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| US10815988B2 |
Frac pump sealed nut assembly
A sealed nut assembly includes a nut portion and a plug portion integrally formed together as a single unit. The nut assembly is configured to seal a bore hole in a fluid end and prevent leakage of working fluid therein. The assembly includes a nut portion and a plug portion. The nut portion and plug portion are inserted and removed together. The nut portion engages the fluid end prior to the setting of the plug portion. A seal groove is included in the plug portion to locate one or more seals. The contact surface between the nut assembly and the fluid end is tapered. |
| US10815978B2 |
Mobile hydraulic fracturing system and related methods
Hydraulic fracturing systems and methods that are configured for enhanced mobility. The hydraulic fracturing systems and methods utilize power supply components, power generating devices, and electrically powered devices that are relatively small and lightweight, thereby making the systems they are used in more easily transportable without sacrificing system performance when delivering pressurized fracturing fluid to one or more wellbores. Due to their relatively small size, the hydraulic fracturing systems may require less maintenance and may therefore be relatively inexpensive to own and operate. |
| US10815973B2 |
Rotor blade of a wind turbine and method for retrofitting a lightning protection device of a rotor blade
Method for retrofitting a lightning protection device of a rotor blade of a wind turbine. In the method, a cable section of a lightning protection cable is stripped of insulation. A connection piece and a lightning protection receptor are fitted to the cable section which is stripped of insulation, so that the lightning protection receptor is electrically coupled to the lightning protection cable. The invention also relates to a rotor blade which is retrofitted using the method. The risk of lightning strikes in specific regions of a rotor blade can be reduced by the invention by means of the retrofitting operation. |
| US10815970B2 |
System for transport and/or storage of wind turbine blade shell half parts and related method
A transport system for transport of blade shell half parts of a wind turbine blade, the blade shell half parts each having a tip end and a root end, wherein the transport system comprises a frame assembly comprising a first transport frame; and a first set of one or more separator elements, the first set of separator elements including a first primary separator element configured to separate a first blade shell half part and a second blade shell half part neighbouring the first blade shell half part such that the second blade shell half part is at least partly stacked above the first blade shell half part. Further, a blade shell half part system comprising the transport system and a plurality of blade shell half parts and related method is disclosed. |
| US10815965B2 |
Multi-piston bladeless wind turbine
The multi-piston bladeless wind turbine creates electrical energy using hydraulically connected pistons. The system may include a disk, a small piston in fluid communication with a large piston, and a crankshaft attached to the large piston. The disk transfers forces from the wind to the small piston. Hydraulic fluid then transfers the forces to the larger piston. When the disk and associated small piston have been forced to the end of their stroke by the wind, a gate in the disk is opened to reduce wind force on the disk by allowing air to travel through the disk. Subsequently, the disk and associated small piston are pushed back to the beginning of the stroke by the pressure created by the large piston's weight. This process is repeated by closing the gate in the disk. A crankshaft powering an electric generator is turned by the movement of the large piston. |
| US10815963B2 |
Wind-turbine rotor blade, trailing edge for wind-turbine rotor blade tip, method for producing a wind-turbine rotor blade, and wind turbine
A trailing edge for a rotor blade tip of an aerodynamic rotor of a wind turbine. The trailing edge comprises a trailing edge delimiting line, which replicates the contour of the trailing edge, and multiple serrations to improve flow behavior at the trailing edge. The serrations are provided at the trailing edge in dependence on the trailing edge delimiting line, and consequently on geometrical and operating parameters. |
| US10815959B2 |
Method for controlling a wave power system by means of an integral proportional-control law
The present invention is a method of controlling a wave energy system (COM), wherein the force fex exerted by the waves on a mobile float of the wave energy system is estimated, then at least one dominant frequency ωex of the force exerted by the waves on the mobile float is determined using an unscented Kalman filter (UKF), and the control (COM) of the wave energy system is determined by a variable-gain PI control law whose coefficients are a function of dominant frequency ωex. |
| US10815958B2 |
Adapter element with integrated water turbine generator
An adapter element for a solenoid valve assembly in an irrigation system includes an integral water turbine generator including an impeller positioned in an outlet flow path of a solenoid assembly thereof such that the impeller rotates when water flows to generate electricity. |
| US10815955B2 |
Capacitive ignition system
A capacitive ignition system for an internal combustion engine includes a voltage converter which has two primary terminals and two secondary terminals a primary voltage source has two voltage source terminals (A+, A−) which are connected in each instance to one of the primary terminals so that a primary circuit is formed; a switch which is incorporated within the primary circuit and a controller so that the switch can be closed and opened; a first control device constructed to actuate the controller in accordance with an ignition pattern for closing and/or opening; an electrical capacitance (C1, C2) within the primary circuit; and a second control device (25) constructed to maintain constant a voltage rise at the secondary terminals, which occurs in order to reach the ignition voltage, as the ignition energy requirement of an ignition device connected to the secondary terminals changes. |
| US10815954B2 |
Starter for an internal combustion engine
An engine starter system includes a starter including a multi-phase brushless electric motor and an electronic commutator assembly. A controller includes an instruction set that is executable in response to a command to execute an engine starting event. Operation includes determining a desired starting profile, controlling the starter to engage a rotatable member of the engine, and monitoring the rotational speed of the electric motor via a rotor position sensing circuit. The starter inverter is dynamically controlled to control the electric motor to spin the rotatable member of the internal combustion engine responsive to the desired starting profile, including dynamically controlling the starter inverter to control the electric motor to control the spin of the engine responsive to the desired starting profile to prevent occurrence of an engine speed flare event during the engine starting event. |
| US10815945B2 |
Integral intake manifold
An engine component includes an intake manifold of stratified layers defining a plurality of runners each having a gas outlet leading to a cylinder head, and a plenum including partial walls that form channels radiating from a common gas inlet and transitioning into the runners such that there is no seal between the plenum and runners. The partial walls form endoskeletal structure configured to support the intake manifold. |
| US10815943B2 |
Air filter cleaning wand
An apparatus and a method are provided for an air filter cleaning wand for flushing contaminants from an intake air filter of an automobile engine. The air filter cleaning wand comprises a proximal flange, a conduit, and a distal end portion. The proximal flange is configured to receive a nozzle of a water hose. An interior of the conduit is in fluid communication with the proximal flange. The distal end portion comprises a plurality of longitudinally aligned vents in fluid communication with the interior of the conduit. Upon passing water through the water hose and into the conduit, pressurized water streams exit the vents along the distal end portion so as to flush contaminants from the air filter. The air filter cleaning wand advantageously is comprised of a material which is sufficiently durable and temperature resistant to retain its configuration during operation when coupled to pressurized water sources. |
| US10815942B1 |
Combustion engine electromagnetic energy disruptor
A combustion engine electromagnetic energy disruptor includes shaped disruptor carried in an enclosure, and configured to disrupt, distort, and/or agitate electromagnetic energy proximate a combustion engine and fuel system. The disruptor incorporates electromagnetically responsive constituents dispersed in a substantially water-free resin hardened above about Shore D 60 into a predetermined volume and density. The resin and constituents are combined to have a mass ratio of about 50% resin and 50% powdered constituents. A permittivity of the enclosure does not exceed about 3.5, and of the resin and constituents in combination substantially exceeds about 3.5. The resin includes a urethane resin that is mixed prior to curing into a substantially homogenous dispersion with the constituents. The constituents include one or more of piezoelectric, diamagnetic, paramagnetic, ferrimagnetic, and ferromagnetic materials. Such materials include one or more of powdered quartz, black tourmaline, magnetite, iron, iron oxide, zinc oxide, copper oxide, aluminum, and graphite. |
| US10815941B2 |
Fluid mechanics system for the performance optimization of catalytic alloys and the improvement of its microbiological contaminants elimination properties in hydrocarbons
The present invention is a fluids mechanical system for optimizing the catalytic effect of catalytic alloys for the elimination of microbiological contaminants in hydrocarbon fuels, that has catalytic alloy pieces mainly formed of tin and antimony, which are contained in a container that can be a metal tube, a stainless steel mesh or another type of plastic container, characterized in that the volume of the pieces or pellets of catalytic alloy is less than 60 cubic millimeters, preferably between 10 cubic millimeters and 45 cubic millimeters, the pieces having a spherical, disc or irregular shape. |
| US10815940B2 |
Intake manifold with integrated mixer
A manifold for use with an internal combustion engine defining at least one cylinder and an EGR circuit, the manifold including a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet, where the outlet is open to the cylinder, and a second chamber having a first port open to the first chamber, a second port open to the first chamber downstream of the first port, and a third port open to the EGR circuit. |
| US10815936B2 |
Flexible bearing assemblies, rocket motors including such assemblies, and methods of forming flexible bearings
A flexible bearing assembly includes at least one metal end ring, a flexible bearing core having a plurality of layers of a resilient material between layers of a reinforcement material, and a phenolic composite material between and bonded to each of the at least one metal end ring and the flexible bearing core. A rocket motor assembly includes a chamber configured to contain a propellant and a movable thrust nozzle coupled to the chamber. The movable thrust nozzle includes a phenolic composite material between and bonded to each of a metal end ring and a flexible bearing core. Methods of forming a flexible bearing assembly include bonding a phenolic composite material to at least one metal end ring and bonding a flexible bearing core to the phenolic composite material. The flexible bearing core includes a plurality of layers of a resilient material between layers of a reinforcement material. |
| US10815930B2 |
Internal combustion engine and a method for enhancing the yield of an internal combustion engine
In an internal combustion engine, for the operation at part-load, a heat exchanger collects heat from the exhaust gas and re-injects the collected heat into the intake gas being at an intermediate stage (p3c) of the compression. The exhaust gases are cooled down from point Q81c to point Q61c. The intake gases are heated up from point Q33c to point Q43c. The average combustion temperature is higher while the exhaust gas temperature is lowered, wherefore the yield is definitely increased. |
| US10815927B2 |
Engine system
In a compression-ignition engine having a two-stage cavity, the distribution ratio between fuel for an upper cavity and fuel for a lower cavity is maintained even when the operational state of the engine changes. A piston of the engine includes a lower cavity, an upper cavity, and a lip portion between the lower cavity and the upper cavity. A controller causes a main injection and at least one pilot injection to be executed when the engine operates in a first state and a second state in which the load is lower than the load in the first state. The fuel spray is distributed to the lower cavity and the upper cavity. The controller outputs a control signal to a fuel injection valve so that a distribution ratio for the upper cavity is higher when the engine operates in the second state than when in the first state. |
| US10815926B2 |
Engine control method for vehicle
An engine control method for a vehicle is provided. The method includes securing target control values for a plurality of control objects related to an air path in an engine and calculating operation amounts of actuators for the control objects. The operation amounts minimize an objective function including the sum of resultant object components obtained by summing, for a predetermined reference time, squares of a difference between the target control values and prediction model functions for the control objects. The actuators are then driven based on the calculated operation values. |
| US10815922B2 |
Method and system for variable displacement engine diagnostics
Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a cylinder valve deactivation mechanism in an engine system having cam-actuated valves. Movement of a latch pin of the deactivation mechanism is inferred from an induction current generated by a solenoid coupled to the latch pin, and the inferred movement is used to diagnose operation of cylinder valve deactivation mechanism. The inferred movement and a profile of the induction current is also used to estimate camshaft and crankshaft timing for improved cylinder fuel delivery in the absence of a camshaft sensor. |
| US10815920B2 |
Engine system and method with hydrocarbon injection and EGR
Engine systems and methods improve emission control through the use of concurrent HCI and EGR. An engine system includes at least two cylinders. A fuel system intermittently supplies a first fuel stream to the first cylinder and a second fuel stream to the second cylinder. An intake system supplies combustion air to the cylinders. An exhaust manifold has one or more interior chambers through which the exhaust gas from the cylinders passes. An EGR circuit is connected between the exhaust manifold and the intake system and includes an EGR valve. A controller operates the fuel system to supply the first fuel stream to deliver fuel to the exhaust system while operating the fuel system to stop the second fuel stream from delivering fuel to the exhaust system, and to open, concurrently with operating the fuel system to supply the first fuel stream, the EGR valve to supply the exhaust gas to the intake system. |
| US10815918B2 |
Controller and control method for supercharger-equipped internal combustion engine
To provide a controller and a control method for a supercharger-equipped internal combustion engine capable of assisting the insufficient part of supercharging pressure supercharged by the turbocharger, with a good responsiveness by the electric compressor, using simple calculation, even though using a plurality of superchargers. The controller for a supercharger-equipped internal combustion engine calculates, as a target intermediate supercharging pressure, a value subtracting, from the target supercharging pressure, a pressure difference subtracting the actual intermediate supercharging pressure from the actual supercharging pressure; calculates a pressure ratio of the target intermediate supercharging pressure and the actual atmospheric pressure; calculates a target rotational speed of the electric compressor based on the pressure ratio and the actual intake air flow rate; and controls the electric motor. |
| US10815917B2 |
Failure diagnosis device for in-cylinder pressure sensor
A failure diagnosis system for an in-cylinder pressure sensor is provided, which includes an in-cylinder pressure sensor, a fuel injection valve, an engine controller including an engine control module and a diagnosis module. The engine control module controls the fuel injection valve to stop the supply of fuel to the engine, when a fuel cut condition is satisfied while the automobile travels. The diagnosis module includes a limiting module configured to limit an execution of the failure diagnosis of the in-cylinder pressure sensor until the diagnosis module determines that a given period has lapsed after the stop of fuel supply to the engine. The diagnosis module reads a signal of the in-cylinder pressure sensor when the given period has lapsed after the stop of the fuel supply to the engine, and diagnoses the failure of the in-cylinder pressure sensor based on the read signal of the in-cylinder pressure sensor. |
| US10815916B2 |
Using ion current signal for engine performance and emissions measuring techniques and methods for doing the same
A system and method is provided for the use of the ion current signal characteristics for onboard cycle-by-cycle, cylinder-by-cylinder measurement. The system may also control the engine operating parameters based on a predicted NOx emission level, CO emission level, CO2 emission level, O2 emission level, unburned hydrocarbon (HC) emission level, cylinder pressure, or a cylinder temperature measurement according to characteristics of the ion current signal. |
| US10815915B2 |
Systems and methods for determining an engine cool-down period and grounds maintenance vehicles incorporating same
Systems and methods for determining an idle, recommended cool-down period (RCDP) for a prime mover of a grounds maintenance vehicle. Delaying engine shutdown until after expiration of the RCDP allows engine components to adequately cool. In some embodiments, systems and methods may provide a quantitative indication of the time remaining in the RCDP, while other embodiments may notify an operator that a re-start of the engine is necessary to continue cool-down. |
| US10815913B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for operation of dual fuel engines
Systems, methods and apparatus for controlling operation of dual fuel engines are disclosed that regulate the fuelling amounts provided by a first fuel and a second fuel during operation of the engine. The first fuel can be a liquid fuel and the second fuel can be a gaseous fuel. The fuelling amounts are controlled to improve operational outcomes of the duel fuel engine. |
| US10815911B2 |
Engine stopping device
There is provided an engine stopping device including a stopping solenoid, where an operating shaft, interlocked to a control rack of a fuel injection pump, is rotatably supported by an engine case in a pass-through manner. The control rack is forcibly movable to a stopping position by an action of the stopping solenoid on an operation arm provided for a projecting portion of the operating shaft in an integrally rotatable manner. An extending-retracting rod of the stopping solenoid and the operation arm are interlocked by fitting engagement between a pin provided for the extending-retracting rod and a cut-out portion of the operation arm. The cut-out portion is configured in a shape elongated along a direction perpendicular to a movement trajectory of the extending-retracting rod. |
| US10815909B2 |
Method for varying a cylinder-specific compression ratio of an applied-ignition internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine for carrying out a method of said type
A method for varying a compression ratio ε of an operating applied-ignition internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders and having a crank mechanism (1) comprising a crankshaft (2) which is mounted in a crankcase and which rotates at a crankshaft rotational speed Ωcrankshaft, is described. The method includes increasing an expansion phase of a cylinder cycle via rotation of the eccentric bushing (4). |
| US10815907B2 |
Method for engine control based on control timing prediction and vehicle thereof
A method for engine control under an entire driving range of a vehicle based on control timing prediction implemented in the vehicle is provided, which may reduce a start angle error calculated at a calculation time prior to an operation time when actual injection and ignition is performed by grasping a tooth period change tendency for a tooth period of a current time that injector/igniter drivers of an engine control unit read from an engine position management driver and calculating a start angle of fuel injection and ignition through prediction of the tooth period to match an actual operation time. In particular, since the prediction of the tooth period to match the actual operation time is based on a change tendency of the tooth period stored up to the current time, the injection and ignition time effectively reflects an engine operation situation in which an engine RPM is changed. |
| US10815903B2 |
Thrust bearing system with inverted non-contacting dynamic seals for gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a first non-contacting dynamic rotor seal interfaced with a spool, the first non-contacting dynamic seal operates to seal adjacent to an outer diameter and a second non-contacting dynamic rotor seal with respect to the spool, the second non-contacting dynamic seal operates to seal adjacent to an inner diameter. A method of controlling a net thrust load on a thrust bearing of a gas turbine engine spool is also disclosed. |
| US10815902B2 |
Fault detection assembly
A fault detection assembly for an aircraft system according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a transmitter that communicates an electrical input signal to a first portion of an electrical connector, the first portion moveable between a fully seated position and a fully unseated position relative to a second portion of the electrical connector to define a range of insertion depths, a receiver that senses an electrical output signal relating to the electrical input signal, and a comparison module that determines an insertion depth in the range of insertion depths based on a change in a resonant frequency of the electrical output signal with respect to the electrical input signal. |
| US10815899B2 |
Gas turbine engine accessories arrangement
A gas turbine engine has an in-line mounted accessory gear box (AGB) and an accessory drivingly connected to the AGB, the accessory being oriented transversally to the engine centerline. |
| US10815896B2 |
Igniter with protective alumina coating for turbine engines
A high temperature article, for example an igniter for a combustor is presented. The igniter includes a central electrode having a discharge end, an insulator sleeve surrounding the central electrode and a tubular electrode shell surrounding the insulator sleeve. The tubular electrode shell has a forward end projecting beyond the discharge end. The tubular electrode shell includes an iron-based alloy. The igniter further includes a protective coating including alumina disposed on a surface of the forward end. A combustor of a turbine engine, including the igniter is also presented. |
| US10815893B2 |
Combustor assembly with primary and auxiliary injector fuel control
A gas turbine combustor assembly includes: a primary combustion chamber in fluid communication with a primary fuel outlet of a primary fuel injector; a torch igniter coupled to the primary combustion chamber, the torch igniter including an auxiliary combustion chamber and an auxiliary fuel injector having an auxiliary fuel outlet in fluid communication with the auxiliary combustion chamber; and a fuel circuit including a first supply flowpath between a fuel inlet and the primary fuel injector, a second supply flowpath between the fuel inlet and the auxiliary fuel injector, and a bypass flowpath between the auxiliary fuel injector and the primary fuel injector. |
| US10815887B2 |
Gas turbine engine lubrication system
A lubrication system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The lubrication system is configured to provide pressurized air and lubricant to a bearing sump of the gas turbine engine to cool and lubricate a bearing included in the bearing sump. |
| US10815881B2 |
Counter rotating turbine with reversing speed reduction assembly
The present disclosure is directed to a gas turbine engine including a turbine section including a first rotating component interdigitated along a longitudinal direction with a second rotating component. The first rotating component and the second rotating component are each coupled to a speed reduction assembly in counter-rotating arrangement. The first rotating component comprising an outer shroud and a plurality of outer shroud airfoils extended inward along a radial direction from the outer shroud. A connecting member couples the outer shroud to a radially extended first rotor. The second rotating component comprising an inner shroud and a plurality of inner shroud airfoils extended outward along the radial direction from the inner shroud, the plurality of inner shroud airfoils in alternating arrangement along the longitudinal direction with the plurality of outer shroud airfoils. The gas turbine engine defines a radius per unit thrust defined by a maximum radius at the turbine section over a maximum thrust output between approximately 0.0004 to approximately 0.0010 inches per pound thrust. |
| US10815877B2 |
Method of operating a rotary engine
A method of operating a rotary engine including a rotor engaged to a shaft and rotationally received in a housing to define a plurality of working chambers of variable volume, including delivering a pilot quantity of fuel into a pilot cavity in successive communication with the working chambers, igniting the pilot quantity of fuel within the pilot cavity, and delivering a main quantity of fuel into the working chambers downstream of the successive communication of the pilot cavity with the working chambers, where at least one of the pilot quantity and the main quantity is varied between successive rotations of the shaft. |
| US10815874B2 |
Turbocharger system for a rotary machine and method of assembling the same
A turbocharger system includes a low pressure turbocharger (LPT) that includes an LPT compressor and an LPT turbine. The turbocharger system is configured to divide ambient air compressed by the LPT compressor into a heat exchanger flow and an HPT compressor inlet flow. The turbocharger system also includes a high pressure turbocharger (HPT) that includes an HPT compressor and an HPT turbine. The HPT compressor is configured to further compress the HPT compressor inlet flow, which is then channeled to a rotary machine as auxiliary compressed air. The turbocharger system further includes a heat exchanger configured to place the heat exchanger flow into thermal communication with exhaust gases associated with the rotary machine. The discharged heat exchanger flow is divided into parallel streams, and the LPT turbine and the HPT turbine are each configured to be driven by a respective one of the parallel streams. |
| US10815873B2 |
Methods and systems for a two-stage turbocharger
The disclosure relates to a supercharged, direct-injection internal combustion engine having an intake system for the supply of charge air and having an exhaust-gas discharge system for the discharge of exhaust gas and having at least two series-connected exhaust-gas turbochargers which each comprise a turbine arranged in the exhaust-gas discharge system and a compressor arranged in the intake system and of which a first exhaust-gas turbocharger serves as a low-pressure stage and a second exhaust-gas turbocharger serves as a high-pressure stage, a first bypass line being provided which branches off from the exhaust-gas discharge system between the first turbine and the second turbine so as to form a first junction point. |
| US10815872B2 |
Intake port structure for internal combustion engine
In an engine (1), an ignition plug (22) is arranged between a first intake port (6) and a second intake port (7). In a case where a downstream end portion (71) of the second intake port (7) is divided into a first intake port (6) side and an opposite first intake port (6) side, an inner wall surface (71a) of an opposite first intake port (6) side portion extends in a direction toward the first intake port (6) as extending from an upstream side to a downstream side of the second intake port (7). |
| US10815862B2 |
Power systems and enclosures having improved cooling air flow
Power systems and enclosures having improved cooling air flow are disclosed. An example power system includes an enclosure; an air inlet location at a first location on an exterior of the enclosure to permit intake of air from the exterior of the enclosure to an interior of the enclosure; an air exhaust location at a second location on the exterior of the enclosure to exhaust the air taken in through the air inlet location; and an air routing path defined by the enclosure to direct the air from the air inlet location to the air exhaust location, in order: through one or more first compartments in the enclosure, the one or more first compartments containing at least one of a compressor, a generator, or power conversion circuitry; and through one or more second compartments, the one or more second compartments comprising an engine and a muffler. |
| US10815858B2 |
Exhaust system with actuated flow bypass and thermal storage device
An exhaust system is provided that includes an exhaust aftertreatment unit, first and second exhaust pathway in communication with and upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment unit, a thermally activated flow control device operable in a first and second mode, and a thermal storage device. In the first mode, the flow control device permits exhaust to flow to the aftertreatment unit through the first pathway and inhibits flow through the second pathway. In the second mode, the flow control device permits exhaust flow to the aftertreatment unit through the second pathway and inhibits flow through the first pathway. The flow control device may switch between the first and second modes based on a change of temperature. The thermal storage device is within the second pathway, stores thermal mass, and provides thermal insulation to enable a catalyst of the aftertreatment unit to maintain a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time. |
| US10815853B2 |
Abnormality diagnosis system for an exhaust gas purification apparatus
When an abnormality diagnosis of an SCR catalyst is carried out, diagnostic supply control is carried out in such a manner that the first estimated adsorption amount, which is an amount of adsorption of ammonia in the SCR catalyst at the time when the SCR catalyst is assumed to be in a predetermined abnormal state, becomes equal to or more than a first predetermined adsorption amount, and the second estimated adsorption amount, which is an amount of adsorption of ammonia in the SCR catalyst at the time when the SCR catalyst is assumed to be in a predetermined normal state, becomes smaller than a second predetermined adsorption amount. Then, supply decreasing control to decrease an amount of adsorption of ammonia in the SCR catalyst is carried out, after the end of the execution of the diagnostic supply control. |
| US10815844B2 |
Camshaft phaser with pin
A camshaft phaser includes a stator defining a cavity and configured to receive power from an engine crankshaft. The phaser further includes a rotor supported within the cavity and rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor has a first face, a second face, and a first hole extending from the first face to the second face. A target wheel of the phaser has a plate portion configured to be read by a camshaft-position sensor and a hub portion seated on the first face. The hub portion defines a second hole that is aligned with the first hole. A pin extends through the first and second holes to rotationally align and secure the target wheel to the rotor. |
| US10815841B2 |
Valve drive system of internal combustion engine
In a valve drive system, a rocker arm is swung by a cam. An exhaust valve abuts on a first end portion of the rocker arm. A second end portion of the rocker arm is supported by a lash adjuster. The lash adjuster includes a bottomed cylindrical body, a plunger that is contained in the body and that is biased in a direction in which the plunger abuts on the rocker arm, a pooling chamber that is formed in the plunger, a filling chamber that is formed by the plunger and a bottom surface of the body, and a valve body that blocks inflow of oil from the pooling chamber to the filling chamber when the plunger is put in the body. The oil supply to the pooling chamber is stopped when an exhaust throttle valve is closed for actuating an exhaust brake. |
| US10815839B2 |
Two step rocker arm having side by side roller configuration
A rocker arm assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes an outer rocker arm, a first inner rocker arm, and a second inner rocker arm. The first inner rocker arm is configured to move between a latched and unlatched position relative to the outer rocker arm. The second inner rocker arm is configured to move between a latched and unlatch position relative to the outer rocker arm. The rocker arm assembly provides at least three distinct lift profiles including (i) a first lift profile when the first inner rocker arm is latched and the second inner rocker arm is unlatched, (ii) a second lift profile when the second inner rocker arm is latched and the first inner rocker arm is unlatched, and (iii) a third lift profile when both the first and second inner rocker arms are unlatched. |
| US10815838B1 |
Continuously variable valve duration apparatus and engine provided with the same
A continuously variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam unit including a cam, and the camshaft inserted into the cam, a guide shaft on which a guide screw thread is formed and disposed perpendicular to the camshaft, a guide bracket on which the guide shaft is mounted, an inner wheel configured to transmit rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit, a wheel housing into which the inner wheel is rotatably inserted and movable perpendicular to the camshaft, and the wheel housing disposed within the guide bracket, a worm wheel to which an inner screw thread configured to engage with the guide screw thread is formed therewithin, and to which an outer screw thread is formed thereon, and the worm wheel disposed within the wheel housing, a control shaft on which a control worm configured to engage with the outer screw thread is formed. |
| US10815837B2 |
Valve mechanism, engine and vehicle
A valve mechanism includes a valve, a camshaft, a fixed support, an intermediate swing arm and a supporting base. The fixed support is provided with a connecting-portion via hole running from top to bottom, two oil passages are defined in a connecting portion, and each of the oil passages is connected with the connecting-portion via hole and a corresponding intermediate swing arm shaft hole. The supporting base defines first and second oil feeding passages therein, the first supporting-base oil feeding passage is communicated with the connecting-portion via hole, and an upper end of the second supporting-base oil feeding passage extends to a base-body camshaft supporting portion of the supporting base. An engine and a vehicle are also provided. |
| US10815833B1 |
Exhaust baffle apparatus and method
An exhaust baffle apparatus includes an enclosure having longitudinal, lateral, and anterior dimensions. The apparatus defines an internal volume defining an airflow path proceeding from an intake opening to an exhaust opening. There are a multiplicity of mixers within the enclosure. Each mixer includes a length spanning the lateral dimension of the enclosure. Each mixer further comprises a hollow airfoil substantially open at lateral ends of the mixer and at least one vent oriented toward the exhaust opening. A different feature involves a method of dampening noise and heat form engine exhaust. |
| US10815831B2 |
Bearing support including hermetic squeeze film damper and accumulator volume
Embodiments of a frequency independent damper assembly are disclosed. In some embodiments, the damper assembly includes a damper housing, a damper plunger and a support spring. The damper plunger is disposed at least partially within the housing and movable within to define a first primary damper cavity and a second primary damper cavity. The support spring includes a plurality of flexible elements coupled to the damper housing and disposed radially outward of the first primary damper cavity and the second primary damper cavity. The support spring defines a first accumulator cavity and a second accumulator cavity. A flow-through channel couples the first accumulator cavity to the second accumulator cavity. A gas bearing including the frequency independent damper assembly is disclosed. |
| US10815830B2 |
Lightweight tierod
The present disclosure provides an assembly for a gas turbine engine. The assembly may comprise a tierod, a bearing mounting ring, and a joint coupling the tierod to the bearing mounting ring. The joint may be configured to increase a volume of a bearing compartment on an inner surface of the bearing mounting ring. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the bearing mounting ring may be substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of the tierod. |
| US10815829B2 |
Turbine housing assembly
The turbine housing assembly includes a housing surrounding a plurality of turbine shroud segments mounted to support members of the housing. Impingement holes extend through the housing and have outlet openings communicating with a cavity between the shroud segments and the support. A deflector rail protrudes axially away from the support members into the cavity. The deflector rail defines a flow-redirecting surface to redirect the cooling air flow from the impingement holes radially outwardly, away from the turbine shroud segments. |
| US10815828B2 |
Hot gas path components including plurality of nozzles and venturi
Hot gas path (HGP) components for turbine systems are disclosed. The HGP component may include a body including a forward end, an aft end, and an inner portion positioned adjacent a hot gas flow path for the turbine system. The body may also include an outer portion formed radially opposite the inner portion, and a plurality of nozzles extending through the outer portion. Additionally, body may include an intermediate portion formed between the inner portion and the outer portion, and a plurality of venturi extending through the intermediate portion. The plurality of venturi may be in fluid communication with the plurality of nozzles. |
| US10815824B2 |
Method and system for rotor overspeed protection
A gas turbine engine, system, and method of severing at least one blade of a row of blades spaced about a rotor during an over speed condition are provided. The gas turbine engine includes a shaft rotatable about an axis of the shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft and having a radially outer surface, and one or more rows of blades spaced axially along the outer portion. Each row of blades includes a plurality of blades spaced circumferentially around the radially outer surface. A gas turbine engine casing at least partially surrounds the one or more rows of blades. One or more rows of stationary vanes are spaced axially along the casing. Each row of stationary vanes includes a plurality of stationary vanes extending radially between the shaft and the gas turbine engine casing. The stationary vanes are coupled to the gas turbine engine casing using a fuse element. |
| US10815823B2 |
Anti-windmilling system for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine has an engine static structure and at least one component rotatable relative to the engine static structure about an engine axis of rotation. A fan is coupled to at least one component for rotation about the engine axis of rotation. An actuator is mounted to the engine static structure, wherein the actuator is activated to prevent the fan from rotation and is inactivated to allow the fan to rotate. A method for preventing rotation of a fan in a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US10815819B2 |
Variable area turbine arrangement with secondary flow modulation
A variable area turbine arrangement according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a variable vane assembly and a secondary flow system associated with the variable vane assembly. Flow modulation of a cooling fluid through the secondary flow system is changed simultaneously with actuation of the variable vane assembly. |
| US10815816B2 |
Containment case active clearance control structure
A propulsion system including a casing surrounding a fan rotor assembly is provided. The casing includes an outer layer material defining a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and an inner layer material. The casing further includes a spring member disposed between the outer layer material and the inner layer material coupling the outer layer material and the inner layer material. The spring member is coupled to each of the outer layer material and the inner layer material within a flow passage defined between the outer layer material and the inner layer material. The spring member defines a second CTE greater than the first CTE. |
| US10815813B2 |
Gas turbine rapid response clearance control system with annular piston
An active clearance control system for a gas turbine engine includes an annular piston with a multiple of piston lift lugs. A method of active blade tip clearance control for a gas turbine engine includes translating axial movement of an annular piston to radial movement of a multiple of blade outer air seal segments. |
| US10815808B2 |
Turbine bucket cooling
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to rotary machines and, more particularly, to the cooling of at least portions of a turbine bucket. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of cooling at least a portion of a turbine bucket, the method comprising: during operation of a turbine, altering a swirl velocity of purge air between a platform lip extending axially from the platform and an angel wing extending axially from a face of a shank portion of the turbine bucket, wherein altering the swirl velocity of the purge air includes interrupting a flow of the purge air with a plurality of turbulators disposed along at least one of a radially inner surface of the platform lip or the face of the shank portion. |
| US10815806B2 |
Engine component with insert
An apparatus and method for separating dust from a dirty air flow within an airfoil assembly for a turbine engine. The air foil assembly can include a pair of vanes defining a nozzle through which a flow of air can move. At least one of the vanes can include an insert located within an interior of the vane and having a set of holes. |
| US10815803B2 |
BOAS thermal protection
A vane according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform extending from an edge face and between spaced apart lateral faces and an airfoil extending outwardly from the platform. The platform includes at least one ejection port in the edge face and at least one passage connected to the at least one ejection port. A method of cooling a component is also disclosed. |
| US10815795B2 |
Pre-tension and retention structure for composite fan blade
A blade for a propulsion apparatus that includes a body formed of a first material. The body includes opposed pressure and suction sides and extends in span between a root and a tip. The body extends in court between a leading edge and a trailing edge. A tension element is positioned within the body and extends between the root and the tip. The tension element includes at least one string that is configured to be under tension such that at least a portion of the blade between the root and the tip is under compression. |
| US10815793B2 |
Trip strips for augmented boundary layer mixing
An airfoil includes a first wall and a second wall that at least partially define a channel, and a trip strip coupled to the first wall, where at least a part of the trip strip forms a corrugated pattern. A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section, where the turbine section includes an airfoil, where the airfoil includes a first wall and a second wall that at least partially define a channel, and a trip strip coupled to the first wall, where at least a part of the trip strip forms a corrugated pattern. |
| US10815783B2 |
In situ engine component repair
A method for repairing a turbine engine includes determining a measure of a gap between the outer ends of a plurality of airfoils and an outer band is greater than a predetermined amount; and depositing an abradable material on the outer band in situ to reduce the measure of the gap between the outer ends of the plurality of airfoils and the outer band. |
| US10815773B2 |
Flow measurement insert
A multiphase flow measurement insert for insertion within a pipe includes a first, upstream isolation disc sized and shaped so as to make a fluid tight seal with the interior surface of the pipe. A second, downstream isolation disc is also sized and shaped to make a fluid tight seal with the interior surface of the pipe. The first isolation disc includes a first orifice and the second isolation disc includes a second orifice. The lower edge of the first orifice is positioned vertically higher in the first isolation disc than the lower edge of the second orifice in the second isolation disc. A measurement vessel extends from the first orifice to the second orifice forming a flow channel that is downwardly sloping when the multiphase flow measurement insert is in its operational orientation. |
| US10815772B2 |
Detection system for a wellsite and method of using same
A detection system and method for a well site is provided. The well site has a surface rig and a surface unit. The surface rig is positioned about a formation and a surface unit. The detection system includes a well site component deployable from the surface rig via a conveyance, well site equipment positioned about the well site and having a bore to receive the well site component therethrough; and base units. The base units include scanners positioned radially about the bore of the well site equipment. The scanners detect an outer surface of the well site component and generate combinable images of the well site component whereby the well site equipment is imaged. |
| US10815770B2 |
Method and device for measuring surface dynamometer cards and operation diagnosis in sucker-rod pumped oil wells
Methods for the measurement of surface dynamometer cards and diagnosis of operation in sucker rod pumped oil-producing wells, as well as devices using such methods having an autonomous, compact and cost-effective design. |
| US10815769B2 |
Downhole tension sensing apparatus
Apparatus and method of sensing tension downhole, such as a measurement tool for coupling between opposing first and second portions of a tool string conveyable within a wellbore. The measurement tool may include a tension-bearing member, a load cell connected along the tension-bearing member and operable to generate information indicative of tension applied to the measurement tool, and electronic equipment communicatively connected with the load cell. The electronic equipment may be operable to record the information generated by the load cell and/or transmit the information generated by the load cell to a wellsite surface from which the wellbore extends. |
| US10815768B2 |
Method of detecting presence of RFID tags and determining properties of surrounding environment in subterranean formation
A disclosed subsurface detection system includes a first communication device positioned in a borehole and configured to scan a plurality of frequencies in at least a portion of an annulus surrounding an exterior of a tubing including the casing string in the borehole or an interior of the tubing including the casing string. The plurality of frequencies include a first frequency corresponding to a first type of RFID tag and a second frequency corresponding to a second type of RFID tag. The first communication device is further configured to detect a response to the scan from an RFID tag of the first type or the second type in the portion of the annulus or the interior of the tubing. The system further includes a processor configured to receive communication of the detected response from the first communication device, and based on the detected response, determine one or more characteristics of an environment around the corresponding RFID tag (e.g., an intrinsic impedance of a fluid material in the environment). |
| US10815767B2 |
Inspection assembly viewport
Inspection assemblies that include one or more sideview cameras for capturing images of an interior surface of a pipe or conduit include an elongate housing, a sideview camera within the housing and arranged to capture an image of a region within a field of view external to the housing, and a viewport element mounted in the housing and located such that light is transmitted through the viewport element and into said sideview camera, wherein the viewport element is diffusion bonded to a metal support. |
| US10815765B2 |
Enhanced viscosity of polymer solutions in high salinity brines
Methods of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore include providing environmental water, admixing a viscosifying amount of a polymer and at least one divalent cation with the environmental water to form an admixture, and pumping the admixture through the wellbore at a rate and pressure sufficient to treat the subterranean formation. The viscosity of the admixture increases after the at least one divalent cation, the viscosifying amount of polymer and the environmental water are admixed. Such viscosity increase may be at least about 5% over at least a 10 minute period after the admixture is prepared. The divalent cation(s) may be selected from the group consisting of barium, calcium, copper(II), iron(II), magnesium, manganese(II), strontium, tin(II), zinc, and mixtures thereof. Further, the divalent cation(s) may be provided in the form of a salt with one or more anions selected from acetate, bicarbonate, nitrate, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate ion, and mixtures thereof. |
| US10815753B2 |
Operation of electronic inflow control device without electrical connection
Included are systems, apparatuses, and methods for operation of an electronic inflow control device without electrical connections. An example of a well system comprises an electric control line and an electronic inflow control device. The electric control line comprises at least one primary winding. The electronic inflow control device comprises a secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary winding; a flow regulator in fluidic communication with an inlet of the electronic inflow control device and adjustable to provide a flow resistance to a fluid flowing through the electronic inflow control device and a controller configured to actuate the flow regulator to change the flow resistance through the electronic inflow control device. |
| US10815752B2 |
Automated pump control of a cementing unit of wellsite equipment
Systems and methods for controlling wellsite equipment, including a cementing unit comprising a plurality of sensors operable to generate information related to operational status of the cementing unit and a controller comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code. Communication is established between the cementing unit and the controller. The controller is operable to operate the controller to automatically perform initialization of operation of the cementing unit, operate the controller to automatically perform a flow rate calibration of the cementing unit, and/or operate the controller to automatically perform a cement pumping operation of the cementing unit. |
| US10815750B2 |
Hydraulic fracturing with strong, lightweight, low profile diverters
Low profile diverters for, and the use of such diverters in, fracing operations to stimulate production of oil and gas are capable of seating against and temporarily sealing perforations, even when frac fluid is being pumped at high rates and pressures, or in horizontal or highly deviated well bores, where conventional ball sealers cannot be reliably used because of high flow rates and pressures. |
| US10815749B2 |
Loosely assembled wellbore isolation assembly
A wellbore isolation assembly including a plurality of discrete components each having an inner bore with a center axis, the plurality of discrete components axially abuttable such that each of the inner bores align to form a common bore, the plurality of discrete components including a fixing element; and a sealing element; wherein the plurality of discrete components are integrable by a setting device receivable through the common bore, and wherein application of a compressive force to the plurality of discrete components urges the fixing element and the sealing element to radially extend, relative to the axis of the common bore. |
| US10815747B2 |
Frangible-disc subassembly with novel seat, seal and pressure equalization ports
A subassembly for inserting a frangible pressure disc seal in the inner conduit of a tubing string in a wellbore, particularly for a deviated wellbore, to seal the tubing string to provide pressure control while required by the operator. The subassembly provides [1] for as well as [2] shock absorption to protect the disc; also provided is a [3] centering, seat engaging ring with fluid pressure vents, which sets and seals the disc from below, while providing ports or vents which supply high pressure fluid from the conduit below the disc to the disc's outer edges, thus making it perform more reliably, and also providing [4] shock absorption to the disc; also provide are [5] ports in the inside wall from the bore of the bottom subassembly to its outer surface above threads and o-ring seals between the top and bottom subassemblies to further equalize high pressure to the entire convex surface of the disc; and [6] a series of set-screws accessible from outside the subassembly, through the upper sub's outer wall to grip in a groove in the outer wall of the lower sub in order to keep the two subs from separating after assembly. |
| US10815744B2 |
Core drilling methods and devices
Methods and devices for the execution of core drillings in a material by a drilling unit, which makes use of a drill bit, and such drill bits that are made up of a hollow cylindrical core barrel, which has an end plate at its rear end and abrasion elements, which serve the abrasion of material, at the front end as well as at least two high-pressure jet nozzles, which can be connected with a high-pressure source of a blasting medium. The high-pressure jet nozzles are arranged on the inner surface of the core barrel and/or its end plate and are oriented into the inside of the core barrel. As a result of a combined forward motion and rotation of the drill bit, a drilling core is formed from which an abrasion takes place by means of the blasting medium, whereby overburden is removed from the drill bit. |
| US10815741B2 |
Gripper system for coiled tubing injector
The present disclosure provides an improved gripper system for accommodating tubing of different diameters of a coiled tubing injector. |
| US10815738B2 |
Method for upgrading a connector assembling two riser pipe sections by means of a dismountable locking collar
The present invention relates to a method for upgrading a connector of an existing riser pipe by cutting out male connector element (9) or locking collar (11), then by replacing locking collar (11) with a dismountable replacement locking collar (11′). |
| US10815733B2 |
Underreamer cutter block
A downhole cutting apparatus includes a cutter block. The cutter block includes a formation facing surface with cutting elements coupled thereto. The cutting elements are arranged in rows that may extend at an angle across a width of the formation facing surface. Mud flutes may optionally be located between rows of cutting elements. A gauge portion of the formation facing surface may be adjacent a leading edge having reinforcement members coupled thereto. |
| US10815732B2 |
Cutting elements, bearings, and earth-boring tools including multiple substrates attached to one another
Bearings for earth-boring tools may include a first bearing member including a first bearing pad having a first contact surface and a second bearing member including a second bearing pad having a second contact surface in sliding contact with at least a portion of the first contact surface. At least one of the first bearing member and the second bearing member may include a polycrystalline table attached to a portion of a first substrate on which the polycrystalline table was formed. Another substrate may be attached to the portion of the first substrate, the portion of the first substrate interposed between the polycrystalline table and the other substrate. The portion of the first substrate may include a first volume percentage of the first matrix material and the other substrate may include a second, different volume percentage of the second matrix material |
| US10815730B2 |
Anti-rotating device of non-rotating sleeve and a rotary guiding device
The invention discloses an anti-rotating device of non-rotating sleeve. The anti-rotating device is connected with the non-rotating sleeve in such way so that the anti-rotating device can transmit circumferential acting force to the non-rotating sleeve, thus the non-rotating sleeve are prevented from rotating, the anti-rotating device comprises an anti-rotating member and a resilient member, the anti-rotating member can move in a generally radial direction of the non-rotating sleeve, and the resilient member acts on the anti-rotating member and provides acting force being substantially radially outward for the anti-rotating member. According to the anti-rotating device of the non-rotating sleeve and a rotary guiding device, on the one hand, bases can be provided for accurate attitude measurement and guiding control, on the other hand, excessively rapid rotation of the two non-rotating sleeve can be prevented only by using one anti-rotating device, and meanwhile the anti-rotating device can further provide guiding driving force based on the minimum structure size. |
| US10815728B2 |
Elevated working platform and related methods
Elevated work platform apparatuses, as well as associated methods, are provided. In one particular embodiment, an elevated platform apparatus is provided comprising a first assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs, a second assembly hingedly coupled with the first assembly, a platform pivotally coupled with the first assembly and configured to extend to, and engage a portion of, the second assembly. The apparatus further includes a cage associated with the platform. The cage may include at least one bar and at least one gate, the at least one gate being configured to swing in a first direction upon a user stepping on to the platform from the first rail assembly, and then swing back to a closed position after the user is standing on the platform. platform includes a toe-kick structure that is collapsible relative to the deck of the platform. |
| US10815717B2 |
System and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door
A system and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door that include determining if a portable device is located within at least one local area polling zone of a vehicle. The system and method also include determining if the portable device is stationary for a predetermined period of time within the at least one local area polling zone of the vehicle. The system and method further include supplying an amount of power to a motor associated with the at least one vehicle door to open or close the at least one vehicle door if it is determined that the portable device is stationary for the predetermined period of time. |
| US10815715B2 |
Powered tailgate assembly and corresponding method
This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, such as a pickup truck, including a powered tailgate assembly and a corresponding method of using the same. An exemplary motor vehicle includes a powered tailgate assembly having a tailgate moveable between a fully closed position and a fully open position. The tailgate is also moveable to a neutral loading position near the fully open position. Further, the motor vehicle includes a controller configured to identify the onset of an active loading condition when the tailgate moves from the neutral loading position toward the fully open position. |
| US10815712B2 |
Door closer apparatus and method
A valve mechanism according to certain embodiments includes an adjustment screw and a rotatable control knob coupled with the adjustment screw. The valve mechanism includes a feedback mechanism operable to provide at least one of visual feedback, audible feedback, or tactile feedback to indicate movement and/or a positon of the adjustment screw within a door closer body. |
| US10815711B2 |
Bi-fold door latch assembly
A latch assembly connected to the drive unit of a bi-fold door retains the bi-fold door in engagement with upright columns of a building with elongated straps attached to the upright columns and rotatable latch drums mounted on a drive shaft of a drive unit. Lift devices powered by the drive unit raise and lower the bi-fold door. Latch assemblies include springs that maintain tension on the straps during the opening and closing of the bi-fold door. |
| US10815709B2 |
Apparatus and removable roof assembly for a motor vehicle
An apparatus includes a panel, a removable window and a latch assembly for securing the removable window to the panel. In one embodiment, a removable roof assembly for a motor vehicle includes a removable roof panel, a releasable locking feature that secures the removable roof panel to the motor vehicle, a removable window and a latch assembly. The latch assembly secures the removable window to the removable roof panel. The latch assembly includes a push button actuator to release the latch assembly and remove the removable window from the removable roof panel. |
| US10815706B2 |
Motor vehicle door lock and method for selectively operating a motor vehicle door lock with or without a security device
The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock which is equipped with a locking mechanism (1, 2) consisting of essentially a rotary latch (1) and a pawl (2), in addition to an actuating lever chain (4) and a locking unit (5, 6). Said motor vehicle door lock also comprises a security device (8, 9, 10) which can optionally set the actuating lever chain (4) and/or the locking unit (5, 6) in a non-functioning state/functioning state. According to the invention, said security device (8, 9, 10) is designed as a retrofitted module (8, 9, 10) which can be connected, according to requirements, to a base module (1-6 and 11), said module surrounding the largest part of the locking mechanism (1, 2), the actuating lever chain (4) and the locking unit (5, 6). |
| US10815703B2 |
Closing device of a fuel tank lid for vehicles
A closing device includes a box with a hole, a roto-translating pin disposed in the hole of the box in such a way to rotate and translate from a retracted closing position to an extracted opening position. The closing device has a spring to push the roto-translating pin in the opening position, a locking device to lock the roto-translating pin in the closing position, a first actuator to move the locking device, a second actuator to move the first actuator. The roto-translating pin has a shoulder that protrudes externally from the roto-translating pin to be stopped against the internal wall of the box around the hole in such manner to stop the extraction travel of the roto-translating pin. |
| US10815702B2 |
Outside handle device for vehicle
An outside handle device for a vehicle includes an outside handle being rotatably supported at a vehicle door between an initial position and an operation position, the operation position in which a lock device being provided at the vehicle door is switched from a latched state to an unlatched state, a first actuator generating a drive force that rotates the outside handle to a grip position that corresponds to a position between the initial position and the operation position, a first switch being disposed at a portion of the outside handle, the portion disposed inwardly of the vehicle, the first switch operating the first actuator when being pressed, and a switch operation lever rotating when the outside handle rotates inwardly of the vehicle from the initial position and pressing the first switch. |
| US10815699B2 |
Security apparatus including a remote actuator assembly
A security apparatus for a portable electronic device includes a force-transmission member having a length, a first end, and a second end. The apparatus further includes a lock head coupled to the first end of the force-transmission member. The lock head is movable by the force-transmission member between a locked position, in which the lock head is secured to the portable electronic device, and an unlocked position, in which the lock head is unsecured from the portable electronic device. An actuator assembly spaced a distance from the lock head includes a body, a movable member coupled to the second end of the force-transmission member, and a lock mechanism supported by the body. The lock mechanism is actuatable from a first position to a second position to move the movable member relative to the body such that the lock head moves from the unlocked position to the locked position. |
| US10815694B2 |
Tamper evident cargo container seal bolt lock
Systems and methods for a tamper-evident cargo container seal bolt lock are disclosed herein. The device can include a bolt member having a conductive medium running the axial length of the bolt, and a receiving member for locking the bolt into place. A battery-driven sensory circuit including a memory means, a processor, and a timing circuit can be disposed within the receiving member such that a continuous circuit is formed from one circuit pin over the conductive medium through the length of the bolt and back to a second pin. The sensory circuit is configured to sense whether the circuit has been interrupted (e.g., if the bolt has been cut). In the event of an interruption, the circuit can record the time and/or date in memory. This information can then be transmitted to an RFID reader/interrogator if a dispute arises as to when the lock had been broken. |
| US10815691B2 |
Fixation of door locks without screws into home appliances
A door-locking device for a domestic appliance, including a fastening portion for fastening without screws the door-locking device to a front panel of the domestic appliance, the fastening portion including a body having an opening intended to receive a hook connected to the door of the domestic appliance, the body including an integral engagement portion projecting from a bottom wall of the body and including first and second opposite teeth adapted to engage opposite edges of an aperture of the front panel. |
| US10815689B2 |
Canopy
This invention provides a canopy, including a skeleton and at least one electric roller blind mechanism. Two sides of the electric roller blind mechanism have one guide rail, respectively, the guide rails are disposed at the skeleton, the electric roller blind mechanism includes a cloth drooping member capable of moving up and down, and two ends of the cloth drooping member slidably cooperate with corresponding two guide rails, respectively. In this invention, by providing the guide rails cooperating with the electric roller blind mechanism at the skeleton, the cloth drooping member can move up and down along the guide rails, such that the roller blind of the canopy can be opened or closed as needed, which is convenient compared to manual operation. |
| US10815677B2 |
Set of floor panels and method for installing this set of floor panels
A set of floor panels, which is suitable for forming a floor covering in herringbone pattern, wherein these floor panels are oblong rectangular; wherein the long as well as the short edges are provided with mechanical coupling means; and wherein the male coupling part on the short edge can be inserted into the female coupling part on the long edge in one and the same turning movement which is used to insert the male coupling part on the long edge into the female coupling part on the long or short edge. |
| US10815675B1 |
Floor board of rapid side-slide installation
A floor board of rapid side-slide installation includes a board body and a plastic frame covering a periphery of the board body. A plurality of sets of limiting connectors are provided on the plastic frame. Two adjacent board bodies are fixed to each other by an engagement of the corresponding limiting connectors. A first groove is provided at the periphery upper surface of the board body and a protruding boss having an inclined side surface is formed between a top surface of the first groove and an upper surface of the board body. An acute angle is between the inclined side surface and the top surface of the first groove. The plastic frame is provided under the protruding boss and embedded in the first groove and an outer side wall of the plastic frame and a protruding edge of the protruding boss are on the same vertical plane. |
| US10815672B1 |
Tile attachment device and system
The invention is a device and system for installing tiles without the use of adhesives or grout directly on a substrate. |
| US10815671B2 |
Form panel system
This application relates to the field of reveal architectural panel assemblies. The apparatus replaces prior art assembly methods and fasteners with a particular connecting structure to facilitate assembly. The frame extrusions are modified to facilitate assembly and increase ease in adaptation and installation. |
| US10815668B2 |
Roof ridge vent system
A roof ventilation system for asphalt shingle or composition roofs which include a vent slot located through the roof structure along a roof ridge is provided. An unrollable vent assembly that is installable in one piece is formed from an upper water barrier having first and second vent arrangements connected thereto, and each of the first and second vent arrangements include at least two continuous longitudinal strips of a vent material with a continuous longitudinally extending space therebetween separating the strips. The strips and the longitudinally extending space are positionable on the roof parallel to the ridge so that the first and second vent arrangements are located on each side of the ridge vent slot, respectively. The vent system prevents ingress of moisture and debris, and the upper water barrier extends between the first and second vent arrangements and over the vent slot in the installed position. |
| US10815667B2 |
Apparatus and methods for a noninvasive roof attachment system with vertical members
A non-slip roof attachment system for attaching structures to residential and commercial roofs without the use of penetrations to roofing shingles and sealing layers is described. The non-slip attachment system may be used to attach roof mounted systems such as solar panels. The non-slip attachment system also allows for the quick removal of such roof mounted systems rapidly and without the need for repair of penetrations. The non-slip attachment system uses, among other things, an array-stay retainer comprising a vertical member and a horizontal member. A high friction foam polymer padding is used to further secure the non-slip attachment system to the roof. |
| US10815666B2 |
Roofing cover board shingles
A building system includes a plurality of shingles mounted adjacent one another relative to a building surface. Each of the plurality of shingles has a core formed from a compressed, shredded composite material, and each of the plurality of shingles includes a first end having a first thickness and a second end having a second thickness. |
| US10815664B2 |
Coated PC steel stranded cable
A coated PC steel stranded cable includes: a stranded cable in which a plurality of elemental wires each composed of steel are twisted together; an anti-corrosive coating having an outer circumferential portion that coats an outer circumference of the stranded cable; an outer coating that coats an outer circumference of the anti-corrosive coating; and an optical fiber provided at a position inwardly of an outer circumferential surface of the outer coating and corresponding to a strand groove in the stranded cable so as to follow expansion and contraction of the stranded cable. |
| US10815662B1 |
Ceiling panel mounting clip
A ceiling panel mounting clip is interlocked with a second clip to mount a ceiling panel with the interlocked clips hidden from viewed from below the ceiling panel. The interlocked clips hold the ceiling panel without fasteners holding the clips together. The interlocked clips restrain movement of the ceiling panel in the lateral and downward directions. The ceiling panel mounting clip includes a base having a front end, a rear end, and lateral edges. An arm projects away from the base with the arm having a lower end, an upper end, and lateral edges. The arm defines an opening through one of its lateral edges with the arm having a lower edge, an upper edge, and a central edge that define the boundaries of the opening. A lock tab projects from an upper portion of the arm away from the opening. |
| US10815654B2 |
Supplemental support structure for hot aisle/cold aisle forming apparatus and method of providing supplemental support for hot aisle/cold aisle forming apparatus
Supplemental support structure for a hot aisle/cold aisle forming apparatus having vertical supports and a grid of parallel and perpendicular rows of elongated grid members attached to and supported by the vertical supports is disclosed. The supplemental support structure may include vertical support caps attached to the hot aisle/cold aisle forming apparatus above the vertical supports and the grid of parallel and perpendicular rows of elongated grid members and a grid of elongated cross supports. Each of the elongated cross supports may be connected to and supported by at least two of the vertical support caps at an angle of other than 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270° with the parallel and perpendicular rows of elongated grid members. |
| US10815651B2 |
System and method for pipe stabilization
The present invention is a flange device, system, and method configured to securing and stabilizing a water supply pipe. The system includes a security wall having an inner surface, an outer surface and a water supply pipe opening; a water supply pipe traversing through the security wall water supply pipe opening, the water supply pipe having a proximal portion projecting away from the security wall inner surface and a distal portion projecting away from the security wall outer surface; a security flange concentrically disposed around the distal portion of the water supply pipe and abutting against the security wall outer surface; and a system coupling mechanism configured to couple the security flange through the water supply pipe opening to the water supply pipe, the coupling mechanism further configured to hold the security flange in compression against the security wall outer surface and hold the water supply pipe in tension. |
| US10815650B2 |
Faucet with offset valve
A faucet assembly includes a valve housing having a first side defining first and second openings, the second opening configured to receive a valve. The valve housing further includes a second side defining a third opening configured to receive at least one fluid inlet line and at least one fluid outlet line therethrough. The assembly further includes a cap configured to cover at least a portion of the third opening. |
| US10815649B2 |
Method and device for cooling a fluid stream of an electrolysis unit and for obtaining water
A method for cooling a fluid from an electrolysis unit and extracting water from ambient air comprising: conducting moist air having a first molar amount of water and raw water into an evaporator unit in a counterflow at a temperature at or below the boiling temperature of the water; evaporating pure water from the raw water into the moist air and cooling the raw water; conducting the cooled raw water into a heat exchanger thereby cooling the fluid stream of the electrolysis unit; conducting the moist air and the pure water into a water extraction unit; separating a second molar amount of the pure water off from the moist air in the water extraction unit, wherein a third molar amount of water remaining in the air is less than the first; conducting the preheated raw water back to the evaporator; and conducting the cooled fluid back into the electrolysis unit. |
| US10815647B2 |
Hydraulic power control circuit and construction vehicle comprising such circuit
In a load sensing hydraulic control circuit, a pressure compensator elaborates both a load sensing pressure signal to control a pump unit and a pressure compensated power flow for actuators, the power flow being either split or alternatively directed to at least a first and a second actuator control valves so that a differential pressure across the first and second control valves is controlled by the pressure compensator. In one embodiment, the circuit is onboard a construction vehicle to power actuators such is travel left, travel right, swing, boom, arm, bucket and the like. |
| US10815646B2 |
Boom potential energy recovery of hydraulic excavator
A hydraulic system for recovering potential energy of a load implement of a mobile construction vehicle. The hydraulic system includes first and second actuators and control valving. The first and second actuators are configured to be coupled to the load implement for controlling raising and lowering of the load element. The control valving is operable between a first position at which, during a lowering of the load implement, the control valving directs hydraulic fluid from one of the first and second actuators to an accumulator to charge the accumulator, and a second position at which the control valving directs hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to one or more of the first and second actuators to power the one or more of the first and second actuators to raise the load element. |
| US10815643B2 |
Adjustable user input device assembly
An adjustable user input device assembly comprising a handle having a first portion, a second portion, and a palm portion for receiving the palm of an operator's hand, the palm portion located between the first portion and the second portion; an elongated support having a first support portion and a second support portion, the first support portion coupled to the handle through an adjustable coupling mechanism, the second support portion coupled to a control console, the adjustable coupling mechanism configured to slidably adjust the handle to at least one of a pistol grip position, a palm-on-top grip position, or a position therebetween. |
| US10815640B2 |
Wheel loader and method for controlling wheel loader
A wheel loader includes: a front frame; a bucket; a boom having a distal end connected to bucket, and a proximal end rotatably supported by front frame; a sensor configured to measure a distance between boom and a loading target; and a controller configured to control an action of wheel loader. The controller causes wheel loader to perform a predetermined action for collision avoidance on condition that a distance to be measured by sensor when wheel loader travels takes a value less than or equal to a threshold value. |
| US10815638B2 |
Liner system for a dipper
A mining machine includes a boom, a handle coupled to the boom, and a dipper coupled to the handle. The mining machine further includes a liner system coupled to the dipper. The liner system includes a first guide member and a second guide member coupled to a surface of the dipper, wherein the first and second guide members and the surface of the dipper define a channel extending along the dipper, and wherein the liner system further includes an insert disposed at least partially within the channel that is inhibited from moving away from the surface of the dipper by a portion of the first guide member. |
| US10815634B2 |
Loader attachments coupler
A coupler for a work machine that has a first coupler hook pin defined along a hook pin axis, a first coupler engaging pin defined along a first axis, a second coupler engaging pin defined along a second axis, the second axis being different from the first axis. Wherein, the first coupler engaging pin is coupleable to a first device and the second coupler engaging pin is coupleable to a second device. |
| US10815632B2 |
High water spillway for barrages and similar structures, comprising an integrated device for aerating the downstream body of water
The present invention relates to a high water spillway (5) for barrages and similar structures, comprising a spill threshold (6), the crest of which is located at a first predetermined level (RN) lower than a second predetermined level (RM) corresponding to a maximum level or to the highest water level (PHE) for which the barrage (1) is designed, the difference between said first and second levels (RN and RM) corresponding to a maximum predetermined flow of an exceptional high water, and a fusegate (10) plugging the spillway (5), said gate (10) comprising at least one rigid and solid gate element (11), which is placed on the crest (8) and is held in place thereon by gravity, said gate element being imbalanced when the water reaches a third predetermined level (N) higher than the top of the gate element (11), but at most equal to the second predetermined level (RM). According to the invention, said spillway further comprises an aeration system that comprises at least one duct (20) capable of routing air towards the bottom of the jet discharged by the crest of said gate (11). |
| US10815628B2 |
Bridge overhang bracket assembly with connection element
A bridge overhang bracket assembly includes a top member having an upper surface. The top member and a diagonal member are pivotally attached proximate to respective distal and upper ends thereof. The diagonal member and a side member are pivotally attached proximate to respective lower and bottom ends thereof. A connection element is mounted to the top member and is pivotally attached to a top end of the side member. The connection element is translatable along the top member to adjust a longitudinal position of the connection element relative to the top member. The connection element does not extend above the upper surface of the top member. |
| US10815626B2 |
Earth working machine having a maintenance door offering storage space
An earth working machine (10), for example a road milling machine (10), recycler, stabilizer, or surface miner, having a propelling unit (22) and a machine frame (12) carried by the propelling unit (22), comprises a working apparatus (32) for earth working. Provision is made that the earth working machine (10) comprises, on an underside (12a) of the machine frame (12) facing toward the supporting substrate of the machine (10), a maintenance door (52) that is movable between a raised operational readiness position and a lowered maintenance position and that comprises, on its inner side (52a) that faces away from the supporting substrate (U) in the operational readiness position, at least one functional configuration (56, 58) that assists a maintenance operation. |
| US10815624B2 |
Concrete pavement structure comprising a concrete base layer and an elastomer improved concrete wearing layer
A concrete pavement structure includes a base layer directly coated by a wearing layer, wherein the base layer is a concrete base layer and the wearing layer is an elastomer modified pervious concrete layer, having a thickness below to 4 cm, a void content ranging from 5% to 20% in volume, and a maximal diameter of aggregates present in the polymer modified pervious concrete layer is 10 mm. |
| US10815622B2 |
Methods and apparatus for manufacturing fiber-based beverage holders
Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming a beverage carrier yoke using a slurry. The slurry comprises: a moisture barrier comprising AKD in the range of about 4% by weight; and a fiber base comprising OCC and NP. |
| US10815621B2 |
Method for producing a decorated sheet and use thereof
Decorated sheets on the basis of cellulose non-woven fabrics, such as paper, for the production of decorated laminates are impregnated with synthetic resins. Consequently, their sizes are changed, they become brittle and are not water-resistant in the laminate. In the method according to the invention the printed or unprinted non-woven fabrics are impregnated with an aqueous dispersion of a polymer which is cross-linkable by UV radiation, dried and optionally printed and finally irradiated with UV radiation. The decorated sheets thus obtained are water-resistant in the laminate and can be coiled up and stored after each process step. |
| US10815620B2 |
Belt or fabric including polymeric layer for papermaking machine
A fabric or belt for a papermaking machine including a first layer that defines a web contacting surface and a second layer that supports the first layer. The first layer is made of extruded polymer and includes a plurality of first elements aligned in a first direction, a plurality of second elements aligned in a second direction and extending over the plurality of first elements, and a plurality of open portions defined by the plurality of first and second elements. The second layer is made of woven fabric. The first layer is bonded to the second layer so that the first layer extends only partially through the second layer and an interface formed between the first and second layers includes bonded and unbonded portions and airflow channels that extend in a plane parallel to the first and second layers. |
| US10815618B2 |
Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member. |
| US10815615B2 |
Carpet tile
Mass production of carpet tiles can be enabled by a method for manufacturing a carpet tile by applying an adhesive layer to a carpet tile base material containing pile, the method including: a first process of mixing 15 to 25 wt. % of urethane resin glue to an acrylic foamed resin to produce 100 wt. % of a mixture, thereby obtaining an adhesive; a second process of subjecting the adhesive to viscosity adjustment to adjust viscosity thereof to 3000 to 6000 cps; and a third process of applying the adhesive to the carpet tile base material by using a screen mesh having a mesh thickness of 20 μm or more and less than 100 μm and an opening area ratio of 40% to 60%. |
| US10815614B2 |
Methods to manufacture a textile product
The present invention pertains to a method to manufacture a textile product comprising a first sheet having a width and a length, and polymer yarns fastened to this sheet to form a pile thereon, the method comprising providing the sheet, stitching the polymer yarns through the sheet to form the pile on a first surface of the sheet and loops of the yarns at a second surface of the sheet, transporting the sheet in a direction parallel to its length along a heating element, the heating element being directed to the second surface of the sheet, heating the second surface with the heating element to at least partly melt the loops of the yarns to fasten the yarns to the sheet, wherein the method comprises transporting the sheet in contact with the heating element, wherein the heating element is a stationary rigid plate-like element having a width corresponding to the width of the sheet, and a length that extends parallel to the length of the sheet, the plate being curved in its length direction, wherein the outer circumference of the plate is contacted with the sheet. The invention also pertains to a method to use a textile product obtained with the new method and a device for applying the said method. |
| US10815613B2 |
Artificial leather with three-dimensional pattern and manufacturing method thereof
Provided are an artificial leather and a method of manufacturing the same. The artificial leather includes: a base fabric; a polyvinyl chloride film bonded to a surface of the base fabric; bonding layer formed on a surface of the film; a first foam layer formed on the bonding layer in a patterned shape; a first color layer formed on a surface of the foam layer and having the same pattern as the first foam layer; and a surface treatment layer formed on a surface of the first color layer with the same pattern as the first color layer or formed on a surface of the bonding layer without the first foam layer and the surface of the first color layer. to the artificial leather of the present invention may have a light weight and implement various three-dimensional patterns and colors as compared with a conventional PVC foam artificial leather. |
| US10815612B2 |
Cloth spreading device
To provide a cloth spreading device capable of operating stably. The cloth spreading device includes: introduction chucks 21, 21 in a pair that grip corner portions of a cloth C; an up and down moving device 23 that moves the introduction chucks 21, 21 in a pair up and down; extension chucks 31, 31 in a pair that receive the cloth C from the introduction chucks 21, 21 in a pair and grip corner portions of the cloth C; and a transversely moving device 34 that moves the extension chucks 31, 31 in a pair transversely. The up and down moving device 23 is driven by an actuator permitting speed control and position control. Thus, an external factor does not cause large change in the operation of the up and down moving device 23 to achieve stable upward and downward moving operations of the introduction chucks 21, 21. The introduction chucks 21, 21 can be moved and stopped at will. This eliminates the need for a position sensor to achieve reduction in facility cost. |
| US10815607B2 |
Dispenser for a laundry treating appliance
A laundry treating appliance with a dispenser and method dispensing where the laundry treating appliance comprises a basket at least partially defining a treating chamber with an open top, a clothes mover rotatable about a vertical axis within the treating chamber, the clothes mover defining an inner chamber and having an access opening to the inner chamber, and a dispenser at least partially received through the access opening and within the inner chamber. |
| US10815601B2 |
Laundry treatment apparatus
Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet, a tub provided inside the cabinet for providing a space for storage of water, a drum rotatably provided inside the tub for providing a space for storage of laundry, a first water drain pipe for communicating with an inside of the tub, a second water drain pipe for communicating with an outside of the cabinet, a pump for moving water, introduced into the first water drain pipe, to the second water drain pipe, and a damper having one end fixed to a side surface of the pump that is defined as a space between a lowermost end of the pump and an uppermost end of the pump and an opposite end fixed to a cabinet bottom surface for attenuating vibrations generated in the pump. |
| US10815595B2 |
Manufacturing method, manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing jig of trim cover surface material
A manufacturing method of a trim cover surface material, includes: providing a jig including a first frame configured to hold an outer periphery of an outer material and a second frame configured to hold an outer periphery of a wadding material by overlapping the wadding material on the outer material which is held by the first frame; holding the outer periphery of the outer material with the first frame of the jig; forming through holes at the outer material which is held by the jig; holding the outer periphery of the wadding material with the second frame of the jig while the outer material is held by the first frame of the jig; and forming stitches at the outer material and the wadding material which are overlapped and held by the jig. |
| US10815583B2 |
Composite graphene structures
Graphene has been used in nanocomposites as constituents/doping in plastics or epoxy providing dramatic enhancement of the mechanical properties but have not progressed past the laboratory level novelty. This invention can provide a graphene based composite structure with a density less that 1.9 g/cm3 for a fiber, yarn, rope or cable and a density less that 1.5 g/cm3 for a sheet both structure have tensile and shear strength greater than either Aluminum or Steel; thus providing a graphene material that is both much lighter and stronger. |
| US10815577B2 |
Method and apparatus for preparing reduction product of carbon dioxide by electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus of preparing a reduction product of carbon dioxide by electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide.The present invention can prepare, in an energy-efficient manner, a reduction product of high-concentration carbon dioxide with high Faraday efficiency as in a liquid reduction reaction by producing the reduction product of carbon dioxide by supplying water or an electrolytic solution to an anode region; supplying humidified carbon dioxide gas having a second temperature higher than a first temperature to a cathode region within an electrochemical cell having the first temperature so as to supply the carbon dioxide gas which has been humidified to be in a condition where the relative humidity is greater than 100%, while applying a voltage between the anode region and the cathode region so as to generate hydrogen ions (H+) in the anode region; and transporting the hydrogen ions to the cathode region through the electrolyte membrane, thereby electrochemically reducing the carbon dioxide gas. |
| US10815576B2 |
Carbon dioxide reduction over carbon-containing materials
Disclosed herein are various layered, carbon-containing materials for use in reducing carbon dioxide. In certain embodiments, the materials comprise single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). |
| US10815575B2 |
Electrochemical reduction device and method for manufacturing hydride of aromatic compound
An electrochemical reduction device includes an electrode unit, a power control unit, an organic material storage tank, a concentration measurement unit, a water storage tank, a gas-water separation unit, and a control unit. The electrode unit includes an electrolyte membrane, a reduction electrode, and an oxygen evolving electrode. The control unit controls the power control unit so as to satisfy a relation of VHER−Vallow≤VCA≤VTRR when the potential at a reversible hydrogen electrode, the standard redox potential of the aromatic compound, and the potential of the reduction electrode are expressed as VHER, VTRR, and VCA, respectively. Vallow is adjusted according to the concentration of the aromatic compound measured by the concentration measurement unit. |
| US10815571B2 |
Culinary item comprising a rare earth oxide layer
Provided is a culinary item, one surface of which is provided with a coating including at least one rare-earth oxide layer. Such a coating has the specific feature of not only having mechanical hardness and abrasion resistance comparable to those of enamels and ceramics, but also excellent intrinsic hydrophobic properties that enable the coating obtained to have a non-stick property that is comparable to that of fluorocarbon coatings and suitable for culinary applications. |
| US10815557B2 |
Copper alloy sheet material and method for producing copper alloy sheet material
A copper alloy sheet material which contains 0.5 to 2.5% by mass of Ni, 0.5 to 2.5% by mass of Co, 0.30 to 1.2% by mass of Si and 0.0 to 0.5% by mass of Cr, the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities. The material fulfills the relationships 1.0≤I {200}/I0 {200}≤5.0 and 5.0 μm≤GS≤60.0 μm, and these have the relationship (Equation 1): 5.0≤{(I {200}/I0 {200})/GS}×100≤21.0, in which the I {200} represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a {200} crystal plane, the I0 {200} represents an X-ray diffraction intensity of a {200} crystal plane of standard pure copper powder, and the GS (μm) represents an average crystal grain size. An electrical conductivity is 43.5% to 55.0% IACS and 0.2% yield strength is 720 to 900 MPa. |
| US10815550B2 |
Heap leaching
A heap of a material to be leached to recover a valuable metal from the material includes an electromagnetic heating system to generate heat in situ in the heap. |
| US10815549B2 |
Method for the purification of alumina
Digestion of impure alumina with sulfuric acid dissolves all constituents except silica. Resulting sulfates, produced from contaminants in the impure alumina, remain in solution at approximately 90° C. Hot filtration separates silica. Solution flow over metallic iron reduces ferric sulfate to ferrous sulfate. Controlled ammonia addition promotes hydrolysis and precipitation of hydrated titania from titanyl sulfate that is removed by filtration. Addition of ammonium sulfate forms ferrous ammonium sulfate and ammonium aluminum sulfate solutions. Alum is preferentially separated by crystallization. Addition of ammonium bicarbonate to ammonium alum solution precipitates ammonium aluminum carbonate which may be heated to produce alumina, ammonia, and carbon dioxide. The remaining iron rich liquor also contains magnesium sulfate. Addition of oxalic acid generates insoluble ferrous oxalate which is thermally decomposed to ferrous oxide. Carbon monoxide reduces the ferrous oxide to metallic iron. Further oxalic acid addition precipitates magnesium oxalate which is thermally decomposed to magnesium oxide. |
| US10815548B2 |
Method for producing briquettes from pellet fines, DRI sludge, DRI fines and dust from DRI dedusting systems, for industrial use in direct-reduced iron production processes
A method for producing briquettes from pellet fines, DRI sludge, DRI fines and dust from DRI dedusting systems and, in this way, reincorporating same into steel production processes, thereby contributing to the re-use of the by-products of these processes, as well as minimizing the stocks of these types of materials and, consequently, helping to improve the environment. The invention comprises: grinding and sieving the pellet fines and the DRI sludge; sieving the DRI fines; storing the dust from DRI dedusting systems; briquetting with roller presses, using liquid sodium silicate and bentonite or composite Portland cement as binders; sieving the briquettes; shredding the edges and waste of the fresh briquettes; and curing in order to improve the physical properties thereof, such as strength. Once cured, the fresh briquette can be stored or sent directly to direct-reduced iron production processes for use as part of the feedstock for reduction ovens or reactors. |
| US10815545B2 |
Grain-oriented electrical steel plate and manufacturing method thereof
A grain-oriented electrical steel plate of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention has a groove formed on a surface, wherein a curvature radius RBb at a position where a depth of the groove is maximum is 0.2 μm to 100 μm, and a curvature radius RSb on the groove surface from the position where the depth of the groove is maximum to a quarter-way position of the depth D of the groove is 4 μm to 130 μm. |
| US10815535B2 |
Bacteriophage engineering methods
The present disclosure provides methods and kits for generating recombinant bacteriophage genomes. |
| US10815533B2 |
Biomarker for diagnosing anticancer drug resistance of gastric cancer and use thereof
The present invention relates to a biomarker composition for diagnosing anticancer drug resistance of gastric cancer, including an FGFR2-ACSL5 fusion gene or a protein that the fusion gene encodes, a composition and a kit for diagnosing anticancer drug resistance of gastric cancer, including a preparation which detects an mRNA or protein of the fusion gene, and a method for diagnosing anticancer drug resistance of gastric cancer by using the biomarker. It is possible to diagnose in advance whether resistance to the drug will be exhibited during the treatment with the FGFR inhibitor by detecting an mRNA of the FGFR2-ACSL5 fusion gene according to the present invention or a protein which the gene encodes in a tissue derived from the patient with gastric cancer, so that the treatment efficiency can be enhanced by applying a more appropriate treatment to the patient. |
| US10815532B2 |
Classifier for the molecular classification of multiple myeloma
This disclosure is in the field of molecular diagnostics and relates to a method for classifying samples obtained from patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma into three newly defined clusters. The disclosure also relates to a method for determining the prognosis of an individual diagnosed with multiple myeloma as well as a method for the prediction of the response to treatment of an individual diagnosed with multiple myeloma. More in particular, the disclosure provides a method for determining the disease outcome or the prognosis of a patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma by classifying said patient into a high risk or a low risk category, based on a 92-gene classifier. |
| US10815527B2 |
Determination of platelet-miRNAs in alzheimer's disease
The present invention relates to methods, kits and uses for determining platelet-miRNAs in a from a platelet-comprising fraction derived from a whole blood sample from a subject affected or suspected to be affected by Alzheimer's Disease. |
| US10815523B2 |
Indexing based deep DNA sequencing to identify rare sequences
The invention pertains to an assay that is capable of detecting a mutant polynucleotide in a plurality of polynucleotides. In one embodiment, the assay of the invention is capable of detecting one copy of a mutant polynucleotide in about 50,000 to about 100,000 copies of polynucleotides. The assay of the invention can be used to identify a mutant viral quasispecies or a mutant mRNA encoding an oncogenic protein from a tumor sample. The assay of the invention involves producing the single stranded complements of each of a plurality of polynucleotides containing the target sequence, wherein each of the single stranded complements contain a unique tag sequence and amplifying the single stranded complements by PCR using several sets of primers designed to introduce the sequences appropriate for a paired-end sequencing analysis of the amplified polynucleotides. The invention also pertains to kits for carrying out the assays of the invention. |
| US10815518B2 |
Sampler and method of parameterizing of digital circuits and of non-invasive determination of the concentration of several biomarkers simultaneously and in real time
A sampler and a method of parameterization by calibration of digital circuits and non-invasive determination of the concentration of several biomarkers simultaneously and in real time. The method makes use of equipment which, from a set of luminous signatures—spectrum—provided by a spectrophotometer (E5) (E6), applies a digital filter that breaks down the spectrum into sub-spectra that shows the digital signatures of relevant markers and, through a digital decoder, the concentration of a set of several biomarkers is obtained simultaneously and in real time. |
| US10815516B2 |
Method for establishing resistance characteristics of a biological indicator
A method is provided for establishing resistance characteristics of a biological indicator in a sterilization process using a sterilant vapor. The method includes the step of creating a biological indicator inactivation profile by obtaining differential sterilant vapor pressure values in a sterilization chamber during sterilant vapor injection and determining D-values as a function of the differential sterilant vapor pressure values obtained. The biological indicator inactivation profile, when represented as a function of differential sterilant vapor pressure, may be linear over the full range of inactivation. The biological indicator inactivation profile may be created by injecting the sterilant vapor into the sterilization chamber and measuring biological indicator survival at different differential sterilant vapor pressure values. The method may include providing biological indicator inactivation data during sterilization at a given sterilization chamber temperature and initial sterilant concentration for use in creating the biological indicator inactivation profile at another temperature and sterilant concentration. |
| US10815514B2 |
Production of steviol glycosides in recombinant hosts
The invention relates to recombinant microorganisms and methods for producing steviol glycosides, glycosides of steviol precursors, and steviol glycoside precursors. |
| US10815513B2 |
Fermentation methods for producing steviol glycosides using high pH and compositions obtained therefrom
Disclosed are methods for producing steviol glycosides, such as rebaudioside D and rebaudioside M, using engineered yeast. In some embodiments, the methods include fermenting with a yeast at a high pH such as of about 5.8 or greater. In some embodiments, the methods can be carried out by first growing the yeast at a lower first pH, and then adjusting the pH to a higher pH. |
| US10815511B2 |
Biosynthesis of human milk oligosaccharides in engineered bacteria
The invention provides compositions and methods for engineering bacteria to produce fucosylated oligosaccharides, and the use thereof in the prevention or treatment of infection. |
| US10815510B2 |
Microorganism of the genus Escherichia producing L-tryptophan and method for producing L-tryptophan using the same
The present application relates to a microorganism of the genus Escherichia producing L-tryptophan and, more specifically, to a microorganism of the genus Escherichia with improved activity of producing L-tryptophan by weakening or inactivating the activity of endogenous 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase and 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase.Additionally, the present application relates to a method for producing L-tryptophan using the microorganism of the genus Escherichia. |
| US10815505B2 |
Microbial oil extracted from stramenopiles
A microbial oil is extracted from stramenopile transformed with a gene associated with synthesis of fatty acids, the gene encoding a fatty acid desaturase. The stramenopile belongs to the class Labyrinthulomycete. The microbial oil satisfies one or more of the following requirements: (a) an amount of arachidonic acid is 7% or less based on a total amount of the fatty acid composition; (b) an amount of DPA is 9% or less based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; (c) an amount of ETA is 0.04% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; (d) an amount of EPA is 7% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; and (e) an amount of DHA is 45% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition. |
| US10815502B2 |
Carbon capture in fermentation
The invention provides processes and methods for utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising hydrogen (H2) and CO2. In particular, the invention allows for the conversion of at least a portion of the CO2 in the gaseous substrate to one or more products, such as ethanol, acetate, and/or 2,3-butanediol. |
| US10815500B2 |
Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) fusion protein
The present invention relates to Transcription Activator-Like Effector (TALE) derived proteins that allow efficient targeting and/or processing of double stranded nucleic acid sequences. The proteins of the invention are typically chimeric protein monomers composed of a core scaffold comprising Repeat Variable Dipeptide regions (RVDs) having binding specificity to a DNA target sequence, to which is fused a catalytic domain to its N-terminus. This later catalytic domain, which can be a monomer of a nuclease, is placed at this position to possibly interact with another catalytic domain fused to another TAL monomer, such that, when the monomers are binding to their respective target DNA sequences, both catalytic domains form a catalytic entity likely to process DNA in the proximity of these target sequences. This new TAL architecture makes it possible to target only one DNA strand, which is not the case, for instance, with classical TALEN architectures. The present invention also relates to vectors encoding such proteins and compositions or kits in which Transcription Activator-Like Effector (TALE) proteins of the present invention are used. |
| US10815498B2 |
Retroviral transduction using poloxamers
The present invention relates to a method for transducing a target cell, the method comprising the step of contacting a target cell with a retroviral vector and a poloxamer having a molecular weight of 12.8 kDa to about 15 kDa. Further, the invention relates to the use of a poloxamer as defined herein, optionally in combination with a polycationic substance as defined herein, for transducing a target cell with a retroviral vector and a kit comprising a retroviral vector, a poloxamer as defined herein and, optionally, instructions for use. |
| US10815492B2 |
Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and methods of using same for increasing plant yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, abiotic stress tolerance of plants and nitrogen use efficiency
Provided are isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 422, 362-421, 423-601, 2429-4085 and 4086, such as a polynucleotide which is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 260, 1-259, 261-361, 602-2427 and 2428, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, plant cells comprising same, transgenic plants expressing same, and methods of generating thereof for increasing the yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant. |
| US10815489B2 |
Modified aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and use thereof
The present invention provides modified aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) having increased reactivity with N-methyl amino acids compared to natural aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. The modified aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases according to the present invention can aminoacylate tRNAs with their corresponding N-methyl-substituted amino acids such as N-methyl-phenylalanine, N-methyl-valine, N-methyl-serine, N-methyl-threonine, N-methyl-tryptophan, and N-methyl-leucine more efficiently than natural aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. The present invention enables a more efficient production of polypeptides containing N-methyl amino acids. |
| US10815485B2 |
RNA interference in skin indications
The present invention relates to RNAi constructs with improved tissue and cellular uptake characteristics and methods of use of these compounds in dermal applications. |
| US10815484B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer
Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer. In particular, provided herein are compositions, methods, and uses of inhibitors of THOR for treating cancer. |
| US10815477B2 |
Methods and systems for identifying patient specific driver mutations
Methods for identifying patient specific driver mutations are provided. The methods provided identify specific patient derived markers associated with aberrant signal transduction pathways, in biological samples of a cancer patient. |
| US10815474B1 |
System for the 3D construction of biologically derived materials, structures, and parts
This system combines 3D printing technology with artificially modified cells for production of nonliving biomaterials. A 3D printer deposits a 3D array of bioengineered cells in the shape of a selected product. The cells are programmed to produce biomaterials in regulated amounts. The cell array deposits biomaterials onto a substrate. The cells and substrate are then removed, leaving a finished, nonliving product with microscale structure and precision. |
| US10815471B2 |
Method for producing reducing sugar from lignocellulosic substrates
The invention relates to processes for the conversion of biomass into carbohydrates, notably reducing sugars. It provides means and methods for increasing the yield of enzymatic digestion of a biomass, in particular in methods wherein cellulose is converted into sugars using a cellulose-converting enzyme. More in particular, the invention provides a method for producing a reducing sugar from a lignocellulosic material, wherein the lignocellulosic material is contacted with a pectate lyase at a pH between 9 and 12, wherein the pectate lyase comprises an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence at least 70% identical with SEQ ID NO: 1. |
| US10815469B2 |
Cell-targeting molecules comprising protease-cleavage resistant, Shiga toxin A subunit effector polypeptides and carboxy-terminal moieties
The present invention provides protease-cleavage resistant molecules comprising Shiga toxin effector polypeptides capable of exhibiting potent, Shiga toxin functions (e.g. subcellular routing and cytotoxicity). The present invention also provides protease-cleavage resistant, cell-targeting molecules for targeting specific cell types, e.g., infected or malignant cells. Certain molecules of the present invention are cytotoxic, and certain cell-targeting molecules of the present invention may be used for the targeted killing of specific cell types and the treatment of a variety of diseases, disorders, and conditions, including cancers, tumors, growth abnormalities, immune disorders, and microbial infections. Certain cell-targeting molecules of the invention exhibit improved, in vivo tolerability as compared to related cell-targeted molecules comprising protease-cleavage sensitive, wild-type, Shiga toxin effector polypeptides. The cell-targeting molecules of the invention can deliver additional materials, such as, e.g., antigens, cytotoxic agents, and detection-promoting agents, into the interiors of target cells. |
| US10815465B2 |
Recombinant polymerases with increased phototolerance
Provided are compositions comprising recombinant DNA polymerases that include amino acid substitutions, insertions, deletions, and/or exogenous features that confer modified properties upon the polymerase for enhanced single molecule sequencing. Such properties include increased resistance to photodamage, and can also include enhanced metal ion coordination, reduced exonuclease activity, reduced reaction rates at one or more steps of the polymerase kinetic cycle, decreased branching fraction, altered cofactor selectivity, increased yield, increased thermostability, increased accuracy, increased speed, increased readlength, and the like. Also provided are nucleic acids which encode the polymerases with the aforementioned phenotypes, as well as methods of using such polymerases to make a DNA or to sequence a DNA template. |
| US10815459B2 |
Method for manufacturing stem cell having appropriate size for intravascular administration
The present invention relates to a method for preparing stem cells having a size suitable for intravascular administration, and preferably to a method for preparing stem cells with a diameter ranging from 11-16 μm. Additionally, the present invention relates to media composition for preparing stem cells having a size suitable for intravascular administration. According to the present invention, stem cells having a size suitable for intravascular administration can be prepared such that stem cells administered into a vein can stably reach a target tissue, and thus can more efficiently increase efficacy displaying activity, thereby innovatively enhancing the efficacy of cell therapy using stem cells. |
| US10815458B2 |
Methods for inducing migration by dendritic cells and an immune response
Compositions and methods of activating dendritic cells with LMP1 and LMP1-activated dendritic cell based compositions and methods are effective for dendritic cell therapy and provide an adjuvant function for vaccine administration. LMP1 or LMP1-CD40 chimeric protein may be used to activate and mature dendritic cells. LMP1 and LMP1-activated dendritic cells act as an adjuvant to enhance the cellular immune response. Also disclosed herein are kits for activating dendritic cells and for preparing a vaccine formulation. Administration of the dendritic cells transfected with LMP1 can induce an immune response against cancer or infection. The mature dendritic cells may comprise an antigen and at least one cytokine in addition to LMP1. Use of LMP1 or LMP1-CD40 provides a way to activate and mature dendritic cells that retain functional and migratory abilities without the side effects that result from maturing the dendritic cells using PGE2. |
| US10815452B2 |
Solvent composition, cleaning method and method of forming a coating film
There is provided a solvent composition which is a stable solvent composition which is excellent in solubility of various organic substances, has a sufficient drying property, and has no adverse effect on a global environment, is stabilized not to decompose, and moreover suppresses metal corrosion under coexistence with metal, and which can be used without having an adverse effect on articles of various materials such as metal, plastic, and elastomer in a wide range of industrial uses such as cleaning and dilution coating uses. A solvent composition including: a solvent (A) including (Z)-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene; and a stabilizer (B) consisting of HCFC whose boiling point at normal pressure is not lower than 30° C. nor higher than 60° C. |
| US10815451B2 |
Automatic dishwashing composition
The present invention relates to an improved detergent composition for use in the protection of non-metallic inorganic materials such as glassware in automatic ware washing machines. |
| US10815450B2 |
Fabric softener composition having improved viscosity stability
Fabric softener compositions that include a quaternary ammonium ester fabric softening active, dispersed perfume, and a pentaerythritol ester, the compositions exhibiting viscosity stability while also delivering the softening benefits that are desired by consumers. Methods of making same. |
| US10815448B2 |
Lubricant for conveying containers
The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a lubricant composition comprising a water-miscible silicone material having a silicone emulsion wherein the silicone emulsion contains less than 500 ppm of a triethanolamine salts of alkyl benzene sulfonic acid compounds. |
| US10815446B2 |
Dispersants, method of making, and using same
Disclosed is a dispersant composition, suitable for use in lubricating oils. The dispersant composition is a reaction product of (i) a polyalkenyl succinimide post-treated with a post-treating agent selected from the group consisting of an organic carbonate, an epoxide, a lactone, a hydroxyaliphatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (ii) an acylating agent. |
| US10815443B2 |
Method for operating fuel gas manufacturing device
Provided is a method for operating a fuel gas manufacturing device for stopping the operation in such a manner that the operation can be immediately resumed, while keeping facilities from becoming complex. When stopping the operation while supply of source gas to a desulfurizing unit is stopped, after supply of source gas to the desulfurizing unit and discharge of fuel gas to the outside are stopped, a standby operation process is performed in which fuel gas is circulated by a circulation driving unit in such a manner that the whole amount of fuel gas passed through a moisture removing unit is circulated through a circulation gas path to return to the desulfurizing unit and the circulated fuel gas is heated by a heating unit to a set standby temperature to heat a reforming unit to a temperature that is equivalent to an operation temperature at which reforming is performed, and supply of water vapor is continued in a state where a supply amount of water vapor is at least an amount with which carbon deposition due to thermal decomposition of fuel gas can be prevented and is smaller than an amount that is supplied when reforming is performed. |
| US10815439B2 |
Manufacturing hydrocarbons
Systems and a method for manufacturing a base stock from a hydrocarbon stream are provided. An example method includes cracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a raw product stream, separating an ethylene stream from the raw product stream, and oligomerizing the ethylene stream to form a raw oligomer stream. A Light olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream and oligomerized the light olefinic stream with the ethylene stream. A heavy olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream. The heavy olefinic stream is to form a hydro-processed and distilled to form the base stock. |
| US10815438B2 |
Catalytic activation and alkylation of isopentane-enriched mixtures
The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for producing liquid transportation fuels by converting a feed stream that comprises both isopentane and n-pentane, and optionally, some C6+ hydrocarbons. Isopentane and smaller hydrocarbons are separated to form a first fraction while n-pentane and larger components of the feed stock form a second fraction. Each fraction is then catalytically-activated in a separate reaction zone with a separate catalyst, where the conditions maintained in each zone maximize the conversion of each fraction to olefins and aromatics, while minimizing the production of C1-C4 light paraffins. In certain embodiments, the first fraction is activated at a lower temperature than the second fraction. Certain embodiments additionally comprise mixing at least a portion of the two effluents and contacting with an alkylation catalyst to provide enhanced yields of mono-alkylated aromatics that are suitable for use as a blend component of liquid transportation fuels or other value-added chemical products. |
| US10815433B1 |
Protic asphaltene ionic liquids as asphaltene stabilizer
Protic asphaltene ionic liquids comprising chemically modified asphaltenes are provided. The asphaltenes are modified via carboxylation and formation of alkyl and/or aryl imidazole derivatives. Chemical modification of the asphaltenes results in their stabilization e.g. in heavy petroleum crude, and prevents their aggregation and precipitation. |
| US10815431B2 |
Method and system for producing aromatic hydrocarbons from a renewable resource
Disclosed are a method and a system for producing bio-derived aromatic hydrocarbons from a renewable resource. More particularly, the disclosure provides for the co-location of a biomass reactor unit and an aromatization reactor unit to produce benzene from a renewable source such as plant mass. Hexane produced from cellulose in the biomass reactor unit can be converted to benzene in the aromatization reactor unit and hydrogen produced in the aromatization reactor unit can be used in the biomass reactor unit. Also described is the use of a mixture of bio-derived hexane produced from cellulose and naphtha in an aromatization process. |
| US10815430B2 |
Process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides
The present invention relates to a process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides, said process comprising the steps, where the renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides, comprising at least one plant oil originating from a plant of the family Brassicaceae, is treated with an aqueous medium to obtain a mixture, and a first stream comprising water and a second stream comprising triglycerides are separated from said mixture, and the second stream is obtained as purified renewable feedstock. |
| US10815422B2 |
Luminophore coating
The invention relates to stabilized luminophores and in particular to the use thereof in and on textile goods. |
| US10815421B2 |
Flow back aids
The present invention discloses liquid quaternary ammonium salts that can be used to treat and coat the surfaces of the proppant sand or inorganic particles that are used in down-hole oil well fracturing operations as well as the containment structure and that these treated surfaces will cause water and oils to flow faster through the porous structure. These liquid quaternary ammonium salts can be chosen from a list that includes but is not limited to cocobis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylammonium ethyl sulfate, benzylcocobis(hydroxyethyl)ammonium 2-ethylhexylsulfate, dibenzylcocobishydroxyethyl ammonium phenolsulfonate, didecyldimethyl-ammonium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and tallow-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylammonium ethyl sulfate. |
| US10815415B2 |
Methods and compositions for inhibiting sulfide stress cracking
Sulfide stress cracking of a metal component may be inhibited by treating the metal component with a mixture comprising at least one organic aldehyde and at least one surfactant. Such metal components may be those suitable for use in a downhole environment, at a well site, in a storage facility, in a transportation infrastructure, in a refinery facility, and any combination thereof where the metal component may be exposed to hydrogen sulfide. |
| US10815408B2 |
Curable compositions and related methods
Provided are two-component curable compositions and methods thereof. The composition includes a base component comprised of a curable resin and a first compressible filler dispersed therein. The composition further includes a curative component comprised of a curing agent and a second compressible filler dispersed therein. The base and curative components react with each other upon mixing to provide a crosslinked network. When used with automated metering pumps, the compressibility of the base and curing agent components can be matched, allowing for a constant mix ratio despite variability in applied pressure. |
| US10815406B2 |
Adhesive composition for optical use
Provided is an adhesive composition for optical use, the adhesive composition including: a monofunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based oligomer; and a polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based oligomer, in which a weight ratio of the monofunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based oligomer and the polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based oligomer is 1:2 to 1:4. |
| US10815405B2 |
One-component epoxy-modified polyurethane and/or polyurea adhesives having high elongation and excellent thermal stability, and assembly processes using same
A one-component epoxy-modified polyurethane and/or urea adhesive includes very high levels of reactive urethane group- and/or urea group-containing tougheners, an epoxy resin and epoxy hardener. These adhesives are formulated to cure at high temperatures and surprisingly provide high elongations, excellent thermal stability and good adhesive properties. |
| US10815403B2 |
Polyester resin composition for a hot-melt adhesive
The present invention relates to a polyester resin composition for a hot melt adhesive and a polyester resin produced therefrom. The polyester resin is excellent in adhesiveness to plate substrates, flexibility, and processability. |
| US10815401B2 |
Block copolymer composition and hot melt adhesive composition
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a block copolymer composition that allows a hot melt adhesive composition having excellent hot melt properties and heat resistance stability to be obtained. The object is achieved by providing a block copolymer composition comprising a block copolymer A including an Ar1-D1 diblock as a branched chain, the block copolymer A represented by the following general formula (I), characterized in that: a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of the block copolymer A is 1.20 or less; a content of the block copolymer A in the block copolymer composition is 10% by mass or more; a content of a block copolymer B corresponding to an Ar2-D2 diblock represented by the following general formula (II), in the block copolymer composition is 60% by mass or less, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of the block copolymer B is 1.15 or less; a content of an aromatic monovinyl monomer unit in the block copolymer composition is in a range of 12% by mass to 30% by mass; a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the entire block copolymer composition is in a range of 300000 to 800000; and a melt index (G condition) of the entire block copolymer composition is in a range of 2 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min. |
| US10815399B2 |
Polymer composition for adhesion applications
The present invention relates to an ethylene polymer composition for use in adhesive applications, to an article comprising the ethylene polymer composition and to a process for producing said article. |
| US10815397B2 |
Waterborne adhesives for reduced basis weight multilayer substrates and use thereof
The adhesive composition comprising emulsion polymers and microspheres and articles made therefrom are provided. The adhesive is particularly suitable for packages for consumer products that provide sufficient strength and thermal insulation while reducing the overall basis weight of the substrates. |
| US10815395B2 |
Decorative sheet
A decorative sheet according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a decorative plate and an adhesive layer disposed on a first side of the decorative plate. The decorative plate comprises (A) a decorative layer disposed on a second side from the first side, (B) a core layer made of a prepreg containing a fiber base material, and (C) a balancing layer including mixed paper containing an endothermic metal hydroxide as a base material. |
| US10815392B2 |
Chemical mechanical polishing method for tungsten
A process for chemical mechanical polishing a substrate containing tungsten is disclosed to reduce corrosion rate and inhibit dishing of the tungsten and erosion of underlying dielectrics. The process includes providing a substrate; providing a polishing composition, containing, as initial components: water; an oxidizing agent; nonionic polyacrylamide; a dicarboxylic acid, a source of iron ions; a colloidal silica abrasive having a negative zeta potential; and, optionally, a pH adjusting agent; providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad, having a polishing surface; creating dynamic contact at an interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; and dispensing the polishing composition onto the polishing surface at or near the interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; wherein some of the tungsten is polished away from the substrate, corrosion rate is reduced, dishing of the tungsten is inhibited as well as erosion of dielectrics underlying the tungsten. |
| US10815389B2 |
Photosensitive and via-forming circuit board
A photosensitive and via-forming circuit board comprising a laminate unit, a conductor unit, and a cover layer unit is provided. The laminate unit includes an insulating layer, a first conductive wiring layer and a second conductive wiring layer formed at two opposite sides of the insulating layer, respectively, and at least one through-hole surface defining a through hole extending from the upper surface of the first conductive wiring layer through the insulating layer to the lower surface of the second conductive wiring layer. The conductor unit is formed on the at least one through-hole surface. The cover layer unit is formed from a photosensitive composition comprising an epoxy group-containing compound and a photosensitive polyimide capable of reacting with the epoxy group of the epoxy group-containing compound, and includes a first cover layer formed on the first conductive wiring layer and extending into and filling the through hole. |
| US10815383B2 |
Pigmented primer composition for forming an n-acyl urea coating
This disclosure provides a pigmented primer composition for forming an n-acyl urea coating on a substrate. The pigmented primer composition includes a polycarbodiimide-polyurethane hybrid. The pigmented primer composition also includes an acid functional polymer and an organic solvent, and includes less than or equal to 10 weight percent of water based on a total weight of the pigmented primer composition. The pigmented primer composition also includes a pigment, an inorganic filler, and less than about 100 parts by weight of toluene diisocyanate per one million parts by weight of the pigmented primer composition. The n-acyl urea coating exhibits corrosion resistance of 2 to 10 as determined using ASTM B117 and ASTM D-1654-08 on a substrate that is unpolished cold rolled steel, aluminum, or galvanized steel. |
| US10815382B2 |
Stain disappearing laminate, and image display device and automobile component using said stain disappearing laminate
A stain disappearing laminate of the present invention comprises a sebum absorption and diffusion layer 3 and a sebum attachment inhibition layer 2 laminated on a base material in this order. The sebum attachment inhibition layer 2 repels sebum 5 and reduces attachment of the sebum, as well as allows attached sebum to pass through to the sebum attachment inhibition layer side, and the sebum absorption and diffusion layer 3 absorbs the sebum 5 passed through the sebum attachment inhibition layer 2 and diffuses the sebum within the sebum absorption and diffusion layer itself. |
| US10815377B2 |
Resin composition, resin molding, method for manufacturing plated resin molding, and method for manufacturing antenna-equipped portable electronic device part
Provided is a resin molding that uses a resin composition capable of achieving high platability, while being imparted flame retardant by the halogen-containing flame retarder, a method for manufacturing a plated resin molding, and a method for manufacturing an antenna-equipped portable electronic device part. The resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a halogen-containing flame retarder; and, 1 to 30 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive, wherein the laser direct structuring additive contains antimony, and; a content of an antimony-containing flame retarder auxiliary is 0.5 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. |
| US10815372B2 |
Process for the preparation of a flame-retardant modified styrene-maleic anhydride resin and a composition of epoxy resins and their application to copper clad laminate and prepreg
This invention relates to flame-retardant modified maleic anhydride resins. This resin copolymer consists of styrene, maleic anhydride and, along with a halogen-free epoxy resin, interacts with a hydroxyl group to become a flame-retardant maleic anhydride copolymer that can be applied to copper clad laminate and prepreg. This composition comprises: (A) one or more epoxy resin mixtures; (B) modified styrene-maleic anhydride curing agent copolymer; (C) additives; (D) inorganic fillers. When the aggregate amount of components (A), (B) and (C) equals 100%, component (A), epoxy resin mixture, is 60%-80% in total weight, component (B), modified styrene-maleic anhydride curing agent copolymer, equals 10%-40% in total weight. This invention uses the copolymer of Styrene and Maleic anhydride to generate a flame-retardant hydroxyl group, and with the phosphorus additive, the above components eventually interact to form a flame-retardant modified maleic anhydride copolymer curing agent. |
| US10815371B2 |
Polyacetal resin composition and molded product thereof
A polyacetal resin composition and a molded product thereof are provided which are excellent in thermal stability, little elution of components of the resin composition upon brought into contact with fuel, and good releasability from the mold at the time of molding, and which is excellent in the points of thermal stability, fuel oil resistance and mold releasability. Provided is a polyacetal resin composition which includes (A) a polyacetal resin and (B) a mold release agent, (B) the mold release agent is a polyolefin-based wax and/or a polytetrafluoroethylene-based wax, and a content of (B) the mold release agent in the polyacetal resin composition is 0.01 part by mass or more and 1.0 part by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of (A) the polyacetal resin. |
| US10815369B2 |
Composition and molded article
The invention provides a composition capable of providing a molded article that has excellent heat resistance and a small weight change against oxygen plasma exposure and fluorine plasma exposure during a semiconductor manufacturing step. The composition contains a fluorine-containing polymer and a hyperbranched polymer of a cage silsesquioxane with a specific structure. |
| US10815368B2 |
Ionizing radiation resistant thermoplastic resin composition and article comprising the same
A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article formed of the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a thermoplastic resin including a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer and an aromatic vinyl copolymer resin; polyalkylene glycol; and zinc oxide, wherein the zinc oxide has an average particle diameter of about 0.5 μm to about 3 μm and a BET specific surface area of about 1 m2/g to about 10 m2/g. The thermoplastic resin composition and the molded article formed thereof can have good properties in terms of discoloration resistance, antibacterial activity, and the like even after being irradiated with ionizing radiation. |
| US10815362B2 |
Composition, composition for downhole tools, degradable rubber member for downhole, downhole tool, and method for well drilling
A composition for downhill tool, a degradable rubber member for downhole tool, a downhole tool, and a well drilling method are provided which contribute to cost reduction and process shortening and can contribute to improvement of production efficiency. The composition comprises a degradable rubber and a decomposition accelerator and comprises 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of at least one type of compound represented by the following general formula (I) per 100 parts by mass of the degradable rubber, the composition for a down hole tool includes the same, the degradable rubber member for down hole tool includes the same, and a well drilling method using the same. (In formula (I), R is an alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbons). |
| US10815361B2 |
Non-phthalic plasticiser
The present invention refers to a method for producing a low-emitting plasticised polyvinylchloride composition, having a fusion time of less than 5.50 s and a volatility of less than 10% weight loss, by mixing pentaerythritol tetravalerate with a polyvinylchloride composition, the fusion time being measured according to DIN 54 802 and ISO/DIS 4574 and the volatility being measured according to ISO 176 Method A. In a further aspect the present invention refers to a thermoplastic article suitable for use in environments where the article is exposed to heat, wherein the thermoplastic article is based on a plasticized polyvinylchloride composition produced by the method of the present invention. |
| US10815360B2 |
Thermal conduction transfer printing
A printing system is disclosed for thermal transfer printing onto a surface of a substrate. The system comprises a transfer member having opposite front and rear sides with an imaging surface on the front side, a coating station at which a monolayer of particles made of, or coated with, a thermoplastic polymer is applied to the imaging surface, an imaging station at which energy is applied by a thermal print head via the rear side of the transfer member to selected regions of the particles coated imaging surface to render particles coating the selected regions tacky, and a transfer station at which the imaging surface of the transfer member and the substrate surface are pressed against each other to cause transfer to the surface of the substrate of the particles that have been rendered tacky. |
| US10815359B2 |
Nanocomposite comprising a layer silicate and a rubber
The invention relates to specific nanocomposites comprising at least one sheet silicate and at least one rubber, to a process for production thereof and to various products based on these nanocomposites. |
| US10815355B2 |
Silicone porous body and method of producing the same
The present invention provides, for example, a silicone porous body having a porous structure with less cracks and a high proportion of void space as well as having a strength. The silicone porous body of the present invention includes silicon compound microporous particles, wherein the silicon compound microporous particles are chemically bonded by catalysis. For example, the abrasion resistance measured with BEMCOT® is in the range from 60% to 100%, and the folding endurance measured by the MIT test is 100 times or more. The silicone porous body can be produced, for example, by forming the precursor of the silicone porous body using sol containing pulverized products of a gelled silicon compound and then chemically bonding the pulverized products contained in the precursor of the silicone porous body. The chemical bond among the pulverized products is preferably a chemical crosslinking bond among the pulverized products, for example. |
| US10815351B2 |
Polyurethane foam production process, pre-mix, formulation, and product
Disclosed are a process of producing a polyurethane foam product, a polyurethane foam product pre-mix, polyurethane foam product formulation, and a polyurethane foam product. The process of producing the polyurethane foam product includes contacting a halohydrin component with a polyurethane foam product pre-mix. The polyurethane foam product pre-mix includes the halohydrin component. The polyurethane foam product formulation includes a polyol component, an isocyanate component, and a halohydrin component. The polyurethane foam product is formed by the pre-mix having the halohydrin component. |
| US10815339B2 |
Method for preparing organopolysiloxane resins
A method for preparing organopolysiloxane resins, including the steps below: (1) using an alkoxysilane, a capping agent and an acidic compound as raw materials; (2) mixing all the raw materials uniformly, and the capping agent, the alkoxysilane and the acidic compound have a mole ratio from 0 to 40:1:0.2 to 5; (3) performing a polycondensation reaction at a temperature of 40-150° C. in 2-20 h; (4) adjusting the reaction product to neutral, and obtaining a product of organopolysiloxane resin after purification. Preparation of organopolysiloxane resins with the present application method has benefits on less environmental pollution, low energy consumption, efficient productivity, high yield of silicone resin with excellent performance. |
| US10815337B2 |
Ether amine compounds and use thereof as flotation collector
The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): in which: the R1 and R2 groups, which may be identical or different, are, independently of one another, a saturated or unsaturated, linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; the R3 and R4 groups, which may be identical or different, are selected, independently of one another, from a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group; the R, R6 and R7 groups, which may be identical or different, are selected, independently of one another, from a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 0 to 20; and m is an integer of 1 to 6. |
| US10815334B2 |
Polyester resin, production method for said polyester resin, and polyester resin composition
There is provided a polyester resin including a 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid unit and a cyclohexanedimethanol unit in a main chain, in which the polyester resin is high in molecular weight, has heat resistance and hydrolysis resistance, and is excellent in mechanical properties and melt heat stability. There is also provided a method for producing a polyester resin having the above characteristics. A polyester resin including a 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid unit and a 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol unit as main constituent components, wherein the following (I) and (II) are satisfied: (I) the reduced viscosity (ηsp/c) is 0.7 dL/g or more; and (II) the sum of a cyclovinylidene terminal and a methylcyclohexene terminal is 80 μeq/g or less. |
| US10815329B2 |
Plasticized thermoset resin, and associated cured resin, method of curing, and article comprising cured resin
A curable composition includes a hydrogen-bonded prepolymer, a plasticizer that includes an alkyl benzoate or an alkyl phenyl ketone, and, optionally, a crosslinking agent. The plasticizer promotes a high extent of crosslinking and provides a more positive health and safety profile than the incumbent plasticizer, furfural. A cured resin and a method of forming it are described. |
| US10815328B2 |
Functional initiator for anionic polymerization
An ethylenically unsaturated polymer includes at a terminus the radical of an allylic compound that includes a functional group free of active hydrogen atoms that is bonded to the allylic C atom through a S, P, Si or Sn atom and a vinyl aromatic compound. The polymer can be used as a component of a variety of elastomeric compounds used in the production of vulcanizates. |
| US10815319B2 |
Method for producing heterophasic propylene polymer material
The invention relates to a production method of a heterophasic propylene polymerization material containing a propylene homopolymer (I-1) or a propylene copolymer (I-2), and a propylene copolymer (II), wherein the content of the propylene copolymer component (II) is 30% by weight or more, the production method containing the following steps (1) and (2):Step (1): a step of polymerizing a monomer containing propylene in the presence of a catalyst for propylene polymerization to produce a propylene homopolymer (I-1) or a propylene copolymer (I-2), the step satisfying the formula (A): 1100≤α(1.34β)1/3 (A) wherein, α represents the median diameter (unit: μm) of the catalyst for propylene polymerization and β represents the production amount (unit: g/g) of the propylene homopolymer (I-1) or the propylene copolymer (I-2) per 1 g of the catalyst for propylene polymerization in the step (1); Step (2): a step of copolymerizing at least one olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene and α-olefins having the number of carbon atoms of 4 or more and 12 or less, and propylene in the presence of the propylene homopolymer (I-1) or the propylene copolymer (I-2) obtained in the step (1), using 1 or more gas phase polymerization reactors, to produce a propylene copolymer (II), wherein the concentration of alkanes having the number of carbon atoms of 6 or more in the final gas phase polymerization reactor of the 1 or more gas phase polymerization reactors is 0.01% by volume or more and 0.6% by volume or less. |
| US10815316B2 |
Macroporous beads
A continuous process for manufacturing macroporous beads, the process comprising: providing an aqueous carrier phase flowing through a pipe at a carrier phase flow velocity; providing an emulsion of a UV-polymerisable or thermally polymerisable continuous phase in an aqueous dispersed phase; injecting the emulsion into the carrier phase at an injection speed to create polymerisable droplets flowing in the carrier phase; forming macroporous beads by irradiating the droplets with UV light, or by heating the droplets to a temperature sufficient to decompose a thermal initiator in the continuous phase, to polymerise the droplets; and removing the macroporous beads from the carrier phase; wherein the ratio of carrier phase flow velocity/injection speed is at least 1. |
| US10815315B2 |
Method for producing polyolefin
A method for producing a polyolefin is provided. The method includes steps of polymerizing an olefin in a first gas-phase polymerization tank to obtain polyolefin-containing particles, transferring the polyolefin-containing particles to a second gas-phase polymerization tank through a transfer pipe, and polymerizing an olefin in the presence of the transferred polyolefin-containing particles in the second gas-phase polymerization tank. A connection place between the first gas-phase polymerization tank and the transfer pipe is higher than a connection place between the second gas-phase polymerization tank and the transfer pipe. 130 kPa≥P1−P2≥0 is satisfied, where P1 represents the pressure in the first gas-phase polymerization tank and P2 represents the pressure in the second gas-phase polymerization tank. |
| US10815311B2 |
DLL3 binding proteins and methods of use
Provided herein are DLL3 binding proteins and DLL3 targeting multispecific proteins (e.g., DLL3 targeting trispecific protein) comprising a domain binding to CD3, a half-life extension domain, and a domain binding to DLL3 (such as a DLL3 binding protein as provided herein). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making such DLL3 binding proteins, DLL3 targeting trispecific proteins. Also disclosed are methods of using the disclosed DLL3 binding proteins, DLL3 targeting trispecific proteins in the prevention, and/or treatment diseases, conditions and disorders. |
| US10815310B2 |
Multispecific antigen binding fragments and multispecific antibodies derived therefrom comprising mutant CH1 and CL-kappa domains
The invention relates to multispecific antibody constructs comprising Fab fragments having mutations at the interface of the CH1 and CL domains, said mutations preventing heavy chain/light chain mispairing. |
| US10815309B2 |
Methods for preparing antibody-drug conjugates
This invention describes a method of conjugating a cell binding agent such as an antibody with an effector group (e.g., a cytotoxic agent) or a reporter group (e.g., a radionuclide), whereby the reporter or effector group is first reacted with a bifunctional linker and the mixture is then used without purification for the conjugation reaction with the cell binding agent. The method described in this invention is advantageous for preparation of stably-linked conjugates of cell binding agents, such as antibodies with effector or reporter groups. This conjugation method provides in high yields conjugates of high purity and homogeneity that are without inter-chain cross-linking and inactivated linker residues. |
| US10815306B2 |
Humanized and chimeric monoclonal antibodies to CD81
Humanized or chimeric anti-CD81 (cluster of differentiation 81) monoclonal antibodies are provided. The antibodies bind to human CD81, and find use in various therapeutic methods, including without limitation the reduction or prevention of tumor metastasis. Further provided are heavy chain and light chain variable region sequences as well as associated complementarity-determining region (CDR) sequences. |
| US10815304B2 |
PD-L1 antibody, antigen-binding fragment thereof and medical application thereof
The present invention relates to a PD-L1 antibody, antigen-binding fragments, and medical application thereof. Further, the present invention relates to chimeric antibodies and humanized antibodies comprising the CDR regions of the present PD-L1 antibody, as well as a pharmaceutical composition comprising the present PD-L1 antibody and the antigen-binding fragments thereof, and their use as anti-cancer drugs. In particular, the present invention relates to a humanized PD-L1 antibody and its use in preparation of a medicament for the treatment of PD-L1 mediated disease or disorder. |
| US10815301B2 |
Anti-CD30 chimeric antigen receptors
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that specifically bind to and immunologically recognize CD30 are disclosed. Related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the CARs are also disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing a condition in a mammal, wherein the condition is cancer, are also disclosed. |
| US10815300B2 |
Methods for treating vascular leak syndrome and cancer
Disclosed are methods for treating Vascular Leak Syndrome and preventing cancer metastasis. Further disclosed are methods for treating vascular leakage due to inflammatory diseases, sepsis, cancer or the presence of pathogens. |
| US10815297B2 |
Antagonists of IL17C for the treatment of inflammatory disorders
The present invention provides antagonists of IL17C for use in the treatment of an inflammatory disorder. |
| US10815296B2 |
Methods of treatment of HSCT-associated thrombotic microangiopathy with eculizumab
Disclosed are drugs capable of inhibiting the complement pathway for use for treating hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) associated thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA, also called TA-TMA) in a subject that has undergone an HSCT. Also disclosed are methods of using drugs capable of inhibiting the complement pathway for use for treating hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) associated thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA) in a subject that has undergone an HSCT. |
| US10815295B2 |
Broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies that bind to the CD4-binding site of the envelope protein
Monoclonal neutralizing antibodies that specifically bind to HIV-1 gp120 and antigen binding fragments of these antibodies are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, vectors and host cells are also provided. Methods for detecting HIV using these antibodies are disclosed. In addition, the use of these antibodies, antigen binding fragment, nucleic acids and vectors to prevent and/or treat an HIV infection is disclosed. |
| US10815294B2 |
Neutralizing anti-influenza A virus antibodies and uses thereof
The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to an epitope in the stem region of an influenza A hemagglutinin trimer and neutralize a group 1 subtype and a group 2 subtype of influenza A virus. The invention also relates to nucleic acids that encode, immortalized B cells and cultured single plasma cells that produce, and to epitopes that bind to such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and epitopes in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of influenza A virus infection. |
| US10815293B2 |
Method for purifying fibrinogen
A method for purifying fibrinogen includes steps of: (a) precipitating fibrinogen of a fibrinogen-containing solution by adding glycine to the solution for a concentration of glycine to be 1.5 to 2.5M, and then removing a supernatant and recovering a precipitate (1st glycine precipitation); (b) dissolving the precipitate of 1st glycine precipitation of step (a) in a dissolution buffer to obtain a solution, precipitating the solution by adding glycine thereto for a concentration of glycine to be 0.2 to 1.2M, and recovering a supernatant (2nd glycine precipitation); (c) precipitating the supernatant of step (b) by adding glycine thereto for a concentration of glycine to be 1.5 to 2.5M, and recovering a precipitate (3rd glycine precipitation); and (d) dissolving the precipitate of step (c) in a dissolution buffer to obtain a solution, and subjecting the solution to nanofiltration using a nanofilter. |
| US10815291B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding immune modulating polypeptides
The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules encoding at least one polypeptide of interest to modulate the immune response. |
| US10815290B2 |
NKG2D decoys
Single chain, multimerized, and/or glycosylated NKG2D decoys are described. The NKG2D decoys have high affinity and avidity for surface bound and soluble NKG2D ligands and can be used to (i) identify NKG2D ligands; (ii) treat cancer, graft vs. host disease (GVHD), and inflammatory conditions; and (iii) potentiate an immune response against a vaccine as well as many other potential uses. |
| US10815286B2 |
Fusion protein for treating intestinal diseases
The invention provides fusion proteins for treating an intestinal disease, having a structure as follows: R-L-P, wherein R is a GLP-2 receptor agonist; L is a peptide linker; and P is a long-acting carrier protein. The fusion protein provided by the invention has significant bioactivities and in vitro stability. |
| US10815284B2 |
Fusion protein comprising antifreeze protein and human epidermal growth factor with increased anti-oxidant activity and skin cell proliferation effect and cosmetic composition for anti-wrinkle comprising the same as effective component
A fusion protein has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7 or SEQ ID NO: 8. A composition having the fusion protein may improve skin wrinkle with increased anti-oxidant activity and skin cell proliferation effect. It can be advantageously used as a raw material of a functional cosmetic having an excellent skin regeneration effect like improvement of skin wrinkles and skin whitening. |
| US10815283B2 |
Peptides for treatment of diabetes
The present disclosure concerns agents and their use in the treatment of endocrine, nutritional and/or metabolic diseases in a mammal. The disclosure furthermore concerns novel peptides. |
| US10815282B2 |
Secretory protein
The disclosure of the present application relates to a secretory deleted split hand/split foot 1 (sDSS1) protein, the amino acid sequence thereof, the nucleic acid sequence thereof, and the applications of the same. The sDSS1 protein is a secretory protein from higher primate, and can be detected in human serum and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). The sDSS1 protein can form conjugate with oxidized protein under nonenzymatic condition or with amyloid-beta (Aβ) polypeptide to reduce formation of Aβ oligomer. The addition of sDSS1 protein to culture medium can shield the cytotoxicity induced by oxidized protein, Aβ oligomer, amylin oligomer and glycosylated protein, so as to protect the cells against these toxoproteins. The sDSS1 protein can prolong survival time of senescence-accelerated mice significantly. The protein can be used to prevent and treat the diseases induced by oxidized protein, glycated protein, Aβ protein accumulation, amylin protein accumulation or excessive formation or accumulation of other pathogenic proteins with similar features, and has important potential in biological medicine. |
| US10815281B2 |
Method for extracting soluble proteins from microalgal biomass
The invention relates to a method for preparing a protein isolate of the biomass of microalgae of the genus Chlorella, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: supplying a microalgal biomass produced by fermentation, washing the biomass so as to eliminate the soluble interstitial compounds and concentrating the biomass, mechanically grinding the washed and concentrated biomass in a horizontal ball grinder-type system in order to produce an emulsion, destructuring the emulsion thus produced, triple-phase separation so as to separate the soluble fraction from the fractions containing the lipids and the cell debris, recovery of the soluble fraction thus produced in order to produce the soluble protein isolate, then evaporation, pasteurisation and atomisation of said protein isolate. |
| US10815278B2 |
Immunogens for HIV vaccination
The present invention relates to novel immunogens based on overlapping peptides (OLPs) and peptides derived therefrom useful for the prevention and treatment of AIDS and its related opportunistic diseases. The invention also relates to isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells expressing these immunogens as well as vaccines including said immunogens. |
| US10815277B2 |
Viral inhibitory nucleotide sequences and vaccines
The invention relates to inhibitory nucleotide signal sequences or “INS” sequences in the genomes of lentiviruses. In particular the invention relates to the AGG motif present in all viral genomes. The AGG motif may have an inhibitory effect on a virus, for example by reducing the levels of, or maintaining low steady-state levels of, viral RNAs in host cells, and inducing and/or maintaining in viral latency. In one aspect, the invention provides vaccines that contain, or are produced from, viral nucleic acids in which the AGG sequences have been mutated. In another aspect, the invention provides methods and compositions for affecting the function of the AGG motif, and methods for identifying other INS sequences in viral genomes. |
| US10815271B2 |
Structure-based peptide inhibitors of alpha-synuclein aggregation
This invention relates to inhibitory peptides which bind to α-synuclein molecules and inhibit α-synuclein amyloidogenic aggregation, α-synuclein cytotoxicity, and spread of α-synuclein. Methods of making and using the inhibitory peptides (e.g. to treat subjects having conditions or diseases that are mediated by α-synuclein, such as Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or MSA) are described. |
| US10815267B2 |
3-desoxy derivative and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
The present application provides Compound 1: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or amino acid conjugate thereof. The present invention relates to an FXR activator and to methods of making and using said compound. |
| US10815265B2 |
Process for preparation of regadenoson and polymorphs thereof
The present invention relates to a process for preparation of Regadenoson and polymorphs thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a process for preparation of Regadenoson Form C. |
| US10815264B2 |
Nucleotides for the treatment of cancer
The present application relates to novel nucleoside derivatives of formula (I) as claimed in claim 1, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, processes of preparation thereof, and methods of use thereof for treating cancer. |
| US10815255B2 |
Synthesis of benzyloxyphenoxy phenol ligands
Synthetic methods for the preparation of ligands and metal-ligand complexes are disclosed. |
| US10815254B2 |
Biflavone-zinc complex, preparation method and application thereof
The present invention discloses a biflavone-zinc complex, a preparation method and application thereof. In the present invention, using the amentoflavone as the ligand and the zinc ion as the central ion, the amentoflavone-zinc complex is obtained by reaction, and the structure of the complex is characterized by infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectrometry. Meanwhile, the antitumor and antioxidant activities of the amentoflavone-zinc complex are studied in the present invention. MTT method shows that the amentoflavone-zinc complex has better antitumor activity, and the antitumor activity thereof is stronger than that of the amentoflavone. Pyrogallol auto-oxidation method and ABTS method show that the antioxidative activity of the amentoflavone-zinc complex is stronger than that of the amentoflavone itself. The formation of the flavonoid-zinc complex enhances the antitumor and anti-oxidation activities of the amentoflavone, and is expected to be used in the development of drugs. |
| US10815248B2 |
Labeled chemically reactive and biologically active conjugates, and methods and compositions thereof
The invention generally relates to novel fluorophore-labeled, bi- or multi-functional, chemically reactive and/or biologically active conjugates, and related compositions and methods thereof. |
| US10815247B2 |
Functionalized NANOLUC inhibitors
Compounds that may inhibit Oplophorus-derived luciferases are disclosed as well as compositions and kits comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds. |
| US10815245B2 |
Production of xylene derivatives
The present invention relates to the production of xylene derivatives from furfural and its derivatives. The invention describes new routes for converting furfural and its derivatives into xylene derivatives including novel intermediates. |
| US10815244B2 |
Isoidide derivatives and methods of making and using same
The present disclosure relates to compounds having an improved solubility thereby increasing their bioavailability, lower dosages, etc. The target compounds, may include but are not limited to, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) inhibitors, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGRF) inhibitors, kinase inhibitors and prodrugs of alpha4 beta1 and alpha4 beta7 integrin antagonists. An illustrative compound is shown below: |
| US10815236B2 |
Semiconducting polymer
Compounds of formula (I) and polymers comprising at least a structure of formula (II), wherein T1 or T2 are independently of each other a group of Formula (III), Formula (iv) Qa, Qb, Qc, Qd, Qe or Qf are independently of each other O, S or NR1. |
| US10815234B2 |
Histone demethylase inhibitors
The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of histone demethylase. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and/or melanoma and the like. |
| US10815231B2 |
[1,2,4] triazolo [1,5-a] pyridine derivative and crystalline form thereof
The present invention discloses [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives, as well as the crystalline form thereof. Compounds provided in the present invention have significant inhibitory effects on tumor cells, can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of tumor-related diseases, especially lung cancer, and have wide application prospects. |
| US10815227B2 |
Processes for the preparation of filgotinib
The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of Filgotinib. The present invention relates to novel processes for the preparation of filgotinib. The present invention also relates to novel intermediates for the preparation of filgotinib. |
| US10815226B2 |
Heteroaryl compounds as inhibitors of necrosis, composition and application thereof
The present disclosure provides heteroaryl compounds of formulas I, Ia and Ib, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of diseases and disorders, arising from or related to necrosis. |
| US10815215B2 |
2,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazolones useful as inhibitors of DHODH
The present invention provides triazolone compounds of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients. |
| US10815211B2 |
Compounds for treating mitochondrial disease
The invention relates to novel compounds that are useful for modulating cellular ROS. The compounds are amide-derivatives of 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(3,5,6-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinon-2-yl)-butanoic acid. The compounds of the invention are formulated into pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions. The invention further relates to methods wherein the compounds of the invention are used for treating or preventing diseases associated with increased ROS levels mitochondrial disorders and/or conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, including adverse drug effects. The invention also relates to cosmetic methods for treating or delaying further aging of the skin and veterinary applications. |
| US10815209B1 |
Recovery of ethylene oxide from sterilization process
The invention relates to a process for the recovery and recycling of ethylene oxide (EO) after use in a sterilization process. The process involves the steps of introducing a mixed gas stream containing EO, nitrogen, oxygen, CO2, water, and a few other trace elements. The system includes integrated EO concentration sensors to determine the concentration of the EO in the gas stream. The system includes a series of compressors to pressurize the gas stream, and chillers or condensers to cool the gas stream to condense the EO out of the gas stream. The system includes temperature and pressure sensors to determine the conditions in the gas stream, and a control system that evaluates the temperature and pressure data and controls the compressors and chillers to achieve the properties to maximize the condensation of EO out of the gas stream. |
| US10815205B2 |
Amide-substituted phenyltriazole derivatives and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel 5-(carboxamide)-1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives, to processes for the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of renal and cardiovascular diseases. |
| US10815203B2 |
Analogs of fexaramine and methods of making and using
Novel compounds having a formula embodiments of a method of making the same, and of a composition comprising them are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method of treating or preventing a metabolic disorder in a subject, comprising administering to a subject (e.g., via the gastrointestinal tract) a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the disclosed compounds, thereby activating FXR receptors in the intestines, and treating or preventing a metabolic disorder in the subject. Additionally disclosed are embodiments of a method of treating or preventing inflammation in an intestinal region of a subject, comprising administering to the subject (e.g., via the gastrointestinal tract) a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the disclosed compounds, thereby activating FXR receptors in the intestines, and thereby treating or preventing inflammation in the intestinal region of the subject. |
| US10815199B2 |
NMDA antagonist prodrugs
Prodrugs of an NMDA antagonist, (S)-1-phenyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanamine, useful for the treatment of depression (particularly major depressive disorder) or pain; compositions comprising them, and methods of making them. |
| US10815195B2 |
Oxygenated amino- or ammonium-containing sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid and carboxylic acid derivatives and their medical use
The present invention relates to oxygenated amino or ammonium-containing sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid and carboxylic acid derivatives, in particular the compounds of formula 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and their medical use, including their use in the treatment, prevention or amelioration of an inflammatory, autoimmune and/or allergic disorder, or a proliferative, neoplastic or dysplastic disease or disorder. |
| US10815193B2 |
Process for providing hydrogen chloride for chemical reactions
The invention relates to an improved process for making available the coproduct hydrogen chloride obtained in the preparation of an isocyanate by phosgenation of the corresponding amine for a desired subsequent use (i.e. a chemical reaction), in which part of the total hydrogen chloride obtained is isolated in gaseous form at a pressure which is higher than the pressure desired for the subsequent use of the hydrogen chloride by lowering the pressure of the crude product from the phosgenation and the remaining part of the total hydrogen chloride obtained is separated off at a pressure lower than that desired for the subsequent use from the liquid crude product from the phosgenation remaining after lowering of the pressure and is subsequently compressed to a pressure which is higher than that desired for the subsequent use, and in which the two hydrogen chloride streams obtained in this way are, preferably together after having been combined, purified so as to give a purified hydrogen chloride at a pressure which is higher than the pressure desired for the subsequent use. |
| US10815191B2 |
Formulation comprising ester quats based on isopropanolamine and tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine
The invention relates to cosmetic formulations comprising specific ester quats based on isopropanolamine or tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, and to the use of these ester quats in cosmetics. |
| US10815190B2 |
Quaternary ammonium compound, and agent for suppression of generation of volatile organic compound from polyacetal by use of the same
A quaternary ammonium compound represented by the following formula (1): [(R1)m(R2)4-mN+]nXn− (1) wherein each R1 independently represents an unsubstituted alkyl group or substituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; an aralkyl group where an unsubstituted alkyl group or substituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms is substituted with at least one aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or an alkylaryl group where an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms is substituted with at least one unsubstituted alkyl group or substituted alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; each R2 independently represents a group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms and 2 to 30 oxygen atoms, the group represented by the following formula: —(RO)k-H, wherein R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and k represents a natural number of 2 or more. |
| US10815184B2 |
Co-crystals of lithium benzoate and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides co-crystals of a lithium benzoate compound and a co-former compound of Formula (I) Also provided herein are methods of preparing the co-crystals and uses thereof in treating and/or reducing the risk for a neuropsychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, or neurodegenerative disorders). |
| US10815183B2 |
Substituted aromatic compounds and pharmaceutical uses thereof
The present invention relates to substituted aromatic compounds of Formula I and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including the prevention or treatment of (i) blood disorders, (ii) renal disorders, a nephropathies, or renal disorder complications; (iii) inflammatory-related diseases; and/or (iv) oxidative stress related disorders. |
| US10815182B2 |
Process for purifying (meth)acrylic acid including a dividing-wall distillation column
The invention relates to the use of a column with a separating wall as a purification/finishing column in a (meth)acrylic acid recovery method based on the use of two distillation columns in the absence of external organic solvent. The method according to the invention improves the energy balance for the method while improving the technical quality of the (meth)acrylic acid recovered. The method according to the invention further produces polymer-grade (or glacial) (meth)acrylic acid compatible with the production of high-molecular weight acrylic acid polymers. |
| US10815181B2 |
Method for producing acetic acid
Provided is a method for industrially efficiently producing acetic acid yielding a good potassium permanganate test result, without costing much. The acetic acid production method according to the present invention includes a carbonylation step, a separation step, a recycling step, a liquid-liquid separation step, and an acetaldehyde-removing step of treating an object, where the object is selected from at least a part of at least one of the aqueous phase and the organic phase on the basis of a factor(s) selected from a liquid temperature in the liquid-liquid separation in the liquid-liquid separation step, an acetaldehyde concentration in at least one of the aqueous phase and the organic phase, an acetaldehyde partition coefficient, a methyl acetate concentration in at least one of the aqueous phase and the organic phase, and a methyl acetate partition coefficient. In the first acetic acid stream in the separation step, a crotonaldehyde concentration is controlled to 2.2 ppm by mass or less, and the ratio (CCR/CECR) of a crotonaldehyde concentration CCR (ppm by mass) to an 2-ethylcrotonaldehyde concentration CECR (ppm by mass) is regulated. |
| US10815180B2 |
Process for preparation of 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (DICAMBA)
In the process of the present disclosure 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (DICAMBA) is prepared from 2,5-dichloroaniline in high purity and high yield. DICAMBA is obtained with purity greater than 98.5%. |
| US10815179B1 |
Aromatic dicarbinols
Disclosed are aromatic dicarbinol compounds that may have utility in a variety of chemical applications such as plasticizers, diluents, wetting agents and paint additives and as intermediates in chemical processes. The aromatic dicarbinols have particular utility as reactants in processes for the synthesis of aromatic enol ether compounds. |
| US10815176B2 |
Heat integration in a process for the preparation of ethylene carbonate and ethylene glycol
Processes and associated reaction systems for the preparation of ethylene carbonate and ethylene glycol from ethylene oxide are provided, particularly processes and associated reaction systems directed to heat integration in the treatment of recycle gas streams. |
| US10815169B2 |
Conversion of mixed methane/ethane streams
The invention relates to a process for conversion of a stream comprising methane and ethane, comprising converting ethane from a stream comprising methane and ethane, in which stream the volume ratio of methane to ethane is of from 0.005:1 to 100:1, to a product having a vapor pressure at 0° C. lower than 1 atmosphere, resulting in a stream comprising methane and the product having a vapor pressure at 0° C. lower than 1 atmosphere; separating the product having a vapor pressure at 0° C. lower than 1 atmosphere from the stream comprising methane and the product having a vapor pressure at 0° C. lower than 1 atmosphere, resulting in a stream comprising methane; and chemically converting methane from the stream comprising methane, or feeding methane from the stream comprising methane to a network that provides methane as energy source, or liquefying methane from the stream comprising methane. |
| US10815166B2 |
Integration of an organic chloride decomposition reactor on the isomerization/deisobutanizer C5 drag stream
A process for producing an isomerized product comprises sending a feed stream comprising butanes, hydrogen and an organic chloride to a butane isomerization reactor containing an isomerization catalyst to convert a portion of normal butanes in said feed stream to iso-butanes in an isomerized stream. The isomerized stream to a stabilizer column to produce a butane stream containing normal, iso-butanes and C5 hydrocarbons; the butane stream is sent to a column to produce an isomerized upper stream and a bottoms stream comprising a mixture of butanes, C5 hydrocarbons and organic chloride. The bottoms stream is sent to an organic chloride decomposition reactor to produce a mixture of HCl, hydrogen and hydrocarbons. |
| US10815165B1 |
Production of basestocks from paraffinic hydrocarbons
A process to convert paraffinic feedstocks into renewable poly-alpha-olefins (PAO) basestocks. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, renewable feed comprising triglycerides and/or free fatty acids are hydrotreated producing an intermediate paraffin feedstock. This paraffin feedstock is thermally cracked into a mixture of olefins and paraffins comprising linear alpha olefins. The olefins are separated and the un-reacted paraffins are recycled to the thermal cracker. Light olefins preferably are oligomerized with a surface deactivated zeolite producing a mixture of slightly branched oligomers comprising internal olefins. The heavier olefins (C8-C14) are oligomerized, preferably with a BF3 catalyst and co-catalyst to produce PAO products. The oligomerized products can be hydrotreated and distilled together or separate to produce finished products that include naphtha, distillate, solvents, drilling fluid, and PAO lube basestocks. |
| US10815162B2 |
Method for directly preparing aromatics from syngas
A method for preparing aromatics from syngas, which includes a) contacting a raw material stream containing syngas with a catalyst in a reaction zone under reaction conditions sufficient to convert at least part of the raw material to obtain a reaction effluent; b) separating the reaction effluent to obtain at least a recycle stream containing gas-phase hydrocarbons having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and unconverted syngas and a liquid stream containing hydrocarbons having 5 or more carbon atoms; c) returning the recycle stream to the reaction zone; and d) separating aromatic products from the liquid stream, wherein the catalyst includes at least one of an inert carrier-confined highly dispersed metal oxide material, an acidic molecular sieve, and, optionally, graphite powder and a dispersant. |
| US10815158B2 |
Selenium-enriching enhancer for plant cultivation and preparation and use thereof
A selenium-rich enhancer for plant cultivation and preparation and application thereof. The selenium-rich enhancer contains: an organic selenocyano-compound. The organic selenocyano-compound is selected from one or a combination of the compounds of the structure of Formula I or Formula II, Formula I: R—SeCN, wherein, R is alkyl or aromatic groups; and Formula II: (R—SeCN)nA, wherein, R is alkyl or aromatic groups, n is an integer of 1-5, and A is a cation. The selenium-rich enhancer is employed to cultivate plants by utilizing the organic selenocyano-compound, and the survival rates, yields and organic selenium contents of plants are all improved. When pepper is planted by using that, the selenium content can reach more than 180 μg/kg. |
| US10815156B2 |
Controlling microstructure of inorganic material by indirect heating using magnetic radiation
Disclosed is a method for controlling a microstructure of an inorganic material includes providing a structure that has a first region of an inorganic material having a first microstructure and a second region that is thermally responsive to electromagnetic radiation, the second region being adjacent the first region, and indirectly heating the first region by thermally activating the second region, using electromagnetic radiation, to generate heat. The generated heat converts the first microstructure of the inorganic material to a second, different microstructure. The method can be applied to control a microstructure of an inorganic coating on an inorganic fiber. |
| US10815155B2 |
High-zirconia electrocast refractory and method for manufacturing the same
To provide a high-zirconia electrocast refractory in which occurrence of cracks in manufacture and occurrence of cracks in use as a furnace material is further reduced while maintaining extremely high corrosion resistance to molten glass. The high-zirconia electrocast refractory contains 96.7 to 98.5 mass % of ZrO2, 0.8 to 2.7 mass % of SiO2, 0 to 0.2 mass % of Na2O, 0.21 to 1 mass % of K2O, 0.1 to 0.4 mass % of Al2O3, and does not substantially contain B2O3, in terms of oxide, as a chemical composition, wherein contents of the Na2O and the K2O satisfy a relation of following Formula (1) 0.15 mass %≤CK2O/2+CNa2O≤0.6 mass % (1) where CK2O is the content of K2O and CNa2O is the content of Na2O, and each of the contents is expressed by mass % in the refractory. |
| US10815154B2 |
Composite materials, methods of production and uses thereof
The invention provides novel articles of composite materials having hollow interior channels or passageways, or otherwise being hollowed out, and formulations and methods for their manufacture and uses. These hollow core objects are suitable for a variety of applications in construction, pavements and landscaping, and infrastructure. |
| US10815153B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing cement through flue gas desulfurization
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for producing cement through flue gas desulfurization, and specifically provides an apparatus and a method for simultaneously producing magnesium sulfate cement during a magnesium oxide based flue gas desulfurization process. The apparatus of the present invention includes a flue gas desulfurization equipment, a concentration equipment, a crystallization equipment, a centrifugation equipment, a drying equipment, a waste ash supplying equipment, a slag material supplying equipment, a mixing equipment, etc. By adopting the apparatus and method of the present invention, the problems in the present conventional cement production such as high energy cost, severe damage to the environment and so on can be solved, and the problems like high production cost of ordinary magnesium sulfate cement and high transportation cost of supplies thereby causing incapability in a large scale market spreading and application can also be solved. |
| US10815152B2 |
Hydration control mixture for mortar and cement compositions
The present invention relates to a mixture comprising at least one compound comprising an α-hydroxy-carboxylic unit, α-hydroxy-sulfonic acid unit or α-carbonyl-carboxylic unit and at least one water-soluble organic carbonate. The mixture is useful as a hydration control agent in construction chemical compositions comprising an inorganic binder. |
| US10815151B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing a reinforcement mesh
A method and an apparatus for producing a reinforcement mesh. Here, a reinforcement fiber strand is firstly saturated with a resin (H) and cured to form a cured, fiber-reinforced strand material. The strand material present as an endless material is then cut lengthwise into bars, which are then used as longitudinal bars or transverse bars for forming the reinforcement mesh. A connecting material is used at each intersection point between a longitudinal bar and a transverse bar and is dispensed in liquid form at the intersection point or is liquefied and then cured at the intersection point. A fixed connection is thus created between the longitudinal bars and the transverse bars at the intersection points. Between the intersection points, the longitudinal bars and the transverse bars have portions that are free of connecting material. |
| US10815147B2 |
Substrate provided with a stack having thermal properties
A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers successively including, starting from the substrate, an alternation of three silver-based functional metallic layers and of four dielectric coatings, referred to, starting from the substrate, as M1, M2, M3 and M4, wherein the thickness of the first functional layer is less than the thickness of the second functional layer and less than the thickness of the third functional layer, the dielectric coatings M1 and M2 each have an optical thickness Eo1 and Eo2 satisfying the following equation: Eo2<1.1 Eo1. |
| US10815144B2 |
Glasses, cements and uses thereof
Various embodiments of tantalum- and/or niobium-containing glasses and cements as well as uses thereof are described herein. For example, in an embodiment, the glasses comprise a transition metal pentoxide such as tantalum pentoxide and/or niobium pentoxide present in the glass in an amount of less than 2.0 mol %, based on the total composition of the glass, glass polyalkenoate cements prepared from such glasses and uses of such cements, for example, for sternal closure or fixation, stabilization and/or repair of a fracture in a bone in the wrist, elbow, knee, shoulder, spine and/or hip. |
| US10815141B2 |
Gravity-fed water filter and purifier
A gravity-fed filtration apparatus includes a filter housing having a water inlet near an upper portion of the filter housing and a water outlet near a lower portion of the filter housing. A water filter having a plurality of discs is removably stacked within an interior cavity of the filter housing between the water inlet and the water outlet. An outer perimeter portion of each of the plurality of discs sealingly engages with an inner surface of the filter housing. A first disc of the plurality of discs comprises a first plurality of diffusers and a disinfectant media. A second disc of the plurality of discs comprises a mesh. The lower portion of the filter housing is configured to be disposed in the mouth of a water vessel. |
| US10815139B2 |
Material for reducing the contents of polluting and/or unwanted substances in a liquid
A material for reducing the content of polluting and/or unwanted substances in a liquid includes at least one polymeric and/or inorganic base, suitable to be immersed in the liquid, having at least a surface, whereto is bonded at least one catalyst of the degradation reaction of inorganic salts in gaseous substances. The catalyst, whose function is to reduce the energy required for the activation of said reaction and to accelerate its progress, is an enzyme preferably selected among the lyase group, the hydrolase group and the oxidoreductase group. |
| US10815138B1 |
Treatment of acid mine drainage by hydrides, and formation of zero valent iron nanoparticles
Acid mine drainage is treated with borohydride under conditions to yield highly pure iron nanoparticles. The resulting, unique, iron nanoparticles are also described. |
| US10815136B2 |
Deionization filter device and water treatment device comprising deionization filter device
A deionization filter device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, at least one bipolar ion exchange sheet configured to include a cation exchange film and an anion exchange film, and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a voltage source configured to apply a deionization voltage or a reproduction voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, a pH sensor configured to detect a pH value of a solution to be treated by a voltage applied by the voltage source, and a controller configured to control the voltage source, depending on a pH value of the solution. |
| US10815130B2 |
Systems and methods of producing potassium sulfate
Systems and methods of producing potassium sulfate can involve converting a mixed salts feed stream into a conversion end slurry in a conversion unit, the mixed salts feed comprising at least one potassium-containing salt, at least one chloride-containing salt, at least one magnesium-containing salt and at least one sulfate-containing salt and the conversion end slurry comprising schoenite; separating conversion end slurry into a conversion end solids stream and a conversion brine; leaching the conversion end solids stream in a crystallization unit to produce a potassium sulfate product stream comprising potassium sulfate and a crystallizer mother liquor comprising magnesium sulfate and potassium sulfate; collecting heat generated in the conversion unit by a heat pump; and providing at least a portion of the heat collected to the crystallization unit to regulate a temperature of the potassium sulfate product stream and the crystallizer mother liquor stream contained in the crystallization unit. |
| US10815128B2 |
Nanoparticles and method for producing uniform silicate-based nanoparticles
Nanoparticles and method for producing uniform silicate-based nanoparticles are disclosed. The method comprises a step of injecting into tubular branched elements comprising static mixers a first aqueous solution comprising a water-soluble silicate compound and a second aqueous solution comprising a water-soluble compound releasing cationic species in solution, and allowing the reaction between the first and the second aqueous solutions in a micro-mixing regime, the method being characterized in that the overall mixing time is kept below 10−5 s. A further step of allowing the solution obtained in the micro-mixing regime to mix in a macromixing regime. Nanoparticles obtained through the present method are also disclosed. |
| US10815127B2 |
Method for manufacturing activated carbon
Provided herein is a method for manufacturing activated carbon that providing a carbon material in a reactor, carbonizing the carbon material by a first heat-treating under an inert gas atmosphere, first activating the carbonized carbon material by a second heat-treating under an oxidizing gas atmosphere, and second activating the first activated material by a third heat-treating under a carbon dioxide atmosphere. |
| US10815122B2 |
MEMS microphone and preparation method thereof
A MEMS microphone comprises a substrate (110), a lower electrode layer (120), a sacrificial layer (130), a stress layer (140), and an upper electrode layer (150). The substrate (110) is centrally provided with a first opening (111), and the lower electrode layer (120) stretches across the substrate (110). The sacrificial layer (130), the stress layer (140), and the upper electrode layer (150) are sequentially laminated on the lower electrode layer (120), and a second opening (160) is provided on the sacrificial layer (130) and the stress layer (140). The second opening (160) is provided in correspondence with the first opening (111). A stress direction of the stress layer (140) is reverse to a warpage direction of the substrate (110). |
| US10815121B2 |
Composite wafers
A composite wafer includes a first silicon die with a first top surface; and a polymer substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface. The silicon die is embedded in the polymer substrate such that the top surface of the substrate and the first top surface of the first silicon die are coplanar and the bottom surface of the polymer substrate is planar. |
| US10815119B2 |
MEMS actuator structures resistant to shock
Shock-resistant MEMS structures are disclosed. In one implementation, a motion control flexure for a MEMS device includes: a rod including a first and second end, wherein the rod is tapered along its length such that it is widest at its center and thinnest at its ends; a first hinge directly coupled to the first end of the rod; and a second hinge directly coupled to the second of the rod. In another implementation, a conductive cantilever for a MEMS device includes: a curved center portion includes a first and second end, wherein the center portion has a point of inflection; a first root coupled to the first end of the center portion; and a second root coupled to the second end of the center portion. In yet another implementation, a shock stop for a MEMS device is described. |
| US10815118B2 |
Mobile distribution station having sensor communication lines routed with hoses
A distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump, a manifold connected with the pump, reels, flow passages connected to the manifold and running through the reels, hoses, connected the flow passages via the reels, valves situated between the manifold and the reels and operable to control fluid flow through the flow passages, fluid level sensors connected or connectable with the hoses, and a controller configured to operate the valves responsive to fluid level thresholds to control fluid flow to the hoses. |
| US10815116B2 |
Draft beer machine
A draft beer machine comprising a cabinet and a refrigeration circuit inside the cabinet, including a compressor, a condenser, and refrigeration tubes. Beer pipes are also arranged inside the cabinet and a beer tap is fixed to the outside of the cabinet. The outer end of the beer pipes is connected to the beer tap. The refrigeration tube and the beer pipe are wound into a quick cooler of a round or an elliptic cylindrical shape, in a helical manner. The quick cooler comprises at least one mixing layer, which is formed by winding the refrigeration tube and the beer pipe into a round or elliptic cylinder, in an abreast and helical manner. In the same mixing layer, the adjacent beer pipe and refrigeration tube adhere to each other. The adjacent two mixing layers directly adhere or a thermal conductive medium is filled in between the two layers. |
| US10815108B2 |
Flush mountable bottle openers
Provided are flush mountable bottle openers and methods of using such openers to remove bottle caps. These openers may be used in aircraft and other types of vehicles as well as any applications where protrusion away from supporting structures may be undesirable. A flush mountable bottle opener may include a base and a cap leverage plate pivotably coupled to the base. The base may protrude into a supporting structure such that the top edge of the base is substantially flush with the surface of the supporting structure. When the opener is not in use, the cap leverage plate may be closed and be substantially coplanar with the base edge. During operation, the cap leverage plate is brought into its open position directly by a user or using a bottle. The base and plate include engagement surfaces that support a bottle cap while the cap is removed. |
| US10815107B2 |
Vehicle mounted with insulated aerial work platform and automatic radius limiting method for insulated work platform
A vehicle mounted with the insulated aerial work platform includes a work platform radius limiting device which includes the lower boom inclination angle detecting sensor, and further includes the lower boom length detecting sensor, the upper boom derricking detecting sensor and the upper boom length detecting sensor, which each include an distance measuring rope and an insulated distance measuring rope retraction-and-extension measuring mechanism. The extension lengths of all of the insulated distance measuring ropes are detected in real time to calculate the actual working radius of the insulated work platform. When the actual working radius is less than the predetermined maximum working radius, the operator is allowed to perform the operational action of increasing the working radius. When the actual working radius is greater than or equal to the predetermined maximum working radius, the operator is limited from performing any the operational action related to increasing the working radius. |
| US10815106B2 |
Step system for elevating platform
A step for an elevating platform, the step including a top flange, a bottom flange, and a transition; the step configured to insert into a cutout in the platform sidewall. The bottom flange is configured to contact an outer surface of the platform sidewall when the top flange contacts an inner surface of the sidewall, thereby placing all of the contact areas between the step and the platform under compression when force is applied to the step. |
| US10815101B2 |
Manual marine winch with biased safety handle
A manual marine winch includes a winch housing; a rotating drum assembly supported on the housing; a winch line selectively spooled and un-spooled on the drum; a manually actuated control for spooling and un-spooling the winch line including a handle for selectively tensioning the drum and moveable between a position engaged with the drum for winch line tensioning and stowed position wherein the handle is not engaged with the drum; a tension holding mechanism comprising at least one ratchet gear coupled to the drum, at least one pawl selectively engaged with at least one ratchet gear to hold tension on the winch line, and a knockout configured to selectively disengage each of the pawls to allow for release of tension on the winch; and a biasing mechanism selectively engaged by the handle and configured to bias the handle toward the stowed position when the handle is engaged with the drum. |
| US10815098B2 |
Multiple-state health monitoring apparatus and monitoring method for critical components in hoisting system
A multiple-state health monitoring apparatus for critical components in a hoisting system includes a frame. The frame is a square structure formed by welding a plurality of rectangular steels. A steel wire rope is arranged around a periphery of the square structure. A power system, a friction-and-wear apparatus, a brake-and-wear apparatus, and a tensioning apparatus are sequentially mounted from left to right on a bottom layer of the square structure. A bearing signal collection system, a tension sensor, an excitation apparatus, and a steel-wire-rope image collection system are sequentially mounted from left to right on a top layer of the square structure. The steel wire rope sequentially passes through all the apparatuses or systems and is driven by the power system to perform circling. All the apparatuses or systems are used to monitor an operation status of the steel wire rope. |
| US10815097B2 |
Payout tubes
A payout tube has an inner end and an outer end. The inner end is disposable in an interior of a coil of filamentary material wound in a figure-eight configuration defining a payout hole. The outer end is configured to extend outwardly from the payout hole of the coil. The payout tube has a flange at the outer end and has a rounded edge at the inner end. The rounded edge has a radius between 0.20 and 0.30 inch. In some embodiments, the payout tube includes a tubular body that extends between the flange and the rounded edge. In other embodiments, the payout tube includes an outer ring having the flange, an inner ring having the rounded edge with the inner and outer rings aligned coaxially about a longitudinal axis in spaced relation, and a plurality of pillars extending longitudinally from the outer ring to the inner ring. |
| US10815095B2 |
Sheet cutting device and image forming apparatus including the sheet cutting device
A sheet cutting device includes a cutter, a movable member, a driving device, and a sheet holder. The movable member moves the cutter in a cutting direction. The driving device drives the movable member. The sheet holder is disposed on a downstream side of a sheet cutting position of the cutter in a sheet conveyance direction, to hold a sheet. The sheet holder includes a sheet holding member that is disposed on a sheet cutting start side of the cutter and is movable to a sheet holding position at which the sheet holding member holds the sheet and a non-holding position at which the sheet holding member does not hold the sheet. When the sheet is cut by the cutter, the sheet holding member moves to the sheet holding position. After cutting of the sheet has been completed, the sheet holding member moves to the non-holding position. |
| US10815093B1 |
Protective tape dispenser
A protective tape dispenser includes a mounting unit, a handle, a guide unit and a cutting unit. The guide unit has a tape pressing member and a turning member. The tape pressing member is located between the mounting unit and the turning member. The cutting unit includes an operation member and a fixing seat. One side of the fixing seat is provided with a blade holder. The tape pressing member and the turning member are configured to increase the tension of the protective tape and facilitate cutting. By pressing the operation member, the operation member drives a linking member to actuate the blade holder so as to extend or retract a blade, thereby increasing the smoothness of operation and achieving the purposes of labor-saving operation and easy force application. |
| US10815091B2 |
Sheet conveyance apparatus
An apparatus includes a housing provided with a conveyance path, a conveyance unit which conveys a sheet along the conveyance path, a discharge port from which the sheet conveyed along the conveyance path is discharged, a discharge tray on which the sheet discharged from the discharge port is stacked, and an attitude change unit which changes an attitude of the discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first sheet receiving surface which is a portion facing the discharge port in a discharge direction of the sheet and on which a leading edge of the sheet lands, and a second sheet receiving surface which is formed at a predetermined inclination with respect to the first sheet receiving surface. The attitude change unit changes the attitude of the discharge tray so that the first sheet receiving surface of the discharge tray is inclined toward the discharge port. |
| US10815086B1 |
Sheet binding apparatus and image forming system
A sheet binding apparatus includes a sheet conveyer, a tape holder, and first and second rollers. The sheet conveyer is configured to convey a sheet bundle with a leading end shifted, the sheet bundle having opposing first and second surfaces. The tape holder is configured to hold a tape at a position to which the leading end reaches such that the tape adheres to the leading end. The leading end with the tape passes and is pressed between the first and second rollers. The second roller is positioned upstream in the sheet forward direction from the first roller and to face the second surface of the sheet bundle. An angle between a line perpendicular to the sheet forward direction and a line passing rotational axes of the first and second rollers is greater than 0° and less than 90°. |
| US10815083B2 |
System and method of article feeder operation
Embodiments of a system and method for shingulating, singulating, and synchronizing articles in an article feeder system are disclosed. The article feeder system may include a shingulating device configured to receive a stack of articles and to produce a positively lapped stack of articles, a plurality of picking devices configured to pick one or more articles from the positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, and one or more synchronization devices configured to deliver the one or more singulated articles to one or more sorter windows. |
| US10815082B2 |
Inventory storage module having a conveying loop with vertical lift
In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has a first conveyor segment, a second conveyor segment spaced below the first conveyor segment, a first vertical lift disposed at a first end of the module, and a second vertical lift disposed at a second end of the module. The first and second lifts each transfer inventory carriers between the first and second conveyor segments. The first conveyor segment, the second conveyor segment, the first vertical lift, and the second vertical lift together define a conveying loop in a vertical plane, and the storage module translates inventory carriers around the conveying loop until a desired one of the inventory carriers is presented at one of the first and second module ends. An inventory item can be retrieved from, or stowed in, the desired one of the inventory carriers at the one of the first and second module ends. |
| US10815075B2 |
Automated unloading and loading robot system
A system includes a robot configured to load and/or unload from a location, such as a cargo carrier or building. The robot includes a base unit that has a transport system to move the base unit. A mast extends from the base unit, and the mast has a mast conveyor. An End of Arm Tool (EoAT) is coupled to the mast. The EoAT includes an EoAT conveyor configured to move a cargo item to and from the mast conveyor. A gripper mechanism is configured to move between a retracted position where the gripper mechanism is clear of the cargo item on the EoAT conveyor and an extended position where the gripper mechanism is able to grip the cargo item. |
| US10815070B2 |
Systems and methods for sleeve detection
A device, system, and method for detecting a covering sleeve on a container. A sleeve detection system includes a conveyor, a height profile acquisition device, and a processor in communication with the height profile acquisition device. The height profile acquisition device is configured to acquire height profiles of a tray traveling on the conveyor. The processor is configured to analyze height profiles received from the height profile acquisition device to determine a sleeve status of the tray. In some embodiments, a light gate is disposed across the conveyor and configured to detect the presence of a tray on the conveyor approaching the height profile acquisition device. |
| US10815067B2 |
Work system, method for executing work on object, and robot
Provided is a work system including: a conveying apparatus that conveys an object; a moving platform that can be moved; a work portion that is secured to the moving platform and that performs work on the object being conveyed by the conveying apparatus; a visual sensor that is secured to the moving platform and that successively acquires visual information about the object being conveyed by the conveying apparatus or a mark formed on the conveying apparatus; a detecting portion that successively detects at least positions of the object or the mark by processing the visual information acquired by the visual sensor; a calculating portion that calculates a conveying velocity of the conveying apparatus on the basis of the positions of the object or the mark successively detected by the detecting portion; and a drive control unit that drives the work portion by using the conveying velocity. |
| US10815064B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling the dispensing of articles
An article dispensing system and method that has a first and a second vibratory feeder; a rotary trough dispenser having one or more receiving troughs in which counted or weighed articles are dispensed for packaging; while the next trough within the rotary trough dispenser is indexed in a rotational step-wise fashion. |
| US10815062B2 |
Supply device and method for producing a supply device
A supply device is provided for laterally feeding of goods to be transported to a conveyor device (25). The supply device has a drive pulley (5), end pulleys (7) and conveyor belts (9). Each of the end pulleys (7) is associated with one of conveyor belts (9). Each of the conveyor belts (9) extends around the drive pulley (5) and the associated end pulley (7) and can be driven the drive pulley (5). A friction-enhancing element (41) is configured on the drive pulley (5) for enhancing friction between the respective conveyor belt (9) and the drive pulley (5). |
| US10815061B1 |
Conveyor belt with reinforcing block
A conveyor belt assembly includes an elastomer sheet, transversely spaced apart, longitudinally extending cords, and longitudinally spaced apart, transversely extending reinforcing blocks. The sheet has a top cover, and a bottom cover, and defines mutually longitudinal and transverse directions in the plane of the sheet. The cords and the blocks are embedded in the sheet between the top cover and the bottom cover. Each block encapsulates each of the cords in a transverse cross-section of the block. A method for making the conveyor belt assembly includes placing separate first and second portions of each block in abutting relationship with each other and around the cord, placing an uncured elastomer for forming the sheet around the cords and the block, and curing the elastomer for forming the sheet to form the sheet. |
| US10815053B2 |
Waste receptacle
A waste cart includes a base housing; a center upright having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is secured to the base housing; a top housing secured to the distal end of the center upright, wherein the top housing has two or more disposal openings for two or more separate disposal portions including, a first waste portion which has a first metal detector and an indicator for providing a notification when a metal item passes through the opening; and a second waste portion which includes a second metal detector and an indicator for providing a notification when a metal item passes through the opening; an electronics module which operates each metal detector independently; and an alarm indicator operationally associated with the electronics module which is activated when the electronics module detects the passage of a metal item through an opening into a waste portion. |
| US10815042B2 |
Easy-open peel pouch
Embodiments include a package for containing and dispensing a product. The package includes first and second layers; a product seal zone where the first layer is joined to the second layer, the product seal zone having an inner perimeter that defines an unsealed pouch area for containing the product and an outer perimeter; and a header zone adjacent to the outer perimeter of the product seal zone. The header zone includes a first tab; a second tab; a first tab-cut in the first layer within an unsealed portion of the header zone; and a second tab-cut in the second layer within the unsealed portion of the header zone. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US10815038B2 |
Container for a tobacco related product
The present invention relates to a container for a tobacco related product, comprising at least a base portion and a top portion defining at least one closable compartment for storing the tobacco related product. At least one wall portion of the container comprises a thermochromic material as an integral part, wherein the thermochromic material is configured for undergoing a visible color change in a temperature range between 0° C. and 0° C. Thus, information on a preferred consumption condition of the tobacco related product can be provided to a user. The invention further relates to methods for manufacturing such container and further relates to the use of a thermochromic material in a container for a tobacco related product. |
| US10815036B2 |
Sliding lid construction
A sliding lid construction includes an upper-side lid member and lower-side lid member sliding relatively to one another, thereby changing their relative positional relationships at the open position and close position. At the open position, the upper-side lid member and lower-side lid member overlap one another in the up/down direction; at the close position, they cancel the overlap. The lower-side lid member includes a lower-side comb-shaped portion provided with protrusions and depressions on the top face in the width direction crossing the sliding direction perpendicularly, and a placement portion enabling a user to place an article thereon. The upper-side lid member includes an upper-side comb-shaped portion provided with protrusions and depressions on the bottom face in the width direction, and an inclined-face portion formed at the leading-side end in the sliding direction, and directed upward at an acute angle obliquely to the sliding direction. |
| US10815035B2 |
System and method for implementing cap closure for carbonated and oxygen sensitive beverages
A system and method for implementing cap closure for a carbonated beverage is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cap liner having a circular ring shape. The apparatus further comprises an outer lip and an inner portion of the circular ring shape. The outer lip is taller than the inner portion, and the outer lip has two or more structures extending away from a center of the outer lip. |
| US10815033B2 |
Container for liquids
A container for liquids, such as beverages and oils, may include a blow moulded polyester casing, a valve for dispensing the liquid from the container, and an inlet for introducing a propellant. The casing may be enveloped by a stretch blow moulded polyester shell. |
| US10815030B2 |
Cargo pallet having a pallet extension
A cargo pallet is disclosed. The cargo pallet may have a pallet base. The cargo pallet may also have a pallet liner. The pallet liner may have a pallet liner base. The pallet liner base may be positioned on the pallet base. The pallet liner may also have a pallet extension, which may be fixedly attached to the pallet liner base. The pallet extension may project outwardly from the pallet liner base. The pallet extension may also have a support surface that may at least in part extend outwardly beyond a footprint of the pallet base. |
| US10815028B1 |
Multi-use pallet
A multi-use pallet comprising a main body member, a male wing member, a female wing member, and a pair of risers, wherein the components can be re-arranged and interconnected with one another into a variety of other configurations and uses such as elevated flooring, roadways, temporary pathways, and walls. The interconnectivity of the multi-use pallet components provide an array of versatile uses to the user, and the arrangement of parts provides greater structural support and higher load-bearing potential. |
| US10815023B2 |
Packaging comprising a case and a drawer, drawer for such packaging, and blank for such a drawer
A packaging (14) includes a case (12) and a drawer (10). The drawer (10) has a rear wall (18) and two opposite lateral walls and further has an articulated upper portion and a lower portion. Upper and lower parts of the same lateral wall are disjointed to allow toggling of the upper portion of the drawer relative to the lower portion. At least one of the lower part and the upper part of each lateral wall has an extension (26ap, 26bp) which extends longitudinally towards the other part such that the extension (26ap, 26bp) extends parallel opposite the other part of the lateral wall for all configurations of the two portions of the drawer between an aligned configuration and a useful tilted configuration of the drawer. |
| US10815019B2 |
Automatic bagging machine having rollstock support spool
A rollstock support spool supports rollstock formed from a continuous web of bags of non-uniform thickness along their length. The spool has a hollow core and first and second opposed rims. The hollow core has opposed axial ends, an inner peripheral surface defining a tubular opening configured for mounting over a spindle, and an outer peripheral surface configured to support the rollstock. The rims are located at or near the first and second ends of the core, respectively. A radial spacing between the outer peripheral surface of the core and the outer peripheral surface of each of the rims is greater than a maximum thickness of the rollstock. Also provided are an unwinder assembly incorporating such a rollstock support spool and an automatic bagger incorporating such an unwinder assembly. |
| US10815017B2 |
Apparatus for capping a container
An apparatus for capping a container (10) comprises: —a conveying device for conveying the container (10) along a path; —an applying head (23) for applying a lid (1) onto a neck (9) included in an opening device of the container (10); —a welding head (43) arranged downstream of the applying head (23), the welding head (43) comprising a welding element (51) for welding the lid (1) to the opening device. |
| US10815016B2 |
Deployed electromagnetic radiation deflector shield assembly
Example aspects of a deployed electromagnetic radiation deflector shield assembly and a method for using a deployed electromagnetic radiation deflector shield are disclosed. The deployed electromagnetic radiation deflector shield assembly can comprise a base station on a ground surface; a deployed electromagnetic radiation deflector shield comprising an electromagnet configured to generate a magnetic field configured to deflect radiation from a radiation source; and an upright supporting the deployed electromagnetic radiation deflector shield at a distance away from the base station, and wherein the distance is configured to prevent the magnetic field from interfering with the base station. |
| US10815014B2 |
Spacecraft collision-avoidance propulsion system and method
A collision-avoidance propulsion system and method for orbiting satellites and other spacecraft takes advantage of ambient cosmic rays in space to catalyze micro-fusion events via particle-target fusion and muon-catalyzed fusion processes, using the reaction products to produce thrust upon orbiting satellites and other spacecraft. A supply of deuterium-containing particle fuel material is propelled in a specified direction of the spacecraft in response to indication of a potential collision with another space object (e.g. orbiting debris). In one embodiment, this may be performed by propellant gas expelling the fuel material through conduits to specified ports on the exterior of the spacecraft. The propelled material interacts with the ambient cosmic rays and muon generated from those cosmic rays to induce micro-fusion. A portion of the energetic reaction products (e.g. alpha particles) are received upon the spacecraft to alter its trajectory in a manner that avoids the potential collision. |
| US10815010B2 |
High altitude air launched rocket
An air launched rocket for placing payloads in earth orbit comprising a lifting body having a cross sectional shape of an airfoil extending in a spanwise direction between a first and a second wing tip. The lifting body further comprises at least one rocket engine positioned at the first wing tip oriented for propelling the lifting body in the spanwise direction. The air launched rocket is combined with a carrier aircraft which is removably attached to a suction surface of the airfoil. |
| US10815009B2 |
Method for manufacturing aircraft components optimized for flight and system and method for their design
A method of manufacturing. The method includes receiving, by a processor, image data of a first aircraft component subjected to an airflow. A plurality of tufts has been attached to the aircraft component. The method also includes classifying, by the processor, the plurality of tufts into a first set of separated tufts and a second set of attached tufts to form a classification output. The method also includes manufacturing a second aircraft component or reconfiguring the first aircraft component based on a design change to the first aircraft component that results from an aerodynamic analysis of the classification output. |
| US10815006B2 |
Landing strobe signature
A landing strobe is provided having an optical emitter configured to emit an optical signal. An input device can be coupled to the optical emitter for setting the optical signal to a signature strobe output unique to the landing strobe. A landing zone designation system is also provided having a landing strobe configured to emit a signature strobe output unique to the landing strobe. An aircraft spaced from the landing strobe can include a detector for optically receiving the signature strobe output to determine the landing zone is proper to land the aircraft if the signature strobe output matches an expected signature strobe output. |
| US10815004B2 |
Lens structure for a light unit, light unit, and aircraft comprising such light unit
A lens structure for placement over a light source and for attachment to a circuit board around the light source includes a circuit board engagement portion for being placed towards the circuit board, a recess provided in the circuit board engagement portion for receiving the light source upon attachment of the lens structure to the circuit board, a light entry surface around the recess, a lens body, a light exit surface distal from the circuit board engagement portion, and an attachment structure, the attachment structure being partially molded into the lens body and partially extending from the lens body for attaching the lens structure to the circuit board. |
| US10814998B2 |
Non-GPS methods and devices for refueling remotely piloted aircraft
A method for remotely guiding a refueling boom of a tanker to engage with a fueling receptacle of an aircraft while the tanker and the aircraft are in flight. The method comprising: transmitting a polarized RF scanning pattern from one of the refueling boom and refueling receptacle; detecting the polarized RF scanning pattern at one or more cavity sensors disposed on the other of the refueling boom and the refueling receptacle; and controlling a position of the refueling boom relative to a position of the refueling receptacle based on the detected polarized RF scanning pattern at the one or more cavity sensors. |
| US10814997B2 |
Support device for actuator, air intake system and aircraft
This disclosure relates to a support device for an actuator. The support device includes a support unit adapted to be mounted to a stationary structure, an attachment unit adapted to be attached to an actuator casing and a single pivot shaft, and the attachment unit is pivotably connected to the support unit via the single pivot shaft. The support device according to the present disclosure has a simple structure and is stable in operation. The present disclosure further relates to an air intake system for an auxiliary power unit, which includes the above support device for the actuator. In addition, the present disclosure further relates to an aircraft including the air intake system for the auxiliary power unit. |
| US10814995B2 |
High-mounted aircraft nacelle
A nacelle mounted above a wing of an aircraft. A support structure on the nacelle above the pylon resists forces in different directions, and includes door supports allowing the door to be opened upwardly. A retaining structure on the pylon below the nacelle resists forces in different directions, and includes a fixed support track and multiple keepers. Each keeper includes a first end which slides within the channel, and a second end which engages a latch on the closed door. A pylon below the nacelle supports the nacelle and an engine in the nacelle above the wing, increases aerodynamic efficiency, and may include a side spar for supporting the engine from the side. A fire seal assembly includes a depressor surface and a fire seal, and the latter does not contact the former until the door is almost closed, so that compression is substantially direct and scrubbing is reduced. |
| US10814988B2 |
Unequal bleed flow
A system is provided. The system includes a first environmental control sub-system, operating in a first mode, that receives a first medium at a first flow amount and a first pressure. The system also includes a second environmental control sub-system, operating in a second mode, that receives a second medium at a second flow amount and a second pressure. The first flow amount is greater than the second flow amount, and the second pressure is greater than the first pressure. |
| US10814985B2 |
Methods and systems for processing public announcements on a transportation vehicle
Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes receiving a network packet at a network interface device of an information system of a transportation vehicle; identifying public announcement audio in a payload of the network packet by the network interface device; extracting the public announcement audio from the payload of the network packet by the network interface device; transferring the public announcement audio to an audio system by the network interface device; and playing the public announcement audio by the audio system. |
| US10814981B2 |
Ram air inlets having radar absorbing material
An aircraft pod can include a pod shell defining a window, a radar system disposed within the shell and in optical communication with the window in the shell, and configured to send and/or receive radar signals away from the pod shell in a radar field of regard, and a ram air inlet structure disposed on an outer surface of the shell in optical communication with the radar field of regard, wherein the ram air inlet structure is made of or coated with a radar absorbing material. |
| US10814977B2 |
Backup rescue notification from deep sea
A ship distress system that uses a location system associated with the ship and an unmanned aircraft in communication with the location system that continuously receives the location of the ship. The unmanned aircraft can be deployed from a launcher into the direction of potential rescuers so that the unmanned aircraft can provide the location of the ship in distress. The unmanned aircraft is launched in a collapsed position and then unfolds into an extended position after kinetic energy from the launch is lost to maximize the speed and distance that the unmanned aircraft can cover. The unmanned aircraft can includes a camera to search for and identify any third parties that can effect a rescue and is programmed to search for and communicate with a potential rescue vessels or bases after being deployed into the air. |
| US10814976B2 |
Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) in forestry machine-connectivity applications
A method includes controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to collect and forward information pertaining to a forestry worksite area. The UAV is controlled to fly to a first location and capture image information at the first location. The UAV is also controlled to fly to a second location, establish a communication connection between the UAV and a communication system at the second location, and send the captured image information to the communication system via the established connection. In another example, the UAV uploads (e.g., sends) the data to a communication system (e.g., computing device operated by an operator), and the uploaded data is further sent to a remote computing system (e.g., a forestry analysis system). |
| US10814973B2 |
Aircraft having M-wing and gull wing configurations
An aircraft includes a fuselage coupled to a wing having a dihedral root section with first and second outboard sections pivotably coupled to respective outboard ends thereof. A thrust array is coupled to the wing. A power system is operably associated with the thrust array to provide power to each of a plurality of propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the thrust array and the wing. The flight control system is operable to control the thrust output from the propulsion assemblies and the configuration of the wing. In a thrust-borne vertical lift mode, the wing has an M-wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located between the outboard sections of the wing. In a wing-borne forward flight mode, the wing has a gull wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located below the outboard sections of the wing. |
| US10814970B2 |
Anti-torque systems for rotorcraft
An anti-torque system for a rotorcraft includes a first tail fan assembly including a plurality of first fan blades, a second tail fan assembly including a plurality of second fan blades and a motor adapted to provide torque to the first and second fan blades. The first fan blades have a larger rotational inertia than the second fan blades. The second fan blades are adapted to experience a larger angular acceleration than the first fan blades in response to torque from the motor, thereby providing responsive yaw control for the rotorcraft. |
| US10814968B2 |
Hinge mechanism for a weight-shifting coaxial helicopter
A helicopter includes a gimbal assembly, a first rotor assembly, a second rotor assembly, a fuselage, and a controller. The first rotor assembly, the second rotor assembly, and the fuselage are mechanically coupled to the gimbal assembly. The first rotor assembly includes a first rotor and the second rotor assembly includes a second rotor, the first rotor including a plurality of first fixed-pitch blades and the second rotor including a plurality of second fixed-pitch blades. Each of the plurality of first and the second fixed-pitch blades are coupled to a hub of its respective rotor via a hinge mechanism that is configured to allow each of the fixed-pitch blades to pivot from a first position to a second position, the first position being substantially parallel to the fuselage and the second position being substantially perpendicular to the fuselage. |
| US10814961B2 |
Flight control method for rotorcraft, and a rotorcraft
A method of controlling a path of a rotorcraft. The method comprises a step of generating a first path setpoint and a step of automatically generating a first autopilot command from the first path setpoint. The method comprises a step of generating a first pilot setpoint during which a movement of a control member is transformed into a first pilot setpoint, the first pilot setpoint and the first flight parameter being homogenous in that they are expressed in the same measurement unit. The method includes a step of generating a first human pilot command from the first pilot setpoint followed by a step of generating a path command by combining the first autopilot command and the human pilot command. |
| US10814957B2 |
Panel member for an airframe
The disclosure relates to a composite panel member for an airframe of an aircraft or spacecraft, the composite panel member having a laminated or sandwich structure including: a first outer layer extending over a first side of the panel member; a second outer layer extending over a second side of the panel member; a core layer between the first and second outer layers; and at least one support element configured as an electrical conductor and provided within the core layer between the first and second outer layers. In this regard, the at least one support element extends within the core layer substantially parallel to the first and second outer layers. |
| US10814955B2 |
Aircraft having an AFT engine
An aircraft includes a boundary layer ingestion fan defining a centerline and including a plurality of fan blades rotatable about the centerline. The aircraft also includes a fuselage extending between a forward end and an aft end along a longitudinal direction, the boundary layer ingestion fan positioned within the fuselage at the aft end of the fuselage, the fuselage defining an inlet upstream of the boundary layer ingestion fan extending at least about 180 degrees around the centerline of the boundary layer ingestion fan, the fuselage further defining an exhaust downstream of the boundary layer ingestion fan. |
| US10814954B2 |
Insulation system
An insulation system comprises a first insulation blanket and a second insulation blanket. The first insulation blanket extends circumferentially within a curved body. The second insulation blanket extends circumferentially within the curved body and covers a zero position of the curved body. A portion of the second insulation blanket covers a portion of the first insulation blanket so that the portion of the second insulation blanket is between the portion of the first insulation blanket and the curved body to form an overlap. The overlap is positioned within a range having an absolute value of 5 to 40 degrees from the zero position of the curved body. |
| US10814951B2 |
Device for adjusting a harness line for a sail-board
The invention relates to a device for adjusting the attachment points of a harness line (2) on a boom (1) for a sail-board or the like. It is in particular remarkable in that it includes a carriage (3) that is mounted sliding inside or outside the boom (1) or in an attached part. The harness line (2) passes through the passage orifices of the carriage (6a-6b) in order to form a loop (4), which allows the user to hang by his harness. The carriage (3) can be locked by an appropriate system. This device makes it possible to correct the position of the loop (4) easily during operation of the sail-board in the water by unlocking the carriage, sliding it and locking it in a new position. The length of the loop (4) can be adjusted by shortening or lengthening the harness line (2) with a clam cleat. |
| US10814948B2 |
Electric power generating submarine tool
An electric power generating submarine tool is used in the Oil and Gas Industry, for powering submarine equipments applied for combating hydrate and also for feeding electric systems in submarine equipments of production, processing and transporting hydrocarbons. The tool includes a hydraulic engine of axial piston, a mechanical coupling, an electric power generator, an electric box of hydrostatically balanced delivery, a hydrostatically balanced submarine electric cable, a wet-mate-type submarine electric connector, hydraulic hoses, a compensator for allowing equalization of the internal pressure with the external one. The system is interconnected and driven hydraulically by a ROV. |
| US10814946B2 |
Water rescue system
A water rescue system comprising at least a tubular element connectable to crafts, wherein the tubular element comprises a housing for an inflatable boat. |
| US10814945B2 |
Life raft system
A life raft system including a life raft assembly including a mounting bracket having a base and an awning, an upper lateral support having a latching mechanism and deployment cable, a lower lateral support comprising a hinge-member, a self-inflatable raft having a housing, an inflator, an inflator cable, and a raft securing cable, and a cover chute. The life raft system is a residential and commercial life saving device for urban and rural area homes as well as commercial building structures that could be at risk to rising flood waters. The device may be mounted to a structure such as a home or building as a precaution. The device provides a family or group of people with the ability to flee to higher ground when disaster occurs, preventing loss of life and offering a safe exit from an affected area. |
| US10814942B1 |
Methods and systems for manufacturing surfboards with enhanced strength and reduction of heat retention
Surfboards may have at least one structural layer disposed between a foam core and fiberglass layers. The at least one structural layer may strengthen the surfboard as compared against surfboard without such a structural layer. The at least one structural layer may minimize and/or prevent overheating of the surfboard from sunlight exposure and/or from excessive heat. Surfboards may have at least one heat-release-valve installed within the given surfboard. The at least one heat-release-valve may minimize and/or prevent overheating of the surfboard from sunlight exposure and/or from excessive heat. Surfboards may have at least one structural layer disposed between a foam core and fiberglass layers and surfboards may have at least one heat-release-valve installed within the given surfboard. |
| US10814941B2 |
Ergonomic kickboard
A kickboard has a non-planar shape and comprises a primary panel with opposite support members laterally outside from the primary panel with a transitional section therebetween. The support members are at a rear longitudinal position and additional support shoulders may extend from a forward end of the primary panel along each lateral side to a respective support member. The rearward end defines an opening with a cavity formed between the primary panel, transitional sections, support shoulders and support members. In use, the kickboard provides substantially improved ergonomics and allows a swimmer to support her elbows on the support members with a portion of her forearms on the support shoulders, with arms in a bent position below the surface of the water. The configuration improves comfort while maintaining a favorable hydrodynamic swimming position and reducing shoulder stress. |
| US10814937B2 |
Protective cover for sail connectors
A connector cover is proposed that protects the web loop portion of a foresail from exposure to UV radiation. The connector cover is formed of UV-resistant material and is configured to include a tab portion that passes through the shackle and a shroud portion that wraps around the tab and web loop in a manner that maintains the cover in place. Various hook-and-loop fasteners can be used to fix the connector cover in place, as well as external ties, cording, or any other suitable type of releasable fasteners. Advantageously, the connector cover is configured to remain in place and provide protection, but is also easy to remove and replace as necessary. |
| US10814935B2 |
Snowmobile rear suspension
A rear suspension assembly for a vehicle having a chassis and an endless drive track, comprising at least one suspension arm pivotally connecting to the chassis; a pair of slide rails connected to the at least one suspension arm; at least one shock absorber assembly connected to the pair of slide rails and a rail extension assembly comprising at least one extension arm having a front end pivotally connected to a rear portion of at least one of the slide rails about a pivot axis, the at least one extension arm being pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position with respect to the pair of slide rails about the pivot axis, at least one rear idler wheel rotationally connected the at least one extension arm, and at least one biasing member biasing the at least one extension arm toward the raised position. |
| US10814934B2 |
Rear derailleur of a bicycle
A rear derailleur of a bicycle is disclosed. The rear derailleur includes a four-bar linkage. A fixing pin is received in a blind inner cavity of a base body and a fixing screw is constrained to a frame. A spring loading insert is arranged in the blind inner cavity. The base body is rotatable with respect to the spring loading insert. Connection members are inserted in seats formed on the fixing screw and on the spring loading insert to axially constrain the fixing screw and the spring loading insert. A toothed sector is mounted coaxially to the spring loading insert and is active on a sprocket which is active on the base body. A torsion spring is active between the spring loading insert and the toothed sector and is configured to constrain the spring loading insert and the toothed sector in rotation during controlled movements of the chain guide. |
| US10814931B1 |
Bicycle skewer with bicycle trailer couplers
A bicycle skewer for supporting a wheel of a bicycle between bicycle forks on opposite sides of the supported bicycle wheel comprises a skewer body having first and second end portions and a longitudinal axis about which a supported bicycle wheel pivots. In accordance with an embodiment, a first coupler is coupled to the first end portion of the skewer body and a second coupler is coupled to the second end portion of the skewer body; the bicycle wheel and forks being positioned between the first and second couplers. In addition, each of the first and second couplers comprise exterior surfaces at least a portion of which are spherical. |
| US10814926B2 |
Utility vehicle configurable workstation
Disclosed is a configurable workstation for coupling to a utility vehicle. The workstation allows for fast, simple, and secure mounting to the utility vehicle by way of a conforming surface engaging with the utility vehicle's rear platform or bagwell. The workstation is configurable in a number of customized forms depending on the use requirements of the utility vehicle and workstation and may include drawers, an interchangeable work surface with or without a backsplash, cabinets, or bins in many different combinations. Examples of the interchangeable work surface include a countertop, a wooden or metal workbench, and other removable and exchangeable work surfaces according to the application desired. |
| US10814923B2 |
Security device actuating a spare tire by electronic means
A safety Device for electro-electronic driving for the spare tire, externally and, fixed at the bottom of the vehicle, allowing said spare wheel and tire to be moved up and down by electronic command from inside the vehicle, the safety Device is provided with one upper body (1), with one anterior side (4) fixed to one horizontal tube (2) and one vertical tube (14), being said anterior side (4) interlinked to one posterior cover (5) by prisoners (7) with washers (p) in the bores (9) of said posterior cover (5) wherein one micro engine is fixed (15) in the sense that the axis (22) of said micro engine is fitter on the channel (12) of the metallic reel (10), allowing the motion of said metallic reel (10) to both sides, causing one motion tape to spin (16) up and down, hoisting and descending the wheel with the spare tire. |
| US10814920B2 |
Rear spoiler device with force absorbing device to compensate a force between at least two components
The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a rear spoiler device comprising a force-absorbing device for compensating a force between at least two components (1, 2), in particular of a motor vehicle, a rear spoiler and preferably a hatch, which are respectively corresponding modular components, with at least a first component (1) and at least a second component (2), wherein the force absorbing device comprises at least one deformable tongue member (3) and at least one stud member (4) engaging at least partly in the tongue member (3), the tongue member (3) being deformable relative to the stud member (2) along a deformation path (5) of the tongue member (3) as a function of a force application path (6) acting on the first (1) or second (2) component. |
| US10814919B2 |
Structurally reinforced hollow element and a vehicle body comprising said structurally reinforced hollow element
A structurally reinforced hollow element includes a wall which surrounds a cavity at least in part. The wall extends three-dimensionally in such a manner that it comprises (a) a first wall portion with an opening and a second wall portion which is situated diametrically opposite the first wall portion and is spaced apart from the first wall portion, and (b) a bolt. The bolt includes at its first axial bolt end a bolt head that protrudes in the radial direction beyond a head-side bolt extent. The bolt also includes a second axial bolt end, which is remote from the first axial bolt end, is fastened on the second wall portion in a manner that is resistant to axial displacement. An overall clearance remains between an outside surface of the first wall portion and a radial surface of the bolt head which faces the outside surface. |
| US10814918B2 |
Sub-frame mounting structure
A sub-frame mounting structure is provided. The sub-frame mounting structure includes an outer pipe that is mounted on a vehicle body and an inner pipe that is inserted into and coupled to the outer pipe and detached from the outer pipe when an impact load of a predetermined size or greater is transferred thereto. An anti-rotation structure prevents a relative rotation between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. A sub-frame is fastened to the inner pipe to support the vehicle body through the outer pipe to stably support the vehicle body by the sub-frame and to detach the sub-frame from the vehicle body during a collision. |
| US10814914B2 |
Integral and welded accessory mounting points on frame
A chassis frame including a top plate, a bottom plate spaced apart from the top plate, a plurality of side plates extending from the top plate to the bottom plate, a plurality of mounting tabs extending from at least one of the top plate and the bottom plate and being integrally formed therewith, and a plurality of mounting brackets permanently coupled to at least one of the top plate and the plurality of side plates. |
| US10814913B2 |
Lane change assist apparatus for vehicle
A driving support ECU initializes a target trajectory calculation parameter at a start of LCA; calculates, based on the target trajectory calculation parameter, a target trajectory function representing a target lateral position which is a target position of an own vehicle in a lane width direction in accordance with an elapsed time from the start of LCA; calculates a target control amount based on the target trajectory function; when a steering operation by a driver has been detected, again initializes the target trajectory calculation parameter; and recalculates the target trajectory function based on the target trajectory calculation parameter. |
| US10814912B2 |
Trailer backup assist system having advanced user mode with selectable hitch angle limits
A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a controller receiving a driver control signal and outputting a vehicle backing steering command based on the control signal and limited by one of a first angle limit corresponding with a calculated maximum controllable angle and a second angle limit at a maneuverability threshold below the maximum controllable angle. The system further includes an interface outputting an indication of the one of the first and second angle limits. |
| US10814905B2 |
Electric power assisted steering systems for solid axle front suspension vehicles
Electric power assisted steering (EPAS) systems for solid axle front suspension vehicles are described. An example EPAS system includes an idler arm having a first end and a second end. The first end of the idler arm is coupled to a frame of the vehicle. The example EPAS system further includes an EPAS rack assembly having an input shaft, a rack, an electric motor, and an output link. The rack is coupled to the input shaft and is movable in response to movement of the input shaft. The electric motor is coupled to the rack. The electric motor provides powered assistance to movement of the rack. The output link has a first end and a second end. The first end of the output link is coupled to the rack. The second end of the output link is coupled to the second end of the idler arm. |
| US10814898B2 |
Steering wheel assembly
It is provided a steering-wheel assembly for a motor-vehicle steering wheel, comprising a gripping region for gripping and actuating a steering wheel, and at least one electrical element arranged on the gripping region. The at least one electrical element is formed by an electrical layer which contains an electrically non-conducting material as well as electrically conductive nanowire received therein. |
| US10814895B2 |
Method and device for displaying a course of a process of at least one railway safety unit, and railway safety system having such a device
A method displays a course of a process of at least one railway safety unit. While using at least one device control, process data supplied by the at least one railway safety unit, are converted by dual-channel processing into first and second image data of the course of the process to be displayed. The image data are output to be displayed on a data display unit. In order to simplify the displaying of the course of the process, a pair of display spectacles having a first and a second display is used as a data display unit. The first display displays a first representation of the first image data delivered thereto that is visually detectable by the right eye, and the second display displays a second representation of the second image data delivered thereto that is visually detectable by the left eye. |
| US10814891B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for self-driving vehicle obstacle avoidance
Systems and methods for obstacle avoidance with a self-driving vehicle are provided. The system comprises a processor connected to the self-driving vehicle and a sensor in communication with the processor. The sensor is configured to detect objects. The processor is configured to receive a measurement of the self-driving vehicle's speed, and define a sensor region based on the speed. The processor can determine that an object detected by the sensor is within the sensor region, and then initiate a fail-safe routine. The sensor region may be defined based on a range parameter. The sensor region may be defined based on the stopping distance of the vehicle. The sensor region may be redefined when the vehicle's speed changes. |
| US10814890B2 |
Methods of and compositions for controlling friction
A friction control composition having high and positive frictional properties for sliding steel surfaces includes a water insoluble hydrocarbon that enables a reduced water content, a rheological additive, a freezing point depressant, a friction modifier, and a lubricant. |
| US10814889B2 |
Modular drive train for railcar mover
A modular drive train assembly is disclosed for the rail wheels of a railcar mover that provides a plurality of electric drive motors. Each electric drive motor may be connected to a gearbox and subsequently connected to a rail wheel. An automated control system may further control the power supplied to each of the electric drive motors such that the power supplied to each electric drive motor may be individually controlled to enhance the traction of each rail wheel. In addition, a plurality of sensors may monitor and communicate information from the electric drive motors to allow the control system to automatically control the power to each of the electric drive motors to enhance traction of the railcar mover. |
| US10814888B2 |
Passenger cable transportation system
A passenger cable transportation system, the cable system comprising: at least one cabin for transporting passengers; at least one station for passengers boarding and landing from the cabin; two lateral guides facing each other and configured to guide the cabin into the station along an advancing direction, wherein there is a clearance between the lateral guides and the cabin; and at least one blocking device configured to block the cabin in relation to the lateral guides at least along a direction transversal to the advancing direction level with at least one part of the station. |
| US10814887B1 |
Open-cabin riding mower
An open-cabin riding mower includes a haptic feedback device incorporated in at least one of a driver's seat, a footrest and a maneuvering operational tool which are contact with the driver's body in the course of traveling and configured to provide a physical stimulus to the driver, a condition evaluation unit for evaluating a condition related to traveling of the mower and a device control section for controlling an operational pattern of the haptic feedback device based on result of the evaluation by the condition evaluation unit. |
| US10814886B2 |
System of optimizing activation degree of occupant of vehicle
A system of optimizing an activation degree of an occupant of a vehicle, the system including: a speaker configured to play music for the occupant; and a controller configured to: determine whether an activation degree detected by an detector is in an appropriate state set in advance; and actuate the speaker to play music when determined that the activation degree of the occupant is not in the appropriate state, the music being selected in advance, being unique to the occupant, arousing pleasant emotion of the occupant, and being high tempo music having a tempo equal to or higher than a predetermined tempo or low tempo music having a tempo equal to or lower than a predetermined tempo. |
| US10814877B2 |
Integrated control method and integrated controller of powertrain
An integrated controller of a powertrain of a vehicle and a control method thereof, to determine an optimum shifting stage of the vehicle, may include a cost function having a driving distance per fuel consumption amount obtained through the simulation of a vehicle model by use of the demand power of the engine as an input value, wherein an optimum shifting stage is determined using the cost function to control an engine throttle in addition to controlling a transmission based on the optimum shifting stage. |
| US10814873B2 |
Driving support apparatus
A driving support apparatus is configured to execute steering support control of changing a steering angle of a vehicle based on vehicle surroundings information. The driving support apparatus includes a cleaning apparatus configured to execute cleaning processing for cleaning a window section when a cleaning request is generated. The driving support apparatus is configured to determine whether or not a predetermined cleaning prohibition condition is satisfied, the predetermined cleaning prohibition condition being satisfied when the vehicle is predicted to be likely to approach an object present near the vehicle on the assumption that the cleaning processing is executed. The driving support apparatus prohibits the cleaning apparatus from executing the cleaning processing when the cleaning prohibition condition is determined to be satisfied in a case where the cleaning request is generated during execution of the steering support control. |
| US10814872B2 |
Method for providing track information on a vehicle track, and system
A trajectory of a motor vehicle relative to a vehicle-external reference system is determined during a movement of the motor vehicle along a track of the motor vehicle. The determined trajectory of the motor vehicle is transmitted to a vehicle-external central track information collection device, and track information is determined based on the transmitted trajectory by the track information collection device and provided to at least one additional motor vehicle. |
| US10814863B2 |
System and method for automatic parking
When a difference between a target speed and a movement speed of the vehicle exists in a process of setting a parking space based on information acquired through a sensor of the vehicle and controlling automatic parking, the system and the method may determine whether there is an obstacle equal to or smaller than a predetermined height in a process of identifying and re-identifying the obstacle by controlling engine driving torque, and a location of the existing obstacle, reset an initially set parking space or a parking termination condition according to the location of the obstacle, and perform the automatic parking control, thereby detecting the obstacle even though the obstacle is equal to or smaller than the predetermined height and is not detected by a sensor, within the parking space or on a movement path to the parking space and completing the automatic parking control. |
| US10814862B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
There is provided a hybrid vehicle comprising an engine; a first motor configured to generate a reverse voltage by rotation; a planetary gear mechanism configured such that three rotational elements are respectively connected with a driveshaft coupled with an axle, with the engine, and with the first motor; a second motor configured to input and output power from and to the driveshaft; a first inverter configured to drive the first motor; a second inverter configured to drive the second motor; a power storage device; and a converter placed between the power storage device and the first inverter along with the second inverter. In an evacuation travel with an accelerator-on operation during an inverter failure, the hybrid vehicle shuts off gates of the first inverter and the second inverter, controls a rotation speed of the engine such as to rotate the first motor at a predetermined rotation speed, and controls a voltage of a second power line such as to maximize an inter-line current that flows from the second power line to a first power line via the converter. |
| US10814853B2 |
Vehicle brake system with front axle overboost
A brake system having a wheel brake and being operable under a non-failure normal braking mode and a manual push-through mode. The system includes a master cylinder operable by a brake pedal during the manual push-through mode to provide fluid flow at an output for actuating the wheel brake. A first source of pressurized fluid provides fluid pressure for actuating the wheel brake under the normal braking mode. A second source of pressurized fluid generates brake actuating pressure for actuating the wheel brake under the manual push-through mode. |
| US10814852B2 |
Technique for characterizing an electromechanical actuator unit for a vehicle brake
A method for characterizing an electromechanical actuator unit for a vehicle brake, the electromechanical actuator unit comprising an electric motor and an actuator coupled to the electric motor. The actuator can be moved over a first area of movement without generation of a brake force and over a second area of movement with modification of a brake force. The method is carried out when the actuator moves within the first area of movement, and comprises the following steps: a) a voltage applied to the electric motor is interrupted, b) at least one parameter is determined while the electric motor runs in the generator mode, and c) at least one value is determined for a motor constant of the electric motor on the basis of the at least one parameter. The invention also relates to a vehicle brake, as well as to a computer program and a control unit for implementing the method. |
| US10814842B2 |
System and method for simplified aircraft brake distance estimation
A braking system and method utilizing a simplified estimate of a distance between two locations on the earth based on spherical geometry. A braking system utilizing the aforementioned simplified estimate does not require computationally intensive calculations and is more efficient and better equipped to handle real-time generation of distance estimates for braking needs and variable conditions. In the present invention, geodesics evaluations are not used; rather, a modified Haversine formula that simplifies computations is used, including a one-time computation of the cosine of latitude coordinate. |
| US10814839B2 |
Exterior camera lens cleaning system and cleaning method thereof
An exterior camera system and a cleaning method thereof are provided. The exterior camera system includes a base unit that is fixed to a vehicle, a housing rotatably coupled with the base unit, and an imaging device including a camera module and having at least a portion inserted into the housing to move in a longitudinal direction of the housing. A wiper is disposed on an inside surface of the housing to face the camera module, and a washer fluid nozzle is disposed adjacent to the wiper. A controller receives a video from the camera module to set a rotation angle of the housing based upon driving conditions of the vehicle and to adjust extension of the imaging device. |
| US10814833B1 |
Anti-theft license plate display and secure storage system
An anti-theft license plate display and secure storage device may be provided by a lockable security vault with a first sensor sensing the presence of a vehicle access component within the vault while a communication interface is operable to transmit vault location and locked status signals along with a vehicle access component presence status signal and receive at least an authenticated unlocking command to unlock the vault allowing a user to retrieve the vehicle access component when stored therein with a beacon also periodically or continuously announcing the vehicle access component presence status outside the vault for receipt by a mobile communication device passing by within a predetermined range. |
| US10814832B2 |
Systems and methods for vehicle low power security challenge
Vehicles and methods are disclosed for enabling low power security checks to be performed on attempted access to a vehicle. An example vehicle includes a communication system having a low frequency antenna for communication with a vehicle unlocking device and a processor. The processor is configured to vary a gain in a low frequency signal transmitted to the vehicle unlocking device via the communication system, determine, based on a response from the vehicle unlocking device, that the vehicle unlocking device is a suspected attack device, responsively perform a security check on the vehicle unlocking device, and transmit an alert based on the security check. |
| US10814829B2 |
Passenger restraint device for amusement rides
A passenger restraint device for amusement rides and a method for retaining at least one passenger by means of the restraint device. The device comprises at least one restraint element provided with at least one contact surface intended to be placed in contact with at least one part of the body of a passenger. The restraint element is movable between at least one open position, in which the restraint element is not in contact with the passenger and at least one closed position in which the restraint element is in contact with at least one part of the passenger's body.The restraint element comprises at least one sensor to detect a contact between the restraint element and at least one part of the body of the passenger, preferably a contact with a passenger's thighs. |
| US10814828B2 |
Gas generator
Provided is a gas generator including in a housing having a top plate, a bottom plate and a circumferential wall provided with a gas discharge port; a first combustion chamber arranged on the side of the top plate; a second combustion chamber arranged on the side of the bottom plate; a plenum chamber facing the gas discharge port and arranged between the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber; a first igniter for igniting and burning a first gas generating agent in the first combustion chamber; and a second igniter for igniting and burning a second gas generating agent in the second combustion chamber. |
| US10814826B2 |
Airbag device
An airbag includes first and second inner tethers, first and second vent holes formed on left and right sides of the airbag, and first and second opening/closing members capable of opening/closing the first and second vent holes. A first opening/closing tether has a first end portion coupled to the first opening/closing member and a second end portion coupled to the first inner tether, and a second opening/closing tether has a first end portion coupled to the second opening/closing member and a second end portion coupled to the second inner tether. When an occupant contacts the airbag, at least one of the first and second inner tethers is deformed to move at least one of the first and second opening/closing tethers toward the corresponding vent hole and cause at least one of the first and second opening/closing members to open the corresponding vent hole. |
| US10814822B2 |
Passenger protection apparatus for vehicle
A passenger protection apparatus for a vehicle includes an airbag and an inflator. The airbag is provided to be able to deploy around a passenger in a vehicle, and the inflator is configured to supply gas to deploy the airbag. The airbag includes a main bag configured to support a head and an upper body of the passenger bending down, and a sub bag projecting from the main bag toward a passenger side. After expanding in a direction different from the passenger side, the sub bag turns to the passenger side. |
| US10814821B2 |
Airbag apparatus
An airbag apparatus including: a first chamber connected to an inflator; a second chamber supported by the first chamber, and connected to the rear of the first chamber so as to support the head of a passenger in case of an oblique collision of a vehicle; a third chamber supported by the first chamber, connected to the rear of the first chamber, and disposed at one side of the second chamber so as to support the head of the passenger in case of a head-on collision of the vehicle; and a connection tether connecting the second and third chambers such that the second and third chambers are suppressed from separating from each other. |
| US10814820B2 |
Airbag device
An airbag device includes an airbag, an airbag case that is made from metal and includes a base wall and a tubular wall, and an airbag cover that is made from synthetic resin and includes a covering wall and a joint wall. The case and cover are coupled together by insertion of hooks of the tubular wall of the case into joint holes of the joint wall of the cover. An approximation-limiting region suppresses the cover as coupled with the case from moving further towards the base wall of the case, and a separation-limiting region suppresses the cover as coupled with the case from moving further away from the base wall of the case. The approximation-limiting region includes an abutment region and a receiving region engageable with the abutment region. The separation-limiting region includes a retaining hole and a projection engageable with an inner surface of the retaining hole. |
| US10814819B2 |
Emblemed airbag covers and related manufacturing methods
Airbag covers having emblems and related methods. In some implementations, a fastening member comprising an elongated axis may be inserted through an opening formed within an airbag cover. The fastening member may comprise a cross-sectional shape that is substantially smaller in area along at least a portion of the fastening member than a cross-sectional shape of the opening adjacent to the fastening member such that open space is left between the fastening member and a portion of the airbag cover defining the opening. The fastening member may then be reshaped such that the cross-sectional shape of the fastening member within the opening changes to decrease the open space and secure the emblem to the airbag cover. |
| US10814817B2 |
Occupant position detection
A computing device in a vehicle can be programmed to receive an occupant position measurement from at least one of an acoustic and a light sensor, determine an estimated occupant size based on occupant weight, estimate a vehicle seat position based on the occupant position measurement, and, control a vehicle occupant safety device based on the estimated occupant size and estimated vehicle seat position. |
| US10814816B2 |
Passenger protection apparatus
A passenger protection apparatus includes: a seat belt including a shoulder belt ; an anchor disposed on one side of a seat to hold one end of the seat belt; a buckle disposed on the other side; a tongue that can hold part of the seat belt; a first activation member that reels and unreels the shoulder belt; a first detector that detects or predicts a collision of the vehicle; a second detector that detects a change in a sitting state of the passenger; and a controller that controls activation of the first activation member. When the first detector detects or predicts a collision of the vehicle, the controller controls the first activation member to reel, and stop reeling or unreel the shoulder belt. The controller controls the first activation member to reel the shoulder belt again, based on the change in the sitting state detected by the second detector. |
| US10814809B2 |
Vehicle and controlling method thereof
A vehicle includes: a plurality of electric loads that consume the dark current during parking of the vehicle and modulate the dark current; a battery sensor that senses the dark current output from a battery, demodulates the dark current modulated by the plurality of electric loads, identifies the dark current consumed by each of the plurality of electric loads based on the demodulated dark current, and identifies an electric load, which consumes excess dark current, based on the dark current consumed by each of the plurality of electric loads; and an integrated control device to alert a driver of consumption of the excess dark current of the identified electric load. |
| US10814807B2 |
Wireless charger for mobile terminal in vehicle, and vehicle
A wireless charger for a mobile terminal in a vehicle includes a power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit power to a first mobile terminal and a processor configured to acquire model information of the first mobile terminal and to adjust parameters of the power based on the model information. |
| US10814801B2 |
Emblem for vehicles
An emblem for vehicles includes a substrate formed of a light-transmissive resin, the substrate having a proximal face and a distal face and a decoration layer applied to the proximal face, the decoration layer including a metalloid or a metalloid alloy deposited on the surface of the proximal face, a transparent frontal cover overlying the decoration layer, and a light source that illuminates the substrate, so that the light from the light source crosses the transparent frontal cover. This permits the emblem to maintain its metallic aspect in any lighting condition, so that the decorative function is be improved by adding illumination in appropriate conditions while preserving its 3-D image. |
| US10814799B1 |
Mitigation of errant signal effects on an image sensor of a vehicle
Systems and methods to mitigate an effect of an errant signal on an image sensor of a vehicle involve collecting light and separating the light to obtain signals at different wavelengths. A method includes determining an intensity of the light at each of the different wavelengths, and identifying the errant signal based on the intensity of the light exceeding a threshold value at an errant signal wavelength among the different wavelengths. The errant signal is mitigated using the controller. |
| US10814798B2 |
Easy installing and disassembling vehicle monitoring device
The present application discloses an easy installing and disassembling vehicle monitoring device, which includes a board, a signal input device, a communication module, magnetic members, and a battery for powering the signal input device and the communication module. The board equipped with the signal input device, the communication module, and the battery may be directly attached to the housing of a vehicle through the magnetic members, thus punching holes in the vehicle is avoided, and installation and disassembly of the vehicle monitoring device is greatly facilitated. There is no restriction on installation positions, so the monitoring scope is greatly increased, and an improved driving safety may be achieved. The communication module sends the information collected by the signal input device to smart terminals through wireless network, thus no complicated wiring is needed, making the installation and disassembly of the monitoring device much easier, and simultaneously achieving remote monitoring. |
| US10814796B2 |
Systems and methods for providing quick release of video monitors from an assembly
A quick release assembly for use in mounting a display system to a fixture. The system includes an attachment assembly on a back side of the display system that receives pins from a mounting bracket into openings of lock modules that include a latch that holds at least one pin in place. The latch is held in the lock position by spring bias. An actuator wire made of a shape memory alloy contracts when an electrical current is applied. The contraction of the wire overcomes the spring bias to move the latch from the lock position to an unlocked position to allow the display system to be removed from the pin. |
| US10814790B2 |
Running board with roof access step and method
This disclosure relates to a running board for a motor vehicle, and in particular relates to a running board with a roof access step and a corresponding method of using the same. An example running board includes a deck having a first section and a second section. The first section is configured to move between a first position in which the first section is substantially flush with the second section, and a second position in which the first section is raised relative to the second section. In the second position, the first section of the deck provides a roof access step. |
| US10814785B2 |
Vehicular rear backup vision system with video display
A vehicular rear backup vision system includes a rear backup digital color camera and a display device including a video display screen disposed in an interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. Upon initial ignition on of the vehicle that commences a new ignition cycle of the vehicle, the rear backup digital color camera is electrically powered. After engine startup of the vehicle, the vehicular rear backup vision system displays on the video display screen rear backup color video images solely derived from image data captured by the rear backup digital color camera no later than 2 seconds after the driver of the vehicle first shifts a vehicle transmission of the vehicle into reverse gear to commence a first backup event. The rear backup digital color camera remains electrically powered at least until the first backup event is completed. |
| US10814782B2 |
Operating device for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle comprising an operating device and method for operating an operating device
The invention relates to an operating device for a motor vehicle, comprising an operating element, which can be lowered by application of force; a snap dome arranged below the operating element for applying haptic feedback to the operating element when the snap dome is deformed by means of the operating element lowering; a blocking body made of an electroactive polymer arranged below the operating element and next to the snap dome, the shape of which blocking body can be altered depending on an electrical voltage applied thereto such that lowering of the operating element is blocked or lowering of the operating element for deforming the snap dome is enabled; a detection apparatus for detecting a contact position of a finger on the operating element; a control apparatus which is set up to adjust a voltage at the blocking body depending on the detected contact position of the finger. The invention further relates to a method for operating an operating device and to a motor vehicle comprising an operating device of this kind. |
| US10814780B2 |
Ultrasonic wave output device
An ultrasonic wave output device includes a plurality of ultrasonic wave output units and an overlapping range change unit. The plurality of ultrasonic wave output units are arranged along a horizontal direction in a vehicle. Each of the plurality of ultrasonic wave output units emits an audible sound generated with ultrasonic waves, which have a same phase, to corresponding one of a plurality of sound areas. The plurality of sound areas indicate predetermined areas. The overlapping range change unit changes a range of an overlapping area, which indicates an area on which the plurality of sound areas overlap, in response to an external instruction. |
| US10814762B2 |
Apparatus with inclination-adjustable pivoting element, in particular, a vehicle armrest
The invention concerns an apparatus with inclination-adjustable pivoting element, a pivoting element, hinged on a support structure around a first axis of rotation to move between a first limit stop position and a second limit stop position. The apparatus comprises at least one abutment body, rotationally connected to the pivoting body and to the structure around the first axis and constrainable in rotation to the pivoting element. The abutment body stops the pivoting element in the first limit stop position by abutting against a first stop. The apparatus comprises: at least one body of constraint between the abutment body and the pivoting element, which may assume alternatively a constraint and a release configuration; and a control device, kinematically connected to the constraint body to move it between the two aforesaid positions. The inclination in the first limit stop position is adjusted by activating the control device and varying the inclination of the pivoting element. |
| US10814761B2 |
Seat comprising a swivel armrest module
A vehicle seat having a backrest, a seat extending in a transverse direction from a first side edge to a second side edge, and a seat module. The armrest module includes a body and an armrest supported by this body, and is able to move relative to the seat between a home position where the armrest laterally extends the seat or is lower than the seat so as to be able to receive an occupant, and a rest position where the armrest is higher than the seat so as to be able to receive the arm of the occupant sitting on the seat. The armrest module has a substantially flat shape in a vertical plane, and has a thickness extending in the transverse direction. |
| US10814759B2 |
Top-loaded seat cushion system
A method of mounting a seat assembly to a vehicle, includes the steps of 1) providing a wire frame assembly having a side rail and engagement features; 2) overmolding a cushion support assembly to the wire frame assembly to form a seat portion assembly, wherein portions of the side rail and the engagement features are exposed; 3) mounting a trim panel to a seat frame within a vehicle interior; 4) mounting one or more support plates having receiving apertures to the seat frame; 5) vertically mounting the seat portion assembly to the trim panel by receiving the exposed portion of the side rail of the wire frame assembly within a clip member of the trim panel; and 6) vertically mounting the seat portion assembly to the support plates by receiving the exposed portions of the engagement features within the receiving apertures of the one or more support plates. |
| US10814757B2 |
Seatback frame for vehicles
A seatback frame for vehicles is disclosed. The seatback frame for vehicles has a simple structure without bracket structures used to install a conventional seatback frame and thus achieves cost reduction and weight reduction. In particular, the seatback frame is segmented into several parts having different rigidities so that only a part, on which load is concentrated, is set to have high strength and thus avoids overdesign for excessively high strength of an unnecessary part. |
| US10814755B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat that can suitably protect a seated occupant against an impact from a seat width direction is described, while enlargement of the seat in the seat width direction is restrained. A support member provided to the vehicle seat supports the seated occupant from a side of the seated occupant, and includes an inner plate attached to a seat width direction inner side of a side frame, an outer plate attached to a seat width direction outer side of the side frame, and a connection plate for connecting the inner plate and the outer plate on a seat front side. The outer plate is attached to the seat width direction outer side of the side frame at a position that does not overlap in the seat width direction with attachment positions of the inner plate and the side frame. |
| US10814754B2 |
Seat back for vehicle
The present disclosure provides a seat back including a bolster for a vehicle. The seat back may include a seat back frame including a side member formed on each of opposite sides thereof so that a left-and-right support of the seat back may be automatically adjusted. The seat back further includes a rotating plate having a structure integrally including an external plate extending into the bolster, and an internal plate extending inwardly into the seat back. A boundary portion between the external plate and the internal plate of the rotating plate may be rotatably mounted to the side member of the seat back frame. |
| US10814753B2 |
Adjusting device of a lumbar support or of a side-bolster adjuster having a spindle drive for a seat element of a vehicle seat
It is provided an adjusting device of a lumbar support or a side-bolster adjuster for changing the contour or position of a seat element of a vehicle seat supporting a body part of a seat user, with at least one driving device comprising a spindle drive and at least one adjustable support element for changing the contour or position of the seat element, wherein the spindle drive comprises a spindle extending along a spindle axis, which on a fastening part of the lumbar support or the side-bolster adjuster mounted in the vehicle seat is floatingly mounted at a spindle end via a spindle holder such that at this spindle end the spindle is displaceable along at least one spatial direction extending transversely to the spindle axis. |
| US10814746B2 |
Rotatable seat configuration with multi-use table
A vehicle includes a vehicle seating system including at least two seats individually mounted to an outer track. The vehicle seating system may include a display device selectively positionable in one of a horizontal table orientation and a vertical screen orientation. The display device mounted to at least one inner track that is at least partially enclosed by the outer track. The vehicle seating system includes a controller configured to transition the seats and the display device among at least two preconfigured arrangements. |
| US10814743B2 |
Energy management system and method for vehicle with high power and high energy battery packs
An energy management system for a vehicle has a battery system including a first battery pack with a first set of battery cells and a second battery pack with a second set of battery cells. The first battery pack has a relatively high power density in comparison to the second battery pack, and the second battery pack has a relatively high energy density in comparison to the first battery pack. An electronic controller is operatively connected to the battery system and is configured to control charging and discharging of the first battery pack and the second battery pack. The first battery pack and the second battery pack are configured to be separately charged and discharged. The electronic controller prioritizes charging and discharging of the first battery pack over the second battery pack. |
| US10814741B2 |
Power transmission management apparatus and power transmission method
A power transmission management apparatus includes a first connector electrically connectable to energy storages respectively provided in transportation units, a second connector electrically connectable to an external power system. A processor is configured to obtain charge state information, obtain power system request information to be input to or output from the external power system, control power transmission between the first connector and the second connector according to the power system request information, determine whether a degree of variation in the charging states in the energy storages is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and control power transmission between at least two among the energy storages to reduce the degree of variation before controlling the power transmission between the first connector and the second connector according to the power system request information if the degree of variation is determined to be greater than or equal to the threshold value. |
| US10814740B2 |
HESM high pulse power algorithm
A hybrid energy storage module (HESM) configured to be used on an aircraft to provide electrical energy includes a first energy storage component and a second energy storage component each configured to receive the electrical energy, store the electrical energy, and discharge the electrical energy. The HESM also includes a controller coupled to the first energy storage component and the second energy storage component. The controller is configured to control charging and discharging of the first energy storage component and of the second energy storage component such that the first energy storage component is charged to a desired first energy storage component state of charge (SOC) before the second energy storage component is charged. |
| US10814735B2 |
Charging connector arrangement in underground vehicle
An underground mining vehicle includes an electric motor for driving the vehicle and a rechargeable battery for supplying electric energy to the electric motor. A charging system is connected to an electric power source external to the vehicle for recharging the at least one rechargeable battery. A cooling system is connected to a cooling agent source external to the vehicle for cooling the rechargeable battery. At least one detection element for detecting the cooling system is connected to the external cooling agent source. |
| US10814730B2 |
Cryostat and associated maglev transport vehicle and system
A cryostat intended to be integrated into a maglev transport system, the cryostat comprising at least one superconductive element and a jacket inside which each superconductive element is placed. The cryostat is suitable for maintaining each superconductive element at the desired temperature and the jacket extending along a longitudinal axis (X). The length of each superconductive element along the longitudinal axis (X) is comprised between 30% and 100% of the length of the jacket, and each superconductive element is a bulk element made of superconductor material. |
| US10814727B2 |
Regenerative vehicle braking with wheel slip control and yaw stability control
Methods and systems are provided for operating a hybrid vehicle during operating conditions where vehicle braking is requested. In one example, regenerative braking is allocated to vehicle wheels responsive to actual and estimated vehicle yaw. Additionally, friction braking torque is allocated to vehicle wheels responsive to requested braking torque and regenerative braking torques. |
| US10814723B2 |
Projection optical system, and head-up display device
It is an object of the present invention to provide a projection optical system having a minimal optical configuration while ensuring necessary capabilities and a head-up display device having a tilted virtual image plane. The head-up display device according to the present invention includes an image forming unit to emit image light containing image information and an eyepiece optical system to display a virtual image by reflecting the image light. While a virtual image plane is tilted to display a virtual image in a range from a far distance to a near distance, a point on the image forming unit conjugating to a far point on the virtual image plane is optically farther from a light flux entering the image forming unit than a point on the image forming unit conjugating to a near point on the virtual image plane. |
| US10814719B2 |
Speed reducer, driving wheel, and carriage
A speed reducer which decelerates rotation input from a motor and outputs decelerated rotation to a wheel includes: a case fixed to a carriage body; an input portion for receiving the rotation input from the motor; an output portion for outputting the rotation to the wheel; and a speed reducing mechanism at least partially housed in the case and configured to decelerate rotation of the input portion and transmit the decelerated rotation to the output portion. The maximum outer radius of the case from the rotation axis of the output portion is larger than the radius of the wheel, and the minimum outer radius of the case from the rotation axis of the output portion is smaller than the radius of the wheel. |
| US10814717B2 |
Air guiding unit and cooling module
An air guiding unit has a shroud having a vent hole, an air guiding duct, and a valve housed in the air guiding duct. A radiator, an engine cooling heat exchanger, and a blower are fixed to the shroud. The shroud guides an air flowing into an engine room from an engine room opening and passing through the radiator and the engine cooling heat exchanger. The air guiding duct has a first opening, which is connected to the vent hole of the shroud, and a second opening, which is open in the engine room toward a rear space defined on a rear side of the engine. The air guiding duct therein has a duct interior channel through which the air flows between the first opening and the second opening. The valve is configured to increase and decrease an opening degree of the duct interior channel. |
| US10814715B2 |
Power transmission system of vehicle
A power transmission system of a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine, a second input shaft as a hollow shaft, enclosing the first input shaft without rotational interference with the first input shaft, and selectively connected to the engine, a speed change portion including first and second planetary gear sets, each planetary gear set including three rotation elements, and four rotation shafts directly connected to at least one rotation element among the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets, a motor/generator, an output shaft, and control elements including two clutches disposed at positions where the first and second input shafts are selectively connected to an output shaft of the engine, and two brakes disposed at positions where two rotation shafts among the four rotation shafts are selectively connected to a transmission housing. |
| US10814714B2 |
Hybrid powertrain for a hybrid-drive motor vehicle
A hybrid powertrain for a hybrid-drive motor vehicle, with a transmission that can be shifted into different gear stages by shifting elements and can be in drive connection with an internal combustion engine via an internal combustion engine shaft, with an electric machine via an electric machine shaft, and with at least one vehicle axle via an output shaft. The internal combustion engine shaft and the electric machine shaft are arranged axially parallel to one another. The transmission is designed as a spur gear unit, in which the internal combustion engine shaft, the electric machine shaft, and the output shaft can be in drive connection with one another via spur gear sets that form gear planes and can be shifted by the shifting elements. |
| US10814712B2 |
Mounting structure of engine mount
A frame-side pin hole is provided in an inner face which is a vertical face of a front side frame that is a part of a vehicle frame and in contact with a bracket face of an engine mount. An engine mount-side pin hole is provided in the bracket face which is a vertical face of the engine mount and in contact with the front side frame (inner face). Additionally, a displacement suppressing pin is inserted through the frame-side pin hole and the engine mount-side pin hole. |
| US10814711B2 |
Electric vehicle
At least one of a pair of right and left motor unit support systems for mounting and supporting a motor unit (71) on a cross member (80) is fastened and fixed to an upper part of the motor unit (71) by a first shaft-like fastening member (a first bolt (101)). An axial direction of the first shaft-like fastening member (the first bolt (101)) is the same as a vehicle longitudinal direction in a state in which the at least one of the motor unit support systems is fastened and fixed to the upper part of the motor unit (72). |
| US10814708B2 |
Signaling assembly for a door leaf, door and corresponding transport vehicle
A signaling assembly for a door leaf of an access door to a transport vehicle, including a seal that has an attaching region intended to be received at least partially in the housing of a profile of the door leaf, as well as a lighting region, and means of lighting, able to illuminate the lighting region of the seal, in such a way as to emit at least one visual signal, in particular representative of the opened and/or closed state of the door. The assembly includes a locking key received at least partially in an interior volume of the seal, with the key being able to prevent a pulling off of the seal outside the profile along a transversal direction, in reference to the main direction of the seal, the means of lighting being fixed on the locking key. |
| US10814706B2 |
Hard tonneau cover with multi-fixed position clamp assembly
A tonneau cover for covering a cargo box of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover includes a cover assembly having at least one panel and a clamp assembly having a clamp base and a clamp. The clamp base is supported by the panel and has portions defining multiple discrete pockets, each of which includes a seat defining a mounting position for the clamp. The clamp including a hanger with a portion shaped to engage the seats. A clamp jaw is freely and slideably mounted on the shank, and a clamp actuator is in fitted engagement with the shank to move the clamp jaw between engaged and disengaged positions. In the disengaged position, the hanger is moveable from the seat of one pocket to the seat of another pocket, and in the engaged position the tonneau cover is retained over the cargo box of the pickup truck. |
| US10814705B2 |
Deployable canopies for vehicles
There is provided herein improvements in deployable canopies for utility vehicles having a cabin and a cargo bay. According to one aspect, the system comprises a deployable canopy which has a roof portion and rearward columns extending downwardly therefrom. The roof portion slides along cabin roof tracks and the columns slide along cargo bay edge tracks longitudinally from stowed to deployed positions for selectively enclosing the canopy bay. The deployable canopy may stow side panels horizontally therein, which when the canopy is deployed, the side panels slide therefrom transitioning from horizontally to vertically, typically under automatic mechanical actuator control, using an arrangement of tracks. According to another aspect, the system has a removable cassette that selectively engages longitudinally between forward and rearward builder bars and have longitudinal lateral openings from which side covers unfurl slide within builder bars tracks. |
| US10814704B2 |
Operation input detection device, and calibration device for capacitance sensor
An operation input determination device includes an operation input detector, a movement detector, and a sensor output correction unit. The operation input detector detects an operation input to an operation input unit, which is arranged on a vehicle surface, based on a sensor output of a capacitance sensor that changes when a detection subject moves toward and away from the operation input unit. The movement detector detects movement of a vehicle. The sensor output correction unit executes calibration on the capacitance sensor when movement of the vehicle is detected. |
| US10814699B2 |
Steering wheel and motor vehicle
A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is provided, wherein the steering wheel includes a steering-wheel rim, a steering-wheel center, at least one steering-wheel spoke connecting the steering-wheel rim and the steering-wheel center, and an air duct. The air duct is designed to duct an air flow, generated by a ventilation system of the motor vehicle. The air duct comprises at least one air outlet, which is designed in such a way that in the fitted state of the steering wheel the air flow emerging from the air outlet meets a windshield of the motor vehicle. A motor vehicle having the steering wheel is furthermore provided. |
| US10814695B2 |
Energy saving offset strategy for autonomous vehicle passenger cabin
A method for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system of an autonomous vehicle includes determining a vehicle operating status and operating the HVAC system according to the determined vehicle operating status. A control module comprising a sensor array and at least one controller operatively coupled to the sensor array and to the HVAC system controls operation of the HVAC system according to the determined vehicle operating status. The vehicle operating status is selected from one of vehicle occupied-in use, vehicle unoccupied-use requested, and vehicle unoccupied-standby. The HVAC system is operated at an operating setting providing a reduced energy consumption in a vehicle whose operating status is vehicle unoccupied-standby. The reduced energy consumption operating setting is determined according to a constant offset value or according to a variable offset value determined by inputs provided by the sensor array. |
| US10814692B2 |
Multiple circuit heat pump system for vehicle
A heat pump system may include first and second cooling devices, a battery module, and a chiller by heating or cooling the battery module by one chiller in which a coolant and a refrigerant exchange heat and a main heat exchanger provided in an air conditioning device is connected to each of first and second coolant lines so that the coolant circulated in each of the first and second cooling devices passes through the main heat exchanger, the refrigerant passing through the main heat exchanger exchanges heat with the coolant supplied through the first coolant line and exchanges heat with the coolant supplied through the second coolant line, and a flash tank separating refrigerants which have exchanged heat into a gaseous refrigerant and a liquid refrigerant and selectively discharging the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant may be provided in the main heat exchanger. |
| US10814688B2 |
Hydraulic actuator with on-demand energy flow
Various embodiments related to hydraulic actuators and active suspension systems as well as their methods of use are described. |
| US10814681B2 |
Mounting stem for inflation valve and sensor
A mounting stem may receive an inflation valve and a tire pressure monitoring system sensor. The mounting stem may include a hollow stem including a distal end and a proximal end. The mounting stem may further include an enlarged dome formed on the proximal end and defining a dome shoulder facing distally for engaging a wheel rim. The dome may include a dome height extending proximally from the dome shoulder. The mounting stem may also include a longitudinal bore extending along a longitudinal axis from the distal end partially into the dome. A plurality of lateral bores may communicate the longitudinal bore with an outer surface of the dome, and may include lateral bore diameters at least 25% of the dome height. The lateral bores may be located closer to the proximal end than to the dome shoulder. The dome may also include a threaded TPMS mounting hole defined therein. |
| US10814677B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A sipe of a pneumatic tire includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side, chamfered portions shorter than a sipe length of the sipe formed on respective leading and trailing side edges, and non-chamfered regions on which no other chamfered portion exists on portions opposing respective chamfered portions in the sipe. One end portion of the sipe opens into a main groove and another end portion terminates within a rib. A maximum depth x (mm) of the sipe and a maximum depth y (mm) of the chamfered portion satisfy x×0.1≤y≤x×0.3+1.0. A sipe width of the sipe is constant in a range from a sipe portion positioned inside in a tire radial direction of the chamfered portion to a groove bottom of the sipe. |
| US10814674B2 |
Heavy duty tire
A heavy-duty tire is described herein. The heavy duty tire includes a carcass, a tread located radially outward of the carcass, and a tread having a plurality of lugs. The lugs extend radially outward from an inner tread and are located between the first and second lateral tread edges. The tread further includes a first row of lugs extending from the tread lateral edge axially inwards toward the centerplane, and a second row of lugs extending from the opposite tread lateral edge and axially inwards toward the centerplane. The lugs of the first and second rows are separated by a plurality of shoulder grooves, wherein the first row of lugs are aligned with the second row of lugs, a center row of lugs located between a first and second offset lug, wherein all of the lugs in each row are aligned circumferentially. wherein said tire has a molded base width in the range of 44-50 mm. The heavy-duty tire wherein the shoulder drop ranges from 64 mm to 120. Wherein the gauge of the shoulder wedge ranges from 70-89 mm, and more preferably in the range of 75-85 mm. |
| US10814671B2 |
Fiber reinforced tensile element
A tensile element connection, comprising first and second bracing elements and a tensile element having a first portion connected to the first bracing element and a second portion opposed to the first portion and connected to the second bracing element, and an applied tensile load along the tensile element. The tensile element includes a preformed rod that is comprised of reinforcement fibers in a matrix. At a temporarily elevated temperature greater than the service temperature, a localized region of the matrix is in a softened state of increased deformability such that a localized region of the rod is deformed under pressure to include a laterally outwardly projecting engagement surface. The tensile element is comprised of said rod with the engagement surface formed therein and is connected to one of the first and second bracing elements by means of an overlie engagement at the engagement surface to restrain the tension load. |
| US10814669B2 |
Method for producing a printed decorative panel
The disclosure relates to a method for producing a printed panel, comprising the following steps: a) providing a flat carrier; b) optionally applying a resin layer to the flat carrier; c) optionally applying a paper layer or nonwoven layer to the flat carrier; d) optionally calendering the produced layer structure, in particular at a temperature between ≥40° C. and ≤250° C., and e) optionally applying a printing substrate to the flat carrier; characterized in that the method has the following further steps: f) printing an application amount of radiation-curing printing ink onto the carrier, and g) curing the previously applied printing ink by treating the printing ink with radiation, wherein h) at least one parameter of radiation used in step g) is adapted to an application amount of radiation-curing printing ink, wherein step h) is based on an application amount of the radiation-curing printing ink determined by a sensor during the printing process, wherein at least one parameter of radiation used in step g) is adapted during the printing on the carrier according to step f). |
| US10814667B2 |
Method and application device for applying a transfer layer of a film to a substrate
A method for applying a transfer ply of a foil to a substrate, with the steps of: a) regionally applying a radically curable adhesive to the transfer ply and/or the substrate by means of an inkjet printhead; b) precuring the adhesive by UV irradiation; c) applying the transfer ply to the substrate by means of a stamping apparatus; d) fully curing the adhesive by UV irradiation; e) peeling a carrier ply of the foil, to leave at least one first subregion of the transfer ply on an application region of the substrate, and at least one second subregion of the transfer ply on the carrier ply; f) winding up or recoiling the carrier ply with the remaining second subregion of the transfer ply; g) applying at least one further subregion of the transfer ply remaining on the carrier ply to the substrate by at least once repeating steps a) to f). |
| US10814666B2 |
Method of manufacturing foil stamped artwork
A method includes storing a design in a database. The design includes (i) a print component and an inner crop mark that are configured to be printed, and (ii) a foil component configured to be foil-stamped. The method further includes storing a foil-press die that is embossed with both the foil component and a foil alignment mark. The foil alignment mark is configured to be aligned with the inner crop mark. |
| US10814665B2 |
Writing or coloring pencil
A writing or coloring pencil has three layers obtained by co-extrusion, including an unexpanded polymer-based lead, an unexpanded intermediate protective layer surrounding the lead and comprising an ethylene (C1-C4 alkyl) acrylate copolymer, alone or as a blend with a styrene polymer, and an expanded styrene polymer-based synthetic wood material surrounding the intermediate protective layer. |
| US10814664B2 |
File
A file includes a cover body and a pocket body attached to the cover body. The cover body includes a front cover section, a spine section, and a back cover section. The front cover section and the back cover section are rotatable relative to each other about the spine section via a hinge part so as to face each other. The pocket body includes a storage part arranged to extend from the front cover section to the back cover section and allowing storage of an item to be stored. A held part is provided on an external side of the storage part in a plan view. The front cover section further includes a holding member for holding the held part movably. The pocket body is bendable together with the cover body while the stored item is in the pocket body. |
| US10814661B2 |
Method and system for verifying authenticity of a document
A system and a method for verifying authenticity of a physical copy and a digital copy of a document are disclosed. The method comprises registering a document in a repository by storing details related to the document in a location of the repository. A symbology for the document is generated. The symbology is an identifier of the location of the repository comprising the document. The symbology is associated with either a physical or a digital copy of the document. The digital copy of the document is printed to generate a printed copy. The printed copy or the physical copy of the document is scanned to generate a scanned image. The document and the details related to the document present at the location of the repository are accessed. The scanned image is compared with the document stored in the repository to determine the authenticity of either the physical copy or the digital copy of the document. |
| US10814657B2 |
Print head with split rendering of print jobs
Systems and methods where multi-color graphics on a substrate are printed at a first resolution, and single color data is printed at a second, higher resolution using the same print head. The multi-color graphics can be a printed photograph of a person, a printed logo, or any printed feature that is printed using multiple colors. The single color data can be printed alphanumeric text such as a person's name, address, account number or any other data that is printed using a single color. |
| US10814656B2 |
Printing apparatus
In accordance with at least one aspect of the present disclosure, a printing apparatus includes: a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool and a take-up spool support for supporting a take-up spool, the supply spool support and the take-up spool support being drivable by at least one motor; a housing defining an enclosure; and a device having an input for receiving an input voltage and an output for delivering an output voltage to the at least one motor, the output voltage being lower than the input voltage, wherein the device is located within the enclosure, and the printing apparatus including a heat sink for dissipating heat away from the device. |
| US10814654B2 |
Liquid jetting apparatus and method of coping with floating of medium
There are provided a liquid jetting apparatus and a method of coping with the floating of a medium that enable the originally required moving distance of a liquid jet head to be set in a case where the contact between the liquid jet head and a medium caused by the floating of the medium is to be avoided. The liquid jetting apparatus includes a first medium floating detection unit (140) that detects the floating of a medium, a first head raising/lowering unit (400) that moves a first liquid jet head, a first movement parameter setting unit (142) that sets a first movement parameter, a first head raising/lowering control unit (120) that controls the first head raising/lowering unit, a second head raising/lowering unit (400) that moves a second liquid jet head, a second movement parameter setting unit (142) that sets a second movement parameter separately from the first movement parameter, and a second head raising/lowering control unit (120) that controls the second head raising/lowering unit. |
| US10814649B2 |
Control of particle layer depth and thickness during powder printing
A printing system includes a liquid ejector configured to deposit a curable layer on a surface of a substrate, the layer having a free surface and an interface between the layer and the substrate. A pre-curing device pre-cures the layer such that a first region closer to the free surface is less cured than a second region closer to the interface. The curing device includes a pre-curing initiator source configured to provide a pre-curing initiator that polymerizes the layer. The curing device also includes a pre-curing inhibitor source configured to deliver an inhibitor that inhibits polymerization of the layer. A particle delivery device delivers particles to the layer after the layer is pre-cured. |
| US10814647B2 |
Medium discharging device
A medium discharging device includes a paper discharging tray that is disposed below a height position of a discharging roller which discharges a medium and includes a placing surface on which the medium discharged by the discharging roller is placed, and a supporting member that is configured to be movable between a retreat position on an upstream side and an advance position on a downstream side between the discharging roller and the placing surface. |
| US10814644B2 |
Tablet printing apparatus and tablet printing method
According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes a conveyor, an inkjet print head, and a controller. The conveyor is configured to convey a tablet having an outer shape that does not determine the printing direction of a print pattern to be printed thereon. The print head includes a plurality of nozzles each configured to eject a liquid to print the print pattern on the tablet being conveyed. The controller is configured to control the print head to perform printing on the tablet being conveyed such that the printing direction of the print pattern is changed at predetermined intervals at least between a first direction which is parallel to or crosses the conveying direction of the tablet, and a second direction which crosses the conveying direction, and in which more nozzles are used for printing than in the first direction. |
| US10814634B1 |
Printhead cap for attenuating the drying of ink from a printhead during periods of printer inactivity
A capping station is configured for storing a printhead during printer inactivity to preserve the operational status of the nozzles in the printhead. Each capping station has a housing having at least one wall and a floor configured to enclose a volume partially, and a plate having a textured surface that is positioned at a predetermined distance from a top surface of the at least one wall of the housing. The textured surface is made of a resilient material that has cells that contain flushing fluid. A printhead is pushed within the volume of the housing to engage the textured surface of the plate to press the flushing fluid into the faceplate of the printhead. The flushing fluid and the proximity of the textured surface keep ink on the faceplate and within the nozzles of the faceplate from drying. |
| US10814632B2 |
Cap member and ink-jet recording apparatus including same
A cap member includes a cap portion and a support member. The cap portion has a bottom surface portion and a side surface portion. The support member supports the bottom surface portion of the cap member. The bottom surface portion is provided with a groove portion defined by a first rib projecting from an upper surface of the bottom surface portion. A lid member which covers the groove portion is provided on, and in close contact with. an upper end of the first rib. The groove portion and the lid member define an air passage through which air passes. One end portion of the air passage communicates with an inner space of the cap member, and the other end portion of the air passage communicates with an outside of the cap portion. |
| US10814630B2 |
Jet hole plate, liquid jet head, liquid jet recording apparatus, and method for manufacturing jet hole plate
Provided herein are a jet hole plate, a liquid jet head, a liquid jet recording apparatus, and a method for manufacturing a jet hole plate that can achieve a long life. A jet hole plate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a jet hole plate for use in a liquid jet head. The jet hole plate includes a metal substrate having provided therein a plurality of jet holes. The metal substrate has a principal surface having outlets for the jet holes. The principal surface has a surface roughness (arithmetic mean roughness Ra) that is smaller in outlet edge regions of the jet holes than in surrounding regions around the outlet edge regions. |
| US10814629B2 |
Termination ring with gapped metallic layer
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluid ejection device is described. The fluid ejection device includes a substrate and a number of nozzles formed within the substrate to eject fluid. A number of bond pads are disposed on the substrate and are electrically coupled to the number of rows of nozzles. A termination ring is disposed on the substrate and surrounds the rows of nozzles. The termination ring includes a first metallic layer that is an enclosed shape and a second metallic layer that is disposed on top of the first metallic layer. The second metallic layer includes a gap positioned adjacent the number of bond pads. |
| US10814628B2 |
Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and wiring substrate
A liquid ejecting head includes a driving circuit configured to output a driving pulse; and a wiring substrate including a base body portion disposed between a flow path formation portion and the driving circuit, and a signal wiring formed on the base body portion and configured to transmit a driving signal for use in generation of the driving pulse by the driving circuit to the driving circuit from an input terminal. The signal wiring includes a first portion overlapping, in a plan view, at least one coupling terminal included in the driving circuit and coupled to the signal wiring, and a second portion located on the side of the input terminal when seen from the first portion, and the total number of wirings constituting the second portion is larger than the total number of wirings constituting the first portion. |
| US10814627B2 |
Liquid discharge head
There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a piezoelectric body, a common electrode, a bypass trace, and a plurality of individual electrodes. The piezoelectric body is provided with: a first through hole extending in a stacking direction between a conductive layer constructing the piezoelectric body and a first extending portion of the common electrode, and a second through hole extending in the stacking direction between the conductive layer and the first extending portion. The conductive layer and the first extending portion are electrically connected to each other by a conductive material arranged in the first and second through holes. |
| US10814626B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head including a vibration plate that forms a wall surface of a pressure chamber filled with a liquid; and a piezoelectric element that vibrates the vibration plate to eject the liquid in the pressure chamber from nozzles, in which the vibration plate includes a first layer formed of silicon oxide, a second layer formed of zirconium oxide on a side opposite to the pressure chamber when viewed from the first layer, a ratio of a film thickness of the second layer to a film thickness of the first layer is 0.16 or more, and the film thickness of the second layer is 300 nm or more. |
| US10814625B2 |
Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and piezoelectric device
A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path forming substrate in which a pressure generating chamber which communicates with a nozzle which ejects a liquid is formed by a partitioning wall, and a piezoelectric actuator in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are laminated, in which the piezoelectric layer includes a region which is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in a lamination direction, and in which when viewed in plan view from the lamination direction, the region overlaps at least a portion of the edges of each side of an opening of the pressure generating chamber on the piezoelectric actuator side and does not overlap one of the first electrode and the second electrode in at least a portion of the opening. |
| US10814624B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus and wiring member
A liquid discharging apparatus includes: liquid discharging modules which are arranged in a first direction along a predetermined plane; and a wiring member commonly joined to the liquid discharging modules. The wiring member includes: first parts joined to the liquid discharging modules, respectively, in a state that the first parts are arranged side by side in the first direction along the predetermined plane; second parts; and a sixth part. The second parts include: third parts extending from the first parts, respectively, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and along the predetermined plane, fourth parts extending in a third direction away from the predetermined plane, and fifth parts connected to the third parts and the fourth parts, respectively. Width in the first direction of each of the second parts is smaller than width in the first direction of the sixth part. |
| US10814622B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus, liquid ejection system, and liquid ejection method
A liquid ejection apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of liquid ejection head units that are configured to eject liquid onto a conveyed object being conveyed; a detection unit that is provided with respect to each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units and is configured to output a detection result indicating at least one of a position, a moving speed, and an amount of movement of the conveyed object with respect to a conveying direction of the conveyed object; and a control unit configured to control the each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units to eject liquid at a timing based on a plurality of the detection results of a plurality of the detection units. |
| US10814613B2 |
Print screen unit
Disclosed herein is a print screen unit. The print screen unit has a structure in which the connection member is positioned to be slanted at a predetermined angle when the print screen is fitted to an interface unit, such that, as tensile force is applied to the print screen, the engagement state of engaging apertures of the print screen and engaging protrusions of the connection member moves toward the coupling direction thereof so as to further increase coupling force therebetween. And the print screen unit has a structure in which, when each of corner pieces is fitted into and connected to each of end portions of the interface unit, a connection surface area increases so as to bring three surfaces of the inside of the interface unit into close contact with a first and a second piece member. |
| US10814610B2 |
Lithographic printing plate precursor, method for producing lithographic printing plate, and lithographic printing method
Provided is a lithographic printing plate precursor having: a support; and an image-recording layer as an outermost surface layer on the support, in which the image-recording layer includes a hydrophilic polymer, an ion intensity derived from the hydrophilic polymer has a maximum value I1, the ion intensity being measured by a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry in such a manner that cutting is carried out from an image-recording layer surface in a direction of the support by an Ar gas cluster ion beam method, a ratio d0/d1 of a thickness d0 of the image-recording layer to a depth d1 from an outermost layer at which the I1 is obtained is 2.0 or more, and a ratio I1/I0 of the I1 to an ion intensity I0 derived from the hydrophilic polymer at a depth from the outermost layer of the d0 is 1.5 or more. |
| US10814609B2 |
Systems and methods for selectively coating a substrate using shadowing features
Systems and methods for producing electromagnetic devices are provided. The systems and methods allow for an electromagnetic device having both a substrate (e.g., polymer) and conductive material (e.g., metal) to be manufactured without using masks or other outside objects disposed over a surface (e.g., the substrate) onto which the conductive material is deposited. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes performing additive manufacturing using a polymer to produce a device having a plurality of interconnected walls and a plurality of frequency selective surface elements, and then coating portions of the device with a conductive material. A plurality of shadowing features are formed as part of one or more of the walls to protect the frequency selective surface elements from being coated by the conductive material. Other methods, and a variety of systems that can result from the disclosed methods, are also provided. |
| US10814606B2 |
Apparatus and method for 3D printing
This disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for 3D printing. The 3D object detection apparatus includes one or more processing circuit configured to acquire a robust shape value of a 3D object; match the robust shape value of the 3D object with a robust shape value of a 3D sample in a 3D sample database; determine a robust design value of the 3D object based on a robust design value of the matched 3D sample; and detect the 3D object based on a result of the matching process for the robust shape value and the determined robust design value of the 3D object. With the apparatus and the method for 3D printing according to the disclosure, an owner, a designer and a manufacturer of a 3D model can protect the 3D model from infringing intellectual property. |
| US10814605B2 |
Crosslinkable or functionalizable polymers for 3D printing of soft materials
Described herein are embodiments of compositions and methods relating to three-dimensional (3D) printing. Some embodiments are directed to a composition comprising a polymer with one or more dormant functional groups. According to some embodiments, the polymer may be formed through a controlled radical polymerization method. Some embodiments are directed to a composition comprising a polymer with one or more pendent crosslinkable groups. In some cases, the composition may be used as an “ink” for 3D printing. For example, the composition may be injected into a medium. The composition and/or medium may, in some embodiments, further comprise an initiator and/or a crosslinker. After injection of the composition into the medium, the one or more dormant functional groups and/or one or more pendent crosslinkable groups may be activated, and the polymer may be crosslinked. In certain cases, the crosslinked polymer may be removed from the medium to produce a freestanding three-dimensional structure. |
| US10814599B2 |
Laminating apparatus and method for producing a laminate
A laminating device and a method for producing a laminate. The laminating device has at least one membrane element. The laminating device has at least one force distributing element, wherein a laminating force which can be transmitted onto a lamination object by the membrane element can be distributed onto at least one sub region of a membrane-side surface of the lamination object via the at least one force distributing element. The at least one force distributing element is held on the laminating device. |
| US10814595B2 |
Container precursor with shaping coefficient, especially for a single dimensionally stable food or drink product container
The invention relates to a container precursor comprising a sheetlike composite, wherein the sheetlike composite a) comprises a layer sequence comprising, as mutually superposed layers, from an inner face of the sheetlike composite to an outer face of the sheetlike composite, i) an inner polymer layer, ii) a barrier layer, and iii) a carrier layer; b) comprises a first longitudinal edge and a further longitudinal edge, wherein the first longitudinal edge is bonded to the further longitudinal edge forming a longitudinal seam of the container precursor; c) comprises, in the following sequence in the direction from the first longitudinal edge to the further longitudinal edge i) a first longitudinal groove, ii) a second longitudinal groove, iii) a third longitudinal groove, and iv) a fourth longitudinal groove, wherein the container precursor can be shaped to form a jacket structure by folding along the first longitudinal groove, the second longitudinal groove, the third longitudinal groove and the fourth longitudinal groove; wherein the container precursor is characterized by a shaping coefficient as per the test method described herein within a range from 8 to 30 m2/g. The invention further relates to a closed container, to a method, to an apparatus and to the use of the container precursor. |
| US10814593B2 |
Super-vibration damping thermoplastic elastomer blends and articles made therewith
A thermoplastic elastomer compound includes hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer having a polyisoprene soft block, styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer, tackifier having a softening point of at least about 80° C. according to ASTM 6493, and, optionally, one or more additional thermoplastic elastomers. The compound has a Compound Tan Delta Peak Temperature (at 10 Hz) of at least 10° C. and a Compound Tan Delta Peak Height (at 10 Hz) of at least 0.85 if no thermoplastic polyurethane is present and at least 0.60 if additional thermoplastic elastomer is present and includes thermoplastic polyurethane. The thermoplastic elastomer compound exhibits superior damping properties across a broad range of temperatures, including at or above room temperature, and across a broad range of vibrational frequencies. The compound in sheet form can be used as a layer in an article of a structure susceptible to forceful impact of any item. |
| US10814592B2 |
Interlayer for laminated glass and laminated glass
There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which protrusion of an interlayer film portion in the TD direction can be suppressed at the time of producing laminated glass. In the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention, when, in the MD direction of the interlayer film, a birefringence index of the first surface part, a birefringence index of the second surface part, and a birefringence index of the center part are defined as ΔnMDA, ΔnMDB, and ΔnMDC, respectively, ΔnMDA, ΔnMDB, and ΔnMDC each are 0.25×10−3 or less. |
| US10814591B2 |
Laminated glass
A laminated glass includes a first glass plate; a second glass plate; and an intermediate film positioned between the first and second glass plates, and configured to be bonded to the first and second glass plates. The laminated glass includes a plurality of display areas used for a head-up display. The plurality of display areas include first and second display areas, on which virtual images having different image distances are displayed. At least one of the first and second display areas has a cross section having a wedge shape, in which a thickness of an upper edge is greater than that of a lower edge. Average wedge angles of the first and second display areas are different from each other. The first and second display areas are arranged with a predetermined distance therebetween in a vertical direction along the laminated glass, when the laminated glass is installed in a vehicle. |
| US10814590B2 |
Methods of producing foam structures from recycled metallized polyolefin material
A physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous foam structure derived from recycled metallized polyolefin material; polypropylene, polyethylene, or combinations thereof, a crosslinking agent, and a chemical blowing agent is obtained. The foam structure is obtained by extruding a structure comprising a foam composition, irradiating the extruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure. |
| US10814589B1 |
Items having leatherboard layers with modified portions
An item may be formed from layers of material such as leatherboard layers. A leatherboard layer may include fibrous natural material such as leather or paper embedded in polymer. Portions of the leatherboard layer can be locally modified by incorporation of filler material with desired properties. The filler material may include magnetic particles, conductive particles, or other material. By incorporating the filler material in localized portions of the leatherboard layer, integral electrodes or magnets may be formed. The leatherboard layer may also include embedded circuitry. Items such as enclosures and other items may be formed from the leatherboard layer. The leatherboard layer in an item may include locally modified regions such as magnet regions that are configured to form a closure or other structures that interact with each other. |
| US10814588B2 |
Butene-1 copolymer tie layer in multilayer film structures having a low seal temperature and improved hot tack
Multilayer film (BOPP) structure containing at least: A) a skin (outer) layer substantially consisting of a crystalline low seal Initiation temperature propylene copolymer; B) a tie layer substantially consisting of a butene-1 copolymer having flexural modulus (MEF) of 75 MPa or less; C) a core layer substantially consisting of one or more polypropylene homopolymers designed for BOPP. |
| US10814586B2 |
Direct deposition of nanofiber on a textile substrate
A method of manufacturing a composite textile fabric is provided. The method includes the step of simultaneously forming and depositing fine fibers on a textile. The textile is at least one of a woven fabric, a knit fabric, and a fleece fabric. The fine fibers have an average diameter of less than 1.2 micron. The method also includes the step of bonding the fine fibers to form a membrane layer on the textile. |
| US10814585B2 |
Inorganic fiber laminate, vacuum insulation material using same, and manufacturing method for same
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an inorganic fiber laminate having improved uniformity of surface density, as well as provide a vacuum insulation material using the same, and a manufacturing method for the same. The present invention relates to an inorganic fiber laminate (10) at least including a first inorganic fiber mat (1) that has a high-surface-density section (1a) and a low-surface-density section (1b), and a second inorganic fiber mat (2) that has a high-surface-density section (2a) and a low-surface-density section (2a), wherein the high-surface-density section (1a, 2a) of the first inorganic fiber mat (1) and/or the second inorganic fiber mat (2) are/is laminated on the low-surface-density section (1b) of the first inorganic fiber mat (1), and the high-surface-density section (1a, 2a) of the first inorganic fiber mat (1) and/or the second inorganic fiber mat are/is laminated on the low-surface-density section (2b) of the second inorganic fiber mat (2). |
| US10814582B2 |
Flexible veneer panel with metal mesh layer
A veneer panel is provided. The panel may comprise a face veneer, a metal mesh proximate the veneer, a backing layer proximate the metal mesh, and a thermoset adhesive bonding the wood veneer to the metal mesh and the backing layer. A method of making a veneer panel is also provided. The method may comprise the steps of forming a veneer assembly by stacking a face veneer, a metal mesh, and a backing layer, applying an adhesive material between a back surface of the face veneer and the metal mesh, and pressing the veneer assembly. |
| US10814581B2 |
Composite sidewall and cargo body having same
A composite molded cargo body panel including a core, an interior skin secured to a first side of the core having a thickness, and exterior skin secured to a second side of the core, and a plurality of recesses. The plurality of recesses are dispersed along a first direction at intervals in the interior skin, with the core thickness at each of the plurality of recesses being reduced compared to a maximum core thickness, and each of the plurality of recesses defines a support surface. A pocket is formed in each of the plurality of recesses, with the core thickness at the pocket being less than the core thickness at each of the plurality of recesses. A plurality of logistics inserts are attached to the respective support surfaces of the plurality of recesses so that, at each of the plurality of recesses, the logistics insert extends across the pocket. |
| US10814580B2 |
Erosion resistant and hydrophobic article
A gas turbine engine includes an airfoil having a core that has a first hardness and a surface on the core. The surface includes a plurality of geometric features that have a second, greater hardness. The geometric features define a surface porosity by area percent and a corresponding surface solidity by area percent. The surface includes a ratio of the surface solidity divided by the surface porosity that is 1.8 or greater. The geometric features and the ratio establish the surface to be hydrophobic, and the second, greater hardness and the ratio establish an erosion rate of the surface that is equal to or less than an erosion rate of the core under identical erosion conditions. |
| US10814575B2 |
Press machine
A drive unit drives a slide which vertically reciprocates for pressing the workpiece. A detection unit detects positional information about the slide. A speed control unit controls the speed of the slide by the drive unit, based on motion information defining operation of the slide. A stoppage determination calculation unit sets a deceleration start point at which deceleration of the slide is to be started, based on the motion information and a set point at which the slide is to be forced to stop. A speed control unit determines whether an abnormality signal regarding transportation of the workpiece is input, when the slide reaches the deceleration start point based on the positional information about the slide detected by the detection unit. The speed control unit performs deceleration control for the slide so that the slide is stopped at the set point, when determining that the abnormality signal is input. |
| US10814570B2 |
Self-threading lamination head and method
A lamination head has a material supply drum, a backing layer collection drum, and a backing layer separation assembly. The material supply drum supports a material roll of backed material comprising layup material backed by a backing layer. The backing layer collection drum moves from a collection drum home position to a collection drum engagement position proximate the material supply drum, engage a backing layer leading edge on the material roll, and moves back to the collection drum home position while dispensing a threadable portion of at least the backing layer. The backing layer separation assembly has a backing layer separation device and a backing layer separation mechanism. The backing layer separation device translates from a separation device home position to a separation device engagement position and pulls the threadable portion into proximity to the backing layer separation mechanism for separating the backing layer from the layup material. |
| US10814569B2 |
Method and material for additive manufacturing
A structure is disclosed that is additively manufactured. The structure may include at least one continuous reinforcement, and a healing matrix associated with the at least one continuous reinforcement. Wherein a cure energy is applied to the at least one continuous reinforcement at a time of failure, the healing matrix is caused to cure and shore up the at least one continuous reinforcement. |
| US10814568B2 |
Methods for forming a composite blade stiffener and facilitating application of barely visible impact damage treatments
An example method for forming a flat composite charge into a composite blade stiffener includes cutting a flat composite charge along a cut line into a first piece and a second piece having an angle, positioning the first piece and the second piece of the flat composite charge on a forming mandrel about a tooling plunger, activating the tooling plunger to drive the first piece and the second piece into a cavity of the forming mandrel resulting in the first piece and the second piece folding at the cut line, withdrawing the tooling plunger from the cavity of the forming mandrel, compressing the forming mandrel to apply a lateral pressure to the first piece and the second piece folded into the cavity, and applying a vertical pressure to a first flange and a second flange of the first piece and the second piece, respectively, to form the composite blade stiffener. |
| US10814567B2 |
Composite wing structure and methods of manufacture
In one aspect, there is a method of making a pre-cured laminate having a total number of plies in a mold, the mold having a cavity with a periphery defined by a forward edge, an aft edge, and outboard ends. The method includes selecting a first plurality of resin impregnated plies that continuously extend beyond the periphery of the cavity, the first plurality of resin impregnated plies includes at least 50 percent of the total number of plies; laying the plies in a mold; compacting the plies in a mold; and pre-curing the plies to form a pre-cured laminate, which can extend beyond the periphery of the cavity. In an embodiment, a pre-cured laminate includes a first plurality of resin impregnated plies that continuously extend beyond the periphery of the cavity. |
| US10814566B2 |
Stiffened panels
A method for fabricating a stiffened panel. Layers of composite material are placed on a surface of an inner-mold-line tool having protrusions that extend from the surface of the inner-mold-line tool. The layers of composite material laid-up on the surface of the inner-mold-line tool are compacted to form compacted layers of composite material. The compacted layers of composite material are cured to form an inner-mold-line layer having corresponding protrusions. The inner-mold-line layer is joined to an outer-mold-line layer. |
| US10814563B2 |
Compound shimming
Disclosed herein is a method. The method includes identifying a first location on a first part to place a first shim tab to form a first portion of a compound shim. The method also includes applying the first shim tab to the first location on the first part with an end-effector. The method also includes identifying a second location directly adjacent to the first location on the first part to place a second shim tab. The method also includes applying the second shim tab to the second location on the first part with the end-effector to form a second portion of the compound shim. The method also includes applying a third shim tab to the second shim tab at the second location to increase a thickness of the second portion of the compound shim. |
| US10814559B2 |
Methods of manufacturing modular rotor blades
A method of manufacturing a rotor blade includes (1) assembling a first blade module that defines a first-module span axis and includes a first-module skin and a first- module spar, and each of the first-module skin and the first-module spar includes a first thermoplastic polymer and reinforcement material; (2) assembling a second blade module that defines a second-module span axis and includes a second-module skin and a second- module spar, and each of the second-module skin and the second-module spar includes a second thermoplastic polymer and reinforcement material; (3) transporting the first blade module and the second blade module to a field location; (4) aligning, at the field location, the first-module span axis with the second-module span axis to define an aligned pair of modules; and (5) heating a portion of the aligned pair of modules to form a weld joint between the first-module spar and the second-module spar. |
| US10814553B2 |
Method for alignment of a multi-nozzle extruder in three-dimensional object printers
A method for identifying an angular deviation in the orientation of a multi-nozzle extruder includes moving the multi-nozzle extruder in a first process direction to form a first extrusion material swath and moving the multi-nozzle extruder in a second process direction opposing the first process direction to form a second extrusion material swath. The method further includes identifying widths and heights of the swaths from scanned image data and identifying a component of angular deviation for the multi-nozzle extruder with reference to at least one of a difference between the first swath width and the second swath width and another difference between the first swath height and the second swath height. |
| US10814547B2 |
Stereolithography method and apparatus, and holder for use in such a method
A method for stereolithography printing, including the steps of positioning a holder containing a printing material in a first position in a stereolithography apparatus; stereolithography printing a plurality of successive layers in said holder using radiation for solidifying the printing material, such that one or more objects are formed; moving said holder from said first position to a second position away from said first position; opening said holder and removing said one or more objects from said opened holder, in said second position of the holder. |
| US10814546B2 |
Linear-immersed sweeping accumulation for 3D printing
The present disclosure describes systems and techniques relating to computer numerical control (CNC) additive manufacturing. According to an aspect, a tooltip for an additive manufacturing machine includes: an input end configured to receive light from an optical system; and an output end configured to deliver the light to a workpiece on a build platform in the additive manufacturing machine; wherein the output end of the tooltip is configured to be immersed in a liquid resin in a tank of the additive manufacturing machine, and the output end defines a linear opening through which the light is delivered to the workpiece on the build platform. |
| US10814545B2 |
Method for activating the surface of an electronics card in order to improve the adherence of a protective layer such as a varnish or an electric, mechanical or thermal binder
The invention relates to a method for treating surfaces of an electronic card (4) by means of a plasma torch (1), said card (4) comprising a plurality of electronic components (C1a, C1b, C1c, C2a, C2b, C3a) and a plurality of surfaces to be treated, arranged at various heights relative to a reference plane (Ref) of the electronic card (4). At least one region to be treated (Zn) containing the surfaces to be treated is determined, strata (S1, S2, S3) which are parallel to said reference plane (Ref) and each contain at least one surface to be treated are determined, and then a torch movement path is generated such that: the surfaces are treated, stratum by stratum; for each stratum, the torch is exclusively moved in parallel with the reference plane (Ref); during the projection of the plasma flow (2), each treated surface is exclusively placed in the ideal working zone (Pt). |
| US10814544B2 |
Filament heaters configured to facilitate thermal treatment of filaments for extruder heads in three-dimensional object printers
An apparatus includes a heater for converting a filament of extrusion material into thermoplastic material. The heater has a channel configured to change the cross-sectional shape of the filament to a cross-sectional shape that has a greater surface area than the surface area of the filament before the heater receives the filament. The channel of the heater can also be configured to drive the center portion of the filament toward the heated walls of the channel and to mix thermoplastic material in the channel while exposing the center portion of the filament to the heated wall of the channel. |
| US10814541B2 |
Continuously extruded unitary blank (CUBE) pallet and method of making
A continuously extruded unitary blank (CUBE) has a top, a bottom, two sides and at least one webbing there between parallel to the two sides. The CUBE has a front cut end and a rear cut end which define two open face channels to accommodate the forks of a fork lift and pallet jack. Two spaces are manufactured in the two sides and in the at least one webbing to accept a lateral insertion and a lateral removal of the forks. Chamfers are manufactured in edges of the cutouts to facilitate the insertion and the removal of the forks from the pallet. Chamfers are also manufactured in the front and rear cut ends to facilitate accommodation of the forks. Voids are manufactured in the bottom to allow pallet jack wheels to pass into the pallet and rest on a surface for a lifting of the pallet from the surface. |
| US10814539B2 |
Plasticizing device, injection device, molding apparatus, and manufacturing method of molded parts
1. A plasticizing device includes a barrel including a resin material supply port portion and a fiber supply port portion which is formed on a distal side from the resin material supply port portion; and a screw that comprises a shaft body and a flight, and is received in the barrel. The barrel is disposed with a posture in which its axial line intersects a gravitational direction. A maximum length of an opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion along an axial direction of the barrel is 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch of the flight disposed in a portion of the screw which faces the opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion in a direction perpendicular to the axial line of the barrel. |
| US10814538B2 |
Injection moulding tool with adjustable core centring device
An injection moulding tool with at least one cavity for producing thin-walled, container-like injection-moulded products, in particular cups, tubes, tube heads, vials, bottle blanks or syringes. The injection moulding tool comprises a die holding plate, which has at least one cavity-forming die; a core holding plate, which has at least one core unit with a cavity-forming core; at least one stripping ring for stripping the injection-moulded product off the at least one core, with the at least one stripping ring arranged between the core holding plate and the die holding plate; and at least one adjustable core centring device for the fine alignment of the at least one core in the at least one die. The stripping ring is held in a floating manner in a stripping plate, which is arranged between the die holding plate and the core holding plate; and the at least one adjustable core centring device is arranged between the core unit and the core holding plate. |
| US10814536B2 |
Mold assembly, method for producing insert molded article, and insert molded article
A mold assembly includes a mold body configured to mold an insert molded article, and a support member including at least two support pieces configured to support an insert part in a direction substantially orthogonal to a mold opening and closing direction. The insert part is disposable within the mold body, the support pieces are each configured to be movable between a supporting position and a non-supporting position, and the support pieces are each configured to support the insert part at the supporting position, and not to support the insert part at the non-supporting position. |
| US10814534B2 |
Discharge apparatus, imprint apparatus, method of detection, method of determination, and method for manufacturing article
A discharge apparatus includes a discharge unit and a detection unit. The discharge unit is configured to discharge liquid containing a volatile compound from a discharge port. The detection unit is configured to detect discharge of the liquid by detecting, using light, a volatile component volatilizing from the liquid when the liquid is discharged from the discharge port. |
| US10814533B2 |
Systems and methods for applying vacuum pressure to composite parts
A vacuum probe comprises a sharpened body that is displaceable downward and toward a vacuum bag during vacuum hose quick connection. The sharpened body and a valve element inside the vacuum probe move in tandem until the sharpened body projects outside the vacuum probe. A vacuum pressure applied via the vacuum hose pulls the vacuum bag upwards and towards the projecting sharpened body, which then punctures the vacuum bag, thereby enabling air under the vacuum bag to be evacuated via the vacuum probe as vacuum pressure continues to be applied. |
| US10814529B1 |
Polymer-organic matter composites using solid-state shear pulverization
Methods for preparation of polymer materials incorporating various organic components, including but not limited to solid and/or liquid organic wastes, post-consumer refuse and agricultural, commercial and/or manufacturing by-products, using solid-state shear pulverization. |
| US10814525B1 |
Continuous liquefaction and filtration system for waste plastic treatment
A continuous liquefaction and filtration system has a first device configured to melt and filter solid waste plastic material. A second device is in communication with the first device, and configured to melt solid waste plastic material. A feeding system is configured to feed waste plastic material into the first device. A vacuum unit is in communication with the first device and the second device. The vacuum unit configured to control a pressure level within the system. A method of processing solid waste plastic including the steps of providing the system and solid waste plastic; inserting the solid waste plastic into the first device; heating the solid waste plastic material; extracting the molten plastic with one of the extractors; sending a portion of the molten plastic to second device and recirculating another portion in the first device; and extracting the melt polymers. |
| US10814520B2 |
Pressure roller system and apparatus for eliminating planer snipe and configured for quick change
Disclosed herein is a system for substantially reducing, or eliminating, planer snipe on workpieces passing through the work area of a woodworking machine and providing a quick change out and adjustment of a press roller mounted to the hood of the woodworking machine. |
| US10814518B2 |
Chainsaw
A chainsaw having a drive motor. The chainsaw has a fixed part and a movable part. The guide bar is retained on the fixed part in a manner braced between the fixed part and a tensioning element. The movable part is shiftable in a longitudinal direction with respect to the fixed part in order to tension the saw chain with the tensioning element released. The chainsaw has a stop face and a tensioning face. At least one additional contact face that is firmly connected to the fixed part in the longitudinal direction and at least one additional contact face that is firmly connected to the movable part in the longitudinal direction are arranged between the stop face and the tensioning face. All the contact faces lie one after another in the flux of force from the tensioning element to the fixed part. |
| US10814508B1 |
Razor
A razor apparatus including a head having at least one blade member on each of a first and a second opposed side of the head. Each blade member has a straight front cutting edge. The head includes a frame defining an opening through which the cutting edges are accessible. The frame also includes a rotatable mounting element for attachment of the head to a handle. The head is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the handle at least 180° when the rotatable mounting element is activated. |
| US10814505B2 |
Knife with automatic blade retraction
A knife with automatic blade retraction including a housing, a moveable actuating device, a rotatable blade unit, and a retraction element which always applies a retraction force to the blade unit in the direction of the retracted position. The rotatable blade unit can be brought into engagement with the actuating device and is moveable by means of the actuating device from a position retracted in the housing into a position extended from the housing. The blade unit is also rotatable by the action of a cutting force in an extended position from an engagement position in which the blade unit is in engagement with the actuating device into a release position in which the blade unit is not in engagement with the actuating device. |
| US10814501B2 |
Robotic surgical system
Techniques for a surgical system are provided that allow an electromechanical surgical arm to be coupled at a location adjacent to a patient, such as a surgical table. A first mating element can be formed on a support member and it can be in electrical communication with a power source and a controller, and a second mating element can be formed on the electromechanical arm. The first and second mating elements can each have a respective electrical contact, and they can be configured such that mechanical coupling between the first and second mating element causes electrical communication to be established between the first and second electrical contacts and thus between the electromechanical arm and the power source and the controller. The mating elements can include tolerance elements that allow for some discrepancies between the mating elements while still providing a desired mechanical and electrical connection between the mating elements. |
| US10814494B2 |
Robotic gripper fingers
Robotic gripper fingers are disclosed. A gripper assembly includes a first finger defining a first object engagement face and a second finger defining a second object engagement face. The first object engagement face of the first finger opposes the second object engagement face of the second finger. The gripper assembly also includes at least one actuator in communication with the first finger that is configured to actuate the first finger relative to the second finger. The gripper assembly includes at least one first sensor facing outward from the first object engagement face. The at least one first sensor is configured to detect objects to be manipulated by actuating the first finger relative to the second finger. |
| US10814493B2 |
Tactile sensor and a method of manufacturing thereof
A capacitive or resistive tactile sensor having a conductive membrane, a flexible dielectric or weakly conductive sheet and a substrate having electrodes, and a method of manufacturing thereof. The flexible sheet has a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface and the second surface are uniformly distanced when at rest. The first surface is adapted to contact one of the conductive membrane or the substrate. The second surface is adapted to contact another one of the conductive membrane or the substrate. The body defines between the first and second surfaces, at a predetermined region, a plurality of laser ablated uniform cavities that are evenly distributed and operatively identical in order to provide a known compression index at the predetermined region of the flexible sheet. The substrate has uniformly distributed static pressure sensing electrodes and at least one uniformly spread dynamic pressure sensing electrode, which is located between the static pressure sensing electrodes, and is used for measuring a voltage or a current variation with the conductive membrane according to the deformation of the flexible sheet. |
| US10814492B2 |
Apparatus and method for surface traversing with capacitive sensing of surface
Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with surface traversing by robotic apparatuses using capacitive sensing are described herein. In some instances, the apparatus comprises a body having at least one edge that faces a direction of traverse of a surface by the apparatus, and at least one capacitive probe disposed on or in proximity to the edge, to detect, during the traverse of the surface, a change in a dielectric property of a portion of the surface proximate to the edge. The dielectric property change indicates an obstacle associated with the surface portion. The apparatus further comprises circuitry configured to process the readings provided by the probe, such as to identify the obstacle, and generate instructions to adjust the traversing of the surface by the apparatus, based at least in part on a result of the probe readings processing. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10814482B2 |
Robot controller
A robot controller controls an arm tip end portion of a robot to move at constant predetermined speed on the basis of a movement path including an arc portion, the robot controller including: a centrifugal force calculation unit that calculates a centrifugal force acting on the arm tip end portion as time series data; a transformation unit that performs Fourier transformation with respect to the time series data of the centrifugal force into frequency data; and a speed determination unit that determines the predetermined speed such that a frequency component in a predetermined range including a natural vibration frequency of the robot is equal to or less than a threshold on the basis of frequency data of the centrifugal force. |
| US10814480B2 |
Stabilization of tool-carrying end of extended-reach arm of automated apparatus
Apparatus and methods that can be used to stabilize the distal end of an arm (and an end effector attached thereto) of an automated extended-reach tool-equipped assembly. Stabilization is provided by three or more stabilizers, each comprising a stationary part and a movable part. Each stationary part has a fixed location relative to the end effector; each movable part is translatably coupled to a respective stationary part and comprises a contactor disposed at a distal end of the movable part. When the stabilizers are actuated, the contactors are translated toward and into contact with the surface of the workpiece and then locked in place to stabilize the distal end of the arm and the end effector. During tool operation, the stabilizers reduce oscillation of the end effector (and all structure fixedly coupled thereto). |
| US10814476B2 |
Robot system
A robot includes a gripping section adapted to grip an object by open and close a pair of finger sections, a moving device adapted to relatively move the object and the gripping section, and a control device adapted to control the moving device to move the gripping section relatively toward the object, and dispose the pair of finger sections in a periphery of the object, and then control the gripping section to open and close the pair of finger sections in a plane parallel to a mounting surface on which the object is mounted, pinch the object between the pair of finger sections from a lateral side of the object, and grip the object with the gripping section at at least three contact points. |