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| US10767431B2 |
Inner barrel crimping connection for a coring tool
A crimping connection for an inner tube is disclosed. An inner barrel system includes a first coring inner barrel; a second coring inner barrel; and a crimp ring overlapping an end of the first coring inner barrel and an end of the second coring inner barrel and compressed to mechanically couple the first coring inner barrel with the second coring inner barrel. |
| US10767429B2 |
Plug bypass tool and method
A plug bypass tool including a housing defining a main flow passage and a bypass passageway, the bypass passageway extending between a first port and a second port, the first and second ports being fluidly connected to the main flow passage, a first seat and a first sleeve disposed within the passage between the first port and second port, and a second seat and a second sleeve disposed in the passage, the second sleeve movable between a position covering the second port and a position revealing the second port. |
| US10767425B2 |
Wrench assembly with eccentricity sensing circuit
A wrench assembly comprising an upper clamp assembly, a lower clamp assembly coupled to the upper clamp assembly, an alignment device disposed between the upper and lower clamp assemblies to allow the upper clamp assembly to move laterally relative to the lower clamp assembly when rotated relative to the lower clamp assembly, and an eccentricity sensing mechanism coupled between the upper clamp assembly and the lower clamp assembly. |
| US10767418B2 |
Tripod stepladder
A stepladder assembly has a front section with a pair of side rails and a plurality of steps extending between the pair of side rails, a back section having a rail, and a frame pivotally connected or interconnected to the front section. The frame has a collar receiving an upper end of the rail of the back section therein. A ladder top is affixed to an upper end of the front section. The frame is pivotally affixed to the ladder top. The frame has a horizontal member positioned above the collar, and first and second side members extending from the collar to opposite ends of the horizontal member. |
| US10767416B2 |
Ladders, ladder components and related methods
Ladders, ladder components and related methods are provided. In some embodiments, adjustable stepladders are provided which include locking mechanisms that enable height adjustment of the ladder through application of a force towards the rails of the ladder. In other embodiments, spreader mechanisms are provided with cross bracing located and configured to provide additional stability to the ladder while also incorporating a handle that enables efficient collapsing of the ladder while reducing the potential of pinching ones hands or fingers. In another embodiment, a device is provided for selective coupling with the ladder that includes a support or safety rail and an adjustable tray. The device may be coupled with the ladder in a number of different positions including a stowed position. In another embodiment, a hinge assembly is provided having a magnetic component configured to be magnetically coupled with and temporarily store an object on the ladder. |
| US10767413B2 |
Motor drive device of a vehicle sliding door
A motor drive device for moving a vehicle sliding door is provided. The device includes an electric motor, a force transmission mechanism operationally connectable to the vehicle sliding door and the electric motor to transmit a drive force provided by the motor to the sliding door, sensors at least for determining an instantaneous position of the vehicle sliding door, an electronic control unit for activating at least the motor, and a shift clutch coupled to the force transmission mechanism and couplable to the motor for load-independent coupling of the motor to the force transmission mechanism. The control unit, in the event of application of a sufficient force to the sliding door during a power-driven movement, either elevates a speed of the vehicle sliding door by elevating the transmitted drive force or decouples the force transmission mechanism and the motor with the shift clutch. |
| US10767412B2 |
Electromechanical strut with power actuator having supplemental friction control
An electromechanical strut is provided for moving a pivotal closure member between open and closed positions relative to a motor vehicle body. The electromechanical strut includes a drive mechanism having a motor-gearbox assembly, flex coupling assembly, and a spring-loaded supplemental friction assembly that are operable to drive a rotatable power screw. The drive mechanism converts rotary motion of the power screw into linear motion of an extensible member to move the extensible member between a retracted position corresponding to the closure member closed position and an extended position corresponding to the closure member open position. The motor-gearbox assembly includes a motor and a geartrain having an output component driven at a reduced speed relative to the motor speed. The flex coupling assembly is operably disposed between the output component and the power screw. The spring-loaded supplemental friction assembly generates and applies a supplemental frictional force to the flex coupling assembly. |
| US10767409B2 |
Overhead door rotating seal
Embodiments of the invention provide a door sealing system for an overhead door assembly of a vehicle comprises a rotating seal apparatus. The overhead door assembly includes a door frame and a door panel. The rotating seal apparatus comprises a rod, a first seal, and a second seal. When the door panel is in a closed position, the rod is actuatable, so that, when actuated, the rod is rotated, compressing the seal against the door panel and compressing the second seal against the door frame. |
| US10767408B2 |
Garage door carrier system
A garage door carrier system carries an overhead garage door between a closed position blocking entry of a vehicle into a garage, and an open position allowing entry of the vehicle into the garage. The garage door is in rolling engagement with a track that guides the garage door. A lever, rotating about a pivot, has a counterweight at a first end and is rotatably connected to the garage door at a second opposite load end. The counterweight provides in-force at the first end that translates as out-force at the load end as the lever rotates about the pivot to carry the garage door between the closed position and the open position. |
| US10767405B1 |
Rotating hinge and sneeze guard
Adjustable hinge assemblies for partially or completely rotating an object joined thereto about an axis in specific, pre-determined increments defined by the interaction of ball pins and detents permit the adjustable hinge to retain an attached object in specific rotational positions until sufficient force is applied in the plane of rotation to overcome this interaction. In certain cases the object may be a door, window, baffle, or airfoil. Preferably, the adjustable hinges may be used as part of a sneeze guard assembly to hold a main sneeze guard pane whose angle can be adjusted to protect food from airborne contamination, such as in airborne saliva or mucus droplets. An optional tuck-away hinge pane prevents contamination of food from the ends of the sneeze guard assembly. |
| US10767404B2 |
Four-bar linkage hinge
A hinge is coupled to a first component and a second component. The hinge supports the second component for movement relative to the first component between a closed position covering an opening through the first component and an opened position displaced from the opening. The hinge includes a first bracket coupled to the second component, a second bracket coupled to the first component, a support link coupled to the first and second brackets, and a control link coupled to the first and second brackets. Rotation of the support link relative to the first bracket causes rotation of the first component relative to the second component and relative to the support link. |
| US10767403B2 |
Automatic car door swing limiter
A computer implemented method and computer system for automatically limiting the swing angle of a vehicle door to not hit nearby moving objects, including predicting that a moving object will move to be within a predetermined distance of the door and predicting the distance the moving object will be from the door, determining a swing angle extent of an opening of the door that will avoid hitting the moving object and actuating a door controller to limit the swing angle of the door. Historical data on the speed the door is opened can be used in determining the door swing angle. The current position and velocity of the moving object relative to the door of the vehicle is estimated based on signals received from sensors attached to the vehicle. |
| US10767398B2 |
Vehicle door handle having a control circuit
A vehicle door handle circuit coupled to a vehicle control unit includes a transmission antenna circuit, a control circuit and an actuation sensor via which the door handle circuit receives DC voltage for supplying the control circuit or AC voltage for controlling the antenna circuit. The antenna circuit includes a series oscillating circuit with an inductor and a capacitor. A series circuit including a first capacitor and a first rectifier is connected between two contacts and in parallel with the antenna circuit allows part of the AC voltage signal to be used for the voltage supply of the control circuit. A second rectifier connects one of the two contacts to the series circuit. A third rectifier is also provided in order to feed DC voltage to the vehicle control unit. |
| US10767394B2 |
Lockable coupling device
A coupling device for coupling folding elements of a folding device has first and second coupling elements that lock the folding elements relative to each other. The coupling device has a locking device with sliding element whose rearward part, when the second folding element is not closed, is in a rest position in which a locking member of the sliding element engages a locking receptacle of the first coupling element when the coupling elements are latched. In the rest position, the locking member contacts a guiding contour of the second coupling element and unlocking of the locking member from the locking receptacle by pulling on the coupling elements is prevented. When the second folding element is closed, the rearward part of the sliding element contacts the frame causing the locking member to move along the guiding contour out of the locking receptacle; the locking action is released. |
| US10767389B2 |
Bridge adapter
Bridge adapters configured for insertion into a cavity within a door stile are presented, the bridge adapter including: a planar body including, a top plate disposed along a distal end of the planar body, a first side plate including a first side plate front edge and a first side plate back edge located opposite the first side plate front edge, where the first side plate is mechanically coupled along the first side plate front edge and the top plate back edge by a first hinge, a bottom plate including a bottom plate front edge and a bottom plate back edge located opposite a bottom plate front edge, where the bottom plate front edge is mechanically coupled along the first side plate back edge and the bottom plate front edge by a second hinge. |
| US10767384B2 |
Sliding seismic isolation device
A sliding seismic isolation device includes an upper shoe and a lower shoe, the upper and lower shoes having sliding surfaces, and the sliding surfaces having curvatures; and a columnar steel slider disposed between the upper and lower shoes, the slider having an upper surface and a lower surface that are in contact with the upper and lower shoes, respectively, and have curvatures. A double-woven fabric layer is attached to each of the upper and lower surfaces of the slider via an adhesive layer, the double-woven fabric layer containing PTFE fibers and fibers with higher tensile strength than that of the PTFE fibers, and the PTFE fibers being arranged on sides of the sliding surfaces of the upper and lower shoes. A fluorine coat layer is disposed on a surface of the double-woven fabric layer, and a lubricating oil layer is disposed on a surface of the fluorine coat layer. |
| US10767381B1 |
Pool vacuum gasket method and apparatus
A pool vacuum method and apparatus that uses a skimmer with an aperture that allows pool water to communicate with a chamber in the skimmer. An upwardly-facing shoulder is formed at the base of an upper sidewall and the top of a lower sidewall and a rigid vacuum plate, which has a conduit to which a hose and vacuum head may be attached, is placed adjacent the shoulder. A neoprene gasket is attached to the vacuum plate and is interposed between the shoulder and the vacuum plate. The gasket has a lip that extends radially outwardly of the vacuum plate to form a secondary seal by expanding outwardly against the upper sidewall. Upon operating a pump, the suction causes the vacuum plate and gasket to seal to prevent or greatly inhibit water from passing the vacuum plate and gasket other than through the conduit. |
| US10767372B1 |
Fascia mounted railing system
A fascia mounted railing system that uses brackets that secure the posts to the slab while also providing base support for the infill panels without the use of a base rail. It does this by using a bracket to secure the posts and a second bracket that fits within the bottom of the post. This bracket has end flanges that extend outwardly from the post to support an infill panel. The infill panels can have a base treatment to conceal the face of the slab, if desired, for a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. In addition, the system has the capacity for a top railing that can be attached to the back of the posts as a grab rail, or attached to the top of the posts (with a bracket) for a top rail. |
| US10767368B2 |
Plastic coated composite building boards and method of making same
Disclosed are composite building boards and associated manufacturing methods. The composite boards may include, for example, one or more slurry layers with embedded fibrous mats. An exterior plastic coating is mechanically adhered to the underlying slurry layer. The plastic layer chemically bonds and cross-links with polymer additives within the slurry layer. The result is an integrated polymer matrix with greatly improved durability and surface strength. |
| US10767363B2 |
Bio-climatically adapted zero-energy prefabricated modular building and methods thereof
An affordable Zero-Energy prefabricated modular building such as for housing, in which a Layered disposition of Envelope elements—including Structural Insulated Panels—in the wall, floor and roof sections of the building's thermal Envelope, provide a highly energy-efficient Building Envelope, which together with a modular building Support Structure including Aeriated Frames, and an adequately sized renewable energy power generator system, inexpensively achieves the energetic independence of the building. A method is disclosed for the adaptation of the building's design and construction to the bio-climatic conditions of its projected location, in which different possible configurations of the relevant elements of the Building Envelope, the building structure and the renewable power generator system are evaluated, discarding those configurations which don't meet the defined acceptable criteria for energy-efficiency, thermal isolation and water condensation risks. The building has a low environmental impact thanks to reduced greenhouse emissions during its construction and useful life. |
| US10767362B2 |
Articulated perimeter wall for an industrial worksite
Embodiments are directed to a hinged perimeter barrier or wall for an industrial worksite. The perimeter barrier may be formed from a series of wall sections that include hinged panels. The wall sections may be delivered to the worksite in an unextended configuration and then hoisted (by crane) into an extended configuration. A top panel may include a set of lifting features that may be engaged to raise (unfold) the panels and form the wall section. The wall section may be secured to a structural support using a support attachment assembly. The perimeter barrier may be used to mitigate various byproducts of an industrial worksite, including noise, dust, odor, light, and so on. The panels may be formed from an acoustic dampening material, visual mitigation material, and/or various other materials as may be appropriate for a given worksite. |
| US10767356B2 |
Method and system for controlling actuation of flush apparatus
A method of controlling actuation of a flush apparatus includes the steps of configuring a control module to actuate the flush apparatus for completing a flushing cycle periodically; and after a given unused time period of the flush apparatus, enabling the control module to enter into a sleep mode to stop an actuation of the flush apparatus. Therefore, during the rush hours, the control module is configured to actuate the flush apparatus frequently and during the off rush hours, the control module is configured to actuate the flush apparatus seldom. |
| US10767355B2 |
Wall-mounted shower head holding structure
A wall-mounted shower head holding structure includes a suction cup assembly capable of holding a shower head. The suction cup assembly includes a suction cup body and a retractable mechanism. The suction cup body can be retractably held to a front end of a wall-mounted main body through the retractable mechanism. When in use, the shower head is attached to and held at the front end of the suction cup assembly. It is quite convenient for use, and does not affect the use of the shower head. |
| US10767352B2 |
Hybrid faucet assembly and water way for same
Provided are internal waterway assemblies for faucets comprising a valve assembly comprising a valve water way portion, a bridge comprising a passageway therethrough in fluid communication with the valve water way portion and the bridge having a spout receiving portion having a passageway therethrough; and a spout tube configured to be positioned in the spout receiving portion of the bridge. The spout tube is in fluid communication with the passageway of the bridge and configured to deliver water out of the faucet. Internal water way assemblies are configured to couple to any one of a plurality of cover plates for a faucet, the bridge is configured to be assembled to the valve assembly in any one of a plurality of fixed angular orientations to position the spout tube to fit within an interior space of one of the any one of a plurality of cover plates. |
| US10767349B2 |
Bucket tip end cover
A bucket tip end cover 1 includes multiple cover members 10, 20 arranged at a tip end of a bucket 5 between adjacent ones of adaptors 7. The multiple cover members 10, 20 are fixed to the bucket 5 in a state in which an entire width in an arraying direction A of the adaptors 7 is adjusted in such a manner that each cover member 10, 20 relatively moves in the arraying direction A. |
| US10767346B2 |
Work machine
A work machine includes a hydraulic actuator configured to be driven via hydraulic oil. A control valve has a first pilot port and is connected to the hydraulic actuator to control the hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator is configured to move in a first mode when a first pilot pressure is applied to the first pilot port. A first pilot valve is connected to the first pilot port of the control valve via the first pilot oil supply pipe to control applying the first pilot pressure to the first pilot port. The hydraulic oil is configured to be drained via a drain pipe. The drain pipe and the first pilot oil supply pipe are provided in a heat exchanger to exchange heat between the hydraulic oil in the drain pipe and the hydraulic oil in the first pilot oil supply pipe via the heat exchanger. |
| US10767342B2 |
Work vehicle
The work vehicle includes an engine, a radiator; a hydraulic pump; a cooling fan that blows a cooling air to the radiator; a hydraulic motor which is driven by a pressure oil delivered from the hydraulic pump, and rotates the cooling fan; a directional control valve that switches a flow direction of the pressure oil from the hydraulic pump to rotate the hydraulic motor in forward and reverse directions; and a controller that controls the directional control valve so as to cause the repetitive operation of the forward and reverse rotation of the cooling fan to be performed at predetermined time intervals, in which the controller reduces the time intervals more than a normal time initially set when a relationship between the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor and the refrigerant temperature detected by the refrigerant temperature sensor satisfies a predetermined condition. |
| US10767338B2 |
Hydraulic apparatus for excavators and construction equipment in general
A hydraulic apparatus for a construction equipment, such as an excavator, comprising a support structure connected or connectable to a movable arm of the construction equipment and a pair or rotating drums comprising a plurality of teeth, a pair of hydraulic motors, each arranged for the movement of a particular drum, and a rotating flow divider device. The flow divider device comprises at least one inlet for receiving a supply of operative fluid provided by the construction equipment and a pair of outlets which provide the operative fluid, which is suitably divided, to the pair of hydraulic motors. |
| US10767337B2 |
Anchor pier for manufactured building
An anchor pier for supporting a manufactured building, in which the anchor pier includes having a shaft with a connector and a helical flight proximate a driving tip, with a brace member attached to the connector and to the manufactured building with a connector, to transfer loading between the manufactured building and the ground. A method of supporting a manufactured building is disclosed. |
| US10767330B2 |
Stream debris restraining structure
A structure for restraining debris in a stream, including lateral walls, which delimit between them a flow section in a bed of the stream. This flow section includes an upper portion that includes set between the lateral walls, a structure for retaining material arriving from upstream, and a lower portion that identifies an opening for outflow. |
| US10767319B2 |
Apparatus for laying a paver
An apparatus for laying a paver has a body portion having a top side and an underside. A raised paver guide is located on the top side and is positioned to receive the paver when the paver is against the top side. The underside is at least partially hollow. |
| US10767318B2 |
Robotically-controlled laser cladding process for repair of worn and/or damaged railway structures
An improved process for repair of worn and damaged surfaces of railway structures such as frog and diamond transition surfaces, rail head surfaces and wheels. A worn or damaged surface is prepared using a robotically-controlled laser to melt or gouge away metal using controlled laser energy and air pressure to remove existing worn or damaged surfaces. The process further utilizes laser cladding, laser weld overlaying, or laser additive manufacturing, of formulated powder, wire or stick welding material to worn surfaces that have been prepared for material build-up to original dimensions and similar metallurgical properties. |
| US10767314B2 |
Methods to reduce rewinder breaks during paper production from recycled paper furnish
Methods to reduce sticky and fluff induced rewinder breaks by reducing the adhesive character of adhesive materials, fluff and sticky contaminants in fibers are described. One method involves contacting the fibers with a composition containing at least one of each of a cellulase, a hemicellulase, a β-glucosidase, a lipase, an esterase, a pectinase, a pectate lyase and a laccase for a sufficient time and in a sufficient amount to control the removal or controlling adhesive materials, fluff and sticky contaminants present in the fibers. Preferably, the fibers are recycled fibers originating from a variety of sources such as old corrugated containers, old newsprint, mixed office waste, and the like. Resulting paper products formed from the processed fibers are also described as well as methods to make them. |
| US10767313B2 |
Method for fabricating shaped paper products
A method for fabricating shaped-paper products is introduced herein, which comprises at least one dredging-pulp step for forming a wet pulp made of paper-slurry materials, at least one pre-compression step for lightly compressing the wet pulp to form a first semi-finished product, at least one thermo-compression forming step for deeply compressing the first semi-finished product to form a second semi-finished product, and a surface-coating step of employing a product surface coating apparatus to coat a liquid coating materials onto at least one outer surface of the second semi-finished product, and thereby forming each of the shaped-paper products having a binding layer. With utilization of the present invention, an automatic coating can be applied high efficiently in a series of continuous production machines. This could not only shorten processing time and benefit a mass production thereof but also ensure a higher production yield and quality. |
| US10767307B2 |
Method for catalytic oxidation of cellulose and method for making a cellulose product
A method for catalytic oxidation of cellulose using a heterocyclic nitroxyl radical as catalyst, main oxidant acting as oxygen source, and an activator of the heterocyclic nitroxyl radical, comprises—a preliminary activation step of the heterocyclic nitroxyl radical with hypochlorite to activated catalyst, and after the preliminary activation step, a cellulose oxidation step using the activated catalyst and hypochlorite as the main oxidant to oxidize cellulose. In the cellulose oxidation step, fibrous starting material is subjected to the oxidation to oxidize the cellulose, whereafter the oxidized fibrous raw material is disintegrated to nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC). |
| US10767305B2 |
Steam iron with thermal bridge arrangement
The present application relates to a steam iron (10) for ironing garments. The steam iron (10) comprises a steam generator (11), an ironing plate (13) and a thermal bridge arrangement (14). The steam generator (11) comprises a main body (11A) and a heating element (12) to heat the main body (11 A). The thermal bridge arrangement (14) extends between the main body (11A) and a thermal coupling area (15) of the ironing plate (13) to heat the ironing plate (13) by conduction of heat from the main body (11A). The thermal bridge arrangement (14) comprises a first portion (16) extending in a first direction (A) away from the thermal coupling area (15) and a second portion (17) extending in a second direction (B) towards the thermal coupling area (15). This invention allows promoting steam generation operating in a high temperature for a better steam capability, while keeping a lower temperature of the ironing plate which prevents damaging garments during ironing. |
| US10767301B2 |
Spin cycle mobile washer
A spin cycle mobile washer (SCMW) for manually washing laundry comprises a portable, wheeled frame (F) supporting an axle (A) on each end of which is mounted a wheel (W). A shaft (RS) rotatably mounted on the axle rotates as the axle rotates. An inner wash tub (IWC) is mounted on a rotatable disc (RD) to which one end of the shaft is connected for rotation of the shaft to effect rotation of the tub. This tub has a plurality of paddles (P1-P3) attached to an interior surface so to agitate laundry to be cleaned which is loaded into the tub. This tub is fitted inside an outer wash tub (OWC) with the inner wash tub having openings therein by which water flows through and between the tubs for movement of the wheeled frame by a user to affect the cleaning of laundry. |
| US10767294B2 |
Methods and devices for controlling a tufting machine for forming tufted carpet
The invention relates to a control system for a tufting machine configured for forming tufted carpet. The tufting machine can have a system controller in communication with the tufting machine and with a plurality of yarn feed controllers for controlling operation of yarn feed motors that are configured to supply yarn from a source of yarn to the tufting machine. The system controller is programmable to enable input of a plurality of predetermined yarn feed profiles for selected stitches of a programmed pattern to be tufted such that, although at least two of the predetermined yarn feed profiles can be different, substantially the same feed length of yarn is used from each of the plurality of yarns. |
| US10767285B2 |
Spooling and twisting device of a ring-spinning or ring-twisting machine, and ring-spinning and ring-twisting method
The present invention provides a winding and twisting device of a ring spinning or ring twisting machine with at least one stator, which comprises at least one superconducting material and a stator cooling system, at least one rotor that creates a magnetic field, and a rotatable spindle, wherein the rotor and the stator are arranged co-axially to the spindle; and wherein the rotor and the stator are formed in a way that a ring-shaped air gap, which is arranged co-axially to the spindle and in which the thread to be wound up can circulate, is formed between the rotor and the stator. Furthermore, a ring spinning or ring twisting method, in which fiber material is twisted and subsequently wound up, is provided, in which such a winding and twisting device is used, wherein the rotor is held co-axially at a distance to the stator by a rotor holding device, wherein the temperature of the superconducting material of the stator is reduced below the transition temperature of the superconducting material and wherein the rotor is released by the rotor holding device. |
| US10767279B2 |
Method of preparing wear and cut resistant UHMWPE fibers
The present invention relates to a method of preparing wear and cut resistant UHMWPE fibers. In the method, a resin material is added into a ball grinder, and the temperature is controlled, and then a mother liquor is added slowly into the ball grinder and mixed uniformly, and the mixed solution is vacuumed in a sealed container for several hours and extruded by a twin screw extruder, a metering pump, and a spin beam, and finally processed with drafting and hot drawing and winding formation. The fiber so manufactured has the features of soft touch and comfortable wearing. |
| US10767270B2 |
Electrode for an ozone generator
Electrodes for use within an ozone generator and method for assembling and using the same. |
| US10767267B2 |
Anticorrosion material produced from date palm tree waste
Anti-corrosion material is produced from date palm tree waste by extracting lignin and modifying by sulfonation. The anti-corrosion material produced from date palm tree waste is non-toxic and effective at preventing or reducing corrosion of, for example, metals subject to corrosive environments, and particularly marine environments. |
| US10767266B2 |
Vapor deposition mask base material, vapor deposition mask base material manufacturing method, and vapor deposition mask manufacturing method
The ratio of the difference between a surface distance L at each of the different positions in a width direction DW of a metal sheet and a minimum surface distance Lm to the minimum surface distance Lm is an elongation difference ratio. The elongation difference ratio in a center section in the width direction DW of the metal sheet is less than or equal to 3×10−5. The elongation difference ratios in two edge sections in the width direction DW of the metal sheet are less than or equal to 15×10−5. The elongation difference ratio in at least one of the two edge sections in the width direction DW of the metal sheet is less than the elongation difference ratio in the center section in the width direction of the metal sheet. |
| US10767263B2 |
Thin metal-organic framework film
A method of producing a metal-organic framework (MOF) film on a substrate is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a main surface and forming on the main surface a MOF film using an organometallic compound precursor and at least one organic ligand, wherein each of the organometallic compound precursor and the at least one organic ligand is provided only in the vapour phase. |
| US10767261B2 |
Device and method for vacuum coating
The invention relates to a device for vacuum coating substrates in a vacuum chamber, comprising an elongated evaporator array having a plurality of evaporator elements arranged along a longitudinal axis and a first substrate carrier unit which is associated with the evaporator array and has a first pylon that can be rotated about a first axis and contains retaining means for substrates, wherein an angular offset of less than 10° is present between the longitudinal axis and the first rotational axis. The device is characterised in that at least one second substrate carrier unit is provided, which is associated with the evaporator array and has a second pylon that can be rotated about a second axis and contains retaining means for substrates, wherein an angular offset of less than 10° is present between the longitudinal axis and the second rotational axis. At least one second substrate carrier unit (22, 122, 222) which is associated with the evaporator array (10, 110, 110a) and has a second pylon that can be rotated about a second rotational axis (42, 242) and contains retaining means for substrates is provided, wherein the axes of the pylons are designed to be fixed relative to the longitudinal axis (40) of the evaporator array, an angular offset of less than 10° is present between the longitudinal axis (40) and second rotational axis (42, 242), and a geometric configuration of the evaporator array (10, 110, 110a) and of the first (21, 121, 221) and the at least second substrate carrier units (22, 122, 222) is provided such that substrates of the first (21, 121, 221) and the at least second substrate carrier units (22, 122, 222) can be coated with the same quality by means of the evaporator array (10). The invention further relates to a method for vacuum coating by means of the device. |
| US10767259B2 |
Components with an atomic layer deposition coating and methods of producing the same
Liquid chromatography and gas chromatography components with a conformal protective coating on internal surfaces thereof and methods for producing the same are provided. The conformal protective coating is formed via an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The components and methods of the present disclosure find use in providing protective coatings for liquid chromatography and gas chromatography components that are compatible with bioanalytical separations and sensitive trace analyses. |
| US10767258B2 |
Hard titanium aluminum nitride coating, hard-coated tool, and their production methods
A titanium aluminum nitride coating having a columnar crystal structure, which is formed on a substrate, comprises high-Al TiAlN having an fcc structure, which has a composition represented by (Tix1, Aly1)N, wherein x1 and y1 are numbers meeting x1=0.005-0.1, and y1=0.995-0.9 by atomic ratio, and network-like, high-Ti TiAlN having an fcc structure, which has a composition represented by (Tix2, Aly2)N, wherein x2 and y2 are numbers meeting x2=0.5-0.9, and y2=0.5-0.1 by atomic ratio; the high-Al TiAlN being surrounded by the network-like, high-Ti TiAlN. |
| US10767257B2 |
Method for removing a metal deposit arranged on a surface in a chamber
The invention relates to a method for removing a metal deposit (2) arranged on a surface (5) in a chamber (1), said method including repeatedly performing a sequence including: a) a first phase of injecting chemical species suitable for oxidizing said metal deposit (2); and b) a second phase of injecting chemical species suitable for volatilizing the oxidized metal deposit, said second phase b) being performed after the first phase a). |
| US10767254B2 |
Nanoparticle coating apparatus
The present invention provides an apparatus for forming a uniform, large scale nanoparticle coating on a substrate. The apparatus comprises a source of vaporised metal nanoparticles. The apparatus further comprises a first plate (20) providing an array of spaced apart first apertures (22). The apparatus further comprises a second plate (24) aligned with and spaced apart from the first plate (20). The second plate (24) provides an array of spaced apart second apertures 26. Each second aperture (26) of the second plate (24) is aligned with a first aperture (22) of the first plate (20). |
| US10767250B2 |
Thick steel plate for structural pipes or tubes, method of producing thick steel plate for structural pipes or tubes, and structural pipes and tubes
Disclosed is, as a high-strength steel plate of API X80 grade or higher with a thickness of 38 mm or more, a thick steel plate for structural pipes or tubes that exhibits high strength in the rolling direction, excellent Charpy properties at its mid-thickness part, and high material homogeneity without addition of large amounts of alloying elements. The thick steel plate for structural pipes or tubes disclosed herein has: a specific chemical composition; a microstructure mainly composed of bainite; a tensile strength of 620 MPa or more; a Charpy absorption energy vE−20° C. at −20° C. at the mid-thickness part of 100 J or more; a variation of Vickers hardness in a plate thickness direction ΔHV10,t of 50 or less; and a variation of Vickers hardness in a plate widthwise direction ΔHV10,c of 50 or less. |
| US10767247B2 |
Aluminum alloy magnetic disk substrate and method for producing same
There are provided: an aluminum alloy magnetic disk substrate including: an aluminum alloy base material including an aluminum alloy containing 0.4 to 3.0 mass % (hereinafter, simply referred to as “%”) of Fe, 0.1 to 3.0% of Mn, 0.005 to 1.000% of Cu, and 0.005 to 1.000% of Zn, with the balance of Al and unavoidable impurities; and an electroless Ni—P plated layer formed on a surface of the aluminum alloy base material, in which the peak value (BLEI) of Fe emission intensity at an interface between the electroless Ni—P plated layer and the aluminum alloy base material, as determined by a glow discharge optical emission spectrometry device, is lower than Fe emission intensity (AlEI) in the interior of the aluminum alloy base material, as determined by the glow discharge optical emission spectrometry device; and a method for producing the aluminum alloy magnetic disk substrate. |
| US10767246B2 |
Enhanced superalloys by zirconium addition
A gamma prime nickel-based superalloy is provided, which can include a combination of Ti and Zr in a total weight amount sufficient to form cellular precipitates located at grain boundaries of the alloy, wherein the cellular precipitates define gamma prime arms that distort the grain boundaries at which they are located. The Hf-containing, gamma prime nickel-based superalloy and/or the gamma prime nickel-based superalloy can include cellular precipitates that are predominantly located at grain boundaries of the alloy such that the cellular precipitates define gamma prime arms that distort the grain boundaries at which they are located. The superalloys can further include finer gamma prime precipitates (e.g., cuboidal or spherical precipitates) than the cellular precipitates. |
| US10767243B2 |
Purification process
A process for purifying Mo-99 from an acidic solution obtained by dissolving an irradiated solid target comprising uranium in an acidic medium, or from an acidic solution comprising uranium and which has previously been irradiated in a nuclear reactor, or from an acidic solution comprising uranium and which has been used as reactor fuel in a homogeneous reactor, the process comprising contacting the acidic solution with an adsorbent comprising a zirconium oxide, zirconium hydroxide, zirconium alkoxide, zirconium halide and/or zirconium oxide halide, and eluting the Mo-99 from the adsorbent using a solution of a strong base, the eluate then being subjected to a subsequent purification process involving an alkaline-based Mo-99 chromatographic recovery step on an anion exchange material. Also provided is apparatus for carrying out the process. |
| US10767242B2 |
Methods and systems for leaching a metal-bearing ore using a bio-augmentation process
A system and method for recovering a metal value from a metal-bearing ore material are provided. A metal-bearing ore can be mixed with certain substances and to form an agglomerated ore. In an intermediate state, between agglomeration and heap formation, bacteria can be added to the metal-bearing ore material to produce an augmented ore. The augmented ore can then be formed into a heap. Bacteria from the heap may be fortified to assist in bacterial growth. |
| US10767240B2 |
Coolant spray module system for heat treated metal product
Provided is a coolant spray module system for a heat treatment metal product, comprising: a first coolant spray module (1A), wherein the first coolant spray module (1A) comprises a first module housing (10), a first module cover (20), and a first nozzle (30), wherein the first nozzle (30) is fixed between the first module housing (10) and the first module cover (20) by first nozzle fixing blocks (13) and second nozzle fixing blocks (23), wherein the coolant spray module system sprays the coolant onto the heat treatment metal product to quench and clean the heat treatment metal product. |
| US10767239B2 |
Production method for smelting clean steel from full-scrap steel using duplex electric arc furnaces
A production method for smelting clean steel from full-scrap steel using duplex electric arc furnaces. Electric arc furnaces located in two positions are connected in series, wherein the electric arc furnace in a first position is dephosphorization electric arc furnace, and the electric arc furnace in a second position is a decarbonization electric arc furnace. The production method includes: performing smelting by combining a decarbonization electric arc furnace and 1-3 dephosphorization electric arc furnaces; a specific process of performing the smelting includes: in a charging period of the 1-3 dephosphorization electric arc furnaces, adding the full-scrap steel for the smelting, lime, slag in the decarbonization electric arc furnace, auxiliary materials and carbon powder or a carbon block into the dephosphorization electric arc furnace. |
| US10767235B2 |
Microarray based multiplex pathogen analysis and uses thereof
Provided herein is a dual amplification method for identifying plant pathogens by analysis of pathogen DNA in an unpurified nucleic acid sample from the plant. Pathogen-specific and/or plant-specific primers are used to generate a first set of amplicons that are further amplified in a second amplification step using fluorescent tagged pathogen-specific primers. Fluorescent amplicons thus generated are hybridized with pathogen-specific nucleic acid probes that are immobilized on a solid support using bifunctional polymer linkers. The hybridized microarray is imaged to obtain fluorescent images of the amplicons and the nucleic acid probes, which are superimposed to detect the pathogen present in the plant. Also described herein is a method to identify a plant by analysis of plant DNA and a method to simultaneously detect both plant DNA and pathogen DNA in a single assay. |
| US10767234B2 |
Methods for microbial screening and identification of targets of interest
Methods of detecting the presence of microorganisms in a sample, the methods including combining a sample, a reducing agent, an oxidant generator and a chemiluminescent agent, and in some cases a shielding agent, wherein the reducing agent both reduces the oxidant generator to produce an oxidant and reduces one or more disulfide bonds on a surface of a microorganism and wherein the oxidant oxidizes the chemiluminescent agent to produce a luminescent compound; and detecting the presence or absence of a signal to indicate the presence or absence of microorganisms in the sample, wherein the intensity of the chemiluminescent signal is inversely proportional to the amount of microorganisms in the sample. |
| US10767232B2 |
Methods and biomarkers for predicting efficacy and evaluation of an OX40 agonist treatment
The present disclosure provides methods for predicting responsiveness of a subject having cancer to an OX40 agonist treatment by measuring the expression level of one or more biomarkers. Also provided are methods for monitoring pharmacodynamic activity of or responsiveness to an OX40 agonist treatment by measuring the expression level of one or more biomarkers. Further provided are methods related thereto for treating or delaying progression of cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of an OX40 agonist to a subject. Specific biomarkers for all such methods are described herein. |
| US10767231B2 |
Method for detecting lung cancer using lung cancer-specific methylation marker gene
The present invention relates to a method for detecting lung cancer using a lung cancer-specific biomarker, and more particularly to a biomarker for lung cancer diagnosis, which can detect methylation of PCDHGA12 gene whose 5′UTR or exon 1 region is specifically methylated in lung cancer cells, and to a method of detecting lung cancer and the stage of its progression using the biomarker. The diagnostic kit according to the present invention makes it possible to diagnose lung cancer at an early stage in an accurate and rapid manner compared to conventional methods and can be used for prognosis and monitoring of lung cancer and the stage of its progression. |
| US10767230B2 |
MicroRNA biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer
Disclosed are methods of determining the likelihood of a subject having or developing a gastric cancer. The methods comprise measuring the expression level of at least one miRNA having at least 90% sequence identity with an miRNA as described herein in a non-cellular biofluid sample obtained from the subject, wherein differential expression of miRNA expression in the sample obtained from the subject, as compared to a control, may be indicative of the subject having gastric cancer and wherein the miRNA may be either an miRNA listed as “up-regulated” or an miRNA listed as “down-regulated”. Also disclosed is a method of determining the likelihood of a subject having or developing a stage of a gastric cancer. |
| US10767227B2 |
Compositions and methods for determining genetic polymorphisms in the TMEM216 gene
In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nucleic acid sequences that are genetic polymorphic variations of the human TMEM216 gene, and TMEM216 polypeptide encoded by these variant alleles. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods of determining or predicting a predisposition to, or the presence of, a ciliopathy (or any genetic disorder of a cellular cilia or cilia anchoring structure, basal body or ciliary function) in an individual, such as a Joubert Syndrome (JS), a Joubert Syndrome Related Disorder (JSRD) or a Meckel Syndrome (MKS). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for the identification of genetic polymorphic variations in the human TMEM216 gene, and methods of using the identified genetic polymorphisms and the proteins they encode, e.g., to screen for compounds that can modulate the human TMEM216 gene product, and possibly treat JS, JSRD or MKS. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides cells, cell lines and/or non-human transgenic animals that can be used as screening or model systems for studying ciliopathies and testing various therapeutic approaches in treating ciliopathies, e.g., JS, JSRD or MKS. |
| US10767226B2 |
Honeycomb tube
A honeycomb tube with a planar frame defining a fluidic path between a first planar surface and a second planar surface. A fluidic interface is located at one end of the planar frame. The fluidic interface has a fluidic inlet and fluidic outlet. The fluidic path further includes a well chamber having an well-substrate with a plurality of wells. The well chamber is arranged in the planar frame between the first or second surface and the well-substrate. |
| US10767223B1 |
Methods for analyzing nucleic acids from single cells
Aspects of the present invention include analyzing nucleic acids from single cells using methods that include using tagged polynucleotides containing multiplex identifier sequences. |
| US10767221B2 |
Enzyme-linked nucleotides
Presented herein are polymerase-linked nucleotides for improved distinguishing nucleotide sequences for different nucleic acid molecules. Also presented are methods and systems using the polymerase-linked nucleotides for improved distinguishing nucleotide sequences for different nucleic acid molecules. |
| US10767220B2 |
Methods of amplifying nucleic acids and compositions for practicing the same
Provided are methods of amplifying nucleic acids. The methods include combining a nucleic acid sample and one or more amplification primers adapted to amplify a region of one or more copy number stable genes in a reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to amplify the one or more copy number stable genes. Aspects of the present disclosure further include compositions and kits that find use in practicing embodiments of the methods. |
| US10767216B2 |
Methods for distinguishing 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from 5-methylcytosine
Provided herein are methods and kits for distinguishing 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from 5-methylcytosine. |
| US10767208B2 |
Closed nucleic acid structures
The invention provides compositions and methods for making closed nucleic acid structures in which one or both strands are continuous. The closed nucleic acid structures can be used as sequencing templates among other applications. |
| US10767201B2 |
CYP76AD1-beta clade polynucleotides, polypeptides, and uses thereof
The invention provides recombinant polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid encoding a CYP76AD6 or related gene and their use for producing L-DOPA from tyrosine and treating dopamine-responsive disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease. The invention also provides recombinant polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid encoding a CYP76AD1 and/or CYP76AD6, a nucleic acid encoding a DOPA 4.5-dioxygenase (DOD) enzyme, such as Beta vulgaris DODA1, and, in some cases, a nucleic acid encoding betalain related glucosyltransferase, such as M. jalapa gene cyclo-DOPA 5-O-glucosyltransferase (cDOPA5GT), and their use for producing betalains. Finally, the invention provides chimeric polypeptides, expression vectors, cells, compositions, and organisms, including plants, and their uses in various methods of the invention. |
| US10767200B2 |
Method for producing L-amino acid
A method for producing a basic acid such as L-lysine is provided. A basic amino acid or a fermentation product containing the same is produced by a method including the following steps (A) and (B): (A) a step of culturing a microorganism able to produce a basic amino acid in a culture medium so that bicarbonate ions and/or carbonate ions serve as counter ions for the basic amino acid, to obtain a fermentation broth containing the basic amino acid; (B) a step of subjecting the fermentation broth to a heat treatment under a pressure sufficient for preventing generation of carbon dioxide gas from the fermentation broth. |
| US10767199B2 |
Enzymatic preparation of Propamocarb
A process for preparing Propamocarb is presented. The preparation of Propamocarb (propyl 3-(dimethylamino)propylcarbamate) from 3-dimethylaminopropylamine and dipropyl carbonate is performed using an enzyme catalyst. In certain embodiments, the catalyst is a lipase enzyme, immobilized on a solid support. Advantages of the process include the avoidance of the use of chloroformate or vinyl carbonate. |
| US10767194B2 |
RNA-guided transcriptional regulation
Methods of modulating expression of a target nucleic acid in a cell are provided including introducing into the cell a first foreign nucleic acid encoding one or more RNAs complementary to DNA, wherein the DNA includes the target nucleic acid, introducing into the cell a second foreign nucleic acid encoding a nuclease-null Cas9 protein that binds to the DNA and is guided by the one or more RNAs, introducing into the cell a third foreign nucleic acid encoding a transcriptional regulator protein or domain, wherein the one or more RNAs, the nuclease-null Cas9 protein, and the transcriptional regulator protein or domain are expressed, wherein the one or more RNAs, the nuclease-null Cas9 protein and the transcriptional regulator protein or domain co-localize to the DNA and wherein the transcriptional regulator protein or domain regulates expression of the target nucleic acid. |
| US10767193B2 |
Engineered CAS9 systems for eukaryotic genome modification
Engineered Cas9 systems that utilize alternate protospacer adjacent motifs for target DNA binding, nucleic acids encoding the engineered Cas9 systems, and methods of using the engineered Cas9 systems for modifying target chromosomal sequences in eukaryotic cells. |
| US10767191B1 |
Gene conferring resistance to Cercospora beticola in beets
A more efficient breeding against Cercospora leaf spot disease, or the development of new resistant lines, is enabled via the provision of the Cercospora resistance-mediating gene according to the invention; in particular, a dominant resistance effect in the target plant is evoked by the property of the identified gene alone. The Cercospora resistance-mediating gene, and embodiments of the present invention that are described in the preceding, offer additional applications, e.g., the use of the resistant gene allele in cis-genetic or trans-genetic approaches, with the goal of developing new resistant cultivars. |
| US10767188B2 |
Methods and compositions for obtaining useful plant traits
The present invention provides methods for obtaining plants that exhibit useful traits by perturbation of plastid function in plant rootstocks and grafting the rootstocks to scions. Methods for identifying genetic loci that provide for useful traits in plants and plants produced with those loci are also provided. In addition, plants that exhibit the useful traits, parts of the plants including seeds, and products of the plants are provided as well as methods of using the plants. Recombinant DNA vectors and transgenic plants comprising those vectors that provide for plastid perturbation are also provided. |
| US10767185B2 |
Method of preparing porcine circovirus type 2 capsid protein and pharmaceutical composition comprising same
The present invention provides a preparation method for PCV2 capsid protein and a pharmaceutical composition containing said capsid protein. The method of the present invention uses a novel arabinose-induced expression vector and thereby improves the synthesis efficiency of said PCV2 capsid protein. On the other hand, the present pharmaceutical composition combines said capsid protein and other favorable components at a proper ratio so that achieves excellent immune-inducing effects. |
| US10767182B2 |
Direct and selective inhibition of MDM4 for treatment of cancer
The present application relates to the field of cancer, particularly that of cancers with high MDM4 protein levels (such as melanoma, breast, colon or lung cancers, glioblastoma, retinoblastoma, etc.). It is shown herein that direct and selective inhibition of MDM4, e.g., by antisense RNA, leads to growth inhibition of cancer cells and sensitization to chemo or targeted therapies. Also provided are simple ways of determining which patients are most amenable for such treatment by comparing specific transcript levels. |
| US10767181B2 |
Oligomers and oligomer conjugates
The present invention relates to an oligomer conjugate for use in the treatment of a viral disorder. The oligomer conjugate comprises: a) an oligomer capable of modulating a target sequence in HBx and/or HBsAg of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) to treat said viral disorder; and b) a carrier component capable of delivering the oligomer to the liver which is linked, preferably conjugated, to the oligomer. |
| US10767180B2 |
RNAi induced huntingtin gene suppression
The present invention provides for a double stranded RNA comprising a first RNA sequence and a second RNA sequence wherein the first and second RNA sequence are substantially complementary, wherein the first RNA sequence has a sequence length of at least 19 nucleotides and is substantially complementary to SEQ ID NO. 1. Said double stranded RNA is for use in inducing RNAi against Huntingtin exon 1 sequences. The double stranded RNA of to the invention was capable of reducing neuronal cell death and huntingtin aggregates in an animal model. |
| US10767175B2 |
High specificity genome editing using chemically modified guide RNAs
The present invention relates to guide RNAs having chemical modifications and their use in CRISPR-Cas systems. The chemically modified guide RNAs have enhanced specificity for target polynucleotide sequences. The present invention also relates to methods of using chemically modified guide RNAs for cleaving or nicking polynucleotides, and for high specificity genome editing. |
| US10767173B2 |
Method for converting genome sequence of gram-positive bacterium by specifically converting nucleic acid base of targeted DNA sequence, and molecular complex used in same
The invention provides a method of modifying a targeted site of gram-positive bacterium of a double stranded DNA. The method includes contacting the double-stranded DNA with a complex of a nucleic acid sequence-recognizing module that specifically binds to a target nucleotide sequence in a given double stranded DNA and a nucleic acid base converting enzyme to convert, delete, or insert one or more nucleotides in the targeted site without cleaving at least one strand of the double stranded DNA in the targeted site, by introducing the nucleic acid encoding the complex into the gram-positive bacterium. The invention also provide a nucleic acid-modifying enzyme complex of a nucleic acid sequence-recognizing module that specifically binds to a target nucleotide sequence in a double stranded DNA of a gram-positive bacterium and a nucleic acid base converting enzyme bonded to each other, which complex is used for the method. |
| US10767169B1 |
Nucleic acid-guided nucleases
The present disclosure provides novel RNA-guided enzymes for making rational and direct edits to the genome of live cells. |
| US10767166B2 |
Methods and compositions for production of vaccina virus
Certain embodiments are directed to viral production processes for the large scale production of vaccinia virus. |
| US10767164B2 |
Microenvironments for self-assembly of islet organoids from stem cells differentiation
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are promising cell source to produce therapeutic endocrine cells for diabetes treatment. A gel solution made by decellularized tissue-specific extracellular matrix (dpECM) significantly promotes three-dimensional (3D) islet-like organogenesis during induced hPSC differentiation into endocrine lineages. Islet organoids are self-organized even in a two-dimensional (2D) culture mode. Cells derived from hPSCs differentiated on such ECM coated substrates exhibit similar cellular composition to native pancreatic islets. These cells express islet signature markers insulin, PDX-1, C-peptide, MafA, glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide, and secrete more insulin in response to glucose level compared to a traditional matrix substrate (Matrigel). The dpECM facilitates generating more C-peptide+/glucagon− cells rather than C-peptide+/glucagon+ cells. Remarkably, dpECM also facilitated intra-organoid vascularity by generating endothelial cells and pericytes. Furthermore, dpECM niches also induced intra-organoid microvascularization during pancreatic differentiation. |
| US10767163B2 |
Method for inducing oligodendrocyte precursor cells from Oct4-induced human somatic cells through direct reprogramming
Provided is a method of inducing oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) through direct reprogramming from human somatic cells into which a nucleic acid molecule encoding an Oct4 protein or Oct4 protein-treated human somatic cells. The method of inducing OPCs by treating Oct4-overexpressing human somatic cells with a low molecular weight substance may establish OPCs with high efficiency in a short period of time through direct reprogramming without via neural stem cells, and thus the OPCs are useful as a cell therapeutic agent for an intractable demyelinating disease. |
| US10767161B2 |
Isolation, expansion and use of clonogenic endothelial progenitor cells
A hierarchy of endothelial colony forming cells (EPCs) was identified from mammalian cord blood, umbilical vein and aorta. A newly isolated cell named high proliferative potential—endothelial colony forming cell (HPP-ECFC) was isolated and characterized. Single cell assays were developed that test the proliferative and clonogenic potential of endothelial cells derived from cord blood, or from HUVECs and HAECs. EPCs were found to reside in vessel walls. Use of a feeder layer of cells derived from high proliferative potential-endothelial colony forming cells (HPP-ECPCS) from human umbilical cord blood, stimulates growth and survival of repopulating hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Stimulation of growth and survival was determined by increased numbers of progenitor cells in in vitro cultures and increased levels of human cell engraftment in the NOD/SCID immunodeficient mouse transplant system. |
| US10767155B2 |
Method of preparing a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and a method of fermentation to produce ethanol
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a strain of sugar fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae with capability to ferment xylose, wherein said method comprises different procedural steps. The method comprises mating a first sporulated Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain with a second Saccharomyces cerevisiae haploid strain. Thereafter, screening for mated cells is performed, growing such mated cells, and verifying that mated cells exhibit basic morphology by microscopic inspection. Thereafter, creation of a mixture of the mated cells is performed, subjecting the mixture to continuous chemostat lignocellulose cultivation and obtaining the sugar fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells with capability to ferment xylose is performed. The invention also comprises strains obtained by said method. |
| US10767153B2 |
Mechanical bioreactor
A mechanical bioreactor for transferring vibrations to cell cultures for the purpose of stimulating various biological processes across a relatively large (relative to the amplitude of the vibrations) sample receiving surface. This bioreactor allows multiple samples to receive identical stimulation, which may enable the process to be significantly scaled up. The invention may be particularly applicable to nanoscale vibration amplitudes, where it is non-trivial to design a device that performs this function, because many materials exhibit natural deformation on a scale that would mask or inhibit transfer of nanoscale vibration energy. |
| US10767152B2 |
Tangential flow depth filtration systems and methods of filtration using same
The present disclosure relates to hollow fiber tangential flow filters, including hollow fiber tangential flow depth filters, for various applications, including bioprocessing and pharmaceutical applications, systems employing such filters, and methods of filtration using the same. |
| US10767151B2 |
Device for cell culture
A device for cell culture, in particular of neuronal cells, including: a substrate defining a first microfluidic chamber to be seeded with a first cell culture, and at least a second microfluidic chamber, a fluidic interconnection system connecting the first and second chambers and enabling cellular extensions, in particular axons, to extend from one chamber to the other, wherein the interconnection system of the device is made so as to promote the progression of at least one first type of cellular extension, the first and second types of extension being different either due to the microfluidic chamber from which they originate, or due to the type of cell of which they constitute an extension. |
| US10767146B2 |
Blood culture bottles with mechanisms for controlled release of substances into culture media
An apparatus and associated methods of use for a controlled combination of reagents is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vessel 400, a vessel insert 220, and a cap element 200. The vessel 400 has a body portion 410 for receiving a biological sample. The vessel insert 220 receives at least one reagent therein. Preferably, the vessel insert 220 is received in a portion 420 of the vessel 400. The cap element 200 is attached to the vessel 400 to secure the vessel insert 220 in the vessel 400. During use, the vessel insert 220 is adapted to release its contents when the biological sample is introduced into the body portion 410 of the vessel 400 upon application of an intermixing force to the vessel insert 220. A variety of intermixing forces may be applied, depending upon the embodiment of the present invention and its associated methods of use. |
| US10767145B2 |
Single dose saccharide-based scent boosting packs
A single dose pack includes a container including a water-soluble film and a single dose scent boosting composition encapsulated within the container. The single dose scent boosting composition includes about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of a fragrance based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition, about 45 to about 75 weight percent of a saccharide based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition, about 0.1 to about 6 weight percent of a surfactant based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition; and about 10 to about 25 weight percent of water based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition. |
| US10767144B2 |
Soap reforming assembly
A soap reforming assembly includes a housing and a soap collection unit that is coupled to the housing for collecting and transporting pieces of soap when the pieces of soap are dropped into the housing. A heating element is coupled to the housing and the heating element heats the soap collection unit to melt the soap pieces into a fluid soap. A forming unit is positioned within the housing for receiving the fluid soap from the soap collection unit when the heating element produces the fluid soap. The forming unit cools and forms the fluid soap into a bar for bathing. A drawer is slidably positioned in the housing and the drawer receives the bar of soap from the forming unit. The drawer is positionable in an open position having the drawer extending outwardly from the housing to dispense the bar of soap. |
| US10767143B2 |
Particle removal from electrochromic films using non-aqueous fluids
Several of the films that comprise various energy producing or control devices, for example, electrochromic devices, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic cells, are sensitive to moisture in some way. They may be especially vulnerable to moisture at particular stages during their fabrication. It may also be highly desirable during fabrication to be able to wash particulates from the surface. The particulates may be generated some aspect of the fabrication process, or they may arise from the environment in which the fabrication takes place. This invention shows ways to remove said particles from the surface without incurring the damage associated with typical washing processes, resulting in higher manufacturing yields and better device performance. |
| US10767142B2 |
Proteases with improved enzyme stability in detergents
The present disclosure relates to proteases having an amino acid sequence with at least about 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:2, over the entire length thereof, and comprising an amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions P9, Q62, D101, N130, G166, N187, 5216, N238 or Q271, based in each case on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:2. The present disclosure also relates to the production and use thereof. Such proteases exhibit very good stability, in particular storage stability, while at the same time having a good cleaning performance. |
| US10767137B2 |
Cleaning formulations for chemically sensitive individuals: compositions and methods
The present disclosure relates to cleaning compositions in general, and cleaning compositions that are well suited for use by individuals, who experience adverse health effects that may occur upon exposure to certain chemicals. This condition, characterized as multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), makes it virtually impossible for certain individuals to use commercially available cleaning products without inducing immunological responses. The instant disclosure presents and describes protocols for the formulation and evaluation of a variety of cleaning products using a combination of 14C assay, head space analysis and screening of ingredients and products by highly sensitized individuals. The methods and compositions newly presented herein avoid causing adverse health responses in individuals and are suitable for use by any person, particularly individuals who experience MCS. |
| US10767135B1 |
Method of producing oils and fats and oil- and fat- producing apparatus
An oil production apparatus includes a reaction vessel where raw material composed of an agricultural residue or a fishery residue is fed, a water vapor injecting unit for injecting saturated water vapor into the reaction vessel, a kneading unit for kneading a content in the reaction vessel, a temperature sensor disposed at a lower part of the reaction vessel, a pressure regulating unit regulating the pressure, a control unit for controlling driving of the water vapor injection unit, the kneading unit, the pressure regulating unit, a housing for making a working area for extraction of oil oxygen-free, a solid-liquid separation unit for separating solid from a product and water removal unit both disposed in the housing, and a nitrogen injection unit for injecting nitrogen into the housing. A method for obtaining the oil is also presented. |
| US10767130B2 |
Method and additive for controlling nitrogen oxide emissions
The present disclosure is directed to an additive mixture and method for controlling nitrogen oxide(s) by adding the additive mixture to a feed material prior to combustion. |
| US10767129B2 |
Asphalt-based dust control formulations
This disclosure describes formulations and methods for dust control, for example, coal topping, a term which refers to the application of liquid products to the top of coal loads, such as those in open topped coal hopper railcars as commonly used today to transport coal. Disclosed herein are asphalt-based emulsion formulations that accomplish dust control during industrial operations in which dust handling is required. |
| US10767128B2 |
Copolymer suitable for use as a detergent additive for fuel
A copolymer obtained by copolymerization of at least: an apolar monomer (ma) with the following formula (I), where u=0 or I, w=0 or I, E=-0- or —NH(Z)—, or —O—CO—, or —NH—CO— or —CO—NH—, wherein Z is H or an alkyl group, and G is a group selected among an alkyl, an aromatic ring and an arylalkyl; and a polar monomer (mb) selected among those of the following formula (II), wherein t=0 or I, Q is selected among the oxygen atom and the —NR′— group, wherein R′ is selected among a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon chains, and R is a hydrocarbon chain substituted by at least one quaternary ammonium group and optionally one or more hydroxyl groups. The invention also relates to the use of such a copolymer as a detergent additive in a liquid fuel of an internal combustion engine. |
| US10767124B2 |
Process for recovering hydrogen and liquefied petroleum gas from gaseous streams
A process for recovery hydrogen and LPG from a gaseous separated hydroprocessed stream and a stripper gaseous stream and/or a fractionator gaseous stream by increasing the pressure of the stripper gaseous stream and/or the fractionator gaseous stream. Both streams or all three streams can be subjected to sponge absorption and hydrogen recovery in series. |
| US10767122B2 |
Method for producing high-quality feedstock for a steam cracking process
The present invention relates to a method for producing high-quality feedstock for a steam cracking process, said method comprising the following steps: i) providing a hydrocarbon feedstock; ii) contacting said hydrocarbon feedstock with a solvent at a dosage effective to remove aromatics and naphthenes from said feedstock forming a refined feedstock and one or more aromatics and naphthenes containing streams; iii) processing said refined feedstock in a steam cracking process. |
| US10767120B2 |
Method of operating an ebullated bed process to reduce sediment yield
An improved method of operating a conventional ebullated bed process for the hydroconversion of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks so as to provide for low or reduced sediment content in the conversion product without the loss of hydrodesulfurization function. |
| US10767115B2 |
Methods and apparatus for clarification of pyrolysis oils
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for processing to improve the properties of pyrolysis oil and, as a result, the commercial value of the same. The net result is creation of an oil with a much lighter color in lieu of the black color, reducing or elimination the undesired sulfury/amine aroma and reducing the amount of PAH which is believed to be a carcinogen. |
| US10767109B2 |
Method for manufacturing carbonaceous luminescent material
Provided is a method for manufacturing a carbonaceous luminescent material in which a polycarboxylic-acid-containing starting material, an acid catalyst, and a solvent are mixed together and heated. |
| US10767108B2 |
Perfluoroether-stabilized quantum dots
A composite particle comprising a fluorescent core/shell nanoparticle and a perfluoroether ligand bound the surface thereof is described. |
| US10767102B2 |
Clean gravel pack fluid composition and method for sand control applications
Methods and compositions for gravel packing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation are described. The methods include providing a gravel packing fluid and contacting the subterranean formation with the gravel packing fluid so as to place a gravel pack in or near a portion of the subterranean formation. The gravel packing fluid includes a particulate agent and hydroxypropyl starch phosphate. |
| US10767101B2 |
Methods of controlling fines migration in a well
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore comprises: introducing into the subterranean formation a treatment fluid comprising coated polymeric particles having a polymeric core and a curable thermoset coating disposed on the polymeric core; allowing the curable thermoset coating to cure under downhole conditions; and forming a fluid-permeable pack from the coated polymeric particles, the fluid-permeable pack reducing or substantially preventing the passage of formation particles from the subterranean formation into the wellbore while allowing passage of formation fluids from the subterranean formation into the wellbore. |
| US10767096B2 |
Date tree waste-based binary fibrous mix for moderate to severe loss control
A date tree fiber mix lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The date tree fiber mix LCM may include includes date tree trunk fibers produced from date tree trunks and date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers produced from date tree leaves and leaf stems. The LCM include a mix of 30% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 70% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers, 40% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 60% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers, 50% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 50% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers. Methods of lost circulation control using and manufacture of a date tree fiber mix LCM are also provided. |
| US10767095B2 |
Hybrid particle mix for seal and plug quality enhancement
A hybrid particle mix lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The hybrid particle mix LCM includes date palm seed particles produced from date palm seeds and scrap tire particles produced from scrap tires. The LCM may include date palm seed particles in the range of about 50 wt % to about 80% and scrap tire particles in the range of about 50 wt % to about 20 wt %. Methods of lost circulation control and manufacture of a hybrid particle mix LCM are also provided. |
| US10767092B2 |
Tetrafluoropropene compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a tetrafluoropropene and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents. |
| US10767087B2 |
Adhesive composition
The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a. a polyethylene resin (A) which has been grafted with an acid grafting agent and b. an epoxy resin (B) in an amount of 0.01 to 15 wt. % of the adhesive total composition, wherein the adhesive composition is having a MFR5 of 0.1 to 12 g/10 min. Furthermore, the invention relates to an article, in particular a multilayer pipe, comprising an adhesive layer which comprises said adhesive composition and the use of said adhesive composition for the production of an adhesive layer, in particular of an adhesive layer of a pipe. |
| US10767083B2 |
Polyolefin hot-melt glue having a low reactivation temperature and high heat stability and use thereof for vacuum deep-drawing lamination
A hot-melt glue composition, including a) at least one atactic poly-α-olefin (APAO) that is solid at 25° C.; b) at least one hydrocarbon resin having a softening point of at least 80° C., measured in accordance with the ring-and-ball method according to DIN EN 1238; and c) at least one maleic-anhydride-grafted wax having a softening point of not more than 150° C., measured in accordance with the ring-and-ball method according to DIN EN 1238, which is a maleic-anhydride-grafted polypropylene wax or a maleic-anhydride-grafted polyethylene wax, wherein the proportion of the at least one maleic-anhydride-grafted wax in the hot-melt glue composition is at least 3 wt %. The hot-melt glue composition is characterized by a low reactivation temperature, together with high heat resistance and good adhesion to ABS and nonpolar polyolefin materials. The hot-melt glue composition is well suited for film lamination by vacuum deep-drawing lamination, in particular for applications in automobile construction. |
| US10767081B2 |
Chemical mechanical polishing slurry composition for polishing polycrystalline silicon film
A chemical mechanical polishing slurry composition for polishing a polycrystalline silicon film is presented, comprising: a solvent; a polishing agent; a pH adjuster; and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 below, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2 below, and a tautomer thereof.The chemical mechanical polishing slurry composition for polishing a polycrystalline silicon film exhibits a high polishing speed and has various polishing selectivities when employed in a process for polishing a polycrystalline silicon film of a semiconductor wafer, and thus the composition may be effectively used as a composition for a process for polishing a polycrystalline silicon surface for the formation of highly integrated multilayer structured devices. |
| US10767078B2 |
Water-based paint composition for vehicle
Embodiments relate to a water soluble paint composition for a vehicle. The water soluble paint composition includes a core-shell microgel resin, a dimer-modified polyester resin, a (meth)acryl-modified polyurethane resin, a curing agent, a pigment, and water, wherein the dimer-modified polyester resin is included in an amount of 1 to 10 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of the water-soluble paint composition. When the water soluble paint composition according to various embodiments is used to paint a vehicle, air handling equipment and an oven are not needed, so that energy can be saved in the painting process, CO2 production can be reduced, costs can be saved for painting equipment and maintenance, and space for a painting line can be saved, and a paint layer can be formed having excellent smoothing, waterproofing, chipping resistance, and outer appearance. |
| US10767074B2 |
Process for the manufacture of a crosslinkable composition
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a RMA crosslinkable composition comprising at least one crosslinkable component comprising reactive components A and B each comprising at least 2 reactive groups wherein the at least 2 reactive groups of component A are acidic protons C—H in activated methylene or methine groups and the at least 2 reactive groups of component B are activated unsaturated groups C═C and base catalyst C and one or more N—H group containing reactivity moderating component D that are also a Michael addition donor reactable with component B under the action of catalyst C, characterized in that the one or more reactivity moderating components D have a melting temperature above 60° C. and is first dissolved in one or more crosslinkable components comprising reactive components A or B and the obtained pre-dissolved product is later mixed with other components of the RMA crosslinkable composition. |
| US10767071B2 |
Liquid material for forming three-dimensional object and material set for forming three-dimensional object, three-dimensional object producing method and three-dimensional object producing apparatus
Provided is a liquid material for forming a three-dimensional object used for forming a three-dimensional object made of a powder material for forming a three-dimensional object containing an organic material and a base material, wherein the liquid material contains a cross-linking agent cross-linkable with the organic material and a water-soluble resin having a weight average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 50,000. |
| US10767063B2 |
Aqueous inkjet inks
An aqueous inkjet ink for forming a colour upon heat treatment includes a) an immobilized leuco dye; b) a colour developing agent or colour developing agent precursor; and c) optionally an opthothermal converting agent; wherein the leuco dye is immobilized by being covalently bonded to polymeric particles or by being included in the core of capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core. |
| US10767062B2 |
System and method for forming activated carbon aerogels and performing 3D printing
Making a carbon aerogel involves 3-D printing an ink to make a printed part, removing the solvent from the printed part, and carbonizing the printed part (with the solvent removed) to make the aerogel. The ink is based on a solution of a resorcinol-formaldehyde resin (RF resin), water, and an organic thickener. Advantageously, the RF resin contains an acid catalyst, which tends to produce carbon aerogels with higher surface areas upon activation than those produced from methods involving an ink composition containing a base catalyzed resin. |
| US10767061B2 |
Plastisol based composition for blocking dye migration from dyed polyester fabric into the print
The present disclosure relates to a plastisol based composition for blocking dye migration from a dyed polyester blended cotton fabric or 100% polyester fabric into a print on the fabric, the print being done with a plastisol based color dye on the dyed fabric. The plastisol based composition of the present disclosure comprises an acrylic based resin devoid of vinyl chloride moiety, a plasticizer, an organic wetting agent, a formaldehyde free discharge agent and an extender. A process for printing fabrics using the plastisol based composition of the present disclosure is also disclosed. |
| US10767058B1 |
Controlled release materials for anti-corrosion agents
Corrosion inhibitor materials are provided that release active corrosion inhibitor compounds when they are most needed—in response to changes in conditions, including acid or basic pH, that cause corrosion or occur at the early stages of corrosion. The materials comprise particles that can be dispersed in paints and coatings for metals. The particles in some cases include ionic water-soluble anti-corrosion agents complexed to oppositely charged surfactants and entrapped in silica oxide or metal oxide gels. |
| US10767056B2 |
Coating composition including a salt having a silsesquioxane anion
A coating composition having excellent anti-static properties and suitable for use as anti-static hard coating films. The coating composition comprises a radical polymerizable binder and a salt based on an anion including a cage-shaped frame. The anti-static hard coating film formed using the coating composition has excellent anti-static properties, abrasion resistance and moist heat resistance. Such film may be used for an optical laminate a display device, and the like. |
| US10767050B2 |
Liquid high solids binder composition
The invention described herein pertains to formaldehyde free, thermosetting liquid high solids binder compositions having rapid cure times on thermal curing and slow cure times at ambient temperatures so that the uncured binder compositions and products which comprise the uncured binder compositions have improved shelf lives. |
| US10767048B2 |
Reinforced polyamide molding compounds having low haze and molded bodies therefrom
The present invention relates to a polyamide molding compound comprising the following components or consisting of these components: (A) 50 to 95 wt % of a mixture comprising the specific polyamides (A1) and (A2); (B) 5 to 50 wt % of at least one glass filler having a refractive index in the range from 1.540 to 1.600; (C) 0 to 10 wt % of at least one additive; wherein the weight proportions of the components (A) to (C) add up to 100% by weight; wherein the content of (A1) in the mixture (A) is >50 wt %, if the ratio is Δ2/Δ1>1 and the content of (A2) in the mixture (A) is >50 wt %, if the ratio is Δ2/Δ1≤1, where Δ1=n(A1)−n(B) applies and Δ2=n(B)−n(A2) applies; wherein the transparent polyamides (A1) and (A2) have a transparency of at least 90% and a haze of at most 3%; and wherein the mixture (A) has a transparency of at least 88% and a haze of at most 5%. The present invention additionally relates to molded bodies composed of these polyamide molding compounds. |
| US10767038B2 |
Rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer, and thermoplastic resin composition containing same
A rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer of the present invention has a core-shell structure in which a shell is formed by graft-polymerizing a monomer mixture to a core comprising a rubbery polymer, wherein the monomer mixture comprises: an aromatic monomer comprising an α-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer represented by chemical formula 1 and an aromatic vinyl-based monomer excluding the α-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer; a cyanovinyl-based monomer; and a maleimide-based monomer. A thermoplastic resin composition containing the rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer has excellent impact resistance, heat resistance, appearance characteristics and the like. |
| US10767036B2 |
Polyolefin composition for fibers
A polyolefinic fiber made from or containing from 2 wt % to 20 wt % relative to the total weight of the fiber of a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units and containing 25% by weight or less of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C.; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units and containing from 40% to 95% by weight of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C.; the amounts of (A), (B) and (C) being referred to the total weight of (A)+(B)+(C), the sum of the amount of (A)+(B)+(C) being 100. |
| US10767035B2 |
Method for producing thermoplastic resin composition film
Embodiments provide a method for producing a film including a thermoplastic resin composition, the method including: (1) a step of subjecting a thermoplastic resin composition to preliminary heating at 100-250° C.; (2) a step of subjecting a first roller and second roller of a calender roll film-forming apparatus to pre-heating; and (3) a step of introducing the thermoplastic resin composition, which has been subjected to preliminary heating in step (1), into the clearance between the first roller and second roller, which have been pre-heated in step (2), and continuously winding a molten film of the thermoplastic resin composition on the first roller. According to at least one embodiment, the rotational speed of the first roller is higher than the rotational speed of the second roller. According to at least one embodiment, the thermoplastic resin composition contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin, (B) 1-60 parts by mass of carbon nanotubes and (C) 1-100 parts by mass of at least one type of material selected from the group consisting of acetylene black and graphite. |
| US10767031B2 |
Cottonseed oil based liquid color composition and plastics coloring method using the same
A method of fabricating plastic products having a preselected color, comprising preparing a dispersion of pigment of the preselected color in cottonseed oil; supplying a preselected plastic resin for the product to be fabricated to a process machine having a rotating screw; furnishing the dispersion to the process machine at a position adjacent to threaded portion of the rotating screw; and blending the dispersion and the resin by rotating the screw. |
| US10767027B1 |
Magnetically-recoverable catalysts for depolymerization
The present invention relates, in part, to methods for depolymerizing a polymer, in which the method includes use of a magnetic catalyst. The magnetic catalyst can include, e.g., a ore-shell particle, such as a particle having a magnetic core and a shell including a metal-organic framework. |
| US10767026B2 |
Process for degrading plastic products
The present invention relates to processes for degrading plastic products and the uses thereof. The processes of the invention particularly comprise a step of amorphizing a plastic product prior to a step of depolymerization. The processes of the invention are particularly useful for degrading a plastic product comprising polyethylene terephthalate and/or polylactic acid. The invention also relates to a method of producing monomers and/or oligomers from a plastic product comprising at least one polyester, particularly polyethylene terephthalate and/or polylactic acid, comprising submitting the plastic product both to an amorphization step and to a depolymerization step. |
| US10767024B2 |
Soft actuator and methods of fabrication
Soft actuators are fabricated from materials that enable the actuators to be constructed with an open-celled architecture such as an interconnected network of pore elements. The movement of a soft actuator is controlled by manipulating the open-celled architecture, for example inflating/deflating select portions of the open-celled architecture using a substance such as compressed fluid. |
| US10767023B2 |
Porous water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether having excellent solubility and method for producing the same
There are provided a porous water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether having an average pore size of 36 μm or smaller and an average particle size of from 30 to 300 μm; and a method for continuously producing said cellulose ether comprising the steps of: pulverizing a first water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether to obtain a first pulverized product, and sieving the pulverized product through a sieve having an opening of from 40 to 400 μm to obtain a first residue-on-sieve and a first sieve-passing fraction, wherein a portion or all of the first residue-on-sieve containing particles having particle sizes smaller than and greater than the opening of the sieve is re-pulverized together with a second water-soluble nonionic cellulose ether in the step of pulverizing to obtain a second pulverized product, which is pulverized to obtain the cellulose ether as a second sieve-passing fraction containing the re-pulverized particles. |
| US10767020B2 |
Catalyst masterbatch
The present invention relates to a catalyst masterbatch for cross-linking a polyolefin having cross-linkable silicon-containing groups. The catalyst masterbatch includes both of a Brønsted acid and/or Brønsted acid anhydride (A); and a polyolefin (B) containing Brønsted acid and/or Brønsted acid anhydride groups. The invention also encompasses compositions of a polyolefin having cross-linkable silicon-containing groups that include the catalyst masterbatch, use of the catalyst masterbatch in a cross-linking reaction of silicon-containing polyolefins, and a cable layer that includes a polymer made using the catalyst masterbatch. |
| US10767012B2 |
Functionalized polyamides and methods of preparing the same
A functionalized polyamide is prepared by reacting a thio acid with an amide monomer or a mixture of a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid. In the reaction, the amide monomer is preferably a lactam compound, the thio acid has a formula of HOOC-A-SH wherein A represents an alkylene group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, the diamine is an aliphatic diamine and the dicarboxylic acid is a aliphatic dicarboxylic acid. The functionalized polyamide can be vulcanized directly with rubber, which results in the use of less dip for adhering the tire cord to the rubber. |
| US10767010B2 |
Purified poly(phenylene ether), and poly(phenylene ether) composition and article
Purification of a poly(phenylene ether) includes contacting a liquid feed solution with a hydrated acidic clay adsorbent under conditions effective to provide a liquid effluent solution. The liquid feed solution includes a poly(phenylene ether), an organic acid impurity, and an amine impurity. The weight average molecular weight of the poly(phenylene ether) of the liquid effluent solution is within 1 percent of the weight average molecular weight of the poly(phenylene ether) of the feed solution, and the concentration of the amine impurity and the organic acid impurity of the liquid effluent solution is reduced by at least 40 percent relative to the concentration of the each impurity in the feed solution. Compositions and articles comprising a purified poly(phenylene ether) are also described. |
| US10767007B2 |
Polycarbonate resin, method for producing same, and optical lens
The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin having a high refractive index, low Abbe number, and high moist heat resistance. The above problem, according to one embodiment, can be solved by a polycarbonate resin including structural units represented by general formula (1). |
| US10767005B2 |
Bibenzoate copolyesters and methods to produce them
Bibenzoate copolyesters are based on (4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid-co-3,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid) as the diacid component, and on an alicyclic diol compound such as 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol as a portion of the diol component. Copolyesters are based on 4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid, and/or 3,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid as the diacid component and may include a multifunctional acid. Copolymers may optionally base an essentially amorphous morphology, high glass transition temperature, high elongation at break, and/or high melting temperature. A method to make the copolymers controls the characteristics of the copolyester selected from one or a combination of amorphous morphology or degree of crystallinity, Tg, Tm, tensile modulus, flexural modulus, elongation at break, and so on, by selecting the proportions of the 4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid or ester producing equivalent thereof, 3,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid or ester producing equivalent thereof, and/or the proportion of the 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol in the diol component. |
| US10767004B1 |
Tricyclodecane dimethanol composition and uses thereof
Compositions containing Tricyclodecane Dimethanol (TCCDM) and at least a second component, wherein the composition is characterized in a gas chromatography (GC) analysis, wherein the TCDDM is eluted at a retention time ranging from 12.4 minutes to 13 minutes, the second component is eluted at a retention time ranging from 11.8 minutes to 12.4 minutes, and the ratio of the area of elution peaks indicating the second component compared to the area of the elution peaks of the TCCDM is between 0.001:1 and 0.04:1. Useful products of the composition include polymers and optical materials. |
| US10767003B2 |
Process for producing functionalized polythiophenes
The present invention relates to a process for producing a liquid composition comprising a functionalized π-conjugated polythiophenes, comprising the process steps of i) providing a liquid phase comprising a) thiophene monomers of the general formula (I) wherein X,Y are identical or different and are O, S, or NR1, wherein R1 is hydrogen or an aliphatic or aromatic residue having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; A is organic residue carrying an anionic functional group; b) an oxidizing agent; and c) a solvent; ii) oxidatively polymerizing the thiophene monomers of the general formula (I) to obtain a liquid composition comprising functionalized π-conjugated polythiophenes; wherein (α1) the pH of the liquid phase provided in process step i) is adjusted to a value below 7.0, wherein the pH is determined at a temperature of 20° C.; and (α2) the chloride content of the liquid phase provided in process step i) is less than 10000 ppm, based on the total weight of the liquid phase. The present invention also relates to the liquid composition obtainable by this process, to a liquid composition comprising a functionalized π-conjugated polythiophene, wherein the com-position is characterized by a certain ratio of mass average molecular weight Mw and the molar average molecular weight Mn of the functionalized π-conjugated polythiophene, to a liquid composition comprising a functionalized π-conjugated polythiophene, wherein the functionalized π-conjugated polythiophene comprises different repeating units in a defined amount, to a process for the preparation of such a liquid composition, to a process for the preparation of a capacitor in which these liquid compositions are used for the formation of the solid electrolyte, to a capacitor obtainable by this process and to the use of the liquid compositions for the preparation of a conductive layer. |
| US10767001B2 |
Epoxy resin curing agent, epoxy resin composition, and carbon fiber-reinforced composite material
Provided are: an epoxy resin curing agent containing an amine compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1) and a phenol compound (B), wherein the content of the component (B) is 8 to 35 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the component (A), an epoxy resin composition containing it, and a carbon fiber-reinforced composite material containing a cured product of the epoxy resin composition and carbon fibers. R1HN—H2C-A-CH2—NHR2 (1) wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an aminoalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and A represents a cyclohexylene group or a phenylene group. |
| US10766999B2 |
Poly(amide-imide) resin composition and fluorochemical coating material
A polyamideimide resin composition containing: (A) a polyamideimide resin which has isocyanate groups at the terminals and in which at least a portion of the isocyanate groups are blocked with a blocking agent selected from the group consisting of alcohols, oximes and lactams, (B) N-formylmorpholine, and (C) water. |
| US10766995B2 |
Polyurethanes
Partially crosslinked polyurethane polymers comprising diisocyanates and aliphatic hydrocarbon soft segments with a short-chain diol chain extender and a multifunctional amine and/or alcohol crosslinker to provide a polyurethane polymer with useful properties for the production of medical implant devices such as heart valves, are described. The polymers have an unexpected linear elastic region in a range from 5-100% and preferably between 10-35%. In some embodiments the polyurethanes are a thermally convertible gel formulation which may be converted to a liquid formulation by extended heating to render the polymer suitable for solvent processing techniques such as casting, spraying, spinning, etc. The invention also provides for living hinge polyurethane polymers which are thermally modifiable from a gel to a liquid and reaction injection moulded (RIM) polyurethanes with an enhanced flex life. |
| US10766992B2 |
Resin and resist composition
A resin containing a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the formula (aa) wherein T, R1 and Z1 are defined in the specification. |
| US10766991B2 |
Sulfonate group-containing polymer and method of producing the same
A sulfonate group-containing copolymer is provided which comprising a structural unit (a) derived from a sulfonate group-containing monomer (A); a structural unit (b) derived from a (poly)oxyalkylene monomer (B); a structural unit (c) derived from a carboxyl group-containing monomer (C). The sulfonate group-containing copolymer comprises from 20% to 90% by mass in an acid form equivalent of the structural unit (c) in 100% by mass of all the structural units constituting the sulfonate group-containing copolymer. The product (P×Mw×n) of the ratio by mass P of the structural unit (b) to the structural unit (a) multiplied by the weight average molecular weight Mw of the sulfonate group-containing copolymer multiplied by the value n is from 950,000 to 800,000,000. |
| US10766988B2 |
Ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having excellent processibility
The present disclosure relates to an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having excellent processibility. The ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer according to the present disclosure is excellent in both mechanical properties and processibility. |
| US10766986B2 |
Acid resistant polyethylene containers
Rotomolded polyethylene containers that are used to store sulfuric acid can become discolored on the interior surface which is in contact with the acid. This problem may be mitigated by the use of an additive package that contains two primary antioxidants. |
| US10766984B2 |
High pressure polyethylene product cooling
This disclosure relates to systems and processes for cooling polymer product mixtures manufactured at high pressure. The processes of the invention involve cooling and then subsequently reducing the pressure of the product mixture from the reactor. In the systems of the invention, a product cooler is located downstream of the high pressure reactor and upstream of a high pressure let down valve. |
| US10766983B2 |
PVOH dispersant for VCM polymerization
Dispersing agents useful in a suspension polymerization process may be formed based on polyvinyl alcohols and processes discloses herein. The dispersing agent may include, for example: a polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis in the range from 60 to 80 mol %; an absorbance of not less than 0.3 measured at a wavelength of 320 nm with respect to a 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of the polyvinyl alcohol; a block character of remaining ester groups in the range from 0.4 to 0.5; and a cloud point in the range from 35° C. to 50° C. measured with respect to a 1 wt % aqueous solution of the polyvinyl alcohol. Carbonyl groups are theorized to be present along the polymer chain, which may be quantified by 1-H NMR spectra peaks. |
| US10766982B2 |
Cationic polymerization of olefins using green acids
A processes for effecting the cationic polymerization of olefins in a controlled manner that includes the step of contacting olefin monomers and a catalytically effective amount of an initiating composition containing (A) a recyclable aluminum, gallium, or indium perfluorinated organosulfonate, (B) a solubilizing agent, (C) an initiator selected from the group consisting of (i) carbocation synthons, (ii) halogenium ion synthons, (iii) Brønsted acids, and (iv) silicenium ion synthons, and optionally (D) a nucleophilic additive. The invention further includes a process for recycling aluminum, gallium, or indium perfluorinated organosulfonates that includes the steps of aqueous extraction and dehydration. A novel initiator system is also disclosed. |
| US10766975B2 |
Catalyst compositions and use thereof
This invention relates to novel transition metal catalyst compounds comprising four oxygen atoms bonded to a transition metal where two of the oxygen groups are bond to the metal by dative bonds, catalyst systems comprising such and polymerization processes using such. |
| US10766972B2 |
Modified conjugated diene-based polymer and method for producing the same, and modified conjugated diene-based polymer composition
The present invention provides a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, wherein the Mooney stress-relaxation rate measured at 110° C. is 0.45 or less, and the modification percentage is 75% by mass or more. |
| US10766969B2 |
Binding molecules for BCMA and CD3
The present invention relates to a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster3 of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the Tcell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule. |
| US10766967B2 |
Bispecific T cell activating antigen binding molecules
The present invention generally relates to novel bispecific antigen binding molecules for T cell activation and re-direction to specific target cells. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such bispecific antigen binding molecules, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the bispecific antigen binding molecules of the invention, and to methods of using these bispecific antigen binding molecules in the treatment of disease. |
| US10766964B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating and preventing inflammation
The present invention provides novel compounds compositions and methods for (i) treating or preventing inflammation; and (ii) preventing or reducing hyperactivation of innate immune response, by inhibiting NRP1-dependent cell-signaling. Also provided are compounds, composition, and methods of specifically inhibiting SEMA3A-mediated cell signaling. |
| US10766963B2 |
Fusion immunomodulatory proteins and methods for making same
The present invention relates generally to the field of generating recombinant chimeric fusion proteins to be used in the cancer therapy, and more specifically, to fusion molecules of Anti-EGFR1-TGFβRII, Anti-EGFR1-PD1 and Anti-CTLA4-PD1 and methods of generating same, wherein the methods reduce production costs and increase homogeneity of the recombinant chimeric fusion proteins. |
| US10766956B2 |
Antagonist antibodies that bind to human TGFB1, TGFB2 and to TGFB3 and their use for the treatment of lung fibrosis
The present disclosure relates to TGF-beta antibodies and binding fragments thereof, DNA encoding the same, host cells comprising said DNA and methods of expressing the antibody or binding fragment in a host cell. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or a binding fragment thereof and use of the antibody, binding fragment and compositions comprising the same in treatment of various diseases including fibrosis. |
| US10766954B2 |
Therapeutic antibodies for treatment of neurodegeneration
The invention provides therapeutic antibodies and methods for treatment of diseases associated with diseases associated with aggregation of α-synuclein, e.g., in the brain of a subject. Such methods provide administration of therapeutic antibodies to elicit a beneficial immunogenic response against aggregation of α-synuclein. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the formation of Lewy bodies, e.g., Parkinson's disease. |
| US10766953B2 |
Anti-PHF-tau antibodies and uses thereof
Monoclonal anti-PHF-tau antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof are described. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies, methods of producing the antibodies and using the antibodies for treating or preventing conditions such as tauopathies. |
| US10766937B2 |
Compositions and methods of treating cancer
The present invention provides compositions and methods of treating various disorders associated with aberrant cell growth. |
| US10766935B2 |
Plant traits conferred by isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides
Provided are isolated polypeptides, isolated polynucleotides encoding same, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, early flowering, grain filling period, harvest index, plant height, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant. |
| US10766932B2 |
Multiple antigen presenting immunogenic composition, and methods and uses thereof
The present embodiments provide for an immunogenic multiple antigen presenting system comprising a polymer to which antigens are associated by complementary affinity molecules. For example, the polymer can be a polysaccharide, or antigenic polysaccharide, to which protein or peptide antigens from the same or different pathogens are indirectly linked. The present immunogenic compositions can elicit both humoral and cellular immune responses to one or multiple antigens at the same time. |
| US10766929B2 |
De novo designed hemagglutinin binding proteins
Polypeptides that bind to viral hemagglotinin are disclosed and methods for their use in treating or limiting influenza infection, and diagnosing influenza infection. |
| US10766928B2 |
Targeted conformationally-constrained kinked endosomal disrupting peptides
A peptide can have a sequence of one of SEQ ID NOs: 78-91. A conformationally-constrained kinked peptide includes: a conformationally-constraining portion and a kinked portion linked to the conformationally-constraining portion that conformationally constrains the kinked portion having a peptide sequence of one of SEQ NOs: 78-97. A cell-targeting compound can include a conformationally-constrained kinked peptide having a peptide sequence of one of SEQ ID NOs: 78-97. The peptide sequence can be one of SEQ ID NOs: 78-97, or 78-91, or 92-97. A cell-targeting compound can include a conformationally-constrained kinked peptide linked to a branched linker with one branch arm linked to a specific targeting moiety and one branch arm linked to a general targeting moiety. The specific targeting moiety can be an antibody. The general targeting moiety can be a lipid or cholesterol derivative. |
| US10766921B2 |
Process and intermediates for the 6,7-alpha-epoxidation of steroid 4,6-dienes
The invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of general formula (Ia): wherein R2, Y, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, wherein the epoxidation is conducted using an oxidant and methyltrioxorhenium as a catalyst (MeReO3). The invention also relates to certain compounds per se. The compounds are intermediates in the synthesis of synthetic bile acids. |
| US10766918B2 |
Modified oligonucleotides and methods for their synthesis
The present invention is directed to modified oligonucleotides having the following Formula (I) wherein one or more of phosphate groups are substituted at phosphorus, and methods for their synthesis. The modified oligonucleotides are useful for diagnostic applications involving sequence specific recognition of a nucleic acid and for use in a method of medical treatment. |
| US10766915B2 |
Metal-based coordination complexes as photodynamic compounds and their use
Compositions of the invention include metal-based coordination complexes, which are preferably tunable photodynamic compounds. The compositions and complexes are useful as therapeutic agents and as in vivo diagnostic agents for treating or preventing diseases including those that involve hyperproliferating cells in their etiology, such as cancer. Compositions and complexes of the invention are further capable of destroying microbial cells, such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, and destroying viruses. The compositions and complexes are also capable of modulating cell function in other ways. |
| US10766912B2 |
Silicon-containing compound for resistance to hepatitis C virus infection
The present invention provides a silicon-containing compound for resistance to hepatitis c virus infection, and in particular provides a compound represented by formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a tautomer, or a stereoisomer, or a deuterated compound thereof and mixture among them, a preparation process therefor, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The present application also provides a use of the compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a tautomer, or a stereoisomer, or a deuterated compound thereof and mixture among them, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same in treatment of hepatitis c virus infection. |
| US10766908B2 |
Calcium L-lactate frameworks as naturally degradable carriers
Porous calcium lactate metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) comprise non-toxic metal ions—Ca(II) and non-toxic, renewable and cheap linkers—lactate and acetate. The MOFs are nontoxic and environmentally-benign, and can be used as degradable carriers. |
| US10766907B2 |
Crystalline forms of therapeutic compounds and uses thereof
Described herein are crystalline forms of Compound 1 useful for the prevention and treatment of angiogenic ocular conditions; methods of treating a disease comprising; processes for preparing; and kits comprising, the same. |
| US10766906B2 |
Fused hexacyclic imidazole derivatives as modulators of TNF activity
Disclosed are substituted fused hexacyclic benzimidazole derivatives of Formula (I) wherein the variables A, B, D, X, M, Q, n, p, q, Z, E, R5, and R12 are defined herein. These compounds are potent modulators of human TNFα activity and of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders. |
| US10766904B2 |
Bicyclic heteroaryl derivatives as CFTR potentiators
The present invention relates to 5,7-disubstituted-imidazo[5,1-f][1,2,4]triazine-4-amine derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are potentiators of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR). The invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, optionally in combination with additional therapeutic agents, and methods of potentiating, in mammals, including humans, CFTR by administration of the compounds. These compounds are useful for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), constipation, Diabetes mellitus, dry eye disease, pancreatitis, rhinosinusitis, Sjögren's Syndrome, and other CFTR associated disorders. |
| US10766901B2 |
Preparation method for chiral pyrrolopyrimidine compound
Provided are a preparation method for a chiral pyrrolopyrimidine compound and a related intermediate. In the method, a compound of formula A and a compound of formula 6 or a salt thereof are reacted to obtain a compound of formula 7 or a compound of formula 14, and a compound of formula I is prepared from the compound of formula 7 or the compound of formula 14. Also provided are the intermediate used, a preparation method for the intermediate and a use of the intermediate in the preparation of the compound of formula I. The preparation method has characteristics such as brief steps, a high stereoselectivity, a high utilization ratio of atoms, mild reaction conditions and a convenient post-treatment. The method avoids using an expensive asymmetric reaction catalyst, and is suitable for industrial production. |
| US10766900B2 |
Baricitinib intermediate, method for forming Baricitinib intermediate, and method for preparing Baricitinib or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
The present disclosure provides a Baricitinib intermediate, a method for preparing the Baricitinib intermediate, and a method for preparing Baricitinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof using the Baricitinib intermediate. The method for preparing the Baricitinib intermediate involves the use of a divalent palladium catalyst or a nickel catalyst and provides the Baricitinib intermediate in high yield. |
| US10766899B2 |
Methods for preparing substituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazines
Provided are methods of preparing compounds of Formula 201: |
| US10766898B2 |
Therapeutic compound for pain and synthesis thereof
The invention provides compounds of Formula XXIII: wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, or silyl, R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, benzyl, acyl, or ester, and R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, an aromatic group, azacyclic, carbocycle, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycle, heteroaryl, heteroalkyl, acyl, or ester, as well as derivatives and stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof; and methods of making and using such compounds. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds in methods of treating conditions, diseases, or disorders. |
| US10766895B2 |
Preparation methods for palbociclib free base crystal form A and crystal form B
Disclosed is a preparation method for a Palbociclib free base crystal form A as shown in Formula I, comprising the following steps: treating a Palbociclib free base and/or a Palbociclib salt compound by using an inorganic base in a water solvent at the temperature of 35 to 100′C. to obtain a Palbociclib free base crystal form A, the water solvent being water or mixed solvent obtained by water and an organic solvent capable of being mixed and disclosed in the water. Also disclosed is a preparation method for a Palbociclib free base crystal form B, comprising the following steps: treating a Palbociclib salt compound by using an inorganic base in a water solvent at the temperature of 0 to 20° C. to obtain a Palbociclib free crystal form B, the water solvent being water or a mixed solvent obtained by water and an organic solvent capable of being mixed and dissolved in the water. The method is safe and convenient in operation and low in pollution, and facilitates industrial production. |
| US10766889B2 |
Aryl-2,2′-tandem bisthiazole compound and preparation method and use thereof
The invention describes an aryl-2,2′-tandem bisthiazole compound and a preparation method and the use thereof. In particular, disclosed in the present invention are an aryl-2,2′-tandem bisthiazole compound with the structure as shown in general formula I and the preparation method thereof and use thereof as a histone deacetylase inhibitor in the preparation of antitumor drugs. |
| US10766888B1 |
HMOX1 inducers
The present invention is related to compounds of structure (I) as heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX 1) inducers. The present invention is also related a method of controlling the activity or the amount, or both the activity and the amount, of heme-oxygenase 1 in a mammalian subject. The definitions of the variables are provided herein. |
| US10766883B2 |
Aminopyrazoles as janus kinase inhibitors
The instant invention provides compounds which are JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer. |
| US10766880B2 |
Substituted 1,2,3-triazoles as NR2B-selective NMDA modulators
Substituted 1,2,3-triazoles as NR2B receptor ligands. Such compounds may be used in NR2B receptor modulation and in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by NR2B receptor activity. |
| US10766877B2 |
Melanocortin subtype-2 receptor (MC2R) antagonists and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds that are melanocortin subtype-2 receptor (MC2R) modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of MC2R activity. |
| US10766876B2 |
Cocrystal, production method thereof, and medicament containing cocrystal
The present invention provides a cocrystal of (S)-3-(1-((1-acryloylpyrrolidin-3-yl)oxy)isoquinolin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5(4H)-one and an organic acid capable of forming a cocrystal with the compound. |
| US10766871B2 |
Process for the epoxidation of propene to propylene oxide
A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, methanol, water, at least one dissolved potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane; passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation reactor comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite of structure type MFI, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation reactor, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide, methanol, water, and the at least one dissolved potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane; removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation reactor, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, methanol, water, at least a portion of the at least one potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane. |
| US10766867B2 |
Hydantoins that modulate BACE-mediated APP processing
In certain embodiments hydantoin compounds are provided herein that are effective to inhibit BACE activity against APP. Without being bound to a particular theory, it is believed the activity of the hydantoins identified herein appears to be associated with binding to BACE and/or to APP particularly when these moieties form a BACE/APP complex. Accordingly, it is believed the compounds described herein represent a new class of compounds designated herein as APP-Binding-BACE Inhibitors (ABBIs) and provide a new mechanism to modulate APP processing. The hydantoins described herein appear to show improved brain permeability and functional BACE inhibition. |
| US10766861B2 |
Pharmaceutically active compounds
The invention is directed to compounds of general formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds and compositions have valuable pharmaceutical properties. In particular, they may be used for the treatment of cancer. Novel intermediates and novel methods of preparation are also disclosed. |
| US10766860B2 |
Lysyl oxidase-like 2 inhibitors and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds that are LOXL2 inhibitors, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with LOXL2 activity. |
| US10766858B2 |
Substituted benzamides and methods of use thereof
The invention provides compounds having the general formula I: (i) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables RA, RAA, subscript n, ring A, X2, L, subscript m, X1, ring B, R1, and RN have the meaning as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions. |
| US10766857B2 |
Compound having BLT inhibitory activity and composition, for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases, comprising same as active ingredient
The present invention relates to a novel compound showing leukotriene B4 receptor 2 (BLT2) inhibitory activity and a pharmaceutical composition, for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases, having same as an active ingredient. The inventors identified a novel compound containing BTL2 inhibitory activity, and experimentally confirmed that the present novel compound had an excellent effect on the enhancement of the cancer cell death, on the inhibition of the metastasis and chemotactic mobility, and on the anti-asthma activity. Therefore, the present novel compound can be used as a very effective pharmaceutical component for treating the inflammatory-related diseases. |
| US10766853B2 |
Catalytic process for preparing N,N-dimethylglucamine from N methylglucamine
The invention relates to a method for preparing aqueous solutions of N,N-dimethylglucamine, characterized by first preparing an adduct of N-methylglucamine and formaldehyde in water at temperatures of between 15° C. and 40° C., and subsequently reacting said adduct to N,N-dimethylglucamine in the presence of a metal catalyst under hydrogen pressure at 20-68° C., followed by secondary hydrogenation at 70-120 bar and 70-110° C. once hydrogen absorption at 20-68° C. is completed. |
| US10766851B1 |
Method to convert lignin 4-O-5 diaryl ethers and their model compounds into organic chemicals
It is provided a method of converting a diaryl ether source such as lignin and/or polyphenylene oxide (PPO) containing 4-O-5 linkages and an inorganic chemical such as ammonia into an organic compound, comprising reacting said diaryl ether source with the inorganic chemical in presence of a catalyst, preferably palladium, transforming the 4-O-5 linkages of said diaryl ether source into the organic compound. It is provided a palladium-catalyzed synthesis of aniline derivatives from 4-O-5 linkage lignin model compounds and cheap industrial inorganic chemical ammonia via dual C(Ar)—O bond cleavage. |
| US10766846B2 |
Method for producing and purifying 1,3-butadiene
The invention relates to a method for producing butadiene that is fed with a butanediol feedstock, with said method comprising at least: a) An esterification step comprising: A reaction section; A separation section producing a butanediol diester effluent, a water effluent, and a carboxylic acid effluent; b) An esterification pyrolysis step; c) A separation step comprising at least: A cooling section producing a liquid pyrolysis effluent and a vapor pyrolysis effluent; A gas-liquid washing section that is fed at the top with a fraction of the carboxylic acid effluent that is obtained from the separation section of step a) and at the bottom with said vapor pyrolysis effluent and producing at the top a butadiene effluent and at the bottom a washing effluent; in which a carboxylic-acid-rich stream comprising at least a portion of the liquid pyrolysis effluent is recycled to step a); d) A separation step. |
| US10766845B2 |
Fluorination of acrylate esters and derivatives
The present invention generally relates to processes for converting acrylate esters or a derivative thereof to difluoropropionic acid or a derivative thereof. This process is generally performed using fluorine gas in a hydrofluorocarbon solvent. |
| US10766843B2 |
Method for purifying phenol
Disclosed is a method for purifying phenol, by which the loss of a heat source is minimized, the amount used of steam is decreased, and efficiency of energy consumed in a process may be maximized. The method for purifying phenol includes a step of passing impurities including phenol, acetone and hydrocarbon, which are prepared using cumene as a raw material, via a plurality of distillation columns one by one, and performing azeotropic distillation, wherein the ratio of phenol and water at the uppermost end of the distillation column where the azeotropic distillation is performed, is from 60:40 to 65:35, for the optimized separation of the hydrocarbon. |
| US10766842B2 |
Anhydrosugar alcohol composition having enhanced storage stability, and anhydrosugar alcohol storage method
The present invention relates to an anhydrosugar alcohol composition having enhanced storage stability, and an anhydrosugar alcohol storage method, and more specifically, to an anhydrosugar alcohol composition having enhanced storage stability by comprising anhydrosugar alcohol and an amine-based additive; and to a method by which anhydrosugar alcohol having excellent quality may be provided by having the storing of the anhydrosugar alcohol performed under the existence of the amine-based additive, thereby remarkably enhancing the storage stability of the anhydrosugar alcohol. |
| US10766839B2 |
Process for converting olefins to alcohols, ethers, or combinations thereof
The present invention relate to processes for converting olefins to alcohols, ethers, or combinations thereof that are suitable for use as a gasoline additive. In one embodiment, the process comprises (a) receiving a feed stream, wherein the feed stream comprises one or more olefins having 2 to 5 carbon atoms in an amount of up to 80% by weight based on the weight of the feed stream; (b) hydroformylating the feed stream in the presence of a catalyst to convert at least 80% of the olefins from the feed stream to oxygenates; (c) separating a product stream from step (b) into an oxygenate stream and a stream comprising unreacted olefins, inerts, the catalyst, and the remaining oxygenates; and (d) treating the oxygenate stream to convert a plurality of the oxygenates into at least one of an alcohol, an ether, or combinations thereof is suitable for use as a gasoline additive. |
| US10766836B2 |
Methods and systems for separating olefins
Systems and methods for separating one or more olefins are provided. In one or more embodiments, the method for separating one or more olefins can include separating at least a portion of one or more C3 and heavier hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon containing C1 to C20 hydrocarbons to provide a first mixture that can include methane, ethane, ethylene, and/or acetylene. At least a portion of the first mixture can be hydrogenated to convert at least a portion of the acetylene to ethane and ethylene. At least a portion of the methane can be separated from the hydrogenated mixture to provide a second mixture that can include ethane and ethylene. At least a portion of the ethylene can be separated from the second mixture to provide a first product that can include at least 95 mol % ethylene and a second product that can include at least 95 mol % ethane. |
| US10766829B2 |
Yeast extract having effect of promoting growth of plant and elongation of root and effect of improving added values of plant
[Problem] The present invention seeks to provide a composition for plants that is highly safe and that contributes to early harvesting, increasing yield, and increasing added value of crops. Specifically, the present invention provides a yeast extract that, by addition to a foliar surface spray or to soil or water, provides an effect of promoting growth, an effect of root lengthening, an effect of improved taste, and an effect of increased amino acid content of a plant. A substance obtained from yeast that is edible and considered to be safe is preferred as the yeast extract.[Means for Solving the Problem] A yeast extract having a peptide content of 5 wt % or more and an RNA content of 5 wt % or more is sprayed onto or provided as fertilizer to a plant. The yeast extract is preferably derived from Candida utilis, which is edible and considered to be safe. |
| US10766828B2 |
Liquid fertilizer compositions comprising nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum, and methods of forming and using the same
Stable, liquid fertilizer compositions comprising nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum are provided herein. The fertilizer compositions are capable supplying high levels of micronutrients to seeds at low doses of the compositions. The compositions generally have low salinity and a pH from about 6.0 to about 8.0, thereby avoiding the high mortality rates of beneficial soil bacteria, which has been a major problem with prior seed fertilizers. Also provided herein are methods of forming and using the fertilizer compositions. Notably, it has been discovered that monoethanolamine molybdate solutions can be used to provide high levels of molybdenum to seed surfaces in a stable liquid formulation. |
| US10766825B2 |
Self-dispersible mixture silicon additive composition, its emulsion and its use thereof
A composition comprising a self-dispersible mixture additive composition comprising a alkylalkoxysilane of formula (RO)4-nSiR′n, or its hydrolysate or mixture thereof, where, R is same or different C1-C20, R′ is same or different C1-C20; mixture of non-ionic emulsifier of HLB value between 8 and 20. The self-dispersible mixture additive composition is obtained by mixing the alkyltrialkoxysilane with a mixture of non-ionic emulsifier. The emulsion of the self-dispersible mixture additive composition is formed by mixing appropriate amount of an aqueous solvent to the self-dispersible mixture additive composition, and addition of thus formed emulsion to a porous product preferably dry cement to render uniform and long lasting hydrophobic property of the final product made of the porous product. |
| US10766824B2 |
Methods of minimizing particles on wafer from plasma spray coatings
Methods comprise performing two or more thermal cycles on an article comprising a body and a ceramic coating. Each thermal cycle of the two or more thermal cycles comprise heating the ceramic article to a target temperature at a first ramping rate. Each thermal cycle further comprises maintaining the article at the target temperature for a first duration of time and then cooling the article to a second target temperature at a second ramping rate. The method further comprises submerging the article in a bath for a second duration of time to remove the particles from the ceramic coating. |
| US10766819B2 |
Compositions and methods for controling setting of carbonatable calcium silicate cements containing hydrating materials
The invention provides compositions and methods for controlling setting of carbonatable calcium silicate compositions that are contaminated with hydrating materials. These carbonatable calcium silicate cements are suitable for use as non-hydraulic cement that hardens by a carbonation process and may be applied in a variety of concrete components in the infrastructure, construction, pavement and landscaping industries. |
| US10766818B2 |
Supplementary cementitious material made of aluminium silicate and dolomite
This invention relates to a method for producing a supplementary cementitious material comprising the steps: providing a starting material containing dolomite and aluminium silicate, converting the starting material to the supplementary cementitious material by burning under reducing conditions in the temperature range of >700 to 1100° C. or by burning in the temperature range of 625 to 950° C. in the presence of a mineraliser, and cooling the supplementary cementitious material. The invention further relates to a binder comprising cement and to the ground supplementary cementitious material. |
| US10766815B2 |
Engineered stone and manufacturing method thereof
An engineered stone includes a light transmitting mother material (I) and a phosphorescent chip (II). The light transmitting mother material (I) includes about 7 wt % to about 12 wt % of an unsaturated polyester resin (A), about 88 wt % to about 93 wt % of a silica-containing compound (B) and about 0.01 part by weight to about 1 part by weight of an organic/inorganic pigment (C) based on about 100 parts by weight of the unsaturated polyester resin (A). The phosphorescent chip (II) includes about 8 wt % to about 15 wt % of an unsaturated polyester resin (A′), about 85 wt % to about 92 wt % of a silica-containing compound (B′) and about 2 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight of a phosphorescent pigment (D) based on about 100 parts by weight of the unsaturated polyester resin (A′). |
| US10766813B2 |
Nanocellulose foam stabilizing additive
A variety of systems, methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one method, providing a foamed cement composition comprising a hydraulic cement, water, a foaming surfactant, a gas, and a nanocellulose foam stabilizing additive; placing the foamed cement composition in a selected location; and allowing the foamed cement composition to set. |
| US10766811B2 |
Ion exchanged glass with high resistance to sharp contact failure and articles made therefrom
An article comprising an ion-exchanged glass material that prevents sharp contact flaws from entering a central region of the material that is under central tension and thus causing failure of the material. The glass material may be a glass or glass ceramic having a surface layer under compression. In some embodiments, the depth of the compressive layer is greater than about 75 μm. The greater depth of layer prevents flaws from penetrating the compressive layer to the region under tension. |
| US10766809B2 |
Ion exchange processes and chemically strengthened glass substrates resulting therefrom
A method of performing ion exchange of a thin, flexible glass substrate having an average thickness equal to or less than about 0.3 mm to chemically strengthen the glass substrate is disclosed. The chemically strengthened glass substrate comprises a first compressive stress layer having a first depth of layer, and a second compressive stress layer having a second depth of layer, the first and second stress layers being separated by a layer of tensile stress. A laminated article comprising the chemically strengthened glass substrate is also described. |
| US10766807B2 |
Machinable and chemically toughenable fluorine glass-ceramic
The present invention is directed to a kind of machinable glass ceramic which can be chemically toughened. The machinable and chemically toughenable glass ceramic, which comprises, as represented by weight percentage based on the following compositions, 25-75 wt % of SiO2, 6-30 wt % of Al2O3, 0.1-30 wt % of Na2O, 0-15 wt % of K2O, 0-30 wt % of B2O3, 4-35 wt % of MgO, 0-4 wt % of CaO, 1-20 wt % of F, 0-10 wt % of ZrO2, 0.1-10 wt % of P2O5, 0-1 wt % of CeO2 and 0-1 wt % of SnO2, wherein P2O5+Na2O>3 wt %, and Al2O3+Na2O+P2O5>17 wt %. Mica crystalline phase can be formed in the glass ceramic and the glass ceramic can be chemically toughened by one step, two steps or multiple steps with depth of K-ion layer of at least 15 μm and surface compress stress of at least 300 MPa. The profile on depth of the ion exchange layer follows the complementary error function. Hardness can be improved by at least 20% after chemical toughening. The dimension deviation ratio is less than 0.06% by ion-exchanging. |
| US10766806B2 |
Glass for data storage medium substrate, glass substrate for data storage medium, and magnetic disk
The present invention pertains to a glass for a data storage medium substrate which contains a specific amount of each of SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, Li2O, Na2O, and K2O, in molar percentage based on the oxides, and does not substantially contain B2O3 or ZrO2, wherein the sum of the Li2O, Na2O, and K2O contents (R2O), the molar ratio of the SiO2 content to the Al2O3 content (SiO2/Al2O3), and the molar ratio of the sum of the SiO2 and Al2O3 contents (SiO2+Al2O3) to R2O[(SiO2+Al2O3)/R2O] fall within their specific ranges, formula (1): 90<[SiO2]+2×[Al2O3]+0.8×[RO]−0.5×[R2O] [in formula (1), RO represents the sum of the MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO contents] is satisfied, and the glass transition point Tg, the alkali resistance, and the acid resistance fall within their specific ranges. |
| US10766803B2 |
Method for producing bent glass article, and bent glass article
A method for producing a bent glass article includes a heat treatment step of heat-treating a bent glass. The bent glass includes a first main stir-face, a second main surface and an end face. In the heat treatment step, the bent glass is supported by a support jig with one of the main surfaces facing downward. The support jig supports at least a part of one of the main surfaces or the end face in a higher position than the lowest position of one of the main surfaces. |
| US10766801B2 |
Method for treating animal waste
Methods and apparatus for the treatment of animal waste are disclosed, together with a treated animal waste and fertilizer and growth media products derived therefrom. |
| US10766800B2 |
Removal of nitrates from ground water
The present invention relates to a process for the selective removal of nitrates from ground water using a hybrid nanofiltration (NF)—reverse osmosis (RO) filtration system. The process generates product water that is low in nitrate and can be used for drinking, irrigation and other purposes, as well as waste water that is relatively low in salinity and can be safely discarded to sewage systems and recycled, e.g., for irrigation purposes. |
| US10766798B2 |
Engineered yeast as a method for bioremediation
Metal bioremediation and metal mining strategies can include compositions and methods. |
| US10766797B2 |
Method and composition for use in the cyclic process for the efficient generation of chlorine dioxide in dilute solutions
This invention relates to a method for monitoring and controlling the relative concentration of bromide ion used in the cyclic process for enhanced sanitation and oxidation of aqueous systems at aquatic facilities. |
| US10766794B2 |
Resource recovery method using desalination water treatment apparatus
A resource recovery method includes: feeding raw water to a first-stage raw water tank; supplying high-temperature vapor to a first-stage heat exchanger; performing heat exchange between the supplied high-temperature vapor and the raw water in the first-stage raw water tank, changing a portion of the water into vapor and supplying the changed vapor to a subsequent-stage heat exchanger; repeatedly performing the performing step for each of the raw water tanks sequentially in the order from a second state to a n-th stage; being feed to a crystallizer from the n-th stage raw water tank; detecting a turbidity of the raw water fed to the crystallizer from the n-th-stage raw water tank; and extracting crystals of valuable resources contained in the raw water fed to the crystallizer from the n-th-stage raw water tank when the turbidity of the raw water becomes a predetermined value. |
| US10766788B2 |
Waste water treatment system with buffering device and waste water treatment method therefor
Disclosed is a waste water treatment system with a buffering device, the system comprising a waste water pretreatment device, an evaporator, a circulating crystallizer, a crystal filtration device and a water removal device which communicate with each other in sequence, and further comprising a primary buffering device and a secondary buffering device, wherein one end of the primary buffering device is in bi-directional communication with the circulating crystallizer, and the other end thereof is connected to the evaporator; and the secondary buffering device is in bi-directional communication with the circulating crystallizer. Further disclosed is a waste water treatment method for a waste water treatment system with a buffering device. |
| US10766786B2 |
Mo-doped Co2Z-type ferrite composite material for use ultra-high frequency antennas
A Co2Z hexaferrite composition is provided containing molybdenum and one or both of barium and strontium, having the formula (Ba2Sr(3-Z)Co(2+X))MoxFe(y-2x)O41 where x=0.01 to 0.20; y=20 to 24; and z=0 to 3. The composition can exhibit high permeabilities and equal or substantially equal values of permeability and permittivity while retaining low magnetic and dielectric loss tangents and loss factors. The composition is suitable for high frequency applications such as ultrahigh frequency and microwave antennas and other devices. |
| US10766783B2 |
Magnesium oxide-containing spinel powder and method for producing same
Provided is a magnesium oxide-containing spinel powder capable of producing a ceramic sintered body having high strength and excellent strength stability. In the magnesium oxide-containing spinel powder, a 50% particle diameter (D50) is 0.30 to 10.00 μm, a ratio (D90-D50)/(D50-D10) of a difference between a 90% particle diameter (D90) and the 50% particle diameter (D50) and a difference between the 50% particle diameter (D50) and a 10% particle diameter (D10) is 1.0 to 5.0, and a composition ratio of Mg and Al in terms of an oxide equivalent content is 50 to 90% by weight of MgO and 10 to 50% by weight of Al2O3. |
| US10766781B2 |
Tin-containing zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure
A process for preparing a tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA, comprising providing an aqueous synthesis mixture comprising a boron source, a silicon source, and a BEA structure directing agent; subjecting the synthesis mixture provided in to hydrothermal pre-crystallization conditions; adding the tin source to the obtained mixture; subjecting the obtained aqueous synthesis mixture to hydrothermal crystallization conditions, obtaining a tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA comprised in its mother liquor. |
| US10766779B2 |
Economically viable process for producing organically modified lyo- or aerogels
It is an object of the invention to provide a rapid and economically viable process which is notable for efficient use of material, especially of the silylating agent, and by means of which organically modified lyo- or aerogels are obtained in a rapid and simple manner. This object is achieved by virtue of the invention providing a process for producing organically modified gels selected from lyo- and aerosols by (i) emulsifying a basic polar phase comprising water and starting materials for silicatic gels in a nonpolar phase containing a water-immiscible precursor for an active silylating agent, (ii) starting formation of gel and ageing by lowering the pH, and then (iii) starting the silylation and the exchange of solvent by lowering the pH. If the gels are aerogels, the gels provided can be used for thermal and/or acoustic insulation. |
| US10766778B2 |
Polycrystalline material having low mechanical strain; method for producing a polycrystalline material
A polycrystalline material having low mechanical strain is provided. The polycrystalline material includes one or multiple layers of a first type and one or multiple layers of a second type. The layers of the first type and the layers of the second type each include at least one polycrystalline material component. The layers of the first type have a smaller average crystal grain size than the layers of the second type, a layer of the first type and a layer of the second type being situated, at least in part, one above the other in an alternating sequence, and it being the case for the transition between the layers of the first type and the layers of the second type to be abrupt or continuous. |
| US10766776B2 |
Surface-modified nanodiamond, organic solvent dispersion thereof, and method for producing surface-modified nanodiamond
There are provided a surface-modified nanodiamond exhibiting easy dispersibility in an organic solvent, an organic solvent dispersion thereof, and a method for producing the surface-modified nanodiamond. The surface-modified nanodiamond according to the present invention includes a nanodiamond, and a group bound to a particulate surface of the nanodiamond and represented by formula (1): —NHCOR (1) R is an organic group having a carbon atom at a binding site with a neighboring carbonyl carbon atom indicated in the formula; and the left end, in the formula, of the group serves to form bonding to the nanodiamond. The nanodiamond is preferably a detonation nanodiamond or a high-temperature high-pressure nanodiamond. |
| US10766774B2 |
Oxidized graphite derivative and method for producing same
Provided are a method for producing a graphite oxide derivative capable of simply producing a high-quality graphite oxide derivative, and a high-quality graphite oxide derivative. The present invention relates to a method for producing a graphite oxide derivative, the method including the steps of oxidizing graphite; and preparing a graphite oxide derivative by reacting graphite oxide in a reaction liquid containing graphite oxide obtained in the oxidation step or graphite oxide in a graphite oxide-containing composition that is separated from the reaction liquid with a compound reactive with an oxygen-containing functional group of the graphite oxide, the method not including the step of purifying and drying the graphite oxide-containing reaction liquid between the oxidation step and the graphite oxide derivative preparation step. |
| US10766773B2 |
Graphite sheet having excellent thermal conductivity and method for preparing the same
The present invention provides a method for preparing a high-performance graphite sheet by imidizing a polyamic acid resulting from a reaction of dianhydride monomer(s) and diamine monomer(s) to obtain a polyimide film; and carbonizing and/or graphitizing the polyimide film to obtain a high-performance graphite sheet, where the polyimide film contains 2 or more fillers having different average particle diameters, and the thermal conductivity of the graphite sheet is at least 1,400 W/m·K. Further, the present invention provides a graphite sheet obtained by the above method. |
| US10766772B2 |
Method for preparing three-dimensional graphene structure and energy storage device
A method for preparing a three-dimensional graphene structure, and an energy storage device are provided, the method including forming a graphene precursor by heating a carbohydrate and a gas generator, forming a graphene structure having a cavity therein by carbonizing the graphene precursor, and forming nanopores in the graphene structure, wherein the nanopores pass through an outer surface and an inner surface of the graphene structure, and are connected with the cavity. |
| US10766761B2 |
Three-dimensional filaments-linked structure manufacturing apparatus, manufacturing method of three-dimensional filaments-linked structure, and mattress core material
A manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method for manufacturing a three-dimensional filaments-linked structure includes: divided weight information acquisition means which records divided weight information acquired by dividing weight distribution in a height direction of a person in a height axis direction, in correlation with a distance from a top of a head of the person; and three-dimensional linked structure formation means which tangles and fuses filaments of a thermoplastic resin material extruded from an extruder in a three-dimensional net shape, and forms a three-dimensional filaments-linked structure which is long in a product streaming direction, and the three-dimensional linked structure formation means includes filament density control means which controls filament density in the product streaming direction based on the divided weight information. As a result of the configuration, it is possible to promptly, reliably, and efficiently manufacture products with desired specifications for customers who request products with made-to-order specifications. |
| US10766759B2 |
Volatile liquids transfer apparatus with safety lock
A volatile liquid refueling apparatus, which includes a probe, and a receiver including a dual locking mechanism whereby said apparatus can be locked in either an open position or a closed position, and a safety lock which disables or enables access to the dual locking mechanism when manually. |
| US10766758B2 |
Electronic fuel management control and accounting system and devices
In some embodiments, an electronic fuel management control and accounting system may include: a server having a management logic in a memory and executable by a processor; a client device having an interface logic in a memory and executable by a processor; and a dispenser control device communicatively coupled to a material providing system to control dispensing of a material from the material providing system. A dispensing logic may be stored in a memory of the dispenser control device and executable by a processor of the dispenser control device. The dispensing logic may communicate with the management logic of the server via the interface logic of the client device thereby allowing the management logic to control dispensing of the material from the material providing system. The system may enable any number of client devices, such as cell phones, to instantly provide access to the material providing system. |
| US10766756B2 |
Beverage nozzle with mixing core
The disclosure is directed to a beverage nozzle for mixing at least a first beverage ingredient and a second beverage ingredient into a homogeneous mixture. The beverage nozzle comprising a housing comprising a first portion and a second portion and a first inlet in fluid communication with the housing. The first inlet is configured to provide the first beverage ingredient to the housing. The beverage nozzle also includes a second inlet in fluid communication with the housing. The second inlet is configured to provide the second beverage ingredient to the housing. In addition, the beverage nozzle includes a mixing core disposed within the housing. The mixing core is configured to mix the first beverage ingredient and the second beverage ingredient into the homogeneous mixture. Further, the beverage nozzle includes an outlet disposed about the housing, wherein the homogeneous mixture exits the housing by way of the outlet. |
| US10766746B2 |
Friction liner and traction sheave
Disclosed is a liner for a traction sheave including a top surface and a bottom surface mutually spaced on a height-wise axis (H), a front surface and a back surface mutually spaced on lengthwise axis (L), and a plurality of side surfaces including a first side surface and a second side surface mutually spaced in a widthwise axis (W), wherein in a first cross sectional profile of the plurality of side surfaces forms convergent-divergent profile. |
| US10766745B2 |
Universal and software-configurable elevator door monitor
An elevator door monitor eliminates the need to use customized input devices or modules in an elevator door monitoring system. The elevator door monitor employs differential amplifier circuits, one circuit for each of a plurality of signals to be monitored regarding an elevator car, each signal corresponding to a separate input into a microcontroller unit (“MCU”). Each differential amplifier circuit electrically communicates with a respective input terminal of the MCU, which can include a memory resource storing settings associated with respective elevator control parameters. A user can enter each setting using a peripheral input device. These settings provide system customization in lieu of hardware components, allowing the elevator door monitor to function as a universal system that can monitor a variety of elevators. |
| US10766741B2 |
Monitoring of conveyance system
A method for monitoring a conveying system with a monitoring device includes recording a signal pattern progression in relation to a functional unit of the conveying system. A reference signal progression is stored in a database as is a correlation data set for the reference signal progression, the correlation data set including instants or time segments in the reference signal progression and reference to the functional unit. The reference is linked to each instant or time segment, the recorded signal pattern progression is compared with the reference signal progression by a processing unit, and in the event of deviation between the signal progressions an entry in the correlation data set belonging to the reference signal progression is determined by the processing unit on the basis of an instant or time segment of such a deviation, and the functional unit referenced there is output as a cause. |
| US10766735B2 |
Flange stand and adapter for flanges
A flange for use on a reel, a flange adapter, and a flange stand are provided. The flange may include an outer circumference, a hub assembly, and an arbor hole adapter that is adapted to engage an arbor hole to secure the flange to the reel. The arbor hole adapter may include an expandable portion that is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. First and second expansion plates may be coupled to the arbor hole adapter and connected by shoulder bolts that guide movement of the plates between an abutting configuration and a spaced-apart configuration, allowing movement of the expandable portion relative to the reel for modified engagement. The flange stand may include a base, a support portion, and a coupler for engaging a central extension of the flange to allow the flange to be supported in an upright position. |
| US10766733B2 |
Electric wire processing apparatus, electric wire processing method, and electric wire holding structure
An electric wire processing apparatus includes a gripping mechanism that grips a part of an electric wire, a driving mechanism that drives the gripping mechanism, an electric wire winding mechanism that winds the electric wire, and a rotating mechanism that rotates and drives the electric wire winding mechanism. The electric wire winding mechanism includes a winding drum, an electric wire clip provided on the winding drum to hold a leading end of the electric wire, and a holding member that holds an electric wire bundle. The driving mechanism moves the gripping mechanism toward the electric wire clip to hold the leading end on the electric wire clip, the rotating mechanism rotates the winding drum so that the electric wire is wound around the winding drum, and the holding member holds the electric wire bundle wound around the winding drum in the annular shape. |
| US10766729B1 |
Sheet binding device and image forming system
According to one embodiment, a sheet binding device includes a first mounting part, a second mounting part, and a mounting adjustment part. The first mounting part mounts a tape on an edge part of a sheet bundle. The second mounting part is opposite to the first mounting part in a sheet bundle thickness direction. The mounting adjustment part is capable of adjusting a mounting gap between the first mounting part and the second mounting part based upon a thickness of the sheet bundle. The mounting gap is equal to or smaller than the thickness of the sheet bundle before the sheet bundle is inserted between the first mounting part and the second mounting part. |
| US10766727B2 |
Paper sheet processing device and paper sheet processing method
A paper sheet handling device (a banknote handling device) includes a paper sheet detection device (a tracking sensor) configured to detect a paper sheet, and a handling unit performing handling related to the paper sheet based on the time when the paper sheet detection device detects an end of the paper sheet. The paper sheet detection device includes a pair of rolling bodies (rollers) facing each other, disposed on a transport path transporting the paper sheet, and configured so that the paper sheet passes therebetween, and a detection unit detecting displacement of the rolling bodies when the paper sheet passes between the pair of rolling bodies to detect the paper sheet. |
| US10766725B2 |
Device for handling notes of value
A device for handling notes of value includes first, second and third modules. The third module has a first guiding element and at least a second guiding element for guiding the notes of value. The first guiding element has at least a first magnet or a ferromagnetic material. The first magnet and a second magnet or the first magnet and the ferromagnetic material are arranged opposite to each other at least in an operating state, an attractive force acting between the first magnet and the second magnet or the first magnet and the ferromagnetic material. |
| US10766717B2 |
Dishwashing conveyance system and method
An apparatus for conveying dishware through a cleaning cycle. The apparatus includes a magnetic grasping element to grasp dishware having a ferromagnetic component. The magnetic grasping element transitions between at least two states to selectively engage and disengage the dishware. A corresponding system and method are also described herein. |
| US10766700B2 |
Modular and configurable pick/put wall
A modular order fullment system uses a number of inexpensive mobile apparatuses such as containers with horizontally accessible bins that are brought to a stationary frame that supports a pick-to-light system to direct a human or robotic operator to pick from or put to receptacles in the mobile apparatus. |
| US10766699B2 |
Order fulfillment robot capable of horizontal and vertical motion
An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a storage structure and mobile robots capable of moving vertically and horizontally within the storage structure to transfer product totes to and from storage locations within the storage structure. The mobile robots may move along a track system including horizontal rails for horizontal travel of the mobile robot and vertical towers for vertical travel of the mobile robot. The vertical towers include two opposed pairs of tracks having U-shaped slots. The order fulfillment system may further comprise a mobile robot configured to travel vertically and horizontally along the track system to transfer product containers to and from the storage locations in the storage structure, and horizontally about a horizontal deck spanning the storage aisles. The mobile robot includes four wheel assemblies, each assembly including a pair of wheels mounted on ends of a climbing link. When positioned in a vertical tower, the climbing links rotate so that the drive wheels climb up or down the storage structure by engaging within the U-shaped slots of the track. The same wheels may be rotated to facilitate horizontal motion. |
| US10766698B2 |
Robotic parking device and handling method
A robotic parking device is described. The device includes a number of stacks of containers as shown in FIG. 3, the stacks being positioned within a frame structure including uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks, the grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices running on the grid. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that may be positioned at points under the stacks. |
| US10766692B2 |
Reuseable shipping container for perishable food products
A reusable container is provided for storage and transport of prepared meat in log format. The container has a base, a pair of upwardly extending side walls, and a pair of upwardly extending end walls connected with the side walls to form a generally rectangular box. The box has four interior edges and four interior corners where the side and end walls join the base. The box is integrally formed of molded polyethylene. Each of the four interior edges and four interior corners has a rounded interior profile to prevent accumulation of material and facilitate sanitation between uses. A reusable container system is also provided having a removable lid, and access panel. |
| US10766690B2 |
Shipping and dispensing box for slit sheet material
Exemplary embodiments pertain to a combined shipping and expansion device for shipping a roll of unexpanded slit sheet material and for expanding the slit sheet material. In some examples, the device includes: a container made with recyclable paper or board; a roll of slit sheet material wound around a core member and positioned within the container; the roll of slit sheet material having a slit pattern that forms open cells upon expansion; the core member being made with recyclable paper or board and having a length greater than a width of the roll of slit sheet wound around the core member and having protrusions that extend beyond each side of the roll of slit sheet material; a plurality of yoke members within the container, including at least one yoke member that rotatably receives a first of the protrusions and at least one yoke member that rotatably receives a second of the protrusions; and the container having a dispensing opening through which the slit sheet material wound around the core member can be extended and pulled, causing the core member to rotate relative to the yoke members via rotation of the roll of slit sheet material. The combined shipping and expansion device is made from substantially entirely recyclable paper or board materials, whereby after complete dispensing of the slit sheet material from the shipping and expansion device, the combined shipping and expansion device can be recycled in a paper recycling facility. |
| US10766688B2 |
Pack for cigarettes and method and apparatus for producing said pack
A cigarette pack in the form of a sealing pack consisting of an inner pack in the form of a foil block and an outer pack in the form of a hinge-lid box. An opening aid of the foil block is provided with a removal opening which is formed as an open recess as a result of punching during the production of a blank for the foil block, in particular in the region of a continuous foil web. Said removal opening, which is free right from the start, is closed by a closure tab which is able to be opened and closed multiple times on account of a corresponding glue connection. The closure tab is preferably connected permanently to the inside of a lid front wall of the outer pack by means of an actuating tab. |
| US10766687B2 |
Package of disposable wipes
Disposable wipes packages containing improved opening and closing arrangements are disclosed. The packages are targeted for usage by adult caregivers and can provide reduced waste in comparison to some currently marketed wipe packages. Different forms of the packages disclosed herein include ratios of characteristics of the package closure fitments and those of the package body of wipes contained therein. |
| US10766685B2 |
Box-type transport container
A box-type transport container has a box-type outer container with a base, four side walls and at least one lid. The lid is hinged on a side wall. Sheet-type vacuum insulation panels are arranged in the outer container to cover the surface of the side walls. At least one carrying opening, which can be gripped by hand in order to carry the transport box, is provided in each of two opposing, side walls. The material of the side wall is weakened above and to the side of the carrying opening, such that the material can be easily separated from the surrounding material of the side wall and together with the carrying opening can be folded out of the side wall. Alternatively, the vacuum insulation panels of the side wall are secured in their relative positions by at least one peripheral tensioning means. |
| US10766684B2 |
Liquid crystal panel packaging box with temperature regulating function
A temperature regulating liquid crystal panel packaging box is provided, including a box body and a temperature regulator, the box body includes an accommodating part, the temperature regulator is arranged in the accommodating part to release or absorb heat as an outside temperature changes to keep an internal temperature of the box body balanced. In the liquid crystal panel packaging box, by disposing a temperature regulator on the periphery of the box body, when the outside temperature changes, the temperature regulator may spontaneously absorb heat or release heat to regulate the temperature inside the box body, thereby reducing the temperature difference between the inside and outside the box and preventing the water vapor in the air from condensing inside the box. |
| US10766679B2 |
Thermoformable multilayer films and blister packs produced therefrom
A multi-layer film structure for use in forming blister packaging. The multi-layer structure includes a first polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first polymeric layer comprising a metalized polyethylene teraphthalate, a second polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the second polymeric layer disposed adjacent the second surface of the first polymeric layer, the second polymeric layer comprising a cyclic olefin or a homopolymer of chlorotrifluoroethylene, and a third polymeric layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the third polymeric layer disposed adjacent the second surface of the second polymeric layer, the third polymeric layer comprising polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride. A method of making a multi-layer film structure and a packaging structure are also provided. |
| US10766677B2 |
Tamper-evident attachment for cable tie
A tamper-evident attachment for a cable tie includes a ratchet head cover configured to couple to a ratchet head of the cable tie such that the ratchet head cover covers at least a portion of a head opening of the ratchet head to inhibit access a pawl in the ratchet head. The ratchet head cover defines at least one slot-shaped opening configured to align with the head opening of the ratchet head when the ratchet head cover is coupled to the ratchet head. The at least one slot-shaped opening is sized and shaped to receive a strap of the cable tie therethrough. |
| US10766672B2 |
Insulating container
An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in the closed configuration. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pressure regulation device. In other examples, the latching devices further include an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the when the lid is in a closed and a secured position. In still other examples, the latch upper and the latch lower are configured in a recessed position, and flush with a front side of the insulating container lid and flush with a front side of a bottom portion of the insulating container when the latch device secures the lid in a closed position. |
| US10766667B2 |
Easy open plastic bags
A woven laminated plastic bag having an easy open feature is provided. The easy open feature is generally defined by a weakened portion in the bag. In various aspects the bag can be fabricated from a woven polyethylene layer which can be laminated with a polyethylene film layer, can form a pinch bottom bag, and can have one or both sides include graphics and/or printing. The bag can also provide a top end and/or a bottom end either or both of which provide a discrete area which may contain discrete graphics and/or printing. |
| US10766666B2 |
Device for a biological liquid treatment installation
The invention concerns a device comprising a base (2) and a door (20), said device having a closed door position in which a circuit (8) of the device comprises a bag comprising two flexible films and connectors of the conveying network, and a press (9) comprising a first shell (16) disposed on a front face (5) of said base (2) and a second shell (17) disposed in said door (20); and a hinge system hinging said door (20) relative to said base (2), and disposed only on one side of said door (20) so as to form lateral clearances between said door (20) and said base (2) over the rest of a perimeter of said door (20). |
| US10766663B2 |
Divider for package
A divider for dividing at least two layers of articles in a package. The divider comprises a central panel, and at least one article attachment flap foldably connected to the central panel. The at least one article attachment flap is for attaching the divider to at least one of the articles as the divider and the articles are formed into the package. |
| US10766662B2 |
Integrated carton reclose feature
A storage assembly comprises a sleeve and a container. The sleeve defines an interior void operable to receive a foodstuff. The container defines an interior cavity operable to receive the sleeve. The container includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A first flap is attached to the first sidewall and a second flap is attached to the second sidewall. The second flap includes at least one clip removably attached to the second sidewall. The clip comprises an aperture for receiving a portion of the sleeve therein. |
| US10766652B2 |
Carrier element and packaging device for packaging at least one product into at least one package
A carrier element for use in a packaging device is provided wherein the carrier element is connectable with at least one transport device of the packaging device. The carrier element comprises at least one receiving surface for receiving at least one package. The receiving surface comprises at least one suction opening for fixing the package by suction. The carrier element further comprises at least one pressure reservoir connected to the suction opening. The carrier element further comprises at least one pressure sensor for measuring a pressure inside the pressure reservoir. A packaging device for packaging at least one product into at least one package is also disclosed. The packaging device comprises at least one carrier element and at least one transport device, wherein the carrier element is connected to the transport device. |
| US10766650B2 |
Controlled feed for batch packaging
A packaging device for packaging products in batches, during which the products travel along a conveying direction in order to be packaged and related method. The batches include at least two products, arranged transversely to the conveying direction. The device includes a feeder for receiving products travelling in single file through an upstream pick-up area and conveying same to a set-down area for later packaging. The feeder includes: in the pick-up area, a transfer unit for transferring products arriving in single file to the unit; and at least one position-controlled movable collector for receiving and then moving at least one product in a controlled manner from the transfer unit to the set-down area. The device also includes a conveyor in the set-down area, on which the collector deposits the product collected from the pick-up area. |
| US10766647B2 |
Pressurizing aerosol cans
A system and corresponding method for charging an aerosol can with a compressed gas charge includes a base that is adapted for receiving a can that (i) houses a product and (ii) includes a means for injecting gas, such as a grommet or valve on the bottom of the container, and includes a compressed gas source, such as a pre-charged canister of compressed air, and air compressor, and/or an automatic or manual air pump. The can may be filled with at atmospheric pressure and then shipped while the can contains approximately atmospheric pressure. Upon receipt of the can, a user may charge the can with a compressed gas and repeat charging if needed after some of the product has been dispensed. |
| US10766644B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a carton
An apparatus for faulting a carton containing a group of articles and a method of forming a carton. The apparatus comprises an article positioning system for positioning articles into a plurality of groups of articles and moving the groups of articles along a processing path, a blank handling apparatus for conveying a plurality of carton blanks towards the plurality of groups of articles, and a folding mechanism that is downstream of the blank handling apparatus for folding a portion of the ends of each respective carton blank downwardly around the respective group of articles. |
| US10766641B2 |
Method and apparatus for a product settler
A method and apparatus for settling a product in a partially formed package. In one aspect, the invention comprises the steps: providing a partially formed package; filling the partially formed package with a product; and settling the product in the partially formed package. The settling step comprises rotating a paddle wheel comprising at least one paddle against the partially formed package. In a second aspect, the invention comprises an improved product settler for settling product in a partially formed package. The improved product settler comprises a paddle wheel. The paddle wheel comprises at least one paddle that is positioned to cause an impact against the partially formed package. The impact agitates the partially formed package and thereby settles the product. |
| US10766639B2 |
Actuated resettable shockless hold down and release mechanism (AReS HDRM)
The present disclosure relates to a mechanism for releasably securing components of a spacecraft together during launch until such time as the mechanism is commanded to release those components. Upon command, the components are then released with extremely low shock forces being transmitted to the previously secured components due to the release. |
| US10766637B2 |
Airfield light
An airfield light, components thereof, and associated methods. The airfield light can include a baffle including a baffle body and one or more baffle members secured to the baffle body. The baffle members are configured to cover portions of a baffle window. At least one light source is mounted in association with the baffle and emits light out of the baffle window. The baffle members cover portions of the baffle window for blocking light transmission therethrough. A method of assembling an airfield light includes arranging a baffle to shroud a light assembly and removing a baffle member to permit light from the light assembly to emit through a portion of a baffle window opened by removing the baffle member. A baffle for an airfield light is also disclosed. |
| US10766634B1 |
Ground proximity warning system
The ground proximity warning system is an instrument. The ground proximity warning system is configured for use with a private aviation aircraft. The private aviation aircraft further comprises landing gear and a cockpit. The ground proximity warning system measures the altitude of the private aviation aircraft from a landing strip when the private aviation aircraft is within 3 meters of the landing strip. The ground proximity warning system generates an audible series of clicks within the cockpit to indicate the altitude to a pilot. A higher click frequency indicates a lower altitude. The ground proximity warning system comprises a trigger circuit, a selection circuit, a pulse generator, a detector circuit, a dividing circuit, a buffer, and a cockpit speaker. The trigger circuit, the selection circuit, the pulse generator, the detector circuit, the dividing circuit, the buffer, and the cockpit speaker are electrically interconnected. |
| US10766628B2 |
Air inlet with integrated structural hand hold
This disclosure relates to an air inlet for an aircraft with an integrated hand hold. One innovative aspect of the subject matter described herein can be implemented as an air inlet on the exterior surface of a cowling for a rotorcraft, wherein the air inlet having a scoop that includes a bottom surface having a wide, flat, front edge that angles downward towards the back, an opening in the back for air to enter, and two lateral sides coupled to the bottom surface, where the two sides are planar on a top surface and become longer in height towards the opening in the back, and hand hold, where the hand hold is a trough or an indentation in the bottom surface of the scoop that extends along a side. |
| US10766626B2 |
Single-piece extended laminar flow inlet lipskin
Methods are disclosed for forming metal workpieces made from a heat-treatable metal that has been shaped and tempered according to specified protocols that facilitate formation of large contoured unitary metal structures having welds that are retained in the finished structure, and finished metal structures made according to such methods. |
| US10766622B2 |
Lightweight vehicle passenger seat assemblies
Lightweight passenger seats that are especially adapted for use in aircraft cabins. The seats will include a seat back and a seat bottom having a basin which defines a recessed central interior space, a plurality of straps having opposed ends connected to respective upper edge regions of the basin so as to be positioned under tension over the recessed central interior space; and a cover cushion covering the straps and connected to the basin. The seat back may be connected at opposed sides thereof to upright support members adjacent a lumbar region thereof so as to establish an upper region of the seat back above the lumbar region which is capable of being resiliently flexed between upright and rearwardly inclined positions. |
| US10766616B2 |
Environment map automatic creation device
Provided is an environment map automatic creation device using a flying object. The environment map automatic creation device includes a travelable area extraction unit that extracts a travelable area where a vehicle can travel in a certain area based on three-dimensional shape information of an area for creating an environmental map, which is acquired by a sensor in a flying object, an area category determination unit that determines a category of the travelable area, a complementary portion determination unit that determines whether or not to measure a complementary portion which complements the travelable area based on the travelable area and the category, and a complementary measurement portion presentation unit that presents the complementary measurement portion. |
| US10766613B2 |
System and method for rotorcraft-weight-on-wheels flight state transition control
A rotorcraft having a plurality of wheels, each wheel configured to receive weight of the rotorcraft when in contact with a landing surface, a plurality of wheel sensors, each wheel sensor associated with a respective wheel and having circuitry configured to generate a wheel on ground (WOG) signal indicating that the respective wheel is in contact with the landing surface, and a flight control computer (FCC) in signal communication with the plurality of wheel sensors, the FCC operable to execute a first hold loop having a first integrator and providing first control augmentation of a rotorcraft flight system, the FCC further operable to freeze the first integrator according to a number of WOG signals received from the plurality of wheel sensors, the FCC further operable to generate a first control signal according to a first value provided by the first integrator while the first integrator is frozen. |
| US10766612B2 |
Rotor hub assembly with universal joint
A rotor hub assembly that includes a yoke configured to attach blades thereto, a universal joint configured to attach to, and transmit forces between, a mast and the yoke, and an elastomeric member configured to attenuate vibrations transmitted from the universal joint to the mast. |
| US10766610B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle with propeller guard
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a rotor having one or more propeller blades and a propeller guard surrounding the rotor. The propeller guard comprises a main guard surrounding the one or more propeller blades and a movable guard vertically displaced from the main guard. The movable guard is movable from a default position to an engaged position by temporarily deforming the movable guard such that the movable guard contacts and obstructs rotation of the one or more propeller blades. |
| US10766601B2 |
Aircraft wing flaps having aerodynamic restoration doors
Aircraft wing flaps having aerodynamic restoration doors are described. An example apparatus includes a door to be rotatably coupled to a closure rib of a flap of an aircraft wing. The door is to be moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position. The flap has a leading edge and a cutout formed in the leading edge. The door is to fill a portion of the cutout when the door is in the deployed position. |
| US10766598B2 |
Wing-to-fuselage joints and aircraft including the same
Wing-to-fuselage joints and aircraft including the same. An aircraft includes a fuselage with an outer fuselage skin that at least partially defines an outer surface of the fuselage and a wing assembly operably coupled to the fuselage via a wing-to-fuselage joint. The wing assembly includes a left wing region with a lower left-wing-region skin and an upper left-wing-region skin, a right wing region with a lower right-wing-region skin and an upper right-wing-region skin, and a center wing region with a lower center-wing-region skin. The outer fuselage skin is coextensive with the lower center-wing-region skin. |
| US10766591B2 |
Cooling water drain system for a marine engine
A drain system for a marine engine cooling system, includes an engine having one of a closed coolant circuit or an open cooling circuit, a raw water passageway having a raw water intake for drawing raw water into the raw water passageway, including a hose arranged to have a vertically high point and a vertically low point, a drain valve connected to the raw water passageway at the in hose vertically low point, a vent line connected to the raw water passageway at the hose vertically high point and a control handle located remote from the hose vertically high point and the hose vertically low point, the control handle having a vent valve connected to the vent line, the control handle being connected to the drain valve by a cable, wherein movement of the control handle selectively simultaneously opens and closes the drain valve and the vent valve. |
| US10766589B1 |
System for and method of controlling watercraft
A controller receives a bow turning signal to turn a bow of a watercraft and a propulsion signal to move the watercraft forward or rearward. The controller controls left and right outboard motors under a first control when receiving the propulsion signal after receiving the bow turning signal in a composite in which the controller receives both the bow turning signal and the propulsion signal. The controller controls the left and right outboard motors and a steering actuator under a second control different from the first control when receiving the bow turning signal after receiving the propulsion signal in the composite operation. |
| US10766584B2 |
Rotating machines with fluid rotor having adjustable blades
A rotating machine with a fluid rotor comprises a set of blades (4) mounted on arms (2) rotating about a main axis (1) of the rotor, the rotor being held by a support structure (5) in an orientation such that said axis (1) is essentially perpendicular to the direction of the flow of fluid, each blade (4) being mounted pivoting about a respective axis of rotation (3) parallel to the main axis (1), the machine comprising a linkage (13, 7, 14) for generating a relative rotational movement of each blade (4) relative to the arm (2) of same at the axis of rotation (3) thereof, in order to thus vary the tilt of the blade relative to the flow of fluid in an angular range. According to the invention, the machine comprises means for collectively modifying the geometry of the linkages (13, 7, 14) from a movement generated at the main axis of the rotor in order to vary the amplitude of the angular range. |
| US10766579B1 |
Passive heave compensated davit
The invention is directed towards a passive heave compensation arrangement for compensating for heave events in the open water, when loading or offloading/launching objects. The arrangement is part of a system that includes a water vessel that is operating on open water, a davit, and an object to be loaded/offloaded. The davit includes a stanchion, a boom, and a capture head for capturing objects within the head. The arrangement includes first and second winches, as well as a gas spring that applies forces to the boom in response to heave events, the gas spring as a part of the arrangement, passively compensating for every heave event. |
| US10766575B2 |
Flat anchor with claws
An attachment of a stockless anchor on the sea floor encourages flukes to tilt as soon as the vessel pulls away, while maintaining stability on the floor. The weight of the flukes act as a pivot with the crown of the stockless anchor that, when placed on the floor, causes the anchor to become attached by being buried in the floor when the vessel pulls away. The attachment comprises two claws fastened to the flanks of the flukes at or in close proximity of the crown on the pivot axis of the flukes, thereby enabling them to tilt and become attached immediately in the floor as soon as the anchor is placed on the floor. When the vessel pulls away the anchor is open and becomes attached immediately. An attachment to the floor avoids or reduces dragging of the anchor on the floor. |
| US10766572B2 |
Toe hold for a snowmobile
A snowmobile includes a frame, a motor, an endless track and a straddle seat. A left and a right footrest are each connected to the frame extend laterally outwardly therefrom. The footrests extend generally horizontally and are disposed vertically lower than the straddle seat for supporting a left foot of the driver. The left footrest is disposed on a left side of the snowmobile and the right footrest is disposed on a right side thereof. A left toe hold disposed above the left footrest is supported at an inner portion thereof and extends laterally outwardly therefrom to an outer portion thereof, the outer portion of the left toe hold being freely suspended. A right toe hold disposed above the right footrest is supported at an inner portion thereof and extending laterally outwardly therefrom to an outer portion thereof, the outer portion of the right toe hold being freely suspended. |
| US10766568B1 |
Snowmobile
A snowmobile has a frame, a ski connected to the frame, a seat connected to the frame for accommodating a driver of the snowmobile, a rear suspension assembly operatively connected to the frame, an endless track supported by the rear suspension assembly, a motor supported by the frame, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) operatively connecting the motor to the endless track. The rear suspension assembly has a suspension assembly drive axle defining a drive axle rotation axis, and a drive sprocket mounted to the drive axle. The motor has a shaft rotatable about a shaft rotation axis. The drive axle rotation axis is positioned forwardly of the shaft rotation axis. The seat is positioned above the motor. |
| US10766565B2 |
Bicycle power meter
A power meter for a bicycle includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, the body configured to transmit power between the torque input section and the torque output section. The power meter also includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having a substrate and at least one strain measurement device which may be attached to the PCB. The power meter may be integrally constructed with a chainring construction. |
| US10766564B2 |
Protection device for disc brakes
A protection device (10, 10′, 10″) for disc brakes of velocipedes of the racing bike, mountain bike, city bike, electric pedal assisted cycle, and/or small motorcycle type, which comprises an interchangeable brake guard (12, 16, 18), secured to a wheel (20) of the velocipede, arrange coaxially to a disc (14) and featuring a basically “C”-like cross-sectional profile which comprises a front side (12′, 16′, 17) intended for covering a front surface of the disc (14), a rear side (12″, 16″, 17′) intended for partially covering a rear surface of the disc in correspondence with a brake track which pads of a brake caliper (28) act on, and an intermediate side (12′″, 16′″, 17″) intended for connecting the front side (12′, 16′, 17) and rear side (12″, 16″, 17′) to each other and for covering a peripheral circumferential edge of the disc (14). |
| US10766563B2 |
Rail suspension with integral shock and dampening mechanism
Generally, examples described herein may take the form of a bicycle including a front frame, a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, and a suspension system operably associated with the front frame and the rear frame. The suspension system includes a first sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame and configured to travel in a first direction along a substantially linear travel path. The first sliding body also includes a dampening mechanism or a spring mechanism. |
| US10766561B2 |
Bicycle operating device and bicycle seatpost apparatus
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a brake operating member, and a first operating member. The base member comprises a first end portion, a second end portion, and a grip portion. The brake operating member is movably coupled to the base member to operate a brake device. The first operating member is coupled to the base member movably between a rest position and an operated position to move a mechanical control cable relative to the base member. The first operating member is movable relative to the base member between the rest position and the operated position without mechanically positioning the mechanical control cable relative to the base member during a movement of the first operating member occurring between the rest position and the operated position. |
| US10766554B1 |
Compact, waterproof rechargeable light assembly
A bicycle light has in one embodiment a mounting base to connect to the bicycle, and an LED light unit for insertion into and removal from the base. The light unit includes a printed circuit board with LED driver and a rechargeable battery, all of which are encapsulated by a direct overmolding that forms a casing for the unit. For charging the light unit is pulled out from the base and plugged into a USB port via an extending USB blade. A motion detector on the PCB shuts off the LED if no motion is detected for several minutes, thus eliminating need for any exterior switch. Another embodiment is without the USB blade, with the battery charged by inductive charging. |
| US10766551B2 |
Auto mounting system of door hinge for vehicle and method thereof
The present disclosure relates to an auto mounting system of a door hinge for a vehicle and a method thereof, and more particularly, to an auto mounting system of a door hinge for the vehicle and a method thereof capable of automatically mounting the door hinges on side panels of the vehicle using an auto mounting apparatus of a door hinge to automatically mount the door hinges for front and rear doors on the side panels of the vehicle, thereby improving operation convenience due to the minimization of the number of workers, assembling quality, operating ratio. |
| US10766547B2 |
Utility arms for extension from a fifth wheel kingpin and related methods
Utility arm apparatuses for securement to a kingpin of a fifth wheel coupling of a trailer and related methods are provided herein. A utility arm apparatus can include an elongate body having an attachment end and a utility end. The attachment end can include a recessed portion for receiving a neck portion of a kingpin of a fifth wheel coupling secured to the trailer such that the utility end extends outward from the kingpin past an end of the trailer. The utility arm apparatus can further include a utility device secured to the utility end of the elongate body such that the utility device is positioned past the end of the trailer when the attachment end of the elongate body is secured to the kingpin. |
| US10766536B2 |
Lateral energy absorption system
A vehicle including a lateral energy absorption system which includes a first side beam that defines a first chamber. The first side beam extends between a front and a rear of the vehicle. A second side beam that defines a second chamber. The second side beam extends between the front and the rear of the vehicle. Further, a first carbon structure within the first chamber, and a second carbon structure within the second chamber, are included. The first and second carbon structures absorb energy from an impact on a side of the vehicle. |
| US10766533B2 |
Utility vehicle
A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the plurality of ground-engaging members, and a seating area supported by the frame assembly and configured to support at least an operator and a passenger. The vehicle also includes a cargo area positioned rearward of the seating area and including a floor configured to support cargo thereon. Additionally, the vehicle includes a powertrain assembly including an engine and a transmission operably coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground-engaging members. A heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the engine. The heat exchanger is angled relative to the floor of the cargo area and positioned along a lateral side of the cargo area. |
| US10766526B2 |
Multi-mode steering control for a vehicle
A steering system and method is described for a vehicle having steerable front and rear wheels, and a steering input device for receiving manual steering input. Front and rear hydraulic steering devices may be coupled, respectively, to the front and rear wheels. Front and rear valve assemblies may be configured, respectively, to steer the front and rear wheels. In a manual steering mode, the front valve assembly may be disabled with respect to the front steering device, and the front hydraulic steering device may steer the front wheels based upon the manual steering input. In a rear steering assist mode, a rear steering command may be determined based upon the manual steering input, and the rear wheels steered based upon the rear steering command. In an automated steering mode, the front and rear wheels may be automatically steered based upon a target path of travel for the vehicle. |
| US10766524B2 |
Hydraulic steering unit
A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (P) connected to a main flow path (5) and a tank port (T) connected to a tank flow path (6), a working port arrangement having a left working port (L) connected to a left working flow path (7) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (8), a bridge arrangement (14) of variable neutral open orifices, said bridge arrangement (14) comprising a first left orifice (A2L) connected to a main flow path (5) and to the left working flow path (7), a first right orifice (A2R) connected to a main flow path (5) and to the right working flow path (8), a second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left working flow path (7) and to the tank flow path (6), and a second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right working flow path (8) and to the tank flow path (6). Such a steering unit has a good steering behavior but can function as a closed-center solution. To this end a further variable orifice arrangement is arranged between the supply port (P) arrangement and the working port arrangement (T), which further orifice arrangement is closed in neutral position. |
| US10766523B2 |
Steering device
Provided is a steering device which allows continued safe travel in the event of a fault during automatic steering control. The steering device is equipped with an electric drive device composed of a plurality of systems of electric motors and has an assist control function for assisting a driver in steering and an automatic steering control function for automatically controlling the steering angle of steered wheels on the basis of a steering angle instruction value. In the event a fault occurs in one of the electric motor systems of the electric drive device during control under automatic operation control, a controller in the steering device maintains automatic operation control S36 using the electric motor of a normally operating system not suffering from a fault, and then, upon shifting to assist control S21, the controller sets the output limit value of the electric motor to a fault-time output limit value, which is less than a normal-time output limit value set when all electric motor systems are operating normally. |
| US10766522B2 |
Methods and apparatus for controlling steering nibble in position controlled steering systems
Methods and apparatus for controlling steering nibble in position controlled steering systems are described. A controller is to determine actuator angle data based on steering wheel angle data associated with a steering wheel. The controller is also to determine nibble control angle data based on the steering wheel angle data. The controller is also to determine adjusted actuator angle data based on the actuator angle data and the nibble control angle data. The controller is also to generate a control signal based on the adjusted actuator angle data to apply a torque via an actuator of a position controlled steering system. |
| US10766521B2 |
Vehicle control systems and methods
Systems and methods for controlling the speed and direction of vehicles such as tractors. |
| US10766518B2 |
Rotation control system for a steering wheel and method
A rotation control system for a steering wheel is provided. The rotation control system includes a steering wheel and a steering shaft operatively coupled to the steering wheel. The rotation control system also includes at least one component operatively coupled to the steering shaft configured to switch the steering wheel between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition. |
| US10766517B2 |
Stroller assembly
A stroller assembly may include a stroller frame, a plurality of wheels, and a support. The stroller frame may include a front horizontal bar and a rear horizontal bar. The stroller frame may be configured to operate between an open position and a collapsed position. The plurality of wheels may be connected to the stroller frame. The plurality of wheels may include one or more front wheels and one or more rear wheels. The support may be connected to the stroller frame. The support may include a first arm, a second arm, and a support wheel. The support and the one or more rear wheels may be configured to support the stroller assembly in a substantially vertical position when the stroller frame is in the collapsed position. |
| US10766513B2 |
Article transport vehicle
An article transport vehicle includes an obstacle sensor having a detection area that includes at least the width of the own vehicle and that expands in the advancing direction, controls the travel of the own vehicle, based on as front inter-object distance corresponding to own-vehicle position information indicating a position of the own vehicle and front object position information indicating a position on a track of a front object that is located in front of the own vehicle and whose position on the track is specified, and sets a length of the detection area E along the advancing direction of the obstacle sensor to be variable according to the front inter-object distance such that the length is less than the front inter-object distance. |
| US10766512B2 |
Wireless train management system
A train control system comprising a track switch controller; RFID tags located at first and second track switches coupled via a length of track that store characteristics of train sets as they pass the track switches, and RFID tag readers located on the train sets, connected to a network. The train sets write data to the RFID tags such that the data is read by RFID tag readers of subsequent trains; and the data stored in the RFID tags is overwritten with new data each time a train set passes by the RFID tags. |
| US10766510B1 |
Method and apparatus for detecting defects located in the head area of rail
A system for performing ultrasonic inspection of a rail including a sensing wheel arranged to roll along the top of the rail, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers in the sensing wheel. The sensing wheel is aligned perpendicular to a vertical plane extending from the rail, detecting horizontal defects in a head area of the rail. The ultrasonic rail inspection system is designed to detect and classify horizontal defects in the head of the rail which will propagate in the longitudinal direction that will eventually result in defects component that will propagate in the transverse plane of the rail head area. The capability of detecting and classification of this type of defect will enable compliance to the FRA subpart 213.113 Defective rails specification, that is currently not being met by the existing technology. |
| US10766509B2 |
Longitudinal support and transverse support for a chassis frame of a rail vehicle
A longitudinal support and a transverse support for a chassis frame of a rail vehicle, wherein the longitudinal support includes a first box-shaped connection portion having a sectionally straight first circumferential edge for connection to the transverse support, where the transverse support has a second box-shaped connection portion having a sectionally straight second circumferential edge for connection to the longitudinal support within a transverse direction of the chassis frame, respectively on the end side, and where the first and second circumferential edges are each configured as four first and second connection edges to achieve a reduction of the weight of the longitudinal support and of the transverse support, and to lower the twisting rigidity of the chassis frame, where the connection edges are separated from each other by first and second recesses. |
| US10766507B2 |
Method of manufacturing a multiple axle railcar having a span bolster
A method for making a railcar having a span bolster is disclosed. The method involves fabricating and joining the components of the span bolster in a manner such that a camber is built into span bolster. A camber is cut into longitudinal supports that span the length of the bolster. A jig is used to shape top and bottom plates prior to attaching the plates to the longitudinal supports, thus forming the bolster. Truck assemblies are attached to the bolster and a railcar body mounted to the combined unit. |
| US10766503B2 |
Triggering system for spotter control on train
A triggering system for a train having a spotter control system is provided. The triggering system includes a position detection system configured to generate a position signal indicative of a position of a rail shop relative to the train. The system also includes a controller coupled to the position detection system, the spotter control system, and an engine of the train. The controller is configured to receive the position signal from the position detection system. The controller is configured to detect if the train is approaching the rail shop based on the position signal. The controller is configured to trigger a shutdown of the engine based on the detection. The controller is configured to trigger an activation of the spotter control system based on the detection. |
| US10766499B2 |
Vehicle system, method for controlling vibration units and use of vibration units of a vehicle system
The present invention relates to a vehicle system, in particular a vehicle seat system, having at least one vibration unit which is configured and disposed to generate vibrations perceptible for a passenger of a motor vehicle, based on real current drive parameters of the motor vehicle. The present invention further relates to a method for controlling and the use of at least one vibration unit of a vehicle system. |
| US10766496B2 |
Method for detecting and characterizing a driving behavior of a driver or an autopilot in a transportation vehicle, control unit and transportation vehicle
A method for detecting and characterizing a driving behavior of a driver or an autopilot in a transportation vehicle which has at least one acceleration sensor used to record data points which indicate a lateral acceleration and a longitudinal acceleration of the transportation vehicle over a time interval, and a control unit used to generate an image space as a GG diagram from the data points of at least one sub-section of the time interval. The image space is transformed by the control unit by a transformation into a parameter space and coordinates of accumulation points in the parameter space are acquired by the control unit. From the coordinates of the accumulation points, by using a classification algorithm, the control unit determines a classification value and/or a classification profile relating to the driving behavior. |
| US10766494B2 |
Road surface characterization based upon filter coefficients
A system that determines a road surface profile based upon filter coefficient data from noise cancellation systems is disclosed. The system includes a filter coefficient monitoring module that is configured to receive a first set of filter coefficient data from an noise cancellation module. The system also includes a road surface profile module that is configured to receive an input representing a road surface type and generate a road surface profile based upon the road surface type and the first set of filter coefficient data and to store the road surface profile including a correspondence between the road surface type and the first set of filter coefficient data. |
| US10766493B2 |
Method and automatic control systems for determining a gap in traffic between two vehicles for a lane change of a vehicle
Methods and vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems for determining a gap in traffic between two transportation vehicles for a lane change of a transportation vehicle. The method includes identifying the gap in traffic based on a first detection operation and based on a second detection operation. The first detection operation is based on at least one vehicle-to-vehicle status message of at least one other transportation vehicle. The second detection operation is based on an on-board sensor system of the transportation vehicle. |
| US10766492B2 |
Driving assistance method and driving assistance device
A driving assistance method detects a behavior of a moving object causing a blind spot area around a host vehicle, predicts a probability of action that the moving object takes when an obstacle is present in the blind spot area, according to a road structure around the host vehicle, and compares the behavior of the moving object with the probability of action that the moving object takes, so as to predict an action of the moving object. |
| US10766488B2 |
Driving control device
A driving control device has a target-following driving control part performing a target-following driving control of a preceding vehicle in front of a vehicle, and a target acceleration setting part setting a target acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle to maintain a inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle within a target inter-vehicle distance during the target-following driving control. The target acceleration setting part increases the target deceleration of the vehicle according to increasing of a difference between the inter-vehicle distance and the target inter-vehicle distance. A deceleration correction part increases the target deceleration when a period during which the preceding vehicle has been continuously recognized is more than a predetermined period and the inter-vehicle distance is less than a predetermined distance. |
| US10766485B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device includes a detection unit detecting an object around the vehicle, a storage unit storing static object information acquired in advance and reliability of the static object information in association with each other, an acquisition unit acquiring calculation load information of the vehicle control device, a decision unit deciding a reliability threshold to be small with respect to an increase in a calculation load based on the calculation load information, a selection unit selecting the static object information associated with reliability equal to or greater than the reliability threshold from the static object information, a target decision unit deciding a tracking target by comparing a detection result and the static object information selected by the selection unit to each other, a tracking unit tracking the tracking target, and a control unit performing the traveling control based on a tracking result. |
| US10766479B2 |
Sound and vibration enhancement in hybrid vehicles
A system and method counters the “rubber band-like effect” in hybrid vehicles by introducing engine noise and/or vibration into a vehicle compartment when the engine reaches a threshold or maximum RPM, but the electric motor continues to provide additional power to increase vehicle speed. An acoustic tube coupling the engine to the passenger compartment is used to simulate the increased engine noise. Vibration mechanisms in the passenger compartment are used to simulate the engine vibration in the passenger compartment. |
| US10766474B2 |
Validating operation of a secondary braking system of a vehicle
A method and a system are disclosed for validating operation of a secondary braking system (SBS) of a vehicle having a plurality of brakes. The method may involve generating a predetermined braking pressure for at least one brake of the plurality of brakes and calculating, via an electronic control unit (ECU), an estimate of a pump output pressure based upon a counter electromagnetic force generated by a motor within the SBS. The method may further involve comparing an expected pump output pressure to the estimate, wherein the expected pump output pressure corresponds to the predetermined braking pressure and determining whether the SBS is operating properly based upon the comparison. |
| US10766472B2 |
ABS strategy for hybrid brake actuators
A method of managing the braking force applied on the wheels of a vehicle including hybrid brake actuators is provided. In particular, safety functions, such as ABS and ESP are performed using hybrid actuators. |
| US10766470B2 |
Brake control device for vehicles
This brake control device includes: an operation amount sensor which detects the brake operating member operation amount; front-wheel and rear-wheel actuators which generate braking force in front/rear wheels; front-wheel and rear-wheel sensors which detect the outputs of the front-wheel and rear-wheel actuators; and a controller which controls the front-wheel and rear-wheel actuators based on the operation amount and the outputs of the front and rear wheels. On the basis of the operation amount and/or the output of the rear wheels, the controller determines whether or not a long-term low-load state in which the friction member is continuously pressed against the rotary members of the rear wheels within a predetermined range over a long period of time is established. If so, the distribution ratio of the rear-wheel braking force to the total applied braking force is decreased compared to when a long-term low-load state is not determined to be established. |
| US10766469B2 |
Braking control device and braking control method
A braking control device is provided to automatically control a main braking device normally used to brake a host vehicle during travel and a second braking device used to maintain the host vehicle in a stopped state. The braking control device has a slip degree prediction unit and a braking device switching unit. The slip degree prediction unit predicts a possibility that the host vehicle will slip. The braking device switching unit is configured to delay a timing with which to start a reduction in a braking force of the main braking device if the slip degree prediction unit predicts a slip when switching the main braking device to the second braking device. |
| US10766467B2 |
Collision prevention apparatus and method, and driving support apparatus
The present embodiments relate to a collision prevention apparatus and method, and a driving support apparatus. The collision prevention apparatus may comprise: a collision risk determiner that determines a collision risk of a vehicle, a driving intervention determiner that determines driving intervention of a driver, and a collision prevention controller that controls a collision risk alert according to a result of determination on a collision risk of the vehicle, and adjusts a braking time point of the vehicle according to a result of determination on driving intervention of the driver. |
| US10766464B2 |
Sensor cleaning and thermal control
An assembly includes a sensor defining a field of view. The assembly includes a diverter valve having an input port, a first output port, and a second output port. The assembly includes a fluid nozzle in fluid communication with the first output port and facing the field of view. The assembly includes a cooler in fluid communication with the second output port. |
| US10766461B2 |
Variable sweep angle motor drive
A windshield wiper system for an aircraft is provided and includes a motor, an output shaft, a wrap spring and crank rocker mechanism (WSCRM) to which the motor and the output shaft are coupled and a controller. By way of the WSCRM, first directional rotation input to the WSCRM from the motor via a two-stage gear reduction is converted such that the output shaft drives wiper blade oscillation through a first sweep angle and second directional rotation input to the WSCRM from the motor is converted such that the output shaft drives wiper blade oscillation through a second sweep angle. The controller is configured to control the motor such that the first directional rotation is continuously or non-continuously input during first or second flight conditions, respectively, and the second directional rotation is continuously input during third flight conditions. |
| US10766460B2 |
Operation of vehicle window wipers based on perceived vehicle stops to drop off passengers
Systems, methods, and storage media for controlling wiper devices of a vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: remove, by one or more wiper devices, fluid or debris from viewing portals; generate output signals conveying passenger sensor information related to passenger actions; generate output signals conveying vehicle sensor information related to vehicle operations; determine, based on the output signal, the passenger sensor information; determine, based on the output signal, the vehicle sensor information; assess, based on the passenger sensor information or the vehicle sensor information, readiness of a passenger to depart the vehicle via an exit; and control, based on the readiness of the passenger to depart the vehicle via the exit, the one or more wiper devices. |
| US10766457B2 |
Vehicle inhibitor with override system and method
Aspects of the present disclosure generally pertain to a system and method for overriding a vehicle inhibitor. This disclosure may be useful for providing an emergency override function for vehicle loan repayment enforcement systems that have wireless user interface modules, and that have become lost or inoperable when needed to generate an emergency override signal. Further, the present disclosure addresses this problem while mitigating additional system cost and additional components. This disclosure includes a method of providing an emergency override function for vehicle loan repayment enforcement systems that have wireless user interface modules, and that have become lost or inoperable when needed to generate an emergency override signal. Further this disclosure includes a method of providing a disablement override function for vehicle loan repayment enforcement systems, wired or wireless, that allows vehicle operation past the grace period in those locations where complete disablement may be limited. |
| US10766454B2 |
Two step smart key start system
An ignition start system in which authentication of a key is carried out twice, first to activate the ignition switch to allow starting the engine and second at the time prior to moving the vehicle from a parked position. The two step authentication prevents driving off in a car that has been started without having the key for security purposes and also to avoid inconvenient situations that can otherwise occur. |
| US10766453B2 |
Apparatus, key remote, and method for controlling operating conditions of a key module
An apparatus, a key partner, methods and computer programs for a key module of a vehicle and a vehicle. The apparatus for the key module includes a communication interface for radio communication with a key partner of the vehicle, a motion sensor, and a control module for controlling an operating state from operating states of the key module based on the information about the motion of the key module. The operating states include at least a first operating state, a pre-shutdown operating state and a shutdown state. The control module activates the first operating state if the motion of the key module is above a motion limit value and activates the pre-shutdown operating state if the motion of the key module is below the motion limit value over a period of time. |
| US10766450B2 |
Side airbag device
A side airbag device including an airbag (2); an inflator (3); and an inner tube (4) formed of a fabric and covering discharge holes (3a) of the inflator (3). The inner tube (4) protrudes toward a center of the airbag (2) in a deployed state and a first end (4b) is closed in the direction of gas discharge, and second ends (4c) that are in a vehicle height direction of the airbag (2) in the deployed state are open. The inner tube (4) is folded back at a folded-back portion (4d) inside the airbag (2) when the airbag (2) is folded in a case where the side airbag device is installed in a vehicle seat back. |
| US10766447B2 |
Airbag for table of vehicles
An airbag system for a vehicle table is provided. The system includes a table disposed in front of a passenger and an airbag cushion that is provided inside the table. The airbag cushion expands while being deployed in a state in which a first end portion of the airbag cushion is fixed to an internal portion of an edge of the table to allow a second end portion to protrude above the table and to cover an upper surface of the table. The airbag cushion also includes a bottom surface portion that faces the table, which is positioned at an interval from the upper surface of the table while the airbag cushion is deployed. An inflator supplies gas to the airbag cushion to deploy the airbag cushion. |
| US10766446B2 |
External vehicle component control
A system includes a computer programmed to receive impact sensor data specifying a force of an impact to a vehicle body panel. The computer is programmed to, upon determining that the force is below a collision force threshold, identify the impact as user input. The computer is programmed to actuate a vehicle component according to the user input. |
| US10766439B2 |
Context-aware firewall for in-vehicle cyber security
A module for providing security to a vehicle's in-vehicle communication network that is responsive to an operational state of the vehicle. |
| US10766436B2 |
Device to eliminate physical and/or verbal exchanges during a traffic stop
An apparatus includes a plate, a securing mechanism and a plurality of pouches. The plate may have a top, a bottom, a front face, and a back face. The securing mechanism may be connected to the top of the plate. The securing mechanism may be configured to attach to a glass window of a vehicle. The plurality of pouches may be connected to the front face. The pouches may be configured to hold physical identification documents. The plate is configured to rest flush with the glass window when the glass window is rolled up. The apparatus allows the physical identification documents to be presented during a traffic stop without the need to verbally and physically interact with a police officer. |
| US10766431B2 |
Imaging apparatus and vehicle
Provided is an imaging apparatus (10) including an imaging optical system (20), an image sensor (31), one or more circuit boards including at least one of the image sensor and an electronic component mounted thereon, a housing (11) including an opening that exposes the imaging optical system to a subject and supporting the imaging optical system, the image sensor, and the one or more circuit boards, a signal terminals (41) that transmit an image signal of the subject image captured by the image sensor to an outside of the housing, and a heat transfer unit (44) having heat conductivity connected to the plurality of terminals, the heat transfer unit that transfers heat generated from at least one of the image sensor and the electronic component to the plurality of terminals. |
| US10766430B2 |
Autonomous rear viewing sensor mount
Autonomous vehicles are made by fitting sensors to non-autonomous vehicle platforms. A mounting structure to mount rear-facing sensors to the vehicle is needed to provide sensor data about the rear environment of the vehicle. The mounting structure is secured to the vehicle by utilizing existing vehicle body structures. The vehicle body structures include rearward roof chassis parts that provide stability and security to the mounting structure. |
| US10766429B2 |
Outdoor storage bag
A selectively openable and closable, outdoor storage bag that is at least water-resistant includes a body portion made of a flexible, waterproof, bag material, the bag material comprising a plurality of waterproof welded seams that define a predetermined shape of the body portion and an opening, the body portion defining an interior space within the body portion; a closure mechanism joined to the body portion by a welded seam proximate a periphery of the opening, the closure mechanism configured to selectively open and close the opening and provide a seal that is at least water-resistant when the opening is closed; a flap of the bag material that extends from the body portion and covers the closure mechanism; and a plurality of anchor points attached to an exterior surface of the body portion, wherein the body portion of the bag is waterproof and the seal is at least water-resistant. |
| US10766420B2 |
Folding joint for rear view display device
A folding joint for attaching a rear view device includes a first hinge section, a second hinge section, the first and second hinge sections being adapted to rotate relative to each other around an axis of rotation, at least one detent or recessed surface including two depressions or recesses, a spring biased cam section which is adapted to interact with the at least one detent or recessed surface for adjustably locking the rotational movement of the first and second hinge sections relative to each other, a hinge pin at least in part coinciding with the axis of rotation, the hinge pin being adapted to rotatably connect the first and second hinge sections, and including a guide pin extending essentially perpendicularly from the hinge pin, and a spring biased clamping bolt arranged on the guide pin. |
| US10766415B2 |
Vehicle wheel torque adjustment
A computer in a vehicle includes a processor programmed to apply, on the vehicle, upon detecting an occupant alertness level below a first threshold, a first periodic component to a first torque applied to one or more first-end wheels and a second periodic component to a second torque applied to one or more second-end wheels. |
| US10766411B1 |
Collision avoidance activation lights
An electronic control unit (ECU) is disclosed. The ECU may receive a command associated with a vehicle. The ECU may actuate one or more lights on the vehicle in a first mode based on receiving the command. The ECU may transmit, while actuating the one or more lights in the first mode, the command to a vehicle controller associated with the vehicle. The ECU may actuate the one or more lights in a second mode based on receiving an acknowledgement of the command from the vehicle controller. |
| US10766404B2 |
Lighting device for vehicles
A lighting device for vehicles having a housing in which is arranged a hologram light fixture that has a light source unit and has an optical unit with a hologram element for generating a predetermined lighting function. An auxiliary element is associated with the light source unit, by means of which light that is emitted by the light source unit can be deflected in the direction of the hologram element. In this design, the light source unit and/or the auxiliary element is arranged in the region of a side of the hologram element or in the region of a lateral extension of an edge of the hologram element extending in the direction of a central axis of the hologram element. |
| US10766402B2 |
Lighting module having light-emitting elements with gradual cutoff
A light-emitting module of a lighting/signalling device, in particular for a motor vehicle, including at least one light source including a set of submillimetre-sized light-emitting elements; the light-emitting elements being distributed in a first zone and in a second zone such that the first zone emits a first luminous intensity and that the second zone provides a transition between the first luminous intensity in proximity to the first zone and a second luminous intensity that is lower than the first luminous intensity. |
| US10766397B2 |
Motorhome
A motorhome is provided a vehicle longitudinal axis and a superstructure with furnishing that is arranged on the vehicle chassis and extends in the vehicle longitudinal axis, wherein the superstructure has at least one space expansion module that displaceably attached transverse to the vehicle longitudinal axis and extends at least approximately along a length of the at least 0.8-fold of the entire length of the superstructure. Here, at least four drives for moving the at least one space expansion module transverse to the vehicle longitudinal axis are arranged on the superstructure and/or on a space expansion module, wherein the at least one space expansion module is connected to the superstructure via at least four guiding elements each. |
| US10766394B2 |
Vehicle for receiving and delivering agricultural seeds and other granular material
A vehicle for receiving and delivering granular material, such as agricultural seeds, includes a frame supporting a container defining an open top chamber having a bottom outlet. An elongated conveyor is supported by a system which includes a first support arm having one end pivotally connected to a side wall of the container for multiple directional movement and a second support arm pivotably connected to the opposite end of the first support arm. The opposite end of the second support arm supports an intermediate portion of the conveyor near its center of gravity and in suspended relation for tilting and rotating the conveyor. Power actuators are connected to rotate and pivot the first support arm to position the conveyor in many selected positions including the conveyor inlet under the outlet of the chamber, a storage position and a position between horizontal and substantially inclined for filling other containers. |
| US10766387B2 |
Conveyance seat manufacturing method and conveyance seat
An improved conveyance seat is configured by an overlapping part of a skin material being hung in a recessed portion formed at a boundary position between a support portion and an intersecting portion of the cushion material when the cushion material divided into pieces is covered by the skin material having the overlapping part configured by two skin material fragments overlapping each other. The skin material fragments inserted into the recessed portion have first and second parts satisfying the following conditions: (1) The first parts are welded to contact each other on a back side of the recessed portion behind an opening of the recessed portion and parts of the first parts are crushed, (2) The second parts adjacent to the first parts and closer to the opening of the recessed portion than the first parts are separated from each other. |
| US10766384B2 |
Child safety seat
A child safety seat includes a base having an attachment point, and a shell having a guiding element mounted on an upper portion of the shell. The child safety seat additionally includes a top tether connected to the attachment point of the base, and the guiding element is configured to abut against and slidably support the top tether when the top tether is secured to an anchoring point of a vehicle. |
| US10766383B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a lifter device lifting/lowering a seat cushion. The lifter device includes a link member coupling a side frame and a riser to each other, and a clinching pin coupling the riser or the side frame and the link member to each other. The clinching pin includes a first portion located on the opposite side of the link member from the riser, a second portion located in a position corresponding to a hole of the link member, a third portion located in a position corresponding to a hole of the riser, and a fourth portion that is located on the opposite side of the riser from the link member. A surface of the second portion facing the riser has a portion adjacent to the third portion, and the portion is away from a surface of the riser facing the second portion. |
| US10766380B2 |
Automotive window opening for battery cooling
Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a temperature of a battery of a vehicle. The battery management system includes a battery for storing and distributing an electrical charge. The battery management system includes a temperature for measuring or detecting a temperature of the battery. The battery management system includes one or more temperature control devices for controlling the temperature of the battery. The battery management system includes an electronic control unit configured to obtain the temperature of the battery and determine whether the temperature of the battery exceeds an optimal temperature range. The electronic control unit is configured to operate the one or more temperature control devices when the temperature of the battery exceeds the optimal temperature range to adjust the temperature to be within the optimal temperature range. |
| US10766379B2 |
Charging apparatus for vehicle
A charging apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing accommodating a charging portion, a case mounted to the housing, a PCB disposed inside the case and having a light source, a light guide plate configured to guide light emitted from the light source, a reflection plate configured to reflect the light through the light guide plate, a lens coupled to the case to form a region for accommodating the light guide plate and the reflection plate, and a cover hinged to the housing to open or close the housing. |
| US10766377B2 |
Charging device, charging management server, and charging method
A charging device and method for controlling the same may include a charging connector connectable to a vehicle; a power connector connectable to a power source; a communication module configured to receive beacon signals from a plurality of beacons and send beacon information included in the received beacon signals to a charging management server; and a controller configured to, upon reception of a charging authorization signal from the charging management server, charge the vehicle connected to the charging connector and control the communication module to send information related to an amount of power used for charging the vehicle to the charging management server. |
| US10766376B2 |
Power feeding management apparatus, transaction management system, charging equipment and program
The apparatus includes: a power feeding side identification information acquiring unit that acquires power feeding side identification information for identifying the power feeding side from a device or a user's communication terminal in the power feeding side; a power receiving side identification information acquiring unit that acquires power receiving side identification information for identifying the power receiving side from a device or a user's communication terminal in the power receiving side; a power feeding information acquiring unit that acquires power feeding information about a power amount fed from the device in the power feeding side or a power amount fed to the device in the power receiving side; and a transmission unit that associates with one another: the power feeding side identification information; the power receiving side identification information; and the power feeding information, and transmits them to a transaction management apparatus. |
| US10766375B2 |
Position-determining system
A position-determining system is provided for a charging station for a vehicle being driven at least partially electrically. The position-determining system serves to determine a position of a contact interface of the vehicle in relation to a charging interface of the charging station. The position-determining system determines the position visually in at least two dimensions. As a result of the at least two-dimensional determination of the position, the vehicle is not tied to a predefined route. This increases the reliability of the positioning of the vehicle when it approaches the charging station. |
| US10766373B2 |
Power-feeding device
To minimize excessively high output or increases in magnetic-flux leakage by controlling power feeding on the power-feeding side if an unforeseen situation occurs. This power-feeding device (100) feeds power to an external power-receiving device (150) in a contactless manner. A power-feeding coil (103) uses electromagnetic power to feed electrical power to a power-receiving coil (154) in the power-receiving device (150). While power is being fed from said power-feeding coil (103), a power-feeding-side control unit (107) determines the amount of displacement of the power-feeding coil (103) and, on the basis of the determined displacement amount, controls the amount of electrical power being fed. |
| US10766372B2 |
Method and apparatus for charging multiple energy storage devices
An electric vehicle includes a controller configured to receive sensor feedback from a high voltage storage device and from a low voltage storage device, compare the sensor feedback to operating limits of the respective high and low voltage storage device, determine, based on the comparison a total charging current to the high voltage storage device and to the low voltage storage device and a power split factor of the total charging current to the high voltage device and to the low voltage device, and regulate the total power to the low voltage storage device and the high voltage storage device based on the determination. |
| US10766370B2 |
Managing electric vehicle loads on an electric grid
Systems and methods for generating grid alerts for an electric grid, and performing actions in response to the grid alerts, such as shaping, shifting, or otherwise modifying a load applied to the grid, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods access information identifying states of charging events for one or more electric vehicles at one or more charging stations, the one or more charging stations coupled to an electric grid and providing charge to the one or more electric vehicles, determine that the information identifying the states of the charging events for the one or more electric vehicles at the one or more charging stations coupled to the electric grid indicates a condition of the electric grid that is outside threshold condition of the electric grid, and perform an action in response to determining the condition of the electric grid is outside the predetermined threshold condition of the electric grid. |
| US10766369B1 |
Systems and methods for collecting, storing, and using electrical energy from the Earth magnetic field
A system for using the Earth's magnetic field to provide supplemental power to a machine having a motor, the system comprising: a computer; wires; and energy storing devices all in controlled electrical communication with each other; wherein the wires can collect electrical energy from the Earth's magnetic field while the machine is put in motion by a power source powering the motor; wherein the collected electrical energy is stored in the energy storing devices or used to power the motor; and wherein each wire from the wires is folded and placed radially in a cylinder, to extend across a diameter of the cylinder, to achieve a maximum length for each of the wires, a maximum total length of the plurality of wires, and such that at least a wire has a correct position relative to the Earth's magnetic field lines of flux at any given time. |
| US10766368B2 |
Dual function battery system and method
An energy storage system for supporting dual electrical functions of a vehicle includes an energy storage unit having a plurality of energy storage modules connected in series, a plurality of sensing units for sensing state of charges of the plurality of energy storage modules, and a pair of primary voltage terminals. The series connected plurality of energy storage modules is connectable across the pair of primary voltage terminals during a key-on state of the vehicle to supply energy storage power at a first voltage level to support primary electrical functions of the vehicle. The energy storage system is further configured to select a subset of the plurality of energy storage modules during a key-off state of the vehicle to connect across a pair of secondary voltage terminals using a switch network to supply energy storage power at a second voltage level. |
| US10766367B2 |
Train control device
A train control device includes a train position detector, a storage, and an in-vehicle controller. The train position detector detects a traveling position of a train. The storage stores therein a traveling position of the train when a loss of contact of the current collector occurs, as a loss-of-contact position. When the train travels in a predetermined section including the loss-of-contact position with reference to the traveling position of the train and the storage, the in-vehicle controller causes the train to perform coasting traveling in the predetermined section. |
| US10766361B2 |
Wheel drive transmission
A multistage wheel drive includes primary and secondary planetary stages, in which the ring gear of the primary (i.e., input-side) planetary stage is formed from a single machined part which also includes the planet gear carrier of the secondary (i.e., output-side) planetary stage. This dual-function “combination” component includes a splined exterior surface which interfaces with a correspondingly splined interior surface on the spindle in order to rotationally fix the combination component to the spindle. This arrangement ensures concentricity between the primary and secondary planetary stages, while allowing a desired amount of radial tolerance between the spindle, the combination component, and the hub of the wheel drive. In addition, the present arrangement can be produced efficiently and inexpensively. |
| US10766359B2 |
Housing connection for fuel filler port device
The fuel filler neck device is attached to a filler pipe and is opened and closed by a fueling nozzle. The device has a cover member which has an introduction opening for the fueling nozzle and which is engaged with the filler pipe side with engagement parts formed on the filler pipe side being fitted in window holes. Insertion parts are respectively formed adjacent to the engagement parts in the circumferential direction of the filler pipe. The engagement parts can be each disengaged by deforming or breaking the cover member side by inserting a portion of a tool into the insertion part. |
| US10766358B2 |
Tank reinforcement with integrated baffle
A reinforcement structure made of plastic material for plastic vehicle tank. The reinforcement structure has a first portion comprising at least one weak section and at least one strong section, which are designed so that the weak section breaks before the strong section, when the first portion is under mechanical stress, the reinforcement structure also has at least one second portion designed to reduce the slosh noise, the second portion extends from the strong section. |
| US10766349B2 |
Hybrid transfer case
A powertrain for a vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and a transfer case. The transfer case includes a primary output shaft, an electric motor, and a planetary gear set. The primary output shaft receives engine torque from the internal combustion engine. The electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The planetary gear set includes a sun gear rotatably fixed to the rotor, a ring gear, planet gears arranged radially between and engaging the sun gear and the ring gear, and a planet carrier coupled to the planet gears and rotatably fixed to the primary output shaft. The ring gear is selectively groundable for selectively transferring torque between the electric motor and the primary output shaft. |
| US10766340B2 |
Air conditioner system for vehicle
The present invention relates to an air conditioner system, in which an air-cooled condenser mounted on a refrigerant circulation line between a water-cooled condenser and an expansion valve and a blower fan for blowing air to the air-cooled condenser are arranged at one side of the water-cooled condenser in a state of being disposed in a row in the air flow direction and are arranged within the width of the one side of the water-cooled condenser, thereby enabling the enhancement of installability and assemblability inside an engine room by simplifying and reducing the package, reducing noise of the blower fan and securing adequate cooling performance because of the blower fan disposed between two air-cooled heat exchangers even when inflowing air is insufficient, such as in an idling condition. |
| US10766337B2 |
Control system for air conditioning system of a motor vehicle
The present invention relates to a control system (1) for the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, said control system (1) comprising: a first camera (2) sensitive to wavelengths in the mid-infrared spectrum, and a device (5) for processing and analysis of images, capable of performing temperature measurements on the images of the first camera (2) and of calculating, from said measurements, at least one thermal comfort coefficient of at least one occupant (4) of the motor vehicle, the thermal comfort coefficient being used for regulating the air temperature, the air flow rate and the air distribution within the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system, the control system (1) further comprising a second camera (3) sensitive to wavelengths in the visible and/or near-infrared spectra. |
| US10766334B2 |
Method and device for operating a multi-channel device and transportation vehicle and computer program
A method and a device for operating a multi-channel device wherein common control of an adjustment parameter is carried out in different zones in a synchronization mode. In another operating mode, the zones are controlled separately according to the individually adjusted adjustment parameters. There are at least a first parameter adjuster and a second parameter adjuster for setting the parameters for the at least two zones. The individual operating mode, on further actuating the second parameter adjuster so the selected parameter is brought into agreement with the parameter value selected by the first parameter adjuster, the second operating mode is exited and the at least two different zones are again controlled in common in the first operating mode. |
| US10766332B2 |
“AFW-5” suspension for a means of transportation
The invention relates to structural components of vehicles, and more particularly to the suspension of both conventional and special vehicles, such as ambulances, baby carriages and wheelchairs. The suspension comprises a quadrangular frame with a pair of arms attached thereto, where the ends of said arms are configured to be connected to the hubs of the respective wheels, and the suspension of the present invention comprises two pairs of arms—a pair of identical transverse arms and a pair of identical longitudinal arms with the ends of the longitudinal arms configured to be connected to the hubs of the respective wheels, wherein each arm is rotatably attached by its central zone to the central portion of the corresponding side of a quadrangular frame through rubber-metal joint, wherein the arms contact surfaces are cylindrical, they are adapted for mechanical coupling of arms to each other and are oriented as follows: longitudinal left and right arms have their contact surfaces oriented upwards, while transverse front and back arms have their contact surfaces oriented downwards, contact surfaces of each arm are tangent to the plane extending through the axis of rotation of the arm and are located on one side of it, while each side of the quadrangular frame rests upon the hubs of two wheels through the corresponding arm. Each transverse and longitudinal arm is made as a pair of arms spaced apart and connected by at least one connecting rod, and each such spaced arm has the form of a parallelogram. The invention is based on the objective to provide the suspension, which is more reliable due to lower level of mechanical stresses in the suspension mechanisms, which results from creation of the conditions where the function of the mechanism for changing the direction of rotation is performed by a transverse arm having a length equal to the width of the suspension. |
| US10766330B2 |
Air suspension system
In an air suspension system, starting of a compressor is facilitated in a condition in which there exists a pressure difference. There is provided an air suspension system in which air compressed by a compressor is supplied to a plurality of air chambers provided between a vehicle body side and a wheel side and configured to perform vehicle height adjustment in accordance with the supply and discharge of air. The compressor has a needle connected to a piston and extending in a moving direction of the piston, and an armature reciprocating the needle in the moving direction of the piston. |
| US10766328B2 |
Spring strut support mount
The invention is directed to a spring strut support mount, including a damper element and a mount housing having a first and a second housing member, wherein the housing members can be threadably engaged by a thread so as to encompass the damping element. The housing members have a detent arrangement which permits a screwing action but prevents a loosening of the thread connection. The invention provides for improving a spring strut support mount such that the housing members cannot loosen from one another during operation. The housing members have a detent arrangement which permits a screwing action but prevents a loosening of the thread connection. |
| US10766321B2 |
Hitch it safe trailer hitch
A disclosed trailer hitch device includes an upper member to restrain the movement of the trailer hitch and a lower member to connect to the upper member and to connect to a vehicle. The upper member is rotatably connected to the lower member. The upper member is substantially U-shaped. The lower member is also substantially U-shaped and substantially symmetrical to the upper member. The upper and lower members include a respective side section, a respective arm section and a respective connecting plate configured to restrain the upper member from rotating with respect to the lower member. The upper connecting plate is connected to the lower connecting plate with a fastening device. A single component step washer includes a flanging washer concentric with a collar washer, the flanging washer comprising a ball mounting surface. The collar washer is configured to fit rotatably inside the hitching aperture of the lower member. |
| US10766320B2 |
Safety chain tie-down inserts
A tie-down apparatus securable within a slot of a slotted receiver includes a pedestal, a safety chain connector and a locking member pivotally connected to the safety chain connector. A vertical bore extends through the pedestal and two legs depend from the pedestal body on opposite sides of the bore. Each leg is narrower in width than a width of the slot so that the legs may be inserted widthwise into the slot to prevent the pedestal from rotating in the slot. The safety chain connector includes a bail and a downwardly extending latching member extending through the bore in the pedestal and is rotatable relative to the base to rotate the latching member into engagement with the slotted receiver whereupon the locking member pivots into engagement with the pedestal preventing rotation of the safety chain connector out of latching engagement with the slotted receiver. |
| US10766317B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire according to the present technology comprises at least one mechanical fastener member attached to a tire inner surface; and an outer surface mark provided on a tire outer surface, the outer surface mark showing a corresponding position in a tire rotation direction corresponding to the position where the mechanical fastener member is attached to the tire inner surface. |
| US10766315B2 |
Tire having chafer structure for enhancing bead endurance
The present invention provides a tire having improved bead endurance in which cords of a steel chafer are waved and the advancing direction of the waves of the steel chafer is perpendicular to the advancing direction of carcass cords, thereby minimizing cracks at an edge of the carcass. The tire having a chafer structure for enhancing bead endurance includes: a carcass having carcass cords; and a steel chafer covering the carcass and having a plurality of waved chafer cords. |
| US10766314B2 |
Load derivation method
A load derivation method includes: a distance measurement step of measuring, by a displacement meter attached to a rim, a distance from the displacement meter to an inner surface of a tire; an internal pressure measurement step of measuring an internal pressure of the tire, by a sensor attached in a chamber of the tire; and a load derivation step of deriving, by a derivation section, a load on the tire during running, based on the measured distance and the measured internal pressure. |
| US10766308B2 |
Pneumatic tire for two-wheeled automotive vehicle
A band 12 includes a center portion C, a pair of intermediate portions M, and a pair of outer end portions E. The center portion C is formed from a first band member 40 and that extends in a circumferential direction. Each intermediate portion M is formed from a second band member 42 and that extends so as to form a mesh-like shape. The second band member 42 includes a plurality of first tilt portions 44 extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction and a plurality of second tilt portions 46 extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first tilt portions 44 are tilted. Each outer end portion E is formed from a third band member 54 and that extends in the circumferential direction. |
| US10766307B2 |
Tire-type device for a vehicle
Bearing structure (6) has identical bearing elements (61) in tension outside contact patch (A) with the ground and in compression in the contact patch (A). Bearing elements (61) are filamentary and are connected to radially inner face (23) of radially outer structure of revolution (2) by radially outer fabric (71) and to radially outer face (33) of radially inner structure of revolution (3) by radially inner fabric (72), respectively. Furthermore, mean surface density D of bearing elements (61) per unit area of radially outer structure of revolution (2), expressed in 1/m2, is at least equal to (S/SE)*Z/(A*Fr), where S is area, in m2, of radially inner face (23) of radially outer structure of revolution (2), SE is connecting area, in m2, of radially outer fabric (71) with radially inner face (23) of radially outer structure of revolution (2), Z is nominal radial load, in N, A is area of contact with the ground, in m2, and Fr is the force at break, in N, of bearing element (61). |
| US10766306B2 |
High-performance tyre
An iso-styrene:diene-terminated copolymer is described which includes (i) a polymeric block of styrene and/or substituted styrene consisting of a sequence of styrene and/or substituted styrene in isotactic configuration, and (ii) a terminal polymeric block consisting of a sequence of one or more dienic monomers. |
| US10766302B1 |
Personal vehicle wheel mount and kit and methods and uses thereof
The present specification discloses wheel mounts for personal vehicles, such as skateboards and scooters. Wheel mount embodiments disclosed herein provide for the interchangeable mounting of wheels having differently shaped wheel cores. The present invention allows users to forego the previous limitation of having a specific wheel mount that only provides for the mounting a specific wheel having one specific wheel core geometry. Embodiments can be utilized on motorized personal vehicles, such as motorized skateboards and scooters that utilize various motors, such as direct drive or belt drive motors. |
| US10766299B2 |
Vehicle wheel assembly
A vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel. A tire is disposed around the wheel. A wheel cap is coupled to the wheel and includes a polymeric base. A substantially transparent cap is positioned on the base which defines a first surface and a second surface. The second surface integrally defines an optical grating. |
| US10766297B2 |
Hand-held device, in particular a writing instrument, having two retractable heads
A hand-held device, in particular a writing instrument, comprising a body, a single carriage carrying a first head and a second head, or a first carriage and a second carriage carrying respectively the first head and the second head, and a blocking device including a cavity and a ball, the ball) blocking the single carriage or the first carriage when the first end is below the second end, such that the first head is blocked and projecting while the second head is retracted, and the ball blocking the single carriage or the second carriage when the first end is above the second end, such that the second head is blocked and projecting while the second first head is retracted. |
| US10766296B2 |
Method for lacquering pencils, and lacquering apparatus
In a method for lacquering pencils by the push-through method, a respective pencil is guided through a lacquering chamber in order to apply a lacquer coat. After exiting the lacquering chamber, successive pencils butt against one another and are held against one another at their end sides such at a plurality of pencils form a stable strand which is guided, subsequent to the lacquering chamber, through a drying section, with the result that a respective pencil is held in a hovering manner on leaving the lacquering chamber. It is hereby in particular also made possible to use UV-curing lacquers, with the overall result that a very short total lacquering time for lacquering pencils, in particular cosmetic pencils, is achieved. |
| US10766292B2 |
Optical device that provides flicker-like optical effects
An optical security device suitable for securing or authenticating high security or high value articles of manufacture when affixed thereto, is provided. The inventive security device produces optically variable effects when viewed from varying points of view and is made up of a microstructured layer having image icon elements that have at least one pigmented material. The microstructured layer is arranged relative to an arrangement of focusing elements such that at least portions of the image icon elements are observable through at least portions of the arrangement of focusing elements, thereby providing at least one synthetic image that demonstrates a color-transition effect as points of view from which the optical security device is viewed are changed. In one particular embodiment, the optical security device comprises (i) an arrangement of image icon elements having a first contrasting material pattern and a second contrasting material pattern; (ii) a fixed arrangement of focusing elements disposed relative to the arrangement of image icon elements such that the image icon elements project a synthetic image when viewed through the focusing elements, and having a first fixed org-pattern (as defined herein) that is mismatched from the at least one of the patterns of the first and second contrasting materials; where the synthetic image is a projection of both the first and second contrasting material when viewed from at least one angle. |
| US10766291B1 |
Paper clamping mechanism and automatic page-turning and UV-scanning system having same field
A paper clamping mechanism includes a base, a first driving, assembly, a first driven assembly, a first clamping portion, and a second clamping, portion. The first driving assembly, is fixed on the base. The first driven assembly is fixed on the base. The first clamping portion is fixed on the base via the first driven assembly. The second clamping portion is fixed on the base via the first driven assembly. The first clamping portion is arranged opposite to the second clamping portion, the first driven assembly is able to drive the first clamping portion to move close to the second clamping portion to clamp a paper, and the first driven assembly is also able to drive the first clamping portion move away from the second clamping portion to release a paper. |
| US10766288B2 |
Improving a depth image subject to a shadow effect
A method and device for producing a target image having pixels (2) juxtaposed in a substrate (1) presenting thickness and producing an image presenting thickness such that each pixel (2) produces a shadowing effect on its neighboring pixels. The method includes: determining a production setpoint from the target image; and producing an image made by the device using the production setpoint. The determining operation replaces the production setpoint with an improved production setpoint that is determined by modeling the image production device using a transfer function for transforming a production setpoint into a predicted image; and determining an improved production setpoint in which the image produced by the transfer function is as close as possible to the target image, so as to reduce the consequences of the shadowing effect in the resulting image. Also included is the image produced by such a method. |
| US10766283B2 |
Tape cartridge
The tape cartridge including a roll body around which the tape is wound in a roll shape, a cartridge case in which the roll body is accommodated and which is common to the plurality of types of the tape cartridges, a spacer portion that is provided between the cartridge ease and a first end surface which is one end surface of the roll body, and has a varying size in a tape width direction depending on the type of the tape cartridge such that a position of the center of the tape is common to the plurality of types of the tape cartridges in the tape width direction, and an urging member that is provided between the cartridge case and a second end surface which is another end surface of the roll body and urges the roll body and urges the roll body to a first end surface side. |
| US10766282B2 |
Image forming apparatus, recording medium conveying method, and recording medium
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance device to convey a recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction; an image forming device; an imaging device; and circuitry to control the image forming apparatus. Controlled by the circuitry, the image forming device forms the colorimetric pattern on the recording medium that has been conveyed in the first direction by a predetermined distance after the marker pattern is formed. Controlled by the circuitry, after the colorimetric pattern is fixed, the circuitry causes the conveyance device to convey the recording medium in the second direction by an amount equivalent to a distance from the marker pattern to an imaging position by the imaging device plus a margin, conveys the recording medium in the first direction until the imaging device detects the marker pattern, and conveys the recording medium in the first direction to a colorimetry position. |
| US10766281B2 |
Printer, information processing device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording an information processing program
A printer that improves user convenience for rotating collation printing is provided. In a printer having a rotating collation function, multiple paper feed ports configured to feed paper, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a user request, and a setting unit configured to enable or disable the rotating collation function, the setting unit sets the rotating collation function to enabled when the acquisition unit acquires a user request to enable the rotating collation function, a first paper of a specified size that is fed in a landscape orientation and a second paper of the specified size that is fed in a portrait orientation are set in multiple paper feed ports, and paper feed port selection is set to automatic. |
| US10766279B2 |
Printing apparatus
A roll sheet, in which a continuous sheet is wound in a roll form, is caused to rotate in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. First and second sensors are arranged at positions facing an outer circumferential surface of the roll sheet and deviated in an axis line direction of the roll sheet. Outputs of the first and second sensors are changed in accordance with a distance to a sheet of the roll sheet. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from a forward direction to a reverse direction on the basis of the outputs of the first and second sensors while the roll sheet is being rotated in the reverse direction. |
| US10766276B2 |
Ink jet printing apparatus
An inkjet printing apparatus that performs printing by ejecting ink from an ink jet head onto a print medium includes a drying unit for drying a liquid which is contained in the print medium, a table on which the print medium is placed; and a gas flow generating unit for generating a gas flow in a space which is formed between the table and a surface of the print medium toward the side of the table. |
| US10766275B2 |
Image forming method and ink-jet recording apparatus
An image forming method uses an apparatus for forming an image on both recording media of fabric and recording paper. The image forming method includes: applying a treatment agent to the fabric, the treatment agent coagulating a water-based ink or increasing viscosity of the water-based ink; and discharging the water-based ink onto the fabric by an ink-jet system, the water-based ink being identical to a water-based ink used for forming the image on the recording paper. |
| US10766274B2 |
Printer, printer-equipped imaging apparatus, and printing control method
A pulse signal is detected from an encoder signal of a rotary encoder. The detected pulse signal is used as a signal for controlling a light exposure timing of a line type light exposure head and is used for detecting a transport speed of an instant film. The light exposure head sequentially performs light exposure for a line image on the transported instant film in synchronization with each pulse signal detected from the encoder signal, and a density correction unit corrects an amount of light emission of the light exposure head depending on the transport speed of the instant film. |
| US10766270B2 |
Liquid supply unit and liquid injection device
A liquid supply unit includes a pressure chamber configured to store the liquid, a first supply passage allowing communication between a liquid storage container and the pressure chamber, a second supply passage allowing communication between a liquid injection head and the pressure chamber, and a valve mechanism configured to operate according to a pressure state of the pressure chamber. The valve mechanism prohibits the inflow of the liquid from the first supply passage in a first state where the pressure chamber is within the range of a supply negative pressure, allows the inflow of the liquid from the first supply passage in a second state where the pressure chamber is at a pressure lower than the supply negative pressure, and releases the pressure in the pressure chamber in a third state where the pressure chamber is at a pressure higher than the supply negative pressure by a predetermined value. |
| US10766269B2 |
Printer having accommodating portion for accommodating printing agent supplied from cartridge
In a printer, an accommodating portion accommodates printing agent supplied from a first cartridge. A print execution device prints with the printing agent supplied from the accommodating portion. A processor acquires first information concerning a residual quantity of the printing agent remaining in the first cartridge. The processor acquires second information concerning a preparation of a second cartridge to be replaced with the first cartridge. If the residual quantity is below a reference quantity and if the second information is acquired, the processor allows the print execution device to perform printing under a cartridge removed state where the first cartridge is removed from the mount portion. If the residual quantity is larger than or equal to the reference quantity or if the second information is not acquired, the processor prohibits the print execution device from printing under the cartridge removed state. |
| US10766267B2 |
Transform map at printer cartridge
A transform wrapper is stored on a memory device and the memory device may be included in a printer cartridge. The transform wrapper may dynamically build a transform map for a printer based on metadata stored at the memory device. The metadata may indicate at least one of a type of depositing material, transform map, print media and printer. |
| US10766264B2 |
Tank arrangeable in liquid consuming apparatus
There is provided a tank including: a liquid storing chamber; a first wall which expands in a first direction parallel to a horizontal direction and via which a liquid stored in the liquid storing chamber is visible from outside of the liquid storing chamber; a second wall formed with a supply port located above the first wall; a third wall defining a bottom of the liquid storing chamber; and a fourth wall arranged in the liquid storing chamber. A first gap is formed between one of the first and second walls and at least a part of a first end in the first direction, of the fourth wall, located closely to the one of the first and second walls; and a second gap is formed between the third wall and at least a part of a second end in the first direction, of the fourth wall, located closely to the third wall. |
| US10766262B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and cleaning device
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid from a nozzle that is disposed on a nozzle surface, a first wiping portion which is able to wipe away the liquid that is adhered to the nozzle surface, and a second wiping portion which is able to hold the liquid that is adhered to the nozzle surface by contacting the nozzle surface, wherein it is possible to perform a first maintenance operation in which the nozzle surface is wiped using the first wiping portion and a second maintenance operation in which the second wiping portion is caused to contact the nozzle surface due to the second wiping portion being biased by the first wiping portion. |
| US10766254B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus, liquid discharge system, and liquid discharge method
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge liquid onto an object in accordance with a discharge cycle signal, image data, and a drive waveform; and a carriage on which the liquid discharge head is mounted. The carriage is configured to scan the object in a predetermined direction. The liquid discharge apparatus further includes circuitry configured to output pattern data for decimating the discharge cycle signal, the image data, and the drive waveform in accordance with a number of scans performed by the carriage to form a line of an image. The circuitry is configured to decimate the discharge cycle signal in accordance with the pattern data. |
| US10766251B2 |
Printing apparatus and discharge status judgment method
A printing apparatus, which uses a printhead including a circuit configured to inspect an ink discharge status of a selected nozzle using a temperature detection element, causes the printhead to inspect the ink discharge status by changing a threshold value for judging a detection result of the temperature detection element, in order to judge the ink discharge status in a state in which a heater in the selected nozzle is driven by each of a first pulse and a second pulse whose waveform is different from that of the first pulse, obtains first information about a change point where a judgment result obtained by the first pulse changes, and second information about a change point where a judgment result obtained by the second pulse changes, and sets the threshold value based on the first and second information. |
| US10766248B2 |
Method and apparatus for exposing printing plates using light emitting diodes
An apparatus for back-exposing a printing plate and method for exposing a printing plate therewith. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are arranged in one or more arrays, including at least two sets of LEDs, each set having an emission spectrum different than a corresponding emission spectrum of at least one other set. One or more controllers connected to the LED array is configured to activate the array to cause the plurality of sets of LEDs to emit radiation toward the back, non-printing side of the printing plate simultaneously. Performing the method includes providing the one or more arrays spaced a pre-defined distance from the printing plate and irradiating the back, non-printing side of the printing plate with the emission spectra of the at least two sets of LEDs simultaneously. |
| US10766246B2 |
Additive manufacturing
In one example, a non-transitory processor readable medium with instructions thereon that when executed cause an additive manufacturing machine to partially or completely bury a part in layers of molten build material. |
| US10766241B2 |
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing
Systems for additive manufacturing comprise a delivery guide configured to dispense a curable material to additively manufacture a part in sequential layers of the curable material, and a source of curing energy configured to direct the curing energy to a discrete region of the curable material forward of or at a location where a subsequent layer of the curable material is dispensed from the delivery guide against a preceding layer of the curable material to cure together the subsequent layer and the preceding layer. Methods of additively manufacturing comprise dispensing a subsequent layer of a curable material against a preceding layer of the curable material, and concurrently with the dispensing, directing curing energy to a discrete region of the curable material to cure together the subsequent layer and the preceding layer. |
| US10766238B2 |
Method of manufacturing multilayer substrate
A method of manufacturing a multilayer substrate includes preparing a plurality of substrates, stacking the substrates with bonding sheets interposed, and a first bonding process of bonding the substrates to each other by partially heating the stacked substrates by a heater and partially melting the bonding sheet. Each of the substrates is provided with a through-hole and a metal film covering an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole. In the first bonding process, the metal film is heated by the heater and heat is transferred from the heater to the bonding sheet via the metal film. |
| US10766237B2 |
Polyester film, laminate, and packaging bag
The polyester film is formed with a polyester resin whose main constituent component is ethylene terephthalate. The polyester film has two or more layers that include at least one fold holding layer, which is present on at least one of the film surfaces and has a total of at least one monomer component that can form an amorphous component of 12-30% by mol in all monomer components of the fold holding layer and a difference in amount of an amorphous component of 4-30% by mol obtained by deducting an amount of an amorphous component in a layer other than the fold holding layer from the amount of the amorphous component in the fold holding layer. The polyester film has a fold holding angle of 20-70 degrees and a heat shrinkage rate of 0-15% in the longitudinal and width directions when treated in 80° C. hot water for 10 seconds. |
| US10766236B2 |
Multilayer sealing film and film laminate comprising a multilayer sealing film
In order to improve the sealing properties and the sliding properties of a sealing film, surface structures are provided on a first side of the sealing film, the greatest thickness of the sealing film being at least 10% greater than the smallest thickness of the sealing film and the greatest lateral extension of the surface structures being less than 500 μm. A slip additive is added to the sealing film in a maximum quantity that results in an S-value of less than 10,000, preferably less than 5,000, in order to achieve a COF relative to steel of dynamically less than 0.3, preferably less than 0.27, and statically less than 0.35, preferably less than 0.3, with the side comprising the surface structures, irrespective of an addition of an antiblock additive to the sealing film. |
| US10766232B2 |
Smooth surface forming tool and manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of a composite aircraft article aerodynamic surface by forming the composite aircraft article aerodynamic surface on an aircraft article composite forming tool. The aircraft article composite forming tool includes a matrix laminate including an upper ply including a forming surface for forming the composite aircraft article aerodynamic surface. The upper ply of the aircraft article composite forming tool includes a nano filament structure embedded therein. A blank is conformed onto the aircraft article composite forming tool. The aircraft article is formed on the upper ply of the forming surface. The forming surface of the aircraft article composite forming tool is adapted to form an aerodynamic surface of the aircraft article. The blank is cured into the aircraft article. The composite aircraft article is finished. |
| US10766230B2 |
Laminated glass and method of mounting laminated glass
There is provided laminated glass which is high in heat shielding properties. The laminated glass according to the present invention is provided with a first laminated glass member, a second laminated glass member and an interlayer film arranged between the first and second laminated glass members; the interlayer film is provided with an infrared ray reflection layer which reflects infrared rays, a first resin layer which is arranged on a first surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin, and a second resin layer which is arranged on a second surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin; and the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the whole layer composed of the first laminated glass member and the first resin layer is higher than the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the whole layer composed of the first laminated glass member and the second resin layer. |
| US10766226B2 |
Pet release liner
A multilayer release liner for use in a roofing system. that includes a roofing membrane and an asphalt or bitumen adhesive. The multilayer release liner contains a core layer including PET, surrounded by several outer layers including at least two tie layers adhered to the core layer, and at least two polyolefin layers adhered to the tie layers. The multilayer release liner of the present invention is highly compatible with silicone and does not contain any ingredients that may interfere with the adhesion or cure of a silicone coating. The liner of the present invention also provides an effective oil barrier and minimizes oil migration and discoloration of the multilayer release liner from the adhesives used in roofing systems. |
| US10766225B2 |
Laminate, building material, window material, and radiation cooling device
Provided are a laminate including a substrate; and a laminated structure including two or more kinds of layers having different specific acoustic impedances which is disposed on the substrate, in which the number of the layers constituting the laminated structure is 10 or more, a thickness of a layer having the largest thickness among the layers constituting the laminated structure is 8 nm or less, and in the laminated structure, a CV value defined by a standard deviation of a layer thickness/average layer thickness is 0.05 or more, and a building material, a window material, and a radiation cooling device including the laminate. |
| US10766215B2 |
Adjustable tire mold
An adjustable tire mold for use with molds of various diameters and widths is provided. In one embodiment, an adjustable tire molding system is provided, the adjustable tire molding system, comprising: an annular mold assembly including at least one mold segment; an adjuster ring assembly including at least one adjuster engaged with the at least one mold segment, wherein the adjuster ring assembly is oriented radially outwardly of the annular mold assembly; and an outer side plate, wherein the at least one mold segment and the adjuster ring assembly are operatively connected to the outer side plate. |
| US10766207B2 |
Thermoformed cascades for jet engine thrust reversers
A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers. |
| US10766200B2 |
Method and system for adjusting an additive manufacturing device
A system to adjust and measure an additive manufacturing device via the CLAD method. The system includes a powder spray nozzle and a laser beam passing through the center of the nozzle, and a light source providing a light beam substantially perpendicular a lighting plane. The light source includes a support to position the light source with respect to a material surface. A profile camera is installed such that its optical axis is substantially parallel to the lighting plane. A projector to project a view seen by the center of the nozzle on an optical path and an optical axis of a centering camera is placed on the optical path. A low-power laser shot perforates a target. An acquisition and processing unit collects the images from the two cameras. |
| US10766199B2 |
Three-dimensional additive manufacturing device
An aspect of the present invention includes: a base plate that moves along a vertical direction; a powder feeding unit that laminates a powder layer on an upper surface of the base plate; a beam generating unit that generates a beam in a designated quantity of heat; and a control unit that causes the beam generating unit to irradiate a designated position of the powder layer with the beam in a scan order programmed based on three-dimensional model data. The control unit calculates a required quantity of heat to be input to the designated position, based on heat capacity of the designated position of the powder layer, to set a temperature of the designated position at a desired temperature at a future designated time, and the control unit controls the beam generated by the beam generating unit to enable input of the required quantity of heat to the designated position. |
| US10766196B2 |
Filament feeder
A filament feeder for use in an additive manufacturing system, comprising a main feeder body having mounted thereon a first biasing roller and a driven first gripper roller arranged at an adjustable first roller distance from each other allowing a filament material to be received between the first biasing roller and the first gripper roller. The filament feeder further comprises a second biasing roller and a driven second gripper roller arranged at an adjustable second roller distance from each other for receiving the filament material. A biasing assembly is provided in resilient engagement with the first and second biasing rollers and configured to bias the first and second biasing rollers toward the first and second gripper rollers, respectively, during an additive manufacturing process. |
| US10766195B2 |
Additive manufacturing fiber composites and related systems and methods
Additive manufacturing fiber composites comprise a bundle of elongate fibers and a matrix material that holds or encompasses the elongate fibers of the additive manufacturing fiber tow. The matrix material includes an energy-emissive dopant that emits a curing energy in response to receiving an activating energy. The curing energy effects curing of the solidifiable matrix material so that it solidifies to a rigid or semi-rigid matrix material. Methods of additively manufacturing an article include dispensing an additive manufacturing fiber tow, a solidifiable matrix material, and an energy-emissive dopant to form a solidifiable composite, and applying the activating energy to the energy-emissive dopant to activate the energy-emissive dopant to emit the curing energy. Systems to additively manufacturing an article may be configured to employ such additive manufacturing fiber composites and/or methods. |
| US10766191B2 |
Additive manufacturing system having in-head fiber weaving
A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a head configured to discharge a composite material including a matrix and a plurality of continuous reinforcements. The system may also include a weave mechanism configured to selectively adjust a pattern of weaving of the plurality of continuous reinforcements occurring inside of the head. |
| US10766190B2 |
Additive manufacturing apparatus and related process
Additive manufacturing apparatus including a build module is presented. The build module includes a support structure; a powder supply chamber formed in the support structure; and powder applicator disposed on the support structure and located proximate to the powder supply chamber. The build module further includes a powder recovery chamber and a plurality of build plates spatially disposed around the powder recovery chamber, the plurality of build plates configured to move around the powder recovery chamber. The build module is configured such that during an additive manufacturing process step, a build plate of the plurality of build plates is disposed between the powder supply chamber and the powder recovery chamber, and the powder applicator is configured to distribute a required amount of the powder material from the powder supply chamber on the build plate and deposit any excess powder material in the powder recovery chamber. Related processes are also presented. |
| US10766189B2 |
Container for 3D printed objects and method of cooling and unpacking a manufactured object from a 3D printer using that container
A container (140) for receiving a manufactured object (160) from a 3D printer is disclosed. A method for cooling and unpacking 3D printed objects using that container. (140) is also disclosed. The container has a wall forming the sides of the container, a top extending to the sides of the container, a connector (142) for connection to a vacuum source and a guillotine member (150). The lower portion of the container has support members to slidably receive the guillotine member (150) to form a base of the container. The guillotine member is selectively configurable between an apertured configuration having a plurality of through holes (152) to allow passage of air and/or build material, and a closed configuration in which the through holes are closed so as to prevent build material from falling out of the container. |
| US10766187B2 |
Laminate applicator
A device for laminating panels that includes a base that includes an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge, and a folding assembly that includes a first surface that is generally perpendicular with the upper surface of the base, a folding portion having an inner surface, a front edge and a rear edge. A folding path is defined from the front edge of the folding portion to the rear edge of the folding portion. An angle that is defined between the inner surface of the folding portion and the first surface decreases along the folding path. |
| US10766186B2 |
Method of making an absorbent core for disposable absorbent article
A method of integrating a first fibrous web with a second fibrous web, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing a first absorbent fibrous web material; b. providing a topsheet comprising a second fibrous web material; c. providing an integrating means; and d. integrating said first absorbent fibrous web material and said second fibrous web material by processing through said integrating means. The step of integrating said first absorbent fibrous web material and said second fibrous web material comprises inter-entangling fibers from the first absorbent fibrous web and fibers from the second fibrous web. |
| US10766177B2 |
Guide bushing for an injection moulding apparatus
Disclosed is a guide bushing for the guiding and sealing of a closing needle of a needle valve nozzle of an injection moulding apparatus, the guide bushing having a main part and a fastening element, wherein the main part has a through-opening for the closing needle, wherein the through-opening comprises at least one guiding portion, which encloses the closing needle with slight movement play, wherein the through-opening comprises at least two expansion portions, whose diameter in each case is larger than that of the at least one guiding portion. The guide bushing moreover comprises a fastening element, which is securable to the main part, wherein a seal element is arranged between the fastening element and the main part, bearing against the entire circumference of a closing needle inserted into the through-opening. |
| US10766175B2 |
Method for producing a trim element with a genuine carbon appearance
The invention relates to a method for producing a trim element for vehicles which has a genuine carbon appearance, comprising a carbon fiber layer which is arranged on an exposed side of the trim element and is visible from the outside, and which is made of a fiber structure composed of prefabricated carbon fibers with interstices, with the method comprising at least the process step of wet impregnating the prefabricated carbon fiber layer with an aqueous polymer dispersion based on polyurethane, acrylate or polyvinyl acetate or a mixture thereof, so that the polymer dispersion penetrates at least partially into the carbon fiber layer, increasing the suitability thereof for penetration of a coating into the interstices of the fiber structure of the carbon layer. |
| US10766174B2 |
Method and apparatus for a thermoplastic homogeneous failure module
A failure module includes a support element. A reinforcing element is disposed on the support element. The support element is chemically compatible with the reinforcing element. A homogeneous chemical bond is formed between the support element and the reinforcing element. |
| US10766173B2 |
Method of manufacturing multiple fuel cell separator plate assemblies
A method of manufacturing a flow field plate includes mixing graphite and resin materials to provide a mixture. The mixture is formed into a continuous flow field plate, for example, by ram extrusion or one or more press belts. The continuous flow field plate is separated into discrete flow field plates. Flow field channels are provided in one of the continuous flow field plate and the discrete flow field plates. |
| US10766171B2 |
Controlling the formation of imperfections due to polymeric shrinkage during molding operations
Particular embodiments of the invention include apparatus and methods for compensating for shrinkage of a polymeric material in a mold during curing operations. Embodiments of the method include providing a mold comprising a molding cavity defining an interior mold volume separated from an exterior environment and introducing a volume of polymeric material into the molding cavity. Such methods further include impeding the development of a void in the volume of polymeric material by, either: isolating the volume of polymeric material within the molding cavity from the exterior environment, or reducing the interior mold volume of the molding cavity to at least substantially consume a volume of polymeric material shrinkage. Such methods further include curing the polymeric material to form a molded polymeric form. |
| US10766163B2 |
Blade attachment for an oscillating tool
A blade attachment, configured to be coupled to a power tool, enables two parallel cuts to be made simultaneously. The blade attachment includes an intermediate portion, configured to be coupled to the power tool, and two blade portions, configured to be coupled to opposite sides of the intermediate portion. The two blade portions are formed to mirror one another and are arranged to be opposite and parallel to one another on the blade attachment. Each of the blade portions includes an interface leg, which is coupled to the intermediate portion, and a blade leg, which extends downwardly from the interface leg at an angle. Each blade leg includes a plurality of teeth configured to make a cut. |
| US10766161B2 |
Vertical grain sawmill and method of sawing vertical grain lumber
What is disclosed is an improved method of sawing wood and an improved sawmill capable of producing vertical grain lumber. Vertical grain lumber is a preferred lumber for use, for example, in trim applications. The improved method and improved sawmill both utilize a track having a carriage, the carriage has a vertical blade and a horizontal blade. The vertical blade and the horizontal blade travel on the carriage down the track. The log is then rotated for another length of lumber to be cut. In a preferred embodiment the sawmill utilizes a skewer for adjusting the log. In a preferred embodiment the log is held by a lathe that can be moved. In a preferred embodiment the log is placed on a skewer before it is engaged by the lathe. |
| US10766159B2 |
Manual craft cutting machine
A manual craft cutting machine comprises a housing, a template, a press roller, a retainer, a backing plate, and a drive mechanism. The press roller is composed of a first press roller and a second press roller. The press roller is rotated under restriction of the retainer. The retainer comprises a positioning retainer and a sliding retainer. The positioning retainer is provided with a slide groove. The sliding retainer is inserted in the slide groove and movable along the slide groove. The sliding retainer comprises a first sliding retainer rotatably connected with the first press roller and a second sliding retainer rotatably connected with the second press roller. The manual craft cutting machine further comprises a press roller spacing adjustment mechanism. The press roller spacing adjustment mechanism comprises a shift adjusting mechanism for adjusting a large spacing between the press rollers and a fine adjustment mechanism for adjusting a fine spacing between the press rollers. The shift adjustment mechanism drives the first sliding retainer to move along the slide groove, and the fine adjustment mechanism drives the second sliding retainer to move along the slide groove, so that the spacing between the press rollers can be quickly and largely adjusted according to the needs, and a fine spacing adjustment can be achieved according to the needs. |
| US10766158B2 |
Oscillating blade for food processor system
A food processing system includes a food processor wherein an initial operation of said food processor is configured to cut a food item in a first, generally vertical direction and a later operation of said food processor is configured to cut said food item in a second direction. The second direction is distinct from the vertical direction. |
| US10766156B2 |
Razor cartridge assembly
Provided is a razor cartridge assembly including: one or more razor blades, each having a cutting edge, a blade housing configured to accommodate the one or more razor blades in a longitudinal direction of the blade housing, and a connector configured to be coupled to a back of the blade housing, wherein the blade housing includes a rib disposed at the back of the blade housing and positioned in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the connector includes an inner cantilever and an outer cantilever opposite the inner cantilever, wherein the inner cantilever and the outer cantilever are configured to engage with the rib to couple the blade housing and the connector together. |
| US10766153B2 |
Cutting instrument, coating and method
A new and improved cutting instrument is provided having an enhanced coating. The coating includes titanium, chromium, nitrogen and carbon elements and provides increased wear resistance. The coating can be applied to a variety of metal and non-metallic substrates, which include scissors and knife blades. |
| US10766149B2 |
Optimization-based spring lattice deformation model for soft materials
Techniques for controlling a robotic picking arm using estimated seal quality metrics. A plurality of candidate contact points for holding an item using a suction device of the robotic picking arm, based on captured images of the item and an n-dimensional surface model of the item. An expected seal quality metric for a first one of the candidate contact points, by processing the n-dimensional surface model of the item and physical properties of the suction device of the robotic picking arm. Based on the expected seal quality metric, embodiments can determine whether to retrieve the item from the storage container by holding the item at the first candidate contact point using the suction device of the robotic picking arm. |
| US10766144B2 |
Map related acoustic filtering by a mobile robot
This specification relates to robots and audio processing in robots. One aspect of the subject matter includes: a body and one or more physically moveable components; a plurality of microphones; one or more processors; and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the robot to perform operations. The operations can include: obtaining map data of an environment of the robot; selecting a test location from the map data; navigating to the selected test location; receiving a sound wave propagating through the environment of the robot; computing one or more acoustic transfer functions for the test signal, wherein each acoustic transfer function represents how the test signal was transformed by the environment of the robot during its propogation through the environment of the robot; and storing each of the transfer functions in association with the test location. |
| US10766137B1 |
Artificial intelligence system for modeling and evaluating robotic success at task performance
A machine learning system builds and uses computer models for identifying how to evaluate the level of success reflected in a recorded observation of a task. Such computer models may be used to generate a policy for controlling a robotic system performing the task. The computer models can also be used to evaluate robotic task performance and provide feedback for recalibrating the robotic control policy. |
| US10766136B1 |
Artificial intelligence system for modeling and evaluating robotic success at task performance
A machine learning system builds and uses computer models for identifying how to evaluate the level of success reflected in a recorded observation of a task. Such computer models may be used to generate a policy for controlling a robotic system performing the task. The computer models can also be used to evaluate robotic task performance and provide feedback for recalibrating the robotic control policy. |
| US10766129B2 |
Torque-adjustable pneumatic tool
A pneumatic tool has a body and a torque adjusting unit. The body has a trigger chamber, a trigger assembly, an inlet channel, and an outlet channel. The torque adjusting unit is connected with a bottom of the body, is mounted on one end of the outlet channel, and has a silencer, a piston rod, a piston sleeve, and a spring. The silencer is mounted detachably on the bottom of the body and having a discharging chamber. The piston rod is connected adjustably with the silencer and extends into the discharging chamber. The piston sleeve is mounted around the piston rod and is axially moveable relative to the piston rod. The spring is mounted around the piston sleeve and has two ends abutting respectively the piston sleeve and the silencer. |
| US10766127B2 |
Nosepiece assembly with a passage for ejecting debris
A nosepiece assembly includes a first nosepiece portion including a fastener guide. The fastener guide has a support ledge to position a first fastener of a collated strip of fasteners in a drive channel. The nosepiece assembly also includes a second nosepiece portion connected to the first nosepiece portion opposite to the fastener guide with the first and second nosepiece portions defining the drive channel therebetween and defining a debris ejection passage therebetween. The debris ejection passage extends between the drive channel and a debris ejection aperture on an exterior surface of the nosepiece assembly. |
| US10766126B2 |
Pneumatic signal generating device for a pneumatic tool
A pneumatic generating device has a valve sleeve, a valve core, a piston pin, and a guiding assembly. The valve sleeve has a sleeve chamber and an input end. The valve core is mounted rotatably in the valve sleeve and has an axial hole and an annular groove. The annular groove is defined around the valve core. The piston pin is mounted moveably in the axial hole and has an end extending out of the input end of the valve sleeve and combined with a sealing cap. The guiding assembly is combined rotatably with the valve core and has a signal member and a guiding tube. The signal member is held in the annular groove in the valve core and has a passage communicating with the sleeve chamber. The guiding tube is connected with signal member and communicates with the passage in the signal member. |
| US10766122B2 |
Pressure adjusting device of quick fixture
A pressure adjusting device of a quick fixture includes a main member, a fixed member fixed to the main member, a movable member movably connected to the main member, and an elastic member received in the main member and having opposite end connected to the fixed member and the movable member to urge the movable member. With the pressure adjusting device the quick fixture can fix various workpieces with different thicknesses. |
| US10766121B2 |
System and method for mounting carpenter levels
An improved system and method for clamping of carpenter levels is disclosed. Within the system, it is not necessary to re-size and re-adjust the clamps over and over again as they are re-located. As such, time-consuming repetitive steps are reduced. Additionally, the system can be applied to a variety of clamping surfaces, and can be swiveled to fit at unusual angles. |
| US10766113B2 |
Machine tool
A machine tool is configured so that: a first frequency band comprising the main shaft characteristic vibration frequency and a second frequency band comprising the mechanical structure characteristic vibration frequency are set; thresholds are stored for each of the set frequency bands; vibration components are extracted for each of the frequency bands from the output of a vibration sensor; and when the vibration amplitude exceeds a threshold in either of the frequency bands, an alarm is sounded. |
| US10766111B2 |
Loading and/or unloading device and method for operating a loading and/or unloading device
A mobile loading and/or unloading device with at least one transport unit for moving the loading and/or unloading device, with at least one storage unit fixed to the transport unit, on which at least one gripping object can be arranged or is arranged and with at least one on-the-transport-unit fixed manipulator unit. The manipulator unit includes at least one manipulator, which includes at least one gripping means for gripping the at least one gripping object through which the at least one gripping object can be arranged and/or removed in a processing station, such as a machine tool, and/or can be arranged in or on and/or removed from the storage unit. The storage unit includes at least one holding device by which the at least one gripping object can be fixed. |
| US10766110B2 |
Tool changer
A tool changer includes a holding member having a tool change arm disposed thereon, a rotation mechanism rotating the holding member at a first rotation speed in normal and reverse directions, a forward/backward movement mechanism moving the holding member forward and backward at a first forward/backward movement speed, and a controller comparing a first difference as a difference between a command value for the rotation and an output value of an encoder with a first threshold. When the first difference is equal to or greater than the first threshold, a rotational speed of the holding member is chained to a second rotation speed slower than the first rotation speed. Alternatively, when the first difference is less than the first threshold, the rotational speed of the holding member is maintained at the first rotation speed. |
| US10766102B2 |
Method and system for performing laser marking
Embodiments of present disclosure discloses system and method for performing laser marking. Initially, a first image of a region to be laser marked may be captured and compared with a predefined image of a predefined pattern to be laser marked on the region. By the comparison, a first score may be computed. The first score may indicate marking present in the region to be laser marked, in relation to the predefined image. Further, a co-ordinate data of a configuration file, relating to the predefined pattern, in the laser marking system may be modified based on the first score, for performing the laser marking on the region. |
| US10766101B2 |
Adhesive tape and apparatus for making same
The invention relates to a device for producing an adhesive tape (2), comprising a supply unit (5) for supplying a strip-type textile carrier (3) of the adhesive tape (2), and a coating unit (6) for applying an at least lamellar adhesive coating (4) to at least one side of the carrier (3). The invention also relates to an ultrasound unit (9 and 10) and/or a laser unit for producing perforations and/or cut edges in the carrier (3). |
| US10766099B2 |
Friction stir welding apparatus for structural steel
A friction stir welding apparatus that includes a rotary tool and a heating device. The heating device is placed in front of the rotary tool to heat steel sheets that are used as a workpiece. The rotary tool is moved in the welding direction so that steel sheet is softened by frictional heat. Additionally, the surface temperature, the area, and the position of the heated region during the heating process are strictly controlled. The heating of the steel sheets by the welding apparatus provides sufficient strength and good welding workability by advantageously eliminating plastic flow defects generated due to insufficient heating of workpieces. |
| US10766097B2 |
Integration of ultrasonic additive manufactured thermal structures in brazements
A manifold structure has at least one flow passage and a center manifold section that has at least one machined cavity. The manifold structure includes a plurality of ultrasonically additively manufactured (UAM) finstock layers arranged in the flow passage. After the finstock is formed by UAM, the finstock is permanently joined to the center manifold section via a brazing or welding process. Using UAM and a permanent joining process enables joining of the UAM finstock having enhanced thermal features to a vacuum brazement structure. UAM enables the finstock to be formed of dissimilar metal materials or multi-material laminate materials. UAM also enables bond joints of the finstock to be arranged at angles greater than ten degrees relative to a horizontal axis by using the same aluminum material in the UAM process and in the vacuum brazing process. |
| US10766092B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus to provide preheat voltage feedback loss protection
Systems, methods, and apparatus to provide preheat voltage feedback loss protection are disclosed. An example welding-type system includes a welding-type power source configured to provide welding-type power to a welding-type circuit, the welding-type circuit comprising a welding-type electrode and a first contact tip of a welding torch; an electrode preheating circuit configured to provide preheating power through a first portion of the welding-type electrode via a second contact tip of the welding torch; a preheat feedback circuit configured to measure a preheat voltage; and an electrode preheat control circuit configured to: control the preheating power based on the preheating voltage; and control the electrode preheating circuit to reduce the preheating power in response to detecting an invalid preheat voltage measured by the preheat feedback circuit. |
| US10766091B2 |
Low manganese fume welding process
The amount of manganese in the weld fumes generated by an arc welding process can be reduced without reducing the concentration of manganese in the weld deposit ultimately obtained by supplying the manganese to the weld site by the hot wire welding electrode of a hot wire welding process. |
| US10766088B2 |
Metal working power supply converter system and method
A power supply for welding, cutting and similar operations includes a dual two-switch forward converter. The converter has two inverter circuits coupled in parallel but controlled to provide output power in an interleaved fashion. To avoid “walking” of the circuits (which could result in different duty cycles and imbalance of the load sharing), control signals are determined and applied to a first of the inverter circuits, and “on” times of the first circuit is monitored, such as by augmenting a counter to determine the number of clock cycles the first circuit is “on”. The same duration is then used for commanding output from the second inverter circuit. The duty cycles of both circuits is thus ensured to be the same regardless of changes in the total output power. |
| US10766087B2 |
External pulse generating device and method
The present invention provides a unique and novel, low-cost external assembly that can be used to add a pulsed current functionality to a continuous welding machine. The external assembly is located in series between a pedal for controlling the welder and the welder itself. The external assembly includes a controller that modifies the pedal input signal typically entering directly into the welder. The modified signal converts the continuous welding machine such that it operates as a pulsed welding machine. |
| US10766086B2 |
Injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly and method of use thereof
An injection-molded solder (IMS) tool assembly apparatus, the apparatus including an IMS tool for dispensing a molten material via a round extrusion part to coat an inside or an outside wall of a pipe (and a chiller for providing cooling water to flow through an inside of the pipe.) |
| US10766081B2 |
Finishing device
The invention relates to a finishing device for removing the weld bead generated during welding of a window or door frame or frame section at the mitered surfaces, wherein the finishing device comprises a support surface for the frame or frame section and a processing arm for supporting a tool holder, and the processing arm consists of a plurality of arm elements that move in hinged fashion relative to one another but can also be fixed in place, wherein the tool holder comprises at least two cutting tools driven by a rotational drive, said tools rotating about a tool axis and at least one tool laterally next to the blade of the tool, contact sides. |
| US10766079B2 |
Drill bit holding assembly for jig and jig apparatus including the same
The invention relates to a drill hold assembly and a jig including the same. The drill hold assembly includes an engaging means which is selectively moveable between a released position to allow sliding movement of the drill bit with respect thereto and an engaged position in which the drill bit is held in a fixed position or within a predefined range of movement with respect to the engaging block to thereby maintain the drill bit in location with the drill hold assembly. The jig apparatus can be used with a powered drill to rotate the drill bit to provide a driving force to the drill bit and the jig is attached to a support surface and a workpiece is positioned between first and second jaws of the jig and the drill bit is advanced along a guide and introduced into the workpiece to form a hole therein at a predefined angle. The drill bit can then be removed from the hole and the drill bit is held by the drill hold assembly to retain the drill bit in a fixed position with respect to the jig to thereby allow relative movement of the jig apparatus and workpiece whilst the drill bit is retained in position with the jig apparatus. |
| US10766071B2 |
Extreme creep resistant nano-crystalline metallic materials
Novel metallic systems and methods for their fabrication provide an extreme creep-resistant nano-crystalline metallic material. The material comprises a matrix formed of a solvent metal with crystalline grains having diameters of no more than about 500 nm, and a plurality of dispersed metallic particles formed on the basis of a solute metal in the solvent metal matrix and having diameters of no more than about 200 nm. The particle density along the grain boundary of the matrix is as high as about 2 nm2 of grain boundary area per particle so as to substantially block grain boundary motion and rotation and limit creep at temperatures above 35% of the melting point of the material. |
| US10766069B2 |
Method for manufacturing electrode material
There is disclosed a method for manufacturing an electrode by pressing and sintering a mixed powder of a solid solution powder of Cr and a heat-resistant element, which contains Cr and the heat-resistant element in a ratio such that Cr is greater than the heat-resistant element by weight, a Cu powder, and a low melting metal powder (Bi, Sn, Se, Pb, etc.). The low melting metal powder of 0.30 weight % to 0.50 weight % is added to a mixed powder of a solid solution powder of Cr and the heat-resistant element and the Cu powder, and then a mixed powder prepared by adding the low melting metal powder is sintered at a temperature of from 1010° C. to 1035° C. As the low melting metal powder, there is used a powder having a median size of from 5 μm to 20 μm. |
| US10766067B2 |
Device for producing cast parts, such as aluminum castings, in a pressure method or low-pressure method
The invention relates to a device for producing cast parts, in a pressure method using a casting tool (20) which includes movably arranged lateral parts (4) with a base (1) that receives a lower part or a lower mold part (3) and a plate that has an upper part (7) or an upper mold part (5). At least the upper part (7) together with a removal plate (10) and the upper mold part (5) can be moved in the vertical direction (Z) relative to the standing surface of the casting tool (20) using at least one adjusting device (17), and the lateral parts (4) can likewise be moved in the horizontal direction (X) using the adjusting device and/or additional adjusting devices. |
| US10766066B2 |
Device for shooting a foundry core
The present invention relates to a device for shooting a foundry core which surrounds a free inner space on its outer boundaries, with the device having a mould cavity representing the foundry core, which circulates around an inner slider extending along a longitudinal axis and is delimited on its outer side by an outer slider circulating around the mould cavity, with the clear width of the mould cavity being determined by the distance of the inner surface of the outer slider, assigned to the mould cavity, to the outer surface of the inner slider. The device according to the invention allows for operationally-safe manufacture of foundry cores that are tubular in their base form, but finely-structured in their walls and also on a large scale. This is achieved by the inner slider segments being displaceable between a removal position, in which they are positioned approximated in relation to one another and to the longitudinal axis of the inner slider and the clear width of the mould cavity present between the inner slider and the outer slider is increased, into a shooting position approximating the outer slider, in which the clear width of the mould cavity corresponds to a target specification for the foundry core to be shot. |
| US10766065B2 |
Method and assembly for a multiple component core assembly
A component is formed from a component material introduced into a mold assembly. The mold assembly includes a mold that has a cavity defined therein by an interior wall. The cavity receives the component material in a molten state to form the component. A multiple component core assembly is positioned with respect to the mold and has a first core component attached to a second core component at a core split line. A core connection component is attached to each of the first and second core components at the core split line, such that the first core component is held adjacent the second core component at the core split line. The core connection component is formed from a connection component material that is at least partially absorbable by the component material. |
| US10766064B2 |
Casting component and method for the application of an anticorrosive layer
A casting component and method for the application of an anticorrosive layer to a substrate, such as the casting component, are provided. The casting component for a device for casting a metal melt includes a metallic basic body and a melt contact surface region which is exposed to the metal melt during casting operation. In the casting component, the metallic basic body is provided in the melt contact surface region with an anticorrosive layer which is resistant to the metal melt and which is formed, using microparticles and/or nanoparticles of one or more substances from a substance group which includes borides, nitrides and carbides of the transition metals and their alloys and also of boron and silicon and Al2O3. |
| US10766061B2 |
Device and method for planishing metal product
An installation for planishing running metal of strip or plate products includes: a frame in which are disposed a lower planishing cassette and an upper planishing cassette, a lower drive device for driving planishing rollers of the lower cassette in rotation, an upper drive device for driving planishing rollers of the upper cassette in rotation. A displacement device displaces a secured assembly including the lower cassette and lower drive. The displacement device is activated for removal of the lower cassette from the frame toward one side or for insertion of the lower cassette from the one side into the frame. The secured assembly includes a replacement tool coupled to the lower cassette on a second operator side opposite the first motor side in relation to the product running axis. A method associated with the planishing installation is also described. |
| US10766060B2 |
Grooved wire and system and method for manufacturing grooved wire
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing grooved wire are provided. A set of rollers may form grooves on an outermost surface of a wire along an axial distance of the wire. The set of rollers may include a first roller and a second roller. The first and second roller may include groove-fabricating portions aligned circumferentially around a radial face of each of the rollers. The first roller and second roller, via the groove-fabricating portions, may form grooves on the outermost surface of the wire along the axial direction of the wire. |
| US10766051B1 |
Apparatuses for wetting mildew-removal strips and related methods
An apparatus for wetting one or more absorbent strips with a solution can comprise a solution tray and a dispenser tray, each comprising a base that defines opposing upper and lower surfaces and one or more openings and a sidewall extending away from the upper surface and disposed along a periphery of the base. One or more dispensers can each include a tube extending between first and second ends, the first end being coupled to the dispenser tray's base such that the tube is configured to receive solution from a respective one of the opening(s) of the dispenser tray. An applicator tray can be configured to receive the strip(s). The solution, dispenser, and applicator trays are positionable to permit solution to flow through the solution tray's opening(s) onto the dispenser tray's base, through the dispenser tray's opening(s) into the dispenser(s), and through the dispenser(s) onto the applicator tray. |
| US10766048B2 |
Apparatus for cleaning spray guns and bells
An improved cleaner for paint spray guns in use on an assembly line comprises a vessel having an inlet, a drain and a port for receiving an atomizer of a spray gun. An impeller is rotatably mounted within the vessel in fluid communication with the inlet. The impeller has an offset cleaning nozzle for projecting a cleaning spray towards the port, a rotational nozzle for projecting a rotational spray to effect rotation of the impeller. The impeller also has an independently controlled central nozzle cleaning nozzle. The cleaner has an air wipe down for removing excess solvent from the atomizer of the spray gun as it leaves the cleaner following a wash cycle. The cleaner comprises a helical flushing means and a solvent purge assembly to clean the inner walls of the vessel. An air and solvent separation fitting provides improved solvent drainage efficiency. |
| US10766047B2 |
Dispensing container and actuator therefor
A fluid dispenser, comprising: an actuator with a rotatable dial; a valve assembly connected to the actuator, the valve assembly being configured so as to cause fluid to be drawn from a reservoir and released from the dispenser during at least part of the time when the dial is rotated from a start position to one of a plurality of dosage positions and back to the start position, the plurality of dosage positions being at different respective angular positions of the dial; the actuator being configured to provide perceptible feedback at each of the plurality of dosage positions. |
| US10766044B2 |
Channeled reductant mixing device
A reductant impingement device includes a proximal end having an impingement pin with a convex surface; and a distal end having a body concentric with a longitudinal axis of the impingement pin. The distal end includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A plurality of inner channels connects the first surface and the second surface, and a plurality of outer channels connects the first surface and the second surface, where the plurality of inner channels are disposed in a circular array at a first radial distance from a longitudinal axis of the impingement pin, and the plurality of outer channels are disposed in a circular array at a second distance from the longitudinal axis of the impingement pin. |
| US10766037B2 |
Discharging device for mills
A discharging device for mills, comprising: a conduit (10), structured so as to be connected to a discharge opening (3) of a mill (1); a bend (11) disposed along the conduit (10), which defines a curve of the conduit (10); a regulating device (12) associated to the bend (11) and predisposed for varying the position of the bend (11) so as to vary at least a height thereof. |
| US10766033B2 |
Droplet generation in a microfluidic device having an optoelectrowetting configuration
Systems and methods are described herein for improved droplet generation within microfluidic apparatuses. Electrowetting forces of varying configurations may be used to separate droplets from a fluidic reservoir in a reproducible and rapid manner. In many embodiments, separation of droplets from the fluidic reservoir is performed without the use of highly specialized surfactants. |
| US10766030B2 |
Method and apparatus for the detection of bacteria
The present invention relates to a fast, simple and very sensitive method for the detection of bacteria, comprising the steps of providing one or more suspensions each comprising at least one species of labeled test bacteriophages which specifically bind to a bacterial species to be detected; adding a sample to be tested for the presence of at least one bacterial species to be detected to the one or more suspensions; filtering the reaction mixture; detecting bacteria-bacteriophages-complexes on the surface of the filter in the retentate, provided that at least one bacterial species to be detected is present, wherein the complexes consist of bacteria of the at least one bacterial species to be detected and test bacteriophages of the at least one species of test bacteriophages bound thereto; detecting unbound test bacteriophages in the filtrate; processor-aided processing of received detection signals and output of detection results. |
| US10766029B2 |
Device, platform, and assay for assessing cells
Devices are for assessing the migration response in the presence of a stable encapsulated gradient of a factor or factor combination, and quantifying the adherence response inside micro-channels in the presence of different factors. A platform is for obtaining information relating to migration score or the quantification of adhered cells through use of the devices, and it allows this information to be used to assess therapeutic potential. A method quantifies the cells migration response and the cell adherence response. |
| US10766027B2 |
Systems and methods for tagging and acoustically characterizing containers
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for tagging and acoustically characterizing containers. |
| US10766024B2 |
Multicomponent plasmonic photocatalysts consisting of a plasmonic antenna and a reactive catalytic surface: the antenna-reactor effect
A multicomponent photocatalyst includes a reactive component optically, electronically, or thermally coupled to a plasmonic material. A method of performing a catalytic reaction includes loading a multicomponent photocatalyst including a reactive component optically, electronically, or thermally coupled to a plasmonic material into a reaction chamber, introducing molecular reactants into the reaction chamber, and illuminating the reaction chamber with a light source. |
| US10766021B2 |
Propylene direct oxidation reaction catalyst, method for preparing same, and method for preparing propylene oxide through propylene direct oxidation reaction using same
Disclosed is a propylene direct oxidation reaction catalyst capable of preparing a propylene oxide from propylene and oxygen at a higher yield than catalysts prepared by conventional methods, by applying a specific transition metal oxide promoter in preparation of a catalyst containing silver, a transition metal oxide promoter and a carrier through a slurry process. The present invention provides a propylene direct oxidation reaction catalyst, which is a supported silver catalyst used for preparing a propylene oxide from the propylene direct oxidation reaction, the catalyst including a molybdenum oxide and a tungsten oxide as a catalyst promoter. |
| US10766019B2 |
Olefin metathesis reaction catalyst and preparation method therefor
The present invention relates to an olefin metathesis reaction catalyst where rhenium (Re) oxide or molybdenum (Mo) oxide is supported, as a catalyst main component, on a surface-modified mesoporous silica or mesoporous alumina support, and a preparation method therefor. The olefin metathesis reaction catalyst of the present invention allows highly efficient metathesis of long-chain unsaturated hydrocarbons having at least eight carbons at a low temperature of 150° C. or lower. The catalyst can be separated readily from reaction solution, regenerated at a low temperature of 400° C. or lower by removing toxins accumulated on it during the metathesis reaction, and used repeatedly in metathesis reaction many times, thereby being made good use in commercial olefin metathesis processes. |
| US10766016B2 |
Sorbent composition for use in a flue gas train including a baghouse
A sorbent composition for enhanced baghouse function is described. The composition may include a sorbent such as powder activated carbon as well as an additive that is a heat moderator or a permeability agent. The heat moderator may act as a heat sink or barrier. Heat moderators may include in non-limiting examples phyllosilicates, cyclosilicates, or nesosilicates that may include, montmorillonite, bentonite, halloysite, aluminum silicates, muscovite, illite, kaolin, andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, metakaolin, mullite, polymers, such as chitosan, and/or clays, either natural or synthetic (e.g., montmorillonite), or polyethylenimine. Permeability may be affected by mixing sorbents of lower D50 with sorbents of higher D50 in various ratios, or addition of a permeability agent such as a phyllosilicate, perlite, silica, diatomaceous earth. Further, a permeability agent such as a fluoropolymer may be coated onto or admixed with the sorbent. Diatomaceous earth, perlites, or silicates may also increase permeability. The compositions are particularly useful in flue gas treatment systems with baghouse separation units in that they have reduced combustibility and increased permeability properties. |
| US10766011B2 |
Liquid polymer activation system using a submersible acutator
The present disclosure is directed to a blending system including a blending mechanism, wherein said blending mechanism comprises a mixing chamber including at least a submersible motor, at least a high shear mixer, at least an impeller and at least a multistage retention time cup. |
| US10766009B2 |
Slurry injection system and method for operating the same
A slurry injection system includes low and high pressure clear fluid manifolds. Low pressure clear fluid is pressurized and communicated to high pressure manifold. A blender unit communicates slurry through a sensor system that generates a flow rate signal and a density signal of the low pressure slurry. The slurry pressurizer is in fluid communication with the high pressure clear fluid manifold through a bypass pump, a mixer, the blender unit and the low pressure clear fluid manifold. The slurry pressurizer forms high pressure slurry that is communicated to the mixer and communicates fluid to the low pressure clear fluid manifold. The mixer mixes the high pressure slurry and high pressure clear fluid from the high pressure clear fluid manifold to form a mixture that is communicated to a slurry injection site. A controller controls the bypass pump using the flow rate and density to control a density of slurry. |
| US10766007B2 |
Hollow fiber membrane module and method for operating same
The present invention provides a hollow fiber membrane module that can effectively resolve the accumulation of suspended solids within the membrane module, lower running costs, and also operate stably. The present invention relates to a hollow fiber membrane molecule provided with: a cylindrical case having a first end and a second end in the direction of height; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes accommodated within the cylindrical case; and a first potting part accommodated within the cylindrical case and attaching the plurality of hollow fiber membranes together such that the end parts of the plurality of hollow membrane fibers at a first end side of the cylindrical case are open. The hollow fiber membranes are porous hollow fiber membranes having a breaking strength of 23 MPa, and the hollow membrane module has a membrane area per unit volume of 800-3700 m2/m3. The filling fraction for the hollow fiber membranes in a cross-section orthogonal to the direction of height of the cylindrical case is 25-38%. |
| US10766005B2 |
Nanostructured polyelectrolytes for ion-selective membranes
Nanostructured polyelectrolyte bilayers deposited by Layer-by-Layer deposition on nanoporous membranes can be selectively crosslinked to modify the polyelectrolyte charge density and control ionic selectivity independent of ionic conductivity. For example, the polyelectrolyte bilayer can comprise a cationic polymer layer, such as poly(ethyleneimine), and an anionic polymer layer, such as poly(acrylic acid). Increasing the number of bilayers increases the cation selectivity when the poly(ethyleneimine) layer is crosslinked with glutaraldehyde. Crosslinking the membranes also increases the chemical and mechanical strength of the polyelectrolyte films. This controllable and inexpensive method can be used to create ion-selective and mechanically robust membranes on porous supports for a wide range of applications. |
| US10766002B2 |
Method and system for performing reverse osmosis with brine recirculation and energy recovery
A reverse osmosis system and a method of operating the same includes a membrane housing comprising a reverse osmosis membrane therein. The membrane housing has a feed fluid inlet, a brine outlet and a permeate outlet. A first turbocharger has a first pump portion and a first turbine portion. The brine outlet is coupled to a first pipe directing a first portion of brine to the first pump portion. The first pump portion is in fluid communication with the feed fluid inlet. A feed pump communicates feed fluid to the feed fluid inlet. The brine outlet is coupled to a second pipe directing a second portion of brine away from the first pump portion. |
| US10765994B2 |
System and method of recovering carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas stream
A carbon dioxide capture system includes a first heat exchanger that exchanges heat between an exhaust stream and a lean carbon dioxide effluent stream. The carbon dioxide capture system also includes a second heat exchanger in flow communication with the first heat exchanger. The second heat exchanger is configured to cool the exhaust stream such that a condensate is formed, and the second heat exchanger is configured to channel a condensate stream for injection into the lean carbon dioxide effluent stream. A first turboexpander including a first compressor is driven by a first turbine. The first compressor is coupled in flow communication with the first heat exchanger. The first turbine is coupled in flow communication with the first heat exchanger and configured to expand the lean carbon dioxide effluent stream. The carbon dioxide capture system further includes a carbon dioxide membrane unit coupled in flow communication with the first compressor. |
| US10765991B2 |
Rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption process and adsorbent laminates for use therein
A rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption (RCPSA) air purification process, apparatus, and device for the removal of at least one of water, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and one or more hydrocarbons from a feed air stream prior to cryogenic air separation. |
| US10765990B2 |
Systems and methods for efficient heating of sorbents in an indoor air scrubber
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for regenerating a sorbent material of a scrubber, configured for scrubbing a contaminant from indoor air from an enclosed space. Some embodiments include a sorbent material portion (SMP) including a sorbent material, which may be configured to be cycled between an adsorption phase for adsorbing a contaminant from indoor air, and a regeneration phase configured for releasing at least a portion of the contaminant adsorbed by the sorbent material during the adsorption phase thereof, via temperature swing adsorption, into a purging airflow. |
| US10765987B2 |
Air filter medium, air filter pack, and air filter unit
An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. An average fiber diameter of fibers included in the first porous PTFE membrane is 0.24 to 0.45 μm, an average fiber diameter of fibers included in the second porous PTFE membrane is 0.04 to 0.23 μm, the air filter medium has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. |
| US10765985B2 |
Air filter structure in general purpose engine
A cleaner casing is fitted to a fan casing for covering an air cooling fan for an engine. A cleaner chamber is formed between the fan casing and the cleaner casing. The cleaner chamber accommodates therein a cylindrical filter element. The filter element purifies air which will becomes an intake air for the engine. In an outer periphery of the cleaner chamber, a swirling passage is formed. An air outside the fan casing is captured into the switching passage through a suction opening. The swirling passage allows the air to be passed onto a hollow portion of the filter element after the air has been swirled around the filter element thereby. |
| US10765976B2 |
Open bottom multiple channel gas delivery device for immersed membranes
A method of air scouring an immersed membrane is described in this specification. The method comprising a step of adjusting one or more aeration parameters: between successive permeation, back pulse or relaxation cycles; during a permeation cycle; or, between a permeation cycle and a backpulse or relaxation cycle. |
| US10765972B2 |
Apparatus and method for purification of a fluid by means of a filter bed
The invention provides an apparatus and method for purification of a fluid, the apparatus comprising: a vessel (1) for receiving, in operation, a filter bed (2) with granular filter material; a transport system (8) configured to, during operation, transport filter material from a cavity (5) underneath the filter bed (2) to a location (17) above the filter bed; a fluid inlet (14) for introducing fluid to be purified into the apparatus; a mixing section (3) adapted to, in operation, provide a mixture of fluid from the fluid inlet and granular filter material from the filter bed in a part of the vessel beneath the mixing section; and a plurality of gas lift injectors (4), wherein each gas lift injector (4) is configured to, in operation, transport the mixture of fluid from the fluid inlet (14) and granular filter material from the filter bed (2) to the cavity (5). |
| US10765970B2 |
Defoamer oil compound, production method therefor, and defoamer composition
The present invention relates to a defoamer oil compound that contains an organopolysiloxane (A), a fine silica powder (B), and a group (C) that is represented by the organopolysiloxanes of formulas (I) and/or (II) (in the formulas, c, d, and e are each an integer of 0 or more, and at least one of X1 to X3 is the group represented by formula (i)). The component (C) is used as a surface treatment agent for the component (B). The present invention makes it possible to obtain a silicone-based defoamer composition that imparts good initial defoaming properties even in an alkaline foaming liquid, that exhibits very little loss in performance over time, and that has excellent defoaming performance. |
| US10765968B2 |
Systems and methods for supercritical fluid chromatography
Provided is a supercritical fluid chromatography method, system, and components comprising such a system wherein a non-polar solvent may replace a portion or all of a polar solvent for the purpose of separating or extracting desired sample molecules from a combined sample/solvent stream. The method and system are designed to eliminate or reduce the amount of polar solvent necessary for chromatographic separation and/or extraction of desired samples to less than or equal to twenty percent polar solvent within the total volume concentration of the total solvents used, and the technique may include one or more of a supercritical fluid chiller, a supercritical fluid pressure-equalizing vessel, and a supercritical fluid cyclonic separator. The supercritical fluid chiller and the use of the chiller allow efficient and consistent pumping of liquid-phase gases employing off-the-shelf HPLC pumps in the supercritical chromatography system using liquid-phase gas mobile phase. The pressure equalizing vessel allows the use of off the shelf HPLC column cartridges in the supercritical chromatography system. The cyclonic separator efficiently and effectively allows for separation of sample molecules from a liquid phase or gas phase stream of a supercritical fluid. The technique may further incorporate the use of one or more disposable cartridges containing silica gel or other suitable medium for use as a chromatographic separation column. The technique may also utilize an open loop cooling circuit using fluids with a positive Joule-Thompson coefficient. |
| US10765963B2 |
Pressurized vapor cycle liquid distillation
Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In some embodiments of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, and a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product. Other embodiments of the invention are directed toward heat management, and other process enhancements for making the system especially efficient. |
| US10765962B2 |
Interactive maze attraction systems and methods
An attraction system includes a first level, a second level positioned vertically above or below the first level, and one or more controllers configured to present a game environment to one or more riders in a ride vehicle as the ride vehicle travels along a path on the first level. The attraction system also includes a lift configured to move the ride vehicle vertically from the first level to the second level based at least in part on a performance of the one or more riders in the game environment. |
| US10765960B2 |
Doll body motion accessory for recreational vehicles
A leg actuator mechanism, a method of manufacturing the leg actuator mechanism, and a doll implementing a leg actuator mechanism is provided. The leg actuator includes an upper leg mechanism comprising a hip end and an opposing knee end. The leg actuator also includes a lower leg mechanism comprising a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end of the lower leg portion is operably coupled to the knee end of the upper leg portion. The leg actuator further includes a follower mechanism. The follower mechanism includes a mounting defining a follower pathway configured to receive a follower joint. The follower mechanism also includes an upper follower connector and a lower follower connector. The follower mechanism moves at least one of the upper leg mechanism or the lower leg mechanism when activated. |
| US10765957B2 |
Integrating commentary content and gameplay content over a multi-user platform
A multi-user platform provides an immersive digital (including virtual reality (VR)) environment to solicit and broadcast commentary related to gameplay. The multi-user platform receives gameplay content, which includes a plurality of media streams that show one or more views. The multi-user platform generates a graphical representation for each media stream in the VR environment, receives commentary content corresponding to one or more media streams in the VR environment, and determines one graphical representation for one media stream is an active representation in the VR environment for a time period. The multi-user platform further synchronizes a portion of the commentary content received in the time period with the one media stream associated with the active representation to create synchronized content and broadcast gameplay channel(s) that includes the synchronized content to one or more subscribers connected to the multi-user platform. |
| US10765955B2 |
Video game notifications for streaming games
Users may request notification of occurrence of video game play events. Upon occurrence of the video game play events, the users may be provided access to live streams of play of the video games. In some embodiments the video game play events may occur across play of a multitude of video games using a multitude of game hosts, including in some embodiments different video games, and play of the video games may be at unscheduled times. |
| US10765951B2 |
Game system, game control device, and information storage medium
Provided is a game system including at least one processor configured to: select at least one game object from a plurality of selection candidate game objects, as a game object to be associated with first user identification information, based on predetermined lottery processing; associate the selected game object with the first user identification information; and set, as one of the plurality of selection candidate game objects, a game object which is associated with second user identification information and generated based on a game play by a second user who is identified by the second user identification information. |
| US10765950B1 |
Wireless electrical connection box
A wireless electrical connection box has a plurality of electrical receptacles secured within a translucent or transparent lock box. The lock box may by opened by use of a key or other securing means. The plurality of electrical receptacles may be actuated or deactivated wirelessly by means of a proprietary application associated with a portable electronic device. |
| US10765949B1 |
Determining action selection policies of an execution device
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for generating an action selection policy (ASP) for an execution device. One method includes obtaining an ASP in a current iteration; obtaining a respective first reward for each action in a current state; computing a first reward of the current state based on the respective first rewards for the actions and the ASP; computing a respective regret value of each action based on a difference between the respective first reward for the action and the first reward for the current state; computing an incremental ASP based on the respective regret value of the each action in the current iteration; computing a second reward for the current state based on the incremental ASP; determining an ASP in a next iteration based on the second reward of the current state; and controlling actions of the execution device according to the ASP. |
| US10765948B2 |
Video game content aggregation, normalization, and publication systems and methods
The present specification describes a system and method for aggregating user results, rankings and statistical data associated with playing video games across two or more games, normalizing the aggregated data to unified values and presenting the aggregated and unified data via an interface, such that data from one game may be fairly combined and/or compared to data from another game. The present system enables users of one game to trade game-related virtual items with users of another game by providing a normalized score or value for virtual items, thereby permitting virtual items associated with one game to be fairly compared against virtual items of another game. |
| US10765947B2 |
Visual display method for compensating sound information, computer readable storage medium and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a visual display method and apparatus for compensating sound information, a storage medium, and an electronic device, and relates to the field of human-computer interaction technology. The visual display method includes: providing a mini-map on a graphical user interface, and rendering a first graphic identifier on the mini-map, wherein the first graphic identifier is used to indicate a current position and orientation of a virtual object in a game scene; detecting a sound in a first preset range of the game scene, and when the sound in the first preset range of the game scene is detected, acquiring orientation information of a sound source of the sound; and generating a second graphic identifier corresponding to the sound at a corresponding position on the mini-map according to the orientation information of the sound source of the sound. |
| US10765946B2 |
Video game dynamic game play support options
Goods available to be obtained for use by a game character in a video game are displayed in stacks of icons indicative of the goods. The icons may be stacked such that goods of greater immediate use to the game character are higher in the stacks. |
| US10765945B2 |
Information processing system, non-transitory storage medium having stored information processing program, information processing device, and information processing method
An information processing system includes: a game control unit configured to move a player character object in a virtual space; and a camera control unit configured to move a virtual camera together with the movement of the player character object in the virtual space. The camera control unit performs observation control of moving the virtual camera to make an object to be observed included in the visual field of the virtual camera in a case where the player character object is inside an observation performance region set to the object to be observed. |
| US10765940B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing stimulus signals generated by accessory devices
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining first and second stimulus signals from first and second input functions of first and second gaming equipment devices used by first and second users to control a video game. A first contest between the first and second users is based on first and second game action results determined based on the first and second stimulus signals. A relative performance between the first and second users is determined from a comparison of first and second measures of the first and second stimulus signals. A second contest between the first user and the second user is based on the relative performance. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10765938B2 |
De-interleaving gameplay data
The subject disclosure relates to the de-interleaving of captured game data for the creation of separate video data and statistical metadata repositories. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology includes steps for capturing gameplay data based on live gameplay in a game environment, the gameplay data comprising video data and statistical metadata based on player interactions with the game environment, de-interleaving the video data and the statistical metadata, storing the video data to a first database, and storing the statistical metadata to a second database, the first database being different from the second database. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. |
| US10765934B1 |
Juggling simulation game
The juggling simulation game is a game of skill. The juggling simulation game is an electrically operated game. The juggling simulation game simulates the activity of juggling. The juggling simulation game comprises a base structure, a vertical structure, and a control circuit. The base structure attaches to the vertical structure. The base structure and the vertical structure contains the control circuit. The control circuit simulates the appearance and the movement of a plurality of balls during the juggling process. The control circuit further forms an interface that allows for the change of direction of the simulated motion of the plurality of balls. |
| US10765932B1 |
Maze capable of changing rolling paths
A maze capable of changing rolling paths contains: a rotatable three-dimensional block formed in a six-sided cube shape and defined by twenty-six square cube units for matching with a central fixing element. The rotatable three-dimensional block includes nine of the twenty-six square cube units formed in a 3 by 3 grid arranged on the rotatable three-dimensional block, and each square cube unit has three sets of rotary layers so as to form twelve rotary layer units. The rotatable three-dimensional block includes at least one path having at least one visible window formed on the at least one path respectively. The at least one path is formed in any one of a T shape, a cross shape, and an arc shape on each square cube unit, and the at least one path includes a ball rolling therein and at least one channel which communicates with one another. |
| US10765928B2 |
Protective pad for protection from impact and a protective garment using the same
The invention is to a protective pad for protection from impact and a protective garment using the same. The protective pad includes a foam part and a plate part. The foam part includes a plurality of channels, a plurality of cutout portions, and a plate accommodating section for receiving the plate part. The channels are formed in a first surface of the foam part and the plate accommodating section is formed in a second surface opposite to the first surface. The cutout portions of the foam part are through-holes formed in the foam part from the first surface to the second surface. The plate part is arranged on the plate accommodating section of the foam part, and the plate part includes a plurality of cutout portions that are substantially aligned with the cutout portions of the foam part. |
| US10765924B2 |
Lacrosse head having a pinched ball containment area
Embodiments provide a lacrosse head with a pinched ball containment area. The head includes a juncture, a stop member adjoining the juncture, first and second sidewalls extending from the stop member in a forward direction, and a transverse wall connecting the first and second sidewalls opposite to the stop member. The adjoining transverse wall and first sidewall may form a first shoulder portion and the adjoining transverse wall and second sidewall may form a second shoulder portion, with the first and second shoulder portions defining an inside widest point perpendicularly across the bisecting line. Within a certain distance from the widest point in a rearward direction, the first sidewall and the second sidewall define a ball containment width that places the frame of the lacrosse head closer to a ball than an opposing lacrosse head during a draw. |
| US10765921B2 |
Iron golf club head
An iron golf club head comprises; a head main body including a club face provided with score lines; a weight member having a specific gravity larger than that of the head main body; and a fixing member having a specific gravity larger than that of the head main body and less than that of the weight member, and fixed to the head main body by welding so as to cover the weight member. In a forward tilting state of the club head in which the score lines are horizontal and the club face is vertical, the distance D in the perpendicular direction to the club face from the backmost position of the club head to the center of gravity of the weight member is not more than 47.3% of the maximum thickness W of the club head which is the shortest distance from the backmost position of the club head to the club face. |
| US10765919B2 |
Golf club head with molded polymeric body
A golf club head includes a forward section and a body section to define a closed internal volume. The forward section has a strike face, a frame that surrounds the strike face, and a flange extending from the frame. The body section is formed from a molded polymeric material, and includes a forward edge that defines a receiving portion adapted to receive the flange and a weight receiving feature spaced apart from the forward edge. The body section further includes a reinforcing structure protruding into the internal volume and extending between the weight receiving feature and the forward edge. The reinforcing structure is operative to transfer impact loads between the weight receiving feature and the metallic forward section. |
| US10765915B2 |
Stationary jumping and trick bike
A stationary jumping and trick bike is disclosed. An example device includes a frame assembly having a handlebar on a forward portion of the frame assembly and a seat on the frame assembly. A leg member including a leaf spring is connected to the frame assembly by a bracket having a plurality of ports selectable for pivotably attaching the leg member to the frame assembly to adjust pitch and/or angle of attachment of the leg member. A plurality of tensioners are connected between the leg member and the frame assembly. A foot rest is provided on the frame assembly. A standing and/or seated user holding the handlebar on the frame assembly can practice jumps and tricks by lifting and landing a lower portion of the leg member on a solid surface. |
| US10765907B2 |
Free-standing balancing apparatus
A free-standing balancing apparatus is disclosed, which is useful for providing increased balance, proper support, and variable levels of stability to a user engaged in various types of physical activities. The apparatus comprises an elongated body that is adjustable in height, a handle near the top of the apparatus, and a stabilizing section that can be positioned and configured to contact the exercise surface as needed with varying levels of stabilization. Also disclosed are methods of using the free-standing balancing apparatus. |
| US10765905B2 |
Exercise ball
An exercise ball may provide two independent sections, a first separable section and a second separable section, that a user may utilize for weight training and mind-body exercises. The first separable section and the second separable section may be held by a user in opposite hands for weight training and other exercises. The exercise ball may be a Tai Chi ball that may include a plurality of polymagnets provided in an interior of the exercise ball that may keep the two separable sections together. The plurality of polymagnets may provide a push-release or twist-release attachment and detachment to attach and detach the sections. |
| US10765902B2 |
Training tight with preconfigured compression zones and integrated structure patterns
A training tight having preconfigured compression zones with integrated knit structure patterns is provided herein. The compression zones may have differing compressive properties where zones having a higher compression force are located at the waist and thigh areas of the tight, and zones having a lower compression force are located at the knee and calf area of the tight. The integrated structure patterns modify the compressive properties of the zones in the areas where the patterns are located in order to further customize the compressive properties of the training tight. |