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| US10883713B2 |
Energy saving boiler system of steam supply
An energy-saving gas supply boiler system, comprising: a steam boiler, a flue gas pipeline, a heat exchanger, a steam generator and an ejector. The steam boiler comprises a body, a combusting apparatus, a flue gas outlet, a water outlet and a high pressure steam outlet. The heat exchanger comprises a high temperature flue gas inlet, a medium temperature flue gas outlet, a cooling water inlet and a hot water outlet. Cooling water undergoes heat exchange with flue gas and flows out from the hot water outlet. The steam generator comprises a generator body, a hot water inlet and a low pressure steam outlet. The ejector comprises a high pressure steam inlet, a mixing steam outlet and a low pressure steam inlet. The high pressure steam inlet delivers high pressure steam to the ejector. The low pressure steam inlet delivers low pressure steam to the ejector. |
| US10883712B2 |
Luminaire
A luminaire with a heat sink (1), which heat sink is formed by one integral piece of cold forged aluminum, comprising an essentially flat base portion (2), having a base surface with a center (2a) and an outer periphery (2b) and a set of heat dissipating fins (3, 4) extending from a first side of the base surface, in a direction normal to the base surface. The set includes at least one radial heat dissipating fin (3) having a cross section in a plane parallel to the base surface which cross section extends substantially in a radial direction from the center (2a) towards the outer periphery (2b), and at least one peripheral heat dissipating fin (4) having a cross section in a plane parallel to the base surface which cross section includes a portion extending in a direction parallel to the outer periphery (2b), wherein the peripheral heat dissipating fins (4) are arranged radially outside the radial heat dissipating fins (3). |
| US10883704B2 |
Homogenization system for an LED luminaire
A luminaire and light source are provided. The light source includes first, second, and third arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a beam combiner. The LEDs of the first, second, and third arrays of LEDs emit beams whose optical axes are substantially parallel. Each of the first and second arrays of LEDs produce light of two colors. The third array of LEDs produces light of a single color. Each of the arrays of LEDs includes a plurality of zones, each zone spatially separated from other zones. Each zone of the first and second arrays includes LEDs of two colors. The intensities of the LEDs of each zone are controlled independently from the LEDs of other zones. The beam combiner combines light beams from all three arrays of LEDs and produces an emitted beam of light and maintains the optical axes of the light beams as substantially parallel to each other in the emitted beam of light. |
| US10883703B2 |
Display device having reflecting sheet with plurality of dot areas reducing reflectivity of the reflecting sheet
A display device includes a display panel; a frame at a rear of the display panel, the frame including a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom; a substrate on the frame; a light source mounted on the substrate; a reflective lens mounted on the light source, wherein the lens includes an upper surface having a concave portion, a lower surface, and a side surface, and the upper surface of the reflective lens reflecting at least a first part of light emitted from the light source toward the sidewall of the frame through the side surface of the reflective lens; and a plurality of dots between the substrate and the reflective lens and configured to absorb at least a second part of light from the light source. Further, the plurality of dots are arranged around the light source and in an area within a boundary of the lower surface of the reflective lens. |
| US10883698B2 |
Head for a children's clip light
A head, for a clip light, that includes a transparent twist on top that can be an animal, cartoon character, or inanimate object followed by a white plastic in the shape of a light bulb, which has an internal housing with an LED light attached and then is twisted onto the bottom of the head. |
| US10883697B1 |
Assembled lamp cover
The present invention discloses an assembled lamp cover comprising: an unfoldable and curable cover body, an annular upper holder, and a lower holder. Due to the fact that the cover body is unfoldable and curable, and the upper holder and the lower holder can be separated into a plurality of smaller parts, the size of the present invention after being separated becomes extremely small, taking up less space, convenient to package, store and carry in the later period; especially, since the unfoldable and curable cover body, even if collision or extrusion occurs in the carrying process, damage cannot be caused, saving transportation cost. |
| US10883694B2 |
Method of manufacturing an LED lighting assembly
The invention describes a method of manufacturing an LED lighting assembly, which method comprises the steps of preparing a flexible carrier for a number of light-emitting diodes; mounting the light-emitting diodes onto the flexible carrier; providing a flexible shaping element made of a material that can be bent into a desired shape or form and incorporating a heat spreader; and winding the flexible carrier about the flexible shaping element in a helical manner. The invention further describes such an LED lighting assembly, and an LED lighting unit comprising such an LED lighting assembly. |
| US10883693B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A vehicle lamp 100 includes: an organic EL element 120; a lighting circuit 200 configured to switch between lighting and lighting-off of the organic EL element 120; and a lighting control unit 202 configured to control the lighting circuit 200 so as to repeat instantaneous lighting-off in a state in which the organic EL element 120 is to be lighted. The lighting circuit 200 includes a discharge path 210 formed at least during the instantaneous lighting-off so as to discharge accumulated charges from the organic EL element 120. |
| US10883675B1 |
Flashlight and acoustics assembly with grooved connecting unit and embedded magnet
A flashlight and acoustics assembly includes a mounting seat, an outer shell mounted on the mounting seat, a housing mounted in the outer shell, a lighting unit mounted on an outside of the housing, a rechargeable battery mounted in the housing, a sound device mounted in the housing, a magnet mounted in the housing, and a connecting unit mounted in the housing. The lighting unit and the sound device are electrically connected with the rechargeable battery. The connecting unit includes a connecting board locked on the housing, and a connecting rod connected with the connecting board. Thus, the housing is mounted in the outer shell steadily by magnetism of the magnet. |
| US10883673B2 |
Dithered LEDs to reduce color banding in lensed light fixtures
An improved multi-die LED lighting apparatus for use with a lens that facilitates light dispersion while minimizing color banding and maintaining the light distribution intent of the design of the lens. The individual LED die are dithered, both rotationally and spatially relative to neighboring LED dies to minimize color banding of the LED lighting apparatus. The result is an reduction in color banding while seeking to retain the original light dispersion intent of the lens. |
| US10883668B1 |
Light bulb apparatus
A light bulb apparatus includes a bulb shell, a light source module, a bulb head, a bottom pin and a driver module. The bulb shell has a light passing cover and a neck portion. The bulb head has a body portion and an Edison cap. A bottom pin is used for connecting a second electrode of the Edison socket. The driver module is enclosed by the bulb head. The driver module has a driver plate mounted with a driver component and a driver input terminal. The driver input terminal has a guiding groove. The driver input terminal has a first wiring clip, the bottom pin is inserted into the guiding groove via the entrance and engages the first wiring clip for electrically connected to the driver component. |
| US10883666B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling flow with a 270 degree rotatable valve
Systems and methods for controlling flow with a 270 degree rotatable valve are provided. A described system includes a valve body having a valve chamber and a plurality of ports into the valve chamber. The plurality of ports include a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port and the second port are aligned with a common axis and located on opposite sides of the valve chamber. The system further includes a valve member located within the valve chamber. The valve member is controllably rotatable by approximately 270 degrees to modulate fluid flow between the first port and the third port while maintaining the second port completely closed and to modulate fluid flow between the second port and the third port while maintaining the first port completely closed. |
| US10883663B2 |
Rapid fill container system
A container may be supplied with an incompressible fluid. For example, the container may be partially or completely prefilled with the incompressible fluid. The container may be supplied with a flow of compressible gas via a first valve. The first valve may regulate the flow of the compressible gas supplied to the container based on a pressure setting of the first valve. A second valve may release the incompressible fluid from the container as the container is filled with the compressible gas and in response to a pressure of the container being greater than a pressure setting of the second valve. The pressure setting of the first valve may be greater than the pressure setting of the second valve. |
| US10883662B2 |
Gas supply device, hydrogen station, and gas supply method
A gas supply device includes a first compressor that compresses hydrogen gas, an accumulator disposed downstream of the first compressor and supplying the hydrogen gas to a dispenser that fills the hydrogen gas in a vehicle, and a gas flow passage that connects the first compressor, the accumulator, and the dispenser, and a control device. The gas flow passage includes a lead-in line for leading the hydrogen gas into the accumulator, a lead-out line for leading out the hydrogen gas from the accumulator, a lead-in side valve, and a lead-out side valve. The control device is capable of simultaneously bringing the lead-in side valve and the lead-out side valve into an open state. |
| US10883658B2 |
Mono-material divider block assembly
The invention is directed to a divider block assembly made from one piece of material. Traditional divider blocks require modular sections so that piston alignment can be calibrated precisely. The current invention uses replaceable pistons and sleeves that are suitable for use at high fluid pressures. The use of these pistons also allows for a single, bodied, one-piece, metal divider body, rather than the conventional multiple block divider blocks, which allows for a more efficient manufacturing method and stronger, more reliable, and more efficient lubricant dispensing system. The use of any of these aspects separately can improve performance, and not all are required in every embodiment. |
| US10883657B2 |
Handheld gimbal control method and handheld gimbal
A method of controlling a handheld gimbal includes obtaining an input instruction, and selecting one follow mode from a plurality of follow modes for following movement of an input device or a handheld member of the handheld gimbal based on the input instruction. The plurality of follow modes have different following speeds. The method further includes controlling movement of the handheld gimbal using the selected follow mode to follow the movement of the input device or the handheld member. |
| US10883655B1 |
Rotational bracket assembly
A rotational bracket assembly suitable for securing a platform to a support at a selected angle with respect to the support may include a frame configured to be secured to the support. A rotational platform mount may be carried by the frame. The rotational platform mount may include a rotational platform mount housing. A lock disk may be disposed for rotation in the rotational platform mount housing. A locking mechanism may be carried by the rotational platform mount housing. The locking mechanism may be configurable between a lock position detachably engaging the lock disk to prevent rotation of the lock disk in the rotational platform mount housing and a release position disengaging the lock disk to facilitate rotation of the lock disk in the rotational platform mount housing. A platform support member may extend from and rotate with the lock disk. The platform support member may be configured to support the platform. |
| US10883654B2 |
Soap wand holder assembly
A soap wand holder assembly for holding a soap wand in a vertical orientation for storage includes a first bracket that is positionable over a bridge portion of a double kitchen sink. A second bracket is positionable over the bridge portion of the double kitchen sink. A spacer is coupled between each of the first and second brackets for spacing the first and second brackets apart from each other. A holder is coupled between each of the first bracket and the second bracket. A soap wand is positionable in the holder when the first and second brackets are positioned on the bridge portion of the double kitchen sink. |
| US10883649B2 |
Monitor of a camera-monitor system
Various embodiments include a monitor of a camera-monitor system in a motor vehicle comprising: a display mounted in a field of vision of a driver of the motor vehicle; wherein the monitor is height-adjustable. |
| US10883648B2 |
Leveling and stabilization of weight biased loads
An apparatus for leveling and stabilizing weight biased loads includes a base with a plurality of structural members protruding from a top planar surface of the base. The apparatus further includes the plurality of structural members having two or more tiers, wherein each of the two or more tiers includes at least one structural member from the plurality of structural members. The apparatus further includes a platform disposed on a first tier out of the two or more tiers of the plurality of structural members, wherein a bottom planar surface of the platform is disposed on a top planar surface of at least one structural member of the first tier, wherein each of the two or more tiers of the plurality of structural members provides sequential load support for a weight biased load disposed on the platform. |
| US10883642B2 |
Coupling sleeve for a hydraulic coupling
A coupling sleeve (1) for a hydraulic coupling to a pressure medium line, for a coupling with a coupling plug (2), having a housing (3) and a sealing unit (4). The housing (3) has a flow channel (5) for a pressure medium and a coupling axis A. The sealing unit (4) includes a sleeve body (6), a pressure sleeve (7), and a valve tappet (8). The sealing unit (4) delimits part of the flow channel (5), the valve tappet (8) is held on the sleeve body (6) and is arranged in the flow channel (5). The pressure sleeve (7) encloses the valve tappet (8). The pressure sleeve (7) can be displaced along the coupling axis A and is held between a closing position, in which the flow channel (5) is locked, and an opening position, in which the flow channel (5) is unlocked. The pressure sleeve (7) is loaded by a pressure spring (10) in the closing direction. A coupling force must be applied by a user to produce a positive coupling to a coupling plug (2). |
| US10883640B2 |
Fluid couplings, systems, and methods
A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. The female adapter includes a female adapter outer diameter. The nut or other formation may be configured to engage at least a portion of the male adapter. In embodiments, one or more contact points may be provided between the female diameter outer diameter and the male adapter inner diameter, and the female adapter outer diameter or the male adapter inner diameter may be configured to be out-of-round. The male adapter may include a shoulder and the sleeve may cover the shoulder in connected configuration. Methods for forming a coupling are also disclosed. |
| US10883638B2 |
Pipe end fitting with improved venting
A pipe end fitting assembly that includes an outer body having an outer surface, an inner surface defining a first bore, and an end surface, and an inner body having an inner surface defining a second bore and an outer surface. A portion of the inner body outer surface is secured to the outer body inner surface. A passage formed in the outer body includes a first portion extending from the end surface and parallel to the first bore, and a second portion extending from the outer body outer surface to the passage first portion. A pipe end is disposed around and secured to a portion of the inner body outer surface. A jacket is disposed around the pipe and has an end secured to the outer body outer surface. The passage portions are in fluid communication with each other and a space between the jacket and the pipe. |
| US10883633B2 |
Zero dead volume fitting assembly
A tubing and ferrule assembly for use in joining a clad tubing to a fitting. The ferrule is bound to the clad tubing, which includes a partial jacket of stainless steel, such that the inert core protrudes from, and has a common outer diameter with, the jacket. The ferrule is bound to the jacket slightly more distant than necessary for the inert core to contact a fitting. When the ferrule is retained in place, the inert core is compressed and provides a true zero dead volume connection between the clad tubing and the fitting. |
| US10883632B2 |
Threaded joint for steel pipes
A threaded joint is constructed of a pin and a box. The pin includes, in order from an end of the pin toward the tubular body: a first male threaded portion, a first sealing surface, a shoulder surface, a second sealing surface, and a second male threaded portion. The box includes a first female threaded portion, a first sealing surface, a shoulder surface, a second sealing surface, and a second female threaded portion. A length from a boundary of the first sealing surfaces to a position of the shoulder surfaces and a length from a boundary of the second sealing surfaces to a position are each at least 15 mm, and the total length which is a sum of the length and the length is at least 50 mm. Thus, the threaded joint is capable of providing excellent sealing performance. |
| US10883630B2 |
Septic hose compressor system
A septic hose compressor is provided that is attachable to a conventional septic hose such as the hoses used in RVs. The system includes an air-tight second end cap that attaches to the second end of the septic hose. The first end cap attaches to the first end of the septic hose and includes a one-way valve or other flow restriction mechanism to allow for the removal of air from the interior of the septic hose to provide a compressed septic hose that is suitable for storage. |
| US10883626B2 |
Valve trim apparatus for use with control valves
Valve trim apparatus for use with fluid valves are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a cage to be positioned in a fluid flow passageway of a valve body. The cage having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The cage including columns extending between the first end and the second end at an angle relative to a primary fluid flow path of the cage. Each of the columns includes fluid flow passageways extending through the column from an outer peripheral surface of the column to an interior surface of the column. The columns are radially spaced about a circumference of the cage body to define fluid flow passageways between the columns. |
| US10883624B2 |
Ball valve with visual stem-cap engagement
A valve includes a valve body; a valve sealing element positioned inside the valve body; a stem positioned inside the stem bore of the valve body and engaged with the valve sealing element; and a cap fixed with respect to the stem, the cap comprising a mounting end and an actuating end; the mounting end defining a stem engagement cavity; the actuating end distal from the mounting end; the cap defining a first side surface, a second side surface, and a top surface; the cap defining a window in a position between the mounting end and the actuating end; the window defined in and extending from one of the first side surface, the second side surface, and the top surface; and the window exposing a surface of the stem but preventing passage of the stem through the window. |
| US10883620B2 |
Response time managed valves and their applications
A valve assembly that provides reliable opening and closing valves at specified times despite changing performance characteristics of the valve is disclosed. The valve assembly includes a controllable valve selectively actuatable to control flow of a fluid therethrough, with the controllable valve having a variable valve open/close response time. The valve assembly also includes a plurality of sensors configured to measure current operational parameters of the controllable valve and/or the fluid and a valve controller programmed to process valve timing control instructions generated by an external source, process inputs from the plurality of sensors regarding the measured operational parameters of the controllable valve and/or the fluid, and provide an actuation signal to the controllable valve based on the valve timing control instructions and the inputs from the plurality of sensors, so as to control a timing of an actuation of the controllable valve. |
| US10883617B2 |
Valve
To prevent a defect in which a liquid is retained in a vicinity of a valley of a bellows part and particles such as impurities are accumulated. Provided is a valve including a valve element part and a diaphragm part that is coupled to the valve element part. The diaphragm part includes a base, a tip part, and a bellows part that couples between the base and the tip part. A wetted part in contact with the liquid at the tip part is formed in a cylindrical shape extending along a shaft line X. A lower end part of the bellows part is connected to the wetted part in a connection position CP coinciding with an outer peripheral surface of the wetted part. The valley of the bellows part is disposed in the connection position CP. |
| US10883616B2 |
Control valve for cam phaser and method for mounting the control valve
A control valve for a cam phaser of an internal combustion engine, the control valve including a cylindrical housing, including a first operating connection, a second operating connection, a supply connection, and a tank drain connection configured to drain a hydraulic fluid; a control piston device, including a control piston, a piston shaft, a first check valve, and a second check valve; wherein the control piston device is arranged in the housing and movable by an actuator in an axial direction of the housing, wherein the first check valve is configured with a first piston disc and the second check valve is configured with a second piston disc and the first piston disc and the second piston disc are arranged offset from each other by a torsion spring so that a control chamber is formed between the first piston disc and the second piston disc. |
| US10883615B2 |
Metal diaphragm valve
A metal diaphragm valve includes a body with a valve seat provided to a valve chamber communicating a primary flow path and a secondary flow path, a metal diaphragm having a center portion disposed above the valve chamber, the center portion vertically moving to make contact with the valve seat, and a stem provided above the metal diaphragm so as to be able to freely ascend and descend to cause the center portion of the metal diaphragm to move downward. A flow-path restriction part is provided to a part of the secondary flow path. The metal diaphragm valve is quite suitable as a valve for ALD process, the valve favorably reduces fluctuations of a Cv value due to deformation of a resin-made valve seat with time even after the valve is opened and closed at a level of ten million times while a fluid at high temperatures is flowing. |
| US10883614B2 |
Valve actuator and diaphragm valve including the same
Provided is a valve actuator in a simple structure and easily downsizable, having reliable valve openability and closability even under high pressure, and also capable of exerting high durability even with a high frequency of valve opening and closing, and a diaphragm valve including this valve actuator. In the valve actuator, a repulsive member provided in an actuator main body, a piston pressed by this repulsive member, and at least two air chambers for moving the piston by an air pressure are arranged and a booster mechanism for exerting a force amplified in a valve-closing direction is accommodated in any of the air chambers. |
| US10883609B2 |
Fitting with maintenance opening
A fitting for shutting off and/or regulating flows of substance for use in pressure ranges above 50 bar has a housing body and a valve disc which can be operated from a drive lying outside the housing body via a valve shaft. The housing body is provided with a maintenance opening that can be shut off in a pressure-tight manner by a self-sealing lid that has a seal. In order to allow objects that are as large as possible, in particular the valve disc, to be guided through the maintenance opening during inspection works, without increasing the weight of the housing body, the maintenance opening has a rectangular passage cross section. In contrast to known circular maintenance openings which are known in this pressure range, a rectangular passage cross section permits a smaller surface area for the passage cross section and therefore a lighter housing body. |
| US10883604B2 |
Sliding component
In an embodiment, a sliding part is provided with a mechanism to generate dynamic pressure by means of relative sliding of a pair of sealing faces of the sliding part, which is characterized in that one sealing face is provided with a land 10 for generating dynamic pressure facing the high-pressure fluid side and a seal area 11 facing the low-pressure fluid side, wherein the land 10 and seal area 11 are positioned away from each other in the radial direction and the areas of the sealing face other than the land 10 and seal area 11 are formed lower than these areas to constitute fluid communication paths 12. The fluid entering the grooves for generating dynamic pressure formed on the sealing face is allowed to circulate. |
| US10883602B2 |
Metal seal, fluid control apparatus, and sealing method
A metal seal is annular, provided sandwiched between first and second flat surfaces. The seal includes a first/second end surface opposite to the first/second flat surface, respectively. The first end surface includes paired first protrusions formed displaced in a radial direction of the metal seal and have dihedral angles contacting the first flat surface, and the second end surface includes a second protrusion formed inward of one first protrusion and outward of the other first protrusion in the radial direction, and has a dihedral angle contacting the second flat surface, and paired third protrusions that are respectively formed inward and outward of the second protrusion and whose highest points to which perpendicular distances from a reference plane including the dihedral angles of the paired first protrusions are shorter than a perpendicular distance from the reference plane to the dihedral angle of the second protrusion. |
| US10883598B2 |
Parking lock module for actuating a parking lock in a motor vehicle
A parking lock module has a housing, in which, for the actuation of a parking lock, a positioning member movable from a locking position into an unlocking position and vice versa. The positioning member is selectively fixable relative to the housing with an arresting device, which has a detent contour fixed to the positioning member and has a detent element on the housing. The detent element is movable from an arresting position into a release position, and vice versa. The detent element is preloaded into the arresting position with a spring and is actively movable into the release position with a fluidic actuator with a pressurizable effective surface. The detent element can be formed as a piston guided displaceably along a feed axis and which forms the pressurizable effective surface of the fluidic actuator. |
| US10883594B2 |
Worm reducer
An urging member urges a first end of a worm shaft toward a worm wheel via a first bearing. The worm shaft includes a tooth flank forming portion and a non-tooth flank forming portion formed between the first end and the tooth flank forming portion. In a housing, a shaft housing portion that houses the worm shaft includes a substantially straight portion and a reduced diameter portion. The substantially straight portion has a substantially constant bore diameter, and extends in an axial direction of the worm shaft. The reduced diameter portion is arranged on the first end side with respect to the substantially straight portion, and has a bore diameter reduced from a position that overlaps tooth flanks in the axial direction to a position that overlaps the non-tooth flank forming portion in the axial direction. |
| US10883592B2 |
Cup-type strain wave gearing
A strain wave gearing has a rigid internally toothed gear, a flexible externally toothed gear, and a wave generator. Before being flexed by the wave generator, the externally toothed gear has a cylindrical body part, an inside diameter of which is such that the inside diameter D is smallest at a rear end thereof and increases gradually from the rear end to an opening end thereof. After being flexed by the wave generator, D1≤D is satisfied where D1 is the minor diameter of an elliptical inner circumferential surface of the opening end of the cylindrical body part. The externally toothed gear, which is provided with such a tapered cylindrical body part, is suitable for manufacturing by die molding such as casting, and can also alleviate excessive uneven contact thereof with a wave bearing. |
| US10883587B2 |
Differential device
A differential device includes a ring gear receiving a rotational driving force from a drive gear, a differential case rotating integrally with the ring gear around a predetermined axis, and a differential mechanism installed within a barrel part of the differential case. The ring gear includes a gear portion meshing with the drive gear, and a rim portion that is formed integrally with an inner periphery of the gear portion and is fitted, in a non-welded state, onto a maximum diameter outer peripheral portion of the barrel part or a predetermined outer peripheral portion having a smaller diameter than the maximum diameter outer peripheral portion. The rim portion has a to-be-fixed portion welded to the barrel part at a position spaced in an axial direction from a fitting part via which the rim portion and the barrel part are fitted, the position being further radially inward than the fitting part. |
| US10883586B2 |
Planetary differential device and method for producing a planetary differential device
A planetary differential device includes first and second sun gears coaxially arranged in relation to each other and defining a main axis. First and second planetary gears mesh with the first and second sun gears and mesh with each other in pairs. A planet carrier has two side disks, and the planetary gears are rotatably arranged in the planet carrier. A coupling gear is arranged coaxially to the main axis and is rigidly connected to the planet carrier. The side disks are respectively connected to the coupling gear in a material fit and form a receiving housing with a housing inner space, at least one of the side disks includes an assembly opening through which the planetary gears and the sun gears can be inserted into the inner space of the housing. |
| US10883579B2 |
Oscillating mechanism for a power tool
An oscillating power tool includes a drive motor (M) producing rotary motion and an oscillating mechanism (30) for converting the motor rotary motion to an oscillatory side-to-side movement. The oscillating mechanism (30) includes a link (32) driven by an eccentric shaft (16) of the motor (M), a drive arm (40) that drives the hub (45) of the working tool (B) in oscillating motion, and a bearing arrangement (37) between the drive arm (40) and the link (32) that isolates relative rotation and translation between the components while still imparting an oscillatory motion to the drive arm (40). |
| US10883576B2 |
Plate link chain
A plate link chain for a continuously variable transmission in a motor vehicle comprising chain links. The chain links have link plates coupled to one another by pairs of rocker pins and at least two different sprocket pitches. At least one absorption mass is arranged between two pairs of rocker pins in an absorption space within a link plate inner contour. |
| US10883573B2 |
Dual clutch transmission with a reverse countershaft
Provided herein is a dual clutch transmission including a reverse countershaft that is selectively engaged with at least one primary shaft and provides speed ratio changes without torque interruption and a compact axial arrangement. |
| US10883572B2 |
Cycloid speed reducer
A cycloid speed reducer has a housing for accommodating a piece of equipment. Outer pins in meshing engagement with cycloid gears of a reduction gear portion are incorporated into the housing as a sliding bearing. A lubrication ring for lubricating the outer pins is slidably incorporated into the housing. The outer pins are lubricated by the outer pin lubricating ring. Inner pins are lubricated by a lubricating ring. The pair of cycloid gears are lubricated via the outer pins and the inner pins. As a result, friction between components is reduced, whereby frictional resistance decreases and durability is enhanced. In addition, the cycloid speed reducer can be manufactured as a small, compact unit. |
| US10883571B2 |
Mooring connector
A connector adapted for release under load from a complementary connector. The connector having a locking element for engagement with the complementary connector to lock the complementary connector to the connector; and a locking member moveable from a locked position to an unlocked position. The locking member operative to permit the/each locking element to lock the complementary connector to the connector when in the locked position and operative to allow the/each locking element to release the complementary connector when in the unlocked position. The locking member and locking element arranged such that when the connector is locked to the complementary connector and the locking member is in a partially unlocked position, a load applied to the/each locking element causes the/each locking element to urge the locking member towards its fully unlocked position, thereby unlocking the complementary connector from the connector. |
| US10883570B1 |
Locking buckle system
A locking buckle system having a locking work piece formed as a plate. The plate has at least a first pair of opposing channels. An elastomeric cord with a first portion of the elastomeric cord coupled to the plate. A second portion of the cord extends from the first portion and is stretched and held in tension and wrapped around one or more objects to form a bundle. A second portion of the cord is held in tension and compressed as it passes through a first channel in the plate. The elastomeric cord is stretched and forced to pass through a second of the first pair of opposing channels or through a first channel of the second opposing pair of channel. the remaining fourth portion of the elastomeric cord being forced to pass through a remaining unoccupied opposing channel. |
| US10883568B1 |
Sheet-securing device
A sheet-securing device through which a sheet is attached to a cable. The sheet-securing device includes a frame; a stopper; and a locking element interacting with the frame to secure the sheet in a locked state between the stopper and the frame of the sheet-securing device. |
| US10883565B2 |
Hydraulic power transmission device
A hydraulic power transmission device includes a front cover, a torque converter main body, a lock-up device, and a dynamic damper. The dynamic damper has a base plate, inertia rings and lid members that configure an inertial body, viscosity attenuation portions, and an elastic coupling portion. The base plate is fixed to an output plate. The inertial body can move in the rotation direction relative to the base plate. The viscosity attenuation portions can generate a variable hysteresis torque according to the relative speed difference between the base plate and the inertial body. |
| US10883564B2 |
Liquid damper system
A liquid damper system for restraining vibrations generated in a rotating body includes: a liquid damper which is coaxially rotatable with the rotating body and includes a collision member, the collision member being provided in a casing in which liquid is enclosed and the liquid colliding with the collision member when moving in the circumferential direction; and a relative rotation unit configured to cause the liquid damper to rotate relative to the rotating body. Vibrations of a rotating body are effectively suppressed when a rotating body steadily rotates at a main resonance frequency, in the liquid damper system. |
| US10883559B2 |
Damping valve for a vibration damper
A damping valve for a vibration damper includes a damping valve body with at least one through-channel, the outlet side of which is at least partially covered by at least one valve disk. The at least one valve disk lifts from a valve seat surface when there is an incident flow via the through-channel, and a supporting disk, as stop, limits the lift movement. An elastomer intermediate layer is arranged between the supporting disk and the valve disk. The elastomer intermediate layer is formed by an elastomer ring which has at least one raised deformation area in direction of the valve disk and/or supporting disk. |
| US10883556B2 |
Disc brake
A disc brake of a floating type includes: an inner pad and an outer pad located on opposite sides of a rotor; a pressing device that presses the inner pad and the outer pad against the rotor; and a housing holding the pressing device. The pressing device includes: a first pressing member movable toward the rotor; a second pressing member movable away from the rotor; and a frame held by the housing via engageable portions movably relative to the housing in a direction parallel with a rotation axis of the rotor. The engageable portions are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the rotor. The frame is moved with movement of the second pressing member to press the outer pad against the rotor. Each of the engageable portions has a labyrinth structure. |
| US10883555B2 |
Centrifugal force responsive J-shaped pawl for clutch
A one-way ratchet overrunning clutch includes first and second concentric races, the first race having pockets configured to contain pawls, each pocket including a boss having an exterior convex surface defining an arc of about 180°. Each pawl is supported on one boss, and is adapted to ratchet about the boss to selectively lock the races together. Each pawl has a J-shaped body including a pair of legs joined by a hook portion that with one of the legs defines a concave surface. The concave surface is configured to partially engage a complementary exterior convex surface of a corresponding boss, and the concave surface defines an arc ranging from 90° to at least 150° adapted to circumscribe an identical range of the convex surface of the corresponding boss. The interactive convex and concave surfaces of respective pawl and boss elements provide an effective pawl retention system under centrifugal forces. |
| US10883553B2 |
One-way clutch
Provided is a one-way clutch in which a rotating direction of a first rotating member with respect to a second rotating member is switched. The first rotating member includes a recessed portion that receives a planetary gear and, in an outer circumferential portion thereof, an engaging portion that engages with the planetary gear, whereby relative rotation of the planetary gear and the first and second rotating members is switched to rotatable and unrotatable. When the first rotating member is relatively rotating with respect to the second rotating member, the planetary gear meshes with an internal gear of the second rotating member, and the position of the planetary gear is thereby restricted. |
| US10883548B2 |
Electric axle with differential sun gear disconnect clutch
An electric axle is configured to selectively enable an electric motor to power a drive shall of a vehicle. The electric axle includes a differential planetary gearset configured to transmit drive torque to a drive shaft. The differential planetary gearset has a sun gear configured to circumscribe the drive shaft. A clutch is configured to selectively non-rotatably couple the sun gear to the drive shaft. The clutch may include a sleeve moveable in an axial direction. |
| US10883542B2 |
Cylindrical roller bearing containing a crowned inner ring shoulder
A ring for use in a roller bearing includes an outer wall. The ring further includes two side walls extending away from the outer wall, defining a cavity therebetween for receiving at least one roller, and each of the two side walls having an outer edge at a location facing the cavity and farthest from the outer wall. The ring further includes a curved crown extending inward from at least one of the two side walls and configured to contact the at least one roller to reduce wear of the outer edge. |
| US10883537B2 |
Tapered roller bearing
Provided is a tapered roller bearing (1) subjected to a thrust load and a radial load from a rotation axis (JX). The tapered roller bearing (1) comprises: a plurality of rollers (50) arranged radially between a pair of raceway surfaces (2a, 3a) tilted to one side relative to a plane (P1) perpendicular to the rotation axis (JX); and a retainer (4) disposed between the pair of raceway surfaces (2a, 3a) and having a plurality of pockets (41) for containing the rollers (50). Each of the rollers (50) has: a truncated circular conical roller body (51) having a diameter gradually increasing from the inner side toward the outer side in a radial direction (DD); and a circular conical roller outer section (52) continuous with the outer side of the roller body (51) in the radial direction (DD) and tapered toward the outer side in the radial direction (DD). The inner sides of the rollers (50) in the radial direction (DD) are shaped to conform to the shape of the inner walls of the pockets (41) and are not rotatably supported by the pockets (41), and the outer sides of the rollers (50) in the radial direction (DD) are in point-contact with the inner walls of the pockets (41). |
| US10883532B2 |
Flexible shaft for use as an internal splint for industrial application
A flexible connecting rod is manufactured from a rigid material and having a substantially cylindrical hollow body, a leading segment with a securing area and a trailing segment having a trailing edge and a securing area. The body has at least one flexible center section, each having at least one slot to provide flexibility. The slot follows a sinuous, serpentine path to form a plurality of interlocking teeth that can follow a helical or a concentric path. Each slot has a proximal end spaced from the trailing segment and a distal end spaced from the leading segment. With multiple slots the proximal end of a slot can be spaced from, and separated by an inflexible section, or adjacent to, a distal end of a subsequent slot. |
| US10883530B2 |
Fastening structure
In a fastening structure for fastening a member to be fastened to a target member by use of a fastening bolt and a nut, the target member has a nut pocket that communicates with a second fastening hole, at least one of a distal end of a male screw part of the fastening bolt and a proximal end of a female screw part is formed with a tapered surface that guides the nut to a coaxial position with the fastening bolt, the nut pocket is formed with abutting surfaces that is gradient surfaces which abut a part of the nut, and the nut is formed with surfaces to be abutted that abut on the abutting surfaces, and are gradient surfaces substantially parallel to the abutting surfaces. |
| US10883525B2 |
Fixing device
The present invention relates to a fixing device and related methods. In particular it relates to a fixing device for connecting components, such as components of 5 structural support systems, and related methods. |
| US10883524B2 |
Elastic element
An elastic element includes a fastening portion, an extending portion connected with the fastening portion, a first bending portion, a first connecting portion connected with the first bending portion, a second bending portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion, a first elastic arm, a fourth connecting portion and a second elastic arm. The first bending portion is connected with a front end of the extending portion. The second bending portion is connected with the first connecting portion. The second connecting portion is connected with a front of the second bending portion. The third connecting portion is connected with a front of the second connecting portion. The first elastic arm is connected with a front end of the third connecting portion. The fourth connecting portion is connected with the first elastic arm. The second elastic arm is connected with a front end of the fourth connecting portion. |
| US10883521B2 |
Servo valve
A servo valve includes first and second nozzles spaced apart from each other, an elongate control member positioned between the nozzles, and a solenoid assembly surrounding at least a portion of the control member. The elongate control member has a first end and an opposing second end. The control member is configured to translate in response to the solenoid assembly being energised, such that the first end is moved towards the first nozzle and the second end is moved away from the second nozzle or the first end is moved away from the first nozzle and the second end is moved towards the second nozzle. |
| US10883517B2 |
Compressor
A compressor that includes a frame, a rotor assembly, and a heat sink assembly. The rotor assembly includes a bearing assembly to which the heat sink assembly is secured. The compressor is configured such that, during use, air is drawn through the interior of the frame. The heat sink assembly then extends radially from the bearing assembly into the air path through the frame such that the air flows over the heat sink assembly. |
| US10883513B2 |
Impeller, rotary machine, and turbocharger
This compressor wheel (3) is provided with a disc (22) which is formed in a disc shape and provided to be rotatable around a central axis (C); and a plurality of blades (23) provided on a disc surface (22f) facing a first side in the central axis (C) direction with an interval in a circumferential direction around the central axis (C). A rear surface (22r) of the disc (22) facing a second side in the central axis (C) direction has a convex curved surface (25) which is convex toward the second side in the central axis (C) direction at least part of a center portion of the disc (22). |
| US10883510B2 |
Control method of a compressor mechanically coupled to a turbine
A control method of a centrifugal compressor (C) mechanically coupled to an expansion turbine (TorC), the centrifugal compressor (C) being provided with at least a control system (20) of the absorbed power. The control method of the rotation speed of the turbine-centrifugal compressor group performs the following steps: —acting on the centrifugal compressor control system (20) of the absorbed power by means of a first controller (PID-f), in order to keep constant the rotational speed of the compressor mechanically coupled to the expansion turbine; —ensuring that the centrifugal compressor (C) remains in a stable operating condition by means of an admission valve (Vi) of the expansion turbine (TorC). |
| US10883506B2 |
Unitary thick diamond composite downhole tool components
An electric submersible pump system can include a shaft; at least one impeller operatively coupled to the shaft; and a bearing assembly that rotatably supports the shaft, where at least one component of the electric submersible pump includes a volumetric composite material that includes polycrystalline diamond material and at least one metallic material. |
| US10883505B2 |
Liquid-ring compressor including bypass pipe
Disclosed is a liquid-ring compressor including a bypass pipe, in which the bypass pipe is directly mounted to a main body of the liquid-ring compressor, thereby greatly reducing costs incurred in the installation of a facility or a system including the liquid-ring compressor, and also economically reducing maintenance costs. The liquid-ring compressor includes a main body accommodating a shaft centrally mounted therein to receive rotational force from a driving motor, a rotor configured to rotate together with the shaft inside the main body, a suction port formed at a portion of the main body, a discharge port formed at another portion of the main body, a bypass pipe mounted between a position adjacent to the suction port in the main body and a position adjacent to the discharge port in the main body, and an opening/closing valve mounted in the middle of the bypass pipe. |
| US10883504B2 |
Compression device
A compression device includes: a compressor including a casing, a rotor that is housed in a rotor chamber inside the casing and compresses gas by rotating, a bearing that is provided inside the casing and supports a rotor shaft so that the rotor is rotatable, and a first shaft-sealing part and a second shaft-sealing part that are provided to line up between the rotor chamber and the bearing in the casing to seal a periphery of the rotor shaft; a first supply line adapted to supply injection oil to the rotor chamber; a second supply line that is provided independent of the first supply line to supply lubrication oil to the bearing; a third supply line adapted to supply sealing gas to the first shaft-sealing part; and a fourth supply line adapted to supply the second shaft-sealing part with sealing oil to be used for sealing. |
| US10883503B2 |
Gas ejection apparatus
A gas ejection apparatus includes: a cylinder having a rotating member that rotates within the cylinder; a motor coupled to the rotating member of the cylinder and that causes gas to be compressed inside the cylinder and to be ejected from the cylinder by causing rotation of the rotating member; a control circuit board that controls the motor; and a case in which the cylinder, the motor and the control circuit board are disposed. The case extends in a planar direction and has side surfaces that are orthogonal to the planar direction. The motor and the cylinder are arranged adjacent to each other in the planar direction of the case. The control circuit board is disposed adjacent to and substantially parallel to one of the side surfaces of the case. |
| US10883496B2 |
Method for modifying performance of rotor profile by adjusting meshing line segments
The present disclosure provides a method for modifying performance of a rotor profile by adjusting meshing line segments, including the following steps: step 1, dividing a meshing line of a bilateral profile into eight functional segments; step 2, constructing each functional segment by using a cubic NURBS curve; and step 3, locally adjusting the functional segments of the meshing line by adjusting control points or weight factors of the NURBS curve, and observing corresponding changes of the rotor profile so as to adjust corresponding geometrical parameters. The design means is flexible and convenient, the change of the profile is controlled by adjusting the free curve, and the meshing line is locally adjusted in combination with the corresponding relationship between the meshing line and the rotor profile to observe the corresponding change trends, particularly the changes in leak triangle, contact line length, inter-tooth area and area utilization coefficient, of the male and female rotor profile, so that the design efficiency of the rotor profile of a twin-rotor screw compressor is improved, and the defect in the prior art that the rotor profile cannot be locally modified is avoided. |
| US10883495B2 |
Scavenge/charge pump drive gear for integrated drive generator
A scavenge/charge pump drive gear for use in an integrated drive generator has a gear body extending between a first end and a second end and having a disc extending radially outwardly. A boss extends from the disc toward the second end. There are outer gear teeth outwardly of an outer diameter of the disc. The outer gear teeth have a unique gear tooth profile with roll angles A, B, C, and D. An integrated drive generator and a method are also disclosed. |
| US10883491B2 |
Plunger lift state estimation and optimization using acoustic data
A method of probabilistically estimating a velocity of a plunger of a beam pump may comprise continuously monitoring well acoustics using a plurality of passive acoustic sensors attached to external structures of the beam pump; digitizing outputs of the plurality of passive acoustic sensors and sending the digitized outputs to a computing device for storage and processing; and using the digitized outputs of the plurality of passive acoustic sensors, estimating a probability of the velocity of the plunger using a hidden Markov model (HMM) to represent a probability of a position and the probability of the velocity of the plunger, the HMM comprising a state space model and an observational model. |
| US10883490B2 |
Method for operating a device for the dosed supply of a liquid
A method for operating a device for dosed supply of a liquid, having a pump to deliver the liquid. The pump has an inlet and an outlet. An eccentric is arranged on the pump housing and a deformable diaphragm is arranged between a pump housing and the eccentric. The deformable diaphragm and the pump housing delimit a delivery path from the inlet to the outlet. The seal can be displaced along the delivery path by movement of the eccentric. A pressure sensor is connected to the outlet of the pump. A liquid is delivered by the pump. A time curve of the pressure at the outlet of the pump is monitored during delivery by the at least one pressure sensor. An angle position of the eccentric of the pump is detected using at least one characteristic feature of the time curve at the outlet. |
| US10883486B1 |
Forced surface traveling wave-driven microfluidic pump
The present invention relates to a microfluidic pump for generating forced traveling waves that can directly drive liquid. A surface traveling wave-driven microfluidic pump comprises a channel with two opposing channel walls. Two symmetric traveling waves are generated on the surface of two opposite channel walls. The channel contains liquid that becomes trapped inside the cavities and is pumped along the direction of the traveling wave at the same speed as the traveling wave. |
| US10883482B2 |
Compressed air system for a motor vehicle
A compressed air system for a motor vehicle with an air supply system includes an electric drive motor, which can be controlled for variable speed, an air compressor coupled to be driven by the electric drive motor, an electric power supply for supplying electric power to the electric drive motor, at least one air reservoir connected with the air compressor to receive air from the air compressor, an air utilization system connected to the air reservoir to receive air from the air reservoir, and a controller to control the speed of the electric drive motor. The controller controls the electric drive motor to determine its speed depending upon at least one of the following signals: a signal representing the activation status of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, a signal representing the speed of the vehicle, a signal representing the temperature of the power supply, a signal representing the temperature of the electric drive motor, a signal representing the wetness level of the air compressed by the air compressor, a signal representing the load of the air compressor, a signal representing the running time of the air compressor, or a signal representing the status of the electric power supply. |
| US10883480B2 |
Control valve for variable displacement compressor
A control valve includes: a first valve to control a flow rate of refrigerant flowing from a discharge chamber to a control chamber of a compressor; a second valve to control a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing from the control chamber to a suction chamber; a solenoid to generate a drive force in a first valve closing direction and a second valve opening direction; a biasing member to generate a biasing force in an first valve opening direction and a second valve closing direction; and a pressure sensing part to sense a pressure in the suction chamber or the control chamber, and generate a counterforce against the drive force. A state in which both of the first and second valves are open is present during an increase in the current supplied to the solenoid from zero to an upper limit current value, and an increase rate of an opening degree of the first valve is increased during a decrease in the current supplied to the solenoid, a predetermined lower limit current value being an inflection point of the increase. |
| US10883477B2 |
Lifting frame for a wind turbine blade
Lifting yoke and method; the lifting yoke configured for connecting to, and lifting, a wind turbine blade transport frame, said yoke being generally rectangular and comprising four corner posts connected by struts; each corner post being configured for internally receiving therein an upwardly oriented locating finger atop a said transport frame shoulder; said corner post having a housing enclosing an internal space and extending between a lower foot face and a top; said corner post having, at said lower foot face, an aperture dimensioned to receive a said locating finger into said internal space; said corner post further comprising guide surfaces enclosed within said housing and spaced apart to define a locking space and configured to snugly receive a said locating finger; each guide surface comprising a locking aperture; wherein a movable locking element is configured to engage both said locking apertures to thereby bridge said locking space; said locking element being configured to engage a lifting point at said locating finger; said movable locking element constituting the primary lifting element of said lifting yoke. |
| US10883476B2 |
Air compression apparatus
An air compression apparatus which can be used without requiring power supply equipment, including: a cylindrical body; an impeller which is provided inside the cylindrical body; a rotary shaft provided to be rotatable coaxially with the impeller; a cylindrical casing accommodating a part of the rotary shaft; a rotation transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of the impeller to the rotary shaft while increasing the rotation speed of the rotary shaft; a piston connected via a crank unit to the rotary shaft housed in the casing; a cylinder provided on the outer peripheral wall of the casing; an introduction unit provided in a cylinder for introducing air into the cylinder; and a discharge pipe each connected to the cylinder for discharging a compressed air compressed by the piston inside the cylinder. Therefore, it is possible to provide an air compression apparatus which can be used without requiring power supply equipment. |
| US10883475B2 |
Method for monitoring and assessing power performance changes of a wind turbine
Monitoring and assessing power performance changes of one or more wind turbines of a wind farm. For each wind turbine to be monitored, a group of reference wind turbines is defined. During a training period a transfer function is generated for each monitored wind turbine. The transfer function establishes a relationship between locally measured wind speeds at each of the reference wind turbines and the power performance data for the monitored wind turbine obtained during the training period. During one or more subsequent test periods, measured power performance data for the monitored wind turbines is compared to predicted power performance data. The predicted power performance data is obtained by means of the locally measured wind speeds at the corresponding reference wind turbines during the test period(s) and the previously generated transfer function for the monitored wind turbine. This allows even small and/or gradual power performance degradation to be detected. |
| US10883474B2 |
Control system and method for operating a plurality of wind turbines
A method for operating a plurality of wind turbines, in which a first current estimated wind value is derived from operating parameters of a first wind turbine, and in which a second current estimated wind value is derived from operating parameters of a second wind turbine. A prediction model is applied to derive, from the first current estimated wind value and the second current estimated wind value, a wind prediction, applicable to a future time point, for a third wind turbine. The wind prediction is processed in a controller, in order to generate a control signal for the third wind turbine that is effective before the future time point. The invention additionally relates to an associated control system. The loading for particular wind turbines can be reduced in that the wind conditions are predicted for a future time point. |
| US10883469B1 |
Ignition interrupter and related methods
A system for interrupting ignition is disclosed. Specific implementations of ignition interrupters may include a first conductive tab configured to couple to a spark plug; a second conductive tab configured to couple to a spark plug wire; a first tab holder coupled with the first conductive tab; a second tab holder coupled with the second conductive tab, where the second conductive tab overlaps with the first conductive tab; a sled positioned perpendicularly to a plane of the first conductive tab and the second conductive tab, the sled coupled between the first conductive tab and the second conductive tab; a first spring coupled to the sled; and a second spring coupled to the sled; where the sled may be configured to move to an open position in the gap between the first conductive tab and the second conductive tab, decompressing the first spring and the second spring. |
| US10883468B2 |
Ignition system
An ignition system includes a primary coil, a secondary coil, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, and a switch control section. The primary coil includes a first winding, and a second winding which is connected in series with the first winding. The secondary coil is connected to an ignition plug and is magnetically coupled to the primary coil. The first switch connects and disconnects an electrical path between a first terminal and a ground. The second switch connects and disconnects an electrical path between a power supply and a second terminal. The third switch connects and disconnects an electrical path between the power supply and the first terminal. The fourth switch connects and disconnects an electrical path between a contact point and the ground. The switch control section controls opening and closing of each switch to connect and disconnect the associated electrical path. |
| US10883467B2 |
Method and system for starting an internal combustion engine
A method and a system for operating an electric turning machine (ETM) operatively connected to an internal combustion engine (ICE) are disclosed. The ETM operates as a motor with a first control strategy and as a generator with a second control strategy, the second control strategy being distinct from the first control strategy. The system comprises an engine control unit adapted for controlling an operation of the ETM according to the first and second control strategies. Electric and assisted start procedures are available for starting the ICE by delivering electric power from a power source to the ETM which is co-axially mounted to a crankshaft of the ICE. Assisted start includes delivering the electric power to the ETM while a recoil starter is used to rotate the crankshaft. A manual start procedure is also available. The power source is charged by the ETM when the ICE is running. |
| US10883465B2 |
Solenoid valve and method for manufacturing the same
A solenoid pipe is formed of a ferromagnetic material containing 15-18 mass % of Cr, an electromagnetic coil, and a valve body. The pipe includes a reform portion, having a composition in which a component of the ferromagnetic material is mixed with a component of a Ni-containing material. A ratio, e/d, of a maximum deformation, e, of an outer circumferential surface side of the reform portion of the pipe with respect to a thickness, d, of the pipe near the reform portion is 0.5 or less, and a ratio, c/d, of a maximum deformation, c, of an inner circumferential surface side of the reform portion of the pipe with respect to the thickness, d, of the pipe is 0.5 or less. |
| US10883456B2 |
Filter element with retaining surfaces, filter with a filter element and filter housing of a filter
A filter element (10) is provided with open filter body (16) of a filter medium (18). The filter element (10) has at least one longitudinal mating surface (40) which is directed with at least one direction component axially to an element axis (14) of the filter element (10) and which is in contact with a corresponding longitudinal mating surface of the filter housing (11) for securing the filter element (10) axially to the element axis (14). The filter element (10) has at least one transverse retaining surface (52) which is directed with at least one direction component across the element axis (14). The transverse retaining surface (52) is separated from the at least one longitudinal retaining surface (40) and may be in contact with a corresponding transverse mating surface (56) of the filter housing (11) for securing the filter element (10) across the element axis (14). |
| US10883455B2 |
Curved base air cleaner
An apparatus and methods are provided for an air cleaner to be mounted onto an air inlet of an internal combustion engine. The air cleaner comprises an air filter that includes a filter medium disposed between a curved base and a cover. The curved base provides an interface between the air filter and the air inlet, and comprises a shape that provides clearance between the curved base and an electric choke installed onto a carburetor comprising the air inlet. The cover secures the air filter and the curved base to the air inlet such that an airstream is drawn through the filter medium and is conducted into the air inlet. A raised portion of the cover is configured to cooperate with the curved base to ensure a desired volume of the airstream is available to the air inlet at substantially all engine speeds. |
| US10883454B2 |
Multi-physics fluid atomizer and methods
A fluid mixing device that includes a housing having a fuel inlet and at least one primary orifice positioned at the inlet, wherein the at least one orifice configured to disperse a stream of fuel into a plurality of fuel droplets. The plurality of fuel droplets contact a fuel impingement surface to break up the plurality of fuel droplets into a plurality of smaller secondary droplets and create a thin film of secondary droplets on the impingement surface. At least one pressurized air channel delivers an airflow into contact with the secondary droplets. The secondary droplets pass through a plurality of secondary outlet orifices to exit the housing. A size of the plurality of secondary droplets is reduced when passing out of the plurality of secondary orifices. |
| US10883449B2 |
Jet system
Provided is a jet system capable of regulating a pressure of a jet substance without using any high-pressure gas supply subsystem. In a storage section for storing therein a jet substance such as fuel or oxidizer, a pressurizing substance such as liquefied gas is stored in addition to the jet substance, to enable the jet substance to be supplied from the storage section according to pressurization from the pressurizing substance. A jet operation is performed while an internal pressure of the storage section lowered along with discharge of the jet substance therefrom is at least partially recovered by at least a part of the pressurizing substance vaporized in the storage section. |
| US10883443B2 |
Integrated cylinder head fluid injection apparatus
Methods and systems are provided for a fluid injection arrangement integrally formed in a cylinder head. In one example, a method may include molding a polymer composite structure as a single-piece with a fluid injection arrangement arranged integrally therein. |
| US10883442B2 |
Electronic control unit
A fuel injection device includes a first driver for driving a first valve and a second driver for driving a second valve. A control device performs an open control of the first valve multiple times by using the first driver, for enabling multistage fuel injection from an injection hole in one fuel cycle of an internal combustion engine via a high pressure fuel passage. The control device performs an open-close control of the second valve by using the second driver during an open control of the first valve by using the first driver, for controlling an inclination of injection rate of the fuel injection. The control device stops an output of a drive signal to the second driver when detecting an overheat of a drive circuit based on a temperature detection result of a temperature sensor. |
| US10883440B2 |
Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine
Various embodiments include a method comprising: determining a torque output of each cylinder resulting from a fuel injection into the cylinder; determining a difference in the respective torque; comparing the difference in the respective torque output with a threshold; if the difference exceeds the threshold, changing the injection mass for at least one cylinder based on the difference; determining a further torque output of the cylinder resulting from the injection of the changed injection mass; determining whether the further torque output corresponds to the changed injection mass; if the further torque output lies outside a predetermined tolerance range for a corresponding injection mass, setting the injection mass to be injected to the original value; and changing the injection time in at least the one of the at least two cylinders. |
| US10883434B2 |
Control device for fuel injection device
An object is to suppress an inclination of a waveform indicating an injection quantity with respect to an injection pulse particularly when a lift amount of a valve body is small and an injection pulse width is short, thereby improving control accuracy of the injection quantity of a fuel injection device. Thus, a control device for controlling a fuel injection device, which includes a valve body, a solenoid, and a movable element to open the valve body, is provided with a control unit that controls a drive voltage or a drive current to be applied to the solenoid, in which the control unit controls the drive current such that the drive current to be supplied to the solenoid decreases from a maximum drive current after the maximum drive current is supplied to the solenoid and before the valve body starts to open. |
| US10883433B2 |
Systems and methods for oxygen sensor light-off
Methods and systems are provided for a battery supplying power to an exhaust oxygen sensor heater. In one example, a method may include estimating a power delivered to the heater during heating of the sensor and in response to a power delivered from a battery being lower than a threshold, adjusting a battery charging strategy prior to an immediately subsequent engine start. |
| US10883432B2 |
Exhaust gas purification system for vehicle and method of controlling the same
An exhaust gas purification system for vehicle provided on an exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust side of an engine for purifying an exhaust gas of the engine includes a housing mounted on the exhaust pipe, a front end catalyst incorporated in the housing to primarily purify the exhaust gas flowing into the housing through the front end portion of the housing, a rear end catalyst incorporated in the housing to secondarily purify the exhaust gas passing through the front end catalyst before the exhaust gas flows out to the rear end portion of the housing, and a controller connected to the exhaust pipe at a front end portion of the housing to control the concentration of unburned fuel contained in the exhaust gas according to temperature of exhaust gas flowing into the housing and speed of the vehicle. |
| US10883425B2 |
Oil loss protection for a fan drive gear system
A fan drive gear system includes at least one intermediate gear that includes an axial gear passage for receiving and conveying a fluid suitable for cooling and/or lubricating. At least a first axial end of the intermediate gear includes a first fluid storage trap for capturing fluid entering and/or exiting the gear passage and storing the fluid therein during powered operation of the fan drive gear system. The fluid is capable of being passively supplied to the intermediate gear passage during an interrupted power event. |
| US10883423B2 |
Two stage oxygen removal for gas turbine engine fuel system
A fuel supply system has a fuel tank, a first fuel pump, and a first oxygen removal unit. The first fuel pump delivers fuel from the fuel tank into the first oxygen removal unit. A valve downstream of the first oxygen removal unit is operable to selectively deliver fuel back to the fuel tank in a bypass position or downstream to a use in a use position. A controller programmed to control the valve and the first fuel pump maintains the valve in the bypass position when an associated gas turbine engine is not operating. The controller moves the valve to the use position when the associated gas turbine engine is operating. A gas turbine engine and a method of operating a fuel supply system are also disclosed. |
| US10883421B2 |
Actuator of variable compression ratio mechanism and actuator of link mechanism
An actuator of a variable compression ratio mechanism includes: a control link; an arm link; a control shaft; a housing including a receiving portion in which a connection portion between the second end portion of the control link and the arm link is received, and a support hole formed within the housing, and rotatably supporting the control shaft; and a speed reduction device, the control shaft including a fixing portion inserted and fixed within the receiving portion in a fixing hole formed in the arm link at a predetermined axial position, and a first journal portion which is formed at a tip end portion of the control shaft, which has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the fixing portion, and which is supported by a first bearing hole formed in the support hole. |
| US10883419B2 |
Method and system for improving fuel economy and reducing emissions of internal combustion engines
A method and system for improving the fuel economy and lowering the emissions of internal combustion engines by injecting predetermined amounts and ratios of on-board or locally generated hydrogen and oxygen to the engine's air intake and varying the gas addition volume and hydrogen/oxygen ratio as a function of the operating conditions, e.g., in line with the instant engine load. |
| US10883414B2 |
Engine intake assembly with selector valve
An engine assembly including an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine each including a rotor sealingly and rotationally received within a respective internal cavity to provide rotating chambers of variable volume in the respective internal cavity, a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core, a first intake conduit in fluid communication with an inlet of the compressor and with a first source of air, a second intake conduit in fluid communication with the inlet of the compressor and with a second source of air warmer than the first source of air, and a selector valve configurable to selectively open and close at least the fluid communication between the inlet of the compressor and the first intake conduit. A method of supplying air to a compressor is also discussed. |
| US10883411B2 |
Systems and methods for an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device
Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device. In one example, an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device comprises a housing with a first can comprising a first catalytic converter and a second can comprising a second catalytic converter, wherein the first catalytic converter is not concentric with the first can. |
| US10883409B2 |
Method for regenerating exhaust gas filter for vehicle
A method for regenerating an exhaust gas filter for a vehicle includes the steps of confirming and monitoring the current remaining amount of soot based on information on the initial amount of soot and information on the removal amount of soot during the execution of the service regeneration control mode, comparing the current remaining amount of soot with a predetermined target remaining amount in the condition in which the time accumulated and counted after the execution of the service regeneration control mode does not reach a predetermined first allowable time, and maintaining the execution of the service regeneration control mode until the remaining amount of soot reaches the target remaining amount in the condition that the accumulated and counted time does not reach the first allowable time when the current remaining amount of soot exceeds the target remaining amount. |
| US10883406B2 |
Cassette integrated catalyst for flue gas cleaning
Cassette integrated catalyst for flue gas cleaning comprises one or more depressions in the cassette wall or several of the walls to provide increased structural strength of the cassette and an improved fix of the catalyst monolith or monoliths comprised within the cassette. |
| US10883400B2 |
Honeycomb structure and catalyst body
A honeycomb structure provided with cell walls which partition the inside of a cylindrical outer skin having openings at both ends, and a large number of cells which are surrounded by the cell walls and provided in parallel in an axial direction of the cylindrical outer skin. At least part of the large number of cells include a protruding piece. The protruding piece forms a through-hole which penetrates the cell wall, and a protruding wall which protrudes inward of the cell at an angle from an edge of the through-hole. |
| US10883395B2 |
Hydraulically biased camshaft phaser
A camshaft phaser includes a stator having a plurality of lobes; a rotor coaxially disposed within the stator, the rotor having a plurality of vanes interspersed with the plurality of lobes defining a plurality of advance chambers and a plurality of retard chambers such that the plurality of advance chambers and the plurality of retard chambers are arranged in an alternating pattern and such that the rotor rotates within the stator from a full advance position to a full retard position; and a supply passage in continuous fluid communication with one of the plurality of advance chambers, the supply passage being in continuous fluid communication with an oil source. |
| US10883392B2 |
Valve bridge systems comprising valve bridge guide
A valve bridge system comprises a valve bridge configured to extend between at least two engine valves of an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment, a valve bridge guide is operatively connected to the valve bridge and configured to extend between at least two valve springs respectively corresponding to the at least two engine valves, the valve bridge guide defining a surface conforming to a valve spring of the at least two valve springs. In another embodiment, the valve bridge guide may comprise at least a first member maintained in a first fixed position relative to and at a predetermined distance from the valve bridge. In both embodiments, the valve bridge guide is configured to avoid contact with the valve bridge in a controlled state, but to permit contact with valve bridge to resist uncontrolled movement of the valve bridge. |
| US10883389B2 |
Combined cycle plant, method for reducing minimum output thereof, and control device therefor
A control device includes a reception unit configured to receive a load schedule indicating a load in the future of a combined cycle plant, a steam temperature control unit configured to control a temperature of steam flowing into a steam turbine, and a fuel control unit configured to control a flow rate of fuel supplied to a gas turbine. The steam temperature control unit is configured to output a command indicating an amount of operation for decreasing the temperature of the steam to a steam temperature regulator prior to a load decrease time at which the load is to be decreased in the load schedule. |
| US10883385B2 |
Thermal barrier washer
An attachment mechanism for a gas turbine engine component includes an elongated body having at least first and second ends. A first attachment feature is formed at the first end. A second attachment feature is formed at the second end. The first and second attachment features define attachment points configured to attach a first gas turbine engine component to a second gas turbine engine component. A fan section for a gas turbine engine and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed. |
| US10883383B1 |
Multi-film damper rings with spacers
A multi-film oil damper for accommodating radial movement of a rotary shaft bearing relative to a bearing housing, the multi-film oil damper comprising: an annular damper cavity defined within the bearing housing between a radially outward wall, a first radially extending side wall and a second radially extending side wall, the annular damper cavity having an oil inlet in the radially outward wall, the oil inlet being in communication with a source of pressurized oil; an inner damper ring having axial ends abutting the first and second radially extending side walls of the annular damper cavity; a plurality of outer damper rings coaxially nested between the inner damper ring and the radially outward wall, each outer damper ring having axial ends adjacent the first and second radially outward walls of the annular damper cavity, each outer damper ring having a first cylindrical surface and a second cylindrical surface; a plurality of spacer bosses circumferentially spaced apart at each axial end of the plurality of outer damper rings, a contact surface of each spacer boss extending radially beyond the first surface of an associated outer damper ring and engaging the second surface of an adjacent outer damper ring defining an oil filled gap there between; and a radial oil channel through a central portion of the plurality of outer damper rings in fluid communication with the oil inlet. |
| US10883376B2 |
Turbine vane assembly with ceramic matrix composite vanes
A turbine section adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a turbine case, a turbine wheel, and a turbine vane assembly. The turbine case is made from metallic materials. The turbine wheel is housed in the case. The turbine vane assembly is fixed to the case and configured to smooth and redirect air moving along a primary gas path of the turbine section. |
| US10883375B2 |
Turboengine, and vane carrier unit for turboengine
A turboengine as disclosed includes an outer wall structure and an inner wall structure, wherein the inner wall structure is provided at a radially inner position with respect to the outer wall structure, and each of the wall structures has a surface, the surfaces being arranged facing each other in the radial direction. At least one guide vane member includes at least one airfoil, a radially inner end and a radially outer end. The inner wall structure and the outer wall structure are jointly provided as a vane carrier unit, wherein the inner wall structure and the outer wall structure are fixedly connected to each other by at least one bridging member extending between the inner wall structure and the outer wall structure. |
| US10883374B2 |
Blade comprising a folded leading edge shield and method of manufacturing the blade
A blade including a blade body made of organic matrix composite material and a leading edge shield made of a material that withstands point impacts better than the composite material of the blade body. The blade includes a blade tip. The leading edge shield is assembled on the blade body and includes a pressure-side fin and a suction-side fin. The pressure-side fin includes a pressure-side tab and the suction-side fin includes a suction-side tab, the pressure-side tab and the suction-side tab are folded one on the other and being secured to each other so as to form a partial covering of the blade tip. A turbojet includes a fan including such blades, and also a method of fabricating such a blade. |
| US10883372B2 |
Gas turbine component
A gas turbine component, for forming part of a stage of the turbine, operable to change cooling scheme, includes an airfoil profiled section, a cooling passageway, film holes and interchangeable connectors. The profiled section includes pressure and suction sides joined together at chordally opposite leading and trailing edges. The cooling passageway extends between the pressure and suction sides along the leading edge to enabling cooling fluid to flow therefrom. The film holes are configured on the cooling passageway to enable the flow of a portion of the cooling fluid to a portion of the profiled section. The interchangeable connectors configured to the cooling passageway, one at a time, to change the cooling scheme. An insert may also be provided to close and open the film holes. |
| US10883367B2 |
Paired air pressure energy storage device, inspection method and balance detection mechanism thereof
The invention discloses a paired air pressure energy storage device, an inspection method and a balance detection mechanism thereof. The paired air pressure energy storage device includes an inner body and an outer body sleeved outside the inner body. The inner body is filled with a first gas. A cavity formed between the outer body and the inner body is filled with a second gas. There is a gas energy pressure difference between the first gas and the second gas. The gas energy pressure difference is relative pressure gas energy. The invention can store two gases with different pressure intensities, has a simple structure, is convenient for transportation, and is favorable for effective energy storage and long-term storage of gases. |
| US10883366B2 |
Mine roof support
A system or method for a structural mine roof support includes a roof support apparatus that includes a cylindrical cladding defining a hollow interior, a plurality of bamboo sections disposed in the hollow interior and coaxial with an axis of the cylinder. Also, a roof support apparatus with a cylindrical cladding defining a hollow interior, a plurality of bamboo sections disposed in the hollow interior and coaxial with an axis of the cylinder, and voids between adjacent bamboo sections, the voids being injected with a filler material, e.g., polyurethane foam, to maintain axial positioning of the bamboo sections when under load. The support apparatus configured to load and to yield in a predetermined fashion to control a mine roof from sudden failure. |
| US10883364B2 |
Seismic based fracking fluid disposal
Seismic based fracking fluid disposal can in an example embodiment include selecting a first disposal site of a plurality of disposal sites to receive fracking fluid from a fracking site; measuring, via a seismic sensor, seismic waves associated with the first disposal site; and assigning at least some of the fracking fluid from the first disposal site to a second disposal site of the plurality of disposal sites based on the measured seismic waves. |
| US10883356B2 |
Automated sliding drilling
Automated control of a drillstring in a borehole, which is not in continuous rotation, the drillstring comprising an angled component (a bent sub or the like) and a downhole means of rotating the bit, such as a motor or turbine, which rotates the bit independently of drillstring rotation. Near the distal end of the drillstring are measurement devices, at least one and in some aspects two or more, which are used to measure the orientation of the drillstring/bent sub/bottomhole assembly/drill bit with respect to a geophysical field of the earth, such as magnetism (magnetic toolface) or gravity (gravitational toolface). These measurement devices may be connected to a communications module which transmits the downhole toolface information to the surface. The drillstring is controlled to provide that based upon the downhole measurements the drilling system drills the borehole in a desired trajectory. |
| US10883353B2 |
Oil, water, gas and solid particle separation in oil and/or gas production
An apparatus for, and a method of, separating oil, water, gas and solid particles (usually sand) from a hydrocarbon-containing fluid produced from an oil and/or gas production facility. In particular, this invention relates to an apparatus and method for the separation of oil, water, gas and solid particles from a well or group of wells using an integrated apparatus which significantly reduces the space required on the production platform or rig and recycles produced gas to improve process efficiency while reducing cost. |
| US10883347B2 |
Methods and systems for detecting manhole events
A system for use with a connection comprising a terminus opening into an underground vault. The system includes a perturbation detector and a system controller. The perturbation detector is configured to detect values of each of one or more properties and transmit a signal encoding the values to the system controller. The system controller is configured to receive the signal, use at least one of the values to determine whether a fire is occurring or has occurred, and alert a user when the system controller determines that the fire is occurring or has occurred. |
| US10883346B2 |
Method of performing a perforation using selective stress logging
A method of performing a perforation operation is disclosed. The method involves generating a stress contrast distribution for each stage of a well based on drilling stress data and a stress log of the well, generating a stress association between the drilling stress data and the stress log, generating a new stress contrast distribution for each of the stages of a new well based on new wellsite data (new drilling stress data) and the stress association, generating a production forecast using the geometric completion (GC) design and a predicted production forecast based on the engineered completion (EC) design, comparing a cost of a new stress log of the new well with a change in revenue between the GC production forecast and the predicted production forecast, and selectively perforating the new well using either GC or EC design based on the comparing, whereby stress logging may be selectively performed. |
| US10883341B2 |
Determining control inputs for drilling a wellbore trajectory in a geologic formation
One or more wellbore trajectories and respective control inputs are determined which meet a wellbore trajectory model, a constraint, and a wellbore length. A wellbore trajectory and respective control input from the one or more wellbore trajectories and respective control inputs are then identified which minimize a cost function associated with the performance objective. The control input associated with this wellbore trajectory are output to a drilling system for drilling a wellbore. |
| US10883340B2 |
Downhole positioning control system with force compensation
Methods and systems for controlling the downhole position and velocity of a work string using a downhole position and velocity controller may be configured or otherwise programmed to account for force compensation. For example, the work string may undergo significant length changes like thermal expansion and elongation or contraction due to inertial forces, self-weight, and wellbore pressure. Also, the downhole conditions (e.g., temperature, internal forces, self-weight, and wellbore pressure) can cause the work string to be overloaded and become damaged if fast or sudden manipulations occur. The dynamic model implemented with the downhole position and velocity controller may be configured to account for the downhole forces experienced by the work string due to downhole conditions to provide the position and velocity movements that should occur at the surface to achieve the desired position and velocity movements downhole. |
| US10883339B2 |
Equalizing hydrocarbon reservoir pressure
A hydrocarbon reservoir model simulation is executed to distribute gas among available gas injectors associated with a hydrocarbon reservoir. Using the result of the executed hydrocarbon reservoir simulation, streamline tracing is executed to calculate hydrocarbon flow fields. Using the results of the executed hydrocarbon reservoir simulation and the executed streamline tracing, a reservoir pressure equalization (RPE) algorithm is executed to distribute an amount of gas according to an injection strategy to satisfy an assigned voidage replace ratio (VRR) for each region of the hydrocarbon reservoir. Post-processing of the results of the RPE algorithm is performed. Using the result of the post-processing, gas injection in the hydrocarbon reservoir is performed with the available gas injectors. |
| US10883337B2 |
Drain-back valve and method
A drain-back valve is provided for draining a submersible pump system in a water well. The drain-back valve includes, for example, a body, an end cap and a plunger assembly. The end cap is inserted into one end of the body includes at least one port that is in fluid communication with an interior passageway of the body. The plunger assembly engages the opposing end of the body. When closed, the plunger assembly prevents water from flowing into the interior passageway of the body. The drain-back valve is activated or opened by dropping a weight into a riser or drop pipe. The weight strikes the plunger assembly and opens the drain-back valve to allow water to flow through the body and out the end cap. This allows well water in the drop or riser pipe to drain back into the water well. With this water drained from the drop or riser pipe, a pump service personnel on the ground surface is able to pull up the pump without the water weight that was in the drop or riser pipe. After servicing and before re-installation back into the well, the drain-back valve is reset to its normally closed position. |
| US10883333B2 |
Buoyant system for installing a casing string
A sealing device includes a tubular body having a bore; a collet seat having a plurality of collets; a frangible sealing element disposed in the collet seat and blocking fluid communication through the bore; and a releasable sleeve releasably attached to the tubular body and retaining the collet seat against the tubular body. In one embodiment, the plurality of the collets includes threads mated with threads on the tubular body. In another embodiment, the plurality of the collets is attached to the sleeve. |
| US10883331B2 |
Blowout preventer with interlocking ram assembly and method of using same
A ram assembly is disclosed. The ram assembly includes a ram wedge, a blade, and a ram seat. The ram wedge has a tubular cavity therethrough for receiving the tubular. The ram wedge is slidably positionable in the ram channel between a retracted and an extended position, and has rails extending therefrom. The blade is positionable about the tubular cavity, the blade carried by the ram wedge to cuttingly engage the tubular. The ram seat is positionable in the housing about the passage, and has a hole for receiving the tubular therethrough. The ram seat also has an outer surface interlockingly engageable with the rails as the ram wedge moves relative thereto whereby a gap is reduced therebetween. |
| US10883329B2 |
Ignitor, system and method of electrical ignition of exothermic mixture
A system and a method of an ignitor for electrical ignition of an exothermic mixture to be used in wells, for the purposes of reinstatement of a barrier in well(s), subterranean storage reservoirs for a variety of potential environmental damaging materials such as CO2, radioactive storage, and other uses. Additionally, the ignitor may include a housing with a compartment within the housing, a first exothermic mixture of at least a metal and an oxide provided in the compartment, a first electrode connectable to a first terminal of a power supply, and a second electrode connectable to a second terminal of the power supply. |
| US10883328B2 |
Holding and crushing device for barrier plug
Disclosed is a plug arrangement including glass arranged in one or more seats in a plug housing, the seat or seats forming support members supporting the glass or glasses in an axial direction. At least one of the support members includes an axially displaceable split sleeve which, in one direction, includes a support ring/face abutting against the glass, and in the other direction a number of split sleeve arms arranged to rest against an edge arranged in the plug housing. |
| US10883324B2 |
Drilling fluid system
A control system for an offboard fluid supply system. The fluid supply system has mud supply pump which may be controlled by a local control system disposed at the fluid supply system. The mud supply pump may also be controlled by a remote control system disposed on a drilling rig. The mud supply pump provides fluid through a conduit to a drill string on the drilling rig. The local control system and the remote control system are paired such that only one of each is connected at one time. While paired, information from both the fluid supply system and drilling rig may be displayed by either control system. |
| US10883322B2 |
Portable stand building winch
A portable apparatus for vertically positioning tubulars in a mousehole of a drilling rig includes a main body housing a winch and an anchor point. The main body is configured to be radially aligned with the mousehole. The apparatus also includes a float assembly which is suspended within the mousehole below the main body and a cable wound onto the winch. The cable extends downward into the mousehole traversing the mousehole at the float assembly and then extends upward to and attached to the anchor point on the main body. |
| US10883321B2 |
Device to resist rotational forces while drilling a borehole
An antirotation stabilizer may include one or more antirotation pads extending from a stabilizer body. Each antirotation pad may be positioned at least partially within a recess formed in the stabilizer body. Each antirotation pad may be coupled to a torsion bar. The torsion bar may couple between the antirotation pad and the stabilizer body and may be under torsional loading such that the antirotation pad is extended from the stabilizer body. The antirotation stabilizer may include one or more rollers. |
| US10883316B2 |
Rotary steerable reamer lock and methods of use
In some aspects, the present disclosure includes systems and methods for rotatably coupling a bottom-hole assembly to a drilling shaft for use in subterranean drilling operations. In one embodiment, the methods of the present disclosure are suitable for underreaming a portion of a wellbore. The methods may comprise rotating a drilling shaft coupled to a drill bit about its axis to form a wellbore; engaging a first locking mechanism rotatably coupled to the drilling shaft with a second locking mechanism coupled to a housing to rotatably couple the drilling shaft and the housing; expanding an expandable reamer attached to the housing; and rotating the housing to widen at least a portion of the wellbore uphole from the drill bit. The bottom-hole may comprise one or more actuators that are selectively operable to engage the first and second locking mechanisms and expand the expandable reamer. |
| US10883314B2 |
Casing float tool
A rupture disc assembly and a float tool incorporating the rupture disc assembly is disclosed. The rupture disc assembly may include a rupture disc assembly comprising a rupture disc, an upper tubular portion and a lower tubular portion, and a securing mechanism for holding the rupture disc between the upper and lower tubular portions. A float tool for creating a buoyant chamber in a casing string may include the rupture disc assembly and a sealing device for sealing the lower end of the casing string, the buoyant, sealed chamber may be created there between. In operation, applied fluid pressure causes the rupture disc to move downward. The rupture disc may be shattered by contact with a surface on the lower tubular portion. Full casing internal diameter may be restored in the region where the rupture disc formerly sealed the casing. |
| US10883312B2 |
Percussion device
A percussion device that includes: —an input side; —an output side; —at least one drive transmitter; —a drive transmitter pathway; —a percussion impactor; and —a percussion anvil; where: the drive transmitter pathway is a circumferential pathway around a longitudinal axis of the percussion device; —the drive transmitter pathway includes at least one tooth section including a lift section and a lead section; —the at least one tooth section is essentially one wavelength of a sawtooth wave; —the lift section is inclined away from a base of the drive transmitter pathway; —the lead section is a section of the tooth section which abruptly returns to the base of the drive transmitter pathway; —the input side is rotationally isolated from the percussion impactor; —the percussion anvil is attached to, or forms part of, the output side; —the percussion impactor includes an impact end and a force input end which are longitudinally opposite terminal ends of the percussion impactor; and —the impact end faces the percussion anvil; such that: when in use, and the output section is free to rotate, the at least one drive transmitter and the drive transmitter pathway are configured to act co¬ operatively to transfer the rotational motion of the input side to the output side; and —when in use and limited or no rotation of the output side is possible, the at least one drive transmitter and the drive transmitter pathway are configured to act co-operatively to increase, maintain or decrease the distance between the percussion impactor and the percussion anvil; wherein the at least one drive transmitter and the drive transmitter pathway are configured to act co-operatively to accept rotational motion from the input side and transmit a percussive and/or rotational motion to the output side. |
| US10883310B2 |
Ladder stability enhancing assembly
A ladder stability enhancing assembly includes a sleeve with an outer wall having an upper end and a lower end. The lower end is open and is configured to receive a top end of a ladder side rail. A coupler is mounted to the sleeve and is configured to releasable engage a ladder rung. A stabilizer is attached to the sleeve. The stabilizer is positionable on a roof to stabilize a ladder engaged with the sleeve. The stabilizer extends upwardly and forwardly of the sleeve. |
| US10883309B1 |
Gate closure
A gate closure device including a U-shaped support member which is slipped over the upper end of a fence post with the base portion thereof being pivotally and slidably secured to the fence post. An elongated shaft is rotatably secured to the outer ends of the legs of the first support member. A first rod is secured to one end of the first shaft and a second rod is fixed to the other end of the first shaft. First and second crank handles and locking devices are secured to the outer ends of the first and second rods respectively. A flexible loop has its ends fixed to the first shaft which is slipped over the free end of the fence gate. The crank handles are rotated to draw the free end of the fence gate towards the fence post. |
| US10883308B2 |
Power assist module for roller shades
A power assist module for use in roller tube driven products, such as roller shades. The module may be pre-wound prior to installation in a roller tube and retains its pre-wound condition, even after use, when removed from the roller tube. |
| US10883307B2 |
Winding assembly and retractable curtain
A winding assembly and a retractable curtain, which may adjust the tensile force of a cord. The winding assembly of the retractable curtain comprises a fixing seat and a winding shaft rotatably disposed on the fixing seat, wherein a threading hole and guiding holes are opened in the fixing seat for the cord to pass through successively; there is a plurality of guiding holes opened in different positions of the fixing seat, and the threading hole is located between the outer wall of the winding shaft and the plurality of guiding holes. The outer wall of the winding shaft tilts outward gradually along the axis thereof, and the threading hole is opened on a part of the fixing seat corresponding to one end of the winding shaft with a larger outer diameter. |
| US10883305B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, a transparent panel assembly disposed at the door and defining a see-through part through which an interior of the refrigerator is visible, and a first light disposed closer to the interior than the transparent panel assembly to brighten an area viewed by the see-through part. The transparent panel assembly includes transparent panels spaced apart from each other to define an accommodation space, a display disposed in the accommodation space to output a screen, and a second light brightening the display. The display, the first light, and the second light are selectively turned off according to manipulation of a user to be converted into an opaque state in which the interior is not visible and a transparent state in which the interior is visible, and in the transparent state, a screen is outputted while an inner space of the refrigerator is seen. |
| US10883301B2 |
Control apparatus controlling opening and closing member for vehicle
A control apparatus controlling an opening and closing member for a vehicle, the control apparatus includes a control signal output portion configured to output a motor control signal, and an advance angle value set portion configured to set an advance angle value, the advance angle value being for advancing a phase of the motor control signal when an assist opening and closing operation is performed. The control apparatus is configured to perform the automatic opening and closing operation which causes an opening and closing member to open and close automatically with driving force of the motor, and the assist opening and closing operation which causes the opening and closing member to open and close in such a manner that the driving force of the motor assists a manual operation force applied to the opening and closing member. |
| US10883300B2 |
Drive assembly of a closure element assembly
The disclosure relates to a drive assembly of a closure element assembly of a motor vehicle, wherein the drive assembly comprises a drive motor and, connected to the drive motor, a feed gearing for generating linear drive movements along a geometrical drive axis, wherein the drive motor and the feed gearing are arranged in a drive train of the drive assembly and the drive train extends between two mechanical drive connections for putting out drive movements and wherein the drive assembly comprises a brake for braking at least a portion of the drive train. It is proposed that the brake is designed such that the braking action of the brake is reduced with an increasing load in the drive train. |
| US10883298B2 |
Lid controlling apparatus and rod driving device thereof
A lid controlling apparatus includes a casing having a target region, a lid, and a rod driving mechanism connected between the casing and the lid. The rod driving mechanism includes a first rod pivoted to the casing, a non-rotatable gear fixed to the casing, a driven gear pivoted to a side of the first rod and connected to the lid, and a planetary gear device pivoted to the side of the first rod and engaged with the non-rotatable gear and the driven gear for rotating between lifting and closed positions. When the planetary gear device rotates to the lifting position, the first rod pivots with rotation of the planetary gear device to have a first included angle relative to the casing, and the planetary gear device rotates the driven gear to make the lid have a second included angle relative to the first rod for exposing the target region. |
| US10883293B2 |
Hinge assembly
A hinge assembly for securing a flap to a vehicle body includes a first hinge part which can be moved between a closed position and an open position for securing to a vehicle body, a second hinge part which can be moved between a closed position and an open position for securing the flap to be mounted relative to the vehicle body, and a deployment securing device for locking the second hinge part relative to the first hinge part. The deployment securing device has a first securing part which is paired with the first hinge part, a second securing part which is paired with the second hinge part, and a locking element and is configured such that the locking element is coupled to the first securing part in the closed position and is locked by the second securing part in a first locking position. The second securing part unlocks the locking element in the course of the movement of the second securing part from the closed position into the open position and thereby releases the locking element. The deployment securing device is configured such that after the locking element is unlocked in the first locking position, the locking element is moved into a second locking position in which the locking element produces a coupling between the first securing part and a third securing part paired with the first hinge part and locks the first securing part and the third securing part in the open position. |
| US10883292B2 |
Retainers
In an example, a retainer may include a first latch, a plunger, a second latch, and a linkage engaging the second latch with the first latch. The plunger may actuate the first latch, and the linkage may actuate the second latch upon the first latch being actuated. |
| US10883288B2 |
Dispensing systems
A system for limiting the flow from a dispensing valve when a dispensing cartridge is replaced with the system including a dispenser cartridge with a cam and a water socket with a flow limiter therein that is activeable in response to the position of the dispenser cartridge in the dispensing valve and operable in response to an upstream fluid pressure in the dispensing valve. |
| US10883286B2 |
Building debris containment system
A debris containment system includes channel units that are configured to attach to perimeter structural members of the building (e.g., vertical columns and/or horizontal beams) and extend outward from the perimeter of the building. Channel units can be produced in any length or lengths needed for a given application. These channel units are used to lift and support barrier members (e.g., nets, tarps, canvas/fabric, or other barrier members) to create barriers along the perimeter of the building. Importantly, these channel units are generally attached directly or indirectly (e.g., via temporary vertical members) to structures that will remain on the building (e.g., structural columns and beams of the building) as opposed to being used with separate framing structures erected outside of the building perimeter, although in some exemplary embodiments, channel units can be used on structures erected outside of the perimeter of the building. |
| US10883283B2 |
Support device, of the drop head type, for supporting beams of formworks for floor slabs, apparatus comprising such device and supporting beam to be associated with the device
A support device, of the drop head type, for supporting beams of formworks for floor slabs, to an apparatus comprising such device, and to a supporting beam to be associated with the device; the device comprises an upright, a supporting head coupled to the upright, and a lower shank. The supporting head in turn comprises: two plates which are arranged mirror-symmetrically and laterally adjacent to mutually opposite sides of the upright, at least two mirror-symmetrical recesses, each one obtained on a respective plate; the device is provided with resting regions, of which one resting region is for resting the end of a supporting beam against a lateral part of the upright and a pair of mirror-symmetrical resting regions on the at least two recesses. |
| US10883281B2 |
Device for use in lifting, transporting and installing sheet material
A device for use in lifting, transporting and installing sheet material has a base, wheels on which the base is supported, a mast that extends upwardly from the base, a carriage that is in engagement with the mast, a supporting head that is mounted to the carriage, and a lifting mechanism to provide support to the carriage in the longitudinal direction of the mast. The wheels include rear wheels that are connected to the rear of the base in a manner that permits steering of the device during movement across a surface, and a front wheel set that is connected to the front of the base. The front wheel set includes a wheel to each side of the device, and the wheels of the front wheel set are rotatable about a common axis. The connection of the mast to the base is such that the mast is rotatable relative to the base about a rotational axis. The device further has an actuator that is operable to change the angular position of the mast relative to the base. The supporting head is configured to support sheet material above the surface. |
| US10883275B2 |
Transformer-integrated guardrail apparatus and kit
An apparatus and related kit for forming the apparatus that includes a modular perimeter guardrail assembly useful on top of electrical transformers found in industrial settings. The apparatus and kit includes a plurality of anchors, each said anchor providing a post support and removably attachable to an edge of an electrical transformer; a plurality of post assemblies, each post assembly removably attached to a corresponding one of said anchors in a vertical orientation; a plurality of brace assemblies, each brace assembly removably attached to at least two of said post assemblies; and at least one midrail clamp assembly capable of providing removable attachment to exactly two of said brace assemblies at a midpoint thereof. |
| US10883274B1 |
Horizontal panel alignment system
A system is disclosed for holding a panel in a u-channel comprising a rocking grip configured to be positioned in the u-channel on a first side of the panel and a tilting grip configured to be positioned in the u-channel on a second side of the panel, opposite the first side for adjusting an angular position of the panel. The rocking grip includes a rotatable rocking plate for abutting the first side of the panel. The tilting grip includes a tilting plate for abutting the second side of the panel a moveable top cam for rotating the tilting plate in a first direction and a moveable bottom cam for rotating the tilting plate in a second direction, opposite the first direction. |
| US10883266B2 |
Acoustic panel
An acoustic panel is provided. The acoustic panel may include a hidden mounting structure formed on the rear surface of the acoustic panel. The hidden mounting structure allows the acoustic panel to be used with substrates of any density, including substrates with a medium density of greater than 2 lbs. per cubic foot (pcf) and less than 6 lbs. pcf. In one particular embodiment, the acoustic panel may be used with substrates having a density of approximately 3 lbs. pcf. The acoustic panel may also include a cover formed from two or more materials having different acoustical and/or physical properties. |
| US10883261B2 |
Waste transfer unit
Systems and methods for managing waste (including liquid, solid, and mixed waste) without using a sink, worktop, or countertop disposal feature. Specific examples provide particular use in connection with an aircraft or other vehicle galley, lavatory, or any other location in which waste that requires disposal is generated. The disclosed embodiments may be installed in an initial galley or lavatory, or they may be used to retrofit an existing environment, such that an entire new disposal system or new sink footprint is not required. |
| US10883260B2 |
Scent barrier and dispenser
A rim-mounted toilet insert that creates a scented oil barrier to automatically trap odors between each flush. The apparatus and composition blocks toilet odors automatically, so users don't have to remember to apply it before you use the restroom. |
| US10883259B2 |
Mixer valve having an adjustment spacer
A mixer valve (1) comprising a body (2) and at least one inlet (14) adapted to be connected to a fluid supply, the inlet (14) comprising a connector (6) arranged to be connectable to a fluid supply pipe (10) projecting from a mounting surface, and an adjustment means arranged to adjust a position of the connector (6) relative to the mounting surface. |
| US10883258B2 |
Water recirculation device and method for adjusting a water temperature in a water recirculating device
The present inventive concept relates to a method for adjusting a water temperature in a water recirculating device. The method comprises determining a first parameter associated with a first water path; determining a second parameter associated with a second water path; determining a setting of a mixing valve arrangement based on the first and second parameter; and adjusting a water temperature of water output by a water outlet based on the setting of the mixing valve arrangement. The invention also relates to a water recirculating device configured to adjust a water temperature of water output by a water outlet based on the setting of the mixing valve arrangement. |
| US10883256B2 |
Object responsive control system for a work machine
An object responsive control system for a work machine having a boom, an attachment pivotally coupled to the boom, an object sensor adapted for sensing the presence of an undesirable object located in a travel path of the work machine and delivering an object signal upon sensing the undesirable object. A controller adapted for receiving a boom position signal, an attachment position signal, and calculating an elevational position based on the boom position signal. The system activating an object response upon calculating an attachment elevation position above a predetermined threshold and receiving an object signal. |
| US10883254B2 |
Operating device for a working machine
The invention relates to an operating unit for a working machine with at least one boom, wherein the operating device is configured to generate control signals for actuating the working machine in dependence on at least one joint position of a hand of an operator, and wherein the operating device comprises at least one operating unit. |
| US10883253B2 |
Method for controlling swing motor in hydraulic system and hydraulic system
The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a swing motor in a hydraulic system and a hydraulic system. The method for controlling the swing motor in the hydraulic system and the hydraulic system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may ensure the sufficient amount of hydraulic oil in a make-up line in a situation in which the hydraulic oil needs to be supplementarily supplied to the swing motor in the hydraulic system. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of cavitation in the swing motor by stably supplying the amount of hydraulic oil at the point in time where the hydraulic oil needs to be supplementarily supplied to the swing motor. In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of abnormal noise which is harsh to the ear when the cavitation occurs. |
| US10883252B2 |
Seafloor haulage system
A seafloor haulage system (10), for lifting seafloor materials from the seafloor to the surface, that has a line member (150), preferably synthetic rope, that extends at least partially between the seafloor and the surface and a container (400), preferably a plurality of containers, capable of carrying a load connected to the line member (150). The containers have a steerable element (410), such as a rudder, that enables the container to manoeuvre as it is propelled, typically towed by the line member, through the water. |
| US10883251B1 |
Machine to backfill pipelines with improved lifting device
Machine for the definition of a material for the burying of pipes, especially a padding machine and/or crusher, in particular adapted to cover said pipe with the corresponding material, preferably consisting of the waste material of the excavation for laying the pipes, comprising a lifting device configured to transfer the material from a collection area to a storage area, by means of a conveyor belt comprising a plurality of sections mechanically associated to towing means, for the movement thereof, in which said sections alternate in such a way that an overlying section is continuously in an overlapping relationship with the adjacent underlying section which precedes it and which follows it. |
| US10883247B2 |
Sectional grader system for a mold board
A sectional grader system for a mold board that includes a plurality of abutting grader segments for detachable connection to the mold board. Each grader segment includes a front face, a back face, a first bolt hole aperture, a right edge having a first recessed section, a left edge having a second recessed section, and a lower edge having a plurality of spaced sockets. A bridge segment is adapted to engage the first recessed section and the second recessed section of the adjacent grader segment in flush mount. |
| US10883239B2 |
Shark barrier
A shark barrier that comprises an anchoring assembly having a pair of anchors (9) with a flexible connecting element (11) extending between the anchors. The shark barriers also includes multiple spaced apart buoyant resiliently flexible elongate members (15) that are secured at one end along a length of the connecting element of the anchoring assembly to operatively extend generally upwardly from the connecting element. The buoyant members comprise an elongate flexible spine (32) that extends through a series of tubular members (38). |
| US10883238B2 |
Groundwater management and redistribution systems, and related methods
The present disclosure describes a groundwater management and redistribution system, the system comprising a groundwater source at a first elevation; an inlet line fluidly connecting the groundwater source to a central offsite management and redistribution plant; an outlet line fluidly connecting the management plant to a redistribution tank, wherein the redistribution tank is located at a second elevation; at least one monitoring unit at or adjacent to the redistribution tank and configured to detect and monitor a water table level at the second elevation, wherein the at least one monitoring unit is in communication with the plant and/or the redistribution tank; and a distribution line fluidly connecting the redistribution tank to a distribution area located at the second elevation. Methods of redistributing groundwater and/or treated wastewater to adjust water table levels are also provided. |
| US10883234B2 |
Traffic warning systems, methods, and devices
A lighting device may include a body including a front cavity and a back cavity, and a bottom face between the front cavity and the back cavity. The lighting device may also include multiple lights, with at least one of the lights disposed within the front cavity, and at least one of the lights disposed within the back cavity. The lighting device may additionally include a coupling device, such as a female threaded component, configured to interface directly with an attachment mechanism atop a traffic cone. The coupling device may be disposed on the bottom face of the body. |
| US10883231B2 |
Construction machine
A construction machine comprises: a system region that can be rotated about an axis of rotation relative to a machine frame; at least one electrical load (50) in the rotatable system region; and an induction energy-transfer assembly (26) for wirelessly transferring energy into the rotatable system region, the induction energy-transfer assembly (26) comprising a transmitting assembly (27) having at least one transmitting coil (28, 30) and, in the rotatable system region, a receiving assembly (32) having at least one receiving coil (34). |
| US10883229B2 |
Induction coil driver card for a railroad switch heater system
An induction coil driver card for a railroad switch consists of a main power supply, a control unit, at least one induction heating unit, and an interface driver. The main power supply is electrically connected to the at least one induction heating unit that is used to generate eddy current fields. The generated eddy current field excites the atoms within the railroad switch resulting in elevated temperatures. The power input to the induction heating unit is managed via the control unit. The interface driver allows the user to control the frequency ranges received by the induction heating unit by utilizing the control unit. The interface driver also allows the user to have remote access via a wireless cellular modem. |
| US10883225B2 |
Doctor blade holder for cylinders, and system comprising a cylinder and a doctor blade holder
The doctor blade holder (7) comprises: a plurality of fingers (35) mounted on a beam (9), hinged around a rotation axis (37A) and configured to cumulatively form a housing seat (41) for the doctor blade (43); wherein the fingers (35) are pivotable independently from one another around said rotation axis (37A); at least one actuator (51) comprising at least one chamber (53) that can be inflated with pressurized fluid, configured and arranged so as to generate a thrust (f53) on the fingers (35) to make them pivot around said rotation axis (37A). Each finger (35) can be mounted and removed independently from the others on said beam (9). |
| US10883214B2 |
Oxidation intensifier device for indigo dyeing systems
An oxidation intensifier device for a continuous dyeing system for dyeing a warp thread, the device arranged for being mounted in the oxidation assembly of the dyeing system and comprises two blowing assemblies having a substantially identical shape and opposed one another, each blowing assembly is provided with at least one respective fan and, downstream of such a fan, with a respective plurality of convergent conduits arranged along development directions that are parallel and transversal to the feeding direction of the warp thread, the convergent conduits of a first blowing assembly converge in a opposite direction with respect to the convergence direction of the convergent conduits of the opposite blowing assembly, each convergent conduit is configured to face parallel to a single lap of the warp thread moving inside the dyeing system and is provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots oriented along the same development direction of the respective convergent conduit, where each fan is hydraulically connected to the plurality of convergent conduits of the respective blowing assembly and is configured to convey air towards the plurality of longitudinal slots, so that a plurality of opposite air laminar flows is generated, which generate a plurality of turbulences adapted to facilitate the oxidation process of the dyed warp thread on both its surfaces. |
| US10883208B2 |
Rotating loom and loom holder for knitting
A swiveling hand loom includes a support base, a plurality of supports connected to the base and extending vertically to support a loom having a plurality of pegs thereon in elevated fashion. The base includes a swiveling mechanism permitting the loom to swivel relative to the support base which allows the knitter to work on his or her lap and not have to move the loom position. |
| US10883207B2 |
Method for manufacturing integral shoe embryo
A method for manufacturing an integral shoe embryo is provided. In the method, a reinforcement piece is woven by a flat knitting machine during a weave process, and the reinforcement piece is made unperceivable through a subsequent side overturning step when viewing from an exterior of a shoe. Thus, with the reinforcement piece, structural strength of the shoe embryo is reinforced while better comfort is provided to the foot by a shoe manufactured from the shoe embryo. |
| US10883206B2 |
Shapewear garment with mesh regions
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a garment that includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The body has an anterior knit region having a first knitting pattern configured to stretch across a portion of a wearer's abdominal area, a second knitting pattern configured to stretch across a portion of a wearer's chest area, a posterior knit region having the first knitting pattern configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's back, a first lateral knit region having a third knitting pattern different from the first knitting pattern configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's left lateral area, and a second lateral knit region having the third knitting pattern configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's right lateral area. |
| US10883203B2 |
Fabric control device
A fabric-based item may include a housing that is covered in fabric. Areas of the fabric may overlap input circuitry such as button switches, touch sensors, force sensors, proximity sensors, and other sensing circuitry and may overlap other components such as light-emitting components and haptic output devices. The fabric-based item may include control circuitry that gathers user input from the input circuitry and wireless communications circuitry that the control circuitry uses to transmit remote control commands and other wireless signals in response information from the input circuitry. The fabric-based item may have a weight that is located in the housing to orient the housing in a desired direction when the housing rests on a surface. A movable weight may tilt the housing in response to proximity sensor signals or other input. Portions of the fabric may overlap light-emitting components and optical fiber configured to emit light. |
| US10883202B2 |
Molded part for a nozzle core, nozzle core and stuff-crimping device for crimping, expansion kit, locking device and setting element as well as method therefor
A molded part (12) for a nozzle core (60) for crimping threads. The molded part comprises a ceramic body (121) having a planar surface (122). Receiving contours (124), for receiving a fastening mechanism (50), are arranged in the planar surface (122). The receiving contours (124) are open in the lateral direction. |
| US10883201B2 |
Polytetrafluoroethylene textile and manufacturing method thereof
A polytetrafluoroethylene textile and manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. a pretreatment process is performed on a plurality of polytetrafluoroethylene yarns. In the pretreatment process, a step of extending the polytetrafluoroethylene yarns are extended, the polytetrafluoroethylene yarns are knitted into a polytetrafluoroethylene fabric, the shape of the polytetrafluoroethylene fabric is fixed, and the polytetrafluoroethylene fabric are de-knitted into the polytetrafluoroethylene yarns with a plurality of knit-assisting parts. A second knitting process is performed to knit the polytetrafluoroethylene yarns and a plurality of artificial yarns together to obtain the polytetrafluoroethylene textile. |
| US10883197B2 |
High melt flow polypropylene homopolymers for fiber applications
Disclosed herein are high melt flow polypropylene homopolymers generally characterized by a melt flow rate ranging from 200 g/10 min to 3000 g/10 min, a ratio of Mw/Mn ranging from 2 to 5, and a peak melting point ranging from 138° C. to 151° C. These polypropylene homopolymers can be produced by catalyst systems containing a racemic ansa-bis(indenyl)zirconocene compound, an activator-support, and an organoaluminum co-catalyst. |
| US10883189B2 |
Flex plate with removable inserts and cover
Technologies are described for methods and systems effective for flex plates. The flex plates may comprise a base plate. The base plate may include walls that define an insert location opening in the base plate. The insert location opening in the base plate may be in communication with a securement area. The flex plates may comprise an insert. The insert may include a reservoir region and a crystallization region separated by a wall including channels. The reservoir region and the crystallization region may include a backing. The insert may further include securement tabs. The securement tabs may be configured to secure the insert to the base plate at the securement area. |
| US10883187B2 |
Electrochemical method and apparatus for forming a vacuum in a sealed enclosure
An apparatus for forming a vacuum in a sealed enclosure through an electrochemical reaction includes an electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and an anode supported on a solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte is a Li-ion non-volatile electrolyte containing a dissolved metal salt. The cathode is constructed of a material with which lithium is known to form alloys. The anode is constructed of a lithium-ion containing material. The cell is operable to expose lithium metal on the cathode. |
| US10883186B2 |
Plating processing method of gripping surface of gripping tool, and gripping tool
A plating processing method of a gripping surface of a gripping tool includes: temporarily and evenly fixing a plurality of first diamond grains having a uniform first grain diameter; adhering the first diamond grains by depositing a metal containing nickel on a gripping surface in a uniform thickness after the first diamond grains have been temporarily fixed; placing a plurality of second diamond grains having a second grain diameter on a metal surface of the gripping surface on which first diamond grains are not present; and adhering the second diamond grains by further depositing a metal containing nickel within a second plating solution on the metal surface in a uniform thickness that does not exceed the first diameter grain and the second diameter grain until a position relationship between the metal surface and the second diamond grains is not displaced even when the gripping tool is moved. |
| US10883178B2 |
Corrosion mitigation for gearbox
A magnesium component of a rotary wing aircraft is provided including a groove including a first sidewall and a second sidewall arranged on opposing sides of a recessed opening. The first sidewall includes a deposit positioned adjacent the recessed opening. The deposit is formed by cold spraying one or more layers or powdered material within an area of the first sidewall from which material was removed. |
| US10883172B2 |
Method of manufacturing lithography template
Described herein is a technique capable of improving the quality of a template. According to the technique described herein, there is provided a method of manufacturing a lithography template, including: (a) loading a substrate into a process chamber, the substrate having a pattern region and a non-contacting region at center and peripheral portions thereof, respectively; (b) placing the substrate on a substrate support having a protruding portion and a bottom portion such that a back surface of the non-contacting region of the substrate is supported by the protruding portion; (c) heating the substrate by supplying a first hot gas into a space defined by the protruding portion and the bottom portion while supplying a second hot gas into the process chamber; and (d) processing the substrate after performing (c) by supplying a process gas into the process chamber while supplying the first hot gas into the space. |
| US10883170B2 |
Carbon material having coating layer comprising tac, and method for producing said carbon material
The present invention relates to carbon material having, on the base material, a coating layer that includes tantalum carbide (TaC), and a method for producing the carbon material. For example, the carbon material may include a base material and a coating layer on the surface of the base material. The coating layer may include TaC having average crystal grain size of 10-50 μm. |
| US10883168B2 |
Processing system for small substrates
A substrate processing system that is optimized for the production of smaller volumes of semiconductor components is disclosed. To minimize cost, the substrate processing system is designed to accommodate smaller substrates, such as substrates having a diameter of roughly one inch. Additionally, the components of the substrate processing system are designed to be interchangeable, thereby further reducing cost and complexity. In certain embodiments, the substrate processing system comprises a lower assembly, which may be used with one or more upper assemblies. The lower assembly is used to support the substrate and provide many of the fluid, electrical, and sensor connections, while the upper assemblies include the apparatus required to perform a certain fabrication function. For example, different upper assemblies may exist for deposition, etching, sputtering and ion implantation. |
| US10883157B2 |
Process for extracting and recovering lithium values from lithium bearing materials
A process for recovering lithium from lithium-bearing materials, in particular lithium bearing silicates such as spodumene, is provided. The process involves the steps of mixing the lithium-bearing material with a source of fluoride, such as calcium fluoride or hydrogen fluoride, in the presence of sulphuric acid at 90° C. for ≥3 h to extract ≥80% Li. Lithium values may be recovered as >98% purity lithium carbonate by raising the pH of the pregnant liquor solution (PLS) to pH<4 to precipitate Al and fluoride from solution, with a subsequent softening step to bulk remove excess calcium sulphate, followed by evaporation and precipitation of lithium carbonate. |
| US10883152B2 |
Dynamically impacting method for simultaneously peening and film-forming on substrate as bombarded by metallic glass particles
A dynamically impacting method comprising simultaneously peening a substrate surface and forming a thin film of metallic glass on the substrate surface for increasing the surface hardness, fatigue resistance, anti-fracture toughness and corrosion resistance of the substrate simultaneously. |
| US10883151B2 |
Solid catalysts
A solid catalyst is provided. The solid catalyst includes a core particle composed of activated carbon, lignin or iron oxide, and a plurality of hydroxyl groups and sulfonic acid groups formed on the surface of the core particle. A method for preparing a sugar is also provided. The method includes mixing organic acid and the disclosed solid catalyst to form a mixing solution, adding a cellulosic biomass to the mixing solution to proceed to a dissolution reaction, and adding water to the mixing solution to proceed to a hydrolysis reaction to obtain a hydrolysis product. |
| US10883150B2 |
Isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial strain, named CSMY-1, deposited under accession number RGM2262, which has the capacity to degrade pollutants present in the environment, in soils or liquid industrial waste, and arsenic-containing waste
The invention relates to an isolated bacterial strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa species, referred to as Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSMY-1, deposited in the Microbial Genetic Resources Bank of the Chilean Collection of Microbial Genetic Resources (CChRGM), under accession number RGM2262, on Aug. 7, 2015, which is a facultative strain that can remove chemical components having characteristics that pollute natural or industrial effluents or soils by degrading compounds. The invention also relates to a method for the pollutant bioremediation of a contaminated environments, comprising: a) adding bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSMY-1 in the form of a biofilm to said contaminated environment; and b) incubating said bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSMY-1 in the form of a biofilm in said environment. |
| US10883145B2 |
Compositions and methods for metagenome biomarker detection
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the multiplex detection of biomarkers in an environmental, non-biological or biological sample. Compositions and methods are provided for simultaneously detecting and identifying multiple pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths, present in a sample. |
| US10883144B2 |
Detecting colorectal neoplasm
Provided herein is technology relating to detecting neoplasia and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms such as colorectal cancer. |
| US10883143B2 |
Compositions and methods for enhancing odorant receptor activity
The present invention relates to polypeptides capable of modulating odorant receptor activation. In particular, the present invention provides polypeptides (e.g., type 3 muscarinic actetylcholine receptor M3) capable of enhancing odorant receptor activation. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of ligands specific for various odorant receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of screening for polypeptide polymorphisms and mutations associated with odorant receptor activation (e.g., polymorphisms and mutations associated with muscarinic actetylcholine receptor polypeptides (e.g., M1, M2, M3, M4, M5)), as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins. |
| US10883139B2 |
Methods and systems for detecting genetic variants
Disclosed herein in are methods and systems for determining genetic variants (e.g., copy number variation) in a polynucleotide sample. A method for determining copy number variations includes tagging double-stranded polynucleotides with duplex tags, sequencing polynucleotides from the sample and estimating total number of polynucleotides mapping to selected genetic loci. The estimate of total number of polynucleotides can involve estimating the number of double-stranded polynucleotides in the original sample for which no sequence reads are generated. This number can be generated using the number of polynucleotides for which reads for both complementary strands are detected and reads for which only one of the two complementary strands is detected. |
| US10883137B2 |
Method to detect activity of a polymerase
The present invention relates to methods for detection of nucleotide polymerase activity and methods of detecting compounds that modulate nucleotide polymerase activity, by detecting product formation of the nucleotide polymerase to be tested based on determination of close proximity of two labeled nucleotide probes able to bind the product of the nucleotide polymerase. It is preferred that proximity dependent energy transfer, such as forster resonance energy transfer, between said labeled nucleotide probes is determined. The invention further provides kits comprising components for carrying out the inventive methods for detection of nucleotide polymerase activity. |
| US10883136B2 |
Method of isolating biochemical molecules on microarray substrate
Provided is a method of isolating biochemical molecules on a microarray substrate, the method including providing a microarray substrate to which clusters of different kinds of biochemical molecules being classified by individual spot units are attached, the individual spots being regularly arranged thereon; obtaining location information of the individual spot in which a desired cluster among clusters of the biochemical molecules locates; locating an extraction tool for applying energy to isolate the desired cluster according to the location information; and isolating the desired cluster from the microarray substrate by applying energy in a contact or non-contact manner using the extraction tool. |
| US10883135B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for detecting viable infectious agents in a fluid sample
Various devices, systems and methods for detecting a susceptibility of an infectious agent to an anti-infective are described herein. A method comprises introducing a fluid sample to a first surface and a second surface; exposing the first surface to a first solution; exposing the second surface to a second solution, wherein the second surface comprises an anti-infective; sampling the first solution after exposing the first solution to the first surface; sampling the second solution after exposing the second solution to the second surface; monitoring a first electrical characteristic of a first sensor exposed to the first solution sampled; monitoring a second electrical characteristic of a second sensor exposed to the second solution sampled; and comparing the first electrical characteristic and the second electrical characteristic to assess the susceptibility of the infectious agent to the anti-infective. |
| US10883133B2 |
Coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase and polynucleotide encoding the same
The present invention provides members that produce on a large scale a coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase which has excellent substrate-recognizing ability toward glucose while providing low action on maltose. The present invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding a soluble coenzyme-linked glucose dehydrogenase that catalyzes the oxidation of glucose in the presence of an electron acceptor and has an activity toward maltose of 5% or lower; a polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotide; a recombinant vector carrying the polynucleotide; a transformed cell produced using the recombinant vector; a method for producing a polypeptide comprising culturing the transformed cell and collecting from the cultivated products a polypeptide that links to FAD to exert the glucose dehydration activity; a method for determination of glucose using the polypeptide; a reagent composition for determination of glucose; and a biosensor. |
| US10883128B2 |
Method of producing gentiobiose or glucose from β-glucan using β-1,6-endoglucanase
The present invention relates to a novel β-1,6-endoglucanase producing gentiobiose or glucose from β-glucan, and more specifically, the present invention provides an effect of producing gentiobiose or glucose at high yield through β-1,6-endoglucanase showing β-1,6-endoglucanase activity on β-glucan. |
| US10883125B2 |
Method for producing aldehyde
A method is described for producing an objective substance, for example, an aldehyde such as vanillin. The objective substance is produced from a carbon source or a precursor of the objective substance by using a microorganism having an ability to produce the objective substance, wherein the microorganism has been modified to have a specific carboxylic acid reductase (CAR) gene, such as a Gordonia CAR gene, Novosphingobium CAR gene, or Coccomyxa CAR gene. |
| US10883121B2 |
Processes for fermentation and purification of value added products from gaseous substrates
The present disclosure is related to a process comprising steps of fermentation, separation and purification that can be carried out in a centralized facility with large scale fermentation or in a decentralized facility with smaller scales of fermentation to make value added products from substrate not limiting to gaseous substrates effectively. The fermentation involves fermentative production of a marketable product using reactors or fermentors which are optimized for influential parameters such as gaseous substrate, gas hold up, mass transfer coefficient, etc. The separation step involves an effective way of separating desired product from fermentation broth by employing filtration, precipitation or adsorption techniques thereby enabling easy transportation of the product in case of a decentralized facility. The final stage of the process, either in centralized or decentralized facility, includes the elution of retained product and further purification of the same using downstream processing techniques. |
| US10883119B2 |
Methods and compositions for delivery of biologics
Nucleases and methods of using these nucleases for genetic alteration of red blood cells (RBCs), for example for providing for a protein lacking in a monogenic disorder or a biologic for the treatment of exposure to a toxin using genetically altered RBCs. |
| US10883118B2 |
Agents for improved delivery of nucleic acids to eukaryotic cells
New cationic lipids are provided that are useful for delivering macromolecules, such as nucleic acids, into eukaryotic cells. The lipids can be used alone, in combination with other lipids and/or in combination with other transfection enhancing reagents to prepare transfection complexes. |
| US10883116B2 |
Transduction buffer
The invention relates to transduction compounds, buffers and methods for introducing molecules into cells. The invention also relates to methods of treatment, pharmaceutical compositions and other uses of the transduction compounds and buffers. The invention also relates to modified cells obtainable by the transduction compounds, buffers and methods of the invention. |
| US10883115B2 |
Protein kinase polynucleotides and polypeptides for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, and/or vigor in a plant
Polynucleotides and isolated polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs comprising the isolated polynucleotides, transgenic plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant are disclosed. |
| US10883108B2 |
Endomucin inhibitor as an anti-angiogenic agent
A method for reducing neovascularization in an ocular tissue is carried out by contacting the tissue with an inhibitor of endomucin expression or activity. |
| US10883100B2 |
Devices and methods for plasmid purification
The invention provides columns (including pipette tip columns) and automated methods for the purification of nucleic acids including plasmids. Nucleic acids can be purified from unclarified, clarified or partially-clarified cell lysates that contain cell debris. The columns typically include a bed of medium positioned above a bottom frit and with an optional top frit. Plasmid preparation scales include miniprep, midiprep, maxiprep, megaprep and gigaprep. |
| US10883098B2 |
Amylases and glucoamylases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase and/or glucoamylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of polysaccharide, oligosaccharide or starch into sugars. In one aspect, the invention provides delayed release compositions comprising an desired ingredient coated by a latex polymer coating. In alternative embodiments, enzymes are used to make biofuels, e.g., ethanol, butanol, propanol, or a gasoline-ethanol mix, including a bioethanol, biopropanol, biobutanol, or a biodiesel, or for any form of fuel or biomass processing. |
| US10883097B2 |
Factor IX variants with clotting activity in absence of their cofactor and their use for treating bleeding disorders
The present invention relates to variants of a vitamin K-dependent serine protease of the coagulation cascade, preferably variants of factor IX (F.IX), wherein the variant is characterized in that it has clotting activity in absence of its cofactor. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of these variants for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of bleeding disorders, in particular hemophilia A and/or hemophilia B or hemophilia caused or complicated by inhibitory antibodies to F.VIII. The present invention also relates to further variants of factor IX (F.IX) which have desired properties and can, thus be tailored for respective specific therapeutic applications. |
| US10883095B1 |
Mad nucleases
The present disclosure provides new RNA-guided nucleases for making rational, direct edits to nucleic acids in live cells. |
| US10883094B2 |
Transposase polypeptides and uses thereof
Transposase polypeptides and polynucleotides are provided, which have a high activity in mammalian cells. Methods for engineering cells, such as chimeric antigen T-cells, with the transposes are also provided. |
| US10883091B2 |
DNA polymerase variant and application thereof
Disclosed in the present disclosure is a recombinant DNA polymerase. The recombinant DNA polymerase is any one selected from: A) a protein, having amino acid modifications at positions 408, 409 and 485, and at least one of amino acid modification(s) at positions 53, 59, 199, 243, 526, 558, 613, 641, 671, 673, 674, 692 and 709 compared to the amino acid sequence of a wild-type KOD DNA polymerase; B) a protein derived from the protein in A), formed by deleting amino acids 1 to 29 from a C-terminus of the protein in A) and keeping the remaining amino acids unchanged; and C) a protein derived from the protein in A) or B), formed by connecting a tag to the N-terminus or C-terminus of the amino acid sequence of the protein in A) or B), wherein the protein in A), B) and C) has DNA polymerase activity. |
| US10883089B2 |
Feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferases
The invention relates to feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding the feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes. The enzymes and/or the nucleic acids enable incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants. The monolignol ferulates include, for example, p-coumaryl ferulate, coniferyl ferulate, and/or sinapyl ferulate. |
| US10883086B2 |
Methods and compositions related to increased influenza virus production
Disclosed are compositions and methods for increasing influenza virus production. |
| US10883084B2 |
Personalized cells, tissues, and organs for transplantation from a humanized, bespoke, designated-pathogen free, (non-human) donor and methods and products relating to same
A biological system for generating and preserving a repository of personalized, humanized transplantable cells, tissues, and organs for transplantation, wherein the biological system is biologically active and metabolically active, the biological system having genetically reprogrammed cells, tissues, and organs in a non-human animal for transplantation into a human recipient, wherein the non-human animal does not present one or more surface glycan epitopes and specific sequences from the wild-type swine's SLA is replaced with a synthetic nucleotides based on a human captured reference sequence from a human recipient's HLA. |
| US10883081B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatuses for processing plant embryos
A pick-and-place system for plant embryos includes a tray for receiving a suspension of plant embryos. The tray is movable to repeatedly reposition the plant embryos. An identification system is proximate the tray for identifying a target plant embryo amongst the plant embryos in the suspension. The identification system is configured to identify the target plant embryo while the tray is moving. A robotic arm is proximate the tray and is in communication with the identification system. The robotic arm is actuatable to pick the target plant embryo out of the suspension while the tray is moving, and deposit the target plant embryo at a target location. |
| US10883080B2 |
Method for culturing animal cell composition, method for producing animal cell composition using same, and animal cell composition
An object of the present invention is to obtain a thicker animal cell composition by a simple and less expensive method. Namely, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for culturing a thicker animal cell composition by eliminating the hypoxia associated with animal cell compositions, a method for producing an animal cell composition containing unicellular algae, and an animal cell composition.The present invention provides a method for culturing an animal cell composition in a culture medium in the presence of unicellular algae and under exposure to light. According to the method of the present invention, oxygen can be continuously supplied in the culture medium, cell damage is alleviated, and a thicker cell composition can be obtained in the absence of a capillary network. |
| US10883078B2 |
Culturing device
A culture device supplying an accurate amount of liquid into a culture bag has a culture bag having ports, a first bag holding portion having supporting surfaces supporting the culture bag, a rotation mechanism rotating the first bag holding portion, a liquid supplying mechanism supplying a liquid through a tube communicating with the ports a weight detector detecting the weight of the culture bag and the first bag holding portion, and a control portion, in which the control portion sets a first reference value according to a first detection information output from the weight detector in a first state and carries out a liquid supplying step of stopping the liquid supplying mechanism under the condition where a second detection information output from the weight detector when a liquid is supplied to the culturing bag reaches a first target value obtained by adding the weight of the liquid to be supplied to the first reference value. |
| US10883077B2 |
Methods for controlling the growth of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
The present disclosure relates to methods for control of cell growth rates where cell growth is measured in situ. The methods are applicable to bacterial cells, mammalian cells, non-mammalian eukaryotic cells, plant cells, yeast cells, fungi, and archea. |
| US10883072B2 |
Beverage maker
A beverage maker may include a fermentation device including a fermentation tank assembly having an opening, and a fermentation lid that opens and closes the opening, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator formed therein such that a refrigerant circulates in the compressor, the condenser, the expansion mechanism, and the evaporator, which may adjust a temperature inside the fermentation tank assembly; a blower that may dissipate heat emitted by the condenser; a gas discharger connected to the fermentation device that discharges gas inside the fermentation device; and a rear cover provided behind the fermentation device which may include a through-hole such that both air blown by the blower and gas discharged from the gas discharger may be discharged through the through-hole. |
| US10883062B2 |
Mineral oil-based base oil, lubricating oil composition, equipment, lubricating method, and grease composition
The present invention provides a mineral base oil having a kinetic viscosity at 100° C. of 7 mm2/s or more and less than 10 mm2/s, a viscosity index of 100 or more, and a temperature gradient Δ|η*| complex viscosity between two temperature points of −5° C. and −15° C. of 240 mPa·s/° C. or less as measured with a rotary rheometer at an angular velocity of 6.3 rad/s. The use of the mineral base oil enables easy preparation of a lubricating oil composition and a grease composition having excellent oxidation stability while ensuring the freedom of selection of additives. |
| US10883061B2 |
Aviation gasoline compositions
The present disclosure provides base aviation gasoline formulations. In addition, the present disclosure provides formulations in which one or more additives can optionally be added to the base aviation gasoline formulation to produce a finished aviation gasoline formulation. |
| US10883060B2 |
Demineralization and upgrading of petroleum cokes
Processes are provided for the oxidative solubilization of metal-containing petroleum cokes in a basic aqueous solution, so as to segregate a solid metal-containing residue from a solubilized and demineralized organics fraction. Oxidation conditions are provided that optimize the yield of soluble partial oxidation products and minimize the generation of CO2. In some embodiments, a nanocrystalline copper tetrasilicate oxidation catalyst belonging to the Gillespite group of minerals may be used (Cuprorivaite (CaCuSi4O10), Wesselsite (SrCuSi4O10), Effenbergerite (BaCuSi4O10), or combinations thereof). The pH of the solubilized organics fraction may be reduced, under conditions that precipitate an upgraded carbonaceous material, in some embodiments comprising humic acid analogs, yielding a barren leachate solution. |
| US10883055B2 |
Method for selective extraction of surfactants from crude oil
A method for selective extraction of naphthenic acids from an acidic crude oil, including: providing an acidic crude oil including naphthenic acids and having a total acid number (TAN) greater than 0.4; mixing the acidic crude oil with a first aqueous solution including water and a weak base to extract a portion of naphthenic acids from the acidic crude oil thereby creating a second aqueous solution containing a mixture of the portion of naphthenic acids, the water and the weak base in an emulsion; separating the second aqueous solution from the emulsion; wherein the second aqueous solution contains an additional portion of the acidic crude oil; adding a salt to the second aqueous solution, thereby causing the additional portion of the acidic crude oil to separate from the second aqueous solution; removing the additional portion of the acidic crude oil from the second aqueous solution; and extracting the portion of the naphthenic acids from the second aqueous solution. |
| US10883052B2 |
Biochar kiln
A biochar kiln is disclosed. An example of the biochar kiln includes a kiln body having a sidewall, a floor attached to the sidewall, and a removable lid. The example biochar kiln also includes a plurality of semi-independent combustion cells. The example biochar kiln also includes an outside vent pipe loading to a center of the semi-independent combustion cells to provide combustion air. |
| US10883051B2 |
Methods and systems for improved coke quenching
The present technology describes various embodiments of methods and systems for improved coke quenching. More specifically, some embodiments are directed to methods and systems for improving the coke quenching process by partially cracking coke before it is quenched. In one embodiment, coke is partially cracked when placed in horizontal communication with one or more uneven surfaces. In another embodiment, a coke loaf is partially broken when dropped a vertical distance that is less than the height of the coke loaf. In another embodiment, a mass of coke is partially broken when first placed in vertical communication with one or more uneven surfaces and then placed in horizontal communication with the same or different one or more uneven surfaces. In some embodiments, the one or more uneven surfaces may be mounted to a coke oven, train car, hot car, quench car, or combined hot car/quench car. |
| US10883048B2 |
Polymerizable composition including polymerizable liquid crystal compound, film, and method of manufacturing film
A polymerizable composition includes a polymerizable liquid crystal compound of Formula (I) and a urethane (meth)acrylate monomer including a urethane bond and three or more (meth)acryloyl groups: Q1-Sp1A-Lm-1A-Sp2-Q2 (I) In Formula (I), A represents a cyclic divalent group (at least one is a divalent saturated hydrocarbon ring group), L preferably represents —C(═O)O— or —OC(═O)—, m represents 3 to 12, Sp1 and Sp2 preferably are alkylene, and any one of Q1 and Q2 represents a polymerizable group. A film including a layer obtained by curing the polymerizable composition; and a film adjacently including a layer obtained by curing the polymerizable composition including a polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (I) and a layer obtained by curing a composition including a urethane (meth)acrylate monomer and a manufacturing method thereof, are also disclosed. The polymerizable composition includes a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having low birefringence and provides a highly durable optical film. |
| US10883047B2 |
Liquid-crystalline medium and liquid-crystal display comprising the same
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and dielectric anisotropy of 0.5 or more, which comprises one or more compounds of formula Y in which the parameters have the meanings given in the text, to the use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, to displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type, and to the use of the compounds of formula Y for the improvement of the transmission and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more additional mesogenic compounds. |
| US10883043B2 |
Fracturing fluid compositions having Portland cement clinker and methods of use
Proppant compositions for hydraulic fracturing that include Portland cement clinker are provided. A cement clinker proppant composition for hydraulic fracturing may include Portland cement clinker and another proppant. Another cement clinker proppant composition for hydraulic fracturing may include resin-coated Portland cement clinker and another proppant. Methods of hydraulic fracturing using the cement clinker proppant compositions and manufacturing the cement clinker proppant compositions are also provided. |
| US10883042B2 |
Enhancing acid fracture conductivity
Methods and systems for enhancing acid fracture conductivity of acid fracture treatments on subterranean formations are provided. An example method of acid fracture treatment includes initiating fracturing of a subterranean formation in which a wellbore is formed to create a formation fracture, after initiating the fracturing for a period of time, injecting an acidic fluid into the wellbore to etch walls of the formation fracture to thereby create fracture conductivity, introducing a gas into the wellbore to foam fluids in the wellbore, and increasing a foam quality of the fluids with time during the treatment. The foam quality is based on a volume of the introduced gas and a total volume of the fluids in the wellbore. |
| US10883038B2 |
Method for improving production of a well bore
A barite filter cake removing composition, and single- and multi-stage methods of removing a barite filter cake from a wellbore. The composition comprises at least one polymer removal agent, at least one chelating agent, and at least one converting agent. The single-stage method includes contacting the barite filter cake with the composition to dissolve the barite filter cake from the wellbore. The multi-stage method includes contacting the barite filter cake from the wellbore with at least one polymer removal agent to remove a polymer coat present on the barite filter cake, contacting the barite filter cake with at least one converting agent to convert barium sulfate in the barite filter cake to a barium salt of carbonate, formate, cyanide, nitrate, and/or chloride, and removing the barium salt of carbonate, formate, cyanide, nitrate, and/or chloride with at least one chelating agent. |
| US10883037B2 |
Crosslinked n-vinylpyrrolidone polymers for use in subterranean formations and wells
Compositions of crosslinked polymers and methods of using such compositions as viscosifiers and fluid-loss control additives in drilling and treatment fluids for subterranean applications are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: (A) forming a treatment fluid comprising a divalent brine and a crosslinked polymer composition, wherein the crosslinked polymer composition includes: (i) at least one polymer that includes at least a first monomeric unit of one or more N-vinyl lactams; and (ii) a crosslinker selected from the group consisting of: divinyl ether, diallyl ether, vinyl or allyl ethers of polyglycols or polyols, divinylbenzene, 1,3-divinylimidazolidin-2-one, divinyltetrahydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one, dienes, allyl amines, N-vinyl-3(E)-ethylidene pyrrolidone, ethylidene bis(N-vinylpyrrolidone), and any combination of any of the foregoing; and (B) introducing the fluid into a portion of a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation. |
| US10883034B2 |
Settable compositions comprising cement kiln dust and methods of use
Embodiments relate to the use of alkali aluminates and alkali silicates with cement kiln dust to form a settable composition for use in subterranean operations. An embodiment provides a method comprising: introducing a settable composition comprising cement kiln dust, an alkali aluminate, an alkali silicate, and an aqueous carrier fluid into a subterranean formation; and allowing the settable composition to set and thereby reduce fluid flow through a portion of the subterranean formation. |
| US10883033B2 |
Date palm seed-based lost circulation material (LCM)
A date palm seed-based lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. A date palm seed LCM may be manufactured by drying date palm seeds and grinding the dried date palm seeds to create a plurality of particles. The particles may have sizes less than 4 mm, from 1 mm to 2 mm, or from 2 mm to 4 mm. The date palm seed LCM may have a volumetric swelling greater than an LCM formed from tree nuts and may have a volumetric swelling of at least 0.3 cubic centimeters per gram. The date palm seed LCM may have a D50 shift factor less than an LCM formed from calcium carbonate and may have a D50 shift factor of at least 0.38%. The date palm seed LCM may have a stability index of at least 0.95. Methods of lost circulation control and manufacture of a date palm seed LCM are also provided. |
| US10883031B2 |
Automotive engine coolant composition, automotive engine concentrated coolant composition, and method of operating internal combustion engine
An automotive engine coolant composition includes: a surfactant as a viscosity index improver; a rubber swelling inhibitor; and a base, in which the rubber swelling inhibitor is at least one selected from a compound expressed by a following formula (1) [in the formula, R1 is hydrogen, a methyl group, or an ethyl group] and a compound expressed by a following formula (2) [in the formula, R2 is hydrogen, a methyl group, or an ethyl group], the base includes at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of a monohydric alcohol, a dihydric alcohol, a trihydric alcohol, and a glycol monoalkyl ether and/or water, a kinematic viscosity is 8.5 mm2/s or more at 25° C., and a content of the rubber swelling inhibitor is 0.03 parts by mass or more and 0.9 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coolant composition. |
| US10883029B2 |
Sealing body for dynamic applications
A sealing body for dynamic applications has a Shore A hardness of between 60-100, comprising an elastomer material and carbon nanotubes distributed in the elastomer material in an amount of between 0.1-20 phr, with respect to the total amount of elastomer material. |
| US10883027B2 |
Film-forming composition, method for producing surface-treated metal member, and method for producing metal-resin composite
The coating film-forming composition includes an aromatic compound having an amino group and an aromatic ring in one molecule, and thio compound (sulfur oxoacids having a pKa of −1.9 or less and salts thereof are excluded). pH of the coating film-forming composition is 4 to 10. The thio compound is preferably one that ionized to form anions in a solution, and thiosulfate and thiocyanate are especially preferable. By bringing the coating film-forming composition into contact with the surface of a metal member, a coating film is formed on the surface of the metal member, so that a surface-treated metal member can be obtained. |
| US10883026B2 |
Adhesive based on a special polyurethaneurea with adjustable bonding force, and production and use thereof
The present invention relates to an adhesive producible from an aqueous polyurethaneurea dispersion comprising an amorphous polyurethaneurea (V1) obtainable by reacting at least A) one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic polyisocyanate component having an average isocyanate functionality of ≥1.8 and ≤2.6, B) one polyetherpolyol component, C) one amino-functional chain extender component having at least 2 isocyanate-reactive amino groups, containing at least one amino-functional compound C1) that does not have any ionic or ionogenic groups and/or an amino-functional compound C2) that has ionic or ionogenic groups, D) optionally further hydrophilizing components different than C2), E) optionally hydroxy-functional compounds having a molecular weight of 62 to 399 mol/g, F) optionally further polymeric polyols that are different than B), G) optionally one compound having exactly one isocyanate-reactive group or one compound having more than one isocyanate-reactive group, where only one of the isocyanate-reactive groups reacts with the isocyanate groups present in the reaction mixture under the reaction conditions chosen, and H) optionally one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic polyisocyanate component having an average isocyanate functionality of >2.6 and ≤4, where components B) and F) together contain ≤30% by weight of component F), based on the total mass of components B) and F) and a hydrophilic polyisocyanate (V2) preparable at least from the components of I) an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic polyisocyanate component having an average isocyanate functionality of preferably ≥2.0 and ≤3.6, J) a polymeric, hydrophilic and monofunctional polyalkylene oxide component, K) optionally further hydrophilizing components different than J), L) optionally admixtures and auxiliaries. The invention likewise provides an adhesive layer and a product including the adhesive, a process for producing the adhesive layer, a specific polyurethaneurea, and the use of the adhesive and a kit having components (V1) and (V2). |
| US10883025B1 |
Non-flammable contact adhesive
A non-flammable contact adhesive includes copolymer rubbers, tackifiers, stabilizer resins, and a solvent composed of a mixture of flammable and non-flammable components. |
| US10883022B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical film, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for optical film, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached optical film, liquid crystal display device, and laminate
A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film, includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component including, as a main component, an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 4 to 18 carbon atoms; and a phosphate ester compound. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for optical films. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is for use on optical films and makes it possible to suppress an increase in the surface resistance of a transparent conductive layer even when a laminate including a transparent conductive layer and an optical film such as a polarizing plate with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween is stored under hot and humid conditions. |
| US10883020B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive polarizing plate
As a pressure-sensitive adhesive polarizing plate, for example, a pressure-sensitive adhesive polarizing plate allowing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the polarizing plate to have an excellent interfacial adhesion with another layer and have no detachment phenomenon can be provided in the present application. |
| US10883015B2 |
Aqueous coating composition with soft touch upon drying
Aqueous coating compositions include dispersed polyurethane-vinyl polymer hybrid particles obtained by free-radical polymerization of at least one vinyl monomer in the presence of a polyurethane. The polyurethane and the vinyl polymer in the hybrid particles are present in a weight ratio of polyurethane to vinyl polymer ranging from 1:1 to 20:1, and the polyurethane is the reaction product of at least the following components: (a) from 5 to 40 wt. % of at least one organic difunctional isocyanate, (b) from 0.5 to 4 wt. % of an isocyanate-reactive compound containing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups having a molecular weight of from 100 to 500 g/mol, (c) from 40 to 80 wt. % of at least one diol having a molecular weight from 500 to 5000, (d) from 0 to 10 wt. % of at least one active-hydrogen chain extending compound with a functionality of at least 2 other than water, (e) from 0 to 10 wt. % of at least one diol having a molecular weight below 500 g/mol. The isocyanate and hydroxy groups on the components used are present in a respective mole ratio (NCO to OH) in the range of from 0.8:1 to 5:1. |
| US10883014B2 |
Visible light curable coating compositions, articles, and processes of coating articles
Disclosed herein are visible light curable coating compositions that provide transparent and abrasion-resistant coatings when cured on a substrate. The coating compositions comprise a difunctional acrylate monomer, a multifunctional urethane acrylate, a mercapto modified polyester acrylate, an organic solvent, a sole photoinitiator that is activated in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and optionally, a colloidal silica component. This invention also relates to articles coated with the visible light curable coating compositions of the invention and processes for preparation of such coated polymeric substrates, such as processes for surface restoration of mounted parts, such as surface restoration of automotive headlamps. |
| US10883013B2 |
Coatings with flexible hyperbranched polyols
A coating composition includes a flexible hyperbranched polyol preparable by (a) reacting a polyol comprising at least three hydroxyl groups with an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 6 to 36 carbon atoms or an esterifiable derivative of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid to form a hydroxyl-functional first intermediate product; (b) reacting the first intermediate product with a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride to form a carboxylic acid-functional second intermediate product; and (c) reacting the second intermediate product with an epoxide-functional compound having one epoxide group to form the hyperbranched polyol. The coating composition may be cured to a coating layer having excellent flexibility. |
| US10883008B2 |
Inkjet ink set
The present disclosure refers to an inkjet ink set comprising a black ink with a black pigment, a yellow ink with a yellow pigment, a cyan ink with a cyan pigment, a magenta ink with a magenta pigment and a white ink with a white pigment. At least one of the ink further contains a latex binder that is dispersed in the ink vehicle, and that includes a first heteropolymer including two or more aliphatic (meth)acrylate ester monomers or two or more aliphatic (meth)acrylamide monomers; and a second heteropolymer including a cycloaliphatic monomer and an aromatic monomer. The present disclosure refers also to a printing method using the ink set and to a system for printing the ink set. |
| US10883005B1 |
Catalyst ink for three-dimensional conductive constructs
A method of constructing conductive material in arbitrary three-dimensional (3D) geometries, such as 3D printing. The method may include selective application of an aerosol-based colloidal solution containing a catalytic palladium nanoparticle material onto a substrate and then immersion of the coated substrate into an electro-less plating bath for deposition of conductive copper material. The above steps may be repeated to create arbitrary 3D geometric constructs containing conductive metallic patterns. |
| US10883004B2 |
Low chloride paint detackifier
The present disclosure provides a low chloride paint detackifier composition. Also disclosed are methods of making the paint detackifier composition and methods of using the paint detackifier composition. The detakifier may be made from cationized starch and sodium aluminate. The starch can be wheat starch, corn starch, tapioca starch, potato starch, rice starch, sweet potato starch, sago starch, mung bean starch, arrowroot starch, and any combination thereof. |
| US10883001B2 |
High-durability anti-fouling and anti-icing coatings
The invention provides a highly durable surface coating intended to inhibit the formation of ice at sub-0° C. temperatures as well as reduce the accumulation of dirt and insect debris to a vehicle surface upon impact. A continuous, durable matrix surrounds both low-surface-energy (low-adhesion) material inclusions as well as hygroscopic material inclusions. Some variations provide a low-friction, low-adhesion material comprising: a durable continuous matrix; a plurality of first inclusions, dispersed within the matrix, each comprising a low-surface-energy polymer; and a plurality of second inclusions, dispersed within the matrix, each comprising a hygroscopic material. The matrix and the first and second inclusions form a lubricating surface layer in the presence of humidity. Other variations employ a durable continuous matrix and a plurality of inclusions, dispersed within the matrix, each comprising a low-surface-energy polymer surrounding a hygroscopic material. Coating precursors and methods of forming final coatings are also described. |
| US10882998B2 |
Enhancing release of bulk solids from a surface
Methods of enhancing release of bulk solids from a surface are provided. The methods comprise wetting the surface with a substance comprising water, a fatty acid, an emulsifier, and a carrier oil. The carrier oil may be selected from mineral oil, silicone oil, and combinations thereof. The fatty acid may be tall oil fatty acid. The substance may be formed from diluting a concentrate with water. The substance may be applied to the surface at a dose of from about 0.1 gallons to about 50 gallons of the substance per about 2000 square feet of surface, thereby wetting the surface. |
| US10882995B1 |
Azo compound and black dye composition including the same
Disclosed is an azo compound represented by Formula (I), in which R1 is hydrogen or methyl, R2 is hydrogen or methyl, and R3 is hydrogen, an unsubstituted linear alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted branched alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. This disclosure also provides a black dye composition including the azo compound represented by Formula (I). |
| US10882990B2 |
Multi-functionally modified polymer binder for lithium ion batteries and use thereof in electrochemical energy storage devices
A multi-functionally modified polymer binder for lithium ion batteries, which is prepared by a free radical graft copolymerization or a Michael addition reaction, with a biomass polymer or a synthetic polymer as a substrate, and a hydrophilic monomer and a lipophilic monomer as functionally modifying monomers. The binder presents a three-dimensional network body with a multi-branch structure, provides more active cites for contacting with the electrode active materials, improves uniformity and flatness in the formation of films from electrode slurry, enhances the binding strength between the electrode active materials, the conductive agents and the current collector, has high elasticity and binding strength, and is applicable in water/organic solvent. Use of the binder in positive electrodes and negative electrodes can facilitate the conduction of electrons/ions during charging and discharging, reduce the electrochemical interface impedance of the electrodes. |
| US10882986B2 |
Pipe produced with a polymer composition comprising a polyolefin
The invention relates a pipe for the transport of water with improved resistance to chlorinated disinfectants. The pipe is produced with a polymer composition comprising a polyolefin and styrene isoprene blockcopolymer. |
| US10882981B2 |
Propylene-based polymer additives for improved tire tread performance
A tire tread composition is disclosed. The tire tread composition includes components, by weight of the composition, within the range from: 5 to 75 wt % of a diene elastomer; 0 to 40 wt % of processing oil; 20 to 80 wt % of filler; a curative agent; and 5 to 30 wt % of a propylene-ethylene-diene terpolymer containing from 2 wt % to 40 wt % of ethylene and/or C4-C20 α-olefins derived units, from 0.5 to 10 wt % of diene derived units, and having a heat of fusion, as determined by DSC, of from 0 J/g to 80 J/g. |
| US10882968B2 |
Polypropylene foams and processes of making
The present disclosure provides a linear polypropylene foam with, for example, low density and/or high expansion ratio, said linear polypropylene foam comprising at least one polypropylene, at least one alpha nucleating agent, and at least one beta nucleating agent. The present disclosure also provides compositions and processes for making said linear polypropylene foam. |
| US10882960B2 |
Method for the hydrophobic impregnation of fired ceramic molded bodies
Fired clay moldings are hydrophobicized by applying a long chain alkyl-substituted alkoxysilane or hydrolysate thereof having up to 5 silicon atoms, and an alkoxy-functional silicone resin. The moldings, which may be roof tiles, are hydrophobicized to a significant depth, without discoloration. |
| US10882958B2 |
Polyamideimide copolymers and colorless and transparent polyamideimide film comprising the same
A polyamideimide copolymer which is an imide of a polyamic acid resulting from copolymerizing an aromatic diamine monomer, an aromatic dianhydride monomer, and an aromatic dicarbonyl monomer and a colorless and transparent polyamideimide film including the polyamideimide copolymer. The polyamideimide copolymer according to the present disclosure makes it possible to provide a polyamideimide film exhibiting excellent scratch resistance while being colorless and transparent. |
| US10882956B2 |
Polyetherimide composition and associated article and additive manufacturing method
A polyetherimide composition includes specific amounts of a polyetherimide, a block polyestercarbonate, a block poly-carbonate-polysiloxane, and a core-shell impact modifier in which the core includes a polysiloxane and the shell includes a poly(alkyl (meth)acrylate). Relative to a corresponding composition lacking the core-shell impact modifier, the polyetherimide composition exhibits increased impact strength while substantially retaining flame retardancy. Also described are associated articles, including articles formed by additive manufacturing, and a method of additive manufacturing. |
| US10882952B2 |
Side-chain-functionalized polyhydroxyalkanoate materials
A process of forming a side-chain-functionalized polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) material is disclosed. The process includes forming a PHA material having a hydroxyl-terminated side-chain. The process also includes utilizing the PHA material having the hydroxyl-terminated side-chain to form a side-chain-functionalized PHA material having a side-chain with a terminal cross-linkable functional group, for example, sulfhydryl group, in order to form reversibly cross-linked PHA material. |
| US10882948B2 |
Copolymer for photoelectrocatalytic water splitting
A copolymer containing carbazole- and cyanovinylene-based moieties, a photoelectrode comprising a metal oxide substrate and the copolymer as a photoelectrocatalyst component to the photoelectrode, as well as a photoelectrochemical cell including the photoelectrode. Methods of producing the copolymers, and methods of using the photoelectrochemical cell to produce hydrogen gas and oxygen gas through water splitting are also provided. |
| US10882947B2 |
Rapid curing epoxy adhesive compositions
The present disclosure is directed to a curable composition comprising: a) an epoxy resin; b) an epoxy curing agent comprising at least one cycloaliphatic amine; c) at least 3 wt % of a metal triflate catalyst; d) optionally, a fatty acid polyamide; and e) optionally, a filler material. The compositions of the present disclosure are particularly suitable for use in structural assembly, in particular for potting and filling operations in sandwich structures. The present disclosure also relates to a composite assembly and to methods of using such epoxy resin based curable compositions. |
| US10882946B2 |
Polyester-epoxide polymer compositions
Polyester-epoxide polymer (PEEP) compositions are disclosed. The PEEP compositions comprise a reaction product of a polyepoxide compound (eq. wt. 125 to 250 g/eq.) and a polyester polyol composition. The ratio of epoxy equivalents to hydroxyl equivalents is within the range of 0.8 to 3.5. The PEEP composition has a Tg within the range of −40° C. to 60° C. Elevated temperature-cure and low temperature-cure processes for making the PEEP compositions are also disclosed. In a simple yet innovative approach, a new class of polymers useful for adhesives, coatings, elastomers, and other valuable products is assembled from readily available starting materials without reliance on polyisocyanates or polyamines. The PEEP compositions have increased elongation and lower Tg when compared with traditional epoxy products. |
| US10882941B2 |
Initiator mixture, composition, the use thereof, polyol polymer preparation method, and polyol polymer obtained by the method
The present invention relates to an initiator mixture, a composition, use thereof, a process of preparing polymer polyol, and a polymer polyol obtained by the process. The initiator mixture comprises: a first peroxide of formula (I) R1—O—O—R2, wherein R1 and R2 are independent an alkyl group or an alkanoyl group comprising 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and a second peroxide of formula (II) R3—O—O—R4—O—O—R5, wherein R3 and R5 are independently an alkyl group comprising 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably 5 to 10 carbon atoms, and R4 is a cycloalkylene group comprising 3 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably 5 to 10 carbon atoms. |
| US10882938B2 |
Quasicrystalline structures and uses thereof
This invention relates generally to the field of quasicrystalline structures. In preferred embodiments, the stopgap structure is more spherically symmetric than periodic structures facilitating the formation of stopgaps in nearly all directions because of higher rotational symmetries. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of quasicrystalline structures for optical, mechanical, electrical and magnetic purposes. In some embodiments, the invention relates to manipulating, controlling, modulating and directing waves including electromagnetic, sound, spin, and surface waves, for pre-selected range of wavelengths propagating in multiple directions. |
| US10882925B2 |
Catalysts that produce polyethylene with broad, bimodal molecular weight distribution
The present disclosure relates to ansa-metallocene catalyst compounds that include (1) a first indenyl ligand substituted at the 3-position with a substituted or unsubstituted C4-C40 hydrocarbyl group, wherein the hydrocarbyl group is branched at the β-position, and (2) a second indenyl ligand substituted at its 3-position with a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a β-branched alkyl group. Catalyst systems prepared with the catalyst compounds, polymerization methods using such catalyst systems, and polyolefins made using the polymerization methods are also described. |
| US10882924B2 |
Procatalyst for polymerization of olefins
The present invention relates to a procatalyst comprising the compound represented by formula A as an internal electron donor, Formula A wherein R is hydrogen or a methyl group, N is nitrogen atom; O is oxygen atom; and C is carbon atom. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing said polymerization procatalyst and to a polymerization catalyst system comprising said procatalyst, a co-catalyst and optionally an external electron donor. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a polyolefin obtainable by the process according to the present invention and to the use of the compound of formula A as in internal electron donor in catalysts for polymerization of olefins. |
| US10882921B2 |
Host cell comprising nucleic acids encoding bispecific antibodies binding to beta-klotho and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 and antibody production
The presently disclosed subject matter provides antibodies that bind KLB and FGFR1, and methods of using the same. In certain embodiments, an antibody of the present disclosure includes a bispecific antibody that binds to an epitope present on FGFR1 and binds to an epitope present on KLB. |
| US10882916B2 |
Anti-C5a receptor antibodies
The present invention concerns human antibodies recognising the human C5a receptor. By binding to C5aR the antibodies inhibit C5a signalling, whereby the pro-inflammatory signal is inhibited. Based on the role of C5a and its receptor in stimulation of inflammation the invention further relates to therapeutic use of said human anti-C5aR antibodies and in particular in relation to treatment of immunological disorders. |
| US10882909B2 |
Antigen binding constructs to CD3
Antigen binding constructs that bind to CD3, for example antibodies, including antibody fragments (such as minibodies and cys-diabodies) that bind to CD3, are described herein. Methods of use are described herein. |
| US10882908B2 |
Anti-LAG-3 antibodies and methods of use thereof
The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to LAG-3 (e.g., human LAG-3) and antagonize LAG-3 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies. |
| US10882906B2 |
Claudin 5 antibody, and medicine containing said antibody
Provided is a novel technique for controlling the blood-brain barrier. An antibody whose epitope is a region within an extracellular domain of Claudin 5 protein. |
| US10882900B2 |
Monoclonal antibody of human-derived procalcitonin, and preparation method and application thereof
The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to human-derived procalcitonin and application thereof. The present invention also provides a hybridoma cell line secreting the monoclonal antibody and having an accession number of CGMCC No. 10417, and a method for preparing an antibody against procalcitonin by using a procalcitonin mutant antigen as the immunogen. |
| US10882897B2 |
Neutralizing anti-influenza binding molecules and uses thereof
Binding molecules, including bispecific antibodies that include at least two anti-influenza binding domains are disclosed, including binding molecules having a first binding domain that specifically binds influenza A virus and a second binding domain that specifically binds influenza B virus. |
| US10882892B2 |
Channelrhodopsin variants and uses thereof
CsChrimson light-activated ion channel polypeptides, their encoding polynucleotides, and variants thereof are provided. Methods of introducing and using CsChrimson light activated ion channels and variants thereof for to alter cell activity and function are also provided. |
| US10882887B2 |
Papillomavirus chimeric protein and application thereof
Provided is a papillomavirus chimeric protein, the skeleton thereof being a papillomavirus L1 protein or a mutant thereof, at least one human papillomavirus 33-type L2 protein or mutant polypeptide thereof being embedded on the skeleton. The present papillomavirus chimeric protein can be used for preparing a vaccine for preventing papillomavirus infections and infection induced disease. |
| US10882884B2 |
Stereoselective synthesis of phosphorothioate oligoribonucleotides
The present invention relates to chiral phosphoramidites represented by formula (Ia) or formula (Ib) as novel monomers for the synthesis of stereodefined phosphorothioate MOE oligonucleotides. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for synthesizing stereodefined phosphorothioate MOE oligonucleotides using said novel chiral phosphoramidites. |
| US10882883B2 |
Derivatives of amphotericin B
Disclosed are derivatives of amphotericin B (AmB) characterized by improved therapeutic index compared to AmB. The AmB derivatives include C16 ureas, carbamates, and amides according to Formula (I); C3′-substituted C16 ureas, carbamates, and amides according to Formula (II); C16 acyls according to Formula (III); C2′epi-C16 ureas, carbamates, and amides according to Formula (IV); and C16 oxazolidinone derivatives according to Formula (V). Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the AmB derivatives, and therapeutic methods of using the AmB derivatives. |
| US10882880B2 |
Process for efficient purification of neutral human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) from microbial fermentation
The present application discloses a simple process for the purification of neutral human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) produced by microbial fermentation. The process uses a combination of cationic ion exchanger treatment, an anionic ion exchanger treatment, and a nanofiltration and/or electrodialysis step, which allows efficient purification of large quantities of neutral HMOs at high purity. Contrary to the purification currently used in fermentative production of neutral HMOs, the presented process allows the provision of HMOs without the need of a chromatographic separation. The so purified HMOs may be obtained in solid form by spray drying, as crystalline material or as sterile filtered concentrate. The provided HMOs are free of proteins and recombinant material originating from the used recombinant microbial strains and thus very well-suited for use in food, medical food and feed (e.g. pet food) applications. |
| US10882873B2 |
Method of forming tin-containing material film and method of synthesizing a tin compound
A tin compound, tin precursor compound for atomic layer deposition (ALD), a method of forming a tin-containing material film, and a method of synthesizing a tin compound, the tin compound being represented by Chemical Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 are each independently a C1 to C4 linear or branched alkyl group. |
| US10882870B2 |
Crystalline metal organic framework
The present invention relates to a crystalline metal organic framework which comprises repeating units of formula (RR)-(IA) or (SS)-(IA) or (RS)-(IA) or (SR)-(IA); or alternatively of formula (RR)-(IB) or (SS)-(IB) or (RS)-(IB) or (SR)-(IB) and a composition containing it. It also relates to processes for their preparation and their uses as a separation agent and as a catalyst. |
| US10882867B2 |
Forms and compositions of a MK2 inhibitor
The present invention provides solid forms of an MK2 inhibitor, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. |
| US10882866B1 |
Spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-pyrrolidin]-2(1H)-one compounds and derivatives as MDM2-P53 inhibitors
The present invention encompasses intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I) wherein the groups R1 to R4, R7, A, D, E, F, V, W, X, Y, n, r and q are defined in claim 1, their use as inhibitors of MDM2-p53 interaction, pharmaceutical compositions which contain compounds of this kind, their use as medicaments, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases, and synthetic intermediates. |
| US10882865B2 |
Pyrrolopyrimidine compounds and uses thereof for modulating glucocerebrosidase activity
Disclosed are new small molecules having a pyrrolopyrimidine core structure and the uses thereof for modulating glucocerebrosidase activity. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the small molecules which may be administered in methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with glucocerebrosidase activity, including neurological diseases and disorders such as Gaucher's disease and Parkinson's disease. The small molecules may be utilized to generate activated glucocerebrosidase. The activated glucocerebrosidase thusly generated can be administered in enzyme replacement therapy and/or utilized in screening assays for new small molecules that bind to the activated glucocerebrosidase and/or modulate the activity of the activated glucocerebrosidase. |
| US10882859B2 |
Kinase inhibitors
There are provided compounds of formula I, wherein X, Ak, s, A, R1 and R2 have meanings given in the description, which compounds have antiinflammatory activity (e.g. through inhibition of one or more of members of the JAK family) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines. |
| US10882856B2 |
5 or 8-substituted imidazo [1,5-a] pyridines as selective inhibitors of indoleamine and/or tryptophane 2,3-dioxygenases
Disclosed herein are 5 or 8-substituted imidazo [1, 5-a] pyridines and pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one such 5 or 8-substituted imidazo [1, 5-a] pyridines, processes for the preparation thereof and the use thereof in therapy. Disclosed herein are certain 5 or 8-substituted imidazo [1, 5-a] pyridines that can be useful for inhibiting indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and/or tryptophane 2, 3-dioxygenase and for treating diseases or disorders mediated thereby. |
| US10882848B2 |
2-benzopyrazinyl-n-heteroaryl-2-phenyl-acetamide compounds
The present invention provides compounds which are selective allosteric inhibitors of T790M and C797S containing EGFR mutants, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as therapeutically active substances. |
| US10882847B2 |
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, 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. |
| US10882845B2 |
Crystal form of deuterated AZD9291, preparation method therefor, and use thereof
A crystal form of a deuterated AZD9291 has an X-ray powder diffraction measured using Cu-Kα rays with diffraction peaks at 7.1±0.2, 8.5±0.2, 9.4±0.2, 10.3±0.2, 15.1±0.2, 16.3±0.2, 18.7±0.2, 22.0±0.2, 25.6±0.2, and 26.0±0.2. The crystal form of the deuterated AZD9291 is used in the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of cancer. The crystal form of the deuterated AZD9291 provided by the present invention has stable physical and chemical properties and good metabolic stability, and blood concentrations in vivo and concentrations in the brain thereof are significantly improved, achieving an improved therapeutic effect. |
| US10882843B2 |
5-aminopyrazole carboxamide derivative as BTK inhibitor and preparation method and pharmaceutical composition thereof
The present application discloses novel 5-aminopyrazole carboxamide compounds as shown in formula (I), and stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof. In addition, the present application further discloses a method for the preparation of the compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention and the use of the compounds. |
| US10882842B2 |
Pyridinium compounds, a synthesis method therefor, metal or metal alloy plating baths containing said pyridinium compounds and a method for use of said metal or metal alloy plating baths
The present invention concerns pyridinium compounds, a synthesis method for their preparation, metal or metal alloy plating baths containing said pyridinium compounds and a method for use of said metal or metal alloy plating baths.The plating baths are particularly suitable for use in filling of recessed structures in the electronics and semiconductor industry including dual damascene applications. |
| US10882840B2 |
Beta- and gamma-amino-isoquinoline amide compounds and substituted benzamide compounds
Disclosed are beta and gamma-amino isoquinoline amide compounds and substituted benzamide compounds. In particular, the invention provides compounds that affect the function of kinases in a cell and that are useful as therapeutic agents or with therapeutic agents. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions including eye diseases such as glaucoma, cardiovascular diseases, and diseases characterized by abnormal growth, such as cancers. The invention further provides compositions containing the beta or gamma-amino isoquinoline amide compounds or substituted benzamide compounds. |
| US10882838B2 |
Cannabinergic compounds and uses thereof
Disclosed are compounds and compositions that modulate cannabinoid receptors, methods of modulating cannabinoid receptors, and methods of treating various disorders related to the modulation of cannabinoid receptors. This disclosure is directed to methods of treating cannabinoid dependence, neuropathy, inflammation, glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disorder, a motor function disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, hypothermia, emesis, loss of appetite, or anorexia associated with AIDS. |
| US10882837B2 |
Amide compounds and use thereof
Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) below and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in which each of variables R1, R2, L, and Z is defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for reducing the glycemic level and treating glucagon-associated disorders with a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof and a pharmaceutical composition containing same. |
| US10882830B2 |
Crystal form of ozanimod hydrochloride and processes for preparation therefor
The present disclosure relates to crystalline form CS3 of ozanimod hydrochloride which can be used for treating autoimmune diseases, particularly used for preparing drugs for treating multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis and preparation method thereof. |
| US10882827B2 |
Enhanced erythropoiesis and iron metabolism
The present invention relates to methods and compounds for regulating or enhancing erythropoiesis and iron metabolism, and for treating or preventing iron deficiency and anemia of chronic disease. |
| US10882821B1 |
Enantiomeric compound for the reduction of the deleterious activity of extended nucleotide repeat containing genes
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods of reducing the deleterious impact of a target gene in a cell, such as the deleterious activity of a mutant extended nucleotide repeat (NR) containing target gene in a cell, by contacting the cell with an effective amount of an enantiomeric tetrahydrocarbazolamine compound. The deleterious activity (e.g., toxicity and/or dis-functionality of products encoded thereby) of a mutant extended NR containing target gene may be reduced, e.g., by reducing (and in some instances differentially, including selectively, reducing) the production or activity of toxic expression products (e.g., RNA or protein) encoded by the target gene. Kits and compositions for practicing the subject methods are also provided. |
| US10882816B2 |
Method for the preparation of 4-(heptafluoro-2-propyl) anilines
The invention discloses a method for the preparation of substituted 4-(heptafluoro-2-propyl) anilines by reaction of 2-bromoheptafluoropropane with anilines in the presence of sodium dithionite, in a solvent and in the presence of a catalyst. |
| US10882814B2 |
Method for producing an ester
Disclosed is a method for production of an ester obtained from a reaction between at least one alcohol having at least one hydroxyl group, such as a diol, and at least one linear of branched C3-C20 monocarboxylic acid, said reaction being performed in presence of at least one azeotropic solvent and optionally at least one antioxidant. Said method comprises the steps of (a) charging said alcohol, said monocarboxylic acid, and said azeotropic solvent and optionally said antioxidant to a reactor, (b) subjecting said alcohol and said carboxylic acid to esterification under reflux, (c) removing azeotropic solvent and unreacted carboxylic acid from yielded reaction mixture, (d) steam stripping off residual unreacted carboxylic acid, (e) neutralising yielded reaction product with an aqueous base, (f) separating water and organic phases, (g) recovering said organic phase and evaporating residual water, and (h) filtering off said antioxidant and possible remaining salts in yielded reaction product. The method is preferably performed in at least one reactor equipped with reflux, at least one vacuum pump, evaporation/distillation, steam stripping and decantation, and at least one filtration unit and optionally at least one coalescer filtre. |
| US10882812B2 |
Method for the production of 2,4-dihydroxybutyric acid
Methods for the production of 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate (2,4-DHB) from erythrulose and other four-carbon sugars are disclosed. The improved methods facilitate the production of 2,4-DHB that is a precursor for biorenewable and animal nutrition chemicals among others. |
| US10882810B2 |
Process for the preparation of substituted phenoxyphenyl alcohols
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds of formula II using a lanthanoid salt. |
| US10882805B2 |
Processes for preparing 4-methyl-5-nonanone and 4-methyl-5-nonanol
The present invention provides a process for preparing 4-methyl-5-nonanone of the following formula (3): the process comprising at least a step of subjecting 2-methylpentanoic anhydride of the following formula (1) and an n-butyl nucleophilic reagent of the following general formula (2) in which M represents Li, MgZ1, or ZnZ1, wherein Z1 represents a halogen atom or an n-butyl group, to a nucleophilic substitution. reaction Coproduce 4-methyl-5-nonanone (3), as well as a process for preparing 4-methyl-5-nonanol of the following formula (5), the process comprising at least steps of preparing 4-methyl-5-nonanone; and subjecting the obtained 4-methyl-5-nonanone and a reducing agent to a reduction reaction to produce 4-methyl-5-nonanol (5). |
| US10882803B2 |
Natural 1,2-alkanediols, compositions having natural 1,2-alkanediols and processes for making the same
A process is incorporated herein for the synthesis of bio-1,2-alkanediols, comprising: providing a bio-alkene having a carbon chain of about 5 to about 20 carbon atoms and a bio-1-alkene regioselectivity of at least about 80%, at least about 92% and/or at least about 95%; and converting the bio-alkene to a bio-1,2-alkanediol having a carbon chain length of about 5 to about 20 carbon atoms. Methods for treating catalysts which may be incorporated in the process for the synthesis of bio-1,2-alkanediols are also included herein. Such bio-1,2-alkanediols are used in compositions and products alone as antimicrobial materials, or with existing bio-compounds and/or antimicrobials, preservatives, alternative preservation systems and/or hurdle technology components. The bio-1,2-alkanediols incorporate a natural and bio-based pathway for antimicrobial effects in various compositions such as cosmetic, pharmaceutical, industrial and household products. |
| US10882802B2 |
Process for catalytic hydrodefluorodimerization of fluoroölefins
The present application provides a hydrodefluorodimerization process, which is useful in the synthesis of, for example, fluoroolefins that can be used as refrigerants, blowers and the like. The process is an “early-stage fluorination” process, wherein precursors containing fluorine are assembled into the desired product using a zerovalent nickel catalyst. Also provided is a liquid composition comprising one or more fluoroolefin produced by this catalytic process. |
| US10882800B2 |
Integrated gasification and electrolysis process
Aspects of the invention relate to improvements in the flexibility with which oxygen and hydrogen, for example from electrolysis, may be supplied to processes having both gasification and methanation steps, as well as improvements in how such processes may be operated in response to variations in carbonaceous feeds. Offsets, between the ideal quantity of hydrogen and the quantity available from a given source may be compensated for by adjusting one or more operations of the process, and in particular such operation(s) that ultimately impact the quantity of CO and/or CO2 available downstream of the gasifier for conversion to methane in an RNG product stream. |
| US10882799B2 |
Primer for firearms and other munitions
A primer includes a layered thermite coating comprising alternating layers of metal oxide and reducing metal (thermite) deposited upon a substrate. The layered thermite coating may include a primary ignition portion adjacent to the substrate, and a secondary ignition portion deposited on the primary ignition portion. The alternating thermite layers may be thinner within the primary ignition portion than in the secondary ignition portion. The primary ignition portion is structured for sensitivity to a firing pin strike to the opposite side of the substrate. The secondary ignition portion is structured to burn at a rate that will ignite smokeless powder or other ignitable substances used in munitions. |
| US10882794B2 |
Zirconium tin titanate compositions, ceramic bodies comprising same, and methods of manufacturing same
Disclosed is a microcracked ceramic body, comprising a predominant phase (greater than 50 wt %) of zirconium tin titanate and a dilatometric coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) from 25 to 1000 C of not more than 40×10−7° C.−1 as measured by dilatometry and methods for the manufacture of the same. |
| US10882793B2 |
Ferrite sheet production method and ferrite sheet using same
A ferrite sheet manufacturing method according to the present invention includes (1) stacking a plurality of molded ferrite sheets to prepare a ferrite stack having gas discharge passages between adjacent molded ferrite sheets, and (2) sintering the ferrite stack. According to the present invention, productivity can be increased, and manufacturing costs can be reduced. In addition, a gas generated during combustion of a binder can be discharged using a gas discharge passage between repeatedly uneven portions disposed in one direction, thereby preventing wrinkles or waviness generated in a peripheral portion of a ferrite sheet. Furthermore, since it is possible to improve durability and reliability of an electromagnetic wave shielding material manufactured using the ferrite sheet, the ferrite sheet can be applied to various electronic products. |
| US10882775B2 |
Glass substrate
A glass substrate comprising a rectangular glass sheet having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite the first main surface, the glass substrate having a first side and a second side which are adjacent to each other in a view along a thickness direction of the glass sheet, in which a thickness tolerance is less than 6.26 μm in a first cross section which is a cross section in the thickness direction of the glass sheet along a straight line parallel to the first side, the thickness tolerance being a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the thickness of the glass sheet. |
| US10882773B1 |
Water purification system
A mobile water purification system having a trailer, a pretreatment subsystem having a cyclonic separator, a filtering subsystem fluidly connected with the pretreatment subsystem, the filtering subsystem having at least one bedded filter; a reverse osmosis subsystem fluidly connected with the filtering subsystem, the reverse osmosis subsystem having a waste output and a product output; a collection tank fluidly connected with and downstream of the reverse osmosis subsystem; a distribution subsystem fluidly connected with and downstream of the collection tank; a source water inlet mounted to the exterior and fluidly connected to the pretreatment inlet, the source water inlet outside of the at-least partially enclosed space; and a discharge water outlet mounted to the plurality of sidewalls and fluidly connected to the pressure tank, the discharge water outlet having an outlet opening outside of the at least partially-enclosed space. |
| US10882772B1 |
Stormwater collection, treatment, and aquifer replenishment installations and methods
A stormwater collection, treatment, and aquifer replenishment installation includes a stormwater drain for receiving surface stormwater, a dry well downwardly extending underground to an outlet proximate to a water table over an aquifer, a tank structure at least partially disposed underground and coupled with the stormwater drain and the dry well in stormwater communication, a stormwater treatment system enclosed within the tank structure between the stormwater drain and the dry well for converting surface stormwater into treated stormwater, the tank structure for conducting surface stormwater to the stormwater treatment system between the stormwater drain and the dry well, and the dry well for receiving and gravity feeding treated stormwater from stormwater treatment system to the outlet. |
| US10882768B2 |
Method for processing contaminated wastewater from the preparation of isophorone, isophoronenitrile and isophoronediamine
Contaminated wastewater from the preparation of isophorone, isophoronenitrile and isophoronediamine is treated by A) 1. treating the wastewater from the preparation of isophoronenitrile from the reaction of isophorone with hydrogen cyanide by alkaline hydrolysis of isophoronenitrile to isophorone, and the salts of hydrogen cyanide within a pH range of 12.0 to 13.7 and at temperatures of 60 to 200° C. and 2. processing the wastewater from A) 1. by an oxidation, or B) treating the wastewater from the preparation of isophoronenitrile from the reaction of isophorone with hydrogen cyanide by an oxidation, or C) processing the wastewater from A) 1. and the wastewater from the preparation of isophorone and/or the wastewater from the preparation of isophoronediamine by an oxidation. |
| US10882767B2 |
Method for removing ammonia nitrogen in aqueous solution
A method for removing ammonia nitrogen in an aqueous solution is provided in the present invention. The method includes performing an electrolysis reaction using an electrolysis device, such that the ammonia nitrogen is converted into nitrogen gas, nitrate or nitrite. The electrolysis device includes an anode including metal nickel, nickel hydroxide or nickel oxyhydroxide, and a cathode including metal copper. The method has high selectivity of converting the ammonia nitrogen into the nitrogen gas. |
| US10882765B2 |
Method and system for operating a high recovery separation process
A reverse osmosis system and method includes a feed pump pressurizing a feed stream, a first and second membrane array that generates permeate and brine streams. A first turbocharger uses first energy from the second brine stream to pressurize the first brine stream. A first and second auxiliary and bypass valves are associated with the first and second turbocharger. A second turbocharger uses second energy from the second brine stream to increase a second pressure of the feed stream. A first flow meter generates a first flow signal for the first permeate stream. A second flow meter generates a second flow signal for of the second permeate stream. A third flow meter generates a third flow signal for the second brine stream or the feed stream. A motor drives the first turbocharger or the feed pump. A controller controls the motor in response to the flow signals. |
| US10882764B2 |
Fluid sterilization apparatus
A fluid sterilization apparatus includes: a flow passage tube in which a processing passage where a passing fluid is sterilized is formed; a first light source that irradiates the processing passage with ultraviolet light; an inflow passage formed in a direction that intersects an outer circumferential surface of the flow passage tube; and a communication passage that causes the inflow passage to communicate with the processing passage. The communication passage has a narrow passage in the middle of a path from the inflow passage toward an opening of a first end, the narrow passage being narrower than a passage toward the inflow passage. |
| US10882762B2 |
Method and system for removing hydrogen sulfide from sour oil and sour water
Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a system and method to remove hydrogen sulfide from sour water and sour oil. In particular, hydrogen sulfide is removed from sour water and sour oil without the need for special chemicals, such as catalyst chemicals, scavenger chemicals, hydrocarbon sources, or a large scale facility. The system and method in the present invention is particularly useful in exploratory oil and gas fields, where large facilities to remove hydrogen sulfide may be inaccessible. The present invention addresses the need for safe and cost effective transport of the deadly neurotoxin. Particular embodiments involve a system and method that can be executed both on a small and large scale to sweeten sour water and sour oil. |
| US10882758B2 |
Waste stream decontamination system
The invention provides a method of decontaminating a waste stream liquid of solid particulate and one or more other pollutants, the method comprising the steps of: (i) removing solid particulate contaminant from the waste stream liquid by passing the waste stream liquid through at least one solids trap into a waste stream liquid holding reservoir whereby solid particulate is retained in the at least one solids trap; and (ii) removing one or more other pollutants from the waste stream liquid in the reservoir by contacting the waste stream liquid with at least one contaminant trap whereby the contaminant trap sequesters the one or more other pollutants within the contaminant trap. |
| US10882757B2 |
Anhydrous nickel chloride and method for producing the same
Provided is anhydrous nickel chloride having a total content of impurity elements other than gas components of less than 10 wt. ppm; each content of boron, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, potassium, calcium, titanium, chromium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc, arsenic, silver, cadmium, indium, tin, thallium and lead of less than 1 wt. ppm, which can be produced by a method for producing anhydrous nickel chloride comprising the steps of carrying out ion exchange membrane electrolysis in an anolyte and a catholyte separated by an anion exchange membrane using raw metal nickel as an anode, a conductive material as a cathode and high purity hydrochloric acid as an electrolytic solution, to obtain a nickel chloride solution as the anolyte; concentrating the obtained nickel chloride solution by heating it at 80 to 100° C. under atmospheric pressure to obtain a concentrated nickel chloride solution; and dehydrating and drying the resulting concentrated nickel chloride solution by heating it at 180 to 220° C. under atmospheric pressure to obtain anhydrous nickel chloride. |
| US10882756B2 |
Regeneration of etch solutions containing trivalent manganese in acid media
A method of regenerating an etch solution comprising a metastable complex of manganese(III) ions in a strong acid is described in which at least a portion of the manganese(III) ions in the metastable complex have been destabilized, causing them to disproportionate into manganese dioxide and manganese(II) ions. The method includes the steps of i) adding an effective amount of a reducing agent to the solution; ii) allowing the reducing agent to react with the solution to cause manganese dioxide to dissolve; and (iii) applying an electrical current to regenerate manganese(III) ions in the solution. |
| US10882753B2 |
Method for exchanging interlayer anions of a layered double hydroxide
The invention relates to a method for exchanging interlayer anions of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) with other anions whose affinity for the LDH is lower than the one of the starting interlayer anions, which comprises the successive steps of: (1) exchanging the starting interlayer anions of a layered double hydroxide with polyoxometalate anions in order to obtain a layered double hydroxide with polyoxometalate anions as interlayer anions, and (2) exchanging the polyoxometalate anions of the layered double hydroxide obtained in step (1) with other anions whose affinity for the LDH is lower than the one of the starting interlayer anions in order to obtain a layered double hydroxide with other anions as interlayer anions. |
| US10882750B2 |
Method for preparing silica aerogel-containing blanket and silica aerogel-containing blanket prepared by using the same
In the present invention are provided a method for preparing a silica aerogel-containing blanket, and a blanket which includes a silica aerogel and is manufactured using the same, wherein the method includes a step for preparing a reaction solution by reacting a silazane-based surface modification agent with an alcohol-based compound, a step for preparing a silica gel-base material composite by adding a silica precursor, water, and a polar organic solvent to the reaction solution to prepare a silica sol, and then immersing a base material for a blanket in the prepared silica sol to gelate the silica sol, and a step for drying the silica gel-base material composite. |
| US10882747B2 |
High-strength network structured nano-carrier material and preparation method and application thereof
A high-strength network structured nano-carrier material and a preparation method and application thereof. A nano-cellulose solution and graphene are mixed and ultrasonication is performed in an ultrasonic pulverizer to obtain a nano-cellulose/graphene suspension. The suspension with a phenolic resin adhesive is mixed and stirred to obtain a nano-cellulose/graphene/phenolic resin suspension. The nano-cellulose/graphene/phenolic resin suspension is injected into a mold. The mold is placed in a freeze dryer for freezing and vacuum dried in two stages to obtain a nano-cellulose/graphene/phenolic resin aerogel. The aerogel is preheated and cured in a muffle furnace, then subjected to a high-temperature thermal decomposition treatment in a tube furnace to obtain a nano-carrier material having a high-strength network structure. The preparation method is simple and convenient, low in cost, environmentally friendly and green. The obtained carrier material has a good water resistance and a high mechanical property, and can carry more active substances. |
| US10882746B2 |
Method for the purification of yellow phosphor
The present invention relates to a process for continuous purification of yellow phosphorus by adsorption onto activated carbon. |
| US10882743B2 |
Process for the production of hydrogen
The invention relates to a process to convert hydrocarbons into hydrogen and a separate carbon phase, whereby in step a) the hydrocarbons are contacted with a molten salt, preferably comprising Zinc Chloride, at temperatures preferably above 500° C. and in step b) a solid or liquid carbon phase is separated from the molten salt at a lower temperature, preferably below 150° C. The molten salt is then preferably re-heated to the desired temperature and recycled to step a). The process avoids the emission of CO2, making the hydrogen produced in this way a zero CO2 emission fuel and which also produces a carbon product produced having a use value. |
| US10882739B2 |
Formation of antireflective surfaces
Technologies are described for methods and systems effective for etching nanostructures in a substrate. The methods may comprise depositing a patterned block copolymer on the substrate. The patterned block copolymer may include first and second polymer block domains. The methods may comprise applying a precursor to the patterned block copolymer to generate an infiltrated block copolymer. The precursor may infiltrate into the first polymer block domain and generate a material in the first polymer block domain. The methods may comprise applying a removal agent to the infiltrated block copolymer to generate a patterned material. The removal agent may be effective to remove the first and second polymer block domains from the substrate. The methods may comprise etching the substrate. The patterned material on the substrate may mask the substrate to pattern the etching. The etching may be performed under conditions to produce nanostructures in the substrate. |
| US10882738B2 |
Wafer level package for a mems sensor device and corresponding manufacturing process
A MEMS device package comprising a first die of semiconductor material including a contact pad and a second die of semiconductor material stacked on the first die. The second die is smaller than the first die. The second die includes a contact pad, and a conductive wire is coupled between the contact pad of the first die and a contact pad of the second die. A mold compound is on the second die and the first die. A vertical connection structure is on the contact pad of the second die. The vertical connection structure extends through the mold compound. |
| US10882735B2 |
Vertical stopper for capping MEMS devices
Capped microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices are described. In at least some situations, the MEMS device includes one or more masses which move. The cap may include a stopper which damps motion of the one or more movable masses. In at least some situations, the stopper damps motion of one of the masses but not another mass. |
| US10882734B2 |
Device and method for conveying viscous material
An apparatus for conveying viscous material from a drum-like container with a container bottom and a circumferential container wall extending from the container bottom to a container upper side and being open at the container upper side has, for closing the container a follower plate having a material outlet attached to a conveyor pump. The follower plate has an annularly circumferential wiper ring that has a radially outwardly extending contacting part for contact against an inside face, turned toward the follower plate, of the container wall. The contacting part can be pressurized with a variable pressing force for pressing against the inside face (36) of the container wall. The follower plate is mounted by moans of at least one vertically extending retaining rod on a horizontally extending crosspiece mounted on or close to a first end on a lifting device for raising and lowering of the crosspiece. Its second end is free.This task is accomplished by an apparatus having the features according to one aspect of the invention as well as by a method having the features according to another aspect of the invention. Advantageous further developments of the invention are subject matter discussed below. |
| US10882732B2 |
System and method for automatic fueling of hydraulic fracturing and other oilfield equipment
A system and method for fueling multiple saddle tanks of hydraulic fracturing equipment from a single self-propelled cart. The cart having multiple retractable fuel lines for providing and obtaining fuel. Each retractable fuel supply line uses a flowmeter, a ball valve, and an electrically actuated valve to provide remote control to a controller based on a user's selected fueling requirements. An electronic reporting system provides fuel data to operators and users. Fuel data such as fuel tank status, an amount of fuel usage over a stage level, a daily level, or job level along with a fill level of the fuel tank. |
| US10882730B2 |
Method and apparatus for beverage dispensing including container stopper
A system and method for dispensing sparkling and other non-pressurized beverages from a container. Sparkling wine and other beverages may be dispensed using a dispensing system that includes a stopper body that can be engaged with the container at the container opening. The stopper body may be arranged to introduce gas into the container during pouring-type dispensing, as well as re-pressurize and seal the container for storage, e.g., to keep a carbonation level of beverage remaining in the container. |
| US10882729B2 |
Beverage preservation keg with adjustable beer tap
The present invention provides a beverage preservation keg with an adjustable beer tap, including a shell, an inner container, and a gas-liquid control device; the inner container includes an upper gas storage chamber and a lower beer storage chamber; the gas-liquid control device includes a keg spear, a dispenser and a beer discharge pipe; the keg spear matches and communicates with the gas storage chamber and the beer storage chamber, and the top end of the keg spear matches and is connected to the dispenser; the dispenser is connected to the matching beer discharge pipe. The present invention has the function of adjusting the beer flow rate, and the keg spear is provided with a pressure relief valve, which eliminates the need for a gas tube and a separate pressure relief valve to connect the keg spear to the gas storage chamber in series. |
| US10882727B2 |
Water purifier
A water purifier includes a cooling water tank, a partition member mounted inside the cooling water tank and partitioning an inner space of the cooling water tank into an upper space and a lower space, a cold water pipe accommodated in the lower space; an evaporator accommodated in the upper space, and an agitator penetrating the partition member and disposed in the lower space. The partition member includes a bottom portion on which the evaporator is mounted and that defines a plurality of cooling water through-holes, and an outer wall portion extending upward along an edge of the bottom portion to define an evaporator accommodating portion. The outer wall portion is spaced apart from an inner wall of the cooling water tank to prevent ice formed in the evaporator accommodating portion from contacting the inner wall of the cooling water tank. |
| US10882725B2 |
Pallet dismantling system
A pallet dismantling system includes a pallet that has a frame, a plurality of slats and a plurality of nails. Each of the nails extends through slats and engages the frame to fasten the slats on the frame. A tool is provided to disassemble the pallet and the tool includes a slot. The tool is selectively inserted between a selected one of the slats and the frame. Additionally, a selected one of the nails is positioned in the slot. The tool is urged to lift the selected slat from the frame. Moreover, the tool inhibits the nail from splintering the selected slat when the selected slat is removed from the frame. |
| US10882717B2 |
Elevator network for emergency operation
An emergency operation controller for an elevator is connected to other emergency operation controllers of their respective elevators through network, and each controller constitutes a node in the network. The controller generates and transmits an emergency condition detection message to other controllers in the network which constitute adjacent nodes to the controller when the controller detects an emergency condition, and receives an emergency condition detection message from other controllers which constitute adjacent nodes to the controller in the network when other controllers detect an emergency condition. The emergency condition detection message includes a propagation count. The propagation count is configured to be decremented by one, each time one controller transmits the emergency condition detection message to other controllers which constitute next adjacent nodes. The emergency condition detection message is continuously transmitted until the propagation count reaches to zero. |
| US10882714B2 |
Winding head for a torroidal winding machine, torroidal winding machine comprising such a winding head and method
A winding head includes an annular magazine for storing the quantity of wire required to wind a torus, a first mechanism for driving the magazine in rotation, and a traveler for guiding the wire, at the output of the magazine, around the torus. The winding head includes a second mechanism, distinct from the first mechanism, for driving the traveler in rotation, such that the magazine and the traveler can be driven in rotation independently of one another. |
| US10882713B2 |
Continuous body folding device and folding method
A continuous body folding device includes a conveying part having a moving surface that moves while suctioning and holding a first region of a continuous body, the conveying part conveying the continuous body in the longitudinal direction thereof; a first folding reference part in which a first endless belt, which moves in a first circulatory pathway along a first virtual plane including the moving surface, moves along a first reference segment adjacent to a virtual line of the continuous body in the same direction at the same speed as the moving surface; and first guiding members that are disposed along the first reference segment, contact a second region of the continuous body, and fold the continuous body along the virtual line and move the second region toward the first region so that the angle formed by the first and second regions becomes smaller as the continuous body is conveyed downstream. |
| US10882712B2 |
Tape dispenser with opening for tape control
Methods and devices for dispensing tape are disclosed. An example device may comprise a tape guide portion. The device may comprise a pair of side walls extending longitudinally rearward from the tape guide portion. The device may comprise a bar that at least partially extends from one of the pair of side walls towards the other of the pair of side walls. The device may comprise an aperture disposed through the tape guide portion to define a through hole from a top side to a bottom side of the tape guide portion for receiving a finger of a user to press tape extending from a tape roll against the bar to releasably affix the tape to allow cutting the tape. |
| US10882711B2 |
Brake assembly for a tape dispenser
A tape dispenser housing wound adhesive tape includes a brake spoke tapering (i.e., narrowing) from a distal radial end to a proximal radial end relative to a tape rotational axis, wherein the brake spoke effectuates the braking of wound adhesive tape on a hub by contacting the wound adhesive tape, the hub, or both simultaneously. |
| US10882709B2 |
Rewinding machine
Rewinding machine comprising a drive unit (1) for supplying a paper veil (2); a winding unit (3) for winding the paper veil supplied by the drive unit into a coil (W) around a winding core (4), comprising a primary roller (6) and a secondary roller (7) rotating in contact with the winding core (4), and a pressure unit (30) provided with a rotating roller (A, B, C) on the coil (W) that is being formed; a core exchange unit (5) for ejecting the formed coil (W) from the machine at the end of a winding cycle and inserting a new core to be wound; separation means (11) for interrupting the continuity of the paper veil at the end of a winding cycle; means for winding a drawing flap (34) of the veil (2) on the new core (4) at the beginning of a new winding cycle. |
| US10882703B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatuses, for operating a material handling system
A material handling apparatus includes a first pop-up belt abutting a first cam. The first pop-up belt is configured to facilitate movement of a package between a first conveyor and a second conveyor. a separator wall abuts a second cam. The separator wall is configured to control movement of the package between the first conveyor and the second conveyor. In response to the camshaft rotating in a first direction, the first cam causes the first pop-up belt to extend out from the first conveyor. The second cam causes the separator wall to move to a first position. I in the first position, the separator wall allows the package to move from the first conveyor to the second conveyor. In response to the camshaft rotating in a second direction, the first pop-up belt move to a retracted position while the separator wall to move to a second position. |
| US10882702B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling piece goods moved in at least two parallel rows
The invention relates to a method and apparatus (10) for handling piece goods (2) for forming a palletizable layer or partial layer, with the piece goods (2) being moved in at least two parallel rows (1) and the layer comprising a plurality of piece goods (2). At least two piece goods (2) that are transported beside each other in parallel rows (1) are seized in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, are then spatially separated from the at least two parallel rows (1) and are then brought into a specified relative target position (P1, P2) and/or target alignment in relation to subsequent piece goods (2). The apparatus (10) comprises at least one manipulator (5) for piece goods (2), and at least one transport device (3), where the piece goods (2) arranged in at least two parallel rows (1). |
| US10882701B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting faults during object transport
Provided is a method for detecting faults in the context of transport of objects, wherein by a transport device, a plurality of objects are transported in a predetermined alignment of these objects along a predetermined transport path, wherein the objects are transported while at least partially in contact with each other, and wherein the objects are located on a movable surface of the transport device, wherein, by at least one image capturing device, at least one first region is captured in which a plurality of these containers is located and at least one sub-region of this region is identified in which no object is located in the predetermined orientation, wherein furthermore a distinction is then made as to whether an object with an alignment deviating from the predetermined alignment or an empty space is located in this region. |
| US10882697B2 |
Storage apparatus and storage method
A storage apparatus includes a storage shelf that stores a container, a purge device that is provided to the storage shelf and is able to perform a purge process on the container, and a purge determiner that determines at least one of a necessity of the purge process and a condition of the purge process in accordance with at least one of a transport source of the container to the storage shelf and a transport destination of the container from the storage shelf. |
| US10882695B2 |
Load handling system and method
A load handling system and method of handling a load includes a load handling device with a load support that is configured for engaging a load and a first drive is adapted to drive said load support with respect to a load. A conveyor is moveable along the load support and a second drive is adapted to propel the conveyor with respect to the load support. The first and second drives are operated to handle a load. The load support may be a pair of forks or a platen or the like. |
| US10882683B2 |
Methods of forming repulpable containers
A method of forming a shipping container includes mixing paper fibers with a binder fiber to form a mixture; disposing the mixture onto a surface to form a layer of the mixture; applying heat to form a paper fiber batt from the mixture having a fixed width and fixed length; and inserting the paper fiber batt within an interior of a corrugated box. |
| US10882680B2 |
Container for both cryopreservation and transportation
A container for both cryopreservation and transportation including a thermal insulating container which has an inlet-outlet port for a substance to be stored and a lid for opening and closing the inlet-outlet port at the top thereof, a storage section which has a bottomed tubular shape, is fixed in the thermal insulating container and capable of taking in and out the substance stored from the inlet-outlet port, and a wave-suppression plate which is positioned laterally in a space between the storage section and an inner wall of the thermal insulating container, and suppresses waving of the cryogenic liquefied gas in a liquid state accumulated in the space between the storage section and the inner wall of the thermal insulating container. |
| US10882678B2 |
Reinforcement ring for capsules for obtaining beverages
The present invention provides a reinforcement ring (10) for capsules for obtaining beverages, for example espresso coffee, comprising a side wall (1) and a flat surface, preferably having a uniform thickness (2), protruding from the side wall (1), wherein the side wall (1) and the protruding flat surface (2) are made in a single body and wherein the side wall (1) comprises reduced thickness areas (3), so as to reduce the total amount of material used for the production of the ring. A capsule for obtaining beverages comprising such a reinforcement ring (10) is also provided. |
| US10882675B2 |
Cookware and cook-packs for narrowband irradiation cooking and systems and methods thereof
A methodology and product or system configurations are provided which allow food to be directly irradiated for cooking applications which involve the impingement of direct radiant energy on food or comestible items. Cooking vessels or cook-packs are used that are optically transmissive in visible or infrared narrow wavelength bands emitted in suitable narrowband cooking or heating systems. |
| US10882674B2 |
Tie-wrap assembly and method for using the same
A tie-wrap assembly having a locking head, an elongated strap body spaced apart from the locking head, and a coupling member, wherein the coupling member is connected to and disposed between the locking head and the elongated strap body, and wherein the coupling member is fabricated from an elastomeric material. |
| US10882673B2 |
Dual-seal liner and non-removable closure assembly
Non-removable closure assembly that resists rotational movement so as to be rendered substantially non-removable by the consumer. An induction heat seal liner is provided for sealing the finish (open end or mouth) of a plastic container, the liner being disposed between a closure cap and the container finish and being heat seal bonded to both, thus rendering the closure cap non-removable from the container finish. By non-removable it is meant that once heat seal bonded together the closure cap cannot be removed by a customer or consumer (a human) by hand, without substantially distorting the closure cap or container, e.g., it would require the human to use a mechanical tool (e.g., knife or wrench) and in the process of trying to remove the cap with the tool it would substantially deform the closure cap or container and render one or more of them unusable for their intended purpose. |
| US10882672B2 |
Safety capsule for a container
A closure capsule for closing a container, comprising: a cap (2) to be associated with the container and comprising a frangible mouth (20); a cutter (3) for opening said frangible mouth (20); a covering (4) protecting said cap (2) and said cutter (3) and comprising an intactness band (40); first toothed connection means (5) afforded on the covering (4) and on the cutter (3) and that make said cutter (3) and said covering (4) rotate integrally. The closure capsule is movable from a initial configuration to an operative configuration, wherein the intactness band is removed and the frangible mouth is broken. In the initial configuration, the cap, the cutter and the covering contribute to the definition of walls of a reservoir (8) for containing a product to be dropped into the container in the operative configuration. |
| US10882671B2 |
Container and valve for a container
Beverage container (1) and valve (6) for a beverage container (1). Valve (6), comprising a base element (26) and a snap ring or snap fingers (48) extending there from, positioned around an opening (27) through the base element (26), wherein within the snap ring or between the snap fingers (48) a valve housing (24) is provided, having at least one inlet opening (9) and a spring loaded valve body (29), biased towards the base element (26) and closing off the opening (27), wherein the valve body (29) is operable through the opening (27) for opening a fluid connection between the inlet opening (9) or openings and the opening (27) in the base element (26). |
| US10882670B2 |
Powder-type hair thickening agent storage container having plurality of spurting holes
The present invention relates to a powder-type hair thickening agent storage container having a plurality of spurting holes, and to a powder-type hair thickening agent storage container having a plurality of spurting holes, the storage container having a cylindrical protrusion part, which protrudes from an upper surface thereof to spurt a powder-type hair thickening agent to an outside, and including: a barrel-shaped container part having the powder-type hair thickening agent stored therein; a packing part detachably coupled to an inside of the protrusion part, and having a discharge hole such that the powder-type hair thickening agent is spurted to the outside; and a cap part coupled to the protrusion part so as to encompass the same, and allowing the spurting amount of the powder-type hair thickening agent to be adjusted through the discharge hole. |
| US10882669B2 |
Beverage container
Provided is a beverage container that includes a container main body capable of containing a beverage, a valve seat, a valve body, a seesaw member, and an operation portion. The valve seat defines a beverage spout. The valve body is disposed to be movable between a closing position for sealing the spout and an opening position for opening the spout. The seesaw member includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a fulcrum portion, and is connected to the valve body, and is swingable using a fulcrum portion as a fulcrum. The operation portion includes a shaft portion and a lever portion. When the lever portion is rotated, the seesaw member is inclined, and the valve body is pushed up and moves from the closing position to the opening position. |
| US10882663B2 |
Side wall arrangement for a container and method for the production thereof and container having such a side wall arrangement
The invention relates to a side wall arrangement for a container and a method for the production thereof and a container, in particular a pallet container, which comprises several side walls (16) that can be connected to one another on their narrow sides assigned to one another of the side walls (16) by means of a joint (18) or are connected to one another, such that a closed ring (14) is formed from the side walls (16) that can be folded together, wherein a loading hatch (19) is provided on the at least one side wall (16), said loading hatch (19) closing an opening (27) in a closed position (22), said opening (27) being open towards an end edge (37) of the side wall (16), and wherein the loading hatch (19) is flexibly connected to the side wall (16) by means of a hinge (21), wherein side edges (42) of the loading hatch (19) which border it in terms of width and side edges (43) of the side wall (16) which border the opening (27) in the side wall (16) are reduced in terms of wall thickness relative to its adjacent wall sections (28, 29) of the side wall (16) and the loading hatch (19) on at least one side edge (43) of the side wall (16) or at least one side edge (42) of the loading hatch (19), at least one tab (31) is provided which extends beyond the opposite side edge (42, 43) of the loading hatch (19) or the side wall (16) and can be transferred into the open position (23) or closed position (22) when opening and closing the loading hatch (19) after overcoming a holding force produced by the tab (31) or after overcoming a holding force produced by corner regions (51) of the side wall (16) projecting into the opening (27) and, in the closed position (22), the side edge (42) is positioned in the upper corner region (52) of the loading hatch (19) between the side edge (43) of the side wall (16) and the tab (31) positioned in the side wall (16) or the side edge (43) is positioned in the upper corner region (51) of the side wall (16) between the side edge (42) of the loading hatch (19) and the tab (31) that is arranged on the loading hatch (19). |
| US10882661B1 |
Devices and methods relating to modular storage
In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, an apparatus includes a holder having a flexible sheet with a foldable portion that is foldable along an axis to form an upper portion and a lower portion of the flexible sheet, wherein the upper portion contains at least one magnet embedded therein and the lower portion contains at least one magnet embedded therein. The apparatus further includes at least one rigid container dimensioned to fit within the holder when the holder is folded, where the rigid container includes at least a first magnet with the first magnet located to engage the at least one magnet embedded in the lower portion of the holder and the at least one magnet embedded in the upper portion of the holder. |
| US10882659B2 |
Apparatus for forming a monolithic compressed wood pallet with increased load capacity
An apparatus for forming monolithic compressed wood pallets with increased load capacity includesa storage component having a chamber for collecting the mixture, inside which a first conveyor belt is accommodated for feeding a uniform layer of mixture toward an outlet. The first belt is wound around at least one motorized roller and entrained by it with a feed speed.The apparatus also includes a pressing component with a lower mold part and an upper mold part between which a receptacle for forming a pallet is provided.A second conveyor belt is interposed between the storage component and the pressing component. The apparatus further includes a component for modulating at least one among feed speed, the advancement speed, and the translation speed so as to obtain adjustment of quantity of mixture loaded/unloaded on/from upper portion of the second belt along an extension of the mat. |
| US10882657B2 |
Crush-tolerant container and blank and method for forming the same
A blank for constructing a crush-tolerant container includes a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, and a top panel coupled together in series. At least one cutout and at least one bridge portion are defined along a first fold line between the top panel and the first side panel. The at least one bridge portion and the at least one cutout are configured to maintain the top panel in a plane spaced above a top edge of the first side panel when the container is formed and the top panel is not under a stacking load, and to allow the top panel to move downwardly such that at least a portion of the top panel is substantially co-planar with the top edge of the first side panel when the container is formed and the top panel is under the stacking load. |
| US10882654B2 |
System and method for freeze-drying and packaging
A system and method for protecting biological or other material from contamination through the steps of filling, freeze-drying, packaging, storing and use are disclosed. A system can include a flexible container, a membrane configured to transmit air or solvent vapor out of the flexible container, and a membrane frame supporting the membrane and engaged with at least one column member. The at least one column member can be configured to maintain the membrane and the membrane frame a spaced distance from one or more contents received within the flexible container. Upon application of a downward force, the at least one column member can assume a collapsed configuration. A method can include inserting a biological material, for example, into a flexible container, freeze-drying the biological material, moving the freeze-dried biological material to a portion of the flexible container that includes at least one port, and sealing the biological material within the portion. |
| US10882653B2 |
Packaging machine with a protective cover, a token fastening capsule arranged thereon as well as a method
A packaging machine that may include a protective cover and a token fastening capsule arranged on the protective cover. The protective cover may include a receptacle that is configured for receiving a token. The receptacle may have a first contact surface. The fastening capsule may include a cap for covering an opening of the receptacle and that includes a second contact surface. The first contact surface and the second contact surface may be in contact with each other when the cap covers the opening of the receptacle. In one embodiment, the receptacle and/or the cap is provided with a knurl, the knurl being provided on the first or the second contact surface. Further, a method of fastening a token on a protective cover is presented wherein the receptacle may be cold welded to the cap in view of the structure provided above. |
| US10882650B2 |
Carbonation preservation device
The present disclosure provides a carbonation preservation device that attaches to the mouth of an open container holding carbonated liquid. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device for preventing loss of carbonation from a carbonated liquid stored within a container by purging the trapped air above the remaining liquid within the container and replacing it with carbon dioxide or mixture of gases. When in place, the carbonation preservation device purges the air and other gases from the volume above the remaining carbonated liquid and fills the volume with a gas, such as carbon dioxide, or a mixture of gases, in order to pressurize the container and prevent the escape of carbon dioxide from the remaining carbonated liquid in the container. |
| US10882646B2 |
Spacecraft systems and methods
Embodiments provide a spacecraft airlock system. Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for attaching space exposed payloads to a space station. |
| US10882642B2 |
System and method of producing artificial gravity in an electromagnetized environment
A method of the producing artificial gravity in an electromagnetized environment is provided with a bodysuit, a corridor, a plurality of mobile electromagnets, a plurality of mobile inertial measurement units (IMUs), a plurality of first fixed electromagnets, second fixed electromagnets, and at least one computing unit. The first fixed magnets and the second fixed magnets are integrated throughout the corridor to continuously generate a uniform magnetic field through the corridor. The mobile electromagnets are integrated throughout the bodysuit to electromagnetically interact with the first fixed electromagnets and the second fixed electromagnets, which simulates gravity as the bodysuit moves through the corridor. The mobile IMUs are integrated to the bodysuit so that the mobile IMUs sends spatial positioning and orientation data to the computing unit. This feedback data allows for better gravity simulation because the computing unit can then directionally and magnitudinally adjust the electromagnetic field of each mobile electromagnet. |
| US10882641B2 |
Multifunctional structure for electrical energy and mechanical environment management
Provided is a multifunctional structure for electrical energy and mechanical environment management, which comprises a main structure module, four rechargeable/dischargeable power source modules (PSMs), a vibration reduction system and a sensor module. The main structure module includes a framework, an upper cover plate and a lower cover plate. Elastic blocks are arranged between the periphery of each PSM and walls of the square cavity used for accommodating the PSM. Elastic cushions are arranged between the bottom surface of each PSM and the lower cover plate, and between the top surface of each PSM and the upper cover plate. The multifunctional structure, by means of embedding the PSMs into the interior of the structure, can realize high integration of multiple functions, such as bearing, power supply and vibration reduction, and can greatly improve the load/mass ratio, the load/volume ratio and the function/structure ratio of a system platform. |
| US10882640B2 |
Energy efficient satellite maneuvering
Energy efficient satellite maneuvering is described herein. One disclosed example method includes maneuvering a satellite that is in an orbit around a space body so that a principle sensitive axis of the satellite is oriented to an orbit frame plane to reduce gravity gradient torques acting upon the satellite. The orbit frame plane is based on an orbit frame vector. |
| US10882628B2 |
Drone with magnet fluid sealed bearing unit and drive motor having the bearing unit
One object is to provide a drone capable of achieving desired performance by preventing entry of foreign matter such as water droplets or dust particularly into a power portion thereof. A drone of the present invention is provided with a fixed section having a motor housing for housing a motor therein and a rotary section having a propeller shaft supported via a bearing so as to be rotatable with respect to the motor housing and configured to rotate integrally with the propeller. In an opposed portion where fixed-side components constituting the fixed section and rotary-side components constituting the rotary section are opposed to each other, there is provided a foreign matter entry prevention unit configured to prevent foreign matter from entering an inside of the motor housing. |
| US10882625B2 |
Wing comprising a leading edge having means for preventing the deposition of residues
A wing comprising a leading edge composed of a skin transparent to microwaves, magnetrons implanted under the skin and arranged in rows and in columns alongside one another, between two successive rows of magnetrons, a discharge row successively comprising an electrode and a ground electrode, where each electrode passes through the skin and where each ground electrode is under the skin. |
| US10882623B2 |
Advanced environmental control system in an integrated split pack arrangement with two bleed/outflow heat exchangers
An environmental control system for providing conditioned air to a volume of an aircraft includes a ram air circuit including a ram air shell with at least one heat exchanger positioned therein. A dehumidification system is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and at least one compressing device is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and the dehumidification system. A plurality of mediums is receivable within the environmental control system. A first medium of the plurality of mediums is provided from the volume of the aircraft via at least one valve. |
| US10882617B2 |
Aircraft based augmented and virtual reality passenger social media interaction system and related method
A system and method for passenger interaction receives an input from a passenger to create an actual, virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) environment within which the passenger wishes to immerse and then share via social media. The input includes a passenger order to immediately share the environment, delay sending or store the environment. Each environment includes a characteristic of the passenger as immersed within a location element and vehicle element associated with the vehicle in which the passenger is traveling. The system maintains a hardware suite capable of creation of the desired environment and displaying the environment to the passenger. The system then formats and transmits the environment in a format recognizable by a social media application. |
| US10882616B2 |
Safety link assembly for an aerial delivery apparatus
A safety link assembly for use with an aerial delivery apparatus, the assembly comprising a main body, an ejectable connector, a retaining mechanism comprising a retaining lever rotatably mounted on a rotary axis on the main body and rotatable between a first retaining position, and a second releasing position, and a securing mechanism comprising a securing member moveable between a first securing position, and a second non-securing position, wherein the distance from the first region of the retaining lever to the rotary axis is less than the distance from the second region of the retaining lever to the rotary axis. Methods of performing an aerial delivery from an aircraft are also included. |
| US10882615B2 |
Multi-rotor aerial vehicle with single arm failure redundancy
The present disclosure provides a multi-rotor Aerial Vehicle comprising at least five arms. Pairs of coaxial contra rotating rotors/propellers are configured on each arm defining a polygon. In the event of failure of any one of the rotors/propellers, a control system incorporating an autopilot, shuts off corresponding contra rotating rotor/propeller of the pair to maintain yaw stability thereby rendering the corresponding arm non-functional; and adjusts throttles of the coaxial contra rotating rotors/propellers of remaining functional arms to maintain tilt and lift stability of the Aerial Vehicle. |
| US10882614B2 |
Transport drone
A transport drone includes: a drone body; a transport unit for carrying an object to be transported; a balancing unit comprising a balancing frame and a swinging device, wherein the balancing frame is connected to the transport unit; the swinging device is respectively connected to the balancing frame and the drone body; the swinging device has rotational freedom; a sensor placed on the balancing frame for detecting a tilt angle of the balancing frame; and a controller electrically connected to both the sensor and the swinging device, wherein the controller controls rotation of the swinging device according to the tilt angle detected by the sensor, so as to adjust the tilt angle of the balancing frame and keep the transport unit in a horizontal state. The transport drone ensures that the items to be transported are in a horizontal state, effectively preventing dumping or damage of the items. |
| US10882612B2 |
Mast bearing system for a tiltrotor aircraft
A tiltrotor aircraft may be provided and may include a mast assembly, in which the mast assembly may include a mast; a bearing system; a housing; and a housing cap secured to the housing, wherein the bearing system is between the mast and the housing. The bearing system may further include a first bearing assembly including a first inner race, a first outer race, and a plurality of first tapered roller bearings; a second bearing assembly including a second inner race, a second outer race, and a plurality of second tapered roller bearings; an inner spacer and an outer spacer in which the inner and outer spacers are between the first and second bearing assemblies; and a retaining device in which the retaining device and the housing cap provide, at least in part, pre-loading for the first and second bearing assemblies. |
| US10882610B2 |
Electrical braking systems for rotorcraft
A braking system for a rotorcraft having a rotor hub assembly includes a generator having an armature mechanically coupled to the rotor hub assembly such that the armature is rotatable in response to rotation of the rotor hub assembly and a braking unit in selective electrical communication with the generator. The braking unit is adapted to apply an electrical resistance to rotation of the armature, thereby reducing a rotational speed of the rotor hub assembly. |
| US10882608B2 |
Hydraulic system for a vehicle and method of using the same
There is provided a hydraulic system for a vehicle. The hydraulic system has a hydraulic rotary actuator assembly rotationally coupled to a road wheel of the vehicle. The hydraulic rotary actuator assembly has a first operating mode, wherein a rotation of the road wheel causes the hydraulic rotary actuator assembly to pump a fluid from a fluid supply system. The hydraulic system further has a variable restrictor assembly coupled to the hydraulic rotary actuator assembly in the vehicle. The variable restrictor assembly controls a flow of the fluid flowing from the hydraulic rotary actuator assembly, to brake the rotation of the road wheel on a ground surface. The hydraulic system further has a variable restrictor controller coupled to the variable restrictor assembly. The variable restrictor controller controls the variable restrictor assembly, so as to enable a variation of a rate of braking of the road wheel on the ground surface. |
| US10882605B2 |
Riblet structure and object
The present invention provides a riblet structure that further reduces drag, which is a sum of turbulent friction drag and pressure drag, and an object including such a riblet structure. An object such as an aircraft, plant, and pipeline includes a wavelike riblet pattern on a surface. The wavelike riblet pattern includes a large number of wavelike riblets. Each of the large number of wave riblets includes a wavelike ridge line, and a height thereof changes cyclically with respect to a fluid flow direction. With such a configuration, drag, which is a sum of turbulent friction drag and pressure drag, can be further reduced. |
| US10882600B2 |
Foldable unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle having an airframe whose horizontal dimension is efficiently reduced. This object is solved by an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes: a rotor; an arm; and an arm connector. The arm connector includes an arm holder that is a fixing member holding a part of the arm in a longitudinal direction of the arm. The part of the arm held by the arm holder is changeable by sliding the arm in the longitudinal direction of the arm relative to the arm holder. The arm holder is a movable member movable in directions in which the arm is turned upward and downward and/or rightward and leftward. The object is also solved by an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes: a rotor; an arm; and an arm connector. The arm is provided with a hinge on which the arm is foldable at a middle portion of the arm. |
| US10882597B2 |
Impact resistant fuselage
An impact resistant fuselage of an aircraft, the fuselage extending along a central longitudinal direction, wherein transversal sections of the fuselage are comprised in a vertical plane perpendicular to the central longitudinal direction. The impact resistant fuselage comprises at least a ballistic material membrane extended along the longitudinal direction for absorbing high energy impacts. The membrane according to a transversal section, comprising at least one section between two tensional elements, wherein the material membrane is located inside the fuselage of the aircraft, the at least one section of the membrane is mechanically linked to the inside of the fuselage by the tensional elements, and the two tensional elements stress the membrane. |
| US10882594B2 |
Outboard motor raising/lowering device
Provided is an outboard motor raising and lowering apparatus that is capable of automatically changing the speed of raising/lowering an outboard motor according to a status of the outboard motor. The outboard motor raising and lowering apparatus (1) includes: a first fluid passage that connects a pump (42), a second chamber(s) of one or more tilt cylinders (14), and a second chamber(s) of one or more trim cylinders (12); a second fluid passage that is connected to the first chamber of at least one of the one or more trim cylinders; a switching valve (60) provided at the second fluid passage; and a control section (100) configured to control the switching valve with reference to a watercraft status signal. |
| US10882592B1 |
Mobile low frequency sound source for underwater communication and navigation
A low frequency underwater sound source for use in an autonomous underwater vehicle includes a cylindrical body having a front portion, a rear portion, a cylindrical piezo-ceramic ring transducer disposed therebetween, and a resonant pipe surrounding the transducer. A gap is formed between an inner surface of the pipe and an outer surface of the transducer. Alternatively, the sound source includes a cylindrical body, a front fairing disposed forward of the cylindrical body, a plurality of metal rods connecting the front of the cylindrical body and the rear of the fairing, a spherical piezo-ceramic transducer disposed between the cylindrical body and the fairing, and a resonant pipe mounted at the front end of the cylindrical body. The spherical transducer is disposed within a cavity within the resonant pipe. A cylindrical orifice is formed between the front end of the resonant pipe and the rear of the fairing. |
| US10882574B2 |
Method of track link manufacture
A method of fabricating a track link comprises creating a rail portion of a track link from a high alloy steel, creating a main body portion of a track link from a low alloy steel, and friction adhering the rail portion onto the main body portion. |
| US10882572B2 |
Trailer underbody fairing system
The present disclosure pertains to fairings for use on a trailer having a movable bogie. In one implementation, panels of the fairing extend at least to a rear termination point of the movable bogie and include a slim hinge to prevent interference with a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie. Accordingly, implementations of the present disclosure include a fairing that allows for translation of the movable bogie, while also providing panel coverage up to and beyond a pair of wheels coupled to the bogie regardless of the bogie position relative to the trailer. |
| US10882570B1 |
Tailgate latch system
A tailgate latch system is described. The tailgate latch system may comprise an actuatable button located on a pickup truck tailgate, at least one rotatable rod located in the tailgate interior that is configured to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise upon actuating the button and a rotary latch that is configured to disengage a bedside striker pin upon rotation of the at least one rotatable rod. |
| US10882568B2 |
Vehicle front-end assembly
A vehicle front-end assembly includes a vehicle frame and a skid plate. The vehicle frame has a first front side member and a second front side member. Each of the first and second front side members has a corresponding front-end portion with a downward facing surface. The skid plate has a main section, a first attachment flange extending from a first lateral side of the main section and a second attachment flange extending from a second lateral side of the main section. The first attachment flange is attached to the downward facing surface of the first front side member. The second attachment flange is attached to the downward facing surface of the second front side member such that the main section covers a forward area of an underside of the vehicle. |
| US10882560B2 |
Vehicle-body lower structure
A vehicle-body lower structure includes: a side sill; and a cross member, wherein the side sill includes a side sill outer and a side sill inner, a bulk having a shape corresponding to the cross member is provided on the opposite side of the side sill inner from the cross member in a closed-section space formed by the side sill outer and the side sill inner, and the bulk includes a front wall portion, a rear wall portion placed behind the front wall portion in the vehicle-body front-rear direction, and a connecting wall portion connecting the front wall portion and the rear wall portion, the front wall portion and the connecting wall portion forming a first edge line extending in the vehicle width direction, and the rear wall portion and the connecting wall, portion forming a second edge line extending in the vehicle width direction. |
| US10882559B2 |
Support structure for a vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a support structure (1) for a vehicle, comprising a support (2) which has an upper shell (3) and a lower shell (4), the extension of the support structure in the longitudinal extension of the vehicle being defined by the extension of the two shells (3, 4) in said direction, and comprising attachment points (14, 14.1) for connecting a link (27). A front attachment point and a rear attachment point are provided on each link attachment side (9, 9.1). The two attachment points (14, 14.1) are provided for an attachment insert (10) on each link attachment side (9, 9.1) of the support (2), wherein the attachment insert is connected to the shells (3, 4), is open towards a link (27) to be connected to the attachment points at least in the region of the attachment points (14, 14.1), and is produced as a separate component. This attachment insert has an upper chord (11), a lower chord (12), and a back section (13) connecting the upper chord (11) to the lower chord (12), wherein the upper chord (11) of the attachment insert (10) is connected to the upper chord (11) of the support (2), and the lower chord (12) of the attachment insert (10) is connected to the lower shell (4) of the support (2), wherein link connection part receivers (17, 17.1) provided by the attachment insert (10) are separated from the support (2) cavity located between the upper and the lower shell by the back section (13). |
| US10882558B2 |
Arrangement of central load-carrying tube of motor vehicle chassis with integrated rotary electric motor, method of its placement and use
Arrangement of central load-carrying tube of motor vehicle chassis with integrated rotary electric motor, method of its placement and use, wherein one or more rotary electric motors (1) are placed inside the tubular structure of the central tube (2) of vehicle chassis. Advantageously, the tubular structure of the central tube (2) of vehicle chassis is further fitted with traction components (5), (6) and (7), which, together with the rotary electric motor, form a compact unit. Use of central load-carrying tube (2) according to claims 1 to 6, fitted with rotary electric motor (1) and traction components, as a chassis of the road, commercial and military vehicles. |
| US10882557B2 |
Vehicle lower structure
A vehicle lower structure includes: a pair of rear side members having a kick-up part bent toward an upper rear side of a vehicle; a rear cross member that connect parts of the pair of rear side members on a rear side from the kick-up parts; a battery pack; and a bracket including a lower flange placed against a rear end of the battery pack, and has a lower fastening hole through which a first fastening member is inserted; and an upper flange that is placed against the rear cross member, and has an upper fastening hole through which a second fastening member is inserted. The bracket has a fragile portion at least either between the upper fastening hole and an end edge of the upper flange or between the lower fastening hole and an end edge of the lower flange. |
| US10882555B2 |
Method for operating an operating device for a transportation vehicle to assist a driver when coupling the transportation vehicle to a trailer, operating device, and transportation vehicle
A method for operating a control device for a transportation vehicle to assist a driver maneuvering the transportation vehicle up to a trailer to couple the transportation vehicle to the trailer, wherein target coordinates of a coupling position provided for the transportation vehicle for coupling are determined by the control device and the process repeated, while a graphical distance display element is displayed to the driver by a display apparatus, a current distance value of a distance of the transportation vehicle from the coupling position is determined, and a size parameter of the graphical distance display element is adjusted based on the current distance value. A non-linear scaling function brings about a higher position resolution in a near region around the coupling position than outside the near region is used for a conversion from the respectively current distance value into a value of the size parameter. |
| US10882553B2 |
Kingpin assembly with a torque receiving configuration
A kingpin assembly includes a pin that has a shaft with a spherical member extending therefrom. The kingpin includes a base that has a spherical interior surface which defines an interior area. The interior area includes an open end of the base and is bounded by a closed end of the base. The closed end of the base is opposite the open end. The spherical member is rotatingly disposed in the interior area with the shaft extending away from the open end. The closed end has a torque receiving configuration for receiving a torque applying tool thereon. |
| US10882542B2 |
Energy dissipating device and connection device comprising such an energy dissipating device
An energy dissipating device includes a guide defining a guide surface having a curved cross-section. A deformer is slideably supported by the guide surface of the guide in a compression stroke direction of the device. A stopper is fixedly attached to the device and arranged at a distance from the deformer in the compression stroke direction. An energy dissipating member is arranged between the stopper and the deformer in the compression stroke direction, and includes a first end configured to engage with the stopper and a second end configured to engage with the deformer in response to a force thereon in the compression stroke direction. |
| US10882540B2 |
Robotic service device and handling method
A robotic service device for a robotic picking system grid. The robotic service device can be configured for driving to any location on the grid in order to restart malfunctioning robotic load handling devices or to perform maintenance operations or cleaning in situ. Additionally, the service device may be used to rescue robotic load handling devices operational in the picking system. The robotic service device can include a releasable docking mechanism to enable it to dock and latch on to malfunctioning load handling devices. The service device can also be provided with a cleaning device and camera device to enable a condition of a grid and other robotic devices to be monitored. |
| US10882539B2 |
Railway vehicle having partially standardized carriages
The railway vehicle comprises at least one end car, each arranged at a respective end of the railway vehicle, and, for each end car, a first car adjacent to this end car, and at least one second car, one of which is adjacent to the first car. Each second car comprises a second structural body. Each first car comprises a first structural body substantially identical to the second structural body of each second car, and a structural extension part attached on the first structural body and intended to be connected to the adjacent end car. |
| US10882535B2 |
Object interaction prediction systems and methods for autonomous vehicles
Systems and methods for determining object motion and controlling autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system includes processor(s) and one or more tangible, non-transitory, computer readable media that collectively store instructions that when executed by the processor(s) cause the computing system to perform operations. The operations include obtaining data associated with a first object and one or more second objects within a surrounding environment of an autonomous vehicle. The operations include determining an interaction between the first object and the one or more second objects based at least in part on the data. The operations include determining one or more predicted trajectories of the first object within the surrounding environment based at least in part on the interaction between the first object and the one or more second objects. The operations include outputting data indicative of the one or more predicted trajectories of the first object. |
| US10882532B2 |
Driving assistance device and driving assistance method
An ECU as a driving assistance device has a traffic sign detection section, a lane entry detection section and a judgment section. The traffic sign detection section detects traffic signs including a speed limit symbol based on front-image data captured by an in-vehicle camera. The lane entry detection section detects that the own vehicle has entered a ramp lane to leave a highway. The judgment section detects an extent of a current driving lane as the ramp lane when following conditions (c1) and (c2) are satisfied after the lane entry detection section detects the entry of the own vehicle into the ramp lane: (c1) not less than two traffic signs are arranged along the current driving lane in forward direction of the vehicle; and (c2) an arrangement of speed limit symbols included in the detected traffic signs satisfy a predetermined speed reduction pattern. |
| US10882531B2 |
Control apparatus for vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus
A control apparatus for a vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus that defines (i) a first drive-force transmitting path established by engagement of a first engagement device controlled by an on-off solenoid valve and (ii) a second drive-force transmitting path established by engagement of a second engagement device controlled by a linear solenoid valve. A third engagement device, which is, as well as the first engagement device, disposed in the first drive-force transmitting path, is configured to transmit a drive force during a driving state of the vehicle and to cut off transmission of the drive force during a driven state of the vehicle. In a case in which the second drive-force transmitting path is to be established in place of the first drive-force transmitting path, the second engagement device is engaged when the first engagement device is engaged, and the first engagement device is released after an inertia phase is started. |
| US10882530B2 |
Vehicle allocation system
A vehicle allocation system includes for allocating, through autonomous driving, an allocation vehicle selected from a plurality of selection target vehicles is provided. Each of the plurality of selection target vehicles includes an electronic controller configured to perform hydraulic pressure control learning and autonomous driving control of a power transmission device in which a plurality of shift stages are established by combination of a plurality of hydraulic engaging devices. The at least one processing circuitry is configured to select a vehicle in which a progress degree of the hydraulic pressure control learning is low as the allocation vehicle from the selection target vehicles, based on progress degrees of the hydraulic pressure control learning before the vehicle allocation. |
| US10882528B2 |
Method and system for auxiliary power generation
An auxiliary power system for a motor vehicle includes a power generator that generates electricity to charge one or more auxiliary power system batteries. The motor vehicle includes an engine and drive train that distributes power from the engine to the drive wheels. The drive train can include a transmission, a drive shaft and a differential that connects the engine to the drive wheels. The power generator can be connected to the drive train (e.g., the transmission, the drive shaft or the differential) to draw power to generate electricity as well as to apply braking loads on the drive wheels to increase the ability to stop the motor vehicle. |
| US10882524B2 |
Systems and methods for vehicle launch control
Methods and systems are provided for launching a vehicle from rest in order to maximize performance for the vehicle launch event. In one example, a method comprises, in preparation of a launch of the vehicle driven by an engine from a resting state, rotating a set of vehicle tires via a controller by adjusting a torque of the engine while vehicle brakes are applied for a duration that is a function of real-time pressure sensor readings of the set of tires. In this way, tire temperature may be determined based on the real-time pressure sensor readings in order to control tire temperature to an optimal tire temperature for the launch event, where the optimal tire temperature is based on a coefficient of friction of the road surface the vehicle is launching from, and where the optimal tire temperature provides for optimal grip for the vehicle launch. |
| US10882521B2 |
Method and system for use of sensors in parked vehicles for traffic safety
A method at computing device associated with a parked vehicle, the method including receiving a request for sensor information from an external computing device, the request including an area of interest; activating sensors of the parked vehicle; obtaining sensor data for the area of interest; and providing a response to the external computing device. |
| US10882513B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle is provided. A vehicle V has a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) provided on an exhaust passage to capture particulate matter (PM) included in exhaust, a generator motor connected to a crank shaft of an engine, an exhaust temperature sensor acquiring a filter temperature correlated with a temperature of the GPF, and an electronic control unit (ECU) performing motor drive control for rotating the crank shaft with the generator motor when a filter temperature is higher than or equal to a PM combustion start temperature and a PM combustion integration amount that is an integration amount of PM combusted in the GPF is less than a PM discharge integration amount. |
| US10882512B2 |
Drive system for a hybrid vehicle and method for operating said system
A drive system for a hybrid vehicle and a method of operation of the drive system are provided. The drive system includes an internal combustion engine having a shaft, a vehicle transmission having a transmission input shaft and an output shaft, a transmission clutch between the transmission input and output shafts, an inertia-mass drive unit arranged between the internal combustion engine shaft and the transmission input shaft, a first clutch between the internal combustion engine shaft and inertia-mass drive unit and a second clutch between the inertia-mass drive unit and the transmission input shaft; and an electrical machine torque-transmittingly connected to the transmission input shaft. The inertia-mass drive unit may include rotational oscillation reduction device. Operation of the first, second and transmission clutches in coordination with electric motor and engine operation provides multiple operating modes while minimizing operator disturbance during transitions between engine deactivated and activated states. |
| US10882510B2 |
Engine autostop control
Systems and methods are provided for determining an optimal point during operation of a hybrid electric vehicle towing a trailer at which the energy that can be recouped through regenerative braking is maximized. Operating conditions or characteristics of the hybrid electric vehicle and the brake characteristics of the trailer are considered in determining the optimal point at which the energy that can be recouped is maximized. At the optimal point at which the energy that can be recouped is maximized, the engine of the hybrid electric vehicle is turned off. Otherwise, the engine of the hybrid electric vehicle is left on. |
| US10882508B2 |
Motor control apparatus and method for damping engine vibration
A motor control apparatus and method for damping engine vibration are provided. The apparatus includes a data collection device that collects engine information and motor information and a processor that determines a magnitude of engine torque vibration using the engine information and the motor information. A weighting value is determined by determining a position of a piston in a cylinder of an engine, ignition timing, an engine angular acceleration, and an engine velocity. A motor arti-phase torque is calculated by reflecting the determined weighting value in the magnitude of the engine torque vibration and a motor is operated based on the motor anti-phase torque to cancel out the engine torque vibration. |
| US10882501B2 |
Switching device and method for switching loads
A switching apparatus for switching a first actuator and a second actuator between a power supply and a ground, including: a first switch for switching a first current path between the first actuator and the ground; a second switch for switching a second current path between the second actuator and the ground; and a third switch for switching a current path between the power supply and the first actuator and a current path between the power supply and the second actuator; in which, as a result of the switching, the third switch simultaneously closes or opens the current path to the first actuator and to the second actuator. Also described are a related brake system and method. |
| US10882500B2 |
Systems and methods for brake failure detection using retract braking
A system for detecting aircraft brake failure using retract braking may comprise a landing gear including a wheel, a brake coupled to the wheel, and a wheel sensor coupled to the wheel. A brake controller may be coupled to the brake and the wheel sensor. The brake controller may be configured to receive a begin retract braking signal, command the brake to apply a braking force to the wheel, calculate a wheel speed characteristic using data from the wheel sensor, and determine whether the wheel speed characteristic indicates a failure of the brake. |
| US10882495B2 |
System and method for cleaning a vehicle-mounted sensor
An aspect of the invention refers to a system for cleaning an external vehicle-mounted sensor surface. The system comprises an air nozzle arranged to discharge air onto a sensor surface; an air pump comprising a fluid inlet, an air outlet, an air-fluid interface and a variable volume compression chamber communicated with the air outlet; an air flow control device communicated with the air nozzle and the air outlet for controlling the flow of air therethrough; and a liquid pump communicated with the fluid inlet to supply a flow of pressurized liquid such that the volume of the compression chamber varies to generate a volume of pressurized air with an absolute pressure below 10 bar. |
| US10882493B2 |
System and method for vehicle authorization
A system provides a personalized and secure user experience to access a secured asset, such as a vehicle. A first communication is transmitted, and a second communication is received in response to the first communication. An approach vector is determined based on the first communication and the second communication. The approach vector is compared with a known approach vector, a request for authentication is transmitted based on the comparison. A response to the request for authentication is received, and access to an asset is granted based on the approach vector and the response to the request for authentication. |
| US10882491B2 |
Lock device
A lock device includes a locking member, a movable member, and a transmission mechanism. The locking member is moved between a lock position at which it locks a locking subject and an unlock position at which it unlocks the locking subject. The transmission mechanism transmits a drive force to the movable member and moves the movable member. A movement state of the movable member is shifted between a relative movement state in which it is moved relative to the locking member and an integral movement state in which it is moved together with the locking member to move the locking member toward the lock or unlock position. The lock device further includes a detector of which an output value varies in accordance with movement of the movable member or the transmission mechanism, and a controller that performs a failure determination based on a change in the output value. |
| US10882490B2 |
Control method for an electric seatbelt retractor and electric seatbelt retractor
A control method for an electric seatbelt retractor and an electric seatbelt retractor including a spindle (2) and a seatbelt (3) wound thereon, and an electric motor (4) driving the spindle (2) via a rotor (3) in pull-in or in pull-out direction when activated, and a sensor device (10) detecting the movement of the spindle (2), wherein a spring (11) is provided, which is arranged between the spindle (2) and the rotor (3) enabling a relative movement of the spindle (2) to the rotor (3) or to a retractor-fixed part, wherein the electric motor (4) is controlled by a signal of the sensor device (10) generated by the relative movement of the spindle (2) to the rotor (3) or a retractor-fixed part with torsional tensioning or expanding the spring (11). |
| US10882480B2 |
Vehicle body structure
The present invention provides a vehicle body structure comprising an exterior component configured to form an outer surface of a vehicle body and provided with an opening portion; and an attachment component attached on a vehicle body inner side of the exterior component with respect to the opening portion, wherein the exterior component includes an extended portion extended from a periphery of the opening portion toward the vehicle body inner side, and the extended portion includes an abutted portion configured to restrict a displacement of the attachment component to the vehicle body inner side by abutment against an abutment portion provided on the attachment component. |
| US10882469B1 |
Protective bedliner
A bedliner (1) used for protecting metal truck beds and utility trailers from chemicals, such as chlorine, transported therein which causes the metal in the bed to corrode and rust when the chemicals spill and come into direct contact with the metal, said bedliner having an upper protective lip (12) and accordion-like protective retention wall (17). |
| US10882468B1 |
Work vehicle composite panoramic vision systems
A composite panoramic vision system utilized onboard a work vehicle includes a display device, a vehicle-mounted camera array, and a controller. The vehicle-mounted camera array includes, in turn, first and second vehicle cameras having partially overlapping fields of view and positioned to capture first and second camera feeds, respectively, of the work vehicle's exterior environment from different first vantage points. During operation of the composite panoramic vision system, the controller receives the first and second camera feeds from the first and second cameras, respectively; generates a composite panoramic image of the work vehicle's exterior environment from at least the first and second camera feeds; and then presents the composite panoramic image on the display device for viewing by an operator of the work vehicle. |
| US10882467B2 |
Camera module
A camera module, which is mounted on an inside of a front windshield of a vehicle and configured to image an external environment of the vehicle, includes multiple lens units on which an optical image of the external environment is incident, individually, and an imaging system to generate an outside image of the external environment by imaging through each of the lens units, individually. |
| US10882465B2 |
Vehicular camera apparatus and method
A vehicular camera apparatus includes an image sensor, and a processor configured to divide an image acquired through the image sensor into a first field of view (FOV) range in a first direction and a second FOV range in the first direction, to process a first region corresponding to the first FOV range in the image, to process a second region corresponding to the second FOV range in the image, and to separately process the first region and the second region. |
| US10882452B2 |
Folding device for an exterior mirror
A folding device to move a mirror head relative to a mirror base of a motor vehicle exterior mirror, the folding device including a carrier operatively connected to one of the mirror head or the mirror base, a motor arranged in the carrier, and which has a motor shaft, an output device operatively connected to one of the mirror base or the mirror head, and a gear mechanism to operatively connect the output device to the motor shaft. The motor shaft and the output device are located parallel with each other, and the motor, the output device, and the gear mechanism are positioned relative to each other via the carrier, such that the axial spacings of the motor shaft, the output device, and the gear mechanism located therebetween are determined via the carrier. |
| US10882451B2 |
Apparatus for providing vehicular environment information
An apparatus for providing vehicular environment information, includes acquiring with at least one sensor vehicular environment data that is external to a vehicle. The at least one sensor comprises at least one camera, and the vehicular environment data comprises image data. The vehicular environment data is provided to a processing unit. The processing unit determines vehicular environment information. The determination of the vehicular environment information comprises use of the vehicular environment data. At least part of the image data is displayed on a display monitor on the basis of the vehicular environment information. The processing unit causes the display monitor to display the at least part of the image data. |
| US10882448B2 |
Method, device and computer-readable storage medium with instructions for identifying an exit side of a motor vehicle
A method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for identifying an exit side of a motor vehicle. In a first step, the existence of an exit situation is detected. If an exit situation exists, an exit side of the motor vehicle is ascertained. Finally, the opening of a door is simulated on the ascertained exit side. For example, a brightness can be increased on the ascertained exit side, outside sounds can be reproduced, or an air stream can be generated. |
| US10882439B2 |
Bendable cargo securement device and method
A compact bendable cargo securement device for stabilizing unrestrained items in the bed or cargo area of a pick-up truck or storage area in a motorhome or recreational trailer is disclosed. It may also be used as a stabilizer doing woodwork and other jobs that require stability of the work platform. The device will conform to any surface and has the ability to wrap around objects—both regular and irregular shaped—and will hold them and keep them from shifting. As disclosed, the bendable cargo securement device is composed of a flexible tube loaded with filler material when used and deployed for securing objects. The flexible tube is preferably fabricated from rubber or any material allowing sufficient flexibility for the cargo securement device to wrap around items while having suitable strength to avoid puncture/destruction from deployment. Each end of the device requires a closure to contain the filler material. |
| US10882436B2 |
Mobile cellular transmission system
A transport system includes a trailer with a transport bed adapted to receive a shelter having substantially rectangular base with approximate bottom dimensions of a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container; first and second wheeled transport assembly positioned on the trailer, wherein each transport assembly is adapted to connect to each end of the shelter to move the shelter on or off the trailer; and base locking units at each corner of the bed to be secured to a shelter. |
| US10882432B1 |
Modular seating system
Apparatus and methods are provided for a modular vehicle seating system. In one embodiment the seating system has a universal center module that is mountable to a seating position in a vehicle and includes seat pan and seat back portions. The seating system may further include a matched pair of modular side bolsters selectable from an assortment of matched pairs of side bolsters, where each matched pair has a particular physical property defined by a unique value in a range of values of the physical property in the assortment. The side bolsters are detachably connectable to the to left and right sides of the universal center module with fasteners. |
| US10882431B2 |
Road vehicle provided with an electric drive
Road vehicle provided with an electric drive and having: at least one pair of drive wheels; at least one electric machine; a mechanical transmission that connects the electric machine to the drive wheels; a passenger compartment; at least one seat, which is housed in the passenger compartment and is provided with at least one mechanical exciter that is designed to generate mechanical vibrations at variable frequencies and intensities; and a control unit, which is designed to drive the mechanical exciter using a driving signal that derives from the noise generated by an internal combustion thermal engine and based on the speed of rotation of the electric machine and/or on the speed of rotation of the drive wheels and/or on the torque generated/absorbed by the electric machine. |
| US10882430B2 |
Vehicle seat
Provided is an example of a vehicle seat that allows easy use of external pneumatic equipment such as an external air pillow. The vehicle seat includes an output portion configured to output an air having a pressure equal to or higher than an atmospheric pressure to an outside of the vehicle seat. |
| US10882426B2 |
Vehicle seat belt system
A vehicle seating system includes a vehicle floor, a seat supported by the vehicle floor, a retractor mounted to the vehicle floor beneath the seat, a webbing guide supported by the seat, and a webbing extending from the retractor through the webbing guide. |
| US10882424B2 |
Controlling active isolation platform in a moving vehicle
Systems and methods for actively isolating a payload from a disturbance. In one example, a seat system for a vehicle includes a seat, a support structure that allows the seat to move about an axis of a pivot, a first sensor positioned to detect movement of the vehicle, a second sensor positioned to detect lateral acceleration of the pivot, an actuator configured to move the seat, and a controller configured to receive a first signal from the first sensor and a second signal from the second sensor, generate a command signal based at least on the first and the second signal to instruct the actuator to position the seat at a desired command angle, wherein the controller is configured to correct the command signal for lateral accelerations caused by steering the vehicle, and provide a force command to the actuator to move the seat at the desired command angle. |
| US10882418B2 |
Method for classifying an occupant and providing the occupant classification for a safety device in a motor vehicle
A method for classifying an occupant and providing the occupant classification for a safety device in a motor vehicle. The method includes reading in a first piece of information that indirectly describes the occupant; reading in a second piece of information that directly describes the occupant; classifying the occupant, taking the indirect and direct information into account; and providing the occupant classification to an interface to the safety device for the vehicle. A corresponding device is also described. |
| US10882416B2 |
Managing spacing between a group of vehicles
An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive (i) sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle and (ii) data from a telemetry system. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to (i) analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to determine (a) operational parameters of the vehicle and (b) information associated with a second vehicle and (ii) adjust the operational parameters in response to the information associated with the second vehicle. The data from the telemetry system and the information associated with the second vehicle may be used to determine an amount of space between the vehicle and the second vehicle. The operational parameters may be adjusted to keep the amount of space within a pre-determined range. |
| US10882415B2 |
System and method of pre-charge testing to prevent misuse of electric vehicle charging station
A charging station for charging an electrically powered vehicle includes a power source that provides recharging power to one or more energy storage devices on the electrically powered vehicle and a charging device that controls energy transfer from the power source to the electrically powered vehicle. The charging device provides a control pilot signal to a vehicle control circuit of the electrically powered vehicle, with the control pilot signal being received by the vehicle control circuit upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station. The charging device measures a voltage level of the control pilot signal upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station, performs a selected pre-charge testing routine based on the measured voltage level of the control pilot signal, and enables charging of the electrically powered vehicle from the power source upon compliance with the selected pre-charge testing routine that was performed. |
| US10882414B2 |
Managing an installation for charging electric motor vehicle batteries in a parking lot
The invention relates to a method for managing charging currents delivered by an installation (1) for charging electric vehicle batteries in a parking lot (P), comprising a set of electric charging terminals (B1, . . . BN) connected to an electric power distribution network (2), each terminal being able to deliver a charging current value to an electric vehicle (VE1, . . . VEj) connected thereto. The method comprises: determining a maximum permissible value of the current at a connection point (3) for connecting the installation (1) to the network (2); storing, in a central management system (4) linked to the terminals, on the one hand, the electric charging terminals of a first subset of said set corresponding to the occupied terminals and, on the other hand, the electric charging terminals of a second subset corresponding to the available terminals; measuring the sum of the charging currents delivered by the terminals of the first subset; computing, by the system (4), an available current value according to a difference between the maximum permissible value and the sum of the delivered charging currents; and, for each new electric vehicle entering the parking lot (P) for charging purposes: computing, by the system (4), a deviation between the computed available current value and a charging current value able to be delivered by a determined terminal of the second subset; if the deviation is negative, transmitting, to one or more terminals selected from the first set, an order to reduce the charging current value delivered by each terminal to the vehicle connected thereto, so as to cover the deviation in absolute value; and transmitting, to the determined terminal of the second subset, an authorization message for charging the new vehicle at a predetermined charging current value. |
| US10882413B2 |
Charging system for at least one accumulator battery of a vehicle including heat transfer fluid distribution for thermal conditioning of the battery and method for managing the recharging of said at least one battery
A charging system for electrical accumulator vehicle batteries, comprising a charging station principally designed to generate a charging current for the batteries, a system for thermally conditioning the batteries, by the circulation of a heat transfer fluid. A vehicle-mounted segment comprises a component for measuring the battery temperatures, a system for measuring the state of charge of the batteries, and a heat transfer fluid distribution circuit. A non-vehicle-mounted segment comprises a ground module of the thermal conditioning system for generating a flux of a heat transfer fluid, a control-command module designed to determine, during charging, as a function of the states of charge of the batteries and the battery temperatures, the flow rates and temperatures of the heat transfer fluid and a charging current required to achieve a target final state, characterized by a target temperature and a target charge at the end of a given charging time. |
| US10882408B2 |
Mechanical connectors for contactless communication units
Embodiments discussed herein refer to connectors that enable two structures or devices to be coupled together in a manner that enables consistent and reliable operation of contactless communications and power transfer. The connector integrates power and alignment such that when two connectors are coupled together the power connections are also responsible for connector alignment. The connector alignment ensures that contactless communication channels, spanning between the connectors, are aligned to enable consistent and reliable operation of contactless communications. |
| US10882406B2 |
Fuel cell system
A control device is configured to control a first boost converter and a second boost converter. The control device is configured such that, when a prescribed state where an output of the second boost converter cannot be made at a ratio of an output voltage to an input voltage in the second boost converter to be equal to or more than a predetermined value is detected, the control device calculates a target output voltage of a fuel cell by using an voltage on an input side or an output side of the second boost converter measured by a measuring portion and a first value which is equal to or larger than a minimum boost ratio of the first boost converter, and controls the fuel cell so that an output voltage of the fuel cell is equal to or lower than the target output voltage. |
| US10882400B2 |
Systems and methods for improved vehicular safety
Embodiments of a vehicular system with an L-shaped infotainment display for reducing driver distraction and improving safety are disclosed. |
| US10882393B2 |
Fuel supply device
A fuel supply device includes a valve body and a filter unit accommodating an air filter and a valve cap are attached to a tubular portion provided on a side surface of an inlet pipe. When a fuel tank has a negative pressure, the valve body opens and the negative pressure is eliminated by clean atmospheric air introduction. A projection portion is provided on the filter unit side of the valve body. Accordingly, attachment of the valve body into the tubular portion and attachment of the tubular portion and the filter unit are reliably performed, the reliability of valve body opening and closing is improved, and attachment workability is improved. |
| US10882392B2 |
Fuel cell system
A pipe of a fuel cell system includes a pipe, one end side of which is connected to a fuel cell stack, and another end side of which is positioned adjacent to a vehicle structural component, through which water, and discharge air of a product that contains water vapor, which are produced by the fuel cell stack, flow; and a spray portion that is provided on the other end side of the pipe, and that sprays the water and the discharge air flowing through the pipe onto the vehicle structural component. |
| US10882387B2 |
Hybrid drive train for a hybrid-drive motor vehicle
A hybrid drive train for a hybrid-drive vehicle. A transmission which can be shifted to different gear ratios by shifting components, and which can be drivingly connected to an internal combustion engine via an internal combustion engine shaft, to an electric motor via an electric motor shaft, and to at least one vehicle axle via an output shaft. The internal combustion engine shaft and a power takeoff shaft that is drivingly connected to the output shaft can be connected via spur gear wheel sets, which can be selected by the shifting components and each of which forms a gear plane. The gear planes include a first and a second hybrid gear plane, each of which can additionally be drivingly connected to the electric motor shaft. |
| US10882385B2 |
Cover apparatus for truck cargo box
The present invention relates to a cover apparatus for a truck cargo box, and more specifically to a cover apparatus for a truck cargo box, which enables stable opening and closing operations even when deformation occurs due to the deflection or warping of a truck cargo box and enables its covers to stably cover irregularly shaped loads, such as various types of wastes or scraps, thereby considerably improving transportation safety and the convenience of use. According to the present invention, there is provided the cover apparatus for a truck cargo box, which enables stable opening and closing operations via the hinges and the variable members, and enables its covers to stably cover irregularly shaped loads via the covers in each of which the plurality of blocks is connected to each other, thereby providing the effect of considerably improving transportation safety and the convenience of use. |
| US10882380B2 |
Air conditioning unit for a vehicle
An air conditioning unit for a vehicle includes a first channel and a second channel, a blowing unit including a first blower fan and a second blower fan that rotate together by sharing a rotary shaft and a driving unit, a bypass channel, and a control door disposed among the outlets of the first channel and the second channel, the heating core, and the bypass channel to control air discharged from the first channel or the second channel to pass through the heating core or not to pass through the heating core through the bypass channel. |
| US10882376B2 |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system
An HVAC system including a front blower having a first front blower outlet and a second front blower outlet. The first front blower outlet and the second front blower outlet are arranged vertically relative to one another. A joint duct includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion includes a first duct inlet, which is connected to the first front blower outlet, and a first duct outlet. The second body portion includes a second duct inlet, which is connected to the second front blower outlet, and a second duct outlet. The first duct outlet and the second duct outlet are arranged horizontally relative to one another. An HVAC case defines a first inlet and a second inlet arranged horizontally relative to one another. The first duct outlet is connected to the first inlet, and the second duct outlet is connected to the second inlet. |
| US10882371B2 |
Single-tube vibration damper and dome bearing for motor vehicles
A single-tube oscillation damper for a motor vehicle may include a damper tube that is at least partially filled with damping fluid and in which a piston rod is movable back and forth, an operating piston that can be moved with the piston rod, and an end remote from the piston rod for bearing in a dome bearing. The end may include a transition region from an outer diameter of the damper tube to an outer diameter of the single-tube end remote from the piston rod. The end may also comprise a support region arranged in the transition region. The single-tube oscillation damper may further include a stop plate and at least one damping element. The stop plate may be arranged on the support region, and the at least one damping element may be arranged on the stop plate at a side facing the end. |
| US10882370B2 |
Lift option kit
A lift option kit that allows the user to alter the vertical suspension lift of a vehicle. |
| US10882369B2 |
Longitudinal leaf spring device having bump stop unit
A longitudinal leaf spring device for the suspension of a body of a motor vehicle has a leaf spring unit in an elongated form, a coupling device for the mechanical coupling of the leaf spring unit to a motor vehicle axle and at least one bump stop unit having two separate elastic stop elements which can be connected, in a manner arranged vertically above one another, to a chassis or to the axle. According to the invention, perpendicular directions to a downwardly directed mean contact area of the upper stop element and to an upwardly directed mean contact area of the lower stop element each form an angle other than zero with the vertical. |
| US10882367B2 |
Amphibious vehicle
An amphibious vehicle includes a vehicle body, a prime mover, a drive wheel, a water propulsion device, a drive wheel transmission, and a propulsion transmission. The drive wheel is disposed on a front side of the prime mover. The water propulsion device is disposed on a rear side of the prime mover. The drive wheel transmission is disposed on the front side of the prime mover and transmits power from the prime mover to the drive wheel. The propulsion transmission is disposed on the rear side of the prime mover and transmits the power from the prime mover to the water propulsion device. |
| US10882366B2 |
Electronic wheel unit for a vehicle wheel, and method for operating an electronic wheel unit of this kind
A method for operating an electronic wheel unit disposed on a vehicle wheel of a vehicle includes providing the electronic wheel unit with a detecting device for detecting rotation angle positions of the vehicle wheel that are present at certain detection times, and a radio transmitter device for transmitting a sequence of individual electromagnetic signals which include data representative of the detected rotation angle positions and their associated detection times. The detecting device is further used to detect an amount of a wheel acceleration of the vehicle wheel and to set an interval of time between the detection times of the rotation angle positions to be shorter the greater the amount of wheel acceleration. A corresponding electronic wheel unit and a method and an apparatus for localizing respective installation positions of a plurality of such electronic wheel units on a vehicle are also provided. |
| US10882364B2 |
Tire with concave sidewalls
A tire having a central axis and a radius further includes a circumferential tread having a convex cross-section. The convex cross-section is defined by a radius that is less than a maximum radius of the tire. A pair of sidewalls extends from opposite sides of the circumferential tread. Each of the pair of sidewalls has a concave cross-section that is defined by a radius that is greater than a maximum radius of the convex cross-section of the circumferential tread. |
| US10882360B2 |
Tire for running on rough terrain
A tire for running on rough terrain for which an intended tire rotational direction is specified, comprises: a tread portion 2 provided with a first block 11 having a ground contacting top surface 16, and a base cross sectional shape 17. The ground contacting top surface 16 has a polygonal shape having a heel-side oblique edge 21 inclined with respect to the tire axial direction. The base cross sectional shape 17 is a polygon having a heel-side axial edge 22 extending in the tire axial direction. In the top view of the first block, an angle θa formed between the heel-side oblique edge 21 and the heel-side axial edge 22 is in a range from 5 to 45 degrees. |
| US10882359B2 |
Pneumatic tire
In a tire 2 according to the present invention, an outer surface 52 of a crown rib 48e and an outer surface 54 of a shoulder rib 48s form a part of a tread surface 28. On a cross-section of the tire 2 along a plane that includes a rotation axis of the tire 2, an outline of the outer surface 52 of the crown rib 48e is represented as a first arc. A center of a circle to which the first arc belongs is disposed on the equator plane. An outline of the outer surface 54 of the shoulder rib 48s is represented as a second arc. A ratio of a distance from a center of a chord of the second arc to the second arc relative to a length of the chord of the second arc is not less than 0.03 and not greater than 0.05. |
| US10882355B2 |
Bicycle component comprising an adapter unit and adapter unit
A bicycle component includes a hub shell for a wheel of an at least partially muscle-powered bicycle, wherein the hub shell is rotatably supported by at least one bearing device. An adapter unit is disposed on one end of the hub shell. The adapter unit includes an inner stopper having an inner stop face for transferring a clamping force to the bearing device and an outer stopper with an outer stop face transmitting at least part of the clamping force. The adapter unit includes a first and a second stopper component transmitting the clamping force. |
| US10882349B2 |
Thermal transfer recording medium
A thermal transfer recording medium which includes a dye layer having storage stability and sufficient color development properties, and enables improvement in image quality of the printed matter. The thermal transfer recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a heat-resistant lubricating layer provided on a first surface of the substrate, and a dye layer provided on a second surface of the substrate, wherein the dye layer includes a dye, a binder A, and a binder B which contains at least one of polyvinyl butyral and polyvinyl acetal, a solubility parameter of the binder A is within a range of 9.5 (cal/cm3)1/2 or more and 12.0 (cal/cm3)1/2 or less, and a melting viscosity of the binder A at 200° C. is 400 Pa sec or less. |
| US10882345B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus
There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a casing which is box-shaped, and which has an internal space; a recording head arranged in the internal space, and configured to jet ink droplets; a carriage which is movable, and is arranged in the internal space, and on which the recording head is mounted; and a dust-proof portion arranged between a movable space and an exterior of the casing, the movable space being a space, in the internal space, in which the carriage is movable. |
| US10882341B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes a recording head that performs recording on a medium, a transport belt that has an clinging surface that cling the medium, and transports the medium to a position facing the recording head, a first charging unit that is in contact with the transport belt to frictionally charge the clinging surface, and a second charging unit that applies a voltage to the transport belt to charge the clinging surface, in which a control unit, which switches between charging of the clinging surface by the first charging unit and charging of the clinging surface by the second charging unit, switches between the charging of the clinging surface by the first charging unit and the charging of the clinging surface by the second charging unit, according to a state of a surface of the medium, which is in contact with the clinging surface. |
| US10882337B1 |
System and method for producing high quality images with ultraviolet curable inks in a printer
A printer includes a first printhead operatively connected to a source of ultraviolet (UV) curable ink having a first color, a first source of UV radiation following the first printhead in the process direction by a first predetermined distance, a second printhead operatively connected to the source of UV curable ink having the first color, and a second source of UV radiation following the second printhead in the process direction by a second predetermined distance that is greater than the firsts predetermined distance. The first predetermined distance enables the first source of UV radiation to fix the UV curable ink ejected by the first printhead before passing the second printhead and the second predetermined distance enables the ink ejected by the second printhead to flow over a portion of the substrate before the second source of UV radiation fixes the UV curable ink ejected by the second printhead. |
| US10882328B2 |
Thermal head for printer
A printer includes a thermal head, an electrical connector capable of being connected to and disconnected from the thermal head, and a head cover of the thermal head. The head cover moves between a first position and a second position different from the first position to connect and a disconnect the thermal head and the electrical connector. |
| US10882327B2 |
Control device, printing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
A control device controls an image printing by a printing execution unit. The control device performs: determination processing of determining whether a first condition indicating that a supply of ink from an ink supply unit to a printing head is possibly delayed at a partial printing is satisfied, for each of a plurality of band images included in an image to be printed and aligned in a sub-scanning direction; first printing processing of, in a case where the first condition is not satisfied, causing the printing execution unit to print the band image by single time partial printing; and second printing processing of, in a case where the first condition is satisfied, causing the printing execution unit to print each of N partial images included in the band image and aligned in the sub-scanning direction by single time partial printing, to print the band image by N times partial printings. |
| US10882321B2 |
Liquid supplier, liquid supply system, and method of manufacturing liquid supplier
A liquid supplier can be attached to and detached from a case of a liquid ejection device, and includes a connection member located at an end of the case. The connection member includes a liquid outlet member including a liquid outlet port and a connection port, a container-side electric connector, a first receiving portion that receives a first positioning portion of the liquid ejection device, and a second receiving portion that receives a second positioning portion of the liquid ejection device. The width of the liquid supplier in the Z direction is smaller than a width in the Y direction and a width in the X direction. The liquid supplier further includes a tube whose one end is connected to the connection port, and into which liquid is injected from another end that is located outside the liquid ejection device. |
| US10882316B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle plate, a multilayer substrate, and a pressure chamber substrate. The multilayer substrate includes a liquid chamber wall portion. The liquid chamber wall portion has a first wall surface facing a common liquid chamber. The multilayer substrate has a supply flow path which has an inlet portion coupled to the first wall surface and via which the common liquid chamber communicates with the first pressure chamber. When a direction from the common liquid chamber toward the first pressure chamber is defined as a first direction, and a direction intersecting the first direction is defined as a second direction, the supply flow path includes a first portion having a first width in the inlet portion and a second portion having a second width, in a first cross section along the first direction and the second direction. The first width is narrower than the second width. |
| US10882307B2 |
Sheet-fed printing press
The invention relates to a sheet-fed printing press having a feeder, a delivery, and at least one sheet guiding cylinder, which is arranged between the feeder and the delivery, has a gripper system, and is assigned a digital printing system and a first sheet guiding system that removes sheets from the sheet guiding cylinder. The object of the invention is to devise a sheet-fed printing press that can be used in a more variable fashion, and with which a particularly wide spectrum of different products can be produced. According to the invention, the object is attained in that the first sheet guiding system (12) is configured for selectively transferring the sheets to a second sheet guiding system (8), which transfers the sheets to the sheet guiding cylinder (3), or for transferring said sheets to the delivery (11), wherein the second sheet guiding system (8) is configured as a perfecting system (8) and can be switched between an operating mode in which it feeds the sheets in a reversed position to the sheet guiding cylinder (3) and an operating mode in which it feeds the sheets in a non-reversed position to the sheet guiding cylinder. |
| US10882299B2 |
Method and device for applying an element to a component part by use of a manipulator
A method for applying, in particular for evenly pressing across a surface, a component to a construction part by way of a manipulator, by receiving the component to be applied by means of a first vacuum pressure in a first interstice between a supporting member and the component, displacing the manipulator with the component towards the construction part, disposing the component at at least one partial surface of the construction part by way of the manipulator, where, during disposing, a second vacuum pressure is generated in a second interstice between the supporting member and the construction part, and mounting the component at the construction part by increasing the difference between the first and second vacuum pressures, where the manipulator continuously maintains the first vacuum pressure until completion of arrangement and at least partial attachment of the component at the construction part. |
| US10882283B2 |
Segmented protective display film
A display film comprises a transparent glass layer including two or more co-planar glass layer segments and a thickness defined by a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface being less than 500 micrometers; interstitial polymer material separating adjacent segments; and transparent energy dissipation layer having a glass transition temperature of 27 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater and being disposed on the first major surface. |
| US10882281B2 |
Double-layer conductive LED photoelectric glass with voltage compensation and manufacturing process thereof
A double-layer conductive LED photoelectric glass with voltage compensation and manufacturing process thereof are provided in the present invention. The photoelectric glass includes two layers of electrically conductive glasses. Inner sides of the electrically conductive cladded layers of the two layers of electrically conductive glasses are oppositely provided. The electrically conductive cladded layer of one of the two layers of electrically conductive glasses is provided with a plurality of etched circuits. The etched circuits are divided into two sets, which are respectively located on two sides of the electrically conductive glass. LEDs are provided on each of the etched circuits. The positive electrode connecting terminal and the negative electrode connecting terminal of the LED are respectively provided on two sides of each etched circuit. A heat-resistant transparent adhesive layer is provided in the middle of the two layers of electrically conductive glasses. |
| US10882278B2 |
Palladium composite membrane
A composite membrane for hydrogen separation and purification, including: a modified and activated support, a Palladium (Pd) layer, and an interstice layer between the second surface-modifying layer and the Pd layer. The support includes a support substrate, a first surface-modifying layer on the support substrate, and a second surface-modifying layer on the first surface-modifying layer. |
| US10882276B2 |
Continuous production of exfoliated 2D layered materials by compressive flow
Described herein are methods for continuous production of an exfoliated two-dimensional (2D) material comprising passing a 2D material mixture through a convergent-divergent nozzle, the 2D material mixture comprising a 2D layered material and a compressible fluid. The method of the present disclosure employs physical compression and expansion of a flow of high-pressure gases, leaving the 2D layered material largely defect free to produce an exfoliated 2D layered in a simple, continuous, and environmentally friendly manner. |
| US10882275B2 |
Gas barrier film with protective coating layer containing inorganic particles
A gas barrier film with a protective layer including inorganic particles is provided. A gas barrier effect of the gas barrier film is improved by including inorganic nanoparticles in a protective layer when a protective coating is performed to protect a gas barrier layer. |
| US10882267B2 |
Sealing pin, method of manufacturing assembly, and method of manufacturing gas sensor
A sealing pin includes a distal end portion that is inserted into the cylindrical body and that presses the sealant in the sealing step and a slit that is provided to allow the sealing pin to avoid the sensor element when the sealing pin is inserted into the cylindrical body, that extends through the distal end portion in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the distal end portion, and that has a width larger than a thickness of the sensor element. |
| US10882265B2 |
Method for forming foamed shoe insole and related article
The disclosure generally relates to a method for forming foamed shoe insoles as well as related shoe and shoe component articles. A foamed polymer having an open-cell foam interior structure and a continuous outer layer or skin can be formed conveniently such as by injection molding. The foamed polymer has a shape corresponding to two opposing shoe insole portions such that it can be cut or otherwise separated into two corresponding complementary foamed shoe insoles. The resulting open-cell foam interior structure and a continuous outer layer of the foamed shoe insoles can provide enhance spring or bounce effect when the insoles are incorporated into a shoe or sole component thereof. |
| US10882261B2 |
Tape-laying device and tape-laying method for flexibly and quickly laying tapes with different widths
A tape-laying apparatus includes a material feeder configured to feed tapes, and a laying device configured for picking up and placing tapes onto a laying table. The laying device includes a transporter and a vacuum. The vacuum is connected to the transporter such that at least one tape is configured to be held on the transporter by a negative pressure generated by the vacuum. The transporter includes at least two endless transport belts, which circulate around deflection rollers. The transport belts run parallel to one another in a same transport plane. |
| US10882258B1 |
Microchip affixing probe and method of use
Provided among other things is a method of affixing a small, single chip to a plastic item, the chip having a top surface having length and width dimensions, and having a height, the method comprising: (1) vacuum adhering a top-oriented surface of the chip to a probe of outer dimensions comparable to or smaller than those of the length and width; (2) conveying heat to the chip via the probe such that a bottom-oriented surface of the chip is sufficiently hot to melt the plastic; (3) applying via the probe the chip to the plastic such that the chip embeds in the plastic; and (4) releasing the chip from the probe, wherein the largest of the length and width is about 500 microns or less, and height is no more than about the smallest of length and width. |
| US10882254B2 |
Printing device
A printing device is provided and includes: a table attaching portion, replaceably attaching a respective table of a first table for mounting a three-dimensional object and a second table including a mounting surface for mounting a medium and a plurality of pass-through holes passing through the mounting surface and a back surface on an opposite side of the mounting surface; an ejecting unit, ejecting a shaping material for shaping the three-dimensional object and a coloring material for coloring the three-dimensional object and the medium toward the table attached to the table attaching portion; a relative moving portion, relatively moving the table attaching portion and the ejecting unit in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction; and a suction portion, decompressing a side of the back surface of the second table when the second table is attached to the table attaching portion to adsorb the medium to the mounting surface. |
| US10882253B2 |
Removable cassette for 3D printers
In example implementations, an apparatus includes a housing, a movable base, a tab portion and a coupling mechanism. The housing is comprised of a microwave transparent material. The movable base is coupled to the housing to receive build material that is digitally printed. The tab portion is coupled to a bottom portion of at least one wall of the housing. The tab portion stops the movable base. The coupling mechanism is coupled to the housing to removably attach the apparatus to a three dimensional printer. |
| US10882252B2 |
Variable force deposition for printing applications
A method for forming an object includes rotating a first object forming device about a rotational axis at a first speed to apply a first force to the first object forming device. The first object forming device includes an additive manufacturing device. |
| US10882247B2 |
Additive manufacturing device with release mechanism
An additive manufacturing device has a vessel for containing a polymerizable material, a build platform and a curing unit. The vessel has a flexible wall which is at least partially transparent to radiation at one or more wavelengths at which the material is polymerizable. The build platform is movable relative to the vessel to position a build surface thereof to face the flexible wall. The curing unit has a rigid component with a planar contact surface, the rigid component being at least partially transparent to radiation at the one or more curing wavelengths, and a radiation module positioned to emit radiation through the rigid component. The rigid component and the vessel are movable relative to each other. In a first position, the planar contact surface of the rigid component is in contact with the flexible wall, and in a second position, the rigid component is separated therefrom. |
| US10882244B2 |
Resin film, barrier film, and electrically conductive film, and production methods therefor
A resin film formed of a resin containing a polymer containing an alicyclic structure and having crystallizability, wherein a crystallization degree of the polymer is 30% or more, and a thickness variation Tv of the resin film represented by the following formula (1) is 5% or less. The formula (1) is Tv [%]=[(Tmax−Tmin)/Tave]×100. In the formula (1), Tmax is a maximum value of the thickness of the resin film, Tmin is a minimum value of the thickness of the resin film, and Tave is an average value of the thickness of the resin film). |
| US10882243B2 |
Adjustable height membrane for hot drape forming a part
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for adjusting membrane height for hot drape forming. The apparatus includes a frame including an enclosable interior space and sidewalls defining a perimeter of the interior space. The apparatus further includes an adjustable collar within the interior space of the frame. The adjustable collar extends about the perimeter of the interior space and is configured to move translationally within the interior space of the frame along the sidewalls in a first direction. The apparatus further includes a membrane extending across the interior space in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, and co-movably coupled with the adjustable collar, wherein a position of the membrane within the interior space is adjustable in the first direction as the adjustable collar moves translationally within the interior space. |
| US10882238B2 |
Method for making quenched granular absorbent
A method of extruding self-clumping granular absorbent having cold water soluble amylopectin starch binder formed from starch-containing admixture sufficient for extruded sorbent pellets to produce flowable binder flowing between pellets clumping them together producing clumps of pellets that become hard when substantially dry that have a crush strength of at least 25 PSI and clump retention of at least 80% and preferably at least 90%. As a result, dried pellet clumps are easy to pick up leaving behind unspent pellets for continued sorbent use. A pellet quenching method rapidly cools and dries pellets before leaving the extruder preventing loss of cold water soluble starch and binder, preventing pellet shrinkage, and preventing pellet densification. An air conveyor transporting quenched pellets removed from the extruder further cools and dries the pellets producing pellets ready for sorbent use. |
| US10882232B2 |
Variegated building product and method
An injection molded product is disclosed and includes a shingle resembling a cedar shingle tile formed from an amorphous or semi-crystalline thermoplastic and having a wood grain direction. The injection molded product also includes streaks in the shingle that are substantially parallel to the wood grain direction and the streaks extend through an interior of the shingle and appear as contrasting streaks on an exterior of the shingle to form a variegated wood grain appearance. The injection molded product further includes an injection molded vestige in the shingle. The injection molded vestige is located adjacent to a perimeter of the shingle and the injection molded vestige comprises a location at which material entered an injection mold through a gate. |
| US10882229B2 |
Methods and devices for applying bone cement to orthopedic prostheses to enhance bond strength
An apparatus for forming a flowable material against a prosthetic implant can comprise a mold body having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface can define a mold cavity that is selectively configured to at least partially accept the prosthetic implant in a forming position. An inlet port can be configured on the mold cavity that extends between the inner and outer surfaces. The mold cavity can substantially conform to a profile of a bone opposing surface of the prosthetic implant such that a void is created between the inner surface of the mold body and the bone opposing surface of the prosthetic implant. The inlet port can be configured to permit introduction of the flowable material into the void and against the bone opposing surface of the prosthetic implant. |
| US10882227B2 |
Foam mix-head bushing and method of manufacturing a vehicle interior panel with the bushing
A bushing for a foam mix-head includes an injection port wall surrounding a vestigial area for foam accumulation, a substrate opening transition segment configured to be situated with an opening of a substrate, a seal housing, and a seal seated in a seal seat of the seal housing. The seal helps prevent leakage during a foaming operation, such as when manufacturing a vehicle interior panel having a foam layer between a skin layer and a substrate. |
| US10882222B2 |
Escape path for a production mold of a rotor blade
The invention relates to a production mold for a rotor blade of a wind turbine plant, having two mold half-shells (3, 4) which during a production method of the rotor blade are disposed so as to be at least temporarily beside one another, and having at least one inner walkway (2c, 2d) that runs along so as to be between the two mold half-shells (3, 4), characterized by at least one escape path (40) which runs along below at least one of the two mold half-shells (3, 4). |
| US10882220B1 |
Method and system for fabricating dual curvature micro-truss structures
A method and/or system for forming a micro-truss structure in an essentially arbitrary shape. A mold that has a transparent portion, and having an interior volume in the desired shape, is filled with photomonomer resin. The material for the transparent portion of the mold is selected to be a material that is index-matched to the photomonomer resin. The filled mold, placed into a bath of transparent fluid index-matched to the transparent portion of the mold, and illuminated, from outside the fluid, through a photomask, with collimated light. The collimated light travels through the photomask forming beams of light that enter the transparent fluid, propagate into the mold, and form a micro-truss structure in the shape of the interior volume of the mold. The micro-truss structure may then be removed from the mold, or part or all of the mold may be left adhered to the micro-truss structure, forming covering face sheets. |
| US10882219B2 |
Device for displaying image on apparel
An image displaying device includes a background layer and a display layer. The display layer includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is substantially smooth, and the outer surface includes a plurality of raised areas and recessed areas. The display layer has a first zone with a first thickness measured between the inner surface and a raised area and a second zone with a second thickness measured between the inner surface and a recessed area. The display layer also includes a coloring agent having a higher concentration in the first zone as compared to the second zone. The display layer has increased light transmissivity through the recessed areas and decreased light transmissivity through the raised areas such that a contrast of light transmissivity between the raised and recessed areas generates an image. |
| US10882212B2 |
Method and plant for manufacturing ceramic products
A method and a plant (i.e., system or assembly) for manufacturing ceramic products comprising the steps of feeding a mixture of ceramic powders so as to obtain a powder material strip; compacting the powder material strip so as to obtain a compacted powder layer; acquiring a surface image of the compacted powder layer that reproduces the respective surface chromatic effects; processing said surface image so as to obtain a graphic decoration to be applied on the surface of the compacted powder layer that is coordinated with the respective chromatic effects in the thickness; and printing the graphic decoration on the surface of the compacted powder layer. |
| US10882210B2 |
System and method of making wood curls
A system and method are provided for producing wood curls with reliable consistency and resiliency. Moisture content of wood blocks is determined and a plurality of cutting knives are installed on a disc of a curling machine and set to extend about 0.012 inches from the face of the disc. The wood blocks are fed through the curling machine and the feed rate is set based on the moisture content of the blocks and the sharpness of the cutting knives and readjusted based on the resiliency of previously cut curls in order to produce wood curls of a desired resilience. |
| US10882201B2 |
Method for controlling the manufacture of composite material parts and device for implementing same
A method and device for cutting materials for manufacturing parts according to which an image of a cutting line is made recurrently downstream from a cutting head. The images produced are analyzed in real time to calculate amplitudes of deviations in the quality of the surface profiles of the cutting line as the part is being cut and comparing the calculated amplitudes to at least one predefined threshold value. The cutting is stopped in the event of the at least one threshold value being exceeded. |
| US10882200B1 |
Razor with rotatable blade head
A razor has a rotary reel containing a plurality of razor blades. The reel is capable of being manipulated by an advancement knob disposed on a first side of the rotary reel housing. Upon sufficient use, a user may actuate the advancement knob to rotate out of position the used blade while simultaneously rotating into position a new blade. |
| US10882199B2 |
Position monitoring for a hair processing system
A method of operating an automated hair processing system (10) and the automated hair processing system (10), comprising a portable hand-held hair processing appliance, a hair processing unit arranged at the appliance, and a position monitoring arrangement (30), the arrangement comprising a plurality of position sensors (32) arranged to be attached to a subject (12) whose hair is to be processed, a transmitter (34) that is operatively coupled with at least two position sensors (32) of the plurality of position sensors (32), and a position controller (42) that is arranged to detect a relative orientation between the at least two position sensors (32) of the plurality of position sensors (32) attached to the subject whose hair, and that signals a misorientation state. |
| US10882195B2 |
Method for making a soft actuator device
By rotationally casting soft robots, no bonding of different material layers is required. Soft robots including one or more integrated enclosed compartments are constructed from fibers that are embedded directly into the mold prior to adding elastomeric precursors. |
| US10882194B2 |
Robot linear drive heat transfer
An apparatus including a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm; and a heat transfer system. The robot drive includes a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path. The heat transfer system includes a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member. The first heat transfer member travels with the base, and the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide. |
| US10882188B2 |
Controller and control method for collaborative robot
A robot controller and a robot control method, capable of preventing an operator from being sandwiched between a robot and a workpiece, when a conveyor for conveying the workpiece is stopped. The robot controller is configured to output a robot stop command when a conveyor starts the stop operation thereof. The robot stop command includes at least one of: a first stop command by which, when a movable section of the robot is positioned anterior to the workpiece, the movable section is moved at a higher velocity than the conveyor, and then is stopped after traveling a distance longer than a coasting distance of the conveyor; and a second stop command by which, when the movable section is positioned posterior to the workpiece, the movable section is moved at a lower velocity than the conveyor, and then is stopped after traveling a distance shorter than the coasting distance. |
| US10882187B2 |
Method of planning a cleaning route for a cleaning robot and a chip for achieving the same
A method of planning a cleaning route for a cleaning robot: firstly, starting from an original point based on maps of grids, cleaning grid zones formed by the grids one by one until an entire region is cleaned, and then establishing a map of the entire region; secondly, searching the map of the entire region to find out uncleaned areas missed from cleaning, and then cleaning the uncleaned areas; thirdly, cleaning peripheral areas of the entire region based on the map of the entire region; and lastly, returning to the original point. A chip is also provided which stores procedures for controlling the cleaning robot to implement the method of planning a cleaning route. |
| US10882184B2 |
Servo motion control method and apparatus and robot using the same
The present disclosure provides a servo motion control method and apparatus, as well as a robot using the same. The method includes: obtaining position parameters of a plurality of control vertices of a servo in a constant speed motion; creating a first smooth trajectory equation of the servo to move from the starting point to the ending point based on the position parameters of the plurality of control vertices; and controlling the servo to move based on the first smooth trajectory equation. The present disclosure is capable of realizing the smooth control of the motion of the servo from a starting position to an ending position, and avoiding the severe impacts during starting and stopping which affect the stability of the servo while the servo is in a constant high-speed motion. |
| US10882183B2 |
Robot controlling method and welding method
A robot controlling method for operating an arm using a motor includes: performing, before the arm stops, addition to add a backlash compensation value to a position command which is input to the motor; and performing, in a period during which the robot arm is not in motion, subtraction to reduce the backlash compensation value added to the position command. |
| US10882182B2 |
Robot apparatus, control method of robot apparatus, and recording medium
A robot arm includes a plurality of links and rotary joints for connecting the links with each other. A cable (wire rod) for communicating a drive signal to a drive actuator of each rotary joint is provided along each link. A reaction force table storing a reaction force value generated by the wire rod when the joint is driven in a divided storage area divided for each dynamic drive control condition is provided in a control system. In a case where each rotary joint is driven, the control device controls each rotary joint on the basis of a reaction force value obtained by referring to the reaction force table in accordance with the drive control condition. |
| US10882178B1 |
Sanitary tools
Disclosed herein are sanitary tools including a sanitary tool for opening a door, which sanitary tool may include: a housing: an arm capable of ingress into or egress from the housing, or both; and a cartridge removably coupled to the housing, the cartridge having a sanitizing portion capable of receiving sanitizing material and capable of being abutted against a portion of the arm. |
| US10882177B2 |
Pegboard bracket
Disclosed is a bracket that couples a pegboard to a table without requiring a separate table for a stand-alone table and a pegboard-coupled table. The bracket can include vertical and horizontal portions that couple to a pegboard and table, respectively. The bracket can further include tabs that grip the table or pegboard for additional support. The bracket therefore allows for a pegboard to be attached to a table, or for the table to be sold without the pegboard, therefore freeing substantial inventory for the seller of the table and pegboard combination. |
| US10882175B2 |
Electric hammer
A hand-held electric hammer includes a handle arrangement on a tool carrier shank in which a striking mechanism actuated by an electric motor is accommodated and at the lower end of which a tool holder is arranged, which is suitable for receiving a tool attachment in the form of a spade blade, a demolition chisel, or a PVC scraper. The handle arrangement is designed as a T-shaped T-handle seated on the tool carrier shank, so that on both sides of the tool carrier shank there are two handles for both a left and a right hand of a user, whereby in the lower half of the tool carrier shank an additional handle stub is attached protruding in parallel with the T-handle from the tool carrier shank, which allows the electric hammer to be gripped with one hand on the T-handle and with the other hand on the additional handle stub. |
| US10882174B2 |
Versatile slide hammer method and apparatus
The present invention provides a means to achieve enhanced control of repair forces in the automotive body repair industry. In particular, the present invention provides a modified slide hammer and a method to achieve repair through the controlled application of forces otherwise not attainable with existing embodiments. Additionally, the present invention provides an ease of use and versatility of application and mounting at the site of the work in conjunction with and in line with existing devices used in the repair process. The application of the present invention provides increased reliability in the delivery of intended forces at the site of the work. Further, the inherent isolation of repair forces to the intended site of the work by the use of the present invention reduces the likelihood of secondary damage, material waste, or catastrophic failure thereby also enhancing the safety of the operator and the effectivity of repair. Specifically, the present invention may be implemented in conjunction with existing frame pullers in the automotive body repair industry to affect repair while providing facility to avoid obstructions in the path of applied forces. |
| US10882172B2 |
Powered hand-held fastening tool
A powered hand-held fastening tool includes a housing defining a handle, a frame, a motor-driven flywheel journaled to the frame, and an elongated driver that is selectively coupled to the flywheel to drive a fastener into a workpiece. The flywheel and driver have complementary sloped surfaces that mesh with each other to transmit energy from the flywheel to the driver to accelerate the driver along the driver axis. A follower assembly for selectively coupling the driver to the flywheel includes a solenoid actuator. |
| US10882170B2 |
Key locking stud installation tool
A tool for installing a stud having a plurality of locking keys into a workpiece bore includes a main body, an actuator within the main body, a nosepiece adjacent the main body and having an anvil portion, and a mandrel disposed within the nosepiece. The actuator includes a movable piston, a shaft extending axially from the piston, and a coupler on a shaft end opposite the piston. The mandrel includes a threaded head portion and a body portion, and is releasably secured to the coupler. |
| US10882169B2 |
Tool for torsion bar repair
A method and tool assembly (10) for unloading and reloading spring energy from a torsion bar (11) in a torsion bar suspension system of a motor vehicle. The tool assembly (10) includes a generally C-shaped body (14) having a screw shaft (24) threaded through a boss (22) in a lower section (18) thereof. An anti-rotation stem (38) includes a knurled flat face (40) which increases versatility of the tool assembly (10) by enabling anti-slip operation with various vehicle types. A counter-torque tool perch (46) extends from the lower section (18) of the tool body (14) for applying a counter-rotational torque to the body (14) during use of the tool assembly (10). |
| US10882167B2 |
Crimping devices including a pistol-grip air hammer and a crimp socket with a sloped key
A crimping device includes a hammer and a crimp socket that includes an aperture, a socket face, and a sloped key that projects radially into the crimp socket and extends at least a portion of the depth of the aperture. A height of the radial projection of the sloped key increases along a depth of the aperture. |
| US10882166B2 |
Pulse tool
An electric hand held pulse tool for performing tightening operations where torque is delivered in pulses to tighten screw joints. The pulse tool includes a bidirectional electric motor, an output shaft, a sensor for monitoring a parameter reflecting a delivered torque pulse, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The sensor provides information regarding the monitored parameter to the control unit. The control unit, during a tightening operation performed by the pulse tool in a first direction, controls the motor to provide at least one torque pulse on the output shaft in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. The sensor monitors a parameter reflecting a delivered torque pulse on the output shaft in the second direction. The control unit also determines information about the nature and state of a joint, due to the torque pulse on the output shaft in the second direction. |
| US10882159B2 |
Control valve for shot peening
A control valve (100) comprises a conduit (102), a controller (104), a sensor unit (106; 146, 148), a cylindrical housing (112) and one or more regulating columns (124, 126). The conduit further comprises a hollow cylindrical body (114) and two smaller and shorter cylindrical extensions (116, 118) for the insertion of the regulating columns which are orthogonal to the hollow cylindrical body and provide a contactless means to control the flow of the medium (101) in the conduit. |
| US10882154B2 |
Machine tool
A chip antiscatter mechanism is included and configured to suppress scattering of chips generated during machining of a machining object. The chip antiscatter mechanism includes chip stirring means configured to stir the chips, by jetting a gas into a dry machining region above a table including the machining object, fluid curtain forming means configured to form a fluid curtain by jetting a fluid such as liquid or gas membranously from above to an outside of the dry machining region so as to surround the dry machining region, and to form a closed region including the dry machining region by the membranous fluid curtain, and discharging means configured to receive and discharge the fluid jetted membranously by the fluid curtain forming means. |
| US10882152B2 |
Mounting tool for grooved pieces
Various embodiments include a structure for positioning a tool on an elongated recess of a workpiece, wherein the elongated recess extends along a first longitudinal axis and has end surfaces on two end faces. The structure may include a plate having a cutout extending along an axis; a centering device; and a clamping device fixedly connected to the plate and the centering device. The cutout, when the second longitudinal axis is aligned parallel to the first longitudinal axis, enframes the elongated recess. The centering device includes a centering jaw movable within the cutout along the second longitudinal axis and also movable into and out of the elongated recess. The clamping device, on the side of the plate facing the elongated recess, includes clamping jaws movable along the second longitudinal axis to come into mechanical contact with one of the end surfaces of the end faces of the elongated recess. |
| US10882151B2 |
Automatic pallet changer in machine tool
An automatic pallet changer 2 includes: a pallet housing unit 11 having a plurality of pallet placement portions; and a pallet transfer unit 12 configured to transfer a pallet P that is at a required pallet placement portion and has an un-machined workpiece W attached thereto to a standby station S2 and configured to transfer a pallet P that is at the standby station S2 and has a machined workpiece W attached thereto to a required pallet placement portion. The pallet housing unit 11 includes: main housing portions 13a to 13f that have a plurality of rows of pallet placement portions, each having a plurality of stages, and are disposed to face the machine tool body 1; and three rows of secondary housing portions 14 that have one stage of pallet placement portions and are disposed above the machine tool body 1. |
| US10882140B2 |
Three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, control method of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, and control program of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus
The temperature of a molten pool is measured based on an image captured by an infrared camera or the like. A three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus include a material ejector that ejects a material of a three-dimensional laminated and shaped object. The three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus includes a light beam irradiator that irradiates the ejected material with a light beam. The three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus includes an image capturer that captures a molten pool of the material formed by irradiating the ejected material with the light beam. The three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus includes a temperature deriving unit that derives a temperature of the molten pool based on a luminance of an image of the molten pool captured by the image capturer. |
| US10882136B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming a conductive track
A method for forming a conductive track on a surface (21) of a substrate (11) that includes providing the substrate (11), wherein the substrate (11) comprises deposited material (23) along a path on a surface (21) of the substrate (11). Generating a laser beam having an optical axis and an energy distribution within a cross-sectional area of the laser beam incident on the surface (21). The energy distribution of the laser beam is non-circularly symmetric about the optical axis at the surface (21). The method further includes directing the laser beam to move along the path to irradiate the deposited material (23) to provide a conductive track along the path. A selected orientation of the energy distribution within the cross-sectional area is aligned with the direction of movement of the laser beam. |