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| US10914696B2 |
Gas-sensor diagnosing method
Provided is a method of suitably judging necessity of a recovering process carried out on a mixed-potential gas sensor based on an extent of reversible deterioration occurring in a sensing electrode. The method includes the steps of: (a) performing impedance measurement between a sensing electrode exposed to a measurement gas and a reference electrode exposed to a reference atmosphere, which are provided in the gas sensor; and (b) judging necessity of a recovering process based on electrode reaction resistance or a diagnosis parameter correlating with the electrode reaction resistance wherein the electrode reaction resistance and the diagnosis parameter are obtained based on a result of the impedance measurement. The two steps are intermittently or periodically repeated during use of the gas sensor, and it is judged that a recovering process is necessary when the judge parameter satisfies a predetermined threshold condition in the step (b). |
| US10914692B2 |
Method for measuring stress
A method that measures stress of a test subject including a metal includes: detecting, using a two-dimensional detector, a diffraction ring of diffracted X-rays which is formed by causing X-rays from an irradiation unit to be incident on the test subject and to be diffracted by the test subject; and calculating the stress of the test subject based on detection results during the detection step. Therein, the detection step involves causing X-rays from the irradiation unit to be incident on each of a plurality of sites on the test subject with the irradiation unit angled relative to the test subject in a manner such that the angle of incidence on the test subject is within the range of 5-20°, inclusive, and detecting, using a two-dimensional detector, the diffraction ring formed by the diffraction of the X-rays by the test subject. |
| US10914690B2 |
Method for characterising a part
A method of characterizing a part including obtaining an X-ray tomography image of the part and then a step of correlating the image with a reference wherein the correlation step includes searching among a predefined set of X-ray tomography image transformations for a transformation that minimizes the difference between the image and the reference in order to characterize the inside of the part. |
| US10914689B2 |
Method and system for high-resolution X-ray detection for phase contrast X-ray imaging
A phase contrast X-ray imaging system for imaging an object including an X-ray source; and an X-ray detector having a 25 micron or less pixel pitch; wherein a distance between the X-ray source and the object is less than or equal to 10 cm. |
| US10914687B2 |
Apparatus and method for the optical detection of inner walls
An apparatus for the optical detection of inner walls includes at least one camera, an optical imaging arrangement, and an illumination arrangement. The apparatus is configured to record in a panoramic view by means of the camera a plurality of regions of an inner wall which are axially offset from one another. The apparatus is distinguished by virtue of the illumination arrangement having at least two different functional states, wherein a first brightness distribution emitted by the illumination arrangement is assigned to a first functional state, the brightness distribution differing from a second brightness distribution in at least one second functional state. |
| US10914682B2 |
Multifocal hyperspectral Raman system and methods for imaging of materials
A hyperspectral Raman imaging system having the ability to focus on excitation laser beam over a relatively wide field of view due to the use of a lens array, in particular a microlens array. Hyperspectral selection is provided in one embodiment through the use of dual-axis controlled dielectric filtration. Methods for analyzing materials with the system are disclosed. The device or system can be used in generally any application where investigation of materials is required. |
| US10914680B2 |
Three-channel fluorescence localization super-resolution biological microscope system and method
A three-channel fluorescence localization super-resolution biological microscope system includes a microscope main body, an illumination module (2), an imaging module (3) and a three-dimensional nanoscale sample locking module (4). The illumination module (2) is used to realize three channels, wide-field and semi-total internal reflection illumination and total internal reflection illumination and is adjustable in an illumination mode. Illumination light generated by the illumination module (2) illuminates a sample through an objective lens. Fluorescent light emitted from the sample is allocated by a light splitter (8) of a fixed ratio after passing through a first multicolor reflector (6) and a front imaging lens (7), one part is allocated into the three-dimensional nanoscale sample locking module (4), and the remaining part is allocated into the imaging module. A three-channel fluorescence localization super-resolution biological microscope method is disclosed. |
| US10914668B2 |
Sensor for detecting particles
A sensor for detecting particles, in particular soot particles. The sensor comprises at least two measuring electrodes which are situated on a first layer made of an electrically insulating or conductive material, and at least two supply lines for the measuring electrodes. The supply lines are connected to the measuring electrodes respectively in a connection region. The supply lines are covered by at least one second layer made of an electrically insulating material such that the connection region is not covered by the second layer made of an electrically insulating material. |
| US10914667B2 |
Condensation particle counter false count performance
Various embodiments include methods and systems for reducing false-particle counts in a water-based condensation particle counter (CPC). One embodiment of a method includes delivering water into multiple wicks used for transporting separate portions of an aerosol sample flow, with the wicks extending from a wick stand on a first end to a flow joiner on a second end, combining particles from the separate portions of the aerosol sample flow into a single aerosol stream within the flow joiner prior to transporting the combined aerosol sample stream into a particle detection chamber within the CPC, sensing an excess volume of water delivered to the wicks, collecting the excess volume of water in a collection reservoir, and after receiving a signal corresponding to the excess volume of water, draining the excess volume of water from the collection reservoir. Other methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed. |
| US10914662B2 |
Condition-based monitoring for materials in wellbore applications
A method for analyzing material wear in a hydrocarbon production environment is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing a sample of material to be disposed proximate the hydrocarbon production environment; selecting a placement location for the sample of material, wherein the placement location is in fluid communication with a fluid flow for which the impact of the fluid flow on the sample of material is to be tested; disposing the sample of material in the placement location for a pre-determined amount of time; allowing the sample of material to be exposed to the fluid flow; retrieving the sample of material from the placement location after the pre-determined amount of time has passed; and analyzing the sample of material for wear caused by the hydrocarbon production environment. |
| US10914659B2 |
Guanidine-functionalized metal silicate particles and methods of making and using such particles
Guanidine-functionalized particles and methods of making and using such particles are provided, such as guanidine-functionalized metal silicate particles. A nonwoven article is also provided including a porous fibrous nonwoven matrix and guanidine-functionalized metal silicate particles enmeshed within the porous fibrous nonwoven matrix. The nonwoven article may be used, for instance, for removing microorganisms from an aqueous sample by contacting a fluid sample with the nonwoven article such that at least a portion of the microorganisms are removed from the fluid sample. |
| US10914657B2 |
Fixative and staining solutions
The formulations, systems, and methods disclosed herein permit automated preparation of specimens (e.g., biological specimens) for examination. The disclosed formulations, systems, and methods provide fast, efficient, and highly uniform specimen processing using minimal quantities of fluids. The methods include at least a fixing phase for fixing a specimen to a substrate such as a microscope slide, a staining phase for staining the specimen, and a rinsing phase for rinsing the specimen. One or more of the fixing, staining, and rinsing phases include one or more agitation phases for distributing reagents evenly and uniformly across the specimen. The systems can be implemented as a standalone device or as a component in a larger system for preparing and examining specimens. |
| US10914654B2 |
Observation system and control method for observation system
An observation system includes an information acquiring section configured to acquire sensor information from a sensor section set in a structure and configured to detect vibration of the structure and a processing section configured to calculate information concerning a peak vibration frequency of the vibration on the basis of the sensor information and determine a surface state of the structure on the basis of the information concerning the peak vibration frequency. |
| US10914653B2 |
Infrared imaging systems and methods for oil leak detection
A system for detecting an oil leak can include: at least one infrared imaging sensor; and an imaging analysis computer operably coupled with the at least one infrared imaging sensor. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to control any infrared imaging sensor and acquire infrared images therefrom at any rate and in any duration. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to analyze the infrared images in order to detect an oil leak. The imaging analysis computer can be configured to detect oil on a surface (e.g., solid surface or water surface) where oil should not be (or is not present in a baseline) in order to determine that there is an oil leak in the vicinity. |
| US10914645B2 |
System and method for analyzing athletic activity
Various sensor systems are described herein, including inserts having sensors thereon, which are configured to be received in an article of footwear. The inserts may be connected to a sole member of the footwear, or may function as a sole member. The sensors may be bonded to an outer surface of the insert in some configurations. The system may also include an electronic module that is overmolded into the sole structure and includes a connector for external access. |
| US10914644B2 |
Apparatus for sensing material strain
A sensor comprises: an electrically comprises a switchable polymeric element. The polymeric element has at least a first electrical state and a second electrical state and is switchable between the first and second electrical states as a function of predefined mechanical strain changes. The sensor comprises a strain sensitive polymeric matrix and a plurality of conductive particles embedded in the polymeric matrix. |
| US10914641B2 |
Smart parts with intentional internal voids
A smart part comprising: a body, manufactured by a three-dimensional (3D) additive manufacturing (AM) process, having high-stress and low-stress sections, wherein when the smart part is in operational use the high-stress section is subjected to higher stress than the low-stress section; and wherein the body comprises a void having a predefined geometry intentionally created within the high-stress section of the body during the AM process, such that the void is completely embedded within the body and is configured to provide quality assurance information. |
| US10914636B2 |
Thermopile self-test and/or self-calibration
We disclose herein a method for testing and/or calibrating a thermopile based device. The method comprising: applying an electrical bias of a first polarity to the thermopile based device and measuring a first value of an electrical parameter; and applying an electrical bias of a second polarity to the thermopile based device and measuring a second value of an electrical parameter. |
| US10914631B2 |
Electromagnetic wave detecting apparatus and method of setting acquisition timing of detection signal
An electromagnetic wave detecting apparatus is provided with: a plurality of detecting devices each of which is configured to detect an electromagnetic wave; a voltage applying device configured to apply bias voltage to each of the plurality of detecting devices; an obtaining device configured to obtain a detection signal outputted from each of the plurality of detecting devices; and a setting device configured to set acquisition timing of the detection signal for each of the plurality of detecting devices, on the basis of the bias voltage, which is applied to each of the plurality of detecting devices, and the detection signal of each of the plurality of detecting devices. |
| US10914630B2 |
Method for determining contribution and orientation of light sources at a predetermined measurement point
A method (300) for determining contribution of light sources (103) at a first predetermined measurement point (121), the method comprising the steps of: positioning (310) a light sensor (129) of a sensor unit (117) comprising a matrix of light sub-sensors (130) at the first measurement point, and orienting the light sensor toward the light sources; setting (320) an exposure level or a gain level of the sensor unit at a level sufficient to form a digital image wherein each of the majority of light sources within a field of view of the light sensor are distinguishable; taking (320) a digital image (420) by the sensor unit of the light sources; identifying (330) each pixel or pixel group (P) of the digital image that represent each light source of the majority of light sources; and determining (340) pixel values of each pixel or group pixel group of the digital image that represent each light source. |
| US10914629B2 |
Imaging system, and method for specifying UV emission location using same
An imaging system includes: an image sensor sensitive to ultraviolet light and visible light; a lens configured to focus light from a subject onto the image sensor; and an image processor configured to process image signals output from the image sensor. The image processor obtains the difference between image signals A1 and A2 output from the image sensor at times t1 and t2, respectively. If the differential signal A3 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the image processor determines that light from the subject contains the ultraviolet light, and generates an image signal CI based on the differential signal A3. |
| US10914617B1 |
Flexible sensor mount for hard shell blood reservoir
A mounting device holds a sensor, such as an ultrasonic fluid level sensor, against a side of a reservoir, such as a blood reservoir in an extracorporeal blood circulation system. Flexible foot pads in a base sheet carry an adhesive coating for attaching the footpads to an arbitrarily shaped outer wall of the reservoir. A rigid bayonet-type locking connector which receives the sensor is suspended from the base sheet by a tubular coupling member which preferably includes a resilient section that flexes to maintain the sensor in an orthogonal relationship with the reservoir wall. The resilient section preferably includes helical arms which are under tension when the sensor is locked into place in order to create a desirable amount of preload force between the sensor and the wall. |
| US10914615B2 |
Scanning reticle including a grating formed in a substrate for an optical position measuring device
A scanning reticle for an optical position measuring device includes a substrate having an upper surface, operating in transmission, and having different functional regions. The upper surface includes at least one region having a grating made up of gaps and ribs, the ribs being formed in the substrate. The upper surface includes an antireflection layer, which is discontinuous in the region of the gaps. |
| US10914613B2 |
Rotation angle detection device and electronic apparatus using this comprising plural rotation detection elements respectively detecting radially outer scale and radially inner scale of a rotation detection target
A rotation angle detection device that is capable of detecting an absolute rotation position with a high accuracy without an error. A rotation detection target rotates together an operatable rotation member and has an outer scale and an inner scale. Two rotation detection elements are arranged at opposite positions across the rotation axis in the radial direction so as to respectively irradiate the outer and the inner scales with light beams and output signals corresponding to reflected components. A control unit calculates a rotation angle of the rotation detection target using the signals. The outer and inner scales are so formed that a signal output from one of the two rotation detection elements increases and the signal output from the other decreases when the rotation member is rotated. |
| US10914612B2 |
Indexed optical encoder
Optical encoders and methods of determining rotational movement are provided. The optical encoders include an encoder disk having a patterned signal track comprising a plurality of optically detectable elements disposed on a periphery of the encoder disk, wherein each optically detectable element is associated with a bit in a binary sequence, wherein each bit has a predefined bit depth, a boundary dividing the patterned signal track into at least two sub-regions, wherein each sub-region comprises a subset of the optically detectable elements, at least one sensor arranged to detect an optical signal associated with at least one optically detectable element, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the controller configured to determine an angular position of the encoder disk, wherein the controller determines the angular position based on a detected binary sequence, a detected sub-region, and a look-up-table. |
| US10914611B2 |
Magnetic field sensor system and method for rotation angle measurement
A system includes a magnet having an axis of rotation, the magnet being configured to produce a magnetic field. The system further includes a plurality of magnetoresistive sensor elements, each of the magnetoresistive sensor elements having a magnetic free layer configured to generate a vortex magnetization pattern in the magnetic free layer, and the magnetoresistive sensor elements being configured to produce output signals in response to the magnetic field. A rotation angle of a rotating element to which the magnet is coupled may be determined using the plurality of output signals. |
| US10914606B2 |
User interactions for a mapping application
The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for interacting with mapping applications. In one example, a virtual assistant server can efficiently communicate with a map server to provide a user with map data in response to spoken user requests received at a user device. In another example, communicatively coupled electronic devices can be synchronized such that a location marker generated on one device can be displayed on the other device. In another example, an electronic device can display simplified views of individual route directions that can be updated based on movement of the user or in response to user requests. In another example, an electronic device can selectively display an interface including a current location of a user or an interface including a route to a predicted destination based on contextual information associated with the user. The interfaces can include affordances for launching an associated mapping application. |
| US10914604B2 |
Vehicle systems and methods for consistent route prediction
A navigation system that includes a processor, a satellite antenna communicatively coupled to the processor, a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor, a route list stored in the one or more memory modules, and machine readable instructions stored in the memory module that cause the navigation system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors: receive the signal from the global positioning system satellite; transform the signal into a current location of the navigation system;track a travel route relative to the current location until conclusion of the travel route; determine whether at least one route candidate from the route list includes the travel route; and generate an inquiry to identify the travel route as a consistent route in response to determining at least one route candidate from the route list does not include the travel route. |
| US10914603B2 |
Method and apparatus for noise-adaptive vehicle navigation
A system includes a processor configured to receive a route request including at least one ride-comfort parameter. The processor is also configured to determine a route including a road for which predefined comfort characteristics corresponding to the ride-comfort parameter meet the included ride-comfort parameter and return the route responsive to completing the determination. |
| US10914602B2 |
Verification of a generated route in computer assisted navigation
An approach to validate a route generated by machine logic may be provided. The approach may include a user inputting an origin and destination. The approach may include generating a route from the user input by machine logic. The approach may additionally include the user inputting one or more waypoints. The approach may determine if the waypoint(s) is located on the generated route. If it is determined the waypoints are not on the generated route, a second route may be generated, by machine logic, with the waypoint(s) on the route. The approach may further include presenting the route to a user for validation. |
| US10914601B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information providing system, information providing method, and computer-readable storage medium storing program
An information processing apparatus provides information indicating a traveling route according to a designated search type. The information processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a search request of the traveling route including the search type, a generation unit configured to generate a link cost corresponding to the search type using a traffic information database including information of a road related to the search type, and a search unit configured to search for the traveling route using the link cost corresponding to the search type generated by the generation unit. |
| US10914595B2 |
Map information providing apparatus, portable map transmitting apparatus, map information providing system, map information providing method, and program
A map information providing apparatus and method are provided. Second map information of a second map range is acquired from an external apparatus having first map information of a first map range. A portable map transmitting apparatus having third map information of a third map range is communicated with the map information providing apparatus. The third map range is wider than the second map range. The second map range is narrower than the first map range. It is determined whether it is possible to provide predetermined map information corresponding to predetermined position information based on the second map information to the map information providing apparatus. If so, communication with the portable map transmitting apparatus is controlled to receive the third map information. The second map information is updated based on the third map information and the predetermined map information is acquired from the updated second map information. |
| US10914594B2 |
Method and apparatus for localizing and automatically operating a vehicle
A method and an apparatus for localizing and automatically operating a vehicle, including the task of detecting environmental data values that represent an environment of the vehicle, the environment of the vehicle including at least one interfering object; determining an environment class of the environment of the vehicle; determining a high-accuracy position of the vehicle based on the environmental data values, at least one filter being applied to filter the at least one interfering object out of the environmental data values, the at least one filter being selected as a function of the environment class, and the high-accuracy position being determined after the at least one interfering object is filtered out; and automatically operating the vehicle as a function of the high-accuracy position. |
| US10914591B2 |
Guide cane and method for guiding used for guide cane
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a guide cane and a method for guiding used for a guide cane. The guide cane comprises a movement component and an object acquisition component. The object acquisition component is provided on the movement component, and the movement component is electrically coupled to the object acquisition component. The object acquisition component acquires a positional information of the target object in a target space, and determines a navigation route according to the target position indicated by the positional information and an initial position where the guide cane is currently located. The movement component guides, according to the navigation route, a user to arrive at the target position. |
| US10914589B2 |
Module fiducial markers for robot navigation, address markers and the associated robots
The present invention discloses a module for robot navigation, an address marker and an associated robot. The module divides a whole workspace area for robot traveling into a plurality of module areas, and each module area is internally provided with a first magnetic piece having a polarity of an N pole or an S pole and a second magnetic piece having a polarity different from the polarity of the first magnetic piece. The first magnetic piece is a first magnetic strip, and the second magnetic piece is a second magnetic strip. The first magnetic strip is arranged in the Y-axis direction, and the second magnetic strip is arranged in the X-axis direction. A third magnetic strip and a fourth magnetic strip are further included. The four strips are in cross arrangement. The polarity of the second magnetic strip, the polarity of the third magnetic strip and the polarity of the fourth magnetic strip are the same. A plurality of magnetic induction sensors and an address marker recognition device are installed at the bottom of the robot. The robot can travel forward or backward or turn to a target module area according to instructions and collected marker information. The module for robot navigation, the address marker and the associated robot according to the present invention have beneficial effects of reliable and accurate positioning, low cost and convenient maintenance. |
| US10914582B2 |
Surveying system and rotating mirror for a surveying system
A surveying system, comprises a support; a rotating mirror unit including a mounting structure, a motor mounted on the mounting structure and having a shaft rotatable about a first axis, and a mirror mounted on the shaft; a measuring unit including a mounting structure and a light source and optics mounted on the mounting structure for directing a beam of measuring light onto the mirror surface; and a window mechanically connecting the mounting structure of the measuring unit and the mounting structure of the rotating mirror unit. |
| US10914581B2 |
Power transfer configuration for supplying power to a detachable probe for a coordinate measurement machine
A power transfer configuration is disclosed for providing power to a stored coordinate measurement machine (CMM) probe. A storage rack comprising at least one CMM probe receptacle is mounted proximate to a CMM. The CMM may automatically attach and detach from the CMM probe and insert and remove it from the storage rack probe receptacle. The power transfer configuration comprises a primary electromagnetic winding mounted to the storage rack proximate to the probe receptacle, and a secondary electromagnetic winding located internal to and proximate to the CMM probe housing. When the CMM probe is in the probe receptacle, the primary electromagnetic winding receives alternating current and generates a changing electromagnetic field proximate to the CMM probe housing. The secondary electromagnetic winding generates power in the CMM probe in response to receiving the changing electromagnetic field. The CMM probe may be internally heated while stored, using the generated power. |
| US10914580B2 |
Measurement system, measurement program, and control method
A measurement system includes a measuring instrument having coordinate measurement capabilities, and a control device generating a command for controlling operation of the measuring instrument. The measuring instrument includes an NC controller executing an operation that is based on a command stored in a command storage that can be browsed by the measuring instrument, and writing a result of the executed operation to the command storage. The control device includes an NC driver writing the command to the command storage, and writing information contingent on the command and on the result of the operation by the measuring instrument to the command storage. |
| US10914576B2 |
Handheld large-scale three-dimensional measurement scanner system simultaneously having photogrammetric and three-dimensional scanning functions
A handheld large-scale three-dimensional measurement scanner system simultaneously having photogrammetric and three-dimensional scanning functions includes: two cameras at fixed positions; at least one pattern projector; a photogrammetric module; and a three-dimensional scanning module, wherein at least one of the two cameras is a multipurpose camera that performs photogrammetry and three-dimensional scanning, wherein the photogrammetric module is configured to perform, by operating the multipurpose camera, global photogrammetry on a measured object and obtain three-dimensional coordinates of markers on a surface of the object, and wherein the three-dimensional scanning module is configured to perform, by operating the two cameras and the one pattern projector, three-dimensional scanning on the measured object by using the obtained markers as global positioning information of the measured object, and obtain three-dimensional contour data of the surface of the object. The present invention has photogrammetric and three-dimensional scanning functions simultaneously, a high degree of hardware integration, simplicity in operation, and excellent cost-performance ratio. |
| US10914574B2 |
Three-dimensional measurement device
A three-dimensional measurement device includes: a projector that includes: a light source that emits predetermined light; and a reflective optical modulator that converts the predetermined light into a predetermined striped pattern, wherein the projector projects the predetermined striped pattern onto a measurement object at a predetermined number of frames per unit time; an imaging device that takes an image of the measurement object projected with the predetermined striped pattern; a processor that: controls the projector and the imaging device to sequentially project a plurality of different ones of the predetermined striped pattern and take images of the plurality of different ones of the predetermined striped pattern to obtain a plurality of image data having different light intensity distributions; and executes three-dimensional measurement of the measurement object based on the plurality of image data. |
| US10914573B2 |
Shearography detection and classification
A system for classifying objects detected in shearographic images identifying via a derivative peaks method, process, or algorithm is accomplished with a CNN (CNN). The system utilized training techniques of the CNN to classify objects as threats or non-threats. The system utilizes extracted clips from the shearographic image that contain the presence of an object so that the extracted clip containing the object is/are evaluated by the CNN to classify the object on or below a surface that has been insonified or otherwise stimulated to generate the shearographic image. |
| US10914572B2 |
Displacement measuring apparatus and displacement measuring method
A displacement measuring apparatus measures a displacement of a measurement object by using a captured image where the measurement object and a load object are imaged. The displacement is caused by the load object in contact with the measurement object at a contact position. The displacement measuring apparatus includes a position detector, an area setting unit and a displacement calculator. The position detector detects a position, of the load object, in the captured image. The area setting unit sets a position and a size of a detection area in the captured image by using distance information and the position of the load object detected by the position detector, the distance information spatially indicating a distance between the measurement object when the load object is not on the measurement object and an imaging device that generates the captured image. The displacement calculator calculates the displacement by using only an image in the detection area in the captured image. |
| US10914569B2 |
System and method of defining a path and scanning an environment
A system and method for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinate values of an environment is provided. The method including moving a 2D scanner through the environment. A 2D map of the environment is generated using the 2D scanner. A path is defined through the environment using the 2D scanner. 3D scan locations along the path are defined using the 2D scanner. The 2D scanner is operably coupled to a mobile base unit. The mobile base unit is moved along the path based at least in part on the 2D map and the defined path. 3D coordinate values are measured at the 3D scan locations with a 3D scanner, the 3D scanner being coupled to the mobile base unit. |
| US10914565B2 |
Blade inspection device and method and printing modification device
The present disclosure provides a blade inspection device, a method and a printing modification device, and belongs to the technical field of screen printing. The blade inspection device includes a telescopic component, a driving component and a parameter obtaining module. The driving component is configured to drive the telescopic component to move in a direction parallel to the line where the blade is located. The parameter obtaining module is configured to obtain a first parameter to inspect the blade according to the first parameter. The first parameter is related to a displacement of the first end of the telescopic component in a direction perpendicular to the line where the blade is located. |
| US10914564B1 |
Blast containment system for trash cans
A blast containment system for trash cans includes a donut-shaped bag having a sealed donut-shaped bottom positioned at the base of the trash can, and an open donut-shaped top positioned and retained at a top periphery of the trash can. An open-ended tubular region extends through the bag between its donut-shaped top and donut-shaped bottom. A rigid container having an open top is disposed in the tubular region of the bag with its open top being coupled to the donut-shaped top of the bag. A liquid fills the bag. |
| US10914555B2 |
Active camouflage device
Provided is an active camouflage device including a reflective layer, a first electrode disposed on the reflective layer, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an electrolyte provided between the first and second electrodes. The first electrode includes a transparent electrode, and the second electrode includes a metal mesh. |
| US10914552B2 |
Flashlight mount for a firearm
Implementations of a flashlight mount are provided. The flashlight mount is configured to position a flashlight on a handguard of a firearm and includes a trigger mechanism configured to actuate a push-button tailcap switch of the flashlight. In a preferred implementation, a flashlight mount comprises: a base that can be secured to a handguard of a firearm; a flashlight mounting ring configured to releasably hold a flashlight; and a trigger mechanism, the trigger mechanism comprises a bifurcated trigger configured to actuate a push-button tailcap switch of the flashlight when pressed forward. In some implementations, the bifurcated trigger comprises two contact members that extend upwardly and outwardly from a body thereof, thereby positioning each contact member on an opposite side of the handguard. In this way, the trigger mechanism of the flashlight mount is configured to facilitate ambidextrous operation of the flashlight. |
| US10914549B1 |
Cell phone mount for bug killing guns
A cell phone mount for bug killing guns includes a cell phone clamping portion and a bug gun rail attaching portion. The clamping portion has retaining jaws urged together to hold edges of a cell phone. The attaching portion has a base, a cover, attaching claws and a cam lock. The attaching claws move laterally and vertically to attach to a top rail of the gun. The cam lock has a rotating portion with a vertical shaft, is rotatably mounted to the base and engages the attaching claws. The cam lock has a lever with attached rotary cam. The cam is mounted to the vertical shaft and bears on the cover. When the lever is rotated, the attaching claws move laterally and when the lever is moved vertically, the rotary cam move the attaching claws vertically, attaching the cell phone mount to the top rail of the bug killing gun. |
| US10914546B1 |
Pneumatic ball launcher for facilitating launching of a ball
Disclosed herein is a pneumatic ball launcher for facilitating launching of a ball. Accordingly, the pneumatic ball launcher may include an air chamber, a fill assembly, an air blast valve, a trigger assembly, and a parabolic curved barrel. Further, the air chamber may be configured for receiving at least one gas. Further, the air chamber may be configured for storing the at least one gas at a gas pressure based on the receiving. Further, the fill assembly may be fluidly coupled with the air chamber. Further, the fill assembly facilitates transferring of the at least one gas into the air chamber. Further, the air blast valve may be fluidly coupled to the air chamber. Further, the trigger assembly may be operationally coupled with the air blast valve. Further, the parabolic curved barrel may be coupled to the air blast valve using a locking breech assembly. |
| US10914544B2 |
Control mechanism of vehicle-mounted system for electromagnetic launch of fire extinguishing bombs for high-rise buildings
A control mechanism of a vehicle-mounted system for electromagnetic launch of fire extinguishing bombs for high-rise buildings is provided. A stress wave amplifier is fixedly connected to a secondary coil, a primary coil is fixedly connected to a coil base, a guide shaft passes through a central hole in the primary coil and the coil base, and a head of the guide shaft is fixedly connected to the secondary coil. A step-up transformer TM1 boosts a 380-V alternating current and changes it to direct current to charge a pulse capacitor C1 and store energy in the pulse capacitor C1. A discharge thyristor M3 is triggered, and the pulse capacitor C1 releases the energy instantaneously. A stress wave is generated between the primary coil and the secondary coil. The stress wave is transmitted to a fire extinguishing bomb through the stress wave amplifier, to launch the fire extinguishing bomb. |
| US10914543B2 |
Gun lock
A magazine is provided for a firearm. The magazine comprises a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has a user interface adapted to enable a user to select between a locked condition and an unlocked condition. The locking mechanism has a rotor movable between a first rotational position when the locking mechanism is in the locked condition and a second rotational position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked condition. The magazine comprises an elongated shaft connected to the rotor. The magazine comprises a block element connected to the elongated shaft. The block element is adapted to move between a first position when the locking mechanism is in the locked condition in which at least one of firearm operation and magazine extraction are prevented, and a second position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked condition in which firearm operation and magazine extraction are enabled. |
| US10914542B2 |
Gun lock
A magazine is provided for a firearm. The magazine comprises a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has a user interface adapted to enable a user to select between a locked condition and an unlocked condition. The locking mechanism has a rotor movable between a first rotational position when the locking mechanism is in the locked condition and a second rotational position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked condition. The magazine comprises an elongated shaft connected to the rotor. The magazine comprises a block element connected to the elongated shaft. The block element is adapted to move between a first position when the locking mechanism is in the locked condition in which at least one of firearm operation and magazine extraction are prevented, and a second position when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked condition in which firearm operation and magazine extraction are enabled. |
| US10914536B2 |
Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle
A heat exchanger may include a plurality of pipe bodies arranged between two side parts. At least one side part may have at least one predetermined breaking point and at least one heat expansion compensator. The at least one side part may include at least one aperture, which may lead from the at least one predetermined breaking point to the at least one heat expansion compensator. |
| US10914535B2 |
Integrated multi-chamber heat exchanger
A one-piece heat exchanger manufactured using an additive manufacturing process is described. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of channels formed therein. At least some of the plurality of channels may be configured to provide structural support to the heat exchanger to reduce its weight. Different coolant media may be used in a first set and a second set of the plurality of channels to provide different types of cooling in an integrated one-piece heat exchanger structure. |
| US10914533B2 |
Intercooler for improved durability
A plate for a heat exchanger includes a substantially planar body having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a fluid surface, and an outer surface. A first cup extends from the outer surface of the body adjacent the first end of the body. A second cup extends from the outer surface of the body and is spaced from the second end of the body. |
| US10914530B2 |
Fin heat exchanger comprising improved louvres
The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising: at least one row of tubes (2), at least one fin (4) disposed transversely to said row of tubes (2), the tubes being connected to the fin (4) by clamping the tubes (2) in a collar (6) formed in the fin (4); and at least one row (10) of louvers (12), said row (10) being formed in the fin (4) and interposed between two tubes (2) in the row of tubes. With the fin (4) having a flat rectangular overall shape, the ratio between the number of louvers (12) and the width of the fin (4) is between 0.73 and 1.13. |
| US10914529B1 |
Advanced cooling system using throttled internal cooling passage flow for a window assembly, and methods of fabrication and use thereof
A window assembly heat transfer system is disclosed in which a window member has a selected transparency to monitored or sensed light wavelengths. One or more passages are provided in the window member for flowing a single-phase or two-phase heat transfer fluid, the passages being optically non-transparent to the monitored or sensed light wavelengths. A mechanism allows either evaporation or condensation of the fluid and/or balancing of a flow of the fluid within the passages. In one embodiment, the window assembly can be made by producing passages in a top surface of a first single plate, optionally producing passages in a bottom surface of a second single plate and bonding the top surface of the first plate to a bottom surface of a second single plate to form the window member with the passage or passages. In another embodiment, the window assembly can be made by providing a core around which the window member material is grown and thereafter removing the core to produce the passage or passages. |
| US10914527B2 |
Tube bundle heat exchanger
A tube bundle heat exchanger has tubes which are held at each side in tube plates or oval-tube collecting-tube plates and are connected to these in each case by means of a weld seam. The connection of the tubes to the inlet-side tube plate or oval-tube collecting-tube plate is formed in each case by means of a conical and/or trumpet-shaped transition piece. The cross section of the transition piece reduces as viewed in the gas flow direction in such a way that the inlet-side end, as viewed in the gas flow direction, of the transition piece is connected in a buttjoint to the tube plate or oval-tube collecting-tube plate. The inner and outer contours of the transition piece and of the welded connection region are formed without gaps and comers to the tube plate or oval tube collecting-tube plate and so as to be straight and/or with a radius, measured from the outer contour, of at least 5 mm. |
| US10914526B2 |
Coiled heat exchanger having inserts between the shroud and the last pipe layer
A heat exchanger, providing indirect heat transfer between a first fluid and at least one second fluid, comprises a jacket enclosing a jacket space for accommodating the first fluid and a tube bundle arranged in the jacket space and having a plurality of tubes for accommodating the at least one second fluid. The tubes form multiple tube layers. A shroud arranged in the jacket space encloses an outermost tube layer of the tube bundle. Spacers extending along the longitudinal axis are arranged between the shroud and the outermost tube layer. An interspace is present between any two spacers adjacent in the circumferential direction of the shroud, and between the shroud and the uppermost tube layer. A flow obstruction is arranged in the respective interspace and is designed to prevent or suppress a flow of the first fluid in the respective interspace, at least over a part section thereof. |
| US10914521B2 |
System and method for drying and analytical testing of containers
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method to perform drying and testing of organometallic and organosilane precursor source ampoules that have been cleaned for re-use. The drying and quality control testing is performed in a single location with a single apparatus requiring only one manual connection/disconnection step of the ampoule to the apparatus. The testing includes analyses for residual moisture, entrained particulate matter, differential pressure, and helium leak checking. |
| US10914520B2 |
Heat recovery system
The heat recovery system includes an oven having a treatment air with a treatment air temperature and a treatment air dew point temperature to treat a product or product in process. A zone outlet exhaust waste treatment air following the treatment of the product. A preheating zone includes a preheating inlet for the introduction of preheating air having a preheating air temperature and a preheating air dew point temperature to preheat the product. A transfer duct extends between the zone outlet of the oven and the preheating zone to transfer a portion of waste treatment air from the oven to the preheating zone to create the preheating air to preheat additional product. The preheating air preheats the product in the preheating zone to a product temperature that is at least equal to the treatment air dew point temperature to eliminate surface condensation on the product during treatment in the oven. |
| US10914519B2 |
Method for producing salts with a reduced water of crystallisation content
The invention relates to a method for drying salts with a water of crystallisation content in convective apparatuses that can additionally be indirectly heated. The invention is primarily characterised in that the drying process takes place with a moisture content of the drying gas above a determined level. The gas surrounding the salt particles during the drying process therefore has a specific humidity. In this way, the rate of drying is positively influenced. |
| US10914517B2 |
Method for utilizing waste air to improve the capacity of an existing air separation unit
A method for improving the capacity of an existing air separation unit employing a lost air turbine is provided in which the capacity is increased by operating the existing air separation unit as previously operated, with the exception of collecting the lost air from the lost air turbine, and instead of venting said lost air to the atmosphere, the lost air is compressed in a supplemental air compressor and returned to the air separation unit at a location downstream a front-end purification unit and upstream a booster. This setup advantageously allows for increased production without having to adjust the sizing of the front-end purification unit or main air compressor. |
| US10914511B2 |
Thermal bridgebreaker and seal features in a thin-walled vacuum insulated structure
A vacuum insulated refrigerator structure includes an outer wrapper having a first opening and a first edge extending around the first opening. A liner has a second opening and second edge extending around the second opening. The liner is disposed inside the wrapper with the first and second edges being spaced apart to form a gap therebetween. An insulating thermal bridge extends across the gap, and an airtight vacuum cavity is formed between the wrapper and the liner. The thermal bridge includes elongated first and second channels having sealant disposed therein, and the first and second edges are disposed in the first and second channels, respectively. Porous core material may be disposed in the vacuum cavity. |
| US10914504B2 |
Device and method for icing prevention regulation for heat pump evaporators
The invention relates to a device and a method for icing prevention regulation for a heat pump evaporator (3) in air conditioning systems of vehicles, composed of a subsection (1) of a refrigerant circuit which can be operated both as a heat pump and also as an air conditioning system. The device comprises the heat pump evaporator (3), an electrical or mechanical refrigerant compressor (4), a cooler fan (9) which is attached to the heat pump evaporator (3) and which draws ambient air (11) upstream from and through the heat pump evaporator (3) at an adjustable flow speed, and which thus permits a permanent flow of ambient air (11) over the heat pump evaporator surface, a first temperature sensor (6) in or on the refrigerant line (5, 5a) upstream from the heat pump evaporator (3) with respect to the heat pump operating direction, and a control and regulating unit (8). The control and regulating unit (8) is connected via signal lines (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10e) at least to the first temperature sensor (6), to further sensors, in particular for detecting the ambient air temperature (Tu) and the vehicle speed (VF), to the expansion valve (2), to the cooler fan (9) and to the refrigerant compressor (4) for the direct or indirect regulation of the flow cross section of the expansion valve (2) and the rotational speed of the electric refrigerant compressor (4) or of the regulating valve of the mechanical refrigerant compressor (4) and for the actuation of the cooler fan (9) of the vehicle during heat pump operation. |
| US10914503B2 |
Coil heating systems for heat pump systems
A heat pump system includes a heat exchanger coil and a heater configured to transfer heat to the heat exchanger coil. The heat pump system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the heater. The controller is configured to activate the heater in response to determining that a detected temperature of the heat exchanger coil is below a threshold temperature for a threshold time period. |
| US10914499B2 |
Outdoor unit and refrigeration cycle apparatus including the same
An outdoor heat exchanger of an outdoor unit includes a main heat exchanger portion and an auxiliary heat exchanger portion. In the main heat exchanger portion, refrigerant path groups are formed. In the auxiliary heat exchanger portion, refrigerant paths are formed. The refrigerant path in the auxiliary heat exchanger portion, which is located closest to the main heat exchanger portion, is connected to the refrigerant path group in the main heat exchanger portion, which is disposed in a region where a wind velocity of the outdoor air passing through the main heat exchanger portion is relatively high. In addition, the refrigerant path is connected to the refrigerant path group. The refrigerant path is connected to the refrigerant path group. The refrigerant path is connected to the refrigerant path group. |
| US10914494B2 |
Segmented cavitation boiler
A cavitation boiler segment includes a rotor to be coupled with a rotating inner drum and a stator surrounding the rotor segment. The rotor and the stator each include drums with two banks of annular apertures, which overlap to define two cavitation regions. The rotor includes a web bifurcating the rotor between the apertures into an upstream side and a downstream side, each forming a separate fluid passage between a face of the rotor and a bank of apertures. The stator includes a casing enclosing the stator apertures in a fluid passageway. In operation, fluid flows into a first side of the rotor, across a first cavitation region and into the stator, then back across the second cavitation region and into the second side of the rotor where the fluid may flow into a first side of an adjacent segment. |
| US10914485B2 |
Method for controlling air conditioner system
A method of controlling an air conditioner system, the method including transmitting, by a first unit among a plurality of units belonging to a particular group, a wireless tuning command to a second unit; measuring, by the second unit, reception sensitivity and a transmission and reception success rate by wirelessly communicating with units belonging to the particular group while reducing a signal strength from a default signal strength; when the reception sensitivity and the transmission and reception success rate satisfy the predetermined standard, determining, by the second unit, that the signal strength corresponding to a level right before a level satisfying a predetermined standard is the signal strength to be used; and transmitting, by the second unit, information related to the determined signal strength to the first unit. Accordingly, an optimal signal strength at which mutual interference is prevented may be set. |
| US10914480B2 |
Building control system with decoupler for independent control of interacting feedback loops
Disclosed is a system to control a climate of a space via a first control loop and a second control loop interacting with the first control loop. The system includes a first controller of the first control loop to generate a first control signal based on a first modified set point and a first feedback signal. The system further includes a second controller of the second control loop to generate a second control signal based on a second modified set point and a second feedback signal. The system further includes a decoupler configured to predict a first effect of the first control signal on the second control loop and a second effect of the second control signal on the first control loop, and generate the first modified set point and the second modified set point to reduce the first effect and the second effect. |
| US10914477B2 |
Device for providing clean air in a beverage filling plant
A device for providing clean air in a beverage filling plant is described. The device includes an inflow channel with at least one filter for pretreating the air sucked in via a supply-air feed. The inflow channel is adjoined by a first outflow channel with at least one filter for treating the air pretreated in the inflow channel for feeding into a filling cleanroom of the beverage filling plant. The inflow channel is adjoined by a second outflow channel for treating the air pretreated in the inflow channel for feeding into a blowing cleanroom for the blow-molding of plastic containers. A dehumidifying device for dehumidifying the pretreated air is arranged in the second outflow channel. |
| US10914475B2 |
Methods and system for controlling a combination boiler
A combination boiler provides heated water to a boiler loop and domestic hot water (DHW) to a domestic water loop. The combination boiler includes a primary heat exchanger (PHE) connected to the boiler loop and a burner to provide heat to the primary heat exchanger. A secondary heat exchanger (SHE) transfers heat energy from the boiler loop to the domestic water loop. A controller monitors a PHE inlet temperature and a DHW output temperature, obtains a pre-heat initialization temperature threshold and a pre-heat cancellation temperature threshold, and detects a low temperature condition. A pre-heat operation is initiated responsive to the low temperature condition by circulating heated water from the PHE to the SHE. The burner is selectively fired at least in part according to an outlet temperature of the PHE. |
| US10914473B2 |
Oven
An oven includes a collision area in which air circulating inside a cooking compartment is collided to reduce the pollution inside of the cooking compartment. A collision area may collectively collect an oil mist condensed by the collision of the air. The collision area is disposed on the side where the flow of air is changed to induce air collision and guide the air to the front side of the cooking compartment to increase air circulation and increase ease of cleaning inside the cooking compartment. |
| US10914472B2 |
Oven
Disclosed herein is an oven including a display module. The oven includes a main body and a display module pivotably installed on the main body, wherein the display module includes a fixed module fixedly coupled to the main body, a moving module pivotably coupled to the fixed module and including a display panel provided to be manipulated by a user, a driving module and disposed on the fixed module and configured to generate a driving force such that the moving module is pivoted, and a detection module including a press pin configured to detect a position of the moving module depending on whether or not the press pin is pressurized. |
| US10914471B2 |
Combustor and transition piece with liners having adjustable air inlet covers
A combustor has a structure enabling selective control of the amount of air supplied to the liner and the transition piece and includes a liner having one end connected to a fuel injector, the liner comprising an inner liner surrounded by an outer liner having a first opening that is elongated in a circumferential direction of the outer liner and is configured to introduce cooling air into an annular space between the inner liner and the outer liner; a liner sliding cover configured to adjust an opening degree of the first opening; and a transition piece connected at one end to the other end of the liner and connected to a turbine at the other end, the transition piece having an effusion hole configured to supply cooling air to a combustion chamber, the effusion hole having an opening area that is less than the opening degree of the first opening. |
| US10914470B2 |
Combustor panel with increased durability
A liner panel for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a nominal wall thickness and a thickened wall thickness in the region of a hot spot. |
| US10914468B2 |
Burner apparatus and method of combustion
A burner apparatus (10) includes a fluid-based flame stabilizer for discharging a stabilized flame therefrom, a burner tile (44), and fuel lances associated with the burner tile. Each of the fuel lances has a discharge nozzle (40). A Coanda feature (34) having a Coanda surface directs a portion of the stabilized flame from the passage defined by the burner tile at the discharge end of a primary flow passage (32) toward at least one first fuel lance of the plurality of fuel lances to cross light the at least one first fuel lance. In another embodiment, a method of combustion includes supplying a first gaseous fuel to fuel lances of a burner apparatus and igniting and sustaining combustion of a gaseous fuel by cross lighting at the discharge nozzles of the fuel lances by flow from the fluid-based flame stabilizer along a Coanda surface of a Coanda feature toward the discharge nozzles. |
| US10914465B2 |
Integrated lighting module
An integrated lighting module may have a driver cap, a heat sink module, a LED light chip, an optical reflector, and a holder. The driver cap may be configured to hold a driver within the driver cap to power the LED light chip. The driver cap may attach to a top of the heat sink module. The heat sink module may be finned at its upper portions, the heat sink module may have a larger diameter than a non-finned bottom portion. The holder may screw upon the bottom portion of the heat sink module with the optical reflector and the LED light chip disposed between the holder and the heat sink module. Trim, such as MR16 sized trim, a lamp, and/or a lens holder, may attach to bottom flanges of the holder. The integrated lighting module may be adjusted without interfering with the trim. |
| US10914464B2 |
Lighting module, a lighting system and a method of lighting
The invention provides a lighting module (100) which comprises a plurality of first light sources (101) configured for emitting first light (102) in a first predetermined direction, and at least one second light source (103) configured for emitting second light (104). The lighting module (100) further comprises a light guide (105) which comprises at least one light in-coupling portion (106) to couple at least part of the second light (104) into the light guide (105), and a plurality of light out-coupling portions (107) to couple at least part of the second light (104) out of the light guide (105). The light guide (105) is arranged to guide the second light (104) coupled into the light guide (105) at the at least one light in-coupling portion (106) via total internal reflection (108) to the plurality of light out-coupling portions (107) for generating out-coupled light in a second predetermined direction. The light guide (105) is mechanically coupled to and extends along the plurality of first light sources (101). The light out-coupling portions (107) cover a larger first area (109) than a second area (110) covered by the plurality of first light sources (101). A total luminous flux generated by the at least one second light source (103) is lower than a total luminous flux generated by the plurality of the first light sources (101). The first predetermined direction and the second predetermined direction at least partly overlap. |
| US10914460B2 |
System for mounting surgical lighting to the ceiling by means of pressure screws
Systems and methods for mounting surgical lighting to the ceiling of an operating theater can include an anchoring tube having attachment holes, and a surgical lighting suspension having internal attachment threads for receiving screws. The receiving screws may be pressure screws. The pressure screws may include a threaded body, and a tightening head which has a smaller diameter than the threaded body. The pressure screws can support and secure the surgical lighting suspension by copressive stress. Anti-loosening screws may be used to secure the pressure screws in place. |
| US10914458B2 |
Intelligent induction miner's lamp
The present invention discloses an intelligent induction miner's lamp. A heat dissipating portion in the miner's lamp includes a substrate, a reflector, and heat sinks; the substrate provided with a first through-hole in the center thereof is arranged on an inner wall of the reflector; an upper surface of the substrate is provided with a plurality of the heat sinks; the substrate, the reflector, and the heat sinks are integrated during casting; the power source cover is provided with a latching switch and is arranged on the reflector; the reflector is provided with a lens whose center is a recessed blind via; the lens is located on a side of a lower surface of the substrate, a ring protrusion is provided around the recessed blind via, and a sensor is arranged in the recessed blind via; the lens, the reflector, and the power source cover form a cavity; a driving power source fixed to the substrate is arranged in the cavity; and the lower surface of the substrate is provided with a light emitting element corresponding to the ring protrusion. In the present invention, the latching switch is arranged on the power source cover. Before the miner's lamp is mounted, whether the miner's lamp has a sensing function can be controlled by using the latching switch. In this way, use of other lamps of the same type is not affected, the costs are low, and mounting, cable layout, and subsequent maintenance are easy. |
| US10914454B2 |
Guide light irradiation device
A guide light irradiation device to irradiate guide light to indicate a direction to a survey operator, includes a plurality of irradiators configured to each irradiate guide light differing in pattern between the left and the right of an irradiation direction as a center, the plurality of irradiators are juxtaposed in a left-right direction, and irradiation units of the plurality of irradiators are disposed so that the irradiation units match in the horizontal direction, and optical axes of the plurality of irradiators make a predetermined angle with each other in the vertical direction. Synthetic light of the respective guide lights has brightness obtained by summing brightnesses of the light sources of the respective irradiators, and has a fan shape extending in the vertical direction. A distance at which the light is visually recognized is long, and the guide light is easily found even at a location with level differences. |
| US10914449B2 |
Cooling device for an automotive luminous device
A cooling device for cooling a light source located in an automotive luminous device. This cooling device includes a heat sink intended to be in thermal contact with the light source, a plurality of fins in direct thermal contact with the heat sink, a plurality of pins in direct thermal contact with the heat sink and a fan. The fan is arranged to make a fluid flow from an inlet of the cooling device to an outlet to the cooling device, so that the plurality of fins are nearer the inlet than the plurality of pins. |
| US10914448B2 |
Vehicle lamp installation method and assembly
A vehicle lamp installation method includes, among other things, engaging both a mounting bracket and an outer panel of a vehicle with an alignment fixture that locates the mounting bracket relative to the outer panel in a mounting position. The method further includes securing the mounting bracket to a body structure of the vehicle when the mounting bracket is in the mounting position. A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a body structure of a vehicle, a mounting bracket secured to the body structure in a mounting position, and an outer panel secured to the body structure. The mounting bracket is located in the mounting position relative to the outer panel using an alignment fixture that engages with both the outer panel and the mounting bracket. |
| US10914441B2 |
Lighting system with replaceable downlight
A lighting system having a LED downlight in a ceiling fixture can be attached to a ceiling by fixing hanger bars to ceiling rafters. The lighting system can then be completely covered by insulation. The insulation thereby lays directly on the downlight, junction box, and a cup passing mains power from the junction box to the downlight. The insulation does not enter the cup, downlight, or junction box. The lighting system does not ignite or melt the insulation in normal operation if the insulation meets residential and commercial safety standards. In normal operation the lighting system does not expose the lighting system to a temperature exceeding 90 degrees Celsius. A trim can be attached to the downlight to change its appearance and without rendering the lighting system unsafe. |
| US10914437B1 |
Light string package structure
A lighting structure including a light-transmitting cap, a wire, a light emitting diode (LED) and a transparent adhesive. Two guide pieces project in parallel and protrude from the bottom of a body of the light-transmitting cap, and an opening of the body is located between the two guide pieces. Two lugs extend from the body, and correspond to two ends of a guide trench between the two guide pieces. A soldering surface of the LED is soldered on a soldering section of the wire. The transparent adhesive wraps around the soldering section, the guide trench and the two lugs, and wraps around a light emitting surface of the LED. The light-transmitting cap covers the LED with the LED at the opening. The soldering section is located between the two guide pieces, and the transparent adhesive attaches the LED to the light-transmitting cap. |
| US10914428B2 |
LED light apparatus
A LED light apparatus includes a substrate, LED modules, a driver circuit, a fluorescent layer, a connector and a light passing shell. The LED modules are mounted on the substrate. The fluorescent layer covers the driver circuit and the LED modules. The connector has a first end electrically connecting to the driver circuit. The light passing shell encapsulates the substrate, the plurality of first LED modules, the driver circuit, the first fluorescent layer and at least a part of the connector. The connector has a second end connecting to an external power source. |
| US10914418B2 |
Method and system for adaptive gimbal
A method for controlling a carrier includes obtaining a motion characteristic of the carrier. The motion characteristic is indicative of a type of a payload being supported by the carrier. The carrier is configured to support a plurality of different types of payload including the type of the payload being supported by the carrier. The method further includes selecting a set of control parameter(s) from a plurality of different sets of control parameter(s) based on the motion characteristic. Each individual set of control parameter(s) of the plurality of different sets of control parameter(s) is suitable for controlling the carrier to support one of the plurality of different types of payload. The method also includes controlling movement of the carrier according to the selected set of control parameter(s). |
| US10914414B2 |
Pipe coupling
A pipe coupling for connecting adjacent pipes. The pipe coupling has a connection type at each end that may be male or female. A female end may have an interior surface defining a receiving chamber. An interior circumferential groove is formed in the interior surface in which a band is seated. A plurality of rigid fingers is extends from the band into the receiving chamber. The receiving chamber receives a male end of an adjacent pipe, the male end having an exterior surface. An exterior circumferential groove is defined on the exterior surface to receive the plurality of rigid fingers. A variety of connection types and combinations are disclosed. The female end may define a sight window to permit viewing of the position of a male end of an adjacent pipe. The receiving chamber may have a reduced diameter proximate to the middle of the coupling to improve sealing. |
| US10914413B2 |
Quick connect fluid connector with temperature sensing
A quick connect fluid connector that is detachably connectable to a fluid system to process a gas into or from the fluid system through the quick connect fluid connector. The quick connect fluid connector includes one or more temperature sensors that can sense the temperature of the gas within the fluid connector during processing. Based on the sensed temperature(s), an alert can be generated to alert a human operator conducting the processing and/or automatically shut-off the processing if the sensed temperature becomes too high. The operator will therefore be alerted if the cylinders are being processed too quickly or if the processing duration could be shortened. |
| US10914406B2 |
Tube holder
A tube holder includes at least a set of clamping members having circular arc-shaped clamping concave portions, a spindle pivotably supporting end portions on one side along the circular arcs of the clamping members in a state where the clamping concave portions facing curvature center sides of the respective circular arcs face each other, and a biasing member pivoting and biasing end portions of the other side along the circular arc of the clamping member in a direction of mutual approaching. The clamping member is formed such that an inscribed circle formed between facing surfaces of the clamping concave portions is smaller than a virtual circle formed by extension of the circular arcs of the clamping concave portions in a state where a space between the other end portions is closed and the clamping concave portions are disposed on the same virtual circle formed by extension of the circular arcs in a state during opening and closing where the clamping members are pivoted and the end portions on the other side are moved close to and away from each other. |
| US10914403B2 |
Adjustable mounting apparatus
An adjustable mounting apparatus is disclosed for securing devices to a wall, such as speakers and the like, and includes a cable pass through for routing associated device cables through the wall. The adjustable mounting apparatus includes a rigid frame with a lip having an opening therein, a rearward extending sidewall surrounding the opening, and rearwardly extending guide members extending rearward from said sidewalls and terminating at their ends into a cross-member. To secure the rigid frame to a wall the guide members including attached clamp arms are passed through a hole in the wall and the clamp arms are rotated to draw the clamp arms toward the rear surface of the wall while thereby forcing the front lip of the mounting apparatus against the front surface of the wall to secure it thereon. A rigid mounting plate is snap fit into the opening and includes a load arm adjustable within the mounting plate for angular adjustability of an attached device. |
| US10914401B2 |
Fuel monitoring system
A CNG leak detection system has a plurality of CNG tanks. A plurality of control valve mechanisms, equal in number to the plurality of CNG tanks, is coupled with each CNG tank. A sensor is coupled with each control valve mechanism. The sensor monitors the CNG in the tank. A processor is electrically coupled with the sensor. A display is coupled with the processor to display the sensed condition of at least one desired tank of the plurality of tanks. |
| US10914400B2 |
Apparatus for the controlled delivery of a gas from a container, and corresponding delivery method
Apparatus (10) for the controlled delivery of a gas from a mobile container (11) that comprises a connection unit (12) configured to connect a unit, to measure and regulate the flow (35) of the gas to the container (11) and a management unit (32) configured to control and manage the unit to measure and regulate the flow (35), on the basis of information correlated to a quantity of the gas to be delivered. |
| US10914396B2 |
Electro-pneumatic valve with pressurized container
An electro-pneumatic valve assembly includes a valve having a valve housing and a poppet and a solenoid valve having an actuator housing and a valve body. The valve housing has a wall that defines a valve inlet that is arranged to receive a fluid flow from a pressurized container and defines a valve outlet and a first port. The poppet is disposed within the valve housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. The actuator housing defines an opening. The valve body has a first wall that defines an inlet that is fluidly connected to the first port and a second wall that defines an outlet that is fluidly connected to the second port. |
| US10914394B2 |
Fluidic valve with contactless force transmission for pressing together stator and rotor
A fluidic valve for switching between different fluid coupling states includes a stator having at least one fluidic stator interface, a rotor having at least one fluidic rotor interface, wherein the rotor is rotatable relative to the stator to thereby switch the fluidic valve between a plurality of different fluid coupling states between the at least one fluidic stator interface and the at least one fluidic rotor interface, and a force transmission mechanism configured for pressing the stator and the rotor together by a contactless force transmission to provide for a fluid tight sealing between the stator and the rotor. |
| US10914393B2 |
Multistage automated thermal balancing valve
A multistage automated thermally actuated valve utilizing a thermally expansive substance to substantially close the valve at a first temperature and a spring to open the valve at a second, lower temperature. A multistage automated valve comprising a first thermal assembly to balance fluid flow at a first temperature and a second thermal assembly to balance fluid flow at a second temperature in order to balance fluid flow in a system operated at a first temperature as well as at a second temperature. A method of utilizing an automated thermally actuated valve to balance and manage hot water supply in a piping system. |
| US10914392B2 |
Self-obstructing flammable fluid carrying conduit
The present invention is directed to improved assembly for transporting flammable fluids. In an example, the assembly comprises a conduit, a liner, and a core. The liner comprises a material that contracts in response to an elevation in temperature. In an example, the liner comprises a material that expands in response to an elevation in temperature. |
| US10914389B2 |
High pressure detachable/retractable stopper plug
A system for stopping flow in a pipe with a plug positioned in the pipe to allow for repairs of the pipe. The plug comprises a body with an inflatable or compressible member, and a cap and connector valve on the body. An inflation line with a coupling connects to the valve for blocking off and sealing a damaged area of the pipe. An inflation line is used to deposit and retrieve the plug within the pipe before and after a repair is made. |
| US10914385B2 |
Method for preparing extruded material for processing to form sealings
A method for preparing extruded material for processing to form sealings and/or edge protection strips on vehicle bodies, where the extruded material to be prepared, which is substantially of an elastomer substance, includes a covering strip protecting an adhesive layer and extending in the longitudinal direction of the extruded material. The covering strip has sub-sections that are connected to each other on the abutment ends thereof. The covering strips are detached from the adhesive layer and are reconnected to the adhesive layer, optionally in such a way that they are offset to the longitudinal direction of the extruded material. If the offsetting is carried out, the abutment ends of the sub-sections of the covering strip are arranged such that they are offset in relation to the original position thereof on the adhesive layer. |
| US10914380B2 |
Piston and piston ring for internal combustion engine
A piston includes a piston body and a piston ring fitted into a ring groove. The piston ring has a top surface that includes: a convex portion formed between an inner edge position and a central position at which a radial direction thickness is ½, with the piston ring in a free state, and a planar portion or an inclined peripheral portion continuous with the convex portion on a radially outer side of the convex portion. In a predetermined status of the piston body and the piston ring, an angle between the top surface of the ring groove and the planar portion or the inclined peripheral portion is at least 18 arcminutes in a cross-section that is parallel to a central axis of the piston body and includes the central axis. |
| US10914367B2 |
Gear member and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a gear member formed into a cylindrical shape, the gear member having an internal gear disposed without overlapping the bearing holding portion in an axial direction, the method including: preparing a cylindrical material with a small-diameter cylindrical portion having an inner diameter corresponding to a tooth tip diameter of the internal gear in a tooth width region of the internal gear such that the small-diameter cylindrical portion is extended from the tooth width region toward the one end portion to reach the bearing holding portion; and inserting a skiving cutter from the other end portion side opposite to the one end portion of the cylindrical material to form the internal gear by skiving in the tooth width region of the small diameter cylindrical portion, and terminating the skiving at a halfway position before reaching the bearing holding portion and across the tooth width region. |
| US10914366B2 |
Gearing device
A gear device with at least one rotating structural component, with a further structural component that delimits at least one supply area and with at least one consumption point that is to be supplied with hydraulic fluid via the supply area. Hydraulic fluid from at least one hydraulic fluid supply device can be introduced into the at least supply area via at least one supply opening, and can be discharged via at least one outlet opening from the at least one supply area for supplying the at least one consumption point. Inside the supply area, at least one pumping appliance driven by the structural component is provided for transporting hydraulic fluid from the at least one supply opening in the direction of the at least one outlet opening. |
| US10914364B2 |
Relative translation assembly
A relative translation assembly operable with a drive mechanism. The relative translation assembly can have a fixed support member, a translatable member supported by the fixed support member, and a translation guide portion to facilitate translation of the translatable member relative to the fixed support member. The translation guide portion can have a fixed translation member and a movable translation member. The movable translation member can be configured to maintain preload on the fixed and movable translation members and accommodate thermal expansion. The drive mechanism can be configured to cause translation of the translatable member relative to the fixed support member. |
| US10914357B2 |
Multi-axis reaction system and method for vibration control of mechanical systems
The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for controlling unwanted vibrations in a mechanical system. The apparatus includes a set of different eccentric and/or concentric masses mounted to the mechanical system for generating forces to counteract the sensed unwanted vibrations. The apparatus further includes a set of motors that control movement of the set of masses. |
| US10914356B2 |
Hydraulically damping mount
A hydraulically damping mount for mounting a motor vehicle unit, such as mounting a motor vehicle engine on a motor vehicle body, includes a supporting spring and a compensation chamber. The supporting spring is configured to support a mount core and surround a working chamber. The compensation chamber is separated from the working chamber by a dividing wall and delimited by a compensation diaphragm. In embodiments, the compensation chamber and the working chamber are filled with a fluid and are connected to each other by a damping duct incorporated into the dividing wall. In embodiments, the dividing wall includes a diaphragm that is capable of oscillating, and a foam element associated with the diaphragm supports the diaphragm in the event of a deflection. |
| US10914353B2 |
Mechanical disc brake structure
A mechanical disc brake structure contains: a body, a brake set, and a drive unit. The body includes two clamp seats between which an accommodation space is defined so as to accommodate a circular disc. The brake set contains: a rotation member includes a coupling column, a rotatable block, and a connection portion. The rotatable block has a push face, the rotation member includes a through aperture, and the stop fringe has a first retaining portion. The engagement member includes a braking disc having a forced face and a shaft. The shaft has a second retaining portion and a threaded orifice. An actuation structure is defined between the push face and the forced face. A torsion spring is accommodated in the through aperture. A screw element is screwed with the threaded orifice, and a locking member is locked with the rotation member. |
| US10914352B2 |
Disc brake assembly for reducing brake disc corrosion
A disc brake assembly for a wheel of a transportation vehicle having a brake disc and a brake caliper support for holding a brake caliper with friction brake pads. To reliably reduce corrosion of the brake disc, a bimetallic plate is provided on the disc brake assembly, wherein a sacrificial anode is secured on the bimetallic plate. The bimetallic plate adopts at least two positions, depending on the temperature of the bimetallic plate. In the first position, the sacrificial anode rests at least partially against the brake disc and, in the second position, the sacrificial anode is at a distance from the brake disc. |
| US10914349B1 |
Power unit of utility vehicle
A power unit of a utility vehicle includes a power source for travel of the utility vehicle, a continuously variable transmission, a gear transmission, and an output mechanism. The gear transmission includes a GT input shaft, a GT output shaft, and first and second GT intermediate shafts that transmit rotational power from the GT input shaft to the GT output shaft. The first GT intermediate shaft is disposed on one side with respect to the GT input shaft, and the second GT intermediate shaft is disposed on the other side with respect to the GT input shaft. |
| US10914347B2 |
Clutch system
A clutch system for a motor vehicle includes a friction clutch and a magnetic clutch. The friction clutch is for transmitting a torque between a torque-introducing element and a torque-discharging element. The magnetic clutch is for actuating the friction clutch. The magnetic clutch includes an open position and a closed position, an axially displaceable permanent magnet, and an electromagnet for axially displacing the permanent magnet between the open position and the closed position of the magnetic clutch. The electromagnet has an activated state and a deactivated state. The permanent magnet is held magnetically fixed in the open position or in the closed position of the magnetic clutch when the electromagnet is in the deactivated state. |
| US10914345B2 |
Grease sealing method and sealing device for ball bearing and ball bearing produced using said sealing method
A retainer is rotationally driven about a axis of a ball bearing, and convex areas having pockets provided therein along a ball pitch circle of the retainer and concave areas between adjacent pockets is detected by a sensor. Grease is discharged according to phases of the convex areas and concave areas in the rotationally driven retainer from a dispenser having grease discharge ports arranged to face an annular space. |
| US10914340B2 |
Inner-ring restraint device of hub bearing for vehicle
An inner-ring restraint device of a hub bearing capable of restraining an inner ring efficiently without applying a load to the hub bearing. An inner-ring restraint device includes a restraint ring allowing a plurality of pieces to be arranged to form a ring shape and restricting an inner ring of a hub bearing by reducing a diameter, a support plate having a ring shape coaxial with the hub bearing, being provided so as to move in an axial direction and supporting the restraint ring at a position closer to the hub bearing for the vehicle than the restraint ring in the axial direction and a ring-shaped operation plate connected to the support plate so as to relatively move in the axial direction and applying a pressure in a direction of reducing the diameter to the restraint ring by coming relatively close to the support plate. |
| US10914338B2 |
Telescopic shaft
A structure capable of preventing improper wheel alignment even when, for example, an accident such as a collision accident, steered wheels riding on a curb, or the like occurs is realized. A telescopic shaft in which the inner shaft (9a) and the outer tube (10a) are combined with each other by a spline engagement between the male spline portion (45) provided on one end portion in the axial direction of the outer-circumferential surface of the inner shaft (9a) and the female spline portion (23) provided on the other end portion of the inner-circumferential surface of the outer tube (10a) such that torque can be transmitted and the entire length of the telescopic shaft can be extended and contracted, the inner shaft (9a) having an inner-side small-diameter cylindrical portion (41) provided on a portion of the inner shaft (9a) that is located further on the other side than the edge of the other end in the axial direction of the outer tube (10a) and having an outer-diameter dimension that is smaller than the adjacent portions on both sides in the axial direction thereof, is provided. |
| US10914335B2 |
Anchor assembly
An anchor assembly including a threaded anchor and a threaded drive pin positionable in the threaded anchor, a method of using or installing the anchor assembly to attach a fixture to a substrate, and a method of removing or un-installing the anchor assembly from the fixture and the substrate to detach the fixture from the substrate. |
| US10914334B2 |
Wall mounting assembly
Embodiments include a mounting assembly for securing a supported element to a wall structure having an internal thickness residing between opposing first and second sides of the wall structure. The assembly comprises a toggle anchor assembly configured to pass through a hole formed through the internal thickness; a washer configured for attachment to the hole adjacent to the first side of the wall structure, the washer comprising an open center configured to receive an extent of the toggle anchor assembly therethrough; an end assembly configured for coupling to an end portion of the toggle anchor assembly and for securing the toggle anchor assembly to the wall structure; and a receiving portion for securement of a strut assembly to the toggle anchor assembly, the strut assembly being coupled to the supported element. |
| US10914331B2 |
Device for compensating for tolerances
The invention relates to an apparatus for compensating tolerances between a first component and a second component comprising a base element that defines a central longitudinal axis, a compensation element in threaded engagement with the base element, and a holding element fixedly connected to the base element to hold the apparatus at the first component, wherein the holding element comprises a base body, characterized in that a support wall extending from a peripheral surface of the base body has an upper margin remote from the second component in the state of the apparatus held at the first component and comprises a deflection section that is deflectable against a return force along a deflection line not oriented perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis. |
| US10914322B1 |
Energy saving accumulator circuit
An improved method and circuitry for fluid power applications that provides energy savings through the sequential recycling of normally exhausted pressure or vacuum by direct transfer and accumulation of exhaust pressure for additional use, including from one end of the actuator to the opposite end or within the actuator itself and for use by other devices in separate systems. |
| US10914318B2 |
Engine casing treatment for reducing circumferentially variable distortion
A rotary component for a gas turbine engine defining a central axis extending along an axial direction, a radial direction extending perpendicular to the axial direction, and a circumferential direction perpendicular to both the central axis and the radial direction. The rotary component includes a plurality of rotor blades operably coupled to a rotating shaft extending along the central axis and an outer casing arranged exterior to the plurality of rotor blades in the radial direction and defining an annular gap between a tip of each of the plurality of rotor blades and the outer casing. The outer casing includes a plurality of features on an interior surface of the outer casing. A first feature of the feature(s) defines a first casing thickness, and a second feature positioned at least partially circumferentially or axially from the first feature defines a second casing thickness different than the first casing thickness. |
| US10914311B2 |
Powered pre-cooler fan assembly
A pre-cooler system employs a powered pre-cooler fan assembly having a fan adapted to receive bypass engine fan air through an inlet plenum with an outlet guide vane array (OGVA) adapted to control airflow from the inlet plenum and fan, with a rotational power source operationally connected to the fan. A shroud directs airflow from the inlet plenum, fan and OGVA into a pre-cooler disposed downstream of the fan and OGVA. |
| US10914310B2 |
Blowing device
A blowing device is provided. The blowing device includes a first blowing unit that suctions air from above and discharges the air downward, and a second blowing unit disposed below the first blowing portion so as to suction air from below and to discharge the air upward. The blowing device is advantageous in that no matter what position the user is in, wind may be easily discharged to the user. |
| US10914308B2 |
Crossflow blower apparatus and system
Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a crossflow blower. An apparatus may comprise an enclosure having a first side and a second side where a portion of the first side is recessed in a direction of the second side. The enclosure may also comprise a first internal height between the first side and the second side and a second internal height between the recessed portion of the first side and the second side. The enclosure may also comprise a motor and a crossflow blower arranged to generate a flow of air between the first side and the second side in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the crossflow blower. Other embodiments are described. |
| US10914307B1 |
Circuit assembly for a submersible pump and submersible pump using the same
A circuit assembly for a submersible pump and a submersible pump using the same is disclosed. The circuit assembly comprises: a signal generating circuit, which is configured to access a DC signal, and invert the DC signal into an AC signal having a frequency range of 40 Hz-200 Hz and then output the AC signal; and a driving circuit, which has an input terminal connected to the signal generating circuit and an output terminal connected to a stator coil of the submersible pump, and is configured to receive the AC signal and drive the stator coil to work. The submersible pump can directly access DC power supply, which is very convenient for the user; and further, a water shortage detecting circuit can be preferably configured to trigger the signal generating circuit to control the driving circuit stopping driving the stator coil when the liquid level is too low. |
| US10914295B2 |
Piston pump and relative control method
A piston pump for feeding a liquid in a vehicle having at least one piston, which is configured to cyclically slide inside a housing between a top dead centre and a bottom dead centre. The liquid is usually fed along a main feeding direction from a suction duct to a delivery duct. The piston pump has two solenoid valves, which are each arranged in the suction duct and in the delivery duct, respectively, and are designed to be operated by an electronic control unit so as to reverse the liquid feeding direction from the main feeding direction to a secondary feeding direction opposite the main liquid feeding direction and/or so as to adjust the cylinder capacity of the piston pump. The piston is operated by an electromechanical actuator, in particular comprising an electromagnet. |
| US10914288B2 |
Wind turbine with an on-load tap changer configured with dynamic fault current injection
The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine configured with an on load tap changer transformer which enables adjustment of a current ratio of a primary side current of the transformer and a secondary side current of the transformer. The method comprises detecting that a network voltage on the primary side or secondary side of the transformer is outside a pre-determined voltage range, and in response determining a current reference for the primary side current based on the detected network voltage. The power converter of the wind turbine is controlled to generate an increase of the primary side current towards the current reference, and the current ratio of the transformer is adjusted towards a higher ratio of the current ratio. |
| US10914287B2 |
Method of operating wind turbine based on maximum thrust limit
A method of operating a wind turbine having a rotor. Sensor data is received from one or more sensors of the wind turbine and maximum load values are obtained on the basis of the sensor data. The maximum load values are indicative of maximum loads acting on a component of the wind turbine such as a rotor blade. An estimated extreme load value, such as a 50-year return load, is obtained on the basis of the maximum load values and compared with a reference value. A maximum thrust limit is set on the basis of the comparison, and the wind turbine is operated in accordance with the maximum thrust limit so that a wind thrust force acting on the rotor does not exceed the maximum thrust limit. |
| US10914284B2 |
Wind turbine blade
A wind turbine blade comprises an external skin comprising tensioned fabric supported along a majority of the length of the wind turbine blade by two or more elongate fabric supporting members. The external skin is connected to each of the two or more elongate fabric supporting members. |
| US10914283B2 |
Electrical recombination
Aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to configurations of power conversion systems for wind turbine generators. For example, certain aspects are directed to a multi-rotor wind turbine. The multi-rotor wind turbine generally includes a plurality of rotors, each coupled to a plurality of electrical generators, one or more machine-side converters, MSCs, coupled to the electrical generators of each of the plurality of rotors and configured to generate at least one direct-current, DC, signal, and one or more line-side converters, LSCs, coupled to the MSCs and configured to generate at least one AC signal based on the at least one DC signal. |
| US10914280B2 |
Wave power generator
A wave power generator comprising a chain drive arrangement. The wave power generator comprising a float connected to one end of a retractable chain and a retractable device connected to an opposite end of the retractable chain. |
| US10914278B2 |
End cap for filter element
An end cap for a filter element may include an element receiver configured to be coupled to a tubular member, and a base passage receiver in flow communication with the element receiver. The end cap may further include an end cap barrier extending outward from the base passage receiver, the end cap barrier including a first side configured to face a filter base. The end cap may also include end cap flow passages configured to provide flow communication between filter media and a filter base, and including a passage opening spaced a first distance from the first side. The end cap may further include a barrier edge and a peripheral seal, wherein an uppermost surface of the peripheral seal terminates a second distance from the first side of the end cap barrier, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance. |
| US10914270B2 |
Motor vehicle with liquid container
A motor vehicle includes a liquid container for receiving an operating liquid, a cooling circuit for cooling a drive motor of the motor vehicle via a cooling liquid circulating in the cooling circuit, at least one heating coil arranged in the liquid container, the heating coil being operatively attached to the cooling circuit so that the cooling liquid is to flow through the heating coil and thereby heat the operating liquid, and a connection line operatively attached to the cooling circuit to thereby form a secondary circuit through which the cooling liquid is to flow, wherein the heating coil is arranged in the secondary circuit. |
| US10914262B1 |
Diagnostic methods and systems
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a set of feature data, the feature data sensed from a fuel injector during a fuel injection event; processing, by a processor, the set of feature data with a machine learning model to generate a prediction of a fault status; and selectively generating, by the processor, a notification signal based on the prediction. |
| US10914260B2 |
Method and systems for fuel injection control on a high-pressure common rail engine
Various methods and systems are provided for indexing an injector map and subsequently controlling fuel injection to an engine. In one embodiment, a method for the engine includes injecting fuel via activating an injector for a determined activation time, the activation time determined based on a commanded fuel value and a function of a modified pressure difference across an orifice of a nozzle of the injector, where the modified pressure difference is based on a difference between a rail pressure and peak cylinder pressure, the peak cylinder pressure scaled by a function of engine speed and injection timing and the pressure difference offset by a correction factor. |
| US10914258B2 |
Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle
A fuel supply apparatus is operated so as to increase an upon-stopping fuel pressure in accordance with an increase in an upon-stopping vehicle speed, the upon-stopping fuel pressure being a fuel pressure in a state in which an internal combustion engine is intermittently stopped, the upon-stopping vehicle speed being a vehicle speed upon intermittently stopping the internal combustion engine. |
| US10914257B2 |
Method and control unit for regulating a fill level of a reservoir of a catalytic converter for an exhaust gas component in coasting mode
A method for regulating a filling of an exhaust gas component reservoir of a catalytic converter in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. An actual fill level of the exhaust gas component reservoir is ascertained using a first system model, and in which a baseline lambda setpoint for a first control loop is predefined by a second control loop in which an initial value for the baseline lambda setpoint is converted, by a second system model identical to the first system model, into a fictitious fill level; the fictitious fill level is compared with a setpoint for the fill level; and the baseline lambda setpoint is iteratively modified as a function of the comparison result. At the beginning of a coasting phase, the baseline lambda setpoint is calculated based on signals of sensors and control variables which relate to the delivery of air and/or fuel to combustion chambers. |
| US10914254B2 |
Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine and exhaust purification method
An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine 50 comprises: an adsorbent 20 adsorbing HC and NOx in exhaust gas, a catalyst 24 removing HC and NOx, an air-fuel ratio control part 31 configured to control an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas discharged from an engine body of the internal combustion engine to the exhaust passage, and a temperature calculating part 32 configured to calculate a temperature of the adsorbent. At the adsorbent, a desorption temperature of HC is higher than a desorption temperature of NOx. The air-fuel ratio control part is configured to make the air-fuel ratio a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio when a temperature of the adsorbent is in the vicinity of the desorption temperature of NOx, then make the air-fuel ratio leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio when the temperature of the adsorbent reaches the vicinity of the desorption temperature of HC. |
| US10914251B2 |
Systems and methods for EGR valve diagnostics
Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing degradation of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve. In one example, a method may include, during a vehicle key-off condition, routing compressed air through an EGR passage housing the EGR valve, and indicating degradation of the EGR valve based on a change in an estimated EGR pressure, upon a commanded change in EGR valve position. |
| US10914244B2 |
Fuel injection device of engine
A control device of an engine including a cylinder, a piston, a cylinder head, and a combustion chamber is provided, which includes intake and exhaust ports, a swirl control valve provided in an intake passage connected to the intake port, a fuel injection valve attached to the cylinder head to be oriented into the center of the combustion chamber in a plan view thereof, and having first and second nozzle ports, and a control unit. The control unit includes a processor configured to execute a swirl opening controlling module to output the control signal to the swirl control valve to have a given opening at which a swirl ratio inside the combustion chamber becomes 2 or above, and a fuel injection timing controlling module to output the control signal to the fuel injector to inject fuel at a given timing at which the swirl ratio becomes 2 or above. |
| US10914241B1 |
High power epicyclic gearbox and operation thereof
An engine for an aircraft includes an engine core including a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; and a gearbox. The gearbox receives an input from a gearbox input shaft portion of the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The gearbox is an epicyclic gearbox including a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a ring gear, and a planet carrier on which the planet gears are mounted. The carrier and the gearbox input shaft each have a torsional stiffness, and a carrier to gearbox input shaft torsional stiffness ratio is greater than or equal to 70. |
| US10914235B2 |
Cooled cooling air system for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor fluidly connected to the compressor section via a primary flowpath and a turbine section fluidly connected to the combustor via the primary flowpath. Also included is a cascading cooling system having a first inlet connected to a first compressor bleed, a second inlet connected to a second compressor bleed downstream of the first compressor bleed, and a third inlet connected to a third compressor bleed downstream of the second compressor bleed. The cascading cooling system includes at least one heat exchanger configured to incrementally generate cooling air for at least one of an aft compressor stage and a foremost turbine stage relative to fluid flow through the turbine section. |
| US10914230B2 |
Turbocharger system, compressor system that forms part thereof, and method of controlling air flow to an engine
In an aspect a method is provided for controlling air flow to an internal combustion engine, comprising: providing a in turbocharger and a compressor that is driven by the turbocharger; driving rotation of a turbine of the turbocharger using exhaust gas from the engine; driving rotation of an impeller of the compressor to generate pressurized air for the engine; sending pressurized air from a pressurized air storage chamber to the internal combustion engine if the pressurized air generated by the impeller is sufficiently low; and sending pressurized air from the compressor to the pressurized air storage chamber for storage therein if the pressurized air generated by the impeller is sufficiently high. |
| US10914228B2 |
Waste heat recovery with active coolant pressure control system
A waste heat recovery (WHR) and coolant system with active coolant pressure control includes an engine cooling system, a WHR system, and a coolant pressure control system. A coolant heat exchanger positioned along each of the engine cooling and working fluid circuits, and is structured to transfer heat from the coolant fluid to the working fluid. The coolant pressure control system includes a pressure line operatively coupled to an air brake system and to the coolant tank. A valve is coupled to the pressure line upstream of the coolant tank. A coolant pressure controller is in operative communication with each of the valve, an air pressure sensor, and a coolant temperature sensor. The coolant pressure controller is structured to determine a target coolant pressure based on a coolant temperature and control a valve position of the valve so as to cause the air pressure to approach the target coolant pressure. |
| US10914224B2 |
Exhaust structure for internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust pipe having an interior through which exhaust gas flows, a pressure delivery pipe connected to the exhaust pipe, an interior of the pressure delivery pipe communicating with the interior of the exhaust pipe, a pressure sensor connected to the pressure delivery pipe, the pressure sensor detecting a pressure of the interior of the exhaust pipe, and a fastener that fixes the pressure delivery pipe to the exhaust pipe. A part of the fastener is exposed in the interior of the exhaust pipe. |
| US10914220B2 |
Method, device, and system for operating a nitrogen oxide sensor
A method for operating a nitrogen oxide sensor of a vehicle having a first nitrogen oxide sensor, a second nitrogen oxide sensor and a catalytic converter, one of the first and second nitrogen oxide sensors being arranged upstream of the catalytic converter with respect to the exhaust gas flow direction, and the other of the first and second nitrogen oxide sensors being arranged downstream of the catalytic converter, includes: determining a first characteristic value of the first nitrogen oxide sensor; determining a second characteristic value of the second nitrogen oxide sensor determining a ratio of the first characteristic value to the second characteristic value; and adapting a sensor or measured value of the second nitrogen oxide sensor in accordance with the ratio of the first characteristic value to the second characteristic value. |
| US10914218B1 |
Exhaust gas aftertreatment system with mixing features
A vehicle includes an exhaust aftertreatment system for use with an automotive internal combustion engine. The system includes a reagent mixer configured to deliver a reagent for mixing with exhaust gases produced by the engine. The reagent mixer includes a flow-redirection housing defining an mixing chamber and a manifold coupled downstream of the flow-redirection housing. A doser is mounted to the flow-redirection housing and is configured to inject the reagent toward the mixing chamber. |
| US10914216B2 |
Delivery module for a metering system for metering a reducing agent into the exhaust gas section of a motor vehicle, and metering system
The invention relates to a delivery module (1) for a metering system for metering a reducing agent, in particular an aqueous urea solution, into an exhaust gas section of a motor vehicle, comprising a pump (2) which is connected or can be connected to a reducing agent storage tank (4) on the suction side via a suction line (3) and to a metering module (6) on the pressure side via a delivery line (5), wherein a return line (7) which leads back into the storage tank (4) branches off from the delivery line (5). According to the invention, a filter (8) is integrated into the delivery module (1) on the suction side. The invention additionally relates to a metering system comprising such a delivery module (1). |
| US10914215B2 |
Mixer device for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of a motor vehicle, exhaust gas aftertreatment system, and motor vehicle
A mixer device for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of a motor vehicle includes a cylindrical housing that has a lateral wall in which there is an injection opening for an exhaust gas aftertreatment medium, a first end wall in which at least one inlet opening is formed, and a second end wall in which an outlet opening is formed; at least one air guiding element situated in the housing, that extends in curved a manner, and that guides an exhaust gas flow from the at least one inlet opening to the outlet opening; and at least one impact surface for the exhaust gas flow and/or the exhaust gas aftertreatment medium situated in the housing downstream from the inlet opening and oriented essentially perpendicularly to the injection direction of the exhaust gas aftertreatment medium. |
| US10914211B2 |
Internal combustion engine with gas-liquid separator for blowby gas
An internal combustion engine (1) includes an internal combustion engine main body (20), a head cover (11, 15) attached to an upper end part of the internal combustion engine main body, and an exhaust system (34) connected to the internal combustion engine main body, and a gas-liquid separator (45, 60) for blowby gas provided in the head cover. A part of the exhaust system is positioned adjacent to the internal combustion engine main body in a first direction (X) along a cylinder row, and the gas-liquid separator is positioned in the head cover so as to be offset in the first direction. |
| US10914198B2 |
Turbomachine oil tank
The invention relates to a turbojet engine oil tank (30). The tank (30) comprises a main chamber and an envelope (34) delimiting the main chamber, and a fixing portion (44) for example with fixing flanges (46) and a branch (48). The envelope (34) features in particular an envelope part (34) relative to which the fixing portion (44) projects. The envelope part (34) and the fixing portion (44) are produced by layered additive fabrication so as to be in one piece. The invention also relates to a method of fabricating an oil tank (30). |
| US10914196B2 |
Module of a turbomachine or of a combustion chamber test bench
The present disclosure concerns an assembly of a turbomachine or of a combustion chamber test bench, generally including an annular outer housing, inside which a combustion chamber is housed, and a ferrule downstream from the housing. The ferrule may be attached to said housing by a connection comprising a radial flange rigidly connected to one of the housing and the ferrule, an annular groove being provided in the radial flange, and an axial tab rigidly connected to the ferrule or to the housing. The tab is generally housed in the groove, and the tab and the annular groove may be arranged relative to each other in such a way that, at assembly, they are in contact and centered relative to each another. |
| US10914191B2 |
System and method for in situ airfoil inspection
An optical in-situ system for a gas turbine engine blade inspection comprises a camera configured to capture images of a forward surface of at least one gas turbine engine blade; and a processor coupled to the camera, the processor configured to determine damage to the at least one gas turbine engine blade based on image analytics. |
| US10914189B2 |
Turbocharger
A turbocharger includes a turbine wheel, a turbine housing including a waste gate port allowing exhaust gas to flow by bypassing the turbine wheel, and a waste gate valve configured to open and close the waste gate port. The waste gate valve is configured such that a valve body including a valve plate configured to close the waste gate port by abutting against the turbine housing and a valve stem is tilted with respect to a swing arm. A stopper abutting against the valve body when an abutting surface of the valve plate is apart from the turbine housing and the waste gate port is in an open state is disposed in the turbine housing. |
| US10914188B2 |
Device and method for cooling a low pressure turbine in a turbomachine
An aircraft turbomachine (100) comprising a first channel (200) putting into communication the high-pressure compressor (30) and a high-pressure turbine (50), a second channel (400) putting into communication the high-pressure compressor and a low-pressure turbine (60), the first channel being equipped with a valve (600), a third channel (700) being in selective communication with the first channel via the valve, the third channel being in communication with the low-pressure turbine, the valve having a first configuration in which air circulation in the first channel is allowed and prohibited in the third channel, and a second configuration in which air circulation of the first channel is diverted to the third channel, a control device (800) being configured to determine an air pressure of the low-pressure turbine and command the valve to cause it to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration depending on the determined pressure. |
| US10914187B2 |
Active clearance control system and manifold for gas turbine engine
An active clearance control manifold assembly includes multiple arcuate manifold segments each having multiple circumferential channels axially spaced apart from one another. The circumferential channels include cooling holes facing radially inward. A tube at least partially circumscribes and fluidly interconnects the manifold segments. |
| US10914185B2 |
Additive manufactured case with internal passages for active clearance control
An engine or engine casing having an inner annular case and an outer annular case. The engine casing is formed using an additive manufacturing technique such that the inner annular case and outer annular case is formed surrounding a hollow inner annular cavity. The annular cavity includes a pin bank connecting the inner annular case and outer annular case. The pin bank improves heat transfer between the inner and outer annular case and provide structural support to the inner and outer annular case. By providing fluid flow through the annular cavity, the turbine casing can be cooled and the radius of the casing can be controlled through the regulation of fluid travelling within the annular cavity. By controlling the fluid flow though the annular cavity, the engine case may be cooled to regulate its temperature in a wide variety of operating conditions. Further, the regulation of fluid in the annular cavity allows for active clearance control of the spacing between the turbine blades or vanes and seals used in the turbine. |
| US10914183B2 |
Erosion resistant blades for compressors
An impeller blade that includes an impeller blade body constructed of a first material. The impeller blade body defines a leading edge that faces a direction of rotation. A second material couples to the leading edge. The second material is a more erosion resistant material than the first material. The second material extends over the leading edge a distance to absorb high angle impacts of droplets and/or particulate. A third material couples to at least a portion of the impeller blade body. |
| US10914181B2 |
Blade or vane for turbomachine with different diffusion protective coatings and method for manufacture thereof
The present invention relates to a blade or vane for a turbomachine, particularly for an aircraft engine, with a blade element for interacting with the flow medium, wherein the blade has different diffusion protective coatings in various regions on its surface for protection against corrosion and/or oxidation, wherein the diffusion protective coatings are produced by chromizing and/or aluminizing, wherein the blade element is divided into two regions along the longitudinal axis of the blade element, wherein the first region extends over 80 to 95% of the length of the blade element, and the second region extends over the remainder of the length of the blade element, and wherein in both regions, an AlCr diffusion protective coating is applied, and wherein in one of the regions, the AlCr diffusion protective coating has a higher Cr content. |
| US10914178B2 |
Airfoils having tapered tip flag cavity and cores for forming the same
Core assemblies for manufacturing airfoils and airfoils for gas turbine engines are described. The core assemblies include a tip flag cavity core having an upstream portion, a tapering portion, and a downstream portion, with the tapering portion located between the upstream portion and the downstream portion and the downstream portion defines an exit in a formed airfoil. The upstream portion has a first radial height H1, the downstream portion has a second radial height H2 that is less than the first radial height H1, the tapering portion transitions from the first radial height H1 at an upstream end to the second radial height H2 at a downstream end, and at least one metering pedestal aperture is located within the tapering portion. |
| US10914171B2 |
Modular gland arrangements for a fluid end assembly
A closure element for a fluid end assembly that has two or more recessed grooves formed in its outer surface. The grooves are axially offset. A seal is placed in one and only one of the grooves. As wear occurs, the seal is relocated to one of the other grooves. Instead of a series of axially offset grooves in a single closure element, a kit may be formed from two or more otherwise identical closure elements, each with a single recessed groove at a different axial position. Another closure element has a series of ledge-like surfaces defining spaces within which a seal may be received. One outer surface surrounds one or more of the other surfaces. A seal is placed in one and only one of the spaces. As wear occurs, the seal is relocated to one of the other spaces. |
| US10914169B2 |
Frequency sensors for use in subterranean formation operations
A frequency sensor comprises a surface functionalized with a reactant sensitive to an analyte and a vibration detector coupled to the functional surface to detect a frequency of a fluid having the analyte and located on the functional surface during vibration thereof. The frequency sensor comprises a measurement circuitry coupled to the vibration detector to determine a frequency shift over time of the detected frequency, wherein the frequency shift corresponds to the presence of the analyte which has reacted with the reactant. |
| US10914167B2 |
System for deploying communication components in a borehole
An apparatus for deploying one or more components of a borehole monitoring system includes a conductor assembly having one or more communication devices connected along a length of a conductor, each communication device being configured to wirelessly communicate data and/or power, the conductor configured to transmit the data and/or the power through a borehole in an earth formation. The apparatus further includes a deployment device configured to transport and support the length of the conductor having the one or more communication devices connected along the length of the conductor and deploy the length of the conductor in the borehole. |
| US10914166B2 |
Battery system for downhole drilling tools
A system, assembly, module, and method are disclosed for powering a downhole tool in a drilling operation. The system may include a reusable battery module and/or controller to operate multiple batteries. |
| US10914165B2 |
Methods and systems for downhole telemetry employing chemical tracers in a flow stream
A method includes collecting tracer concentration measurements from a flow stream in a borehole as a function of time. The method also includes recovering an uplink telemetry signal from the collected tracer concentration measurements, wherein the uplink telemetry signal conveys a downhole tool measurement or communication. The method also includes performing an operation in response to the recovered uplink telemetry signal. |
| US10914162B2 |
Protective housing for electronics in downhole tools
Aspects of the subject technology relate to a downhole protective housing for electronic components including a circuit board. The protective housing can include a chassis comprising two elongate side rails, a circuit board located between the pair of elongate side rails, an armature fixedly coupled to the chassis, a buffer coupled to the circuit board. The protective housing can further include a substantially cylindrical intermediate sleeve, a substantially cylindrical outer case, and a pair of end caps, one each located at opposite distal ends of the protective housing. |
| US10914158B2 |
Methods and systems for hydrocarbon resources exploration assessment
Methods and systems for hydrocarbon resources exploration assessment are provided. Geospatial maps having corresponding hydrocarbon resources data may be obtained and classified. The geospatial maps may include composite common risk segment (CCRS) geospatial maps, reservoir and fluid properties geospatial maps, economics and costing geospatial maps, and prospect and leads geospatial maps. The geospatial maps may be integrated to generate an integrated map having each of geospatial maps as layers. An area of interest (AOI) may be defined on the integrated map and yet-to-find values, reserve volumes, pore volumes, and fluid properties, estimated prospect volumes, play chance and prospect success ratio, and average finding cost and average well cost may be determined for the area of interest (AOI). |
| US10914157B2 |
Mill-right system
The Mill-Right system is a hydraulic control system that optimizes drilling performance by controlling speed and force at the drill bit. It controls 3 drilling parameters through integrated software. 1) Weight on Bit (WOB); 2) Rate of Penetration (ROP); and 3) Differential Pressure (DP). |
| US10914151B2 |
Hydrocarbon recovery method and hydrocarbon recovery system
A hydrocarbon recovery method for recovering a production fluid containing hydrocarbons from a production well provided in the seabed in which microorganisms that produce carbon dioxide or sulfate ions for promoting a deposition of calcium carbonate exist, the method includes: an injecting process of injecting, into the production well, a composition used for producing carbon dioxide or sulfate ions by the microorganisms; a decompressing process of decompressing an inside of the production well after the composition is injected; and a recovering process of recovering the hydrocarbons in a state in which the inside of the production well is decompressed. |
| US10914146B2 |
Micro-controller-based switch assembly for wellbore systems and method
A method for firing a detonator in a chain of switch assemblies includes a step of lowering the chain of switch assemblies into a wellbore; a step of powering-up a switch assembly of the chain of switch assemblies; a step of independently entering through a set of states during which the switch assembly interacts with a downstream switch assembly and determines a status of one or more elements associated with the switch assembly; and a step of firing a detonator electrically connected to the switch assembly or entering a sleeping state. |
| US10914144B2 |
Proppant transport efficiency system and method
A perforating gun system with at least one gun. Each of the perforating guns have charges disposed in a gun carrier that are angled to the longitudinal axis of the gun to achieve a predetermined proppant transport profile into clusters within a stage in a well casing. The perforation tunnels may also have burrs on each side of the casing and acts in initially aiding proppant transport during fracture treatment. A method of tuning a cluster to achieve a desired fracturing treatment based on a feedback from another cluster includes selecting a hole diameter, a hole angle for creating an angled opening, a discharge coefficient, and a proppant efficiency. Moreover, a method of improving perforation charge efficiency. |
| US10914142B2 |
Expansion assembly for expandable liner hanger
The present disclosure provides an expansion assembly for setting a liner hanger into mating engagement with an interior surface of a wellbore casing. In one embodiment, the expansion assembly comprises a cone mandrel and an expanding cone assembly positioned adjacent the cone mandrel. The expanding cone assembly includes a plurality of sections, the plurality of sections positioned adjacent each other, each separable by a space S, and together forming an annular ring. The plurality of sections are configured to expand radially outward to a first outer diameter when subjected to a linear downhole force when moving downhole and to contract radially inward to a second smaller outer diameter when moving uphole. |
| US10914141B2 |
Screen jacket termination configuration and method
A screen jacket termination configuration includes a base pipe, a rib disposed at the base pipe, a wire wrapped about the base pipe and rib to form a screen jacket, and a termination strip wrapped about the base pipe and rib and disposed between wraps of the wire. A method for terminating a screen jacket includes disposing a termination strip between adjacent wraps of a screen jacket, the termination strip closing a space between the screen jacket and a base pipe at an end of the screen jacket such that any gap between the termination strip and the base pipe is less than a gauge of the screen jacket. |
| US10914138B2 |
Downhole power generator and pressure pulser communications module on a side pocket
A downhole communications system comprises a power generator disposed proximate a predetermined portion of a side pocket mandrel in such a way as to not impede fluid flow within a wellbore into which the side pocket mandrel is disposed and a wireless communications transmitter operatively in communication with the power generator. Placed at least partially within a side pocket mandrel, the system allows fluid flowing proximate the side pocket mandrel to engage the power generator to create electric energy which may be used to power the wireless communications transmitter and allow data interchange between the wireless communications transmitter and a predetermined well device. |
| US10914132B1 |
Large-diameter soluble bridge plug
The present invention relates to the technical field of downhole tools of oil-gas wells, and specifically discloses a large-diameter soluble bridge plug. The large-diameter soluble bridge plug includes a fracturing ball, a cone, slips and a guide shoe. The lower end of the cone is connected with the upper end of the slips; the lower end of the slips is connected with the upper end of the guide shoe; a sealing component is arranged at a joint of the cone and the slips; and the fracturing ball is connected with the upper end of the cone in a sealing manner. A shear pin hole is formed at the upper end of the cone; and a groove is formed in an internal surface of the lower end of the guide shoe. |
| US10914131B2 |
Mechanical rotating control device latch assembly
A remotely and mechanically actuated RCD control tool adjusts at least one component of an RCD latch assembly between at least two settings. The mechanical RCD control tool comprises a rotational cylinder and a guide cylinder, the rotational cylinder configured to rotate in a rotational direction to adjust the RCD latch assembly from a first setting to a second setting and from the second setting to the first setting based on movement of the drive cylinder in a selected direction. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed. |
| US10914130B1 |
Stripper head system and method of use
A stripper head assembly for holding back pressure while stripping work-strings in and out of pressurized well environments, wherein, the stripper head assembly comprises a stripper head, a stripper insert, a stripper rubber, and one or more retention pins. The stripper head comprises an outer portion of the stripper head assembly. The stripper head comprises, from top to bottom, a top portion, a body portion, a lower neck portion and a flange base. A portion of the stripper insert fits within a portion of the stripper rubber. A portion of the stripper rubber fits within a portion of the stripper head. A portion of one or more bolts attaches to a portion of the stripper head. |
| US10914129B2 |
Wellhead connection for pressure-control operations
A wellhead connection is disclosed that includes a means for selectively clamping a nightcap or crossover to a flange assembly through selective application of hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic motor and a means for selectively positioning a nightcap through selective application of hydraulic pressure to a plurality of hydraulic cylinders. |
| US10914126B2 |
Drill string testing system
A drill string can be tested with a system that involves at least a test coupling positioned between and physically connecting an upstream portion of a drill string and a downstream portion of the drill string. The test coupling may have an isolation wall that fluidically separates the upstream portion from the downstream portion. Each drill string portion can be connected to a pressure source that selectively pressurizes and tests the portions of the drill string. |
| US10914124B2 |
Cutting elements comprising waveforms and related tools and methods
Cutting elements for earth-boring tools may include a polycrystalline, superabrasive material secured to an end of a substrate. The polycrystalline, superabrasive material may include a first transition surface and a second transition surface. A waveform may extend around a circumference of the second transition surface, a surface of the waveform tapered toward from the substrate and extending radially from the second transition surface toward the central axis. The surface of the waveform may extend from the second transition surface to a planar surface of the polycrystalline located at a same distance from the substrate as troughs of the waveform surface, the planar surface oriented perpendicular, and located proximate, to the central axis. |
| US10914122B2 |
Liquid injection type reamer bit
The present invention discloses a liquid injection type reamer bit, which comprises a drilling and reaming rod (1), a drilling tool (2) and reaming tools (3). The reamer bit is adopted to perform drilling and reaming operations respectively in a water pressure adjusting manner, has the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, small volume, light weight, flexible and reliable technology, unified power sources for drilling and reaming, stable reaming, easy recovery of tools, and realization of reaming while drilling, greatly improves the anchoring reliability of anchor bolts, and ensures the safety of workers during underground work. |
| US10914120B2 |
Flexible collar for a rotary steerable system
A Rotary Steerable System (RSS) includes a flexible collar coupled therein that reduces the stiffness of the RSS and permits a tighter turning radius to be achieved. The positioning of the flexible collar between the steering section and the controller of the RSS further improves the turning radius, and may permit a push-the-bit system to operate similar to a point-the bit system. The flexible collar permits communication therethrough between controller and the steering sections of the RSS. The RSS may be arranged as a modular system to receive various configurations of a flexible collar and may operate with no flexible collar installed. The modularity enables tuning of the stiffness of an RSS to achieve different steering objectives. |
| US10914114B2 |
Electric potentially-driven shade including shutter supporting surface-modified conductive coating, and/or method of making the same
Certain example embodiments relate to electric, potentially-driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer, a conductor, and optional ink. The conductor may be transparent or opaque. When the conductor is reflective, overcoat layers may be provided to help reduce internal reflection. The shutter's conductor may have a modified surface, e.g., to promote diffuse reflection, reduce total internal reflection, etc. The polymer may be capable of surviving high-temperature environments and may be colored in some instances. |
| US10914111B2 |
Spindle drive apparatus
A spindle drive apparatus includes a spindle, a spindle nut, a drive assembly with a drive unit, which is adapted for driving the spindle or the spindle nut, an output shaft of the drive unit and a drive assembly housing, in which the drive assembly is housed, at least one bearing, a coupling element, which prevents a displacement of elements houses therein from each other, wherein the drive assembly housing is free from forces, which are transmitted from one of the superordinate assemblies through the spindle drive apparatus to the other of the superordinate assemblies. |
| US10914107B2 |
Sliding door assembly and ground base station using the same
A sliding door assembly includes a landing platform located in a first plane, a sliding door mating with the landing platform and located in a second plane approximately parallel to the first plane, and a driving assembly configured to drive the sliding door to move translationally in the second plane to open or close the sliding door. |
| US10914105B2 |
Cabinet door assembly for a household appliance
A cabinet door assembly for a household appliance that couples a cabinet door to the household appliance. The cabinet door assembly can include a cabinet door and hinge assembly. The hinge assembly can include one or more braces that secure to the cabinet door and repositionable hinges. |
| US10914100B2 |
Equipment rack
A lockable equipment rack for a backpack blower is presented. A lockable equipment rack includes adjustable components configured to storage of a variety of backpack blowers. The equipment rack can be installed in a variety of locations, for example a trailer, and securely store the backpack blower. The lockable equipment rack prevents theft of the backpack blower and tampering of its components. |
| US10914096B1 |
Tent with transparent top
A tent includes a domed-shaped modular frame and a tent cover attachable to the frame and having a door, a transparent top, and rain cover. The rain cover also has a transparent top. A shield is selectively positioned on the interior of the tent cover to cover the transparent top. The transparent top of the tent cover and rain cover are resistant to ultraviolet radiation. |
| US10914093B2 |
Volumetric compression restrainer
The present invention relates to a volumetric compression restrainer (100), characterised by: an outer casing (101) comprising a pair of C-shaped structures interconnected to one another to form a cylinder; a plurality of partitions (102) arranged in a parallel manner along length of an inner surface of the pair of C-shaped structures with a spacing therebetween; an inner core (103) extending through the outer casing (101), whereby the plurality of partitions (102) enclosed the inner core (103); a plurality of hollow plates (104) mounted on the inner core (103), for spacing and upholding the inner core (103); a plurality of damping means (105) wrapped over the inner core (103), arranged in a manner of the plurality of damping means (105) positioned between the plurality of partitions (102) and the plurality of hollow plates (104); and a connecting means having a front connector (106) engaged to one end of the inner core (103) and an end connector (107) engaged to the other end of the inner core (103), for installing the volumetric compression restrainer (100) to a structure joint. |
| US10914092B2 |
Swimming pool cleaning device including a removable filter device
Swimming pool cleaning apparatus may include a cleaning unit intended to be immersed in a swimming pool and at least one liquid filter circuit between at least one liquid inlet and at least one liquid outlet via a filter chamber removable from the body of the cleaning unit. The filter chamber may include a cover and a filter basket. The cover may include components for fastening the filter basket and locking the filter chamber to the body of the cleaning unit. The locking component may be releasable and, when released, may cause an extraction handle to be deployed from the filter chamber and urged toward a predetermined position. |
| US10914089B2 |
Modular walled spa and method of construction
Systems and methods for modular walled systems, such as modular walled spas and modular walled privacy fences and can protect pool and spa equipment from the public. In one embodiment, the modular walled system includes an outer frame disposed within a medial frame, and an inner frame disposed within the medial frame, wherein each frame includes a set of brace assemblies that connect to rebar grids. The brace assemblies may include a foot plate and threaded couplers. The wall system also provides protective room for electrical raceways and a secure anchor substrate to attach electronics, panels, boxes or lighting systems. |
| US10914087B1 |
Stabilized ammunition container
Ammunition boxes may be equipped with a cohesive and adhesive shell restraining overlay adapted to restrain ammunition shells in a stabilized position. The shell restraining overlay provides sufficient adhesiveness to restrain a housed ammunition shell at a desired shell position, but allows for relatively effortless shell release without creating excessive movement or noise. The stabilizing overlay also stabilizes the shells from inadvertent spillage from the ammunition box. |
| US10914081B2 |
Interlocking modular mat with sponge insert
An interlocking modular mat having four sides has female connectors on two sides and male connectors on the other two sides so that the modular mat can interlock with an adjacent mat and its connectors. The modular mat is configured with a plurality of structures surrounding a periphery of a top portion of the mat. The plurality of structures in combination with an underside of the top portion of the mat form a cavity. A sponge insert is configured to fit in the cavity and have a height such that a portion of the sponge insert extends from a bottom side the mat body. With the sponge insert extending beyond the bottom side of the mat body, the sponge insert bottom face generally become the supporting bottom of the modular mat to provide a more cushioned feel for a mat user. |
| US10914077B2 |
Batten and wall system
A wall (or roof) system includes: an exterior sheathing covers a frame, a plurality of spaced apart battens are affixed on the sheathing, and a siding in contact with the battens. Each batten includes: a backweb having two sides and a length, a plurality of elongated piers upstanding on each side of the backweb, each pier running the length of the backweb, and each pier having a distal surface, and a first air flow channel defined between adjacent piers and a horizontal pier cutting through adjacent piers. Air flows between airspaces created between the exterior sheathing and the siding by the batten. Air also flows through the first air flow channel and this air flow may reduce moisture entrapment between the batten and the siding or the exterior sheathing. The batten may also have a second air flow channel at an angle to the first air flow channel. |
| US10914075B2 |
Hidden construction bracket and related method
A bracket and related method to construct stairways is provided. The bracket includes a top horizontal leg having a first width and a first spacer of a first dimension and a second spacer of a smaller second dimension, and a vertical leg joined with the top leg, the vertical leg having a first height, with a ratio of the first width to the first height being at least 1:2. The method can include placing the top leg adjacent an underside of stair boards, selectively altering or not altering the first spacer based on a preselected gap between the boards, fastening the top leg to the underside of the boards with fasteners while the first spacer and/or the second spacer maintains the preselected gap, placing the bracket vertical leg adjacent a stringer, and fastening the vertical leg to the stringer, optionally while the installer remains above the stairway and stringer. |
| US10914074B2 |
Rain gutter installation device
A rain gutter installation device including an expandable rain gutter support and hoist member. The device is constructed to have a transverse cross-sectional area sufficiently large enough to accommodate the sizes and shapes of conventional gutters. The device can include at least one first trough and at least one second trough movable relative to the first trough. The device may expand from about 6 to about 20 feet in length, whereby a considerable length of gutter may be supported in the desired mounting orientation and the likelihood of excessive twisting of the ends of the gutter during hoisting is minimized. As a result, a single installer can install gutter lengths of up to about 60 feet without the assistance of one or more additional installers. |
| US10914071B2 |
Aerogel containing construction board
A construction product described herein includes a fiber core that includes a plurality of entangled glass fibers. The fiber core also includes a binder that bonds the plurality of entangled glass fibers together and an Aerogel material that is homogenously or uniformly disposed within the fiber core. In some instances, the fiber core includes between 40 and 80 weight percent of the Aerogel material. The construction product has an R-value of at least 6.5 per inch, a flame spread index of no greater than 5, and a smoke development index of no greater than 20 as measured according to the ASTM E-84 tunnel test. |
| US10914070B2 |
Construction material composition and method of forming construction materials utilizing rice hulls
Provided are a structure and a method of forming a structure that includes a core made, at least in part, of a rice hull composition. The rice hull composition including a combination of separate, unground rice hulls; ground rice hulls; and a rice hull powder, that each have a different particle size. A polymeric binder, such as a recycled plastic polymeric binder binds the separated unground rice hulls, the ground rice hulls and the rice hull powder together. |
| US10914062B2 |
Self-supporting three-dimension prestressed structure, method and device for its construction
This invention relates to a self-supporting three-dimensional prestressed structure, as well as a method and a device for erecting same, to be employed in the construction of residential and nonresidential buildings.The structure is constructed of vertical form-defining flexible rodlike members (1) stressed during the construction of the structure, as well as horizontal flexible rodlike members (2) each forming a closed curve. The horizontal members (2) are also stressed during construction and welded or rigidly affixed by other means to the vertical form-defining members (1).Instead of horizontal circular members (2) the structure can be constructed completely or to some extent using a spiral member, also stressed during the construction of the structure that is rigidly affixed to the vertical form-defining flexible members (1). |
| US10914060B2 |
Clearspan fabric structure
A clearspan structure including component systems, and methods of forming a clearspan structure including component systems, for mitigating hazards to personnel or equipment from explosions, fires, toxic material release, and other hazards in hazardous locations. The exemplary clearspan structure is also capable of withstanding environmental conditions such as snow loads and wind. The exemplary clearspan structure is, for example, a tent or fabric structure which includes a plurality of frame members forming a support system for the clearspan structure, and fabric roof portions and walls for enclosing the clearspan structure. |
| US10914054B2 |
System and method for measurement and abatement of compaction and erosion of soil covering buried pipelines
A system for measuring the depth and location of a buried pipeline includes a probe having a GPS receiver, an elevation sensor, and a removable tablet computer for capturing data corresponding to the position and elevation of an underground pipeline and the corresponding soil surface covering the pipeline. Collected data is aggregated at a central computer which produces topographical maps of the pipeline's current relationship to the soil and calculates a desired soil covering. The calculated amount and placement of soil to achieve a desired end topography is used in abatement of any soil erosion or compaction. In alternative embodiments the required soil for abatement is transmitted to earth moving equipment. |
| US10914047B2 |
System and method for monitoring a fiber and a detector attached to the fiber
A system for detecting an intrusion of at least one of a monitoring fiber and a detector comprises a sensor having a closure monitor and an intrusion monitor, the closure monitor including a signal generator and at least one detector attached to the monitoring fiber. The signal generator transmits signal light such that the monitoring fiber receives the transmitted signal light and reflects a portion of the signal light via the at least one detector to the closure monitor and transmits a non-reflected portion of the signal light. The intrusion monitor receives the transmitted non-reflected portion of the signal light, and monitors the non-reflected portion of the signal light to detect transient changes in the non-reflected portion of the signal light indicative of at least one of a vibration, a motion and a handling of at least one of the monitoring fiber and the at least one detector. |
| US10914035B1 |
Through-air drying apparatus
The disclosure is directed towards a through-air drying system comprising a hood and a rotatable cylinder with a porous cylindrical deck. The system includes a seal, and more particularly a seal along the lateral edges of the system. The seal generally prevents the exhaust of drying medium from the system through the gap between the hood and the rotatable cylinder and enables the system to be operated at positive air pressure. The seal may be formed by providing the hood with an axial hood flange, which extends at least partially along the bottom edge of the hood and overlaps an axial annular flange disposed on the cylinder when the hood is in a closed and sealed position. |
| US10914034B2 |
Sheet manufacturing apparatus
Provided is a sheet manufacturing apparatus capable of desirably adjusting the thickness of the sheet, and forming sheets with highly uniform thickness or grammage. A sheet manufacturing apparatus configured to make a sheet from defibrated material of defibrated paper includes: a drum unit having a cylinder with a defibrated material storage space inside and multiple openings through which the defibrated material passes formed in the outside of the cylinder; an accumulator configured to accumulate the defibrated material that past the openings, forming a deposit; and a housing configured to enclose the drum unit and the accumulator, the housing having a vent through which air passes between the drum unit and the accumulator. |
| US10914032B2 |
Smart clotheshorse and method for controlling hanger in smart clotheshorse
The present disclosure provides a smart clotheshorse and a method for controlling a hanger in a smart clotheshorse. The smart clotheshorse includes first supporting poles parallel to each other, a hanger connected between the first supporting poles and configured to be slidable along the first supporting poles, the hanger having a driving device and a control device; and a sensing device. The sensing device is configured to sense environmental information of the hanger. The environmental information includes at least one of humidity information and light intensity information. The control device is configured to control the driving device based on the environmental information. The driving device is configured to drive the hanger to slide along the first supporting poles. |
| US10914026B2 |
Door lock for home appliance with hook sensing mechanism
A door-lock for household appliances, comprising: a casing having an opening through which it is intended to be inserted a hook connected to the door of the appliance, a cam articulated to the casing and rotatable between an open door position and a closed door position, wherein the insertion of the hook in the casing rotates the cam from the open door position to the closed door position, a locking mechanism including a locking pin movable between an unlocking position and a locking position, a main switch switchable between an open position and a closed position, wherein said locking pin in the unlocking position prevents the closure of the main switch, and a hook sensing mechanism including a hook sensing pin movable between a disengaged hook position and an inserted hook position, wherein said hook sensing pin cooperates directly with said main switch and prevents the closure of the main switch in the disengaged hook position. |
| US10914018B2 |
Porous Cu on Cu surface for semiconductor packages
A semiconductor package includes a plurality of metal leads and a semiconductor die attached to the plurality of metal leads by an interconnect. A surface of the plurality of metal leads, a metallized surface of the semiconductor die, and/or a surface of the interconnect comprises Cu and has a thermal conductivity in a range of 340 to 400 W/mK and an electrical conductivity in a range of 80 to 110% IACS. One or more of the surfaces which comprise Cu and have a thermal conductivity in the range of 340 to 400 W/mK and an electrical conductivity in the range of 80 to 110% IACS also includes micropores having a diameter in a range of 1 μm to 10 μm. A method of manufacturing a metal surface with such micropores also is described. |
| US10914015B2 |
Steel cord and method for producing the same
There is provided a steel cord including a steel wire and a plating layer that covers the steel wire and has Cu, Zn, and Co, wherein Cu and Zn are alloyed and a region covered with Co and a region not covered with Co are mixed on the outermost surface of the plating layer. |
| US10914013B2 |
Photocatalyst electrode for oxygen generation and module
Provided are a photocatalyst electrode for oxygen generation exhibiting a satisfactory onset potential, and a module including this photocatalyst electrode. The photocatalyst electrode for oxygen generation includes a current collector layer; a photocatalyst on the current collector layer; and a promoter supported on at least a portion of the photocatalyst, in which the promoter contains a first metal oxide having an oxygen generation overvoltage of 0.4 V or lower, and a second metal oxide having an oxygen generation overvoltage of higher than 0.4 V. |
| US10914012B2 |
Membrane electrode assembly and method for hydrogen evolution by electrolysis
A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode having a first catalyst layer on a first gas-liquid diffusion layer, a cathode having a second catalyst layer on a second gas-liquid diffusion layer, and an anionic exchange membrane between the first catalyst layer of the anode and the second catalyst layer of the cathode. The first catalyst layer has a chemical structure of M′aM″bN2 or M′cM″dCe, wherein M′ is Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, Cu, or Zn, M″ is Nb, Ta, or a combination thereof, 0.7≤a≤1.7, 0.3≤b≤1.3, a+b=2, 0.24≤c≤1.7, 0.3≤d≤1.76, and 0.38≤e≤3.61, wherein M′aM″bN2 is a cubic crystal system and M′cM″d Ce is a cubic crystal system or amorphous. |
| US10914000B1 |
Method for manufacturing a printhead of an electrochemical additive manufacturing system
Process for manufacturing a printhead for a 3D manufacturing system that uses metal electrodeposition to construct parts. The printhead may be constructed by depositing layers on top of a backplane that contains control and power circuits. Deposited layers may include insulating layers and an anode layer that contain deposition anodes that are in contact with the electrolyte to drive electrodeposition. Insulating layers may for example be constructed of silicon nitride or silicon dioxide; the anode layer may contain an insoluble conductive material such as platinum group metals and their associated oxides, highly doped semiconducting materials, and carbon based conductors. The anode layer may be deposited using chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition. Alternatively in one or more embodiments the printhead may be constructed by manufacturing a separate anode plane component, and then bonding the anode plane to the backplane. |
| US10913994B2 |
Zn—Al—Mg-based plated steel sheet
A Zn—Al—Mg-based plated steel sheet has, an alloy layer formed on a surface of a steel sheet and contains Fe and Si, and a plated layer formed on a surface of the alloy layer opposite to the steel sheet, in which the plated layer and the alloy layer include, in mass %, Al: 45.0 to 65.0%, Si: 0.50 to 5.00%, Mg: 1.00 to 10.00%, and a balance of Zn, Fe, and impurities, the plated layer contains 0.1 to 20.0% of a Mg—Si phase in terms of volume fraction, an average equivalent circle diameter of the Mg—Si phase in the surface layer area is 0.1 to 15.0 μm, and an integrated value of a Si content from the surface to thickness center of the plated layer is 0.55 times or more of an integrated value of the Si content from the surface to an interface. |
| US10913991B2 |
High temperature titanium alloys
A non-limiting embodiment of a titanium alloy comprises, in percent by weight based on total alloy weight: 5.1 to 6.5 aluminum; 1.9 to 3.2 tin; 1.8 to 3.1 zirconium; 3.3 to 5.5 molybdenum; 3.3 to 5.2 chromium; 0.08 to 0.15 oxygen; 0.03 to 0.20 silicon; 0 to 0.30 iron; titanium; and impurities. A non-limiting embodiment of the titanium alloy comprises an intentional addition of silicon in conjunction with certain other alloying additions to achieve an aluminum equivalent value of at least 6.9 and a molybdenum equivalent value of 7.4 to 12.8, which was observed to improve tensile strength at high temperatures. |
| US10913990B2 |
Aluminum alloy foam and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is aluminum (Al) alloy foam including an Al alloy matrix containing magnesium (Mg), and hollow ceramic spheres dispersed in the Al alloy matrix, wherein a reaction layer including a Mg—Al composite oxide is formed at an interface where the Al alloy matrix is in contact with the hollow ceramic spheres, and wherein a density of the Al alloy foam may be higher at a surface region of the Al alloy foam compared to a middle region of the Al alloy foam. |
| US10913988B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet
A hot-rolled steel sheet includes a predetermined chemical composition, and a structure which include, by area ratio, ferrite and bainite in a range of 80% to 98% in total, and martensite in a range of 2% to 10%, in which in the structure, in a case where a boundary having an orientation difference of equal to or greater than 15° is defined as a grain boundary, and an area which is surrounded by the grain boundary, and has an equivalent circle diameter of equal to or greater than 0.3 μm is defined as a grain, the ratio of the grains having an intragranular orientation difference in a range of 5° to 14° is, by area ratio, in a range of 10% to 60%. |
| US10913985B2 |
Predicting productivity in early cell line development
The present invention relates in general to the field of recombinant protein expression. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for selecting a suitable candidate cell clone for recombinant protein expression and to a host cell for recombinant protein expression, the host cell exhibiting artificially modified gene expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of: Fkbp10, ZdhhC6, Myrip, Actc1, AC124993.19, Runx2, AC158560.4, PlekhB1, Rps6KA2, Sept1, Sprr2k, and Flt1. |
| US10913984B2 |
Predicting genetically stable recombinant protein production in early cell line development
The present invention relates in general to the field of recombinant protein expression. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for selecting a suitable candidate cell clone for recombinant protein expression and to a host cell for recombinant protein expression, the host cell exhibiting artificially modified gene expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of: Hist1h2bc, Egrl, BX842664.2/Hist 1h3c, Dhfr, Fgfr2, AC115880.11, Mmp10, Vsnll (optional), CU459186.17, El 30203 B14Rik, Cspg4, C1qtnf1, Foxp2, and Ptpre. |
| US10913983B2 |
Sensitivity markers and uses for CDK7 inhibitors in breast cancers
Disclosed are targeted anti-proliferative approaches for breast cancer utilizing CDK7 inhibitors having efficacy in multiple subtypes of breast cancer, including but without limitation to ER-positive, HER2-positive and Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Methods utilize CDK7 inhibitors alone as well in conjunction with EGFR inhibitors, which provides synergistic anti-proliferative effects on breast cancer cells across a broad spectrum of breast cancer subtypes. Methods for determining sensitivity of breast cancer subtypes to CDK7 inhibitors based upon CITED2 expression levels are also described. |
| US10913981B2 |
Reagents and methods for sequencing
The disclosure provides a plurality of nucleic acid sequences comprising multiple variants of a reference sequence. The disclosure further provides plasmids, cells, methods and kits comprising the same. |
| US10913980B2 |
Compositions and methods for diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy
Compositions and methods for diagnosis or treatment of epilepsy disease with EFHC1, EFHC1 agonists, or EFHC1 analogs are provided. Compositions and methods for diagnosis or treatment of epilepsy disease with EFHC1a, EFHC1a agonists, or EFHC1a analogs are provided. |
| US10913978B2 |
Apparatus and methods for continuous diagnostics of macromolecules
Devices, apparatus and methods for sequencing macromolecules are disclosed. The devices and apparatus include independently controllable fluid channels bi-directionally coupled to a measurement module. |
| US10913977B2 |
Methods and compositions to enable enrichment of minor DNA alleles by limiting denaturation time in PCR or simply enable enrichment of minor DNA alleles by limiting the denaturation time in PCR
The present invention is directed to methods, compositions and reaction mixtures for conducting COLD-PCR, by controlling and varying a preferential denaturation time. |
| US10913976B2 |
Methods, compositions, systems, apparatuses and kits for nucleic acid amplification
Novel methods of generating a localized population of immobilized clonal amplicons on a support are provided. |
| US10913973B2 |
Methods and devices related to toehold-based strand displacement with loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Disclosed are compositions and methods for isothermal nucleic acid amplification and detection. |
| US10913971B2 |
Enzyme preparation for use in measurement of glucose
Provided is GDH with increased applicability to glucose sensors. A composition contains FADGDH, wherein when 0.1 mL of the composition is added to 2.9 mL of a solution containing 10 mM of trehalose and 1 mmol/L of potassium ferricyanide to give a glucose dehydrogenase activity of 500 U/mL and incubated at 37° C., the decrease in absorbance at 405 nm resulting from reduction of the potassium ferricyanide is less than 20 mAbs per minute. |
| US10913969B2 |
Microfluidic device
A microfluidic device comprises a substrate transparent for imaging and having a plurality of spatially defined and separated cell channels having a dimension to accommodate cells in monolayer. A respective first end of the cell channels is in fluid connection with a flow input channel having a first end in fluid connection with a first fluid port and a second end in fluid connection with a second fluid port. A respective second end of the cell channels is in fluid connection with a first end of a respective wash channel having a second end in fluid connection with a flow output channel. The flow output channel is in fluid connection with a third fluid port. The wash channels have a dimension too small to accommodate the cells. |
| US10913966B2 |
Enzymatic circuits for molecular sensors
In various embodiments a molecular circuit is disclosed. The circuit comprises a negative electrode, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, and an enzyme molecule conductively attached to both the positive and negative electrodes to form a circuit having a conduction pathway through the enzyme. In various examples, the enzyme is a polymerase. The circuit may further comprise molecular arms used to wire the enzyme to the electrodes. In various embodiments, the circuit functions as a sensor, wherein electrical signals, such as changes to voltage, current, impedance, conductance, or resistance in the circuit, are measured as substrates interact with the enzyme. |
| US10913965B2 |
Microbial production of nicotamide riboside
The present disclosure relates to a novel method, expression vectors, and host cells for producing nicotinamide riboside by regulating the pathways that lead to the production of nicotinamide riboside. |
| US10913964B2 |
Method for synthesizing nucleic acids, in particular long nucleic acids, use of said method and kit for implementing said method
The invention relates to a method for synthesising long nucleic acids, including at least one cycle of elongating initial fragments of nucleic acids, including a) a phase comprising the enzymatic addition of nucleotides to said fragments, b) a phase comprising the purification of the fragments having a correct sequence, c) an optional phase of enzymatic amplification, each cycle being performed in a reaction medium which is compatible with enzymatic addition and amplification, such as an aqueous medium, the synthesis method also comprising, at the end of all the elongation cycles, a last step of final amplification. The invention also relates to the use of the method for the production of genes, or sequences of synthetic nucleic acids, DNA or RNA. The invention further relates to a kit for implementing said method. |
| US10913953B2 |
Tissue-specific expression and hybrid plant production
This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in male plant tissues, for example, to provide an economical male sterility system of hybrid seed production. |
| US10913946B2 |
RNA modulating oligonucleotides with improved characteristics for the treatment of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy
The current invention provides an improved oligonucleotide and its use for treating, ameliorating, preventing and/or delaying DMD or BMD. |
| US10913944B2 |
Methods, systems and compositions thereof for nucleic acid library quality control and quantification
Methods, systems, kits and compositions are described for quality control and quantitation of nucleic acid libraries of double stranded nucleic acid libraries prior to massively parallel sequencing. Electrophoretic separation within a channel using a detectably labeled single stranded sizing ladder may be used to define the molecular weight range and amount of the double stranded nucleic acids. |
| US10913943B2 |
Enhanced stem cell therapy and stem cell production through the administration of low level light energy
Methods of enhancing stem cell therapy through the administration of low level light energy are provided in several embodiments. Some embodiments comprise irradiating stem cells before or after implantation at a target tissue having loss of function due to damage or disease, with a resultant increase in the efficacy of the cell therapy. In some embodiments, light energy enhances one or more of the viability, proliferation, migration or engraftment of the stem cells, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effects of the irradiated cells during cell therapy. |
| US10913941B2 |
Enzymes with RuvC domains
The present disclosure provides for endonuclease enzymes having distinguishing domain features, as well as methods of using such enzymes or variants thereof. |
| US10913936B2 |
Phenazine degrading agents and related compositions, methods and systems for interfering with viability of bacteria
Provided herein are phenazine degrading agents, methods and systems for interfering with viability of bacteria and related antimicrobial and compositions. |
| US10913935B2 |
Modified bacterium useful for producing an organic molecule
The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell or bacterium capable of producing an organic molecule, wherein the bacterium is capable of using hydrogen sulfide as an electron donor, carbon dioxide (CO2) as a carbon source, and/or nitrate as an electron acceptor. The present invention is useful in the wastewater treatment industry, in particular in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). |
| US10913930B2 |
Tissue processing apparatus and method for infusing bioactive agents into tissue
A tissue treatment apparatus and method for treating bone tissue has a controller, an enclosure, a reagent supply system, a draining configuration, and a gas relief valve is controlled by the controller. A bioactive agent may be applied through the reagent supply system. Optionally provided is a gas evacuation assembly, a gas supply unit, a thermal unit for heating or cooling reagents or gases, a sonication unit, any or each operated by the controller. The method provides for programming controller to effect a treatment procedure. In an embodiment of the present application the treatment procedure effects demineralization of the bone material. |
| US10913927B2 |
Method for affecting phenotypic activity of endophytic fungi
Described herein are methods for the alteration and/or transfer of fungal functional traits, e.g., phenotypic activity, via the controlled transfer of endohyphal symbionts, e.g., bacteria, among fungal species. Also described are methods for the identification of endohyphal bacterial symbionts as determinants of cellulase and ligninase activity in fungi, and the use of endohyphal bacterial symbionts to alter the activity, including cellulase and ligninase activities, of the fungi. In particular, the fungi described herein are endophytic fungi, that is, fungi which colonize living, and subsequently senescent, plant tissue. |
| US10913923B2 |
Tissue cell culture device
The present invention relates to a tissue cell culture device which includes a tissue cell culture body. The porous material used as the tissue cell culture body is a porous metallic material which is formed by pore cavities classified by a pore size of the material and cavity walls surrounding to form the classified pore cavities. The cavity wall surrounding to form an upper level of large pore cavity is provided with a lower level of small pore cavity. The pore cavities in the same level are in communication with each other. The pore cavities in different levels are also in communication with each other. This device is particularly beneficial for cell cultivation and allows tissue cells to grow freely and normally in a three-dimensional space. |
| US10913915B2 |
Composition containing heterocyclic compounds and a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine
The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) a compound selected from the group consisting of: (i) an ester-containing heterocycle; (ii) an amide-containing heterocycle; and (iii) a pyrimidine, wherein the ester-containing heterocycle and the amide-containing heterocycle have a hydrocarbyl group containing 6 to 40 carbon atoms. The invention further provides for a method of supplying an internal combustion engine with the lubricating composition. |
| US10913913B2 |
Polyol ester compositions
Compositions, systems and methods for introducing lubricants, and additives, that are designed to work with environmentally friendly refrigerants into vehicle heat management systems including passenger compartment air conditioning (A/C) systems are disclosed. Methods for charging lubricants and specific additives using environmentally desirable (low GWP) refrigerant or refrigerant blend compositions into an environmentally friendly system, such as a system that uses HFO-1234yf, are also disclosed. |
| US10913912B2 |
Methods for separating and dewatering fine particles
A process for cleaning and dewatering hydrophobic particulate materials is presented. The process is performed in two steps: 1) agglomeration of the hydrophobic particles in a first hydrophobic liquid/aqueous mixture; followed by 2) dispersion of the agglomerates in a second hydrophobic liquid to release the water trapped within the agglomerates along with the entrained hydrophilic particles. |
| US10913906B2 |
Process for separation of aromatic hydrocarbons from a mixed hydrocarbon stream
The present invention relates to a process for the separation of aromatic hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising contacting a hydrocarbon feed stream with a solvent for aromatics (aromatics solvent) to provide an aromatics-laden solvent stream and subjecting the aromatics-laden solvent stream to solvent regeneration to provide regenerated aromatics solvent and an aromatics stream. |
| US10913905B2 |
Catalyst cycle length prediction using eigen analysis
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing the operation of a plant, such as a chemical plant or a petrochemical plant or a refinery, and more particularly for enhancing system performance of a catalyzed reaction system by, among other features, detecting catalyst deactivation and cycle length. Plants may include those that provide hydrocarbon cracking or other process units. A plant may include a reactor, a heater, a catalyst bed, a separator, and other equipment. The equipment may use catalyst to treat feed products to remove compounds and produce different products. Catalysts used in the various reactors in these processes become deactivated over time. Systems and methods are disclosed for extending catalyst life and thereby improving efficiency of the plant. |
| US10913899B2 |
Bottom de-heading device and inlet for coke drum
In an embodiment, a de-heading device for a coke drum includes an outer component that includes an inlet nozzle; and an inner component that includes a pipe elbow and an orifice, wherein the outer component is coupled to the inner component by an actuator, the actuator for shifting between two or more positions. In another embodiment, a method of de-heading a coke drum includes actuating an actuator, the actuator coupled to a de-heading device, wherein the de-heading device includes an outer component comprising an inlet nozzle; and an inner component comprising a pipe elbow and an orifice, wherein the outer component is coupled to the inner component by the actuator, the actuator for shifting between two or more positions; and either removing a material from a coke drum coupled to the de-heading device, or filling a coke drum coupled to the de-heading device with a material. |
| US10913889B2 |
Methods for producing seawater based, high temperature viscoelastic surfactant fluids with low scaling tendency
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method of producing a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluid, the VES fluid comprising desulfated seawater. The method of producing the VES fluid comprises adding an alkaline earth metal halide to seawater to produce a sulfate precipitate. The method further comprises removing the sulfate precipitate to produce the desulfated water. The method further comprises adding a VES and one or more of a nanoparticle viscosity modifier or a polymeric modifier to the desulfated seawater. Other embodiments are directed to VES fluids that maintain a viscosity greater than 10 cP at temperatures above 250° F. |
| US10913888B2 |
Nanotube mediation of degradative chemicals for oil-field application
Discrete, individualized carbon nanotubes having targeted, or selective, oxidation levels and/or content on the interior and exterior of the tube walls can be used for nanotube-mediated controlled delivery of degradative molecules, such as oxidizers and enzymes, for oil-field drilling applications. A manufacturing process using minimal acid oxidation for carbon nanotubes may also be used which provides higher levels of oxidation compared to other known manufacturing processes. |
| US10913887B2 |
Wear inhibitor for oil and gas production
A method for inhibiting erosion (wear)-corrosion of downhole components in a secondary lift system, the method comprising: introducing a corrosion inhibitor and a lubricating agent into a wellbore; allowing the corrosion inhibitor and the lubricating agent to mix with a produced fluid to form a mixture; and recovering the mixture from the wellbore through a production tubing, wherein the corrosion inhibitor and/or the lubricating agent contact one or more of the downhole components of the secondary lift system. A system for inhibiting wear in secondary recovery comprising: a casing disposed in a producing wellbore; a production tubing extending into the casing; a downhole equipment disposed in the production tubing, wherein the downhole equipment comprises at least one equipment selected from the group consisting of a sucker rod, a plunger, and an electrical submersible pump; a treatment fluid for introduction into an annulus disposed between the casing and the production tubing. |
| US10913884B2 |
Temperature stability of polyols and sugar alcohols in brines
A stabilized composition for use as a well fluid is provided. The stabilized composition includes a brine, a polyol, the polyol in an amount operable to inhibit solid formation, the polyol further operable to dissolve within the brine; and a stabilization compound, the stabilization compound operable to stabilize the polyol, such that the polyol does not degrade at a bottom hole temperature. |
| US10913882B2 |
Method for low temperature microencapsulation of phase change materials
The method for low temperature microencapsulation of phase change materials or other components includes the following steps: (a) preparing a phase change emulsion including droplets of at least one active phase-change material in water with a surfactant; (b) adding a monomer of at least one encapsulating agent; (c) introducing the phase change emulsion into a UV reactor while stirring the emulsion; and (d) initiating the photo polymerization of monomers using at least one UV lamp inside the UV reactor for photo polymerization until the phase change material is encapsulated within a polymeric shell to form microcapsules. The microcapsules obtained by this process may have a diameter between about 0.5 to about 2 μm. Other sizes can also be obtained by changing stirring speed of the emulsion. |
| US10913880B2 |
Protein-containing adhesives, and manufacture and use thereof
The invention provides protein adhesives and methods of making and using such adhesives. The protein adhesives contain ground plant meal or an isolated polypeptide composition obtained from plant biomass. |
| US10913878B2 |
Method of producing laminate
A method of producing a laminate comprising a heat treatment step under a temperature condition of 80-140° C. for 5-120 minutes, wherein the laminate satisfies the following requirements: (1) an adhesive layer (I) with 97-70% by weight of a propylene copolymer (A) and 3-30% by weight of a copolymer (B) having a structural unit derived from butane (100% by weight); (2) the copolymer (A) has a melting point within a specific range and includes less than 1 mol % of structural unit from butane; (3) the copolymer (B) has a melting point within a specific range and includes 1 mol % or more of structural unit from butane; (4) the adhesive layer (I) has a polymer (C) with a structural unit from at least one graft monomer selected unsaturated carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof, and, (5) a substrate layer (II) includes a polyester resin. |
| US10913871B2 |
Ink composition, method for producing the same, and image-forming method
An ink composition including water, particles that include a polymer having at least one of a urethane bond or a urea bond and have a polymerizable group, and a hydrophobic compound that has an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms and has a molecular weight of 5000 or less, a method for producing the ink composition, and an image-forming method. |
| US10913870B2 |
Decorative imaging process using fibrous nib markers with specific disperse dye compositions
Provided are a child and environmentally friendly aqueous based heat transfer disperse dye ink compositions suitable for placing an image on an object and processes of their use. The compositions may include a heat transfer disperse dye and a nonsublimable dye or pigment having a hue representative of the hue of the disperse dye when heat transferred onto a substrate, with either or both of the dyes or pigments having a particle size less than 350 nm, and wherein the ink composition may have a viscosity less than 10 cps at room temperature. A process that uses the ink compositions optionally include marking an intermediate substrate, drying the image, optionally heating the intermediate substrate, optionally placing the inked intermediate substrate in contact with a dye receptive surface of a receptive object, and optionally transferring the image to the receptive object by application of sufficient heat and pressure. |
| US10913864B2 |
Modified carbon nanotubes and methods of forming carbon nanotubes
In this invention, processes which can be used to achieve stable doped carbon nanotubes are disclosed. Preferred CNT structures and morphologies for achieving maximum doping effects are also described. Dopant formulations and methods for achieving doping of a broad distribution of tube types are also described. |
| US10913863B2 |
Cesium tungsten bronze-based self-cleaning nano heat-insulation coating material and preparation method thereof
The present disclosure provides a cesium tungsten bronze-based self-cleaning nano heat-insulation coating material, and method of preparing the same. Cesium tungsten bronze nanoparticles are prepared by hydrothermal method using WCl6 and CsOH.5H2O as raw materials, PVP as a surfactant and acetic acid as an acid catalyst. TiO2 nanoparticles are prepared from TiCl4. Subsequently ball milling and dispersing of the cesium tungsten bronze nanoparticles, the TiO2 nanoparticles, and a silane coupling agent with water to obtain an aqueous slurry containing cesium tungsten bronze/TiO2 composite particles is performed. The concentration of the aqueous slurry containing cesium tungsten bronze/TiO2 composite particles is adjusted to obtain a self-cleaning nano heat-insulation coating material. |
| US10913861B2 |
Pipe and pipe support protection process and composition therefor
A process and composition for coating a pipe and a pipe support includes mixing a cellulose acetate, a plasticizer, and an oil together so as to form a solid mixture, heating the solid mixture so as to form a liquid state, covering an area of the joinder of the pipe and the pipe support with the liquid state, and drying the liquid state on the area of the joinder. An ethylene-based polymer stabilizer is added to the mixture of the cellulose acetate, the plasticizer and the oil. The oil migrates by gravity from the liquid state from the covered pipe into an area of contact between the pipe and the pipe support. The liquid state is applied around the outer diameter of the pipe and over the outer surface of the pipe support underlying the outer diameter of the pipe. |
| US10913853B2 |
Wax-based compositions, articles made therefrom, and methods of manufacture and use
Oral treatment devices formed from wax-based compositions that are thermally stable when formed into a three-dimensional shape to a temperature of at least 45° C. and plastically deformable at room temperature (25° C.). The wax-based compositions include a wax fraction homogeneously blended with a polymer fraction. The wax fraction includes at least one wax. The polymer fraction includes at least one polymer selected such that, when the wax and polymer are homogeneously blended together, they yield a wax-based composition having the desired properties of thermal stability and plastic deformability. Oral treatment devices are dimensionally stable to a temperature of at least 40° C. without external support and can be plastically deformed in a user's mouth to become at least partially customized to the size and shape of user's unique dentition and/or an appliance in a user's mouth. |
| US10913851B2 |
Polymer blend composition for electronic communication devices
Compositions formed from a blend of polyetherimide, siloxane/bisphenol-A polyester/polycarbonate copolymer, polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate/siloxane copolymer, and styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene are disclosed that provide superior performance in terms of notched Izod impact, glass transition temperature (Tg), strength after aging, ability to withstand secondary processing conditions, and in other respects. Such compositions exceed critical-to-quality requirements for use in manufacturing components for electronic communication devices. |
| US10913850B2 |
Poly(phenylene ether) composition and article
A composition for injection molding includes specific amounts of a poly(phenylene ether), a first hydrogenated triblock copolymer, a second hydrogenated triblock copolymer, a polypropylene, a polybutene, an ethylene/1-octene copolymer, and a flame retardant. At least one of the first and second hydrogenated triblock copolymers has a pre-hydrogenation vinyl content of 50 to 100 mole percent, based on moles of incorporated polybutadiene. Injection molded articles prepared from the composition include cable connectors and their parts. |
| US10913849B2 |
Resin composition for semiconductor package, and prepreg and metal clad laminate using the same
A resin composition, optionally for a semiconductor package, and a prepreg and a metal clad laminate using the same are provided. The resin composition according to the present invention may exhibit excellent flowability although being packed with a high content of an inorganic filler, and may provide a prepreg and a metal clad laminate having excellent adhesive strength for a metal foil, and low relative permittivity and a low dissipation factor. |
| US10913848B2 |
Polycarbonate resin composition and optical lens using same
Provided is a polycarbonate resin composition containing polycarbonate resin (A) having structural units represented by general formula (1) and polycarbonate resin (B) having a structural unit represented by general formula (2): (in general formula (1), R represents a hydrogen atom or C1-C4 alkyl group); (in general formula (2), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, C1-C20 alkyl group, C1-C20 alkoxyl group, C5-C20 cycloalkyl group, C5-C20 cycloalkoxyl group, C6-C20 aryl group or C6-C20 aryloxy group, and Y represents a C1-C4 alkylene group.) |
| US10913847B2 |
Copolyester having low melting point and high crystallinity
A copolyester having a low melting point and a high crystallinity includes a first recurring unit, a second recurring unit, and a third recurring unit, which are respectively represented by Formulas (I), (II), and (III) defined herein. A molar ratio of the first recurring unit to the second recurring unit ranges from 1:0.5 to 1:3, and a molar ratio of the first recurring unit to the third recurring unit ranges from 1:1.3 to 1:8. The copolyester may have a melting point lower than 220° C. and a lattice enthalpy greater than 12 J/g. A process for producing the copolyester and a fiber made from the copolyester are also disclosed. |
| US10913846B2 |
Polybutylene terephthalate elastomer composition having excellent heat resistance
The present invention relates to a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) elastomer composition having excellent heat resistance, and more particularly to a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) elastomer composition comprising: a PBT resin; a vegetable oil or an environmentally friendly plasticizer, which serves to reduce the hardness of the PBT resin; a glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate (PET-G) resin and a thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) resin, which serve to improve physical properties and processability; and a core-shell type copolymer having excellent miscibility with the plasticizer. In a preferred embodiment, the PBT elastomer composition comprises: 100 parts by weight of a PBT resin; 10 to 120 parts by weight of an environmentally friendly plasticizer; and 10 to 120 parts by weight of a thermoplastic copolyester elastomer (TPEE) resin. |
| US10913842B2 |
Formulation of elastomer copolymer and block copolymer
A formulation of a poly(propylene-co-ethylene) elastomer copolymer and a poly(ethylene-co-1-octene) block copolymer; a method of making the formulation; a manufactured article comprising or made from the formulation; and a method of using the manufactured article. |
| US10913840B2 |
Rubber composition and tire
A rubber composition comprises 5 to 30 parts by mass of a terpene resin having a softening point of 100 to 120° C. and a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000, and 2 to 10 parts by mass of a liquid rubber or a liquid resin having a molecular weight of 100 to 3,500, based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component comprising 72 to 95% by mass of an aromatic olefin rubber and 5 to 28% by mass of a diene olefin rubber, wherein a ratio of a content of the terpene resin to a content of the liquid rubber or the liquid resin (a content of the terpene resin/a content of the liquid rubber or the liquid resin) is from 0.5 to 5, and the tire is one having a tire member composed of the rubber composition. |
| US10913836B2 |
Elastomeric composites exhibiting high and long-lasting mechanical strength and elasticity and devices containing same
Elastomeric composites comprising natural rubber, a filler and nanofiller, which exhibit improved performance are disclosed. The elastomeric composite comprise a filler in an amount of less than 50 parts, yet exhibit high elastic modulus, high elasticity and reduced relaxation and/or creep. Articles and devices for dispensing fluid materials and comprising elastomeric composites are also disclosed. |
| US10913835B2 |
Thermal transfer printing
A method and apparatus for thermal transfer printing onto selected regions of a substrate are disclosed. The method comprises: a) providing a transfer member having an imaging surface; b) coating the imaging surface with particles formed of, or coated with, a thermoplastic polymer; c) removing substantially all particles that are not in direct contact with the imaging surface to leave a uniform monolayer particle coating on the imaging surface; d) applying energy to selected regions of the imaging surface to heat and render tacky particles of corresponding regions of the monolayer coating; and e) pressing at least portions of the imaging surface and the substrate surface against one another, either during and/or after application of energy, to cause transfer to the surface of the substrate of the particles of the corresponding regions that have been rendered tacky. The monolayer coating can be replenished with new particles and the cycle repeated. |
| US10913832B2 |
Water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol blend film, related methods, and related articles
Disclosed herein are water-soluble films including a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend and optionally one or more additional components such as plasticizers, fillers, surfactants, and other additives. Also disclosed herein are articles including the water-soluble film and containing a composition such as a household care composition. The PVOH resin blend includes a PVOH copolymer including one or more types of anionic monomer units such as a PVOH terpolymer and a PVOH polymer such as a partially or completely hydrolyzed PVOH homopolymer. When the PVOH copolymer and PVOH polymer are blended in particular proportions and/or selected with regard to various criteria related to the 4% solution viscosity of one or both of the PVOH polymer(s) and PVOH copolymer(s), the resulting water-soluble film formed from the PVOH resin blend exhibits substantially improved aqueous dissolution properties. |
| US10913822B2 |
Compound
The compound of the present application has a low melting point and excellent flexibility, and the like, so that a phthalonitrile resin or a prepolymer thereof or a polymerizable composition forming the same can exhibit excellent workability and a wide process window and it can be made to ensure improved impact strength. The compound can form the phthalonitrile resin or the like into a liquid phase or form it into a rubber phase. Such a phthalonitrile resin or the like can be applied to various applications. |
| US10913821B2 |
Polymer having aldaric acid as constitutional unit and method for producing same
The present invention relates to a high molecular weight polymer having an aldaric acid as a constitutional unit, and a method for producing the same, and more specifically, relates to a thermoplastic polymer which comprises at least one repeating unit derived from an aldaric acid, and has a weight average molecular weight of 3,800 or more. |
| US10913817B2 |
Use of a composition of low-viscosity bis-anhydrohexitol ethers as a reactive diluent for crosslinkable resin, adhesive, coating and matrix compositions for composites
The present invention relates to the use of bis-anhydrohexitol ethers as reactive diluents in a crosslinkable resin, adhesive, coating or composite matrix composition. Not only do these products make it possible to advantageously reduce the viscosity of the mixtures obtained, but they also lead to a very small reduction in the glass transition temperature of the crosslinked mixtures, compared to other reactive diluents, while spectacularly improving the mechanical properties of the latter such as the Young's modulus, the tensile strength, the elongation at break and the toughness. |
| US10913812B2 |
Secondary amine, radical, and alkoxy amine compound
An alkoxy amine compound is provided, which has a chemical structure of: wherein each of R1 is independently H, C1-6 alkyl group, or C1-6 alkoxy group; R2 is C1-6 alkyl group, R3 is —(CxH2x)—OH or —(CxH2x+1), and x is 1 to 8; R4 is H or C1-6 alkyl group; R5 is and R6 is H or C1-8 alkyl group; R7 is H or C1-6 alkyl group, R8 is Ini is a residual group of a radical initiator; and n is an integer of 1 to 10000. |
| US10913811B2 |
Finely divided aqueous multistage polymer dispersion, method for the production thereof, and use thereof as a binder
The present invention provides very finely divided polymer dispersions obtainable by at least one two-stage emulsion polymerization, wherein 1) an acid-rich first polymer P1 is prepared by a radical polymerization from a 1st composition comprising A) at least one monomer selected from the group of (cyclo)alkyl (meth)acrylates, vinylaromatics having up to 20 carbon atoms, a radically polymerizable compound selected from the group of ethylenically unsaturated nitriles having up to 20 carbon atoms, vinyl esters of carboxylic acids containing up to 20 carbon atoms, vinyl halides having up to 10 carbon atoms, and vinyl ethers of alcohols containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms B) at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid C) at least one crosslinking monomer with a keto or aldehyde group D) optionally at least one adhesion promoter E) optionally tert-butyl acrylate F) optionally further monomers M in the presence of a chain link transfer agent, 2) the polymer P1 prepared under 1) is admixed with a base, 3) a hydrophobic polymer P2 is prepared by radical polymerization, in the presence of the polymer P1 treated under 2), from a 2nd composition comprising A) at least one monomer selected from the group of (cyclo)alkyl (meth)acrylates, vinylaromatics having up to 20 carbon atoms, a radically polymerizable compound selected from the group of ethylenically unsaturated nitriles having up to 20 carbon atoms, vinyl esters of carboxylic acids containing up to 20 carbon atoms, vinyl halides having up to 10 carbon atoms, and vinyl ethers of alcohols containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms B) optionally at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid C) at least one crosslinking monomer with a keto or aldehyde group D) optionally at least one adhesion promoter, and also E) optionally further monomers M, 4) and by optional addition, subsequent to the polymerization of P1 and P2, of a water-soluble at least trifunctional alkoxylated polyamine, more particularly an ethoxylated and/or propoxylated triamine. |
| US10913810B1 |
Process and chemistry for reducing dolomite concentrations in phosphate processing
A magnesium suppressant/flocculant for use in separating dolomite from calcium phosphate. The magnesium suppressant/flocculant may be applied at a mine site prior to subjecting ore fractions to phosphate flotation or at a chemical plant after grinding. |
| US10913809B2 |
Cross-linked polymeric material
A cross-linked polymeric material is formed by polymerizing a polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate and a sulfonate salt containing a double bond that facilitates covalent bonding of the sulfonate salt to the polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate. In the polymeric material, cations from the salt are optionally replaced with metal ions selected from sodium, lithium, aluminum, magnesium, and zinc. Related methods and membranes and batteries including the cross-linked polymeric material are also provided. |
| US10913806B2 |
(Meth)acrylic conductive material
A (meth)acrylic conductive material which contains a (meth)acrylic elastomer and a conductive agent, and which is characterized in that: the (meth)acrylic elastomer is obtained by polymerizing a monomer component containing a (meth)acrylic monomer represented by formula (I) (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R2 represents an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, which may have a hydroxyl group or a halogen atom, or an alkoxyalkyl group having 2-12 carbon atoms, which may have a hydroxyl group); and the (meth)acrylic elastomer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,200,000 to 10,000,000 and a molecular weight distribution (weight average molecular weight/number average molecular weight) of 1-6. |
| US10913799B2 |
Anti-RANKL antibodies and uses thereof
Antibodies and methods of using these antibodies are provided which bind human and mouse receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand, said antibodies are useful as agents for treating conditions associated with bone-related disorders or skeletal abnormalities caused by cancer. |
| US10913793B2 |
DNA molecules encoding anti-IL-33 antibodies
Antibodies which bind and neutralize human IL-33, and methods of using same, are provided, said antibodies are useful as agents for treating conditions associated with allergic disease including treating atopic dermatitis. |
| US10913792B2 |
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
The present invention provides anti-GM-CSF antibodies for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Anti-GM-CSF antibodies, in particular MOR103, are administered to patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis at dosages that are beneficial in a clinical setting. |
| US10913789B2 |
Chimeric proteins and their use in identifying anti-deubiquitinase compounds
A chimeric protein having deubiquitinase activity, methods of identifying anti-deubiquitinase compounds using chimeric proteins, and kits comprising chimeric proteins are described herein. In one aspect, a chimeric protein comprises a mammalian deubiquitinase catalytic domain, a linker domain, and a non-human deubiquitinase proteasome binding domain. In another aspect, a method of identifying a compound having deubiquitinase inhibition activity comprises a) providing an assay for identifying a compound having deubiquitinase inhibition activity, wherein the assay comprises one or more biological cells comprising a chimeric protein comprising a mammalian deubiquitinase catalytic domain, a linker domain, and a non-human deubiquitinase proteasome binding domain; b) screening the assay with at least one compound; and c) identifying a compound having deubiquitinase inhibition activity based on survival of the biological cell. In another aspect, a kit comprises a biological cell comprising a herein disclosed chimeric protein. |
| US10913787B2 |
Method of identifying musk compounds
Provided herein are polypeptides that bind to Musk compounds. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode for the polypeptides. Further provided herein is a method for identifying a compound that activates, mimics, blocks, inhibits, modulates, and/or enhances the activity of an olfactory receptor that is activated by a polycyclic Musk or a nitro Musk wherein the receptor is a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least 75% identical to Olfr96 or OR11A1, wherein the method includes a) contacting the receptor, or a chimera or fragment thereof with a compound and b) determining whether the compound has an effect on the activity of the receptor. |
| US10913783B2 |
Humanized anti-PACAP antibodies and uses thereof
The present invention is directed to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof having binding specificity for PACAP. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof comprise the sequences of the VH, VL, and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. Antibodies and antigen binding fragments described herein bind to and/or compete for binding to the same linear or conformational epitope(s) on human PACAP as an anti-PACAP antibody. The invention contemplates conjugates of anti-PACAP antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. Methods of making said anti-PACAP antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof are also contemplated. Other embodiments of the invention contemplate using anti-PACAP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PACAP and conditions where antagonism of PACAP-related activities, such as vasodilation, photophobia, mast cell degranulation, and/or neuronal activation, would be therapeutically beneficial. |
| US10913782B2 |
Hybrid ActRIIB ligand trap proteins for treating muscle wasting diseases
The present disclosure describes novel hybrid soluble ActRIIB-ECD polypeptides which fully retain binding affinity for myostatin and activin A but demonstrate significantly reduced binding to BMPs, especially BMP-9. The novel compositions described herein can be used to prepare novel hybrid ActRIIB ligand trap proteins, which can be used for modulating the growth of muscle, bone, cartilage, fat, fibroblast, blood and neuronal tissue to counteract muscle wasting, bone loss, anemia, inflammation and fibrosis in a therapeutically meaningful manner. Because these novel next-generation myostatin/activin inhibitors are safer and more effective molecules than the currently available myostatin inhibitors, they are useful in a wide variety of clinical indications. |
| US10913781B2 |
Pepducin design and use
Disclosed here is the rational design and use of potent and specific GPCR antagonist pepducins based on GPCR regions such as the third intracellular loop and adjacent regions. |
| US10913779B2 |
Exposed collagen-targeted fusion cytokine for immune modulation in invasive cancers and lesions of infections
Provided herein are new compositions and methods to target pharmaceutical agents to pathological areas by utilizing fusion polypeptides. These fusion polypeptides contain two or more domains: (i) aptamer sequences that bind to exposed collagenous (XC-) proteins present in pathological areas, including cancerous and viral lesions, (ii) immunomodulators, such as cytokines, and optionally (iii) at least one linker joining the two domains or at the terminus of the polypeptide. In some cases, the linker is a rigid linker, e.g., a rigid helical linker. Also provided herein are methods of treating cancer and/or infectious diseases using the new fusion polypeptides. |
| US10913777B2 |
In vitro assembly of bacterial microcompartments
The present disclosure is related to a BMC fusion protein that is capable of in vitro assembly, comprising a constituent BMC shell protein subunit and a sterically hindering protein domain that is cleavable. The BMC fusion protein is capable of in vitro assembly triggered by removal of the fused sterically hindering domain. The present disclosure is also related to a means to produce BMC shells in vitro, triggered by removal of a fused sterically hindering domain from one or more constituent BMC shell protein subunits. The BMC fusion protein enables encapsulation of broad classes of materials and biophysical studies of shell assembly, encapsulation, and permeability that would otherwise be unavailable from BMCs assembled in vivo. |
| US10913772B2 |
Peptide for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases and use thereof
Provided is a peptide for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases and a use thereof. According to a novel dimeric peptide according to the present invention, it is possible to not only exhibit an excellent therapeutic effect through anti-inflammatory action but also have a very small-sized peptide, thereby minimizing side effects due to the administration of external substances and will be expected to be used as an active substance that can replace existing therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases. |
| US10913770B2 |
Mertansine polypeptide conjugates
Provided herein are mertansine polypeptide conjugates useful in the treatment of cancer, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of use and preparation thereof. The methods provided herein are highly N-terminal selective and are capable of yielding N-terminal mertansine conjugated polypeptides with site selectivity of 99% or greater. |
| US10913769B2 |
Synthetic peptide amides and dimers thereof
The invention relates to synthetic peptide amide ligands of the kappa opioid receptor and particularly to agonists of the kappa opioid receptor that exhibit low P450 CYP inhibition and low penetration into the brain. The synthetic peptide amides of the invention conform to the structure: The compounds are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of pain and inflammation associated with a variety of diseases and conditions. |
| US10913765B2 |
Liver specific delivery-based gemcitabine prodrug nucleoside cyclic phosphate compound, and application thereof
Provided are a liver specific delivery (LSD)-based anticancer prodrug nucleoside cyclic phosphate compound and an application thereof, and in particular, a compound represented by formula (I) as well as isomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof, and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions. Also provided is an application of the compound alone or in combination with other anticancer drugs in anticancer area, particularly the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HHC). |
| US10913764B2 |
Macrolides and methods of their preparation and use
Provided herein are methods of preparing macrolides by the coupling of an eastern and western half, followed by macrocyclization, to provide macrolides, including both known and novel macrolides. Intermediates in the synthesis of macrolides including the eastern and western halves are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating infectious diseases and inflammatory conditions using the inventive macrolides are also provided. A general diastereoselective aldol methodology used in the synthesis of the western half is further provided. |
| US10913759B2 |
Method of purifying lignin by subjecting a slurry comprising lignin to an electric field
The present invention relates to a process for purifying, such as salt/ion depletion, and/or ash reduction, and/or sulphur removal, and/or free sugar depletion, and/or VOC depletion or fractionating, preferably by using dewatering, of a slurry comprising a lignin or lignin derivative or a combination thereof. A lignin or lignin derivative obtainable from said process and uses thereof are also disclosed. |
| US10913757B2 |
Hydroxycinnamic derivatives, methods and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to the design and development of new hydroxycinnamic derivatives that operate as mitochondriotropic antioxidants. Furthermore, this disclosure is also related to the methods and uses of the hydroxycinnamic derivatives, for example, in the field of human and animal diseases, for instance to treat mitochondrial dysfunction or mitochondrial deficiencies, and cosmetics, for instance to prevent or delay skin aging. |
| US10913753B2 |
Thienopyridine carboxamides as ubiquitin-specific protease inhibitors
The disclosure relates to inhibitors of USP28 and/or USP25 useful in the treatment of cancers, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R5′, R6, R7, X, m, and n are described herein. |
| US10913752B2 |
Bivalent bromodomain inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention provides bivalent inhibitors of BET bromodomains, such as compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), and (VI). Some bromdomain-containing proteins (e.g., BRD4) have a tandem bromodomain primary structure comprising more than one bromodomain binding site (e.g., BRD4 comprises BD1 and BD2). Bivalent inhibitors of BET bromodomains provided herein can target bromodomains through advantageous multivalent interactions, and can therefore can be to treat diseases or conditions associated with bromodomain-containing proteins. The present also provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the inventive compounds, as well as methods of using the inventive compounds. |
| US10913748B2 |
Compounds useful for treating cardiovascular diseases
The present invention provides novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using the same for treating cardiovascular diseases. |
| US10913742B2 |
Oxadiazolones as transient receptor potential channel inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and methods of using the compounds of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds may be useful in treating diseases and conditions mediated by TRPA1, such as respiratory disorders or pain. |
| US10913740B2 |
JAK kinase inhibitor compounds for treatment of respiratory disease
The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein X is and the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are useful as JAK kinase inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat respiratory diseases, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US10913738B2 |
Aminotriazolopyridines as kinase inhibitors
Compounds having formula (I) (IX), and enantiomers, and diastereomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, are useful as kinase modulators, including RIPK1 modulation. All the variables are as defined herein: (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII), (IX). |
| US10913737B2 |
Imidazo [1,2-a]pyridine compounds, synthesis thereof, and methods of using same
Embodiments relate to the field of chemistry and biochemistry, and, more specifically, to imidazopyridine compounds, synthesis thereof, and methods of using same. Disclosed herein are various imidazo[1,2-a]pyhdine compounds and methods of using the novel compounds to treat or prevent tuberculosis in a subject or to inhibit fungal growth on plant species. Other embodiments include methods of synthesizing imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compounds, such as the disclosed imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compounds. |
| US10913730B2 |
Heteroaryl compounds and their use as Mer inhibitors
Compounds of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R24, X, L, n and p are as defined in the specification, are useful for treating or preventing Mer tyrosine kinase receptor modulated disease or conditions. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions of compounds of formula (I), and methods for using such compounds and compositions. |
| US10913728B2 |
O-substituted hydroxamic acids
O-substituted hydroxamic acids with carbon-based leaving groups as HNO donors are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions also are disclosed. |
| US10913723B2 |
Backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts and NHC carbene-metal complexes
Backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts and methods of synthesizing the same and NHC carbene-metal complexes therefrom. For backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts of the formula: Wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R3 and R4 are each an aliphatic group; and X is an anion; the method comprises cyclization of a halogenated acrylate with Hünig's base in a solvent. |
| US10913721B2 |
Crystalline form of aripiprazole
The present invention relates to a crystalline form N of aripiprazole, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and the use of crystalline form N in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, especially schizophrenia. |
| US10913720B2 |
Benzyloxypyridylcyclopropanecarboxylic acids, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R, R1, R2, R3, m and n are defined herein, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular bind to the GPR40 receptor and modulate its activity. The compounds are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by this receptor, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2. |
| US10913718B2 |
Synthesis and characterization of metal organic frameworks
A molecular building block composition can include a metal ion component; and a ligand component including a core including at least one functional group associated with the metal ion component and the core. |
| US10913717B2 |
Solid state forms of N-[2-[(I S)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methyl sulfonyl)ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-L H-isoindol-4-yl]acetamide and process for preparation thereof
The present invention, relates to solid state forms of N-[2-[(1 S)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-1H-isoindol-4-yl]acetamide represented by the following structural formula-1 and process for their preparation. The present invention also relates to an improved process for the preparation of N-[2-[(1 S)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-1H-isoindol-4-yl]acetamide compound of formula-1 and intermediates thereof. |
| US10913713B2 |
Methods of preparing cytotoxic benzodiazepine derivatives
The invention provides novel methods for preparing indolinobenzodiazepine dimer compounds and their synthetic precursors. |
| US10913712B2 |
Tetracycline compounds
The present invention is directed to a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables for Structural Formula (I) are defined herein. Also described is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of Structural Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and its therapeutic use. |
| US10913711B2 |
Potent and selective inhibitors of monoamine transporters; method of making; and use thereof
Disclosed herein are bisarylmethylthioacetamides and bisarylmethylthioethylamines useful as inhibitors of monoamine transporters. The compounds are potent and/or selective inhibitors of dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-HT), and/or norepinephrine (NE) reuptake via their respective transporters, DAT, SERT and NET. Also disclosed are methods for eliciting a wake-promoting or cognitive or attention enhancing effect and for treating substance use disorders, attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder or other neuropsychiatric disorders sleep disorders or cognitive impairment using the compounds. |
| US10913706B2 |
PCNA inhibitors
Described herein, inter alia, are compositions of PCNA modulators and methods for treating or preventing cancer. |
| US10913704B2 |
2,3,7-trimethyloct-6-enyl acetate and 3,7-dimethyl-2-methylene-oct-6-enyl acetate and derivatives thereof and their use as aroma chemicals
The present invention relates to 2,3,7-Trimethyloct-6-enyl acetate and 3,7-dimethyl-2-methylene-oct-6-enyl acetate and derivatives thereof and their use as aroma chemicals. |
| US10913702B2 |
Method for cycloaddition of dimethyl muconate
A method for cycloaddition of dimethyl muconate is disclosed. According to the method, a direct transferring of a solid phase trans,trans-dimehtyl muconate into a reactor pre-filled with ethylene gas increases the efficiency of the reaction and suppress side reactions resulting an improvements in yield and purity. Furthermore, the method is capable of obtaining a high yield of dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1,4-dicarboxylate at a lower cost, and therefore is also useful for the mass synthesis of dimethyl terephthalate. |
| US10913699B2 |
Method of recovering phenol from a BPA production plant and the plant for recovering the same
In an embodiment, a method of recovering phenol comprises heating a preheater inlet stream in a preheater to form a splitter inlet stream; separating the splitter inlet stream into a splitter top outlet stream and a splitter bottom outlet stream in a splitter column; separating the splitter bottom outlet stream into a crude top outlet stream and a crude bottom outlet stream in a crude phenol column; hydro-extracting the crude top outlet stream in a hydro-extractor column to form an extractor primary outlet stream; recovering a product phenol outlet stream from the extractor primary outlet stream in a finishing column; combining a bisphenol A plant phenol recovery stream from a bisphenol A reaction from a bisphenol A phenol purification system with the preheater inlet stream, the splitter inlet stream, the splitter bottom outlet stream, the crude top outlet stream, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. |
| US10913697B2 |
Process for reducing 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne in 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene
The invention relates to a process for reducing the concentration of a fluorinated alkyne impurity, such as 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFPY), in 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) which comprises contacting such a mixture with a caustic material, such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH), under conditions effective to reduce the concentration of the fluorinated alkyne impurity, including in some practices reducing the concentration by at least about 50%. |
| US10913695B2 |
Zeolite adsorbents, preparation process therefor and uses thereof
The present invention relates to zeolite adsorbents based on agglomerated zeolite X crystals comprising barium, potassium and sodium. These adsorbents find applications in the separation of aromatic C8 isomer fractions and especially xylene. |
| US10913694B2 |
Methods for forming ethylbenzene from polystyrene
According to one or more embodiments presently disclosed, a method of catalytically converting polystyrene may include contacting polystyrene with a catalyst to form a product comprising ethylbenzene. The catalyst may include oxidized iron, oxidized cobalt, and oxidized copper. The catalyst may further include a mesoporous support material with pores having an average pore diameter of from 2 nm to 50 nm. |
| US10913692B1 |
Extremely slow pyrotechnic strobe composition with reduced toxicity
A reduced toxicity pyrotechnic strobe composition and method includes creating a mixture of strontium nitrate, magnalium, sulfur, and no more than 10 parts by weight of a nitrocellulose binder. The strontium nitrate may comprise 27 percent of the mixture. The magnalium may comprise a 50:50 blend of magnesium and aluminum. The magnalium may comprise 18 percent of the mixture. The sulfur may comprise 55 percent of the mixture. The mixture may include a pulse rate of approximately one pulse per minute. The method may further include modifying the pulse rate of the mixture. The method may further include using a reduced particle size of the magnalium. The method may further include substituting no more than 12.5% of the strontium nitrate with potassium nitrate. |
| US10913691B2 |
Earthgenuity composting system
The Earthginuity Composting System is an organic waste composting system. It consists of three steps/components. The first step is using a free-standing cylindrical tube that goes in the kitchen. Organic waste goes into the tube. The second step is the Phase 1 Bin. It is a square-shaped plastic bin that sits on raw earth, and it's about thirty three gallons in volume. It has drainage holes at the bottom and two pegs protruding from the front to serve as “anchors” for dumping. The final component is the two Earth Grids. They are three by three feet, sandbox-like squares with NO bottoms and liquid-tight lids. The lack of a bottom to the Earthgrids allows for sitting on raw earth to attract ground bugs/bacteria. The lids have rain holes. You can open, close, and empty the Earth Grids with a Shepherd's Staff (hooked pole). |
| US10913690B2 |
Method and composition
A method of producing a fertiliser composition, the method comprising: (a) providing a composition comprising an amino compound; (b) contacting the composition provided in step (a) with a composition comprising carbon dioxide; and (c) adding a composition comprising cellulosic fibres to the mixture obtained in step (b). |
| US10913689B2 |
Fertilizer pellets with micronized sulphur
Fertilizer pellets may be formed by compressing or compacting a primary fertilizer powder mixed with micronized sulphur. |
| US10913679B2 |
Miserite crystallized glass for artificial tooth and method for coloring same
Disclosed are a miserite crystallized glass for an artificial tooth and a method for coloring same, the method enabling a production of a uniform shade without degrading the physical properties of a crystallized glass by means of simply adding a small amount of coloring additive powder when preparing the crystallized glass. A miserite crystallized glass for an artificial tooth according to the present invention is colored with any one of the shades in groups A, B, C and D of the Vita shade guide which is a tooth shade reference. The miserite crystallized glass has a miserite crystal phase as the main phase and comprises a hydroxyapatite crystal phase and a xonotlite crystal phase as additional phases. |
| US10913677B2 |
Double glazing and method for manufacturing same
An object of the invention is to provide a multilayer glass which can be manufactured by a simple process. To solve the above problem, the multilayer glass according to the invention includes a first glass substrate, a second glass substrate that faces the first glass substrate at an interval of a predetermined space, and a sealing part that seals a periphery of an internal space defined by the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate. The sealing part is formed with a sealing material containing low melting point glass. The internal space is in a vacuum state. The first glass substrate includes an exhaust port that is provided to be included in a projection part of the sealing part when being projected in a lamination direction of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate. The exhaust port is blocked by the sealing material (see FIG. 3). |
| US10913674B2 |
Apparatus for treating water
An apparatus (12) for treating water, in particular for removing surfactants from waste water, includes a vessel (14), defining an inlet (16) for receiving waste water containing air bubbles, and an outlet (20) for the exit of water, following treatment. Inside the vessel there is at least one tubular member (50) having a lower open end (52) into which the flow of waste water from the inlet may be directed in use. The tubular member (50) extends from the inlet towards a top of the vessel where an upper exit (54) from the tubular member is defined. In use, most un-aerated water entering the vessel through the inlet can exit the tubular member at the lower open end. Foam formed in the water by the air bubbles may travel up the tubular member to the upper exit, which is preferably located above the water level (60) in the vessel. |
| US10913673B2 |
Compositions for mitigating hydrogen sulfide contamination using a recombinant protein with an affinity tag fused to a hydrogen sulfide scavenging enzyme
In some embodiments, the present invention provides a recombinant protein comprising an affinity tag configured to attach the recombinant protein to a silicate surface, fused to a hydrogen sulfide scavenging enzyme. |
| US10913671B2 |
Microbiological culture apparatus of wastewater treatment system
A microbiological culture apparatus of a wastewater treatment system includes a cage, a spacing device received in the cage, and a plurality of culture woods vertically received in the cage and positioned by the spacing device. The spacing device restricts the culture woods in an upright status and spaces them from each other to form a passageway between each two of the neighboring culture woods. Wastewater flows through the passageways to have low temperature and high dissolved oxygen. |
| US10913669B2 |
Capacitive de-ionization mineral reduction system and method
A fluid treatment system is provided, comprising a capacitive deionization (CapDI) system for removing dissolved solids from a fluid. A controller is arranged in a closed feedback loop with the CapDI system to verify whether measured conductivity of the fluid corresponds to a set point conductivity value, and if the measured conductivity of the fluid does not correspond to the set point conductivity value, adjust the operation of the CapDI system to match the set point conductivity value. A pump selectively pressurizes the fluid such that purified fluid is at a pressure greater than line pressure of the fluid treatment system. An accumulator provided downstream of the CapDI system maintains the purified fluid at a pressure greater than the line pressure and intermittently delivers purified fluid to a use device. The purified fluid stored in the accumulator comprising chlorine and or chloramine so as to reduce microbial growth when stored in the accumulator. |
| US10913668B2 |
Sustainable system and method for removing and concentrating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water
A sustainable system for removing and concentrating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water. The system includes an anion exchange vessel having a selected anion exchange resin therein configured to remove PFAS from the water. A line coupled to the vessel introduces a flow of water contaminated with PFAS such that the PFAS bind to the selected anion exchange resin and are thereby removed from the water. A regenerant solution line is coupled to the anion exchange vessel to introduce an optimized regenerant solution to the anion exchange vessel to remove the PFAS from the anion exchange resin, thereby regenerating the anion exchange resin and generating a spent regenerant solution comprised of the removed PFAS and the optimized regenerant solution. A separation and recovery subsystem recovers the optimized regenerant solution for reuse and separates and concentrates the removed PFAS. |
| US10913667B2 |
Multi-media clarification systems and methods
A media clarifier may have a passageway, an inlet, an outlet above the inlet, a screen, and a media bed with both compressible and incompressible media. The screen may span the passageway. The media bed may be adjacent to the screen when the media clarifier is in an operational state. Particulate matter is removed from a water stream as it passes through the media bed. |
| US10913646B2 |
Method for filling containers
A filling method includes adjusting a start of a filling phase on a filling machine so that the container completes filling within a detection region at which an optical sensor is able to inspect the container to determine the actual fill-level and to send a signal to a controller to cause the container to be topped off if need be. |
| US10913643B1 |
Dual boom load monitoring
A dual boom monitoring system includes a first sensor that monitors a position of a first boom and a second sensor that monitors a position of a second boom. A third sensor monitors a hydraulic fluid pressure of a first boom hydraulic cylinder configured to pivotally raise and lower the first boom with respect to a base. A fourth sensor monitors a hydraulic fluid pressure of an second boom hydraulic cylinder configured to pivotally raise and lower the second boom with respect to the first boom. A controller is communicatively coupled with the sensors and configured to perform the steps of a dual boom monitoring method. The method is used to determine positions and loads on the first boom and the second boom based on data received from the sensors. The method reduces cones of uncertainty for various boom positions to improve accuracy and reliability of load monitoring. |
| US10913642B2 |
Side lift spreader for lifting intermodal containers, and method of operating a side lift spreader
A side lift spreader (20) for lifting an upper intermodal transport container (10′) and a lower intermodal transport container (10) stacked on each other comprises a container locking arrangement (30) arranged at a first longitudinal end of the spreader, the container locking arrangement (30) comprising an upper male lock insert configured to be connected to a bottom corner casting of the upper container (10′) and a lower male lock insert configured to be connected to a top corner casting of the lower container (10), wherein said container locking arrangement (30) comprises an indicator configured to provide an indication if an attempt is made to connect the lower male lock insert to the bottom corner casting of the upper container (10′). |
| US10913639B2 |
Boom safe anti-tip system
An anti-tip system for a lifting machine that includes a boom pivotally attached to a boom pivot joint, boom supporting member that raises or lowers the boom with a load attached to the boom, and a boom supporting member that supports, and transfers forces exerted on the boom to the lift machine's chassis. The system includes a bracket attached to the chassis that includes at least one guide arm and at least one force arm. The guide and force arms are pivotally attached at their proximal ends to the bracket's base and their distal ends converge and pivotally coupled at a common pivot joint that also pivotally connects to the boom supporting member. The longitudinal axes of the guide and force arms are perpendicularly aligned. When assembled, the extended longitudinal axis of the guide arm passes through the boom pivot joint. A strain gauge is attached to the force arm that measures the force exerted on the force arm. |
| US10913636B2 |
Device and method for adjusting tension of a steel wire rope of an ultra-deep vertical shaft at a hoisting-container-end
The present invention discloses a device and method for adjusting tension of a steel wire rope of an ultra-deep vertical shaft at a hoisting-container-end. The device includes two stages of steel wire rope tension adjusting devices provided on a hoisting container, where a primary steel wire rope tension adjusting device includes left and right steel wire rope tension adjusting devices that are symmetrically arranged, and a secondary steel wire rope tension adjusting device is provided below the primary steel wire rope tension adjusting device. By use of two stages of steel wire rope tension adjusting devices, tension on four steel wire ropes can be adjusted to equalize the tension, thus meeting the requirement for tension equalization in a hoisting process. The four steel wire ropes are equally divided into two groups. Tension of two steel wire ropes is adjusted by rotating a primary drum around which the two steel wire ropes are wound, and then tension of the four steel wire ropes is adjusted by rotating a secondary drum around which the multiple steel wire ropes are wound, thus achieving a final purpose. The device of the present invention has a simple structure, and is conveniently mounted and easily detached. The tension is automatically adjusted by rotating the drums. This solution is novel and has wide application. |
| US10913626B2 |
Cassette for dispensing pleated tubing
A cassette to dispense a pleated tubing having an annular body, an annular cover and a plurality of apertures. The annular body may have a generally U-shaped housing with a central cylindrical core. The annular cover may extend over the annular body and define a gap, while being secured to the body. The plurality of apertures may be radially provided in an angular wall in the annular body. |
| US10913625B2 |
Sheet conveying apparatus
A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a conveying roller configured to convey a sheet in a conveying direction; driven rollers arranged with intervals in a width direction intersecting with the conveying direction, the driven rollers being opposed to the conveying roller in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and the width direction; and coil springs provided corresponding to the driven rollers respectively and serving as rotating shafts for rotatably supporting the driven rollers, wherein the coil springs include a right-handed twining coil spring and a left-handed twining coil spring. |
| US10913621B2 |
Transformable tray and tray system for receiving, transporting and unloading items
Features for loading, transporting and unloading of items are disclosed. Systems, devices and methods for such operations using a tray are described. In some embodiments, a tray having a moveable bottom allows for switching between a configuration for loading and unloading items in and out of the tray and a configuration for transportation of items inside the tray. The trays may also be stacked, for transportation of multiple trays at once, and nested, for saving space when storing the trays. In some embodiments, the trays may be used in conjunction with loading and unloading systems. |
| US10913619B2 |
Pneumatic mailing tube with insert
A pneumatic delivery capsule usable in a pneumatic delivery tube has a tubular side wall extending along and centered on a longitudinal axis, respective capsule heads fixed to respective axially opposite ends of the tubular side wall and dimensioned to slide with the tubular side wall inside the pneumatic delivery tube, and two axially spaced roller bearings each having an outer race fixed to the tubular side wall and an inner race. An insert is fixed to and extends longitudinally between the inner races for receiving an object to be transported. This insert is rotatable on the bearings in the tubular side wall about the longitudinal axis of the tubular side wall with a center of gravity of the insert together with the object to be transported being radially outward of the longitudinal axis. |
| US10913617B1 |
Conveyor with guide rails to support a divert unit
A conveyor that includes a conveyor frame, a first guide rail assembly, a divert unit having a switch assembly, and an alignment key is described. In this regard, the first guide rail assembly is positioned on a first portion of the conveyor frame such that rails of the first guide rail assembly extends along a length of the conveyor. In some examples, the first guide rail includes a first guide rail and a second guide rail positioned parallel to the first guide rail. Further, the first guide rail defines a groove along a length of the first guide rail assembly. Furthermore, according to some examples, the switch assembly defines a key slot. The key slot is adapted to enable the alignment key to pass through the key slot and further into the groove of the first guide rail, thereby, aligning the switch assembly on the first guide rail. |
| US10913615B2 |
Systems and methods for providing singulation of objects for processing
A processing system including a singulation system is disclosed. The singulation system includes a conveying system for moving objects to be sorted from a source area along a first direction, a detection system for detecting objects at the conveying system, and for selecting certain selected objects for removal from the conveying system, and a removal system for removing the certain selected objects from the conveying system for providing a singulated stream of objects. |
| US10913612B2 |
Discontinuous grid system for use in systems and methods for processing objects including mobile matrix carrier systems
An automated carrier system is disclosed for moving objects to be processed. The automated carrier system includes a discontinuous plurality of track sections on which an automated carrier may be directed to move, and the automated carrier includes a base structure on which an object may be supported, and at least two wheels assemblies being pivotally supported on the base structure for pivoting movement from a first position to a second position to effect a change in direction of movement of the carrier. |
| US10913607B2 |
Storage system
A storage system for storing product items includes a grid structure, a number of storage bins configured to be stored in vertical compartments in the grid structure, and a picking and/or supply station. Each storage bin is configured to contain at least one product item. The storage system further includes a conveyor system configured to convey a storage bin from a first position to a second position and further to a third position, where the conveyor system includes a first, tillable conveyor configured to convey the storage bin from the first position to the third position via the second position. |
| US10913606B2 |
Controlling automated pallet movers
An automated warehouse system can include automated pallet movers, a physical space in which the automated pallet movers operate, and a control system to provide commands to each of the automated pallet movers for operating in the physical space. The commands can include a pallet transportation command including a pallet identifier of a pallet to be transported by the automated pallet mover in the physical space, and a destination location to which the pallet is to be transported by the automated pallet mover. The commands can also include a control algorithm command that specifies a control algorithm for moving through the physical space. The automated pallet mover can be configured to transport the pallet to the destination location according to a route resulting from performance of the control algorithm, while other automated pallet movers concurrently transport other pallets to other destination locations. |
| US10913605B2 |
Warehouse management system
A warehouse management system is configured to include a biometric processing engine to authenticate a user though facial recognition of the user, a natural language processing engine to enables touchless interaction of the user with the system, a voice synthesizer to execute synthesized voice interrogative prompts and respond to responses received from the user, and a quantity detection engine for capturing images of transaction articles and feeding to an artificial image quantization engine (AIQE) for extracting quantities from the captured images and to an artificial image self-learning engine (AISLE) for self-learning of the AIQE. |
| US10913604B2 |
System and method for queuing robots destined for one or more processing stations
A method for queuing robots destined for one or more processing stations in an environment includes determining when each robot of a plurality of robots destined for the one or more processing stations have entered a predefined target zone proximate the one or more processing stations. The method also includes assigning each of the robots to one of a plurality of queue positions based on an assigned priority and directing each of the robots from its assigned queue position to a processing position of one of the processing stations. Each of the processing stations includes at least two processing positions for a like number of robots to occupy for processing by an operator. |
| US10913603B1 |
Stackable inventory storage module having helical drive
In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has a plurality of conveyor segments that define a movement path that has a closed shape, and at least one actuator that can move inventory storage containers along the movement path. Each actuator has a roller having a cylindrical body that has a first end, a second end that are offset from the first end along a central axis, and a cylindrical outer surface that extends from the first end to the second end. Each actuator has a helical track disposed around the cylindrical outer surface in a helical pattern. Further, each actuator has at least one track follower that can ride along the helical track when the roller is rotated about the central axis so as to move the inventory storage containers along an axial direction that is substantially parallel to the central axis. |
| US10913599B2 |
Picking rack
A picking rack is provided, including a frame having at least one inclined pallet. The inclined pallet includes a pair of fork plates for picking up goods and a blocking mechanism for fixing loaded goods to the inclined pallet. Therefore, the labor cost of picking up goods is reduced, and the goods picking up efficiency is increased. |
| US10913593B2 |
Magnetic object holder
A magnetic object holder is a device for releasably attaching an object to a ferromagnetic surface. The device can include an insulated flexible sleeve defining an interior space in which the object is removably receivable. The sleeve grips the object in an interference fit when the object is received in the interior space. One or more magnets secured to a portion of the sleeve enables the sleeve to be releasably attached to the ferromagnetic surface while the object is received in the interior space. |
| US10913590B2 |
Mixing package and method
A pouch or package (e.g., flexible package) having a containment compartment or chamber to securely seal and to segregate fine powders or other such products from another area of the package. A powder resistant sealable filter material is included between, or extending between edges of, opposing package panels. Water, or other liquids, can be added to the product through the material as this material allows liquid to pass through it to mix with the powder, but restricts passage of the powder back through. |
| US10913585B2 |
Container and closure assembly with predetermined humidity and related method
A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity. |
| US10913582B2 |
Tap dispenser lock device for container
A tap lock has an engagement member, a barrier member, and a retainer member that extends between the engagement member and the barrier member and that retains the engagement member at a fixed position relative to the barrier member. The engagement member removably attaches to a support structure of a tap dispensing closure of a container body. The barrier member is disposed proximate an outlet passage and valve member of the tap dispensing closure. The barrier member limits movement of the valve member from a closed position toward an open position to prevent leakage of material from the outlet passage. |
| US10913581B2 |
Multipart cover made of paper and method for producing a cover
A multipart cover made of paper material and including a base body having a cover plate and a circumferential cover collar extending from the cover plate, wherein the cover collar, in a condition where same is placed onto a vessel to be closed, surrounds an upper rim of a vessel to be closed, and a reinforcement ring surrounds the cover collar at least sectionally on the radially exterior side of the cover collar. The cover collar includes at least one bead encircling the cover collar in the circumferential direction, and when viewed in the elevation direction the bead is disposed at a constant distance from the cover plate. |
| US10913576B2 |
Tamper evident locking device
A locking device includes a lock body, a hasp and a seal. The lock body includes a hasp locking latch pivotally disposed therein and a seal locking latch pivotally disposed therein. The hasp is disposed at the lock body and movable between an open state, where a free end of the hasp is external the lock body, and a closed state, where the free end of the hasp is within the lock body. The seal, when inserted into the lock body when the hasp is in its closed state, engages the hasp locking latch to pivot the hasp locking latch to engage and lock the hasp in its closed state, and the seal, when inserted into the lock body, engages the seal locking latch to lock the seal within the lock body. The seal includes a frangible portion that is configured to break the seal into first and second portions. |
| US10913572B2 |
Storage systems, methods and containers
A storage system is described where goods are stored in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The load handling devices take containers from the stacks and deposit then at alternative locations in the stacks or deposit then at stations where goods may be picked out. The containers include liners formed from flame retardant or flame suppressant material. Containers with a liner are used to store ignitable items within the storage system. |
| US10913567B2 |
Shipping insert and blank for forming same
An insert formed from a one-piece blank of sheet material. The insert comprises a first half comprising a first plurality of connected panels; a second half connected to the first half and comprising a corresponding, second plurality of connected panels; a first and second end comprising lateral extensions extending from respective first and second opposing ends of two panels from each of the first and second plurality of panels; and a plurality of popout tabs extending outward from an outer surface of the insert. The first and second half define respective first and second internal receiving areas each surrounded on all sides and on opposing ends by (i) two layers of the sheet material and/or (ii) an air gap defined between the outer surface of the insert and an adjacent portion of an overwrap material. A one-piece blank of sheet material for forming a shipping insert is also provided. |
| US10913565B2 |
Aircraft water tank and manufacturing method therefor
The present technology provides a method for manufacturing an aircraft water tank provided with a hollow body and a fiber-reinforced resin layer covering the hollow body. A blow molding step is performed in which polyolefin resin, a thermoplastic resin exhibiting superior durability against disinfectants, is blow molded to obtain a hollow body. Next, a surface treatment step is performed in which a surface treatment is performed upon the entire surface of the hollow body, thereby improving the adhesiveness of the entire surface. Next, a filament winding step is performed in which reinforcing fibers impregnated with a thermosetting resin are wound around the surface of the hollow body and the outer surfaces of the flanges and heated in order to cure the thermosetting resin, thereby forming the fiber-reinforced resin layer on the surface of the hollow body and the outer surface of the flanges. |
| US10913564B2 |
Packaging machine, control apparatus for packaging machine, control method, and program
A control apparatus for controlling a packaging machine that includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying an item to be packaged includes: an acquirer configured to acquire a detection result from a sensor for detecting an item to be packaged; a determiner configured to obtain elapsed time from a predetermined time point until when the item to be packaged is detected by the sensor, based on the detection result acquired by the acquirer, and determine a shift direction in which the item to be packaged is shifted from a predetermined position, based on the elapsed time; and a controller configured to control, for the item to be packaged for which detection is performed by the sensor, implementation of any one of downstream units that are downstream of a unit in which the detection is performed by the sensor, based on the shift direction that is determined by the determiner. |
| US10913563B2 |
Method of operating an apparatus for applying drinking straws to packaging containers and an apparatus operated by the method
The invention relates to a method of operating an apparatus for applying drinking straws to packaging containers. The method comprises the steps of performing a first portion of a motion cycle by moving at least one applicator arm from an application position to a leaving position, said first portion being equal for successive packaging containers. The method also comprises performing a second portion of the motion cycle by moving the at least one applicator arm from the leaving position back to the application position, said second portion being adjusted to fit the pitch between successive packaging containers. The invention also relates to an apparatus operated by the method. |
| US10913562B2 |
Tray sealer
A tray sealer including a sealing station comprising a tool upper part, a clamping frame and a tool lower part. The tool upper part may surround a dome-shaped die used for deforming a skinnable top film. First and second channels in the dome-shaped die and in the tool upper part, respectively, are connectable to one another. The tool upper part or the dome-shaped die may comprise at least a third channel communicating with a vacuum generator so as to generate a thermal air convection from the first channel to the third channel along a side of the top film facing the dome-shaped die. |
| US10913561B2 |
Replaceable blade
A flexible structure inflation device, comprising an inflation assembly configured for insertion between first and second overlapping film layers of a web of material, the inflation assembly having a fluid conduit configured directing a fluid in between the layers to inflate the web; and a cutting member held magnetically in an operative position adjacent the inflation assembly to cut the film passing over the inflation assembly. |
| US10913557B2 |
Apparatus and method for delivering a product into a container
An apparatus for delivering a product into a container can include a filling unit, a drive unit configured to move the container with respect to the filling unit between a first position and a second position, and a controller. The filling unit can include a pump and a filling nozzle. The controller can: control delivery of the product through the filling nozzle; control the drive unit; register an operational end position of the drive unit corresponding to said second position; assign the registered operational position as a new initial position for the drive unit; calculate a new drive unit motion profile for controlling movement of the container from said second position to said first position based on said new initial position of the drive unit; and initiate delivery of the product through the filling nozzle into the container before the drive unit reaches said operational end position. |
| US10913549B1 |
Automated aerial vehicle inspections
Automated inspections of aerial vehicles may be performed using imaging devices, microphones or other sensors. Between phases of operation, the aerial vehicle may be instructed to perform a plurality of testing evolutions, e.g., in a sequence, at a testing facility, and data may be captured during the evolutions by sensors provided on the aerial vehicle and by ground-based sensors at the testing facility. The imaging and acoustic data may be processed to determine whether any vibrations or radiated noises during the evolutions are consistent with faults or discrepancies of the aerial vehicle such as microfractures, corrosions or fatigue. If no faults or discrepancies are detected, the aerial vehicle may be returned to service without delay. If any faults or discrepancies are detected, however, then the aerial vehicle may be subjected to maintenance, repairs or further manual or visual inspections. |
| US10913547B1 |
Charging station for self-balancing multicopter
A vertical landing is performed by an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle above a charger where the eVTOL vehicle includes a rotor that is configured to rotate during an occupant change state to keep the eVTOL vehicle stationary during the occupant change state. A vertically-oriented male charging port that is part of the eVTOL vehicle and a female charging port that is part of the charger are detachably coupled and a battery in the eVTOL vehicle is charged using the charger while the vertically-oriented male charging port and the female charging port are detachably coupled. |
| US10913545B2 |
Architecture for providing enhanced altitude functionality to aircraft air data system
A system and method of augmenting an existing air data system includes a multi-function probe (MFP) having a portion extending into an oncoming airflow about an exterior of an aircraft. A plurality of pressure sensing ports in the portion includes at least first and second static pressure ports. A first electronics channel of the MFP includes pressure sensors communicating with the first and second static pressure ports and is configured to determine first and second altitude values based on sensed static pressures at the first and second static pressure ports, respectively, that are independent of the existing air data system. |
| US10913543B2 |
Power system for more electric aircraft
Systems and methods for providing power to one or more loads on an aircraft are provided. A power system for an aircraft can include a first fuel cell configured to provide base power to one or more loads on the aircraft. The power system can further include a second fuel cell configured to provide peak power to the one or more loads on the aircraft. The peak power can be a power exceeding the base power. The power system can further include an energy storage device configured to provide transient power to the one or more loads on the aircraft. The transient power can be a power exceeding the peak power. The power system can further include a controller configured to control delivery of power from the first fuel cell, the second fuel cell, and the energy storage device to the one or more loads on the aircraft. |
| US10913536B2 |
Linear movement guide device
This linear movement guide device is provided with a track rail, a slider block attached to the track rail so as to be capable of movement relative thereto via a plurality of rolling bodies, and a position-determining pin which restricts the relative movement between the slider block and the track rail, wherein: the track rail is provided with a securing hole for securing the track rail to a base member, and a position-determining hole into which the position-determining pin is inserted; the slider block is provided with a rocker bearing part having an attachment hole into which a rocker shaft is inserted, and also provided with a connecting hole into which the position-determining pin is inserted; and the attachment hole and the connecting hole are each positioned in a location that avoids the center of the slider block in the lengthwise direction thereof. |
| US10913535B2 |
Cushion assembly with elastomeric lattice insert
A cushion assembly such as an aircraft passenger seat cushion assembly including a solid foam component and an elastomeric lattice insert disposed in a void in the solid foam component, the elastomeric lattice insert having a compression profile that mimics a predetermined compression profile of a solid foam. The elastomeric lattice insert including repeating like cuboid structures such as interconnected repeating face-centered cube structures, interconnected repeating body-centered cube structures, or interconnected repeating kagome structures. The elastomeric lattice insert may be in thermal communication with an air conditioning system for delivering conditioned air through the elastomeric lattice insert. |
| US10913524B1 |
Methods for maneuvering a marine vessel
A method for maneuvering a marine vessel includes receiving an input signal from an analog user input device and comparing a magnitude of the input signal to a predetermined threshold. In response to the magnitude of the input signal being less than the predetermined threshold, the method includes actuating a first marine propulsion device to produce thrust. In response to the magnitude of the input signal being greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, the method includes actuating the first marine propulsion device and a second marine propulsion device to produce thrust. The second marine propulsion device does not produce thrust when the magnitude of the input signal is less than the predetermined threshold. |
| US10913521B1 |
Watercraft propulsion apparatus having directed thrust capability
A propulsion apparatus adapted to be installed in a watercraft may include a propeller extending below the water surface adapted to provide three hundred sixty degrees (360°) of directed vector thrust. The propulsion apparatus may include foot pedals operable by an operator in a cycling motion operatively connected to the propeller by a drive shaft interconnecting a crank gear assembly to a propeller gear assembly. The drive shaft may extend through vertically aligned concentric upper and lower conduits. The upper conduit may be fixedly secured to the watercraft and the lower conduit rotatably connected to a lower distal end of the upper conduit. The lower conduit may be rotated to direct propeller thrust to a desired direction. |
| US10913519B2 |
Trolling motor direction guide and method
A visual direction guide for a fishing boat trolling motor to enable a fisherman or other operator positioned remotely in the boat from the trolling motor to visually determine the direction of propulsion of the trolling motor so the operator can steer the motor even when the view from the operator of the trolling motor is visually obstructed by another fisherman, chair, or other object. The visual direction guide has a support shaft, a visual indicator located at the top of the support shaft, and mounting apparatus to secure the support shaft to the trolling motor, so that the visual indicator can be seen by the operator above any visual obstruction to determine the direction of propulsion of the trolling motor to remotely steer the trolling motor. The visual indicator can include a vane, and can include lights. The support shaft can telescope, fold down, or be removed for storage. |
| US10913512B2 |
Drive train components for recreational vehicles
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including an engine mounted on the chassis, a drive track in contact with the chassis, and a drive train, operatively interconnecting the engine with the drive track for delivering propulsive power to the drive track. The drive train includes a driveshaft, comprising a tubular driveshaft including two or more interior channels, the channels positioned in a substantially longitudinal orientation, two or more sprocket driving features on an exterior surface of the tubular driveshaft, and one or more fitting components, positioned at one or more distal ends of the driveshaft. |
| US10913510B2 |
Braking system for a bicycle
Example brake systems and apparatus for providing pitch control on bicycles are described herein. An example rear brake caliper described herein includes a caliper housing to be coupled to the bicycle. The caliper housing includes a first port to be fluidly coupled to a first fluid line fluidly coupled to a front brake actuator and a second port to be fluidly coupled to a second fluid line fluidly coupled to a front brake caliper. The rear brake caliper also includes a valve between the first port and the second port. The valve is operable to affect fluid flow between the first port and the second port. |
| US10913509B2 |
Independent suspension self-balancing electric vehicle
An independent suspension self-balancing electric vehicle comprising a main frame, two wheel assemblies, suspension assemblies, a shock absorber device and a power control module, therein two wheel assemblies are respectively defined on both sides of the main frame, the wheel assemblies are connected to the main frame by the suspension assemblies, the shock absorber device is respectively connected to the main frame and the suspension assemblies, and the power control module is configured to drive wheels to rotate and control the independent suspension self-balancing electric vehicle to steer; the number of the suspension assemblies are two, each of the wheel assemblies are connected to the main frame by one suspension assembly, and the each of the wheel assemblies individually jumps while the independent suspension self-balancing electric vehicle is driven on an undulating road surface and a stair step to obtain well passivity and shock absorbing performance. |
| US10913507B2 |
Controller, human-powered vehicle system, and control method
A human-powered vehicle system and a control method are provided that reduce power consumption of a detection device. The human-powered vehicle system includes an electronic controller having at least one processor configured to control a detection device provided at a human-powered vehicle to detect an electromagnetic wave having a frequency that is greater than or equal to 30 GHz and excluding visible light. The at least one processor is configured to control the detection device in at least one of a first mode and a second mode that consumes less power than the first mode. |
| US10913503B2 |
Bike having automatic landing wheel apparatus
A bike having an automatic landing wheel apparatus includes a left landing wheel arm on the left side of the bike to vertically move a left landing wheel rotatably coupled to the lower end portion thereof. A right landing wheel arm on the right side of the bike vertically moves a right landing wheel rotatably coupled to the lower end portion thereof. A left driving unit drives the left landing wheel arm to move the left landing wheel upward and downward. A right driving unit drives the right landing wheel arm to move the right landing wheel upward and downward. A speed detection unit detects the speed of the bike. A controller is connected with the speed detection unit, the left driving unit, and the right driving unit to move the left and right landing wheels upward or downward in response to the detected speed of the bike. |
| US10913502B2 |
Giant six-legged polar research vehicle with tracked feet
A giant six-legged polar research vehicle with tracked feet, including a platform, six legs arranged at six ends of the platform and six tracked feet arranged below the six legs. A monitoring device is arranged on a top cover. Six power compartments each having a steering device are arranged at six ends of a chassis in the platform. Each leg includes a main traveling device with an upper end and a lower end respectively connected to the steering device and a tracked foot, an auxiliary traveling device with an upper end and a lower end respectively connected to the chassis and the main traveling device, and a connecting device arranged on the main traveling device. The tracked foot includes a main flipping mechanism, an auxiliary flipping mechanism, a tracked foot slewing device, a crawler, a sliding plate and a suspension. |
| US10913501B2 |
Vehicle understructure
A vehicle understructure includes a flow adjusting member provided rearward of a protruding member protruding further toward a vehicle lower side than a lower surface of a rocker panel, a front bumper, or a rear bumper as viewed from a vehicle width direction, the flow adjusting member being configured to adjust an air flow that flows from a vehicle front side toward a vehicle rear side along the protruding member during traveling of a vehicle. The flow adjusting member has a main part and a guide part provided at a lower part of an end part of the flow adjusting member, the guide part being inclined with respect to the main part toward the vehicle rear side such that a distance between the guide part and a rear end of the vehicle reduces toward an end part of the guide part in the vehicle width direction. |
| US10913497B2 |
Upper slewing body
Transmission of vibration from an engine to a cab is suppressed. An upper slewing body includes a slewing frame, an engine deck, a cab deck, a tank deck, and a vibration transmission regulating unit. The tank deck is arranged on the more laterally outer side than the slewing frame and is fixed to the slewing frame. The tank deck is arranged forward of the engine deck and is arranged rearward of the cab deck. The vibration transmission regulating unit is provided between the engine deck and the tank deck to regulate direct transmission of vibration from the engine deck to the tank deck, the vibration occurring as the engine operates. |
| US10913492B2 |
Steer-by-wire steering and steering angle adjustment method for steer-by-wire steering
A steer-by-wire steering system having a steering control, a rotation angle sensor for detecting a position of the steering control, an actuator for producing a counter-torque on the steering control, a steering actuator for adjusting a steering angle depending on the data of the rotation angle sensor on a final control element, wherein the final control element has a mechanical end stop and the actuator implements a software end stop on the steering control, wherein a transmission ratio is set between the rotation angle on the steering control and the steering angle, wherein a positive delta value and a negative delta value are defined for the set transmission ratio, wherein the steer-by-wire steering system is embodied so the adjusted transmission ratio is selected so that a remaining position error of the steering control is minimized. |
| US10913488B2 |
Steer-by-wire electrical power steering device, and control method therefor
An electric power steering device of a steer-by-wire type includes: a steering input mechanism, which includes a steering wheel to be operated by a driver; a reaction force motor, which is configured to apply a steering reaction force to the steering wheel; a steering motor, which is configured to output a steering force; a steering mechanism, which is prevented from being mechanically connected to the steering input mechanism, and is configured to steer a steered wheel through the steering force generated by the steering motor; and a drive control device, which is configured to carry out drive control for the steering motor and the reaction force motor. At least one of the steering motor or the reaction force motor is constructed of a double-winding motor of a double-inverter type in which each of windings is duplexed, and the respective duplexed windings are individually driven by two inverters. |
| US10913487B2 |
Control for electric power steering
A method of controlling an electric power assisted steering (EPS) system comprising one or more inverter bridges each connected to a multi-phase motor configured to provide power assist to steering of a vehicle, wherein each inverter comprises a plurality of switching elements each associated with a phase of the motor, the method comprising in response to detecting a predefined event affecting current flow in one or more of the inverter bridges, preventing current flow in said one or more affected inverters by applying a gate-source voltage to one or more of the switching elements of the affected inverter bridge(s), wherein the switching elements are configured to conduct in the off-state when reverse biased beyond a reverse conduction threshold voltage, and wherein applying the gate-source voltage comprises applying a negative gate-source voltage to control the reverse conduction threshold voltage of the switching elements in the off-state only at a time when there is no current flowing in the direction drain to source through the switching device that exceeds a threshold value. |
| US10913485B2 |
Steering control apparatus
Based on the result of determination by a friction transition state determination unit, an assist command value correction unit corrects a basic assist command value in such a way that the hysteresis width of steering torque at a time of turning steering increases; then, a current driving unit controls a motor current in such a way that the motor current coincides with a current command value obtained by correcting the basic assist command value by use of an assist command correction value. |
| US10913484B2 |
Ball screw drive of an electromechanical power steering device with deflecting bodies for a ball return
An electromechanical power steering device may include a servomotor that drives an axially movable component via a ball nut mounted in a bearing such that the ball nut can be rotated about a longitudinal axis in a housing. The ball nut may be engaged with a threaded spindle configured on the axially movable component. The ball nut may include a ball screw on its inner side for balls to roll on, and an external ball return means that connects a start of the ball screw to an end of the ball screw to make endless circulation of the balls possible. A return channel of the ball return means may be formed by way of a deflecting body and a pulley wheel. |
| US10913482B2 |
Steering column assembly
A steering column assembly includes a first shaft and a second shaft telescopically engaged with the first shaft. The steering column assembly includes a bore extending through the first shaft to the second shaft. A plug is disposed in and occludes the bore. The plug is resiliently expandable relative to the first shaft. |
| US10913480B2 |
Child sitting saddle and child stroller
Disclosed are a child sitting saddle and a child stroller, the child sitting saddle comprises an enclosure frame assembly, a plug connector, a seat rod assembly and a cloth cover including a seat cloth cover and a backrest cloth cover; the child sitting saddle further comprises a first lock mechanism for locking the enclosure frame assembly with the plug connector, a connecting rod and a second lock mechanism disposed between the seat rod assembly and the connecting rod; when in a chair state, the seat rod assembly obliquely intersects with the backrest cloth cover; when in a sleeping basket state, the seat rod assembly, the seat cloth cover and the backrest cloth cover are all disposed horizontally. The child sitting saddle can be converted between the chair state and the sleeping basket state, and the conversion is convenient. |
| US10913476B1 |
Smart shopping cart
The smart shopping cart is a cart for storing and transporting groceries or other articles, having a hanger pole rising from the basket for hanging bags and the like. The smart shopping cart includes a basket and a plurality of wheels secured to a lower surface of a lower wall of the basket. A lower end of a hanger pole is mounted to an upper surface of the lower wall of the basket, and the hanger pole extends upwardly. At least one article hanger is mounted on the hanger pole. A lower end of a support is mounted to a rear end of the basket, and a first display panel is mounted on the upper end of the support. A second display panel is mounted on a front end of the basket, and a handle for pushing the smart shopping cart is attached to the upper end of the support. |
| US10913472B2 |
Rail warning system and method
The present disclosure generally relates to a rail warning system using wireless portable transmitters/receivers. The rail warning system uses a chirp spread spectrum modulation scheme, and alerts personnel in work zones on or near train tracks as well as optionally, on track equipment and train operators, of approaching trains or on track equipment. Portable wayside devices may also be positioned on the rail web, optionally magnetically, to alert work personnel, allowing for secure placement but also portability to other locations on the same track or adjacent tracks. |
| US10913466B2 |
Adaptive rail inspection carriage
An adaptive inspection carriage for inspecting the rails of a railroad by one or more detectors supported by the carriage. The carriage includes a frame having a generally rectangular configuration with oppositely disposed side members and transverse members. The side members may be in an operative position extending parallel to a respective rail to be inspected. The transverse members may be in an operative position extending in a direction transverse to the rails. Each transverse member may be connected at one end with a side member by means of a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the generally rectangular frame and another swivel axis parallel to the side member, and connected at the other end to another side member by a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the rectangular frame and no swivel axis parallel to the second side member. |
| US10913462B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device includes: a first detection unit that detects a traveling state of a host vehicle; a merging detection unit that detects that the host vehicle approaches within a predetermined area of a merging point when the host vehicle travels on the merging road toward the merging point at which a main road joins with the merging road; a second detection unit that detects a speed of a lane flow by another vehicle that travels on the main road toward the merging point; a position detection unit that obtains a position of a pre-merging point as a virtual point on the main road reaching the merging point when the host vehicle reaches the merging point; and a display control unit that controls a display device to display the position of the host vehicle and the pre-merging point. |
| US10913458B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling drive of vehicle
An apparatus for controlling drive of a vehicle includes an input device, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a lane keeping control on a driving lane of the vehicle for a first time duration, when receiving a first input for changing a lane from the driver through the input device, performs a line access control such that the vehicle moves toward a line positioned in a direction of a target lane for the changing of the lane, after completing the lane keeping control for the first time duration, when receiving a second input for changing the lane from the driver through the input device after receiving the first input, and performs a lane entrance control toward the target lane when the line access control is completed within a second time duration. |
| US10913453B2 |
Vehicle driving control apparatus and vehicle driving control method
A vehicle driving control apparatus and a vehicle driving control method are provided for controlling the driving of the vehicle to follow a return path corresponding to a position of an obstacle in a blind spot to avoid a collision with the obstacle located in the blind spot when the vehicle, which is changing lanes or leaving a lane, returns to its original driving lane. |
| US10913449B2 |
Vehicle electronic stability control system including back-up wheel speed detection
A vehicle control system includes a powertrain electronic control unit and an electronic stability control unit that is connected to the powertrain electronic control unit via a vehicle communication bus. The vehicle powertrain includes a wheel, a wheel speed sensor that is configured to detect a speed of the wheel, an electric motor that is configured to drive the wheel, and an electric motor speed sensor that is configured to detect the speed of the electric motor. If the wheel speed sensor is operating normally, the electronic stability control unit controls the vehicle based on an output of the wheel speed sensor. However, if the wheel speed sensor is not operating normally, the electronic stability control unit controls the vehicle based on an output of the electric motor speed sensor. |
| US10913447B2 |
Control method and system for clutch engagement of hybrid vehicle
Provided is a control method and system for clutch engagement of a hybrid vehicle. The control method includes: when the hybrid vehicle meets a condition of adjusting a rotational speed of an engine, controlling the hybrid vehicle to enter a mode of adjusting the rotational speed of the engine, and determining a target rotational speed of the engine according to a rotational speed of a drive motor as well as transmission ratios of the engine and the drive motor to a drive wheel end and drive relationships of the engine and the drive motor with the drive wheel end; and when a difference value between the rotational speed of the engine and the target rotational speed of the engine is constantly smaller than a threshold value within a set time, controlling a clutch of the hybrid vehicle to be engaged. |
| US10913444B2 |
Power system architecture for hybrid electric vehicle
An improved power system architecture for a hybrid electric vehicle includes a power control unit including a motor inverter, a generator inverter, and a DC-to-DC converter, and vehicle power management (VPM) circuitry directly connected to each of the motor inverter, generator inverter, and DC-to-DC converter. In this arrangement, communication timing is greatly reduced, thereby allowing for feedforward control of the motor inverter, generator inverter, and DC-to-DC converter. The feedforward control enables the VPM circuitry to predict current influx or draw by a motor and determine the corresponding currents to provide to or from the generator and battery prior to or simultaneously with the actual current influx or draw by the motor. This improves vehicle dynamics and responsiveness, as well as enables complete recapture of braking currents and eliminates the need for a brake chopper resistor, thereby improving overall vehicle efficiency. |
| US10913442B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine, a first motor generator configured to generate electric power using power of the engine; a second MG connected to driving wheels; a power storage device electrically connected to the first MG and the second MG; and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute pre-change control of changing an amount of power stored in the power storage device in advance before the hybrid vehicle enters a control target section on a scheduled traveling route and EV priority control of suppressing activation of the engine more when the hybrid vehicle travels in a specific area than when the hybrid vehicle travels in an area other than the specific area. The electronic control unit is configured to prohibit execution of the EV priority control during execution of the pre-change control. |
| US10913438B2 |
Master cylinder of brake for vehicle
A master cylinder of a brake for a vehicle may include: a housing having a port through which oil is transferred; a motor connected to the housing so as to supply rotary power; a screw rotatably installed in the motor, and rotated by the rotary power received from the motor; a moving piston engaged with the outside of the screw, and moved in the longitudinal direction of the housing by the rotation of the screw; and a fixed piston fixed to the inside of the housing, and having the moving piston positioned on the outside thereof. |
| US10913437B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle brake system
A method for operating a dual-circuit hydraulic brake system of a vehicle having an ABS function to feed back pressure medium from low-pressure reservoirs. When there is an autonomous pressure buildup request to increase brake pressure and an ABS control system is simultaneously activated, the following steps are carried out: monitoring the filling degree of the low-pressure reservoirs; emptying the low-pressure reservoir whose filling first reaches a defined threshold value; and if, during the execution of the low-pressure reservoir emptying process at the one low-pressure reservoir, the filling of the other low-pressure reservoir reaches the threshold value and the degree of emptying of the one low-pressure reservoir undershoots a defined threshold value, or the filling of the other low-pressure reservoir exceeds the threshold value by k/100, interrupting the low-pressure reservoir emptying process at the one low-pressure reservoir, and carrying out a low-pressure reservoir emptying process at the other low-pressure reservoir. |
| US10913430B2 |
Car wash dollie assembly
A dollie assembly for a vehicle wash includes a center link configured for attachment to a drive mechanism of the vehicle wash and having a throughhole with a first bushing extending therethrough along an axis between opposite ends with cylindrical bearing surfaces on opposite sides of the center link. A tire pushing roller is disposed on each of the bearing surfaces for rotation about the axis. A pair of track rollers are supported for rotation about the axis. The track rollers are disposed on an opposite side of the pair of tire pushing rollers from one another such that the pair of tire pushing rollers are between the pair of track rollers. The pair of track rollers are rotatable about the axis independently from pair of tire pushing rollers. |
| US10913429B1 |
Apparatus for clearing snow and ice on a windshield or a windowpane or a side mirror of a vehicle
An apparatus for clearing snow and ice is disclosed. The apparatus is provided at a windowpane or a side mirror or a windshield of a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a first layer and a second layer. The first layer or the second layer is removably coupled to the windowpane or the side mirror or the windshield. The apparatus comprises a heating element provided in between the first layer and the second layer. The apparatus further comprises a plug coupled to the heating element via a cable. Further, the plug is coupled to a receptacle provided at a dashboard of the vehicle. The plug inserted in the receptacle to introduce electricity into the heating element to increase the temperature of the heating element to clear the snow or ice formed on the windowpane or the side mirror or the windshield. |
| US10913426B2 |
Automobile, steering wheel, and driver identity recognition method
Embodiments of the present invention provide an automobile including a processor and a sensing apparatus, and the sensing apparatus is installed on a part that is of the automobile and that may be in contact with a hand of a driver, and includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter sends a sound wave signal to the hand of the driver, and the receiver receives a reflected sound wave signal reflected by the hand of the driver, converts the reflected sound wave signal to an electrical signal, and sends the electrical signal to the processor. The processor analyzes the electrical signal to obtain a feature of the reflected sound wave signal, and recognizes an identity of the driver based on the feature of the reflected sound wave signal. |
| US10913425B1 |
Multi-sensor intrusion detection and validation
A vehicle theft-prevention apparatus can include a first sensor, a second sensor, and at least one computing device coupled to the first and second sensors. The first sensor and second sensors can be configured to sense a first type and a second type of measurement, respectively. The at least one computing device can be configured to read a plurality of measurements of the first type at a predetermined frequency from within a vehicle. In response to one of the plurality of measurements meeting a predetermined threshold, the at least one computing device can read, from the second sensor, at least one measurement of the second type from within the vehicle. The at least one computing device can be configured to determine, based on the at least one measurement from the second sensor, that the one of the plurality of measurements that met the predetermined threshold corresponds to a false positive. |
| US10913424B2 |
Perfected switch
Provided is a switch for motor vehicles including an outer containing and protecting body which houses a lock cylinder. The lock cylinder is adapted to receive an ignition key and is rotatable through several operative positions by means of the rotation of said key. An antenna is connectable to an electronic immobiliser that is adapted to transmit to a control unit of a motor vehicle the motor vehicle engine ignition enable/disable signals. The antenna is located at said outer body. |
| US10913423B2 |
Aspirating airbag module assemblies and components
Airbag cushion assemblies for aspirating ambient air and related assemblies, methods, and components. Some embodiments may comprise an aspirating airbag cushion assembly comprising an airbag cushion housing, an aspiration housing coupled to the airbag cushion housing and comprising an aspiration inlet configured to allow for receipt of ambient air into an airbag cushion, and an inflation module slidably coupled to the aspiration housing. The inflation module may comprise an inflator and one or more inflation tubes or other conduits fluidly coupled with the inflator and configured to deliver inflation gas from the inflator into the airbag cushion. |
| US10913422B2 |
Airbag door for a vehicle interior panel and method of manufacturing the same
A vehicle interior panel and method of manufacturing a vehicle interior panel for use over an airbag. The vehicle interior panel includes a substrate having an airbag door with one or more t-shaped stiffening ribs embedded in the airbag door. The t-shaped stiffening ribs help increase the rigidity of the airbag door, which can help improve deployment performance of the airbag. The t-shaped stiffening ribs may be co-molded or insert molded with the substrate. |
| US10913420B2 |
Steering wheel
A steering wheel includes: a support member which is inserted into a bag holder of an airbag device; a slider which has a cylindrical shape and covers the support member so as to be slidable in a front-rear direction; a damper holder which has an annular shape and covers at least a part of a region around the slider; an elastic member which has an annular shape and is interposed between the slider and the damper holder, in which the airbag device functions as a damper mass of a dynamic damper and the elastic member functions as a spring of the dynamic damper; and a friction damping unit including: a part provided in a portion between the slider and the elastic member; and a part provided in a portion between the damper holder and the elastic member. |
| US10913410B2 |
Method and apparatus for driver-centric fuel efficiency determination and utilization
A system includes a processor configured to receive a user profile responsive to an efficiency determination request for a vehicle model. The processor is also configured to obtain efficiency-affecting data from the user profile. The processor is further configured to compare the efficiency-affecting data to data gathered from drivers of the vehicle model, to determine a correlation between the user profile and similar drivers of the vehicle model. Also, the processor is configured to predict fuel efficiency for the new vehicle model based on efficiency achieved by the similar drivers. |
| US10913409B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying sensor location
Systems and apparatuses include a passive device coupled to a mounting boss arranged on a vehicle system, and a sensor structured to engage the mounting boss. The sensor includes a probe structured to sense a characteristic of the vehicle system, and a reader structured to send a query signal to the passive device and receive location data from the passive device associated with the mounting boss. |
| US10913406B2 |
Wire protection pipe and wire harness
A wire protection pipe through which a wire is to be passed and that is configured to be attached to a vehicle body, the wire protection pipe including: an underfloor configured to be arranged under a floor of the vehicle body; and a flat portion that is provided in the underfloor, the flat portion having a flat shape in a cross section that intersects an axial direction, as a result of a recess being provided on an upper side or a lower side in a state of the under floor being attached to the vehicle body. |
| US10913404B1 |
Concealed toilet
A concealed toilet comprises a flexible container positioned in a cavity in a vehicle seat. A foundation member attached to the flexible container secures the flexible container to a floor pan of the vehicle via a support assembly. The support assembly comprises externally threaded rods, each having a first end rotatably inserted into an internally threaded L-type adjustment fitting for moving the foundation member between first and second positions along the externally threaded rod, and a second end configured as a spherical bearing stud. An internally threaded lock screw and jam nut arrangement restrains angular movement of the foundation member. Mounting flanges fixedly attached to the floor pan of the vehicle comprise a socket for accommodating the spherical bearing stud. A primary toilet seat member is detachably attached to the foundation member and lock hook assemblies are fixedly attached to opposing sides of the foundation member. |
| US10913402B2 |
Interior component and interior component manufacturing method
An interior component includes: an interior component body; and a mount structure for mounting the interior component body on a vehicle body. The mount structure includes: a leg part extending from the interior component body; a guide part provided at a tip of the leg part; a pair of elastic engaging hooks extending from the guide part toward the interior component body while being spaced apart from and opposing to each other; and a slit provided between the leg part and one of the elastic engaging hooks. An interval in a spaced-apart direction of the pair of elastic engaging hooks is equal to or greater than a dimension in the spaced-apart direction of the leg part. Hence, the slide molds are shifted in parallel to each other in the long-side direction of the interior component body to be removed. Thus, the mount structure is formed. |
| US10913401B2 |
Vehicular camera module
A vehicular camera module includes a camera having a CMOS image sensor and a lens. The image sensor is disposed at a first printed circuit board, and circuitry of a second printed circuit board is in board-to-board electrical connection with circuitry of the first printed circuit board. Board-to-board electrical connection between the first and second printed circuit boards is via a multi-wire ribbon connection. A housing houses the first and second printed circuit boards. The housing is configured for mounting at a vehicle and, with the vehicular camera module mounted at the vehicle, the camera has a field of view external of the vehicle. With the vehicular camera module mounted at the vehicle and responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the image sensor, an object in the field of view of the camera is detected. |
| US10913399B2 |
Load carrier foot
Disclosed is a load carrier foot for supporting a load bar on a vehicle. The load carrier foot comprises a supporting member mountable to the load bar, a coupling member for coupling the load carrier foot to the vehicle and a tightening mechanism for tightening the coupling member. The tightening mechanism force transmittingly the couples the coupling member with the supporting member by a force distribution member. The force distribution member is configured to transfer a received input force on at least two force application sections while being translatory movably held with respect to each force application section. |
| US10913393B2 |
Door opening clearance detection
Embodiments are described of an apparatus including a computer with a user interface. One or more door clearance detection (DCD) sensors are communicatively coupled to the computer and adapted to be mounted to an exterior of a vehicle door. Each vehicle door has a door impact zone such that an object in the impact zone would be struck by the door if opened, and each DCD sensor has a field of view and a range that establish a detection zone within which the DCD sensor can collect data. Each detection zone includes at least the corresponding door impact zone. Logic stored in the memory or storage includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive data from the one or more DCD sensors; determine whether there are objects in the corresponding door impact zone; and warn vehicle occupants if there are objects in the impact zones. |
| US10913391B2 |
Horn assembly control method and vehicle
Disclosed are a method for controlling a horn assembly, a vehicle and a computer-readable storage medium. The horn assembly includes multiple horns mounted in different regions of transportation means. The method includes that: acquiring running information of the transportation means; selecting at least one of the regions in the transportation means as a related region according to the running information and determining a horn mounted in the related region as a main horn; and determining a sounding manner for the main horn according to the running information, the sounding manner including at least one of a sounding type or a sounding volume. |
| US10913387B2 |
Lighting device projecting two vertically offset matrices of light pixels
A lighting device for a motor vehicle including a first lighting module projecting at least one first matrix of first independently activatable juxtaposed pixels, the first pixels being arranged in several vertical columns and in at least one transverse row of determined height (Dh), characterized in that it includes a second lighting module projecting a second matrix of second independently activatable juxtaposed pixels, the second pixels being arranged in at least one transverse row, the second matrix being superposed with the first matrix with a vertical offset by a vertical offset distance (P) less than the determined height (Dh) relative to the first pixels of the first matrix. |
| US10913377B2 |
Vehicle seat having a locking mechanism for locking a cushion carrier, which can be lowered at least in sections, during an adjustment of a backrest
A vehicle seat having a seat subframe, a cushion carrier for a seat part of the vehicle seat, wherein the cushion carrier is adjustably mounted on the seat subframe in order to lower at least one section of the cushion carrier, and a backrest which can be pivoted, relative to the seat subframe, in a comfort region for adjustment of a usage position of the backrest and in a transition region outside of the comfort region toward the cushion carrier into a loading position, wherein there is a locking mechanism which, during adjustment of the backrest in the comfort region, locks the cushion carrier against adjustment and permits adjustment of the cushion carrier by the adjustment of the backrest when the backrest is pivoted beyond the comfort region toward the loading position. |
| US10913373B2 |
Charging system and method for operating a charging system
A charging system including means designed to detect the charging state of a traction battery of an electric vehicle, determination means for determining a charging curve for the traction battery starting from the detected charging state of the traction battery, and calculation means designed to calculate a charge profile which is formed from at least two time intervals with a respective interval-specific constant electric power. The charging curve defines the respective electrical power within a time interval. |
| US10913372B2 |
Managing electric current allocation between charging equipment for charging electric vehicles
A plurality of charging equipment for charging electric vehicles share a current capacity. A first charging equipment of the plurality dynamically allocates electric current among the plurality of charging equipment such that the maximum amount of electric current capacity is prevented from being exceeded while permitting each of the plurality of charging equipment to charge an electric vehicle. |
| US10913370B2 |
Power supply system and method of operating power supply between power distribution branch for household appliances and charging branch for electric vehicle
A power supply system includes a power distribution branch, a charging branch, and a control unit. The power distribution branch receives a first current. The charging branch includes a charging unit, and the charging branch receives a second current to charge an electric vehicle through the charging unit. The control unit is connected to the charging unit, and receives a current signal of the first current consumed by the power distribution branch. The control unit calculates an adjustment value of the second current according to a variation value of the first current when the first current is varied. A sum of the first current and the second current is less than or equal to an upper-limit value of a total household current. The control unit produces a charging command according to the adjustment value of the second current and provides the charging command to the charging unit. |
| US10913368B2 |
PWM capacitor control
Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a variable capacitor. One aspect features a variable capacitance device that includes a capacitor, a first transistor, a second transistor, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to adjust an effective capacitance of the capacitor by performing operations including detecting a zero-crossing of an input current at a first time. Switching off the first transistor. Estimating a first delay period for switching the first transistor on when a voltage across the capacitor is zero. Switching on the first transistor after the first delay period from the first time. Detecting a zero-crossing of the input current at a second time. Switching off the second transistor. Estimating a second delay period for switching the second transistor on when a voltage across the capacitor is zero. Switching on the second transistor after the second delay period from the second time. |
| US10913363B2 |
Voltage injection-based cable swap detection
A vehicle includes an electric machine and a controller configured to inject a voltage into the electric machine. The controller measures the currents caused by the voltage and processes the currents using a discrete Fourier transform to determine positive and negative sequence currents. A phase rotation sequence is identified by comparing the sequence currents to expected positive and negative sequence currents that are associated with possible phase rotation sequences. The electric machine may be controlled according to the identified phase rotation sequence. A cable swapped diagnostic may be output when the phase rotation sequence is different than an expected phase rotation sequence. |
| US10913357B2 |
Method and system for monitoring electrical insulation resistance in an electric system
A method for monitoring electrical insulation resistance in an electric system includes: supplying electric power from an external power supply via a first conductor and a second conductor; feeding the electric power to the electric system via a first current collector and a second current collector, each of which are configured to be electrically connected to the electric system via a first main contactor and a second main contactor, respectively; and monitoring the insulation resistance by means of an insulation resistance monitoring unit associated with a control unit and connected to each of the main contactors. The method further includes: maintaining the main contactors in a closed state when the current collectors are disconnected from the conductors, thereby allowing monitoring of the insulation resistance; opening the main contactors and subsequently connecting the current collectors to the conductors; and closing the main contactors thereby allowing monitoring of the insulation resistance. An arrangement for monitoring electrical insulation resistance in an electric system is also provided. |
| US10913356B2 |
Power supply system
A power supply system includes a first circuit, a second circuit and a voltage controller. The first circuit includes a first power supply line connected to each of a first load, a power supply source, and a first battery. The second circuit includes a second power supply line connected to a second load and a second battery connected to the second power supply line. The voltage controller includes a DC-DC converter connected between the first power supply line and the second power supply line. The second load is able to perform a function that substitutes for at least part of a function that the first load performs. The voltage controller includes a converter control unit configured to control the DC-DC converter such that an output voltage higher than or equal to a voltage of the second battery is output to the second power supply line. |
| US10913347B2 |
Upper structure of engine
An engine is a rear exhaust engine provided with an exhaust system component on a rear side in a vehicle front-rear direction. This engine includes a first flow rectifying member, provided above the engine, that subjects traveling wind to flow rectification so that the traveling wind flows rearward and a second flow rectifying member, disposed adjacently to a rear side of the first flow rectifying member, that subjects the traveling wind, subjected to flow rectification by the first flow rectifying member, to flow rectification so that the traveling wind is directed to the exhaust system component, in which fuel system components are disposed below the first flow rectifying member. |
| US10913346B2 |
Vehicle cooling systems and methods
A vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, an engine coupled to the chassis and positioned at least one of beneath or behind the cab, a cooling system coupled to the chassis, and a connecting shaft. The cooling system includes a fan positioned forward of a front of the cab such that the fan is spaced from the engine. The connecting shaft extends from the engine, past the front of the cab, and to the fan. The connecting shaft is positioned to facilitate driving the fan with the engine. |
| US10913342B2 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle
A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes an electric machine (EM), an input shaft (GW1), an output shaft (GWA), two planetary gear sets (P1, P2), and at least five shift elements (A, B, C, D, E). Different gears can be selected by selectively actuating the at least five shift elements (A, B, C, D, E). In interaction with the electric machine (EM), different operating modes can be implemented. |
| US10913338B2 |
Lift assist lock-down for a soft top
A lift assist lock-down assembly for a soft top assembly, the lock-down assembly operably coupled to first and second bows selectively rotatable between an open/sunroof position and an open/downward position. A handle member is rotatable between unlocked and locked positions. A cam and a cam lockout selectively prevent the bows from rotating. When locked in a first position, the bows are prevented from rotating generally rearward/downward, thereby preventing the soft top assembly from moving into the open/downward position. When locked in a second position, the bows are prevented from rotating generally forward/upward, thereby generally preventing the soft top from bouncing or from moving into the open/sunroof position. |
| US10913337B1 |
Tarp hold-down
In one embodiment, a system, comprising: a control system; a pivot arm assembly, the pivot arm assembly comprising plural arms joined by a transverse arm; and plural electromagnetic assemblies, each comprising an electromagnetic device, wherein the control system is configured to selectively activate each electromagnetic device when the plural arms are in contact with the plural electromagnetic assemblies to magnetically constrain movement of the plural arms relative to the plural electromagnetic assemblies. |
| US10913336B2 |
Method for producing a vehicle roof, modular roof for a vehicle roof, and vehicle roof for a motor vehicle
A method for producing a vehicle roof for a motor vehicle may have the steps of providing of a first roof module with a frame element and of a second roof module which is frameless with respect to the first roof module. The method may further provide the step of foaming of an edge of the second roof module at a predefined position, and coupling of a rear (in relation to a longitudinal axis (L) of the vehicle roof) section of the frame element of the first roof module to the foamed edge of the second roof module, and configuring of a modular roof as a result. |
| US10913334B2 |
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle includes a tailgate which has an inner panel, a reinforcing component and an outer panel. The inner component or the outer component is flanged on an end portion, forming a cavity or intermediate space. An adhesive is placed in the intermediate space. An end portion of the non-flanged component is arranged in the intermediate space. An intermediate space is formed between an inner surface of the inner component and an inner surface of the outer component and is filled with adhesive. The end portion of the middle component present in each case is arranged in the intermediate space. |
| US10913329B2 |
Component system for ventilating a trunk compartment area and motor vehicle
A component system for ventilating a trunk compartment area and a motor vehicle for the purpose of cooling at least one unit located in the trunk compartment area and a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motor vehicle. The component system has a loading floor for storing objects, the trunk compartment area can be arranged below the loading floor, and a first component which delimits the trunk compartment area in sections, in particular a bodyshell component. Between the loading floor and the first component, at least one passage is arranged for guiding an air flow into the trunk compartment area. |
| US10913328B2 |
Heater device
The heater device is provided with a heater main body, and radiates radiant heat from the heater main body toward an object. The heater main body includes a sheet-like heat generating layer that generates heat and radiates the radiant heat, and a sheet-like heat insulating layer that is disposed on the side opposite to the object of the heat generating layer. The heat insulating layer has a sheet-like first layer having voids and a sheet-like second layer having voids arranged side by side in a thickness direction of the heat insulating layer with respect to the first layer. A porosity of the second layer is higher than that of the first layer. |
| US10913326B2 |
Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus and abnormality detection system for vehicle air-conditioning apparatus
A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit and a control unit which controls the refrigerant circuit, and is mounted on a vehicle. The control unit determines whether or not the vehicle is stationary based on position information or speed information on the vehicle, causes the refrigerant circuit to operate when the vehicle is stationary, acquires state data on the refrigerant circuit at the time when the vehicle is stationary, and detects whether abnormality occurs in the refrigerant circuit based on the state data. |
| US10913323B2 |
Vehicle defroster duct
A heater duct can be coupled to an instrument panel of a vehicle, and comprises a base, a nozzle, and a neck. The base is sealingly coupled to the instrument panel and includes an inlet opening to receive air from a heater. The nozzle includes an outlet opening and is fluidly connected to the base. The nozzle deflects the air through the outlet opening and toward a predetermined region of a windshield. The neck extends between and is sealingly coupled to the base and nozzle. The base, nozzle, and neck cooperate to at least partially define an interior volume. The heater duct is positioned in an orthogonal coordinate system comprising an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis. Air flowing from the inlet opening through the interior volume toward the outlet opening follows a path sequentially extending in substantially a negative z-direction, substantially a negative y-direction, and substantially a positive z-direction. |
| US10913322B2 |
Symmetrically dynamic equalized volume and pressure air management system
An air management system for a vehicle having a supply tank, a system controller integrated with the supply tank, a first pneumatic circuit pneumatically connected to the system controller, and a second pneumatic circuit pneumatically connected to the system controller. The system controller adjusts independently air pressure of the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit without establishing pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits. The system controller establishes pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits when the system controller is not adjusting independently the air pressure of the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit. |
| US10913318B2 |
Hitching device with automatically connectable supply plug components
A hitching apparatus includes a towing vehicle-side hitch component, a towed vehicle-side hitch component, a towing vehicle-side insertion connector component having at least one insertion connector configuration as an interface of a towing vehicle-side supply lead for transferring energy and/or information, a towed vehicle-side insertion connector component having at least one insertion connector configuration as an interface of a towed vehicle-side supply lead for transferring energy and/or information, a towing vehicle-side alignment component separate from the towing vehicle-side hitch component and arranged thereon, which carries the towing vehicle-side insertion connector component, and a towed vehicle-side alignment component separate from the towed vehicle-side hitch component and arranged thereon, which carries the towed vehicle-side insertion connector component. One alignment component includes an alignment configuration and is movable relative to the hitch component carrying it. One insertion connector component is displaceable relative to the alignment component carrying it. |
| US10913317B2 |
Device and method for inflating and repairing tires and other inflatables
Devices are taught for filling a tire with air, gas or a liquid and repairing the tire. In one embodiment, the tire repair tool discloses an transmittal control section, with the transmittal control section comprising a proximal end, the proximal end having an opening, a distal end, with the distal end having a centralized opening to align with a puncturable seal at a proximal end of a gas cartridge; a passageway positioned between the proximal end of the gas cartridge and the distal end; and a puncture tool which can puncture the puncturable seal of the gas cartridge. The puncture tool is positioned at the distal end of the transmittal control section along the air passage way. An insertion tube comprises an air inlet at a distal end of the insertion tube which is connected to the opening of the proximal end of the transmittal control section. A gas outlet passes air from a gas cartridge through the air passage way through the transmittal control section into the air inlet of the insertion tube and through the gas outlet. |
| US10913316B2 |
Tire changer
A tire changer which utilizes an elongated bead breaker assembly with a tool that defines a pair of contiguous, substantially planar tire contact surfaces which define therebetween an included angle in the range of about 155 to about 165 degrees. The tool is situated at an included angle of about 55 to 65 degrees with respect to longitudinal axis of the elongated bead breaker assembly. |
| US10913310B1 |
Robotic floor cleaning device with expandable wheels
Provided is a wheel including: a main housing with a series of apertures disposed radially thereabout; an inner shaft disposed within the main housing and rotatably coupled thereto; a set of spokes distributed radially around the inner shaft and attached thereto at a first end, each spoke positioned within one of the series of apertures in the main housing; a set of linkages distributed radially around the inner shaft and attached to a second end of the spokes, the linkages positioned within the apertures; and a set of rollers distributed radially around the inner shaft and mounted on the linkages; wherein the spokes, linkages, and rollers can be moved from a first, contracted position, to a second, expanded position. |
| US10913309B2 |
Portable escape device for self-rescue in case of auto tyre being trapped in pit
A portable escape device is provided for self-rescue in the case of an auto tyre being trapped in a pit. The portable escape device includes support posts, a clamping device fitted to the support posts, and a jacking device fitted to the clamping device. The support posts are fixedly mounted onto spokes. The clamping device clamps an auto tyre. The jacking device protrudes and extends out of a top face of a tyre portion. The portable escape device can release the trapped auto tyre and perform self-rescue fast and reliably, and it is convenient to carry. |
| US10913308B2 |
Wheel disc manufacturing method and wheel disc
A manufacturing method for a wheel disc, includes forming a flange portion, wherein the flange portion is formed such that an inner mold and an outer mold having a cylindrical inner surface with a first inside radius larger than the first outside radius and placed above the inner mold coaxially to the inner mold are brought close relative to each other in an axial direction by one stroke so that the outer edge of the disc material is bent downward, and the cylindrical inner surface of the outer mold is provided with recessed portions hollowed outwardly in a wheel radial direction, the recessed portions being formed in ranges corresponding to the window portions in the wheel circumferential direction and in a range from a middle position to a bottom end in the wheel axial direction. |
| US10913306B2 |
Swivel prep tool
Provide is a tool that includes a handle assembly including a top and bottom portion and a blade disposed between the top and bottom portion having first and second ends and an opening at its first end. The opening includes first and second notches opposed to one another. The tool also includes a latch assembly disposed between the top and bottom portion that is movable between first and second positions, the latch assembly including a latch having a protrusion that engages one of the first or second notches in the first position and disengages from the one of the first or second notches in the second position. The blade is rotatable about the first end between a closed positioned where the first notch is engaged by the protrusion, and an open position where the second notch is engaged by the protrusion. |
| US10913304B2 |
Ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus, and treatment liquid
An ink jet recording method includes a treatment liquid attachment step, in which a treatment liquid containing at least one flocculant is attached to a recording medium, and an ink attachment step, in which an aqueous ink composition is attached to the recording medium. The treatment liquid attachment step and the ink attachment step are performed through multiple main scans and multiple sub-scans. A main scan is a movement of a recording head in a main scanning direction, and a sub-scan is a movement of the recording medium in a sub-scanning direction, which crosses the main scanning direction. The recording head has a first ejecting nozzle group, which is a line of nozzles arranged in the sub-scanning direction and ejects the treatment liquid, and a second ejecting nozzle group, which is a line of nozzles arranged in the sub-scanning direction and ejects the aqueous ink composition. The first ejecting nozzle group overlaps, at least in a portion, the second ejecting nozzle group when projected in the main scanning direction. When the treatment liquid is tested using a rigid-body pendulum characteristics tester at 35.0° C. for 20.0 minutes, the minimum oscillation period of the rigid-body pendulum is 70.0% or more of the maximum oscillation period of the rigid-body pendulum. |
| US10913301B2 |
Array-type electrode, digital printing mold and method for manufacturing array-type electrode
An array-type electrode, which may include a substrate, an isolating layer, an electrode and a micro-structure layer. The isolating layer may be disposed on one side of the substrate. The first part of the electrode may be disposed on one side of the substrate and covered by the isolating layer; the second part of the electrode penetrates through the substrate; the third part of the electrode may be disposed on the other side of the substrate; the first part may be connected to the third part via the second part. The micro-structure layer may be disposed on the isolating layer. |
| US10913299B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus and driving circuit
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head unit having a liquid discharging head that has a driving element, a position detection circuit that outputs a position information signal indicative of a position of the liquid discharging head, a first circuit that controls drive of the driving element based on a first signal, and a first conversion circuit that converts a first optical signal into the first signal; and a driving circuit having a second circuit that outputs a second signal, a second conversion circuit that converts the second signal into the first optical signal, a first cable, and a second cable, in which the first cable connects the first conversion circuit to the second conversion circuit, and propagates the first optical signal, and the second cable electrically couples the position detection circuit to the second circuit, and propagates the position information signal. |
| US10913298B2 |
Multiple size media holder assembly for a mobile printer
A media holder assembly (11) includes a base (13) secured to a platform (15). The platform (15) has a central cylindrical depression (16). A first hub (20) protrudes from the center of the depression (16). A first spring (24), concentric to the first hub (20) biases a second, ring-shaped hub (30) which is fitted over the first spring (24). The second hub (30) is slidably engaged to the first hub (20). A second spring (26), concentric to the first hub (20) and sized to fit around the second hub (30), biases a third, ring-shaped hub (40) which is fitted over the second spring (26). The third hub (40) is slidably engaged to the second hub (30) and to the inner wall (17) of the cylindrical depression (16). The first hub (20), the second hub (30), and the third hub (40) are sized to accommodate media rolls of different sizes. |
| US10913294B2 |
Printing systems and associated structures and methods having ink drop deflection compensation
A printing system having a vacuum transfer belt conveyor includes a fixed or movable perforated platen that supports workpieces, e.g., substrates, boards or other parts, to be printed. The printing system is configured to apply vacuum action through apertures or perforations defined through the perforated platen. In an embodiment, the print system is configured to mitigate deflection of ink drops, through the implementation of both a passive system, which reduces air flow in the region below the a print bar that includes one or more printheads, as well as an active system, which distributes the workpieces, e.g., substrates or boards, with respect to perforations in the transfer belt. In some embodiments, the perforated platen is comprised of a plurality of modular plates. |
| US10913291B2 |
Structure forming method, structure forming apparatus, structure forming program and structure forming processing medium
A structure forming method of present invention includes a first step including forming a first pattern serving as a fine pattern using an electromagnetic wave thermal conversion material on a first surface, on the side on which an expansion layer which expands by heating is provided, of a medium including the expansion layer and then irradiating an electromagnetic wave toward the electromagnetic wave thermal conversion material to expand a portion, corresponding to the first pattern, of the expansion layer, and a second step including forming a second pattern including a coarser pattern than the first pattern using an electromagnetic wave thermal conversion material on a second surface, on the opposite side to the side on which the expansion layer is provided, of the medium and then irradiating an electromagnetic wave toward the electromagnetic wave thermal conversion material to expand a portion, corresponding to the second pattern, of the expansion layer. |
| US10913289B2 |
Thermal printer and printing method
When printing is performed using a thermal head to convert power into heat and to heat an ink sheet laid on paper by the heat, a change in density in a paper carrying direction D1 of an image to be printed in an output region of the paper is calculated using printing data, printing-data-for-correction to indicate an image-for-correction to be printed in a margin printing region of the paper and to cause a change of power required by the thermal head while a combined image including the image and the image-for-correction is printed onto the paper to be smaller than a change of the power required by the thermal head while only the image is printed onto the paper is created, and the ink sheet is heated by the thermal head in accordance with the printing data and the printing-data-for-correction. |
| US10913287B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus, method for driving inkjet head, and method for forming image
The present invention has a problem of suppressing liquid gathering of an interpolation dot which interpolates a discharge defective nozzle and preventing deterioration of image quality, and the problem is solved by the present invention including: an inkjet head configured to separately discharge a large droplet, a medium droplet, and a small droplet from each of a plurality of nozzles; and a control unit which forms an image in a single-pass system by discharging the medium droplets from the plurality of nozzles respectively, and forms an interpolation dot to interpolate a discharge defective nozzle by discharging a droplet from a different nozzle when the discharge defective nozzle is present, the control unit forming the interpolation dot to interpolate the discharge defective nozzle with the use of the large droplet and forming at least one adjacent dot which is in contact with the interpolation dot with the use of the small droplet. |
| US10913286B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and control method
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a pump, tanks, a supply path, liquid supply regulators, a pressure detector, and control circuitry. The liquid supply regulators are provided for each of the tanks and configured to open and block the supply path to regulate supply of a liquid from the tanks to the liquid discharge head. The pressure detector is disposed between the liquid supply regulators and the liquid discharge head in the supply path. The control circuitry is configured to determine a low level tank among the tanks on basis of opening and closing conditions of the liquid supply regulators in a case where the pressure detector detects that a pressure of the supply path is lower than a predetermined value, and control the liquid supply regulators to supply the liquid from at least one tank of the tanks to the liquid discharge head. |
| US10913285B2 |
Multi-color multi-speed printing apparatus with circulation
Methods, systems, and devices related to a printer system that includes a first primary ink tank holding a dark-colored ink, a second primary ink tank holding a light-colored ink, a first selector valve configured to change a state, a first secondary ink tank connected to the first primary ink tank via the first selector valve, a second secondary ink tank connected to the first and second primary ink tanks via the first selector valve, a second selector valve connected to the first primary ink tank configured to return the dark-colored ink from the print heads to the first primary ink tank, and a third selector valve connected to the second selector valve and the second primary ink tank configured to either return the light-colored ink from the print heads to the second primary ink tank or to direct the dark-colored ink to the second selector valve. |
| US10913279B2 |
Method and device for filling of liquid material
A liquid material filling device and method are provided which are intended to prevent air bubbles from remaining along an entire length of a flow passage extending from a liquid material reservoir (51) to a discharge port (53). The liquid material filling device includes a chamber (10) of an airtight structure, a pressure regulator (70) for regulating pressure in the chamber (10), and a control device (100). The liquid material is filled as follows. A negative pressure supply source (71) is communicated with a chamber communication pipe (90) and with a discharge device communication pipe (91) to reduce the pressure in the chamber (10) and pressure in an upper space of the reservoir (51) to a vacuum or a low pressure level close to a vacuum, and a resulted low-pressure state is maintained for a certain time to expel out air bubbles in the liquid material. |
| US10913274B2 |
Nozzle mount arrangement and inkjet printer
A nozzle mount arrangement includes a substrate and a plurality of nozzle assemblies evenly distributed in a length direction of the substrate. The nozzle assembly includes a spray tongue connected to the substrate, a plurality of nozzles evenly distributed in a length direction of the spray tongue, and a locking mechanism provided on the spray tongue for pressing the spray tongue and the nozzle. An inkjet printer includes said nozzle mount arrangement. The nozzle mount arrangement and the inkjet printer have multiple nozzles on the spray tongue, thus the number of spray tongues is reduced, thereby reducing the assembly and maintenance costs of the spray tongues. |
| US10913273B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a discharge portion provided with a piezoelectric element that is driven by a driving signal and a compression chamber that discharges a liquid from a nozzle according to the driving of the piezoelectric element, a detection unit detecting residual vibration occurring in the discharge portion, in a detection period after the piezoelectric element is driven and outputting a residual vibration signal indicating a waveform of the residual vibration, a specification unit specifying an initial time from a start time when the detection period starts to a reference time when a residual vibration signal becomes a signal level of a center of an amplitude after the start time of the detection period, and an estimation unit estimating a viscosity of the liquid in the compression chamber, based on the initial time. |
| US10913264B2 |
Fluid ejection devices with reduced crosstalk
A fluid ejection apparatus includes a plurality of fluid ejectors. Each fluid ejector includes a pumping chamber, and an actuator configured to cause fluid to be ejected from the pumping chamber. The fluid ejection apparatus includes a feed channel fluidically connected to each pumping chamber; and at least one compliant structure formed in a surface of the feed channel. The at least one compliant structure has a lower compliance than the surface of the feed channel. |
| US10913262B2 |
Printer ink dryer units
In an example, a printer ink dryer unit comprises at least one ultraviolet light source to dry a printer ink layer by causing evaporation of a solvent fluid therefrom. |
| US10913257B2 |
Component produced by additive manufacturing
The present invention relates generally to components prepared by additive manufacturing (AM) methods, along with methods of preparing such components by AM. More especially, there is provided a process for the production of a component of an ignition device using an AM method by forming a layer of metal or alloy on a surface of a metal or alloy substrate; fusing the layer to the substrate; and repeating the addition of such layers upon one another to form a deposited metal or alloy attachment on the substrate. |
| US10913254B2 |
Method for debonding temporarily adhesive-bonded carrier-workpiece pair by using chemical and mechanical means
In debonding a temporarily adhesive-bonded carrier-workpiece pair by a combination of chemical and mechanical methods, solvents or chemicals are used to remove the adhesives primarily through dissolution, and a thin wire, filament, or blade is used to exert a cutting or wedging action between the carrier and workpiece. The two methods are used together during the debonding process. In the carrier-workpiece pair, the workpiece can be a semiconductor wafer that has been thinned and processed. The carrier and the workpiece are temporarily bonded using an adhesive dissolvable in a selected chemical or solvent. The chemical and mechanical debonding (CMDB) method can be carried out in solvent immersion or in solvent spray to provide high throughput debonding. The dissolved adhesives can be recycled and later reused, thus lowering the cost of the whole bonding and debonding process. |
| US10913251B2 |
Buffer material, buffer material for coating robot, robot with buffer material, and coating robot with buffer material
A buffer material including a skinned polyurethane foam including a foam layer and a skin layer formed on the surface of the foam layer, wherein the skinned polyurethane foam essentially contains no silicone compound, the foam layer is polyurethane foam, the skin layer is a polyurethane resin layer produced by reaction of a skin-isocyanate component containing an aliphatic and/or an alicyclic polyisocyanate with a skin-active hydrogen group-containing component, the skin layer has a storage modulus at 23° C. (E′coat) of 1×107 Pa or more and 3×108 Pa or less, the foam layer has a storage modulus at 23° C. (E′foam) of 1×105 Pa or more and 5×106 Pa or less, and the ratio (E′coat/E′foam) of the storage modulus at 23° C. (E′coat) of the skin layer relative to the storage modulus at 23° C. (E′foam) of the foam layer is 10 or more and 500 or less. |
| US10913249B2 |
Adhesive composition using polyamide-imide resin
The present invention provide an adhesive composition which is suitable for laminating a polyimide film with a copper foil in a double-sided flexible copper-clad laminate to be used for a flexible printed wiring board. The adhesive composition comprises a polyamide-imide resin, an epoxy resin, and a phosphorus-type flame retardant, wherein 15 to 40 parts by mass of the epoxy resin is compounded to 85 to 60 parts by mass of the polyamide-imide resin; a glass transition temperature of the polyamide-imide resin is 250° C. or higher; an acid value of the polyamide-imide resin is 50 to 150 mgKOH/g; the epoxy resin is liquid at 25° C.; 15 to 60 parts by mass of the phosphorus-type flame retardant is compounded to 100 parts by mass in total of the polyamide-imide resin and the epoxy resin; and 50% by mass or more of the phosphorus-type flame retardant is a phosphinic acid derivative of a phenanthrene type. |
| US10913248B2 |
Method for manufacturing electronic component, resin composition for temporary fixing, resin film for temporary fixing, and resin film sheet for temporary fixing
A method for manufacturing an electronic component, includes: a step of temporarily fixing onto a support body a workpiece to become a member constituting an electronic component, via a film-like temporary fixing material; a step of processing the workpiece which is temporarily fixed onto the support body; and a step of separating the processed workpiece from the support body and the film-like temporary fixing material, and the film-like temporary fixing material contains an (meth)acrylic copolymer (A) having a not unevenly distributed reactive functional group. |
| US10913247B2 |
Multilayer sheet, methods for making and using the same, and articles comprising the multilayer sheet
In an embodiment, a multilayer sheet, comprises: a substrate comprising a cap layer comprising a polymeric material and a core layer, wherein when joined, the cap layer forms a first surface of the substrate and the core layer forms a second surface of the substrate; a first coating layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the first coating is a hard coating; and a second coating layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the second coating is a flexible coating; wherein the multilayer sheet passes a ball drop test from a distance of greater than or equal to 50 centimeters. |
| US10913246B2 |
Interlayer film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the production efficiency of laminated glass can be heightened. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass having a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure and includes a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin, the softening point of the first layer is 60° C. or more, the interlayer film has an MD direction and a TD direction, and with regard to thermal shrinkage ratios obtained when the first inside portion, the second inside portion and the central portion are heated for 2 minutes at 80° C. respectively, all of the thermal shrinkage ratio MD1MAX, the thermal shrinkage ratio MD2MAX and the thermal shrinkage ratio MD3MAX are 18% or less. |
| US10913243B2 |
Pre-stressed plate or shell structures
A pre-stressed structure and a method for forming a pre-stressed structure are provided. The pre-stressed structure comprises a panel including a first region pre-stressed into a condition of membrane tension, resulting in the panel having increased transverse stiffness. The pre-stressed structure may further comprise a second region pre-stressed into a condition of membrane compression. The panel may be a plate or a shell and may form part of an insulating glass unit, which in turn may form part of a curtainwall unit. |
| US10913239B1 |
Veil based composite structure repair
One example includes a repair assembly that is comprised of a composite patch, an adhesive, and a veil. The adhesive is disposed between a composite structure that includes an anomaly to be repaired and the composite patch and the composite patch. The veil is disposed between the composite structure and the composite patch. The veil generates heat in response to electric power being applied to the veil, with the adhesive being cured with the heat generated with the veil to repair the composite structure including the anomaly. |
| US10913236B2 |
Incised prepreg, cross-ply laminate, and production method for incised prepreg
An intermediate base material is provided that is excellent in the conformity to three-dimensional shapes and that, when formed into a fiber reinforced plastic, develops good surface quality and high mechanical properties.According to one aspect, an incised prepreg is provided that has, in at least a partial region in a prepreg that contains unidirectionally oriented reinforcing fibers and a resin, a plurality of incisions that divide reinforcing fibers, wherein, in the case where a population is made up of the numbers of incisions contained in ten small circular regions of 10 mm in diameter randomly selected in the aforementioned region, a mean value for the population is 10 or greater and a coefficient of variation therefor is within 20%. |
| US10913231B2 |
Machine for forming containers
A machine is provided that forms blanks of fiberboard material into containers. The machine includes a frame structure, a mandrel assembly, and a carriage assembly. One or both of the mandrel assembly or the carriage assembly can be easily removed from the frame structure such that another mandrel and/or carriage assembly having different dimensions can be easily installed in the place of the removed mandrel and/or carriage assembly. |
| US10913226B2 |
Method for manufacturing spectacle lens
Provided is a spectacle lens endowed with high luminous transmittance as well as adequate polarizing function. A method for manufacturing a spectacle lens, comprising forming a polarizing layer by applying a coating liquid containing 0.04% by mass to 1.5% by mass of a dichroic pigment by a spin coating method at a speed of 200 rpm to 600 rpm on a rubbing-treated surface. |
| US10913225B2 |
Method of manufacturing optical fiber and optical fiber
A method of manufacturing an optical fiber, in which a coating is provided on a bare optical fiber, includes winding the optical fiber around a bobbin such that a strain sensing coefficient Tε/KL is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 973, and a one-layer strain εn is greater than or equal to 0.01. |
| US10913221B2 |
Shaping a radius filler against a mandrel
A radius filler material positioned at an intersection of a mandrel and a placement surface is heated to form a heated radius filler material. Mechanical pressure is applied to the heated radius filler material to shape the heated radius filler material to a shaped radius filler having a desired shape against a radius of the mandrel. A composite ply is applied over the mandrel and the shaped radius filler. |
| US10913220B2 |
Pultruded beam reinforced with natural fibers, pultrusion system and method therefor
A system for pultruding a beam, such as a pultruded beam of natural fibers, comprises a pulling mechanism continuously pulling on a preform of yarns including a thermoplastic matrix and fibers, the pulling mechanism being downstream of the system. A sequence is provided in the system and has a pre-heating module to pre-heat the preform. A first die has a tapering channel portion heated such that the preform reaches a desired low viscosity temperature for resin in the thermoplastic matrix to impregnate the fibers. A vacuum module has a vacuum cavity to remove air from the preform exiting the first die. A second die has a tapering channel portion heated such that the preform is at the desired low viscosity temperature for resin in the thermoplastic matrix to further impregnate the fibers. A cooling module to cool the beam before the beam reaches the pulling mechanism. A system for pultruding beams is also provided. |
| US10913219B2 |
Method of making web with partially embedded fibers
A method of making an adhesive backed web, wherein the adhesive layer of such web has partially embedded filaments projecting therefrom. The filaments may comprise a thermoplastic material or a hot melt adhesive. The filaments are contacted to a major surface of a liner material then pressed partially thereinto. An adhesive layer, as from an adhesive backed film, is then laminated to the filament-containing liner, allowing the adhesive layer to pick up the filaments. |
| US10913214B2 |
Wind turbine blade with improved glue joint and related method
A blade shell part for a wind turbine blade and a wind turbine blade are disclosed. The blade shell part is made of a composite structure comprising a reinforcement material embedded in a polymer matrix, the blade shell part extending from a tip end to a root end, wherein the blade shell part comprises: a blade shell body with a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a first glue flange extending from the leading edge and having a first glue flange edge and a first glue surface with a first width, wherein the first glue flange is provided with one or more spacer elements. Further, a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade is described. |
| US10913211B2 |
High rate ultrasonic sealer
Embodiments herein include a system for joining components. The system can include a rotating base platform, a plurality of receptacles mounted to the base platform, and a rotating sonotrode platform. A plurality of sonotrodes are mounted to the sonotrode platform. Each sonotrode can correspond to a receptacle. Each sonotrode can move in a reciprocating motion between a release position distant from a corresponding receptacle and a compressing position proximal to the corresponding receptacle. The compressing position occurs at a first angular position of the sonotrode platform. Each sonotrode is energized at the compressing position. |
| US10913210B2 |
Mold-less curing method of manufacturing a composite vessel assembly
A method of manufacturing a composite vessel assembly includes the step of placing the composite vessel assembly in a pliable containment prior to curing of a resin of the composite vessel assembly. With the composite vessel assembly in the pliable containment, a vacuum is applied through an orifice in the pliable containment to evacuate air and compact the composite vessel assembly. |
| US10913208B2 |
Extraction of digitally printed build material
In example implementations, a method for extracting layers of build material into a carrier. The method includes providing a layer of build material onto a bed. Portions of the layer of build material on the bed are digitally printed with a liquid functional material (LFM). The method repeats providing the layer of build material and digitally printing without applying energy to the LFM to define a structure in layers of build material on the bed. The layers of build material are extracted into a carrier and the carrier is removed. |
| US10913207B2 |
3D reverse printing method and device
The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing three-dimensional models, wherein binding/bonding material is applied in layers to a building platform and media are selectively applied which delay or completely prevent the binding of the applied material. |
| US10913205B2 |
Material sets
A material set can include a powder bed material, including a polymer powder and a fusing agent. The polymer powder can have a particle size distribution having the following profile: D10 of 30 μm or more, D50 from 50 μm to 65 μm, and D90 of 100?m or less. Other parameters can include a melting point from 100° C. to 300° C., a processing window temperature of 20° C. or more, an energy density absorption of 20% or less, and a melt flow index from 10 cc to 80 cc at 10 minutes. The fusing agent can include an energy absorber capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation to produce heat. |
| US10913203B2 |
Additive manufactured carbon Michael addition articles and method to make them
An additive elastomeric manufactured part is comprised of extrudates comprised of a reaction product of a multifunctional Michael donor and multifunctional Michael acceptor and a rheological modifier. The additive elastomeric manufactured part may have a high elongation and resistance to heat. Said part may be made by dispensing a mixture of the multifunctional Michael donor, multifunctional Michael acceptor, rheological modifier and a catalyst through a through a nozzle to form an extrudate deposited on a base. The base, nozzle or combination thereof is moved while dispensing the mixture so that there is horizontal displacement between the base and nozzle in a predetermined pattern to form an initial layer of the material on the base. Subsequent layers are then formed on the initial layer by repeating the dispensing and movement on top of the initial layer and layers that follow. |
| US10913197B2 |
Method for producing a marked container comprising a step for marking a preform
A method for producing a marked container (12), includes the following steps: a first step (E1) of heating, beyond a glass transition temperature, at least one shape-changing portion of the thermoplastic material wall (17) of a preform (14); and a second step (E2) of forming the container by injecting a pressurized fluid into the body (16) of the preform (14) such as to change the shape of the heated portion of the wall (17) by stretching it; and a step (E0) for marking the preform (14), during which a mark (39) is provided on the shape-changing portion of the wall (17) such that the mark (39) is stretched at the same time as the wall (17), during step (E2) after forming. |
| US10913196B2 |
Wristband and its method of fabrication
A method of fabrication of a wristband of a watch or piece of jewelry, including: providing a first synthetic material; providing an extrusion line with a die plate for making an extrudate from the first material; providing one or more additional materials distinguished in their properties from the first material; providing a die plate including a first zone defining a profile allowing for fabrication of an extrudate having a hollow tubular profile at least at one of its ends in which the extrudate has a width corresponding to the length of one or two strands of the wristband; the die plate further includes a second zone allowing defining of particular profiles selected from among a flat profile, a curved profile, or a profile with projecting zones. |
| US10913192B2 |
Injection-molding apparatuses containing integrally formed thermocouples
Thermocouples and their associated thermocouple junctions can be integrated via freeform fabrication into various parts of injection-molding apparatuses, including the nozzles. Unitary monolithic integration of thermocouples allows thermocouple junctions to be located highly proximate to the locations where temperature monitoring is desired, particularly, near the tips of injection-molding nozzles, which has conventionally been difficult or impossible to achieve. An injection-molding nozzle with one or more integrated thermocouples, a hot-runner manifold with injection-molding nozzles, having integrated thermocouples, monolithically integrated with the manifold as a single part using a freeform fabrication process, and a separately formed injection-molding nozzle having at least one integrated thermocouple and a robust electrical connection are presented according to various aspects of the invention. |
| US10913189B2 |
Mechanism for mixing supercritical fluid and polymer raw material melt
A mechanism for mixing a supercritical fluid and a polymer raw material melt provided by the present invention includes a hot-melting unit, a mixing unit, and a supercritical fluid supplying unit. The mixing unit, independently of the hot-melting unit, receives a polymer melt from the hot-melting unit and a supercritical fluid from the supercritical fluid supplying unit, respectively, and mixes the polymer melt and the supercritical fluid into a homogenous single-phase solution. The hot-melting unit is provided with a pushing member for pushing a polymer raw material. The mixing unit is provided with a mixing rotor for mixing the polymer melt and the supercritical fluid. |
| US10913186B2 |
Phantom production tool
The present disclosure relates to a tool used to producing anatomical phantoms. The tool includes an inner flexible mold which sits inside a rigid, thermally conductive outer shell. The rigid shell may be made out of aluminum. The silicone mold and thermally conductive shell both include at least two interlocking components. The shell is held together by a locking mechanism which can expand upon internal pressure. An anatomical phantom is produced from polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel by freezing and thawing a PVA liquid precursor in the silicone mold and demolding it. |
| US10913183B2 |
Process for producing package for mounting a semiconductor element and mold release film
To provide a process for producing a package for mounting a semiconductor element by using a mold, said a package for mounting a semiconductor element comprising a substrate having a mounting surface for mounting a semiconductor element and a packaging body formed from a cured product of a curable resin and having a frame-shaped portion surrounding the mounting surface, and the package has a concave portion formed by the mounting surface and the packaging body, which allows it to prevent resin burrs without occurrence of dents or damage of a substrate and failure in releasing from a mold, and to provide a mold release film to be suitably used for the production process.A mold release film having a substantially constant thickness over the film, is disposed on the upper mold having a convex portion of which shape corresponds to the concave portion, the substrate is disposed on the lower portion, the upper mold and the lower mold are closed so as to be in close contact with the convex portion to the mounting portion of the substrate via the mold release film, a space formed between the upper mold and the lower mold is filled with a curable resin, followed by curing the curable resin, and the cured product is released together with the substrate, from the mold. |
| US10913182B2 |
Fiber-reinforced resin shaped product having grains on at least part of surface
A fiber-reinforced resin shaped product includes: reinforcing fibers with a weight average fiber length of 100 mm or less; and a thermoplastic resin. The fiber-reinforced resin shaped product has grains on at least a part of a surface thereof. A maximum height (Rz) of the grains is 100 μm to 200 μm, and an average pitch (Rsm) between adjacent grains is 1100 μm or less. |
| US10913181B2 |
Method for manufacturing a preform for composite materials
A method for manufacturing a preform has a non-developable end shape having, about a longitudinal axis (A), an end overall radius of curvature (R2), and, in at least a longitudinal section, curved segments forming bending radii linking straight segments. The method includes a step of depositing successive layers giving the preform an initial substantially rotational shape having, about the longitudinal axis (A), an initial overall radius of curvature, then a step of deploying the preform by increasing the initial overall radius of curvature until the end overall radius of curvature is reached (R2), in order to close the bending radii of the curved segments. |
| US10913178B2 |
Conduit segment casting mold and method of forming a conduit segment
A conduit segment casting mold system includes at least one inner mold; at least one outer mold configured as at least two outer mold sections of opposed shapes that define a cavity between the at least two outer mold sections that is sized to at least partially enclose the at least one inner mold, each of the at least two outer mold sections including a respective mating surface, each of the at least two outer mold sections including at least one hole sized to receive a cable, and the at least one hole of a particular one of the at least two outer mold sections is aligned with the at least one hole of another particular one of the at least two outer mold sections when the mating surfaces of the particular one and the another particular one of the at least two outer mold sections are mated; and a mold base. |
| US10913174B2 |
Portable cutting device
A controller 50 is disposed to the front relative to a rotation shaft 11d of an electric motor 11 above a base 2, so as to be tilted in the up-to-down direction as it extends frontward. |
| US10913173B2 |
Roller-type compression-incision-cutting unit
A roller-type compression—incision—cutting unit for packaging material webs comprises: a motor-driven roller (2) provided with at least one projecting incision—cutting profile (3); a driven counter-roller (4) provided with at least one abutting counter-profile (5); kinematic means (6) for directly transmitting motion, in a synchronised fashion, between the roller (2) and the counter-roller (4), the kinematic means being connected to respective shafts (2a, 4a); adjustable pusher elements (7), adapted to allow an incision or cutting contact between the roller (2) and the counter-roller (4); at least one rolling element (10, 11) interposed between the roller (2) and the counter-roller (4), and adapted to separate the rotation of the motor-driven roller (2) from the rotation of the thrust rings of the driven counter-roller (4). |
| US10913172B2 |
Shaving head
A shaving head having a retainer with a plurality of legs operable to abut various portions of the shaving head, thereby securing components of the shaving head thereto. |
| US10913168B1 |
Self-retaining inverted grip knife
A special purpose-designed combat knife to provide for passive retention of the knife without having the gripping hand fully closed. The essence of the disclosure is a handle which allows for passive retention in the user's hand. The knife uses a finger slot shape which allows retention of the handle without closing the user's hand around the handle of the knife. The user of the knife can also operate a handgun or other instrument in the same hand with the palm of the user relaxed about the handle without dropping the knife. A preferred embodiment includes a blade which protrudes from the lower end of the knife handle. An alternate embodiment includes a folding blade and locking design in which the knife blade protrudes from the top end of the handle. |
| US10913167B2 |
Sealing arrangement for use in robot joint
A sealing arrangement for application in a robot joint. The sealing arrangement includes: a circular sealing assembly arranged between a swing and a base of the robot joint in a longitudinal direction, the circular sealing assembly defining a tubular cavity in a circumferential direction and having a gas inlet and a gas outlet; and an air channel coupled to the gas inlet and operable to continuously conduct pressured air flow into the cavity to maintain an air pressure inside the cavity above an air pressure outside the cavity, and thereby a high-speed airflow out of the gas outlet. |
| US10913166B1 |
Gripper
A gripper includes fingers, which are configured to interact with an object. A first mount supports a first finger. A second mount supports a second finger. A support plate supports these mounts. A cam plate is configured to interact with the first mount and the second mount to provide a first arrangement and a second arrangement. When the first and second mounts are in the first arrangement, the gripper is provided with a first distance between the first finger and the second finger when the gripper is in an open position to receive and/or release the object. When the first and second mounts are in the second arrangement, the gripper is provided with a second distance between the first finger and the second finger when the gripper is in the open position. The second distance is greater than the first distance. |
| US10913156B2 |
Robot system with end tool metrology position coordinates determination system
An end tool metrology position coordinates determination system is provided for use with a robot. A first accuracy level defined as a robot accuracy (e.g., for controlling and sensing an end tool position of an end tool that is mounted proximate to a distal end of a movable arm configuration of the robot) is based on using position sensors (e.g., encoders) included in the robot. The system includes the end tool, an imaging configuration, XY scale, image triggering portion and processing portion. One of the XY scale or imaging configuration is coupled to the end tool and the other is coupled to a stationary element (e.g., a frame located above the robot). The imaging configuration acquires an image of the XY scale, which is utilized to determine a relative position that is indicative of the end tool position, with an accuracy level that is better than the robot accuracy. |
| US10913155B2 |
Robot and method for controlling joints thereof
A robot joint controlling method includes: receiving a motion command; determining one or more joint servos that are needed to execute the motion command; and determining whether the one or more joint servos are in an occupied state, and if not, executing the motion command so as to control the one or more joint servos to operate accordingly. |
| US10913147B2 |
Horizontal articulated robot and reverse installation method thereof
A horizontal articulated robot including a base; one or more arms, attached to the base so as to be capable of rotating horizontally; a ball screw spline shaft that is disposed at an end of the one or more arms and that supports a workpiece at one end of the ball screw spline shaft; a ball screw nut through which the ball screw spline shaft passes and which is driven; and two ball spline nuts configured to support the ball screw spline shaft passing through the ball spline nuts, respectively, on both sides of the ball screw nut interposed therebetween in a longitudinal axis direction. At least one of the ball spline nuts drives the ball screw spline shaft about the longitudinal axis with respect to the arms. |
| US10913143B2 |
Handgrip structure of hand tool
A handgrip structure of a hand tool includes a handgrip body, a foldable cover and an installation set; a chamber is formed in the handgrip body, and an opening is formed at one side of the chamber; the foldable cover has one end pivoted with the handgrip body and served to cover the opening, wherein a tool accommodation room is formed between the foldable cover and the chamber of the handgrip body; and the installation set is disposed on the handgrip body and arranged corresponding to another end of the foldable cover. Accordingly, a large amount of tool heads can be stably fastened and the tool heads can be easily taken out and stored, so that features of easy in operation and convenient in storage are achieved. |
| US10913142B2 |
Electric tool
The electric tool including a motor having a stator and a rotor, a rotation shaft integrally rotating with the rotor, a casing accommodating the motor, a ventilating window disposed in the casing, a cooling fan sucking an air through the ventilating window to cool off the motor, a magnetic body disposed to the rotation shaft, a magnetic detection unit detecting a rotational position of the magnetic body, and a circuit substrate on which the magnetic detection unit is mounted. The circuit substrate and the magnetic body are disposed to be isolated from a wind path of a cooling wind generated by rotation of the cooling fan. |
| US10913138B2 |
Masking fixture
A masking fixture includes a flexible cover and a rigid cover. The flexible cover is received within a cavity of the rigid cover. An air connector provides for a purge flow supply to be connected to the masking fixture via a port in fluid communication with an enclosure of the flexible cover. A method of treating a workpiece includes directing a pressurized fluid jet comprising an abrasive media entrained therein against an exterior surface of the workpiece and directing a purge flow through the workpiece while directing the pressurized fluid jet against the exterior surface. |
| US10913137B2 |
Method for polishing silicon wafer
A method for polishing a silicon wafer, including: a first polishing step of polishing a silicon wafer surface by bringing the wafer held by a polishing head into sliding contact with a polishing pad attached to a turn table while supplying an aqueous alkaline solution containing abrasive grains onto the polishing pad, and a second polishing step of polishing the silicon wafer surface by bringing the wafer into sliding contact with the polishing pad while supplying an aqueous alkaline solution containing a polymer without containing abrasive grains onto the polishing pad, wherein the surface temperature of the polishing pad is controlled such that the surface temperature of the polishing pad in the second polishing step is higher than the surface temperature of the polishing pad in the first polishing step by 2° C. or more. This successfully achieves both of higher flatness and reduction in surface roughness. |