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| US10927936B2 |
Power conversion device
A power conversion device in the form of a compressor drive constitutes a three channel power sharing transmission which allows power input and/or output from shafts on two of the channels along with hydraulic, electric or potentially pneumatic power input and/or output from the third channel. Varying the input and/or output of hydraulic, electric or pneumatic flow provides a continuously variable transmission function. Several embodiments of the power conversion device are described to drive a supercharger for an internal combustion engine providing a variable ratio coupling allowing effective use of a centrifugal type compressor across a broad range of operational engine speeds. |
| US10927935B2 |
Inner race centering with formed side plate
A side plate utilized in a torque converter, comprising a first annular surface, a second annular surface opposite the first annular surface, an outer race defining an outer peripheral of the first and second annular surface, an inner race defining an inner peripheral of the first and second annular surface, and a neck extending axially away from the second annular surface and located along the inner race. |
| US10927934B2 |
Reducer, electric vehicle drive system, control method for electric vehicle drive system, and electric vehicle
A reducer, an electric vehicle drive system with the reducer, and a control method for the electric vehicle drive system with the reducer comprises, in a reducer, a first countershaft is transmittingly connected to a first input shaft, a second countershaft is transmittingly connected to a second input shaft, and a centralized driving piece is transmittingly connected to a power input end of a differential apparatus. A first transmission assembly and a second transmission assembly are respectively configured to connect or disconnect power transmission between the first countershaft and the centralized driving piece and connect or disconnect transmission assembly power transmission between the second countershaft and the centralized driving piece. A first output shaft and a second output shaft are transmittingly connected to two power output ends of the differential apparatus respectively. |
| US10927933B2 |
Dual redundant linear actuator
A linear actuator includes a planetary gear system includes a sun gear, a ring gear, and a planet carrier. A linear output mechanism is coupled to the planetary gear system. A first motor is configured to drive a first input shaft, and the first input shaft is coupled to the planet carrier. A second motor is configured to drive a second input shaft, and the second input shaft is coupled to the ring gear. A first brake is coupled to the first motor and is configured to be engaged into a braked position that holds the planet carrier fixed. In the braked position, rotation of the ring gear results in rotation of the sun gear for linear displacement of the linear output mechanism. |
| US10927926B2 |
Systems and methods for a transmission having a multi-speed range section
A transmission system configured to transfer power from a power source to a load is provided. The transmission system includes an input section coupled to the power source and a range section coupled to the load. The input section includes a plurality of input clutches configured to selectively transition between engaged and disengaged states to provide one or more input speeds. The range section includes a plurality of range clutches configured to be selectively transition between engaged and disengaged states to provide one or more speed ranges. When the range section is commanded to sequentially shift between two of the one or more speed ranges, the range section is configured to maintain at least two of the plurality of range clutches in the engaged state and transition a maximum of one of the plurality of range clutches from the disengaged state to the engaged state. |
| US10927922B2 |
Hydraulic mount
A hydraulic mount includes a first housing member, a second housing member connected to the first housing member, an inner tube disposed at least partially in the first housing member, an inner sleeve connected to the inner tube, an outer sleeve disposed at least partially around the inner sleeve, and a flexible member disposed at least partially in the first housing member and connected to the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve may include an outer surface and a fluid channel disposed in the outer surface. The flexible member may cooperate with at least one of the first housing member and the second housing member to provide a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. The first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber may be in fluid communication via the fluid channel. |
| US10927921B2 |
Method of manufacturing liquid-sealed antivibration device and manufacturing apparatus of liquid-sealed antivibration device
A method of manufacturing a liquid-sealed antivibration device includes mounting a body component on a liquid tank so that the liquid tank capable of storing a liquid communicates with a liquid-sealed chamber via an opening; supplying the liquid to the liquid tank and the liquid-sealed chamber, storing the liquid in the liquid tank, and charging the liquid in the liquid-sealed chamber; and incorporating an incorporation component into the body component after injecting the liquid from an injection portion toward the incorporation component in a state where the incorporation component is immersed in the liquid stored in the liquid tank. |
| US10927920B2 |
Passive damping system for mass flow controller
A mass flow controller includes an inlet, a flow path in which fluid passes, a mass flow sensor configured to provide a signal corresponding to mass flow of the fluid through the flow path; a control valve configured to regulate a flow of the fluid out of an outlet of the mass flow controller; and a passive damping system coupled to the control valve and configured to dissipate fluid flow induced vibrations introduced by the control valve assembly. The passive damping system includes a damping pad between a receiver section of a valve base and a diaphragm backer. The passive damping system can also include a damping washer. The passive damping system can include one or more plunger balls between the damping pad and the valve base or one or more wave springs. |
| US10927915B2 |
Spring useful for elevator safety device
An illustrative example spring includes a curved shape body having a length. The body includes a cavity that extends along at least a majority of the length. The body has a cross-section across the length that is different at a plurality of locations on the body along the length. |
| US10927911B2 |
Adjuster mechanism
An adjuster mechanism for a disc brake. The adjuster mechanism may include an outer piston and an inner piston. The outer piston may define a bore having a female thread, a non-threaded region, and a transition region. The non-threaded region may have a greater diameter than a minor diameter of the female thread. The minor diameter of the female thread in the transition region may progressively increase until it meets a major diameter of the female thread. |
| US10927908B2 |
Hybrid torque tube
A hybrid torque tube for a brake assembly may comprise a tube portion having a centerline axis, and a conical back-leg portion extending from the tube portion. A stator spline may be formed on a radially outward surface of the tube portion. A foot may be formed on a radially inward surface of the tube portion. The tube portion is formed using a first manufacturing process and at least one of the conical back-leg, stator spline, or foot is formed using additive manufacturing. |
| US10927907B2 |
Control method of an electromagnetic brake with a controllable armature disc movement
A method for controlling an electromagnetic brake (1) having a coil carrier (2), a solenoid (5), an armature disc (7), and at least one further force-exerting element. The internal and external poles (3, 4) of the coil carrier each have a front surface with a varying gradient that fits, in a complementary fashion, the front surfaces of the respective internal and external poles (8, 9) of the armature disc. The brake has an air gap (11) which varies in size and forms a stroke region (21). When excitation occurs, the solenoid generates a magnetic force, and the force-exerting element generates an opposing force, wherein the ratio of the solenoid's magnetic force and the opposing force varies at least once between greater than and smaller than one during the movement of the armature disc in the stroke region owing to the variation of the excitation of the solenoid. |
| US10927905B2 |
Centrifugal clutch
A centrifugal clutch that can suppress the inclination of a clutch weight, realize smooth oscillation, and suppress the uneven wear of a clutch shoe is provided. A drive plate (210) slidably supports a clutch weight (230) and also supports a projection body (218) via a projection body support pin (216). The clutch weight (230) includes a first spring attachment part (231) and a second spring attachment part (234) to which two clutch springs (235) are attached formed, and a driven part (238) that comes into contact with the projection body (218) formed. The projection body (218) and the driven part (238) are formed in a manner that a projection body range (TE) where the projection body (218) and the driven part (238) come into contact overlaps action positions (FP1) and (FP2) of forces (F1) and (F2) of the clutch spring (235) acting on the clutch weight (230) in the thickness direction of the clutch weight (230). |
| US10927904B2 |
One-way clutch assembly with dual bearings
A clutch assembly includes inner and outer races supported for rotation about an axis and a one-way clutch element radially disposed between the inner and outer races. A first bearing is radially disposed between the inner and outer races and is seated on the inner race. A second bearing is radially disposed between the inner and outer races and is seated on the inner race. The first and second bearings are on opposite sides of the clutch element. |
| US10927903B2 |
Clutch unit
A clutch unit that is used for a vehicle seat includes: a housing, which accommodates at least one of a input-side clutch and a output-side clutch, a first engaging portion, which is rotatable integrally with an output shaft member, and a lock member, which is able to be shifted between a locked state, in which the rotation of the output shaft member relative to the housing is suppressed by the lock member being locked to the first engaging portion, and an unlocked state, in which the rotation of the output shaft member relative to the housing is allowed by releasing the engaging with the first engaging portion, wherein when the lock member is shifted from the locked state to the unlocked state, the lock member is elastically deformed to release the engagement of the lock member and the first engaging portion. |
| US10927901B2 |
Wet multi-plate clutch
A wet-type multi plate clutch having a obtaining hydraulic chamber, which is capable of increasing a fuel consumption efficiency by reducing a load of an oil pump for clutch oil for engaging the clutch and which realizes a simplified structure by eliminating a necessity of a canceller chamber.A disk spring 46 is, at its outer peripheral part, is supported by a clutch drum 10 and contacts, at its inner peripheral part, with a spring presser part 12-1 of the piston 12. The disk spring 46 faces, at the side opposite the piston 12, with clutch pack 20. A forward movement of the piston 12 by operating pressure in a hydraulic chamber is transmitted to the clutch pack 20 via the disk spring 46, resulting in an engaged condition of the clutch pack 20. A driving force of the piston 12 by the hydraulic oil pressure is boosted under a lever ratio a/b of the disk spring 46 and is transmitted to the clutch pack 20. The disk spring 46 to the spring presser part 12-1 without obstructing the slide movement of the piston 12 of obtaining an increased radial length of the spring, resulting in an increased return force of the spring 46 for a positive reverse movement of the piston 12 for obtaining a disengaged condition of the clutch. |
| US10927900B2 |
Wet-type multiple plate clutch
A wet-type multi plate clutch is configured to be used for a transmission in an automobile. A clutch pack is provided with a plurality of drive plates and a plurality of driven plates. The drive plates have single surfaces on which first clutch facings are fixed and opposed surfaces on which annular grooves are formed along entire peripheral lengths. The driven plates have single surfaces on which second clutch facings are fixed and opposed surfaces on which annular grooves are formed along entire peripheral lengths. The sliding surfaces of the drive plates and the driven plates are arranged between the first and second clutch facings, which are axially adjacent with each other. |
| US10927898B2 |
Combination shaft
A combination shaft including a first shaft including an axial protrusion including a first circumferential surface defining a first outer diameter and a second circumferential surface defining a second outer diameter, and a second shaft having a cavity therein configured to receive at least a portion of the first shaft and being configured to drive an air valve, having internal threads, and defining at least a first inner radial surface having a first inner diameter and a second inner radial surface having second inner diameter, the internal threads being engagable with the external threads to prevent axial movement between the first shaft and the second shaft and the first inner radial surface being engagable with the first outer radial surface and the second inner radial surface being engagable with the second outer radial surface to provide radial centering of the first shaft to the second shaft. |
| US10927894B2 |
Roller bearing with lubrication channel
A roller bearing having a first race, a second race, the races being coaxial and in relative rotation about a central axis, and a row of rollers. The first race including a circumferential groove disposed on a surface radially opposite the first bearing track, and at least one hole traversing the race substantially radially and opening out close to the first bearing track. The first race also provides a secondary groove extending in a substantially radial direction and connecting the circumferential groove to the hole. As such, it is possible for lubricant to be transferred from the circumferential groove to the hole via the secondary groove. |
| US10927892B2 |
Magnetic thrust bearing
A magnetic bearing (20) comprises: a rotor (22) to be supported for rotation about an axis (502); a stator (24) extending from a first end (30) to a second end (32) and comprising: one or more first permanent magnets (110); one or more second permanent magnets (112) of polarity substantially opposite to a polarity of the one or more first permanent magnets; a first axial winding (34); a second axial winding (36); a first end pole (120); and a second end pole (122). |
| US10927886B2 |
Sliding bearing pad support
The invention relates to a support of a bearing pad of a sliding bearing.Provided is a bearing pad support connection including a bearing pad and a bearing pad support, whereby the bearing pad is connected to the bearing pad support by a pivot joint. The pivot joint includes a pivot pocket, and a pivot.The pivot pocket includes a sealing that abuts on the pivot of the pivot joint. |
| US10927881B2 |
Wheel lock for an automobile
A wheel lock for an automobile includes a pin tumbler lock, a cam that engages with the lock, the cam having a tab that protrudes outward therefrom, a coaxially rotatable tubular sleeve that is configured to receive the lock and the cam and that engages with the tab of the cam, the interior of sleeve defining a tab cavity that engages the tab of the cam and having a plurality of sleeve ridges thereon that are distributed and spaced evenly and a coaxially rotatable tubular core that is configured to receive the sleeve and that slidably engages therewith, the exterior of the core having a plurality of core ridges that are distributed and spaced evenly thereon that engage with the sleeve ridges of the sleeve, the interior of the core defining a threaded aperture for permitting the wheel lock to fasten onto a lug bolt. |
| US10927880B2 |
Locking mechanisms with substrate-fixed washers
A fastener assembly is provided and includes a fastener member and a washer member. The fastener member includes an end, an opposing head, and an elongated threaded body portion extending therebetween. The threaded body defines a center axis. The head includes a pawl arm having a pawl tooth and a flange. The washer member includes an axial aperture formed therethrough and a lock tab extending therefrom. The lock tab is configured to be received within a recess defined in a substrate member to rotationally fix the washer member relative to the substrate member. The washer member further includes a plurality of lock teeth. The pawl tooth is configured to intermesh with the lock teeth to allow rotation of the fastener member relative to the washer member in a first direction about the center axis, and substantially prevent rotation in an opposite second direction about the center axis. |
| US10927876B1 |
Rivet nut fastener
A rivet nut fastener has a cylindrical nut having a length that extends from a proximal end having an outwardly extending flange, through a central portion, to a distal end; a bore that extends into the nut accessible through an opening at the proximal end to an internally threaded portion of the bore adjacent the distal end of the nut; and a spiral structure mounted on an exterior portion the distal end of the nut. The nut is shaped to be inserted through the aperture, along with the spiral structure, such that the central portion may be compressed so that the length of the nut is reduced, thereby compressing the spiral structure to form a support structure, such that the support structure and the flange together clamp the wall therebetween so that the rivet nut fastener is securely mounted on the wall. |
| US10927873B1 |
Wall anchor for cart with recharging
The system includes a rail mountable to a wall, such as a wall along a hallway in a medical care environment. A cart movable along a floor adjacent to the wall is fitted with an anchor. The anchor is located at the rail, the anchor configured so that it releasably engages the rail, so that the cart can be secured to the rail when not in use. In at least some embodiments, a power source is located within the rail and a power coupler is provided on the cart which is adjacent to the power source in the rail and electrically coupled to the power source, for transmission of power from the power source in the rail to the cart, when of the anchor on the cart is attached to the rail. Thus, the cart is both anchored and recharged simultaneously in such embodiments. |
| US10927866B2 |
Leakage modulation in hydraulic systems containing a three-way spool valve
Hydraulic systems and associated methods configured to reduce leakage past a spool valve when the system is in a neutral state. Leakage reduction is achieved by shifting the spool valve within the spool bore. The shifting direction can depend on whether the system has a relatively high load or a relatively low load in the neutral state. The amount of shifting can depend on the pressure differential between the supply line and the work port, and/or the pressure differential between the work port and the tank line. |
| US10927865B2 |
Pneumatic control device and process control device equipped therewith
A pneumatic control device includes a functional assembly that has an interruption valve device for the selective opening or interruption of at least one main working channel used for the pneumatic control of a pneumatic actuator. The functional assembly also contains a manually actuatable valve device that is connected to the interruption valve device by means of at least one auxiliary working channel and which enables manual pneumatic control of the connected actuator, if the at least one main working channel is interrupted by the interruption valve device at the same time. A process control device can also be equipped with a control device of this type. |
| US10927864B2 |
Fluid cylinder
In particular, an object is to provide a fluid cylinder allowing for accurate stroking while causing rotation with reduced power consumption and a compact configuration. The fluid cylinder of the present invention includes a cylinder body and a shaft member supported within the cylinder body and wherein the shaft member is capable of stroking in an axial direction while rotating by means of a fluid. A rotary driver that rotates the shaft member on the basis of a rotation pressure generated by the fluid and a stroke driver that causes the shaft member to stroke on the basis of a cylinder control pressure generated by the fluid are provided in separate areas within the cylinder body. |
| US10927860B2 |
Fluidic cylinder
A fluidic cylinder has a cylinder tube having a cylinder chamber defined in an interior thereof has a pair of cover members attached to respective ends of the cylinder tube. A piston is disposed displaceably along the cylinder chamber, and a piston rod is connected to the piston. The piston and the cylinder tube are formed with rectangular shapes in cross section, the piston includes a wear ring which is in sliding contact with an inner wall surface of the cylinder tube, and a magnet is incorporated in the wear ring. At least one of the cover members includes bolt holes therein, the bolt holes extending in at least two or more directions including a direction in which the piston is displaced, and fastening bolts are selectively inserted into the bolt holes to fix the at least one of the cover members with respect to another member. |
| US10927854B2 |
Electro-hydraulic work vehicle with energy recovery
Electro-hydraulic work vehicle system having a hydraulic lift mechanism comprising a first electric machine, a first hydraulic machine operatively connected to the first electric machine. A load holding valve is switchable between a first position in which it retains pressurized fluid in the hydraulic lift mechanism and a second position in which it enables pressurized fluid to flow between the first hydraulic machine and the hydraulic lift mechanism. A pressure relief valve is switchable between a first, initial position in which it prevents pressurized fluid from flowing from the first hydraulic machine to the hydraulic tank and a second position in which it enables pressurized fluid to flow from the first hydraulic machine to the hydraulic tank. An hydraulic energy storage is hydraulically connected between the first hydraulic machine and the relief valve, wherein in decent mode of hydraulic lift mechanism, the hydraulic system is configured to supply pressurized fluid to the hydraulic energy storage and when the load-holding valve is at its second position and the pressure relief valve is at its first position, wherein pressurized fluid from the hydraulic lift mechanism is capable of driving the first hydraulic machine which can drive the first electric machine to create electricity that can be stored in the electrical energy storage, and/or is capable of charging the hydraulic energy storage. |
| US10927852B2 |
Fluid energizing device
Apparatus and methods for energizing well operations fluids, including a fluid energizing device directly or operatively connected between first and second conduits. The fluid energizing device includes a chamber. A first fluid enters the chamber from the first conduit, and a second fluid enters the chamber from the second conduit and energizes the first fluid within the chamber. A third conduit conducts the energized first fluid from the chamber to a wellhead. |
| US10927851B2 |
Gas turbine engine having a mistuned stage
A stage of a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a row of flow directing components circumferentially disposed about a centerline axis and at least one flow directing component of the row having at least one design characteristic that is dissimilar from a corresponding design characteristic of at least one other flow directing component of the row. |
| US10927844B2 |
Machine equipped with an air compressor or water pump
A machine including: a main frame including at least one functional element and one control unit; an air compressor or water pump integrated in the main frame, including a frame in which are mounted a stator, a rotor interacting with the stator and including a shaft, at least one turbine carried by the shaft, a fluid-supply channel to the turbine, and an outlet channel for compressed fluid, the shaft being mounted rotatably on the frame about an axis by first and second bearings, including respectively first and second spherical elements provided on respective first and second ends of the shaft and centered relative to the axis of the shaft, and respective first and second housings provided in the frame centered relative to the axis of the shaft and to support the respective first and second spherical elements. |
| US10927839B2 |
Inflation pump and operating method and usage of the same
An inflation pump and operating method and usage thereof relate to the technical field of inflation devices. The inflation pump includes a housing, a control mechanism and an inflation mechanism. Both the control mechanism and inflation mechanism are provided within the housing. The control mechanism includes a pressure sensor and a control circuit board. The pressure sensor communicates with the control circuit board via signals. The control circuit board communicates with the inflation mechanism via signals. The pressure sensor is communicated with outside of the housing through a first air pipe. The inflation mechanism is communicated with outside of the housing through an air inlet provided on the housing. It should be noted that the inflation pump automatically controls inflation mechanism via control mechanism, which solves the technical problem in the prior art that inflation pumps need to be manually shut down when the inflation requirements are reached, therefore, the present disclosure has a significant value in publicity and application. |
| US10927837B2 |
Regenerative pump start stage for high speed centrifugal fuel pump
A centrifugal pump includes a selectable regenerative style pumping element, including a regenerative pump rotor and at least one side wall flow channel formed by a rotating disc. The regenerative pumping element is selectable between a first state in which the disc does not rotate with the impeller and a second state in which the disc rotates with the impeller. |
| US10927834B2 |
Method of operating a lubricating device, lubricating device and compressor with such a lubricating device
A lubricant supplying device includes a feed pump that serves to pump lubricant from a lubricant reservoir to at least one lubrication point. A method for operating the lubricant supplying device includes measuring at least one operating parameter, such as temperature (T), of at least one part of a system to be lubricated and/or of the lubricant and/or of the environment. The at least one measured operating parameter (T) is supplied to a controller, where a required volumetric flow ({dot over (V)}target) of lubricant is determined based on a stored functional relationship ({dot over (V)}target=ƒ (T)) that generates the required volumetric flow ({dot over (V)}target) based upon the measured operating parameter (T). The feed pump is then actuated in order to achieve the determined, required volumetric flow ({dot over (V)}target). |
| US10927829B2 |
Pump monitoring method
A system comprising: a reservoir (14) for holding a liquid; a pump (20) arranged to pump the liquid out of the reservoir (14) or into the reservoir (14); a level sensor (26) configured to detect the level of the liquid in the reservoir (14) and to generate level data; a current monitor (28) configured to monitor the current drawn by the pump (20) and to generate current data; and a controller (30) configured to: receive level data and determine the static head from the level data, and generate head data from the static head; receive first current and head data corresponding to the current drawn by the pump (20) as a function of the static head for a first period of operation of the pump (20); receive second current and head data corresponding to the current drawn by the pump (20) as a function of the static head for a second period of operation of the pump (20), wherein the second current and head data is recorded when the liquid in the reservoir (14) is between a first liquid level and a second liquid level, and wherein the first current and head data is recorded when the liquid in the reservoir (14) is between at least the first liquid level and the second liquid level; and process the first current and head data and the second current and head data to determine first difference data (PPI) representing the difference between the current drawn between the first liquid level and the second liquid level in the first period of operation and the second period of operation, the first difference data providing a pump performance indicator giving an indication of the condition of the pump. |
| US10927827B2 |
Transmission mechanism of air compressor
A transmission mechanism of an air compressor contains: a piston, a torque gear, a connection rod rotatably connected with the piston, a cylinder configured to accommodate the piston, wherein a central orifice of the torque gear corresponds to an internal ring of a bearing in a second positioning orifice of a base, and a screw bolt is inserted through the torque gear to screw with the central orifice from the internal ring of the bearing, such that the torque gear matingly contacts with the bearing along the screw bolt, and the bearing is not broken, thus moving the piston in the cylinder stably. |
| US10927826B2 |
Electrical device and method having an electrical cord set convertible between different electrical amperage ratings
An electrically operated device (10) includes an electric motor (36) with an electrical cord set (30). The cord set (30) includes an electrical connecting plug (80) for coupling with an AC electrical outlet. The device (10) further includes a detector (46). A control (42) is electrically coupled to the motor (36) and electrically coupled to the detector (46) for controlling the level of electric current drawn by the electric motor (36) from the AC electrical outlet. The detector (46) detects whether the electrical connecting plug (80) is connected to a 15 Amp electric receptacle or to a 20 Amp electric receptacle and, in response, the control (42) establishes the electric profile of the electric motor (36) to correspond to the 15 Amp electric receptacle or to the 20 Amp electric receptacle. |
| US10927821B2 |
Controlling heating elements in a wind turbine system
Examples are generally directed to techniques for controlling a temperature of a blade in a wind turbine system. One example of the present disclosure is a method of controlling a temperature of a blade in a wind turbine system. The method includes setting a target temperature, inputting physical conditions of the blade and ambient conditions about the blade into a processor, outputting a minimum amount of energy to a heating element of the blade required to reach the target temperature based on the physical conditions and ambient conditions, and adjusting the energy provided to the heating element to reach the target temperature. |
| US10927820B2 |
Method and system for calibrating a wind vane
A method and a system for calibrating a wind vane of a wind turbine, a method for monitoring a wind turbine, and a method for operating a wind turbine are provided. The method comprises: measuring first and second wind speeds with anemometers and a wind direction with a wind vane, a multiplicity of measurement values being recorded over a defined time period; determining differences between the first and second wind speeds; determining a model function for a relationship between measured wind directions and determined differences, at least one first model function being determined for a first wind-speed bin and at least one second model function being determined for a second wind-speed bin; determining at least one intersection point value of the measured wind direction where the first model function and the second model function intersect; and outputting the intersection point value as an installation angle of the wind vane. |
| US10927819B2 |
Monitoring a blade bearing
A method of monitoring a blade pitch bearing of a rotor blade of a wind turbine is provided, the method including: pitching the rotor blade; measuring an amount of a vibration of the blade pitch bearing during the pitching; estimating a condition of the blade pitch bearing based on the measured amount of vibration. Also disclosed is an arrangement for monitoring a blade pitch bearing, a rotor blade bearing and a wind turbine. |
| US10927818B2 |
System and method for wind blade inspection, repair and upgrade
A system and method for inspecting, repairing and upgrading wind turbine rotor blades of a wind turbine. The system including deploying one or more cables via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a balloon, a ballistic mechanism or a catapult to position the one or more cables in draping engagement with a portion of the wind turbine. A climbing robot is positioned to ascend the one or more cables and perform a task related to inspecting for indications, repair of indications or upgrading the rotor blade. A slave robot system, disposed at the base location and anchored to the one or more cables, provides modulation of the cables for positioning of the climbing robot relative to the wind turbine as it ascends and descends the one or more cables. After completion of the task, the climbing robot descends the one or more cables and the cables are removed from the wind turbine. |
| US10927816B2 |
Method and cover for covering an opening in a component of a wind turbine
Provided is a method for temporarily covering an opening in a component of a wind turbine, including the steps: positioning a cover including an inflatable torus and a tarpaulin, whose circumference is attached to the torus, over the opening such that the torus extends around the outer circumference of a wall whose inner circumference delimits the opening and that the tarpaulin extends across the opening, and inflating the torus to attach the cover to the component. |
| US10927811B2 |
Control method, master controller, system, and central controller for wind turbines
A start control method for wind turbines (102), comprising: a master control determines whether its real-time wind speed reaches a preset start wind speed when a wind speed of at least one wind turbine (102) or anemometer tower in a wind farm reaches or exceeds the preset start wind speed; the master controller updates a corresponding number simulative start times when determining that its real-time wind speed reaches or exceeds the preset start wind speed, and starts the wind turbine (102) when the number of simulative start times reaches a preset count value. The present invention also relates to a master controller, a system, and a central controller for wind turbines (102). |
| US10927810B2 |
Real time pitch actuation in a vertical axis wind turbine
In a vertical rotor apparatus that rotates in response to a moving fluid, a shaft defines an axis of rotor rotation. Rotor blades are longitudinally aligned in parallel with the shaft and each rotor blade defines an axis of blade rotation. A sensor generates a signal when any of the rotor blades are within rotor azimuthal angles of blade stall regions. A controller generates blade pitch information for the blade stall regions and an actuator, which is mechanically coupled to each of the rotor blades, alters blade pitch about the axis of blade rotation in accordance with the blade pitch information. |
| US10927809B2 |
Method of attaching a tip extension to a wind turbine blade
A method of attaching a tip extension to a wind turbine blade is described. The method comprises: fitting the tip extension over a tip end of the blade such that an overlap region is defined between an outer surface of the blade and an inner surface of the tip extension; and supplying adhesive to the overlap region via one or more holes provided in the tip extension to bond the tip extension to the blade. In preferred embodiments, adhesive dams are provided in the overlap region to define bond cavities and constrain the adhesive within the bond cavities. An assembly comprising a wind turbine blade and a tip extension bonded thereto is also described. |
| US10927808B2 |
Spiral blade having wind guide
A wind control blade (31) of a wind guide (30) of the present invention forms a 20° wind control blade lateral curved surface gradient angle (32), a 30° wind control blade longitudinal spiral twist angle (33), a 180° wing control blade alignment angle (34), and a 15° wind control blade rear gradient angle (35). In addition, a turbine blade (41) forms a 30° turbine blade lateral curved surface gradient angle (42), a 40° turbine blade longitudinal spiral twist angle (43), and a 120° turbine blade alignment angle (44). The 20° wind control blade lateral curved surface gradient angle (32) and the 30° wind control blade longitudinal spiral twist angle (33) of the wind control blade (31) have more gradual and wider incidence angles than the 30° turbine blade lateral curved surface gradient angle (42) and the 40° turbine blade longitudinal spiral twist angle (43) of the turbine blade (41). Accordingly, since more wind enters into the central direction of the inner side of the turbine blade (41) and a primary whirlwind is generated, much higher acceleration can be obtained. |
| US10927804B2 |
Direct fuel injector
A fuel delivery system and a direct injector for directly injecting fuel into a cylinder are provided. In one example, a direct fuel injector includes a nozzle in fluidic communication with a fuel source, the nozzle includes a first set of orifices, each of the orifices in the first set arranged at a first orifice angle on an intake side of the nozzle. The direct fuel injector further includes a second set of orifices, each of the orifices in the second set arranged at a second orifice angle greater than the first orifice angle on an exhaust side of the nozzle. |
| US10927802B2 |
System for fueling electric powered hydraulic fracturing equipment with multiple fuel sources
A hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system can include a plurality of electric pumps fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation and powered by at least one electric motor, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure; at least one generator electrically coupled to the plurality of electric pumps so as to generate electricity for use by the plurality of electric pumps; a gas compression system fluidly coupled to the at least one generator so as to provide fuel for use by the at least one generator; and a combustible fuel vaporization system gaseously coupled to the gas compression system so as to provide at least one of vaporized fuel or gasified fuel, or a combination thereof, to the gas compression system. |
| US10927800B2 |
Device for attenuating intake noise and radiated noise
The invention concerns a device (1) for attenuating intake noise and radiated noise that comprises an internal gas delivery conduit (2) linked to a combustion engine, the conduit (2) having a peripheral wall (23) on at least one portion of which there is disposed at least one element porous to air (4), sound attenuation means comprising at least one tube (3) disposed in the delivery conduit, at least one peripheral chamber (5) being delimited inside the conduit (2) between the tube (3) and the peripheral wall (23) of the conduit (2), the tube (3) comprising at least one portion having an opening (30) allowing the inside of the tube (3) to communicate with the peripheral chamber (5). |
| US10927797B2 |
Exhaust line valve with facilitated coupling between the actuator and the flap, and method of assembling such a valve
An exhaust valve includes a body defining a passage and a flap that pivots about an axis relative to the body to selectively close/open the passage. An actuator moves the flap and a device couples the flap to the actuator. This coupling device comprises: a compression spring having a proximal end that rotates about the axis with a first element between the flap and an actuator output shaft and a distal end; a seat engaged with the distal end, while the seat is fixed in rotation about the axis with the first element, and a torsionally-rigid transmission member fixed in rotation about the axis with the first element and that immobilizes the distal end relative to the proximal end in a plane that is orthogonal to the axis. The transmission member has a slot that is elongated parallel to the axis and is traversed by the distal end. |
| US10927795B2 |
Fuel evaporative gas emission suppressing device
A controller has a leak determiner determining the presence or absence of an evaporative gas leak in a fuel evaporative gas emission suppressing device, based on a first pressure which is the pressure of a canister when a first predetermined period has elapsed in a state where a first opening/closing section and a second opening/closing section are closed, a third opening/closing section is opened, a fourth opening/closing section is closed, and a pressure generating section is operated; and a second pressure which is the pressure within the canister when, after a lapse of the first predetermined period, a second predetermined period has elapsed in a state where the third opening/closing section is closed. |
| US10927793B2 |
Engine for hypersonic aircrafts with supersonic combustor
Described is a propulsion system (1) for hypersonic aircraft, having an air inlet (10) of a fluid (110), a containment duct (20) and an exhaust nozzle (30). The propulsion system (1) comprises a bypass duct (40) for a flow (100) of fluid (110), an air-breathing engine (22) and a rocket (23) configured for processing respective flows (22a, 23a) of fluid (110). The bypass duct (40), the air-breathing engine (22) and the rocket (23) are operatively associated with each other in such a way as to generate a thermodynamic-fluid interaction in a same portion of space (33) between the respective flows (40a, 22a, 23a) processed in an operating configuration of the propulsion system (1) and wherein the portion of space (33) is inside the containment duct (20). |
| US10927790B2 |
Cylinder head gasket
A cylinder head gasket to be mounted between a cylinder block and a cylinder head of an engine includes: at least one bore-hole plate having a bore hole which corresponds to a cylinder bore of the cylinder block; and a main plate disposed so as to surround the bore-hole plate, wherein the bore-hole plate and the main plate are separated from each other without being in contact with each other, while being connected with each other with a heat insulating member interposed between the bore-hole plate and the main plate. |
| US10927789B2 |
Stratified scavenging engine and portable work machine
Provided is a stratified scavenging engine and a portable work machine that suppress THC sufficiently. A stratified scavenging engine includes: a cylinder having a cylinder bore; and a piston stored in the cylinder bore to be movable in a reciprocating manner. The cylinder has an intake port to intake leading air and a scavenging port to scavenge combustion gas, the intake port and the scavenging port being open to the cylinder bore. The piston has a peripheral surface including a piston groove to guide leading air from the intake port to the scavenging port, and the piston groove has a recess near the intake port. |
| US10927788B2 |
Piston of an internal combustion engine
A piston of an internal combustion engine may include a piston shaft and a piston head. The piston head may be provided with a closed cooling channel with a cooling medium arranged therein. The piston shaft may have a spherically round cross-sectional shape, wherein a deviation from the roundness with respect to a piston diameter may be less than 0.5 per thousand. |
| US10927786B1 |
Bi-metallic piston ring carrier
A ring carrier for a piston for an internal combustion engine is formed by a carrier body having an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface, a top surface and a bottom surface, with at least one ring groove formed in the outer circumferential surface. An outer circumferential portion of the ring carrier is formed of gray iron, and an inner circumferential portion is formed of ductile iron. A transition region between the outer circumferential portion and the inner circumferential portion intersects upper and lower flanks of the ring groove, so that an outer circumferential extent of the flanks is formed of gray iron and an inner circumferential extent of the flanks is formed of ductile iron. |
| US10927783B2 |
Method for ascertaining a continuous injection of a combustion chamber, injection system, and internal combustion engine comprising such an injection system
A method for identifying a continuously injecting combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine which has an injection system with a high-pressure accumulator for a fuel, having the following steps: time-dependent sensing of a high pressure in the injection system; starting a continuous-injection detection process at a starting time while the internal combustion engine is operating; identifying a start time of a pressure drop which occurs chronologically before the starting time and at which the high pressure in the injection system begins to drop if continuous injection has been detected; and identifying at least one combustion chamber to which the continuous injection can be assigned, on the basis of the start time of the pressure drop. |
| US10927781B2 |
Method of operating a drive of a mining machine and mining machine
The disclosure relates to a method of operating a drive of a mining machine, in particular of a mining excavator, a mining loader, or a mining tipper, comprising at least one diesel engine and at least one exhaust gas purification device. The disclosure is further directed to a corresponding mining machine that can be operated in accordance with the method. |
| US10927775B2 |
Engine control device
An engine control device includes an air amount detector, a requested torque acquisitor, a search axis value acquisitor, a storage, and a control target value acquisitor. The air amount detector detects an actual amount of intake air. The requested torque acquisitor acquires a requested torque. In a region of a lean burn region where the actual amount of intake air increases as the requested torque increases, the search axis value acquisitor acquires a value corresponding to the actual amount of intake air. In a region of the of the lean burn region where the actual amount of intake air does not increase as the requested torque increases, the search axis value acquisitor acquires a value corresponding to the requested torque. The control target value acquisitor acquires a control target value of an engine device by searching a device control map using an acquired search axis value. |
| US10927771B2 |
Continuous variable valve duration apparatus and engine provided with the same
A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam unit on which a cam is formed, wherein the camshaft is inserted into the cam unit, a guide bracket having an upper guide boss formed thereon, an internal wheel transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the cam unit, a wheel housing in which the internal wheel is rotatable inserted, wherein the wheel housing includes a guide shaft on which a guide screw thread is formed and the guide shaft is inserted into the upper guide boss to be movable, a worm wheel to which an internal screw thread engaging with the guide screw thread is formed therewithin, and to which an external screw thread is formed thereon, and a control shaft on which a control worm engaging with the external screw thread is formed. |
| US10927768B2 |
Spline ring for a fan drive gear flexible support
A gear assembly support for a gas turbine engine includes a spline ring configured to fit into a case of the gas turbine engine and a flex support. The flex support includes splines for engaging the spline ring and an inner portion attachable to a portion the gear assembly. |
| US10927765B2 |
Seal segment and rotary machine
A seal segment (11) includes a seal body having a plurality of laminated thin plate seal pieces (20), and a high-pressure side plate (23). The high-pressure side plate (23) includes an outer diameter side edge portion (23b) which is an outer edge portion in the radial direction (Dr) and extends in a circular are shape in the circumferential direction (Dc), an inner diameter side edge portion (23c) which is an inner edge portion in a radial direction (Dr) and extends in a circular arc shape in the circumferential direction (Dc), and a front edge portion (23d) which is an edge portion on a front side in the rotational direction (Bc). The high-pressure side plate (23) further includes a reinforcing portion (40) only in a region of the high-pressure side plate (23) on the front side in the rotational direction (Bc). |
| US10927763B2 |
Conditioned low pressure compressor compartment for gas turbine engine
A low pressure compressor for a gas turbine engine includes a low pressure compressor case extending circumferentially around a central axis of the gas turbine engine. The low pressure compressor case includes an inner radial wall surrounding a low pressure compressor rotor and an outer radial wall at least partially defining a fan bypass passage of the gas turbine engine. A low pressure compressor compartment is located between the inner radial wall and the outer radial wall and an electrical component is located in the low pressure compressor compartment. An inlet port at the outer radial wall is configured to admit a cooling airflow into the low pressure compressor compartment from the fan bypass passage to cool the electrical component. |
| US10927754B2 |
Engine having a variable compression ratio
A compression ratio varying mechanism of an engine includes an upper link connected to the piston, and a lower link connected to the crankshaft and to the upper link. A control link is connected to the lower end of the upper link and/or to the upper end of the lower link. A lever arm is connected to a lever control shaft, and is controlled in its orientation thereby. The control link is connected to the lever arm, and is substantially the same length as the lever arm. The crankpin offset, the length of the lower link, and the position of the lever control shaft are such that the position of the connection between the control link and the upper and lower links coincides with the position of the lever control shaft at the Bottom Dead Center position of the piston and crankshaft. |
| US10927753B2 |
Method and system for mounting a supplemental alternator to a vehicle
A mounting system for mounting a supplemental alternator, as well as methods of assembling the same, is provided. The mounting system includes a top mounting bracket that is configured to align with a top flange aperture of the additional alternator. The mounting system also includes a bottom mounting bracket having a bracket aperture that aligns with an aperture of an existing alternator mount and also having a flange aperture that aligns with the foot flange aperture of the additional alternator. The mounting system further includes a shaft that couples to the additional alternator. |
| US10927749B2 |
Engine control device
A control device for an engine is provided, which includes a combustion controlling module, and an ignition retard determining module configured to determine whether there is a request for an ignition retard for retarding an ignition timing of an ignition plug. When the controlling module controls the ignition plug and an injector so that the SPCCI combustion is performed and there is not the ignition retard request, the controlling module executes a control in which the entire fuel to be injected in one cycle is injected in an intake stroke and a jump-spark ignition is carried out at a basic ignition timing, and when there is the ignition retard request, the controlling module executes a control in which an injection is performed in an intake stroke, a portion of the entire fuel is injected in a compression stroke, and the ignition timing is retarded from the basic ignition timing. |
| US10927745B1 |
Cooling apparatus configurations for marine engines having a supercharger
A marine engine comprises a powerhead having an engine block, a cylinder head and a crankcase containing a crankshaft. Operation of the marine engine causes rotation of the crankshaft. A crankcase cover encloses the crankshaft in the crankcase. A supercharger is on the crankcase cover, the supercharger being configured to provide charge air for combustion in the powerhead. A cooling passage conveys cooling fluid between the crankcase cover and the supercharger so that the cooling fluid cools both in the crankcase and in the supercharger. |
| US10927744B2 |
Insulated composite heat shield for vehicle exhaust system
An exhaust component assembly includes a heat shield formed from a composite material and a mounting structure that attaches the heat shield to an outer housing of an exhaust component. The mounting structure comprises an insulator located between an outer surface of the outer housing an inner surface of the heat shield. A method of assembling the composite heat shield to the outer housing of the exhaust component assembly is also disclosed. |
| US10927742B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling piston pumps
A controller configured to be operatively coupled to a reductant insertion assembly comprising a first pump for inserting a reductant into a selective catalytic reduction system, is programmed to set an insertion interval timer for the first insertion interval in response to receiving a first insertion command. The controller starts the insertion interval timer, records an elapsed time period from the start of the insertion interval timer, and activates the first pump when the timer starts. The controller receives a second insertion command comprising information for activating the first pump for a second duty cycle for second insertion intervals different than the first insertion interval. If the second insertion interval is smaller than the recorded elapsed time period, the insertion interval timer is set for the second insertion interval, the insertion interval timer is started, and if not already activated, the first pump is activated for the second duty cycle. |
| US10927741B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for aftertreatment system monitoring
A method includes determining whether a urea refill event is detected, and clearing a quality accumulator value and clearing a latching abort command. The method includes determining whether urea fluid quality check abort conditions are met, and clearing the urea quality accumulator, latching the abort command, and exiting the reductant fluid quality check. In response to the abort conditions not being met, incrementing the urea quality accumulator according to an amount of urea being injected, and comparing the accumulated urea quantity to a low test threshold. The method includes, in response to the accumulated urea quantity being greater than the low test threshold, comparing the accumulated urea quantity to a high test threshold, and in response to the urea quantity being greater than the high test threshold, determining whether the a NOx exceedance is observed and clearing a urea quality error in response to the NOx exceedance not being observed. |
| US10927733B2 |
System and apparatus to mitigate diesel exhaust fluid deposits in exhaust system flexible couplings
A system to mitigate diesel exhaust fluid deposits in vehicle exhaust system flexible couplings includes a diesel exhaust pipeline. A diesel exhaust fluid injector is connected to the diesel exhaust pipeline to inject a diesel exhaust fluid into the diesel exhaust pipeline. A flexible coupling is connected to the diesel exhaust pipeline. A diesel exhaust fluid collection device is positioned in the diesel exhaust pipeline between a connection location into the diesel exhaust pipeline of the diesel exhaust fluid injector and the flexible coupling. The diesel exhaust fluid collection device includes a liquid diesel exhaust fluid collection volume where an un-vaporized portion of the diesel exhaust fluid is collected. |
| US10927732B2 |
Low noise enclosure
Systems and apparatuses include an apparatus including an intake defined by an intake aperture, an intake baffle, and an intake floor structured to couple to an intake portion of an enclosure roof, the intake extending along at least eighty percent (80%) of a width of the apparatus on a first side, an exhaust defined by an exhaust aperture, an exhaust baffle, and an exhaust floor structured to couple to an exhaust portion of the enclosure roof, the exhaust extending along at least eighty percent (80%) of the width of the apparatus on a second side opposite the first side, a partition panel isolating the intake from the exhaust, and an engagement mechanism structured to couple the apparatus to a generator set. |
| US10927731B2 |
Cylinder head cover and method of manufacturing the cylinder head cover
A cylinder head cover includes a main body and a side projection portion. The main body is provided so as to cover a cylinder head, and collects a blowby gas. The side projection portion discharges the blowby gas toward an intake passage. The cylinder head cover includes a cover gas passage through which the blowby gas flows from a main body gas passage to an outlet of the side projection portion. A minimum passage cross-sectional area portion of the cover gas passage is provided not in the side projection portion but in the main body gas passage. The main body has a hole or a projection branch passage at a position of the main body gas passage that is downstream of the minimum passage cross-sectional area portion. The main body, the side projection portion, and the hole or the projection branch passage are integrally molded. |
| US10927729B1 |
Pre-condensing PCV system
A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system for an internal combustion engine having an air induction system configured to supply air to the includes a PCV line configured to fluidly couple between a crankcase of the engine and the air induction system, a condenser disposed on the PCV line and configured to condense water vapor and fuel vapor contained in blow-by gases received from the crankcase to separate the water vapor and fuel vapor from the blow-by gases and form a water/fuel mixture and a lean blow-by gas, and an oil separator disposed on the PCV line and configured to receive the lean blow-by gas from the condenser and separate oil therefrom to form a filtered blow-by gas for return to the air induction system. |
| US10927724B2 |
Rocker arm assembly
A valve train assembly includes a first exhaust valve, a second exhaust valve, and a valve bridge including a main body and a lever rotatably coupled to the main body, the main body configured to engage the first exhaust valve, and the lever configured to engage the second exhaust valve. An exhaust valve rocker arm assembly is configured to selectively open the first and second exhaust valves, the exhaust valve rocker arm assembly including an exhaust valve rocker arm with a hydraulic lash adjuster (HLA) assembly coupled thereto, the HLA assembly in contact with the valve bridge main body. An engine brake rocker arm assembly is configured to selectively open the second exhaust valve and including an engine brake rocker arm with a combined HLA and added motion capsule coupled thereto. The combined HLA and added motion capsule is configured to selectively engage and rotate the lever. |
| US10927722B2 |
Cam phaser and mounting method
A vane type cam phaser for an internal combustion engine, the vane type cam phaser including a stator and a rotor that is rotatable relative to the stator to adjust a phase angle of a camshaft; a spring element configured to align the rotor with the stator in an idle position; a spring adapter that is arranged between the spring element and the rotor and an axial fixing device that fixes the spring adapter at the rotor. |
| US10927719B2 |
Variable cam timing phaser having two central control valves
A variable cam timing phaser arrangement is disclosed, comprising: a rotor having at least one vane; a stator co-axially surrounding the rotor, having a recess for receiving the vane of the rotor, wherein the vane divides the recess into a first chamber and a second chamber; and a control assembly for regulating hydraulic fluid flow from the first chamber to the second chamber or vice-versa. The control assembly comprises a central on/off piloted valve allowing or preventing fluid flow along a first unidirectional flow path between the first and second chambers, and a central solenoid valve allowing or preventing fluid flow along a second unidirectional flow path between the first and second chambers in the opposite direction to the first flow path. Also disclosed are an integrated valve unit for use in the variable cam timing phaser arrangement, and a method of controlling the timing of a camshaft. |
| US10927714B2 |
Valve train with switchable engine braking
An internal combustion engine defining at least one cylinder, the internal combustion engine including a first camshaft lobe, a second camshaft lobe, a valve in fluid communication with the at least one cylinder, a pivot, and a follower in contact with and operatively engages the pivot, the valve, the first camshaft lobe, and the second camshaft lobe. During use, the follower is operable in a first mode, in which the follower is configured to transmit motion between the first camshaft lobe and the valve, and a second mode, in which the follower is configured to transmit motion between the first camshaft lobe and the valve and the second camshaft lobe and the valve. |
| US10927713B2 |
Intake air cooling method, intake air cooling device executing said method, and waste heat recovery facility and gas turbine plant each comprising said intake air cooling device
An intake air cooling device includes a water supply line and a heat pump device. The water supply line is configured to send water to a waste heat recovery boiler which is configured to generate steam using heat of an exhaust gas from a gas turbine. The heat pump device is configured to transfer heat of air suctioned by the gas turbine to water flowing through the water supply line and thereby cool the air while heating the water. |
| US10927711B2 |
Tunable compliant attachment structure
A tunable compliant mount structure for an engine such as a turbine engine can include a fluid conduit coupled to a fan casing by a connector. At a junction between the connector and the fluid conduit, a compliant mount structure can provide compliance and can be tuned to operate under variable stresses at the junction. The compliant mount structure can include a set of nested convolutions to provide compliance. The geometry of the convolutions can be used to tune the compliance, stiffness, or directionality. The tunable compliant attachment structure provides for additive in-situ manufacturing at the fluid conduit. |
| US10927709B2 |
Turbine bearing stack load bypass nut
A gas turbine includes a shaft, a turbine coupled with the shaft for rotation with the shaft, and a bearing coupled with the shaft to facilitate rotation of the shaft. A bearing nut is adjacent the bearing on the shaft. The turbine has a first load path and the bearing has a second load path. The bearing nut exerts a force on the bearing such that the first load path is not aligned with the second load path relative to a central axis of the gas turbine engine. A method of assembling a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US10927707B2 |
Diffuser case heat shields
A gas turbine engine includes a high pressure compressor disposed about a central longitudinal axis, a combustor, and a diffuser case. The diffuser case includes an outer ring providing a first platform and an inner ring providing a second platform. The first platform and the second platform are axially between the high pressure compressor and the combustor with respect to the central longitudinal axis. A plurality of circumferentially spaced struts extend radially from the first platform to the second platform and each include first and second circumferential sides. A plurality of heat shields are disposed on a leading edge defined at a forward end of a respective one of the plurality of struts. |
| US10927706B2 |
Intercooled tangential air injector for gas turbine engines
A thermal management system for a component of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the thermal management system includes a manifold extending circumferentially about a longitudinal axis and defining a plenum; a cooling fluid transfer tube disposed within the plenum and configured to transfer a component cooling fluid from a component cooling fluid source to the component; and a cooling fluid passageway connected to the manifold and configured to transfer a plenum cooling fluid from a plenum cooling fluid source to the plenum. |
| US10927702B1 |
Turbocharger or turbocharger component
A turbocharger or turbocharger component is disclosed herein. The turbocharger or turbocharger component may comprise an annular unison ring, and a first nozzle ring having an annular groove. The annular unison ring may be rotatably disposed in the annular groove. A partial circular recess may be disposed in an outer annular nozzle ring surface of the first nozzle ring adjacent to the annular groove. A unison crank having a circular body may be rotatably disposed in the partial circular recess. A plurality of vane assemblies may be rotatably disposed in a respective vane aperture within the first nozzle ring. |
| US10927701B2 |
Turbocharger having variable-vane turbine nozzle including spacers that also serve as hard stops for the vanes
A variable-nozzle turbocharger includes a variable-vane mechanism that has an annular nozzle ring supporting an array of rotatable vanes, an insert having a nozzle portion axially spaced from the nozzle ring, and a plurality of spacers connected between the nozzle portion of the insert and the nozzle ring for maintaining an axial spacing between the nozzle portion of the insert and the nozzle ring. The spacers are structured and arranged to mechanically stop the vanes from rotating in one direction past a maximum-open position and to mechanically stop the vanes from rotating in an opposite direction past a minimum-open position of the vanes. |
| US10927698B2 |
Turbocharger with variable-nozzle cartridge, including resilient heat shield assembly to locate the cartridge axially
A turbocharger includes a variable-nozzle cartridge having a nozzle ring that supports an array of variable vanes in the turbine nozzle. A heat shroud and spring assembly is disposed in a space bounded between the turbine wheel, the nozzle ring, and the center bearing housing of the turbocharger. The heat shroud and spring assembly includes discretely formed heat shroud and spring components configured as annular non-planar disk-shaped parts. The heat shroud and spring are in contact with each other at their radially inner and radially outer peripheral regions, but are spaced apart between those peripheral regions, thereby creating a sealed-off dead space between them. The dead space can significantly reduce the maximum temperature of the spring, relative to arrangements having a single shroud or having dual shrouds with no dead space between them. |
| US10927694B2 |
BOAS carrier with cooling supply
A blade outer air seal assembly includes a support structure. A blade outer air seal has a plurality of seal segments arranged circumferentially about an axis and mounted in the support structure by a carrier. A coverplate is arranged between the carrier and at least one of the plurality of seal segments. The coverplate forms a first passage between the coverplate and the carrier and a second passage between the coverplate and the seal segment. |
| US10927693B2 |
Unitary body turbine shroud for turbine systems
A turbine shroud for turbine systems may include a unitary body including a support portion coupled directly to a turbine casing of the turbine system, and forward hook(s) and aft hook(s) formed integral with the support portion. The unitary body may also include an intermediate portion formed integral with and extending from the support portion. The intermediate portion may include a non-linear segment extending from the support portion, and a forward segment formed integral with the non-linear segment. The forward segment of the intermediate portion may be positioned axially upstream of the forward hook(s). Additionally the unitary body may include a seal portion formed integral with the intermediate portion, opposite the support portion. The seal portion may include a forward end formed integral with the intermediate portion. The forward end may be positioned axially upstream of the forward hook(s). |
| US10927691B2 |
Nozzle segment air seal
This disclosure provides a seal strip assembly for a sealing strip slot to reduce air leakage between gas turbine nozzle segments. The seal strip assembly includes a bimetal element and a backing plate. The bimetal element includes a first layer with a first thermal coefficient of thermal expansion and a second layer with a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The second coefficient of thermal expansion is lower than the first coefficient of thermal expansion allowing the bimetal element to expand with an increase in surrounding temperature. |
| US10927689B2 |
Turbine vane assembly with ceramic matrix composite components mounted to case
A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided having an outer casing and an inner casing radially spaced apart from the outer casing. An airfoil extends radially between the outer casing and the inner casing. The airfoil includes a spar having an outer endwall positioned adjacent the outer casing and an inner endwall positioned adjacent the inner casing. A pressure side and a suction side extend between the inner endwall and the outer endwall. A ceramic matrix composite cover has a pressure side extending along the pressure side of the spar and a suction side extending along the suction side of the spar. |
| US10927684B2 |
Repairing a coating with a pre-configured coating patch
A method is provided for repairing a component of an item of rotational equipment, where the component includes a coating and a component body, and where the coating is on the component body and includes a defect. The method includes steps of: (a) removing a portion of the coating from the component body thereby forming a coating aperture, the removed portion of the coating including the defect, and the portion of the coating is removed such that the coating aperture has a coating aperture configuration which substantially matches a first patch configuration of a first coating patch; (b) preparing the component at the coating aperture to receive the first coating patch, (c) disposing the first coating patch within the coating aperture; and (d) attaching the first coating patch to the component body. |
| US10927683B2 |
Damping device
The invention relates to a turbomachine assembly (1) comprising: a first rotor module (2) comprising a disk (21), a first blade (20) being mounted on the external periphery of the disk (21), the first blade (20) comprising a platform (25) and a support (27), a second rotor module (3), connected to the first rotor module (2) by means of at least two attachments (22) and comprising a second blade of smaller length than the first blade (20), and a damping device (4) attached to the attachment (22) between the first (2) and the second (3) rotor module so as to dampen their vibrational movements during operation, and comprising: a head (40) comprising a first radial external surface (42) supported with friction against the platform (25), and two attachment feet (41) extending on either side of the support (27) of the first blade (20). |
| US10927681B2 |
Gas turbine blade
Disclosed herein is a gas turbine blade. The gas turbine blade includes a turbine blade (33) provided in a turbine, and film cooling elements (100), each including a cooling channel (110) for cooling of the turbine blade (33), an outlet (120) through which cooling air is discharged, and a plurality of ribs (130), wherein the outlet (120) extends from a longitudinally extended end of the cooling channel (110) to an outer surface of the turbine blade (33) and has a width increased from one end of the cooling channel (110) to the outer surface of the turbine blade (33), and the ribs (130) face each other on inner walls of the outlet (120). |
| US10927678B2 |
Turbine vane having improved flexibility
Disclosed is a turbine vane having an airfoil in a cross section including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a pressure surface and a suction surface connecting the leading edge and the trailing edge, the airfoil extending radially from a platform part to an end wall, wherein the trailing edge of the airfoil is provided with a cutback cut in a direction radially perpendicular to both the pressure surface and the suction surface. |
| US10927673B2 |
Multiphase flow meter with tuning fork
A flow meter includes a cylindrical tubing configured to be positioned in a wellbore, the cylindrical tubing including a flow mixer configured to produce a turbulent fluid flow of a multiphase fluid in the wellbore. The flow meter includes a tuning fork disposed in the cylindrical tubing separate from the flow mixer, the tuning fork configured to contact the turbulent fluid flow of the multiphase fluid and vibrate at a vibration frequency in response to contact with the turbulent fluid flow, and a controller to determine a fluid density measurement of the multiphase fluid based at least in part on the vibration frequency of the tuning fork. |
| US10927669B2 |
Transducer ringing
A method and system for reducing transducer ringing. The method may comprise identifying a first set of waveforms and a second set of waveforms from recorded waveforms taken by a transducer, estimating an invariant component for each waveform in the first set of waveforms, and subtracting the invariant component from the second set of waveforms. The system may comprise a downhole tool. The downhole tool may comprise at least one transducer and wherein the at least one transducer is configured to emit an excitation and record a plurality of waveforms. The system may further comprise an information handling system configured to identify a first set of waveforms and a second set of waveforms from the plurality of waveforms from the at least one transducer, estimate an invariant component for each waveform in the first set of waveforms, and subtract the invariant component from the second set of waveforms. |
| US10927664B2 |
Downhole detection
A method for use in or for detecting a downhole feature in a well comprises transmitting an electromagnetic signal from a first position located substantially at or adjacent to surface through a first space to the downhole feature. The method further comprises receiving an electromagnetic signal at a second position located substantially at or adjacent to surface after reflection of the transmitted electromagnetic signal from the downhole feature and after propagation of the reflected electromagnetic signal through a second space. The method may comprise sealing the well before transmitting the electromagnetic signal. Such a method may be used to detector determine a distance from surface to a downhole feature such as a fluid interface in a completed production, injection or observation well. |
| US10927663B2 |
Method of fault detection and recovery in a tubing string located in a hydrocarbon well, and apparatus for same
A method of fault detection and recovery in a tubing string located in a hydrocarbon well is described, the tubing string having a plurality of valves, each valve having a control unit, each control unit being connected in series to a power-line providing power and communication, each of the control units being independently controllable. The method includes: detecting a short circuit, fault or failure in one of the control units of the tubing string via an output of the power-line; causing individual control units to be selectively isolated from the power-line via a circuit interrupting device; and determining one or more control units associated with the short circuit, fault or failure via the output of the power-line while individual control units are selectively isolated from the power-line. A method of fault protection in a tubing string, and an apparatus and system for the same are also described. |
| US10927658B2 |
Drilling system control for reducing stick-slip by calculating and reducing energy of upgoing rotational waves in a drillstring
An apparatus and method for controlling a drilling system in a manner that reduces stick-slip by receiving a desired rotation speed v0 of the drive system to rotate the drillstring, receiving property measurements of the drilling system, and deriving therefrom a rotation speed vup of upgoing rotational waves of the drillstring associated with upgoing rotational energy in the drillstring. An actual rotation speed v of the drive system to rotate the drillstring is determined by representing downgoing energy in the drillstring as a mathematical expression containing a sum of downgoing rotational energy produced by the drive system and downgoing rotational energy caused by the upgoing rotational waves that are reflected downwardly at an upper end of the drillstring, and then optimizing the mathematical expression, which is then used for controlling the drive system to rotate the drillstring at v. |
| US10927656B2 |
System and a method for exploitation of gas from gas hydrate formations
The invention is related to a system which has been developed to obtain gas from the gas hydrate formations that are found under the frozen layers of earth in the cold regions or sea floor/slopes and comprises a drilling machine (3) that performs drilling by means of a drilling bit (33) after being lowered into the drilled well, drilling machine lowering and controlling equipment (1) which allow said drilling machine (3) to be lowered into the well and supply power and control to the system (A), and a stripped production tubing (4) with plugs (41) in which the water level and water level dependent pressure and gas pressure are controlled, which allows for the dissociation of the formation into gas and water and forming a cavern (6), and in which the gas separated from the gas hydrate formation reaches the surface; and to the method presented by using said system (A). |
| US10927654B2 |
Recovering hydrocarbons in multi-layer reservoirs with coiled tubing
A first layer of the multi-layered reservoir is produced through a coiled tubing production string. The coiled tubing production string is located within a wellbore that includes a first horizontal section within the first layer. The coiled tubing production string includes a packer at a downhole end of the coiled tubing production string. The packer seals an annulus that is defined by an outer surface of the coiled tubing production string and an inner surface of the wellbore. The coiled tubing is retracted from the first layer of the multi-layered reservoir to a second layer of the multi-layered reservoir. The second layer is uphole of the first layer. The first layer is sealed from the second layer. The second layer produced through the coiled tubing production string. The coiled tubing production string is located within the wellbore that includes a second horizontal section within the second layer. |
| US10927653B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for flow rate harmonization in electric submersible pump gas separators
An apparatus, system and method for flow rate harmonization in electric submersible pump (ESP) gas separators. A method for flow rate harmonization in ESP gas separators includes modifying flow of multi-phase well fluid through vent passages of a crossover when a flow rate of a centrifugal pump differs from a flow rate of a gas separator including the crossover, the gas separator serving as the fluid intake into the centrifugal pump. Flow of fluid through vent passages is modified by one of attaching flow sizing inserts into vent passages or production passages of the crossover, or by attaching a funnel to a crossover inlet. A gas separator system includes a series of interchangeable funnels attachable to a fluid entrance of a crossover of the gas separator, wherein interchanging the particular funnel attached to the crossover modifies flow rate output of the gas separator. |
| US10927652B2 |
Internal valve plunger
A bypass plunger includes a plunger body that includes a head portion located at one end of the plunger body and a tail portion located at an opposite end of the plunger body. The head portion includes at least one flow port, and the tail portion includes at least one passageway. A valve component is disposed within an internal bore of the plunger body and is moveable between an open position and a closed position. At least one plug is located within a respective one of the flow ports and/or a respective one of the passageways, and is configured to reduce or prevent flow through the respective flow port or the respective passageway. |
| US10927651B2 |
Apparatuses, systems and methods for producing hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation using a displacement process
Apparatuses, systems and methods for producing hydrocarbon material from a subterranean formation using a displacement process are disclosed. In one aspect, there is provided a method of controlling hydrocarbon production of hydrocarbon material disposed within a subterranean formation by a displacement process via a plurality of flow communication stations of an injection well. Characteristics of a supplied production-initiating fluid are determined uphole of the flow communication stations for a plurality of states of the injection well, wherein in each of the states of the injection well a different subset of the flow communication stations are disposed in an opened condition and a different subset of the flow communication stations are disposed in a closed condition. Characteristics may be determined at the surface, for example, at the wellhead. A state of the injection well that optimizes one or more operating parameters is determined. A condition of the flow communication stations is in accordance with the determined state of the injection well. |
| US10927650B2 |
Perforating systems and flow control for use with well completions
A well completion system can include fluid flow through a flow passage, and one or more diverters deployed into the flow passage downhole of a perforating assembly, the diverters and the perforating assembly being concurrently displaced by the fluid flow. A perforating assembly can include a perforator, and a control module including a memory, a motion sensor, a timer, and a controller that causes the perforator to fire in response to a lack of motion for a predetermined period of time. A well completion method can include flowing fluid through a flow passage, deploying a perforating assembly into the flow passage, and displacing the perforating assembly through the flow passage by the fluid flow at a predetermined flow rate for a predetermined flow time, and ceasing the fluid flow at an end of the predetermined flow time, thereby placing the perforating assembly at a desired location for forming perforations. |
| US10927642B2 |
Device and method for setting of packing
A method for completion of an oil or gas well with production tubing (14), and a well tool device (1) comprising an first pipe part (20) and a second pipe part (22) each having a first end (20a, 22a), and a second end (20b, 22b) with a through channel (30), said well tool device (1) having a groove (24) provided in an interface in the through channel (30) between the first pipe part (20) and the second pipe part (22), wherein said groove (24) is accommodating a breakable obturator seat (10) made of brittle and tempered glass. |
| US10927640B2 |
Single-trip wellbore liner drilling system
A drilling system can include a downhole assembly with a liner hanger, a liner running tool, a lower wellbore liner, a cementing module, and a drilling tool. The drilling system can provide a single-trip procedure that enables a well operator to drill the wellbore while simultaneously running in a wellbore liner and subsequently cement the annulus around the lower wellbore liner. Once the cement is deposited, a liner hanger can be actuated and a liner running tool released to enable the remaining portions of the downhole assembly to be pulled out of hole while leaving the lower wellbore liner cemented in place. |
| US10927639B2 |
Methods of completing a well and apparatus therefor
A method can include conveying a dispensing tool through a wellbore, the dispensing tool including an enclosure containing plugging devices, and then opening the enclosure by cutting a material of the enclosure, thereby releasing the plugging devices from the enclosure into the wellbore at a downhole location. A dispensing tool can include a container having an enclosure therein, the enclosure including a flexible material that contains the plugging devices, and an end of the enclosure being secured to a member displaceable by an actuator. The enclosure material is cut in response to displacement of the member by the actuator. A plugging device can include at least one body configured to engage an opening in the well and block fluid flow through the opening, and multiple fibers including staple fibers or filaments formed into yarn. |
| US10927638B2 |
Wellbore isolation device with telescoping setting system
A wellbore isolation is introduced into a wellbore and includes an elongate body defining an interior and comprising an upper sub, a lower sub, and a mandrel extending therebetween. A sealing element is disposed about the mandrel and upper and lower slip assemblies are positioned on opposing axial ends of the sealing element. A setting piston is positioned within a piston chamber defined by the lower sub and the mandrel, and a mandrel plugging device is positioned within the mandrel. The mandrel plugging device plugs the interior and transitions between occluding setting ports defined in the mandrel and exposed the setting ports to facilitate fluid communication between the interior and the piston chamber. The interior is pressurized to actuate the setting piston and set the lower slip assembly, and further pressurized to move the mandrel and set the upper slip assembly. |
| US10927636B2 |
Annular barrier with valve unit
The present invention relates to an annular barrier to be expanded in an annulus between a well tubular metal structure and a wall of a borehole or another well tubular metal structure in a well in order to provide zone isolation between a first zone having a first pressure and a second zone having a second pressure of the borehole, the annular barrier comprising a tubular metal part adapted to be mounted as part of the well tubular metal structure, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding the tubular metal part, each end of the expandable metal sleeve being connected with the tubular metal part defining an annular space between the expandable metal sleeve and the tubular metal part. The annular barrier further comprises a valve unit having an initial position and an end position, the valve unit comprising a first aperture in fluid communication with the inside, a second aperture in fluid communication with the annular space, a third aperture in fluid communication with the annulus. The invention also relates to a downhole system comprising a well tubular metal structure and an annular barrier in which the tubular metal part of the annular barrier is mounted as part of the well tubular well tubular metal structure. |
| US10927632B2 |
Downhole wire routing
Downhole wire routing apparatus including a tubular body having an outer circumferential surface and a central bore extending along a longitudinal axis. The tubular body includes one or more channels, capable of receiving one or more wires, disposed within the tubular body between the central bore and outer circumferential surface. Method and system for routing wires to one or more downhole tools. |
| US10927629B2 |
Downhole machining tool
A rotary tool for machining a material in a downhole environment. The rotary tool includes a drive train and a lead screw connected to and rotatable by the drive train The tool also includes a linear block engaged with but not rotatable by the lead screw so as to convert the rotation of the lead screw into linear motion The tool also includes a machining tool rotatable by the lead screw and movable linearly by the linear block to machine the material. Also, the machining tool machines the material in a series of steps. |
| US10927623B2 |
Multi-cycle wellbore clean-out tool
A clean-out tool and method of cleaning out a wellbore. The clean-out tool is placed at the end of a coiled tubing or other conveyance string. The clean-out tool comprises a tubular housing providing an elongated bore through which fluid flows. The tubular housing has back-jetting ports disposed at an upward angle therein. The clean-out tool is configured to operate in a back-jetting mode when the clean-out fluid is pumped into the tubular housing at a first flow rate. In this mode, at least a portion of clean-out fluid flows through the bore, up an annular region and then through the back jetting ports. The clean-out tool is further configured to operate in a fluid flow-through mode when the clean-out fluids are pumped into the bore of the tubular housing at a second flow rate. In this mode, all of the clean-out fluid flows through the clean-out tool. |
| US10927620B2 |
Magnetic swarf drum
This disclosure may generally relate to drilling operations and, more particularly, to systems and methods for cleaning a drilling fluid as it travels back to the surface from a wellbore. An apparatus may comprise a magnetic body having a longitudinal axis. The magnetic body may comprise a pair of end plates that are spaced along the longitudinal axis and a magnetic unit disposed between the pair of end plates, wherein the magnetic unit is operable to generate a magnetic field. The apparatus may additionally comprise an axle disposed along a longitudinal axis of the magnetic body, wherein the axle is operable to rotate the magnetic body about the longitudinal axis. |
| US10927617B2 |
Catwalk tubular measurement and method of use
A carrier assembly for a catwalk assembly includes a carrier. The carrier assembly includes a skate to move a tubular member along the carrier. The carrier assembly includes a proximity sensor positioned to detect the end of the tubular member as it moves along the carrier. The carrier assembly includes a skate position sensor. The length of the tubular member may be determined by measuring the position of the skate relative to the proximity sensor when the end of the tubular member passes the proximity sensor. |
| US10927612B2 |
Downhole auxiliary drilling apparatus
The present invention provides a downhole auxiliary drilling apparatus, including an impact energy generator capable of converting the energy of the drilling fluid to the axial impact energy, and an impact energy distributor capable of redistributing the impact energy generated by the impact energy generator to convert the axial impact force into a combined impact force, which provides the drilling bit with a high-frequently changing combined impact force, thus greatly improving the rock breaking efficiency and the rate of penetration of the drilling tool. The downhole auxiliary drilling apparatus is further provided with a shock-absorbing and torque-stabilizing device arranged between the impact energy generator and the impact energy distributor, which can reduce the axial vibration of the drilling tool and the damage on the drilling bit, and greatly extend the lifetime of the drilling bit. |
| US10927603B2 |
High trip rate drilling rig
A high trip rate drilling rig has first handling equipment to transport stands in/out of setback, second handling equipment to deliver stands to/from well center, and a hand-off position to set down stands for exchange between first/second equipment. Second equipment can include a top drive and a delivery arm translatable along the mast past each other, and a clasp on the arm slidable on the stand for constraint below the upper end, which can allow the top drive to engage/disengage the constrained stand above the arm. A high trip rate method transports stands in/out of setback, delivers stands to/from well center, and sets down and hands off stands at hand-off position between the setback transportation and well center delivery. The delivery can include engaging/dis engaging the top drive and a stand constrained by the clasp. |
| US10927597B2 |
Self-tensioning magnetic tracks and track assemblies
A magnetic track assembly including an elongate channel having an open side, an end wall, and two parallel side walls; a first magnet disposed within the elongate channel near an interior side of the end wall; a compartment defined within the elongate channel spaced from the first magnet; and a screen receiver disposed within the compartment and including a second magnet arranged facing the first magnet. In the magnetic track assembly, the first and second magnets are of opposite polarity and the screen receiver is loosely disposed within the compartment such that a magnetic bond is intact between the first and second magnets when the first and second magnets are close together and the magnetic bond is broken when the first and second magnets are pulled apart. |
| US10927588B2 |
Window regulator
A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, cables that pulls the carrier plate, a drum that is rotationally driven by a motor, and a housing that includes a drum housing accommodating the drum and a motor housing fixed to the drum housing and accommodating a portion of the motor. The drum housing includes a fitting portion including a fitting hole to insert a lower end of the guide rail and a fastening hole used to fasten the motor housing. The fastening hole of the drum housing is provided at a position overlapping the guide rail in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. |
| US10927586B2 |
Door floor anchor assembly
A bi-fold door is opened with a lift assembly having a plurality of straps attached to power driven lift drums. A latch assembly retains the closed bi-fold door secure to side columns of a building. The latch assembly has a latch strap attached to a latch drum that accommodates the latch strap to hold the closed bi-fold door in contact with the side columns of the building. A floor anchor assembly anchors the bottom of the closed bi-fold door to the floor below the closed bi-fold door to stabilize and inhibit bending and deformation of the bi-fold door frame. |
| US10927585B2 |
System for electronic control unit wake-up on movement of a controlled member and protection from motor back electromotive force
A system for waking an electronic control unit upon movement of a controlled member, such as a vehicle lift gate or window, and protecting the electronic control unit from motor back EMF are provided. The system includes a power drive unit coupled to the controlled member and to the electronic control unit for moving the controlled member. A comparator subsystem is coupled to the power drive unit and is configured to compare an electrical output of the power drive unit generated due to motor back electromotive force in response to a manual movement of the controlled member to an electrical reference to determine whether to wake the electronic control unit. The system detects manual movement of the controlled member, e.g. from unauthorized entry, and causes an alarm and/or for the motor to brake or to drive to counteract the manual movement of the controlled member. |
| US10927582B2 |
Motor-vehicle seal with integrated anti-pinching system
A seal for a movable part of a motor-vehicle includes at least one body formed of polymeric elastomeric material supplemented with carbon-based nanofillers. The body includes an outer surface having one or more piezo-resistive areas where the polymeric material supplemented with carbon-based nanofillers is piezo-resistive due to laser irradiation to define one or more electric deformation sensors activatable in response to a contact with a foreign body during the movement of the movable part of the motor-vehicle. The body also includes one or more conductive lines made locally electrically-conductive due to laser irradiation to define the one or more electrical connection lines connecting the electric deformation sensors to electrodes associated with the seal. |
| US10927580B2 |
Door closers
A door closer, including: an anchor assembly, including: a frame mounting plate which is fixable relative to a door frame; and an adjustor plate; and an actuator assembly for mounting within the thickness of a door leaf to move the door leaf between open and closed configurations relative to the door frame, the actuator assembly including an operating member coupled by a link to the adjustor plate and mounted for a range of movements between a fully retracted position, in which the anchor assembly is held adjacent the actuator assembly when the door leaf is in the closed configuration, and an extended position, in which the anchor assembly is in spaced relation to the actuator assembly when the door leaf is in the open configuration, the link being configured to extend from the adjustor plate along a first axis, wherein the frame mounting plate is provided with one or more slot(s), the or each slot being elongated along a second axis, the second axis being generally orthogonal to the first axis. |
| US10927578B2 |
Key for sliding panel
A corner key assembly for a sliding panel system including a panel frame and a movable panel can include a corner key including a distal and proximal end, and a guide chamber being defined in the corner key, the guide chamber extending from the distal end towards the proximal end of the corner key; a guide slidingly movable relative to the corner key, at least a portion of the guide being configured to be positioned in the guide chamber and a portion of the guide being configured to extend from the guide chamber; and a biasing element positioned in the guide chamber between the guide and the proximal end, the biasing element configured to urge a portion of the guide from the guide chamber away from the corner key and into frictional engagement with the panel frame to hold the panel in a desired position relative to the panel frame. |
| US10927571B2 |
Closing device with a strong deterrent compression spring
Closing device (1) with a pusher (17), a closing and opening mechanism (7) comprising at least one locking element (9), wherein the at least one locking element (9) movable by means of a latch spring (19) from an open position into a closed is characterized in that the locking spring (19) to assist the closing movement of the at least one locking element (9) in the open position has a first bias voltage by turning the pusher (17) can be generated. |
| US10927566B2 |
Transportable device for preventing a loss of a movable object
The invention relates to a transportable device for preventing a loss of a movable object, comprising a protective housing (2) for protecting the device (1), an electronic alarm device (35), which is arranged in the protective housing (2) and has an anti-theft alarm function, and fastening means (11) for detachably fastening the device (1) to the movable object, wherein the fastening means (11) comprise at least one wrap-around element (12; 46; 52; 59; 68) for wrapping around at least one part of the movable object and wherein the wrap-around elements (12; 46; 52; 59; 68) can be fixed by means of locking elements (19, 20, 21; 49, 50, 51; 55, 57, 58; 61, 63, 64, 65; 71, 72, 73), which are arranged in the protective housing (2), wherein the locking elements (19, 20, 21; 49, 50, 51; 55, 57, 58; 61, 63, 64, 65; 71, 72, 73) can be selectively opened and closed by means of a lock device (13) rigidly connected to the protective housing (2), and wherein additionally the protective housing (2) can be selectively opened and rigidly connected to the protective housing (2), and wherein additionally the protective housing (2) can be selectively opened and closed by means of said lock device (13) and access to at least one chamber (18, 33) in the protective housing (2) is thereby enabled. |
| US10927562B2 |
Fence support system
A fence support system includes a catch member having an at least partially D-shaped protrusion and post receiver, and a retainer member having an aperture configured to receive the protrusion. A method of supporting an apertured fence material includes providing a catch member comprising an at least partially D-shaped protrusion extending from a catch plate of the catch member and receiving an end of a vertical support within the catch member, providing a retainer member comprising an aperture configured to receive the protrusion of the catch member, and capturing an apertured fence material between the catch member and the retainer member. |
| US10927560B2 |
Modular crypt
A modular crypt structure comprising a frame, a module insert defining a chamber and a closure panel and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The chamber functions as a crypt module and is adapted to receive bodily remains or portions thereof. The chamber is closed by attaching a closure panel, such as a stone crypt front to the frame, thereby encapsulating bodily remains. The modular crypt structure may comprise a plurality of chambers, thereby providing a plurality of crypt modules, and the frame may comprise a plurality of horizontal bars and a plurality of vertical bars. A method of constructing a modular crypt structure comprises erecting a frame, providing at least one module insert, configuring the insert to define a chamber adapted to receive bodily remains, and closing the crypt module. |
| US10927559B2 |
Pool cleaning robot having a filtering unit and a sensor
A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering fluid that passes through the filtering unit; a calorimetric sensor for sensing a cleanliness related parameter of the filtering unit while the pool cleaning robot is submerged in the fluid; and a controller that is configured to at least assist in determining, based on the cleanliness related parameter of the filtering unit, a cleanliness of the filtering unit. |
| US10927557B1 |
Personal workspace assembly
A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm. |
| US10927556B2 |
Non-swelling reinforced drywall joint tape
A non-swelling joint tape for use with drywall applications includes a tapered trim strip body extending along a central body axis and a non-swelling backing paper. The tapered trim strip body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, and is at least partially constructed from a first dimensionally stable material. The non-swelling backing paper is at least partially secured to the second surface of the tapered trim strip body and is at least partially constructed from a second dimensionally stable material. The tapered trim strip body is dimensioned such that a first thickness between the first surface and the second surface at the central body axis is greater than a second thickness between the first surface and the second surface at the first side and the second side. |
| US10927555B2 |
Method for improving the ventilation effectiveness of large conditioned air plenum environments including such environments in multilevel raised floor electro-mechanical distribution systems
The present invention is intended for use in large conditioned air plenum environments and particularly in the plenum environment of multilevel raised floor electro-mechanical distribution systems. The invention comprises the step of providing at least one height change of dedicated conditioned air plenum, which alters the plenum's volume. This makes it possible to maintain the preferred static pressure and velocity for conditioned air throughout the entire plenum even as the amount of air in the plenum decreases as conditioned air discharges into the intended space outside of the plenum. |
| US10927548B1 |
Fiber elements for soil stabilization
The fiber elements for soil stabilization include a combination of rigid and flexible fibers that are adapted to be added to soil in order to stabilize the soil to improve the geotechnical characteristics thereof. Each fiber element includes a rigid fiber having opposed first and second ends, at least the first end defining a first ring. A plurality of flexible fibers are attached to the first ring. When mixed with soil, the rigid fibers provide stiffness to the soil mass, and the flexible fibers provide deformability. For purposes of packaging, prior to addition to soil, the plurality of flexible fibers may be at least partially secured to one another by a water soluble material, such as a water soluble glue, water soluble thread or the like. A plurality of the fiber elements may be secured to one another by the water soluble material, forming a fiber module. |
| US10927547B2 |
Wall blocks, veneer panels for wall blocks and method of constructing walls
Wall blocks, veneers, veneer connectors, walls, and methods of constructing walls are provided. More particularly, the invention relates to constructing walls in which a veneer panel is attached to a wall block with a connector and in which the front faces of the veneers have a desirable texture. |
| US10927545B2 |
Modular wall system
A wall panel of a moveable and demountable frameless wall panel system that is secured between a floor of a room and a ceiling rail secured to a ceiling of the room. The wall panel includes a frameless panel, an upper clamp assembly, a ceiling track configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, a lower clamp assembly, a first height adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly, a second height adjustment mechanism, and a bottom floor channel receiving the first height and second height adjustment mechanisms. |
| US10927543B2 |
Acoustic attenuation structure
An acoustic attenuation structure comprises a gas permeable composite facesheet, a cellular core, and an impermeable backing. The gas permeable composite facesheet has a designated porosity. The designated porosity causes the permeability of the gas permeable composite facesheet. The gas permeable composite facesheet comprises a carbon fiber fabric. The cellular core is bonded to the gas permeable composite facesheet using a resin of the gas permeable composite facesheet without any additional adhesive. The impermeable backing is connected to the cellular core. |
| US10927542B2 |
Integrated joint sealing system
An integrated joint sealing system that is incorporated into the edges of a sheathing panel, which also may have a factory bonded weather resistive barrier. The edges of each panel are configured as a shiplap joint, or similarly functioning joint, that is present as either an overlap or underlap on each of the four panel edges. The arrangement of the joints are such that one edge will have an overlap and the opposite edge will have an underlap. A flexible gasket material (or materials) is factory applied to one or both sides (underlap and/or overlap) of the shiplap joint. This flexible gasket material, when overlapped with adjacent shiplap panels, provides a weather resistive seal to limit both water and air penetration. |
| US10927541B2 |
Metal deck attachment clip and method
A one-piece clip includes a stiffener, a first connector plate extending from the stiffener at a first dihedral angle to the stiffener, the first connector plate configured for attachment to a support member extending beneath a corrugated metal deck, and a second connector plate extending from the stiffener at a second dihedral angle to the stiffener, the second connector plate configured for attachment to an underside of the corrugated metal deck. A method of retrofitting a structure to augment its resistance to uplift and seismic forces includes the steps of attaching a first connector plate of a one-piece clip to a support member extending beneath a corrugated metal deck, and attaching a second connector plate of the one-piece clip to an underside of the corrugated metal deck. |
| US10927540B2 |
Construction system for structural frameworks of buildings
A construction system for structural frameworks of buildings is described, comprising a first and a second structural elements mutually connected by connecting elements, the first and second structural elements being vertically assembled to make a pillar of the framework, a third and a fourth structural elements mutually connected by connecting elements to make a beam of the framework, the third and fourth structural elements being assembled transversally to the first and second structural elements, the third and/or fourth structural elements being associated as joint to the first and/or to the second structural element, the third and fourth structural elements being further connected to the first and the second structural elements by connecting elements, to make the framework, the first, second, third and fourth structural elements being composed of a panel having height and width greater than the thickness. |
| US10927539B2 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning large pipes, such as storm drain conduits
Apparatus and a method for cleaning accumulated sediment from storm drain conduits and other large-diameter conduits. A nozzle assembly is arranged to deliver a high-volume flow of water at a pressure high enough to loosen sediment from the interior of a conduit and to propel the nozzle assembly and an associated nozzle feed hose upstream within a conduit being cleaned. Water from the nozzle assembly flushes the sediment downstream and is then collected, partially cleaned, and reused in the nozzle assembly. Mud and clay may be left in the water to increase its specific gravity and viscosity. A self-contained portable and mobile system includes a tank and apparatus for removal of high concentrations of entrained or suspended solids, and a pump and conduits for delivering a high-volume flow of water, containing quantities of suspended solids, to the nozzle assembly. |
| US10927538B2 |
In-line partitioned separator storm water drain treatment system with upflow filter
A system designed to control and filter runoff water in storm drains is presented. Drain water frequently carries trash, organic matter, suspended solids, hydrocarbons, metals, nutrients and bacteria collected from streets and parking lots into a storm drain inlet, which enters storm water drain pipe systems.The present invention supplies a series of baffle boxes inserted in the drain water stream with a final box possessing an upflow filter comprising filtration media and filter cartridges. The system can also support a storm flow bypass that directs high-flow storm runoff water directly to the outlet to protect the filter system. |
| US10927534B2 |
Bathtub overflow assembly
A bathtub overflow assembly having an overflow elbow exterior to the bathtub's overflow port with an externally threaded cylinder extending axially from the overflow elbow in the direction of the overflow port. The assembly has an overflow elbow retaining structure in the tub comprising a retainer ring having a flange sized to circumscribe the overflow port on the interior of the tub. The retainer ring has a centrally mounted sleeve which extends axially in the direction of the elbow. The sleeve is internally threaded to cooperatively engage the threads on the overflow elbow cylinder and has a length which is sufficient to enable it to overlap the overflow cylinder. An overflow test plug which threadedly mounts to the retainer ring is also disclosed. |
| US10927533B2 |
Selectively engageable variable flow rate sink strainer stopper and chemical element
A selectively engageable variable flow rate sink strainer which is selectively engageable by several complimentary and individually engageable components, and is especially adapted to providing strainer stopper and chemical functions to kitchen sinks and typical kitchen sink drains. Embodiments include ones which are variable between a maximum and minimum flow rate, the minimum rate being selectively adjustable to approximately zero, comprising a relatively alignable strainer and drain body and droppably removable and sealable strainer and an independently straining drain body and providing for chemical elements outside of a liquid soak volume and at the site of engagement of strainer and drain body. |
| US10927527B2 |
Periphery monitoring device for crawler-type working machine
A surroundings monitoring device of a crawler-type work machine includes: cameras configured to take images of surroundings of the crawler-type work machine; a display unit configured to display the images taken by the cameras; and a controller configured to superimpose an outer-edge guide image generated based on the farthest position of an undercarriage from a revolution center of the crawler-type work machine on the display unit. |
| US10927526B1 |
Hydraulic wave tuner
A work vehicle has a chassis, and a member connected to the chassis for movement with respect to the chassis. An actuator is connected to the chassis and to the member to move the member with respect to the chassis. A hydraulic circuit is connected to the actuator and a pump pressurizes fluid in the hydraulic circuit. An adjustable quarter wave tuner is connected to the hydraulic circuit. The adjustable quarter wave tuner has a length that is adjustable within a range of lengths to thereby reduce noise caused by the pump across a corresponding range of frequencies. In some embodiments, the member is a linear actuator, such as a hydraulic cylinder. In other embodiments, the member is a rotary actuator, such as a hydraulic motor. |
| US10927524B2 |
Retrieval arrangement for a ripper of a machine
A retrieval arrangement for a ripper of a machine includes a bollard that is disposed towards a rear portion of the machine. The bollard includes a base that is disposed along a mid-plane of the ripper and connected to the ripper via a ripper carriage. A method for retrieving the ripper includes positioning a sling around the bollard, and pulling the sling using another machine such that the bollard is biased in the direction away from the ripper carriage. |
| US10927521B2 |
Equalizer with lubrication
An equalizer for a mining machine includes an equalizer main body, an internal chamber defined by the main body configured to retain lubrication, and a bushing disposed within the internal chamber. The bushing includes an opening. The equalizer further includes a pin disposed partially in the internal chamber and extending through the opening. |
| US10927519B1 |
Recovery system for large-scale spilled oil flowing onto and adhered to shore
A recovery system for large-scale spilled oil flowing onto and adhered to a shore is disclosed. The recovery system for large-scale oil flowing onto and adhered to a shore is mounted on an amphibious vehicle that can move on a neritic zone and land. A skimmer assembly is installed in a front of the amphibious vehicle. An oil collection assembly is foldably provided on each of front opposite sides of the amphibious vehicle, thereby easily collecting oil. A recovered oil treatment assembly is mounted on the amphibious vehicle and configured to accommodate the oil recovered by the skimmer assembly therein and to store separated oil by separating water from the accommodated oil. |
| US10927517B2 |
Scooper assembly
A scooper assembly has a scoop container attached to the end of a hiking stick and a bag-retainer for retaining a roll of waste collection bags. The container is configured with a set of teeth that extend out from the bottom of the inlet opening and an outlet opening on the back of the container is configured for dumping feces from the container. The container is configured to retain a bag around the back outlet opening. The bag-retainer has a slot for pulling the end of the roll of bags therethrough, bag-teeth to aid in tearing a bag off from the roll, and a cleat and tray for holding a filled bag. A light-mount is configured to allow positioning of a light in any direction and a detachable rake may be alternately used to collect feces. A receptacle for personal articles and for pepper spray is provided. |
| US10927515B2 |
Self-propelled milling machine, method for automatically loading a means of transport with milling material, as well as road or ground working unit
A self-propelled milling machine includes a controller which continuously locates an alterable position of a loading surface and of a slewable transport conveyor relative to a machine frame, or the position of the loading surface relative to the transport conveyor, and automatically controls one or more of the slewing angle, the elevation angle and the conveying speed of the transport conveyor, wherein discharged milling material impinges on pre-calculated points of impingement within the loading surface. The controller determines correction factors for the control parameter(s) as a function of a transverse inclination about the longitudinal central axis of the loading surface, a position angle between the longitudinal central axis of the loading surface and the longitudinal central axis of the transport conveyor or that of the machine frame, and/or the position of the pre-calculated point of impingement relative to an end of the loading surface lying on the longitudinal central axis. |
| US10927504B2 |
Microfibrillated film
A method of producing a microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) film comprising reinforcement fibers. The method includes: providing a suspension comprising a first MFC in an amount of at least 50 weight %, reinforcement fibers in an amount of at least 5 weight %, all percentages calculated on the total solid content of said suspension, and a formation aid; mixing said suspension to form a mixture; forming a fibrous web from the mixture; and dewatering and/or drying said fibrous web to form a film having a basis weight of less than 40 g/m2, a specific formation number of below 0.45 g0.5/m2, and an Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) value of below 100 ml/m2/per 24 hours, preferably of below 50 ml/m2per 24 hours at 50% relative humidity. Also, a film and use of the film in food or liquid packaging applications. |
| US10927501B2 |
Monitoring system, control system, and actuation assembly of a paper machine, and a method of controlling
A monitoring system comprising: (a) one or more sensors that monitor activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof of stock on a paper machine and (b) a control system in communication with the one or more sensors and one or more foil sections within the paper machine; wherein the control system measures the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof of the stock and correlates the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof to formation of fibers within the stock so that an angle, height, or both of the one or more foil sections are adjusted to change the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof in the stock. |
| US10927500B2 |
Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures having increased surface area and process for making same
A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The unitary deflection member can also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance can have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or greater area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction. |
| US10927499B2 |
Refiner segment in a fiber refiner
A refiner segment for a refiner comprising refining zones provided with a pattern of bars arranged at a respective pumping feeding angle within a respective refining zone, and intermediate grooves between the bars, and dams extending between the bars and protruding above the surface of the grooves. The dams are arranged at least at the ends of at least some of the bars at the borders between the refining zones. Openings are formed at the borders between the refining zones, radially outside of the dams, where the openings are arranged such that a respective angle is formed between an imaginary line connecting the openings and a line which is perpendicular to a radius of the refiner segment, where the angle is directed towards the inner edge of the refiner segment, thereby allowing steam to pass through the openings and flow towards an inner edge of the refiner segment. |
| US10927497B2 |
Methods for the production of high alpha-cellulose pulp
In alternative embodiments, provided herein are methods and industrial processes for generating high purity (high alpha cellulose) pulp from lignocellulosic feedstocks, comprising directly contacting a lignocellulosic feedstock with a system comprising a super critical or near-super critical fluid or mixture of fluids, whereby the partial pressure of the system provides for the alcoholysis, hydrolysis or a combination thereof of the feedstock at reduced temperatures and pressures, followed by an upgrading step wherein a low-purity cellulosic material generated in the super critical or near-super critical reaction step is treated with an alkaline solution. Also provided herein are systems and methods for producing a high purity cellulose material using reduced amounts of alkaline material. |
| US10927495B2 |
Aqueous stain resistant coated artificial leather and manufacturing method therefor
The present invention relates to a method for producing an eco-friendly artificial leather by treating a polyurethane artificial leather with an aqueous stain resistant coating agent, and an aqueous stain resistant coated polyurethane artificial leather produced thereby. Without organic solvents in the stain resistant treatment process therefor, the artificial leather is eco-friendly and exhibits a uniform stain resistant effect thereacross uniformly due to the uniform and rapid drying of the stain resistant coating layer even in the absence of heating at a high temperature, and thus the coating layer is not thermally strained. |
| US10927490B2 |
Clutch device and washing machine
A clutch device may include an actuator and a clutch member structured to be driven by the actuator to perform mechanical connection and disconnection. The actuator may include an output arm having an operating point which drives the clutch member, a support point which swingably supports the output arm at a position separated from the operating point of the output arm, a clutch motor, and a reduction gear mechanism structured to transmit a drive force of the clutch motor to a force point provided between the operating point of the output arm and the support point. |
| US10927484B2 |
Needle removing tool, needle removing device and needle removing method
A needle removing tool (2) and a needle removing device (1) are provided for needles (4, 5) on needle boards (3) of needle looms. The needle removing tool (2) includes a hollow mechanical extraction device (11) for intact and damaged needles (4, 5). The extraction device (11) is motor-driven in such a way as to be rotationally and linearly movable. The extraction device (11) is provided with an elongate extraction sleeve (12) that has an axial hole (18) and a lateral axial slot (20) on the sleeve jacket (19). |
| US10927481B2 |
Traversing unit, method for operating a traversing unit, and workstation comprising a traversing unit
A traversing unit for traversing a yarn with respect to a pair of delivery rollers of a workstation of a textile machine includes a yarn-guiding unit, a single traversing drive configured with the yarn-guiding unit, and a conversion element configured with the single traversing drive such a rotational movement (ω) of the single traversing drive is converted into a linear, reciprocating movement of the yarn-guiding unit. The single traversing drive is a rotating motor. A sensor is disposed to detect at least a middle position of the yarn-guiding unit. |
| US10927480B2 |
Linear fibrous formation with a coating of polymeric nanofibers enveloping a supporting linear formation constituting a core, a method and a device for producing it
A method, system, and resulting linear fibrous formation are provided wherein a supporting linear formation defines a core that is transported through a spinning chamber. A coating of polymeric nanofibers enveloping the supporting linear formation in the spinning chamber. The coating of polymeric nanofibers comprises a flat stripe wound around the core into a helical form, the flat stripe created from a hollow electrically neutral nanofibrous plume generated in a spinning space above a spinning electrode during spinning by AC electric voltage in the spinning chamber. |
| US10927479B2 |
Producing device and producing method for chopped fiber bundles, producing device and producing method for fiber-reinforced resin forming materials, cutting blade for carbon fiber bundles, and rotary cutter for carbon fiber bundles
One mode of the invention relates to a producing a device for chopped fiber bundles having a chopper unit including a cutting blade for cutting long fiber bundles, a guide for restricting the travel direction of the fiber bundles to be supplied to the cutting means, and a structure, provided between the chopper unit and the guide, that widens the fiber bundles. The invention also relates to method for producing chopped fiber bundles by widening fiber bundles while restricting the travel direction of the long fiber bundles to be supplied to chopper unit by a guide, and obtaining chopped fiber bundles by cutting the fiber bundles with the chopper unit. |
| US10927478B2 |
Fabric of continuous graphene fiber yarns from functionalized graphene sheets
Provided is a fabric comprising a layer of yarns combined (by weaving, braiding, knitting, or non-woven) to form the fabric wherein the yarns comprise one or a plurality of graphene-based long or continuous fibers. The long or continuous fiber comprises chemically functionalized graphene sheets that are chemically bonded with one another having an inter-planar spacing d002 from 0.36 nm to 1.5 nm as determined by X-ray diffraction and a non-carbon element content of 0.1% to 40% by weight, wherein the functionalized graphene sheets are substantially parallel to one another and parallel to the fiber axis direction and the fiber contains no core-shell structure, have no helically arranged graphene domains, and have a length no less than 0.5 cm and a physical density from 1.5 to 2.25 g/cm3. The graphene fiber typically has a thermal conductivity from 300 to 1,600 W/mK, an electrical conductivity from 600 to 15,000 S/cm, or a tensile strength higher than 1.0 GPa. |
| US10927477B2 |
Method of forming composite fibers
A process of forming a fiber comprised of a plurality of bio-char particles, comprising: combining a portion of a polymer with a hemp derivative, said hemp derivative selected form a hemp carbon made by pyrolyzing a quantity of hemp stalk at between 1100-1500° C. to create a char; adding the char to a milling vessel and milling the char for a period of between 1 to 16 hours, and a full spectrum hemp extract, or combinations thereof, wherein the polymer and hemp derivative are extruded to form a fiber. |
| US10927470B2 |
Apparatus for fabricating electrode structure
An apparatus for fabricating an electrode structure includes a high voltage unit, a plating material part facing the high voltage unit, and a transfer roll to which a negative voltage is applied. The high voltage unit includes a high voltage roll, and an insulating sheath configured to cover a surface of the high voltage roll. The high voltage roll is applied with a voltage of about 1 kV to about 100 kV, the plating material part is applied with a positive voltage, and the high voltage unit and the transfer roll rotate. |
| US10927468B2 |
Copper electroplating compositions and methods of electroplating copper on substrates
Copper electroplating compositions which include an imidazole compound enables the electroplating of copper having uniform morphology on substrates. The composition and methods of enable copper electroplating of photoresist defined features. Such features include pillars, bond pads and line space features. |
| US10927465B2 |
Brownmillerite oxides for oxygen evolution catalyst
An oxygen evolution catalyst of the formula: Sr2MCoO5 where M=Al, Ga wherein M is bonded with four oxygen atoms to form a tetrahedron. The catalyst is operated at a potential of less than 1.58 volts vs. RHE at a current density of 50 μA/cm2 for a pH of 7-13. The catalyst is operated at a potential of less than 1.55 volts vs. RHE at a current density of 50 μA/cm2 and a pH of 13. The oxygen evolution catalyst of the formula: Sr2GaCoO5 wherein the catalyst is operated at a potential of less than 1.53 volts vs. RHE at a current density of 50 μA/cm2 and a pH of 7. The oxygen evolution catalyst of formula: Sr2GaCoO5 wherein the catalyst maintains a current within 94% after 300 minutes at a potential of 1.645 volts vs. RHE wherein the current is greater than 1 milliamp and a pH of 7. |
| US10927464B2 |
Carbon fiber textile reinforcing member with anodic metal line and method of repairing and reinforcing concrete structure using the same
Provided are a carbon fiber textile reinforcing material with an anode metal line which can be repaired and reinforced with a high stiffness and non-corrosive carbon fiber textile by disposing a carbon fiber textile reinforcing material with an anodic metal line functioning as a conductor and a reinforcing material on a deteriorated cross-section of concrete, can maximize repair and reinforcement of a reinforced concrete structure by preventing additional corrosion of a concrete embedded reinforcing bar using a sacrificial anode arranged on the carbon fiber textile, can prevent corrosion of an existing reinforced concrete structure and can be used as a reinforcing material and a corrosion preventing material of a new concrete structure, and a method for repairing and reinforcing a reinforced concrete structure using the same. |
| US10927463B2 |
Pretreating liquid for electroless plating to be used during reduction treatment, and process for producing printed wiring board
A novel pretreating liquid for electroless plating which is used simultaneously with reduction treatment after roughening treatment of a filler-containing insulating resin substrate. A pretreating liquid for electroless plating is used simultaneously with reduction treatment when an insulating resin substrate containing a filler is roughened and residues generated on the insulating resin substrate are reduced. The pretreating liquid comprises: a reducing agent; and at least one selected from the group consisting of ethylene-based glycol ether represented by CmH(2m+1)-(OC2H4)n-OH (m=an integer of 1 to 4, n=an integer of 1 to 4) and propylene-based glycol ether represented by CxH(2x+1)-(OC3H6)y-OH (x=an integer of 1 to 4, y= an integer of 1 to 3). |
| US10927458B2 |
Method of forming film
In a first aspect of a present inventive subject matter, a method of forming a film includes turning a raw material containing at least a first chemical element and a second chemical element into atomized droplets; carrying the atomized droplets containing at least the first chemical element and the second chemical element by use of a carrier gas onto an object; and causing a reaction of the atomized droplets to form a film containing at least the first chemical element and the second chemical element on the object. The first chemical element is selected from among elements of Group 14 and elements of Group 15 of the periodic table. The second chemical element is selected from among d-block elements, elements of Group 13 and elements of Group 14 of the periodic table and different from the first chemical element. |
| US10927457B2 |
Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus in this embodiment includes a reactor, a pump, an exhaust pipe and a mesh member. The reactor houses a semiconductor substrate to treat the semiconductor substrate. The pump exhausts a gas inside the reactor. The exhaust pipe connects between the reactor and the pump. The mesh member is located at a flow inlet of the pump for the gas or in the exhaust pipe and has a main plane having a plurality of meshes arranged thereon. The mesh member has a protrusion and/or protruding shape projecting upstream of the gas. |
| US10927452B2 |
Substrate having an intermediate coating and a carbon coating
Components suitable for chemically aggressive environments are disclosed, as well as methods for producing the components. One component may include a substrate having at least one surface having a layer system, which may include an amorphous carbon layer. The layer system may include at least one metallic intermediate layer which is arranged between the substrate and the amorphous carbon layer. The metallic intermediate layer may include titanium, a titanium alloy, nickel, or a nickel alloy. A two-layer bonding layer may be arranged between the at least one intermediate layer and the substrate and a first bonding layer composed of NiP. A second bonding layer composed of a nickel-chromium alloy or a nickel-vanadium alloy may also be present. The amorphous carbon layer may form an outer layer of the layer system facing away from the substrate and may comprise at least one amorphous hydrogen-containing carbon layer. |
| US10927449B2 |
Extension of PVD chamber with multiple reaction gases, high bias power, and high power impulse source for deposition, implantation, and treatment
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sputtering chamber with in-situ ion implantation capability. In one embodiment, the sputtering chamber comprises a target, an RF and a DC power supplies coupled to the target, a support body comprising a flat substrate receiving surface, a bias power source coupled to the support body, a pulse controller coupled to the bias power source, wherein the pulse controller applies a pulse control signal to the bias power source such that the bias power is delivered either in a regular pulsed mode having a pulse duration of about 100-200 microseconds and a pulse repetition frequency of about 1-200 Hz, or a high frequency pulsed mode having a pulse duration of about 100-300 microseconds and a pulse repetition frequency of about 200 Hz to about 20 KHz, and an exhaust assembly having a concentric pumping port formed through a bottom of the processing chamber. |
| US10927447B2 |
Lighthouse scanner with a rotating mirror and a circular ring target
The present invention introduces a scanning arrangement and a method suitable for coating processes applying laser ablation. The arrangement is suited to prolonged, industrial processes. The arrangement comprises a target, which has an annular form. The laser beam direction is controlled by a rotating mirror locating along the center axis of the annular target. The scanning line will rotate circularly along the inner target surface when the mirror rotates. The focal point of the laser beams may be arranged to locate on the inner target surface to ensure a constant spot size. A ring-formed, a cylinder-shaped or a cut conical-shaped target may be used. The inner surface of the target may thus be tapered in order to control the release direction of the ablated material towards a substrate to be coated. |
| US10927440B2 |
Zirconium-titanium-copper-nickel-aluminum glasses with high glass forming ability and high thermal stability
The disclosure provides Zr—Ti—Cu—Ni—Al metallic glass-forming alloys and metallic glasses that have a high glass forming ability along with a high thermal stability of the supercooled liquid against crystallization. |
| US10927436B2 |
Aluminum alloys
An aluminum alloy consisting essentially of from greater than 6 wt % to about 12.5 wt % silicon; iron present in an amount up to 0.15 wt %; from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.4 wt % chromium; from about 0.1 wt % to about 3 wt % copper; from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.5 wt % magnesium; from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.1 wt % titanium; less than 0.01 wt % of strontium; and a balance of aluminum and inevitable impurities. The aluminum alloy contains no vanadium. A method for increasing ductility and strength of an aluminum alloy without using vacuum and a T7 heat treatment, the method comprising: casting the molten aluminum alloy by a high pressure die-cast process to form a cast structure. The structural castings formed of the aluminum alloy composition disclosed herein exhibit desirable mechanical properties, such as high strength and high ductility/elongation. |
| US10927434B2 |
Master alloy metal matrix nanocomposites, and methods for producing the same
Some variations provide a metal matrix nanocomposite composition comprising metal-containing microparticles and nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are chemically and/or physically disposed on surfaces of the microparticles, and wherein the nanoparticles are consolidated in a three-dimensional architecture throughout the composition. The composition may serve as an ingot for producing a metal matrix nanocomposite. Other variations provide a functionally graded metal matrix nanocomposite comprising a metal-matrix phase and a reinforcement phase containing nanoparticles, wherein the nanocomposite contains a gradient in concentration of the nanoparticles. This nanocomposite may be or be converted into a master alloy. Other variations provide methods of making a metal matrix nanocomposite, methods of making a functionally graded metal matrix nanocomposite, and methods of making a master alloy metal matrix nanocomposite. The metal matrix nanocomposite may have a cast microstructure. The methods disclosed enable various loadings of nanoparticles in metal matrix nanocomposites with a wide variety of compositions. |
| US10927426B2 |
Cooling equipment for continuous annealing furnace
Cooling equipment comprising: a plurality of injection units in a continuous annealing furnace including heating zone, soaking zone, and cooling zone through which strip-shaped steel sheet is sequentially fed, the injection units arranged in cooling zone in row along feed direction of steel sheet and injecting, from injection nozzles, cooling gas containing hydrogen, onto steel sheet; and hydrogen concentration adjustment unit adjusts hydrogen concentration of cooling gas such that hydrogen concentration distribution is formed in which, in a space of the cooling zone where plurality of injection units are disposed, hydrogen concentration at upstream region is higher than hydrogen concentration at downstream region; plurality of injection nozzles arranged along feed direction of steel sheet, and each of injection nozzles extending toward steel sheet; and injection nozzles positioned at both sides in array direction inclined to slope toward a center of the array direction on progression toward tips of injection nozzles. |
| US10927418B2 |
Assays and methods for selecting a treatment regimen for a subject with leukemia
Diagnostic methods for identifying cancer bearing subjects appropriate for treatment with CPX-351 include genetic and ex vivo testing of cells from a candidate subject. Combination treatment with CPX-351 and FLT-3 inhibitors improve CPX-351 uptake and toxicity. |
| US10927417B2 |
Gene expression-based biomarker for the detection and monitoring of bronchial premalignant lesions
Disclosed herein are assays and methods for the identification of premalignant lesions, as well as methods of determining the likelihood that such premalignant lesions will progress to lung cancer. Also disclosed are methods and assays that are useful for monitoring the progression of premalignant lesions to lung cancer. The assays and methods disclosed herein provide minimally invasive means of accurately detecting and monitoring the presence or absence of premalignant lesions, thus providing novel insights into the earliest stages of lung cancer and facilitating early detection and early intervention. |
| US10927416B2 |
Method for diagnosing colorectal cancer from a human feces sample by quantitative PCR, primers and kit
The present invention relates to the field of detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). Specifically it relates to methods for the early detection, risk screening and monitoring of CRC and/or adenomatous polyps in a human subject based on the quantification of one or more 16S rDNA bacterial sequences in feces. It further relates to the use of said bacterial sequences as biomarkers of colorectal cancer and/or adenomatous polyps; to a kit comprising a reagent and instructions for the quantification of said bacterial sequences; and to nucleic acids for the quantification of said 16S rDNA bacterial sequences. |
| US10927414B2 |
Methods and kits for determining predisposition to develop kidney diseases
Provided are methods and kits for determining predisposition of a subject to develop a kidney disease, by identifying in a sample of the subject at least one APOL1 polypeptide variant which is characterized by a higher trypanolytic activity on Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense as compared to the trypanolytic activity of wild type APOL1 polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 on the Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense under identical assay conditions; or at least one APOL1 nucleotide mutation in the APLO1 genomic sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, wherein the at least one nucleotide mutation or polypeptide variant being in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with the S342G mutation in the APOL1 polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, wherein presence of the APOL1 polypeptide variant indicates increased predisposition of the subject to develop the kidney disease. |
| US10927410B2 |
Compositions and methods for identification, assessment, prevention, and treatment of T-cell exhaustion using CD39 biomarkers and modulators
The present invention is based on the identification, of compositions and methods for the identification, assessment, prevention, and treatment of T-cell exhaustion using CD39 biomarkers and modulators. |
| US10927400B2 |
Protein standard compositions and methods of making and using the same
The invention generally relates to protein standard compositions and methods of making the same. Also contemplated are kits including the protein standard compositions or kits for making the protein standard compositions and methods of using the protein standard compositions to quantify the abundance of a phosphorylated protein in a sample. |
| US10927398B2 |
Compositions for CYP450 phenotyping using saliva samples
Disclosed are methods and compositions which may be used in human cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzyme phenotyping. The methods and compositions typically utilize a mélange of substrates for different CYP450 enzymes which may be administered orally to a patient. Subsequently, the metabolites of the substrates may be detected in the patient's saliva as well as any non-metabolized substrates to calculate a metabolic ratio for any given CYP450 enzyme in order to generate a phenotypic CYP450 enzyme profile for the patient. |
| US10927397B2 |
Compositions, devices and methods for detecting biofilms
Generation of foam when spraying biofilm-detection compositions onto a surface may entrain air and create bubbles, which lead to false positives. Aqueous biofilm-detecting compositions containing low-foaming surfactants, radical scavenger, solvent, thickener, hydrogen peroxide, chelating and coupling agent may be sprayed onto a surface to test for the presence of biofilm without generating excess bubbles or foam. |
| US10927393B2 |
Nucleic acid amplifications
A method includes combining a polynucleotide and an amplification reagent mixture to form a reaction mixture, wherein the reaction mixture comprises reversibly bound divalent ions in solution, and adjusting the pH of the reaction mixture to release the reversibly bound divalent ions, thereby initiating amplification of the polynucleotide. |
| US10927390B2 |
Method for producing lactic acid by bacterial fermentation
A method for producing lactic acid comprises the steps of culturing in a culture medium comprising concentrated whey permeate or delactosed whey permeate as a substrate a bioconversion competent Bacillus bacterial strain capable of converting delactosed whey permeate into lactic acid for a period of time sufficient to allow the bacteria convert at least some of the lactose present in DLP or concentrated whey permeate into lactic acid, and then recovering the lactic acid from the culture medium. |
| US10927389B2 |
Method of producing chemical substance by continuous fermentation
A method of producing a chemical product by continuous fermentation utilizes a separation membrane under conditions at a pH of not more than 3.5, wherein yeast having vanillin resistance is used to enable efficient production of a chemical product without leaving a large amount of fermentation feedstock unused, is provided. |
| US10927388B2 |
Method for preparing sugar, bioethanol or microbial metabolite from lignocellulosic biomass
The present invention relates to a method for preparing bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. The method of the present invention is capable of: minimizing the impurity content of an enzymatic saccharification raw material, by extracting biomass using hot water, before pretreatment, and removing extractable substances such as inorganic salts; suppressing, to the greatest extent, the production of overdecomposition products of sugar, by pretreating the biomass, from which the hot water extractable substances have been removed, in a condition for maximizing xylan yield; preparing fermentable sugar at a low cost, without washing a pretreated solid obtained from subsequent solid-liquid separation, but by only concentrating a sugar solution obtained after enzymatic saccharification, using a separation film; and preparing bioethanol therefrom in high yield. |
| US10927387B2 |
Pesticidal proteins and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:50-96, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1-47, as well as variants and fragments thereof. |
| US10927384B2 |
DNA vectors, transposons and transposases for eukaryotic genome modification
The present invention provides polynucleotide vectors for high expression of heterologous genes. Some vectors further comprise novel transposons and transposases that further improve expression. Further disclosed are vectors that can be used in a gene transfer system for stably introducing nucleic acids into the DNA of a cell. The gene transfer systems can be used in methods, for example, gene expression, bioprocessing, gene therapy, insertional mutagenesis, or gene discovery. |
| US10927383B2 |
Cas9 mRNAs
In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to compositions comprising modified Cas9 polyribonucleotides and methods of use, as well as Cas9 polynucleotides and polyribonucleotides. |
| US10927381B2 |
Functional ligands to LL37
The present invention relates functional ligands to target molecules, particularly to functional nucleic acids and modifications thereof, and to methods for simultaneously generating, for example, numerous different functional biomolecules, particularly to methods for generating numerous different functional nucleic acids against multiple target molecules simultaneously. The present invention further relates to functional ligands which bind with affinity to target molecules, such as molecules used proteins or peptides, such as LL37. |
| US10927378B2 |
Compound and method for treating myotonic dystrophy
Provided are 9-base morpholino antisense compounds targeted to polyCUG repeats in the 3′UTR region of dystrophia myotonica protein kinase (DMPK) mRNA, and related methods for treating myotonic dystrophy DM1. |
| US10927377B2 |
Modulators of APOL1 expression
The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting APOL1 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease associated with APOL1. |
| US10927375B1 |
Compositions and methods to reduce beta-agonist-mediated tachyphylaxis
Described herein are let-7f miRNA inhibitors and uses thereof. In some embodiments, the let-7f miRNA inhibitors can be capable of reducing method of reducing β-agonist-mediated β2-Adrenergic Receptor (β2AR) down regulation in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10927370B2 |
Single cell analysis of transposase accessible chromatin
Methods and systems for sample preparation techniques that allow amplification (e.g., whole genome amplification) and sequencing of chromatin accessible regions of single cells are provided. The methods and systems generally operate by forming or providing partitions (e.g., droplets) including a single biological particle and a single bead comprising a barcoded oligonucleotide. The preparation of barcoded next-generation sequencing libraries prepared from a single cell is facilitated by the transposon-mediated transposition and fragmentation of a target nucleic acid sequence. The methods and systems may be configured to allow the implementation of single-operation or multi-operation chemical and/or biochemical processing within the partitions. |
| US10927369B2 |
Methods for sorting nucleic acids and multiplexed preparative in vitro cloning
Methods and compositions relate to the sorting and cloning of high fidelity nucleic acids using high throughput sequencing. Specifically, nucleic acid molecules having the desired predetermined sequence can be sorted from a pool comprising a plurality of nucleic acids having correct and incorrect sequences. |
| US10927368B2 |
Library-based methods and compositions for introducing molecular switch functionality into protein affinity reagents
Methods and compositions are disclosed for introducing molecular switch functionality into a protein affinity reagent to render its binding to a target molecule sensitive to an environmental trigger, such as pH, while maintaining binding affinity to the target molecule. Combinatorial libraries created by the method are also disclosed. |
| US10927366B2 |
System and method for sequestering substances in bulk liquids
Systems and methods for detecting and sequestering target analytes in a fluid sample. The system comprises a bulk specimen reservoir for receiving a liquid sample, along with paramagnetic materials operative to selectively bind to the target analyte of interest. A vertex is interconnected with the bulk specimen reservoir to define a specimen chamber assembly to which a magnetic chamber is deployed about the vertex portion thereof and operative to sequester the magnetic particles, as well as any analyte of interest bound thereto, within the interior of the vertex. Once sufficient time is allowed for mixing and allowing the magnetic capsule to sufficiently retain the magnetic particles within the vertex, the vertex is disconnected from the specimen reservoir and the paramagnetic materials retained therein analyzed to determine the presence of the analyte of interest. |
| US10927360B1 |
Compositions comprising digestive enzymes
Provided herein are compositions with enhanced protein specific activity, protein combinations and methods for the preparation thereof. |
| US10927357B2 |
Variant G6P G7P glucoamylase compositions and methods
The invention is directed to novel variant glucoamylases. |
| US10927353B2 |
Catalyst and use thereof
Use of a catalyst in a method of reducing a substrate, the method comprising contacting a substrate with a catalyst, optionally in the presence of a co-substrate, thereby to generate a reduced substrate. The catalyst is a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 7 or SEQ ID NO: 9. In the method the substrate concentration is at least 50 mM. |
| US10927350B2 |
Methods for generating stem cell-derived beta cells and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are methods for generating SC-β cells, and isolated populations of SC-β cells for use in various applications, such as cell therapy. |
| US10927348B2 |
Human adipose tissue white and ‘brown-on-white’ progenitors for reconstructive and metabolic therapies
Methods for preparation of prospectively identified human adipose stem cells enriched populations thereof, e.g., for therapy. |
| US10927347B2 |
Device and method for breaking down and sizing harvested fat
A fat sizing device includes a first filter element and a second filter element. The first filter element has an exterior formed from a ceramic such as titanium nitride. The second filter element is positioned in series with the first filter element and has an exterior formed from an organic polymer such as a parylene. The first filter element has a first mesh size and the second filter element has a second mesh size different than the first mesh size and may be less than the first mesh size. |
| US10927345B2 |
Activated platelet composition with tunable growth factor level
Methods and systems for generating a tunable or customizable activated product composition are related. In certain embodiments, one or more of electric pulse parameters, flow rate, or sample container size are varied so as to generate the activated product composition. The activated product composition may be customized or optimized based for a particular patient or procedure. |
| US10927343B2 |
Therapeutic apoptotic cell preparations, method for producing same and uses thereof
The present application provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a population of mononuclear-enriched cells in an early-apoptotic state, methods for the production of said compositions and uses thereof in the treatment of diseases characterized by pathological immune responses. The pharmaceutical compositions may be used in treatment of conditions such as, but not limited to, graft versus host disease (GVHD) and autoimmune diseases including but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease, gout and arthritis. |
| US10927329B2 |
Cleaning formulation for removing residues on surfaces
This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one first chelating agent, the first chelating agent being a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid; 3) at least one second chelating agent different from the first chelating agent, the second chelating agent containing at least two nitrogen-containing groups; 4) at least one metal corrosion inhibitor, the metal corrosion inhibitor being a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriazole; 5) at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of water soluble alcohols, water soluble ketones, water soluble esters, and water soluble ethers; 6) water; and 7) optionally, at least one pH adjusting agent, the pH adjusting agent being a base free of a metal ion. This disclosure also relates to a method of using the above composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate. |
| US10927325B2 |
Detergent compositions
The invention relates to a detergent composition comprising: —(a) from 0.0001 to 1 wt. %, preferably from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt. %, more preferably from 0.0001 to 0.01 wt. %, most preferably from 0.0005 to 0.001 wt. % of a shading dye; and, (b) from 0.0001 to 10 wt. %, preferably from 0.0005 to 8 wt. %, more preferably from 0.001 to 5 wt. %, most preferably from 0.002 to 0.2 wt. % of a cellulase selected from any sequence with a sequence identity of at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, further preferred at least 90%, GO even more preferred at least 92%, also preferred at least 95%, particularly preferred at least 98% and most preferred at least 99% to SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15 or SEQ ID NO: 17. |
| US10927322B2 |
Lubricant compositions and methods for using the same
A lubricant composition with improved stability and tolerance for water hardness comprises a synthetic wax emulsion; an amine derivative; an emulsifier; and a sequestrant. The synthetic wax emulsion may include poly(ethyleneoxide)-based or poly(propyleneoxide)-based wax emulsions. The amine derivative may include alkyl C12-C14 oxy propyl diamine. The lubricant composition can be used for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor. The method includes applying the lubricant composition to at least a part of the container or the conveyor in an application cycle, where the application cycle includes a first period of time of dispensing the lubricant composition and a second period of time of not dispensing the lubricant composition. |
| US10927321B2 |
Traction fluid with improved low temperature properties
A traction fluid comprising a blend of 2,3-dicyclohexyl-2,3-dimethylbutane (HAD) and 2,3-dicyclohexyl-2,3-dimethylbutane (iso-HAD) is found to have a lower viscosity at low temperatures when compared to a traction fluid having only HAD or only iso-HAD as a base fluid with no compromise to traction coefficient. The traction fluid may comprise additives. The traction fluid usually comprises HAD:isoHAD between about 8:1 to about 1:3. Further, the HAD:iso-HAD traction fluid blend is produced by a method of simultaneous co-production of hydrogenated HAD and hydrogenated iso-HAD from an alpha styrene dimer and an iso-HAD precursor with a yield of about 90% in a method that does not require a purification step. |
| US10927320B2 |
Additising a fuel
A method for preparing a fuel composition which comprises a base fuel, an oxygenate and an octane-boosting additive comprises: blending an additised oxygenate with a base fuel, wherein the additised oxygenate comprises an oxygenate and an octane-boosting additive. The method enables suitable amounts of octane-boosting additives to be incorporated into a fuel composition, whilst enabling fuels having a range of properties to be prepared. |
| US10927318B2 |
Lubricity additive for transportation fuels
Oxidized disulfide oil (ODSO) compounds, derived from by-product disulfide oil (DSO) compounds from the MEROX process, are effective as lubricity additives for transportation fuels. Significant increases in lubricity of ultra-low sulfur fuels as measured by the WSD test were observed with addition of ODSO compounds in the range of from 0.1 ppmw to 10 ppmw. This use of ODSO compounds as lubricity additives converts an otherwise DSO waste oil product into a valuable commodity that has utility in improving lubricity properties of transportation fuels. |
| US10927316B2 |
Char discharge unit, char recovery unit including char discharge unit, char discharge method, and integrated gasification combined cycle
A char discharge unit is for discharging char discharged from a filtration unit into a char storage unit in which a pressure is at least temporarily higher pressure than that in the filtration unit. The char discharge unit includes a char discharge line connected to a lower side of the filtration unit in a vertical direction and connected to the char storage unit; a lock hopper installed at an intermediary point of the char discharge line to temporarily store the char; an admission valve installed in the char discharge line between the lock hopper and the filtration unit; a control valve installed in the char discharge line between the lock hopper and the char storage unit; and a control device configured to close the control valve when the admission valve is open, and to close the admission valve when the control valve is open. |
| US10927315B2 |
Maximizing high-value chemicals from mixed plastic using different steam-cracker configurations
A process for producing olefins and aromatics comprising converting plastics to a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase in a pyrolysis unit; separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream comprising the gas phase and a hydrocarbon liquid stream comprising the liquid phase; feeding the hydrocarbon gas stream to a gas steam cracker to produce a gas steam cracker product comprising olefins, wherein an olefins amount in the gas steam cracker product is greater than in the hydrocarbon gas stream; separating the hydrocarbon liquid stream into a first fraction (b.p.<300° C.) and a second fraction (b.p>300° C.); feeding the first fraction to a liquid steam cracker to produce a liquid steam cracker product comprising olefins and aromatics, wherein an olefins amount in the liquid steam cracker product is greater than in the first fraction; and recycling the second fraction to the pyrolysis unit. |
| US10927314B2 |
Process for the conversion of crude oil to petrochemicals
An integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products includes distilling crude oil to produce gases fraction, naphtha, kerosene, gasoil and resid; subjecting resid to resid upgrading to produce LPG, light-distillate and middle-distillate; subjecting at least a portion of one or more of the group consisting of middle-distillate produced by resid upgrading, kerosene and gasoil to middle-distillate hydrocracking to produce LPG, light-distillate and hydrowax; and subjecting at least a portion of one or more of the group consisting of light-distillate produced by resid upgrading, light-distillate produced by middle-distillate hydrocracking and hydrowax to steam cracking. A process installation for performing the process is also provided. |
| US10927309B2 |
Conserving fresh wash water usage in desalting crude oil
Methods for conserving the use of fresh wash water in crude oil desalting are described. A crude oil stream including salt mixes with a wash water stream to form an emulsion. The emulsion flows to a desalter, and the wash water coalesces to reform the wash water stream and to transfer at least a portion of the salt from the crude oil stream to the wash water stream. The crude oil stream with reduced salt content separates from the wash water stream. The effluent, which includes the wash water stream, flows from the desalter to a processing unit. The effluent is processed to reduce a concentration of salt in the effluent to be substantially equal to or less than a concentration of salt in the wash water stream. At least a portion of the processed effluent mixes with the crude oil stream before the emulsion flows to the desalter. |
| US10927303B2 |
Methods for improved quench tower design
The present technology describes methods and systems for an improved quench tower. Some embodiments improve the quench tower's ability to recover particulate matter, steam, and emissions that escape from the base of the quench tower. Some embodiments improve the draft and draft distribution of the quench tower. Some embodiments include one or more sheds to enlarge the physical or effective perimeter of the quench tower to reduce the amount of particulate matter, emissions, and steam loss during the quenching process. Some embodiments include an improved quench baffle formed of a plurality of single-turn or multi-turn chevrons adapted to prevent particulate matter from escaping the quench tower. Some embodiments include an improved quench baffle spray nozzle used to wet the baffles, suppress dust, and/or clean baffles. Some embodiments include a quench nozzle that can fire in discrete stages during the quenching process. |
| US10927300B2 |
Spontaneous alignment assistant for liquid crystal compositions
The spontaneous orientation aid for a liquid crystal composition provides storage stability and allows liquid crystal molecules to be vertically aligned without a PI layer when added to a liquid crystal composition. The spontaneous orientation aid for a liquid crystal composition includes a compound having a partial structure represented by formula (i), particularly in which Ki1 is represented by one of formula (K-1) to formula (K-11). When used in a liquid crystal composition, the spontaneous orientation aid can adsorb to substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal composition (liquid crystal layer) and keep the liquid crystal molecules aligned in a vertical direction. The spontaneous orientation aid makes it possible to align liquid crystal molecules without a PI layer (to induce vertical alignment of liquid crystal molecules under no applied voltage and to achieve horizontal alignment of the liquid crystal molecules under an applied voltage). |
| US10927298B2 |
Nitride fluorescent material, method for producing the same, and light emitting device
A method for producing a nitride fluorescent material having high emission luminance can be provided. The method includes heat-treating a raw material mixture containing silicon nitride, silicon, an aluminium compound, a calcium compound, and a europium compound. |
| US10927295B2 |
Air-stable surface-passivated perovskite quantum dots (QDS), methods of making these QDS, and methods of using these QDS
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for passivated quantum dots, methods of making passivated quantum dots, methods of using passivated quantum dots, and the like. |
| US10927287B2 |
Extended-life calcium aluminophosphate cement compositions
Methods, compositions, and systems for cementing are included. The method comprises providing an extended-life calcium aluminophosphate cement composition comprising calcium aluminate cement, a polyphosphate, water, and a cement set retarder. The method further comprises mixing the extended-life calcium aluminophosphate cement composition with a cement set activator to activate the extended-life calcium aluminophosphate cement composition, introducing the activated extended-life calcium aluminophosphate cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the activated extended-life calcium aluminophosphate cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. |
| US10927280B2 |
Methods of and systems for controlling dust
Methods of and systems for dispensing dust suppressant are provided. The methods comprise forming an aqueous dispersion stream by delivering a surfactant composition to an aqueous liquid stream. The aqueous dispersion stream is mixed to form a dust suppressant. The dust suppressant is dispensed to a surface at a pressure sufficient to provide coverage of the surface. Surface tension of the dust suppressant is measured via a tensiometer, and the measurement is relayed to a controller. The forming of the aqueous dispersion stream is adjusted according to the measured surface tension relayed to the controller. The systems are configured to carry out one or more of the provided methods. |
| US10927278B2 |
Curable organopolysiloxane composition and semiconductor device
The present invention pertains to a curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising at least (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per module, (B) an organopolysiloxane resin represented by average unit formula: (R13SiO1/2)a(R12SiO2/2)b(R2SiO3/2)c(SiO4/2)d. In the formula, R1's are the same or different from each other, and represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group not having an aliphatic unsaturated carbon bond but at least two of the R1's per molecule represent hydrogen atoms, R2 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group not having an aliphatic unsaturated bond, and a, b, and c are numbers satisfying 0 |
| US10927275B2 |
Alumina sol-silane composite material and preparation method and application thereof
The present invention relates to the field of building surface coating technologies, and in particular, to an alumina sol-silane composite material and a preparation method and application thereof. The alumina sol-silane composite material provided in the present invention is prepared by raw materials including the following components by weight parts: 5 to 45 parts of alumina sol, 30 to 90 parts of silane, 3 to 10 parts of silane coupling agent, and 1 to 5 parts of dispersant. A hydrophobic anticorrosive coating can be formed after coating the alumina sol-silane composite material provided in the present invention to a surface of a cement-based material, and has good waterproof performance and corrosion resistance. |
| US10927274B2 |
Article comprising expanded TPU and a water based coating
The present invention relates to an article comprising expanded thermoplastic polyurethane as a substrate and a specific polyurethane urea coating on said substrate, as well as footwear, a process for producing the article and a use of a polyurethane urea dispersion/solution. It has been found that a polyurethane urea coating comprising polycarbonate structural units strongly binds to expanded TPU substrates and maintains the intrinsic properties of the expanded TPU. |
| US10927268B1 |
Coat max
The present application refers to a novel coating compound and more specifically to a novel coating compound comprising 75% of an aluminum containing compound and 25% of a carbon containing compound, where said aluminum containing compound may either be graphene or graphene oxide and said carbon containing compound may either be graphene or graphene oxide. Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as user preferences, design preference, structural requirements, marketing preferences, cost, available materials, technological advances, etc., other graphene arrangements such as, for example, graphene oxide, etc., may be sufficient. |
| US10927265B2 |
Block copolymer for protecting parts made from metal
The invention relates to the use of a block copolymer comprising at least one polyamide block and at least one polyolefin block to give to the metal-based material onto which it is applied adhesion and anti-corrosion properties. Another subject of the invention is a block copolymer including at least one polyamide block at least one polyolefin block and at least one alkylene block, Its preparation process, a composition containing it and a process for using said composition. |
| US10927263B2 |
Polymerizable composition and optically anisotropic body produced using the same
An object of the present invention is to provide a polymerizable composition with which a polymer having a high degree of hardness can be produced. Another object is to provide, for example, an optically anisotropic body, a phase retardation film, an optical compensation film, an antireflection film, a lens, and a lens sheet that are composed of the polymerizable composition and a liquid crystal display element, an organic light-emitting display element, a lighting element, an optical component, a coloring agent, a security marker, a laser emission member, a polarizing film, a coloring material, and a printed item that are produced using the polymerizable composition. The present invention provides a polymerizable composition including a polymerizable compound represented by General Formula (IA) which has a specific structure including a plurality of polymerizable groups. |
| US10927262B2 |
Method for producing oxidized carbon black aqueous dispersion, and method for producing oxidized carbon black aqueous dispersion for inkjet ink
Provided is a method for easily producing an oxidized carbon black aqueous dispersion that can highly remove multivalent metal ions and exhibit excellent dispersion stability.A method for producing an oxidized carbon black aqueous dispersion by successively performing on an aqueous slurry of oxidized carbon black having one or more anionic functional groups on a surface thereof a neutralization step of mixing an alkali metal hydroxide and performing heating/neutralization in the presence of one or more selected from a water-soluble chelating agent and a salt thereof or after mixing an alkali metal hydroxide and performing heating/neutralization, mixing one or more selected from a water-soluble chelating agent and a salt thereof and a separation and removal step of separating and removing a multivalent metal ion chelate complex from a mixed solution obtained at the neutralization step using a separation membrane. |
| US10927261B2 |
Carbon black and rubber compounds incorporating same
Carbon blacks such as reinforcing-grade carbon blacks with high structure are described. The carbon black can have the following properties: a statistical thickness surface area (STSA) ranging from 80 m2/g to 150 m2/g, an oil absorption number (OAN) of at least 180 mL/100 g, and a crushed oil absorption number (COAN) of at least 110 mL/100 g. Rubber compounds which incorporate the carbon black also are described. |
| US10927254B2 |
Polyamide moulding compounds with low relative permittivity
Disclosed are polyamide moulding compounds having a relative permittivity of no more than 3.5 at 2.45 GHz, and having the following components: (A) 25 to 80% by weight of a mixture made of at least one partially crystalline aliphatic polyamide and at least one amorphous or microcrystalline polyamide, (B) 20 to 65% by weight of at least one glass filler, and (C) 0 to 10% by weight of additives, the sum of components (A), (B) and (C) producing 100% by weight. The polyamide moulding compounds are for use in components of devices such as laptops and mobile phones. |
| US10927253B2 |
Nucleating agent for compact thermoplastic polyurethanes
The present invention relates to a process for producing a composition (I) at least comprising a compact thermoplastic polyurethane (P1), comprising the providing of at least one compact thermoplastic polyurethane (P1) or a reaction mixture for production of a compact thermoplastic polyurethane (R-P1), the adding of at least one compound (N) that has a conjugated, nitrogen-containing aromatic structure as nucleating agent to the at least one thermoplastic polyurethane (P1) or to the reaction mixture for production of a compact thermoplastic polyurethane (R-P1), wherein the compound (N) is a solid; and the mixing of the nucleating agent and the thermoplastic polyurethane (P1) or the reaction mixture (R-P1) to obtain a composition (I). The nucleating agent is used here in an amount in the range from 0.01% by weight to 2.0% by weight, based on the thermoplastic polyurethane (P1) or the reaction mixture (R-P1). Further relates the present composition comprising at least one compact thermoplastic polyurethane and at least one compound (N) that has a conjugated, nitrogen-containing aromatic structure as nucleating agent, wherein the compound (N) is a solid, and the use of the compounds mentioned as nucleating agents for a compact thermoplastic polyurethane. |
| US10927248B2 |
Sulfonated modifiers for froth flotation
Improved sparge compositions for reverse froth flotation separation and uses thereof, and methods of reverse froth flotation are described. The sparge compositions comprise sulfonated polymeric modifiers which can act as dispersants and depressants, and the compositions are suitably used in the reverse froth flotation of particulate material containing ultrafine particles. For example, the compositions and methods can be used in the separation of phosphate beneficiary from ores comprising phosphates, dolomite, calcite, clay, silica, silicates, carbonates, and mixtures thereof. |
| US10927246B2 |
Benzoic sulfimide binders and insulation articles comprising the same
The present disclosure generally relates to an aqueous curable binder composition comprising (i) a benzoic sulfimide, (ii) a carbohydrate or alcohol, and (iii) the reaction product of (i) and (ii), at a defined ratio of carbohydrate or alcohol compound to benzoic sulfimide compound. In some embodiments, the aqueous curable binder is produced using renewable materials and is characterized by improved cure rates. In additional embodiments, the composition is disposed onto an assembly of fibers or particles for the production of an insulation product. |
| US10927245B2 |
Non-migratory internal plasticizers attached to a pendant covalent linkage
The present invention relates to polymers functionalized with non-migratory internal plasticizers. |
| US10927244B1 |
Superhydrophobic and self-cleaning radiative cooling film and preparation method thereof
Disclosed are a superhydrophobic and self-cleaning radiative cooling film and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes the following steps: 1) dissolving P (VDFx-HFPy) and PDMS in a composite polar solvent to obtain a translucent composite polymer solution of P (VDFx-HFPy)/PDMS; 2) adding a non-solvent dropwise to the obtained solution to allow for a phase separation of P (VDFx-HFPy)/PDMS to form a sol; 3) casting the sol; drying the cast sol to obtain a film are porous inside with micro/nano rough structures of low surface-energy on the surface. The preparation method of the present invention is simple, and can be used for large-scale production. |
| US10927242B2 |
Foam compositions and uses thereof
Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment are provided including a foam. A variety of foams and foam components and compositions for forming the foams are provided. In some aspects, the foams and components including the foams can have exceptionally high energy return while also having improved durability and softness. In particular, midsoles including the foams are provided for use in an article of footwear. Methods of making the compositions and foams are provided, as well as methods of making an article of footwear including one of the foam components. In some aspects, the foams and foam components can be made by injection molding or injection molding followed by compression molding. |
| US10927240B2 |
Latex composition for dip-molding, and molded article prepared from same
The present invention relates to a latex composition for dip-molding and a molded article produced therefrom. More specifically, the above composition can be used to prepare the dip-molded articles having gentle syneresis, no stickiness, and excellent chemical resistance by using monoglyceride. |
| US10927235B2 |
Fluorinated thermosetting plastic with iodine endgroups
Described herein is a composition comprising: a fluorinated thermosetting plastic comprising repeating divalent monomeric units derived from TFE, HFP and VDF and further comprising a least 0.1-1% by weight iodine endgroups, wherein the fluorinated thermosetting plastic has an MFI greater than 5 g/10 min at 265° C. and 5 kg; and a curing agent. |
| US10927229B2 |
Method for preparing nanoporous polysulfone-based polymers
The present invention relates to a method for preparing nanoporous polysulfone-based polymers, including: a copolymer of a polysulfone polymer and a polar polymer is immersed into a compound swelling agent, and maintained for at least 1 minute above room temperature; the compound swelling agent is a “solvent pair” composed of the mixture of solvent A and solvent B; the solvent A has high affinity with the polysulfone polymer; and the solvent B has high affinity with the polar polymer; the treated copolymer is taken out from the compound swelling agent and then dried to remove the solvent to obtain the nanoporous polysulfone-based polymers. |
| US10927226B2 |
Prepreg and method for producing same
The invention provides a prepreg comprising: a primary prepreg composed of reinforcing fibers and a resin composition (I) impregnating the interior of a reinforcing fiber layer formed from these fibers; and a surface layer composed of a resin composition (II) formed on one or both sides of the primary prepreg; wherein the resin composition (I) is an epoxy resin composition [B] containing at least an epoxy resin and a thermoplastic resin, and the resin composition (II) is an epoxy resin composition [A] containing at least an epoxy resin and conductive particles. |
| US10927225B2 |
Aromatic polyether microparticles, method for producing cured resin product, and method for producing carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material
Aromatic polyether microparticles contain a plurality of particles containing an aromatic polyether in which a content of the particles having a particle diameter equal to or smaller than 50 μm to a total volume of the aromatic polyether microparticles is equal to or higher than 50% by volume. The aromatic polyether microparticles contain phenolic hydroxyl groups in a content equal to or greater than 80 μmol/g. |
| US10927224B2 |
Process for modifying polymer particles of an aqueous polymer dispersion, an aqueous polymer dispersion obtainable by said process, a redispersible polymer powder, and a composition comprising the redispersible polymer powder
The invention relates to a process for modifying polymer particles of an aqueous polymer dispersion in which positively or negatively charged polymer particles are provided with an inorganic salt shell. The inorganic shell leads to an improved drying ability and storage stability of the latex and improves the storage stability of the resulting polymer powder. The obtained polymer powder exhibits an improved viscosity and faster skin-forming time in the final application and is therefore particularly useful in a building material composition. |
| US10927221B2 |
Dendrimeric metallacrowns
Dendrimeric metallacrowns may include a monomeric metallacrown complex or a dimeric metallacrown complex. In an example, the dendrimeric metallacrown includes the monomeric metallacrown complex and a dendron. In this example, the monomeric metallacrown complex includes a central ion, and a metallomacrocycle attached to the central ion. The central ion is selected from the group consisting of a lanthanide ion, a d-block transition metal ion or rare earth metal ion, and an s-block alkali or alkaline earth metal. The metallomacrocycle includes a repeating sub-unit consisting of a metal ion and a ring ligand selected from the group consisting of a hydroxamic acid derivative and an oxime derivative. The dendron is respectively attached to each of the ring ligands of the metallomacrocycle. |
| US10927216B2 |
Manufacturing method for high molecular weight aromatic polycarbonate resin
Provided is a high molecular weight aromatic polycarbonate resin manufacturing method that suppresses the occurrence of heterogeneous structures and can achieve a sufficiently high molecular weight. A high molecular weight aromatic polycarbonate resin manufacturing method including: a step in which a dialcohol compound expressed by general formula (1) and a catalyst are mixed to obtain a catalyst composition; a step in which the obtained catalyst composition is transferred to a prepolymer mixing tank via a transfer pipe, with a transfer period of 10 hours or less; a step in which the transferred catalyst composition and an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer are mixed in the prepolymer mixing tank to obtain a prepolymer mixture; and a high molecular weight achievement step in which the obtained prepolymer mixture is heat-treated under reduced pressure conditions to obtain a high molecular weight aromatic polycarbonate resin. |
| US10927215B2 |
Polymerizable composition
A polymerizable composition, a prepolymer, a phthalonitrile resin, or a composite provided herein has excellent heat resistance and does not cause defects that may adversely affect physical properties. In addition, the polymerizable composition exhibits appropriate curing properties, processing temperatures and process windows and to be capable of forming a composite of excellent physical properties. |
| US10927211B2 |
Block copolymer hydrogenate, resin composition, and applications thereof
A block copolymer hydrogenate, which is a hydrogenate of a block copolymer having a polymer block (A) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound in an amount of more than 70 mol %, and a polymer block (B) containing a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound in an amount of 30 mol % or more, and further satisfies the following requirements: Requirement (1): The content of the polymer block (A) in the block copolymer hydrogenate is 1 to 30% by mass. Requirement (2): The conjugated diene compound contains isoprene. Requirement (3): A total content of the 1,2-bond unit and the 3,4-bond unit in the structural units derived from the conjugated diene compound is 60 mol % or more. Requirement (4): The hydrogenation rate of the polymer block (B) is 60 mol % or more. Requirement (5): The block copolymer hydrogenate has a serial temperature range where tan δ, as measured according to JIS K7244-10 (2005) and under the conditions of a strain of 0.1%, a frequency of 1 Hz, a measurement temperature of −70 to 100° C. and a rate of temperature increase of 3° C./min, is 1.0 or more, and the maximum width of the temperature range is 16° C. or more. |
| US10927210B2 |
Polymeric composition comprising and releasing an odoriferous active compound
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a polymeric elastomeric phase and an odoriferous active compound. In particular the present invention relates to a composition comprising a polymeric elastomeric phase and an odoriferous active compound and releasing said odoriferous active compound over a given period of time. The present invention concerns also objects comprising a polymeric elastomeric phase and an odoriferous active compound and releasing said odoriferous active compound over a given period of time. |
| US10927209B2 |
Polyurethane, urethane-(meth)acrylic composite resin, and aqueous dispersion of urethane-(meth)acrylic composite resin
An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous dispersion for use in a cosmetic, which has both the flexibility and hair styling properties (hair set retention properties), and which allows for easily re-styling hair when the hair style once set has been disturbed; and a cosmetic including the same. In the above mentioned aqueous dispersion and the cosmetic, a polyurethane is used, which is obtainable from a polyol component including at least one type of a polyether polyol and a polyester polyol, and a polyvalent isocyanate component, wherein the polyol component includes: a polyether polyol containing as a major component a structural unit derived from a polyalkylene glycol having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and having a number average molecular weight of 400 or more and 4,000 or less; or a polyester polyol containing a structural unit derived from at least one type of dicarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid. |
| US10927208B2 |
Functional polymer of styrene derivative and anionic polymerization preparation method thereof
A functional polymer of styrene derivative a copolymer of a monomer A having the structure represented by the formula (I) and a comonomer. The functional polymer of styrene derivative of the present invention can be easily further chemically modified. Meanwhile, basic properties of the functional polymer, such as glass transition temperature, viscoelasticity and the like, can be easily adjusted by adjusting the amount of the styrene derivative added. |
| US10927203B2 |
Polyethylene compositions and articles made therefrom
Polyethylene compositions including at least 65 wt % ethylene derived units and from 0 to 35 wt % of C3-C12 olefin comonomer derived units, based upon the total weight of the polyethylene composition are provided. The polyethylene compositions have a) an RCI,m of 100 kg/mol or greater and one or both of: b) a Tw1-Tw2 value of from −16 to −38° C.; and c) an Mw1/Mw2 value of at least 0.9. The polyethylene compositions may be used to manufacture articles such as films. |
| US10927202B2 |
Polyethylene compositions and articles made therefrom
Polyethylene compositions including at least 65 wt % ethylene derived units and from 0 to 35 wt % of C3-C12 olefin comonomer derived units, based upon the total weight of the polyethylene composition are provided. The polyethylene compositions have a) an RCI,m of 100 kg/mol or greater and one or both of: b) a Tw1-Tw2 value of from −16 to −38° C.; and c) an Mw1/Mw2 value of at least 0.9. The polyethylene compositions may be used to manufacture articles such as films. |
| US10927200B2 |
Method for preparing a dry-strength agent, in particular glyoxylated polyacrylamide
In a method for preparing glyoxylated polyacrylamide, in which an aqueous solution of polyacrylamide is supplemented with ethanedial (glyoxal) under stirring by means of a circulation pump, the reaction is started by the addition of a base, at a basic pH value above 8, and is allowed to react under stirring and/or circulating, whereupon the reaction is stopped by the addition of an acid under stirring and/or circulating after completion of a predetermined reaction time, wherein the method is per as a discontinuous method in which the quantitative reaction of ethanedial with an excess amount of polyacrylamide in an aqueous basic medium is controlled and/or regulated by at least one, of the following factors: a) turbidity measurement b) adaptation as a function of the temperature c) pH adaptation as a function of the reaction time d) drop of pH the value, or e) current consumption of the circulation pump. |
| US10927195B2 |
Olefin coordination polymerization catalyst and use thereof
The present invention provides an olefin coordination polymerization catalyst and use thereof. The composition of the raw materials of the olefin coordination polymerization catalyst comprises: a main catalyst and a cocatalyst, wherein a molar ratio of the transition metal halide in the main catalyst to the cocatalyst is 1:10-500; and the composition of the raw materials of the main catalyst comprises a magnesium compound, a transition metal halide, an alcohol having 2 to 15 carbon atoms, and a star-shaped organosiloxane compound in a molar ratio of 1:1-40:0.01-10:0.001-10; and the cocatalyst comprises an organoaluminum compound. The above olefin coordination polymerization catalyst is used as a catalyst for ethylene polymerization, propylene polymerization, and copolymerization of ethylene or propylene with an α-olefin. The olefin polymerization catalyst of the present invention has good catalytic activity. |
| US10927192B2 |
Composition and method of making water soluble chitosan polymer and composite particles
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for water-soluble chitosan particles, methods of making water-soluble chitosan particles, and methods of using water-soluble chitosan particles. In an embodiment, the composition of water-soluble chitosan particles can be used in drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioimaging, biosensing, catalysis, and antimicrobial applications. |
| US10927191B2 |
Coagulation of chitin from ionic liquid solutions using kosmotropic salts
Methods for separating chitin from a chitinous biomass are described, the methods comprising contacting the chitinous biomass with an ionic liquid to form a mixture comprising chitin; contacting the mixture with an aqueous solution of a kosmotropic salt, thereby coagulating the chitin and forming an biphasic system comprising an ionic liquid-chitin phase and an aqueous kosmotropic salt phase; separating the ionic liquid-chitin phase from the aqueous kosmotropic salt phase; and collecting the chitin from the separated ionic liquid-chitin phase, thereby forming a recycled ionic liquid. |
| US10927190B2 |
Cellulose ester and molded article thereof
A cellulose ester, wherein, in a structural formula of the following general formula (I), a degree of substitution where X is an acyl group is from 2.91 to 3.0; the acyl group includes benzoyl group (A) optionally having a substituent, and benzoyl group (B) optionally having a substituent different from that of benzoyl group (A); and when the degree of substitution is 3.0, a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (A) is from 1.5 to 2.9, and a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (B) is from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein all or some of X represents an acyl group; when some of X represents an acyl group, the remainder represents a group selected from a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of from 20 to 20,000. |
| US10927186B2 |
T cell recruiting polypeptides based on TCR alpha/beta reactivity
T cell recruiting polypeptides are provided that bind the constant domain of TCR on a T cell. The polypeptides can be used in methods for treatment of cancers. |
| US10927185B2 |
Bispecific antibody format
[Problem] Provided is a bispecific antibody with a novel format that retains high binding affinity to both antigens, and can be efficiently produced in a commercial production process.[Means for Solution] A bispecific antibody comprising two heavy chains, two first light chains, and two second light chains, in which the heavy chains each comprise a first heavy chain variable region, a CH1 region, a first linker, a second heavy chain variable region, and a heavy chain constant region in order from the amino terminus side; the first light chains comprise a first light chain variable region and a first light chain constant region; the second light chains comprise a second light chain variable region and a second light chain constant region; the first heavy chain variable region and the first light chain variable region form a first antigen binding site; the second heavy chain variable region and the second light chain variable region form a second antigen binding site; and the first antigen binding site and the second antigen binding site recognize different antigens each other. |
| US10927181B2 |
Agonistic tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor binding agents
The present invention relates to binding agents binding to receptors of the TNF superfamily, in particular binding agents binding to at least two different receptors of the TNF superfamily, as well as to their use in medicine. The present invention further relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such binding agents, to cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules and to pharmaceutical compositions and kits. |
| US10927179B2 |
Human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) extracellular domain antibodies and methods of use thereof
The invention relates to anti-human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies. The invention also relates to use of the anti-human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies in the treatment of cancer. The present invention also relates to a process for detecting cancerous cells and a process for diagnosis cancer. The present invention finds an application in the therapeutic and diagnostic medical technical fields. |
| US10927172B2 |
Caninized murine antibodies to human PD-1
The present invention provides caninized murine anti-human PD-1 antibodies that have specific sequences and a high binding affinity for canine PD-1. The invention also relates to use of these antibodies in the treatment of dogs. |
| US10927171B2 |
Antibody therapeutics that bind TIM3
There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-TIM3 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind TIM3, TIM3-antibody binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and TIM3-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating a disease. |
| US10927167B2 |
Anti-complement factor C1Q antibodies and uses thereof
The present invention provides anti-C1q antibodies and methods of using the same. |
| US10927162B2 |
Mutant cytochrome protein and use thereof
A mutant cytochrome protein originated from a cytochrome protein having three heme-binding domains, which mutant cytochrome protein lacks the first heme-binding domain and the second heme-binding domain as counted from the N-terminus, is provided. The mutant cytochrome protein may lack a region(s) containing the first and second heme-binding domains. |
| US10927158B2 |
T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides variant immunomodulatory polypeptides, and fusion polypeptides comprising the variant immunomodulatory peptides. The present disclosure provides T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides, and compositions comprising same, where the T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides comprise a variant immunomodulatory polypeptide of the present disclosure. The present disclosure provides nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids. The present disclosure provides methods of modulating the activity of a T cell; the methods comprise contacting the T cell with a T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptide of the present disclosure. |
| US10927151B2 |
Methods of optimizing nucleotide sequences encoding engineered influenza proteins
The disclosure provides methods for generating an optimized nucleotide sequence encoding an engineered influenza structural protein and the optimized nucleotide sequences obtained therefrom. The optimized nucleotide sequences can be used in a reverse genetics system to facilitate the rescue of infectious influenza virus containing the engineered structural proteins and/or enhance viral titers. Also provided are methods of preparing an influenza vaccine composition using the optimized nucleotide sequences, as well as methods of inducing an immune response using the influenza vaccine composition. |
| US10927149B2 |
Industrially scalable process for recovering biologically active recombinant carrier proteins
The present invention relates to a preparation method which is performed by expressing the recombinant carrier proteins in Escherichia coli and purification thereof. More particular, the invention relates to industrially scalable process for the recovery of recombinant carrier proteins. |
| US10927146B2 |
Peptidyl ketoamides as inhibitors of rhomboid proteases
Compounds useful for the treatment of malaria, cancer, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and bacterial infection. |
| US10927144B2 |
Methods for removing a contaminant using indigenous protein displacement ion exchange membrane chromatography
Methods for purifying a polypeptide from a composition comprising the polypeptide and at least one contaminant are described, which methods comprise the sequential steps of: (a) passing the composition through an ion exchange membrane, where the polypeptide and the membrane have opposite charge, at operating conditions comprised of a buffer having a pH sufficiently distinct from the pI of the polypeptide to enhance the charge of the polypeptide and a low ionic strength effective to prevent the shielding of charges by buffer ions, which cause the membrane to bind the polypeptide and the at least one contaminant, and (b) recovering the purified polypeptide from the effluent. |
| US10927143B2 |
Method for decontaminating a biological material by partitioning and inactivation
The invention relates to a process for decontaminating a biological material by partitioning and inactivation techniques. The process includes the formation of a three-layer liquid system (a-b-c), where the layers are placed one onto the other and are different from each other in density and/or miscibility properties. The upper layer (a) has an aqueous solution of the biological material to decontaminate; the lower layer (c) has the solution inactivating viruses, prions or bacteria; the intermediate layer (b), interposed between the upper and lower layers, separates and protects the biological material from the inactivating solution which has an organic solvent or a mixture of more such solvents, immiscible at least with the upper layer. Moreover, the invention provides specific indications about the density difference between the layers in order to preserve system stability and, at the same time, protect the efficiency of decontamination and the biological activity of the material undergoing decontamination. |
| US10927135B2 |
Metal-free direct arylation of dialkyl phosphonates for the synthesis of mixed alkyl aryl phosphonates
Provided herein are phosphates, thiophosphates, phosphonates, and phosphinates, methods of making same, and methods of using these compounds and methods for the generation of pharmaceutically relevant phosphate, phosphonate, and phosphinate analogs. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US10927131B2 |
Near-infrared absorbing composition, optical structure, and camera module and electronic device comprising the same
Disclosed are a near-infrared absorbing composition including a copper complex represented by Chemical Formula 1, a near-infrared absorption layer formed by using the near-infrared absorbing composition including the copper complex represented by Chemical Formula 1, an optical structure including the near-infrared absorption layer, and a camera module or an electronic device including the optical structure, wherein Chemical Formula 1 is provided below, and and in Chemical Formula 1, R1, R2, x, and y are the same as described in the detailed description. |
| US10927126B2 |
Positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4
Disclosed herein are thieno[2,3-b:5,4-c′]dipyridin-8-amine and pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]pyridazin-8-amine compounds, which may be useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4). Also disclosed herein are methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. |
| US10927124B2 |
Compounds and compositions and uses thereof
Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. Methods of treating neurological or psychiatric disease and disorders in a subject in need are also disclosed. |
| US10927122B2 |
Synthesis of noroxymorphone
The present invention relates to the improved synthesis of noroxymorphone of formula (III). Particularly, the invention shows a way how to reduce the impurity level in the product avoiding lengthy purification steps. |
| US10927121B1 |
Technologies for removing residual solvent from nalmefene hydrochloride and producing crystalline nalmefene hydrochloride monohydrate, monosolvate, or crystalline nalmefene hydrochloride dihydrate
Methods for removing residual solvent from Nalmefene Hydrochloride (HCl) and producing crystalline Nalmefene HCl monohydrate, monosolvate or crystalline Nalmefene HCl dihydrate are described. In embodiments, the methods include recrystallizing Nalmefene HCl from a solvate that includes Nalmefene HCl, water, and a first solvent, wherein the first solvent has a molar volume of at least 98 cm3. Crystalline Nalmefene HCl with a desirably low amount of residual solvent is also described. |
| US10927120B2 |
CDK inhibitors
Compounds of Formulae I, II or III, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as CDK inhibitors. |
| US10927117B2 |
Crystalline form of (S)-7-(1-acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetra-hydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide, preparation, and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a crystalline form of (S)-7-(1-acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetra-hydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide for inhibiting Btk, methods of preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions, and use of the crystalline form above in the treatment of a disease, or in the manufacturing of a medicament for the treatment of a disease. |
| US10927116B2 |
Process for the preparation of 4-phenyl-5-alkoxycarbonyl-2-thiazol-2-yl-1,4-dihydropyrimidin-6-yl]methyl]-3-oxo-5,6,8,8a-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-2-yl]-carboxylic acid
The present invention relates to a process for synthesizing a compound of formula (I), R1 is phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one, two or three substituents independently selected from halogen and C1-6alkyl; R2 is C1-6alkyl; R3 is —CxH2x—; x is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7; or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or diastereomer thereof, which is useful for prophylaxis and treatment of a viral disease in a patient relating to hepatitis B infection or a disease caused by hepatitis B infection. |
| US10927114B2 |
Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists having a heterobiaryl moiety, conjugates thereof, and methods and uses therefor
Compounds having a structure according to formula (I) or (II) where R1, R2, and Ar are as defined herein, are agonists for the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and can be used as adjuvants for stimulating the immune system. Some such compounds can be used in conjugates for targeted delivery to the organ or tissue of intended action. |
| US10927112B2 |
BRaf inhibitors and use thereof for treatment of cutaneous reactions
The present invention discloses novel BRaf inhibitors of formula (I), (II) or (III), wherein R is defined as set forth in the specification, compositions comprising these BRaf inhibitors and uses thereof for the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of cutaneous reactions. |
| US10927110B2 |
Cyano-subtituted heterocycles with activity as inhibitors of USP30
The present invention relates to a class of cyano-substituted-heterocycles of Formula (I) with activity as inhibitors of deubiquitilating enzymes, in particular, ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 30 or ubiquitin specific peptidase 30 (USP30), having utility in a variety of therapeutic areas including cancer and conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction. (I) |
| US10927109B2 |
7-substituted 1-aryl-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid amides and use thereof
The present application relates to novel 7-substituted 1-arylnaphthyridine-3-carboxamides, to processes for their preparation, to their use, alone or in combinations, for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to their use for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders and/or renal disorders. |
| US10927095B2 |
Processes for the preparation of Niraparib and intermediates thereof
The present invention relates to novel procedures and novel intermediates useful in the synthesis of Niraparib or any salt thereof. |
| US10927092B2 |
Glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors for the treatment of diseases
Described herein are compounds of Formula I, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or conditions associated with the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase (GCS). |
| US10927091B2 |
Continuous carbonylation processes
Provided are processes for monitoring and maintaining continuous carbonylation of epoxides or lactones. Processes include measuring parameters affecting the rate of the carbonylation reaction and adding supplemental replacement catalyst replacement components to maintain a constant rate of carbonylation. |
| US10927088B2 |
Thymoquinone derivatives for treatment of cancer
The present invention describes thymoquinone compounds formula (I): (i) These compounds have been identified as being useful in the treatment of cancer. |
| US10927087B2 |
Method for producing polymerizable compound
The polymerizable compound has a hydrazone moiety. The present invention also provides a polymerizable composition in which discoloration and reduction of aligning property do not easily occur. Furthermore, the present invention provides a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition containing a compound obtained by the production method and an optically anisotropic body using the polymer. The present invention provides a method for producing a polymerizable compound including a step of reacting a compound represented by General Formula (I-B-a) with a compound represented by General Formula (I-B-b) to obtain a compound represented by General Formula (I-C), and provides a composition which contains a compound obtained by this production method. |
| US10927084B2 |
Alkanolamine, friction-reducing agent, and lubricating oil composition
To provide a friction-reducing agent containing no sulfur nor phosphorus and being excellent in friction-reducing properties, and a lubricating oil composition using it. An alkanolamine represented by the following formula is used as a friction-reducing agent: wherein A1 and A2 are each independently a hydroxy group or a hydrogen atom, provided that A1 and A2 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time, R1 is a hydrocarbon group having at most 30 carbon atoms, R2 to R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having at most 30 carbon atoms, and m and n are each independently an integer of from 0 to 10. |
| US10927081B2 |
Enhanced erythropoiesis and iron metabolism
The present invention relates to methods and compounds for regulating or enhancing erthropoiesis and iron metabolism, and for treating or preventing iron deficiency and anemia of chronic disease. |
| US10927079B2 |
Intermediate compound of novel tetrahydronaphthyl urea derivative
An intermediate compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof is disclosed wherein the intermediate compound is represented by formula (AM-2-RR)⋅(D-TA): in which p represents an integer of 0 to 4; R1 each independently represent a halogen atom, a cyano group, a C1-6 alkyl group, a halogenated C1-6 alkyl group, a hydroxy C1-6 alkyl group, a cyanated C1-6 alkyl group, a halogenated C1-6 alkoxy group, a C1-6 alkoxy C1-6 alkyl group, a mono-/di-C2-7 alkanoyl amino group, a carboxamide group, or a C1-6 alkoxy carbonyl group; and R2a and R2b each independently represent a C1-6 alkyl group. |
| US10927072B2 |
Phenyl and pyridinyl hydroxamic acids
The present invention relates to pyrimidine hydroxy amide compounds, the use of such compounds in the inhibition of HDAC6, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, disorders, or conditions related to HDAC6. |
| US10927070B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer
Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating, inhibiting and/or reducing the severity of cancer in subjects in need thereof. The methods include providing an agent that inhibits expression or activity of ONECUT2 and administering a therapeutically effective amount of the agent so as to treat, inhibit and/or reduce the severity of cancer in the subject. |
| US10927067B2 |
Organic crystalline salt of haloacetic acid
The present invention specifically relates to novel salt and crystalline form of haloacetic acid and its process of preparation. The invention more particularly relates to novel crystalline form dichloroacetate tromethamine salt and its process of preparation. The present invention more specifically relates to the dichloroacetate tromethamine salt, its process and its use for the treatment of various diseases and/or disorders. |
| US10927066B2 |
Process for hydrogenating a mixture in the presence of a colorless amine
The present invention relates to a process for hydrogenating a mixture (G1) in the presence of a catalyst, where the mixture (G1) comprises at least one colorless amine and at least one color-imparting component. As a result of the hydrogenation step, the at least one color-imparting component is firstly partially, preferably fully, hydrogenated, while the colorless amine, in particular aniline, is not hydrogenated or hydrogenated to only a very small extent. The color-imparting components which cause the discoloration of the amine which is itself in principle colorless are thus removed by hydrogenation, as a result of which purification of the colorless amine or the mixture (G1) is achieved. |
| US10927063B2 |
Process for the preparation of halogenated carboxylic anhydrides
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of halogenated carboxylic anhydrides, e.g. for the preparation of trifluoroacetic anhydride. The preparation is achieved by reacting a halogenated carboxylic acid, e.g. trifluoroacetic acid, with sulfuric acid, oleum and/or disulfuric acid. |
| US10927061B2 |
Dehydrohalogenation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons
The present specification relates to a dehydrohalogenation process comprising contacting a halofluoroalkane of formula RCXYCZQT with a caustic agent optionally in the presence of an amine in an aqueous solvent in the absence of a catalyst while providing mixing with power input ranging from about 0.1 to about 50 HP/1000 gallons to produce a product comprising a fluoroolefin of formula RCX═CZQ, wherein R is perfluorinated alkyl group and X, Z and Q are independently H or halogen, and one of Y and T is H and the other is halogen. |
| US10927059B2 |
Catalyst for converting heavy reformate to produce BTX compounds
A method of making BTX (benzene, toluene, xylene) compounds by feeding a heavy reformate stream to a reactor, where the reactor includes a composite zeolite catalyst, that contains a mixture of a desilicated mesoporous mordenite and ZSM-5, and in which the desilicated mesoporous mordenite, the ZSM-5, or both, comprise one or more impregnated metals. The composite zeolite catalyst is able to catalyze the transalkylation reaction and the dealkylation reaction simultaneously to produce the BTX compounds. |
| US10927058B2 |
Systems and methods related to the syngas to olefin process
Disclosed herein is a system and method capable of producing butadiene from a product stream. |
| US10927055B2 |
Method of preparing a modified zeolite catalyst and preparing ethylbenzene using one cycle process
The invention provides a modified zeolite, a method of preparing the modified zeolite and a method of one cycle alkylating benzene in presence of one of an unmodified and modified zeolite catalyst. The modified zeolite catalyst includes zeolite with ratio of silica to alumina ranging between 5% to 95% of silica and 95% to 5% alumina, kaolinite and a binder, wherein the zeolite is modified with one or more metal oxides of Lanthanide-series of the Periodic Table. The method of alkylating benzene is one cycle process in presence of a catalyst that includes charging benzene and ethylene gas feedstock to an alkylation zone. Heated benzene and the ethylene gas feedstock are contacted in a fixed bed reactor in the alkylation zone. The catalyst for alkylating benzene is added in a catalyst zone of the fixed bed reactor. |
| US10927054B2 |
Ethylene oligomerization/trimerization/tetramerization reactor
A process includes periodically or continuously introducing an olefin monomer and periodically or continuously introducing a catalyst system or catalyst system components into a reaction mixture within a reaction system, oligomerizing the olefin monomer within the reaction mixture to form an oligomer product, and periodically or continuously discharging a reaction system effluent comprising the oligomer product from the reaction system. The reaction system includes a total reaction mixture volume and a heat exchanged portion of the reaction system comprising a heat exchanged reaction mixture volume and a total heat exchanged surface area providing indirect contact between the reaction mixture and a heat exchange medium. A ratio of the total heat exchanged surface area to the total reaction mixture volume within the reaction system is in a range from 0.75 in−1 to 5 in−1, and an oligomer product discharge rate from the reaction system is between 1.0 (lb)(hr−1)(gal−1) to 6.0 (lb)(hr−1)(gal−1). |
| US10927051B2 |
Method for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons
Disclosed is a method for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons, particularly relates to the preparation of the aromatic hydrocarbons by passing methanol and carbon monoxide through a reactor loaded with an acidic ZSM-5 molecular sieve catalyst containing no metal additive under reaction conditions. Compared with the prior art, the method provided by the present invention can improve and stabilize the selectivity to aromatic hydrocarbons, particularly BTX, by adding carbon monoxide in methanol aromatization, and also prolongs the single-pass life of the catalyst. The performance of an inactivated catalyst is not significantly degraded after repeated regenerations. Furthermore, the catalyst preparation process omits the step of adding a metal additive, so that not only the process is simplified, but also costs are greatly reduced, and environmental protection is facilitated. |
| US10927050B2 |
Multi-strand plant and process for producing olefins from oxygenates
The invention relates to a multi-strand plant and a corresponding process for producing olefins from oxygenates in which a plurality of reactor trains which each comprise one or more catalyst-containing oxygenate-to-olefin (OTO) reaction zones are arranged in parallel and operated in parallel, wherein at least one of the parallel reaction zones may be operated in a regeneration mode while the OTO synthesis reaction may be performed in the other reaction zones parallel thereto. The partial product streams obtained from the individual reactor trains operated in a synthesis mode are discharged via partial product conduits, combined into a complete product conduit using a connecting device, compressed using a compressor and separated into a plurality of olefin-containing hydrocarbon fractions using a multi-stage workup apparatus. The inventive configuration of the plant and of the process reduces pressure drops and thus enhances the yield for short-chain olefins, for example propylene. |
| US10927045B2 |
Ceramic composite materials and methods
Provided herein are methods of making composite materials. The methods may include infiltrating a carbon nanoscale fiber network with a ceramic precursor, curing the ceramic precursor, and/or pyrolyzing the ceramic precursor. The infiltrating, curing, and pyrolyzing steps may be repeated one or more times. Composite materials also are provided that include a ceramic material and carbon nanoscale fibers. |
| US10927044B2 |
Boron carbide based materials and process for the fabrication thereof
Disclosed is a method for fabricating a solid article from a boron carbide powder comprising boron carbide particles that are coated with a titanium compound. Further disclosed herein are the unique advantages of the combined use of titanium and graphite additives in the form of water soluble species to improve intimacy of mixing in the green state. The carbon facilitates sintering, whose concentration is then attenuated in the process of forming very hard, finely dispersed TiB2 phases. The further recognition of the merits of a narrow particle size distribution B4C powder and the use of sintering soak temperatures at the threshold of close porosity which achieve post-HIPed microstructures with average grain sizes approaching the original median particle size. The combination of interdependent factors has led to B4C-based articles of higher hardness than previously reported. |
| US10927042B2 |
Methods and compositions for concrete production
The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be in a stationary mixer or a transportable mixer, such as a drum of a ready-mix truck. |
| US10927041B2 |
Curable formulations for structural and non-structural applications
According to some embodiments, a curable mixture configured to set in the presence of water, wherein the mixture comprises magnesium oxide, a primary cementitious component and at least one accelerant. A proportion by weight of the primary cementitious component is 80% to 120% of a proportion of magnesium oxide by weight. |
| US10927038B2 |
Glass article
There is provided a glass article using an ultraviolet absorbing glass substrate, the glass article suppressing solarization and exhibiting a high visible light transmittance. A glass article, comprising a glass substrate absorbing light at a wavelength of 250 to 400 nm from the surface and an antireflection film provided on at least one surface of the glass substrate, wherein the glass article has an ultraviolet irradiation degradation degree (X) of 1.5% or less, wherein the ultraviolet irradiation degradation degree (X) is T0−T1, where T0 is an average transmittance of light at the wavelength of 250 to 400 nm from a surface of the antireflection film in an initial state, and T1 is an average transmittance of light at the wavelength of 250 to 400 nm from the surface of the antireflection film after irradiating the surface of the antireflection film with ultraviolet rays for one hour. |
| US10927035B2 |
Method of manufacturing a solar heat collection pipe
A method of manufacturing a solar heat collection pipe includes an inner circumferential film forming step of forming an antireflection film on an inner surface of a glass pipe and an outer circumferential film forming step of forming an antireflection film on an outer surface of the glass pipe. These film forming steps are performed so that a part of a coating film through which a coating material is flowed when the coating material is discharged from the glass pipe in a coating material discharging step of the inner circumferential film forming step and a part of a coating film with which the coating material is in contact when the glass pipe is lifted from the coating material in a lifting step of the outer circumferential film forming step are positioned within a half circumference of the glass pipe in a circumferential direction of the glass pipe. |
| US10927033B2 |
Optical fiber production method
An optical fiber production method includes: drawing an optical fiber from an optical fiber preform; and cooling the optical fiber. When in the cooling process, the optical fiber is passed through a plurality of annealing furnaces and Equation (1) is held. A time constant of relaxation of a structure of glass forming a core in the optical fiber is τ(Tn). A temperature of the optical fiber at a point in time when the optical fiber is delivered into an nth annealing furnace from an upstream side is Tn. A fictive temperature of glass forming the core at the point in time when the optical fiber is delivered is Tfn. A fictive temperature of glass forming the core after a lapse of time Δt from the point in time when the optical fiber is delivered is Tf. 20° C. |
| US10927026B1 |
Remotely controllable mobile wastewater evaporation system
A method and system of wastewater evaporation uses a turbine-based wastewater evaporation system to convert wastewater to steam on the job site at or near the location where the wastewater is produced. The wastewater evaporation system includes a turbine system that heats wastewater within the turbine exhaust collector that is atomized and converted into steam in the presence of turbine exhaust within the turbine exhaust port for discharge. The system may be disposed on a mobile trailer to facilitate disposing on the job site and may be remotely controllable for use by a remote operator. Because the wastewater is disposed of on site, the method and system of wastewater evaporation does not require the use of storage, pipeline or trucking resources, or disposal facilities, and potentially does not require on-site personnel, thereby reducing the costs associated with the disposal of produced wastewater and increasing the economic feasibility of exploration and production operations. |
| US10927025B2 |
Produced water treatment system
A produced water treatment system includes a skim oil unit, a particulate removal unit, a liquid/liquid separation unit, and a flash concentration unit including a burner for providing hot flue gas into a bath vessel. One or more tubes extending into the bath vessel may be fed hot flue gas by the burner and provide a path for the hot flue gas to flow into the bath vessel. The one or more tubes may include a distribution tube comprising a plurality of ports for hot flue gas to exit the flow path into the bath vessel. At least a portion of a flow path for hot flue gas generated by the burner may extend above a waterline of a bath vessel. Portions flanking the portion of the flow path extending above the waterline may be positioned below the waterline to be thereby submerged during operation. The skim oil unit may include a heated dissolved air floatation system. The heat may be provided by the flash concentration unit. The heat may flash VOCs and dissolved organics from the produced water in a floatation tank of the skim oil. The VOCs and dissolved organics may be provided to the burner for use a fuel and/or incineration. |
| US10927014B1 |
Waste water treatment to reduce BOD/COD
A waste water treatment system for removing contaminant chemicals, bacteria and organic matter to reduce the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and the biological oxygen demand (BOD). The system uses thermal energy to remove chemicals that can be oxidized to reduce the COD, and to destroy bacteria and organic matter to reduce the BOD of the treated water. The system can include an expansion chamber and a nozzle to create steam which can be used as thermal energy to heat the waste water and provide the proper treatment to reduce the COD and BOD of the processed waste water. |
| US10927013B2 |
Double perovskite
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising a semiconducting material, wherein the semiconducting material comprises a compound comprising: (i) one or more first monocations [A]; (ii) one or more second monocations [BI]; (iii) one or more trications [BIII]; and (iv) one or more halide anions [X]. The invention also relates to a process for producing a semiconductor device comprising said semiconducting material. Also described is a compound comprising: (i) one or more first monocations [A]; (ii) one or more second monocations [BI] selected from Cu+, Ag+ and Au+; (iii) one or more trications [BIII]; and (iv) one or more halide anions [X]. |
| US10927012B2 |
Process and system to capture ammonia from a purge gas of a urea plant
A process and system for removing ammonia from ammonia-containing purge gas of a urea plant, the process comprising: contacting said ammonia-containing purge gas with carbon dioxide at a low temperature, reaction of ammonia to form crystals of ammonium salts in a multiphase stream, and removal of the solid ammonium salts from the multiphase stream. |
| US10927009B2 |
Method for directly preparing expanded graphite or graphene under normal temperature and normal pressure
Provided are a method for directly preparing expanded graphite or graphene under normal temperature and normal pressure, a graphene material, and a product. The method comprises the following specific steps: firstly dispersing graphite in an acidic medium containing an oxidizing agent, and then enabling obtained suspension liquid to stand under normal temperature and normal pressure, thus obtaining expanded graphite. The method does not involve any high-temperature high-pressure reaction process, is safe in operation, low in energy consumption and high in efficiency, and is environmentally-friendly. Obtained expanded graphite can realize 50-1500 times of volume expansion, and an sp2 hybridization structure of a graphene sheet layer is basically not damaged; and the obtained expanded graphite can be widely applied to the fields of energy storage, heat management, photoelectronic devices, solar cells, anti-corrosive materials, various composite materials, and the like. The prepared expanded graphite can also be used as a precursor for preparing high-quality graphene, and the high-quality graphene basically containing no defects can be obtained by peeling off the expanded graphite. |
| US10927008B2 |
Method and device for upgrading of biogas and hydrogen production from anaerobic fermentation of biological material
Method and device for biogas upgrading and hydrogen production from anaerobic fermentation of biological material under production of energy rich gases selected among methane and hydrogen or a combination thereof. The method comprises addition of hydrogen gas to a fermentation step to enhance the methane: CO2 ratio in the raw biogas produced. At least part of the raw biogas is subjected to a step of sorption enhanced reforming without prior separation of CO2, using CaO as an absorbent to capture CO2 from the raw biogas as well as CO2 released in the reforming reaction. CaO is regenerated in an endothermic reaction using heat at least partially provided, directly or indirectly, by the bio-gas to be upgraded, thereby producing substantially pure hydrogen and substantially pure CO2. |
| US10927005B2 |
Method for manufacturing doubly re-entrant microstructures
A method of making microstructures having re-entrant or doubly re-entrant topology includes forming a mold defining the negative surface features of the re-entrant or doubly re-entrant topology that is to be formed. In one embodiment, a soft or flowable material is formed on a first substrate and the mold is contacted with the same to form a solid, now positive surface having the re-entrant or doubly re-entrant topology. The mold is then released from the first substrate. The microstructures are secured to a second, different substrate, and the first substrate is removed. Any residual microstructure material located between adjacent microstructures may be removed to form the separate microstructures on the second substrate. The second substrate may be thin and flexible any manipulated into useful or desired shapes having the microstructures on one side thereof. |
| US10927003B2 |
Capacitive intravascular pressure-sensing devices and associated systems and methods
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices are guide wires that include a capacitive pressure-sensing component disposed at a distal portion of the guide wire. Methods of making such intravascular devices, including various manufacturing and assembling techniques, are disclosed. Systems associated with such intravascular devices and methods of using such devices and systems are also disclosed. |
| US10926999B2 |
Microelectromechanical transducer
In accordance with an embodiment, a microelectromechanical transducer includes a displaceable membrane having an undulated section comprising at least one undulation trough and at least one undulation peak and a plurality of piezoelectric unit cells. At least one piezoelectric unit cell is provided in each case in at least one undulation trough and at least one undulation peak, where each piezoelectric unit cell has a piezoelectric layer and at least one electrode in electrical contact with the piezoelectric layer. The membrane may be formed as a planar component having a substantially larger extent in a first and a second spatial direction, which are orthogonal to one another, than in a third spatial direction, which is orthogonal to the first and the second spatial direction and defines an axial direction of the membrane. |
| US10926994B2 |
Point-of-sale octane/cetane-on-demand systems for automotive engines
A point-of-sale fuel dispensing system, a pump assembly and a method of dispensing fuel at a point-of-sale. The system includes a market fuel storage tank, pump assembly, fuel conduit, separation unit, numerous enriched fuel product tanks and a controller. The separation unit may selectively receive at least a portion of market fuel and convert it into an octane-rich fuel component and a cetane-rich fuel component that may be subsequently dispensed to a vehicle being fueled, where a fuel grade selection and retail payment of a fuel containing the octane-rich or cetane-rich fuel components is provided to the vehicle based on user input at the customer interface. |
| US10926991B2 |
Water dispensing apparatus and method for controlling the same
A water dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing hole through which hot water is dispensed, a heating passage unit communicating with the dispensing hole; a heating unit for heating water flowing through the heating passage unit, an input unit for inputting a hot water dispensing command for dispensing the hot water through the dispensing hole, a hot water valve for adjusting a flow of the hot water heated in the heating passage unit, and a controller for controlling the heating unit. |
| US10926985B2 |
Pry bar
A shaft, a wedge and a fulcrum plate connecting the shaft and wedge and having a cross-section in one plane narrower than the shaft and a cross-section in an orthogonal plane wider than the shaft. |
| US10926983B2 |
Lifting device
A lifting device including a first platform, a second platform, a gas spring and a locking device is provided. The first platform includes a base and a first column connected to each other. The second platform includes a working table and a second column connected to each other. The second column and the first column are movably connected. The second column has a plurality of engaging holes. The gas spring includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end connected to the first column, and the second end connected to the second column. The locking device partially disposed at the first column, and a portion of the locking device being adapted to penetrate the engaging holes to fix a relative position between the second column and the first column. |
| US10926982B2 |
Hoisting arrangement of rope hoist
A hoisting arrangement of a rope hoist includes a hoisting rope, a rope drum with one rope groove for the hoisting rope, and a hoisting member for hoisting a load. The hoisting member includes a rope pulley arrangement for the hoisting rope. The hoisting rope is routed from the rope drum via at least the hoisting member's rope pulley arrangement to a fixed attachment point on the rope hoist. The rope drum is tilted in relation to the horizontal plane in a manner where the first end of the rope drum, towards which the hoisting rope is wound in the hoisting member's upper position, is higher than the rope drum's second end, towards which the hoisting rope is unwound in the hoisting member's lower position. |
| US10926972B1 |
Mobile cradle frame for pipe reel
A cradle apparatus and method for transporting and/or deploying a coil of pipe supported around a reel are disclosed. The cradle apparatus can include a first arm member and a second arm member each having a male segment and a female segment capable of telescopic movement. A first set of pipe reel engagement spools and a second set of pipe reel engagement spools can rotate to raise/lift a first flange and a second flange of the reel thereonto when the pipe reel is positioned between the first arm member and the second arm member and the proximal end and the distal end of the first arm member and the second arm member are brought closer together due to telescopic movement of the male and female segments. |
| US10926969B1 |
Roller arm assembly for temporary tape removal machine
A roller arm assembly for a temporary tape removal machines which roller assembly supports a spool assembly on a vehicle that removes temporary tape from a pavement surface. The roller assembly is attached to a chassis or frame of the vehicle and is pivotal between a raised and lowered position. The roller assembly includes a lower arm member and an upper arm member which are rotatably coupled together. The upper arm member supports a spool assembly and a hydraulic motor that rotates the spool assembly. The upper arm of the roller assembly can be rotated with respect to the lower arm to allow the spool assembly to be position on either side of the vehicle chassis or frame. |
| US10926963B1 |
Switch assembly of a sortation conveyor
A sortation conveyor is provided that can include a switch assembly that includes a switch plate, a divert plate, and a bridge plate. The switch plate includes a switch member that defines a switch guide path and a switch that can be mounted on the switch member. Further, the divert plate includes a divert member that defines a divert guide path on a first side and a non-divert guide path on a second side of the divert member. Furthermore, the bridge plate includes a bridge member that defines a first bridge guide path and a second bridge guide path. In some examples, the bridge plate is positioned between the switch plate and the divert plate so that the first bridge guide path connects the switch guide path to the divert guide path and the second bridge guide path connects the switch guide path to the non-divert guide path. |
| US10926960B2 |
Overhead conveyance vehicle
In an overhead conveyance vehicle that travels along a rail serving as a conveyance track mounted on a ceiling and conveys a target magazine along the rail, when an elevating unit holding the magazine is hoisted or lowered between a conveyance position and a transfer position, a controller for controlling the operation of the overhead conveyance vehicle determines, based on an image captured by a camera, the presence or absence of an obstacle in an imaging range captured by the camera. |
| US10926954B2 |
Picking system
The present invention relates to a picking system for order-related picking of goods stockpiled in racks, with an automated picking cell including a gripper for gripping and picking the goods and a cell control unit for actuating the gripper, with a transport system for conveying the racks to a picking position near the picking cell, wherein the racks have shelves and/or containers on and/or in which goods are stored, wherein at least one shelf and/or container of a rack arranged in the picking position can be conveyed from a storage position inside the rack into a removal position in which the at least one shelf and/or container is at least partially arranged in front of the rack, wherein the gripper is actuated by the cell control unit to grip the goods stockpiled on the shelf and/or in the container while the shelf and/or container is in the removal position. |
| US10926944B2 |
Contact lens package and contact lens packaging method
The present disclosure proposes a contact lens package. The contact lens package includes a first substrate, a contact lens, and a guard ring. The contact lens is disposed on the first substrate. The guard ring is disposed on the first substrate and surrounds the contact lens, wherein the guard ring is fixed on a side surface of the first substrate. The contact lens and the guard ring are surrounded and sealed in the first substrate. |
| US10926941B2 |
Device and method for dispensing active ingredient-containing or active ingredient-carrying strips
A device for dispensing active ingredient-containing or active ingredient-carrying strips, including a housing in which a coil chamber for receiving an active ingredient-containing or active ingredient-carrying band is arranged, in which a gear transmission with a driven roller for conveying the band is mounted, and in which a separating device for separating the strips from the band is arranged. A method for dispensing active ingredient-containing or active ingredient carrying strips using such a device is also disclosed. An active ingredient-containing or active ingredient-carrying band is arranged between the driven roller and the pressure roller. A shift clutch transmission having a manually actuatable trigger element is arranged upstream of the gear transmission. The driven roller can be driven in incremental strips by the shift clutch transmission. A device and method is disclosed for dispensing active ingredient-containing or active ingredient-carrying strips with a largely equal dosage are developed. |
| US10926937B1 |
Leak-resistant food package products and methods therefor
A method for forming a food package product is disclosed. The food package product includes layers and patches of adhesive strategically placed on packaging stock that prevents leakage of liquid products. In an exemplary embodiment, the food package product is microwavable popcorn. |
| US10926935B2 |
Reusable inflatable packaging device
A reusable packaging device that in a use state is a rhomboid outer structure with an internal inflatable and reusable vessel that surrounds and protects a payload, that can be converted into a storage state by deflating the vessel and folding the outer structure flat in order that it may be stacked. |
| US10926933B2 |
Packaging material for prevention of rust and method of manufacturing the same
A packaging material (material) of the present invention is used to cover and wrap the metal parts during transportation and storing and in order to prevent rusting and corrosion. The material includes an inner layer and a pair of outer layers sandwiching the inner layer. The inner layer is formed from extruded rigid PET material wherein the outer layers are fabricated from VCI (vapor corrosion inhibitor) embedded into extruded sheets of rigid PET. The material is used for packaging for all ferrous metals for anti-rust. Thermoforming embed corrosion inhibitors directly into rigid plastic material of the outer layers it improves quality by ensuring corrosion inhibitors are incorporated into all packaging while providing superior part protection. |
| US10926932B2 |
3D flexible bag to be filled for biopharmaceutical fluids and method for creating such a bag
A 3-D flexible bag to be filled with a biopharmaceutical product is formed by assembling of two wall elements and two gussets. At least one connection port is provided, for filling and/or emptying. A substantially parallelepipedal configuration is obtained in a filled state thanks to the unfolding of the gussets combined with the folding of flaps of the two wall elements. A transverse weld, formed at one end, connects the two wall elements of the bag and extends continuously, keeping in a folded-flat state: an elongate edge portion of one gusset; an elongate edge portion of the other gusset. This transverse weld has a length corresponding to a determined dimension of the flexible bag in the parallelepipedal configuration. |
| US10926928B2 |
High strength cable tie
A reinforced cable tie generally includes an elongate strap, a head attached to a first end of the strap and a continuous fiber reinforcement disposed in and extending substantially continuously along a path defining at least one of the strap and the head. The head has one or more apertures formed therein and a locking device disposed in the aperture of the head. The locking device is configured to permit a second end of the strap opposite the head to be inserted through the head aperture in a first direction and is further configured to prevent movement of the second end of the strap from the head aperture in a second direction opposite the first direction. |
| US10926920B2 |
Protecting pallet blocks
The present invention provides a block protector assembly including a protector contoured to conform to a block of pallet where the pallet includes a plurality of blocks, and an attachment mechanism coupled to the protector, where the attachment mechanism is configured to secure the protector to the block of the pallet, where the protector includes a rigid material. The present invention also provides a method including determining a contour of a block of a pallet, fabricating a protector to follow the contour of the block, and securing the protector to the block. In addition, the present invention provides a protector configured to prevent damage to a block of a pallet, where the protector includes a first side contoured to a first side of the block, a second side contoured to a second side of the block, and a third side contoured to a third side of the block. |
| US10926915B2 |
Collapsible container
A collapsible container includes a bottom and longitudinal and transverse side walls rising up from this bottom and is designed so as to be foldable in the direction of the bottom, wherein at least one of the side walls can additionally be folded outwards in such a way that its inner side wall surface, which lies at the top in this position, and the surface of the bottom form a common plane. |
| US10926914B2 |
Packaging apparatus and method
A method and apparatus are shown for securing a top for a cardboard carton where the carton has a bottom wall and integral sidewalls, an initially open interior and initially open top flaps with outwardly extending ears. The top flaps are folded to a carton closing position which closes off the initially open interior of the cardboard carton. The ears are also folded to a position in contact with the sidewalls of the carton. A set of punches are aligned with the folded ears of the carton and are actuated to force a first layer of cardboard from a respective top flap through an underlying region of the carton sidewall. A set of platens are located so as to underlie and reinforce the sidewalls of the carton as the punching operation takes place. |
| US10926912B2 |
Method for making a dual chamber bottle
A multiple-chamber container that is extrusion blow molded with a single neck finish and a method to trim the single neck finish is provided. The physical appearance of the multiple-chamber container before the trimming process differs from the multiple-chamber container after the trimming process. The multiple-chamber container includes multiple openings that are configured to engage with a single cap after the trimming process to create a seal. The multiple-chamber container may contain different materials, such as liquids, gel-like substances, granular materials, food, etc. that are not permitted to flow from one chamber to the other chamber when the cap is engaged with the chamber openings. |
| US10926910B2 |
Device and method for manually applying a label on a predetermined object
A device for manually applying a label on a predetermined object includes a first receptacle configured to receive and hold the label and a second receptacle configured to receive and hold the object in a predetermined position in relation to the first receptacle. The second receptacle is adjacent to the first receptacle and has a window opening onto the first receptacle in such a way that it is possible to apply the label wholly or partially on the object. |
| US10926909B2 |
Method for moving to a reference feed position of a label tape and device for labelling containers
A method for moving to a reference feed position of a label tape with respect to a dispensing edge of a container labeller and a corresponding device is described. The label tape may be first pulled back beyond the reference feed position by rewinding to its supply roller and then conveyed in the normal feed direction to the reference feed position prevents unwanted detachment of labels at the dispensing edge as a result of the label tape unwinding from the supply roller as well as the use of pusher roller systems upstream of the dispensing edge. |
| US10926906B2 |
Load stability-based wrapping
Control of a load wrapping apparatus may be based at least in part on the relative stability of a load, such as based upon one or more load stability types that categorize the relative stability of the load. A graphical depiction of a wrap profile may also be used in some instances to facilitate operator set up of the wrap profile. |
| US10926904B2 |
Apparatus and process for packaging a product
A process for packaging a product arranged on a support comprising unrolling a film, moving the film to a packaging assembly defining at its inside a packaging chamber, progressively moving a number of supports inside the packaging chamber of the packaging assembly, closing the packaging chamber with the film sheets held above the respective support, optionally causing one or both of: a gas withdrawal from the hermetically closed packaging chamber and gas injection of a gas mixture of controlled composition, heat sealing the film to said support, wherein the heat sealing uses one or more heaters having heating surfaces which are heated for discrete and short time periods only. An apparatus for performing the above process is also disclosed. |
| US10926903B2 |
Apparatus for bagging a bale and method of bagging such bale
A bale bagging apparatus and method are provided. The bale bagging apparatus includes a bale feeding station, a bale chute, a bale bagging station, and a transportation system that transports a bale to be bagged from the bale feeding station through the bale chute and into the bale bagging station. The bale bagging station includes a bag receptacle, a first opening, and a bag retrieval assembly. The bag receptacle is positioned on a side opposite of the first opening from the side of the first opening on which the bale to be bagged is to be transported. The bag retrieval assembly retrieves a bag from the bag receptacle through the first opening. The bag retrieval assembly positions a first end of said bag around at least a portion of the bale chute before the bale to be bagged is transported through the bale chute by the transportation system. |
| US10926899B2 |
Machine for sealing containers and method for sealing a plurality of containers
This disclosure relates to a machine (1) for sealing containers (91) using a film (95). The machine (1) comprises a first jaw member (21), comprising a plurality of seats (20) for respective containers (91) to be sealed, and a second jaw member (22), facing towards the seats (20) of the first jaw member (21). The first jaw member (21) and the second jaw member (22) are movable one relative to the other between a first condition, in which the two jaw members (21, 22) are separated from each other by an interspace (23) suitable for receiving a film (95), and a second condition, in which the two jaw members (21, 22) are clamped together and, in use, press the film (95) against the containers (91) in the seats (20). The seats (20) are side by side one after another along a longitudinal line (200) extending between a first side (231) and a second side (232) of the interspace (23). The machine also comprises a film feeding device (3) facing towards the first side (231) of the interspace (23), and a positioning apparatus for positioning the film (95) in the interspace (23). The film (95) positioning apparatus comprises a first gripping device (4), which is positioned at the second side (232) of the interspace (23), and a second gripping device (5), that is movable parallel to the longitudinal line (200) between a first position close to the film feeding device (3) and a second position close to the first gripping device (4). The second gripping device (5) in the first position is capable of gripping one edge of the film (95) which projects from the film feeding device (3) and is capable of pulling the gripped film (95) with a movement towards the second position, thereby positioning the film (95) in the interspace (23) at said plurality of seats (20). The first gripping device (4) is capable of gripping the edge of the film (95) positioned by the second gripping device (5). This disclosure relates also to a method for sealing a plurality of containers (91). |
| US10926897B2 |
Volumetric metering device for container filling machine
Some embodiments relate to a metering device, including: a metering chamber; a piston separating the metering chamber into a supply compartment and a metering compartment, the piston including a passage between the two compartments; a valve for closing the passage, allowing the passage of the product when same is in the open position; and movement mechanisms of the valve. The valve includes drive mechanisms of the piston arranged on either side of the piston in such a way that the movement of the valve in a discharge direction drives the movement of the piston in the discharge direction and the movement of the valve along the length of the cylinder body in a transfer direction, and drives the movement of the piston. |
| US10926895B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling the flow rate in a pneumatic syringe
A method for controlling the flow rate of a pneumatic syringe in a system that includes a disposable fluid circuit and reusable hardware configured to accept the disposable fluid circuit. The disposable fluid circuit includes one or more syringes, while the reusable hardware includes a syringe pump for each syringe of the disposable fluid circuit and a controller. The syringe pump includes a vacuum/pressure source for moving the piston within the syringe and a position detector for indicating the position of the piston within the syringe. The method controls several distinct phases of the process: break pressure targeting, glide control and vent control, and the method is the same regardless of whether a positive pressure or a vacuum is applied to the piston of the syringe. Preferably, a proportional-integral-derivative (“PID”) feedback loop is used for controlling the movement of the piston in the syringe. |
| US10926888B2 |
Methods and systems for identifying associated events in an aircraft
In an example, a method for identifying associated events in an aircraft is described. The method includes obtaining sensor data, obtaining fault code data, generating a set of events, where each event occurs over a time interval over which either (i) the sensor data indicates an anomalous measurement or (ii) a fault code associated with a particular aircraft subsystem of the aircraft was signaled, calculating a value of statistical dependence between the set, based on the value exceeding a threshold, constructing a network representing the set as a sequence of related events and further representing a temporal order in which the sequence occurred, indexing, in a summary table stored in memory and separate from the sensor data and the fault code data, the sequence and the value, and controlling a display device to display the summary table and a visual representation of the network. |
| US10926887B2 |
Systems for and methods of providing indicators useful for piloting an aircraft
The present disclosure provides a computer implemented method of providing an indicator useful for piloting an aircraft. The aircraft comprises an antenna configured to communicate with a transceiver. The method comprises: obtaining an antenna envelope characterizing directions relative to the aircraft for which a directive gain of the antenna exceeds a predetermined threshold; determining a direction of the transceiver relative to the aircraft; calculating a maneuvering range of the aircraft by comparing the antenna envelope and the transceiver direction, wherein the maneuvering range is indicative of eligible orientations of the aircraft for maintaining the transceiver within the antenna envelope; and outputting data indicative of the maneuvering range. |
| US10926885B2 |
Hybrid motion mount system
A mount system provides vibration isolation and support through a hybrid hard-soft configuration. The mount system includes a frame and a body connected with the frame. A first coupling element is provided on the body and defines a first opening. A second coupling element is provided on the frame and defines a second opening. A pin extends through the first and second openings to couple the body to the frame. At least one of the first and/or second openings operates as a damping hole with a series of slits disposed about the damping hole, so that the damping hole with the slits is configured to deflect to reduce the transmission of vibrations between the body and the frame. |
| US10926883B2 |
Environmental control system including shared air source with balanced airflow output
An aircraft includes a first engine that generates first bleed air flow and a second engine that generates second bleed air flow. The aircraft further includes an aircraft environmental control system (ECS) with a bleed manifold to collect the first bleed air flow and the second bleed air flow, and one or more air cycle machines to perform air conditioning consuming bleed air flow from the bleed manifold. The ECS balances the first bleed air flow and the second bleed air flow output from the first engine and second engine, respectively, based on a bleed manifold pressure of the bleed manifold. |
| US10926877B1 |
Retractable portable electronic device holder
An apparatus and method for securely holding a Portable Electronic Device (PED). The PED holder is integrated with furniture viewable by a potential user and configured with a support structure couplable to an existing portion of the furniture. The support structure holds a retractable, spring-loaded extension member biased for retraction. Empty, the extension member automatically retracts proximal with the housing of the support structure. Extended, with a PED in place, the retraction bias allows for securely clamping a plurality of sizes of PED. |
| US10926874B2 |
Hybrid propulsion vertical take-off and landing aircraft
A hybrid propulsion aircraft is described having a distributed electric propulsion system. The distributed electric propulsion system includes a turbo shaft engine that drives one or more generators through a gearbox. The generator provides AC power to a plurality of ducted fans (each being driven by an electric motor). The ducted fans may be integrated with the hybrid propulsion aircraft's wings. The wings can be pivotally attached to the fuselage, thereby allowing for vertical take-off and landing. The design of the hybrid propulsion aircraft mitigates undesirable transient behavior traditionally encountered during a transition from vertical flight to horizontal flight. Moreover, the hybrid propulsion aircraft offers a fast, constant-altitude transition, without requiring a climb or dive to transition. It also offers increased efficiency in both hover and forward flight versus other VTOL aircraft and a higher forward max speed than traditional rotorcraft. |
| US10926871B2 |
System and method for pilot-in-control sensing in a rotorcraft
A rotorcraft including a control element, a control sensor connected to the control element, where the control sensor is operable to generate trim data indicating a displacement of the control element in relation to a trim position of the control element, and a flight control computer (FCC) operable to monitor the trim data and determine an active detent state of the control element. The active detent state is one of an in-detent state, an out-of-detent state, and an in-transition state. The FCC is operable to buffer a transition of the active detent state from the in-detent state to the out-of-detent state using the in-transition state. The FCC provides a first flight management function when the active detent state is the in-detent state or the in-transition state, and provides a second flight management function when the active detent state is the out-of-detent state. |
| US10926865B2 |
Spoiler with releasable portion
A spoiler mechanism for an aircraft includes a spoiler fore-section and a spoiler aft-section. The spoiler fore-section includes a forward end configured to couple to a wing structure of an aircraft and a hinge end. The hinge end includes a first hinge coupling and a first retainer portion. The spoiler aft-section includes a second retainer portion and a second hinge coupling coupled to the first hinge coupling of the spoiler fore-section. The first retainer portion and the second retainer portion are configured to engage one another when the spoiler aft-section is aligned with the spoiler fore-section, and the first retainer portion and the second retainer portion are configured to disengage from one another responsive to the spoiler aft-section pivoting upward relative to the spoiler fore-section. |
| US10926863B2 |
Deflection mechanism of the flap panels of an aircraft
Describes a deflection mechanism of the flap panels of an aircraft, the aforesaid deflection mechanism being connected to a wing of an aircraft by means of a first fixed structure and to the flap panels by linkage points, in order to support and deflect the flap panels in desired positions, the deflection mechanism of the flap panels of an aircraft comprises of a set of moving hinged links pivotally connected with each other and linked to a first fixed structure, and a hinged drive link connected to the flap panel and to a second fixed structure, the set of moving hinged links being linked to the flap panel by at least one linkage point in order to pivot jointly the moving hinged links deploying the flap panels in an initially predominantly rectilinear and subsequently deflected trajectory and at the same time aligned with a longitudinal direction of the aircraft, without the use of tracks and rollers, the hinged drive link being pivoted from the movement of the flap panels by the set of moving hinged links. |
| US10926858B2 |
Pressure bulkhead system
The illustrative embodiments disclose a pressure bulkhead system comprising an aft pressure bulkhead, skin splice angles, and stringer splice angles. The aft pressure bulkhead has an outer compression ring. The skin splice angles are positioned adjacent to one another and joined to the outer compression ring. The skin splice angles form a joint between a first section of a fuselage, a second section of the fuselage, and the aft pressure bulkhead. The stringer splice angles join the skin splice angles to a stringer in the second section of the fuselage. |
| US10926855B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling low-speed propulsion of a marine vessel
A method for controlling low-speed propulsion of a marine vessel powered by a marine propulsion system having a plurality of propulsion devices includes receiving a signal indicating a position of a manually operable input device movable to indicate desired vessel movement within three degrees of freedom, and associating the position of the manually operable input device with a desired inertial velocity of the marine vessel. A steering position command and an engine command are then determined for each of the plurality of propulsion devices based on the desired inertial velocity and the propulsion system is controlled accordingly. An actual velocity of the marine vessel is measured and a difference between the desired inertial velocity and the actual velocity is determined, where the difference is used as feedback in subsequent steering position command and engine command determinations. |
| US10926847B2 |
Watercraft fin removal tool and method
A watercraft fin removal tool for facilitating the removal of a detachable fin coupled to a watercraft body. The tool comprises an elongate body having a fin engagement head at one end and a handle at an opposing end. In use, the head is configured to engage the fin such that a sufficient leverage force may be applied to the fin by the user at the head via the handle to detach the fin from the watercraft body. In the preferred embodiment, the tool is designed for the removal of detachable surfboard fins. But, it may also be configured to remove fins from other watercrafts, such as wakeboards, paddleboards and the like. |
| US10926841B2 |
Mooring assembly for a floating vessel
A mooring arrangement for a floating device includes a band and a drum adapted to pay out and pull in the band. The mooring arrangement includes a band guide, the band is extending from the drum via the band guide and is adapted to be coupled to an anchoring arrangement, the band guide being configured to tilt about an articulation axis being parallel with a longitudinal axis of the part of the band situated between the drum and the band guide in order to position the band to compensate for movement in the floating device and thus reduce the wear in the band. |
| US10926840B2 |
Inflatable watercraft
An inflatable flotation chamber comprising a seamlessly constructed flexible tube, sealed ends, and a valve for inflation and deflation. Said chamber characterized in that it can be inflated to a relatively high pressure, giving functional shape and independent structural rigidness to the chamber.A watercraft characterized by one or a multitude of such inflatable flotation chambers. A method of constructing such an inflatable flotation chamber. |
| US10926835B2 |
Power assisted front wheel drive bicycle
The present invention describes power assisted system (PAS) driving the front wheel of a bicycle, including kits and bicycles containing said PAS. |
| US10926830B2 |
Vehicle suspension linkage
A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage, including a shock and a shock extension assembly, is provided. The shock may include first and second mounting axes operably connected to two linkage bodies. The shock may be positioned to provide linear resistance between the two linkage bodies having relative motion with respect to one another. The shock extension assembly may include a first extension body and a second extension body. Each of the first extension body and the second extension body may include a first mounting axis and a second mounting axis positioned with respect to one another in a non-parallel mounting orientation. The extension bodies may be pivotally connected to the suspension linkage so that the first mounting axis of the first extension body is collinear with the first mounting axis of the second extension body. The second mounting axis of the first extension body may be collinear to both the second mounting axis of the second extension body and to one of the shock mounting axes defining a non-effective shock damper axis. |
| US10926828B2 |
Foot-deck-based vehicles having adjustable steering characteristics
A foot-deck-based vehicle having an adjustable steering characteristic is provided. The foot-deck-based vehicle has a foot-deck with a front end, a rear end, and at least one rear wheel proximal to the rear end. A front wheel assembly is coupled to the foot-deck proximal to the front end to pivot relative to the foot-deck about a front wheel assembly pivot axis that is at an acute angle to a vertical axis when the foot-deck-based vehicle is upright. The front wheel assembly includes at least one front wheel rotatably coupled to a front wheel support. A steering characteristic adjustment structure adjustably controls a steering characteristic of the foot-deck-based vehicle. |
| US10926827B2 |
Eccentric bicycle fork shaft
A bicycle fork includes a fork shaft configured to be rotatably borne by headset bearings in a head tube of a bicycle frame so as to rotate about a steering axis. The fork shaft includes a cylindrical fork shaft segment that is disposed eccentrically with respect to the steering axis. The cylindrical fork shaft segment is a right circular cylinder having a hollow interior, a cylindrical inner surface and a central longitudinal axis that lies within a symmetry plane of the bicycle frame and extends parallel to the steering axis. The central longitudinal axis of the cylindrical fork shaft segment is spaced apart from the steering axis in a direction of eccentricity that points in an opposite direction with respect to a forward direction of travel of the bicycle. |
| US10926825B2 |
Reconfigurable cart
A cart includes a hub, a frame, and at least one handlebar. The frame includes a first segment and a second segment, and the first segment, the second segment, and the handlebar are each supported by the hub. The hub defines a rotational axis and at least two of the first segment, the second segment, and the handlebar are rotatable about the rotational axis relative to each other and the hub. At least one wheel is on the first segment and at least one wheel is on the second segment. |
| US10926824B2 |
Bicycle system
The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone. Advantages include that the smartphone can be charged by the battery, the smartphone can communicate with the processor so as to receive various information such as maintenance-related information of the bicycle system, the bicycle system can investigate the smartphone identity to check for unauthorized use of the bicycle system, the smartphone is held during bicycle system travel which reduces the risk of damage to the smartphone, and the bicycle system shape is more aerodynamic than that of a bicycle to which a processor and/or a battery has merely been bolted-on. |
| US10926822B1 |
Bicycle training aid device
A bicycle training aid device comprising a cantilevered handle member extending outwardly away from the bicycle and disposed laterally adjacent to the rear wheel using at least two clamping members. The clamping members may compress and extend to accommodate a range of different bicycles and to thereafter lock into place using at least two locking pins. The bicycle training aid device allows a second person, generally positioned to the rider's side or rear, to hold the bicycle steady by maneuvering the cantilevered handle member, thereby helping the person riding the bicycle maintain the proper balance needed for a smooth and continuous ride. In this way, the bicycle training aid also grants the second person a more effortless and accessible point of contact during use. |
| US10926817B2 |
Protective covering for a flat spiral spring housing, flat spiral spring housing arrangement, and vehicle having a flat spiral spring housing arrangement of this type
The invention relates to a protective covering (4) for sealing a flat spiral spring housing (2), to a flat spiral spring housing arrangement having a protective covering (4), and to a vehicle having a flat spiral spring housing arrangement of this type. The protective covering (4) has a first housing part (2A) and a second housing part (2B) which forms a housing cover, the first housing part (2A) forming, with the second housing part (2B), a receiving space for a flat spiral spring (3), and the two housing parts (2A, 2B) being rotatable with respect to one another. To this end, the flat spiral spring housing (2) has a gap between the first housing part (2A) and the second housing part (2B). The protective covering (4) has an annular disc (9) which extends in the radial direction, and a wall section (10) which adjoins an outer edge of the annular disc (9) and extends in the axial direction, it being possible for the protective covering (4) to be connected to the flat spiral spring housing (2) in such a way that, in a functional state in which it is connected to the flat spiral spring housing (2) to form a flat spiral spring housing arrangement, the protective covering (4) covers the gap between the first housing part (2A) and the second housing part (2B) of the flat spiral spring housing (2) from the outside. |
| US10926815B2 |
Pickup truck box deflector
A deflector mounts to a pickup truck. The deflector may include a mounting flange, mounted to and pivot with a bottom of a tailgate, and spaced from a rear bumper, and a louver extending downward from the mounting flange into a gap between the tailgate and the bumper, with the louver including a portion curving rearward as the louver extends downward such that air flow around the bumper from under the pickup truck is redirected upward along an outer panel of the tailgate. |
| US10926810B2 |
Device and method for fastening a vehicle accessory
The fastening device includes a nut (1) and a screw (2) coupled by being screwed together, the screw (2) being movable with respect to the nut (1), wherein the screw (2) comprises a head (3) provided with a washer (4) able to tilt in any adjustment direction, the axis of the washer (4) able to move within an angle by tilting with respect to the axis of the screw (2). A fastening method includes the steps of vertically introducing the fastening device in a polygonal hole until a seal (6) butts against the roof of the vehicle, and rotating the device in a counterclockwise direction until it butts against the same. The fastening device allows a function of adjustment to be carried out and compensates for the lack of parallelism and tolerance between the fastened accessory and the body of the vehicle. |
| US10926809B2 |
Multi-dimensional load structure
An exemplary multi-dimensional load structure may include a base panel having a tiered structure with an upper layer, a lower layer, and at least one interior layer therebetween. The load structure may also have a glass layer applied to at least surfaces of each of the upper layer, the lower layer, and the at least one interior layer not in contact with an adjacent layer. The load structure may further have a coating applied to the exterior of the glass layer. The at least one interior layer may be configured to withstand a greater compressive force than the upper layer and the lower layer and/or the upper layer and the lower layer may be lighter than the at least one interior layer. |
| US10926808B2 |
Structural component for a motor vehicle
A structural component for a motor vehicle is provided. The structural component includes a closed hollow profile including fiber composite material, with a profile outer casing surrounding a profile volume. The structural component also includes at least one reinforcing bulkhead which is arranged in the profile volume on at least one section of an inner casing surface of the profile outer casing. The height of the at least one reinforcing bulkhead, perpendicularly from the inner casing surface, in at least one position in which the at least one reinforcing bulkhead is arranged on the inner casing surface, is lower than a passage height of the profile volume in this position. |
| US10926807B2 |
Vehicle front body structure and method for manufacturing thereof
A vehicle front body structure containing an upper longitudinal beam and a upper fender rail for supporting a fender of the vehicle, said upper fender rail extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the upper longitudinal beam and having a front end and a rear end spaced apart along the longitudinal direction.The resistance to plastic deformation of the upper fender rail increases from the front end of the upper fender rail to the rear end of the upper fender rail. The yield strength of the material of the rear section is greater than the yield strength of the material of the front section and/or the rear section has a greater wall thickness than the wall thickness of the front section. |
| US10926805B2 |
Rocker structure
A rocker structure includes: a closed cross-sectional part that extends along a vehicle front-rear direction on an outer side of a floor panel of a vehicle in a vehicle width direction, the closed cross-sectional part including an outer wall and an inner wall located respectively on an outer side and an inner side of the closed cross-sectional part in the vehicle width direction; and a horizontal plate propped between the outer wall and the inner wall along the vehicle width direction, the horizontal plate having ridges protruding upward in a vehicle height direction and valleys depressed downward in the vehicle height direction that are provided alternately along the vehicle width direction, an amount of protrusion of the ridges and an amount of depression of the valleys varying from an outer wall side toward an inner wall side. |
| US10926799B2 |
Utility vehicle
A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the plurality of ground-engaging members, and a seating area supported by the frame assembly and configured to support at least an operator and a passenger. The vehicle also includes a cargo area positioned rearward of the seating area and including a floor configured to support cargo thereon. Additionally, the vehicle includes a powertrain assembly including an engine and a transmission operably coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground-engaging members. A heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the engine. The heat exchanger is angled relative to the floor of the cargo area and positioned along a lateral side of the cargo area. |
| US10926798B2 |
Pothole display
Upon determining a position of a pothole relative to a predicted vehicle path, one or more lights in a linear arrangement of lights are actuated based on the position of the pothole relative to the vehicle path. |
| US10926796B1 |
Towbar controlled steering system
A towbar controlled steering system is disclosed. A towbar pivots about a pivot point on a wagon front axle, with steering rods connected to steered wheels. At the towbar, the steering rods are attached to a carriage that moves ends of the steering rods in front of (towing position) or behind (backing position) the towbar pivot point. When backing, the wheels are steered in opposite directions as sideways towbar displacement. An automated system senses towbar angle and attenuates steering sensitivity while backing to keep the wagon along a backwards track defined by the tow vehicle. |
| US10926787B2 |
Body mounted sliding steering column with offset feedback actuator
A steering apparatus for a vehicle that utilizes steer-by-wire controls and may selectively be operated in an autonomous mode comprises a body mounted sliding steering column. The body mounted sliding steering column includes an arm that slides between a stowed position and a use position on at least one rail attached to a frame of the vehicle. The arm supports a steering column that may also be adjustable between a retracted position and an extended position. The arm also houses a force feedback motor in force-transmitting communication with the steering column. |
| US10926786B2 |
Steering wheel with distributed sensors
An information processing and display system comprising steering wheel (10) having a rim (12) and at least one spoke (14), and a plurality of sensors (102, 106, 108) placed about one or both of the rim and the spoke, each sensor selectively actuable due to the proximity of a finger, fingers, a hand or hands of a driver; and a processor, logic device or computer (120) in communication with each sensor and capable of detecting specific hand or finger movements corresponding to specific desirable functions. |
| US10926784B2 |
Hand truck and pallet system and method of use
A hand truck for use loading and unloading items from a pallet, the hand truck having a base having a arms spaced evenly apart; a back having two or more rails, the two or more rails extending upward from two or more of the arms of the base; a handle secured to the back; and two or more wheels attached to the two or more rails; the two or more arms, the two or more rails, and the two or more wheels are horizontally aligned, thereby creating a spacings for allowing one or more elongated members of the pallet and/or shelving to fit therethrough. |
| US10926782B2 |
Strain gauge assembly, particularly for an axle counter
A strain gauge arrangement for an axle counter has a strain sensor element, a carrier and a railway line structure that is to be monitored. At least one part of the carrier is maintained in an elastically deformed state by the structure when the carrier is secured to the structure. The carrier is formed from a first carrier piece and a second carrier piece, which lie opposite one another at a distance from one another. The strain sensor element has one first fixing point fixed to the first carrier piece, and one second fixing point fixed to the second carrier piece, and a middle section mounted between the fixing points which are not fixed to the first or second carrier piece. The strain gauge arrangement is simple to handle and a drop can be reliably detected and a strain state of the strain sensor element can be predetermined more easily. |
| US10926781B2 |
Support frames and rail cars for conveying bulk materials on a rail transport system
Support frames and rail cars include first and second side drive plates, first and second cross members connecting the respective ends of the side drive plates, third and fourth cross members connecting the side drive plates at a select distance from the first and second cross members, a coupling assembly situated at the first cross member and adapted to connect another rail car thereto, and first and second diagonal support members connected to the first cross member at an angle sufficient to substantially direct forces from the coupling assembly to the third cross member and side drive plates. The support frames and rail cars may be used for conveying bulk materials on a rail transport system. |
| US10926777B2 |
Vehicles and methods of controlling a vehicle to accommodate vehicle cut-in
Vehicles and methods of predicting a surrounding vehicle cut-in and controlling the vehicle to accommodate the vehicle cut-in are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes one or more sensors operable to generate data of a surrounding vehicle, one or more processors, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions. When the computer-executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors receive the data of the surrounding vehicle, and extract one or more features from the data of the surrounding vehicle. Based on the one or more features, the one or more processors are controlled to determine a probability that the surrounding vehicle will cut in front of the vehicle, and to control the vehicle in accordance with the probability that the surrounding vehicle will cut in front of the vehicle. |
| US10926775B2 |
Driving evaluation system, driving evaluation method, program, and medium
A driving evaluation system evaluates driving skills of a vehicle by a driver, and includes an in-turn data acquisition unit that acquires in-turn data including time series data of longitudinal acceleration and lateral acceleration in a turning scene; and a turning scene evaluation unit that evaluates driving skills in the turning scene on the basis of a shape of a trajectory of time series data from a starting point at which the longitudinal acceleration becomes a maximum to an ending point at which an absolute value of the lateral acceleration becomes a maximum, among the in-turn data in a case in which the longitudinal acceleration upon deceleration is positive. |
| US10926773B2 |
Systems and methods for mitigating motion sickness in a vehicle
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to mitigating effects of motion sickness on a passenger in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing sensor data about the passenger to produce a passenger state that characterizes a current physical condition of the passenger while riding in the vehicle. The method includes determining whether the passenger state correlates with symptoms of motion sickness in the passenger. The method includes controlling, in the vehicle, a vehicle component to adjust a current configuration relative to the passenger when the passenger state correlates with the symptoms. |
| US10926771B2 |
Power hop anticipation and mitigation
Longitudinal acceleration, intended travel angle, wheel speed, and requested drive torque signals are measured for a vehicle. The longitudinal acceleration, intended travel angle, wheel speed, and requested drive torque signals are then evaluated. A brake torque is calculated as a function of a propulsive torque, wherein the propulsive torque is produced by a power source for the vehicle. The brake torque is applied when the longitudinal acceleration signal exceeds a longitudinal acceleration threshold, the intended travel angle signal is between intended travel angle limits, the wheel speed signal is less than a minimum speed threshold, the requested drive torque signal exceeds a requested drive torque threshold, and a torque threshold is exceeded. |
| US10926770B2 |
Method of controlling dual clutch transmission and system thereof
A method of controlling a dual clutch transmission, may include releasing a pressure of a non-driveshaft clutch and engaging a gear of a non-driveshaft; applying a first pressure to the non-driveshaft clutch and disengaging the gear of the non-driveshaft; determining a drag torque on the basis of a first rotation speed change rate of the non-driveshaft; releasing the first pressure and engaging the gear of the non-driveshaft; applying a second pressure to the non-driveshaft clutch and disengaging the gear of the non-driveshaft; determining a touch point torque on the basis of a second rotation speed change rate of the non-driveshaft; and adjusting a touch point of the non-driveshaft clutch on the basis of a net torque which is a difference between the touch point torque and the drag torque. |
| US10926764B2 |
Lane keeping assistance apparatus, vehicle having the same and method for controlling the same
Provided is a vehicle capable of: acquiring an image of a road in front of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode; recognizing a lane line, a subject lane, and an obstacle on the acquired image of the road; determining whether the recognized obstacle is in a stationary state based on obstacle information detected by an obstacle detector; acquiring, if the obstacle in the stationary state exists on at least one of two subject lane lines constituting the subject lane, a width of involvement of the lane line crossed by the obstacle; determining whether keeping of travelling on the subject lane is to be performed based on the acquired width of involvement; performing a deflection control within the subject lane to avoid the obstacle in the stationary state if it is determined that the keeping of travelling on the subject lane is to be performed; and performing control of departure from the subject lane or deceleration control if it is determined that the keeping of travelling on the subject lane is not to be performed. |
| US10926762B2 |
Vehicle communication with connected objects in proximity to the vehicle using cloud systems
Methods and systems are provided. One method system is of a vehicle for processing communication with connected objects. The processing by the system uses a processor of the vehicle and processing and data from one or more servers of a cloud system. The connected objects include objects having communication capabilities that are either fixed at specific locations as infrastructure proximate to where the vehicle is located or locations proximate to where the vehicle is moving. The system includes a global positioning system of the vehicle for generating geo-location for the vehicle. The geo-location is configured to be shared with a server of the cloud system using a communications device of the vehicle. The server of the cloud system is configured to use the geo-location of the vehicle to determining a heading direction of the vehicle. The communications device of the vehicle is configured exchange state data with at least one of said connected objects that are proximate in location relative to the vehicle. The system includes on-board electronics to process control data received by the communications device of the vehicle from the server. The control data was generated based in part on the heading direction of the vehicle and the state data of said at least one of said connected objects. The on-board electronics is configured to cause an action by a subsystem of the vehicle, and the one or more servers of the cloud system are part of data processors that are located in one or more data centers and/or internet connected devices. |
| US10926760B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program product
According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and one or more hardware processors electrically coupled to the memory and configured to function as a change unit, and a display controller. The change unit is configured to change a reference path to a position at a lateral distance when the lateral distance obtained from lateral environmental information indicating a lateral environment of the reference path referred to as a scheduled running path of a moving body is larger than a distance from a lateral end to a center of a running region of the moving body. The display controller is configured to display display information including the reference path on a display unit. |
| US10926759B2 |
Controlling a vehicle based on trailer position
Examples of techniques for controlling a vehicle based on trailer position are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes extracting, by a processing device, a feature point on a trailer from an image captured by a camera associated with a vehicle, the trailer being coupled to the vehicle. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, a distance between the feature point on the trailer and a virtual boundary. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the distance between the feature point on the trailer and the virtual boundary is less than a threshold, controlling, by the processing device, the vehicle to cause the distance between the feature point on the trailer and the virtual boundary to increase. |
| US10926758B1 |
Accident-data-based vehicle feature determination
Accident location data and present vehicle feature data may be obtained, wherein the accident location data indicates one or more locations associated with one or more vehicular accidents, and the present vehicle feature data indicates one or more sets of vehicle features. A set of prediction model parameters of a prediction model may be configured based on the accident location data and the present vehicle feature data for prediction of damage-reduction-related values associated with a set of available vehicle features. The prediction model may be used to determine one or more damage-reduction-related values based on first vehicle data indicating a first vehicle, a set of vehicle features available to the first vehicle, and a first geospatial location. A first set of features for the first vehicle may be generated based on the damage-reduction-related values. |
| US10926757B2 |
Parking assist system for carrying out a parking maneuver in an automated manner into a transverse parking space comprising detection of a ground obstacle delimiting the transverse parking space towards the rear
A parking assist system that performs an automated parking maneuver of a motor vehicle into a transverse parking space transversely with respect to a roadway with automated longitudinal and transverse guidance along a parking trajectory. The system detects a signal characteristic of a drive torque of a drive engine that indicates impacting of one or more wheels against an obstacle. The system also detects that a vehicle position reached when the one or more wheels impact against the obstacle indicates that the obstacle is a delimiting ground obstacle which delimits the transverse parking space toward a rear. |
| US10926753B2 |
Opposed high pressure hydraulic system
Braking systems and methods having above atmospheric pressure applied to the working hydraulic fluid of the braking system. In certain preferred arrangements, the braking system includes at least one source of pressure, which pressurizes a fluid. The pressurized fluid acts on respective pressure surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s) that are opposite the active or working surfaces of the master plunger(s) and the slave piston(s). |
| US10926747B2 |
Pulsation damping device of hydraulic brake system
Disclosed is a pulsation damping device of a hydraulic brake system including a first damper having a first damping chamber whose volume is varied by the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil, and a second damper having a second damping chamber whose volume is varied by the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil, wherein the volume change rate of the first damping chamber relative to the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil is provided to be larger than the volume change rate of the second damping chamber, and the hydraulic pressure of the corresponding brake oil in the first damping chamber when reaching the maximum variable volume is provided to be smaller than the hydraulic pressure of the corresponding brake oil in the second damping chamber when reaching the maximum variable volume. |
| US10926741B2 |
Wiper bracket and wiper
The invention discloses a wiper bracket and a wiper. The wiper bracket comprises a main bracket, at least one first sub-bracket and a connecting device. The connecting device contains a baffle located at the bottom of the first sub-bracket and the main bracket, with one end fixed at the main bracket or the first sub-bracket, and the other end being a free end. The free end is located on the bracket opposite to the fixed end of the baffle. A side of the first sub-bracket is pivotally connected to the main bracket by a pivotal shaft. A spring is disposed between the main bracket and the first sub-bracket, and located at an upper portion of the baffle. The compression resilience of the spring applies downwardly curved preload to the first sub-bracket. |
| US10926738B1 |
Method and system for self-learning radio node positions within a vehicle structure
A vehicle access system is disclosed having the plurality of system nodes for localizing a target portable device. The plurality of system nodes includes a master ECU that is asymmetrically installed at a predetermined location within the vehicle. The plurality of system nodes includes a plurality of slave system nodes. The plurality of slave system nodes includes an assigned system node that is asymmetrically installed at a predetermined location within the vehicle and a plurality of unassigned system nodes that are installed arbitrarily at any one of a plurality predetermined possible installation locations within the vehicle. The known installation locations of the assigned system node and the master ECU are used to self-learn the unknown installation location of each unassigned system node, for example after manufacturing assembly or repair of the vehicle access system. |
| US10926735B2 |
Vehicle seat side airbag
A restraint system includes a seat, a center console spaced from the seat in a cross-vehicle direction, and an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position includes a first leg elongated in the cross-vehicle direction and spaced from the center console. The airbag in the inflated position includes a second leg supported by the seat and elongated from the first leg towards the center console in a direction transverse to the cross-vehicle direction. |
| US10926734B2 |
Airbag device for a passenger seat
An airbag body includes, in a protection region disposed in the rear portion, a front-collision arresting plane, an oblique-collision arresting plane, and an arresting recess that is recessed forward between the front-collision arresting plane and oblique-collision arresting plane. The airbag body further internally includes a tether that pulls a flat surfaced portion of the passenger protection region and forms the arresting recess out of the flat surfaced portion at airbag deployment. The tether includes a front-rear connecting region that connects a leading end of the arresting recess to the center of a front end portion of the airbag body, and a sideways connecting region that connects the leading end of the arresting recess to a side wall of the airbag body near the oblique-collision arresting plane. The joint of the sideways connecting region to the side wall is disposed farther forward than the leading end of the arresting recess. |
| US10926732B2 |
Vehicle interior component
A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may facilitate deployment of an airbag and may comprise a panel comprising fibers. The panel may comprise a notch formed as a depression in a first side of the panel and at least one feature adjacent the notch. A second side of the panel may comprise a substantially planar surface opposite the notch. The panel may comprise at least one of a resin, a thermoplastic resin, polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate. The notch may direct deployment of the airbag through the panel. The feature may comprise a protrusion to provide a relief for the notch. The component may comprise a rib formed on the panel adjacent the notch comprising resin. The rib may comprise a resin portion comprising resin and a fiber portion comprising fibers of the panel. The component may comprise a trim panel, an instrument panel, a door panel. |
| US10926730B2 |
Passenger side airbag housing, manufacturing method therefor, and passenger side airbag for vehicle
Disclosed are a passenger side airbag housing, a manufacturing method therefor, and a passenger side airbag for a vehicle. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a passenger side airbag housing comprises: a material preparation step of preparing a fiber reinforced composite material as a fabric form; and a press molding step of manufacturing a passenger side airbag housing by press-molding the fiber reinforced composite material. |
| US10926726B2 |
Grille peripheral structure for vehicle and method for manufacturing grille peripheral structure for vehicle
An extension of a grille extends rearward and in a left-right direction of a vehicle. The extension is located rearward from a grille body and below a ventilation hole. An extension rear edge is arranged above a structure front upper edge. An extension front edge at which the grille body and the extension are connected to each other is arranged below the structure front upper edge. The extension is inclined from the extension front edge toward the extension rear edge. The extension includes weak portions that divide the extension into a plurality of sections in the left-right direction. |
| US10926725B2 |
Non-destructive kit mounting system for driverless industrial vehicles
A system comprising a sensor, a protective enclosure configured to enclose the sensor and a mounting pad configured to be attached to a predetermined surface of a predetermined vehicle, the mounting pad having a predetermined contact area as a function of a weight of the sensor and the protective enclosure. The sensor and the protective enclosure are attached to the mounting pad, and the mounting pad is attached to the predetermined surface of the vehicle using an adhesive layer that extends over the predetermined contact area that is selected to provide a maximum weight support that is correlated to a weight of the sensor and the protective enclosure. |
| US10926721B2 |
Control system
A control system configured to reduce the number of terminals of a connector in an electronic control unit and reduce the insertion/extraction force of the connector includes an ECU having a first connector unit, and a wire harness unit having a second connector unit to be connected to the first connector unit. The ECU includes a multiplexing control circuit and a first signal line serving as a transmission path for a multiplexed signal. The second connector unit is provided with a second signal line serving as a transmission path for the multiplexed signal transmitted via the first signal line, and a multiplexing control circuit. The multiplexing control circuit performs at least one of a process of separating signals from the multiplexed signal transmitted via the second signal line and a process of multiplexing a plurality of signals and transmitting a multiplexed signal to the second signal line. |
| US10926719B2 |
Power supply trunk line routing structure for vehicle and vehicle
A power supply trunk line routing structure for a vehicle includes a first power supply trunk line extending in a vehicle front and rear direction along a right-side part of the vehicle in a vehicle width direction, a second power supply trunk line extending in the vehicle front and rear direction at a left-side part of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction, and a third power supply trunk line connected to a predetermined power supply device and connecting the first power supply trunk line and the second power supply trunk line at a front part of the vehicle. |
| US10926716B2 |
Holder for backup camera
A holder (10) for mounting a camera in a through-opening (12) in the region of a bumper (14) of a vehicle (16) has an outer part (18) that can be mounted on the bumper (14) from an outer face (20) of the bumper and an inner part (22) that can be mounted from an inner face (24) of the bumper (14). A receiving space (26) for receiving the camera is formed between the outer part (18) and the inner part (22) and the outer part (18) is designed for mounting the camera. |
| US10926714B2 |
Vehicle camera with EMI shielding
A vehicular camera assembly includes a front housing portion accommodating a lens, a circuit board having an imager and an electrical connecting element at opposite sides thereof, a rear housing portion and an electrical connector. The rear housing portion includes a rear attachment portion that has an aperture therethrough. The electrical connector electrically connects a wire of the vehicle to the electrical connecting element of the circuit board. The electrical connector includes an electrically conductive element that is electrically conductively connected to an outer ground contact of the connector. The rear housing portion includes a shield element having flexible tabs that protrude through the aperture. As the electrical connector is attached at the rear attachment portion, the shield element tabs engage the electrically conductive element to establish and maintain electrically conductive connection between the shield element and the electrically conductive element and the outer ground contact of the connector. |
| US10926713B2 |
Knob device for vehicle
The present disclosure provides a knob device for vehicle which includes a knob unit and a locking unit. The knob unit includes a rotating cover, a rotary shaft and a motor configured to drive the rotating cover to vibrate. The locking unit includes a rotary wheel which includes a main body fixed to the rotary shaft and locking teeth formed at a periphery of the main body. The locking tooth includes a first end, a second end and a surface connecting the first end and the second end. A distance between the first end and the central axis of the rotary wheel is greater than a distance between the second end and the central axis. The locking unit further includes a locking pole configured to abut the first end to limit rotation of the rotary wheel clockwise, and an actuator configured to drive the locking pole to move. |
| US10926707B2 |
Vehicle interior component
A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a base providing a compartment with an opening, a door moveable between open and closed positions and an interface between the base and the door to facilitate movement of the door. The interface may comprise a set of projections on the door to engage a set of guides on the base. The set of projections may comprise a set of extrusions. The door may comprise a substrate and a cover layer; the substrate may be formed by extrusion. The component may comprise at least one of a vehicle trim component, a console, a center console, a floor console, a storage compartment, an arm rest. A method of making a component is also disclosed. The component may comprise a base and a door comprising a cover and a carrier. The carrier may be formed by extruding a polymer material. |
| US10926706B2 |
Tonneau cover for vehicle
Provided is a tonneau cover for vehicles, with which convenience can be improved. A tonneau cover for vehicles, provided with: a flexible sheet-shaped cover body; a winding device for winding the cover body while one end of the cover body is supported; and a handle means disposed at the other end of the cover body, the handle means serving as a handle when the cover body is drawn out from the winding device, wherein the winding device is configured so as to be detachably mounted on either of a pair of wall parts disposed so as to face each other as wall surfaces constituting a luggage compartment of a vehicle, and the handle means is disengageably interlocked to the other wall part facing the one of the wall parts on which the winding device is affixed. |
| US10926704B2 |
Exterior rearview mirror with constant ground illumination
A method for assembling an exterior rearview mirror assembly includes providing a mirror head and a mounting base and pivotally attaching the mirror head at the mounting base. An illumination device is provided that includes a base portion and a movable portion movably disposed at the base portion, with the movable portion including a light source. The base portion is fixedly disposed at the mirror head. The assembled mirror assembly is configured so that, with the mounting base attached at the side of the vehicle, and when a powerfold actuator pivots the mirror head, and with the light source operated to emit visible light, the movable portion moves relative to the base portion as the mirror head pivots so that light emitted by the light source is directed toward the same ground area at the side of the vehicle throughout the range of pivotal movement of the mirror head. |
| US10926703B2 |
Door mirror apparatus for vehicle
A door mirror apparatus for a vehicle is provided in which an electric motor is housed within an actuator case disposed within a mirror housing, and the actuator case includes a case member fixed to the mirror housing and a cover member that has a holder support part swingably supporting the mirror holder and is joined to the case member, wherein a motor shaft projects from one end portion along an axial direction of a motor housing of the electric motor, and an end face support projection part that is in line contact with one end portion among opposite end faces in the axial direction of the motor housing is provided integrally with one of the case member and the cover member. This makes it difficult for vibration of the electric motor to be transmitted to the actuator case, thus enabling reduction in noise when operating the electric motor. |
| US10926702B2 |
Vehicle camera system with image manipulation
A method of displaying video images includes capturing by a single vehicular camera positioned at a front portion of a vehicle and processing the captured image data by performing a first image manipulation on a first region of the image to generate a first manipulated region, a second image manipulation on a second region of the image to generate a second manipulated region, and a third image manipulation on a third region of the image to generate a third manipulated region. A manipulated image is displayed that includes a first manipulated region, a second manipulated region and a third manipulated region. The displayed manipulated image is discontinuous at a first seam between the first manipulated region and the second manipulated region and is discontinuous at a second seam between the first manipulated region and the third manipulated region. |
| US10926698B2 |
Integrated steering wheel, vibration absorber, and driver airbag
A steering wheel assembly (10) contains a dampening system for mitigating vibrations transferred from a vehicle to the steering wheel assembly (10). A plurality of damper spring elements or grommets or damper spring elements (22) are each retained within a corresponding steering wheel support member (330). An air bag module (14) is fixed to a steering wheel (18) while resting upon the damper spring elements (22) for eliminating and/or reducing lateral displacement/vibrations normally attendant to vehicle operation. A horn switch (16) containing a plurality of annular support members (76, 176) may be positioned over the damper spring elements (22), wherein each annular support member (76, 176) is coaxially aligned and positioned over a corresponding grommet (22) to also manage vertical displacement; the air bag module (14) is then fixed over the horn switch 16 and to the steering wheel (18). Movement of the airbag module can actuate the horn switch. |
| US10926696B2 |
Out-of-vehicle notification device
An out-of-vehicle notification device notifies a moving person in a vicinity of a host vehicle of information related to a behavior of the host vehicle while the host vehicle is being automatically driven. The out-of-vehicle notification device includes a moving person detecting unit configured to detect the moving person who is to be notified, an approaching vehicle detecting unit configured to detect an approaching vehicle approaching the moving person to be notified, a notification unit configured to perform notification of information with respect to an outside of the host vehicle, and a notification control unit configured to cause the notification unit to perform notification of vehicle stoppage information, which indicates that the host vehicle will be decelerated, when the moving person to be notified is detected and a traveling plan is a traveling plan in which the host vehicle is decelerated. |
| US10926694B2 |
Braking apparatus and method for vehicle
A braking apparatus for a vehicle may include: a pedal stroke sensing unit configured to sense a pedal stroke of a brake pedal, and output a pedal stroke signal; and a control unit configured to control a brake actuator for braking the vehicle, based on the pedal stroke signal inputted from the pedal stroke sensing unit, and output a ramp signal in which information on whether a braking action of the vehicle has been performed is reflected, based on a reference voltage signal which is preset to determine whether the brake pedal is stepped on and a voltage signal converted from the pedal stroke signal. |
| US10926693B2 |
Method for controlling direction indicator and device for controlling direction indicator
A direction indicator is configured to start blinking in response to an operation of a driver of a subject vehicle and automatically turn off after a first blinking time elapses. When the subject vehicle changes lanes in an automated or autonomous manner due to the operation of the driver, a control apparatus is used to extend the first blinking time to a second blinking time longer than the first blinking time and control the direction indicator to automatically turn off. |
| US10926692B2 |
Illuminated handle device in a receptacle with a light conductor emitting light through a gap between the handle and opening of door
The invention relates to a handle device (1) for a movable part (100), in particular a motor vehicle door (100), of a motor vehicle, which is designed with a carrier element (10), a holder (11) being formed on the carrier element (10), which receptacle can be arranged at an opening (101) in the movable part (100), wherein a door handle (20), in particular a level door handle, for actuating the movable part (100) is movably mounted on the carrier element (10), and wherein the door handle (20) is designed such that a front gap (S) can be set between the opening (101) in the movable part (100) and the door handle (20). For this purpose, it is provided in accordance with the invention that a light conductor (30) is arranged on the carrier element (10) in order to indirectly illuminate the door handle (20) through the gap (S). |
| US10926690B2 |
Vehicle body front structure
In a vehicle body front structure, including a front hood (10) covering a front space (3) defined in a front part of a vehicle body (4) from above, a front panel (13) laterally extending along and under a front edge of the front hood and facing substantially in a fore and aft direction, the front panel defining an opening (13A) in an outboard part thereof, and a headlight (12) attached to the vehicle body and facing the opening of the front panel from behind the front panel, the headlight is attached to a rear side of the front panel via a bracket (40) which is positionally fixed to a periphery of the opening. |
| US10926689B2 |
Customizable transportable structures and components therefor
A wall component and other components for a building structure wherein the wall component has a spanning beam spanning the length of the wall component, one or more structural column assemblies positioned between the spanning beam and a floor plate which are structured to carry structural weights and loads received from the spanning beam. The structural column assemblies are separated by a longitudinal distance so as to define an intercolumnar region which is greater than a width of a member selected from the group consisting of a door assembly and a window assembly, and there is an exterior panel fastened between the first and second structural column assemblies that defines a generally continuous and uninterrupted planar surface over the intercolumnar region. |
| US10926688B2 |
Tank with compartments and an air piping system for equalizing air pressure in the compartments
A tank and a method of carrying a load and discharging a load therefrom. The tank includes a tank assembly having a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for carrying a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under a substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments. |
| US10926684B2 |
Four-way electric power actuation head restraint with automated deployment
A multi-direction power actuated head restraint assembly includes a head restraint mountable to a vehicle seat. The head restraint assembly also includes a fore-aft power actuation mechanism including a fore-aft electric motor to adjust a fore-aft position of the head restraint, the fore-aft electric motor programmed to adjust the fore-aft position at a first fore-aft speed during manual adjustment of the head restraint and at a second fore-aft speed upon detection of an imminent impact by an impact detection system, the second fore-aft speed greater than the first fore-aft speed. |
| US10926682B2 |
Non-slip vehicle seat covering
An apparatus and associated methodology contemplating a non-slip cover apparatus for a vehicle seat. The non-slip cover has a front fabric panel having an exposed outer surface in operable contact with the user and an inner surface having an elastomeric member in operable contact with the vehicle seat. A rear fabric panel is sewn to the front fabric panel forming a cavity therebetween to receivingly engage the vehicle seat in a close mating relationship. |
| US10926681B2 |
Backboard fastening device for vehicle seats
A backboard fastening device for vehicle seats capable of preventing the movement of a backboard attached to the rear surface of a seat and the generation of rattle noise due to the movement of the backboard includes a clip framework and a compressible and elastically restorable fastening clip. The clip framework is formed at a clip mounting end of the backboard. A fastening clip, which is configured to exhibit elastic restoring force when compressed, is mounted to the clip framework, thereby improving assembly durability of the backboard to a seat back, easily restraining the generation of assembly tolerance and rattle noise, and easily achieving separation of the backboard for maintenance. |
| US10926678B2 |
Headrest speakers with asymmetric radiation patterns
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a headrest for a vehicle-seat, the headrest including a first acoustic assembly and a second acoustic assembly. The first acoustic assembly includes a first set of one or more acoustic transducers, and is configured to radiate acoustic energy from a first portion of the headrest in a first radiation pattern. The second acoustic assembly includes a second set of one or more acoustic transducers, and is configured to radiate acoustic energy from a second portion of the headrest in a second radiation pattern. The first acoustic assembly and the second acoustic assembly are configured such that the first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern are substantially different from one another, and generate an asymmetric radiation pattern for the headrest. |
| US10926671B2 |
Tension limiting ratchet mechanism
The present disclosure provides a new method and apparatus for a ratchet tensioning mechanism. The apparatus uses a spring release mechanism to limit the torque applied via the tensioning device to a predetermined level. In an alternative configuration the limit of the tension could be adjusted by the user. |
| US10926670B2 |
Vehicle and method for controlling the same
A vehicle and a method controlling the same are provided to detect a seat jamming or a short-circuit of a seat control system. The vehicle includes a motor that rotates forward or backward to fold a seatback of a seat toward a seat cushion or unfold the seatback from the seat cushion. A current sensor sense an output current of the motor and a controller determine a seat jamming or a short-circuit of an output of the motor based on a magnitude of the output current sensed for a predetermined period of time during forward or backward rotation of the motor. |
| US10926662B2 |
Occupant detection and classification system
An occupant detection system includes a controller, a sensing electrode, and a shield electrode, the electrodes disposed in a vehicle seat. The controller is electrically coupled to the sensing electrode and shield electrode by a sensing circuit. The controller is configured to send an input signal to the sensing electrode, the shield electrode, or both and measures current, impedance, or capacitance values to determine the presence of an object on the seat, to classify the object, or both. |
| US10926659B2 |
Optimization framework and methods for adaptive EV charging
Adaptive charging networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable the optimization of electric design of charging networks for electric vehicles. One embodiment includes an electric vehicle charging network, including one or more centralized computing systems, a communications network, several, electric vehicle node controllers for charging several electric vehicles (EVs), where the one or more centralized computing systems is configured to: receive the electric vehicle node parameters from several electric vehicle node controllers, calculate a charging rates for the electric vehicle node controllers using quadratic programming (QP), where the quadratic programming computes the charging rates based on the electric vehicle node parameters, adaptive charging parameters and a quadratic cost function, and distributes the charging rates to the electric vehicle node controllers. |
| US10926658B2 |
Communication system, server, and terminal
A provider terminal transmits, to a server, (i) location information for specifying a location of a power supply facility for supplying power to a vehicle and (ii) an acceptance period for accepting the supply of power at the location. The user terminal transmits, to the server, (i) a desired location for the supply of power to the vehicle and (ii) a desired starting time for the supply of power to the vehicle at the desired location. The server includes: a provision DB configured to store one or more pieces of association information in which respective pieces of location information are associated with respective acceptance periods; a determination device configured to determine a power supply facility corresponding to the desired location and the desired starting time; and a communicator configured to notify a location of the power supply facility. |
| US10926656B2 |
Vehicle and method for controlling the same
A vehicle for supplying solar charging panel generated power to a high-voltage battery or an auxiliary battery based on a SOC is provided. The vehicle includes a motor, an electric field load, a high-voltage battery that supplies power to the motor, and an auxiliary battery that supplies the power to the electric field load. A battery sensor measures a SOC of each battery. A solar charging panel measures an amount of solar light and generates the power based on solar energy. A controller calculates generable power through the solar charging panel based on the measured amount of light when starting of the vehicle is off. The solar charging panel is operated to generate power when the generable power is greater than the power consumption in the power generation through the solar charging panel, and supplies the generated power to one of the batteries based on the SOC of each. |
| US10926653B2 |
Traction battery charging arrangement
A traction battery charging arrangement for charging a traction battery of a motor vehicle. The charging arrangement has a charging station, which has a charging plug or producing an electrical charging connection to the traction battery of the motor vehicle. The charging arrangement furthermore has an electrical safety loop, which has a loop-current source, at least one actuable loop break contact and at least one loop-current sensor. A charging-current control switches off the charging current when the loop-current sensor does not detect a loop current. |
| US10926652B2 |
Method for automatic unlocking of a charging arrangement and motor vehicle
A method for the automatic unlocking of a charging arrangement, in which an electrically drivable motor vehicle is connected to a charging station. In this case, an automatic unlocking of a mechanical connection between the charging station and the motor vehicle occurs as soon as a predetermined state of charge has been reached for a battery of the motor vehicle. Beyond this, an unlocking signal is generated by the motor vehicle as soon as the mechanical connection has been unlocked. Subsequently, the generated unlocking signal is transmitted to the charging station, which, in consequence thereof, signals that the charging station is available. |
| US10926651B2 |
Method for controlling power transmitting device in wireless power transmission system and power transmitting device
A method for controlling a power transmitting device includes moving, if a mobile member holds a metal foreign object, the metal foreign object from a position overlapping a power transmitting coil to a position not overlapping the power transmitting coil by moving the mobile member from the position overlapping the power transmitting coil to a position not overlapping the power transmitting coil before the power transmitting coil begins to transmit power, causing the power transmitting coil to output the power, and moving, if another metal foreign object comes to a position overlapping the power transmitting coil when the mobile member is located at the position not overlapping the power transmitting coil, the other metal foreign object to a position not overlapping the power transmitting coil by returning the mobile member to the position overlapping the power transmitting coil in the state where the mobile member holds the foreign matter. |
| US10926648B2 |
Method for operating a motor vehicle and motor vehicle
A method for operating a motor vehicle. At least one electric engine designed for driving the motor vehicle is used to recuperate electric energy. In this case, a travel of the motor vehicle during a period of time lying ahead is taken into account. During the use of at least one electric engine for recuperating the electric energy, it is taken into account whether during a thermal load of the at least one electric engine in the period lying ahead, a reduction of the power that can be output by at least one electric engine is to be expected. The at least one electric engine then recuperates an amount of electric energy during the deceleration of the motor vehicle which is smaller than the amount of electric energy that can be recuperated during the deceleration by the at least one electric engine. The invention relates in addition also to a motor vehicle. |
| US10926646B2 |
Vehicle control system and vehicle control method
A vehicle control system includes a detector, a motor generator, a regenerative braking force estimator, and a regenerative brake controller. The detector detects a longitudinal force applied to an axle and a torque applied to the axle. The motor generator brakes the axle by a regenerative brake. The regenerative braking force estimator estimates a braking force caused by the regenerative brake by subtracting a force corresponding to the torque from the longitudinal force. The regenerative brake controller controls the regenerative brake caused by the motor generator on a basis of the estimated braking force. |
| US10926645B2 |
Temperature control device, battery system, controller and method for heating a battery
A temperature control device (1) for a battery system (100) having a circulation system (10) with a temperature control unit (20) for controlling the temperature of at least one battery (110) of the battery system (100), and at least one power semiconductor (30) for disconnecting and establishing a flow of electrical current between the at least one battery (110) and a consumer (200) of the at least one battery (110), wherein the at least one power semiconductor (30) is assigned to the temperature control unit (20) in such a way that the temperature control unit (20) can be heated by waste heat of the at least one power semiconductor (30) which is produced during the disconnection and/or establishment of the flow of electrical current. |
| US10926640B2 |
Trim element comprising a deformable outer surface with an information display device
A vehicle trim element having a body defining the outer surface of the trim element. At least part of the body is deformable so as to cause a modification of the shape of the outer surface. The body includes a deformable guide surface extending in a first direction (Y). The trim element further includes at least one actuating element cooperating with the guide surface in an actuating zone, the guide surface adopting the shape of the actuating element in the actuating zone. The actuating element is movable relative to the body in the first direction (Y) such that the body deforms when the actuating element is moved. The actuating element is formed by a part of an information display device. |
| US10926639B2 |
Image processing device, in-vehicle camera system and image processing method
An image processing device includes a viewpoint transformation and image generation unit that performs viewpoint transformation processing on an image. The viewpoint transformation and image generation unit is configured to: generate a first viewpoint image by the viewpoint transformation processing on an input image; generate, before generating a second viewpoint image in which a viewpoint and a visual line are different from those of the first viewpoint image, one or more intermediate viewpoint images in which a viewpoint and a visual line are intermediate between those of the first viewpoint image and those of the second viewpoint image; and generate the second viewpoint image. |
| US10926638B1 |
Method and apparatus that reformats content of eyebox
A method and apparatus that reformat content of an eyebox objects are provided. The method includes: detecting a position of eyes of an occupant and determining eye position coordinates, determining whether at least one object present in the eyebox of a head up display is clipped when viewed from the eye position coordinates, and modifying the clipped object so that the clipped object is not clipped when viewed by the occupant from the eye position coordinates. |
| US10926636B2 |
Control system for an agricultural working vehicle
A control system for an agricultural working machine has a control device which is connected, in terms of signals, to a display unit, a ground speed control lever, and a control panel, wherein at least the ground speed control lever comprises multiple control elements. The display unit is designed as a touch-sensitive screen including one or multiple visualization panes and several virtual control elements. A preferred quick-select function—from a plurality of different quick-select functions for adjusting a performance parameter of the working machine—is assigned to one of the control elements of the display unit, of the ground speed control lever, and of the control panel, the performance parameter being depictable with the aid of the display unit upon activation. The quick-select function can be activated with the aid of the display unit, and/or the ground speed control lever, and/or the control element. |
| US10926630B2 |
Drive device for a motor vehicle and method for operating a drive device
A drive device for a motor vehicle, with a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and an auxiliary drive having at least one auxiliary assembly. The auxiliary drive being coupled to or can be coupled to, respectively, the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly via an epicyclic gear transmission. The auxiliary drive is coupled to a first transmission element of the epicyclic gear transmission. In this case, a second transmission element of the epicyclic gear transmission is coupled by a gearshift transmission, which is shifted in a speed-dependent manner, to a secondary drive shaft, which is coupled to or can be coupled to the first drive assembly. |
| US10926629B1 |
Drive assembly and transmission
A drive assembly for a vehicle is provided, the vehicle having a frame, a prime mover and a pair of driven wheels. The drive assembly includes a transmission having a housing in which a pump and motor may be disposed. The transmission may be pivotally mounted to the frame and movable between at least two positions. The transmission may include an internal reduction gear assembly driven by a motor output shaft, a transmission output shaft disposed generally parallel to the motor output shaft and driven by the internal reduction gear assembly, the transmission output shaft extending from the transmission at both ends thereof. Each end of the transmission output shaft may drive an external reduction assembly supported in part by the frame, and the external reduction assemblies power at least a driven wheel of the vehicle. |
| US10926627B2 |
Fuel storage system for a vehicle and vehicle including same
A vehicle can include a longitudinal direction, a traverse direction and a vertical direction that are orthogonal to each other, a pair of front seats, a pair of rear seats, a fuel tank and a canister. The pair of rear seats can be mounted behind the first pair of seats in the longitudinal direction. The fuel tank can be mounted under a first of the rear seats. The canister can be mounted under a second of the rear seats. |
| US10926624B2 |
Accessory support brackets with airflow passages
Methods and systems relating to an internal combustion engine support bracket are disclosed. The engine bracket includes a housing defining a fluid passage configured to be in fluid receiving communication with an upstream aperture of the housing and in fluid providing communication with a downstream aperture of the housing. The engine bracket also includes at least one mounting platform with fasteners configured to removably engage an accessory device of an internal combustion engine. |
| US10926622B2 |
Drive module and drive assembly for a motor vehicle
A drive module for a motor vehicle includes a housing, an electric machine, a rotor carrier, and an angular position sensor. The electric machine is for generating a drive torque and includes a rotor. The rotor carrier is connected substantially rotationally fixed to the rotor and mounted such that it can be rotated at least radially. The angular position sensor is for measuring an angular position of the rotor carrier. The angular position sensor is arranged such that the angular position of the rotor carrier or a first component substantially rotationally fixed to the rotor carrier can be detected by the angular position sensor in relation to a second component fixed to the housing. |
| US10926618B2 |
Side-by-side ATV
The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles. |
| US10926615B2 |
Protective vehicle enclosure
A sealable covering for a vehicle includes a pliable base including walls, and a plurality of panels that are either attached to the walls or attachable to the walls. The walls and panels have an inner facing side configured to face an interior of the covering, and an outer facing side configured to face away from the interior. The inner facing side includes a first pocket for containing padding material. Either the inner facing side or the outer facing side includes a second pocket for receiving a piece of protective material, and the first pocket and the second pocket overlap each other. A connector at an edge of each panel connects the plurality of panels to form, with the base, an enclosure that completely encloses and seals the vehicle within the covering. The enclosure protects the vehicle from both water damage and the impact of floating or flying debris. |
| US10926614B2 |
Roof arrangement for a vehicle roof, and vehicle roof having a roof opening
A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a movable roof element and underlying frame with a seal hose having a strand shaped seal profile having a drain lip extending below an uppermost web of the frame. |
| US10926612B2 |
Door curtain assembly having variable screening rate structure
A door curtain assembly having a variable screening rate structure may include an internal curtain provided to be wound in a door trim and having patterns; an external curtain provided to be wound in the door trim and having a plurality of patterns; a control knob to which an upper edge portion of the internal curtain and an upper edge portion of the external curtain are fixed, and which is configured to adjust the positions of the internal and external curtains so that a rate at which the patterns of the internal curtain and the patterns of the external curtain overlap with each other may be changed, whereby the screening rate may be adjusted; and a curtain hook disposed on an upper end portion of a door frame so that the control knob may be locked to the curtain hook. |
| US10926607B2 |
Vehicle with cargo bed incorporating airflow intake and discharge ducts
A vehicle includes a first wall defining a portion of a cargo bed of the vehicle. The first wall has an opening. The vehicle also includes at least one duct having a first opening, a second opening, and an airflow passage extending between the first and second openings. The at least one duct first opening is in fluid communication with the opening in the first wall. An airflow regulation mechanism is operably coupled to the at least one duct first opening and is configured to enable control of an air flow into the at least one duct first opening. |
| US10926606B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
The present invention relates to a heat pump system for a vehicle, which can independently use waste heat of an engine just as a heat source by separating a heat generation part from a heat absorption part in the heat pump system using a water-cooled condenser, and reduce a length of a loop by separating a high temperature cooling water loop. The heat pump system for a vehicle includes: a first cooling water line for circulating cooling water by connecting a vehicle driving part and a chiller with each other; a second cooling water line disposed in an air-conditioning case for circulating cooling water by connecting a heater core used for heating the interior of the vehicle and a water-cooled condenser with each other; and a valve disposed between the first cooling water line and the second cooling water line. The first cooling water line and the second cooling water line are operated independently if the valve is arranged in a first manner, and the first cooling water line and the second cooling water line are in a serial connection if the valve is arranged in a second manner. |
| US10926605B2 |
Wearable monitor for personal thermal control in a vehicle
A wearable electronic device can include a communication unit configured to communicate with external devices, a heat flow sensor configured to measure a rate of heat energy flowing through a user's skin, and a processor configured to calculate a target ambient temperature for the user based on the measured heat flow through the user's skin. |
| US10926604B2 |
Air conditioner
An air conditioner for performing air-conditioning of an interior of a vehicle cabin includes a casing, an evaporator, a blower, a controller, and a cooling passage. The casing defines a ventilation passage through which air flows from an air introduction port toward an air outlet. The evaporator cools the air flowing through the ventilation passage. The blower is disposed on a downstream side with respect to the evaporator in the ventilation passage and generates an airflow in the ventilation passage. The controller controls an output from the blower. The cooling passage causes a position located on a downstream side with respect to the blower in the ventilation passage to communicate with a position located on an upstream side with respect to the evaporator in the ventilation passage. A controller is installed in the cooling passage. |
| US10926599B2 |
Suspension systems using hydraulic dampers
A dual-mode suspension system using hydraulic dampers is disclosed. One or more dampers on each side of the four-wheel suspension system are coupled to a respective damper on the other side via a damper valve. One or more leaf springs may be arranged between the leading links coupled to some of the dampers, and trailing links coupled to other of the dampers. The suspension system may advantageously engage, lock, or partially disengage the respective dampers connected by the valve on each side of the system. Manipulating the valve to control engagement of the dampers, which may depend on the speed and related issues, provides control over whether heave motions should be separated from roll. In another embodiment, one or more single or double acting hydraulic cylinders may be used to engage dampers. |
| US10926597B2 |
Suspension and powertrain unit for an electric vehicle, with brake discs at a remote position with respect to the wheels
An electric vehicle includes a suspension and powertrain unit having a vehicle frame module, an electric motor unit carried by the frame module centrally between two wheels and a suspension including, for each wheel, an upper oscillating arm and a lower oscillating arm carrying a respective wheel support. Each wheel support rotatably supports a respective wheel hub connected to the electric motor unit by a respective drive shaft. Brake discs are mounted on two output shafts of the electric motor unit, at a distance from the respective wheels, and are connected by drive shafts to the hubs of the two wheels. Thanks to the absence of brake discs adjacent to the wheel hubs, swivel joints connecting each wheel support to the respective upper and lower arms can be arranged so as to define a steering axis passing through a respective wheel center and thereby having a substantially zero kingpin offset. |
| US10926595B2 |
Amphibian
The present invention includes a retractable single front wheel or track drive assembly for an amphibian comprising a single front wheel or track drive. The retractable single front wheel or track drive assembly comprises an actuator, a suspension assembly movable between a protracted position and a retracted position, and a single front wheel or track drive. When the suspension assembly is protracted then the suspension assembly supports and/or holds the single front wheel or track drive in a ground engaging position for use on land, and the front single wheel is moved forward and upwards on retraction. The present invention also provides a retractable single rear wheel or track drive assembly for an amphibian. The present invention further provides an amphibian comprising the retractable single front or rear wheel or track drive assembly. |
| US10926594B2 |
Cable system for a truck trailer
A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer. |
| US10926591B2 |
Inflation system for tubeless tires
An inflation system for tubeless bicycle tires may include a valve, a sealant canister, a pump head, and/or a valve core adapter. The valve, sealant canister, and pump head may collectively facilitate sealant injection into a tire by a user. The valve has an external valve seat, and includes a valve body, a valve stem extending through the length of the valve body, and a retaining mechanism for the valve stem disposed interior to the valve body. The valve stem is configured to move relative to the valve body, such that a resilient seating surface disposed at a proximal end of the valve stem is displaced relative to a valve seat formed by an exterior surface of a proximal end of the valve body. |
| US10926585B2 |
Tire with tie bars
A tire comprises a tread portion provided with a first middle main groove, a second middle main groove, a crown longitudinal groove disposed between the first middle main groove and the second middle main groove, first crown lateral grooves connecting between the crown longitudinal groove and second middle main groove, and second crown lateral grooves connecting between the crown longitudinal groove and the second middle main groove. The first crown lateral grooves and the second crown lateral grooves are arranged so as to be misaligned with each other in the tire circumferential direction. The crown longitudinal groove is provided with at least one crown tie bar formed by raising a groove bottom of the crown longitudinal groove. |
| US10926577B1 |
Electric graver, system and method for jewelers
A solenoid-driven graver having improved feel and handling characteristics. The graver is controlled by a user-operated foot pedal having novel sensor and response characteristics, through a programmable controller allowing the user to select the desired response of the solenoid in the graver in proportion to pedal rotation. |
| US10926576B2 |
Retractable boundary apparatus and system
Certain embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for creating a line. Certain embodiments of an apparatus include two or more reels having an extendable and retractable cord. Pulling the two or more reels apart allows for the creation of a line of various sizes. In certain embodiments, the two reels share a single cord. In certain embodiments, a first reel has a first cord with a first attachment end that joins with another attachment end. Certain embodiments include a reel with a magnet, allowing attachment to a magnetic surface. Certain embodiments of the invention include a system for creating a line. In certain embodiments, the system includes an apparatus, and a pin having a magnet. Certain embodiments of the pin help to change the direction of the cord. |
| US10926571B2 |
Method for producing a multilayer element, and multilayer element
A method for producing a multilayer body, as well as a multilayer body produced thereby. A single- or multi-layered first decorative ply is applied to a carrier ply with a first and a second side. A metal layer is applied to the side of the first decorative ply facing away from the carrier ply and structured such that the metal layer is provided with a first layer thickness in one or more first zones and is provided with a second layer thickness different from the first layer thickness in one or more second zones, wherein in particular the second layer thickness is equal to zero. A single- or multi-layered second decorative ply is applied to the side of the metal layer facing away from the first decorative ply and structured using the metal layer as mask such that the first or second decorative ply is at least partially removed in the first or second zones. |
| US10926558B2 |
Print apparatus
A print apparatus includes a holding unit to hold a roll sheet obtained by winding a sheet, a driving unit, a separation flapper, a pressure contact roller, a print unit, a displacement sensor, and a control unit. The driving unit rotates the held roll sheet. The separation flapper follows a roll sheet surface to separate the sheet from the roll sheet. The pressure contact roller comes into pressure contact with the roll sheet surface. The print unit prints an image on the sheet supplied by rotating the roll sheet in pressure contact with the pressure contact roller in a forward direction. The displacement sensor detects a separation flapper displacement amount according to separation flapper rotation when the sheet is supplied to the print unit after a roll sheet front end is detected. The control unit stops the roll sheet rotation when the amount of displacement exceeds a threshold. |
| US10926556B2 |
Inkjet module having secure datuming
An inkjet printing assembly includes: a support chassis having a plurality of datum surfaces; a print bar chassis liftably mounted on the support chassis, the print bar chassis having one or more printheads mounted thereon and a plurality of datum pins for engagement with the datum surfaces; a lift mechanism for moving the print bar chassis between a lowered position in which the datum pins are engaged with the datum surfaces and a raised position in which the datums pins are spaced apart from the datum surfaces; and one or more magnets for urging the print bar chassis towards the support chassis. |
| US10926553B2 |
Method and composition for ink jet printing on a nonabsorbent substrate
Ink jet printing on a non-absorbent substrate involves a wet primer having a primer viscosity. The wet primer is applied on the non-absorbent substrate. An ink jet ink having an ink jet viscosity lower than the primer viscosity is jetted over the wet primer while the primer is still wet. The wet primer and ink are simultaneously cured on the substrate. |
| US10926546B2 |
Deformable fluid supply
Fluid supply apparatus 104 is disclosed. The fluid supply apparatus 104 comprises a first conduit 106 to supply fluid to a fluid dispense head and a second conduit 108 to receive fluid from the fluid dispense head. The first conduit 106 and second conduit 108 may both supply print fluid to a print head in a printing or servicing configuration. The first conduit 106 and the second conduit 108 are coupled together via a closable third conduit 116. The closable third conduit 116 permits fluid flow between the first conduit 106 and the second conduit 108. The third conduit 116 comprises deformable walls movable towards each other to close the third conduit 116 to the passage of fluid between the first 106 and second conduit 108. |
| US10926545B2 |
Liquid supplying system including cartridge and tank having air communication port covered with semipermeable membrane
A liquid supplying system includes a cartridge and a tank connectable to the cartridge. The cartridge includes a first storage chamber and a first air communication port. The tank includes a second storage chamber, an inlet port, an outlet port, a second air communication port, and a semipermeable membrane. Liquid stored in the first storage chamber of the cartridge connected to the tank is introduced into the second storage chamber through the inlet port and discharged through the outlet port. The semipermeable membrane is provided to cover the second air communication port and allows air to pass therethrough. The semipermeable membrane is positioned below the inlet port. |
| US10926540B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, liquid discharge apparatus, method for manufacturing liquid discharge head
A liquid discharge head includes a channel forming member made of silicon, the channel forming member including a plurality of liquid channels, a natural oxide film having a film thickness of 2 nm or more on an outermost surface of the plurality of liquid channels of the channel forming member, and a surface treatment film on the natural oxide film to contact the natural oxide film. Each of a carbon content and a fluorine content in an interface between the natural oxide film and the surface treatment film is 5 atomic % or less. |
| US10926539B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge head
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: at least one liquid discharge head; and a holding member holding the liquid discharge head. The liquid discharge head includes: a nozzle plate; a first channel member stacked on the nozzle plate in a first direction and including a channel through which liquid is supplied to the nozzles, and a second channel member including at least one plate and arranged between the nozzle plate and the first channel member in the first direction, the second channel member including individual channels connected to the nozzles. The second channel member includes a securing portion secured to the holding member and provided at a position closer to the nozzle plate than the first channel member. |
| US10926535B2 |
Voltage regulator for low side switch gate control
A fluidic die may include a fluid actuator comprising an electrical resistor, a power node to supply electrical current to the resistor to drive the fluid actuator, a low side switch transistor connected to a ground node and having a gate to control the flow of electrical current through the resistor, a voltage regulator to receive electrical power from the power node and to output a predetermined voltage and a level shifter to control to output a low side switch transistor gate drive voltage using the predetermined voltage and based upon control signals to control the gate to control fluid displacement by the fluid actuator. The predetermined voltage is greater than a voltage of the control signals and is independent of a resistance of the ground node. |
| US10926531B2 |
Vertical double-sided rotary screen transfer printing apparatus
A vertical double-sided rotary screen transfer printing apparatus includes a vertical rack and one or more pair of rotary screen transfer printing assemblies horizontally disposed opposite to each other. Each rotary screen transfer printing assembly includes a rotary screen plate roller and a transfer roller arranged parallel to each other. The rotary screen plate roller transfers a pattern onto the transfer roller serving as a temporary transfer carrier. The transfer roller transfers the pattern onto a fabric passing in a vertical direction between the rotary screen transfer printing assemblies opposite to each other. |
| US10926523B2 |
Performance enhancement of sensors through surface processing
Techniques for modifying surfaces of electrodes are provided. An electrode surface can be processed by applying an abrasive material or chemical solution to or against the surface to modify the surface to reduce the amount of roughness on, and/or alter the shape of, the surface. The shape of the surface can be altered by rounding or doming the surface. During surface processing, flexible or compressible support material can be applied to the back of an abrasive material, such as sandpaper, to desirably distribute pressure from the support material to the sandpaper and/or mold the shape of the sandpaper to facilitate maintaining desirable contact by the sandpaper on electrode surfaces. With regard to a flexible circuit board on which electrodes are formed, a vacuum chuck component or a temporary abrasive can be used to hold the circuit board in a flat and stationary position during surface processing. |
| US10926522B2 |
Electronic device with laminated structure and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device with laminated structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic device comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a solid-state adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The solid-state adhesive layer reacts with the first substrate and the second substrate to form a chemically linked chain for bonding the first substrate and the second substrate. The present disclosure further selects a solid-state adhesive with both physical and chemical cohesiveness to laminate the two substrates; thereby making an electronic device more firm with higher shock resistance. |
| US10926514B2 |
Solder connection structure and film forming method
Provided are (i) a solder connection structure having improved solder wettability and including an aluminum base material and (ii) a film forming method for forming, on the aluminum base material, a metal film having high solder wettability. A solder connection structure (50) includes (i) an aluminum substrate (30), (ii) an Ni film (35) formed on the aluminum substrate by a cold spray method, and (iii) a mixed metal film (40) provided on the Ni film, the mixed metal film (40) being formed by the cold spray method with use of a mixed powder material, the mixed powder material being a mixture of Ni powder (41) and Sn powder (42). |
| US10926512B1 |
Method for affixing protective component to liquid crystal display
A method for affixing a protective component to a liquid crystal display, specifically comprises placing a protective component on a surface of a liquid crystal display, wherein a white edge is formed between an edge of the protective component and an edge of the liquid crystal display with a curved surface; injecting solidifiable liquid glue into the white edge to fill a space of the white edge and then solidifying the liquid glue to make the edge of the protective component fit to the edge of the liquid crystal display. The white edge is eliminated in combination with solid and liquid glues, thereby improving the fit. This method can be widely applied to the field of electronic product technologies. |
| US10926509B2 |
Floorboard
The invention relates to a floorboard (1, 2) which has a carrier plate (3) having a top-side veneer (4), in particular a wood veneer. The carrier plate (3) and the veneer (4) are connected to each other via a resin (6). There is an edge strip (14, 15) at least on two side edges (12, 13) of the veneer (4). Said edge strip (14, 15) consists of resin (6). Carrier plate (3) and veneer (4) having the resin (6) are hot-compressed to each other. During compressing, pores, cracks, and/or gaps in the veneer (4) are filled with resin (6). |
| US10926505B2 |
Stock supply assembly and method for loading a dunnage conversion machine
A stock supply assembly for a dunnage conversion machine includes a stock material support having a support structure, such as a shelf for a stack of fan-folded sheet stock material. The shelf is movable between a relatively lower loading position and a relatively higher operating position vertically displaced relative to the loading position. In the process, the support structure maintains a consistent orientation as the support structure moves between the loading position and the operating position. |
| US10926504B2 |
Stock supply assembly and method for loading a dunnage conversion machine
A stock supply assembly for a dunnage conversion machine includes a stock material support having a support structure, such as a shelf for a stack of fan-folded sheet stock material. The stock supply assembly is rotatable between a relatively lower loading position and a relatively higher operating position vertically displaced relative to the loading position. |
| US10926502B2 |
Efficient energy-saving return cylinder of hydraulic press and working method thereof
Provided are an efficient energy-saving return cylinder of a hydraulic press and a working method thereof. The efficient energy-saving return cylinder of a hydraulic press comprises a plurality of single-rod return hydraulic cylinders symmetrically distributed at two sides of a main hydraulic cylinder of the hydraulic press, the plurality of single-rod return hydraulic cylinders are divided into several groups, each of the groups consisting of one balancing cylinder and one driving cylinder; a rod chamber of the balancing cylinder is communicated with an accumulator, the pressurized oil in the accumulator is filled into an oil chamber of the balancing cylinder, so that the balancing cylinder balances the weight of a walking beam and a working part of the walking beam; the driving cylinder is differentially connected; in the process of neutral-stroke-rapid-descending and ascending-returning of the walking beam and the working part of the walking beam. |
| US10926501B2 |
Method, process and apparatus for building tyres for vehicle wheels
A reinforcement annular structure of a tyre being processed is formed by arranging a forming drum externally carrying a deposition surface; arranging an application member supported in thrust relation toward the deposition surface; longitudinally guiding a continuous elongated element toward a point of application between the deposition surface and a work surface presented by the application member; and winding the continuous elongated element circumferentially around the deposition surface in order to form coils that are axially side-by-side each other. During winding, the work surface of the application member operates in abutment relation against at least one of the cons previously formed by the continuous elongated element. |
| US10926499B2 |
Process and apparatus for automatically applying a noise reducing element to a tyre for vehicle wheels
A process and an apparatus for automatically applying a noise reducing element to a tyre for vehicle wheels. The process includes: a) providing a noise reducing element; b) providing an adhesive material; c) guiding the noise reducing element according to a predetermined direction; d) during the guiding, applying the adhesive material onto a first surface of the noise reducing element; e) manipulating the noise reducing element by interacting with at least one second surface of the noise reducing element different from the first surface on which the adhesive material has been applied; and f) positioning the noise reducing element in a predetermined position on a radially inner surface of the tyre, bringing the first surface into contact with the radially inner surface. |
| US10926496B2 |
Machine and method for an automated filling of a mold assembly for molding an ophthalmic lens
The present disclosure relates to a machine for an automated filling of a mold assembly for molding an ophthalmic lens, comprising: filling means to fill the mold assembly with a molding material through a filling aperture provided in the mold assembly, acquiring means to acquire an input value linked to the internal volume of the mold assembly, and control means for controlling the flow rate of molding material injected by the filling means in the mold assembly according to a flow rate profile deduced as a function of said input value. |
| US10926494B2 |
Windshield and laminated glass repair tool
A glass repair tool for injecting resin into defects in glass is provided, having a mount which is removably engageable to the glass and which is in a sliding ratcheted engagement with a resin injector. This ratcheted engagement allows translation of the injector quickly to a contact with the glass to position it for resin injection into the defect. Stretching suction cups and a compressible seal prevent excess force from being imparted to the glass during the contact of the injector with the glass. |
| US10926492B2 |
Bi-directional lamination head and method
A lamination head having bi-directional layup capability has a material supply drum configured to support a material roll of backed material which is comprised of layup material backed by a backing layer. A backing layer separation assembly receives the backed material from the material supply drum and has a backing layer directional control device and first and second backing layer separation mechanisms. The backing layer directional control device in the first mode separation position is aligned with the first backing layer separation mechanism for separating the backing layer from the layup material as the lamination head moves along a first direction of travel. The backing layer directional control device in the second mode separation position is aligned with the second backing layer separation mechanism for separating the backing layer from the layup material as the lamination head moves along a second direction of travel. |
| US10926491B2 |
Roller device with tailorable compliance for automated fiber placement
A roller device for use in an automated fiber placement process for creating composite parts on a contoured tool. A helical spring provides a bendable axle, and a roller cover fits over the spring axle. A tension mechanism is arranged through the spring axle along a centerline axis, and is adjustable to control a bendability of the spring axle so as to more closely conform to particular contours of the tool. The tension mechanism may include a cable extending through the spring axle, a threaded portion at an end of the cable, and a screw received within the threaded portion and turnable to adjust a length of the tension mechanism and thereby adjust the bendability of the spring axle. The tension mechanism may be adjustable manually, semi-manually with a motor controlled by a user, or automatically with a motor controlled by an electronic controller. |
| US10926488B2 |
Composite material, method for manufacturing composite material, and method for manufacturing molded article
Provided is a composite material capable of keeping a good appearance even after heat processed, a method for manufacturing a composite material and a method for manufacturing a molded article. The composite material of the present invention contains a commingled yarn that contains a continuous reinforcing fiber (A) and a continuous thermoplastic resin fiber (B) as fiber components thereof; and a thermoplastic resin fiber (C) that keeps the commingled yarn in place, a thermoplastic resin that composes the thermoplastic resin fiber (C) having a melting point 15° C. or more higher than the melting point of a thermoplastic resin that composes the continuous thermoplastic resin fiber (B). |
| US10926486B2 |
Systems and methods for forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer
Techniques for forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer are described herein. In one example, an agitation stimulus level such as an electrical agitation stimulus is applied to a lipid bilayer wherein the agitation stimulus level tends to facilitate the formation of nanopores in the lipid bilayer. In some embodiments, a change in an electrical property of the lipid bilayer resulting from the formation of the nanopore in the lipid bilayer is detected, and a nanopore has formed in the lipid bilayer is determined based on the detected change in the lipid bilayer electrical property. |
| US10926478B2 |
High frequency welding for headgear
Welded headgear sections can be produced by using a weld tool having pins protruding from a weld region contact surface to deliver high-frequency electromagnetic energy to a weld region defined by overlapping top and bottom headgear straps. The pins fully penetrate the top strap and at least partially penetrate the bottom strap. The pins concentrate the electromagnetic energy to achieve a weld joint of acceptable weld strength and aesthetic appeal. |
| US10926476B2 |
Shaping apparatus and shaping method
Performing shaping of a shaped object more efficiently. A shaping apparatus configured to shape a shaped object in three-dimensional, includes: ejection heads being object-shaping material heads configured to eject an object-shaping material constituting the shaped object; and an ejection head being a support material head configured to eject a support material being a material of a support layer. The support layer is removable by being immersed in a predetermined liquid, and in a case of forming the support layer, the shaped object is shaped while at least a part of the support layer is immersed in the predetermined liquid in at least a part of a period during the shaping of the shaped object. |
| US10926475B2 |
Method, system and program product for optimizing mechanical design for additive manufacturing
A method of optimizing mechanical design for additive manufacturing, comprising: acquiring a digital file containing a description of a mechanical assembly, the assembly includes a plurality of mechanical parts; scanning the digital file to identify mechanical connections between adjacent of the plurality of mechanical parts; identifying a full cluster of connected mechanical parts based on the scanning, the connected mechanical parts are designed to be manufactured from similar materials; and identifying a usable cluster of connected mechanical parts to be combined into one mechanical part, the usable cluster is a sub-cluster of the full cluster, by iteratively: estimating eligibility of the mechanical parts in a current cluster to be manufactured as one mechanical part by additive manufacturing, the current cluster is a sub-cluster of the full cluster; and removing at least one mechanical part from the current cluster. |
| US10926474B2 |
Build unit control
Certain examples described herein relate to build units that are physically connectable to at least one host apparatus of an additive manufacturing system. A build unit comprises at least one controllable device useable in an object building operation. In certain examples, the at least one device is controllable according to first control instructions originating from the at least one host apparatus when the build unit is physically connected to the at least one host apparatus. In certain examples, the at least one device is also controllable according to second control instructions generated independently of the at least one host apparatus when the build unit is not physically connected to the at least one host apparatus. |