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US10801036B2	Wheat having resistance to glyphosate DUe to alterations in 5-enol-pyruvylshikimate-3 phosphate synthase Plants with resistance to glyphosate are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the disclosure relate to human induced non-transgenic mutations in the EPSPS gene in plants.
US10801031B2	Shuttle vector, prokaryotic host cells, kit, and method for producing proteins A shuttle vector is provided which can be manipulated in various kinds of host cells, thereby providing a novel tool for the field of genetic engineering. Also provided are a prokaryotic host cell and a kit including said shuttle vector, so as to construct expression vectors which contain the target gene using the shuttle vector, thereby producing proteins in various host cells with one single vector.
US10801030B2	General secretory pathway (GSP) mutant listeria SPP., and methods for making and using the same General secretory pathway (GSP) mutant Listeria bacteria are provided. Aspects of the bacteria include the presence of a GSP mutation, e.g., a SecY and/or SecA mutation. Also provided are methods of making and using the Listeria bacteria comprising a GSP mutation as vectors and vaccines expressing a heterologous nucleic acid.
US10801029B2	Compositions and methods for correcting limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C using exon skipping The invention is directed to one or more antisense polynucleotides and their use in pharmaceutical compositions in a strategy to induce exon skipping in the γ-sarcoglycan gene in patients suffering from Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy-2C (LGM-D2C) or in patients at risk of such a disease. The invention also provides methods of preventing or treating muscular dystrophy. e.g., LGMD2C, by exon skipping in the gamma sarcoglycan gene using antisense polynucleotides. Accordingly, in some aspects the invention provides an isolated antisense oligonucleotide, wherein the oligonucleotide specifically hybridizes to an exon target region of a γ-sarcoglycan RNA. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of inducing exon-skipping of a gamma sarcoglycan RNA, comprising delivering an antisense oligonucleotide or a composition to a cell.
US10801028B2	Compositions for controlling Varroa mites in bees An isolated nucleic acid agent is disclosed comprising a nucleic acid sequence which downregulates expression of a gene product of a Varroa destructor mite. Compositions comprising same and uses thereof are also disclosed.
US10801017B2	Nucleotide-specific recognition sequences for designer TAL effectors The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus.
US10801007B2	Cell detection device and cell detection method A cell detection device and a cell detection method is provided with which it is possible to efficiently acquire images of cells to be measured. Cell detection device comprises flow cell through which a measurement specimen that contains particles is caused to flow, particle detector for detecting the particles in the measurement specimen supplied to flow cell, particle sorter for sorting particles that satisfy a detection condition and other particles on the basis of the result of detection performed by particle detector, specimen supply part for supplying, to flow cell, an image-capture specimen that includes detection-condition-satisfying particles that have been sorted by particle sorter, and particle-image-capture part for capturing images of the particles in the sorted image-capture specimen supplied to flow cell.
US10801005B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for controlling a movement of a cell culture to optimize cell growth A system for controlling a motion of a cell culture includes a tray adapted to hold a cell culture, a camera adapted to capture an image of the cell culture, and a device adapted to control a movement of the tray. The system also includes a processor adapted to determine a first movement of the tray, receive from the camera data representing an image of the cell culture, determine a characteristic of the cell culture based on the image data, determine a second movement of the tray based on the characteristic, the second movement being different from the first movement, and cause the tray to move in accordance with the second movement.
US10801004B2	Cassette for sterility testing The invention provides a device for growing cells—referred to as a cassette. The cell culturing device includes a housing that contains a lid having an optically clear window; a fluid distribution channel; a sample injection port fluidically connected to the fluid distribution channel; a base housing a porous media pad; and a media injection port fluidically connected to the media pad. The lid mates to the base to form a sterile seal; the fluid distribution channel is disposed over the media pad, which is viewable through the optical window; and sample fluid introduced into the fluid distribution channel is distributed evenly to the media pad, e.g., via a plurality of channels. The invention also provides kits that include cassettes of the invention and a tube set.
US10801002B2	Tissue engineered constructs A method of forming a tissue engineered construct, a bioreactor for forming a tissue engineered construct, and a tissue engineered construct itself are disclosed. The disclosed method includes seeding a scaffold with cells to form a tissue construct; locating the tissue construct in a space defined by a tissue construct support element; locating the tissue construct support element within a bioreactor; and operating a load applicator of the bioreactor to apply a cyclical compressive mechanical load to the tissue construct, to stimulate the deposition of tissue matrix in the tissue construct; in which the tissue construct, the tissue construct support element and the load applicator are arranged so that the load applicator can at least initially contact both the tissue construct and the tissue construct support element, so that at least part of a total load generated by the load applicator is borne by the tissue construct support element.
US10801001B2	Compositions and methods for disaggregation of biological tissue samples Devices and methods for the efficient disaggregation of tissue samples, separating the tissue into individual intact cells or small aggregates of cells for analysis. A device may include a chamber to receive fluid and a tissue specimen containing more than one cell to be disaggregated. The chamber may include an opening and an agitator in fluid contact with the fluid and the tissue specimen. The agitator may include a micromotor which provides rotational motion to a shaft and an impeller fixed to the shaft such that the impeller and the shaft rotate together upon provision of the rotational motion by the micromotor. The device may include an electrical energy source electrically coupled to the micromotor to rotate the impeller sufficient to disaggregate the one or more individual cells from the tissue specimen and in a manner which does not lyse the one or more individual cells.
US10801000B2	Automated beer-brewing system and method with brew cycle control valve arrangement An automated beer-brewing system and method includes plural brewing containers, supply containers, and post-beer brewing containers to bottle the brewed beer and to handle waste fluids and solids. Plural pipes couple the brewing containers to the group of post-beer-brewing containers and beer-brewing containers. Plural brew-cycle control valves are coupled to each of the pipes, to locate all of the control valves in a central region of the system.
US10800999B2	Method for production of brewers wort The present invention relates to method for production of brewer's wort comprising adding to a mash, a particular glucoamylase. The glucoamylase is obtained from Penicillium oxalicum. Further, the invention relates to use of a particular glucoamylase for production of brewer's wort. Furthermore, the invention relates to use of a combination of a glucoamylase and a pullulanase for production of brewer's wort.
US10800998B2	Composition for removing resist Problem to be SolvedTo provide a composition that can efficiently remove a photoresist adhering to an edge portion and a back surface of a substrate, in a process of producing a mask which is used when the substrate is subjected to etching treatment to have an element, a circuit etc., formed thereon using the photoresist.SolutionThe composition for removing a resist of the present invention is a composition comprising a surfactant and a solvent, wherein the composition contains, as the surfactant, at least the following component (A).Component (A): a polyglycerol derivative represented by the following formula (a): RaO—(C3H5O2Ra)n—Ra (a) wherein n represents the number of the repeating units, and is an integer of 2 to 60; and Ra identically or differently represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-18 hydrocarbon group or a C2-24 acyl group, provided that at least two of the (n+2) number of Ra are C1-18 hydrocarbon groups and/or C2-24 acyl groups.
US10800984B1	Process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon residue stream A process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon residue stream is provided. The process comprises hydrotreating the hydrocarbon residue stream over a demetallation catalyst to demetallize the hydrocarbon residue stream to provide a demetallized hydrocarbon residue stream reduced in metals and sulfur concentration. The demetallized hydrocarbon residue stream is separated in a hot separator to provide an overhead vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a bottoms liquid stream. The bottoms liquid stream is split into a first liquid stream and a second liquid stream comprising low sulfur fuel oil. The second liquid stream is recovered as a low sulfur fuel oil product stream. The first liquid stream is hydrotreated over a desulfurization catalyst in the presence of at least a portion of the overhead vapor stream to provide a desulfurized hydrocarbon residue stream. The present process provides low sulfur fuel oil product stream comprising from about 0.3 wt % to about 1.5 wt % sulfur.
US10800981B2	Process for producing diesel fuel from olefinic refinery feedstreams An integrated refinery process for producing diesel fuel blending stock from olefinic heavy naphtha streams that contain gasoline and compounds with carbon numbers in the range of from 9-14 are oxidized and converted into their corresponding oxides in the presence of a homogeneous or heterogeneous catalyst, or both, and optionally an acid phase transfer agent for the liquid reactants, the product oxides having boiling points about 34° C. higher than the corresponding olefins, and as a result, in the diesel blending component boiling point range. The oxygenates produced have lubricating properties that enhance the typically poor lubricity characteristics of ultra-low sulfur diesels and reduce the need for additives to improve the lubricity of the blended diesel fuels.
US10800980B2	Non-solvent asphaltene removal from crude oil using solid heteropoly compounds A process for removing asphaltenes from an oil feed comprising the steps of introducing the oil feed to a reactor, where the oil feed comprises a carbonaceous material and asphaltenes, introducing a heteropolyacid feed to the reactor, where the heteropolyacid feed comprises a heteropolyacid, operating the reactor at a reaction temperature and a reaction pressure for a reaction time such that the heteropolyacid is operable to catalyze an acid catalyzed polymerization reaction of the asphaltenes to produce polymerized asphaltenes, where a mixed product comprises the polymerized asphaltenes and a de-asphalted oil, introducing the mixed product to a separator at the end of the reaction time, and separating the mixed product in the separator to produce a de-asphalted oil and a waste stream, where the de-asphalted oil has a lower concentration of sulfur, a lower concentration of nitrogen, and a lower concentration of metals as compared to the oil feed.
US10800979B2	Non-solvent asphaltene removal from crude oil using solid heteropoly compounds A process for removing asphaltenes from an oil feed comprising the steps of introducing the oil feed to a reactor, where the oil feed comprises a carbonaceous material and asphaltenes, introducing a heteropolyacid feed to the reactor, where the heteropolyacid feed comprises a heteropolyacid, operating the reactor at a reaction temperature and a reaction pressure for a reaction time such that the heteropolyacid is operable to catalyze an acid catalyzed polymerization reaction of the asphaltenes to produce polymerized asphaltenes, where a mixed product comprises the polymerized asphaltenes and a de-asphalted oil, introducing the mixed product to a separator at the end of the reaction time, and separating the mixed product in the separator to produce a de-asphalted oil and a waste stream, where the de-asphalted oil has a lower concentration of sulfur, a lower concentration of nitrogen, and a lower concentration of metals as compared to the oil feed.
US10800978B2	Additive and a catalyst composition comprising the additive for FCC process The present disclosure relates to an additive and a catalyst composition for a catalytic cracking process of vacuum gas oil for preparing cracked run naphtha having reduced liquid olefin content, and increased propylene and butylene yields in the LPG fraction. The process makes use of a catalyst composition which is a mixture of an FCC equilibrated catalyst and an additive comprising a zeolite, phosphorus and a combination of metal promoters. The process is successful in achieving high propylene and butylene yields in the LPG fraction along with a lower liquid olefin content and increased aromatic content with increase in RON unit in the resultant cracked run naphtha, as compared to that achieved using an FCC equilibrated catalyst alone.
US10800969B2	Heterocyclic compound and organic light emitting element comprising same The present specification relates to a hetero-cyclic compound and an organic light emitting device including the same.
US10800968B2	Metal organic framework (MOF) yellow phosphors and their applications in white light emitting devices The present application discloses the first rare-earth-free metal organic framework (MOF) yellow phosphors that can be effectively excited by blue light and assembled in a white light emission (WLED) device with a blue chip. The compounds of the present invention exhibit significantly enhanced emission intensity compared to the constituent ligand and high quantum yield and high thermal and moisture stability and photoluminescence. The invention also includes light emitting devices comprising any of these MOF yellow phosphors and methods of preparing these compounds and devices.
US10800966B2	Organic scintillators derived from pyrazoline Pyrazoline-based fluorophores and plastic scintillators incorporating the fluorophores are described. The fluorophores include 1,3,5-triaryl substituted pyrazolines. A fluorophore of a plastic scintillator can be a 1-phenyl-4,5-1H-dihydroyrazole having the structure: in which R1 and R2 are independently selected from a heteroaryl group including one or more of an oxygen, selenium or sulfur atom in the ring; an aryl halide group; or a phenyl alkyl including a C1 to C18 saturated or unsaturated alkyl that optionally includes a reactive functionality.
US10800961B2	Viscosifier for oil well fluids The present invention comprises a viscosifter for oil well fluids, said viscosifier comprising a cross-linked micro- or nano-fibrillated cellulose (MFC).
US10800959B2	Date tree waste-based compound fibrous LCMs A date tree waste-based lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The date tree waste LCM may include includes fibers from the date tree waste produced from processing date trees in the production of date fruits. The date tree waste may include fibers from one or more of the following: date tree trunks, date tree rachis, date tree leaflets, date tree panicles, and date tree roots. The date tree waste LCM may include fibers having lengths in the range of 5 millimeters (5 mm) to 15 mm, diameters in the range of 0.5 mm to 0.8 mm, and having an aspect ratio range of 6 to 30. Methods of lost circulation control using and manufacture of a date tree waste LCM are also provided.
US10800957B2	Polyurethane hot melt adhesive based on polyacrylates with high heat resistance Solvent-free polyurethane hot melt adhesives which can be obtained by reacting a composition including a polyether polyol, a polyester polyol, at least one poly(meth)acrylate, and one or more fillers, selected from kaolin, fumed silica, soot, and wollastonite, with a polyisocyanate. In comparison to similar adhesives without a filler content, the adhesives are characterized by significantly improved heat resistance properties while the remaining properties are comparable. Furthermore, in some cases, improved mechanical properties, such as an improved tear strength, could be observed by adding the fillers. The aforementioned hot melt adhesive compositions are therefore suitable in particular for applications in automotive construction, in the textile industry, and in the packaging industry, and in particular for adhering sandwich panels.
US10800952B2	Curable resin composition, fuel cell, and sealing method The present invention has an object to produce a curable resin composition that achieves both low-temperature curability and low compression set. Provided is a sealing agent for fuel cell, comprising (A) to (D) ingredients: (A) ingredient: a vinyl polymer having one or more alkenyl groups per molecule and being liquid at 25° C.; (B) ingredient: a compound having one or more hydrosilyl groups per molecule; (C) ingredient: a hydrosilylation catalyst; and (D) ingredient: a heavy metal deactivator being one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of amino group-containing triazine compounds, aminotriazole compounds, and hydrazide compounds.
US10800950B2	Cigar glue and method of use Cigar repair glues containing a quantity of insoluble fibers and methods of repairing cigars using such fiber-containing glues. Fibrous or matting cigar glues and/or adhesives may be prepared by mixing a quantity of glue or adhesive with a quantity of insoluble or substantially insoluble fiber, such as cellulose fibers. The method of using the fibrous or matting cigar glues and/or adhesives may include various steps, which may include: identifying an air leak or discontinuity in a cigar wrapper; preparing the fibrous or matting glue to encourage fiber mixing/suspension; and applying the prepared fibrous or matting glue to the desired location on the cigar.
US10800947B2	Release layer including at least one fluorosilicon compound Various embodiments disclosed related to a release layer including at least one fluorosilicon compound, and to related aspects such as methods for display device substrate processing. In various embodiments is a method of processing a display device substrate. The method can include securing the display device substrate to a carrier substrate with an adhesive delamination layer and a release layer between the adhesive delamination layer and the display device substrate. The release layer includes a cured product of a precursor release layer composition. The precursor release layer composition includes at least one fluorosilicon compound.
US10800946B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide unit disposed under the display panel that includes a light incident surface, an opposite surface opposite to the light incident surface, side surfaces connecting the light incident surface and the opposite surface, and a light exiting surface facing the display panel, and a foam tape attached on an edge of the light exiting surface and an edge of a lower surface of the display panel to fix the display panel and the light guide unit. The foam tape includes a first adhesive layer, a reflecting layer disposed on the first adhesive layer, a foam layer disposed on the reflecting layer, and a second adhesive layer disposed on the foam layer and attached to the display panel.
US10800945B2	Multi-layer carrier film composed of plastic A multi-layer plastic film as a carrier film for a glue layer, comprising a layer sequence of (a) an outer layer (a) based on a mixture of α) 3-15 wt % of an extrudable glue and β) 85-97 wt % of at least one C2-C8 olefin-alkyl acrylate copolymer, C2-C8 olefin-methacrylic acid copolymer and/or C2-C8 alkyl methacrylate copolymer, wherein the mixture of α) and β) must be compatible with each other, (b) a layer (b) of at least one polyolefin or one olefin copolymer, (c) a layer (c) of at least one polyolefin or one olefin copolymer, and optionally typical auxiliary substances, as a second outer layer, and composites of said carrier film and an adhesive layer.
US10800942B2	Water-based electrodeposition dispersion for forming insulating film A water-based electrodeposition dispersion for forming an insulating film contains polymer particles, an organic solvent, a basic compound, and water, the polymer particles are made of polyamide-imide, and the basic compound is a nitrogen-containing compound in which the HSP distance from water is 35 or greater.
US10800941B2	Coating compositions for packaging articles such as food and beverage containers A method of forming a coating on a food or beverage container, which includes spraying a coating composition onto an interior surface of the food or beverage container, where the coating composition includes an emulsion-polymerized latex copolymer having copolymer chains of one or more mono-unsaturated monomers that are cross-linked with one or more multi-unsaturated monomers. The method also includes heating the sprayed coating composition to cure the coating composition, thereby providing the coating on the interior surface of the food or beverage container.
US10800937B2	Method for producing aqueous pigment dispersion The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a pigment water dispersion, including step 1 of mixing a water dispersion (A) formed by dispersing a pigment (I) with a water-dispersible polymer and a water dispersion (B) of a self-dispersible pigment (II) to obtain a water dispersion (C); and step 2 of subjecting the water dispersion (C) obtained in the step 1 to heat treatment at a temperature of not lower than 40° C. to obtain the pigment water dispersion, and [2] a pigment water dispersion containing a pigment (I) dispersed with a water-dispersible polymer and a self-dispersible pigment (II), in which the water-dispersible polymer is adsorbed onto the pigment (I) and the self-dispersible pigment (II).
US10800930B2	Conformal coating composition containing metal nanoparticles to prevent sulfur related corrosion A conformal coating composition for protecting a metal surface from sulfur related corrosion includes a polymer and metal nanoparticles blended with the polymer. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus includes an electronic component mounted on a substrate, metal conductors electronically connecting the electronic component, and a polymer conformal coating containing metal nanoparticles overlying the metal conductors. Accordingly, the metal nanoparticle-containing conformal coating is able to protect the metal conductors from corrosion caused by sulfur components (e.g., elemental sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, and/or sulfur oxides) in the air. That is, the metal nanoparticles in the conformal coating react with any corrosion inducing sulfur component in the air and prevent the sulfur component from reacting with the underlying metal conductors.
US10800925B2	Composite particles having coated aggregates with low structure carbon black cores, coatings and inks with high resistivity and optical density, devices made therewith, and methods for making same Composite particles that super-aggregates of coated aggregates having low structure carbon black cores and metal/metalloid oxide mantles are described. Coatings containing filler-polymer compositions which have the composite particles as filler, such as curable coatings and cured coatings or films formed therefrom containing the filler-polymer compositions, with combinations of high resistivity, good optical density properties, good thermal stability, high dielectric constant, and good processability, along with their use in black matrices, black column spacers, light shielding elements in LCDs and other display devices, also are described. Inks containing the composite particle are described. Devices having these compositions, components and/or elements, and methods of preparing and making these various materials and products are described.
US10800914B2	Active ester composition and cured product thereof Provided are an active ester composition capable of exhibiting high curability and forming a cured product with various excellent properties such as low dielectric properties, a cured product thereof, and a semiconductor encapsulating material and a printed wiring board which are obtained using the active ester composition. The active ester composition includes, as essential components, an active ester compound (A) and a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing compound (B), in which the active ester compound (A) is an esterification product of a compound having one phenolic hydroxyl group in the molecular structure (a1) and an aromatic polycarboxylic acid or an acid halide thereof (a2). Also provided are a cured product thereof, and a semiconductor encapsulating material and a printed wiring board which are obtained using the active ester composition.
US10800912B2	Resin film A resin film comprising a resin (A) and a multi-layered particle (B), the multi-layered particle comprising a layer (a) made of a polymer comprising 80 to 99.99% by mass of a methyl methacrylate unit, 0.01 to 2% by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit and 0 to 19.99% by mass of additional copolymerizable monomer units, a layer (b) made of a polymer comprising 70 to 99.8% by mass of an alkyl acrylate unit, 0.2 to 10% by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit and 0 to 29.8% by mass of additional copolymerizable monomer units, and a layer (c) made of a polymer comprising 80 to 100% by mass of a methyl methacrylate unit and 0 to 20% by mass of additional copolymerizable monomer units, wherein an amount of the layer (a) is 5 to 15 parts by mass, an amount of the layer (b) is 40 to 60 parts by mass and an amount of the layer (c) is 35 to 50 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the layer (a), the layer (b) and the layer (c), and the layer (a), the layer (b) and the layer (c) are arranged in this order from the center of the particle toward the outer surface of the particle, and a volume-based average particle diameter is 90 to 150 nm.
US10800905B2	Resilient foams and uses thereof Disclosed is a resilient foam and methods of making the foam. The resilient foam includes a derivatized polyanionic polysaccharide and has an open-cell structure. When the resilient foam is contacted with water, the foam forms a thixotropic hydrogel.
US10800903B2	Flame-retarded transparent polycarbonate compositions The invention provides a transparent polycarbonate composition comprising a polycarbonate resin and a mixture of flame retardants comprising (A) tris(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-s-triazine and (B) an aromatic sulphone sulphonate in the form of an alkali metal salt. The composition achieves a UL-94 flammability test rating of V-0 at a polycarbonate thickness equal to or less than 1.6 mm. Processes for preparing the composition are also disclosed.
US10800901B2	Resin composition and article molded therefrom The present invention relates to: a resin composition comprising a polyacetal resin (A), a salt (B) consisting of a carboxylic acid and an alkaline-earth metal, and a rubber-containing graft polymer (C); and a molded article formed by molding the resin composition. The resin composition and the molded article of the present invention are characterized in that the thermal decomposition associated with weight loss in a molding process or the formaldehyde in the molded article is reduced.
US10800900B2	Plasticizer composition, resin composition and method for preparing thereof The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, a resin composition and a method for preparing thereof. The present invention can provide a plasticizer composition, which can improve properties required to the plasticizer composition contained in a vinyl chloride-based resin composition, such as plasticizing efficiency, tensile retention and elongation retention, volatile loss, and migration resistance, to a level equal to or better than the existing plasticizer composition, and a resin composition comprising thereof.
US10800896B2	Syntactic foam A fire resistant syntactic foam material, the material comprising the reaction product of a reaction mixture including a resole cold curing phenolic resin and incorporating a plurality of hollow spheres, the reaction mixture also including a solution of a partial phosphate ester, a low viscosity phosphate plasticiser, a reinforcing filler and a particulate filler.
US10800892B2	Composition of nano-emulsion having small particle size and ultra-low concentration and a preparation method thereof A nano-emulsion composition having a small particle size and ultra-low concentration and a preparation method thereof is disclosed. The raw materials of the composition comprise, in terms of percentage by weight, 0.002% to 0.2% of a polymer-containing homogeneous microemulsion, water, and 99.998% to 99.8% of an organic salt solution or inorganic salt solution. The composition is prepared by diluting a polymer-containing homogeneous microemulsion with water or a salt solution. The polymer-containing homogeneous microemulsion is formed by mixing the following raw materials, in terms of percentage by weight: 8% to 40% of a surfactant, 0.5% to 10% of a polymer, 10% to 30% of an alcohol, 3% to 30% of an oil, 0% to 20% of a salt, and balance of water. The composition of the invention is low in concentration, low in cost, narrow in particle size distribution, good in stability, simple in preparation, and convenient for storage and use.
US10800891B1	Conversion of lignin into a water-soluble polyacid using a MOF catalyst A process for valorization of lignin includes the steps of mixing lignin; a MOF catalyst metalated with a metal atom selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Co, Cu, or Ni, and combinations thereof; an oxidizing agent; and an aqueous solvent. The product of this process, a charged polyacid-containing species derived from lignin, may be included in a dispersion with a dispersible particulate material, and an aqueous dispersing medium.
US10800887B2	Cross-linked polymers, methods for their manufacture, and use Polymers bearing the following structural elements per molecule: (A) an average of at least two alkoxylated (poly)alkylenimine units, said alkylene being selected from C2-C10-alkylene and said alkoxylation being selected from ethoxylation, propoxylation, butoxylation and combinations of at least two of the foregoing, (B) at least one polysiloxane unit, and (C) at least one linkage connecting at least two different alkoxylated (poly)alkylenimine units (A) bearing at least one polysiloxane unit (B), each link-age (C) being selected from organic spacers bearing in the range of from 4 to 30 carbon atoms.
US10800884B2	Method of producing polyarylene sulfide The production method of the present invention includes a step of supplying an organic polar solvent, a sulfur source, and a dihalo aromatic compound as reaction raw materials to at least one of a plurality of reaction vessels mutually communicated via a gas phase; a step of removing at least a portion of the water present in the reaction vessels; and a step of performing a polymerization reaction. These steps are carried out in parallel, and the reaction mixture is sequentially moved between reaction vessels. At that time, the internal temperatures of the reaction vessels are all not less than 150° C.
US10800882B2	Polyimide-based block copolymers and polyimide-based film comprising the same The present disclosure relates to a polyimide-based block copolymer and a polyimide-based film including the same. The polyimide-based block copolymer according to the present disclosure makes it possible to provide a polyimide-based film exhibiting excellent mechanical properties while having a high molecular weight, and being colorless and transparent.
US10800881B2	High modulus curable composition The invention relates to a curable composition comprising a) at least one polymer having at least one terminal group of the general formula (I) -An-R—SiXYZ (I), wherein A is a divalent bonding group containing at least one heteroatom, R is selected from divalent hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, X, Y, Z are, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and C1 to C8 alkyl, C1 to C8 alkoxy, and C1 to C8 acyloxy groups, wherein X, Y, Z are substituents directly bound with the Si atom or the two of the substituents X, Y, Z form a ring together with the Si atom to which they are bound, and at least one of the substituents X, Y, Z is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, C1 to C8 alkoxy or C1 to C8 acyloxy groups, and n is 0 or 1; and b) at least one compound of the general formula (II) wherein R′ is same or different and is, independently from one another, selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and Ar is selected from aryl groups, and adhesive, sealant, or coating materials comprising the composition and use thereof.
US10800875B2	Methacrylic resin and production method, molded article, and optical or automotive component of same Provided are a methacrylic resin having high heat resistance, highly controlled birefringence, and excellent color tone and transparency, and a production method, a molded article, and an optical or automotive component of the methacrylic resin. The methacrylic resin includes N-substituted maleimide monomer-derived structural units (B) in a main chain thereof in a proportion of 5 mass % to 40 mass %. The N-substituted maleimide monomer-derived structural units (B) include a structural unit represented by formula (1). The methacrylic resin has a glass transition temperature of higher than 120° C. and not higher than 160° C. The content of components that exhibit light absorption at a wavelength of 400 nm in methanol-soluble content of the methacrylic resin is more than 0 mass % and not more than 2 mass % as calculated in terms of N-phenylmaleimide.
US10800872B2	Epoxy resin, epoxy resin composition, epoxy resin cured product, and composite material An epoxy resin, comprising an epoxy compound having a mesogen structure, wherein, when performing a process of decreasing a temperature of the epoxy resin from 150° C. to 30° C. at a rate of 2° C./min, and a process of increasing the temperature of the epoxy resin from 30° C. to 150° C. at a rate of 2° C./min, in this order, the epoxy resin has a maximum value of η′2/η′1 of 20 or less within a temperature range of from 30° C. to 150° C., wherein η′1 is a dynamic shear viscosity (Pa·s) measured in the process of decreasing the temperature, and η′2 is a dynamic shear viscosity (Pa·s) measured in the process of increasing the temperature, η′1 and η′2 being measured at the same temperature, and a value η′2 measured at 100° C. is 1000 Pa·s or less.
US10800871B2	Fluorochemical compositions and methods A fluorochemical composition that includes one or more fluorochemical urethane compounds, a method of treating a substrate (e.g., a method for imparting water and oil repellency and antisoiling characteristics to a substrate), and an article having a fluorochemical composition coating thereon.
US10800870B2	Aliphatic/aromatic olefin block copolymers Disclosed herein are copolymers comprising at least one block comprising C8-C12 olefin-derived units, at least one block comprising C4-C6 olefin-derived units, and at least one block comprising C5/C10 olefin-derived units, wherein each block has a number average molecular weight of at least 300 g/mole and two glass transition temperatures (Tg). The olefin block copolymers are formed by combining a first olefin with a catalyst at least a first stage to form a first olefin block, and combining a second olefin with the same or different catalyst in at least a separate stage to form a second block. The copolymers are useful as tackifiers in adhesive compositions and in films.
US10800857B2	Antibodies to matrix metalloproteinase 9 The present disclosure provides compositions and methods of use involving binding proteins, e.g., antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) protein (MMP9 is also known as gelatinase-B), such as where the binding proteins comprise an immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chain (or functional fragment thereof) and an l=g light chain (or functional fragment thereof).
US10800856B2	Prostate-specific membrane antigen antibody drug conjugates This invention relates to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) antibodies and antibody drug conjugates comprising at least one non-naturally-encoded amino acid. Disclosed herein are αPSMA antibodies with one or more non-naturally encoded amino acids and further disclosed are antibody drug conjugates wherein the αPSMA antibodies of the invention are conjugated to one or more toxins. Also disclosed herein are non-natural amino acid dolastatin analogs that are further modified post-translationally, methods for effecting such modifications, and methods for purifying such dolastatin analogs. Typically, the modified dolastatin analogs include at least one oxime, carbonyl, dicarbonyl, and/or hydroxylamine group. Further disclosed are methods for using such non-natural amino acid antibody drug conjugates, dolastatin analogs, and modified non-natural amino acid dolastatin analogs, including therapeutic, diagnostic, and other biotechnology uses.
US10800855B2	Chimeric cytokine receptors and encoding nucleic acids The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to a ligand selected from a tumour secreted factor, a chemokine and a cell-surface antigen; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
US10800854B2	Chimeric cytokine receptors and encoding nucleic acids The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to a ligand selected from a tumour secreted factor, a chemokine and a cell-surface antigen; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
US10800853B2	Use of semaphorin-4D binding molecules for treating neurodegenerative disorders Provided herein are methods for alleviating symptoms in a subject having a neurodegenerative disorder, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an isolated binding molecule which specifically binds to semaphorin-4D (SEMA4D) or to its Plexin-B1 or Plexin-B2 receptors.
US10800848B2	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.
US10800836B2	Agents, uses and methods for the treatment of synucleinopathy The invention relates to novel monoclonal anti-alpha-synuclein antibodies. The antibodies can be used for treating a synucleinopathy such as Parkinson's disease (including idiopathic and inherited forms of Parkinson's disease), Diffuse Lewy Body Disease (DLBD), Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease (LBV), Combined Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease, pure autonomic failure and multiple system atrophy.
US10800835B2	HA binding agents This disclosure relates to novel peptide agents, e.g., antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind hemagglutinin protein of influenza viruses, and methods of their use.
US10800831B2	Systems and methods for obtaining information associated with an anatomical sample using optical microscopy This disclosure provides systems and methods for mapping and/or measuring a mechanical property of a medium. The mechanical property can be measured by Brillouin spectroscopy. The systems and methods can include a three-dimensional imaging modality that is co-registered with a Brillouin probe beam of a Brillouin spectrometer. The three-dimensional imaging modality can be optical coherence tomography or Scheimpflug camera imaging.
US10800830B2	High affinity PD-1 agents and methods of use High affinity PD-1 mimic polypeptides are provided, which (i) comprise at least one amino acid change relative to a wild-type PD-1 protein; and (ii) have an increased affinity for PD-L1 relative to the wild-type protein. Compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of immune cells in a mammal by administering a therapeutic dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a high affinity PD-1 mimic polypeptide, which blocks the physiological binding interaction between PD-1 and its ligand PD-L1 and/or PD-L2.
US10800825B2	IL-21 (heterodimeric Fc-fused IL-21) fused to immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region heterodimer (heterodimeric Fc), and pharmaceutical composition comprising same A heterodimeric Fc-fused protein and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the heterodimeric Fc-fused protein are disclosed. The heterodimeric Fc-fused protein comprises first and second Fc regions of an immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region (Fc) pair and in which IL-21 is bound to at least one of the N-terminus or the C-terminus of the first Fc region and/or the second Fc region, wherein CH3 domains of the first Fc region and the second Fc region are mutated such that the formation of a heterodimer is promoted.When the heterodimeric Fc-fused protein according to the present invention is used, an in vivo half-life of IL-21 included in the heterodimeric Fc-fused protein may be significantly increased.
US10800822B2	Histatins and method of use thereof Synthetic histatins composed of combinations of functional domains of natural histatins separated by exogenous linkers are described as are methods of using endogenous and synthetic histatins for the treatment of ocular diseases or conditions.
US10800821B2	Recombinant bi-functional fusion protein and preparation and application therefor The present invention provides a recombinant fusion protein containing a first extracellular Ig-like domain of a signal-regulator protein alpha (SIRPα), linked to an Fc fragment of a human IgG1. The present invention also provides a polynucleotide encoding the recombinant fusion protein, an expression vector containing the polynucleotide, a method for producing the recombinant protein and a method for treating a disease caused by over expression of CD47.
US10800820B2	Preparation methods for a novel generation of biological safe KLH products used for cancer treatment, for the development of conjugated therapeutic vaccines and as challenging agents The present invention relates to the provision of a biologically safe hemolymph sera, preferably hemocyanin, more preferably KLH (keyhole limpet hemocyanin). The hemocyanin is purified using anion exchange chromatography.
US10800819B2	Vegetative insecticidal proteins useful for control of insect pests DIG-657 vegetative insecticidal toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. The invention includes DIG-657 variants, fragments and analogs.
US10800809B2	Processes for the preparation of carfilzomib or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of carfilzomib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of amorphous form of carfilzomib.
US10800806B2	Sterol derivatives and use thereof for treating diseases involving transformed astrocyte cells or for treating malignant haemopathies Novel sterol derivatives, the preparation method thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and use thereof for treating diseases involving transformed astrocyte cells or for treating malignant haemopathies. The treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, as well as of other cancers, such as lymphomas, neuroblastomas and melanomas is also described.
US10800795B2	Borated benzoxazine for use in the synthesis of polybenzoxazine A borated benzoxazine compound, which can be used in particular as monomer in the synthesis of polybenzoxazine, corresponds to the formula: in which: Z represents an at least divalent, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic, bonding group comprising at least one carbon atom and optionally at least one heteroatom chosen from O, S and P; and R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, represent hydrogen or an alkyl comprising from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, it being possible for R1 and R2, on the one hand, and R3 and R4, on the other hand, optionally to form a heterocycle with the two oxygen atoms and the boron atom to which they are respectively bonded.
US10800794B2	Heterocycle-substituted bicyclic azole pesticides Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein Q is and A, R1, m, X1, X2, Y1, Y2, Y3 and R5a are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
US10800790B2	Sesquiterpenoid STAT3 inhibitors The present disclosure provides a method of purifying pharmaceutical compositions consisting essentially of STAT3 inhibitors from a mixture of compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising STAT3 inhibitors used to inhibit STAT3 in tumor cells, and certain pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of use.
US10800788B2	4-(aryl)-N-(3-alkoxyfuro[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-yl)-piperazine-1-carboxamide derivative and antiproliferative effect thereof The present invention relates to a novel 4-(aryl)-N-(3-alkoxyfuro[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-yl)-piperazine-1-carboxamide derivative compound useful in the prevention or treatment of cancer; a preparation method thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The novel 4-(aryl)-N-(3-alkoxyfuro[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-yl)-piperazine-1-carboxamide derivative compound of the present invention can effectively inhibit the growth of proliferating cells, and thus can be useful in the prevention or treatment of cancer.
US10800786B2	Bicyclic compounds as ATX inhibitors The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, Y, W, m, n, p and q are as defined herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US10800784B2	Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic amide compound and pharmaceutical use thereof The present invention provides a compound having a PDHK inhibitory activity and useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes etc.), insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, hyperlactacidemia, diabetic complications (diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, cataract etc.), cardiac failure (acute cardiac failure, chronic cardiac failure), cardiomyopathy, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease, intermittent claudication, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, brain ischemia, cerebral apoplexy, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, cancer, pulmonary hypertension or Alzheimer disease. The present invention relates to a compound of the formula [I-a] or the formula [II], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein each symbol means the same as that described in the specification.
US10800782B2	Inhibitors of cellular metabolic processes The present disclosure provides MAT2A inhibitor compounds that are useful as therapeutic agents for treating malignancies, and wherein the compounds conform to general formula (IA): wherein RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE are defined herein.
US10800778B2	Beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds The present invention is directed to compounds which are beta-lactamase inhibitors. The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in combination with beta-lactam antibiotics, for the treatment of bacterial infections, including infections caused by drug resistant organisms, including multi-drug resistant organisms. The present invention includes compounds according to Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are described herein.
US10800775B2	Pyrazolyl pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrmidine-5-carboxylate analogs and methods of making the same The present invention relates to new pyrrolopyridine compounds and compositions and their application as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of disease. Methods of inhibition of JAK1 and JAK3 kinase activity in a human or animal subject are also provided for the treatment diseases such as pruritus, alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, vitiligo and psoriasis.
US10800768B2	Heterocyclic compounds as immunomodulators Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds as immunomodulators, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders such as cancer or infections.
US10800767B2	Thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist compounds Provided herein are compounds, preferably thyroid hormone receptor beta (THR beta) agonist compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of their preparation, and methods of agonizing THR beta and methods for treating disorders mediated by THR beta.
US10800764B2	Substituted pyridine derivatives useful as C-FMS kinase inhibitors The present invention is directed to substituted pyridine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives and the use of said derivatives in the treatment of disorders mediated by c-fms kinase. The present invention is further directed to a process for the preparation of said substituted pyridine derivatives.
US10800763B2	Polymorphic forms of Afatinib free base and Afatinib dimaleate The present invention relates to crystalline forms of Afatinib and its dimaleate salt. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of crystalline forms of Afatinib and its dimaleate salt. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of such crystalline forms of Afatinib dimaleate and use thereof in the treatment of a patient in need thereof.
US10800761B2	Carboxamide compounds and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I′) methods of using the compounds for inhibiting HPK1 activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders associated with HPK1 activity such as cancer.
US10800758B2	Pyrimidine compound The present invention provides a novel pyrimidine compound represented by Formula [I] and a salt thereof: [in the formula, the symbols are as defined in the specification], which is useful for treating, preventing and/or diagnosing seizure and the like in disease involving epileptic seizure or convulsive seizure (including multiple drug resistant seizure, refractory seizure, acute symptomatic seizure, febrile seizure and status epilepticus), as well as a medical use therefor.
US10800757B2	Inhibitors of TRPC6 The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 to R7, A, Y and L are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
US10800753B2	Tetrahydrothiophene-based GABA aminotransferase inactivators and analogs thereof for treating neurological disorders Tetrahydrothiophene and related heterocyclic analogs and related methods for GABA aminotransferase inactivation.
US10800749B2	Centrally active and orally bioavailable antidotes for organophosphate exposure and methods for making and using them In alternative embodiments, the invention provides nucleophilic hydroxyimino-acetamido alkylamine antidotes that cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to catalyze the hydrolysis of organophosphate (OP)-inhibited human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) in the central nerve system (CNS). The hydroxyimino-acetamido alkylamines of the invention are designed to fit within AChE active center gorge dimensions, bind with reasonable affinity, and react with the conjugated phosphate atom in the gorge. The hydroxyimino-acetamido alkylamines of the invention are also designed to possess ionization states that govern affinity and reactivity for the two linked hAChE re-activation steps. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides pumps, devices, subcutaneous infusion devices, continuous subcutaneous infusion devices, infusion pens, needles, reservoirs, ampoules, a vial, a syringe, a cartridge, a disposable pen or jet injector, a prefilled pen or a syringe or a cartridge, a cartridge or a disposable pen or jet injector, a two chambered or multi-chambered pump, a syringe, a cartridge or a pen or a jet injector, comprising a compound of the invention.
US10800747B2	Macrocyclic compounds The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds which are capable of selective binding to a target saccharide (e.g. glucose), making them particularly well suited for use in saccharide sensing applications. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of said compounds, to compositions and devices comprising them, and to their use in the detection of a target saccharide.
US10800738B2	Crystal forms and production methods thereof The various aspects present inventions provide various crystalline forms of (S)-(−)-amisulpride, (R)-(+)-amisulpride, and solvates thereof and methods of making same. In various aspects, the inventions also provide methods of resolving racemic amisulpride.
US10800737B2	Method for preparing treprostinil and intermediate therefor The present invention relates to a cost-effective and efficient method for preparing treprostinil with high purity, and an intermediate therefor.
US10800734B2	Memantine compounds and their preparation and uses thereof Provided are compounds of formula (I), or a stereoisomer, mixture of stereoisomers, deuterated analog, tautomer, solvate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions, method of making and uses thereof.
US10800732B2	Substituted malonamides and their use as antibacterial drugs Disclosed are a series of malonamide derivatives having a chemical structure(I), their synthesis, and evaluation of their bioactivities against bacterial cell, bacterial-infected C. elegans and mice.
US10800730B2	Complex and structurally diverse compounds The invention provides a novel, general, and facile strategy for the creation of small molecules with high structural and stereochemical complexity. Aspects of the methods include ring system distortion reactions that are systematically applied to rapidly convert readily available natural products to structurally complex compounds with diverse molecular architectures. Through evaluation of chemical properties including fraction of sp3 carbons, ClogP, and the number of stereogenic centers, these compounds are shown to be significantly more complex and diverse than those in standard screening collections. This approach is demonstrated with natural products (gibberellic acid, adrenosterone, and quinine) from three different structural classes, and methods are described for the application of this strategy to any suitable natural product.
US10800728B2	Method for producing dialkyldicarbonates using tertiary amines as catalysts The present invention relates to a method for preparing dialkyl dicarbonates from the corresponding alkyl chloroformates using specific tertiary amines as catalysts.
US10800716B2	Process for producing olefins from syngas The present disclosure relates to an improved process for producing olefins from syngas. Raw material is treated to produce syngas comprising H2, CO and CO2. The ratio of H2 and CO in the syngas is 1:1. The syngas is contacted with at least one first catalyst to produce an intermediate stream comprising dimethyl ether (DME), and unconverted CO2, H2 and CO. The unconverted H2 and CO is recycled to a first catalyst section and a portion of the separated CO2 is recycled for producing the syngas. The remaining intermediate stream is contacted with at least one second catalyst to produce a second stream comprising olefins, H2O, methane, ethane, and propane. H2O, methane, ethane, and propane are separated to obtain the olefins. The separated methane, ethane, and propane are further recycled for producing the syngas. The CAPEX and OPEX of the improved process are reduced.
US10800711B2	Ceramic and plastic composite and method for fabricating the same A ceramic and plastic composite and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. A chemical cleaning treatment, a microetching treatment, a hole reaming treatment, and a surface activating treatment are performed on the surface of a ceramic matrix to form nanoholes with an average diameter ranging between 150 nm and 450 nm. Plastics are injected onto the surface of the baked ceramic matrix to form a plastic layer. The plastic layer more deeply fills the nanoholes to have higher adhesion. Thus, the higher combined strength and air tightness exist between the ceramic matrix and the plastic layer to improve the reliability and the using performance of the ceramic and plastic composite.
US10800709B2	Multi-phase ceramic composite A ceramic composite can include a first ceramic phase and a second ceramic phase. The first ceramic phase can include a silicon carbide. The second phase can include a boron carbide. In an embodiment, the silicon carbide in the first ceramic phase can have a grain size in a range of 0.8 to 200 microns. The first phase, the second phase, or both can further include a carbon. In another embodiment, at least one of the first ceramic phase and the second ceramic phase can have a median minimum width of at least 5 microns.
US10800708B2	Silver-containing calcium phosphate sintered body and method for producing same The object of the present invention is to provide an antibacterial material capable of sustaining antibacterial properties for a long time. The object can be solved by a silver-containing calcium phosphate sintered body having silver particles therein, wherein an average particle diameter of the silver particles is 0.01 to 0.5 μm.
US10800703B1	Cementitious material A rapid-setting composition includes fly ash and an activator solution for mixing with the fly ash. The activator solution has a silicate solution including a monovalent hydroxide. The activator solution when mixed with the fly ash produces a composition that has a final set time of no more than about 65 minutes.
US10800702B2	Dispersant composition for hydraulic compositions for centrifugal molding A method for producing a hardened product of a hydraulic composition, includes mixing water, a hydraulic powder, a dispersant composition, and an aggregate to prepare a hydraulic composition, filling the hydraulic composition into a mold, and steam curing, in the mold, the hydraulic composition filled into the mold. The dispersant composition includes (A) a formaldehyde naphthaienesulfonate condensate or a salt thereof, (B) a compound having an alkylenoxy group, and optionally (C) a polycarboxylic acid-based copolymer, in particular proportions.
US10800698B2	Methods for preventing blisters in laminated glass articles and laminated glass articles formed therefrom A method for forming a laminated glass article may include flowing a molten first glass composition having a first R2O concentration and a first fining agent with a first fining agent concentration. The method may also include flowing a molten second glass composition having a second R2O concentration less than the first R2O concentration of the first glass composition and a second fining agent with a second fining agent concentration that is greater than or equal to the first fining agent concentration of the first glass composition. The molten first glass composition may be contacted with the molten second glass composition to form an interface between the molten first glass composition and the molten second glass composition.
US10800692B2	Method for the hydrothermal carbonisation of a biomass and associated device Disclosed is a method for heating a biomass moving along an industrial treatment line including an inlet (91) for the incoming biomass, a pressure pump (93), a heating unit (94) and a treatment station (95). According to an embodiment, steam is injected into the line between the pressure pump (93) and the heating unit (94) such as to pre-heat the biomass by condensing the steam.
US10800689B2	Magnetic nanoparticle microbial composite with core-shell structure, preparation method thereof, and its application in the treatment of azo dyes The invention discloses a magnetic nanoparticle microbial composite material with a core-shell structure and a preparation method thereof as well as application of the magnetic nanoparticle microbial composite material in azo dye treatment. The preparation method comprises the following steps: putting ferroferric oxide into an ethanol solution with ferric trichloride and trimesic acid; carrying out layer-by-layer self-assembly and ultrasonic condition reaction in sequence to prepare modified ferroferric oxide nanoparticles; then loading the modified composite material on the surfaces of microorganisms. The composite material prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention has the advantages of high adsorption effects and capability of carrying out local enrichment on the dye; meanwhile, magnetic separation can be performed, and thereby the azo dye can be removed efficiently.
US10800688B2	Controlling digester biosolids and wastewater activated sludge systems Disclosed are various embodiments for measuring ionic activity by quantifying total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration in wastewater. In some embodiments, ionic activity of wastewater is monitored by quantifying the total dissolved solids concentration, which can be used for determining the ammonia reduction progress through nitrification and the luxurious phosphorous uptake process reaction and/or the reaction progress of soluble phosphorous species and reactive ions, including one or more alkali and alkaline-earth species and/or soluble metals species, to form non-soluble ionic phosphorous precipitate during biological activated wastewater processes and digester biosolids treatment processes.
US10800687B2	Nitrate removal A reactor closed to the atmosphere and method using same for nitrate removal are disclosed.
US10800686B2	Apparatus and method for removing nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage by using sponge iron and activated sludge An apparatus and a method for removing nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage by using sponge iron and activated sludge are disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a raw tank, a pH adjusting tank, a primary SBR reactor, a secondary SBR reactor, an intermediate tank, and a discharge tank; by modification of sponge iron, preparation of composite filler, sludge inoculation and domestication, and sewage treatment, an effect of simultaneous denitrification and dephosphorization is achieved in one reactor using the combined action of sponge iron and activated sludge with high nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiency.
US10800683B2	Process for manufacture of hydroxide slurry A method of manufacture of high-solids hydroxide slurries from caustic calcined carbonate powder is described, whereby the properties of the slurry are its low resistance to shear thinning to facilitate transport, a high stability for transport and storage, ease of reconstitution after long periods of storage, and, as required, a high concentration of chemically reactive species at the particle surface. The method achieves these specifications by mixing caustic calcined carbonate or hydroxide powder with water in an insulated reactor vessel, and agitating the slurry sufficiently such that the hydration reaction causes the water to spontaneously boil, such that the remaining hydration proceeds spontaneously under the fixed conditions of boiling through the water loss. The mixing process is preferably carried out by a shear pump. A viscosity modifier, such as acetic acid, is used to thin the slurry to enable the mixing system to maintain uniform mixing. The reaction is terminated when the boiling has spontaneously ceased and the temperature has spontaneously dropped to a set point though the reactor heat losses, where the processing time is sufficiently long that the slurry meets the desired specifications.
US10800682B2	Electrolytic cell and system for treating water A water treatment system is disclosed having electrolytic cell for liberating hydrogen from a base solution. The base solution may be a solution of brine for generating sodium hypochlorite, or potable water to be oxidized. The cell has first and second opposing electrode end plates held apart from each other by a pair of supports such that the supports enclose opposing sides of the end plates to form a cell chamber. One or more inner electrode plates are spaced apart from each other in the cell chamber in between the first and second electrode plates. The supports are configured to electrically isolate the first and second electrode plates and the inner electrode plates from each other. The first and second electrode plates are configured to receive opposite polarity charges that passively charge the inner electrode plates via conduction from the base solution to form a chemical reaction in the base solution as the base solution passes through the cell chamber.
US10800681B2	Wastewater treatment method and wastewater treatment system System and method for treating scrubber and ballast wastewater at the same time. The method includes mixing ballast and scrubber wastewater to make a suspended solid concentration or turbidity of the obtained wastewater mixture constant, the scrubber wastewater produced by bringing exhaust gas and scrubber washing water into contact with each other in a scrubber; adding magnetic powder to the wastewater mixture; and magnetically separating magnetic flocs obtained in the adding. The system includes a mixer that mixes ballast and scrubber wastewater to make a suspended solid concentration or turbidity of the obtained wastewater mixture constant, the scrubber wastewater produced by bringing exhaust gas and scrubber washing water into contact with each other in a scrubber; a magnetic powder adding device that adds magnetic powder to the wastewater mixture obtained by the mixer; and a magnetic separator that magnetically separates magnetic flocs obtained by the magnetic powder adding device.
US10800679B2	Fluidized bed and hybrid suspension electrodes for energy storage and water desalination systems Provided is an electrode including conductive particles, which sediment under gravitational force and a liquid fluidizing medium flowing through the electrode, in which the conductive particles are suspended and optionally further including conductive particles, which do not sediment under gravitational force when the fluidizing medium flows in the electrode. Further provided are electrochemical devices and energy storage systems including the electrode.
US10800678B2	In-situ delivery systems for reaction product abatement in electrochemical cells An electrochlorination system comprising an electrochemical cell including a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an anode-cathode pair disposed within the housing, a source of a chloride-containing aqueous solution having an outlet fluidly connectable to the inlet of the electrochemical cell, and a source of an oxidizing agent fluidly connectable to the source of chloride-containing aqueous solution upstream of the electrochemical cell.
US10800677B2	Electrolytic zinc dosing device and method for reducing scale An electrolytic zinc dosing device that regulates the amount of zinc delivered or dosed into a flowing stream of water as a function, in part, of the current applied to an electrolytic cell and the flow rate of the flowing water. A replaceable electrolytic cell having an anode and a cathode connected to a power supply, and at least one bipolar electrode in aqueous solution between the anode and cathode. Flow rate information and/or total current information are used to determine the dosing quantity of zinc delivered.
US10800676B2	Method for treating water containing low-molecular-weight organic substance Provided is a method for treating water containing a low-molecular-weight organic substance which enables the low-molecular-weight organic substance to be removed with certainty at a sufficient level without subjecting the water to a biological treatment. A method for treating water containing a low-molecular-weight organic substance, the method comprising passing raw water to a high-pressure reverse-osmosis-membrane separation device, the raw water containing a low-molecular-weight organic substance having a molecular weight of 200 or less at a concentration of 0.5 mgC/L or more, wherein an amount of brine discharged from a reverse-osmosis-membrane module (5a) disposed at an end of a final stage of the high-pressure reverse-osmosis-membrane separation device is 2.1 m3/(m2·D) or more.
US10800669B2	Systems and methods for removing gas from a liquid A system for removing a gas from a liquid comprises an aeration tank for aerating a raw liquid containing a gas to remove the gas by causing an agitated air flow through the liquid. A plurality of aeration plates placed substantially horizontally across the horizontal cross sectional plane of the tank, the aeriation plates perforated by a plurality of openings. Aerating the liquid occurs with the liquid flowing downward into the aeration tank, and an airflow flowing upward through the liquid from a point proximate to the bottom of the aeriation tank, wherein the aeriation plates are configured to impart a crisscross movement pattern in the liquid flow down and the airflow up as each passes the other to agitate and mix the flow of liquid and air.
US10800665B1	Redox-active oxide materials for thermal energy storage Thermochemical storage materials having the general formula AxA′1-xByB′1-yO3-δ, where A=La, Sr, K, Ca, Ba, Y and B=Mn, Fe, Co, Ti, Ni, Cu, Zr, Al, Y, Cr, V, Nb, Mo, are disclosed. These materials have improved thermal storage energy density and reaction kinetics compared to previous materials. Concentrating solar power thermochemical systems and methods capable of storing heat energy by using these thermochemical storage materials are also disclosed.
US10800663B2	Processes for preparing lithium carbonate There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.
US10800660B2	Method for producing silicon material A method for producing a silicon material, the method including: a step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C.; a step of reacting acid with the CaSi2 powder having been subjected to the step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C., to obtain a layered silicon compound; and a step of heating the layered silicon compound at not less than 300° C.
US10800659B2	Polycrystalline silicon rod, processing method for polycrystalline silicon rod, method for evaluating polycrystalline silicon rod, and method for producing FZ single crystal silicon For evaluating a polycrystalline silicon rod to be used as a raw material for production of FZ Si single crystals, novel evaluation values (values of characteristics×amount of crystals) including the amount of crystals grown in the growth direction (radial direction) are defined and the homogeneity in crystal characteristics in the growth direction (radial direction) is evaluated. Specifically, the homogeneity of the polycrystalline rod is evaluated by sampling a plurality of specimen plates each having, as a principal plane thereof, a cross-section perpendicular to a radial direction of the polycrystalline rod grown by a Siemens method at equal intervals in the radial direction, determining values of characteristics of the crystals of the specimen plates by measurements, and by using evaluation values obtained by multiplying amounts of the crystals (relative amounts of the crystals) at sites where the specimen plates have been sampled by the values of the crystal characteristics.
US10800654B2	Semiconductor controlled quantum swap interaction gate Novel and useful quantum structures that provide various control functions. Particles are brought into close proximity to interact with one another and exchange information. After entanglement, the particles are moved away from each other but they still carry the information contained initially. Measurement and detection are performed on the particles from the entangled ensemble to determine whether the particle is present or not in a given qdot. A quantum interaction gate is a circuit or structure operating on a relatively small number of qubits. Quantum interaction gates implement several quantum functions including a controlled NOT gate, quantum annealing gate, controlled SWAP gate, a controlled Pauli rotation gate, and ancillary gate. These quantum interaction gates can have numerous shapes including double V shape, H shape, X shape, L shape, I shape, etc.
US10800650B1	MEMS with small-molecule barricade A MEMS element within a semiconductor device is enclosed within a cavity bounded at least in part by hydrogen-permeable material. A hydrogen barrier is formed within the semiconductor device to block propagation of hydrogen into the cavity via the hydrogen-permeable material.
US10800647B2	Pneumatic operated tank filling system and related method of use A system and related method of filling tanks is provided so that tanks do not attain an overfill condition and/or so the tanks are filled to a maximum specified capacity. The system includes an adjustable float switch having a float configured to float in liquid that is filled into a trailer tanker, a mix tank, a frac tank, a storage tank and a variety of other tanks. The float can be set so that when the liquid attains a maximum level and associated volume, the float switch opens so that pressurized air can be communicated from it to a pneumatically actuated tanker valve disposed in a supply line. This shuts off the flow of liquid through the supply line and into the tank. The system can be operable in a various modes, such as a filling mode, a filled mode, a manual emergency shutoff mode and/or a manual reset mode.
US10800636B2	Elevator The elevator comprises guide rails extending along a height of a shaft, a car and/or a counterweight moving upwards and downwards in the shaft and being glidingly supported on the guide rails. A stop block is attached to at least one guide rail in order to prevent movement of the car and/or the counterweight beyond the level of the stop block. The stop block comprises a buffer attached to a bottom plate. The buffer comprises a slot receiving a guide portion of the guide rail. The bottom plate supports the buffer on the guide rail.
US10800630B2	Image reading apparatus A discharge unit includes a first discharge guide which guides the sheet conveyed by the conveyance guide, a second discharge guide which includes the discharge opening, and guides the sheet guided by the first discharge guide toward the discharge tray, and a discharge roller and a discharge pinch roller which are provided in the second discharge guide. The first discharge guide is rotatable around a first axis which is parallel with an axial direction of the discharge roller. The second discharge guide is connected to the first discharge guide to be rotatable around a second axis which is parallel with the first axis. An angle at which the second discharge guide is inclined with respect to a sheet supporting surface in the discharge tray is constant while the discharge unit is moving from the third position up to the fourth position.
US10800629B2	Sheet depositing arrangement The invention relates to a sheet depositing arrangement. The sheet depositing arrangement comprises at least one sheet depositing apparatus having a sheet stacking chamber for creating a sheet stack, and a sheet extraction device which in turn has a sheet transporting means that is drivable in a direction of circulation, a sheet delivery region for delivering the sheets to be stacked to the sheet stacking chamber, a sheet stacking region, provided downstream of the sheet delivery region, for stacking the sheets to be stacked into the sheet stacking chamber, and a return region, provided downstream of the sheet stacking region. Furthermore, the sheet depositing apparatus has a sheet retaining device with at least one sheet retaining element, arranged adjacent to the sheet stacking region, for preventing at least one sheet to be stacked from being drawn into the sheet extraction device from the sheet stacking chamber by the sheet transporting means.
US10800627B2	Plant and process for the production of paper rolls Process for the production of paper rolls, including a step of producing logs (L) of paper material by winding a predetermined amount of paper web (W) about a respective longitudinal axis, a step of transverse cutting of the logs (L) to obtain rolls (RO) of predetermined length, and an intermediate step of transporting the logs (L) from a rewinder (R) that produces the logs (L) toward a cutting-off machine (CM) that cuts them transversely. The intermediate transporting step involves the handling of the logs (L) along a path comprising a lateral deviation, so that, as they advance, the logs (L) are subjected to the lateral deviation.
US10800626B1	Detachable feed roller for using in the automatic feeder A detachable feed roller for using in the automatic feeder includes: a rotating shaft provided with a first connection structure arranged at the end of the rotating shaft and an actuating part; a fixed feed roller arranged around the rotating shaft and driven by the rotating shaft; a one-way feed roller arranged around the rotating shaft and provided with a cam part; a transmitting rotor arranged around the rotating shaft and, the transmitting rotor being disposed between the actuating part and the cam part; wherein, the transmitting rotor is pushed toward the one-way feed roller while the rotating shaft rotates forward in accordance to the transmitting rotor; and pushed away from the one-way feed roller while the one-way feed roller rotates forward in accordance to the transmitting rotor.
US10800625B2	Media skew correction Media skew correction is performed by determining a leading edge skew value for the media and selecting a respective media model from a memory for a media type, each media model including a paired slope and an intercept. Based on the paired slope and intercept for the respective media model, differential velocity of a pair of aligned media feed rollers in a media feed mechanism is adjusted to correct a trailing edge skew for the media to within a desired operational window.
US10800624B2	Image forming apparatus The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that reduces image artifacts caused by the back tension of a separating unit. A control unit decreases the number of rotations (the rotational speed) of a resist roller pair after the leading edge of a sheet reaches a transfer position.
US10800620B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a casing; a sheet stacking unit rotatable between a closing position and first and second opening positions; a sheet feeding unit; a link unit provided with a slidable engaging portion; and a spring. The sheet stacking unit includes a first guide; and a second guide branching from the first guide. The first guide includes a first portion, a first supporting portion, and a second portion. The second guide includes a second supporting portion. The engaging portion is guided from the second guide to the first portion of the first guide by the sheet stacking unit being closed from the second opening position, and the engaging portion is guided from the first portion of the first guide to the second portion by way of the branch portion by the sheet stacking unit being opened from the closed state.
US10800619B2	Portable, height adjustable gangway and systems and methods for accessing vehicles or vessels A portable, height-adjustable gangway includes a lower tower structure comprising a lower landing and a lower movement assembly comprising a first set of wheels permitting the lower tower structure to travel over ground, an upper tower structure comprising an upper landing, an upper movement assembly comprising a second set of wheels permitting the upper tower structure to travel over ground, and an extending tower support connecting the upper movement assembly and the upper landing and comprising expandable struts configured to move the upper landing towards and away from the upper movement assembly, and a travellator pivotally connected to the lower tower structure and pivotally connected to the upper tower structure such that, when the expandable struts of the tower support extend at least one of towards and away from the upper movement assembly, the escalator tilts. The escalator can be a continuous set of stairs, a gondola-like trolley, or both.
US10800618B1	Alignment system and method for a concrete truck at a concrete plant or a cement tanker at a cement loading station A concrete truck or cement tanker truck alignment system with a loading station having a discharge chute, an electronic sensor that sees through dust or an environmental dust shield, and provides location information used to determine a hopper offset. The hopper offset is a measurement of the physical offset between a feed hopper on the truck and the discharge chute. The system may further include an alignment feedback unit that provides feedback based on the hopper offset. The alignment feedback unit may indicate the hopper offset is within an alignment tolerance. The sensor may use radar. The alignment feedback unit may provide auditory or graphical feedback. The graphical feedback may show a discharge icon representing the position of the discharge chute and a hopper icon representing the feed hopper where the location of the hopper icon is relative to the discharge chute based on the hopper offset.
US10800617B2	Transport vehicle and transport facility A transport vehicle (2) that travels along a container shelf (1) is provided with a plurality of levels of shelf portions (11) arranged in a vertical direction (Z) and configured to support containers (W), thereby transporting the containers (W). The transport vehicle (2) is provided with a support region (22) where the containers (W) are supported in a stacked state, a transfer apparatus (24) that transfers the containers (W) supported by the shelf portions (11) to the support region (22) and transfers the containers (W) supported in the support region (22) to the shelf portions (11), and a lifting mechanism (25) that lifts a container (W) at any height among a container group (WG) stacked in the support region (22) with respect to a container (W) lower than the container (W) at that any height.
US10800616B2	Conveying machine for containers A conveying machine for containers, comprising at least one base module having a predetermined length according to a feed direction of the containers and at least a supporting carriage for the containers slidably mounted on said base module. The base module and carriage together define a linear motor, wherein the stator is the base module and the rotor is the carriage. The machine comprises a supporting plate for the containers, which is rotatably mounted on the carriage and means for moving the plate, which is operatively connected to the plate to rotate it on itself.
US10800610B1	Position-adjustable material conveyer cleat A position-adjustable material conveyer cleat includes apparatus for adjusting cleat position. The cleat includes a mountable base portion rotably joined to a top portion via a pin axle. The pin axle including a torsion spring installed there over with a first tang connected to the base portion, and a second tang connected to the top portion, the connection made under spring tension against the top portion urging it downward into a prone position wherein adjustment is from the prone position to a vertical position. The top portion including a retention pin housing hosting a retention pin, the position adjustment apparatus in the form of mounted pin ramps for adjusting a pair of the cleats mounted to the conveyor belt via forced contact with the retention pins.
US10800609B2	Folding wing for a conveyor A folding wing for a conveyor is disclosed that can extend to facilitate sorting of items and providing additional space for docking locations. A first and second section each have a conveyor surface; and are coupled with a reverse-knee joint such that, in a folded configuration the conveyor surface of the first section and the conveyor surface of the second section are adjacent, and in an unfolded configuration, the first section conveyor surface and the second section conveyor surface form a contiguous conveyor surface. In some examples, the frame may be made of aluminum, and the rollers made of PVC, in order to reduce weight. In some examples, the folding section may measure approximately two feet by two feet. The folding assembly may drop down for even more space savings, when not in use, and be supported in an extended configuration with a second reverse knee joint.
US10800606B2	Materials-handling system using autonomous transfer and transport vehicles Methods and apparatus for selecting and combining items in an outbound container through the use of autonomous vehicles, each of which includes means for automatically loading and unloading a payload, to perform both transfer and transport functions in moving containers of items within a workspace via a network of roadways. Under computer control, said autonomous vehicles transfer and transport case containers of item units between incoming receiving stations, intermediate storage locations, and outgoing order-assembly stations where entire containers or individual item units are combined in the outbound container.
US10800603B2	Switchgear cabinet for exhaust gas measuring facilities A control cabinet for an exhaust gas measuring facility. The control cabinet includes a cabinet body with measuring appliances for analyzing at least one sample gas. The cabinet body includes two side walls, a bottom, a cover, a first rear wall, a second rear wall, a front side, and a channel which is arranged between the first rear wall and the second rear wall. The channel is dissipates heat. A door opens and closes the front side of the cabinet body.
US10800602B2	Floating roof for storage tanks Embodiments relate generally to a floating roof for use in storage tanks. A floating roof may comprise a plurality of pontoons arranged to form the floating roof. The pontoons may each comprise a lower panel, a plurality of outer walls disposed at the edges of the lower panel, and a plurality of stiffeners disposed adjacent the lower panel. Attachment points attached to the floating roof, wherein the attachment points are configured to couple the floating roof to a storage tank.
US10800598B1	Packaging for garment on hanger A container includes a single piece of material having panels that are foldable about pre-formed crease lines into an enclosed configuration. The panels include a first base panel for supporting a garment and an insert panel extending from the first base panel and configured to be inserted within the garment. The insert panel is foldable to position the garment over the first base panel. The panels include sidewall panels, a second base panel, and a closure panel. The sidewall panels are foldable relative to the first base panel to form sidewalls of the container. The second base panel extends from one of the sidewall panels and is foldable over the first base panel. The closure panel extends from one of the panels, is foldable relative to the sidewall panels, and carries a fastener for fastening to another one of the panels to maintain the container in the enclosed configuration.
US10800596B1	Insulation panel An insulation panel has an insulation core layer disposed that includes at least a first particulate and a second particulate of a plurality of discrete puffed polysaccharide particulates that defines a plurality of voids within the core layer. The first particulate is at least partially adhered to at least the second particulate at one or more bonded areas without the use of external non-water-soluble adhesives.
US10800594B2	Securable sampling port for an insulated container Apparatus and installation methods for sampling ports are disclosed. Sampling ports include a port housing and a lid assembly. The lid assembly is configured to sealably close against the port housing. Additionally, the lid assembly can be secured, such as with a lock, to the port housing. In one aspect, the port housing includes a sample mount arrangement configured to receive a sampling assembly. The sample mount arrangement defines a sampling channel and the port housing defines a sampling opening and a first securing mount. The lid assembly includes a latch arrangement and defines a second securing mount.
US10800590B2	Arrangement for rapid preparation of products that can be encapsulated An arrangement for the rapid preparation of various products that can be encapsulated includes: a capsule (10) which contains a concentrated dose or an exact measurement of a given product to be diluted (a) and a container (20) for receiving an amount of a given dilution product (b). The capsule (10) is a disposable element having an outlet (11) provided with detachable closure elements (12). The container (20) having a lower opening (21) with a reciprocal connection device (22) capable of forming a firm airtight bond with the opening (11) of the capsule (10) and an top opening (23) adapted for receiving the dilution product (b) and dispensing the mixture (c) including the metered dose (a) of the dilution product (b).
US10800584B2	Cap and container assemblies A cap and container assembly includes a container having a base and a side wall extending upward from the base. The base and the side wall define an interior, and the side wall defines an opening leading to the interior. A cap moves with respect to the container between an opened position in which the opening is exposed, and a closed position in which the cap covers the opening. A tab projects outward from the cap and has a bottom surface. A spacer projects from the container side wall at a location beneath the tab when the assembly is in the closed position. The spacer bends inward towards the container in response to application of a sufficient force, to move from a locked position that blocks the bottom surface of the tab, to an unlocked position to expose at least a portion of the bottom surface of the tab.
US10800580B2	Plastic bottle cap with a sealing structure and easy to rotate A plastic bottle cap includes a plastic cap body. The bottom side of the cap body is an opening, and the inner wall of the cap body near the bottom side opening of the cap body is annularly provided with a groove. The sealing ring is installed in the groove, and one side of the sealing ring extends to the outside of the groove. The annular groove is opened around the inner ring of the bottle cap body. Two semi-circular rings are movably mounted in the annular groove, one end of the two semi-circular rings is rotatably connected by the first hinge, one end of the two semi-circular rings which far away from the first hinge is fixed with the first fixing block and the second fixing blocks respectively, and the first fixing block and the second fixing block correspond to the setting.
US10800577B2	Apparatus for securing a package An apparatus for securing a package includes a flexible tear-resistant bag and an anchor system for securing the bag to a substrate. The bag includes a receptacle defining a package receiving space and a closure mechanism connected to the receptacle for selectively closing the receptacle. The anchor assembly includes a housing, a fastener, and an anchor securable to the substrate. The housing may be positioned in the package receiving space with the fastener extending through the housing and the receptacle and matingly received in the anchor. A door of the housing may be secured in a closed position to limit access to the fastener. In some embodiments, the bag of the apparatus may also be provided with an alarm system so if an unauthorized entry is attempted by cutting the tear-resistant bag the alarm system will emit an alerting signal.
US10800575B2	Recyclable cardboard pallet A recyclable cardboard pallet is described herein. The pallet includes a top platform and a bottom platform formed by at least one layer of laminar components, wherein at least one of the layers of laminar components of each platform has openings, fastening components, and a frustoconical shape for inserting separators. The separators include outer tubular bodies with an inner diameter that is greater than or equal to a largest diameter of the openings, such that ends of the outer tubular body rest completely on the laminar elements between which it is located. The separators further include an inner tubular body concentric with and longer than the outer tubular body, the inner tubular body having an outer diameter configured relative to a smallest diameter of the openings, such that the outer diameter of the inner tubular body fits flush with laminar elements between which it is located.
US10800570B2	Container including improved access structure, and a blank for forming the container The container includes a box containing at least one consumer good, the box having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a ramp element depending from the first side wall and extending into the box, wherein the at least one first consumer good is positioned between the ramp element and the top wall, and the top wall defines an access opening extending over at least a part of the ramp element, and a lid flap connected to the box along a first hinge line. The lid flap is movable between a closed position in which the access opening on the top wall is covered and an open position in which the access opening on the top wall is exposed and the consumer goods are removable from the box. The blank is configured to form the container.
US10800565B1	Systems and methods for capping A pharmaceutical order filling system uses a physical parameter that occurs during attaching cap to a pharmaceutical container to determine if the cap is properly engaged. The physical parameter may be torque on the cap when placed on the container. An order processing device receives a pharmaceutical order and sends the order to a dispensing device that fills the container with a pharmaceutical in the pharmaceutical order. A cap device is configured to apply the cap the container containing the pharmaceutical from the dispensing device, wherein the cap device is configured to sense the physical parameter, e.g., torque, to the cap when applying the cap to the container.
US10800562B2	Unit and method for filling containing elements of single-use capsules A filling unit for filling containing elements (2) of single-use capsules (3) with a dose (33) of product for extraction or infusion beverages, comprising:—a line (4) for transporting the containing elements (2);—a station (SR) for filling the containing elements (2) with a dose (33) of product comprising at least a first containing seat (S1) designed to receive a dose (33) of product; a substation (ST1) for forming the dose (33) inside the first containing seat (S1) equipped with a device (6) for releasing a predetermined quantity of product defining the dose (33) inside the first containing seat (S1), the release device (6) comprising: a hopper (38) for feeding product; at least one rotary element (40a; 40b) having a plurality of blades (60A, 60B, 60C, 60D, 60E, 60F); and a filling chamber (61) positioned below the rotary element (40a; 40b), the rotary element (40a; 40b) being configured to create a feeding flow of product from the feed hopper (38) towards the filling chamber (61).
US10800558B2	Slipsheet, divider sheet and method for making the same The present disclosure provides a slipsheet and/or divider sheet and method for making the same, and method for moving and storing containers with use of the slipsheets or divider sheets. The sheets have an imprint or an embossing that provides a raised planar surface. The raised planar surface preferably comprises a plurality of ridges, crowns or crests, which are preferably arranged in a pattern throughout an upper surface of the sheet. To make the sheet, a die can be etched to have protuberances or bumps, and the die is preferably pressed into a sheet of pliable thermoplastic material. The sheet thus made has a plurality of indentations formed by the protuberances or bumps on the die, and the sheet has a planar outer surface comprising a plurality of ridges, crowns and crests between the indentations.
US10800556B2	Methods for preparing autologous blood eye drops A convenience kit for sterilizing and delivering liquids into the safety of a sterile environment inside a plastic bag (which can be disposed in a field environment) wherein a so sterilized liquid is dispensed into a vessel which is capped and sealed before removal from the bag. The convenience kit can be provided in a solitary format or, as a subkit combined with other associated items in a more inclusive convenience kit. In short, convenience kits made according to the present invention provide opportunity for accomplishing an aseptic liquid sterilizing transfer, a task which is commonly associated with on-hand capability of a laminar flow hood, in field environments and other areas which are remote from facilities having laminar flow hoods.
US10800550B2	Positioning enhancements to localization process for three-dimensional visualization Apparatus and methods for displaying a three-dimensional model image of a portion of a target object. An imaging device is equipped with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a processor configured to execute a three-dimensional (3-D) visualization application. The IMU is used to track movement of the imaging device relative to a known initial location in a frame of reference of the target object. Imaging device position offsets are computed using relative position and orientation information acquired by a dead-reckoning process. The processor is configured to execute an algorithm that combines orientation data from the IMU with walking step information to produce a piecewise linear approximation for relative motion measurement. The resulting relative location data can then be used by the 3-D visualization application to provide an estimated 3-D viewpoint to display a 3-D model of a feature in the imaged area of interest.
US10800549B2	Method for assembling a primary structure of an aircraft pylon A method for assembling a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, includes a step of fixing an angle bracket to each of the first and second lateral panels such as to obtain an L form for each of the first and second lateral panels prior to a placement of said L forms each placed against two sides of each transverse frame. This assembly technique makes it possible to reduce the mounting clearances such that it is unnecessary to fit shims, resulting in a reduction of mounting time and manufacturing costs.
US10800547B1	Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recovery system A UAV recovery system. The UAV recovery system may comprise: a mast having a mast pulley with a swivel, a base, upper and lower booms extending somewhat horizontally from the mast, a cable and pulley arrangement, a shock absorber, and a mast cable coupled between the mast pulley and the shock absorber. The cable and pulley arrangement may comprise: upper boom pulleys coupled near an associated end of the upper boom, lower boom pulleys coupled near an associated end of the lower boom, and a cable forming a loop around the upper and lower boom pulleys. The cable and pulley arrangement may also comprise a net for capturing the UAV. The shock absorber may urge the mast to rotate into a neutral position, but permit the mast to rotate not more than a controlled-tensioned position.
US10800545B2	Rocket landing system A generally vertical rocket (2) flies generally horizontally into recovery line, cable or chain (3) suspended between towers (5, 7) of a catamaran landing ship (9). High speed winches (11, 13), preferably located near or at the tops of the towers (5, 7) can rapidly reel in or out the recovery line (3) to effectively raise or lower the recovery line (3). The fixture engages a capture device on the rocket located usually above the rocket center of gravity. This invention provides a more reliable means of landing a rocket and also eliminates rocket weight, cost and complexity associated with previous means of landing a rocket.
US10800544B2	UAV payload module camera assembly and retraction mechanism In one possible embodiment, a UAV payload module retraction mechanism is provided including a payload pivotally attached to a housing. A biasing member is mounted to bias the payload out of the housing and a winch is attached to the payload. An elongated flexible drawing member is coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated drawing flexible member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing.
US10800537B2	Multi-engine aircraft thrust balancing An aircraft controller includes a memory for storing instructions. The instructions are operable to cause the controller to perform a thrust balancing method and ensure a balanced thrust output from the aircraft.
US10800534B2	Passenger seat system for a means of transport A passenger seat system for a means of transport has a carrier structure which can be attached, fixedly with respect to a structure, and a seat having a seat frame being displaceable and arrestable on the carrier structure, a bottom side lying on the carrier structure, and a top side holding a seat surface. The seat frame has an arresting device on the bottom side and has an operating unit coupled to the arresting device. The operating unit is movable into an arresting position and an unlocking position. The arresting device has an arresting body movable perpendicularly with respect to the carrier structure and which can be moved into an engagement position and a release position. An arresting mechanism mechanically directly couples the arresting device to the operating unit such that the position of the arresting body is determined exclusively by the position of the operating unit.
US10800530B2	Systems and methods for managing grey water onboard an aircraft Disclosed are systems and methods of managing grey water or other recycled water onboard an aircraft based on demand within the aircraft. In some cases, the grey water is obtained from a lavatory or galley sink of the aircraft and is treated to purify and/or filter the grey water. The treated grey water can be routed within the aircraft according to a control scheme that accounts for demand within the aircraft. For example, some or all of the treated water may undergo electrolysis to produce oxygen gas (O2) and hydrogen gas (H2), some or all of which may be fed into the fuel cell system and used in a chemical reaction to produce electrical energy and other fuel cell by-products that can be directed to various aircraft systems and/or the aircraft cabin/lavatories.
US10800523B2	Pre-determining UAV attitude changes based on commanded component movements, and associated systems and methods An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) apparatus includes an airframe, a propulsion system carried by the airframe and including at least one propulsion device, a movable component carried by the airframe, and a control system. The control system is programmed with instructions that, when executed, cause the control system to receive a first input corresponding to a characteristic of the movable component, receive a second input corresponding to a command to move the movable component, and direct a change in a setting of the at least one propulsion device in response to the first input and the second input.
US10800522B2	Flight control method and electronic device for supporting the same An electronic device includes a communication circuit configured to communicate with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a camera, a memory configured to store first flight information including a first flight pattern for a first location and first driving information of the camera, the first driving information corresponding to the first flight pattern, and a processor configured to be operatively connected with the communication circuit and the memory. The processor is configured to determine a flight reference location of the UAV, and control the UAV via the communication circuit such that the UAV flies based on the determined flight reference location and the first flight information.
US10800521B1	Configurable aerial vehicles Described are apparatus and processes for reconfiguring aerial vehicles, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during navigation of the aerial vehicle between a maneuverability configuration and an efficiency configuration. When an aerial vehicle needs to be able to quickly maneuver in any direction (vertical, horizontal, pitch, roll, yaw) it is operating in a maneuverability configuration. When configured to operate in the maneuverability configuration, the primary function of the aerial vehicle configuration is to increase maneuverability of the aerial vehicle. When the aerial vehicle is navigating in a direction that is substantially horizontal, for example when navigating between locations, it may be configured to operate in an efficiency configuration. When configured to operate in the efficiency configuration, the primary function of the aerial vehicle configuration is to increase efficiency of the aerial vehicle and reduce power consumption.
US10800514B2	Single lever powerplant control on twin turbopropeller aircraft Herein provided are methods and systems for controlling operation a first propeller of an aircraft, the first propeller associated with a first engine, the aircraft further comprising a second propeller associated with a second engine. A first requested engine power for the first engine is obtained. A second requested engine power for the second engine is obtained. The first propeller is synchronized with the second propeller by setting a first propeller command for the first propeller based on the first and second requested engine power, and the first propeller command is sent for the first propeller.
US10800509B2	Aircraft floor panel connection system A floor panel connection system for attaching a floor panel to an aircraft airframe is disclosed. The connection system includes a vertical load resisting coupling device and a shear load resisting coupling device to connect the floor panel to the airframe and resist forces applied to the panel. The vertical load resisting coupling device is configured to resist forces perpendicular to a top facial plane of the floor panel, without significantly resisting lateral forces. The shear load resisting coupling device is configured to resist forces parallel to the top facial plane of the floor panel, without significantly resisting vertical forces.
US10800507B2	Panel for a vehicle and method of manufacturing a panel A panel for a vehicle and a method for manufacturing the panel are provided. One panel has two sides forming a corner having a profile that is substantially non-orthogonal and a substructure is provided having a protrusion extending from a body of the substructure towards a surface of the panel. The protrusion has a profile extending along an edge thereof that substantially matches the profile of the corner of the panel such that the protrusion and the corner of the panel form a gap therebetween when the panel is mounted to the substructure.
US10800494B2	Windshield for a center console boat An exemplary windshield assembly for a marine vessel includes a plurality of first extrusions arranged vertically; a plurality of second extrusions, wherein each second extrusion is a crossbar arranged between a pair of first extrusions; and an opening formed between each pair of second extrusions connected between a common pair of first extrusions, wherein each opening includes a plurality of receivers formed for framing a panel, the plurality of receivers formed on a surface of each first extrusion and each second extrusion of a respective opening, and wherein a front opening includes an upper second extrusion and movable front panel, the movable front panel being connected to rotate about the upper second extrusion for venting.
US10800492B2	Actuated scratchers for a tracked vehicle A system and method for deploying scratchers for a tracked vehicle, such as a snowmobile, are described. The scratchers can be deployed in response to the engine temperature of the tracked vehicle exceeding a predetermined threshold. Alternatively, the scratchers can be deployed via actuation of a switch by an operator.
US10800491B2	Suspension, and straddle-type vehicle, snow mobile, and all-terrain vehicle with the suspension An upper arm projected line L5 is defined as a straight line formed by projecting an upper arm line L3 onto the projection line P1. a lower arm projected line L6 is defined as a straight line formed by projecting the lower arm line L4 onto the projection line P1. An intersection point Px1 between the upper arm projected line L5 and the lower arm projected line L6 is located in a region A1 defined higher than the horizontal plane P2 and defined farther outward in the right-left direction than the ski 4. The suspension enables turning performance of the straddle-type vehicle to be improved.
US10800489B2	Straddled vehicle A rider operates a driving source switching lever to switch an operation mode to a normal traveling mode or an auxiliary moving mode. During the normal traveling mode, a motorcycle travels by a driving force generated by an engine. During the auxiliary moving mode, the motorcycle moves at a low speed by a driving force generated by a vehicle driving motor. When the rider operates a forward-backward movement operator during the auxiliary moving mode to put the forward-backward movement operator in a forward movement instruction state, the vehicle driving motor is controlled such that the motorcycle moves forward. When the rider operates the forward-backward movement operator during the auxiliary moving mode to put the forward-backward movement operator in a backward movement instruction state, the vehicle driving motor is controlled such that the motorcycle moves backward.
US10800485B2	Battery-integrated driver of electric bicycle The present invention relates to a battery-integrated driver for an electric bicycle, and more specifically, related to a driver capable of changing an ordinary bicycle to an electric bicycle. The driver is installed in a hub on the back of a general bicycle and can be housed inside the hub without an external power connection. Thus, a user can easily assemble an electric bicycle and use it conveniently. The battery-integrated driver includes: a wheel hub (H); a rear side chain support (C) and a saddle support (S) of a bicycle which are coupled to each other at the wheel hub (H); a hub (30) provided in the wheel hub (H) and coupled to a wheel rim through spokes, wherein a tire is installed on the wheel rim; a driver (A) provided in the hub (30) and including an electric motor (660), wherein the electric motor (660) supplies electric power to rotate a wheel; and a battery provided in the driver (A) in a detachable manner and driving the electric motor (660).
US10800484B2	Scooter, control device and controlling method A control device for a scooter and a scooter for transporting individuals are provided. The scooter is operable using physical strength in a first mode of operation while being operable using physical strength and/or electric power in a second mode of operation. The scooter has an operating device for a control unit, and an electric motor which allows the scooter to be powered. A propulsive force is created on the scooter by actuating the operating device.
US10800482B2	Bicycle crank arm and insert therefore A crank arm for a bicycle may include a body extending along a body axis and having a first body end and a second body end axially spaced apart from the first body end. The crank arm may also include an insert provided toward the first body end. The insert may include a base portion having a radially outer surface. At least one extension may extend outwardly from the radially outer surface and may be encased within a corresponding recess in the body whereby relative planar movement between the body and the at least one extension in a first plane orthogonal to the radial direction is restrained. The retaining portion may have a retaining portion width measured in a first direction and the retaining width may be greater than a throat width thereby inhibiting relative radial movement between the at least one extension and the recess and preventing radial extraction of the extension from the corresponding recess.
US10800480B2	Hydraulic operating device A hydraulic operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a piston, and a mounting member. The base member includes a cylinder bore, a first hose-attachment hole, and a second hose-attachment hole. The first hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The second hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The mounting member is configured to couple the base member to a handlebar. The mounting member includes a mount opening through which the handlebar is to extend. The first hose-attachment hole, the second hose-attachment hole, and the mount opening are provided on a reference plane perpendicular to the pivot axis.
US10800478B2	Swing arm structure for saddle riding electric vehicle A swing arm structure for a saddle riding electric vehicle includes a swing arm pivotably supported by a vehicle body frame at a pivot section and extending rearward from the pivot section to rotatably support a rear wheel, an electric motor that drives the rear wheel, and a speed reduction mechanism that reduces an output of the electric motor and transmit the output to the rear wheel, and a housing installed separately from the swing arm and attached to the swing arm, wherein the speed reduction mechanism and the housing are configured as a speed reduction mechanism unit in which the speed reduction mechanism is attached to the housing and integrated with the housing.
US10800473B2	Storage container of a motorcycle provided with an object blocking system A storage container of a motorcycle includes a container body defining a storage compartment and a lid functionally connected to the container body. The container body includes an access opening, a bottom wall opposite to the access opening and a side wall extending perimetrally and joined to the bottom wall. The lid connects to the container body to take an open configuration allowing access to the storage compartment by the access opening, and a closed configuration preventing the storage compartment from being accessed. The storage container includes an object blocking system associated with the container body or with the lid adapted to block an object housed in the storage compartment. The object blocking system includes an inflatable member adapted to be operatively received in the storage compartment and which is adapted to have a resting configuration, in which the inflatable member is substantially deflated.
US10800469B2	Link assembly with threaded master pin A master link box for use with a link assembly of a work machine is disclosed. The master link box may include first and second master links with first and second threaded pin bores and first and second threaded passages, a master link pin with threads on the outer circumferential surface along a distal portion, and first and second fasteners. The master link pin may be inserted into the master link box through one of the first or second pin bores. The fasteners may be secured in the threaded passages such that the first fastener abuts a proximal portion of the master link pin and the second fastener abuts a distal portion of the master link pin.
US10800467B2	Door handle A door handle that has an elongated shape and is mounted onto a vehicle door in a state where a longitudinal direction thereof is aligned with a vehicle front-and-rear direction, the door handle includes: a front part and a rear part each of which has a connection surface to be connected to the vehicle door; and a grip part provided between the front part and the rear part, wherein a rear end of the front part protrudes outward in the longitudinal direction more than the front end thereof on the connection surface of the front part, and a curvature radius of a protruding portion of the rear end of the front part on the connection surface of the front part is R4 or less.
US10800456B2	Subframe for a rear axle of a motor vehicle A subframe for a rear axle of a motor vehicle includes a transverse structure and a steering device for wheels of the motor vehicle which are fastened to the rear axle. In the installed state of the subframe in the motor vehicle, the transverse structure extends in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle. The transverse structure includes an upper transverse structure element and a lower transverse structure element. The steering device is arranged between the upper transverse structure element and the lower transverse structure element.
US10800453B2	Wheel steering system A wheel steering system includes: a rear suspension mechanism inclusive of a knuckle member for rotatably holding a right rear wheel; a first cam and a second cam that are rotatably supported; a first cam follower 18 that follows the first cam; a second cam follower 20 that follows the second cam 16; cam grooves 48 respectively provided in the first and second cams; a first engaging pin and a second engaging pin that engage with the respective cam grooves; and a rotational driving force transmitter that transmits a rotational driving force of an electric motor to the first and second cams, wherein the first cam and the first cam follower are arranged on a front side in the vehicle front-rear direction of an axle, and the second cam and the second cam follower are arranged on a rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction of the axle.
US10800449B2	Computer architecture and functional architecture for increasing the fail-safety of auxiliary power steering The invention relates to a computer architecture and functional architecture for the operation of electric power steering, to an electronic control unit, and to power steering, having a first group of modules with a high probability of failure and a second group of modules with a low probability of failure. In this case, the modules of the first group have a higher probability of failure than the modules of the second group. The first group of modules is maintained redundantly in this case and, as a result, divided into main modules and into the redundant implementation of what are known as secondary modules. The main modules are arranged on a main control path and the secondary modules are respectively arranged on a secondary control path. Each of these control paths ultimately produces a control signal, i.e., a main control signal and a secondary control signal. A multiplexer is used to decide which of these two control signals is forwarded to modules from the second group. This second group of modules is implemented only once and not present in redundant form.
US10800444B2	Electric driving device and electric power steering device Disclosed is an electric driving device in which: two positive-electrode-side power lines (32, 33) are arranged from an outer peripheral side to an inner side of a mounting substrate (19); power conversion circuits (36, 37; 44, 45; 46, 47) are arranged on both sides of the mounting substrate, with respect to the positive-electrode-side power lines, to perform drive control of an electric motor; and output terminals (52, 53) are arranged on the mounting substrate at a location outward of the power conversion circuit so as to establish a connection to the electric motor. As the power conversion circuits are disposed from the center to the periphery of the mounting substrate, it is possible to decrease the wiring length and circuit mounting area of the mounting substrate (19) and suppress a radial size increase of the mounting substrate on which the redundant power conversion circuits are mounted.
US10800439B1	Lift/moving system An interconnected cabinet moving system for Information Technology (IT) equipment is disclosed that includes a support assembly that supports the interconnected cabinets, lifting devices engaged with the support assembly that lifts and moves the support assembly, and a stabilizer assembly attached to the lifting devices that extends over the interconnected cabinets and to stabilize the interconnected cabinets.
US10800438B2	Item dispensing apparatus Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispenser configured for securely storing a plurality of items within a cart and providing access to a subset of the plurality of items to authorized users. According to various embodiments, the dispenser generally includes a housing defining an interior portion dimensioned to receive a storage cart having an array of receptacles each configured to hold one or more items, a laterally sliding access door configured to provide restricted access to the cart stored within the dispenser, and an item access mechanism configured to provide selective access to a subset of the plurality of items stored within the cart. The dispenser additionally comprises a cart guide mechanism and a cart locking mechanism configured to guide the cart into the housing and to secure the cart in an appropriate location within the housing for use with the item access mechanism.
US10800436B2	Railcar steering bogie A railcar steering bogie includes: a bogie frame including a cross beam; pair of axles; axle boxes accommodating bearings; axle box suspensions each including a coupling member coupling the corresponding axle box and bogie frame while allowing relative displacement in a car longitudinal direction; plate spring extending in the car longitudinal direction and including car longitudinal direction end portions extending obliquely upward along the car longitudinal direction and supported above the respective axle boxes and a car longitudinal direction middle portion unfixedly arranged under the cross beam; support seats including respective inclined upper surfaces and supporting the both respective longitudinal direction end portions of the plate spring; and gap bodies each provided between an upper surface of the corresponding axle box suspension and a lower surface of the corresponding support seat and configured to allow displacement of the axle box suspension and the support seat in the car longitudinal direction.
US10800432B2	Rear-side alert system and method of controlling same Disclosed are a rear-side alert system and a method of controlling the same. The rear-side alert system may output an alert when there is a possibility of collision with an object detected in back of a host vehicle and determine a time point of the alert based on whether the object reaches a virtual alert deactivation line, so as to maintain the alert during a time interval in which there is the possibility of collision between the host vehicle and the object. Further, when the object does not pass through a boundary set on one side of the host vehicle, the rear-side alert system may set different alert the time points, thereby minimizing a time during which an unnecessary alert is output and improving reliability of the output of the alert by the rear-side alert system.
US10800430B2	Driving intervention in vehicles A method for providing an alert signal to a control unit of a vehicle for controlling driver intervention. The method comprises determining a set of present driving behavior data indicative of a present driving behavior in a present driving situation and retrieving a driving model indicative of expected driving behavior for the present driving situation. Further, a plurality of expected near future paths for the vehicle are predicted and an actual path is additionally determined. The set of present driving behavior data is mapped with the driving model. When a predetermined degree of deviation in the set of present driving behavior data compared to the driving model is found and the actual path deviates from the predicted expected paths, the alert signal is provided.
US10800429B2	Vehicle system and vehicle A vehicle system includes a warning device and at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to present a light stimulus to a driver, and determine whether the driver is facing forward, determine whether the driver holds a steering wheel, and cause the warning device to perform a first warning when it is determined that the driver is not facing forward while the light stimulus is being presented. The first warning is either the vibration or the sound. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to perform a second warning when it is determined that the driver does not hold the steering wheel before a predetermined time elapses after the first warning is started. The second warning includes the vibration and the sound.
US10800428B2	Vehicle driving assistance method and vehicle The present invention relates to a vehicle driving assistance method comprising the steps of: selecting a driver type; detecting the driver's condition; and controlling, in phases, at least one vehicle driving assistance function or selectively controlling a plurality of vehicle driving assistance functions, according to the selected driver type and the detected driver's condition.
US10800424B2	Driver condition detection system A driver condition detection system 1, 1′ comprises a driver monitor camera 10 capturing an image of a face of a driver to generate a facial image of the driver, a facial information detecting part 21 detecting a facial orientation or a line of sight of the driver based on the facial image, a threshold value range setting part 22 setting a threshold value range allowed as the facial orientation or the line of sight, a driver condition judging part 23 judging that the driver is driving while distracted if the facial orientation or the line of sight is maintained outside of the threshold value range for a predetermined time period or more, and a road discriminating part 24 discriminating a shape of a road ahead of the vehicle 80. The threshold value range setting part expands the threshold value range according to the shape of the road.
US10800422B1	Shifting control method for vehicle with DCT A shift control method of a vehicle with a dual clutch transmission (DCT) may include: a first preparing step of, by a controller, controlling a torque of an N-th stage clutch to a predetermined minimum torque and increasing a torque of an N−1-th stage clutch to a predetermined standby torque; a first handover step of releasing the torque of the N-th stage clutch and increasing the torque of the N−1-th stage clutch; a gear changing step of releasing an N-th stage gear and then initiating an engagement of an N−2-th stage gear; a synchronization maintaining step of maintaining a synchronized state by adjusting the torque of the N−1-th stage clutch; a second preparing step of increasing the torque of the N−2-th stage clutch to the standby torque; and a second handover step of releasing the torque of the N−1-th clutch and increasing the torque of the N−2-th stage clutch.
US10800421B2	Shift control method for vehicle with DCT A shift control method for a vehicle with a double clutch transmission (DCT) is configured such that when a power-on upshift is initiated, during a target time for a controller to perform a torque phase, a release-side clutch is gradually released, an engine torque is gradually increased to a basic engine torque or more, and an engagement-side clutch torque is increased according to an increase in the engine torque and a vehicle speed; and when the release-side clutch is completely released, the controller reduces the engine torque while gradually reducing the engagement-side clutch torque to be equal to the basic engine torque, to perform an inertia phase such that an engine speed is synchronized with an engagement-side clutch speed.
US10800420B1	Method of controlling launch of vehicle A method of controlling launch of a vehicle may include checking a start condition of the vehicle by a controller, determining whether only predetermined launch creep control torque is set as additional torque or whether the launch creep control torque and predetermined launch pre control torque are set together as the additional torque according to whether an accelerator pedal is manipulated when the start condition is satisfied, by the controller, setting the additional torque by adding launch slip control torque determined in consideration of a wheel speed difference between opposite driving wheels to the additional torque upon determining that the wheel speed difference is greater than a predetermined reference wheel speed, by the controller, and controlling an electric limited slip differential (eLSD) using the set additional torque, by the controller.
US10800418B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling engine operations Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for employing a mode expansion module to increase a number of operating modes in which a vehicle can operate. The mode expansion module can operate as a computing device, which can be connected to an existing vehicle for sending and receiving both sensor signals and engine control signals. The mode expansion module can be controlled by a user using an existing vehicle control switch that is connected to the vehicle, and can leverage connections to an existing display panel in the vehicle in order to indicate to the user the operating mode that has been selected. Furthermore, when a particular mode of the mode expansion module is selected, the mode expansion module can modify control commands being transmitted from an existing engine control module, and/or modify sensor signals being provided to the existing engine control module.
US10800416B2	Vehicle control system Systems and methods for automated control of vehicle lane change maneuvers are disclosed. Some implementations may include detecting, based on data from a sensor in the first vehicle, one or more other vehicles that are moving in a target lane of the road. Some implementations may include determining, based on the kinematic state of the vehicle and a prediction of motion of the one or more other vehicles in the target lane, estimates of headway in relation to at least one of the one or more other vehicles in the target lane. Some implementations may include determining, based at least in part on the estimates of headway, overtake decisions for the one or more other vehicles traveling in the target lane. Some implementations may include determining a motion plan that will transition the first vehicle from the current lane to the target lane based the overtake decisions.
US10800415B2	Electrically-assisted engine braking Methods and systems are provided for electrically-assisted engine braking. In one example, a method may include operating a turbocharger by an electric motor during engine braking to increase air flow to an engine intake. The enhanced air flow into the engine intake increases an exhaust manifold pressure, thus increased a braking force provided by engine braking.
US10800399B2	Hybrid vehicle A controller for the hybrid vehicle compensates for a shortage of an engine output to a vehicle demand output by discharge electric power of a battery when the vehicle demand output is higher than an upper limit output of a target operating range, and charges the battery by an excess of the engine output to the vehicle demand output when the vehicle demand output is lower than a lower limit output of the target operating range. The target operating range is set to a low load side as a SOC of the battery is higher in a predetermined SOC range. Also, the controller controls an intake air temperature during stopping of the engine to a target intake air temperature when the hybrid vehicle is traveling with the engine stopped. The target intake air temperature is increased as the SOC is lower in the predetermined SOC range.
US10800391B2	Actuation device for a vehicle brake An actuation device for an electromechanically actuatable vehicle brake, comprising an electric motor, at least one multistage transmission that has at least one intermediate transmission unit and at least one output transmission unit. The rotational axis of the output transmission unit extends through the at least one output shaft section and parallel to the rotational axis of the intermediate transmission unit and the rotational axis of the electric motor. One of the rotational axes of the electric motor, the intermediate transmission unit and the output transmission unit lies outside of a plane defined by two respective rotational axes of the rotational axes of the electric motor, the intermediate transmission unit and the output transmission unit.
US10800387B1	Retractable electronic wear pin A brake wear component is disclosed. In various embodiments, the component includes a linear position sensor disposed within a housing and configured to contact a pressure plate of a brake mechanism; a bias element coupled to the linear position sensor and configured to bias the linear position sensor a distance away from the pressure plate during a deactivated state; and an actuating mechanism coupled to the linear position sensor and configured to translate the linear position sensor toward the pressure plate during an activated state.
US10800385B2	Method for operating a brake system with an automated parking brake A method for operating a brake system with an automated parking brake for a motor vehicle, includes detecting a defined fault. The method further includes activating a parking mode of the parking brake automatically when the defined fault is detected. The automated parking brake is operable in different operating modes, a first operating mode corresponding to a drive mode and a second operating mode corresponding to the parking mode.
US10800379B2	Vehicle system and control method thereof A vehicle system may include a vehicle configured to store a public key of the vehicle and a private key of the vehicle; a portable terminal configured to store the public key of the vehicle, a public key of the portable terminal, and a private key of the portable terminal; and a server configured to generate a token and encrypt the token with the public key of the vehicle and the public key of the portable terminal.
US10800364B2	Vehicle power supply A system includes first and second vehicle power distribution buses electrically isolated from one another, each electrically connected to an electric generator. Each of the first and second buses includes a high voltage portion, electrically connected to a first load with a power consumption exceeding a threshold, and a low voltage portion electrically connected to a second load with a power consumption less than the threshold.
US10800363B2	Analog-to-digital fault detection, isolation, and mitigation for a low-voltage communications network A system includes control modules, a low-voltage communications bus, e.g., a CAN bus of a vehicle, a voltage sensor that measures a bus voltage and outputs 2.5-3.5 VDC high-data and 1.5-2.5 VDC low-data, and a host electronic control unit (ECU). The host ECU detects a recoverable fault using a data pattern in the bus voltage data when the data is outside of a calibrated range, and recalibrates the sensor. Recalibration may be by adjustment to a scaling factor and/or a bias value. Non-recoverable “stuck-at-fault”-type or “out-of-range”-type faults may be detected using the pattern, as may be a ground offset fault. A method includes measuring the bus voltage using the sensor, comparing the output data to a range to detect the fault, and isolating a sensor fault as a recoverable fault using the data pattern when the data is outside of the range. The sensor is then be recalibrated.
US10800359B2	Short-range wireless communication system and short-range wireless communication device A short-range wireless communication system mounted on a vehicle includes a master device and slave devices. Each of the master device and slave devices is a short-range wireless communication device that communicates with a mobile terminal located in a communication range to perform a wireless communication. The master device includes a mobile terminal detection unit detecting the mobile terminal located in a communication range of the master device and an activation control unit performing an activation control to activate the slave devices in response to a detection of the mobile terminal by the mobile terminal detection unit. Each slave device is maintained in a deactivated state until activation control is performed by the activation control unit of the master device. Each slave device is activated when the activation control is performed by the activation control unit of the master device.
US10800355B2	Segmented license plate connected display device The present invention describes a segmented license plate connection mechanism. The device comprises a conventional display device, which enables a personalized message, image, or video to be displayed adjacent to the entire perimeter of the license plate. A static image may be inserted into the decal enclosure, and is secured by decal stabilization clip. The display device also comprises a USB inlet and source of power that enables users to upload custom media.
US10800353B2	Utility vehicle powertrain enclosure A utility vehicle powertrain enclosure includes an engine and a transmission mounted to a carrier under a utility vehicle cargo box and substantially enclosed by the carrier and a plurality of panels. The carrier has a forward end pivotably attached to a frame member of the utility vehicle, and sides flexibly connected to panels alongside the engine, and a rearward end mounted to the utility vehicle with a pair of suspension members.
US10800347B2	Holder of a vehicle-mounted camera, manufacturing method and mounting method The present disclosure provides a holder of a vehicle-mounted camera, a manufacturing method and a mounting method. The holder of the vehicle-mounted comprises: an aligning part, a position of which is determined based on a position of a lens of the camera such that the lens is centered in the opening; and a fastener for fixing the holder of the vehicle-mounted camera to the body. The position of the aligning part is determined based on the position of the lens of the vehicle-mounted camera, thereby ensuring that the lens of the camera assembly is evenly spaced apart relative to the opening of the body of the vehicle, and improving aesthetics.
US10800344B2	Aerial photogrammetric device and aerial photogrammetric method An aerial photogrammetric device comprises an aerial vehicle configured to fly autonomously or remotely controlled, an image pickup device provided on the aerial vehicle and having an optical axis extending in a vertical direction, an attitude detecting device for detecting a tilt angle and a tilting direction with respect to a horizontality or a verticality of the optical axis, a position measuring device, and a control device for controlling a flight of the aerial vehicle, wherein the control device is configured to acquire images at two points by the image pickup device, acquire image acquiring positions at a time of image acquisition from the position measuring device, acquire a detection result of the attitude detecting device at the time of image acquisition, correct the images acquired at the two points into horizontal images based on the detection result, and perform a relative orientation of the obtained horizontal images.
US10800338B2	Storage container for a vehicle A storage container has a storage container body and a clip. The storage container body has a bottom surface and at least one side wall. The bottom surface defines a recess. A clip is connected to the at least one side wall. The clip defines a passage having an opened end. The opened end faces toward a bottom of the container body.
US10800335B2	Toggle mechanism for rearview assembly An actuator assembly is configured to adjust a viewing axis of a vehicle mirror. The assembly comprises a toggle switch and a pivot plate. The pivot plate comprises a pivoting member and a slider component configured to receive the pivoting member. The pivot plate is rotationally coupled to the toggle switch proximate a first axis. The assembly further comprises a support bracket rotationally coupled to the pivot plate via the pivoting member along a second axis. The support bracket is further rotationally coupled to the toggle switch along the first axis. The support bracket is configured to support the vehicle mirror such that a rotation of the toggle switch is configured to move the pivot plate relative to the support bracket to adjust a viewing angle of the vehicle mirror.
US10800334B2	Dual side mirror assemblies and methods of controlling the same A dual side mirror assembly, of a vehicle, includes a housing pivotally coupled to the vehicle between an unfolded position and a folded position. The housing includes a primary mirror coupled to the housing and a secondary mirror coupled to the housing. In the unfolded position, the primary mirror is in a reflective state and the secondary is in an unreflective state. In the folded position, the primary mirror is in the unreflective state and the secondary mirror is in the reflective state.
US10800332B2	Trailer driving assist system A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle towing a trailer includes providing a rear backup camera at a rear portion of the vehicle. A trailer having a trailer tow bar is attached to the trailer hitch of the vehicle. The vehicle is driven while towing the trailer and image data is captured via the rear backup camera and provided to a control at the vehicle. The image data captured while the vehicle is towing the trailer is processed at the control to determine an angle of the trailer tow bar relative to the vehicle. Responsive to determining the angle of the trailer tow bar relative to the vehicle, a degree of sway of the trailer relative to the vehicle is determined. Responsive to determination that the degree of sway is greater than a threshold degree of sway, an output is generated via the control.
US10800328B2	Head-up display and program An image synthesizer apparatus for vehicle includes an image generator and an error detector. From multiple cameras arranged to a vehicle so that an imaging region of each camera partially overlaps with an imaging region of an adjacent camera, the image generator acquires images of areas allocated to the respective cameras, and synthesizes the acquired images to generate a synthetic image around the vehicle viewed from a viewpoint above the vehicle. The error detector detects errors in the cameras. When the error detector detects a faulty camera in the cameras, the image generator acquires, from the image captured by the camera adjacent to the faulty camera, an overlap portion overlapping with the image captured by the faulty camera, uses the overlap portion to generate the synthetic image, and applies image reinforcement to the overlap portion.
US10800326B2	Motor vehicle with linear interior lighting for navigation A motor vehicle, comprising at least one linear lighting device for directly or indirectly lighting a vehicle interior. The at least one lighting device extends, at least in some sections, horizontally along at least one component of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle additionally comprises a position-sensing unit for sensing ego information describing a position and an orientation of the motor vehicle. The at least one lighting device is divided horizontally into a plurality of lighting segments, each having a fixed emission profile. The motor vehicle has a control device, configured to: determine a direction of the destination in relation to the motor vehicle; select a sub-group of the plurality of lighting segments comprising at least one lighting segment to be activated; and activate the at least one lighting segment belonging to the sub-group according to lighting brightness or lighting color of the at least one lighting segment.
US10800322B2	Side flashing lamp with light guide element, lens and housing A lighting device for a rear-viewing device of a motor vehicle includes at least one housing device, at least one lens, and at least one light guide device arranged at least in certain areas between the housing device and the lens. Light produced from at least one light source can be coupled into the light guide device, and the light guide device on the one hand and the housing device and/or the lens on the other hand are at least in certain areas connected to one another by means of overmolding, at least in certain areas, the light guide device. A method for producing such a lighting device is also described.
US10800321B2	Vehicle accessory component having co-formed light pipe An accessory component having a co-formed light pipe is disclosed. In one embodiment the accessory component is formed by a co-extrusion operation that co-extrudes the accessory component with a connecting portion and a light pipe supporting portion, wherein the light supporting portion has a light pipe integrated into the light pipe supporting portion. The co-forming of the light pipe enables exposed mounting of the light pipe over its full length. The co-formed supporting portion encapsulates the light pipe providing additional protection to the surface of the light pipe while causing little to no impedance of the light emissions from the light pipe itself. The co-formed accessory component itself may be optically clear, diffuse, or tinted to provide color or appearance variations to the light emitted by the light pipe. The surface finish of the co-formed accessory component may also be varied to provide light diffusion or to alter the appearance of the accessory component. The co-formed accessory component may be formed with features that enable it to be readily attached to other vehicle components with or without external fasteners or adhesives.
US10800314B2	Removable container shipping safety frame for vehicle The present invention provides an automated removable frame system for transporting vehicles in a container. The frame system is be assembled in the container, the vehicles are loaded on the frame system, the container is shipped to the location, the vehicles are unloaded from the frame system, and the frame system is disassembled and returned to the manufacture or stored for later use.
US10800307B1	Vehicle side pillow assembly A vehicle side pillow assembly includes: a connection bar, two ends of which being disposed with first and second side pillows having opposite pillow surfaces; and first and second installation parts for installing the vehicle side pillow assembly onto two insertion rods of a vehicle headrest. The first and second installation parts are arranged in mirror symmetry and movably connected to the connection bar. The connection bar is disposed with several spaced engagement slots along an axial direction thereof. The first and second installation parts are respectively disposed with first and second engagement portions matching the engagement slots. The first and second engagement portions are capable of being engaged with or separated from the engagement slots, so that the first and second installation parts are fixed at a position corresponding to the insertion rods. The vehicle side pillow assembly is convenient to use and has the characteristics of being convenient for disassembly, installation and storage.
US10800304B2	Head restraint linkage for reversible seat A reversible seat for an automotive vehicle having a head restraint which rotates to a fold flat position between a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position as the seat is moved between opposing forward-facing and rearward-facing positions. The head restraint folds towards the seat back as the reversible seat passes through the peak of its locus to increase clearance with a headliner of the automotive vehicle. The head restraint returns to an upright inclined position as the seat reaches the opposing position.
US10800297B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for attaching soft goods to a child's apparatus A child apparatus can include one or more shells/frames upon which a child can sit or lie. All or a portion of each shell/frame can be covered in soft goods. The soft goods component can include one or more channels or tunnels provided along all or a portion of a perimeter of the soft goods component. One or more stiffening members can be inserted into the one or more channels or tunnels. The shell/frame can include one or more cavities for receiving a portion of the stiffening member therein to couple the soft goods component to the shell/frame. Alternatively, the shell/frame can include soft goods retaining tabs along a back or side of the shell/frame, and the elongated stiffening member can be inserted between each soft goods retaining tab and the back or side of the shell/frame.
US10800296B2	Seat recliner assembly with hollow cross member A seat recliner assembly for a vehicle may include first and second recliner hearts, a hand lever, and a cross member. The first recliner heart may be mounted to a bracket. The second recliner heart may be mounted to another bracket. The hand lever may be mounted to the first recliner heart and may be rotatable relative to the brackets to move the first recliner heart between a locked state and an unlocked state. The cross member may be connected to the first and second recliner hearts and may transmit torque from the hand lever to the second recliner mechanism to move the second recliner heart with the first recliner heart between the locked and unlocked states. The cross member may include an aperture extending through an entire longitudinal length of the cross member.
US10800291B2	Adjustment device for automatic seat position change in a vehicle An adjustment device for the automatic seat position change in a vehicle from an actual setting into a predefinable target setting including an electronic control unit for automatically setting at least one actuator for adjusting at least one seat-position-dependent adjustable vehicle component depending on detected vehicle occupant data. In this case, the control unit has an analysis unit for determining an efficiency-oriented adjustment space requirement for the adjustment of the actual setting into the target setting depending on the vehicle occupant data and the vehicle interior geometry.
US10800290B2	Passenger seat system for a means of transport A passenger seat system for a transport means has an elongate carrier structure to be attached, fixedly with respect to a structure, and having a main extent axis and mutually spaced-apart raster openings on the carrier structure top side, raster openings projecting into at least one lateral delimitation of the carrier structure, and a seat having a seat frame, displaceable and arrestable on the carrier structure, a bottom side lying on the carrier structure, and a top side holding a seat surface. The seat frame has an arresting device on the bottom side and has an operating unit coupled to the arresting device. The operating unit is movable into an arresting position and an unlocking position. The arresting device has an arresting lever movable into an engagement position, for lateral engagement into a raster opening, and a release position, in which the arresting lever is released from the carrier structure.
US10800285B2	System to modulate switch resistances within a battery system In an example, a battery control system is disclosed. The battery control system can include a plurality of batteries, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The battery control system also includes a plurality of switches configured to connect a first battery of the plurality of batteries to and from the first terminal and the third terminal and to connect a second battery of the plurality of batteries to and from the second terminal and the third terminal. The battery control system also discloses a switch resistance modulation module configured to modulate a resistance of at least one switch of the plurality of switches between zero ohms and infinity ohms based on a battery parameter and a control signal.
US10800270B1	Enclosed electric motorcycle An improved enclosed electric motorcycle has an electric motor directly driving the rear wheel with a chain or a belt. A pair of steering handles and an accelerator foot pedal enables a driver to drive the motorcycle like an automobile. The pair of the landing wheel assemblies individually has a take-up assembly to reduce their sprung weights, and has an electric motor to increase reliability. By adding a pair of anti-skid wheels, the driver can avoid many accidents. An inflatable safety belt and a pair of side airbags will protect the driver in an accident. If the battery pack explodes, it will be ejected away from the motorcycle to protect the driver. A drive-in electric engaging device enables the driver to drive the motorcycle to engage with a stationary charging station for charging its battery pack while parking.
US10800269B1	Drive assembly and system for utility vehicle A compact generator and coolant pump assembly may be used on a vehicle having a fluid reservoir and a plurality of electrical components disposed on the vehicle. The generator includes a rotor and stator disposed in a housing and the rotor is driven by a rotatable input member to generate an electrical output for use by one or more components of the vehicle. The assembly also includes a circulating pump connected to a lower portion of a generator housing and driven by the rotatable input member. A clutch assembly driven by the rotatable input member and engaged to and driving a clutch output may be located adjacent to the upper housing of the generator.
US10800268B2	Magnetic levitation transport with dipole line track system Magnetic levitation transport using a parallel dipole line track system is provided. In one aspect, a magnetic levitation transport system includes: a dipole line track system having: i) multiple segments joined together, each of the multiple segments having at least two diametric magnets, and ii) at least one diamagnetic object levitating above the at least two diametric magnets. A method for operating a magnetic levitation transport system is also provided.
US10800257B2	Tracked vehicle and control method of the same A tracked vehicle comprising: a first and a second track; a generator assembly configured to generate mechanical power; a group of work devices coupled to the generator assembly; a first and a second drive wheel coupled to the first and to the second track, respectively, and to the generator assembly; a user interface configured to receive commands from an operator; and a control unit connected to the user interface to receive commands from the operator; the control unit being configured to: measure an amount of time elapsed between a command sent by the operator and a subsequent command sent by the operator; and set the tracked vehicle to a blocked state if the amount of time measured is greater than a first time interval threshold.
US10800255B2	Automatic transmission An automatic transmission includes: a main transmission including a plurality of main transmission side planetary gear mechanisms; an auxiliary transmission having a rotation axis different from a rotation axis of the main transmission; and a low/high switching mechanism switching between a low mode and a high mode by engaging and disengaging an engaging device provided on the auxiliary transmission. Further, the low/high switching mechanism switches between the low mode and the high mode at a point where a gear ratio in the low mode coincides with a gear ratio in the high mode.
US10800254B2	Driveline assembly for an electric vehicle A driveline assembly for an electric vehicle for driving a pair of wheels. The driveline assembly includes an electric motor having an output shaft. A differential is coupled with the output shaft and is configured to receive torque from the output shaft. A pair of primary shafts are each coupled with the differential and configured to receive torque from the differential. A pair of end reducers are each configured to receive torque from one of the primary shafts and provide a gear reduction and torque multiplying effect at a wheel output. A controller is connected to the electric motor and is configured to superimpose a torque fluctuation at the output shaft to counteract vibrations in the driveline assembly.
US10800253B2	All terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a fuel tank; a body frame on which to mount the engine and tank; at least three wheels suspended at the frame and including at least paired left and right wheels; and a canister adsorbing evaporated fuel in the tank. Part of a body cover includes: a vertical wall extending up-down while covering a specified wheel from one of front and rear sides; an upper wall covering the specified wheel from above, extending forward and rearward, and spaced toward an other of the front and rear sides from the vertical wall; and a connection wall inclined while interconnecting an end portion on the vertical wall side of the upper wall and an upper end of the vertical wall. An accommodation space triangular in side view is formed between the connection wall and specified wheel. The canister is disposed in the space.
US10800252B2	Resin fuel tank and blow molding mold for molding the same A resin fuel tank includes a peripheral wall portion that is configured to structure a portion of a fuel tank main body portion that is made of resin and in which fuel is stored, the peripheral wall portion having a parting line portion that is visible from an outer side of the fuel tank main body portion, and a projecting portion that is solid, is disposed along the parting line portion, and is configured to project outward, integrally with the peripheral wall portion, from the peripheral wall portion toward the outer side of the fuel tank main body portion.
US10800249B2	Fan shroud of a motor vehicle A fan shroud of a motor vehicle has a shroud body which comprises a round airflow opening for a fan impeller. The fan shroud additionally includes a motor mount which is arranged above the airflow opening and is attached by means of a strut to a fastening dome. The fastening dome is attached to the shroud body and is oriented perpendicularly to said shroud body. The radially outer end of the fastening dome, with reference to the airflow opening, is at a varying distance from the mid-point of the airflow opening. This disclosure additionally relates to a cooler fan of a motor vehicle.
US10800245B2	Automobile vehicle battery tray with lower impact rails A battery tray assembly for a battery powered vehicle includes a tub having a bottom wall connected with a side wall. A side rail assembly is connected to the side wall of the tub. A lower impact rail is connected to the side rail assembly. The lower impact rail extends beyond the bottom wall of the tub. The lower impact rail is removably connected to the side rail assembly by a fastener.
US10800244B2	Motor vehicle battery arranged on a rear floor The disclosure concerns a motor vehicle with an exhaust silencer arranged at a rear axle. At least one battery receptacle is arranged adjacent to and at least partially at a side and/or rear of the vehicle component on a rear floor, and formed as a tray. At least one battery is arranged at least partially in the battery receptacle. At least one deflector element is arranged between the battery receptacle and the vehicle component. And the deflector element is configured such that the vehicle component, standing in contact with the deflector element due to a sideways and/or forward displacement of the vehicle component, is pressed downward by the exhaust silencer in a floor direction.
US10800242B2	Vehicle axle for a motor vehicle In a vehicle axle for a motor vehicle, two electric drives are arranged in a frame construction for driving the wheels of an axle. The frame construction is provided with at least one transverse carrier, which is at its ends connected to longitudinal carriers. The two electric drives are arranged approximately axially parallel next to each other with their axes of rotation arranged transversely to the direction of travel. The at least one transverse carrier extends between the two electric drives.
US10800241B2	Comprehensive protective cover for vehicle door with frameless window A protective cover includes a sleeve which overlies the entirety of the inside and outside of a vehicle window and has a peripheral seal which seals against the frame for the window which is integral with the vehicle body. A sock-like sleeve encloses the vehicle side mirror and a large protective portion overlies the painted door structure below the window. Fore and aft straps have fasteners on their ends which allow fastening to fastener halves mounted inside the front and rear wheel wells of the vehicle.
US10800237B2	Method and device for determining a position of an actuating element The invention relates to a method for determining the position of an actuating element (3) in a positioning system (1), having the following steps: —continuously detecting a signal profile of a sensor signal from an acceleration sensor (7) which is fitted to an electric-motor actuating drive (5) of the positioning system (1), in order to detect an acceleration on account of a force excitation by a detent torque and/or an imbalance of a rotor of the electric-motor actuating drive; —evaluating the signal profile in order to detect an oscillation; —determining the position of the actuating element (3) on the basis of the detection of the oscillation.
US10800235B2	Automobile accessory attachment structure An accessory that needs to be protected against water is located in a water-coverable area with waterproofness being provided with certainty, while the number of components is suppressed from increasing. An accessory provided with a metal casing or including a female connector is provided in a water-coverable area of an automobile including a retractable roof. A cover covering the accessory is provided. The cover includes a plurality of panels and a plurality of hinges and is foldable upward. A harness supporting bracket supporting a wire harness has a pressing function of pressing the cover such that the cover is not foldable.
US10800231B2	Retractable truck bed cover having slat array with flexible joiner members and shielded seams A retractable truck bed cover having an array of parallel aluminum slats joined together by connective hinges including leading and trailing edge configuration for improving the security of the cover by covering and concealing the seam between adjacent slats while improving the connective hinge's resistance to the effects of aging and/or exposure to temperature fluctuations. The truck bed cover connective hinge slat is designed to be in an array of discrete slats, which are joined to one another by means of joiner members secured at each end to slat end caps. The distal ends of the joiner members are attached to slat end caps at the distal ends of the slats, thereby preventing the joiner members from shrinking in relationship to the slats due to aging and I or exposure to temperature fluctuations.
US10800229B2	Sun visor module A sun visor module includes: a base portion which has an accommodating space formed therein and a front portion provided at the ceiling of a front seat of a vehicle in an openable or closable form; a sun visor portion which is provided at the center of the inside of the base portion and slides in or out through the front portion of the base portion; a screen-shaped awning portion which is provided at a lower portion of the inside of the base portion to be entered in or out to the front portion of the base portion; an air discharge portion which is connected with an A-pillar of the vehicle to introduce the wind flowing in the A-pillar into the base portion; and a first blowing portion which communicates with the rear lower portion of the base portion to send the wind to the inside of the vehicle.
US10800227B2	Air-conditioning control apparatus An air-conditioning control apparatus is mounted in a vehicle that is capable of unmanned travelling. The apparatus has a determining section and an output section. The determining section determines whether an occupant is in the vehicle and whether the vehicle is traveling. The output section performs an air-conditioning control including temperature adjusting using a radiator through heat exchange with air outside the vehicle. The output section performs the air-conditioning control when the vehicle is in an unmanned state and a travelling state, and refrains from performing the air-conditioning control when the vehicle is in the unmanned state and a stop state.
US10800225B2	Working vehicle A working vehicle includes an engine, an air blowing device, an exhaust gas post-processing device, and a guide device. The air blowing device is disposed in front of the engine. The exhaust gas post-processing device processes exhaust gas from the engine, and is disposed above the engine. The guide device lifts and guides at least portion of the air from the air blowing device to an upper side where the exhaust gas post-processing device is provided.
US10800219B2	Adjustable trailer hitch ball mount with integral lock A trailer hitch ball mount with an integral lock mechanism is disclosed, which may include a shank having a longitudinal bore and a transverse bore. A lock shaft may be disposed in the longitudinal bore and a first and second slide pin may be disposed in the transverse bore. The first slide pin include a contact portion facing toward the lock shaft. The contact portion of the first slide pin may include a flat surface.
US10800218B2	Magnetic fastening and retaining device and method A magnetic fastening device and method includes: a cinch-block including: first and a second opposing sides, a throughbore passing through from the first opposing side to the second opposing side, and at least one magnet, configured to apply magnetic force to removably attach the cinch-block to a first metallic object, and wherein the throughbore of the cinch-block is configured to align with an aperture of the first metallic object and an aperture of the second object; a cinch-pin comprising external threads disposed on at least a first portion of a surface of an elongated midsection; wherein the cinch-pin is configured to pass through the aligned throughbore and apertures to securely fasten the first metallic object, the cinch-block, and the second object.
US10800217B2	Hitch assist system A hitch assist system is provided herein that includes a sensing system configured to detect a trailer proximate a vehicle. The hitch assist system also includes a controller for determining an environmental visibility level; determining an offset from a first sensor in high visibility levels and from a second sensor in low visibility levels; and maneuvering the vehicle along a path to align a hitch ball with a coupler of the trailer.
US10800215B2	Recoil reducing tire bead seater barrel A nozzle for seating a tubeless tire on a rim using pressurized gas includes a coupling neck configured to accept the pressurized gas from a pressurized tank, a choke point adapter connected to the coupling neck and a nozzle body configured with a nozzle output. Pressurized air introduced into the coupling neck pass through the nozzle and exits the nozzle output in a burst of the pressurized gas that is directed between the tubeless tire and the rim to inflate the tire. The choke point adapter has a chokepoint surface with a chokepoint angle of sufficient angle to aid in reducing the recoil of the tubeless tire seating device.
US10800212B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a first tread-half region from the tire equator to a first tread edge. In the first tread-half region, a crown land portion and a middle land portion are not provided with any grooves having widths equal to or more than 2 mm. In the first tread-half region, crown, middle and shoulder portions are respectively provided with a first crown sipe, a first middle sipe and a first shoulder sipe each having a width less than 2 mm. The first crown sipe, the first middle sipe and the first shoulder sipe are respectively configured as arc shapes having radiuses R1, R2 and R3 of curvature to protrude in a first circumferential direction side, wherein the radiuses R1, R2 and R3 are satisfied the following relation: R1<=R2<=R3, and R1
US10800208B2	Front suspension wheel for mobile robotic devices A front suspension wheel for mobile robotic devices that can be compressed into or decompressed out of a main body of a mobile robotic device to facilitate driving the mobile robotic device over obstacles, thresholds and the like. The wheel will provide the mobile robotic device with information such as how fast the wheel is traveling. The wheel is easily removable by hand by the user.
US10800202B2	Method and device for document security by generating multiple reflective and transmissive latent images The present invention relates to a production method and to a device for document security applications including various latent images on each side. The invention comprises: depositing, according to an established pattern, at least one layer of metallized material, forming a holographic element on at least one part of one of the surfaces of a confinement substrate; defining different regions on the surface of the substrate; inducing different alignment directions for orienting a liquid crystal according to the previously defined regions; doping the liquid crystal with at least one dichroic dye; placing the liquid crystal over at least one confinement substrate, covering the holographic element; adding a second confinement substrate, forming a sandwich-type structure; and polymerizing the liquid crystal, forming a sheet.
US10800200B2	Array of printed information sheets for a business establishment An array of printed information sheets to be placed in a business establishment includes at least two stacks of printed information sheets being detachably connected to each other. Each stack of printed information sheets includes at least a first multiple product information sheet and a second information sheet that are removably attached to each other or to the stack. The first multiple product information sheet has printed thereon first product information about a first product to be displayed in the business establishment and a first location indicator indicating a first predetermined location in the business establishment where the first multiple product information sheet is to be displayed. The second multiple product information sheet has printed thereon second product information about a second product to be displayed in the business establishment and a second location indicator indicating a second predetermined location in the business establishment where the second multiple product information sheet is to be displayed.
US10800186B2	Digital printing with transparent blank ink A method, a panel and equipment to form a digital print by applying dry ink (15), preferably including particles of pigment coated wood fibres (61), on a surface (2), bonding a part of the particles with a liquid blank ink drops (57) and removing the non-bonded particles from the surface (2).
US10800185B2	Printing apparatus and image correction method A printing apparatus includes a printer with printing elements that print dots and a controller that controls the printer on the basis of input image data. The controller acquires a pre-correction printing density that is based on test pattern data, which includes a uniform array of pixels, and printing characteristics of a dot size of the printing elements. The controller calculates a target density by averaging the pre-correction printing density and offsets the target density so that the target density is equal to or greater than the pre-correction printing density. The controller calculates a correction gain of the printing elements on the basis of the ratio of the target density to the pre-correction printing density and controls the printer on the basis of the correction gain and the input image data.
US10800184B2	Determining method of density correction value, printing apparatus, printing method, and method of correcting printing density A density correction value determining method of correcting a printing density in a printing apparatus that performs printing by ejecting ink from a plurality of nozzles onto a medium, includes printing a test pattern by ejecting ink from the plurality of nozzles, acquiring captured image data by imaging printed test pattern, calculating a first density correction value for bringing the printing density closer to a predetermined reference value set when one raster is formed by ejecting ink from each single nozzle of the plurality of nozzles based on a density of acquired captured image data, and calculating a second density correction value for bringing the printing density closer to a predetermined reference value set when one raster is formed by combining different nozzles of the plurality of nozzles based on the calculated first density correction value.
US10800182B2	Printing system, information processing apparatus, inkjet printing apparatus, printing control method, and printing control program The theoretical position of a registration mark is automatically obtained by image processing on predetermined image data. A printing system including a printing apparatus capable of further performing coating printing on a substrate having undergone printing includes a generator that generates theoretical position data of a registration mark by performing image processing on registration image data assumed to contain a registration mark, an acquirer that acquires reading position data by reading the position of a registration mark printed in advance on conveyed paper, and a printing controller that compares the theoretical position data with the reading position data and corrects a position of coating printing based on the misregistration.
US10800175B2	Gap spits at printheads In one example of the disclosure, a printer includes a printhead having a set of nozzles. Printing ejection of marking agent is caused upon a media to print each of a set of pages of a print job. An initial page spit is caused to occur at the printhead prior to the printing engine causing printing of an initial page of the print job. A between-pages spit is caused to occur at the printhead between printing of pages of the print job. Responsive to a determination that a predetermined period between printing of a page and a consecutive page of the print job has been exceeded, a gap spit is caused to occur at the printhead in lieu of a between-pages spit.
US10800174B2	Evaporative ink-blocking film devices stabilizing ink in nozzles of inkjet printheads A cap is positioned to contact a printhead when the printhead is not ejecting liquid ink. The cap and the printhead create a sealed space adjacent printhead nozzles when contacting each other. An evaporator is connected to the cap and is adapted to control evaporation a water-incompatible or solvent-incompatible liquid into the sealed space to condense an ink-blocking film on the surface of the liquid ink in the nozzles to protect the liquid ink in the nozzles. This prevents the ink in the nozzles from drying and prevents the nozzles from clogging.
US10800171B2	Liquid discharge device and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge device includes a nozzle plate including nozzles to discharge liquid; individual liquid chambers communicating with nozzles; a common liquid chamber to supply the liquid to the individual liquid chambers; a circulation channel; a common circulation chamber; a pressure generator to apply pressure to the liquid; and circuitry to apply, to the pressure generator, a predetermined drive waveform in which an electric potential is changed, from a first potential to apply an initial pressure to the liquid, to a second potential, and the second potential is kept to a predetermined timing for liquid discharging. At the predetermined timing, a discharge speed difference, caused when the initial pressure is changed in a case where the predetermined drive waveform is applied with the initial pressure applied to the liquid, is a local minimum. The initial pressure is applied to the liquid in a state without the predetermined drive waveform.
US10800165B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and inspection apparatus An inkjet printing apparatus has an inspection unit that inspects an ejection condition of multiple ejecting ports arrayed in a first direction, a motor that moves the inspection unit in the first direction, a conversion unit that reduces rotation speed obtained from the motor and converts driving force of the motor into movement of the inspection unit and a control unit that controls inspection of the ejection condition, performed by the inspection unit. The control unit controls the inspection of the ejection condition based on detection of a rotary encoder detecting rotation of the motor and a linear encoder detecting a position of the inspection unit.
US10800164B2	Recording head unit and inkjet recording apparatus A first storage portion stores, in advance, first reference voltage values respectively for ink ejection portions, the first reference voltage values corresponding to a predetermined first image density value. A second storage portion stores, in advance, voltage values that are different from each other, and measurement values that indicate image densities respectively corresponding to the voltage values. A voltage value calculating portion, at a predetermined change timing for changing image density, calculates second reference voltage values respectively for the ink ejection portions based on the voltage values and the measurement values, the second reference voltage values corresponding to a second image density value that is different from the first image density value. A voltage switching portion switches driving voltages that are applied to the ink ejection portions, from driving voltages having the first reference voltage values to driving voltages having the second reference voltage values.
US10800163B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and moving unit including detector that detects change in posture of carriage A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a support that extends in a second direction intersecting a first direction in which a printing medium is transported; a carriage that is connected to the support and is movable in the second direction; an ejector that is provided in the carriage and ejects a liquid to the printing medium; and a detector that is provided in the carriage and detects a change in posture of the carriage. In a case where the liquid is not ejected from the ejector, the carriage moves in the second direction, and the detector detects the change in posture of the carriage. The detector outputs posture-change amount information based on the change in posture of the carriage. Ejection of the liquid is corrected based on the posture-change amount information.
US10800157B2	Printing screen frame holding device A printing screen frame holding device is provided. The printing screen frame holding device has a tensioning operation portion and an elevating operation portion, which are operated successively at an interval of few seconds by means of control of a rate of supply of air pressure by an orifice, are mounted on a quadrangular frame-shaped frame holding means that includes a combination of multiple mounting frames and multiple corner pieces, without provision of any separate mechanism or an additional component.
US10800156B2	Fabricating method of a pattern including stretching a substrate Provided is a fabricating method of a pattern, which includes preparing a first substrate having a first width and a first thickness, stretching the first substrate and preparing a second substrate having a second width and a second thickness, forming a base layer made of a material of a pattern which will be formed on the second substrate, removing a predetermined region of the base layer and forming a first pattern having a first line width and a first height on the second substrate, and removing a tensile force applied to the second substrate to restore the second substrate back to being the first substrate and forming a second pattern having a second line width and a second height on the first substrate. Fineness of a line width can be achieved by forming the first pattern in a state in which the substrate is stretched, contracting a line width of the first pattern while restoring the stretched substrate, and forming the second pattern having a contracted line width on the restored substrate such that high integration can be achieved.
US10800152B2	Device to fabricate solid freeform fabrication object, non-transitory recording medium, and method of fabricating solid freeform fabrication object A device to fabricate a solid freeform fabrication object includes a flattening device to lay powder to form a powder layer and flatten a surface of the powder layer, a liquid fabrication application device to apply a liquid fabrication to the powder layer to fabricate a layer object, a fabrication controller to control fabrication of the solid freeform fabrication object by repeating laying the powder to form a powder layer, flattening the surface of the powder layer, and applying the liquid fabrication to the powder layer to laminate the layer object to fabricate the solid freeform fabrication object, and a detector to detect humidity. The fabrication controller changes at least one of the moving speed of the flattening device, the number of rotation of the flattening device, the application amount of the liquid fabrication, and the lamination pitch according to the humidity detected by the detector.
US10800150B2	Method and apparatus to remove a protective layer The present invention provides method and apparatus for removing a sealant from a surface. More specifically the present invention provides methods an apparatus for efficiently and consistently removing polysulfide sealant from a surface on an aluminum airplane wing without damaging the wing.
US10800137B2	Laminated glass panel with thin sheet of shatterproof glass A laminated glazing unit includes one to ten first glass sheets each of thickness included between 1.5 and 22 mm, if needs be adhesively bonded to one another by one or more first adhesive interlayers, and a second glass sheet forming one of the two faces of the laminated glazing unit, of thickness included between 0.5 and 1.5 mm, and adhesively bonded to the first glass sheet(s) by a second adhesive interlayer, the second glass sheet being made of aluminosilicate or soda-lime glass that is chemically toughened, having a surface stress comprised between 300 and 1000 and between 200 and 500 MPa, respectively, and a depth under compression between 20 and 100 μm.
US10800133B2	System and method for producing a facing for a board product with strategically placed scores A system and method for producing a board product made from paper products that have a pre-scored facing in addition to a medium (sometimes called fluting). Conventional corrugated board may feature a cross-corrugated medium and one or more facing that have no score lines that are impressed (at least prior to assembly with the corrugated medium). Such a conventional board product may be inferior because any score lines that are impressed will damage the underlying corrugated medium in some manner. A breakdown in the strength of the underlying medium leads to poor precision when the eventual board product is scored, cut, and folded. A lack of precision in folding a board product leads to gap variation and fishtailing as any articulated portion of the board product may not maintain a precise plane of articulation when folded.
US10800132B2	Cloth having gas sheet In one aspect, there is provided a fabric containing gas therein, the fabric comprising a weave between warps and wefts, wherein each warp includes an elongate array of a plurality of individual gas cells, wherein neighboring gas cells are physically coupled to each other via a connection, wherein the connection is monolithic with the gas cells, and each cell contains the gas therein.
US10800124B2	Hydraulic drive In a hydraulic drive of a tool piston in a cylinder first and second flat contact areas each are contiguous, when moving into and in the open position of the valve member between the detent element and the valve member, wherein a pressure-limiting valve that can be loaded with the pressure in the cylinder from a closed position to an open position and a detent element loaded by a spring in the locking direction to positively hold a neck of a valve member of the pressure-limiting valve are arranged in the open position, wherein the detent element at least via the tool piston at its return to a released position can be moved and, when moving the valve member to the open position of the pressure-limiting valve, non-positively acts on the valve member.
US10800123B2	Process and apparatus for manufacturing tyres A process for building tyres provides for building a carcass sleeve around a forming drum having an application diameter and two lateral half-portions axially moveable relative to each other. The carcass sleeve comprises at least one carcass ply coaxially engaged around each of the axially opposite end flaps thereof to an annular anchoring structure defining a fitting diameter smaller than the application diameter. The building of the carcass sleeve comprises: applying and stopping a leading end of a semi-finished product in form of continuous strip cut to size against a continuous surface of the forming drum; winding the semi-finished product in form of continuous strip cut to size circumferentially around the forming drum; joining a trailing end of the semi-finished product to the leading end at said continuous surface. The continuous surface is extended only partly around the forming drum. The semi-finished product, except for the leading end and the trailing end, is laid against a discontinuous circumferential surface of the forming drum adjacent to the continuous surface and belonging to the two lateral half-portions.
US10800122B2	Process and apparatus for manufacturing pneumatic tyres for vehicle wheels In a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels, a carcass sleeve is arranged on a shaping drum including two half-drums and two supports. Each support is operatively associated with one of the half-drums and carries a plurality of turning-up levers having free ends positioned close to the respective half-drum. Two annular anchoring structures are disposed around the carcass sleeve and each of the two supports is locked to the respective half-drum by interposing only stiff mechanical elements in mutual contact between the support and the half-drum. The carcass sleeve is shaped in a toroidal conformation, by setting a threaded shaft in rotation and moving the half-drums close to each other. Subsequently, each of the two supports is unlocked from the respective half-drum and the threaded shaft is set in rotation to move each support close to the respective half-drum and lift up the free ends of the turning-up levers until the end flaps of the carcass sleeve are turned up around the annular anchoring structures.
US10800113B2	Bonding for additively manufactured thermoplastic composite structures Disclosed embodiments provide automated fiber placement techniques for fabrication of parts made from composite materials. Tape plies are wound around a mandrel while a polymer is dispensed on a tape ply shortly before compaction. A bead monitoring system monitors the size and placement of the bead on the tape ply and feeds back information to various process control systems to maintain an optimal bead size.
US10800108B2	Sinterable separation material in additive manufacturing According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a method of 3D printing, comprising depositing a model material in successive layers to form a part, the model material being a metal composite including greater than 50% by volume metal powder and less than 50% by volume a first removable binder, depositing the model material in successive layers to form a support structure adjacent the part, depositing a sinterable separation material between a surface of the part and a surface of the support structure, the sinterable separation material formed from 10-40% by volume ceramic powder and greater than 50% by volume a second removable binder, debinding the first removable binder of the model material and the second removable binder of the sinterable separation material, and sintering the part, the support structure, and the sinterable separation material at a temperature profile that sinters the model material and the sinterable separation material.
US10800106B2	Apparatus and method for estimating material usage amount and printing time for three-dimensional printer A 3D printing estimation apparatus includes a database storing 3D model data indicating a printing part and usage amount information of each material in one spraying process, a printing data generating part for generating 3D data of a printing object including the printing part and a support, an area splitting part for splitting the 3D data into at least one area, a material determining part for determining a type and a printing pattern of each material constituting each of the at least one area, and a material usage amount estimating part for determining a number of times each material is sprayed on the at least one area based on the determined type and the printing pattern of each material, and estimating a usage amount of each material to be printed the printing object based on the determined number of times and the usage amount information.
US10800102B2	Outlet structure A build material container outlet structure comprises: a first connector portion to connect to a build material container; a second connector portion comprising an adaptor to receive a nozzle structure of an external aspiration system; and an aspiration channel to aspire build material from the build material container to the nozzle structure of the external aspiration system; wherein the first connector portion is rotatably connected to the second connector portion to align the adaptor in a predetermined orientation.
US10800100B2	Lamination molding apparatus A lamination molding apparatus includes a molding table, a molding table driver, and a chuck. The molding table includes a molding region and a temperature adjusting unit. In the molding region, a desired three-dimensional molded object is formed. The temperature adjusting unit has a heating unit with a heater, and a cooling unit with a cooler. The heating unit and the cooling unit are arranged to be stacked in a vertical direction. The molding table driver moves the molding table in the vertical direction. The chuck detachably fixes the temperature adjusting unit to the molding table driver at one fixing point.
US10800099B2	Build plate system for a heated deposition three-dimensional printer and method for operating the same A build plate system for a heated deposition three-dimensional printer includes a plurality of sheets, the plurality of sheets arranged in a stack on a build plate and a glue portion between each of the plurality of sheets. The glue portion is configured to hold a sheet to the stack and release the sheet from the stack when receiving heat from a nozzle of the three-dimensional printer. A method for operating a build plate system includes the steps of printing an object onto a top-most sheet of a plurality of sheets arranged in a stack, positioning the nozzle of the three-dimensional printer in thermal contact with the glue portion, applying heat to the glue portion by nozzle to release the top-most sheet from the stack, and moving the top-most sheet off of the stack into a target area using different methods of placing the nozzle into contact with the top-most sheet from the stack.
US10800097B2	Outlet structure A 3D printing build material container outlet structure is described. The outlet structure comprises a valve element having an open configuration to enable a tube, when inserted in the outlet structure, to aspirate build material from the container; and a closed configuration to inhibit build material from exiting the container. The valve element changes from the closed configuration to the open configuration by at least one of: the tube being inserted in the outlet structure; and a vacuum force being applied to the outlet structure when the tube has been inserted in the outlet structure.
US10800096B2	Resin powder for solid freeform fabrication and device for solid freeform fabrication object A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication includes resin particles having a significantly pillar-like form including resin particles having a concave portion on the circumferential side surface.
US10800094B2	Light-curable article of manufacture with portions of differing solubility Provided herein is a polymerizable liquid composition useful for additive manufacturing, which composition may include: (i) a free radical photoinitiator; (ii) monomers and/or prepolymers (e.g., reactive diluents) that are polymerizable by exposure to actinic radiation or light, optionally wherein some or all of said monomers and/or prepolymers comprise one or more acid-labile or base-labile groups; (iii) a crosslinker comprising one or more acid-labile or base-labile groups; and (iv) a photoacid generator or a photobase generator, wherein said free radical photoinitiator and said photoacid generator or photobase generator are, or are selected to be, activated by light at different ranges of wavelengths or intensities. Methods of forming a three-dimensional object with the composition, and articles so formed are also provided. Methods of removing a portion of the article by dissolving in a polar or non-polar solvent are further provided.
US10800085B2	Apparatuses for shaping an extrudable material An apparatus for shaping an extrudable material comprises a sleeve, comprising a first sleeve end, a sleeve inlet at the first sleeve end, a second sleeve end, opposite the first sleeve end, and a sleeve outlet at the second sleeve end. The extrudable material enters the sleeve through the sleeve inlet and exits the sleeve through the sleeve outlet. The apparatus further comprises an actuation mechanism, selectively operable to change at least one of a size or a shape of the sleeve outlet. The sleeve is sufficiently flexible to enable the actuation mechanism to change at least one of the size or the shape of the sleeve outlet. The sleeve is insufficiently stretchable to enable the actuation mechanism to stretch the sleeve.
US10800082B2	Hot runner injection nozzle and drive train An injection nozzle for an injection molding device comprising a nozzle head, an actuator, a drive train connected to the actuator, and at least one closure element. The drive train configured for moving the at least one closure element arranged in the nozzle head in a first direction. The drive train comprising a cam mechanism that comprises a cam head. The cam head comprising a cam head block. Per closure element, the cam head block comprising a bracket. The bracket comprising at least one inlay. Per closure element, the at least one inlay comprising a first drive surface configured for engaging and driving a second drive surface arranged at the closure element at least during closing of the closure element. Per closure element, the cam head block comprising a third drive surface configured f engaging and driving a fourth drive surface arranged at the closure element at least during opening of the closure element.
US10800080B2	Tape-shaped molding and belt for ball chain A tape-shaped product and a belt for a ball chain are provided. A tape-shaped product of synthetic resin includes a tape of a thermoplastic resin, and a preliminarily stretched fibrous member of a thermoplastic resin contained therein along longitudinally parallel edges or in proximity thereto of the tape. A belt for a ball chain, includes a tape-shaped product of synthetic resin formed by injection molding, together with a fibrous member as an insert of a resin of the same kind as that of the fibrous member so that the fibrous member is disposed along the longitudinal edges or in proximity thereto, ball-insetting holes are disposed at equal intervals, and ball-retaining projections are disposed around the holes.
US10800076B2	Method for producing a multi-section plastic component, and a multi-section plastic component A method is provided for producing a multi-section plastic component in which a first plastic injection-molded individual part and a second plastic injection-molded individual part are formed. The plastic injection-molded individual parts are joined by injecting a plastic moulding compound. The plastic molding compound is a non-elastomeric thermoplastic and forms a plastic connecting component following a curing process. The plastic injection-molded individual parts and plastic connecting component are then at least partially painted.
US10800071B2	Floor locking device for a wind turbine blade mould Locking device for locking a movement side of a wind turbine blade mould to a floor at a desired level, the locking device having a first locking component for mounting to a floor surface and a second locking component adapted to be fitted to a movement side of a wind turbine blade mould to be locked by the locking device, wherein one of the first and second locking components includes a clamp engaging member, and the other of the first and second locking components includes an actuator and a clamp member coupled to the actuator, the clamp member being movable by operation of the actuator between a retracted position and an extended position, the clamp member including a clamp surface which in one of the retracted and extended positions is arranged to apply a clamping force on the clamp engaging member.
US10800070B2	Mould tools A mould tool (10) for moulding mouldable material, the mould tool comprises a tool body (12) having a plurality of tool body sections (14), at least two of which comprise an inner polymer foam core (16) within an outer skin (18) of resinous material and are stacked one above the other, the tool (10) further comprises a mould skin (20) extending over the body (12) to provide a mould surface (22) on which mouldable material can be moulded. A method of manufacturing such a mould tool and a tool body are also provided.
US10800065B2	Hand-guided power tool with a control device A hand-guided power tool has an internal combustion engine that is arranged in a power tool housing and drives a tool member of the power tool. A fuel tank and at least one electric component are provided. A control device that is an electronic control unit is connected to the at least one electric component and controls the at least one electric component. The power tool has a top face which, when parking the power tool in a usual parking position on a flat horizontal support surface, is facing upwardly. The electronic control unit has a plug contact and a connecting plug is plugged into the plug contact. The connecting plug is connected by a connecting line to the at least one electric component. The connecting plug is arranged on a top side of the control device which is facing upwardly in the usual parking position of the power tool.
US10800062B2	Food comminution device The invention relates to a food comminution device having a base part, which has a receptacle for a cutting insert with at least one cutting blade, and having an actuation part, which is articulatedly connected to the base part and which, for pushing through food items for comminution, can be pivoted towards the cutting insert. The food comminution device is characterized in that a cutting insert with mutually spatially separate cutting regions, said cutting regions being separated from one another by an intermediate web, or a cutting insert with an uninterrupted cutting blade arrangement, in particular a cutting blade arrangement which is not interrupted by an intermediate web, or multiple separate cutting inserts simultaneously, in particular cutting inserts each with a separate frame, can be selectively fitted into the receptacle and used.
US10800060B2	Slitting apparatus and method for producing separator roll A wrinkle caused in a separator roll is inhibited. A slitting apparatus (6) changes a conveying direction of a first separator (12a) by a direction changing roller (68) toward a first take-up roller (70U), and conveys the first separator via an assisting roller (69) which is provided between a take-up position of the first separator to be wound and the direction changing roller so as to shorten a conveying distance between the take-up position and a roller immediately before the take-up position.
US10800056B2	Razor cartridge A razor cartridge according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a plurality of shaving blades, a blade housing including a blade seating space configured to receive the plurality of shaving blades in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction, and a pair of retainer clips configured to secure the plurality of shaving blades in the blade seating space, each retainer clip mounted at a corresponding side of the blade housing, wherein the pair of retainer clips are symmetrically shaped to each other, and wherein each of the pair of retainer clips includes a base portion positioned at a corresponding blade seating space, a first holding leg extending from the base portion in the first direction and wrapped around the blade housing, and a second holding leg extending from the base portion in the second direction and wrapped around the blade housing.
US10800053B1	Trigger knife A trigger knife, having a knife body, a knife rack, a blade, a resilient piece, a trigger, a transmission mechanism and a blocking piece; the resilient piece provides resilient force to retract the blade; the trigger is partially exposed from the knife body; the transmission mechanism has first and second gear racks, and first and second gears; the first gear and the second gear are connected to the knife body; the first gear rack is provided on the trigger and engages with the first gear; the second gear rack is provided on the knife rack and engages with the second gear; the knife rack is provided with a groove; the groove extends in the same direction along which the knife rack extends; when the blade is extended to a desired position, the blocking piece abuts against a wall surface of the groove.
US10800052B1	Utility knife, blade, and cartridge A utility knife has a disposable blade cartridge in its handle that has new and used blade compartments. Fresh blades are disposed in the new blade compartment and one end of each is advanced one at a time substantially out of the compartment into operative position by a carrier that is controlled by a push button assembly. When the active blade is to be replaced, it is moved by the carrier into the used blade compartment, and a new blade may then be withdrawn from the new blade compartment into the operative position. The cartridge may be reversed when the one end of all the blades in the new blade compartment are used, placing what was the used blade compartment at the front, and the unused end of each blade may be advanced into the operative position. When all are used, a new cartridge may replace the used cartridge.
US10800051B2	Utility knife A utility knife includes a housing with multiple interior spaces, each for holding a utility blade slidably therein. A U-shaped spring-clip has two ends rotationally fixed with the housing. A catch section of the spring clip traverses a retention slot formed in the housing. The spring clip may be pushed from an inward position into an outward position to allow the utility blade to pass from the interior space out through a slot to exit an end of the housing. When the spring clip is released with a retaining notch of the utility blade aligned with the retention slot, the retaining clip engages the retaining notch to capture the utility blade in a deployed position. Preferably the housing comprises several thin metal plates stacked together and fastened with a plurality of mechanical fasteners.
US10800049B2	Maneuvering mobile robots A method of maneuvering a robot includes driving the robot across a surface and turning the robot by shifting a center of mass of the robot toward a turn direction, thereby leaning the robot into the turning direction. The robot includes an inverted pendulum body, a counter-balance body disposed on the inverted pendulum body and configured to move relative to the inverted pendulum body, at least one leg prismatically coupled to the inverted pendulum body, and a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the at least one leg. The inverted pendulum body has first and second end portions and defines a forward drive direction. The method also includes turning the robot by at least one of moving the counter-balance body relative to the inverted pendulum body or altering a height of the at least one leg with respect to the surface.
US10800046B2	Linear extension and retraction mechanism, and robot arm mechanism equipped with same A linear extension and retraction mechanism includes a plurality of flat-plate shaped first pieces that are connected to each other, and a plurality of second pieces having a cross-sectional U-shaped groove frame shape that are connected to each other. A leading first piece of the plurality of first pieces and a leading second piece of the plurality of second pieces are joined by a head section. The first and second pieces become linearly rigid when the first pieces are joined to an upper part of the second pieces, and the first and second pieces return to a bent state when separated from each other. Protrusion sections that protrude inward are extended in the width direction in a bottom plate of each second piece. Corners of edge parts of the protrusion sections are chamfered.
US10800043B2	Interaction apparatus and method for determining a turn-taking behavior using multimodel information Disclosed herein are an interaction apparatus and method. The interaction apparatus includes an input unit for receiving multimodal information including an image and a voice of a target to allow the interaction apparatus to interact with the target, a recognition unit for recognizing turn-taking behavior of the target using the multimodal information, and an execution unit for taking an activity for interacting with the target based on results of recognition of the turn-taking behavior.
US10800042B2	Executing centralized and decentralized controlled plans collaboratively by autonomous robots A system and method to control execution of a centralized and decentralized controlled plan, has been described. A plan execution engine executing at a cloud node, receives sensor data captured by one or more sensors at a plurality of autonomous robots and a plan execution status of the centralized controlled plan. The plan execution engine executing at the cloud node, determines whether the plurality of autonomous robots satisfy a transition condition. Next a determination is made one or more activated constraints and task allocation for one or more autonomous robots in the next state. Next the plan execution engine executing at the cloud node and autonomous robots collaboratively determine a constraint solution for the activated one or more plan constraints. Finally based on the determined constraint solution, the one or more plan execution engines sends instructions to an actuator for executing the task included in the centralized controlled plan.
US10800040B1	Simulation-real world feedback loop for learning robotic control policies A machine learning system builds and uses computer models for controlling robotic performance of a task. Such computer models may be first trained using feedback on computer simulations of the robot performing the task, and then refined using feedback on real-world trials of the robot performing the task. Some examples of the computer models can be trained to automatically evaluate robotic task performance and provide the feedback. This feedback can be used by a machine learning system, for example an evolution strategies system or reinforcement learning system, to generate and refine the controller.
US10800036B1	Tooltip stabilization Robotic control systems and methods may include providing an end effector tool of a robotic device configured to perform a task on a work surface within a worksite coordinate frame. Unintended movement over time of the end effector tool with respect to the work surface and with respect to the worksite coordinate frame may be determined based on image data indicative of the work surface, first location data indicative of a first location of the end effector tool with respect to the worksite coordinate frame, and second location data indicative of a second location of the end effector tool with respect to the work surface. One or more control signals for the robotic device may be adjusted in order to counteract the unintended movements of the end effector tool with respect to the work surface and worksite coordinate frame.
US10800035B2	Center-of-gravity-of-load position calculator for robot and method thereof A center-of-gravity-of-load position calculator is provided which determines the position of the center of gravity of a physical load held by a horizontal four-axis robot arm. The center-of-gravity-of-load position calculator moves horizontally move the physical load a plurality of times in conditions where positions of a fourth axis are different from each other and measures degrees of torque acting on the fourth axis during such movement to calculate given first and second parameters. The center-of-gravity-of-load position calculator calculates the position of the center of gravity of the physical load as a function of the first and second parameters. This achieves fast and easy calculation of the position of the center of gravity of the physical load.
US10800033B2	Robot control apparatus, robot control method, robot system, and storage medium A robot control apparatus for controlling a robot manipulating a target object includes a measurement unit configured to measure a change of a gripping unit configured to grip the target object when the gripping unit contacts the target object, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire the change of the gripping unit measured by the measurement unit, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a gripping state, which is a state of gripping of the target object by the gripping unit, based on the change of the gripping unit acquired by the first acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to control an action of the robot based on the gripping state acquired by the second acquisition unit.
US10800031B2	Spherical parallel manipulator architecture for shoulder robotic exoskeleton Implementations involve a shoulder exoskeleton having a spherical parallel manipulator with a plurality of parallel linear actuators connected to a base coupled to a user's arm. A passive slip mechanism is operatively coupled to the spherical parallel manipulator as well as being coupled to the user's arm. The slip mechanism increases system mobility and prevents joint misalignment caused by the translational motion of the user's glenohumeral joint from introducing mechanical interference.
US10800030B1	Mobile work station with versatile tool handler arm The mobile work station with versatile tool handler arm is a mobile work station that carries a tool handler arm that can manipulate a tool in multiple global degrees of freedom. The work station has a base housing mounted on a plurality of wheels. A vertical post is mounted on top of the base housing, the vertical post having relative rotation to the base housing. An elongate tool handler arm is pivotally mounted medially at the top of the vertical post, the tool handler arm being defined by a 4-bar linkage including an upper link, a lower link, and front and rear crank blocks pin-jointed together. An elongate handlebar connected to the rear end of the tool provides control of the tool handler, and a tool carrier attached to the front end allows selective attachment of any one of a variety of tools.
US10800027B1	Conduit marking tool A conduit marking tool is fashioned as a rectangular prism having a bore passing through the center thereof. A plurality of perpendicular notches is disposed on one (1) of oppositely positioned frame faces. A set screw is disposed on a side of the tool between the faces. The tool permits a user to score or otherwise mark apportion of conduit for subsequent tasks.
US10800025B2	Monobloc tool for the production of molded parts The present disclosure relates to a monobloc tool for the production of laminated molded parts. The tool includes an effective surface area facing the molded part to be laminated, a usable surface area facing a tool holder for securing the tool 1, at least one fluid duct 4 passing through without kinks and arranged in the interior near the face of the effective surface area, and at least one cavity arranged between the fluid duct and the usable surface area.
US10800023B1	Collapsible breaching tool A collapsible breaching tool comprising a tool head; a handle hold connected to the tool head and having outer thread; a first handle tube having a first end, a second end, and defining a first handle tube volume; a second handle tube having a length, the second handle tube moveable between a first position in which most of the length is outside the first handle tube volume and a second position in which most of the length is within the first handle tube volume; an insert connected to the second handle tube, the insert having an inner thread engageable with the outer thread of the handle hold.
US10800022B2	Powered-fastener-driving tool including a driver blade having a varying cross-section Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a powered-fastener-driving tool including driver blade that has a varying cross-section.
US10800020B2	Tensioning device and method for tensioning a workpiece A tensioning device for tensioning a workpiece includes a main body having a chamber, a fluid inlet providing fluid communication between a fluid source and the chamber, a puller member supported in the main body and configured to engage the workpiece, and a piston positioned in the chamber and coupled to the puller member. Movement of the piston moves the puller member along a piston axis in at least a first direction. The tensioning device further includes a sensor coupled to the piston and operative to measure a displacement of the piston and/or the puller member in a direction parallel to the piston axis. The sensor generates a signal indicative of the displacement.
US10800017B2	Tool for attaching a replaceable treatment head to a wash media element A tool for attaching a treatment head to a wash media element of a vehicle wash component includes a nose portion and a handle portion. The nose portion is sized to pass through an opening in the wash media element. The nose portion includes a slot for receiving and retaining a base portion of the treatment head to secure it to the wash media element such that the nose portion and treatment portion are disposed on opposite sides of the wash media element.
US10800015B2	Concave drive shaft in combination with a power tool A concave drive shaft in combination with a power tool includes: the power tool, a drive shaft and a sleeve. The drive shaft is disposed in a power tool, and has a recess. The sleeve has a coupling post provided for inserting into the recess, so that the sleeve is assembled to the drive shaft. The position where the sleeve is connected to the drive shaft is located in the power tool, so that the portion of the sleeve located outside the power tool is shortened, which allows the power tool to be used in a narrow working environment after the sleeve is assembled to the power tool.
US10800010B2	Biased pliers A tool and a method of manufacture of the tool are provided. The tool is prepared by the steps of providing a first tool half having a first jaw, providing a second tool half having a second jaw, inserting a temporary sleeve through an opening in the first tool half, the temporary sleeve having an opening configured to receive an end of a biased member that extends axially, aligning the end of the biased member with the opening in the first tool half, disposing the biased member within a cavity formed by the first tool half and the second tool half, and removing the temporary sleeve.
US10800008B2	Clamp device A clamp device is provided with a detection section which detects the pivotal position of a clamp arm. The detection section has: a cam section which is provided on a pivot shaft, includes a predetermined cam surface, and is formed so that the radial distance from the center of the pivot shaft to the cam surface varies circumferentially; and a proximity sensor which detects the position of the cam surface which varies as the pivot shaft pivots.
US10800005B2	Shot peening tools and related methods A tool for cold-working a metal substrate of a longitudinal bore having a diameter less than about eight inches includes a deflector tip configured to direct accelerated shot having diameters on average not larger than 100 mils (2.54 mm) toward a surface of the metal substrate at an angle between about 70 degrees and about 85 degrees relative to the surface, thereby providing increased compressive stresses in the metal substrate.
US10800002B2	Method for dressing of a grinding worm by means of a dressing roll and dressing roll A method for dressing a grinding worm using a dressing roll that engages the grinding worm to profile its helical grinding profile. The abrasive profile of the dressing roll is at least partially tooth-shaped in a radial cross section and extends radially from a root region to a tip region. The dressing roll is produced by: a) producing a counterpart having an inner surface; b) positioning and fixing a layer of abrasive particles on the tooth-shaped surface; c) producing a disk-shaped base body of the dressing roll and connecting the base body with a carrier layer for the abrasive particles; d) demolding the base body; e) profiling the base body. Step a) includes providing the counterpart with the surface so that the distance between the profiled surface and the abrasive profile changes during advancing from the root region to the tip region at least at one flank of the surface, measured in the radial cross section perpendicular to the profiled surface.
US10800001B2	Method for dressing of a grinding worm by means of a dressing roll and dressing roll A method for dressing a grinding worm using a dressing roll that engages the grinding worm to profile its helical grinding profile. The dressing roll is produced by: a) producing a disk-shaped base body a profiled surface for receiving a layer of abrasive particles, wherein the surface is at least partially tooth-shaped in a radial cross section, b) positioning the abrasive particles on the profiled surface, c) profiling the base body provided with abrasive particles by removing outer sections of the abrasive particles with a profiling tool so that the abrasive profile of the dressing roll is created. Production of the profiled surface takes place in step a) so that the distance between the profiled surface and the abrasive profile changes during advancing from the root region to the tip region at a flank of the tooth-shaped surface, measured in the radial cross section perpendicular to the profiled surface.
US10800000B2	Multi-layered nano-fibrous CMP pads The present disclosure relates generally to a polishing article, and apparatus and methods of chemical mechanical polishing substrates using the polishing article. In some embodiments, the polishing article, such as a polishing pad, includes multiple layers in which one or more layers (i.e., at least the top layer) includes a plurality of nano-fibers that a positioned to contact a substrate during a polishing process. In one embodiment, a polishing article comprises a layer having a thickness less than about 0.032 inches, and the layer comprising fibers having a diameter of about 10 nanometers to about 200 micro meters.
US10799995B1	Piling guide tool A piling guide tool for forming a cutout for seating a brace plate on a post. The piling guide tool has a body with first and second surfaces, first and second side edges, first and second end edges, and a router guide area adjacent to an opening in the body. A pivotally mounting bolt guide mounting plate is used to cover and uncover the opening. A bolt hole guiding assembly supported on the guide mounting plate has two cylindrical hollow guides. Width adjusting assemblies are slidably mounted on the lower surface of the tool and has a movable guide rail and an adjusting screw assembly with a threaded bolt connected to the guide rail for movement thereof toward and away from the opening. Slots receive bolts to allow movement of the guide rail on the lower surface of the tool. Method for using the tool is also disclosed.
US10799994B2	Automatic load table An automatic load table and related method are provided. The automatic load table utilizes a movable loading arm and a riser assembly with a stepped configuration. The movable loading arm is operable to move billets in a loading direction along the stepped configuration of the riser assembly. The movable loading arm is capable of lifting and separating adjacent billets in a single lifting motion.
US10799993B2	Vapor deposition apparatus, vapor deposition method and method of manufacturing organic EL display apparatus A vapor deposition apparatus disclosed in an embodiment is configured to allow an electromagnet (3) to attract a vapor deposition mask, and comprises a control circuit (7) connected between the electromagnet (3) and a power supply circuit (6) for driving the electromagnet (3). The control circuit gradually changes a magnetic field to be generated by the electromagnet (3) when a current is applied to the electromagnet (3). As a result, the change in current to flow in an electromagnetic coil (32) of the electromagnet (3) becomes gradual and an effect of electromagnetic induction is reduced, thereby suppressing the defect of elements formed on a substrate for vapor deposition or the deterioration in property of the element.
US10799985B2	Timepiece component made of welded materials A timepiece component includes a first silicon-based or ceramic-based part, and a second metal-based part. One surface of the first part is directly welded using laser-type electromagnetic radiation onto a surface of the second part in order to secure the parts without addition of material. A method for fabrication of a timepiece component for a timepiece includes forming a first silicon-based or ceramic-based part and a second metal-based part, mounting a surface of the first part on a surface of the second part, and welding, using laser-type electromagnetic radiation, the surface of the first part mounted directly on the surface of the second part, in order to secure the parts to each other without addition of material.
US10799982B2	Nozzle for laser processing head To provide a nozzle for laser processing head capable of reliably drilling a small hole when drilling of the workpiece is performed by using a laser machine. A nozzle includes: a nozzle tip body that irradiates a workpiece with a laser beam; a charge port formed in the nozzle tip body; an exhaust port formed in the nozzle tip body so as to oppose to the charge port; and an elastic member that is provided in a tip end of the nozzle tip body and contacts with the workpiece while elastically extending and contracting in the axial center direction of the nozzle tip body. The nozzle supplies gas to the inside of the nozzle tip body along a gas flow path extending from the charge port to the exhaust port in a form of crossing across the laser beam in the nozzle tip body, to generate a negative pressure in the vicinity of an opening part of a tip end of the nozzle tip body. The elastic member contacts with the workpiece and improves the degree of enclosure of the nozzle tip body by the workpiece. Thereby, higher negative pressure than the negative pressure is generated.
US10799979B2	Systems and methods for determining efficiency of friction welding processes Systems and methods for calculating efficiency of a rotary friction welding process are described herein. An example method can include measuring kinetic energy transferred from a welding machine to an interface of a welded joint, and calculating an efficiency of a rotary friction welding process based on the measured kinetic energy. For example, a workpiece torque experienced by a sample can be measured, and an energy associated with the workpiece torque can be calculated. The efficiency of the rotary friction welding process can then be calculated using the energy associated with the workpiece torque.
US10799977B2	Heater chip, joining apparatus and joining method To provide a heater chip which is excellent in energization heat generation characteristic of the ironing portion thereof, and which can efficiently and stably perform a joining process of joining a conducting thin wire to a terminal member. The heater chip comprises an ironing portion located at the lowermost position in a posture of a normal use mode and a pair of connection terminal portions and formed integrally with the ironing portion and extending symmetrically or asymmetrically upward from a left and a right ends of the ironing portion. The ironing portion has a cross-sectional area equal to or smaller than the cross-sectional areas of the connection terminal portions and on the path of a current flowing in the heater chip when energized. A concave portion is formed on one side face of the ironing portion. A thermocouple is attached to the back face of the ironing portion through a protrusion.
US10799971B2	System and method for separating a tubular component A system and a method for separating a tubular component is disclosed, which for constructing a supporting structure, having a longitudinal pipe with pipe ends which are open on both sides. The system has a mobile transport module comprising a receiving platform having a pipe clamping device for clamping variable pipe diameters which receives and mounts the tubular component so that a first pipe end of the component, having a vertical longitudinal axis which detachably and securely engages the pipe clamping device. The invention further relates to a separating arrangement mounted on a supporting structure that it is deflectable at least vertically, to provide secure joining to the pipe end of a tubular component that faces away from the first pipe end. The tubular component is seated on the transport module and vertically securely engages the pipe clamping device.
US10799970B2	Rotary cleaning tool A cleaning tool is disclosed for cleaning an object (e.g., a threaded fastener) and retaining debris from cleaning the object. The cleaning tool can comprise a housing operable to be rotated by hand or by a hand tool, and a cleaning chamber formed through the housing. A plurality of retaining cavities are formed through the housing and in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and a plurality of cleaning elements (e.g., shafts having bristles) are supported by respective retaining cavities, such that a portion of the cleaning elements (e.g., wire bristles) extend into the cleaning chamber for cleaning the object upon rotation of the housing relative to the object. Elastic elements can be supported by the housing for biasing the cleaning elements to accommodate cleaning different sizes of objects. Associated systems and methods are provided.
US10799965B2	Extendable rails for table saw A table saw includes a working surface and a rail system. The rail system includes stationary rails mounted along the working surface, and extension rails. The rails each include matching guide surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis and configured to support and guide a rip fence. The rails have a common connection interface that in each case includes a connecting end and a supporting end, such that the extension rails are mountable with the stationary rails. When mounted, the guide surfaces of the extension rails extend the guide surfaces of the stationary rails. The connecting end in the common connection interface includes a connection mechanism configured to urge the connecting end together with the supporting end to form an internal connection, and to align the guide surfaces of the connected rails to as to be co-planar with each other.
US10799964B2	Table saw with pulley alignment mechanism In one embodiment, a table saw assembly includes a motor assembly, an electrically conductive belt operably connected to the motor assembly, an arbor shaft operably connected to the belt, a drop arm assembly rotatably supporting the arbor shaft, a first pulley rotatably supporting the belt, the first pulley including an inner component defining an inner bore and an outer component defining an outer surface, the first pulley configured to electrically isolate the inner bore from the outer surface, and an alignment adjustment mechanism operably connected to the first pulley, the alignment adjustment mechanism configured to selectably position the first pulley along an axis of rotation of the first pulley.
US10799963B2	Saw machine worktable positioning mechanism A saw machine worktable positioning mechanism includes a pivot shaft, an operating member and a first positioning unit so arranged that operating the operating member can drive the first positioning unit to move a positioning member of the first positioning unit relative to the base of the saw machine in one of two reversed directions to lock the worktable of the saw machine to the base or to unlock the worktable from the base.
US10799958B2	Modular rotary cutting tool A modular rotary cutting tool includes a cutting head for insertion into a support. The cutting head has a coupling pin having torque surfaces and clamping surfaces formed on its outer peripheral surface. The coupling pin is divided into a front pin part and a rear pin part. The front pin part is defined by a circumferential groove. Stop surfaces for an axial pullout prevention are formed between the front pin part and the rear pin part. The torque surfaces and the clamping surfaces are arranged in different pin parts. For example, the clamping surfaces are preferably formed on the front pin part and the torque surfaces are preferably formed on the rear pin part. The clamping surfaces taper radially inward in a direction of the front cutting part at an angle of inclination, α2, with respect to the axis of rotation. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
US10799957B2	Chuck device A machining apparatus capable of drilling a long workpiece from an end surface of a diameter-expanded part and drilling a short workpiece from an end surface of a stem part without inverting orientation of a collet and a sleeve in a chuck device is provided, as well as a method of using the same, and a chuck device for the machining apparatus. A deep hole drilling machine and a chuck device are included with a sleeve and a collet included inside the chuck device, and the collet and the sleeve each have both end openings opened toward the outside of the chuck device. The opening on one end side of each of the sleeve and the collet is directed to the deep hole drilling machine, and the collet is disposed on the other end side of the sleeve.
US10799951B2	Method and conformal supports for additive manufacturing The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize conformal support structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel conformal support structures to be used within these AM processes. The conformal support structures include a first portion that extends from a platform to a concave upward surface of the first portion that is below a downward facing convex surface of the object. The concave upward surface corresponds to the downward facing convex surface. The downward facing convex surface of the object is separated from the concave upward surface of the first portion by at least one portion of unfused powder.
US10799950B2	Nozzle structure A nozzle structure for discharging molten steel with improved sealing performance. The nozzle structure comprises: a molten steel discharge path having an inner bore; and one or more joints through which the molten steel discharge path is divided at one or more positions in a orthogonal direction with respect to an upward-downward direction of discharge of molten steel, and which join the molten steel discharge path. An inner bore sleeve is formed of a refractory material, and provided on an inner bore surface of the nozzle structure to extend in the upward-downward direction across at least one of the joints.
US10799948B2	Method and apparatus for casting a material comprising of nano-micro duplex grain structure A method and apparatus cast a material with nano-micro duplex grain structure. The apparatus includes module system, heating system casting mold and gating system, multiaxial compound motion system accompanied by the following technological characteristics; alloy smelting; after heat preservation, alloy melt is poured into the casting mold which is put into the centrifugal barrel of the six-axis motion system; then the casting mold carries out composite motion and the alloy melt starts solidification; as a result, casting Al—Si alloy block with multi-scale nano-structure includes nano-micro duplex grain group is prepared.
US10799937B2	Component mounting system and component mounting method A component mounting system for mounting a component to a frame member by a fastener, and includes: a machining apparatus configured to machine a hole in each of the frame member and the component along a machining axis and fasten the frame member and the component together by the fastener; a positioning unit configured to perform positioning of a mounting position present on the frame member relative to the machining axis; a robot configured to transfer the component to the mounting position present on the frame member; and a detector including a camera and a sensor, the camera being provided on the machining axis and configured to capture an image of the component transferred to the mounting position, the sensor being configured to detect a tilt of the component transferred to the mounting position.
US10799935B2	Lid seaming apparatus with small angle engagement Disclosed is a lid seaming apparatus that uses a seam forming roller and a seam sealer roller that move in a direction that is substantially parallel or is preferably less than 10 degrees from a tangent line drawn through the intersection point of the seam forming roller and the seam sealer roller with a seaming chuck. A displacement between the seaming chuck and the seam sealer roller that is slightly less than the thickness of a sealed seam allows for a high degree of adjustment and the creation of forces that are sufficient to cause the seam to properly seal.
US10799933B2	Methods and punch handling apparatuses for the production of a workpiece This disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for production of a workpiece. A first workpiece part is cut free from a first plate-shaped material by a separating cut made via the punch-handling tool. The first workpiece part is held in at least one of a clamped manner and tensioned manner via at least one of an upper tool and a lower tool of a punch-handling tool while being cut free. The workpiece part is aligned with the first plate-shaped material, a further plate-shaped material that differs from a material of the first workpiece part, and a second workpiece part and the aligned pieces are clinching with a clinch tool to connect the pieces at a connection point that is free from a filler material.
US10799923B2	Device and method for decontaminating soil A thermal desorption system for remediating contaminated material in a zero oxygen environment by heating a gas and flowing the heated gas through a core heating conduit traversing the interior of a material compartment of a bin filled with contaminated material, redirecting the flow of heated gas from the core heating conduit to a space between the exterior of the bin and the interior of a bin housing insulator encapsulating the bin to provide dual indirect heating to the contaminated material within the bin, directing off gases of contaminated vapors released by desorption from the material to an exhaust header through a plurality of vapor outlets, and condensing the offgas in the exhaust header.
US10799921B2	Drain line cleaning device and kit A drain line cleaning device and kit are described.
US10799918B2	Cleaning system and a method of cleaning a subject A vehicle-cleaning system and method of cleaning a vehicle are provided, the system comprises a cleaning agent dispenser configured to administer a cleaning agent to a surface of a vehicle for cleaning, wherein the cleaning agent preferably comprises one or more nanoparticulate metal oxide. In one embodiment, the system comprises a chemical agent dispenser configured to separately administer a chemical agent to the surface of a vehicle to react with said cleaning agent to form a resultant foam. The system further comprises an electromagnetic wave emitting system for providing wavelength in a range of about 200 nm to about 380 nm to activate the nanoparticulate metal oxide.
US10799917B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber.
US10799916B2	Systems and methods for sorting and collecting enhanced grade metal-bearing ores from metal bearing ores Disclosed is a system for sorting copper-bearing ore to select portions having a desired target copper content. The system includes a first magnetic resonance analyzer for measuring the copper content of ore input into the system and a controller that controls a diverter to divert portions of the input ore to a collection path when the copper content meets or exceeds a predetermined cut-off value. The system also includes a second magnetic resonance analyzer to measure the copper content of the ore in the collection path. The measurements are then fed back to the controller where the controller can adjust the predetermined cut-off value above, up or down, to optimize the yield of ore with the targeted copper content.
US10799915B2	Systems and methods for sorting recyclable items and other materials Systems and methods for sorting recyclable items and other materials are provided. In one embodiment, a system for sorting objects comprises: at least one imaging sensor; a controller comprising a processor and memory storage, wherein the controller receives image data captured by the image sensor; and at least one pusher device coupled to the controller, wherein the at least one pusher device is configured to receive an actuation signal from the controller. The processor is configured to detect objects travelling on a conveyor device and recognize at least one target item traveling on a conveyor device by processing the image data and to determine an expected time when the at least one target item will be located within a diversion path of the pusher device. The controller selectively generates the actuation signal based on whether a sensed object detected in the image data comprise the at least one target item.
US10799912B2	Method of forming multilayer coating film made from natural material Disclosed are a multilayer coating film made from a natural material and a method of producing the same. The multilayer coating film may be produced by forming a multilayer coating film through formation of a color coating film for providing adhesion and color to a cork on the cork material and a clear coating film for realizing texture and supplementing properties on the color coating film. As such, the multilayer coating film may be made from a natural material to diversify the color and gloss of cork as a natural material, to additionally increase marketability of an interior material and provide various appearance, to prevent discoloration due to light (e.g. UV light.) and water permeation, and to enhance durability against abrasion, scratches and the like.
US10799909B2	Balloon coating method A balloon coating method is disclosed for forming a coating layer on an outer surface of a balloon of a balloon catheter. The method includes an application step where a vertically extending dispensing tube for supplying a coating solution containing the water-insoluble drug and a solvent is formed at its end portion with an opening portion for discharging the coating solution therethrough and when an opening portion-formed end portion side of the dispensing tube is kept in contact with the outer surface of the balloon in such a manner as to be oriented to a rotating direction of the balloon while the balloon is rotated about an axis of the balloon, the coating solution is discharged through the opening portion and applied to the outer surface of the balloon while the dispensing tube is moved relative to the balloon in an axial direction of the balloon.
US10799905B2	Ultrasonic material applicators and methods of use thereof A method of controlling application of material onto a substrate includes ejecting atomized droplets from an array of micro-applicators while the array of micro-applicators cyclically moves about at least one axis. The atomized droplets from each of the plurality of micro-applicators overlap with atomized droplets from adjacent micro-applicators and a diffuse overlap of deposited atomized droplets from adjacent micro-applicators is provided on a surface of the substrate. The array of micro-applicators cyclically rotates back and forth around the at least one axis and/or moves back and forth parallel to the at least one axis. For example, the at least one axis can be a central axis of the array of micro-applicators, a length axis of the array of micro-applicators, a width axis of the array of micro-applicators, and the like. Also, the array of micro-applicators can be part of an ultrasonic material applicator used to paint vehicles.
US10799902B2	Ultrasonic nebulizer An ultrasonic nebulizer includes a tank unit configured to be detachable with respect to a main body. The tank unit includes a working tank in which an ultrasonic vibrator is incorporated, a medicine tank, and a medicine tank cover, which are arranged overlaid in the stated order. The output of an oscillation circuit in the main body is applied to the ultrasonic vibrator through a main body-side contact electrode and a tank-side contact electrode when the tank unit is mounted on the main body. The main body includes an air fan that blows air into the medicine tank through an air duct of the medicine tank cover, and a medicine tank cover detection unit that detects whether or not the air duct of the medicine tank cover is adjacent to the main body so as to detect whether or not the tank unit is mounted on the main body.
US10799901B2	Mountable apparatus for the remote discharge of canisters for posterior skin application A spray canister holding apparatus that includes a collar for connecting to a spray canister, made of a non-continuous circular gripping structure having at least one opening along a circumference of the circular gripping structure, a lever arm rotation member, a vertical backing member attached to a posterior continuous portion of the circular gripping structure and extending upwards from the circular gripping structure, and a wire support opening connected to the circular gripping structure. The apparatus also includes a lever arm on the collar, a connecting wire attached to the lever arm, a handgrip attached to the connecting wire, and a discharging nodule appended to the lever arm, where the discharging nodule acts on a spray canister dispenser button.
US10799899B2	Modular design for pressure washer systems A modular design for a pressure washer system comprises a support frame including a top mounting surface, a first power assembly configured to be mounted to the support frame, and a cage assembly including a cage frame and a cage attached to the cage frame and configured to extend upwardly from the cage frame at least partially surrounding the power assembly, wherein the cage frame is configured to be attached to the support frame.
US10799895B2	Switch valve spool and a shower A switching valve spool has a fixed shaft and a switching shaft coaxially arranged within. The switching shaft is linked with an operating unit and moves between a first, second, and third position in the fixed shaft along the axis. The switching shaft has an inlet and an outlet. In the first position of the switching shaft, the inlet is closed; in the second position of the switching shaft, the inlet is open and an air intake is formed between the side wall of the switching shaft closing to the outlet and the fixed shaft, when the water flows into the fixed shaft from the outlet, the air sucked from the air intake mixes with the water in the fixed shaft, because the fixed shaft diameter is larger than the outlet diameter; in the third position of the switching shaft, the inlet remains open and the air intake is closed.
US10799894B2	Spray tip A spray tip includes a body portion with an aperture extending through the body portion from an aperture inlet to an aperture outlet, and a handle portion attached to the body portion. The handle portion is configured to rotate the body portion. A retainer with an upstream end and a downstream end is positioned in the aperture of the body portion. A pre-orifice piece with an upstream end and a downstream end is positioned in the aperture of the body portion. A tip piece with an upstream end and a downstream end is positioned in the aperture of the body portion. The downstream end comprises an outlet nozzle.
US10799893B2	Trigger-type liquid ejector A trigger-type liquid ejector which includes an ejector main body and a nozzle member in which an ejection hole is formed, the ejector main body including a vertical supply tubular pipe, an injection tubular portion, and a trigger mechanism, the nozzle member including a nozzle main body and a valve body, the nozzle main body including a valve seat portion having a valve seat plate, an inside of the valve seat plate communicating with the ejection hole, the nozzle main body including a tubular foam-forming portion positioned in a front of the ejection hole and configured to surround the ejection hole, and the foam-forming portion is provided with an outside air introduction hole penetrating through the foam-forming portion in a radial direction thereof.
US10799889B2	Outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water An outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water has a main body, an operating unit, a switching unit and a driver. The main body has a cavity for accommodating the driver and the cavity has inlets with at least two different directions; the water from the inlet flows into the cavity and rotates the driver; the driver rotates a massage driving outlet unit, and the direction of the flow of the massage driving outlet unit periodically changes with the rotation to form the massage water; the operating unit drives the switching unit to move so that at least two inlets are both open or one of the inlets is closed; then, the velocity of the flow in the cavity is changed, so that the rotational speed of the driver increases or decreases correspondingly and the switching frequency of the massage water also increases or decreases accordingly.
US10799888B2	Discharge device A discharge device is equipped with a housing having a flow passage for enabling a coating material to flow and a plurality of discharge ports arrayed on a distal end surface of the housing in a width direction for discharging the coating material toward an object. The plurality of discharge ports are each formed in a non-perfect circular shape having a peripheral length being longer than an imaginary perfect circular shape which has the same area as the non-perfect circular shape. Further, a plurality of discharge flow passages are perpendicular to the discharge ports when viewed in a longitudinal sectional view, are the same shape as the discharge ports, and extend linearly.
US10799887B2	Dust collector and cleaner having the same A dust collector includes a cylindrical housing forming an outer appearance of the dust collector; a cyclone formed inside the housing to cause a swirling flow to separate dust from air introduced into the housing; axial inlet type swirl tubes to receive air and fine dust that have passed through the cyclone, and causing a swirling flow to separate the fine dust from the air; and a mesh configured to surround an outside of the axial inlet type swirl tubes to form a boundary between the cyclone and the axial inlet type swirl tubes, wherein the axial inlet type swirl tubes are configured with four groups and stacked in multiple stages on virtual quadrants, the axial inlet type swirl tubes arranged in the same quadrant are arranged to face the same direction, and the axial inlet type swirl tubes arranged in different quadrants are arranged to face different directions.
US10799881B2	Energy input during agglomeration for magnetic separation Method for separating first type particles from a mixture of at least first type particles and second type particles, the method comprising contacting in a dispersion medium first type particles and second type particles with magnet type particles, so that in the dispersion medium first type particles agglomerate to magnet type particles to obtain magnetic agglomerates, separating magnetic agglomerates from second type particles by applying a magnetic field; wherein during step an amount of energy is transferred into a mixture of the dispersion medium, first type particles, second type particles and magnet type particles.
US10799871B1	Aspiration adapter and system An aspirator adapter may comprise a cap portion configured to removably mount on a collection container, a pipette interface portion mounted on the cap portion and configured to mount a pipette to the cap portion, and a gun interface portion mounted on the cap portion and configured to interface with a pipette gun. The pipette interface portion may define a pipette interface passage extending through the cap portion and the gun interface portion defining a gun interface passage extending through the cap portion.
US10799864B2	Chemical sensor To provide a chemical sensor that enables high detection accuracy. A chemical sensor includes a substrate, two or more magnetoresistance-effect elements disposed side by side in a substrate in-plane direction over the substrate, a first film disposed over a region between the magnetoresistance-effect elements adjacent to each other, and a second film disposed over the magnetoresistance-effect elements, wherein the second film has higher solubility in a specific liquid than the first film.
US10799862B2	Integrated system for processing microfluidic samples, and method of using same This patent application describes an integrated apparatus for processing polynucleotide-containing samples, and for providing a diagnostic result thereon. The apparatus is configured to receive a microfluidic cartridge that contains reagents and a network for processing a sample. Also described are methods of using the apparatus.
US10799852B2	Catalyst for ethylbenzene conversion in a xylene isomerization process The present invention relates to a method for converting a feed mixture comprising an aromatic C8 mixture of xylenes and ethylbenzene in which the para-xylene content of the xylene portion of the feed is less than equilibrium to produce a product mixture of reduced ethylbenzene content and a greater amount of para-xylene, which method comprises contacting the feed mixture at conversion conditions with a first catalyst having activity for the conversion of ethylbenzene, and with a second catalyst having activity for the isomerization of a xylene.
US10799851B2	Method for producing super absorbent polymer and super absorbent polymer The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer having more improved absorbency under pressure and liquid permeability, and a method for producing the same. The super absorbent polymer comprises a base polymer powder including a cross-linked polymer of a monomer containing a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated compound or its salt; and a surface cross-linked layer that is formed on the base polymer powder and is further cross-linked from the cross-linked polymer, wherein a glass hollow particle having a micron-scale particle size is included on the surface cross-linked layer.
US10799846B2	Anchoring structure for an anti-erosion coating, in particular for protecting a wall of an FCC unit A honeycomb metal anchoring structure, as described herein, is formed from a plurality of strips assembled in pairs so as to define a plurality of cells. Each strip is divided along its length into a plurality of portions, including at least one series of planar assembly portions juxtaposed and assembled with a series of assembly portions of an adjacent strip by fastening means, each strip having a lower longitudinal edge intended to be applied against a wall to be protected and an upper longitudinal edge opposite the lower longitudinal edge. The anchoring structure additionally comprises a plurality of protective tabs connecting each pair of juxtaposed assembly portions each protective tab being attached to an assembly portion by a longitudinal join line and extending in the direction of the juxtaposed assembly portion, at least up thereto.
US10799845B2	Substrates, systems, and methods for array synthesis and biomolecular analysis Disclosed herein are formulations, substrates, and arrays. In certain embodiments, substrates and arrays comprise a porous layer for synthesis and attachment of polymers or biomolecules. Also disclosed herein are methods for manufacturing and using the formulations, substrates, and arrays, including porous arrays. Also disclosed herein are formulations and methods for one-step coupling, e.g., for synthesis of peptides in an N→C orientation. In some embodiments, disclosed herein are formulations and methods for high efficiency coupling of biomolecules to a substrate.
US10799844B2	Gas injection element for a fluid catalytic cracking unit and gas distribution system equipped with this injection element A gas injection element (10) for a system for distributing a gas inside a chamber of a fluid catalytic cracking unit. This injection member comprises a passage (14) extending entirely therethrough, and—an inner ceramic member (20) having an inner surface (22) that entirely delimits the through-passage (14); and—a hollow metal sleeve (30), inside which at least a portion of the inner member (20) is received, the sleeve (30) and the inner member (20) respectively having an inner surface (32) and an outer surface (24) with matching shapes allowing the inner member (20) to move relative to the sleeve (30) in a direction parallel to an axis (X) of the passage (14), the outer (32) and inner surfaces (24) being provided with fastening elements (26, 36) that engage to reversibly fasten the sleeve and the inner member.
US10799843B2	Bi-modal radial flow reactor A bi-modal radial flow reactor comprising: a cylindrical outer housing surrounding at least five cylindrical, concentric zones, including at least three annulus vapor zones including an outer annulus vapor zone, a middle annulus vapor zone, and a central annulus vapor zone, and at least two catalyst zones, including an outer catalyst zone and an inner catalyst zone, wherein the outer catalyst zone is intercalated with the outer annulus vapor zone and the middle annulus vapor zone, and wherein the inner catalyst zone is intercalated with the middle annulus vapor zone and the central annulus vapor zone; and a manifold configured to introduce a feed vertically into a bottom end of each of one or two of the at least three annulus vapor zones, and remove a product from a bottom end of each of the one or two remaining of the at least three annulus vapor zones.
US10799839B1	Multifunctional misting system A multifunctional misting system having a housing assembly, a frame assembly, a mist blower assembly, a valve assembly, a recess control panel assembly, a pump-motor assembly, a tank assembly, and a handle assembly. The housing assembly has first and second flat panels, a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and locking corners. The frame assembly has first and second frames, and a battery with a battery retainer. The mist blower assembly has a blower and nozzles. The pump-motor assembly is a motor attached to a pump. The motor has a motor-battery bracket fixed to the motor and a spacer. The handle assembly is positioned onto the top panel of the housing assembly. The multifunctional misting system may operate as a mist blower.
US10799835B2	Methods and apparatuses for reducing membrane fouling, scaling, and concentration polarization using ultrasound wave energy (USWE) The present disclosure provides systems, devices, and methods for reducing membrane fouling, scaling, and concentration polarization in order to reduce system energy consumption, reduce operational system maintenance and plant downtime, reduce environmental impact and waste, and/or increase membrane flux and/or recovery.
US10799834B2	Bipolar electrochemical spacer The present invention provides a device capable of reducing the resistance and increasing the ion exchange rate in an electrodialysis, electro-deionization, or capacitive deionization apparatus and a method for producing said device. More specifically, the device is an electrodialysis spacer designed to have an ionically conductive surface of either cationic nature, anionic nature or a combination of both, which act as conductive pathways for ions as they move towards their respective electrode. The method of producing said spacer involves coating a substrate, such as a woven mesh, expanded netting, extruded netting or non-woven material, with perm-selective ionomer solutions and applying that substrate to an inert spacer material that has undergone chemical or mechanical etching.
US10799832B2	Catalyst article for use in an emission treatment system A catalyst article for treating a flow of a combustion exhaust gas comprises: a catalytically active substrate comprising one or more channels extending along an axial length thereof through which, in use, a combustion exhaust gas flows, the one or more channels having a first surface for contacting a flow of combustion exhaust gas; wherein the substrate is formed of an extruded vanadium-containing SCR catalyst material, wherein a first layer is provided on at least a portion of said first surface, wherein the first layer comprises an ammonia slip catalyst composition comprising one or more platinum group metals supported on titania, a silica-titania mixed oxide, a Ce—Zr mixed oxide, or a mixture thereof, and a second layer is provided on at least a portion of the first layer and comprises an SCR catalyst composition.
US10799830B2	Reduced temperature hydrocarbon burner for enclosed environments A hydrocarbon burner for an enclosed environment includes a heat exchanger having a first heat exchanger inlet connected to an inlet of the hydrocarbon burner and a first heat exchanger outlet connected to a heater, and a second heat exchanger inlet connected to a reactor outlet and a second heat exchanger outlet connected to an outlet of the hydrocarbon burner. A reactor includes a reactor inlet, the reactor outlet, and a catalyst mixture disposed in a reactor bed between the reactor inlet and the reactor outlet. The heater connects the first heat exchanger outlet to the reactor inlet. The reactor is a low temperature reactor configured to convert at least one hydrocarbon to at least one of H2O and CO2.
US10799827B2	Mid-range purity oxygen by adsorption The present invention relates to a process cycle that allows for the stable production of mid-range purity oxygen from air, using traditional system designs. Typical cycles have a limited production benefit when generating O2 at lower than 90% purity, however they suffer a production loss at higher purity. The process cycles of the invention are capable of producing significantly more contained O2 at a lower purity. In addition to enhanced production capacity, lower power consumed per mass of product and more stable product purity and flow are realized by the process of the invention compared to traditional alternatives.
US10799825B2	Air filter element assembly for a motor vehicle A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.
US10799821B2	Air filter with minimal pressure loss An air filter has a round housing that is coaxial to a central axis of the air filter. The housing has a housing bottom part and a detachable housing cover. A round filter element is received in the housing. The housing bottom part has a tubular housing wall with an open end and an outlet-side axial end provided with a central outlet socket positioned axially opposite to the open end. Through the outlet socket, air exits from the air filter after filtration. The housing cover closes off the open end. A raw air region with annular cross section is formed between round filter element and inner side of the tubular housing wall. The housing cover has an annular or ring section-shaped air inlet region with inflow openings through which air to be filtered enters the housing without deflection in a direction coaxially or parallel to the central axis.
US10799814B2	Water storage in subsurface storm water basins A water storage and filtering system for capturing pollutants from pollution borne storm water. The water storage and filtering system comprises a subsurface basin, at least one tire bundle made from a plurality of substantially whole tires secured sidewall to sidewall, and a filler which substantially fills the unoccupied volume of the subsurface basin. Pollutants in the storm water are captured as sediment in the subsurface basin as a result of the filtration and storage effects of the combination of the filler and tire bundles. The subsurface basin is covered by a water-permeable structure and multiple hollow vertical support columns may be included to support the expected load on the top of the basin.
US10799813B2	Multi-dimensional chromatographic system for analyzing multiple sample components A chromatography system includes a first chromatography column for receiving and separating a flow stream, a plurality of traps configured to trap a plurality of distinct flow segments exiting the first chromatography column during separation of the flow stream, and a second chromatography column operatively associated with the plurality of traps for receiving and separating the distinct flow segments. The system can include at-column dilution at trapping and separating stages thereof. A chromatography method for operating the chromatographic system includes measuring a plurality of time segments corresponding to a plurality of peaks of a fluid sample flowing through the first chromatographic column, and sequentially fluidly coupling the plurality of distinct flow segments with the corresponding plurality of traps during time segments corresponding to the plurality of peaks.
US10799812B2	Method of extracting one or more chemical extracts from a plant product Disclosed is a method for extracting one or more chemical extracts from a plant product. The chemical extracts are purified and extracted by first separating at least a phytochemical bearing part of a plant product from one or more other portions of the plant product. A carrier oil is then heated at a target temperature to be used as the vehicle for extraction and then mixed with the at least a phytochemical bearing part while the target temperature is maintained. The process may be streamlined by having heating and mixing occur in a press device. The mixed carrier oil and the at least a phytochemical bearing part are then passed through the press device to produce an oil mixture. At least a chemical extract may be extracted from the oil mixture, and in some cases may be further purified by evaporation and/or centrifugation.
US10799809B2	Lift assembly systems and methods A lift system comprises a drum that rotates about an axis, an elongate member that winds around the drum when the drum rotates in a first direction and that unwinds from the drum when the drum rotates in a second direction, a drive mechanism operable to rotate the drum, and a braking mechanism adapted to inhibit rotation of the drum. The braking mechanism includes a brake disk rotatable with the drum, a movable brake pad, and a ramp that guides movement of the movable brake pad. A method of operating the lift system comprises rotating the drum in a first direction to wind the elongate member onto the drum, rotating the drum in a second direction to unwind the elongate member from the drum, and moving the brake shoe along the ramp to thereby cause the movable brake pad to be compressed against the brake disk.
US10799802B2	Game system A game system, comprising: a data processing system configured to execute program instructions allowing a user to engage in digital game play; a physical toy; and a detection device configured to detect a presence of the toy within a detection area of the detection device; wherein the toy comprises two or more identification elements each detectable by the detection device when the identification element is positioned within the detection area, wherein the toy is configured to allow a user to selectively position the toy with a user-selected subset of one or more of said identification elements within the detection area; and wherein the data processing system is configured to control said digital game play responsive to the detected subset of identification elements.
US10799801B1	Electronic game with integrated beverage sensor A system includes a beverage sensor to distinguish one or more beverage states and to communicate the distinguished one or more beverage states to a processor as gameplay control inputs to the game.
US10799800B2	Server device, control method for server device, game system, and computer-readable recording medium A server device and the like that can make a whole game and SNS more active by promoting the movement of players between groups to enhance the mobility of game participants. A server device comprises: a controller configured to enable a first player belonging to a first group to transfer to a second group based on an operation by a second player belonging to the second group, wherein the controller is configured to associate compensation for the transfer with the transfer of the first player. The controller is configured to perform payment and receipt of compensation for the transfer between at least two out of the first player, the first group, and the second group when the first player transfers from the first group to the second group.
US10799799B2	System and method for providing a quest from a probability item bundle in an online game A system and method for providing a quest from a probability item bundle in an online game. The system and method include executing an instance of an online game. The system and method include maintaining inventories of virtual items, and presenting offers to sell probability item bundles. The system and method include associating potential awards in sets of potential awards with different award distribution probabilities. The system and method include receiving activation requests from users for purchased probability item bundles. The system and method include stochastically selecting one of the potential awards in accordance with the award distribution probabilities and providing access to a first quest in an online game in accordance with the selected award.
US10799797B2	Expanding progression in a video game Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for providing an interactive application, such as a video game, with a hierarchy of avatar categories, each having a maximum and minimum progression value. Each avatar category may be associated with one or more avatars, items, and/or other portions of the interactive application. A beginner avatar category may be associated with a minimum progression value greater than an absolute minimum progression value and a maximum progression value lesser than an absolute maximum progression value. A second avatar category may be associated with a minimum and maximum progression value that are, respectively, lower and greater than that of the beginner avatar category. The interactive application may allow a user to select from the beginner avatar category and the second avatar category. An avatar category may be associated with game rewards.
US10799795B1	Real-time audio generation for electronic games based on personalized music preferences Systems and methods are provided for real-time audio generation for electronic games based on personalized music preferences. An example method includes requesting listening history information from one or more music streaming platforms, the listening history information indicating, at least, music playlists to which a user created or is subscribed. A style preference associated with the user is determined based on the listening history information. A musical cue associated with an electronic game is accessed, with the musical being associated with music to be output by the electronic game based on a game state of the electronic game. Personalized music is generated utilizing one or more machine learning models based on the musical cue and the style preference, wherein the system is configured to provide the personalized music for inclusion in the electronic game.
US10799794B2	Program, game control method, and information processing apparatus A program, a game control method, and an information processing apparatus, which are capable of improving operability of a game. A program causing an information processing apparatus to execute a step of causing an object arranged on a field object in a virtual space in which a coordinate system having a first axis and a second axis is set to be displayed on a screen in which a coordinate system having a third axis and a fourth axis is set, a step of detecting first and second positions on the screen while the first user operation is being detected, and a moving step of moving the object according to a first user operation.
US10799792B2	Coordinating multiple virtual environments Examples for managing the participation of users in multiple virtual environments are described. An example method includes a processor receiving from a first user device a virtual object that is created by a user and at least one trigger condition for presenting the virtual object, obtaining a physical location of the first user device, and receiving a selection of a first virtual environment for the virtual object from among a plurality of virtual environments associated with the first user device. The method may further include the processor associating the virtual object with the physical location and with the first virtual environment that is selected, and presenting the virtual object to a second user device associated with the first virtual environment when the at least one trigger condition is encountered, where the at least one trigger condition includes a condition that the second user device is proximate to the physical location.
US10799783B2	System, method, and apparatus for monitoring sporting apparatus and users thereof A system may comprise one or more monitoring devices that may communicate with a mobile device or a wearable device worn by a user of a sporting apparatus. The system may enable motion data specific to motion of the sporting apparatus to be conveniently captured and transmitted, and displayed on the wearable device. The system may include functionality to permit disablement of the motion detecting, transmission, and/or displaying functions at times when such functions are not permitted to be used, and to record the date, time, and location when such functions have been disabled to permit verification thereof by a governing body or sporting organization. The system may further include a learning module enabling monitored motion of the object to be correlated to monitored motion of the user such that predictive motion of the sporting object based only on monitored motion of the user may be obtained and displayed.
US10799782B2	Sporting display device and method A sporting display device comprising circuitry configured to control a plurality of electronic display elements to display one or more electronic images in response to a detection by detector circuitry of an occurrence of a predetermined event associated with a sport, the plurality of electronic display elements being attachable to a sports net associated with the sport in a configuration such that the one or more electronic images are displayed on the sports net.
US10799776B1	Polymer-filled hollow iron with thin back An iron-type golf club head having a thin back portion and filled with a polymer material. For example, the iron-type golf club may include a sole, a toe portion attached at least partially to the sole, a heel portion attached at least partially to the sole, a striking face attached at least partially to the sole, the striking face having a maximum face thickness, a topline portion attached at least partially to the toe portion, the heel portion, and the striking face, a substantially planar back portion attached at least partially to the topline portion and sole. The back portion may have a maximum back thickness less than the maximum face thickness. The golf club head may also have a cavity formed between the sole, the toe portion, the heel portion, the striking face, the topline portion, and the back portion. The cavity may be filled with a polymer material.
US10799775B2	Golf club head A golf club head comprises a sole, a recessed sole port in the sole; and a rotatably adjustable sole piece adapted to be at least partially received within the sole port and comprising a central body having a plurality of contact surfaces adapted to contact the sole port and being offset from each other along a central axis extending through the central body of the sole piece. The sole piece can be positioned at least partially within the sole port at five or more rotational and axial positions with respect to the central axis, wherein at each rotational position, at least one of said contact surfaces of the central body contacts the sole port to set the axial position of the sole piece. The sole port and/or the sole piece can be generally pentagonal in shape.
US10799771B2	Racquet flex control device An improved racquet handle, such as for a tennis or racquetball racquet, comprised of a flex control device that enables a user to adjust the flexibility of the racquet handle. The increased flexibility of the racquet handle enables a user to impart greater force on a ball, such as a tennis ball, and also dampens or reduces the amount of vibration and/or shock otherwise imparted to the racquet user when the racquet strikes the ball. The flex control device of the present invention is comprised of a fixed insert portion and an interchangeable, removable insert that enables a user to control the amount of the flexibility of the racquet.
US10799761B2	Monitoring fitness using a mobile device Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.
US10799760B2	System and method for identifying and interpreting repetitive motions A motion tracking system monitors the motions performed by a user based on motion data received from one or more sensors. The motion tracking system may include a motion tracking device with one or more sensors, a smart device with one or more sensors and/or a server. As the user interacts with the motion tracking system or smart device the motion data generated by one or more sensors is processed by a software application. The software application generates interpreted data based on the motion data and contextual data such as the equipment being used by the user. Feedback is then provided to the user during and/or after the user has performed a motion or a set of motions. The feedback provided to the user may be visual, audio or tactile. The application may be used to monitor a routine in a sporting, fitness, industrial or medical environment, for example.
US10799756B2	Rehabilitation device and its use for exercising the shoulder region The present invention relates to a rehabilitation device adapted for rehabilitating and/or exercising the shoulder region of a user, as well as to the use of such a rehabilitation device. The device enables an upright position of the upper body during the exercise, and shoulder supports holding the shoulder position of the user stationary during the exercise, in order to direct the muscle activation precisely into the small muscles of the shoulder region.
US10799753B2	Selectively rotating weight device and related systems A bi-bell exercise device for low-impact exercises. The bi-bell exercise device can be used in place of a kettle bell, and has two handles and a selectively rotatable weight. The bi-bell exercise device can be used in a fixed configuration, where the weight does not move relative to the handles, or a rotating configuration, where the weight is free to rotate relative to a central post.
US10799749B2	Weighted pivot arm apparatus and methods of use A weighted pivot arm apparatus attached to a weight rack component, comprising: a body having an upper end and a lower end and extending along longitudinal axis; an attachment point disposed on the body comprising at least one wing with a hole therethrough and wherein the attachment point is rotatably mounted to the weight rack component; and, an impact bumper disposed on a lower end of the body.
US10799747B2	Portable and foldable gluteus maximus bridging and hip thrusting exercise apparatus An apparatus that satisfies the need for a portable and foldable exercise equipment to perform glute bridge, hip thrust and other resistance band exercises without the need for additional equipment. The apparatus includes opposing panels hingedly connected, and accommodations to affix resistance bands to the panels. A cross member is preferably hingedly connected to one panel and extends through an opening and engages the other panel. A resistance band may include an adjustable belt so that a user may securely fasten himself or herself between the opposing panels and the resistance band to perform the glute bridge, hip thrust or other exercises.
US10799742B1	Strap spring trampoline A strap spring trampoline includes a trampoline frame having an upper horizontal trampoline frame and a lower horizontal trampoline frame. A trampoline bed is extended across the upper horizontal trampoline frame. A strap connection is formed on the trampoline bed that connects the trampoline bed to a tension strap. A spring is connected to the tension strap and the lower horizontal trampoline frame. The spring is preferably helical. The trampoline leg rigidly connects between the upper horizontal trampoline frame and the lower horizontal trampoline frame. The upper horizontal trampoline frame has a horizontal extension, and the horizontal extension further includes a flat section. A spool sleeve fits over the upper horizontal trampoline frame, and a tension strap rides over the spool sleeve when the tension strap moves over the upper horizontal trampoline frame. A right collar and a left collar fit together and retain the spool sleeve.
US10799741B2	Immersible, adjustable, surface compliant device and methods of use The present invention relates to an immersible, adjustable, surface compliant device and methods of using it an environment with variable, induced current flows for purposes of exercise, rehabilitation, or pure fun. The adjustable, immersible, surface compliant device can be used in pools, water tanks, or any body of water having a location where the device could be attached. The adjustable, immersible, surface compliant device and methods of using it are ideal for rehabilitating an injury, assisting aging bodies in performing exercises, and allowing the permanently injured to achieve movement and some degrees of physical autonomy despite being injured. In some embodiments, I disclose a trampoline-like device, having adjustable surface compliance, to be used in a pool or water tank having a current flow, wherein the angle of the trampoline is horizontally adjustable.
US10799740B2	Residential concealed sprinkler An automatic fire protection sprinkler includes a sprinkler body having a passage with an inlet end and a discharge opening. A pair of sprinkler arms extend from the sprinkler body. The pair of sprinkler arms each include a radially inwardly extending leg including a threaded bore for receiving a compression screw. The pair of sprinkler arms each include a radially outwardly extending leg each defining an aperture therein. An outlet closure assembly includes a closure element that selectively blocks the discharge opening of the sprinkler body and a trigger assembly including a yoke that engages the compression screws and a glass bulb that extends between the yoke and the closure element. A deflector is coupled to the sprinkler arms by a pair of support pins that are received in the apertures in the radially outwardly extending legs of the at least two sprinkler arms.
US10799738B2	High nitrogen and other inert gas anti-corrosion protection in wet pipe fire protection systems A wet pipe fire protection sprinkler system and method of operating a wet pipe fire sprinkler system includes providing a sprinkler system having a pipe network, a source of water for the pipe network, at least one sprinkler head connected with the pipe network and a drain valve for draining the pipe network. An inert gas source, such as a nitrogen gas source, is connected with the pipe network. Inert gas is supplied from the inert gas source to the pipe network. Water is supplied to the pipe network thereby substantially filling the pipe network with water and compressing the inert gas in the pipe network.
US10799737B2	Flexible dry sprinkler A fire sprinkler head (12) has a valve (42) with an X-brace latch (54), and includes a flexible conduit (14). A sprinkler nozzle (16) is secured to a first end of the flexible conduit (14). The sprinkler nozzle (16) includes a first fitting (28), a sprinkler orifice (20) and fusible element (22). A second fitting (40) is secured to the second end of the flexible conduit (14) and includes the valve (42). The valve (42) has a valve element (44) which is moveable from a latched position to an unlatched position. A flexible link (56) extends from the sprinkler nozzle (16) to the X-brace valve latch (54). Breaking of the fusible element (22) releases the flexible link (56) to move from the latched position to the unlatched position, releasing the valve (42) for flow there-through.
US10799732B2	Harness The roping harness comprises a pair of leg loops and a suspension point. The suspension point comprises: distinct first and second rings, a connecting part fixed continuously to the two distinct rings, the connecting part mechanically connecting the two distinct rings with the pair of leg loops, a closed metal connector provided with a rod. The two rings are separated from one another by a first distance in a first direction and define an empty space between a first lateral surface of the first ring and a second lateral surface of the second ring. The two rings are arranged so as to allow fitting of the rod of the connector in the two rings. The rod presents a longitudinal axis coinciding with the first direction. The rod is fitted movable in rotation in the two rings and the connector is mounted movable in rotation around the rod.
US10799730B2	Filtering device A filtering device is revealed. The filtering device includes a mask body and a pleated layer. The pleated layer is arranged with a plurality of pleats and is set on the mask body. The surface area of the pleated layer is larger than the surface area of the mask body. Thus the filtration area of the filtering device is increased effectively. The filter effect and the air permeability of the filtering device are further improved.
US10799725B2	Aircraft emergency slide containers and methods of using such containers Containers and methods are disclosed for replacing expired or unserviceable aircraft emergency slides (“slides”) in an aircraft. The disclosed containers are configured to securely retain both unserviceable slides and serviceable slides. The containers can be placed on an aircraft through the main door of the aircraft, and are further configured to be easily transported within the aircraft from a staging area of the aircraft to a slide installation and removal point at either the main door or an emergency exit door of the aircraft. The containers can be aligned with the installation and removal point to facilitate replacing an unserviceable slide with a new, serviceable slide. The disclosed containers and methods improve personnel safety concerning lifting and handling of the slides, which are heavy. The containers and methods disclosed herein further facilitate positioning of the slides near installation and removal points and properly orienting the slides, while reducing awkward handling situations for personnel.
US10799724B2	Oral care compositions An oral care composition comprising a local anaesthetic agent, a film-forming polymer and a non-aqueous vehicle wherein the film-forming polymer comprises an alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride copolymer or salt thereof is provided.
US10799720B2	Determining an irradiation region for radiotherapy based on model patient data and patient image data The invention relates to a method of determining a radiotherapy treatment plan for radiotherapy treatment of a treatment body part of a patient's body. The method can include acquiring treatment target position data comprising treatment target position information describing the position of a treatment target to be treated by radiotherapy in the treatment body part. Statistic model target region position data is acquired, which describes the position of a model target region in a model body part corresponding to the treatment body part. Based on the treatment target data and the statistic model target region position data, irradiation region position data is determined that describes the position of an irradiation region to be treated by irradiation with treatment radiation in the treatment body part.
US10799719B2	Monitoring system for thermoplastic mask using pressure sensor The present invention relates to a thermoplastic mask monitoring system using a pressure sensor. Specifically, a thermoplastic mask according to the present invention may include: a mask having a shape determined according to a shape of a first region which is at least a part of a patient's body by using thermoplasticity, fixing the first region in close contact with the first region, and receiving radiation; and a pressure sensor provided between the mask and the first region and sensing pressure induced by a space generated between the mask and the first region.
US10799718B2	Computer system integration A system and method of integrating a first computer and a second computer is disclosed. The first computer executes a software application having a graphical user interface. The second computer renders the graphical user interface, receives an identification of an event that has occurred in the software application, and identifies an action to be performed by the second computer in response to the occurrence of the event, the action being identified from a predefined sequence of actions. The second computer performs the identified action to modify the rendering of the graphical user interface.
US10799715B2	Adaptive radiation therapy planning The invention relates to a system for generating a radiotherapy treatment plan (33; 34) for treating a target structure within a patient body. The system comprises (i) a modeling unit configured to determine a series of estimates (31a-d; 32a-d) of a delineation of the target structure for consecutive points of time during the radiation therapy treatment on the basis of a model quantifying changes of the delineation with time, and (ii) a planning unit configured to determine the treatment plan (33; 34) on the basis of the series of estimates (31a-d; 32a-d) of the delineation of the target structure. Further, the invention relates to method carried out in the system.
US10799712B2	Systems and methods for targeted deep hyperthermia by time-shared RF inductive applicators The present disclosure provides, inter alia, a system and methods for targeted hyperthermia effective to differentially heat target organs. In certain embodiments, the system and/or method utilizes one or more pairs of inductive applicators coupled to the one or more RF generators and configured to deposit radio frequency radiation on a region of interest based on a set of configurable parameters.
US10799706B2	Garment for positioning midfield transmitter relative to implanted receiver Systems, devices and methods to facilitate wireless interaction between an implantable therapy delivery device and an external transmitter device are provided. In an example, the systems, devices, and methods discussed herein include or use a garment for receiving and positioning an external transmitter device proximal to an implanted device, and the external transmitter device includes a midfield device configured to provide one or more signals to manipulate evanescent fields outside of tissue to generate a propagating and focused field in the tissue. In an example, the garment includes a receptacle configured to receive and retain the external transmitter device near a tissue interface, and the garment further includes a dielectric portion provided between the receptacle and the tissue interface. In an example, the dielectric portion has a relative permittivity that is approximately the same as the relative permittivity of air.
US10799704B2	Proximity-based security for implanted medical devices A proximity-based security mechanism can control access to the programming interface of an implanted medical device. The security mechanism prevents unauthorized remote access to the programming interface by hackers or other hostile individuals, securing the safety of the subject. The system also allows the subject or other responsible person to activate the programming interface when changes to the operation of the implanted medical device are needed. In one example, a security interface is operable to detect, while implanted in the subject, an activation signal produced in close proximity to the subject, and activate the programming interface in response to the activation signal so that the implantable medical device can receive the programming instructions. A proximity-based security mechanism can be a dedicated device, or can be implemented in a programmable computing device such as a smartphone or other mobile computing device.
US10799703B2	Evaluation of his bundle pacing therapy Cardiac electrical heterogeneity information may be used to determine whether one or more His bundle paced settings for His bundle pacing therapy are acceptable for His bundle pacing. Cardiac electrical heterogeneity information may be generated during His bundle pacing, and the evaluation against baseline information and/or other information to determine whether the His bundle paced settings are acceptable.
US10799701B2	Systems and methods for identifying and treating patients with high-frequency electrical signals Systems and methods for identifying and treating patients with high frequency electrical signals. A representative method for identifying a patient as a candidate for pain treatment includes identifying a first sensory threshold, delivering an electrical signal to a neural population of the patient at a frequency in a frequency range of 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz and, while and/or after delivering the electrical signal to the patient, identifying a second sensory threshold of the patient. If the second sensory threshold is less than the first, the method can include identifying the patient as a candidate for receiving an electrical signal at a frequency in the foregoing range for pain treatment.
US10799698B2	Transcutaneous electrically amplified cognitive enhancement system Embodiments may stimulate nerve activity using transcutaneous nerve stimulation, as well as monitor nerve activity through the skin. Various branches of the nervous system may be accessed at various points on the body. For example, system for monitoring and stimulating human body activity and conditions may comprise at least one transcutaneous nerve stimulation circuitry comprising a circuitry adapted to generate a nerve stimulation signal and at least one electrode or contact adapted to apply the nerve stimulation signal to a nerve of a human through a skin of the human, transcutaneous electrical nerve monitoring circuitry comprising a circuitry adapted to monitor at least one nerve signal received from at least one sensor adapted to obtain the at least one nerve signal from a human through the skin of the human, and control circuitry adapted to control signal generation and signal application of the transcutaneous nerve stimulation circuitry.
US10799691B2	Needle assembly for transdermal administration and method of producing the same A needle assembly for transdermal administration including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and fine needles projecting perpendicularly from the first surface. The substrate has grooves on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and the grooves are formed such that the substrate is deformable following a surface shape of a skin to allow axes of the fine needles to extend in a direction normal to the surface of the skin.
US10799688B2	Intravascular devices, systems, and methods to address eye disorders A method may include accessing an artery in communication with an ophthalmic artery of a subject, and advancing a microcatheter along the accessed artery so as to align a distal end of the microcatheter with an ostium of the ophthalmic artery, wherein the microcatheter includes a lumen having a guidewire positioned therein. In addition, the method includes proximally withdrawing the guidewire relative to the microcatheter so as to enable a distal portion of the microcatheter to assume a curved relaxed configuration, and cannulating the ostium with the distal portion of the microcatheter when the distal portion is in the curved relaxed configuration.
US10799687B1	Urinary catheter insertion alignment device for a female patient, method for making same, and method for using same A urinary catheter insertion alignment device for use by a female patient is disclosed. The urinary catheter insertion alignment device is molded to the patient's vaginal anatomy using impression material while an intermittent urinary catheter is inserted into the urethral orifice. Once the urinary catheter insertion alignment device has hardened, the intermittent urinary catheter is removed therefrom. Thereafter, the urinary catheter insertion alignment device may be fitted to the vaginal anatomy by the patient, which positions the passageway therethrough (formerly occupied by the urinary catheter in place during the molding operation) directly over the urethral orifice. The patient may then easily insert an intermittent urinary catheter (of a size smaller than that used during the molding operation) through the passageway, into the urethral orifice, and into the bladder for drainage of the bladder.
US10799684B2	Introducer sheath and introducer assembly An introducer sheath, which is formed from a tubular member provided with a hollow portion through which an elongated body is freely insertable, and which includes a distal portion and a main body portion, wherein the inner diameter of the distal portion is formed to become gradually smaller toward the distal side, and on the inner surface of the distal portion, there is provided a hydrophobic coating having a friction coefficient lower than the friction coefficient of the tubular member.
US10799683B2	Safety device for a hollow medical needle Method, system and device involving a needle device with a needle safety element with improved stable structure. A frame can surround the needle safety element to provide added stiffening of the needle safety element. The frame can include stays extending laterally of the needle safety element. The needle safety element with the frame can be slidably located on a needle and in a catheter hub in a ready to use position and be removable from the catheter hub in a protective position.
US10799676B2	Multi-direction steerable handles for steering catheters Disclosed herein are steerable catheter assemblies and methods of steering catheters that utilize ball and socket mechanisms to accomplish independent control of catheter flex magnitude and catheter flex direction. Some embodiments include a catheter with two or more pull wires that flex the catheter, a first ball, a socket coupled to the first ball to form a ball and socket assembly, and an adjustment member coupled to the ball and socket assembly, such that the adjustment member is movable axially and rotationally relative to the ball and socket assembly. Two or more pull wires are connected to the socket, and the adjustment member engages the socket such that movement of the adjustment member adjusts the position of the socket relative to the first ball to thereby flex the catheter with the pull wires.
US10799672B2	Catheter body structural support member including a polymer hypotube In some examples, a catheter body includes an outer jacket positioned over a structural support member. A proximal portion of the structural support member comprises a straight or tapered polymer hypotube and a distal portion of the structural support member comprises a distal support member that is more flexible than the polymer hypotube. In some examples, the polymer hypotube defines one or more openings, through which an adhesive may be introduced between the polymer hypotube and an inner liner of the catheter body.
US10799671B2	Distal access aspiration guide catheter Distal access aspiration guide catheter system and methods for delivering implantable devices, catheters, or substances in or near and/or restoring flow through body lumens, such as blood vessel lumens are described. A distal access aspiration guide catheter having a proximal, medial, and distal possessing high flexibility, high resistance to kinking and a large lumen to wall thickness ratio.
US10799669B2	Single operator intracranial medical device delivery systems and methods of use A rapid exchange microcatheter for accessing the intracranial neurovasculature. A side opening through the sidewall is located a first distance proximal to the distal-most tip. A proximal opening located proximal to the side opening is a second distance from the distal-most tip. A distal, reinforced catheter portion extends between a distal end region to a point near the side opening. A proximal, reinforced catheter portion extends a distance from a point near the side opening towards the proximal end of the catheter body. The side opening is positioned within a gap between a proximal end of the distal reinforced catheter portion and a distal end of the proximal reinforced catheter portion. A payload of a cerebral treatment device is housed within the lumen proximal to the side opening. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10799668B2	Ureteral catheters, bladder catheters, systems, kits and methods for inducing negative pressure to increase renal function Ureteral or bladder catheters are provided, including (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion that includes one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations and is configured to establish an outer periphery or protective surface area that inhibits mucosal tissue from occluding the one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations upon application of negative pressure through the catheter. Systems, kits and methods for inducing negative pressure to increase renal function also are provided.
US10799665B2	System for tracking motion of a device The present disclosure provides a system and a method for relaxation and cultivation of attention. The method comprising: detecting a non-respiratory bodily action of a first person; determining based on comparing the non-respiratory bodily action of the first person with at least one predetermined threshold, whether or not the first person is voluntarily attending on the non-respiratory bodily action at the present time; and generating feedback to be perceived by the first person through at least one response system if the first person is voluntarily attending on the non-respiratory bodily action at the present time.
US10799664B2	Humidification of ventilator gases Devices disclosed herein relate to humidification systems for making humidified ventilator air. The humidification system provides an elongated air path that increases both the surface area and time for air-water interaction, and thus increases efficiency of humidification. The humidification system also enables even distribution of heat and inhibition of bacterial growth within the system, thus improves comfort and safety for patients receiving respiratory therapy. Device disclosed herein also relates to tubing for delivering humidified ventilator air. The tubing includes an air passage and a heat blanket that envelops and warms up the air passage. The tubing thus prevents or decreases water condensation and loss of humidity of humidified air.
US10799662B2	Custom patient interface and methods for making same A method of manufacturing a patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to the patient's airways includes collecting anthropometric data of a patient's face. Anticipated considerations are identified from the collected anthropometric data during use of the patient interface. The collected anthropometric data is processed to provide a transformed data set based on the anticipated considerations, the transformed data set corresponding to at least one customised patient interface component. At least one patient interface component is modelled based on the transformed data set.
US10799658B2	Control of mechanical ventilation based on laryngopharyngeal muscle activity In a method and system for use with a ventilator for mechanical ventilation of a patient, a sensor arrangement registers at least one signal related to muscular activity of at least one muscle in the laryngopharyngeal region of the patient. This signal is provide to a computer, which controls the operation of the ventilator based thereon, and/or causes display of information related to the signal in order monitor the patient and/or operation of the ventilator.
US10799657B2	Power management in respiratory treatment apparatus A respiratory treatment apparatus provides respiratory treatment with improved power management control to permit more efficient power consumption and power supply units, such as battery powered operation. In one embodiment, power management prioritizes the flow generator (104) over other accessories such as the heating elements (111, 135) of a humidifier (112) and/or a delivery tube. The flow generator may control operations of the heating elements as a function of a detected respiratory cycle. For example, the timing of operation of the heating elements may be interleaved with the portion of an inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle to permit the flow generator to operate during a peak power operation without a power drain or with a lower power drain from these components. Operations of distinct sets of components of the system (e.g., different heating elements) may also be interleaved to prevent simultaneous peak power operations.
US10799653B2	Aerosol delivery device and method for manufacturing and operating the same An adjustable aerosol delivery device includes an active liquid container, a carrier liquid container, a piezo disc mounted with a flexible gasket relative to the carrier liquid container, an oscillator configured to generate an ultrasonic wave that causes the piezo disc to oscillate and transmit the oscillations through the carrier liquid to the active liquid to cause at least a portion of the active liquid to become an aerosol, a bushing fixed relative to the carrier liquid container via a fixing portion that conforms to and mates with an entire perimeter of a fixing section of the bushing, and a fastener extending through the piezo disc housing and into the bushing. The fastener is configured to be loosened or tightened to manipulate a compression of the gasket to adjust a particle size of the aerosol. A pull force of the bushing is greater than a counter force of the gasket.
US10799650B2	Disposable pen needle with re-use prevention features A needle assembly, comprising hub, a needle fixedly connected to said hub, an outer cover for removably receiving said hub and said needle, said outer cover covering a first end of said needle and an inner shield adapted to be connected to said hub for covering a second end of said hub.
US10799649B2	Sensor systems for drug delivery devices Systems for drug delivery devices include a temperature control system and an identification system. A temperature control system configured to sense and control temperature of a cartridge containing a drug includes a heater, one or more temperature sensors, and a control unit. An identification system configured to identify a cartridge containing a drug includes a control unit and a tag sensor that is electrically coupled to the control unit, wherein the tag sensor is activated upon detecting a presence of the cartridge. A drug delivery device includes both the temperature control system and the identification system such that the control unit of the device may process the information of the drug that is received from the tag sensor of the identification system, and based on at least a portion of the processed information, determine and control the temperature of the drug within a cartridge.
US10799645B2	Dosage limiting device A dosage limiting device is includes an elongated connecting member that has a plunger receiving head at a first end for capturing a plunger flange of a plunger of a syringe. The plunger receiving head has a back flange connected to the elongated connecting member and a forward slotted flange connected to the elongated connecting member, the forward slotted flange is separated from the back flange by a space sufficient to accept the plunger flange and a flat section of the plunger fitting in a slot of the forward slotted flange. A barrel loop is at a distal second end of the elongated connecting member so that the dosage limiting device limits a dosage provided by the syringe based upon a distance between the plunger receiving head and the barrel loop as the barrel loop abuts a barrel flange of the syringe, thereby limiting extraction of the plunger.
US10799642B2	Dose guides for injection syringe The present embodiments provide for simple devices that guide the loading and dispensing of accurate small doses of fluid from standard injection syringes.
US10799639B2	Syringe type medication delivery device A pre-filled syringe for sterile medication fluid injection includes a syringe barrel with rotationally symmetric cylindrical bore, having a distal end and a proximal end; a syringe piston with rotationally symmetric external shape; a backstop mounted at the proximal end of the syringe barrel with an opening that is rotationally asymmetric about the axis through the syringe barrel; a push rod to move the syringe piston inside the syringe barrel, wherein at least one portion of the push rod is rotationally asymmetric about the axis through the syringe barrel, and upon rotation, the rotationally asymmetric portion of the push rod is aligned with the rotationally asymmetric opening of the backstop; and a seal component to cover the distal end of the syringe barrel.
US10799637B2	Cartridge carrier assembly A cartridge carrier assembly for a medicament delivery device comprises a cartridge carrier adapted to receive a cartridge defining a cavity containing a dose of a medicament, a needle hub being part of the cartridge carrier or coupled to the cartridge carrier such that the needle hub is fixed relative to the cartridge carrier, the needle hub adapted to receive a distal end or part of the cartridge, an injection needle having a tipped proximal needle section adapted to pierce a sealing element distally arranged on the cartridge, and a removable needle cap attachable to a distal end of the cartridge carrier. The needle hub comprises a cartridge retention feature adapted to abut the cartridge or a part thereof to limit axial movement of the cartridge in the distal direction such that the proximal needle section is spaced from the sealing element.
US10799636B2	Filling needle for dispensing a pharmaceutical liquid into a container, and filling device The invention relates to a filling needle (10; 10a-10g) for dispensing a pharmaceutical liquid (1) into a container (2), comprising a preferably rod-shaped filling needle body (12; 12a; 12b; 12d; 12f; 12g) in which a product feed bore (13) is formed, having at least one, preferably a plurality of product outlet bores (16; 16a to 16d) which extends from the product feed bore (13) and opens on an outer wall of the filling needle body (12; 12a; 12b; 12d; 12f; 12g) into a region which is spaced apart from a filling needle body end (25; 25b; 25c) with respect to a longitudinal axis (18) of the filling needle body (12; 12a; 12b; 12d; 12f; 12g), and having a valve element (14; 14b; 14c; 14d; 14e; 14g) which is made of an elastic material which covers the filling needle body (12; 12a; 12b; 12d; 12f; 12g) at least in the region of the at least one product outlet bore (16; 16a to 16d).
US10799633B2	Vibrational device for fat insertion during fat transplantation An injection cannula includes a hand-held mechanical motorized device to improve delivery of fat and facilitate dispersion at a recipient site. The injection cannula may, for example be a cannula for injecting fat in a cosmetic surgical procedure for fat transplantation such as percutaneous injection or injection directly into the subcutaneous fat. An electric motor, pneumatic motor, or other mechanism may be used to provide vibration.
US10799631B2	Automatic injection device having a magnetic drive system An automatic injection device has an insertion needle configured to be inserted into a patient and a drug container which contains a pharmaceutical product. The drug container includes a plunger. The automatic injection device also has a fluid path which fluidly connects the drug container to the insertion needle. The automatic injection device further has a drive system configured to cause linear movement of the plunger to force the pharmaceutical product into the fluid path. The drive system has a driving element and a movable element. The automatic injection device additionally has electronics configured to provide a signal to the drive system to move the plunger. The movable element has an outer magnet at least partially surrounding the drug container and an inner magnet inside the drug container.
US10799629B2	Ear cleaning devices and methods A system and method to irrigate a user's auditory canal. A fluid can be dispensed from a reservoir through a fluid path and out through openings of a delivery element into the auditory canal. A pump may be used to facilitate the process of dispensing the fluid. The fluid can be delivered to the user's auditory canal for a predetermined period of time. Such a time period may be user selectable. The discharge from the irrigation is removed from the user's auditory canal via a discharge port located on the delivery element. The discharge exits the delivery element and proceeds to a discharge reservoir via a discharge path. A vacuum may be used to generate a negative pressure to facilitate the removal of the discharge from the auditory canal.
US10799626B2	Blood pump A blood pump comprises a pump casing having a blood flow inlet and outlet, and an impeller arranged in said pump casing so as to be rotatable. The impeller has blades sized and shaped for conveying blood from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet. The blood pump comprises an outflow cannula having an upstream end portion, a downstream end portion and an intermediate portion. The upstream end portion is connected to the pump casing such that blood is conveyed from the blood flow outlet through the intermediate portion towards the downstream end portion. The downstream end portion has a blood flow outlet through which blood can exit the outflow cannula. At least a portion of the intermediate portion of the outflow cannula has an outer diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the pump casing.
US10799623B2	System and method for distinguishing leaks form a disengaged canister condition in a reduced pressure treatment system A method of distinguishing leak detection and canister disengagement in a reduced pressure treatment system includes monitoring an actual power level and a source pressure of a reduced pressure pump. The actual power level is compared to a target power level, and the source pressure is compared to a first alarm pressure and a second alarm pressure. A leak alarm is indicated when the actual power level is greater than the target power level and the source pressure is greater than the first alarm pressure. A canister disengaged alarm is indicated when the actual power level is greater than the target power level and the source pressure is less than the second alarm pressure.
US10799619B2	Low friction hydrogels and hydrogel-containing composite materials Hydrogels and composite material containing hydrogels and liposomes dispersed therein, which exhibit a reduced friction coefficient compared to neat hydrogels or composites containing hydrogels, processes for preparing the same, and methods for using the same are disclosed.
US10799618B2	Methods of transferring carbon nanotubes on a hydrogel Disclosed herein are methods for transferring carbon nanotubes on a hydrogel scaffold. Carbon nanotubes are formed on a substrate and directly transferred onto a hydrogel surface. Carbon nanotubes transferred according to the present disclosure can be used in tissue engineering applications and electrode coating applications.
US10799616B2	Cross-linked resilin-containing materials Disclosed herein is a compositions-of-matter comprising a cross-linked polymer, the cross-linked polymer comprising a plurality of resilin polypeptide moieties, and at least one polymeric moiety covalently cross-linked to a plurality of the resilin polypeptide moieties via at least one cross-linking moiety, the cross-linking moiety being devoid of a biphenyl moiety. Further disclosed herein is a process for preparing the composition-of-matter, a composite material comprising the composition-of-matter and at least one additional polymeric substance bound to the cross-linked polymer, an article-of-manufacturing comprising the composition-of-matter and/or composite material, and a method of treating tissue damage or loss by implanting said article-of-manufacturing in a subject.
US10799614B2	Xenotransplantation products and methods A biological product for clinical xenotransplantation into a human and a method of preparing biological product for clinical xenotransplantation into a human involving producing a non-wild type, biologically engineered swine having a biologically engineered genome such that the swine does not express one or more extracellular surface glycan epitopes, is free of certain pathogens, is reared according to a bioburden-reducing procedure in a closed designated pathogen free herd, wherein the biological product is harvested following the swine being euthanized and the product is aseptically removed from the swine, the biological product is processed involving sterilization and storing the product in a sterile container, and the product does not contain one or more extracellular surface glycans, is free of certain designated pathogens, is biologically active and comprises live cells and tissues capable of vascularizing after xenotransplantation.
US10799612B2	Implanted device Disclosed is an implanted device, comprising a device base body and an active drug, wherein the device base body is pure zinc and/or a zinc alloy, the zinc content in the device base body is 0.1-100%, and the active drug comprises anti-allergic drugs. After the implantation of the implanted device into the human body, the surrounding tissues of the implant would not have a clear hypersensitive reaction due to the presence of the anti-allergic drugs, and the implanted device can be used to be implanted into the body for supporting organ chambers, to fill the hollow chambers of the organs and tissues or as orthopaedic implants etc.
US10799606B2	Sanitizing door handle fluid container assembly Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Some implementations of the invention are directed toward a manual sanitizing door handle while some implementations of the invention are directed toward an auto-sanitizing door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto an exterior surface of the sanitizing door handle in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto a user's hand(s) in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the user's hand(s).
US10799605B2	Conjugate comprising a neurotensin receptor ligand and use thereof The present invention is related to a conjugate comprising a structure of general formula (1) [TM1]-[AD1]-[LM]-[AD2]-[TM2] (1), wherein TM1 is a first targeting moiety, wherein the first targeting moiety is capable of binding to a first target, AD1 is a first adapter moiety or is absent, LM is a linker moiety or is absent, AD2 is a second adapter moiety or is absent, and TM2 is a second targeting moiety, wherein the second targeting moiety is capable of binding to a second target; wherein the first targeting moiety and/or the second targeting moiety is a compound of formula (2): wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and cyclopropylmethyl; AA-COOH is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of 2-amino-2 adamantane carboxylic acid, cyclohexylglycine and 9-amino-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-9 carboxylic acid; R2 is selected from the group consisting of (C1-C6)alkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3C8)cycloalkylmethyl, halogen, nitro and trifluoromethyl; ALK′ is (C2-C5)alkylidene; R3, R4 and R5 are each and independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and (C1-C4)alkyl under the proviso that one of R3, R4 and R5 is of the following formula (3) wherein ALK′ is (C2-C5)alkylidene; R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and (C1-C4)alkyl; and R7 is a bond; or a pharmacologically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof.
US10799604B2	Biopolymer-nanoparticle composite implant for tumor cell tracking A method of detecting migration of tumor cells is provided by implanting in a region of tumor cells one or more implants having a matrix material of a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, and a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed within the matrix material and functionalized to bind tumor cells. Nanoparticles bound to the tumor cells that have migrated out of the region can be detected by various imaging modalities. The implant can be in the shape of a brachytherapy spacer or radiotherapy fiducial maker or can be a coating on a brachytherapy spacer or fiducial marker. A method of treating cancer is provided by implanting one or more brachytherapy spacers or fiducial markers including the matrix material and an anti-cancer therapeutic agent dispersed within the matrix material.
US10799600B1	Targeted nanoparticles The invention in the various aspects provides nanogel compositions that are safe for topical, local, and/or systemic delivery, and which can be targeted to select tissues or cells, including pathogens. In some embodiments, conjugation of antibiotics to the nanogel surface, and in particular antibiotics that disrupt outer membranes of Gram negative bacteria or antibiotics that inhibit cell wall synthesis, provide for highly effective targeting and killing of bacterial pathogens, including drug-resistant bacteria.
US10799598B2	Disulfide bridging conjugates Provided are bispecific conjugates having the general formula: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in the treatment of cancer.
US10799597B2	Subcutaneous administration of antibody-drug conjugates for cancer therapy The present invention relates to methods of cancer therapy using subcutaneous administration of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Preferably, the ADC comprises an antibody that binds to Trop-2, CEACAM5, CEACAM6, CD20, CD22, CD30, CD46, CD74, Her-2, folate receptor, or HLA-DR. More preferably, the drug is SN-38. Subcutaneous administration is at least as effective as intravenous administration of the same ADC. Surprisingly, subcutaneous administration can be used without inducing unmanageable adverse local toxicity at the injection site. Subcutaneous administration is advantageous in requiring less frequent administration, substantially reducing the amount of time required for intravenous administration, and reducing the levels of systemic toxicities observed with intravenous administration. When administered at specified dosages and schedules, the ADCs can reduce solid tumors in size, reduce or eliminate metastases and are effective to treat cancers resistant to standard therapies, such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
US10799596B2	Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-antibody conjugates Conjugates of an antibody that binds to CD25 with PBD dimers.
US10799592B2	Compositions and methods for delivering an agent to a wound The invention provides compositions featuring chitosan and methods for using such compositions for the local delivery of biologically active agents to an open fracture, complex wound or other site of infection. Advantageously, the degradation and drug elution profiles of the chitosan compositions can be tailored to the needs of particular patients at the point of care (e.g., in a surgical suite, clinic, physician's office, or other clinical setting).
US10799586B2	Hyperthermic cancerous tissue ablation A system and method for hyperthermic ablation of cancerous tissue of a human patient is disclosed. A system and method include a vessel that is sized and adapted for receiving the human patient, and a circulation device outside of the vessel for circulating a thermally conductive liquid to and from the vessel, such that the portion of the human patient enclosed in the containment suit is at least partially submerged in the thermally conductive liquid when the human patient is in the vessel. The system and method further include a set of electromagnetic transmission coils at least partially around the vessel for inducing an alternating electromagnetic field around the human patient, the alternating electromagnetic field being directed, via the thermally conductive liquid, to the cancerous tissue that has been provided a conductive nanoparticle, to provide hyperthermic ablation of the cancerous tissue.
US10799583B2	Treatment for bone diseases The invention relates to the treatment of bone disorders. In particular, the invention is directed to the use of a dosing holiday to help overcome the resistance to anti-sclerostin antibodies which develops over time when a plurality of doses of antibody are given to a subject. By giving the subject to be treated such a dosing holiday, the subject may subsequently display an increased response to a subsequent dose of the anti-sclerostin antibody. The subject may be given multiple cycles of a batch of at least two doses of anti-sclerostin antibody and a dosing holiday. In some instances, the subject may be monitored to help determine when to give the dosing holiday. Further, the subject may be given a different treatment for the bone disorder during the dosing holiday from the anti-sclerostin antibody.
US10799580B2	Expression vector delivery system and use thereof for inducing an immune response Embodiments of a novel system for delivering an expression vector encoding an antigen to a subject that allows for spatiotemporal control over stimulation of the subject's immune response to the antigen are provided. In some embodiments, the expression vector delivery system includes a polymer linked to an adjuvant in prodrug form that can form polymer nanoparticles and enter a cell (such as an immune cell) under physiological conditions. In some embodiments, the adjuvant is linked to the polymer by an enzyme degradable labile bond, the cleavage of which activates the adjuvant to stimulate an immune response.
US10799579B2	Methods for enhancing antigen-specific immune responses Described herein are methods comprising administering to a mammalian subject an effective amount of an annexin chimeric fusion protein, wherein the annexin chimeric fusion protein comprises at least one immunogenic antigen, thereby enhancing the antigen specific immune response relative to administration of the immunogenic antige alone. Methods and kits for treating or preventing recurrence of hyper proliferating diseases, e.g., cancer, are described. A method may comprise priming a mammal by administering to the mammal an effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent and boosting the mammal by administering to the mammal an effective amount of an annexin chimeric fusion.
US10799577B2	Nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal for increasing the expression of an encoded pathogenic antigen The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of infectious diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal.
US10799570B2	Peptides and combination of peptides as targets or active ingredients for use in immunotherapy against AML and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10799568B2	Modified adenoviruses for cancer vaccines development The present invention relates to adenoviral vectors, wherein the viral capsid has been coated with polypeptides, which are capable of stimulating a peptide-specific immune response in a subject and uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of treating diseases, e.g. cancer, by adenoviral vectors which have been coated by polypeptides causing peptide-specific immune response. Also the present invention relates to a method of coating adenoviral vectors by specific peptides as well as to a method of identifying those peptides suitable for coating the capsid of an adenoviral vector.
US10799567B2	Yeast-based immunotherapy and type I interferon sensitivity Disclosed are methods of treating individuals with yeast-based immunotherapy who have been preselected as being sensitive to type I interferons, as well as methods for selecting individuals for treatment with yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions and methods for enhancing or improving an individual's response to yeast-based immunotherapy, based on the individual's sensitivity to type 1 interferons (T1IFNs).
US10799565B2	Cholix toxin-derived fusion molecules for oral delivery of biologically active cargo The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a non-naturally occurring fusion molecule and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, formulated for oral delivery to a subject, and designed to provide for improved, effective therapies for treatment of, e.g., inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancer, metabolic disorders, and growth deficiency disorders. The present disclosure relates to a non-toxic mutant form of the Vibrio cholera Cholix gene (ntCholix), a variant of Cholix truncated at amino acid A386 (Cholix386) and the use of other various Cholix-derived polypeptide sequences to enhance intestinal delivery of biologically-active therapeutics. The systems and methods described herein provide for: the ability to deliver macromolecule doses without injections; the ability to deliver cargo such as siRNA or antisense molecules into intracellular compartments where their activity is required; and the delivery of nanoparticles and dendrimer-based carriers across biological membranes.
US10799564B1	Insulin premix formulation and product, methods of preparing same, and methods of using same A pharmaceutically acceptable insulin premix formulation contains about 0.1-10.0 Unit/mL of insulin for intravenous administration and preferably further contains a tonicity adjuster. The methods for making and using such formulation are also provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable insulin premix formulation may be aseptically filled into a flexible container assembly to form a pharmaceutical insulin premix product. The insulin premix product can be a sterile and ready-to-use aqueous solution for glycemic control in an individual with metabolic disorders through intravenous infusion. The insulin premix product is unexpectedly stable when freshly prepared and also during its shelf-life of storage at refrigeration temperatures of 2° C. to 5° C. for 24 months followed by additional 30 days at room temperatures of 23° C. to 27° C., even without any added preservative, any added zinc, any added surfactant or any other added stabilizing excipient.
US10799558B2	Use of CD24 proteins for treating leptin-deficient conditions This invention relates to the use of a CD24 protein for treating leptin-deficient conditions, such as lipodystrophy, by increasing the level of circulating leptin.
US10799557B2	Norrin regulation of junction proteins and the use thereof to treat epithelial or endothelial membrane leakage induced edema A method of tightening inter-cellular junctions in endothelial or epithelial cells includes exposing the endothelial or epithelial cells to a norrin in concert with an anti-VEGF agent. Upon sufficient contact time, for norrin to selectively up-regulate gene expression of Cadherin or claudin-5 in the endothelial or epithelial cells, the inter-cellular junctions are tightened.
US10799554B2	Pharmaceutical formulation for bedwetting and method of use thereof Methods and compositions for treating bedwetting are disclosed. One method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more analgesic agents.
US10799552B2	Methods for treating diabetic neurotherapy Provided are methods for promoting axon regeneration of a Central Nervous System (CNS) neuron and promoting nerve function following injury to a CNS neuron, for example, brain and/or spinal cord injury. Axon regeneration in a CNS neuron or nerve function following injury to a CNS neuron can be promoted by administering a necrosis inhibitor either alone or in combination with an apoptosis inhibitor to a subject suffering from a CNS disorder, wherein a symptom of the CNS disorder is axon degeneration.
US10799550B2	Oral compositions comprising beta-escin for reducing acetaldehyde toxicity The present invention relates to an oral liquid composition comprising β-escin (beta-escin) and chokeberry fruit extract for use in treatment and prevention of conditions related to the increased acetaldehyde toxicity, such as veisalgia, alcohol poisoning, esophageal cancer, oropharyngolaryngeal cancer or a condition resulting from insufficient aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzyme activity. Administration of the composition of the invention to a subject results in an increased metabolism of aldehydic substrates, in particular those originating from catabolism of alcohol and representing a hazard to humans due to their toxicity.
US10799546B1	Modular, integrated process and apparatus for extracting, refining and remediating active substances from plant material The present disclosure relates to scalable processes for extracting, refining and remediating extracts of natural products, such as plant material and for providing well controlled refined extracts.
US10799544B2	Feed supplement and a feed composition comprising resin acid based composition The present invention relates to a feed supplement which comprises a resin acid based composition comprising over 10% (w/w) resin acids for use in the prevention of growth of harmful bacteria in the animal digestive tract, in the prevention of intestinal disorders, in the modulation of microbial population of the animal digestive tract, in enhancing rumen fermentation, lowering rumen methane production and/or in binding toxins. The invention further relates to a use of the feed supplement and a feed composition comprising the feed supplement.
US10799540B2	Faecalibacterium longum and application thereof Provided are Faecalibacterium longum and an application thereof, specifically, use of Faecalibacterium longum in treating and preventing diabetes and related diseases thereof. Also provided are a composition for treating and preventing diabetes and related diseases thereof, comprising compositions of drugs, drinks, food, or animal feed, and a method for reducing weight, fasting plasma glucose and/or blood lipid, and improving glucose tolerance.
US10799538B2	Cells treated by in vitro fucosylation and methods of production and use thereof A population of cells possesses enhanced selectin binding based upon a fucosylated selectin ligand present on a surface thereof. Methods of producing the population of cells, along with therapeutic methods of using the cells, are also disclosed.
US10799537B2	Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10799536B2	Method of treating multiple myeloma using natural killer cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor for CD38 Disclosed herein are engineered natural killer cells that have been modified to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). The cells optionally contain other modifications that improve tumor specific cytotoxicity and homing to tumor sites. Also contemplated are methods for using the engineered natural killer cells to treat patients with cancer.
US10799532B2	Treatment water of lifestyle-related diseases and method of treating the lifestyle-related diseases To obtain a lifestyle-related disease therapeutic water which comprises a very small amount of anionized silver, nanosized gold, and 99.9% or more of water. A lifestyle-related disease therapeutic water comprising with respect to one liter of water (a), 3-15 mg in silver equivalent of thiosulfate silver ion (b), and 0.1-0.5 mg in gold equivalent of colloidal gold (c).
US10799531B2	Trace element solution The invention discloses a trace element solution, which comprises at least the following metals: at least 65 mg/ml zinc directly and/or indirectly from mineral EDTA chelate(s) and/or Zn Oxide; at least 10 mg/ml manganese directly and/or indirectly from mineral EDTA chelate(s) and/or Mn carbonate; at least 15 mg/ml copper directly and/or indirectly from mineral EDTA chelate(s) and/or copper sulphate and/or copper oxide and/or carbonate; and at least 5 mg/ml selenium. The trace element solution comprises at least the following: at least 65 mg/ml zinc derived directly and/or indirectly from ZN-EDTA and/or Zn Oxide; at least 10 mg/ml manganese derived directly and/or indirectly from Mn-EDTA and/or Mn carbonate; at least 15 mg/ml copper derived directly and/or indirectly from Cu-EDTA and/or copper oxide and/or copper sulphate and/or copper carbonate; and at least 5 mg/ml selenium derived directly and/or indirectly from Na2SeO4 and/or Na2SeO3.
US10799519B2	Reduced pressure maillard synthesis of carbohydrate energy supplement for ruminant livestock A method of preparing rumen-protected carbohydrates for use in ruminant feeds by inducing the Maillard reaction between a reducing carbohydrate source and a protein source under reduced pressure conditions is disclosed. Products made by the process, and methods for maintaining or restoring blood glucose levels to within the normal reference range for ruminants, especially during transition or under heat stress are also disclosed.
US10799515B2	Delayed release drug formulation In a delayed release formulation comprising a core containing a drug and a delayed release coating for providing intestinal release, release of the drug in the colon is accelerated by including an isolation layer between the core and the delayed release coating. The delayed release coating comprises an inner layer and an outer layer. The outer layer comprises a pH dependently soluble polymeric material which has a pH threshold at about pH 5 or above. The inner layer comprises a soluble polymeric material which is soluble in intestinal fluid or gastrointestinal fluid, said soluble polymeric material being selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic acid polymer that is at least partially neutralised, and a non-ionic polymer, provided that, where said soluble polymeric material is a non-ionic polymer, said inner layer comprises at least one additive selected from a buffer agent and a base.
US10799513B2	High-strength testosterone undecanoate compositions The present disclosure is drawn to pharmaceutical compositions and oral dosage capsules containing testosterone undecanoate, as well as related methods. The capsule includes a capsule shell and a capsule fill. The capsule fill can include a solubilizer and about 14 wt % to about 35 wt % testosterone undecanoate based on the total capsule fill. The oral dosage capsule is such that when a single oral administration to a male subject of one or more capsules with a total testosterone undecanoate daily dose of about 350 mg to about 650 mg it provides a ratio of serum testosterone Cmax to serum testosterone Cave of about 2.7 or less. In yet another embodiment, a method for providing a serum concentration of testosterone within a target serum testosterone concentration Cave range for a male subject is provided.
US10799509B2	Salts of 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-yl-methyl)-imidazo[1,2-B][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide and processes related to preparing the same The present invention is directed to dihydrochloric acid and dibenzenesulfonic acid salts of the c-Met kinase inhibitor 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase pathways. The present invention further relates to processes and intermediates for preparing 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and salts thereof.
US10799503B2	Methods for the treatment of cancer Disclosed herein are methods of treating cancer in a subject, wherein the subject is known to possess at least one genetic alteration in RET, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of N-[3-[(6,7-dimethoxy-4-quinazolinyl)oxy]phenyl]-N′-[5-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1, 1-dimethylethyl)-3-isoxazolyl]-urea, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10799497B2	Combination of dextromethorphan and bupropion for treating depression Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan.
US10799496B2	Naphthylenyl compounds for long-acting injectable compositions and related methods The present invention provides compounds useful for the treatment of opioid dependence, alcohol dependence, alcohol use disorder, or the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence in a subject in need thereof. Related pharmaceutical compositions and methods are also provided herein.
US10799495B2	Aaptamine alkaloid derivatives and synthesis method and application thereof A benzodiazepine alkaloid compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the structure of the compound being shown in general formula (I). in the formula (I), R1, R2 and R3 independently are hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 alkanoyl; one from among R4 and R5 is a benzene ring or a substituted benzene ring, while the other is hydrogen, a benzene ring or a substituted benzene ring, wherein a substituent group on the substituted benzene ring is hydroxyl, cyano, amino, halogen, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkylamine, C1-4 alkanoyl or C1-4 alkoxyacyl. A method for synthesizing the compound and a use in the preparation of anti-tumor drugs. The compound shown in formula (I) may be used for preparing anti-tumor, especially anti-lung cancer, drugs as well as anti-fungal drugs.
US10799490B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of therapeutically active compounds Provided are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating cancer and methods of treating cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein.
US10799489B2	Anti-androgens for the treatment of non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer Described herein are methods of treating non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with anti-androgens.
US10799488B2	Anti-androgens for the treatment of non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer Described herein are methods of treating non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with anti-androgens.
US10799485B2	Methods and compositions for treatment of epileptic disorders Use of allosteric modulators and/or gaboxadol for the treatment of epileptic disorders in a subject in need thereof.
US10799478B2	Treatment of androgen deprivation therapy associated symptoms The present invention provides a method of treating symptoms associated with Androgen Deprivation Therapy comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10799477B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating LDL cholesterol-related diseases, containing ribosome-binding preparation The present invention relates to: a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating LDL cholesterol-related diseases, containing a ribosome-binding preparation; a food composition; and a method for preventing or treating LDL cholesterol-related diseases by using the composition. According to the present invention, the ribosome-binding preparation selectively increases the expression of an LDL receptor in intestinal epithelial cells so as to promote LDL absorption in blood and tissue, such that LDL level in the blood can be reduced, thereby being useful for preventing or treating various LDL cholesterol-related diseases including LDL hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and apoplexy.
US10799476B2	Enalapril formulations Provided herein are stable enalapril oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using enalapril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction.
US10799473B2	Methods of inhibiting IGF-1R activation or downtream signalling thereof to reduce radiation-induced cellular senescence Accelerated senescence has been shown to occur as a primary response to cellular stresses including DNA damaging agents (e.g., ionizing radiation) and is widely believed to be caused by continuous proliferative signaling in the presence of cell cycle arrest. The present disclosure provides a method of reducing cellular senescence in non-cancerous cells following exposure to ionizing radiation. The method comprises administering to a subject before, after, or concurrently with exposure to ionizing radiation an effective amount of a compound that inhibits activation of an insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) or a compound that inhibits a protein involved in an IGF-1R induced signaling cascade. Also provided is a composition for use in reducing cellular senescence in non-cancerous cells following exposure to ionizing radiation, the composition comprising a compound that inhibits activation of an insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) or a compound that inhibits a protein involved in an IGF-1R induced signaling cascade.
US10799472B2	Antiparasitic compositions and methods Compositions and methods for treating parasitic infections are provided. The compositions can include two or more of alpha-pinene, linalyl acetate, para-cymene, and thymol octanoate. The compositions and methods can be effective against, for example, protozoan parasites, helminthic parasites, nematodes, trematodes, flukes, cestodes, and the like. Formulations made from the composition are also provided, including formulations in which the composition is combined with a carrier to form a food product and/or a drink. The formulation can be, for example, a suspension, a solution, or an emulsion in an oily or an aqueous carrier; like wise, the composition can be provided in an encapsulated or microencapsulated form.
US10799471B2	Omega-3 fatty acid articles of manufacture, and methods and apparatus for making same Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture that feature omega-3 fatty acids co-processed with flavonoid and lipophilic antioxidants for improved stability.
US10799470B2	[18F]-labelled lactate derivative as pet radiotracer A positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for imaging lactate uptake, wherein the tracer is a [18F]-labelled lactate derivative which is [18F]-3-fluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid: Also, a process for the radiosynthesis of the [18F]-labelled lactate derivative. Further, the use of the [18F]-labelled lactate derivative for imaging lactate uptake in living cells, especially in humans.
US10799468B2	Methods and compositions for treating conditions associated with an abnormal inflammatory responses This disclosure features chemical entities (e.g., a compound exhibiting activity as a mitochondrial uncoupling agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof; e.g., a compound, such as niclosamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof; e.g., a compound, such as a niclosamide analog, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof) that are useful, e.g., for treating one or more symptoms of a pathology characterized by an abnormal inflammatory response (e.g., inflammatory bowel diseases) in a subject (e.g., a human). This disclosure also features compositions as well as other methods of using and making the same.
US10799464B2	Delivery systems Methods for manufacturing drug delivery systems are provided. The drug delivery systems may include a substrate coated with at least one polymer and at least one active compound. The substrate may include yarns, yarn precursors, threads, filaments, fibers, and/or other suitable substrates. The methods may include disposing a solution including a monomer and an active compound on the substrate. The methods may also include exposing the solution and the substrate to UV light to initiate polymerization of the solution.
US10799456B2	Multiple drug lipid nanoparticle composition and related methods for extended drug levels in blood and lymph tissue Provided are multi-drug lipid nanoparticles that stably incorporate multiple small molecule drugs with divergent hydrophobic and water solubility characteristics and related methods of making and using the same, The disclosed compositions and methods provide for enhanced stability of lipid nanoparticle drug formulations that can reliably provide drugs addressing different mechanistic targets with prolonged presence in the body for more efficacious treatment and avoidance of single drug resistance.
US10799449B2	Medicinal delivery system and related methods A method is provided of making a medicinal delivery system which satiates a craving in an individual when the medicinal delivery system is administered orally to the individual. A coating composition is applied on a saliva-soluble powder to establish a coated powder, the coating composition featuring an at least partially solubilized craving satiation medicinal compound. The coated powder is combined with an edible carrier base to establish a medicinal delivery system that rapidly releases medicine and buffer preferably followed by slower, sustained release.

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