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US10859044B2	Methods and systems for removing moisture from engine components Methods and systems are provided for removing moisture from engine intake manifold and exhaust manifold. In one example, a method may include, during an engine non-combusting condition, while the ambient humidity is higher than a threshold humidity, operating an intake electric booster to route pressurized air via each of the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold, thereby removing accumulated moisture from the engine components. The electric booster may also be operated immediately prior to an anticipated vehicle key-on event to remove condensate from engine components prior to an actual engine start.
US10859043B2	Device for enhancing fuel efficiency The present invention provides a device for enhancing fuel efficiency, the device including: a first casing in which first and second rotating pulverizers are disposed at both ends of a first injection hole at the center of the first casing and a fuel inlet is disposed on a first side of the first casing; a connection part which is disposed on a second side of the first casing and in which a second injection hole is formed in the center of the connection part; a second casing which is disposed on a second side of the connection part and in which a fuel outlet is disposed on a second, discharge hole side of the second casing; and a fuel guide means which is disposed inside the second casing and which includes first, second, third, and fourth guide tubes and first and second rotating guide tubes.
US10859041B2	Intake manifold An intake manifold according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first intake manifold having a second intake pipe, a third intake pipe, and a first surge tank which temporarily stores intake air flowing through an intake line and distributes the intake air to the second intake pipe and the third intake pipe. A second intake manifold has a first intake pipe, a fourth intake pipe, and a second surge tank which temporarily stores intake air flowing through the intake line and distributes the intake air to the first intake pipe and the fourth intake pipe.
US10859038B2	Internal carburetor purging device and method of use thereof An attachment for purging the inside of the carburetors which is comprised by a tubular device having a carburetor connecting member and quick connect receiver extension. The attachment is connected through the bottom of the carburetor or through the feed fuel line of the carburetor. The attachment is attachable to a quick disconnect fitting which can be connected to a conventional car tire air nozzle or pressurized can with the same fitting as the car tire nozzle. The attachment allows all the jets and passages located on the inside of carburetor to be purged at the same time with multiple short blasts of compressed air or pressurized can solvent but without the carburetor being removed from the engine or taken a part. The same principles can easily be applied to all type carburetors for either a two or four-stroke engine.
US10859037B2	Low fan noise turbojet A double flow turbojet includes a fan including a disk centered on an axis of the fan which is provided with fan blades on its periphery, the blades having a leading edge, and an air inlet sleeve extending upstream of the fan and configured to delimit a gas flow designed to enter into the fan the air inlet sleeve having a collecting surface, the turbojet having an aspect ratio S 2 S col included in the interval [ 1.0 ; 1.0 + 0.4 ⁢ ( L D ) ] , where L/D is the form factor of the air inlet sleeve.
US10859036B2	Actuator for use in aircraft There is provided an actuator for an aircraft thrust reverser, comprising a first member, a second member movable relative to the first member, a third member movable relative to the first member and the second member, and a lock system configured to selectively lock the second member to the third member in a first stage of actuation, and the first member to the second member in a second, separate stage of actuation.
US10859034B1	Monolithic heater bodies A monolithic heater body includes a combustor body and an eductor body. The combustor body has an annulus with an outward annular wall and an inward annular wall. The annulus defines a conditioning conduit between the outward annular wall and the inward annular wall, and a combustion chamber circumferentially surrounded by the inward annular wall. A distal portion of the conditioning conduit fluidly communicates with a distal portion of the combustion chamber. The eductor body defines a plurality of eductive pathway couplets circumferentially spaced about a perimeter of the annulus. Respective ones of the eductive pathway couplets have a motive pathway and an eduction pathway respectively oriented oblique to the annulus and fluidly communicating with the conditioning conduit. Respective ones of the plurality of motive pathways are configured to provide a jet of intake air from a corresponding plurality of intake air pathways to the conditioning conduit.
US10859031B2	Thermally compensated bore guide systems and methods A thermally compensated bore guide system for a shaft, the shaft configured to translate along a longitudinal axis, is provided. The thermally compensated bore guide system includes an inner bore defined within a component. The inner bore is configured to circumferentially surround at least a portion of the shaft, wherein the inner bore is non-linear in response to the thermally compensated bore guide system being at a first thermal condition and wherein the inner bore is configured to be linear and to define a bore axis substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis in response to the thermally compensated bore guide system being at a second thermal condition.
US10859027B2	Method and system for controlling an engine A system and method for operating an engine comprises an engine speed sensor generating an engine speed signal, a throttle position sensor generating a throttle position signal, a sensor module comprising at least one of a fuel pressure sensor generating a fuel pressure signal corresponding to a fuel pressure and a fuel temperature sensor generating a fuel temperature signal corresponding to a fuel temperature into the engine. A controller is coupled to the fuel injector, the engine speed sensor and the sensor module. The controller determines a pulse width duration for the fuel injector based on engine speed and throttle position, determining a pulse width correction factor as a function of at least one of the fuel temperature signal and the fuel pressure signal, determining a second pulse width duration based on the first pulse width, and operating the fuel injector with the second pulse width duration.
US10859026B2	Control device of fuel pump In the communication interruption state in which the transmission of a drive control command value DUTY from an engine control unit (ECU) 1 to a fuel pump driver (FPD) 2 is disabled, the FPD 2 is configured so as to drive a fuel pump 4 by using the maximum command value DTYMAX (100%) as a drive control command value DUTY. A stop state of the fuel pump 4 is maintained even if the drive control command value DUTY is the maximum command value DTYMAX when an ignition switch 21 is in the OFF State so as to have stopped the fuel pump 4, while the fuel pump 4 is driven when the ignition switch 21 is in the ON state and the drive control command value DUTY is the maximum command value DTYMAX.
US10859025B2	Systems and methods for operating a lift pump Methods and systems are provided for operating a lift pump of an engine fuel system. In one example, a method may comprise predicting when a fuel rail pressure will decrease below a threshold assuming that a lift pump remains off. The method may further comprise powering on the lift pump before the fuel rail pressure decreases below to the threshold to prevent fuel rail pressure from decreasing below the threshold.
US10859024B2	Determining the opening energy of a fuel injector A method for determining the opening energy of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine includes (a) operating the engine in a steady-state operating state, wherein electrical excitation is applied to the fuel injector to cause a fuel injection in each working cycle of the engine, (b) applying additional electrical excitation to the fuel injector for subsequent working cycle(s) for a possible additional partial fuel injection, wherein the additional electrical excitation is initially insufficient to cause an additional partial fuel injection, (c) successively increasing the additional electrical excitation until an additional partial fuel injection occurs, which brings about a second operating state of the engine different from the steady-state operating state, (d) detection of the second operating state, and (e) determination of the opening energy for the fuel injector based on the energy of the additional electrical excitation needed to bring about the second operating state of the engine.
US10859021B2	Apparatus for controlling air fuel ratio An air fuel ratio control apparatus controls an air fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes an upstream sensor measuring the air fuel ratio of exhaust gas in an exhaust passage at an upstream side of a purification catalyst; a downstream sensor measuring the air fuel ratio of the exhaust gas in the exhaust passage at a downstream side of the purification catalyst; and a control unit that adjusts an amount of fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine, thereby controlling the air fuel ratio measured at the upstream sensor to be a target air fuel ratio. The control unit performs a calibration control where a calibration value corresponding to the air fuel ratio deviation is added to or subtracted from the target air fuel ratio such that the air fuel ratio deviation approaches zero.
US10859019B2	Starting a gaseous and pilot fueled engine Starting a gaseous fuelled engine employing a pilot fuel at cold temperatures is challenging due to reduced ignitability and combustion efficiency of the fuel(s), and the increased viscosity of engine oil. A technique for starting a compression ignition, gaseous fuelled internal combustion engine employing a pilot fuel comprises determining one of a normal start condition and a cold start condition; during the normal start condition, introducing the pilot fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine when the pilot fuel pressure rises above a first pressure; during the cold start condition, introducing the pilot fuel into the combustion chamber when the pilot fuel pressure rises above a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure; and selectively introducing the gaseous fuel into the combustion chamber.
US10859017B2	Method for controlling an exhaust gas component filling level in an accumulator of a catalytic converter A method for controlling a filling level of an exhaust gas component accumulator of a catalytic converter in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine where an actual filling level of the accumulator is determined with a first catalytic converter model. The method includes forming a lambda setpoint is formed, wherein a predetermined target fill level is converted into a base lambda setpoint via a second system model reverse of the first catalytic converter model, a deviation of the actual fill level from the predetermined target fill level is determined and processed to a lambda setpoint correction value via a fill level control unit, a sum of the base lambda setpoint value and the lambda setpoint value correction value is formed, and said sum is used to form a correction value, with which fuel metering to at least one combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine is influenced.
US10859014B2	Method and apparatus for controlling an engine with EGR and a turbocharger A control system is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes a turbocharging unit and an exhaust gas recirculation assembly. The control system is adapted to issue a boost pressure control signal. The control system includes a boost pressure controller adapted to determine the boost pressure control signal. The boost pressure controller has a first response time. The control system is adapted to issue an exhaust gas recirculation control signal for controlling an amount of recirculated exhaust gas via the exhaust gas recirculation assembly. The control system includes an exhaust gas recirculation controller adapted to determine the exhaust gas recirculation control signal independently of the boost pressure control signal. The exhaust gas recirculation controller has a second response time, wherein the first response time differs from the second response time.
US10859009B2	Integrated natural gas flow regulation system including fuel temperature homogenization for improved engine performance and reduced emissions A fluid pressure regulation and conditioning module comprises a metal manifold including a fluid flow path between fluid inlet outlets, a pressure regulator assembled to the metal manifold and disposed along the fluid flow path for regulating the pressure of the fluid exiting the module, and a filter assembly. The metal manifold further includes, for heating of the metal manifold with an externally supplied heat exchange media, a heat exchange media flow path extending between heat exchange media inlet and outlet. The filter assembly includes a metal filter housing and a filter element contained within the metal filter housing, the metal filter housing being in direct thermal contact with the metal manifold whereby heat from the metal manifold can flow to the metal filter housing for heating of the fluid not only in the metal manifold but also within the metal filter housing.
US10859007B2	Internal combustion engine and a method for controlling a braking torque of the engine An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder including a piston connected to a rotatable crankshaft, an air guide arranged to guide an air flow to the cylinder an adjustable air flow restriction element arranged to restrict the How through the air guide, an exhaust guide being arranged to guide a gas flow from the cylinder, an adjustable exhaust flow restriction element arranged to restrict the flow through the exhaust guide, an exhaust valve arranged to control a communication between the cylinder and the exhaust guide, and an exhaust valve actuation assembly for actuating the exhaust valve so as to perform in each of a plurality of cycles of the cylinder an exhaust valve actuation sequence, wherein the exhaust valve actuation assembly is adapted to control the commencement of the exhaust valve actuation sequence to occur selectively at any crankshaft angle within a non-zero crankshaft angle interval.
US10859006B2	Throttle grip device using magnet Provided is a throttle grip device that can stably generate an operation feeling and achieves downsizing itself. A throttle grip device includes a throttle grip attached to a handlebar, an accelerator position sensor, and a return spring. The accelerator position sensor and the return spring are accommodated inside the handlebar so as to be arranged tandemly along a straight line. The accelerator position sensor includes a cylindrical inner rotor in which a plurality of magnetic poles is magnetized along a circumferential direction, a magnetic material-made outer case configured to accommodate the inner rotor, and a sensor IC disposed facing a sensor side end of the inner rotor and offset from a central axis of the inner rotor. The inner rotor rotates in conjunction with the throttle grip.
US10859005B2	Throttle valve assembly Provided is a throttle valve assembly which reduces weight, number of manufacturing processes, and manufacturing cost thereof by coupling a throttle body formed of plastic to a reinforcement portion manufactured by a die casting method with an insert method. The throttle valve assembly includes a valve body having an intake passage, a mounting space that communicates with the intake passage, a motor accommodating space, and a mounting groove formed between the mounting space and the motor accommodating space. The valve body includes plastic. The throttle valve assembly further includes a valve plate coupled to a rotary shaft rotatably installed in the intake passage of the valve body to adjust an amount of air or a mixed gas ingested into an engine; and a reinforcement portion formed of a metal and coupled to an inside of the valve body by an insert injection method.
US10859001B1	Gas turbine engine having flight cycle ratio A gas turbine engine for an aircraft including: an engine core including a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan including a plurality of fan blades; a gearbox that can receive an input from the core shaft and output drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft; and a gearbox support arranged to at least partially support the gearbox within the engine. A flight cycle ratio of: the ⁢ ⁢ torsional ⁢ ⁢ shear ⁢ ⁢ stress ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ gearbox ⁢ ⁢ support ⁢ ⁢ at maximum ⁢ ⁢ takeoff ⁢ ⁢ conditions the ⁢ ⁢ torsional ⁢ ⁢ shear ⁢ ⁢ stress ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ gearbox ⁢ ⁢ support ⁢ ⁢ at cruise ⁢ ⁢ conditions is less than or equal to 3.20. A method of operating the gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10858999B2	Removable pack for reactivating a turboshaft engine, architecture for a multi-engine system for propelling a helicopter, provided with such a pack, and corresponding helicopter The invention relates to a removable reactivation pack for a turboshaft engine of a helicopter, comprising a gas generator equipped with a drive shaft, said turboshaft engine (6) being capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable flight of the helicopter, said removable pack comprising: a removable gearbox comprising a gearbox output shaft; controlled means for rotating said gearbox output shaft, referred to as reactivation means of said turboshaft engine; mechanical means for reversibly coupling said gearbox output shaft to said drive shaft of said gas generator.
US10858994B2	Gas turbine flow splitter having noise attenuation boreholes A flow splitter for a gas turbine engine comprising one or more boreholes formed in an exterior surface of the flow splitter. A gas turbine engine comprising a flow splitter.
US10858991B2	Reciprocating-piston machine The invention relates to a reciprocating-piston engine, in particular an internal combustion engine having a variable compression ratio with a length adjusting device which is arranged in a connecting rod and which can be activated by a switching unit arranged in the connecting rod, wherein an actuating mechanism is operatively connected to the switching unit in the region of a connecting rod bearing in order to introduce a switching pulse into the connecting rod. The actuating mechanism has a deflection element with at least one first force-application region and at least one second force-application region, and the first force-application region and the second force-application region can be selectively contacted with at least one actuating device.
US10858984B2	Combustion system and method of using fuel composition as fuel for remodeled diesel engine A combustion system includes a remodeled diesel engine and a fuel composition to be added into the remodeled diesel engine. The remodeled diesel engine includes a cylinder unit, and a coating coated on the cylinder unit and containing a catalyst that is a metal, an alloy of the metal, a composite containing oxides of the metal, a salt of the metal or combinations thereof. The metal is platinum, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, and/or titanium. The fuel composition includes water, a fuel oil and an emulsifying agent. The amount of water ranges from 10 to 90 wt % based on total weight of water and the fuel oil, and the amount of the emulsifying agent ranges from 0.5 to 10 wt % relative to total weight of water and the fuel oil.
US10858978B2	Exhaust gas purification controller for engine An NH3 supply amount controller reduces and adjusts a supply amount of NH3 to an SCR catalyst by an NH3 supplier, when an exhaust gas flowing into an NOX catalyst has a rich air-fuel ratio and NOX occluded by the NOX catalyst is reduced to N2. A reduction amount of the supply amount of the NH3 controlled by the NH3 supply amount controller is set larger when an amount of reducing agent detected or estimated by a reducing agent amount detector is larger.
US10858976B2	Exhaust gas purification controller for engine An NH3 supply amount controller reduces and adjusts a supply amount of NH3 to an SCR catalyst by an NH3 supplier, when an exhaust gas flowing into an NOx catalyst has a rich air-fuel ratio and NOx occluded by the NOx catalyst is reduced to N2. A reduction amount of the supply amount of the NH3 controlled by the NH3 supply amount controller is set larger when s flow amount of the exhaust gas detected or estimated by an exhaust-gas flow amount detector is larger.
US10858975B2	Engine An engine that suppresses damage on a support mechanism of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) due to vibration in the pitch direction, in which the DPF, which purifies exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold, is disposed in an orientation orthogonal or approximately orthogonal to a rotational axis of a crankshaft in a plan view. A support mechanism is provided, which enables a cylinder head, an intake manifold, and an intake collector to support the DPF. The support mechanism includes a first support position in which the cylinder head supports the DPF, a second support position in which the intake manifold supports the DPF, and a third support position in which the intake collector supports the DPF. The third support position deviates from the first support position and the second support position in a direction of the rotational axis of the crankshaft.
US10858972B2	Oil pressure control device This oil pressure control device is provided with: an oil cooler which cools engine oil circulating through a hydraulic circuit of an engine; a bypass oil passage which bypasses the oil cooler; an oil cooler bypass valve by means of which an engine oil flow passage is switched between the oil cooler and the bypass oil passage; an oil pressure sensor which measures a first oil pressure, which is the oil pressure of engine oil; and a valve control unit which controls opening and closing of the oil cooler bypass valve to reduce the magnitude of a difference between the first oil pressure and a second oil pressure, which is a target oil pressure determined on the basis of the rotational speed of the engine and a fuel injection quantity.
US10858971B2	Internal combustion engine and oil treatment apparatus for use with the same An internal combustion engine having an improved oil treatment system. The internal combustion engine may be a splash lubrication engine in which oil is flowed through an oil circulation circuit by a passive pump. In another aspect, a dipstick tube may be provided that includes a portion of the oil circulation circuit. In a further aspect, the internal combustion engine comprises one or more protuberances that automatically penetrate an oil treatment apparatus upon the oil treatment apparatus being mounted to the internal combustion engine, thereby fluidly coupling the oil treatment apparatus to the oil circulation circuit.
US10858966B2	Valve timing change device A valve timing change device includes: a housing rotor (10); a vane rotor; a fastening bolt (40) for fastening the vane rotor to a cam shaft; and an advance angle oil passage that constitutes a ring-shaped groove communicating with an advance angle chamber and a delay angle oil passage that constitutes a ring-shaped groove communicating with a delay angle chamber, via oil passages which are open at intervals on an outer circumferential surface of the fastening bolt. The vane rotor includes: a rotor body (20) having a small-diameter inner circumferential portion (23) and a large-diameter inner circumferential portion (24); and a rotor sleeve (30) that is fitted into the large-diameter inner circumferential portion, is in tight contact with the outer circumferential surface (41a) of the fastening bolt, and demarcates the advance angle oil passage (23a) in cooperation with the small-diameter inner circumferential portion.
US10858964B2	Valve timing adjusting device A single-row planetary bearing includes a single row of spherical rolling elements between an outer ring and an inner ring. A planetary gear is supported by a thrust bearing portion and is radially supported by the outer ring. The planetary gear performs a planetary motion while engaging with a driving rotor and a driven rotor at an eccentric side to adjust a rotational phase between the driving rotor and the driven rotor. The thrust bearing portion supports the planetary gear that is tilting with respect to the revolution centerline. The planetary gear has a recessed portion opened toward the thrust bearing portion. When the rotational phase is adjusted to a specific phase, the recessed portion is positioned at an anti-eccentric side opposite to the eccentric side with respect to a rotation centerline of the planetary gear.
US10858963B2	Rocker arm assembly for engine braking An exhaust valve rocker arm assembly selectively opening first and second exhaust valves includes an exhaust rocker arm, an engagement capsule, a valve bridge operably associated with the rocker arm and including a main body, and a hydraulic actuator assembly disposed at least partially within an aperture formed within the main body. The hydraulic actuator assembly includes a first piston body and a second piston body disposed at least partially within the aperture formed in the main body. The exhaust rocker arm is configured to engage the valve bridge main body to engage the first exhaust valve, and the engagement capsule is configured to engage the hydraulic actuator to engage the second exhaust valve.
US10858962B2	Linear-guided valve bridge for an internal combustion engine A cylinder head assembly is for an internal combustion engine. The cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head and first and second valves coupled to the cylinder head. The first and second valves are associated with a combustion chamber partially defined by the cylinder head. The cylinder head assembly also includes a fixed member coupled to the cylinder head and a valve bridge engageable with the first and second valves. The valve bridge is axially moveable along an axis relative to the fixed member to move the first and second valves together between an open position and a closed position. The cylinder head assembly further includes an anti-rotation feature between the valve bridge and the fixed member. The anti-rotation feature restricts rotational movement of the valve bridge about the axis.
US10858961B2	Method for controlling a waste heat utilization system for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method for controlling a waste-heat utilization system (20) for an internal combustion engine (10) of a vehicle, wherein the waste-heat utilization system (20) has at least one expander (22), which can transmit torque to the internal combustion engine (10) and which can be bypassed by means of a bypass flow path (25), at least one evaporator (21), and at least one pump (24) for an operating medium, and wherein at least the evaporator (21) is arranged in the region of the exhaust gas system (11) of the internal combustion engine (10). The expander (22), which can be operated in several operating modes, has a driving connection to a secondary drive shaft (19) of the internal combustion engine in at least one operating mode. An operating mode of the waste-heat utilization system (20) is selected by a control device (30) on the basis of at least one input variable and the waste-heat utilization system (20) is operated in said operating mode. The input variable is selected by the control device (30) from the group consisting of expander rotational speed (n), gear information (GI), coasting information (CI), and pressure (p1, p2) and temperature (T1, T2) of the operating medium upstream or downstream of the expander (22). A first operating mode (1) is associated with a warm-up phase of the expander (22) and a second operating mode (2) is associated with a normal operating phase of the expander (22). In the first operating mode, the bypass flow path (25) is opened and the expander (22) is not connected to a secondary drive shaft (19) of the internal combustion engine (10). In the second operating mode, the bypass flow path (25) is closed and the expander (22) is connected to the internal combustion engine (10). The second operating mode (2) is selected if the pressure (p2) and/or the temperature (T2) of the operating medium downstream of the expander (22) exceeds a defined value.
US10858956B2	Gas turbine engine keel beam A gas turbine engine for an aircraft is provided. The gas turbine engine comprises an engine core comprising a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor. The gas turbine engine further comprises a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades, the fan generating a core airflow which enters the engine core and a bypass airflow which flows through a bypass duct surrounding the engine core. The gas turbine engine further comprises a circumferential row of outer guide vanes located in the bypass duct rearwards of the fan, the outer guide vanes extending radially outwardly from an inner ring which defines a radially inner surface of the bypass duct.
US10858955B2	Gas turbine engine having a sealing member A gas turbine engine includes a cover, a support, and a sealing member. The cover has a cover housing and a cover arm extending from the cover housing between a first arm end connected to the cover housing and a second arm end having a cover end surface. The support has a support body, a first support arm extending between a first support arm first end connected to the support body and a first support arm second end. The cover arm extends into the first support arm. The sealing member at least partially extends across a gap defined between the cover end surface and the first support arm.
US10858954B2	Turbo-engine housing, equipped with a thermal protection shell and an anti-wear strip A turbo-engine module comprises a turbo-engine housing, and a thermal protection shell of the housing. The thermal protection shell is configured to cover at least partially the housing in order to protect same thermally. The module comprises a wear protection strip which is situated between the housing and the thermal protection shell, in a junction region of the housing and the thermal protection shell.
US10858951B2	Turbo compressor and turbo chiller using same The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a turbo compressor which is provided with an open impeller and has the minimal gap between the shroud and the impeller such that efficiency is improved and the safe operating region is enlarged; and a turbo chiller using the same. The turbo compressor is provided with an open impeller with a shroud provided on the side of a casing, and the rotary shaft is supported by a radial magnetic bearing and a magnetic thrust bearing. The turbo compressor is provided with a control unit that comprises: a load calculating means that calculates the axial thrust load generated by the pressure distribution of the compressor; and an axial support position control means that controls a gap between the impeller and the shroud to be a target gap by varying, on the basis of the axial thrust load, the axial support position of the rotary shaft due to the magnetic thrust bearing.
US10858950B2	Multilayer abradable coatings for high-performance systems An example high-performance system includes an example high-performance component including a substrate and a multilayer abradable track adjacent to the substrate. The abradable track includes a plurality of alternating layers along a thickness of the abradable track. The plurality of alternating layers includes at least one relatively porous abradable layer and at least one relatively dense layer. A porosity of the relatively dense layer is lower than that of the at least one relatively porous abradable layer. The example high-performance system may include a rotating component configured to contact and abrade the multilayer abradable track. An example technique for forming the multilayer abradable track includes thermal spraying a first precursor composition toward the substrate to form a relatively porous abradable layer of a layer pair of a plurality of layer pairs of the multilayer abradable track, and a second precursor composition to form a relatively dense layer of the pair.
US10858937B2	Adapted rock bolt with improved installation properties Disclosed is a grout anchored rock bolt which includes an elongate cylindrical body of a suitable material which has at least one integral anchor portion which includes of a plurality projection, each of which extends laterally from the body in at least one radial direction, wherein the projections are consecutively serially arranged along the length of the anchor portion and wherein each projection is radially offset relatively to the preceding formation at an angle that is not orthogonal.
US10858936B2	Determining geologic formation permeability Techniques for determining geologic formation permeability include determining particular permeability values from an NMR log permeability data and particular permeability values of the core permeability measurements; determining a selected NMR permeability transform that includes inputs including the determined particular permeability values; minimizing a cost function to optimize the selected NMR permeability transform; calculating new permeability values for the wellbore between the terranean surface and a true vertical depth of the wellbore with the optimized NMR permeability transform; comparing the calculated new permeability values at particular depths between the terranean surface and the true vertical depth that match depths of the core permeability measurements; based on the comparison meeting a particular threshold, generating a user interface that renders one or more graphical representations of the optimized NMR permeability transform and the calculated new permeability values; and transmitting data that represents the one or more graphical representations.
US10858934B2	Enclosed module for a downhole system A device for measuring a parameter of interest downhole, includes a downhole component configured to be disposed in a borehole formed in an earth formation, and at least one module configured to be removably connected to the downhole component. The at least one module at least partially encloses a sensor configured to measure the parameter of interest. The at least one module at least partially encloses a communication device for wireless communication.
US10858933B2	Method for analyzing cement integrity in casing strings using machine learning The present disclosure provides methods and systems for analyzing cement integrity in a depth interval of a wellbore having a multiple string casing with an innermost annulus disposed inside at least one outer annulus. The method includes processing ultrasonic data obtained from ultrasonic measurements on the interval of the wellbore to determine properties of the innermost annulus. The method also includes processing sonic data obtained from sonic measurements on the interval of the wellbore to extract features of the sonic data. The features of the sonic data are input to a machine learning processing to determine properties of both the innermost annulus and the least one outer annulus. Additional processing of ultrasonic and sonic data can also be used to determine properties of both the innermost annulus and the least one outer annulus. These properties can be used to analyze cement integrity in the depth interval of the wellbore.
US10858930B2	Real-time monitoring of hydrocarbon productions A method includes obtaining a sample of a fluid from a subterranean zone while the fluid is being extracted from the zone. A chemical composition of the sample is measured. A temperature and a pressure of the subterranean zone are measured. The measured properties are associated with a time point. The measured properties are incorporated into a set of historical data. A chemical composition of a fluid to be extracted from the subterranean zone at a future time point is determined based on the set of historical data. A presence of a liquid phase in the fluid to be extracted from the subterranean zone at the future time point is determined. A flow rate of the fluid being extracted from the subterranean zone is adjusted in response to determining the presence of the liquid phase in the fluid to be extracted from the subterranean zone at the future time point.
US10858929B2	Methods for drilling multiple parallel wells with passive magnetic ranging A system and method for drilling a second well with respect to a first well is disclosed. A first drill string having a known magnetic signature is disposed at a first depth in the first well. A second drill string is used to drill the second well. The second drill string includes a magnetometer that obtains a magnetic measurement of the first drill string during drilling of the second well. A processor uses the obtained magnetic measurement and the magnetic signature of the first drill string to steer the second drill string to drill the second well.
US10858928B2	Gauge assembly and method of delivering a gauge assembly into a wellbore A gauge assembly deployable from a surface system into a subsurface system includes a device housing having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The intermediate portion includes an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a device receiving zone. A device is arranged in the device receiving zone. The device includes one of a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and a communication device. A control line is connected to the device and extends from the second end of the device housing to the surface system. A guide member is mounted to the first end of the device housing. The guide member includes a tapered end section that promotes deployment into the subsurface system.
US10858923B2	Enhancing complex fracture networks in subterranean formations The embodiments herein relate generally to subterranean formation operations and, more particularly, to enhancing complex fracture networks in subterranean formations by maximizing the exposed surface area to enable increased production rates. The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to increasing fracture network complexity and thus enhancing production within a subterranean formation using a plurality of fluid stages and a combination with liquid or solid electrically controlled propellants (ECPs), various electroconductive particulate sizes (EPs), and a source of electrical voltage.
US10858922B2	System and method of delivering stimulation treatment by means of gas generation In downhole tools and methods related to stimulation of subterranean formations are provided. The tools and methods utilize electrically ignitable propellant to generate gas downhole that is used to generate or enhance fractures. The electrically ignitable propellant can be ignited applying electrical power to a pair of electrodes associated with the propellant. Subsequently, the ignition can be halted by ceasing to supply the electrical power. Thus, allowing for the control of the amount and location of generated gas.
US10858920B2	In-line adapter for a perforating gun An assembly, including a perforating gun to perforate a subterranean wellbore, and a setting tool to install a plug within the wellbore. In addition, the assembly includes an adapter configured to connect to each of the perforating gun and the setting tool. The adapter includes an outer housing including a single-piece, integrated body that includes a first end configured to directly connect to the perforating gun, a second end configured to directly connect to the setting tool, and an internal passage. In addition, the adapter includes an electrical circuit disposed within the internal passage that is configured to route an electrical signal to cause the setting tool to install a plug within the wellbore.
US10858915B2	Reducing swab pressure generated behind a well liner expansion cone A tubular pull string assembly (5, 5A) may be used to pull up an expansion mandrel (1) through an area of overlap (2) between an upper section of a well liner (3) expanded by the expansion mandrel and a lower section of a previously installed liner (4). The tubular pull string assembly may be provided with at least one flow port (6), through which fluid is permitted to flow from the exterior (7) to the interior (8) of the tubular pull string assembly during pop out of the expansion mandrel from the area of overlap. In addition thereto, or instead thereof, the expansion mandrel may be provided with a streamlined tail (1A) section having an inwardly tapered outer surface (11) that intersects a longitudinal axis of the expansion mandrel at a sharp angle. The sharp angle can be less than 20 degrees. The tail section can have a length of at least several centimeters.
US10858913B2	Permeability enhancement method for coalbed methane wells by using electric pulse detonation fracturing technology A permeability enhancement method for coalbed methane wells by using electric pulse detonation fracturing technology is applicable to exploitation of coalbed methane wells in coal beds with low permeability. Firstly, a positive electrode coalbed methane wellbore and a negative electrode coalbed methane wellbore are constructed from the ground surface to a coal bed. A fixed platform installed with a positive electrode and a high-voltage pulse device are placed, by using a derrick, downwards to a predetermined permeability enhancement portion of the coal bed in the positive electrode coalbed methane wellbore, and another fixed platform installed with a negative electrode is placed, by using a derrick, downwards to a predetermined permeability enhancement portion of the coal bed in the negative electrode coalbed methane wellbore. The coal bed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is broken down by using a high voltage, and coalbed methane extraction is carried out in the positive electrode coalbed methane wellbore and the negative electrode coalbed methane wellbore. A large amount of energy produced by high-voltage electric pulse directly acts on the coal reservoir to form a plasma channel in the coal bed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The large amount of energy instantly passes through the plasma channel, and the produced high-temperature thermal expansion force and shock waves act on the coal bed, such that the number of cracks in the coal bed is effectively increased and a favorable condition is created for flowing of coalbed methane.
US10858910B2	High-power microwave borehole fracturing device for engineering rock mass A high-power microwave borehole fracturing device for an engineering rock mass includes a high-power microwave generator, a high-power microwave coaxial heater, a high-power low-loss microwave coaxial transmission line, and a microwave power adaptive regulation and control system. The high-power microwave generator includes a continuous wave magnetron, a permanent magnet, a waveguide excitation chamber, a coaxial circulator, a coaxial matching load, a coaxial coupling converter, a waveguide coaxial converter, and an output waveguide. The high-power microwave coaxial heater includes a microwave transmission inner conductor, a microwave transmission outer conductor, a microwave input connector, a microwave short circuit cap, and a conductor supporting cylinder. The high-power low-loss microwave coaxial transmission line includes an input end coaxial line, middle section coaxial lines, and an output end coaxial line. The microwave power adaptive regulation and control system includes an impedance matching regulator, a microwave power controller, and a temperature sensor.
US10858908B2	Check valve with internal mass for progressive cavity pumps The present invention corresponds to a check valve with an inertial mass that is installed in the bottom of the production tubing and above the progressive cavity pump (PCP) of an oil well, which prevents that the hydrostatic column that is inside of the production tubing go down in the moment where the artificial lift of the column stops for the detention of the PCP pump. If we prevent that this phenomenon to happen, the PCP pump will not rotate in the opposite direction of its normal operation and it will not be clogged by any particulate material that is contained in it.
US10858906B2	Methods and systems for a temporary seal within a wellbore A temporary seal within a wellbore. More specifically, a temporary seal within casing that limits the flow of fluid through the casing until the temporary seal is released.
US10858900B2	Downhole debris-collecting tool having an improved valve The downhole tool comprises: (i) a housing connected with a collection chamber for receiving debris, the housing having an opening for collecting the debris from the petroleum well, the opening in fluid communication with the collection chamber through the housing; (ii) a rotatable shaft with transport blades arranged within the housing and extending from the opening to the collection chamber, the rotatable shaft configured for transporting debris from the opening to the collection chamber in operational use; (iii) an annular area defined between the rotatable shaft and an inner wall of the housing and (iv) a valve configured for keeping debris in the collection chamber. The valve is located within the housing between the opening and the collection chamber. The valve comprises a seal member with a movable part mounted in the annular area and around the rotatable shaft. The valve is opened when the movable part moves in direction of the collection chamber and is configured such that the movable part of the seal member is only movable in the direction towards the collection chamber when closed. The downhole tool provides a valve, which is easily opened, requiring a very small force, while providing a very good sealing effect when the seal member is closed.
US10858895B2	Axial, lateral and torsional force dampener A downhole tool for dampening vibrational, lateral, compressive, and tensile forces within a drillstring is described. The downhole tool generally includes a bottom end shaft configurable to a drillstring and that is telescopically engaged within a compression housing and a torsional housing. The torsional housing enables the bottom end shaft to slide axially with respect to the torsional housing whilst preventing torsional movement of the bottom end shaft relative to the torsional housing. The compression housing is configurable to drillstring equipment and operatively contains a first spring between the compression housing and the bottom end shaft that absorbs compression forces between bottom end shaft and compression housing.
US10858890B2	Steerable borehole excavation apparatus A hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The jetting assembly includes a jetting hose, with a jetting nozzle at its distal end. The jetting nozzle comprises a tubular stator body having a fluid discharge slot, and a tubular rotor body residing within a bore of the stator body. The jetting nozzle has one or more bearings residing between the stator body and the surrounding rotor body to accommodate relative rotational movement. The jetting nozzle includes a proximal end configured to sealingly connect to an end of a jetting hose, and to receive a high pressure jetting fluid. Preferably, the nozzle has an outer diameter that is equivalent to or slightly larger than an outer diameter of the jetting hose. Preferably, the jetting assembly has at least three actuator wires configured to induce a controlled bending moment at its distal end, thereby providing for a steerable downhole tool. Jetting collars may be placed along the jetting hose to overcome drag force.
US10858887B2	Boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus A boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus is provided. One aspect of the present ladder apparatus includes an elongated extension handle including a slot adjacent a lower end thereof. Another aspect of a boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus provides a snap-on step tread which can be mounted to a dual-tubular ladder step structure. Another aspect of a boat or recreational vehicle ladder apparatus employs a laterally expandable ladder step which can be retrofit onto an existing ladder. A further aspect employs clasps or hooks to attach and retain a ladder step to generally vertical ladder rails in a tool-free and fastener-free manner.
US10858883B2	Optical body, window material, and roll screen An optical body includes a first optical transparent layer having quadrangular pyramid-shaped depressions, a wavelength-selective reflecting layer formed on the depressions and selectively reflecting light of a specific wavelength band, and a second optical transparent layer formed on the wavelength-selective reflecting layer. When (θ, ϕ) is taken as the incident angle (θ: angle between perpendicular line relative to second optical transparent layer acting as incident surface and light incident on incident surface; ϕ: angle between specific straight line within incident surface and component resulting from projection of incident light on incident surface), with respect to incident light that is incident on the incident surface from different ϕ directions at θ=60°, the optical body has an average reflection angle of reflected light to the same quadrant as the incident light of 30° or more.
US10858880B2	Vanadium-based frit materials, binders, and/or solvents and/or methods of making the same Certain example embodiments relate to seals for glass articles. Certain example embodiments relate to a composition used for sealing an insulted glass unit. In certain example embodiments the composition includes vanadium oxide, barium oxide, zinc oxide, and at least one additional additive. For instance, another additive that is a different metal oxide or different metal chloride may be provided. In certain example embodiments, a composition may be combined with a binder solution that substantially or completely burns out by the time the composition is melted. In certain example embodiments, a vacuum insulated glass unit includes first and second glass substrates that are sealed together with a seal that included the above-described composition.
US10858877B2	Insulating strip for door, window or façade elements, composite profile for door, window or façade elements, and method for finishing manufacturing of a roll-in head of an insulating strip for door, window or façade elements An insulating strip (3) connects profiles (2) of a composite profile (1) for doors, windows or façade elements. At least one of the profiles has a roll-in groove (6) and is composed of a first metal material. The insulating strip (3) includes a strip body (4) composed of an insulating material and extending in a longitudinal direction (z). A roll-in head (5) is formed at a longitudinal edge of the strip body (4). The roll-in head (5) has a cross-sectional shape in a plane (x-y) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (z) suitable for insertion into the roll-in groove (6). A metal sheet (13) having surface variations (17; 18) covers at least a portion of a surface (10, 11, 12) of the roll-in head (5). At least a portion of the sheet (13) is composed of a second metal material having a tensile strength of 300 N/mm2 or more.
US10858875B2	Assembly having a window support for a vehicle window A vehicle window has two individual panes that are bonded by an adhesive layer. A window support has a connection segment, forming a holder, for mechanically connecting to the vehicle window. An electrical contact element that is partially arranged within the holder is fastened to the window support. The electrical contact element, which has the form of a ribbon conductor, serves to electrically contact an electrical counter contact element of the vehicle window. According to one aspect, the electrical contact element is routed, from between the two individual panes, out of the vehicle window, and is fastened to a surface of the vehicle window.
US10858874B2	Staged load amplified power closure system A closure assembly includes a housing, a sensor, a door, and a primary actuator. The sensor is disposed within the housing. The door is supported by the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The sensor is exposed when the door is in the open position. The primary actuator is operable to (i) apply a first force on the door to move the door from the closed position to the open position and (ii) apply a second force on the door to move the door from the closed position to the open position when the first force does not move the door into the open position.
US10858870B2	Hinge device with the possibility of ajar or breather opening A hinge device includes a first connection means (3) configured to fixed to a structure or frame and rotatably connected to a second connection means (5) configured to fixed to a door device (1) comprises at least one interconnecting means (7) connected to a sliding means (13) and a friction means (17) with at least one friction sliding block (25) secured to the sliding means (13) and sliding along a respective sliding wall (27) of the first connection means (3) and parallel to a direction of translation of the sliding means (13), wherein at least one arrest means (19) is fixed to or made in the first connection means (3) in proximity to a sliding wall (27) to abut with the sliding means (13) to arrest its stroke towards the closing of the door or of the shutter in correspondence an ajar or breather opening condition (S).
US10858867B2	Vehicular door handle assembly and method for assembling the same A vehicular door handle assembly for opening a vehicle door is provided and includes a chassis assembly having a forward end and a rearward end. The forward end includes an arm rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chassis and the rearward end includes a rotatable bellcrank. The vehicular door handle assembly further includes a handle grip movable to an actuated position to open a vehicle door and the handle grip includes a forward end and a rearward end. The forward end includes a connection member to rigidly connect with the rotatable arm and the rearward end includes a plunger rotatably connected to the rear end door handle and is rotatably connected to the bellcrank.
US10858855B2	Modular anti-ballistic shelter system The modular anti-ballistic shelter system includes two end units and, optionally, additional middle units for a wider structure. End and middle units may also stack atop each other for multi-story structures. Each unit is configured to comply with both ISO standards for size and weight, and with the U.S. Department of State Certification Standard for Forced Entry and Ballistic Resistance of Structural Systems. Each exterior wall of each end unit and each middle unit is reinforced with wall studs that penetrate the unit's structural framework of beams and frames. Even though these wall studs are welded into place, penetration of the wall studs into the beams and frames ensures acceptable blast, ballistic, and forced entry resistance even if the welds are flawed.
US10858847B2	Fascia mounting system A method or system for mounting fascia involving attaching at least two blocks, spaced apart to framing material, the blocks having upper and lower channels facing away from the framing material. Attaching an upper and lower J channel to a piece of fascia material and sliding the fascia material with the J channels into the block channels, then snapping caps over the at least two blocks.
US10858846B2	Swellable sealing lip A panel comprises a swellable sealing lip. The panel comprises a panel top side and a panel bottom side and at least four panel edges arranged mutually facing each other in pairs, with complementary retaining profiles provided in pairs at the mutually facing panel edges, wherein the retaining profiles are configured such that at a retaining profile of one panel further panels with a complementary retaining profile can be mounted. In this case, at least one retaining profile comprises a swellable sealing lip at least partially along its longitudinal axis. Moreover, an arrangement of such panels and a method for producing such panels are proposed. In summary, the above-described panel has the advantage that panel joints can be protected against ingress and penetration of liquids in a particularly good and easy way without applying permanent, additional stresses to the connection of joined retaining profiles.
US10858844B2	Building element in plate shape, in particular floor covering panel, as well as floor covering formed by using said building elements, and method for their arrangement The invention relates to a building element in plate shape, in particular a floor covering panel, which, apart from a mineral carrier plate or a carrier plate of WPC, comprises an upper side wear layer as well as preferably a lower side levelling layer, as well as to a floor covering formed by using such building elements, and to a method for the arrangement thereof, wherein the side faces thereof comprise a non-locking profile for forming special joints for receiving a material for forming a connection element.
US10858842B2	Wall panel A wall panel may have a veneer layer, a middle layer made from magnesium oxide and an insulation layer made from a two-part rigid urethane pour foam. The insulation layer maybe chemically bonded to the middle layer. The veneer layer may include a poured substrate made from polyurethane or plastic. The veneer layer may further include aesthetic elements embedded in and bonded to the poured substrate. The aesthetic elements may include one or more of brick, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, natural stone, engineered stone, wood, ceramic, plastic, or vinyl. A finished surface of the aesthetic elements may extend above a top surface of the poured substrate. The poured substrate may include sand causing the top surface of the poured substrate to have an appearance of mortar.
US10858840B2	Electric blinds roof structure of canopy and canopy An electric blinds roof structure provided in this invention includes a top frame, and at least a group of blinds is installed at the top frame. Each group of blinds includes a plurality of slats, a linkage strip, and an electric control mechanism, each slat is rotatably installed at the top frame, and each slat is directly hinged to the linkage strip or hinged to the linkage strip through a fixing member fixed at the slat. The electric control mechanism is used to drive at least one linkage strip to move thus to control opening and closing of the slats. This invention can drive the linkage strip to move through the electric control mechanism, thereby controlling the opening and closing of slats corresponding to blinds, and operation is convenient and reliable compared to the operation mode of rolling a rolling rod in the prior art.
US10858839B2	Roofing, cladding or siding product, its manufacture and its use as part of a solar energy recovery system A roofing, cladding or siding product which is light weight, easy to install, durable, and resistant to environmental wear includes a module that can be used to form a weatherproof covering over top of a building surface. The module can also form a weatherproof covering, and be used as part of a thermal energy recovery or removal system. The module can also form part of a thermal energy recovery system that includes an array of solar cells to generate electrical energy.
US10858827B2	Buckling-restrained brace with flat energy dissipation element, building and assembly method A buckling-restrained brace with a flat energy dissipation element, a building with the brace and an assembly method of the brace belongs to the field of force-resisting members of structural engineering. The brace includes a telescopic inner restrained member, an outer restrained member sleeved outside the inner restrained member, and the flat energy dissipation element between the inner and outer restrained members; the inner restrained member includes a first and a second steel square tube which are connected; the flat energy dissipation element includes four flat fuses, and two ends of each fuse are connected to four sides of the first and second steel square tube by bolts; and the inner section of the outer restrained member is square, the outer restrained member covers the flat energy dissipation element, and a certain gap is disposed between the outer restrained member and the flat energy dissipation element.
US10858826B2	Expansion joint having cover pan with magnetic attachment Embodiments of an expansion joint are provided. The expansion joint is configured to cover a gap between a first architectural surface and a second architectural surface. The expansion joint includes a panel having a first surface and a second surface in which the second surface is opposite the first surface. When the panel covers the gap, the panel is magnetically connected to both of the first architectural surface or the second architectural surface. The expansion joint may also a tether to connect the panel to the architectural surfaces when the panel becomes dislodged.
US10858822B2	Construction and method for constructing same A construction having generalized and alternative joints, capable of making pillar materials self-stood at in horizontal direction of lower frame materials. Upper and lower frame materials formed by laminating three sawn plates with two or more different plate width in plate thickness direction, and a recessed groove or a protruding stripe of the alternative joints is formed between outer layer plate width of outer layer sawn plates interposing an intermediate layer of laminated layers and an intermediate plate width of intermediate sawn plate interposed as the intermediate layer. The pillar materials are formed by laminating three sawn plates with same length in plate thickness direction, and a protrusion or a recess, which can be fitted closely to the recessed groove or the protruding stripe, are formed at both ends by deviating an intermediate sawn plate in a longitudinal direction for a distance of the difference to outer layer sawn plates.
US10858820B2	Reinforced beam system A reinforced beam system comprises at least one pair of angularly spaced, corner-connected beams configured with two oppositely oriented triangular closed head portions, and a web interposed between head portions; a plurality of reinforcement elements forcibly contacting an interior wall of the corresponding head portion; and for each pair, at least one angled connector. A first leg of the angled connector abuts the flange of a second head portion of the first beam and is connected to a first reinforcement element inserted within the second head portion of the first beam, and a second leg of the angled connector abuts the flange of a first head portion of the second beam and is connected to a second reinforcement element inserted within both the first head portion of the second beam and a first head portion of the first beam. A beam system in one embodiment is devoid of reinforcement elements.
US10858818B2	Interlocking building system using one-piece skin-and-frame panels, vacuum-insulation, vertical slide-locks, multi-story slides, and snap-locks A system of structural interlocking panels for forming disaster-resistant buildings, comprising: a hollow, internally-braced, vacuum-insulated panel shell having at least two interlocking sides, the first side having a convex-inward single-curvature, the second side having a straight surface, the third side having a straight surface with at least one integral tongue with at least one head extending vertically-upward for receiving a complementary groove of a first side of an adjacent panel. Panels are thus vertically slide-locked along panel sides and faces, thereby triggering automatic snap joints that prevent backward movement of the panel. The system can assemble spheres, cylinders, toroids, tetrahedrons, flat shapes, and irregular shapes.
US10858817B2	Modular integrated building and construction method thereof Disclosed herewith a modular integrated building and a construction method thereof. The building comprises multiple prefabricated room units (1). A bottom of a load-bearing structure of the prefabricated room unit (1) is provided with a semi-prefabricated connecting port (2). Reinforcing bars arranged at a top of the prefabricated room unit (1) of a next floor are inserted in the connecting port (2) and thus connected with reinforcing bars arranged therein, so that the prefabricated room units (1) of two adjacent floors are connected with each other through in-situ casting concrete in the connecting port (2). A cast-in-situ concrete interlayer (3) is arranged on a top plate (11) of the prefabricated room unit (1) of a next floor, for connecting adjacent prefabricated room units (1) of a same floor together.
US10858816B2	Conical filtering device The present invention relates to a conical filter used to filter storm water being directed into a catch basin and to filter water being pumped from a sediment pond.
US10858810B2	Shovel management apparatus and shovel management method A shovel management apparatus includes a temporary storing part and an abnormality information storing part. The temporary storing part temporarily stores detection information containing an operation input amount detected by an input amount detecting part of a shovel and physical amounts detected by a plurality of sensors in the shovel. The abnormality information storing part stores abnormality information. A controller performs an abnormality determination based on the detection information. The controller transfers, when an occurrence of an abnormality is determined at a first time, the detection information as the abnormality information, which is stored in a time period from a second time earlier than the first time to at least the first time, from the temporary storing part to the abnormality information storing part.
US10858808B2	Excavator An excavator attachment is attached to a rotating platform of an excavator. A display unit visually displays a predicted stability indicating stability of the posture of the excavator after the excavator is manipulated.
US10858804B2	Work machine A work machine including a front control section configured to calculate a limit command value for restricting an operation of a front work implement includes: for example, a bypass line that bypasses, for example, the proportional solenoid valve in, for example, the pilot line; for example, a bypass valve disposed in, for example, the bypass line; a switch configured to output a signal to turn on or off control by the front control section; an on/off determining part configured to determine whether the signal from the switch is an on signal that brings front control into an on state or an off signal that brings the front control into an off state; an open/close command part configured to generate an open/close command signal to open the bypass valve when the signal is determined to be the off/off signal.
US10858803B2	Loader frame Power machine frames for power machines such as skid steer loaders that include features for aiding in the manufacture of the power machines, providing space saving advantages in the design of the power machine, and/or providing performance advantages for the power machine.
US10858801B2	System for controlling operation of a machine A system for controlling operation of a machine having a frame supported by ground engaging members and a work implement movably supported by the frame includes a machine position sensor and an implement position sensor to output data pertaining to a position and orientation of the machine and the work implement within a worksite. The system further includes a controller that receives the data output by the machine position sensor and the implement position sensor. The controller computes an amount of gap that is required for alignment of the machine and the work implement with a slot based on the received data. The controller then controls a movement of the ground engaging members for positioning the machine at the computed amount of gap from a cut point located within the slot prior to the work implement entering a cut position for performing a cut within the slot.
US10858799B2	Tool stabilizer system A stabilizer system includes a first object that moves relative to a second object and includes a first actuator coupled to a first wear pad. The first actuator drives the first wear pad to contact a first side of the second object to control motion of the first object relative to the second object. The first actuator operates in a first mode and in a second mode. While operating in the first mode, the first actuator applies a first force to the first wear pad to block the motion of first object relative to the second object. While the first actuator is operating in the second mode, the first actuator applies a second force, lower than the first force, to the first wear pad to enable the motion of the first object relative to the second object.
US10858798B2	Steel pipe cofferdam construction method using suction penetration and stacking of pipe members A circular pipe member is penetrated into the seabed by a suction pressure, and a plurality of circular pipe members are vertically stacked thereon and integrated thereto to construct a cofferdam. When dismantling the cofferdam, the circular pipe members are disassembled and dismantled in order by using a lifting wire installed at a newly constructed structure installed in the inner space of the cofferdam.
US10858794B2	Sack for the realisation of civil engineering works, process for its manufacture, and for the realisation of a work by means of several sacks of this type A sack for realising civil engineering works, including a sack structure with two main faces defined by two respective equal main areas of cloth that are joined over most of their periphery. The main areas of cloth define an opening for introducing filling material into the sack structure when in use. The sack includes at least one area of protective cloth whose resistance characteristics differ from the main areas of cloth. The area of protective cloth is fastened to the outside of the sack structure so as to substantially cover a single main face thereof.
US10858792B2	Pavement marking cleaning system A system for using a fluid to clean markings on a hard surface includes a cleaning hood operably mounted on wheels for movement across the hard surface with the cleaning hood positioned immediately above the hard surface, a set of a plurality of cleaning arms of a selected length, the cleaning arms mounted for rotation under the cleaning hood and defining a cleaning area swept by the cleaning arms, a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle mounted on one of the plurality of cleaning arms, a cleaning fluid connection carried by the hood, the cleaning fluid connection configured to fluidly connect the nozzles and cleaning arms to a cleaning fluid supply, a vacuum connection carried by the hood, the vacuum connection configured to apply vacuum from a vacuum pump to remove contaminated cleaning fluid from the hard surface to a waste fluid storage tank, and a second set of a plurality of cleaning arms of a second selected length, wherein the plurality of cleaning arms of a selected length may be replaced by the second set of cleaning arms of a second selected length, altering the cleaning area swept by the cleaning arms.
US10858790B1	Methods of forming an asphalt shingle waste powder from asphalt shingle waste Non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising: obtaining asphalt shingle waste (ASW) and performing grinding, screening, and separating steps on the ASW. In some embodiments, granules are removed from the ASW. In some embodiments, the method transforms ASW into ASW powder. In some embodiments, the ASW powder is formed into a plurality of briquettes. In some embodiments, at least one of: the ASW powder, the plurality of briquettes, or any combination thereof is fed into a mixing process that results in an ASW powder filled coating.
US10858785B2	Fibrous structures and methods for making same Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that greater than about 50% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structure exists in pores of radii of from about 101 μm to about 200 μm, and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
US10858784B2	Coatings using clays with low packing density Paper and paperboard coatings are disclosed using a modified clay which is characterized by an average shape factor less than 60, a sediment void volume greater than 48%, and containing less than 30% by mass of particles less than 1 micron in diameter.
US10858781B2	Method of treating cellulose pulp Disclosed is a method of treating cellulose pulp for use in regeneration of cellulose including the steps of: i) preparing an alkaline metal hydroxide solution having a concentration of 4-10% by weight; ii) adding cellulose pulp to form a slurry; iii) heating the slurry to a temperature of 40-100° C.; and iv) dissolving the treated cellulose pulp in an alkaline solution having a temperature within the range of −10° C. to 12° C.; wherein the percentage by weight is based on the total weight of the slurry.
US10858778B2	Treatment plate for a garment treatment appliance The invention provides a treatment plate (10) for a garment treatment appliance (100), the treatment plate (10) having a contact surface (13) that in use slides on a garment (200) being treated, the contact surface (13) comprising a coating (20) comprising a metal oxide coating (21), the metal oxide coating (21) comprising: —first metal ions selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), scandium (Sc), and yttrium (Y); and—second metal ions selected from the group consisting of cerium (Ce), manganese (Mn), and cobalt (Co). This invention provides a favorable gliding behavior.
US10858776B2	Washing machine A washing machine includes a housing; a drum disposed inside the housing and including a rotation shaft that extends in a vertical direction; and a filter unit disposed at an inner wall of the drum, configured to filter washing water flowing in a circumferential direction of the drum and to discharge the washing water in a radial direction inside of the drum. Accordingly, when a water current is formed inside the drum in the circumferential direction of the drum, the filter unit is disposed inside the drum so that foreign substances in the washing water rotated in the circumferential direction of the drum can be easily filtered.
US10858771B2	Device and method for producing a carrier part having a plurality of fiber bundles A device and a method for producing a carrier part having a plurality of fiber bundles. At least one fiber bundle strand is removed from a supply with a fiber bundle conveying unit and is conveyed into its own feed channel. A suction channel associated with each feed channel is fluidically connected thereto. An air flow is generated in the suction channel, and an end portion of the at least one fiber bundle strand is conveyed into the suction channel. By moving the at least one suction channel into a working position, the end portion of the at least one fiber bundle strand is free in a working region of the device. A needle unit having at least one needle can pick up the end portion in the working region and can pull or push it through a carrier part as the needle unit moves through the carrier part.
US10858764B2	Yarn return unit for returning a yarn as well as a workstation of a textile machine comprising a yarn return unit A yarn return unit for returning a yarn into a delivery unit of a textile machine during a piecing process includes a yarn-guiding section configured to guide and position the yarn with respect to the delivery unit. A blowing unit generates an air flow for returning the yarn from the yarn-guiding section into the delivery unit, the blowing unit defining a flow direction of the air flow. The yarn-guiding section includes an open contour that defines an insertion area through which the yarn is inserted into the yarn-guiding section transversely to the flow direction of the air flow.
US10858760B2	T cell receptor library The invention relates to a library for the expression of all functional TCR types comprising 45 TCR constructs each encoding one of the 45 different TCR α chains and 47 TCR constructs each encoding one of the 47 different TCR β chains, wherein each of the 45 TCR constructs encoding one of 45 different TCR α chain comprises the following building blocks one of the variable AV segments AVseg1 to AVseg45, and a constant AC segment, and wherein each of the 47 TCR constructs encoding one of 47 different TCR β chains comprises one of the variable BV segments BVseg1 to BVseg47, and a constant BC segment.
US10858759B2	Molybdenum crucible The molybdenum crucible includes a cylindrical side wall and a bottom provided integrally with one end of the side wall. The side wall includes a coarse grain region configured to extend from an outer wall toward an inner wall and a fine grain region configured to extend from the inner wall toward the outer wall so as to be in contact with the coarse grain region. The ratio of the coarse grain region in the side wall in the thickness direction thereof is 10% or more and less than 90%. The coarse grain region is defined as such a region in which crystal grains having a grain size of 1 mm or more determined by an intercept method in the height direction of the crucible occupy 95% or more of an area of a measurement region.
US10858753B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing silicon single crystal A silicon single crystal manufacturing method by a Czochralski method pulls up a silicon single crystal from a silicon melt in a quartz crucible while applying a magnetic field to the silicon melt. During a pull-up process of the silicon single crystal, the surface temperature of the silicon melt is continuously measured, and crystal growth conditions are changed based on a result of frequency analysis of the surface temperature.
US10858751B2	Surface-treated steel sheet, process for producing the same and resin-coated surface-treated steel sheet A surface-treated steel sheet for cans forming a coating of a compound containing chiefly Zr and containing F, the amount of Zr being 80 to 200 mg/m2 and the amount of F being not less than 12 mg/m2 in the coating on the surface that becomes the outer surface side of the can. The surface-treated steel sheet is capable of effectively preventing the resin coating from peeling on the outer surface side of the can at dented portions.
US10858747B2	Acidic zinc and zinc nickel alloy plating bath composition and electroplating method The present invention relates to an acidic zinc or zinc-nickel alloy plating bath composition comprising a source for zinc ions, optionally a source for nickel ions, a source for chloride ions and at least one dithiocarbamyl alkyl sulfonic acid or salt thereof. Said plating bath composition and the corresponding plating method result in zinc or zinc-nickel alloy layers having an improved throwing power and thickness distribution, particularly when plating substrates having a complex shape and/or in rack-and-barrel plating.
US10858744B2	Ozone generators, methods of making ozone generators, and methods of generating ozone An electrolytic ozone generator includes an anode with a longitudinal edge, a cathode with a longitudinal edge spaced apart from the cathode, and an isolator. The isolator electrically separates the cathode from the anode and is semi-impermeable. The anode and cathode are impermeable for generating ozone in a flow area fluidly coupling longitudinal edges of the anode and the cathode. Ozone water apparatus, methods of making electrolytic ozone generators, and methods of generating ozone using electrolytic ozone generators are also described.
US10858742B2	Nitrogen substituted aromatic triazoles as corrosion control agents Compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion of metallic surfaces in contact with an aqueous medium such as copper, copper alloy, and steel surfaces of an open recirculating cooling water system. In certain embodiments, an aromatic triazole having an anionic substituent bonded to a nitrogen atom of the triazole (ANST) is used as the corrosion inhibitor. In other embodiments, the corrosion inhibitor is a reaction product of an aromatic triazole and an aldehyde (ATA).
US10858741B2	Plasma resistant multi-layer architecture for high aspect ratio parts Disclosed herein is an article comprising one or more channels and a multi-layer protective coating on the one or more channels. The multi-layer protective coating includes an anodization layer comprising a plurality of cracks and a plurality of pores, a sealing layer on the anodization layer, and a top layer on the sealing layer. The sealing layer comprises a metal oxide, the seals the plurality of cracks and the plurality of pores, and has a porosity of approximately 0%. The top layer comprises a rare earth oxide, a rare earth fluoride, or a rare earth oxyfluoride, has a different material composition than the sealing layer, and has a porosity of approximately 0%.
US10858740B2	Systems and methods for modifying surfaces of substrates The present disclosure presents a method and a system for modifying a surface of a substrate. The method includes an act of abrasive blasting of a part of the surface of the substrate. In the abrasive blasting, an abrasive media is provided to the part of the surface. The abrasive media is carried to the part by a first carrier. The abrasive media collides with the part of the surface and causes abrasion to the part of the surface. In the method, the first carrier includes steam. The steam of the first carrier heats the part of the surface.
US10858733B2	High conductivity graphene-metal composite Embodiments of the present technology include graphene-metal composites. An example graphene-metal composite comprises a porous metal foam substrate, a graphene layer deposited to the porous metal foam substrate, a metal layer applied to the graphene layer, and another graphene layer deposited to the metal layer; the multilayered porous metal foam substrate being compressed to form a graphene-metal composite.
US10858729B2	Systems and methods of modulating flow during vapor jet deposition of organic materials Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems including a nozzle, a source of material to be deposited on a substrate in fluid communication with the nozzle, a delivery gas source in fluid communication with the source of material to be deposited with the nozzle, an exhaust channel disposed adjacent to the nozzle, a confinement gas source in fluid communication with the nozzle and the exhaust channel, and disposed adjacent to the exhaust channel, and an actuator to adjust a fly height separation between a deposition nozzle aperture of the nozzle and a deposition target. The adjustment of the fly height separation may stop and/or start the deposition of the material from the nozzle.
US10858728B2	Phase-change type vanadium oxide material and preparation method therefor A phase-transition type vanadium oxide material and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method includes the following steps: providing a vanadium oxide base material, and implanting gaseous ions into the vanadium oxide base material, to obtain a phase-transition type vanadium oxide material having a preset phase-transition temperature. Subsequently, optionally, further annealing may be performed to adjust a bubble generation status in vanadium oxide after the gaseous ions are implanted, to further adjust the stress and strain and the phase-transition temperature. The method for preparing a phase-transition type vanadium oxide material consistent with the present invention has simple steps, desirable process reproducibility, high flexibility, and the phase-transition temperature of vanadium oxide can be continuously adjusted by changing an implantation dosage of the gaseous ions. In addition, the present invention has desirable compatibility, and can be combined with other phase-transition temperature methods, to achieve a larger phase-transition temperature adjustment range.
US10858726B2	Vapor deposition mask, vapor deposition mask manufacturing method , and organic semiconductor element manufacturing method A vapor deposition mask (100) includes a resin layer (10) having a first primary surface (11) and a second primary surface (12), and having a plurality of openings (13), and a metal layer (20) having a third primary surface (21) and a fourth primary surface (22), and provided on the first primary surface of the resin layer so that the fourth primary surface is located on the resin layer side, wherein the metal layer is shaped so that the plurality of openings are exposed therethrough. A portion of the first primary surface of the resin layer that is in contact with the metal layer, a portion of the first primary surface of the resin layer that is not in contact with the metal layer, and the third primary surface of the metal layer each include a rough surface region having a depressed/protruding shape.
US10858722B2	Platinum-nickel-based alloys, products, and methods of making and using same Platinum-nickel-based ternary or higher alloys include platinum at about 65-80 wt. %, nickel at about 18-27 wt. %, and about 2-8 wt. % of ternary or higher additions that may include one or more of Ir, Pd, Rh, Ru, Nb, Mo, Re, W, and/or Ta. These alloys are age-hardenable, provide hardness greater than 580 Knoop, ultimate tensile strength in excess of 320 ksi, and elongation to failure of at least 1.5%. The alloys may be used in static and moveable electrical contact and probe applications. The alloys may also be used in medical devices.
US10858718B2	Steel sheet for hot press and method of manufacturing same, and hot-press forming part and method of manufacturing same A steel sheet for hot press comprises: a predetermined chemical composition; and a steel microstructure that includes ferrite and cementite and in which Mnθ/Mnα is 1.4 or more, where Mnα is a Mn concentration of the ferrite and Mnθ is a Mn concentration of the cementite.
US10858717B2	Material for high strength steel sheets, hot rolled material for high strength steel sheets, hot-rolled and annealed material for high strength steel sheets, high strength steel sheet, high strength hot-dip-coated steel sheet, high strength electroplated steel sheet, and method of manufacturing same A high strength steel sheet having excellent surface quality and formability with a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and a TS-El balance of 30000 MPa % or more is provided. A high strength steel sheet comprises: a chemical composition containing C: 0.08% to 0.30%, Si: 2.0% or less, Mn: more than 3.0% and 10.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 1.5% or less, Ti: 0.010% to 0.300%, and N: 0.0020% to 0.0100% in a range satisfying 1.1≤(Ti+Mn1/2/400)/(0.01+5N)≤6.0; and a microstructure including a retained austenite phase and a ferrite phase, wherein a ratio γMn/αMn of an average Mn concentration (γMn) of the retained austenite phase to an average Mn concentration (αMn) of the ferrite phase is 1.5 or more.
US10858711B2	Primers, probes and methods for sensitive, specific detection and monitoring of HIV-1 and HCV Primers and probes for detecting an RNA virus, including HIV, HIV-1 subtypes of the M and O groups, and HCV, in a sample. The primers and probes can be used for monitoring the efficacy of anti-retroviral treatment in a subject infected with HIV and/or HCV, and for detecting acute HIV-1 infection, and/or acute HCV infection, in a subject. Included are inner, middle and outer primers that can be used in PCR, including triple nested PCR in a single tube. The methods are highly sensitive and specific, allowing for detection of as few as 4 copies of virus in a sample.
US10858703B2	Scanning apparatus and methods useful for detection of chemical and biological analytes An apparatus can include a vessel, a reference surface, a preload, a scan actuator, and a transmitter. The reference surface can form a structural loop with a detector. The preload can be configured to urge the vessel to contact an area on the reference surface. The scan actuator can be configured to slide the vessel along the reference surface in a scan dimension. The transmitter can be configured to direct signal from the vessel to a detector and/or direct energy from an energy source to the vessel, when the vessel is urged by the preload to contact the reference surface.
US10858700B2	Compositions and methods for improving nanopore sequencing The present disclosure provides methods and reagents for improving nanopore-based analyses of polymers. Specifically, the disclosure provides a method of analyzing a polymer that includes a polymer analyte that contains an end domain that has at least one charged moiety. The disclosure also provides a method of increasing the interaction rate between a polymer analyte and a nanopore, wherein the polymer analyte contains an end domain that has at least one charged moiety. The disclosure also provide compositions for use with the described methods, including adapter compositions that contain charged moieties, such as phosphate or sulfate groups, and that are configured to being linked to an polymer analyte domain.
US10858699B2	Cleavable hairpin primers The invention describes composition and methods of use for novel hairpin blocked-cleavable primers. In one embodiment unblocking occurs through action of RNase H2. The method improves the specificity of PCR and reduces primer dimer events, enabling higher level multiplex reactions. Additionally, the invention protects RNA-containing primers from attack by single-strand RNases.
US10858698B2	Barcoded protein array for multiplex single-molecule interaction profiling Methods for attaching barcodes to polypeptides are provided. Methods for detecting molecular interactions at the single molecule level are provided. Embodiments of the invention are directed to a ONA barcoded protein array technology for parallel protein interaction profiling on a single molecule basis. DNA barcodes are attached to proteins collectively via ribosome display or individually via enzymatic conjugation. Novel methods are described herein that measure protein interactions based on the statistical analysis of co-localized polonies arising from barcoding DNAs of interacting proteins.
US10858696B2	Methods of reducing density-dependent GC bias in amplification The invention provides methods for amplifying nucleic acids, particularly methods for reducing density-dependent GC bias and for reducing nucleic acid damage in a bridge amplification of a nucleic acid template. The invention also provides methods for evaluating the effect of reagents and/or additives on nucleic acid damage during bridge amplification of nucleic acid template strands. The methods are suited to solid phase amplification, for example, utilizing flow cells.
US10858693B2	Systems and methods for localized surface plasmon resonance biosensing Biosensors and methods for localized surface plasmon resonance biosensing are disclosed. The biosensor can include a substrate having a substrate surface to which a plurality of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) antennae are affixed. The LSPR antennae can be affixed via an affixation surface of the LSPR antenna. The LSPR antennae can have a functional surface opposite the affixation surface. Each functional surface can be functionalized by a plurality of single-stranded DNA.
US10858692B2	Methods for making nucleotide probes for sequencing and synthesis Compositions and methods for making a plurality of probes for analyzing a plurality of nucleic acid samples are provided. Compositions and methods for analyzing a plurality of nucleic acid samples to obtain sequence information in each nucleic acid sample are also provided.
US10858691B2	Differential shearing of nucleic acids Focused acoustic treatment of samples may be used to differentially shear different fragment lengths of DNA or other nucleic acid portions of a sample. Relatively larger fragment lengths may be sheared while smaller fragment lengths are unaffected by the focused acoustic based shearing.
US10858689B2	Methods and systems for determining ADAMTS13 enzyme activity Disclosed are methods and systems for the analysis activity of enzyme disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13) in a sample. The methods and systems disclosed herein can be useful for diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient.
US10858682B2	Process for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material The invention relates to a process for the hydrolysis of cellulose containing biomass which comprises a liquefaction step in which a first enzyme or first enzyme composition is added to liquefy at least part of the solids present in the biomass and to keep the viscosity of the cellulose containing biomass below 1000 cP, preferably below 800 cP, more preferably below 600 cP in the liquefaction step; followed by a saccharification step in which a second enzyme composition is added to form oligomeric and/or monomeric sugars; and whereby the first enzyme or first enzyme composition is different from the second enzyme composition; whereby the first enzyme or first enzyme composition comprises an endoglucanase; whereby the second enzyme composition comprises a cellulase; and whereby the first enzyme or first enzyme composition comprises more endoglucanase than the second enzyme composition (expressed in protein wt %).
US10858679B2	Increasing methionine yield Process for the production of methionine or its derivatives by culturing a microorganism in an appropriate culture medium comprising a source of carbon and a source of sulfur. The microorganism and/or the culture medium are modified in such way that the methionine/carbon source yield is increased. The isolation of methionine or its derivates from the fermentation medium is also described.
US10858677B2	Method for producing 3-hydroxyadipic acid A novel method of producing 3-hydroxyadipic acid using a metabolic pathway of a microorganism is disclosed. The method of producing 3-hydroxyadipic acid includes the step of culturing at least one type of microorganism having a capacity to produce 3-hydroxyadipic acid, selected from the group consisting of microorganisms belonging to the genus Escherichia, microorganisms belonging to the genus Pseudomonas, microorganisms belonging to the genus Hafnia, microorganisms belonging to the genus Corynebacterium, microorganisms belonging to the genus Bacillus, microorganisms belonging to the genus Streptomyces, microorganisms belonging to the genus Cupriavidus, microorganisms belonging to the genus Acinetobacter, microorganisms belonging to the genus Alcaligenes, microorganisms belonging to the genus Nocardioides, microorganisms belonging to the genus Brevibacterium, microorganisms belonging to the genus Delftia, microorganisms belonging to the genus Shimwellia, microorganisms belonging to the genus Aerobacter, and microorganisms belonging to the genus Rhizobium.
US10858672B2	Method of operation of a syngas fermentation process A process is provided for fermentation of syngas that is effective for reducing conductivity and providing an alcohol STY of about 10 g ethanol/(L·day). The process includes introducing the syngas into a reactor vessel and providing a nitrogen feed rate to the reactor vessel of about 100 mg or more nitrogen/gram of cells produced. Fermentation of the syngas is effective for providing a fermentation medium having an average conductivity of about 16 mS/cm or less and an STY of 10 g ethanol/(L·day) or more.
US10858668B2	Maize plants with improved disease resistance The present disclosure provides maize plants exhibiting broad spectrum resistance to Northern Leaf Blight (NLB). Maize plants with multiple NLB resistance loci located in cis linkage on chromosome 8 are provided. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are further provided.
US10858667B2	Pepper plants with improved disease resistance The present disclosure provides pepper plants exhibiting resistance to Phytophthora capsici. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed chromosomal regions associated with disease resistance. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
US10858666B2	Transgenic plants expressing a variable domain of a heavy chain antibody (VHH) that binds to a sphingolipid of a fungus This disclosure relates to a transgenic plant or plant tissue or plant cell comprising at least one polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising a variable domain of a heavy-chain antibody (VHH) specifically binding to a sphingolipid of a fungus. This disclosure further relates to a method for protecting at least part of a plant, plant tissue or plant cell from an infection with a plant pathogen, for inhibiting the growth of a plant pathogen on at least part of a plant, plant tissue or plant cell, or for increasing pathogen resistance of at least part of a plant, plant tissue or plant cell.
US10858665B2	Isolated polynucleotides, polypeptides and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, biomass and yield of plants Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 529, 475-528, 530-770, 6179-9796, 9798-10421, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 314, 1-313, 315-474, 771-6178, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
US10858661B2	Use of Methylomonas sp. DH-1 strain and its transformants The present invention relates to a method for producing various metabolites from a gas-phase alkane compound using a Methylomonas sp. DH-1 strain, deposited under Accession Number KCTC18400P, or a transformant thereof. The method provided in the present invention enables more effective production of various metabolites from a gaseous alkane compound compared to the conventional method using methanotrophic bacteria, and thus, the method of the present invention can be widely used for production of a target material using a bioreactor.
US10858659B2	Biosynthetic gene cluster of carrimycin The present disclosure provides a biosynthetic gene cluster of carrimycin. The biosynthetic gene cluster comprises 44 gene open reading frames (orf), i.e., 5 orfs (orf10-14) encoding polyketide synthase, 9 orfs (orf1, 4-6, 15 and 36-39) related to polyketone synthesis extension unit and modification, 16 orfs (orf9, 16-22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 33-35 and 41) related to glycosyl synthesis, 6 orfs (orf7, 8, 30-32 and 40) related to glycosyl transfer, 2 orfs (orf3 and 25) related to resistance, 4 orfs (orf2, 23, 27 and 42) possibly related to regulation, a tsr resistance marker gene orf (orf43) and a 4″-mycaroseglucoside isovaleryl transferase gene orf (orf44).
US10858655B2	Methods and compositions for treating cancer using peptide nucleic acid-based agents The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer with peptide nucleic acid agents. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions relating to peptide nucleic acid agents that target oncogenes. For example, the present invention provides compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising agents specific for BRAF V600E inhibition, or fragments or characteristic portions thereof. The present invention further provides various therapeutic and/or diagnostic methods of using BRAF V600E specific peptide nucleic acid agents and/or compositions.
US10858653B2	Mammalian cells for producing a secreted protein The invention relates to the field of cell culture technology. It concerns the knockdown, using RNA interference, or gene knockout, of activating transcription factor 6 beta (ATF6B), or the combination of ceramide synthase 2 (CERS2) and TBC1 domain family member 20 (TBC1 D20) proteins, which play central roles in the cellular secretion pathway. This downregulation leads to improved secretion of biopharmaceutically relevant products produced in mammalian cells. The invention specifically relates to mammalian cells having enhanced secretion of a recombinant therapeutic protein compared to a control cell, a method of producing said mammalian cell, a method for the production of a recombinant secreted therapeutic protein and the use of said mammalian cell for increasing the yield of a recombinant secreted therapeutic protein.
US10858648B1	Laboratory directed evolution via HG-Selection The present invention relates to methods and systems for the directed evolution of macromolecules. The methods comprise contacting a population of host cells with a population of infective viruses. The host cells contain a controlling gene encoding a controlling gene product that is required for replication of the infective viruses but is not required for the replication of the host cells. The infective viruses comprise a gene of interest encoding a protein to be evolved to contain a desired activity that is required for expression of the controlling gene. The controlling gene in the host cells is embedded in a genetic circuit such that the controlling gene product is only expressed when the gene of interest has evolved to encode an evolved protein comprising the desired activity that is required for expression of the controlling gene. The systems comprise the host cells and infective viruses, a controlling gene genetic circuit to link controlling gene product production with the desired activity and optionally, a lagoon, a cellstat and/or a suitable growth medium.
US10858643B2	Vaccine preparation using ultraviolet radiation An approach for preparing a vaccine using ultraviolet radiation is described. Aspects of this approach involve multiple iterations of inactivation of the vaccine using an ultraviolet radiation source at a set of different wavelengths and dosages. A recognition test of the vaccine using the set of different wavelengths and dosages is performed after the multiple iterations of inactivation. A controller compares results from the inactivation test and the recognition test to determine an area of acceptable radiation dosages and wavelengths generated from the ultraviolet radiation source that irradiate the live organisms without affecting efficacy and safety of the vaccine. The area of acceptable ultraviolet radiation dosages and wavelengths is representative of a difference between an ultraviolet radiation dosage that is required for inactivation and an ultraviolet radiation dosage that leads to a loss of recognition.
US10858642B2	Immunogenic arginase peptides The present invention relates to immunogenic polypeptide fragments of a human Arginase protein. The fragments are in particular useful for the treatment or prevention of cancer.
US10858632B2	Restrictive inverted terminal repeats for viral vectors This invention relates to modified parvovirus inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) that do not functionally interact with wild-type large Rep proteins, synthetic Rep proteins that functionally interact with the modified ITRs, and methods of using the same for delivery of nucleic acids to a cell or a subject. The modifications provide a novel Rep-ITR interaction that limits vector mobilization, increasing the safety of viral vectors.
US10858630B2	Modification of n-terminal region of capsid proteins for enhanced properties of adeno-associated viruses The present disclosure provide viral compositions and methods for modulating adeno-associated virus properties including transduction efficiency, virus capsid assembly, viral genome packaging, capsid stability and intracellular processing. Engineered adeno-associated viruses with modifications in the N-terminal region of the capsid proteins VP1 or VP2 are provided which have varying effects on viral properties including transduction efficiency. Corresponding nucleic acids and amino acids are provided.
US10858627B2	Regulation of mesodermal specification Disclosed is a method to differentiate stern, progenitor or precursor cells comprising contacting said stem, progenitor or precursor cells with miR-130a, or an RNA having at least 95% identity thereto, so as to yield cells of endothelial lineage. Further disclosed are compositions comprising the endothelial lineage cells obtained and methods of using the compositions for treating diseases including cardiovascular diseases.
US10858626B2	Adoptive immunotherapy for treating cancer The present invention provides methods for producing and/or expanding tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) that can be used in adoptive immunotherapy in cancer treatment.
US10858625B2	Methods of in vitro differentiation of midbrain dopamine (MPA) neurons The presently disclosed subject matter provides for in vitro methods of inducing differentiation of human stem cells into midbrain dopamine neurons, and precursors thereof, and cells generated by such methods. The presently disclosed subject matter also provides for uses of such cells for treating neurodegenerative disorders.
US10858624B2	Filter for filtering nucleated cells and filtering method using the same A filter for filtering nucleated cells that includes a body containing at least either a metal or a metal oxide as its main component; and plural through holes, each of which have a shape other than a square shape, formed therein. A longitudinal diameter of an inscribed ellipse within each of the through holes is smaller than a size of a nucleus of each of the nucleated cells to be filtered. The inscribed ellipse of the through hole is an ellipse that abuts all sides that define an opening of the through hole.
US10858622B2	Heatseal sampling The present invention provides a device and method for sampling from a cell culture bioreactor. The invention is useful where it is required to determine the cell count, provide a sample for off-line analyses or remove a sample while at the same time retain sterility of the sample for quality control (QC) assessment. The device of the invention allows for facile aseptic sampling at one or more instances in time during a cell expansion in a bioreactor.
US10858619B2	Water-soluble unit dose articles made from extruded films and containing household care compositions and methods for making the same The present disclosure relates to water-soluble unit dose articles made from a combination of water-soluble films and containing household care compositions that are at least partially enclosed by the water-soluble films in at least one compartment.
US10858618B2	Detergent compositions A detergent composition and processes for making and using same. A detergent composition that includes cellulose fibers to improve the deposition and/or retention of encapsulated benefit agent onto fabrics.
US10858610B2	Cold cranking simulator viscosity boosting base stocks and lubricating oil formulations containing the same This disclosure relates to cold cranking simulator viscosity (“CCSV”) boosting base stocks that allow flexibility for engine oil formulations to meet both high and low temperature viscosity requirements while maximizing fuel efficiency. The CCSV-boosting base stocks can include C28-C60 hydrocarbon materials, linear esters, tertiary amides, dialkyl carbonates, aromatic alcohols, and aromatic ethers. This disclosure also relates to lubricating oil formulations containing the CCSV-boosting base stocks, and a method for determining the CCSV-boosting efficacy of a base stock.
US10858605B2	Organomodified silicone fuel additive, compositions, and methods of using the same An organomodified silicone material is shown and described herein. The organomodified silicone provides a material that can be used as an additive in a fuel oil, e.g., diesel fuel. The organomodified silicone acts as both a defoamer and a dehazer in a fuel oil.
US10858603B2	Natural gas condensates in fuel compositions Compositions corresponding to marine diesel fuels, fuel oils, jet fuels, and/or blending components thereof are provided that include at least a portion of a natural gas condensate fraction. Natural gas condensate fractions derived from a natural gas condensate with sufficiently low API gravity can provide a source of low sulfur, low pour point blend stock for formation of marine diesel and/or fuel oil fractions. Natural gas condensate fractions can provide these advantages and/or other advantages without requiring prior hydroprocessing and/or cracking.
US10858599B2	Manufacturing hydrocarbons Systems and a method for manufacturing a base stock from a hydrocarbon stream are provided. An example method includes cracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a raw hydrocarbon stream, separating an ethylene stream from the raw hydrocarbon stream and oligomerizing the ethylene stream to form a raw oligomer stream. A light olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream and linear alpha olefins are recovered from the light olefinic stream. A heavy olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream. The heavy olefinic stream is hydro-processed to form a hydro-processed stream. The hydro-processed stream is distilled to form the base stock.
US10858598B2	Method for purifying an asphaltene-containing fuel A method for purifying an asphaltene-containing fuel where the asphaltene-containing fuel is supplied to a deasphalting unit in which asphaltene contained in the fuel is separated using a solvent, thereby forming a substantially deasphalted fuel. The solvent is separated from the deasphalted fuel in a solvent recovery unit after a successful separation of the asphaltene from the fuel, and the waste heat of turbine exhaust gas produced in a gas turbine when converting fuel into electricity is used in order to purify the asphaltene-containing fuel. A corresponding device is used for purifying an asphaltene-containing fuel.
US10858593B2	Conversion of waste plastic to propylene and cumene A process for producing cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; feeding hydrocarbon product to reforming unit to produce reforming product, second gas stream, and hydrogen; separating reforming product into non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream (C6+ aromatics); recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reforming unit; separating second aromatics stream into benzene, C7, C8, C9, C10, and C11+ aromatics; contacting C7, C9, and/or C10 aromatics with a disproportionation&transalkylation catalyst/H2 to yield benzene&xylenes; conveying C11+ aromatics to hydroprocessor; introducing pyrolysis gas, first and/or second gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C2&C4 unsaturated stream, and saturated gas (H2 and C1-4 saturated hydrocarbons); introducing first C2&C4 unsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second propylene stream; and feeding benzene, and first and/or second propylene stream to alkylation unit to produce cumene.
US10858590B2	Compound, liquid crystal composition, optical film, polarizing plate, and optical display A compound capable of suppressing the occurrence of alignment defects and lowering the phase transition temperature of a liquid crystal composition without impairing optical characteristics is provided. In particular, a compound represented by formula (A) is provided in which the variable groups are as defined in the specification.
US10858589B2	Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, polymerizable composition, and film A polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (I): Q1—Sp1—[A—L]—A—Sp2—Q2 (I) A represents a divalent nitrogen-containing saturated cyclic group (that may have a substituent) formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from piperidine or piperazine, a phenylene group that may have a substituent, or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group that may have a substituent; L represents a linking group such as —C(═O)O— or —OC(═O)—; m represents 3 to 12; Sp1 and Sp2 represent an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; any one of Q1 and Q2 represents a polymerizable group; and Formula (I) has a nitrogen-containing saturated cyclic group and a phenylene group that are directly bonded to each other via —C(═O)O—. By using a polymerizable composition including the polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a film such as a retardation film can have low birefringence or a reflection film can have high selectivity in a reflection wavelength range.
US10858582B2	Semiconductor light emitting device, backlight, color image display device and phosphor to be used for them To provide a semiconductor light emitting device which is capable of accomplishing a broad color reproducibility for an entire image without losing brightness of the entire image. A light source provided on a backlight for a color image display device has a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a solid light emitting device to emit light in a blue or deep blue region or in an ultraviolet region and phosphors, in combination. The phosphors comprise a green emitting phosphor and a red emitting phosphor. The green emitting phosphor and the red emitting phosphor are ones, of which the rate of change of the emission peak intensity at 1000 C to the emission intensity at 25° C., when the wavelength of the excitation light is 400 nm or 455 nm, is at most 40%.
US10858581B2	Heterojunctions in halide perovskite nanostructures This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to heterojunctions in halide perovskite nanostructures. In one aspect, a nanostructure comprises a first region and a second region. The first region comprises ABX3, with A being selected from a group consisting of Cs and Rb, with B being selected from a group consisting of Sn and Pb, and with X being selected from a group consisting of Br, Cl, and Br and Cl. The second region comprises ABY3, with Y being selected from a group consisting of Br, I, and Br and I. Compositions of the first region of the nanostructure and the second region of the nanostructure are different.
US10858574B2	Method of increasing scale inhibitor retention A method for increasing the retention of a scale inhibitor within a hydrocarbon producing system is provided. The method includes, the steps of: (i) pre-flushing the system with a liquid; (ii) treating the system with a scale inhibitor; and (iii) over-flushing the system with a composition comprising an ionic polymer and a liquid carrier. The concentration of the ionic polymer in the composition is 5 to 50% wt.
US10858566B2	Drilling fluid with improved fluid loss and viscosifying properties The invention relates to a water-soluble branched sulfonated amphoteric polymer, for a water-based drilling fluid, wherein the polymer is obtained by precipitation polymerization, in a mixture of polar solvents, of at least one N,N′-dialkylacrylamide monomer and one sulfonic acid-containing monomer, in the presence of tetraallylammonium halide as branching agent.The invention also relates to a water-based drilling fluid for subterranean boreholes, including: an aqueous fluid, said aqueous fluid being selected from sea water, brine, or salt-containing aqueous solution, between 0.1 and 5.0 weight percent of the water-soluble branched sulfonated amphoteric polymer described above.
US10858564B2	Heat-transfer fluids and use thereof in countercurrent heat exchangers A ternary composition including difluoromethane, 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and a hydrocarbon-derived compound containing at least two fluorine atoms and having a boiling point of between −30 and −20° C., which is selected from 1,1-difluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. This composition is particularly suitable for use as a heat-transfer fluid in the presence of countercurrent heat exchangers.
US10858561B2	Heat transfer method A method of heat transfer by means of a composition containing hydrochlorofluoroolefins. A heat transfer method including, successively, a step of evaporation of a coolant fluid, a compression step, a step of condensation of said fluid at a temperature of greater than or equal to 70° C. and a step of expansion of said fluid, characterized in that that coolant fluid includes at least one hydrochlorofluoroolefin.
US10858560B2	Method for operating a refrigeration system and assembly of a refrigeration system An assembly of a refrigeration system of a motor vehicle includes a refrigerant with a first component and a second component, a condenser; and an evaporator. The evaporator is connected downstream fluidically of the condenser by a first line and has an outlet and a separating location which is coupled fluidically by a second line to a storage vessel for the second component of the refrigerant. The outlet is disposed on a first side of the evaporator and the separating location is disposed on a second side of the evaporator. Refrigerant which is not evaporated during operation of the refrigeration system collects in the separating location.
US10858559B2	Material mixing system The invention relates generally to a mixing system for mixing a dry material with a liquid. The mixing system includes a supply of dry material and a supply of liquid. An infinitely variable metering device meters the dry material into the liquid. A sensor senses the ratio of dry material to liquid. The sensor is operatively connected to the metering device to control the metering device to obtain a desired ratio of dry material to liquid. The dry material is dispensed volumetrically by volume of liquid to form the desired ratio of dry material to liquid.
US10858558B2	Polythiol sealant compositions Provided are sealant compositions that include a first component and second component. The first component contains a polysulfide, a polythioether, or a copolymer or combination thereof containing pendant or terminal thiol groups, while the second in component contains an ethylenically-unsaturated compound and either the first or second component further contains a photoinitiator. Alternatively, the second component can contain a polyepoxide and either the first or second component can contain a photolatent base and a photosensitizer. The first or second component further contains a colorant that substantially reflects or substantially transmits light over the wavelength range from 350 nm to 500 nm. These compositions can provide cure-on-demand sealant formulations that comply with Class B sealant regulations on color, provide an acceptable depth of cure, and allow two-part mixing to be easily distinguishable.
US10858556B2	Urethane adhesive Disclosed is a urethane adhesive comprising a urethane resin obtained by blending a polyol with an isocyanate compound; a plasticizer; and a stabilizing agent, wherein the polyol comprises a polyether polyol, and the plasticizer comprises a castor oil based compound. Releasability of the adhesive does not degrade even though the adhesive is kept under a severe condition such as at a high temperature and at a high humidity, and the adhesive is excellent in compatibility with regard to the plasticizer and the stabilizing agent. Since the urethane adhesive is excellent in releasability with regard to a glass plate, a polarizer for liquid crystal displays and so on, it is useful as an adhesive for surface protective films which are used for windowpanes, mobile phones and the like.
US10858555B2	Adhesive system, method of manufacture thereof and biological kit comprising same The present invention is concerned with an adhesive system. The system comprises a guest copolymer portion and a host copolymer portion. The guest copolymer portion includes 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (DOPA) acting as an adhesive moiety, a recognition molecule and a hydrophobic molecule connecting the adhesive moiety and the recognition molecule. The host copolymer portion includes a macrocyclic host molecule from a host family of supramolecules for specifically binding with the guest copolymer at the recognition molecule, and a polymer with temperature dependent wettability.
US10858554B2	High residual content (HRC) kraft/soda lignin as an ingredient in wood adhesives Most processes currently being proposed and/or used for the production of lignin from kraft or soda black liquors are capable of producing two main types of lignin: high residual content (HRC) lignin and low residual content (LRC) lignin. Surprisingly, it was discovered that HRC lignin, is a suitable ingredient in alkaline adhesives, particularly wood adhesives of the phenolic type (e.g. resole resins). This biomaterial is environmentally green and remarkably low cost, which makes it an industrially viable material to be used as a novel and major ingredient in phenolic adhesives for the manufacture of exterior grade plywood, laminated veneer lumber, oriented strand board (OSB) and other wood products—this was successfully demonstrated in a number of laboratory experiments as well as several different mill trials. The composition, preparation and application of such wood adhesives are hereby disclosed.
US10858553B2	Polarizing film, method for producing same, optical film, and image display device A polarizing film, wherein transparent protective films are laid, respectively, on/over both surfaces of a polarizer to interpose an adhesive layer (a) and an adhesive layer (b), respectively, between both surfaces of a polarizer, and transparent protective films. The adhesive layer (a) on/over one of both the surfaces has a glass transition temperature of −60° C. or higher and lower than 40° C. The adhesive layer (b) on/over the other surface has a glass transition temperature of 40° C. or higher. The adhesive layer (a) is a layer formed in the form of a cured product layer yielded by radiating an active energy ray to an active-energy-ray-curable adhesive composition (a). The active-energy-ray-curable adhesive composition (a) comprises, as radical polymerizable compounds, a component A having a logPow of −2 to 2, and a component B having a logPow more than 7, these logPow values being each an octanol/water distribution coefficient.
US10858543B2	Anti-corrosion polishing composition Provided herein are methods and compositions for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of metals. The present methods and compositions involve the use of a corrosion inhibitor having the general formula CmH2m+1—(OCH2CH2)n-L-R in the CMP slurry composition, where m is an integer between 6 and 11, inclusive of end points, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 6, L is a bond, —O—, —S—, —R1—, —S—R1—, or —O—R1—, where R1 is a C1-4 alkylene; and R is an anionic group. The present methods and compositions can be used to achieve a high metal removal rate, while effectively inhibiting metal corrosion during CMP, and are particularly useful for CMP of cobalt (Co).
US10858542B2	Resin removal systems A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for removing resin from material. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a washer configured to receive water from a water source and air from an air source into an interior cavity of the washer via an inlet, the washer including a first filter located within the interior cavity, where the interior cavity is configured to store a material, the interior cavity is configured to direct a flow of the water and the air in a defined pattern to remove a resin from the material, and the washer comprises an opening covered by the first filter. The first filter may be configured to allow the water, the air, and the resin to exit the opening while restricting the material from exiting the opening.
US10858539B2	Siloxane hard-coating resin composition The present disclosure provides a hard-coating resin composition for a hard-coating having easy processability, flexibility and high surface hardness suitable for a hard-coating agent, in which a siloxane molecule having an inorganic material characteristic is chemically bonded with an epoxy group having an organic material characteristic to form one molecule, and the siloxane molecule is made to contain a various molecular weight distribution for dense crosslinking during polymerization of the epoxy group in order to obtain high surface hardness due to the inorganic material.
US10858534B2	Ultraviolet curable coating composition Provided are an ultraviolet curable coating composition and an automobile part using the same. In an exemplary embodiment, the coating composition comprises a first urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer having 6 or more functional groups, a second urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer having 3 or more functional groups, a polyester (meth)acrylate oligomer, a hydroxy (meth)acrylate monomer having 3 or more functional groups, a multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer having 3 or more functional groups, and a photopolymerization initiator, based on the total weight of the coating composition.
US10858529B2	Aqueous pre-treatment compositions for inkjet printing An aqueous composition can be used for pre-treating a substrate prior to inkjet printing. This composition includes: (a) one or more water-soluble salts of a multivalent metal cation; and (b) composite particles having a Rockwell Hardness of less than or equal to R90 and each of the composite particles comprising domains of a (i) first organic polymer and domains of a (ii) second organic polymer. The domains of the (ii) second organic polymer are dispersed within the domains of the (i) first organic polymer. Moreover, the melting point of the (i) first organic polymer is lower than the melting point of the (ii) second organic polymer. The weight ratio of the (i) first organic polymer to the (ii) second organic polymer is chosen such that the (b) composite particles have a density of 1.0-1.5 g/ml.
US10858528B2	Rub-resistant inkjet composition Provided herein is an ink immobilizing composition that includes colloidal wax particles and a property-adjusting agent, being capable of causing immobilization of a property-sensitive ink composition upon contact therebetween on the surface of a substrate, as well as a process of printing a rub-resistant image, a kit for printing a rub-resistant image, and a substrate having a rub-resistant image printed thereon.
US10858523B2	Achieving electromagnetic interference shielding protection by deposition of highly conductive compositions Provided herein are highly conductive compositions (having a volume resistivity no greater than 1×10−3 Ohms·cm) using silver flake, powder or suspension in solvent for electromagnetic interference (EMI) applications. This high conductivity will allow the use of very thin films for EMI shielding protection, which in turn will be helpful to reduce package sizes. In some embodiments, the coating composition is applied on the device surface by suitable means, e.g., by an electrostatic spray process, air spray process, ultrasonic spray process, spin coating process, or the like.
US10858519B2	Near-infrared absorbing composition for solid-state imaging device and filter A near-infrared absorbing composition including a near-infrared absorbing dye [A], a resin-based dispersant [B1] having an amine value in the range from 20 to 200 (mg KOH/g), and a binder resin [C] having a weight average molecular weight in the range from 5,000 to 40,000 and an acid value of 130 mg KOH/g or less.
US10858515B2	Polyolefin-arylene-ether nanoplatelet composites Disclosed is a graft copolymer comprising an arylene-ether oligomer group having at least one polyolefin moiety bound thereto, wherein the arylene-ether oligomer has a number average molecular weight of less than 5,000 g/mole and the polyolefin has Mw of less than 10,000 g/mole. Also disclosed is a method to prepare a graft copolymer comprising reacting a neat or diluted arylene-ether oligomer with a vinyl or vinylidene-terminated polyolefin at a temperature of at least 80 or 100 or 120° C. to form heated reaction components; further reacting a Brφnsted acid or Lewis acid with the heated reaction components to form a polyolefin-arylene-ether oligomer.
US10858514B2	Resin composition and pre-preg and laminate using the composition Copper clad laminates and a resin composition and a pre-preg and a laminate using the composition. The resin composition contains: (A) a prepolymer of vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether and a bifunctional maleimide or a multifunctional maleimide; and, (B) a polyolefin resin. Employing the prepolymer of vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether and the bifunctional maleimide or the multifunctional maleimide, solves the problem of incompatibility of the bifunctional maleimide or the multifunctional maleimide with the vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether and the polyolefin resin. An aqueous glue solution so mixed is uniform and consistent, the prepreg has a uniform expression, and a substrate resin area is free of a phase-separation problem.
US10858508B2	Polyolefin blend with unique microphase structure A crosslinkable low density polyethylene blend composition, cured product made therefrom, methods of making and using same, and articles containing same.
US10858507B2	Fiber-reinforced polypropylene-based resin composition and molded product thereof Disclosed is a fiber-reinforced polypropylene-based resin composition including a propylene-based polymer (A) and reinforcing fibers (B), in which when a content of at least one olefin-derived structural unit selected from ethylene and an α-olefin having 4 to 8 carbon atoms in the propylene-based polymer (A) is designated as E (% by mass) (the sum of the propylene-based polymer (A) and the reinforcing fibers (B) is designated as 100% by mass), and a mesopentad fraction of the propylene-based polymer (A) as measured by 13C-NMR is designated as M (%), the following Expression (1) and Expression (2) are satisfied, the fiber-reinforced polypropylene-based resin composition being a resin composition with which a molded product having excellent thermal and mechanical characteristics and having an excellent external appearance of the molded product surface (particularly, external appearance of a grained surface) can be produced. 85≤M≤99 (1) 74≤M−12E≤90 (2)
US10858500B2	Carbon nanotube / graphene composites An electrically conductive composite material includes carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets within a polymer matrix. The carbon nanotubes have an average length greater than 10 μm. The graphene nanoplatelets form in the range of 0.005 wt. % to 0.06 wt. % of the composite material. Also provided is a mixture having such a composition, an article comprising such a composite material, and a composite production method.
US10858498B2	Group of pellets of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition pellet group is provided, which is excellent in long-run processability. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition pellet group is a group of pellets of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a divalent metal salt, wherein not greater than 3% of the pellets have a b*-value of not less than 5 after the pellets are heat-treated at 230° C. for 30 minutes.
US10858494B2	Catalyst complex and method of degradation of a polymer material A catalyst complex for catalysis of degradation of a polymer material is described. Said complex comprises a magnetic particulate body containing iron oxide at its surface with an average diameter of 150-450 nm, and a plurality of catalytic groups grafted onto the iron oxide surface of the magnetic particulate body, which catalytic groups comprise a bridging moiety and a catalyst entity, wherein the bridging moiety comprises a functional group for adhesion or bonding to the iron oxide surface and a linking group towards the catalyst entity, and wherein the catalyst entity comprises a positively charged aromatic heterocycle moiety, and a negatively charged moiety for balancing the positively charged aromatic moiety.
US10858488B2	Thermoplastic resin, molded product, film, and layered product Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition that can be firmly bonded to an adherend with an active energy ray-curable adhesive provided therebetween, and provided are a molded product and a film each including such a thermoplastic resin composition. Also provided are a thermoplastic resin composition that is less likely to be whitened even when the adhesive permeates thereinto and a molded product and a film each including such a thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition according to the present disclosure contains 70 to 95 mass % of a thermoplastic resin and 5 to 30 mass % of a multilayer structure polymer (C) having a multilayer particle structure, and the multilayer structure polymer (C) has a median diameter Da of no less than 200 nm and less than 500 nm when the median diameter Da is measured through a laser diffraction/scattering technique with the thermoplastic resin composition dissolved in acetone.
US10858480B2	Polymer preparation The present disclosure relates to a preparation of polymer with improved color and properties. More particularly, the disclosure relates to the preparation of polyamide by introducing a polyetheramine additive during the polymer extrusion step. The extruded polymer is superior in appearance and spinnable in subsequent processing into yarn.
US10858473B2	Polythiol composition, polymerizable composition for optical material and use thereof A polythiol composition includes a polythiol compound (a) that includes at least one kind selected from the compounds represented by the following formulae (6) to (8) as main component, and a compound (b) wherein, in a high performance liquid chromatography measurement of the polythiol composition under defined conditions, the peak area of the compound (b) which appears at the retention time from 6.5 minutes to 8.0 minutes is equal to or less than 3.0, with respect to the peak area of 100 of the polythiol compound (a) which appears at the retention time from 22.0 minutes to 28.0 minutes. A process for producing a polythiol composition, a method of manufacturing a molded product, a molded product, an optical element and a lens are also provided.
US10858471B2	Reversible crosslinking reactant composition A reversible crosslinking reactant composition is provided. The composition includes at least one furan-group-containing oligomer having a structure represented by Formula (I) and a bismaleimide compound having a structure represented by Formula (II), wherein the equivalent ratio of the furan group of the furan-group-containing oligomer having a structure represented by Formula (I) to the maleimide group of the bismaleimide compound having a structure represented by Formula (II) is from 0.5:1 to 1:0.5.
US10858470B2	Transparent graft copolymers based on acrylate soft phases The invention relates to graft copolymers—based on non-cross-linked acrylate soft phases from which styrenic monomers are grafted—with a defined micro-structure, having a high transparency, toughness and weather resistance (UV-stability), a process for their preparation and their use, and also to polymer blends comprising said graft copolymers and styrenic polymers, and shaped articles produced therefrom and their use.
US10858466B2	Curable composition, coating material, electric wire, and resin article A curable composition capable of being cured at a low temperature of from room temperature to 150° C. is provided. The curable composition comprises a fluorinated polymer containing at least three functional groups represented by the following formula (F) and at least one curing agent selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate-type curing agent, a blocked isocyanate-type curing agent and an amino resin-type curing agent: —Rf1COZ1 (F) (in the formula (1), Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group, or a fluoroalkylene group with at least two carbon atoms having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon-carbon atoms, Z1 is NR1NR2H or NR3OR4, and R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.)
US10858463B2	Process for producing pelletized polymer compositions The instant invention provides an improved process for producing pelletized polymer compositions, and pelletized polymer compositions. The process for producing a pelletized polymer composition according to the present invention comprises: (1) polymerizing one or more alpha-olefins in one or more solution reactors thereby producing a molten polymer composition comprising one or more solvents; (2) removing at least a portion of said one or more solvents thereby forming a polymer composition having a low solvent content (typically less than 1,000 parts of solvent per million of polymer on a weight basis); (3) removing heat from said polymer composition having low solvent content to a temperature in the range of equal to or greater than the crystallization point of the polymer composition having low solvent content to less than or equal to a temperature in the range of from (the crystallization point of the polymer composition having low solvent content+20° C.) thereby forming a viscous polymer melt; and (4) pelletizing said viscous polymer melt via an underwater pelletizer thereby forming said pelletized polymer composition.
US10858462B2	Ethylene copolymers and process for the production thereof The present invention relates to an ethylene copolymer comprising: (iv) ≥78.0 and ≤99.9 mol % of recurring units derived from ethylene; (v) ≥0.10 and ≤20.0 mol % of a recurring units derived from a comonomer A according to formula (I) wherein R1 is a moiety comprising 1-30 carbon atoms; R2 is selected from —H or —CH3; R3 is selected from —O—, —(CO)—(NH)— or —(CO)—O—; n=0 or 1; and m≥1 and ≤10; and (vi) ≥0.01 and ≤2.00 mol % of a recurring units derived from a comonomer B according to formula (II) wherein R1 is a moiety comprising 1-30 carbon atoms; each R2 may individually be selected from —H or —CH3; each of R3 is individually selected from —O—, —(CO)—(NH)— or —(CO)—O—; n=0 or 1; p=0 or 1; and m≥1 and ≤10; the mol % of each of (i), (ii) and (iii) being related to the sum of the mol % of (i), (ii) and (iii), the sum of the mol % of (i), (ii) and (iii) adding up to 100 mol %. Such ethylene copolymers have a reduced peak melting temperature and reduced enthalpy of fusion, indicating that these ethylene copolymers have a reduced degree of crystallinity and improved clarity and contact angle, combined with a desired melt mass-flow rate.
US10858461B2	Thermoplastic elastomer composition and molded body thereof A thermoplastic elastomer composition contains components (A) to (D), wherein the content of the component (A), (B), (C) and (D) is, respectively, 26% by weight or more and 59% by weight or less, 2% by weight or more and 9% by weight or less, 16% by weight or more and 61% by weight or less and 11% by weight or more and 56% by weight or less, when the total amount of the components (A) to (D) is 100% by weight, and the ratio of the content of the component (C) to the content of the component (D) is over 1 and 5 or less.
US10858459B2	Chromium (III) catalyst systems with activator-supports Methods for preparing supported chromium catalysts containing a chromium (III) compound and an activator-support are disclosed. These supported chromium catalysts can be used in catalyst compositions for the polymerization of olefins to produce polymers having low levels of long chain branching, and with greater sensitivity to the presence of hydrogen during polymerization.
US10858457B2	Particulate polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, process for making and uses of the same The present invention relates generally to a highly-hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol composition having increased cold-water solubility, a process for making such a polyvinyl alcohol composition, and various end uses thereof.
US10858453B2	Stabilized composition for combined odor control and enhanced dewatering A composition comprising a compound mixture dissolved in water, the compound mixture comprising at least one chlorite salt at least one cyclodextrin; and at least one alkaline base; provided that the cyclodextrin is in an amount of 0.13 to 13 parts by mass for every 50 parts by mass of chlorite anion ClO2−, and the alkaline base is in an amount of up to 13 parts by mass for every 50 parts by mass of chlorite anion ClO2−; wherein the composition has a pH of at least 12.5. A process for forming the composition and process for treating suspensions of particles with the composition are also disclosed.
US10858444B2	T cell receptor-like antibodies specific for a WTI peptide presented by HLA-A2 The present invention provides antigen binding proteins that specifically bind to Wilms' tumor protein (WT1), including humanized, chimeric and fully human antibodies against WT1, antibody fragments, chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), fusion proteins, and conjugates thereof. The antigen binding proteins and antibodies bind to HLA-A0201-restricted WT1 peptide. Such antibodies, fragments, fusion proteins and conjugates thereof are useful for the treatment of WT1 associated cancers, including for example, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, chronic myelocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid/myelogenous leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). In more particular embodiments, the anti-WT1/A antibodies may comprise one or more framework region amino acid substitutions designed to improve protein stability, antibody binding and/or expression levels.
US10858441B2	Method of treatment for pancreatic cancer by administering a human-mouse cross-reactive ADAM 17 antibody Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal types of tumor amongst all human cancers due to late diagnosis and resistant to treatment with chemotherapy and radiation. Preclinical and clinical studies have revealed that ErbB family for example epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a validated molecular target for pancreatic cancer prevention and therapy. The ErbB signaling cascade is regulated by a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) family, namely ADAM17, by enzymatic cleavage of precursor ligands into soluble cytokines and growth factors. Mouse genetic studies have demonstrated that ADAM17 is required for PDAC development. In this study, we evaluated the anti-tumor effects of A9(B8) IgG—the first specific ‘human and mouse cross-reactive’ ADAM17 inhibitory antibody on pancreatic malignant transformation. We found that inhibition of ADAM17 with A9(B8) IgG efficiently suppressed the shedding of ADAM17 substrates both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, we demonstrated that administration of A9(B8) IgG significantly suppressed motility in human pancreatic cancer cells and also significantly delayed tumorigenesis in the Pdx1Cre;KrasG12D;Trp53fl/+ PDAC mouse model. Inhibition of ADAM17 with A9(B8) IgG particularly affected the progression of pre-invasive pancreatic lesions to advanced PDAC in mice. Taken together, the preclinical data presented here will provide a starting point for clinical applications of ADAM17 targeted therapy.
US10858437B2	Antibodies to canine interleukin-4 receptor alpha The present invention discloses antibodies and blocking antibodies to canine IL-4 receptor alpha that have specific sequences and a high binding affinity for canine IL-4 receptor α. The present invention also discloses the use of the antibodies of the present invention in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs. The present invention further discloses unique epitopes that bind to the antibodies to canine IL-4 receptor alpha.
US10858436B2	PSGL-1 modulators and uses thereof The present invention relates to the seminal discovery that P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) modulates the immune system and immune responses. Specifically, the present invention provides PSGL-1 agonists and antagonists which increase the survival of multifunctional T cells and viral clearance. The present invention further provides methods of treating infectious diseases, cancer and immune and inflammatory diseases and disorders using a PSGL-1 modulator.
US10858433B2	Monoclonal antibody against PD-1 and application thereof Provided is a monoclonal antibody against programmed death-1 (PD-1) or applications thereof, where the monoclonal antibody against PD-1 comprises a neonatal Fc Receptor (FcRn)-binding site having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5.
US10858432B2	Antibodies specific to glycosylated PD-1 and methods of use thereof Antibodies that selectively bind to glycosylated PD-1 relative to unglycosylated PD-1 are provided. In some aspects, PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid positions are also provided. Methods for making and using such antibodies and polypeptides (e.g., for the treatment of cancer) are also provided.
US10858428B2	Antibodies that bind interleukin-2 and uses thereof The present disclosure relates, in general, to human antibodies against human interleukin 2 (IL-2) and methods of use of such antibodies for modulating IL-2 activity and use in the treatment of conditions such as cancer, autoimmune disease, or infection.
US10858427B2	Monoclonal antibody against both IL-17A and IL-17F and use of the same Provided is an anti-IL 17 A/F antibody that binds to both IL-17A and IL-17F and inhibits the activities of both 1L-17A and IL-17F. The antibody comprises heavy chain CDRs 1-3 represented by SEQ ID NOs: 1-3 respectively and light chain CDRs 1-3 represented by SEQ ID NOs:4-6 respectively. The use of the antibody in the manufacture of a medicament for treating diseases associated with IL-17A and/or IL-17F in a subject, and the pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody are also provided.
US10858424B2	Anti-IL-6 antibodies for the treatment of arthritis The present invention is directed to therapeutic methods using IL-6 antagonists such as anti-IL-6 antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for IL-6 to prevent or treat rheumatoid arthritis.
US10858423B2	Composition for the treatment of IGF-1R expressing cancer The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of IGF-IR expressing cancers as well as to a compositions and a kit for said traitment. From one aspect, the invention relates to the combined use of a first antibody for the determination of the IGF-IR status of a cancer and a second antibody used as an ADC for the treatment of said cancer.
US10858422B2	Methods for treating systemic lupus erythematosus with an anti-apolipoprotein B antibody Described herein are peptides and antibodies for prevention and/or therapeutic treatment of mammals, including humans, against systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as diagnosing the presence or absence of antibodies related to increased or decreased risk of developing SLE and/or to disease grading, staging, and/or prognosis.
US10858417B2	Heterodimeric proteins In one aspect, the present invention provides heterodimeric antibodies comprising a first monomer comprising a first heavy chain constant domain comprising a first variant Fc domain and a first antigen binding domain and a second monomer comprising a second heavy chain constant domain comprising a second variant Fc domain and a second antigen binding domain. In an additional aspect the heterodimeric antibody comprises a first monomer comprising a heavy chain comprising a first Fc domain and a single chain Fv region (scFv) that binds a first antigen, wherein the scFv comprises a charged scFv linker. The heterodimeric antibody further comprises a second monomer comprising a first heavy chain comprising a second Fc domain and a first variable heavy chain and a first light chain.
US10858414B2	Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of semaglutide, liraglutide and GLP-1 The invention relates to a method for preparing a coupling product having the sequence Pq-Wv-His-X-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Val-Ser-Ser-Tyr-Leu-Glu-Gly-Gln-Ala-Ala-Y-Glu-Phe-Ile-Ala-Trp-Leu-Val-Z-Gly-Arg-Gly. The method includes enzymatically coupling (a) a peptide C-terminal ester or thioester having a first peptide fragment represented by the formula Pq-Wv-His-X-Glu-(thio)ester; and (b) a peptide nucleophile having an N-terminally unprotected amine having a second peptide fragment with the sequence H-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Val-Ser-Ser-Tyr-Leu-Glu-Gly-Gln-Ala-Ala-Y-Glu-Phe-Ile-Ala-Trp-Leu-Val-Z-Gly-Arg-Gly wherein P represents a protective group at the N-terminal α-amino function of the peptide C-terminal ester or thioester and q is an integer having a value of 1 or 0; W represents one or more amino acid residues, which may be the same or different and v is an integer having a value of 1 or more representing the number of amino acid residues W; X is Ala or an α-amino-isobutyric acid unit (Aib); Y is Lys, which Lys has a free side-chain ε-amino group or a side-chain ε-amino group that is protected with a protective group or a side-chain ε-amino group that is functionalized with an amino acid or another functional group; and Z is Arg or Lys.
US10858410B2	Glycosylated peptides with pseudoproline residues and having enhanced half-lives and ability to cross the blood brain barrier Glycosylated peptides with glycosylation at or near the C-terminal domain of the peptide have an enhanced ability to cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) and/or enhanced half-lives. These glycosylated peptides may be used as drugs. For example, a PACAP peptide with a C-terminal glycosylation, e.g., in lieu of the terminal leucine, functions as a PAC1 agonist with enhanced ability to cross the BBB and with enhanced half-life. The peptides can have a pseudoproline residue with glycosylation at or near the C-terminal domain.
US10858405B2	EGFR binding proteins The present invention relates to new EGFR binding molecules based on ubiquitin muteins (Affilin®), preferably Affilin molecules having a characteristic three amino acid residue motif. The invention further refers to EGFR binding molecules that bind to different or non-overlapping epitopes than the anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody Cetuximab. The invention further relates to the use of these EGFR binding proteins in medicine, preferably for use in the diagnosis or treatment of cancer.
US10858404B2	Engineering crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) pathways in plants Disclosed herein are method of altering CAM pathways in plants. In some examples, a disclosed method includes overexpressing one or more genes encoding one or more enzymes that carry out the basic biochemical sequence of nocturnal CO2 fixation (carboxylation) into C4 acids (malate), store C4 acids in the vacuole of the plant, and/or then decarboxylate and refix the released CO2 by C3 photosynthesis during the subsequent day in a plant cell, thereby altering CAM in the plant cell. Also disclosed herein are isolated polynucleotide sequences, transformation vectors, transgenic plant cells, plant part, and plants. The disclosed methods and compositions can be used to improve the water-use efficiency and drought tolerance and durability of plants, such as in plants in arid environments, and also enhance the ability of plants to perform.
US10858403B2	Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and methods of using same for increasing plant yield and/or agricultural characteristics Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 182-184, 186-202, 204-216, 219-223, 225, 227-232, 235-236, 238, 240-260, 262-268, 270-275, 277-287, 289-297, 3651-3671, 3686, 3720-3721, 3724, 3727, 3735, 3754, 3774, 3795-4304, 4316, 4374, 4425, 4464, 4481-4813, 4824, 4833, 4843-4844, 4867-4869, 4888, 4890-4891, 5005-5050, 5053-5070, 5093, 5217, 5231, 5233, 5239, 5246, 5255, 5257-5296, 5412, 5415-5429, 5447-5456, 5465-5673, 5675-5686, 5688-5695, 5697-5698, 5700, 5702-5707, 5709-5715, 5717-5785, 5831, 5869, 5980, 6010-6043, 6045-6053, 6055-6093, 6132, 6383, 6405, 6493, 6523, 6533-6537, and 6563-6589, isolated polynucleotides encoding same, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing yield, abiotic stress tolerance, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
US10858400B2	Prefusion RSV F proteins and their use Disclosed are immunogens including a recombinant RSV F protein stabilized in a prefusion conformation. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the immunogens and methods of producing the immunogens. Methods for generating an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the immunogen to the subject.
US10858395B2	Skin-penetrating peptide and method for using same The present disclosure is directed to providing a new skin-penetrating peptide, a fusion product with a biologically active substance bound using the same, a cosmetic composition containing the same and a pharmaceutical composition for external application to skin containing the same. The skin-penetrating peptide of the present disclosure is less likely to cause an immune response as compared to existing skin-penetrating peptides and exhibits remarkably improved skin permeability. Therefore, the biologically active substance can be effectively delivered through the skin, particularly through the stratum corneum.
US10858394B2	Preparation and uses of reactive oxygen species scavenger derivatives Compounds of Formula (I)a or (I)b: including certain quinone derivatives, and the corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, which may serve to modulate ferroptosis in a subject. Also disclosed herein are the preparations of these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions and their potential uses in the manufacture of a medicament in reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a cell and for preventing, treating, ameliorating certain related disorder or a disease.
US10858390B2	Use of excess carbodiimide for peptide synthesis at elevated temperatures An improved method of coupling amino acids into peptides or peptidomimetics is disclosed in which the activation and coupling are carried out in the same vessel, in the presence of a carbodiimide in an amount greater than 1 equivalent as compared to the amino acid, in the presence of an activator additive, and at a temperature greater than 30° C.
US10858387B2	Process for the preparation of deoxycholic acid The present invention provides a process for preparation of deoxycholic acid or salt thereof; the process comprises the steps of reacting the compound of formula II to obtain a compound of formula III; the compound of formula III is converted to a compound of formula IV and the compound of formula IV is converted to deoxycholic acid. The present invention also provides a process for the purification of deoxycholic acid or salt thereof.
US10858386B2	Drug compound and purification methods thereof The invention provides a method of preparing a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition containing a compound described herein or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. The process comprises dissolving the compound in a solvent comprising dimethylsulfoxide and optionally one or more co-solvents to form a solution, and then removing the solvent and any co-solvents by a freeze-drying process. Also provided by the invention are lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions and their use in medicine and in particular in the treatment of cancer.
US10858383B2	Remote heteroaryl alkenylation with catalytic bifunctional template We report the design of a catalytic, bifunctional template that binds heterocyclic substrate via reversible coordination instead of covalent linkage, allowing remote site-selective C—H olefination of heterocycles. The two metal centers coordinated to this template play different roles; anchoring substrates to the proximity of catalyst and cleaving the remote C—H bonds respectively. Using this strategy, we demonstrate remote site-selective C—H olefination of heterocyclic substrates which do not have functional group handles for covalently attaching templates. For instance the olefination can be an alkenylation of a 3-phenylpyridine with an acrylate alkyl ester selective for the meta position of the phenyl group with respect to the pyridine, or can be an alkenylation of a quinoline with an acrylate alkyl ester selective for the 5-position of the quinoline.
US10858382B2	Allyl phosphine complexes of palladium and their use in catalysis The present invention provides a palladium(II) complex of formula (1) or a palladium(II) complex of formula (2). R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23 and R24, m, E and X are described in the specification. The invention also provides a process for the preparation of the complexes, and their use in carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom coupling reactions.
US10858377B2	Multivinylaminosilanes as branching agents for functionalized elastomeric polymers Novel polymerizable multivinylaminosilanes which are useful as branching agents for synthetic and natural rubber are described. The compounds can be used in the polymerization of conjugated diene monomers, optionally together with aromatic vinyl monomers, thus producing polymers, which can favorably be used in rubber articles such as tires.
US10858376B2	Tricyclic benzoxaborole compounds and uses thereof Compounds of Formula II, wherein X is selected from chloro, fluoro, bromo and iodo, R1 and R2 are each independently selected from H, —CH3, —CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH3, or —CH(CH3)2; compositions containing them, their use in therapy, including their use as anti-mycobacterial agents, for example in the treatment of a mycobacterial infection in a mammal, and methods for the preparation of such compounds, are provided.
US10858375B2	Nitrogenous cyclic compound and color changing film comprising same The present specification relates to a compound containing nitrogen, and a color conversion film, a backlight unit, and a display device, including the same.
US10858374B2	Rare earth-based metal-organic framework for moisture removal and control in confined spaces A method for preparing a metal-organic framework (MOF) comprising contacting one or more of a rare earth metal ion component with one or more of a tetratopic ligand component, sufficient to form a rare earth-based MOF for controlling moisture in an environment. A method of moisture control in an environment comprising adsorbing and/or desorbing water vapor in an environment using a MOF, the MOF including one or more of a rare earth metal ion component and one or more of a tetratopic ligand component. A method of controlling moisture in an environment comprising sensing the relative humidity in the environment comprising a MOF; and adsorbing water vapor on the MOF if the relative humidity is above a first level, sufficient to control moisture in an environment.
US10858372B2	Amorphous solid form of a BET protein inhibitor The present invention relates to an amorphous solid form of (4S)-7-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-4-pyridin-2-yl-4,5-dihydroimidazo[1,5,4-de][1,4]benzoxazin-2(1H)-one, and processes for its preparation, which is an inhibitor of BET proteins such as BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRD-t and is useful in the treatment of various diseases such as cancer.
US10858369B2	Pseudopolymorphic forms of a HIV protease inhibitor New pseudopolymorphic forms of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro [2,3-b] furan-3-yl (1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl) sulfonyl] isobutyl) amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate and processes for producing them are disclosed.
US10858367B2	Compounds Provided are novel compounds that inhibit LRRK2 kinase activity, processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of or prevention of diseases associated with or characterized by LRRK2 kinase activity, for example Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
US10858364B2	Imidazopyrazine inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase In some embodiments, the invention relates to the compounds of Formula (I) and (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, in some embodiments, the present invention relates to the compounds of Formula (I) and (II), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of a hyperproliferative disorder, an inflammatory disorder, an immune disorder, or an autoimmune disorder.
US10858360B2	Tricyclic gyrase inhibitors Disclosed herein are compounds having the structure of Formula I and pharmaceutically suitable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof that are useful as antibacterially effective tricyclic gyrase inhibitors.Related pharmaceutical compositions, uses and methods of making the compounds are also contemplated.
US10858357B2	Water-soluble myosin 2 inhibitors for the treatment of neurological, neuropathic or psychiatric diseases The present invention relates to highly soluble, non-fluorescent and photostable myosin inhibitors; especially, for in vivo inhibition of the ATPase activity of neuronal non-muscle myosin 2 of formula (II): wherein Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, R1, R2, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions or medicaments comprising the compounds of the invention and processes for manufacturing these compounds and their intermediates.
US10858356B2	Pyrazolopyridine derivative having GLP-1 receptor agonist effect The present invention provides a compound having the basic structure shown by Formula (I) in which the indole ring and the pyrazolopyridine structure is bound through a substituent, a salt thereof or a solvate of either the compound or a salt of the compound, as well as a preventative agent or a therapeutic agent for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type 2 diabetes) or obesity containing such compound, salt or solvate as an active ingredient.
US10858355B2	Inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma There are disclosed certain novel compounds (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof), that inhibit phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma (PI3Kδ) activity, to their utility in treating and/or preventing clinical conditions including respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to their use in therapy, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to processes for preparing such compounds.
US10858354B2	HPTP-Beta inhibitors Disclosed herein are compounds effective for activation of Tie-2 and inhibition of HPTP-beta. The compounds can provide effective therapy for conditions associated with angiogenesis, for example, ocular conditions. Formulations for increased solubility are disclosed.
US10858352B2	Pharmaceutical compounds This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 and/or M4 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by the muscarinic M1 and M4 receptors. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula where X1; X2; X3; X4; R1 R2 and R4 are as defined herein.
US10858351B2	Substituted tetrahydropyridine derivatives as IDO-1 inhibitors and uses thereof Compounds of formula I that modulate or inhibit the enzymatic activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds and methods of treating diseases, conditions or disorders utilizing such compounds and compositions.
US10858349B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer The invention relates to the compounds or its pharmaceutical acceptable polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, formula II, formula III, formula IV, formula V, formula VI, formula VII and formula VIII and, the methods for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, lozenge, spray, intravenous, oral solution, buccal mucosal layer tablet, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of cancer, neoplasm, infections and skin diseases.
US10858344B2	Hydantoin containing deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitors Provided herein are dUTPase inhibitors, compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US10858342B2	Bicyclic imidazole derivatives useful for the treatment of renal diseases, cardiovascular diseases and fibrotic diseases The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
US10858339B2	Aryl cyclopropyl-amino-isoquinolinyl amide compounds Provided herein are arylcyclopropyl amino-isoquinoline amide compounds. In particular, the disclosure provides compounds that affect the function of kinases in a cell and that are useful as therapeutic agents or with therapeutic agents. The compounds of the disclosure are useful in the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions including eye diseases such as glaucoma, cardiovascular diseases, diseases characterized by abnormal growth, such as cancers, and inflammatory diseases. The disclosure further provides compositions containing isoquinoline amide compounds.
US10858338B2	Inhibitors for soluble epoxide hydrolase (SEH) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) The present invention provides compounds that are dual inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase and fatty acid amide hydrolase. The present invention also provides methods of using the compounds to inhibit soluble epoxide hydrolase and fatty acid amide hydrolase, and to treat cancer.
US10858332B1	Method for purifying crude 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid composition A method for purifying a crude 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid composition including 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and 5-formylfuran-2-carboxylic acid is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) subjecting the crude 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid composition to complete dissolution in a solvent solution to obtain a mixture, the solvent solution including an organic solvent and water; (b) subjecting 5-formylfuran-2-carboxylic acid in the mixture to an addition reaction with sodium hydrogen sulfite to obtain an addition product; and (c) subjecting 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid to precipitation after step (b) to obtain purified 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid.
US10858331B1	Ester nitrates derivatives of aromatic aldehydes with multiple pharmalogic properties to treat sickle cell disease The invention provides new aromatic aldehyde compounds that have greater potency in increasing the affinity of Hb for oxygen, greater potency for preventing sickling, and additional pharmacologic properties that ameliorate other symptoms of SCD. The invention further provides methods for treating SCD by providing a subject having SCD with a compound according to the invention.
US10858326B2	Oxazoline pseudodimers, pharmaceutical compositions and the use thereof The present disclosure is directed to oxazoline mono- and hetero-pseudodimer compounds, such as compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof: These compounds are useful for treating pain. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
US10858325B2	Methods for the synthesis of activated ethylfumarates and their use as intermediates Disclosed embodiments relate to improved methods for the synthesis of activated fumarate intermediates and their use in chemical synthesis. Disclosed embodiments describe the synthesis of activated fumarate esters including those derived from activating groups including: 4-nitrophenyl, diphenylphophoryl azide, pivaloyl chloride, chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, p-nitrophenol, MEF, trifluoroacetyl and chlorine, for example, ethyl fumaroyl chloride and the subsequent use of the activated ester in situ. Further embodiments describe the improved synthesis of substituted aminoalkyl-diketopiperazines from unisolated and unpurified intermediates allowing for improved yields and reactor throughput.
US10858321B2	Composition for inducing cell reprogramming The present invention relates to a composition for inducing cell reprogramming. The indazole derivative compound contained in the composition of the present invention shows an improved biological profile and at the same time can perform efficient cell reprogramming. In addition, unlike conventional compounds (e.g. riversine or BIO) for inducing low-molecular cell reprogramming, the indazole derivative compound of the present invention does not show cytotoxicity and thus is expected to have high growth in the market of cell therapy products when clinically applied. Conventional indazole derivative compounds have never known as a use for cell reprogramming. Compared with conventional indazole derivative compounds, the compound of the present invention has a great cell reprogramming ability while having no or little cytotoxicity.
US10858318B2	Born-based cycloaddition catalysts and methods for the production of bio-based terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid and poly (ethylene terephthalate) Methods for producing cycloaddition products comprising: reacting a diene with a dienophile in the presence of one or more boron-based catalysts of Formula I or Formula II are provided. In particular, the methods can be used to prepare 4-methyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid and 3-methyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, including bio-based versions thereof. The cycloaddition products can be advantageously used in the production of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid, and ultimately, poly(ethylene terephthalate), and bio-based versions thereof. BOBL4 Formula II
US10858316B2	Small molecule inhibitors of the MCL-1 oncoprotein and uses thereof Compounds that inhibit Myeloid Cell Leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) oncoprotein, and methods of using the same, are provided for treating disease.
US10858302B2	Methods and catalysts for the selective production of methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas for chemical synthesis and gas purification Catalysts and methods for the selective conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methanol using heat and high pressure in a hydrogenation reactor are disclosed. Key to this process are catalysts, which are comprised of multimetallic, aluminum oxide-supported nanoparticles. In some embodiments of the invention, the catalytic nanoparticles are made from mixtures of zinc and copper, or mixtures of palladium and copper, in different stoichiometric equivalents. In others, stoichiometric additives or dopants are added in order to improve the rate of product formation, improve selectivity, or allow for flow configurations. Methods for the use of these catalysts for the synthesis of methanol, and for the purification of CO2, H2, or CO gas streams by transforming contaminants into liquid methanol are also described.
US10858288B2	Artificial marble production device and artificial marble produced using same The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing artificial marble including a granite soil storage unit for supplying a granite soil; a granite soil heating unit for heating the soil; a resin storage unit for storing a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resin; a mixing-transporting unit for accommodating the resin and the heated granite soil therein and melting and mixing them to produce and simultaneously transport an artificial marble slurry; a material guide unit for guiding the soil and the resin into the mixing-transporting unit; a discharge unit for discharging the slurry; a mold supply unit for continuously supplying a mold for accommodating and molding the slurry; a mold guide unit for guiding the mold to accommodate the slurry; a forming unit for forming an artificial marble by applying vibration and pressure to the slurry; an extraction unit for extracting the mold; and a lamination unit for laminating and storing the mold extracted.
US10858280B2	Automotive and architectural glass articles and laminates Embodiments of glass articles exhibiting a grey or a green tint are described. In one or more embodiments, the glass article comprises a glass composition including SiO2, Al2O3 B2O3 or MgO, a non-zero amount of alkali metal oxides (R2O), R2O—Al2O3 in the range from about −0.5 to about 1.5; and up to 1 mol % Fe2O3. In one or more embodiments, the glass composition includes a ratio of R2O to Al2O3 equal to or greater than about 1, Na2O, from 0-13 mol % MgO, at least one of K2O, SnO2 and TiO2. Laminates including such glass articles and methods of making the glass articles are also described.
US10858279B2	Glass panel unit manufacturing method, building component manufacturing method, glass panel unit manufacturing system, and glass panel unit A glass panel unit manufacturing method includes a bonding step, a pressure reducing step, and a sealing step. The bonding step includes bonding together a first substrate and a second substrate with a first sealant to create an inner space. The pressure reducing step includes producing a reduced pressure in the inner space through an exhaust port that the first substrate has. The sealing step includes melting a second sealant inserted into the exhaust port by locally heating the second sealant, and deforming the second sealant by pressing the second sealant toward the second substrate, to seal the exhaust port up with the second sealant melted and deformed.
US10858273B2	Method and system for treatment of agricultural and industrial wastewaters containing solids and nutrients A method and system of treatment of agricultural and industrial wastewaters that contain high concentrations of suspended solids, nitrogen, and phosphorus compounds is disclosed. The method and system includes pre-treating the wastewater, controlling the amount of coagulants used, and controlling the mean velocity used for mixing, surface loading rate, and solids loading rate. The method and system functions as a sedimentation unit and gas flotation unit (solid/liquid separator). The pH of the effluent wastewater is stabilized within the separator by ensuring that there is sufficient alkalinity to buffer the wastewater. Sufficient gas is produced in the coagulation reactions to float and concentrate the solids, which results in as high as 99 percent reduction in suspended solids, a 96 percent reduction of the phosphorus concentration, and a 50 percent reduction of the nitrogen concentration in the effluent from the separator.
US10858261B2	Method for obtaining calcium aluminates from non-saline aluminum slags The present invention relates to a method for obtaining calcium aluminates for metallurgical use from non-saline aluminum slags by means of reactive grinding and thermal treatment.
US10858259B2	Reactor for polycrystalline silicon production and method for producing polycrystalline silicon A reactor 200 according to the present invention includes a heater storage section serving as a space section capable of accommodating a carbon heater to initial heating of silicon core wires. A carbon heater 13 is loaded in a deposition reaction space 20 in the reactor 200 only when necessary for initial heating of silicon core wires 12. After initial heating of the silicon core wires 12 is finished, the carbon heater 13 is unloaded from the deposition reaction space to the heater storage section 30. As a result, the carbon heater 13 is not unduly damaged in the reactor any longer and its deterioration is reduced. In addition, because of reduction in reaction with hydrogen gas in the reactor, the generation of methane is reduced, and thus carbon contamination of polycrystalline silicon is reduced.
US10858257B2	Methods for producing small particles having super pore surface via nano engraving process Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method that comprises engraving graphene to define super pores. The super pores have an average pore size less than approximately 0.5 nanometers. The graphene can comprise nano carbon. The graphene, when analyzed via X-Ray Diffraction results in major diffraction peaks at two theta of approximately 9.5 degrees, approximately 29 degrees, and approximately 44 degrees.
US10858256B2	Redox sorting of carbon nanotubes A method of separating and extracting carbon nanotubes, the method includes introducing the carbon nanotubes into a two-phase system that includes a first component and a second component, the first component being different from the second component. The method includes introducing a chemical agent into the two-phase system, mixing the chemical agent and the carbon nanotubes in the two-phase system, removing the first component to extract a first portion of the carbon nanotubes contained in the first component after the mixing, replenishing the two-phase system with fresh first component, and extracting a second portion of the carbon nanotubes contained in the fresh first component. A bandgap of the carbon nanotubes in the first portion is different from the bandgap of the carbon nanotubes in the second portion.
US10858255B2	Method, system and injection subsystem for producing nanotubes A floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition system produces nanotubes. The system includes a reaction chamber, a heater for heating a nanotube-material precursor and a catalyst precursor, and an injector for injecting the precursors into the chamber. In the chamber, the catalyst precursor is pyrolysed to produce catalyst particles, and the nanotube-material precursor is pyrolysed in the presence of the catalyst particles in order to produce nanotubes. A controller controls at least one operational parameter, e.g., injection temperatures of the precursors, flow rates of carrier gases of the precursors, and a reaction temperature of the chamber and of the precursors. An injection pipe extends into the chamber to an adjustable extent in order to control the injection temperature of the catalyst precursor and/or the nanotube-material precursor.
US10858250B2	Bromine-facilitated synthesis of fluoro-sulfur compounds Described herein are methods for the bromine-facilitated synthesis of fluoro-sulfur compounds, that include SF4, SF5Cl, SF5Br and SF6. The methods described herein generally require lower temperature and pressure, produce higher yields, require less time, do not use corrosive or costly reactants and solvents that are commonly used in the synthesis of the fluoro-sulfur compounds, and do not produce deleterious waste products when compared to previously-used methods.
US10858249B2	Peroxide stabilizers Methods for stabilizing one or more peroxide compounds in solution comprising adding to the solution an effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group comprising (i) cyclic carbonates; (ii) poly-phosphonic acid chelating agents and salts thereof, and alkaline pH adjusting agents with a pKb value of up to 3.0, wherein the w/w ratio of the poly-phosphonic acid chelating agent or salt thereof to alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide is from about 1:1 to about 50:1; and (iii) mixtures thereof. Also disclosed are solutions comprising the above compounds, uses of the above compounds to stabilize peroxide compounds in solutions, and compounds recited above for use as novel stabilizers.
US10858247B2	Multi-tubular chemical reactor with igniter for initiation of gas phase exothermic reactions A multi-tubular chemical reactor includes an igniter for the initiation of gas phase exothermic reaction within the gas phase reaction zones of the tubular reactor units.
US10858242B2	MEMS or NEMS device with stacked stop element The invention relates to a sensor-type or actuator-type MEMS or NEMS device provided with a stacked stop element comprising —a first flat layer having a first flat electrode intended to be at a first electric potential and a second flat electrode intended to be at a second electric potential different from the first potential, said first flat electrode being movable relative to the second flat electrode in a first direction parallel to the first flat layer, —a second flat layer placed on top of the first flat layer and electrically insulated from the first flat layer by at least one intermediate layer made of an insulating material, the second flat layer comprising a first flat element that is mechanically secured to the first flat electrode, and a second flat element that is mechanically secured to the second flat electrode, characterized in that it further comprises at least one stop element extending from the first flat element or the second flat element in the first direction and projecting from said flat element in the first direction, the stop element extending from one of the flat elements being intended to be at the same potential as an opposite surface belonging to the other flat element, and the stop element and the electrodes further being designed for the stop element to come into contact with the opposite surface and to stop the two flat electrodes from moving towards each other in the first direction when under stress.
US10858239B2	Techniques for transduction and storage of quantum level signals Embodiments described herein include systems and techniques for converting (i.e., transducing) a quantum-level (e.g., single photon) signal between the three wave forms (i.e., optical, acoustic, and microwave). A suspended crystalline structure is used at the nanometer scale to accomplish the desired behavior of the system as described in detail herein. Transducers that use a common acoustic intermediary transform optical signals to acoustic signals and vice versa as well as microwave signals to acoustic signals and vice versa. Other embodiments described herein include systems and techniques for storing a qubit in phonon memory having an extended coherence time. A suspended crystalline structure with specific geometric design is used at the nanometer scale to accomplish the desired behavior of the system.
US10858238B2	Sensor package having a movable sensor A sensor package including a fixed frame, a moveable platform, elastic restoring members and a sensor chip is provided. The moveable platform is moved with respect to the fixed frame, and used to carry the sensor chip. The elastic restoring members are connected between the fixed frame and the moveable platform, and used to restore the moved moveable platform to an original position. The sensor chip is arranged on the elastic restoring members to send detected data via the elastic restoring members.
US10858231B2	Leveling system for lift device A lift device includes a base, an arm, a drive actuator, a tractive element, and a steering actuator. The arm has a base end coupled to the base and a tractive element end. The arm includes a steering actuator interface positioned along an exterior surface of the arm. The drive actuator is pivotally coupled to the tractive element end of the arm. The tractive element is coupled to the drive actuator. The steering actuator has a first end coupled to the steering actuator interface and an opposing second end coupled to the drive actuator. The arm includes a plate extending forward of the exterior surface of the arm and past the steering actuator.
US10858227B2	Vertical moving method, vertical moving apparatus, and vertical moving system A vertical moving method of a vertical moving unit on which a conveyance target object is mounted includes steps of causing a non-electric biasing unit to generate a biasing force to raise the vertical moving unit, causing an electric motor unit to generate a thrust in a direction to raise the vertical moving unit or a thrust in a direction to lower the vertical moving unit, and causing an electromagnetic brake unit to generate a braking force to resist a movement of the vertical moving unit. Independently of presence/absence of the object and a weight of the object, the thrust and/or the braking force is controlled such that the vertical moving unit stops when an external force of overload more than a predetermined value acts on the vertical moving unit during a vertical movement.
US10858226B2	Electric winch crank The invention relates to an electric winch crank (1) comprising a main body (3) which includes an electric motor (32); a gripping handle (2) arranged at one end of the main body (3) and able to pivot on same with respect to said main body (3); coupling means (4) to a winch (100), arranged at the opposite end of said main body (3); a transmission mechanism driven by the output shaft of the motor (32) and enabling rotation of the coupling means (4); a mechanical reducer (34) interposed between the output shaft of the motor (32) and the coupling means (4), said crank further comprising a braking system (35) mounted on the output shaft of the motor (32); a control member (23) located on said gripping handle (2) for actuating said braking system (35) via said electronic circuit (31) and a rotating collector (29) comprising a first portion (291) rigidly attached to the gripping handle, connected to said control member, and a second portion (292) rigidly attached to the main body electrically connected to an electronic circuit.
US10858223B2	Deepwater hoisting system and method A deepwater hoisting system includes a synthetic fibre rope winch assembly including a motor driven first winch and a length of synthetic fibre rope driven by said first winch. The synthetic fibre rope has an end remote from the first winch. The system further includes a steel wire winch assembly including a motor driven second winch and a length of steel wire driven by said second winch. The steel wire has an end remote from the second winch. At least the second winch is an active heave compensation motor driven winch. The system further includes a lifting block having a lifting block sheave, through which the synthetic fibre rope is run. The end of the synthetic fibre rope is connected to the end of the steel wire, so that the lifting block is suspended in a double-fall arrangement.
US10858221B2	People conveyor drive and people conveyor The invention relates to a people conveyor drive (40) of a people conveyor (1) comprising a plurality of treads (13) interconnected to form an endless tread band (12). The people conveyor drive (40) comprises a tension member drive system (25) configured for driving the endless tread band (12), and a shaft (50) having a shaft main portion (52) and at least one shaft support portion (54). The at least one shaft support portion (54) is supported by at least one shaft bearing (57) to be rotatable around a shaft axis (A). The shaft (50) is configured for engaging with an endless tread drive tension member (15). The shaft (50) has a split shaft configuration in which the shaft main portion (52) is detachably coupled to the at least one shaft support portion (54).
US10858217B2	Hose reel A hose reel includes a frame, a reel rotatably arranged within the frame and a rewind mechanism with a spring. A removable lid is attached to the frame and encloses an inside of the hose reel from all directions to prevent a user of the hose reel from accessing the inside of the hose reel. An axle is rotatable in relation to the reel. A first end of the spring is attached to the reel and a second end of the spring is attached to the axle. The axle has an outer end connected to the lid to prevent mutual rotation between the lid and the outer end in a direction which decreases the spring force of the spring.
US10858216B1	Fire hose handling and re-loading apparatus An apparatus to handle and relocate rolled fire hose, the apparatus includes a frame, a rotating platform mounted to the frame, a pair of leg members joined by a pivot that splays and retracts the frame, and wheels mounted on the lower portion of each leg. The rotating platform is operable to rotate around an axis perpendicular to the splaying plane created by the legs. The collapsible apparatus, when upright, provides a two tined fork for straddling and lifting the lower perimeter of a rolled fire hose. When tilted rearwards onto the apparatus' wheels, the fork raises the rolled hose off the ground and thus enables “dollying” the rolled hose to any location. When the apparatus is oriented horizontally, the apparatus provides a means for easy, yet controlled uncoiling of the hose roll as the hose is fed to firefighters reloading the hose back onto fire truck's hose bed.
US10858215B2	Method for coiling a coiled product, control installation, computer software product, and coiling machine A coiled product, a control installation, computer software product, a coiling machine and method for coiling a coiled product, wherein the coiling tension is settable to an envisaged coiling tension, particularly to a constant coiling tension via either a setting unit and/or a change in the respective rotational speed of either a coil body and/or a supply roll, a characterizing aspect being the equalization of the free length of the coiled product, where the free length is the spacing of the first bearing point of the coiled product on the coil body from the second bearing point of the coiled product on a deflection roller such that the free length change is equalized by the setting unit and/or by a variation of the respective rotational speed so that coiling tension of a product coiled onto the coil body can be set in a simple, rapid, and precise manner.
US10858214B2	Sequetial coiling of a rope by segments A method for sequentially coiling a rope by segments, comprising the steps of attaching a first grab in a rope to the lower rim of a cylindrical mandrel; rotating the mandrel about a vertical axis and forming a plurality of coils including a last coil on the mandrel; stopping a rotation of the mandrel; releasing the first grab and the plurality of coils from the mandrel into a basket rotating under the mandrel. While releasing the first grab, holding a second or subsequent grab along a tail end of the last coil on the mandrel, and repeating the above steps of attaching; rotating; forming; stopping; releasing; holding and repeating, with the second or subsequent grab, until an entire length of the rope has been coiled in the basket. In another aspect, a step of working the rope is carried out between the step of stopping and the step of releasing.
US10858207B2	Apparatus for unstacking packaging units This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for unstacking preformed products (2), for example packaging units, stacked in a stack, these products comprising for example planar parts (4) and projecting parts (3) which are all stacked onto and into each other in line, wherein the method comprises, —placing a gripper with at least a single suction cup unit (51) of flexible material, more particularly a suction mouth thereof, on a planar product part (4) of such a product, —suction-engaging such a product, —conveying the product to a delivery location, and—releasing the product, wherein upon suction the planar product part (4) is pulled against a plate (55) which is part of the apparatus. It has been found that in this way in a suitable manner stacks of flexible and thin-walled packaging units can be unstacked, without the stack being disturbed or the packaging unit taken off being damaged or being picked up in the wrong position.
US10858199B2	Conveying system with segments and method for transporting individual items A conveying system transports items, such as postal items, along a main conveying direction. A conveying route includes segments that are arranged one behind the other along the main conveying direction. The segments have conveyors arranged parallel to one another and the segments are offset relative to one another in a transverse direction. The conveyors are driven and activated individually by a control unit. The items are conveyed along the main conveying direction by transferring an item from a preceding segment to a following segment that is offset relative to the preceding segment and then transporting the item on the following segment. Items with small dimensions, which rest on just one conveyor can also be manipulated during the transportation.
US10858192B2	Conveying device and linear transport system A conveying device for a linear transport system, wherein the conveying device comprises at least one rolling unit and a carrier unit, wherein the carrier unit is of U-shaped configuration and has an outer side and an inner side, wherein the inner side bounds a receiving space for receiving a running rail of the linear transport system, wherein the rolling unit is arranged in the receiving space in a manner spaced apart from the inner side, wherein the inner side and/or the outer side are/is substantially free from undercuts and/or corners and/or bumps, and/or wherein the inner side and/or the outer side are/is of substantially smooth configuration.
US10858189B2	Device for supply and positioning of straws for packaging animal semen and processing installation comprising such a device The invention relates to a feeding and positioning device (5) for straws (2) for packing animal semen on a support (4), with a feeding hopper (20) having an inner space (21) which receives the straws and is partially delimited by an inclined and electrically conductive bottom wall (38), an evacuation chute (22) with an inlet orifice, which opens into said inner space, and with an outlet orifice opposite said support, a disentangling system (25) having an electrically conductive and movable part configured to come into contact with said straws and to set them in motion in said inner space, an electrically conductive support, and a mechanical connection interface of said movable part on said support, and electrical connection elements which are directly connected, respectively, to said bottom wall and said support and to said movable part and said support.
US10858186B2	Method for fetching a target bin stored in a storage system A method for fetching a target bin stored in a storage system, wherein the storage system includes a three-dimensional storage grid containing a plurality of bins stacked in vertical stacks, supporting rails on the grid structure, and a plurality of vehicles, controllably arranged to move individually on the supporting rails. The method is performed by a control device in the system and comprises controlling at least one non-target vehicle to operate as intermediate storage for a bin located vertically above the target bin; controlling a target vehicle to pick up the target bin, and controlling the at least one non-target vehicle and the target vehicle to be positioned adjacent to each other in a linear manner on the supporting rails. A corresponding storage system has also been disclosed.
US10858183B2	Cover for container The present invention is directed to a cover assemblies for use with containers such as large dumpsters or roll-off containers. The cover assembly generally includes a cover portion, a frame portion, and one or more mounting arms. The cover is coupled to the frame, and the frame is movable with respect to the mounting arm from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position comprises a closed position and wherein the second position comprises an open position.
US10858182B2	Automatic locking trashcan system and method An automatic locking trashcan system including: a trashcan assembly having a trashcan-body having an inner volume; and an outer-surface; a trashcan-lid; and an automatic-locking-assembly; wherein the trashcan assembly includes the trashcan-body, the trashcan-lid and the automatic-locking-assembly in functional combination such that when the trashcan-body is not normal to a ground surface the automatic-locking-assembly secures the trashcan-lid to the trashcan-body such that trashcan-contents are not able to leave the inner volume. Structurally speaking, the trashcan-body is defined by the inner volume and the outer-surface.
US10858178B2	End-closure for a flexible tank A flexible tank has an inner tank and at least one end closure with alternating interlaced hollow loops from two separate exterior layers. A nylon rope or similar securing element is passed through the hollow loops to use the exterior layers in an end closure to constrain the inner tank. An end flap may be welded to an exterior layer and positioned between the inner tank and the end closure. The hollow loops may be formed by folding over the exterior layers and cutting out complementary portions so the loops are in an alternating interlaced pattern.
US10858177B2	Portion capsule having an identifier A beverage system for producing a beverage. The beverage system includes a portion capsule and a beverage machine. The portion capsule includes a lid sealed to a base element having a cavity within which a beverage raw material is provided. The base element has a circumferential flange having a top side and a bottom side with a barcode located on the bottom side. The beverage machine includes a detector to read the barcode, a media chute configured to receive and support the portion capsule, and a pump controlled to push water into the portion capsule only upon a determination that the read barcode agrees with a stored reference.
US10858172B2	Airtight thermal insulation package The invention discloses an airtight thermal insulation package with physical sucker structure at the convex edge of the opening thereof, comprising a package body and a side flip cover connected with it; the body upper adopts convex-edge structure, the body and cover comprise thermal insulation inner and connecting outer layers; the structure upper has sucker rubber ribbon connected with cover; the body has a placing tray guided by the guide block; between the block and tray is an elastic piece providing stretching force for block; the connecting end of body and cover is a snap groove, the cover has a snap block fitting the groove; the outer side of body and cover is a connecting piece for closing them; the tray upper has a concave groove, hinged with two handles. It has following advantages: good sealing, long service life, no food sprinkling, and good thermal insulation effect.
US10858171B2	Portable heating for small quantities of consumer product An apparatus for heating a product includes a storage compartment for a product to be heated and a heater module physically and thermally coupled to the storage compartment. The heater module has a housing that defines a reaction chamber. A rigid barrier is inside the reaction chamber and defines first and second portions thereof. A first reactant is inside the reaction chamber, and a flexible bag (with a second reactant) is in the first portion of the first chemical reactant. The first and second reactants react exothermically upon contact. A piercing element can pierce the flexible bag. After piercing, the a fluid path and one or more fluid channels carry the second reactant to a section of the first portion of the reaction chamber away from where the flexible bag is located.
US10858168B2	Evacuated bottle system An evacuated bottle system including a bottle defining a hollow interior, the bottle having a neck with a rim defining an opening; a cap assembly supported on the bottle, the cap assembly including a funnel having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being insertable within the interior of the bottle and the second portion engaging a portion of the bottle to support the funnel above the rim, the funnel defining a bore that fluidly communicates with the hollow interior of the bottle; a self-sealing membrane that covers the bore formed by the funnel to selectively seal the hollow interior of the bottle; a cap attachable to the bottle, the cap including a cover portion that extends at least partially over the self-sealing membrane to restrain movement thereof, the cover portion being axially spaced from the self-scaling membrane to define a gap that permits axial movement of the self-sealing membrane to selectively open the bottle to fluid communication outside of the bottle.
US10858165B2	Double-walled container A double-walled container includes an outer layer body and an inner layer body. A single adhesive strip is disposed between the outer layer body and the inner layer body in a manner such that the adhesive strip extends along a center axis. The outer layer body is provided with a single ambient air introduction hole. The outer layer body includes an inner surface, which is configured by a separation surface and a pseudo-adhesive surface. The separation surface faces the ambient air introduction hole and is separated from an outer surface of the inner layer body, and the pseudo-adhesive surface faces the separation surface and is separably adhered to the outer surface of the inner layer body.
US10858164B2	Packing box for quick display A packing box for quick display including a first box body having a lower substrate with a plurality of seat portions each having an insert slit for a lower insert portion of packaged goods that have a panel type external insert portion on each of upper and lower sides, and a wall provided to surround the outside of the lower substrate. The wall includes a sidewall having an inclined portion configured to expose the packaged goods. The first box body is formed to realize a function of stable storage and stable transfer of goods, and increases convenience because it can display the goods in a packaged state without displaying the packaged goods one by one on a different display stand. The seat portion can maintain a normal state of each packaged goods and prevent collision of the packaged goods.
US10858159B2	Rotary sealed packaging container The present disclosure belongs to the field of packaging, and provides a rotary sealed packaging container which comprises an outer lid, a hollow inner core and a container body, wherein the inner core is mounted on an opening part of the container body so that the inner core can relatively move in axial direction of the container body and cannot relatively rotate in the circumferential direction, and the outer lid is mounted on the opening part so that the outer lid cannot relatively move in the axial direction and can relatively move in the circumferential direction; the outer lid is internally provided with a hollow thread part, an inner thread is arranged on the inner wall of the thread part, an outer thread is arranged on the outer wall of the inner core, the inner thread of the thread part matches with the outer thread of the inner core.
US10858157B1	Lid for drinking cup A lid for a drinking cup that is particularly suitable for use with disposable cups. The lid generally includes a lid cover portion and a tab member portion, Both the lid cover portion and the tab member portion include a lower perimeter flange that is configured to fit snugly over the upper rim of the coffee cup. The lid cover portion includes a first opening formed and a second opening formed in a recessed portion of the lid cover portion. The tab member portion includes a first raised member and a second raised member formed in a recessed portion of the tab member portion. The first raised member sized and shaped to be received within the first opening, and the second raised member sized and shaped to be received within the second opening. In application, the user secures the tab member portion to the upper rim of the coffee cup and aligns the lid cover portion over the tab member such that the first raised member passes through the first opening and the second raised member passes through the second opening. The lid cover portion is then secured to the upper rim of the cup and to the perimeter flange of the tab member portion.
US10858150B2	Securing device A securing device includes a base and a sheet placed on the base. The sheet includes a hole. A securing support is disposed opposite the hole of the sheet. A coupler secures the sheet to the base through the securing support. The securing support includes a contact face that contacts the coupler. The contact face includes a notch through which the securing support is removed from the coupler to separate the base from the sheet without removing the coupler.
US10858144B2	One piece packaging with side graphic panel A graphic block package includes a tray configured to package and display product placed therein. A graphic block is foldably connected to the tray, wherein the graphic block includes a set of folding panels configured to collapse the graphic block for shipping and to support the graphic block for retail display.
US10858141B2	Insulated box assembly with overlapping panels Disclosed is a box assembly including an exterior piece comprising a middle portion, and an upper portion joined to the middle portion; and an interior piece positioned within the exterior piece, the interior piece defining a cavity and comprising a side panel, the side panel comprising a top interior portion, the side panel and the middle portion of the exterior piece defining a space therebetween, the upper portion of the exterior piece covering the space and the top interior portion of the side panel, and a bottom panel joined to the side panel.
US10858136B2	Flexible container and process for installation of fitment in same A flexible container formed of flexible web material is provided. The container includes four panels forming: a body portion; a neck portion; a flare portion extending from the neck portion; and a tapered transition portion between the body and neck portions; wherein the neck portion has a reduced width and the flare portion has an expanded end. Also disclosed is a method of forming the aforementioned container comprising steps of: biasing the expanded end to define a circumference; moving, via a mandrel comprising a groove, the fitment within the circumference and through the expanded end to a first position in the neck; transversely cutting away the expanded end by advancing preferably v-shaped blades through the neck and into the groove preferably without rotation of the mandrel, container, or blades; moving the fitment to a second position in the neck; and sealing the neck to the fitment.
US10858132B2	Disposable production line for filling and finishing a product An apparatus for processing one or more products in need of closure. The apparatus comprises a vessel including an inlet for receiving the one or more products and an outlet for discharging the one or more products under sterile and/or pyrogen free conditions. A device is also adapted for applying the closure to the one or more products in the vessel, along with the optional filling and/or weighing of the products before or after applying the closure. Related apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10858131B2	Apparatus and method for activatable substrate application A method of applying a tape to an article. The method includes contacting a first activatable adhesive composition of an adhesive tape with a placement device. The adhesive tape has a carrier substrate, the first activatable adhesive composition disposed on a first surface of the carrier substrate, and a second activatable adhesive composition disposed on a second surface of the carrier substrate. The method includes activating the first activatable adhesive composition such that the adhesive tape adheres to the placement device through the first activatable adhesive composition, separating the adhesive tape from a tape delivery system, activating the second activatable adhesive composition, contacting an article with the second activatable adhesive composition, and separating the placement device from the adhesive tape such that the adhesive tape remains adhered to the article.
US10858130B2	Packaging apparatus with evacuation assembly and packaging process A packaging apparatus includes a control unit, a loading station that positions a tubular film around a product to be packaged, a sealing station, a control unit that controls the sealing station to create one or more seals on the tubular film, an evacuation assembly that includes a first member and a second member arranged opposite the first member, and a means for moving the product relative to and from the evacuation assembly. The first member includes a deformable portion. The first and second members are relatively movable between: a first configuration, in which the first and second members are spaced apart from one another, a second configuration, in which the deformable portion contacts at least part of the second member and/or part of the tubular film, and a third configuration in which the deformable portion is compressed in a compression direction towards the second member.
US10858123B2	Methods and systems for detecting data anomalies Methods and systems are provided for monitoring sensors and other data sources and detecting data anomalies. One exemplary method involves determining a probable range for a metric influenced by a behavior a sensor based at least in part on historical data associated with the sensor, identifying an anomalous condition with respect to the sensor based on a relationship between a current value for the metric indicative of a current behavior of the sensor and the probable range, and providing a graphical indication of the anomalous condition on a display device.
US10858120B2	Aircraft landing gear assembly including a health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) and method A health and monitoring system or “HUMS” mounted within a hollow structural subassembly of an aircraft landing gear assembly, the subassembly having an access port for access to the HUMS without requiring disassembly of the structural subassembly so as to require jacking up the aircraft.
US10858118B2	System, apparatus, and method of preventing fuel tank explosion According to an exemplary embodiment, an inerting and pressurization system for a fuel tank may be provided. The inerting and pressurization systemmay include an inert gas supply network, a number of valves and a number of air separator modules. The inerting and pressurization system may further include a programmable controller that may automatically increase the proportion of inert gas in the inert gas supply network. According to a second exemplary embodiment, a fire extinguishing system may include a number of air-separation modules that may supply an inert gas to a supply network and a programmable controller that may be operatively connected with the inert gas supply network to control how the inert gas outputs may be distributed in response to a fire threat signal.
US10858115B2	Aircraft with wheel well between heat exchangers of engine assembly An assembly for an aircraft having a propeller, including a wheel well for a retracted landing gear, first and second cooling ducts; and an engine assembly having an engine shaft configured for driving engagement with the propeller, the engine assembly including a coolant circulation system for circulation of a liquid coolant, a lubricant circulation system for circulation of a lubricant, a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with at least the coolant circulation system, and a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with at least the lubricant circulation system. Each heat exchanger is positioned and configured for receiving a cooling airflow from the respective cooling duct. The wheel well is located between the heat exchangers. A method of cooling a lubricant and a liquid coolant of an engine assembly is also discussed.
US10858114B2	Assembly for an aircraft, the assembly comprising a pylon and a front engine mount An assembly for an aircraft comprising a pylon having a mounting plate having a front face and a rear face and through which there passes, between the front face and the rear face, at least one central bore, a front engine mount comprising a spar with a rear face bearing against the mounting plate front face and which, for each central bore, has a complementary central bore aligned with the central bore, and for each central bore, a mounting system. The mounting system comprises a shear pin inserted into the central bore and the complementary central bore from the rear face with a flange bearing against the rear face, a support with a central hole, the diameter of which is greater than the flange diameter and fixed to the rear face, and a cap fixed to the support closing off the central hole and bearing against the shear pin.
US10858110B2	Connection system for electrically connecting a fixture in a vehicle A connection system for electrically connecting a fixture in a vehicle has at least one cable, and a housing with a cable inlet and a cable outlet, and with a receiving space which is formed in the housing and extends helically along a housing axis with a receiving space cross section from the cable inlet towards the cable outlet. The cable has a cable cross section and runs completely through the receiving space from the cable inlet towards the cable outlet, with cable coils being formed. A radial extent of the cable cross section is smaller than a radial extent of the receiving space cross section. Therefore, different lengths of the at least one cable can be accommodated in the receiving space with different coil diameters being formed.
US10858108B2	Aisle access side facing seat A passenger seat arrangement is provided for a single-aisle vehicle, such as a narrow-body aircraft. In some examples, the passenger seat includes a passenger seat having a seat plane. The passenger seat is positioned such that the seat plane is at a non-square and non-zero acute angle relative to a plane of the aisle. The passenger seat is a non-lie flat seat movable between an upright position and a neutral position. A seat back of the passenger seat is at a non-zero angle relative to a seat base of the passenger seat in both the upright position and the neutral position.
US10858099B2	Retracting hand launching and landing pole for drones This invention relates to the use of a retracting hand launching and landing pole for drones having small or short landing legs that are difficult to grasp when hand launching and landing in windy conditions and on moving platforms or irregular ground, and will not interfere with normal flat surface landings.
US10858098B2	Falling-resistant and anti-drifting unmanned aerial vehicle A falling-resistant and anti-drifting unmanned aerial vehicle has a main body and at least one rotor wing thereon. Both sides of the main body have a wing with an airbag filled with gas lighter than air. Bulges protruding downwards are arranged at the bottoms of the airbag. The two airbags are at the same height symmetrically arranged based on the main body. The airbag can function as an undercarriage when the aircraft lands down, and as a buffer when crash landing and then reduce damage to the main body. If the aircraft falls in water, the aircraft can float on the water to avoid damage caused by sinking. As bulges protruding downwards are arranged at the bottoms of the airbags, in spraying operation, side wing can be relatively well baffled by the bulges in case of side wing blowing in the flying process, resulting in less droplets draft.
US10858097B2	Detection and navigation in wireless charging A transmit charging coil is driven to wirelessly transfer energy to a receiving charging coil. The wireless energy transfer can be adjusted in response to detecting the receive charging coil. Navigation of an un-manned vehicle may be adjusted in response to the wireless energy transfer.
US10858090B2	Systems and methods of constructing composite assemblies A composite assembly has an outer spar component having an outer spar component inner profile, an inner spar component having an inner spar component outer profile substantially complementary to the outer spar component inner profile, and an adhesive disposed between the outer spar component and the inner spar component.
US10858089B2	Stall recovery chine spoiler system A chine spoiler system enhances aircraft wing stall recovery characteristics while optimizing a maximum lift coefficient (CLMAX) of an aft-swept wing on an aircraft having an engine nacelle mounted below the wing. The system includes a chine located on a surface of the nacelle; the chine is configured to generate a vortex at high angles of attack. The vortex passes over an upper surface of the wing, favorably influencing inboard wing aerodynamics to delay airflow separation from the wing, in advance of a stall. The vortex increases CLMAX, but also creates a nose-up pitching moment on an aft-swept wing, which degrades stall recovery. A chine spoiler system module is configured to render the chine ineffective at predetermined wing flap configurations and angles of attack (typically post CLMAX) to balance the objectives of achieving high pre-stall CLMAX, while providing a nose-down pitching moment increment for improved stall recovery.
US10858087B2	Vertical-input outboard-motor forward-reverse angled-drive lower unit A vertical-input outboard-motor angled-drive lower unit apparatus and method for improved operations in shallow, muddy, marshy water or water choked with vegetation or obstacles. Vertically applied single-direction rotational power from an outboard motor engine is transferred to operator-controlled forward and reverse rotational power applied at an acute angle to the horizontal water surface. The apparatus is cooled by an external flow of water without being taken into any port which might become blocked. A thrust redirection plate reflects otherwise wasted propeller thrust, especially when operating in reverse, for more efficient operation and reduced churning of the water surface. An angled skeg and the angled orientation of the output shaft and housing deflect obstructions.
US10858080B1	Surf wake forming systems and methods with gyroscope force vector translation A wakeboat has a hull, the hull forming a wake when moving forward in the water, with a left quiet region and a right quiet region in the wake. The hull may exhibit rotation around one or more of its roll, pitch, and yaw axes which affects the quiet regions in the wake. A gyroscope supported in the hull may be used to rotate the hull around one or more axes. Such rotation may be used to create a surf left and/or surf right configuration, and measured via one or more sensors. Other systems and methods are also provided.
US10858077B2	Vessel A vessel includes a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging compressed boil-off gas (hereinafter, referred to as “first fluid”) by using, as a refrigerant, the boil-off gas discharged from a storage tank, to cool the same; a main compression part for compressing a part of the boil-off gas discharged from the storage tank; a rest compression part provided in parallel to the main compression part so as to compress the other part of the boil-off gas discharged from the storage tank; and a decompression device for expanding the first fluid having been cooled by exchanging heat with the boil-off gas, which is discharged from the storage tank, in the heat exchanger. The first fluid is a flow in which the boil-off gas compressed by the main compression part and the boil-off gas compressed by the rest compression part join; or the boil-off gas compressed by the main compression part.
US10858075B2	Floating electrical connection system for offshore energy devices A floating connector of an offshore energy device and a method for connecting the floating connector is provided. The floating connector includes a buoy having a tube, a bay, a joint box, and at least one cable for connecting to the offshore energy device. The buoy provides buoyancy to the floating connector and includes the tube and bay. The bay houses the joint box, which electrically couples the at least one cable to each other and to a switchgear of the offshore energy device.
US10858072B1	Articulated top assist mechanism A frame for a top of a boat that can be moved between a deployed position and a collapsed position with the aid of an articulated top assist mechanism such that the manual effort required to move the top between the collapsed position and deployed position is minimized or eliminated. The articulated top assist mechanism has a torque hub attached to a frame element of the top and a spring that applies torque to the hub by a strap attached to the hub and the spring.
US10858069B2	Marine vessel hull with a longitudinally vented transverse step A marine vessel hull, and marine vessels comprising at least one such hull, comprising a non-entrapment hull having at least one longitudinally vented transverse step, each longitudinally vented transverse step comprising a transverse step, and one or more longitudinal steps extending forward therefrom. Each longitudinal step portion has a cross-sectional profile defining a cutout into the hull relative to a line defined by a deadrise angle of the hull. The cutout defines a vertical rise starting from the line defined by the deadrise angle and a run tilted outwardly upward at a non-horizontal angle less than the deadrise angle and that extends to an intersection with the line defined by the deadrise angle.
US10858067B2	Bicycle rear derailleur A rear derailleur with an articulated quadrilateral linkage movable body along respective parallel articulation axes perpendicular to a reference plane (REF), a base body on a bicycle frame along a drop-out axis (F), a chain guide being rotatable around a first rotation axis (R), an upper pulley rotatable around a second rotation axis (RS). The first rotation axis (R) and the second rotation axis (RS) are parallel and spaced by a distance of eccentricity (E). An angle of inclination (Q) of the articulated quadrilateral is defined by the angle that the drop-out axis (F) and the reference plane (REF) form on a plane passing through the drop-out axis (F) and perpendicular to the reference plane (REF). The angle of inclination (Q) being between 5° and 40°, including extreme values, and the distance of eccentricity (E) being between 18 mm and 50 mm, including extreme values.
US10858061B2	Integrated handlebar system and method An integrated handlebar system that provides a multi-functional handlebar for a cycle or similar vehicle. The system includes a sub-component housing containing a battery, a handlebar configured to attach to and steer the cycle, a cross-member extending between the left hand end and right hand end. The cross-member includes a subcomponent housing; an energy storage module mechanically coupled to the subcomponent housing; a user interface fixed to the subcomponent housing, and a speaker, a microphone, and at least one manual input connected to the subcomponent housing. The user interface communicates a command from a user. The subcomponent housing also includes a communication module that is electrically coupled to the energy storage module. The communication module includes a transceiver electrically coupled to the energy storage module, wherein the transceiver is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one external communication network. The memory is also electrically coupled to the energy storage module.
US10858060B2	Roller board with one or more user-maneuverable trucks and north-seeking return mechanism A roller board device like a skateboard or scooter operated by a user with one or more user-maneuverable wheel assemblies that are automatically returned to their “true north” position is provided according to the invention. The roller board device comprises an elongated deck, at least one wheel assembly, a rotation assembly operatively engaging and extending through the opening in the deck, one end of the rotation assembly being connected to the wheel assembly positioned below the deck, the other end of the rotation assembly being connected to a user interface member extending upward beyond the top surface of the deck, and a north-seeking return mechanism secured to the deck containing an engagement member movable along a linear axis within a housing and engaging a spring disposed between the engagement member and an interior wall of the housing, the rotation assembly operatively connected to the engagement member to convert rotational movement of the rotation member into linear movement of the engagement member. When the user applies rotational force to the user engagement member to turn it to the left or right, the rotation assembly and wheel assembly are rotated in the same direction and degree to allow the roller board device to be turned, the rotated rotation assembly interacting with the engagement member of the north-seeking return mechanism to move the engagement member along its linear axis to a retracted position to compress the spring. But, when the user releases the rotational force upon the user interface member, the spring extends from its compressed state to its elongated state to move the engagement member of the north-seeking return mechanism back along the linear axis from its retracted position to its standby position, counter interacting with the rotation assembly to return the wheel assembly of the roller board device to its true north position.
US10858059B2	Combined torque, direction, and cadence sensing system for electric bicycles A unitary system for an electric-assist bicycle generates signals indicative of power input to a drive system of the bicycle when a rider pedals the bicycle, considering torque applied by the rider, as well as the cadence or speed of the rider's pedaling. Direction of pedaling is also measured using the system. The system utilizes fixed, hard-wired, contactless electronics, namely first and second inductance coils that are non-equally-spaced circumferentially around a first axis, and which generate a first electrical signal indicative of torque based on lateral movement of a conductive or otherwise magnetically permeable rotatable member relative to the coils, and which generate second and third electrical signals indicative of pedaling cadence and direction based on eccentric relative rotational movement of the conductive or otherwise magnetically permeable rotatable member relative to the first and second inductance coils.
US10858056B2	Cantilevered storage unit mount for vehicles Storage unit mounting apparatus removably and lockably attachable to a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a single, cantilevered support member removably and irrotationally attachable at its proximal end to the vehicle, the distal end of the support member supporting a receiver having integral mounting means to which the storage unit is attachable. The apparatus is especially suited for vehicles such as motorcycles, all-terrain-vehicles (ATVs), bicycles and the like.
US10858052B2	Turntable trailer pin capture device A device 401 for preventing a trailer pin from disengaging from a turntable, comprising: a base 402 configured for connection to a tow unit of the type that includes a turntable, and; a pin capture means 403 connected to the base 402, the base 402 and pin capture means 403 configured so that the pin capture means 403 can move between first and second positions relative to the base 402, and so that in the first position a trailer pin can freely slide in and out of the turntable, and in the second position the pin capture means 403 will prevent the trailer pin from rolling backwards off the turntable.
US10858051B2	Standing platform and suspension assembly for riding equipment A standing operator support system for riding equipment, such as a standing mower, includes a suspendable standing platform for supporting the load of a standing operator and a suspension assembly adjustably engageable with the standing platform to suspend the standing platform relative to a fixable platform pivot axis of the standing platform. The suspension assembly is configured to allow for a uniform suspension experience for varied operators of varied weights while maintaining the standing platform in a relatively uniform and substantially horizontal orientation relative to terrain being traversed for the varied operators of varied weights. The suspension assembly is adjustable relative to the standing platform via a single motion to adjust between operator weight settings. The suspension assembly also may be adjustable relative to the standing platform for traverse over discrete raised portions of a terrain, such as a low rock wall or a curb.
US10858046B2	Vehicle-body upper structure A vehicle-body upper structure includes a roof panel constituting an outer plate of a vehicle-body upper part, a roof side reinforcement provided below, in a vehicle up-down direction, an outer region of the roof panel in the vehicle width direction, and a roof side rail provided in an outer end portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the vehicle-body upper part so as to extend along a vehicle front-rear direction. The roof panel includes an outer joining portion in an outer end portion of the roof panel in a vehicle width direction. The roof side reinforcement includes a rail joining portion and a roof joining portion, and the roof joining portion is joined to a predetermined part of the roof panel. The roof side rail is joined to the outer joining portion of the roof panel and the rail joining portion of the roof side reinforcement.
US10858044B2	Electrified vehicle and deflector assembly for electrified vehicle An assembly for an electrified vehicle having a housing containing a transmission, and a vehicle component positioned in a longitudinal direction between the housing and a passenger compartment, includes a deflector configured for mounting to the housing and having a deflection face configured to deflect the vehicle component and/or the housing away from the passenger compartment during a frontal collision.
US10858038B2	Steering control system A steering control system for a vehicle that considers the limitations of at least one of the vehicle and the environment is contemplated. The steering control system can receive a vehicle characteristic, an environmental condition, a desired amount of turning, and a desired velocity of the vehicle. Based on some, or all of these parameters, the steering control system can determine at least one of a wheel torque, a wheel angle, a wheel camber, and a wheel suspension for a desired vehicle path to enhance vehicle performance.
US10858033B2	Driver intervention detection during steering column assembly power stowing and unstowing A retractable steering column assembly includes a retractable portion. The retractable steering column assembly also includes an electric actuator mechanism for moving the retractable portion throughout a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions comprising an unstowed region, a stowed region, and a transition region between the unstowed region and the stowed region. The retractable steering column assembly further includes a controller monitoring at least one positional property of the retractable portion during movement within the transition region to detect a potential driver intervention of the movement.
US10858031B2	Steering wheel and method of manufacturing such steering wheel The invention relates to a steering wheel (1), especially a leather steering wheel, comprising a steering wheel skeleton (10), a foam padding (11) surrounding the steering wheel skeleton (10) at least partially and a wrapping (12) which encompasses the foam padding (11) at least in portions, wherein adjacent longitudinal edges (13) of the wrapping (12) are covered by a profile bead (20), in particular a decorative bead (24), the profile bead (20) including at least one anchoring element (21) which is fixed directly in the foam padding (11) for fastening the wrapping (12). Moreover the invention relates to a method of manufacturing such steering wheel.
US10858029B2	Detachable wheel assembly for wheeled cases This invention is directed toward a wheel assembly that can easily be attached and detached from a case—specifically in a preferred embodiment an SKB 3i series case—such that the case can be wheeled when needed, but have the wheels removed for storage or transportation in a vehicle or plane. The wheel assembly comes in three parts—an axel, two wheels, and two wheel mounts—so it is simple to assembly, and because it has no moving parts, it is solid and durable.
US10858028B2	Axle kit apparatus An axle kit apparatus for increasing the mobility of foldable sawhorse stands while allowing the tires used to be customizable. The invention consists of an axle that connects all of the pieces together. It is mounted with two fasteners that pass through the axle. Two spindles thread into the axle to allow them to be removable. Two objects with threaded apertures lock the spindles in place as well as provide the necessary preload to the bearing races of any tire used. The invention allows for any size spindle and tires to be used as long as the spindle can thread into the axle.
US10858020B2	Systems and methods for using a railroad rail as radiating element for transmitting wireless communications signals A railroad communication system includes a radio transmitter for generating radio communications signals and a length of railroad rail coupled to the radio transmitter. The length of rail is disposed on a set of nonconductive railroad ties to form a transmission line for radiating the radio communications signals to a radio receiver in a vicinity of the length of railroad rail.
US10858016B2	Remotely operated railcar hatches A railcar hatch control system and method for operating railcar hatches of a multi-railcar train is disclosed. A multi-railcar train may have a locomotive and a plurality of railcars having railcar hatches that can be opened and closed. The system and method may include displaying railcar identification information for the railcars on an operator display device, and receiving selections of railcars from an operator that will have a railcar hatch operation performed thereon, such as opening or closing the hatches. The railcar hatch operation is input, and the system and method control the railcar hatch operation being performed only on the selected railcars, and not on the railcars that have not been selected by the operator. The system and method may have operator interfaces devices at an operator station of the train, or at a remote location or on a remote device that communicates wirelessly with the train.
US10858015B2	Rail vehicle having a dedicated area for recharging light electric vehicles A rail vehicle includes a car body having both a passenger space and a stowage space that is provided with a controller and at least one station for accommodating light electric vehicles. The stations have a chassis, a holding structure, a locking mechanism, and a power outlet. The holding structure can hold the light electric vehicle stationary. The locking mechanism can retain the light electric vehicle in the holding structure. The power outlet can deliver electrical power to a battery of the light electric vehicle when the light electric vehicle is secured in the holding structure and connected to the power outlet. The power outlet can be connected to an electrical power network of the rail vehicle. The controller can selectively send a release signal to the locking mechanism, so as to release the locking mechanism, and to selectively operate the power outlet so as to deliver the electrical power.
US10858014B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control system of an embodiment includes a recognizer that recognizes a peripheral environment of a vehicle, a driving controller that performs driving control based on speed control and steering control of the vehicle on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer, an acquirer that acquires a remaining energy amount of a terminal device, and a notifier that performs a notification for prompting an increase of the remaining energy amount when the remaining energy amount acquired by the acquirer while an occupant is aboard the vehicle is less than a first threshold in a case where an instruction to cause a vehicle to enter a parking area in which the vehicle is able to be parked by traveling based on the driving control or an instruction to cause the vehicle to exit the parking area is performed by the terminal device.
US10858013B2	Vehicle, vehicle control method, and computer-readable recording medium A vehicle includes a receiving part configured to receive an emergency signal, an alert control part configured to determine a speech speed of an emergency alert based on current position information of the vehicle and map information of surroundings of the vehicle when the emergency signal is received by the receiving part, and an output part configured to output the emergency alert using the speech speed determined by the alert control part.
US10858012B2	Autonomous driving assistance device and computer program Autonomous driving assistance devices, methods and programs generate assistance information to be used in autonomous driving assistance that is executed in a vehicle. The devices, methods and programs set a target travel trajectory that is an aimed travel trajectory for a road on which the vehicle travels and set a control target point to a position that is located on the target travel trajectory and ahead of a trajectory generation start point in a direction in which the vehicle is traveling based on a type of autonomous driving assistance being executed in the vehicle. The devices, methods and programs generate a control trajectory to be followed by the vehicle by using a trajectory from the trajectory generation start point to the control target point.
US10858005B2	Launch control A launch control system launches a vehicle from a slowed speed or stopped condition, to an accelerated speed. The system is activated by operating a switch while the vehicle is stopped. An acceleration pedal is depressed while an up shifter paddle and down shifter paddle are being held in a shifting position. The system launches the vehicle when the up shifter paddle and the down shifter paddle are simultaneously moved to a non-shifting position. The system automatically switches gears during the launch so as to increase the speed of the vehicle. The system is activated until the speed of the vehicle reaches a speed associated with the amount the accelerated pedal is depressed. The system may further inhibit yaw rotation of the vehicle during launch by moderating a rotation rate of the vehicle engine.
US10858001B2	System and method for controlling a vehicle steering system A system for control of a steering system of a vehicle, mechanically coupled to the wheels and including an actuator for applying a force or a torque to the steering system. A force or torque can be superimposed on a force or torque originating from the wheels. The system includes a detection unit disposed on the vehicle and configured for anticipatorily detecting at least one surface condition of a surface section located ahead of the vehicle in the direction of vehicle travel and subsequently driven on by the vehicle. The system including a data processing unit disposed on the vehicle and connected to and communicating with the detection unit. The data processing unit configured for generating control signals for controlling an actuator of the steering system based on the detected surface condition.
US10857997B2	Method and assistance system for controlling a technical system In order to control a technical system, a user control variable is read in and a plurality of control variable variants of the user control variable are generated. A respective trajectory of the technical system is extrapolated for the user control variable and for the control variable variants, for which a respective reliability is evaluated. Furthermore, a respective distance of each control variable variant to the user control variable is determined. The user control variable is then selected as a control signal for the technical system in the event that the trajectory extrapolated for the user control variable is evaluated as reliable. Otherwise, a control variable variant with an extrapolated trajectory evaluated as reliable is selected from the control variable variants as a control signal, wherein a control variable variant with a low distance is preferably selected. Finally, the control signal for controlling the technical system is emitted.
US10857994B2	Identifying a stopping place for an autonomous vehicle Among other things, a planning process is associated with an autonomous vehicle. The planning process has inputs including static map data and dynamic data from sensors on the autonomous vehicle and outputs including a route to be driven through a road network to reach a goal position, a continually updated choice of a currently selected stopping place in the vicinity of the goal position, and a trajectory to be executed through a road network to reach the currently selected stopping place. A communication element communicates information about the updated choice of a currently selected stopping place to a device of a passenger, receives from the device of the passenger information about the goal position, and delivers the information to the planning process as an input.
US10857989B2	Swivel coupling and hose assemblies and kits utilizing the same A swivel coupling assembly includes a first annular member having at least one annular barb, a shoulder and at least one annular groove containing a seal. There is a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface either side of the annular groove. The first and second bearing surfaces have a width equal to or greater than a width of the annular groove. There is a second annular member having an inner surface defining a bore configured to receive the first annular member. When joined, the shoulder of the first annular member frictionally engages the bore of the second annular, thereby allowing rotation. The seal engages with and seals the bore at a location between the ends of the second member. and spaced by a distance of at least the width of the first and second bearing surfaces from the shoulder and the second opening, respectively.
US10857988B2	Electric brake system and operating method thereof Disclosed are an electronic brake system and an operating method thereof: including a master cylinder for discharging a pressurized medium in accordance with a displacement of a brake pedal, a simulation apparatus for providing a pedal feeling to a driver, a hydraulic pressure supply apparatus for generating a hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston by an electrical signal outputted corresponding to the displacement of the brake pedal, and a hydraulic pressure control unit for controlling the hydraulic pressure of the pressurized medium supplied to each of wheel cylinders, and performing a normal operation mode, an abnormal operation mode and an inspection mode.
US10857984B2	Support apparatus A support apparatus is equipped with a support foot of hydraulic type that comprises: a cylinder equipped with a cavity axially shaped that has a longitudinal axis, a piston slidably received in a sealed manner in the cavity so as to divide said cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber, a stem provided with a first end fixedly connected to the piston and a second end that protrudes from the cylinder, a base fixed to the second end of the stem, and an actuation group of the support foot configured to selectively send a pressurised work fluid to the first chamber or to the second chamber so as to change the relative position of the base with respect to the cylinder. Where said support apparatus comprises: a position sensor configured to monitor the value of a parameter indicative of the position of the base with respect to a reference element fixedly connected to the cylinder, and an electronic control unit, electrically connected to said position sensor, which is configured to transmit the value of the indicative parameter monitored by the position sensor to a remote device and to control the activation of the actuation group of the support foot as a function of an activation signal and the value of the indicative parameter.
US10857983B2	Leveraged trailer lift This disclosure teaches a device and a system having a gear reduction ratio for use with power tools to mechanically connect to drive shafts of trailer jacks. The device enables the power tools to extend or retract the legs of the trailer jacks in an efficient and easy manner. The device may be installed or retrofitted to existing high capacity trailers or integrated with newly manufactured trailers. In some embodiments, the device has a first interface, a gear train or an equivalent torque magnification mechanism, and a second interface. The first interface enables a power tool or a hand tool to rotationally engage the gear train. The second interface enables the output torque from the gear train to apply to rotate a shaft to raise and/or lower one or more trailer jacks. A power drill can thus couple with the first interface to lift or lower the trailer.
US10857981B2	Vehicle rinsing assembly for emitting air and water A vehicle rinsing assembly includes at least one blower unit having a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet is in communication with a motor unit to draw air into the housing. The rinsing assembly also includes a fluid nozzle disposed on the blower unit and in communication with a fluid source to direct fluid onto the vehicle exterior. The rinsing assembly includes an actuator in communication with the at least one blower unit to direct air emitted from the air outlet in different preselected directions with respect to the vehicle exterior. The rinsing assembly is in communication with a controller such that air from the air outlet and fluid from the fluid nozzle are emitted simultaneously onto the vehicle exterior surface to remove excess water therefrom. The controller is also in communication with the actuator to vary the direction of air flow in response to a location of the vehicle with respect to the at least one blower unit.
US10857980B2	Autonomous vehicle sensor cleaning system The present disclosure provides a sensor cleaning system that cleans one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle. Each sensor can have one or more corresponding sensor cleaning units that are configured to clean such sensor using a fluid (e.g., a gas or a liquid). Thus, the sensor cleaning system can include both a gas cleaning system and a liquid cleaning system. According to one aspect, the sensor cleaning system can provide individualized cleaning of the autonomous vehicle sensors. According to another aspect, a liquid cleaning system can be pressurized or otherwise powered by the gas cleaning system or other gas system.
US10857977B1	Vehicle control system and mobile device used as vehicle key fob An apparatus includes a vehicle control system (VCS) coupled to a computer of a vehicle via a CAN bus and configured to present selectively appearance of a presence in the vehicle of a smartkey, e.g., by energizing and de-energizing an actual smartkey of the vehicle. The VCS includes a VCS and a Bluetooth® VCS transceiver. The VCS stores VCS software. The apparatus also includes a smartphone with a Bluetooth® transceiver, and storing an app. The mobile device is paired with the VCS to communicate with the VCS via a Bluetooth® link. The app configures the smartphone to receive menu selections from a user, to generate communications that identify smartkey-enabled features of the VCS that correspond to the selections, and to send to the VCS the communications through the link. The VCS software configures the VCS to receive the communications and cause the vehicle to perform actions corresponding to the communications.
US10857976B2	Mobile device position estimation system A mobile device position estimation system includes: a vehicular system having a vehicle side transmitter transmitting an impulse signal, a vehicle side receiver receiving a response signal, and a vehicle side control unit outputting a transmission command signal of the impulse signal and receiving a notification signal of the response signal; and a mobile device having a mobile device side receiver receiving the impulse signal and a mobile device side transmitter transmitting the response signal. The vehicle side control unit includes: a reception detection unit detecting the response signal; a round-trip timer measuring a round-trip time; and a position estimation unit estimating a position of the mobile device. The position estimation unit: calculates a round-trip distance; and determines whether the mobile device is within a detection area.
US10857969B2	Device and method for influencing the force of a seatbelt A device for influencing the force of a seatbelt acting on an occupant of a passenger vehicle during a collision, for example. The device includes a rotary damper with a magnetorheological fluid as a working fluid for damping a rotational movement of a damper shaft of the rotary damper when winding or unwinding the seatbelt. The rotary damper has a displacing device with displacing components which engage into one another and which are wetted by the magnetorheological fluid. By using a paired controller, a magnetic field of a magnetic field source with an electric coil can be controlled and the magnetorheological fluid can be influenced in order to adjust the damping of the rotational movement of the damper shaft.
US10857967B2	Initiator for an automotive safety device An initiator assembly for an automotive safety device includes a tubular housing with a first end and a second end. A cruciform formed in the second end of the tubular housing is designed to open when the initiator fires. A pyrotechnic load is disposed within the tubular housing at the second end, the pyrotechnic load is formed to define a void comprising an open end and a tip. The void includes sides that extend from the open end to the tip and angle toward the second end of the tubular housing and angle toward a longitudinal axis of the tubular housing. The sides of the void can transition into a tip portion of the void that comprises a geometry distinct from that of the sides.
US10857964B2	Occupant protection device A side airbag device for restraining an occupant at an initial stage of airbag deployment. A seatback includes a side support portion that bulges out in a vehicle advancement direction on a vehicle width direction side portion. A side frame having a frame side wall that extends in the vehicle advancement direction when a horizontal section is disposed in the interior of the side support portion. The side airbag device is housed on a vehicle width direction inner side of the frame side wall. An inflator is provided on the vehicle width direction inner side of the frame side wall to supply inflation gas to the airbag. An internal vent hole through which the inflation gas flows from a sub-chamber into a main chamber is provided in a partition between the main chamber and the sub-chamber. The sub-chamber deploys so as to overlap the frame side wall when seen from the side of the vehicle. The main chamber deploys without overlapping the frame side wall when seen from the side of the vehicle.
US10857963B1	Deployable passenger enclosure Aspects of the disclosure relate to deployable structures, such as airbag systems, for vehicles. A system is disclosed for reducing likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. The system may include a seat configured to accommodate the passenger and an airbag system. At least a portion of the airbag system may be incorporated into a vehicle prior to deployment of the airbag system. The airbag system may include an airbag and a locking feature. The locking feature may be configured to lock the airbag with a locking portion of a vehicle when the airbag system has been deployed. The locking feature may be attached to the airbag. Aside from airbags, other confining structures, such as nets, shades, curtains, etc., may also be used as deployable structures.
US10857961B2	Mounting system for truck underride protection A mounting system for a guard panel on a vehicle with cross members. The mounting system comprises a mounting rail having first and second ends. The mounting rail includes a clamping portion including a mounting platform, a mounting slot in the mounting platform along a length of the mounting rail between the first and second ends, and a panel portion. The mounting system includes a panel bracket coupled to the panel portion. The panel bracket receives at least one guard panel. The mounting system includes a clamping body coupled to the mounting platform. The clamping body is movable along the mounting slot of the mounting platform. The clamping body engages a first surface of a cross member and the mounting platform engages a second surface of the cross member so as to clamp the cross member between the clamping body and the mounting platform.
US10857957B1	Auxiliary power supply system for high power loads An apparatus includes a first interface, a first converter, a high-voltage battery, a second converter and a second interface. The first interface may be configured to receive a first low-voltage signal from first power rail of a vehicle. The first converter may be configured to generate a high-voltage signal by up-converting the first low-voltage signal. The high-voltage battery may be configured to store the high-voltage signal. The second converter may be configured to generate a second low-voltage signal by down-converting the high-voltage signal. The second interface may be configured to present the second low-voltage signal to a second power rail of the vehicle. The first power rail may be electrically separated from the second power rail.
US10857952B2	Detection apparatus and vehicle A detection apparatus that includes a detection unit configured to detect a peripheral environment of a vehicle and a bracket configured to attach the detection unit to a vehicle body, wherein in a state in which the bracket is attached to the vehicle body with the detection unit, the detection unit includes, on a lower end portion, a connector portion configured to be able to output a detection signal indicating the peripheral environment, and the bracket includes a pair of supporting portions configured to support the detection unit from the lower side on both sides of the connector portion and a bridge portion arranged astride the pair of supporting portions so as not to interfere with the connector portion.
US10857951B2	Apparatus to affix electronic devices to a vehicle headrest An apparatus is provided to attach an electronic device, such as a printer, to a vehicle headrest of a vehicle seat. The apparatus includes one or more attachment members configured to attach to a vehicle headrest mounting rod; a support structure attached to the one or more attachment members, the support structure extending outward from the one or more attachment members toward an edge of the vehicle headrest; and a back plate attached to the support structure, the back plate configured to hold the electronic device, wherein at least a portion of the electronic device is accessible from the vehicle seat.
US10857950B2	Tailgate bike strap A bicycle mounting device is provided that includes a base strap having a base strap first end and a base strap second end, where the base strap first end is detachably connected to the base strap second end by an adjustable length connector to form a loop-shape base strap, an upper connection element, where the upper connection element is dimensioned to detachably connect a bicycle frame down tube to the base strap, and at least one lower connection element, where the at least one lower connection element is disposed below the upper connection element, where the at least one lower connection element is dimensioned to detachably connect a bicycle fork arm tube to the base strap.
US10857948B2	Convertible vehicle storage container A convertible vehicle storage container comprises of a front panel, rear panel, two side panels and a base panel, with the base panel observed in a horizontal plane establishes the structure foundation. The structure is derived with the hinged end of the panels to attach to the edge of the base panel on all four sides; there allows for the four side panels to merge into structure. Handle at the front and rear panel latches and lock into place at vertical edge of the four panels point of contact. A flexible sliding door rest at the bottom of the base panel suspends on two tracks parallel to each other, have the accessible motion along the bottom to rear of the container and along the top edges of the side panels, to enclose the structure when manually assisted. The vehicle storage container is developed to mount on top of any vehicle with a roof rack system, and with the ability to convert into a smaller flat structure when not in use.
US10857947B2	Vehicle under-seat container An underseat container system can be positioned between a seat and a floor of a vehicle, and can include an open-topped receptacle or container. The receptacle can be secured to the vehicle seat via a cable lock system, the cable lock system including a cable and a cable lock mechanism. When the receptacle is placed under the vehicle seat, the cable can be threaded through an aperture in a wall of the receptacle, and around a support member in the seat. The cable lock mechanism can secure the threaded cable to itself, thus securing the receptacle to the vehicle seat. When the vehicle seat is configured to accept passengers for seating, the vehicle seat and the receptacle can form a storage compartment.The receptacle can include a plurality of nubs on its bottom surface, for providing traction to the underseat container when positioned underneath the vehicle seat.
US10857945B2	Cargo drawer for a pickup truck The invention is directed to a cargo drawer for a pickup truck. The drawer which rolls outward from the rear end of the truck on a pair of rails in much the same manner as a desk drawer, and is designed to be sturdy and reliable, for use in any challenging environment. The drawer may be locked in place at any position along the rails. One or more handles are provided near the rear edge of the drawer, with a lever which may be pressed to release the lock. The drawer further provides a pair of folding or telescoping legs at the rear corners, to support the drawer in a fully extended position.
US10857942B2	Image generating device, image generating method, and program The present technology relates to an image generating device, an image generating method, and a program which are capable of calling attention of a user quickly. An integrating unit integrates a first image and a second image and generates an integrated image. A superimposition executing unit causes an alert mark to be superimposed on the integrated image and generates a superimposed image in a case in which an object shown in the second image is positioned on a farther side than an object shown in the first image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a Camera Monitor System (CMS) which provides, for example, an image corresponding to an image observed by a side mirror or a rearview mirror or the like.
US10857941B2	E-mirror automatic position adjustment system Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing a view of an environment behind a vehicle. The system includes a camera located on a track and connected to the vehicle, the camera configured to detect image data of the environment behind the vehicle. The system also includes an actuator configured to move a position of the camera along the track. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to determine, based on the image data, whether the view of the environment behind the vehicle is obscured. The ECU is configured to adjust, using the actuator, the position of the camera along the track when the view of the environment behind the vehicle is obscured until the view of the environment behind the vehicle is unobscured or less obscured. The system includes a rear-view mirror connected to the ECU and configured to display the view of the environment behind the vehicle.
US10857939B2	Notification device A notification device includes a calculation unit calculating, based on a speed of a vehicle, a vehicle stoppage distance by which the vehicle travels until the vehicle enters a stopped state while performing autonomous driving, a notification unit performing notification about information with respect to an outside of the vehicle, and a notification controller causing the notification unit not to perform notification about information indicating that the vehicle is in the middle of deceleration until the vehicle passes by a first soon-to-cross pedestrian and to cause the notification unit to perform notification about the information after the vehicle passes by the first soon-to-cross pedestrian when a distance between the vehicle and the first soon-to-cross pedestrian is smaller than the vehicle stoppage distance and a distance between the vehicle and a second soon-to-cross pedestrian is equal to or greater than the vehicle stoppage distance.
US10857938B2	Autonomous vehicle identification Various technologies described herein pertain to controlling an autonomous vehicle to provide indicators to distinguish the autonomous vehicle from other autonomous vehicles in a fleet. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle propulsion system, a braking system, a notification system, and a computing system. The notification system outputs an indicator that is perceivable external to the autonomous vehicle. The computing system receives data specifying an identity of a passenger to be picked up by the autonomous vehicle. Moreover, the computing system controls at least one of the vehicle propulsion system or the braking system to stop the autonomous vehicle for passenger pickup. Further, the computing system controls the notification system to output the indicator; a characteristic of the indicator outputted by the notification system is controlled based on the identity of the passenger to be picked up and whether the autonomous vehicle is stopped for passenger pickup.
US10857933B2	Control apparatus and lighting system A control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a controller. The controller that switches between a first control mode for executing lighting control intended for a marker lamp of a railway vehicle and a second control mode for executing lighting control intended for the marker lamp and a display unit disposed in vicinity of the marker lamp in a manner that depends on a travelling state of the railway vehicle.
US10857932B2	Lamp for vehicle Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle, including: at least one light source; an outer lens for covering the at least one light source; a housing coupled to the outer lens to form a space; and an antenna module disposed in the space and comprising at least one horn antenna for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves.
US10857929B2	Minimizing relative movement between component parts of a tank during loading and unloading A tank and a method of holding a load and discharging a load therefrom. The tank includes a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for holding a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments.
US10857927B2	Dry bulk tank with compartments and an air piping system for equalizing air pressure in the compartments A dry bulk tank and a method of carrying a load and discharging a load therefrom. The dry bulk tank includes a tank assembly having a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for carrying a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under a substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments.
US10857926B1	Front push collapsible pivoting container and frame with wheels A front push collapsible pivoting container and frame with wheels is provided. One aspect provides a front mount trailer assembly, including, but not limited to, a frame having a pivot at a top surface in a first end of the frame; a pair of vertical supports perpendicularly coupled at a second end of the frame; a pair of casting wheels attached to a bottom surface at the first end of the frame; and a container disposed over the frame, wherein a center bottom of the container is connected to the pivot of the frame. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10857924B2	Locking arm system for a retention ramp of a lift gate The present invention provides a locking assembly for a ramp of a lift gate. The locking assembly comprises an elongated locking arm and a spring for spring loading the locking arm. The locking arm is pivotably disposed on a pivot point relative to the ramp. A biasing tension in the spring urges a proximal end of the locking arm to engage with a cam portion of the ramp to maintain the ramp in a selected position. The cam portion has multiple engagement surfaces for individually engaging with the locking arm, wherein selectively engaging the locking arm with each engagement surface of the cam portion maintains the ramp in a corresponding selected position.
US10857923B2	Locking arm system for a retention ramp of a lift gate A locking assembly for a ramp of a lift gate, the locking assembly including: an elongated adjustable locking arm pivotably disposed on a pivot point relative to the ramp, the locking arm including an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a length of the locking arm disposed on a proximal end for engaging a cam portion, where the length of the locking arm can be increased or decreased by adjusting the adjustment mechanism; and a resilient member for spring loading the locking arm, where a biasing tension in the resilient member urges the proximal end of the locking arm to pivotably engage with the cam portion to maintain the ramp in a selected position; and at least one fastener for coupling the locking assembly to a first surface of the ramp.
US10857922B2	Mechanism for holding at least one article in an enclosure A mechanism for holding at least one article in an enclosure having a sliding cover. The mechanism includes a first track, a second track, and a third track configured on a wall of the enclosure. The third track is configured to hold the articles in a holding position. The mechanism further includes a track changing mechanism and a supporting link. The track changing mechanism connects the first track to the second track and to the third track. The supporting link supports and prevents the lateral movement of the article from the holding position.
US10857920B2	Backrest for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat for supporting an occupant in a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a backrest and a headrest.
US10857917B1	Reclining child car seat with adjustable head support The reclining child car seat with adjustable head support is a child safety seat. The reclining child car seat with adjustable head support comprises a seat structure, a harness, a locking hinge, and a rack and pinion structure. The seat structure further comprises a bench, a backrest, and a headrest. The reclining child car seat with adjustable head support is a reclining structure that is further defined with a cant. The reclining child car seat with adjustable head support is further configured such that the protective structure of the headrest automatically adjusts as a function of the cant of the reclining structure of the reclining child car seat with adjustable head support. The locking hinge attaches the backrest to the bench such that the backrest rotates relative to the bench. The rack and pinion structure forms a mechanical linkage that adjusts the headrest as a function of the cant. The harness secures the client in the seat structure.
US10857913B2	Vehicle seating assembly A vehicle seating assembly includes a swivel assembly coupled to a seat base and a rail bracket. The swivel assembly can be external to an impact load-path and can include a ring gear and a spur gear.
US10857912B2	Screw-based adjustment mechanism, rail comprising such an adjustment mechanism, and seat comprising such a rail An adjustment mechanism the includes a screw, a support having first and second transverse walls perpendicular to the screw, a casing having first and second end faces arranged facing the first and second transverse walls and having a nut housing which opens in opposite first and second openings, a first elastomer pad interposed between the first transverse wall of the support and the first end face of the casing, a second elastomer pad interposed between the second transverse wall of the support and the second end face of the casing, a nut screwed onto the screw, a bearing engaged in the second opening of the casing and traversed by the screw. The nut is in rigid abutment against the casing in the direction of the first opening and the bearing is in elastic abutment against the second elastomer pad.
US10857911B2	Device and method for adjusting a seat An adjustable motor vehicle seat includes a main part, an attachment which is movable relative to the main part, and a guide element which includes a receiving portion configured for receiving the main part or the attachment at least in part and having a surface which has at least one portion shaped spherically. The guide element is mounted in a bearing point of at least one of the main part and of the attachment, said bearing point having a cross section which at least in one portion is circular.
US10857902B2	Automated system for managing and providing a network of charging stations A system for managing a group of charging stations for a personal mobility device and includes a central personal mobility device charger controller for controlling system operations. A first interface enables communication between the central personal mobility device charge controller and a plurality of charging units for charging the personal mobility device. A second interface enables communications between the central personal mobility device charge controller and a plurality of charging applications enabling finding of locations of at least one of the plurality of charging units and making of reservations with the at least one of the plurality of charging units. A reservation controller stored on the central personal mobility device charger controller enables a user of one of the plurality of charging applications to select the at least one of the plurality of charging units and make a reservation with the at least one of the plurality of charging units at a selected time period.
US10857898B2	Charging system and method for vehicle A charging system for a vehicle includes: a power transmitter transmitting power for charging a battery of a vehicle; a charger including a three-phase motor and inverter, and receiving the power from the power transmitter; an input voltage calculating processor selecting any one of a plurality of predetermined duty ratios and calculating a value of an input voltage supplied to the charger based on the selected duty ratio and a voltage value of the battery of the vehicle; an input current calculating processor calculating a value of an input current based on the calculated value of the input voltage and a value of the power transmitted by the power transmitter; a power transmission controller instructing the calculated input current to be input to the charger; and a charging controller instructing the battery of the vehicle to be charged.
US10857896B2	Roadway transportation system A reversible, driverless, fully electric or plug-in hybrid tractor-trailer includes a trailer equipped with autonomous reversible self-propulsion and steering equipment and configured to dock with one or two tractors in a pulling and/or pushing configuration. The tractor(s) are equipped for autonomous navigation. Replacement tractors can autonomously navigate from a charging and/or refueling facility to the tractor-trailer and can further autonomously execute a swap-out procedure by which spent tractor(s) are replaced by the freshly charged tractor(s). The replaced tractor(s) then autonomously navigate back to the charging and/or refueling facility, while the tractor-trailer continues, nonstop, toward its destination. Where allowed by law, combination multi-trailer road-train vehicles can be formed by connecting trailers to trailers and also possibly inserting a tractor between trailers that are attached to both ends of the inserted tractor.
US10857895B2	Battery charging method and apparatus A battery charging method includes acquiring a functional relationship of a differential value of an amount of charge or a state of charge (SOC) with respect to a voltage of a battery based on the voltage or the SOC, determining charging steps for charging of the battery by analyzing the functional relationship, and generating a charging profile comprising charging currents for each of the charging steps to charge the battery.
US10857894B2	Control apparatus, electrical power storage apparatus and system for mobile object This control apparatus includes (A) a first connecting part, which is connected with a driving control apparatus for controlling driving of a power unit for assisting a human power or with the power unit, and through which a current relating to charging and discharging of an electrical power storage device flows, (B) a second connecting part, which is provided separately from the first connecting part, and through which a current relating to charging to the electrical power storage device flows via an electrical connection, and (C) a controller to control charging and discharging of the electrical power storage device, which are performed by using a current, which flows in the first connecting part and/or the second connecting part.
US10857893B2	Ground-side power supply device A ground-side power feeding device includes a ground-side power feeding coil that wirelessly transmits or receives power to or from a vehicle-side power feeding coil mounted in the vehicle via a magnetic field having a first frequency, a light emitting unit that is disposed at any position at least around the ground-side power feeding coil and in an upper portion of the ground-side power feeding coil when the ground-side power feeding coil is seen from above, and a light emitting power transmitting coil that wirelessly transmits power to the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit has a light emitting power receiving coil which wirelessly receives power from the light emitting power transmitting coil via a magnetic field having a second frequency different from the first frequency, and a light emitting body which emits light with power received by the light emitting power receiving coil.
US10857891B2	Electronic brake system Provided are an electronic brake system and a method of controlling the same. The electronic brake system includes a pedal input unit configured to receive a pedal force according to a driver's braking intention, an estimating unit configured to estimate a temperature and a friction coefficient of a brake disk pad, and a control unit configured to correct a braking target pressure according to the driver's braking intention on the basis of the estimated temperature and friction coefficient of the brake disk pad.
US10857889B2	Highly-integrated fail operational e-powertrain for autonomous driving application Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to using Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) decomposition and a functional deployment strategy to redundantly distribute functionality across existing controllers. Accordingly, each of a plurality of non-redundant controllers of the vehicle can execute a plurality of functions. The controllers can comprise a vehicle controller and a controller for each of a plurality of different powertrain systems. The plurality of functions can comprise one or more functions for each of the plurality of powertrain systems and each of the functions can execute on multiple controllers. When a failure of one controller occurs, this can be detected either by a controller's build-in internal monitor or by a two-way comparison or three-way voting by external controllers. The functions executing on the failed controller can be transitioned to other controllers based on prior execution of those functions by the other controllers.
US10857884B2	Visual display unit for a steering wheel assembly A visual display unit configured to mount on a steering wheel assembly has a screen display, preferably a touch screen display. The screen display is mounted over an airbag module of the steering wheel assembly. A hinged structure holds the screen display to the steering wheel assembly. The hinged structure is configured to be pivotally attached to a center portion of the steering wheel assembly and non-obstructively movable upon deployment of an airbag. The visual display unit can be a computer or video monitor for occupant viewing while traveling in an autonomous vehicle. The visual display unit includes driver alerts activated by the autonomous vehicle. The visual display unit preferably includes vehicle instrumentation gauges, satellite navigation system, speed, temperature and other data displays.
US10857883B2	Efficient control of fuel consumption in cars A system that includes an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of a vehicle, a gyroscope configured to measure orientation of the vehicle, a memory having computer readable instructions, and a processor for executing the computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions include performing at intervals: receiving acceleration data from the accelerometer; receiving orientation data from the gyroscope; combining the acceleration data and the orientation data to generate speed fluctuation and slope data for the vehicle; and transmitting the fluctuation and slope data to a controller of the vehicle. The controller utilizes the speed fluctuation and slope data to modulate an engine throttle of the vehicle.
US10857882B2	System and method for remotely controlling and monitoring vehicle based on IOT Disclosed are a system and method for remotely controlling and monitoring a vehicle based on the IoT. A system for remotely controlling and monitoring a vehicle based on an IoT includes a communication unit configured to receive a remote control signal and an event signal and transmit monitoring information, a gear mode sensing unit configured to sense a gear mode, a control unit configured to generate a start-up control signal for a vehicle in response to the remote control signal or the event signal, output or stop a start-up control signal in response to a gear mode, output a monitoring signal when start-up is performed, perform transmission control through the communication unit by generating the monitoring information, generate and output an associated vehicle control signal in response to an event, and a start-up device configured to be turned on in response to the start-up control signal.
US10857881B2	Electric drivetrain for a tandem drive axle Provided herein is an electric tandem axle having a first drive axle assembly having a first differential assembly drivingly engaged with a first drive axle; a second axle drive assembly having a second drive axle drivingly engaged with a second differential assembly having a first axle output shaft and a second axle output shaft and an axle disconnect clutch; an inter-axle assembly is drivingly connected to the first axle drive assembly and the second axle drive assembly; a motor-generator in driving engagement with the first and second drive axle assemblies; a planetary drive unit including a selection clutch in driving engagement with the first differential assembly, the inter-axle assembly and the motor-generator; and a controller connected to the motor-generator, selection clutch and axle disconnect clutch. The controller is configured to selectively engage and disengage the selection clutch and axle disconnect clutch to facilitate different modes of operation.
US10857877B2	Planet carrier and a planetary gear transmission A planet carrier for a planetary gear transmission for driving a wheel includes a housing for accommodating a sun wheel and planet wheels of a planetary gear transmission. The housing has an inner end and an opposite outer end. The inner end of the housing is provided with an inner end wall having an opening for receiving a drive shaft for driving the sun wheel. The outer end of the housing is provided with an outer end wall having through holes for mounting the planet wheels axially into the housing in the direction from the outer end towards the inner end.
US10857871B2	Vehicle rear structure A vehicle rear structure prevents early deterioration of fastening portions on side members of a battery pack having a large mass caused by vertical vibrations during travelling of a vehicle. The vehicle rear structure includes a pair of side members disposed on right and left sides of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a battery pack whose bottom surface side is fastened to the side members. The vehicle rear structure also includes an upper back skeletal member extending in the width direction of the vehicle above the battery pack and fixed to the body of the vehicle, in which an upper surface side of the battery pack is fixed to the upper back skeletal member.
US10857867B2	Glass run A glass run for guiding a door glass in a frame includes: a body including an outer-cabin side wall, an inner-cabin side wall, and a connecting wall which connects the side walls and forms a channel; an outer-cabin side lip which extends toward an inside of the channel from the outer-cabin side wall and is slidably brought into contact with an outer-cabin side surface of the door glass; an inner-cabin side lip which extends toward the inside of the channel from the inner-cabin side wall and is slidably brought into contact with an inner-cabin side surface of the door glass. The outer-cabin side lip and the inner-cabin side lip include an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer to which a silane crosslinking is applied. The body includes a thermoplastic resin to which the silane crosslinking is not applied.
US10857866B2	Separating device for a storage space of a convertible vehicle as well as a convertible vehicle having such a separating device A separating device for a storage space (36) of a convertible vehicle having a top is proposed, which can be displaced between a closed position spanning a vehicle interior and a storage position opening the vehicle interior upward, comprising a separating wall, which divides the storage space into a cargo space and a top receiving space and which can be pivoted around a pivotal axis (A), which extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle, between a horizontal cargo space enlarging position and a vertical receiving space enlarging position. The separating wall is connected to a coupling device, which transmits a displacement movement of a top element to a pivotal movement of the separating wall.
US10857863B2	Removable vehicle roof panels with integrated handle and roof rack assemblies A vehicle includes a removable roof panel and an integrated handle and roof rack assembly mounted to the removable roof panel. The integrated handle and roof rack assembly is adapted to function both as a handle for installing or removing the roof panel and as a roof rack for achieving vehicle rooftop cargo storage.
US10857861B2	Sunroof device A sunroof device includes: a guide rail provided on each edge portion of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle in a width direction; a sliding member supported on the guide rail so as to be slidable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a support member provided with a first elastic member and having a front end portion supported on the guide rail so as to be rotatable and slidable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the support member supporting a movable panel that opens and closes the opening, in which the sliding member includes a bottom wall located above the guide rail, a vertical wall provided upright on the bottom wall, and an engaging portion provided on the vertical wall, the support member includes a guide portion engaged with the engaging portion, and the guide portion including first and second guide portions.
US10857856B2	Vehicle mounted scent dispenser A vehicle mounted scent dispenser for releasing a scent when a driver sits in a driver's seat includes a vehicle that has an interior. A driver's seat is mounted on the interior. A dispensing unit is also mounted in the interior of the vehicle. The dispensing unit dispenses scented air into the interior of the vehicle when the dispensing unit is actuated. A switch is in communication with the dispensing unit and the driver's seat. The switch turns on the dispensing unit when a person sits on the driver's seat.
US10857854B2	Cooling system air flow diagnosis A method of identifying air flow faults within a cooling system of an automobile comprises measuring the temperature of coolant entering a heat exchanger for the cooling system, measuring the temperature of coolant leaving the heat exchanger, and measuring the temperature of ambient air that is flowing into the heat exchanger, calculating Actual Delta T by subtracting the temperature of coolant leaving the heat exchanger from the temperature of coolant entering the heat exchanger, calculating Expected Delta T, wherein Expected Delta T is a pre-determined value of an expected difference between the temperature of the coolant entering the heat exchanger and the temperature of the coolant leaving the heat exchanger, calculating Effective Delta T by subtracting Expected Delta T from Actual Delta T, and identifying a fault in the air flow through the heat exchanger based on the value of Effective Delta T.
US10857853B2	Adaptive radiant heating system and method for achieving vehicle occupant thermal comfort A method of regulating thermal comfort of an occupant of a vehicle cabin uses a radiant heating tile powered via an energy storage device to generate thermal energy. The method also includes detecting the occupant's position via a position sensor and detecting the occupant's surface temperature and detecting a temperature of the tile via at least one temperature sensor. The method additionally includes determining, via an electronic controller, a rate of change of occupant's surface temperature and a difference between the tile temperature and the occupant's surface temperature relative to a predetermined temperature set-point. The method further includes regulating, via the electronic controller, a power input from the energy storage device to the tile in response to the determined rate of change of the surface temperature and the determined difference between the tile temperature and the occupant's surface temperature to thereby regulate the occupant's surface temperature.
US10857852B2	Adaptive radiant heating for a vehicle An adaptive radiant heating system regulates a climate inside a motor vehicle cabin having a seat for a vehicle occupant. The system includes radiant heating tiles arranged proximate the seat and powered by an energy storage device. The system also includes a first sensor for detecting a position of the occupant and generating a first signal indicative thereof. The system additionally includes a second sensor for detecting a temperature within the cabin and generating a second signal indicative thereof. The system furthermore includes an electronic controller in operative communication with the tiles and the first and second sensors, and configured to regulate the climate proximate the seat via selective control of the tiles. The controller is configured to receive the first and second signals and activate at least one of the tiles in response to the first and second signals, to thereby regulate the climate proximate the seat.
US10857850B2	Stabilizer bushing A stabilizer bushing installed on a stabilizer bar is made of two divided parts of rubber or the like to prevent or decrease generation of a gap in a bonding surface. The stabilizer bushing installed on an outer periphery of the stabilizer bar by adhesion includes divided rubber bushings of an upper rubber bushing and a lower rubber bushing. Before adhesion, both end portions of the upper and lower rubber bushings, respectively, in a circumferential direction are tapered so that an overlapping amount between the upper and lower rubber bushings increases toward the outer periphery side of the bushings. After adhesion, a bonding surface is bonded by pressure.
US10857849B2	Vehicle intent communication based on vehicle posture Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for communicating motion intention of a vehicle to other road users. The method can include receiving a signal indicating a motion intention of the vehicle, and controlling a suspension system of the vehicle to create a vehicle posture according to the motion intention of the vehicle to show the motion intention of the vehicle to other road users.
US10857848B2	Electromagnetic suspension device An electromagnetic suspension device includes: an electromagnetic actuator that generates a driving force related to vibration damping of a vehicle body by an electric motor; a rotational angle acquisition unit that acquires a rotational angle of the electric motor; a rotational angle acceleration calculation unit that calculates a rotational angle acceleration of the electric motor based on the rotational angle; ECU that performs driving force control including inertia compensation control of the electromagnetic actuator based on the rotational angle acceleration; and a relative speed calculation unit that acquires a relative speed between above- and below-spring members. In an area in which a relative speed exceeds a predetermined relative speed threshold, the ECU corrects an amount of inertia compensation so that the amount of inertia compensation is decreased, as compared with an area in which a relative speed value is the relative speed threshold or less.
US10857841B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed outward of the carcass layer, a tread rubber disposed outward of the belt layer in a tire radial direction, sidewall rubbers disposed outward of the carcass layer in a tire width direction, and protectors disposed in regions from tire ground contact edges to maximum tire width positions and protruding from tire profiles. The protectors have a rubber hardness Hs_p in a range of 50≤Hs_p≤60, an elongation at break Eb_p in a range of 500%≤Eb_p≤700%, and an elastic modulus E_p in a range of 3.4 MPa≤E_p≤7.0 MPa.
US10857839B2	Tire A tire 10 has a decoration portion 15 using a paint on a surface of a side portion 12. The decoration portion 15 has a white paint layer 16 formed on at least a part of the decoration portion 15, a color paint layer 17 disposed by laminating on the white paint layer 16 and having a thickness less than the thickness of the white paint layer 16, and a protective layer 18 disposed by laminating on the color paint layer 17 and having the thickness less than the thickness of the white paint layer 16. The elastic modulus of the protective layer is larger than the elastic modulus of the white paint layer and the color paint layer. A thickness of the decoration portion 15 as a whole, including the white paint layer 15, the color paint layer 17 and the protective layer 18, is 150 μm or less.
US10857837B2	Tire A tire 1 comprises a tread portion 2 provided with blocks 10 so that the tread portion has a land ratio of from 18% to 35%. The blocks 10 include grooved blocks 10 provided with a zoning groove 16 which defines a tall section 12 of the grooved block having a ground contacting higher top surface 13, and a short section 14 of the grooved block having a ground contacting lower top surface 15 positioned radially inside the higher top surface 13. The depth da of the zoning groove 15 measured from the lower top surface 15 is less than 20% of the maximum radial height H1 of the grooved block 10.
US10857835B2	Pneumatic tire and method for manufacturing the same A pneumatic tire and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. In a step of laminating belt reinforcing layers on an outer circumferential side of a belt layer constituting a green tire, wherein the belt reinforcing layers cover each of a tire width direction left edge portion and right edge portion of the belt layer and are separated from each other in the tire width direction, each of the belt reinforcing layers is formed by inclining strip members constituting each of the reinforcing layers in a same direction with respect to a tire circumferential direction, and winding the strip members in a spiral-like manner at least one time around in the tire circumferential direction.
US10857834B2	Filled tire with layers of fill having open voids Tire includes a casing with an interior, and the casing has an inside diameter. A fill is provided in the interior of the casing. The fill includes a first layer and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer has an outside diameter and an inside diameter, and the outside diameter is the same as the inside diameter of the casing for contacting the casing. The first layer has a face and open voids. The open voids of the first layer have a first volume and are open to the face. The second layer has an outside diameter that is the same as the inside diameter of the first layer. The second layer has a face and open voids, and the open voids of the second layer have a respective first volume and are open to the face.
US10857832B2	Method for producing a decorated wall or floor panel The disclosure relates to a carrier material for producing a carrier for a decorated wall or floor panel, wherein the carrier material comprises a matrix material having a plastic and a solid material, wherein the solid material is formed by talc in a proportion of at least 50 wt.-%, in particular at least 80 wt.-%, in particular at least 95 wt.-% in relation to the solid material, wherein the matrix material is present in a quantity of >30 wt.-% to <70 wt.-%, in particular >40 wt.-% to <60 wt.-% in relation to the carrier material, and wherein the solid material is present in a quantity of >30 wt.-% to <70 wt.-%, in particular >40 wt.-% to <60 wt.-% in relation to the carrier material, and wherein the matrix material and the solid material together are present in a quantity of >95 wt.-%, in particular ≥99 wt.-% in relation to the carrier material. In summary, said carrier material provides the advantage of good producibility alongside high dimensional stability, in particular relating to moisture and temperature influence, and good mechanical characteristics. The disclosure also relates to a method for producing a decorated wall or floor panel with the carrier according to the disclosure.
US10857830B2	Silk fibroin-based optical anti-counterfeiting mark and preparation method thereof The invention provides a silk fibroin-based anti-counterfeiting mark comprising a silk fibroin film layer and a gold film layer located on the silk fibroin film layer, and the area of the gold film layer is less than that of the silk fibroin film layer. The inventive also provides a method for preparing the silk fibroin-based optical anti-counterfeiting mark, the method comprises preparing an aqueous silk fibroin solution, coating the aqueous silk fibroin solution onto a substrate to obtain a silk fibroin film, and sputtering a layer of gold film on the silk fibroin film with a mask to obtain the silk fibroin-based optical anti-counterfeiting mark. In the invention a thin layer of Au film is sputtered on a silk fibroin film such that an anti-counterfeiting mark pattern appears at a high humidity, the method is simple and can significantly the production cost of optical anti-counterfeiting mark.
US10857826B2	Photosensitive CTP flexographic printing original plate The present invention aims to provide a photosensitive CTP flexographic printing original plate wherein no wrinkle is generated during handling of the CTP printing original plate against environmental changes throughout the year and barrier property is also excellent. A water-developable photosensitive CTP flexographic printing original plate which is characterized in that it comprises at least a support, a photosensitive resin layer, a barrier layer and a heat-sensitive mask layer which are sequentially layered, that the barrier layer contains a polyamide resin (A) containing a basic nitrogen atom in a molecule and a polyamide resin (B) containing 40 to 70% by mass of an alkylene glycol structural unit in a molecule, and that a content of the polyamide resin (B) to a total content of the polyamide resin (A) and the polyamide resin (B) is 25 to 52% by mass.
US10857823B2	System and method for transferring graphical images on an object by sublimation A system for transferring graphical representations on an object by sublimation is provided. The system has a first loading device configured to load on a work plane, a support having a graphical representation to be transferred, a second loading device configured to load, the object over the support on the work plane. The system further includes a sublimation apparatus having a catenary, and a plurality of pendulum components hooked to the catenary, each component having ends and jaws configured to cooperate with the work plane so that, by suction, the support wraps the object, is made to adhere to the object and is moved together with the object by way of the catenary in an oven arranged for transferring the support graphical representation from the support to the object. The invention relates also to a method for transferring graphical representations on an object by sublimation.
US10857817B2	Recording apparatus There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording head, a support member which is disposed to face the recording head and on which a plurality of ribs for supporting a medium are formed, the plurality of ribs include a plurality of first ribs which are provided in a medium width direction and a plurality of second ribs which are positioned on a downstream side from the first ribs and are provided in the medium width direction, each of the second ribs has a guide surface for scooping up a leading edge of the medium which is fed backward, and the guide surface includes a first guide surface which is formed on each of the second ribs and a second guide surface which is formed on each of the second ribs.
US10857816B2	Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording method includes an ink attachment step of discharging an aqueous white color ink containing a white color material from an ink jet head onto a recording medium having a white color recording surface with glossiness of 30 or less at an L* value of 75 or more, and attaching the aqueous white color ink onto the recording medium, and a drying step of drying the recording medium onto which the aqueous white color ink is attached, in which a ratio of glossiness of an attachment portion of the aqueous white color ink to the white color recording surface after the drying is two times or more.
US10857815B2	Printing systems The present disclosure is drawn to printing systems. In one example, a printing system can include an inkjet print head and a plasma generator. The inkjet print head can be used to form a printed image on a media substrate. The plasma generator can be positioned with respect to the inkjet print head to treat the printed image after application to the media substrate.
US10857810B2	Electrostatic printing Herein is disclosed a method of printing comprising the steps of applying an ink comprising a thermoplastic resin to a print substrate using an electrostatic printing process; and applying an overcoat composition comprising a crosslinking agent to the ink after applying the ink to the print substrate, such that the thermoplastic resin of the ink becomes crosslinked on the print substrate due to interaction with the crosslinking agent.
US10857807B2	Imaging apparatus and method for reducing banding An imaging apparatus includes a print engine having a printhead that generates ink drops, and a printhead carrier that carries the printhead in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction. A controller determines an initial print direction based on ink drop information obtained by printing patches in the first direction and in the second direction, wherein the ink drop information includes a respective chromatic value of each of the patches. The controller is operatively coupled to the print engine to print an image based on the initial print direction.
US10857804B2	Inkjet recording apparatus capable of prompting user to check residual ink quantity based on difference between count value and preceding count value An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a tank having an ink chamber and formed with an inlet; a recording head; a display configured to display a screen; and a controller configured to control the recording head and the display. The tank has an outer wall. At least a portion of the outer wall allows the ink stored in the ink chamber to be visible from an outside. The recording head is configured to eject the ink stored in the ink chamber to record an image on a sheet. The controller is further configured to periodically execute a first notification process to control the display to display a first notification screen when the quantity of ink stored in the ink chamber is not less than a residual ink threshold. The first notification screen prompts a user to check the quantity of ink stored in the ink chamber.
US10857803B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store ink; a discharge unit configured to discharge the ink for printing; and an ink flow path configured to couple the storage unit to the discharge unit and allow the ink to flow down from the storage unit to the discharge unit, wherein the ink flow path includes a first flow path, a first filter provided in the first flow path and configured to collect a foreign material in the ink passing through the first flow path, a second flow path independent of the first flow path, and a second filter configured to collect a foreign material in the ink passing through the second flow path, wherein the printing apparatus is configured to switch the flow path of the ink between the first flow path and the second flow path based on a predetermined condition.
US10857798B2	Cap and evaporative devices stabilizing ink in nozzles of inkjet printheads A cap is positioned to contact a printhead when the printhead is not ejecting liquid ink. The cap and the printhead create a sealed space adjacent printhead nozzles when contacting each other. A heated evaporator is connected to the cap and is adapted to evaporate an ink-compatible liquid to form a water and/or solvent vapor and supply the water and/or solvent vapor to the sealed space to protect the liquid ink in the nozzles. An insulator thermally insulates the heated evaporator from the printhead. This prevents the ink in the nozzles from drying and prevents the nozzles from clogging.
US10857790B2	Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and wiring substrate There is provided a liquid discharge head including a drive IC that outputs the first signal and the second signal, and a wiring substrate having a first side and a second side longer than the first side, electrically connected to the drive IC, and propagating the first signal and the second signal, in which the wiring substrate includes a first electrode to which the first signal is input, a second electrode to which the second signal is input, a third electrode electrically connected to the first electrode, and a fourth electrode electrically connected to the second electrode, and in a direction along the second side, the second electrode is positioned between the first electrode and the third electrode, and the third electrode is positioned between the second electrode and the fourth electrode.
US10857786B2	Fluid driver actuation control using offset A fluid ejection device may include a substrate, a first group of fluid drivers on the substrate, a second group of fluid drivers on the substrate, a memory element storing a predetermined offset value and electronics to receive an address of one of the fluid drivers of the first group for actuation control. The electronics may select one of the fluid drivers of the second group for actuation control based on the address and the stored offset value.
US10857785B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting unit, liquid ejecting apparatus, and piezoelectric device There is provided a liquid ejecting head including a plurality of drive elements for ejecting liquids from nozzles, respectively, a base portion, and a wiring formed on the base portion to drive the plurality of drive elements, in which the wiring includes a first wiring portion formed along an array of the plurality of drive elements, and a second wiring portion forming an annular path with respect to the first wiring portion.
US10857781B2	Method and device for producing documents A method and a device for producing a document and a document produced in a corresponding manner are presented, said document being produced from a paper reel (1), being printed in a continuous rotary method, being divided into partial webs (4.1 to 4.4) and being assembled to form a document which is ready for use and has a plurality of sheets or pages. The thickness of individual pages or sheets of said document can be increased by the fact that a gluing machine (26) is integrated into the production process of said document, the gluing machine gluing individual page sections, individual pages or entire sheets of said document to one another. A second paper reel or second type of paper or second paper quality having a higher paper thickness or paper quality is therefore unnecessary.
US10857774B2	Transferring graphitic thin films with a liquid gallium probe The present invention generally relates to a process for transferring a graphitic thin film and a kit for the same.
US10857773B2	System for transfer of nanomembrane elements with improved preservation of spatial integrity Transfer of nanoscale elements from a substrate on which they were manufactured or transferred to a flexible sheet may be performed by local and progressive deformation of the flexible sheet over the surface of the substrate to attach and lift the nanoscale elements from the substrate with controlled inter-element registration.
US10857768B2	Multilayer stretch films and methods thereof Embodiments disclosed herein include multilayer cast films having a first outer layer, a core layer, and a second outer layer, wherein the first outer layer comprises (a) a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ultra-low density polyethylene (ULDPE), a first polyethylene composition, or combinations of two or more thereof, and (b) polyisobutylene, and the core layer comprises a core layer polyethylene composition.
US10857767B2	Multilayer structures, multilayer films, and packages formed therefrom Embodiments relate to multilayer structures, multilayer films, and packages formed therefrom. As an example, a multilayer structure can include a multilayer structure comprising a polyolefin sealant layer, a coupling layer on the polyolefin sealant layer, where the coupling layer includes a polyolefin and a maleic anhydride grafted (MAH) polymer, where the total amount of MAH polymer is from 15 weight percent to 50 weight percent of a total weight percent of the coupling layer, where the polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of a high pressure low density polyethylene, a high density polyethylene, an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, an ethylene(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, propylene based plastomers, ionomers or a combination thereof, and a barrier layer directly on the coupling layer.
US10857764B2	Method for improving adhesion between glass cover and encapsulant for solar roof tiles Treatments are provided to strengthen adhesion of an optical filter layer in a photovoltaic (PV) module to an encapsulant layer, or generally, between inorganic materials and organic polymers. The embodiments disclosed herein can provide five or more times the adhesive forces of untreated encapsulant-filter interfaces. As a result, the system can enhance long-term reliability of PV modules by reducing interface surface charges and dangling bonds and reducing gaps and cracks, thereby preventing moisture, impurities, and particles from entering the interface. The treated optical filter layer can result in a surface modification. In some embodiments, treating the optical filter layer includes applying a chemical treatment such as an acid or alkaline wash, and/or ultrasonic cleaning.
US10857760B2	Release films A multilayer release film has a first outer layer comprising a first base polymer and having a first adhesion affinity, and a second outer layer comprising a second base polymer and an adhesion adjusting additive. The second outer layer has a second adhesion affinity that is different from the first adhesion affinity of the first outer layer. The difference in adhesion affinity between the first and second outer layers of the release film enable the film to exhibit full release characteristics from a molding tool (e.g., a metallic or composite surface material), but tight or controlled release from the surface of the part being cured or molded.
US10857758B2	Silicone foam sheet and method of producing the same Provided is a silicone foam sheet that expresses excellent bubble removability, that has satisfactory adhesiveness with an adherend and satisfactory sealability, that maintains the expression of these effects even when its thickness is reduced, that preferably expresses a stable modulus of elasticity over a region from a low-temperature region to a high-temperature region, and that suppresses both of its compression set in the low-temperature region and its compression set in the high-temperature region to low levels. Also provided is a method of producing such silicone foam sheet. The silicone foam sheet comprises an open-cell structure having a thickness of from 10 μm to 3,000 μm, wherein an open-cell ratio is 90% or more, an average cell diameter of the silicone foam sheet is from 1 μm to 50 μm, and 90% or more of all cells therein each has a cell diameter of 80 μm or less.
US10857755B2	Embossed matte and glossy plastic film and methods of making same Thermoplastic polymeric films and methods of making thereof, comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, wherein at least one portion of said film is micro-embossed with a micro-embossing pattern; at least one portion of the film is embossed with a first embossing pattern having a first embossing depth which may be greater than the micro-embossing depth; and, wherein the film has a basis weight of about 30 gsm or less and an impact strength of at least about 15 g.
US10857741B2	Repair method for a workpiece of a plastics material, repair apparatus A repair method for a workpiece of a plastics material is provided, wherein an induction heating apparatus is positioned at a repair region of the workpiece. The induction heating apparatus comprises a magnetic field generating device and a heat source. The heat source is arranged between the magnetic field generating device and the repair region. A repair material is positioned on the repair region and heated by way of the heat source. The heat source is inductively heated by the magnetic field generating device. A temperature (T) is measured by which an application of heat to the repair material by the heat source is characterized. The temperature (T) is controlled by means of a control device. The control of the temperature (T) by the control device occurs according to a temperature profile specification, which has a heating region and a working region following the heating region.
US10857740B2	Multi-layer product with sealing areas of varying sealing affinities An article of manufacture that has at least three layers of sealable material. There is at least one first seal between at least two of the layers in a first area having a first sealing affinity effected at a first sealing parameter. There is also at least one second seal between at least two more layers, where at least one of these two layers is distinct from the at least two layers joined by the first seal, in a second area having a second sealing affinity effected at a second sealing parameter, where the second sealing parameter is different than the first sealing parameter, thereby allowing for sealing of discrete areas of the article in discrete steps.
US10857735B1	Apparatus and method for additive manufacturing and determining the development of stress during additive manufacturing A method of additive manufacturing a part on a build plate includes additive manufacturing at least a first layer of the part on the build plate, supplying a series of frequencies to the build plate from a resonate probe connected to the build plate, processing a received response from an ultrasonic detector connected to the build plate, determining a series of resonant frequencies of the build plate and a corresponding series of peak intensities from the received response, comparing the resonant frequencies and the corresponding peak intensities to a set of reference resonant frequencies and a corresponding set of reference peak intensities, respectively, calculating an intensity difference between a peak intensity and a reference peak intensity or a frequency difference between a resonant frequency and a reference resonant frequency, and additive manufacturing a subsequent layer of the part if the intensity difference and the frequency difference are below a threshold.
US10857728B2	Cooling of print device and heating of print material In an example, a print device comprises: a heat pump (102) to extract heat from a fluid source to produce cooled fluid and to transfer the heat from the fluid source to heat a print material (108), wherein the cooled fluid is used to cool a component (106) of the print device.
US10857725B2	Device and method for coating workpieces A device for coating of workpieces, which preferably includes, at least in sections, wood, wooden materials, plastics, aluminium or the like. The device includes a feed device for feeding a coating material, a pressing device for pressing the coating material onto a surface of the workpiece, a conveyor device for causing a relative motion between the pressing device and the respective workpiece, and a first joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece. The device further includes at least a second joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece.
US10857723B2	Stretching machine for stretching thermoplastic films The machine (1) includes at least one assistance subassembly (10) having: an endless chain or belt (16); a plurality of thrust members (20) connected to the chain or belt (16) in succession and projecting from the chain or belt (16), and a drive device (21) of this chain or belt (16), several thrust members (20) are brought into the path (3) of the sliders (8) connected to the grippers (4) for gripping the film (F), so that at least one of the thrust members (20) comes to bear against at least one of these sliders (8) and exerts a thrust on this slider to assist the displacement of this slider along the rail (5e) on which this slider moves.
US10857721B2	Blow molding device, blow molding method, and preform sealing/positioning part A blow molding device of the invention includes a pair of blow cavity split molds (50A, 50B), a chuck member (80) that chucks a mouth portion (20) and conveys a preform (10A), a blow core mold (70) that includes a tubular portion (71) which surrounds circumferences of the mouth portion and a flange (25) and introduces blow air into the preform, and a pair of projecting members (60A, 60B) which have a halved ring shape and are provided detachably on each upper surface of the pair of blow cavity split molds. Each of the pair of projecting members includes an airtight sealing portion (61) which is in contact with a lower end face of the tubular portion of the blow core mold, and a positioning portion (62) which positions the flange of the preform.
US10857717B2	Volume controlled blowing-air feed A device for controlling a blow-molding machine for producing a thermoplastic container, wherein a blowing gas for blow-molding the container is introduced into a thermally conditioned preform, while the preform is held in a blow mold of the blow-molding machine. The blowing gas is introduced during a preblowing phase into the preform so that the temperature-conditioned material of the preform approaches the walls of the blow mold. The blowing gas is introduced during a following finish-blowing phase into the preform so that the temperature-conditioned material of the preform is pressed into the contours of the blow mold walls. The volumetric flow rate of the blowing gas is determined at least during the preblowing phase by an adjustable flow-control valve that can be controlled by a control unit that generates a control signal for adjusting the flow-control valve. The flow-control valve is adjusted as a function of the control signal.
US10857709B2	Method for producing multilayered articles in an injection-molding process An injection-molding process for injecting a shoe soling including at least two adjacent injection-molding layers onto a shoe upper drawn over a shoe last, uses a mold cavity including a frame, the cavity being covered at the top by the upper also serving as a mold cover, with plastic material being injected into the cavity below the upper. To produce two adjacent injection-molding layers of plastic materials having different properties and reaction times in one operation, i.e. without needing an interim mold opening, before covering the cavity a film is clamped over it by a clamp mounted on the frame. When filling the cavity, the space below the film is first filled with plastic material to produce the first injection-molding layer and then, to produce the adjacent second injection-molding layer, the space above the film is filled with plastic material. Plastic materials are used that inseparably attach to the film.
US10857706B2	Assembly type terminal for fuel pump and method for manufacturing fuel pump flange using the same Provided are an assembly type terminal for a fuel pump capable of decreasing a process additionally required at the time of injection-molding a flange using a separation type terminal according to the related art and preventing a defect of a product that may occur at the time of injection-molding the flange, and a method of manufacturing a fuel pump flange using the same. The assembly type terminal for a fuel pump includes: a plurality of power supply terminals; a plurality of coupling bodies 100 and 200 coupling one or more power supply terminals to each other; and a coupling member 300 formed in the coupling bodies and coupling the plurality of coupling bodies 100 and 200 to each other, wherein the plurality of coupling bodies are spaced apart from each other and are coupled to each other by the coupling member.
US10857693B2	Sawmill with a rocking carriage A sawmill for tree logs includes a rocking carriage to pick up fresh logs and feed them into the path of a saw blade, as well further provisions relating to improvements to infeed systems for the fresh logs, as well as to, outflow systems for transfer of sawn-off product to a production line conveyor or the like for further processing to downline processes after the first saw cuts on the fresh logs.
US10857692B2	Log and cant optimization Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for cutting wood workpieces, such as logs and cants, into desired products. In various embodiments, after a log is chipped into a cant, the cant may be scanned and re-optimized based on the new scan data and information about the source log, such as simulated orientation parameters, a 3D model, and/or potential cut solutions. In other embodiments, data from multiple sensor types may be used in combination to detect splits in logs, cants, or both. Optionally, re-optimization and split detection techniques may be used in combination to improve wood volume recovery, value, and/or throughput speed.
US10857689B2	Conduit cutting assembly A conduit cutting assembly is comprised of a conduit cutting surface, a drive shaft, a top shield and a bottom guide. The conduit cutting assembly is inserted into a rotary device which provides a torque to rotate the conduit cutting assembly. The shield glides along the top surface of the conduit preventing deeper penetration of the cutting surface and deflecting dust as conduit is cut. The guide is positioned on the internal side of the conduit and prevents the cutting surface from contacting encased wiring. The distance between the bottom surface of the shield and the top surface of the guide is closely aligned to the conduit wall thickness. Conduit cutting assemblies can be customized for conduit material and conduit wall thickness. The conduit cutting assembly safely cuts through conduit without damaging encased wiring, limits incidental contact with the cutting surface, and limits contact with dust generated through the cutting procedure.
US10857685B2	Safety cutter with blade change/storage mechanism A cutter apparatus includes a housing and a blade holder coupled to the housing, wherein the housing includes a distal portion (e.g., a blade storage compartment) that is both slidably and pivotally coupled to portions of the housing and configured to serve as a cover for the blade holder. The cutter apparatus can also include a cover release device configured to facilitate repositioning the cover between a locked position at which the cover is secured to the housing and a released position at which at least a portion of the cover is free to pivotally reposition away from the housing providing access to the blade holder.
US10857683B2	Robot hand A robot hand includes a first portion, and a second portion detachable from the first portion, including a pair of holding pieces for holding a workpiece. The first portion includes a first movable member movable in one direction by a first stroke, an actuator which moves the first movable member. The second portion includes a second base which is detachably attached to the attaching and detaching mechanism, and a second movable member movable in one direction by a second stroke which is larger than the first stroke. At least one of the holding pieces is fixed to the second movable member. A first engaging portion is provided in the first movable member, second engaging portions are provided in the second movable member, and the second engaging portion can be engaged with the first engaging portion.
US10857682B2	Systems and methods for providing high flow vacuum acquisition in automated systems A system is disclosed for providing high flow vacuum control to an end effector of an articulated arm. The system includes a high flow vacuum source that provides an opening with an area of high flow vacuum at the end effector such that objects may be engaged while permitting substantial flow of air through the opening, and a load detection system for characterizing the load presented by the object.
US10857675B2	Control device, robot, and robot system A control device includes a control section configured to control a robot on the basis of first information concerning positions and sequential numbers for drawing a linear object around a first object. The first information is received by a receiving section and displayed on a display section.
US10857674B2	Robot system and robot A robot system and a robot are capable of easily defining a position of a target object with respect to a robot. The robot system includes a first robot, a first cell which is provided with the first robot and is capable of moving, and a positioning unit which is provided in an inner portion of the first cell and positions a target object.
US10857671B2	Robot A robot includes a first arm rotatable around a first axis, a second arm connected to the first arm at a second axis which is parallel to the first axis and around which the second arm is rotatable, a third arm connected to the second arm at a third axis which is parallel to the first axis and around which the third arm is rotatable, a distal-end swingable portion rotatably connected to the third arm, a distal end rotatably connected to the distal-end swingable portion, a fourth actuator configured to rotate the distal-end swingable portion and including a first motor having a first motor rotation axis, and a fifth actuator configured to rotate the distal end and including a second motor having a second motor rotation axis that is parallel to the first motor rotation axis.
US10857668B2	Robot, control device, and robot system A robot includes: a manipulator that is provided with an n-th (n is an integer of 1 or larger) arm which is capable of rotating around an n-th rotation axis, an (n+1)-th arm provided on the n-th arm to be capable of rotating around an (n+1)-th rotation axis having an axial direction which is different from an axial direction of the n-th rotation axis, and an (n+2)-th arm provided on the (n+1)-th arm to be capable of rotating around an (n+2)-th rotation axis. In a first state, an outline of the manipulator is positioned on an inner side of a first circle or on the first circle with the n-th rotation axis as the center thereof, and with first length between a distal end of the manipulator and the n-th rotation axis, as a radius, when viewed in the axial direction of the n-th rotation axis.
US10857665B2	Mobile manufacturing module A mobile manufacturing module comprising a platform configured to receive and support one or more interchangeable manufacturing elements and engageable with a removable positioning device that when engaged is configured to enable movement of the platform relative to a work piece, and one or more supports connected to the platform that are configured to contact a floor in order to support the platform when the removable positioning device is disengaged.
US10857662B2	Hand-held tool and method for producing such a hand-held tool A hand-held tool comprises a tool part and a handle surrounding a section of the tool part and connected to same in a torque-transmitting manner. The tool part comprises a connection contour used to connect the handle in a torque-transmitting manner at least in some areas, in a section surrounded by the handle. The handle comprises an inner handle piece which can be connected to the connection contour and surrounds same in a torque-transmitting manner. With the inner handle piece slid onto the connection contour, one or more outwardly-open casting channels are provided between the two parts. The handle further comprises an outer handle piece made of plastic, which during the course of a plastic moulding process is moulded around the unit comprising the tool part which has an inner handle piece connected to the connection contour thereof, wherein the at least one casting channel is at least partially filled with the plastic material which forms the outer handle piece. A method is also described for producing such a hand-held tool.
US10857661B2	Telescoping eating utensil A telescoping eating utensil capable of being stored in a collapsed configuration or extended to be used as an eating utensil. The utensil has a handle that can be extended or collapsed using an interlocking mechanism that can interlock the utensil in either the collapsed mode or in the extended mode. The interlocking system includes a locking button on a utensil tool part that engages with either an opening or a recess in the handle when the utensil tool part and the handle are slidably connected.
US10857650B2	Inner surface finishing tool An inner surface finishing tool enables machining of a workpiece made of a material machinable with a relatively large burnishing amount while reducing deformation at the opening of the workpiece or deterioration of its geometrical tolerance during machining of the inner peripheral surface. The tool includes a mandrel rotatable relative to the workpiece and includes a polygonal member, and a frame that is cylindrical and fitted onto the mandrel in a rotatable manner and has an axis extending in an axial direction of the mandrel and holds a plurality of first rollers and a plurality of second rollers rollable on an outer peripheral surface of the mandrel. The polygonal member rotates the plurality of second rollers to move inward and outward in a radial direction of the frame.
US10857647B2	High-rate CMP polishing method The invention provides a method for polishing or planarizing a wafer of at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The method includes rotating a polishing pad having radial feeder grooves in the polishing layer separating the polishing layer into polishing regions. The radial feeder grooves include a series of biased grooves connecting a pair of adjacent radial feeder grooves. A majority of the biased grooves have either an inward bias toward the center or an outward bias toward the outer edge of the polishing pad. Pressing and rotating the wafer against the rotating polishing pad for multiple rotations of the polishing pad at a fixed distance from the center of the polishing pad increases polishing or planarizing removal rate of the wafer.
US10857644B2	Dust collector and power tool A dust collector includes body, a dust-storing part, a sliding part, a dust-transfer passage, and a biasing member. The sliding part is held by the body to be slidable in a specified axial direction and has a suction port. The dust-transfer passage connects the suction port and the dust-storing part. The biasing member biases the sliding part in a first direction of the axial direction. The sliding part is configured to be normally held in an initial position in which the sliding part protrudes from the body by a specified length in the first direction, and to be moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction against the biasing force when pressed in the second direction. The dust collector includes a cushioning member configured to be interposed between the body and the sliding part in the axial direction when the sliding part is placed in the initial position.
US10857643B2	Dust extractor A dust extractor is provided including a main housing, a telescopic tubular extension arm comprising a first forward section slidable into or out of a second rear section over a stroke length between a first inner position and a second outer position, the second rear section being mounted onto the main housing, a shroud mounted on one end of the first forward section remote from the second rear section, a biasing force arranged to urge the first forward section to slide out of the second rear section towards the second outer position, and a dust collection box mounted on the main housing. The stroke length of the telescopic extension arm is greater than 150 mm.
US10857642B2	Chip extraction system The invention relates to a chip extraction system for the continuous disposal of chips, comprising a chip extracting tube (9), which opens out into a vacuum chamber (2) with a base on which chips (12) that are sucked in collect, a chip discharging tube (17), which has an inlet (16) arranged on the base and an outlet (18) arranged outside the vacuum chamber (2), wherein an inner cross-sectional area of the chip discharging tube (17) increases between the inlet (16) and the outlet (18), and at least one chip forcing device (14, 19), which is arranged at the inlet (16) and forces the chips (12) that have collected on the base into the inlet (16).
US10857640B1	Lift assist and transfer assembly and method of use A lift assist and transfer assembly for lifting and moving a component through a travel distance is described. The assembly includes an overhead rail mounted to a ceiling of a work environment. The rail has a first end and a second end, corresponding to a loading area and a work area defining the travel distance. A carriage is slidably attached to the rail for supporting the component and a pneumatic cylinder element at the second end of the rail is attached an overhead fixture of the ceiling. The pneumatic cylinder element is biased into a retracted position and extends to an extended position upon actuation to move the second end of the rail downward. The carriage slides along the rail from the first end to the second end upon actuation of the cylinder to displace the second end of the rail such that the rail has a downward slope.
US10857639B2	Tool exchange device of tool magazine A tool exchange device for tool magazine includes a base having a driving member, a pressure cylinder, a movement member pivotally connected to the base adjacent to the driving member, and a tool retrieving member disposed on the movement member. The driving member has a connection portion and a twisting portion. The pressure cylinder has a piston rod pivotally connected to the connection portion for driving the driving member. The twisting portion is removably received in a receiving portion of the movement member. With the rotation of the driving member, the twisting portion forces the movement member to move along an arc shape route, such that the movement member rotates by an angle, and the tool retrieving member sways between a vertical and horizontal positions. Therefore, the tool exchange device is driven with a lower force, and the tool retrieving tool stably sways.
US10857638B2	Vise clamp An adjustable clamp for the retention of a vice or work piece onto a slotted worktable. The clamp has a raised rear foot that both spans the standard width of a slot in a slotted worktable regardless of the angle the clamp is secured to the worktable, and generates an increased gripping force at both contact points of the clamp. Its nose accommodates a cylindrical pin recess to accommodate a cylindrical pin to allow the vice to clamp to a vice with a raised peripheral lip. The 30 degree beveled front edge allows the clamp a substantial planar contact surface with the vice or work piece, enhancing stability.
US10857637B2	Adjusting device The invention relates to an adjusting device for spatially adjusting the position of an object, comprising a plurality of plate elements which are arranged one over the other and which have radial guide structures that engage into one another at mutually facing sides, wherein at least one pair of movement plates and a pair of inclination plates are arranged on a base. The movement plates have a constant thickness, and the respective upper radial guide structures and lower radial guide structures of each movement plate are offset eccentrically relative to one another. The inclination plates have a variable thickness, and the respective upper radial guide structures and lower radial guide structures of each inclination plate are arranged concentrically to one another.
US10857631B2	Spark capture system for use with cutting torch A spark absorbing system for use with a cutting torch, comprises a cap having at least one spark opening therethrough and a spark capture unit coupled to the cap and positioned to capture sparks passing through the spark opening. The spark capture unit may comprise a tube extending from the cap and may include an outlet and a flow-reduction element positioned between the cap and the outlet and/or a spark accumulator between the cap and the spark capture unit. The flow-reduction element may comprise at least one baffle, screen or mesh. The spark absorbing system may further include a spark ramp extending from the cap opposite the spark capture unit and/or a shield, which may define a cutting space between the shield and the cap.
US10857626B2	Improving service life of pump fluid ends A pump fluid end includes a body that defines a plunger bore and a working fluid bore that intersects the plunger bore to form a cross bore. A packing bore is defined in the plunger bore and includes a packing sleeve bore, a taper relief bore, and a transition bore. The packing sleeve bore transitions to the taper relief bore at a radial shoulder and the taper relief bore transitions to the plunger bore across the transition bore. The transition bore extends between an external corner contiguous with the plunger bore and an internal corner contiguous with the taper relief bore and at least one of the external and internal corners is rounded and exhibits a radius. The packing bore is treated with a surface pre-stressing treatment.
US10857609B2	Non-contact wire array tension control device The present invention provides a non-contact wire array tension control device for controlling a plurality of tension respectively corresponding to a plurality of electrical discharge wires, including delivering spools and electromagnets. The delivering spool has a magnetic end and a wire outputting end, the wire outputting end is coupled with an electrical discharge wire for outputting the electrical discharge wire. A plurality of electromagnets are coupled to the corresponding magnetic end for controlling a spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool, wherein the spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool is controlled by adjusting a magnetic force generated by the electromagnet. Moreover, a magnetic direction of the electromagnet is parallel to an axial direction of the delivering spool. The invention uses the electromagnets to control the magnetic damping force of the delivering spools for simultaneously controlling the tension of the electrical discharge wires by non-contact method.
US10857607B2	Method for gear cutting of bevel gear workpieces Method for gear cutting a bevel gear workpiece, wherein a preliminary machining phase includes a first machining procedure, wherein a first relative infeed movement moves the gear cutting tool into a first starting position relative to the bevel gear workpiece, the gear cutting tool penetrates the material of the bevel gear workpiece relative to the bevel gear workpiece, proceeding from the first starting position up to a first end position, and the gear cutting tool and bevel gear workpiece carry out a first rolling procedure in a first rolling range, carrying out a further rolling procedure, in order to post-machine at least one of the tooth gaps on the bevel gear workpiece using the rotationally-driven gear cutting tool or another rotationally-driven gear cutting tool, wherein in the scope of this further rolling, a rolling rotation is carried out in a further rolling range, which differs from the first rolling range.
US10857601B2	Sawtooth structure with reversed cutting function and its drill series A kind of sawtooth structure with reversed cutting function and its drill series are presented in this invention. This invention is suitable for drilling low-damage holes on carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP). The sawtooth structure is comprised of sawteeth and grooves located on the cutting edges of drill. And the sawtooth structure is helically arranged with a specific helix angle around the axis of the drill. It can be classified as the left-hand helix sawtooth structure and the right-hand helix sawtooth structure based on the helix angle value. The bottom edges of the left-hand helix sawtooth structure are the cutting edges, and the rake angles are positive; while the top edges of the right-hand helix sawtooth are the cutting edge with the positive rake angles. The sawtooth structure can be applied to various drilling tools, which proves to be universal. And it can effectively reduce delamination at both hole entrance and hole exit as well as burrs defects. The series of drilling tools include the double point angle drill, the twist drill and the stepped drill all of which have the sawtooth structure on the cutting edges. These series of drilling tools can achieve the CFRP holes with minimum drilling defects. The drilling performance of the tools is improved to a great extent, the tool life is extended and the costs are reduced.
US10857598B2	Coated cutting tool A coated cutting tool, comprising: a substrate; and a coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a lower part layer and an upper part layer formed on the lower part layer, the lower part layer has an average thickness of 2.0 μm or more and 15.0 μm or less, and is formed of a Ti oxycarbonitride layer including a compound having a composition represented by formula (1) below: Ti(C1-x-yNxOy) (1) (where, x denotes an atomic ratio of an N element based on a total of a C element, the N element, and an O element, y denotes an atomic ratio of the O element based on a total of the C element, the N element, and the O element, and 0.35≤x≤0.60 and 0.01≤y≤0.10 are satisfied), a FWHM of a rocking curve of a plane (4,2,2) of the lower part layer, which is obtained through X-ray diffraction, is 20° or less, the upper part layer is formed of an α-aluminum oxide layer having an average thickness of 1.0 μm or more and 15.0 μm or less, and a FWHM of a rocking curve of a plane (0,0,12) of the upper part layer, which is obtained through X-ray diffraction, is 20° or less.
US10857595B2	Cobalt based alloy additive manufactured article, cobalt based alloy product, and method for manufacturing same There is provided an additive manufactured (AM) article formed of a Co based alloy having a composition comprising: in mass %, 0.08-0.25% C; 0.1% or less B; 10-30% Cr; 30% or less in total of Fe and Ni, the Fe being 5% or less; 5-12% in total of W and/or Mo; 0.5-2% in total of Ti, Zr, Nb and Ta; 0.5% or less Si; 0.5% or less Mn; 0.003-0.04% N; and the balance being Co and impurities. The AM article comprises crystal grains with an average size of 10-100 μm. In the crystal grains, segregation cells with an average size of 0.15-1.5 μm are formed, in which components constituting an MC type carbide phase comprising the Ti, Zr, Nb and/or Ta are segregated in boundary regions of the cells, and/or grains of the MC type carbide phase are precipitated at an average intergrain distance of 0.15-1.5 μm.
US10857594B2	Method for producing metal sintered body Provided is a method for producing a metal sintered body. The method for producing a metal sintered body in accordance with an embodiment includes (a) disposing a metal powder in a chamber of a spark plasma sintering apparatus, (b) applying a electric current to the metal powder to raise a temperature inside the chamber from a standby temperature to a first sintering temperature, (c) lowering the temperature inside the chamber to a second sintering temperature lower than the first sintering temperature and performing sintering, and (d) lowering the temperature inside the chamber from the second sintering temperature to the standby temperature.
US10857593B2	Method and device for repairing a refractory shell of a metallurgical vessel Method and device for repairing the spout sleeve of a metallurgical vessel fitted securely within the refractory lining of the vessel in which the sleeve is repaired by applying mortar to the casting channel of the sleeve with a mortar dispenser inserted into the casting channel, which upon removing the mortar dispenser from the casting channel calibrates the latter over the entire length of the channel. The mortar dispenser is driven rotating coaxially to the casting channel during the mortar application and, after a defined time, is removed from the casting channel, still rotating. The method is particularly suitable for repairing the inner sleeve of a casting ladle with a slide closure adjoining the ladle spout, maintenance of which is automatically carried out in a maintenance station of the casting facility. Repair of the inner sleeve is also carried out automatically here during the maintenance of the slide closure.
US10857590B2	Device for attaching a joining element to a portion of a component, and tool A device for attaching a joining element to a component portion for a tool comprising a die unit and a punch that is linearly movable on a working axis of the tool from a retracted position on the tool to the die unit and back again, wherein the working axis coincides with a punch longitudinal axis, and wherein the punch, in its forward movement to the die unit, transports in the direction of the component portion a joining element which has been temporarily placed on the device in a holding position. The device includes a positioning portion, in the region of the holding position, which is tailored to a joining element and configured such that the joining element is held with a predefined orientation in such a way in the holding position that a longitudinal axis of the joining element deviates spatially from the working axis of the tool.
US10857586B2	Systems and related methods for manufacturing ring pull bottle crowns Ring pull crowns require equipment and related methods for manufacturing. A method of manufacturing a ring pull crown includes forming a plurality of crown bodies from a first source material and forming a plurality of pull ring and tab assemblies from a second source material. In addition, such a method may include forming a plurality of ring pull crowns by combining each crown body of the plurality of crown bodies with a corresponding pull ring and tab assembly from the plurality of pull ring and tab assemblies. Also, such method may also include forming a circumferential skirt that descends below a top of each ring pull crown and removing the plurality of ring pull crowns from the first source material.
US10857585B2	Transfer device of multistage forging press machine The present invention provides a transfer device of a multistage forging press machine, capable of making a power transmission mechanism compact with a reduced number of components, and capable of easily adjusting a conveyance position. Additionally, the present invention provides a transfer device of a multistage forging press machine, capable of moving a plurality of chuck units in a lump to a place where replacement work can be performed easily, and capable of replacing chuck claws easily.
US10857581B2	Machine for bending metal including an adjustable backgauge A press brake for bending a workpiece that includes a movable ram and a support beam. The press brake includes a backgauge that has an arm with a plurality of fingers for grasping the workpiece. The arm is mounted to an arm support that is mounted on a carriage that is mounted on a backgauge support frame. The arm is configured to swing relative to the arm support in a plane perpendicular to the carriage from a position projecting away from one side of the carriage to a position projecting away from the other side of the carriage. The carriage is configured to rotate 180 degrees so that opposite sides of the workpiece may be positioned under the ram to thereby allow for bending operations to be performed on opposite sides of the workpiece without removing the workpiece from the backgauge.
US10857580B2	Method for producing gun barrels and apparatus for performing such method A method and apparatus for producing gun barrels having a grooved or ribbed inner surface with straight or helical grooves or ribs, by providing a metallic hollow cylindrical pre-form, placing the pre-form on a core mandrel being part of a flow forming machine having a main machine axis, the core mandrel having a structured outer surface comprising ribs and/or grooves extending straightly parallel to and/or helically around the main axis; and applying forming rollers, in a roller arrangement, to the outside surface of the pre-form so as to apply radial pressure on the pre-form such that its material begins to flow. As the rollers apply force upon the pre-form, a relative motion between the pre-form and the rollers is performed by moving the pre-form in axially parallel to the main axis through the roller arrangement or by moving the roller arrangement alongside the pre-form.
US10857578B2	Soil washing process and apparatus A soil washing process includes mixing water and contaminated soil in a log washer, separating the soil and water mixture into a first stream of wet soil and a second stream of water and floating organic materials, dewatering the first stream of wet soil to form a cleaned soil stream, dewatering the second stream to separate out the organic materials and form a water stream, separating the water stream into a stream of non-colloidal particulates and a stream of colloid-containing water, dewatering the stream of non-colloidal particulates, and adding the stream of colloid-containing water to the soil and water mixture. The method may further include returning a first portion of the colloid-containing water to the log washer, and drawing off a second portion of the colloid-containing water to filter out the colloids before returning a clean water stream to the log washer.
US10857577B2	Drain cleaning device A drain cleaning device for removing debris from a drain is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the drain cleaning device includes a handle section; an elongated rod section connected to the handle section, the elongated rod section including one or more longitudinally extending ribs disposed along a length thereof, the one or more longitudinally extending ribs configured to add structural rigidity to the elongated rod section, and the one or more longitudinally extending ribs further configured to facilitate the cleaning of grime from a side of a drain pipe; and a tip section connected to the elongated rod section, the tip section including a plurality of hook elements disposed thereon, the plurality of hook elements configured to grab and collect debris from the drain pipe. In one embodiment, the plurality of hook elements comprise a plurality of injection-molded micro-hook elements.
US10857576B2	Snow adhesion preventing device and signaling apparatus There is provided a signaling apparatus including a plurality of LED elements provided in a signal lamp body; a transparent panel provided in the LED elements and configured to transmit outgoing light from the LED elements on a rear side to a front surface to which snow adheres; a frame unit provided on an outer periphery of the panel; and vibration generators provided in the frame unit and configured to vibrate the panel.
US10857575B2	Shelf-life-improved nanostructured implant systems and methods Methods and treatments for removing contaminants from nanotube surfaces covering a medical device are disclosed herein. These methods and treatments include commencing exposure of a nanotube surface to at least one condition that at least partially removes the contaminants including: ultraviolet light, elevated temperature, plasma, and/or combinations thereof. These methods and treatments may also include orienting the nanotube surface relative to the at least one condition in order to enhance removal of the contaminants by the at least one condition. Exposure of the nanotube surface to the at least one condition may be ceased after the contaminants are at least partially removed from the nanotube surface.
US10857562B2	String filter Example embodiments include a system for removing string from shredded tobacco, including an arrangement configured to dispense shredded tobacco from a first location to a second location along a path of communication, a string filter operative at a location along the path of communication comprising a first roller comprising pins, whereby string may be contacted by at least some of the pins and retained at the string filter as the shredded tobacco passes through the filter.
US10857559B2	Paint shield attachment A paint shield attachment for blocking overspray includes a panel and a coupler. The coupler is coupled to a first edge of the panel and is configured to couple to a respective opposing end of a plate of a paint shield so that the panel extends transversely from the plate. The panel and the plate are configured to position in contact with a surface, positioning the panel to block paint spray.
US10857558B2	Coating material storage bag orientation clip and coating material cartridge incorporating the same A coating material cartridge includes an enclosure, a coating material storage bag received in the enclosure, and a coating material storage bag orientation clip secured within the enclosure. The clip engages a portion of the coating material storage bag to maintain the storage bag in a predetermined fixed orientation within the enclosure during filling of the coating material storage bag with coating material, and also during movement of the coating material cartridge.
US10857557B2	Electric fluid flow monitoring apparatus and agricultural fluid application systems including same Electric fluid flow monitoring apparatus, and agricultural fluid application systems and methods including the same are described. The fluid flow monitoring apparatus generally includes an outer housing defining a cavity. The outer housing includes an inlet for fluid to enter the cavity and an outlet for fluid to exit the cavity. Fluid flows through the cavity from the inlet to the outlet. The flow monitoring apparatus also includes an inner housing defining an interior cavity and positioned within the outer housing cavity such that fluid flows through the interior cavity. The inner housing is removably connected to the outer housing such that the inner housing is interchangeable with another inner housing having a different cross-sectional profile. The flow monitoring apparatus further includes a traveler movably disposed within the interior cavity.
US10857549B2	Methods and apparatus for separating fluid components An apparatus and method may be used to separate a biological liquid sample and retrieve a separated liquid portion therefrom. The apparatus may have a tube, an insert, and a positioning mechanism. The tube may have a proximal end, a distal end, and a chamber between the proximal and distal ends for receiving the biological liquid sample. The insert may be positioned in the chamber, and may have a first end, a second end, a well between the first and second ends, and a draw tube in fluid communication with the second end and the well. The positioning mechanism may be connected to the tube and the insert, and may be manually actuable to move the insert between the proximal end and distal end to allow a separated portion of the biological liquid sample to flow proximally from the chamber through the draw tube and collect in the well.
US10857547B2	Device and method for remote communications and object locomotion A device and method is provided for separating associated ions within a gaseous fluid stream into a first population of positively-charged hydrated hydrogen ions and a second population of gaseous hydrated anions. The device employs a housing and spinning wheel within a vacuum chamber to expose a flow of associated ions to a combination of microwaves and magnetic energy within the vacuum to cause bifurcation of the associated ions into a first population of positively-charged hydrated hydrogen ions and a second population of gaseous hydrated anions which may be collected in reservoirs. The collected two populations can be further channeled through a transformer to electrically induce a force for locomotion or communication.
US10857545B2	Apparatus and method for comminuting of material An apparatus for comminuting of material that includes a first conveyor structure with a first conveyor surface, a second conveyor structure with a second conveyor surface, and in which apparatus the first conveyor surface and the second conveyor surface are set facing each other. The conveyor surfaces are configured in a double-converging manner so that in addition to said convergence in the movement direction, the conveyor surfaces are additionally placed in a convergent manner so that the gap between the conveyor surfaces also narrows in the transverse direction in relation to the movement direction, such that the comminuting space becomes double-converging.
US10857538B2	Sample preparation system and cartridge A sample preparation cartridge for use with a sample preparation device, the cartridge includes a housing defining plural separate segments, at least one of said segments comprising a fixed section of a pipette component; and a moveable head comprising a pipette tip, the head being configured, in use, to be moved between a position in which the pipette tip is in sealed engagement with the fixed section of pipette component and a position in which pipette tip is positioned adjacent to another of said plural segments. With the present invention a disposable sample preparation cartridge and corresponding analytical reader can be provided in a very cost effective and simple manner whilst still ensuring high quality sample preparation for analysis.
US10857536B2	Polymerase chain reaction device Examples include polymerase chain reaction (PCR) devices. Example PCR devices comprise a fluid input, a fluid output, and a set of microfluidic channels that fluidly connect the fluid input and the fluid output. Each microfluidic channel comprises a reaction chamber, and examples further comprise at least one heating element, where the at least one heating element is positioned in the reaction chamber of each microfluidic channel. The at least one heating element is to heat fluid in the reaction chamber of each fluid channel, and the at least one heating element is to pump fluid to the reaction chamber and from the reaction chamber of each microfluidic channel.
US10857533B2	Pipette tip loading and unloading mechanism for single row multichannel pipettors A mechanism that provides an improved method of loading and unloading a row of disposable pipette tips onto a handheld multichannel pipettor. A single button for tip load and unload operations is simpler than the current method of using a separate mechanism for ejecting the tips. The tips are configured in a rigid collar which is held by a clamp on the pipettor. An upward force combined with a sealing gasket that mates with the top of the pipette tips is used to provide the seal between the tips and the pipettor. This eliminates the requirement to “press downward” with excessive force in order to force the pipette tips onto a protruding sealing part. The loading and unloading of tips will be more reliable and repeatable, this providing better pipetting results. The low forces of the loading and unloading operations reduce the chance of repetitive stress injury for the operator.
US10857527B2	Polyoxometalates comprising noble metals and corresponding metal clusters The invention relates to poly oxometalates represented by the formula (An)m+{M′s[M″M15X10OyRzHq]}m− or solvates thereof, corresponding supported polyoxometalates, and processes for their preparation, as well as corresponding metal-clusters, optionally in the form of a dispersion in a liquid carrier medium or immobilized on a solid support, and processes for their preparation, as well as their use in reductive conversion of organic substrate.
US10857526B2	Crystalline transition metal tungstate process data system A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a crystalline transition metal tungstate material or metal sulfides derived therefrom, or both. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline transition metal tungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking. A data system comprising at least one processor; at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one receiver configured to receive data of at least one unit or stream in fluid communication with and downstream from or upstream to a conversion process comprising at least one reaction catalyzed by the catalyst or a metal sulfide decomposition product of the catalyst has been developed.
US10857522B2	Catalytic process for the production of propylene glycol from glycerol, a copper and cerium catalyst, and a process to produce such catalyst A process for producing propylene glycol from glycerol including a catalyst of Cu and Ce at concentrations of up to 15% of each metal. In addition, it is described a catalyst of Cu and Ce to perform the selective reduction of glycerol and the process of production of such catalyst.
US10857521B2	Diesel oxidation catalyst An oxidation catalyst composite, methods, and systems for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions from a diesel engine are described. More particularly, described is an oxidation catalyst composite including a first oxidation component comprising a first refractory metal oxide support, palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt); a NOx storage component comprising one or more of alumina, silica, titania, ceria, or manganese; and a second oxidation component comprising a second refractory metal oxide, a zeolite, and Pt. The oxidation catalyst composite is sulfur tolerant, adsorbs NOx and thermally releases the stored NOx at temperature less than 350° C.
US10857519B2	Catalyst for decomposing nitrogen oxide and preparation method thereof Provided is a catalyst including: a support including titanium oxide; an active catalyst component including vanadium oxide; and a co-catalyst including antimony and cerium, in which the catalyst is included in a deNox reduction reaction that decomposes nitrogen oxide. The catalyst may improve sulfur poisoning tolerance characteristics while improving the deNox efficiency at a temperature in a wide range from low temperature to high temperature.
US10857518B2	Dry-scrubbing media compositions and methods of production and use Dry-scrubbing media compositions, methods of preparation and methods of use are provided. The compositions contain activated alumina and magnesium oxide. Optionally, activated carbon and other impregnates, such as hydroxides of group 1A metals, are included. The compositions exhibit improved efficiency and capacity for the removal of compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, from an air-stream. The compositions are particularly useful for reducing or preventing the release of toxic gaseous compounds from the areas such as landfills, petroleum storage areas, refineries, drinking water systems, sewage treatment facilities, swimming pools, hospital morgues, animal rooms, and pulp and paper production sites.
US10857515B2	Process for producing adsorbent including activated carbon A process for producing an adsorbent comprising activated carbon, wherein the process comprises a molding step of molding an adsorbent through a plurality of stages, and wherein the molding step comprises molding in a final stage performed by tableting.
US10857510B2	Bioprocess mixer A bioprocess mixer (1), which comprises: —a support vessel (2) with at least one side wall (3, 4, 5, 6) and a bottom wall (7), where the walls define a support vessel inner volume (8), and at least a first (9) and a second (10) magnetic impeller drive unit; and —a flexible bag (11, 111) adapted to fit inside the support vessel inner volume, where the bag has at least one bag side wall (12, 112, 13, 113, 14, 15), a bag bottom wall (16, 116) and a bag top wall (17, 117) defining a bag inner volume (18), and at least a first (19) and a second (20) magnetic impeller rotatably attached to a bag wall in the bag inner volume.
US10857507B2	Apparatus for dispersing particles in a liquid In one example, a liquid mixture nozzle for flowing a liquid mixture therethrough includes a body having a flow inlet and a flow outlet. The flow inlet is configured to couple to a first piece of piping and the flow outlet is configured to couple to a second piece of piping. The liquid mixture nozzle also includes a converging section having a decreasing diameter positioned adjacent the flow inlet, an orifice positioned at a narrow end of the converging section, an intermediate section having a constant diameter positioned adjacent the orifice, a diverging section having an increasing diameter positioned adjacent the intermediate section and the flow outlet.
US10857502B2	Absorbent liquid for CO2 and/or H2S, and apparatus and method using same An absorbent liquid which absorbs at least one of CO2 and H2S from a gas, including a secondary linear monoamine; a tertiary linear monoamine or a sterically hindered primary monoamine; and a secondary cyclic diamine, wherein a concentration of each of the secondary linear monoamine, the tertiary linear monoamine or the sterically hindered primary monoamine; and the secondary cyclic diamine is less than 30% by weight.
US10857500B2	Metal organic framework absorbent platforms for removal of CO2 and H2 S from natural gas Provided herein are metal organic frameworks comprising metal nodes and N-donor organic ligands which have high selectivity and stability in the present of gases and vapors including H2S, H2O, and CO2. Methods include capturing one or more of H2S, H2O, and CO2 from fluid compositions, such as natural gas.
US10857499B2	Plugged honeycomb structure The plugged honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer, and plugging portions which plug open ends of cells of each honeycomb segment, and in the honeycomb segment, at least two types of cells having different sectional shapes are formed to constitute predetermined repeated arrangement patterns, and in rim circumferential wall cells including rims of the cells surrounded with partition walls and segment circumferential walls, an inflow open area of each corner rim circumferential wall cell disposed in each corner portion of the honeycomb segment is 1.1 times or more as large as an average inflow open area of non-corner rim circumferential wall cells arranged in portions other than the corner portions, or an outflow open area of the corner rim circumferential wall cell is 1.1 times or more as large as an average outflow open area of the non-corner rim circumferential wall cells.

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