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| US10830195B2 |
Electronic fuel injection throttle body assembly
Present embodiments provide a throttle body which may be used with a variety of engines of different manufacturers. The throttle body may be used to replace mechanical or hydraulically controlled carburetors with electronic fuel injection. The throttle body may provide improved fuel pathways through and about the throttle body in order to move fuel to opposed side. The throttle bodies may have improved configuration of the fuel injectors. Further, the throttle body may have computer mounted on the throttle body and a notch formed in the throttle body to define a wire routing pathway from the computer to the injectors. |
| US10830193B2 |
Intake manifold for engine
An intake manifold 10 includes: a blowby gas introduction port 16g that is configured to introduce blowby gas into a PCV chamber 15; a blowby gas exhaust port 16f that is configured to discharge the blowby gas from the PCV chamber 15 into a surge tank 11; and a drain hole 17c that is configured to discharge water contained in the blowby gas, from the PCV chamber 15 into the surge tank 11. A bottom wall 17d of the surge tank 11 includes protruding parts 17e, 17f that protrude upward, the blowby gas exhaust port 16f is located upstream of the most upstream side protruding part 17e located on the most upstream side, and the drain hole 17c is located downstream of the most upstream side protruding part. |
| US10830192B2 |
System for recirculating blow-by gases into an intake duct of an internal combustion engine, the system having an anti-icing device
A system for recirculating blow-by gases into an air intake duct of an internal combustion engine, includes a separating device to separate oil, in a flow of blow-by gases of the engine. The separator device has an inlet for receiving blow-by gases, at least one discharge for returning the oil separated to the engine, and an outlet for clean blow-by gases. A recirculation duct connects the outlet to an air intake duct of the engine. The recirculation duct has an end connected to the intake duct by a T-connector member, with a main duct portion arranged along the intake duct and a tubular element protruding inside the main duct portion. The tubular element protruding inside the main duct portion has an annular end surface that has an irregular profile, preferably in the form of a saw-like toothed profile. |
| US10830188B2 |
Evaporative emissions testing using inductive heating
Methods and systems are provided for conducting an evaporative emissions test on a fuel tank and an evaporative emissions system in a vehicle. In one example, pressure for the evaporative emissions test is provided by inductive heating of the fuel tank while the vehicle undergoes an inductive battery charging operation. In this way, evaporative emissions testing may be enabled under conditions wherein sufficient heat rejection from the engine to the fuel tank is not available, and further enables evaporative emissions testing without the use of an external pump thus eliminating additional costs, and reducing the space occupied in the vehicle for evaporative emissions testing diagnostics. |
| US10830180B2 |
Engine aft section structure
An aft section structure of a jet engine with an axis is comprised of a casing defining a duct around the axis and opened axially fore and aft; a cone tapering aftward at a first angle with the axis and having a pointed end; guide vanes, each of the vanes radially extending from the cone to the casing and comprising a pressure side at a second angle with a plane containing the axis; spray bars, each of the spray bars extending radially within the duct and comprising trailing sides, each of the trailing sides being directed aftward at a third angle with a plane containing the axis; and flame holders, each of the flame holders extending radially within the duct and comprising one or more interior sides, each of the interior sides being directed aftward at a fourth angle with a plane containing the axis. |
| US10830179B2 |
Variable bleed valve door assembly and system for gas turbine engines
A variable bleed valve system for use in a turbofan engine includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced variable bleed valve assemblies. Each variable bleed valve assembly includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced variable bleed valve assemblies. Each variable bleed valve assembly includes a variable bleed valve door that is selectively adjustable through a range of intermediate positions between a closed position and an open position. The variable bleed valve door is configured to maintain any of the intermediate positions. Each variable bleed valve assembly also includes an actuator operatively coupled to the variable bleed valve door. The actuator is configured to selectively adjust a position of the variable bleed valve door through the range of intermediate positions between the closed position and the open position. |
| US10830177B2 |
Articulating pivot point post-exit thrust reverser
A thrust reverser may comprise a frame, a first reverser door being movable relative to the frame, and a second reverser door being movable relative to the frame and rotationally movable relative to the first reverser door via a first pivot point, the first pivot point being movable relative to the frame via a first link rotationally mounted to the frame via a second pivot point. |
| US10830170B2 |
Combined analog-digital gasoline engine ignition method and device
Disclosed is a complementary analog and digital method for controlling ignition of a gasoline engine. First, analog ignition is performed by means of an analog trigger circuit. After power has been steadily supplied to a microcontroller, the microcontroller disconnects the analog trigger circuit, starts to collect a digital trigger reference signal and turn on a digital trigger circuit, and switches to a digital signal to trigger ignition. Also disclosed is a complementary analog and digital system for controlling ignition of a gasoline engine. |
| US10830164B2 |
Fresh air flow and exhaust gas recirculation control system and method
A fresh air and exhaust gas control method for an engine includes monitoring parameters of an engine in an operational state using a plurality of sensors and generating engine state estimates using an engine observer model. The engine observer model represents an intake manifold volume, an exhaust manifold volume, and a charge air cooler volume. The method also includes generating a turbocharger rotational speed estimate using a turbocharger model and calculating a fresh air flow correction factor. The method further includes determining a desired air throttle position and a desired EGR valve position based on setpoint commands, the monitored engine parameters, the fresh air flow correction factor, the engine state estimates, and the turbocharger rotational speed estimate. The method additionally includes adjusting the air throttle based on the desired air throttle position and adjusting the EGR valve based on the desired EGR valve position. |
| US10830163B2 |
Method and system for learning contributions to an engine knock background noise level
Methods and systems are disclosed for operating an engine that includes a knock control system that may determine contributions of individual noise sources to an engine background noise level. The contributions of the individual noise sources may be the basis for establishing the presence or absence of knock in one or more engine cylinders. |
| US10830158B2 |
Throttle control method, throttle control device, and throttle control system
A throttle control method of controlling an opening degree of a throttle valve in a multi-cylinder engine that includes throttle valves in intake passages provided for each cylinder. It is possible to independently control the opening degree for each of the throttle valves. The throttle control method includes controlling the opening degree of the throttle valve is based on differences among intake air amounts in the respective intake passages. |
| US10830157B2 |
Air intake apparatus of internal-combustion engine and air intake flow control valve
An air intake apparatus of an internal-combustion engine includes: an air intake passage communicating with a combustion chamber; an air intake flow control valve including a rotation shaft provided in the air intake passage and a valve body having a convex arc-shaped outer peripheral surface and opening and closing a main opening portion of the air intake passage, and controlling the intake air when the main opening portion is closed; a valve body storage portion provided in the air intake passage to have a concave arc shape corresponding to the valve body and storing the valve body when the main opening portion is opened; and a sub-opening portion provided between the outer peripheral surface and an inner surface of the valve body storage portion, allowing a portion of the intake air to pass therethrough and discharging the portion toward the intake air when the main opening portion is closed. |
| US10830156B2 |
Fuel supply pipeline system for gas turbine
A fuel supply line system used for a gas turbine, including: fuel gas control valves used for controlling delivery to the gas turbine; a first line used for connecting the fuel gas source to the control valves; a second line used for connecting the control valves to the gas turbine; a monitoring device, configured to be used for determining the pressure inside the pipe at the outlet of the second line near said control valve; and a controller, configured to reduce the effective flow area of the pressure control valves or close the control valves when the determined pressure inside the pipe of the second line is greater than a predetermined pressure. |
| US10830155B2 |
Variable vane arm retention feature
A variable vane actuation system of a gas turbine engine is provided. The variable vane actuation system comprising: a vane arm having a radially inward facing surface, a radially outward surface opposite the radially inward facing surface, a wedge projecting away from the radially inward facing surface, an aperture extending from the radially outward surface to the radially inward surface, and an interlocking feature located in the aperture and circumferentially opposite the wedge relative to the aperture; and a vane stem having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a seat surface interposed between the first end and the second end, a primary portion extending from the first end to the seat surface, a secondary portion extending from the seat surface to the second end, and a stem notch configured to interlock with the interlocking feature of the vane arm. |
| US10830154B1 |
Gas turbine engine having fan shaft stiffness ratio
A gas turbine engine includes: an engine core with a turbine, compressor, and core shaft; a fan upstream the engine core; a gearbox that can receive an input from the core shaft and output drive to a fan shaft to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. A fan-gearbox axial distance is greater than or equal to 0.35 m. The fan shaft has: (i) a radial bending stiffness ratio of a radial bending stiffness of the fan shaft at the fan input to a radial bending stiffness of the fan shaft at the gearbox output that is greater than or equal to 6.0×10−3; and/or (ii) a tilt stiffness ratio of a tilt stiffness of the fan shaft at the fan input to a tilt stiffness of the fan shaft at the gearbox output that is greater than or equal to 2.5×10−2. |
| US10830151B2 |
Gas turbine engine coupling arrangement
A coupling arrangement for a gas turbine engine. The arrangement comprises first, second and third members. The first member has a first threaded mating surface extending in a first direction (X) and a flange extending in a direction generally normal to the first direction (X). The second member has a second threaded mating surface extending in the first direction (X) and a flange extending in a direction generally normal to the first direction (X), the flanges of the first and second members engaging against one another. The third member has a third threaded mating surface configured to engage against the first threaded mating surface, and a fourth threaded mating surface configured to engage against the second threaded mating surface. |
| US10830150B2 |
Fuel heat exchanger with leak management
A cooling air system for use in a gas turbine engine includes a microchannel fuel-air heat exchanger. The fuel-air heat exchanger allows heat transfer between a flow of cooling air used to cool components of the engine and a flow of fuel used to drive the engine. |
| US10830146B2 |
Compressor bleed cooling system for mid-frame torque discs downstream from a compressor assembly in a gas turbine engine
A cooling system configured to cool aspects of the turbine engine between a compressor and a turbine assembly is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the cooling system may include one or more mid-frame cooling channels extending from an inlet through one or more mid-frame torque discs positioned downstream of the compressor and upstream of the turbine assembly. The inlet may be positioned to receive compressor bleed air. The mid-frame cooling channel may be positioned in a radially outer portion of the mid-frame torque disc to provide cooling to outer aspects of the mid-frame torque disc such that conventional, low cost materials may be used to form the mid-frame torque disc rather than high cost materials with capacity to withstand higher temperatures. The cooling fluid routed through the mid-frame cooling channel in the mid-frame torque disc may be exhausted into a cooling system (10) for the downstream turbine assembly. |
| US10830137B2 |
De-icing by integral electric heat generation
Systems and methods for de-icing a fan of a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The systems and methods may include an electrical coil an electrical coil operatively associated with a non-rotating forward assembly of the gas turbine engine; a magnet operatively associated with a rotating surface of the fan, the magnet and the electrical coil producing electricity when the fan is in motion; and a heating element operatively associated with a surface on the fan, the heating element being powered by the electricity produced by the magnet and the electrical coil. |
| US10830135B2 |
Inlet frame for a gas turbine engine
An inlet frame and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. The inlet frame includes a forward annular body spaced apart from a rear annular body to define an inlet passageway in fluid communication with a compressor inlet. The inlet frame may define integral wash manifolds and discharge ports for directing a flow of wash fluid directly through the compressor inlet. In addition, inlet frame may define one or more integral annular heating plenums in fluid communication with a hot air source for heating regions of the inlet frame that are prone to icing conditions. |
| US10830129B2 |
Transverse-mounted power turbine drive system
The present disclosure relates generally to an aircraft with counter-rotating pusher props powered by a gas turbine engine having a power turbine disposed substantially perpendicular to the compressor, combustor and turbine gas generator power core axis, as well as to the aircraft longitudinal axis. |
| US10830127B2 |
Crank drive device for an internal combustion engine, drive train and vehicle
A crank drive device for an internal combustion engine which comprises a crankshaft configured to be eccentrically connected to a connecting rod of a piston and to drive the drive shaft. The crankshaft is eccentrically connected to the camshaft and is rotatably supported with respect to the camshaft. An auxiliary motor which is configured to rotate the rotatable eccentric system. |
| US10830125B2 |
Hydrogen generator and non-polluting inner combustion engine for driving vehicles
A hydrogen generator for use with an inner combustion engine or other apparatus, even of a movable type, such as a home gas kitchen, said hydrogen generator comprises a system for separating hydrogen from ammonia, said system comprising a NH3 tank, an ammonia sucking pump, and a cracking oven containing a catalyst, an electric resistance and a H2/N2 separating centrifuge and including a suction device comprising a filter followed by a bottle for providing a feeding volume necessary for the produced hydrogen to compensate for user system requirement variations. |
| US10830122B2 |
Intake and charge air cooling system
An air cooling system for a vehicle engine includes an air intake configured to receive intake air for delivery to the engine, a first coolant loop thermally coupled to the air intake to provide cooling to the intake air, and a second coolant loop thermally coupled to the air intake to provide further cooling to the intake air. The first and second coolant loops are separate loops using a common condenser |
| US10830118B2 |
After treatment system and after treatment method for lean-burn engine
An after treatment method for a lean-burn engine is disclosed. The after treatment method is configured to control an after treatment system sequentially equipped with an ammonia production catalyst module, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, and a CO clean-up catalyst (CUC) on an exhaust pipe through which an exhaust gas flows and which is connected to a lean-burn engine. In the after treatment method, a rich air/fuel ratio (AFR) is controlled in multiple phases in response to detecting that conversion to the rich AFR is desired. |
| US10830112B2 |
Oil separation device for the crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine
An oil separation device for the crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine comprises at least one oil separator with a gas inlet pipe, a gap-determining element, wherein an annular gap is formed or formable between the gap-determining element and an outlet end of the gas inlet pipe, and a baffle wall which is arranged in the flow direction behind the gap. The oil separation device has a driven actuator for adjusting the gap-determining element relative to the gas inlet pipe. |
| US10830110B2 |
Valve timing adjustment device
A driven rotational body rotates relative to a driving rotational body to change a rotational phase therebetween and brings its driven-side stopper wall into contact with a driving-side stopper wall of the driving rotational body in the relative rotational direction. The planetary gear performs a planetary motion while being meshed with the driving rotational body and the driven rotational body to change the rotational phase. The driving rotational body includes a gear member, a cover member, and a fastening member. The gear member has the driving-side stopper wall and is meshed with the planetary gear. The cover member covers an accommodation space, in which the driven rotational body and the planetary gear are accommodated, together with the gear member. The fastening member axially fastens the gear member with the cover member. |
| US10830108B2 |
Method and apparatus for utilizing the waste heat of combustion gases of an internal combustion engine
A method and apparatus for utilizing the waste heat of combustion gases of an internal combustion engine, wherein the combustion gases are directed to a first turbine, a subsequent second turbine, and a precooling heat exchanger with water separation. Whereby the combustion gases formed as a result of combustion of air and fuel in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine according to an Electric Turbo Compounding (ETC) system are expanded after the first turbine to a pressure of less than 0.45 bar in the second turbine, and wherein said first turbine is connected by a shaft to a combustion gas compressor that pressurizes the combustion gases from the precooling heat exchanger to atmospheric pressure. |
| US10830106B2 |
Synchronising a turbine with an AC network according to a target trajectory for the target difference angle
A method for synchronising a turbine with an AC network having a network frequency, having the following steps: A) accelerating the turbine up to a stated rotational speed, without taking into consideration a difference angle between the turbine and the AC network; B) detecting a difference angle between the turbine and the AC network; C) accelerating or decelerating the turbine in such a way that the differential speed follows a target trajectory, wherein the target trajectory is a trajectory that indicates a target rotational speed depending on the detected difference angle, such that a target angular position that is suitable for a synchronous supply is achieved between the turbine and AC network. |
| US10830104B2 |
Exhaust collector railing removal tool
A system includes a rail system configured to be disposed within an enclosed space housing an exhaust collector, wherein the exhaust collector is configured to couple to a gas turbine. The system also includes an exhaust collector removal tool configured to be disposed on the rail system. The exhaust collector removal tool is configured to couple to the exhaust collector, to support the exhaust collector when not coupled to the gas turbine engine, to move the exhaust collector in a vertical direction, and to move the exhaust collector laterally with respect to the enclosed space along the rail system. |
| US10830103B2 |
Expansion joint and methods of assembling the same
An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and a diffuser duct includes a first flange coupled to the turbine duct, a second flange coupled to the diffuser duct, and a flexible element positioned between and coupled to the first flange of the turbine duct and the second flange of the diffuser duct. The flexible element defines a trough for receiving a liquid therein. The trough includes a drain pipe configured to channel the liquid away from the trough. |
| US10830102B2 |
Casing with tunable lattice structure
Casings and methods for manufacturing casings are provided. For example, a casing defining radial, axial, and circumferential directions is provided. The casing comprises an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall, each extending along the axial direction, with the outer wall radially spaced apart from the inner wall. The casing also comprises an auxetic structure extending from the inner wall to the outer wall and including a plurality of lattice elements. Each lattice element extends circumferentially and radially from the inner to the outer wall, and the lattice elements are axially spaced apart from one another. The auxetic structure may define at least one aperture for fluid flow from one portion to another of the auxetic structure and/or may be configured to vary the thermal characteristics of the casing along the axial direction. The casing may be integrally formed as a single monolithic component, e.g., by additive manufacturing. |
| US10830100B2 |
Turbine nozzle having an angled inner band flange
A turbine nozzle for a rotary machine including a centerline axis includes an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil defines a throat location proximate the trailing edge. The turbine nozzle also includes an inner band assembly including a platform portion coupled to the airfoil, and a first flange coupled to the platform portion. The first flange is obliquely oriented with respect to the platform portion, and the platform portion and the first flange intersect at a point axially aligned with the throat location. |
| US10830098B2 |
Bearing chamber housing for a turbomachine
The present invention relates to a bearing chamber housing for bearing a shaft of a turbomachine, having an additively built-up housing wall and a cover of the oil chamber, wherein, in each case referred to an axis of rotation of the shaft, the housing wall bounds radially outwardly an oil chamber of the bearing chamber housing and the cover of the oil chamber disposed on an axial end of the housing wall axially bounds a region of the oil chamber; the region bounds radially inwardly an inner shell of the bearing chamber housing. |
| US10830093B2 |
System and methods for selective cleaning of turbine engine components
System for selectively contacting a cleaning composition with a surface of a turbine engine component is presented. The system includes a cleaning apparatus and a manifold assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cleaning chamber configured to allow selective contact between the cleaning composition and a surface of the first portion of the turbine engine component. The upper portion includes a plurality of fill holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and the lower portion includes a plurality of drain holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber. The manifold assembly is configured to selectively circulate the cleaning composition from a reservoir to the cleaning chamber via the plurality of fill holes, and recirculate the cleaning composition from the cleaning chamber to the reservoir via the plurality of drain holes. Methods for selectively cleaning a turbine engine component is also presented. |
| US10830087B2 |
Modular variable vane assembly
A modular variable vane assembly includes an airfoil, an inner case, and an outer case. The airfoil extends between a first end and a second end along an axis. The airfoil has a connector that extends from the first end and a pivot member that extends from the second end. The inner case defines a pivot opening that is arranged to receive the pivot member. The outer case defines a first opening that extends from a first outer case surface towards a second outer case surface along the axis. The first opening is arranged to receive the connector. |
| US10830074B2 |
Potted stator vane with metal fillet
A vane for use with a stator assembly is disclosed herein. The vane having: an upper mounting portion; a lower mounting portion; an airfoil body extending between the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion; a first integrally formed metal fillet located between the upper mounting portion and the airfoil body, the first integrally formed metal fillet defining a first mounting surface located between the upper mounting portion and first integrally formed metal fillet; and a second integrally formed metal fillet located between the lower mounting portion and the airfoil body, the second integrally formed metal fillet defining a second mounting surface located between the lower mounting portion and second integrally formed metal fillet. |
| US10830073B2 |
Vane assembly of a gas turbine engine
A first stage vane array of a high pressure turbine that may be for a geared turbofan engine includes a plurality of airfoils circumferentially spaced from one-another and orientated about an engine axis. Each airfoil has a leading edge and a trailing edge with the trailing edge being circumferentially separated by the next adjacent trailing edge by a pitch distance. The leading a trailing edges of each one of the plurality of airfoils are axially separated by an axial chord length. A pitch-to-chord ratio of the pitch distance over the axial chord length is equal to or greater than 1.7. |
| US10830070B2 |
Endwall countouring trench
A gas turbine engine component comprises a casing, and a component fixed to the casing to extend from a first edge to a second edge. The component has a first side and a second side. A trench is formed within the casing adjacent the second side of the component. The trench has a maximum depth that is positioned at or aft of the first edge. |
| US10830068B2 |
Method and device for the generative production of a component using a laser beam and corresponding turbo-engine component
In a method for the generative production of a component (3), in particular of a turbo-engine component, wherein material (4) is bonded layer-by-layer selectively to a layer disposed therebeneath or to a substrate (6), according to the invention a laser (1A; 1B; 2) additionally acts on the material (4) before, during and/or after the bonding. |
| US10830066B2 |
Low-pitch variable-setting fan of a turbine engine
A fan of a turbine engine includes a disc provided with blades at the periphery thereof, the blades being mounted so as to pivot on the disc about a pivot axis, and a mechanism for changing the pitch of the blades. The mechanism is configured to adjust an angular position of each blade around the pivot axis. The angular position is in an angular setting range no greater than 20°. |
| US10830064B2 |
Hollow titanium airfoil with titanium coating
An airfoil surface includes a first titanium portion, a second titanium portion, an aluminum alloy braze disposed there between, and a titanium coating covering the aluminum alloy braze, at least part of the first titanium portion and at least part of the second titanium portion. |
| US10830059B2 |
Turbine blade cooling system with tip flag transition
A turbine blade having a base and an airfoil, the base including cooling air inlets and an internal cooling air passageway, and the airfoil including an internal multi-bend heat exchange path beginning at the base and ending at a cooling air outlet at the trailing edge of the airfoil. The airfoil also includes a “skin” that encompasses a tip wall, an inner spar, and a tip flag cooling system. |
| US10830057B2 |
Airfoil with tip rail cooling
An apparatus and method for cooling an airfoil tip for a turbine engine can include an airfoil, such as a cooled turbine blade, having a tip rail extending beyond a tip wall enclosing an interior for the airfoil at the tip. A plurality of cooling holes can be provided in the tip rail at the tip. A flow of cooling fluid can be provided through the cooling holes from the interior of the airfoil to cool the tip of the airfoil. |
| US10830055B2 |
Integrated squealer pocket tip and tip shelf with hybrid and tip flag core
An airfoil includes an airfoil body having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a tip shelf, a pocket surface, and a tip surface. The tip shelf circumferentially extends between the first wall and the second wall. The pocket surface circumferentially extends between the second wall and the third wall. The first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the pocket surface at least partially define a squealer pocket. The tip surface is spaced apart from the pocket surface and circumferentially extends between the second wall and the third wall. |
| US10830053B2 |
Engine component cooling hole
An apparatus and method regarding an airfoil for a turbine engine, the airfoil comprising an outer wall defining an interior bound by a pressure side and a suction side extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge defining a chord-wise direction and extending radially between a root and a tip defining a span-wise direction, at least one cooling passage extending radially within the interior and defining a primary cooling airflow, and at least one cooling hole having an inlet in communication with the cooling passage and an outlet in communication with the exterior of the outer wall. |
| US10830049B2 |
Leading edge hybrid cavities and cores for airfoils of gas turbine engine
Airfoils having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first end, and a second end with a leading edge hybrid skin core cavity formed within the airfoil extending from the first end to the second end proximate the leading edge, the cavity having a hot wall and a cold wall. The cavity has a variable height-to-width ratio in a direction from the first end to the second end, with a first aspect ratio proximate the first end and a second aspect ratio proximate the second end with the height defined as a maximum distance between the hot wall and the cold wall and the width is defined as an arc length of the cold wall. |
| US10830048B2 |
Gas turbine rotor disk having scallop shield feature
A rotor disk for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the rotor disk includes a rim portion disposed about a central axis; a blade post disposed proximate the rim portion, the blade post having a first branch and a second branch; and a first scallop disposed within the rim portion, between and radially inward of the first branch and the second branch. |
| US10830046B2 |
Expansion system
In order to improve an expansion system for a working medium that is used in particular in a circulating process of a system that utilises waste heat, in particular in a system operating in a Rankine cycle, comprising an expansion device coupled to an electricity generator, for the working medium, an inlet for supplying the pressurised working medium, and an outlet for the working medium that has been expanded by the expansion device, it is proposed that an aerosol generator unit that generates a lubricant aerosol should be associated with the inlet, wherein the working medium guided to the expansion device flows through this aerosol generator unit, which has a flow guide for the working medium having a concentration section that concentrates lubricant entrained in the total mass flow of working medium supplied to the expansion device to give aerosol particles, and these aerosol particles leave the concentration section together with a partial mass flow of the working medium, branching off from the total mass flow of working medium, as a lubricant aerosol mass flow, and that a line system should be provided that guides the lubricant aerosol mass flow to lubrication points of an expansion arrangement of the expansion device, for the purpose of aerosol lubrication. |
| US10830042B2 |
Cutter pick assembly with water spray assembly
A cutter bit assembly for use in underground mining, road grading, and the like includes a water spray assembly having a water nozzle in a first chamber that discharges a water spray through an air gap and into the open end of a second chamber facing the air gap. Air is drawn into the water spray entering the second chamber from the air gap to produce a finer spray that is discharged from a second open end of the second chamber. The water spray helps clear the second chamber of any dirt or debris drawn by the air into the second chamber. |
| US10830034B2 |
Production logging instrument
A logging system and method for operating a logging system are typically used in a wellbore. The logging system may include a logging instrument including a rechargeable energy storage and logging electronics, and a cable configured to trickle charge the rechargeable energy storage. The rechargeable energy storage may include an ultracapacitor. The rechargeable energy storage may be trickle charged through the cable from a remote power source. |
| US10830031B2 |
Mobile distribution station having satellite dish
A distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump on the mobile trailer, at least one manifold on the mobile trailer and fluidly connected with the pump, and a plurality of reels on the mobile trailer. A plurality of hoses are connected with different ones of the reels. A plurality of valves on the mobile trailer are situated between the manifold and respective different ones of the reels. A plurality of fluid level sensors are associated with different ones of the hoses. A controller is configured to individually open and close the valves responsive to the fluid level sensors, and a satellite dish is mounted on the mobile trailer. The satellite dish is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. |
| US10830025B2 |
Ultrasonic weld between components of an electrical submersible pump assembly
A downhole well pump assembly includes a pump and a motor. The motor has a motor housing with a motor head adapter on one end, the motor head adapter having a threaded connector. A seal section seals around a shaft of the motor, the seal section having a seal section adapter connected to the motor head adapter with the threaded connector. The motor head adapter and the motor housing have cylindrical exterior surfaces and end faces that face each other, defining a joint between the end faces. A first strip of metal foil is welded around the exterior surfaces of the motor head adapter and the motor housing at the joint, sealing the entry of well fluids into the joint. |
| US10830024B2 |
Method for producing from gas slugging reservoirs
A method of operating a submersible pumping system includes the steps of placing the pumping system in a normal mode of operation and then detecting the possible presence of a gas slug in proximity to the pumping system by measuring a decrease in the load on the motor. Once the possibility of a gas slug has been detected, the method continues by placing the pumping system in a reduced speed cycle. The pumping system is kept in the reduced speed cycle until the absence of a gas slug in proximity to the pumping system is detected by evaluating two independent conditions within the pumping system. |
| US10830019B1 |
Method for enhancing gas recovery of natural gas hydrate reservoir
A method for improving the gas recovery of a natural gas hydrate reservoir by using artificial impermeable layers is described. Artificial impermeable layers are formed by injecting cement slurry into the permeable overburden and underburden layers. When depressurization exploitation is performed, a large amount of seawater can be effectively blocked from entering a hydrate layer, and a production pressure difference between the hydrate layer and the production well is effectively increased, so that a hydrate decomposition rate and the gas recovery are improved. |
| US10830017B2 |
In-situ heating fluids with electromagnetic radiation
Methods, apparatus and systems for in-situ heating fluids with electromagnetic radiation are provided. An example tool includes a housing operable to receive a fluid flowed through a flow line and a heater positioned within the housing. The heater includes a number of tubular members configured to receive portions of the fluid and an electromagnetic heating assembly positioned around the tubular members and configured to generate electromagnetic radiation transmitted to heat the tubular members. The heated tubular members can heat the portions of the fluid to break emulsion in the fluid. Upstream the heater, the tool can include a homogenizer operable to mix the fluid to obtain a homogenous fluid and a stabilizer operable to stabilize the fluid to obtain a linear flow. Downstream the heater, the tool can include a separator operable to separate lighter components from heavier components in the fluid after the emulsion breakage. |
| US10830013B2 |
Core barrel head assembly with an integrated sample orientation tool and system for using same
A core barrel head assembly having at least one electronic instrument that is configured to obtain orientation data; a power source; and a communication means to receive and/or transmit orientation data for use in a core sample down hole surveying and sample orientation system that is configured to provide an indication of the orientation of a core sample relative to a body of material from which the core has been extracted, and also to a method of core sample orientation identification. |
| US10830012B2 |
Intelligent well system
A tubular system includes a side pocket mandrel having at least one side pocket defining a device storage zone. A conductor extends along the tubular system to the side pocket. A stored device is arranged in the device storage zone. |
| US10830011B2 |
Selective downhole actuator
A selective downhole actuator comprising at least a first actuator position, a second actuator position and a third actuator position. The selective downhole actuator is reconfigurable between the first actuator position and the second actuator position. The selective actuator is selectively reconfigurable to the third actuator position by varying an operating parameter during a transition of the selective downhole actuator between the first and second actuator positions. |
| US10830008B2 |
Tubular handling tool
An elevator for use in handling a tubular includes a first body part coupled to a second body part; and at least two slips coupled to each of the first and second body parts, wherein one or more of the slips includes an engagement member for coupling with a mating member of the first body part or the second body part, wherein at least 25% of the engagement member is coupled with the mating member when the slip is in an open position. In another embodiment, a swivel includes an upper housing rotatably coupled to a lower housing; and a rotary union having a rotating body attached to the lower housing and a non-rotating body attached to the upper housing, wherein the swivel is configured to transfer load from the lower housing to the upper housing. |
| US10830006B2 |
Centralizing and protecting sabot
Embodiments include a system for setting a seal in a wellbore including a sabot arranged proximate the seal, the sabot being supported by the seal and having a first diameter larger than a second diameter of the seal. The system also includes a bridge coupled to the sabot and in contact with the seal, the bridge extending axially away from the sabot and positioned within a slot formed by an extension of the seal. The system also includes an energizing ring that drives legs of the seal radially outward, the energizing ring applying a radial force a leg proximate the sabot to at least partially deform the sabot |
| US10830005B2 |
Connection mechanism
A connection mechanism (4) comprises first and second components (6, 8) which can be selectively coupled together, one of the first or second components comprises a locking member (25) which is moveable between a first state and a second state, the other of the first or second component comprises means (16) for initially moving the locking member from the first to the second state as the first and second components are initially drawn together and means (19) for returning the locking member to the first state once the first and second components are fully engaged together to prevent disengagement of the first and second components. |
| US10830004B2 |
Steering pads with shaped front faces
A rotary steerable device includes a steering pad disposed with a drilling tool and radially moveable relative to a centerline of the drilling tool to apply a steering force to a borehole wall. The steering pad has a front face to contact the borehole wall and having a diameter or width and a tapered section that tapers inward at a taper angle toward the centerline along a taper length in the direction from a take-off position to a leading edge relative to one of a rotational direction of the drilling tool or a drilling direction. |
| US10830001B2 |
Wellbore drill bit
A wellbore drill bit assembly includes a drill bit that includes a drilling fluid pathway that has an inlet fluidly connected to a drilling fluid entrance of the drill bit and an outlet fluidly connected to a drilling fluid exit of the drill bit; and a nozzle positioned in the drilling fluid pathway, where at least a portion of the nozzle includes a removable material configured to dissolve or erode in contact with a drilling fluid additive. |
| US10830000B2 |
Extrudate-producing ridged cutting element
A cutting element for a drill bit includes a PCD cutting face having a ridge that extends away from the periphery towards the center of the cutting face, terminating in a curved, central most ridge end. The cutting face further includes a surrounding surface consisting of the entire cutting face except for the ridge. The surrounding surface is free of flats and includes two side regions and a ramp region therebetween. The surrounding surface is continuously curved along a curved path that extends from the first side region to the ramp region to the other side region. In profile views, the surrounding surface may be linear moving from the top surface of the ridge to the periphery at every location along the curved path. |
| US10829996B2 |
Drilling device for earth or rock drilling and method for retrofitting such a drilling device
A device for earth or rock drilling has a mast, a drill drive with a shaft for rotatably driving a drill rod, a drill drive carriage, on which the drill drive is arranged, movably supported along the mast, and an oscillation generating drive disposed behind the drill drive in a drilling direction connected to the drill rod for transmitting an oscillation. A rear connecting end of the shaft or the drill rod projects rearwards from the drill drive. A rotary coupling with a first coupling piece is provided on the connecting end in an axially fixed and torque-proof manner, and a second coupling piece is axially fixed and rotatable relative to the first coupling piece. The oscillation drive has a clamping means for releasably clamping the second coupling piece, such that in the clamped state an axially fixed connection is formed between the oscillation drive and the second coupling piece. |
| US10829994B2 |
Drilling direct control user interface
Disclosed are control apparatus and methods for direct control in automated drilling. The control apparatus can include a display, a control unit, and an input device for receiving a plurality of measurements comprising one or more of present depth, present bit position, inclination, azimuth, top drive position, magnetic toolface, gravity toolface, a target control parameter. The control apparatus is configured to generate a drill string position indicator relating to a present depth and a present bit position. The control unit is configured to generate a vertical bar graph inclination indicator and a horizontal bar graph display azimuth indicator. The control unit is configured to generate a top drive position index. The control unit is configured to generate a toolface rosebud and a control parameter display. The control unit is configured to iteratively update the display in substantially real time. |
| US10829976B2 |
Lid stay for furniture
A lid stay for furniture includes a setting arm pivotably attached on a base element around a first setting axis between an open position and a closed position, and an energy accumulator coupled to the setting arm. The setting arm is acted upon by a force along at least a part of the pivot path of the setting arm between the open position and/or closed position and the energy accumulator includes a flat spring which is made from a plate-like flat material and the flat spring is elastically supported against the base element and the setting arm in a plate plane of the flat material. |
| US10829962B2 |
Systems and methods of securing transport containers to attachment points
Securing systems and methods of securing a transport container to an attachment point. In one embodiment, the securing system includes an actuator, an attachment structure, and an electronic controller. The attachment structure is dimensioned to complement the actuator. The electronic controller is operably coupled to the actuator for attaching and releasing the actuator to the attachment structure. |
| US10829960B2 |
Cooler lock
A cooler access control system locks a cooler when occurrence of an event is detected that requires limiting access to the inside of the cooler. Examples of such events include the loss of power to the cooler for a predetermined period of time, the opening of the cooler door for longer than an allowed time, the loss of functionality of a temperature probe and others. In an embodiment, a service mode is supported wherein the door is left unlocked despite the occurrence of such an event, to allow a stocker or other personnel to leave the cooler door open while stocking the cooler with product. Locking structures for both single door coolers and double door coolers are disclosed. |
| US10829957B2 |
Lock devices, systems and methods
Lock devices, systems, and methods that can include an internal mechanism to permit backdriven operation and lost motion operation. In one form the lock includes an assembly of parts that includes parts having locating features that that can assist in those parts being assembled with other parts of the assembly in a single, relative orientation. Further, lost motion may be utilized to accommodate manual displacement of one or more components of the can also be displaceable, in at least certain situations, via operation of a motor. The lock can also include an internal power source capable of driving electronics used to determine handedness of a door. |
| US10829955B2 |
Door switch arrangement for a lavatory door device of an aircraft
To reduce complexity, solve tolerance problems and increase reliability and customer satisfaction, a door switch arrangement for a lavatory of an aircraft is provided, wherein, to generate signals which indicate a current status of the lavatory door, the door switch arrangement uses a sensor device with contactlessly operating reed sensors. |
| US10829954B2 |
Door lock bolt plate pivot system, and associated structures and methods
Described are embodiments of a tapered bolt receiver for a door lock to accommodate misalignment, between a deadbolt mounted to a door, and an opposing jamb. The tapered bolt receiver can be configured to accommodate misalignment for a deadbolt having a non-tapered bolt, such as for an electromechanical smart lock having a battery stored within a battery compartment that is integrated with an enhanced bolt. Also described are embodiments of a deadbolt plate pivot assembly that is pivotably mountable to a corresponding deadbolt assembly to define a plate pivot system, to accommodate a beveled door edge. An illustrative embodiment of the deadbolt plate pivot assembly includes opposing plate that captures a hinge assembly, which can include plastic plate hinges, which serve to locate the deadbolt plate pivot assembly with respect to a corresponding bolt housing, and can provide a spring force and/or constant torque when mounted to a beveled door. |
| US10829953B2 |
Damped closure assembly for a microwave oven
A damped closure assembly for a microwave oven includes a catch element mounted to a cabinet of the microwave oven. A striker defined on a door of the microwave oven engages the catch element which is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. A spring mechanism and a damping element are operably coupled to the catch element to slowly urge the catch element and the door toward the closed position to prevent slamming, loud noises, and potential wear on one or more components of the microwave oven when the door is closed. |
| US10829952B1 |
Pool drain with water diversion features
A pool drain for flush mounting in the surface of a swimming pool includes a central hub and elongated drain ports in fluid communication with the central hub. The elongated drain ports extend radially away from the central hub. The surface material individually surrounds the central hub and elongated drain ports when the pool drain is installed in the surface material. Internal dividers are located between the central hub and the elongated drain ports. The internal dividers are positioned so that they direct fluid away from the central hub, around each of the internal dividers and back toward the central hub. A water stop surrounding the central hub and elongated drain ports anchors the pool drain in the surface and prevents leakage. |
| US10829951B2 |
Composition and method for water conditioning
A water conditioning composition includes water; at least one gluconate compound; at least one carbonate compound; a non-ionic preservative; and a phosphate buffer. For example, the composition can include 87-95 wt. % water; 0.5 to 1.5 wt. % gluconate compound; 3 to 8 wt. % carbonate compound; 0.5 to 1.5 wt. % non-ionic preservative; and 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % phosphate buffer. |
| US10829950B1 |
System and method for dynamically bracing a buckling masonry wall
A system and method for supporting a buckled wall. The system positions a support structure adjacent the buckling wall in order to stop or diminish additional buckling. The support structure consists of a base beam that runs along the ground parallel to the wall. At least one lateral leg extends from the base beam to make a stable base. A vertical beam extends upwardly from the base. One or more jacks are used to tilt the base and the vertical beam toward the buckling wall. Contact braces are supported by the vertical beam. Each of the contact braces has a faceplate that can be individually adjusted into contact with the buckling wall. The faceplates can articulate and match the angle of the wall where contacted. |
| US10829948B1 |
Support bracket for railing system
A support bracket may include a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface for resting on a surface, and a mount portion securely mounted on the base portion. The mount portion may include a perimeter wall having a lower end mounted on the base portion such that the mount portion extends away from the upper surface, and an upper end with an upper opening. The bracket may form a socket for receiving a lower end portion of an upright post. The socket may have a cross section size with a width and a depth, and a length substantially equal to the maximum extent to which the lower end portion of the upright post is insertable into the socket. The length of the socket may be greater than approximately two times the width of the socket. |
| US10829946B2 |
Mobile operating machine for delivering concrete
A mobile operating machine comprising a motor vehicle provided with at least one internal combustion motor which cooperates with a movement unit to move said motor vehicle, an articulated arm able to deliver concrete and a pumping unit configured to pump the concrete from said drum to said articulated arm. At least one of either the articulated arm or the pumping unit is connected to a respective hydraulic pump configured to pump a working fluid and determine the drive of said articulated arm and/or respectively said pumping unit. The mobile operating machine also comprises at least one electromechanical machine connected to said internal combustion motor, to said hydraulic pump, and to an electric accumulator. |
| US10829945B2 |
Construction assembly
A construction article 12 usable in the construction of a building made of concrete. The article 12 has base and side members 32, 34 in the form of plates extending perpendicularly from each other in an L-shape configuration. Three spaced upstanding elongate members 42 are provided upstanding from the base member 32. An appropriately shaped closure member 14 is provided which closes the open ends of the elongate members 42 such that when concrete is poured thereover the members 42 leave three openings extending through the set concrete to permit fixings to extend therethrough. |
| US10829944B2 |
Adhesive baseboard
The present disclosure generally relates to baseboards and methods of making and using baseboards. Some baseboards described herein include a foam body having a first major surface opposite and separated from a second major surface and a top surface opposite and separated from a bottom surface; the foam body including a foam having a density of between about 20 kg/m3 and about 100 kg/m3; a rigid coating on one of the first or second major surfaces of the foam body; the rigid coating having a modulus of elasticity of between about 1000 MPa and about 10,000 MPa and a thickness of between about 200 to about 1000 micrometers; and optionally an adhesive layer on the other of the first or second major surfaces of the foam body. In some embodiments, the baseboards have a modulus of elasticity of at least 100 MPa. This ensures that they are sufficiently rigid while remaining hand-cuttable. |
| US10829942B2 |
Floor panel and method for manufacturing floor panels
A floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, wherein the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point, wherein the laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate, and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material. The invention also relates to a method for realizing such floor panels. |
| US10829941B2 |
Flooring support system
A flooring substrate system that uses one of three substrate components upon which various types of finish flooring may be attached above a deck structure. The deck structure may be open lumber framed or may be a waterproofed planar surface. Affixation of the flooring system may be by direct connection or by gravitational placement. Height and slope adjustable components interlock through a plunge, twist and locking teeth arrangement to form supporting members beneath the substrate components. A base mounting plate acts as a pivotal point in the system, having recesses and engageable configurations on both its faces for other system components. |
| US10829939B2 |
Thermal insulation properties of polyiso foams
Embodiments may include an insulated structure. The insulated structure may include a plurality of structural support members coupled together to form a frame. The insulated structure may also include a plurality of first wall boards attached to an exterior side of the frame to form an exterior wall or surface of the structure. The insulated structure may further include a spray foam insulation positioned within at least one of the wall cavities of the structure. The spray foam insulation may have an insulative R-value greater than or equal to 6.0 per inch at 40° F. The spray foam formulation may be made from a formulation that includes a reaction product of a polyisocyanate compound and a polyol compound and a blowing agent. The blowing agent may include a mixture of n-pentane and isopentane, where the mixture is at least 75% isopentane. |
| US10829933B2 |
Directly printed panel having a two-layer design
A panel and a method for manufacturing of such a panel with a carrier plate, comprising a front side and a back side, and wherein the carrier plate comprises a layer system at least at the front side that is built from various polymer layers with different hardness values. |
| US10829929B1 |
System and method for assembling structural insulated panels
A system for assembling structural insulated panels (SIPs) includes a set of splines that snugly insert into channels along the top, bottom and side edges of each SIP. Vertical alignment splines are used to align and connect adjacent SIPs and horizontal plate splines are used to cap edge channels of a SIP such that the edges of the SIP can securely rest on, support or be affixed to a foundation or other structural member. The system components facilitate fast and precise alignment, interconnection and installation of SIPs in order to form walls, floors, roofs or foundation systems. |
| US10829927B2 |
Vertical slip form construction system with multi-function platform, and method of constructing a building therewith
A method of constructing a building includes attaching a first portion of a roof structure to the yokes of a vertical slip form system. A derrick crane is positioned on top of the first portion of the roof structure. A vertical support core of the building is then formed with the vertical slip form system. The first portion of the roof structure and the derrick crane are raised with the vertical slip form system. The vertical slip form system is removed from the formed vertical support core of the building, and the first portion of the roof structure is then moved into a final position and attached to the vertical support core. The remainder of the roof structure and subsequent floor plates may then be constructed at ground elevation, raised into place, and attached to the vertical support core in a top-down, descending order. |
| US10829926B2 |
Metal joint and panel joining method
A metal joint for joining, to a frame built by appropriately combining a horizontal structural member and a vertical structural member, a rectangular panel fitted into the frame includes a base member made of a rectangular metal plate, and cylindrical members which are each made of a metal cylinder, and are fixed onto opposite surfaces of the base member. The base member is adapted to be disposed between the frame and the panel. The cylindrical members are adapted to be fitted into circular holes formed in the frame and the panel. |
| US10829925B2 |
Module for realizing modular building structures
A module for realizing modular building structures comprises a bearing block having pairs of flat faces with complementary shaped joints for coupling with further similar modules arranged in side by side position, means for anchoring the bearing block to bearing blocks of side-by-side modules for realizing the building structure. The anchoring means comprise one pair of passages mutually perpendicular and staggered along a first transverse direction, the passages extending in the block from respective flat faces. The anchoring means also comprise reinforcing bars adapted to be inserted in a pair of consecutive passages belonging to two mutually side-by-side modules to define a reinforcement meshed armor. Each bar has ends associated with male and female connecting elements for coupling with facing ends of contiguous bars belonging to a side-by-side module. |
| US10829924B2 |
Composite wall and methods of constructing a composite wall
Composite walls have the structural components connected to form a substantially unitary structure. A composite wall is described that includes a block and/or brick wythe adhered to a poured concrete wall. The composite wall may also have a panel sheet material adhered to the poured concrete opposite surface of the poured concrete wall. Further, the composite wall may include a first wythe comprising concrete blocks, bricks, or a combination thereof, a poured concrete core, and a rigid insulation panel, wherein at least a portion of the blocks and/or bricks of the first wythe are adhered to a first surface of the concrete core and the rigid insulation panel is adhered to a second surface of the poured concrete core. Wire ties may extend from the mortar joints in the first wythe through the rigid insulation panel. |
| US10829921B2 |
Toilet rim block and rim block cage
A device for a toilet bowl, including a mechanism for holding the toilet rim block to the toilet bowl. The invention further relates to at least one, preferably at least two toilet rim blocks, each having an outer cover and a core, and to a rim block cage including the toilet rim block. The outer cover includes a first composition and the core includes a second composition. Preferably, the first and the second compositions differ from each other by at least one of the following features: different active substances, different concentration but same active substance, and different viscosity. The outer cover partly encloses the core and the core protrudes on at least one face of the toilet rim block right to the surface as a pole and is exposed. |
| US10829919B2 |
Jet regulator that can be pivoted into a cleaning position
A jet regulator (101) having a sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing (7) which is capable of being assembled on the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting, and having a wall (3) which supports a perforated structure (4) that forms the outlet end side of the jet regulator (101) and which in the jet regulator housing (7) is pivotable between a use position, in which the perforated structure (4) extends transversely across an outflow-side sleeve opening of the jet regulator housing (7), and a cleaning position, in which the water flowing through the jet regulator housing (7) can flow out of the jet regulator housing (7) on both sides of the wall (3) through opening gaps (8, 9) that are formed between the wall (3) and the neighboring housing internal circumferential wall. It is characteristic of the jet regulator (101) according to the invention that the wall (3) has a spherical-layer-shaped external circumference (5) and by way of said spherical-layer-shaped external circumference (5) is pivotably mounted in a joint socket (6) which is provided on the housing internal circumferential wall of the jet regulator housing (7). |
| US10829918B2 |
Aircraft lavatory touchless manifold system
A system and related method for touchless control of an aircraft lavatory water supply is disclosed. An aircraft lavatory touchless manifold includes dual solenoid powered water valves opening and closing to regulate water flow through each of a cold conduit and a hot conduit as commanded by user touchless input to a manifold microcontroller commanding the valves. An aircraft input commands a temperature range while a thermal sensor in a mixed water conduit provides output temperature feedback to the manifold microcontroller for positive control of the output temperature. The manifold microcontroller commands opening and closing of the dual solenoid powered valves to create a ratio of opening time between the valves. The solenoid powered valves provide a cost effective and reliable solution offering efficient linear valve operation and effective temperature and flow control. |
| US10829907B2 |
Method of limiting flow through sensed kinetic energy
A method of controlling hydraulic fluid flow to a material handling vehicle implement includes coupling a boom arm to a vehicle frame for rotation about the vehicle frame, rotating a boom arm with respect to the vehicle frame with a first actuator, coupling an attachment to the boom arm for rotation with respect to the boom arm, rotating the attachment with respect to the boom arm with a second actuator, sensing a velocity of the attachment, communicating the sensed velocity to a control system, sensing a weight of the attachment, communicating the sensed weight to the control system, calculating a kinetic energy of the attachment based upon the sensed velocity and the sensed weight of the attachment, and adjusting fluid flow through the control valve to limit a range of movement of the attachment in response to the calculated kinetic energy of the attachment exceeding a pre-determined kinetic energy. |
| US10829905B1 |
Heavy duty equipment shim
A shim comprising (a) a horseshoe member with one or more slits and with a void space; (b) a closure member with one or more slits and sized to fit in but not fill the horseshoe member void space; and (c) one or more securing members wherein the horseshoe member is secured to the closure member by looping the one or more securing members through the slits of the closure and horseshoe members. Shim is inserted into a gap formed at the linkage of a plurality of structures coupled by a linkage member, with the horseshoe member inserted from one gap end and the closure member inserted from the opposite gap end and with each of the horseshoe and closure members abutting the linkage member with the linkage member accommodated in the void space between the horseshoe and closure members. Each securing member is looped through at least one horseshoe slit and at least one closure slit, thereby securing the horseshoe member to the closure member to secure the shim to the linkage member. |
| US10829899B2 |
Partial-cut-width sensing for cold planar
A system for sensing partial-cut-width in a cold planar machine comprises a frame, a cutting system mounted to the frame comprising a cutting tool extending across a cutting path, sensors positioned across the cutting path, and a controller electronically coupled to the sensors to determine a partial-cut-width of material for the cutting tool. A method comprises sensing depth distances across a cut width of a cutting tool, determining a difference in depth distances, determining a location for the difference in depth distances, determining a portion of the cut width based on the determined location to determine a partial-cut-width. |
| US10829897B2 |
Tamping machine and method for correcting the position of a track
A tamping machine for tamping a track has a lifting-lining unit, connected to lifting and lining drives, for shifting the track into a target position. A vibration generator, which can be set to vibrate, is disposed on the lifting-lining unit. It is thereby possible to tamp a track section in a first working pass and to lower it in a controlled way in an immediately following second working pass with constant impact of vertical load and vibration. Thereafter, the track can be traveled upon with normal speed entirely unhindered. |
| US10829896B2 |
Inductive rail heating head for a moving-point train track rail and a fixed train track rail
A heating device for removing snow or ice that accumulates in between a moving-point train track rail and a fixed train track rail consists of an induction coil, a holding case, and a mounting tray. The induction coil is positioned within the holding case which is then positioned on the mounting tray. For optimal performance, the mounting tray is positioned adjacent a planar bottom surface of both the fixed train track rail and the moving-point train track rail. The eddy current field of the induction coil excites the atoms within the steel which then results in elevated temperatures. The heat radiated from the fixed train track rail and the moving-point train track rail removes any accumulated snow or ice. |
| US10829895B2 |
Use of an acrylate copolymer as retention aid in a method of making a substrate comprising cellulosic fibres
Method of making a substrate comprising cellulosic fibres such as paper comprising at least steps (a) and (b): (a) providing an aqueous suspension comprising cellulosic fibres; (b) adding to the suspension provided in step (a) an acrylate copolymer containing carboxyl groups or a salt thereof and ester groups; wherein the acrylate copolymer is the polymerization product of monomers at least selected from an acrylic acid ester of general formula I CH2═CR1—CO2R2 and an acrylic acid of general formula II CH2═CR3—COOH or a salt thereof, wherein R1 and R3 are independently selected from H, CH3, or C2H5; and R2 is a C1-10 alkyl group. |
| US10829894B2 |
Foldable paper-based substrates coated with water-based coatings and process for coating foldable paper-based substrates
A foldable paper-based substrate coated with primer coat and top coat. Primer coat comprises a wax-free aqueous dispersion characterized in that a dry film thereof has a flexibility of at least 1 100% for a film thickness from about 1.0 to about 2.5 mm. Top coat is blocking resistant and comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer providing water resistance, grease or oil resistance, heat resistance, odor barrier, moisture barrier and/or heat sealability to the paper-based product. The top coat aqueous dispersion is characterized in that a dry film thereof has a flexibility of at least 570% for a film thickness from about 1.5 to about 2.5 mm. A process for preparing the coated foldable paper-based substrate comprises applying the primer coat to the surface of the paper-based substrate, applying the top coat and drying the coats. The primer coat may be dried before application of the top coat. |
| US10829893B2 |
Paper-like and nanocomposite material based on mineral fiber
A paper-like nanocomposite material based on mineral fibers, which can be used as a capillary-porous element of evaporative-type air-cooling units. The material is made using glass fibers with a diameter of 0.4 μm as mineral fibers and sodium aluminate and aluminum sulfate as a binder. The material is made on traditional papermaking equipment using casting technique with a specified ratio of the above components. |
| US10829892B2 |
Crosslinked cellulose as precursor in production of high-grade cellulose derivatives and related technology
A pulp in accordance with a particular embodiment includes crosslinked cellulose fibers. The pulp can have high brightness, reactivity, and intrinsic viscosity. The pulp, therefore, can be well suited for use as a precursor in the production of low-color, high-viscosity cellulose derivatives. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology includes forming a pulp from a cellulosic feedstock, bleaching the pulp, crosslinking cellulose fibers within the pulp while the pulp has a high consistency, and drying the pulp. The bleaching process can reduce a lignin content of the pulp to less than or equal to 0.09% by oven-dried weight of the crosslinked cellulose fibers. Crosslinking the cellulose fibers can include exposing the cellulose fibers to a glycidyl ether crosslinker having two or more glycidyl groups and a molecular weight per epoxide within a range from 140 to 175. |
| US10829890B2 |
System and method for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consumption device
A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system includes a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the thread, said thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the thread when activated; and a control unit configured to activate at least two of the nozzles to dispense the coating substance at different circumferential positions of the thread when the thread twists along its longitudinal axis. |
| US10829886B2 |
Laundry treating appliance with imaging control
A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber, where the laundry in the laundry treating chamber may be imaged and a condition of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. A notification can be provided to a user based on the determined motion condition. |
| US10829885B2 |
Drain pump assembly for a washing machine appliance and methods of operating the same
A washing machine appliance includes a sump for collecting wash fluid and a drain pump assembly for selectively draining that wash fluid in response to sump pressures measured by a water level detection system. Specifically, a controller is configured for operating the drain pump assembly to perform a drain cycle and obtaining a sump pressure after the drain cycle. A variable flag is set to a first state if the measured pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure, which indicates that a certain amount of wash fluid is present in the sump. During a subsequent operating cycle, the drain pump assembly will be operated at the start of the cycle only if the variable flag was set to the first state during the prior operating cycle. |
| US10829883B2 |
Water delivery nozzles for chemistry dispensing system
A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet. |
| US10829880B2 |
Portable washing unit
A portable washing unit, which is capable of automatically carrying out various types of washing treatments respectively. A portable washing unit is provided with a driving unit, which is configured to be drivable in a state where an accessory at least capable of executing a washing treatment and serving as a washing mechanism is connected, and is attachable and detachable for various accessories capable of performing washing-related treatments. |
| US10829877B2 |
Warp knitting machine, warp knitted fabric manufacturing method and warp knitted fabric
Provided is a warp knitting machine capable of irregularities conforming to a pattern in a warp knitted fabric.The warp knitting machine according to an embodiment is a double raschel machine, and includes at least one guide bar GB5 between a pair of jacquard bars at a front side (JB3, JB4), and a pair of jacquard bars at a back side (JB6, JB7). |
| US10829875B2 |
Knit sleeve pattern
Present aspects are directed a knit sleeve pattern having various pattern portions corresponding to different areas of a wearer's arm, such as a shoulder portion, a neckline extension, an elbow portion, a forearm portion, and a wrist portion. In further aspects, the underarm extension may displace a traditional underarm seam to a location below the upper arm portion, thereby including a front and back body extension. |
| US10829873B2 |
Woven fabric with comparable tensile strength in warp and weft directions
A woven geosynthetic fabric having a weft direction and a warp direction, includes weft yarns woven in the weft direction and warp yarns woven in the warp direction interweaving the weft yarns to form a fabric having comparable modulus; the warp yarns including a high modulus monofilament yarn having a tenacity of at least 0.75 g/denier at 1% strain, at least 1.5 g/denier at 2% strain, and at least 3.75 g/denier at 5% strain as determined in accordance with ASTM International Standard 4595. |
| US10829871B2 |
Continuous heat set machine and sealing head for a continuous heat set machine
A continuous process heat set tunnel for exerting a sealing force against a top sealing roll, a yarn-transporting conveyor and a bottom sealing roll. At least first and second top pneumatic lamella sealing cylinders are mounted on the sealing roll frame for exerting against the top lamella a sealing force against the roll surface of the top sealing roll, and at least first and second bottom pneumatic lamella sealing cylinders are mounted on the sealing roll frame for exerting against the bottom lamella a sealing force against the roll surface of the bottom sealing roll. |
| US10829870B2 |
Electrically conductive yarn and a product including the yarn
An electrically conductive yarn having a fiber yarn which includes textile fibers and electrically conductive fibers. The fiber yarn is twisted with a filament yarn which is electrically conductive at least at its surface. The electrically conductive yarn can be used in different products in order to, for instance, create areas for heat emission and conductors for current to and from such areas and other components. |
| US10829868B2 |
Manufacturing method of SiC composite substrate
A manufacturing method of an SiC composite substrate 10 that includes a single crystal SiC layer 12 on a polycrystalline SiC substrate 11. After manufacturing a single crystal SiC layer supporting body 14 by providing the single crystal SiC layer 12 on one surface of a holding substrate 21 including Si. A polycrystalline SiC is deposited on the single crystal SiC layer 12 through chemical vapor deposition to manufacture an SiC laminated body 15 laminated with the single crystal SiC layer 12 and the polycrystalline SiC layer 11 having a thickness t on the holding substrate 21′. At the same time, the single crystal SiC layer supporting body 14 is heated at a temperature less than 1,414 degrees Celsius, and a portion of the thickness t of the polycrystalline SiC is deposited. Then, the holding substrate 21′ is physically and/or chemically removed. |
| US10829865B2 |
Paddle for use of stirring plating solution and plating apparatus including paddle
According to one embodiment, a plating apparatus for electroplating a substrate including a non-pattern area is provided. The plating apparatus includes a plating tank for holding the plating solution, an anode configured to be connected to a positive electrode of a power supply, and a paddle configured to move in the plating tank to stir the plating solution held in the plating tank. The paddle is configured such that at least a part of the non-pattern area of the substrate is constantly blocked when the paddle is viewed from the anode while the paddle is stirring the plating solution. |
| US10829864B2 |
Apparatus and methods for uniformly forming porous semiconductor on a substrate
This disclosure enables high-productivity controlled fabrication of uniform porous semiconductor layers (made of single layer or multi-layer porous semiconductors such as porous silicon, comprising single porosity or multi-porosity layers). Some applications include fabrication of MEMS separation and sacrificial layers for die detachment and MEMS device fabrication, membrane formation and shallow trench isolation (STI) porous silicon (using porous silicon formation with an optimal porosity and its subsequent oxidation). Further, this disclosure is applicable to the general fields of photovoltaics, MEMS, including sensors and actuators, stand-alone, or integrated with integrated semiconductor microelectronics, semiconductor microelectronics chips and optoelectronics. |
| US10829860B2 |
Nickel electrode, self-supporting nickel layer, method for production thereof, and use thereof
Nickel electrodes comprising an electrically conductive nickel sheet and a nickel layer deposited thereon which consists of spherical, porous nickel particles which adhere to each other, made by the method of partially reducing spherical nickel hydroxide particles in a reducing atmosphere at elevated temperatures to obtain partially reduced spherical Ni/NiO particles, preparing a paste from the Ni/NiO particles obtained and an organic and/or inorganic binder as well as further excipients as required, applying the paste in a layer to one or both sides of the electrically conductive nickel sheet, and tempering the coated nickel sheet in a reducing atmosphere at elevated temperatures. Self-supporting nickel layers of spherical, porous nickel particles which adhere to each other. Producing nickel electrodes and the self-supporting nickel layer, and use thereof, particularly as an electrode for water electrolysis. |
| US10829858B2 |
Electrode arrangement for electrochemically treating a liquid
The invention relates to an electrode arrangement (10) for electrochemically treating a liquid. The electrode arrangement (10) has two electrodes (2), each of which has at least one electrode surface (4) and at least one through-flow chamber (34) with at least one inlet (22) and at least one outlet (24). The at least one through-flow chamber (34) is delimited on at least one first face by at least one electrode (2) which has a structure (8) on its electrode surface (4) such that a distance between the electrode surface (4) and a second through-flow chamber (34) face lying opposite the first face is varied. The invention is characterized in that the structure (8) forms at least 30% of the electrode surface (4) and is designed such that the distance between the electrode surface (4) and the second face increases and decreases multiple times along at least one direction, and the liquid flowing through the through-flow chamber (34) is mixed by means of the structure (8) and is set into a turbulent flow in particular. |
| US10829852B2 |
Gas distribution device for a wafer processing apparatus
A reaction system is disclosed that may be used to prevent formation of contaminants. The reaction system includes a showerhead that may be configured with a gated nanochannel grid to prevent particular gaseous precursors from passing through depending on whether a voltage is applied. The gated nanochannel grid may allow for both polar and non-polar molecules to pass, or may be configured to allow just non-polar or just polar molecules to pass. |
| US10829846B2 |
Process for producing nanostructured metal substrates for use in Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy or similar applications
A framework of copper oxide dendrites is formed on a copper substrate, and these are then coated or plated with silver, gold, or an equivalent metal to create metal-coated dendrites with nano-structures, favorably in range of 50 to 200 nanometers. The framework of metal-coated dendrites are well suited for use in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and other practical applications. |
| US10829844B2 |
Metal sheet for a motor vehicle body having high mechanical strength
The subject matter of the invention is a sheet for stamped lining or structural parts for an auto body stilled referred to as a body-in-white, made of aluminum alloy having the following composition (% by weight): Si: 0.85-1.20, Fe: <0.30, Cu: 0.10-0.30, Mg: 0.70-0.90, Mn: <0.3; Zn: 0.9-1.60, V: 0.02-0.30, Ti: 0.05-0.20, other elements <0.05 each and <0.15 total, balance aluminum, having, after solution heat treatment, quenching, pre-aging or reversion, possible aging at ambient temperature for 72 hours to 6 months, 2% controlled tensile pre-deformation, and paint baking treatment for 20 minutes at 185° C., an elastic limit Rpo.2 of at least 300 MPa. The sheets according to the invention make it possible to reduce the thickness of the parts while still meeting all the other required properties. |
| US10829841B2 |
Hot work tool steel
This hot work tool steel has a composition containing C: 0.45 to 0.57 mass %, Si: 0.05 to 0.30 mass %, Mn: 0.45 to 1.00 mass %, Cr: 4.5 to 5.2 mass %, Ni: 0.5 mass % or less, Mo+(½) W: 1.0 to 2.0 mass %, V: 0.30 to 0.80 mass %, and N: 0.008 to 0.025 mass %, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and the area ratio of carbide having an equivalent circle diameter of 1 μm or less being 20% or higher. It is thereby possible to improve thermal conductivity to thereby shorten cycle time, and improving hardness after heat treatment to improve abrasion resistance while sufficient hardenability is maintained. Consequently, it is possible to obtain a hot work tool steel having excellent toughness with high hardness, excellent corrosion resistance, and minimal degradation of machinability. |
| US10829838B2 |
Solid metal alloy
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel, sold metal alloy. Provided is a metal alloy containing two or more types of metal, wherein an equilibrium diagram of the metal alloy shows the two or more types of metal in a finely mixed state at the nanolevel in a specific region where the two types of metal are unevenly distributed. This metal alloy has a substitutional solid solution of the two or more types of metal as the principal constituent thereof. This metal alloy is preferably one obtained by precipitation after mixing ions of two or more types of metal and a reducing agent in a thin-film fluid formed between processing surfaces, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, which are arranged so as to face one another and are capable of approaching and separating from one another. |
| US10829834B2 |
Apparatus and method for recovery of material
Systems and methods for recovering material from a gas phase are provided. Exemplary systems include a moving bed of particles onto which material can be deposited. The systems can operate in a continuous or semi-continuous mode. |
| US10829832B2 |
Compressive residual stress-hardened downhole tool shaft region
The disclosure provides downhole tools with shaft regions that are hardened by a compressive residual stress created when an allotropic material in a precursor region transforms from a first allotrope to a second allotrope in response to heat, while continuing to occupy the same physical space. The disclosure further provides methods of forming such downhole tools. |
| US10829828B2 |
Methods and compositions for weed control
The present invention provides novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate Acetyl-CoA carboxylase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. |
| US10829826B2 |
Single nucleotide polymorphisms and community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
The present invention is based on the discovery of novel polymorphisms (SNPs) in the penicillin binding protein (pbp3) gene in Staphylococcus aureus. The presence of G88A and/or G2047A SNPs provides an accurate, reliable biomarker for the presence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), specifically the community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA). The present invention provides reagents used for detecting the SNPs as well as methods of identifying and using these variants to screen subjects for presence of CA-MRSA. The methods involve isolating a biological sample from a mammal (preferably a human) and testing for the presence of a SNP in the pbp3 gene which is associated with CA-MRSA. |
| US10829823B2 |
Compositions and methods for the rapid differential detection of Zika virus
This invention relates to compositions and methods for the differential detection of multiple viruses using a one-step assay. The viruses to be detected include Zika, West Nile, dengue (genotype 1-4) and chikungunya viruses. In particular, the invention relates to a method of and assay for differential detection of the viruses using specific primers and probes designed to detect and differentiate between the viruses. |
| US10829820B2 |
Methods for molecularly characterizing cervical cell samples
Disclosed herein are methods for molecularly characterizing cervical cell samples as being negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (NILM), low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL). |
| US10829818B2 |
Genetic test
The present invention relates to a method of determining the susceptibility of a dog to, or the likelihood that a dog is protected from, hip dysplasia. The present invention uses mutations linked to canine hip dysplasia to generate a model predicting disease. |
| US10829817B2 |
Therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease
The present invention relates to novel methods for the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. In addition, the invention relates to methods for assessing an individual's susceptibility or pre-disposition to Alzheimer's disease. The methods of the present invention involve the use of therapeutic targets and diagnostic and/or predictive markers within the mTOR signalling pathway. The methods also involve screening subjects for genetic polymorphisms associated with rapamycin-sensitive genes. |
| US10829813B2 |
Methods of sequencing with linked fragments
The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. The linked template nucleic acids is amplified, creating linked amplicons. |
| US10829811B2 |
Methods and compositions for multiplex PCR
The present invention provides methods, compositions, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for multiplex PCR of one or more nucleic acids present in a sample. In particular, various target-specific primers are provided that allow for the selective amplification of one or more target sequences. In one aspect, the invention relates to target-specific primers useful for the selective amplification of one or more target sequences associated with cancer or inherited disease. In some aspects, amplified target sequences obtained using the disclosed methods, kits, systems and apparatuses can be used in various downstream processes including nucleic acid sequencing and used to detect the presence of genetic variants. |
| US10829809B2 |
Gene-specific unbiased amplification method
The present invention is intended to provide a method of amplifying a target gene without bias and an adapter DNA use therefor. The adapter DNA of the present invention is double-stranded adapter DNA, which is used for unbiased gene amplification. |
| US10829808B2 |
Amplification and detection of ribonucleic acids
Compositions, methods, and kits for detecting one or more species of RNA molecules are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first adaptor and a second adaptor are ligated to the RNA molecule using a polypeptide comprising double-strand specific RNA ligase activity, without an intervening purification step. The ligated product is reverse transcribed, then at least some of the ribonucleosides in the reverse transcription product are removed. Primers are added and amplified products are generated. In certain embodiments, the sequence of at least part of at least one species of amplified product is determined and at least part of the corresponding RNA molecule is determined. In some embodiments, at least some of the amplified product species are detected, directly or indirectly, allowing the presence and/or quantity of the RNA molecule of interest to be determined. |
| US10829805B2 |
Amplified nucleic acid detection method and detection device
An object of the invention is to provide a nucleic acid detection method which takes advantage of the high specificity of hybridization techniques, reduces the time length and the number of steps required for detection of PCR products, and allows for easy and highly accurate detection by visual observation without the need of special equipment; and a nucleic acid detection device or kit. The invention provides a method for detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample, which includes performing amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence to synthesize an amplification product having a partially double-stranded structure where a single-stranded region is added to each end of the target sequence, and hybridizing a nucleic acid sequence bound to a development medium and a nucleic acid sequence labeled with a labeling compound with the single-stranded regions of the amplification product to form a sandwich hybridization complex; and a detection device thereof. |
| US10829800B2 |
Systems and methods for enhanced SCODA
Methods and apparatus for separating, concentrating and/or detecting molecules based on differences in binding affinity to a probe are provided. The molecules may be differentially modified. The molecules may be differentially methylated nucleic acids. The methods can be used in fields such as epigenetics or oncology to selectively concentrate or detect the presence of specific biomolecules or differentially modified biomolecules, to provide diagnostics for disorders such as fetal genetic disorders, to detect biomarkers in cancer, organ failure, disease states, infection or the like. |
| US10829798B2 |
DNA-linked enzyme-coupled assays
Traditional enzyme characterization methods are low-throughput, and therefore limit engineering efforts in synthetic biology and biotechnology. Here we propose a DNA-linked enzyme-coupled assay (DLEnCA) to monitor enzyme reactions in a high-throughput manner. Throughput is improved by removing the need for protein purification and by limiting the need for liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS) product detection by linking enzymatic function to DNA modification. DLEnCA is generalizable for many enzymatic reactions, and here we adapt it for glucosyltransferases, methyltransferases, and oxidoreductases. The assay utilizes cell free transcription/translation systems to produce enzymes of interest, while UDP-Glucose and T4-β-glucosyltransferase are used to modify DNA, which is detected post-reaction using qPCR or similar means of DNA analysis. For monitoring methyltransferases, consumption of SAM is observed by coupling to EcoRI methyltransferase. For monitoring oxidoreductases, consumption of NADH is observed by coupling to Taq or E. coli DNA ligase. OleD and two glucosyltransferases from Arabidopsis were used to verify the assay's generality toward glucosyltransferases. Two methyltransferases from human and Arabidopsis were used to verify the assay's generality towards methyltransferases. We show DLEnCA's utility by mapping out the substrate specificity for these enzymes and observing the multiple steps of a biosynthetic pathway. |
| US10829796B2 |
Bacteria identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test
The present invention provides compositions, methods and kits for bacteria identification and anti-microbial susceptibility testing for the treatment of, for example, acute and chronic infections including infectious disease. The present invention is particularly useful in the identification of bacteria causing mastitis, and to antibiotic susceptibility testing to facilitate in the identification of an appropriate treatment for mastitis. |
| US10829792B2 |
Biocatalytic synthesis of strained carbocycles
Provided herein are methods for producing products containing strained carbocycles, such as cyclopropene moieties and/or bicyclobutane moieties. The methods include combining an alkyne and a carbene precursor in the presence of a heme protein, e.g., a cytochrome P450, under conditions sufficient to form the strained carbocycle. Reaction mixtures for producing strained carbocycles are also described, as well as whole-cell catalysts comprising heme proteins and variants thereof for forming cyclopropenes, bicyclobutanes, and related products. |
| US10829790B2 |
Recombinant E. coli and method of producing Danshensu by using same
The present disclosure discloses a production method of Danshensu, belonging to the technical field of bioengineering. The present disclosure constructs a novel genetic engineering strain co-expressed by three enzymes, which can be applied to the production of optically pure 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxypropionic acid. All of the (D/L)-α-hydroxycarboxylic acid dehydrogenase selected by the present disclosure have the characteristics of poor substrate specificity and strong optical specificity, and can produce optically pure D-danshensu and L-danshensu. Further, the production efficiency of the recombinant strain is improved by knocking out or enhancing the expression of a related gene on the E. coli genome to promote substrate transport and reduce product decomposition. The method for producing Danshensu and α-ketoglutaric acid by using the transformation of the recombinant strain according to the present disclosure is simple, has easily available raw materials, few impurities, and has good industrial application prospects. |
| US10829789B2 |
Methods and organism with increased xylose uptake
Provided herein are novel xylose transporters and their variants, as well as nucleic acid encoding the novel xylose transporters and their variants. Provided herein are also non-naturally occurring microbial organisms having increased xylose uptake and increased production of bioderived compounds using xylose as a substrate, as well as methods to make and use these microbial organisms. |
| US10829788B2 |
Multiple tank high solids anaerobic digester
A multi-stage anaerobic digester is designed to treat a high solids, stackable feedstock. The system may also receive a pumpable feedstock such as a slurry or sludge. In a first stage, the digestate circulates in one direction around a raceway such that the digestate may pass a feed inlet multiple times before leaving the first tank. An optional side stream loop withdraws fibrous material from near the top of the raceway and return digestate with chopped fibers, preferably lower and further along the raceway. An outlet from the raceway located near, but upstream of, the feed inlet discharges partially digested substrate to a second stage, which is operated as a stirred tank reactor. The two stages may be provided in a single tank with an internal wall separating a ring shaped outer portion from a cylindrical inner portion. The digester may be operated in a thermophilic temperature range. |
| US10829787B2 |
Ribonucleoprotein transfection agents
Provided herein are compositions and methods useful, inter alia, for the delivery of ribonucleoprotein complexes (e.g., Cas9/guide RNA complexes) into cells. The compositions and methods provided herein are particularly useful for the delivery of ribonucleoprotein complexes into pluripotent cells and lymphatic cells. |
| US10829784B2 |
Method for preparing recombinant adeno-associated virus
A method for producing recombinant adeno-associated virus, the method including: (1) transforming a gene of interest (GOI) into a recombinant baculovirus, where the recombinant baculovirus has a genome integrated with AAV Rep gene, Cap gene, and rAAV genome ITR-GOI that are needed in the production of the rAAV; and where the ITR-GOI is linked to expression cassette of the Cap gene and the Rep gene by a 5′ terminal nucleic acid segment or a 3′ terminal nucleic acid segment; (2) infecting host insect larvae with the recombinant baculovirus prepared in (1), such that the rAAV is produced in vivo in the host insect larvae; and (3) lysing the host insect larvae obtained in (2), and extracting and purifying the rAAV. |
| US10829783B2 |
Multicistronic expression constructs
Some aspects of this invention provide nucleic acid constructs for transgene expression. Some aspects of this invention provide multicistronic nucleic acid constructs, for example, comprising an expression cassette encoding a hairpin RNA and a reporter expression cassette. Some aspects of this invention provide nucleic acid constructs comprising two or more self-complementary nucleic acid sequences, for example, hairpin RNA encoding nucleic acid sequences and AAV inverse terminal repeats. Methods for the use of the constructs in therapy and research are also provided. |
| US10829781B2 |
Identification and use of target genes for control of plant parasitic nematodes
The invention relates to identifying and evaluating target coding sequences for control of plant parasitic nematodes by inhibiting one or more biological functions, and their use. The invention provides methods and compositions for identification of such sequences and for the control of a plant-parasitic nematode population. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the nematode, a reduction in disease may be obtained through suppression of nematode gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby. |
| US10829779B2 |
Use of elongator genes to improve plant disease resistance
The invention provides methods and compositions for producing plants displaying enhanced disease resistance by transgenic over-expression of Elongator Complex subunit ELP3 or ELP4 genes. Methods and compositions for production of plants with altered growth habit (e.g. runner development) are also provided. |
| US10829776B2 |
Use of MFS transporters for increasing biomass, growth rate, nitrogen use efficiency and low nitrogen tolerance in plants
Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2560, 2557, 184, 238, 188, 154-156, 158-161, 163-183, 185-187, 189-197, 200-237, 239-264, 266-269, 1351, 1365-1425, 1429-1457, 1459, 1461-1730, 1735, 1739-2397, 2533-2541, 2544-2556, 2558, 2559, 2561-2562 or 2563. Also provided are isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides which can be used to increase nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant of a plant. |
| US10829774B2 |
Increasing levels of nicotinic alkaloids in plants
Four genes, A622, NBB1, PMT, and QPT, can be influenced for increasing nicotinic alkaloid levels in Nicotiana plants, as well as for synthesizing nicotinic alkaloids in non-nicotine producing plants and cells. In particular, overexpressing one or more of A622, NBB1, PMT, and QPT may be used to increase nicotine and nicotinic alkaloid levels in tobacco plants. Non-nicotine producing cells can be engineered to produce nicotine and related compounds by overexpressing A622 and NBB1. |
| US10829769B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptors targeting b-cell maturation antigen
The invention provides an isolated and purified nucleic acid sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) directed against B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA). The invention also provides host cells, such as T-cells or natural killer (NK) cells, expressing the CAR and methods for destroying multiple myeloma cells. |
| US10829765B2 |
STAT3 inhibitors and uses thereof
Described herein, inter alia, are STAT-binding nucleic acids-including compositions and methods of using the same. |
| US10829764B2 |
Antisense oligonucleotides useful in treatment of Pompe disease
The present invention is directed to antisense oligomeric compounds that may be used in the treatment Pompe disease as well as method for modulating the splicing of the GAA gene and method to treat Pompe disease. Also pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antisense oligomeric compounds are part of the invention. |
| US10829762B2 |
Method for preventing or treating obesity by using a composition including HOGA1-inhibiting substance and method of screening a preventive or therapeutic agent for obesity by using the composition
Provided are a method for preventing or treating obesity by using a composition including an inhibitor of expression of the Hoga1 gene or an inhibitor of activity of the Hoga1 protein as an active ingredient, and a method of screening a preventive or therapeutic agent for obesity by using the composition. |
| US10829760B2 |
Nucleic acid molecules inducing RNA interference, and uses thereof
The present invention relates to an RNAi-inducing nucleic acid molecule having a new structure and the use thereof, and more particularly to a novel nucleic acid molecule having a structure comprising a first strand, which is 24-121 nt in length and comprises a region complementary to a target nucleic acid, and a second strand which is 13-21 nt in length and has a region that binds complementarily to the region of the first strand, which is complementary to the target nucleic acid, so that the nucleic acid molecule inhibits the expression of a target gene with increased efficiency, and to a method of inhibiting the expression of a target gene using the nucleic acid molecule. The nucleic acid molecule structure of the present invention increases the efficiency with which the nucleic acid molecule inhibits the target gene. Alternatively, the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can either increase the ability of the siRNA to bind to the target gene or cause synergistic cleavage, by introduction of antisense DNA, antisense RNA, ribozyme or DNAzyme, thereby increasing the efficiency with which the nucleic acid molecule inhibits the target gene. In addition, when the nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention is used, the efficiency with which the target gene is inhibited can be maintained for an extended period of time. Accordingly, the RNAi-inducing nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be effectively used for the treatment of cancer or viral infection in place of conventional siRNA molecules. |
| US10829758B2 |
Automatable method for nucleic acid isolation
The present invention relates to a highly automatable method for isolation and/or purification of nucleic acids from a biological sample, which is particularly suitable for nucleic acids-shorter than 250 bp and can be performed without a proteolytic pre-digestion step in an automated system, preferably a cartridge-based system. In a further aspect, the present invention also provides automated nucleic acid detection methods based on said isolation and/or purification method, as well as buffers and kits to be used in performing said methods. |
| US10829757B2 |
MUB motif is an inhibitor of E2-ubiquitin thioester formation
The present disclosure provides for peptides derived from membrane-anchored ubiquitin-fold proteins (MUB), particularly those containing a Lap-Bar-Lopp motif, for use in inhibiting ubiquitinylation. |
| US10829755B2 |
Genetically engineered arginine deiminase modified by site-directed mutagenesis
A genetically engineered arginine deiminase reconstructed by site-directed mutagenesis belongs to the technical field of genetic engineering technology. Its amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID No. 1. In the amino acid sequence of the arginine deiminase reconstructed by site-directed mutagenesis, glycine at position 264 is mutated to proline, compared to an amino acid sequence of native arginine deiminase. Compared with wild type enzyme, the effective pH range effect of the mutated arginine deiminase according to the present invention is broadened to a certain extent, and especially a good enzyme activity is achieved at physiological pH 7.4. With the broadening of the effective pH effect range, the mutant enzyme still has higher stability under the condition of pH 5.5-7.5. Therefore, the problem that the arginine deiminase generally is low in enzymatic activity and short in half-life in vivo under physiological conditions in clinical application for tumor therapy is solved, and a good condition for using the enzyme and an encoding gene thereof for clinical treatment is created. |
| US10829752B2 |
Bacterial toxins and uses thereof as Ras specific proteases for treating cell proliferation diseases and disorders
Disclosed are bacterial toxins and uses thereof as specific proteases for Ras sarcoma oncoproteins (Ras proteins). The bacterial toxins may be modified for use as pharmaceutical agents for treating Ras-dependent diseases and disorders including cell proliferation diseases and disorders such as cancer. |
| US10829750B2 |
Polypeptides having lysozyme activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysozyme activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| US10829748B2 |
Mutant lipase and use thereof
The present invention relates to a polypeptide having lipase activity wherein the polypeptide, which, when aligned with a polypeptide according to SEQ ID NO: 1, comprises at least one amino acid substitution resulting in Ser (S), Ala (A) or Leu (L) at position 246, Trp (W) at position 307, Leu (L) at position 345, Ile (I) at position 365, and/or Phe (F) at position 534, wherein the position is defined with reference to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein Ala(A) at position 1 in SEQ ID NO: 1 is counted as number 1 and a method for preparing the polypeptide.The present invention further relates to a process for preparing a food product wherein a polypeptide according to the present invention is used. |
| US10829744B2 |
Microorganism having enhanced cellulose synthase gene stability and method of producing cellulose by using the same
Provided is a recombinant microorganism having enhanced cellulose synthase gene stability, a method of producing cellulose by using the recombinant microorganism, and a method of preparing the recombinant microorganism. |
| US10829740B2 |
Biologic composition and method of manufacture
A biological composition has a mixture of mechanically selected allogeneic biologic material derived from bone marrow. The mixture has non-whole cellular components including vesicular components and active and inactive components of biological activity, cell fragments, cellular excretions, cellular derivatives, and extracellular components. The mixture is compatible with biologic function. |
| US10829738B2 |
Methods and products for transfecting cells
The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, nucleic acids containing non-canonical nucleotides, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids, methods, kits, and devices for inducing cells to express proteins, methods, kits, and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods for inducing cells to express proteins and for reprogramming and gene-editing cells using RNA are disclosed. Methods for producing cells from patient samples, cells produced using these methods, and therapeutics comprising cells produced using these methods are also disclosed. |
| US10829734B2 |
Preparation method for olfactory ensheathing cells
Provided is a preparation method for olfactory ensheathing cells. The method comprises the steps of formulation of a cell medium, collection and pretreatment of tissues, enzymatic digestion, cell culture, cryopreservation, and differentiation culture. The prepared olfactory ensheathing cells can maintain the proliferative capacity for a long time, and still possess the activity of olfactory ensheathing cells after 11th passage. |
| US10829733B2 |
Composition and method for enabling proliferation of pluripotent human stem cells
Compositions and processes for culturing human stem cells in vitro in an undifferentiated state are disclosed. In this regard, human embryonic stem cells proliferated and maintained their pluripotency when cultured on plates coated with recombinant laminin-10 (laminin-511). |
| US10829729B2 |
Cellular poration using laser radiation
In one aspect, a method of cell processing is disclosed, which includes disposing a plurality of cells on a substrate across which a plurality of projections are distributed and an electrically conductive layer at least partially coating said projections, exposing the cells to a cargo to be internalized by the cells, irradiating the substrate surface (and in particular the projections) with continuous wave or pulsed laser radiation. For example, one or more laser pulses having a pulse width in a range of about 1 ns to about 1000 ns can be applied so as to facilitate uptake of the cargo by at least a portion of the cells (e.g., the cells positioned in the vicinity of the projections (e.g., within hundreds of nanometer (such as less than 100 nm) of the projections)). In some embodiments, the laser pulses have a pulse width in a range of about 10 ns to about 500 ns, e.g., in a range of about 5 ns to about 50 ns. |
| US10829721B2 |
Particulate composition
Enzymes tend to be inactivated during wash by a bleach catalyst in combination with a source of organic peroxyacids. The risk of enzyme inactivation by active bleach catalyst is reduced when the release of the enzyme into the wash solution is delayed. The enzyme stability during washing together with a bleach catalyst can be improved by applying a delayed-release coating to cores which comprise the enzyme. |
| US10829714B2 |
Grease composition for constant velocity joints, and constant velocity joint in which same is sealed
The present invention provides a grease composition for constant velocity joints, which includes a lubricating base oil, a thickener including a nitrogen-containing compound, a triglyceride, a diester, and a boron nitride, wherein a total content of the triglyceride and the diester is 1 to 5 mass % based on a total amount of the grease composition, and a mass ratio of a content of the triglyceride to a content of the diester (triglyceride/diester) is 0.3 to 1.5. |
| US10829712B2 |
Lubricating oil compositions
A crankcase lubricating oil composition for the crankcase of a spark-ignited or compression-ignited internal combustion engine, comprising a magnesium-containing detergent, in an amount sufficient to provide from 200-4000 ppm magnesium to the lubricating oil composition, in combination with an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible molybdenum compound in an amount sufficient to provide from 600-1500 ppm molybdenum atoms to the lubricating oil composition, and with an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible boron-containing compound in an amount sufficient to provide from 200-600 ppm boron atoms to the lubricating oil composition to improve the friction and fuel economy performance. |
| US10829710B2 |
Slipperiness-imparting agent and slipperiness-imparting method
Provided is a lubricity-imparting agent that can impart durable lubricity (in particular, lubricity at the time of wetting) to a substrate. It has been found that a lubricity-imparting agent including a copolymer containing a constitutional unit (A) based on 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine and a constitutional unit (B) based on a photoreactive functional group-containing monomer, or a copolymer containing a constitutional unit (A) based on 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine, a constitutional unit (B) based on a photoreactive functional group-containing monomer, and a constitutional unit (C) based on a hydrophobic group-containing monomer can impart durable lubricity to a substrate surface through a simple approach called photoirradiation. |
| US10829709B2 |
Viscosity index improver concentrates for lubricating oil compositions
Concentrates of linear, block copolymers having a polymer block derived from a monoalkenyl arene, covalently linked to one or more blocks of a hydrogenated derivative of a conjugated diene copolymer, dissolved in highly saturated diluent oil, wherein the size of the monoalkenyl arene block is controlled to provide an optimized level of incompatibility of the block copolymer in the selected diluent. |
| US10829704B2 |
Process and apparatus for hydrocracking with prefractionator for stripped streams
A process and apparatus for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon stream that feeds a cold stripped stream and a hot stripped stream to a prefractionator from which a prefractionated overhead stream and a prefractionated bottoms stream are passed to a product fractionation column. The product fractionation column may produce three products, light naphtha, heavy naphtha and distillate omitting the need for a naphtha splitter column. |
| US10829703B2 |
Process for producing a naphtha stream
Process and apparatus for producing a naphtha stream is provided. The process comprises providing a kerosene stream to a hydrocracking reactor. The kerosene stream is hydrocracked in the presence of a hydrogen stream and a hydrocracking catalyst in the hydrocracking reactor at hydrocracking conditions comprising a hydrocracking pressure, a hydrocracking temperature, and a liquid hourly space velocity at a net conversion of at least about 90%, to provide a hydrocracked effluent stream comprising liquefied petroleum gas, heavy naphtha fraction and light naphtha fraction. One or more of the hydrocracking conditions are adjusted to maintain a ratio of the light naphtha fraction to the heavy naphtha fraction of at least about 2 by weight, suitably at least about 2.2 and preferably at least about 2.5 in the hydrocracked effluent stream while maintaining the net conversion of at least about 90%. |
| US10829702B1 |
Dehydrogenation process for gasoline production
A process for production of gasoline comprising separating a naphtha feed in a naphtha splitter into a stream comprising i-C5, a stream comprising C6 and lighter boiling hydrocarbons, a C7 stream comprising C7 hydrocarbons, and a heavy stream comprising C8 and heavier hydrocarbons; isomerizing at least a portion of the stream comprising C6 and lighter boiling hydrocarbons in a C5-C6 isomerization zone at isomerization conditions to form a C5-C6 isomerization effluent; dehydrogenating at least a portion of the stream comprising C7 hydrocarbons to form a C7 dehydrogenation effluent comprising C7 olefins; reforming the heavy stream in a reforming zone under reforming conditions forming a reformate stream; and blending one or more of the stream comprising i-C5, the C5-C6 isomerization effluent, the C7 dehydrogenation effluent and the reformate stream to form a gasoline blend. |
| US10829700B2 |
Method for the selective hydrogenation of a pyrolysis gasoline feedstock with a three-phase reactor
This invention has as its object a method for selective hydrogenation of a feedstock comprising a pyrolysis gasoline carried out in a three-phase reactor. |
| US10829698B2 |
Power recovery from quench and dilution vapor streams
A process for reducing pressure of a vapor stream used for reducing a temperature or pressure in a reactor. A pressure of a vapor stream is reduced with a turbine to provide a lower pressure vapor stream. The vapor stream rotates a turbine wheel within the turbine. The turbine wheel is configured to transmit rotational movement to an electrical generator. Thus, electricity is generated with the turbine. The lower pressure vapor stream is injected into a reactor and reduces a temperature in the reactor or reduces a partial pressure of a hydrocarbon vapor in the reactor. |
| US10829695B2 |
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 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 of no more than 300° C.; and d) hydroconverting all or a portion of said deoxygenated hydrocarbon product in a hydroconversion reactor in the presence of one or more catalyst compositions suitable for the aromatic saturation of the deoxygenated hydrocarbon product and of the H2O, CO2, CO, H2, and C1-C3 gas generated in step a), to produce a product comprising C4+ hydrocarbon product, H2O, CO, CO2, and C1-C3 gases. |
| US10829690B2 |
Slurry composition for chemical mechanical polishing, method of preparing the same, and method of fabricating semiconductor device by using the same
Disclosed is a slurry composition for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) includes, as polishing particles, a complex compound of both fullerenol and alkylammonium hydroxide. The slurry composition, which exhibits excellent polishing properties, may be prepared at low cost in large quantities. Also disclosed is a method of preparing the slurry composition comprising obtaining a mixture of a fullerenol complex compound and unreacted hydrogen peroxide by reacting alkylammonium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide, and fullerene, removing the unreacted hydrogen peroxide by adding hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst particles to the mixture, separating the hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst particles from the mixture by filtration, and adding a polishing additive to the mixture. Further disclosed is a method of fabricating a semiconductor device that includes providing a pattern defining a trench, forming a metal material film on the pattern to fill the trench, and performing CMP of the metal material film using the slurry composition. |
| US10829689B2 |
Method for producing nitride fluorescent material, nitride fluorescent material and light emitting device
Disclosed are a production method for a nitride fluorescent material, a nitride fluorescent material and a light emitting device. The production method is for producing a nitride fluorescent material that has, as a fluorescent material core, a calcined body having a composition containing at least one element Ma selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ca, Ba and Mg, at least one element Mb selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K, at least one element Mc selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Tb and Mn, and Al, and optionally Si, and N, and the method includes preparing a calcined body having the above-mentioned composition, bringing the calcined body into contact with a fluorine-containing substance, and subjecting it to a first heat treatment at a temperature of 100° C. or higher and 500° C. or lower to form a fluoride-containing first film on the calcined body, and forming on the calcined body, a second film that contains a metal oxide containing at least one metal element M2 selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ti, Zr, Sn and Zn and subjecting it to a second heat treatment at a temperature in a range of higher than 250° C. and 500° C. or lower. |
| US10829688B2 |
Aluminate fluorescent material and light emitting device
Disclosed are an aluminate fluorescent material having a high light emission intensity, and a light emitting device using the same. The aluminate fluorescent material includes a composition represented by the following formula (I). X1pEutMgqMnrAlsOp+t+q+r+1.5s (I) wherein X1 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, and Ca; and p, q, r, s, and t each satisfy 0.5≤p≤1.0, 0≤q<0.6, 0.4 |
| US10829682B2 |
Miscible solvent assisted gravity drainage
A method for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a miscible injection fluid comprising an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir at a structurally higher position to initiate gravity-stable displacement and gas cap expansion processes. Residual hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir are mobilized and displaced by the miscible injection fluid to a structurally lower position within the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir adjacent a production well through which they are produced to the surface. |
| US10829677B2 |
Graphene doped aluminum composite and method of forming
Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to a graphene doped aluminum composite, as well as a method of forming such a composite. Devices for heat dissipation can include such a graphene doped aluminum composite, where the composite can be formed in a process that includes crystallizing aluminum around substantially uniformly dispersed graphene. |
| US10829675B2 |
Gel comprising a phase-change material, method of preparing the gel, thermal exchange implement comprising the gel, and method of preparing the thermal exchange implement
Gel including a phase-change material and a gelling agent. In one embodiment, the phase-change material may be n-tetradecane, n-hexadecane or mixtures thereof. The gelling agent may be a high molecular weight styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) triblock copolymer with a styrene:rubber ratio of about 30:70 to 33:67% by weight. To form the gel, the phase-change material and the gelling agent may be mixed at an elevated temperature relative to room temperature to partially, but not completely, dissolve the gelling agent. The mixture may then be cooled to room temperature. Alternatively, the phase-change material and the gelling agent may be mixed at room temperature, and the mixture may then be heated to form a viscoelastic liquid, which is then cooled to room temperature. The invention is also directed at a method of preparing the gel, a thermal exchange implement including the gel, and a method of preparing the thermal exchange implement. |
| US10829669B2 |
Curable and hygroscopic resin composition for sealing electronic devices, resin cured material, and electronic device
A curable and hygroscopic resin composition for sealing electronic devices, comprising: a cationically polymerizable compound (a); a hygroscopic compound (b) containing a structure represented by Formula (1); and a cationic polymerization initiator (c); a resin cured material formed by curing the composition, and an electronic device sealed by curing the composition. wherein in Formula (1), R designates (i) an acyl group, (ii) a hydrocarbon group, or (iii) a group having at least one selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —CO—, and —NH—, between a carbon-carbon bond of the above-described hydrocarbon group; M designates a boron or aluminum atom; n is an integer of 2 to 20; and *1 and *2 each designate a binding site to a terminal group or are bonded to each other. |
| US10829665B2 |
Method of forming a self-cleaning film system
A method of forming a self-cleaning film system includes depositing a photocatalytic material onto a substrate to form a first layer. The method also includes disposing a photoresist onto the first layer and then exposing the photoresist to light so that the photoresist has a developed portion and an undeveloped portion. The method includes removing the undeveloped portion so that the developed portion protrudes from the first layer. After removing, the method includes depositing a perfluorocarbon siloxane polymer onto the first layer to surround and contact the developed portion. After depositing the perfluorocarbon siloxane polymer, the method includes removing the developed portion to thereby form the self-cleaning film system. |
| US10829664B2 |
Coating compositions containing polythioethers and elastic barrier coatings formed therefrom
A coating composition that includes: (a) core-shell particles having a polymeric core at least partially encapsulated by a polymeric shell; (b) a polythioether having thioether linkages and mercapto functional groups; and (c) an adhesion promoter having at least one polymer that is different from (a) and (b). The polymeric shell of (a) includes: (i) a barrier segment including aromatic groups; and urethane linkages, urea linkages, or a combination thereof; and (ii) an elastomeric segment that is different from (i), in which the polymeric shell is covalently bonded to at least a portion of the polymeric core. |
| US10829663B2 |
Coating composition for metal substrates
The present invention provides novel packaging articles, e.g., food and beverage cans. Preferred cans typically comprise a body portion and an end portion, wherein at least one of the body and end portions are aluminum and are coated on at least one major surface with a coating composition of the present invention. Suitable coating compositions of the present invention comprise: one or more polyester resins, wherein at least one of the polyester resins has a glass transition temperature (‘Tg’) less than about 50° C., and wherein the polyester resin is formed by the reaction of one or more polyacid molecules and one or more polyol molecules, and a crosslinker. Preferred compositions are substantially free of mobile BPA and aromatic glycidyl ether compounds, e.g., BADGE, BFDGE and epoxy novalacs (e.g., NOGE) and more preferred compositions are also substantially free of bound BPA and aromatic glycidyl ether compounds. In more preferred embodiments (e.g., alcoholic beverage cans), the polyol molecules used to make the polyester resin are substantially free of NPG. The present invention also provides a method of making such cans. |
| US10829657B2 |
Active energy ray-curable composition, active energy ray-curable ink, composition storing container, two-dimensional or three-dimensional image forming device, method for producing cured product, and cured product
An active energy ray-curable composition is provided which comprises a polymerizable monomer, a polysilane compound containing a phenyl group in a repeating unit, and a photopolymerization initiator. |
| US10829656B2 |
Inkjet ink
An inkjet ink for an offset coated medium includes: water; a colorant; a binder that is a polyurethane-based dispersion; a co-solvent; and two or more surfactants. A first surfactant has a first hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) value either within a water dispersible range or within a hydrophobic range and a second surfactant has a second HLB value within a hydrophobic range. The combination of the first surfactant and the second surfactant is to adjust a surface tension of the inkjet ink to a value lower than a surface tension of the offset coated medium on which the inkjet ink is to be printed. |
| US10829655B2 |
Ink, set of ink and substrate, ink-jet printing method, ink-jet printer, and print
Provided is an ink including water, organic solvents, a color material, and resin particles, wherein the ink is used in a printing method including applying the ink onto a substrate including a resin to print, and the organic solvents include a compound, a diol compound including 3 or 4 carbon atoms, and 2-ethylhexyl alcohol, where the compound has a boiling point of 170° C. or higher and an absolute value of a difference between Fh of the compound represented by Mathematical Formula 1 and Fh of the resin in the substrate represented by Mathematical Formula 1 is 5% or less, Fh(%)=[δH/(δD+δP+δH)]×100 |
| US10829648B2 |
Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor containing compositions
A composition containing succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor and a potentiator has been discovered to enhance the activity of the succinate dehydrogenase such that the amount of the succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor need to effectively treat a microbial substance can be reduced substantially. The compositions may be used as additives for paints and coatings, and protecting crops, seeds, wallboard, metal working fluids, wood from mold, fungi and other microbes. |
| US10829645B2 |
Method of manufacturing antireflection film, antireflection film, polarizing plate, cover glass, and image display device
A method of manufacturing an antireflection film including, in the following order, a substrate, a hard coat layer and an antireflection layer as defined herein includes: applying a hard coat layer forming composition including a crosslinking compound having a weight-average molecular weight equal to or greater than 600, a compound having a molecular weight smaller than 600 and having a photopolymerizable group and a photopolymerization initiator, onto the substrate as defined herein; semi-curing the hard coat layer forming film; applying an antireflection layer forming composition including particles, a binder resin forming compound and a solvent, onto the semi-cured hard coat layer forming film as defined herein; causing a part of the binder resin forming compound to permeate the hard coat layer forming film as defined herein; and completely curing the hard coat layer forming film and the antireflection layer forming film as defined herein. |
| US10829642B2 |
Method for producing carbon black using an extender fluid
Methods for the production of carbon black using an extender fluid(s) are provided as well as methods to control one or more particle properties of carbon black utilizing extender fluids and other techniques. |
| US10829638B2 |
Compatibilized polymer compositions
A polymer composition includes at least two different polymers independently selected from a poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK), a poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES), a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) and a polyetherimide (PEI), and about 0.05 to about 2 wt. % of at least one alkali metal carbonate. Preferably, the polymer composition is free or substantially free of solvent. A method includes melt mixing at least two different polymers independently selected from a poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK), a poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES), a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) and a polyetherimide (PEI), and about 0.05 to about 2 wt. % of at least one alkali metal carbonate to form a compatibilized polymer composition. |
| US10829636B2 |
Antifouling composition
An antifouling thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composition comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane and an organometallic antifouling additive and has a surface energy of from about 18 to about 26 mJ/m2. An article which is resistant to adhesion of organisms comprises the antifouling thermoplastic elastomer (TPU) composition having a surface with a 3-dimensional surface topography. |
| US10829632B2 |
Hydrogenated block copolymer, polypropylene resin composition, and molded body
The hydrogenated block copolymer according to the present invention is a hydrogenated block copolymer containing, in the molecule, a polymer block (C) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, a polymer block (B) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, and a polymer block (S) having a vinyl aromatic compound as a main component. |
| US10829631B2 |
Composition, accommodating unit, image forming device, and image forming method
A composition contains an acrylamide compound A1 having an ester structure and a polymerization initiator B1 having a molecular weight of 800 or more. |
| US10829629B2 |
Vinyl chloride polymers and compositions for additive manufacturing
The present disclosure is directed to a thermoplastic polymer for additive manufacturing, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is derived from a chlorinated monomer unit, wherein the thermoplastic polymer has a melt flow rae (MFR) suitable for additive manufacturing. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of making a 3D product formed by additive manufacturing, wherein the 3D product comprises a thermoplastic polymer derived from a chlorinated monomer unit or a thermoplastic composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer derived from a chlorinated monomer unit; and at least one stabiliser, wherein the thermoplastic polymer or composition has a MFR suitable for additive manufacturing. |
| US10829626B2 |
Dispersion diameter adjustment method and thermoplastic resin composition
Disclosed is a method for adjusting a dispersion diameter to control the dispersion diameter of a dispersed phase in a thermoplastic resin composition having a multiphase structure, and a thermoplastic resin composition obtained by the method. The method includes mixing a polyolefin resin, a polyamide resin, and a compatibilizer and has a continuous phase composed of the polyolefin resin and a dispersed phase dispersed in the continuous phase and composed of the polyamide resin where the compatibilizer is a polymer having a reactive group that reacts with the polyamide resin, and that an amount of the polymer to be mixed based on a total of the polyolefin resin and the polyamide resin is varied to adjust a dispersion diameter of the dispersed phase. This composition has 50 or more but 450 or less the dispersed phase per 10 micrometers square. |
| US10829622B2 |
Rubber composition for tires with improved winter performance and abrasion resistance
The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, a cross-linked rubber composition obtained by cross-linking such a rubber composition, a method of preparing a tire and a tire. A cross-linkable rubber composition comprises, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr): 100 phr of a diene-based elastomer component with an average molecular weight Mn in a range of ≥100000 to ≤5000000 g/mol and a homopolymer of polybutadiene, wherein the homopolymer of polybutadiene has an average molecular weight Mn in a range of ≥10000 to ≤45000 g/mol and a glass transition temperature Tg in a range of ≥−110° C. to ≤−60° C. |
| US10829619B2 |
Zinc-rich coatings and systems with microencapsulated healing agents
Microencapsulated healing agents that, upon incorporation into a zinc-rich coating or coating system, improve the coating or coating system's ability to maintain its adhesion and corrosion resistance after damage that exposes the underlying substrate. These microencapsulated healing agent formulations are uniquely synergistic with zinc-rich coatings, and/or with zinc particles in a zinc rich coating, improving both adhesion maintenance and corrosion resistance following damage that exposes the substrate. |
| US10829616B2 |
Elastomer containing combination of tris(nonyl phenyl) phosphite and tetramethylethylenediamine, preparation and compositions and articles of manufacture thereof
This invention relates to compositions comprised of diene-based elastomers containing an antioxidant comprised of a combination of tris(nonyl phenyl) phosphite (TNPP) and tetramethylethylene diamine (TMEDA). The invention further relates a rubber composition and to a polystyrene composite containing such elastomer compositions. The invention additionally relates to articles of manufacture thereof, including tires and polystyrene based articles. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a process of recovery of diene-based elastomer(s) from an organic solvent solution thereof by steam stripping the organic solvent therefrom in the presence of a combination of the TNPP and TMEDA. |
| US10829610B2 |
Process and apparatus for in-line blending of polymers
The present invention deals with a process for polymerising olefins in a solution and withdrawing a stream of the solution from the polymerisation reactor and passing it to a sequence of heating steps. The heated solution is passed to a separation step, which is conducted at a pressure of no more than 15 bar and in which separation step a liquid phase comprising the polymer and a vapour phase coexist. A vapour stream and a concentrated solution stream comprising the polymer are withdrawn from the separation step. At least a part of the vapour stream is passed to the first polymerisation reactor, to the second polymerisation reactor or to both. |
| US10829608B2 |
Article comprising tubular particles
This disclosure provides an article having a density of from 0.03 to 0.45 g/cc and including a plurality of anisotropic tubular particles that are randomly oriented in the article. The tubular particles include a thermoplastic elastomer foam and a polymer disposed on an exterior surface of the thermoplastic elastomer foam as an outermost layer of the particles. Each of the thermoplastic elastomer foam and the polymer independently has a softening temperature determined according to DIN ISO306. The softening temperature of the polymer is at least 5° C. lower than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic elastomer foam. |
| US10829606B2 |
Surface modified polymer compositions
A surface-modified polymer composition formed from an oligomeric or polymeric additive and a base polymer is disclosed. The surface-modified polymer provides non-fouling and/or non-thrombogenic properties. The composition is particularly useful in articles and materials for medical applications. |
| US10829605B2 |
Process and material for growth of adsorbed compound via nanoscale-controlled resistive heating and uses thereof
Disclosed is a method for making a material having supported micro- and/or nanostructures, the method includes (a) obtaining a substrate comprising a precursor material and an electrically conductive layer of micro- or nanostructures embedded into at least a portion of a first surface of the substrate, and (b) applying a voltage across the electrically conductive layer to heat the micro- or nanostructures, wherein the heat converts the precursor material into micro- and/or nanostructures. |
| US10829604B2 |
Glass cloth, prepreg and printed wiring board
A glass cloth comprising a glass yarn woven together, the glass yarn comprising multiple glass filaments, wherein an amount of B2O3 in a composition of the glass filaments is 15% by mass to 30% by mass, an amount of SiO2 in the composition thereof is 45% by mass to 60% by mass, and an amount of P2O5 in the composition thereof is 2% by mass to 8% by mass, and loss on ignition (LOI) of the glass cloth is 0.90% by mass to 2.0% by mass. |
| US10829599B2 |
Organosilicone emulsion composition
The present invention aims to provide an emulsion composition of an organopolysiloxane which has enhanced stability in a water-soluble solvent. The invention provides an organosilicone emulsion composition comprising (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity of at least 500 Pa·s at 25° C.; (B) 1 to 50 parts by mass of a polyether group-containing organosiloxysilicate; (C) 1 to 50 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having polyoxyalkylene residues at the both terminals; (D) 1 to 50 parts by mass of a nonionic surfactant; and (E) 10 to 1,000 parts by mass of water. |
| US10829597B2 |
Method for the preparation of organopolysiloxanes having (meth)acrylate functions
The invention relates to a method for preparing polyorganosiloxanes functionalized by (meth)acrylate groups, preferably acrylate groups. |
| US10829596B2 |
Mobile electronic devices made of low-chlorine aromatic polysulfones
The present invention relates a mobile electronic device comprising at least one part made of a polymer composition comprising for more than 80% by weight (% wt.) relative to the total weight of the composition (C) of an aromatic polysulfone polymer comprising a residual chlorine content in an amount of less than 25 μeq/g polymer. |
| US10829592B2 |
Method for preparing polyaniline complex with antimicrobial activity and heavy metal removal efficiency using conductive poly aniline polymer doped with organic acid and metal ion in defined order
Disclosed is a method for preparing an insoluble polyaniline complex with antimicrobial activity and heavy metal removal efficiency that involves doping a porous nonconductive polyaniline emeraldine base with an organic acid to impart conductivity and then with a metal ion to render the metal ion attached to the surface of the conductive polymer, and a polyaniline complex prepared from the preparation method, which polyaniline complex is excellent in the ability to adsorb and/or eliminate bacteria and other microbes and to remove heavy metals and hence available in any of various applications for antimicrobial activity and heavy metal removal, including filters for water purifier, automobile or household air conditioner, gas masks, water and sewage treatment system, air purifier, cleanroom, etc. |
| US10829585B2 |
Liquid composition for a waterproofing membrane
The invention relates to a liquid bi-component composition comprising a silylated polymer having alkoxysilane functions, an epoxy resin, an amine catalyst for the epoxy and a catalyst for silanol condensation, and an adhesion promoter or a coupling agent. After crosslinking, the liquid composition according to the invention makes it possible to obtain a waterproofing membrane suitable for pedestrian and/or vehicle traffic. |
| US10829583B2 |
Radiation curable polyurethane-based binder dispersion
A radiation curable polyurethane-based binder dispersion includes water and a radiation curable polyurethane dispersed in the water. The polyurethane is formed from: a polyisocyanate; a polyol having a chain with two hydroxyl functional groups at one end of the chain and no hydroxyl groups at an opposed end of the chain, and having a number average molecular weight ranging from about 500 to about 5,000; an acrylate or methacrylate, the acrylate or methacrylate having at least one hydroxyl functional group and having an acrylate functional group or a methacrylate functional group; an alcohol or a diol or an amine having a number average molecular weight less than 600; and a sulfonate or sulfonic acid having one or two amino functional groups. |
| US10829580B2 |
Noncovalent soft elastomer and method for manufacturing the same
A noncovalent soft elastomer includes a binary block copolymer composed of an A block and a B block and a solvent, wherein the B block has a noncovalent-bonding functional group, and the solvent is a nonvolatile liquid which has a property of dissolving the B block but not dissolving the A block and which forms a functional group capable of noncovalent-bonding of the B block. |
| US10829574B2 |
Hydrophilic copolymer with pendant thiol groups
The invention is related to a class of hydrophilic copolymers comprising loosely dangling thiol-containing pendant groups. The hydrophilic copolymers are highly reactive towards azetidinium groups of an azetidinium-containing polymer upon heating and can find particular use in for producing water-soluble highly-branched hydrophilic polymeric material useful for producing water gradient contact lenses. |
| US10829571B2 |
Polymer-encased nanodiscs with improved buffer compatibility
The present invention includes compositions, methods, and methods of making and using a polymer-encased nanodisc comprising: one or more integral membrane proteins in a lipid layer; and a polymer comprising zwitterionic styrene-maleic acid derivative repeating units that carry zero or nearly zero negative charge, and the polymer-encased nanodiscs. |
| US10829568B2 |
Tubular reactor polymerization initiator injector device, tubular reactor for continuous polymerization of olefins, and a process for production of polymers and copolymers of ethylene
The present invention refers, in its generality, to a tubular reactor for homo or copolymerization of olefins, with one of more initiator injection devices. The invention also refers to an initiator device in a process fluid stream in a reactor polymerization reactor, and to a process for the production of polymers and copolymers of ethylene, particularly low density polymers (LDPE), that use the said device. |
| US10829566B2 |
Method employing bispecific antibodies
The present invention relates to a method of identifying, separating and characterizing a cell or a population of cells, by capturing at the cell surface, secreted soluble substances (such as an immunoglobulin) that cell or population of cell secrete. This is achieved by combing on a heterodimerically-tethered multispecific protein complex combining a binding specificity for the secreted molecule and a binding specificity for a surface antigen specific for that cell or population of cells. This method may be used in research and experimental purposes, such as patients' stratification in preparation of clinical trials or personalized therapies by identifying cell populations relevant to a pathology and/or prognosis. |
| US10829564B2 |
Genetic engineering of non-human animals for the production of chimeric antibodies
The invention provides non-human cells and mammals having a genome encoding chimeric antibodies and methods of producing transgenic cells and mammals. Certain aspects of the invention include chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions and kits. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to diagnostic and treatment methods using the antibodies of the invention. |
| US10829563B2 |
Method of screening a candidate compound for activity as an elastase 2A (ELA2A) inhibitor
The invention is in the field of therapy of gut inflammatory diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) including Gluten hypersensitivity. The inventors showed that ELA2A secreted by epithelial cells in the extracellular space is over-expressed in IBD conditions degrading tight junction proteins and controlling cytokines expression. Overexpression of ELA2A conferred a pro-inflammatory phenotype both in cell expression systems and in vivo in animal model of IBD. The inventors also showed that ELA2 over-expressing intestinal epithelial cells increase the release of CXCL8 protein compared to control cells. The increased CXCL-8 protein release observed in cells overexpressing ELA2A is inhibited by ELAFIN addition to the culture, in a dose-dependent manner. In particular, the invention relates to inhibitors of Elastase ELA2A, for use in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, such as Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac disease, and Pouchitis. |
| US10829561B2 |
Antibodies targeting quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase (QSOX1) and uses of same
An antibody comprising an antigen recognition domain exhibiting species cross reactivity to human QSOX1 and murine QSOX1 is disclosed. Methods of producing the antibody, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody and methods of using the antibody for treating medical conditions are also disclosed. |
| US10829554B2 |
Binding molecules specific for ASCT2 and uses thereof
This disclosure provides ASCT2-binding molecules, e.g., anti-ASCT2 antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof. In certain aspects, the ASCT2-binding molecules are conjugated to cytotoxic drugs, e.g., ASCT2 antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). In certain aspects, the anti-ASCT2 antibodies and fragments thereof can be hybridoma-derived murine monoclonal antibodies, and humanized versions thereof. In certain aspects, the ASCT2-binding molecules bind specifically to cells expressing ASCT2, and in some instances, are internalized into the cells. In addition, this disclosure provides compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases or disorders characterized by ASCT2 overexpression, e.g., certain types of cancer. In a particular embodiment, the disclosure provides methods for treating cancer using ASCT2 ADCs. |
| US10829552B2 |
Polypeptides that bind to IL-17A, IL-17F and/or IL17-A/F and methods of treatment using same
The present disclosure relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against (as defined herein) any of IL-17A, IL-17F and/or IL-17A/F including combinations thereof, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences. |
| US10829548B2 |
Targeting CLPTM1L for treatment and prevention of cancer
Provided herein are therapeutic agents having specificity for human CLPTM1L polypeptide, including therapeutic agents comprising one or more CLPTM1L-targeting agents, compositions comprising such therapeutic agents, and methods of using such compositions for treating or preventing a cancer, pre-cancerous lesion, or other disease condition associated with CLPTM1L protein dysfunction (e.g., pathogenic production, modification, or function). |
| US10829542B2 |
Methods for affecting Salmonella infections
The invention relates to methods promoting the aggregation of Salmonella bacteria in the gut of subjects, thereby providing immune exclusion and limiting bacterial entry, therefore reducing mucosal and systemic infection. |
| US10829534B2 |
Methods and compositions for increasing red blood cells
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans. |
| US10829533B2 |
Combined use of GDF traps and erythropoietin receptor activators to increase red blood cell levels
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans. |
| US10829532B2 |
Combined use of gdf traps and erythropoietin receptor activators to increase red blood cell levels
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans. |
| US10829528B2 |
Therapeutic agents for neurological and psychiatric disorders
The present invention relates to the field of disorders of the central nervous system, in particular neurological and psychiatric disorders, and the prevention and/or treatment thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to the finding that soluble amyloid precursor protein a (sAPPα) presents a particular binding site, which allows for binding to the GABABR1a receptor, thereby causing an agonistic effect through specific binding to Sushi domain 1 of GABABR1a. As a result, the frequencies of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic currents are reduced. Accordingly, the invention provides compounds able to interfere with the association of sAPPα with Sushi domain 1 of GABABR1a and as such with selective impairment of GABABR1sa beneficial in neurological and psychiatric disorders. The invention as well provides methods and (high content) screening assays for the production of said compounds. |
| US10829526B2 |
Method of treating vitiligo using mutant HSP70i
Methods of treating autoimmune diseases, such as vitiligo, by using compositions comprising DNA encoding a variant inducible heat shock protein 70 (HSP70i) having a mutation in the dendritic cell binding region thereof (HSP70i435-447) or an isolated variant gene product in the form of HSP70i with a modification in the dendritic cell activating region thereof (HSP70i435-447). |
| US10829525B2 |
Mutant NGAL proteins and uses thereof
In one aspect the present invention is directed to mutant NGAL proteins that have the ability to bind to siderophores, such as enterochelin, and to chelate and transport iron, and that are excreted in the urine. Such NGAL mutants, and complexes thereof with siderophores, can be used to clear excess iron from the body, for example in the treatment of iron overload. The NGAL mutants of the invention also have antibacterial activity and can be used in the treatment of bacterial infections, such as those of the urinary tract. |
| US10829520B2 |
Beta-hairpin peptidomimetics
Beta-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with P, T, Q, and optionally L being elements as defined in the description and the claims, have Gram-negative antimicrobial activity to e.g. inhibit the growth or to kill microorganisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and/or Acinetobacter baumannii and/or Escherichia coli and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent infections or as disinfectants for foodstuffs, cosmetics, medicaments or other nutrient-containing materials.These peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy. |
| US10829513B2 |
Methods of protein evolution
The present invention is relevant to proteins and novel methods of protein evolution. The present invention further relates to methods of identifying and mapping mutant polypeptides formed from, or based upon, a template polypeptide. |
| US10829509B2 |
Pure heptasulfated disaccharides having improved oral bioavailability
Hypersulfated disaccharides with utility in asthma or asthma related disorders are disclosed. The heptasulfated disaccharides administered orally have comparable bioavailability to the intravenous administered dosage form. |
| US10829506B2 |
Amino- or ammonium-containing sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid and carboxylic acid derivatives and their medical use
The present invention relates to amino- or ammonium-containing sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid and carboxylic acid derivatives, in particular the compounds of formula 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and their medical use, including their use in treatment, prevention or amelioration of an inflammatory, autoimmune and/or allergic disorder. |
| US10829505B2 |
Lithium alkylsiliconate composition, coating, and method of making same
A method of making a lithium alkylsiliconate composition comprising adding an alkylalkoxysilane to a first mixture comprising lithium hydroxide and water to form a second mixture comprising a lithium alkylsiliconate and an alcohol, wherein i) the mole ratio of lithium hydroxide to alkylalkoxysilane is from 0.9 to less than 1.1 and the water is from 89 to 93 mol %, or ii) the mole ratio of lithium hydroxide to alkylalkoxysilane is from 1.1 to 1.4 and the water is from greater than 93 to 99 mole %. |
| US10829502B2 |
Pyrimidinones as PI3K inhibitors
The present invention provides pyrimidinones that modulate the activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of PI3Ks including, for example, inflammatory disorders, immune-based disorders, cancer, and other diseases. |
| US10829494B2 |
Macrocyclic deaza-purinones for the treatment of viral infections
This invention relates to macrocyclic deaza-purinones derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treating viral infections. |
| US10829490B2 |
Substituted dihydropyrazino[1 ′,2′:1,5]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-based antiproliferative agents
This invention is in the area of pyrimidine-based compounds for the treatment of disorders involving abnormal cellular proliferation, including but not limited to tumors and cancers. Representative examples of compounds of the present invention include |
| US10829486B2 |
Isoxazole derivatives as FXR agonists and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to treat or prevent a disease or disorder mediated by FXR. Specifically, the present invention relates to isoxazole derivatives useful as agonists for FXR, and methods for their preparation and use. |
| US10829485B2 |
ATF6 inhibitors and uses thereof
Compounds as inhibitors of Activating Transcription Factor 6 (ATF6) are provided. The compounds may find use as therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by ATF6 and may find particular use in the treatment of viral infections, neurodegenerative diseases, vascular diseases, or cancer. |
| US10829482B2 |
Method for producing glyceric acid ester
The present invention is to provide a method of producing a glyceric acid ester which is easy for production and high in yield, and in which a pyridine to be used for the reaction is easily reused. Provided is a method of producing a compound represented by the following formula (II), including a step of oxidatively esterifying Compound A represented by the following formula (I) with Compound B selected from an organic nitroxyl radical, an N-hydroxy form thereof, and a salt containing an oxo ammonium cation of them, and an oxidizing agent in the presence of a pyridine having an alkyl substituent, wherein the use amount of Compound B is 0.0001 or more and 0.1 or less in terms of a molar ratio relative to Compound A: 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. |
| US10829481B2 |
Benzimidazole derivatives as modulators of ROR-gamma
Provided are novel compounds of Formula I: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders mediated by RORy. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds of Formula I and methods for their use in treating one or more inflammatory, metabolic, autoimmune and other diseases or disorders. |
| US10829478B2 |
5-[3-[piperazin-1-yl]-3-oxo-propyl]-imidazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives as ADAMTS 4 and 5 inhibitors for treating e.g. osteoarthritis
The present invention discloses compounds according to Formula I: Wherein R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R6a, R6b, the subscript n and Cy are as defined herein.The present invention relates to compounds inhibiting ADAMTS, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treatment using the same, for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of inflammatory diseases, and/or diseases involving degradation of cartilage and/or disruption of cartilage homeostasis by administering the compound of the invention. |
| US10829476B2 |
Niraparib compositions
The present invention relates to compositions comprising the compound niraparib, in particular certain solid forms of niraparib. |
| US10829473B2 |
Modulators of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein and methods of use
The invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), wherein A1, R1, R2, R3, R4, and n are as defined herein. The present invention relates to compounds and their use in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treating cystic fibrosis by administering a compound of the invention. |
| US10829469B2 |
Configurational stereoisomer of difethialone, composition and rodenticide bait comprising same, and method for controlling target rodent pests
Disclosed is a laevorotatory enantiomer of the configurational stereoisomer of difethialone, named homo-stereoisomer, the formula of which is 3-(4′-bromobiphenyl-4-yl)-1-(4-hydroxythiocoumarin-3-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, in which carbons 1 and 3 of the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group have the same absolute configuration. |
| US10829467B2 |
Process for producing a cyclic acetal in a heterogeneous reaction system
A process for producing a cyclic acetal is disclosed. According to the process, a formaldehyde source is combined with an aprotic compound and contacted with a heterogeneous catalyst which causes the formaldehyde source to convert into a cyclic acetal such as trioxane. The catalyst, for instance, may comprise a solid catalyst such as an ion exchange resin. In one embodiment, the process is used for converting anhydrous formaldehyde gas to trioxane. The anhydrous formaldehyde gas may be produced form an aqueous formaldehyde solution by an extractive distillation. The aprotic compound and the formaldehyde solution may be extracted from the reaction product and recycled into the process. |
| US10829466B2 |
Stilbene derivative and preparation method thereof
A stilbene derivative, which is a compound of the following general formula I or general formula II, or an acceptable salt formed by the compound of the general formula I or the general formula II and an inorganic or organic acid; wherein, in the general formula I or the general formula II, the atom represented by X is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; the substituent represented by R is C1-C6 alkyl, 1-6-membered heteroalkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 3-6-membered heterocycloalkyl, substituted 3-6-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5-18-membered aryl, substituted 5-18-membered aryl, 5-18-membered heteroaryl, or substituted 5-18-membered heteroaryl. |
| US10829464B2 |
Benzoheterocyclic alkylamine compounds and use thereof
Disclosed are benzoheterocyclic alkylamine compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a stereoisomer thereof, and a preparation method thereof, and use of the same in the manufacture of an antibacterial drug as an inhibitor of staphyloxanthin synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus. |
| US10829462B2 |
3-alkyl bicyclic [4,5,0] hydroxamic acids as HDAC inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with an HDAC, e.g., HDAC6, having a Formula I: where R, L, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein. |
| US10829460B2 |
[6,6] fused bicyclic HDAC8 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R2′, L, X, W, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein, useful as inhibitors of zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) and in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with HDACs. |
| US10829459B2 |
Low-energy consumption process with reduced ammonia consumption, for the production of high-purity melamine through the pyrolysis of urea, and relative plant
A process is described, having a low-energy consumption and reduced ammonia consumption for the production of high-purity melamine, through the pyrolysis of urea, and the relative plant. |
| US10829457B2 |
Nitrogen ring linked deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitors
Provided herein are dUTPase inhibitors, compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions. |
| US10829454B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
The invention relates to the compounds of formula I, formula II and formula III or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, formula II and formula III, and methods for treating or preventing Parkinson's disease may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment or management of Parkinson's disease such as Parkinson's disease, scleroderma, restless leg syndrome, hypertension and gestational hypertension. |
| US10829453B2 |
Antagonists of the kappa opioid receptor
The present technology is directed to compounds, compositions, and methods related to non-morphinan-like kappa opioid receptor (KOR) antagonists. The technology is suited to treat addiction, diuresis, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, an eating disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, general anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, excessive or unreasonable specific phobias, and/or other conditions related to anxiety or aversion-reward responses. |
| US10829450B2 |
Process for the preparation of (3R,4R)-(1-benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-methylamine
The present disclosure is related to an improved and efficient process for preparation of (3R,4R)-(1-benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-methylamine which comprises:(a) N-acylation of 3-Amino-4-methyl pyridine; (b) Quarternization of 3-Acetylamino-4-methyl pyridine using benzyl halide; (c) Partial reduction of quarternized 3-Acetylamino-4-methyl pyridine by Sodium borohydride in Methanol or water; (d) Hydrolysis of partially reduced product to 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-one in presence of acid; (e) Reductive amination of 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-one using Methanolic methylamine in presence of Titanium(IV) isopropoxide in Methanol; (f) Resolution of 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-methylamine using Ditoluoyl (L) tartaric acid to get (3R,4R)-(1-benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-methylamine. The disclosure is also related to novel intermediates: wherein R, R′ and X are as described in the specification. |
| US10829449B2 |
Methods of manufacture of bis(ether anhydride)s and polyetherimides
A method for the manufacture of a bis(ether anhydride) comprises contacting an N-substituted bis(ether phthalimide) with a base under conditions effective to ring open the imides to provide a ring-opened product; and contacting the ring-opened product with an acid under conditions effective to provide a composition comprising the bis(ether anhydride). |
| US10829444B2 |
Urea finishing and off-gas treatment plant and process
The invention pertains to a finishing process for urea-comprising material, a plant for finishing urea-comprising material, a method of modifying an existing plant, and a use. Methods are disclosed for preventing the clogging of the conduit for off-gas between the finishing section and the treatment section. |
| US10829442B2 |
Process for the preparation of carbamates
A process for the preparation of N-(dialkylaminoalkyl)-carbamic acid esters, in particular (propyl N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl] carbamate) comprising an oxidative carbonylation reaction of a compound of general structure (II) wherein each of R1 and R2, equal to or different from each other, are independently selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which is optionally substituted by at least one halogen atom, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; R3 is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms, which is optionally substituted by at least one halogen atom, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; each of R′, R″ and R4, equal to or different from each other, are independently selected from H, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which is optionally substituted by at least one halogen atom, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; and n is an integer in the range from 1 to 8, with a hydroxyl compound of general formula (III), R3—OH (III) and in the presence of a catalyst system. |
| US10829441B2 |
Reactive oxygen species-sensitive nitric oxide synthase inhibitors for the treatment of ischemic stroke
Disclosed are ROS-sensitive NOS inhibitors, as well as methods of making and using the same. |
| US10829440B2 |
Antibacterial compounds and methods of making and using same
The invention provides novel antibacterial diamide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods for treating or preventing an infection in a subject using the compounds. |
| US10829435B2 |
Method for production of methyl methacrylate by oxidative esterification using a heterogeneous catalyst
A method for preparing methyl methacrylate from methacrolein and methanol; said method comprising contacting in a reactor a mixture comprising methacrolein, methanol and oxygen with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a support and a noble metal, wherein pH at the reactor outlet is from 3 to 6.7. |
| US10829433B2 |
Method for production of methyl methacrylate by oxidative esterification using a heterogeneous catalyst
A method for preparing methyl methacrylate from methacrolein and methanol. The method comprises contacting a mixture comprising methacrolein, methanol and oxygen with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a support and a noble metal, wherein said catalyst has an average diameter of at least 200 microns and at least 90 wt % of the noble metal is in the outer 50% of catalyst volume. |
| US10829429B2 |
Synthesis of triethylene glycol bis(2-ethylhexanoate)
A process for the transesterification of methyl-2-ethylhexanoate with triethylene glycol to produce triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate is provided. In the process, methyl-2-ethylhexanoate is combined with triethylene glycol to form a first mixture. The first mixture is heated in the presence of a catalyst to form a second mixture comprising methanol and triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate. Methanol is separated from the second mixture to yield triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate. Na2CO3, Cs2CO3, K2CO3, Rb2CO3, sodium methoxide or titanium isopropoxide are suitable catalysts. |
| US10829428B2 |
Process for flashing a reaction medium
A process for producing acetic acid is disclosed in which the methyl iodide concentration is maintained in the vapor product stream formed in a flashing step. The methyl iodide concentration in the vapor product stream ranges from 24 to less than 36 wt. % methyl iodide, based on the weight of the vapor product stream. In addition, the acetaldehyde concentration is maintained within the range from 0.005 to 1 wt. % in the vapor product stream. The vapor product stream is distilled in a first column to obtain an acetic acid product stream comprising acetic acid and up to 300 wppm hydrogen iodide and/or from 0.1 to 6 wt. % methyl iodide and an overhead stream comprising methyl iodide, water and methyl acetate. |
| US10829422B2 |
Nutrient rich biologically active soils and horticulture media with predetermined characteristics and method for making
A process is disclosed for creating biologically active soil or horticulture media for growing plants, wherein a fibrous carbon source such as coconut coir in a predetermined particulate form is mixed with fertilizers and other biological nutrients, inoculated with a biologically active substance such as worm castings and then aged or cured in an oxygen rich aerobic process. After which additional nutrients can be added to tailor the aged media for a specific use. Various apparatus with which to conduct the aging process are also described. In a variation of the process used soil or horticulture media is recharged by first composting at a high temperature to remove harmful and unwanted items, its contents are evaluated, nutrients are added, and it is then aged in an aerobic process. |
| US10829415B2 |
Surface-modified polyolefin fibers
The present invention relates to surface-modified polyolefin fibers, the use of these fibers in hydraulic binder compositions, hydraulic binder compositions containing these fibers and a method for reinforcing hydraulic binder compositions. |
| US10829412B2 |
Carriers for microelectronics fabrication
Carriers for microelectronics fabrication may include a strengthened substrate formed from glass or glass-ceramic having an average thickness greater than 1.0 mm and less than or equal to 2.0 mm. The strengthened glass substrate may have a single-side surface area greater than or equal to 70,000 mm2. The substrate may also have a compressive stress greater than or equal to 200 MPa and a depth of layer from about 50 μm to about 150 μm. The substrate may further include a tensile stress region having a stored elastic energy of less than 40 kJ/m2 providing for a flat fragmentation factor of less than or equal to 5. |
| US10829411B2 |
Rectangular glass substrate and method for preparing the same
A rectangular glass substrate has a front surface, a back surface, four side surfaces, and eight chamfered surfaces, and a thickness of at least 6 mm. A first curved surface along the edge line between the front surface and the chamfered surface disposed adjacent thereto has an average gradient of up to 25% in a range from the front surface to a position of 50 μm below the front surface when the substrate is rested horizontal with the front surface facing upward. A second curved surface along the edge line between at least one of four side surfaces and the chamfered surface disposed adjacent to the front surface has an average gradient of at least 30% in a range from the at least one side surface to a position of 50 μm below the at least one side surface when the substrate is rested horizontal with the at least one side surface facing upward. |
| US10829408B2 |
Glass-ceramics and methods of making the same
A glass-ceramic includes SiO2 from about 50 mol % to about 80 mol %, Al2O3 from about 0.3 mol % to about 15 mol %, B2O3 from about 5 mol % to about 40 mol %, WO3 from about 2 mol % to about 15 mol %, and R2O from about 0 mol % to about 15 mol %, wherein R2O is one or more of Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O and Cs2O. A difference in the amount of the R2O and the Al2O3 ranges from about −12 mol % to about 2.5 mol %. |
| US10829407B2 |
Conductive paste, method, electrode and solar cell
The present invention relates to a conductive paste for forming a conductive track on a substrate, the paste comprising a solids portion dispersed in an organic medium, the solids portion comprising an electrically conductive material, particles of a glass fit and particles of a tellurium compound. The invention further relates to methods for preparing such a paste, to a method of manufacturing an electrode on a surface of a solar cell, and to a solar cell having an electrode formed thereon. |
| US10829405B2 |
Method for producing porous glass deposit for optical fiber
A method is provided for producing a glass fine particle deposit by a VAD method using a core deposition burner and a cladding deposition burner disposed adjacent to the core deposition burner. The cladding deposition burner including five cylindrical tubes having different outer diameters and concentrically superimposed on one another and a group of small-diameter nozzles arranged in a ring shape in a third region from the inner side. The method includes flowing, in the cladding deposition burner, a glass raw material gas and a combustion supporting gas in a first region from the inner side, air in a second region from the inner side, a combustible gas in the third region from the inner side, a combustion supporting gas in the group of small-diameter nozzles, an inert gas in a fourth region from the inner side, and a combustion supporting gas in a fifth region from the inner side, respectively. |
| US10829404B2 |
Method for cutting plate-like glass, and cutting device therefor
A full body of a glass sheet (G) is cut by forming an initial crack (6a) on a preset cutting line (5) of the glass sheet (G) that is supported by a support member (2 (8)) from a back surface side of the glass sheet (G), followed by propagating the initial crack (6a) while passing through the glass sheet from a front surface to the back surface thereof due to a stress generated through localized heating along the preset cutting line (5) and cooling of a heated region that is formed through the localized heating, the glass sheet (G) being supported by the support member (2 (8)) from the back surface side through an intermediation of an elastic sheet (E) having low thermal conductivity. |
| US10829403B2 |
Treatment of silica based soot or an article made of silica based soot
One embodiment of the disclosure relates to a method of cleaning silica-based soot or an article made of silica-based soot, the method comprising the step of treating silica-based soot or the article made of silica-based soot with at least one of the following compounds: (i) a mixture of CO and Cl2 in a carrier gas such that the total concentration of CO and Cl2 in the mixture is greater than 10% (by volume, in carrier gas) and the ratio of CO:Cl2 is between 0.25 and 5; (ii) CCl4 in a carrier gas, such that concentration CCl4 is greater than 1% (by volume, in carrier gas). Preferably, the treatment by CCl4 is performed at temperatures between 600° C., and 850° C. Preferably, the treatment with the CO and Cl mixture is performed at temperatures between 900° C. and 1200° C. The carrier gas may be, for example, He, Ar, N2, or the combination thereof. |
| US10829402B2 |
Ballasted solids treatment system and method
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for treating wastewater. In one example a system for treating wastewater treatment is provided. The system comprises a biological reactor having an inlet in fluid communication with a source of wastewater and an outlet, the biological reactor configured to treat wastewater from the source of wastewater and output a biologically treated wastewater from the outlet, a solids-liquid separation system having an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet of the biological reactor and configured to separate the biologically treated wastewater into a solids-lean effluent and a solids-rich waste activated sludge (WAS), a treatment subsystem comprising a digester, an inlet in fluid communication with a WAS outlet of the solids-liquid separation system, and an outlet for providing ballasted and digested WAS, and a ballast feed system configured to deliver ballast to one of the biological reactor and the treatment subsystem. |
| US10829401B2 |
Apparatus and method for treating waste water containing ammonium salts
In a method for treating waste water containing ammonium salts, sodium sulfate crystal is obtained by freezing crystallization, then the pH value of the waste water is adjusted to a specific range, and next sodium chloride crystal and ammonia water is obtained by evaporation. Alternatively, the pH value of the waste water is adjusted to a specific range, then sodium chloride crystal and ammonia water is obtained by evaporation, and next sodium sulfate crystal is obtained by freezing crystallization. This method can recover ammonia, sodium sulfate, and sodium chloride from the waste water. |
| US10829398B2 |
Photobioreactor
The present invention relates to a photobioreactor for treatment of the waste water. The photobioreactor comprises a treatment chamber for receiving a culture of algae, a water inlet for supplying waste water to said chamber, at least one light source provided within said chamber for providing light to said culture and at least one water outlet for removal of treated water. The at least one water outlet is further arranged in use to selectively remove a proportion of the biomass produced within said chamber when said biomass reaches a predetermined maximum level so as to maintain a continuous or substantially continuous culture of algae within said chamber. |
| US10829397B2 |
Method to optimise the chemical precipitations process in a water- or waste water treatment plants
The invention relates to a method to purify water and reduce the operation costs by regulating the basicity of the aluminium based coagulants in situ as one of the parameters, such as purification of water in water—or waste water treatment plants. |
| US10829393B2 |
Water detoxification by a substrate-bound catecholamine adsorbent
A bio-inspired method for detoxifying contaminated water is disclosed. In the method, polydopamine, a mussel-inspired adhesive catecholamine was used as an adsorbent to effectively remove from contaminated water three major classes of toxic agents: heavy metal ions (e.g., Cr, Hg, Pb, Cu, and Cd), toxic organic species (e.g., 4-aminopyridine), and radioisotopes (e.g., Lutetium-177). Furthermore, the polydopamine adsorbent was regenerated by treatment with acid or hydrogen peroxide. |
| US10829386B1 |
Methods for making hydrothermally crystallized water-dispersible hexaferrite platelets
Some variations provide a method of making water-dispersed hexaferrite nanoparticles, comprising: providing a first salt containing iron, a second salt containing barium and/or strontium, and a third salt containing an anion or cation that is capable of forming a ligand with the hexaferrite nanoparticles; combining the first salt, second salt, third salt, and water to form a reaction mixture; subjecting the reaction mixture to effective reaction conditions to produce hexaferrite nanoparticles with the anion or cation in the third salt forming a ligand on the surface, so that the hexaferrite nanoparticles are dissolved and/or suspended in the reaction mixture; and obtaining water-dispersed hexaferrite nanoparticles with an average zeta potential of at least ±20 mV. The water-dispersed hexaferrite nanoparticles have a hexaferrite content of at least 85 wt %. The method may further include assembling water-dispersed hexaferrite nanoparticles into a magnetic component, such as a self-biased hexaferrite film on a semiconductor substrate. |
| US10829384B2 |
Oxycombustion systems and methods with thermally integrated ammonia synthesis
Oxycombustion systems and oxycombustion methods include thermally integrated ammonia synthesis. The oxycombustion systems may include an air separation unit that separates air into an oxygen stream and a nitrogen stream. An ammonia synthesis unit synthesizes ammonia from a hydrogen feed and the nitrogen stream to form a crude ammonia stream. An ammonia separation unit condenses the crude ammonia stream and separates the ammonia from any unreacted nitrogen and hydrogen to form a purified ammonia stream. An oxycombustion reactor combusts a fuel from a fuel feed stream in the presence of the oxygen stream from the air separation unit to generate hot water or steam. At least one thermal integration may be present in the oxycombustion systems and may be chosen from a reactor thermal linkage of the ammonia synthesis unit with the oxycombustion reactor, a separator thermal linkage of the air separation unit with the ammonia separation unit, or both. |
| US10829381B2 |
Borophenes, boron layer allotropes and methods of preparation
A method of preparing an atomically-dimensioned elemental boron allotrope includes providing a substrate at a temperature greater than about 200° C.; generating elemental boron vapor from a solid elemental boron source; and contacting said substrate with said boron vapor for at least one of a rate and at a pressure sufficient to deposit on said substrate a boron allotrope comprising an elemental boron layer comprising a boron atomic thickness dimension, said method under negative pressure. |
| US10829380B2 |
Silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, method for producing same, and method for constructing same
The present invention relates to a silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, a method for producing the same, and a method for constructing the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a silica aerogel blanket, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor during construction by including a step of heat treatment after producing a hydrophobic silica aerogel blanket so as to remove a volatile organic compound (VOC), a silica aerogel blanket produced thereby, and a method for constructing a silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor during the construction of the silica aerogel blanket produced by the above-mentioned production method on an ultra-high temperature piping equipment, and at the same time, preventing the loss of heat insulation performance due to moisture in the air. |
| US10829376B2 |
Process for production of sulfuric acid
A process plant for production of sulfuric acid from a process gas comprising SO2, including a process gas inlet, a first SO2 converter having an inlet and an outlet, a first condenser having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet, a gas mixing device having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet, a process gas heater having an inlet and an outlet, a second SO2 converter having an inlet and an outlet, a second condenser having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet, one or more means for cooling and storage of sulfuric acid and a purified process gas outlet. |
| US10829371B1 |
Systems and processes for producing hydrogen from sour gases
The present application discloses systems and methods for producing hydrogen from sour gas feeds. The systems and methods include systems and methods for steam reforming sour gas to produce hydrogen and calcium looping systems and methods for producing hydrogen from sour gas. In the present systems and methods, a calcination reactor decomposes calcium carbonate to form a calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. In a fuel reactor, sour gas is reacted with the calcium oxide to product syngas and calcium sulfide. An air reactor oxidizes the calcium sulfide to form an oxygen lean air stream and calcium sulfate. A water gas shift reaction stage converts the syngas into a shifted syngas. A separation stage purifies the shifted synthesis gas stream to form a hydrogen product stream. |
| US10829370B2 |
Compressor having waste heat recovery with gas recycler
A compressor and waste heat recovery system is disclosed in which mechanical work from a prime mover along with work generated from the waste heat recovery system are used to operate the compressor. A gas producing system is heated by waste heat from operation of the compressor to produce a stream of gas used to drive a turbine. The turbine is in work communication with the compressor. In one embodiment the gas producing system is a metal hydride. An overrunning clutch can be used with the turbine. In one form multiple gas producing systems are used, one of which to emit gas while the other is used to receive and capture the emitted gas. |
| US10829369B2 |
System for improved hydrogen distribution in a metal hydride reactor
A system for distribution of hydrogen gas in a metal hydride reactor is disclosed. The system comprises a hydrogen distribution conduit positioned within a metal tube so as to define an annular space between the hydrogen distribution conduit and the outer metal tube. The hydrogen distribution conduit provides a flow passage for the hydrogen gas. A metal sponge matrix containing hydrogen-storing metal powder or hydrogen-storing alloy powder is filled in the annular space. The system provides a more uniform distribution of hydrogen across the particles of the hydrogen-storing metal/alloy powder, provides mechanical support to the hydrogen distribution conduit, improves the thermal conductivity of the powdered metal/alloy bed and reduces the size and production cost of the reactor. |
| US10829365B2 |
Piezoelectric optical MEMS device with embedded moisture layers
A piezoelectric optical micro-electro-mechanical systems (POMEMS) device includes a glass layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The device may also include a first moisture barrier layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface in which the second surface of the first moisture barrier layer is substantially coextensive with and interfaces with the first surface of the glass layer. A piezo stack may be attached on the first side of the first moisture barrier layer. The device may also include a second moisture barrier layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first surface of the second moisture barrier is substantially coextensive with and interfaces with the second surface of the glass layer. A semiconductor substrate may be attached on the second side of the second moisture barrier layer. |
| US10829362B2 |
Foam and liquid fill level detection system
A foam and liquid fill level detection system includes a first signal emitter operable to emit a signal at a first wavelength towards a dispensing area, a second signal emitter operable to emit a signal at a second wavelength towards the dispensing area, and one or more signal receivers operable to detect the signal at the first wavelength and the signal at the second wavelength from the dispensing area. The first wavelength is selected such the signal at the first wavelength reflects from liquid, and the second wavelength is selected such the signal at the second wavelength reflects from foam. |
| US10829359B2 |
Custom beverage creation device, system, and method
A system for dispensing fluid is provided in which a first fluid cartridge and a second fluid cartridge each comprise a first spout at corresponding fluid outlets, and wherein a docking location is provided for docking each of the fluid cartridges such that the first spout is adjacent the second spout. The system may further comprise a drop sensor for detecting a number of drops dispensed from the fluid cartridges at a drop detection location. The docking location may define a specific orientation for any cartridge docked at the docking location, and the cartridges may be wedge shaped and may each taper towards their corresponding spouts. Also provided is a fluid cartridge comprising a cartridge housing, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet above a fluid fill level, and a syphon for transporting fluid from inside the cartridge to the fluid outlet. |
| US10829356B2 |
De-centralized operational indicator system for a materials handling vehicle
A materials handling vehicle comprises an operator compartment, a load handling feature to carry a load, a power unit, a controller, and an inward facing output module, an outward facing output module, or both. In operation, the controller receives information from a remote server and/or electronics of the materials handling vehicle via a materials handling vehicle network bus, where the received information is in regard to a task being performed by the materials handling vehicle. Also, the controller, responsive to detecting the task being performed, operates the output module to provide situational awareness information with regard to the task. |
| US10829355B2 |
Scissor deck access arrangement
A lift device includes a chassis, a platform disposed above the chassis, a lift assembly coupling the platform to the chassis and configured to move the platform between a lowered position and a raised position, and a stair assembly coupled to at least one of the platform and the chassis, the stair assembly including a first step and a second step. The platform includes a deck defining a top surface configured to support an operator. The stair assembly is selectively repositionable relative to the chassis between a stored position and a deployed position. The stair assembly facilitates access to the deck from the ground when in the deployed position. |
| US10829353B2 |
Protective device magnetically applicable to the forks of a lift to move fragile objects
A protective device for the vertical part of a fork of a lift includes an external layer configured to protect from damage by impact/pressure fragile loads, a magnetic layer for applying the device to the fork magnetically, and a stiffening layer interposed between the external layer and the magnetic layer. Tangential constraint members co-operate with at least a part of a related fixing systems to fix the fork to the lift and to constrain the protective device tangentially to the application surface where it is applied. |
| US10829352B2 |
Modular backscreen for implement
Disclosed embodiments include backscreens, backscreen accessories for implements of power machines, and implements including the same. In the backscreens or backscreen accessories, a first backscreen portion is attached to a frame of the implement, for example by welding. The first backscreen portion includes at least one first portion interface feature. A second backscreen portion has at least one second portion interface feature. The at least one first portion interface feature and the at least one second portion interface feature are configured to engage one another to removably couple the second backscreen portion to the first backscreen portion. |
| US10829351B2 |
Excavator battery mounting
A load-handling vehicle, including a body; a boom, pivotally mounted to the body at a rear end region so that the boom can pivot up and down about an axis extending laterally with respect to the vehicle, wherein the boom has a load carrying implement attachable at a forward end region thereof; a steerable ground engageable propulsion arrangement; an electrically powered drive for the propulsion arrangement; a platform positioned at the rear of the body and to the side of the boom; and a battery pack positioned on the platform. |
| US10829350B2 |
Crane
A crane 1, the hook (main hook 24) of which is stored on the lower end of a boom 7, and the winch (main winch 9) of which can be moved by a hydraulic motor 37, said crane being provided with a pressure sensor 55 capable of detecting the pressure of hydraulic fluid being delivered to the hydraulic motor 37, and a controller 61 capable of recognizing changes in the pressure of the hydraulic fluid on the basis of a signal from the pressure sensor 55, and also being provided with an anomaly warning means Mi capable of providing warning of anomalies pertaining to the storage of at least the hook (24), the controller 61 activating the anomaly warning means Mi when it is determined that the pressure of the hydraulic fluid when the hook has been stored is below a minimum value. |
| US10829347B2 |
Optical detection system for lift crane
A crane includes a carrier, a superstructure mounted on the carrier and including a boom, a cable extending from the boom, a lifting appliance coupled to the cable, and an optical detection system. The optical detection system includes an image capture device configured to capture an image, and an optical detection computer configured to detect one or more objects in the captured image, the one or more objects selected from: the lifting appliance, the cable, a load coupled to the lifting appliance, an object remote from the crane and a marker. The computer is also configured to analyze the one or more detected objects and determine a condition of a crane component based on the analysis of the one or more detected objects. Methods of determining the condition of the crane component and controlling crane operation are also included. |
| US10829346B2 |
Moving walkway
A moving walkway (1) comprises at least one endless belt (12) moving in a conveyance direction along a closed loop and a plurality of pallets (20). The closed loop comprises a conveyance portion (16) and a return portion (18) extending between two turnaround portions (5, 7), respectively. Each of the pallets (20) comprises at least one mounting portion (20a, 20b) rotatably attached to the at least one belt (12), and at least one mechanical connection (21) connecting the pallet (20) with the at least one mounting portion (20a) of an adjacent pallet (20). |
| US10829345B2 |
Holding device
A holding device for holding a rotary platform of an elevator system. The elevator system includes an elevator car movable by way of guide rails; a fixed first guide rail fixedly arranged in a shaft and orientated in a first direction; a fixed second guide rail fixedly orientated in a second direction; and a third guide rail configured to rotate with respect to the shaft, and is secured to the rotary platform and is configured to rotate between an orientation in the first direction and an orientation in the second direction. The holding device includes a shaft mounting configured to secure the holding device to the shaft; a holding frame configured to at least indirectly secure the rotary platform to the holding device; and a first adjustment arrangement configured to adjust the orientation of the holding frame with respect to the shaft mounting. |
| US10829344B2 |
Elevator sensor system calibration
According to an aspect, a method of elevator sensor system calibration includes collecting, by a computing system, a plurality of data from one or more sensors of an elevator sensor system while a calibration device applies a known excitation. The computing system compares an actual response to an expected response to the known excitation using a trained model. The computing system performs analytics model calibration to calibrate the trained model based on one or more response changes between the actual response and the expected response. |
| US10829342B2 |
Operational modes for multicar hoistway systems
A ropeless elevator system (10) includes a plurality of elevator cars (14) configured to travel in a hoistway having at least one lane (13, 15, 17), a propulsion system (16, 18) to impart force to each elevator car of the plurality of elevator cars, and a controller (46). The controller is configured to operate in an in-group mode where the plurality of elevator cars perform service demands, and to selectively operate in an out-of-group mode where at least one selected elevator car of the plurality of elevator cars performs a predetermined task and is prevented from performing the in-group mode service demands. |
| US10829341B2 |
Locking mechanism for pet retractor
A pet retractor includes a housing having an anchor, a rotary member rotatably engaged in the housing for engaging with a pet leash, a follower pivotally attached to the housing for engaging with the rotary member, a lever pivotally attached to the housing and having a knob engageable into and out of the housing, the lever includes a guide member engaged with the follower for pivoting the follower relative to the housing when the lever is pivoted relative to the housing and for actuating the hook of the follower to engage with and to be disengaged from the rotary member selectively, and a switch member is slidably engaged with the lever and engageable with the anchor for locking the lever and the follower and the switch member to the housing. |
| US10829336B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system having the same
A sheet processing apparatus for processing a sheet includes a conveying path in which a sheet is conveyed; a setting portion including an opening formed in a cover, a setting face supporting a lower face of a sheet bundle inserted through the opening from an outside of the sheet processing apparatus, and a regulating face which regulates a position of the sheet bundle; a stack portion on which sheets are stacked; a binding unit which is configured to bind a sheet bundle set on a sheet setting area; and a punching unit being configured to be movable in the sheet width direction, the punching unit including a punching portion which forms a punch hole. In the sheet width direction, the sheet setting area is arranged as being overlapped with a moving area of an end of the one side of the punching unit in the sheet width direction. |
| US10829334B2 |
Storage bag and sheet handling apparatus
A storage bag (for example, a banknote storage bag 34, 34p, 34q, 34r, and 34s) mounted to a sheet handling apparatus (for example, a banknote handling machine 10) and configured to store sheets handled by the sheet handling apparatus includes an upper end at which an opening is provided, and a peripheral length of an internal space of the storage bag at a position where the opening is provided is the maximum size. |
| US10829331B2 |
Method for protecting a converting unit for converting a web substrate, feeding station and packaging production machine
A method for protecting a unit for converting a web substrate to limit a jam of the substrate inside the unit, the unit converting the substrate when the unit is stopped, in a packaging production machine: the steps of: detecting at the outlet of the unit that the converted web does not come out; stopping a motor of an infeed arrangement to prevent the substrate from entering the unit; stopping a motor of a feathering drive; and simultaneously stopping the machine, and guiding the substrate to an accumulation storage. |
| US10829330B1 |
Wrapping material roll tensioner
A roll tensioner for use in maintaining a wrapping material cut edge of a wrapping material retained on a wrapping material roll located within a wrapping material box having an interior cavity with an interior front wall with a top cutting edge. The roll tensioner comprises a thin, flexible main body having distal and proximal end sections separated by a spring back reversion section, and formed having a first side and a second side. Attachment means, preferably an adhesive, is located on at least a portion of the proximal end section on the first side adapted to attach the proximal end section to the interior front wall of the wrapping material box. The spring back reversion section is composed of a material that has an immediate elastic response to a static load and is capable of substantially full recovery when the static load is removed. The distal end mechanically bends downward by way of the spring back reversion section in the interior cavity of the wrapping material box. The distal end section is adapted to rest against the wrapping material proximal to the wrapping material cut edge to retain the wrapping material cut edge in an upward, substantially parallel position to the interior front wall of the wrapping material box for easy grasping of the wrapping material cut edge by an end user. |
| US10829328B2 |
Machine and process for the production of logs of paper material
Rewinding machine for the production of logs of paper material, including a winding station in which is fed a paper web and, in sequence, more tubular cores, and in which station winding are arranged a first, a second and a third winding roller cooperating with each other to wind a predetermined amount of said paper web onto each core. The machine includes a fourth winding roller which is connected to respective moving elements adapted to arrange it in a first inoperative position until the diameter of a log in the winding station is lower than a first predetermined value and a second operating winding position when the diameter of the log being formed is equal to said first predetermined value, the moving elements being controlled to maintain the fourth roller in the second operating winding position until the diameter of the log reaches a second final value higher of the first predetermined value. |
| US10829327B2 |
Module for turning over folding packages and folding package production line incorporating such a module
The module (3) comprises a frame having vertical pillars (30A, 30B), a rotary turnover structure (4) arranged horizontally between the vertical pillars and comprising rotation shafts (400A) supported by bearings (300A) with which the vertical pillars are respectively equipped. A motor (303B) applies a first mechanical torque to one of the rotation shafts when a folding package turnover is ordered in the machine. The module also comprises additional means (5) for applying a second mechanical torque to the other rotation shaft upon a folding package turnover. |
| US10829324B2 |
Sheet conveying device, image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and sheet conveying method
According to one embodiment, a sheet conveying device includes a conveying roller, a motor, a resist roller, a sensor, and a motor control unit. The conveying roller conveys a sheet. The motor rotates the conveying roller. The resist roller corrects an inclination of the sheet conveyed by the conveying roller. The sensor is positioned upstream of the resist roller and detects the sheet. The motor control unit determines that the sheet abuts on the resist roller after the sheet is detected by the sensor and rotates the motor by a predetermined number of rotations after it is determined that the sheet abuts on the resist roller. |
| US10829323B2 |
Media drawer for a media processing device and media processing device
The application relates to a media drawer for a media processing device with a housing and an electrically-driven lift table arranged in the housing, where the media drawer is movable between a first position, in which the media drawer is arranged in the media processing device in such a manner that media can be removed from the media drawer by the media processing device, and a second position, in which media can be inserted into the media drawer, where the lift table can be supplied with power in the first position by the power supply of the media processing device. Further, the media drawer can exhibit a power supply that is independent of the power supply of the media processing device, via which the lift table can be provided with power in the second position. |
| US10829321B2 |
Trailer stabilizer
A trailer stabilizing device for stabilizing a parked freight trailer, the trailer stabilizing device comprising a frame separate from the support frame of the parked freight trailer, the stabilizing device frame having mounted thereto wheels and a hitch, the stabilizing device including a repositionable jack. |
| US10829317B2 |
Linear drive transport system and method
A linear drive transport system includes a plurality of fixed tracks and a junction track disposed on a conveyor configured to align the junction track with each of the plurality of fixed tracks. The plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track include one of electromagnetic coils or permanent magnets arranged in series along the respective plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track. In addition, the linear drive transport system includes a plurality of movers configured to move along the fixed tracks and configured to transition between each of the plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track when aligned, wherein the movers comprise the other of the electromagnetic coils or the permanent magnets. |
| US10829314B2 |
Angle-normalizing gearmotor life extension for high speed diverter system
A diverter system includes a diverter arm and an actuator assembly for operating and moving the diverter arm, wherein the diverter arm and the actuator assembly are configured such that the diverter arm is moveable between a retracted dwell position and a plurality of extended dwell positions within an impact dwell range. |
| US10829312B2 |
Autonomous tensioner systems for conveyor belt scrapers and methods for determining a useful life of the same
An autonomous tensioner system that is coupled to a conveyor belt scraper includes a motor that generates a first drive torque and a gearing assembly coupled to the motor such that the gearing assembly is actuated in response to the motor generating the first drive torque. The gearing assembly generates a second drive torque in response to receiving the initial drive torque generated by the motor and the second drive torque is greater than the first drive torque. The autonomous tensioner system includes an output member coupled to the gearing assembly and the conveyor belt scraper. The output member receives the second drive torque from the gearing assembly and rotates in response, thereby generating a rotational torque. The conveyor belt scraper receives the rotational torque from the output member and simultaneously moves at a torque greater than the first drive torque generated by the motor. |
| US10829311B2 |
Belt scraper
A tensioning arrangement for a scraper for a conveyor belt, the tensioning arrangement comprising a hydraulic assembly that acts on the scraper to maintain a portion of the scraper in operative contact with the conveyor belt, the hydraulic assembly configured such that weight applied to a portion of the hydraulic assembly effects application of pressure on fluid contained within the hydraulic assembly. |
| US10829305B2 |
Drive assembly for a modular conveyor
A modular conveying assembly including a plurality of modules joined together, each module including a bushing housing, a coupling housed in the bushing housing, an axle coupled to the coupling and supported for rotation relative to the module, a drive pin coupled to the coupling, and a driven surface fixed to the drive pin. The modular conveying assembly also including a driving member that is in selective engagement with the driven surface to affect rotation of the axle. |
| US10829301B2 |
Transport device
A stacker crane includes a transferring device, a first camera, a second camera, and a system controller. The transferring device transfers the article W to and from the shelf. The first camera and the second camera are provided on the transferring device and are fixed at positions where the first and second cameras can capture images of end parts of the article placed on the transferring device in a front-rear direction which is at least a transferring direction of the article and a transfer destination shelf on the end part side in the front-rear direction. Based on detection results of the first camera and the second camera, the system controller identifies the presence or absence of an article on the transfer destination shelf and determines the article-state abnormality of the article placed on the transferring device. |
| US10829298B2 |
Gas blanketing system for low-pressure hydrocarbon tanks
A hydrocarbon tank system environment corrosion inhibitor includes use of inert gas, preferably Nitrogen, to blanket ullage and interstice through the tank system. Blanket gas is provided via controller into coupling to access ullage. Blanket gas is provided upon fueling events to stabilize the pressure in the system and prevent entry of atmospheric air and water (vapor). Blanket gas may be continuously run into the ullage and/or other spaces in tank system. A controlled system allows for monitoring of pressures in the tank, and thereby identifies pressure events and even leaks in system due to unusual events, or general loss of pressure. |
| US10829296B2 |
Cake containers
The invention relates to a portable container 10 for transporting a cake. The portable container comprises a container base 12 defining a support surface 22 for supporting a cake thereon. The portable container also comprises at least one container section 14. Each container section 14 is open at a top and at a bottom and defines a space which is enclosed by sides of the container section. The portable container further comprises a cover 18 defining a recess. The container base 12 and the container section 14 are releasably attached to each other whereby a lower part of a cake supported on the support surface is received in the space defined by the container section when the container base and the container section are attached to each other. The support surface 22 bounded by the sides of the container section 14 lies substantially in a single plane. The container section 14 and the cover 18 are releasably attached to each other whereby an upper part of the cake supported on the support surface 22 is received in the recess defined by the cover when the container section and the cover are attached to each other. |
| US10829289B2 |
Device for storing, transporting and/or handling a liquid and method of handling a sterile or aseptic liquid
A device for storing, transporting and/or handling a liquid or liquids and methods for using the device are described. The device is suitable for use with sterile or aseptic liquids, particularly with large liquid volumes such as 10-1000 liters or more, and avoids the need for bags, bins and carriers commonly used for storing and transporting large volumes of liquids. The device comprises a coiled tubing. The coiled tubing can be loaded onto a spool to support the coiled tubing. The tubing can be filled, sealed, stored and transported in a more robust manner than previously achieved with bags, bins and carriers. |
| US10829286B2 |
Spouted pouch adapted to be filled with a flowable product and method of production thereof
In combination a spouted pouch (1) to be filled with a flowable product by a filling machine, a plug (50), and a cap (70). The interference fit plug is releasably mounted over the top end of the neck of the spout body and hermetically seals the product passage of the spout body. The plug is adapted to be removed by the filling machine and to be replaced by pressing the plug onto the neck after filling of the pouch. The plug removal, filling, and replacing of the plug are preferably performed in an aseptic environment. The cap is after the filling of the pouch and the replacing of the plug onto the neck. The capping is preferably performed by a capping machine in a non-aseptic environment. |
| US10829285B2 |
Package integrity indicating closure
A resealable closure for a container or package in which package integrity is indicated by a structure which breaks and/or produces an audible sound when the resealable closure is opened for a first time. The package integrity feature, in one form includes at least one strip or frangible structure that is initially affixed to two portions which comprise the resealable closure so that upon opening the resealable closure for a first time, at least one of the strips breaks. The strips may include a weakened portion such as a narrowing. Integrity of the package is indicated by an intact strip viewable upon opening the resealable closure and conversely, a broken or non-intact strip would indicate that the resealable closure has been previously opened. Package integrity may also be shown by a moveable second panel or moveable die cut tab portions. |
| US10829275B2 |
Fitness bottle
A fitness bottle that can contain a liquid is disclosed. The bottle is openable and closeable by one hand of a user during exercise. The bottle includes an open/close mechanism whereby a push of a button serves to open the bottle if it is closed, or to close the bottle if it is open. |
| US10829271B1 |
Replaceable jar package
A replaceable jar package includes a push-to-release button, an inner jar sized to fit within the outer jar, the outer jar having a threaded opening at its top and having an opening at its bottom, and having a pair stubs for holding the push-to-release button within the opening at the bottom of the outer jar. The outer jar cooperates with the inner jar to form a snap feature. The inner jar is secured to the outer jar when the snap feature is engaged. The inner jar can be removed from the outer jar when the snap feature becomes disengaged. The snap feature is disengaged by the push-to-release button moving in a direction from the bottom of the outer jar toward a top of the outer jar such that the push-to-release button moves the inner jar relative to the outer jar. |
| US10829268B2 |
Blind-stack and nest-interlock container
A crate is configured for blind-stacking on an adjacent crate with side walls. The crate may include a bottom panel, end walls extending from the bottom panel, and side walls extending from the bottom panel and connected between the end walls. The side walls include a stacking rim on a top surface. The bottom panel may include guide ribs under the side walls, respectively, and positioned adjacent a forward end of the crate. The guide ribs may be sized and shaped to positively engage the side walls of the adjacent crate, and the guide ribs may be configured to prevent the side walls of the adjacent crate from deflecting outward under load. The crate facilitates blind-stacking and helps to minimize the effort for an operator to handle heavier loads. |
| US10829267B2 |
Repairable plastic pallet with grommets in the top deck and associated methods
A pallet includes a top deck having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface. The top deck includes grommet openings extending therethrough, and grommets are inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section having an outer exposed surface extending above the upper surface of the top deck, and at least one lower section having an outer exposed surface extending below the lower surface of the top deck. |
| US10829266B2 |
Foldable clamshell carton
A foldable clamshell container is provided. The container may include a tray portion and a cover portion. The tray portion may include a front panel, rear panel, and side panels. The side panels may include triangular fold flaps on each end that are secured end flaps connected to the front and rear panels. The rear panel may have a height greater than the front and side panels and the cover portion may be foldably connected to an upper edge of the rear panel. The cover panel may include a cover panel, a front panel, and cover side panels with a triangular fold flap. The rear end flaps of the tray portion and the cover side panels may each include a curved edge portion. The container may be configured to transition between a folded-flattened configuration and an unfolded configuration by folding the triangular fold flaps of the tray and cover portions. |
| US10829263B1 |
One-piece container with internal support structure
A one-piece blank and preassembly for constructing a container having an internal support structure includes a bottom panel, a wall panel or combination panel, and an auxiliary panel connected to the wall panel or combination panel. The auxiliary panel and the wall or combination panel are configured so that portions of the auxiliary panel automatically change state from co-planar to three-dimensional upon manipulation of the wall panel or combination panel to form the container. |
| US10829262B2 |
Food carton
A food carton including a one or more removable closure flaps. In various embodiments the food carton may include a bottom panel; side panels extending about a periphery of the bottom panel; corner gussets extending between adjacent side panels, wherein the bottom panel, side panels, and corner gussets may be configurable to form a compartment region; and one or more closure flaps extending from an uppermost edge of one or more of the side panels forming a moveable joint where the closure flap and corresponding side panel intersect, wherein one or more of the one or more closure flaps may be removable along its respective moveable joint. |
| US10829261B2 |
Biodegradable partitioned tray for storing and transport of packaged food products
A biodegradable crate for storing and transport of food products has a crate body (1), in the form of a hollow quadrilateral prism framed by a rectangular perimeter (2) with rounded corners, and with an end (18) folded downwards. Twenty identical cup beds (3) are distributed evenly and separated from one another by twelve integrally made prismatic divider elements (4), in the shape of hollow quadrilateral prisms with rounded vertices (5) and connections (10) in the shape of hollow cuboids with shorter flat sides (12) and longer concave sides (13), and with ratio of connection (10) and divider element (4) heights preferably made in a scale of 2:3. The cup beds (3) have the shape of truncated cones oriented so that their narrow sides form the bottom of the crate body (1), and the dimensions that are analogue to bottom parts of plastic cups (7). |
| US10829253B2 |
Method for increasing the dielectric withstand strength in an electrical apparatus, and apparatus having an improved dielectric strength according to this method
A method for increasing the dielectric withstand strength in the enclosure E of an electrical apparatus, this method consisting in placing in the enclosure a dielectric material in liquid or solid form, then in bringing this material to a temperature and/or a pressure allowing for its total or partial evaporation in the enclosure. This method includes a device for retaining the abovementioned material in its container during the handling allowing the placement of the container in the enclosure E, and a device for inducing the evaporation of this material at a certain moment after this placement in the enclosure E and for allowing the dispersion of the gases resulting from this evaporation in the enclosure E. |
| US10829237B2 |
Tiltrotor aircraft inlet-barrier filter method and apparatus
An inlet barrier filter system for a tiltrotor aircraft comprising a filter duct extending from a filter to a filter outlet, a ram air duct extending from a ram air inlet to an engine where the filter duct connects to the ram air duct at the filter outlet, and a closure member movable between a first position blocking the ram air duct and a second position blocking the filter outlet. In use, the inlet barrier filter system provides for two mutually exclusive air flow paths, one for introducing ram air to the engine while closing off the filter and another air flow path for introducing filtered air to the engine while closing off the ram air duct. |
| US10829231B2 |
Integral life raft, survival kit, and step
An embodiment rotorcraft structure includes a step disposed at an exterior of the rotorcraft, and an emergency kit installed into the recess of the step. The step is faired into a skin on the exterior of the rotorcraft. The emergency kit includes a container and a life raft. The container includes a container body that has a storage cavity, a container panel, and a first attachment element. The container body is disposed in the recess of the step, attached to the step, and has a storage cavity. The container panel is disposed at a bottom of the storage cavity, and the life raft is disposed in the storage cavity. The first attachment element releasably couples a first edge of the container panel to the container body, and encloses the life raft in the container under the step. |
| US10829230B2 |
Release system for evacuation slide assembly
A release system for an evacuation slide assembly of an aircraft includes a fluid delivery manifold, a first actuator, and a second actuator. In various embodiments, a fluid is configured to flow into and pressurize the fluid delivery manifold from a fluid source in response to an evacuation event. In various embodiments, the first actuator is fluidly coupled to the fluid delivery manifold, wherein the first actuator is configured to release a blowout panel of the evacuation slide assembly in response to the fluid pressurizing the fluid delivery manifold. In various embodiments, the second actuator is fluidly coupled to the fluid delivery manifold, wherein the second actuator is configured to release a soft cover of the evacuation slide assembly in response to the fluid pressurizing the fluid delivery manifold. |
| US10829229B2 |
Near-space operation systems
A system enabling safe manned and unmanned operations at extremely high altitudes (above 70,000 feet). The system utilizes a balloon launch system and parachute and/or parafoil recovery. |
| US10829227B2 |
Method for designing an ECS
An airplane is provided. The airplane includes an environmental control system that provides a pressurized medium to a chamber of the airplane. The airplane also includes a bleed system. The bleed system includes a plurality of ports, each of which can provide a bleed medium from an engine of the airplane to the environmental control system. The plurality of ports includes at least a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port is selected for an idle condition. The second port is selected for a hot day cruise condition. The third port is selected for a standard operating condition. The bleed system can operate in a first mode, a second mode, or a third mode to provide the bleed medium to the environmental control system from the first port, the second port, or the third port respectively. |
| US10829226B2 |
Compressor temperature control system and method
A compressor temperature control system and method for an aircraft air cycle machine is presented. The system prevents overheating of the compressor using a low limit valve positioned between a turbine outlet and a bleed air source. The low limit valve directs the air to an air cycle machine, or bypasses the machine, in regards at least in part to the air temperature measured in the cabin supply duct. |
| US10829225B2 |
Track fitting with quick release lock for aircraft seating
A track fitting for securing a seat pedestal of an aircraft seat to a floor of an aircraft may comprise a strut and a lock assembly. The strut may include an aft section configured to attach to an aft foot of the seat pedestal, a forward section configured to attach to a forward foot of the seat pedestal, and a central section extending between the aft section and the forward section. The lock assembly may be located proximate the aft section of the strut. |
| US10829223B2 |
Button assembly for seat position control
Button assemblies for controlling a seat position and for mounting on a seat panel are provided. The button assemblies may have a button housing having a portion that is configured to position over edges of an opening in the seat panel. One or more flexible retaining members integral to or attached to the button housing are configured to compress through the opening in the seat panel and expand therein positioned opposite an inner surface thereof upon insertion, securing the assembly within the opening. |
| US10829222B2 |
Aircraft passenger seat with zero-g taxi, take-off and landing recline position
An aircraft seat assembly for achieving a reclined sitting position suitable for taxi-take-off and landing (TTOL). The assembly includes an independently adjustable seat back and seat bottom coupled to a frame member configured to translate relative to a base and actuators dedicated for driving independent articulation of each of the seat back, seat pan and optional legrest to achieve sitting positions including upright, lie-flat and positions therebetween. |
| US10829218B2 |
Aircraft cabin having a partially removable partition wall between passenger seats
An passenger cabin of an aircraft including a floor (108) on which are mounted a front seat (104a), a rear seat (104b) and a partition wall separating the front and rear seats, wherein the front seat (104a) pivots about an axis perpendicular to the floor (108) through an angle of at least 180 degrees, and the partition wall (106) has a fixed lower portion (106a) and a removable upper portion, and wherein a securing means has a securing position which secures the upper portion to the lower portion (106a), and a release position which allows the upper portion to detach from the lower portion (106a). The pivoting front seat and partition wall with detachable upper portion provide a first configuration seating configures that provides confidentiality between two passengers seated one behind the other, and a second configuration that permits communication between the seated passengers. |
| US10829213B2 |
Dual-stage, stroke-activated, mixed fluid gas shock strut servicing monitoring system
A dual-stage, stroke activated, mixed fluid gas shock strut arrangement includes a dual-stage, stroke activated, mixed fluid gas shock strut (shock strut) and a monitoring system. The shock strut includes a strut cylinder, a strut piston, a primary chamber comprising an oil chamber and a primary gas chamber, and a secondary gas chamber. The monitoring system includes a first pressure/temperature sensor, a second pressure/temperature sensor, a stroke sensor, a recorder configured to receive a plurality of sensor readings from the first pressure/temperature sensor, the second pressure/temperature sensor, and/or the stroke sensor, a landing detector configured to detect a landing event based upon a stroke sensor reading received from the stroke sensor, and a health monitor configured to determine an oil volume in the primary chamber, wherein the health monitor calculates a compression factor to determine the oil volume. |
| US10829210B2 |
Braking system for a dual landing gear aircraft
A braking system for use with a dual landing gear aircraft. The braking system pairs outboard brake control into an outboard brake system control unit (BSCU) and inboard brake control into a second inboard brake system control unit (BSCU). Each BSCU is designed with two independent control lanes in which the forward wheel set is paired in one control lane and the aft wheels are paired onto the other. Alternate braking is provided via an alternate brake module installed in a fore-aft wheel pairing. |
| US10829206B2 |
Wing leading edge features to attenuate propeller wake-wing acoustic interactions
An apparatus configured to reduce acoustic interactions between a propeller and a surface of an aircraft positioned downstream of the propeller includes a surface modification element of the surface of the aircraft. The surface modification element defines a modified contour of the surface. The modified contour is configured to decorrelate a phase distribution of a plurality of sound sources within a source field positioned on at least a portion of the surface. |
| US10829205B2 |
Integral component with an active flow control device
A flow body for a vehicle includes at least one planar skin section with an outer side, an inner side and at least one opening that penetrates the skin section, as well as at least one active flow control device that is designed for moving an air volume. The at least one active flow control device includes an air discharge section that is fluidically connected to the at least one opening, wherein the air discharge section and the at least one planar skin section are manufactured by a layer manufacturing process in the form an integral component that is free of joints, and wherein the air discharge section at least partially supports the skin section in a load-bearing fashion. |
| US10829199B2 |
Active airflow management for tiltrotor hub thermal ventilation
Embodiments are directed to an aerodynamic spinner fairing having a sidewall and one or more airflow intakes in the sidewall. The airflow intakes are closed during a first phase of flight and open during a second phase of flight. The first phase of flight may be an airplane mode for a tiltrotor aircraft, and the second phase of flight may be a helicopter mode for the tiltrotor aircraft. The airflow intakes may comprise an opening in the sidewall, and a door that is configured to move between a first position covering the opening and a second position exposing the opening to external airflow. An actuator coupled to the door may operate to move the door between the first position and the second position. One or more guide vanes within the aerodynamic spinner fairing may be configured to direct air received via the airflow intakes to provide convection cooling. |
| US10829193B2 |
Method for producing a structural component
A method for manufacturing a structural assembly comprising at least two assembly components interconnected by means of a thermoplastic plastics material, and useful in the field of aviation or space travel. First, a first assembly component and a second assembly component are provided and arranged so as to form an arrangement. Second, the arrangement is subjected to creep forming at a temperature which is selected in such a way that the thermoplastic plastics material melts at least in part during the creep forming so as to connect the first assembly component and the second assembly component. The invention further relates to structural assemblies, in particular for an aircraft or spacecraft, and to an aircraft or spacecraft comprising a structural assembly of this type. |
| US10829192B1 |
Lighter than air balloon systems and methods
Described herein are features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. The LTA may include one or more super-pressure balloons (SPB). One or more of the SPB's may include one or more interior volumes. One or more of the interior volumes may be configured to receive an LTA gas therein to supplement the free lift of the LTA system. There may be an adjustable valve or vent to release the LTA gas. One or more of the interior volumes may be configured to receive ambient air to provide a variable downward force. The SPB may use a compressor to pump in ambient air. The compressor or another valve may release ambient air to decrease the downward force. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) may be attached with the one or more SPB's. The ZPB may supplement lift for the system. |
| US10829191B2 |
System and method for positioning a marine vessel
A marine vessel control system comprises a propulsion unit and a steering actuator for steering the propulsion unit. There is a shift actuator for shifting gears in the propulsion unit and a throttle actuator for increasing or decreasing throttle to the propulsion unit. There is an input device for providing user inputted steering commands to the steering actuator and for providing user inputted shift and throttle commands to the shift actuator and the throttle actuator. There is a sensor for detecting a global position and a heading direction of the marine vessel. A controller receives position and heading values of the marine vessel from the sensor. The controller compares the received position value to a pre-programmed position value to determine a position error difference. The controller also compares the received heading value to a pre-programmed heading value to determine a heading error difference. |
| US10829190B1 |
Trim control system and method
A trim control system for controlling a relative position of a trimmable marine device with respect to a marine vessel hull includes a trim actuator coupled to the trimmable marine device about a horizontal trim axis. The trim control system further includes a trim control module executable on a processor and configured to identify a target trim position for the trimmable marine device, determine a desired trim rate of change to rotate the trimmable marine device about the horizontal axis from a current trim position toward a target trim position, and operate the trim actuator to rotate the trimmable marine device at the desired trim rate of change toward the target trim position. |
| US10829182B2 |
Assemblable boat made of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP)
There is provided an assembleable boat made of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) including a bottom wall assembly; a left side wall assembly; a right side wall assembly; and a front wall assembly. the bottom wall assembly, the back wall assembly, the left side wall assembly, the right wall assembly, and the front wall assembly are mechanically connected to form the assembleable boat; and each of the bottom wall assembly, the left side wall assembly, the right wall assembly, and the front wall assembly is made of FRP. |
| US10829177B2 |
Rolling motor vehicle
A rolling motor vehicle (4) comprising a forecarriage frame (16), at least one pair of front wheels (10″), a rolling kinematic mechanism (20) to which each wheel (10″) is connected by means of a respective axle journal (60), a roll control system (100) comprising a rod (110) which connects the two front wheels (10″) directly to each other at the respective axle journals (60), the roll movements of the two front wheels (10″) and of the respective axle journals (60) causing changes in the lying position of said rod (110) with respect to a vertical projection plane which is transverse to a centre line plane of the motor vehicle (4), the rod (110) is usable directly or indirectly by the driver (P) as a command element to control the rolling movements of the two front wheels (10″) without having to put his feet on the ground. |
| US10829173B2 |
Bicycle seatpost assembly
A bicycle seatpost system comprises an electric actuator, a remote controller, and a seatpost controller. The electric actuator is to change a state of a bicycle seatpost assembly between a lock state where a total length of the bicycle seatpost assembly is invariable, and an adjustable state where the total length of the bicycle seatpost assembly is variable. The remote controller is configured to transmit a first control signal and a second control signal different from the first control signal. The seatpost controller is configured to control the electric actuator to change the state of the bicycle seatpost assembly to the adjustable state based on one of the first control signal and the second control signal. |
| US10829172B2 |
Bicycle stand and a method of assembling a bicycle
A bicycle stand for supporting a bicycle or bicycle frame during assembly or repair, and a method of assembling a bicycle are provided. In one embodiment, the bicycle stand comprises a base for contact with a ground surface, and a post extending substantially vertical from the base and being supported by the base. The post includes a cylindrical receiving portion located at an upper end thereof for engaging a seat tube of a bicycle frame while the bicycle is in an upside-down or inverted position. The cylindrical receiving portion has a diameter of greater than 0.5 inches and less than 0.75 inches. A seat adapted for supporting the bicycle frame is located below the cylindrical receiving portion. The seat is positioned between 30 inches and 60 inches above the ground surface. The bicycle can be freely rotated about a central axis of the post while being supported by the bicycle stand in the upside-down or inverted position. |
| US10829166B2 |
Vehicle bed extender
A vehicle bed extender for increasing cargo capacity of a storage area is presented. The vehicle bed extender includes a flexible member, a bracket, and at least one stiffener. The flexible member defines a back wall disposed between a pair of extension walls. The back wall and the extension walls have an upper end and a lower end. Each extension wall is separately and removably attachable to a side wall of a vehicle. The bracket is secured to a top end of a tailgate at two or more mount points. The bracket and the tailgate define a slot between each adjacent pair of mount points. At least one tab extends at the lower end along the back wall. The tab slidingly engages the slot to secure the flexible member to the tailgate. The stiffener is removably attached to the flexible member at the upper end. |
| US10829161B1 |
Vehicle splash guard
A vehicle splash guard includes a flexible body and at least one reinforcement member. The flexible body has a body panel attachment area that is configured to abut a vehicle body panel. The reinforcement member is fixedly connected to the flexible body. The reinforcement member has at least one bending portion. The bending portion is a portion of weakness in the reinforcement member to enable the reinforcement member to deform at the bending portion in a direction towards the vehicle body panel to reduce a space between the splash guard and the vehicle body panel when the splash guard is installed onto the vehicle body panel. |
| US10829159B2 |
Vehicle having reinforcement assemblies
A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a reinforcement assembly. The vehicle body has first inner and outer walls that define a cavity and second inner and outer curved walls that define another cavity. The reinforcement assembly includes a plurality of inserts. One insert of the plurality of inserts is at least partially disposed in the cavity defined by the first inner and outer walls and another insert of the plurality of inserts is at least partially disposed in the another cavity defined by the second inner and outer curved walls. |
| US10829157B2 |
Vehicle body structure
A vehicle body structure includes: a pair of left and right suspensions provided below a vehicle body floor; suspension mounting portions for mounting the suspensions to the vehicle body floor; a power supply device that supplies power to drive a vehicle; a frame that supports the power supply device; and frame mounting portions for mounting the frame to the vehicle body floor, wherein the frame mounting portions are disposed at positions overlapping in a vertical direction with the suspension mounting portions. |
| US10829156B2 |
Vehicle lower structure
A vehicle lower structure includes: a battery pack provided under a floor of a vehicle cabin; a framework member fixed to a bottom surface of the case, the framework member extending across the case in a vehicle width direction; a first extension framework member detachably attached to one end of the framework member in the vehicle width direction such that at least one of distal ends of the first extension framework member in the vehicle width direction is located outward of one end of the case in the vehicle width direction; and a second extension framework member detachably attached to the other end of the framework member in the vehicle width direction such that at least one of distal ends of the second extension framework member in the vehicle width direction is located outward of the other end of the case in the vehicle width direction. |
| US10829151B2 |
Method for differentiating driver input
A method for distinguishing intentional steering movements of a driver for influencing an intentional driving path of a motor vehicle from corrective steering movements of the driver as a reaction to unexpected deviations of the motor vehicle from the intentional driving path including ascertaining an instantaneous undisturbed motion of the vehicle along the driving path and calculating a reference value for a steering angle (SAR) corresponding to the ascertained, undisturbed motion of the motor vehicle or a reference value for a steering velocity (SVR) corresponding to the ascertained, undisturbed motion of the motor vehicle. Comparing the reference value(s) (SAR; SVR) with instantaneous steering-angle values (SA(t)) or instantaneous steering-velocity values (SV(t)) and ascertaining whether a difference between the instantaneous steering-angle value (SA(t)) and the corresponding reference steering-angle value (SAR) or a difference between the instantaneous steering-velocity value (SV(t)) and the corresponding reference steering-velocity value (SVR) exceeds a predetermined error-limit value (ΔE) which is established for the calculation of the reference values (SVR; SAR). If so, determining it is a corrective steering movement of the driver as a reaction to an unexpected deviation of the motor vehicle from the intentional driving path. |
| US10829150B1 |
Zero turn radius vehicle with single steered wheel
A zero turn radius vehicle with a single steered wheel may include a pair of power transfer mechanisms driving a pair of wheels, an operator control mechanism for controlling the steering, speed and direction of the vehicle and a controller in communication with the control mechanism. A steerable wheel is located adjacent the front of the vehicle frame, on a first side of the vehicle frame and an electric actuator is connected to the controller for steering the front steerable wheel. A second, non-steerable front caster wheel is located on a second side of the vehicle frame. A damper is connected to the non-steered wheel to dampen rotation of the non-steered wheel about a non-steered wheel pivot axis The controller controls the pair of power transfer mechanisms and the electric actuator based on operator input. |
| US10829146B2 |
Vehicle motor control apparatus and method
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a motor in which a failure has occurred in a vehicle steering system. A vehicle motor control apparatus according to an embodiment may include a motor failure sensor configured to determine whether a failure has occurred in a motor based on information of a current flowing in each phase of the motor provided in a vehicle steering system, and a motor controller configured to apply a demagnetization current to the motor for permanently demagnetizing the magnet in the motor when the failure has occurred in the motor. Accordingly, a driver is capable of performing stable steering even when the motor has failed. |
| US10829143B2 |
Motor vehicle steering column assembly
An assembly is disclosed, in which a rigid ramp is rigidly connected to a tubular upper part of a steering column for interaction with a displaceable part of an instrument panel. Interaction between the tubular upper part and the displaceable part moves the displaceable part in a reliable manner out of the way during an impact scenario, during which a steering wheel is displaced towards the instrument panel. Displacement of the displaceable part by the rigid ramp permits the steering wheel to be fully displaced without the instrument panel hindering such motion. |
| US10829142B1 |
Steering wheel spinner
A steering wheel spinner is incorporated within an outer steering wheel. The spinner assembly is fashioned as an inner steering wheel secured within the circumference of the outer steering wheel. The inner steering wheel is capable of full 360° rotation relative thereto. |
| US10829141B2 |
Trailer for stroller
Trailer for stroller includes a wheel frame with a lifting seat, and a push rod capable of sliding along the movement direction of front and rear wheels, which can be folded between the wheel frame and the seat. The push rod drives the seat to rise and fall; and a locking structure used for locking the push rod to limit the slide of the push rod when the seat rises is disposed between the push rod and the wheel frame. The seat is driven to rise when the push rod slides and is pulled up, and the seat is driven to fall when the push rod slides and is retracted; and the locking structure ensures the stability of the seat. |
| US10829138B2 |
Shopping cart
A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler. |
| US10829135B2 |
Railway monitoring system and method
A method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product for managing safety for a railway system. A computer system generates a probability of a safety issue for a particular section of a railroad track in the railway system using information from a set of weather event sources. A set of unmanned aerial vehicles is dispatched to the particular section of the railroad track when the probability of the safety issue exceeds a threshold. A number of images of the particular section of the railroad track is received from the set of unmanned aerial vehicles. A risk score for the safety issue at the particular section of the railroad track is generated using the number of images by the computer system. An action is performed to resolve the safety issue using the risk score, enabling the computer system to manage safety issues for the railway system. |
| US10829132B2 |
Vehicle body inclination controller and failure determination device for vehicle body inclination controller
A vehicle body inclination controller includes an air spring, an air reservoir, valve devices, an acquisition section, and a determination section. The determination section compares, with a predetermined threshold, at least one of a value of a ratio between supply control information of a supply valve and exhaust control information of an exhaust valve in the same valve device among the valve devices, a value of a ratio between pieces of the supply control information of the supply valves of different valve devices among the valve devices, or a value of a ratio between pieces of the exhaust control information of the exhaust valves of different valve devices among the valve devices, and determines that a failure occurs in the same valve device or at least one of the different valve devices when the value of the ratio exceeds the predetermined threshold. |
| US10829130B2 |
Automated driver assistance system
Driver assistance is provided. An issue corresponding to a driver of a vehicle is automatically identified based on analysis of collected data. A set of actions is selected to address the identified issue corresponding to the driver based on the analysis of the collected data and preference data of the driver. The driver is notified of the selected set of actions to address the identified issue corresponding to the driver. |
| US10829127B1 |
Systems and methods for detecting an impending bailout from a vehicle
This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for automatically detecting an impending bailout from a vehicle such as a police truck or an emergency response vehicle. In one exemplary method, a computer is configured to detect a driving pattern of the vehicle that would indicate that the driver of the vehicle is about to bail out. The driving pattern can include an acceleration sequence and a braking sequence that is indicative of a police chase or an emergency response situation. In another exemplary method, the computer may determine that the driver of the vehicle is about to bail out based on detecting one or more cue words uttered by the driver or included in a conversation over a radio communications device between the driver and a person outside the vehicle. |
| US10829125B2 |
Processing method, program, processing apparatus, and detection system
A processing method for a processing apparatus is disclosed. The processing method causes a computer of the processing apparatus to perform a process. The process includes detecting a position and a sleep state of a passenger inside a vehicle on a basis of information indicating a state of space including seats of the vehicle. The information is obtained from a sensor provided inside the vehicle. The process also includes notifying an operator of the vehicle of the detected position and the detected sleep state of the passenger. Further, the process also includes transmitting, upon detecting an operation, the operation being performed by the operator of the vehicle in response to the notifying, for controlling a device near the detected position of the passenger, a control command corresponding to the operation to the device. |
| US10829124B2 |
Evacuation driving assistance system
An evacuation driving assistance apparatus capable of evacuation driving toward an appropriate evacuation location is provided. In the evacuation driving assistance apparatus, a driver determination unit determines whether or not a driver of an own vehicle is in a normal-driving enabled state. If it is determined by the driver determination unit that the driver of the own vehicle is in a normal-driving disabled state, a notification unit provides a notification of location information of the own vehicle to a center. The center is capable of determining an evacuation location based on the location information of the own vehicle, and transmitting the evacuation location. A reception unit receives the evacuation location transmitted by the center. An evacuation driving execution unit executes evacuation driving toward the evacuation location received by the reception unit. |
| US10829123B2 |
Method and system for determining whether vehicle can enter road
A method for guiding a vehicle based on an open width of a roadway includes detecting a left road edge, a right road edge, an obstacle, and a free or open space on a the road ahead using an image sensor and radar installed so as to be oriented forwards in the vehicle. The width of the free/open space is determined at a plurality of positions over a predetermined distance from a front of the vehicle, and a determination is made as to whether the vehicle can traverse the road ahead based on a comparison between the width of the free space at each of the plurality of positions over the predetermined distance and a predetermined width of the vehicle. |
| US10829120B2 |
Proactive safe driving for an automated vehicle
A method and corresponding apparatus involve monitoring, by a first motor vehicle, a position of a second motor vehicle in an adjacent lane and performing an automated safety routine. The safety routine includes determining, based on sensor data, whether the vehicles are maintaining a same speed and determining whether the first motor vehicle can switch to the adjacent lane without colliding with the second motor vehicle. If the vehicles are maintaining the same speed and the first motor vehicle cannot switch to the adjacent lane, a longitudinal offset is set based on the sensor data and established by automatically decreasing the speed of the first motor vehicle. The speed of the first motor vehicle is automatically adjusted to maintain at least the longitudinal offset until the first motor vehicle can switch to the adjacent lane without colliding with the second motor vehicle. |
| US10829119B1 |
Emergency brake control method and device, ECU and vehicle
Disclosed are an emergency brake control method, device, ECU and vehicle. The method includes: when receiving a first trigger signal indicating that a vehicle enters a driving accompanying mode, activating the driving accompanying mode; and in the driving accompanying mode, when receiving an emergency brake command, controlling an Electronic Stability Program ESP to decelerate the vehicle at a preset deceleration in the driving accompanying mode, and sending a fuel cut-off request signal to an Engine Management System EMS to cut off a torque output of an engine. |
| US10829117B2 |
Method and system for correcting velocity of autonomous vehicle to navigate along planned navigation path
Disclosed subject matter relates to field of telematics that performs a method of correcting velocity of autonomous vehicle to navigate along a planned navigation path. A velocity correcting system may receive a velocity for navigating the autonomous vehicle for a selected segment along the planned navigation path and may identify plurality of values corresponding to current vehicle condition while the autonomous vehicle is navigating along the planned navigation path and may determine a counter angular velocity corresponding to current vehicle condition by comparing the plurality of values with pre-stored values. Finally, velocity is corrected by correlating the velocity with counter angular velocity and provided to navigation module for applying the correction velocity. The present disclosure eliminates need for continuous monitoring and steering angle adjustment to align the autonomous vehicle with planned navigation path, thereby reducing power consumption and minimizing jerks experienced by autonomous vehicle. |
| US10829113B2 |
Vehicle collision avoidance
In a host vehicle a threat number is determined for a target vehicle based on respective dimensions of the target and host vehicles, and a heading angle of the host vehicle. A host vehicle subsystem is actuated based on the threat number. |
| US10829111B2 |
Methods and vehicles for driverless self-park
Methods and systems are disclosed for vehicles configured for performing a self-parking operation without a human operator. The vehicle includes an on-board computer for receiving a wireless signal from a portable device. The wireless signal is configured to instruct the on-board computer to perform the self-parking operation. The on-board computer of the vehicle is configured for processing instructions to communicate with sensors of the vehicle, and the sensors are located along a front and a rear of the vehicle, and the sensors along the front and the rear include a combination of one or more cameras and ultrasonic sensors. The on-board computer is configured for receiving data from the combination of said one or more cameras and said ultrasonic sensors. The on-board computer is configured for determining that a space in front of said vehicle is clear to enable movement of the vehicle using said data from the combination of said camera and said ultrasonic sensors from said front of the vehicle. The on-board computer enabling the vehicle for movement forward toward a parking space, and while said vehicle is moving, continuing to determine that the space in front of said vehicle remains clear as the vehicle continues to move toward the parking space and stopping said movement while the space is determined to not be clear by way of a detected obstacle along a path of said movement. The on-board computer stops said vehicle upon detecting that the vehicle has arrived at a destination location for parking of said vehicle. |
| US10829110B2 |
Method and device for adapting a driving behavior of a semi, highly or fully automated vehicle
A method for adapting a driving behavior of a semi, highly or fully automated vehicle and includes the following steps: receiving passenger compartment data; ascertaining a safety state of at least one vehicle occupant which in particular represents an injury probability of the vehicle occupant in the event of an accident, based on the passenger compartment data; and adapting the driving behavior of the vehicle based on the safety state of the at least one vehicle occupant. |
| US10829103B2 |
Agricultural machine
An agricultural machine for conducting an agricultural working process includes a combustion engine (2), electrical consumers (3-8), a chargeable electrical battery (9) for electrically supplying the consumers (3-8) and a monitor module (10) for monitoring the charging level of the battery (9). It is proposed that some of the electrical consumers (3-8) of the agricultural machine (1) are peripheral consumers (3-8) for providing functions in a parking state of the agricultural machine (1), in which the combustion engine (2) is shut off, that a power management module (11) is provided, which in the parking state of the agricultural machine (1) monitors the charging level of the battery (9) via the monitor module (11) and deactivates at least one peripheral consumer (3-8), when the charging level falls below a threshold level. |
| US10829100B2 |
Hydraulic brake system
A power-operated hydraulic brake system for a wheeled vehicle includes a main brake line; a brake valve configured to input a target brake pressure into the main brake line, the brake vale configured to be actuated via a brake pedal; a plurality of wheel brake lines branching off from the brake valve, each of which leads to an actuating unit of a wheel brake; and a valve assembly of an ABS control system. The valve assembly includes an inlet valve arranged between the main brake line and one of the wheel brake lines, and an outlet valve arranged between the relevant wheel brake line and an unpressurized return line. The inlet valve and the outlet valve are pressure-controlled 2/2-way switching valves with correspondingly large switching cross sections, and the inlet valve and the outlet valve are each assigned at least one pilot valve designed as a solenoid switching valve. |
| US10829094B2 |
Washer fluid heating device
A washer fluid heating device according to an embodiment includes: a container which stores a washer fluid; a deflector which vertically partitions a storage space for the washer fluid into an upper space and a lower space; an inflow portion through which the washer fluid flows into a lower side of the storage space partitioned by the deflector; an outflow portion which is provided to an upper side of the storage space partitioned by the deflector to cause the washer fluid to flow out of the container; and a heating portion which is positioned in the storage space, in which, in the deflector, a plurality of holes which cause the washer fluid to pass from the lower side toward the upper side of the storage space are disposed to be substantially evenly distributed. |
| US10829092B2 |
Wiper blade with modular mounting base
A wiper blade with a modular mounting base, having a wiper strip and a primary frame. The primary frame may be provided with a recessed portion having a base portion, a proximal end and a distal end, and may further be provided with a projection disposed on the proximal end, and with receiving holes on the base portion. The primary frame is capable of securing a mounting base having a bottom, a proximal end and a distal end such that one or more locking legs descending from the bottom of the mounting base can engage the receiving holes in the bottom portion of the primary frame, and such that the projection on the proximal portion of the recessed portion engages a guiding channel on the proximal end of the mounting base. |
| US10829090B2 |
Wiper control device
A wiper control circuit stops the supply of power for rotating a wiper motor in a case in which a wiper blade is stopped before a storage position. In a case in which the amount of change in a rotational angle of an output shaft before and after stopping the supply of power for rotating the wiper motor, which is detected by a rotational angle sensor, has reached a predetermined range, the wiper control circuit performs self-locking to prevent the rotation of the output shaft in a state after the supply of power is stopped. |
| US10829088B2 |
Identity management for implementing vehicle access and operation management
Described are techniques for monitoring use of a shared resource, such as physical resource, for example, a motor vehicle. The techniques include receiving an electronic representation of a user's identity, by a vehicle access application executable in a computing system in the vehicle, sending by the computing system to an identity and access management system the received electronic representation of the user's identity, receiving by the computing system from the identity and access management system credentials that validate the electronic representation of the user's identity, and enabling by the computing system starting of the vehicle when the computing system receives the credentials that validated the user's identity. |
| US10829087B2 |
Locking boot for vehicle wheel
A vehicle locking boot includes a horizontal support arm and a first vertical support arm extending from the horizontal support arm. The first vertical support arm includes a front engagement protrusion. A receiving sleeve extends from the horizontal support arm at a base of the first vertical support arm. A horizontal extension portion is coupled to the horizontal support arm. A second vertical support arm extends from the horizontal extension portion. The second vertical support arm includes a rear engagement protrusion extending therefrom. The front engagement protrusion faces the rear engagement protrusion. A keypad is disposed on the first engagement portion to lock and unlock the horizontal extension portion. A lug nut blocking plate is coupled to the first vertical support arm. A global positioning system (GPS) housing is positioned at an upper portion of the first vertical support arm. |
| US10829086B2 |
Webbing take-up device
A webbing take-up device includes a spool that takes up webbing worn by an occupant by being rotated in a take-up direction, and a pretensioner mechanism. The pretensioner mechanism includes a gas generator that includes a gas-generating-agent-storing portion and an ignition-device-storing portion, and a cylinder to which the gas generator is attached and that includes a second tubular portion into which gas generated by the gas generator is supplied. A discharge hole, through which gas supplied to the second tubular portion is discharged, is formed in a portion of the cylinder where the ignition-device-storing portion is disposed. |
| US10829085B2 |
Seat belt retractor
A seat belt retractor including a spool and a measurement mechanism for determining a measure of the amount of seat belt webbing unwound from the spool. The measurement mechanism includes cycloidal gear transmission. A sensor is provided for detecting movement of a magnet mounted on a sensing gear and a controller may be provided for determining a measure indicating the amount of rotation of the spool and the amount of webbing withdrawal based on the movement of the magnet. |
| US10829083B2 |
Pivoting seat belt system
A pivoting seat belt system includes a seat belt retractor and a seat belt receiver, each of which are pivotably mounted to a head of a bracket that is pivotably mounted to a ROPS located behind an operator seat of a zero turn mower. The head of each bracket restricts the angle of pivoting of the seat belt retractor and seat belt receiver, and a slot in each bracket restricts the angle of pivoting on the ROPS. |
| US10829081B2 |
Airbag device
An airbag device that can efficiently suppress an injury value for an occupant in an emergency includes a frontal airbag cushion that is expanded at a vehicle front side of a driver's seat and a curtain airbag cushion that is expanded at an outer side of the frontal airbag cushion in a vehicle width direction. The frontal airbag cushion includes an inner bag that is expanded by receiving a gas, inner vents that are disposed in the inner bag to discharge the gas, an outer bag that contains the inner bag therein and is expanded by receiving the gas from the inner vents and outer vents that are disposed in the outer bag to discharge the gas. A distance between the inner bag and the curtain airbag cushion is smaller than a width of a head of an occupant. |
| US10829079B2 |
Gas bag for an airbag module of a motor vehicle
It is provided a gas bag for an airbag module of a motor vehicle, comprising at least two gas bag parts, which via at least one seam are connected to each other to form a gas bag to be filled with gas, so that the resulting gas bag has an inner wall facing the interior of the gas bag and an outer wall facing away therefrom, and comprising a flame protection layer that is arranged within the gas bag and is connected to the gas bag such that the flame protection layer sectionally covers the gas bag for protection against gases. In the flame protection layer at least one incision is formed, by which a foldable partial section is produced in the flame protection layer, which can be folded over a seam by means of which the gas bag parts are connected to each other. |
| US10829076B2 |
Rear seat side airbag device
A rear seat side airbag device that includes: an inflator that generates gas in the event of a vehicle collision; and a side airbag that is supplied with gas from the inflator from a position in a vehicle cabin side portion that corresponds to a rear seat, and that is inflated and deployed towards a portion on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle occupant in a case in which the vehicle occupant is sitting in the rear seat. |
| US10829075B2 |
Knee-airbag-device attachment structure of vehicle
In a knee-airbag-device attachment structure of a knee-airbag device, an instrument-panel-member side bracket which connects the knee-airbag device and an instrument panel member to support the knee-airbag device comprises a branch bracket which is connected to an instrument panel core. The knee-airbag-device attachment structure further comprises a vehicle-body side bracket which connects the knee-airbag device and a hinge pillar of a vehicle body. |
| US10829067B2 |
Electrical load management method and apparatus
An electrical load management system for a vehicle power supply system having a high voltage network and a low voltage network coupled to each other by a DC-DC converter includes a controller for controlling one or more high voltage vehicle electrical systems connected to the high voltage network and one or more low voltage vehicle electrical systems connected to the low voltage network. The controller has at least one processor that receives command signals for the high and low voltage vehicle electrical systems, and a memory device having instructions stored therein. The at least one processor is configured to determine a first electrical load on the high voltage network and a second electrical load on the low voltage network in dependence on the command signals and to control operation of the high and low voltage vehicle electrical systems in dependence on the determined first and second electrical loads. |
| US10829064B2 |
Electronic control device
Provided is a highly reliable electronic control device which has not only an effect of reducing costs but also an effect of facilitating a manufacturing process. To include a control board; a connector including a terminal connected to the control board; and a housing case to which the control board and the connector are fixed. The control board has a part sealed with a sealing resin. The connector is disposed at a position facing another part of the control board, being isolated from the sealing resin by the control board and the housing case. |
| US10829063B1 |
Autonomous vehicle damage and salvage assessment
Methods and systems for assessing, detecting, and responding to malfunctions involving components of autonomous vehicle and/or smart homes are described herein. Autonomous operation features and related components can be assessed using direct or indirect data regarding operation. Such assessment may be performed to determine the condition of components for salvage following a collision or other loss-event. To this end, the information regarding a plurality of components may be received. A component of the plurality of components may be identified for assessment. Assessment may including causing test signals to be sent to the identified component. In response to the test signal, one or more responses may be received. The received response may be compared to an expected response to determine whether the identified component is salvageable. |
| US10829061B2 |
Thermally insulating panel for a vehicle
An engine system (200) for a vehicle comprising: a powertrain component (120); a second vehicle component (130); a fixing (140) joining the powertrain component (120) to the second vehicle component (130); a thermally insulating panel (100) comprising at least one uncompressed area (104) extending over at least a portion of the powertrain component (120) to at least partially thermally insulate the powertrain component (120) and comprising at least one pre-compressed area (106) for providing a rigid mounting position to mount the vehicle component (130) to the powertrain component (120), the rigid mounting position to be located at a potential thermal bridge between the powertrain component (120) and the second vehicle component (130) such that it forms a thermal insulating layer between the powertrain component (120) and the second vehicle component (130). |
| US10829059B1 |
Extensible truck bed platform
The extensible truck bed platform comprises a liner and a sliding bed for a pickup truck. The sliding bed may slide rearward on rails when the truck's tailgate is down to ease the task of loading and unlocking the truck bed. The liner fits into and couples to the cargo bed of the pickup truck. The liner covers the floor, side walls, and front wall of the bed. The sliding bed slidably couples to the liner via rail guides located on the liner and rails located on the sliding bed. The placement and spacing of the guide and rails in combination with overhangs on both the guides and rails prevent the sliding bed from moving in vertically or laterally relative to the liner but allows forward and backward movement of the sliding bed. |
| US10829058B2 |
Combinatory sensor apparatus
The present application discloses a combinatory sensor apparatus. The apparatus includes a sensor mounting frame and at least one sensor; the sensor mounting frame includes a sensor mounting base plate and at least one sensor support component, the sensor mounting base plate is mounted on a top of a driverless vehicle, and the at least one sensor support component is mounted on the sensor mounting base plate for supporting the at least one sensor; and the at least one sensor includes a global positioning system antenna and/or a laser radar. This implementation guarantees the consistency of sensor installation locations. |
| US10829057B2 |
Vehicular display system
A vehicular display system includes a movable body displaceable between an erect position and a tilted position, a first moving body disposed on the vehicle upper side of the movable body in the erect position, a second moving body disposed on the vehicle lower side of the movable body in the erect position, a drive device that displaces the movable body between the erect position and the tilted position, a guide device that guides the second moving body along the displacement operation of the movable body between the erect position and the tilted position, a display device that allows a user to view vehicle interior display information as if the information were displayed in an information display area of the movable body, and an elastic member that applies an elastic force between the movable body and the drive device. |
| US10829056B2 |
Vehicle cargo securement system
A configurable cargo retention system with a cargo tray installed in the cargo area of a vehicle for secure transport wherein the cargo tray has a profile conforming to the cargo. The cargo retention system may have a base rail attached to a vehicle, a case support attached to the base rail, a case mount, and a cargo case. The cargo retention system may also retain a cargo case, such as a gun case, tool case, ice chest, or other case that the user wished to hold securely. Case supports may have pivoting rails that are attached to the case mounts which are secured to rails. |
| US10829053B2 |
Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly with blind spot indicator
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle equipped with a blind spot monitoring system includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate and a heater pad disposed between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate. A light transmitting aperture of the heater pad is juxtaposed with a light transmitting aperture of the mirror reflector of the reflective element and with a light transmitting aperture of the mirror back plate. The mirror back plate includes first structure that is configured to attach at an actuator. A blind spot indicator is disposed at the light transmitting aperture of the mirror back plate, and, when activated responsive to a blind spot monitoring system of the vehicle, emits light through the light transmitting apertures, forming an illuminated icon viewable by a driver of the vehicle viewing the mirror reflective element. |
| US10829052B2 |
Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a prismatic mirror reflective element having a glass substrate with a planar front surface and a circumferential edge along the periphery of the glass substrate. A plastic molding is circumferentially disposed about the circumferential edge of the glass substrate without overlapping onto the front surface of the glass substrate, with an outermost part of the plastic molding providing a curved transition between the planar front surface of the prismatic mirror reflective element and another part of the plastic molding. The outermost part of the plastic molding includes an outer curved surface and lacks an exposed sharp edge. The plastic molding includes a portion of a mirror housing of the interior rearview mirror assembly. A mounting structure is configured to mount the vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly at an interior portion of the equipped vehicle. |
| US10829050B2 |
Multi-functional exterior mirror with integrated camera
A multi-purpose exterior mirror module for a vehicle comprising an image sensor configured to capture image data and a reflective surface disposed on a side portion. A housing is configured to support the reflective surface and the image sensor in connection with the vehicle. An actuator is configured to adjust an orientation of the reflective surface about an adjustment axis. A controller is in communication with the image sensor and the actuator. The controller is configured to control the actuator to adjust an orientation of the reflective surface about the adjustment axis. |
| US10829044B2 |
Vehicle monitoring system using a plurality of cameras
Problem: To provide a vehicle monitoring system capable of checking a wide range of area at the rear of a vehicle to afford a high level of safety, without increasing an amount of protrusion from the side surface of the vehicle body.Solution: A vehicle monitoring system 1 is provided with a first camera 11 that shoots a first area at the rear side of a vehicle; a second camera 12 that shoots a second area further toward the inside in the width direction of the vehicle compared with the first area; an ECU 13 that combines videos captured by the two cameras; and a monitor 15 that displays the combined image. The first camera 11 is contained in an STSL 3 on a vehicle body side surface, and the second camera 12 is installed in an RCL 4 or a high mounted stop lamp at the rear of the vehicle body. A video processing circuit 14 performs correction to improve the visibility of the videos of an overlapping section captured by the cameras 11 and 12. The first camera 11 may be equipped with a wide-angle lens having a field of view angle greater than 90°. |
| US10829040B2 |
Acoustic notifications
Techniques for using beam-formed acoustic notifications for pedestrian notification are described. Computing device(s) can receive sensor data associated with an object in an environment of a vehicle. The computing device(s) can determine first data for emitting a first beam of acoustic energy via speaker(s) of an acoustic array associated with the vehicle, and second data for emitting a second beam of acoustic energy via speakers of the acoustic array. The computing device(s) can cause the speaker(s) to emit the first beam in a direction of the object at a first time and the second beam in the direction of the object at a second time. Directions of propagation of the first beam and the second beam are offset so that the object can localize the source the acoustic notification, thereby localizing the vehicle in the environment. |
| US10829038B1 |
Illuminated message display indicator system
An illuminated message display indicator system for vehicles is disclosed herein. There is to be one illuminated message display indicator system on each of the left and right side on the rear windshield of a vehicle. The illuminated message display indicator system communicates with the turning lever found inside of a vehicle wherein a driver uses the lever to indicate their intended turn direction. So, if a left turn is to be made, the illuminated message display indicator system found on the rear left windshield illuminates to display a message. The illuminated and displayed message may be customized per the choice of the user. This illuminated message display indicator system promotes manners and safer driving to reduce dangers on the road. |
| US10829037B2 |
Turn signal reset device
A turn signal reset device for a signal switch assembly of a vehicle includes a return stalk, a tab, and an actuator. A coupler is coupled to a first end of the return stalk and is configured to couple the return stalk to a signal stalk of a signal switch assembly that is coupled to a steering column of a vehicle. A second end of the return stalk, to which the actuator is coupled, is positioned proximate to the steering column. A connector that is coupled to the tab is configured to couple the tab to the steering column so that the tab extends radially from the steering column. Activating the signal stalk positions the actuator to selectively engage the tab as the steering column rotates. The actuator is configured to actuate the signal stalk to reset the signal switch assembly to a neutral configuration. |
| US10829035B2 |
Vehicles and bumper assemblies having a stowable lighting assembly
A bumper assembly includes a bumper and a stowable lighting assembly. The stowable lighting assembly includes a post and a lighting device. The post includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is pivotably coupled to the bumper. The lighting device is pivotably coupled to the distal end of the post. The stowable lighting assembly is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the post positioned within or beneath the bumper in the stowed position. |
| US10829034B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device includes: an irradiation device that is disposed in a vehicle, and that irradiates a road surface with light so as to draw a determination area on the road surface; an action determination unit that determines an action of a user existing in the determination area; and a vehicle control unit that controls the vehicle, based on the action of the user which is determined by the action determination unit. |
| US10829032B2 |
Lighting control device for light source, vehicular light, and lighting control method for light source
Provided is a lighting control device capable of reducing the lighting delay when a light source is turned on/off in accordance with the bank angle of a vehicle. The lighting control device which controls the lighting state of the light source sets the time period required for turning on the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body in the vehicle width direction is larger than a reference value, and causes the light source to be fully turned on over the set time period. The lighting control device also sets the time period required for turning off the light source to be shorter as the vehicle speed is higher when the inclination angle of a vehicle body is smaller than a reference value, and causes the light source to be dimmed and turned off over the set time period. |
| US10829030B2 |
Tie-down assembly
A tie-down assembly includes a hollow elongated member, a cable, and a cover. The cable is threaded through the hollow elongated member and threaded through an eyelet in the cover. From the eyelet, the cable is threaded back through the hollow elongated member to form a loop. Once threaded, the ends of the cable are joined with a stop. |
| US10829026B2 |
Supportive belly pad for a rounded trailer
A structurally supportive belly pad is connected to a rounded trailer and configured to support the same near the rear end of the trailer. The belly pad may be arcuately curved complementary to the curvature of the rounded trailer. However, if the belly pad were laid flat, it includes a pair of parallel legs aligned in a generally longitudinal direction with a plurality of transverse ribs extending therebetween. The shape of the belly pad is configured to provide structural support for the trailer which is beneficial especially when the trailer is raised and lowered, typically through hydraulic mechanisms. |
| US10829024B2 |
Vehicle
According to the present disclosure, a vehicle includes: a main body; a first inner side surface and a second inner side surface of the main body located in a widthwise direction of the main body; and a cooling box provided at the first inner side surface. |
| US10829023B2 |
Collapsible grab handle
A vehicle interior panel assembly includes a trim panel, a grab handle supported by the trim panel and rotatable relative to the trim panel between a retracted position and a grabbable position, a spring biasing the grab handle to the retracted position, and a pyrotechnic actuator fixing the grab handle in the grabbable position and dischargeable to release the grab handle from the grabbable position. |
| US10829020B2 |
Vehicle seating arrangement
A vehicle seating arrangement includes a first seat and a first seatback. A side-wing seat extends from the first seat. A surface of the side-wing seat is vertically displaced from a surface of the first seat. |
| US10829010B2 |
Slouch seat with seat base tilt
A vehicle seat includes a cushion, a seatback connected to the cushion and a track arrangement. The track arrangement includes a curved fixed track and a flexible track follower that is moveable along the curved fixed track between a full slouch and a full upright position. The curved fixed track is connected to a vehicle seat support base and the moveable track is connected to the cushion. |
| US10829007B2 |
Active long track cover
A vehicle seat assembly with a long track that significantly extends beyond the seat. The track defines a slot. A carriage is movable along the track through the slot. A cover is mounted on the track, and includes a plurality of fingers being individually pivotally connected to the track between a cover position and an open position. Each finger in the cover position blocking a portion of the slot from the area outside of the track. Each finger in the open position opening a respective portion of the slot to the area outside of the track. The plurality of fingers and the longitudinal edges of the extension being shaped configured to move the plurality of fingers from the cover position to the open position as the carriage moves along the track and against the plurality of fingers. |
| US10829002B2 |
Vehicle destination prediction
An apparatus comprising a sensor interface, a memory and a processor. The sensory interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to (i) analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern and (ii) predict a destination of a driver in response to (a) the pattern and (b) historical data associated with operation of the vehicle. At least one of the sensor data samples may be driver-related. At least one of the sensor data samples may comprise telemetry data. |
| US10829001B2 |
Power management system, server and vehicle
A power management system includes a plurality of power stations, a plurality of vehicles capable of exchanging power with any of the power stations, and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles and the plurality of power stations. When each power station receives power from the vehicle or supplies power to the vehicle, each power station associates a power amount received from the vehicle or a power amount supplied to the vehicle with a user ID of the vehicle, and transmits the power amount to the server. The server sets a value point based on the power amount received from the power station, and provides the value point to the user having the user ID associated with the power amount. |
| US10829000B2 |
Remote control system for intelligent vehicle charging
An intelligent vehicle charging system for charging a fleet of autonomous vehicles throughout a network of charging stations dispersed throughout a geographic area. The intelligent vehicle charging system includes a remote control system that is in operative communication with each of the autonomous vehicles in the fleet and each of the charging stations in the network. When an autonomous vehicle is in need of a power charge, or as directed by the remote control system, the remote control system will identify an available charging station, guide the autonomous vehicle to the charging station, verify that the autonomous vehicle has arrived at the charging station, initiate the power charging process, account and bill appropriate fees for the charging process, and log all associated activity. The remote control system is also capable of remotely and instantaneously terminating the power charging process to dynamically return a vehicle back to service. |
| US10828996B2 |
On-board unit and electric vehicle management system
An electric vehicle management system which controls a charging amount for an electric vehicle by way of peak shift, and an on-board unit used for the electric vehicle management system are provided. Thereby, the on-board unit mounted on the electric vehicle detects a current location, and an electric vehicle management center provided on a network manages a charging schedule created in advance. Propriety of a charging operation at a current time is checked via communications between them. Charging of the electric vehicle is managed based on the charging schedule by notifying a driver of the check result through a display of the on-board unit. |
| US10828995B2 |
Energy storage system and method for operating an energy storage system
An energy storage system for a vehicle has at least first and second electric motors and first and second energy storage cells arranged in the vehicle In a traction mode the first energy storage cell is interconnected with the at least one first electric motor and the second energy storage cell is interconnected with the at least one second electric motor. In a charging mode the first and second energy storage cells are interconnected with a respectively dedicated charging device separately and independently of one another or the first and second energy storage cells are interconnected in series and with a common charging device. |
| US10828994B2 |
Battery system with battery control
A battery system (10) has at least one battery (9) with a plurality of battery elements (1, 2, 24, n), a regulating or control unit (12) and a switching unit (3) with at least one switching element (6). The regulating or control unit (12) is configured to instruct the switching unit (3) to dynamically switch the at least one switching element (6) over time such that battery elements (1, 2, 24, n) from at least one accordingly dynamically changing subset of the plurality of battery elements (1, 2, 24, n) are connected, and a respective voltage level to be provided is provided thereby for the plurality of load consumers. In addition to providing a plurality of voltage levels, the battery elements (1, 2, 24, n) are deliberately loaded. |
| US10828992B2 |
Fuel cell unit
A fuel cell unit includes a fuel cell stack, a reactor, and a case housing the fuel cell stack and the reactor. The case is provided with an intermediate plate that partitions a space inside the case into an upper space and a lower space. The fuel cell stack is housed in the lower space, with a predetermined clearance provided between the intermediate plate and the fuel cell stack. The reactor is housed in the upper space above the fuel cell stack, with an upper portion of the reactor fixed to the case. A through-hole that is provided in the intermediate plate at a position below the reactor. The lower portion of the reactor faces the through-hole. |
| US10828989B2 |
Method for operating a hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle is operated with a combustion engine, an electric machine and a gear unit. The vehicle has a first electrical system and a second electrical system as a vehicle electrical system. The first electrical system, which is operated at a higher voltage level than the second electrical system, operates the electric machine, an electrical energy storage device, an energy converter that transmits electrical power at least from the first electrical system into the second electrical system. An alternator is not used in the second electrical system. The first electrical system is a part of a transmission system that together with the components that are coupled to the transmission system is controlled by a transmission control unit. During power generation by the electric machine the energy supply of the second electrical system has a higher priority than a motor-mode support of the drive by the electric machine. |
| US10828984B2 |
Control system and method of controlling a driveline
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a control system configured to control a driveline of a motor vehicle to operate in a selected one of a plurality of configurations, the system being configured to receive a signal indicative of a location of the vehicle, the system being configured to cause the driveline to operate in a configuration selected in dependence at least in part on the signal indicative of the location of the vehicle. |
| US10828978B2 |
Vehicle having cooling device
A vehicle includes a heat exchanging type cooling device comprising an undercover disposed below the cooler body and having an air outlet through which the ambient air discharged through the lower surface of the cooler body is exhausted downwardly into outside atmosphere, the air outlet being formed through the undercover so as to extend in a vertical direction. The undercover is provided with a plurality of fins disposed within the air outlet such that the fins are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, each of the fins extending in a width direction of the vehicle and being inclined such that a lower end of the fin is located backward of its upper end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. |
| US10828977B2 |
Power transmission device
A power transmission device outputting torque from a first power source and a second power source to axles, is provided with: a first shaft coupled with the first power source; a differential configured to differentially distribute the torque to the axles; a first gear set configured to drivingly couple the first shaft with the differential; a second shaft coupled with the second power source; a second gear set drivingly coupled with the second shaft; a clutch configured to receive fluid pressure to drivingly and releasably couple the second gear set with the first gear set; and a pump driven by a third power source at least independent of the first power source and the clutch to generate the fluid pressure, the pump being disposed separate from the clutch and in fluid connection with the clutch to supply the fluid pressure. |
| US10828975B2 |
Fluid-filled vibration damping device
A fluid-filled vibration damping device including an inner member, an outer member having a tubular part whose radially inner surface has a quadrangular tube shape, a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the two members, and a partition having a quadrangular plate shape disposed on a radially inner side of the tubular part. An outer peripheral surface of an axial end of the main rubber elastic body is anchored to the radially inner surface of the tubular part. An annular sealing rubber pressed against an outer peripheral edge of an axial end face of the partition is provided to the axial end of the main rubber elastic body. An axis-perpendicular inside dimension and a width dimension of the sealing rubber are made larger in a diagonal direction of the radially inner surface of the tubular part than in an opposite side direction thereof. |
| US10828971B2 |
Sealing member and attachment structure thereof
A sealing member includes an attachment portion and a sealing portion in a cross-section, the attachment portion being attached to a flange portion provided to an opening edge of a vehicle body opening portion, and the sealing portion being integrated with the attachment portion. The sealing member is formed to be elongated and includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion in a longitudinal direction thereof, the first portion having a first cross-sectional shape, the second portion having a second cross-sectional shape, and the third portion continuously and integrally connecting the first portion and the second portion to each other. The cross-sectional shape of the sealing portion having the second cross-sectional shape is smaller than the cross-sectional shape of the sealing portion having the first cross-sectional shape, and the third portion is formed such that a cross-sectional shape thereof changes along the longitudinal direction. |
| US10828969B2 |
Cab door
Disclosed are front entry cabs, and power machines with front entry cabs, having a door that is moveable between opened and closed positions. In the opened position, the door is positioned within an operator compartment of the cab above the operator seat and below a top of the cab. A linkage system defines the travel path of the door between closed and opened positions. The linkage system is configured to minimize interference with operator visibility. |
| US10828968B2 |
Insulated glass units including silanol-inclusive adhesives, and/or associated methods
Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for sealing insulating glass (IG) units via an adhesive. The adhesives of certain example embodiments may be applied to the inner surface(s) of the substrates that form the IG unit and/or an outer surface of the spacer, without first priming and/or cleaning the surface(s). These adhesives may be silanol-inclusive moisture-cured adhesives. In certain example instances, the adhesive may be moisture-cured at ambient or other conditions such that the component and the substrate are adapted to survive large temperature fluctuations and vibrational shocks. |
| US10828964B2 |
Redistribution of condensate for increased cooling capacity
A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) unit includes an evaporator circulating a flow of refrigerant therethrough to cool a flow of compartment air flowing over the evaporator, and a condenser operably connected to the evaporator to condense the flow of refrigerant therethrough. The evaporator and the condenser are relatively positioned such that a liquid condensate at an exterior of the evaporator is directed by gravity onto an exterior of the condenser to increase an operating capacity of the condenser. |
| US10828962B2 |
Compact cooling system for vehicle operators
A compact cooling system for vehicle operators includes: a variable speed compressor; a radiator coupled to the compressor with a tube; a fan adjacent to the radiator; an expansion chamber coupled to the radiator with a tube; a cooling plate coupled to the expansion chamber with a tube; a fluid reservoir coupled to the cooling plate with a tube through which cooling fluid can be transferred; and a fluid pump coupled to the fluid reservoir with a tube, the cooling plate including an inlet port for receiving warm cooling fluid from a cooling garment and an outlet port for transferring chilled cooling fluid to the cooling garment via the fluid reservoir and the fluid pump. |
| US10828955B1 |
Vehicle suspension system with remote actuation
A suspension system for controlling movement of a vehicle wheel may include a spring and damper assembly coupling the wheel to the vehicle chassis for movement of the wheel relative to the vehicle chassis. The spring and damper assembly may include a spring coupled to a damper member configured to extend and retract the wheel relative to the vehicle chassis. The suspension system may further include a damper actuator located remotely from the spring and damper assembly and configured to modify an amount of damping and/or wheel extension. The suspension system may also include a spring actuator integrated with the damper actuator and configured to control an amount of deflection of the spring and/or to alter a spring rate. The damper actuator may be provided at a location in the vehicle separated from the spring and damper assembly. |
| US10828938B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire has a ratio SW/OD between the total tire width SW and the tire external diameter OD satisfying SW/OD≤0.3. A first region A is defined between a pair of first boundary lines, second regions B are defined between a first boundary line and a second boundary line, and third regions C are defined on the bead toe side of the second boundary lines. Defining SA, SB, and SC as the cross-sectional area (mm2) of the first region A to the third region C, and defining the peripheral length (mm) of the first region A to third region C along the tire inner surface as a, b, and c, SA/a and SB/b satisfy 7.5≤SA/a≤11.5 and 2.0≤SB/b≤6.0, and the ratio TDW/SW between the developed tread width TDW and the total tire width SW satisfies 0.7≤TDW/SW≤0.95. |
| US10828936B2 |
Vehicular ladder
A vehicular ladder including a body comprising a first plastic and one or more first teeth arranged on the body, wherein the one or more first teeth include a second plastic that is different to the first plastic, and the body is moulded around portions of the one or more first teeth. |
| US10828933B2 |
Combined wheel
A combined wheel includes spokes, steel bushings, a rim, a brake pad, pins and a backing ring. The spokes are placed in respective empty slots between adjacent connecting blocks, and clamping grooves therein are matched with the connecting blocks. The pins are installed into holes of the spokes and the connecting blocks. A left end face of a backing ring is matched with the back of the spokes. A plurality of screws connect the backing ring, the connecting blocks and the spokes and are fitted into the steel bushings. The brake pad is fixed to two pluralities of bosses by a second plurality of screws. In use of the combined wheel, both radial force and axial force generated in the running of the wheel can be counteracted on the spokes. The annular brake pad is installed on the inner wall of the rim, thereby increasing the brake radius. |
| US10828930B2 |
Composite body made of fibre-composite material and a decorative element
Decorative composite body containing a plate-like carrier body made of plastics material, and at least one decorative element fixed in the carrier body, wherein the carrier body consists at least regionally of a fibre-reinforced plastics material, and wherein the decorative element is cohesively bonded to melted or at least partially liquefied and resolidified plastics material of the plate-like carrier body, and wherein that side of the carrier body on which the at least one decorative element is arranged, is additionally provided with a film, preferably made of PMMA, and/or with a cover plate, preferably made of PMMA. |
| US10828927B2 |
File
A file includes a cover body and a pocket body attached to the cover body. The cover body includes a front cover section, a spine section, and a back cover section. The front cover section and the back cover section are rotatable relative to each other about the spine section via a hinge part so as to face each other. The pocket body includes a storage part arranged to extend from the front cover section to the back cover section and allowing storage of an item to be stored. A fixed part is provided on an external side of the storage part in a plan view and fixed to the cover body. The pocket body is bendable together with the cover body while the stored item is in the pocket body. |
| US10828926B2 |
Smart processing device with selective configuration function control
Smart processing devices and systems for controlling functionality of smart processing devices are provided. In some examples, a smart processing device may include a central segment and a plurality of removable segments. The removable segments may be connected to the central segment in a plurality of different configurations. In some examples, each configuration may enable or disable functionality associated with the smart processing device. Further, a system may receive data associated with a current physical configuration of a smart processing device. The current physical configuration data may be compared to pre-stored configuration data in order to identify one or more functions to be enabled or disabled for the smart processing device. The system, computing platform, or the like, may generate an instruction, command or signal enabling or disabling functionality and may transmit the signal to the smart processing device for execution and control of functions provided by the smart processing device. |
| US10828922B2 |
Thermal transfer recording medium
A thermal transfer recording medium that satisfies the requirements for higher printing speed of thermal transfer, and high density and high quality of thermal transfer images, that better prevents the occurrence of abnormal transfer under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions, and that improves transfer sensitivity in printing. The thermal transfer recording medium includes a primer layer, an undercoat layer, and a dye layer in this order on one surface of a substrate, and a heat-resistant lubricating layer on the other surface of the substrate; wherein the primer layer contains polycarbonate and a polyurethane-urea resin having a polycaprolactam skeleton; the undercoat layer contains a copolymer of polyester and acrylic, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone; and the copolymer is a copolymer of polyester having a sulfonic acid group, and acrylic having at least one of a glycidyl group and a carboxyl group. |
| US10828919B2 |
Printer and method for accurately recognizing positions of labels
A printer comprises a conveyance section configured to convey labels which are attached to a belt-like mount at predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the mount; a printing section, configured to perform printing on the label; a detection section configured to detect light passing through the mount and the label and to perform output in which the increase and decrease in an amount of transmitted light are reflected; and a recognition section configured to recognize edges of the label by setting a position where the amount of transmitted light increases as a beginning of the gap and setting a position where the amount of transmitted light decreases as an end of the gap, and pretermit a trough between an increasing portion and a decreasing portion adjacent to each other when the increase and the decrease in the amount of transmitted light are repeated in a short conveyance interval. |
| US10828918B2 |
Tape cassette and printer
A tape cassette stores a first medium having: a first base having a print surface for printing; and a first separator removably attached to a surface of the first base on an opposite side of the print surface; and a second medium having: a second base; and a second separator removably attached to the second base. The tape cassette includes a pressing member that is movable in a direction intersecting with a direction of a plane of the print surface, and the pressing member is disposed at a position of, when a pressing force is externally applied to perform bonding of the first medium and the second medium mutually, receiving the pressing force. |
| US10828909B2 |
Thermal transfer printer and method for producing printed matter
There are provided a thermal transfer printer and a method for producing a printed matter capable of suppressing deterioration in printing quality. A first energizing pulse is generated at the beginning of one line period. The first energizing pulse causes each heating element to perform offset heating. Second energizing pulses whose number corresponds to a tone level are generated in one line period. The second energizing pulses cause each heating element to perform heating. When the timings at which the first energizing pulse and the second energizing pulses are generated can be evenly distributed within one line period, the timings are evenly distributed within one line period. When the timings cannot be evenly distributed within one line period, the timings are distributed within one line period such that an unevenly distributed portion included in the timings is arranged in an initial period of one line period. |
| US10828901B1 |
Printhead cap for attenuating the drying of ink from a printhead during periods of printer inactivity
A capping station is configured for storing a printhead during printer inactivity to restore and preserve the operational status of the nozzles in the printhead. Each capping station has a receptacle having at least one wall and a floor configured to enclose a volume partially, and a sealing member mounted to an upper surface of the at least one wall of the receptacle so the sealing member extends away from the upper surface of the at least one wall. The sealing member has a surface that slopes toward the volume within the receptacle to direct fluid on the sloping surface of the sealing member into the volume within the receptacle. |
| US10828900B2 |
Inkjet printing device
An inkjet printing device includes: an ink head, having a nozzle hole opened in a nozzle surface; a carriage, being movable in a main scanning direction and in which multiple ink heads being arranged in the main scanning direction; and a capping mechanism. When the ink head is disposed at a standby position set within a movement range of the carriage, the capping mechanism brings the cap portion into contact with the nozzle surface to cover a region where the nozzle hole opened in the nozzle surface. The cap portion includes: an annular wall, surrounding a region where the nozzle hole opened in the nozzle surface; and a bottom wall portion, sealing an opening of the annular wall and being disposed with an interval from the nozzle surface. On an inner periphery of the annular wall, a slit directed toward the bottom wall portion is provided over the entire periphery. |
| US10828894B2 |
Actuator, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
An actuator includes an actuator substrate and a diaphragm forming an inner wall defining a space in the actuator substrate. The diaphragm includes a first layer made of material that does not transmit light of a specific wavelength; a second layer made of material that transmits the light of a specific wavelength; an active region covering a central area of the diaphragm, the active region including the first layer and the second layer; and at least two transmissive regions formed at a circumference of the diaphragm, each of the at least two transmissive regions including the second layer without the first layer. |
| US10828889B2 |
Printing using an externally generated reference
It is often desirable to apply graphic output to surfaces that are large, irregular, and/or contoured. Application of graphic output on large or complex surfaces may be accomplished by projecting a pattern onto the surface using a projector disposed at a fixed location with respect to the surface. The graphic output is mapped to the projected pattern, by precisely positioning the print head with respect to the projected pattern using a robotic or similar actuated articulated positioning device, graphic output portions may be disposed in each of a plurality of defined locations to form a seamless, large scale graphic output. |
| US10828888B2 |
Endless flexible belt for a printing system
A flexible belt is disclosed for use in a printing system. The belt comprises an endless strip which, in use, travels along a continuous path. Formations are provided along the sides of the strip which are capable of engaging with lateral tracks to place the belt under lateral tension, the lateral tracks further serving to constrain the belt to follow the continuous path. |
| US10828886B2 |
Printing system and method
A printing system is provided for printing on an object having a curved surface. The printing system comprises: a support assembly for supporting an object having the curved surface to be printed on, said support assembly comprising a gripper configured for holding the object thereon at a predetermined working distance between the curved surface of the object and a printing head unit, said gripper being configured and operable for varying its cross-sectional dimension so as to maintain said working distance for the objects of different dimensions. |
| US10828885B2 |
Rounded image canvas corners
A printing process that reduces the amount of flash that occurs when printing to a surface of a plastic card. The printing can occur by a retransfer printing process. The printing process includes generating an image canvas that has rounded corners instead of the conventional right angle corners. The use of rounded corners on the image canvas reduces the amount of printing in the image canvas at the corners compared to an image canvas that has right angle corners, thereby reducing the amount of printing that is present that could form flash at the corners of the card surface. |
| US10828879B2 |
Method for manufacturing a panel including a reinforcement sheet, and a floor panel
A method for manufacturing a panel including a reinforcement sheet having 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. Additionally, 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. |
| US10828875B2 |
Carbon fiber nonwoven composite
Fiber-reinforced nonwoven composites having a wide variety of uses (e.g., leisure goods, aerospace, electronics, equipment, energy generation, mass transport, automotive parts, marine, construction, defense, sports and/or the like) are provided. The fiber-reinforced nonwoven composite includes a plurality of carbon fibers and a polymer matrix. The plurality of carbon fibers have an average fiber length from about 50 mm to about 125 mm. The fiber-reinforced nonwoven composite comprises a theoretical void volume from about 0% to about 10%. |
| US10828874B2 |
Composite board composed of wood material with a middle layer made of plywood
The invention relates to a composite board composed of wood material, comprising a middle layer composed of plywood, wherein the middle layer is connected to at least one outer layer composed of fiberboard. In order to provide an economically producible composite board having improved strength properties, an artificial resin-impregnated paper according to the invention is arranged between the middle layer and the outer layer. The invention further relates to a method for producing the composite board composed of wood material. |
| US10828873B1 |
Textile composite having sorptive and reactive properties against toxic agents
The present invention relates to a textile composite for the adsorption and breakdown of harmful chemical materials. A support layer and a sorptive and reactive material mounted on the support layer form a protective layer, which is mounted on an inner liner. The protective layer adsorbs and breaks down harmful chemical materials. An outer shell is formed of fabric having an outer surface that is hydrophobic for resisting the passage of harmful chemicals, which may be in the form of vapor, liquid or aerosols. Preferably, the sorptive and reactive material includes zirconium hydroxide, and the support layer includes a fabric material. The zirconium hydroxide is distributed on the fabric material in the amount of at least 20 grams of zirconium hydroxide per square meter. Alternatively, the zirconium hydroxide is distributed in the amount of at least 150 or 200 grams of zirconium hydroxide per square meter. |
| US10828867B2 |
Lightweight composite metal sheet having excellent vibration damping characteristics, and manufacturing method therefor
The present invention relates to a lightweight composite metal sheet having excellent vibration damping characteristics and a method of manufacturing the same. Provided is a composite metal sheet including: a metal sheet; and a plastic layer disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the metal sheet and including a polyolefin and a thermoplastic polyester polyether elastomer. |
| US10828865B1 |
Toughened and corrosion- and wear-resistant composite structures and fabrication methods thereof
Composite structures having a reinforced material intermingled with a substrate wherein the reinforced material includes titanium monoboride, titanium diboride, or a combination thereof. |
| US10828864B2 |
Absorbent, wicking, expandable bandrolls, and waistbands and garments with same
A bandroll for a waistband for a garment, the bandroll having an absorption layer and a wicking layer. The wicking layer controls stretch properties of the absorption layer. The waistband comprises a second material and wherein a shrinkage of a material substrate of the bandroll substantially matches a shrinkage of the second material. |
| US10828863B2 |
Thermally insulated sheet
A thermally insulating sheet for installation adjacent a surface of an object comprising a reflective metalized polymeric insulation material having moisture vapour transference properties. An apparatus and methods for producing a reflective metalized polymeric thermally insulating assembly having moisture vapour transference properties are also provided. The insulation material provides enhanced thermal retention. |
| US10828862B2 |
Film with layered segments and apparatus and method for making the same
A film having first segments and second segments arranged across the film's width direction is disclosed. The first and second segments are separated from each other by polymer interfaces. The first segments include a first polymeric composition and the second segments include a second polymeric composition. At least some of the second segments are layered second segments having first and second layers in the film's thickness direction, and one of the first or second layers includes a third polymeric composition different from the second polymeric composition. An extrusion die useful for making the film and a method for making the film using the extrusion die are also disclosed. |
| US10828861B2 |
Glass/resin composite structure and method for manufacturing same
A composite structure with high pressure resistance that is suitable for a flow channel is produced by reducing the number of components while maintaining the excellent chemical resistance and high stress tolerance inherent to a glass substrate and a resin substrate. A glass substrate surface is modified with a hydrolyzable silicon compound, and the glass substrate is brought into contact with the resin substrate. Subsequently, the contact surface between the glass substrate and the resin substrate is heated to a temperature from the glass transition temperature to the pyrolysis temperature of the resin substrate, eliminating gaps between the glass substrate and the resin substrate to bring them into close contact with each other, and causing chemical binding or anchor effects between the glass substrate and the resin substrate via the hydrolyzable silicon compound. Thus, the glass substrate and the resin substrate are firmly fixed to each other. |
| US10828856B2 |
Multi-layer tablet with recess, device and method for compacting such a tablet
A press device for manufacturing compacted tablets from at least one mixture in powder form, including at least one compaction assembly including a lower punch and an upper punch each having an active compaction surface and placed on either side of a die. The lower punch has a longitudinal recess open on the side of the die, inside of which is mounted a central rod which is translatably mobile relative to the lower punch. The central rod is coupled to the lower punch by a resilient link provided so as to hold, in an inoperative position, the central rod in a maximum deployed position in which the central rod protrudes relative to the active surface of the lower punch. The invention also relates to a specific compaction method and to a multi-layer compacted tablet with a recess. |
| US10828855B2 |
Monolithic high refractive index photonic devices
Fabricating a high refractive index photonic device includes disposing a polymerizable composition on a first surface of a first substrate and contacting the polymerizable composition with a first surface of a second substrate, thereby spreading the polymerizable composition on the first surface of the first substrate. The polymerizable composition is cured to yield a polymeric structure having a first surface in contact with the first surface of the first substrate, a second surface opposite the first surface of the polymeric structure and in contact with the first surface of the second substrate, and a selected residual layer thickness between the first surface of the polymeric structure and the second surface of the polymeric structure in the range of 10 μm to 1 cm. The polymeric structure is separated from the first substrate and the second substrate to yield a monolithic photonic device having a refractive index of at least 1.6. |
| US10828854B2 |
Puncture repair liquid holding container
A puncture repair liquid holding container includes a container main body provided with a holding portion that holds a puncture repair liquid and an opening, a cap mounted on the opening, and a reinforcing member made from a material having a tensile elastic modulus per unit cross-sectional area greater than that of a material constituting the holding portion. The reinforcing member is disposed around an entire circumference of the holding portion over at least a portion of the holding portion in a height direction. |
| US10828851B2 |
Slip sheet with compensation surface
A method and an apparatus are presented. The method locally compensates for cure related deformations in a composite skin by laying up a composite material on a compensation surface of a slip sheet designed to form a modified outer mold line different from a designed shape, wherein the slip sheet is held against a forming surface of a layup tool, wherein the forming surface is designed to form an outer mold line of the designed shape. |
| US10828850B2 |
Fiber-reinforced plastic and method of producing the fiber-reinforced plastic
A method of producing a fiber-reinforced plastic includes disposing a transparent film as an outermost layer on a lower die of a molding die, disposing a base sheet formed of a fiber fabric on the transparent film, closing the molding die with an upper die, and injecting a matrix resin into the molding die closed. The transparent film has grooves on a surface facing the base sheet. In the disposing, the base sheet is disposed such that the grooves are located between adjacent weaving gaps of the base sheet. |
| US10828846B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating contoured laminate structures
Apparatus for forming composite plies on a contoured tool includes a forming head for forming the composite plies on the tool. The forming head is mounted on a manipulator and includes a compliant nosepiece adapted to conform to the contoured tool. |
| US10828842B2 |
Method and system for cutting and placing nose wires in a facemask manufacturing process
A method and associated system for cutting and placing individual nose wires in a facemask production line include supplying a continuous wire from a supply source to a cutting station where the continuous wire is cut into individual nose wires having a defined length. The nose wires are then conveyed to a treatment station prior to being deposited onto a carrier web. At the treatment station, a surface treatment is performed on a side of the nose wires that results in an increased surface attachment of the nose wires to the carrier web. |
| US10828839B2 |
Method for producing layered article
Provided is a method of producing a layered article by which a sufficient production speed can be achieved, and preferably, a variation in fusion strength can be suppressed and hence a variation in product quality can be reduced. The method of producing a layered article of the present invention includes fusing at least part of a single-layer body or a laminate including at least one layer including a non-woven fabric of fiber having a fiber diameter of 100 μm or less through ultrasonic welding. |
| US10828838B2 |
3D printing support structures incorporating sacrificial materials
The present teachings according to various embodiments provides a support material for 3D printing. The support material includes poly(alkylene carbonate) having a decomposition temperature of from 100 ° C. to about 300 ° C. |
| US10828834B2 |
Plant for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects
A system (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising one or more working stations (21), which are provided for performing at least one working process in the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, at least one freely positionable mobile storage unit (2) comprising a rack-like storage device (4) comprising at least one storage room (5) provided for storing at least one powder module (6), especially for the purpose of conveying the powder module (6) between different working stations (21) of the system (1), and at least one driverless, freely movable mobile conveying unit (3) comprising a receiving device (12) provided for receiving at least one mobile storage unit (2) for the purpose of conveying the storage unit (2) between different working stations (21) of the system (1). |
| US10828829B2 |
Additive manufacturing system having adjustable nozzle configuration
A print head is disclosed for use with an additive manufacturing system. The print head may include a matrix reservoir, and a nozzle base connected to an end of the matrix reservoir. The nozzle base may have a plurality of attachment features formed within an exposed surface. The print head may further include a plurality of available dies separately connectable to the nozzle base via the plurality of attachment features. Attachment of the plurality of available dies to the nozzle base may establish fluid communication with the matrix reservoir. |
| US10828824B2 |
Method for direct inkjet printing of 3D objects
A direct inkjet printing system for fabricating a part by an additive manufacturing process includes an ink delivery system operative to circulate the ink, a printhead associated with the ink delivery system, the printhead operative to dispense ink from the ink delivery system through a plurality of nozzles and based on a defined pattern, a building table for receiving the dispensed ink one layer at a time based on the defined pattern, wherein the part is formed from a plurality of layers of the ink dispensed from the printhead and a drying station operative to perform a drying process on layers of the ink dispensed from the printhead on a per layer basis. |
| US10828817B2 |
Extrudable polymer composites with membrane barrier properties
The present disclosure generally relates to extrusion die systems. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the cyclical extrusion of materials to generate small sized grain features, generally in the range of nanosized grain features, in a tubular or profile shape, in which the individual nanolayers possess pores and/or polymer crystals oriented parallel to the extrusion flow direction and including products with enhanced permeation properties. |
| US10828814B2 |
Overmoulding method for preforms to be converted into containers and device therefor
Method for manufacturing plastic preforms (10) by injection moulding, consisting of sub-preforms (11, 12) injected at the same time, wherein (Φ1) the injection mould (3) containing the injected composite preform (10) and secondary sub-preform (12) is 1 st closed, and a gripper (4) provided with a set of receiving members (16) is set in a standby position (A) aside from the mould (3); in a 2nd step (Φ2) the mould (3) is opened, wherein each primary core (33) bears an injected composite preform (10), and the secondary core (33′) a secondary inner preform (12); the gripper (4) is then driven (Φ3) in motion between the standby position (A) and a take-over position (B), wherein the injected preforms (10, 12) are cooled and taken over from the core side (31) by the gripper (4) by means of suction means (6); wherein the gripper (4) is further moved (Φ4) into a further operating position (C), in which it places the received secondary inner preforms (12) onto the respective primary cores (33) and continues to hold said preforms (11), with formation of integrated preforms (10) which are expelled to a discharge unit. |
| US10828812B2 |
Molded part, manufacturing method of molded part and mold
A molded part including a first member having a plurality of openings and a second member contacting with a peripheral edge of each of the plurality of openings so as to cover the openings, and having a hollow portion formed by sealing the contact portion with a sealing material, wherein: the second member defines a flow channel for filling the sealing material between the first member and the second member; the second member has a branched shape in which sections corresponding to positions covering the plurality of openings are branched from each other, and portions near a gate of the flow channel are connected as a common section; and the branched shape has a bridge structure for connecting the respective branched sections. |
| US10828808B2 |
Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article
The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprising a control unit configured to control a process of deforming the mold into a convex shape and bringing the mold and the imprint material into contact with each other, wherein the control unit determines, based on information indicating a relationship between a relative tilt between the mold and the substrate, and a moment which fluctuates the relative tilt at a time of contact between the mold and the imprint material, a target relative tilt such that a moment generated at the time of contact between the mold and the imprint material falls within an allowable range, and starts contact between the mold and the imprint material after setting the relative tilt to the target relative tilt. |
| US10828806B2 |
Method and apparatus for rotary molding
A rotary molding system for molding food products, mold cavities formed when a mold shell rotates mold shapes disposed along the mold shell into a fill position between a fill plate and a wear plate. Molded food products are removed from mold cavities using knock-out cups, the use of air pressure, or the use of a vacuum source disposed below the mold cavity, without the need to slow the rotation of the mold shell. Knock-out cups may be used with a heating system to reduce accumulation of unwanted materials on the knock-out cups. The rotary molding system can also be used to form products with contoured surfaces. A smart tagging system can be used to ensure that compatible sets of mold shells and knock out cups are being used. A vacuum region may be disposed upstream of the fill position to remove air within the mold cavity prior to filling. |
| US10828803B2 |
Method of locally influencing resin permeability of a dry preform
Resin permeation of a dry preform having one or more reinforcement plies is locally influenced during resin infusion using a selectively permeable veil applied to at least one of the reinforcement plies. |
| US10828800B2 |
Sound-assisted crack propagation for semiconductor wafering
Systems and methods are described for controlled crack propagation in a material using ultrasonic waves. A first stress in applied to the material such that the first stress is below a critical point of the material and is insufficient to initiate cracking of the material. A controlled ultrasound wave is then applied to the material causing the total stress applied at a crack tip in the material to exceed the critical point. In some implementations, the controlled cracking is used for wafering of a material. |
| US10828794B2 |
Automatic sizing cutting device
An automatic sizing cutting device includes a conveyance unit, a measuring device, a rotary cutter arranged downstream of the conveyance unit so as to oppose a band-shaped member and having a cutting blade on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a die roller which is arranged on a side of the band-shaped member opposite to the rotary cutter and which rotates in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the rotary cutter; and an elastic member which urges the die roller toward the rotary cutter. The rotary cutter is controlled to rotate in accordance with a conveyed length of the band-shaped member measured by the measuring device, and is controlled such that circumferential speeds of the rotary cutter and the die roller when the cutting blade of the rotary cutter cuts the band-shaped member are equal to a conveying speed of the band-shaped member. |
| US10828791B2 |
Human-cooperative industrial robot including protection member
A human-cooperative industrial robot having a base unit and a movable unit movably provided on or above the base unit. The robot includes a protection member composed of a material with a rigidity lower than rigidities of the base unit and the movable unit, the protection member covering a circumference of at least the movable unit of the base unit and the movable unit; and a detector provided on at least either the base unit or the movable unit to detect an external force input through the protection member. |
| US10828788B2 |
Distributed pressurization and exhaust systems for soft robots
A soft robot is described, including: a flexible and/or stretchable body; a common fluid pressurization unit; and a plurality of fluid chambers each embedded in the flexible and/or stretchable body and capable of fluidic connection with the common fluid pressurization unit through a pressurizing valve; wherein the pressurizing valve is capable of being activated to allow the pressurized fluid to flow from the common fluid pressurization unit into the fluid chamber to result in actuation. Methods of using the soft robot are also described. |
| US10828785B2 |
Integrated measurement and micromechanical positioning apparatus for real-time test control
The invention relates to a measurement device (120), for example for testing, comprising a micromechanical positioning actuator (130) for causing movement of a sensor (150) with respect to a target (110), a positioning controller (145), the positioning controller (145) having an output coupled to the actuator (130) for controlling the movement, and the having an input coupled to the sensor (150) for receiving a sensor signal from the sensor (150) to the positioning controller (145), and the positioning controller (145) arranged to control the movement based on the sensor signal. The measurement device (120) may have memory for storing positioning control instructions (300). The positioning controller (145) may be arranged to control said movement based on said sensor signal and said positioning control instructions (300). |
| US10828775B2 |
Method and system for automatic robot control policy generation via CAD-based deep inverse reinforcement learning
Systems and methods for automatic generation of robot control policies include a CAD-based simulation engine for simulating CAD-based trajectories for the robot based on cost function parameters, a demonstration module configured to record demonstrative trajectories of the robot, an optimization engine for optimizing a ratio of CAD-based trajectories to demonstrative trajectories based on computation resource limits, a cost learning module for learning cost functions by adjusting the cost function parameters using a minimized divergence between probability distribution of CAD-based trajectories and demonstrative trajectories; and a deep inverse reinforcement learning engine for generating robot control policies based on the learned cost functions. |
| US10828772B2 |
Multidirectional locomotive module with omnidirectional bending
A multidirectional locomotive module with omnidirectional bending that is compliant along multiple axis is provided. The locomotive module includes, (A) a first part that includes (i) one or more circular rigid components which are coupled using a two degree of freedom joint, (ii) bending actuator that actuates the two degree of freedom joint enabling bending of the multidirectional locomotive module to an angle ranging from 0 to 90 degrees about a Z-axis in a direction to achieve surface compliance with an external surface, and (B) a second part that is elongated in shape with circular cross-section along a surface length and hemispherical in shape an end portion with a surface that is formed by a power transmission sprocket chain and an arrangement of curved components enabling sideways rolling of the multidirectional locomotive module, also enabling wheeled and legged locomotion in vertical position. |
| US10828766B2 |
Tool holding apparatus
A tool holding apparatus includes a socket holder and at least one retaining knob. The socket holder is configured as an elongated body, wherein at least one channel that traverses into the elongated body is extended along the elongated body. The retaining knob that receives a drive socket or other similar tool apparatus includes a male body, a pedestal, and a base. The male body is adjacently connected the pedestal. The base is adjacently connected to the pedestal, opposite of the male body. The base and the pedestal are slidably engaged within the channel, and the male body is externally positioned to the elongated body thus allowing the engagement between the socket holder and the retaining knob. At least one magnet or a spring loaded ball is respectively integrated into the elongated body or the male body to securely attach a drive socket to the tool holding apparatus. |
| US10828759B2 |
Tensioning device
To provide a tensioning device capable of tensioning a bolt from a bolt head side while suppressing increase in the number of components. A tensioning device is configured to apply upward tension to a bolt fastened to a fastened member H. A first male thread portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface of a head of the bolt. The tensioning device includes a connection member having a first female thread portion to be threadly engaged with the first male thread portion, a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the bolt via the connection member in a state where the first male thread portion is threadly engaged with the first female thread portion, and a tension bearer which is disposed around an outer circumference of the connection member, and bears a reaction force applied from the fastened member H in tensioning performed by the tensioning mechanism. |
| US10828755B2 |
Fastener device with cam assembly
A fastener device is disclosed. The fastener device includes a hub defining a bore, an attachment shank including a proximal stop and distal bit received within the bore, a retainer releasably engagable with a proximal end of the hub and a defining a passageway for a proximal mounting end of the attachment shank, a biasing element engaged with the proximal stop, and a split cam assembly disposed within a distal end of the bore. The split cam assembly is biased toward a closed configuration for engaging and retaining the head of a fastener, and is pivotable upon distal advancement of the attachment shank and distal bit, against the head, to release the head from engagement with the split cam assembly. |
| US10828753B1 |
Nut-dispensing tool
The nut-dispensing tool comprises a tube, a retaining block, and a spring loaded gas cylinder. The nut-dispensing tool may dispense a plurality of threaded nuts individually from the tube via a removal slot located in the retaining block. The plurality of threaded nuts may be pushed towards the removal slot by the spring loaded gas cylinder. An individual threaded nut may be removed by inserting a threaded stud member into the individual threaded nut via an end aperture of the retaining block, turning the threaded stud member to engage stud threading into nut threading, and lifting the individual threaded nut through the removal slot using the threaded stud member. |
| US10828751B2 |
Screwdriver having a changeable direction freewheel lock
A screwdriver having a changeable direction freewheel lock, having a drive output member that is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis in a bearing eye of a drive input member and has a circumferential toothing and a drive-output profile portion, and locking members that are inserted in a pocket of the drive input member and each have a locking toothing for engaging with the circumferential toothing in a manner preventing rotation. What is essential is that the locking members are two bodies that are movable relative to one another, can be displaced in an articulated manner with respect to one another and each have a switching extension which project into the same switching recess of a switching member. |
| US10828745B2 |
Polishing pad and polishing method
A polishing pad is provided. The polishing pad, disposed on a polishing platen and suitable for a polishing process, includes a polishing layer, an adhesive layer and at least one adhesion-reducing interface layer. The adhesive layer is disposed between the polishing layer and the polishing platen. The at least one adhesion-reducing interface layer is disposed between the adhesive layer and the polishing layer and/or disposed between the adhesive layer and the polishing platen. An area of the at least one adhesion-reducing interface layer is smaller than an area of the adhesive layer. |
| US10828743B2 |
Oscillating electric power tool with balanced armature shaft
An oscillating power tool with an electric motor is provided, including an armature shaft with an armature and a fan wheel, including an eccentric arranged on the armature shaft at one end thereof, a first balancing mass for balancing an unbalance of the eccentric and possibly an eccentric bearing, being arranged in the proximity of the eccentric or the eccentric bearing, respectively, however, at an axial distance, further including a second balancing mass for balancing a couple unbalance caused by the axial distance between the eccentric and the eccentric bearing, respectively, and the first balancing weight, wherein the second balancing mass is arranged on the armature shaft at the side facing away from the eccentric or the eccentric bearing. Also a method for balancing such an electric motor is provided. |
| US10828740B2 |
Method of determining pull-out of a cutting tool and a rotatable tool holder for a cutting tool
A method of determining pull-out of a cutting tool mounted in a rotatable tool holder includes the steps of rotating the tool holder and thus the cutting tool, machining a work piece with the rotating cutting tool, measuring an axial position of the cutting tool in the tool holder during machining by a position sensor in the tool holder, calculating an axial displacement from an initial position of the cutting tool by the measured axial position, and determining pull-out of the cutting tool when the axial displacement exceeds a threshold value. A rotatable tool holder for a cutting tool, a machine tool system including a rotatable tool holder and use of the tool holder and machine tool system is also provided. |
| US10828735B2 |
Riveting and grinding assembly for the nozzle of a screw shaft valve
The present invention generally relates to assembly equipment of valve body, especially to riveting and grinding assembly for nozzle of screw shaft valve. The invention may include a rack, a power control box, a turntable and a turntable divider. A carrier assembly which engages with the screw shaft valve body is installed on the edge of the turntable with uniform distribution. On the center part of the turntable, a support shaft which is installed on and fixed with the rack is vertically interposed and on the top of the support shaft, an upper supporting disc is installed. A valve pipe feeding device, a valve pipe preloading device, a valve pipe riveting device and a valve pipe grinding device which engage with the carrier assembly are installed on the said rack on the rotational direction of turntable. As the threaded pipe is put into the carrier assembly by valve pipe feeding device, the carrier assembly rotates counterclockwise along the turntable and rotates to the valve pipe feeding device to the press threaded pipe into the valve seat. Thereafter the carrier assembly rotates the valve pipe riveting device and rivets threaded pipe with a valve flange in order to finish assembling process. Finally, the carrier assembly rotates the valve pipe grinding device to grind nozzle of valve to finish grinding and riveting process of threaded pipe with high positioning accuracy of assembly and marvelous hermetic sealing. |
| US10828730B2 |
Tempered vacuum glass
The disclosure describes a tempered vacuum glass, which comprises: at least two glass sheets arranged parallel to each other; surrounding edges of adjacent glass sheets being sealed using an edge sealing structure; and support members placed in an array between the adjacent glass sheets to form a vacuum space. The edge sealing structure is a metallic edge-sealing structure. The structure comprises a first transition layer, a first metallized layer, a first intermetallic compound layer, a solder layer, a second intermetallic compound layer, a second metallized layer, and a second transition layer stacked in that order. The first and second metallized layers are in a spongy skeleton structure formed by sintering a metal paste. The first and second transition layers are formed by sintering the metal paste on the adjacent glass sheets, and contain a glass phase layer including metallic particles and a metal oxide layer with a net structure. |
| US10828728B2 |
Hotwire deposition material processing system and method
A material processing system includes a power supply and a wire feeder to feed a wire electrode for a material processing operation. The enthalpy and/or temperature of a region of the tip of the electrode is maintained substantially constant via closed loop control. The control may be based upon regulation of current applied to the electrode. The control of the current may be based upon an electrode extension error. Wire feed speed may also be controlled to assist in maintaining a substantially constant enthalpy and/or temperature near the electrode tip. |