seal has a first sealing surface mounted in the base and a second sealing surface mounted in the lid. The first sealing surface includes a first power cable receiving channel running from one side of the base to an opposite side. The second sealing surface includes a corresponding second power cable receiving channel. When clamped together by clamping means the lid and base are sealed together and the power cable receiving channels co-operate to form a bore for holding a power cable. At least one of the sealing surfaces includes at least one groove transverse to the direction of the bore. |
| US10724721B2 |
Light emitting diode device
A LED bulb includes a circuit board, a lighting module, an electrical connector, and a lamp shade. The circuit board includes a slot. The lighting module includes a transmissive substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The lighting module includes a circuit layer arranged on the first surface, an electrode component arranged on the first surface and electrically connected to the circuit layer, a plurality of LED dies arranged on the first surface and electrically connected to the circuit layer and the electrode component, and the phosphor layer covering the first surface and the second surface. The electrical connector is electrically connected to the circuit board. The lamp shade is associated with the electrical connector. |
| US10724719B1 |
Channel system for linear lighting
Channel systems adapted to diffuse light are disclosed. The channels include a bottom and a pair of sidewalls. The interior surfaces of the sidewalls are free from inward projections or ridges that would prevent light from linear lighting installed in the channel from reaching the cover. In some cases, the sidewalls may bend inwardly to capture and engage the cover. In various embodiments, the cover may be a diffuser, a lens, or a prism. In some cases, the bottom of the channel may be sloped or angled to direct the light from linear lighting installed on it. |
| US10724715B1 |
Ground-plug LED lamp holder
A ground-plug LED lamp holder is provided, including a socket, a ground-plug portion, and at least one tube portion insertedly connected between the socket and the ground-plug portion, wherein the socket includes a core shaft configured to insertedly connect to a lamp, a mounting opening configured to mount a lamp cover to the socket, and a drainage hole configured to discharge liquid inside the socket via the tube portion. By means of the design according to the present disclosure, the lamp holder can be stably installed outdoors for use and has a quick adjustment of installation height, a reasonable distribution of wires and a drainage function, which meets a requirement for using outdoors. |
| US10724713B1 |
Connection device and flexible lighting system with the same
A connection device according to an embodiment disclosed herein is a connection device connected to a flexible lighting device and includes a body part, a connection terminal protruding toward the flexible lighting device from the body part and electrically connected to the flexible lighting device, a lighting device guide part provided to protrude toward the flexible lighting device from the body part, configured to guide the flexible lighting device to be inserted into the connection device and having one or more side surfaces provided to be open, and a clip part coupled to an outer side of the lighting device guide part at one open side surface of the lighting device guide part and provided to be fixed to one side surface of the flexible lighting device, which is exposed to the outside due to the one open side surface. |
| US10724712B2 |
Modular LED lighting systems, including flexible, rigid, and waterproof lighting strips and connectors
Modular lighting systems are provided that comprise lighting strips physically and electrically connectable with one another by way of flexible connectors. The lighting strip devices can be made of flexible or rigid material to allow for applying the lighting devices along flat as well as contoured surfaces and can be waterproof or water resistant. A modular lighting strip system is provided comprising: two or more lighting strips comprising a non-conductive substrate strip with an electrical circuit; a plurality of light sources operably connected to the electrical circuit; a plug or socket at opposing ends of the strip; one or more connectors for providing electrical and physical interconnection of the lighting strips comprising: one or more plug and/or socket and one or more flexible wires interconnecting the plugs or sockets, which are operably configured to provide for side-by-side interconnection of lighting strips. |
| US10724710B2 |
Framing system for an automated luminaire
A framing system, automated luminaire, and method are provided. The framing system includes a first prism system and a second prism system. The first prism system includes a first barrel prism and positions the first barrel prism in a light beam or to remove the first barrel prism from the light beam. The first prism system may rotate the first barrel prism. The second prism system includes a second barrel prism and is configured to position the second barrel prism in the light beam that passes through the first prism system or to remove the second barrel prism from the light beam. The second prism system may rotate the second barrel prism. |
| US10724709B2 |
Coordinated effects system for an automated luminaire
A coordinated effects system and automated luminaire are provided. The automated luminaire includes a light source, an optical device, a first prism system, a second prism system, and a control system. The light source is configured to emit a light beam. The optical device is configured to produce a first image in the light beam. The first and second prism systems include corresponding first and second pluralities of prisms and are configured to position selected ones of their respective prisms in the light beam or to remove all of their prisms from the light beam. The first prism system is configured to rotate the selected one of its prisms to produce a modified image from the image. The second prism system is configured to rotate the selected one of its prisms to produce an output image from the modified image. The control system is configured to control the first and second prism systems. |
| US10724707B2 |
Lens with elongated radiation pattern
A lens comprises an elongated shape. The lens has a short axis and a long axis. The lens comprises an upper surface through which a substantial majority of light exits the lens when a light emitting element is situated at or below a base of the lens. The upper surface includes a trough that extends along at least one of the short and the long axis. The upper surface includes a surface of a curved wall that joins the upper surface to the base of the lens. A lower surface of the trough is curved along the short axis and along the long axis. The lower surface of the trough has a curvature along the short axis that differs from a curvature along the long axis. |
| US10724706B2 |
Optical component for generating a light effect
An optical component is disclosed including a plurality of layers, each layer comprising a first region in between a second region and a third region, the first region having a lower transmissivity than the second and third regions, wherein the layers are staggered such that the optical component comprises at least one passage defined by partially overlapping regions of higher transmissivity. A luminaire including such an optical component and a 3-D printing method for manufacturing such a component are also disclosed. |
| US10724704B2 |
Water heating device and lamp using same
A water heating device (5) includes an infrared light emitting diode (50) configured to emit a light beam in a wavelength band including a wavelength of 1.4 μm or more. With the application of an infrared light beam emitted from the infrared light emitting diode (50) toward an applied body (e.g., a front cover (11)), at least a part of the infrared light beam is absorbed into water attached to the applied body to heat the water. |
| US10724703B2 |
Vehicular lamp
A vehicular lamp comprising a front lens body extending in a predetermined direction, and a first optical system and a second optical system disposed adjacent to each other along the predetermined direction behind the front lens body, the first optical system includes a first rear lens unit, and a first light source which emits light which is irradiated forward permeating the first rear lens unit and the front lens body, the second optical system includes a second rear lens unit, and a second light source which emits light which is irradiated forward permeating the second rear lens unit and the front lens body, wherein the light from the first light source forms a first light emitting region in the front lens body, and the light from the second light source forms a second light emitting region which overlaps with the first light emitting region in the front lens body. |
| US10724697B2 |
Electric fireplace
An electric fireplace includes a shell, where a heating component including a wind turbine and a heating element is disposed in the shell, and further includes a translucent imaging screen, where the imaging screen is vertically disposed at an upper end of the shell, a flame plate that can cast a flame shape is disposed on an upper end surface of the shell, and a light source and a light interference combination that includes a light interference barrel and a motor are disposed below the flame plate. Disposing the imaging screen externally greatly reduces the size of the shell. The present utility model is small in size, convenient in transportation, and unique in model, and can be adapted to a modern decoration style. |
| US10724691B2 |
Lightbulb and bulb cap therefor
A lightbulb comprising a bulb portion (10) in which is housed an illuminating component configured to selectively emit visible light, the lightbulb having a cap portion (16) configured to mount the lightbulb in a light fitting or lamp holder, the cap portion incorporating a adaptor element configured to selectively alter the configuration of the cap portion between a screw fitting and a bayonet fitting. |
| US10724688B2 |
Emergency release system for liquefied hydrogen
An emergency release system includes a first shut-off valve unit which is land-based; and a second shut-off valve unit which is provided for a marine vessel and separably connected to the first shut-off valve unit, and the first shut-off valve unit is provided with a reservoir container which receives liquid air generated in the first shut-off valve unit and dropped, in a state in which the second shut-off valve unit is separated from the first shut-off valve unit, and the system includes a container support mechanism which is capable of retaining the reservoir container at a retracted position in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are connected to each other, the container support mechanism being configured to automatically shift the reservoir container to a reserving position, in a state in which the first and second shut-off valve units are separated from each other. |
| US10724687B2 |
Compressed gas cylinder quick release safety cap
The subject matter described herein includes a safety device for a tank having a fluid material therein. The safety device includes a tank collar wherein the collar is threaded on an inner facing circumference and defines a groove on an outer facing circumference. The tank collar is engageably received by the tank by threadably engaging the threaded inner facing circumference with a correspondingly threaded outer facing surface of the tank. The safety device also includes a cap having a locking collar formed about an open end of the cap, wherein the collar defines apertures circumferentially spaced around an inner circumference thereof. The cap includes a locking ring configured for being translatably engaged with the locking collar. The cap includes at least one ball bearing that is received within one of the apertures. The at least one ball bearing is retractable and extendable within the aperture. |
| US10724683B2 |
High-pressure tank and method for manufacturing high-pressure tank
A high-pressure tank includes a container main body (10) constituted of a body (11) and dome portions (12) disposed on both ends of the body, and a reinforcing layer (20) formed such that a fiber member is wound around an outer periphery of the container main body. The reinforcing layer includes a hoop winding layer (40) formed by hoop winding that winds the fiber member such that a winding angle is approximately perpendicular to a central axis of the body, and a high helical winding layer (30) formed by high helical winding that winds the fiber member such that a winding angle is inclined with respect to the central axis compared with the hoop winding, and the high helical winding layer extends to the dome portion. The high helical winding layer includes a thick portion having a thickness at an outer side part of a boundary position between the body and the dome portion, which thickness is thicker than a thickness at a part positioned on the body. The hoop winding layer is formed from the body to the dome portion where the thick portion is formed, as a layer at an outer diameter side of the high helical winding layer. |
| US10724681B2 |
Rest system utilizing trekking poles
A rest system for supporting an object in relation to a surface, wherein the system comprises a rest which comprises a head unit to which the object is in use attached, the head unit comprising a support body, an object coupling to which the object is in use attached and at least one leg coupling to which a respective at least one leg is removably attached, and at least one trekking pole which provides the at least one leg. |
| US10724679B2 |
Pontoon canvas clip
A clip assembly secures a flexible material to a profile with a receiving channel. An exemplary profile is a pontoon fence rail. The clip assembly includes a clip bracket with a material connecting section and a profile connecting section. The material connecting section has an aperture, and the profile connecting section has a connection tab. A connector includes a shaft and a cap. The shaft is insertable through the flexible material into the aperture of the material connecting section. The connection tab is releasably engageable with the receiving channel with the flexible material sandwiched between the material connecting section and the cap of the connector. |
| US10724676B2 |
Planar non-compressible rigidizable chain assembly
Disclosed are various examples of support assemblies comprising multiple elements engaged together and independently rotatable within or substantially parallel to a reference plane while resisting twisting, rotation, or other movement in directions other than substantially within or parallel to the reference plane. The elements typically include projecting members received within cavities of adjacent elements that are configured to allow the resulting assembly to collectively flex within, or substantially parallel to, the reference plane while resisting movement in other directions. |
| US10724671B2 |
Quick release connection structures, support structures, and remote controllers
A remote controller includes a handheld device and a support structure detachably coupled to the handheld device. The handheld device includes a quick release base. The support structure includes a clamping mechanism, a connecting shaft coupled to the clamping mechanism, and a locking member sleeved on the connecting shaft and rotatable around the connecting shaft. The locking member is configured to be rotatably switched between a locked state of being engaged with the quick release base and an unlocked state of being separated from the quick release base. |
| US10724669B1 |
Single actuation probe or tool deployment mechanisms for in-pipe applications
An in-pipe inspection or maintenance apparatus comprises: a single rotational and radial deployment mechanism to both rotationally deploy a probe or tool about an inner circumference of a pipe with respect to the axis of the pipe and radially deploy the probe or tool to first and second target points on the inner circumference; and a single actuator to automatically actuate the rotational and radial deployment mechanism to perform both the rotational and radial deployments of the probe or tool. The rotational and radial deployment mechanism is further configured to: rotate the probe or tool and radially extend the probe or tool to the first target point in response to the single actuator actuating the rotational and radial deployment mechanism; and rotate the probe or tool from the first target point to the second target point in response to the single actuator further actuating the rotational and radial deployment mechanism. |
| US10724668B2 |
Reinforcing connecting assembly for water pipes
A reinforcing connecting assembly is applied for a plurality of water pipes each of which includes a mouth portion defining an opening. The mouth portion includes a first curved portion. The reinforcing connecting assembly comprises a plurality of linking pieces and a connecting plate. Each of the linking pieces includes a connecting wall and two opposite side walls connected with the connecting wall. The connecting wall has a first surface abutting the first curved portion and a second surface opposite to the first surface. Each of the side walls includes a reinforcing portion. The reinforcing portions of the side walls are distant from each other and extend from two sides of the connecting wall toward a direction opposite to the first surface. The connecting plate connects the connecting wall of each of the linking pieces. |
| US10724667B2 |
Circuit breaker and handling facility for pressurized fluid comprising such a circuit breaker
A circuit breaker for a facility for handling pressurized fluid includes a male element and a female element. The male element includes a male body defining a first inner pipe, having a member for closing off the front end of the first pipe from at least one first radial passage of a movable valve, and a locking notch arranged on the male body. The female element includes a female body defining a second inner pipe and provided with at least one radial passage, a movable valve and several locking members movable between a first radial position, for the axial locking of the male and female bodies in the coupled configuration, and a second radial position, where the locking members free the passage of the male body in the female body. In the coupled configuration, the radial passages are in communication, while sealing gaskets cooperate radially with male and female bodies. |
| US10724666B2 |
Coupling member
A coupling member inhibits accidental pivoting of a lever for operating a movable member such as a chuck member or a valve. The coupling member has a chuck member mounted displaceably relative to a female coupling body between a temporarily connecting position (first position) and a connecting position (second position). The chuck member is operated by a lever that is pivotable relative to the female coupling body. When the lever is pivoted from a first pivoting position to a second pivoting position, the chuck member is displaced from the temporarily connecting position to the connecting position to connect an associated male coupling member. When the lever is in the second pivoting position, a lock member of the lever engages a lever holding member to inhibit the lever from pivoting toward the first pivoting position. |
| US10724661B2 |
Conduit coupling apparatus and method
A coupling may be configured to receive and secure an insertion end of a conduit. An outer surface of the insertion end of the conduit may be smooth and free of grooves, flanges and beads. A first member of the coupling may define a first passageway. A second member of the coupling may define a second passageway. The first member may be in spin weld engagement with the second member. A gripping ring having an inner edge defining a series of teeth may be disposed within the second member. A support ring and O-ring may also be disposed within the second member. |
| US10724655B2 |
Low-PIM cable support brackets
Low-PIM polymeric cable support brackets are used to support cables feeding antennas and other types of equipment at cellular base stations (cell sites). A variety of polymeric mounting brackets, cable ties, cable support blocks, and stackable hangers are used to eliminate loose fitting metal-to-metal contact points that tend to create PIM. The mounting bracket body may include standoff features allowing the same bracket to securely attach to poles of different diameter, an external hex profile for receiving a wrench, and a fitted receptacle for receiving a bracket end fastener to facilitate installation. Polymeric cable ties fed through cable slots in the mounting bracket may be positioned to prevent the bracket end fastener from falling out of the fitted receptacle. The low-PIM cable support brackets are suitable for use within one carrier wavelength behind and around base station antennas where conventional cable brackets have been identified as problematic PIM interference sources. |
| US10724652B2 |
Shut-off valve for a fluid circuit and method for operating the same
A shut-off valve comprising a valve member received in a fluid passageway and rotatable about a rotation axis between open and closed positions, a casing mounted on the valve body and comprising a chamber, a valve actuating assembly mounted on the valve member for rotating the valve member between the open and closed positions and comprising a stem mounted on the valve member about the rotation axis, a blocking member mounted on the stem and a first biasing member configured to bias the valve actuating assembly in the closed position. The shut-off valve further comprising a biasing assembly comprising a second biasing member and a protrusion member, the protrusion member adapted for mating with the mating element of the blocking member for maintaining the valve member in the open position as pressure increases in the chamber. The valve member configured to close when pressure decreases in the chamber. |
| US10724651B2 |
Electropneumatic magnet valve, flapper valve member for an electropneumatic magnet valve
An electropneumatic solenoid valve for a pneumatically-actuated field device can include air channels, a flapper valve member, an electromagnetic controller, and a spring. An air supply channel, air dispensing channel and air exhaust channel can be mound into an air chamber. The flapper valve member can include a closure element arranged on an axial control direction and be engageable with a delimitation interior wall mouth of one of the air channels such that the flapper valve member is arranged with a circumferential axial distance to the delimitation interior wall. The electromagnetic controller can displace the flapper valve member in the axial control direction to ventilate/exhaust the air dispensing channel. The spring can bias the flapper valve member into a closed position to close closing the one of the air channels. The flapper valve member can be float-mounted in an unguided configuration except for spring within the air chamber. |
| US10724650B2 |
Balanced regulating valve
The present invention concerns a balanced regulating valve (1) for regulation of a medium, such as an inert gas, where the regulating valve comprises a valve housing, composed of at least two valve housing parts, wherein there is an inlet opening (3) for an inlet pressure, and an outlet opening (4) for an outlet pressure, where furthermore there is in the valve housing an inlet opening for a pilot pressure (5), where the regulating valve furthermore comprises at least one spring element (6) and one valve piston (7) with a sealing element (8), where the valve piston, via a valve seat with a seat area (10) in a first position closes off the inlet opening, and where the inlet pressure acts on said seat area on the valve piston and in opposite direction to said spring element. What is novel about a regulating valve according to the invention is that the valve piston furthermore comprises a bore (9), such that the inlet pressure further acts through said bore on another area (11) and in the same direction as said spring element, and where said valve seat cooperating with the sealing element (8) and only one additional sealing element (12) between said valve piston and said valve housing are arranged at the inlet pressure side in the closed position. |
| US10724647B2 |
Check valves
A check valve includes an upper housing having an inlet of the check valve, a lower housing axially coupled to the upper housing and having an outlet of the check valve, a valve portion cooperatively formed by the upper and lower housings, a passageway extending between the inlet and outlet, a first filter included in the upper housing to limit passage of undesirable matter in fluid flowing through the check valve, a second filter included in the lower housing to limit passage of undesirable matter in fluid flowing through the check valve, each of the first filter and the second filter including a plurality of vertical structures disposed in the valve portion and extending axially and radially in the valve portion, and a valve member positioned in the valve portion to selectively permit fluid to flow through the check valve. |
| US10724646B2 |
Dual motor driven multi function hydraulic regulating valve with dual valve core
The present disclosure relates to a double-juxtaposed-valve-core rotary multi-functional hydraulic regulating valve driven by two motors. The hydraulic regulating valve includes a first regulating component, a second regulating component and a valve block. The first regulating component includes a first motor, a first valve core, a first connection sleeve and a first valve sleeve. The second regulating component includes a second motor, a second valve core, a second connection sleeve and a second valve sleeve. The first motor and the second motor are provided with angular displacement sensors. Both the first valve core and the second valve core include a connection portion and a cylinder portion. The cylinder portion defines a group of crossed radial through holes. Both the first valve sleeve and the second valve sleeve are of hollow cylinder structures. |
| US10724645B2 |
Three-way valve
A three-way valve includes an inflow port, a body having therein a valve chamber introducing fluid from an inflow passage of the inflow port; a first outflow port having an outflow passage extending at an acute angle to a reference direction in which the inflow passage extends; a second outflow port having an outflow passage extending from the valve chamber at an acute angle to the reference direction; and a valve element disposed inside the valve chamber and movable to adjust flow rates of the fluid in the first outflow port and the second outflow port. At least one of the first outflow port and the second outflow port includes a bent portion connecting the outflow passage and a downstream passage such that the downstream passage becomes closer to the reference direction than an extending direction of the outflow passage to the reference direction. |
| US10724644B2 |
Fluid control valve
A fluid control valve for controlling high-temperature fluid includes: a valve body including a valve chamber communicating with first and second flow passages, and a valve seat provided in the valve chamber; a metal diaphragm that contacts with and separates from the valve seat; a stem that moves the metal diaphragm up and down; and an actuator that drives the stem. The first flow passage includes a first orifice having a diameter set to 50% or less of a diameter of the second flow passage. Alternatively, the second flow passage includes a second orifice having a diameter set to 50% or less of the diameter of the second flow passage. The diameter of the second flow passage is calculated by converting a cylindrical flow passage area defined between the valve seat and the metal diaphragm when separated from the valve seat into a diameter of a circular flow passage. |
| US10724634B2 |
Parking lock device for a motor vehicle
A parking lock device for a motor vehicle including a parking interlock gear and a parking pawl. The parking interlock gear has teeth and tooth gaps, wherein each of the teeth has a first and a second deflecting contour that are counter-revolving and radially increasing from a radial indentation toward a respective tooth flank. The parking pawl includes a ratchet tooth. The parking interlock gear is rotatable about an axis of rotation and the parking pawl is rotatable about or translational along a swivel axis parallel to the axis of rotation. The contours slidingly guide the ratchet tooth to catapult over the tooth gaps in a targeted rotational speed range of the parking interlock gear, the targeted rotational speed range being between a minimum limit speed and a maximum limit speed, such that contact is avoided between tooth flanks of the parking pawl and of the parking interlock gear. |
| US10724632B1 |
Return to neutral mechanism for hydrostatic transmission
A return-to-neutral mechanism for a hydrostatic transmission configured to return a control member of a pump to neutral after the control member has been moved toward a forward or reverse position. The return-to-neutral mechanism includes a stop member mountable to a housing, a control arm for moving the control member, and a spring for engaging the control arm and stop member to bias and return the control arm to neutral after being released from forward or reverse positions. The stop member may have an opening for receiving a fastener for mounting to the housing, and the opening may be configured to permit adjustment of the stop member along at least two transverse directions to preload the spring at the neutral position. The control arm may have abutments for moving legs of the spring, and the abutments may have recessed and protruding portions for receiving and containing the spring legs. |
| US10724630B2 |
Gearshift control device of automatic transmission
In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission, in a drive train, a driving source and the automatic transmission having a plurality of gear-shift stages including the gear-shift stages at each of which a one way clutch is engaged during a drive are equipped, a gear-shift line correction by such coast correction lines as to provide such gear-shift line shapes projecting toward a lower vehicle speed side in a small accelerator opening area is added to up-shift lines of the gear-shift stages at each of which the one way clutch participates from among the gear-shift lines after the correction by vehicle speed correction lines. |
| US10724624B2 |
Planet wheel carrier for a planetary gear
A planet wheel carrier for a planetary gear includes a carrier body for supporting shafts of planet wheels and a slide bearing for rotatably supporting a first end of the carrier body with respect to a frame of the planetary gear. The carrier body includes oil channels for conducting oil to bearings of the planet wheels. The slide bearing includes an oil channel for conducting oil from an oil channel of the frame to the oil channels of the carrier body. The planet wheel carrier includes one or more conical roller bearings for rotatably supporting a second end of the carrier body with respect to the frame. Thus, the slide bearing conducts pressurized oil to the rotating planet wheel carrier whereas the conical roller bearings receive axial forces directed to the planet wheel carrier. |
| US10724623B2 |
Fluid pressure loop
The lubrication loop 5 includes a first lubrication flow path L4, a release flow path L6, a low pressure fluid discharge valve 13, a return flow path L7, and a discharge flow path L8. In the low pressure fluid discharge valve 13, an accumulator piston 22 is biased to the other end side of a piston housing chamber 21 by a spring 26 when a pressure of the fluid applied to a piston position control chamber 27 is less than a predetermined pressure so that a supply port 24 and a discharge port 25 communicate with each other via a spool groove 32. |
| US10724621B2 |
Chainring
Solitary chainring for a bicycle front crank and drive chain, including a plurality of teeth formed thereabout. The plurality of teeth includes a first group of teeth and a second group of teeth alternating with the first group of teeth. Each tooth includes an outer face and an inner face which is opposite the outer face, and each tooth of the first group of teeth includes at least one first protrusion on the outer face or the inner face, and each tooth of the second group of teeth is formed without a first protrusion. The first protrusion is formed by a material deformation on one face of the teeth of the first group of teeth, wherein the material deformation is achieved from the inner face or the outer face, or it is formed by an application of material on one face of the teeth of the first group of teeth. |
| US10724620B2 |
Worm wheel, electric power steering system, and manufacturing method for worm wheel
A worm wheel includes: a sleeve; and a toothed portion provided by injection molding so as to cover a part of the sleeve, the toothed portion including a first thick portion provided on a first side face, which is a surface of the sleeve on a side closer to an injection-mold gate in an axial direction, and a second thick portion provided on a second side face, which is a surface on an opposite side to the first side face. A central part, in the axial direction, of the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve projects in the radial direction relative to both ends in the axial direction. The first thick portion of the toothed portion has a smaller thickness in the axial direction than the second thick portion. |
| US10724619B2 |
Compound transmission of combining differential gear and continuously variable transmission
The present invention relates to a transmission for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a compound transmission of combining a differential gear and a continuously variable transmission, which transmits power through the differential gear and a transmission gear at a low speed and transmits the power through the continuously variable transmission and the differential gear at a high speed.According to the present invention, the shifting is performed through the differential gear unit at a low stage requiring large torque and low rpm and performs the shifting through the continuously variable transmission at a high stage requiring relatively small torque and high rpm to provide optimum shifting efficiency by collecting only advantageous of the respective units. |
| US10724618B2 |
Electric drive axle system
An electric drive axle system has an integral electric machine. An axle system includes a pair of output shafts and a motor with a rotor shaft disposed in line with the output shafts. A gearset is coupled between the rotor shaft and one output shaft. Another gearset is coupled between the rotor shaft and the other output shaft. Each gearset has a sun gear meshing with a set of planet gears supported on a carrier. The rotor shaft is fixed to the sun gears and the output shafts are fixed to the carriers. A clutch may alternately prevent or allow rotation of ring gears of the gearsets. |
| US10724616B2 |
Power transmission apparatus for vehicle and power transmission system for vehicle
A power transmission apparatus for vehicle, incorporated in a vehicle equipped with a transmission, includes a forward-reverse switching mechanism with start function produced by adding a function of a vehicle start clutch to the forward-reverse switching mechanism. Additionally, a power transmission system for vehicle includes an internal combustion engine that is a power source for vehicle driving, the transmission, a torsional vibration damper that transmits torque of the internal combustion engine to the transmission, and the forward-reverse switching mechanism with start function of the power transmission apparatus for vehicle. The forward-reverse switching mechanism with start function is disposed between the transmission, and the internal combustion engine and the torsional vibration damper. |
| US10724614B2 |
Gear arrangement
A gear arrangement for transforming a linear force and/or motion into a rotational torque and/or motion and vice versa. The arrangement comprises; a rack (10, 110, 210, 510, 1010, 2010, 3010, 4010) exhibiting a longitudinal axis (A) and at least one toothed side extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rack, the rack being reciprocally movable along its longitudinal axis. At least two pinions (20, 120, 220, 520, 1020, 2020, 3020, 4020, 5020) are arranged such that each pinion is rotationally meshing with a toothed side of the rack. Each pinion is fixed to a respective first primary gear (30, 130, 230, 530, 1030, 2030, 3030, 4030, 5030) arranged at a first axial side of the pinion. At least two first primary gears are mechanically connected to a common out- or input shaft (60, 160, 560, 1060), such that the at least two first primary gears transmit torque to or from the first out- or input shaft. At least one pinion is fixed to the respective first primary gear by means of an elastically deformable fixation device (40, 41, 42, 140, 1042, 1400, 2400, 3400, 4400, 5400) which is arranged to allow a limited relative rotation between the respective first primary gear and pinion. |
| US10724611B2 |
Motor vehicle transmission
A motor vehicle transmission, the transmission having an input shaft rotationally fixed to a second element of a first planetary gear set and rotationally fixable to a first element of a second planetary gear set by a first shift element. A first element of the first planetary gear set is rotationally fixable to a housing of the transmission by a second shift element and to the first element of the second planetary gear set by a third shift element. An output shaft of the transmission is rotationally fixed to a third element of the first planetary gear set and to a second element of the second planetary gear set. A third element of the second planetary gear set is rotationally fixable to the housing by a fourth shift element. Additionally, two elements of the first planetary gear set are rotationally fixable to each other by a fifth shift element. |
| US10724609B2 |
System comprising a mixer-wagon, for the mixing and distributing fodder, and a mechanical power transmission unit for actuating the mixer-wagon
A system includes a mixer-wagon and a mechanical power transmission unit (100) to actuate the rotating members of the mixer-wagon; the transmission unit includes a box (20), a first shaft (1) accessible from the outside of the box (20) and a second shaft (4) accessible from the outside of the box (20). The first shaft (1) and the second shaft (4) are coupled by an epicyclical gear train (19). |
| US10724601B2 |
Belt splicer
A tension-link of the belt-splicer is based on a rope-loop of high-strength synthetic fibre, wound around bosses. The bosses and the loop are encapsulated in moulded plastic. The link connects cross-beams of the splicer. The link includes couplings which permit rotation when the beams deflect in bending. The links can be stored inside the hollow interior of the beams. The couplings include eccentrically-mounted blocks that can be orientated to adjust the length of the link. |
| US10724597B2 |
Torque impact mitigator for power tong
A torque impact mitigator including a housing assembly having a hydraulic cylinder. A piston is disposed within the hydraulic cylinder. A piston rod is mounted at a first end to the piston and having a second end extending out from the compression end. A compression spring is disposed between the piston and an end of the hydraulic cylinder. A rod clevis is secured to the second end of the piston rod. A plug is disposed within an upper end of the compression spring and having a bore extending therethrough to receive the piston rod. One or more bores are disposed through the piston to allow passage of hydraulic fluid into the hydraulic cylinder. A damper tube connecting the compression end and the rebound end of the hydraulic cylinder to direct the hydraulic fluid therethrough to further control the speed of the piston. |
| US10724596B2 |
Support and carrier assemblies as well as end member assemblies and gas spring and damper assemblies including same
Support and carrier assemblies are dimensioned for securement along a damper housing and dimensioned to operatively support an end member of a gas spring assembly on the damper housing as well as to form a substantially fluid-tight connected between the end member and the damper housing. The support and seal assembly can include a seal assembly with a seal carrier and at least one sealing element. The seal carrier can be dimensioned for securement along the damper housing. The at least one sealing element can be dimensioned sealingly engage the seal carrier and one of the end member and the damper housing to at least partially form the substantially fluid-tight connection therebetween. End member assemblies including such support and carrier assemblies are included. Gas spring and damper assemblies as well as suspension systems are also included. |
| US10724592B2 |
High friction insulator
A gasket is provided comprising a composite insulating component and a bonding resin. The insulating component is a ceramic abrasive and the bonding resin is a phenolic thermoset resin. The composite insulating component is selected from the group of alumina, zirconia, or silicon carbide. The gasket further comprises a reinforcing fiber selected from the group of glass, ceramic, aramid, or PAN fibers. |
| US10724585B2 |
Brake pad
A brake pad for a heavy vehicle disc brake and a disc brake. The brake pad defines a first and second circumferential surfaces. A first spring forms at least part of the first circumferential surface and is arranged to contact the first circumferential pad abutment surface and urge the brake pad, in use, towards the second circumferential pad abutment surface. |
| US10724580B2 |
Motorized disconnect system and operation methods
Methods and systems are provided for a motorized disconnect operable to selectively engage and disengage two rotating components of a vehicle drivetrain. As one example, a motorized disconnect system is provided that operates via an electric motor and includes a shifter assembly with an oscillating gear track and cam profile for rotating the shifter assembly while moving it in an axial direction to selectively couple two rotating components. |
| US10724573B2 |
Journal device and rotary machine
A journal bearing includes: a carrier ring having a cylindrical shape; at least two bearing pads disposed on a radially inner side of the carrier ring and configured to support a rotor shaft; at least one oil-supply unit disposed on the radially inner side of the carrier ring, for supplying lubricant oil to a gap between the bearing pad and the rotor shaft; a pair of side plates disposed on both end portions of the carrier ring with respect to an axial direction, along an outer periphery of the rotor shaft; and at least one opening configured to bring a bearing interior space surrounded by the at least two bearing pads and the pair of side plates into communication with atmosphere, and discharge the lubricant oil to outside via the bearing interior space. |
| US10724570B2 |
Fastening assembly
A fastening assembly having a component flange (10), in particular of a turbomachine, having at least one bore (11) in which a sleeve (30) is placed that extends through a bolt (20) which has a head (21) that is axially secured between a rim (12) of the bore and a component flange-mounted axial limit stop (13). |
| US10724566B2 |
Threaded fastener
Thread profiles providing multi-point contact improving the vibration resistance of the threaded fastener, and thereby greatly reducing the need for fastener coatings, such as nylon patches. In various embodiments, the threaded faster may have a threaded portion configured to engage two or three points of a mating thread, and the threaded portion has a thread defined by a crest portion, a leading flank, at least one root portion, and a trailing flank, all of which may be oriented at angle relative to the normal axis. |
| US10724556B2 |
Fastening element for workstation accessories, mounting system and furniture system
A fastening element comprises a first clamping element and a second clamping element rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation on the first clamping element. The first and second clamping elements each have a first or second lever section, which extends essentially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and a first or second connecting section, which extend away from that essentially parallel to the axis of rotation. The first lever section and the second lever section are moveable relative to one another about an axis of rotation between a splayed lever position and a non-splayed lever position. The first clamping element and the second clamping element are configured to hold the article when the first lever section and the second lever section are located in the splayed lever position, and to not hold the article when they are located in the non-splayed lever position. The first and second clamping elements each comprise a first or second support section, which extends essentially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, is connected stationarily to the lever section, and extends at an obtuse angle to the lever section. The first support section and the second support section are located in a non-splayed support position when the first and second lever sections are located in the splayed lever position. The first and second support section are located in a splayed support position when the first and second lever sections are located in the non-splayed lever position. |
| US10724552B2 |
Control method and system for using a pair of independent hydraulic metering valves to reduce boom oscillations
A hydraulic system (600) and method for reducing boom dynamics of a boom (30), while providing counter-balance valve protection, includes a hydraulic cylinder (110), first and second counter-balance valves (300, 400), and first and second control valves (700, 800). A net load (90) is supported by a first chamber (116, 118) of the hydraulic cylinder, and a second chamber (118, 116) of the hydraulic cylinder may receive fluctuating hydraulic fluid flow from the second control valve to produce a vibratory response (950) that counters environmental vibrations (960) on the boom. The first control valve may apply a holding pressure and thereby hold the first counter-balance valve closed and the second counter-balance valve open. |
| US10724551B2 |
Hydraulic oil tank for power generation system and method for sealing hydraulic oil in said hydraulic oil tank
This hydraulic oil tank, which is disposed inside a pod of a power generation system, stores hydraulic oil, wherein the hydraulic oil tank is provided with: a rubber bag for use during oil temperature increases, the rubber bag being attached to a tank wall surface from the inner side, having a first internal space communicated with the exterior through an opening passing through the wall surface, and partitioning the first internal space and the wall surface interior in an elastic manner; and a rubber bag for use during oil temperature decreases, the rubber bag being attached to the wall surface from the outer side, having a second internal space communicated with the wall surface interior through an opening passing through the wall surface, and partitioning the second internal space and the wall surface interior in an elastic manner. |
| US10724550B2 |
Venturi devices with dual Venturi flow paths
A Venturi device has a body defining a motive section and a discharge section converging toward and spaced a distance apart to define a Venturi gap, defining a first suction port and a second suction port each in fluid communication with the Venturi gap, and defining a chamber having an outlet end of the motive section and an inlet end of the discharge section dividing the chamber into a first portion and a second portion in fluid communication with one another above and below the inlet and outlet ends and through the Venturi gap. The first and second portions both have a plurality of spaced apart fingers protruding radially and axially from an inner wall thereof. A suction housing is sealingly connected to the chamber and collectively defines a check valve with the body, and a cap is sealing connected to close another end of the chamber. |
| US10724549B2 |
Massage chair having a noise-reducing, enclosure device
The present invention is directed to a massage chair having a massage chair frame, a massage system, and a noise-reducing, enclosure device. The massage chair frame includes a first end, a second end, a seat body area portion, and a back body area portion. The massage system includes at least one fluid massage element, a fluid pump, and at least one fluid valve device for regulating fluid flow into and out of the at least one fluid massage element. The noise-reducing, enclosure device includes an enclosure housing and noise-reducing material positioned inside the enclosure housing. The enclosure housing encloses the fluid pump and the plurality of fluid valve devices during operation such that noise generated from or made by the fluid pump and the plurality of fluid valve devices during operation is reduced, contained or eliminated. |
| US10724546B2 |
Centrifugal compressor having a casing with an adjustable clearance and connections for a variable flow rate cooling medium, impeller clearance control apparatus for centrifugal compressor, and impeller clearance control method for centrifugal compressor
A centrifugal compressor includes a casing, a first impeller, a motor, a cooling medium delivery structure, a shaft, and a first bearing. The casing has a first inlet portion and a first outlet portion. The first impeller is attached to the shaft and disposed between the first inlet portion and the first outlet portion. A first axial gap exists between the first impeller and the casing. The shaft is rotatably supported and axially moveable with respect to the casing by the first bearing. The motor is arranged inside the casing to rotate the shaft. The cooling medium delivery structure is configured to vary a supply of a cooling medium to the casing. An impeller clearance control apparatus for a centrifugal compressor includes a sensor and a controller. The controller controls a supply of a cooling medium to the casing based on a value detected by the sensor. |
| US10724541B2 |
Nacelle short inlet
A fan assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a fan including a plurality of fan blades. Each fan blade extends radially outwardly from a fan hub to a blade tip. The plurality of blade tips define a fan diameter. A nacelle surrounds the fan and defines a fan inlet upstream of the fan, relative to an airflow direction into the fan. The nacelle has a forwardmost edge defining an inlet length from the forwardmost edge to a leading edge of a fan blade of the plurality of fan blades. A ratio of inlet length to fan diameter is between 0.20 and 0.45. A nacelle inner surface defines a nacelle flowpath. The nacelle flowpath has a convex throat portion and a concave diffusion portion between the throat portion and the leading edge of the fan blade at a bottommost portion of the nacelle. |
| US10724538B2 |
Centrifugal compressor
A centrifugal compressor includes an impeller that rotates about an axis; an inlet guide vane including a plurality of vanes disposed on an upstream side of the impeller and provided at intervals in a circumferential direction of the axis, the inlet guide vane being directed inward in the radial direction between adjacent vanes, and forming a guide flow path having an exit angle in the radial direction and guiding the fluid; and a suction flow path that introduces the fluid from a part in a circumferential direction into the inlet guide vane. The exit angle of the vane of the first region on the one side when viewed from the suction flow path in the inlet guide vane is displaced to the suction flow path side as compared to the exit angle of the vane of a second region on the opposite side of the one side. |
| US10724537B2 |
Blade structure and fan and generator having same
The present disclosure relates to a blade structure and a fan and a generator having the same. In accordance with the present disclosure, there is the effect that can ultimately enhance efficiency of the generator by forming the sweep structure or the spline structure on the blade in the inflow direction side of fluid to reduce a low-speed region around the tip of the blade. |
| US10724536B2 |
Fan
A fan for a gas turbine engine, the fan comprising a first set of fan blades, each fan blade comprising a root and an axial retention feature provided on the root at a first position, and a second set of fan blades, each fan blade comprising a root and an axial retention feature provided on the root at a second position. Relative to the respective blade on which the respective retention feature is provided, the first position is different to the second position. |
| US10724530B2 |
Blower with cruise control and boost function
A blower may (100) include a power unit and fan assembly powered by the power unit, a stepless trigger (146), control circuitry configured to at least partially control application of power to drive the fan assembly based on a position of the stepless trigger (146), and one or more buttons. The fan assembly may rotate at a speed proportional to the position of the stepless trigger (146) in a first mode of operation. The control circuitry may be configured to enable the operator to actuate a first button (164) of the one or more buttons to shift to a second mode of operation in which speed of the fan assembly is not proportional to the position of the stepless trigger (146) over at least a portion of a range of motion of the stepless trigger (146). |
| US10724529B2 |
Omnidirectional oscillating fan with clamp
The present disclosure discloses an omnidirectional oscillating fan with a clamp, including: a base, a mounting part being disposed on a mounting surface of the base, a main fan unit, disposed on a side of a support surface of the base, and an oscillating main control assembly, disposed between the main fan unit and the base. A cross section, perpendicular to an extending direction, of the mounting part has a circular shape. The main fan unit has a columnar shape. The oscillating main control assembly includes: a first rotational assembly, partially disposed in the mounting part, and a second rotational assembly, having one end rotatably assembled to the main fan unit and the other end fixedly assembled to a rotating end of the first rotational assembly, and being capable of rotating synchronously with the first rotational assembly. |
| US10724528B2 |
Cooling system for cooling a motorcompressor unit
A cooling system for cooling an integrated, high pressure, motorcompressor unit, the cooling system including a second motorcompressor unit and at least a first duct fluidly connecting a process fluid connection point located at the second motorcompressor unit to at least one process fluid injection point located at the first motor area of the first motorcompressor unit. |
| US10724524B2 |
Compressor system and lubricant control valve to regulate temperature of a lubricant
The present disclosure provides a compressor system operable for compressing a working fluid such as air. A conditioner is positioned upstream of the compressor to reduce the humidity and in some embodiments may control a temperature of the working fluid entering the compressor. A working fluid aftercooler and a lubricant cooler is positioned downstream of the compressor. A first heat exchange system directs water from a source through the conditioner and then to the aftercooler and oil cooler in parallel. A second heat exchange system directs oil from the compressor to the oil cooler and then to a regenerator prior to reentry into the compressor. A control system with one or more control valves is configured to provide oil to the compressor at a target temperature defined to ensure that the temperature of the discharged compressor is above a pressure dew point temperature. |
| US10724523B2 |
Compressor and refrigeration system having same
Provided are a compressor and a refrigeration system having the same. The compressor includes: a housing, a lower flange structure, a first compression cylinder and a second compression cylinder. The first compression cylinder includes a cylinder body, a roller and a sliding vane. A sliding vane groove is provided on an inner wall of the cylinder body. The roller is provided in the cylinder body. The sliding vane is provided in the sliding vane groove and matched with the roller. A first reset member is provided between the sliding vane and the sliding vane groove. A lock groove in positional correspondence to a pin groove is provided on the sliding vane. A first cavity is formed between the sliding vane and the sliding vane groove. A second cavity is formed between a pin and the sliding vane. A third cavity is formed between the pin and the pin groove. |
| US10724515B1 |
Proportioning pump, control systems and applicator apparatus
An absolute proportioning pumping system includes an electric motor assembly powering a first pump at a first flow rate and powering a second pump at a second flow rate. A proportioned fluid output includes a first fluid pumped by the first pump and a second fluid pumped by the second pump. The pumping system provides a desired ratio of the first fluid to the second fluid at the proportioned fluid output, relatively independently of pressure and flow rate at the output. In accord with further embodiments, a pump and motor assembly is mounted to and generally surrounded by a liquid tank. The pump and motor assembly may include a pair of fixed ratio outputs driven from a common motor, or may include a single variable output pump either slaved to a master pump or controlled through a timed bypass valve to control output flow rate. |
| US10724513B2 |
Peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump includes a rotor and a track assembly. The track assembly is spaced from the rotor to receive n tubes therebetween, where n=2m with m a positive integer ≥2. The tubes are manifolded to one another at a discharge port. One of the rotor and the track includes an occlusion surface for each of the n tubes. The occlusion surfaces are located at n different angular positions. The angular offset between the occlusion surfaces offsets pulsation associated with each tube so as to reduce overall pulsation at the discharge port. |
| US10724510B2 |
Apparatus and method for gas compression
An apparatus and method for substantially reducing or eliminating the introduction of ambient air into an open-crankcase compressor is disclosed. The method employs a compressed gas recycle control loop to reduce the magnitude of vacuum inside the open-crankcase compressor relative to ambient air pressure, thereby reducing or eliminating the introduction of ambient air into the open-crankcase compressor during the gas compression process. |
| US10724508B2 |
Linear compressor
A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell having a cylindrical shape, a shell cover that covers both open ends of the shell, a cylinder accommodated into the shell and defining a compression space for a refrigerant, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder in an axial direction to compress the refrigerant within the compression space, a motor assembly including a motor that provides power to the piston and a stator cover that supports the motor, and resonant springs seated on the stator cover that support the piston to allow the piston to perform a resonant motion. The resonant springs may be circularly arranged at three points having a same interval around a center in an axial direction. |
| US10724507B2 |
Active clutch mechanism and hopping robot having same
The present invention provides an active clutch mechanism and a hopping robot equipped with the same, the active clutch mechanism comprising: a sun gear; a planetary gear; and a winding gear. When the sun gear rotates in one direction, the planetary gear revolves around the sun gear in the one direction to come into contact with the winding gear, and then rotates the winding gear to wind a wire so as to store energy in an energy storage unit connected to the winding gear. When the sun gear rotates in a direction opposite to the one direction, the planetary gear revolves around the sun gear in the direction different from the one direction to become spaced from the winding gear, so as to discharge the energy stored in the energy storage unit. |
| US10724506B2 |
Oscillatory mechanism with simultaneous crossed-centrifugations, machine and implementation method
A mechanism with a base; a pendulum mounted pivotally relative to the base about a pendulum axis; first/second eccentric elements generating first/second moments of gravitational force about first/second axes; and a synchronization system of the first/second eccentric elements according to a synchronized counter-rotating rotational movement. The pendulum axis and eccentric elements' axes are parallel and arranged in the plane integral to the pendulum. The eccentric elements' axes are supported by the pendulum, above and below the pendulum axis. The eccentric elements are movable in synchronized counter-rotating rotation, with cross-centrifugations, the pendulum pivots alternately on one side then the other, amplifying the rotational movement of the eccentric elements, by simultaneous cross-thrusts of the pendulum against the eccentric elements' axes, and by the transmission of torque to the synchronization system, and the energy generated by centrifugation within the mechanism is recoverable by coupling an energy recovery system to the synchronization system. |
| US10724501B2 |
Methods and systems of operating a set of wind turbines
Methods of operating a set of wind turbines for providing a total power demand to a grid according to a grid requirement are provided. A first group of wind turbines is configured to generate an individual active power based on an individual set-point. First individual set-points are generated for the first group such that the set of wind turbines generates the total active power. If a selection of the first group of wind turbines is operating within an individual exclusion range, the operation of the se wind turbines is limited to a maximum period. When the maximum period is reached, second individual set-points are generated to cause these wind turbines to operate outside exclusion range, and third individual set-points are generated for one or more other wind turbines to cause the set of wind turbines to generate the total active power. Systems suitable for such methods are also provided. |
| US10724499B2 |
Controlling wind turbines according to reliability estimates
There is presented a method for controlling a plurality of wind turbines comprising measuring wind turbine operation parameters in a model relating a plurality of wind turbine parameters to each other, estimating one wind turbine operation parameter value based on the model and the measured remaining wind turbine operation parameter values, providing a reliability parameter value for each wind turbine based on a difference value, said difference value being a difference between the estimated wind turbine operation parameter value, and the measured wind turbine operation parameter value corresponding to the wind turbine operation parameter for which the estimated wind turbine operation parameter value is provided, and controlling the plurality of wind turbines based on the corresponding plurality of reliability parameter values. |
| US10724497B2 |
Hydro transition systems and methods of using the same
Systems and methods for hydro-electric power generation are disclosed. The system includes a frame or structure positioned in a waterway or channel, with one or more hydro-transition units secured to corners of the frame. The hydro-transition units include a body of reinforced fabric for redirecting water flow towards the inlet of the frame, effectively increasing the current of the water and allowing for turbines within the frame to generate power at an increased rate. Anchors and bracket systems may secure the hydro-transition units to both the waterway and the frame, thereby allowing the body of reinforced fabric to withstanding force from water-flow within the waterway. The system includes various failsafe mechanisms for disengaging or detaching the hydro-transition units from the frame and/or anchor for reacting to high water flow or volumes (e.g., flooding). |
| US10724488B2 |
Anti-rejection device for an injection valve
Various embodiments include an anti-reflection device for preventing the reflection of pressure waves inside an injection valve comprising: a cylindrical base body with a longitudinal axis L to be orientated parallel to a propagation direction of a pressure wave; a first section adjacent to a first base side having a cavity shaped as a hollow cone, a longitudinal axis of the cone orientated parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the device, and a base area of the cone coplanar with the first base side of the cylindrical base body; and a second section adjacent to the second base side comprising a through-hole in fluid communication with the cone, hydraulically linking the second base side with the first base side. The through-hole makes an angle α with the longitudinal axis L, wherein 40°≤α≤60°. |
| US10724483B2 |
NVH soundtube having integrated hydrocarbon adsorption and air filtration device to control evaporative emissions
An integrated hydrocarbon trap and air filter in the soundtube of a vehicle for use in conjunction with the engine's air intake system is disclosed. The trap and air filter comprises a housing body having first and second ends. The housing includes hydrocarbon-adsorbing media and air filter media. The hydrocarbon-adsorbing and air filter trap are incorporated into a soundtube. A first soundtube portion connects the housing to the engine's air intake system while a second soundtube is open to ambient and connects the housing to a vehicle body structure such as a fender. Selection of the body diameter, thickness, and length, the dimensions and type of both air filter media and hydrocarbon-adsorbing media and position of the air filter media, NVH media, and space relative to the trap media and location of the integrated hydrocarbon trap and air filter along the soundtube provide superior tunability and adaptability. |
| US10724481B2 |
Air centrifugation device
An air centrifugation device (1), associated to an internal combustion engine (2), which includes at least one cylinder (21), provided with air by an air intake (22), and rejecting combustion gases by an exhaust orifice (23), includes a wheel (11), provided with blades to accelerate the gases by a rotational movement, the wheel is mounted on an axle (12) and placed inside an envelope (13) containing the wheel, while the envelope has preferably a circular shape, the whole system including at least one air intake orifice (14) and at least two distinct exhaust orifices (15) and (16), provided to collect separately the oxygen molecules from exhaust orifice (15), and the nitrogen molecules from exhaust orifice (16), while at least one connecting pipe (3) is provided between the oxygen exhaust orifice and the air inlet system (24) of the internal combustion engine. |
| US10724478B2 |
Insulation materials comprising fibers having a partially cured polymer coating thereon, structures including such insulation materials, and methods of insulating such structures
Insulation materials have a coating of a partially cured polymer on a plurality of fibers, and the plurality of coated fibers in a cross-linked polymeric matrix. Insulation may be formed by applying a preceramic polymer to a plurality of fibers, heating the preceramic polymer to form a partially cured polymer over at least portions of the plurality of fibers, disposing the plurality of fibers in a polymeric material, and curing the polymeric material. A rocket motor may be formed by disposing a plurality of coated fibers in an insulation precursor, curing the insulation precursor to form an insulation material without sintering the partially cured polymer, and providing an energetic material over the polymeric material. An article includes an insulation material over at least one surface. |
| US10724475B2 |
Dual turn thrust reverser cascade systems and methods
Systems and methods are provided for a thrust reverser system with a straight vane thrust reverser cascade. The thrust reverser system may also include a blocker door and a turning door. The blocker door may divert air flowing within a bypass flow path of the aircraft propulsor to flow through the thrust reverser cascade. The turning door may then deflect air flowing from the thrust reverser cascade to provide reverse thrust. The straight vane thrust reverser cascade may allow for increased reverse thrust and/or a smaller, more efficient, aircraft propulsor. |
| US10724470B1 |
System and apparatus for energy conversion
An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a system for energy conversion. The system includes a closed cycle engine containing a volume of working fluid. The engine includes an expansion chamber and a compression chamber each separated by a piston attached to a connection member of a piston assembly. The engine further includes a plurality of heater conduits extended from the expansion chamber. The engine includes a plurality of chiller conduits extended from the compression chamber. The expansion chamber and heater conduits are fluidly connected to the compression chamber and chiller conduits via a walled conduit. |
| US10724466B2 |
Piston for vehicle engine and method for manufacturing the same
There is provided a method for manufacturing a piston, including: a piston assembling step of forming a piston assembly by assembling a first piston part, a bonding member and a second piston part, wherein the first piston part has two or more bonding surfaces separate from each other and extending in a circumferential direction, and the second piston part has two or more bonding surfaces separate from each other and extending in the circumferential direction; a piston diffusion brazing step of diffusion brazing the first piston part, the bonding member and the second piston part under an open atmosphere by heating the formed piston assembly; and a piston cooling step of cooling a piston unit formed by diffusion brazing the first piston part, the bonding member and the second piston part. The piston diffusion brazing step is performed in a piston manufacturing device which includes a partially opened heating zone, a heater for providing heat into the heating zone, and a moving unit moved in one direction in the heating zone. In the piston diffusion brazing step, the piston assembly is heated while being moved at a predetermined speed through the heating zone in one direction by the moving unit. |
| US10724458B2 |
Methods and system for controlling engine starting
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain of a vehicle that includes an engine and a motor/generator are described. The systems and methods may judge whether or not to generate an engine start request when an engine is stopped in response to present vehicle operating conditions and predicted vehicle operating conditions. |
| US10724450B2 |
Enhanced pressure wave supercharger system and method thereof
An enhanced pressure-wave supercharger for a combustion engine utilizes a superior pressure wave process cycle design. The design utilizes a select final portion of the compressed gas stream exiting the rotor, and supplies it to a subsequent inlet port ahead of and prior to the introduction into the rotor of the aspirated air to be compressed. Work is extracted within the rotor from this gas stream and transferred into rotational energy of the rotor through using a portion the available momentum of the compressed gas via incidence on the rotor webs to turn the rotor by means of conventional turbomachinery principles. |
| US10724447B2 |
Fuel injector arrangement
The invention relates to a fuel injector arrangement (1) comprising a number of fluid supply paths (29, 31, 39), namely, a first (29), a second (31) and a third fluid supply path (39). The fuel injector arrangement (1) has a first switching device (43) in the second fluid supply path (31). Said first switching device, controlled by the fluid pressure in the third fluid supply path (39), opens or blocks the second fluid supply path (31). The fuel injector arrangement (1) has a second switching device (49) in the first fluid supply path (29). Said second switching device, controlled by the fluid pressure downstream of the first switching device (43) in the second fluid supply path (31), opens or blocks the first fluid supply path (29). |
| US10724446B2 |
Lubrication system of an internal combustion engine and method of operating same
An internal combustion engine has a brace and/or an engine block mounting system coupled to the engine block and arranged to reinforce and minimize deformation of the engine block. The reinforcement and reduced deformation of the engine block allows a lubrication system to provide reduced oil pressure to minimized clearances between mating internal engine components in relative motion. Meanwhile, permanent magnets are disposed in the piston, the connecting rods, and/or the crankshaft. Electromagnets are disposed in the engine block, the cylinder head, the brace, and/or the oil pan. A control system selectively provides an electrical current to the electromagnets to produce a desired magnetic field and affect the motion of the crankshaft. In at least one embodiment, the brace has a circular structure that surrounds part of the crankshaft and supports the plurality of electromagnets. In other embodiments, the brace is coupled to the main caps that support the crankshaft. |
| US10724444B2 |
Air turbine starter
An air turbine starter for starting an engine, comprising a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet for communicating a flow of gas there through. A turbine member is journaled within the housing and disposed within the flow path for rotatably extracting mechanical power from the flow of gas. A gear train is drivingly coupled with the turbine member, a drive shaft is operably coupled with the gear train, and an output shaft is selectively operably coupled to rotate with the engine. A containment screen is located within the housing downstream of the at least one turbine member. |
| US10724443B2 |
Turbine engine and method of operating
A method of operating a turbine engine that includes actuating a starter motor of the turbine engine such that a motoring speed of the turbine engine increases, and actuating a plurality of variable stator vanes of the turbine engine such that the plurality of variable stator vanes are at least partially open to control the motoring speed of the turbine engine. |
| US10724441B2 |
Segmented annular combustion system
An annular combustion system includes a fuel nozzle, a panel fuel injector including a fuel plenum and at least one premixing channel therein, an inner liner including an inner band radially spaced from an outer band and an inner flow annulus formed therebetween, and an outer liner radially spaced from the inner liner and comprising an inner band radially spaced from an outer band and an outer flow annulus formed therebetween. The fuel nozzle is positioned radially between the inner liner and the outer liner, and the panel fuel injector extends radially between the inner liner and the outer liner. At least one of the inner flow passage and the outer flow passage is in fluid communication with at least one of a premix air plenum, a cooling air cavity and a cooling air plenum defined within the panel fuel injector. |
| US10724438B2 |
Apparatus and method for heating pre-combustor air in a gas turbine engine
Apparatus and methods for heating pre-combustor air in a gas turbine engine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a gas turbine engine configured for heating the pre-combustor air comprises a compressor for pressurizing air received in the gas turbine engine; an electric heater configured to heat the compressed air; a combustor in which the heated compressed air is received, mixed with fuel and ignited for generating combustion gas; and a turbine for extracting energy from the combustion gas. Joule heating may be used to heat the compressed air upstream of the combustor. |
| US10724436B2 |
Inlet particle separator for a turbine engine
A method and apparatus for separating particles from an inlet airflow of a turbine engine has a centerbody with a radially outer scavenge conduit. The inlet airflow has entrained particulate matter, which can impact an impact surface defining part of the centerbody. The impact surface can be disposed at an angle or have a low coefficient of restitution to reduce the velocity of the incoming particulate matter. The particulate matter is radially diverted radially outward through the scavenge conduit, unable to make a turn defined by the shape of the centerbody. |
| US10724435B2 |
Inlet pre-swirl gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine and a fan rotatable by the turbomachine. The fan includes a plurality of fan blades. The gas turbine engine also includes an outer nacelle surrounding the plurality of fan blades and a plurality of part-span inlet guide vanes cantilevered from the outer nacelle at a location forward of the plurality of fan blades along the axial direction. Each of the plurality of inlet guide vanes defines an inner end along the radial direction and it is unconnected with an adjacent part-span inlet guide vane at the inner end. |
| US10724432B2 |
Integrated fuel cell and engine combustor assembly
An integrated fuel cell and engine combustor assembly includes an engine combustor having a combustion chamber fluidly coupled with a compressor and a turbine. The assembly also includes a fuel cell stack circumferentially extending around the combustion chamber of the combustor. The fuel cell stack includes fuel cells configured to generate electric current. The fuel cell stack is positioned to receive discharged air from the compressor and fuel from a fuel manifold. The fuel cells in the fuel cell stack generate electric current using the discharged air and at least some of the fuel. The fuel cell stack is positioned to radially direct partially oxidized fuel from the fuel cells into the combustion chamber of the combustor. The combustor combusts the partially oxidized fuel into one or more gaseous combustion products that are directed into and drive the downstream turbine. |
| US10724421B2 |
Exhaust system of internal combustion engine
In an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, an exhaust pipe is reliably bent and deformed during vehicle rear collision while improving drainage performance in the exhaust pipe in normal times. The exhaust system 1 includes a second pipe 17 corresponding to a downstream end part of an exhaust pipe 10 through which exhaust gas flows from an engine 2. The second pipe 17 includes: a fragile part 30 as a starting point of bending deformation of a tail pipe 13; and a partition plate 20 vertically dividing the inside of the second pipe 17 to form, under the partition plate 20, a lower passage 7 to flow water that accumulates in the exhaust pipe 10. The partition plate 20 is in a vicinity of the fragile part 30 and at a position not overlapping with the fragile part 30 in an axial direction of the second pipe 17. |
| US10724416B2 |
Exhaust heat recovery device
An exhaust heat recovery device comprises an exhaust pipe, a shell member, a heat exchange portion, a guide portion, and a valve. An exhaust gas downstream end that is a downstream end along the flow path for exhaust gases in the exhaust pipe is disposed in the downstream side of a downstream-side end portion of the heat exchanger along the flow path for exhaust gases in the exhaust pipe. The guide portion comprises a partition wall portion that is a portion from the exhaust gas downstream end in the exhaust pipe to the downstream-side end portion of the heat exchanger in the exhaust pipe, and a guide member disposed so as to at least partially cover a radially outside of the partition wall portion in a manner so as to have an interspace between the partition wall portion and the guide member. |
| US10724413B2 |
Method and control assembly for operating an exhaust gas system
A method for operating an exhaust gas system is provided. The method includes determining an amount of a reducing agent to be supplied to the exhaust gas of an engine and evaluating measurements which indicate a content of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas downstream of a catalytic device adapted to diminish the content of nitrogen oxides. A magnitude and a frequency of the measurements are taken into account in determining the amount of the reducing agent to be supplied. A plurality of measurements is captured during a predetermined period of time. A magnitude of a measurement captured within this period of time is related to a quantity derived from the respective magnitudes of the plurality of measurements. The related measurement is utilized to determine the amount of the reducing agent to be supplied. A control assembly for operating an exhaust gas system is also provided. |
| US10724410B1 |
Exhaust sound enhancement assembly and method for a marine propulsion device
A marine propulsion device includes an internal combustion engine powering the marine propulsion device and an engine compartment containing the engine. A primary exhaust passageway routes exhaust gas away from the engine and out of the engine compartment. A sound enhancement assembly communicates with the primary exhaust passageway. The sound enhancement assembly includes a sound enhancement device tuned to amplify exhaust sounds of a predetermined frequency and a sound duct downstream of the sound enhancement device that transmits the amplified exhaust sounds to an area outside the engine compartment. The sound enhancement device isolates the sound duct from the exhaust gas. A method for modifying sounds produced by an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine is also disclosed. |
| US10724407B1 |
Apparatuses for lubricating cranktrains of outboard motors
An outboard motor comprises an engine block having vertically-aligned first and second banks of cylinders that extend from each other in a V-shape, a vertically-extending central drain passage located below the first bank of cylinders and being configured to drain lubricant to an underlying sump, a vertically-extending crankshaft, and a central deflector located between the first and second banks of cylinders. The central deflector extends from the engine block towards the crankshaft and being configured to deflect lubricant away from the crankshaft to the central drain passage. |
| US10724404B2 |
Vane, gas turbine, ring segment, remodeling method for vane, and remodeling method for ring segment
A vane (18) has an airfoil section (19) that extends in a radial direction and an outer shroud (20) that is disposed on the radially outward side of the airfoil section (19), and is supported inside a casing by means of a vane support member (24). The outer shroud (20) has a shroud body (31), radial protrusions (36, 37), and a hook section (32) including the radial protrusions (36, 37) and engaging parts (39, 40). A recessed part (50), which is recessed in an axial direction or in the radial direction, is provided in at least a part of the circumference of the hook section (32). The engaging part (39) has a sealing surface that continues along the entire circumference thereof, the sealing surface coming into contact with the vane support member (24) in the radial direction. |
| US10724401B2 |
Turbine ring assembly
A turbine ring assembly includes both a plurality of ring sectors made of ceramic matrix composite material forming a turbine ring, and also a ring support structure. Each ring sector includes a portion forming an annular base with an inner face defining the inside space of the turbine ring and an outer face from which an attachment portion of the ring sector extends for attaching it to the ring support structure. The ring support structure includes two annular flanges between which the attachment portion of each ring sector is held. Each annular flange of the ring support structure presents at least one sloping portion bearing against the attachment portions of the ring sectors, the sloping portion, when observed in meridian section, forming a non-zero angle relative to the radial direction and relative to the axial direction. |
| US10724396B2 |
Method for the calculation of the working fluid loss in an Organic Rankine cycle plant
Method for the calculation of the working fluid loss in an organic Rankine cycle plant, comprising at least one evaporator (1), a preheater (5), a turbine (2), a condenser (3), a pump (4), a collecting well (7) and a process piping (8), wherein said working fluid, when the plant is stopped, is in part present in known volumes inside the plant and partly drained in at least a storage tank (6) comprising at least three rooms or volumes: —a first volume (Vck) for storing the fluid to be measured, —a second volume (Vc) having a restricted section for measuring the volume of fluid stored in said first volume (Vck), —a third volume (Vckd) containing the portion of the fluid already measured, wherein, in said method, the working fluid loss of the plant is calculated as the difference between the fluid amount measured in two different instants of time. |
| US10724395B2 |
Turbofan with motorized rotating inlet guide vane
A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section that is configured to drive a fan through a fan shaft. The fan includes a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis of rotation of the gas turbine engine. A fan nacelle includes a first electrical machine component. The fan is located within the fan nacelle. A plurality of fan inlet guide vanes includes a second electrical machine component. The plurality of fan inlet guide vanes are rotatable about the axis. |
| US10724394B2 |
Steam turbine and method of assembling and disassembling the same
A steam turbine includes a turbine main body supplied with steam from a steam supply unit and a steam valve for controlling an amount of steam to be supplied from the steam supply unit to the turbine main body. The turbine main body includes a first connection unit; and pluralities of guide rods and threaded rods, each extending from the first connection unit. The steam valve includes a second connection unit configured to be coupled to the first connection unit; and a flange disposed around the second connection unit, to receive the guide rods and threaded rods through corresponding through-holes respectively formed in the flange. The first connection unit includes an inner circumference and an end surface provided around the inner circumference, and the guide rods and threaded rods are arranged symmetrically around the inner circumference of the first connection unit and are fixed to the first connection unit. |
| US10724393B2 |
Flexible small cavity seal for gas turbine engines
A seal assembly, comprising a first segment, a second segment, and a seal incorporated between the first segment and the second segment, the seal comprising a mesh. The first segment may comprise a blade outer air seal and the second segment may comprise a vane. In various embodiments, the first segment and the second segment may define a gap, and the seal may seal the gap. The seal may have a first member and a second member that enmeshes the first member. The seal may comprise a member that enmeshes a non-metallic member. The seal may comprise a ceramic fiber enmeshed by a member. The seal may comprise a non-metallic member enmeshed by a metallic member. The seal may comprise a plurality of annular connecting members, each annular connecting member extending about the seal. The seal may comprise a single annular member. |
| US10724387B2 |
Continuation of a shear tube through a vane platform for structural support
A stator vane may comprise an airfoil extending between a first platform and a second platform, a first shear tube may extend through the airfoil and relatively orthogonal to the first platform and the second platform, wherein the first shear tube extends through the first platform and the second platform. In various embodiments, a second shear tube may extend through the airfoil into the first platform and the second platform parallel the first shear tube. |
| US10724385B2 |
Installation or removal of turbine blade at turbine blade base
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the installation or removal of turbine blades at a turbine blade base thereof. An apparatus according to the present disclosure can include: an operative head configured to engage an axial sidewall of a turbine blade base; and a mount removably coupled to a portion of a turbomachine assembly by a coupler, wherein the operative head is slidably coupled to the mount such that the operative selectively engages the axial sidewall of the turbine blade base, and wherein the operative head is shaped to impart an axial and a circumferential force against the turbine blade base. |
| US10724382B2 |
Gas turbine cooling systems and methods
A gas turbine having a compressor, a combustor downstream from the compressor in a gas flow direction, and a turbine downstream from the combustor in the gas flow direction is described herein. The turbine includes a rotating part and a stationary part arranged around the rotating part. A gap between the rotating part and the stationary part, extends in a substantially radial direction relative to the rotation axis of the rotating part. A cooling fluid flows from the compressor to the gap, wherein at least a part of the cooling path extends in the stationary part, and wherein a pre-swirl nozzle is arranged adjacent to the gap and within the cooling path in the stationary part. |
| US10724381B2 |
Cooling passage with structural rib and film cooling slot
A component for a gas turbine engine, includes a component outer surface exposed to flowpath gases of the gas turbine engine, a cooling channel located in the component, and at least one channel rib located in the cooling channel extending across the cooling channel from a channel inner surface to a channel outer surface. A cooling slot extends from the cooling channel to a slot outlet at the component outer surface. The slot outlet has a radial width greater than an axial length. |
| US10724374B2 |
Turbine disk
A turbine rotor for a gas turbine engine includes a disk rotationally disposed about a central axis. The disk includes a bore disposed about the central axis, a rim and a web disposed radially between the bore and the rim. The bore has a fore surface and an aft surface. The aft surface of the bore may include an aft web transition portion, an aft ramp portion radially inward of the aft web transition portion and an aft base transition portion radially inward of the aft ramp portion. The fore surface of the bore may include a fore web transition portion, a fore ramp portion radially inward of the fore web transition portion and a fore base transition portion radially inward of the fore ramp portion. The aft ramp portion includes a substantially linear portion and the fore ramp portion includes a substantially linear portion. |
| US10724370B2 |
Smart cutting drum assembly
A cutting tool mounting assembly adapted for attachment to a surface of a rotatable driving member of a cutting tool machine. The cutting tool mounting assembly includes: a cutting tool; a base having a bottom portion for attachment to the surface of the rotatable driving member and a front portion that defines a receptacle having an inner wall; a bushing configured for receipt in the receptacle of the base and having an aperture for receiving the cutting tool; and a sensor element for acquiring and transmitting operation data. |
| US10724368B2 |
Downhole apparatus and technique to measure fluid resistivity
A method and apparatus are provided to measure fluid resistivity. The method includes driving a first winding at a first frequency to induce a first current in a fluid present in a flow line and then driving the first winding at a second frequency to induce a second current in the fluid present in the flow line. The method includes measuring the first and second currents and based on these results, determining a resistivity of the fluid. The apparatus includes an apparatus usable with a well that includes a flow line and a first winding to circumscribe the flow line. Also included is a transmitter to induce a number of currents in the flow line and a second winding to provide signals used to derive representations of excitation voltages and current magnitudes. The apparatus may further include an engine to determine a resistivity of the fluid in the flow line. |
| US10724367B2 |
Estimation of fluid properties from well logs
A method for estimation of water properties and hydrocarbon properties in a subsurface formation includes acquiring a plurality of well log measurements from the subsurface formation. The water properties and the hydrocarbon properties are parameterized with respect to a selected set of well log measurements. A simultaneous or sequential inversion is performed to estimate the water properties and the hydrocarbon properties. |
| US10724362B2 |
Adaptive power saving telemetry systems and methods
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are described herein for transmission of measurement while drilling (MWD) data from a MWD tool to a receiver. Such apparatuses, methods, and systems may modify MWD data to allow for transmission of the modified MWD data in a manner that conserves electrical power of the MWD tool. For example, the MWD data can be modified to allow for effectively slower transmission of the data while adhering to existing transmission settings. Furthermore, a MWD tool can communicate data to modify transmission settings between the MWD tool and a rig controller. The rig controller can then adjust settings of the rig and transmit corresponding communications to the MWD tool to modify settings of the MWD tool. Such techniques allow for MWD data to be conveyed in an electrically efficient manner, reducing maintenance and recharging requirements of the MWD tool. |
| US10724358B2 |
Anti-stick-slip systems and methods
Systems and methods for reducing or eliminating stick-slip are described. The system includes a controller and a drawworks. The controller is configured to collect downhole information, detect one or more stick-slip conditions, determine correlative relationships, model a stick-slip region, generate a control algorithm for top drive RPM and WOB that avoids a stick-slip region, determine a WOB autodriller set point for a particular top drive RPM using the control algorithm and provide one or more operational control signals that limit the WOB to the WOB autodriller set point for the particular top drive RPM. The drawworks is configured to receive the one or more operational control signals from the controller, and limit the WOB so that the WOB does not exceed the WOB autodriller set point for the particular top drive RPM. |
| US10724349B2 |
Subsea wellhead assembly
A subsea wellhead assembly 1 comprises: a subsea wellhead 2; a template 6 associated with the wellhead; subsea riser system equipment 4 connected to the wellhead and one or more connection members. The subsea riser system equipment 4 is also connected to the template 6 by the one or more connection members so that lateral support is provided to the subsea riser system equipment 4 from the template. A method of installing the subsea wellhead assembly 1 is also provided. |
| US10724343B2 |
Rigup raceway for conduit at a site
A raceway aligns conduit disposed in one or more raceway segments. The conduit provides a pathway for one or more resources to be delivered to certain equipment at a site. An access port of the raceway segment provides access to the resources distributed or conveyed by the conduit. The raceway segments are anchored to a surface to provide stability. The raceway may also include a ground grid to ground the raceway or other equipment. The conduit may convey any number of resources required at the site. The resources may include utilities, fluid, communications lines, control lines, or any other resource needed at the site. Any number of raceway segments may be coupled together to form a raceway for a site. |
| US10724341B2 |
Electrical power transmission for well construction apparatus
Apparatus and methods pertaining to a moveable well construction apparatus to be electrically energized via an electrical power transmission path extending between a stationary power source and the moveable well construction apparatus. The path comprises cables and connectors. A system comprises a detector operable for generating information indicative of whether the path is properly installed. The system permits the path to be electrically energized when the detector-generated information indicates the path is properly installed, and prevents the path from being electrically energized when the detector-generated information indicates the path is not properly installed. |
| US10724340B2 |
Chelating agents and scale inhibitors in degradable downhole tools
Downhole tools, methods, and systems related thereto. An example downhole tool includes a body comprising a degradable core and a chelating agent or a chelating agent/scale inhibitor mixture integrated therein. The chelating agent and scale inhibitors help to direct and control the degradation of the degradable core. |
| US10724339B2 |
Rotational pump and method
A downhole pump including a mandrel defining a passageway therein and defining an inlet to the passageway that allows fluid ingress to the passageway from an environment outside of the mandrel and defining an outlet from the passageway that allows fluid egress from the passageway, a blade extending from the mandrel and sized for a close clearance fit in a tubular into which the pump is intended to be used, the blade upon rotation of the mandrel causing a fluid flow regime in a direction across the blade, into the inlet, through the passageway, out of the outlet and back to the blade. |
| US10724335B2 |
High pressure regulation for a ball valve
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a high pressure regulation system for a ball valve used in a wellbore is disclosed. The high pressure ball valve includes an outer wall, an inner wall disposed in the outer wall, a tubing defined by an inner diameter of the inner wall, an annulus defined by an outer diameter of the inner wall and an inner diameter of the outer wall, a lower chamber formed in the annulus, and a relief valve fluidically coupled to the lower chamber. The relief valve is to control a pressure differential between a pressure in the lower chamber and a pressure in the tubing. |
| US10724332B2 |
Low-power electric safety valve
A subsurface safety valve system for a wellbore is described. The system can include a tubular housing disposed within the wellbore having a cavity running in a longitudinal direction therethrough. The system can also include an electromagnetic device configured to receive electric power to create a magnetic field, and a flapper operative to open and close the cavity in response to the electric power received by the electromagnetic device. The flapper may open in response to the electric power exceeding a first electric power value and remain open in response to the electric power exceeding a second electric power value which is lower than the first electric power value. |
| US10724330B2 |
Valve operation and rapid conversion system and method
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of replacing valve operation methods during fracturing operations including installing a first operator on a first valve of a first fracturing tree. The method also includes installing a second operator on a second valve of a second fracturing tree, the second fracturing tree being adjacent the first fracturing tree. The method also includes removing the first operator from the first valve, the first valve maintaining a position on the first fracturing tree after the first operator is removed. The method further includes removing the second operator from the second valve, the second valve maintaining a position on the second fracturing tree after the second operator is removed. The method also includes installing the first operator on the second valve after the first operator is removed from the first valve and after the second operator is removed from the second valve. |
| US10724329B2 |
Thru-tubing retrievable subsurface completion system
Systems and methods for thru-tubing completion including a sub-surface completion unit (SCU) system including a SCU wireless transceiver for communicating with a surface control system of a well by way of wireless communication with a down-hole wireless transceiver disposed in a wellbore of the well, one or more SCU anchoring seals having an un-deployed position (enabling the SCU to pass through production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well) and a deployed position (to seal against a wall of the target zone of the open-hole portion of the wellbore to provide zonal isolation between adjacent regions in the wellbore) and one or more SCU centralizers having an un-deployed position (enabling the SCU to pass through the production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well) and a deployed position (to position the SCU in the target zone of the open-hole portion of the wellbore). |
| US10724327B1 |
Sphere-shaped lost circulation material (LCM) having hooks and latches
A lost circulation material (LCM) that includes spheres having radially distributed hooks and latches to facilitate engagement (such as interlocking) of the spheres is provided. Each sphere has a plurality of hooks and a plurality of latches to engage latches and hooks respectively of adjacent spheres. Each hook may include two hook arms, and each latch may define an aperture to receive a hook arm. The spheres may form plugs in channels, fractures, and other openings in a lost circulation zone. Additionally or alternatively, the spheres may form a bridge on which other LCMs may accumulate to seal openings in a lost circulation zone. Methods of preventing lost circulation using the spheres are also provided. |
| US10724325B2 |
Rotating control device having locking pins for locking a bearing assembly
A rotating control device (RCD) for a drilling operation comprises a housing operable with a blowout preventer, and a bearing assembly operable to be received in the housing, and operable to receive a pipe of a drill string. The RCD comprises a plurality of locking pin assemblies supported by the housing. Each locking pin assembly can comprise a movable pin operable between a locked position that locks the bearing assembly to the housing, and an unlocked position that unlocks the bearing assembly from the housing. An RCD comprises an RCD housing coupled to a blowout preventer, and a bearing assembly received within the RCD housing and comprising a lower sealing element sleeve having a perimeter channel. The system comprises a plurality of locking pin assemblies supported by the RCD housing and operable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The movable pins can be automatically biased to the locked position by elastic elements upon removing fluid pressure from the housing. Associated systems and methods are provided. |
| US10724322B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a lateral wellbore
An assembly for forming a lateral wellbore includes a mill having a bore and a plurality of blades; a whipstock having an inclined surface for guiding movement of the mill, the mill releasably connected to the whipstock; and a tubing disposed in the bore of the mill and the whipstock. In one example, at least one of the plurality of blades is disposed in a slot formed in the whipstock. |
| US10724321B2 |
Downhole tools with controlled disintegration
A disintegrable downhole article comprises an electrolytically degradable metallic matrix and an energetic material comprising a first metal and a second metal that is in physical contact with the first metal. The first metal and the second metal are selected such that the first metal reacts with the second metal to generate an alloy, an intermetallic compound, heat, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing when electrically actuated. A method of controllably removing a disintegrable downhole article comprises disposing the downhole article in a downhole environment; performing a downhole operation; electrically actuating the energetic material; and disintegrating the downhole article. |
| US10724319B2 |
Whipstock/bottom hole assembly arrangement and method
A whipstock/bottom hole assembly (BHA) arrangement including a whipstock, a BHA, an interconnection arrangement releasably securing the whipstock to the BHA, a fluid flow configuration in the BHA, the configuration directed at the interconnection arrangement. A method for releasing a whipstock from a whipstock/bottom hole assembly (BHA) arrangement as in any prior embodiment including flowing fluid through the fluid configuration, eroding the interconnection arrangement with the fluid, and separating the whipstock from the BHA. |
| US10724318B2 |
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. |
| US10724317B2 |
Sealed core storage and testing device for a downhole tool
A sealed core storage and testing device for a downhole tool is disclosed. The device includes an outer body, an internal sleeve in the outer body, an end cap coupled to the outer body and operable to move from an open position to a closed position, and a plurality of ports located on at least one of the other body or the end cap. |
| US10724315B2 |
Modified pumped riser solution
A riser assembly includes a main body which encloses a main body main passage extending from a first end to a second end which is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis, the main body being mounted in a riser so that that the main body main passage forms a part of a main passage of the riser. A first port and a second port extend through the main body to connect the main body main passage with an exterior of the main body. A tubular extends along the main body main passage. A first sealing assembly is arranged in the main body between the first port and the second port. The first sealing assembly provides a seal between the main body and the tubular. At least two diversion lines extend from the first port to the second port. A pump is arranged within each diversion line. |
| US10724314B1 |
Method and apparatus for collection, treatment, and recycling of oilfield drilling fluids and wastewater
Systems and methods of collecting, treating, and recycling oilfield drilling fluids, used oilfield water, and other wastewater are disclosed. A separator may be used to separate a fluid mixture into one or more liquids and one or more solids. Water, oil, or other liquids may be recovered from the separator and further processed by aeration, filtration, and/or pasteurization, making them suitable for reuse in oilfield drilling and/or fracking operations or other industrial applications, such as truck or equipment washing. Sludge from the separator may be dried to produce dried solids, which may also be used for various applications, such as road base. |
| US10724309B2 |
Wellbore cement management system
A well cement management system includes a well support base for urging below a bottom of a body of water, a wellbore tubular component disposed through the well support base; and a filling medium top up line in fluid communication with a space defined by an interior of the wellbore tubular component. |
| US10724304B2 |
Cutting element assemblies and downhole tools comprising rotatable and removable cutting elements and related methods
A cutting element assembly includes a sleeve having a cutter-receiving aperture extending through the sleeve, a cutting element, and a rotation restriction element. The cutting element may include a first plurality of retention elements extending substantially radially from an outer surface of the cutting element and engaging the sleeve to retain the cutting element within the sleeve. The rotation restriction element may be coupled to the cutting element and may include a second plurality of retention elements extending axially from a bottom surface of the rotation restriction element and engaging the sleeve to restrict rotation of the cutting element within the sleeve. |
| US10724301B2 |
Vehicular auger implement
A vehicular auger implement includes an auger having a bit; a walk-behind vehicle having front and rear ends, a forward anchor point, and a rear anchor point; linkage coupling the auger to the walk-behind vehicle; and an actuator for causing the linkage to move between raised and lowered configurations. The linkage includes first, second, and third links. The first link is coupled to the walk-behind vehicle and is rotatable about the forward anchor point. The second link is coupled to and is rotatable about the first link. The second link supports the auger. The third link is coupled to and is rotatable about the second link. The third link is also coupled to the walk-behind vehicle and is rotatable about the rear anchor point. |
| US10724299B2 |
Reinforced directional drilling assemblies and methods of forming same
Reinforced directional drilling assemblies and methods of forming reinforced directional drilling assemblies are provided. Strengthening materials may be incorporated into a resilient layer and/or a polymer-based composite material within a directional drilling assembly to improve the durability and performance of a power section within the directional drilling assembly. Inclusion of strengthening materials within a directional drilling assembly may provide a method to detect the status of a power section and send a signal from downhole upon detecting status of the power section. Inclusion of strengthening materials also may provide a method to collect data about operating conditions, including pressure, temperature, torque, RPM, stress level, shock, vibration, downhole weight on bit, and/or equivalent circulating density to send to the surface or to MWD/LWD systems. The strengthening materials may collect data by themselves or in conjunction with a sensor. |
| US10724297B2 |
Covering for architectural opening including cell structures biased to open
A covering an architectural opening including a support tube and a panel operably connected to the support tube and configured to be wound around the support tube. The panel includes a support sheet and at least one cell operably connected to the support sheet. The at least one cell includes a vane material operably connected to a first side of the support sheet and a cell support member operably connected to the vane material and configured to support the vane material at a distance away from the support sheet when the panel is in an extended position with respect to the support tube. |
| US10724296B2 |
Covering for architectural opening including thermoformable slat vanes
A covering for an architectural opening including a support tube and a panel operably connected to the support tube and configured to be wound around the support tube. The panel includes a support sheet and at least one vane or slat connected to the support sheet. The at least one vane includes a vane material operably connected to a first side of the support sheet and a support member operably connected to the vane material and configured to support the vane material at a distance away from the support sheet when the panel is in an extended position with respect to the support tube. |
| US10724293B1 |
Lighted door with groove and flanged lighting device to be inserted therein
A lighted door system includes a door having a frame defining a hinge side, an opposite distal side, a top, and a bottom. The frame has a front face, a back face, and inside face, an outside face, and a groove formed in at least one of the front face, the back face, the inside face, and the outside face. At least one lighting device is coupled to the door frame. The at least one lighting device includes a housing and a flange extending from the housing. The flange is received into the groove in the door frame to couple the at least one lighting device to the door frame. |
| US10724289B2 |
Extendable extruded door frame
A door frame component is provided. The door frame includes: a front wall, a rear wall, an outer wall and an inner wall; a length of the front wall being substantially the same as a distance between the inner wall and the outer wall; an internal cavity at least partially defined by space between the inner wall and outer wall; and opposing first and second gripping sections defined in the internal cavity at least partially by first and second internal flanges in the internal cavity. The frame has sufficient structural integrity such that when the frame is cut height wise between the first and second internal flanges into front and rear sections, the front section can support a door on its own without the rear section. |
| US10724281B2 |
Sliding door system
A sliding door system includes a rail device with a mounting rail mountable in a building, with a guide rail in which at least two carriages that are connected to a sliding door are held displaceable along a guide axis, and with a plurality of coupling devices with which the guide rail and the mounting rail are releasably connected with one another and which comprise a coupling head connected to the guide rail or the mounting rail, that comprises a coupling plate and a coupling neck and that can be anchored in a coupling opening provided in the mounting rail or the guide rail and which comprises a first opening part with a diameter larger than a diameter of the coupling plate, and a second opening part adjacent thereto with a diameter larger than the diameter of the coupling neck but smaller than the diameter of the coupling plate. |
| US10724278B2 |
Secondary retention device for bi-parting doors
A retention mechanism for a pair of bi-parting doors of a transit vehicle includes a first track connected to a first door of the pair; a second track connected to a second door of the pair; a first retention assembly connected to the transit vehicle and configured to retain the first track in the closed position; a second retention assembly connected to the transit vehicle and configured to retain the second track in the closed position; a first engagement member connected to the second track, the first engagement member being configured to engage the first retention assembly to cause the first retention assembly to move to retain the first track in the closed position when the second track is in the closed position; and a second engagement member connected to the first track, the second engagement member being configured to engage the second retention assembly to cause the second retention assembly to move to retain the second track in the closed position when the first track is in the closed position. |
| US10724276B2 |
Interchangeable core lock assemblies
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a locking device is provided including an interchangeable core (IC), a barrel, an anti-rotation plate, a prong driver, a bolt and a backplate. The barrel is coupled to the backplate and includes a hollow interior to receive the IC. The bolt is slidably disposed in a slot of the backplate. The IC includes a key hole. The prong driver is coupled to the IC and the bolt, such that, when a proper key is inserted into the key hole and rotated the bolt can be extended from the slot in a direction away from the locking device or retracted into the slot in a direction toward the interior of the locking device. The anti-rotation plate of the locking device is coupled to the barrel to prevent the locking device from being rotated relative to a structure the locking device is mounted to. |
| US10724275B2 |
Locking apparatus for a rollup door or other movable object
A locking apparatus for a rollup door, comprising a striker member, latch assembly including a latch, a release lever, a trigger, a cam and a solenoid. The latch assembly may also include a limit switch for detecting when the latch assembly is in an unlocked position. The locking apparatus can be electronically unlocked or it can be unlocked manually by a user by actuating the solenoid which causes the latch to release the locked striker member. |
| US10724268B2 |
Portable barrier
A portable barrier includes a junction assembly. The portable barrier further has a pedestal assembly including (i) a plurality of legs that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of legs includes a first leg and a second leg, and (ii) a flooring connected to the first leg and the second leg. In addition, the portable barrier has a cover assembly including (i) a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of arms includes a first arm and a second arm, and (ii) a covering connected to the first arm and the second arm. The portable barrier additionally has (i) a first limiter releasably connecting the first leg and the first arm, and (ii) a second limiter releasably connecting the second leg and the second arm. |
| US10724267B2 |
Structure with hollow or partially hollow structural elements, with modular and improved system of joints
A structure with hollow or partially hollow structural elements for shade structures, such as gazebos, sunshades, beach umbrellas or covering structures in general, or adapted to be used for furniture, includes a plurality of hollow or partially hollow structural elements and a system of joints configured to join the structural elements to one another. |
| US10724266B2 |
Storage facility for object of paying of respects
A storage facility for objects of paying of respects includes a plurality of storage locations each configured to store an object of paying of respects, a respects-paying area which includes an area for a person, visiting to pay respects, to pay respects in, a transport system configured to transport an object of paying of respects between the storage location and a support location provided in the respects-paying area, and an orientation changing device which is located on a transporting path of the transport system. The orientation changing device changes an orientation of an object of paying of respects so that the object is in a selected orientation at the support location, the selected orientation being selected from a plurality of different orientations. |
| US10724265B2 |
Automatic swimming pool cleaners optionally providing dual filtration
Automatic swimming pool cleaners and components thereof are described. The cleaners may provide dual filtration of debris suspended in water of pools as well as a fluid path allowing some water to by-pass one of the two filters. They also may include any of all components such as multi-section inlet tubes, Venturi jets, nozzles exhausting water onto rotatable vanes, brushes, downforce turbines, and mechanisms for adjusting water flow through thrust jets or sweep tails. |
| US10724264B2 |
Intermittent locking door mechanism
A spa tub system comprising a spa tub and at least one compartment integrated into the frame of the spa tub. The compartment includes a hatch which is attached to the compartment using a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes a bearing trough, a bearing cam, and a cam stop. The hatch is pivoted to open and close and can open to a predefined angle. At this predefined angle, the hatch cannot be removed. When the hatch is pivoted to a pivot angle less than the predefined angle, the hatch can be removed. |
| US10724263B2 |
Safety vacuum release system
Some embodiments of the invention provide a pumping system for at least one aquatic application. The pumping system includes a pump, a motor coupled to the pump, a user interface associated with the pump designed to receive input instructions from a user, and a controller in communication with the motor. The controller determines a power parameter associated with the motor and compares the power parameter to a predetermined threshold value. The controller triggers a safety vacuum release system based on the comparison of the power parameter and the threshold value. |
| US10724262B2 |
Method of securely fitting a cover to a pool
A method, system, and apparatus of attaching a cover to a pool using a cable around the pool. Then attaching a holder to the cable and inserting a card in the holder to hold the cable inside the holder. The holder, the card, and the cable are a holder assembly. The holder assembly is rolled into a cover until tight. |
| US10724261B2 |
Mobile-bottom device for swimming pools or hollow cavities
A mobile-bottom device for swimming pools or hollow cavities comprising a frame (1) fixed to a meshed framework (2) comprising first profile sections (20) running in a first direction and belonging to at least one first plane P1 referred to as the upper plane, and second profile sections (21) superposed on the first profile sections (20) and running in a second direction preferably perpendicular to the first direction and belonging to a second plane P2 referred to as the lower plane and different from the first plane P1, means for raising and lowering the frame and the framework, means for motorizing the raising and lowering means. According to the invention, said first and second profile sections (20, 21) have a U-shaped cross section having a first face (201) and a second face (202) that are mutually parallel and connected by a third face (203) of height H, the first face and the second face being provided with openings organized in sequences along the length L of the profile section, each sequence comprising a series of N1 openings (2010) which are aligned and equidistant by a distance d1, said series being juxtaposed with a series of N2 openings (2011) which are aligned and equidistant by a distance d2 greater than d1, the third face (203) being provided with two rows of three openings (2030) which are aligned and equidistant by a distance d1 positioned facing the openings (2010) of the first and second faces, and with an elongate opening (2031) along the height H and surrounded by at least four openings (2032) which are aligned with the two rows of openings (2030); each end of a profile section (20, 21) comprises openings on each face (201, 202, 203), and said profile sections are bolted together. |
| US10724256B1 |
Enhanced safety cage apparatus for work areas on top of rolling stock such as rail tank cars
A cage for surrounding a section of a work area of the top of rolling stock includes an inboard side, an outboard side, a front end section and a back end section. The inboard side of the cage is attached to an associated deployment apparatus. Each of the two sides can define a pair of fence notches to slide over the rails surrounding the work area. Each of the two end sections can define an inboard notch and a center notch. Some embodiments of the end sections can define an outboard notch that includes a self-adjusting straddle. The cage can be provided as part of a portable fall protection device that includes a telescoping positioning mechanism. |
| US10724254B1 |
Wedge leveling system
A levelling system for aligning surface coverings includes a tab with a substantially flat base and a vertical member extending away from a central area of the top surface of the base. The base includes beveled feet portions on opposite sides thereof to allow it to be more easily inserted under lower surfaces of adjacent surface coverings, with the vertical member extending between opposed edges or ends of the tiles. The vertical member is attached to the base by reduced width frangible leg portions held in rounded openings, below the top surface of the base. The vertical member includes an opening spaced so as to be above two adjacent tiles when the tiles are placed on the base on either side of the vertical member. When a wedge is inserted and held in the opening and presses down, the tiles are pushed downwardly toward a surface upon which they are being laid to properly align the edges thereof until the tiles are set, the wedge removed and the vertical member broken off at the frangible leg portions. |
| US10724251B2 |
Vertical joint system and associated surface covering system
A vertical joint system for substrates is formed with joints and which engaged by relative motion in a direction perpendicular to major surfaces and of the substrate. The joints are configured to enable relative rotation of up to 3 degrees while maintaining engagement of the joints. The joints and are further configured to form two locking planes one on each of the inner and outer most sides of the joint. Engagement about the locking planes is provided by transverse outward extending surfaces. At least one surface in each pair of engaging surfaces is smoothly curved. The joints and can be further arranged to provide a third locking plane parallel to and between the locking planes. The joints are disengaged by combination of a downward rotation of one joint relative the other then application of a downward force. |
| US10724246B1 |
Roofing debris collection apparatus
A roofing debris collection apparatus having one or more gutter liners constructed to fit in an interior of a gutter to collect roofing debris; one or more debris chute drapes; and one or more drape support poles to maintain the debris chute drapes in a vertical angled orientation adjacent the gutter to guide roofing debris from a roof to the ground. Roofing debris accumulates in the gutter liners or falls off the roof on to the debris chute drapes and slides from the debris chute drapes onto the ground or onto a debris collecting ground tarp. The roofing debris is collected and removed by collecting the gutter liners from the gutter and gathering the debris collecting ground tarp from the ground. The roofing debris collection apparatus allows for rapid collection and removal of roofing debris and protects the sides of a building from any damage that might be caused by the collection of roofing debris. |
| US10724242B2 |
Metal roofing material and roofing method
The present invention relates to a metal roofing material 1 that is arranged on an eave-side metal roofing material in an eave-ridge direction 6 of a roof so as to overlap the metal roofing material and the eave-side metal roofing material. The metal roofing material includes a front substrate 2 made of a metal sheet and including a body portion 20 formed in a box shape; a back substrate 3 arranged on the back side of the front substrate 2 so as to cover an opening of the body portion 20; a core material 4 filled between the body portion 20 and the back substrate 3; and at least one plate reinforcing member 5 that is embedded in the core material 4 at a position closer to the back substrate 3 than a top plate of the body portion 20 or that is disposed in contact with the outer surface of the back substrate 3. |
| US10724237B2 |
Canopy system and group suspension system therefore
A ceiling system for use in an interior building environment. In one aspect, the invention may be a ceiling system comprising: a frame comprising a plurality of struts; a plurality of modules, each of the modules comprising a panel and a plurality of hook members coupled to and extending from a top surface of the panel; each of the hook members comprising: an upstanding section; a hook portion at a top end of the upstanding section, the hook portion defining a downwardly-facing open slot; and an attachment flange at a bottom end of the upstanding section that couples the hook member to the top surface of the panel; and the modules mounted to the frame, and wherein for each of the modules, the hook portions of the hook members fit over and rest upon the struts, the struts located in the downwardly-facing open slots of the hook portions. |
| US10724229B2 |
Slip clip
An improved connection between supporting and supported structural members, particularly between the sheathing and framing members of curtain walls, wherein the connector is an angular member having first and second plates joined at an angular junction and the second plate is formed with a plurality of elongated slots and the fastening in the elongated slot closest to the angular juncture is reinforced. |
| US10724228B2 |
Building assemblies and methods for constructing a building using pre-assembled floor-ceiling panels and walls
A building system may include at least one diaphragm beam having opposite ends connected to an external structural frame of a building, at least one pre-assembled floor-ceiling panel adjacent to a vertical side of and coupled to the diaphragm beam, and at least one pre-assembled wall adjacent to a horizontal side of and coupled to the diaphragm beam. The diaphragm beam may be filled with a mineral-based material, such as concrete. The one or more pre-assembled floor-ceiling panels may each include a plurality of joists extending perpendicular to the diaphragm beam, a floor-panel including at least one metal layer attached to the joists on a floor side of the pre-assembled floor-ceiling panel, and a ceiling panel including at least one layer comprising mineral-based material attached to the joists on a ceiling side of the pre-assembled floor-ceiling panel. The one or more pre-assembled walls may include interior and/or exterior walls of a building. |
| US10724225B2 |
Semi-round drain body and linear drain system including the same
A semi-round drain body includes an upper surface and a drain hole extending through the upper surface. The upper surface includes a first straight edge, a second straight edge disposed opposite to the first straight edge, a first curved edge, and a second curved edge disposed opposite to the first curved edge. The drain hole is disposed between the first and second straight edges and between the first and second curved edges. The first curved edge connects a first end of the first straight edge and a first end of the second straight edge to each other, and the second curved edge connects a second end of the first straight edge and a second end of the second straight edge to each other. |
| US10724224B2 |
Storm drain grate and filter apparatus and method
A storm water capture and filtration system may secure in a catch basin or other area subject to flows of water from streets, channels, and the like as a result of run off from storms. A filter system may include a capture portion including attachment mechanisms, a funnel, various supports, and a filter hanger designed and calculated to capture all water entering a storm water inlet and directing it toward a bag filter. A gap is provided between a funnel and filter hanger in order to provide accommodation for overflow, while an anti-backflow skirt on the filter bag resists flushing of captured pollution out of the bag in overflow condition. |
| US10724223B2 |
Urinal
A urinal capable of suppressing the flow speed differential between the flow speed of flush water flowing into the front side of an ascending pipe and the flow speed of flush water flowing into the back side thereof, and of suppressing the occurrence of stagnation in the flow of flush water, and of suppressing the occurrence of uric scale. The urinal having a discharge trap including a horizontal pipe; a top portion of horizontal pipe is formed by a return flow path-forming portion at the bottom end of the shared wall; and a resistance portion for slowing the flow speed of flush water flowing in the vicinity of this bottom portion is formed at the bottom portion of the horizontal pipe. |
| US10724220B2 |
Water seal device for removing odour of toilet
Disclosed is a water seal device for removing odour of a toilet. The water seal device is mounted in a toilet tank, and consists of an exhaust assembly, a water seal backflow assembly and an electronic control assembly. The device is provided with a powerful exhaust electric motor. After starting, the electronic control assembly supplies power to the exhaust electric motor, and the exhaust electric motor can inhale a gas in a bowl into the tank. Water in a U-shaped trap water seal is pushed and pressed out by means of the gas pressure. When the toilet discharges sewage, the electronic control assembly automatically cuts a power supply, and the exhaust electric motor stops working, and the U-shaped trap water loses the pressure to block gas return. |
| US10724219B2 |
Automatic toilet bowl cleaning apparatus and methods
A toilet bowl cleaning apparatus comprising: a housing; a cleaning solution compartment having: a reservoir configured to hold liquid; a valve associated with the reservoir; a pump compartment having: a reservoir tube extending out from the valve; a pump connected to the reservoir tube, the pump being configured to dispense the liquid held in the reservoir via the reservoir tube; and a pump tube extending from the pump and out of the housing; wherein the pump is further configured to dispense the liquid through the pump tube; toilet bowl tubes connected to the pump tube via a splitter, such that the liquid is further dispensed from the pump tube to each toilet bowl tube and is sprayed out of the toilet bowl tubes and into the toilet bowl; and an actuator button, wherein a power source is configured to power the pump when the actuator button is engaged. |
| US10724218B1 |
Devices and methods for optimizing flow through drains
A drain insert is described that provides a valve that prevents backflow of objects and materials through the drain inlet and which has an internal wall with a convex curvature. This convex curvature, which can be elliptical, provides improved fluid flow rates relative to straight walled, cylindrical configurations, permitting small diameter drains to utilize the drain insert while meeting IAPMO flow rate requirements. |
| US10724217B2 |
Magnetic coupling for sprayheads
A faucet including a faucet head, a body and a magnetic coupling releasably coupling the faucet head to the faucet body. |
| US10724212B2 |
Heavy duty shroud
A shroud configured to be attached to a work implement comprises a ground engaging surface with a convex acruate portion, a first concave arcuate portion on one side of the convex arcuate portion, and a second concave arcuate portion on the other side of the convex arcuate portion, or an upper outside loading surface extending from the ground engaging surface including a first concave arcuate loading portion, a first convex arcuate loading portion, and a second convex arcuate loading portion, or a slot the defines a front clearance face with a first rearward facing pad therefrom. |
| US10724211B2 |
Wearing-part system
A wearing-part holder includes a first stop surface, which is arranged on the front portion of the wearing-part holder, a first contact surface and a second contact surface symmetrically arranged from a centre line L-L from the first stop surface of the wearing-part holder to a second stop surface and a third stop surface, where the second stop surface and the third stop surface are symmetrically arranged on each side of the centre line L-L from the first contact surface and the second contact surface to a third contact surface and a fourth contact surface, where the third contact surface and the fourth contact surface are symmetrically arranged on each side of the centre line L-L from the second stop surface and the third stop surface. A wearing part and a wearing-part system are also provided. |
| US10724207B2 |
Remote debris tank and related methods
A remote debris tank includes a housing having a top and a bottom discharge opening, a pair of discharge doors mounted to opposing lateral sides of the bottom discharge opening and configured for pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position, and an actuating shaft operably coupled to the first and second discharge doors. The remote debris tank also includes a crank lever having a plurality of vertices, where the crank lever is secured to the actuating shaft at a first vertex and configured to rotate with the actuating shaft. A first radial arm has a first end articulately connected to a second vertex of the crank lever and a second end articulately connected to the first discharge door. Similarly, a second radial arm is articulately connected to a third vertex of the crank lever and extending away from the actuating shaft to the second discharge door. |
| US10724205B2 |
Front loader and working machine
A front loader includes a working tool and an attachment body to which the working tool is attached, including a lock pin configured to attach and fix the working tool, a lock lever configured to move the lock pin between a releasing position and an attaching position, and a latching portion having a retaining mechanism configured to retain the lock lever at the releasing position and another mechanism configured to move the lock lever to the attaching position. |
| US10724203B2 |
Foundation pile for a wind turbine
The invention relates to a foundation pile comprising a stabilization device that is located within the foundation pile and is connected to at least two inner surface sections of the foundation pile; the stabilization device allows compressive and/or tensile forces to be transmitted such that the stabilization device counteracts lateral deformation and/or torsional deformation of the foundation pile. |
| US10724202B2 |
Cellular and ballasted universal pole foundation
A volumetric enclosure or enclosures and/or a cellular structure pole foundation is provided. The volumetric enclosure/s or cellular structure pole foundation may employ several embodiments: (1) a single or a plurality of volumetric enclosures at the vertical center of the foundation below the foundation's pole cavity; (2) a single or a plurality of volumetric enclosures at the vertical center of the foundation below the foundation's pole cavity and a cellular structure within the foundation walls and base; (3) a cellular structure throughout the entire body of the foundation; (4) a cellular structure within the foundation walls; (5) the above embodiments with fill material consisting of gas or fluid or solids retained inside the foundation walls; and (6) the above embodiments with solid fill material that can reach the foundation core through the pole cavity. |
| US10724199B2 |
Wharf constituted by arched walls and plane ties
The invention relates to a retaining work (12) in ground (S), the work having a vertical front portion and separating a first portion of ground (S1) from a second portion of ground.The front portion (14) is in the form of juxtaposed arched walls (16), each arched wall (16) presenting a concave side facing the first portion of ground and a convex side facing the second portion of ground, and the retaining work (12) further includes a rear portion (20) comprising a plurality of wall elements (22) having their largest faces extending vertically in the second portion of ground (S2), each wall element (22) being arranged between two adjacent arched walls (16) and extending transversely relative to the front portion (14). |
| US10724198B2 |
Mineral precipitation methods
The present invention provides methods for mineral precipitation of porous particulate starting materials using isolated urease. |
| US10724197B1 |
Height adjusting docking apparatus
Described is an apparatus for securing a boat to a dock or other marine structure that moves with the boat as the boat is raised and lowered by waves or the tide. The apparatus is secured to a dock or other marine structure and includes a track, preferably in a shape similar to that of an “I” beam, a carriage that moves along the track, and a bumper that is attached to a front portion of the carriage. The boat is secured to either a mooring line or mooring cleat on the carriage. As the boat is raised or lowered by waves or the tide, the carriage is also raised or lowered along the track accordingly. The bumper is secured to the outside of the carriage and prevents the boat from being damaged if the boat collides with the bumper. |
| US10724191B2 |
Movable car arrester module and car arrester
A movable car arrester module and a car arrester are disclosed. The movable car arrester module includes an L-shaped support including a base and a vertical column connected to the base. At least one connecting assembly is arranged on the L-shaped support and is used for assembling two adjacent car arrester modules of the same structure into the car arrester. At least one traveling assembly is arranged on the L-shaped support and is mounted on the base. A plurality of car arrester modules are detachably assembled to form the array-type modular car arrester so that the police can intercept and control a vehicle in a short time, and the work efficiency is improved. |
| US10724190B1 |
Solar powered in-road lamp
A solar powered road lamp apparatus includes a mounting cup for embedding in a recess in a mounting surface; a light assembly removably fitted within the mounting cup, the light assembly including a power source and a light source connected to the power source so that the light source emits light over the mounting surface, and a solar cell structure connected to the power source for recharging the power source. The cup preferably is formed of plastic or biodegradable material. The framework preferably includes a top structure having a light directing channel, adjacent to the light source for directing light from the light source through the framework and over the mounting surface, and a solar cell exposure port above the solar cell, a base plate spaced below the top structure, and at least one bolt interconnecting the top structure and the base plate. The apparatus preferably additionally includes a translucent or transparent core structure clamped between the top structure and the base plate. |
| US10724189B1 |
Method and apparatus for cutting non-linear trenches in concrete
A walk-behind apparatus and method for cutting non-linear trenches in concrete includes a frame supported by fixed direction wheels at a front end on a fixed axis of rotation, and multi-directional wheels at a rear end to rotate on movable axes of rotation, to permit the frame to rotate about a vertical axis passing through the frame. A handle is engageable by a user walking behind the frame for pushing the apparatus forward and/or for steering. A cutting wheel has a diameter of 5-20 inches and a cutting portion having a width of 0.5-1.5 inches. The cutting rotates on an axis parallel to the fixed axis and which extends notionally through the fixed direction wheels. The cutting wheel is disposed within a protective shroud viewable by the user to permit the user to visually align and guide the cutting wheel along a non-linear path on the ground while steering. |
| US10724188B2 |
Earth working machine having a rotatable working apparatus axially positionally retainable with high tightening torque by means of a central bolt arrangement, and method for establishing and releasing such retention
An earth working machine includes a drive configuration and a working apparatus releasably connected together by a bolt component. A bolting moment bracing arrangement is connected or connectable in bolting moment-transferring fashion to the bolt component, and includes a bracing region that is embodied for bolting moment-bracing abutment in a bracing bolting direction against a counterpart bracing region, the drive configuration being embodied to be driven to rotate, in a rotation direction codirectional with the bracing bolting direction, while the bracing region is in abutment against the counterpart bracing region. |
| US10724185B2 |
Method and apparatus to enhance connection strength between adjacent artificial turf members
A method to secure an adjacent pair of turf members to a ground surface is provided. The method includes disposing a joint strip on the ground surface, disposing a first turf member on the joint strip, inserting a first set of primary fasteners through the first turf member, joint strip and ground surface, inserting a first set of secondary fasteners through the first turf member, joint strip and ground surface, disposing a second turf member on the joint strip to permit a side edge of the second turf member to align with the side edge of the first turf member along a seam line, inserting a second set of primary fasteners through the second turf member, joint strip and ground surface, and inserting a second set of secondary fasteners through the second turf member, joint strip and ground surface. |
| US10724184B2 |
Curb block
A curb block system includes a main curb block and a male tubular block. The main curb block includes: a body case formed through injection molding of a plastic material, having an open bottom, and including a plurality of vertical partition walls arranged therein to form a plurality of empty compartments; semicircular female slots vertically formed at opposite ends of an upper surface of the body case to face other main curb blocks adjacent thereto, respectively, and the male tubular block is inserted into and coupled to adjacent female slots of a pair of adjacent main curb blocks, has a thickness smaller than the width of the female slot such that an array of the adjacent main curb blocks can be two-dimensionally curved at a predetermined angle in a horizontal plane. |
| US10724175B2 |
Rotor blade and screen comprising a rotor blade
The invention relates to a blade for screens for the treatment of a fibrous suspension, said blade being mountable on a rotor of the screen. According to the invention, the blade has a curved leading edge or curved envelope of the leading edge, the curvature extending in the direction of the trailing edge, and a curved trailing edge or curved envelope of the trailing edge, said curvature extending in the same direction as the other one. The invention also relates to a screen comprising a rotor on which the disclosed blades are mounted. |
| US10724171B2 |
Electret webs with charge-enhancing additives
Electret webs include a thermoplastic resin and a charge-enhancing additive. The charge-enhancing additive is a substituted benzotriazole phenolate salt or a combination of substituted benzotriazole phenolate salts. The electret webs may be a non-woven fibrous web or a film. The electret webs are suitable for use as filter media. |
| US10724168B2 |
Method for dispensing an enzyme in a laundry treating appliance
A method of treating laundry in a laundry treating appliance having an air supply system and a heating system both operably coupled to and controlled by a controller to supply heated air to a rotatable drum defining a treating chamber, the method including the application of an enzyme solution to the laundry during a cycle of operation. |
| US10724166B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus
A laundry treating apparatus may include a tub, a drum provided within the tub to accommodate laundry, flow path units provided on the drum to provide moving paths of water, an agitation unit provided within the drum so as to be rotatable and moving at least a part of water within the drum to the flow path units during rotation, and filter units to filter water moving along the flow path units. Each of the filter units includes a body configured to provide a storage space of foreign substances, an inflow part to introduce water in the flow path unit into the body, a filter provided on the body to filter water introduced into the body and then to discharge filtered water to the drum, and discharge parts provided on the body to discharge water containing foreign substances in the tangential direction of a rotating trajectory of the drum. |
| US10724164B2 |
Method and apparatus for sewing an open end of a tubular textile item to make the toe of a sock or of a leg of a stocking
A method for sewing an open end of a tubular textile item so as to make the toe of a sock or of a leg of a stocking, comprising the steps of: loading a tubular item onto a preparation mold, and flatten it to define a first side and a second side; pulling the end portion of the first side so that is elongated, with respect to the end portion of the second side, of a determined length; by keeping the end portion of the first side pulled, simultaneously blocking the two sides so as to make them as one piece; by keeping the two sides blocked, releasing the end portion of the first side, taking the preparation mold out of the tubular item, and simultaneously placing the end portions of the two sides to sewing devices, so as to make a closed toe of the tubular item. |
| US10724162B2 |
High strength small diameter fishing line
Elongated bodies made from high tenacity polyolefin fibers are provided that are useful as fishing lines, and processes for making the lines. Fibers having tenacities of at least 39 g/denier are braided and fused together to form braided bodies having very small diameters. |
| US10724159B2 |
Fiber blank woven as a single piece by three-dimensional weaving to make a closed box-structure platform out of composite material for a turbine engine fan
A fiber blank woven as a single piece by three-dimensional weaving to make a closed box-structure platform out of composite material for a turbine engine fan. In each plane of the fiber blank, a set of warp yarns interlinks layers of weft yarns in first, second, and third portions of the fiber blank, while leaving a closed non-interlinked zone separating the first and second portions over a fraction of the dimension of the fiber blank in the warp direction between an upstream non-interlinking limit and a downstream non-interlinking limit, and while leaving at least one open non-interlinked zone separating the second and third portions over a fraction of the dimension of the fiber blank in the warp direction from a non-interlinking limit to a downstream edge of the fiber blank. A method of fabricating a preform for the closed box-structure platform can use such a fiber blank. |
| US10724158B2 |
Woven fabric with conductive paths
Weaving equipment may include warp strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and weft strand positioning equipment that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. The fabric may include insulating strands and conductive strands. Conductive strands may run orthogonal to each other and may cross at open circuit and short circuit intersections. The fabric may be formed using pairs of interwoven warp and weft strands. Conductive warp and weft strands may be interposed within the pairs of strands. The fabric may be a single layer fabric or may contain two or more layers. Stacked warp strands may be formed between pairs of adjacent insulating warp strands. The stacked warp strands may include insulating and conductive strands. Touch sensors and other components may include conductive structures that are formed from the conductive strands in the fabric. |
| US10724157B2 |
Adhesive textile
Textile with an adhesive effect containing at least one stitch-forming adhesive thread. The adhesive thread has a component that imparts an adhesive effect at least at a surface thereof. |
| US10724156B2 |
Spinning-mill machine
A spinning-mill machine and associated operational method includes a plurality of cross-winding devices arranged next to each other in a longitudinal direction along each machine side of the spinning-mill machine, wherein each cross-winding device is configured to wind yarn onto a sleeve. The cross-winding devices are arranged into a multiple number of sections along each of the machine sides. A sleeve transport device is arranged along the cross-winding devices on each machine side to supply empty sleeves to cross-winding devices. A plurality of sleeve stacks are configured to stockpile the empty sleeves. A plurality of sleeve storage devices are arranged along each machine side for distributed intermediate storage of the empty sleeves, wherein each cross-winding device is allocated with a single sleeve storage device, or the plurality of the cross-winding devices in each of the sections are allocated to a single one of the sleeve storage devices. |
| US10724155B2 |
Advancement member for fiber material and carbonization furnace for the production of carbon fiber
An advancement member of a fibre material for a carbonization line for the production of carbon fibres includes a support structure extending between two end sections along a direction of advance of the fibre material, a plurality of feed rollers for the fibre material, each rotatably associated to the support structure by a pair of support elements, wherein the support elements of an inlet roller and/or an outlet roller includes a base integral with said support structure, a support ring coupled with the base and having at least a through opening for receiving one end of the respective feed roller and adjusting means operatively interposed between the base and the ring and configured to move the position of the ring relative to the base along a preferably substantially vertical adjustment direction. |
| US10724152B2 |
Method for producing SiC single crystal, SiC single crystal, and SiC ingot
This method for producing a SiC single crystal includes a first growth step of growing a crystal from a seed crystal in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the <0001> direction, a second growth step of growing the crystal in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the <0001> direction and substantially orthogonal to the direction of crystal growth in the first growth step, a third growth step of growing the crystal along the direction of crystal growth in the first growth step but in the opposite orientation to the orientation of crystal growth in the first growth step, and a fourth growth step of growing the crystal along the direction of crystal growth in the second growth step but in the opposite orientation to the orientation of crystal growth in the second growth step. |
| US10724151B2 |
Device of manufacturing silicon carbide single crystal
A device of manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal includes a crucible, a first resistive heater, a second resistive heater, and a first support portion. The crucible has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a tubular side surface located between the top surface and the bottom surface. The first resistive heater is disposed to face the bottom surface. The second resistive heater is provided to surround the side surface. The first support portion supports the crucible such that the bottom surface is separated from the first resistive heater, and the side surface is separated from the second resistive heater. The first support portion is in contact with at least one of the top surface and the side surface. |
| US10724145B2 |
Hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst
Systems and methods for a hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst are provided. Electrode material includes a plurality of clusters. The electrode exhibits bifunctionality with respect to the hydrogen evolution reaction. The electrode with clusters exhibits improved performance with respect to the intrinsic material of the electrode absent the clusters. |
| US10724139B2 |
Encapsulation method for OLED Panel
The invention provides a encapsulation method for OLED panel, by forming an organic defining film surrounding the OLED device on the substrate, then using ALD process to form an inorganic film on the substrate and OLED device covering the package region and then removing the organic defining film to obtain an ALD film corresponding to the above of the package region, and finally forming a package film on ALD film corresponding to the above of the package region complete encapsulation the OLED panel. The present invention uses an organic defining film to realize selective atomic layer deposition, thereby avoiding using the atomic layer deposition mask and related cleaning and replacement problems. The process is relatively simple, thus saving costs, and the resulted package structure meets the encapsulation requirements of flexible OLED panel, able to effectively block the external water oxygen to protect the OLED device. |
| US10724137B2 |
Cleaning method, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, recording medium, and cleaning completion determining method
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cleaning method including: cleaning a component in which a deposit adhering to the component constituting an apparatus is removed by supplying and discharging a cleaning gas, wherein the act of cleaning includes controlling the apparatus so that a signal, which indicates a concentration of a predetermined gas generated by a reaction of the deposit and the cleaning gas, reaches a predetermined upper limit value or less and then stays within a range between the predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value for a predetermined time period. |
| US10724131B2 |
Light weight component and method of making
A method of making a light weight component is provided. The method including the steps of: forming a metallic foam core into a desired configuration; and applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core after it has been formed into the desired configuration. |
| US10724130B2 |
Process for manufacturing a coated metal strip of improved appearance
An installation for continuous hot-dip coating of a metal strip is provided. The installation includes a tank containing a bath of molten metal, a metal strip running through the bath and a confined wiping device. The confined wiping device includes at least two wiping nozzles placed on each side of a path of the strip after the strip has left the bath of molten metal. Each nozzle has at least one gas outlet orifice and an upper face. The confined wiping device also includes a confinement box adjacent each upper face. The confinement boxes are open on a face which faces the strip. Each box includes at least one upper part and two lateral parts. |
| US10724129B2 |
Precipitation hardened high Ni heat-resistant alloy
The present invention relates to a precipitation hardened high Ni heat-resistant alloy having a component composition including, in terms of mass %: Cr: 14 to 25%; Mo: 15% or less; Co: 15% or less; Cu: 5% or less; Al: 4% or less; Ti: 4% or less; Nb: 6% or less; provided that Al+Ti+Nb is 1.0% or more; and inevitable impurities including at least C and N, with the balance being Ni, in which C is contained in an amount of 0.01% or less, and N fixed as carbonitride is contained in such an amount that Michelin point determined from inclusions extracted by an evaluation method according to ASTM-E45 is 100 or less. |
| US10724128B2 |
Galvanically-active in situ formed particles for controlled rate dissolving tools
A castable, moldable, and/or extrudable structure using a metallic primary alloy. One or more additives are added to the metallic primary alloy so that in situ galvanically-active reinforcement particles are formed in the melt or on cooling from the melt. The composite contain an optimal composition and morphology to achieve a specific galvanic corrosion rate in the entire composite. The in situ formed galvanically-active particles can be used to enhance mechanical properties of the composite, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final casting can also be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final composite over the as-cast material. |
| US10724126B2 |
High hardness amorphous composite and preparation method and application thereof
The present invention relates to a high hardness amorphous composite, a method of preparing the high hardness amorphous composite and application thereof. The high hardness amorphous composite includes a basic alloy component, a hard additive and a bonding additive. The basic alloy component includes 45-60 mole % Zr, 5-10 mole % Hf, 5-15 mole % Al, 8-22 mole % Ni and 6-14 mole % Cu, the hard additive is ZrC or WC nanometer powder with addition amount at 12-26 wt % of the basic alloy component, particle diameter of the WC nanometer powder is 10-100 nm, and the bonding additive is any one or two selected from groups of Re, W or Mo with addition amount at 4-8 wt % of the basic alloy component. The high hardness Zr-based amorphous composite with good workability and formability is provided by improving composition of alloy based on Zr—Al—Ni—Cu, adding new component and adjusting component content. |
| US10724122B2 |
High oxidation-resistant alloy and gas turbine applications using the same
An alloy is disclosed, encompassing reduced amounts of Hafnium and Carbon so as to achieve an excellent oxidation resistance, as well as gas turbine applications using the same. |
| US10724121B2 |
Thermostable and corrosion-resistant cast nickel-chromium alloy
A nickel-chromium casting alloy comprising, in weight percent, up to 0.8% of carbon, up to 1% of silicon, up to 0.2% of manganese, 15 to 40% of chromium, 0.5 to 13% of iron, 1.5 to 7% of aluminum, up to 2.5% of niobium, up to 1.5% of titanium, 0.01 to 0.4% of zirconium, up to 0.06% of nitrogen, up to 12% of cobalt, up to 5% of molybdenum, up to 6% of tungsten and from 0.01 to 0.1% of yttrium, remainder nickel, has a high resistance to carburization and oxidation even at temperatures of over 1130° C. in a carburizing and oxidizing atmosphere, as well as a high thermal stability, in particular creep rupture strength. |
| US10724120B2 |
Rapid synthesis of gallium alloys
The ability to generate complex gallium alloys using metal amides, Ga(NR2)3 and M(NR2)n, is easily accomplished by heating the two metal amides in predetermined ratios. The product can be isolated as GaxMy where x and y can vary. |
| US10724116B2 |
Process and device for burn-off of precious metal-containing materials
Process for removing inorganically— and/or organically-bound carbon from a precious metal-containing composition inside an oven chamber comprising at least one direct burner and at least one exhaust gas conduit, characterised by the sequence of steps of: a) providing a precious metal-containing composition comprising fractions of inorganically— and/or organically-bound carbon inside the oven chamber; b) closing the oven chamber; c) heating the content of the oven chamber by means of at least one direct burner in order to establish a temperature T1 in the range of 450° C. to 1,000° C. and maintaining temperature T1 for 5 min-48 h; whereby, once the oven chamber is closed, any gas exchange between the oven chamber and the surroundings can take place only via the at least one direct burner and the at least one exhaust gas conduit. |
| US10724115B2 |
Magnetite-based sintered ore and method of producing same
This invention relates to magnetite-based sintered iron ore wherein a magnetite ore powder, which is not currently utilized owing to its low reducibility index among iron ore materials serving as a main material in iron-making processes, is improved so as to have a high reducibility index, and to a method of manufacturing the same. |
| US10724106B2 |
Method for determining the presence of diarrhoea causing pathogens
This invention relates to the field of detection of diarrhoea causing pathogens from patient, food or environmental samples. Particularly, the present invention provides a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based assay method for detection of diarrhoea causing pathogens. The present invention further provides materials such as primers, primer pairs and probes for use in the method of the invention. Preferably, the method of the invention is a multiplex real-time PCR (RT-PCR) assay for rapid determination of clinically important pathogens related to traveller's diarrhoea. |
| US10724105B2 |
Detection of human umbilical cord tissue-derived cells
The invention relates to methods for detecting allogeneic therapeutic cells (such as human umbilical cord tissue-derived cells (hUTC)) in blood. The methods includes the steps of identifying one or more one or more markers positive for allogeneic therapeutic cells (e.g. hUTC) and one or more markers positive for human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC); providing a blood sample from a patient that has been treated with allogeneic therapeutic cells (e.g. hUTC), analyzing the sample using an assay method to detect one or more markers positive for PBMC and one or more markers positive for allogeneic therapeutic cells (e.g. hUTC); and distinguishing between the PBMC and one or more markers positive for allogeneic therapeutic cells (e.g. hUTC). In one embodiment, the cells are hUTC and the markers positive of hUTC include CD10 and/or CD13 and the one or more markers positive for PBMC includes CD45. |
| US10724104B2 |
Prognostic mean telomere length
The disclosure concerns a prognostic method for determining at least one, or a combination, of the following: time to first treatment, response to treatment or overall survival for a patient presenting with a disease including or characterised by telomere shortening, including an assessment of the longest mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected and then a determination of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range (i.e. the range below that mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected) and the subsequent use of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range as a prognostic indicator. |
| US10724099B2 |
Multiplex methods to assay mixed cell populations simultaneously
Methods to simultaneously test and screen multiplexed, mixed cell populations, e.g., populations comprising genetically heterogeneous cancer cells, in common conditions. |
| US10724097B2 |
Methods and compositions for diagnosis and management of diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Described herein are assays, methods, and devices for diagnosing/prognosing diabetes, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetic state and/or the early-onset of diabetes in a subject. The assays, methods, and devices described herein can be configured to detect one or more long-coding RNAs in a sample from a subject. |
| US10724095B2 |
Diagnostic markers of immunosenescence and methods for determining the susceptibility to nosocomial infections
The invention provides diagnostic markers of immunosenescence and methods of identifying individuals with impaired immune function based on the expression level of a combination of such markers in a biological sample obtained from said individual. Such combination of markers is useful for determining the susceptibility to nosocomial infections of an individual. Such combination of markers is also useful for predicting whether an individual will respond to active vaccination and become protected against recurring diseases. |
| US10724089B2 |
Spatial molecular analysis of tissue
Various methods and devices for spatial molecular analysis from tissue is provided. For example, a method of spatially mapping a tissue sample is provided with a microarray having a plurality of wells, wherein adjacent wells are separated by a shearing surface; overlaying said microarray with a tissue sample; applying a deformable substrate to an upper surface of said tissue sample; applying a force to the deformable substrate, thereby forcing underlying tissue sample into the plurality of wells; shearing the tissue sample along the shearing surface into a plurality of tissue sample islands, with each unique tissue sample island positioned in a unique well; and imaging or quantifying said plurality of tissue sample islands, thereby generating a spatial map of said tissue sample. The imaging and/or quantifying may use a nucleic acid amplification technique. |
| US10724088B2 |
Compositions and methods for detecting rare sequence variants
In some aspects, the present disclosure provides methods for identifying sequence variants in a nucleic acid sample. In some embodiments, a method comprises identifying sequence differences between sequencing reads and a reference sequence, and calling a sequence difference that occurs in at least two different circular polynucleotides, such as two circular polynucleotides having different junctions, or two different sheared polynucleotides as the sequence variant. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides compositions and systems useful in the described method. |
| US10724087B2 |
Enzyme method
The invention relates to a new method of characterizing a target polynucleotide. The method uses a pore and a Hel308 helicase or amolecular motor which is capable of binding to the target polynucleotide at an internal nucleotide. The helicase or molecular motor controls the movement of the target polynucleotide through the pore. |
| US10724086B2 |
Surface stabilization of biosensors
A sensor apparatus includes a substrate, a semiconductor device disposed over the substrate, the semiconductor device having a surface electrode structure, and a saccharide coating formed over the surface electrode structure. The saccharide coating can be removed prior to use. The semiconductor device can further include a well and optionally a bead disposed in the well. |
| US10724085B2 |
Methods and compositions for nucleic acid amplification
Compositions, reaction mixtures, and methods for performing an amplification reaction, including multiplex amplification reaction, wherein the method comprises using one or more amplification oligomer complexes comprising linked first and second amplification oligomer members. In one aspect, the amplification oligomer complex is hybridized to a target nucleic acid, the target nucleic acid with hybridized amplification oligomer complex is then captured, and other components are washed away. Target sequences of the target nucleic acids are pre-amplified to generate a first amplification product. The first amplification product is amplified in one or more secondary amplification reactions to generate second amplification products. |
| US10724083B1 |
Inhibition of nucleic acid polymerases by endonuclease V-cleavable oligonucleotide ligands
Provided are methods and compositions for activating oligonucleotide aptamer-deactivated DNA polymerases, comprising cleaving the aptamer by endonuclease V enzymatic activity to reduce or eliminate binding of the oligonucleotide aptamer to the DNA polymerase, thereby activating DNA synthesis activity of the DNA polymerase in a reaction mixture. Mixtures for use in methods of the invention are also provided. In some aspects, the oligonucleotide aptamer comprises one or more deoxyinosine nucleotides providing for aptamer-specific recognition and cleavage of the aptamer by the endonuclease V enzymatic activity. Exemplary oligonucleotide aptamers, mixtures and methods employing endonuclease V enzymatic activity are provided. The methods can be practiced using kits comprising a DNA polymerase-binding oligonucleotide aptamer and at least one endonuclease V enzymatic activity having oligonucleotide aptamer-specific recognition to provide for specific cleavage of the aptamer by the endonuclease V enzymatic activity. |
| US10724082B2 |
Methods for analyzing DNA
The invention generally relates to methods for increasing the amount of DNA available for analysis when using partitioned samples and parallel processing. For example, double-stranded DNA can be dissociated into two single-stranded components, and the single strands partitioned into different droplets prior to analysis. The disclosed methods are useful for performing digital PCR analysis on samples where the target DNA is not in abundance, for example when the sample originates from a body fluid or an FFPE sample. |
| US10724074B2 |
Stabilisation of biological samples
The present invention provides methods, compositions and devices for stabilizing the extracellular nucleic acid population in a cell-containing biological sample and for stabilizing the transcriptome of contained cells. |
| US10724073B2 |
Methods for delivering an analyte to transmembrane pores
The invention relates to a new method of delivering an analyte to a transmembrane pore in a membrane. The method involves the use of microparticles. |
| US10724070B2 |
Modified bacterial pathogens and methods for effectuating rapid response to contamination by known or unknown bacterial pathogens
Stable, constitutively expressed, chromosomal fluorescent transcriptional fusions in bacterial pathogens and methods of using the same to screen candidate compounds for anti-bacterial efficacy. |
| US10724069B2 |
Methods and devices for cell detection
The present disclosure relates to a cartridge, detection module, system, and kit for cell and particle detection and analysis. Devices disclosed herein may include at least an optical source, a fluidic chip, and a detection module, wherein the sample flows within the fluidic chip past a detection window, where the cells or particles are imaged by an image acquisition and analysis module that may include an optical detector. The image acquisition and analysis module may count the cells or particles of interest in real-time, or near real-time, or the module may capture images of the cells in order to analyze the sample from combined images at a later time. |
| US10724068B2 |
Enrichment methods for the detection of pathogens and other microbes
Methods for enrichment and detection of pathogens or other microbes in a food, water, wastewater, industrial, pharmaceutical, botanical, environmental samples and other types of samples are provided. Certain aspects provide diluting the sample with liquid enrichment medium at a ratio of sample to diluent between about 1:0.1 to about 1:9 (wt./vol.), or lesser dilution. In particular aspects, a sample is obtained and diluted at a first location, and incubated at an optimal temperature and either tested locally, or sent in a shipping incubator to a second location that may be a remote test location for testing with an assay suitable to detect the pathogen or other microbe. In particular embodiments, no dilution at the first location is required, and optional minimal additions to adjust intrinsic deficiencies may be made, but the sample is nonetheless incubated during transit to the test location. |
| US10724065B2 |
Noise improvement in DNA sequencing circuit by FinFET-like nanopore formation
The disclosure generally relates to a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing circuit having a controllable pore size and a lower membrane capacitance and noise floor relative to biological nanopore devices. For example, design principles used to fabricate a fin-shaped field effect transistor (FinFET) may be applied to form, on a first wafer, a nanopore that has a desired pore size in a silicon-based membrane. Electrodes and an interconnect embedded with an amplifier and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) may be formed on a separate second wafer, wherein the first wafer and the second wafer may then be bonded and further processed to form a sensing device that includes appropriate wells and pores to be used in a DNA sequencing circuit. |
| US10724064B2 |
7-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mutants and process for the preparation of ursodeoxycholic acid
The invention relates to novel 7β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mutants, to the sequences which code for these enzyme mutants, to processes for the preparation of the enzyme mutants and to their use in enzymatic conversions of cholic acid compounds, in particular in the preparation of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA); subject-matter of the invention is also novel processes for the synthesis of UDCA using enzyme mutants; and the preparation of UDCA using recombinant, multiply modified microorganisms. |
| US10724063B2 |
Multiple proteases deficient filamentous fungal cells and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins in filamentous fungal cells. |
| US10724060B2 |
Enhancement of lignocellulose saccharification via a low temperature ionic liquid pre-treatment scheme
A method for pretreating lignocellulosic biomass having a lignin component, a hemicellulose component, and a cellulose component, for conversion to sugar is disclosed. Also disclosed is the pretreated lignocellulosic biomass resulting from the method. |
| US10724058B2 |
Process for the biological production of methacrylic acid and derivatives thereof
A process of producing methacrylic acid and/or derivatives thereof including the following steps: (a) biologically converting isobutyryl-CoA into methacrylyl-CoA by the action of an oxidase; and (b) converting methacrylyl-CoA into methacrylic acid and/or derivatives thereof. The invention also extends to microorganisms adapted to conduct the steps of the process. |
| US10724053B2 |
Methods and products for expressing proteins in cells
The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding proteins, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods and products for altering the DNA sequence of a cell are described, as are methods and products for inducing cells to express proteins using synthetic RNA molecules. Therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding gene-editing proteins are also described. |
| US10724051B2 |
Methods for enriching gene-targeted cells
A gene of interest and the gene encoding hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine (HPRT) can be co-targeted for Casp9 nuclease-mediated editing or alteration in a cell. Based on whether the HPRT gene is altered to encode a non-functional protein, or is not so-altered, the co-targeted cells can be selected and counter-selected. HPRT co-targeting can be used to sequentially disrupt as many genes of interest as cell viability permits. |
| US10724046B2 |
Method of producing lipid
A method of improving lipid productivity, containing the steps of: enhancing the expression of a gene encoding the following protein (A) or (B), and improving the productivity of medium-chain fatty acids or lipids containing these fatty acids as components produced in a cell of a transformant, or the total amount of all fatty acids produced in a cell of a transformant: (A) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; and (B) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 64% or more identity with the amino acid sequence of the protein (A), and having glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity. |
| US10724042B2 |
Use of non-Agrobacterium bacterial species for plant transformation
The invention relates to methods for Rhizobia-mediated genetic transformation of plant cells, including soybean, canola, corn, and cotton cells. These include both VirD2-dependent and VirD2-independent methods. Bacterial species utilized include strains of Rhizobium sp., Sinorhizobium sp., and Mesorhizobium sp. Vectors for use in such transformation are also disclosed. |
| US10724041B2 |
Increasing lipid production and optimizing lipid composition
Disclosed are nucleotide sequences and corresponding amino acid sequences of Arxula adeninivorans genes that can be utilized to manipulate the lipid content and/or composition of a cell. Methods and compositions for utilizing this information are disclosed to increase the lipid content or modify the lipid composition of a cell by either increasing or decreasing the activity of certain genetic targets. |
| US10724040B2 |
mRNA sequences to control co-translational folding of proteins
This invention relates to optimized heterologous production of properly folded and functional proteins. The present invention provides systems and methods involving determination of the optimal mRNA sequence, based on the underlying rates at which codons are translated and folding kinetic of nascent-protein, that maximizes co-translational protein folding of domains in order to maximize the proper folding and quality of the protein produced. The codon translation rates can be determined in a number of ways, including theoretical estimation and, preferably, through experimental data, such as ribosome profiling. The determination of an optimal mRNA sequence through the utilization of codon translation rates under a particular set of conditions allows for application of the method irrespective of the organism from which the protein in question was originally derived. |
| US10724038B1 |
Target-oriented therapeutic drug and in-vitro method of discovery thereof for modulating onset or progression of liver metastasis
An in vitro method to discover or screen various an agent capable of modulating onset or progression of hepatic metastasis through inhibition or suppression of genes associated with prometastatic reaction in hepatic tissue. The method comprises preparing a primary mix-culture of hepatic parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells, exposing cells to colorectal cancer cells to induce a prometastatic reaction; the exposing the cells to the therapeutic agent to be screened, and then measuring gene expression profiles of cells exposed to the agent, and finally comparing the measured gene expression profile to a reference gene expression profile whereby to determine if the agent has a positive effect on inhibiting or suppressing metastatic reaction. Also disclosed is an array of compositions to identify an agent comprising an antisense oligonucleotide capable of treating a colorectal cancer patient each having a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes with group 1 genes (PRDX4, CRP, ID1, MT1E, TNFSF14, MRC1, ICAM1, IL18, IL10, TFN) and/or group 2 genes (NGF, EPHA1, ERBB2IP, SDC1, COL18A1, KNG1, ADH1B, CYP2E1). |
| US10724036B2 |
System and method for reversible photo-controlled gene silencing
In one aspect, a chemically-modified siRNA for reversible photo-controlled gene silencing is provided. In one embodiment, one or more nucleotides the sense strand of the siRNA are replaced with a spacer comprising an azobenzene or derivative thereof. The azobenzene or derivative thereof undergoes isomerization between the trans-configuration and the cis-configuration in the presence of light from a light source and the siRNA optionally has higher RNA silencing activity when the azobenzene or derivative thereof is in the trans-configuration compared to the cis-configuration. In other aspects, the chemically-modified siRNAs may, for example, be useful as both therapeutics and research tools. |
| US10724035B2 |
Oligonucleotide compositions and methods thereof
Among other things, the present disclosure relates to chirally controlled oligonucleotides of select designs, chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions, and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides different cleavage patterns of a nucleic acid polymer than a reference oligonucleotide composition. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides single site cleavage within a complementary sequence of a nucleic acid polymer. In some embodiments, a chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition has any sequence of bases, and/or pattern or base modifications, sugar modifications, backbone modifications and/or stereochemistry, or combination of these elements, described herein. |
| US10724034B2 |
Genetic encoding of chemical post-translational modification for phage-displayed libraries
The present application provides a method of synthesizing a genetically-encoded chemical modification of a peptide library. A vector in a substrate, such as a phage, is modified to include a peptide linker and a modification to form a genetic “barcode”. The barcode is screened against potential targets which may be used in drug discovery. |
| US10724030B2 |
System and apparatus for genetic regulation by electromagnetic stimulation fields
The present invention provides a system for delivering a time-varying stimulation field to a subject. In the system, a power source, a control component and a transmission component operate as a stimulation field generator to provide a predetermined time-varying stimulation field to up-regulate or down-regulate an expression level of human genes. The present invention also provides a wearable apparatus for delivering the time-varying magnetic field to mammalian cells associated with bone formation in a subject. The wearable apparatus contains the stimulation field generator in a housing. The resulted modification on gene regulation of these genes and mammalian cells promotes the retention, repair of and reduction of compromised mammalian cartilage, bone, and associated tissue. |
| US10724029B2 |
Acoustophoretic separation technology using multi-dimensional standing waves
A system having improved trapping force for acoustophoresis is described where the trapping force is improved by manipulation of the frequency of the ultrasonic transducer. The transducer includes a ceramic crystal. The crystal may be directly exposed to fluid flow. The crystal may be air backed, resulting in a higher Q factor. |
| US10724028B2 |
Ligand-binding fiber and cell culture substrate using said fiber
The invention provides a ligand-bonded fiber in which a ligand having affinity for a cell membrane receptor is immobilized on a fiber precursor, and a cell culture substrate capable of repeating ex vivo amplification of a cell expressing a cell membrane receptor by using the ligand-bonded fiber. |
| US10724026B2 |
Engineered primate L-methioninase for therapeutic purposes
Methods and compositions relating to the engineering of an improved protein with methionine-γ-lyase enzyme activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified cystathionine-γ-lyase (CGL) comprising one or more amino acid substitutions and capable of degrading methionine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with methionine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids. |
| US10724008B2 |
Ketoreductases
The invention relates to ketoreductases and the use thereof. The ketoreductases of the invention are particularly useful for enzymatically catalyzing the reduction of ketones to chiral secondary alcohols. |
| US10724007B2 |
Development of dengue virus vaccine components
The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3′ untranslated region (3′-UTR) comprising a Δ30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the Δ30 mutation deleted from the 3′-UTR that removes sequence in the 5′ direction as far as the 5′ boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3′-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3′-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the Δ30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the Δ30 mutation deleted from the 3′-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus. |
| US10724002B2 |
Erythroid cells producing adult-type beta-hemoglobin generated from human embryonic stem cells
Methods and compositions of erythroid cells that produce adult β-hemoglobin, generated by culturing CD31+, CD31+/CD34+ or CD34+ cells from embryonic stem cells under serum-free culture conditions. |
| US10723999B2 |
Process for implementing in vitro spermatogenesis and associated device
The present invention relates to a process for in vitro spermatogenesis from male germinal tissue comprising conducting maturation of testicular tissue comprising germ cells in a bioreactor which is made of a biomaterial and comprises at least one cavity wherein the germinal tissue is placed, and recovering elongated spermatids and/or spermatozoa. |
| US10723998B2 |
Application of ethyl p-methoxycinnamate and derivatives thereof in maintaining self-renewal and pluripotency of stem cells
Disclosed is a use of ethyl p-methoxycinnamate and derivatives thereof in preparing drugs, culture media, regulating agents or cosmetic and skin caring products for maintaining self-renewal and pluripotency of stem cells. The stem cells comprise adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Also disclosed is a use of ethyl p-methoxycinnamate and the derivatives thereof in in-vitro amplification of stem cells and preparation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and a use of ethyl p-methoxycinnamate and the derivatives thereof in preparing drugs for treating cell deletion or injury diseases. |
| US10723996B2 |
Release-matrices for controlled release of materials into a surrounding medium
The present invention refers to release matrices which include a material that can be released in a controlled way or with predefined kinetics into a surrounding medium, reaction vessels comprising said release matrices, and release system further comprising a medium which is able to dissolve the embedded material. The present invention further refers to the use of release matrices in several applications and the production method for such matrices. The present invention also relates to a method that al lows control of the release rate of materials from polymer matrices with several factors. |
| US10723995B1 |
Instruments, modules, and methods for improved detection of edited sequences in live cells
The present disclosure provides instruments, modules and methods for improved detection of edited cells following nucleic acid-guided nuclease genome editing. The disclosure provides improved automated instruments that perform methods—including high throughput methods—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying cells that have been properly edited. |
| US10723993B2 |
Method and system for the production of cells and cell products and applications thereof
A cell culture system for the production of cells and cell derived products includes a reusable instrumentation base device incorporating hardware to support cell culture growth. A disposable cultureware module including a cell growth chamber is removably attachable to the instrumentation base device. The base device includes microprocessor control and a pump for circulating cell culture medium through the cell growth chamber. The cultureware module is removably attached to the instrumentation base device. Cells are introduced into the cell growth chamber and a source of medium is fluidly attached to the cultureware module. Operating parameters are programmed into the microprocessor control. The pump is operated to circulate the medium through the cell growth chamber to grow cells or cell products therein. The grown cells or cell products are harvested from the cell growth chamber and the cultureware module is then disposed. |
| US10723986B2 |
Automated tissue engineering system
The invention provides systems, modules, bioreactor and methods for the automated culture, proliferation, differentiation, production and maintenance of tissue engineered products. In one aspect is an automated tissue engineering system comprising a housing, at least one bioreactor supported by the housing, the bioreactor facilitating physiological cellular functions and/or the generation of one or more tissue constructs from cell and/or tissue sources. A fluid containment system is supported by the housing and is in fluid communication with the bioreactor. One or more sensors are associated with one or more of the housing, bioreactor or fluid containment system for monitoring parameters related to the physiological cellular functions and/or generation of tissue constructs; and a microprocessor linked to one or more of the sensors. The systems, methods and products of the invention find use in various clinical and laboratory settings. |
| US10723981B2 |
Laundry detergent
Liquid laundry detergent compositions containing a microcapsule with a cationically charged coating and a fluorescent brightener with a distyrylbiphenyl unit, preferably Fluorescent Brightener-49, are provided. The compositions provide improved delivery efficiency of microcapsules and brightening of fabric whilst minimizing phase stability issues. |
| US10723976B2 |
Fabric softening compositions comprising an esterquat and bacterial nuclease enzyme
A fabric softener composition comprising a quaternary ammonium ester fabric softener compound and an enzyme selected from specific nuclease enzymes, galactanase enzymes and mannanase enzymes. Also, methods of treating a fabric comprising a laundering step, optional rinsing steps and a rinse-treatment step in which the fabric is treated with an aqueous rinse liquor comprising the composition. |
| US10723972B2 |
Method and plant for separation of wax and fibers from plants
A method and an plant for separating wax from a dried wax coated plant material, comprising mechanically processing the plant material in a dry process by using an apparatus adapted for deforming at least the outer surface of the plant material, so that the wax coating is cracked and released from the remaining, partly de-waxed, plant material; separating the plant material in a separator into a portion A comprising plant material with a relatively high content of cracked and released wax coating and a relatively low content of the remaining, partly de-waxed, plant material, and a portion B comprising respectively a relatively low content cracked and released wax coating and a relatively high content of the remaining, partly de-waxed, plant material; liquefying the wax contained in portion A, and separating the liquefied wax from the remaining, partly de-waxed, plant material in portion A. |
| US10723968B2 |
Slow-burning log
A slow-burning log is made of a solid-fuel material of a vegetable origin, the log having upper, lower and side surfaces, upper and lower vertical incisions, which are made opened on the side surface, and which extend from the upper and lower surfaces respectively, towards the opposite surface without reaching it, wherein the lower vertical incisions are not coupled between each other and uniformly alternate with the upper vertical incisions, characterized in that the upper vertical incisions couple between each other inside the log body thereby forming a middle hole, in addition, the ends of the lower vertical incisions are higher than the ends of the upper vertical incisions, and the upper and lower vertical incisions are provided in an amount of not less than three respectively. |
| US10723967B1 |
Systems for producing fuel compositions
Systems for producing fuel compositions with predetermined desirable properties are disclosed. Feedback control can be employed to meter precise amounts of fuel composition components while monitoring fuel composition properties to obtain fuel compositions having specifically defined properties. |
| US10723964B2 |
Process for energy recovery in carbon black production
A combustible gas from carbon black production is utilized in a gas engine by adding an oxygen-containing gas to the combustible gas, passing said mixed gas over a selective catalyst, which is active for oxidizing H2S to SO2 but substantially inactive for oxidation of CO, H2 and other hydrocarbons with less than 4 C-atoms, passing the converted gas through an SO2 removal step, and passing the cleaned gas to a gas engine or to an energy recovery boiler. This way, the tail gas from carbon black production, which is normally combusted in a CO boiler or incinerated, can be utilized to good effect. |
| US10723962B2 |
Production of upgraded petroleum by supercritical water
A method for upgrading a petroleum feedstock using a supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes introducing the petroleum feedstock, water and an auxiliary feedstock. The method includes operating the system to combine the petroleum feedstock and the water to form a mixed petroleum feedstock and introducing separately and simultaneously into a lower portion of an upflowing supercritical water reactor. The auxiliary feedstock is introduced such that a portion of a fluid contained within the upflowing reactor located proximate to the bottom does not lack fluid momentum. An embodiment of the method includes operating the supercritical water petroleum upgrading system such that the upflowing reactor product fluid is introduced into an upper portion of a downflowing supercritical water reactor. The supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes the upflowing supercritical water reactor and optionally a downflowing supercritical water reactor. |
| US10723957B1 |
Protic asphaltene ionic liquids as asphaltene stabilizer
Protic asphaltene ionic liquids comprising chemically modified asphaltenes are provided. The asphaltenes are modified via carboxylation and formation of alkyl and/or aryl imidazole derivatives. Chemical modification of the asphaltenes results in their stabilization e.g. in heavy petroleum crude, and prevents their aggregation and precipitation. |
| US10723956B2 |
Enhanced distillate oil recovery from thermal processing and catalytic cracking of biomass slurry
A method for thermal processing and catalytic cracking of a biomass to effect distillate oil recovery can include, particle size reduction. slurrying the biomass with a carrier fluid to create a reaction mixture, slurrying a catalyst with a carrier fluid to create a catalyst slurry, heating the reaction mixture and/or the catalyst slurry, and depolymerizing the reaction mixture with the catalyst. The reaction mixture can undergo distillation and fractionation to produce distillate fractions that include naphtha, kerosene, and diesel. In some embodiments, thermal processing and catalytic cracking includes vaporization of the biomass followed by distillation and fractionation. In some embodiments, a resulting distillate can be used as a carrier fluid. In some embodiments, the method can include desulfurization, dehydration, and/or decontamination. |
| US10723954B2 |
Method and device for recovering carbon fibres from carbon-fibre containing plastics
The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for recovering (recycling) carbon fibers from carbon fiber-containing plastics, in particular from carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFPs), preferably from carbon fiber-containing and/or carbon fiber-reinforced composites (composite materials), and also to the recycled carbon fibers obtainable by the process according to the invention and the use thereof. |
| US10723951B2 |
Naphthalene compounds for liquid-crystalline mixtures
The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, in which R, A, Z, m, L1, L2, L3 and X have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I and to electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type. |
| US10723949B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and display device including the same
Disclosed is a liquid crystal composition including at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal compound expressed by Formula 1-1 and a liquid crystal compound expressed by Formula 1-2; at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a self-alignment compound expressed by Formula 2-1 and a self-alignment compound expressed by Formula 2-2; and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a reactive mesogen expressed by Formula 3-1, a reactive mesogen expressed by Formula 3-2, a reactive mesogen expressed by Formula 3-3, a reactive mesogen expressed by Formula 3-4, and a reactive mesogen expressed by Formula 3-5. The liquid crystal composition also has negative dielectric anisotropy. |
| US10723947B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device thereof
Provided is a liquid crystal composition, comprising: one or more compounds of general formula I accounting for 1-30% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition; one or more compounds of general formula II accounting for 1-30% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition; one or more compounds of general formula III accounting for 1-20% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition; and one or more compounds of general formula IV accounting for 30-80% of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition has at least one of the following properties: a large specific resistance, a high voltage holding ratio, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a small viscosity, a low threshold voltage, etc., and is also green and environmentally friendly. The liquid crystal composition is suitable for use in a liquid crystal display device, enabling the liquid crystal display device to have the following properties: a high voltage holding ratio, a short response time, a high contrast ratio, a low energy consumption, and being green and environmentally friendly, etc. |
| US10723944B2 |
Fluorescent diamond particles
A fluorescent diamond particle, characterized by having a surface and a diamond lattice; the particle comprising a core and a region within approximately 3 nm of the surface of the particle enriched with fluorescent color centers, where the near surface enrichment with color centers is enriched by a treatment providing in-diffusion of external dopants, as compared to particles which have not undergone the treatment. The dopant is selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, a group of nitrogen atoms, silicon, and a combination thereof. |
| US10723943B2 |
Flame retardant identification system
The present invention relates to a flame retardant identification system and, more particularly, to a tracing and tagging agent including a fluorescent tracing compound for substrates such as textiles and lumber. |
| US10723941B2 |
Seeded nanoparticles
The present invention relates to a novel class of seeded nanoparticles and uses thereof. |
| US10723939B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating a subterranean formation with a polymeric additive composite
Methods and compositions for treating a subterranean formation are provided. The method can include introducing a treatment fluid into the subterranean formation containing an aqueous downhole fluid. The treatment fluid can contain one or more polymers, a particulate additive containing one or more additives, and one or more organic solvents. The polymer is at least partially dissolved in the organic solvent and the particulate additive is at least partially suspended in the organic solvent. The method can also include combining the treatment fluid with the aqueous downhole fluid to produce a polymeric additive composite and a fluid mixture within the subterranean formation. The polymeric additive composite contains the particulate additive at least partially embedded in the polymer to prevent an uncontrolled release of the particulate additive into the fluid mixture. |
| US10723924B2 |
Adhesive composition and production method therefor
The present technology provides a one-part moisture curable adhesive composition and a production method thereof. The adhesive composition contains: a preliminary composition containing a urethane prepolymer and a reaction product of an aliphatic isocyanate A and an aminosilane compound B or a monoterpene alcohol; and a dimethyl tin catalyst represented by Formula (1) below. In Formula (1), X1 and X2 each independently represent a divalent heteroatom and R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group that may have a heteroatom. |
| US10723922B2 |
Starch-based aqueous adhesive compositions and uses thereof
The invention relates to starch-based aqueous adhesive compositions and uses thereof. Provided is an aqueous adhesive composition comprising highly branched starch (HBS) obtained by treatment of starch or starch derivatives with a glycogen branching enzyme, and further comprising a carboxymethyl (CM) polysaccharide derivative, such as a carboxymethyl ether of starch, cellulose or a combination thereof. Also provided is a method for adhering a first substrate to a second substrate, comprising applying to at least said first or said second substrate said starch-based adhesive, and a glued or glueable product obtainable thereby. |
| US10723921B2 |
Coumarin-modified epoxy adhesives
Coumarin modification of epoxies provide for epoxy adhesives that fluoresce under short wave ultraviolet irradiation while remaining invisible under normal light. Furthermore, these modified epoxy adhesives can have increased adhesive bond strengths. In addition, photochemical curing of an epoxy modified coumarin and a hardening agent with UV irradiation at certain wavelengths affords an epoxy adhesive composition. Further UV irradiation of the composition at certain wavelengths causes photoscission, which breaks the crosslinks that make the cured epoxy adhesive insoluble and intractable. |
| US10723920B2 |
Conductive adhesive
A conductive adhesive contains a thermosetting resin (A), a conductive filler (B), and a filling-performance improver (C). The thermosetting resin (A) contains a first resin component (A1) having a first functional group, and a second resin component (A2) having a second functional group that reacts with the first functional group. The filling-performance improver (C) contains an organic salt. The conductive adhesive contains from 40 to 140 parts by mass of the filling-performance improver (C) relative to 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin. |
| US10723918B2 |
Primer compositions for optical films
Articles and laminates include a substrate with a first polyester surface and a second polyester surface, a crosslinked polyurethane-based primer coated on at least the first polyester surface, and an optically clear heat activated adhesive adjacent to the crosslinked polyurethane-based primer. The articles and laminates are prepared by applying a polyurethane-based dispersion and a crosslinker on at least one polyester surface, drying the applied coating, heating while stretching the substrate and the coating to form a crosslinked primer layer on the stretched polyester surface, and applying an optically clear heat activated adhesive onto the crosslinked primer layer. |
| US10723916B2 |
Organic film CMP slurry composition and polishing method using same
The present invention relates to an organic film CMP slurry composition for polishing an organic film, which includes at least either of a polar solvent or a non-polar solvent and a metal oxide abrasive, is acidic, and has a carbon content of around 50 to 95 atm %, and a polishing method using the same. |
| US10723914B2 |
Formulation containing a metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound
A curable formulation containing a metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound of formula (I): {R1—Si(R2)(R3)—[O—Si(R4)(R5)]m—O}n-M1(←L)o(X1)p (I), wherein M1 is a metal atom Al, Ce, Fe, Sn, Ti, V, or Zr, a polymerizable organosilicon compound, an organosilicon crosslinker for crosslinking the polymerizable organosilicon compound, and a silicon-based adhesion promoter. Also included is a cured product of curing the curable formulation; a manufactured article containing or prepared from the curable formulation or cured product; and methods of making and using the foregoing. The cured product may be free-standing or disposed on a substrate. |
| US10723913B2 |
Hydroxy functional alkyl polyurea containing compositions
Compositions comprising hydroxy functional alkyl polyureas are disclosed. |
| US10723910B2 |
Carboxy-functional polyether-based reaction products and aqueous base paints containing the reaction products
The present invention relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material including a polyether-based reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) at least one carboxy-functional component which is preparable by esterification reaction of at least one dihydroxycarboxylic acid (a1) with at least one dicarboxylic acid (a2) and/or the anhydride of a dicarboxylic acid (a2), the components (a1) and (a2) being used in a molar ratio of 0.5/3.0 to 1.7/1.8, with (b) at least one polyether of a general structural formula (I) in which R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected accordingly such that the polyether (b) possesses a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 5000 g/mol, the components (a) and (b) being used in the reaction in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.6/1.7, and the resulting reaction product possessing an acid number of 10 to 50 mg KOH/g. |
| US10723908B2 |
Dirt pick-up resistant composition
Water-based compositions that are resistant to dirt pickup, efflorescence, tannin bleed-through and surfactant leaching are described. The water-based composition includes a latex or water-dispersible polymer and a non-VOC UV-VIS (preferably, ultraviolet) absorber as a dirt pickup resistance additive. Methods of making water-based compositions including a non-VOC UV-VIS absorber as an additive are also described. |
| US10723906B2 |
Coating composition for a food or beverage can
A food or beverage can post repair coating composition comprising an acrylic latex material. |
| US10723905B2 |
Binder composition and coating composition made thereof
A new binder composition comprising, by dry weight based on the total dry weight of the binder composition, i) from 93% to 99.96% of polymer particles comprising, as polymerized units, by dry weight based on the total weight of the polymer particles, from 25% to 95% of a vinyl acetate; and from 5% to 75% of a vinyl ester of versatic acid and/or a vinyl ester of 2-ethyl hexanoic acid; and ii) from 0.04% to 7% of a low water soluble cyclodextrin. |
| US10723901B2 |
Inkjet ink composition
Herein is described an ink set for use in inkjet printing, comprising: a first cyan ink comprising from 1 wt % to 2.5 wt % of a cyan pigment, from 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a latex binder, and an ink vehicle; a second cyan ink comprising from 0.25 wt % to 0.64 wt % of a cyan pigment, from 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a latex binder, and an ink vehicle; a first magenta ink comprising from 2 wt % to 4 wt % of a magenta pigment, from 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a latex binder, and an ink vehicle; and a second magenta ink comprising from 0.4 wt % to 0.97 wt % of a magenta pigment, from 5 wt % to 15 wt % of a latex binder, and an ink vehicle, and methods of printing using the inkset. |