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| US10823162B2 |
Variable-capacity compressor control valve
Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve with a simple configuration that can increase the attraction force of an electromagnetic actuator and thus can reduce the size of the control valve. A sub valve element that is a magnetic body made of the same magnetic material as or a different magnetic material from that of a plunger, which is adapted to move a main valve element in the direction to open or close the valve orifice, is fitted in and fixed to the plunger. |
| US10823156B2 |
Segmented pitch ring for a wind turbine blade pitch system
The present invention provides a segmented pitch ring for use in a blade pitch system of a wind turbine. The segmented pitch ring is formed of a plurality of segments manufactured by different processes. In particular, one or more of the segments are formed by a rolling process, and one or more of the segments are formed by a casting process. The segments are arc-shaped or include arc-shaped sections that in combination define a substantially circular circumference of the pitch ring. |
| US10823155B2 |
Bearing supporting apparatus for wind turbine generator system, installing method, and wind turbine generator system
A bearing supporting apparatus for a wind turbine generator system, where the wind turbine generator system comprises an impeller and a generator, a hub of the impeller is arranged on an outer side of a main bearing seat of the generator, the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system including: at least one locking connector, wherein the locking connector has a locking wedge arranged between the main bearing seat and the hub. The hoisting difficulty may be lowered by using the bearing supporting apparatus for the wind turbine generator system. |
| US10823153B2 |
Wind turbine blade having a cover plate masking hot-air exhaust for de-icing and/or anti-icing
A rotor blade uses hot-air, for example exhaust from a generator positioned inside a nacelle of a wind turbine, for de-icing and/or anti-icing. The rotor blade has an airfoil section and a cavity enclosed therein. A flow path inside the cavity, for flow of the hot-air, extends from a root section towards a tip section. Exhaust holes, fluidly connected with the flow path, at an outer surface of the airfoil section emit the hot-air from the airfoil section. The rotor blade includes a cover plate positioned at the outer surface of the airfoil section and masking the exhaust holes, thereby creating an external flow space between the exhaust holes and the cover plate's inner surface. The cover plate guides the hot-air over the outer surface of the airfoil section after the hot-air exits, via the exhaust holes, the airfoil section and before the hot-air escapes the rotor blade. |
| US10823147B2 |
Wind farm topology and method of operating the same
A wind farm is presented. The wind farm includes a plurality of wind turbine stations, where each wind turbine station includes a wind turbine and a generator sub-system. The generator sub-system includes a doubly-fed induction generator configured to generate an alternating current voltage and a wind turbine station power converter. The wind farm further includes a power collection sub-system that includes a power bus and a sub-station power converter. The wind farm also includes a control system configured to determine a wind speed metric, estimate a corresponding frequency metric, calculate a desirable frequency based on the wind speed metric and frequency compensation ranges of the wind turbine station power converters, and generate and communicate control commands to the sub-station power converter based on the desirable frequency to allow the sub-station power converter to update a line frequency of a power bus voltage based on the desirable frequency. |
| US10823145B2 |
Wind turbine variable-pitch control method and device
A method and a device for use in variable-pitch control of a wind turbine, in said method: if a current wind speed is continuously maintained at a small wind speed, then periodically detecting whether a maintained duration of a current pitch angle of a wind turbine reaches a preset duration; once the preset duration is reached, switching a current minimum pitch angle to another minimum pitch angle. |
| US10823138B2 |
Counterweight assembly for use during single blade installation of a wind turbine
A method for installing a plurality of rotor blades to a rotatable hub secured atop a tower of a wind turbine includes providing a counterweight assembly having, at least, a mounting assembly and a counterweight mass secured at a distal end of the mounting assembly. The method also includes securing the mounting assembly at a first position on the hub of the wind turbine such that the counterweight mass biases the hub to rotate about its rotation axis in a first direction. Further, the method includes consecutively installing the plurality of rotor blades onto the hub of the wind turbine. Moreover, the method includes adjusting a position of the counterweight mass between each consecutive installation of the plurality of rotor blades to continuously change a center of gravity of the hub and maintain a balanced rotor of the wind turbine during installation of the plurality of rotor blades. |
| US10823136B2 |
Apparatuses, methods and systems for harnessing the energy of fluid flow to generate electricity or pump fluid
The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HARNESSING THE ENERGY OF FLUID FLOW TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY OR PUMP FLUID include a device which, when placed in fluid-flow, harnesses the kinetic energy of the flow to generate electricity or to perform useful mechanical work such as pumping. For example, the undulating mechanical action of traveling waves along flexible fins may be harnessed by summing the varying speeds and torques along the fins into a unified circulatory system for power take-off or fluid extraction. The device may include two fins, a chassis, and bellows/pistons/rotary vanes and the like which are connected via a circulatory system of tubes or conduits. |
| US10823126B2 |
Combustion-powered flow control actuator with external fuel injector
A flow control actuator includes at least one side wall, an upstream wall coupled to an upstream end of the side wall, a downstream cap coupled to a downstream end of the side wall, the downstream cap comprising at least one orifice disposed therein, at least one fuel injector disposed in at least one of the upstream wall, and the sidewall, the fuel injector dispersing fuel into the interior of the flow control actuator, and at least one oxidizer inlet disposed in at least one of the upstream wall and the sidewall, the at least one oxidizer inlet introducing an oxidizer into the interior of the flow control actuator. The flow control actuator includes at least one external fuel injector disposed adjacent to the side wall. The fuel from the fuel injector and oxidizer from the oxidizer inlet ignite in the interior of the flow control actuator. |
| US10823125B1 |
Systems and methods for determining fuel level based on fuel consumption and refill data
Embodiments include systems and methods of reporting the fuel level in a fuel tank of a vehicle. The method includes receiving a fuel consumption curve and a fuel refill curve, receiving a first fuel level value and a second fuel level value from a fuel level sensor, and determining whether the vehicle is consuming fuel or receiving fuel based on a change between the first fuel level value and the second fuel level value. In response to determining that the vehicle is consuming fuel, the method further includes determining a fuel gauge display value based on the second fuel level value and the fuel consumption curve. In response to determining that the vehicle is receiving fuel, the method further includes determining a fuel gauge display value based on the second fuel level value and the fuel refill curve. The fuel gauge display value is presented on a fuel gauge display. |
| US10823119B2 |
Dual purge system for vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a dual purge system for a vehicle, which varies a purging amount depending on a pressure condition of an intake manifold surge tank to realize desired purging efficiency suitable for a vehicle driving range. In the dual purge system, by desorbing fuel evaporation gas from all canisters in a state of engine negative pressure, a purging amount increases thereby improving fuel efficiency, and by desorbing the fuel evaporation gas from some canisters in a state of engine positive pressure, flow resistance of the gas is reduced in comparison with previous flow resistance thereby increasing desorption efficiency. |
| US10823117B2 |
Water injection device for an internal combustion engine and water injection method
A water injection device for an internal combustion engine includes at least one water tank for storing water, at least one water injector for injecting water into the engine, at least one conveyor module including a conveyor element for conveying water from the water tank into the water injector, at least one first connection, at least one second connection, and at least one third connection. The first connection is configured on the conveyor module which is connected to the water tank by at least one first line. The second connection is configured on the conveyor module which is connected by at least one second line to the water injector. The third connection is configured on the conveyor module which is connected to the water tank by at least one return line. The conveyor module includes at least one heating device for heating water flowing through the conveyor module. |
| US10823116B2 |
Thrust control apparatus of propulsion system
The proposed technology relates to a thrust control apparatus of a propulsion system, and more particularly, to a thrust control apparatus of a solid propulsion system equipped with an aerospike pintle nozzle. The present invention is to simultaneously control the magnitude and direction of thrust by installing a pintle and a thrust vectoring unit at the rear end of a combustion tube of a solid propulsion system. |
| US10823111B2 |
Energy recovery unit for vehicle use
An energy recovery unit (8) for use in a vehicle exhaust system (6), the energy recovery unit (8) comprising an inlet (24) for receiving exhaust gas from the exhaust system (6) and an outlet (26) for returning exhaust gas to the exhaust system (6). The energy recovery unit (8) further comprises a plurality of thermoelectric generators (20) disposed between the inlet (24) and the outlet (26), and a plurality of flow directing members (39). Each flow directing member (39) is configured to direct exhaust gas flow across at least one thermoelectric generator (20). |
| US10823109B2 |
Piston for an internal combustion engine
A piston for use in an internal combustion engine having a pressure side and counterpressure side. The piston includes a piston skirt having skirt wall sections and box walls connecting the skirt wall sections. A spacing between the box walls on the pressure side is 35%-51% of the piston diameter and on the counterpressure side is 26%-39% of the piston diameter. Reduced angles of the extraction angle slopes on the pressure and counterpressure sides as well as larger free spaces are achieved which provides for lower piston mass and greater distribution of stresses in the box region of the piston. |
| US10823101B1 |
System and method for learning an injector compensation
A method of operating a fuel injector includes determining a fuel pressure and a total fuel mass MTF to be injected per combustion cycle, defining first and second pulse widths PW1 and PW2 corresponding to first and second commanded fuel masses CM1 and CM2 wherein CM1+CM2=MTF, actuating the injector for the first and second pulse widths, detecting an opening delay for the injector, and storing the opening delay. The method may further include increasing PW1 and decreasing PW2 by a predetermined amount, repeating selected steps until PW2 is less than or equal to a predetermined minimum pulse width, changing the fuel pressure by a predetermined pressure amount, cycling through selected steps until the fuel pressure reaches a predetermined target fuel pressure, and commanding the injector to open earlier than a normally commanded opening time by a lead time based on stored opening delay data. |
| US10823096B2 |
System and method for self-adjusting engine performance parameters during fuel quality variation
A system and method for self-adjusting engine performance parameters in response to fuel quality variations that includes an exhaust sensor for measuring a level of carbon dioxide present in an exhaust manifold, at least one of a knock sensor and a cylinder pressure transducer for determining a location of peak pressure and a centroid, respectively, a controller in communication with the exhaust sensor and the at least one of the knock sensor and the cylinder pressure transducer, the controller correlating a methane number of the fuel used by the engine to a brake specific carbon dioxide value calculated using the level of carbon dioxide measured by the exhaust sensor and the at least one of the centroid and the location of peak pressure, and an adjusting mechanism, wherein the adjusting mechanism adjusts an engine performance parameter based on the determined methane number. |
| US10823095B2 |
Controller and control method for internal combustion engine
A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute a dither control process and a filter temperature calculating process. In the dither control process, on condition that an execution request for a regeneration process of the filter is made, fuel injection valves are operated such that at least one of the cylinders is a lean combustion cylinder, and at least another one of the cylinders is a rich combustion cylinder. The filter temperature calculating process is a process of calculating the temperature of the filter to be lower when a target value of an average value of the exhaust air-fuel ratio in a predetermined period by the dither control is leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio than when the target value is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. |
| US10823094B2 |
Engine system
An engine system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an engine including a plurality of cylinders; a fuel separator separating into a low-octane fuel and a high-octane fuel based on an octane number; a cylinder deactivation device deactivating some cylinders among the plurality of cylinder based on a driving region; a low-octane fuel injector injecting the low-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the plurality of cylinder; a high-octane fuel injector injecting the high-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the activated cylinders without being deactivated by the cylinder deactivation device; and a controller configured to control the cylinder deactivation device to deactivate some cylinders or activate all the cylinders, and to control the low-octane fuel injector and the high-octane fuel injector to inject the low-octane fuel or the high-octane fuel into the cylinders. |
| US10823089B2 |
Continuously variable valve duration system and operating method thereof
A continuously variable valve duration (CVVD) system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to output a command for adjusting an actuator and a controller configured to determine a operation range of a control shaft of the actuator and adjust the control shaft in the determined operation range based on the command of the ECU. The controller positions the control shaft at a predetermined target phase and determines a control state of each target phase based on a target phase value transmitted from the actuator when the control shaft is positioned at the target phase. |
| US10823086B2 |
Multi-bypass stream gas turbine engine with enlarged bypass flow area
A gas turbine engine comprises a first bypass flow path housing configured within the engine, radially exterior to an engine core housing, and a second bypass flow path housing configured within the engine, radially exterior to the first bypass flow path housing. An axially downstream portion of the first bypass flow path housing includes a stepwise increase in area compared with an axially adjacent upstream portion of the first bypass flow path housing, thereby defining a component placement cavity in the axially downstream portion. |
| US10823083B2 |
Gearbox for a gas turbine engine
An epicyclic gearbox includes a sun gear assembly, a planet gear assembly, and a ring gear assembly engaged with a forward planet gear and an aft planet gear of the planet gear assembly. A first axial shroud is also provided positioned forward of the forward planet gear or aft of the aft planet gear along an axial direction. The first axial shroud covers substantially all of a forward side of the forward planet gear or an aft side of the aft planet gear. The planet gear assembly is coupled to a planet gear carrier, the planet gear carrier including a radial shroud including one or more radial shroud surfaces extending along at least a portion of an outer circumference of the forward planet gear and along at least a portion of an outer circumference of the aft planet gear. |
| US10823082B2 |
Gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement
A gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement with a gearbox in a drive train driven by a turbine, a driving side of the gearbox being driveably connected with a propulsive fan, with at least one torque transmission device positioned in the drive train, the torque transmission device having an asymmetric torque transmission characteristic, so that torque is transmittable by the torque transmission device under a nominal rotational direction and no torque is transmittable by the torque transmission device in a non-nominal rotational direction. |
| US10823080B2 |
Dual accessory gearbox
The present disclosure is directed to a gas turbine engine including an engine shaft rotatable with at least one of a fan section, a compressor section, or a turbine section, and an accessory gearbox assembly including a towershaft, a first gearbox, a torque transfer assembly, and a second gearbox. The towershaft is rotatable with the engine shaft and extended therefrom and mechanically coupled to the first gearbox. The first gearbox transmits mechanical energy from the engine shaft via a first shaft defining a first end and a second end. The first shaft extends at the first end from the first gearbox and through the torque transfer assembly and coupled thereto. The first shaft extends from the torque transfer assembly to the second gearbox at the second end and is coupled thereto. The first gearbox and the second gearbox each are coupled to one or more gearbox accessories. |
| US10823076B2 |
Device for monitoring a turbine engine of an aircraft
An aircraft including at least one turbine engine and a monitoring device associated with the turbine engine, the turbine engine being linked firstly to circuits including fluid circuits and electric circuits, and secondly to sensors for monitoring the turbine engine and the circuits, the sensors including at least one fire sensor and sensors for monitoring the fluid circuits, sensors for monitoring the electric circuits and sensors for monitoring the operation of the turbine engine, the monitoring device being linked to the sensors and including a central processing unit to generate a signal indicating the occurrence of a fire on the turbine engine only if a fire sensor and a sensor for monitoring a fluid circuit or an electric circuit or the operation of the turbine engine transmit a signal indicating an anomaly. |
| US10823069B2 |
Internal heat exchanger system to cool gas turbine engine components
A high pressure compressor section of a gas turbine engine including: an inner case separating a core flow path of the gas turbine engine and a plenum formed between the inner case and an outer case; a bleed port located on an inner surface of the inner case, the inner surface being proximate the core flow path; an outlet located on an outer surface of the inner case, the outer surface being proximate the plenum; and a bleed air passageway passing through the inner case to fluidly connect the bleed port to the outlet, wherein the bleed air passageway is fluidly connected to the core flow path through the bleed port and the bleed air passageway is fluidly connected to the plenum through the outlet. |
| US10823065B2 |
Process and configuration to obtain a compressed gas
The invention is directed to a process to increase pressure and temperature of a feed gas by means of indirect heat exchange against a fluid having a higher temperature to obtain a gas high in pressure and temperature in a system. The system comprises a fluidly interconnected inlet zone, a heat exchange zone, a product gas zone and a low pressure outlet zone. |
| US10823060B2 |
Gas turbine engine with short inlet, acoustic treatment and anti-icing features
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan rotor having fan blades received within an outer nacelle, and the outer nacelle having an inner surface. A distance is defined between an axial outer end of the nacelle, and a leading edge of the fan blade. An anti-icing treatment is provided to an inner periphery of the nacelle over at least 75% of the distance along the inner periphery of the nacelle. |
| US10823059B2 |
Acoustic core assemblies with mechanically joined acoustic core segments, and methods of mechanically joining acoustic core segments
Acoustic core segments include splicing resonant cells that resemble a first segment of a whole resonant cell configured to overlap and align with counterpart splicing resonant cells of another acoustic core segment so as to define a splice joint. The splicing resonant cells include one or more fastening elements configured to couple with corresponding counterpart splicing resonant cells thereby together defining coupled resonant cells. Acoustic liners have an acoustic core assembly that includes a first acoustic core segment mechanically joined with a second acoustic core segment by a combination of splicing resonant cells of the first acoustic core segment overlapping and aligning with splicing resonant cells of the second acoustic core segment so as to define a splice joint, and a plurality of fastening elements coupling splicing resonant cells of the first acoustic core segment with splicing resonant cells of the second acoustic core segment. |
| US10823056B2 |
Boundary layer excitation aft fan gas turbine engine
A boundary layer ingestion engine includes a gas generator and a turbine fluidly connected to the gas generator. A fan is mechanically linked to the turbine via a shaft such that rotation of the turbine is translated to the fan. A boundary layer ingestion inlet is aligned with an expected boundary layer, such that the boundary layer ingestion inlet is configured to ingest fluid from a boundary layer during operation of the boundary layer ingestion engine. |
| US10823051B2 |
Geared turbofan engine with high compressor exit temperature
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan includes a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis. A compressor section includes at least a first compressor section and a second compressor section, wherein components of the second compressor section are configured to operate at an average exit temperature that is between about 1000° F. and about 1500° F. A combustor is in fluid communication with the compressor section. A turbine section is in fluid communication with the combustor. A geared architecture is driven by the turbine section for rotating the fan about the axis. |
| US10823049B2 |
Method of preventing surge for vehicle
A method of preventing surge for a vehicle may include detecting, by a controller, whether tip-out of an accelerator pedal is detected, comparing, by the controller, a difference value, obtained by subtracting an exhaust pressure from an intake pressure in a combustion chamber of an engine, with a predetermined reference value when the tip-out of the accelerator pedal is detected, driving, by the controller, a supercharger disposed at the rear end portion of a turbocharger at a predetermined number of revolutions per minute, which is lower than a normal number of revolutions per minute, when the difference value is greater than the reference value, and opening a bypass valve, which performs opening or closing operation and is disposed in a bypass line that diverges from an upstream point of the supercharger and is connected to a downstream point of the supercharger. |
| US10823048B2 |
Turbine housing for a multi-flow turbine
The invention relates to a turbine housing for a multi-flow turbine with a first spiral and a second spiral. The first spiral comprises a first side conduit and the second spiral comprises a second conduit, wherein the first side conduit and the second side conduit are fluidically connected to one another in a connection area. |
| US10823047B2 |
Exhaust control valve controlling exhaust gas flow in a turbocharger system
Methods and systems for adjusting a branch communication valve in a dual scroll turbocharger system are provided. In one example, a method may include adjusting a position of a valve arranged between a first adaptor and a second adaptor to enable mixing of exhaust received from an exhaust manifold, the exhaust delivered to a first scroll and a second scroll of a turbocharger to drive a turbine during certain engine operating conditions. |
| US10823045B2 |
Methods and systems for a piston
Methods and systems are provided for a piston. In one example, a system may comprise a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of second protrusions working in tandem to confine an injection to a radial zone defined by the protrusions. |
| US10823041B2 |
Engine assembly with plenum and remote fan
An aircraft engine assembly having a turbo-compounded internal combustion engine having an engine shaft. A coolant cooler is fluidly connected to a coolant circuitry of the internal combustion engine and to the environment. A plenum is connected with the environment via the coolant cooler and via an air outlet. A fan is disposed adjacent the air outlet and is operable to drive an airflow from the environment into the plenum via the coolant cooler. The fan is spaced apart from the internal combustion engine in a direction perpendicular to the engine shaft. A method of defining a cooling air circulation is also discussed. |
| US10823039B2 |
Cooling system
A cooling system may include a skeleton frame having a central opening to receive and frame at least one cooling core. The skeleton frame has an interior to contain at least one conduit through which at least one fluid to be cooled may flow to the at least one cooling core. The cooling system may further include a skin wrapping over and about the skeleton frame to seal the interior of the skeleton frame. |
| US10823036B1 |
Method and apparatus to accommodate sensors on an exhaust component
An exhaust component assembly includes a component housing defined by an outer dimension and having at least one sensor opening. A sensor boss surrounds the at least one sensor opening and at least one exhaust component is positioned radially outwardly of the component housing and includes an opening that surrounds the at least one sensor opening. A first flange extends about an outer periphery of the sensor boss and a second flange is associated with the opening of the at least one exhaust component to accommodate variations in the outer dimension such that the first and the second flanges can be attached to each other. |
| US10823035B2 |
Exhaust purification device for internal combustion engine and method for controlling the device
An exhaust purification device includes a PM filter and a differential pressure sensor for the PM filter, and calculates a first estimated amount PMf based on the operating state of the internal combustion engine and a second estimated amount PMc based on the differential pressure. The exhaust purification device performs an anomaly determination of the differential pressure sensor based on the state of the differential pressure sensor from stopping of the internal combustion engine to a startup thereof, and corrects the first estimated amount PMf based on the second estimated amount PMc when starting the internal combustion engine. The exhaust purification device calculates, as the PM deposition amount Pr, the larger value of the first and second estimated amounts, and starts a filter regeneration control of the PM filter when the PM deposition amount Pr is equal to or more than a first predetermined amount. |
| US10823025B2 |
Apparatus for purifying exhaust gas
An apparatus for purifying exhaust gas includes: an engine; an exhaust gas air-fuel ratio adjustor for adjusting an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas; a lean NOx trap (LNT) mounted on the exhaust pipe and generating ammonia or reducing nitrogen oxides or desorbed nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas using a reducing agent including carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, or hydrogen contained in the exhaust gas; a three way catalyst (TWC) mounted on the exhaust pipe at a rear end of the LNT, and converting noxious gas in the exhaust gas into harmless components through a redox reaction; and a controller controlling the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio when the nitrogen oxide storage or purification performance of the LNT is in the operating period of the engine less than a predetermined level. |
| US10823024B2 |
Exhaust tail pipe/emissions filter
An exhaust tailpipe/emissions filter employs a reusable/replaceable insert and is configured to slide into and/or onto the exhaust tailpipe of an automobile to reduce air pollution. |
| US10823021B2 |
Aerodynamically acting final silencer for a motor vehicle
An air guiding arrangement is integrated into a rear underbody of a motor vehicle that is driven by an internal combustion engine. The air guiding arrangement includes a final silencer (1) in an exhaust system (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2). The final silencer (1) has an underside that faces an underlying surface on which the vehicle is supported. The underside of the final silencer (1) is shaped in an aerodynamic fashion with at least one duct (6) that runs essentially in the direction of travel (X). The duct (6) has an inverted U shape or inverted V-shape that is open in the underside of final silencer (1). Air deflector elements (7, 8, 9) may partly cover the air duct (6) for guiding the air flow. |
| US10823018B1 |
Valve train arrangement including engine brake system and lost-motion hydraulic lash adjuster
A valve train arrangement is disclosed. The arrangement includes at least one exhaust valve and a support arranged adjacent to the at least one exhaust valve 4 and configured to engage a lobe defined on a camshaft. A lost-motion hydraulic lash adjuster (LMHLA) is positioned within the support, and the LMHLA is configured to adjust lash between the support and the at least one exhaust valve. An engine brake system is configured to engage the at least one exhaust valve, such that: (i) upon activation of the engine brake system, the engine brake system engages the at least one exhaust valve to open the at least one exhaust valve; and (ii) upon deactivation of the engine brake system, the engine brake system disengages the at least one exhaust valve such that the at least one exhaust valve is closed. |
| US10823017B2 |
Dual cam phaser
A dual cam phaser for an internal combustion engine, the dual cam phaser including a stator which is drivable by a crankshaft; a rotor which rotatable relative to the stator; a first camshaft; a second camshaft; and a mechanical switching element which is connected to the first camshaft and the second camshaft, wherein the first camshaft and the second camshaft are arranged coaxial with one another, wherein the first camshaft or the second camshaft is connected with the rotor to rotate together with the rotor, and wherein a phase difference between the first camshaft and the second is adjustable by the mechanical switching element. |
| US10823007B2 |
Turbine shroud contour exducer relief
A turbocharger turbine having a blade-gap zone between the blades and the shroud wall. The blade-gap zone is larger at and near the exducer than at an upstream location where the shroud wall is at its minimum radius. Also disclosed is a method of customizing and manufacturing a turbine by establishing an optimized blade-gap zone at the exducer, and machining it into a turbine housing. |
| US10823005B2 |
Lubrication system for a turbine engine
A lubrication system for a gas turbine engine includes a tank, a circulation pump, and a heat exchanger. The circulation pump generates a flow of lubricant from the tank to, e.g., a power gear box of the gas turbine engine and the heat exchanger removes an amount of heat from such flow of lubricant provided to the power gear box. The lubrication system also includes one or more valves in the flow of lubricant for controlling a flowrate and/or temperature of the lubricant provided to, e.g., the power gear box to increase an efficiency and/or durability of the power gear box. |
| US10823003B2 |
System and method for mitigating undesired vibrations at a turbo machine
A system for operating a turbo machine to maintain bearing engagement, the system including a bearing assembly; a first displacement device adjacent a bearing race; a second displacement device disposed adjacent the bearing race opposite of the first displacement device; an effort supply system disposed adjacent to the first and/or second displacement devices; and one or more controllers configured to perform operations. The operations include generating a first effort input at the first and/or second displacement devices; adjusting a thrust loading at the bearing assembly; generating a second effort input at the first displacement device greater than the first effort input; and displacing the bearing race opposite of the thrust loading at the bearing assembly via the generated second effort input at the first displacement device. |
| US10822995B2 |
Flexible band electrical component mounts and methods
Systems and methods are provided for a flexible band electrical component mount that includes a flexible band configured to receive one or more electrical components. The flexible band may be configured to couple to and/or wrap around at least a portion of an aircraft propulsor. The electrical components may be configured to output data from the aircraft propulsor and/or data related to operation of the aircraft propulsor. Such flexible bands may be configured to receive a plurality of electrical components and may be configured to wrap around the portion of the aircraft propulsor a plurality of times. |
| US10822994B2 |
Turbine of a turbocompound engine with variable load and a controller thereof
A turbine of a turbocompound engine (10) for extracting energy from the exhaust fluid flow of an and a controller (40) thereof is described. The turbine (10) comprises a housing (30); a turbine wheel (12) rotatably coupled within the housing (30) and rotatable by a fluid flow to provide a rotational output (14); a variable load (34) applying a load to the rotational output; and a controller (40). The controller (40) is configured to: receive information (404) relating to the operating conditions of the turbine (10); calculate an optimum operating velocity (402) of the rotational output based on the operating conditions; and supply a signal (410) to the variable load (34) to vary the load applied to the rotational output (14) in response to said operating conditions so that the rotational output (14) rotates at a corrected operating velocity (408). Such an arrangement increases the ability to operate the turbine at its optimum operating velocity. |
| US10822989B2 |
Adjustable blade outer air seal apparatus
An adjustable blade outer air seal apparatus includes a case that extends circumferentially around an axis, a support ring non-rigidly mounted to the case on spring connections radially inwards of the case, whereby the support ring floats with respect to the case, and at least one blade outer air seal segment that is radially adjustable relative to the support ring. |
| US10822985B2 |
Internal cooling circuit for blade outer air seal formed of laminate
A method of forming a gas turbine engine component includes the steps of (a) forming an intermediate portion, (b) forming cooling circuit structure into at least an outer layer of the intermediate portion, (c) providing an outer layer over the formed cooling circuits to close off the cooling circuits, such that there are laminate on both a radially inner and a radially outer side of the cooling circuits, and (d) forming an inlet and an outlet to the cooling circuits through the outer layer. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US10822982B2 |
Seal for a gas turbine
A rotor is provided comprising a centre of mass and a rotational axis and a rotor sealing component extending circumferentially around the rotor for sealing between the rotor and a stator, wherein the centre of mass of the rotor is coincident with the rotational axis, and material of the rotor sealing component is not evenly distributed around its circumference. A stator sealing component in which the material is not evenly distributed around its circumference is also provided. |
| US10822979B2 |
Curvic seal for gas turbine engine
A curvic seal for a gas turbine engine includes a cylindrical seal with a retention feature. |
| US10822978B2 |
Revolving part for a turbine test bench for a turbomachine, turbine test bench comprising said part, and method for the use of these
The invention relates to a part of revolution (60) intended to be rotated, comprising a hub (62) intended to be tightly adjusted on a rotary shaft (24), and a body (14) extending radially outwards from an axial end of the hub. In order to increase the critical speed up to which the tightening can be retained, the hub (62) comprises three relatively thick annular regions (68, 66, 70) separated from one another by two relatively thin annular regions (64a, 64b), in such a way that when the part of revolution is subject to a centrifugal force (F), the two relatively thin annular regions (64a, 64b) form privileged deformation zones acting as a double pivot. Such a part can advantageously be used as a piston for balancing in a turbine test bench or in a turbomachine. |
| US10822977B2 |
Guide vane assembly for a rotary machine and methods of assembling the same
A blade includes an airfoil, a stationary portion coupled to a radially inner end of the airfoil, and a leakage flow guide vane assembly coupled to the stationary portion. The leakage flow guide vane assembly includes a plurality of passages defined therein. The passages are oriented to induce a swirl velocity to a working fluid flowing through the passages. |
| US10822974B2 |
Turbine nozzle with CMC aft band
Turbine nozzle segments and systems are provided. For example, a turbine nozzle segment comprises an airfoil extending axially between leading and trailing edges; an inner band defining a portion of a flow path inner boundary; and an outer band defining a portion of a flow path outer boundary. An airfoil trailing edge portion defines the trailing edge and extends axially beyond the inner and outer bands such that the trailing edge is defined axially aft of the inner and outer band aft ends. An exemplary turbine nozzle system comprises the turbine nozzle segment, an outer member positioned aft of the outer band at the trailing edge portion outer end to define the flow path outer boundary along the trailing edge portion, and an inner member positioned aft of the inner band at the trailing edge portion inner end to define the flow path inner boundary along the trailing edge portion. |
| US10822972B2 |
Compliant shroud for gas turbine engine clearance control
The present disclosure is directed to a shroud assembly for a gas turbine. The shroud assembly includes a casing and a shroud. The shroud includes a radially outer wall engaged with the casing. A radially inner wall integrally couples to the radially outer wall. The radially inner wall and the radially outer wall collectively define a pair of axially opposed cavities. The radially inner wall moves radially outward toward the casing when one or more gas turbine blades contact the radially inner wall. |
| US10822971B2 |
Cooling hole for a gas turbine engine component
A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a wall having an internal surface and an outer skin, a cooling hole having an inlet extending from the internal surface and merging into a metering section, and a diffusion section downstream of the metering section that extends to an outlet located at the outer skin. The diffusion section of the cooling hole includes a first side diffusion angle, a second side diffusion angle and a downstream diffusion angle at a downstream surface of the diffusion section, the downstream diffusion angle being less than the first side diffusion angle and the second side diffusion angle. |
| US10822969B2 |
Hybrid airfoil for gas turbine engines
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil section that extends from a root section. The airfoil section extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge in a chordwise direction and extends between a tip portion and the root section in a radial direction. The airfoil section defines a pressure side and a suction side separated in a thickness direction. The airfoil section includes a metallic sheath that receives a composite core. The core includes first and second ligaments received in respective internal channels defined by the sheath such that the first and second ligaments are spaced apart along the root section with respect to the chordwise direction. Each one of the first and second ligaments includes at least one interface portion in the root section, and at least one interface portion of the first ligament and the at least one interface portion of the second ligament define respective sets of bores aligned to receive a common retention pin. |
| US10822963B2 |
Axial flow cooling scheme with castable structural rib for a gas turbine engine
A component for a gas turbine engine includes a interleaved structural rib that extends between the first multiple of axial standoff ribs and the second multiple of axial standoff ribs. The second multiple of structural rib span segments that extend from the second sidewall, the first multiple of structural rib span segments interleaved with the second multiple of structural rib span segments to form an interleaved structural rib that extends between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. |
| US10822962B2 |
Vane platform leading edge recessed pocket with cover
A platform for an airfoil of a gas turbine engine having an axis extending from a front of the gas turbine engine to a rear of the gas turbine engine. The platform includes a leading edge configured to face towards the front of the gas turbine engine. The platform further includes a trailing edge opposite the leading edge. The platform further includes a radially outer surface that defines a pocket for receiving a cooling airflow. The platform further includes a cover coupled to the radially outer surface to at least partially enclose the pocket and defining a plurality of air inlet holes configured to port at least a portion of the cooling airflow into the pocket. |
| US10822954B2 |
Rotorcraft rotor blade assembly
A rotorcraft rotor blade assembly includes a stub spar extending less than a full span of the rotor blade assembly. An upper skin portion extends substantially the full span of the rotor blade assembly. A lower skin portion extends substantially the full span of the rotor blade assembly. The stub spar is positioned between the upper skin portion and the lower skin portion. |
| US10822952B2 |
Feature to provide cooling flow to disk
An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a disk, a cover plate providing a cavity at a first axial side of the disk, a passageway including an inlet provided by a notch in at least one of the disk and the cover plate in fluid communication with the cavity, and the passageway extending from the inlet to an exit provided at a second axial side of the disk opposite the first axial side, the exit in fluid communication with the inlet, and the passageway configured to provide fluid flow from the cavity to the exit. |
| US10822951B2 |
Suspension plasma spray abradable coating for cantilever stator
Disclosed herein is a method comprising mixing a carrier liquid with particles and/or with a particle precursor to form a suspension or solution respectively; where the particles comprise a metal oxide; and where the particle precursor comprises a metal salt; injecting the suspension or solution through a plasma flame; and depositing the particles and/or the particle precursor onto a substrate to form an first abradable coating; where the first abradable coating comprises a plurality of cracks or voids that are substantially perpendicular to the substrate surface, where the substrate is a hub surface of a gas turbine engine or where the substrate is a cantilever stator. |
| US10822948B2 |
Mine roof support, pre-installation assembly for same, and method of installation
A mine roof support comprises two or more frusto-conical, tubular sections, the sections each flared outwardly from an upper end to a lower end thereof, a skirt portion of a section being received and secured within a neck portion of a section below in a frictional fit to define an interior volume of the mine roof support. A solid, compressible, load-bearing material is located within the volume. Methods of installing a mine roof support and a pre-installation assembly for a mine roof support are also disclosed. |
| US10822942B2 |
Telemetry system including a super conductor for a resource exploration and recovery system
A telemetry system for a resource exploration and recovery system including a tubular defining a flow bore, and a superconductor wire disposed within the flow bore. A resource exploration and recovery system including a first system, a second system fluidically connected to the first system, and a telemetry system operatively connected to the first system extending into the second system, the telemetry system including a tubular defining a flow bore, and a superconductor wire disposed within the flow bore. |
| US10822934B1 |
Apparatus and method of focused in-situ electrical heating of hydrocarbon bearing formations
A process and system for in-situ electrical heating of a hydrocarbon bearing formation includes a tool capable of being lowered down a well casing. The tool has a plurality of metal arms capable of extending radially within a secondary well casing. Each of the metal arms includes an injection electrode, a bucking electrode, and first and second monitoring electrodes. An insulating member is mounted to each metal arm. The insulating member is arranged and designed to make contact with the casing and prevent the metal arm from directly contacting the casing. A switch is provided that is capable of being electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes of one metal arm at a time. A logging cable having a plurality of wires connected at one end to the switch and a second end to instrumentation at the ground surface. The process for recovering hydrocarbons includes lowering the tool down a well casing to or near the hydrocarbon bearing formation and creating an equi-potential surface over at least the length of the tool and emanating outwardly of the well casing. A heat beam is developed by focusing the current of the injection and bucking electrodes to heat a region containing hydrocarbons, and then recovering hydrocarbons from the production well. |
| US10822932B2 |
Active and passive refrigeration systems for downhole motors
A pumping system has a motor, a shaft assembly connected to the motor, a production pump connected to the shaft assembly and driven by the motor, an electrical generator connected to the shaft assembly and driven by the motor, an oil circulation pump connected to shaft assembly and driven by the motor, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes an outer housing, a heat exchange core inside the outer housing, a plurality of heat exchange fluid passages extending through the heat exchange core, and one or more thermoelectric cooling modules in contact with the outer housing and the heat exchange core. The one or more thermoelectric cooling modules are powered by the output from the electrical generator. The oil circulation pump circulates motor lubricant oil between the motor and the heat exchanger. |
| US10822927B2 |
Device and method for solid-state fluidized mining of natural gas hydrates in shallow seabed
Disclosed is a device for solid-state fluidized mining of natural gas hydrates in a shallow seabed, including: a sea surface support system, a pipeline delivery system, and an undersea drilling system. The sea surface support system includes a hydrate drilling vessel floating on seawater. The pipeline delivery system includes a continuous double-layer oil pipe, a recyclable conduit installed in a sediment cover, an open-hole steering packer installed outside the recyclable conduit. The undersea drilling system includes a hydrate slurry separator, a single screw pump, a hydraulic motor, a jet head and a differential pressure sliding sleeve close to the hydrate drill bit. The present invention has the following beneficial effects. The device achieves a multi-directionally horizontal drilling and production in the hydrate reservoir with a single well head, improving the drilling efficiency and single well production. |
| US10822925B2 |
Determining pressure distribution in heterogeneous rock formations for reservoir simulation
Computer system performance is improved during reservoir simulation runs where heterogeneous rock formations suffer from convergence problems. Convergence problems are affected by accurate determination of pressure distribution for reservoir simulation, which is very complex when properties or attributes of reservoir rock formations are heterogeneous. In heterogeneous reservoir rock formations, pressure distribution is affected over three dimensions by variations of rock permeability and porosity. The difficulty in convergence of the simulation runs results in increased computer operation and processing time and consequent computer usage costs. Improved determination of pressure distribution in heterogeneous rock formations permits acceptable initial pressure measures for pressure determination during reservoir simulation and to reduce convergence problems with existing reservoir simulation. |
| US10822924B2 |
Multi-well bop cellar trailer
A drilling rig may include a detachable, modular cellar arranged beneath a drill floor of the drilling rig. The cellar may be or include a cellar trailer and it may also be configured to house drilling equipment, such as well head equipment and/or one or more blowout preventers. The cellar trailer may provide work areas, such that the well head equipment may be prepared, tested, or generally operated within the cellar trailer. The cellar trailer may additionally be configured to provide stiffening support to the drill floor in order to mitigate deflection of the drill floor during drilling operations. The stiffening support may be provided by a shear wall extending from the cellar trailer. The cellar trailer may be towable. The cellar trailer may additionally be skiddable and/or walkable. |
| US10822921B2 |
Methods of using superabsorbent polymers for fracturing and sand control applications
A method of treating a subterranean formation comprises forming a storable aqueous suspension comprising a carrier fluid, a superabsorbent polymer, a proppant the proppant being suspended in the carrier fluid as a substantially perfectly supported particulate; diluting the storable aqueous suspension in-line to a desired concentration; and introducing the diluted storable aqueous suspension into the subterranean formation. A sand control method is also disclosed. |
| US10822918B2 |
Sand control screens for hydraulic fracture and method
A sand control screen system including a housing having an inner diameter, a filtration configuration disposed about the housing, a filtered volume between the housing and the filtration configuration, and a breach feature segregating the filtered volume from the inner diameter. |
| US10822915B2 |
Tandem releasable bridge plug system and method for setting such tandem releasable plugs
A method of setting a tandem releasable bridge plug system in a casing includes assembling a tandem bridge plug string including a lower bridge plug and an upper bridge plug. Both the upper bridge plug and the upper connector are initially disabled by a lock and unlockable from topsides; running in the tandem plug string on a drill pipe string until the lower plug is at its setting target depth in the casing; setting and shutting the lower plug; disconnecting the upper plug from the lower plug; pulling up the upper plug to its upper setting target depth in the casing, enabling the upper plug by releasing the lock; venting annulus gas to a central bore of the upper plug through a radial aperture below a packer of the upper plug and below a ball valve; shutting said ball valve in said central bore the upper plug; and disconnecting the drill pipe string from the upper plug. |
| US10822907B2 |
Wellbore seal energizing ring with retaining feature
A wellhead assembly includes an outer wellhead member having a bore and an inner wellhead member located in the bore, defining an annular pocket between the outer and inner wellhead members. A sealing assembly is located within the annular pocket, the sealing assembly having an annular seal and an energizing ring. The energizing ring engages inner and outer legs of the annular seal to push the inner and outer legs into sealing engagement with the inner and outer wellhead members. A retainer nut is threadingly attached to the free end of the outer leg of the sealing assembly. Mating grooves are located on one of an inner diameter of the retainer nut and an outer diameter of the energizing ring and mating protrusions located on the other. The mating protrusions mate with the mating grooves to prevent relative axial movement between the energizing ring and the annular seal. |
| US10822906B2 |
Subsea electric power and communication module
The present invention relates to a subsea electric power and communication module (10) for controlling a subsea module (2) of a subsea oil/gas installation (1). The module (10) comprises a housing (20), a first outer connector (30) provided outside of the housing (20), where the first outer connectors (30) is configured to be connected to a subsea module (2), and a control device (80) comprising electric power supply circuitry (80a) and/or communication circuitry (80b) 40b provided within the pressure sealed compartment (25). A penetrator device (50) is connected between the first outer connector (30) and the control device (80). The penetrator device (50) comprises a printed circuit board (51), a first sealing device (53) and a second sealing device (56) for sealing off a first area (A53) and a second area (A56) of the printed circuit board (51). The first area (A53) is faced towards the main compartment (25), while the second area (A56) is faced towards a pressure balanced compartment (46) between the pressure sealed main compartment (25) and an outside environment (OE) of the housing (20). A first inner connector (C80) is connected to the first area (A53) of the printed circuit board (51), where the first inner connector (C80) is further connected to the control device (80). A second inner connector (C3x) is connected to the second area (A56) of the printed circuit boar (51), where the second inner connector (C3x) is further connected to the outer connector (30). Conductive tracks (52a) are provided on the printed circuit board (51) between the first inner connector (C80) and the second inner connector (C3x). |
| US10822905B2 |
Milling apparatus with stabilization feature
An apparatus for removing at least a section of a tubular includes an axially elongated body configured to be advanced through an inner tubular in a borehole to a selected location, the inner tubular disposed within an outer tubular in the borehole and having a diameter that is less than a diameter of the outer tubular. The apparatus also includes a cutter configured to be actuated between a closed position in which the cutter is disposed within the body and an open position in which the cutter extends radially, the cutter having a length sufficient to engage and cut the outer tubular, the cutter configured to be advanced in an axial cutting direction as the outer tubular is cut. The apparatus further includes an automatic stabilization member disposed on the cutter, the stabilization member configured to restrict lateral movement of the cutter by contacting the outer tubular during cutting. |
| US10822904B2 |
Flapper bypass tool
A downhole bypass tool that includes an inlet for receiving fluid into a housing of the bypass tool is described herein. The bypass tool also includes a flow directing apparatus disposed in the housing for directing fluid to flow into an operational flow path of a vibratory tool. The vibratory tool is at least partially disposed within the hosing of the bypass tool. The flow directing apparatus operates to selectively bypass the operational flow path of the vibratory tool such that the fluid bypasses the operational flow path of the vibratory tool and flows out of an outlet of the bypass tool. |
| US10822901B2 |
Object seat and method
An object seat including a seat host having a seal bore therein, a seat body dimensioned to be receivable in the seal bore, the seat body having an object receptor. A method for carrying out a pressure operation in a borehole including seating an object on an object receptor of a seat body, the seat body disposed in a seat host, the seat host disposed in the borehole, pressuring against the object, and moving the seat body along an interface between the seat body and the seat host to create a fluid flow pathway through the seat body and seat host interface. A borehole system including a borehole in a formation, an object seat as in any prior embodiment disposed in the borehole. |
| US10822894B2 |
Fluid containment structure and system
A modular fluid containment system has wall segments that are joined at angled corners to form a closed wall. A membrane spans the closed wall and is connected to the closed wall with membrane attachment members. In some embodiments, a truss may span the closed wall and support a second membrane that protects impounded liquids from the environment. |
| US10822892B2 |
Wellbore tool coupling mechanism
A coupling mechanism for coupling a first downhole tool to a second downhole tool includes a first portion, a second portion, and a locking device for locking the first portion to the second portion. The first portion includes a frame; a plug body movable relative to the frame; a guiding element coupled to the plug body; at least one of a hydraulic plug and an electric plug; and an actuator for moving the plug body relative to the frame. The second portion includes a receptacle body; a guide receptacle for receiving the guiding element; a respective receptacle for receiving at least one of the hydraulic plug; and the electric plug. |
| US10822886B2 |
Mechanically perforated well casing collar
A mechanically perforated well casing collar has at least one machined-away area on a sidewall surface to facilitate mechanical perforation of the casing collar, and an internal guide and lock structure to guide at least one blade of a mechanical perforator into alignment with the at least one machined-away area and permit the mechanical perforator to lock in that alignment. |
| US10822877B2 |
Enhanced endcap ram accelerator system
One or more ram accelerator devices may be used to form one or more holes in geologic or other material. These holes may be used for drilling, tunnel boring, excavation, and so forth. The ram accelerator devices propel projectiles which are accelerated by combustion of one or more combustible gasses in a ram effect to reach velocities exceeding 500 meters per second. An endcap may be deployed within a tube of the ram accelerator device to prevent incursion of formation pressure products such as oil, water, mud, gas, and so forth into a guide tube of the ram accelerator. During operation the projectile penetrates the endcap and at least a portion thereof impact a working face. In some implementations a purge gas may be used to form a ullage between the endcap and the working face. |
| US10822875B1 |
Hang ladder with trailer rub rail bracket
A hang ladder is removably mounted to a trailer by a pair of mounting brackets that are attached to the ladder's side rails. The mounting brackets have a body and an arm with a fixed width slot extending between their upper sections and with a flared end at the open end of the slot. The slot is skewed relative to the longitudinal base of the bracket, and the rub rail of a flatbed trailer fits within the slot so that the ladder is secured to the rub rail on the side of the trailer. A tapered end of the arm can produce the flare in the end of the slot. |
| US10822871B2 |
Double-layer cord rolling device for non-pull cord window blind
A double-layer cord rolling device includes a driving unit, and a cord rolling unit disposed under the driving unit. The driving unit has an upper base, two torsion spring gears rotatably disposed in the upper base and engaged with each other, and a torsion spring connecting the two torsion spring gears. The cord rolling unit has a lower base connected with the upper base, two cord rolling wheels disposed in the lower base in a way that they are capable of rotating synchronously and coaxial with the torsion spring gears respectively, and two lift transmission cords connected to the two cord rolling wheels respectively. A transmission shaft is employed to connect a torsion spring gear and a corresponding one of the cord rolling wheels, enabling them to rotate synchronously. |
| US10822870B2 |
Detachable cord rolling device for non-pull cord window blind
A detachable cord rolling device includes a cord rolling unit and an auxiliary driving unit. The cord rolling unit has a first base where first and second torsion spring gears engaged with each other are disposed. A first torsion spring is disposed between the first and second torsion spring gears. The auxiliary driving unit has a second base where third and fourth torsion spring gears engaged with each other are disposed. The second base is detachably disposed on the first base of the cord rolling unit. The third torsion spring gear and the first torsion spring gear of the cord rolling unit are connected by a transmission shaft, thereby rotatable synchronously. As a result, the cord rolling unit of the invention can be used individually, or combined with the auxiliary driving unit by the transmission shaft for increasing the rolling force of the cord rolling unit. |
| US10822860B2 |
Electronically controlled window
An electronically powered window for a watercraft consists of a shuttle frame, a sliding mechanism, a window pane, and a bottom edge support groove. A first lateral support arm and a second lateral support arm of the shuttle frame along with the bottom edge support groove helps position the window pane within the shuttle frame. The sliding mechanism allows the user to position the window pane such that the window is in an open configuration or a closed configuration. To do so, a first lateral edge is slidably positioned along the first lateral support arm. Moreover, a second lateral edge is slidably positioned along the second lateral support arm. |
| US10822859B2 |
Window regulator
A window regulator includes a guide rail provided on a door of a vehicle and arranged along an ascending/descending direction of a window on the door, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, a drive unit including a drum rotationally driven by a motor, cables coupled to the carrier plate at one end and coupled to the drum at an other end, and a stopper that contacts with a contact portion of the carrier plate at a position where the carrier plate is located when the window is fully closed. The stopper and the guide rail are placed side by side in a front-back direction of the vehicle. |
| US10822852B1 |
Linear hinge assembly for an appliance
An appliance includes a linear hinge assembly that couples a door to a cabinet. The linear hinge assembly includes a bearing assembly mounted to the cabinet and an elongated shaft received within the bearing assembly for sliding along a translation axis. A cam is mounted to the door and is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated shaft such that such that the door is rotatable about a pivot axis that extends through the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. A timing cable extends from a fixed location on the cabinet to a fixed location on a cam profile such that the timing cable wraps around the cam when the door is moved toward a closed position and unwraps when the door is moved toward an open position. |
| US10822851B2 |
Cover assembly with lid assist assembly and friction bearing
A friction bearing for rotatably connecting a first component to a second component, including a spacer arranged to be non-rotatably connected to the first component, a first friction cone non-rotatably connected to the spacer, a housing arranged to engage the first friction cone and be non-rotatably connected to the second component, and a disc spring arranged to provide an axial force on the friction bearing. |
| US10822845B2 |
Gesture access system for a motor vehicle
A gesture access system for a motor vehicle, includes a radiation transmitter to emit radiation signals and a radiation receiver, an illumination device and/or an audio device, and a processor programmed to activate the illumination and/or audio device according to a first activation scheme in response to determining an object is within a sensing region of the radiation receiver, and in response to the object within the sensing region exhibiting a predefined gesture, to activate the illumination and/or audio according to a second activation scheme and control an actuator to unlock, lock, open or close an access closure of the motor vehicle. |
| US10822842B2 |
Adaptive door sealing using power cinching latch
The invention controls a power cinching function of a motor vehicle door latch in order to improve door seal performance under conditions wherein vibrations could otherwise reduce seal effectiveness. With the door latched closed in a flush condition, the vehicle speed is compared to a slow-speed threshold. When the vehicle speed is greater than the slow-speed threshold, then a vehicle vibration parameter is compared to a vibration threshold. When the vibration parameter is greater than the vibration threshold, then the power cinching function is activated to move the door to to a subflush condition which increases a compression of the seal between the door and a vehicle door frame. When the door is in the subflush condition, the vehicle speed continues to be compared to the slow-speed threshold, and when the vehicle speed is less than the slow-speed threshold then the door is released back to the flush condition. |
| US10822840B2 |
Securing apparatus and method
A securing apparatus is provided for securing, in one embodiment, a plurality of enclosures, such as for example, a plurality of electric meter boxes, the apparatus being mountable to the at least one of the plurality of enclosures. The securing apparatus comprises an enclosure locking member which includes at least a bracket arm, a fastening member and a housing mountable to at least one enclosure; the securing apparatus further comprises a securing member having first and second ends, with the securing member including at least a securing bar and a coupling member being moveably attachable to the securing bar, wherein the coupling member is pivotably mateable with the extended flange of the enclosure locking member. |
| US10822837B2 |
Obliquely-engaging locking mechanism
An apparatus includes a panel swingably mounted relative to a frame, and a locking element supported by a support arrangement. The support arrangement supports the locking element relative to the frame so as to be displaceable between a locked position in which at least part of the locking element is interposed between a pressure surface of the panel and a contact surface of the frame, thereby locking the panel to the frame, and an unlocked position. The support arrangement defines a path of motion of the locking element from an unlocked position to the locked position in which at least a terminal part of the path of motion is in a direction obliquely angled relative to a plane of closure of the panel within the frame. |
| US10822820B1 |
Floor panel seating assembly
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a floor panel seating assembly. The floor panel seating assembly can include adjustable, removable brackets or guides for guiding cross-members and joists of floor panels into their desired positions on a support structure. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of seating a floor panel. The method can include providing one or more adjustable, removable bracket or guide, adjusting the guide(s) to accommodate the width of a wall of the support structure and/or the sizes of the cross-members or joists of the floor panel, mounting the guide(s) to the support structure, and lowering a floor panel into position on the support structure using the guide(s). |
| US10822814B2 |
Automated drywall mudding system and method
An automated drywalling system for applying joint compound or plaster to drywall pieces. The system includes a robotic arm and a mudding end effector coupled at a distal end of the robotic arm, the mudding end effector configured to apply joint compound or plaster to a target surface. The system can further include a computing device executing a computational planner that: generates instructions for driving the mudding end effector and robotic arm to perform at least one mudding task that includes applying joint compound or plaster, via the mudding the end effector, to one or more joints between a plurality of drywall pieces, the generating based at least in part on obtained target surface data; and drives the end effector and robotic arm to perform the at least one mudding task. |
| US10822812B2 |
Veneer underlayment
An underlayment for use between a veneer material and a foundation surface. The underlayment includes a base layer and a series of individual supports extending upwardly from the base layer and being configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment. Each of the individual supports includes at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer, the outer wall extending at least partially around a perimeter of each of the supports. An internal wall is spaced from the outer wall and extends downwardly toward the base layer. A protrusion forms an overhang beneath which a heating element can be fitted. A liner material is bonded to an undersurface of the base layer and extends beneath the internal wall. A space is defined between the at least one outer wall, the internal wall and the liner material. |
| US10822807B2 |
Assembly for improved insulation
An insulated panel assembly having improved insulative R-value. The insulated panel assembly comprises a cover panel, a first insulation layer, and at least one additional insulation layer, wherein the at least one additional insulation layer has a higher R-value than the first insulation layer. The first insulation layer is secured to the cover panel. The first insulation layer further forms at least one recessed portion. The at least one additional insulation layer is positioned in the at least one recessed portion of the first insulation layer. Examples of the at least one additional insulation layer may include vacuum insulated panels and modified atmosphere insulation panels. |
| US10822806B2 |
Anchor-free system for fastening of cladding panels and a method of fastening thereof
A system for fastening a cladding panel includes a base profile and a two-element hanger with an upper element and a bottom element. The upper element has a first lateral wall, a first tongue extending out from the first lateral wall, a first shelf connected to the first lateral wall and a first opening for an adjustment bolt. The bottom element has two lateral walls, a second tongue extending out from one of the two lateral walls, and a second shelf connecting the two lateral walls and having a second opening for the adjustment bolt. The first shelf and the second shelf are connected to each other. The base profile is received in a space defined by the two lateral walls. The first tongue and the second tongue form an angle, and are received in respective installation grooves on a non-visible side of the cladding panel. |
| US10822804B2 |
Retractable awning
Retractable awning with a cloth shaft, a cloth attached by one end thereof to the cloth shaft and winding onto and unwinding from the cloth shaft, at least one pulling cable connected by its one end to the free end of the cloth, at least one mast, and a cable winch disposed on the mast and featuring a cable drum, wherein the cable winch is connected to the other end of the pulling cable and is designed to retract and to unwind the pulling cable, characterized in that the cable winch is designed as a load balancer featuring a conical cable drum. |
| US10822803B1 |
Expansion joint having three axes of expansion
An expansion joint having three axes of expansion for roof to wall and roof to roof applications. An expansion joint with roof to wall applications preferably includes a continuous cleat, a curb rail, a condensate seal, a formed cap, a sliding surface plate and a plurality of retainer plates. The continuous cleat slides vertically relative to a wall and horizontally relative to a roof curb. The continuous cleat slides vertically relative to the formed cap. An expansion joint with roof to roof applications preferably a continuous cleat, a formed cap, a curb rail, a Z-curb rail, a condensate seal and a plurality of retainer plates. The continuous cleat slides vertically relative to a fixed curb wall and horizontally in two axes relative to a free roof curb. |
| US10822798B2 |
Carpet waste composite
A composite material is produced from carpet waste and a binding agent, in intimate association, and may also include wood fiber or chips and/or other additives. A method of manufacturing a composite material includes shredding carpet waste, coating the carpet waste with a binding agent, and subjecting the shredded, coated carpet waste to elevated heat and pressure. As an additional step, the composite material may be actively cooled to prevent deformation of the material. |
| US10822797B2 |
Modular room
A movable drywall is provided. The movable drywall includes a supporting member and a pair of wings operatively coupled to the supporting member. The pair of wings is configured to move relative to the supporting member. |
| US10822791B2 |
Drainage and ventilation mat for building exterior wall, roof and basement assemblies
A drainage and ventilation mat for use in building exterior walls, roofs and basement assemblies that addresses all three of the following major concerns: drainage, cross ventilation/air flow, and compressive strength. The drainage and ventilation mat includes two layers of parallel, square strands that are overlaid at angles to create a diamond-shaped netting of two layers which provides an air space for horizontal and vertical air movement and protects the drainage plane behind it. The mat features a high compressive strength that creates an air space that can withstand extreme construction and environmental forces. The netting is configured with or without a scrim to accommodate a variety of exterior wall, roof and basement assemblies drainage and ventilation needs. |
| US10822790B2 |
Frameless construction using single and double plenum panels
A method of constructing a building comprising the steps of attaching a first panel to a second panel. The first panel is one of a single plenum panel and a multi-plenum panel and the second panel is one of a single plenum panel and a multi-plenum panel. |
| US10822788B2 |
Device for coupling two vertical components
The present subject matter relates to a device for coupling two vertical components, comprising a girder made of wood, in particular glued laminated timber, and a connector for each end face of the girder for connecting the end faces to one of the vertical components each. Each connector has two fittings, one of which is mounted via one side on the respective end face of the girder and the other of which can be mounted via one side on the associated vertical component and which fittings can be brought via their other sides into abutment against one another. Further, each connector has two tensioning jaws, which grasp the fittings at diametrical ends and can be tensioned against one another by means of at least one tensioning element running approximately parallel to said other sides. The girder has a bottom chord made of steel, which bottom chord is anchored at each end face of the girder to the fitting mounted thereon. At least one tensioning member is provided for tensioning the bottom chord. |
| US10822783B2 |
Absorbent article comprising a synthetic polymer derived from a renewable resource and methods of producing said article
An absorbent article is disclosed having a topsheet, a backsheet joined with the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a synthetic superabsorbent polymer derived from a first renewable resource via at least one intermediate compound, wherein said superabsorbent polymer exhibits a defined Saline Flow Conductivity value and Absorption Against Pressure value. Alternately, an absorbent article is disclosed having a synthetic polyolefin derived from a first renewable resource via at least one intermediate compound. The synthetic polyolefin exhibits defined performance characteristics making the polyolefin particularly useful in certain components of the absorbent article. Methods for making the aforementioned absorbent articles are also disclosed. |
| US10822780B2 |
Plumbing assembly
The present invention relates to a plumbing assembly for connecting a discharge connection of a fixture to a waste outlet, the assembly comprising a substantially rigid conduit trap portion (whether the trap portion forms a part of an S, P, U or J shaped conduit bend). The rigid conduit trap portion including an inlet and an outlet, and a substantially conformable or flexible conduit portion connectable to the rigid conduit trap portion at either of i) the rigid conduit trap inlet, or ii) the rigid conduit trap outlet. The rigid conduit trap portion and conformable or flexible conduit portion when assembled providing for a complete trap assembly. |
| US10822779B1 |
Decorative air gap cap cover
A decorative air gap cap cover is disclosed. An example embodiment can include: a hollow decorative shell configured with upper and lower interior regions relative to an internal ridge, the internal ridge configured to rest on an upper surface of a ring gasket installed around an air gap cap, the air gap cap being captured within the upper and lower interior regions of the hollow decorative shell; a fluid channel within the hollow decorative shell configured with an entry opening above the internal ridge and an exit opening below the internal ridge, the exit opening terminating at an exit port of the hollow decorative shell; a top vent hole providing an air channel between the upper interior region and the exterior of the hollow decorative shell; and a bottom gasket encircling the air gap cap. An embodiment can also include an auxiliary fluid channel configured with an entry opening below the internal ridge and an exit opening below the internal ridge. |
| US10822775B1 |
Protection device for wall faucets
A wall faucet is disclosed which has an elongated section of a PEX tube inserted into the water inlet pipe of the wall faucet. The PEX tube is capable of expanding should there be water in the water inlet pipe during freezing temperatures thereby preventing the water inlet pipe from bursting. |
| US10822770B2 |
Adapter board with pry points
An adapter board for use with a blade assembly includes a lower tool bit attachment portion, terminating in a lower adapter board free end, the lower adapter board free end defining a bottom surface defining a plurality of shank receiving bores and a plurality of pry slots. Each one of the plurality of pry slots is disposed adjacent at least one of the plurality of shank receiving bores. |
| US10822768B2 |
Hybrid loader boom arm assembly
A hybrid loader boom arm assembly for a loader work vehicle includes an arm assembly. The arm assembly includes a hollow first beam formed from a lightweight material and a block formed from a second lightweight material. The block has a first block end received within a first end of the first beam. The arm assembly includes at least one first steel reinforcing plate coupled to the first beam at the end, and at least one connecting plate coupled to the at least one first reinforcing plate. |
| US10822767B2 |
Trench wall apparatus and method for creating a trench in the ground
A trench wall apparatus includes a base frame held at its top end by a holding means held by at least one soil excavation means, which is positioned at a bottom end of the base frame. When soil is excavated while forming the trench, the trench wall apparatus is held by a clamping means that includes at least two clamping elements on opposite sides extended laterally by at least one actuating cylinder, whereby at least one part of the trench wall apparatus is clamped in the trench, and a pressing means applies a pressing force on the at least one soil excavation means. The clamping elements and clamping cylinder are positioned on an intermediate frame displaceably mounted along the base frame. The intermediate frame is clamped and fixed to the ground by the clamping means. The base frame having the soil excavation means is pressed downward by the pressing means. |
| US10822766B1 |
Manhole saddle tee
An apparatus and an associated method of installing a manhole assembly upon a pipe is disclosed herein. One example of the method comprises the steps of: exposing a joining section of the pipe; cutting a pipe access hole in the joining section. One prepared, a saddle may be positioned adjacent the perimeter surface of the hole such that the seal is positioned between the saddle and the joining section. The saddle in one example having a surface defining a saddle access hole there through, the saddle access hole substantially aligned with the pipe access hole during installation. The method may include the step of encapsulating these structures with a grouting material such as concrete or an equivalent. The method may include the step of providing a riser having a bottom surface resting upon the support surface of the spigot and a radially inward surface engaging the alignment surface. |
| US10822764B2 |
Method of connecting a tower to a foundation
A tower foundation assembly includes a foundation having a base section and a receptacle atop the base section. The receptacle of the foundation defines a bottom surface and an inner perimeter wall. The tower foundation assembly also includes a tower, such as a wind turbine tower, secured to the inner perimeter wall within the receptacle of the foundation. As such, the tower extends in a longitudinal direction from the foundation. |
| US10822763B1 |
Anti-corrosion structure anchor
A process for manufacturing corrosion resistant metal components is disclosed. The process comprises abrasive blasting of a silicon-containing steel substrate followed by hot dip galvanizing, a second abrasive blasting process, treating with a mineral acid, and coating with a polymeric coating. The resulting corrosion resistance is enhanced. |
| US10822762B2 |
Combination pier
A combination pier includes: a pile disposed in a bore hole from the bottom of the bore hole to a desired depth; and a pier disposed in the bore hole from the desired depth to the surface. A method for constructing a combination pier includes: forming a pile in a bore hole from the bottom of the bore hole to a desired depth; and forming a pier from the desired depth to the surface. |
| US10822760B2 |
Maritime structure for laying the foundations of buildings, installations and wind turbines by means of gravity in a marine environment
The invention relates to a maritime structure for laying the foundations of buildings, installations or wind turbines by means of gravity in a marine environment, which has significant advantages for constructing, transporting, positioning and operating same, owing to the novel features introduced into the design thereof in comparison with existing types. The structure comprises a base in the shape of a chamfered equilateral triangle, having a sufficient height to optimise navigability, the base being formed by a frame of vertical walls that form hexagonal or triangular cells closed at the ends by a lower slab and an upper slab, and three closed towers having a regular hexagonal or circular cross section which are located in the corners of the base. The structure can be towed, completely installed, with a wind turbine or superstructure that same supports, and has low initial draft, high naval stability and low resistance to movement. The lowering process is performed by using gravity to ballast the cells with seawater, without needing any additional means, auxiliary large-capacity vessels or floating elements external to the structure itself. The structure can be positioned as a gravity foundation at a depth of 20 to 50 meters and can be re-floated to be transferred whole again to a port for dismantling. |
| US10822759B2 |
Load arrangement for powering a load
A load arrangement is provided for powering a load on a surface (30) of a marine structure (50) exposed to a liquid (10). The load arrangement has a carrier (100) and a conductor arrangement (110) arranged on the surface of the marine structure and coupled to one pole of a power source (1). The other pole is coupled to the liquid. The carrier has a back surface (102) to cover part of the conductor arrangement and the surface (30) of the marine structure. A load (20) in the carrier receives supply current from the power source via a front electrode (130) arranged for coupling to the liquid, and a back electrode (120) at the back surface arranged for coupling to the conductor arrangement. The load may be an UV-C LED for emitting anti-fouling light. |
| US10822758B2 |
Automated dispensing of travel path applicants
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for dispensing a travel path applicant. For example, a computing entity can monitor the location of a maintenance vehicle and/or its travel path to dispense travel path applicants accordingly. |
| US10822753B2 |
Road finishing machine or charger vehicle with pushing means for a material transfer process
A road-making machine is provided in the form of a road-finishing machine for producing a paving layer from a laying material or a charger vehicle for supplying the road-finishing machine with a laying material. The road-making machine comprises a material bunker, and a pushing means fixed forward of the material bunker at a chassis, such that pushing rollers of the pushing means may dock to rear tires of a truck. The pushing rollers comprise a pair of first pushing rollers mountable in a first position in a seat of a traverse of the pushing means. Either the pushing means is expandable by at least one changeable attachment to which the first pushing rollers may be mounted in a second position further forward with respect to the first position, or the pushing means comprises a pair of second pushing rollers which may be selectively positioned forward of the first pushing rollers. |
| US10822749B2 |
Reinforcing fabric
A reinforcing fabric includes at least one glass fiber, wherein the at least one glass fiber includes a binder, the binder including a polymer resin and a filler, the filler including a recycled asphalt shingle. A method of reinforcing pavement with the aforementioned reinforcing fabric can be applied to new and existing pavements. |
| US10822745B2 |
Fibrous structures
A fibrous structure is disclosed. The fibrous structure exhibits a plurality of discrete knuckles arranged in a pattern of repeat units. The repeat units can include a plurality of rows arranged orthogonally in an X-Y plane, each row having a portion of the discrete knuckles, and each discrete knuckle separated from adjacent discrete knuckles in a row by a distance. Each of the discrete knuckles within the repeat unit can have substantially the same shape and size; and wherein the distance between at least two adjacent discrete knuckles in each row are non-uniform such that the repeat unit exhibits varying pillow width distances along the rows in both the X and Y axes. |
| US10822742B2 |
Apparatus for recognizing the replacement state of a high-strength fiber rope for lifting gear
The present invention relates to an apparatus for recognizing the replacement state of a high-strength fiber rope for lifting gear such as cranes as well as to a lifting gear such as a crane in which such a high-strength fiber rope is installed. It is the underlying object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus for determining the replacement state of a high-strength fiber rope and to provide improved lifting gear having such a fiber rope that avoid the disadvantages of the prior art and further develop the latter in an advantageous manner. To be able to more easily determine the respective degree of damage of the jacket and thus the closeness to the imminent replacement state of the rope, the apparatus is provided with a reference damage memory in which reference representations of the rope with different degrees of damage to the jacket of the rope are contained to allow for an optical comparison of an actual image of the rope with the stored reference representations and thus, determination of the replacement state. |
| US10822739B2 |
Induction dryer appliance with a bearing system
An induction dryer appliance includes a cabinet. A drum is positioned within the cabinet. The drum is rotatable about an axis within the cabinet. The induction dryer appliance also includes an induction heating element and a support assembly. The support assembly is positioned within the cabinet adjacent the drum. The support assembly includes a plate. The induction heating element is positioned on the plate. A bearing is mounted to the plate. The bearing contacts the drum as the drum rotates about the axis such that the bearing spaces the plate from the drum along a radial direction that is perpendicular to the axis. |
| US10822737B2 |
Washing machine
A washing machine including a bubble generator. The washing machine includes a detergent box configured to store a detergent, a detergent box housing configured to accommodate the detergent box therein and a bubble generator to generate bubbles to be supplied and configured to mix water supplied to the detergent box with air. |
| US10822734B2 |
Washing machine and washing water supply device
Provided is a washing machine including a main body having an opening and a door assembly disposed at the opening, wherein the door assembly includes a door that opens and closes the opening and an auxiliary washing unit having an auxiliary washing space in which hand-washing can be performed, and provided to pivot about one side of the door in an inside of the door. Through this configuration, separated washing spaces can be provided and separate hand-washing can be performed. Also, pressure of washing water supplied into the washing machine can be regulated so that water supply efficiency can be improved and a flow rate of the washing water can be adjusted. |
| US10822730B2 |
Spool rest and thread standing device
A spool rest is provided in a thread standing device of a sewing machine so as to hold a thread spool to be attachable and detachable by inserting a support installed to protrude from a thread standing base, in a cylinder portion formed at a center of the thread spool around which a sewing thread to be fed to the sewing machine is wound, the spool rest is a polygonal plate installed on the thread standing base and includes a through-hole that the support provided at a center portion of a placement surface for placing the thread spool penetrates, and a thread passing groove is formed from the center portion of the placement surface toward an outer edge portion. |
| US10822728B2 |
Knitted components exhibiting color shifting effects
The present embodiments provide a knitted component including a knitted base portion located between a first non-planar structure and a second non-planar structure. The knitted base portion may include a first area located adjacent to the first non-planar structure, and the first area may include at least one course of a first base yarn. The knitted base portion may include a second area located adjacent to the second non-planar structure, and the second area may include at least one course of a second base yarn. The first base yarn may have a first visual property and the second base yarn may have a second visual property different from the first visual property. |
| US10822724B2 |
Manufacturing apparatus for delaminating bamboo into fiber and method thereof
An apparatus for delaminating a bamboo into fibers includes a machine frame, a machine seat arranged in a middle of the machine, a machine cover matching with the machine seat, a push plate, a power source, and an elastic member. The machine seat includes multiple grooves formed in a top to respectively receive therein bamboo pieces. The machine cover includes multiple ribs formed on a bottom thereof. The machine cover is slidable relative to the machine seat to have the ribs of the machine cover respectively receivable in and engageable with the grooves of the machine seat so as to sandwich bamboo pieces therebetween. A push plate is driven by the power source to selectively move relative to the machine seat and has a bent end portion that bends and pushes portions of the bamboo pieces to slide on the top of the machine cover. |
| US10822720B1 |
Composition for preparing silicon carbide ingot and method for preparing silicon carbide ingot using the same
A method for preparing a SiC ingot includes loading a composition of a raw material comprising a carbon source and a silicon source into a reactor; placing a plurality of seed crystal on one side of the reactor spaced apart from the composition; and sublimating the composition such that the SiC ingot grows from the plurality of seed crystal. A flow factor of the composition may be 5 to 35. |
| US10822718B2 |
Method for producing aluminum nitride single crystal substrate
A method for producing an AlN single crystal substrate, the method including: i) preparing a first base substrate consisting of a first AlN single crystal; ii) growing a first AlN single crystal layer over a main face of the first base substrate, to obtain a layered body; iii) cutting the first MN single crystal layer of the layered body, to separate the layered body into a second base substrate and a first part of the first AlN single crystal layer, the second base substrate including the first base substrate and a thin film layered thereon, the thin film being a second part of the first AlN single crystal layer; iv) polishing a surface of the thin film, to obtain a third base substrate consisting of a second AlN single crystal; and v) growing a second AlN single crystal layer over the polished surface of the third base substrate. |
| US10822717B2 |
Seed crystal holder for pulling up single crystal and method of manufacturing silicon single crystal using the same
A seed crystal holder for pulling up a single crystal is made of a carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite material, and has a substantially cylindrical shape with a hollow space having a shape matching an outer shape of a substantially rod-shaped seed crystal. A direction of carbon fibers at a part in contact with at least an outer peripheral surface of the seed crystal has isotropy as viewed from a central axis of the hollow space. |
| US10822716B2 |
Quartz glass crucible and manufacturing method thereof
In an exemplary embodiment, a quartz glass crucible 1 includes: a high-aluminum-content layer 14B which is made of quartz glass having a relatively high average aluminum concentration and is provided to form an outer surface 10b of the quartz glass crucible 1; and a low-aluminum-content layer 14A which is made of quartz glass having a lower average aluminum concentration than that of the high-aluminum-content layer 14B and is provided on an inner side of the high-aluminum-content layer 14B, wherein the low-aluminum-content layer 14A includes an opaque layer 11 made of quartz glass containing a large number of minute bubbles, and the high-aluminum-content layer 14B is made of transparent or translucent quartz glass having a lower bubble content than that of the opaque layer 11. The quartz glass crucible is capable of withstanding a single crystal pull-up step undertaken for a very long period of time. |
| US10822714B2 |
Method of growing crystal in recess and processing apparatus used therefor
A method of growing a crystal in a recess in a substrate on which an insulating film having the recess is formed, includes: forming a first film on the insulating film at a thickness as not to completely fill the recess; etching the first film by an etching gas to remain the first film only in a bottom portion of the recess; annealing the substrate such that the first film in the bottom portion is modified into a crystalline layer; forming a second film on the insulating film and a surface of the crystalline layer at a thickness as not to completely fill the recess; annealing the substrate such that the second film is crystallized from the bottom portion through a solid phase epitaxial growth to form an epitaxial crystal layer; and etching and removing the second film remaining on the substrate by an etching gas. |
| US10822713B2 |
Structured particles
A powder comprising pillared particles for use as an active component of a metal ion battery, the pillared particles comprising a particle core and a plurality of pillars extending from the particle core, wherein the pillared particles are formed from a starting material powder wherein at least 10% of the total volume of the starting material powder is made up of starting material particles having a particle size of no more than 10 microns. |
| US10822712B2 |
Electroplating apparatus
An electroplating apparatus includes a substrate, a seed layer provided on a top surface of the substrate, a high-voltage portion provided on a bottom surface of the substrate, a housing sealing the high-voltage portion, an anode structure spaced apart from the seed layer in a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate, first power source generating a first voltage difference between the seed layer and the anode structure, and a second power source applying a second voltage to the high-voltage portion. A positive terminal of the first power source is electrically connected to the anode structure, and a negative terminal of the first power source is electrically connected to the seed layer. |
| US10822710B2 |
Aluminized metallic scaffold for high temperature applications and method of making an aluminized metallic scaffold
An aluminized metallic scaffold for high temperature applications comprises a porous non-refractory alloy structure including a network of interconnected pores extending therethrough. The porous non-refractory alloy structure comprises a transition metal phase and an aluminide phase, and portions of the porous non-refractory alloy structure between interconnected pores have a thickness no greater than about 500 nm. A method of making an aluminized metallic scaffold for high-temperature applications comprises introducing aluminum into a surface of a porous metallic structure at an elevated temperature. The porous metallic structure comprises a transition metal and has a network of interconnected pores extending therethrough, where portions of the porous metallic structure between interconnected pores have a thickness no greater than about 500 nm. As the aluminum is introduced into the surface and diffusion occurs, an aluminide phase is formed, resulting in a porous non-refractory alloy structure comprising the aluminide phase and a transition metal phase. |
| US10822705B2 |
Surface-treatment solution composition containing trivalent chromium and inorganic compound, zinc-based plated steel sheet surface-treated using same, and method for producing same
Provided is a surface-treating solution composition, a zinc-based plated steel sheet surface-treated using the same, and a method for producing the same, wherein the surface-treatment solution composition includes: 10 wt % to 20 wt % of a trivalent chromium compound containing chromium phosphate (A) and chromium nitrate (B), the content ratio thereof, A/(A+B), satisfying 0.3 to 0.6; 20 wt % to 40 wt % of a silane-based sol-gel resin in which three types of silane compounds are crosslinked; 0.2 wt % to 0.4 wt % of a rust-inhibiting and corrosion-resistant agent; 0.1 wt % to 0.3 wt % of a molybdenum-based compound; 5 wt % to 10 wt % of a water-soluble cationic urethane resin; 0.5 wt % to 2.0 wt % of a silane coupling agent; 0.5 wt % to 2.0 wt % of an Al compound; and 25.3 wt % to 63.7 wt % of water. The zinc-based plated steel sheet surface-treated with the surface-treatment solution composition containing trivalent chromium has an excellent effect on corrosion resistance, blackening resistance, fingerprint resistance, piping oil infiltration, and alkali resistance. |
| US10822703B2 |
Process for pretreatment of plastic surfaces for metallization
The invention relates to a process for coating plastics or plastic surfaces with metals, especially plastics composed of acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymers (ABS) and composed of mixtures of these copolymers with other plastics (e.g. ABS blends), wherein the process comprises the pretreatment of the plastic surfaces with a composition C (etch solution) comprising at least two different ionic liquids IL1 and IL2. |
| US10822702B2 |
Metalization of surfaces
A method for application of a metal on a substrate comprises a) contacting at least a part of the surface of the substrate with at least one initiator, and polymerizable units with the ability to undergo a chemical reaction to form a polymer, the polymer comprising at least one charged group, wherein the contacting is achieved by contacting a pad with a plate comprising the at least one initiator and the polymerizable units and subsequently contacting the pad with the surface of the substrate, thereby transferring the at least one initiator and the polymerizable units to the surface of the substrate. Subsequently a metal layer is produced on the surface. The compactness of the applied metal layer is increased. |
| US10822697B2 |
Method for producing metal structures
A method for producing metal structures includes an initiator composition comprising a photocatalytic substance being applied to a substrate. A precursor composition that can be reduced to a metal by the photocatalytic activity of the nanodusts is applied to the layer. A structure template is then applied, partially displacing the precursor composition, and then the substrate is illuminated. Structured metal structures are thus generated. |
| US10822695B2 |
Thin film deposition apparatus
A reaction chamber includes a reactor wall, a susceptor contacting the reactor wall to define a reaction space and a gas flow control device and a showerhead member stacked between the reactor wall and the susceptor. The showerhead member includes a gas channel and a showerhead. Penetration holes are formed through a protruding lateral portion of the gas flow control device, and the reactor wall and a lateral portion of the showerhead member are spaced apart from each other to form a gas discharge path. Gas remaining in the gas discharge path is discharged through the penetration holes and a gas outlet formed in an upper portion of the reactor wall. Because of the reaction space and the gas discharge path, unnecessary regions are removed to rapidly change gases from one to another, and thus atomic layer deposition may be performed with high efficiency and productivity. |
| US10822694B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus and method of cleaning the same
Disclosed are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of cleaning the apparatus. The apparatus includes a process chamber, a support unit in the process chamber and configured to support a substrate, and a gas injection unit in the process chamber. The gas injection unit includes a first injection portion configured to inject a source gas, a second injection portion facing the first injection portion and configured to inject a reaction gas that reacts with the source gas, and a third injection portion configured to inject a cleaning gas that removes a reactant produced from the source gas and the reaction gas. |
| US10822693B2 |
Method of manufacturing diamond substrate, diamond substrate, and diamond composite substrate
A method of manufacturing a diamond substrate includes: forming an ion implantation layer at a side of a main surface of a diamond seed substrate by implanting ions into the main surface of the diamond seed substrate; producing a diamond structure by growing a diamond growth layer by a vapor phase synthesis method on the main surface of the diamond seed substrate, after implanting the ions; and performing heat treatment on the diamond structure. The performed heat treatment causes the diamond structure to be separated along the ion implantation layer into a first structure including the diamond seed substrate and failing to include the diamond growth layer, and a diamond substrate including the diamond growth layer. Thus, the method of manufacturing a diamond substrate is provided that enables a diamond substrate with a large area to be manufactured in a short time and at a low cost. |
| US10822690B2 |
Lithium-containing transition metal oxide target
A process for the formation of an LiM02 (e.g., LiCoO2) sputtering target with a bi-modal grain size distribution (as in a hollow cylinder target body) that includes a CIP-based process involving, for example, forming or sourcing an LiMO2 (e.g., Li—CoO2) powder; dispersion and milling (e.g., wet milling); binder introduction; drying (e.g., spray drying) to form a granulate; CIP processing of the granulate into a molded shape; and a heating cycle for debinding and sintering to form a densified sintered shape. The target body produced is suited for inclusion on a sputtering target assembly (as in a rotary sputtering target assembly with a plurality of cylindrical target bodies attached to a backing support). The invention is inclusive of the resultant target bodies formed under the CIP based process as well as an induction heater based process for attachment (e.g., metal solder bonding) of the low conductivity target body(ies) of LiMO2 (e.g., LiCoO2) to a common backing support through use of an added conductive wrap or layer provided to the target body and heated with the induction heater during the attachment process. |
| US10822689B2 |
Patterning of nanoporous gold microstructures
A nanoporous metal can be formed by projecting laser patterns using a spatial light modulator (SLM) onto a gold/silver alloy film immersed in diluted nitric acid solutions. Heat accumulation induced by the photothermal effect enables localized dealloying in dilute nitric acid. NPG micropatterns can be formed at the irradiated spots while the surrounding alloy remains intact. |
| US10822686B2 |
Structure or structural member for high temperature applications and method and apparatus for producing thereof
A structure for high temperature applications includes a base structure which includes a ceramic composite material, and a coating of a metal-semimetal compound, a metal boride, a metal carbide and/or a metal nitride. Furthermore, a production method and a coating device produces structures which resist high temperature applications with higher process temperatures and difficult chemical conditions. |
| US10822682B2 |
Method to prevent abnormal grain growth for beta annealed Ti—6AL—4V forgings
A method for heat-treating a titanium alloy, such as Ti-6Al-4V. The method may occur after or include a step of forging the titanium alloy such that localized, highly deformed grains are formed in the titanium alloy. Then the method may include steps of recrystallization annealing the titanium alloy by heating the titanium alloy to a temperature in a range between 30° F. to 200° F. below beta transus of the titanium alloy for 1 hour to 6 hours and then furnace cooling of the titanium alloy to 1200° F. to 1500° F. at a rate of 50° F. to 500° F. per hour. Following the recrystallization annealing, the method may include beta annealing the titanium alloy. These steps may be performed in a single heat treating cycle. |
| US10822677B2 |
Forged component, method for manufacturing the same, and connecting rod
A forged component having a chemical composition including, by mass %, C: 0.30 to 0.45%, Si: 0.05 to 0.35%, Mn: 0.50 to 0.90%, P: 0.030 to 0.070%, S: 0.040 to 0.070%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.50%, Al: 0.001 to 0.050%, V: 0.25 to 0.35%, Ca: 0 to 0.0100%, N: 0.0150% or less, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying formula 1. Metal structure is a ferrite pearlite structure, and a ferrite area ratio is 30% or more. Vickers hardness is in the range of 320 to 380 HV. 0.2% yield strength is 800 MPa or more. A Charpy V-notch impact value is in the range of 7 to 15 J/cm2. |
| US10822676B2 |
Aluminum alloy wire, aluminum alloy strand wire, covered electrical wire, and terminal-equipped electrical wire
An aluminum alloy wire composed of an aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy contains more than or equal to 0.005 mass % and less than or equal to 2.2 mass % of Fe and a remainder of Al and an inevitable impurity, and the aluminum alloy wire has a dynamic friction coefficient of less than or equal to 0.8. |
| US10822675B2 |
High temperature creep resistant aluminum superalloys
This invention relates to a series of castable aluminum alloys with excellent creep and aging resistance, high electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity at elevated temperatures. The cast article comprises 0.4 to 2% by weight iron, 0 to 4% by weight nickel, 0.1 to 0.6 or about 0.1 to 0.8% by weight zirconium, optional 0.1 to 0.6% by weight vanadium, optional 0.1 to 2% by weight titanium, at least one inoculant such as 0.07-0.15% by weight tin, or 0.07-0.15% by weight indium, or 0.07-0.15% by weight antimony, or 0.02-0.2% by weight silicon, and aluminum as the remainder. The aluminum alloys contain a simultaneous dispersion of Al6Fe, Al3X (X=Fe, Ni) and/or Al9FeNi intermetallic in the eutectic regions and a dispersion of nano-precipitates of Al3ZrxVyTi1-x-y (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1 and 0≤x+y≤1) having L12 crystal structure in the aluminum matrix in between the eutectic regions. The processing condition for producing cast article of the present invention is disclosed in detail. |
| US10822673B1 |
Arsenic removal from lead concentrate by ozone treatment and reverse flotation
Method for removing arsenic mineral from a lead concentrate by reverse flotation with an ozone pre-treatment. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a slurry of the lead concentrate that has previously undergone flotation processes, bubbling ozone into the slurry of the lead concentrate to remove reagents used in previous flotation processes, adding a sulfide salt to the slurry to depress lead mineral, adding an alkali to increase the pH of the slurry, adding a collector and then a frother to the slurry for a reverse flotation processing and floating the arsenic mineral out of the lead mineral to obtain a now-purified lead concentrate. |
| US10822670B2 |
Controlled thermal coefficient product system and method
A controlled thermal coefficient product manufacturing system and method is disclosed. The disclosed product relates to the manufacture of metallic material product (MMP) having a thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) in a predetermined range. The disclosed system and method provides for a first material deformation (FMD) of the MMP that comprises at least some of a first material phase (FMP) wherein the FMP comprises martensite randomly oriented and a first thermal expansion coefficient (FTC). In response to the FMD at least some of the FMP is oriented in at least one predetermined orientation. Subsequent to deformation, the MMP comprises a second thermal expansion coefficient (STC) that is within a predetermined range and wherein the thermal expansion of the MMP is in at least one predetermined direction. The MMP may be comprised of a second material phase (SMP) that may or may not transform to the FMP in response to the FMD. |
| US10822665B2 |
Method for making cheese
The present invention relates to a method for making cheese of the continental type or the cheddar type, especially reduced-fat or low-fat cheese. |
| US10822660B2 |
Method for discrimination of metaplasias from neoplastic or preneoplastic lesions
The present invention relates to a method for discrimination of p16.sup.INK4a overexpressing metaplasias from neoplastic or preneoplastic p16.sup.INK4a overexpressing lesions by determination of the level of high risk HPV encoded gene-products such as e.g. HPV E2 and/or HPV E7 molecules in biological samples in the course of cytological testing procedures. The method thus enables for reduction of false positive results in the p16.sup.INK4a based detection of anogenital lesions in cytological testing procedures. |
| US10822659B2 |
Analysis of methylation using nucleic acid arrays
Arrays for genome-wide analysis of methylation are disclosed. In a preferred aspect arrays comprising a plurality of probes complementary to a plurality of identified CpG islands in the human, mouse and rat genome are disclosed. The arrays may be used to detect methylation within CpG islands in samples from human, mouse and rat genomes. |
| US10822657B2 |
Method for successful retrieval of sperm
Measurement of expression levels of heat shock factor Y chromosome (HSFY) in testicular tissue samples or semen can be used to identify whether testicular sperm extraction can be used for patients with all histological variants of nonobstructive azoospermia. |
| US10822655B2 |
Measurement of analytes with membrane channel molecules, and bilayer arrays
The invention relates to a method for detection of analyte interaction with a channel molecule held in a membrane, comprising the optical detection of a modification in the flux of a signal molecule as it passes through the channel molecule by the action of a membrane potential, wherein the modification in the flux is caused by at least partial blockage of the channel molecule by the analyte. The invention further relates to bilayer arrays, components, methods of manufacture and use. |
| US10822654B2 |
Sequencing biopolymers
The invention relates to a method and a corresponding arrangement for sequencing at least two biopolymers (6), wherein for each biopolymer (6) a sequence signal is picked up by a respective measured variable pickup on the basis of the sequence of the biopolymer (6), the sequence signals are transferred to a shift register (16) and buffer-stored therein, the buffer-stored sequence signals are transferred from the shift register (16) sequentially to an evaluation device (26) and evaluated therein. Each sequence signal is preferably produced here by means of a nanopore arrangement (10). A corresponding sequencing arrangement (11) has the measured variable pickups and the shift register (16) integrated in it, preferably in an electrical circuit, that is to say on a sensor array, for example. Each sequence signal can be amplified here by a preamplifier (14) prior to transfer to the shift register (16). The transfer of the output signal (A) to the evaluation device (24) can comprise the amplification of the signal by an output amplifier (24) and/or at least one EMCCD stage (32). |
| US10822649B2 |
Multiplex targeted amplification using flap nuclease
Methods for multiplex amplification of a plurality of targets of distinct sequence from a complex mixture are disclosed. In one aspect targets are circularized using a single circularization probe that is complementary to two regions in the target that flank a region to be amplified. The targets may hybridize to the circularization probe so that 5′ or 3′ flaps are generated and methods for removing flaps and circularizing the resulting product are disclosed. In another aspect targets are hybridized to dU probes so that 5′ and 3′ flaps are generated. The flaps are cleaved using 5′ or 3′ flap endonucleases or 3′ to 5′ exonucleases. The target sequences are then ligated to common primers, the dU probes digested and the ligated targets amplified. |
| US10822646B2 |
Reaction container control system
A reaction container control system including a reaction container, a sealing lid, a temperature control block, and a heater. The reaction container includes a lower side wall section, an upper side wall section, and an aperture. The sealing lid seals the reaction container by fitting to the aperture of the reaction container. When the sealing lid is fitted to the aperture, light based on an optical state within the reaction container is receivable by a measuring device via the sealing lid. The temperature control block contacts or extends adjacent the lower side wall section, and includes a temperature source operable to increase or decrease a temperature inside the reaction container. The heater contacts or extends adjacent the upper side wall section, and includes a heat source operable to heat the reaction container to prevent condensation on the sealing lid fitted to the aperture. |
| US10822639B2 |
Isolation of nucleic acids
Provided herein is technology relating to isolating nucleic acids. In particular, the technology relates to methods and kits for extracting nucleic acids from problematic samples such as stool. |
| US10822637B2 |
Method for detecting molecular interactions using an immobilized nucleic acid
The present invention relates to a method for detecting and/or characterizing molecular interactions between two molecules, in particular two proteins and most particular between an antigen and an antibody by using an immobilized single-stranded nucleic acid molecule to which single-stranded nucleic acid molecules having a ligand attached thereto are hybridized. |
| US10822635B2 |
Methods and devices for diagnosis of particles in biological fluids
Methods for determining whether certain compounds, in particular crystals, are present in a sample of a biological fluid that indicates an individual has a particular disease or condition, such as but not limited to gout, pseudogout or urinary tract stones. In some embodiments, the methods include the steps of digestion and filtration of a sample of synovial fluid in order to isolate, if present, monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU), calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD), or calcium phosphate crystals from the sample, wherein the filtrate is analyzed with a Raman device to ascertain the presence and type of the crystals. Devices for performing steps of the method are disclosed. |
| US10822629B2 |
Polyphosphate-dependent glucokinase and method for preparing glucose 6-phosphate by using same
The present invention relates to a novel high-temperature active thermoresistant polyphosphate-dependent glucokinase with high thermal stability, a composition including the enzyme, and methods for producing glucose 6-phosphate using the enzyme. |
| US10822624B2 |
Compositions and methods for recombinant biosynthesis of propane
Provided are genetically engineered microorganism that catalyze the synthesis of propane and/or butanol from a suitable substrate such as glucose. Also provided are methods of engineering said genetically engineered microorganism and methods of producing propane and/or butanol using the genetically engineered microorganism. |
| US10822616B2 |
Transgenic plants having altered biomass composition
Methods and materials for modulating biomass composition in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding biomass composition-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having altered biomass composition and plant products produced from plants having altered biomass composition. |
| US10822613B2 |
Protein expression systems
The invention is based on an expression enhancer sequence derived from the RNA-2 genome segment of a bipartite RNA virus, in which a target initiation site in the RNA-2 genome segment has been mutated. Deletion of appropriate start codons upstream of the main RNA2 translation initiation can greatly increase in foreign protein accumulation without the need for viral replication. Also provided are methods, vectors and systems, including the ‘hyper-translatable’ Cowpea Mosaic Virus (“CPMV-HT”) based protein expression system. |
| US10822607B2 |
Site-specific induction of bimolecular quadruplex-duplex hybrids and methods of using the same
A method for the generation of a G-quadruplex structure on a target nucleic acid sequence is presented. The approach combines the specificity of Watson-Crick base pair with the stability associated with a robust G-quadruplex scaffold. The induction of such bimolecular quadruplex-duplex hybrids can be applied within the antigene or antisense context for enhanced steric blockage to the transcriptional or translational machinery. In addition, such structures provide unique features for ligand design. This approach also allows the site-specific generation of G-quadruplex structures within nucleic acid nanoarchitectures. |
| US10822605B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing sequence verified DNA
A method of retrieving a subset of polynucleotide molecules from a mixture of polynucleotide molecules includes receiving a mixture of nucleotide sequences comprising one or more polynucleotide molecules, synthesizing one or more identifier (ID) regions onto the one or more polynucleotide molecules, and sequencing members of the population of polynucleotide molecules to associate the sequence of one or more of the molecules (the “Polynucleotide Sequence”) with the sequence of the attached ID region (the “ID Sequence”). The method also includes generating a bead-bound library of one or more beads comprising subsets of identical polynucleotide molecules. Each bead is identified by the ID Sequence of the associated Polynucleotide Sequence. The method further includes sequencing the one or more ID regions of each bead to generate ID Sequence information for each bead, combining the Polynucleotide Sequence information, the one or more ID Sequences, and coordinates of each bead to identify the Polynucleotide Sequence on the bead, and retrieving the bead with its associated Polynucleotide Sequence from the flow cell based on the absolute coordinate position of the bead. |
| US10822601B2 |
Methods for producing multiple recombinant polypeptides in a filamentous fungal host cell
The present invention relates to methods for constructing a filamentous fungal strain for production of multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity. The present invention also relates to methods for producing multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity in a filamentous fungal strain. The present invention also relates to filamentous fungal strains expressing multiple recombinant polypeptides having biological activity. |
| US10822600B2 |
Method for producing cellulases with pretreated lignocellulosic pomace
The invention relates to a process for producing cellulolytic or hemicellulolytic enzymescomprising A growth phase a) of a cellulolytic microorganism in a closed reactor, in the presence of at least one carbonaceous growth substrate in a concentration between 10 and 90 g/L, at a temperature of 25-30° C. and a pH of 4-5.5 An enzyme production phase b) in which at least one inducer carbonaceous substrate is added, at a temperature of 25-27° C. and a pH of 4-5, process in which the said inducer substrate is a pretreated pomace obtained from a pretreatment process of lignocellulosic material that has not undergone enzymatic hydrolysis and that is added in fed-batch or continuous mode, and which has particular characteristics: a hydrolysis yield greater than 80% in a test and an apparent viscosity, measured in the test, of less than 1 Pa·s for a shear rate of 10 s−1. |
| US10822599B2 |
Compositions for linking DNA-binding domains and cleavage domains
Disclosed herein are compositions for linking DNA binding domains and cleavage domains (or cleavage half-domains) to form non-naturally occurring nucleases. Also described are methods of making and using compositions comprising these linkers. |
| US10822598B2 |
Lipase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to a lipase variant of a parent lipase, which variant has lipase activity, at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 and comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 17; 18; 29; 30; 33; 34; 36; 37; 38; 40; 41; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 49; 50; 5 51; 52; 54; 55; 57; 58; 59; 60; 69; 70; 71; 72; 81; 82; 85; 86; 87; 89; 90; 91; 92; 94; 95; 96; 97; 99; 100; 101; 102; 103; 105; 108; 111; 115; 116; 118; 119; 120; 122; 123; 124; 126; 127; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132; 133; 134; 136; 144; 152; 155; 157; 158; 159; 161; 162; 163; 177; 178; 181; 182; 184; 185; 187; 189; 191; 196; 197; 199; 203; 205; 206; 207; 208; 209; 211; 215; 220; 221; 222; 223; 224; 226; 229; 230; 232; 235; 236; 240; 242; 243; 244; 247; 248; 252; 254; 255; 257; 10 260; 261; 262 of SEQ ID NO: 3. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. |
| US10822595B2 |
Cell penetrating peptide, conjugate comprising same, and composition comprising conjugate
The present invention relates to a conjugate of cell penetrating peptide and an active ingredient; and its use. Specifically, a conjugate including a cell penetrating peptide which is a peptide comprising any one amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 156, a fragment of any one sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 156, or a peptide having above 80% homology with the above-mentioned sequence; and a composition comprising the same are disclosed. |
| US10822594B2 |
Method for the enzymatic conversion of a phenol substrate into a corresponding catechol product
A method for the enzymatic conversion of a phenol substrate into a corresponding catechol product comprises the step of incubating the phenol substrate with a Ralstonia solanacearum tyrosinase enzyme, or a functional derivative thereof, in a reaction mixture, for a period of time sufficient to allow the enzyme convert at least some of the phenol substrate into the catechol product. |
| US10822583B2 |
Lipid biosynthesis and abiotic stress resilience in photosynthetic organisms
This application describes consortium between fungi and algae, where the algae are incorporated within hyphae of the fungi. The consortium is robust. The fungi and algae can symbiotically provide nutrients to each other, and are tolerant of environmental stresses. |
| US10822582B2 |
Regulated vacuum off-gassing of gas filter for fluid processing system and related methods
A method for filtering a gas includes delivering a gas into a compartment of a gas filter assembly; applying a partial vacuum to the gas filter assembly so that the partial vacuum assists in drawing the gas through a porous filter body of the gas filter assembly that is at least partially disposed within the compartment of the gas filter assembly; and regulating the application of the partial vacuum based on a pressure reading of the gas upstream of the gas filter assembly. |
| US10822580B2 |
User interface for recipe creation
A user interface for a beer recipe creator may have a series of icons that may represent ingredients. A user may drag and drop or otherwise add the icons to containers on a display screen to add or remove ingredients to the recipe. With each added or removed ingredient, a set of descriptors may be updated. The descriptors may include numerical values of beer parameters as well as textual descriptions and visual descriptions. The system may allow a user to start with a desired beer style, and the parameters may show variances from the selected style. The system may generate an ingredients list, as well as a brewing recipe that may be transferred to a controller for a beer making machine. The system may adjust certain parameters that are controllable by the beer making machine to make flavor and other adjustments selected by a user. |
| US10822574B2 |
Glucan fiber compositions for use in laundry care and fabric care
An enzymatically produced α-glucan oligomer/polymer compositions is provided. The enzymatically produced α-glucan oligomer/polymers can be derivatized into α-glucan ether compounds. The α-glucan oligomers/polymers and the corresponding α-glucan ethers are cellulose and/or protease resistant, making them suitable for use in fabric care and laundry care applications. Methods for the production and use of the present compositions are also provided. |
| US10822573B1 |
Powder descaling compositions and methods for use thereof
A powder descaling composition is disclosed herein, as well as methods for using the same. A benefit to the powder descaling composition can be providing a compact, lightweight powder composition that is easily and efficiently transported, stored, dispensed and used for removing scale from the surfaces of machinery. |
| US10822568B2 |
Foreign substance removing lubricant composition, foreign substance removing lubricant composition applied member, and method for using foreign substance removing lubricant composition
The object of the present invention is to provide a foreign substance removing lubricant composition having high foreign substance removing effects and being capable of improving the lubricating properties as compared to conventional lubricant compositions, a foreign substance removing lubricant composition applied member, and a method for using the foreign substance removing lubricant composition. The foreign substance removing lubricant composition of the present invention comprises a perfluoroalkyl group containing compound (S) having a perfluoroalkyl group or a fluoropolyether containing compound. As a result, foreign substance removing effects can be enhanced, and the lubricating properties can be improved as compared to the conventional lubricant compositions. |
| US10822567B2 |
Composition for improving performance of waxless skis
Provided herein is a composition for improving performance of waxless skis, in particular skin skis, more particularly of skin strips, on snow, the composition com¬prising (a) C1-6-alcohol(s); and (b) lubricant(s) selected from a group consisting of (c) perfluoropolyethers, (d) polydi(C1-3-alkyl)siloxanes, and mixtures thereof. |
| US10822566B2 |
Biomass fuel manufacturing plant, manufacturing plant system, and biomass fuel manufacturing method
A biomass fuel manufacturing plant includes: a separating section that separates oil and water from oil-containing wastewater discharged from an essential oil plant that refines essential oil from fruits containing fats and oils, and separates the oil and water into POME oil and treated water; a discharged oil supply line that supplies at least one of the POME oil, discharged oil at compressing discharged when compressing empty fruit bunches, and discharged oil at crushing discharged when crushing the empty fruit bunches, to at least one or more locations of a carbonization section that generates carbide by performing heat treatment with respect to the empty fruit bunches discharged from the essential oil plant and a fuel generation section that generates a fuel from the carbide. |
| US10822565B2 |
Method for converting agricultural biomass or industrial bio waste into biofuel
A method for converting agricultural biomass or industrial bio waste into biofuel using concentrated radiated energy is disclosed. Biomass or bio waste is stored inside a batch reactor in either solid or semisolid state. Unwanted moisture and unwanted oxygen are removed from the stored agricultural biomass or industrial bio waste. Concentrated radiated energy is directed towards the biomass or bio waste through a radiated energy concentrator that focuses the concentrated radiated energy. Biomass or bio waste is kept within the depth of focus of the concentrated radiated energy during the conversion operation. Due to substantial matching of the absorption peak of biomass or bio waste with the emission peak of the concentrated radiated energy, the biomass or bio waste that is within the depth of focus instantaneously decomposes into biofuel. The biofuel thus generated is at ambient temperature with higher energy density. |
| US10822562B2 |
Chemicals and fuel blendstocks by a catalytic fast pyrolysis process
The present invention provides a catalytic fast pyrolysis process for the production of fuel blendstocks and chemicals. In addition, the invention provides compositions of renewable blendstocks, compositions of renewable fuel blends, and compositions of 100 percent renewable fuels compatible with gasoline specifications and regulations. |
| US10822555B2 |
Method for sweetening an olefinic petrol of sulphide-type compounds
A process reducing sulfides R1-S-R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl, in a gasoline containing diolefins, mono-olefins and sulphur: A) contacting gasoline in mixture with a light gasoline cut recycled from C) and hydrogen in a reactor with catalyst A at least one VIb metal and at least one non noble group VIII metal on a support, producing effluent having diolefins and sulfides R1-S-R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl radicals lower than that that of the starting gasoline; B) the effluent from A) is sent into a fractionating column separating at the top a light gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having less than 6 carbon atoms per molecule and at the bottom a heavy gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having 6 and more than 6 carbon atoms per molecule; C) recycling a part of the light gasoline from B) to the reactor of A) with a recycle ratio 0.1 to 0.7. |
| US10822547B2 |
Basic ionic liquids as hydrochloric acid scavengers in refinery crude processing
Treatment of crude oil with basic ionic liquids (ILs), results in scavenging of any hydrochloric acid (HCl) that is present to remove the HCl. The IL is a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula R4N+X− or R3N+R′N+R3, where R is independently an alkyl group, an alkylbenzyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, or a hydroxyalkylbenzyl group, and R is straight or branched and has 1-22 carbon atoms, R′ is a straight or branched alkylene or oxyalkylene having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and where X− is selected from the group consisting of hydroxide, carbonate, alkylcarbonate, bicarbonate or alkoxide, where the alkyl group of the alkyl-carbonate or alkoxide, if present, is straight or branched and has 1 to 8 carbon atoms. The ILs are introduced into the crude oil after the refinery desalters and before the crude distillation tower to prevent or inhibit HCl from distilling to the crude tower overhead. |
| US10822546B2 |
Conversion of biomass into a liquid hydrocarbon material
A process for producing liquid hydrocarbon products from a biomass-containing feedstock and/or a biomass-derived feedstock is provided. The process comprises: a) contacting the feedstock with a hydropyrolysis catalyst composition and molecular hydrogen in a hydropyrolysis reactor vessel to produce a product stream comprising a partially deoxygenated hydrocarbon product, H2O, H2, CO2, CO, C1-C3 gases, char and catalyst fines; b) removing char and catalyst fines from said product stream; c) cooling the remaining product stream to a temperature in the range of from 150 to 400° C.; and d) hydroconverting said partially deoxygenated hydrocarbon product in a hydroconversion reactor in the presence of one or more catalyst compositions suitable for hydrodeoxygenation and aromatic saturation of the partially deoxygenated hydrocarbon product in the presence of H2O, CO2, CO, H2, and C1-C3 gas generated in step a), to produce a vapour phase product comprising a C4+ hydrocarbon product. |
| US10822544B2 |
Nanoparticles of flame retardant magnesium hydroxide and method of production the same
The invention relates to chemical technologies, specifically nanoparticles of flame retardant magnesium hydroxide, and a process for the preparation thereof. The present nanoparticles of flame retardant magnesium hydroxide, including surface-processed nanoparticles, have a hexagonal plate-like structure with a specific surface area of up to 20 m2/g, an average diameter of the secondary particles of up to 2 μm, a diameter of 10% of the secondary particles of up to 0.8 μm, a diameter of 90% of the secondary particles of up to 5 μm, with a longitudinal size of the primary particles of from 150 to 900 nm, and a thickness of from 15 to 150 nm. |
| US10822538B2 |
Methods of controlling fines migration in a well
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore comprises introducing into the subterranean formation a treatment fluid comprising encapsulated particles having a core of a crosslinking agent and a shell of a chitosan encapsulant disposed on the core; releasing the crosslinking agent from the encapsulated particles with an acid; reacting the released crosslinking agent with the chitosan encapsulant or a derivative thereof forming a polymerized chitosan; and consolidating a plurality of particles in the subterranean formation with the polymerized chitosan. |
| US10822532B2 |
Silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesive
Silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesives, reaction mixtures used to form the pressure-sensitive adhesives, methods of making the silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesives, and articles containing the silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesives are described. More particularly, the silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesives include silicone-based elastomeric materials that are prepared by polymerizing a silicone compound having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups in the presence of actinic radiation (e.g., ultraviolet radiation) and a controlled radical initiator. The controlled radical initiator is a bis-dithiocarbamate or bis-dithiocarbonate compound having a single carbon between the two dithiocarbamate or dithiocarbonate groups. |
| US10822531B2 |
Two-component curable solventless-type laminate adhesive and resin cured product
A two-component curable solventless-type laminate adhesive contains a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component. The polyisocyanate component contains a derivative of a pentamethylene diisocyanate, the derivative of the pentamethylene diisocyanate contains an isocyanurate group and an allophanate group, and the content ratio of the isocyanurate group with respect to 100 moles of the total amount of the isocyanurate group and the allophanate group is 60 moles or more and 99 moles or less. |
| US10822527B2 |
Thermosetting adhesive composition, thermosetting adhesive film, and composite film
This thermosetting adhesive composition contains as a component (A) a vinyl compound in which a terminal end of a bifunctional polyphenylene ether oligomer is converted to a vinyl group, as a component (B) a maleimide resin, and as a component (C) a thermoplastic elastomer, the equivalent ratio of vinyl groups in the component (A) and maleimide groups in the component (B) being 1.0:0.5 to 1.0:4.0, the proportion of the component (C) in the total weight of the component (A), the component (B), and the component (C) being 55 to 95% by weight, the ratio of styrene units of the component (C) with respect to the total weight of the component (C) being 10 to 40% by weight, the tensile stress at 100% elongation being 0.1 to 2.9 MPa, and the elongation at break being 100% or greater. |
| US10822525B2 |
Polishing composition and method for polishing magnetic disk substrate
Embodiments provide a polishing composition containing colloidal silica, pulverized wet-process silica particles, and a water-soluble polymer compound. According to at leaset one embodiment, the water-soluble polymer compound is a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid and a structural unit derived from an unsaturated amide. |
| US10822523B2 |
Composition for organic electronic element encapsulant, and encapsulant formed using same
The present invention relates to a composition for an organic electronic device encapsulant and an encapsulant formed by using the same. A composition for an encapsulant according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: 1) a first copolymer including the first unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, the second unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and the third unit represented by Chemical Formula 3; 2) a second copolymer including the second unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 and the third unit represented by Chemical Formula 3; and 3) one or more photoinitiators. |
| US10822522B2 |
Modified polyimide compound, resin composition and polyimide film
A resin composition comprises a modified polyimide compound, an epoxy resin, and a solvent. The modified polyimide compound has a chemical structural formula of the Ar′ represents a group selected from a group consisting of phenyl having a chemical structural formula of diphenyl ether having a chemical structural formula of biphenyl having a chemical structural formula of hexafluoro-2,2-diphenylpropane having a chemical structural formula of benzophenone having a chemical structural formula of and diphenyl sulfone having a chemical structural formula of and any combination thereof, the modified polyimide compound has a degree of polymerization n of about 1 to about 50, the epoxy resin and the modified polyimide compound are in a molar ratio of about 0.1:1 to about 1:1. A modified polyimide compound and a polyimide film are also provided. |
| US10822521B2 |
Aqueous base coats having an improved ring line stability
An aqueous basecoat material with improved circulation line stability is disclosed. The aqueous basecoat material includes at least one hydroxyl-functional polymer as a binder component and at least one binder component which is different from the hydroxyl-functional polymer. The aqueous basecoat material also includes at least one carbonyl group-containing polyurethane poly(meth)acrylate and also at least one organic compound having at least two hydrazine, hydrazide and/or hydrazone groups. The aqueous basecoat material also includes at least one branched and/or secondary aliphatic monoalcohol having at least four carbon atoms. |
| US10822520B1 |
Radiation polymerizable waterborne soft-feel coatings
A soft-feel radiation polymerizable aqueous coating composition comprising: (i) an aqueous polyurethane dispersion having radiation polymerizable ethylenic unsaturation and which is substantially free of groups reactive with hydroxyl functionality under conditions of radiation polymerization; and (ii) an aqueous polyurethane polyol which is substantially free of polymerizable ethylenic unsaturation and which is unreactive with the aqueous polyurethane dispersion (i) under conditions of radiation polymerization; (iii) a photoinitiator; and (iv) water; and wherein the coating composition is free of external crosslinkers reactive with the polyurethane polyol. |
| US10822519B2 |
Method for producing compact polyurethanes with improved hydrolytic stability
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyurethane, comprising the reaction of a composition (Z1) at least comprising a compound (P1) reactive toward isocyanates, and a composition (Z2) at least comprising a polyisocyanate, wherein compound (P1) is obtained by the reaction of at least one polyepoxide with a compound (V1) selected from the group consisting of polyetheramines and polyetherols. The present invention further relates to polyurethanes obtained by such a process, and to the use of a polyurethane of the invention for coating of pipelines, as a “field joint” or of subsea equipment, for example “christmas trees”, for the offshore sector, and as a glass-syntactic polyurethane. |
| US10822515B2 |
Composites transmissive to visual and infrared radiation and compositions and methods for making the composites
A composition comprising a cyclic olefin copolymer; a particulate filler dispersed in the cyclic olefin copolymer; and a solvent is disclosed. The composition can be used to make a transmissive composite. The transmissive composite and a method of making a transmissive composite panel are also disclosed. |
| US10822512B2 |
Thermal substrate with high-resistance magnification and positive temperature coefficient
A thermal substrate that comprises a high-resistance magnification (HRM) positive-temperature coefficient (PTC) ink and a substrate, wherein the HRM PTC ink has a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) and a resistance magnification of at least 15 in a temperature range of at least 20 degrees Celsius above a switching temperature of the HRM PTC ink. |
| US10822507B2 |
Curable composition, curable ink, composition stored container, image forming apparatus, image forming method, cured product, and decorated body
A curable composition is provided comprising an acrylamide compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein, X represents a branched alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, and Y represents the following general formula (2): wherein, R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and * represents a binding site with X. |
| US10822503B2 |
Processing technology of busbar for new energy automobile
A processing technology of a busbar for a new energy automobile comprises the following steps: first step: punching a raw material blank of a busbar to obtain a busbar base material; second step: spraying high-temperature-resistant insulating paint on part or whole of an outer surface of the busbar base material obtained in the first step; and third step: drying to obtain a busbar. The busbar of the present invention has simple processing technology. |
| US10822498B2 |
Carbon black dispersion solution and manufacturing method therefor
The present disclosure relates to a carbon black dispersion solution comprising carbon black, a dispersion medium, and partially hydrogenated nitrile rubber having a residual double bond (RDB) value of 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight calculated according to the following Mathematical Formula 1, wherein dispersed particle diameters of the carbon black have particle size distribution D50 of 0.1 μm to 2 μm, a method for preparing the same, and methods for preparing electrode slurry and an electrode using the same. |
| US10822494B2 |
Polycarbonate resin composition and molded product using the same
A thermoplastic resin composition includes about 100 parts by weight of a base resin including (A) about 70 wt % to about 90 wt % of a polycarbonate resin, and (B) about 10 wt % to about 30 wt % of a polyethylene terephthalate resin, (C-1) about 1 to about 10 parts by weight of a first viscosity reinforcing agent having a core-shell structure including a rubbery polymer core and a shell formed by grating a monomer having compatibility with the polycarbonate resin (A), (C-2) about 1 to about 10 parts by weight of a second viscosity reinforcing agent having a core-shell structure including a rubbery polymer core and a shell formed by grafting a monomer having compatibility with the polyethylene terephthalate resin (B), and about 1 to about 10 parts by weight of an alkyl acrylate copolymer including a glycidyl methacrylate functional group. |
| US10822491B2 |
Composition of polyester and thermoplastic starch, having improved mechanical properties
The invention relates to a composition comprising: at least one aliphatic polyester (A) comprising diols containing at least ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol or mixtures thereof and diacids containing at least succinic acid, adipic acid or mixtures thereof; at least one starch (B); at least one organic plasticiser (C) for starch; optionally, an additional polyester or a mixture of additional polyesters (D) different from polyester (A). The composition is characterised in that it also comprises citric acid (E), the amount by weight of citric acid varying between 0.01 and 0.45 parts per 100 parts of the total dry weight of (A), (B), (C) and (D). |
| US10822488B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, method of preparing the same, and molded part including the same
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, according to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition has excellent weather resistance, gloss, and impact resistance, and thus may be suitable for use as exterior materials for structures, such as siding and window frames. |
| US10822487B2 |
Polymeric compositions
Water soluble polymeric compositions are provided including at least one polyanionic polymer component (e.g., a copolymer containing maleic and itaconic repeat units), and at least one high molecular weight component selected from copolymers different than the polyanionic polymer and preferably having dicarboxylic repeat units, and a cellulose or cellulose derivative. The compositions are preferably substantially free of hydrocarbons and can be used to coat solid fertilizers in order to reduce fines. |
| US10822486B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article formed therefrom
A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises: an acrylate-based rubber-modified vinyl-based graft copolymer; aromatic vinyl-cyanide vinyl-based copolymer resin; a first dulling agent; and a second dulling agent, wherein the first dulling agent is a copolymer (PS-g-SAN) in which a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer is graft-polymerized in polystyrene, and the second dulling agent is a copolymer in which a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer is graft-polymerized in a poly(ethylene-co-glycidyl methacrylate). The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent low-light properties, impact resistance and fluidity. |
| US10822485B2 |
Resin composition, heat sealing agent, film for liquid packaging container, liquid packaging container, liquid discharge member, and medical container
Described herein is a resin composition capable of giving a liquid-packaging container satisfying both high flexibility and low-temperature impact resistance, excellent in low-temperature heat seal strength an also excellent in bag-breakage strength; a heat sealing agent and a film for liquid-packaging container containing the resin composition; a liquid-packaging container formed of the film for liquid-packaging container; a liquid-packaging container and a liquid discharge member obtained using the resin composition; and a medical container having the liquid-packaging container. |
| US10822484B2 |
Polymer compositions with reduced volatiles
Described herein are polymer compositions comprising a polymer and a molecular sieve having a framework type of AEL, AFO, EUO, FER, HEU, MEL, MTW, MTT, MFI, OFF, or TON. The present polymer composition comprises a toluene content of less than 1.0 mg/m3 and a C6-C16 volatile organic compounds content of less than 3.0 mg/m3. Described herein also are a method of reducing the toluene content contained in polymers. |
| US10822483B2 |
Polypropylene resin composition and molded product thereof
A polypropylene resin composition includes: a base resin including a propylene homopolymer having a melt index of 20 g/10 min to 35 g/10 min measured at a temperature of 230° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg and an ethylene-propylene copolymer having a melt index of 90 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min measured at a temperature of 230° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg; a thermoplastic elastomer having a melt index of 10 g/10 min to 40 g/10 min measured at a temperature of 230° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg; an inorganic filler; and a sodium phosphate-based nucleating agent. |
| US10822480B2 |
Olefin-block copolymers and their use in elastomeric articles
An elastomeric article comprising an olefin-block copolymer comprising within a range from 4 to 40 mol % of C4 to C12 α-olefin derived units, the remainder being ethylene-derived units, wherein the melting point temperature (Tm2) is within a range from 92° C. to 120° C., and having an Mw/Mn value of less than 2.5. The olefin-block copolymer is desirably generated by combining ethylene, C4 to C12 α-olefins, a single site catalyst, preferably a fluxional catalyst, and an activator. The elastomeric article may be an elastic hygiene garment, especially a garment comprising a waistband, stretch ear panels and/or belly bands. |
| US10822472B2 |
Plasticizer composition and resin composition including the same
The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition and a resin composition including the same, and can provide a plasticizer composition in which a terephthalate-based material and a cyclohexane 1,4-diester-based material are mixed, and the sum of carbon atoms of alkyl groups bonded to the two materials is in the range of 34 to 40, and by which environmental friendliness can be secured, mechanical properties such as tensile strength and an elongation rate and physical properties such as migration properties and volatile loss can be improved to levels equal to or higher than those of existing products, and effects of improving processability and plasticizing efficiency can be expected, and a resin composition including the same. |
| US10822466B2 |
Porous polyurethane networks and methods of preparation
Nanoporous three-dimensional networks of polyurethane particles, e.g., polyurethane aerogels, and methods of preparation are presented herein. Such nanoporous networks may include polyurethane particles made up of linked polyisocyanate and polyol monomers. In some cases, greater than about 95% of the linkages between the polyisocyanate monomers and the polyol monomers are urethane linkages. To prepare such networks, a mixture including polyisocyanate monomers (e.g., diisocyanates, triisocyanates), polyol monomers (diols, triols), and a solvent is provided. The polyisocyanate and polyol monomers may be aliphatic or aromatic. A polyurethane catalyst is added to the mixture causing formation of linkages between the polyisocyanate monomers and the polyol monomers. Phase separation of particles from the reaction medium can be controlled to enable formation of polyurethane networks with desirable nanomorphologies, specific surface area, and mechanical properties. Various properties of such networks of polyurethane particles (e.g., strength, stiffness, flexibility, thermal conductivity) may be tailored depending on which monomers are provided in the reaction. |
| US10822461B2 |
Polysulfone-urethane copolymer, membranes and products incorporating same, and methods for making and using same
A polysulfone-urethane copolymer is disclosed, which can be used as a membrane polymer, e.g., a matrix polymer, a pore forming agent, or both, while enhancing a membrane's blood compatibility. Methods are disclosed for forming the copolymer and incorporating the copolymer in membranes (e.g., spun hollow fibers, flat membranes) and other products. |
| US10822460B1 |
Formulations for 3D printing of isothiocyanate-modified polysilazanes or polycarbosilanes
Some variations provide a preceramic resin precursor formulation comprising: first molecules containing at least one Si—N bond and/or at least one Si—C bond; and second molecules of the formula R4—N═C═S, wherein R4 may be a UV-active functional group. In some embodiments, R4 is selected from ethynyl, vinyl, allyl, acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl ether, epoxide, oxetane, thiol, thioketone, isothiocyanate, or combinations thereof. The first and second molecules are reacted with an isothiocyanate to form third molecules, providing a preceramic radiation-curable resin composition. The resin composition contains at least one Si—N bond and/or at least one Si—C bond in the main chain of the third molecules. Side chains of the third molecules may be selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon groups, halides, esters, amines, hydroxyl, or cyano. The resin composition may be 3D printed and thermally treated to generate a ceramic material. |
| US10822453B2 |
Wholly aromatic liquid crystalline polyester resin, molded article, and electric and electronic components
The present invention provides a wholly aromatic liquid crystalline polyester resin having an excellent heat resistance while having an extremely low dielectric tangent. |
| US10822451B2 |
Bi-profiled fiber and preparing method thereof
A bi-profiled fiber and preparing method thereof are provided. The bi-profiled fiber is manufactured through the steps of spinning melt metering, extruding via the composite spinneret, cooling, oiling, drawing, heat setting and winding, finally containing both double-cross monofilaments and circular monofilaments simultaneously. The bi-profiled fiber is made of the modified polyester, and the modified polyester is dispersed by matte agent and is composed of terephthalic acid segments, ethylene glycol segments and branched diol segments, and the branched diol segment has a structural formula of where R1 and R2 are separately selected from the linear alkylene with 1-3 carbon atoms, R3 from the alkyl with 1-5 carbon atoms, and R4 from the alkyl with 2-5 carbon atoms. The matte agents is a mixture of amorphous titanium dioxide and amorphous silicon dioxide, or a mixture of calcium carbonate and amorphous silicon dioxide. |
| US10822448B2 |
Dynamic urea bonds with fast hydrolytic kinetics for polymers
The present invention relates to polymers having dynamic urea bonds and more specifically to polymers having hindered urea bonds (HUBs) with fast hydrolytic kinetics. These urea bonds are aryl-substituted, i.e. aromatic-substituted hindered urea bonds, that demonstrate pH independent hydrolytic kinetics, such that they consistently and rapidly hydrolyze in water from pH 2 to 11. The urea bond dissociation for these materials is generally such that k−1>h−1, which is two orders of magnitudes faster than for aliphatic hindered ureas. The present invention also relates to hydrolytically reversible or degradable linear, branched or network polymers incorporating these HUBs and to precursors for incorporation of these HUBs into these polymers. The technology can be applied to and integrated into a variety of polymers, such as polyureas, polyurethanes, polyesters, polyamides, polycarbonates, polyamines, and polysaccharides to make linear, branched, and cross-linked polymers. Polymers incorporating these HUBs can be used in a wide variety of applications including for example, environmentally compatible packaging materials and biomedical applications, such as drug delivery systems and tissue engineering. In other embodiments, the HUBs can be used in self-healing polymers. |
| US10822442B2 |
Rheology-modifying agents for slurries
The present disclosure relates to rheology-modifying agents and methods of modifying the rheology of slurries. A rheology-modifying agent may be added to a slurry. The rheology-modifying agent may include a polymer and the polymer may include at least three chemically different monomers. The slurry may include lime and/or magnesium hydroxide. |
| US10822441B2 |
Super absorbent polymer
The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer. In the super absorbent polymer according to the present invention, the content of each of the super absorbent polymer particles having different surface shapes among particles constituting the polymer is optimized, and this not only an absorbent capacity and an absorbency under load are excellent but also the rewetting phenomenon can be effectively prevented. |
| US10822434B2 |
Catalyst systems and polymerization processes for using the same
Catalyst systems including more than one metallocene catalysts and processes for using the same are provided to produce polyolefin polymers such as polyethylene polymers. |
| US10822431B2 |
Fucoidan preparation, zinc-bound fucoidan and use thereof
Provided is a technique for enhancing the absorption of fucoidan into the body and elevate various effects of fucoidan by using a fucoidan preparation that is characterized by containing fucoidan and zinc and the ratio of zinc to fucoidan being 0.005% or greater. |
| US10822428B2 |
Bi-and monospecific, asymmetric antibodies and methods of generating the same
An antibody is provided. The antibody comprises an Fc region and a Fab region, whereinthe Fab region comprises a first covalent link between a first heavy chain and a first light chain of the Fab region and a second covalent link between a second heavy chain and a second light chain of said Fab region, wherein a position of the first covalent link relative to the first heavy chain is different to a position of the second covalent link relative to the second heavy chain.Methods of generating same and uses thereof are also provided. |
| US10822422B2 |
Antibodies against TL1a and uses thereof
The disclosure provides TNF-like ligand 1a (TL1a)-binding proteins comprising an antigen binding domain of an antibody which binds specifically to TL1a and inhibits interaction of TL1a and Death Receptor 3 (DR3) and which does not inhibit the interaction of TL1a and Decoy Receptor 3 (DcR3). The disclosure also provides uses of the TL1a-binding proteins. |
| US10822418B2 |
Fibrosis suppression by inhibiting integrin α-8 β-1 function
Novel and effective anti-fibrosis agents are obtained. An anti-fibrosis agent containing an antagonist for integrin α8β1 is used. In addition, used is an antagonist containing an anti-integrin α8β1 antibody that specifically binds to at least one amino acid in a cap subdomain of an integrin α8 chain and a periphery thereof. Also, used is an anti-fibrosis agent containing an anti-integrin α8β1 antibody that specifically binds to R120 of an integrin α8 chain and a periphery thereof or S132 and a periphery thereof. Note that the above antagonists may each be an anti-integrin α8β1 antibody capable of binding to any of integrins α8β1 derived from a human, mouse, and rat. |
| US10822415B2 |
Methods for enhancing the potency of the immune checkpoint inhibitors
The present invention relates to methods for enhancing the potency of the immune checkpoint inhibitors. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for enhancing the potency of an immune checkpoint inhibitor administered to a subject as part of a treatment regimen, the method comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a SK1 inhibitor to a subject in combination with the immune checkpoint inhibitor. |
| US10822412B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer with anti-CD19/CD22 immunotherapy
Chimeric antigen receptors containing CD19/CD22 or CD22/CD19 antigen binding domains are disclosed. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, antigen binding fragments, and pharmaceutical compositions, relating to the chimeric antigen receptors are also disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a subject, and methods of making chimeric antigen receptor T cells are also disclosed. |
| US10822411B2 |
Targeting aneurysm disease by modulating phagocytosis pathways
In the methods of the invention, an agent that increases phagocytosis and/or efferocytosis of cellular components of coronary plaque is administered to the subject in a dose and for a period of time effective to stabilize, prevent or reduce aneurysm disease in the individual. |
| US10822407B2 |
Antibodies to human resistin
The present invention relates to the field of pulmonary, cardiac and inflammatory disorders. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions for treating disorders associated with Resistin. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides an antibody that binds human Resistin. |
| US10822406B2 |
Method for treating chronic intestinal inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease by administering antagonists of Oncostatin-M (OSM) and/or antagonists of OSM receptor-beta (OSMR)
The invention relates to methods of treating chronic intestinal inflammation and/or inflammatory bowel disease by administering an antagonist of oncostatin-M (OSM) and/or OSM receptor-β (OSMR). The invention also relates to methods for diagnosing or prognosing chronic intestinal inflammation and/or inflammatory bowel disease in an individual and for predicting whether or not an individual will respond to an anti-TNFα therapy. The methods comprise measuring OSM and/or OSMR in the individual. |
| US10822396B2 |
Repeat-chain for the production of dimer, multimer, multimer complex and super-complex
The invention provides a method for preparing a super-complex which comprises repeat-chains containing single or multiple kinds of monomer-specific protein binding domains having at least two binding sites for a monomer repeated therein; preparing single complexes of the repeat-chains and a protein monomer having at least two binding sites for the monomer-specific binding domain of the repeat-chains, by mixing the repeat-chains and the protein monomer, and then generating the super-complex by forming cross-binding between the single complexes of repeat-chains and the protein monomers. |
| US10822395B2 |
Modified anti-inflammatory proteins and method of use
A modified Ac-TMP-2 protein lacks one or a plurality of acidic C-terminal amino acids normally present in a full-length or wild-type Ac-TMP-2 protein and may also lack one or a plurality of N-terminal amino acids while retaining the amino acid sequence C—S—C at or near the N-terminus. The modified Ac-TMP-2 protein may be useful in method and composition for reducing or alleviating inflammation in a subject. Inflammation may be associated with a disease is a disease of the digestive tract such as chronic gastritis or an inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, or a disease of the respiratory system, such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
| US10822393B2 |
Process for manufacturing factor VIII having an improved ratio of FVIII:C/FVIII/AG
A process for manufacturing of a Factor VIII product having a ratio of FVIII:C/FVIII:Ag of at least 0.7 in the Factor VIII product by using chromatography wherein at least one chromatographic step is performed by means of employing; An affinity chromatography resin having an affinity for specifically binding of Factor VIII which is effected by an affinity ligand which is immobilised on the affinity chromatography resin, said affinity ligand is a 13 kD yeast derived Fab antibody fragment directed to the Factor VIII molecule. An anionic chromatography resin. A size exclusion resin. A Factor VIII product obtainable according to the process with a monomer content of >98% for treatment of haemophilia and avoiding formation of inhibitors. |
| US10822392B2 |
Nucleic acids comprising polynucleotides encoding chimeric antigen receptors
Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) comprising an intracellular segment comprising an interleukin receptor chain, a JAK-binding motif, a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) 5 association motif and/or a CD3ζ intracellular signaling domain comprising an exogenous STAT3 association motif, as well as cells and 5 compositions comprising said CARs and uses thereof. |
| US10822388B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating toso activity
The present invention is further directed to methods and compositions for modulating the activity of the Toso protein. The invention further encompasses treatment of disorders associated with inflammation, autoimmune disorders, and cancer using compositions that include a soluble Toso protein. |
| US10822387B2 |
Binding-triggered transcriptional switches and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides binding-triggered transcriptional switch polypeptides, nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the binding-triggered transcriptional switch polypeptides, and host cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The present disclosure also provides chimeric Notch receptor polypeptides, nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the chimeric Notch receptor polypeptides, and host cells transduced and/or genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The present disclosure provides transgenic organisms comprising a nucleic acid encoding a binding triggered transcriptional switch polypeptide and/or a chimeric Notch receptor polypeptide of the present disclosure. Binding triggered transcriptional switch polypeptides and chimeric Notch receptor polypeptides of the present disclosure are useful in a variety of applications, which are also provided. |
| US10822382B2 |
Composition for improving skin conditions comprising a fragment of human heat shock protein 90A as an active ingredient
Liposomal and/or nano-liposomal encapsulated peptides of HSP90a, HPf polypeptide (115 aa) and novel polypeptides HPfΔC1 (101 aa) and HPfΔC2 (87 aa), and methods for manufacturing/preparing and using the compositions, are disclosed. Chimeric fusion proteins that include HSP90a, HPf, HPfΔC, HPfΔC2 polypeptide, or combinations thereof, are presented. Transformed cell lines and expression vectors capable of expressing the chimeric fusion proteins, are provided. Methods for producing large amounts of recombinant HSP90a, HPf polypeptide, HPfΔC1 or HPfΔC2 polypeptide, using expression vectors and transformed cell lines, are described. Topical and other delivery form preparations, including microneedle preparations, and methods for using the preparations for improving skin conditions (atopic dermatitis, wrinkles, skin elasticity, dark spots (over pigmentation), overall skin rejuvenation, skin ageing) and other therapeutic (anti-cancer, anti-ALS, anti-Huntington's disease, obesity) and cosmeceutical uses are presented. Wound healing preparations with the Hsp90a and related peptides are disclosed. |
| US10822381B2 |
Chlorotoxin variants, conjugates, and methods for their use
Chlorotoxin variants, chlorotoxin variant conjugates, compositions that include the chlorotoxin variants or conjugates, and methods for using the chlorotoxin variants, conjugates, and compositions. |
| US10822379B1 |
Molecules that bind to SARS-CoV-2
This document provides methods and materials involved in binding a binder (e.g., an antibody, antigen binding fragment, and/or antibody domain) to a SARS-CoV-2 antigen. For example, binders (e.g., antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and antibody domains) that bind to a SARS-CoV-2 polypeptide and methods and materials for using one or more such binding molecules to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having COVID-19 (or a viral infection caused by SARS-CoV-2) are provided. |
| US10822375B2 |
Method for identifying a modulator of cell survival or plasticity
This invention provides novel compounds and methods for promoting cell survival and/or plasticity, especially in neuronal cells, by targeting the microtubule End Binding (EB) proteins and other associated proteins (e.g., drebrin). Methods for identifying potential modulators of cell death/plasticity are also described. |
| US10822371B2 |
Solid phase synthesis of NIR fluorescent probe
The present invention discloses a solid-phase process for the preparation of a Near Infra-Red (NIR) fluorescent probe characterized by an aza-bicycloalkane based cyclic peptide labelled with a Cy5.5 dye moiety and used in the guided surgery of tumors and pathologic regions. |
| US10822367B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating dementia and improving cognitive function, comprising glasswort extract
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an acanthoside B compound as an effective ingredient for preventing or treating dementia or for improving a cognitive function. In the present invention, a desalted glasswort extract, and acanthoside B, which is isolated from the extract and acts as an effective ingredient inhibitory of acetylcholine esterase, were found to have an excellent neuroprotective activity through the inhibition of neuroinflammation and to improve memory retention and remarkably enhance spatial cognitive ability as measured by passive avoidance test and Y-maze test in a scopolamine-induced amnesic animal model. The acanthoside B or glasswort extract of the present invention can be applied to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating dementia, a pharmaceutical composition for improving a cognitive function, or a health functional food or feed for improving memory retention and cognitive function. |
| US10822353B2 |
Dithio ETP derivatives
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods of using the same for the treatment of cancer. |
| US10822347B2 |
Thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines derivatives for the treatment of viral infections
This invention relates to thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treating viral infections. |
| US10822344B2 |
Preparative scale conversion of gonyautoxins to neosaxitoxin
A method of preparing neosaxitoxin in quantities of a purity sufficient to allow the compound to be used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is described. The method includes the reductive desulfonation of an unresolved mixture of gonyautoxin 1 (GTX1) and gonyautoxin 4 (GTX4). |
| US10822342B2 |
Pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives as NIK inhibitors
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical agents useful for therapy and/or prophylaxis in a mammal, and in particular to inhibitors of NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK—also known as MAP3K14) useful for treating diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, metabolic disorders and autoimmune disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, metabolic disorders including obesity and diabetes, and autoimmune disorders. |
| US10822340B2 |
Substituted imidazolopyrazine compounds and methods of using same
Described herein, inter alia, are certain substituted imidazolopyrazines of formula (I) and methods of using the same for modulating the activity of Ire1. |
| US10822338B2 |
Substituted aminoquinazoline compounds as A2A antagonist
The present invention is directed to compounds of generic formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are believed to be useful as an A2A-receptor antagonist. The invention is further directed to methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the A2A-receptor is involved. The invention further involves use of the compounds as an A2A-receptor antagonist and/or inhibitor for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with inhibiting the receptor, which includes central nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions which include an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention in the treatment of such diseases. |
| US10822337B2 |
TGF-β inhibitorC
Disclosed are pyrazole compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof. One embodiment is a compound having the structure and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and N-oxides thereof (and solvates and hydrates thereof), wherein A, X, Z, m, p, and R2 are as described herein. In certain embodiments, a compound disclosed herein inhibits the activity of one or more members of the TGF-β superfamily, and can be used to treat disease by blocking such activity. |
| US10822333B2 |
Pyridopyrimidines derivatives compounds
The present invention describes new pyridopyrimidine derivatives compounds with structure represented by General Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or their mixtures (in any ratio), a pharmaceutical composition containing them, a method for using the new pyridopyrimidine derivatives compounds as inhibitor of the cyclic nucleotide synthesis or as inhibitor of the cAMP and cGMP synthesis, and their uses in the prophylactic and/or curative treatment of diarrhea, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome. |
| US10822330B2 |
Heterocyclic compound and organic light emitting diode containing same
The present specification relates to a hetero-cyclic compound and an organic light emitting device including the same. |
| US10822329B2 |
Method for producing glyceric acid ester
The present invention relates to providing a novel glyceric acid ester which can be produced in a high yield and is expected to be applied as a synthetic intermediate, and a method of producing the same. In addition, the present invention relates to providing a novel glyceric acid ester which exhibits a high recovery in a water-washing step after the reaction and a small work load at the time of production, and is expected to be applied as a synthetic intermediate, and a method of producing the same. The present invention provides a method of producing a compound represented by the following formula (II), including a step of oxidatively esterifying a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein, in the formulae (I) and (II), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, or R1 and R2 are bonded to each other to form a divalent hydrocarbon group for constituting a ring structure, provided that the case where R1 and R2 are a methyl group at the same time is excluded. |
| US10822327B2 |
2-substituted aromatic ring-pyrimidine derivative and preparation and application thereof
A 2-substituted aromatic ring-pyrimidine derivative as shown in a general formula I, and an optical isomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof are provided. The present invention designs and synthesizes a series of novel small molecular Chk1 inhibitors by using N-substituted pyridin-2-aminopyrimidine obtained through structure-based virtual screening as a lead compound, and carries out Chk1 kinase inhibitory activity test. The experiment confirmed that said compounds possess strong anti-cancer effect, Chk1 kinase inhibitory activity and are promising Chk1 inhibitors. The compounds can be used as new cancer therapeutic drugs, which can be applied to treat solid tumors or hematologic tumors related to proliferative disease of human or animal. |
| US10822317B2 |
Methods and compositions for wound healing
The present invention relates to epoxy-tigliane compounds and their use in promoting wound healing. In particular embodiments, the epoxy-tigliane compounds are epoxy-tigliaen-3-one compounds. Methods of inducing or promoting wound healing as well as methods of reducing scarring and improving cosmetic outcomes upon healing of a wound are described. Compounds and compositions for use in wound healing are also described. |
| US10822311B2 |
Pyrimidines and variants thereof, and uses therefor
The present disclosure provides pyrimidine compounds and uses thereof, for example, for the treatment of diseases associated with P2X purinergic receptors. In certain aspects, the present disclosure provides P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 antagonists which are useful, for example, for the treatment of visceral organ, cardiovascular and pain-related diseases, conditions and disorders. |
| US10822310B2 |
Prevention and treatment of human metabolic syndrome including type 2 diabetes, steatohepititis and related conditions using non-absorbable, orally administered compounds
Compounds and oral pharmaceutical compositions which neutralize microbially-produced electrophilic carbonyl species, comprising: a non-absorbable compound containing one or more nitrogen nucleophiles having a first pKa between 5 and 10, and a molecular weight less than 800, wherein said non-absorbable compound reacts locally in the gastrointestinal tract and combines with microbially-produced electrophilic carbonyl species by C—N bond formation, thereby protecting gastrointestinal peptide hormones containing arginine or lysine residues, and also preventing diffusion of said electrophilic species into systemic circulation where they may cause damage to proteins, DNA or RNA that adversely affects health; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. |
| US10822309B2 |
Crystalline form of Eluxadoline
The present invention provides a novel crystalline form of Eluxadoline, Eluxadoline Form APO-I, a co-crystal of Eluxadoline and methyl nicotinate, compositions and processes for the preparation thereof, and the use of this crystalline form in the treatment of opioid-modulated disorders, and in particular, gastrointestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D). |
| US10822307B2 |
High-purity quinoline derivative and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a compound represented by formula (IV) or a salt thereof, wherein the content of the compound represented by formula (I) is 350 ppm by mass or less. |
| US10822305B2 |
Process for the preparation of 4-(4-amino-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-methylpyyridine-2-carboxamide
The present invention relates to a process for preparing 4-{4-[({[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-3-fluorophenoxy}-N-methylpyridine-2-carboxamide, its salts and monohydrate. |
| US10822301B2 |
3-carbon substituted 4-aminocyclopent-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid compounds as inhibitors of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) aminotransferase
Disclosed are cyclopentene compounds for use as inhibitors of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) aminotransferase (AT) and/or ornithine aminotransferase (OAT). The disclosed cyclopentene compounds include 3-carbon substituted 4-aminocyclopent-1-ene-carboxylic acid compounds which may be formulated in pharmaceutical composition for treating diseases and disorders associated with GABA-AT and/or OAT activity, including epilepsy, addiction, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). |
| US10822299B2 |
Compounds and methods for hematopoietic regeneration
The invention relates to compounds that promote hematopoietic regeneration. The invention further relates to methods of promoting hematopoietic regeneration using the novel compounds of the invention. |
| US10822296B2 |
Sodium diacetate crystal and solid dialysis preparation comprising said crystal
A novel highly stable sodium diacetate crystal, in which the volatilization of acetic acid can be suppressed for a long period. More specifically, a sodium diacetate crystal having a median diameter in the range of 300 to 3000 μm. |
| US10822285B2 |
Compositions for erosion and molten dust resistant environmental barrier coatings
Coating systems are provided for positioning on a surface of a substrate, along with the resulting coated components and methods of their formation. The coating system may include a layer having a compound of the formula: A1−bBbZ1−dDdMO6 where: A is Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Fe, Cr, Co, Mn, Bi, or a mixture thereof; b is 0 to about 0.5; Z is Hf, Ti, or a mixture thereof; D is Zr, Ce, Ge, Si, or a mixture thereof; d is 0 to about 0.5; and M is Ta, Nb, or a mixture thereof. |
| US10822274B1 |
Respirable silica-free joint compound formulation
Materials and methods for joining wallboard panels may include joint compounds that include one or more filler materials (e.g., perlite, calcium carbonate, kaolin, and attapulgite), binder materials (e.g., polyvinyl acetates, acrylics, polyvinyl alcohols, re-dispersible powders, ethylene vinyl acetates, and starches), additives (e.g., hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, preservatives, Potassium Bitartrate, antifreeze and/or plasticizers), thickeners, and/or suspending agents. |
| US10822269B2 |
Method of manufacture of a coated glazing
A method of manufacture of a coated glazing includes the following steps in sequence a) providing a transparent glass substrate, b) etching a surface of the substrate with an acidic gas, and c) directly or indirectly coating said surface with at least one layer based on a transparent conductive coating (TCC) and/or at least one layer based on a material with a refractive index of at least 1.75. |
| US10822268B2 |
Splash screen
A splash screen, and a process for making a splash screen, comprising a glass sheet, the glass sheet comprising, a substrate of soda lime silica glass having a coating deposited on at least at least a first surface, the coating comprising a corrosion-protection layer deposited directly on the first surface of the substrate, the corrosion-protection layer having a thickness in the range 24 nm to 125 nm and comprising pyrolytically deposited silica with intentional doping of 7 atom % or lower. The splash screen provides reduced moisture induced corrosion of the glass surface. |
| US10822266B2 |
Optical glass, optical preform and optical element
The invention provides an optical glass having excellent precision molding performance and having a refractive index of 1.46-1.53 and an Abbe number of 77-84. The optical glass comprises the following components based on cations in the molar percentage: P5+: 10-35%, Al3+: 10-35%, Ba2+: 1-20%, Sr2+: 10-35%, Ca2+: 1-20%, Gd3+: 0-10%, and Na+: 0-10%; the ratio of Sr2+/(Gd3++Na+) being 1-30; anions comprising F− and O2−, wherein the ratio F−/P5+ of F− content relative to the total molar percentage of anions to P5+ content relative to the total molar percentage of cations is 2.5 or more. The invention by rationally adjusting the proportions of the components, the molding performance of the optical glass is improved, and the problem that glass is broken and forms fogs during the molding process is solved, thereby the yield in manufacturing optical elements is improved. |
| US10822265B2 |
Glasses having improved hydrolytic and alkali resistance
A glass having a good hydrolytic resistance and alkali resistance is defined by a targeted combination of stoichiometric glasses, including glasses also existing as crystals in the same stoichiometry and whose properties can be assumed as being very similar due to the identical topology of the structural units for glass and crystal, respectively. A process of producing the glasses is also provided. |
| US10822262B2 |
Optical fibers with multiple openings from additive manufacturing
An optical fiber with multiple openings made from the steps comprising fabricating an extrusion die using at least one additive manufacturing technique such that the extrusion die has a first set of plurality of channels that combine inside the die into a second set of plurality of channels with a different set of shapes and sizes, extruding a glass through the extrusion die, forming a fiber optic preform having a plurality of longitudinal openings that run the entire length of the fiber optic preform, attaching a barrier layer to the fiber optic preform to form a series of channels to which pressure can be applied by a gas, wherein each channel has a pressure that is independently controlled, and stretching the fiber optic preform at an elevated temperature into an optical fiber with multiple openings. |
| US10822252B1 |
Valve control apparatus
A control valve (10) includes a valve body with a plurality of ports (A, B, C, D, E, F) and a plurality of annular flow passages (53, 55, 57). A piston (34) which includes a plurality of annular flow passages and a longitudinal flow passage is selectively movable within a bore (32) within the valve body through operation of a valve controller (70). The valve controller is selectively operative to control the position of the piston so as to enable liquid flow through a plurality of flow paths. The valve controller further includes a installable and removable valve controller housing (74) which is releasibly engageable with a valve base (72). The valve may include a changeable piston and changeable injector and plug components to adapt the valve to different flow and fluid mixing requirements. |
| US10822249B2 |
Additives in filter as you pour system
On example of a fluid dispensing system includes an unfiltered water container body defining an internal storage volume configured to hold a volume of water, a fluid outlet arranged for fluid communication with the internal storage volume, and a filter element positioned in the internal storage volume. With this configuration, a water dispensing process can be performed in which a single continuous stream of unfiltered water from the unfiltered water container body can pass through the filter element and be dispensed from the unfiltered water container body as a stream of filtered water. A water soluble tablet with an additive is positioned in the internal storage volume downstream of the filter medium such that the filtered water can pass out of the filter element and into contact with the water soluble tablet before being dispensed from the fluid outlet. |
| US10822248B1 |
Water filtration device and method for re-circulating filtered water in decorative waterways
A water filtration device comprising a drum housing a removable canister containing a replaceable water filter media. A pair of lifting handle/media stops, connected to the removable canister, pivotally secure the replaceable water filter media, enabling a user to lift the removable canister from the drum and remove the replaceable water filter media. The drum is located along and connected to a water circulating line comprising a water supply line and a water discharge line. Unfiltered water is circulated into the water filtration device, creating the filtered water circulating into the water discharge line to the decorative water feature thereby re-circulating the unfiltered water from the water filtration device as filtered water back through a decorative water feature to a water feature terminus. As unfiltered water is pumped from the water feature terminus, it again passes through the replaceable water filter media. |
| US10822245B1 |
Methods for charge-titrating particle assembly, and structures produced therefrom
Methods to fabricate tightly packed arrays of nanoparticles are disclosed, without relying on organic ligands or a substrate. In some variations, a method of assembling particles into an array comprises dispersing particles in a liquid solution; introducing a triggerable pH-control substance capable of generating an acid or a base; and triggering the pH-control substance to generate an acid or a base within the liquid solution, thereby titrating the pH. During pH titration, the particle-surface charge magnitude is reduced, causing the particles to assemble into a particle array. Other variations provide a device for assembling particles into particle arrays, comprising a droplet-generating microfluidic region; a first-fluid inlet port; a second-fluid inlet port; a reaction microfluidic region, disposed in fluid communication with the droplet-generating microfluidic region; and a trigger source configured to trigger generation of an acid or a base from at least one pH-control substance contained within the reaction microfluidic region. |
| US10822241B2 |
Recycling of nuclear liquid waste with boron control
The invention relates to the complex processing of a nuclear power plant's NPP's liquid, boron-containing waste with a complex composition, being generated during the operation of NPPs, including of ones VVER-type, and can be used to isolate boric and nitric acids and hydroxides of sodium and potassium for their reuse in the NPP process cycle. The invention allows to obtain crystalline boric acid and highly concentrated solutions of nitric acid and hydroxides of sodium and potassium, suitable for reuse in the NPP process cycle and for general industrial use. Conducting electrodialysis at low values of current and voltage provides a reduction of the method's energy intensity. The involvement of all major components of waste mother liquors into the processing reduces the amount of stored and disposed hazardous waste. |
| US10822235B2 |
Hydrogen peroxide purification process and hydrogen peroxide
A hydrogen peroxide purification process, including supplying a starting stream containing hydrogen peroxide at a content above 50 wt %, as well as at least one stabilizer; a single step of purification of the starting stream, the single step having purification by reverse osmosis; collecting a purified stream at the end of said single purification step, in which purification by reverse osmosis includes: passing the starting stream over a first membrane; collecting a permeate and a retentate from the first membrane; passing the permeate from the first membrane over a second membrane; collecting a permeate and a retentate from the second membrane, the purified stream having the permeate from the second membrane. |
| US10822233B2 |
Reformer including catalyst in an inlet plenum
An illustrative example reformer includes a housing having an inlet plenum, a reforming section, and an outlet. The inlet plenum includes a catalyst situated where a source fluid passing through the inlet plenum will be exposed to the catalyst prior to entering the reforming section. |
| US10822223B2 |
Motion control device for an articulated fluid-loading arm, acquisition and calculation method and device therefor, and articulated fluid loading arm
Device for controlling the movement of one of the ends of an articulated fluid loading arm from a storage position to a target pipe (35) and from this target pipe (35) to the storage position, said arm comprising a fluid transfer line equipped at this end with a coupling system (26), the latter being adapted to be coupled to the target pipe (35) for the transfer of the fluid, which device comprises actuators (27-29) for controlling the movement of the arm in space from the storage position until the coupling system (26) is positioned in front of the target pipe (35) for its coupling to the latter, and from the target pipe (35) to the storage position. This device includes calculation means (41) adapted for: —monitoring in real time the movement of the coupling system (26); —generating, in real time, from the last determined position of the coupling system (26) a trajectory of movement of the coupling system (26) in the direction of the target pipe (35) or the storage position, based on a dynamic jerk-limited motion law; —calculating command instructions to be given to each of the actuators (27-29) in order to control the movement of the coupling system (26) based on this motion law. |
| US10822222B2 |
Systems and methods for transportation of waxy crude
A method of transporting waxy crude hydrocarbon includes: providing a container having an internal chamber with at least one port for receiving flowable waxy crude, wherein the container is provided at a refinery location; filling the internal chamber of the container with a filling system for loading the waxy crude hydrocarbon into the container; allowing the waxy crude hydrocarbon to cool and solidify into a non-flowable state; transporting the container having the non-flowable waxy crude hydrocarbon with at least one transport vehicle, wherein the transporting is performed without actively heating the waxy crude hydrocarbon with an active heating system, wherein the transporting is along a transportation route having a beginning at the refinery location and an ending; heating the waxy crude hydrocarbon at the ending of the transportation route until flowable; and removing the flowable waxy crude hydrocarbon from the container with an emptying system. |
| US10822220B1 |
Container faucet assembly
A container faucet assembly includes a locking device disposed on a container and having a locking knob. A tubular member has a through-hole, an insertion section, a coupling section, and a front section. The insertion section is coupled with the container. The coupling section includes an outer periphery having at least one guiding groove with a transverse section. A seal is disposed around the front section. The faucet further includes a coupling portion having a coupling hole intercommunicating with an outlet of the faucet. An inner periphery of the coupling hole includes at least one protrusion slidably received in the at least one guiding groove. A radial hole extends through the inner periphery of the coupling hole and intercommunicates with the coupling hole. A locking end of the locking knob extends into the radial hole. A sealing portion is disposed on the inner periphery of the coupling hole. |
| US10822219B2 |
Automated cleaning system for beverage dispensing machine
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that include providing a beverage dispensing machine with a cleaning system comprising a first water branch and a second water branch connected in fluid communication with a three-way valve, a cleaning supply connected in fluid communication with the second water branch via a pump, and a nozzle. The three-way valve may be operated in a “dispensing mode” to provide a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water through the first water branch and a flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle, and operated in a “cleaning mode” to provide a flow of a cleaner, and optionally a flow of at least one of water and carbonated water, through the second water branch and a secondary flowpath of the three-way valve to the nozzle to clean the nozzle and/or a drain of the beverage dispensing machine. |
| US10822215B2 |
Fail safe bar for clutch type brake adjustment
Disclosed is an elevator machine including: a plurality of stationary structures, including a proximate stationary structure and a distal stationary structure, a brake support that comprises the proximate stationary structure, a brake disc rotably supported in the brake support intermediate the plurality of stationary structures, the plurality of stationary structures and the brake disc each including a respective one of a plurality of orifices, and the plurality of orifices being mutually aligned and offset from a rotational axis of the brake disc to removably receive an elongated bar, wherein when the bar is positioned in the plurality of orifices, the brake disc is prevented from rotating, thereby preventing vertical movement of an elevator car in an elevator hoistway. |
| US10822213B2 |
In-line spooling device for compensating fleet angle
A spooling device for facilitating spooling of a wire on a drum winch from a feeding point includes a suspension cradle mounted to the mechanical frame. The suspension cradle supports a rotatable wire sheave or receiving the wire extending form the feeding point and for guiding the wire to a specific location on the drum winch. The suspension cradle having the wire sheave is slideably mounted to the frame in accordance with a curved path. The curved path is configured such that the fleet angle of the wire extending from the feed point is at least partially compensated in order to reduce fringing effects of the wire on the wire sheave during sliding movement of the wire sheave along its curved path. |
| US10822211B2 |
Crane hydraulic control system and crane
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cranes, and in particular to a crane hydraulic control system and a crane. The crane hydraulic control system of the present disclosure includes a prime mover, an execution control mechanism, a hydraulic baking device, a running energy recycling device and an operation energy recycling device. By means of cooperation among the operation energy recycling device, the energy recovery device and the hydraulic energy conversion device, kinetic energy in a driving braking process of the crane and the potential energy in a load lowering process are respectively converted into hydraulic energy for recovery, storage and reuse, therefore, the present disclosure can achieve the recovery of the superstructure energy and the lower vehicle energy of the crane so as to effectively reduce the energy waste. |
| US10822209B1 |
Lift attachment apparatus
The present disclosure is a lift attachment apparatus for construction and farm equipment, including a loader. In an embodiment of the disclosure, lift apparatus may include a frame including an attachment device configured to attach to a tilting plane of a loader having a forward facing loader arm, a pair of wheels connected to the frame, a first wheel of the pair of wheels located on a first side of the frame and a second wheel of the pair of wheels located on a second side of the frame. The lift attachment apparatus may further include a boom or forks connected directly or indirectly to the frame, wherein control of the boom or forks is provided by application of force to the attachment device by the forward facing loader arm in a downward direction to create lift and rotation of the tilting plane causing rotation of an end of the boom or forks about the first wheel and the second wheel. |
| US10822208B2 |
Crane 3D workspace spatial techniques for crane operation in proximity of obstacles
A method for controlling a crane component of a tower crane in proximity of obstacles at a worksite by defining a forbidden volume is disclosed. In the method a distance from the crane component to an outer surface of the forbidden volume is determined and a computing device limits movement of the crane component based on the distance from the crane component to the outer surface of the forbidden volume to avoid entering the forbidden volume with the crane component while the crane is in operation. The crane component is one or more of a boom and a hook block. |
| US10822205B2 |
Overhead transport vehicle
In an overhead transport vehicle, an elevator includes shock absorbers attached to belts, and a base including a holder. The shock absorbers each include a support below the base. The base is vertically movable with respect to each of the supports with vibration isolators. The shock absorbers are connected by a link that operates to ensure similarity of respective distances between the base and the support connected to each other in each of the shock absorbers. |
| US10822202B2 |
Unitized segmented sheave assembly
A unitized segmented sheave assembly is provided. The unitized segmented sleeve assembly includes sheaves arrayed in a side-to-side formation and respectively comprising bearings and an exterior running surface and spacers interleaved between neighboring sheaves. Respective inner races of the bearings of each sheave and respective interior portions of each spacer cooperatively form an interior annular surface. The unitized segmented sheave assembly further includes a sleeve disposable in abutment with the interior annular surface. |
| US10822201B2 |
Elevator landing door unlocking system
Elevator landing door lock assemblies and elevator landing doors having a lock with a keyway accessible from a landing of an elevator system, the lock operable to lock and unlock a landing door and a disengageable link operably connected to the lock and configured to prevent unlocking of the landing door when the disengageable link is not engaged. When an elevator car is aligned with the landing door, the disengageble link is engaged and completed such that the lock is operable to unlock and open the landing door, and, when an elevator car is not aligned with the landing door, the lock is not operable. |
| US10822196B2 |
Control systems and methods for elevators
Elevator control system including an elevator car, an elevator controller, and an occupancy detection system configured to detect an occupancy level within the elevator car, the occupancy detection system comprising at least one camera. The elevator controller and the occupancy detection system are configured control the elevator car to prevent additional passengers from entering the elevator car when the occupancy detection system detects an occupancy level above a predetermined threshold. |
| US10822194B1 |
Expandable coil deployment system for drum assembly and method of using same
A coil deployment system and one or more methods of manipulating a coil deployment system, is provided. The coil deployment system has a trailer frame of one or more frame components including a pair of support brackets, a first pair of lower support arms, a second pair of lower support arms, a first pair of upper support arms, and a second pair of upper support arms. The trailer frame is adjustable such that the width and height of the trailer can be adjusted to manipulate and accommodate various sizes of coil drums of spoolable pipe deploy, collect, transport or store the spoolable pipe. |
| US10822190B2 |
Unwinding assembly and method for automatically loading reels into an unwinding assembly
An unwinding assembly comprising first and second unwinding and handling units comprising respective robots having respective wrists movable under the control of at least one electronic control unit, wherein each of said unwinding and handling units comprises a respective unwinding device mounted on the wrist of the respective robot. The present invention also relates to an unwinding and handling unit capable of handling the reel carried by it with high freedom of movement, while maintaining small dimensions. |
| US10822178B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for sorting products
The system and method for sorting products include a device comprising a frame, carriers for products, pusher members which are displaceable along a carrier, guide means with a guiding member for guiding the pusher member in a conveying direction during transportation of the carriers in order to move it in a length direction of the carrier, for the purpose of laterally moving a product off the supporting surface at a discharge location, a presorting switch device with a presorting switch member in order, in an active presorting position, to move or keep the pusher member to or in a second transverse position, a switchable switch device with a switch member in order, in an active position, to move the pusher member in such a way that the guide member is subsequently guided by the guiding member. |
| US10822177B2 |
Method and system for manipulating articles
Various example embodiments described herein relate to a flipper table for manipulating an item from a first orientation to a second orientation. The flipper table includes a body rotatable about an axis. The body includes an end configured to be mechanically attached to an actuation unit. In this regard, upon an actuation of the actuation unit, the body is configured to manipulate the item. The body further defines a top surface configured to support the item positioned thereon. The body also defines at least one tab disposed on the flipper table and configured to extend relative to the top surface. Furthermore, the body of the flipper table defines one or more suction cups disposed on the top surface of the body where the one or more suction cups are configured to engage to a surface of the item positioned on the top surface. |
| US10822176B2 |
Method for transporting manufactured products
A method for transporting manufactured products from a first production machine to a second production machine via a conveying apparatus comprises receiving, at one end of the conveying apparatus, manufactured products produced by the first production machine. The manufactured products are transported at a speed of the conveying apparatus. The manufactured products are spaced apart from each other along the conveying apparatus such that an empty space is created between each manufactured product. The first production machine is stopped in response to a stoppage of the second production machine and the conveying apparatus is actuated to a second operating state that is configured to allow a manufactured product last output by the first production machine prior to the stop to be received by the conveying apparatus in the empty space nearest to the first production machine. The conveying apparatus is then stopped. |
| US10822173B2 |
Linking system and method
A linking system adapted to link a plurality of products comprises a supply device having a tray with a slide slot adapted to load a first row of products therein, a gripping device having a gripper adapted to grip the first row of products and a moving mechanism adapted to move the gripper, and a holder adapted to hold the first row of products. The gripping device is adapted to move the first row of products from the supply device to a holding position on the holder and the holder is adapted to hold the first row of products at the holding position. The gripping device is further adapted to grip a second row of products from the supply device and link the second row of products to the first row of products held by the holder. |
| US10822169B2 |
Order picking system
An order picking system includes an automatic guided trolley for picking objects for an order in at least one shelving and having at least two running wheels and gear wheel supports cooperating with two pairs of uprights so as to allow the trolley to rise along the uprights. A stretched roller chain is fixed on each of the uprights, the chain extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the upright to which it is fixed to receive a tooth of the gear wheel cooperating with the upright to which it is fixed. Two adjacent rollers of the chain are spaced apart by the pitch value of the gear wheel. Each movable support has a securing element with one of the four uprights to maintain a predetermined distance between the axis of the gear wheel mounted on the movable support and the chain receiving the teeth of the gear wheel. |
| US10822168B2 |
Warehousing scalable storage structure
A storage and retrieval system is provided and includes a transfer deck having a longitudinal axis, a first storage section and a second storage section. The first storage section and second storage section are located on opposite sides of the transfer deck and are substantially symmetrically opposed to one another about the longitudinal axis, where each of the first and second storage sections includes storage aisles that are in communication with the transfer deck. |
| US10822165B2 |
Waterproof induction actuated container
A waterproof induction container includes a container body and an induction actuated container cover. The container body includes a storage cavity and a container opening. The induction actuated container cover includes a control housing, a cover panel, and an automatic driving arrangement. The control housing has a side concealed compartment and a cover opening. The cover panel is pivotally mounted to the control housing to pivotally move between a closed position and an opened position. The automatic driving arrangement is concealed in the side concealed compartment of the control housing in a waterproof manner to prevent any contamination of the automatic driving arrangement by moisture, corrosive gas, and trash residuals. |
| US10822163B2 |
Lightweight metallic shipping container
A lightweight shipping container includes two parallel side walls each having a top rail and secured on the opposite side to bottom rails of a floor frame, both bottom rails being coupled to one another by a floor, which is secured to and resting on a multiplicity of cross-beam members of the floor frame. A front end assembly is secured to one end of the top and bottom side rails and a door end assembly opposite the front end assembly is secured to an opposite end of the top and bottom side rails. The container further includes a roof secured to respective ones of the top rails of each of the two side walls. The floor includes a metallic cellular sandwich panel formed by a frame defining an interior portion of the panel and including a metallic cellular core of a multiplicity of metallic polygonal cells, and a skin covering both the frame and the metallic cellular core. |
| US10822162B2 |
Shipper bag providing fluid-assisted container evacuation
A shipper bag having at least one fluid chamber to facilitate fluid-assisted container evacuation from a product discharge zone of a product chamber. The product chamber is formed by at least one inner ply, and the least one fluid chamber disposed between the at least one inner ply and at least one second ply. The at least one fluid chamber has at least one seam connecting the at least one inner ply to the at least one second ply such that, when in the inflated state, the at least one seam comprises a first seam that extends from a location proximate the product discharge zone to a location proximate a location opposite the discharge zone. The bag may have two or more fluid compartments. |
| US10822159B2 |
Constant illuminated, tamper-resistant plant shipping container
A method for shipping live plants that require illumination during shipping including steps of selecting an illuminated shipping container that includes a lower pot configured to hold soil and a plant, and an upper lid with pendent side wall and an upper closed end made of material that allows light from an illuminating light source attached to its upper closed end. Soil is placed into the lower pot and a light requiring plant in embedded in the soil with the stem, branches, and leaves extending above the soil. Next, an elastic seal is places around the stem of the plant and pressed against the soil to hold the soil in the pot during shipment. Next, the lower edge of the upper lid is attached to the upper edge of the lower pot. A tamper resistant indicator then disposed between the pot and lid. Next, the illuminating source is activated. The shipping container containing the plant is then shipped to the desired destination. |
| US10822157B2 |
Pressure gauge for aerosol container and dip tube adaptor for same
A pressure gauge for an aerosol container includes a scale attached to the container body and a pointer associated with and movable relative to the scale. The pointer is operatively coupled to a valve assembly of the aerosol container. The pointer moves relative to the scale in response to movement of at least a portion of the valve assembly due to internal pressure in the container body to provide a reading. |
| US10822155B2 |
Drinking vessel system
A reusable and disposable drinking container and vessel system includes a holder having a body formed between opposed connectable ends. The connectable ends form a rigid structure when the connectable ends are engaged. The rigid structure includes a sidewall, a rim, and defines an opening. An insert, defining a flexible body sized and shaped to fit within the opening of the holder, is provided to engage the rigid structure of the holder. The flexible body includes a bottom and a sidewall forming a drinking cavity extending from the bottom to the opening. The holder and the reusable insert are disengagable. The holder is compactable when the connectable ends are disengaged. The system provides enhanced insulation, better hygiene, and superior thermomechanical properties and chemical resistance. The system provides an opportunity to substitute disposable paper and plastic cups, which are difficult to recycle. |
| US10822153B2 |
Visible light barrier for dairy packaging
A package system having a body is described. The body has a bottom wall, at least one side wall, and a top wall cooperating with one another to define an interior compartment for housing a consumable product. At least one of the bottom wall, side wall or top wall includes a viewing portion having a light barrier configured to block wavelengths of visible light from below a baseline wavelength and above a top-line wavelength and pass visible light between the baseline wavelength and the top-line wavelength so as to allow the consumable product to be viewed through the viewing portion of the body. |
| US10822152B2 |
Expandable corner cushion for protecting articles during transportation and related systems and methods
A corner protector for protecting a corner of an article includes a first side panel lying in a first plane, and a second side panel lying in a second plane. The corner protector also includes an accordion-like connection structure interconnecting the first side panel and the second side panel such that inner surfaces of the first and second side panels define an adjustable article receiving cavity therebetween. |
| US10822150B2 |
Package for indicating heat-seal condition
The present invention is directed to heat-seal condition indicating packages having a first sealing substrate comprising a leuco dye and a second sealing substrate comprising a leuco dye developer, and a leuco dye sensitizer which dissolves both the leuco dye and the leuco dye developer when melted which is disposed in or on the surface of either the first or second sealing substrata or disposed in or on the surface of both the first and second sealing substrates. The packages of the present invention further include a heat-seal produced between the first sealing substrate and the second sealing substrate which comprises a heat-seal defect-free state which produces a visible color change within the heat-seal after heat sealing, and/or a heat-seal defect state which produces no visible color change within the heat-seal after heat sealing. |
| US10822148B2 |
Container and cap having tamper-evident member
A container includes a container body with a projection and a cap with a cover member, an inner member, and an outer member. The inner member is threadably engaged to the neck of the container body and is supported for movement between a first threaded position and a second threaded position relative to the container body. The outer member depends from the cover member and extends at least partly about the inner member and an axis. The outer member includes a tamper-evident member that includes an abutment member configured to engage with the projection to limit movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position. Also, the tamper-evident member is permanently deformable to disengage the projection and allow movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position. |
| US10822147B2 |
Combination container and funnel having flexible pouring spout
A device for acting as both a container and a funnel which has a body, a neck, a spout, and a base. The base is for being at least partially detached from the body after the dispensing of the fluid through the spout via the neck, so that the body, the neck, and the spout may act as a funnel. The base has an indented portion and a flush portion. The base 18 has at least two guides. The guides are for guiding a user in cutting of the device. When a user cuts along the upper guide the lower guide, a bottom portion and a central portion are separated from the base. The bottom portion may act as a cover for the device. |
| US10822144B2 |
Versatile trash bag
A versatile trash bag has a mouth that is biased open to facilitate putting refuse in the bag and a plurality of handles for hanging the bag from a variety of objects. The trash bag is maintained in a wide-open configuration to facilitate a user's ability to place trash or access the contents therein. The bags also have structure to close and seal the open mouth. The bag has a stiff upper rim to which the pliable pouch portion connects, and which initially lies flat and may be folded to an expanded open mouth configuration. The stiff upper rim and an assembly of nested handles of different shapes may be integrally formed from plastic or stiff paper. |
| US10822140B2 |
Plastic fabric composite, packaging bag made of a plastic fabric composite, and a method for manufacturing a packaging bag
A plastic fabric composite for a plastic fabric composite bag has a strip fabric, an outer film, a plastic intermediate layer disposed between the outer film and the strip fabric, where a line of weakness in a form of a punching line is included, where the strip fabric is completely severed along the punching line, where the punching line ends in the intermediate layer and where the outer film is undamaged at the punching lines. |
| US10822139B2 |
Fluid management device and fluid collection system
A fluid management device is disclosed. The fluid management device includes a fluid collection member that extends the entire length and width of a bulk storage container. The fluid collection member has a generally concave surface which directs fluid to a drain opening that is aligned with an opening in the storage container. A bulk storage container having a fluid management device is also disclosed. |
| US10822138B1 |
Packaging assembly with corrugated corner elements
A packaging assembly, including corrugated corner elements, each corrugated corner element having a first corner post element leg, extending from a vertex of the corrugated corner element and having one or more alternating ridges and grooves, and a second corner post element leg, extending from the vertex, away from the first corner post element leg, and having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; and at least two endcap elements, each comprising at least one tray layer attached or coupled to at least one support layer, wherein the tray layer extends to four corners and the support layer includes a corner recess formed proximate each corner of the tray layer, wherein each corner recess is formed so as to mateingly engage at least a portion of the first end portion or the second end portion of one of the corrugated corner elements at least partially therein. |
| US10822135B2 |
Delaminatable container
A delaminatable container, including: a container body; and a press-fit cap mounted to the container body. The container body is configured to include a storage portion to store contents and a mouth having an opening to discharge the contents from the storage portion, the storage portion and the mouth having an outer layer and an inner layer, and having an inner bag composed of the inner layer to be shrunk with a decrease in the contents, the mouth includes a mouth-side engagement section provided along an outer circumferential surface of the mouth, the cap includes a cap-side engagement section provided along an inner circumferential surface of the cap, the mouth-side engagement section and the cap-side engagement section are configured to be engageable with each other while the cap is mounted to the mouth. |
| US10822134B1 |
High speed label applicator systems and methods
A label application system for applying paper non-pressure adhesive labels to relatively short, round, straight-walled articles is constructed and designed so that labels to be applied to passing articles are delivered to the label application zone on a vacuum conveyor in a short feed orientation, with each label being oriented lengthwise across a width of the vacuum conveyor. At the time of labeling, the label is held stationary on a flat vacuum surface, and the label is applied by spinning the articles past the vacuum surface. As a result, the system is capable of labeling articles at processing speeds of up to or exceeding 800 articles per minute. |
| US10822132B2 |
High speed stamp applicator
A tax stamping machine includes an input system that transfers incoming cartons of cigarettes into a conveyor. The input station positions the upper surfaces of the cartons at a predefined height, and the conveyor retains the cartons at the predefined height as the cartons pass through the stamp applicating device. The stamp applicating device includes an opening station, a stamping station, and a closing station. The conveyor includes resilient pulleys that hold the cartons at a predefined height as the cartons move through the opening station, the stamping station, and the closing station such that the upper surfaces of the individual packs of cigarettes are always at the same predefined height regardless of the size of the cartons entering the machine. |
| US10822131B2 |
System for printing, folding, and inserting pack slips
A system and method therefor for use with a conveyor carrying cartons inbound to a printing area and outbound away from the printing area. The system has a printer located in the printing area for printing documents to be inserted into corresponding cartons on the conveyor and a controller for cooperatively controlling operations of the conveyor and the printer based on the positions of the cartons relative to the printer. The controller includes a staging processor for determining when to cause the conveyor to carry the cartons inbound past the printer and when to cause the printer to print the documents. In operation, the controller queues the documents for printing, monitors outbound capacity of the conveyor based on detected positions of the cartons, releases a group of the cartons inbound on the conveyor in response to the outbound capacity reaching a predetermined threshold, and initiates printing the queued documents corresponding to the cartons in the group when the group of the cartons is released. |
| US10822130B2 |
Household vacuum sealer and bag-cutting sealing method
The present invention discloses a household vacuum sealer and a bag-cutting sealing method. In the household vacuum sealer, at least one cutter device is slidably mounted on the upper hood, a heat-seal bar and an evacuative groove are arranged at the front side of the upper portion of the lower hood, the upper hood or the lower hood is provided with a bag receiving chamber, a detachable automatic rollback shaft is rotatably mounted in the bag receiving chamber, the elastic rollback mechanism for automatically rolling the rollback shaft back and the elastic unidirectional locking mechanism for locking the automatic rollback shaft are mounted at the end portion of the automatic rollback shaft; the cutter device protrudes from a bottom surface of the upper hood, and the cutter moves at one side of the heat-seal bar or one side of the evacuative groove back and forth after the upper hood is locked onto the lower hood, for cutting off the bag pressed tightly between the upper hood and the lower hood. The present invention has a simple structure since the bag is cut at the original heat-seal bar or the evacuative groove of the lower hood, which is more convenient. Subsequent to cutting off the bag, the vacuum packaging bags are automatically rolled back after the hood is opened, which reduces the number of operation steps for the user, and exhibits ease and quickness of operation. |
| US10822123B2 |
Methods and systems for filling a prepackaged container
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a mount. The housing includes a cover portion and a base portion. The cover portion and the base portion define an interior. The housing defines an opening via which the interior can be accessed from a region external to the housing. The mount is coupled to the base portion and configured to maintain a position of a fillable component within the interior of the housing such that an elastomeric membrane of the fillable component is aligned with the opening defined by the housing and a reservoir of the fillable component is accessible by a needle via the opening and the elastomeric membrane. |
| US10822122B2 |
Vertical landing systems for space vehicles and associated methods
Methods and systems for vertically landing space vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, a reusable space vehicle lands in a vertical, nose-up orientation by engaging a system of cables suspended from an elevated framework during a controlled descent. |
| US10822117B2 |
Observation system for an aircraft, related aircraft and method
An observation system for an aircraft, related aircraft and method are provided. The observation system includes an observation assembly deployable between a retracted inner position and a deployed outer position outside a passage opening and a deployment mechanism of the observation assembly. The system includes a hatch, mounted moving between a position closing off the passage opening and a position clearing the passage opening, and a mechanism for maneuvering the hatch between the closing off position and the clearing position. The system also includes a conjugating assembly between the mechanism for deploying the observation assembly and the mechanism for maneuvering the hatch, active over at least part of the movement of the observation assembly between the retracted position and the deployed position, to move the hatch from the closing off position to the clearing position during the movement. |
| US10822116B2 |
Power distribution network
A power distribution system, includes a first current loop connected with a set of low voltage electrical loads, a second current loop connected with a set of high voltage electrical loads, at least two generator systems having respective power outputs, and a controller module configured to selectively connect the respective power outputs to at least one of the first or second current loops. |
| US10822115B2 |
Retrofittable display device for displaying an activation status of an emergency chute in an aircraft
A display device for displaying an activation status of an emergency chute in an aircraft has an optical display device, an acoustic signal device, a sensor for sensing proximity of a person to the display device, and an electronic unit. The electronic unit is configured to operate the optical display device or the acoustic signal device when the detected proximity of a person is less than a predetermined limit distance. The optical display device, the acoustic signal device, the sensor, and the electronic unit form a compact unit that can be integrated into a door panel of an aircraft door. |
| US10822106B2 |
Electric power generating device for aircraft
An electric power generating device for an aircraft, which is driven by an output of an aircraft engine, comprises an input shaft to which a driving force of the engine is transmitted; a transmission arranged with the input shaft; an electric power generator arranged with the input shaft and the transmission and driven by an output of the transmission; a driving force transmission mechanism disposed on a first end side of the input shaft in an axial direction thereof, the driving force transmission mechanism being configured to transmit the output from the transmission to the electric power generator; and a casing including a mounting section on the first end side of the input shaft in the axial direction, wherein the transmission includes an input section provided on a second end side of the input shaft in the axial direction, the input section being configured to receive as an input a rotational driving force from the input shaft, and an output section provided on the first end side of the input shaft in the axial direction, the output section being configured to output to the driving force transmission mechanism the rotational driving force whose speed has been changed, and wherein the driving force transmission mechanism has an inner space and the input shaft is inserted into the inner space. |
| US10822104B2 |
Variable geometries transient control logic
Herein provided are methods and systems for controlling an engine having a variable geometry mechanism. A power level difference between a requested engine power level and a current engine power level is determined at a computing device. The power level difference is compared to a predetermined power threshold at the computing device. When the power level difference exceeds the predetermined power threshold, a position control signal for changing a position of the variable geometry mechanism is generated and output at the computing device, the position control signal generated based on a requisite bias level, the requisite bias level being based on the power level difference. |
| US10822101B2 |
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft having a forward thrust propulsor
An aircraft includes a fuselage; a wing coupled to, and extending from, the fuselage; and a hybrid-electric propulsion system. The hybrid-electric propulsion system includes a power source including a combustion engine and an electric generator; a plurality of vertical thrust electric fans integrated into the wing and oriented to generate thrust along the vertical direction, the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans arranged along a length of the wing and driven by the power source; and a forward thrust propulsor. The forward thrust propulsor it is selectively or permanently mechanically coupled to the combustion engine. |
| US10822099B2 |
Propulsion system for an aircraft
A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric generator mechanically driven by a combustion engine, with the electric generator configured to generate alternating current electrical power. The propulsion system additionally includes a power bus electrically connected to the electric generator and configured to receive and transmit the alternating current electrical power generated by the electric generator. Additionally, the propulsion system includes, an electric propulsor assembly comprising an electric motor and a propulsor drivingly connected to the electric motor, the electric motor electrically coupled to the power bus for the receiving alternating current electrical power from the power bus. |
| US10822098B2 |
Evacuation system inflatable toe end spring and sill height compensating feature
An evacuation slide may comprise a first sill height compensating feature coupled to an upper main support tube and a second sill height compensating feature coupled to the upper main support tube, wherein the first sill height compensating feature and the second sill height compensating feature extend longitudinally past the sliding surface of the evacuation slide in response to the evacuation slide being deployed. The first sill height compensating feature and the second sill height compensating feature may be configured to increase a vertical distance between the upper main support tube and an exit surface in response to a sill height of the evacuation slide increasing. |
| US10822097B2 |
Ice formation detection and removal system for an aerial vehicle and method
A fixed-wing aerial vehicle includes: a fuselage with an on-board power supply; at least one fixed-wing or aerodynamic surface having at least one heater configured to be energized by the power supply, and having a superhydrophobic coating applied to at least a portion of the at least one fixed-wing or the aerodynamic surface that may be subject to icing; at least one capacitive sensor configured to detect ice formation on the at least one fixed-wing or aerodynamic surface; and a controller configured to selectively activate the at least one heater in response to detected ice formation. |
| US10822095B2 |
Advanced environmental control system in an integrated pack arrangement with one bleed/outflow heat exchanger
An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a ram air circuit having a ram air shell with at least one heat exchanger positioned therein. A dehumidification system is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and a plurality of compressing devices is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and the dehumidification system. |
| US10822093B2 |
Adapter rail system and method for mounting an object to a floor rail in a transportation system
An adapter rail system for mounting objects to a floor rail in a vehicle includes an elongate adapter rail element, an arresting element and a movement rail element. The adapter rail element has a surface contour having regularly consecutively arranged neckings and widenings, which surface contour corresponds to an opening contour of a floor rail, which includes regularly consecutively arranged grid openings, which are penetrated by a slit. The adapter rail element has protrusions extending perpendicular to the plane spanned by the surface contour and are each arranged in the region of a necking. The arresting element has a surface contour corresponding to the opening contour of at least one grid opening. The arresting element is dimensioned to be flush between two adjacent protrusions of the adapter rail element onto the adapter rail element. The movement rail element is connectable with the protrusions of the adapter rail element. |
| US10822087B2 |
Carpet display systems and methods
A carpet display system includes a plurality of carpet modules. Each of the plurality of carpet modules includes a translucent support panel, a carpet layer secured to the support panel, and a light-emitting element coupled to the support panel. The light-emitting element is configured to emit light through the support panel to provide lighting effects through the carpet layer. |
| US10822086B2 |
System for handling containers and other objects in a freight compartment of a vehicle
A system for handling containers in a freight compartment of a vehicle has a stowage device with a frame in which there are formed devices for receiving containers, at least one robot arm, each with a base a handling tool, a guide device mountable on the frame, and a control unit. The robot arm uses the handling tool to receive and move containers to and from the devices. The guide device moves the robot arm along at least one guide axis. On demand, the control unit actuates the robot arm(s) and the guide device such that a container is received from the respective device by the handling tool and is made available at a predetermined transfer position outside the frame, or such that a container is received by the handling tool at the transfer position and inserted into a device. |
| US10822084B2 |
Payload launch apparatus and method
Apparatus for releasing a payload from an air vehicle (14), the apparatus comprising a generally tubular holding device (10) mounted on, or formed integrally with, said air vehicle, said holding device (10) having an open end facing in a direction substantially opposite to the direction of travel (16) of said air vehicle (14), in use, the apparatus further comprising a container (18) for housing said payload and configured to be at least partially received within said holding device (10), at least one releasable retaining device (20) for releasably retaining said container (18) within said holding device (10), and an actuation device for selectively actuating said at least one releasable retaining device to release said container from said holding device, said container (18) having thereon at least one drag inducing device (22) configured to induce drag in a direction substantially opposite to that of said direction of travel (16) of said air vehicle, in use, so as to act to drag said container (18) from said holding device (10) through said open end. |
| US10822081B2 |
Communications and landings of unmanned aerial vehicles on transportation vehicles for transport
Unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”) which fly to destinations (e.g., for delivering items) may land on transportation vehicles (e.g., delivery trucks, etc.) for temporary transport. An agreement with the owner of the transportation vehicles (e.g., a shipping carrier) may be made, and the associated transportation vehicles that are available for landings may be identified by markers on the roof or other identification techniques. Different types of communications may be provided as part of a landing process (e.g., a notification regarding a proposed landing may be sent including a request for a confirmation that the proposed landing is acceptable, etc.). The routes of the transportation vehicles may be known and utilized to determine locations where UAVs will land on and take off from the transportation vehicles. |
| US10822079B2 |
Aircraft
The invention relates to an aircraft designed as a compound helicopter with an aircraft fuselage, a main rotor arranged on the aircraft fuselage, and cyclogyro rotors which protrude laterally from the aircraft fuselage and which comprise an outer end surface. An improved torque compensation is achieved in that the cyclogyro rotors are connected to the aircraft fuselage by means of a suspension device which holds the cyclogyro rotors at the outer border of the rotors, and each cyclogyro rotor can be controlled individually and independently of the other. A torque compensation function of the main rotor can be carried out by the cyclogyro rotors. |
| US10822076B2 |
Dual rotor, rotary wing aircraft
A main rotor blade assembly for a rotary wing aircraft is provided including a main rotor blade root region, a main rotor blade inboard region arranged outboard of said main rotor blade root region, a main rotor blade main region arranged outboard of said main rotor blade inboard region, and a main rotor blade tip region arranged outboard of said main rotor blade main region. At least one of chord, twist, sweep, airfoil shape, and thickness/chord of the main rotor blade assembly has been optimized to achieve balanced high speed forward flight and hover relative to both efficiency and high thrust capability. |
| US10822075B2 |
Rotor span-balance pocket
The present invention includes a span-balance pocket in a surface of a rotor blade, the span-balance pocket including an inboard surface and an outboard surface; and one or more weights disposed in the span-balance pocket to span-balance the rotor blade; and at least one of one or more retention devices to retain the one or more weights against the outboard surface of the span-balance pocket or the span-balance pocket is machined or molded into a tip block of the rotor blade. |
| US10822074B2 |
Aircraft actuator with no-back, load detent assembly
A load detent assembly for restricting creep of a rotating assembly of an actuator used to actuate an aircraft flight control surface. The load detent assembly includes an engagement member having circumferentially spaced engagement surfaces/protruding portions, and a load detent having a stoppage member radially biasable towards the engagement member for interengagement between the engagement surfaces to restrict creep of the rotating assembly. One of the engagement member or the load detent is configured for rotation radially inward of the other of the engagement member or the load detent through at least 360 degrees of rotation. The other of the engagement member or the load detent is configured for being fixed radially outward of the one of the engagement member or the load detent. |
| US10822072B2 |
Wing for an aircraft
A wing for an aircraft, including a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly for movably connecting the slat to the main wing, such that the slat is movable between a retracted position and at least one extended position. The connection assembly includes a first connection element and a second connection element, both movably mounted to the main wing and mounted to the slat, wherein the second connection element is spaced apart from the first connection element in a wing span direction. The wing further includes a drive unit provided at the main wing and connected to the slat for initiating movement of the slat. An object, to prevent skew cases of the slat, is achieved in that the connection assembly includes a rotatable sync shaft rotatably engaging both the first connection element and the second connection element for sync movement of the first and second connection elements. |
| US10822070B2 |
Pressure bulkhead system
A pressure bulkhead system comprises a pressure bulkhead adapted to be connected to a fuselage of a vehicle to separate a pressurized cabin space of the vehicle from an unpressurized cabin space of the vehicle, and a peripheral pressure frame to sealingly connect the pressure bulkhead to the vehicle fuselage. The peripheral pressure frame comprises an attachment section sealingly attached to an outer rim portion of a first surface of the pressure bulkhead. The first surface, when the pressure bulkhead system is installed in the vehicle, faces the unpressurized cabin space of the vehicle. A flange section is adapted to be sealingly attached to an inner surface of the vehicle fuselage and extends in a direction facing away from the first surface of the pressure bulkhead. A flexible section interconnects the attachment section and the flange section and is flexible to accommodate cabin pressure acting on the pressure bulkhead. |
| US10822069B2 |
Reverse gear and watercraft equipped with the same
A reverse gear includes an input shaft, a forward clutch, a reverse clutch, an output shaft, a reduction mechanism, and a relay shaft. The input shaft receives rotational power of a main engine. The forward clutch transmits the rotational power of the input shaft as forward output. The reverse clutch transmits the rotational power of the input shaft as reverse output. The output shaft outputs the rotational power transmitted via the forward clutch and the reverse clutch. The reduction mechanism reduces the rotational power of the output shaft and transmits the reduced rotational power to the propeller shaft. The relay shaft intersects the input shaft and relays the rotational power from the forward clutch and the reverse clutch toward the output shaft. The relay shaft and the output shaft are coupled to each other via a pair of intersecting-shaft gears to be able to transmit power. |
| US10822065B2 |
Systems and method for buoyancy control of remotely operated underwater vehicle and payload
An underwater vehicle is configured to transfer a payload between a first location and a second location at a subsea structure. The underwater vehicle includes a payload support configured to support the payload and a buoyancy control system. The buoyancy control system includes at least one of an exchange weight system configured to receive one or more exchange weights when delivering the payload, a floatation system having one or more floatation devices coupled to the payload, or a combination thereof. |
| US10822064B2 |
Hitching device
The invention concerns a boat (10) comprising a hull (11) that is suitable for being towed on a solid surface and comprises a hitching device (30) comprising a straight drawbar (39) and a hitching mechanism (31), characterised in that the hitching device is movable in translation along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the hull (11) between a stowed position in which the hitching device is more retracted into the hull and a deployed position in which the hitching device extends further out of the hull than when in the stowed position. |
| US10822061B2 |
Systems and methods for righting a capsized watercraft
Systems and methods for righting a capsized watercraft are described. The system may include a selectively inflatable bladder inside a canvas gunwale float that can be releasably attached to one side of a boat. When the other side of the boat is lifted, the float keeps at least a portion of the lowermost gunwale above the surface of the water, thereby impeding the unwanted entry of water into the boat during righting. The inflatable bladder is sized in volume according to the size and shape of the boat. The system may include one or more floats spaced apart along the side. In another aspect, one of the floats may be attached to a paddle to create a temporary outrigger for use in climbing out of the water and into the boat. |
| US10822059B2 |
Watercraft
A watercraft is basically provided with a watercraft structure and a grab bar. The watercraft structure includes a platform with a recess at a rear edge of the platform. The grab bar is mounted to the watercraft structure in the recess of the platform. The grab bar has a bar portion with a front edge that is disposed forward of the rear edge of the platform with respect to a front to aft direction of the watercraft. |
| US10822058B2 |
Incremental deployment of a buoy or buoy network
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a modular buoy deployment system including modules arranged to be assembled at a destination location and an aerial delivery apparatus arranged to deliver the buoy modules to the destination location. The modules are connectable to at least one other module and form a buoy when assembled. The module buoy deployment system also optionally includes a platform arranged to receive one or more aerial delivery apparatuses. Each module conforms to a delivery criteria of the aerial delivery apparatus. The module buoy deployment system also optionally includes a power system arranged to recharge the aerial delivery apparatus. |
| US10822055B2 |
Wake-modifying device for a boat
A recreational sport boat includes a hull, having starboard and port sides and a transom, and a pair of wake-modifying devices positioned aft of the transom. One of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a port side of the boat's centerline and another of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a starboard side of the boat's centerline. Each wake-modifying device includes a plate-like member and at least one downturned surface at a trailing portion of the plate-like member. Each wake-modifying device is pivotable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position about a pivot axis that is horizontal or inclined no more than about 35° from horizontal. When a wake-modifying device is in the deployed position, the downturned surface is lower than it is in the non-deployed position so as to be able to modify the boat's wake. |
| US10822052B2 |
Bicycle shifting device and bicycle internal transmission hub
A bicycle shifting device includes a first transmission unit, a second transmission unit, a coupling member and a release unit. The first transmission unit includes a first rotational body, to which human power is transmitted. The second transmission unit includes a second rotational body coupled to the first rotational body and a rotational shaft rotatably supporting the second rotational body. The coupling member is movable relative to the second rotational body in an axial direction of the rotational shaft and configured to couple the second rotational body and the rotational shaft so that the human power transmitted from the first transmission unit is transmitted to the rotational shaft through the second rotational body. The release unit uncouples the second rotational body from the rotational shaft by moving the coupling member in the axial direction using the human power transmitted from the first transmission unit. |
| US10822048B2 |
Reciprocating rail movement suspension system
Generally, examples described herein may take the form of a bicycle including a front frame, a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, and a suspension system operably associated with the front frame and the rear frame. The suspension system includes a first connection structure operably coupling the front frame to the rear frame and a first sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame and configured to travel in a first direction along a substantially linear travel path and in a second direction opposite the first direction along the substantially linear travel path as the suspension system is compressed. |
| US10822045B1 |
Pivoting mechanism and carrier positioning device including the same
A pivoting mechanism includes a rotation assembly and a fixation assembly. The rotation assembly includes a first member and a second member which are rotatable with respect to each other. The fixation assembly includes a first fixation member, a first elastic member, and a first pushing member. The first fixation member is received in the rotation assembly. The first fixation member selectively blocks the first member and the second member. The first fixation member is disposed between the first elastic member and the first pushing member. |
| US10822044B2 |
Apparatus for storing two wheeled vehicles
An apparatus for storing a two wheeled vehicle (e.g. a bicycle, electric bicycle or motorcycle etc) having: a housing adapted to receive a two wheeled vehicle and having a door connected to it at one end which is movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration; at least one base support for a two wheeled vehicle; and at least one wheel securing means; the apparatus adapted such that when in use a user is able to open the door and push a two wheeled vehicle into the housing such that the base support receives, guides and engages parts of the wheels of the vehicle and the wheel securing means engages and secures part of a wheel with the result that the vehicle is securely held upright during storage in the apparatus. |
| US10822042B2 |
Plasma actuated drag reduction
An apparatus configured to reduce drag is provided. The apparatus includes a plasma actuator including a hollow cylinder with two open bases, a first electrode disposed inside the cylinder, a second electrode disposed outside the cylinder, and a plasma layer disposed inside the cylinder next to the first electrode, a surface including the plasma actuator disposed on the surface, and a motion actuator configured to move the plasma actuator in a sweeping motion across a face of the surface. |
| US10822040B2 |
Roof panel assembly of vehicle
A roof panel assembly of a vehicle may include a roof panel made of composite material and assembled in a vehicle roof, and a center rail attached to the bottom surface of the roof panel. Both side end portions of the roof panel is assembled with roof rails of the vehicle. The center rail includes both end portions connected to roof rails of the vehicle, respectively. The roof panel further includes an auxiliary rail attached on the bottom of the roof panel and placed at a location spaced apart from the center rail at a rear side in the fore and aft direction of the vehicle. |
| US10822039B2 |
Body rocker, battery cross-bar, and body cross-bar configuration for load distribution between vehicle body and under-vehicle battery
An assembly for a vehicle to provide load distribution between the body of the vehicle and a battery contained in the vehicle includes a pair of body rockers, the body rockers being spaced apart and being substantially parallel to each other, a plurality of body cross bars that extend between the pair of body rockers, the plurality of body cross bars being spaced apart, substantially parallel to each other, and substantially perpendicular to the body rockers, and a plurality of battery cross bars that extend between the pair of body rockers, the plurality of battery cross bars being spaced apart, substantially parallel to each other, and substantially perpendicular to the body rockers, portions of the battery being located between adjacent battery cross bars. The plurality of battery cross bars, the plurality of body cross bars and the body rockers are configured to delay initiation of rocker plastic deformation. |
| US10822038B2 |
Vehicle lower portion structure
There is provided a vehicle lower portion structure including: a pillar inner panel; a pillar outer panel having a hat-shaped cross-section, and at whose vehicle front-side end portion and vehicle rear-side end portion are formed outer flange portions that are joined to the inner flange portions; a first ridge portion that extends in a vehicle up-down direction at a front wall of the pillar outer panel and at an end portion on the outer side in the vehicle width direction within an area facing a front wheel in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a second ridge portion that extends in the vehicle up-down direction on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the first ridge portion within the area, and so as to protrude towards the vehicle front side beyond the first ridge portion when viewed in a cross-sectional plan view. |
| US10822035B2 |
Vehicle framework structure
A vehicle framework structure includes: a pair of rockers extending in a vehicle front-rear direction at both sides in a vehicle width direction; a pair of die-cast members, each die-cast member being joined to at least one of a front end portion or a rear end portion of one of the pair of rockers; a first cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction and being connected to the pair of die-cast members; and a second cross-member provided to the pair of die-cast members, at one of a front side or a rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction relative to the first cross-member, the second cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction and connecting the pair of die-cast members. |
| US10822034B2 |
Plate steel constructed frame for self propelled sprayers
A chassis frame for an agricultural sprayer includes a top plate, a bottom plate spaced apart from the top plate, and a plurality of side plates extending from the top plate to the bottom plate. The top plate has a first thickness at a first location of the chassis frame to provide additional strength to the chassis frame at the first location. The top plate has a second thickness at a second location of the chassis frame to provide additional strength to the chassis frame at the second location. |
| US10822032B2 |
Turning mechanism and vehicle
A turning mechanism is equipped with a wire (first movable member) which moves in a movable direction (direction of the arrow B) under the motive power of a turning actuator, a wire (second movable member) which moves in a movable direction under the motive power of a turning actuator, and a coupler connecting the two wires. The coupler is configured in a manner so that the wires are capable of being moved independently in the case that a difference (differential angle) between the toe angles of the rear wheels lies within an allowable range, whereas in the case that the differential angle has exceeded the allowable range, is configured in a manner so that the wires are capable of being operated in a mutually interlocked manner. |
| US10822031B2 |
Turn control system for a work vehicle
A turn control system for a work vehicle includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a first signal from a turn signal input assembly of the work vehicle indicative of a turn indication. The controller is also configured to output a second signal indicative of activation of a turn signal indication assembly based on the turn indication while in a manual control mode. In addition, the controller is configured to output a third signal to a movement control system indicative of instructions to control a turn direction of the work vehicle at an end of a guidance swath based on the turn indication while in an automatic control mode. |
| US10822027B2 |
Front wheelhub assembly disconnection arrangement for a road vehicle
A front wheel hub assembly disconnection arrangement configured to promote disconnection and outwards movement of a front wheel hub assembly from a vehicle body structure during a small partial overlap collision, including: a steering knuckle breaker and the front wheel hub assembly including a wheel hub and a steering knuckle for connection to a tie rod of a steering mechanism, the steering knuckle arranged on a rearward facing portion of the wheel hub, wherein the steering knuckle breaker is arranged on an A-pillar of the vehicle body structure and includes an impact surface facing the steering knuckle when the wheel hub is in a neutral position, such that in the event of a small overlap collision, the steering knuckle is displaced towards and collides with the steering knuckle breaker, such that the steering knuckle breaker breaks the steering knuckle and disconnects the steering knuckle from the wheel hub. |
| US10822023B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus having redundancy for enhancing safety
The present disclosure aims to provide an electric power steering apparatus which is improved in reliability compared to an existing electric power steering apparatus by configuring redundancy for an electronic system therein. An embodiment provides a electric power steering apparatus including: a four-channel torque sensor including two independent dual die ICs; a four-channel steering angle sensor including two independent dual die ICs; a four-channel motor position sensor including two independent dual die ICs; a dual-wound Brushless AC (BLAC) motor including a first winding motor and a second winding motor therein; a first Electronic Control Unit (ECU); a second ECU; and a selector configured to select an ECU that controls steering among the first ECU and the second ECU. The first ECU and the second ECU are supplied with power from separate power supply devices which are separated from each other, the first winding motor of the dual-wound BLAC motor is connected to an inverter of the first ECU, and the second winding motor of the dual-wound BLAC is connected to an inverter of the second ECU. |
| US10822022B2 |
Transport key for a steer-by-wire steering system for motor vehicles
A steer-by-wire steering system for motor vehicles may include a primary steering level with a steering transmission device, which is arranged to subject wheels of the motor vehicle to a desired setpoint steering effect, and a secondary steering level with a safety device that provides predefined functions, so that in the case of a malfunction of the primary steering level, steering the wheels remains possible during an emergency mode. The steer-by-wire steering system may also include an authentication system with a communications interface for communications with the safety device. The authentication system may be arranged so that in the case of a successful authorization, the secondary steering level of the steer-by-wire steering system is also available after the emergency mode. |
| US10822021B2 |
Electronic drive control system for a zero turn radius vehicle
An electronic drive control system for a vehicle having a right and left drive wheels and a pair of actuators engaged to respective control arms of the associated variable drive units. A pair of speed sensors are in electrical communication with the respective variable drive units and a controller. The controller receives signals from the speed sensors and determines at least one operational output of each variable drive unit based on the received signals, calculates adjustments to at least one of the actuators and adjusts at least one of the actuators to move the respective control arm of the drive unit to effectuate the desired operational output of the variable drive units. |
| US10822018B2 |
Steering apparatus for use with vehicles
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for a steering apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing for a vehicle steering system, a motor, an actuator, and a rack disposed in the housing, the motor to provide a torque to the actuator via a belt to translate the rack relative to the housing, and a first gear disposed between the motor and the actuator, the first gear to transfer the torque from the motor to the actuator when the belt does not provide the torque. |
| US10822017B2 |
Integrated auto-steer system for vehicle
A steering wheel actuator is attached to a steering wheel column. The steering wheel actuator includes a gear assembly for turning a steering wheel on the steering wheel column, a motor for rotating the gear assembly, and an enclosure. A control system in the enclosure controls the motor to automatically steer the vehicle. The control system may receive global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals from a GNSS antenna and GNSS receiver located in the enclosure and automatically steer the vehicle based on the GNSS signals. The control system also may receive inertial measurement unit (IMU) signals from an IMU located in the enclosure and automatically steer the vehicle based on the IMU signals. The control system also may receive user input signals from a user interface located on the enclosure and automatically steer the vehicle based on the user input signals. |
| US10822015B2 |
Steering switch device
A steering switch device includes a housing disposed in a spoke portion of a steering wheel of a vehicle, the housing including an operation unit configured to operate an electronic device that is electrically connected, and an illumination unit provided in a side surface of the housing protruding from the spoke portion, the illumination unit being configured to illuminate a grip portion of the steering wheel. |
| US10822014B2 |
Vehicle steering wheel
A vehicle steering wheel comprising:a hoop,a plurality of presence sensors, each one arranged so as to detect a proximity and/or contact between a user's limb and the hoop,an outer sheath covering the plurality of presence sensors and stitched with at least one seam that extends around at least part of the hoop,wherein the plurality of presence sensors is mounted on the same support, and in that at least one of the presence sensors is arranged facing at least part of the seam of the outer sheath. |
| US10822013B2 |
Motor vehicle hand control for differently abled individuals
A disclosed vehicle control system provides control over complex vehicle functions including transmission shifting to enable differently abled drivers to operate a motor vehicle. |
| US10822009B2 |
Knock-down hamper
A hamper has a base having a base frame with a base shelf provided inside the base frame, and a plurality of caster assemblies secured to the base frame. A supporting frame assembly has two U-shaped frames, with each U-shaped frame having a horizontal base bar and two vertical bars extending from opposite ends of the base bar, with the two U-shaped frames coupled to each other at the center of each base bar, and with the base bars secured to the base. A fabric body has a plurality of side walls, and four vertical corner sleeve pockets, with each vertical corner sleeve pocket defining a channel that receives a separate vertical bar. A top frame secured to the upper ends of the vertical bars. |
| US10822003B2 |
Magnetic rail shunt with variable resistor
A magnetically clampable rail shunt (1) comprising two magnetic clamps (10), each clamp having a magnetic device for attaching the clamp to one of two parallel railway rails (R1, R2) of a railway track by magnetic force, and an electrical conductor (20) electrically connecting the two magnetic clamps (10) for shunting the two parallel railway rails. The rail shunt (1) is characterised by a variable electrical resistor assembly (30) for adjusting the electrical resistance of the rail shunt (1), said variable electrical resistor assembly (30) being connected in series between the two magnetic clamps (10) via said electrical conductor (20). Preferred application to testing of track circuits. |
| US10822002B1 |
External airbag assembly for a rail vehicle
A rail vehicle includes an airbag assembly having a housing, an airbag, a lid, at least one vessel and an aesthetic body panel. The airbag assembly is installed at an end of the rail vehicle. The airbag is placed inside the housing and the lid closes the housing. The lid is attached to the airbag so that it is located at a bottom portion of the airbag when the airbag is fully deployed. The lid and the aesthetic body panel, distant by a gap when the airbag is stored, are provided with compatible connecting interfaces so that the aesthetic body panel attaches to the lid through interconnection of the connecting interfaces upon inflation of the airbag with the pressurized fluid. The aesthetic body panel protect the inflated airbag from wear against the ground on which the rail vehicle travels. |
| US10822001B2 |
Rail vehicle lighting device
A rail vehicle lighting device includes: a plurality of short lighting fixtures assembled into a long lighting fixture having a shape matching with a shape of an irregular interior decoration. Each of the short lighting fixtures is provided with a section body. A light source is provided on the section body. The section body is twisted such that included angles between each of the light sources and a horizontal plane are consistent. In the rail vehicle lighting device, the plurality of short lighting fixtures is assembled into the long lighting fixture having the shape matching with the shape of the irregular interior decoration, thereby satisfying a requirement on a shape of a lighting fixture. By arranging the twisted section body, respective points of the long lighting fixture have consistent light source illumination angles, thereby achieving a satisfactory illumination effect inside a carriage having an irregular interior decoration, and accordingly improving the appearance of the carriage. |
| US10821999B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus includes a deviation detector and a motor controller. The deviation detector is configured to detect a deviation of a host vehicle from a travel lane. Upon the deviation detector detecting the deviation, the motor controller is configured to increase and decrease torque of a driving motor that transfers a driving force to a wheel. |
| US10821992B2 |
Method and system for predicting a risk for rollover of a working machine
A method is provided for predicting a risk for rollover of a working machine for load transportation. The method includes: obtaining ground topographic data of a geographical area located close to the working machine from a ground topographic detection system; extracting a ground gradient from the ground topographic data; obtaining weight information of the load being currently transported by means of an on-board load weighting system or by receiving load information originating from the device that loaded the load being currently transported; determining a current maximal allowed ground gradient for the working machine based on the weight information; and predicting a risk for working machine rollover if the working machine approaches a geographical area including a ground gradient exceeding or being close to the current maximal allowed ground gradient for the working machine. |
| US10821991B1 |
Systems and methods for proximate event capture
A method includes collecting sensor data from a sensor associated with a vehicle, storing the sensor data in a buffer associated with the sensor, wherein the buffer stores an amount of buffer data, analyzing the sensor data for a proximate event trigger. When the proximate event trigger is not detected, the method includes purging a portion of the sensor data exceeding the amount of buffer data. When the proximate event trigger is detected, the method includes stopping the purging of any of the sensor data and storing the sensor data of the buffer and the sensor data associated with the proximate event trigger and sending the sensor data of the buffer and the sensor data associated with the proximate event trigger to a server. |
| US10821987B2 |
Vehicle interior and exterior monitoring
A LIDAR sensor is mountable to a vehicle exterior with a field of view including a vehicle interior view first portion and a vehicle exterior view first portion. Data can be received from the LIDAR sensor. A state of a vehicle occupant can be determined based at least in part on data from the LIDAR sensor. |
| US10821981B1 |
Independent control of vehicle wheels
An over actuated system capable of controlling wheel parameters, such as speed (e.g., by torque and braking), steering angles, caster angles, camber angles, and toe angles, of wheels in an associated vehicle. The system may determine the associated vehicle is in a rollover state and adjust wheel parameters to prevent vehicle rollover. Additionally, the system may determine a driving state and dynamically adjust wheel parameters to optimize driving, including, for example, cornering and parking. Such a system may also dynamically detect wheel misalignment and provide alignment and/or corrective driving solutions. Further, by utilizing degenerate solutions for driving, the system may also estimate tire-surface parameterization data for various road surfaces and make such estimates available for other vehicles via a network. |
| US10821978B2 |
Method to control a hybrid powertrain, vehicle comprising such a hybrid powertrain, computer program for controlling such a hybrid powertrain, and a computer program product comprising program code
Provided is a method to control a hybrid powertrain to achieve a reverse drive, wherein the hybrid powertrain comprises an internal combustion engine; a gearbox with an input and output shaft; a first planetary gear connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft; a second planetary gear connected to the first planetary gear and a second main shaft; first and second electrical machines respectively connected to the first and second planetary gears; one gear pair connected with the first main shaft and the output shaft; and one gear pair connected with the second main shaft and the output shaft, wherein the internal combustion engine is connected with the first planetary gear via the input shaft. The method comprises: ensuring that moveable component parts in the first planetary gear are disconnected from each other and/or that moveable component parts in the second planetary gear are disconnected from each other; ensuring that an output shaft in the internal combustion engine is prevented from rotating; and controlling the first electrical machine and/or second electrical machine to achieve a negative torque in the output shaft via the first main shaft and/or second main shaft. |
| US10821977B1 |
Pre-loading drivetrain to minimize electric vehicle rollback and increase drive responsiveness
Pre-loading drivetrain to minimize electric vehicle rollback and increase drive responsiveness. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes (a) detecting that an electric vehicle is stationary, a brake is engaged, and an accelerator is not engaged, and (b) controlling a vehicle motor to transition from a first mode to a second mode in response to (a). In the first mode, the motor is controlled to output torque in response to the accelerator position, and in the second mode, the motor is controlled to output torque sufficient to preload the electric vehicle. The method also includes (c) detecting the brake is transitioning away from being engaged and the accelerator is not engaged, and (d) controlling the motor to operate in a third mode in response to (c). In the third mode the motor is controlled to output torque sufficient to maintain the electric vehicle stationary. |
| US10821976B2 |
Navigation system with dynamic speed setting mechanism and method of operation thereof
A navigation system includes: a control circuit configured to calculate a current location for representing a control vehicle traveling in a traffic lane, calculate a travel-lane identification for identifying the traffic lane, generate a vehicle movement control based on the travel-lane identification for controlling a physical operation or function of the control vehicle; and a vehicle storage circuit, coupled to the control circuit, configured to store the vehicle movement control. |
| US10821973B2 |
Navigation system with parking facility navigation mechanism and method of operation thereof
A navigation system includes: a control unit configured to: receive a parking facility request for an autonomous vehicle operation of a user vehicle in a vehicle parking facility; retrieve a parking facility map for the vehicle parking facility, including facility information, for the vehicle parking facility, wherein the facility information includes intersection nodes; and generate a facility traversal route for the autonomous vehicle operation of the user vehicle through the vehicle parking facility based on the intersection nodes and the parking facility request. |
| US10821969B2 |
Systems and methods to improve ride comfort for users within a vehicle during operation of the vehicle
Systems and methods to improve ride comfort for users within a vehicle during operation of the vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: generate output signals; determine the current operational information regarding the vehicle; determine a current set of forces operating on one or more of the vehicle and one or more of the users within the vehicle; compare a characteristic of the current set of forces to a comfort threshold level; and responsive to the characteristic breaching the comfort threshold level, effectuate a modification in the operation of the vehicle such that a subsequent change in the characteristic that corresponds to the modification reduces and/or remedies the breach of the comfort threshold level. |
| US10821962B2 |
Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and storage medium
A vehicle control system includes an electric power generator, a battery, a motor for traveling which rotates a driving wheel, a traveling plan generator which generates a traveling plan in which a traveling route has been planned, an electric power generation plan generator which generates an electric power generation plan in which electric power generation by the electric power generator has been planned on the traveling route, and a plan modifier which modifies the electric power generation plan to a plan for increasing the amount of electric power to be generated by the electric power generator in one or more sections before a predetermined section when electric power generation by the electric power generator in the predetermined section having a height equal to or greater than a threshold value among one or more sections constituting the traveling route has been planned in the electric power generation plan. |
| US10821961B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling engine torque of mild hybrid electric vehicle
The present invention relates to an engine torque control method of a mild hybrid electric vehicle including an engine as a power source, the mild hybrid electric vehicle further includes a mild hybrid starter and generator (MHSG) which starts the engine or operates as a generator by an engine torque and a controller which controls the change of a fuel injection mode among a MPI engine mode using a low pressure injector which injects the fuel to an intake port of the engine, a GDI engine mode using a high pressure injector which injects a fuel to a combustion chamber of the engine, and a hybrid MPI and GDI engine mode using both the low pressure injector and the high pressure injector, and the engine torque control method includes: determining whether a fuel injection mode is a MPI engine mode, by the controller, measuring a maintaining period when the MPI engine mode is maintained by a timer when the fuel injection mode is the MPI engine mode, determining whether the fuel injection mode is changed from the MPI engine mode to the GDI engine mode or the hybrid MPI and GDI engine mode, by the controller; and, driving the MHSG by the controller to assist an engine torque when the fuel injection mode is changed from the MPI engine mode to the GDI engine mode or the hybrid MPI and GDI engine mode. |
| US10821959B2 |
Predictive automotive transmission control using data sensing system
A method for controlling a transmission of a host vehicle can include: collecting preceding vehicle information characterizing a preceding vehicle which precedes the host vehicle using one or more sensing devices of a data sensing system equipped in the host vehicle; predicting whether a deceleration event will occur based on the collected preceding vehicle information; adjusting a downshifting schedule of the transmission in response to predicting that the deceleration event will occur; and controlling an operation of the transmission such that the transmission executes one or more downshifting operations in accordance with the adjusted downshifting schedule. |
| US10821957B2 |
Transmission with selectable one-way clutch
A transmission includes a selectable one-way clutch with active and passive states. Successful transition from the active state to the passive state is only possible when there is no torque tending to cause overrunning. After commanding a transition from the active state to the passive state, a controller partially engages a first friction clutch to induce a torque tending away from overrunning until a lash crossing is detected. Then, the controller releases the first clutch and partially applies a second clutch to induce a torque toward overrunning. When slip is detected, indicating successful achievement of the passive state, the second clutch is released. |
| US10821955B2 |
Railway car brake lock
A railway slipping block brake lock has a brake linkage arm connector configured to connect a brake linkage arm to a draw rod. A draw rod is connected to the brake linkage arm connector. The draw rod has a draw rod engaged position corresponding to a railway brake engaged position, and the draw rod has a draw rod disengaged position corresponding to a railway brake disengaged position. A slipping block is mounted around the draw rod. The slipping block has a wedge shaped profile that fits to a wedge-shaped opening of a retaining frame. The retaining frame has a retaining frame wedge-shaped inside profile to receive the slipping block. The slipping block releases the draw rod and disengages from the retaining frame when the draw rod moves toward an engaged position. |
| US10821952B2 |
Braking mechanism for a motor vehicle, and method for controlling the braking mechanism when different force components are combined
A method for performing a parking brake application process in a motor vehicle with a service brake and a parking brake includes combining a hydraulic force component and a mechanical force component to obtain a total clamping force for the parking brake application process. The two force components are combined in each parking brake application process. |
| US10821947B2 |
Driving adjustment for vehicle loading
A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to determine at least one of a vehicle pitch or a longitudinal center of gravity from data measured while deactivating a first brake for a first axle and applying a second brake for a second axle, and operate the vehicle based on the at least one of vehicle pitch or longitudinal center of gravity. The instructions may further include to determine a vehicle weight from the data, and operate the vehicle based on the vehicle weight. |
| US10821943B2 |
Storage tank assembly for a work vehicle
A storage tank assembly for a work vehicle includes a frame assembly configured to couple to a structure of the work vehicle. The storage tank assembly also includes a storage tank configured to store a liquid. The frame assembly is configured to support the storage tank on the structure of the work vehicle. In addition, the frame assembly is configured to position a first portion of the storage tank above a wheel assembly of the work vehicle, the first portion of the storage tank is contoured to substantially match a curvature of the wheel assembly, and the frame assembly is configured to position a second portion of the storage tank laterally inward of the wheel assembly such that the second portion of the storage tank extends within a vertical extent of the wheel assembly. |
| US10821932B2 |
Passenger protection apparatus
A passenger protection apparatus includes an airbag and an inflator. The airbag is configured to hold a passenger sitting on a seat of a vehicle when the airbag deploys, and the inflator is configured to supply gas to expand the airbag. The airbag includes: a main bag configured to hold a head and an upper body of the passenger; sub bags configured to protrude to the passenger to deploy between the main bag and the passenger; and connectors configured to swingably couple the sub bags to the main bag at positions out of a center of the seat in a vehicle width direction, so that the sub bags can swing when a force is applied to the sub bags in the vehicle width direction. |
| US10821931B2 |
Knee airbag module
A knee airbag module of a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an outer housing (14) in which an airbag (20) folded into an airbag package prior to its deployment as well as an inflator (16) generating filling gas for filling the airbag (20) are accommodated. In the outer housing (14) an exit opening (22) is formed through which the airbag (20) leaves the outer housing (14) during deployment. The airbag (20) is subdivided into plural chambers (28a-28f) arranged in series and being in fluid communication. The chamber closest to the inflator (28a) is separated from an adjacent chamber (28b) by a wall (32) which in the inflated airbag (20) extends substantially in the area of the exit opening (22) along the exit opening (22). |
| US10821922B2 |
Power control system
One example includes a power control system. The power control system includes an activation controller that is powered via a first power voltage generated via a first power supply and is configured to provide an enable signal. The activation controller can assert the enable signal in response to an input activation signal to control activation of a second power supply. The second power supply can generate a second power voltage in response to the enable signal being asserted. The second power voltage can be provided to regulate power associated with ancillary electronic circuitry. The system also includes a deactivation controller that is powered via the second power voltage and is configured to generate a disable signal to de-assert the enable signal in response to one of a plurality of predetermined deactivation conditions. |
| US10821916B2 |
Automobile interior component
An automotive interior component includes a base member including a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface provided between the front surface and the back surface; and a skin material integrated with the base member. The skin material is integrated with the front surface and the side surface. The side surface of the base member is continuous to the front surface of the base member while forming an acute angle of angle α therewith. The skin material includes an end surface extending along the side surface of the base member. The present invention provides the automotive interior component with a neat appearance. |
| US10821915B2 |
Clip for vehicles
A clip for vehicles may include a clip body portion including a plurality of guide legs facing each other so that an opening between which an object is interposed is formed, a plurality of stud portions provided at an outside of the clip body portion as a shape of facing each other to fix the clip body portion to a panel, and a clip wing portion provided so that the object is mounted on the clip body portion. |
| US10821914B2 |
Angled slide in retaining clip tower
A retaining clip tower includes a locking feature with a circular opening for a clip stem to be inserted and a rectangular opening disposed below the circular opening that can allow for a lower flange of a clip to be inserted at an angle into the locking feature wherein that the clip can complete the angled slide in such that the entire clip sits level inside the locking feature with the lower flange disposed below the locking feature and such that the clip resists extraction against vertical and horizontal forces. |
| US10821913B2 |
Partition wall subassembly
A partition wall subassembly having a gripping unit for a partition wall, having first and second gripping portions which in the assembled state extend from mutually opposing sides into a recess of the partition wall which extends along a passage axis, are connected to each other within the recess and each have an access opening. In order to provide an ergonomically advantageous gripping unit which can be produced in a cost-effective manner for a partition wall, there is provision for the two gripping portions to be constructed identically and, in the assembled state, arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner with respect to an axis of symmetry, wherein the access openings are constructed in a non-symmetrical manner with respect to a center plane which is formed by the axis of symmetry and the passage axis. |
| US10821904B2 |
Vehicle and running board device for vehicle
A vehicle and a running board device for the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes: a vehicle body; a vehicle door; a running board mounted to the vehicle body and movable between an extended position and a retracted position; an actuator connected to the running board; a magnet mounted to the vehicle door; a magnetic induction element mounted to the vehicle body and that cooperates with the magnet so as to be triggered to generate a door-opening signal and a door-closing signal; a signal transmission line having a first end of the signal transmission line connected with the magnetic induction element; and a controller mounted to the vehicle body and connected with a second end of the signal transmission line and the actuator, so as to actuate the running board to move between the extended position and the retracted position according to the door-opening signal and the door-closing signal. |
| US10821902B2 |
Rearview assembly with lighted bezel
An edge-lit rearview assembly comprising a housing; a mirror element having a perimeter and disposed within the housing; a bezel extending around at least a portion of the perimeter of the mirror element; at least one circuit board; at least one light source in electrical communication with the circuit board; wherein the at least one light source is in optical communication with at least a portion of the bezel. |
| US10821899B2 |
Rotatable rear-view mirror with display
A rotatable rear-view mirror with a display may include a rear-view mirror housing having two openings to make it possible to select one of more visible view surfaces of a display mirror and a general mirror, wherein the rotatable rear-view mirror further include a housing coupled to a mounting guide device disposed inside a windshield glass and having two different openings; a mirror device disposed in one of the openings of the housing; and a display device disposed in a remaining one of the openings and wherein the housing may be configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle based on a first end portion of the mounting guide device so that a rear view is provided through the mirror device or the display device depending on a request of a driver. |
| US10821898B1 |
Mirror mount with lateral support brace and triangle mirror mount
Various embodiments for mirror mounting assemblies for supporting one or more mirrors are provided. In addition, various alternative methods of installing the mirror mounting assemblies are also provided. The mirror mounting assemblies provide various fixed support portions configured to support one or more mirror mounting arms, which are preferably movable. In some embodiments, the fixed support portion comprises an upper and lower support member and a lateral support brace each configured to be fixedly connected to the vehicle at a separate location. One or more mirror mounting arms may be attached to the fixed support portion by one or more conjoining mechanisms. In other embodiments, the fixed support portion comprises a metal mounting plate configured to be fixedly connected to the vehicle at existing upper door hinge mounting holes. The mounting plate includes at least one conjoining mechanism for connecting one or more mirror mounting arms thereto. |
| US10821896B2 |
Multi-camera driver assistance system
Disclosed herein is a multi-camera driver assistance system. The system includes a plurality of cameras which dispose at different positions of a vehicle to capture images of a vicinity of the vehicle; an image processing unit which generates a virtual view with respect to a predetermined projection surface based on the images; and a display device which displays the virtual view, wherein the predetermined projection surface includes a slanted projection surfaces which are located at lateral sides of the vehicle. |
| US10821895B2 |
Apparatus and method for checking the playback of a video sequence of a mirror replacement camera
An apparatus for checking the playback of a video sequence of a mirror replacement camera for a motor vehicle includes: a movable camera device (10), which is designed to record an image and to provide image data; an image data processing device (20), which is coupled to the camera device (10) and is designed to produce the video sequence based on the captured image data; an output device (30), which is designed to display the produced video sequence; and a diagnosis device (40), which is designed to move the camera device (10) and/or to generate an image movement when producing the video sequence so as to check the displayed video sequence. |
| US10821891B2 |
Notification device
A notification device includes: a notification-sound output portion provided in a vehicle and configured to output a notification sound toward the outside of the vehicle; a notification display portion provided in the vehicle and configured to output a notification display toward the outside of the vehicle; a notification controlling portion configured to control the notification sound of the notification-sound output portion and the notification display of the notification display portion; and a stop-state determination portion configured to determine whether the vehicle during the automatic driving enters a stop state or not. When the stop-state determination portion determines that the vehicle during the automatic driving enters the stop state, the notification controlling portion outputs a stop-time notification sound as the notification sound by the notification-sound output portion and outputs a stop-time notification display as the notification display by the notification display portion. |
| US10821885B2 |
Enhanced vehicle safety system
A system to enhance vehicle safety is disclosed comprising a vehicle having a front end and a rear end; at least one visual signal light apparatus positioned in the proximity to the front end of the vehicle; the visual signal light apparatus illuminates when the vehicle's is decelerating via its braking system; wherein the visual light apparatus is comprised of a rear view mirror having a first surface facing the front of the vehicle and a second surface facing the rear of the vehicle wherein at least one portion of solar panel is embodied to the first surface and at least one or more LED lights is embodied to the first surface. |
| US10821881B2 |
Determining a steering angle for an automobile application
A method to operate a motor vehicle having a number of wheels is described. The method determines a steering angle for an automotive application. A steering angle δ is estimated using a yaw rate ω, a revolution rate of at least one wheel, a wheelbase L and a characteristic speed of the vehicle vch based on a single-track model. Preferably, the steering angle is calculated using the yaw rate ω, the selected gear i, the wheelbase L, the speed v and the characteristic speed of the vehicle vch according to the formula δ=[ω*i*L*(1+v2/vch2)]/v. An application, such as adaptive light control during turns, that requires knowledge of the steering angle of the motor vehicle is carried out based on an estimated steering angle. |
| US10821877B2 |
Loose layered build components and vehicle front end assembly strategy
A headlight assembly for assembly adjacent at least one skin component of a vehicle includes a housing supporting at least one light and a lens attached to the housing. The lens includes at least one attribute for engaging the at least one skin component. The attribute may be a pin or an aperture formed in the lens which may extend a distance from a surface of the lens for guiding the skin component. The skin component may be a grille and the attribute may restrict movement of the headlight assembly relative the grille in a Y-axis direction forming a margin therebetween. The attribute may be a channel including a bracket for guiding the skin component, for instance, a facia into the channel. The attribute may be a cavity formed in the lens for receiving an overlapping portion of the skin component, for example, a grille. |
| US10821876B2 |
Vehicular lamp
A vehicular lamp includes: a light source unit; a housing inside of which the light source unit is disposed and which has a work hole formed therein on a rear side thereof; and a cover member detachably attached to the work hole of the housing. The cover member includes a cover main body configured to close the work hole, a recess portion formed by concaving an outer surface of the cover main body, and a protrusion portion protruding from an inner surface of the cover main body corresponding to the recess portion, and the protrusion portion forms an inclined surface inclined in a diameter-expanding direction from an inner circumferential side toward an outer circumferential side of the cover main body when the cover main body is viewed in a cross-sectional view in an axial direction. |
| US10821875B2 |
Method, comprising calculating a frequency representation of an image of a projection surface, for depth perception based on vehicle headlights arranged on both sides
A method for depth perception based on vehicle headlights arranged on both sides of a vehicle includes projecting, by a first vehicle headlight, a first characteristic light pattern onto a projection surface and projecting, by a second vehicle headlight, a second characteristic light pattern. The method also includes capturing an image of the projection surface using an image capturing unit of the vehicle, calculating a frequency representation of the first and second characteristic light patterns in the captured image, and calculating, by evaluating frequency components in the frequency representation of the first and second characteristic light patterns, a coverage coefficient which is correlated with the degree of mutual covering of the first and second characteristic light patterns. The method further includes comparing the coverage coefficient with a coverage threshold value and displacing the first and second characteristic light patterns relative to one another if there is insufficient mutual covering. |
| US10821872B2 |
Portable multiple grill assembly
A portable multiple grill assembly includes a trailer that is towed behind a vehicle. A fire pit is coupled to the trailer for containing an open flame. A plurality of cooking grills is each coupled to the trailer. A table is coupled to and extends outwardly from the plurality of cooking grills. A plurality of chair units is each slidably coupled to the trailer. Each of the chair units is slidable into a deployed position to have a user sit thereon. A venting unit is coupled to the trailer to vent smoke from cooking grills thereby inhibiting the user from being exposed to the smoke. A display is coupled to the trailer and the display is elevated above the fire pit and the cooking grills to be visible to the user when the user is seated on the one of the chair units. |
| US10821868B2 |
Vehicle seat and method of manufacturing headrest
A vehicle seat includes a headrest, a seat back to which the headrest is attached, and a seat cushion connected to the seat back. The headrest includes pillar frames attached to the seat back, a core member that includes a pouring passage penetrating from one end to the other end, a cover that covers the core member and a part of the pillar frames, and a cushion member that is formed in a gap between the outer surface of the core member and the inner surface of the cover and inside the pouring passage. The pouring passage extends in a first direction from the one end of the core member to reach a predetermined position, extends in a second direction from the predetermined position to reach the other end, and includes a bent part at the predetermined position. |
| US10821864B2 |
Modular seating assembly
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat having a seat frame and a seat foam member, a seat trim assembly disposed over the seat foam member, a seat connector, and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame. First and second seatback foam members are disposed around the seatback frame. A seatback trim assembly is disposed over the first and second seatback foam members. A seatback connector is operably coupled to the seat connector. |
| US10821863B1 |
Retention member for vehicle seating assembly
A foamless vehicle seating assembly includes a frame with an inner support member and an outer support member. A first plurality of flexible straps extend about the inner support member of the frame, and a second plurality of flexible straps extend about the outer support member of the frame. At least one strap of the second plurality of flexible straps of the outer support member is adjacent to at least one strap of the first plurality of flexible straps of the inner support member. A retention member is disposed transverse to the inner support member of the frame disposed in a seat, wherein the retention member is displaceable between a design position and a fully deployed position in response to a sudden vehicle deceleration. |
| US10821861B2 |
Articulating flexmat seat suspension
A vehicle seating assembly includes a frame and an articulating flexmat assembly operably coupled with the frame. The articulating flexmat assembly includes an upper flexmat extending from a first side of the frame to a second side of the frame and a lower flexmat extending from the first side of the frame to the second side of the frame. The upper flexmat includes an upper static portion and an upper dynamic portion disposed above the upper static portion and adjustable by upper linear actuators that draw the upper dynamic portion toward the upper static portion to arc the upper flexmat outward. The lower flexmat includes a lower static portion adjacent to the upper static portion and a lower dynamic portion disposed below the lower static portion and adjustable by lower linear actuators that draw the lower dynamic portion toward the lower static portion to arc the lower flexmat outward. |
| US10821860B2 |
Seat device
A seat device includes a seatback frame attached to a seat cushion frame via a seatback attachment member. The seatback attachment member includes a first attachment point to which the seat cushion frame extending forward is attached, a second attachment point to which the rear portion of the seat cushion frame is attached, and a third attachment point to which the lower portion of the seatback frame is rotatably attached. The second attachment point has a floating structure. |
| US10821859B2 |
Seat system for a vehicle
A seat system for a vehicle includes a seat having a seat bottom on which a person can sit. An intermediate support structure is secured to the seat and the vehicle which allows the seat to rotate relative to the vehicle. An actuator can interact with the seat to cause the seat to rotate relative to the vehicle. The combined motion of the vehicle relative to the earth and the seat relative to the vehicle results in motion of the seat moving about a virtual pivot point. A user control is provided for adjustment of the location of the virtual pivot point. |
| US10821855B2 |
Translation assembly for a vehicle
A translation assembly includes a mounting bracket that couples a drive wheel and one or more passive wheels to a cassette. A motor is coupled to a drive shaft of the drive wheel. A biasing member is coupled between the cassette and the mounting bracket such that the drive wheel and the one or more passive wheels maintain physical contact with one another. |
| US10821851B2 |
Power management in an autonomous vehicle
A vehicle comprising a power train, a drive train, a sensor interface, a storage device and a processing device. The sensor interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The storage device may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processing device may be configured to (i) analyze the sensor data samples stored in the storage device to detect a pattern, (ii) monitor operational parameters of the vehicle based on the pattern and (iii) determine an efficient speed to travel a route in response to the operational parameters. An amount of power corresponding to the efficient speed is applied to the power train. |
| US10821849B2 |
Power management in a hybrid electric vehicle
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle. |
| US10821846B2 |
Wireless equipment concealment system utilizing an aerial multimedia platform
A wireless communication casing is an apparatus that conceals wireless communication equipment while maintaining the signal communication between wireless communication equipment and corresponding wireless communication devices. The apparatus includes an upper capsule, a lower shroud, a tubular housing, a stopper, a mounting pole, a support post, and a pulley assembly. The upper capsule covers the tubular housing which surrounds the mounting pole. The lower shroud upholds and encloses the tubular housing. The stopper upholds the mounting pole above the support post. The mounting pole serves as a platform to mount wireless communication equipment. The support post elevates the mounting pole and consequently the wireless communication equipment above the ground. The pulley assembly raises and lowers the tubular housing and the lower shroud along the support post. The pulley assembly facilitates the accessibility of the wireless communication equipment. |
| US10821841B2 |
Tracked vehicle, power supply apparatus for powering the tracked vehicle and handling system in a work area comprising the tracked vehicle and power supply apparatus
A tracked vehicle comprising an electric machine assembly, a first and a second track coupled to the electric machine assembly, and an electric connection device, connectable to a power supply apparatus outside the tracked vehicle and connected to the electric machine assembly to exchange electrical energy with the power supply apparatus during the operation of the tracked vehicle. |
| US10821837B2 |
Linear motor transport for packaging and other uses
The invention provides in some aspects a transport system comprising a guideway having a plurality of regions in which one or more vehicles are propelled, where each such vehicle includes a magnet. Disposed along each region are a plurality of propulsion coils, each comprising one or more turns that are disposed about a common axis, such that the respective common axes of the plurality of coils in that region are (i) substantially aligned with one another, and (ii) orthogonal to a direction in which the vehicles are to be propelled in that region. The plurality of coils of at least one such region are disposed on opposing sides of the magnets of vehicles being propelled along that region so as to exert a propulsive force of substance on those magnets. In at least one other region, the plurality of coils disposed on only a single side of the magnets of vehicles being propelled in that region exert a propulsive force of substance thereon-regardless of whether the plurality of coils in that region are disposed on a single or multiple (e.g., opposing sides) of those magnets. |
| US10821836B2 |
High-voltage battery division for charging column connection
A method for the switched division of a high-voltage battery of a vehicle, which, for the purpose of charging the high-voltage battery, is connected to a charging column supplying a charging voltage of a specific voltage level, wherein the voltage level of the high-voltage battery results from a number M of series-connected modules of the same rated voltage, wherein the voltage level of the high-voltage battery corresponds to an integer multiple N of the voltage level of the charging voltage of the charging column, wherein the high-voltage battery is subdivided into N parallel-interconnected segments consisting of an equal number of modules by means of a first switch position of a number of power semiconductors. |
| US10821832B2 |
Battery control device and battery control system
A battery control device includes a positional information acquiring unit, a deposition-risk-geographic-point storing unit, a determination unit, and a deposition-deterring-mode executing unit. The positional information acquiring unit is a processing unit that acquires positional information of a vehicle. The deposition-risk-geographic-point storing unit stores deposition risk geographic points. The determination unit determines whether or not the vehicle passes at least one of the deposition risk geographic points stored in the deposition-risk-geographic-point storing unit based on the positional information of the vehicle that is acquired by the positional information acquiring unit. The deposition-deterring-mode executing unit controls a battery based on a predetermined deposition-deterring mode, if the determination unit determines that the vehicle passes the at least one of the deposition risk geographic points. |
| US10821831B2 |
Method for interacting with image contents displayed on a display device in a transportation vehicle
Image contents are displayed with a spatial impression of depth for interaction with image contents displayed on a display device in a transportation vehicle, the image contents having control elements in more than one depth plane. An operating action by a user is detected by at least one sensor provided in the transportation vehicle, and it is determined in which depth plane an operating element should be operated. An interaction with a displayed operating element takes place in the determined depth plane according to the detected operating action. A touch screen is provided for the operating action of the user wherein the level of pressure exerted by the user is detected and the user interacts with operating elements in different depth planes based on the detected pressure level. Alternatively, a gesture sensor is provided for the operating action by the user. |
| US10821830B2 |
Agricultural vehicle
A vehicle control device incorporating at least one vehicle control element and a vehicle terminal is disclosed, the at least one vehicle control element being adapted to control a functionality of a vehicle implement or tool, the vehicle terminal incorporating a terminal display, the terminal display being adapted to alter the functionality of the vehicle implement or tool associated with the vehicle control element, the terminal display also indicating the functionality associated with the vehicle control element, wherein the vehicle control element incorporates a vehicle control display element, the vehicle control display element indicating whether the functionality of the vehicle control element has been altered. This enables a driver when looking at the vehicle control element easily to see from the vehicle control display element whether the functionality of the vehicle control element has been altered. |
| US10821827B1 |
Truck clutch conversion kit
A clutch conversion kit is usable to convert a truck or other machine from a lever actuated dry clutch to a fluid actuated clutch. The kit (49) includes a hub (50) which engages an input shaft (56) of the transmission (16). A fluid pressure actuated cylinder (68) is mountable on the hub and is operative to selectively axially compress friction discs (122) and separator discs (124) included in a disc pack (120). A flexible drive coupling (170) and drive ring adapter (146) are engageable with a drive ring (138) that is engageable with the friction discs. A pin (204) is positionable to hold the cylinder in a fixed rotational position while a shaft collar (202) and other components of the kit are used to assure proper positioning and operation of the components of the kit. |
| US10821823B2 |
Powertrain assembly and method of using same
A powertrain assembly for a vehicle includes a first motor and a second motor. A power split assembly, having an output power shaft, is connected to both the first and second motors to the power output shaft. The power split assembly selectively receives power output from the first and second motors, wherein the power split assembly defines a plurality of modes of operation to provide torque to the output power shaft. The powertrain assembly also includes a bypass power shaft operatively connected between the second motor and the output power shaft, such that the second motor provides torque to the output power shaft using the bypass power shaft to reduce torque interruptions created by the power split assembly during changes in the plurality of modes of operation. |
| US10821819B2 |
Electric machine and method for manufacture of an electric machine
A driveline system with an electric machine and method for manufacturing driveline system are provide for achieving increased coupling strength between a rotor carrier, rotor drive hub, and a rotor. The driveline system includes the rotor drive hub axially clamped between sections of the rotor carrier and a plurality of laminated rotor sections. The driveline system further includes a torque converter drive plate coupled to the rotor drive hub and a torque converter. |
| US10821817B2 |
Torque or power monitor
An energy storage and transmission system (ESRS) (69) comprises a transmission (9, 11) and an energy storage device such as a flywheel (1). While energy is being transferred between the energy storage device (1) and an energy source/sink (7), the transmission ratio of the transmission (9, 11) will usually be changing constantly. In order to manage the torque applied by the energy transfer device (1) or the power transferred, a controller (100) responds to discrepancy between the torque or power supplied and the torque or power demanded. |
| US10821808B2 |
Universal mode plate
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including an HVAC assembly, a set of pins, mode doors, a mode plate, an actuator, and an HVAC control module. The mode doors control airflow from the HVAC assembly. A position of each mode door is controlled by a corresponding pin of the set of pins. The mode plate includes (i) a set of grooves, (ii) a first adjustment path and (iii) a second adjustment path. The first adjustment path causes a first pin of the set of pins to move toward a center. The second adjustment path causes the first pin to move away from the center of the mode plate. An HVAC module selectively actuates the actuator to causes the mode plate to rotate in at least one of a passive direction and the active direction in response to receiving a mode request. |
| US10821805B2 |
Occupant thermal state detection and comfort adjustment system and method
A method for controlling a thermal state of a vehicle occupant, includes obtaining an infrared (IR) image of a face of the occupant using a passive infrared sensor (PIR) sensor. The IR image comprising a spatial array of facial temperatures and receives the image in a controller. A first segment of the array is determined based on a first facial temperature associated with the first segment using the controller. The first segment corresponds to a nose of the occupant. A second segment of the array is determined at least partially surrounding the first segment based on a plurality of second facial temperatures associated with the second segment using the controller. The second segment corresponds to a region of the face surrounding the nose. A difference is determined based on the first facial temperature and at least one of the second facial temperatures using the controller. The thermal state of the occupant is determined based on the difference. |
| US10821803B2 |
Vehicle seat with cooling fluidflow
A seating assembly includes a seating surface extending over at least one of a seat and a seatback. The seating assembly also includes a fluid mover and a fluid transfer member including a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion. The fluid inlet portion is coupled to the fluid mover, and the fluid outlet portion is proximate the seating surface. The fluid mover is selectively operable to release a pressurized fluid through the tube so that the release of the pressurized fluid at the outlet cools a seating assembly occupant. |
| US10821800B2 |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle. The HVAC system includes an HVAC case. The HVAC case has a first inlet and a second inlet. The first inlet is in receipt of airflow from a front blower. The second inlet is in receipt of airflow from a rear blower. A front foot outlet directs airflow towards the feet of occupants at a front of the vehicle. A rear foot outlet directs airflow from the rear blower towards a rear of the vehicle. A rear-to-front airflow control door is movable to direct airflow generated by the rear blower and heated by a heater core through the rear foot outlet, through the front foot outlet, or simultaneously through both the rear foot outlet and the front foot outlet. |
| US10821799B2 |
Climate control system and method for motor vehicle with removable roof and side doors
A climate control system includes a plurality of vent registers, an HVAC unit delivering conditioned air to the plurality of vent registers, a side door status monitoring device and a controller configured to control opening and closing of the plurality of vent registers in response to side door status data provided by the side door status monitoring device. A related climate control method is also provided. |
| US10821785B2 |
Pneumatic tire
In a pneumatic tire 2 according to the present invention, in the vicinity of a bead 10 portion, a main portion 42 of a carcass ply 40 is passed through the vicinity of a neutral surface. A tensile force and a compressive force applied to the main portion 42 are small. In the tire 2, occurrence of pinch cut is suppressed. In addition, this structure alleviates a force applied to the main portion 42 even during run-flat running. In the tire 2, damage is less likely to occur even during run-flat running for a long period of time. The tire 2 has excellent run-flat durability. Furthermore, in the tire 2, an increase in the vertical stiffness constant or weight thereof is suppressed. |
| US10821782B2 |
Tire tread for reducing noise
Present disclosure provides a tread for a tire having a plurality of contact element having a height H, and at least one connecting member connecting a transverse face of the contact element to the transverse face of the circumferentially adjacent contact element extending continuously through two transverse faces of the same contact element, a distance h between one of the connecting member in a groove and a radial position of the contact face being at most equal to 50% of the height H, and a material of the connecting member being different from a material of the contact element, a young modulus of the material of the connecting member being higher than that of the contact element, a distance h′ between one of the connecting member in the contact element and the contact lace in tire radial direction is greater than the distance h of the same connecting member. |
| US10821780B2 |
Tire
A tire 1 includes shoulder regions 4 each provided with first lateral grooves 7 and second lateral grooves 8. Each of the first lateral grooves 7 includes an inner portion 11 that extends axially outwardly from an inner end (7i) arranged axially outside a crown main groove 3 with a space therebetween and obliquely at an angle θ1 with respect to the tire axial direction, and an outer portion 12 that extends obliquely at an angle θ2 smaller than the angle θ1 with respect to the tire axial direction so as to cross a tread edge (Te). Each of the second lateral grooves 8 is arranged between adjacent first lateral grooves and extends axially outwardly from an inner end (8i) thereof arranged axially outside the crown main groove and obliquely in the same direction as the first lateral grooves 7 so as to terminate without reaching the tread edge (Te). |
| US10821778B2 |
Tire
A tire including a circular tire frame formed of a resin material, and a metal reinforcing cord member wound on the outer circumference of the tire frame, wherein at least a portion of the metal reinforcing cord member is covered by a covering mixture including at least an olefin-based thermoplastic resin and a thermoplastic resin other than the olefin-based thermoplastic resin. |
| US10821773B2 |
Paint brush and paint storage container, device, kit and system for use on portable touch-ups
A device for use in paint touch ups comprises a container, holding paint, its lid having a channel there through to securably accommodate a brush handle (and in the absence of a handle, being otherwise plugged shut) and a flexibly placed accessories box. |
| US10821771B2 |
Heat transfer labels with golden effect/hue
A golden effect heat transfer label includes a carrier and a golden effect design layer on the carrier. The golden effect design layer is formulated from an ink having a golden effect pigment present in a concentration of about 5 percent to about 35 percent by weight of the ink. The golden effect heat transfer label is transferred from the carrier to a target object as a golden effect feature and the golden effect feature exhibits a robust golden effect on the target object. The golden effect feature exhibits no adhesion failure and no visual change after being subjected to standard testing. The golden effect heat transfer label can be transferred onto target objects including apparel items, plastics, metals and carbon fiber objects. |
| US10821769B2 |
Mail-piece insertion system heavies rotary feeder double detect system and method
According to some embodiments, a double detection apparatus for a mail-piece inserter includes a detectable flag affixed to a rotating mail-piece gripper of a mail-piece rotary feeder. A stationary proximity sensor may generate a voltage output based on a presence of the detectable flag in a direction along a first axis normal to the rotation of the mail-piece gripper. A decision unit may then generate a double detect alert signal when a phase shift above a pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor. According to some embodiments, the decision unit may also generate a thin detect alert signal when a phase shift past another pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor. |
| US10821768B2 |
Picture album
A picture frame is provided and includes a body having a front surface and a rear surface. Also included in the picture frame are at least one frame attachment member attached to the rear surface of the body, at least one picture insertion sheet having a pocket configured to hold a picture in the pocket, and at least one sheet attachment member attached to near an outer periphery of each picture insertion sheet. Each picture insertion sheet is removably attached to the rear surface of the body using the at least one frame attachment member and the at least one sheet attachment member. |
| US10821767B1 |
Binder with expandable spine
A binder comprising: (a) a front cover; (b) a rear cover; (c) a spine extending between and connecting the front cover and the rear cover, the spine being made of a different material than the front cover and the rear cover; and (d) a binder mechanism; wherein the spine is a reinforced polymer that is sufficiently flexible to allow the front cover, the rear cover, or both to move relative to the spine so that the front cover, the rear cover, or both are openable and closeable. |
| US10821762B2 |
Direct thermal media and registration sensor system and method for use in a color thermal printer
An example disclosed media processing device includes an image processing unit; a first optical registration sensor; and a second optical registration sensor spaced apart from the first optical registration sensor along a first axis by a first distance associated with a gap between media units on a web. |
| US10821761B1 |
Non-contact thermal printing of color thermochromic materials
A system includes an unpatterned heater configured to pre-heat a thermochromic coating disposed on a substrate to a first temperature. The thermochromic coating has a threshold temperature at which the thermochromic material undergoes a color change. The system also includes a patterned heater comprising multiple heating elements configured to heat selected pixels of the thermochromic coating to a temperature at or above the threshold temperature according to a predetermined pattern. An air gap is maintained between the multiple heating elements and the thermochromic material while the patterned heater is heating the thermochromic material. The air in the air gap heated to a second temperature. |
| US10821751B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus and platen apparatus
There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus including: a platen, a contact portion disposed between a pair of first ribs of the plurality of first ribs with respect to a scanning direction. A lower end of the contact portion is located lower than each upper end of the pair of first ribs. The platen includes a second rib disposed between one first rib of the pair of first ribs and the contact portion with respect to the scanning direction, and an upper end of the second rib is located lower than the upper end of the one first rib of the pair of first ribs and higher than the lower end of the contact portion. |
| US10821749B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting a media jam condition
The disclosed embodiments illustrate a thermal printer apparatus that includes a media sensor. The sensor generates an input signal indicative of a measure of a media transmissivity/reflectivity. Further, the thermal printer includes a processor that is configured to receive the input signal from the sensor, while the media is stationary with respect to a print head. The processor further determines one or more characteristics of the input signal. Thereafter, a first transmissivity/reflectivity threshold is determined based on the one or more characteristics in the input signal. Further, the processor receives the input signal from the sensor, while the media traverses with respect to the print head. Subsequently, the processor determines one or more current characteristics of the input signal while the media traverses with respect to the print head. A media jam condition is detected based on the one or more current characteristics and the first transmissivity/reflectivity threshold. |
| US10821748B2 |
Recording apparatus
There is provided a recording apparatus with which it is possible to reduce an occupied space to a small size in a configuration of including a mounting unit and a receiving unit. |
| US10821746B2 |
Device for providing multiple surface treatments to three-dimensional objects prior to printing and system using the device
A surface treatment system includes a holder configured to secure an object within the holder and a surface treatment device that is configured to treat a surface of the object within the holder with two types of surface treatments. The device is capable of producing a plasma or a flame at its nozzle for surface treatment. By controlling the materials supplied to the device and the way in which is operated, either a flame or plasma is produced. Thus, the surface treatment system is capable of treating a wide range of materials for printing by a direct-to-object printer. |
| US10821737B2 |
Printer and printer system
A printer includes: a main body, including a bottom part adjacent to a surface to be printed and a top part opposite to the bottom part, wherein the bottom part is provided with an air inlet and an ink outlet, and the top part is provided with an air outlet; an adsorption assembly, assembled in the main body and including an air suction mechanism, wherein an air intake passage of the air suction mechanism is opened to the air inlet, and an air outlet passage of the air suction mechanism is opened to the air outlet; a printing assembly, assembled in the main body and including a main control and an ink outlet mechanism electrically connected to the main control; and a moving assembly, assembled on the bottom part of the main body and is electrically connected to the main control. |
| US10821734B2 |
Coloring nozzle cleaning assembly
A coloring nozzle cleaning assembly is used to clean a coloring nozzle of a 3D printing device. The coloring nozzle cleaning assembly includes a cleaning tank, a movable scraper and a liquid-absorbent interference member. The cleaning tank includes an opening and receives a cleaning liquid inside. The movable scraper has a contact end placed inside the cleaning tank and immersed in the cleaning liquid, and the contact end can be moved out of the cleaning tank through the opening to scrape against the coloring nozzle. The liquid-absorbent interference member is disposed within an area of the opening, and is located over a liquid level of the cleaning liquid and interferes with a movement course of the movable scraper. Excess cleaning liquid adhered to the movable scraper is absorbed by the liquid-absorbent interference member before the movable scraper cleans the coloring nozzle. |
| US10821732B2 |
Inkjet printer, control method of inkjet printer, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions
The inkjet printer includes a head, a circulation flow path, a cap, a first pump, and a control unit. The head has a nozzle surface having nozzles to eject ink. The circulation flow path circulates ink. The cap can contact the nozzle surface. The first pump is connected to an exhaust hole formed in the cap. In a soaking processing, the processor drives the first pump and causes the nozzle surface to be soaked in liquid, in a capping state in which the cap is in contact with the nozzle surface. In a circulation processing, the processor causes the ink to circulate in the circulation flow path in a state in which the nozzle surface is soaked in the liquid, after the soaking processing. |
| US10821730B2 |
Ink-jet head having passage unit and actuator units attached to the passage unit, and ink-jet printer having the ink-jet head
A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows. |
| US10821728B2 |
Printing system
A printing system includes a controller and a thermal printing head including multiple driving elements and an integrated transmission control interface. The thermal printing head is coupled to the controller. The driving elements are configured to print. The integrated transmission control interface coupled to the controller and driving elements is configured to receive from the controller at least one of a compensation data, a printing data, a clock signal, a data signal, a latch signal or a start-heating signal, and send to driving elements the at least one of the compensation data, the printing data, the clock signal, the data signal, the latch signal or the start-heating signal. |
| US10821725B2 |
Device for imaging and/or varnishing the surfaces of objects
A device for imaging and/or varnishing the surfaces of objects or vehicles, etc. includes adapting a time lag between an application of fluid and further treatment thereof, such as drying ink or varnish, to a spreading behavior of the fluid during the application thereof. The fluid may be applied to the surface of the object in sections, firstly drying the fluid in individual sections before applying it to the next section. |
| US10821723B2 |
Method and inkjet printer for acquiring gap information
A method is provided that is implemented on a control device connected with an inkjet printer, which includes an inkjet head having an ink discharging surface, a head scanning unit reciprocating the inkjet head relative to a recording sheet along a scanning direction parallel to the ink discharging surface, and a wave shape generating mechanism deforming the recording sheet in a predetermined wave shape that has tops of portions protruding in a first direction toward the ink discharging surface and bottoms of portions recessed in a second direction opposite to the first direction alternately arranged along the scanning direction, the method including acquiring gap information related to a gap between the ink discharging surface and each individual one of the tops and the bottoms on the recording sheet, and determining whether the gap information acquired for each individual one of the tops and the bottoms is abnormal. |
| US10821718B2 |
Selective powder processing during powder bed additive manufacturing
The present disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatuses for secondary material deposition and insert deposition during additive manufacturing (AM) processes. Such methods and apparatuses can be used to embed chemical signatures into manufactured objects, and such embedded chemical signatures may find use in anti-counterfeiting operations and in manufacture of objects with multiple materials. |
| US10821716B2 |
Laminating machine
A laminating machine comprises at least one material source, configured as a sheet feeder, for sheets of a material to be laminated. The laminating machine further comprises at least one laminating unit. The laminating machine also comprises at least two lamination sources, each for at least one web-type laminating material. The laminating machine additionally comprises at least one laminating unit for producing a material web, which is laminated on both sides, from the sheets and the respective at least one laminating material. At least one lamination control device is disposed downstream of a laminating region of the laminating unit, along a transportation path provided for the transporting of the laminated material web. The control device monitors a control region, lying outside a transport region that is occupied by the transportation path provided for the laminated material web. |
| US10821715B2 |
3D processing device and method thereof
A 3D processing device configured to attach a decorative film on a surface of a 3D glass, the 3D processing device includes a decorative film pre-deformation unit and a attachment unit. The decorative film pre-deformation unit includes an upper mould and a lower mould opposite to the upper mould, wherein the upper mould engages the lower mould to press the decorative film and cause the decorative film to have a shape matching a surface of the 3D glass. The attachment unit defines a sealing chamber, and includes a mould and a gas bag within the sealing chamber, wherein the mould is configured to support the 3D glass. The present disclosure further provides a method thereof. |
| US10821714B2 |
Method for manufacturing a panel including a reinforcement sheet, and a floor panel
A method for manufacturing a panel including a reinforcement sheet comprises the steps of: providing a first layer of thermoplastic material, providing a reinforcement sheet, laying the reinforcement sheet and the first layer onto each other, applying a second layer of thermoplastic material on top of the reinforcement sheet at a side facing away from the first layer, at least partially melting the thermoplastic materials of the first layer and the second layer, adhering the at least partially melted first layer, the at least partially melted second layer and the reinforcement sheet to each other so as to form the panel, wherein the reinforcement sheet and the first layer are adhered to each other by pressing them together after at least partially melting the thermoplastic material of the first layer, but before applying the second layer of thermoplastic material onto the reinforcement sheet. |
| US10821712B2 |
Low crystalline polypropylene-based polymer for blown film applications
Disclosed are methods for making a multilayer blown film comprising a propylene-based elastomer in the skin and/or subskin layers. |
| US10821705B2 |
Aerogel laminated composite and thermal insulation material
The present invention relates to an aerogel laminated composite having a structure in which a porous spacer layer, an aerogel layer and a support having a heat ray reflective function or a heat ray absorbing function are laminated in this order. |
| US10821701B2 |
Foam reefer wall using “loop” scrim fabric backing
An improved fabric backing for the manufacture of glass-reinforced thermoplastic panels that exhibits significantly greater foam adhesion than its scrim counterpart. That fabric backing includes a plurality of looped section extending upwardly (and inwardly) from its base for enhancing adhesion thereto. The combination is subjected to lamination for making an improved glass-reinforced thermoplastic interior wall panel. That wall panel can be used in a storage unit, such as a refrigerated trailer, railcar, shipping container and/or box truck. |
| US10821695B2 |
Acoustic device manufacturing system
A method and system for manufacturing a conical shaped acoustic structure. A sheet of acoustical material is cut to form individual pieces using a cutter system. Each individual piece in the individual pieces has a flat pattern for the conical shaped acoustic structure. An individual piece is positioned around a mandrel with a conical shape using an actuator system. Two edges of the individual piece are positioned for joining. The two edges of the individual piece positioned around the mandrel are joined to form the conical shaped acoustic structure. |
| US10821691B2 |
Corrugated tire bladder
An expandable bladder for shaping a pneumatic tire to be mounted inside a tire curing mold, the expandable bladder having a toroidal configuration and having a pair of opposing annular beads, wherein the bladder has an expansion section that is formed from a plurality of waves. |
| US10821684B2 |
Method of producing fiber reinforced plastic molded article
A method of producing an FRP molded article, the method being suitable for producing a thick FRP molded article, includes: placing a reinforced fiber base material in a cavity of a forming mold, such that a direction in which fiber sheets are laminated together (a sheet lamination direction) is a horizontal direction; impregnating a resin into the reinforced fiber base material by injecting the resin into the cavity in an anti-gravitational direction from an injection port provided below the reinforced fiber base material placed in the cavity; applying pressure in the sheet lamination direction to the reinforced fiber base material impregnated with the resin; and curing the resin impregnated in the reinforced fiber base material. |
| US10821680B2 |
Curable prepregs with surface openings
Curable prepregs possessing enhanced ability for the removal of gases from within prepregs and between prepreg plies in a prepreg layup prior to and/or during consolidation and curing. Each curable prepreg is a resin-impregnated, woven fabric that has been subjected to a treatment to create an array of openings in at least one major surface. Furthermore, the location of the openings is specific to the weave pattern of the fabric. |
| US10821678B2 |
Additive manufactured multi-portion article
An additive manufactured multi-portion article includes a first portion of an article manufactured by a first additive manufacturing process; and a second portion of the article manufactured by a second additive manufacturing process different than the first additive manufacturing process, the second portion attached to the first portion. |
| US10821664B2 |
Nozzle for additive manufacturing machine
A nozzle has a main body having an input side and an output side, a central region and two opposing end regions. A plurality of linearly arranged apertures extend from the input side to the output side, and each of the apertures has a respective opening. At least one opening in the central region is smaller than at least one opening in the end regions. |
| US10821657B2 |
Systems and methods for liner braiding and resin application
A method of selecting a braid configuration for a braided liner. The method includes calculating a size ratio based on the smallest first diameter and the largest second diameter of the liner and selecting a braid material having a tensile strength. The method further includes calculating a strength ratio based on the tensile strength of the braid material and a selected target strength threshold for the braided liner and determining an optimal braid angle for the smallest first diameter portions of the liner based on the calculated size ratio. |
| US10821656B2 |
Pipe end processing device
A pipe end processing device includes a female die and a male die. The female die has a through hole with one side thereof being radially increased, the through hole having the molding surface for forming the protrusion formed on an inner circumference on the one side of the through hole. The male die includes a metal core passed through the through hole of the female die and configured to be axially moved, and a tubular elastic body fitted on one end part of the metal core and protruding from the one side of the female die. The tubular elastic body is configured to be axially compressed by a movement of the metal core to radially expand by deformation thereby to press the surface to be processed of the pipe against the molding surface of the female die. |
| US10821651B2 |
Method and apparatus for continuously fabricating a composite sandwich structure
A method for continuously fabricating a composite sandwich structure includes the steps of: (1) preheating a laminate to a preforming temperature above a glass transition temperature of the laminate but below or equal to a crystalline melt temperature of the laminate as the laminate is substantially continuously moved through a preheating zone, wherein the laminate comprises a first face sheet, a second face sheet and a core sandwiched between the first face sheet and the second face sheet; (2) consolidating the laminate as the laminate is substantially continuously moved through a consolidation zone in line with the preheating zone to form a continuous length of the composite sandwich structure; (3) moving the composite sandwich structure, substantially continuously, through at least one of a texturing zone and a coating zone; and (4) incrementally applying at least one of a surface texture and a surface coating to at least one surface of the composite sandwich structure. |
| US10821644B2 |
Rubber extrusion device and method for manufacturing rubber extrudate
A rubber extrusion device includes a head mounted with a die having: an extrusion port variable member disposed at a front end position of an extrusion flow path to move in a direction allowing an area of an extrusion port to change; and a rectifying body that enters and exits the extrusion flow path from a front end side of the extrusion flow path. A rubber extrudate is manufactured by: positioning the extrusion port variable member at a desired position in its movement direction; positioning the rectifying body at a desired position by moving the rectifying body in an extension direction of the extrusion flow path while being in contact with an inner wall of the extrusion flow path; and extruding unvulcanized rubber from the extrusion port by feeding the unvulcanized rubber into the extrusion flow path. |
| US10821643B2 |
System and method for adjusting the land channel length on an extrusion die
An extrusion die with adjustable land channel can be formed of a die body that includes a first die body portion and a second die body portion, a first lip body, a second lip body, and a land channel body. The extrusion die can have a flow channel that includes a land channel terminating in an outlet orifice. The flow channel may be bound on one side by the first die body portion, the land channel body, and the first lip body. The flow channel may be bound on an opposite side by the second die body portion and the second lip body. In some examples, the length of the land channel is adjustable by configuring the land channel body and/or first lip body to move across the width of the flow channel. |
| US10821642B2 |
Injection nozzle for an injection molding machine
An injection nozzle for use in an injection molding machine. The injection nozzle has a nozzle body. The nozzle body has a tip section, a nut section, a threaded section that are interposed between a first end and a second end. A conduit extends through the nozzle body between an intake orifice and an output orifice. Within the nozzle body, the conduit has a first zone and a second zone that meet at a transition area. The first zone extends into the nozzle body from the first end. The second zone extends into the nozzle body from the second end. Fins radially extend into the first zone of the conduit. The fins absorb heat from material passing through the first zone of the conduit. The fins can cause molten material to cool quicker in the first zone of the conduit than in the second zone of the conduit. |
| US10821641B2 |
Spacer for foreign object detection sensor and terminal portion molding method of foreign object detection sensor
A spacer for a foreign object detection sensor including an elongated hollow sheath, two conductive members, and two core wires buried in the two conductive members, the spacer being used for a terminal portion of the foreign object detection sensor and including a first member including an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a space between the two conductive members, and a concave-shaped second member including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion at which a locking portion is provided to be locked to a first end of the first member, the second end portion which is opposed to the locking portion and is connected to a second end of the first member via an integral hinge, the second member containing one of the two conductor portions inside a closed cross-section formed between the first member and the second member. |
| US10821634B2 |
Method for compression-molding foamed polymer article
The present invention provides a method for compression-molding a foamed polymer article, where compared with the shape of a final product to be molded, a foamed blank article has a redundant protruding part at a particular position, which is different from the shape of the final product; and when the foamed blank is hot-melt-molded again by using a mold, an external force is applied to compress the redundant protruding part to reduce the volume and increase the density, so that the final product obtained has a higher density at the position corresponding to the redundant protruding part than other parts. Thereby, the final product can have different densities at different positions, so as to meet the requirements in practical application. |
| US10821631B2 |
Free-flowing pressure sensitive adhesives
The invention relates to hot melt adhesives which are pressure sensitive adhesives whereby the adhesive is provided in a granulated form and is free-flowing and does not block during storage. Such pellets can be used as feed for automated feeder devices for the supply hot melt application systems. |
| US10821629B2 |
CO2 -laden concrete precast products and the method of making the same
The present invention relates to a process for producing precast products in an airtight enclosure, which comprises the steps of a carbonation of pre-dried concrete precast units by feeding CO2 gas into a closed airtight enclosure under near ambient atmospheric pressure (psig between 0 and 2) and/or low pressure (between 2 and 15 psig) conditions, wherein said pre-dried concrete units have lost between 25 to 60% of their initial mix water content. |
| US10821626B2 |
Refill
A refill includes a peripheral wall defining a space capable of accommodating staples therein. The peripheral wall includes a bottom wall having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and a third side connecting end portions of the first side and the second side, a first side wall standing from the first side, a second side wall standing from the second side and opposing the first side wall, and a front wall positioned above the third side and connecting the first side wall and the second side wall. A first opening is formed on the first side wall and the front wall to extend across a boundary between the first side wall and the front wall. |
| US10821625B1 |
Fastener driving system
A system for moving a fastener into a sheet material and support structure may include a main support frame, and a fastener movement apparatus having a guide frame defining a channel, and a contact member having a contact tip for contacting the head of a fastener in a driving position. The apparatus may include a guide tube configured to hold a fastener, a primary movement assembly configured to transmit an impulse to a fastener head of the fastener through the contact member, and a secondary movement assembly configured to move the primary movement assembly. The system may also include a control assembly configured to control the primary movement assembly and secondary movement assembly of the at least one fastener movement apparatus. |
| US10821623B2 |
Wall hole punch device and method
A wall hole punch device is provided. The punch device has a wall-engaging surface, a floor-engaging surface, and a punch. The punch has a punching end, which generally has an angled face for pushing the chad downwardly and away from the hole. The bottom of the punching end is high enough to clear typical base plates when the punching device is used as intended. The top of the punching end is low enough so that the hole can be covered by baseboards of conventional height. A method of punching holes in walls and a method of drying walls using the device are also provided. |
| US10821619B2 |
Atomic layer deposition coatings on razor components
The present invention relates to a razor blade having one or more coatings formed by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) process, the formed coatings being uniform, conformal, and dense. The coatings may be on an entire surface of a blade flank, and at least a portion or an entire surface of a blade body. The coatings may be etched. The invention relates to a razor blade having a first coating of a first material and a second coating of a second material where at least one of the first and second coatings is deposited using an ALD process and the second coating is deposited on a top surface of the first coating. The first and second materials may be similar or different. The present invention relates to a razor component having one coating of at least one layer of one or more materials formed using an ALD process. |
| US10821616B2 |
Ceramic cutting tool
A ceramic cutting tool may include a blade body including zirconium oxide as a primary component of the blade body, wherein the blade body includes particles including any one of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or silicon nitride as a primary component of the particles, and wherein the blade body includes a blade part, a plurality of the particles are partially embedded and exposed on a top part of the blade part, and wherein the plurality of the particles cohere to each other to form a plurality of aggregates. |
| US10821605B2 |
Robot motion path planning method, apparatus and terminal device
The present disclosure provides a robot motion path planning method, apparatus, and terminal device. The method includes planning a planned path for a robot in a current scene using an open motion planning library (OMPL) database, setting a shortest ideal path as an initial ideal path, calculating a new path between the planned path and the initial ideal path using a dichotomy method, determining whether the new path meets an obstacle avoidance requirement and a structural constraint of the robot in the current scene, making the new path as the new planned path if yes, otherwise determining the new path as a new ideal path, optimizing the planned path using the dichotomy method iteratively until an error between the planned path and the ideal path is within a preset range, and determining the planned path as a motion path of the robot, thereby improving the motion efficiency. |
| US10821603B2 |
Methods and apparatus for robot control
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for robot control. An example apparatus includes a command generator to instruct a robot to move an end effector from a staging position to an estimated pre-task position to perform a first task based on a first pose of the robot, the first pose based on a model, adjust the robot to a first actual pre-task position to perform the first task when the robot is to move to a second actual pre-task position, the first actual pre-task position proximate the estimated pre-task position, and direct the robot to perform a second task based on a correction factor, the correction factor is to be determined by determining a second pose of the robot, the second pose corresponding to position information associated with a post-task position, and calculating the correction factor based on the first pose and the second pose. |
| US10821595B2 |
Power tool
A power tool includes a housing, a power output element for outputting power, a motor for driving the power output element to output power, and a surface light source device for providing illumination. The surface light source device is mounted on the housing and the surface light source device includes a light exit surface allowing the surface light source device to emit light. |
| US10821594B2 |
Power tool with ergonomic handgrip
A power tool with an ergonomic handgrip includes a housing with a rear end portion, a first front end portion, a second front end portion, and lateral sidewalls. A working end proximate the first front end portion is configured to be driven by a motor. A handle has a proximal portion coupled to the housing, a distal end portion away from the housing, a rear wall portion, a front wall portion, and a pair of sidewalls, and defines a handle axis. A trigger is coupled to the handle and defines a trigger axis. A first gripping region includes a rear concave recess on the rear end portion and a lateral concave recess extending along at least one of the lateral sidewalls generally parallel to the tool axis. A second gripping region is on the rear wall portion of the proximal portion of the handle. A third gripping region is on the second front end portion of the housing and offset rearward from first front end portion. |
| US10821592B2 |
Power wrench with angle drive
An angle type power wrench includes a housing, a motor, an output shaft and an angle drive connecting the motor to the output shaft. The angle drive includes a drive pinion provided with a forward gear head, and a bevel gear provided on the output shaft and engaged by the drive pinion gear head. The drive pinion is surrounded by a bearing support sleeve supporting a forward drive pinion bearing and a rear drive pinion bearing axially spaced from the forward drive pinion bearing. The forward drive pinion bearing includes an inner ball race at a forward end of the drive pinion at or very close to the gear head, and an outer ball race at a forward end of the bearing support sleeve wherein the bearing support sleeve is connected to the housing via an adjustment connection adapted to enabling adjustment of an axial position of the drive pinion. |
| US10821582B2 |
Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and installing a tamper indicating member
An apparatus for use in connecting a cover member to a retaining member coupled to a nut mounted to a shaft includes a body portion, arms, and a plurality of pressing members. The arms extend from the body portion relative to the nut such that contacting portions of the arms contact a rear side of the nut to connect the body portion to the nut. The plurality of pressing members extend from the body portion and is alignable with the plurality of tabs of a cover member when the cover member is located between the body and the nut. The body portion includes a press mechanism configured to cause a first pressing member of the pressing members to contact a first tab of the cover member to deform the first tab toward a retaining member coupled to the nut mounted on the shaft. |
| US10821577B2 |
Power tool
A power tool includes a motor disposed in a motor housing, a handle extending downward from the motor housing, a main switch provided on the handle and configured to switch the motor ON and OFF, and a state-changing operation part located on a lower portion of the motor housing or on an upper-end portion of the handle. The state-changing operation part is located upward of the main switch and is configured to effect a change of a rotational state of the motor, other than a direction of rotation of the motor, or an illumination level of a light. |
| US10821576B2 |
Tightening device for tightening pipe connection
A tightening device for tightening a pipe connection, the tightening device comprising a frame (2), a reciprocating member (4) adapted to reciprocate between a first position and a second position relative to the frame (2) by pivoting about a first axis of rotation (101), a socket member (6) adapted for rotating a connector nut (52) of a pipe connection, the socket member (6) having an open side for enabling accessing a rotation axis of the socket member (6) from a radial direction, and a drive coupling between the reciprocating member (4) and the socket member (6). During use of the tightening device a reciprocating motion of the reciprocating member (4) between the first position and the second position provides unidirectional rotation of the socket member (6) in the first direction of rotation. |
| US10821571B2 |
Handheld, hand-guided cutting-off machine
A handheld, hand-guided cutting-off machine (10), which includes a rotating cutting-off wheel, a supporting housing part (36), an output shaft, which is rotatably supported around an output axis (40), a drive motor, a transmission mechanism (19), which connects the drive motor to the output shaft, a flange and a safety guard (24), which covers the cutting-off wheel over a covering area. The cutting-off wheel is rotatably fixedly mounted on the output shaft with the aid of the flange and surrounded by the safety guard (24), which is pivotable around a pivot axis. The safety guard (24), the supporting housing part (36) and the transmission mechanism (19) have maximum distances from the output axis (40) over an outcut angle (θ), which are less than or equal to half the flange diameter of the flange. |
| US10821564B2 |
Cylinder device, press machine, workpiece clamping apparatus, cylinder device actuating method, method for clamping workpiece, and method for pressing workpiece
A pneumatic chamber 20 is configured to include a first pneumatic chamber 21 pressurizing a first piston 11 and a second pneumatic chamber 22 pressurizing a second piston 12. The first pneumatic chamber 21 communicates with the second pneumatic chamber 22. The hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 is internally provided with a hydraulic chamber 30, and the hydraulic chamber 30 is configured to have a first hydraulic chamber 31 pressurized by the first pneumatic chamber 21 via the first piston 11 and a second hydraulic chamber 32 pressurized by the second pneumatic chamber 22 via the second piston 12. The hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 is movable in a thrust direction in a cylinder 2, and the second hydraulic chamber 32 has a function of fixing the moving hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 in the cylinder 2 by causing a thin portion 15 to be elastically deformed in a radial direction due to hydraulic pressure. The first hydraulic chamber 31 outputs hydraulic pressure of the first hydraulic chamber 31, which is increased by the fixing, to an output rod 7. |
| US10821562B1 |
Cone head wiper replacement method and apparatus
Embodiments provide a method for removably mounting at least one wiper ring to the underside of a cone head of a cone crusher. The method includes the following steps in the order recited: inducing a temperature difference between the cone head and the at least one wiper ring; mounting the at least one wiper ring to an underside of the cone head while maintaining the temperature difference; and holding the at least one wiper ring against the underside of the cone head while the temperature difference dissipates. The temperature difference may be induced by either cooling the at least one wiper ring or by heating the cone head, or both. |