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| US10788611B2 |
Headlight
A spotlight (1) is described for illuminating a film, studio, stage, event, and/or theatre environment. The spotlight comprises: a reflector arrangement (11) having a reflective inner surface (113), which delimits a reflector interior (114); a number of passive light guides (12) having feed points (121), which are arranged outside the reflector interior (114), and having light output points (122), which are arranged inside the reflector interior (114). |
| US10788608B2 |
Non-color shifting multilayer structures
An omnidirectional multilayer thin film is provided. The multilayer thin film includes a multilayer stack having a first layer of a first material and a second layer of a second material, the second layer extending across the first layer. The multilayer stack reflects a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation having a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of less than 300 nanometers (nm) and a color/hue shift of less than 30 degrees when the multilayer stack is exposed to broadband electromagnetic radiation and viewed from angles between 0 and 45 degrees. In some instances, the multilayer stack has a total thickness of less than 2 microns (μm). Preferably, the multilayer thin film has a total thickness of less than 1.5 μm and more preferably less than 1.0 μm. |
| US10788607B2 |
Fresnel lens with a light receiving effect
The present invention discloses a Fresnel lens with a light receiving effect, including a converging surface and an incidence surface opposite to the converging surface. The incidence surface is provided with an optically effective refractive region and an optically reflective region annularly surrounding the optically effective refractive region. The optically reflective region is provided at least with a prism annularly disposed outside the optically effective refractive region. The prism is provided with a refraction surface which is in adjacent to the optically effective refractive region and a reflection surface which is disposed at a first angle relative to the refraction surface. In addition, a tail end of the prism is an inverted hook part. Therefore, the effective working area of the refraction surface and the reflection surface can be increased, thereby improving the light receiving effect of the Fresnel lens. |
| US10788605B2 |
Eyeglass lens
The present invention addresses the problem of providing an eyeglass lens that has excellent UV absorption properties and low yellowness. This eyeglass lens is produced using a resin composition that contains at least one isocyanate compound selected from the group consisting of 2,5-bis(isocyanatomethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and 2,6-bis(isocyanatomethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane; a polythiol compound; a UV absorber represented by formula (1); and a UV absorber represented by formula (2). The M value represented by formula (X) is greater than 0.7 but less than 16.7. |
| US10788597B2 |
Generating a reflectivity model of subsurface structures
The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems, for generating a reflectivity model for a subsurface area. One method includes: receiving a set of seismic data associated with the subsurface area; generating analytic source wavefields; generating analytic residual wavefields based on the set of seismic data and an initial reflectivity model; decomposing the analytic source wavefields and the analytic residual wavefields to obtain down-going and up-going components of the analytic source wavefields and the analytic residual wavefields; calculating a gradient vector using the down-going components of the analytic source wavefields and the up-going components of the analytic residual wavefields; calculating a source illumination factor using the down-going components of the analytic source wavefields; calculating a preconditioned gradient vector, based on the gradient vector and the source illumination factor; and generating an updated reflectivity model based on the preconditioned gradient vector. |
| US10788596B2 |
Method and system for generating geophysical data
A method of generating geophysical data using at least one source. The method may include the steps of generating a geophysical wavefield with a varying signature using at least one source, wherein the signature is varied in a periodic pattern. |
| US10788595B2 |
Driving of an X-ray detector to compensate for cross scatter in an X-ray imaging apparatus
The present invention relates to an apparatus for imaging an object. It is described to receive (110) by at least a portion of first pixels of a first area (A, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8) of an X-ray detector (20) first radiation emitted by at least one X-ray source (30). The X-ray detector is configured such that X-ray radiation received by a pixel leads to the generation of signal in that pixel. A plurality of first signals representative of corresponding signals on the plurality of first pixels are stored (120) in at least one first plurality of storage nodes associated with the first area. Second radiation emitted by the at least one X-ray source (30) is received (150) by at least a portion of second pixels of a second area (B, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8; C) of the X-ray detector. A plurality of second signals representative of corresponding signals on the plurality of second pixels are stored (190) in at least one second plurality of storage nodes associated with the second area. |
| US10788590B1 |
Systems and methods for augmenting a satellite based navigation system with alternative position and timing data
Various technologies pertaining to integrating a positioning or timing solution from an alternative position, navigation, or timing (PNT) system into a satellite-based-navigation system are described herein. The PNT system generates a position/timing (P/T) solution that indicates a current position or current time of the PNT system. The P/T solution is provided as input to a simulation of a satellite constellation of the satellite-based-navigation system, and a constellation signal is generated based on the simulation and the P/T solution. The constellation signal is formatted according to a navigation signal format of the satellite-based-navigation system such that when the constellation signal is provided to a receiver of the satellite-based-navigation system, the receiver computes a P/T solution that indicates the current position or the current time identified by the PNT system. |
| US10788588B2 |
Systems and methods for determining an optimal location for the installation of a reception antenna
A system for locating an optimal location of a reception antenna of the present disclosure has an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a wireless internet service provider (WISP) tower configured for transmitting radio signals, and an antenna removeably coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle, the antenna configured for receiving the radio signals. Further, the system has a processor that receives data indicative of a height from a user and automatically flies the UAV to the height. Additionally, the processor rotates the unmanned aerial vehicle at the height and detects the radio signals from the at least one WISP tower as the UAV rotates to determine an optimal azimuth, and if the radio signals received are not conducive for the provision of wireless services at the height, the processor moves the UAV to different heights and rotates the UAV until radio signals received are conducive for the provision of wireless services. Further, when the radio signals received are conducive for the provision of wireless services, the processor maneuvers the UAV downwardly toward the ground until the radio signals are no longer conducive for the provision of wireless services, thereby determining an optimal azimuth and location altitude range for a reception antenna. |
| US10788587B2 |
Method for determining a synthetic aperture of a SAR using GNSS
The present invention relates to a method for determining a synthetic aperture of a synthetic aperture radar, SAR, system using information from a global navigation satellite system, GNSS, which includes a plurality of satellites each transmitting a radio frequency signal comprising a unique pseudo random number, PRN. The method comprises: receiving the radio frequency signal from a group of satellites in the GNSS, determining a first maximum correlation peak of the PRN of the received radio frequency signal from each satellite in the group of satellites, determining the phase shift between the first determined maximum correlation peak and a second determined maximum correlation peak of a received PRN from the same satellite at a later time, for each satellite in the group of satellites, determining a line-of-sight, LOS, movement of the SAR system relative each of the satellites in the group of satellites by means of the determined phase shift for each satellite in the group of satellites, and determining a synthetic aperture using the LOS movement relative each satellite in the group of satellites. |
| US10788586B2 |
Multichannel inertial measurement unit and integrated navigation systems on its basis
Multichannel inertial measuring unit (MIMU) contains sensors for measurements of vector and scalar parameters of motion (angular speed, specific acceleration, magnetic field, etc.), and independent hardware interfaces to transmit measured data. Measured information is read out from MIMU via each hardware interface irrespective of other hardware interfaces. The format of data presentation for each hardware interface is randomly selected from a predefined list. Measurements from MIMU are generated by a set of sensors within a common timescale. The timescale for synchronization of sensor measurements can be both generated within MIMU by a stable clock generator and transmitted to MIMU from outside, including from one of users of measured data. MIMU also can generate synchronization signals to transmit its timescale to external users. The MIMU allows building navigation systems when the same inertial measurements are used within independent computation modules implementing different algorithms of integrating these measurements with navigation data from satellite measurements, measurements of odometer, altimeter, etc. |
| US10788585B2 |
System and method for object detection using a probabilistic observation model
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to predicting a presence of occluded objects from a robotic device. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to acquiring sensor data about a surrounding environment, analyzing the sensor data to identify a perceived object in the surrounding environment by determining at least a class of the perceived object. The method includes determining a presence factor associated with the perceived object according to an observation model. The presence factor indicates a likelihood of an occluded object existing in an occluded region associated with the perceived object. The method includes controlling one or more systems of the robotic device according to the presence factor. |
| US10788583B2 |
Rapid robust detection decreaser
A system for tracking targets. A sequence of sensor observations is processed with two thresholds, including a first threshold, and a second threshold, higher than the first threshold. Signals that exceed the first threshold are identified as low-confidence target detections and stored for possible future use. When a signal exceeds the higher second threshold, it is identified as a high-confidence detection, and one or more candidate tracks are formed, including the high-confidence detection and one or more low-confidence detections from within a neighborhood of the high-confidence detection. |
| US10788581B2 |
Device for optically measuring the distance from a reflective target object
A device for optically measuring the distance from a reflective target object is disclosed. The device includes a beam source, a detector, a beam shaping system with a transmitter lens and a receiver lens and a laser beam shaping element which can be positioned in the beam path of the laser beam. The laser beam shaping element is embodied as a transmission aperture system with at least one transmission aperture, where at least one transmission aperture creates a partial beam and the partial beam widens to one or more beam angles which are no smaller than a minimum critical angle of 1.0 mrad. |
| US10788580B1 |
Position and/or distance measurement, parking and/or vehicle detection, apparatus, networks, operations and/or systems
The following are disclosed: Vehicle parking detection, sensors and an On-Board Device (OBD) to create a parking session. Radars, microwave antennas, rechargeable power supplies and their power management circuits. A localized communications protocol between the wireless nodes and repeaters within a wireless network is disclosed. Wireless sensors and wireline sensors. The networks and/or systems may support parking spot management/monitoring, vehicle traffic analysis and/or management of stationary and/or moving vehicles, monitor storage areas and/or manage production facilities. These networks and/or systems may be operated to generate reports of incorrectly parked vehicles, such as reserved parking spots for other vehicles, vehicles parked in multiple parking spots and/or overstaying the time they are permitted to park. |
| US10788575B1 |
Air based sonar projector array
Extendable air-based line arrays of directional projectors are provided with the arrays affixed and parallel to a ship hull. An anchor and a vibration isolator are affixed to the hull and the arrays in which the anchor and isolator separate the arrays from the hull. Each of hydraulically-actuated arms rotatably connect at a cam to an arm stop affixed to the anchor. A sound vibration dampener is positioned between the arm stops. The arms are capable of extending the directional projectors to an activation position with the projectors forming narrow beams into the water to become sonar waves that reflect from a target. The reflections from the target are received with a hydrophone on the ship. |
| US10788571B2 |
Variable beam spacing, timing, and power for vehicle sensors
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that facilitate light detection and ranging operations. An example transmit block includes at least one substrate with a plurality of angled facets. The plurality of angled facets provides a corresponding plurality of elevation angles. A set of angle differences between adjacent elevation angles includes at least two different angle difference values. A plurality of light-emitter devices is configured to emit light into an environment along the plurality of elevation angles toward respective target locations so as to provide a desired resolution and/or a respective elevation angle. The present disclosure also relates to adjusting shot power and a shot schedule based on the desired resolution and/or a respective elevation angle. |
| US10788570B2 |
Radar system for mobile platform and method of use
A radar system for a mobile platform and methods of operating the radar system are provided. The radar system includes a radar sensor configured to collect data associated with an environment through which the mobile platform moves, and a motion sensor configured to detect motion of the mobile platform. The radar system also includes a processor configured to generate a base clutter map based on a first data collection by the radar sensor, and update the base clutter map based on a second data collection and the motion of the mobile platform detected by the motion sensor. |
| US10788569B2 |
Reconfigurable radar unit, integrated circuit and method therefor
A reconfigurable radar unit is described that includes: a millimetre wave (mmW) transceiver (Tx/Rx) circuit; a mixed analog and baseband integrated circuit; and a signal processor circuit. The mmW Tx/Rx circuit and mixed analog and baseband integrated circuit and signal processor circuit are configured to support a plurality of radar operational modes. a radar sensitivity monitor and architecture reconfiguration control unit (260) is coupled to the signal processor circuit and is configured to monitor a radar performance and, in response thereto, initiate a change in the radar operational mode. In this manner, a large number of radar operational modes is supported and can be dynamically adopted by the reconfigurable radar unit dependent upon any prevailing radar performance condition. |
| US10788567B2 |
Radar apparatus and radar method
A radar apparatus is provided which includes a counter which counts a transmission count of pulse codes from start of measurement, a pulse code generator which selects a complementary group from among a plurality of complementary groups obtained by grouping a plurality of pulse codes generated by at least one code coupling process on at least one basic code pair as complementary codes every time the transmission count is an integral multiple of a code count in the plurality of complementary groups, and a transmitter which transmits the pulse codes belonging to the selected complementary group. |
| US10788561B2 |
Method for measuring saturation magnetization of magnetic films and multilayer stacks
A ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurement method is disclosed wherein a magnetic film or stack of layers is patterned into elongated structures having a length along a long axis. A magnetic field (H) is applied in two different orientations with respect to the long axis (in-plane parallel and perpendicular to the long axis) or one orientation may be perpendicular-to-plane. In another embodiment, H is applied parallel to a first set of elongated structures with a long axis in the x-axis direction, and perpendicular to a second set of elongated structures with a long axis in the y-axis direction. From the difference in measured resonance frequency (Δfr) (for a fixed magnetic field and sweeping through a range of frequencies) or the difference in measured resonance field (ΔHr) (for a fixed microwave frequency and sweeping through a range of magnetic field amplitudes), magnetic saturation Ms is determined using formulas of demagnetizing factors. |
| US10788555B2 |
System and method for inhomogeneous magnetization transfer magnetic resonance imaging
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided that is controlled by a computer. The computer is programmed to control a plurality of gradient coils and radio frequency (RF) system of the MRI system to perform at least one pulse sequence that includes applying RF energy at least at two frequencies to manipulate exchangeable magnetization from protons in a subject. The computer is also programmed to control the plurality of gradient coils and RF system to acquire imaging data including magnetization transfer information from the exchangeable magnetization from protons in the subject in response to the pulse sequence. The computer is further programmed to, using frequency information associated with the imaging data, generate a report pertaining to inhomogeneous magnetization transfer occurring in the subject in response to the pulse sequence. |
| US10788552B2 |
Method and control unit for operating a gradient coil device of an MRI system or another periodically stressed device
A control unit (56) operates a gradient coil device of a magnetic resonance imaging system (14). At least one first parameter of the gradient coil device (30) and/or at least one second parameter of the gradient coil device (30) is provided. A damage calculation of an operation of the gradient coil device (30) is performed by use of a mathematical model (66), which model (66) is based on the stress-cycle curve or a modified stress-cycle curve and uses the at least one first parameter (68) and/or the at least one second parameter (70, 72). Second parameters for further operation of said gradient coil device (30) are determined. |
| US10788550B2 |
Methods and apparatus for magnetic field shimming
According to some aspects, a method of producing a permanent magnet shim configured to improve a profile of a B0 magnetic field produced by a B0 magnet is provided. The method comprises determining deviation of the B0 magnetic field from a desired B0 magnetic field, determining a magnetic pattern that, when applied to magnetic material, produces a corrective magnetic field that corrects for at least some of the determined deviation, and applying the magnetic pattern to the magnetic material to produce the permanent magnet shim. According to some aspects, a permanent magnet shim for improving a profile of a B0 magnetic field produced by a B0 magnet is provided. The permanent magnet shim comprises magnetic material having a predetermined magnetic pattern applied thereto that produces a corrective magnetic field to improve the profile of the B0 magnetic field. |
| US10788548B2 |
Spatially resolved metal detector
The invention provides for a metal detector (100, 300) with at least a first coil (102) for generating a first magnetic field (108) along a first direction (119). The first coil is a split coil with a first (104) and a second (106) portion (104). A coil power supply (110) separately supplying time varying electrical power to the coil portions. At least one electrical sensor (116, 118) measures electrical data (136) descriptive of the electrical power supplied to at least the first coil portion and the second coil portion. The coils are controlled such as to move a field-free region in a predetermined pattern within a measurement zone. If metal is detected, the pattern is modified for refining localisation of the metallic object. |
| US10788546B2 |
Magnetic sensor with integrated solenoid
A magnetic sensor device comprises a substrate having a surface and a magnetic sensor. A plurality of magnetic cores is disposed on, over, below or in direct contact with a substrate surface, at least one of the magnetic cores having an electrical conductor helically wound around the core forming a coil having a coil length. Each magnetic core is separated from any other magnetic core by a gap length. A current passing through the one or more coils generates a magnetic field. The plurality of cores and gaps form at least one closed magnetic circuit along which the generated magnetic field flux passes, and the total length of the at least one closed magnetic circuit is at least twice the total length of the plurality of gaps of the at least one closed magnetic circuit through which the at least a portion of the magnetic field flux passes. |
| US10788545B2 |
Sensor having deformable film portion and magnetic portion and electronic device
According to one embodiment, a sensor includes a supporter, a first film portion, a first sensing element, and a first magnetic portion. The first film portion is supported by the supporter, is deformable, and includes a first fixed end extending along a first fixed end direction. A first sensing element is fixed to the first film portion, and includes a first magnetic layer, a first opposing magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first film portion, and a first intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first opposing magnetic layer. A direction from the first opposing magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer is aligned with a first element direction. The first magnetic portion includes a first end portion extending along a first end portion direction tilted with respect to the first fixed end direction, and overlaps a portion of the supporter. |
| US10788542B2 |
Detection of deteriorated electrical connections in a meter using temperature sensing and time variable thresholds
A utility meter includes a meter housing that supports at least one current coil, a temperature sensor, and a processing circuit coupled to both. The current coil can be coupled to receive heat energy from a meter socket. The temperature sensor disposed generates a sensor signal based on a temperature within the meter housing. The processing circuit obtains the sensor signal and generates meter temperature information based at least in part thereon. The processing circuit also obtains a first predetermined threshold based on at least one of time of day information and date information. The processing circuit also determines whether an abnormal condition exists by comparing the meter temperature information to a value based on the first predetermined threshold, and generates an output signal to a memory, display or communication circuit responsive to determining that the abnormal condition exists. |
| US10788540B2 |
Fault detection circuit and related methods
Implementations of fault detection circuits may include a first current transformer coupled to a second current transformer, a positive feedback circuit including the first current transformer, the second current transformer, a first switch, and one of a comparator, an amplifier, and an inverter. The circuit may also include a plurality of logic gates that may be coupled with the positive feedback circuit. The positive feedback circuit may be configured to oscillate upon detecting a ground neutral fault and to send a fault signal to the plurality of logic gates. The plurality of logic gates may be configured to analyze the fault signal and open the first switch. The plurality of logic gates may be further configured to identify whether the fault signal represents one of a true fault or a noise fault by analyzing the output of the positive feedback circuit after the first switch has been opened. |
| US10788538B2 |
Predictive battery test systems and methods
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for determining remaining lifetime of a battery, such as a battery used to power a pitch drive system in a wind turbine. In one example implementation, a method can include controlling a discharge of the battery through a load. The method can include obtaining data indicative of a discharge voltage and a discharge current of the battery during discharge through the load. The method can include obtaining data indicative of a temperature associated with the battery during discharge through the load. The method can include determining data indicative of remaining lifetime of the battery as a function of the discharge voltage, discharge current, and the temperature. The method can include performing at least one control action based at least in part on the data indicative of remaining lifetime of the battery. |
| US10788537B2 |
Modular system for monitoring batteries
There is described a dissociating module for monitoring an object and managing electric input into and output from the object, the object being a battery or a load. The dissociating module is for use with at least one other dissociating module. The dissociating module comprises: measuring devices for taking measurements of the object; a microcontroller operatively connected to the measuring devices for receiving the measurements of the objects, and for operative connection to a microcontroller of the at least one other dissociating module for receiving information therefrom; and switches, operatively connected to the microcontroller. The microcontroller, based on at least one of the measurements of the object received and the information received from the at least one other dissociating module, controls opening and closing of the switches for controlling electrical current in the dissociating module. |
| US10788536B2 |
System and apparatus for battery internal short current detection under arbitrary load conditions
Disclosed examples include systems and methods for determining an internal short condition in a battery. The method includes computing an estimated current value based on a measured battery voltage, a measured battery current, a measured battery temperature, and a model of the battery that includes steady state characteristics of the battery and transient characteristics of the battery. The method further includes computing an internal short current value according to the measured battery current and the estimated current value, and determining if a battery short condition exists according to the internal short current value. |
| US10788535B2 |
Method for determining the operating status of a MV switching apparatus of the electromagnetic type
A method is provided for determining the operating status a MV switching apparatus. The method includes providing a test signal to the test winding for an observation period of time, the test signal having a waveform capable of exciting the magnetic element; obtaining first measuring data indicative of a voltage at first terminals of the capacitor bank during the observation period of time; obtaining second measuring data indicative of a voltage at second terminals of the test winding and indicative of a current circulating along the test winding during the observation period of time; and, calculating estimation data indicative of the operating status of the capacitor bank at the end of the observation period of time on the basis of the first and second measuring data, the first estimation data comprising a first estimation value indicative of the capacitance of the capacitor bank. |
| US10788531B2 |
Reduced cost package device simulator, manufacturing method and method of use
An improved package device simulator for the testing of testing sockets, the package device simulator being formed of a first layer of non-conductive rigid substrate with a second layer formed of a plurality of electrically conductive traces being added thereto. A third layer of non-conductive rigid substrate is adhered to the first layer with the second layer being sealed there between. The third layer having a plurality of openings therein, wherein the openings align with and expose a portion of the electrically conductive traces of the second layer. Conductive binding material and contact balls are added to the openings and the chip is cured thereby fusing the contact balls with the exposed portions of the traces. Next, the exposed surfaces are coated with a hardening conductive material, such as layers of Nickel and/or Gold. In this way an improved package device simulator is formed that is durable, easier to manufacture and less expensive than a solid metallic package device simulator. |
| US10788530B1 |
Efficient and flexible network for streaming data in circuits
Various aspects of the disclosed technology relate to streaming data to circuit blocks in a circuit. A system for streaming data in a circuit comprises a first network comprising first data channels and first interface devices and a second network comprising second data channels and second interface devices. Each of the first interface devices is coupled to ports of one of circuit blocks in the circuit and configurable to transport a plurality of equal-sized data packets consecutively. Each of the second interface devices is coupled to one of the first interface devices and configurable to transport configuration data to the first interface devices. The configuration data comprise data for determining whether or not a first interface device is activated and data for determining which bit or bits of each of the plurality of data packets to be captured, replaced, or captured and replaced by an activated first interface device. |
| US10788528B2 |
Crack detection chip and crack detection method using the same
A crack detection chip includes a chip which includes an internal region and an external region surrounding the internal region, a guard ring formed inside the chip along an edge of the chip to define the internal region and the external region, an edge wiring disposed along an edge of the internal region in the form of a closed curve and a pad which is exposed on a surface of the chip and is connected to the edge wiring. The edge wiring is connected to a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) module which applies an incident wave to the edge wiring through the pad, and detects a reflected wave formed in the edge wiring to detect a position of a crack. |
| US10788527B2 |
Method for detecting an error in a generator unit
A method for detecting an error in a generator unit which has an electric machine (100) with a rotor winding (110) and a stator winding (120) and a rectifier (130) connected thereto, via which rectifier the electric machine (100) is connected to an electrical system (150) of a motor vehicle, the excitation current (IE) flowing through the rotor winding (110) of the electric machine (100) being plotted and it being concluded that there is an error in the generator unit depending on whether a frequency component (A) of a frequency spectrum of the plot of the excitation current (IE) in a frequency range above a lower speed limit (SW) is larger than a threshold value (S). |
| US10788525B2 |
Semiconductor device, measurement device, measurement method, and semiconductor system for plasma induced damage (PID) measurement
Provided is a semiconductor device, a measurement device, a measurement method, and a semiconductor system that enable accurate measurement of the plasma induced damage (PID) effect on a small scale. The semiconductor device includes an NMOSFET whose gate is connected to an antenna part that functions as an antenna in a plasma process and a PMOSFET that controls the connection between the NMOSFET and a ring oscillator. The semiconductor device is provided with a test element group (TEG) that includes an NMOSFET whose gate is connected to an antenna part that functions as an antenna in a plasma process and a PMOSFET that controls the connection between the NMOSFET and a ring oscillator. |
| US10788524B2 |
System and method for performing a test
A method of performing a test assigned to a quiet zone of a test chamber by using a test system is described. The test system comprises an antenna array with a plurality of antennas. The test system includes a measurement antenna adapted to establish a link to each one of the antennas of the antenna array. At least one measurement is performed over a coordinate surface. The antennas of the antenna array are fed with signals simultaneously, the signals having at least one of different frequencies and different orthogonal code-modulations. Alternatively or additionally, the antennas of the antenna array are switched electronically such that, in one spatial acquisition of the field over the coordinate surface, the field of each antenna of the antenna array is measured sequentially. Moreover, a test system is described. |
| US10788513B2 |
Test device and test method
A test device and a test method are provided. The test device can comprise a movable probe platform, a plurality of signal access points, and a plurality of test probes fixed on the movable probe platform. Each of the plurality of signal access points is correspondingly coupled to one test probe for accessing a corresponding test signal. The plurality of the test probes are configured to contact with test pads on a panel to be tested, and to transmit test signals accessed from the plurality of the signal access points to the test pads, so as to perform an electrical test to the panel to be tested. |
| US10788509B2 |
High frequency accelerometer housing including circuit board disposed directly above support pad
An apparatus includes a housing base and a circuit board. The housing base contains a cavity, a boss containing a mounting bore, and a support pad connected to the boss. The circuit board is positioned in the cavity so that an accelerometer carried by the circuit board is disposed directly above the support pad. |
| US10788508B2 |
Inertial measurement unit and movable device using the same
An inertial measurement unit includes a sensor and a heat preservation system. The heat preservation system includes a heat preservation body and a heat source. The sensor is positioned on the heat preservation body. The heat source is configured to generate heat. The heat preservation body is configured to transfer the heat from the heat source to the sensor to maintain a preset temperature in a space surrounding the sensor. |
| US10788507B2 |
Method and apparatus for rapid sequential flow injection
A fluid delivery system and process for fluid delivery is provided that is useful in in flow-injection based sensing measurements, wherein samples from a sample rack are introduced into a flow cell where sensing measurements are taken. The system and process utilize at least two holding lines where each holding line can retain one of the samples prior to injection of the thus retained sample into a flow cell. The introduction of the samples from the sample racks to the holding lines is alternated and the injection of the samples from the holding lines to the flow cell are alternated so that one holding line is loaded with one of the samples simultaneously with another sample being injected from the another holding line to the flow cell. |
| US10788501B2 |
Qualitative predictive method for differential diagnosis of pneumococcal, meningococcal and viral meningitis, method and kit for differential diagnosis of meningitis
The instant invention relates to a qualitative predictive method, to a method, use and kit applied to the early differential diagnosis of the most prevalent forms of bacterial and viral meningitis, enabling to detect and distinguish the different forms of meningitis. The invention uses a qualitative predictive method based on combined detection and sequential analysis of the presence/absence of at least three out of four specific biomarkers. |
| US10788499B2 |
Methods for assaying palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 and tripeptidyl peptidase activity in dried blood spots for detection of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses in newborns
The present disclosure provides assays for lysosomal enzymes, specifically palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1) and tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (TPP1), using, for example, tandem mass spectrometry. The assays involve the detection of enzymatic products obtained through the action of the lysosomal enzymes on new enzyme substrates, and can be used for quantitative enzyme activity measurements. The assays for the enzymes utilize a minimum steps for sample work up and can be run in a simplex format or in a duplex format for the detection of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses, or in a multiplex format with other mass spectrometry-based assays for screening of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses and other lysosomal storage disorders. |
| US10788498B2 |
IBS sensitivity testing
Contemplated test kits and methods for food sensitivity are based on rational-based selection of food preparations with established discriminatory p-value. Particularly preferred kits include those with a minimum number of food preparations that have an average discriminatory p-value of ≤0.07 as determined by their raw p-value or an average discriminatory p-value of ≤0.10 as determined by FDR multiplicity adjusted p-value. In further contemplated aspects, compositions and methods for food sensitivity are also stratified by gender to further enhance predictive value. |
| US10788497B2 |
Method for detecting oxidising species
A method which can be used to analyse oxidising species in a sample, including: placing the sample in contact with a first photoluminescent agent, and a second optically active agent, at least the first photoluminescent agent including nanoparticles doped with rare earth elements and being oxidisable, the luminescence of the first photoluminescent agent varying, at least at one first wavelength, with the amount of oxidising species, and the signal emitted by the second optically active agent being constant or varying, at least at one second wavelength other than the first wavelength, with the amount of oxidising species in a direction opposite to the luminescence of the first photoluminescent agent; energising the first and second agents in the sample; measuring the light intensity of the sample at least at the first and second wavelengths; and assessing the presence and/or the amount of oxidising species by interpreting the measured light intensities. |
| US10788496B2 |
MEK1 mutation conferring resistance to RAF and MEK inhibitors
Nucleic acids and proteins having a mutant MEK sequence, and methods concerning identification of patients having resistance to treatment with anti-cancer agents, specifically inhibitors of RAF or MEK are provided. Methods of treatment and for optimizing treatment for patients having a mutation in a MEK1 sequence are also provided. |
| US10788493B2 |
Composition for diagnosing infectious diseases or infectious complications by using tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase and method for detecting diagnostic marker
The present invention relates to a composition for diagnosing infectious diseases by using a tryptophanyl-tRNA synthase (WRS) and a method for detecting a diagnostic marker and, more specifically, to: a composition for diagnosing infectious diseases, containing a preparation measuring the WRS protein or mRNA expression level; a diagnostic kit; a method for detecting the WRS for providing information required for the diagnosis of infectious diseases, and a method for determining the infectious disease mortality risk by using the WRS. According to the present invention, the WRS is increased only in infection-induced infectious diseases, differentiating non-infectious diseases therefrom, and is rapidly increased in the early stage of infection. In addition, the level of the WRS is closely correlated with the severity and prognosis of diseases or complications induced by infection. Therefore, the WRS can be used as a marker for more rapid and accurate diagnosis, in comparison to a conventional marker for infectious diseases or complications thereof. |
| US10788490B2 |
Dried cellulose-treated tissue for in-vitro complement activation assays and diagnostic kits
Methods of preparing a solid reference material so as to elicit a positive control response when tested for in-vitro complement activation include providing biological tissue; treating the tissue with an aqueous cellulose solution for a time sufficient to allow fluid in the tissue to be replaced by the aqueous cellulose solution; drying the cellulose-treated tissue by a vacuum-drying process or a lyophilization process to form dried tissue; and storing the dried tissue in a dry, ambient environment. The tissue prepared by these methods and its use in an in-vitro complement assay and diagnostic kit are also described. |
| US10788489B2 |
Method for detection of protein comprising histidine-tag using immunochromatography
The present invention relates to a method for the detection of a protein including a histidine-tag using immunochromatography. The detection method of the present invention uses immunochromatography using the polymer particle fixed with the histidine-tag, wherein a histidine-tag specific antibody alone is used to detect a histidine-tag conjugated protein (recombinant protein) quickly without using a target protein specific antibody. This method is also efficient in detecting and quantifying the histidine-tagged protein included in the sample without using an additional apparatus but quickly and accurately. |
| US10788485B2 |
Dynamic resonant circuits for chemical and physical sensing with a reader and rfid tags
A tag for detecting an analyte can include a radio frequency identification tag including a sensor portion, the sensor portion configured to change resistivity when the radio frequency identification tag contacts or interacts with an analyte, whereby the resistivity change alters an output of the radio frequency identification tag, wherein the sensor portion includes a circuit, and wherein the sensor portion is configured to activate the circuit or deactivate the circuit when contacted or having interacted with the analyte, where the sensor portion includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes associated with a chemically-degradable polymer. In certain embodiments, the chemically degradable polymer can be a metallo-supramolecular polymer. |
| US10788484B2 |
Apparatus and method for absolute quantification of biomarkers for solid tumor diagnosis
Provided is a method for quantitative analysis of a sample. The method includes steps of (a) providing a singular marker representative of one or more features of the sample, the sample comprising a population of individual units of the marker; (b) measuring the marker with dot blot analysis, wherein the quantitation result is an absolute amount of the marker's population of individual units in the sample, normalized by the sample volume or by the sample weight; and (c) obtaining an objective determination of the one or more features of the sample based on the quantitation result of the marker. Also disclosed is a reference database and a method to use the reference database for diagnosing cancer in a patient. |
| US10788483B2 |
Optimization method of a polynucleotide sequence
The present invention provides for a method of optimisation of a polynucleotide sequence for use in an aptamer based assay, comprising adding additional bases to the ligand binding domain. The invention also covers methods of detecting target molecules in a sample using 5 optimised polynucleotide sequences in a suitable detection assay. |
| US10788482B2 |
Immunization testing system
A point of care immunization system based upon microfluidics and microtitration technologies to rapidly test a patient in order to ascertain an immunization profile so that vaccinations can be administered to address identified gaps. A point of care system comprised of uniquely shaped and color distinguishing sample and test cartridges, with said test cartridges configured to meet healthcare requirements of national governing bodies. A point of care system including an easy access vaccine storage device with indicators to provide data on viability of stored vaccines. |
| US10788480B2 |
Aggregation-assisted separation of plasma from whole blood
Methods for separating blood plasma from whole blood in the absence of performing centrifugation are provided. The method combines mechanical filtration and blood cell aggregation and is adapted for use in POC clinical testing. |
| US10788479B2 |
Automatic analyzer
An automatic analyzer which realizes stable reagent heating and high dispensing accuracy includes a thermostat bath for controlling a reagent or a reaction solution in reaction cells arranged on a circumference of a reaction disk to have a constant temperature; a first reagent dispensing mechanism dispenses a reagent into the reaction cells; a photometer detects transmitted light or scattered light in the reaction cell; and a disposable reaction container for allowing the sample and the reagent to mix and react with each other. The analyzer also includes a second reagent dispensing mechanism with a reagent heating function which dispenses the reagent into the disposable reaction container; a coagulation time detection section; a reaction container temperature control block; a reagent dispensing syringe which is connected to the second reagent dispensing mechanism; and a fluid temperature control mechanism which controls the temperature of an internal fluid of the reagent dispensing syringe. |
| US10788475B2 |
Method for determining properties of a hydrocarbon containing gas mixture and apparatus therefor
A method for determining properties of a hydrocarbon containing gas mixture, especially natural gas or biogas, comprising: allowing the gas mixture to flow through a measuring arrangement; determining a pressure- and temperature dependent viscosity measured value, an associated measured value of temperature and an associated pressure measured value of the flowing gas mixture; ascertaining a first value of a first variable, which characterizes the energy content of the flowing gas mixture, based on viscosity measured value, the associated measured value of temperature, and the associated pressure measured value, wherein the first variable characterizing the energy content is the Wobbe index or the calorific value of the flowing gas mixture, wherein the Wobbe index is preferable. |
| US10788459B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound image generation method, and recording medium
The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus acquires an ultrasound image for examining an inspection object using an ultrasonic beam, and includes a sound velocity determiner configured to determine a sound velocity in the inspection object, and a sound velocity searching range setting section configured to set a range in which a sound velocity is searched by the sound velocity determiner. The sound velocity searching range setting section sets a sound velocity searching range using a sound velocity calculated in a predetermined range with respect to at least one of space and time. |
| US10788455B2 |
Extended reach inspection apparatus
An extended reach inspection apparatus may include a scanner device and a robotic manipulator arm. The robotic manipulator arm may include a plurality of arm segments including a distal end arm segment and a proximal end arm segment. A movable joint may couple the distal end arm segment to the robotic manipulator arm. A telescoping extension mechanism may be coupled to the distal end arm segment. The scanner device is mounted to the telescoping extension mechanism for moving the scanner device between a retracted position proximate the robotic manipulator arm and an extended position at a distance from the robotic manipulator arm. A control handle may be coupled to the proximal end arm segment of the plurality of arm segments for manipulating the robotic manipulator arm. |
| US10788452B2 |
High resolution systems, kits, apparatus, and methods for bacterial community relationship determination and other high throughput microbiology applications
A method is provided for analyzing a sample including a population of biological entities using at least one microfabricated device. A plurality of the microwells on the microfabricated device are each uniquely indexed, and loaded with a sample such that at least some microwells each include more than one cell of a biological entity. The microfabricated device was incubated at predetermined conditions, and a selected genetic material of the cells of the biological entities obtained from the incubation is amplified to obtaining amplicons. An aggregate of the amplicons are sequenced obtain sequencing data, based on which and the indexing of the microwells, an identification of the biological entities present in each of the plurality of microwells is obtained. Such identification can then be used to determine a relationship between different types of biological entities in the sample. |
| US10788451B2 |
Biochemical analysis instrument
An analysis instrument comprises plural modules connected together over a data network, each module comprising an analysis apparatus operable to perform biochemical analysis of a sample. Each module comprises a control unit that controls the operation of the analysis apparatus. The control units are addressable to select an arbitrary number of modules to operate as a cluster for performing a common biochemical analysis. The control units communicate over the data network, repeatedly during the performance of the common biochemical analysis, to determine the operation of the analysis apparatus of each module required to meet the global performance targets, on the basis of measures of performance derived from the output data produced by the modules. The arrangement of the instrument as modules interacting in this manner provides a scalable analysis instrument. |
| US10788449B2 |
Method of charge state selection
A method of mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed in which analyte ions of a desired charge state are isolated. The method comprises: separating analytes according to their electrophoretic mobility; ionising the analytes; and mass filtering the resulting analyte ions, wherein the mass to charge ratios of the ions transmitted by a mass filter are varied as a function of the electrophoretic mobility and according to a predetermined relationship such that substantially only ions having said desired charge state are transmitted by the mass filter. |
| US10788447B2 |
Liquid analyzer and liquid analysis system
A liquid analyzer is one that performs analysis in a state of being immersed in a flowing analysis target liquid, and in order to simply make a good/bad determination and increase reliability, includes: a sensor adapted to, in a state where a responsive membrane is immersed in the flowing analysis target liquid, sense a predetermined component contained in the analysis target liquid; an analysis mechanism adapted to analyze the analysis target liquid with use of voltage generated in the sensor; and a resistance measurement mechanism adapted to, in the state where the responsive membrane is immersed in the flowing analysis target liquid, apply DC voltage to the responsive membrane to measure the resistance of the responsive membrane. |
| US10788441B2 |
Measuring method of sensor using interdigitated array electrode, measuring apparatus and computer readable medium storing measuring program
A measuring method of measuring a concentration of a target ingredient in a sample by using a sensor including an interdigitated array electrode that includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a reagent layer on the interdigitated array electrode, the measuring method includes: applying a voltage to between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a first current value of an electric current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a second current value of the current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; calculating the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on a third current value; calculating a correction value, based on the first current value and the second current value; and a step of correcting the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on the correction value. |
| US10788434B2 |
Method for inspecting an object optically
A method of assisting the optical inspection of an object includes the steps of: determining a first three-dimensional image of the object; determining a first color or grey level two-dimensional image of the object; determining at least one first window (F1) on the first two-dimensional image surrounding a possible defect of the object from the first three-dimensional image and/or from the first two-dimensional image; determining a second two-dimensional image corresponding to the first two-dimensional image outside of the first window and corresponding to a first depth map of the object in the first window; and determining a second three-dimensional image (I3D′) corresponding to the first three-dimensional image having the second two-dimensional image applied thereon. |
| US10788433B2 |
Correction value calculation method, image forming apparatus, program, and inspection image
A correction value calculation method includes: forming, on a recording medium, an inspection image in which two or more types of individual inspection images is formed; calculating a first correction value group including first correction values, and a second correction value group including second correction values, wherein, in the calculating, a combination of the first correction value regarding positional deviation of a light beam that affects density of the individual inspection image, of the first correction value group, and the second correction values regarding an influence amount of multiple exposure effect according to an image pattern corresponding to the individual inspection image, of the second correction value group, and the first correction value group and the second correction value group are calculated on the basis of density information regarding each density of the individual inspection image and the combination of the first and second correction values. |
| US10788432B2 |
Weld scanner for real-life bridge and scanning method thereof
A weld scanner for a real-life bridge and scanning method thereof is disclosed. The weld scanner includes a running portion and a scanning portion mounted on a scanner chassis. A front end and a tail end of the scanner chassis are both provided with a laser range finder. A magnet is arranged at a bottom portion of the scanner chassis. The scanning portion includes a probe slider, a bendable metal pipe and a probe connected in sequence. A gear is arranged on the probe slider, and the gear is meshed with a rack inside a scanner chassis chute. The weld scanner scans while the running portion moves forward along a weld, and scans a suspected defect position more carefully when a magnetic field change is detected. |
| US10788430B2 |
Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method
A surface inspection apparatus includes: an inspection pattern forming unit that forms inspection patterns; a projection unit that projects the inspection patterns onto an inspection target object; a captured image acquiring unit that acquires captured images of the inspection target object; an edge extraction image creating unit that extracts edges from captured images, and creates edge extraction images; a correction coefficient setting unit that sets a correction coefficient for correcting intensities of edges in the edge extraction image; an intensity correcting unit that corrects the intensities of the edges; a corrected edge extraction image creating unit that creates corrected edge extraction images; an integrated image creating unit that creates a single integrated image by integrating the brightness values at the same position of the inspection target object; and a determination unit that determines the presence or absence of unevenness on a surface of the inspection target object. |
| US10788428B2 |
Positioning system for aerial non-destructive inspection
Systems and methods for measuring the distance to a target object and acquiring scale and point-to-point distance information for that target object in an environment using a remotely operated flying platform, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The system uses on-board sensors and processing techniques to provide discrete or continuous measurements of the distances between points on a target object or the scale of the target object. The addition of on-board three-dimensional measurement capabilities to UAVs (or other flying platforms) allows the collection of distance data. Having this capability enables these systems to acquire distances between points on a single object, such as determining the true scale factors of items in images captured by the UAV, in the course of performing metrology-related tasks. |
| US10788426B2 |
Detection of hydroperoxides using chemically-stimulated luminescence from structured compound semiconductors
A method of monitoring for the presence of a hydroperoxide in an aqueous or non-polar environment includes steps of exposing a structured compound semiconductor material with peroxidase activity to the hydroperoxide in the environment and detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted by the structured compound semiconductor material with peroxidase activity upon exposure to the hydroperoxide. The luminescence emitting semiconductor material with peroxidase activity consists of a primary semiconductor material with a dopant prepared on a phytate scaffold. |
| US10788422B2 |
Mobile terminal comprising a dust sensor for sensing scattered light by dust particles and operation method of the same
A mobile terminal and an operation method thereof are disclosed. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display; a front window disposed at a front of the mobile terminal; an inner frame formed with a hole configured to allow light to pass through from the front window; and a dust sensor comprising a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, wherein the light emitting portion is disposed adjacent to the inner frame and configured to emit light through the hole, and wherein the light receiving portion is configured to generate a signal based on light sensed through the hole that is emitted by the light emitting portion and scattered by dust particles. |
| US10788421B2 |
Electronic assay apparatus, method and kit thereof
The present invention related to an electronic assay apparatus and a testing method thereof. The electronic assay apparatus for determining a result of an assay performed using a test strip comprises three light sources, only one detector and a microprocessor. The three light sources respectively illuminate light incident upon three different zones of the test strip. The detector detects light from the three zones alternately and the distances between the only one detector and the three light sources respectively are almost the same. Further, multiple openings corresponding to the three light sources respectively have the same size and/or shape. The microprocessor compares a calculating result value to only one threshold for showing a result. |
| US10788418B2 |
Food state measuring device, food state measuring module, and smart device including the same
Disclosed are a food state measuring device, a food state measuring module, and a smart device including the same. The food state measuring device includes an optical spectrum acquiring unit configured to image a food to acquire an optical spectrum of the food, a database configured to store natural optical spectrum information for at least one food or a component of a food, and a control unit configured to measure a state of the food by comparing the natural optical spectrum stored in the database and the optical spectrum acquired by the optical spectrum acquiring unit. |
| US10788414B2 |
Cover film for testing, testing member including cover film, and method of manufacturing cover film for testing
A cover film for testing which can be well fixed to a substrate having a groove and with which a material that constitutes an adhesive layer does not invade into the groove and a specimen can be easily stored in the groove, providing a testing member including the cover film for testing, and providing a method of manufacturing the cover film for testing.The cover film for testing comprises a base material, a hydrophilic coating layer laminated on a surface of the base material, and an adhesive layer partially laminated on a surface of the hydrophilic coating layer opposite to the base material, whereby the cover film for testing has a region in which the adhesive layer is absent and the hydrophilic coating layer is exposed. |
| US10788409B2 |
Rapid measurement of formed blood component sedimentation rate from small sample volumes
Devices and methods are described for measuring formed blood component sedimentation rate. Some of the methods may use (1) centrifugal techniques for separating red blood cells from plasma and (2) video and/or still imaging capability. Both may be used alone or in combination to accelerate formed blood component sedimentation and to measure its rate. In one example, the method may advantageously enable rapid measurement of sedimentation rate using small blood sample volumes. Automated image analysis can be used to determine both sedimentation rate and hematocrit. Automated techniques may be used to compensate for effects of hematocrit on uncorrected sedimentation rate data. |
| US10788406B2 |
Chemical substance concentrator and chemical substance detector
A chemical substance concentrator includes a channel allowing a sample containing a chemical substance to flow in a flowing direction in the channel, and a cell wall partitioning the channel into adsorption cells. Each of adsorption cells includes first and second electrodes disposed on the cell wall apart from each other and an adsorption device that adsorbs the chemical substance. The adsorption device contains metal oxide. The absorption device is disposed at a position contacting the first electrode and the second electrode such that the first and second electrodes are electrically connected via the adsorption device. |
| US10788405B2 |
Inline dilution and autocalibration for ICP-MS speciation analysis
Systems and methods for inline and automatic dilution of chemicals of interest for speciation and subsequent analysis by ICP spectrometry are described. A system embodiment includes a first valve to receive a sample into a holding loop; a plurality of syringe pumps coupled to the first valve to deliver an inline diluted sample from the first valve; and a second valve coupled to the first valve to receive the inline diluted sample from the first valve into a sample holding loop coupled to the second valve, the second valve configured to couple to at least one of an eluent source or a carrier fluid source to receive at least one of an eluent fluid or a carrier fluid to transfer the inline diluted sample from the sample holding loop to a speciation column to separate one or more species from the inline diluted sample. |
| US10788403B2 |
Systems and methods for serial staining and imaging
The present invention relates to systems and methods for sequential operation of staining, imaging and sectioning of tissue samples by a processing system. After each layer of the sample is removed by the sectioning system, the system automatically stains the exposed surface of a sample to a depth to enable imaging of the remaining tissue. The system then repeats the sectioning, staining and imaging steps in sequence to image the sample. |
| US10788402B2 |
Field maintenance tool for device commissioning
A method of testing a configuration of a field device is provided. The method includes moving a handheld field maintenance tool into proximity of the field device and generating a simulated process control signal configured to cause the field device to change state. The method also includes performing a digital check, with a remote system, to confirm that the field device is communicably coupled to a process control loop and obtaining a result, from an operator of the handheld field maintenance tool. The result is received by the handheld field maintenance tool through the user interface and includes an indication of a response of the field device to the simulated process control signal. |
| US10788400B2 |
Method and apparatus for vehicle inspection and safety system calibration using projected images
A vehicle service system and method to determine spatial parameters of a vehicle, employing a display system under processor control, to display or project visible indicia onto surfaces in proximity to a vehicle undergoing a safety system service or inspection identifying one or more locations, relative to the determined vehicle centerline or thrust line, at which a calibration fixture, optical target, or simulated test drive imagery is visible for observation by a sensor onboard the vehicle. |
| US10788399B2 |
Apparatus for evaluating turbine engine system stability
Systems and methods for determining turbine engine system stability encompass measuring or otherwise determining values of performance parameters, storing a data set of such values in memory, generating a stability indicator, and displaying the stability indicator on an operator interface. The stability indicator is generated by a processor operating in data communication with the computer memory, utilizing customized software algorithms to remove high frequency components, apply an adaptive filter to adjust selected parameters according to a target value of a selected target parameter, and apply a stochastic filters to estimate true values of the selected parameters, based on the remaining variation. |
| US10788398B2 |
Gas turbine engine test stand
A gas turbine engine test assembly includes a test apparatus having a rotor and stator and a bearing assembly having a fluid circuit providing an adjustable fluid pressure interface between the rotor and stator. |
| US10788397B2 |
Engine misfire determination device and vehicle
A misfire determination device includes: a combustion fluctuation canceled value acquisition unit that acquires a first combustion fluctuation canceled value corresponding to a first angle position and a second combustion fluctuation canceled value corresponding to a second angle position; a combustion fluctuation manifested value calculation unit that calculates a first fluctuation manifested value by removing the first combustion fluctuation canceled value from a rotation speed at the first angle position, and calculates a second fluctuation manifested value by removing the second combustion fluctuation canceled value from a rotation speed at the second angle position; a first-order difference calculation unit that calculates a first-order difference between the first fluctuation manifested value and the second fluctuation manifested value; and a specific cylinder misfire determination unit that determines a misfire in a specific cylinder by using the first-order difference. |
| US10788393B2 |
System and method for inspecting opthalmic lenses
A system for inspecting an ophthalmic lens comprising an optical connection: an illumination source 60, wherein the light source is arranged to project the light to wards the ophthalmic lens held in the holder; an optical lens 83, wherein the lens is arranged to condition and project the light beam to illuminate the lens; a swivel glass plate 40, which is arranged to move in and out of the optical axis 110; a bright field imaging unit, wherein the bright field imaging unit is arranged to capture an image projected by the illumination source 60; a dark field imaging unit, wherein the dark field imaging unit is arranged to capture an image projected by the illumination source 60; and at least one camera sensor operatively coupled with the swivel glass plate, wherein the at least one camera sensor is arranged to capture an image of the light penetrating through the optical lens 83 contained at the bottom of the container 50 and the optical module 20 positioned in line with the optical axis 110. |
| US10788391B2 |
Water drip testing device
A water drip testing device includes a frame member, a water tank, a drip member, a first carrying member and a second carrying member. The frame member includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a frame body between the upper and lower portions. The water tank includes a lower plate provided at the top portion. The drip member is connected to the lower plate and communicates with the water tank. The first carrying member is detachably connected to the frame body, and includes a first carrying surface facing the drip member. The second carrying member is detachably connected to the frame body, and includes a second carrying surface facing the drip member. When the water drip testing device is in a first or second test mode, the first or second carrying member is installed on the frame body. |
| US10788390B2 |
Method for the calibration of a top drive and top drive for a drill string
A top drive for a drill string, and an apparatus and method for calibrating the top drive. The top drive includes a rotationally driven shaft that is rotatably mounted by a bearing arrangement having at least one axial bearing and at least one load measuring cell for measuring an axial load of the at least one axial bearing. A calibration device including a pressure element is placed at an upper end portion of the drive shaft. The pressure element exerts a defined calibration force onto the drive shaft in an axial direction. The at least one load measuring cell measures the axial load and transmits a measured load value to a comparing unit, which compares the measured load value with the defined calibration force to determine a differential value. The differential value is then used to calibrate the at least one load measuring cell. |
| US10788387B2 |
Component having a micromechanical sensor module
A sensor carrier having a main plane of extension, a first side parallel to the main plane of extension, a second side parallel to the main plane of extension, which is situated opposite the first side, and at least one electrical contact surface situated on the second side. At least one stress-measuring structure is embedded in the sensor carrier. A sensor module having such a sensor carrier as well as to a component having a sensor module having such a sensor carrier, are also described. A method for calibrating a sensor module and a method for operating a sensor module are also described. |
| US10788386B2 |
Sensor header assembly for increased reliability in high-pressure environments
Header construction and techniques are disclosed that utilize header layers that provide support for electrical interconnections. A sensor header assembly includes: an upper header layer having upper through holes arranged in a first configuration; a lower header layer having lower through holes arranged in a second configuration axially offset relative to the first configuration; depressions extending from the lower header layer top surface and partially through the lower header layer, each depression defining a footprint corresponding to the first configuration of the corresponding upper through holes of the upper header layer; upper header pins extending through the corresponding upper through holes and at least partially into the corresponding lower level depressions; and lower header pins extending through the corresponding lower through holes and in electrical communication with the corresponding upper header pins. The depressions form support surfaces for supporting at least the corresponding upper header pins during high-pressure operation. |
| US10788385B2 |
Physical quantity measurement device, method for manufacturing same, and physical quantity measurement element
Provided is a physical quantity measurement device in which a bonding temperature of a bonding layer is lowered to a temperature not affecting an operation of a semiconductor chip and an insulating property of the semiconductor chip and a base is secured. The physical quantity measurement device includes a base (diaphragm), a semiconductor chip (strain detection element) to measure a physical quantity on the basis of stress acting on the base, and a bonding layer to bond the semiconductor chip to the base. The bonding layer has a first bonding layer bonded to the semiconductor chip, a second bonding layer bonded to the base, and an insulating base material disposed between the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer. The first and second bonding layers and contain glass. A thermal expansion coefficient of the first bonding layer is equal to or lower than a thermal expansion coefficient of the second bonding layer, a softening point of the second bonding layer is equal to or lower than a heat resistant temperature of the semiconductor chip, and a softening point of the first bonding layer is equal to or lower than the softening point of the second bonding layer. |
| US10788383B2 |
Power vector sensor device and bicycle having the same
A bicycle (10) includes a frame (25) having a bottom bracket (40), a crankset (35) attached to the bottom bracket (40), a pedal (50) coupled to the crankset (35) and operable to propel the bicycle (10) in response to a force acting on the pedal (50). The bicycle further includes a first bicycle component acted upon by the pedal (50) in response to the force, a second bicycle component coupled and responsive to the first bicycle component, and a power vector sensor (85) coupled to and positioned between the first bicycle component and the second bicycle component, and the power vector sensor (85) includes a sensor element (100) to sense a force transferred from the first bicycle component to the second bicycle component and indicative of the force acting on the pedal (50). |
| US10788382B2 |
Method and data processing device for detecting a load distribution in a roller bearing
A method for detecting a load distribution in a roller bearing having at least one row of rollers and a strain sensor attached to a first ring, wherein the first ring is configured to rotate relative to a second ring. The method comprises steps of: (a) detecting peak heights and peak positions in roller load induced strain signals obtained from the strain sensor, and (b) calculating a load acting on at least one angle range of the second ring using peak heights of a plurality of peak positions falling in the angle range. |
| US10788381B2 |
Load measurement device and method for determining load
The invention relates to a load measuring device including a deformable component configured to be deformed under a load to be measured and a sensor assembly attached to a first portion of the deformable component and to a method for determining load using such a sensor assembly. It is proposed that the sensor assembly includes at least one acceleration sensor configured to detect a change in an orientation of the first portion with regard to the direction of gravity and that the deformable component is formed as a seal configured to be in sliding contact with a component configured to rotate in relation to the seal. |
| US10788379B2 |
Abnormality diagnosis apparatus
An abnormality diagnosis apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to detect a heat flux which flows from a target apparatus toward outside, and a determining unit configured to determine an abnormality of the target apparatus. The sensor unit includes a first heat flux sensor, a second heat flux sensor, and a thermal buffer which is disposed between the first heat flux sensor and the second heat flux sensor and which has predetermined heat capacity. The first heat flux sensor outputs a first sensor signal in accordance with a heat flux which passes through the first heat flux sensor from the target apparatus side toward the thermal buffer side. The second heat flux sensor outputs a second sensor signal in accordance with a heat flux which passes through the second heat flux sensor from the thermal buffer side toward a side farther from the target apparatus. The determining unit determines whether or not there is an abnormality of the target apparatus on the basis of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal. |
| US10788369B2 |
Long wavelength infrared detection and imaging with long wavelength infrared source
An infrared detection system comprises the following elements. A laser source provides radiation for illuminating a target (5). This radiation is tuned to at least one wavelength in the fingerprint region of the infrared spectrum. A detector (32) detects radiation backscattered from the target (5). An analyser determines from at least the presence or absence of detected signal in said at least one wavelength whether a predetermined volatile compound is present. An associated detection method is also provided. In embodiments, the laser source is tunable over a plurality of wavelengths, and the detector comprises a hyperspectral imaging system. The laser source may be an optical parametric device has a laser gain medium for generating a pump beam in a pump laser cavity, a pump laser source and a nonlinear medium comprising a ZnGeP2 (ZGP) crystal. On stimulation by the pump beam, the ZnGeP2 (ZGP) crystal is adapted to generate a signal beam having a wavelength in a fingerprint region of the spectrum and an idler beam having a wavelength in the mid-infrared region of the spectrum. The laser gain medium and the ZnGeP2 (ZGP) crystal are located in the pump wave cavity. |
| US10788366B2 |
Optical system for reference switching
Systems and methods for determining one or more properties of a sample are disclosed. The systems and methods disclosed can be capable of measuring along multiple locations and can reimage and resolve multiple optical paths within the sample. The system can be configured with one-layer or two-layers of optics suitable for a compact system. The optics can be simplified to reduce the number and complexity of the coated optical surfaces, etalon effects, manufacturing tolerance stack-up problems, and interference-based spectroscopic errors. The size, number, and placement of the optics can enable multiple simultaneous or non-simultanous measurements at various locations across and within the sample. Moreover, the systems can be configured with an optical spacer window located between the sample and the optics, and methods to account for changes in optical paths due to inclusion of the optical spacer window are disclosed. |
| US10788362B2 |
Light detection device
A light detection device includes a diffraction element and a light detection element. The diffraction element diffracts a beam of light that is incident on the diffraction element. The light detection element includes light receivers to receive diffracted light. The diffraction element generates beams of the diffracted light by dividing the beam of light. The light detection element determines a displacement of the beam of light relative to the diffraction element on the basis of quantities of light of the beams of the diffracted light. The light detection element determines an angle change of the beam of light relative to the diffraction element by dividing the quantity of light of one of the beams of the diffracted light. |
| US10788358B2 |
Surface acoustic wave scale that automatically updates calibration information
Apparatus and related methods are provided for automatically recalibrating a SAW scale for changing environmental factors. During a period of time when there is no change to a weight applied to the scale, readings of SAW transducers which relate to weight indications and environmental factor indications are taken for two adjacent operating modes of the scale, and two calibrated weight calculations are made utilizing those readings. The difference in calibrated weight calculations is then related to a variable utilized to transform the readings into weights, which is updated, thereby recalibrating the scale. |
| US10788356B2 |
Method of inspecting gas supply system, method of calibrating flow controller, and method of calibrating secondary reference device
A method according to an aspect includes a first step of connecting a reference device to the other end of a connecting pipe, a second step of supplying a gas from one flow controller into piping, a third step of acquiring measured values of a first pressure gauge and a first thermometer, a fourth step of supplying a portion of the gas in piping into a tank, a fifth step of acquiring measured values of the first pressure gauge and the first thermometer or measured values of a second pressure gauge and a second thermometer, and a sixth step of using a Boyle-Charles' law to calculate a volume of the piping on the basis of the measured values acquired in the third step, the measured values acquired in the fifth step, and a volume of a closed space including a space in the tank when the third valve is closed. |
| US10788353B2 |
Liquid-surface detection device
To provide a liquid-surface detection device having a small parts count, whereby electrolytic corrosion can be suppressed. A liquid-surface detection device has a detection part for detecting magnetism, a plurality of terminals connected by one end thereof to the detection part, a first retaining body for retaining the terminals and rotatably supporting a magnetic part, a second retaining body attached to the first retaining body, and electroconductive parts retained by the second retaining body and connected to other ends of the terminals. The first retaining body has substantially U-shaped surrounding parts for surrounding other ends of the plurality of terminals, respectively. The second retaining body has dividing parts overlapping between the surrounding parts. |
| US10788350B2 |
Submersible level sensing with transducer and jacketed cable
In a submersible liquid level sensing system, a submersible transducer senses hydrostatic pressure of a liquid in which the transducer is submerged. In at least one embodiment, a pump controller controls the on/off operation of a pump in accordance with the sensed liquid level, based on an output of the transducer. The sensed liquid level is output by the transducer to the pump controller via a cable, which is covered by a ruggedized jacket configured to be slid over the cable and attached to the transducer. The jacket may be de-attached from the transducer with the jacketed cable operably connected to the transducer. |
| US10788348B2 |
Method of determining the left eigenvectors in a flowing Coriolis flowmeter
A method and apparatus for a flowmeter (5) is provided. The method comprises the steps of placing a material in a flow tube (130, 130′) while exciting a vibration mode of the flow tube (130, 130′). Exciting the vibration mode of the flow tube (130, 130′) comprises the steps of periodically driving a first driver (180L) with a first signal and periodically driving a second driver (180R) with a second signal, wherein the second driver (180R) is driven essentially in phase with the first driver (180L), but wherein the first driver's (180L) drive amplitude modulated signal reaches a maximum amplitude when the second driver's (180R) drive modulated signal reaches a minimal amplitude, and the first driver's (180L) drive amplitude modulated signal reaches a minimum amplitude when the second driver's (180R) drive amplitude modulated signal reaches a maximum amplitude. The method also comprises the steps of measuring the relative phase between a first pickoff (170L) and a second pickoff (170R) and determining a relative phase of a right eigenvector for the flow tube (130, 130′). |
| US10788341B2 |
Spring clip for sensor mounting
A mountable sensor assembly for mounting on the sheet metal of a vehicle assembly. The sheet metal may have an opening for mounting the mountable sensor assembly. The mountable sensor assembly may include a sensor circuit, a sensor housing with a mounting post, and a clip. The sensor housing may include a cavity that receives the sensor circuit. The sensor housing may include a mounting surface and a mounting post extending from the mounting surface. The mounting post may include a gap allowing the diameter of the post to expand and contract. A clip is configured to lock onto the mounting post and extend into the gap to expand a perimeter of the mounting post. By expanding the perimeter, the mounting post is locked through the opening in the sheet metal. |
| US10788338B2 |
Semiconductor device and optical encoder comprising a light source driver to drive a light source based on signals from an incident light received first element and an incident light shielded second element
A semiconductor device comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arrayed on a substrate, a readout unit configured to read out signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and a light source unit driver configured to drive a light source unit, wherein the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements include a first element configured to receive incident light and a second element configured to be shielded from the incident light, and the light source unit driver drives the light source based on both a signal from the first element and a signal from the second element read out by the readout unit. |
| US10788332B2 |
Route navigation based on user feedback
Approaches presented herein enable improving electronic (e.g., GPS) navigation for a user operating a vehicle based on feedback from the user. More specifically, a verbal comment is obtained from the user and is analyzed for a navigation instruction delivery preference. A profile associated with navigation of the vehicle, which can include a user profile, a location profile, or an ambient environment profile, is modified based on the navigation instruction delivery preference. Based on the profile associated with navigation of the vehicle, a navigation instruction is synthesized and provided to the user. A dialogue can be solicited with the user to obtain additional comments from the user, based upon which the profile associated with navigation of the vehicle can be further modified. |
| US10788330B2 |
Route generation based on aggregated path data
Generating routes based on aggregated path data includes accumulating trajectory data from a plurality of users, wherein data entries in the trajectory data each include an origin and a destination. When a request for a route from a designated location to a particular destination is received from a particular user, one or more of the data entries are identified as relevant to the request for the route when the origin of a particular data entry is similar to the designated location and the destination of the particular data entry is similar to the particular destination. Route recommendations are generated for the particular user based on one or more data entries identified as relevant. |
| US10788329B2 |
Network system for multi-leg transport
A multi-leg transport system receives a transport request and determines a number of transfer locations between the origin location and the destination. The system selects a first provider to transport the user from the origin location to a transfer location and remotely monitors the position of the user as the user travels to the transfer location. In response to determining that the travel time to the transfer location is within a threshold, the system selects a second provider to transport the user from the transfer location to either the next transfer location or the destination for the transport request. |
| US10788326B2 |
Management of annotated location aware assets
A method includes receiving a map indicating a layout of a location, receiving a point-of-interest (POI) data structure representing a POI, and POI metadata associated with the POI, generating an annotated floor map, based on the map, the annotated floor map including a POI indicator placed on the map at the location of the POI, the POI indicator indicating the type of the POI and the status of the POI, displaying at least a portion of the annotated floor map, in response to the client computing device moving within the location or out of the location, transmitting location information to a map selector and receiving one or more maps selected by the map selector, the one or more maps include or bound by the location information. |
| US10788323B2 |
Surveying instrument, augmented reality (AR)-system and method for referencing an AR-device relative to a reference system
A surveying instrument for providing a referencing marker designed to allow Augmented Reality (AR)-device to reference their pose relative to the reference system. The invention further relates to an AR-system comprising said surveying instrument and an AR-device. The invention further relates to a method for referencing an AR-device relative to a reference system by means of said surveying instrument. |
| US10788322B2 |
Method and apparatus for assigning measuring points to a set of fixed points
Assigning measuring points to fixed points includes calculating fixed point distances between fixed points in a fixed point coordinate system; determining coordinates of measuring points in a measuring point coordinate system; calculating measuring point distances between the measuring points; comparing at least two measuring point distances with the fixed point distances and identifying at least two pairs each consisting of a measuring point distance and a fixed point distance; determining a reference point in the measuring point coordinate system or in the fixed point coordinate system; determining first and second reference point parameters of the measuring points or fixed points corresponding to the pairs; determining second reference point parameters of the fixed points corresponding to the pairs in the fixed point coordinate system; identifying correspondences between the first reference point parameters and the second reference point parameters and assigning the corresponding measuring points to the corresponding fixed points. |
| US10788313B2 |
Method for determining a position of an item, item monitoring system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
There are provided in the present disclosure a method for determining a position of an item, an item monitoring system and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and relates to the technical field of intelligent monitoring. The method is applied to a processing device connected to a depth sensor installed on a rack, the rack is located in a sensing space of the depth sensor, the rack is provided with a plurality of feature components, and each kind of item on the rack is placed corresponding to a feature component, the method comprises: acquiring depth information and light intensity information collected by the depth sensor; determining position information of each feature component according to the light intensity information and the depth information; determining the position information of an item placed corresponding to each feature component according to the position information of each feature component. |
| US10788308B2 |
Particulate matter sensors for portable electronic devices
Aspects of the subject technology relate to particulate matter sensors for electronic devices. A particulate matter sensor may include three lasers, three total-internal-reflection lenses, and three detectors for detecting changes in the operation of the three lasers due to the principles of self-mixing interferometry. The three total-internal-reflection lenses may use internally reflective surfaces to tilt the three beams into three corresponding directions that form an orthogonal basis in the three dimensional space, so that a gas flow speed can be determined while maintaining a small, modular form factor for implementation of the sensor in portable electronic devices. |
| US10788306B2 |
Method for positioning a center point on a geometric axis in a machine tool
In order to improve a method for positioning a centre point of a second machine tool unit of a machine tool on a geometric axis of a first machine tool unit of the machine tool, wherein the second machine tool unit has a circular path concentric with the centre point, and wherein the first machine tool unit has a component that is rotatable about the geometric axis, in such a way that said method can be performed by an operator easily, reliably and within a short timeframe, it is proposed that a measuring unit is arranged in a defined manner relative to the geometric axis and the position of the circular path relative to the geometric axis is established using the measuring unit, that the position of the centre point of the circular path in the geometric plane relative to the geometric axis is calculated, and that adjustment paths in the geometric plane, which are associated with the adjustment directions, for positioning the centre point on the geometric axis are calculated, and that the machine tool units are moved relative to one another in accordance with these adjustment paths. |
| US10788305B1 |
Device for recording height
A device for measuring and/or marking height is disclosed. The device comprises a rear section, side sections coupled to the rear section. Further, the device comprises a front section coupled to the side sections. The side sections comprise a rod receiving section. Further, the device comprises a rod coupled to the rod receiving sections. The device comprises a paper wound onto the rod, in which one end is coupled to the rod. The device is coupled to a wall or a door at a height from the ground and free end of paper is pulled down to mark height of a user and the paper is made to retrieve into the device when not in use. |
| US10788303B2 |
Sensor adjustment mechanism for a coordinate measuring machine
A sensor adjustment mechanism for a coordinate measuring machine includes a sensor, first and second joints, a change interface, and a fixing device. The first joint allows the sensor to pivot about a first axis. The second joint allows the sensor to rotate about a second axis. The change interface releasably couples the sensor adjustment mechanism to a measuring head of the coordinate measuring machine. The fixing device is configured to clamp the joints. The change interface includes a first component and a ferromagnetic second component movable relative to the first component. The change interface is configured to be fixed to the measuring head by a magnetic fixing force exerted on the second component, which causes a movement of the second component relative to the first component. The movement actuates the fixing device so as to clamp the joints and inhibit the sensor from being pivotable and rotatable. |
| US10788295B2 |
Weapon reloading system
A combination ballistic shield and weapon is configured to carry a reload magazine in a fixed position to reload the weapon after the active magazine has been spent and ejected. The combination provides a weapon gun rest on the shield and a guide directing a controlled movement of the weapon from a deployed, shooting-ready, position to a reload position where the magazine can be engaged by the weapon to reload the weapon by engaging the magazine into a magazine well of the weapon. The shield holds the reload magazine in a mount, the magazine in a generally upright position, enabling the weapon user to perform a weapon reload in a manner without the need for the user to grasp onto the magazine to be loaded. After engagement of the reload magazine into the weapon, a specific motion, such as a pivot motion of the weapon, releases the magazine from the base mount and activates the bolt release of the weapon to load a round into the chamber. |
| US10788293B2 |
Flexible body armor
Implementations described and claimed herein provide a ballistic filler for a flexible soft body armor and methods of manufacturing the same. In one implementation, a first portion having a first subpanel is stitched directly to a second subpanel with a stitching pattern. The first subpanel has one or more layers of woven fabric, and the second subpanel has one or more layers of unidirectional fabric. A second portion backs the first portion. The second portion has one or more layers of unstitched unidirectional fabric. |
| US10788292B2 |
Quick-detach optics and accessory mounting system for firearms
An accessory mounting system offering quick disconnect and true return-to-zero reattach is described. The mounting system includes a base, which is attached to the host platform, and a top mount onto which one or more accessories can be mounted. The base may be installed with a friction clamp and can remain attached to the host platform while the top mount can be removed and returned while keeping all optics and lasers mounted. The coupling of the base and top mount can provide sufficient precision such that the mounting system can retain zero upon reattach. The top mount may include one or more rail segments, which can enable the mounting of a laser system in conjunction with a top mounted optic, even when the firearm is used in conjunction with a gun shield. |
| US10788291B2 |
Ultrasonic electro-optic seeker
A ball joint gimbal (BJG) seeker assembly is provided and includes a back shell, a retaining system disposed to urge the seeker ball toward the back shell and a piezoelectric ultrasonic motor and sensor system arrayed between the seeker ball and the back shell. The piezoelectric ultrasonic motor and sensor system is pre-loaded by the retaining system and configured to controllably drive an angular orientation of the seeker ball. |
| US10788290B2 |
Systems and methods for shooting simulation and training
Provided herein are systems and methods for shooting simulation of a target with a projectile. More particularly, the invention relates to virtual reality optical projection systems to monitor and simulate shooting. |
| US10788288B2 |
Sight and compensating mechanism thereof
A compensating mechanism includes a base, an adjusting unit, an adjusting cap and a stop unit. The adjusting unit is disposed on the base. The adjusting cap is configured to move the adjusting unit with respect to the base so as to form a first circumferential movement range. The stop unit includes a sliding element and a limiting element, wherein the limiting element includes a movement region, and the adjusting cap is configured to move the sliding element along the movement region so as to form a second circumferential movement range. A sum of a first central angle corresponding to the first circumferential movement range and a second central angle corresponding to the second circumferential movement range is a fixed value. A sight is provided to include a main body, an objective unit, an ocular unit, an inner lens barrel and the compensating mechanism. |
| US10788284B1 |
Grounded and vehicular mounted weapons with improved recoil stability
A counter momentum generator is employed on a weapon system to manage horizontal recoil momentum of the weapon system. The counter momentum generator generates a counter momentum which that is not parallel to the recoil momentum. A horizontal component of the counter momentum negates a portion of the horizontal recoil momentum. A vertical component of the counter momentum combines with the vertical recoil momentum to aid in compression between the base of the weapon system and the ground. |
| US10788272B1 |
Radiative transfer and power control with fractal metamaterial and plasmonics
Systems according to the present disclosure provide one or more surfaces that function as heat or power radiating surfaces for which at least a portion of the radiating surface includes or is composed of “fractal cells” placed sufficiently closed close together to one another so that a surface (plasmonic) wave causes near replication of current present in one fractal cell in an adjacent fractal cell. A fractal of such a fractal cell can be of any suitable fractal shape and may have two or more iterations. The fractal cells may lie on a flat or curved sheet or layer and be composed in layers for wide bandwidth or multibandwidth transmission. The area of a surface and its number of fractals determines the gain relative to a single fractal cell. The boundary edges of the surface may be terminated resistively so as to not degrade the cell performance at the edges. |
| US10788268B2 |
Air-cooled heat transfer device with integrated and mechanized air pre-cool system
A once-through dry adiabatic cooler having an integrated factory installed air pre-cooler system that is mechanized to move from a shipping position to an operational position. |
| US10788265B2 |
Mobile veneer dryer
Embodiments provide a veneer dryer system and methods of constructing, relocating, and replacing veneer dryers and other constructs such as lumber kilns, machinery, and processing lines or parts thereof. Embodiments of a veneer dryer system may include a track and a veneer dryer movably coupled with the track. The track may extend between the desired location of the veneer dryer and a construction location. Movers may be coupled with the track at the construction location. The veneer dryer may be partially or fully constructed on the movers and moved to the desired location for use. A pre-existing veneer dryer at the desired location may remain operational during the construction and removed before the new veneer dryer is moved into place, substantially reducing downtime and costs as compared to prior methods of replacing veneer dryers. |
| US10788264B2 |
Method and apparatus for loading a lyophilization system
Disclosed are systems and methods for aseptically filling pharmaceutical containers with a pharmaceutical substance and then lyophilizing it. In one general aspect, the system and method can employ a lyophilizer loader subsystem having an interior chamber in communication with an interior chamber of a lyophilizer subsystem via a portal with a sealable door, with the collective interior being aseptically sealable. An articulated robotic arm can be employed to batch transfer to the lyophilizer subsystem container nests bearing the pharmaceutical containers. In one embodiment, the nests may be transferred serially to the loader subsystem, with the articulated robotic arm being configured to transfer the nests of containers in batches to the lyophilizer subsystem. The articulated robotic arm can also be configured to be used to move batches of nests within the lyophilizer subsystem. One implementation includes two articulated arms and a joint rotary wrist driven by two rotary shoulders. |
| US10788263B1 |
Drying, space-saving soap bar container methods, systems, and devices
Methods, systems, and devices for a lightweight, space-saving soap bar container that may allow contents to dry while in storage are provided in accordance with various embodiments. The tools and techniques in accordance with various embodiments may provide for a lightweight, space saving container that may contain bar soap for travel, backpacking, camping, and recreational activities, for example. The container may allow a wet soap bar to dry while in storage, which may avoid a soggy soap bar that can be an unpleasant experience for the user and reduce the lifespan and quality of the soap. It also may contain soap and wet soapy residue from the soap bar to prevent the soap and residue from getting on other objects during travel. Lastly, the container may be able to change size as the soap bar changes size, allowing maximum portability. |
| US10788262B2 |
Process for the preparation of a dried powder
A method for preparing a dried powder is provided. The facility includes a first drying chamber having a heating element and a second drying chamber. A mixture of powder and diluent is introduced into the first drying chamber. A pre-dried powder is transferred from the first drying chamber into the second drying chamber. A dried powder, including a recirculated amount of powder and a discharge amount of powder, is formed in the second drying chamber. The recirculated amount of the dried powder is transferred by a conveyor device from the second drying chamber into the first drying chamber. The discharge amount of the dried powder is discharged from the second drying chamber. |
| US10788260B2 |
Refrigerant recovery in natural gas liquefaction processes
Described herein is a method of removing refrigerant from a natural gas liquefaction system in which vaporized mixed refrigerant is withdrawn from the closed-loop refrigeration circuit and introduced into a distillation column so as to be separated into an overhead vapor enriched in methane and a bottoms liquid enriched in heavier components. Overhead vapor is withdrawn from the distillation column to form a methane enriched stream that is removed from the liquefaction system, and bottoms liquid is reintroduced from the distillation column into the closed-loop refrigeration circuit. Also described are methods of altering the rate of production in a natural gas liquefaction system in which refrigerant is removed as described above, and a natural gas liquefaction systems in which such methods can be carried out. |
| US10788254B2 |
Rotating heat carrier system
A rotating heat carrier system includes a barrier having a first side portion and a second side portion. A plurality of disks is mounted to a shaft. A motor is coupled to the shaft. The motor is operable to rotate the shaft and the plurality of disks. The plurality of disks is at least partially positioned within the barrier. A first portion of each of the plurality of disks extends along a radial direction away from the first side portion of the barrier. A second portion of each of the plurality of disks extends along the radial direction away from the second side portion of the barrier. |
| US10788251B2 |
Twist harvest ice geometry
An ice maker assembly includes an ice making apparatus for an appliance with an ice making tray having a water basin formed by a metallic ice forming plate and at least one perimeter sidewall extending upwardly from a top surface of the ice forming plate. The ice making tray also has a grid with at least one dividing wall. The at least one perimeter sidewall and the at least one dividing wall and the top surface of the ice forming plate form at least one ice compartment having an upper surface and a lower surface. An ice body is formed in the at least one ice compartment. Moreover, the at least one perimeter sidewall and the at least one dividing wall form a draft angle with the top surface of the ice forming plate, of about 17 degrees to about 25 degrees. |
| US10788243B2 |
Refrigerant distributor for aluminum coils
A method and system are described for a refrigerant distributor, and for attaching the distributor tubes to an evaporator coil. A short tube can inserted into the bell end of a tube and the bell end can be crimped around the short tube to lock it into place. The short tube preferably has a bead or widened shaft around which to crimp the bell. The disclosure is particularly beneficial for aluminum based components because aluminum is more susceptible to blockages or leaking due to problems from brazing. |
| US10788238B2 |
Air conditioner
An air conditioner includes a discharge blade configured to move between a guide position at which a direction of air blown from a blower fan and discharged to an outlet is controlled, and a closing position at which the outlet is closed, wherein the discharge blade includes a plurality of blade holes through which the air is discharged through the discharge blade at the closing position, wherein the discharge blade moves between the guide position and the closing position and controls an air flow from the blower fan to a discharge plate or the outlet. Through this configuration, an air flow discharged to the outside of the housing can be controlled by operation of the discharge blade. |
| US10788235B2 |
Control system, control method, and storage medium
[Object] To provide a control system, a control method, and a storage medium through which a moving object can change a surrounding environment of a user depending on an emotion of the user.[Solution] Provided is a control system including: an estimation unit that estimates an emotion of a user; and a moving object controller that controls a moving object to change a surrounding environment of the user depending on the estimated emotion. |
| US10788230B2 |
Portable dehumidifier control system
A dehumidifier includes an evaporator, a condenser, a fan, and a processor. In response to determining that a measured relative humidity is greater than or equal to a relative humidity set point, the processor sets the dehumidifier to a first operating mode, wherein a compressor is enabled and the fan is set to a first fan speed while in the first operating mode. The processor further determines whether the dehumidifier has been operating in the first operating mode for a predetermined amount of time, and in response, sets the dehumidifier to a second operating mode if the measured relative humidity is still greater than the relative humidity set point, wherein the compressor is enabled and the fan is set to a second fan speed while in the second operating mode. The second fan speed is greater than the first fan speed. |
| US10788229B2 |
Building management system with a distributed blockchain database
A system for securely communicating information in a building management system (BMS) includes a plurality of HVAC devices communicably coupled via a network each HVAC device storing a copy of an HVAC data chain that includes a plurality of blocks linked sequentially. The plurality of HVAC devices includes a first HVAC device including a processing circuit configured to generate a first block comprising device data and send the block to at least a portion of the plurality of HVAC devices. The processing circuit is configured to receive a second block from one of the plurality of HVAC devices and solve the second block. The processing circuit is further configured to add the solved block to the HVAC data chain of the first HVAC device as the newest block and send the solved block to each of the plurality of HVAC devices. |
| US10788228B2 |
Enhanced techniques for air curtain control
Tools, strategies, and techniques are provided for enhancing the control and operation of air curtain devices. The air curtain device can be provided with a computer system programmed to receive input data from various sensors and to communicate the sensor data to a wireless mesh computer architecture. An algorithm module can be programmed to determine adjusted settings or parameters for the air curtain device in response to the sensor data and/or other data sources such as external data sources. Data may be obtained from multiple air curtain devices configured for cooperative performance, and operating parameters or settings may be adjusted in connection with one or more of the multiple air curtain devices. A control device of the air curtain may be provided with a unitary structure suitable for efficient installation of multiple control harness connectors thereon to supply power and/or to establish data connectivity with multiple components of the control device. |
| US10788226B2 |
System and method for operating a packaged terminal air conditioner unit
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit (PTAC) and methods for operating the same are provided. The PTAC includes a vent aperture defined in a bulkhead of the PTAC through which make-up air may flow. An indoor fan urges a flow of primary make-up air at a primary flow rate and an auxiliary fan urges a flow of auxiliary make-up air at an auxiliary flow rate. A controller determines a target make-up air flow rate, e.g., based on a user setting which is determined from building code calculations factoring in expected room occupancy, room size, and other factors. The controller then operates the auxiliary fan to urge the flow of auxiliary make-up air at the auxiliary flow rate which is substantially equivalent to the target make-up air flow rate minus the primary flow rate. |
| US10788224B2 |
Water-cooled fan and method for controlling multifunctional fan
A water-cooled fan includes a body having an air inlet and an air outlet; a fan unit corresponding to the air inlet or the air outlet; an installation slot placed between the air inlet and the air outlet; and a water supply unit disposed above the installation slot. A method for controlling a multifunctional fan includes configuring a functional space and providing a water supply unit at a top end of the functional space; optionally providing a honeycomb or an air filter unit in the functional space; and when the honeycomb is provided in the functional space, providing, by the water supply unit, dampening water for the honeycomb. The present invention can selectively achieve the effect of air humidification or air purification by using a honeycomb or an air filter unit as needed, and the water-cooled fan of the present invention has high intelligence. A multi-purpose set reduces the cost. |
| US10788212B2 |
System and method for an oxidant passageway in a gas turbine system with exhaust gas recirculation
A system includes a turbine combustor. The turbine combustor has a combustor liner disposed about a combustion chamber, a flow sleeve, and a radial passageway. The flow sleeve disposed at an offset about the combustor liner to define a passage, wherein the passage is configured to direct an exhaust gas flow toward a head end of the turbine combustor. The radial passageway extends between the flow sleeve and the combustor liner, and the radial passageway is configured to isolate an oxidant flow through the radial passageway from the exhaust gas flow through the passage for a first operating condition and a second operating condition of the turbine combustor. The offset between the combustor liner and the flow sleeve at the first operating condition is greater than the offset between the combustor liner and the flow sleeve at the second operating condition. |
| US10788208B2 |
Method for preheating a fluid upstream of a furnace
Method for indirectly preheating a fluid upstream of a furnace, wherein the fluid is preheated by indirect heat exchange with fumes discharged from the furnace through a medium in a chamber, and wherein the flow rate of the medium in the chamber is adjusted on the basis of at least one of the following temperatures: the temperature of the discharged fumes, the temperature of the medium in the chamber, the temperature of the preheated fluid, and the temperature of the wall separating the discharged fumes from the medium in the chamber. |
| US10788203B2 |
ORC for transforming waste heat from a heat source into mechanical energy and compressor installation making use of such an ORC
An Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) device and method for transforming waste heat from a heat source containing compressed gas into mechanical energy. The ORC includes a closed circuit containing a two-phase working fluid, the circuit including a liquid pump for circulating the working fluid in the circuit consecutively through an evaporator which is in thermal contact with the heat source; through an expander like a turbine for transforming the thermal energy of the working fluid into mechanical energy; and through a condenser which is in thermal contact with a cooling element. The ORC determines the mechanical energy generated by the expander. A control device regulates the fraction of the working fluid entering the expander based on the determined mechanical energy such that the mechanical energy generated by the expander is maximum. |
| US10788202B2 |
Apparatus for production of steam from an aqueous liquid
An apparatus for production of steam from an aqueous liquid includes (a) a solar panel with a pliable, essentially impermeable, polymer membrane having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the outer surface is adapted to be directed towards the sun; a lattice structure adapted to support the inner surface of the polymer membrane; a backing, which together with the pliable polymer film, encases the lattice structure; an inlet for the aqueous liquid; an outlet for the steam produced, and (b) means for providing a vacuum connected to the outlet. The apparatus can be produced with few and relatively simple components thereby reducing the cost of the apparatus. |
| US10788199B2 |
Illuminating assembly for use with shelving
An illumination assembly including a light pipe and a light supply for use in illuminating shelf dividers on a shelf. The light pipe includes a first end portion including a light inlet, a second end portion including a light outlet, and a body portion extending between the first and second end portions. The light supply directs light into the light inlet, whereby at least a portion of the light subsequently exits the light pipe through the light outlet. When the first end portion is positioned adjacent a rear edge of the shelf, the body portion extends from the rear edge to a front edge of the shelf. The light pipe is configured to transmit at least a portion of the light emitted by the light supply from the light inlet to the light outlet to illuminate an area adjacent the shelf front edge. |
| US10788191B1 |
Power track and method of mounting and connecting a light modulator to supported luminaires
A light fixture, and lighting systems and methods, are provided for selectively receiving one of a modulator or a jumper plug at a connector port of the light fixture. The connector port is coupled between and electrically isolates a driver and a light emitting unit of the light fixture. The modulator, when connected to the connector port, is configured to receive unmodulated power from the driver and to provide modulated power to the light emitting unit. The jumper plug, when connected to the connector port, is configured to provide unmodulated power from the driver to the light emitting unit. |
| US10788189B2 |
Backlight illuminating module
A backlight illuminating module includes a first supporting base, a plurality of first illuminating units, and a light reflection housing. The light reflection housing includes a first light reflection member having a first inclined reflection surface, a first vertical optical surface and a plurality of first prisms provided in a first light reflection chamber, wherein when the first illuminating units are activated to generate illumination, the illumination is arranged to be reflected and diffracted by the first inclined reflection surface, the first vertical optical surface and the first prisms to produce an uniform line source of light of the backlight illuminating module. |
| US10788182B2 |
Vehicle lamp using semiconductor light emitting device and method for controlling the same
A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of light emitting modules that are vertically stacked with each other in a thickness direction, each of the light emitting modules including a substrate and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices located on the substrate, and partition walls located between the semiconductor light emitting devices, the partition walls passing through each of the light emitting modules in the thickness direction. The semiconductor light emitting devices provided in different light emitting modules among the light emitting modules are configured to emit light having different wavelengths. |
| US10788181B1 |
LED automobile lamp
An LED automobile lamp includes a lens, a heat dissipation shell, a light source pillar, and a rear cover. The heat dissipation shell is mounted with a light-reflecting surface, the light source pillar is mounted at the bottom of the heat dissipation shell, the lens is arranged at the top of the heat dissipation shell, and the rear cover is arranged at the bottom of the light source pillar. A first light source plate and a second light source plate are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the light source pillar. Both the first light source plate and the second light source plate extend into a light-reflecting region surrounded by the light-reflecting surface and the lens. The top of the light source pillar is provided with a light-shielding sheet, and a bottom of the light source pillar is provided with a stepped plane coupling with the heat dissipation shell. |
| US10788175B2 |
LED lamp box and display device
An LED lamp box and a display device. The LED lamp box includes a lamp box support, a canvas, a controller and multiple LED light source modules. The multiple LED light source modules are fixed on the lamp box support, and the canvas covers the multiple LED light source modules and is fixed to the lamp box support. The LED light source modules are electrically connected with each other. Each LED light source module comprises multiple LED lamp strips arranged in parallel and lamp-strip PCB connectors for connecting the LED lamp strips. The LED lamp strip is provided with an input port and an output port, and each LED lamp strip comprises multiple LED lamps connected in series. The controller is electrically connected with the LED light source modules to control the LED lamps by scanning the LED light source modules line by line. |
| US10788170B1 |
Optical systems for linear lighting
Optical systems for linear lighting, particularly linear lighting that is installed in a channel, are disclosed, as are light fixtures that use these optical systems. The optical systems have multiple optical elements, usually a first lens adapted to be positioned close to a strip of linear lighting installed in a channel, and a second lens adapted to be positioned farther from the strip of linear lighting. In some cases, the first optical element may be a diffuser. The two optical elements are optically aligned with one another such that light from the first optical element reaches the second optical element. The multiple optical elements may be adapted to physically support one another, and to engage with structure provided by the channel for securing a cover. Some optical systems may be adapted to compensate for variations in the color or intensity of the emitted light. |
| US10788167B2 |
Retrofit lighting assembly
A lighting assembly adapted to be mounted in a lighting fixture is provided. The lighting assembly comprises comprises a first reflector, a second reflector and at least two sidewall parts, a first fastening arrangement adapted to secure the first reflector to in at least one sidewall part, and a second fastening arrangement adapted to secure the second reflector to at least one sidewall part. The first reflector, the second reflector and the at least two sidewall parts are adapted to be arranged in the lighting fixture and secured to each other such that they define sidewalls of a four-sided cavity. Further, junctions between the first reflector, the second reflector and the at least two sidewall parts are arranged to be at the corners of the four-sided cavity when the first reflector, the second reflector and the at least two sidewall parts are arranged in the lighting fixture. Each one of at least two of the first reflector, the second reflector and the at least two sidewall parts comprises a support surface adapted to support the lighting assembly in the lighting fixture and to be arranged at different sides of the four-sided cavity when the first reflector, the second reflector and the at least two sidewall parts are arranged in the lighting fixture. Further, the light engine is arranged to emit light out of the four-sided cavity. Thereby, a lighting assembly that is easier to install is achieved. |
| US10788165B1 |
End cap assembly, lamp using the end cap and assembling method of the lamp
The present disclosure provides an end cap assembly, a lamp using the end cap assembly and a method of assembling the lamp. The end cap assembly includes an end cap, an isolation module, a mounting module, a conductive contact, a driving module and a potted material. The end cap defines therein an end cap interior chamber. The isolation module comprises a first end coupled to the end cap and a second end having a first opening. The mounting module is coupled to the isolation module and at least partially is accommodated in the first opening, and the mounting module has a second opening. The conductive contact is at least partially accommodated in the second opening. The driving module is at least partially accommodated in the end cap interior chamber. The potted material is filled in the end cap interior chamber and surrounding at least part of the driving module. |
| US10788161B2 |
High pressure tank apparatus
A high pressure tank apparatus includes a high pressure tank, a leaked fluid container, and a supply/discharge side discharge flow path. The high pressure tank includes a liner made of resin, a reinforced layer that covers an outer surface of the liner, an insertion member that has formed therein a supply/discharge hole capable of communicating with an inside of the liner and the supply/discharge flow path; and a supply/discharge side cap in which are formed an insertion hole through which the insertion member is inserted and a supply/discharge side draw-out hole that draws out the fluid interposed between the liner and the reinforced layer. The supply/discharge side discharge flow path guides a temporarily released fluid that is the fluid drawn out via the supply/discharge side draw-out hole to a discharge region. |
| US10788160B2 |
Utility arm
A utility arm includes a first arm, terminating in first universal joint, locked by a first piston, and a second arm, terminating in second universal joint, locked by a second piston. These are joined by an intermediate joint positioned between the first universal joint and second universal joint, and there is a locking means on the intermediate joint. The intermediate joint has a first housing, with a first pressure piece having an inclined surface which abuts the first piston, the first pressure piece having a conical or frustoconical surface a second housing, with a second pressure piece having an inclined surface which abuts the second piston, the second pressure piece having a conical or frustoconical surface. The first pressure piece and second pressure piece interlocks with corresponding conical or frustoconical surfaces, so that pressure exerted by the locking means presses the first pressure piece and second pressure piece together, such that the inclined surface of the first pressure piece acts on the first piston to lock the first universal joint, the inclined surface of the second pressure piece acts on the second piston to lock the second universal joint, and the corresponding conical or frustoconical surfaces lock the intermediate joint. |
| US10788159B1 |
Slide rail structure for fixing power supply to machine frame
A slide rail structure for fixing a power supply to a machine frame is disposed between the machine frame and the power supply. The machine frame includes at least two longitudinal left racks and at least two longitudinal right racks at two sides thereof. The slide rail structure includes two inner slide rails and two outer slide rails. One inner slide rail is laterally fixed to the two left racks, and the other inner slide rail is laterally fixed to the two right racks. The two outer slide rails are laterally locked to two sides of the power supply, respectively. The outer slide rails are slidably connected to the inner slide rails, respectively. Through the slide rail structure, the power supply won't sway left and right in the machine frame, thereby enhancing the stability of the power supply. |
| US10788156B2 |
Protector for threaded end of a tubular component with flexible seal
A temporary protector is for an extremity of a tubular joint component for drilling or operating hydrocarbon wells. The protector includes a sleeve to be attached to the component extremity and to protect a free end portion and a thread of the component extremity. The sleeve has a thread to engage with the thread of the component extremity and a peripheral sealing device assembled sealingly thereon such that it is liable to be brought into contact with a surface of the component located downstream of the thread of the component extremity, to provide a seal downstream of the thread. When the protector is being installed on the tubular component, at the time that the thread of the sleeve engages with the thread of the component extremity, at least one portion of the sealing is located axially downstream of the thread of the component extremity. |
| US10788153B2 |
Joint assembly for fluid carrying pipes
A joint assembly for joining two pipes together comprises first and second liners and first and second pipe flanges. Each liner includes a sleeve and a liner flange with the liner flange coupled to one end of the sleeve. The first liner may be positioned within a first pipe and the second liner may be positioned within a second pipe. Each pipe flange includes an inner surface and an opposing outer surface with a plurality of circumferentially spaced plateaus positioned thereon. Each plateau has a height above the outer surface. The first pipe flange may be coupled to one end of the first pipe and the second pipe flange may be coupled to one end of the second pipe. The first and second pipe flanges may couple to one another such that each plateau on the first pipe flange contacts a corresponding plateau on the second pipe flange. |
| US10788147B2 |
Pipe handling system and method of joining pipe sections
A method of joining a first pipe section to a second pipe section includes positioning the two pipe sections in an end-to-end configuration to define therebetween a joint to be welded, measuring the degree of alignment of the pipe sections when they are in the end-to-end configuration in a position ready for welding, ascertaining the relative movement required of the pipe sections in order to improve their alignment, effecting the relative movement so ascertained, and welding together the two pipe sections. The method may include the use of geometric data of the end of the pipes in order to ascertain the relative movement required of the pipe sections. A control unit may be used to calculate, using such data, a target orientation that lines up the pipe sections. The measuring step may be performed using, for example, a laser or a camera and backlight. |
| US10788144B1 |
Flow switch operated by single button
The present disclosure provides a flow switch operated by a single button, including a switching device and an outlet device. The switching device includes a diverter member and a switching assembly. The switching assembly includes a fixing member, a sealing member and a linking rod. The diverter member has a passing through chamber. The fixing member has a first movable chamber and a linking rod channel. The sealing member has a second movable chamber. The linking rod has a blocking flange and a sealing portion. The sealing member is used to control an inlet condition of the passing through chamber and the first movable chamber. The sealing portion is used to control an inlet condition of the linking rod channel. The blocking flange and the second movable chamber are correspondingly moved to make the sealing member and the sealing portion to be operated continuously with each other. |
| US10788140B2 |
Solenoid valve for controlling gas supply
A solenoid valve is provided to control a gas supply pressure such as a hydrogen supply valve of a fuel cell system. In particular, the solenoid valve includes: a valve body including a nozzle and a valve chamber, a nozzle opening/closing sheet, and a gas bypass hole formed on the valve body to communicate with a valve chamber of the valve body when the nozzle is closed and supply gas to a first chamber of the valve chamber through the gas bypass hole. With this arrangement, the solenoid valve may inhibit gas leak that can occur in the nozzle due to a diameter error of the nozzle due to a production deviation and a production deviation of a regulator. |
| US10788137B2 |
Pressure regulating valve
A pressure regulating valve includes a casing, a holder, a fixed valve, a movable valve, a spring member, a diaphragm, and a filter. The filter is configured to filter fluid flowing from a flow inlet of the casing into a pressure chamber. The filter includes a filtering part for filtering fluid and a holding part including a frame part for holding an outer periphery of the filtering part. An alignment structure configured to align the holding part at a predetermined position is provided between the holding part of the filter and the holder, or between the holding part of the filter and the casing. |
| US10788131B2 |
Face seal arrangement
A carbon seal assembly may comprise a seal support, a seal housing coupled to the seal support, and a carbon seal adjacent an aft portion of the seal housing. The carbon seal may comprise a nose defined by an axial surface of the carbon seal, a first radial surface of the carbon seal, and a second radial surface of the carbon seal radially inward of the first radial surface. The first radial surface and the second radial surface may extend forward from the axial surface. A first axial length of the first radial surface may be greater than a second axial length of the second radial surface. |
| US10788130B2 |
Seal assembly
A seal assembly that includes a rotatable seal component, a non-rotatable seal component, and a plurality of pairs of flexures. The non-rotatable seal component is disposed facing the rotatable seal component. The plurality of pairs of flexures is spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the seal assembly. Each pair of the plurality of pairs of flexures has a center line and includes a first flexure and a second flexure disposed in a stressed condition such that a portion of the first flexure and a portion of the second flexure are in contact with each other. Further, the first end of the first flexure is inclined at a first angle relative to the center line and a first end of the second flexure is inclined at a second angle relative to the center line. Also, first end of the first flexure and a first end of the second flexure are coupled to each other and to the non-rotatable seal component. |
| US10788128B2 |
Encapsulation system for a vacuum insulated structure using an elastic adhesive and barrier coating
An appliance includes an outer wrapper, an inner liner, a trim breaker having a channel that receives at least one of a wrapper edge of the outer wrapper and a liner edge of the inner liner and a composite encapsulation system including a base elastic adhesive and an outer barrier coating. The base elastic adhesive and the outer barrier coating define a structural adhesive that hermetically seals an insulation cavity defined between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. |
| US10788123B2 |
Rotary shifter with a DC motor driving lock mechanism
A shifter assembly having a housing supporting a detent locking wheel with a biasing return spring. A plunger housing subassembly is rotatably supported within the locking wheel and operating in response to an external input to be rotated between each of Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive gear shift positions. An electric motor is supported by the housing and is linked to a lock lever, an extending portion of the lock lever engaging the locking wheel. A PCB board is integrated into the housing and is communicable with at least one external sensor associated with a driver exit condition. Upon a triggering of the exit condition with the shifter in other than a Park position, the motor being energized to retract the lock lever to permit the return spring to rotate the wheel to the Park position. |
| US10788122B2 |
Transmission control with occupant detection
A computer in a vehicle includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions. The processor is programmed to shift a transmission of the vehicle from a gear into park upon receiving a first signal from a first active sensor beyond a signal threshold and then, within a time threshold, receiving a second signal from a second active sensor beyond the signal threshold. The signals are correlated with distances from the respective active sensor to a detected object. |
| US10788121B2 |
Shift device
A shift device includes a shift lever configured to move to a plurality of positions, a grip section mounted on the shift lever and configured to be grasped by a user, a contact detecting section mounted on the grip section and configured to detect contact with the user, a restricting section configured to restrict a movement of the shift lever, and a releasing section configured to determine whether the grip section is grasped by the user based on a result of detection by the contact detecting section, and release the shift lever from restriction on the movement upon determining that the grip section is grasped by the user. |
| US10788120B2 |
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission is provided with a friction engaging element having a hub member, a drum member, friction plates disposed between the hub member and the drum member, and a piston configured to engage the friction plates. The hub member includes a first hub member made of ferrous material and having a cylindrical part provided with a spline part, the friction plates being spline-engaged with the spline part, and a second hub member made of aluminum-based material, disposed at a side part of the first hub member, and having a feed part for lubrication provided with a supply oil channel configured to supply hydraulic fluid for lubrication to the friction plates. A notch for lubrication is formed by circumferentially cutting the cylindrical part of the first hub member corresponding to the feed part of the second hub member. The feed part supplies the hydraulic fluid for lubrication through the notch. |
| US10788118B2 |
Liquid storage case
A liquid storage case surrounded by wall surfaces which includes a side surface extending in a vertical direction. The liquid storage case includes an inlet portion disposed on the side surface and including an inlet port through which a liquid is poured, a connecting portion disposed below the inlet portion and connected to an electrical component, and a guide disposed between the inlet portion and the connecting portion to guide the liquid spilled out of the inlet port in a direction away from the connecting portion. The guide includes a plate protruding from the side surface to a more horizontally outward position than a tip end of the inlet portion. The plate includes a first face opposed to the inlet portion, and the first face is disposed along the side surface so as to be inclined downward. |
| US10788113B2 |
Mechanical locking differential
A mechanical locking differential primarily includes a drive ring and right and left driven rings that can move sideways into and out of engagement with the drive ring. The drive ring and the driven rings have teeth with an inverted trapezoidal shape with a significant clearance, such as a pressure angle of −1° and a clearance of 20% circumferentially. A central ramping separator ring provides a ramping mechanism with inclines that push the driven rings out of engagement with the drive ring when the associated half axle rotates faster than the drive ring, with the ramping action occurring within the teeth clearance. |
| US10788112B2 |
Hydro-mechanical transmission with multiple modes of operation
Various vehicle systems capable of different operation modes are disclosed. According to one example, the system can include at least one input shaft, at least one output shaft, a plurality of hydraulic devices, and one or more accessories. The plurality of hydraulic devices can be configured to be operable as vane pumps in a retracted vane mode of operation and can be configured to be operable as a hydraulic couplings to couple the at least one input shaft with the at least one output shaft in a vane extended mode of operation. The plurality of hydraulic devices can be simultaneously operable as the hydraulic couplings and the vane pumps. The one or more accessories can be in fluid communication with the plurality of hydraulic devices and can be configured to receive a hydraulic fluid pumped from one or more the plurality of hydraulic devices when operating as the vane pumps. |
| US10788111B2 |
Torque converter cover for supplying cooling to a hybrid electric motor
A cover for a torque converter and an electric motor, comprising a cover surface that includes a first cluster of perforations that are located adjacent to a first end of a rotor of the motor, wherein the perforations are arranged to transfer fluid from the torque converter to a rotor of the electric motor. |
| US10788108B2 |
Actuator for a vehicle closure and method of actuating a vehicle closure
An actuator for opening and closing a decklid or other closure on a motor vehicle is described and shown. The actuator can include a motor, a rod coupled to and driven by the motor, a first sleeve coupled to and driven by the rod, and a second sleeve coupled to and driven by the first sleeve. The first and second sleeves can be slidably coupled to one another, and/or can be rotatably locked relative to one another. |
| US10788107B2 |
Display device
A shape display device is disclosed. The shape display device includes a plurality of couplers; and a plurality of rods pivotally connected to the coupler, the rod having a varying length in a lengthwise direction, the rod including: a main frame; a circuit board accommodated in the main frame; a first slider movably mounted on the main frame, the first slider connected to a first coupler among the plurality of couplers; a second slider movably mounted on the main frame, the second slider connected to a second coupler among the plurality of couplers; and a driver installed in the main frame, the driver providing the first and second sliders with a driving force, the driver connected to the circuit board electrically. |
| US10788105B2 |
Pendulum tensioner having adjustable axial play and belt drive
A pendulum tensioner, comprising a first and second tensioning arm, and a bearing sleeve configured to attach to a generator housing, wherein the bearing sleeve forms a sliding channel together with a locking sleeve, in which one of the tensioning arms is rotatably positioned with axial play. |
| US10788104B2 |
Drive apparatus with superposition gearbox
A drive apparatus includes a superposition gear with a planetary gear train. A main drive machine is connected to an input shaft of the superposition gear. Two auxiliary drives are each connected with the planetary gear train via a drive connection. An output shaft of the superposition gear may be connected to a work machine. The planetary gear train has a ring gear, a sun gear, a planet carrier and a plurality of planetary gears. These drive connections of the auxiliary drives are respectively established via a sprocket chain, each of which has a stepped idler gear. |
| US10788103B2 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
A planetary gear train may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements; a fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotation elements; three clutches, each connecting any tow rotation elements among the first to the fifteenth rotation elements; and three brakes, each connecting any one rotation element among the first to the fifteenth rotation elements to a transmission housing. |
| US10788098B2 |
Clutch disk comprising a centrifugal pendulum
The invention relates to clutch disc comprising a torsional vibration damper which has an inlet part and an outlet part and a spring device operatively arranged in the peripheral direction between the input part and the output part, wherein the spring device is formed from the first and second spring elements connected behind one another and separated by an intermediate flange, and a centrifugal pendulum which has a pendulum mass carrier arranged about an axis of rotation of the clutch disc and pendulum masses accommodated on same on pendulum paths for oscillation and arranged in a distributed manner over the periphery. In order to improve the insulation effect of the torsional vibration damper and the centrifugal pendulum and/or better adjust same to the required application, the pendulum mass carrier is coupled for conjoint rotation with the intermediate flange and centrally accommodated on the output part. |
| US10788097B2 |
Friction damper
A friction damper includes a cylindrical core member and a cylindrical elastic body. The core member is disposed between an outer circumferential surface of an inner shaft and an inner circumferential surface of an outer shaft, and is fixed to one of the inner and outer shafts. The elastic body is in compressive contact with the other of the inner and outer shafts, and has an axial length larger than that of the core member. The elastic body includes a portion extending in an axial direction away from the core member and has a thick-walled section which extends in a radial direction away from the core member. The thick-walled section has a larger wall thickness than a section of the elastic body which overlaps the core member in an axial direction of the core member, and is held in pressing contact with the other of the inner and outer shafts. |
| US10788095B2 |
Fluid and elastomer vibration isolator
An isolator configured to isolate a payload from unwanted vibrations and shocks. The isolator includes a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a primary chamber defined in the housing, a backpressure chamber defined in the housing, a conduit placing the primary chamber in fluid communication with the backpressure chamber, a backpressure membrane in the housing proximate the first end, an elastomer dome in the housing proximate the second end, and a shaft connected to the elastomer dome. The primary chamber and the backpressure chamber are between the backpressure membrane and the elastomer dome. The shaft is configured to be connected to the payload. |
| US10788094B2 |
Apparatus and method for vibration mitigation with dynamic vibration absorber
Method and dynamic vibration absorber device for reducing a resonant frequency of a node to which the dynamic vibration absorber device is attached to. The dynamic vibration absorber device includes a housing configured to be attached to the node; an absorber mass located inside the housing; and first and second diaphragms attached to the housing and configured to suspend the absorber mass inside the housing. The dynamic vibration absorber device changes a resonant frequency of the node to two smaller vibration peaks. |
| US10788093B2 |
Vibration-damping device
A vibration-damping device (10) of the present invention includes a first attachment member (11), a second attachment member (12), an elastic body (13), and a partition member (16). In the partition member, a restriction passage (24) through which the first liquid chamber (14) and the second liquid chamber (15) communicate with each other is formed. The restriction passage includes a first communicating portion (26) which opens to the first liquid chamber, a second communicating portion (27) which opens to the second liquid chamber, and a main body flow passage (25) through which the first communicating portion and the second communicating portion communicate with each other. At least one of the first communicating portion and the second communicating portion includes a plurality of fine holes (26a) which are disposed in a flow passage direction of the main body flow passage. A ratio of a projected area or an opening area of a smallest cross section of the fine holes, which occupies per a predetermined area of the first barrier or the second barrier, gradually decreases as it separates from the other of the first communicating portion and the second communicating portion in the flow passage direction. |
| US10788089B2 |
Speed differential device for a common double overrunning clutch
A speed differential device for a common double overrunning clutch includes a left input unit and a right input unit being combined together as a combination structure; a left input unit 1 with a cam unit and a right output unit with a cam unit being installed with the combination structure of the left input unit and the right input unit; a left rolling post retainer and a plurality of left rolling posts being installed between the left input unit and the left output ring; a right rolling post retainer and a plurality of right rolling posts being installed between the right input unit and the right output unit; the left rolling post retainer being installed with a left returning spring; the right rolling post retainer being installed with a right returning spring; the left returning spring and the right returning spring being interacted with a clutch unit. |
| US10788082B2 |
Transmission clutch including locking torsion spring
An adjustment mechanism for a clutch is positioned between the diaphragm spring and the pressure plate, the adjustment mechanism including: a first cam ring rotatably fixed with respect to the pressure plate, a second cam ring rotatable relative to the first cam ring and both cam rings having a plurality of cam surfaces configured such that rotation of the second cam ring relative to the first cam ring varies a height of the adjustment mechanism, and a torsion spring including a longitudinal axis. The torsion spring is disposed in the annular groove. The torsion spring includes a helical round cylindrical body that extends to a first end connected to the first cam ring and the torsion spring has a second end connected to the pressure plate. The torsion spring applies a biasing force to the second cam ring promoting rotation of the second cam ring relative to the first cam ring. The pressure plate includes a locking slot formed therein partially through the pressure plate and through the opposing surface. The locking slot is formed at an angle relative to the opposing surface and the second end of the torsion spring includes a locking hook formed thereon. The locking hook extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the torsion spring. The locking hook is disposed in the locking slot fixing the locking hook relative to the pressure plate. |
| US10788080B2 |
Dog clutch
A dog clutch comprising a sleeve and a relative crown with respective teeth conformed for engaging each one alternatively to the others wherein, during operation a pulling side for said teeth is defined, that identifies a surface through which the torque is transferred, and wherein, the teeth pulling side or at least the crown and/or the sleeve is conformed so that the relative tooth is tapered from a relative base towards a relative vertex, wherein said pulling side comprises at least three portions of which a first portion is adjacent to said base and a third portion is adjacent to said vertex following a rectilinear path and being approximately parallel to generating line of said crown or sleeve, and having a second portion adjoining said first portion with said third portion. |
| US10788078B2 |
Outer joint member of constant velocity universal joint
Provided is a method of manufacturing an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint, which is constructed by forming a cup section having track grooves, and a shaft section, and by welding a cup member and a shaft member, the method including: forming the cup member and the shaft member of medium carbon steel; preparing a cup member having a cylindrical portion and a bottom portion integrally formed by forging, and a joining end surface in a machining step; preparing a shaft member having a joining end surface formed in a machining step; bringing the joining end surface of the cup member and the joining end surface of the shaft member into abutment against each other; welding the cup member and the shaft member by radiating a beam; and performing, after the welding, an ultrasonic flaw detection-inspection step. |
| US10788076B2 |
Rotation mechanism, machine tool, and semiconductor manufacturing device
A rotation mechanism includes: a housing; a shaft inserted through a hole provided at the housing; bearings installed at the housing and rotatably supporting the shaft; a rotary member provided at one end portion of the shaft, adapted to be rotated together with the shaft, and having a portion that projects to a radially outer side of the hole and faces the housing with a gap having a predetermined size; and a gas passage adapted to connect the gap to outside of the housing and allow gas contained in a portion of the gap to pass to the outside of the housing. |
| US10788074B2 |
Rolling bearing device
A rolling bearing device includes a bearing portion and a power generation portion. The power generation portion has a plurality of projecting portions provided on an outer ring spacer, a pair of core members provided on an inner ring spacer, a magnet, and a coil. The power generation portion generates an induced current in the coil as the projecting portions pass in the vicinity of first side end portions of the core members during rotation. There are two different loop paths along which magnetism generated by the magnet flows: a first loop path formed when the projecting portions are close to the first side end portions of the core members; and a second loop path formed when the projecting portions and the first side end portions of the core members are away from each other. |
| US10788067B2 |
Coupling assembly for coupling flat panels
An assembly for, for example, a photo collage featuring first (1) and second elements (3), with the first elements (1) containing a flat panel and the second elements forming coupling members (3) to interconnect the first elements. The first elements (1) feature as openings (2) near a corner of the flat panel at least two notches (9) in the edges and the coupling member features at least two complementary protrusions (5) that work together with the notches (9). |
| US10788066B2 |
Double threaded standoff fastener
Presently disclosed is a standoff fastener for use in a compound floor structure. The threaded fastener includes a threaded standoff portion designed to accept a nut which has a diameter larger than a head portion of the standoff fastener. The head portion is located centrally within the fastener in order to reduce a tendency of the fastener to pivot within a driver during the fastening process. |
| US10788055B2 |
Large manipulator and hydraulic circuit arrangement for a large manipulator
A manipulator for concrete pumps having an articulated boom with at least two boom arms and a hydraulic drive that pivots one or more of the boom arms. A hydraulic cylinder has piston and rod side working volumes. A hydraulic circuit has a first switching state in which the hydraulic circuit connects a first working port for feed or discharge of hydraulic fluid to the rod-side working volume and connects a second working port for feed or discharge of hydraulic fluid to the piston-side working volume. In a second switching state, the hydraulic circuit separates the first working port from the first fluid channel and thereby connects the first fluid channel to the second fluid channel for the feed of hydraulic fluid from the rod-side to the piston side working volume. A sensor acquires an operating state variable based upon which an activation assembly sets the switching state. |
| US10788053B2 |
Noise reducing gas turbine engine airfoil
A noise reducing airfoil defining a span extending between a root and a tip and a chord at each point along the span extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil includes a pressure side, a suction side, and a trailing edge sheath including an outer surface coupled to the trailing edge of the airfoil. The trailing edge sheath extends at least partially along the chord on the pressure and suction sides at each point along the span within the trailing edge sheath. The trailing edge sheath defines a fluid passageway extending along at least a portion of the span. Further, the trailing edge sheath defines at least one aperture on at least one of the pressure side, the suction side, or trailing edge fluidly coupling the fluid passageway to the outer surface. |
| US10788051B2 |
Electric water pump
The present invention provides an electric water pump including a drive motor. The drive motor includes a cylinder-shaped motor housing, a stator, a rotor, a motor shaft, and an end cover. The motor housing is fixedly mounted on a side of the end cover. The side of the end cover is also fixedly provided with a cylinder-shaped casing, wherein the motor housing is positioned in the casing. A central axis line of the motor housing coincides with a central axis line of the casing. Another side of the end cover is provided with a pump body having a chamber. An end of the motor shaft away from the end cover is fixedly provided with a heat-dissipating fan, an end of the casing close to the end cover is provided with a first air inlet, and a rear end away from the casing is provided with a first air outlet. |
| US10788048B2 |
Inlet guide vane assembly
An inlet guide vane assembly is provided. The inlet guide vane assembly includes a housing, a rotating shaft rotatably located in the housing, a vane portion connected to the rotating shaft, a bushing portion located between the rotating shaft and the housing, and an elastic portion located between the bushing portion and the rotating shaft. |
| US10788043B2 |
Blower fan
The present invention relates to a blower fan, comprising two side walls, an air duct, a handle, a motor, a wind wheel and a motor control assembly; the two side walls are arranged in parallel with each other; the air duct is arranged between the two side walls in a rotatable way; the handle is mounted on the air duct; the motor and the wind wheel are both mounted in the air duct; the motor control assembly is arranged on a side wall close to the motor and is electrically connected with the motor, installation position of the motor control assembly with respect to the side wall being at an inner side of the side wall. According to the present invention, the air blowing angle is adjustable due to the rotation of the air duct, achieving a better drying effect. Additionally, the structure of the present invention is compact, attractive in appearance and durable. |
| US10788039B2 |
Oil-cooled screw compressor and control method therefor
An oil-cooled screw compressor includes a controller having an arithmetic operation section for arithmetically determining a remaining moisture amount Dr from at least a suction temperature Ts, a suction pressure Ps, a discharge temperature Td, and a discharge pressure Pd, an inverter control section for comparing a first rotational speed of a motor at which the remaining moisture amount Dr becomes the target moisture amount and a second rotational speed of the motor at which a discharge pressure Pd becomes the target pressure, and for controlling an inverter so as to drive the motor at the larger one of the first and second rotational speeds, and an air release valve control section for opening an air release valve while the discharge pressure Pd exceeds an air release pressure when the motor is driven at the first rotational speed. |
| US10788034B2 |
Mobile phone and other compute device cooling architecture
A system for cooling a mobile phone and method for using the system are described. The system includes an active piezoelectric cooling system, a controller and an interface. The active piezoelectric cooling system is configured to be disposed in a rear portion of the mobile phone distal from a front screen of the mobile phone. The controller is configured to activate the active piezoelectric cooling system in response to heat generated by heat-generating structures of the mobile phone. The interface is configured to receive power from a mobile phone power source when the active piezoelectric cooling system is activated. |
| US10788033B2 |
Mechanical hydraulic pumping unit with a radiator integrated
The invention corresponds to a mechanical hydraulic pumping unit with a radiator integrated to the chassis and a hydraulic circuit which allows it to operate with high flow rates and low pressure or with low flow rates and high pressure. This mechanical hydraulic pumping unit with a radiator integrated is used to supply a particular pressurized oil flow to a hydraulic actuator, which in turn lifts the load exerted by a string of rods and lift the hydrostatic column that is inside an oil well. The main feature of this mechanical hydraulic pumping unit with a radiator integrated is that the radiator is part of the machine's chassis and is located in the middle of two hydraulic oil tanks. The first of these tanks is the oil suction tank, while the second is the oil return tank. |
| US10788030B2 |
Method of control of compressors with more than two capacity states
A method of operating a reciprocating compressor for a vapour compression system is disclosed. The reciprocating compressor comprises at least two cylinders and at least two unloaders, each unloader can be operated in an idle mode or in an active mode and therefore the reciprocating compressor can run in more than two capacity states. The capacity states alternates periodically between states in such a way that a substantially continuous range of effective capacities can be obtained while the individual cylinders are evenly loaded. |
| US10788027B2 |
Electric air pump
An electric air pump is provided that includes (i) a motor that includes a rotary shaft provided with a worm, (ii) a crank that includes a worm wheel which engages with the worm and a rod with one end rotatably coupled to the worm wheel, and (iii) a piston that is housed in a cylinder extending along an axial direction of the motor, that is coupled to another end of the rod and moves back and forth along an extension direction of the cylinder due to actuation of the crank, and that ejects air inside the cylinder from a valve provided at one end of the cylinder due to being moved toward the one end side of the cylinder. |
| US10788020B2 |
Energy storage system and method
An energy storage system includes a crane and a plurality of blocks, where the crane is operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation (via stacking of the blocks) to store electrical energy as potential energy of the blocks, and then operable to move blocks from a higher elevation to a lower elevation (via unstacking of the blocks) to generate electricity based on the kinetic energy of the block when lowered (e.g., by gravity). The energy storage system can, for example, store electricity generated from solar power as potential energy in the stacked blocks during daytime hours when solar power is available, and can convert the potential energy in the stacked blocks into electricity during nighttime hours when solar energy is not available, and deliver the converted electricity to the power grid. |
| US10788019B2 |
Liquid containment assembly for a wind turbine
The application relates to a liquid containment assembly (200) for a wind turbine (10), comprising: a support (202) for supporting wind turbine equipment (220); and a flexible container (300) suspended beneath the support (202). The flexible container (300) is arranged such that it is moveable between a collapsed position, in which the liquid containment assembly (200) has a first depth (D1), and an expanded position, in which the liquid containment assembly (200) has a second depth (D2), the second depth being greater than the first depth. |
| US10788011B2 |
Wave energy capture device and energy storage system utilizing a variable mass, variable radius concentric ring flywheel
A wave energy capture device, including a wave chamber arranged to engage a body of water including a plurality of waves, including a floor having a front end and a rear end, a first opening arranged proximate the front end, a second opening arranged proximate the rear end, and a hose arranged on said floor and extending from the first opening to the second opening, the hose operatively arranged to fill with water from the body of water, and a cylinder arranged on the floor proximate the front end, the cylinder connected to the wave chamber via one or more springs, wherein, when one of the plurality of waves enters the first opening, the cylinder is displaced along the floor from the front end toward the rear end, and expresses the water in the hose in a first direction from the front end toward the rear end. |
| US10788010B2 |
High capture efficiency wave energy converter with improved heave, surge and pitch stability
A means for improving the motion stability of a floating, semi-submerged, or submerged body used in, multi-capture-mode wave energy converters (WECs) having two or more bodies, against wave-induced heave, surge, and pitching forces, while reducing the size, mass and cost of such bodies or bases, thus improving the relative motion and hence capture efficiency of such WECs over a broad spectrum of wave periods and wave heights. Stabilizing counter moments against wave-induced motion are substituted by strategic placement of drag plates or planes entraining seawater mass or water-filled cavities within, or attached to, the bases and/or at least one tensioned seabed-affixed cable. The base or reaction-body stabilizing means is disclosed in a two-body multi-capture-mode, deep-water, surface-deployed, wave-terminator-type WEC to concurrently increase wave energy capture efficiency and reduce the volume, mass, and capital cost of the WEC's stabilized reaction body or base. |
| US10788001B2 |
Structure of mounting intake air temperature sensor of engine with supercharger
The present disclosure aims to stabilize, in an engine with a supercharger, a detection result of an intake air temperature sensor interposed between the supercharger and an intercooler. A gas outlet of a supercharger and a gas inlet of an intercooler are connected together via a second passage. The second passage includes, in its middle position, a narrow region with a smaller cross-sectional area than the part of the second passage extending from an upstream end of the second passage to the middle position. The narrow region is provided with the intake air temperature sensor configured to detect the gas temperature in the narrow region. |
| US10788000B2 |
System and method for aspirating a pre-cleaner of a work vehicle using a double-walled flow pipe
A system for aspirating a pre-cleaner of a work vehicle may include a fluid conduit in flow communication with an outlet port of the pre-cleaner for receiving an aspirated airflow from the pre-cleaner. The system may also include a double-walled flow pipe having an inner tube that receives a primary fluid flow of the work vehicle. The double-walled flow pipe may also include an outer tube surrounding the inner tube such that an annular passage is defined between the inner and outer tubes. The annular passage may be in flow communication with the fluid conduit. When a vacuum is applied to the annular passage, the aspirated airflow may be drawn through the fluid conduit from the pre-cleaner and directed to the annular passage. The aspirated airflow flows through the annular passage as the primary fluid flow is being directed through the inner tube. |
| US10787998B2 |
Cooling mechanism of combustion chamber, rocket engine having cooling mechanism, and method of manufacturing cooling mechanism
A cooling mechanism includes a bottom wall (22) in contact with a combustion chamber, an upper wall (30), and a cooling passage (40) arranged between the bottom wall (22) and the upper wall (30). The cooling passage (40) includes a first passage (50) extending to a first direction, a second passage (60) extending to the first direction, and a connection section (70) connected with the first passage (50) and the second passage (60). The second passage (60) is arranged to have an offset to the first passage (50) in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and along the bottom wall (22). |
| US10787990B2 |
Cooling of a piston by means of sodium-filled tubes
Disclosed is an internal combustion engine piston wherein at least one space is formed into which a coolant is installed. In one example, the coolant is first introduced into a coolant container and the coolant container is thereafter inserted into the at least one space in the piston. In one example, the coolant is an alkali metal consisting of sodium. |
| US10787989B2 |
Engine block for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle and method of manufacturing an engine block for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle
An engine block for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a cylinder within which a piston can be movably accommodated between a top dead center and a bottom dead center and has a cylinder bore, the internal cylinder diameter of which expands in the direction of the bottom dead center. The internal cylinder diameter expands only below the region in which a piston system change takes place during operation of the internal combustion engine. The internal cylinder diameter tapers from the top dead center to the region. |
| US10787988B2 |
Internal combustion engine
A heat retention material cartridge fixed to a base member of a heat retention tool of a cylinder bore's bore wall for heat retention of the cylinder bore wall, which includes a thermosensitive expansion rubber, a back-side pressing member, a rectangular opening, a front-side abutting plate cooperative with the back-side pressing member for sandwiching an outer edge portion of the thermosensitive expansion rubber, and an elastic member attached member to which an elastic member is attached. A convex portion being convex toward the side of the back-side pressing member is formed in a portion of the front-side abutting plate where the outer end is not sandwiched by bendable portions. And, the outer edge portion of the thermosensitive expansion rubber is formed in such a manner that the outer end of the thermosensitive expansion rubber is positioned inside an apex of the convex portion. |
| US10787982B2 |
System and method for calibrating a vehicle component
The invention relates to a system and to a method for calibrating a controller of a vehicle component, in particular at least of one section of a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, preferably of an internal combustion engine, wherein control data, on the basis of which the vehicle component is controlled, are stored in the controller, and wherein the method comprises the following working steps: identifying at least one first vehicle parameter of a plurality of vehicle parameters of calibrated variants of the vehicle component, which parameter has different values for different calibrated variants, preferably a rated power, an emission value and/or a market specification; checking, if the calibrated variants differ in terms of the at least one first vehicle parameter, at least one portion of the control data of the calibrated variants for a relationship with the at least one first vehicle parameter; defining, if a relationship is detected, a calibration function for the at least one portion of the control data on the basis of the relationship with the at least one first vehicle parameter; determining control data of a variant, to be calibrated, of the vehicle component by means of the calibration function in accordance with the at least one first vehicle parameter; and outputting the determined control data, in particular to the controller of the vehicle component. |
| US10787981B2 |
Power system optimization
Power system optimization is disclosed. An example power system described herein may include an engine control module that receives measurements associated with sensors, identifies settings associated with control devices, determines that a first set of parameters associated with the one or more control devices is to be optimized according to a first optimization process, iteratively performs the first optimization process until the first set of parameters are optimized, determines that a second set of parameters associated with the one or more control devices are to be optimized according to a second optimization process, iteratively performs the second optimization process until the second set of parameters are optimized, and, after the second set of parameters are optimized according to the second optimization process, configures one of the control devices to operate using an optimized value for the control device determined using the second optimization process. |
| US10787980B2 |
Fuel control device for engine
In a predetermined operating region, a fuel injection valve executes a second injection to inject fuel into a cylinder in a compression stroke, and a first injection to inject fuel into the cylinder 2 in the compression stroke or an intake stroke before the second injection. When a purge is executed, the total quantity of fuel to be injected by the fuel injection valve into the cylinder is reduced more than when the purge is not executed, and a fuel reduction quantity of the second injection is made smaller than a fuel reduction quantity of the first injection. |
| US10787978B2 |
Systems and method for exhaust gas recirculation
Various systems and methods are provided for exhaust gas recirculation, including an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system includes an EGR passage coupling an engine exhaust system to an engine intake system, a first EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage, the first EGR cooler configured to cool EGR with a first fluid, and a second EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage downstream of the first EGR cooler, the second EGR cooler configured to cool EGR with a second fluid. |
| US10787977B2 |
Method for operating a combustion machine, combustion machine and motor vehicle
A method is provided to determine the hydrocarbon content in the purge gas of a fuel tank system of a combustion machine, whereby the fuel tank system comprises at least a fuel tank, a fuel vapor filter that is fluidically connected to an atmospheric port, a vent line leading from the fuel tank to the fuel vapor filter, a purge gas line leading from the fuel vapor filter to the fresh gas line of the combustion machine, a fuel tank vent valve that is integrated into the purge gas line, a pressure sensor that is integrated into the purge gas line and that can be configured as an absolute pressure sensor or as a differential pressure sensor, and a compressor that is integrated into the purge gas line. In this context, it is provided that, during operation of the compressor, at least three pressure measurements are carried out in the purge gas line over a defined period of time by means of the pressure sensor and, only at the end of this period of time, on the basis of the determined pressure values, the loading of the purge gas with hydrocarbons is qualitatively determined in the purge gas that had flowed through the purge gas line during the period of time. Aside from the determination of the quantitative loading, which is preferably carried out parallel to the determination of the qualitative loading, the determination according to the invention of the qualitative loading allows a very precise assessment of the influence that the purge gas—which is fed to the fresh gas line of the combustion machine and from there to the internal combustion engine—exerts on the combustion processes during operation of the internal combustion engine. |
| US10787964B2 |
Energy storage and release apparatus and method for energy storage and release
An energy storage and release apparatus and a method for energy storage and release are disclosed. The energy storage and release apparatus includes a first compression unit, a first heat exchange unit, a gas storage unit, and a turbine unit. The first heat exchange unit is directly or indirectly connected between the gas storage unit and the first compression unit. A first gas enters the first compression unit via a first inlet; sequentially passes through the first compression unit, the first heat exchange unit, the gas storage unit, and the turbine unit; and then is discharged. A first temperature of the first gas before entering the first heat exchange unit is higher than a second temperature of the first gas after passing through the first heat exchange unit, and a first heat energy is provided by a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature. |
| US10787963B2 |
Compressor flow extraction apparatus and methods for supercritical CO2 oxy-combustion power generation system
A power generation system burns a fuel in a gas in a combustion chamber, producing one or more combustion products and heating a working fluid, preferably supercritical CO2, that is chemically the same as a combustion product. The working fluid is mixed with the combustion products to form a combustion output mixture which is used in a turbine to drive a shaft of the turbine connected with a generator, producing electricity. The turbine outputs an exhaust that goes to a working fluid recycling system that connects the turbine outlet with the combustion chamber. The fluid recycling system has a radial compressor that receives and pressurizes the exhaust mixture and sends it to a chamber that has a bleed outlet and a recycling outlet. The recycling outlet transmits a recycled portion of the exhaust mixture to the combustion chamber, and the bleed outlet carries an excess portion of the exhaust mixture that is not to be recycled to an extraction system that removes it from the power generation system for use in other applications. |
| US10787962B2 |
Active system generating destructive acoustic interference for an aircraft engine with multiple fan spools
An aircraft propulsion unit including two distinct fan spools, and including a first duct and a second duct extending downstream of the two fan spools, the propulsion unit including a control ring disposed on one of the ducts, downstream of one of the fan spools, with at least one annular internal wall extending in an interior space of the duct, the control unit of the control ring being configured to modify the shape of the internal wall, and to cause an air passage cross section in the duct to vary at the ring, a device for acquiring acoustic signals generated by acoustic waves propagating downstream of the fan spools, and a device for processing the acoustic signals, configured to measure a dephasing between the acoustic waves and to control the control ring depending on the dephasing. |
| US10787961B2 |
Shifting gate arrangement and method for the production thereof
A shifting gate arrangement, and a method of production thereof, having shifting gates, which are adjustable in a spatial direction, for actuating connecting rod adjustment provisions, which are integrated in connecting rods, for the purpose of changing the length of the respective connecting rod. A sheet metal support frame is mounted so as to be displaceable to and fro in the one spatial direction. The shifting gates are fixedly connected to the support frame and are designed as a cast part or sintered part. |
| US10787956B2 |
Turbocharger variable speed control
A turbocharger variable speed control mechanism for a turbocharger for an engine includes a sun gear of a planetary gear set coupled to a turbocharger shaft, a planet carrier operatively connected to an engine output shaft of the engine, a brake disk coupled to and rotatable with a ring gear, and a brake actuator mechanism proximate the brake disk and mounted to a turbocharger housing. The brake actuator mechanism is selectively actuatable between a non-braking state where no braking force is applied to the brake disk so that the ring gear is free to rotate relative to the turbocharger housing, and a full braking state where a full braking force is applied to the brake disk such that the ring gear is held stationary relative to the turbocharger housing and rotation of the planet carrier is transmitted through the planetary gear set to cause rotation of the turbocharger shaft. |
| US10787953B2 |
Device for determining abnormalities of cooling water temperature sensors
A coolant temperature sensor abnormality determination device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not two coolant temperature sensors, which are configured to detect the temperature of the coolant, have an abnormality. The determination unit has a determination permission condition under which a reference temperature is set to an estimated temperature of a present time point and the estimated temperature is then changed from the reference temperature by a determination temperature. The determination unit is configured to determine, when the determination permission condition is satisfied, that the two coolant temperature sensors are functioning normally if a discrepancy between detection values of the two coolant temperature sensors is less than a normal temperature that is less than or equal to the determination temperature. |
| US10787950B2 |
Heat insulating pipe system and processing system
A processing system 100 includes a heat insulating pipe 12, a temperature measuring device 19, and a control device 20. The heat insulating pipe 12 has an inner pipe and an outer pipe. An airtight space is formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. A fluid having a temperature lower than that of an indoor space in which the heat insulating pipe 12 is placed is flown within the inner pipe. The temperature measuring device 19 measures a temperature of a surface of the heat insulating pipe 12. The control device 20 is controls a pressure within the airtight space by controlling an exhaust device 16 configured to exhaust a gas within the airtight space based on the temperature of the surface of the heat insulating pipe 12 and a dew-point temperature calculated from a humidity and the temperature of the indoor space. |
| US10787944B2 |
Method for optimizing nitrogen oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions of a combustion engine
A method for simultaneous optimization of nitrogen oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions of a combustion engine with an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of a motor vehicle. The method comprises the following steps: at the start a prediction horizon (PH) is selected (100), then a nitrogen oxide limit value (mNOx_max) is specified (101). Minimisation (102) of a cost function (K) comprising the nitrogen oxide emissions and the carbon dioxide emissions is carried out, wherein the nitrogen oxide limit value (mNOx_max) is complied with. Then actuators of the combustion engine are set (105) to a setpoint value (S) that is determined when minimizing (102) the cost function (K). Finally, the steps of the method are repeated. |
| US10787936B2 |
Thermodynamic engine
An expander of the piston (2) and cylinder (3) type is inverted from normal orientation, with the crankshaft (4) upper most and the cylinder “head” (5) lower most. The cylinder head has a pair of liquid injectors (6, 7) oriented for respective liquids pentane and glycerine to be injected as mists into contact with each other at the bottom of the cylinder. The pentane is vaporised by transfer of latent heat to it from the glycerine. Respective injector valves (9, 10) from high pressure rails (11, 12) fed by pumps (14, 15) are provided. An exhaust valve (16) is opened by a cam (17) driven at crankshaft speed by a chain drive. |
| US10787935B2 |
Cooling arrangement for a WHR-system
A cooling arrangement for a WHR-system in a vehicle, includes a first cooling circuit including a first radiator in which a circulating coolant is cooled, and a second cooling circuit including a second radiator in which a coolant is cooled to a lower temperature than the coolant in the first radiator. A condenser inlet line directs coolant from one of the cooling circuits to a condenser to provide cooling for a working medium flowing therethrough. A cooling adjusting device adjusts the temperature of the coolant in the inlet line to the condenser by the coolant in the other cooling circuit based on information received about the coolant such that the coolant in the condenser inlet line provides the estimated suitable cooling of the working medium in the condenser. |
| US10787933B2 |
Low-power bowed rotor prevention and monitoring system
A bowed rotor prevention system for a gas turbine engine includes a core turning motor operable to drive rotation of an engine core of the gas turbine engine. The bowed rotor prevention system also includes a full authority digital engine control (FADEC) that controls operation of the gas turbine engine in a full-power mode and controls operation of the core turning motor to drive rotation of the engine core using a reduced power draw when the FADEC is partially depowered in a low-power bowed rotor prevention mode. |
| US10787930B2 |
Windmill lubrication gear train for lubricant system in a geared gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a fan driven by a fan drive turbine through a gear reduction. An oil pump is driven by a main input gear, and the main input drive gear rotates when the fan rotor rotates. A gear train is intermediate the main input gear and the oil pump. The gear train includes a forward input gear and a reverse input gear, each driven by the main input gear. The forward input gear drives a forward pinion gear through a first clutch and the reverse input gear drives a reverse pinion gear through a reverse clutch. The forward clutch transmits rotation from the forward input gear to the forward pinion gear when the fan is rotating in a first direction, and not transmitting rotation from the forward input gear to the forward pinion gear when the fan is rotating in a second opposed direction. The reverse clutch transmits rotation from the reverse input gear to the reverse pinion gear when the fan is rotating in the second opposed direction, and not transmitting rotation from the reverse input gear to the reverse pinion gear when the fan is rotating in the first direction. One of the forward and reverse pinion gears drive a pump drive gear, to, in turn, drive the pump. |
| US10787928B2 |
Casing for use in a turbofan engine and method of scavenging fluid therefrom
A casing for use in a turbofan engine is provided. The casing includes an inner hub, an intermediate casing positioned radially outward from the inner hub, an outer casing positioned radially outward from the intermediate casing, and a plurality of struts spaced circumferentially about the inner hub and extending between the inner hub and the outer casing. At least one strut of the plurality of struts includes a flow channel extending therethrough. The casing also includes a fluid scoop defined within the inner hub, and a collector that couples the fluid scoop in flow communication with the flow channel. |
| US10787925B2 |
Compliant rail hanger
A gas turbine engine assembly includes a supporting component and a supported component. The supporting component includes features engaged by the supported component. The supported component comprises ceramic-containing materials. |
| US10787920B2 |
Turbine engine inducer assembly
An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer. |
| US10787918B2 |
Gas turbine transition duct
A gas turbine transition duct includes: an inner tubular body, defining a transition channel and having a first upstream end and a first downstream end for coupling to a can combustor and to a turbine section of a gas turbine assembly, respectively; an outer tubular body, arranged around the inner tubular body and having a second upstream end at the first upstream end of the inner tubular body and a second downstream end at the first downstream end of the inner tubular body; wherein a convective cooling channel is defined between the inner tubular body and the outer tubular body, the convective cooling channel having an inlet between the first downstream end and the second downstream end; and wherein the outer tubular body is continuous between the second upstream end and the second downstream end. |
| US10787915B2 |
Mobile vane for a turbine engine, comprising a lug engaging in a locking notch of a rotor disk
A mobile vane for a turbine engine, including a root designed to be inserted into a receiving element of a rotor disk for a turbine engine, a platform carried by the root, and a blade extending from the platform. The platform includes an upstream edge. The upstream edge includes a lug for engaging in a locking notch of the disk in such a way as to hold the vane axially in relation to the disk, according to the longitudinal direction of the receiving element. |
| US10787912B2 |
Spiral cavities for gas turbine engine components
Baffles and airfoils for installation within gas turbine engines are provided. The baffles include a baffle side wall extending between a first end and a second end and a baffle divider within the baffle side wall, wherein the baffle divider and the baffle side wall define a first cavity and a second cavity. The first cavity is located at a first side at the first end and the second cavity is located at a second side at the first end and the baffle divider includes a spiral portion such that the first cavity is transitioned toward the second side and the second cavity is transitioned toward the first side. |
| US10787906B2 |
Roadway forming method by expanding excavating and filling gangue paste in thick coal seam
Provided is a method of forming a roadway by filling gangue paste during wide roadway excavation of a thick coal seam belonging to the technical field of mining industry. The method comprises: firstly designing a width of a filing strip and a width of a new excavation roadway according to a geological condition of a coal seam; secondly, determining a length of each filling, i.e. a cyclic filling interval, according to an existing excavation technical condition of a mining shaft; when the new excavation roadway is excavated, performing supporting for a roof, a floor and an inner side of a roadway by using a strong bolt and bolt-mesh-cable; then, after the new excavation roadway is excavated for the cyclic filling interval, starting to perform roadway-expanding excavation along an outer side of the roadway; when roadway-expanding excavation is performed, performing temporary supporting for a filling strip and a junction of the filling strip and the new excavation roadway by using a single hydraulic prop in cooperation with a metal articulated roof beam; finally, after roadway-expanding excavation is completed, removing temporary supports and filling the filling strip; afterwards, the above steps are performed alternately. In this way, coal losses caused by reserving coal pillars can be effectively reduced, the impact of the underground pressure during roadway excavation is relieved and the costs of gangue treatment and roadway excavation are lowered. |
| US10787905B2 |
Knife holder and base system for milling machine
The present invention belongs to the technical field of milling machines, and mainly relates to a novel cutter holder and base system for a milling machine. The cutter holder and base system according to the present invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art that a cutter holder structure is unreasonable, the cutting force of a cutter cannot be well dispersed in the cutter holder and a base, so that the service lives of the cutter holder and the base are shortened. The base is provided with a hole-shaped inner area and two curved surface areas, where the two curved surface areas are disposed in a circumferential area of the hole-shaped inner area, the curved surface areas are arranged at an angle, and each curved surface area includes two curved surfaces. The cutter holder improves its own usage performance while a lighter weight is achieved. |
| US10787903B2 |
Sampling techniques to detect hydrocarbon seepage
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison. |
| US10787901B2 |
Dynamically optimizing a pumping schedule for stimulating a well
A pumping schedule for stimulating a well can be dynamically optimized. For example, a layer in a well can be determined to have a highest value for a characteristic. The layer can be assigned as a first layer in an ordered list. A pump rate and type of fluid to pump into the wellbore for reducing an amount of blockage to below a threshold value can be determined based on a feature of the first layer. The blockage can reduce a flow of a production fluid from the first layer into the wellbore. Changes to values for the characteristics of layers in the well resulting from pumping the fluid can be determined. Another layer in the well can be determined to have the highest value for the characteristic as a result of pumping the fluid into the wellbore and can be assigned as the first layer in the ordered list. |
| US10787898B2 |
Direct coupling mitigation for coil-based electromagnetic ranging
A method and system for electromagnetic well ranging. The method may comprise receiving signals from one or more receiver coils at different depths in a second wellbore, applying a band-stop filter to the received signals to provide filtered signals, and processing the filtered signals to determine a position of the first wellbore with respect to the second wellbore. An electromagnetic ranging system may comprise a transmitter coil disposed in a second wellbore, a receiver coil disposed in the second wellbore, an information handling system coupled to the transmitter coil and the receiver. The information handling system may be configured to receive signals from one or more receiver coils at different depths in the second wellbore, apply a band-stop filter in a frequency domain to provide filtered signals, and process the filtered signals to determine a position of the first wellbore with respect to the second wellbore. |
| US10787896B2 |
Method and system for distributed control of drilling operations
A system including a plurality of subsystems each of which includes a subsystem controller coupled with a sensor configured to obtain a measurement, an actuator, and a subsystem processor. The subsystem processor includes a first memory storing instructions to identify a subsystem state and generate a subsystem performance objective based on the subsystem state. The system also includes a global processor coupled with each of the subsystems, the global processor includes a second memory storing instructions to identify a global system state based on the subsystem state of each subsystem, generate a global performance objective, calculate an updated performance objective for each subsystem, and transmit the updated performance objective to each subsystem. Once received, the subsystem controller in each subsystem activates the actuator to adjust a subsystem parameter to meet the updated performance objective. |
| US10787893B2 |
Magnetic proppants for enhanced fracturing
The present application relates to compositions and methods for enhancing fracturing operation. In some embodiments, the present application includes compositions and methods that are used to minimize clustering of proppants or introduce proppants into narrow fractures. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods involve magnetic proppants. |
| US10787892B2 |
In situ SRF cavity processing using optical ionization of gases
A system and method for the in situ processing of internal SRF cavity surfaces to reduce field emission and improve maximum gradient. An electromagnetic radiation source is introduced in the bore of a superconducting cavity to enhance ionization or dissociation of gases which then remove contaminants from the surface of the cavity, either through direct surface bombardment, chemical reaction or through the production of radiation which interacts with the contaminants. An RF or low frequency electromagnetic field may be established in the cavity which further enhances the ionization or dissociation process and may cause the ions to bombard sites with enhanced electric fields. The invention removes the requirement that the RF field be sufficient by itself to ionize gas in the cavity. |
| US10787886B2 |
Auxiliary feeding device for flexible pipe of radial horizontal well
An auxiliary feeding device for a flexible pipe of a radial horizontal well, comprising an oil pipe, a steering gear connected to the oil pipe at a lower opening, and two impellers. Each of the impellers comprises an impeller shaft, a barrel body and at least three blades fixed outside the barrel body and provided at a top thereof with a notch, where the two impeller shafts are parallel to each other. The two impellers are parallel and are synchronously rotated, and the notches on two sides of the inlet are in one-to-one correspondence relation to form a holding passage that can clamp the flexible pipe. |
| US10787885B2 |
Upstream shuttle valve for use with progressive cavity pump
An artificial lift system is provided for use for pumping fluid from a downhole wellbore to surface. The system comprises a progressive cavity pump, said progressive cavity pump comprising a stator run on a tubing string and a rotor run on a rod string into the stator and a shuttle valve positioned upstream of the progressive cavity pump, wherein said shuttle valve comprises a non-weighted shuttle and wherein said non-weighted shuttle is moveable axially within said shuttle valve from force of fluid alone. An upstream shuttle valve is further provided for use upstream of a progressive cavity pump, wherein said shuttle valve comprises a non-weighted shuttle that is moveable axially within said shuttle valve from a force of fluid alone, to open and close the shuttle valve. A method is further still provided for pumping fluid from a wellbore in an artificial lifts system. |
| US10787884B2 |
Downhole tool having a dissolvable plug
A downhole valve having: a valve body with a longitudinal main passage; an annular chamber arranged in the valve body; at least one valve port extending from the main passage, through the annular chamber and to an outside of the valve. The downhole valve further includes a sleeve disposed at least partially within the chamber. The sleeve is movable in response to an application of fluid pressure to the annular chamber via a fluid channel extending from the main passage to the annular chamber. The sleeve is movable between a closed position in which the sleeve blocks the at least one valve port and an open position in which the sleeve does not block the at least one valve port. |
| US10787879B2 |
Fracturing fluid delivery system
A fracturing fluid delivery system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes wellhead assemblies, a fracturing manifold trunk line, vertical branches extending upward from the fracturing manifold trunk line, and fluid conduits coupling the vertical branches in fluid communication with the wellhead assemblies. The fluid conduits may extend linearly from the vertical branches to the wellhead assemblies. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10787878B2 |
Apparatus for launching wiper plugs
A tool for launching wiper plugs into a casing string in a gas or oil well during cementing operations employs a collet-like mechanism carrying radially-movable jaws arranged to retain a plug in a fluid flow path when the tool is in a closed position, and to release the plug into the fluid flow path when the tool is in an open position. Selection of the desired operational position of the plug launcher (i.e., open or closed) is effected by actuation of an axially-movable sliding sleeve. Alternative means for actuating the sliding sleeve include rotary actuation about the tool's longitudinal axis, rotary actuation about a radial axis generally normal to the longitudinal axis, rotary actuation about a generally tangent axis, and pneumatic or hydraulic actuation. The tool may be adapted to carry multiple wiper plugs for sequential launching into a casing string. |
| US10787877B2 |
Blowout preventer control system and methods for controlling a blowout preventer
the present invention relates to a blowout preventer system comprising, a lower blowout preventer (BOP) stack comprising a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package (LMRP) comprising a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system, wherein the blowout preventer system further comprises at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system. In this way, an improved blowout preventer system is provided. |
| US10787876B1 |
Rotary latch device
A latching assembly to couple a first mandrel to a second mandrel is disclosed. The latching assembly includes a plurality of wedge members disposed circumferentially and a guide plate. Each wedge member may include a semi-annular wedge body, an upper engagement lip, a lower engagement lip, and a guide pin. The guide plate may include a plurality of guide slots to translate and rotate the plurality of wedge members via the respective guide pins. Because the plurality of wedge members can be translated and rotated to lock and release the first mandrel to and from the second mandrel, the latching assembly can simplify the connection and disconnection of a first mandrel with the second mandrel. |
| US10787871B2 |
System and methods for controlled mud cap drilling
A subsea drilling method for controlling the bottom hole annular pressure and downward injection rate during mud cap drilling operations from a mobile offshore drilling unit with a low pressure marine riser and subsea blowout preventer. The method called controlled mud cap drilling uses the hydrostatic head of a heavy annular mud (fluid) managed or observed in order to balance the highest pore pressure in the well and to control the injection rate, by using a subsea mud lift pump and a control system to regulate the process. |
| US10787870B1 |
Jointed pipe injector
A joined pipe injector for the oil-field industry that is capable of handling strings of jointed pipe. The injector includes gripper block assemblies removably mounted to a pair of looping, sprocket-supported drive chains facing a pipe/tubing passage therebetween. The gripper block assemblies have self-adjusting pipe inserts biased with springs to grip tubing or pipe of constant nominal diameter or pipe having both nominal and secondary diameter including upset joints. An insert guide is provided at the end of the pipe/tubing passage to postpone contact between the pipe inserts and the pipe when the respective gripper block assemblies are moving with curving motion around the sprockets. The injector is designed to operate either independently, or in conjunction with a conventional work-over and/or drill rig. |
| US10787867B2 |
Gripping device and method of gripping drilling tools
A gripping device, rock drilling unit and method of gripping drilling tools is disclosed. The gripping device includes a frame and at least one elastic gripping element connected in a fluid-tight manner to the frame. The gripping element may be expanded by conveying pressurized fluid between surfaces of the frame and the gripping element, whereby the gripping element moves against surfaces of the drilling tool and generates friction forces and support. |
| US10787865B2 |
In-situ injection of soil and groundwater—high pressure rotary jet grouting in-situ remediation system and method
An in-situ injection of soil and groundwater—high pressure rotary jet grouting in-situ remediation system and method. The system has an agent dispensing station, high pressure grouting pump, air compressor, rotary jet grouting drilling machine, second double-pipe water flow joint, automatic lifting mechanism for grouting drill pipe of rotary jet grouting drilling machine, high pressure jet drill pipe, inner tube for high pressure jet triple drill pipe, outer tube for high pressure jet triple drill pipe, agent jet nozzle, an air jet nozzle, cemented carbide block and a drill bit. Parameters are arranged according to the triangle method to ensure that the remediation area is covered within the diffusion radius of the agent. After positioning the GPS measuring point, a guided-boring rig is positioned at the center of the injection point. The high pressure injection remediation uses a double-pipe: using gas and liquid fluids to spread the soil while cutting the soil from bottom to top to achieve thorough mixing of the remediation agent with soil and groundwater; quickly combining laboratory testing to obtain parameters for remediation agent residues, pH values, and contaminant concentrations to verify the in-situ remediation effect and monitor the residual agent. |
| US10787859B2 |
Retracting means for retracting curtain cord and retractable curtain
A retracting means comprises a synchronizing wheel group and transmission assemblies, the transmission assembly at each side being connected with a winding assembly; each transmission assembly comprises a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear which are engaged with each other, and the first bevel gear is connected with at least one synchronizing wheel; each winding assembly comprises a fixing seat, a winding shaft and a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft is connected with a corresponding second bevel gear, the winding shaft passes though and is coaxial with the transmission shaft, the outer wall of the winding shaft tilts outward gradually along the axis of the transmission shaft. |
| US10787856B2 |
Glass panel unit and glass window
A glass panel unit includes: a sealing member arranged between a first panel and a second panel, which are arranged to face each other with a predetermined gap left between themselves, to hermetically bond the first panel and the second panel together; and an internal space sealed hermetically with the first panel, the second panel, and the sealing member. The glass panel unit further includes a spacer arranged in the internal space so as to be in contact with the first panel and the second panel. The spacer includes a plurality of resin layers that are stacked one on top of another in a direction in which the first panel and the second panel face each other. At least any two of the plurality of resin layers have different elastic moduli. |
| US10787853B2 |
Integrated casement window operator and lock with anti-backdrive feature
An integrated casement window operator and lock, including a gear mechanism and an arm assembly, the arm defining a rack portion and an adjacent arcuate gear portion, the arm mounted to the housing with a pinion gear engaged with the rack portion and the arcuate gear portion, the pinion gear defining a star-shaped aperture therethrough and a handle with a square-shaped shaft portion received in the star-shaped aperture of the gear. The handle is selectively rotatable to shift the arm between a window fully closed position and a window fully open position, wherein an anti-backdrive mechanism is provided to inhibit backdriving of the arm in both the window fully closed window fully open positions. |
| US10787852B2 |
Method and mechanism for automatically detecting door or window faults
The present invention discloses a method for automatically detecting door or window faults, comprising the following steps: mounting a displacement sensor at at least one monitoring position of the door or window frame and leaf and/or door or window hardware to monitor a relative position change of the door or window frame and leaf and/or relative displacement of the hardware at said at least one monitoring position; and connecting the displacement sensor to a controller which judges whether the relative position change of the door or window frame and leaf and/or relative displacement of the hardware at said at least one monitoring position exceeds a displacement threshold, and thereby perform combined judgment for door or window faults. The present invention further discloses a mechanism for automatically detecting door or window faults. The present invention can automatically detect possible faults occurring during use of the door or window, and thereby eliminate hidden risks endangering the user and other persons' personal safety, and exhibit important social significance. |
| US10787849B1 |
Sash balance for vertical slider window
A removable balance system for a sash movable vertically between a pair of window jambs. The balance system includes a U-shaped balance channel member and a double block and tackle system disposed within the U-shaped balance channel with a locking feature selectively operable between extending laterally outwardly from the shoe for engagement with an opening in the jamb channel and recessed within the shoe. In operation the locking feature is inserted into an upper most opening in the jamb channel and the cord of the double block and tackle is withdrawn to an extent sufficient for the locking feature to engage a second opening in the jamb channel thereby securing the balance system in place within each jamb providing a seat for the sash atop the two laterally disposed shoes. |
| US10787848B2 |
Door assembly for freight container
The present disclosure provides a hinge, a freight container that includes the hinge and a freight container that includes a locking rod and optionally the hinge. The hinge includes a locking pin, a first wing, a second wing and a first hinge pin that pivotally connects the first wing to the second wing. The hinge further includes a pair of hinge lugs each having a first set of surfaces defining openings through which a second hinge pin passes and at least one of the pair of hinge lugs having a surface defining an opening through which a locking pin reversibly travels. The locking rod is mounted to the door of the freight container, where the locking rod includes a cam that can move between a first predetermined position where the cam can engage the cam keeper and a second predetermined position where the cam is disengaged from the cam keeper and can travel past the end frame of the freight container and the cam keeper as the door travels into the volume of the freight container. |
| US10787847B2 |
Hinge assembly and method of assembling an actuator to a hinge assembly
A hinge assembly for mounting a door to a frame of a motor vehicle includes (a) a hinge bracket, having a first receiver and a second receiver, (b) a hinge pin pivotally connecting the door to the hinge bracket at the first receiver, (c) an actuator, having an output shaft, (d) a retention feature, connecting the output shaft to the hinge bracket at the second receiver, and (e) an actuator mounting feature securing the actuator to the door. A method of assembling an actuator in a hinge assembly that mounts a door to a frame of a motor vehicle is also provided. |
| US10787845B2 |
Dual pivot hinge assemblies
A hinge assembly comprises a link arm; a first pivot connected to a door leaf and the link arm; a second pivot parallel, distant to the first pivot, and connected to a body leaf and the link arm; a first gear attached to the first pivot; a second gear attached to the second pivot; and an idler gear engaging the first and second gears at a plane substantially perpendicular to the first pivot. |
| US10787844B2 |
Door guard and method of using the same
Methods and apparatuses can be configured to facilitate the guarding of doors to replace the need for a lock or to supplement a lock to help bar access to a room via a door. Embodiments of the apparatus can be configured as a door guard. The door guard can be mountable adjacent a door and be configured for attachment to a door via a mounting device attached to a rear of a door so that a door guard can be positioned quickly in the event of an unanticipated emergency situation. The door guard may block opening of a door outward out of a room and into an adjoining hallway of a building by preventing extending to opposite sides of a door frame or walls defining the door opening to prevent an attacker from pulling the door open. |
| US10787843B2 |
Vehicle opening and closing body operating device
A vehicle opening and closing body operating device includes: a full-open lock opening lever connected to a full-open lock configured to maintain an opening and closing body in a fully opened state, and configured to output release operating force to the full-open lock; an input lever connected to the full-open lock opening lever and an operating handle, and configured to rotate the full-open lock opening lever so as to output the release operating force; a release lever connected to the input lever through a connecting member, and configured to rotate the full-open lock opening lever through the connecting member and the input lever; an emergency input lever to which rotation operating force is inputted; and a cancel mechanism configured to move the connecting member from a connection position where the input and release levers are connected to a disconnection position where the input and release levers are disconnected. |
| US10787840B2 |
Electro-mechanical deadbolt connection to main housing
Certain aspects of the technology disclosed herein include an apparatus and method for electrically and mechanically connecting a deadbolt to a main housing of a lock. The main housing can be configured to extend a deadbolt along a path to lock and/or unlock a door while receiving electrical energy from an energy storage device disposed in the deadbolt. The energy storage device disposed in the deadbolt can be proximate to one or more electrical contacts electrically connected to one or more components in the main housing via conductive components of a bolt carriage. The bolt carriage includes a groove attachable to a male detent connector attached to the deadbolt. The groove in the bolt carriage provides a mechanical connection to the deadbolt and also aligns pogo pins with electrical components of the bolt carriage to enable electrical transmission from the deadbolt to the main housing. |
| US10787839B2 |
Snap-on cover for vehicle door handle
A door handle cover adapted for engagement to a door handle on a vehicle, comprising an elongate panel having an upper lip along an upper longitudinal edge thereof and a lower lip along a lower longitudinal edge thereof, the upper lip comprising a generally hook-shaped member that defines an interior region adapted to grippingly engage an upper portion of the door handle, the lower lip comprising a generally hook-shaped member that defines an interior region adapted to grippingly engage a lower portion of the door handle, wherein upon engagement of the upper lip and lower lip on the on the door handle the cover is thereby firmly affixed to the door handle. |
| US10787838B2 |
Apparatus and related methods for modifying fence
Methods and apparatus for barriers and fence systems, including a supplemental panel for fences or gates or the like, alone and or in combination with such pre-existing fences/gates or similar elements. The supplemental panel can be fabricated using relatively cost-effective materials and processes, and effectively reduces the space or gaps between generally vertical pickets and/or horizontal elements on an existing fence/gate/etc., and is readily mounted and racked into generally parallel alignment with those existing generally vertical pickets, and the mounting can be independent of the racking function/structure (such as by bending the added vertical picket elements at a selected/provided location on each added picket). The added vertical elements can be low-visibility and selectively spaced laterally to fit aesthetically between the existing pickets. |
| US10787835B2 |
Play structure tube connector and system
The invention is a tube connector for a play structure, and a play structure system that uses such tube connectors to connect a plurality of tubes together. The tube connector has a center portion and at least one projecting member extending from the center portion. To construct a play structure, tubes are fitted over the projecting members in the tube connectors. Flexing tabs on the projecting members, which are fixed at the end of the projecting member and extend back toward the center portion, lock into openings in the tubes to secure the tubes to the projecting members and connect the tubes together into a play structure. |
| US10787827B2 |
Concrete form with removable sidewall
A concrete form includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall positioned in parallel and spaced relation to each other and a cross tie having opposed first and second ends, where at least the first sidewall is a removable sidewall removably secured to the first end of the cross tie. The second sidewall is removably secured to the second end of the cross tie and may be a removable sidewall or a non-removable sidewall. The concrete form also includes a spacer positioned between the first sidewall and the first end of the cross tie. The spacer may be removable along with the first sidewall. Concrete forming assemblies and methods may incorporate concrete forms as described herein. |
| US10787817B1 |
System for mounting adjustable covering panels to a wall
A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall, includes a plurality of base assemblies adapted to be secured to the existing wall; a plurality of sliding support members slidably received in the base assemblies and adapted to be fixed therein by fastening members, each sliding support member including a central member slidably received within a respective base assembly, and at least one capture member extending from the central member; and a plurality of adjustment support members connected with the sliding support members for mounting the wall panels to the existing wall, wherein each adjustment support member includes an adjustment positioning member adjustably connected to a respective capture member; and wherein the at least one capture member includes a tubular member, and the at least one the adjustment positioning member includes a rod member adjustably received in the tubular member. |
| US10787815B2 |
Ventilating and heat dissipating assembly for a roof
A ventilating and heat dissipating assembly for a roof includes hollow bricks, first corrugated plates and second corrugate plates. Each first corrugated plate spans a gap between two pairs of the hollow bricks that are spaced apart along intersecting first and second directions. Each second corrugated plate spans a gap formed between two of the hollow bricks spaced apart in the first direction and a gap between two of the first corrugated plates spaced apart in the second direction. |
| US10787813B2 |
Tendon coupler
A coupler for connecting first and second tendons may comprise a body including first and second ends, a passageway therethrough and an access port; first and second wedges each configured to receive an end of the first and second tendons, respectively, each of the wedges being positioned in the passageway and oriented so as to resist withdrawal from the coupler of a tendon received therein; and first and second pistons positioned within the passageway proximate the first and second wedges, respectively; wherein the first and second pistons define a pressure chamber therebetween; wherein the pressure chamber is in fluid communication with the access port; and wherein the first and second pistons are configured to bear on the first and second wedges, respectively, and urge the first and second wedges apart in response to pressure in the pressure chamber. |
| US10787812B2 |
Construction sheathing and methods of making and using same
A laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board and a facer. The rigid foam board comprises a drainage pattern formed on a major surface of the foam board. The drainage pattern comprises a drainage channel. The facer is configured to cover the major surface of the rigid form board and to essentially conform to the drainage pattern. The facer is semi-permanently bonded to the drainage channel but permanently bonded to non-channel planar portions of the major surface. |
| US10787810B2 |
Building block system of prefabricated non-masonry mortarless interlocking building blocks with cap attachments
A building block system of a plurality of transportable, lightweight, and reusable hollow prefabricated non-masonry interlocking mortarless building blocks that have corresponding mating formations being protuberances and concavities that run vertically up the building blocks being joined together and when aligned in a staggered manner upwardly are held together with threaded reinforcement rods extending vertically between and connected to the top and bottom channels through connectable couplings and capped off with complementary cap attachments. |
| US10787809B2 |
Thermal break for use in construction
The present disclosure relates to an exterior wall for tilt-up construction comprising: (a) a fascia wythe; (b) a structural wythe; (c) a layer of insulating material disposed between the fascia wythe and the structural wythe; and (d) a thermal break in contact with at least the structural wythe, the thermal break comprising an elongate body comprising one or more non-wooden thermal insulating materials, a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first contacting surface, and a second contacting surface opposite the first contacting surface, the first contacting surface and the second contacting surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The structural wythe contacts at least a portion of the second contacting surface. |
| US10787808B2 |
Expansion joint system with flexible sheeting and three layers and interior members
The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. An expansion joint seal, which may be fire-resistant and/or water-resistant, is provided which includes one or more body members, a fire retardant member, which may be of an intumescent member, interspersed within the body member or members, a plurality of resilient members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance, and a connector of at least two of the resilient members, which connect each of the resilient members to a cover plant or may connect the two resilient members to one another. |
| US10787803B2 |
Methods and systems for modular buildings
Pre-fabricated wall panels with embedded electronic devices. Also, a modular building made from pre-fabricated panels with embedded electronic devices, individual panel identifiers, and a central computer system. |
| US10787802B2 |
Discharge abatement system
Disclosed is a containment system that may assist in abating discharge into a fluid stream. The abatement may be installed in selected locations to initially abate flow of a fluid from a first container to an outlet system or volume. |
| US10787801B1 |
Toilet ventilating apparatus
The present invention relates to a toilet ventilating apparatus. The apparatus comprises a toilet seat assembly which includes a bottom seat and a top seat, the toilet seat assembly being deployable on a toilet bowl; a plurality of apertures configured on the bottom seat; a plurality of apertures configured on the top seat; at least one duct in communication with the plurality of apertures; and a venting structure in communication with the at least one duct, the venting structure configured to exhaust odor containing air from the toilet bowl to an exterior of a lavatory via the plurality of apertures configured on the top seat, the plurality of apertures configured on the bottom seat and the at least one duct. |
| US10787791B2 |
Drive control method of hydraulic actuator of construction machine
A drive control method of a hydraulic actuator of a construction machine includes: determining whether a rotation operation lever and a working device operation lever are operated; calculating the required pressure of a hydraulic cylinder fix a working device according to the operation amount of the rotation operation lever; calculating the required flow rates of a swing motor and the hydraulic cylinder for the working device, the required flow rates corresponding to the operation amounts of the working device operation lever and the rotation operation lever; calculating the opening areas of the first and second proportional solenoid valves of an inlet side and an outlet side by using the calculated required pressure and required flow rates of the hydraulic cylinder for the working device and the swing motor; and calculating current values to be inputted into the first and second proportional solenoid valves of the inlet side and the outlet side according to preset data values or a table in comparison with the calculated opening areas of the first and second proportional solenoid valves of the inlet side and the outlet side. |
| US10787789B2 |
Control system for work vehicle, control method, and work vehicle
A work vehicle control system includes an actual topography acquisition device, a storage device, and a controller. The actual topography acquisition device acquires actual topography information, which indicates an actual topography of a work target. The storage device stores design topography information, which indicates a final design topography that is a target topography of the work target. The controller acquires the actual topography information from the actual topography acquisition device. The controller acquires the design topography information from the storage device. The controller generates a command signal to move the work implement along a locus that is more gently sloped than the actual topography when the actual topography positioned below the final design topography is sloped. |
| US10787787B2 |
Hydraulic system for working machine
A hydraulic system for a working machine, includes an operation member, an operation valve to change an output pressure of an operation fluid in accordance with operation of the operation member, a hydraulic device to be activated by the operation fluid outputted from the operation valve, a first fluid tube coupling the operation valve to the hydraulic device, and a bleed circuit connected to the first fluid tube and configured to output the operation fluid in the first fluid tube. The first fluid tube includes a first section fluid tube arranged in a section between the operation valve and a coupling portion coupling the first fluid tube to the bleed circuit, and a second section fluid tube arranged in a section between the coupling portion and the hydraulic device, the second section fluid tube having an inner diameter different from an inner diameter of the first section fluid tube. |
| US10787781B2 |
Marine and river protection system and method of supporting coastal structures
A thin erosion control mattress system and method of protecting coastal structures and riverbanks against bearing failure and erosion from waves and current is disclosed. The thin mattress system includes geotextile fabric bonded to a tensile element (such as geogrid) and sand/gravel or other fill material confined in the mattress with connection elements (such as rivets) at specific intervals. The geogrid, which can be biaxial or multi-axial, provides tensile strength for picking during installation, improving foundation support and rigidity to the mattress system. The rivets function as spacers and tension elements to prevent bulging of the mattress, and are designed and spaced to temporarily secure the mattress in place for uniform filling and installation. The bonded geotextile-geogrid mat is typically sewn on all sides and filled with sand or gravel at designated fill ports. Further, a method of fabricating the thin mattress system is provided. |
| US10787780B2 |
Flood prevention device
A flood prevention device includes a gate device constituting a passage between a flood prevention area and an outside area, and a portable flood prevention material that separates the flood prevention area and the outside area with the gate device. The gate device has a side wall corresponding to one end of the portable flood prevention material. |
| US10787776B2 |
Method for determining the wear state
This invention relates to a method for determining a wear state of a chisel, a chisel holder, and/or a chisel holder replacement system equipped with a chisel and chisel holder. For this method to give the user qualitative and quantitative information about the wear, according to one embodiment of this invention, a position of at least one point of the chisel and/or the chisel holder is determined by a contactless measurement method and a corresponding measurement result is compared in a switching unit to a reference value stored in a memory device. |
| US10787768B2 |
Method for manufacture of paper, board or the like and use of the composition
A method for manufacture of paper, board or the like, comprising the step of dissolving a composition into aqueous solution, whereby an aqueous treatment solution is obtained for adding the obtained treatment solution to the pulp. The composition comprising a copolymer of acrylamide and at least one cationic monomer, the copolymer comprising cationic monomers at least 15 mol-%, calculated from total amount of monomers, and an ionic crosslinker agent comprising at least two carboxyl groups, wherein the equivalent ratio of carboxyl groups:cationic monomer is between 1:20 and 1:0.5. |
| US10787766B2 |
Methods for the production of pulp and hemicellulose
In alternative embodiments, provided are methods and industrial processes for generating pulp from lignocellulosic feedstocks, comprising directly contacting a lignocellulosic feedstock with a system comprising a super critical or sub-super critical fluid or mixture of fluids, whereby the partial pressure of the system provides for the hydrolysis or a combination thereof of the feedstock at reduced temperatures and pressures, followed by an upgrading step wherein a low-purity cellulosic material generated in the super critical or sub-super critical reaction step is treated with an alkaline solution. In alternative embodiments, provided are systems and methods for producing a cellulose material using reduced amounts of water. |
| US10787765B2 |
Low-solvent coating systems for textiles
Provided is a coating composition for the elastic coating of textile materials, comprising at least one blocked, isocyanate-terminated prepolymer (component A), the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer A) being prepared from a polyol component a) IN and an isocyanate component b), and the terminal isocyanate groups being blocked with dialkyl malonate and/or 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, and the isocyanate component b) containing ≥70 wt % of at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate and ≤30 wt % of at least one N aromatic polyisocyanate, based on the total weight of component b), at least one polyamine (component B) and ≤30 wt %, based on the total mass of the coating composition, of at least one organic solvent. Further provided are a method for coating substrates with the coating composition, and also the substrate obtainable in such a method, and, further, the use of the coating composition for producing elastic coatings or elastic films. |
| US10787763B2 |
Washing machine and outer drum thereof
An outer drum of a washing machine is provided, and relates to the technical field of washing machines. Two opposite side walls of the outer drum of the washing machine are formed as non-circular surfaces to avoid collision with side plates of a housing. A washing machine having the above outer drum is further provided. |
| US10787760B2 |
Embroidery sewing machine, thread color grouping method, and program
A thread color comparison unit compares and judges whether or not a comparison target is the same as a comparison reference with a given thread color of a given design stored in a thread color storage unit as the comparison target and with a given thread color of another given design that differs from the given design as the comparison reference. A thread color grouping unit performs grouping for the comparison target and the comparison reference included in different designs when the comparison target and the comparison reference are the same color. When the thread color comparison unit has judged that the comparison target is the same as the comparison reference, the thread color storage unit stores information such that the comparison target is to be sewn together with the comparison reference that has been judged to be the same, and the sewing data for the comparison target is removed. |
| US10787757B2 |
Tailored fiber placement utilizing functional thread
The present invention provides a system and method for the application of a functional thread to secure roving or other fibers to a substrate, thereby forming a precursor to a resultant composite component structure having targeted, enhanced structural reinforcement. The functional thread may be comprised of one or more fibrous filaments or have a monofilament structure. The invention encompasses the sewing of this functional thread at varying stitch densities as function of component stress analysis, the mechanical stresses that the component will be subject to when exposed to the forces and loads associated with its intended use, and at least one physical or mechanical property of a functional thread. This variable stitch density serves to provide targeted, localized mechanical enhancement and reinforcement to the resultant composite structure. |
| US10787753B2 |
Anodized substrates with dark laser markings
Anodized substrates having laser markings and methods for forming the same are described. According to some embodiments, the methods involve forming a feature on a substrate using a laser prior to anodizing. The laser energy and pulse width can be chosen so as to provide a particular topology to a surface of the substrate that, after anodizing, absorbs incoming light and imparts a dark appearance to the feature. In some cases, the methods involve forming a coarse oxide layer, which is removed prior to anodizing. Since the laser marking is performed prior to anodizing, the anodized substrates are free from laser-induced cracks, thereby making the anodized substrates more corrosion resistant than conventional laser-marked anodized substrates. The techniques are well suited for forming features on consumer products that may be exposed to water or other corrosion-inducing agents. |
| US10787752B2 |
Copper foil with minimized bagginess, wrinkle or tear, electrode including the same, secondary battery including the same and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed is a copper foil including a copper layer and having a tensile strength of 29 to 65 kgf/mm2, a mean width of roughness profile elements (Rsm) of 18 to 148 μm and a texture coefficient bias [TCB(220)] of 0.52 or less. |
| US10787751B2 |
Electrolytic copper foil with low profile
Surface-treated copper foils comprising an electrodeposited copper foil including a drum side and a deposited side are reported. The treatment layer is disposed on one of the drum side and the deposited side and provides a surface-treated side. The treatment layer comprises a nodule layer and the surface-treated side exhibits a void volume (Vv) in a range of 0.1 to 0.9 μm3/μm2. The surface-treated copper foil also has a combined hydrogen and oxygen content of less than or equal to 300 ppm. |
| US10787750B2 |
Reducing carbon dioxide to products with an indium oxide electrode
A method reducing carbon dioxide to one or more organic products may include steps (A) to (E). Step (A) may introduce an anolyte to a first compartment of an electrochemical cell. The first compartment may include an anode. Step (B) may introduce a catholyte and carbon dioxide to a second compartment of the electrochemical cell. Step (C) may oxidize an indium cathode to produce an oxidized indium cathode. Step (D) may introduce the oxidized indium cathode to the second compartment. Step (E) may apply an electrical potential between the anode and the oxidized indium cathode sufficient for the oxidized indium cathode to reduce the carbon dioxide to a reduced product. |
| US10787748B2 |
Process for the preparation of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid
An aromatic dicarboxylic acid of chemical formula HOOC—Ar1—COOH is prepared in a process wherein a feedstock comprising at least an aromatic aldehyde compound of chemical formula (1): OHC—Ar1—COOH, wherein Ar1 represents an arylene or heteroarylene moiety, and an aqueous electrolyte are provided; the feedstock and the aqueous electrolyte are introduced into an electrolytic cell comprising electrodes, wherein at least one of the electrodes comprises a non-noble metal and/or an oxide and/or a hydroxide thereof and/or carbon; and the aromatic aldehyde compound of formula (1) is oxidized electrochemically to yield the aromatic dicarboxylic acid. |
| US10787746B2 |
Graphene oxide prepared by electrochemically oxidizing and cutting end face of carbon-based three-dimensional material and method therefor
The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene oxide by cutting an end face of a 3-dimensional carbon-based material by electrochemical oxidation and the graphene oxide prepared by the method. The method comprises connecting a piece of a 3-dimensional carbon-based material as an electrode and another piece of a 3-dimensional carbon-based material or inert material as another electrode to the two electrodes of a DC power supply. A working face of one piece of 3-dimensional carbon-based material contacts the surface of an electrolyte solution, and the two pieces are electrified for electrolysis, during which the working face is between -5 mm below and 5 mm above the surface of the electrolyte solution. The graphite lamella on the end face of one piece of the 3 dimensional carbon-based material used as an electrode is expansion-exfoliated and cut into graphene oxide by electrochemical oxidation, to obtain a graphene oxide-containing electrolyte solution. |
| US10787744B2 |
Enhancement of thermal atomic layer etching
The invention includes a method of promoting atomic layer etching (ALE) of a surface. In certain embodiments, the method comprises sequential reactions with a metal precursor and a halogen-containing gas. In other embodiments, the etching rate is increased by removing residual species bound to and/or adsorbed onto the surface. |
| US10787741B2 |
Method and system for in situ formation of gas-phase compounds
A system and method for providing intermediate reactive species to a reaction chamber are disclosed. The system includes an intermediate reactive species formation chamber fluidly coupled to the reaction chamber to provide intermediate reactive species to the reaction chamber. A pressure control device can be used to control an operating pressure of the intermediate reactive species formation chamber, and a heater can be used to heat the intermediate reactive species formation chamber to a desired temperature. |
| US10787737B2 |
Downhole drill bit with coated cutting element
A coating for a diamond table of a cutting element is described. The coating is employed to fill a plurality of voids left by the manufacturing process that compromise the integrity of the cutting element and the associated downhole tooling. The coating may comprise diamond nanoparticles in a metal matrix and may be used with or without a binder layer applied directly to the diamond table, the coating may alternatively be a pure diamond film coating, and may be employed to fill voids left by the manufacturing process. |
| US10787731B2 |
Mask, evaporation device and apparatus
At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a mask, an evaporation device and an apparatus. The mask includes at least one first mask strip and at least one second mask strip intersected with each other, wherein the mask is configured to form a component of an apparatus and includes a mask pattern for forming the component, and in an intersection region of the first mask strip and the second mask strip, the first mask strip and the second mask strip together constitute a portion of the mask pattern. |
| US10787728B2 |
Hydride-coated microparticles and methods for making the same
A metal microparticle coated with metal hydride nanoparticles is disclosed. Some variations provide a material comprising a plurality of microparticles (1 micron to 1 millimeter) containing a metal or metal alloy and coated with a plurality of nanoparticles (less than 1 micron) containing a metal hydride or metal alloy hydride. The invention eliminates non-uniform distribution of sintering aids by attaching them directly to the surface of the microparticles. No method is previously known to exist which can assemble nanoparticle metal hydrides onto the surface of a metal microparticle. Some variations provide a solid article comprising a material with a metal or metal alloy microparticles coated with metal hydride or metal alloy hydride nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles form continuous or periodic inclusions at or near grain boundaries within the microparticles. |
| US10787725B2 |
High entropy alloy article, method for manufacturing same, and product using same
An object of the invention is to provide: an HEA article that has excellent homogeneity in the alloy composition and microstructure as well as significant shape controllability, using an HEA with significant mechanical strength and high corrosion resistance; a method for manufacturing the HEA article; and a product using the HEA article. There is provided an HEA article comprising: Co, Cr, Fe, Ni, and Ti elements, each element in content of 5 to 35 atomic %; more than 0 atomic % to 8 atomic % of Mo %; and remainder substances of unavoidable impurities. |
| US10787724B2 |
Aluminum alloy for insert ring, aluminum insert ring using the same, and piston manufacturing method using the same
Disclosed herein are an aluminum alloy for an insert ring, an aluminum insert ring using the same, and a piston manufacturing method using the same, and, particularly, are an insert ring manufactured to have high strength and abrasion resistance and reduce its weight by adjusting aluminum alloy components, and a method of manufacturing a piston having high bonding properties to the insert ring through the same. |
| US10787723B2 |
Nickel base casting alloy, casting, and method for manufacturing an impeller of a rotary machine
A nickel base casting alloy includes a composition, by weight percent: 19.0-22.5 chromium, 7.0-9.5 molybdenum, 2.75-4.0 niobium, 1.0-1.7 titanium, 0.35-1.0 manganese, 0.2-1.0 silicon, 0-0.03 carbon, 0-0.015 phosphorus, 0-0.01 sulfur, 0-0.35 aluminum, 0-13.25 iron, the balance being nickel and incidental impurities. |
| US10787720B2 |
Electric resistance welded steel pipe for high-strength hollow stabilizer, and method for manufacturing electric resistance welded steel pipe for high-strength hollow stabilizer
An electric resistance welded steel pipe manufactured by performing electric resistance welding on the steel pipe. The steel pipe having a chemical composition including by mass %, C: 0.20% to 0.40%, Si: 0.1% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.1% to 2.0%, Al: 0.01% to 0.10%, Cr: 0.01% to 0.5%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.05%, B: 0.0005% to 0.005%, Ca: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, N: 0.0050% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities. Additionally, the steel pipe having a microstructure in which each of amounts of TiS particles, having a particle size of 10 μm or more, and MnS particles, having a particle size of 10 μm or more, are decreased to 0.1% or less in terms of cleanliness. The steel pipe having excellent fatigue resistance, exhibiting a high strength, and having an average grain size of prior austenite grains of 50 μm or less when subjected to cold forming followed by quenching and tempering treatments. |
| US10787717B2 |
Method of utilizing furnace off-gas for reduction of iron oxide pellets
The invention relates to the use of off-gas from furnaces (2) for the process of reduction of iron oxide. The bypass duct leads off-gas with reduction atmosphere directly into the reactor, passing through and back to join the main duct of dedusting system using negative pressure of the primary dedusting system. The off-gas directly heats up the iron oxide pellet and maintain the reduction atmosphere in the reactor and allow the reaction to proceed and prevent re-oxidation. |
| US10787714B2 |
Method and system for microbiome-derived diagnostics and therapeutics for conditions associated with microbiome functional features
A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition associated with microbiome functional features in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model. |
| US10787711B2 |
Method for differentiating between lung squamous cell carcinoma and lung adenocarcinoma
Provided is an approach for differentially determining the histological type of a lung cancer lesion objectively and rapidly with high accuracy. A method for differentially assessing a lesion in a lung cancer patient as squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma, comprising a step of measuring an expression level of an expression product of at least one DNA comprising a transcription start site in a biological sample collected from the lesion, wherein the DNA comprises a base at an arbitrary position in the transcription start site and at least one or more bases located immediately downstream thereof in any of nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 213, and the transcription start site is a region wherein both ends thereof are defined by the first base and the 101st base counted from the 3′ end in any of the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 213. |
| US10787705B2 |
Systems and methods for genetic and biological analysis
The invention relate to systems and methods for sequencing polynucleotides, as well as detecting reactions and binding events involving other biological molecules. The systems and methods may employ chamber-free devices and nanosensors to detect or characterize such reactions in high-throughput. Because the system in many embodiments is reusable, the system can be subject to more sophisticated and improved engineering, as compared to single use devices. |
| US10787703B1 |
Methods to detect ribonucleotides in deoxyribonucleic acid
Genomic DNA contains embedded ribonucleotides (rNMPs) that are incorporated during DNA replication and repair, or formed during DNA damage. The modifications have been linked to genome instability and disease, but no method currently exists to profile their locations genome-wide. rNMP incorporation has been extensively studied in recent years; however, locating sites of rNMP incorporation in genomic DNA has not yet been possible. Disclosed herein is a unique method for mapping rNMPs in genomic DNA that exploits the unique ligation mechanism of Arabidopsis thaliana tRNA ligase (AtRNL), normally involved in tRNA maturation. As disclosed herein AtRNL captures 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate or 2′-phosphate termini of DNA derived from alkaline cleavage of a DNA oligonucleotide (oligo) at an embedded rNMP, ligating the 2′-phosphate end to the 5′-phosphate terminus of the same DNA molecule and producing a ssDNA circle containing an embedded rNMP. |
| US10787702B2 |
Thermolabile exonucleases
The invention provides an exonuclease or an enzymatically active fragment thereof, said exonuclease having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or an amino acid sequence which is at least about 50% identical thereto, wherein said exonuclease or enzymatically active fragment thereof (i) is substantially irreversibly inactivated by heating at a temperature of about 55° C. for 10 minutes in a buffer consisting of 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.5 at 25° C., 50 mM KCl and 5 mM MgCl2; (ii) is substantially specific for single stranded DNA; and (iii) has a 3′-5′ exonuclease activity. The invention further provides a method of removing single stranded DNA from a sample, a method of nucleic acid amplification, a method of reverse transcription and a method of nucleic acid sequence analysis in which the exonuclease or enzymatically active fragment thereof is used. The invention still further provides nucleic acids encoding said exonuclease or an enzymatically active fragment thereof and kits or compositions comprising the same. |
| US10787699B2 |
Generating pluralities of primer and payload designs for retrieval of stored nucleotides
This disclosure describes techniques to improve the accuracy of random access of data stored in polynucleotide sequence data storage systems. Primers used in polynucleotide sequence replication and amplification can be scored against a number of criteria that indicate the fitness of sequences of nucleotides to function as primers. Primers having scores that indicate a particular fitness to function as primers can be added to a specific group of primers. The primers from the group of primers can be used in amplification and replication of polynucleotide sequences that encode digital data. Additionally, an amount of overlap between primer targets and payloads encoding digital data can be determined. Minimizing the amount of overlap between primer targets and payloads can improve the efficiency of polynucleotide replication and amplification. The bits of the digital data can be randomized to minimize the amount of overlap between payloads encoding the digital data and primer targets. |
| US10787695B2 |
Systems and methods for rapidly sensing microbial metabolism
A system includes a bacteria culture array that includes a plurality of chambers each configured to receive a portion of a sample that includes bacteria. Each individual chamber of the plurality of chambers includes a chamber opening configured to permit access of the portion of the sample to the individual chamber. The system also includes one or more sensors configured to collect data from the individual chamber. The sensors are configured to contact the sample. Additionally, the system includes a monitoring and analysis system that includes a processor configured to receive the data from the one or more sensors at a first time and a second time, compare the data received at the second time to the data received at the first time, and identify a portion of the plurality of chambers of the bacteria culture array based on the comparing. |
| US10787692B2 |
L-threonine and L-tryptophan producing bacteria strain and method of making same
The present invention relates to a microorganism able to produce L-threonine or L-tryptophan, and to a method for producing L-threonine or L-tryptophan by using same. More specifically, the present invention relates to: recombinant Escherichia coli which is more efficient in producing L-threonine or L-tryptophan by increasing the ability to produce ATP which is used as the most plentiful energy source in cells when producing L-threonine or L-tryptophan; and a method for producing L-threonine or L-tryptophan by using same. |
| US10787689B2 |
Engineered imine reductases and methods for the reductive amination of ketone and amine compounds
The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds. |
| US10787686B2 |
Method for producing C4-dicarboxylic acid
Provided is a transformed cell improved in C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity. A transformed cell containing a foreign polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 22 or an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 80% with any of the sequences. |
| US10787673B2 |
Disease resistant Brassica plants
The present invention relates to a mutant Brassica plant, which is resistant to a pathogen of viral, bacterial, fungal or oomycete origin. The mutant Brassica plant has a reduced level, reduced activity or complete absence of DMR6-1 protein and DMR6-2 protein as compared to a wild type Brassica plant. |
| US10787670B2 |
High-efficiency transfection of biological cells using sonoporation
A method is provided for achieving transfection of host cells using sonoporation. An acoustic radiation generator is positioned in acoustic coupling relationship with respect to a reservoir containing host cells to be transfected, exogenous material to be incorporated into the host cells, and a cell-compatible fluid medium. The acoustic radiation generator is activated to generate acoustic radiation and direct the acoustic radiation into the reservoir in a manner effective to enable transfection of the host cells with the exogenous material. |
| US10787665B2 |
Antisense oligomers targeting HOXB-AS3 long non-coding RNA
The present disclosure relates to antisense oligomers targeting the long non-coding RNA HOXB-AS3 and methods of treating acute myeloid leukemia. |
| US10787656B2 |
Variant alkaline protease enzyme compositions and methods
The invention is directed to novel alkaline proteases. |
| US10787653B2 |
Marine DNA polymerases
The present invention relates to DNA polymerases. In particular, the present invention relates to DNA polymerases based on a DNA polymerase from a Psychrobacillus sp. The present invention provides an isolated DNA polymerase or an enzymatically active fragment thereof, said DNA polymerase comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:1. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes the DNA polymerase. The invention also provides a method of nucleotide polymerisation and a method of amplifying a nucleic acid in which the DNA polymerase or an enzymatically active fragment thereof is used. |
| US10787651B2 |
Bradyrhizobium monooxygenase and use thereof for preparation of chiral sulfoxide
A Bradyrhizobium monooxygenase, a gene for encoding the monooxygenase, a recombinant expression vector comprising the gene and a recombinant transformant, a method of preparing the monooxygenase by the recombinant expression transformant, and a method of preparing an optically pure chiral sulfoxide by the monooxygenase, in particular to a method of preparing prazole drugs by means of catalyzing the asymmetric oxidation of thioether, a prazole precursor. As compared with other methods of preparing an optically pure sulfoxide, the product produced by the monooxygenase of the present invention as a catalyst has high optical purity, avoids the generation of the byproduct sulfone, and has advantages of mild reaction conditions, simple and convenient operations, easy amplification, etc. |
| US10787648B2 |
Omega-hydroxylase-related fusion polypeptide variants with improved properties
The disclosure relates to omega-hydroxylase-related fusion polypeptides that result in improved omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivative production when expressed in recombinant host cells. The disclosure further relates to microorganisms for expressing the omega-hydroxylase-related fusion polypeptides for the production of omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives. |
| US10787642B2 |
Method for reconstructing immune function using pluripotent stem cells
According to the present invention, there are provided a method for producing a human T cell, which comprises the steps of inducing an iPS cell from a human T cell, and differentiating the iPS cell into a T cell; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the T cell produced by the method; and a method for cell-based immunotherapy using the method. |
| US10787640B2 |
Producing mesodermal cell types and methods of using the same
Methods are provided for the generation of mesodermal cell types and derivatives thereof. Also provided are methods for generating purified populations of mesodermal cell types and derivatives thereof. The instant disclosure also provides methods of screening for cellular responses of the generated mesodermal cell types and derivatives thereof. Also provide are methods for screening for organismal phenotypes induced by introduction of the generated mesodermal cell types and derivatives thereof. Treatment methods making use of the generated mesodermal cell types and derivatives thereof are also provided. The instant disclosure also provides systems, compositions, and kits for practicing the methods of the disclosure. |
| US10787635B2 |
Method and kit for expanding circulating tumor cells in vitro
A method for expanding circulating tumor cell in vitro includes preparing a cell culture tool having a multi-particle colloidal crystal layer, preparing a cell solution including circulating tumor cells, and contacting the cell solution with the multi-particle colloidal crystal layer, to attach the circulating tumor cells in the cell solution to the multi-particle colloidal crystal layer and rapidly expand by 20 times or more. The multi-particle colloidal crystal layer at least includes first particles having a particle size of 1000 to 5000 nm and second particles having a particle size of 20 to 400 nm. The culture medium in the cell solution at least includes a platelet lysate. |
| US10787632B2 |
Cleaning solvent compositions exhibiting azeotrope-like behavior and their use
A cleaning solvent composition comprises from about 70 to about 95.7 weight percent trans-dichloroethylene, from about 15 to about 3.8 weight percent heptafluorocyclopentane, and from about 15 to about 0.5 weight percent of methylperfluoroheptene ethers. The composition may comprise from about 88 to about 94.2 weight percent trans-dichloroethylene, from about 6 to about 3.8 weight percent heptafluorocyclopentane, and from about 6 to about 2 weight percent of methylperfluoroheptene ethers. A method for cleaning articles of soiling substances comprises contacting the articles with the solvent composition by any suitable means such as a spray delivered by a propellant gas, or by contact with liquid and/or vapor solvent compositions, as in a conventional vapor degreaser apparatus. |
| US10787629B2 |
Particulate laundry softening wash additive comprising a branched polyester
A composition including a plurality of particles, the particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water-soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight of a branched polyester; and an optional deposition aid; wherein each of the particles can have a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g. |
| US10787626B2 |
Nut oil separation system and method and products resulting therefrom
A system and method for the separation of nut or seed oil from shelled nuts or seeds are disclosed. The method comprises the grinding of shelled nuts or seeds and at least one carbohydrate for a length of time sufficient to promote nut or seed oil separation, leaving behind defatted nut or seed dough that can be further processed into a food product such as snack bar or nut milk. A system for the separation of nut or seed oil from shelled nuts or seeds comprises sources for both shelled nuts or seeds and at least one carbohydrate, and a grinding unit comprising at least one movable member, optional stationary member, and a vessel. |
| US10787624B2 |
Solid lubricant and method of making the same
A solid-state lubricant composition is disclosed. The solid-lubricant contains graphene, an oxide of a metal, and one or more polymeric binders. A method of making a solid-state lubricant coating on various substrates is disclosed. The method includes the steps of making a homogeneous slurry comprising powder of an oxide of a metal, graphene, and a polymeric binder with organic volatile solvent; coating a substrate with the homogeneous slurry with desired thicknesses; and drying the slurry on the substrate naturally or applying additional heat, resulting in a solid lubricant coating on the substrate. Substrates with coated solid composite lubricant show wear reduction and lower coefficient of friction compared with uncoated substrates. |
| US10787622B2 |
Lubricating composition for lead and copper corrosion inhibition
The invention provides a lubricating composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity, an ashless thiocarbamate compound having an optionally-substituted hydrocarbyl group on an S-atom and an optionally-substituted hydrocarbyl group on an N-atom, and a boron-containing compound. The invention further relates to a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine with the lubricating composition. |
| US10787621B2 |
Lubricant composition and uses thereof
A lubricant composition comprising one or several poly-alpha olefin homopolymer(s), a suspension of particles having a size between 0.5 μm and 25 μm and an additive, and uses thereof in the glass industry, such as in the production of hollow glasses for the packaging of products to be applied on mammals. |
| US10787619B2 |
Effective novel polymeric additive for inhibiting napthenic acid corrosion and method of using the same
The present invention relates to the field of inhibition of metal corrosion in hot acidic hydrocarbons, wherein acidity is derived from presence of naphthenic acid. More particularly, it relates to a polymeric additive for inhibiting high temperature napthenic acid corrosion, wherein said polymeric additive is polymeric phosphate ester of polyisobutylene succinate ester or oxide derivative of polymeric phosphate ester of polyisobutylene succinate ester. A polymeric phosphate ester of polyisobutylene succinate ester which is capable of acting as naphthenic acid corrosion inhibitor by inhibiting naphthenic acid corrosion in crude oil/feedstock/hydrocarbon streams containing naphthenic acid, and demonstrating higher thermal stability at elevated temperature varying from about 200° C. to about 400° C. [about 400° F. to about 750° F.] is disclosed. |
| US10787617B2 |
Ultrasonic degassing of hydrocarbon production fluid
Provided are embodiments that include a hydrocarbon fluid processing system including an ultrasonic hydrocarbon degassing unit including a vapor recovery vessel adapted to direct flow of a hydrocarbon fluid mixture along a flowpath extending through an interior of the vapor recovery vessel, and an ultrasonic transducer system disposed inside the vapor recovery vessel and in the flowpath of the hydrocarbon fluid mixture. The hydrocarbon fluid mixture including a hydrocarbon liquid and a gas entrained in the hydrocarbon liquid, the ultrasonic transducer system adapted to transmit ultrasonic signals into the hydrocarbon fluid mixture along the flowpath, and the ultrasonic signals adapted to separate the gas from the hydrocarbon liquid. |
| US10787616B2 |
Methods for separating light fractions from hydrocarbon feedstock
A process for facile separation of lighter hydrocarbon fractions from the heavier fractions of hydrocarbon oil feedstocks is disclosed, which utilizes novel sparging and reverse distillation techniques. The present invention can be utilized for the facile “topping” of crude oil extracted on-site. Moreover, while heavier hydrocarbon fractions may be shipped to refineries for further processing, this invention will also prove useful for quick separation of light fractions produced by cracking processes off-site. |
| US10787614B2 |
Hydrogen sulfide removal process
A process is presented to treat a process stream containing a hydrocarbon (oil and/or gas) and hydrogen sulfide with a liquid treatment solution containing a sulfur dye catalyst. The process stream can be within a pipeline, wellbore, subsea pipeline or a wellhead that contains hydrogen sulfide where the liquid treatment solution is injected at a predetermined point to define a scavenger zone such that the sulfur dye catalyst in the liquid treatment solution causes the sulfide from the hydrogen sulfide to react with the catalyst. The hydrocarbon component is separated substantially free of the hydrogen sulfide from a spent treatment solution containing spent sulfur dye catalyst which can then be fed to an oxidation vessel where it is contacted with an oxygen containing gas causing the sulfide to oxidize to thiosulfate and converting the spent sulfur dye catalyst to regenerated sulfur dye catalyst. The thiosulfate can be recovered, and the regenerated sulfur dye catalyst can be recycled as part of the liquid treatment solution. |
| US10787604B2 |
Colored organic peroxide compositions and methods for breaking fluids
A breaker composition for use in a fracturing fluid comprises at least one organic peroxide (e.g., tert-butyl hydroperoxide), at least one dye (e.g., an FD&C dye), and at least one alcohol (e.g., propylene glycol). A promoter composition for use in a fracturing fluid comprises at least one promoter (e.g., sodium thiosulfate), at least one dye (e.g., an FD&C dye). According to certain embodiments, the dye increases the efficiency of the promoter and/or the organic peroxide, so that the break time and the peak viscosity of the aqueous treatment fluid are reduced. |
| US10787603B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations
The disclosure generally refers to compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations that improve the recovery of hydrocarbons from the subterranean formations. The compositions include positively and negatively charged nanoparticles suspended in a carrier fluid that is not a drilling fluid and is free of cement and foaming agents. The populations of nanoparticles may be of different sizes, different materials, and comprise different ratios. The composition may also include: surface-active agents, such as surfactants, polymers; detergents; crystal modifiers; stabilizers, or hydronium. In some embodiments, the surface-active agents may bind to the surface of the positively or negatively charged nanoparticles. A subterranean formation may then be injected with the composition. |
| US10787602B2 |
Shale inhibitors used in the water-based fluid for shale formation
A shale inhibitor to improve the application of water-based drilling fluid in the shale formation rock is provided. An embodiment of the shale inhibitor is the reaction product of an amine, such as triethanolamine, and epichlorohydrin in water solution. Another embodiment of the shale inhibitor is the reaction product of triethanolamine, epichlorohydrin, and hypophosphorous acid. It is highly effective and has a better performance than most commercial products on preventing the disintegration and swelling of the shale formation. |
| US10787597B2 |
Working fluid for heat cycle, composition for heat cycle system, and heat cycle system
A working fluid for heat cycle, wherein the global warming potential is less than 300; the product of the relative coefficient of performance and the relative refrigerating capacity is at least 0.820 relative to R410A in a standard refrigerating cycle under conditions of an evaporation temperature of 0° C., a condensing temperature of 40° C., a supercoiling degree of 5° C. and a degree of superheat of 5° C.; the relative compressor discharge gas pressure is at most 1.100; the lower limit of the combustion range by method A in High Pressure Gas Safety Act is at least 5 vol %; and the pressure will not exceed 2.00 MPaG in a combustion test by method A in High Pressure Gas Safety act under 0.98 MPaG at 250° C. |
| US10787587B2 |
Aqueous dispersion, coating film, and coated article
Provided is an aqueous dispersion capable of providing a coating film excellent in solvent resistance, stain resistance, and adhesion to a base material. The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion including a particulate polymer composite; a polyisocyanate compound; and water. The particulate polymer composite includes a fluoropolymer (A) and an acrylic polymer (B). Either or both of the fluoropolymer (A) and the acrylic polymer (B) contain a hydroxyl group and a hydrolyzable silyl group. |
| US10787586B2 |
Optically transparent superhydrophobic thin film
A coating that can be easily applied, clear, well-bonded, and superhydrophobic is disclosed. In one aspect, a method for coating a substrate comprises providing a substrate having a surface, disposing a coating composition adjacent the surface, the composition comprising a hydrophobic fluorinated solvent, a binder comprising a hydrophobic fluorinated polymer, and hydrophobic fumed silica nanoparticles. Also disclosed is an article comprising a coating layer, the coating layer comprising a plurality of nanoparticles partially exposed on an outward surface thereof. |
| US10787584B2 |
Printing ink and electronic device
Provided are a printing ink comprising inorganic nano-materials and an electronic device manufactured by printing with the printing ink, in particular, an electroluminescent device. The composition of the provided ink comprises at least one inorganic nano-material, in particular, quantum dots, and at least one ester-based organic solvent. |
| US10787582B2 |
Composition, method of making composition, and article
A composition having pH of 5 or less comprises composite particles dispersed in an aqueous continuous liquid phase. Each composite particle comprises a polymer core surrounded by a silicaceous shell. From 3 to 50 percent of silicon atoms in the silicaceous shells are bonded to respective organic groups via a silicon-carbon covalent bond. The weight ratio of the total amount of the silica in the composition to the total amount of the at least one polymer is from 0.1 to 19. The composition is useful for making various articles. A method for making the composition is also disclosed. Silicaceous particles dispersed in an aqueous phase, wherein from 3 to 50 percent of silicon atoms in the silicaceous particles are bonded to organic groups via a silicon-carbon covalent bond are also disclosed. |
| US10787581B2 |
Heat ray shielding particles, heat ray shielding particle dispersion liquid, heat ray shielding particle dispersion, heat ray shielding particle dispersion laminated transparent base material, infrared ray absorbing transparent base material, and method of producing heat ray shielding particles
Heat ray shielding particles are provided that are composite tungsten oxide particles having a hexagonal crystal structure represented by a general formula LixMyWOz, wherein the element M in the general formula is one or more kinds of elements selected from alkaline earth metals and alkali metals other than lithium, 0.25≤x≤0.80, 0.10≤y≤0.50, and 2.20≤z≤3.00. |
| US10787580B2 |
Aqueous alkyd resin emulsions containing non-fugitive, reactive emulsifying surfactants
An aqueous alkyd resin coating composition, comprising (a) at least one alkyd resin as a dispersed phase; (b) an emulsifier based on styrenated phenols that have been converted into reactive surfactants by first reaction with one or more equivalents of an allyl glycidyl ether to provide pendant allyl groups and then oxyalkylated and (c) water. The invention also provides a method for preparing these aqueous alkyd resin coating compositions from solvent borne alkyd compositions. |
| US10787576B2 |
Method for the preparation of a coating comprising oligomeric alkynes
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a coating comprising at least one coating layer on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of a. providing monomers of the type R—(N)x-(L)m-(C═C)n-(L′)o-(N′)y—R′, wherein R is a head moiety, R′ is a tail moiety, (C≡C)n is an oligoyne moiety, L and L′ are linker moieties, N and N′ independently are branched or unbranched optionally substituted C1-C25 alkyl moieties optionally containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, x, m, o, and y are independently 0 or 1, n is 4 to 12, and wherein the head moiety allows for an interaction with the surface of the substrate; b. bringing the monomers into contact with the substrate wherein the interaction of the head moieties of the monomers with the surface of the substrate induces at least a part of the monomers to align in a defined manner thereby forming a film on the surface and bringing the oligoyne moieties of the monomers into close contact with each other; c. inducing a reaction between oligoyne moieties by providing an external stimulus so as to at least partially cross-link the aligned monomers, thereby forming a coating layer on the substrate. The invention further relates to a coating obtainable according to the method of the invention, the use of a coating obtainable according to the method of the invention, a substrate comprising a coating obtainable according to the invention and the use of solid substrate. The invention further relates to a method for the synthesis of the monomers according to the invention. |
| US10787574B2 |
Polymer derived ceramic effects particles, uses and methods of making
A polysilocarb effect pigments, uncoated and coated, that exhibit among other things optical properties such as interference, shine, shimmer and sparkle. Pastes and coating including these polysilocarb effect pigments. |
| US10787572B2 |
Naphthol AS—pigment-mixtures
The invention relates to azo pigment mixtures which contain at least one azo pigment of formula (IIIa) and at least one azo pigment of formula (IIIb) where X1, Y, Z1 and V in formula (IIIa) and formula (IIIb) are independent of each other and are defined as described, and the azo pigments of formula (IIIa) and formula (IIIb) are different. |
| US10787567B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition and molded product comprising same
A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention contains: a polycarbonate resin; a siloxane copolymer comprising a repeat unit represented by chemical formula 1 and a repeat unit represented by chemical formula 2; a metal aromatic sulfonate; a fluorinated olefin-based resin; and an inorganic filler having a difference in refractive index with the polycarbonate resin of approximately 0-0.01. The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent flame retardancy, transparency, stiffness, heat resistance, balance of these physical properties, and the like. |
| US10787566B2 |
Non-silicon defoaming agent
A non-silicon defoaming agent, includes an acrylate polymer, an organic solvent carrier, hydrophobic particles and defoaming auxiliaries; and the acrylate polymer is prepared from following raw material components: monomer-1, monomer-2, unsaturated terminated polyether, alkene, diluent and initiator. The present invention further includes a preparing method for the non-silicon defoaming agent and the application of the non-silicon defoaming agent to the defoaming and foam inhibiting in systems rich in anionic surfactants. The defoaming agent takes the acrylate polymer as the main active substance and has excellent defoaming and foam inhibiting performance. By dropwise adding monomers, the defoaming performance of the acrylate polymer is improved, by using unsaturated terminated polyether to modify, the hydrophilia of the acrylate polymer is improved, the instant defoaming capacity is further improved, and by the alkene with the carbon atoms of 6-22 to modify, the foam inhibiting performance of the defoaming agent is improved. |
| US10787565B2 |
Polymer composition containing a cycloalkyl alkyl dicarboxylic acid diester as a plasticizer
The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a cycloalkyl alkyl dicarboxylic diester as plasticizer, to molding compositions and plastisols each comprising such a polymer composition, and to the use of these polymer compositions. |
| US10787564B2 |
Polyethylene compositions and articles manufactured therefrom
Described is a polyethylene composition comprising at least one polyethylene having a crystallinity of less than 60, or 55, or 50% and within a range from 0.2 wt % to 15 wt % of cyclic-olefin copolymer and within a range from 0.2 wt % to 15 wt % of hydrocarbon resin, by weight of the polyethylene composition. The polyethylene compositions can be formed into useful articles such as films and injection molded and thermoformed articles. |
| US10787559B2 |
Powder comprising polymer-coated glass particles
Composite particles comprising core particles completely or partially coated with a precipitated polymer, where the d50 median diameter of the core particles is from 3 to 100 μm and wherein the glass core particle material is at least one selected from the group consisting of a solid glass bead, a hollow glass bead, a porous glass bead, and a foamed glass particle. A method to prepare the particles includes dissolution of a polymer in a solvent and precipitation of the polymer in the presence of a suspension of the core glass particles. Further provided is a layer by layer moulding process employing the composite particles and mouldings obtained therefrom. |
| US10787558B2 |
Thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition, method for manufacturing same, molded article of same, and acrylic fibers and method for manufacturing same
A thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes a modacrylic resin and a plasticizer. The modacrylic resin includes 15 to 85 wt % of acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 wt % of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0 to 20 wt % of another vinyl monomer, and the plasticizer is an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes melt-kneading a powder mixture obtained by mixing a modacrylic resin powder and an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. Acrylic fibers are composed of a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition. |
| US10787557B2 |
Odorless polyester stabilizer compositions
The invention relates to compositions of glycidyl ester in C9 to C15 branched acid is with a concentration in compounds, which have a boiling point below 250° C., of less than 8000 ppm. Such a composition are specially useful as stabilizer of thermoplastic extruded polymer; It has been demonstrated that such composition are generating low or’ no unpleasant odour at the outlet of the extruder. |
| US10787553B2 |
Polyethylene composition and articles made therefrom
A polyethylene composition comprising a granular polyethylene resin characterized by a resin solid density of from 0.91 to 0.97 g/cm3, a ratio of intraparticle void volume to interparticle void volume of from 0.33 to 0.67, and a total resin porosity, Φtotal, of equal to or greater than 0.45 is provided. Further provided are articles made from the polyethylene composition. |
| US10787552B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid ejection head having a water-repellent layer at the ejection surface
A method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head includes forming a water-repellent layer containing a condensate of a first hydrolyzable silane compound and a second hydrolyzable silane compound, and irradiating the water-repellent layer with light including a light ray having a wavelength of less than 270 nm, wherein the first hydrolyzable silane compound contains a fluorine-containing group but no carbonyl group between the fluorine-containing group and a silicon atom, and the second hydrolyzable silane compound contains a fluorine-containing group and a carbonyl group between the fluorine-containing group and a silicon atom. |
| US10787549B2 |
Structure material
A structure material includes a resin, reinforced fibers, and voids. The structure material includes a volume content of the resin being within a range of 2.5% by volume or more and 85% by volume or less, a volume content of the reinforced fibers being within a range of 0.5% by volume or more and 55% by volume or less, the voids being contained in the structure material in a rate within a range of 10% by volume or more and 97% by volume or less, a thickness St of the structure material satisfying a conditional expression: St≥Lf2·(1−cos(θf)), and a specific bending modulus of the structure material represented as Ec1/3·ρ−1 being within a range of 3 or more and 20 or less, and a bending modulus Ec of the structure material being 3 GPa or more. |
| US10787548B2 |
Structure material
A structure material includes a resin, reinforced fibers, and voids, a volume content of the resin being within a range of 2.5% by volume or more and 85% by volume or less, a volume content of the reinforced fibers being within a range of 0.5% by volume or more and 55% by volume or less, the voids being contained in the structure material in a rate within a range of 10% by volume or more and 97% by volume or less, a thickness St of the structure material satisfying a conditional expression: St≥Lf2·(1−cos(θf)) where a length of the reinforced fibers is Lf and an oriented angle of the reinforced fibers in a sectional direction of the structure material is θf, and a compression strength in an in-plane direction at 50% compression of the structure material measured in accordance with JIS K7220 being 3 MPa or more. |
| US10787547B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer composition for crosslinked foam and use thereof
A thermoplastic elastomer composition for crosslinked foam and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising (A) an ethylene-based copolymer; (B) a first copolymer; (C) a second copolymer, wherein the component (B) and (C) are copolymers comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene monomer, the first copolymer having a conjugated diene hydrogenation rate of at least 80% and the second copolymer having a conjugated diene hydrogenation rate of no more than 10%; (D) an organic peroxide; and (E) a foaming agent, wherein a mass ratio (A/(B+C)) of the component (A) to a combination of the component (B) and the component (C) is 95/5 to 5/95; and a mass ratio (B/C) of the component (B) to the component (C) is 9/1 to 1/9. A crosslinked foam made from the composition and the manufacturing method thereof are also provided. |
| US10787544B2 |
Silicone compound and cosmetic containing the same
A silicone compound is represented by the formula (1) and has a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 200000. A polyhydric alcohol-modified silicone compound can provide a stable composition (emulsified product, powder dispersion, etc.) having a silicone oil and other oil as a continuous phase. R1aR2bR3cR4dSiO(4-a-b-c-d)/2 (1) (R1 represents an organic group, R2 is a group represented by —Y—O—X (Y represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbons and optionally containing at least one of an ether bond and an ester bond, and X represents a polyhydric alcohol-substituted hydrocarbon group having at least two hydroxyl groups); R3 is a monovalent branched type organosiloxane group represented by the formula (4); and R4 is a monovalent organosiloxane group represented by the formula (5) or the formula (6).) MoMRpDqDRrTsTRtQu (4) MMRDv1 (5) MwDv1DRv2TRv3 (6) |
| US10787543B2 |
Polyether polyol, method for producing polyether polyol, polyester elastomer and polyurethane
The present invention provides a high-molecular-weight polyether polyol ensuring that when used as a polyurethane raw material, a polyurethane having excellent flexibility and elastic recovery can be obtained; and a method for producing, with high productivity, a polyether polyol having a higher number average molecular weight and a narrower molecular weight distribution than those of the raw material polyether polyol, and the polyether polyol of the present invention has a number average molecular weight of 3,500 to 5,500 and a molecular weight distribution of 1.7 to 3.0. |
| US10787541B2 |
Polycarbonate resin, method for producing polycarbonate resin, coating liquid, electrophotographic photoreceptor, and electrophotography device
A polycarbonate resin has a structure represented by a formula (1) and a yellow index (YI) of 30 or less in a solid form, |
| US10787538B2 |
Polymers for organic photovoltaics
A polymer comprising: In this polymer R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are independently selected from H, F, Cl, S, CN, or substituted, unsubstituted, straight-chain, branched, or cyclic alkyls ranging from 1 to 100 carbon atoms. The length of the polymer can range with n from about 1 to about 100,000 repeat units. |
| US10787537B2 |
Synthesis of polymers for organic photovoltaics
A method of coupling and 5,5-Y-3,3′-difluoro-2,2′-bithiophene to produce wherein X can be any known compound capable of coupling with the Y-difluorothiophene and Y is selected from the group consisting of Br, a stannyl group, a boronic ester and a H. |
| US10787535B2 |
Polymerizable composition containing reactive silsesquioxane compound containing phenanthrene ring
A polymerizable composition which can be cured into a cured product exhibiting a low Abbe's number and is suitable for producing a molded article having a further high transparency. A polymerizable composition including 100 parts by mass of a reactive silsesquioxane compound containing a phenanthrene ring (a), and 10 to 500 parts by mass of a polymerizable compound having at least one polymerizable double bond (b), a cured product of the polymerizable composition, and a method for producing a molded article by using of the polymerizable composition. |
| US10787528B2 |
Process for preparing propylene copolymer compositions
The present invention relates to an olefin polymerization process for producing propylene copolymer composition (P), wherein propylene, C4 to C10 α-olefin and optionally ethylene are reacted in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst in a multistage polymerization process comprising at least two polymerization reactors, wherein the copolymer composition is bimodal with respect to the content of C4 to C10 α-olefin and, if present, to ethylene. Further, the invention is directed to the propylene copolymer composition being bimodal with respect to the content of C4 to C10 α-olefin and optionally to ethylene, and use of said propylene copolymer compositions for producing articles. |
| US10787525B2 |
Rubber crosslinked material
A cross-linked rubber prepared by cross-linking a nitrile rubber composition including: a carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber containing 5 to 60 wt % of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer unit, and an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid ester monomer unit, and having an iodine value of 120 or less; a surface treated silicate; and a polyamine-based cross-linking agent wherein a content is 0.1 to 20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber, wherein when the rubber is subjected to a compression stress relaxation test wherein it is maintained at 150° C. while being compressed by 25%, the time until which the compression stress comes to be 50% of the initial compression stress at the start of the test, the compression stress after 30 minutes from the start of the test, is 300 hours or more. |
| US10787524B2 |
Oxidized dextran
Compositions comprising oxidized dextran compounds are disclosed herein. Oxidized dextran compounds are produced by contacting dextran under aqueous conditions with at least one N-oxoammonium salt, at least one periodate compound, and/or at least one peroxide compound. |
| US10787519B2 |
Nucleic acid-polypeptide compositions and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are compositions and pharmaceutical formulations that comprise a binding moiety conjugated to a polynucleic acid molecule and a polymer. Also described herein include methods for treating a cancer which utilize a composition or a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a binding moiety conjugated to a polynucleic acid molecule and a polymer. |
| US10787517B2 |
Antibodies that bind to AXL proteins
Antibodies that bind to AXL protein and variants thereof are described herein. AXL exhibits a distinct and limited expression pattern in normal adult tissue(s), and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, the MAbs of the invention provide a diagnostic composition for the treatment and management of cancer. |
| US10787516B2 |
Antibodies that bind to AXL proteins
Antibodies that bind to AXL protein and variants thereof are described herein. AXL exhibits a distinct and limited expression pattern in normal adult tissue(s), and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, the MAbs of the invention provide a diagnostic composition for the treatment and management of cancer. |
| US10787515B2 |
Anti-Flt-1 antibodies for treating duchenne muscular dystrophy
The present invention provides, among other things, anti-Flt-1 antibodies and methods for treating muscular dystrophy, in particular, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In some embodiments, a method according to the present invention includes administering to an individual who is suffering from or susceptible to DMD an effective amount of an anti-Flt-1 antibody or antigen-binding protein thereof such that at least one symptom or feature of DMD is reduced in intensity, severity, or frequency, or has delayed onset. |
| US10787502B2 |
Mast cell stabilizers for treatment of hypercytokinemia and viral infection
The present invention relates to methods for treating or ameliorating hypercytokinemia and viral infections associated with hypercytokinemia using norketotifen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally in combination with an antiviral agent. |
| US10787495B2 |
Immunoglobulins and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody platform designed to be coupled to therapeutic peptides to increase the half-life of the therapeutic peptide in a subject. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use thereof. |
| US10787492B2 |
Cell-permeable (iCP)-SOCS3 recombinant protein and uses thereof
An improved cell-permeable (iCP)-SOCS3 recombinant protein and uses thereof. The iCP-SOCS3 recombinant protein may be used as protein-based anti-angiogenic agent by utilizing the platform technology for macromolecule intracellular transduction. The iCP-SOCS3 recombinant protein includes a SOCS3 protein and at least one advanced macromolecule transduction domain (aMTD)(s). The aMTD(s) is composed of 9-13 amino acid residues and has the following features (a)-(c): (a) having 3 or more amino acid residues independently selected from the group consisting of Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, and Pro; (b) having Proline as an amino acid residue corresponding to any one or more of positions 5, 7 and 8, and position 12 of its amino acid sequence; and (c) having an instability index of 40-60, an aliphatic index of 180-220, and a grand average of hydropathy (GRAVY) score of 2.1-2.6, according to Protparam computational formula. |
| US10787490B2 |
Peptide inhibitors of interleukin-23 receptor and their use to treat inflammatory diseases
Peptide inhibitors of the interleukin-23 receptor, and related compositions and methods of using these peptide inhibitors to treat or prevent a variety of diseases and disorders, including inflammatory bowel diseases, are described. |
| US10787485B2 |
Peptide for coating surfaces
The invention relates to a peptide comprising (i) a main chain comprising at least one L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), (ii) at least one integrin binding peptide, and (iii) at least one heparin binding peptide. The invention further relates to a coating for metal surfaces comprising the peptide according to the invention and a coated metal surface which promotes osseointegration that can be obtained by reacting the peptide according to the invention with a metal surface. |
| US10787484B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cardiovascular disease
The invention provides PCSK9 inhibitors, compositions comprising the PCSK9 inhibitors, and methods of identifying and using the PCSK9 inhibitors. |
| US10787481B2 |
Sugar-dipeptide conjugates as flavor molecules
The present invention relates to compounds and compositions for use in enhancing flavor and umami taste of food products. Particularly, the present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and compositions comprising them. |
| US10787480B2 |
Cytotoxic peptides and conjugates thereof
Disclosed herein are novel cytotoxic peptides of formula (I) as described herein: and the use of such peptides in making immunoconjugates (i.e Antibody Drug Conjugates) Also described herein are immunoconjugates (i.e Antibody Drug Conjugates) comprising such novel cytotoxic peptide linked to an antigen binding moiety, such as an antibody; where such immunoconjugates are useful for treating cell proliferative disorders. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these immunoconjugates, compositions comprising the immunoconjugates with a therapeutic co-agent, and methods to use these immunoconjugates and compositions for treating cell proliferation disorders. |
| US10787479B2 |
Crystalline 3′,5′-cyclic diguanylic acid
A crystal of free acid of 3′,5′-cyclic diguanylic acid containing no metal salt with cobalt, magnesium or the like is provided. A method is sought for obtaining said crystal in a large amount and with ease. By a manufacturing method comprising a step of adding acid to an aqueous solution of 3′,5′-cyclic diguanylic acid so as to lower pH to 1 to 3, crystals of 3′,5′-cyclic diguanylic acid can be obtained in a large amount with ease. Said crystals are free acid crystals which do not contain a metal salt with cobalt, magnesium or the like. |
| US10787476B2 |
Glycoamino acid and use thereof
An object of the present invention is to provide glycoamino acid as an amino acid precursor with improved properties (particularly water-solubility, stability in water, bitter taste etc.). The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof. |
| US10787474B2 |
Process for preparing platinum organosiloxane complexes
A platinum organosiloxane complex is prepared by a process including 1) combining A) a platinous halide and B) a ketone, and thereafter 2) adding C) a polyorganosiloxane having, per molecule, 2 to 4 silicon bonded terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon groups having from 2 to 6 carbon. The platinum organosiloxane complex prepared by the process is useful as a hydrosilylation catalyst. |
| US10787472B2 |
Prodrugs of pyridone amides useful as modulators of sodium channels
The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties. |
| US10787471B2 |
1,3-dipolar compound bearing a phosphorus-containing group and a dipole containing a nitrogen atom
A 1,3-dipolar compound bearing at least a phosphorus-containing group and a dipole containing a nitrogen atom is provided. A method for grafting the 1,3-dipolar compound on an unsaturated polymer, a diene polymer comprising, along the polymer chain, at least one pendant phosphorus-containing group, and a rubber composition based on a diene elastomer and the 1,3-dipolar compound optionally pre-grafted on the diene elastomer are also provided. The 1,3-dipolar compound allows access to rubber compositions reinforced with an inorganic filler that have a compromise of improved properties, namely hysteresis, stiffness in the cured state and reinforcement. |
| US10787466B2 |
Monoalkyl tin compounds with low polyalkyl contamination, their compositions and methods
A pure composition comprises a monoalkyltin trialkoxide compound represented by the chemical formula RSn(OR′)3 or a monoalkyl tin triamide compound represented by the chemical formula RSn(NR′2)3 and no more than 4 mole % dialkyltin compounds relative to the total tin amount, where R is a hydrocarbyl group with 1-31 carbon atoms, and wherein R′ is a hydrocarbyl group with 1-10 carbon atoms. Methods are described for the formation of the pure compositions. A solid composition comprises a monoalkyl triamido tin compound represented by the chemical formula RSn—(NR′COR″)3, where R is a hydrocarbyl group with 1-31 carbon atoms, and where R′ and R″ are independently a hydrocarbyl group with 1-10 carbon atoms. The compositions are suitable for the formation of resist compositions suitable for EUV patterning in which the compositions have a high EUV absorption. |
| US10787465B2 |
Lanthanide toolbox for organelle specific molecular imaging with multi-color
Provided herein are lanthanide complexes that exhibit specific subcellular localization to primary cilium. The lanthanide complexes provided herein are useful for imaging, tagging, and pull down of binding targets located in primary cilium. |
| US10787462B2 |
Heterocyclic compound
The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an RIP1 kinase inhibitory action, which is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of Gaucher's disease, Niemann-Pick disease, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, acute hepatic failure, autoimmune hepatitis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcohol steatohepatitis, non-alcohol steatohepatitis and the like.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. |
| US10787461B2 |
Pyrimido-diazepinone compounds and methods of treating disorders
The present invention relates to novel pyrimido-diazepinone compounds, methods of modulating protein kinases, including MPS1 (TTK), ERK5 (BMK1, MAPK7), LRKK2, EphA2, polo kinase 1, 2, 3, or 4, Ack1, Ack2, Abl, DCAMKL1, ABL1, Abl mutants, DCAMKL2, ARK5, BRK, MKNK2, FGFR4, TNK1, PLK1, ULK2, PLK4, PRKD1, PRKD2, PRKD3, ROS1, RPS6KA6, TAOK1, TAOK3, TNK2, Bcr-Abl, GAK, cSrc, TPR-Met, Tie2, MET, FGFR3, Aurora, Axl, Bmx, BTK, c-kit, CHK2, Flt3, MST2, p70S6K, PDGFR, PKB, PKC, Raf, ROCK-H, Rsk1, SGK, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions. |
| US10787460B2 |
(E)-1-(4-(dimethylamino)but-2-enoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl 4-((3-isopropyl-5-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)amino)piperidine-1-carboxylate for inhibiting CDK7
The present invention provides novel CDK7 inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10787455B2 |
Small molecule myristate inhibitors of BCR-ABL and methods of use
The present invention provides novel heteroaryl compounds of formula (I) having a pyrimidine-containing core that is linked to a 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl group via an amine linker. Such compounds are useful for the treatment of cancers. |
| US10787453B2 |
Octahydropyrrolopyrroles their preparation and use
The present invention provides compounds comprising variously substituted octahydropyrrolopyrroles, their synthesis, methods of making, methods of using, compositions and formulations thereof. |
| US10787452B2 |
Compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as devined herein. Moreover, The compounds of this invention have formula I-A: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as defined herein. |
| US10787450B2 |
Spiro-fused cyclic ureas as inhibitors of rock
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective ROCK inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating cardiovascular, smooth muscle, oncologic, neuropathologic, autoimmune, fibrotic, and/or inflammatory disorders using the same. |
| US10787448B2 |
Indolizino [3,2-C] quinoline-based fluorescent probe
Provided is a fluorescent probe composition including an indolizino[3,2-c]quinoline-based compound, and a nucleic acid/protein/cell imaging method using the same. Since the compound of the present invention demonstrates excellent environmental sensitivity, fluorescence intensity, photostability, nucleic acid/protein binding, intracellular permeability, etc., the compound may be effectively used for various studies of protein/cell functions and imaging technologies, such as nucleic acid/protein kinetics, drug-protein interactions, and intracellular protein imaging. |
| US10787441B2 |
Hepatitis C virus inhibitors
A compound of Formula (I) or (II), for treating or preventing an HCV infection in a subject. |
| US10787437B2 |
Processes for the preparation of pyrazole derivatives useful as modulators of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor
The present invention relates to processes for preparing pyrazole derivatives of Formula (I) and salts and pharmaceutical compositions of the salts thereof, useful as modulators of 5-HT2A serotonin receptor activity. The present invention also relates to intermediates used in the processes, and their preparation. The present invention also relates to salts of compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US10787428B2 |
α,β-unsaturated amide compound
The present invention provides an α,β-unsaturated amide compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or the like thereof having anticancer activity and the like represented by the following formula (I): [wherein, “A” represents optionally substituted heterocyclic diyl, R1 represents hydrogen atom or optionally substituted lower alkyl, R2 represents optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aliphatic heterocyclic group or optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, X represents —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NRX1— (wherein, RX1 represents hydrogen atom or lower alkyl), —CHRX2— (wherein, RX2 represents hydrogen atom or hydroxy), —CH═CH—, —CO— or —NH—CO—, and n1 and n2 are the same or different, and each represents 0 or 1]. |
| US10787426B2 |
Method of treating autism spectrum disorders using piperazine-1-carboxamidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating autism spectrum disorder, which includes piperazine-1-carboxamidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. In particular, the piperazine-1-carboxamidine of the present invention exhibits, in valproic acid-induced autism rat models, an effect of improving the degrees of social interaction and social preference, reducing repetitive or restricted behaviors, hyperactivity, and impulsive behaviors, and also enhancing electroshock-induced seizure threshold susceptibility, and thus the piperazine-1-carboxamidine of the present invention may be used as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating direct causative symptoms, such as hyperactivity, lack of sociability, and epileptic convulsions of autism spectrum disorder. |
| US10787416B1 |
Crystals of intermediate for benzindene prostaglandins and methods for preparation thereof
Stable crystalline Form I and Form II of compound (I) and methods for preparation thereof are provided, which present advantages in storage, formulation, shipment and handling for commercial considerations. |
| US10787415B2 |
DMF distillation
A method of obtaining purified DMF from a mixture comprising DMF and hydrogen chloride (HCl) involving distillation is provided. |
| US10787414B2 |
Diisopentyl terephthalate
A mixture of isomeric dipentyl terephthalates, pentyl radicals of which are n-pentyl radicals to an extent of less than 60 mol %, characterized by a low viscosity which does not increase significantly even at temperatures below 40° C. Plastisols comprising these mixtures have a low plastisol viscosity which moreover increases only to a minor degree with time. |
| US10787412B2 |
Recovery and use of wood acetylation fluid
Disclosed is the integration of the production of acetic anhydride from ketene, and the acetylation of wood using acetylation fluid comprising acetic acid and acetic anhydride. The invention involves recirculating acetylation fluid recovered from wood acetylation to a unit for the production of acetic anhydride from acetic acid and ketene. The acetic anhydride product stream can, in turn, be directly used as a wood acetylation fluid. |
| US10787411B2 |
Method of recycling mother liquid of pure terephthalic acid (PTA) refining unit
The present invention relates to a method of recycling mother liquid of a PTA refining unit. The present invention recycles waste heat and PT acids of a PTA mother liquid to effectively utilize heat in the PTA mother liquid, solves influence of crystallization of the PT acids on subsequent system, reduces pollution to the environment, and can produce huge economic benefits by using high efficient multistage flash distillation technology, low temperature cogeneration technology, heat pump heating and cooling technology, and low temperature crystallization technology. |
| US10787408B1 |
Method for producing 9,9-bis(3-phenyl-4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene
A method for producing 9,9-bis(3-phenyl-4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene is provided. The method includes the steps of: performing a condensation reaction with fluorenone and 2-[(2-phenyl)phenoxy]ethanol in the presence of a catalyst and co-catalyst, wherein the catalyst is alkylsulfonic acid, and the co-catalyst is a mercapto-containing compound, thereby effectively reducing the formation of a by-product, such that the product has characteristics of low chroma, high purity, and high yield. |
| US10787407B2 |
Methods and systems for energy-efficient drying of co-products in biorefineries
A method is disclosed for improving the energy efficiency of biorefinery drying operations through integration of a dryer that utilizes the heat of condensation of process vapors to dry material whose emissions are captured with energy recovery. The dryer separates clean process vapors (e.g., ethanol) and steam from vapors containing volatile organic compounds and entrained materials, to minimize the need for vapor cleanup. An indirect dryer condenses vapors in a tube dryer similar to a steam tube dryer, but utilizing compressed process vapors, transferring the heat to wet material undergoing drying. The resulting exhaust vapors are either directed to a process stage that requires heat (e.g., distillation) and minimizes the need for vapor cleanup or to an out-of-contact heat exchanger that produces vapors for process use, or to another dryer as an additional effect. Mechanical-vapor recompression or thermal-vapor recompression are employed to produce vapors that optimize overall energy recovery. |
| US10787406B2 |
Composition containing C8F17Br and method for producing C8F17Br
This invention provides a composition that contains PFOB with a PFOA content lower than that of known PFOB, and that is less likely to have an adverse effect on the environment; and provides a method for producing PFOB. The composition contains C8F17Brand further contains C7F15COOH, wherein C7F15COOH is present in a concentration of 25 ppb or less based on the total weight of C8F17Br. The method for producing C8F17Br comprises reacting C8F17I and a brominating agent to obtain C8F17Br, and alkali-washing the obtained C8F17Br to reduce the C7F15COOH content to 25 ppb or less based on the total weight of C8F17Br. |
| US10787404B2 |
Methods for producing halogenated propanes
A process of the type for producing chlorinated propanes by reacting carbon tetrachloride with ethylene within a tank reactor that includes a liquid reaction mixture and a headspace above the reaction mixture wherein ethylene gas diffuses from the liquid reaction mixture into the headspace while agitating the reaction mixture, the improvement comprising transferring ethylene within the headspace back into the reaction mixture through a conduit within the mixing device that agitates the reaction mixture. |
| US10787402B2 |
Separation of off gases from C3 hydrocarbons in propane dehydrogenation process
Methods and systems for separating C3 hydrocarbons from lighter hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods include feeding a gaseous mixture including C1, C2, and C3 hydrocarbons and benzene solvent to the absorber column where benzene solvent selectively absorbs C3 hydrocarbons. The methods can further include removing a first stream comprising benzene solvent and absorbed C3 hydrocarbons from the absorber column, and feeding the first stream to a stripper column where benzene solvent is separated from C3 hydrocarbons, and removing a second stream comprising C3 hydrocarbons from the stripper column. |
| US10787401B2 |
Process and installation for the conversion of crude oil to petrochemicals having an improved propylene yield
The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, aromatic ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening to produce LPG and subjecting the LPG produced in the integrated process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for kerosene and/or gasoil; an aromatic ring opening unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening and an outlet for LPG; and a unit for the olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins. The hydrocarbon feed subjected to aromatic ring opening comprises kerosene and/or gasoil produced by crude oil distillation in the process; and refinery unit-derived middle-distillate produced in the process. The process and the process installation of the present invention have an increased production of petrochemicals at the expense of the production of fuels and an improved propylene yield. |
| US10787400B2 |
Efficient oxidative coupling of methane processes and systems
The present disclosure provides oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) systems for small scale and world scale production of olefins. An OCM system may comprise an OCM subsystem that generates a product stream comprising C2+ compounds and non-C2+ impurities from methane and an oxidizing agent. At least one separations subsystem downstream of, and fluidically coupled to, the OCM subsystem can be used to separate the non-C2+ impurities from the C2+ compounds. A methanation subsystem downstream and fluidically coupled to the OCM subsystem can be used to react H2 with CO and/or CO2 in the non-C2+ impurities to generate methane, which can be recycled to the OCM subsystem. The OCM system can be integrated in a non-OCM system, such as a natural gas liquids system or an existing ethylene cracker. |
| US10787386B2 |
Antimicrobial-antireflective articles and methods for making the same
Described herein are antimicrobial articles having improved antimicrobial efficacy and antireflective properties. Further described are methods of making and using the improved articles. The antimicrobial articles generally include an antimicrobial element and an antireflective element. The antireflective element, in some cases, can be disposed directly on a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate and the antimicrobial element is disposed on the antireflective element. The article can exhibit a reflectance of about 4% or less (and less than 1% in some cases) in the range of about 425 nm to about 725 nm. Further, the article can be characterized with an antimicrobial efficacy by exhibiting at least a 2 log reduction in a concentration of at least Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria under a Modified EPA Copper Test Protocol. |
| US10787385B2 |
Low-E matchable coated articles having absorber film and corresponding methods
A low-E coating has good color stability (a low ΔE* value) upon heat treatment (HT). Thermal stability may be improved by the provision of an as-deposited crystalline or substantially crystalline layer of or including zinc oxide, doped with at least one dopant (e.g., Sn), immediately under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver; and/or by the provision of at least one dielectric layer of or including an oxide of zirconium. These have the effect of significantly improving the coating's thermal stability (i.e., lowering the ΔE* value). An absorber film may be designed to adjust visible transmission and provide desirable coloration, while maintaining durability and/or thermal stability. The dielectric layer (e.g., of or including an oxide of Zr) may be sputter-deposited so as to have a monoclinic phase in order to improve thermal stability. |
| US10787383B2 |
Mineral fibres
Mineral fibers that exhibit a chemical composition comprising the following constituents, as percentages by weight: SiO257.0 to 60.0%, CaO25.0 to 30.0%, MgO>8.0 to 10.0%, B2O3 2.5 to 6.0%, R2O up to 2.5% Al2O3 0 to 2.0%, and an R2O/B2O3 molar ratio of 0.20 to 0.60. |
| US10787381B2 |
Drainless reverse osmosis water purification system
A drainless reverse osmosis (RO) water purification system provides relatively pure water for on-demand dispensing, while recycling brine to a domestic hot water system. The drainless purification system includes a pre-filter catalyst cartridge for removing chlorine-based contaminants from a tap water supply upstream from an RO membrane. The catalyst is regularly refreshed by a high through-flow of water to a conventional cold water dispense faucet, thereby significantly prolonging the service life of the RO membrane. The RO membrane is incorporated into a multi-cartridge unit adapted for facilitated slide-out removal and replacement as needed. A control valve recycles brine from the RO membrane to the hot water system during pure water production, and recirculates tap water through the RO membrane when a pure water reservoir is substantially filled. The multi-cartridge unit may further include an air filtration system for providing a flow of filtered air. |
| US10787378B2 |
Spirally wound electric double layer capacitor device and associated methods
Spirally wound electric double layer capacitor devices are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the spirally wound electric double layer capacitor device is configured so that fluid being treated flows in an axial direction through the device. |
| US10787369B2 |
Titanium oxide fine particles and method for producing same
Provided are: titanium oxide fine particles having small primary particle diameters and small agglomerated particle diameters; and a method for producing titanium oxide fine particles. The BET diameters of the titanium oxide fine particles are 1-50 nm; the agglomerated particle diameters thereof are 1-200 nm; and the (agglomerated particle diameter)/(BET diameter) ratio is 1-40. Titanium (oxy)chloride is hydrolyzed in an aqueous solvent, while controlling the pH range and the temperature range. Preferably, titanium (oxy)chloride is subjected to a primary hydrolysis in an aqueous solvent, and a secondary hydrolysis is subsequently carried out, while adding titanium (oxy)chloride thereto. |
| US10787363B2 |
Hydrogen producing apparatus with emulsifier
A hydrogen producing apparatus includes a reforming unit, a feed unit, and a heating unit. The reforming unit includes a casing defining a receiving space and having gas intake and outlet ports, a plurality of reformers disposed in the receiving space, at least one gas pipe winding around one of the reformers, and a connecting pipe in fluidic communication with the gas pipe. The feed unit is in fluidic communication with the reformers and the connecting pipe such that air delivered from the gas intake port through the gas pipe and the connecting pipe is mixed with a fuel in the feed unit to form a reactant mixture to be fed to the reformers for hydrogen production. The heating unit includes a heater connected to the casing. |
| US10787361B2 |
Sensor device with flip-chip die and interposer
A semiconductor sensor device includes a lead frame flag having a vent hole, an interposer mounted on the flag and having a vent hole in fluid communication with the vent hole of the flag, and a sensor die having an active region. The sensor die is mounted on and electrically connected to the interposer in a flip-chip manner such that the vent hole of the interposer is in fluid communication with the active region of the sensor die. Bond wires electrically connect the interposer to one or more other components of the device. A molding compound covers the sensor die, the interposer, and the bond wires. The sensor die may be a pressure-sensing (P-cell) die, and the device may also include a micro-controller unit (MCU) die and an acceleration-sensing (G-cell) die, for tire pressure monitoring applications. |
| US10787360B2 |
Semiconductor MEMS structure
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a structure. The method comprises: providing a first substrate; forming a conductive mesa over the first substrate; forming a silicon containing layer over the mesa; and forming a cavity comprising a movable member proximal to the first substrate. |
| US10787353B2 |
Closure head for closing a container having a container closure
A closure head for closing a container with a container closure, for example for closing a container with a screw closure in a beverage filling system is described. The closure head includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the container closure with at least one gripping arm that can be pivoted about a bearing, and a holding jaw disposed on the gripping arm for holding the container closure. The holding jaw is locked on the gripping arm by means of a pre-tensioned pressure pin. |
| US10787349B2 |
Lifting device
A lifting device, in particular for lifting and lowering loads, vehicles or similar, having a vertical lifting column, having a support arranged on the lifting column, which is guided by a guide on the lifting column and is able to be driven vertically along the lifting column, having a drive device for lifting and lowering the support and a load receiver arranged on the support, wherein the load receiver is able to be driven over and has a drive-on region, a support region and a drive-off region which are arranged in a row along a mutual axis in the drive-over direction and the load receiver has a holding arm outside of the support region and outside of the drive-over direction of the drive-on region or drive-off region. |
| US10787347B1 |
Self-locking pulley
Improvements to a pulley is disclosed. The rope is threaded through the self-locking pulley in the desired direction. At some places, the threading passes the rope or strap in opposing directions to cause a binding and prevent free movement of the rope or strap in one direction. There are no one-way clutches or self-locking teeth to lock movement in a particular direction. A first part it secured to a spinning mount or ceiling so a user can walk around a suspended self-locking pulley and pull the rope or strap from any direction. The second part can pivot and move up-and-down on the first piece. A threaded member alters a frictional lock between the at least two interconnecting pieces. The interaction of the at least two pieces allows for lifting, locking and lowering of a load on the rope or strap. |
| US10787344B2 |
Trolley assembly including a traveling control system
A tire trolley assembly comprises a frame having a pair of supports including a first and a second support extending between a first and a second end. A connector is disposed at the first and the second end, attached to the support, extending between a primary end adjacent to the frame and a secondary end spaced from the frame. A plurality of wheels includes a first and a second wheel attached to the connector. A plurality of mounting members, including a first mounting member rotatably attached to the first wheel and coupled to the connector and a second mounting member rotatably attached to the second wheel and coupled to the connector. A traveling control system controls and steers the wheels of the tire trolley assembly. |
| US10787343B2 |
Self-climbing robot for installing elevator guide rail
The present invention discloses a self-climbing robot for installing an elevator guide rail, which comprises a climbing mobile platform, a working mobile platform, a rectangular parallelepiped frame and a PLC control unit. The frame is fixedly provided with a first platform, a second platform, a third platform and a fourth platform from bottom to top, the top end of a screw provided vertically is fixedly connected with the fourth platform, and the bottom end of the screw is fixedly connected with the first platform; the climbing mobile platform and the working mobile platform are provided with a nut engaged with the screw and a driving mechanism capable of driving the rotation of the nut, respectively, the driving mechanism comprises a driving motor and a pulley box, the working mobile platform is located above the climbing mobile platform, both the climbing mobile platform and the working mobile platform are slidingly connected with the frame, and the climbing mobile platform and the working mobile platform are only capable of sliding in the vertical direction. The self-climbing robot for installing the elevator guide rail according to the present invention can automatically complete the task of measuring a well and installing a guide rail, and can self-climb in the elevator well. |
| US10787340B2 |
Sensor and drive motor learn run for elevator systems
A method of operating an elevator system for a learn run sequence including the steps of moving, using a linear propulsion system, an elevator car through a lane of an elevator shaft at a selected velocity; detecting, using a sensor system, the location of the elevator car when it moves through the lane; controlling, using a control system, the elevator car, the control system being in operable communication with the elevator car, the linear propulsion system, and the sensor system; and determining, using the control system, a location of each of the car state sensors relative to each other within the lane in response to at least one of a travel time of the elevator car, a velocity of the elevator car, a position of the elevator car, and a height of the elevator car. |
| US10787338B1 |
Spool device and related methods
Implementations of spool devices may include a frame including an anchor, the anchor configured to directly couple to a belt of a user, an axle coupled through the frame, and a first spool coupled over a first portion of the axle. The first portion of the axle may extend entirely through the first spool. The spool device may also include a second spool coupled over a second portion of the axle. The second portion of the axle may extend entirely through the second spool. The spool device may also include a first spool handle directly coupled to an outer wall of the first spool, a second spool handle directly coupled to an outer wall of the second spool, a first hose roller directly coupled to the frame, and a second hose roller directly coupled to the frame. |
| US10787335B2 |
Reusable harvested bale wrapping material
The current disclosure involves the arrangement and efficient deployment of self-adhering flexible sheet material in individual segments to encircle a bale of harvested material and isolate it from the wind, precipitation, and other elements as it remains in the field following the formation of the bale attendant with harvesting of the crop, until collected for further processing. For use with harvested crops such as cotton or hay, the individual wrapping segments further comprise adhering members, which cause a portion of a wrapping segment, generally found at what is considered a trailing end during a wrapping cycle, to releasably attach to adhering members on an opposite surface of the same wrapping segment. |
| US10787331B2 |
Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a second conveying roller adjoining a motor driven first conveying roller, a phase determiner to determine a rotational phase of a rotor of the motor, a controller, and a discriminator. The controller controls a drive current flowing through a winding of the motor to reduce phase deviation. The discriminator executes a discrimination regarding one of whether a front end of a sheet has reached a nip portion and whether a rear end of the sheet has passed through a nip portion. The controller controls such that the first conveying roller rotates at a first conveying roller peripheral velocity which is different from a peripheral velocity of the second conveying roller. The discriminator executes the discrimination based on a value of a parameter corresponding to a load torque applied to the rotor where the first conveying roller rotates at the first conveying roller peripheral velocity. |
| US10787330B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes a placement unit on which sheets of paper are placed, a feeder that feeds a sheet, thrust mechanisms that push up the placement unit toward the feeder, and an edge guide. Each of the thrust mechanisms includes a coil spring that imparts an urging force to the placement unit, one case that is mounted on the placement unit and receives the coil spring from one end thereof and accommodates the coil spring, and another case that is disposed so as to partially overlap the one case and receives the coil spring from the other end thereof and accommodates the coil spring. The one case and the other case are configured to be movable relative to each other in the urging direction of the coil spring and to be rotatable together in the circumferential direction. |
| US10787324B2 |
Container-handling installation and method for conveying functional elements in a container-handling installation for the purpose of handling containers
A container-handling installation and a method for conveying functional elements in a container-handling installation for handling containers is provided. The container-handling installation comprises at least two conveying elements, which each have at least one functional element provided for handling containers. A conveyance path is provided for conveying the at least two conveying elements one after the other, and independently of one another, along the conveyance path and by conveyance-path magnetic-force units, which are arranged along the conveyance path and at least some of which can be activated separately in order to interact with at least one magnetic-force unit of the respective conveying element A bearing unit is provided for each conveying element for bearing the conveying element such that the at least two conveying elements are mounted on a common shaft. |
| US10787322B2 |
Synchronized, high efficiency provisioning, handling, and excess recirculation design
Parcel processing systems and methods. A parcel processing system includes a parcel transport configured to receive a flow of parcels, and transport the flow of parcels at a rate greater than a processing capacity of a downstream processing device. The parcel processing system includes a diverter configured to divert individual parcels from the flow of parcels to be recirculated. The parcel processing system includes the downstream processing device configured to process the remaining flow of parcels. The parcel processing system includes a control system configured to cause the diverter to divert the individual parcels from the flow of parcels until the remaining flow of parcels is not greater than the processing capacity of a downstream processing device. |
| US10787321B1 |
Bi-way conveyor system for power storage
Disclosed herein is a method for converting energy between electric, kinetic, and potential and storing potential energy; the method comprising the steps of: providing a conveyor belt having a lower end, an upper end; the conveyor belt configured to convey conveyed material between the upper end and the lower end in both directions; providing an evaluation system configured to determine the electric power load on an electrical grid relative to the power supply on the electrical grid; a generator configured to generate electric power when the conveyor belt conveys the conveyed material from the high potential energy storage location to the low potential energy storage location; coupling a motor to the conveyor belt, the motor configured to provide motive force to the conveyor belt to convey the conveyed material from the low potential energy storage location to the high potential energy storage location. |
| US10787319B2 |
Nose bar for a conveyor element and conveyor comprising such nose bar
A nose bar for a conveyor element with a frame part, having a head end including a gutter with a circle segment shaped cross section, a rod with a circular cross section, having a radius equal to the circle segment of the cross section in which the circular surface of the rod is arranged directly against the gutter of the frame part. A conveyor, and a production line, in particular for dough products, including a nose bar with a frame part, having a head end including a gutter with a circle segment shaped cross section, a rod with a circular cross section in which the circular surface of the rod is arranged directly against the gutter of the frame part. |
| US10787314B2 |
Grabber for a front loader refuse vehicle
A grabber assembly has a beam assembly with a bracket. A grabber gear assembly is coupled with the bracket. The grabber gear assembly has a pair of gear mechanisms coupled with the bracket. Each gear mechanism has a shaft and a pair of thrust bearings, one at each end of the shaft. A grabber arm mounting pad is coupled with each shaft. A gear section is coupled with each shaft. The gear sections of each shaft mesh with one another to drive the grabber arm mounting pads. An actuating driver is coupled with one of the shafts to drive the grabber gear assembly and move the arms between an open and grasping position. |
| US10787313B1 |
Collection receptacle apparatus
A collection receptacle apparatus includes a base having a sloped surface and a horizontal surface for engaging the opening of a disposable receptacle. The apparatus includes a receptacle attachment member having a pair of vertical members depending from the base, the vertical members coupled via a horizontal member. Attachment means is used to connect or couple the disposable receptacle (e.g., trash bag) to the receptacle attachment member. |
| US10787310B2 |
Cartridge for preparing a liquid product
A cartridge (10) containing a dose (12) of at least one substance, such as powdered coffee, for preparing a liquid product by means of liquid and/or steam introduced at a given temperature into the cartridge (10) comprises a casing (14) containing the aforesaid dose (12) with a side wall (140) and a bottom wall (142) through which the liquid product flows out from the cartridge (10). The aforesaid bottom wall (142) has a layered structure with: at least one layer (1420) made of a first compostable material designed to undergo softening and/or melting at a temperature ranging between 70° C. and 120° C.; and—at least one layer (1422) made of a second compostable material that does not undergo appreciable softening and/or melting at said temperature. |
| US10787308B1 |
Gift card presentation device
A gift card presentation device that is operative to receive a gift card (or gift card holder) therein. The gift card presentation device contains a spring-loaded lever panel which is operative to move an internal spring (or springs) between a compressed and uncompressed states. The spring controls movement of a gift card or gift card holder placed into an opening on the gift card presentation device. When the lever moves the spring from the compressed state to the uncompressed state, the gift card is completely ejected from the gift card holder presentation device. |
| US10787305B1 |
Container with a lifting device for moving contents with the container
A holding container includes a body, generally indicated at having inside and outside surfaces, a bottom and an open top covered by a lid. The container can be used for holding potato chips and other products for human and animal consumption. The container may also be used for holding medical elements such as bandages and moisturizing napkins (not shown). A lifting device is located inside the container and includes a platform of the lifting device having a central portion and a pair of legs extending from the central portion and having magnetic elements connected thereto to engage with inside surface of the container. An advantage of the present invention is to provide an innovative method for extracting object such as potato chips and other products from the container without placing hand and fingers inside the container thereby avoiding any contamination, avoid any movement and any unnecessary damages to the product located inside the container. |
| US10787298B1 |
Biodegradable bag and method of using same for storing and transporting ice chunks
A biodegradable bag and method of using same for storing and transporting ice chunks, the method including enclosing about 5 lbs to about 50 lbs of ice chunks within a 100% knitted, cotton yarn bag, placing the bag within a freezer for maintaining the ice chunks below at least 0° C., storing the bag containing the ice chunks in the freezer and transporting the bag containing the ice chunks in a freezer compartment of a motor vehicle to a retail location for purchase by an end-user. |
| US10787297B2 |
Child-resistant canister
A child-resistant canister includes a container and a closure configured to mount on the container to close an opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid anchor coupled to the lid. The lid anchor is configured to mate with a closure retainer included in the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container. |
| US10787292B2 |
Delamination resistant glass containers with heat-tolerant coatings
Disclosed herein are delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical containers which may include an aluminosilicate glass having a Class HGA 1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to ISO 720-1985 testing standard. The glass containers may also have a compressive stress layer with a depth of layer of greater than 25 μm. A surface compressive stress of the glass containers may be greater than or equal to 350 MPa. The delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical containers may be ion exchange strengthened and the ion exchange strengthening may include treating the delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical container in a molten salt bath for a time less than or equal to 5 hours at a temperature less than or equal to 450° C. |
| US10787285B2 |
Apparatus and method for filling product into containers
An apparatus for filling product into containers includes a working chamber through which the containers pass and the containers are acted upon by a sterile fluid to avoid contamination. An external line extends through the working chamber having a plurality of gas openings for the introduction of sterile air into the working chamber and that an internal line extends into the external line having a plurality of openings for spraying a cleaning medium. An annular chamber extends in a longitudinal direction between the internal and the external line. The cross-sectional area of the annular chamber varies in the longitudinal direction so that an even distribution of sterile air emerging from the gas openings into the working chamber is achieved. |
| US10787284B2 |
Idler roller
An inflatable-cushion inflation and sealing device is provided. The device includes an inflation assembly that inflates with a fluid a cushion cavity disposed between overlapping portions of first and second plies of a film, which plies form a flexible structure. The device also includes a sealing mechanism having a first compression element having a curved surface operable to bend the flexible structure about a bend axis, a second compression element positioned such that the first and second compression elements are operable to receiving the flexible structure at a first pinch area in which the first compression element and the second compression element are positioned against the flexible structure to pinch the flexible structure, and a third compression element configured for receiving the flexible structure at a second pinch area in which the first compression element and the third compression element contact the flexible structure. |
| US10787282B2 |
Cap and cap unit
A cap is to be removably attached to a cutting blade configured to cut a tape. The cap includes a grip portion to be gripped by a user and a holding portion configured to hold teeth provided on a distal end of the cutting blade while causing the teeth to face the grip portion. |
| US10787272B2 |
Actuator with vibration attenuation using visco elastic materials
An actuator is provided for an aircraft engine and includes a tubular base layer and a visco-elastic layer adhesively disposed on the tubular base layer. |
| US10787268B2 |
Rigidized assisted opening system for high altitude parafoils
A parafoil for operation at high altitudes, in low density air, or at low airspeeds, and methods for opening same. Some versions of the parafoil comprise flexible members connected to the parafoil canopy. When the parafoil canopy is in a stowed configuration, the members are deformed, storing elastic energy. When the canopy is released from its stowed configuration, the members spring back to their undeformed shapes, thereby opening or assisting with opening the canopy. The flexible member may also be attached to a base structure, which is attached to the payload. The members may comprise rods or hollow tubes that can be flexed using a fulcrum near the base structure, or a spacer plate, so that the ends connected to the canopy are restrained by a parachute bag containing the stowed or packed canopy. The parachute bag can be opened prior to or during detachment of the parafoil from the flight vehicle. |
| US10787266B2 |
Fan bypass and shutoff check valve
A ram air fan and fan bypass shutoff check valve assembly includes a ram air fan configured to draw an airflow through a fan inlet, and a ram fan bypass duct positioned downstream of the ram air fan. The ram fan bypass duct includes a valve assembly configured to selectably direct the airflow through the ram air fan when the valve assembly is in an open position, and direct the airflow through a bypass duct thereby bypassing the ram air fan when the valve assembly is in a closed position. |
| US10787263B2 |
Manual locking stud for aircraft seat
A seat assembly for an aircraft is disclosed. The seat assembly includes a seat frame, a track and a track lock assembly slidably connecting the seat frame to the track. The track lock assembly includes a track foot body configured for sliding translation within the track, a pin member having a first end configured for threaded engagement with the track foot body and a second end, and a plunger configured for sliding engagement with the pin member between the first end and the second end and for locking engagement with the track lock assembly. |
| US10787256B2 |
Aeronautical car and associated features
An aeronautical car comprises a ground-travel system including at least one traction device, an air-travel system including at least one flight mechanism configured to be selectively moved between a first position when the aeronautical car is in a driving mode and a second position when the aeronautical car is in a flying mode, and a weather manipulation device. The weather manipulation device may be configured to manipulate at least one aspect of a weather condition while the aeronautical car is in the air. |
| US10787250B2 |
Multi-copter with intermediate supporting bar for reducing fuselage vibration and control method of reducing fuselage vibration thereof
Provided is a multi-copter, including: a fuselage; three or more intermediate supporting bars which have one ends fixed to the fuselage and radially extend from the fuselage; two mounting rods which are divided into two branches at the other ends of the intermediate supporting bars; and a propeller set configured by two propellers which are mounted to two mounting rods and rotate at the same rotational speed (RPM) in opposite directions. When an angle formed by any one propeller between two propellers which form the propeller set and the mounting rod is a first angle and an angle formed by the other one propeller and the mounting rod is a second angle, a difference between the first angle and the second angle is 360/2n degrees and n is a number of blades for every propeller. |
| US10787248B2 |
Axle saddle
According to various embodiments, disclosed is an axle saddle system for an axle having an undercut between the outboard and inboard bearing lands of the axle. According to various embodiments, the axle saddle system comprises a saddle configured to fill the axle undercut in order to protect the axle from damage by the installation of a wheel onto the axle. |
| US10787245B2 |
Distributed compressor for improved integration and performance of an active fluid flow control system
A method and apparatus for controlling an airflow. The method draws air through a group of inlets. The group of inlets is located in a group of locations on the vehicle such that the group of inlets actively controls the airflow relative to an aircraft when drawing the air. The method compresses the air drawn by the group of inlets in a group of air compressor units located in an aircraft structure to form pressurized air. Further, the method sends the pressurized air through a group of exit ports in the aircraft structure. The pressurized air flowing out of the group of exit ports actively controls the airflow for an aircraft, enabling an improved performance of the aircraft. |
| US10787243B2 |
Protection of propeller components
A propeller component, for example a propeller blade airfoil, includes an external surface exposed in use to an oncoming airstream (A), and a protective polymeric film applied over substantially the entire exposed external surface of the component. |
| US10787241B2 |
Aircraft joint
An aircraft joint between overlapping first and second components includes a fastener assembly. The fastener assembly includes a threaded fastener and a boss having an outer diameter and a threaded internal bore. The boss is fixedly attached to the second component at the overlap region. The first component has a through hole having a diameter sized to receive the outer diameter of the boss. The boss is received in the through hole from a first side of the first component. The fastener extends through the through hole from a second side of the first component opposite the first side. The fastener is threadably received in the internal bore of the boss and reacts against the second side of the first component to fasten the first component to the second component. |
| US10787239B2 |
Kayak power port and rail system and method of attachment
The present invention generally provides a power port device for mounting a monopod. The power port device includes power port typical of a marine vessel, such as a bass boat or speed boat. The power port device would connect to a rail affixed to the side of a kayak. An adjustable mount can be inserted between the power port device and the rail to adjust the angle of the power port device. The monopod can then provide power for mobile accessories, such as cameras and smart phones. The monopod may be fitted with extendable, bendable arms for mounting additional cameras or other electronic devices or for providing additional accessories. The monopod could also include other power outlets, including universal serial bus (USB) or standard power outlet ports. |
| US10787236B1 |
Tiller tilt lock and automatic release system
A tiller system for steering an outboard motor. The tiller system includes a tiller arm that is rotatably coupled to the outboard motor. The tiller arm is rotatable from a down position to an up position through a plurality of lock positions therebetween. A tilt lock system is coupled between the tiller arm and the outboard motor and is configured to be activated and deactivated. When activated, the tilt lock system prevents the tiller arm from rotating downwardly through each of the plurality of lock positions. The tiller arm is further rotatable into an unlock position, whereby rotating the tiller arm into the unlock position automatically deactivates the tilt lock system such that the tiller arm is freely rotatable downwardly through the plurality of lock positions. |
| US10787234B2 |
Data capture device and system
A data capture device and a data capture system are provided. The data capture device is configured to navigate along an elongate structure. The data capture device includes a surface scanner, for scanning a surface of the elongate structure; and a sensor, for capturing data relating to the elongate structure. The surface scanner and the sensor are configured to capture data relating to a common region. |
| US10787230B2 |
Watercraft device with hydrofoil and electric propeller system
A modular, weight-shift controlled watercraft device is disclosed which includes: a modular board removably attachable to a power system. The power system includes a modular power supply system, and a modular propulsion system. The power supply system includes a housing including a battery. The propulsion system includes a modular strut, a modular propulsion pod, and a modular hydrofoil. In one embodiment, the power supply system is removably and mechanically attachable directly to the propulsion system. |
| US10787221B2 |
Electric scooter
A scooter having a front wheel and a rear wheel. A steering assembly includes a steering tube and a handlebar. A rear foot brake is configured to apply a braking force to at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel. A deck is configured to support the weight of a person. A frame is configured to support the deck. The frame comprises a plurality of frame members arranged to form at least two or more vertical planes on one or both lateral sides of the scooter. In some configurations, the rear foot brake is linked to a front brake and configured to actuate the front brake of the front wheel and apply a braking force to the rear wheel simultaneously. |
| US10787220B2 |
Handlebar and grip apparatus and system
A handlebar-grip system and apparatus comprising: a handlebar, the handlebar comprising: a center portion, a handle attached to a first end of the center portion, the handle comprising: a handle outboard and extending along an axial axis; a handle engaging geometry located on the handle outboard end, the handle engaging geometry is noncircular about the axial axis; a grip configured to slide onto the handle outboard end, the grip comprising: a grip central opening; a grip engaging geometry located in the grip central opening; a first portion that is circumferentially offset and axially coincident relative to a second portion thereof, where the first portion has a greater radial thickness than the second portion; where, with the handle positioned within the grip central opening, the grip is circumferentially keyed to the handle to limit rotation therebetween about the axial axis. |
| US10787218B2 |
Self-balancing scooter and main frame assembly thereof
The present application relates to a self-balancing scooter and a main frame assembly thereof. The self-balancing scooter includes a first main frame and a cooperated second main frame. The first main frame includes a first connecting portion, the first connecting portion includes a first end surface, the first end surface defines a guide hole, and the guide hole is positioned between the center and the edge of the first end surface. The second main frame includes a second connecting portion, the second connecting portion includes a second end surface corresponding to the first end surface of the first connecting portion, the second end surface defines a conduit, the conduit is positioned between the center and the edge of the second end surface, the conduit is accommodated in the guide hole when the first connecting portion is assembled and connected to the second connecting portion. |
| US10787214B2 |
Vehicle assembly tool
A vehicle assembly tool includes a tooling framework, vehicle control arm caster and camber setting tool, nut runners, and half shaft pressing tool. The vehicle control arm caster and camber setting tool is secured to the framework. The nut runners are secured to the framework and are configured to engage fasteners to rotatably fix a vehicle control arm to a vehicle frame. The half shaft pressing tool is secured to the framework and is configured to press a half shaft into a vehicle axle. |
| US10787213B1 |
Apparatus for supporting a component mounting plate between trailer beams
An apparatus is provided for supporting a component mounting plate that is suspended between a first trailer beam and a second trailer beam. The apparatus comprises a pair of top supporting members including (i) a first top supporting member secured to the plate, and (ii) a second top supporting member secured to the plate. Each of the first and second top members spans between and engages the first and second trailer beams. The apparatus also comprises a pair of bottom supporting members including a first bottom supporting member and a second bottom supporting member. The apparatus further comprises a pair of fastening mechanisms including (i) a first fastening mechanism that secures at least the first top member to the plate, and (ii) a second fastening mechanism that secures at least the second top member to the plate. |
| US10787211B2 |
Crawler pad with improved durability
Provided is a crawler pad with improved durability for preventing foreign materials from coming through between crawler pads, greatly improving the strength of steel cores and improving the integrity of a pad body and a steel core. In the prior one, the typical crawler pad had a problem that its life time keeps shortened because foreign materials such as sands, etc. penetrate through into the space between neighboring crawler pads, and the rubber-made pad body was damaged. Foreign material prevention stops are formed on with protruded from the front and back surfaces of the ground contact part, and function to firstly prevent foreign material from coming into space between two neighboring pad bodies, and overlap inclines are formed on the front and the back lower surfaces of the pad body respectively with inclined downwards so as to be overlapped with those of neighboring another pad body and thereby to form an overlap region and secondly prevent foreign material from coming into. |
| US10787209B1 |
Antijackknife hitch system for a trailer
An antijackknife system for a trailer having a trailer hitch with a ball joint and alignment arms, a housing on the underside of the trailer at a front end of the trailer, and a front end of the housing having a ball joint socket. A slide plate is in an interior of the housing and an actuator is on the underside of the trailer. The actuator is operatively coupled to a rear end of the slide plate. Casters are attached to an axle assembly at a rear end of the trailer. The casters each have a locking plate attached thereto with the locking plate having a locking slot. Locking pins are positioned on the axle assembly. The slide plate is placed in a first position by the actuator wherein the ball joint socket rotates freely on the ball joint and the locking pins are placed in the locking slots. Alternatively, the slide plate is placed in a second position by the actuator wherein the ball joint socket does not rotate on the ball joint and the locking pins are pulled out of the locking slots. |
| US10787208B2 |
Vehicle-body lower face structure
A torsion beam type of rear suspension comprising a pair of right-and-left trailing arms and a torsion beam connecting the trailing arms is provided. A floor under cover for airflow straightening is attached to a portion of a vehicle body in front of the rear suspension so as to cover a vehicle-body lower face. A arm cover is attached to a lower portion of the trailing arm so as to cover a lower face of the trailing arm. The arm cover is provided with an arm-cover enlarged portion which is configured to protrude outwardly, in a vehicle width direction, from the trailing arm in a vehicle bottom-face view. The floor under cover is provided with a floor-under-cover enlarged portion such that a rear end portion of the floor under cover faces closely to a front edge of the arm-cover enlarged portion. |
| US10787207B2 |
Aerodynamic fairings for cargo enclosures
A nose fairing for a cargo enclosure may generally include a nose body configured to extend outwardly from a front wall of the enclosure. The nose body may include an upper nose wall, a lower nose wall and a leading edge region extending between the upper and lower nose walls. The upper nose wall may include a concave region that terminates at the leading edge region such that the nose fairing transitions directly from the concave region of the upper nose wall to the leading edge region. The lower nose wall may include a convex region that terminates at the leading edge region such that the nose fairing transitions directly from the convex region of the lower nose wall to the leading edge region. The leading edge region may define a radius of curvature that differs from a radius of curvature of the convex region of the lower nose wall. |
| US10787205B2 |
Fender for a wheeled vehicle
Disclosed is a vehicle including a frame, a vehicle body, a motor connected to the frame, left and right suspensions, left and right wheels operatively connected to the left and right suspensions, each wheel having a rim and a tire mounted on the rim, both wheels being outside the vehicle body, and left and right fenders. Each fender includes an arcuate outer wall adapted for extending over at least a portion of an upper part of the tire of its corresponding wheel and a side wall having an outer portion extending from an edge of the outer wall, the outer portion covering at least a portion of a sidewall of the tire on a vehicle facing side, and an inner portion extending from the outer portion, the inner portion covering at least a portion of the rim of its corresponding wheel on the vehicle facing side. |
| US10787204B2 |
Thermal transmission structure for creating heat generated graphics on external vehicle panels
A vehicle includes a body panel coupled to a vehicle frame and having an outer surface and an inner surface, a thermal structure disposed proximate the inner surface of the body panel, wherein the thermal structure includes at least one of a heat-emitting portion and a heat-absorbing portion, wherein the thermal structure is in communication with the outer surface of the body panel to define an ambient temperature portion and a differential temperature portion, and wherein the differential portion is in communication with the thermal structure and cooperates with the thermal structure to generate a predetermined pattern. A controller having at least one of a humidity sensor and a temperature sensor is in communication with the outer surface of the body panel, wherein the controller operates the thermal structure according to data delivered to the controller from at least one of the humidity and temperature sensors. |
| US10787202B2 |
Vehicle chassis front section structure
A lateral-section frame is positioned to the outside of a front side frame in the vehicle widthwise direction, and is equipped with a wheel housing upper member, the rear end of which is connected to a front pillar, and a wheel housing lower member which extends from the wheel housing upper member via an upper curved section and a lower curved section in a manner such that the front end thereof extends forward and downward to a substantially identical location in the vertical direction and front-rear direction as does the front end of the front side frame. The wheel housing lower member is equipped with an outer panel and an inner panel which are joined by upper flange sections and lower flange sections, and the upper flange sections in the front section of the wheel housing lower member are configured from upward-facing flanges that extend upward. |
| US10787199B2 |
Autonomous driving vehicle
A method can include acquiring, by at least one controller, information on whether a state of an autonomous driving vehicle is switched from a manual driving state to an autonomous driving state; and controlling, by the at least one controller, directional vehicle wheels to change in direction regardless of a rotation of a steering wheel. |
| US10787196B2 |
Methods and apparatus for controlling the ramp in of current to an electronic power assisted steering motor associated with an auto stop-start engine
Methods and apparatus for controlling the ramp in of current to an electronic power assisted steering motor associated with an auto stop-start engine are described. A controller is to determine a moving average voltage of a vehicle battery. The controller is also to determine a voltage rate of change based on the moving average voltage. The controller is also to determine a moving average engine speed of an auto stop-start engine of the vehicle. The controller is also to ramp in current to an electronic power assisted steering motor of the vehicle based on the moving average voltage, the voltage rate of change, and the moving average engine speed. |
| US10787195B2 |
Electric power steering system
An electric power steering system includes: a steered shaft, a housing containing the steered shaft therein in a movable manner; a ball screw nut engaged threadedly to the steered shaft via a plurality of balls and configured to move the steered shaft in an axial direction; a double row angular contact ball bearing configured to retain the ball screw nut and to support the retained ball screw nut rotatably relative to the housing; a wall portion placed at either side of the double row angular contact ball bearing in the axial direction of the steered shaft, the wall portion being formed integrally with the housing; and an elastic member provided between the wall portion and the outer ring portion and configured to retain the double row angular contact ball bearing to be elastically displaceable in the axial direction. |
| US10787194B2 |
Power system
A power system includes an electric motor for driving a left wheel and a right wheel of a vehicle, an electric motor control device for controlling the electric motor, a transmission disposed on a power transmission path between the electric motor, the left and right wheels, a differential device for distributing output decelerated by the transmission to the left and right wheels, a case which accommodates the electric motor, the transmission, and the differential device, a left axle of which one end is connected to the differential device and the other end extends from the case to be connected to the left wheel, and a right axle of which one end is connected to the differential device and the other end extends from the case to be connected to the right wheel. A conductive rotation allowing member having conductivity is provided between the differential device and the case. |
| US10787193B2 |
Drive control device and control method for electric motor
Provided is a drive control device for an electric motor in which the number of terminals and the number of wires can be reduced. The drive control device includes: an inverter circuit that drives an electric motor having a plurality of phases; a drive circuit including drivers; a control circuit that outputs a control signal to control the drive circuit; and a signal line that connects the control circuit to the drive circuit to transmits a control signal from the control circuit to the drive circuit, in which the number of signal lines is fewer than the number of the phases of the electric motor. |
| US10787191B2 |
Electrically length-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle
An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle may comprise a rotatable steering shaft that has a shaft part that can be displaced axially along its axis of rotation. The shaft part may be rotatably mounted in a jacket tube that is mounted in an axially sliding manner in a guide box held on a retaining part fixed to the vehicle body and can be displaced by means of an electric motor. The adjustable steering column is improved with respect to a small installation space of the electrical adjustment in conjunction with high strength of the steering column. A gear rack may be attached to an outer face of the jacket tube. Also, the electric motor may be fastened to the guide box and may drive a worm gear that protrudes through an opening in the guide box towards the jacket tube and meshes with the gear rack. |
| US10787190B2 |
Steering device
The present invention provides a steering device that includes: a pair of armrests which are mounted on left and right sides of a seat for a vehicle and on which arms of a sitter are placed; and steering units which are provided on the pair of armrests, are formed to be grasped by the sitter, and are configured to change a steering angle of the vehicle by moving in a forward and backward direction of the seat. The steering units are formed to be movable between an operation position at which the sitter grasps and operates the steering units and a storage position at which the steering units are stored in the armrests, and are disposed at the storage position when a predetermined condition is established. |
| US10787187B1 |
Self-bagging carts
A mobile cart includes sets of arms from which bags may be suspended. The arms may be separated by a predetermined distance. Holes for suspending the bags from such arms may be laterally formed in such bags and separated by the predetermined distance. The arms may be extended when the mobile cart is being used to retrieve items from a materials handling facility, such as a warehouse or retail establishment, and retracted when the mobile cart is not in service. An open or expanded bag may be suspended near free ends of such arms, thereby enabling one or more workers to place items therein, while one or more closed or collapsed bags may be suspended at mounting ends of such arms and stored until one or more of such bags is desired. When the open bag is filled with desired items, the open bag may be removed from the arms. |
| US10787180B2 |
Cable transport installation
Cable transport installation, including: at least one carrier, a first hauling cable to haul at least one carrier and describing a first closed loop, and a second hauling cable to haul at least one carrier and describing a second closed loop, the second loop surrounding the first loop so as to create a separating space between the first and second hauling cables. |
| US10787175B1 |
Method of calibrating an optical surface condition monitoring system, arrangement, apparatus and computer readable memory
A method and apparatus for calibrating an optical surface condition monitoring system (1). Light beams at different wavelengths (λ1, λ2) are emitted to a reference substrate (2) at different distances (L1, L2) as well as to sample substrates (5) at a specific distance (Lspecific). Subsequently, ratios between the signals scattered back from the reference substrate (2) and the signals scattered back from the sample substrates (5) are calculated. Then, input data regarding a measurement distance (Lmeasurement) between a target surface (8) to be monitored, for example a road, and the receiver (3) of the system (1) is provided. Further, a preset program is selected. Dry calibration of the system (1) can then take place based on the calculated ratios, the measurement distance (Lmeasurement) and the selected program. Dry calibration can be calculated without having to perform an actual dry calibration in the field and no dry calibration plate or dry spot of the target surface (8) is required. |
| US10787174B2 |
Automatic vehicle driving mode system
Methods, systems, and apparatus for automatically determining and implementing a driving mode from a plurality of driving modes of a vehicle. The system includes a GPS unit configured to detect a geographical location of the vehicle. The system includes a memory configured to store a driving mode map identifying an initial driving mode based on a given geographical location. The system includes an input unit configured to receive a driving mode sensitivity indicating a desired level of driving aggressiveness. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU is configured to determine the driving mode based on the driving mode map, the detected geographical location of the vehicle, and the driving mode sensitivity. The ECU is configured to automatically adjust operation of the vehicle based on the adjusted driving mode by adjusting a suspension, throttle sensitivity, shift points, air conditioning usage, traction control, or stability control. |
| US10787172B2 |
Driving assistance device and driving assistance method
A driving assistance apparatus comprises a processor for: determining whether or not a preceding vehicle is traveling outside an area including an intersection and vicinities of the intersection; when the preceding vehicle is traveling outside the area, determining whether or not a direction indicator of the preceding vehicle on a road shoulder side is lighting; and when the direction indicator is lighting, performing second driving assistance different from first driving assistance for following the preceding vehicle. |
| US10787171B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle includes detecting an object state using a surroundings sensor system of the vehicle at a first point in time, detecting an object state using the surroundings sensor system at a later second point in time, and adapting an activation state of a semi-automated or fully-automated driving function of the vehicle based on the detected object states. |
| US10787170B2 |
Vehicle control method and apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus includes a timing setter that sets an activation timing indicative of whether to activate the safety device based on a comparison between the activation timing and a time to collision, and a determination zone setter setting determination zones located diagonally ahead of the own vehicle in the travelling direction and separated in the lateral direction. The apparatus includes a corrector that performs, based on a zone-to-zone movement history of the recognized target object among the determination zones, a correction task including at least one of a first changing task of changing the width of an activation region, and a second changing task of changing the activation timing. The apparatus includes an activation determiner that activates a safety device upon determining that a position of the recognized target object is within the activation region and that the time to collision is smaller than the activation timing. |
| US10787167B2 |
Drive force control system
A drive force control system configured to achieve a yaw rate required by a driver. A first target yaw rate is calculated based on a steering angle, and a second target yaw rate is calculated based on a steering torque. A first target torque of a right wheel and a second target torque of a left wheel are calculated based on a first difference between the first target yaw rate and an actual yaw rate. the first target torque is corrected based on the second target yaw rate and the actual yaw rate to obtain a third target torque, and the second target torque is corrected based on the second target yaw rate and the actual yaw rate to obtain a fourth target torque. A controller transmit signals to the drive unit to achieve the third target torque and to achieve the fourth target torque. |
| US10787163B2 |
Method of controlling energy regeneration for mild hybrid vehicle
A method of controlling energy regeneration for a mild hybrid vehicle, the mild hybrid vehicle including a mild hybrid starter generator (MHSG) that includes a rotor having a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, and engine that is connected to the MHSG for power transmission, may include determining whether a difference between an excitation current required to drive the MHSG and a desired amount of generated current is less than a predetermined reference value; and prohibiting regenerative braking when a difference between the excitation current required to drive the MHSG and the desired amount of generated current is less than the predetermined reference value. |
| US10787161B2 |
Control device of continuously variable transmission, control method thereof, and continuously variable transmission and vehicle using the same
Provided are a control device and a control method of a continuously variable transmission capable of preventing an endless member from slipping even when a parking lock is released. On a condition that a vehicle is in an idling stop state and a parking lock mechanism is in a parking lock state, rotation speed increase control configured to increase a rotation speed of an electric oil pump is executed so that the endless member can be prevented from slipping with respect to a driven pulley even when the parking lock mechanism is switched to a parking lock released state. |
| US10787160B2 |
Adjustable magnetic valve
An adjustable magnetic valve includes a magnet assembly and a guide sleeve in which a static component is arranged fixedly and a valve armature is arranged so as to be axially displaceable therein. The magnet assembly is pushed onto the static component and the guide sleeve. The static component forms an axial stop for the valve armature, which either forces a closing element into a valve seat or lifts the closing element from the valve seat depending on the direction in which the valve armature is driven. The valve armature and the static component are each formed as plastic components. The valve armature has a magnet receptacle that receives a permanent magnet, which is polarized in terms of its movement direction such that the permanent magnet is arranged within the magnet assembly regardless of the armature stroke. |
| US10787154B2 |
Windshield defroster with secondary ducted outlet
A vehicle defroster includes an inlet for receiving an air flow, a wall dividing the air flow into a primary airflow and a secondary airflow, a primary duct guiding the primary airflow out a primary outlet onto a first portion of a windshield, and a secondary duct guiding the secondary airflow out a secondary outlet onto a second portion of the windshield. The defroster may include a primary chamber receiving the primary airflow and a secondary chamber receiving the secondary airflow. The primary chamber may be formed by a front section and a rear section. The wall may include a proportioning member, and the proportioning member may extend toward the primary chamber. |
| US10787151B2 |
Local access indication system
A system for detecting unauthorized access to an area includes a sensor configured to be coupled to a body and to detect access to an area inside the body. The sensor is configured to transmit a signal in response to detecting access to the area. The system also includes an alert feature configured to receive the signal and to generate an alert in response to receiving the signal. |
| US10787147B2 |
Airbag apparatus
An airbag apparatus includes: a cover that covers a vent hole which is formed on an airbag bag body from an inner part of the airbag bag body; a fixation part that supports the cover movably; and a strap that is connected to the cover, wherein a width of the strap is smaller than a diameter of the vent hole. |
| US10787144B1 |
Headliner bar assembly for compliant airbags
A headliner bar assembly for securing a compliant airbag within a vehicle, the assembly including a front mounting plate, including a first front end and a first rear end, a rear mounting plate, including a second front end arranged adjacent to the first rear end, and a second rear end, a mounting bracket arranged adjacent to the first front end, wherein the compliant airbag is secured to at least the front mounting plate and the rear mounting plate, and a panel operatively arranged to cover at least the compliant airbag, the front mounting plate, and the rear mounting plate. |
| US10787143B2 |
Linchpin verification
An assembly includes a base. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the base. The assembly includes an airbag guide supported by the base. The assembly includes a linchpin securing the airbag guide to the base. The linchpin includes a first marking and one of the base or the airbag guide includes a second marking, the first marking and the second marking align to collectively be a readable indicium. |
| US10787142B2 |
Supporting structure for underrun protector
This supporting structure for an underrun protector includes a stay body that connects a beam and a frame to each other; a stay reinforcing body that reinforces the stay body from an outside in a vehicle width direction; and a gusset provided between the stay reinforcing body and the beam. A stay body web face of the stay body is provided with an opening part. A pair of wall face parts provided to extend outward in the vehicle width direction from both ends of the opening part in a vehicle forward-rearward direction is provided so as to face each other. Each of the wall face parts is provided at a height corresponding to an installation position of the gusset and abuts against an inner surface of the stay reinforcing body in the vehicle width direction. |
| US10787138B2 |
Front bumper arrangement support structure for a vehicle
A front bumper arrangement support structure for a motor vehicle includes a crossmember having a front end region that extends substantially transversely to the vehicle longitudinal direction, a fastening plate located to the rear of the crossmember and at least one deformation element that extends between the front end region of the crossmember and the fastening plate. Here, an integrated bumper element is provided. The bumper element extends in an arcuate manner between the front end region of the crossmember and the fastening plate and protrudes to the front or forward relative to the crossmember. The integrated bumper element, the deformation element and the fastening plate form an approximately triangular structure. |
| US10787137B2 |
Structural member
A structural member includes an inner member and an outer member formed of a material different from that of the inner member, the outer member being positioned outside the inner member so as to surround the inner member and including a first adjacent surface adjacent to an outer surface of the inner member, wherein an insulator is disposed between the first adjacent surface and a second adjacent surface of the inner member, the second adjacent surface being adjacent to the first adjacent surface. |
| US10787136B2 |
Electric power system for controlling pre-charge of vehicle
An electric power system of a vehicle includes: a high-voltage circuit, which includes a high-voltage battery connected to a main circuit; a system ECU, which controls the main circuit; a first system control power line, which connects a low-voltage battery to the system ECU; a second system control power line, which connects the high-voltage circuit to the first system control power line; a voltage-reducing device, which reduces a voltage of the electric power from the high-voltage circuit; a second switch, which is arranged on the second system control power line; and a backup power supply ECU, which turns the second switch off when a pre-charge of smoothing condensers arranged on the main circuit is performed by supplying the electric power of the high-voltage battery. |
| US10787135B2 |
Switching circuit, failure detection method therefor, and control apparatus
A switching circuit includes: an input/output terminal section including four SW terminals; lines connecting between these terminals; switches disposed in paths of the respective lines; and diodes disposed in the paths of the respective lines. The switches are single-pole switches. The diodes are connected to normally closed terminals of the switches, respectively. |