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US10876035B2	Method for decomposing asphaltene using a supported catalyst Asphaltene produced during the production of hydrocarbons in an underground reservoir may be reduced and decomposed by introducing into the underground reservoir a fluid having a catalyst of from about 3 to about 7% Ni with a magnesium oxide support or a catalyst of from about 15 to about 25% tungsten oxide with a zirconium oxide support or a mixture thereof. The viscosity of heavy oil within the underground reservoir is reduced in the presence of the catalyst.
US10876033B2	Nitrogen-containing anti-agglomerants for preserving the fluidity of fluids containing gas hydrates The present invention relates to the use of a specific group of acylated nitrogen-containing compounds as anti-agglomerants for gas hydrates. The anti-agglomerants are surface active nitrogen-containing compounds with 1-7 nitrogen atoms, which compounds have at least two hydrophobic groups with 6-24 carbon atoms, and where the hydrophobic groups are connected to the remainder of the molecule by an amine moiety or an amide moiety, and which compounds have at least one C2-C5 acyl group; or a salt thereof. The invention also relates to a method for inhibiting the agglomeration of gas hydrates in a conduit, and compositions comprising the gas hydrate anti-agglomerant, a corrosion inhibitor and/or a paraffin deposition inhibitor.
US10876031B2	Silane-based tackifiers for treatment of subterranean formations Various embodiments disclosed relate to silane-based tackifiers for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes placing in the subterranean formation a tackifier having the structure: or a salt thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
US10876030B2	Cement materials including shape memory polymer and methods of making cement materials Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for modified cement material, methods of reducing or stopping cement shrinkage, methods of making modified cement material, and the like.
US10876029B2	Annular pressure buildup mitigation using acid swellable polymer system Compositions, methods, and systems for mitigating annular pressure buildup in a wellbore. A method comprises introducing a spacer fluid into an annulus of the wellbore, wherein the spacer fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, an acid swellable polymer, and a hydrolysable ester. The method further comprises allowing or causing to allow at least a portion of the spacer fluid to remain in the annulus; and allowing or causing to allow a temperature to increase in the annulus to the temperature sufficient to hydrolyze the hydrolysable ester; wherein hydrolysis of the hydrolysable ester produces an acid; wherein the acid reacts with the acid swellable polymer to produce a salt; and wherein the produced salt has a thermal expansion coefficient less than that of the aqueous base fluid.
US10876027B2	Method for making and using a drilling fluid A drilling fluid and method for drilling in a coal containing formation. The method includes: providing a mixed metal-viscosified drilling fluid including at least 1% potassium salt; circulating the drilling fluid through the well; and drilling into a coal seam.
US10876026B2	Wellbore fluids and methods of use thereof A fluid loss control agent may include at least one thinner; and at least one polymeric component. A wellbore fluid may include a base fluid and a fluid loss control agent, which includes at least one thinner and at least one polymeric component. Methods of use are also described.
US10876024B2	Highly thermally conductive hexagonal boron nitride/alumina composite made from commercial hexagonal boron nitride A material that facilitates dissipation of heat is provided and includes hexagonal boron nitride and alumina.
US10876023B2	Head gasket correction coagulation A formulation for sealing warping or cracking head gasket and cooling system, consisting essentially of 20% to 35% by volume of water; 20% to 35% by volume of sodium silicate; 10% to 30% by volume of potassium silicate; 10% to 20% by volume of propylene glycol at pH 8-10; 5% to 10% by volume of citric acid; and 2.5% to 5% by volume of o-hydroxy phenyl triazine. The formulation also consisting of said sodium silicate and potassium silicate have a kinematic viscosity and may further include benzoates, molybdates, alkali metal borates, sodium silicates, potassium silicates, triazoles, acids, boric salts, sodium hydroxides, potassium hydroxides or lithium hydroxides.
US10876016B2	Water-based paint composition for vehicle Embodiments relate to a water soluble paint composition for a vehicle. The water soluble paint composition includes a core-shell microgel resin, a dimer-modified polyester resin, a (meth)acryl-modified polyurethane resin, a curing agent, a pigment, and water, wherein the dimer-modified polyester resin is included in an amount of 1 to 10 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of the water-soluble paint composition. When the water soluble paint composition according to various embodiments is used to paint a vehicle, air handling equipment and an oven are not needed, so that energy can be saved in the painting process, CO2 production can be reduced, costs can be saved for painting equipment and maintenance, and space for a painting line can be saved, and a paint layer can be formed having excellent smoothing, waterproofing, chipping resistance, and outer appearance.
US10876009B2	Aqueous binder system, a coating composition and a coating An aqueous binder system is described for a coating composition, the aqueous binder system comprising A) at least 10 wt % water, based on the total weight of the aqueous binder system; B) at least one hydroxyl-functional binder polymer; and C) from 0.1 to 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the aqueous binder system, of at least one quaternary ammonium compound, wherein the quaternary ammonium compound comprises a core quaternary ammonium group which has pendant groups as described. A coating composition, a coating, methods and uses are also provided.
US10876003B2	Class of stable heptamethine cyanine fluorophores and biomedical applications thereof Embodiments of C4′-alkyl-ether heptamethine cyanine fluorophores according to general formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are disclosed. Methods of making and using the C4′-alkyl-ether heptamethine cyanine fluorophores also are disclosed.
US10876002B2	Resin composition for FRP, FRP sheet and molded product It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin composition for FRP, an FRP sheet and a molded product that enable inhibition of the whitening in and between fiber bundles. A resin composition for FRP according to an embodiment of the present invention is a resin composition with which a fibrous reinforcement sheet is to be impregnated for formation of FRP, and contains methyl methacrylate as a principal component, a methyl methacrylate polymer, a polymerization initiator, and at least one of dendrimer (meth)acrylate and glycidyl (meth)acrylate, as a monomer. An FRP sheet according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a matrix and a fibrous reinforcement sheet in the matrix. The matrix contains the hardened resin composition for FRP.
US10875999B2	Polyamide moulding compounds with low relative permittivity Disclosed are polyamide moulding compounds having a relative permittivity of no more than 3.5 at 2.45 GHz, and having the following components: (A) 25 to 80% by weight of a mixture made of at least one partially crystalline aliphatic polyamide and at least one amorphous or microcrystalline polyamide, (B) 20 to 65% by weight of at least one glass filler, and (C) 0 to 10% by weight of additives, the sum of components (A), (B) and (C) producing 100% by weight. The polyamide moulding compounds are for use in components of devices such as laptops and mobile phones.
US10875998B2	Polycarbonate compositions and articles comprising the same This invention relates to polycarbonate compositions and articles comprising the same. The polycarbonate compositions comprise the following components: A) from 75 wt.-% to 97.5 wt.-% of a polycarbonate, B) from 1.5 wt.-% to 15 wt.-% of a flow promoter selected from alicyclic hydrocarbon resins, and C) from 1 wt.-% to 15 wt.-% of an impact modifier, in each case based on the total weight of the composition; wherein the composition comprises no polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer. The polycarbonate compositions of the present invention have good coating resistance, chemical resistance and impact properties as well as better flowability.
US10875991B2	Polymer composition for producing gel extruded articles and polymer articles made therefrom A polymer composition for producing gel extruded articles is described. The polymer composition contains polyethylene particles combined with a plasticizer. The polyethylene particles are particularly selected so that the particles rapidly form a homogeneous gel-like material when combined with the plasticizer during gel processing. In one embodiment, the polyethylene used to produce the particles has a relatively low bulk density. Alternatively or in addition, the particles can have a carefully controlled particle size distribution. Polymer articles such as fibers and films can be produced having little to no imperfections.
US10875986B2	Graphene fiber for aerospace composites Graphene fibers made from a graphene film formed into an elongated fiber-like shape and composite materials made from the graphene fibers. The graphene film has amine groups formed on at least an outer surface of the graphene film and epoxide groups formed on at least one edge of the graphene film. The amine groups are formed in a functionalized area on the outer surface of the graphene film that is within about 10 microns from the at least one edge of the graphene film, or the functionalized area may extend the entire width of the graphene film. The graphene film may also have holes formed through the graphene film. The elongated fiber-like shapes may be the graphene film in a rolled spiral orientation or the graphene film in a twisted formation.
US10875982B2	BCHPC having a reduced burning rate The invention relates to the reduction of the burning rate of di-(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl)-peroxydicarbonate (BCHPC) by adding desensitizers as well as to the use of BCHPC preparations having a reduced burning rate as an initiator in chemical reactions.
US10875981B2	Tripentyl esters of trimellitic acid An ester mixture of trialkyl esters of cyclohexane-1,2,4-tricarboxylates having isomeric pentyl radicals in which more than 5 mol % of the isomeric pentyl radicals are branched.
US10875978B2	Template-assisted production of porous materials The present disclosure provides composites comprising an open cell foam and a small pore area material, methods for their preparation, articles of manufacture comprising them and methods for preparing the same.
US10875976B2	Heat-curable resin composition, prepreg, and method for producing fiber-reinforced composite using each of same The present invention provides a heat-curable resin composition, which comprises (1) a heat-curable resin mixture comprising a heat-curable resin (a) and thickener particles (b) and exhibiting a viscosity (150° C.) after having been held at a temperature of 150° C. for 30 seconds that is a viscosity (S), and (2) a curing agent, and is characterized in that the heat-curable resin composition exhibits a lowest viscosity (R) at 80-120° C., the lowest viscosity (R) is 0.1-10 Pa·s, and the viscosity (S) and lowest viscosity (R) satisfy the relationship of formula (1): 5
US10875973B2	Ionic liquid and method for dissolving cellulose using the same The present invention provides an ionic liquid represented by the following chemical formula (I): [(CH3)3N(CH2)2OH]+[NH2-L-COO]− (I) where L is —(CH2)2— or —(CH2)3—. The present invention also provides an ionic liquid composition containing an ionic liquid; and water. The ionic liquid is represented by the above chemical formula (I). A molar ratio of [(CH3)3N(CH2)2OH]+ to [NH2-L-COO]− is not less than 0.86 and not more than 1.12. A weight ratio of the water to the ionic liquid composition is not more than 4.7%. The present invention provides an ionic liquid capable of dissolving cellulose without an cellulose-degrading enzyme (namely, an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing cellulose).
US10875970B2	Reversible metallopolymer network The invention provides a metallopolymer coordination network comprising one or more coinage or similar metals and a glyme or glyme-equivalent. The composition has an amorphous polymer network that is significantly stronger than previously reported supramolecular hydrogels synthesized without glyme. Glyme chain length and water content strongly influence the mechanical, electronic, and optical behavior of the network.
US10875969B2	Composition for forming coating film and method for forming coating film using same [Problem] To provide a composition for forming a coating layer having excellent gas barrier performance and a method of forming the coating layer. [Means for Solution] A composition for forming a coating film comprising a specific silicon compound which reacts with a polysilazane by exposure, a polysilazane and an organic solvent, and a method for forming a coating layer comprising coating the composition on a substrate and exposing.
US10875965B2	Dielectric film forming composition This disclosure relates to dielectric film forming compositions containing a) at least one fully imidized polyimide polymer; b) at least one metal-containing (meth)acrylates; c) at least one catalyst; and d) at least one solvent, as well as related processes and related products. The compositions can form a dielectric film that generates substantially no debris when the dielectric film is patterned by laser ablation process.
US10875963B2	Powder compositions for laser sintering Powder compositions for laser sintering. Nylon copolymer compositions are described which provide enhanced performance in processing and finished products when used in 3D laser sintering processes.
US10875960B2	Silane-modified polyester blends and methods of preparation A silane-modified polyester blend comprising a polyester polymer homogeneously blended with silane molecules containing two or three alkoxy groups bound to the silicon atom, wherein said silane molecules are present in said polyester blend in an amount of 0.05-20 wt % (or, e.g., 0.05-10 wt %, 0.05-5 wt %, or 0.05-2 wt %). The polyester polymer may, in particular embodiments, be a polyhydroxyalkanoate, terephthalate-based polyester, adipate-based, or succinate-based polyester. The silane molecule may be according to the formula (R2O)2SiR3R4, wherein R2 groups are independently selected from alkyl groups containing 1-4 carbon atoms; and R3 and R4 are independently selected from OR2 groups and alkyl groups containing 1-12 carbon atoms, provided that at least one of R3 and R4 is an alkyl group, wherein the alkyl group optionally includes one or more heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen, halogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and silicon. Methods for producing the silane-modified polyester blend are also described.
US10875959B2	Polymers, processes, compositions and uses Polymers and methods of making the same are described whereby the polymers generically include one or more units each of which necessarily has a 1,2,4-substituted cyclohexane group or a 1,1,2,4-substituted cyclohexane group. According to specific disclosures herein, polymers and methods of making the same are described whereby the polymers have one or more S1 units represented by the formula: wherein n is an integer equal to or higher than 1, m is 0 or 1, A is H or CH3, and wherein each of X and Y is a specifically defined group.
US10875957B2	Fluorine substitution influence on benzo[2,1,3]thiodiazole based polymers for field-effect transistor applications Four conjugated copolymers with a donor/acceptor architecture including 4,4-dihexadecyl-4H-cyclopenta[1,2-b:5,4-b′]dithiophene as the donor structural unit and benzo[2,1,3]thiodiazole fragments with varying degrees of fluorination have been synthesized and characterized. It has been shown that the HOMO levels were decreased after the fluorine substitution. The field-effect charge carrier mobility was similar for all polymers with less than an order of magnitude difference between different acceptor units.
US10875956B2	Isocyanate prepolymer composition and crosslinked polyurethane prepared therefrom An isocyanate prepolymer composition and a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane composition are disclosed, preferably in the form of a fiber. Also disclosed is the process for preparing said prepolymer composition and crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane. Both of the isocyanate prepolymer composition and crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane show improved properties.
US10875955B2	Initiators for living carbocationic polymerization In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to new low cost initiator compositions for use with the production of well-defined telechelic PIBs (by LC+P of isobutylene). In various other embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods for using these novel compositions as initiators for isobutylene (IB) and other cationically polymerizable monomers, such as styrene and its derivatives. In still other embodiments, the present invention is directed to structurally new, allyl (and chlorine) telechelic PIBs formed from these new initiator compositions and their derivatives (in particular, hydroxyl telechelic PIB and amine telechelic PIB). In yet other embodiments, the present invention is directed to structurally new polyurethanes, polyureas, and polyurethane ureas made using telechelic PIBs formed from these new initiator compositions.
US10875953B2	Solubilized alkoxylated calixarene resins This invention relates to an alkoxylated calixarene resin comprising one or more modified calixarene alkoxylate compounds. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a solubilized alkoxylated calixarene resin comprising reacting a phenolic resin mixture, comprising linear phenolic resins and calixarene compounds having phenolic hydroxyl groups, with one or more epoxide-containing compounds to alkoxylate one or more of the phenolic hydroxyl groups of the calixarene compounds to form a solubilized phenolic resin mixture, and reacting the solubilized phenolic resin mixture with one or more alkylene oxides.
US10875952B2	Multi-component copolymer, rubber composition, crosslinked rubber composition, rubber product and tire An object of the present invention is to provide a multicomponent copolymer for use for producing a rubber composition and a rubber product having high abrasion resistance and wet performance. Further, the invention is to provide a rubber composition containing the multicomponent copolymer, a crosslinked rubber composition produced by crosslinking the rubber composition, and a tire and a rubber product using the rubber composition or the crosslinked rubber composition. The multicomponent copolymer of the invention contains a conjugated diene unit, a non-conjugated olefin unit and an aromatic vinyl unit, wherein the content of the aromatic vinyl unit is 5 mol % or more and less than 50 mol % of the whole multicomponent copolymer and the content of the non-conjugated olefin unit is more than 0 mol % and 50 mol % or less of the whole multicomponent copolymer.
US10875949B2	Polymerizable materials based on dimerizable benzaldehyde derivatives The present invention relates to polymerizable and photochemically crosslinkable compositions which contain at least one polymerizable benzaldehyde derivative according to general formula I and which are suitable as materials for technical and medical applications, for example in surgery or ophthalmology, and in particular as dental materials.
US10875948B2	Peroxide curable fluoropolymers obtainable by polymerization with non-fluorinated emulsifiers Curable fluoropolymer containing repeating units derived from VDF and TFE and at least one other fluorinated comonomer and further containing —CF2CH2I end groups and branching sites derived from one or more perfluorinated bisolefinic ether(s) used as modifier(s), wherein the one or more perfluorinated bisolefinic ether(s) used as modifier(s) correspond to the general formula: CF2═CF—(CF2)n—O—(R1)—O—(CF2)mCF═CF2 wherein n and m are independent from each other either 1 or 0 and wherein R1 represents a perfluorinated linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon residue that may be interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms and comprises up to 30 carbon atoms. Further provided are methods of making the curable fluoropolymers and for making an article containing the curable polymers.
US10875945B2	Propylene based terpolymer A propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer made from or containing a) from about 1.8 wt % to about 5.9 wt % of ethylene derived units; and b) from about 2.0 wt % to about 4.5 wt % of 1 butene derived units; and having i) a ratio of C2 wt %/C4 wt % in the range from about 0.9 to about 1.3; wherein C2 wt % is the weight percent of ethylene derived units and C4 wt % is the weight percent of 1-butene derived units; ii) a Melt flow rate (determined according to ISO 1133 230° C., 2.16 kg) in the range from about 1.0 to about 30.0 g/10 min; and iii) a xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. between about 10 wt % and about 30 wt %. The weight percentages are based upon the total weight of the terpolymer.
US10875943B2	Functionalized resin having a polar linker Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.
US10875940B2	Fluorinated polymer, method for producing it, and article having cured product of fluorinated polymer To provide a fluorinated polymer which can be heat-cured at low temperature (from room temperature to 150° C.).A fluorinated polymer containing units represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 and X2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, Q1 is a single bond or an etheric oxygen atom, Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group or a fluoroalkylene group having at least 2 carbon atoms and having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon atoms, Z1 is NR1—Y1, O—Y2 or S—Y3, R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, and Y1, Y2 and Y3 are each independently a group having at least one hydrolyzable silyl group.
US10875938B2	Peroxide reaction method and peroxide reaction device using extruder This invention is to improve the reaction efficiency of a peroxide introduced into a cylinder compared with conventional art. In the peroxide reaction method and peroxide reaction device using an extruder according to this invention, in which a peroxide and a raw material such as a synthetic resin, a natural resin, and an elastomer are introduced into a cylinder of the extruder, wherein the raw material and the peroxide are reacted with each other in the cylinder, the raw material is introduced from a raw material supply hopper, the peroxide is introduced from a downstream side of the raw material supply hopper, and the temperature of the raw material in a peroxide introduction portion is adjusted to a temperature lower than the one-minute half-life temperature of the peroxide.
US10875937B2	Terminal-modified conjugated diene polymer, rubber composition and rubber article An object of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal-modified conjugated dime polymer capable of improving fracture resistance of a rubber article. Specifically, a terminal-modified conjugated diene polymer is characterized in that a content of catalyst residue therein derived from a catalyst used in polymerization is less than 60 ppm.
US10875930B2	PIK3C2G fusions The invention provides to PIK3C2G (phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit type 2 gamma) gene fusions and PIK3C2G fusion proteins. The invention further provides methods of diagnosing and treating diseases or disorders associated with PK3C2G fusions, such as conditions mediated by aberrant PIK3C2G expression or activity, or conditions associated with overexpression of PIK.3C2G.
US10875929B2	Tissue factor pathway inhibitor antibodies and uses thereof The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind TFPI and inhibit an activity thereof. Such antibodies and fragments are useful for treating bleeding disorders and shortening clotting time.
US10875928B2	IgM and IgE heavy chain domain 2 as covalently linked homodimerization modules for the generation of fusion proteins with dual specificity The present invention provides a polypeptides comprising a heavy chain domain 2 (HD2) from IgM or IgE and at least one pharmaceutically active moiety, complexes thereof and their use for therapy and prophylaxis.
US10875924B2	Anti-GPIIB/IIIA antibodies and uses thereof Antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa) are disclosed. Chimeric molecules comprising such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments are also disclosed. In addition, methods of using the disclosed antibodies, antibody fragments, and chimeric molecules, e.g., to target agents to platelets and for the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders are provided.
US10875921B2	Anti-4-1BB antibodies and their uses The present disclosure provides novel anti-4-1BB antibodies, compositions including the new antibodies, nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, and methods of making and using the same.
US10875914B2	Nucleic acids encoding GARP-TGF-beta 1 antibodies The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof, which bind to a complex of GARP and TGF-β1, particularly a complex of human GARP and human TGF-β1. These antibodies and antigen binding fragments exhibit a combination of advantageous properties including high affinity antigen binding and the ability to inhibit the release of active TGF-β from regulatory T cells. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments of the present invention are relatively resistant to deamidation, isomerization and oxidation, such that they display improved stability.
US10875908B2	Antibody binding a linear epitope of human p53 and diagnostic applications thereof The invention relates to an anti-human p53 antibody suitable for specifically binding a linear epitope which is exposed only in a conformationally altered isoform of the characteristic p53 protein of patients with Alzheimer's disease or prone to develop Alzheimer's disease or cognitive impairment during ageing. Methods and diagnostic and prognostic kits are also described.
US10875906B2	Removal of serine proteases by treatment with finely divided silicon dioxide The present invention provides novel methods for reducing the serine protease and/or serine protease zymogen content of a plasma-derived protein composition. Also provided are methods for manufacturing plasma-derived protein compositions having reduced serine protease and\or serine protease zymogen content. Among yet other aspects, the present invention provides aqueous and lyophilized compositions of plasma-derived proteins having reduced serine protease and/or serine protease zymogen content. Yet other aspects include methods for treating, managing, and/or preventing a disease comprising the administration of a plasma-derived protein composition having a reduced serine protease or serine protease zymogen content.
US10875898B2	Bioactive protein, use thereof and method for its production The present invention according to a first aspect relates to a Trichoderma longibrachiatum strain comprising an autologous nucleotide sequence coding for a protein having at least 70% sequence similarity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and its use for the treatment of a plant. Further aspects of the invention relate to a protein derived from said strain, methods for producing the protein, the use of the protein for the treatment of a plant and compositions comprising a source of the protein of the invention. Yet Further aspects of the invention relate to seeds treated with a source of the protein and methods for growing plants incorporating the step of treating said plants with the composition of the invention.
US10875897B2	AXMI205 variant proteins and methods for their use Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for pesticidal polypeptides are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated pesticidal nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed. In particular, the present invention provides for nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12, the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, 5, or 6, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
US10875894B2	Multimeric bicyclic peptide ligands The present invention relates to multimers of polypeptides which are covalently bound to molecular scaffolds such that two or more peptide loops are subtended between attachment points to the scaffold. The invention also describes the multimerization of polypeptides through various chemical linkers and hinges of various lengths and rigidity using different sites of attachments within polypeptides. In particular, the invention describes multimers of peptides which are high affinity binders and activators of CD137. The invention also includes drug conjugates comprising said peptides, conjugated to one or more effector and/or functional groups, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said peptide ligands and drug conjugates and to the use of said peptide ligands and drug conjugates in preventing, suppressing or treating a disease or disorder mediated by CD137.
US10875890B2	Peptide inhibitors targeting the Neisseria gonorrhoeae pivotal anaerobic respiration factor AniA Disclosed herein are peptide inhibitors of AniA. Pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed that include one or more peptide inhibitors of AniA and/or nucleic acids encoding the same. The pharmacological inhibition of AniA should disable anaerobic respiration and augment the ability of existing antimicrobials to clear the pathogen. Thus, also disclosed are methods of inhibiting and/or treating infection from N. gonorrhoeae.
US10875888B2	Steroid derivative FXR agonist The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I), a tautomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and relates to applications thereof in the preparation of drugs for treating FXR related diseases.
US10875884B2	Compositions and methods for modulating angiopoietin-like 3 expression Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of an ANGPTL3 mRNA and protein in an animal. Also provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing lipids and/or glucose in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate any one or more of cardiovascular disease and/or metabolic disease, or a symptom thereof, in an individual in need thereof.
US10875879B2	Compositions, synthesis, and uses of hydrolyzable silane modified cashew nut shell liquid derivatives The present disclosure provides cashew nut shell liquid derivatives based organosilicon products and methods and uses of preparing the same.
US10875876B2	Cyclized sulfamoylarylamide derivatives and the use thereof as medicaments for the treatment of hepatitis B Inhibitors of HBV replication of Formula (I-A) including stereochemically isomeric forms, and salts, hydrates, solvates thereof, wherein Ra to Rd, and R1 to R8 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy.
US10875872B2	Heteroaryl amide compounds as sting activators The present application provides heteroaryl amide compounds that activate the STING pathway to produce interferons, which are useful in the treatment of various diseases including infectious diseases and cancer.
US10875870B2	Solid state forms of rucaparib and of rucaparib salts Disclosed are solid state forms of Rucaparib and of Rucaparib salts, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US10875861B1	Therapeutic compounds The invention provides a compound of formula I: or a salt thereof, wherein R2-R4 and p have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula I. The compounds are useful as anti-cancer agents.
US10875856B2	CPAP-tubulin module The invention relates to CPAP-tubulin inhibitors having the general formula (1) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof; and their use as cancer therapeutics.
US10875849B2	Solid forms of (E)-3-[2-(2-thienyl)vinyl]-1H-pyrazole The present disclosure provides solid forms of (E)-3-[2-(2-thienyl)vinyl]-1H-pyrazole, compositions thereof, and methods of making and using the same.
US10875848B2	Inhibiting fatty acid synthase (FASN) The present disclosure is directed to inhibitors of FASN. The compounds can be useful in the treatment of disease or disorders associated with the inhibition of FASN. For instance, the disclosure is concerned with compounds and compositions for inhibition of FASN, methods of treating, preventing, or ameliorating diseases or disorders associated with the inhibition of FASN, and methods of synthesis of these compounds.
US10875847B2	Aminopyrazoles as selective janus kinase inhibitors The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are selective JAK inhibitors, and as such are useful for the treatment of JAK-mediated diseases such as atopic dermatitis, arthritis, and cancer.
US10875845B2	Compounds and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders Described herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of ocular surface disorders including meibomian gland dysfunction, blepharitis, dry eye disease and other inflammatory and/or infectious disease of the anterior surface of the eye. Said compositions and methods comprise keratolytic conjugates which demonstrate keratolytic activity, and anti-inflammatory or other desirable activities. Topical administration of said compositions to the eyelid margin or surrounding areas provides therapeutic benefit to patients suffering from ocular surface disorders.
US10875842B2	Inhibitors of KRAS G12C mutant proteins Compounds having activity as inhibitors of G12C mutant KRAS protein are provided. The compounds have the following structure (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, stereoisomer or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, G1, G2, G3, G4, m1, m2, m3, m4, L1, L2 and E are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods to modulate the activity of G12C mutant KRAS protein for treatment of disorders, such as cancer, are also provided.
US10875838B2	Pyrrolidinones and a process to prepare them This application is directed to a compound of Formula II Also disclosed is a process for preparing a compound of Formula II comprising using the compounds of Formulae IV and V Also disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula I comprising contacting a compound of Formula II with a compound of a compound of Formula VI wherein A1, A2 A3, R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4, B1, B2 and B3, are as defined in the disclosure.
US10875836B2	Callyspongiolide, analogs thereof and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of the formula (I)-(III) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, polymorph, prodrug, solvate or clathrate thereof), as well as methods of making and using compounds of the formula (I)-(III) to, among other things, treat various forms of cancer.
US10875835B2	Method for producing 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione The invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione that is suited to industrial production. The invention provides a method for producing 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione by reacting 3-bromo-3-buten-2-one and 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone in the presence of a solvent, then obtaining crystals of 2-acetyl-4H,9H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione by adding an alcohol-based solvent and/or water to the reaction system, and treating the crystals by using a specific adsorbent in the presence of a solvent.
US10875831B1	Process for preparing 1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-2-carboxylates and 4-aminoquinoline compounds therefrom A method for preparing an alkyl 5,7-dihalo-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-2-carboxylate ester is described herein. The method comprises cyclizing a compound of Formula III with Eaton's reagent in heated continuous flow reactor to form a compound of Formula IV wherein in Formula III and Formula IV, each X independently is a halogen atom; and each R independently is C1 to C4 alkyl. Optionally, a cosolvent such as dichloromethane can be included with the Eaton's reagent. A method of preparing a diphenylureido-dihalokynurenic acid alkyl ester of Formula VI from the compound of Formula IV also is described.
US10875826B2	Process for the manufacture of SNAC (salcaprozate sodium) Disclosed are improved methods for the synthesis of N-(8-[2-hydroxybenzoyl]-amino) caprylic acid. Certain compounds have been found useful for preventing the formation of a colored impurity when included in an ester hydrolysis reaction. Conducting ester hydrolysis in anaerobic conditions has also been found to minimize the formation of the color impurity. Also disclosed are improved methods for synthesizing the sodium salt of N-(8-[2-hydroxybenzoyl]-amino) caprylic acid.
US10875822B2	Directed β-C(sp3)#H iodination and arylation of ketones This invention discloses the first example of palladium(II)-catalyzed β-C(sp3)-H iodination or arylation of a wide range of ketones by using a commercially available aminooxyacetic acid auxiliary. This L, X-type directing group overcomes the limitation of the transient directing group approach for -βC(sp3)-H functionalization of ketones. Practical advantages of this method include simple installation of the auxiliary without chromatography, exceptional tolerance of a-functional groups, double bonds and triple bonds and rapid access to diverse sterically hindered quaternary centers.
US10875820B2	Catalyst for converting syngas to mixed alcohols Higher mixed alcohols are produced from syngas contacting a catalyst in a reactor. The catalyst has a first component of molybdenum or tungsten, a second component of vanadium, a third component of iron, cobalt, nickel or palladium and optionally a fourth component of a promoter. The first component forms alcohols, while the vanadium and the third component stimulates carbon chain growth to produce higher alcohols.
US10875819B2	Processes for producing trifluoroiodomethane using metal trifluoroacetates The present disclosure provides a process for producing trifluoroiodomethane. The process includes providing a metal trifluoroacetate, iodine, a phase transfer catalyst, and an organic solvent, and reacting the metal trifluoroacetate and iodine in the presence of the phase transfer catalyst and the organic solvent to produce trifluoroiodomethane.
US10875817B2	Multistage nanoreactor catalyst and preparation and application thereof The present disclosure discloses a multistage nanoreactor catalyst and preparation and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of synthesis gas conversion. The catalyst consists of a core of an iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, a transition layer of a porous oxide or porous carbon material, and a shell layer of a molecular sieve having an aromatization function. The molecular sieve of the shell layer can be further modified by a metal element or a non-metal element, and the outer surface of the molecular sieve is further modified by a silicon-oxygen compound to adjust the acidic site on the outer surface and the aperture of the molecular sieve, thereby inhibiting the formation of heavy aromatic hydrocarbons. According to the disclosure, the shell layer molecular sieve with a transition layer and a shell layer containing or not containing auxiliaries, and with or without surface modification can be prepared by the iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst through multiple steps. The catalyst can be used for direct preparation of aromatic compounds, especially light aromatic compounds, from synthesis gas; the selectivity of light aromatic hydrocarbons in hydrocarbons can be 75% or above, and the content in the liquid phase product is not less than 95%; and the catalyst has good stability and good industrial application prospect.
US10875815B2	Sustainable supply of recipe components for ceramic composites produced by hydrothermal liquid phase sintering A method for preparing a ceramic composition while simultaneously reducing the quantity of carbon dioxide from municipal solid waste that would discharge into environment includes decomposing the municipal solid waste to generate a carbon dioxide-water vapor mixture, providing a matrix, the matrix containing a reactant; and contacting the carbon dioxide-water vapor mixture with the matrix to promote a reaction between the carbon dioxide of the carbon dioxide-water vapor mixture and the reactant of the matrix. The reaction forms a product, thereby producing the ceramic composition.
US10875808B1	Coal combustion residuals, leachate and wet ash wastes solidification devices, kits and assemblies Environmental waste solidification devices, system, kits and methods are shown and described. Absorbent compositions for solidification of environmental wastes are shown and described. In one example, the composition includes an amount of sodium polyacrylate polymer mixed with another non-polymeric particle, useful for waste solidification.
US10875802B2	Portable wastewater treatment systems In one embodiment, a portable wastewater treatment system includes an anaerobic reactor in which organic material within the wastewater can be broken down, a membrane filter that receives wastewater from the anaerobic reactor and filters the water to produce permeate, and a small shipping container in which the reactor and the membrane filter are contained.
US10875795B2	Process for removal of anion from aqueous solution The present disclosure is in the field of chemical sciences. The present disclosure relates to a process for removal of anion from aqueous solution. The process involves removal of sulphate ion from aqueous solution using cation and organic solvent that enables precipitation of the sulphate ion from the aqueous solution. The process is simple, efficient, cost-effective, ecofriendly, enables recovery of sulphate ions, calcium ions as calcium sulphate with high purity and also enables the recovery of organic solvent in the range of about 88% to about 99%.
US10875788B2	System and method for desalinization of water using solar thermal energy A device and method of thermal-driven water treatment to fully separate water and solute using a heat source such concentrated solar thermal energy are disclosed herein. The claimed device is integrated to a multi-effect-distillation water treatment system to achieve high energy efficiency and 100% water extraction using high temperature solar thermal energy. In the disclosed water treatment system, water for reclamation is sprayed into droplets which fall into hot, dry air and creates very effective convective heat transfer between water droplets and hot airflow. During the heat transfer process, water is vaporized for pure water collection while the crystallized solute from the reclamation water to the bottom for collection.
US10875776B2	Method for manufacturing aerogel In a method for manufacturing an aerogel, an acid is added to a first aqueous high-molar-ratio silicate solution that includes silica particles having a mean particle diameter of from 1 nm to 10 nm and that is alkaline, to produce a gel. The gel is subjected to a dehydration condensation to obtain a hydrogel. The hydrogel is converted into a hydrophobized gel. Then, the hydrophobized gel is dried. According to the method, an aerogel having a pore volume of from 3.00 cc/g to 10 cc/g, a mean pore diameter of from 10 nm to 68 nm, and a specific surface area of from 200 m2/g to 475 m2/g can be prepared.
US10875771B2	Metal (II) phosphate powders, lithium metal phosphate powders for Li-ion battery, and methods for manufacturing the same Metal (II) phosphate powders, lithium metal phosphate powders for a Li-ion battery and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The lithium metal phosphate powders are represented by the following formula (II): LiFe1-aMaPO4 (II) wherein M comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Cr, V, Mo, Ti, Zn, Zr, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Pt, Au, Al, Ga, In, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, B and Nb, 0.5
US10875766B2	High throughput characterization of individual magnetic nanoparticles Technologies related to parallel characterization of individual MNPs are disclosed. A diamond chip with MNPs distributed thereon may be used with an epifluorescence microscope and camera to generate multiple different images of multiple individual MNPs. The multiple images are recorded at different microwave frequencies and under different external magnetic field strengths. The multiple images are then used to determine properties of the multiple individual MNPs.
US10875762B2	Addressable display system for ICA monitoring and annunciation for certified applications running on a personal electronic device An addressable display system configured for use in a mounting adapter configured to mount a personal electronic device (PED) on an aircraft includes a transparent surface configured to overlay the display surface of a PED when the PED is mounted in the mounting adapter wherein the transparent surface includes a region that is uniformly coated with a coating layer that when activated with a select excitation wavelength is configured to emit visible light to annunciate a message indicating a problem with an image displayed on a PED display; a lighting source configured to provide light in at an excitation wavelength; a MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) scanner module that is controllable to write desired symbology for annunciation at different addressable locations on the transparent surface; and an imaging device configured to capture an image of the PED display for an integrity check of data displayed on the PED display.
US10875760B2	Method for delivering heating oil to customers of fuel oil dealers A method for delivering heating oil to homes and commercial establishments comprises a two-mode combination of (a) using a conventional large-tank delivery truck and (b) using a portable, self-contained apparatus which is carried on a lighter weight truck as cargo. The portable apparatus comprises a tank having just under 119 gallons capacity, a pump for flowing oil through a meter subsystem which measures the quantity of oil, to a hose; all mounted on a skid for portability. The apparatus is capable of dispensing oil quantities of 1, 5, or 25 gallons while meeting regulators' weights and measures approval requirements. When the small tank is filled with heating oil, preferred apparatus weighs less than 1500 pounds and is removably carried on the bed of an un-placarded truck (one that does not have to meet hazardous material requirements), and that may be driven by a driver having an ordinary driver's license, compared to the requirements and associated costs attending the conventional truck.
US10875759B2	Metered dispensing device for plant extracts A metered dispensing device for plant extracts is provided. The device includes a main body having an inner volume for holding plant extract, a rotatable dial operably coupled on an end of the main body, a dispensing end located on an end of the main body opposite the rotatable dial, and a dispensing tip coupled to the dispensing end. The device also includes a dispensing mechanism including a plunger moveable along the length of the main body in response to rotation of the dial. The plunger pushes plant extract from the inner volume out the dispensing tip. The device also includes a feedback system providing tactile and audible feedback after a predetermined amount of plant extract has been dispensed through the dispensing tip.
US10875757B2	Beverage extractor for sparkling beverages A system and method for dispensing sparkling and other pressurized beverages from a container. Sparkling wine and other beverages may be dispensed without removing a cork or other closure. One or more needles may be inserted through the closure and sparkling beverage dispensed through the one or more needles. The one or more needles may be inserted at an angle to the vertical or axis of the bottle opening in which the closure is positioned, e.g., to avoid contact with a metal retainer on the closure. Dispensed beverage may be directed to a pressurized reservoir to help maintain or recover carbonation prior to dispensing.
US10875756B2	Initial bacteria confirmation method in content filling system, method for verifying content filling system, and culture medium A bottle is conveyed to a filling device without being sterilized by a container sterilizer, and a culture medium is filled inside the bottle by using the filling device. Then, the bottle is capped with a cap using a cap attachment device. Thereafter, whether or not bacteria survive or propagate in the culture medium in the bottle is verified.
US10875754B2	Industrial trucks and methods for operating same The invention relates to a method for operating an industrial truck (10), the industrial truck (10) comprising a lifting mechanism (12), a fork carrier comprising two fork prongs (16) being height-adjustably guided on the lifting mechanism (12), a preferably individual rack bay label (31, 32, 33) provided on a rack bay (F1, F2, F3) of a storage rack (30), particularly a high-bay storage rack, is captured as digital image data by means of a digital camera (18) disposed on a fork prong (16) or on the fork carrier, the digital images being preferably transmitted from the digital camera (18) to a computer unit (22) of the industrial truck (10), wherein the digital image data is analyzed by the computer unit (22) and transmitted after the analysis to a display panel of the industrial truck (10), particularly a display unit (24), and information corresponding to the captured rack bay label (31, 32, 33) of the rack bay (F1, F2, F3), particularly text information and/or symbols, is displayed on the display panel of the industrial truck (10).
US10875752B2	Systems, devices and methods of providing customer support in locating products Some embodiments provide a system comprising: multiple self-propelled motorized transport units; a wireless communication network; and a central computer comprising: a transceiver, a control circuit and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to: receive a request from a customer requesting location information for a requested item; identify the requested item is a category of items, and identify category location information; communicate routing instructions to the motorized transport unit based on the category location information causing the motorized transport unit to initiate physical movement; and communicate to the motorized transport unit a species clarification inquiry instruction configured to cause the motorized transport unit, while implementing routing instructions to move toward the category location, to present a clarification inquiry to the customer seeking clarification in narrowing the identified category to one or more products categorized within the identified category.
US10875750B2	Device for actuating a mobile platform The invention relates to an actuating device for an approximately horizontal mobile platform that is able to be set in movement in a vertical direction between a high position and a low position, and having a frame supporting the platform, said actuating device having at least one rigid chain actuated by at least one motor secured to the frame, and a guide member for guiding the rigid chain between a position substantially extended in the direction of the ground and a position substantially stowed parallel to the frame.
US10875748B2	Marine crane vessel and method of operation A marine vessel and a method of operation of such a marine vessel include a crane with a boom including a main boom section and a jib section and a variable length stay mechanism. The lattice boom is movable from a hoisting position into a parking position by a routine including operating the variable length stay mechanism allowing the jib section to fold towards the main boom section. The crane is provided with a fixation device adapted to establish fixation of the jib section relative to the main boom section in a folded position. A boom rest is mounted on the hull. The routine further includes operating the luffing assembly to position the jib member of the folded jib section, fixated to the main boom section, in the parking position onto the boom rest.
US10875747B2	Wire back tension device A device for tensioning an elongated hoisting member, comprises: a first friction-generating member rotatably supported around a first support member; a second friction-generating member rotatably supported around a second support member, the first and second friction-generating members being adapted to provide friction to the elongated hoisting member when the friction-generating members are pressed against each other with a portion of the elongated hoisting member therebetween. A brake is provided for braking the rotation of the friction-generating members around the support members. There is also described a system that includes such a device, as well as a method for operating such a system.
US10875746B2	Lift fixture for heat exchanger header A fixture for lifting a heat exchanger header includes a first leg including a first receiver slot and a second leg including a second receiver slot and a first load arm pivotally attached to an upper portion of the first leg and a second load arm pivotally attached to an upper portion of the second leg. In use, the upper end portions of the first and second load arms are engaged by a lifting device. A first scissor arm is pivotally attached to the second leg and slidingly attached to the first leg by the first receiver slot. A second scissor arm is pivotally attached to the first leg and slidingly attached to the second leg by the second receiver slot. First and second connection plates are secured to the lower portions of the first and second legs and are connected to the tubing aperture of the heat exchanger header.
US10875745B2	Handrail-drive system with drive elements integrated in the handrail The application relates to a handrail-drive system of an escalator. The handrail-drive system includes a handrail drive with drive elements and a belt-form handrail which can be moved in a circulatory manner. The handrail is delimited by an outer contour configured as a gripping surface and by an inner contour which leaves a cavity free in the handrail. The driving force is transmitted from the drive elements to the handrail on two mutually opposite side surfaces of the inner contour, wherein a complementary configuration of the side surfaces makes it possible for all the other forces which are caused by the transmission of the driving force and act between the side surfaces to compensate for one another.
US10875740B1	Wall-mounted retractable holster The wall-mounted retractable holster comprises a holster, a tether, and a retractor. The retractor may retrieve a retrievable object that is coupled to the tether so that the retrievable object may be stored in the holster. As non-limiting examples, the retrievable object may be a remote control or a cell phone. The end of the tether may attach to the retrievable object via a device attachment located at one end of a tether cord. The other end of the tether cord may be wrapped around a spool within the retractor. A pawl and ratchet may allow the tether cord to be pulled out of the retractor but may prevent the cord from being pulled into the retractor unless a retract button on the retractor is activated. The spool may be spring loaded so that the cord is pulled in automatically when the retractor button is activated.
US10875736B2	Media tray with ramp A media tray may include a number of mezzanines to accumulate media as the media is ejected from a printing device and a number of ramps to selectively engage with a leading edge of the media as the media is accumulated based on a plurality of positions of the number of ramps, the number of ramps positionable based on movement of the number of mezzanines. In one example, movement of the number of mezzanines from a first position to a second position may cause the number of ramps to be in a position to selectively engage and disengage with a leading edge of the media.
US10875735B2	Device and method for automatic splicing A method for splicing a web of packaging material is provided. The method involves guiding a first web of packaging material through an automatic splicing device, determining the position of at least one mark of the first web of packaging material by a detector, moving the first web of packaging material based on the position of the at least one mark of the first web of packaging material such that a specific area of the first web of packaging material is arranged in proximity to a cutting unit, and cutting the first web of packaging material in order to form a separate leading part of the first web of packaging material. The method may also involve introducing a new leading part of a second web of packaging material into the automatic splicing device, determining the position of at least one mark of the second web of packaging material, moving the second web of packaging material based on the position of the at least one mark of the second web of packaging material such that a specific area of the second web of packaging material is arranged in proximity to a sealing arm of the cutting unit, and sealing the separate leading part of the first web of packaging material and the second web of packaging material.
US10875733B2	Method of loading a dunnage conversion machine and sheet stock material useful therein A supply of stock material for a dunnage conversion machine includes two plies of sheet stock material wound into a roll or fan-folded into a stack. Each ply has disposed on a corresponding leading or trailing end thereof an adhesive layer and a removable release liner covering the adhesive layer. When applied to a leading end of the supply, the adhesive layer is applied to opposing, outwardly-facing surfaces of the respective plies. When a supply of stock material is almost spent, the operator removes the release liners from both plies to expose respective adhesive layers, and then interposes the leading end of a new supply between the plies of the trailing end of the almost-spent supply and presses the layers together to attach the plies of the new supply to respective plies of the almost-spent supply, for conversion into dunnage.
US10875732B2	Adhesive tape dispenser with tape alignment mechanism An adhesive tape dispensing device with a tape alignment mechanism, comprising a body formed from a rigid material or materials, configured to hold and dispense adhesive tape, and a tape alignment mechanism comprising at least one spring that presses laterally against the edge of the tape, the side of the tape form, or against a hub onto which the tape is mounted, wherein one edge of the portion of tape being dispensed is kept in a fixed alignment relative to the dispensing device while it is being dispensed.
US10875728B2	Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device, and post processing device incorporating the sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device, which is included in an image forming apparatus and a post processing device, includes multiple position detectors and a position corrector. The multiple position detectors are aligned along a sheet conveying direction and configured to detect a side end of a sheet. The position corrector is configured to convey the sheet and correct a position of the sheet based on a positional deviation amount of the sheet, obtained by a detection result of the multiple position detectors. The positional deviation amount of the sheet is obtained by an extreme downstream position detector in the sheet conveying direction, of the multiple position detectors. A position of a subsequent sheet is corrected based on a sum of the positional deviation amount of the sheet and a positional deviation amount of the subsequent sheet.
US10875727B2	System and method for automated truck loading An automatic case loader for loading product in a trailer is disclosed. A mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement sensor, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, product advances through a powered transportation path to an industrial robot which places the product within the trailer. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon the distance measurement sensor detecting objects within a detection space, dimensions of the trailer provided to the control subassembly, and dimensions of the product provided to the control subassembly.
US10875726B2	Work transfer system and control method thereof A work transfer system may include cassettes to house a work; a processing apparatus; and a robot to load and unload the work. The robot may include a base, a base link connected to the base, an arm link coupled to the base link, an arm connected to the arm link, and a hand connected to the arm. The base link and the arm link are controlled so that a center a coupling shaft of the arm link and the arm moves along a straight line. The cassettes are parallel to the straight line. A via point is specified for each quadrant of coordinate system and the robot moves between stages that are a target of loading or unloading of the work and uses the via point as a via point when moving.
US10875725B2	Conveying storage device and corresponding method The disclosure relates to a conveying storage device for containers, said device comprising: a first conveyor/second conveyor which is drivable in a first direction/second direction; a transfer device for transferring containers from a first conveying surface to a second conveying surface; an additional element; and a separating element. Between the transfer device and the separating element is a passage region along a transition region between the first and second conveying surface. The transfer device is movable into an emptying position during an emptying process. The additional element is movable during the emptying process relative to the transfer device, is introducible into the passage region or is located in the passage region, and can move containers to the second conveyor.
US10875718B2	Method and device for adjusting a preform conveyor The invention includes a method for adjusting a preform conveyor. The method includes a preadjustment phase during which preforms of a first format are conveyed. Each preform is supported under its collar by guides delimiting a lateral space and the body of each preform is guided by rails delimiting a holding gap. The rim of each preform is guided by a top guide defining a maximum height, and the lateral support space, the lower holding gap, and the maximum height are independently adjusted with respect to the first format. The values of the first format are recorded. In order to convey preforms of a second format, the preadjustment phase is carried out, and in order to convey pre-forms of the first format, the lateral space, the holding gap and/or the maximum height are adjusted automatically according to the recorded values of the first format. The invention also relates to a suitable adjustment device.
US10875715B1	Interlocking part transfer cassettes A transfer cassette including a base plate, an interlock assembly, a securement plate, and a plate tab. The interlock assembly is arranged on a first edge of the base plate and includes a support arranged on the base plate and a locking finger rotatably arranged on the support. The securement plate is arranged on a second edge of the base plate, opposite the first edge. The plate tab is partially secured to and extending from the base plate.
US10875714B2	Truss storage and transport apparatus Truss sections are commonly used at concerts and shows to support displays, camera, sound and lighting equipment. During transport or storage, the truss sections are stacked on top of each other. The apparatus is mountable to a cross member of a truss section. The apparatus comprises depressions on the surface. Longitudinal members (which are perpendicular to said cross member when stacked) of a second truss section can be positioned within the depressions to limit the relative movement between truss sections which are stacked.
US10875713B2	Method for technically supporting a manual order picking process An aspect of the invention pertains to technically supporting a manual order picking process. A user executes order picking steps, which are output to the user as handling instructions. The handling instructions originate from a management server. One or more order picking steps specify the removal and/or depositing of objects in a storage location by the user. A sensor device in a mobile unit acquires sensor data, based on which the effected execution of a respective order picking step is determined. The mobile unit is carried on an arm, hand, foot, or leg of the user with a fastening means. Data that is based on the sensor data of the sensor device is transmitted via a wireless data interface, whereupon the management server is informed of the effected execution of the respective order picking step. Information on the manual order picking process is output to the user by data glasses.
US10875710B2	Cargo management device, cargo management method, and program A determination is made as to whether or not a first ID is detected by a first antenna provided at a fork of a forklift, a first tag being capable of receiving reflected waves of a radio signal transmitted from the first antenna, the first ID being transmitted from the first tag in response to reception of the reflected waves. A determination is made that a container to which no cargo tag is attached is being transported when the first ID is detected.
US10875709B1	Portable air-tight water-tight reuseable trash receptacle A system and method for preventing leaks from rubbish containing liquids and noxious smells has an air-tight and water-tight reusable trash receptacle. The receptacle uses an inner ring and an outer ring to secure a trash bag. A lid contains a seal such that an air-tight and water-tight seal is formed when the lid is engaged with the outer ring. The outer ring has a seal that engages the trash bag such that an air-tight and water-tight seal is formed when the outer ring is engaged with the liner on the inner ring. A fabric cover attaches to the outer ring and protects and hides the trash bag held within. The lid is attached to the outer ring in a variety of ways, including hinges, threads, tether, and tabs. The outer ring secures to the inner ring in a number of ways including threads, clips, and tabs.
US10875707B2	Trash compactor systems and methods A trash compactor system includes a receptacle defining a retaining chamber that is configured to receive and retain trash, a compaction plate moveably secured within the retaining chamber, and a foot pedal operatively coupled to the compaction plate. Engagement of the foot pedal moves the compaction plate within the retaining chamber to compact the trash retained within the retaining chamber. A flap may cover an opening into the retaining chamber. The foot pedal may also be operatively coupled to the flap, such that the engagement of the foot pedal moves the flap into an open position that exposes the opening.
US10875706B2	Pad comprising a soluble beverage preparation product for use in a coffee machine Pad for use in a coffee machine for preparing at least one part of a single beverage serving which pad, for use in the coffee machine, is adapted to receive an aqueous fluid that is supplied under pressure so that the aqueous fluid is forced through the pad for obtaining the at least on part of the beverage serving that then exits the pad. The pad includes a covering defining an interior space that is filled with a beverage preparation product for preparing the beverage wherein the beverage preparation product includes a product soluble in an aqueous fluid. The covering comprises a flexible first sheet and a rigid shell, wherein the first sheet and the shell are connected to each other around their perimeter edges, and wherein the shell is equipped with at least one outlet opening. The pad is further equipped with a flexible second sheet that is positioned on a bottom of the shell, wherein the second sheet is located between the beverage preparation product and the shell and wherein the first sheet and the second sheet each form a filter that allows an aqueous fluid, including water, and the beverage to pass and that forms a barrier for the beverage preparation product. When in use an aqueous fluid under pressure is supplied to the first sheet of the pad the aqueous fluid flows through the first sheet to the beverage preparation product so that the beverage is formed. The beverage then flows through the second sheet and via the at least one outlet opening leaves the pad. The at least one outlet opening includes a flow restriction for reducing the volume of the beverage, when used in a coffee machine with a time controlled supply of aqueous fluid.
US10875703B2	Compact liquid spraying bottle filled liquid from the bottom The invention relates to the technical field of spraying bottles with bottoms filled with liquid, in particular to a compact liquid spraying bottle with a bottom filled with liquid. The compact liquid spraying bottle comprises a spraying head, a bottle body and a liquid filling and exhaust function assembly arranged at the bottom of the bottle body, wherein the liquid filling and exhaust function assembly comprises a valve core, a valve bush, a valve seat and a tail cover which are matched jointly to realize liquid filling and exhaust functions. The liquid filling and exhaust function assembly of the invention has a relatively good sealing property on the whole and a relatively compact structure, so that the occupied space of a function area is reduced, the containing space of effective liquid is increased, and the degree of satisfaction of customer use is improved.
US10875702B1	High speed ticket dispenser A high speed paper ticket dispenser is disclosed wherein a motor that drives a drive roller having a smooth contact surface is in proximity with an idler roller. An endless round belt that moves tickets rapidly serves as the drive roller. A supply of paper tickets from a tray, roll, or other is fed between the two rollers, and the motor causes the driver roller to push the tickets through a ticket dispensing slot in a game or other device. To prevent improper withdrawal of tickets from outside the dispensing slot, a wedge or brake is applied by a motor lever or solenoid between the ticket chain and the drive roller to resist movement of the tickets. The wedge or brake is automatically withdrawn when the motor engages and the drive roller begins to dispense tickets.
US10875701B2	Gusseted dispenser package for wet wipes A package of moist wipes includes a substantially water-vapor impervious flexible film sheet surrounding the moist wipes, and the flexible film sheet defines an inner surface and an outer surface. The package includes at least one seam in which the flexible film is bonded to itself via energy. The seam includes an inner-surface-to-inner-surface energy bonded portion and an outer-surface-to-outer-surface energy bonded portion. In particular embodiments, a top wall is tucked toward a bottom wall adjacent the two side walls to define gusset portions. The top wall can include a resealing mechanism adapted to cover a dispensing orifice.
US10875699B2	Curled-edge and double-layered cup, and method of manufacturing the same A curled-edge and double-layered cup includes an outer cup unit including an outer base wall, an outer surrounding wall, and an outer top wall, and an inner cup unit disposed within the outer cup unit. The inner cup unit includes an inner base wall disposed above the outer base wall, an inner surrounding wall surrounded by the outer surrounding wall, and a curled-edge unit enclosing the outer top wall. The curled-edge unit includes an inner top wall disposed above the outer top wall, and an outmost surrounding wall having a surrounding portion connected to the inner top wall and surrounding the outer top wall, and a bottom seal portion extending inwardly from the surrounding portion and disposed under the outer top wall.
US10875698B2	Adjustable insulation packaging A method includes positioning a first insulation liner in a box, the box including a top side wall, a bottom side wall, and a plurality of lateral side walls, the first insulation liner including a left fold, a center fold, and a right fold, the first insulation liner contacting a one of the lateral side walls of the box; and positioning a second insulation liner in the box, the second insulation liner contacting a second of the lateral side walls of the box, the second insulation liner including a top fold, a back fold, and a bottom fold, the top fold of the second insulation liner positioned between the left fold and the right fold of the first insulation liner.
US10875696B2	Transporting and storage container for liquids A transportation and storage container (20) for fluids having an inner container (22) made of plastic, an outer jacket (31) preferably realized as a lattice made of metal as well as a pallet-like base frame (24) formed for being handled by means of forklifts or similar modes of transportation, and comprising a support base (23) made of sheet metal for supporting the inner container (22) provided with at least one filling neck (45) at an upper side (47) of the inner container (22), wherein an intermediary container (21) receiving the inner container from all sides and made of sheet metal is arranged between the inner container (22) and the outer jacket, said intermediary container (21) comprising a jacket case (25), a container lid (26) connected to the jacket case (25) and a container bottom connected to the jacket case (25), the container bottom being formed by the support base (23) of the base frame (24).
US10875694B2	Co-injection molded dispensing components method A present application relates to a dispensing component for use with an urn liner. The dispensing component includes a spout formed of a polyethylene material and a flexible tube formed of a thermoplastic elastomer material. The spout and tube are formed together as a single component in a mold by co-injection of the polyethylene material and the thermoplastic elastomer material.
US10875687B2	Plastic container with integrated spout for directional pour Plastic container comprises a main body portion defining an interior space; and a finish portion defining a mouth in fluid communication with the interior space, the finish portion having an upper portion including a circumferential wall surrounding the mouth, the circumferential wall having a lower end and an upper edge defining a height of the circumferential wall, the circumferential wall comprising a first indent and a second indent each extending inwardly into the mouth to form a spout portion disposed between the first indent and the second indent, the upper portion further comprising at least one thread disposed on the height of the circumferential wall.
US10875683B2	Bag with multi-layer seam structure The present invention is directed to a side-sealed open mesh fabric bag having one or more multi-layer seam structures. At least one side seam of the bag comprises a plurality of folded layers of the bag's fabric bonded together within a seam structure by a plurality of seal portions. At least one of those seal portions is a sacrificial seal configured to at least partially give from the seam structure, whilst one or more other seal portions of the seam structure remain intact. The sacrificial seal provides the bag with volumetric flexibility, whilst the remaining seam structure provides an improved seam strength.
US10875680B2	Closure cap for a substantially cylindrical vessel The invention relates to a closure cap for a substantially cylindrical vessel, with a lateral surface, a closed end and an open end, and with a tear-open strip having a grip tab for opening the closure cap.In order to produce closure caps which are designed such that they can be applied by machine to substantially cylindrical vessels, it is proposed within the context of the invention that the lateral surface is substantially cylindrical, at least in the area of the open end, and that the closure cap is of stackable design and has means for stacking at least two closure caps with defined spacing.The invention is based on the finding that, for cost reasons, it is useful if also closure caps for substantially cylindrical vessels can be stacked, i.e. pushed onto one another, during transport as they then take up less space. In the case of machine-applied closure caps, too, it is advantageous to stack the caps, since the machine can then collect them more easily and prior positioning of the closure cap is superfluous.
US10875679B2	Turning stand for a rotor hub of a wind turbine and method for turning the rotor hub The invention provides a turning stand for turning a rotor hub from a position having its prospective axis of rotation oriented vertically to a position having its prospective axis of rotation oriented inclined or transversally to a vertical orientation. The turning stand comprises a base frame, a curved support frame and a second attachment structure for attachment of a lifting device to the rotor hub. The base frame has a support plane and a first attachment structure for attachment to a rotor shaft link of a rotor hub, the support plane and the first attachment structure being arranged on opposite sides of the base frame. The curved support frame comprises a curved frame section and a straight frame section having a curved support surface section and a straight support surface section, respectively. The straight frame section with the straight support surface section is arranged laterally of the prospective axis of rotation of the rotor hub and the straight support surface section is angled to the prospective axis of rotation of the rotor hub by less than 15°. The curved frame section is connected between the base frame and the straight frame section such that the curved support surface section curves from the support plane to the straight support surface section. The second attachment structure is arranged laterally to the prospective axis of rotation of the rotor hub and is arranged on an opposite side of the position for the rotor hub with respect to the straight frame section. The invention further provides a method for turning a rotor hub from a position having its prospective axis of rotation oriented vertically to a position having its prospective axis of rotation oriented inclined or transversally to a vertical orientation. A rotor hub is provided in an inventive turning stand with a rotor shaft link of the rotor hub being attached to the first attachment structure. The second attachment structure is attached to the rotor hub. A lifting device is attached to the second attachment structure and lifts the second attachment structure, thereby rolling off the rotor hub on the curved support surface section until the prospective axis of rotation of the rotor hub is oriented in an angle with respect to ground corresponding to the angle of the axis of rotation of the rotor shaft with respect to ground.
US10875674B2	Push-in mechanism and box packing device provided with same A push-in mechanism pushes articles into a box that is opened sideways. The push-in mechanism is provided with a box standby part, an article placement part, a push-in plate, a horizontal movement mechanism, and a lifting/lowering mechanism. The box standby part causes the boxes to wait. The article placement part has a placement surface on which the articles are temporarily placed. The push-in plate is installed in a standing state so as to have a pressing surface for pressing the articles toward the box. The horizontal movement mechanism causes the push-in plate to reciprocate horizontally above the placement surface so that the push-in plate moves toward the box or moves away from the box. The lifting/lowering mechanism moves the push-in plate so as to change a separation distance in the height direction between a lower edge of the pressing surface and the placement surface.
US10875673B2	Calibrated coupling station for components of capsules and apparatus for preparing such capsules A calibrated coupling station for components of capsules includes an external body and a bag. A through seat for stably housing the external body supports the bag and is arranged on an articulated sector of a respective advancement component movable along a frame. At least one grip element is aligned with a predefined stop area of the at least one through seat and is movable from a raised configuration in which its terminal end rests on a bottom of the bag, in turn juxtaposed against an inner face of the base of the external body/The grip element is adapted to define an intermediate configuration for a calibrated positioning in which the terminal end, stably coupled to the bottom of the bag, is arranged at a predefined distance from the inner face of the base of the external body.
US10875671B2	Blister packaging machine A blister packaging machine that manufactures a blister pack, wherein the blister pack comprises: a lidded container that includes a container main body and an outer lid portion; and an inner cover film attached to close the opening of the container main body, the blister packaging machine comprising: a conveyor; a molding device that executes a molding process to a strip-shaped container film and form a lidded container-corresponding part corresponding to the lidded container; a placing device that is disposed downstream of the molding device and places the article in a container part; a sealing device that is disposed downstream of the placing device and attaches the inner cover film to close an opening of the container part; and a punching device that is disposed downstream of the sealing device and punches out the lidded container-corresponding part along with the inner cover film to produce the blister pack.
US10875666B2	Passenger boarding bridge A passenger boarding bridge for docking a cab with an aircraft. The passenger boarding bridge includes: a tunnel unit; a cab; a drive wheel provided on the tunnel unit or the cab; a rotational mechanism configured to rotate the cab; a controller configured to control the drive wheel and the rotational mechanism; a camera configured to capture an image of an entrance of an aircraft; and an entrance position calculator configured to detect the entrance of the aircraft based on the image and calculate horizontal positional information of the entrance. The controller is, when the cab is at a predetermined standby position from which the cab starts moving at a time of performing docking of the cab with the entrance, configured to: calculate a target position based on the horizontal positional information; and move the cab from the standby position to the target position.
US10875664B1	Propeller tip warning marker light An aerodynamic blade is provided and includes a blade body and a light module. The blade body includes an inboard end and a tip outboard of the inboard end. The blade body is connectable with a hub at the inboard end such that rotations of the hub drive rotations of the tip about a rotational axis. The light module is disposed in the tip and configured to activate in response to the rotations of the tip about the rotational axis to emit light visible at an exterior of the blade body.
US10875658B2	Ejector and airfoil configurations A propulsion system coupled to a vehicle. The system includes an ejector having an outlet structure out of which propulsive fluid flows at a predetermined adjustable velocity. A control surface having a leading edge is located directly downstream of the outlet structure such that propulsive fluid from the ejector flows over the control surface.
US10875652B2	Passenger tray table A passenger tray table includes at least two hingedly connected table sections, and is operable to move between at least three positions: 1) a stowed mounting position against a fore positioned monument, where the tray table stows at an angle relative to vertical, and a top portion of the tray table is closer to the passenger than a lower portion of the passenger tray table in the stowed position, 2) a first operative position, where a front table section of the tray table lowers into a horizontal position, while the rear table section remains in the angled stowed position, and 3) a second operative position, where the front table section is disposed closer to the passenger while the rear table section of the passenger tray table is lowered to a horizontal position, in line with the front table section to provide a contiguous table surface.
US10875649B2	Modular aircraft galley systems, apparatus and methods for configuration In a preferred embodiment, a modular galley monument for an aircraft cabin includes a first side panel, a second side panel, and an upper surface connecting the first side panel and the second side panel. The modular galley monument may include dividers partitioning the monument into a number of compartments. The monument may include an upper monument portion and a lower monument portion connected at a periphery via a seal allowing for vertical deflection between the first monument portion and the second monument portion of at least one inch while maintaining contact with both. The monument may include an integrated heating appliance for a compartment, including an insulation shell, a heated compartment positioned within the insulation shell, an electrical heating unit disposed within the insulation shell and configured to provide heat energy to the heated compartment. And a door assembly rotatably connected about an opening of the heated compartment.
US10875647B2	Multi-modular aerial firefighting control method and apparatus A multi-modular aerial firefighting control method and apparatus for use by firefighters to control fire. The multi-modular aerial firefighting control method and apparatus generally includes multi-modular units that are held together to form an aerial firefighting system. The modular units may work together or independently. The multi-modular system comprises more than one modular unit, fluid, fluid conduit, reservoir, air flow generator, multi-modular unit support structure, aerial suspension system and aerial lift system.
US10875645B2	Telepresence drones and telepresence drone systems A telepresence drone that is configured to navigate through an environment includes a frame, a propulsion system comprising propellers and motors coupled to the frame, an electronic control unit in communication with the propulsion system, and a hull positioned outside of the frame and the propulsion system. The hull includes a plurality of openings through which the propulsion system acts on air to navigate through the environment.
US10875644B2	Ground manipulation system and method for fixing an aircraft Disclosed herein are aircraft and landing gear systems configured to fix an aircraft to the ground. For example, the aircraft and aircraft systems configured for ground manipulation. In one aspect, an aircraft with an arm and end-effector may be fixed a ground surface to facilitate ground-based robotic manipulation tasks.
US10875643B2	Articulated electric propulsion system with fully stowing blades and lightweight vertical take-off and landing aircraft using same An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using pivoting thrust producing elements for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with thrust units providing vertical thrust and then transitioning to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle with pivoting thrust units with propellers, wherein some or all of the propellers are able to be stowed and fully nested during forward flight.
US10875638B2	De-ice fairing bond fixture A bond fixture includes a first frame defining a chamber configured to receive a leading edge of a rotor blade and a second frame pivotally coupled to the first frame. The second frame is movable between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the second frame restricts movement of the bond fixture relative to the rotor blade. At least one supporting assembly extends from the first frame towards the chamber. The at least one supporting assembly is adjustable to apply a pressure to an adjacent surface of the rotor blade.
US10875637B2	Rotor assembly apparatus Rotor assembly apparatus are disclosed. An example rotor assembly includes a twist actuator to drive a first rotation of a first shaft about a first axis, the twist actuator positioned at a center of rotation of the rotor assembly. A first gear assembly to convert the first rotation into a plurality of second rotations of a plurality of second shafts. Each of the second shafts to provide torque to a respective blade coupled to the rotor assembly.
US10875636B2	Variable-pitch ringed rotors for aircraft A rotor system for a rotorcraft has a hub rotatable about an axis and a plurality of blades coupled to the hub for rotation therewith about the axis. Each blade is capable of rotation about a pitch axis relative to the hub, and a ring couples adjacent blades to each other.
US10875633B2	Skid landing gear assembly An aspect provides a skid landing gear assembly including a cross member disposed between a first skid tube and a second skid tube, and a tension cable member configured to be disposed in the cross member; wherein the tension cable member resists outward deflection of at least a portion of the skid landing gear assembly when a downward load is applied to the skid landing gear assembly. In other aspects, there are methods of avoiding ground resonance in a skid landing gear assembly, methods of assembling a skid landing gear assembly, methods of operating a helicopter with a skid landing gear assembly, and methods of improving the service life of a skid landing gear assembly.
US10875629B2	Yoke installation protection assembly with integrated inclinometer portion Yoke alignment assemblies, aircraft, and rigid covers are provided. An aircraft includes a yoke alignment assembly. A yoke alignment assembly is provided for aligning an aircraft yoke with a column. The yoke alignment assembly includes a rigid cover and a flexible cover. The rigid cover defines a protective portion configured to protect the yoke. The inclinometer portion is configured to hold an inclinometer. The flexible cover is secured to an upper part of the protective portion and is configured to protect the yoke.
US10875626B2	Foldable wings for UAS having a geared interface A foldable wing system for an unmanned aerial system having a fuselage includes a left wing frame having an inboard gear rotatably coupled to the fuselage, a right wing frame having an inboard gear rotatably coupled to the fuselage and a wing actuator coupled to a linkage point on at least one of the wing frames. The wing frames are movable between a plurality of positions including a deployed position and a stowed position. The inboard gear of the left wing frame is engaged with the inboard gear of the right wing frame such that the wing frames move symmetrically between the plurality of positions in response to movement of the linkage point by the wing actuator.
US10875623B2	High temperature thermoplastic pre-impregnated structure for aircraft heated floor panel A heated floor panel assembly for aircraft includes structural layers made of a fiber matrix and a high temperature thermoplastic resin. The structural layers are within the heated floor panel assembly to protect the other assembly components from damage and absorb stress. The heated floor panel assembly further includes a heating layer with a heating element, an impact layer, and a core layer to take shear stress exerted on the assembly.
US10875620B2	Moisture path close-out and thermal control system and methods of assembling same A moisture control assembly for use with a support beam extending through an insulation layer is provided. The insulation layer is positioned between an outer wall and an inner wall. The assembly includes: a moisture path close-out structure coupled to the insulation layer at an aperture defined through the insulation layer, the moisture path close-out structure including an opening substantially aligned with the aperture and configured to receive the support beam therethrough; and a coupling mechanism configured to secure the moisture path close-out structure to the support beam such that the moisture path close-out structure is partially pulled away from the insulation layer, the coupling mechanism and the moisture path close-out structure configured to direct liquid flow down and away from the support beam and along the insulation layer.
US10875615B1	Systems and methods for reducing porosity in propellers A method of making a propeller includes forming the propeller to have blades coupled to an outer hub, the outer hub coupled to an inner hub via ribs, and the inner hub configured to be coupled to the marine vessel. The ribs each have first and second ends with a midpoint therebetween, an inner end and an outer end that define a width therebetween, and a leading surface and a trailing surface that define a thickness therebetween. The ribs are tapered such that the thickness is greater at the midpoint than at least at one of the first end and the second end, and scalloped such that the width is greater at the midpoint than at least at one of the first end and the second end. Each of the ribs is coupled to the outer hub in radial alignment with one of the blades.
US10875613B2	Motorized aquatic animal deterrent A motorized, floating device is associated with another aquatic device that carries a passenger or passengers (“associated aquatic device”). The invention comprises components such as one or more magnetic field emitters that deter aquatic animals from approaching the associated aquatic device without interfering with the operation of the associated aquatic device. The associated aquatic device may be a surfboard, a raft, a personal watercraft, or other similar small craft that floats in water. The invention may be used with larger boats and other watercraft. The motorized aquatic animal deterrent is tethered to the associated aquatic device to follow movement of the associated aquatic device but is spaced apart from the associated aquatic device.
US10875612B1	Dock assembly and method of construction thereof A dock assembly includes a first and a second dock sidewall joined via a first vertical receiver tube positioned between adjacent ends of the first dock sidewall and the second dock sidewall. A third dock sidewall is joined with the second dock sidewall via a second vertical receiver tube positioned between adjacent ends of the second dock sidewall and the third dock sidewall. A fourth and a fifth dock sidewalls are joined via a third vertical receiver tube positioned between adjacent ends of the fourth dock sidewall and the fifth dock sidewall. The second and the fifth dock sidewalls are positioned side by side such that respective sides of the first and third receiver tubes are abutting each other. The first and third receiver tubes are securely joined by inserting respective upper and lower connector keys dimensioned to fit into respective sockets of the first and third receiver tubes.
US10875610B1	Sports board storage device A storage device is configured to hold one or more sports boards. The storage device has a mechanism that transitions the device between a clamped and unclamped state upon actuation of a an actuation device. A user can actuate an actuator from a first position towards the device to a second position to transition the device from the clamped to the unclamped state.
US10875606B2	Powerboat A powerboat comprising a hull, a plurality of dynamically adjustable hydrofoils positioned below the waterline towards the rear of the hull, and a control system, wherein the cross sectional area of the hull below the waterline decreases towards the rear of the hull, and the control system is configured to adjust the hydrofoils in operation of the powerboat to control the running trim of the powerboat. The powerboat can operate efficiently at over a wide range of Froude numbers, in particular both low (displacement mode) speeds and high (planing mode) speeds.
US10875603B2	Systems and methods for automatic configuration and automatic calibration of continuously variable transmissions and bicycles having continuously variable transmissions A continuously variable transmission on a bicycle may be automatically configured with little or no assistance from a user. Optical scanning devices, RFIDs, and other information capturing technology can communicate with a controller. The controller may then perform a portion or all of a configuration process. In operation, a controller may determine that calibration is needed. A calibration process may be initiated and performed with little or no user interaction. A calibration process may account for a load, a power source, or an environment.
US10875598B1	Rake device for a three wheel motorcycle A method of modifying the rake angle on a motorcycle having a double wishbone front suspension. The motorcycle has a tubular steering housing connected to a non-telescoping fork assembly by a straight body steering stem. The method includes the step of replacing the straight body steering stem with a canted body steering stem. The canted body steering stem includes (i) a primary section having a steering axis corresponding to a steering axis of the motorcycle; and (ii) a secondary section having a cant axis which varies from the steering axis by between 1° and 16°.
US10875594B2	Anti-theft battery box structure for electric bicycle The present invention relates to the field of electric bicycles, and in particular, to an anti-theft battery box structure for an electric bicycle. An external structural shape of the anti-theft battery box structure matches a shape of a top tube of a frame, so that the anti-theft battery box structure and the top tube form a whole to keep the complete appearance of a bicycle. A controller is disposed at a lower end on a rear side of the top tube, and a control box presents an inverted triangle, so that the frame has a more stable structure. In addition, a bolt of a battery lock can enter a lock hole of a battery box, to achieve an anti-theft effect.
US10875593B2	Supporting frame for motor-vehicle bodyshells Described herein is a supporting frame for motor-vehicle bodyshells of a reconfigurable type. The supporting frame comprises a first pair of supports, a second pair of supports, and at least one third pair of supports for a motor-vehicle bodyshell, wherein the second pair and the third pair are configured for co-operating alternatively with the first pair for supporting a motor-vehicle bodyshell received on the frame.
US10875592B2	Automobile manufacturing plant and method An automobile manufacturing plant for manufacturing automobiles has a series of manufacturing sites including a part forming shop, a body shop, a paint shop and an assembly shop. Each manufacturing site is associated with a respective inspection site. The respective inspection sites provide inspection data representing at least one of dimensional characteristics, shape characteristics or surface characteristics of the car body parts, the car body, the painted car body and the car-on-wheels produced in the series of manufacturing sites. The inspection data from the plurality of inspection sites is correlated in a common data base server. Inspection sites at a later stage of the manufacturing process can use inspection data from previous stages and automatically decide whether or not a car body part, the car body, the painted car body or the car-on-wheels has to be reworked.
US10875588B2	Active deck-lid spoiler control system for a motor vehicle A vehicle having a vehicle sensor configured to detect a vehicle state; an actuatable spoiler moveable into a deployed position and a stowed position; an actuator operable to move the actuatable spoiler into the deployed position and the stowed position; and a controller configured to selectively instruct the actuator to actively cycle the actuatable spoiler between the deployed position and the stowed position based on the detected vehicle state. The actuatable spoiler is retained in the deployed position for a longer length of time than in the stowed position. The vehicle also includes a human machine interface selectively actuated by an operator of the vehicle to retain the actuatable spoiler in the stowed position for a predetermined length of time.
US10875586B2	Truck side-skirt In a truck having a plate-like side guard disposed at each of the right and left side faces of a vehicle body and arranged apart from the lower face of a cargo bed, a flexible sheet having a rectangular shape is attached between the cargo bed and the side guard. The sheet has one end portion in the vertical direction secured to one of the cargo bed and the side guard, and the other end portion in the vertical direction, detachably fastened to the other of the cargo bed and the side guard.
US10875585B2	Cap assemblies for truck bed sidewalls including adaptor assemblies with accessory channels A cap assembly for removably installing one or more accessories to a truck bed sidewall that may include a cap and an adaptor assembly. The adaptor assembly may include an accessory channel that may include a base wall, a pair of opposing sidewalls, and a top wall comprising retaining flanges that define a slot. The one or more accessory fasteners may comprise a fastening portion and a head portion. The accessory channel may be coupled to the cap, and the head portion of the accessory fastener may be slidably positioned within the accessory channel while the fastening portion may project through the slot for connection to the one or more accessories.
US10875584B2	Snow groomer A snow groomer; the snow groomer comprising a support frame; a driver's cabin, which is fitted on the support frame; two track conveyors, which are fitted on opposite sides of the support frame; and a passenger cabin, which is distinct from the driver's cabin and is fitted on the support frame; the passenger cabin comprising a bearing structure; the bearing structure defining a protection cell configured to resist external loads; the bearing structure comprising housing seats; the passenger cabin comprising panels of transparent material, such as glass, which are housed in the housing seats of the bearing structure and are supported by the bearing structure.
US10875583B2	Modular truck bed floor A pick-up truck bed includes a plurality of plates longer in a longitudinal direction than in a transverse direction that are assembled together along longitudinally extending edges to a laterally adjacent one of the plates. The plates each include a plurality of supporting structures longitudinally extending along a length of the plates that support the plates on transversely extending cross-members. A left-side plate defines a left wheel housing cutout, a longitudinally extending central plate includes first and second complementary interlocking features on opposite longitudinally extending sides, and a longitudinally extending right-side plate defines a right wheel housing cutout. The left-side plate includes a first interlocking feature and the right-side plate includes a second interlocking feature that each receive one of the complementary interlocking features of the central plate.
US10875580B2	Vehicle front structure A motor vehicle includes a front side member disposed on each of opposite lateral sides in a front portion of a vehicle, and a crash box disposed forward of the front side member. The crash box extends further outward in a vehicle width direction with respect to the front side member. The motor vehicle further includes a triangular gusset attached to the front side member and the crash box. The triangular gusset includes an oblique portion extending diagonally forward from where the triangular gusset is joined to the front side member. A reinforcing patch is further disposed close to the triangular gusset along the oblique portion of the triangular gusset. This vehicle structure enables transmission to the front side member of a load input to the gusset, which is greater than an assumed load.
US10875576B2	Method for the automated driving of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, in order to approach a parking position A method for the automated driving of a transportation vehicle to approach a parking position which includes providing a trajectory for a controller of the transportation vehicle and generating signals for controlling a movement of the transportation vehicle along the trajectory provided, wherein the provision of the trajectory includes determining a current position of the transportation vehicle by a position-determining device, setting up a communication link to a server outside the transportation vehicle by a communication device, transmitting the current determined position of the transportation vehicle to the server via the communication link, retrieving and receiving at least one trajectory, stored at the server, via the communication link, wherein the retrieved and received trajectory runs at least through a tolerance range about the current determined position of the transportation vehicle. Also disclosed is a transportation vehicle device, a method for operating a system, and an associated system.
US10875570B2	Steering assistance device and steering assistance method A steering assistance device includes: a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of a vehicle; a motor for performing steering assistance of the vehicle by applying torque to a steering shaft; and a control unit for increasing increases the amount of steering assistance by the motor in case where the detected steering angle is included in an angular range corresponding to a steering play segment in which steering will not alter the direction of wheels of the vehicle as compared with a case where the detected steering angle is not included in an angular range.
US10875569B2	Steering arbitration apparatus and method of vehicle, and steering arbitration system having the same The present invention relates to an arbitration method of an electric power steering apparatus of a vehicle and arbitration apparatus thereof. When overlay requests, which are steering apparatus operation commands or requests, are input from two or more steering-related control systems in a vehicle that includes an electric power steering apparatus and two or more steering-related control systems for controlling the electric power steering apparatus, the steering apparatus operation commands are selectively transferred to the steering apparatus according to the priority of the steering-related control system to adjust various steering-related controls to not conflict with each other, thereby maintaining the stability of the vehicle and making an optimal steering control.
US10875567B2	Steering device An inner shaft of a steering device and an outer shaft thereof are provided so as to be movable relative to each other via a movement mechanism along an axial line. The inner shaft includes a first abutting member and a second abutting member which are disposed along the axial line and which have different hardness. The outer shaft includes a torque transmitting portion which abuts either the first abutting member or the second abutting member only upon operation given to the movement mechanism, and which is capable of transmitting torque with either the one abutting member only. The movement mechanism includes a movement mechanism main body which is provided on the main pipe and which moves along the axial line.
US10875566B2	Stow release assembly for a manually adjustable steering column assembly A stow release assembly for a manually translatable steering column assembly includes an upper jacket. The stow release assembly also includes a lower jacket, the upper jacket translatable relative to the lower jacket, the upper jacket translatable between a retracted range and a stowed range. The stow release assembly further includes an electromechanical blocking element coupled to a stationary component of the steering column assembly and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, the electromechanical blocking element selectively preventing translation of the upper jacket at a plurality of translation positions.
US10875564B2	Steering wheel structure A steering wheel structure includes: a guide member (30) that is formed into a tubular shape, and attached to a mounting hole (12a) formed in a mounting plate (12) of an airbag module (10); a hook member (2) that is formed in a steering wheel (1), and is inserted into the guide member (30); a damper rubber (20) that is interposed between an edge portion of the mounting hole (12a) in the mounting plate (12), and the guide member (30); and a lock spring (40) that is attached to the guide member (30). The lock spring (40) is engaged with the hook member (2) inserted into the guide member (30) so as to prevent the hook member (2) from coming-off from the guide member (30).
US10875562B2	Tool cart A cart comprising a support frame having a plurality of wheels, a reel supported by the support frame, and a tool tethered to the support frame.
US10875561B1	Transportation assembly for a display device A transportation assembly structured and configured to facilitate the storage, transportation, and use (e.g., viewing) of a television or other display device is presented herein. The transportation assembly includes a positioning assembly structured to movably mount or support the display device to a main body. In particular, the positioning assembly includes a linear actuator as well as guide rails to selectively position the display device between a raised position and a lowered position. A plurality of collapsible legs are provided to allow the assembly to be either transported on wheels while the legs are extended or placed into a vehicle while the legs are collapsed.
US10875559B2	Preceding train identification method based on object controller, vehicle on board controller and train The present disclosure discloses a preceding train identification method based on an object controller, a vehicle on board controller and a train. The method includes: carrying out communication interaction, by a vehicle on board controller of a train, with the OC to acquire the ID information of all running trains within the jurisdiction of the OC, before the train enters the jurisdiction of the object controller OC; communicating, by the vehicle on board controller, with the train corresponding to each piece of ID information according to the ID information of all running trains to acquire the position information of the train corresponding to each piece of ID information; and sorting, by the vehicle on board controller, the position information of the trains corresponding to all ID information in an axle counter sorting manner to identify the ID information of an adjacent preceding train of a present train.
US10875557B2	Method and system for detecting obstacles in a hazardous area in front of a rail vehicle A method for detecting obstacles in a hazardous area in front of a rail vehicle uses an obstacle detection arrangement to detect the obstacles in the hazardous area in front of the rail vehicle. In order to permit improved autonomous driving of the rail vehicle, a target value is determined for a value which characterizes the performance of the obstacle detection arrangement. A system for detecting obstacles in a hazardous area in front of a rail vehicle is also provided.
US10875555B2	Energy supply device for a switch machine and method for supplying energy to and controlling a switch machine An energy supply device for a switch machine is configured to be fed a direct voltage and to provide an alternating voltage suitable for the switch machine. Accordingly, in order to be able to produce a railway switch more economically, the energy supply device is configured to control the switch machine.
US10875554B2	Wheel detector for detecting a wheel of a rail vehicle Provided is a wheel detector for detecting a wheel of a rail vehicle, including two detector channels. Each channel includes a coil unit which is connected with a measurement and feeding module for feeding the coil unit with an output signal of the measurement and feeding module. A decision module of the respective channel is bi-directionally connected to the measurement and feeding module. The measurement and feeding module of each channel includes a temperature measurement module and/or a module for measurement of mechanical vibration, that is/are connected with an input/inputs of a decision module of the channel. The decision modules are connected via a bidirectional digital interface. The decision module of one channel is connected via a bidirectional digital interface with a data transmission module for communication with a supervisory system via a data transmission line.
US10875548B2	Hopper car double doors According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises a center sill extending along a longitudinal centerline of the railcar, and two side sills. The two side sills are on opposite sides of, and extend parallel with, the center sill. The railcar further comprises a first inner discharge door coupled to the railcar proximate the center sill on a first sick of a longitudinal centerline of the railcar (first side); a second inner discharge door coupled to the railcar proximate the center sill on a second side of the longitudinal centerline (second side); a first outer discharge door coupled proximate the side sill on the first side; a second outer discharge door coupled proximate the side sill on the second side; a first linkage coupling the first inner discharge door to the second outer discharge door; and a second linkage coupling the second inner discharge door to the first outer discharge door.
US10875544B2	Information transfer device, electronic control device, information transmission device, and electronic control system In an information transfer device (5) installed in a vehicle (3), the vehicle carrying the information transfer device (5) is referred to as a subject vehicle, and an information acquisition unit (9) acquires through communications with another vehicle (a) information indicating whether the other vehicle is being automatically driven, (b) information indicating functions of the other vehicle related to automatic driving, and (c) information indicating a schedule of the other vehicle related to automatic driving. An information processing unit (11) provides the information acquired by the information acquisition unit to the driver of the subject vehicle (3) or outputs the same to a driving control device (7) of the subject vehicle (3).
US10875541B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program A vehicle control system includes: a first device that generates trajectory data indicating a future trajectory of a host vehicle and outputs the generated trajectory data; a second device that controls at least one of acceleration/deceleration and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of the trajectory data generated by the first device; and a third device that receives the trajectory data generated by the first device and writes the received trajectory data in a storage unit thereof, the third device being a device separate from at least the first device, wherein when an abnormality occurs in the trajectory data output by the first device, the second device controls at least one of acceleration/deceleration and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of the trajectory data which has been received by the third device and written in the storage unit before the abnormality occurred.
US10875538B2	Exhaustive driving analytical systems and modelers Exhaustive driving analytical methods, systems, are apparatuses are described. The methods, systems, are apparatuses relate to monitoring driver and/or driving behaviors in view of an exhaustive list of variables to determine safety factors, identify times to react to events, and contextual information regarding the events. The methods, systems, and apparatuses described herein may determine, based on a systematic model, reactions and reaction times, compare the vehicle behavior (or lack thereof) to the modeled reactions and reaction times, and determine safety factors and instructions based on the comparison.
US10875537B1	Systems and methods for monitoring the situational awareness of a vehicle according to reactions of a vehicle occupant System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to identifying when a situational awareness of a vehicle is inconsistent with a surrounding environment. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing occupant sensor data about at least one occupant of the vehicle to generate a reaction level of the occupant. The reaction level characterizes at least a current response of the occupant to the surrounding environment and control of the vehicle within the surrounding environment. The method includes comparing an expected reaction for the occupant with the reaction level to determine whether the reaction level of the occupant correlates with the situational awareness of the vehicle about the surrounding environment. The method includes, in response to identifying that the reaction level does not correlate with the expected reaction, executing, by the vehicle, a responsive action to account for inconsistencies in the situational awareness of the vehicle.
US10875529B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device includes a mid-term trajectory generation unit and a short-term trajectory generation unit, one of which generates a travel trajectory on which a vehicle can travel without interfering with an obstacle. The mid-term trajectory generation unit or the short-term trajectory generation unit: generates a travel route that passes through a second potential-travelling region which is obtained by subtracting obstacle regions, indicating obstacles, from a vehicle first potential-travelling region that is defined by the road environment; and generates the travel trajectory on the basis of the generated travel route.
US10875527B2	Collision avoidance system for vehicle A vehicular collision avoidance system includes a forward-viewing camera, a rearward-viewing camera, a rearward-sensing radar sensor and an electronic control unit. The vehicular collision avoidance system detects vehicles present forward and/or rearward of the equipped vehicle. Responsive to at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) data processing of image data captured by the rearward-viewing camera and (ii) data processing of sensor data captured by the rearward-sensing radar sensor, the vehicular collision avoidance system determines potential of collision with the equipped vehicle by a detected other vehicle and/or determines that impact with the equipped vehicle by a detected other vehicle is imminent.
US10875526B2	Vehicular vision system A vehicular vision system includes a camera, a distance sensor and a controller having at least one processor, where image data captured by the camera and sensor data captured by the distance sensor are processed at the controller. The controller, responsive to processing of captured image data and of captured sensor data, detects an object. The controller determines the distance to the detected object based at least in part on difference between the positions of the detected object in captured image data and in captured sensor data. The controller, responsive to processing of captured image data and of captured sensor data, and responsive to the determined distance to the detected object, determines that the detected object represents a collision risk. The controller informs a driver of the vehicle of the collision risk and/or controls the vehicle to mitigate the collision risk.
US10875523B2	Method for operating a hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle and motor vehicle A method for operating a hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle, comprises the following steps: closing the separating clutch in order to mechanically couple the internal combustion engine to at least one wheel and to propel the motor vehicle, whereby the drive power is supplied at least partially by the internal combustion engine; determining the TARGET drive power (P) of the drive train of the motor vehicle; determining the ACTUAL speed (V) of the motor vehicle; determining the switchover power (U) to separate the separating clutch and to operate the drive train in the serial mode of operation (SB) as a function of the determined ACTUAL speed (V); and issuing a warning message when the difference between the switchover power (U) and the TARGET drive power (P) falls below a prescribed drive power tolerance value (T). Furthermore, the invention relates to a motor vehicle.
US10875522B2	Method for preventing takeoff of motor velocity for hybrid electric vehicle A method for preventing takeoff of a motor velocity of a hybrid electric vehicle, may include checking whether an engine clutch is disengaged while an engine and a motor are simultaneously driven, checking whether a command of motor torque is zero when the engine clutch is disengaged, and checking whether the motor velocity is normal while the command of the motor torque is zero, wherein when the motor velocity abnormally increases as a result of checking whether the motor velocity is normal, the motor torque is corrected to be zero.
US10875521B2	Methods and system for operating an off-road vehicle Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain or driveline that includes an engine and an integrated starter/generator are described. In one example, engine power is adjusted based on a time averaged transmission input shaft power so that the engine may operate in a power region where its performance is enhanced to support operation in an off-road environment.
US10875520B2	Hybrid vehicle The hybrid vehicle performs battery-less drive control to control an engine such that the engine is autonomously operated at an autonomous operation rotation speed, to control a first motor such that a torque based on a driving force required for a run of the hybrid vehicle is output from the first motor, and to control a second motor such that an electric power by subtracting an auxiliary machinery power from an electric power charged or discharged by the first motor is charged or discharged by the second motor. During the battery-less drive control, when a rotation speed of the engine becomes lower than a first predetermined rotation speed that is lower than the autonomous operation rotation speed, the hybrid vehicle performs torque adjustment control to decrease an absolute value of the torque output from the first motor.
US10875517B2	Manual transmission for a hybrid drive, method for controlling a manual transmission of this type, computer program product, control and/or regulating device, and hybrid drive A manual transmission for a hybrid drive of a motor vehicle having transmission input shafts (1, 3) and an output shaft (2), an electric machine, and a plurality of shifting elements. The main transmission has a fourth shaft (4) and a plurality of wheel planes. A planetary transmission unit is associated with the electric machine which can be coupled to the main transmission. The planetary transmission unit has first, second and third transmission components. The plurality of shifting elements are selectively engageable to produce various gear ratios between input shaft (1) and output shaft (2) and/or shaft (3) and output shaft (2). The fourth shaft (4) is coupleable to an auxiliary power take-off and, in either a standstill or a driving gear, the fourth shaft (4) is in driving connection with shaft (1) and/or shaft (3) by way of one of the wheel planes.
US10875514B2	Method for operating a vehicle brake system A method for operating a dual-circuit hydraulic brake system of a vehicle having an ABS function to feed back pressure medium from low-pressure reservoirs. When there is an autonomous pressure buildup request to increase brake pressure and an ABS control system is simultaneously activated, the following steps are carried out: monitoring the filling degree of the low-pressure reservoirs; emptying the low-pressure reservoir whose filling first reaches a defined threshold value; and if, during the execution of the low-pressure reservoir emptying process at the one low-pressure reservoir, the filling of the other low-pressure reservoir reaches the threshold value and the degree of emptying of the one low-pressure reservoir undershoots a defined threshold value, or the filling of the other low-pressure reservoir exceeds the threshold value by k/100, interrupting the low-pressure reservoir emptying process at the one low-pressure reservoir, and carrying out a low-pressure reservoir emptying process at the other low-pressure reservoir.
US10875511B2	Systems and methods for brake redundancy for an autonomous vehicle Systems and methods for brake redundancy for an autonomous vehicle are provided. An autonomous vehicle braking system can include a primary brake control module comprising one or more processors. The primary brake control module can be configured to brake an autonomous vehicle in response to receiving a braking command from a vehicle autonomy system of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle braking system can further include a secondary brake control module comprising one or more processors. The secondary brake control module can be configured to determine a failure of the primary brake control module to brake the autonomous vehicle in response to receiving the braking command. In response to determining the failure of the primary brake control module to brake the autonomous vehicle, the secondary brake control module can be configured to implement a braking action for the autonomous vehicle.
US10875498B2	Vehicular alert system for door lock function A vehicular alert system includes a door locking control disposed at a vehicle and operable to lock a plurality of doors of the vehicle responsive to a door lock signal received from a remote transmitter carried by a user. The remote transmitter is operable to transmit a triggering signal to the door locking control. Responsive to the transmitted triggering signal, the door locking control locks the doors of the vehicle. Responsive to the transmitted triggering signal, the vehicular alert system determines whether at least one door of the vehicle is not fully closed. Responsive to determination that at least one door of the vehicle is not fully closed, the vehicular alert system generates an alert to alert the user that at least one door of the vehicle is not fully closed.
US10875490B2	Hybrid airbag inflator A hybrid airbag inflator (100, 200) has a disk-shaped pressure vessel having a central axis with a domed upper housing portion (20) with a sealed exhaust port (22) for releasing inflation gases and a domed lower body portion (10) welded to the domed upper housing portion (20). The domed lower body portion (10) has one or more protrusions (12) extending from an outer or exterior surface positioned offset from the center axis. At least one of the protrusions (12) houses an igniter assembly (60) with accessible electrical connections (61, 63). The disk-shaped pressure vessel inflator (100, 200) contains gas generant pellets (2) and a quantity of pressurized inert gas (1) for inflating an airbag. The combination of the protrusions (12) and domed lower body portion (10) has a unique profile of a petaloid shape. Optionally, the domed upper housing portion (20) can also have the petaloid shape.
US10875488B2	Passenger protection apparatus A passenger protection apparatus includes an inflator and an airbag. The inflator is configured to supply gas. The airbag is configured to deploy to surround a sitting position of a passenger by the gas supplied from the inflator. One end of the airbag is supported on an upper portion of a vehicle, and the other end of the airbag contacts an in-vehicle member and is supported by the in-vehicle member.
US10875487B2	Side airbag device A side airbag device stored in a side support of a vehicle seat includes an airbag module having an airbag with first and second chambers and an inflator and a webbing partially covering the airbag module. The first chamber is deployed toward a front side of the side support and the second chamber accommodates the inflator therein and is deployed at an inner side with respect to the first chamber. The webbing extends from a rear side of the airbag module along an inner side surface of the airbag module, passes through a pad of the side support along a first path so as to reach an outside of the side support, and further extend along an outer surface of the side support and reach proximately a front edge of the side support when viewed in horizontal cross section of the airbag module from above.
US10875484B2	Airbag device An airbag device which is capable of efficiently suppressing an injury value of an occupant during an emergency. The airbag device 100 includes: an inflator 112 which is installed in a vehicle and which is capable of supplying gas; a main bag 114 which inflates to the front of a seat of the vehicle due to the gas; and an outer bag 116 which inflates so as to surround the main bag 114 due to the gas. The outer bag 116 includes an opening 118 which opens toward an occupant sitting on the seat and which exposes a portion (a rear region 120) of the main bag 114. The outer bag 116 surrounds and presses against the main bag 114, such that the portion of the main bag 114 protrudes from the opening 118 toward the occupant.
US10875480B2	Bumper arrangement for the front region of a passenger car A bumper arrangement of a passenger car has an upper and a lower load path. A spring element is provided on the transverse support of the lower load path, which, in the event of a collision of a pedestrian with the passenger car, exerts an additional force on the lower leg of the pedestrian, so as to support the movement of the pedestrian in the direction of the front hood of the passenger car.
US10875479B2	Vehicular circuit body A vehicular circuit body provided in a vehicle includes a trunk line that extends in at least a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle and a plurality of control boxes that are provided in the trunk line. The trunk line includes a power source line having a predetermined current capacity and a communication line having a predetermined communication capacity. The communication line is routed so that at least a part of the plurality of control boxes are connected in a ring form.
US10875478B2	Wire harness Provided is a braided wire (1) capable of suppressing disconnection of strands (2) caused by vibration, and a wire harness (3) in which the braided wire (1) is used. The braided wire (1) includes a plurality of the strands (2) that are braided. The braided wire (1) has a tubular shape. The strands (2) are each constituted by an aluminum wire or an aluminum alloy wire. The strand has a strand diameter of 0.25 mm or more and less than 0.34 mm. The wire harness (3) includes the braided wire (1).
US10875477B2	License plate holder A license plate holder allows a license plate to be temporarily attached to a vehicle without the use of tools, magnets, or suction cups. The license plate holder attaches to a vehicle where a license plate is typically attached and includes an expandable pocket into which a license plate may be inserted or removed.
US10875476B2	Reefer trailer with roof and subpan heat reflective film and method A thermal radiation shield for the floors and roofs of trailer reefer units. The shield includes a low-emissivity, heat reflecting film that includes a metal coating layer, preferably vapor deposited, further protected by a layer of durable PET film.
US10875475B2	Vehicle window post assembly Vehicle window post assembly, in particular a windscreen post assembly, comprising a base part arranged to be fixed to a vehicle chassis along a side of a window of the vehicle, and a cover part arranged to be fixed to the base part and in use covering the base part. A sealing strip is provided for sealing a gap between the side of the window and the cover part. The sealing strip is provided on a mounting part which is a separate part from the base and cover parts, and the cover part and the mounting part are together provided with complementary fixing elements by means of which the mounting part is mountable on the cover part in a position suitable for sealing the gap.
US10875473B2	Vehicle interior member A vehicle interior member which absorbs input energy of a load properly is provided. A center pillar trim includes a trim body configured to cover a center pillar, and an absorber provided between the trim body and the center pillar. The absorber includes: a plurality of horizontal ribs rising perpendicularly to a face of the trim body having their respective faces opposed to each other; a contact surface provided continuously across the plurality of ribs so as to oppose to a bead-shaped part, which is provided at the center pillar to partially bulge on the cabin side.
US10875472B2	Add-on element, system and method for producing an add-on element An add-on element for adding onto a passenger-compartment component of a motor vehicle includes a basic body composed of a flexible first material, and at least one actuator body composed of a flexible second material. The at least one actuator body is deformable by being acted upon with an actuator source. The basic body has at least one receiving region with a receiving-region shape, wherein the at least one actuator body is arranged in the at least one receiving region. By way of a change in shape of the at least one actuator body, the receiving-region shape of the at least one receiving region can be changed.
US10875471B2	Interior cladding arrangement for a load space An interior cladding arrangement for a load space of a vehicle, which comprises a support wall for supporting a cover panel of a load space, and a cover wall for interior cladding of the load space. The support wall has a support wall connecting portion assigned to the cover wall, and the cover wall has a cover wall connecting portion assigned to the support wall. The support wall connecting portion comprises at least one support wall connecting element, and the cover wall connecting portion comprises at least one cover wall connecting element, wherein the support wall connecting element and the cover wall connecting element are configured for mutual guided engagement.
US10875467B2	Holder for flat, approximately rectangular devices such as tablet computers or smartphones A holder (10) for detachably fastening a flat, approximately rectangular device such as a tablet computer or a smartphone to a component, in particular to a component of a motor vehicle, wherein the holder includes a holding device (12) for detachably mounting the device and a fastening element (14) connected to the holding device for connecting the holder to the component, wherein a rotary bearing rotatable about an axis of rotation (24) is provided, which is connected to the holding device and wherein a pivot bearing connected to the rotary bearing is provided, which is connected to the fastening element.
US10875464B1	Vehicle seat and quick-release supporting device thereof A vehicle seat and a quick-release supporting device thereof are provided. The quick-release supporting device includes a limiting member, a carrier, and two engaging structures. The carrier is fastened to the limiting member for carrying an object. The two engaging structures are respectively fastened to two rail holes of the limiting member. Each engaging structure includes an engaging member and a knob. The engaging member has a threaded portion and a positioning fork respectively arranged on two opposite portions thereof, and the threaded portion at least partially protrudes from the corresponding rail hole. The knob is screwed to the threaded portion, so that the engaging member is movable relative to the limiting member for reducing a distance there-between. The two positioning forks can be detachably inserted into two gaps between two headrest clips and a seat back, respectively.
US10875462B2	Trunk for an all-terrain vehicle The present disclosure concerns a trunk for an all-terrain vehicle comprising a hollow base defining a storage space, one removable lid partially connectable to the hollow base and movable between a closed position in which the storage space is covered, and an opened position for providing access to the storage space, the removable lid being removably connected to the hollow base via a dismantlable hinge comprising a hinge pin selectively connecting a portion of the removable lid with a portion of the hollow base, the dismantlable hinge being dismantlable when said the removable lid is in its opened position, the trunk further comprising a blocking device preventing dismantling of the dismantlable hinge when the removable lid is in its closed position.The disclosure also concerns a method for removing a removable lid covering a storage space defined by a hollow base of a trunk.
US10875460B2	Delivery vehicle rack system A vehicle is provided which has a rack assembly located in the vehicle. The rack includes a rail, a shelf movable along the rail between extended and retracted positions, and a track located adjacent the rail. The track includes a plurality of stop positions, each located at periodically spaced apart locations along the track. The shelf is selectively securable at a plurality of intermediate positions between the extended and retracted positions. The periodically spaced apart locations of the plurality of stop positions along the track are the intermediate positions that the shelf is selectively securable at. The shelf includes a stop member selectively engageable with the each stop position of the plurality of stop positions. When the stop member engages one stop position of the plurality of stop positions, the shelf is secured at one intermediate position of the plurality of intermediate positions between the extended and retracted positions.
US10875454B2	Method for extending and retracting a mirror head of a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly A method for extending and retracting a mirror head of an exterior rearview mirror assembly includes providing an exterior rearview mirror assembly having (i) a mounting base, (ii) a mirror head having a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element and (iii) an electrically-operated actuator. The mirror head is adjustably mounted at the mounting base via first and second links, with the links having respective base ends that pivotally attach at the mounting base and respective head ends that pivotally attach at the mirror head. The actuator is operated to pivot the first link to move the mirror head relative to the mounting base from a retracted position toward an extended position. As the mirror head moves toward the extended position, the first and second links pivot at their respective base ends relative to the mounting base and at their respective head ends relative to the mirror head.
US10875453B2	Vehicular vision system A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at the vehicle and a video display device disposed in the vehicle. Image data captured by the camera is provided to an ECU of the vehicle. A first portion of a scene that is within the field of view of the camera is not viewable by a driver of the vehicle and a second portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of the camera is viewable by the driver. Responsive at least in part to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, the vehicular vision system determines an augmented reality overlay. Responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, the video display screen displays video images of the exterior scene. The video display device displays the augmented reality overlay at the displayed video images.
US10875452B2	Driving assistance device and driving assistance method A driving assistance device converts an image captured by an in-vehicle camera configured to image the periphery of a vehicle into an image viewed from a virtual viewpoint. The driving assistance device combines, as a higher-level layer, a vehicle image indicating the position and shape of the vehicle with a converted target image. The driving assistance device adjusts the opacity of the vehicle image such that the target image as a lower-level layer is visible at a superimposed portion of the vehicle image and the target image. At this point, the opacity of the vehicle image is variably set according to at least one of an own vehicle surrounding condition or a vehicle running condition. The driving assistance device outputs, as a driving assistance image, the target image combined with the adjusted vehicle image.
US10875451B2	Obstacle detecting device An obstacle detecting device for detecting an obstacle around a vehicle includes a sensor, a notifying unit, an operation detecting unit, and a control unit. The sensor is installed at a fixed portion of the vehicle to detect an obstacle within a predetermined detection range with an origin corresponding to a position where the sensor is installed. The notifying unit provides a notification based on a signal output from the sensor. The operation detecting unit detects an operation of a movable portion of the vehicle moving within the detection range of the sensor. The control unit is enabled to inhibit a notifying operation of the notifying unit when the operation detecting unit detects the operation of the movable portion.
US10875447B2	Optical axis control apparatus An optical axis control apparatus is provided with a relative-road-surface-angle calculating unit which calculates a relative horizontal plane angle being an inclination angle of a vehicle with respect to a horizontal plane by using an output value of an acceleration sensor provided on the vehicle and calculates a relative road surface angle being an inclination angle of the vehicle with respect to a road surface by integrating an amount of change of the relative horizontal plane angle while the vehicle is stationary, a relative-road-surface-angle correcting unit which obtains braking information indicating an operation state of a brake device provided on the vehicle and corrects the relative road surface angle for a change in the braking information, and an optical axis control unit which controls an optical axis of headlights provided on the vehicle using the relative road surface angle corrected by the relative-road-surface-angle correcting unit.
US10875445B2	Pivot bearing for a pivotable holder of a light module in a carrier frame for a headlamp A bearing configuration is disclosed, particularly for a pivotable holder of a light module in a carrier frame for a headlamp. A detent bearing element is provided that is positioned on the light module and that has a pivot bearing section that is held by the formation of a latch mechanism in a bearing shell formed on the carrier frame.
US10875439B2	Split-type car cigarette lighter A split-type car cigarette lighter includes a cigarette lighting device and a car charging device movably connected to the cigarette lighting device. The cigarette lighting device includes a first housing formed a first receiving room therein for receiving a first PCB and a battery therein, and a heating plate electrically connected to the first PCB. The battery is tightly fixed with the first housing and electrically connected to the first PCB. Both the heating plate and the first PCB are tightly fixed with the first housing. the heating plate is electrically connected to the at least one electrical contact when the cigarette lighting device is partially received in the first mounting recess and movably connected to the second housing. The structure can accordingly not only realize the electronic heating function of a cigarette lighter and conveniently carry, but also have at least one charging interface to conveniently and optionally charge mobile phones, tablet computers and other electronic devices through the charging interface.
US10875436B2	Vehicle seat cushion core Provided is a core material of a seat cushion for a vehicle, including: a thermoplastic resin expanded beads molded article having a substantially rectangular shape in top view, that has thick portions on a front side and both sides of a circumferential portion thereof, and that has an occupant seating portion on an upper surface in an inner region thereof; and an annular frame member that is insert-molded at the circumferential portion of the thermoplastic resin expanded beads molded article. In the thermoplastic resin expanded beads molded article, formed are first slits having: slit pieces that extend along a front frame member at a position in front of the occupant sitting part and inside from the front frame part; and slit pieces that extend along a side frame member at a position outside from the occupant sitting part and inside from a side frame part.
US10875430B2	Vehicle interior assemblies having leather cover with electrically conductive coating A leather cover for a vehicle interior assembly such as a vehicle seat, a steering wheel, a console, etc. includes a leather layer and an electrically conductive coating applied onto the leather layer. The electrically conductive coating is either applied to a finish side of the leather layer or to a flesh side of the leather layer. The electrically conductive coating may function as: a wire harness component and is connected to wiring of a wire harness system of a vehicle; an electrical resistance heater and is connected to wiring of a heater system of a vehicle; an electrically conductive touch control and is connected to wiring of a control system of a vehicle; or electroluminescent or electrochromic lighting and is connected to wiring of a lighting system of a vehicle.
US10875427B2	Attachment member, and seat equipped with airbag module An attachment member allowing a connected state between the attachment member and a guide member to be more easily checked is provided. The attachment member for attaching a stay cloth, which guides a deployment direction of an airbag module, to a seat back frame has a holding portion which includes a holding space for housing an attachment portion of the stay cloth. The holding portion is inserted into an attachment hole to be fitted into the attachment hole that is formed in the seat back frame. A through-hole which allows the attachment portion of the stay cloth in the holding space to be exposed in a penetrating direction of the attachment hole is formed in the holding portion.
US10875423B2	Rotational damper and seating arrangement The present invention relates to, among other things, a rotational damper comprising a fluid-filled damper housing and within the damper housing a piston rotatably accommodated by a rotation axis of the rotational damper in a first direction and an opposite second direction with a piston rod extending in the direction of the rotation axis; whereby the piston has at least one opening with a flow cross-section which allows for the flow of fluid through the piston, whereby a total flow cross-section is calculated as the sum of the flow cross-sections of the at least one opening. A blocking device can be furthermore assigned to the piston which is capable of reducing the flow cross-section of at least one of the openings during a rotation of the piston in a first direction relative to a rotation of the piston in the second direction.
US10875421B2	Power control system and vehicle A power control system includes: an ECU configured to control (i) charging from a power facility to a vehicle and (ii) discharging from the vehicle to the power facility; and a user terminal configured to allow a user to separately set a charging power setting value and a discharging power setting value. When the charging from the power facility to the vehicle is performed, the ECU is configured to control power charged to the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the charging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal. When the discharging from the vehicle to the power facility is performed, the ECU is configured to control power discharged from the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the discharging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal.
US10875420B2	Full-service charging station for an electric vehicle and method of operating the same A full-service electric vehicle charging station and method of operating the station can provide for efficient and secure vehicle access and movement. The full-service charging station can include a parking area with a charging area; an electric vehicle charger at the charging area; and a full-service charging station server. The full-service charging station server is configured to receive vehicle identification information and a charging confirmation profile from the electric vehicle. The vehicle identification information or the charging confirmation profile includes location information relating to the electric vehicle. Additionally, the full-service charging station server is further configured to disseminate a command profile directly, indirectly, or a combination thereof, to the electric vehicle. The command profile includes a security-based command, a driving command, or both a security-based command and a driving command.
US10875417B2	Thermal feedback for power transfer optimization Systems and methods are described for thermal feedback for power transfer optimization. Aspects include a wireless power-transfer system including a base power-transfer apparatus, a power supply unit, at least one temperature sensor, and a system controller. The base power-transfer apparatus includes a coil configured to generate a magnetic field based on an electric current. The power supply unit includes switching and power electronics configured to drive the electric current in the coil. The temperature sensor(s) are configured to measure a temperature of the base power-transfer apparatus or the power supply unit. The system controller is coupled to the base power-transfer apparatus, the power supply unit, and the temperature sensor(s) and is configured to control operation of at least one of the base power-transfer apparatus or the power supply unit based on the measured temperature to shift losses and dissipate heat in the base power-transfer apparatus or the power supply unit.
US10875416B2	Mobile object apparatus, non-contact power feed system, and method of driving mobile object apparatus A mobile object apparatus includes an electric power reception unit that receives electric power transmitted in a non-contact manner from, out of a plurality of power feed apparatuses that are allocated to a plurality of small areas within a predetermined area and are capable of transmitting electric power in a non-contact manner, the power feed apparatus allocated to the small area adjacent to the mobile object apparatus, a drive unit that executes a movement operation on the predetermined area, and an electric power storage unit that stores an electric power amount requisite for the movement operation to the small areas within a predetermined range from the adjacent small area.
US10875414B2	System and method for charging or powering devices, including mobile devices, machines or equipment In accordance with various embodiments, described herein are systems and methods for enabling efficient wireless power transfer and charging of devices and/or batteries, including in some embodiments freedom of placement of the devices and/or batteries in one or multiple (e.g. one, two or three) dimensions, and/or improved features such as ease of use and compatibility. Exemplary applications include beam inductive or magnetic charging and power for use in, e.g., mobile, electronic, electric, lighting or other devices, machines, batteries, power tools, kitchen, military, medical, industrial tools or systems, robots, trains, buses, trucks and/or vehicles, and other environments.
US10875412B1	Next generation of urban vehicle charging station A structure for effectively providing charging capacity for electric vehicles within urban environments in a safe and space conscious manner uses a new vertical building typology. A modular helix ramp structure with integrated wireless charging panels/coils charges vehicles as they drive up and down the structure without the need to physically park the vehicle in a traditional parking structure. A license plate reader, transponder or other vehicle identification technology registers a vehicle entering the tower, authorize purchase and initiate the up/down charging cycle thru the helix structure. The structure reduces the building footprint required to charge a given number of vehicles. This consolidates electrical infrastructure connection requirements to a single location, and because the vehicles are not occupied during charging exposure of vehicle inhabitants to electromagnetic radiation.
US10875411B2	Electric vehicles and charging stations The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
US10875409B2	Power transmission control device A power transmission control device includes a first rotation shaft, a first power source to adjust rotation speed of the first rotation shaft, a second rotation shaft interlocked with an axle, a first switching mechanism to connect/disconnect switching between the first and second rotation shafts, a third rotation shaft, a second power source to adjust rotation speed of the third rotation shaft, and a second switching mechanism to connect/disconnect switching between the third rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft. At least one switching mechanism of the first switching mechanism and the second switching mechanism is a dog clutch type, and reliably and stably performs the connection switching thereof. A control stores information on a rotation phase of the first/third rotation shafts. At least one of the first/second switching mechanisms is held in a connected state, and the rotation phase is adjusted based on stored information at the connection switching.
US10875408B2	Apparatus for controlling motorized vehicle In an apparatus for controlling a motorized vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery, a rotary electric machine electrically connected to the rechargeable battery, and electrical loads electrically connected to the rechargeable battery, a machine operating point setter is configured to, when current is passing between the rechargeable battery and the rotary electric machine, set operating points of the rotary electric machine, each specifying a system efficiency representing a ratio of input/output dynamical power of the rotary electric machine to input/output power of the rechargeable battery, a torque of the rotary electric machine, and a rotational speed of the rotary electric machine that are taken as parameters, based on the amount of current flowing through the rechargeable battery. A rotary electric machine controller is configured to control the rotary electric machine to operate at the operating points of the rotary electric machine set by the machine operating point setter.
US10875406B2	Electric-vehicle charging apparatus An apparatus for a power system. The apparatus includes multiple electrical power sources and an enclosure operatively connected to the power sources at multiple input terminals. Multiple loads operatively connect to the enclosure at multiple output terminals by multiple cables. The enclosure includes the input terminals and the output terminals and a controller unit. Multiple selection units operatively connect to the controller unit, multiple power converters are connected to multiple connection paths. The selection units connect to at least one of multiple switches connected in the connection paths. Multiple sensor units are operatively attached to the controller unit which is configured to sense multiple parameters in the connection paths. Responsive to the parameters sensed by the sensor units, the selection units select the connection paths between the electrical power sources and the loads.
US10875400B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes: a first rotating electric machine connected to an output shaft; an internal combustion engine; a second rotating electric machine connected to the internal combustion engine; a deriving portion configured to derive a required driving force based on an opening degree of an accelerator pedal operated by a driver of the hybrid vehicle; and a control portion configured to control the internal combustion engine, the first rotating electric machine, and the second rotating electric machine according to the required driving force. The control portion is configured to hold a revolution of the internal combustion engine at a predetermined value variable based on a travelling speed of the hybrid vehicle when the required driving force is 0 or less during travelling of the hybrid vehicle by power of the first rotating electric machine. The predetermined value is greater as the travelling speed is higher.
US10875397B2	HESM fast recharge algorithm A hybrid energy storage module (HESM) configured to be used on an aircraft to provide electrical energy may include a battery and an ultracapacitor each configured to receive the electrical energy, store the electrical energy, and discharge the electrical energy, a power bus in electronic communication with the battery and the ultracapacitor, and a controller coupled to the battery and the ultracapacitor and configured to control charging and discharging of the battery and of the ultracapacitor such that a measured voltage of the power bus is adjusted based upon at least one of a battery state of charge (SOC) or an ultracapacitor SOC.
US10875395B2	Door assemblies including vented weather strips and vehicles incorporating the same A door assembly includes a door frame, a weather strip, and a window glass. The door frame defining a window opening. The weather strip is coupled to the door frame along a portion of the window opening. The weather strip includes an inner flange, an outer flange, and a base that defines a cavity. The inner flange includes a plurality of inner apertures and the outer flange includes a plurality of outer apertures. The window glass is movably coupled to the door frame between a closed position and a vent position. In the closed position the window glass is engaged within the cavity between the plurality of inner apertures and the plurality of outer apertures to inhibit ventilation of air through the weather strip. In the vent position an upper edge of the window glass is engaged within the cavity to permit ventilation of air through the weather strip.
US10875393B2	Cargo storage assembly for sport utility vehicle A Jeep® cargo enclosure device is comprised of two [left/right] side-arm panels which allow for mounting of the two-part enclosure panels from the rear and toward the front seats of the vehicle, a single rear sliding cargo panel to enclose the space behind the back seat to the tailgate of the vehicle, a four-section hinged top cover panel to enclose the space in front of the rear sliding cargo panel and up to the front seats of the vehicle, and a single additional forward enclosure panel to discourage access from the front of the vehicle when its doors have been removed. All components of this cargo enclosure device work in accord with and without impediment to all ordinary functions of the Jeep® vehicle while installed, including the operation of the soft-top, the use of the vehicle's back seat, and the ability to carry taller cargo items.
US10875389B2	Top arrangement having a top cover A top arrangement of a motor vehicle having a hard-top or folding-top section and a top cutout which borders the hard-top or folding-top section and which can be either closed or at least partially opened by means of a top opening system comprising at least one displaceable lid element, which can be shifted over the hard-top or folding-top section, and a top cover, which spans at least the hard-top or folding-top section in a closed position of the top opening system and is fixed to the lid element across its entire width.
US10875388B2	Locking mechanism and open roof construction provided there-with A locking mechanism is provided with a locking lever for driving a movable member in a first direction and for locking it in a predetermined position and an operating part for controlling the movement of the locking lever, with cooperating cams and guides for controlling the movement of the locking lever also in a second direction and retaining means for retaining the locking lever in a specific position after a movement in said second direction. The retaining means comprise a retaining member which is movable between a retaining position and a release position. The movement of the retaining member between the retaining and release positions and vice versa is a result of a movement of the operating part.
US10875387B1	Replacement vent clip for use with vehicle vent louvers A replacement vent clip for attachment to a louver of an air vent assembly when the air vent assembly is installed in a motor vehicle includes two posts extending rearward from a lower wall of the vent clip and a lower and upper wall spaced apart from one another to create an open back end spanning an entire width of the vent clip. The open back end includes a channel sized smaller in height than a height of an opposing horizontal louver of an air vent assembly and includes a lip arranged to move to a second greater height when engaging the horizontal louver. The two longitudinally extending, spaced apart posts align the vent clip with a vertical post of an air vent assembly. Once the louver is contained within the vent clip, the channel moves back to its original height and captures the louver within the clip.
US10875385B2	Climate control system of a motor vehicle and method for operating the climate control system A climate control system for conditioning air of a motor vehicle passenger compartment and a method for operating same includes a climate control unit with a housing with a first flow channel and a second flow channel for conducting air, a refrigerant circulation and first and second coolant circulation. Refrigerant circulation is implemented with refrigerant-air heat exchanger operable as evaporator independently of operating mode Refrigerant-air heat exchanger is disposed within housing of the climate control unit. First refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger operates as condenser/gas cooler independently of operating mode. Second refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger operates as evaporator independently of the operating mode are disposed outside of housing of climate control unit. First coolant circulation comprises second refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger and heat exchangers for conditioning components of power train and a battery heat exchanger. Second coolant circulation is implemented with first refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger and with heating heat exchanger disposed within the housing of the climate control unit.
US10875383B2	Fastening system for a vehicle component housing A vehicle component housing, such as for an air filtration assembly, includes a first shell having a mount defining a retention feature, and a second shell having a flange. A fastener has a hooked region rotatably supported by the mount and configured to selectively mate with the retention feature to retain the fastener in a disengaged position. The fastener has a locking member configured to mate with the flange to retain the fastener in an engaged position. The fastener may be a spring clip fastener.
US10875382B2	Waste heat utilization system for an electric vehicle A waste heat utilization system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor and a battery may include a first cooling circuit in which a first coolant circulates and having arranged therein the electric motor, a first direct heat exchanger for discharging heat from the first coolant into surroundings of the system, and a first delivery device for driving the first coolant. The system may also include a second cooling circuit in which a second coolant circulates and having arranged therein the battery and a second delivery device for driving the second coolant. The system may also include an air conditioning circuit in which a working medium circulates, and having arranged therein a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. The system may further include first and second chillers by which heat may be transferrable from the first and second cooling circuits into the air conditioning circuit, and first and second heat exchangers incorporated in one of the first and second cooling circuits for discharging heat into the surroundings.
US10875381B2	Thermal management system in a vehicle and method for operation of the system Thermal management systems and methods for operation thereof are provided for allocating coolant flow in a vehicle. The thermal management system includes a cabin heat exchanger in fluidic communication with a heater and an energy storage device heat exchanger in fluidic communication with the heater. The thermal management system is designed to, in a first mode, flow heated coolant from the heater to the cabin heat exchanger in a first coolant loop and flow cooled coolant to the energy storage device heat exchanger from an energy storage device cooler in a second coolant loop temporarily separated from the first coolant loop and, in a second mode, flow heated coolant from the heater to the cabin heat exchanger and then to the energy storage device heat exchanger in series.
US10875377B2	Sway bar linkage with bushing The sway bar linkage connects a sway bar with a control arm of a vehicle suspension system. The linkage includes a fastener and a plurality of bushings disposed between the fastener and the sway bar and between the fastener and the control arm. At least one of the bushings is constructed as a single piece of material, presents an outer surface, presents an inner bore which extends along an axis for receiving the fastener, and presents a plurality of pockets. The pockets are spaced radially between the inner bore and the outer surface for allowing the bushing to more easily deflect and absorb energy while transferring forces between the sway bar, fastener and control arm.
US10875374B2	Frame unit A frame unit for utility vehicles includes outer and inner parts and a transverse region, wherein the transverse region extends substantially transversely to the outer part and/or the inner part, wherein the transverse region is integrally formed with the outer part or the inner part, the outer part and/or the inner part has a fastening region for being secured to a vehicle frame, the outer part has an outer bearing region and the inner part has an inner bearing region, an axle guide can be arranged between the outer and inner bearing regions and can be secured to the bearing regions such that the axle guide can pivot about a bearing axis, and wherein the transverse region secures the outer part and/or the inner part against pivoting about an orthogonal in relation to the bearing axis.
US10875373B2	Axial ball joint and length-adjustable two-point link with such an axial ball joint An axial ball joint for a length-adjustable two-point link having a housing and a ball stud supported in the housing by a joint ball to be rotatably and swivelably movable and which extends in an axial direction out of the housing in undeflected state. The housing has a connection pin integrally connected to the housing that extends perpendicular to axial direction. A length-adjustable two-point link has two angle joints connected to one another via a connection element, particularly a connection pipe. One angle joint is formed as an axial ball joint connected to the connection element to be adjustable in length. The other angle joint is formed as a radial ball joint and is rigidly connected to the connection element.
US10875370B2	Self-stabilising two-wheeled vehicle, in particular an amphibious vehicle Disclosed is a vehicle with only two parallel independent drive wheels, capable of moving on a solid or semi-solid ground, as well as on water if provided with blades on the wheels. The vehicle is stable in that it has a unit for lowering the center of gravity, which are housed in the wheels, which are in turn internally hollow for this purpose.
US10875365B2	Portable tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) tool A portable tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) tool includes a tire sensor trigger device ensuring the TPMS tool is in close proximity to a TPMS tire sensor to trigger or awaken the sensor to emit measured tire data. In one example, a manually displaceable trigger signal contact device in the form of a push button is used. On manual displacement of the push button against the tire, the tool generates the tire sensor trigger signal. In another example, the tool includes a first power source in the form of a high density capacitor. In another example, a second power source in the form of a lithium button-type battery is used to selectively provide power or recharge the first power source between function cycles.
US10875364B2	Method of monitoring the pressure of an aircraft tire A method of monitoring the pressure of a tire of an aircraft, the method including: taking two or more pressure readings from the tire at different times; calculating an estimated deflation rate based on the pressure readings; and calculating a time for the tire to deflate to a reference pressure level based on the estimated deflation rate. Two or more temperature readings are each associated with one of the pressure readings, and the estimated deflation rate is calculated by normalising each pressure reading based on its associated temperature reading and a common reference temperature to obtain a temperature-normalised pressure reading, and calculating the estimated deflation rate based on the temperature-normalised pressure readings. The estimated deflation rate is compared with a threshold, and a warning provided if the estimated deflation rate exceeds the threshold.
US10875363B2	Stud pin and studded tire A stud pin includes a tip and a body portion provided around a center axis of the stud pin. The body portion includes an upper flange, a lower flange, and a shank portion connecting the upper flange and the lower flange. A first side surface of the lower flange includes a first curved surface recessed inward in relation to the body portion. A second side surface of the upper flange includes a second curved surface bulging toward a periphery of the body portion, and a pair of flat surfaces configured to connect the second curved surface to interpose the second curved surface. A trough portion where the first curved surface is most recessed and a peak portion where the second curved surface is most bulged are located at an identical orientation position about the center axis as viewed from the axial direction.
US10875358B1	High load pivoting caster with integral jack A high load pivoting caster with integral jack preferably includes a wheel mounting base, a pair of wheels, a high load jack, a slewing ring, an wheel axle and an attachment cube. The wheel mounting base includes a base plate, and first and second pairs of wheel support plates. The first wheel is retained between the first pair of wheel support plates. The second wheel is retained between the second pair of wheel support plates. The wheel axle is inserted through the pair of wheels and the first and second pair of wheel support plates. The slewing ring preferably includes a stator ring, a rotor ring, an indexing plate and a set of rotary bearings. An opening is formed through the indexing plate to receive an outer perimeter of the high load jack. The attachment cube is preferably attached to a top of the indexing plate with welding.
US10875352B1	Wall mounted display board system with a base castor and method of use A wall mounted display board system includes a frame; a hinging system to mount on a wall surface and engage with the frame; a panel mounted on a front of the frame; and a castor mounted on a bottom portion of the frame to rest on a ground surface; the hinging system allows the frame and panel to pivot; and pivoting of the hinging system and the frame moves the castor along the ground surface.
US10875350B2	Anti-counterfeiting structure An anti-counterfeiting structure includes a substrate having a surface, and an device structure positioned on the surface. A side opposite to the side on which the substrate is positioned with respect to the device structure is an observation side, and the device structure comprises an optical device layer that emits predetermined light towards the observation side, and an information portion that contains given information. The information portion comprises a first substance having optical transparency, wherein the first substance is changeable to a second substance having a different optical characteristic from the first substance by laser irradiation, and the second substance representing information. The device structure has a display surface that is a surface opposite to the surface on which a surface of the substrate, and is configured so as to display information contained in the information portion via the display surface.
US10875349B2	In-line labeling articles and methods of manufacture and use A tie article that includes an attachment portion and a bib portion, where the bib portion includes at least one arm segment and at least one closure device (e.g., a retention wire, tin tie, clasp tie, and the like), where the attachment portion and the bib portion are integrally fabricated from a printed sheet having a first surface and a polymeric film adhered to the first surface of the printed sheet such that the closure device(s) is disposed between the first surface of the printed sheet and the polymeric film at the attachment portion. Multiple tie articles may be manufactured with an in-line process.
US10875348B1	Greeting article A decorative greeting article comprising a sheet of paper having a written inscription inscribed upon its center portion, readable in an unrolled position, and formable into a rolled cylinder having a hollow interior and an opening in a rolled position. The opening of the cylinder can receive a decorative member which can be a natural or an artificial flower or a bouquet of flowers or other novelty item, and a stem part that extends into the hollow interior of the cylinder. A securing means, optionally decorative, including an adhesive surface, releasably secures the sheet of paper in the rolled, cylinder position. A user can grasp and pull a pull tab to release the securing means from the cylinder, releasing the sheet to be unrolled and viewed by the user.
US10875346B2	Lithographic printing plate precursor, lithographic printing plate manufacturing method and printing method The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor that enables a lithographic printing plate formed therefrom to have excellent image visibility and a long press life, as well as a lithographic printing plate manufacturing method and a printing method. The lithographic printing plate precursor of the invention is a lithographic printing plate precursor including an aluminum support and an image recording layer, the aluminum support includes an aluminum plate and an anodized film of aluminum formed on the aluminum plate, the anodized film is positioned closer to the image recording layer than the aluminum plate is, the anodized film has micropores extending in a depth direction of the anodized film from a surface of the anodized film on the image recording layer, the micropores have an average diameter of more than 10 nm but not more than 100 nm at the surface of the anodized film, and the surface of the anodized film on the image recording layer side has a lightness L* of 70 to 100 in a Lab* color system.
US10875345B2	Printable recording media Disclosed herein is a printable recording media comprising a cellulose based substrate and a composite ink receiving layer that includes a first distinct layer and a second distinct layer. The second distinct layer is applied on top of the first distinct layer and comprises, at least, a polymeric binder, nano-size inorganic pigment particles and an ionene compound. Also disclosed herein is a method for making the printable recording media.
US10875344B2	Recording media The present disclosure is drawn to a recording medium including a substrate, a first coating applied to the substrate, and a second coating applied to the first coating. The first coating can include inorganic pigment, fixative agent, and a first binder. The second coating can include inorganic nanoparticles, aluminum silicate, and a second binder.
US10875341B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus is provided that effectively prevents the risk of ink bleeding so as to obtain a high-quality print result. The printing apparatus includes an inkjet head that ejects droplets of ink using inkjet technique so as to adhere the ink to the medium, and an ultraviolet light source that radiates ultraviolet light. The ink contains a colorant, an ultraviolet absorbent, a resin, and an aqueous solvent that emulsifies or suspends the resin. The ultraviolet light source irradiates the ink adhered to the medium with ultraviolet light to heat the ink to a temperature lower than a boiling point of the ink and high enough to prevent the ink from bleeding, so that the aqueous solvent is at least in part volatilized and removed from the ink.
US10875339B1	High resolution graphene films for electrochemical sensing via inkjet maskless lithography Methods, systems, and compositions to produce high resolution, highly scalable patterns on a variety of substrates. A high resolution sacrificial negative of the desired pattern in inkjet printed on the substrate with an inkjet printable ink. A viscous solution is coated or deposited over the negative pattern and substrate. The solution is stabilized such as by drying and adheres to the substrate. The sacrificial negative is removed, leaving the dried solution in the high resolution form factor defined by the removed negative. This allows the solution to be formulated without regard to meeting inkjet printing requirements but results in a high resolution final positive pattern on the substrate.
US10875332B2	Recording device A recording device includes a recording unit; an inverting path that inverts a medium that recording has been performed on and sends the medium back to the recording unit; a feeding roller an outer circumferential surface of which is in contact with the medium at both a first position in the inverting path before inverting the medium and a second position in the inverting path after inverting the medium; and a cleaning unit that cleans the outer circumferential surface of the feeding roller; in which the cleaning unit, before a contact portion on the outer circumferential surface of the feeding roller in contact with the medium at the first position reaches the second position with rotation of the feeding roller, is disposed at a position in contact with the contact portion.
US10875326B2	Printing device and method of using the same A system for printing at least one stretchable ink on a thermoformable substrate including an unwinder arranged to feed the thermoformable substrate from a first roll into a web drive subsystem, a surface energy modification device arranged to alter a substrate surface energy to enhance wetting and adhesion of the at least one stretchable ink to the thermoformable substrate, at least one printhead array arranged to deposit the at least one stretchable ink on the thermoformable substrate, at least one radiation curing device arranged to cure the at least one stretchable ink on the thermoformable substrate, a sensor array arranged to monitor the at least one stretchable ink on the thermoformable substrate, and a rewinder arranged to receive the thermoformable substrate and to form the thermoformable substrate into a second roll.
US10875323B2	Shell for a portable telecommunication system A shell for a portable telecommunication system (3) comprises a surface defining a hollow volume, suitable for being mechanically connected in a removable manner to a portable telecommunication system (2), said portable telecommunication system (2) being able to be inserted, at least partially, in the hollow volume, said portable telecommunication system (2) comprising a memory suitable for storing a computer document, the shell being characterized in that it comprises a communication unit suitable for receiving a document stored in the memory from the portable telecommunication system (2), and a miniature printing device (1) for documents, suitable for receiving said computer document via the communication unit and for printing same.
US10875322B2	Device and method for the deposition of particles on a target A device for deposition of particles on a target from a transparent slide having a film formed by a fluid containing suspended particles, by locally exciting the film using a laser, includes means for observing the local excitation region. The observation means comprise a sensor and a light source, the optical axes of which are substantially shared in a space between an optical splitter and the film. The optical beam of the imaging system and the optical beam of the laser are coaxially arranged in the space between the controlled optical deflection means and the film. The device comprises a first focusing optical unit arranged between the controlled optical deflection means and the film. The device comprises a second image-combining optical unit positioned between the sensor and the splitter, the sensor being positioned in the focal plane of the second optical unit.
US10875321B2	Fluid ejection devices to dispense fluid of different sizes In some examples, a fluid ejection device includes a support body, a multi-die assembly, and a fluid channel that extends through the support body from a first side to a second side adjacent the multi-die assembly. The multi-die assembly includes a plurality of fluid ejection dies to receive fluid from the fluid channel, where a first fluid ejection die of the plurality of fluid ejection dies is to dispense fluid of a first drop size, and a second fluid ejection die of the plurality of fluid ejection dies is to dispense fluid of a second drop size different from the first drop size.
US10875316B2	Liquid supply unit and liquid ejection apparatus The liquid supply unit includes: a liquid containing body configured to contain the liquid; a housing that covers the liquid containing body; and a lever-shaped plug member configured to seal the liquid injection portion. The plug member includes: a first pivoting portion that is configured to pivot the plug member; and a first protrusion provided so as to be displaceable in order to lock the plug member onto the housing. The housing includes: a second pivoting portion into which the first pivoting portion is to be fit; and a second protrusion configured to come into contact with the first protrusion and displace the first protrusion when the plug member pivots toward the liquid injection portion, the contact with the first protrusion being canceled and the displacement of the first protrusion being returned to normal when the plug member further pivots and is locked onto the housing.
US10875312B2	Hybrid printhead maintenance system for wiping and priming A method of maintaining an elongate inkjet printhead includes the steps of: positioning a suction nozzle opposite inkjet nozzles of the printhead; positioning a wiper offset from the inkjet nozzles; and moving the suction nozzle and the wiper together along a length of the printhead. The wiper contacts only a non-printing part of the printhead while the suction nozzle is spaced apart from the inkjet nozzles of printhead.
US10875307B2	Method for manufacturing a fluid-ejection device with improved resonance frequency and fluid-ejection velocity, and fluid-ejection device A method for manufacturing a device for ejecting a fluid, including the steps of: forming, in a first semiconductor wafer that houses a nozzle of the ejection device, a first structural layer; removing selective portions of the first structural layer to form a first portion of a chamber for containing the fluid; removing, in a second semiconductor wafer that houses an actuator of the ejection device, selective portions of a second structural layer to form a second portion of the chamber; and coupling together the first and second semiconductor wafers so that the first portion directly faces the second portion, thus forming the chamber. The first portion defines a part of volume of the chamber that is larger than a respective part of volume of the chamber defined by the second portion.
US10875306B2	Liquid ejection head having protruding pieces provided in common channel A liquid ejection head is connected to a storage chamber having an outlet port and an inlet port. The liquid ejection head includes a plurality of discrete passages, a common channel and a protruding piece. The plurality of discrete passages each has an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The common channel is defined by two walls facing each other. The common channel includes a common supply channel and a common return channel. The common supply channel is connected to the outlet port and to the inlet opening to introduce the liquid. The common return channel is connected to the outlet opening and to the inlet port to return the liquid. The protruding piece is provided in each of the common supply channel and the common return channel and protruding from at least one of the walls.
US10875305B2	Liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head includes a substrate in which an ejection port for ejecting liquid is formed, a pressure chamber to house the liquid to be ejected from the ejection port and apply pressure to the liquid in the ejection, and a flow passage connected to the pressure chamber and configured to cause the liquid in the pressure chamber to circulate along the substrate. The ejection port has a non-circular shape, and the substrate is provided with a groove portion extending in a direction of the circulation and connected to the ejection port. According to the above-described configuration, the liquid ejection head can sufficiently extend a liquid circulation effect to a position near a meniscus while suppressing mixing of bubbles.
US10875304B2	Liquid ejecting head including substrate and rigid layer having convex parts and concave parts A liquid ejecting head includes: a substrate; a first electrode; a piezoelectric layer covering the first electrode; a second electrode positioned on the piezoelectric layer; a plurality of pressure chambers arrayed in a first direction; and a rigid layer. Each pressure chamber has one end portion and another end portion in a second direction. The rigid layer has an edge providing a plurality of convex parts and a plurality of concave parts. Each convex part and each concave part are alternately arrayed with each other in the first direction. Each convex part is positioned outside each pressure chamber and protrudes in the second direction toward the another end portion. Each concave part is positioned at each pressure chamber and is concaved in the second direction away from the another end portion.
US10875303B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and wiring substrate A liquid ejecting head including a head unit including a mounting surface on which a plurality of first terminals, to which a signal to eject ink from a nozzle is supplied, are formed, and a flexible wiring substrate including a plurality of second terminals that supply the signal to the head unit, the flexible wiring substrate bonded to the head unit with nonconductive paste while the second terminals and the first terminals are in an electrically coupled state, in which the plurality of second terminals are arranged at pitches of 50 μm or less, and in which protrusions in contact with surfaces of the first terminals are formed on surfaces of the second terminals, the protrusions protruding at a height exceeding a surface roughness of the second terminals.
US10875302B2	Droplet deposition head and actuator component therefor actuator component for a droplet deposition head made up of a number of patterned layers, each layer extending in a plane normal to a layering direction, with the layers being stacked one upon another in said layering direction. A row of fluid chambers is formed within the layers, with the row extending in a row direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the layering direction. Each fluid chamber is provided with a respective nozzle and a respective actuating element, which is actuable to cause the ejection of fluid from the chamber in question through the corresponding one of the nozzles. A row of inlet passageways is also formed within the layers of the actuator component, with the row extending in the row direction. Each inlet passageway is fluidically connected so as to supply fluid to a respective one of said fluid chambers. In some embodiments, either a row of outlet passageways or a second row of inlet passageways is additionally formed within the layers; in either case, such row extends in the row direction. Where outlet passageways are present, each is fluidically connected so as to receive fluid from a respective one of said fluid chambers. At least one of the rows of passageways is staggered, whereby at least some of the members of the staggered row in question are offset from their neighbours in an offset direction for the staggered row in question that is perpendicular to the row direction. The row of fluid chambers may also be staggered.
US10875301B2	Method of manufacturing an actuator device An actuator device includes: an actuator including a first element contact; and a wire member including (a) a first contact connected to the first element contact and (b) a first wire configured to conduct with the first contact. A first wide portion is formed at a distal end portion of the first wire at an edge portion of the wire member. The first wide portion is disposed beyond the first element contact in a wire direction of the first wire. The first contact is disposed at a basal end portion of the first wire. The basal end portion is located further from the edge portion of the wire member than the first wide portion. The first contact is connected to the first element contact.
US10875297B2	Image forming apparatus and control method therefor An image forming apparatus includes a printhead in which a plurality of element substrates for discharging a print material are arranged; a heating unit that maintains a temperature within the element substrate at a target temperature for each of the plurality of element substrates; a detection unit that detects the temperature within the element substrate for each of the plurality of element substrates; and a control unit that, for each of the plurality of element substrates, compares a highest temperature within the element substrate that is detected by the detection unit with a predetermined threshold, and if the highest temperature exceeds the predetermined threshold, sets the target temperature for the element substrate at a temperature which is higher than a target temperature set when the highest temperature does not exceed the predetermined threshold and lower than the predetermined threshold.
US10875295B2	Print head, liquid ejection apparatus, and piezoelectric element control circuit A print head includes a piezoelectric element that includes a first electrode supplied with a drive signal and a second electrode supplied with a reference voltage signal and is displaced by a difference in electric potential between the first electrode and the second electrode, a cavity that is filled with a liquid ejected from a nozzle along with the displacement of the piezoelectric element, a vibration plate that is disposed between the cavity and the piezoelectric element, a low pass filter circuit that is supplied with the drive signal, a first switch circuit that switches between supplying and not supplying the drive signal to the first electrode, and a second switch circuit that switches between supplying and not supplying the drive signal after passing through the low pass filter circuit to the first electrode.
US10875294B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A driving circuit includes a comparator that compares a voltage of an original driving signal with a voltage of a feedback signal of a driving signal, transistors, and a control signal generating circuit that generates a gate signal to the transistor and a gate signal to the transistor. The control signal generating circuit controls to alternately switch on the transistors. Driving abilities of the transistors are switched to be lowered by insertion of capacitors by an adjustment circuit.
US10875293B2	Ink-jet printing apparatus, ink-jet printing method, and storage medium In a print head, a plurality of ejection ports for ejecting metallic ink, including a solvent and particles for imparting a metallic gloss, are arranged in a predetermined direction. A plurality of printing scans are performed to the same area of the print medium to print an image on the print medium. In the printing scan, the metallic ink being ejected from the print head to a print medium while moving the print head in a scanning direction intersecting the predetermined direction. At least one of the plurality of printing scans is set as a first scan having a higher print ratio than the other printing scans.
US10875289B2	3D printer, related set of parts and methods A three-dimensional (3D) printer, a set of parts and associated methods for procuring and/or building the 3D printer for printing a specimen therewithin. The set of parts may be designed to be provided in a single material and for avoiding tolerance stackup.
US10875287B2	Wind turbine blades A method of making a wind turbine blade having at least one pultruded strip of fibrous reinforcing material integrated with a shell of the blade is described. The method comprises the steps of: providing at a first location a feed apparatus for dispensing a pultruded strip of fibrous reinforcing material; supporting a coiled pultruded strip of fibrous reinforcing material for rotation in the feed apparatus; causing the coiled strip to rotate in the feed apparatus at the first location; and feeding a free end of the strip from the feed apparatus in a feed direction towards a second location remote from the first location. An associated feed apparatus for use in the method is also described.
US10875284B2	Composite products of paper and cellulose nanofibrils and process of making Strong, light-weight composite laminates are made by impregnating layers of paper with a cellulose nanofiber (CNF) slurry, laying the coated papers up in a plurality of layers or stack, and subjecting the stack to pressure and heat for a period of time sufficient to cause the CNF to impregnate, reinforce, and bond the paper layers into a composite. The resulting composite has impressive mechanical strength and exhibits a substantially homogeneous composition throughout its depth. The composite should have good strength to weight properties, and be recyclable or compostable.
US10875280B2	Wooden decorative panel and method for manufacturing same, insert molding using wooden decorative panel, and method for manufacturing insert molding A wooden decorative panel has rough texture and non-glossy look of veneer. A wooden decorative panel manufacturing method enables manufacture of the wooden decorative panel with a small material loss. The wooden decorative panel includes a veneer made from natural wood and having a plurality of surface irregularities due to vessels of the wood, and a transfer layer transferred from a transfer film and bonded to a surface of the veneer. The transfer layer has surface irregularities that are similar in shape to the plurality of surface irregularities. The wooden decorative panel has the feel and the appearance of natural veneer due to the irregularities formed by the vessels, and the durability sufficient for use as an industrial product.
US10875279B2	Method for autoclave-free lamination of a composite pane A method for autoclave-free lamination of a composite pane.A stack sequence of a substrate pane, at least one intermediate layer, and a cover pane is produced, a vacuum ring or a vacuum bag is placed around the stack sequence, the stack sequence is deaerated for a period of t≥8 min and at a temperature T from 0° C. to 30° C. by application of a negative pressure of p≤0.3 bar to the vacuum ring or the vacuum bag, the stack sequence is heated to a temperature T of 70° C. to 115° C., the stack sequence is deaerated for a period t of t≥8 min by application of a negative pressure of p≤0.3 bar to the vacuum ring or the vacuum bag, the stack sequence is cooled to a temperature T<70° C., the vacuum ring or the vacuum bag is aerated and removed, the stack sequence is heated to a temperature T from 40° C. to 120° C., the stack sequence is pressed together between at least two opposing calender rollers of a first calender unit over the entire width b of the stack sequence.
US10875277B2	Laminated glass A laminated glass includes a pair of glass plates; and an interlayer located between the glass plates. At least one of the glass plates has a cross section with a wedged shape, and an entire amount of iron in terms of Fe2O3 in the glass plate having the cross section with the wedged shape is 0.75 mass % or less. The interlayer includes a heat shielding agent, and has a cross section with a wedge angle of 0.2 mrad or less. A total solar transmittance, defined by ISO 13837A, of the laminated glass is 60% or less.
US10875276B2	Soundproof composite flooring of magnesium sulfate and solid wood The invention relates to composite floorings, more particularly to a soundproof composite flooring of magnesium sulfate and solid wood. The soundproof composite flooring includes a paint layer, a solid wood layer, a magnesium sulfate substrate layer, and a soundproof layer which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom; the solid wood layer and the magnesium sulfate substrate layer are bonded via AB glue by cold pressing or via a hot-melt adhesive; a plurality of cylindrical holes are arranged along edges of an upper surface of the magnesium sulfate substrate layer, and a buffer structure is arranged in each of the cylindrical holes; the buffer structure includes a rubber base which fits a bottom of the cylindrical holes, and a support disk which is opposite to the solid wood layer. The rubber base and the support disk are connected by a rubber column.
US10875273B2	Foldable structure, method of manufacturing foldable structure, manufacturing device of foldable structure, and non-transitory computer-readable computer medium storing a program To provide a foldable structure to which stiffness is imparted so that non-uniform extension and contraction is inhibited even when each surface is formed of a flexible material, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device of the foldable structure, and a non-transitory computer-readable computer medium storing a program. A foldable structure including at least two tubular structures in which the two tubular structures include a shared surface array which is continuous shared surfaces shared by each other, and a twisting characteristic in the shared surface array of one tubular structure is in a direction opposite to that of the twisting characteristic in the shared surface array of the other tubular structure.
US10875272B2	Inner-circulation high-speed hydraulic system, hydraulic platform, and hydraulic platform assembly An inner-circulating high speed hydraulic system, a hydraulic platform and a hydraulic platform assembly consisting of said systems, wherein the inner-circulating high speed hydraulic system comprises a hydraulic cylinder component and a pressure valve component, the hydraulic cylinder component including a high pressure cylinder, a hydraulic plunger, and a housing, wherein an axial hole and radial holes intersecting with the axial hole are disposed at the top/bottom of the high pressure cylinder and the high pressure cylinder is contained within the housing, wherein the inner-circulating oil chamber may communicate with the axial hole via the radial holes and further communicate with chambers at the top/bottom of the hydraulic plunger, wherein compressed air inlets are disposed on the housing and a lower end of the hydraulic plunger is connected to an actuating element; and a pressure valve component, comprising a pressure servo motor and a pressure plunger driven by the pressure servo motor to move up and down within the axial hole disposed at the top/bottom of the high pressure cylinder. Accurate control on dwell time for pressing at the up and down stop points of the platform, and highly precise adjustment to duration of the dwell time are enabled by the present invention. Thus, a stamping process with high quality is achieved.
US10875267B2	Methods of making a film of dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomeric materials Methods and systems for making a film made of dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomeric material are provided herein. The subject methods and systems achieve dimensional stability of an elastic film by applying thermal treatment as part of the film making process and enhance the shrinkage of the film by intentionally with stretching the film while hot and freezing the film in the stretch. The systems and methods are useful in controlling shrinkage of DVA post film extrusion.
US10875264B2	Ply location templates for double diaphragm vacuum bagging systems Systems and methods are provided for securing laminates to mandrels. One embodiment is a method for facilitating layup of preforms, the method including selecting a mandrel that includes at least one receptacle, disposing a first vacuum bag atop the mandrel that covers the receptacle, selecting a Ply Location Template (PLT) that includes a securement element, aligning a portion of the securement element with the receptacle, pressing the portion of the securement element downward into the first vacuum bag and driving the portion of the securement element into the receptacle, and abutting a preform against the PLT.
US10875257B2	Edge attached film-foam sheet The present disclosure generally relates to devices and methods for furniture protection. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to foam-film sheets configured to protect furniture from damage. An exemplary foam-film sheet as disclosed herein includes a sheet of foam material having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; a sheet of film material having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; a first seal between a portion of the foam material proximate its first lateral edge and a portion of the film material proximate its first lateral edge; and a second seal between a portion of the foam material proximate its second lateral edge and a portion of the film material proximate its second lateral edge, wherein the film and foam are substantially unsealed along the entire transverse width between the first and second sealed portions near the lateral edges of the foam material.
US10875255B2	Tube sealer A device for sealing sample tubes comprises a tool assembly configured to interface with a rack (10) holding a plurality of sample storage tubes (20), the tool assembly holding a plurality of punches (322) and a die plate (324) including a plurality of cutting holes, with each of the plurality of cutting holes accepting one of the plurality of punches (322). The tool assembly receives a foil sheet (131) between the punches (322) and the die plate (324). The device includes an actuator enabling linear movement of the tool assembly. Linear movement of the tool assembly towards the rack (10) engages the die plate (324) against the rack (10) and punches the punches (322) through the cutting holes of the die plate (324) to punch a plurality of sealing sections from the foil sheet (131) and to press and seal each of the sealing sections against a top end of each of the plurality of sample storage tubes (20) in the rack (10).
US10875253B2	Method for the production of a pacifier teat Method for the production of a pacifier teat and pacifier teat with a suction section forming a cavity, to which suction section a shaft adjoins, wherein an elastic hollow body having suction section and the shaft is pre-formed in an injection or in a dipping process and opposite wall sections of the pre-formed hollow body are connected with each other in the region of the shaft.
US10875248B2	Digitization and fabrication of custom surface topographies with submicron resolution The present invention relates generally to methods of fabricating surface topography based on a scanned surface topography. The method converts 3D scanned surface topography data that have submicron resolution to digital formats that can be stored, manipulated, or tiled, and used as an input for replicating the surface topography with submicron resolution on another substrate. The digitized surface topography data is then converted to input for 1) 3D printing to replicate the scanned surface topography with submicron resolution, with or without a subsequent coating layer or layers to impart additional properties and/or features, 2) 3D printing a master that replicates the scanned surface topography with submicron resolution, which will be used for fast replica molding of the surface topography onto another substrate, and 3) creating a photomask with submicron resolution for transferring the surface topography to a metal substrate surface through subsequent photolithography and etching processes.
US10875247B2	Multi-beam resin curing system and method for whole-volume additive manufacturing A multi-beam volumetric resin curing system and method for whole-volume additive manufacturing of an object includes a bath containing a photosensitive resin, a light source for producing a light beam, and a spatial light modulator which produces a phase- or intensity-modulated light beam by impressing a phase profile or intensity profile of an image onto a light beam received from the light source. The system and method also include projection optics which then produces multiple sub-image beams from the modulated light beam which are projected to intersect each other in the photosensitive resin to cure select volumetric regions of the resin in a whole-volume three-dimensional pattern representing the object.
US10875245B2	System and method for dispensing composite filaments for additive manufacturing A nozzle for dispense of a material that is a composite of fillers such as short fibers (e.g. carbon fibers) and a polymer matrix. The nozzle through which the composite material is dispensed has an expansion region through which the composite material flows. The expansion region dispenses a composite material wherein the fibers are substantially not aligned (e.g. in a random orientation with respect to each other in the polymer matrix).
US10875241B2	Electrostatic 3-D printer using layer and mechanical planer A three-dimensional (3-D) printer includes build and support material development stations positioned to transfer layers of build and support materials to an intermediate transfer surface. The intermediate transfer surface transfers a layer of the build and support materials to a platen each time the platen contacts the intermediate transfer surface. A sensor detects the thickness of the layer on the platen, and a mechanical planer is positioned to contact and level the layer on the platen as the platen moves past the mechanical planer. Additionally, a feedback loop is electrically connected to the sensor and the mechanical planer. The mechanical planer adjusts the amount of the build material and the support material removed from the layer based on the thickness of the layer on the platen, as determined by the sensor.
US10875240B2	Stabilizing liquid functional material for three- dimensional (3D) printing A stabilizing liquid functional material (SLFM) for 3D printing includes ceramic nanoparticles in an amount ranging from about 0.25% to about 5% by weight based on a total SLFM weight and silica nanoparticles present in an amount ranging from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. The ceramic nanoparticles have a particle size ranging from about 5 nm to about 50 nm. The silica nanoparticles have a particle size ranging from about 10 nm to about 50 nm. The ceramic nanoparticles and the silica nanoparticles are different in composition and/or morphology. An electromagnetic radiation absorber is present in an amount ranging from about 1% to about 10% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. An organic solvent is present in an amount from about 5% to about 50% by weight based on the total SLFM weight. The SLFM includes a balance of water.
US10875239B2	Head cushion including constant force compression lattice A first aspect of the present invention is a constant force compression construct, comprising: (a) a plurality of compressible layers, each compressible layer comprising a plurality of interconnected flexible struts configured as a regular hexagonal lattice of repeating unit cells, with the layers spaced apart from one another, and with the unit cells of each layer aligned with one another; and (b) a plurality of beams interconnecting each of the compressible layers with each respective adjacent compressible layer to form a three-dimensional lattice having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a compressible region therebetween, with the repeating unit cells contained in the compressible region.
US10875236B2	Method for selective etching of a block copolymer A method for etching a layer of assembled block copolymer including first and second polymer phases, the etching method including a first step of etching by a first plasma formed from carbon monoxide or a first gas mixture including a fluorocarbon gas and a depolymerising gas, the first etching step being carried out so as to partially etch the first polymer phase and to deposit a carbon layer on the second polymer phase, and a second step of etching by a second plasma formed from a second gas mixture including a depolymerising gas and a gas selected among the carbon oxides and the fluorocarbon gases, the second etching step being carried out so as to etch the first polymer phase and the carbon layer on the second polymer phase.
US10875235B2	Bactericidal surface patterns The invention relates to imparting surfaces with nanometer sized structures that provide bactericidal properties to the surface and devices. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a bactericidal surface with nanometer sized pillars created by imprinting a softened polymer surface with a mold. In another embodiment, the nanometer sized pillars are part of a medical device with antibacterial properties.
US10875229B2	Melt temperature measurement system A melt temperature sensing kit includes a housing and a cup. The housing defines a cavity and has an outer periphery configured to be received by a platen of an injection molding machine. The cup has a proximate end and a distal end and is configured to be received within at least a portion of the cavity. The cup includes a base enclosing the distal end of the cup and a sidewall extending from the base, the sidewall defining a first aperture at the proximate end of the cup, a second aperture disposed between the proximate end and the distal end of the cup, and an internal volume. The first aperture, the second aperture, and the internal volume cooperate to define a flow path. At least one of the housing and the cup facilitate measurement of a shot flow temperature as part of a melt temperature measurement process.
US10875227B2	Resin molded product and molding device A transparent resin molded product and a mold for molding the product are provided in which occurrence of silver streak in the resin molded product is prevented. The resin molded product includes a design portion and a non-design portion, at least a part of the design portion is molded by transparent resin, and a gate trace (a gate arrangement position during the resin molding) is disposed in the non-design portion (runner portion). A foreign matter restraining portion for restraining foreign matters and bubbles contained in the transparent resin is disposed in the vicinity of the gate trace of the non-design portion. The foreign matters and bubbles are restrained by the foreign matter restraining portion and are prevented from flowing to the design portion, and therefore the occurrence of silver streak on the design portion can be prevented.
US10875225B2	Machine base for injection molding machine A machine base for an injection molding machine is equipped with an upper frame supporting at least a mold clamping device of the injection molding machine from below, two lower frames supporting the upper frame from below in a state of being in contact with a bottom surface of the upper frame, and a plurality of height adjusting mounts respectively attached to bottom surfaces of the two lower frames and configured to adjust the height of the injection molding machine.
US10875218B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing building panels A method of manufacturing building panels includes assembling a frame of a building panel. The frame defines at least one cavity and at least one injection aperture in fluid communication with the at least one cavity. The method also includes positioning the frame on one of a base and a shelf of a multi-panel consolidation device having a plurality of shelves, with the shelves being in an expanded configuration, and at least substantially enclosing the at least one cavity. The method also includes forcing the shelves of the multi-panel consolidation device into a collapsed configuration, and injecting an expandable polymer through the at least one injection aperture into the at least one cavity. The method further includes forcing the shelves into an expanded configuration after a predetermined period of time selected to permit the expandable polymer to form a foam bonded to the frame.
US10875216B2	Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article An imprint apparatus that forms a pattern on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprises a supply unit configured to supply an imprint material to the substrate; a contact unit configured to contact the imprint material that has been supplied to the substrate with a mold; a substrate stage configured to move the substrate; a gas supply unit that is provided between the supply unit and the contact unit, and supply gas toward the substrate; and a flow volume adjustment unit configured to adjust a flow volume of the gas that is supplied from the gas supply unit, while the substrate stage moves the substrate from a supply position at which the imprint material is supplied by the supply unit to a contact position at which the imprint material is contacted with the mold by the contact unit.
US10875210B2	Blade tilt mechanisms for table saws Blade tilt mechanisms for table saws are disclosed. The disclosed tilt mechanisms provide easy and intuitive operation. They also provide auto-locking so that a user simply releases a component to lock the blade at a specific angle. The tilt mechanisms also provide defined incremental steps for the tilt of the blade and the steps are typically spaced at 1-degree intervals.
US10875209B2	Waterjet cutting tool A waterjet cutting tool for radial connection to a wellbore casing for cutting the wellbore casing or associated components thereof is disclosed herein. The waterjet cutting tool comprises a waterjet nozzle for outputting a cutting solution at high pressure, the waterjet nozzle for connection to a cutting solution source; a radial adjustment unit for radially associating the waterjet nozzle to the wellbore; and an annular adjustment assembly for mount of the waterjet nozzle thereto, for allowing annular movement of the waterjet nozzle about a vertical axis of the wellbore.
US10875207B2	Cutting machine as well as method for cutting elastic strings, in particular meat strings A cutting machine comprising one or more form tubes that are divided in two in the longitudinal direction into a front form tube section and a rear form tube section—at least across a portion of its circumference, so that the two form sections can be moved from a pressing position in which they are aligned with each other into a loading position in which they are not aligned with each other, and in the loading position the rear form tube section can be loaded with a new meat strand while the rest of the previous meat strand is still being cut into slices and moved in the front form tube section. The blade may be disposed to simultaneously cut slices from a plurality of form tubes and may be disposed for motion in the longitudinal direction as well as a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.
US10875201B2	Relief guard for hand tools A cutter comprising a first cutting portion having a first cutting edge, a second cutting portion having a second cutting edge and pivotally coupled to the first cutting portion, a relief aperture defined by the first and second cutting portions adjacent the first and second cutting edges, and a relief guard coupled to the first and second cutting portions to at least partially cover the relief aperture such that an object to be received between the first and second cutting portions is restricted from entering the relief aperture.
US10875195B2	Robot gripper A robot gripper has a housing having at least one flexible chamber, at least one finger channel, and at least one column channel; a finger configured to insert within the finger channel; and at least one column having a base with one or more ports, a conduit in communication with the ports, and one or more column apertures for access to the conduit; wherein the at least one column is configured to insert within the at least one column channel with the one or more column apertures aligning with the one or more flexible chambers such that the flexible chambers are in fluid communication with the conduit. As fluid enters a first set of chambers, the chambers expand, thereby pivoting the fingers attached thereto on a pivot point, bringing the working end of the fingers closer together.
US10875184B2	Remote control battery compartment cover removal systems and methods Various arrangements for remote control battery compartment cover removal systems and methods are presented. A sensor may measure the distance from the sensor to a remote control that is inserted into a housing. An extendable arm may have a compressible impact component, such that when the extendable arm is extended from an unextended position and the remote control is inserted into the housing, the compressible impact component actuates a latching mechanism of the remote control's battery compartment cover.
US10875182B2	Remote presence system mounted to operating room hardware A robot system that includes a remote station and a robot face. The robot face includes a camera that is coupled to a monitor of the remote station and a monitor that is coupled to a camera of the remote station. The robot face and remote station also have speakers and microphones that are coupled together. The robot face may be coupled to a boom. The boom can extend from the ceiling of a medical facility. Alternatively, the robot face may be attached to a medical table with an attachment mechanism. The robot face and remote station allows medical personnel to provide medical consultation through the system.
US10875181B2	Surgical robot and method for controlling the same It is an object to provide a surgical robot which can enhance flexibility of treatment while ensuring sufficient safety of a surgery. The surgical robot 1 has a robot body 4, an input unit 5 for inputting control information of the robot body 4, a control unit 11 for controlling the robot body 4 based on the control information input to the input unit 5, an input side abnormality detection unit 6 for detecting abnormality of an operator, an output side abnormality detection unit 8 for detecting abnormality of a surgery state, an abnormality countermeasure unit 9 for dealing with the abnormality of the surgery state detected by the output side abnormality detection unit 8, contents of an abnormality countermeasure action being changed based on a detection result of the input side abnormality detection unit 6.
US10875176B2	Process control using deep learning training model Systems, methods, and computer program products for programming a controller to control a process. A training module is trained to provide predicted responses of the process to control signals using a generic simulator to model the process. Once the training module has been trained, the controller is programmed to control the process by coupling the controller to the training module and using the training module to generate predicted responses of the process to the reception of control signals from the controller. As part of the programming process, one or more parameters of a control program resident on the controller may be adjusted to reduce errors between the responses predicted by the training module and the desired responses intended to be caused by the control signals.
US10875174B2	Modular autonomous bot apparatus assembly for transporting an item being shipped A modular autonomous bot apparatus assembly is described for transporting an item being shipped. The assembly includes a modular mobility base having propulsion, steering, sensors for collision avoidance, and suspension actuators; a modular auxiliary power module with a power source and cargo door; a modular cargo storage system with folding structural walls and a latching system; and a modular mobile autonomy module that covers the cargo storage system and provides human interaction interfaces, externals sensors, a wireless interface, and an autonomous controller with interfacing circuitry coupled to the human interaction interfaces and sensors on the mobile autonomy module. The assembly has a power and data transport bus that provides a communication and power conduit across the different modular components. A method for on-demand assembly of such a bot apparatus is further described with steps for authenticating the different modular components during assembly.
US10875173B1	Tool holding rack and suspending board for hanging the same A tool holding rack has a back board and a pair of hanging hooks. The pair of hanging hooks is attached to the back board. Each hanging hook has a hook body, at least one through hole, and a track channel. The at least one through hole is defined through the hook body. The track channel is defined in the hook body, wherein the back board extends through the track channels in the pair of hanging hooks.
US10875168B2	Power tool A power tool contains a brushless motor that includes a stator having a stack thickness and an outer diameter, a rotor having a diameter, and a motor shaft extending from the rotor and having a rotational axis. A drive mechanism is operably coupled to the motor shaft and is configured to drive a tool accessory in relation to a drive axis. A first housing houses the motor and the drive mechanism. The drive axis does not intersect the brushless motor, but the rotational axis of the motor shaft intersects the drive axis. The outer diameter of the stator is at least five times greater than the stack thickness. Furthermore, the diameter of the rotor is greater than the stack thickness.
US10875166B2	Driving machine There is provided a driving machine capable of reducing a load applied to a guide member in a direction of a center axis. The driving machine drives a fastener into a workpiece. The driving machine includes a movable piston, a driver blade operating together with the piston and applying driving force to the fastener, a cylinder guiding operation of the piston, a holder provided in a housing and supporting the cylinder, and a vibration damping rubber interposed between the holder and the housing and receiving a load applied to the holder in an operational direction of the piston.
US10875164B2	Method and tool for engaging and disengaging insulator cotter keys A tool to remove or insert cotter keys in insulator bells having an L-shaped handle, with at least one depression on a generally flat butt end surface of the handle, a generally cylindrical rigid L-shaped member extending from the distal portion of the handle that terminates at a distal end in a second generally cylindrical tab having a smaller cross section than that of the rigid member. The method involves leveraging the member on an insulator cap while the tab is in a cotter key or for insertion, pressing the handle butt end at a depression against the key. The handle may be formed of two halves, be a unified body of synthetic material, be pliable and have an ergonomic shape, and the tab can be any of a variety of cross sectional shapes. The handle and extension may also be integrally formed and be made of similar materials.
US10875161B2	Lockable torque wrench with adjustment indication A lockable torque wrench with adjustment indication includes a rod body, a handle, a plurality of rollers having a rolling pillar, a rotation ring, and a pressing member. The rod body is combined into the handle and rotatable to protrude or retract against the handle for adjusting the torque. The rotation ring is disposed on an extension tube of the handle and mounted around the rollers. The rotation ring is switched between a locked and a relax positions. The pressing member has combination portions at two sides of the extension tube, and permanently engages the rolling pillar. In an ascend position, the rolling pillar is pressed toward the rod body by the prestress force supporting the pressing member. When meeting a position limiting groove, the rolling pillar is pressed to lower in the position limiting groove, providing a switch sensation formed for the user.
US10875159B2	Hand-held wrench device The presently disclosed subject matter is directed a hand-held wrench device that is advantageously sized and shaped to be used in confined locations (e.g., in the space immediately below a sink or behind a toilet). Particularly, the disclosed wrench device comprises a base portion and a body portion positioned aligned therewith. The body portion includes at least one cavity sized and/or shaped to accommodate at least a portion of the wing extension of a wing nut. In use, once the disclosed device is coupled to a nut, the nut can be tightened or loosened simply by rotating the device by hand about its own axis in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
US10875157B2	Solid surface clamp A solid surface clamp that has a top jaw and a bottom jaw, along with alignment structures, is disclosed. The clamp includes a top jaw, a bottom jaw, a bolt attached to the bottom jaw and slideably received through the top jaw, and a nut. The bolt has an alignment cutout, a threaded portion extending from the top jaw and defines a bolt longitudinal axis. The nut is threaded onto the threaded portion of the bolt and transitions the clamp from an open position to a clamping position. The top jaw further includes an alignment hole that contacts the alignment cutout and maintains the top jaw and the bottom jaw substantially fixed relative to each other about the bolt longitudinal axis. The alignment cutout moves relative to the alignment shaft in the direction of the bolt longitudinal axis when the clamp transitions from an open position to a clamping position.
US10875151B2	Vapor blast system with fixed pot pressure A vapor abrasive blast system includes a pump for pumping a water stream to a pressure vessel for pressurizing the pressure vessel to a pot pressure. A water regulator is disposed to regulate the water stream to a fixed water pressure, such that the water stream entering the pressure vessel has the fixed water pressure. The pressure vessel contains a blasting mixture, comprising an abrasive media and water, for introduction to a compressed air stream and application to a substrate. The water entering the pressure vessel has the fixed water pressure to control the pot pressure. The water regulator is configured to output the water stream such that the fixed water pressure is greater than a compressed air pressure in the compressed air stream.
US10875150B1	Apparatus and method for automatic tire replacement An automatic tire replacement apparatus is disclosed that has a hydraulic fluid line connected to a hydraulic fluid reservoir via a reservoir at one end a hydraulic fluid retainer at the other end. At least one hydraulic piston is provided that has a hollow barrel with an inner volume and an outer volume, a piston, and a piston rod with a first end and a second end within the inner volume of the hydraulic piston. The apparatus also contains a power rod, with a spiral thread, partially within the hollow barrel outer volume. The hollow barrel is connected to the hydraulic fluid retainer via an inner piston actuator and an outer piston actuator. The power rod is connected to the piston rod. A power bolt that has a set of inward facing pins is engaged with at least the power rod spiral thread.
US10875143B2	Apparatus and methods for chemical mechanical polishing An apparatus for CMP includes a platen, a wafer carrier retaining a semiconductor wafer during a polishing operation, a dresser configured to recondition a polishing pad disposed on the platen during the polishing operation, and a vibration-monitoring system configured to detect vibrations during the polishing operation. The vibration-monitoring system includes a first vibration sensor configured to generate a plurality of first vibration signals. An end point is triggered to the polishing when a change between the plurality of vibration signals reaches a value.
US10875140B2	Manufacturing method for manufacturing a spectacle lens, spectacle lens and lens design method A manufacturing method for manufacturing a spectacle lens is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining prescription data descriptive of an ophthalmic prescription of a user in the plus prescription range; obtaining frame data descriptive of a perimeter of a spectacle frame in which the lens is to be mounted; providing a lens blank having a convex front surface and a back surface; determining a final cutting surface to be machined on the back surface of the lens blank in a final cutting phase; and determining an intermediate cutting surface to be machined on the back surface of the lens blank in an initial cutting phase. Further, it is provided that the intermediate cutting surface is different from the final cutting surface; and the final cutting surface comprises a prescription zone in which the final cutting surface together with the front surface fulfills the ophthalmic prescription of the user.
US10875139B2	Machine tool comprising a hardness testing device Machine tool with a workpiece receptacle for receiving a workpiece to be machined and with a tool receptacle for receiving a tool that is needed for machining a workpiece. A hardness measuring device is integrated in the machine tool, and a hardness measurement can be carried out in an automated manner at the workpiece by the hardness measuring device.
US10875138B1	Tool holder assembly for machining system A tool holder is provided for holding one of a tool and workpiece. The tool holder is configured for mounting to a driving member of a machining device. The tool holder includes a tool holder first end including a coupler for coupling the tool holder to the driving member of the machining device. A tool holder second end includes a clamp for releasably holding one of the tool and workpiece. A force sensor is disposed between the clamp and the coupler for sensing force exerted on the one of the tool and workpiece held by the clamp. A linear actuator is disposed between the clamp and the force sensor for linearly moving the one of the tool and workpiece.
US10875135B2	Jig for firearm lower receiver manufacture A machining tool assembly is provided for machining a blank to form a firearm lower receiver. The assembly includes a pair of side plates positionable on opposed sides of the blank to capture the blank therebetween. A template plate having a template aperture is adapted to be removeably attachable to the side plates. The template aperture is aligned with a top surface of the blank and is adapted for machining a cavity within the blank having a peripheral contour complimentary to a peripheral contour of the template aperture. A centering mechanism is adapted to be removeably attachable to the template plate, with the centering mechanism including an opening aligned with a corresponding void formed on the blank to align the blank with the template plate.
US10875133B2	Tool-change stations A tool-change station includes a base, and a first tool-change member that is coupled to the base and is rotatable relative to the base. The first tool-change member includes a first tool-engagement portion, geometrically complementary with a tool-change-engagement portion of a tool of a rotary drive.
US10875132B2	Method for manufacturing bladed rings for radial turbomachines and bladed ring obtained by this method A method for the construction of bladed rings for radial turbomachines, including: preparing an annular block; roughing the annular block by removing material to define a first, second, third and fourth axial section, wherein the first axial section defines a reinforcement ring, wherein the third axial section defines a base ring; roughing the second axial section by removing material to delimit a plurality of separate elements, wherein the separate elements axially connect the base ring to the reinforcement ring; finishing each of the separate elements by removing material to provide the separate element with the shape of an airfoil blade, wherein a leading edge of the blade and a trailing edge of the blade develop substantially parallel to a central axis of the bladed ring; roughing the fourth axial section by removing material for delimiting an annular anchoring appendage of the base ring to a radial turbomachine.
US10875130B2	Scrap cutting apparatus with traveling protective enclosure A scrap cutting apparatus including an enclosure comprising two open sides, two closed sides, an open bottom, and a closed top, wherein at least one opening is provided in at least one of closed sides, at least one torch extending through the at least one opening, and a rail system comprising two parallel rails, wherein the enclosure is adapted to move along the rail system. Also, a method of cutting metal scrap including positioning a plurality of pieces of scrap material between the rails of the scrap cutting apparatus described above, moving the enclosure over a first piece of scrap material, making at least one cut in the first piece of scrap material using the at least one torch, moving the enclosure along the rail system and over a second piece of scrap material, and making at least one cut in the second piece of scrap material using the torch.
US10875124B2	Method, use and apparatus for producing a single-crystalline work piece A method for producing or repairing a three-dimensional work piece, the method comprising the following steps: providing at least one substrate (15); depositing a first layer of a raw material powder onto the substrate (15); and irradiating selected areas of the deposited raw material powder layer with an electromagnetic or particle radiation beam (22) in a site selective manner in accordance with an irradiation pattern which corresponds to a geometry of at least part of a layer of the three-dimensional work piece to be produced, wherein the irradiation is controlled so as to produce a metallurgical bond between the substrate (15) and the raw material powder layer deposited thereon. Moreover, a use and apparatus are likewise disclosed.
US10875122B2	Scanner controller, robot controller, and remote laser welding robot system A scanner controller has an acceleration/deceleration computation unit configured to perform an acceleration/deceleration control for an instructed speed and controls a laser output power depending on the instructed speed and a result of the acceleration/deceleration control. This scanner controller further has a robot deceleration rate computation/determination unit configured to externally output information on a speed after being subjected to the acceleration/deceleration control.
US10875121B2	Method for remote laser welding with superposed oscillating movement of the laser beam A method for the remote laser welding of at least two metal sheets, where at least one metal sheet has a coating with a low boiling point, in particular for welding galvanized steel sheets, includes moving a laser beam at a welding velocity along a welding contour in order to produce a weld seam. The laser beam executes an oscillating movement which is superposed on the welding velocity, where the energy input into the joint is controlled by a power modulation, dependent on the oscillating movement, such that the energy input increases in at least one lateral oscillation periphery or a preceding oscillation periphery of the melt bath volume, but the size of the melt bath surface in the root area remains unaffected.
US10875119B2	Welding electrode, method, and device for welding sandwich panels A welding electrode may comprise a welding electrode body and a welding electrode cap that is connected or connectable to the welding electrode body for making contact between the welding electrode and a component for producing a welded connection. The problem of achieving an efficient heating of the sandwich sheet to be welded in a compact layout with the fewest possible modifications of the welding electrodes used heretofore is solved in that an electrically conductive resistance element integrated, or which can be integrated, in the welding electrode and which is connected or connectable in an electrically-conductive manner to the welding electrode body and the welding electrode cap is provided for the heating of the component. Furthermore, a method and a device with the welding electrode and a use are disclosed.
US10875117B2	Arc start Various embodiments may be generally directed to a welding system that can adjust parameters of a welding process that is restarted after an interruption. The adjusted parameters can account for the temperature of an electrode, parent material, and/or weld pool which may change during the interruption. The adjusted parameters can be optimized based on these temperatures to enhance the quality and reliability of the weld as it restarts.
US10875116B2	Additive manufacturing heating control systems and methods An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing tool configured to supply a plurality of droplets to a part, a temperature control device configured to control a temperature of the part, and a controller configured to control the composition, formation, and application of each droplet to the plurality of droplets to the part independent from control of the temperature of the part via the temperature control device. The plurality of droplets is configured to build up the part. Each droplet of the plurality of droplets includes at least one metallic anchoring material.
US10875115B2	Joining of dissimilar materials A method for joining a first part formed of an aluminum material to a second part formed of a steel material by metal inert gas welding and cold metal transfer is provided. An aluminum filler material forms a fillet joint between the parts and provides a structure for automotive body applications, such an aluminum bumper extrusion joined to a steel crush box connection. The first part includes a notch for hiding the start and end of the joint. A transition plate formed of a mixture of aluminum material and steel material can be disposed between the first part and the second part to provide the notch. The second part can include a mechanical fastener further joining the parts together. In another embodiment, the second part includes a plurality of dimples and is welded to the first part along the dimples.
US10875114B2	Vapor-phase type heating method and vapor-phase type heating apparatus In a vapor-phase type heating method, an object is heated by a heated gas containing vapor in a heating furnace. The heat transfer fluid falling from a front surface of the object to a lower portion of the heating furnace is collected, after the vapor comes into contact with the object and cools to liquefy and latent heat of vaporization of the vapor is applied to the object through phase change. The heated gas obtained after heating the object is discharged from an inside of the heating furnace to the circulation route. In the circulation route, the heat transfer fluid is supplied as droplets to the discharged heated gas and is vaporized after heating, and the heated gas including the vapor is supplied to the heating furnace.
US10875109B1	Adaptive cutting system An adaptive cutting system is presented that facilitates cutting workpieces in new and different ways in a fun, easy, fast, accurate and safe manner. The system includes a benchtop having a grid of bench dog holes across its surface as well as a pair of table tracks embedded within its surface. An edge track extends around the benchtop and a pair of hinge members are connected to the edge tracks that also connect to a saw track that is movable between a raised and lowered position. The system also includes narrow rip stops, wide rip stops, bench dogs and a miter gauge all of which work in concert with the on-table features to facilitate on-table measurement and alignment of workpieces for performing cutting operations.
US10875108B2	Trigger lock for a miter saw A miter saw includes a base assembly and a saw unit pivotably coupled to the base assembly. The saw unit includes a motor for driving a saw blade about a rotational axis, a handle, a trigger coupled to the handle and moveable between a first position in which the motor is deactivated, and a second position in which the motor is activated to drive the saw blade, and a trigger lock pivotably coupled to the trigger for movement therewith to prevent movement of the trigger from the first position to the second position.
US10875107B2	Circular saw machine capable of suppressing runout of circular saw blade A circular saw machine capable of suppressing a cutting-bending of a circular saw blade during cutting, and improving processing accuracy for a cutting surface of a workpiece, regardless of a size of a width of the workpiece. A circular saw machine has: a processing head capable of moving in a cutting direction and its opposite direction and having a circular saw blade capable of rotating; and a movable saw blade guide set provided to be movable in the cutting direction and the opposite direction on the processing head, for guiding to pinch a body part of the circular saw blade on a diameter direction inner side of a cutting region in the circular saw blade. The movable saw blade guide set is configured to move relatively with respect to the processing head in the opposite direction, in coordination with a movement in the cutting direction of said processing head.
US10875106B2	Cutting insert The cutting edge has: a corner cutting edge; a flat cutting edge continuous to a first end portion of the corner cutting edge; and a main cutting edge continuous to a second end portion of the corner cutting edge opposite to the first end portion of the corner cutting edge. The rake face has: a first rising surface portion; and a first rake face portion continuous to the first rising surface portion and located opposite to the corner cutting edge when viewed from the first rising surface portion. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the reference surface, the first boundary includes a first line segment extending, from one of the flat cutting edge and the corner cutting edge, in a direction crossing a straight line extending along the main cutting edge.
US10875105B2	Cutting insert A cutting edge has a corner cutting edge, a flat drag, and a main cutting edge. The rake surface has a first rake surface portion, a second rake surface portion, and a third rake surface portion. The first rake surface portion has a first inclined surface inclined at a first angle. The second rake surface portion has a second inclined surface inclined at a second angle greater than the first angle. The first end portion and the second end portion are higher than the reference surface in a direction perpendicular to the reference surface, and the main cutting edge extends so as to intersect the reference surface when viewed in a direction parallel to the reference surface. A first step portion rising from the third rake surface portion and continuous with the first rake surface portion is provided on the rake surface.
US10875103B2	Device for clamping a workpiece to be machined A device for clamping a workpiece comprises a chuck body and a drive fastened thereto, and at least one clamping jaw, which is coupled to the drive in a driveable arrangement either directly or via intermediate elements and which is or are held movably in or on the chuck body in the direction of the workpiece. This is achieved by providing a free space between the chuck body and a clamping jaw carrier accommodating the clamping jaw, in that an elastically deformable sleeve is inserted in the free space, which sleeve rests on the outside of the chuck body at two positions spaced apart from one another, and in that a pressure chamber is created between the chuck body, the sleeve, and the two support positions into which a medium can be filled, whereby to bulge the latter in the direction of the clamping jaw carrier between the support positions.
US10875100B2	Sintered body and cutting tool A sintered body includes cubic boron nitride grains as hard phase grains, and has a thermal conductivity of not less than 15 W·m−1·K−1 and not more than 40 W·m−1·K−1, for cutting a nickel-based heat-resistant alloy formed of crystal grains having a fine grain size represented by a grain size number of more than 5 defined by ASTM standard E112-13. A cutting tool includes this sintered body. Accordingly, the sintered body having both high wear resistance and high fracture resistance, as well as the cutting tool including the sintered body are provided.
US10875095B2	Electronic component comprising magnetic metal powder An electronic component includes a body made of an insulator, a coating film covering the body, a conductor located in the body, and outer electrodes each of which is connected to the conductor. The insulator contains a magnetic metal powder. The coating film is composed of resin and cations of a metal which is a cationic element contained in the insulator and which has a standard electrode potential E0 of less than about 0 V.
US10875094B2	Additive manufacturing systems and methods Aspects described herein relate to additive manufacturing systems and related methods. An additive manufacturing system may include two or more laser energy sources and associated optical fibers. An optics assembly may be constructed and arranged to form a rectangular laser energy pixel associated with each laser energy source. Each pixel may have a substantially uniform power density, and the pixels may be arranged to form a linear array of laser energy pixels on a build surface with no spacing between the pixels. Exposure of a portion of a layer of material on the build surface to the linear array of laser energy pixels may melt the portion of the layer.
US10875091B2	Metal powder, feedstock, and preparation method therefor A method for manufacturing metal powder is provided. The method includes preparing first metal powder, agglomerating the first metal powder to manufacture second metal powder in which the first metal powder is agglomerated, coating the second metal powder with an organic binder, and agglomerating and coarsening the second metal powder coated with the organic binder to manufacture third metal powder having higher flowability than the second metal powder coated with the organic binder.
US10875081B2	Method of reducing cycle time for flow drill screw operations A method of reducing the cycle time required for flow-drill screw operations by providing a dimple on a part that is engaged by a flow-drill screw. A tip of the flow-drill screw engages a contact band at a location spaced from the tip of the distal end of the flow-drill screw and base portion of the dimple. Friction between the flow-drill screw tip and dimple creates a heat concentration area and results in displaced material fanning a threaded collar. The flow-drill screw is secured by the threads of the threaded collar.
US10875079B2	Lip skin sector and a method and apparatus for forming a lip skin sector A method of forming a sector of an annular component such as an inlet cowl/lip skin of a nacelle for an aircraft engine. The method comprising the steps of clamping at least part of a blank along a clamping boundary in a retaining arrangement so as to leave a portion of the blank exposed within the clamping boundary. Moving a punch and/or retaining arrangement radially so that the punch comes in to contact with the exposed portion of the blank and through the main body of the exposed blank thereby drawing the blank onto an external surface of the punch forming the sector from the leading edge to the trailing edge. Activating cooperating forming arrangement for engaging the blank and drawing the blank over the punch forming the sector of the inlet cowl from the leading edge to the inlet edge, the method comprising using a second draw forming tooling arrangement for the cooperating forming arrangement.
US10875072B2	Use of a supersonic fluidic oscillator in superplastic forming and system for same A method of forming a material using a supersonic fluidic oscillator in a superplastic forming process and a related system. Pressurized gas, at a baseline pressure, is applied to a surface of the material when the material is received within a cavity of a forming tool. Pressure fluctuations, relative to the baseline pressure within the tool cavity, are created with a supersonic fluidic oscillator. Each pressure fluctuation (i) deforms the material and (ii) subsequently allows for a partial stress relief of the material during the forming process.
US10875070B2	Device for applying coiling-tension to a slit band sheet A device for applying coiling-tension to a slit band sheet includes: an upper structure that is disposed on the upper side of a band sheet which has been passed through a slitter line and slitted; and a lower structure that is disposed on the lower side of the band sheet and faces the upper structure vertically. In addition, an upper belt is stretched on an outer peripheral surface of the upper structure. A lower belt is stretched on an outer peripheral surface of the lower structure. The upper structure has a first reversing portion, an upper pressing portion, and a second reversing portion. The first reversing portion and the upper pressing portion are integrated with each other. A tension adjusting mechanism is installed on side surfaces of the first reversing portion and the upper pressing portion and a side surface of the second reversing portion.
US10875068B2	Method for producing a motor vehicle component from an extruded aluminum profile A method for producing a lightweight sheet-metal component with varying wall thicknesses includes extruding a lightweight metal to form a profile with a non-planar profile cross section, wherein the wall thicknesses of the profile cross section differ from one another in at least two regions, cutting the profile to length into profile pieces, widening the profile pieces, and forming the flattened profile piece into a three-dimensional shaped sheet-metal component, wherein the sheet-metal component has at least two regions with wall thicknesses that are different from one another.
US10875065B2	Method for rolling a rolling material and rolling mill A method for rolling a rolling material in a rolling mill comprising at least one roll stand. A gap height of a rolling gap arranged between working rolls of the roll stand is set to be smaller than an in-feed thickness of the rolling material before contact of the rolling material with the working rolls. At least one driven working roll of the roll stand is driven at a desired rotational speed once the rolling material has reached the rolling gap, and the driven working roll is operated at a feed-forward rotational speed deviating from the desired rotational speed, until the rolling material reaches the rolling gap.
US10875064B2	Rolling mill A rolling mill (1) which is suitable for performing hot stalling rolling includes: a housing (2); a first roller (9) mountable to the housing (2); a second roller (10) mountable to the housing (2), wherein the position of the second roller (10) relative to the housing (2) is adjustable, thereby adjusting the width of a roll gap (17) between the first roller (9) and the second roller (10), and wherein the roll gap (17) is configured to deform a workpiece (18) when the workpiece (18) is passed therethrough. The rolling mill provides the advantage of optimizing the rolling process.
US10875063B2	Process for rolling aluminium foils and aluminium foils obtained by said process Process for rolling aluminum foils includes: providing first and second laminates each having two aluminum foils overlapped one to another between which a lubricant is interposed; lubricating one face of one laminate between the first and second laminate; coupling the first laminate with the second laminate obtaining a double laminate. The lubricated face is a contact face between the first and second laminate; or it is a non-contact face between the first and second laminate, in this case being provided the intermediate steps of winding the double laminate obtaining a wound double laminate having n coils; partially separating the wound double laminate by unwinding, by one coil, both the aluminum foils of one of the first and second laminate, obtaining an at least partially wound double laminate having an end portion constituted by a respective portion of both the aluminum foils of only one of the first and second laminate.
US10875060B2	Method and apparatus for removing debris from collector Debris is removed from a collector of an extreme ultraviolet light source vessel by applying a suction force through a vacuum opening of a cable. The method for removing debris also includes weakening debris attachment by using a sticky surface or by spreading a solution through a nozzle, wherein the sticky surface and the nozzle are arranged on the cable proximal to the vacuum opening. A borescope system and interchangeable rigid portions of the cable assists in targeting a target area of the collector where the debris is.
US10875056B2	Measuring device for measuring products, and method therefor The invention relates to a measuring device for measuring products, such as fruits including vegetables and fruit, sorting system provided therewith, and method therefor. The measuring device according to the invention comprises: —a frame provided with a number of movable fruit carriers on which or between which products can be placed for carrying and with which the products can be moved in a transport direction; and a sensor configured to perform a measurement or series of measurements on the products on or between the fruit carriers, wherein at least parts of the sensor are configured to enable the sensor to perform measurements over a measuring path, and wherein the measuring path is arranged at an angle to the transport direction so that a measurement can be performed over a distance over the product.
US10875052B2	Method and apparatus for producing large-area monolayer films of solution dispersed nanomaterials The disclosure is directed at a large-area monolayer of solvent dispersed nanomaterials and method of producing same. The method of the disclosure includes dripping a nanomaterial solvent into a container filled with water whereby the nanomaterial being dripped collects at the air-water interface to produce the large-area monolayer. In one embodiment, different nanomaterial solvents can be dripped, at predetermined intervals such that the resulting large-area monolayer includes at least two different nanomaterials.
US10875049B2	Construction material mixing system Systems and methods for preparing construction material mixtures. A container can include a flexible body having an interior for receiving and holding construction material mixture components to be mixed. The construction material mixture components can be mixed in the interior by rotating a mixing tool. The flexible body is collapsible for forcing the construction material mixture out of a mouth of the container. The flexible body can be everted to facilitate cleaning the interior of the flexible body. The system can also include a stand, a mixing tool, a funnel, and/or a measuring cup.
US10875048B2	Coating apparatus with an automatic fluid level system, and methods of using the same The present invention relates to a coating apparatus for an elongate workpiece and a method of operating the coating apparatus. The coating apparatus generally includes a first tray and a second tray with coating tubes interconnected to the trays. The coating apparatus is operable to automatically adjust the coating tubes to a predetermined volume of fluid. In one embodiment, the coating apparatus can fill a first coating tube interconnected to the first tray with a first fluid while the elongate workpiece is being dipped into a second fluid within a second coating tube interconnected to the second tray. Optionally, the coating apparatus includes a control system operable to activate a pump to fill the coating tubes with the predetermined volume of fluid. The control system can receive data from a sensor operable to determine a position of an upper surface of the fluid in a tray or a coating tube.
US10875042B1	Bottle closure A bottle closure includes a drink spout, a pump mechanism, and a trigger mechanism. The pump mechanism includes a plunger configured to be movable along a first axis to pump a liquid, and the plunger is operatively connected to a first camming surface. The trigger mechanism is connected to the pump mechanism and movable linearly along a second axis. The second axis is transverse with the first axis. The trigger mechanism is configured to actuate the pump mechanism to pump the liquid as the trigger mechanism is moved. The trigger mechanism has a second camming surface configured to engage with the first camming surface of the pump mechanism. The first and second camming surfaces are shaped and configured such that motion of the trigger mechanism causes the second camming surface to engage with the first camming surface to move the plunger along the first axis.
US10875040B2	Pump, engine, and generator unit for use with a pressure washer A pressure washer system comprises a cleaning fluid tank defining a cleaning fluid supply outlet, and a pump, engine and generator (PEG) unit including a pump defining a cleaning fluid pump inlet disposed vertically below the cleaning fluid supply outlet of the cleaning fluid supply tank.
US10875038B2	Massage water outlet device A slow area massage water outlet device has an impeller, a planetary gear speed reduction mechanism, a rotating water blocking plate, a water diversion member and a water outlet member; the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism is respectively communicated with the impeller and the rotating water blocking plate; the impeller is rotated by a planetary gear decelerating mechanism to rotate the water blocking plate; the water diversion member has at least two separately isolated water diversion cavities; one end of the water diversion cavity is a water inlet end and the other end is a water outlet end; the water outlet end of each of the water diversion cavities is respectively communicated with the water outlet holes of different areas in the water outlet member; the rotating water blocking plate has a water outlet and a water sealing surface.
US10875036B2	End face coating apparatus An end-face coating apparatus for applying a fluid to an end face of a glass substrate includes a workpiece holder and a fluid dispenser. The workpiece holder has a holding surface for holding a glass substrate in a horizontal position such that an end face of the glass substrate projects from the workpiece holder. The fluid dispenser extends in a vertical direction orthogonal to the main faces of the glass substrate and has a nozzle. A dispensing opening for dispensing a fluid is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle. The dispensing opening has a size equal to or smaller than the width of the end face as measured in the thickness direction of the glass substrate. The fluid dispenser is moved relative to the glass substrate by a Z-axis drive mechanism, a θ-axis drive mechanism, a Y-axis drive mechanism, and an X-axis drive mechanism.
US10875029B2	Paper scrap pushing structure of paper shredder A paper scrap pushing structure of a paper shredder, including a rotating shaft, a paper pushing rod, and connecting rods, in which the rotating shaft is arranged under a paper outlet, and is in linkage with a paper shredder cutter shaft through a synchronous transmission device. The paper pushing rod is located on one side of the rotating shaft, arranged in the length direction of the rotating shaft in parallel and connected with the rotating shaft through the connecting rods. The distance from the paper pushing rod to the rotating shaft is smaller than the distance from the lowest portion of the paper shredder cutter shaft to the rotating shaft. When rotating, the rotating shaft drives the paper pushing rod to move in a circumferential direction through the connecting rods, removing paper scraps at the top of a paper scrap pile in a shredded paper waste bin.
US10875028B2	Stock level detector for roll machine for milling A roll machine for milling includes a tube type supplying unit 16, feed rolls 19, 20, a feeder gate plate 21, and main rolls 4, 5. A load detector 28 for detecting stock level is provided on inlet part 16a of the tube type supplying unit 16, a detection rod 29 for detecting the level is suspended in the tube type supplying unit 16, and one end of the detection rod 29 is connected to the load detector 28.
US10875023B2	Oriented loading systems and method for orienting a particle loaded in a well An oriented loading system is provided. The oriented loading system includes a substrate, a plurality of wells formed in the substrate, each well having a bottom and sidewalls, a plurality of particles loaded in the wells, wherein the particle comprises a core structure and an inner layer comprising magnetic material partially covering the core structure such that a part of the core structure uncovered by the inner layer is exposed, and a metal layer comprising magnetic material deposited partially in the sidewalls of the wells, wherein the inner layer is attracted by the metal layer such that the exposed core structure is oriented towards the bottom of the well or the inner layer is oriented towards the bottom of the well.
US10875022B2	Integrated apparatus for performing nucleic acid extraction and diagnostic testing on multiple biological samples The technology described herein generally relates to systems for extracting polynucleotides from multiple samples, particularly from biological samples, and additionally to systems that subsequently amplify and detect the extracted polynucleotides. The technology more particularly relates to microfluidic systems that carry out PCR on multiple samples of nucleotides of interest within microfluidic channels, and detect those nucleotides.
US10875021B2	Sorting particles in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device includes a particle sorting region having a first, second and third microfluidic channels, a first array of islands separating the first microfluidic channel from the second microfluidic channel, and a second array of islands separating the first microfluidic channel from the third microfluidic channel, in which the island arrays and the microfluidic channels are arranged so that a first fluid is extracted from the first microfluidic channel into the second microfluidic channel and a second fluid is extracted from the third microfluidic channel into the first microfluidic channel, and so that particles are transferred from the first fluid sample into the second fluid sample within the first microfluidic channel.
US10875020B2	Reconfigurable microvalve optical waveguide An optical waveguide comprises multiple layers of solid-state material disposed on a substrate. One of the layers is a lifting-gate valve made of a high refractive index material. The device provides for better optical confinement in microfluidic channels, and has the capability to integrate both optical signals and fluid sample processing. The optical paths on the chip are reconfigurable because of the use of a movable microvalve that guides light in one of its positions.
US10875013B2	Crystalline oxy-hydroxide transition metal molybdotungstate A unique crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate material has been developed. The material may be sulfided to generate metal sulfides which are used as a catalyst in a conversion process such as hydroprocessing. The hydroprocessing may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.
US10875008B2	Separation material The present invention provides a separation material that comprises porous polymer particles comprising a styrene-based monomer as a monomer unit; and a coating layer comprising a macromolecule having hydroxyl groups, which covers at least a portion of the surface of the porous polymer particles, and the separation material has a 5% compressive deformation modulus of 100 to 1,000 MPa, and has a mode diameter in the pore size distribution of 0.1 to 0.5 μm.
US10875007B2	Chromatography ligand comprising domain C from Staphylococcus aureus protein A for antibody isolation The present invention relates to a chromatography ligand, which comprises Domain C from Staphylococcus protein A (SpA), or a functional fragment or variant thereof. The chromatography ligand presents an advantageous capability of withstanding harsh cleaning in place (CIP) conditions, and is capable of binding Fab fragments of antibodies. The ligand may be provided with a terminal coupling group, such as arginine or cysteine, to facilitate its coupling to an insoluble carrier such as beads or a membrane. The invention also relates to a process of using the ligand in isolation of antibodies, and to a purification protocol which may include washing steps and/or regeneration with alkali.
US10875006B1	Luminescent nanocomposite for ultrasensitive detection of mercury A luminescent nanocomposite is provided comprising nanosheets comprising a transition metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and tungsten; a chalcogen element; and a rare earth element; and a beta-lactam dye disposed upon a surface of the nanosheets. Methods of using the luminescent nanocomposite to detect and remove mercury (II) ions from a fluid sample are also provided.
US10874995B2	Apparatus for mixing fluids, including fluids containing solids An apparatus for mixing fluids, with particular application in the mixing of air and water for facilitating aerobic biological reactions for breaking down organic material. The apparatus includes gas-lift pump effected recirculation through a mixing chamber (in which a toroidal vortex is established) into a reactor vessel having an upper agitation region and a lower separation region. An embodiment for use with compostable materials includes an assembly for handling settleable solids and maintaining suspension of buoyant materials; a foam suppression device and an overflow reservoir.
US10874993B2	Permeation side flow path material for spiral membrane element and method for manufacturing same Provided are an inexpensive, high-quality, permeation-side flow path material that is suitable for use in spiral membrane elements and enables the improvement of productivity, a method for producing such a permeation-side flow path material, and a membrane element having such a permeation-side flow path material. Provided are (a) a permeation-side flow path material for use in a spiral membrane element, the permeation-side flow path material comprising a resin sheet comprising a plurality of ridge portions 31 formed parallel to one another; and a plurality of openings 32 formed between each pair of the ridge portions 31, (b) a method for producing such a permeation-side flow path material, and (c) a membrane element having such a permeation-side flow path material.
US10874990B2	Layered tubular membranes for chromatography, and methods of use thereof Described are wrapped fluid treatment elements, comprising: a composite material; an interleaf; and an inner core; wherein the composite material and the interleaf form layers wrapped around the inner core. The composite material and interleaf may be wrapped in a spiral configuration around the inner core. The invention also relates to a method of separating a substance from a fluid, comprising the step of placing the fluid in contact with an inventive device or element, thereby adsorbing or absorbing the substance to the composite material contained therein.
US10874985B2	System and method for purifying liquid by reverse osmosis A system for purifying a treated liquid, including: a treatment module, for treating the liquid and providing a purified liquid, and a residual liquid; and a means for pressurizing said treated liquid to supply said treatment module, including: a master cylinder, driven by a working fluid, and at least slave cylinder, driven by said master cylinder, receiving said treated liquid and supplying it to said treatment module; a cross section of said master cylinder is greater than a cross section of said slave cylinder so that, a greater pressure is generated on the treated liquid in the slave cylinder; and a means for pre-pressurizing the treated liquid, upstream of the pressurizing means, including: at least one master cylinder, connected to the treatment module, and driven by the residual liquid, and a slave cylinder, containing the treated liquid, driven by said master cylinder.
US10874983B2	Process and apparatus for the recovery of methanol There is proposed an efficient recovery of methanol from waste gases loaded with methanol in an integrated flow chart for the production and processing of methanol. The methanol fractions separated from the waste gases are recovered within the already existing, distillative processing of the crude methanol to pure methanol, so that no separate apparatuses are required for the recovery of the methanol from the loaded scrubber waste waters. The valuable substance methanol is recovered and the impact on the environment is reduced. By means of particular aspects of the invention the need for water as washing agent can be reduced further.
US10874981B2	Dual filter for moisture removal from a fluid flow A dual filter (100) for removing one or more components from a fluid flow is provided. The dual filter (100) comprises a first filter media (112a) and a second filter media (112b) respectively disposed in a first conduit (114a) and a second conduit (114b), and at least one manifold (120, 130) coupled to a pair of openings (116a,b) of the conduits (114a, b) wherein the at least one manifold (120, 130) is adapted to monitor and control the fluid flow through one of the filter media (112a,b).
US10874968B2	Multilayer filter screen and manufacturing method thereof A multilayer filter screen and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. The multilayer filter screen includes a conductive powder layer and a plastic powder layer. The conductive powder layer and the plastic powder layer are stacked up through a solidifying process. Therefore, the mechanical structural strength and the anti-static electricity function of the multilayer filter screen are improved.
US10874964B2	Filter medium for liquid filter and liquid filter The invention addresses the problem of providing a filter medium for a liquid filter, which has a low weight per unit and yet has high strength, high collectability, and a long life, and also a liquid filter. As a means for resolution, using a main fiber having a fiber diameter of 4.0 μm or less and an aspect ratio of 100 to 2,500 and a binder fiber having a fiber diameter of 3.0 μm or less and an aspect ratio of 100 to 2,500, a filter medium for a liquid filter in which the weight proportion of the binder fiber relative to the weight of the filter medium is 10 to 50 wt %, and the weight per unit is within a range of 5 to 80 g/m2, and also a liquid filter are obtained.
US10874961B2	Filter element for a vehicle A filter element includes:a filter medium having an axis and forming an axial channel;a first and a second end plates, each end plate covering one axial end of the filter medium and being sealingly mounted on the axial end, the first end plate having an central opening coaxial and in fluid communication with the channel;the filter element being designed to be placed in a filter housing for forming a liquid filtering device, whereby a liquid to be filtered can flow along a liquid path through the filter medium towards the channel and out of the filter element through the central opening.The filter element further includes further includes a detachable plug whose position can change from an attached position to a detached position. In the attached position the detachable plug is attached to an immobile portion of the filter element and seals the central opening, and in the detached position the detachable plug is detached from the immobile portion and is movable away from the central opening inside the channel and along the filter element axis to unseal the central opening.
US10874959B2	Filter insert and a filter arrangement A filter insert for being removably arranged in a filter housing defines a first end and a second end opposite the first end, including a closing arrangement at the first end of the filter insert for controlling opening and closing, respectively, of an aperture, and an actuation arrangement operatively connected to the closing arrangement for actuating the closing arrangement, wherein the actuation arrangement is positioned at the second end of the filter insert and wherein the actuation arrangement is accessible for external contact at the second end of the filter insert.
US10874958B1	Controlling heat flux during distillation and concentration of extract A method for phytochemical extraction includes providing a distillation vessel, providing a mixture of solvent and plant extract to the distillation vessel, placing the distillation vessel on a heat source, coupling the distillation vessel with a collector configured to collect condensed solvent, selecting an initial distillation temperature and outputting heat from the heat source at a heat source initial target temperature to heat the distillation vessel to a distillation vessel initial target temperature and boil the mixture in the distillation vessel at the initial distillation temperature and at an initial heat flux. With a vacuum pump, a distillation vessel initial target pressure is set within the distillation vessel.
US10874955B2	Short distillation head with integrated cooling jacket A distillation apparatus has a cooling jacket, in the shape of a halo, surrounding at least a part of a vertical extent of a fraction collector in the disclosed technology. Connecting to and/or extending into an interior space of the fraction collector is an end of a vertically-extending passageway. This passageway is functionally connected at an other end to a lower-end entry portal. An outer cover substantially covers the cooling jacket, fraction collector, and a portion of the vertically-extending passageway, excepting for a top portal, a side exit portal, at least one cooling jacket intake, and at least one cooling jacket outtake.
US10874954B2	Rotationally engaged toy brick system A toy brick system is provided having a plurality of bricks each of which has a post positioned extending from a first end of a body of the brick and having a socket at a second end. The post in each brick in the plurality is engageable with a socket of an adjacently place brick in a removable rotational engagement enabling curved and angled configuration of assembled structures. Engagement and disengagement from the rotational engagement can only occur at a specific engagement angle between adjacent bricks thereby maintaining the rotational engagement of adjacent bricks once engaged and rotated out of the engagement angle.
US10874947B2	Connecting a player to expert help in real-time during game play of a gaming application A method for gaming assistance. Information relating to game plays of player for a gaming application is received at a back-end server. A current game context of a first game play of a first player is determined from the information. Historical expert game contexts of expert game plays of experts that have played the gaming application are determined from the information. An assistance query related to the first game play is received. The current game context of the first player is compared to the historical expert game contexts to determine at least one expert having a corresponding historical expert game context that matches the first game context. A first expert is assigned to the first player for obtaining assistance. A communication session is generated between a device of the first expert and a device of the first player to enable the first expert to render assistance to the first player.
US10874943B2	Systems and methods for transferring object authority in a shared virtual environment In some embodiments of the present disclosure, endpoint systems participating in a shared virtual environment simulate objects locally that a user of the endpoint system is likely to interact with. In some embodiments, object authority is thus managed by the endpoint systems, and is not managed by a central server. In some embodiments, a subsequent endpoint system likely to interact with an object may be predicted, and object authority may be transferred to the subsequent endpoint system before the interaction in order to provide an immersive experience for a user of the subsequent endpoint system. In some embodiments, efficient techniques for transmitting notifications between endpoint systems are provided.
US10874940B2	Facilitating users to complete active game actions A system and method for providing offers to facilitate users to complete active game actions in a game space are disclosed. Offers to forego a group of pending wait periods of active game actions may be generated and presented to the users at the same time or near the same time along with offers to forego these pending wait periods individually and separately. In some examples, for incentivizing the users to accept the offer to forego the group of pending wait periods, a discount may be determined for these offers with respect to the offers to forego the group of pending wait periods individually and separately. In some examples, selection of the group of pending wait periods may be made based on likelihoods as to whether the users will spend stored consideration to forego the group of pending wait periods individually and separately.
US10874935B1	Chess system and method of use A chess game method includes providing a standard chess board having squares of alternating colors; providing a first set of chess pieces of a first color and a second set of chess pieces of a second color; arranging the first set of chess pieces in a first corner of the standard chess board such that a king of the first set of chess pieces is in the corner; and arranging the second set of chess pieces in the second corner of the standard chess board such that a king of the second set of chess pieces is in the second corner; the first corner is directly opposite the second corner.
US10874930B2	Protective track and field barrier system A protective barrier system is provided, the protective barrier system comprising: at least one support member configured for coupling to a surface; a frame comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being coupled to the at least one support member; a barrier material coupled to and suspended between the upper portion and the lower portion of the frame, the barrier material forming an enclosure having an interior and an exterior; and a door positioned relative to the enclosure and configured to provide access to the interior of the enclosure, wherein the barrier material is spaced from the at least one support member; and wherein the frame provides shape and structure to the barrier material.
US10874924B2	Swing plane tee apparatus and method There is provided herein an apparatus and method for teaching a baseball participant how best to swing a bat in order to urge a struck ball to fly in a particular direction. More particularly, various embodiments provide immediate feedback to the batter make proper corrections for a properly hit baseball by forcing the batter to swing the bat at a predetermined angle appropriate for a desired ball trajectory.
US10874921B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion with a face portion thickness extending between a front surface and a back surface. The body portion may be associated with a body portion volume. The golf club head may also include an interior cavity. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material including a radiocontrast material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10874920B2	Golf club Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
US10874912B2	Multi-piece solid golf ball A multi-piece solid golf ball for professional golfers and skilled amateurs in particular is endowed with an excellent distance, a soft yet good feel at impact and a good durability. In the ball, which includes a core, an envelope layer, an intermediate layer and a cover, the core has a hardness profile which satisfies specific conditions, the envelope layer has a thickness of from 0.3 to 1.2 mm, the intermediate layer has a thickness of from 0.3 to 1.2 mm, and the envelope and intermediate layers have a combined thickness from of 0.8 to 1.7 mm.
US10874909B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball comprising a paint film having improved abrasion resistance without substantially lowering the spin performance. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film contains a resin fine particle in an amount of less than 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a base resin thereof, the base resin of the paint film is a polyurethane, and the resin fine particle contains a polyrotaxane component having a cyclodextrin, a linear molecule penetrating the cyclic structure of the cyclodextrin in a skewering manner, and a blocking group located at both terminals of the linear molecule to prevent disassociation of the cyclodextrin, wherein at least a part of hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin is modified with a caprolactone chain via a —O—C3H6—O— group.
US10874908B2	Golf ball A golf ball includes a main body and a paint layer positioned outside the main body. The paint layer includes an inner layer and an outer layer positioned outside the inner layer. When an indentation depth (nm) is measured on a cross-section along a plane passing through a central point of the golf ball when a force of 30 mgf is applied to the cross-section in a direction perpendicular to the cross-section, an indentation depth Di on a cross-section of the inner layer is smaller than an indentation depth Do on a cross-section of the outer layer. A thickness To of the outer layer is larger than a thickness Ti of the inner layer.
US10874906B2	Golf ball A golf ball has a plurality of dimples 12 and a land 14 on a surface thereof. The golf ball further has a large number of minute projections 18 formed on surfaces of the dimples 12 and the land 14. An average depth Fav of the dimples 12 and an average height Hav of the minute projections satisfy the following mathematical formula (1). Hav/Fav≥0.050 (1) A ratio M (%) of a sum of areas of all the dimples 12 relative to a surface area of a phantom sphere of the golf ball and an average value Pav (μm) of pitches P each between a minute projection 18 and another minute projection 18 adjacent to this minute projection 18 satisfy the following mathematical formula (2). M/Pav>0.3 (2)
US10874899B2	Personalizable modular fitness area Disclosed is a reversibly installable modular fitness area including a plurality of modules, variously assemblage due to common stable and reversible connection system, which when joined together give rise to stage-like structures, each of which including one or more equipment pieces for carrying out fitness exercises. Especially opposite support modules have slingshot arm shape, and each of the stages is equipped with a display illustrating how to perform the exercise.
US10874894B2	Fitness equipment A fitness equipment includes two handles each including a gripping part gripped by hands and an elastic member-coupling part to which an end portion of an elastic member configured to extend between the two handles is coupled; and a supporting base provided with a supporting surface provided at a location opposite the gripping part of the handle, and supported on a bottom surface, wherein the handle and supporting base assemblies are used to perform push-up exercises, and the elastic member is coupled between the two handles to perform chest expander exercises.
US10874890B2	Fire retardant and mitigation compositions and agents A fire mitigation composition that includes by weight one to five percent potassium hydroxide, two to seven percent citric acid, four to thirty-six percent diammonium phosphate, four to twenty percent carbamide, forty-five to sixty percent deionized water, zero to five percent capryloamphodipropionate, two to six percent tridol 6, and four to seven percent cocamidopropyl betaine.
US10874887B2	Clock-type disaster preparedness kit The present invention relates to a clock-type disaster preparedness kit. More particularly, the present invention relates to a clock-type disaster preparedness kit in which a clock is integrated with a configuration for storing disaster preparedness goods such that a location of the disaster preparedness goods is easily recognized whereby it is possible to request rescue promptly in an emergency. Accordingly, the present invention provides the clock-type disaster preparedness kit, the kit including: a housing provided with a storage space in which a first portion and a second portion thereof are engaged with each other; a clock provided on an outer surface of the housing and showing time; a storing portion provided in the second portion of the housing and storing disaster preparedness goods; and a coupling member coupling the first portion and the second portion of the housing to combine the housing.
US10874884B2	Manual release safety system and method An emergency escape system is provided. The system comprises a quick release safety pin, a manual release box configured with a metal jacket that contains the pin, and a swing arm attached via a rod to a locking mechanism, the swing arm held immobile by the pin. Upon release of the pin, the arm is configured to move in a horizontal direction and cause the rod to pull and release the locking mechanism from an engaged position. The locking mechanism, when in engaged position, securely maintains at least one of a window, a door, and a panel. The safety pin, the metal jacket, and the swing arm are positioned on an outward facing surface of the manual release box. A load spring surrounding the rod is manipulated by action of the swing arm and causes release of the locking mechanism.
US10874883B2	Product for treating the skin and mucous membranes, and relative method of preparation A method for preparing a product for treating the skin and mucous membranes comprises the steps of making available a suitable quantity of trichloroacetic acid, making available a suitable quantity of hydrogen peroxide, making a first mixture of the trichloroacetic acid and the hydrogen peroxide, making available a determinate quantity of the basic compound able to achieve a buffer effect of the trichloroacetic acid comprised in the first mixture, and adding the basic compound.
US10874881B2	Neutron source for neutron capture therapy A treatment system for evaluating boron sources for boron neutron cancer therapy (BNCT) has a substantially square secondary moderator having a central treatment chamber for a subject; and four substantially identical neutron generators positioned around the substantially square secondary moderator with the axis of each acceleration chamber passing through the center of the treatment chamber.
US10874878B2	Particle therapy apparatus comprising an MRI The present disclosure relates to a particle therapy apparatus for irradiating a target with a charged particle beam. In one implementation, the apparatus includes an isocentric gantry rotatable about an axis and configured to direct a particle beam towards an isocenter of gantry and according to a final beam direction, a magnetic resonance imaging system configured to generate a main magnetic field parallel to the final beam direction, and a passive magnetic shield surrounding the magnetic resonance imaging system, the passive magnetic shield and the magnetic resonance imaging system being synchronously rotatable with the gantry about the axis.
US10874877B2	Anchored brachytherapy device Aspects herein are directed to an anchorable brachytherapy device configured to be permanently implanted in a tumor bed at the time of operative removal of the tumor. In example aspects, the brachytherapy device may comprise a plurality of hollow tubes that form a spherical or ellipsoid shape. Protrusions or grooves may be formed on an outer surface of the tubes to help anchor the brachytherapy device in the tumor bed. Radioactive seeds or strands may be positioned within the tube channels to provide radiation to the tumor bed.
US10874876B2	Multiple light sources integrated in a neural probe for multi-wavelength activation Probes include a probe body configured to penetrate biological tissue. High-efficiency light sources are positioned within the probe body. Each high-efficiency light source has a sufficiently intense light output to trigger a light-sensitive reaction in neighboring tissues and has a sufficiently low power output such that a combined heat output of multiple light sources does cause a disruptive temperature increase in the neighboring tissues.
US10874869B2	Electrostimulation device The subject of the invention is a device for electrical stimulation of tissue consisting of an electrode and a magnet, which allows to reach deeper located regions without the need for invasive surgery. This helps to achieve therapeutically success in broader range of patients.
US10874863B2	Electrode lead, implant, and method for identifying an electrode lead An implant including a hermetically tightly sealed housing, wherein a control unit is arranged in the housing, and including a header, which is secured to the housing and includes at least one socket for connection to a plug of an electrode lead, and includes a communication antenna, which is electrically connected to the control unit. To achieve a reliable identification of the electrode lead with a low energy expenditure, the header has, in the region of the at least one socket, at least one electromagnetic transmission element electrically connected to a contact element which is provided on the inner wall of the at least one socket or to the ground of the implant and to the control unit, wherein the electromagnetic transmission element is electromagnetically or inductively coupled to the communication antenna. A corresponding electrode lead and a corresponding method for identifying an electrode lead are also contemplated.
US10874859B2	Sub-perception calibration using time domain scaling An example of a system to program a neuromodulator to deliver neuromodulation to a neural target using a plurality of electrodes may comprise a programming control circuit configured to determine target energy allocations for the plurality of electrodes based on at least one target pole to provide a target sub-perception modulation field, and normalize the target sub-perception modulation field, including determine a time domain scaling factor to account for at least one property of a neural target or of a neuromodulation waveform, and apply the time domain scaling factor to the target energy allocations.
US10874853B2	X-ray marker for implantable medical devices An anchoring device for anchoring an implantable medical device to tissue of a patient, wherein the anchoring device comprises at least one marker that is visible when using an imaging technique such as x-ray imaging.
US10874852B2	Intracardiac capsule and explantation accessory An autonomous capsule includes a tubular body provided at its distal end with an anchoring screw, and in its proximal region of a capture groove. An explantation accessory includes a reinforced catheter combined with a flexible wire which can slide in the catheter and has a deformable loop which can be clamped by gradual introduction of its ends in the catheter under the effect of a traction exerted on the wire. During tightening, the capture groove receives the wire loop, allowing, after complete tightening, to secure in tension and rotation an assembly formed by the catheter, the capsule, and the wire. The reinforced catheter is then used to transmit a tensile force and an axial torque from its proximal end to its distal end, allowing safe unscrewing of the capsule and its extraction through the patient venous network.
US10874850B2	Impedance-based verification for delivery of implantable medical devices A device for delivering an implantable medical device (IMD) includes an elongated member and a deployment bay configured to house the IMD, the deployment bay defining a distal opening for deploying the IMD out of the deployment bay. The device includes a first electrode located inside the deployment bay during intravascular navigation, a second electrode, and impedance detection circuitry configured to deliver an electrical signal to a path between the first electrode and the second electrode through at least one of a fluid or tissue of the patient. The device also includes processing circuitry configured to determine an impedance of the path based on the signal and control a user interface to indicate when an impedance of the path indicates that at least one of the IMD or the distal opening is in a fixation configuration relative to the target site of the patient.
US10874849B2	Medical tool employing a warning mechanism notifying that a rotational limit has been reached A medical tool includes a rotation mechanism that further includes a warning feature. The warning feature provides an indication when the rotation mechanism has achieved a number of rotations.
US10874847B2	Neural interface insertion and retraction tools Devices and methods for manipulating devices such as micro-scale devices are provided. The devices can include a tether of various materials surrounded by a stiff body. The tether interfaces with microscale devices to draw them against the stiff body, holding the microscale devices in a locked position for insertion into or extraction out of tissue. The tensional hook and stiff body are configurable in a multitude of positions and geometries to provide increased engagement. Such configurations allow for a range of implantation and extraction surgical procedures for the device within research and clinical settings.
US10874846B2	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation electrode needle and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device The present disclosure provides a TENS electrode needle and a TENS device. The TENS electrode needle includes: a needle handle having a first electrode and a second electrode for providing pulse current signals with different polarities are arranged; and at least one first needle body and at least one second needle body. Each of the first needle body and the second needle body includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the first needle body is electrically connected to the first electrode, and the first end of the second needle body is electrically connected to the second electrode, so as to form an electrical field between the second end of the first needle body and the second end of the second needle body.
US10874843B2	Medical device hybrid polymeric structures and coatings with improved lubricity and durability A medical device made of a hybrid polymeric structure includes a tubular body including a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a fibrous matrix comprising a plurality of randomly oriented nanofibers made at least in part of a first polymeric material and pores formed between at least a portion of the nanofibers. The second layer is made at least in part of a second polymeric material. At least a portion of the second layer is disposed about and between the plurality of nanofibers such that at least a portion of the second polymeric material is embedded into at least a portion of the pores of the fibrous matrix.
US10874840B2	Preparation comprising exanatide for delivery into a lumen of the intestinal tract Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US10874839B2	Adjustable instrument for dilation of anatomical passageway An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, a deflection actuation assembly, and a dilation catheter. The shaft assembly includes a rigid proximal portion and a flexible distal portion. The deflection actuation assembly includes a rotary actuator and a first translatable actuation member at least partially disposed within the first rotary actuator. A second translatable actuation member extends through the shaft assembly and couples the first translatable actuation member with the flexible distal portion of the shaft assembly. The first rotary actuator is rotatable about a longitudinal axis to thereby drive the first and second translatable actuation members longitudinally. The flexible distal portion is configured to deflect away from the longitudinal axis in response to translation of the first and second translatable actuation members longitudinally. The dilation catheter is slidable relative to the shaft assembly and includes an expandable dilator.
US10874838B2	Systems and methods for transnasal dilation of passageways in the ear, nose or throat Devices, systems and methods useable for dilating the ostia of paranasal sinuses and/or other passageways within the ear, nose or throat. A dilation catheter device and system is constructed in a manner that facilitates ease of use by the operator and, in at least some cases, allows the dilation procedure to be performed by a single operator. Additionally, the dilation catheter device and system may be useable in conjunction with an endoscope and/or a fluoroscope to provide for easy manipulation and positioning of the devices and real time visualization of the entire procedure or selected portions thereof. In some embodiments, an optional handle may be used to facilitate grasping or supporting a device of the present invention as well as another device (e.g., an endoscope) with a single hand.
US10874831B2	Devices and methods for accessing the vasculature of a patient A steerable guide sheath system adapted for delivery into a patient's vasculature. The pull wire which is used to tension the deflectable portion of the sheath is wrapped or twisted around the axis of the sheath.
US10874827B2	Detachable polymer bond This disclosure concerns polymer catheter designs incorporating joints that break under tension. The joints are generally formed from two tubular elements comprising two different polymers with dissimilar thermal and/or mechanical characteristics, which are overlapped and exposed to heat and pressure. The disclosure also concerns methods of making and using such catheters, for instance to deliver medical implants.
US10874823B2	Remotely controlled bilateral alternating tactile stimulation therapeutic method and system A bilateral alternating tactile stimulation therapeutic system includes an Internet web page; a first mobile device, at a first location, configured to access the Internet web page, wherein the first mobile device has a first application for transmitting audio information and pulse control information including alternating pulsation signals for uploading to the Internet web page; a second mobile device, at a second location remote from the first location, adapted to connect to the Internet web page and having a second application for receiving the audio information and the pulse control information in a streaming or live mode; a pair of pulsating devices wirelessly coupled to the second mobile device; and wherein the second mobile device is programmed to enable a subject to hear the audio information and also transmit the alternating pulsation signals to the pair of pulsating devices.
US10874817B1	Pulsed pressure swing adsorption system and method A pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system and methods for controlling each PSA cycle performed by the PSA system to produce oxygen enriched gas during productive portions of a user breathing cycle, and to cease production of oxygen enriched gas during non-productive portions of the user breathing cycle, is provided. The PSA system synchronizes PSA cycle phases including adsorption and desorption phases with a user's individual inhalation and exhalation phases, on a breath by breath basis, such that each PSA cycle can be dynamically varied from a succeeding PSA cycle, in real time in response to variations in the user's breathing cycle. An oxygen delivery device including a breathing cycle sensor provides breathing cycle inputs to a controller for use with at least one algorithm to detect breathing flow phases during each user breath, and to synchronize each PSA cycle to the user's breathing flow phases, on a breath-by-breath basis.
US10874810B2	Single stage, axial symmetric blower and portable ventilator A blower includes a housing including a proximal opening and a distal opening that are co-axially aligned, a stator component) provided to the housing, an impeller positioned between the proximal opening of the housing and the stator component, and a motor adapted to drive the impeller. The impeller includes a plurality of impeller blades. The stator component includes a plurality of air directing grooves along its exterior surface. The leading edge of the air directing grooves extend tangentially outwards from the outer tips of the impeller blades and are configured to collect the air exiting the impeller blades and direct it from a generally tangential direction to a generally radial direction by dividing the air from the impeller and directing the air along a curved path towards the distal opening so that airflow becomes substantially laminar.
US10874808B2	Pressure control in respiratory treatment apparatus An over-pressure control device prevents over-pressure conditions during the delivery of pressure treatment therapy to a patient with a respiratory treatment apparatus. The device may prevent delivered pressure from exceeding a first maximum pressure threshold. The device may also prevent the delivered pressure from exceeding a second maximum pressure threshold when the delivered pressure exceeds another pressure threshold for a period of time. In some embodiments, the second maximum pressure threshold may be lower than the first maximum pressure threshold. In an example embodiment, a set of comparators are configured to compare pressure with a maximum pressure threshold and to control a reduction in the pressure if the pressure exceeds the maximum pressure threshold. The set may also be configured to compare the pressure with a pressure threshold and to control reduction in the maximum pressure threshold if the pressure exceeds the pressure threshold for a period of time.
US10874806B2	Gas removal apparatus and related methods An apparatus having an outer wall that encompasses an interior chamber that holds a predetermined volume of fluid and gas where the gas rises to one end of the interior chamber and the fluid flows to the other end of the interior chamber. The apparatus also has an inlet port that allows for fluid to ingress into the interior chamber and an outlet port that allows for fluid to egress out of the interior chamber.
US10874805B2	Gas removal apparatus and related methods An apparatus having an outer wall that encompasses an interior chamber that holds a predetermined volume of fluid and gas where the gas rises to one end of the interior chamber and the fluid flows to the other end of the interior chamber. The apparatus also has an inlet port that allows for fluid to ingress into the interior chamber and an outlet port that allows for fluid to egress out of the interior chamber.
US10874804B2	Medicament delivery device A medicament delivery device includes a housing having proximal and distal ends; a delivery member connected to the housing; a medicament container operably arranged within the housing; a drive mechanism configured to act on the medicament container for priming and for expelling a dose of medicament; and an activator mechanism configured to interact with the drive mechanism, such that a first interaction between the activator mechanism and the drive mechanism causes the container to move toward the delivery member, in which the container is primed, and such that a subsequent interaction between the activator mechanism and the drive mechanism causes a dose of medicament to be expelled through the delivery member.
US10874799B2	Medicament delivery device The present disclosure relates to a medicament delivery device comprising: a housing configured to receive a cartridge containing a medicament; an injection needle having a proximal end and a distal end; an injection needle holder to which the injection needle is fixed, the injection needle holder being moveable relative to the housing between a rest position and a use position; and an injection needle cap detachably connected to the injection needle holder and enclosing the proximal end of the injection needle. The medicament delivery device is configured such that pushing the injection needle cap towards the cartridge causes the injection needle holder to move from the rest position in which the distal end of the injection needle is spaced from the cartridge towards the use position in which the distal end of the injection needle can engage the cartridge.
US10874793B2	Multi-sensor infusion system for detecting air or an occlusion in the infusion system An infusion system for being operatively connected to a fluid delivery line and to an infusion container includes a pump, a plurality of different types of sensors connected to the pump or the fluid delivery line, at least one processor, and a memory. The plurality of different types of sensors are configured to indicate whether air is in the fluid delivery line. The memory includes programming code for execution by the at least one processor. The programming code is configured to, based on measurements taken by the plurality of different types of sensors, determine: whether there is air in the fluid delivery line; whether there is a partial occlusion or a total occlusion in the fluid delivery line; or a percentage of the air present in the fluid delivery line or the probability of the air being in the fluid delivery line.
US10874788B2	Infusate caddy for a dialysis system The invention relates to an infusate caddy for carrying, organizing, and operating infusate containers containing solutes for preparing dialysate and related fluids for use in dialysis. The infusate containers can be seated in the infusate caddy, and the infusate containers removed from the infusate caddy for restocking, cleaning, or resupply, as needed. The infusate caddy can be positioned or seated in a receiving compartment of a dialysis machine, and can also be removed, as needed, from the dialysis machine.
US10874785B2	Component concentration sensing system A component concentration sensing system includes a first component concentration sensor, a collector and a second component concentration sensor. The first component concentration sensor is provided to a channel through which flows a liquid whose component concentration is to be sensed, and is configured to irradiate the liquid with light and sense the component concentration in the liquid from a degree of light absorption. The collector is arranged to collect the liquid flowing through the channel. The second component concentration sensor is configured to irradiate the liquid collected in the collector with light and sense the component concentration in the liquid from the degree of light absorption.
US10874775B2	Method and apparatus for a stent with a capped-release mechanism (CRM) Disclosed and claimed is any one of long-dwelling body lumen apparatus, such as a catheter or stent (c/s), said c/s comprising: at least one lumen fittingly disposed within a tubular member; a scaffold circumferentially disposed around at least one of an outer surface of at least the tubular member; said scaffold radially extending for at least a portion of the length of the at least tubular member. Furthermore, the scaffold comprised of any one of a pattern of interlocking struts with individual well-like reservoirs disposed; each reservoir having a depth sufficient enough to house at least a first agent of any one of a chemical moiety, each of the reservoirs capped to form an enclosure; and wherein a delayed degradation of said cap results in a sudden release of the housed at least first agent. Any number of agents, reservoirs, and cap configurations may be possible.
US10874771B2	Oriented P4HB implants containing antimicrobial agents Oriented resorbable implants made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof, have been developed that contain one or more antimicrobial agents to prevent colonization of the implants, and reduce or prevent the occurrence of infection following implantation in a patient. These oriented implants are particularly suitable for use in procedures where prolonged strength retention is necessary and there is a risk of infection. Coverings and receptacles made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and copolymers thereof, containing antimicrobial agents, have also been developed for use with implantable devices to prevent colonization of these devices, and to reduce or prevent the occurrence of infection following implantation of these devices in a patient. These coverings and receptacles may be used to hold, or partially or fully cover, devices such as pacemakers and neurostimulators. Preferably, the coverings and receptacles are made from meshes, non-wovens, films, fibers, and foams, and contain rifampin and minocycline.
US10874766B2	Compounds and matrices for use in bone growth and repair Compositions of small molecules, matrices, and isolated cells including methods of preparation, and methods for differentiation, trans-differentiation, and proliferation of animal cells into the osteoblast blast cell lineage were described. Examples of osteogenic materials that were administered to cells or co-cultured with cells are represented by compounds of Formula II, IV, and VI independently or preferably in combination with a matrix to afford bone cells. Small molecule-stimulated cells were also combined with a matrix, placed with a cellular adhesive or material carrier and implanted to a site in an animal for bone repair. Matrix pretreated with compounds of Formula II, IV, and VI were also used to cause cells to migrate to the matrix that is of use for therapeutic purposes.
US10874765B2	Apparatuses and methods for producing enriched fibrillated tissue matrices Apparatuses and methods for producing enriched fibrillated tissue matrices are disclosed herein. Some embodiments include a method including subjecting tissue in a carrier liquid to a fibrillation pressure while maintaining a temperature of the tissue and the carrier liquid to at or below a safe zone temperature; inducing a phasic shift and rapid release of water and biological components from the tissue through a disruptive boil and tissue explosion process to produce a fibrillated tissue matrix; and recapturing the water and biological components.
US10874761B2	Sanitation method and system A sanitation system may include a sink, a sanitation material dispenser for dispensing material such as soap, and a dryer for either dispensing dryer material such as paper towels or providing heated air. An electronic device may be in communication with one or more of these items, and a sanitation module may operate on the sanitation system. The sanitation module may time a sanitation activity for the sanitation system, such as hand washing. Content may be displayed on the electronic device, and the content may serve to engage or distract the user. The electronic device may be able to identify the individual user and customize the content. The sanitation module may time the sanitation procedure and may accordingly promote a minimum time spent on the sanitation activity. The sanitation system may also be used for monitoring either the sanitation material or the dryer material and automatically order new material when the material is low.
US10874757B1	Cleaning kit for regions in health care facilities A cleaning and sanitizing kit for use in a defined region of a hospital and a method employing the same.
US10874754B2	Method and arrangement for sterilization and storage of medical devices Method of sterilization of a medical device, in particular surgical instrument, placed in a closable airtight container, including placing such medical device inside a closable airtight container; closing the container; placing a Vacuum Ultraviolet Light source against a window of said container, wherein such window is transparent to Vacuum Ultraviolet light and to UVC and/or Middle Ultraviolet light; irradiating a volume inside such closed container with Vacuum Ultraviolet Light through such window in order to generate ozone and/or ozonites within such volume; removing the Vacuum Ultraviolet Light source; and waiting for an incubation time.
US10874752B2	MIBG analogs and uses thereof Compounds and compositions for targeting cells expressing norepinephrine transporter, and methods of making and using the same. The compounds comprise MIBG analogs conjugated to active agents for treatment and/or diagnosis of various conditions, including neuroblastoma.
US10874751B2	Nanoallergens and uses thereof Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a nanoparticle based platform, and nanoallergens for identifying, evaluating and studying allergen mimotopes as multiple copies of a single mimotope or various combinations on the same particle. The nanoparticle is extremely versatile and allows multivalent binding to IgEs specific to a variety of mimotopes, simulating allergen proteins. Nanoparticles can include various molecular ratios of components. For example, the nanoallergens can include about 0.1-40% mimotope-lipid conjugate and about 60-99.9% lipid. The mimotope-lipid conjugate includes a mimotope, a first linker, and lipid molecule. Nanoallergens can be used in in vitro and in vivo applications to identify a specific patient's sensitivity to a set of epitopes and predict a symptomatic clinical response, identify allergen epitopes through blind screening peptide sequences from allergen protein, and in a clinical application similar to a scratch test.
US10874748B2	Intervention for tendinopathy Methods for treating tendinopathy and tendonitis and for preventing tendinopathy are disclosed.
US10874746B2	Sulfamide linkers for use in bioconjugates The invention relates to a novel linker for use in bioconjugates such as antibody-drug-conjugates. The linker according to the invention is represented by formula: (I) wherein: —BM is a branching moiety; —E is a capping group; —SG is a sulfamide group; —b, c, d, e, g, i, k, l are independently 0 or 1; —f is an integer in the range of 1 to 10; —Sp1, Sp2, Sp3, Sp4, Sp5 and Sp6 are a spacer moieties; —Z1 and Z2 are connecting groups. The linker according to the invention is useful in the preparation of linker-conjugates and bioconjugates, and can be used for (a) improving conjugation efficiency in the preparation of the bioconjugate, (b) reducing aggregation during the preparation of the bioconjugate and/or of the bioconjugate, (c) increasing stability of the bioconjugate, and/or (d) increasing therapeutic index of the bioconjugate.
US10874742B2	Shape memory silk materials The present application relates to silk fibroin-based materials, methods for making and using the same. Provided materials exhibit shape memory characteristics while showing comparable or better volumetric swelling, biocompatibility and/or degradability when compared to current memory polymers derived from either natural or synthetic materials.
US10874739B2	Near-IR light-cleavable conjugates and conjugate precursors Embodiments of near-infrared light-cleavable heptamethine cyanine-based conjugates, particularly targeting agent-drug conjugates, according to Formula I and conjugate precursors are disclosed. The disclosed targeting agent-drug conjugates are useful for targeted delivery and release of a drug. Methods of making and using the conjugates and precursors also are disclosed.
US10874731B2	T cell receptors and immune therapy using the same The present invention pertains to antigen recognizing constructs against tumor associated antigens (MAGEA1). The invention in particular provides novel T cell receptor (TCR) based molecules which are selective and specific for the tumor expressed antigen of the invention. The TCR of the invention, and TAA binding fragments derived therefrom, are of use for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TAA expressing cancerous diseases. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention, vectors comprising these nucleic acids, recombinant cells expressing the antigen recognizing constructs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
US10874726B2	Autoimmune antigens and cancer Autoimmune diseases are thought to be initiated by exposures to foreign antigens that cross-react with endogenous molecules. Analyses of peripheral blood lymphocytes and serum suggested that mutations in autoimmune antigen targets sparked cellular immunity and cross-reactive humoral immune responses. Acquired immunity to autoimmune antigens can help control naturally occurring cancers.
US10874725B2	Method of providing patient specific immune response in amyloidoses and protein aggregation disorders A treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders involving protein misfolding or aggregation is provided by enhancing or sustaining an antibody response against predominantly directed against pathological protein aggregates or neo-epitopes present on pathogenic forms of said protein or protein complex. Furthermore, therapeutic methods are described, wherein ex vivo stimulated antigen-selected peripheral blood lymphocytes are regrafted into the cognate donor.
US10874724B2	Enzymatic immunomodulation of solid tumors and uses thereof In some embodiments the present disclosure pertains to a method of activating an anti-tumor immune response for the treatment of a cancer. In some embodiments, such a method comprises detecting CD26 expression in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising adenosine deaminase. In some embodiments, the adenosine deaminase stimulates T cell proliferation and activates maturation of macrophages or dendritic cells. In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to a method for targeted reduction of adenosine or deoxyadenosine in a tumor microenvironment of a solid tumor.
US10874723B2	Cell therapy for the treatment of neurodegeneration Methods are described for the isolation and selection of a heterogeneous bone marrow cell population, called NCS-01, that is effective at treating neurodegeneration. For example, NCS-01 cells are shown to treat neurodegeneration caused by ischemia. In vivo studies demonstrate that selected NCS-01 cell populations treat neurodegeneration in a standard rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) animal model under conditions of transient or permanent total arterial occlusion. These studies also disclose that when the neurodegeneration is caused by ischemic stroke, combining the administration of a selected NCS-01 cell population with thrombolytic agents and/or mechanical methods of clot removal leads to a decrease in the volume of infarction caused by acute onset neurodegeneration. The disclosed cell therapy promises to make a significant clinical impact on patient survival after stroke.
US10874722B2	Suture line administration technique using botulinum toxins The present invention utilizes patient-specific landmarks in order to treat headache pain. In one aspect, the present invention relates to the administration of Clostridial toxins, such as a botulinum neurotoxin, to a patient suffering from a headache pain, where the location of administration of the botulinum toxin is based upon at least one suture line of the patient's skull.
US10874721B2	Method for preventing and treating cervical erosion The present invention relates to the use of plasminogen in the treatment of cervical erosion. Compared to other existing drugs for treating cervical erosion, the plasminogen or plasmin of the present invention can promote the inflammatory repair of damaged mucosa. Therefore, plasminogen may become a novel strategy to treat cervical erosion.
US10874720B2	Compositions and methods for treating celiac sprue disease Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating celiac sprue.
US10874714B2	Method of treating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) deficiency The present invention relates to mutants of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF), particularly FGF-20 and FGF-21, which contain newly introduced N-linked or O-linked glycosylation site(s). The polynucleotide coding sequences for the mutants, expression cassettes comprising the coding sequences, cells expressing the mutants, and methods for producing the mutants are also disclosed. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the mutants and method for using the mutants.
US10874708B2	Compositions for reducing appetite and craving, increasing satiety, enhancing mood, and reducing stress A method for enhancing at least one of craving-reduction, mood improvement, avoidance of depression, prevention of weight gain post weight-loss from dieting, reduction of negative side effects produced by anti-appetite drugs and smoke-cessation and promotion of healthy ageing in a person in need thereof, comprising administering a composition to said person, said composition comprising: a) an effective amount of an extract of Cyperus esculentus peel, Cyperus esculentus rhizomes, or a combination thereof; b) an effective amount of mangiferin, norathyriol, or an extract comprising mangiferin or norathyriol; or c) a synergistic combination of (a) and (b). The composition may comprise a third active ingredient in combination with the Cyperus esculentus extract and mangiferin or norathyriol.
US10874705B2	Extracts and isolated compounds from cakile arabica for treatment of ulcer The present invention relates to extracts, compounds isolated from Cakile arabica for use in the treatment of ulcer and to pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US10874700B2	Sanitizer composition with probiotic/prebiotic active ingredient A topical sanitizing composition for restoring skin's natural balance of bacteria is provided. The topical sanitizing composition includes about 0.02 wt. % to 10.0 wt. % of an active ingredient, at least about 40 wt. % of one or more C1-6 alcohols; and water. The active ingredient comprises one or more of a probiotic, probiotic derivative, and a prebiotic.
US10874698B2	Therapy using cardiac stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells Compositions comprising stem cells delivered into infarcted myocardium by endocardial injection, engraft and differentiate into myocytes, endothelial cells, and vascular smooth muscle, and do so without the requirement for survival enhancing modification. These cells engraft whether injected acutely (days) or late (months) after myocardial infarction, and the efficiency of engraftment correlates with the functional recovery of the heart. The stem cells also recruit endogenous cardiac precursor cells, reconstitute myocardial stem cell niches, and enhance endogenous cell differentiation into myocytes.
US10874697B2	Placental tissue grafts and improved methods of preparing and using the same Described herein are tissue grafts derived from the placenta. The grafts are composed of at least one layer of amnion tissue where the epithelium layer has been substantially removed in order to expose the basement layer to host cells. By removing the epithelium layer, cells from the host can more readily interact with the cell-adhesion bio-active factors located onto top and within of the basement membrane. Also described herein are methods for making and using the tissue grafts. The laminin structure of amnion tissue is nearly identical to that of native human tissue such as, for example, oral mucosa tissue. This includes high level of laminin-5, a cell adhesion bio-active factor show to bind gingival epithelia-cells, found throughout upper portions of the basement membrane.
US10874694B2	RAR selective agonists in combination with immune modulators for cancer immunotherapy Disclosed herein are methods for treating cancer comprising administering CAR-modified immune cells and at least one Retinoic Acid Receptor agonist.
US10874687B1	Highly active compounds against COVID-19 The present invention is the use of a small group of purine nucleotide phosphoramidate disclosed herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an effective amount for the treatment or prevention of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a host, for example a human, in need thereof.
US10874686B2	Anthranilyl-adenosinemonosulfamate analogs and uses thereof Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceuticals acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, and prodrugs thereof. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods involving the inventive compounds for the treatment and/or of an infectious disease (e.g., bacterial infection (e.g., P. aeruginosa infection).
US10874684B2	Liponucleotide-based therapy for ARDS Compositions and method are therefore disclosed for treating ARDS. In particular, disclosed a composition that contains one, two, or more cytidine diphosphate (CDP)-conjugated precursors selected from the group consisting of CDP-choline, CDP-ethanolamine, and CDP-diacylglycerol (CDP-DAG) in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in treating ARDS.
US10874682B2	Compositions and the use thereof for treating or preventing rosacea The present invention relates to a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, at least one compound of the avermectin family, and at least one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compound. The present invention further provides such composition for use in the treatment and/or the prevention of rosacea.
US10874681B2	Oral lipid supplements for treating pain and fibromyalgia A method of oral delivery of phospholipid/inulin compositions comprising capsules, tablets, chewable wafers or powdered material in a liquid carrier in quantities effective for treating systemic pain from fibromyalgia. The compositions further including effective amounts of caffeine also reduces fatigue and enhances alertness and focus.
US10874678B2	Selective high-affinity polydentate ligands and methods of making such This invention provides novel polydentate selective high affinity ligands (SHALs) that can be used in a variety of applications in a manner analogous to the use of antibodies. SHALs typically comprise a multiplicity of ligands that each bind different region son the target molecule. The ligands are joined directly or through a linker thereby forming a polydentate moiety that typically binds the target molecule with high selectivity and avidity.
US10874676B2	Methods for treating subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome or Smith-Magenis syndrome Provided are immediate or prolonged administration of certain potassium ATP (KATP) channel openers, optionally in combination with growth hormone, to a subject to achieve novel pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, therapeutic, physiological, metabolic and compositional outcomes in the treatment of diseases or conditions involving KATP channels. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations, methods of administration and dosing of KATP channel openers that achieve these outcomes and reduce the incidence of adverse effects in treated individuals. Further provided are methods of co-administering KATP channel openers with other drugs (e.g., in combination with growth hormone) to treat diseases of humans and animals (e.g., Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), and the like.
US10874675B2	Pteridine dione monocarboxylate transporter inhibitors The invention provides compounds effective as inhibitors of monocarboxylate transporters such as MCT1 and MCT4, which can be used for treatment of medical conditions wherein treatment of the condition with a compound having an inhibitor effect on MCT1, MCT4, or both is medically indicated. Compounds of the invention can have antitumor, antidiabetes, anti-inflammatory, or immunosuppressive pharmacological effects, and can be effective for treatment of cancer and of type II diabetes.
US10874674B2	Crystal form of orexin receptor antagonist compound, and preparation method and application thereof Disclosed is a preparation method of an orexin receptor antagonist compound 5-3. Crystalline forms I-IV of an orexin receptor antagonist compound 5-3 are provided. Also provided are processes of preparing crystalline forms of the orexin receptor antagonist compound 5-3, as well as methods of using the crystalline forms I-IV for treating an orexin-related disease.
US10874670B2	Substituted fused heteroaromatic compounds as kinase inhibitors and the use thereof The disclosure relates to substituted fused heteroaromatic compounds and the use thereof. Specifically, the disclosure provides compounds of the following Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein A1-A4, B1-B3, D1-D4 and R1-R3 are defined herein. Compounds having Formula I are kinalse inhibitors. Therefore, compounds of the disclosure may be used to treat clinical conditions caused by DDR functional defects, such as cancer.
US10874669B2	Neuroprotective agents for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases A compound having formula IA is useful for treating a neurodegenerative disease: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, where R0, R1, R2, R7, R8 are delineated substituents; A1 is a C6-12 aryl group, C5-12 heteroaryl group, substituted 3-hydroxypyridin-4(1H)-one, with i hydrogen atoms replaced with R7 and j hydrogen atoms replaced with R8; p is an integer from 1 to 6; X1, Y1 are each independently CH or N; M is absent or a divalent linking moiety in which Z is repeated m times; m is an integer from 0 to 5; i, j are each independently 0, 1, 2, or 3; and o is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
US10874667B2	Pharmaceutical salt of antitumor heterocyclic imidazole compound The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical synthesis, and in particular to an antitumor heterocyclic imidazole compound (I), namely: a pharmaceutical salt of 4-(3-(4-(1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-5-yl)piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluorobenzyl)phthalazine-1(dihydro)-ketone, a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition thereof and a use thereof in the preparation of antitumor drugs. The pharmaceutical salt of the compound (I) in the present invention may be used in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of conditions which can be improved by inhibiting PARP activity.
US10874663B2	Bupropion as a modulator of drug activity Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan.
US10874659B2	Iloperidone metabolite for use in the treatment of psychiatric disorders R-P88 is used for the treatment of disorders amenable to treatment with an atypical antipsychotic.
US10874658B2	Sublingual opioid formulations containing naloxone Sublingual formulations containing an opioid, preferably, fentanyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, naloxone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and a terpene; as well as methods of treating pain by administering the formulations of the invention to a patient in need thereof.
US10874657B2	Methods of treating Fabry patients having renal impairment Provided are methods for treatment of Fabry disease in patients having HEK assay amenable mutations in α-galactosidase A. Certain methods comprise administering migalastat or a salt thereof every other day, such as administering about 150 mg of migalastat hydrochloride every other day.
US10874654B2	Increasing expression level of apoptosis-related genes by treating a human subject with a nitroxide Disclosed herein are methods for counteracting age-related decrease in gene expression or treating age-related diseases, for example cancers and autoimmune diseases, caused by decreased expression levels of a gene associated with the apoptosis pathway, using a nitroxide. Further disclosed are methods for treating a human subject in need of an increased expression level of a gene associated with the apoptosis pathway using a nitroxide.
US10874649B2	2-spiro-5- and 6-hydroxamic acid indanes as HDAC inhibitors The present invention is directed to inhibitors of histone deacetylases (HDACs) such as HDAC6, and their use in the treatment of diseases such as cell proliferative diseases (e.g., cancer), neurological (e.g., neurodegenerative disease or neurodevelopmental disease), inflammatory or autoimmune disease, infection, metabolic disease, hematologic disease, or cardiovascular disease.
US10874648B2	Methods for the administration of certain VMAT2 inhibitors Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine and (+)-a-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof to a patient in need thereof wherein the patient is being treated with a strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inducer.
US10874646B2	Epothilone analogs, methods of synthesis, methods of treatment, and drug conjugates thereof In one aspect, the present disclosure provides epothilone analogs of the formula (I) wherein the variables are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides methods of preparing the compounds disclosed herein. In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of the compounds disclosed herein. Additionally, drug conjugates with cell targeting moieties of the compounds are also provided.
US10874645B2	Isoxazoline-substituted benzamide compound and pesticide A substituted alkenylbenzene compound of formula (4): wherein X1 is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, —SF5, C1-C6haloalkyl, hydroxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C8halocycloalkyl, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C3haloalkoxy C1-C3haloalkoxy, C1-C6haloalkylthio, C1-C6haloalkylsulfinyl and C1-C6haloalkylsulfonyl; X3 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, nitro, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy and C1-C6alkylthio; X4 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and C1-C4haloalkoxy; R3 is —C(R3a)(R3b)R3c, where R3a and R3b independently of each other are a halogen atom, or R3a and R3b together form 3- to 6-membered ring together with the carbon atom bonding them by forming a C2-C5haloalkylene chain, and R3c is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy and C1-C4haloalkylthio, with a proviso that in case where X1 is a fluorine atom, chlorine atom or trifluoromethyl, and both X2 and X3 are a hydrogen atom, in case where both X1 and X2 are fluorine atom and X3 is a hydrogen atom, and in case where both X1 and X2 are trifluoromethyl and X3 is a hydrogen atom, R3c is a hydrogen atom, chlorine atom, bromine atom, iodine atom, C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy or C1-C4haloalkylthio.
US10874644B2	Therapeutic approaches for treating Alzheimer disease and related disorders through a modulation of synapse function Compositions and methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. More particularly, disclosed are combined therapies that modulate synapse function for treating the disease.
US10874639B2	Nonracemic mixtures and uses thereof Provided are compositions comprising unequal mixtures of (R)-amisulpride and (S)-amisulpride, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where the amount of (R)-amisulpride is greater than the amount of (S)-amisulpride, compositions and medicaments comprising the same used for the treatment of various diseases and disorders, and methods of using same for the treatment of various diseases and disorders, including, but not limited to, dosage regimens. In addition, provided are various formulations thereof, including, but not limited to, formulations employing polymorphs of enantiomeric amisulpride.
US10874637B2	Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of neurodegeneration in with brain iron accumulation (NBIA). Studying two novel genes, namely, CRAT encoding the carnitine acetyltransferase and REPS1 involved in endocytosis and vesicle transport, and a series of known NBIA genes, the inventors reported on iron overload related to increased levels and abnormal recycling of transferrin receptor as a common feature in NBIA. They ascribe this anomaly, at least in part, to impaired palmitoylation of the receptor as a common consequence of the various disease causing mutations. Finally, the inventors show that Artesunate improved TfR1 palmitoylation in NBIA fibroblasts. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of treating neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a drug increasing TfR1 palmitoylation.
US10874634B2	Compounds and methods for inhibiting CYP26 enzymes Compounds described herein are inhibitors of retinoic acid inducible P450 (CYP26) enzymes, and are useful for treating diseases that are responsive to retinoids. Certain compounds have retinoid activity, are resistant to CYP26-mediated catabolism, and are used for treating diseases that are responsive to retinoids.
US10874626B2	Formulation for use in a method of treatment of pain Formulations, methods of manufacturing, methods of stabilizing, kits, and uses as medicament are provided, for example for the treatment of pain. The formulations can comprise gabapentin optionally combined with at least one non-opioid pain drug in an aqueous carrier. The pharmaceutical formulation can have a pH of about 2.0 to about 10.0. The at least one non-opioid pain drug can be acetaminophen. The components can be included in any amount suitable for purposes of obtaining properties desirable for an injectable infusion, for example an intravenous infusion.
US10874621B2	Cationic nanoparticles for co-delivery of nucleic acids and therapeutic agents Nanoparticles containing an aqueous core containing one or more nucleic acids, such as siRNA, and a shell containing one or more hydrophobic cationic materials, one or more amphiphilic materials, and one or more therapeutic, diagnostic, and/or prophylactic agents are. The hydrophobic cationic material and the hydrophobic portion of the amphiphilic material provide a non-polar polymer matrix for loading non-polar drugs, protect and promoting siRNA molecule retention inside the NP core, and control drug release. The hydrophilic portion of the amphiphilic material can form a corona around the particle which prolongs circulation of the particles in the blood stream and decreases uptake by the RES.
US10874619B2	Acid resistant capsules The present invention relates to new acid resistant hard pharmaceutical capsules, a process for their manufacture and use of such capsules particularly but not exclusively for oral administration of pharmaceuticals, veterinary products, food and dietary supplements to humans or animals. The capsules of the invention are obtained by aqueous compositions comprising a water soluble film forming polymer and gellan gum in a mutual weight ratio of 4 to 15 weight parts of gellan gum for 100 weight parts of film forming polymer.
US10874611B2	Chemotactic, drug-containing polymersomes The present invention relates to polymersomes that contain an encapsulated drug and that exhibit chemotaxis in response to a chemical stimulus. The chemotactic polymersomes can be targeted in vivo to a location of therapeutic interest with high specificity and selectivity. The present invention also provides related pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods.
US10874609B2	ß-cyclodextrin-based star-shaped polymer, a preparation method therefor and an integrated unimolecular micelle system for diagnosis and treatment thereof Disclosed is a β-cyclodextrin-based star-shaped polymer and a preparation method therefor, and an integrated unimolecular micelle system for diagnosis and treatment based on the star-shaped polymer and the use thereof. The polymer has a structure represented by the following formula (I): wherein x=4-15, y=3-20, and z=10-30.
US10874607B2	Isotretinoin oral-mucosal formulations and methods for using same Disclosed herein, in part, is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising isotretinoin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a mucoadhesive polymer. A method of treating a mucosal disease comprising administering a disclosed pharmaceutical formulation to a subject in need thereof is also provided herein.
US10874605B2	Extended release biodegradable ocular implants Biodegradable implants sized and suitable for implantation in an ocular region or site and methods for treating ocular conditions. The implants provide an extended release of an active agent at a therapeutically effective amount for a period of time between 50 days and one year, or longer.
US10874604B2	Cosmetic composition or external composition, and cosmetic raw material composition A cosmetic composition and a topical composition containing a resin-linear organopolysiloxane block copolymer are provided, which are excellent in compatibility with other cosmetic raw materials, so as to have a high degree of freedom in formulation design, excellent film forming properties and film following properties, and suppressed tackiness of the film. The resin-linear organopolysiloxane block copolymer contains a resin-linear organopolysiloxane block copolymer (A) having a structure in which a resin structure (A1) block having a siloxane unit represented by R1SiO3/2 (where R1 is a monovalent organic group, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms) or by SiO4/2 and a linear structure (A2) block represented by (R2SiO2/2)n (where n is a number of 5 or more, R is an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group, or an aryl group) are connected by a Si—O—Si bond and has an R1SiO3/2 unit.
US10874602B2	Hair dyeing process comprising a phosphonic ethylenic polymer and a pigment Hair dyeing process comprising a phosphonic ethylenic polymer and a pigment The invention relates to a process for dyeing hair comprising at least one pigment and at least one phosphonic polymer derived from the polymerization of: (a) 45% to 95% by weight of ethylenic monomer bearing an at least C8 linear or branched alkyl group; (b) 5% to 25% by weight of vinylphosphonic acid monomer; (c) 0 to 50% by weight of additional monomer chosen from: (i) linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl (meth)acrylate or C6-C12 cycloalkyl (meth)acrylate non-silicone monomers; (ii) specific polydimethylsiloxane silicone monomers bearing a mono(meth)acryloyloxy end group.
US10874595B2	Methods of making silver nanoparticles and their applications Disclosed herein is a micro particle with a diameter of 10-100 microns, wherein the micro particle is coated with silver nanoparticles; and wherein the nanoparticles are coated with a polysaccharide; and wherein the polysaccharide coating is digestible by bacteria. Also, disclosed is a method of making silver nanoparticles using an ascorbic acid derivative or an alpha-hydroxyl carboxylic acid derivative as a reducing agent. The silver nanoparticles may be coated onto micro particles, embedded in hydrogel particles or coated with polysaccharide. The silver nanoparticles may be used in a wound dressing, a bandage, a fungal treatment product, a deodorant, a floss product, a toothpick, a dietary supplement, dental X-ray, a mouthwash, a toothpaste, acne or wound treatment product, skin scrub, and skin defoliate agent.
US10874594B2	Two-component self-adhesive dental composition, storage stable initiator system, and use thereof The invention relates to a kit of parts comprising Part A and Part B, Part A comprising: component(s) comprising an ascorbic acid moiety, stabilizer(s) selected from sulphite(s), phosphite(s) or mixtures thereof, optionally polymerizable component(s) without acidic moieties, optionally polymerizable component(s) with acidic moieties, and optionally filler(s), Part B comprising polymerizable component(s) without acidic moieties, polymerizable component(s) with acidic moieties, transition metal component(s), organic peroxide(s), and optionally filler(s). The invention is also directed to an initiator system comprising component(s) comprising an ascorbic acid moiety, stabilizer(s) selected from sulphite(s), phosphite(s) or mixtures thereof transition metal component(s), organic peroxide(s). The kit of parts and redox initiator system are particularly useful in the dental and orthodontic field.
US10874592B2	Apparatus and method for measuring liquid consumption during infant feeding A device for measuring in real time the volume of a partially upturned bottle has a sleeve that extends around the upturned bottle with an open distal end and a closed proximal end. An accelerometer in the device determines the vertical direction and the angle between the vertical direction and the longitudinal axis of the bottle. Another accelerometer measures the force exerted by the bottle in the direction of the longitudinal axis. These parameters are used to calculate the total mass and volume of the upturned bottle. A dimmable screen displays the total mass, total volume, change in mass and/or change in volume.
US10874589B2	Systems for interfacing between a syringe, a drug vial and a needle Systems and devices for interfacing between a medicinal vial, a hypodermic needle, and an injection device such as a syringe, comprising a valve, functionally associated with said vial adaptor, said injection device port, and said needle, said valve having a first orientation wherein said injection device port is in fluid flow communication with said vial adaptor and a second orientation wherein said injection device port is in fluid flow communication with said hypodermic needle, wherein rotation of said injection device port between a first position and a second position thereof, drives transition of said valve from said first orientation to said second orientation.
US10874587B2	Smart caps for medication containers A cap for a medication container may include: at least one pressure sensor; an air supplying unit; and a controller. The controller may be configured to: receive a first air pressure measurement form inside the medication container, form the at least one pressure sensor; control the air supply unit to supply air at a predetermined pressure for a predetermined amount of time; receive a second air pressure measurement from inside the medication container, form the at least one pressure sensor; and perform an output operation using the first and second air pressure measurements.
US10874584B2	Pool pump A pool pump is provided. The pool pump comprises a housing, and a control panel arranged on said housing, with a control unit connected to said control panel to form a capacitive touch control. The housing may be provided with at least one accommodation cavity, the control panel is arranged in a flippable manner at said housing, and the control panel and the end cover are in a horizontal position and at least one preset angle position. The pool pump is detachably connected to a pool pump cover, and the pool pump cover comprises: a cover body; a base connected to said cover body; and at least one functional device arranged on said cover body for implementing at least one of the functions of communication, electrical charging and music play. The pool pump adopts a pool control system for a massage pool unit of an inflatable pool, comprising an intelligent controller electrically connected to the massage pool unit, and the intelligent controller is configured to receive a usage operation to drive said pool pump so that said inflatable pool generates multiple water circulation modes.
US10874583B2	Compression belt assembly for a chest compression device A chest compression device with a chest compression belt assembly including guards and sensors operable with a control system to control operation of the system depending on detection of proper installation of the guards.
US10874580B2	Stimulation device A stimulation device is provided in accordance with one embodiment. The stimulation device includes a chamber which has a flexible wall portion. A drive unit of the stimulation device is in physical communication with the flexible wall portion so as to cause deflections of the flexible wall portion in opposing directions, thereby resulting in a changing volume of the chamber. The changing volume of the chamber results in modulated positive and negative pressures with respect to a reference pressure. An opening of the stimulation device is for applying the modulated positive and negative pressures to a body part. The stimulation device includes a control device for controlling the drive unit.

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