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US10942214B2	Hardware timed over-the-air antenna characterization Antenna characterization systems and methods are described for hardware-timed testing of integrated circuits (IC) with integrated antennas configured for over-the-air transmission and/or reception. An IC to be tested (e.g., the device under test (DUT)) may be mounted to an adjustable positioner in an anechoic chamber. Radio frequency (RF) characteristics (e.g., including transmission characteristics, reception characteristics, and/or beamforming characteristics) of the IC may be tested over-the-air using an array of antennas or probes within the anechoic chamber while continually transitioning the adjustable positioner through a plurality of orientations. Counters and reference trigger intelligence may be employed to correlate measurement results with orientations of the DUT.
US10942211B2	Electrical equipment diagnostic systems An electrical equipment diagnostic system can include an electrical equipment and a sensor device controlled by a user that takes a first measurement of a first parameter of the electrical equipment while the electrical equipment is operating. The system can also include a controller communicably coupled to the sensor device, where the controller includes a storage repository, where the storage repository includes at least one threshold value and at least one algorithm. The controller can receive the first measurement from the sensor device, and process the at least one first algorithm using the first measurement. The controller can also identify a problem with the electrical equipment based on results of the at least one first algorithm, and instruct the user to perform specific tasks to correct the problem with the electrical equipment.
US10942210B2	Reflected-wave processing apparatus A reflected-wave processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a reference signal generation unit for applying, to a cable, a first reference signal, the frequency of which increases over time, and a second reference signal, the frequency of which decreases over time; a reflected-signal acquisition unit for acquiring a first reflected signal and a second reflected signal which are reflected from the cable upon applying the first and second reference signals thereto; and a signal analysis unit for analyzing the first and second reflected signals.
US10942207B2	System for evaluating battery connection quality A system for evaluating battery connection quality in one or more battery modules of a battery assembly includes a battery testing unit having a housing including an upper surface and a lower surface. A plurality of testing modules are disposed on the lower surface of the housing to communicate with and electrically contact the one or more battery modules of the battery assembly. The plurality of testing modules each include at least one connector extending from a lower surface of the testing module and at least one contact disposed on one or more side surfaces of the testing module. A controller is in electrical communication with the at least one connector and at least one contacts to simultaneously evaluate voltage and resistance measurements of the one or more battery modules of the battery assembly.
US10942203B2	Voltage probe configured to measure voltage on a mechanical device before and after discharging voltage from the mechanical device A voltage probe for measuring voltage on a mechanical device. The voltage probe includes a sensing brush, a grounding brush, a grounding switch, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a voltage from the sensing brush and, after a change of state of the grounding switch, which electrically connects the grounding brush to a mechanical device, measure voltage on the mechanical device, compare the measured voltage to a predetermined threshold, and generate an electronic signal indicative of the measured voltage or the comparison.
US10942199B2	Force microscope with helium atmosphere A scanning force microscope and method for operating the scanning force microscope uses an enclosed chamber to create a reduced damping environment with a damping-reducing gas at a pressure below one atmospheric pressure to engage a sample of interest.
US10942196B2	Systems and methods of motion detection using dynamic thresholds and data filtering Systems and methods of detecting human movement with a sensor are provided, including generating a motion event signal in response to movement detected by the sensor, and generating a parameterized curve to represent the detected motion. The parameterized curve is fit to a predetermined window of sensor data captured by the sensor to filter the motion event signal. A noise magnitude estimate and a curve fit error is determined based on the fitted parameterized curve to the predetermined window. A detection threshold value is determined based on the curve fit error, a noise source signal estimate of known noise, and zero or more noise magnitudes from other sources. Human motion is determined by correlating a true motion event signal with human motion based on a comparison between a value of a point on the parameterized curve and the detection threshold value.
US10942194B2	Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer configured to automatically prevent interruption of an analysis owing to water shortage in use includes a plurality of analysis sections using water supplied from the outside, an operation section for giving operation instructions to the analysis sections, and a control section executing a program for controlling operations of the analysis sections. The control section switches maintenance using water between simultaneous execution and time difference execution for all the analysis sections in accordance with an instruction input through the operation section.
US10942189B2	Prognostic assay for success of assisted reproductive technology The present disclosure teaches an assay to determine the likelihood of a successful implantation of an embryo into a female subject leading to a pregnancy. Enabled herein is an improved assisted reproduction technology protocol based on a prognostic evaluation of pregnancy outcomes. Taught herein is a composition comprising reagents required for the prognostic evaluation. Taught herein are assays comprising determination of levels of the biomarkers IL-8, G-CSF and/or VEGFA in a biological fluid sample taken before embryo implantation.
US10942184B2	Aptamers and uses thereof Methods and compositions are provided for specific aptamers and aptamer pools that bind biomarkers of interest such as microvesicle surface antigens or functional fragments of microvesicle surface antigens. In various embodiments, aptamers of the invention are used in diagnostic, prognostic, or theranostic processes to screen a biological sample for the presence or levels of biomarkers such as microvesicles that are determined to provide a diagnostic, prognostic, or theranostic readout. The diagnosis, prognosis, or theranosis may be related to cancer or other diseases and disorders. The invention also provides methods and composition to facilitate aptamer library screening and aptamer detection methods.
US10942178B2	Long rigid spacers to enhance binding kinetics in immunoassays A device detects a target molecule in a sample in a sample container to measure the target molecule. A first particle is functionalized with a first binding molecule capable of specifically binding to said target molecule. A surface structure includes a second binding molecule. The surface structure covers a flat sensor or is present on a second particle. The first particle is capable of binding the second binding molecule of the surface structure directly or indirectly. The first and/or second binding molecule is indirectly attached to the particle surface of the first and/or second particle and/or the flat sensor surface via a long and rigid linker molecule. A length and a consistency of the linker molecule is selected such as to result in an average extension length of the linker of more than 60 nm. A number of particle clusters or of bound particles is directly or inversely related to an amount of the target molecules present in the sample.
US10942176B2	Antigen detection using photocleavable labels Provided herein are methods of using photocleavable labels for multiplex and serial antigen detection. The methods comprise detecting the presence of photocleavable labels, which are conjugated through functional linkers to antigen-binding complexes, which in turn non-covalently bind to antigens. The presence of a photocleavable label is indicative of the presence of an antigen specifically or selectively bound by an antigen-binding complex. Also provided are apparatuses for using photocleavable labels for multiplex and serial antigen detection.
US10942172B2	Methods, reagents and kits for flow cytometric immunophenotyping The invention relates to the field of flow cytometry and more particularly to a panel of antibody reagents conjugated to fluorescent compounds. Provided are reagent compositions, comprising at least eight distinct fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies comprising a set of at least there identification antibodies for the identification of a leukocyte population of interest and at least four characterization antibodies for further characterization and/or classification of said leukocyte population. Also provided are kits and methods related to the reagent compositions.
US10942171B2	Methods, reagents and kits for flow cytometric immunophenotyping The invention relates to the field of flow cytometry and more particularly to a panel of antibody reagents conjugated to fluorescent compounds. Provided are reagent compositions, comprising at least eight distinct fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies comprising a set of at least there identification antibodies for the identification of a leukocyte population of interest and at least four characterization antibodies for further characterization and/or classification of said leukocyte population. Also provided are kits and methods related to the reagent compositions.
US10942170B2	Quantitative measurement of human blastocyst and morula morphology developmental kinetics Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans.
US10942168B2	Method for measuring breath alcohol concentration and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring breath alcohol concentration of a user. A flow of an expired breath sample is passed through a fuel cell sensor giving an output signal proportional to the amount of alcohol present in the breath sample. By measuring the flow rate, the volume of the breath sample may be calculated, whereas the breath alcohol concentration is calculated based on the fuel cell output signal. Both the sample volume and the breath alcohol concentration values are continually updated by integrating the measured instantaneous flow rate and the fuel cell output signal over time. If the user stops blowing, flow compensation is performed to obtain a compensated fuel cell output signal using a stored calibration volume. Hence, an improved method for accurately measuring the breath alcohol concentration of a test person is achieved, capable of handling varied expired volumes of breath, which obviates the need for a sampling mechanism.
US10942165B1	Methods for preparing cartridges for in vitro diagnostics and related systems A method for increasing the number of analyte/assay combinations in a single chip or cartridge of an in vitro diagnostic system may include: prioritizing a set of analyte/assay combinations based on characteristics of each analyte in the set of analyte/assay combinations, wherein the characteristics comprise one selected from the group consisting of a prevalence of each analyte, a clinical relevance of each analyte, a clinical actionability of each analyte, a patient benefit, a cost savings, and any combination thereof; deriving an analyte/analyte interactivity for two or more analytes in the set of analyte/assay combinations; designing a plurality of candidate panel layouts based on panel layout rules, the prioritization of the set of analyte/assay combinations, and the analyte/analyte interactivity, wherein the panel layout comprises one or more chips each comprising a chamber with two or more analytes; and validating the plurality of candidate panel layouts to produce panel layout solutions.
US10942164B2	Dropout detection in continuous analyte monitoring data during data excursions Methods, devices, and systems are provided for identifying dropouts in analyte monitoring system sensor data including segmenting sensor data into a plurality of time series wherein each time series is associated with a different instance of a repeating event, selecting a first time series to analyze for dropouts from the plurality of time series; comparing the selected first time series to a second time series among the plurality of time series, determining whether the selected first time series includes a portion that is more than a predefined threshold lower than a corresponding portion of the second time series, and displaying, on a computer system display, an indication that the selected first time series includes a dropout if the selected first time series includes a portion that is more than the predefined threshold lower than the corresponding portion of the second time series.
US10942163B1	System and method for metering, dispensing, filtering, and mixing micro-volumes of fluids Devices for micro-fluid mixing micro-fluids are presented, together with example methods for micro-mixing using example devices. An example device may include a micro-volume fluid chamber (μVFC), a micro-volume mixing chamber (μVMC), and a source of a target micro fluid. The μVFC may include two slidably-mounted piston segments that divide the μVFC into three sub-volumes, one of which initially contains a mixer micro-fluid. The source of the target micro fluid may be triggered to deliver the target micro-fluid into another of the sub-volumes via an inlet channel. A propellant may be triggered to drive axial motion of the piston segments, causing the sub-volumes to compress. Through this action, the mixer micro-fluid may be expelled via a first outlet channel into the μVMC, and the target micro-fluid may be expelled via a second outlet channel into the μVMC. As the piston segments move, they block and unblock the inlet and outlet channels.
US10942161B2	Electrostatic varnish and precursor detection in lubricants Methods are provided for in-situ detection of varnish and/or deposit precursors in a lubricant in a lubricating environment. An electrostatic accumulator can be used within a lubricating environment to enhance accumulation of varnish and/or deposit precursors on portions of the electrostatic accumulator. The deposits accumulated on the electrostatic accumulator can then be characterized in-situ. The potential difference across portions of the electrostatic accumulator can cause an enhanced rate of deposit accumulation on the electrostatic accumulator, which can facilitate characterization of the tendency of a lubricant to accumulate deposits in the lubricating environment.
US10942157B2	Gas sensor device for detecting gases with large molecules The present disclosure is directed to a gas sensor device that detects gases with large molecules (e.g., a gas with a molecular weight between 150 g/mol and 450 g/mol), such as siloxanes. The gas sensor device includes a thin film gas sensor and a bulk film gas sensor. The thin film gas sensor and the bulk film gas sensor each include a semiconductor metal oxide (SMO) film, a heater, and a temperature sensor. The SMO film of the thin film gas sensor is an thin film (e.g., between 90 nanometers and 110 nanometers thick), and the SMO film of the bulk film gas sensor is an thick film (e.g., between 5 micrometers and 20 micrometers thick). The gas sensor device detects gases with large molecules based on a variation between resistances of the SMO thin film and the SMO thick film.
US10942155B1	System and method for analyzing gas that uses enhanced cold traps A system and method of determining levels of contaminants in a base gas. A gas chromatography column is used as part of a cold trap. A sample of a base gas is fed through the gas chromatography column. Due to the temperature of the gas chromatography column, some of the contaminants concentrate. A purified carrier gas is directed through the reinforced tube assembly after contaminants have collected. The gas chromatography column is heated to a second temperature that releases at least some of the concentrated contaminants. The contaminants mix with the purified carrier gas to create a contaminated carrier gas. The contaminated carrier gas is directed to one or more testing units that analyze the contaminated carrier gas to quantify the contaminants.
US10942145B2	Gas sensor and gas-measuring device for detecting volatile organic compounds A gas sensor 10 has a measuring channel 11 with a gas inlet 12 and with a gas outlet 13, at least one receptor layer 20, a reference electrode 30 and a voltage-controlled analysis unit 50. The reference electrode 30 is capacitively coupled with the receptor layer 20. The reference electrode 30 is connected to the analysis unit 50 in an electrically conductive manner. The receptor layer 20 is formed in measuring channel 11. The measuring channel 11 forms a dielectric layer between the receptor layer 20 and the reference electrode 30. The receptor layer 20 has a support 21 and an analyte-binding layer 22. The present invention provides for the analyte-binding layer 22 to be a self-assembling monolayer (SAM).
US10942144B2	CO2 concentration measurement in dry gas mixtures Described herein is an apparatus and methods for characterizing a fluid composition including exposing electrolyte to one fluid mixture, collecting a signal from an electrode in contact with the electrolyte, and simultaneously exposing the electrolyte to a second fluid, collecting a signal from a second electrode in contact with the electrolyte exposed to the second fluid, and comparing the signal difference between the electrodes with the Nerst equation wherein the temperature of the electrolyte is above 488° C. Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or oxygen may be present in the fluid and/or the second fluid.
US10942141B2	Multi-parametric sensor with bridge structure The disclosure relates to a sensor for detecting and/or analysing a gas. The sensor comprises a substrate, a recess or opening arranged in the substrate, a first bridge structure and a second bridge structure. The first bridge structure and the second bridge structure extend over said recess or opening and are anchored in the substrate. The first bridge structure forms a first hotplate and comprises a first patch of sensing material, in particular of a metal oxide material, arranged on the first hotplate, electrodes adapted to measure an electrical property of the first patch and a heater adapted to heat the first hotplate. The second bridge structure comprises a temperature sensor. The sensor comprises circuitry for driving the heater and for processing signals from the electrodes and the temperature sensor. The sensor provides a first operation mode configured to perform a measurement of an electrical property of the first patch and a second operation mode configured to operate the second bridge structure in a sensing mode to perform a measurement of a thermal property of the gas. The thermal property is a thermal capacity and/or a thermal conductivity and/or a thermal diffusivity of the gas.
US10942139B2	Operation method for flow sensor device Method of operating a flow sensor device (10) with a first sensor arrangement (11) for measuring a flow (F) of a fluid (g) and a further first fluid property (p1), and with a second sensor arrangement (12) for measuring a further second fluid property (p2); said method comprising the steps of operating said flow sensor device (10) for determining said further first fluid property (p1) by means of said first sensor arrangement (11), operating said flow sensor device (10) for determining said further second fluid property (p2) by means of said second sensor arrangement (12), comparing said further first fluid property (p1) and further second fluid property (p2) and producing a comparison result (R), and monitoring said comparison result and producing a fault signal (FS) in case of a fault state. The present invention relates to such a sensor device.
US10942137B2	Reconstruction of X-ray spectra using integrating detectors (RoXS-ID) An X-ray imaging system for reconstructing X-ray spectra includes an integrating detector and a measurement mask, including at least one physical filter, positioned between the integrating detector and an X-ray source spectrum. The integrating detector receives a masked X-ray spectrum after the source spectrum has been filtered in accordance with the measurement mask. As a result of the measurement mask containing one or more physical filters being combined, a measurement mask having energy band-pass regions can be generated, to cover the source spectrum. Measured data, based on the masked X-ray spectrum and characteristics of the measurement mask, is collected from the integrating detector. The X-ray imaging system reconstructs an X-ray spectrum and generates the reconstructed X-ray spectrum based on applying a predetermined algorithm, such as total variation minimization reconstruction, to the measured data.
US10942135B2	Radial polarizer for particle detection A dark field inspection system may include an illumination source to generate an illumination beam, one or more illumination optics to direct the illumination beam to a sample at an off-axis angle along an illumination direction, a detector, one or more collection optics to generate a dark-field image of the sample on the detector based on light collected from the sample in response to the illumination beam, and a radial polarizer located at a pupil plane of the one or more collection optics, where the radial polarizer rejects light with radial polarization with respect to an apex point in the pupil plane corresponding to specular reflection of the illumination beam from the sample.
US10942130B2	Damage information processing device and damage information processing method An information processing device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a damage information acquisition unit that acquires damage information on damage of a structure, a damage vector generation unit that vectorizes the acquired damage information to generate a damage vector, and a hierarchical structure information generation unit that generates hierarchical structure information that is information hierarchically representing a connection relationship between the damage vectors on the basis of the generated damage vector. Since the hierarchical structure information that is information hierarchically representing the connection relationship between damage vectors is generated, it is possible to easily recognize the connection relationship between the damage vectors and to easily perform analysis and/or search of the damage vector through the hierarchical structure information.
US10942126B2	Portable liquid analyzer A system is provided for identifying the presence of a target molecule or ion. The system comprises a solid support, and at least one chemical reagent applied to the solid support. Each chemical reagent produces a presumptive color indication that identifies or excludes the presence of a target molecule or ion.
US10942119B2	Characterizing atmospheric turbulence using the covariance and temporal intensity fluctuations of an optical source A system and method are provided for receiving light that has traveled from an optical source through an atmosphere along a distance. The system includes: a receiver lens system having an aperture and being arranged to receive the light from the optical source; a beam splitter; an imaging lens; an image processing component; a photodetector system; and a refractive index structure parameter component. The photodetector system outputs data associated with averaged scintillation data of the aperture. The image processing component generates a normalized covariance curve based on a first portion of the received light. The refractive index structure parameter component generates a refractive index structure parameter, Cn2, of the atmosphere along the distance based on the data associated with averaged scintillation data of the aperture and the normalized covariance curve.
US10942117B2	Estimation of water interference for spectral correction A method includes decomposing a training set to obtain a principal component matrix having a plurality of principal component vectors. The method also includes variably rejecting portions of a sample spectrum vector that do not correspond to a selected one of the plurality of principal component vectors by incrementally providing a coefficient indicative of the weighting of the selected principal component vector for selected sub-regions. A corrected spectrum vector can be obtained by excluding certain sub-regions of the sample spectrum vector and corresponding principal component vector, multiplying the sample spectrum vector with the principal component matrix for non-excluded sub-regions, providing a predicted interference vector, and subtracting the predicted interference vector from the sample spectrum vector.
US10942115B2	Dark-environment simultaneous culturing observing apparatus A dark-environment simultaneous culturing-observing apparatus includes: an observation-subject holding unit for holding an observation subject; a dark-environment culturing chamber for culturing, in a dark environment, bacteria in the observation subject held by the observation-subject holding unit; an infrared light source for irradiating, with infrared light, the observation subject held by the observation-subject holding unit kept in the dark-environment culturing chamber; and an infrared light camera for photographing the observation subject irradiated with infrared light from the infrared light source.
US10942112B2	Methods, systems, arrangements and computer-accessible medium for providing micro-optical coherence tomography procedures Exemplary apparatus and method can be provided for obtaining data regarding a plurality of samples. For example, using at least one arrangement, it is possible to receive interferometric information that is based on radiations provided from a reference and the samples that are provided in respective chambers. Alternatively and/or in addition, based on the interferometric information, it is possible to discriminate between agents to identify a particular agent that affects a particular function within at least one of the samples.
US10942108B2	Fine particle measurement apparatus, information processing apparatus, and information processing method To provide a technology that an output level difference is corrected with high accuracy in fine particle measurement that optically measures properties of fine particles. The present technology provides a fine particle measurement apparatus including a detector that detects light from fluorescent reference particles that emit fluorescence having a predetermined wavelength bandwidth, and an information processor that specifies a relationship between an applied voltage coefficient corresponding to a feature amount of a predetermined output pulse and a control signal of the detector on the basis of a feature amount of an output pulse detected by the detector and the control signal of the detector at the time of detecting the feature amount of the output pulse, the feature amount of the output pulse being dependent on the control signal of the detector, or the like.
US10942107B2	Methods of screening for mild skin cleanser Methods for screening skin cleansers for mildness can include utilization of a volume ratio of vesicles to micelles.
US10942105B1	Experimental device for carbon dioxide imbition, diffusion and oil discharge in tight oil reservoir An experimental device for carbon dioxide imbition, diffusion and oil discharge in a tight oil reservoir includes: a multistage rock core holder connected with a confining pressure pump and including a pair of connecting holes arranged at an upper end and a lower end thereof with an oil filler pipe connecting therebetween, a crude oil injection device and a recovery device respectively connected to the upper and lower ends, an intermediate container connected to both a high-pressure cylinder and an injection pump, a return pressure pump, a collection device and a control system. A plurality of rows of openings is arranged at a side of the multistage rock core holder to act as a gas inlet connected with the intermediate container via a pipeline, and a gas outlet connected with the recovery device; heating layers are arranged at inner walls of the multistage rock core holder and the intermediate container.
US10942101B2	Density measuring device for determining the density of fluid media A density measuring device has a hollow body (1) for receiving a fluid medium. The hollow body includes at least two parallel tube sections (6, 6a, 7, 7a) with a connecting line (9) on a first end thereof that connects the tube sections in a U shape. On a second end, the hollow body has a clamping element (2) with a clamping tube (5, 5a) terminating each of the tube sections. An excitation device including a piezoelectric element (4) oscillates the tube sections and a sensor device, also with a piezoelectric element (4a), detects a variable characterizing an excited vibration. Both piezoelectric elements are attached to a contact area (3, 3a) of the clamping element. The contact areas are disposed on the proximal end of the clamping element relative to the tube sections. Each contact area extends across both clamping tubes.
US10942097B2	Liquid to liquid biological particle concentrator with disposable fluid path Highly efficient and rapid filtration-based concentration devices, systems and methods are disclosed with sample fluidic lines and a filter packaged in a disposable tip which concentrate biological particles that are suspended in liquid from a dilute feed suspension. A sample concentrate or retentate suspension is retained while eliminating the separated fluid in a separate flow stream. The concentrate is then dispensed from the disposable tip in a set volume of elution fluid. Suspended biological particles include such materials as proteins/toxins, viruses, DNA, and/or bacteria in the size range of approximately 0.001 micron to 20 microns diameter. Concentration of these particles is advantageous for detection of target particles in a dilute suspension, because concentrating them into a small volume makes them easier to detect. All conduits by which the disposable tip attaches to the instrument are combined into a single connection point on the upper end of the tip.
US10942096B2	Automated system for remote inline concentration of ultra-low concentrations in pure chemicals Systems and methods are described to concentrate a remote sample for analysis. A sample concentration system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a plurality of valves including at least a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve; a plurality of columns including at least a first column and a second column, the first column fluidically coupled to the first valve, the second column fluidically coupled to the second valve; and a flow meter coupled with the third valve, the flow meter fluidically coupled with each of the first column and the second column when the plurality of valves is in a first flow path configuration to measure an amount of the liquid sample passed through the first column and the second column, wherein the plurality of valves includes a second flow path configuration and a third flow path configuration.
US10942092B2	Device for collecting, transferring and storing samples of biological and/or chemical material The concepts herein relate to a device for collecting, transferring and storing samples of biological and/or chemical material. The device includes a support body extending along a main longitudinal direction between a first and a second end opposite each other and a collecting portion engaged with one of said ends of the support body and suitable for collecting an amount of a sample of biological and/or chemical material. The support body is defined by at least a first sub-body and a second sub-body extending longitudinally and configured to be selectively engaged and separated with and from each other. The support body is configured to operate between an assembled condition, wherein the first and the second sub-body are engaged with each other, and a separated condition, wherein the first and the second sub-body are separated and bear, respectively, a first and a second sub-collecting portion of the collecting portion.
US10942091B2	Control device of dynamometer system A control device of a dynamometer system is provided with: a driving force observer which estimates a generated driving force of a vehicle; an electrical inertia control unit which uses the driving force to generate a front wheel basic torque command signal and a rear wheel basic torque command signal; a synchronization control unit which generates a synchronization control torque command signal with respect to the basic torque command signal and the basic torque command signal in such a way as to eliminate a speed difference; and torque command signal generating units which use the synchronization control torque command signal to adjust the basic torque command signal and the basic torque command signal. The synchronization control unit is defined in such a way that the poles of a denominator polynomial of a transfer function from the driving force to the speed difference are all negative real numbers.
US10942087B2	Apparatus for detecting a modulation transfer function and centering of an optical system The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for detecting imaging quality of an optical system (4) with at least one lens (6) or lens group. The apparatus (2) includes an MTF measuring apparatus (10) for measuring a modulation transfer function at a plurality of field points in the field of view of the optical system (4), and a centering measuring apparatus (18) for measuring a centered state of the optical system (4). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for detecting imaging quality of an optical system (4) having such a apparatus (2).
US10942086B2	Light leakage detection in edge sealants of optical devices Techniques are described for inspecting optical devices, such as eyepieces, to determine whether they exhibit light leakage through an edge sealant that has been applied to the device. Embodiments provide an inspection apparatus that can be employed to detect the leakage of light through an edge sealant of an optical device, where the edge sealant is applied to prevent, or at least reduce, the leakage of light from the optical device. Light from a light source is projected into the optical device. The light can travel along one or more wave guides within the device, until reaching an edge of the device. Light that is able to leak through an edge sealant can be reflected, using mirror(s) in the apparatus, and detected by a camera. Image(s) captured by the camera can be analyzed to determine the performance of the optical device with respect to edge leakage.
US10942084B2	Vibration exciter A vibration exciter comprises a main body having a relatively large mass; a relatively light-weight dynamic part, to be flexibly supported so as to be movable relative the main body, and driving means for driving the main body and the dynamic part to move relative to each other, or at least generate a force acting between the main body and the dynamic part, under the influence of a control signal. It comprises coupling means for providing a releasable coupling between the main body and the dynamic part, the coupling means comprising at least one coupling element releasably engaging one of the main body and the dynamic part in a coupled condition, the coupling element being arranged on the other one of the main body and the dynamic part so as for the dynamic part to be flexibly supported on the main body in the coupled condition via the coupling element.
US10942080B2	Fluid flow detection apparatus The present application generally relates to fluid flow detection apparatuses and methods for detecting a water leak in a pipe system of a building. A method may: determine that a low flow is present, if absolute values of temperature differences between ambient and pipe temperatures of respective samples of a first monitoring period are above a difference threshold; and perform a high flow test by estimating a temperature profile of water entering the pipe, based on identifying at least one temperature difference maximum of a second monitoring period, wherein each said difference maxima is a maximum temperature difference between ambient and pipe temperatures of a received sample, and determining that a high flow is present by detecting, based on the received pipe temperatures of the second monitoring period, if the pipe temperature is approaching the estimated water temperature profile.
US10942078B2	Measurement of pressure in pressure-filled containers with flexible walls, in particular tires A device for measuring a pressure in a pressurized vessel with an at least partially flexible wall. The device includes a sensor head and a device for pressing a contact surface of the sensor head against the wall. The sensor head has a detection region of the contact surface and a support edge that surrounds the detection region and is arranged in a continuation of the contact surface. A detection device is provided in the detection region for detecting a measured value for a force or pressure. An evaluation unit evaluates a progression of the measured value during a movement of the sensor head relative to the wall. A contact measured value p* is determined from a portion of the progression indicating that the pressure acting on the detection region is at least substantially equal to the pressure acting on the support edge. A pressure value is assigned to the contact measured value p*.
US10942077B2	Smart bicycle wheel sensor system A bicycle wheel sensor is provided and includes a housing configured to be at least partially disposed within a tire of a bicycle wheel. The sensor may be mounted opposite a valve stem location to help balance the bicycle wheel. The bicycle wheel sensor has one or more sensors exposed to the inside of the tire and is configured to provide data obtained from within the tire. The sensor includes an electronic control unit that receives the data from the sensors and transmits the data to a user device via a transceiver.
US10942076B2	Sensor having thermal gradients The invention is an improved sensor assembly including a housing; a first header and a second header coupled to the housing; a first transducer coupled to the first header and a second transducer coupled to the second header. The first transducer is configured to measure a first pressure to generate a first pressure signal. The second transducer is configured to measure a second pressure to generate a second pressure signal. The first transducer and the second transducer are positioned in the housing such that a first temperature of the first transducer is about equivalent to a second temperature of the second transducer during operation of the sensor assembly.
US10942074B2	Method for monitoring spindle preload amount A method for monitoring the spindle preload amount of a spindle by: S1 obtaining a spindle preload amount through a PPC Preload Analyzer; and S2 obtaining an axial force sensor output of the spindle through an axial force sensor, wherein the axial force sensor output is calibrated using the spindle preload amount that is obtained through the PPC Preload Analyzer; establishing a relationship between the spindle preload amount and the axial force sensor output, then regarding the axial force sensor output as the spindle preload amount, and then monitoring the spindle preload amount by monitoring the axial force sensor output.
US10942072B2	Nanoscale magnetic tunnel junction arrays for sub-micrometer resolution pressure sensor A sub-micrometer pressure sensor including a multilayered magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) pillar containing a magnetostrictive material layer above or below a magnetic free layer of the multilayered MTJ pillar is provided. Advanced patterning allows for scaling of the multilayered MTJ pillar down to 25 nm or below which enables the formation of a large array of extremely high resolution pressure sensors. By varying the thickness of the magnetostrictive material layer, the sensitivity of the pressure sensor can be fine tuned. Unique magnetostrictive materials in the multilayered MTJ pillar will alter the device current with the input of external pressure. Furthermore, unique arrays with much smaller critical elements can be organized in differential sensing arrangements of the multilayered MTJ pillar with pressure sensing capability that can outperform current piezoelectric based pressure sensing arrays.
US10942067B2	Method and apparatus for surface and ambient temperature estimation for portable devices The surface temperature of a portable device is estimated. The portable device includes a sensor for detecting the internal temperature of the portable device. The portable device also includes circuitry for estimating the surface temperature, using the internal temperature and an ambient temperature of the portable device as input to a circuit model. The circuit model describes thermal behaviors of the portable device. The circuitry is operative to identify a scenario in which the portable device operates, and determine the ambient temperature using the scenario and at least the internal temperature.
US10942062B2	Apparatus for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of a construction material (3) that can be solidified by means of laser radiation in a process chamber (10) of the apparatus, comprising an exposure device (5) provided for generating laser radiation for selective exposure and thus selective solidification of respective construction material layers, and a detection device (11) provided for detecting the entering of laser radiation into a process chamber limiting element at least partially limiting the process chamber (10) and/or for detecting the penetration of laser radiation through a process chamber limiting element at least partially limiting the process chamber (10).
US10942054B2	Acoustic calibration array for tanks and vessels A system and method is disclosed for calibrating the volume of storage containers using mechanical or acoustic wave-based inspection techniques. The exemplary calibration system comprises an array of measurement devices controllably deployed in respective positions on the outside surface of the container. The measurement devices include a transducer for sending signals along the surface of the container and sensors configured to detect the signals. The measurement devices are in communication with a diagnostic computing device that controls the positioning and the operation of the measurement devices and is further configured to determine the time time-of-flight of the signals that travel between the various devices. Moreover, according to the specific arrangement of the measurement devices and the measured signal information, the control computer is configured to calculate the dimensions of the container and its internal volume.
US10942053B2	Seeding system A seeding system includes a commodity tank configured to store a commodity. The commodity tank has a first outlet and a second outlet. A volumetric meter has a meter inlet at the first outlet of the commodity tank, a meter outlet, and a metering device between the meter inlet and the meter outlet. A manifold has a commodity inlet at the outlet of the volumetric meter, an air inlet, and a manifold outlet. A first dispersion device has a plurality of outlets and an inlet in communication with the manifold outlet. A second dispersion device has a plurality of outlets and an inlet in communication with the second outlet of the commodity tank. The second outlet of the commodity tank bypasses the volumetric meter.
US10942051B2	Compound water meter The invention relates to a compound water meter, consisting of a main meter, connectable to a main line, for detecting larger flow rates, and an auxiliary meter, arranged in an annular channel, for detecting smaller flow rates, wherein the measuring insert of the main meter is assigned a switching valve connected with it and opening the passage through the main line upon achieving a certain differential pressure against the action of a spring element.In order to create an improved compound water meter, it is suggested within the scope of the invention that the spring element is arranged in the interior of the switching valve and a single seal of the switching valve is axially arranged on the non-moveable part.Through the arrangement of the spring element in the interior of the switching valve, the switching valve is only sealed via a seal. Through the axial arrangement of the seal, in contrast to the prior art, in which the one radial seal is provided, it is achieved that the sealing point is particularly low-wear. In contrast to the prior art, only one seal is provided in the compound water meter according to the invention, which entails a simplification of the manufacturing process, as well as also an increase of the operational safety.
US10942042B2	Sensor system comprising offaxis insensitive multipole magnet A sensor system comprises a magnetic field generator and a sensor device arranged at a distance from said magnetic field generator and adapted for measuring or determining at least one magnetic field component and/or at least one magnetic field gradient component. The magnetic field generator comprises a multi-pole magnet having a number N of pole pairs that are axially magnetized to generate an N-pole magnetic field that is substantially rotationally symmetric around an axis. The magnet comprises a plurality of grooves and/or elongate protrusions that are arranged in a rotationally symmetric pattern around the axis to provide a substantially constant magnetic field gradient in a central region around said axis.
US10942041B2	Chemosensing autonomy system for a vehicle An aircraft, system, and method for sensing and/or releasing chemical agents by an aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft, system, and method may employ a chemical sensor, a wind sensor, an imaging device for capturing environmental features, and/or a processor operably coupled therewith. The processor may be used for collecting data from the chemical sensor, the wind sensor, and the imaging device to identify a navigational waypoint and to provide commands to the chemical sensor or to the aircraft based at least in part on collected data.
US10942036B2	Information providing system, server, and information providing method An information providing system includes: a power-supplying vehicle; a plurality of power-receiving vehicles; and a server. The server is configured to generate a candidate power-supplying target list including information of the plurality of power-receiving requesting vehicles, and notify the candidate power-supplying target list to the power-supplying vehicle so as to make an inquiry to a user of the power-supplying vehicle to select any of the plurality of power-receiving requesting vehicle. The power-supplying vehicle having received this inquiry is configured to present locations of candidate power-supplying targets on a map screen and make a response to the server by notifying, to the server, a power-supplying target selected by the user. The server having received this response matches the power-supplying target notified from the power-supplying vehicle to the power-supplying vehicle, and notifies matching determination information to both the matched vehicles.
US10942033B2	Method for determining a trajectory for an autonomously-driven transportation vehicle, control device, and transportation vehicle A method for determining an alternative trajectory for an autonomously-driven transportation vehicle wherein an alternative trajectory for the transportation vehicle is calculated by a control device in response to an obstacle being detected by a transportation vehicle sensor device, which trajectory replaces at least one portion of an original trajectory of the transportation vehicle so the trajectory has a minimum total disturbance of at least one disturbance summand, consisting of a respective weighting factor and one disturbance value.
US10942031B2	Information processing device, measurement device and control method A server device 4 stores on a storage unit 42 an advanced map database 43 which includes feature information associated with a feature. The server device 4 receives, from vehicle mounted devices 1 equipped with external sensors 31 which measure features, difference information Idf indicative of a difference between feature information and the actual feature corresponding to the feature information. In accordance with the degree of reliability Rdf which is calculated based on a plurality of the difference information Idf, the server device 4 sends to the vehicle mounted device 1 a raw data request signal SR for requesting the transmission of raw data which is measurement data of the actual feature.
US10942029B2	Tracking a target using multiple tracking systems A tracking system for tracking a moving target includes a processor and a tracking module that implements an iterative process for tracking the moving target. The iterative process includes receiving sensor data for a current state of the moving target. The process also includes applying a filter engine to the sensor data and a measure of error of a previous prediction of the current state of the target to produce a first estimate for an upcoming state and a first measure of error thereof. The process also includes receiving from at least one second tracking system, at least one second estimate for the upcoming state and second measure of error thereof. The process further includes defining a consensus estimate for the upcoming state and a consensus measure of error thereof using the first estimate and the at least one second estimate and the first and second measure of error thereof.
US10942028B2	Video sensor fusion and model based virtual and augmented reality systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for video based sensor fusion with respect to mobile structures. A mobile structure may include at least one imaging module and multiple navigational sensors and/or receive navigational data from various sources. A navigational database may be generated that includes data from the imaging module, navigational sensors, and/or other sources. Aspects of the navigational database may then be used to generate an integrated model, forecast weather conditions, warn of dangers, identify hard to spot items, and generally aid in the navigation of the mobile structure.
US10942027B2	Video sensor fusion and model based virtual and augmented reality systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for video based sensor fusion with respect to mobile structures. A mobile structure may include at least one imaging module and multiple navigational sensors and/or receive navigational data from various sources. A navigational database may be generated that includes data from the imaging module, navigational sensors, and/or other sources. Aspects of the navigational database may then be used to generate an integrated model, forecast weather conditions, warn of dangers, identify hard to spot items, and generally aid in the navigation of the mobile structure.
US10942023B2	Spatially offset optical coherence tomography An optical coherence tomography system for imaging a sample is configured so as to illuminate a region of interest of the sample with incident light from an optical source. The optical coherence tomography system is further configured so as to interfere, on an optical detector, reference light from the optical source with offset returning light emerging from the sample along an offset collection path which is spatially offset from the region of interest of the sample, thereby creating interference on the optical detector.
US10942021B2	Systems and methods for identifying a diameter of a sampling point Systems and methods for identifying a diameter of a sampling point on a pipe within an aspirated smoke detector system are provided. Such systems and methods may include a clip having a body portion configured to circumscribe a surface of a circumference of a pipe, an opening defined by, extending through, and surrounded by the body portion, and size indicating indicia affixed to the body portion that visually identifies a size of the opening.
US10942016B2	Detonator packaging system and method A packaging system includes a container (34) within which are disposed first detonator devices (10) having reactive coils (16), e.g., coils of shock tube leads, and second detonator devices (20) having inert coils (26), e.g., coils of insulated electric leg wires. The inert coils (26) are interposed between the reactive coils (16) and are approximately co-extensive with the reactive coils (16), so that the inert coils (26) form a barrier to propagation of an accidental initiation from one reactive coil (16) to another. Reactive coils (16) and inert coils (26) are fastened to each other to form mixed coil pairs (30) which are nested to interpose a pair of the inert coils (26) between at least some of the reactive coils (16). A method of packing the first and second detonator devices calls for placing them in a container (34) in the described arrangement.
US10942015B2	Actuation device for ejecting at least one removable part of a missile, particularly a nose An actuation device for ejecting a removable part of a missile includes a pyrotechnic actuator having a pyrotechnic charge configured to generate an overpressure and a piston configured to act on the removable part of the missile, at least one retaining rod, and at least one thermal insulation element configured to thermally insulate at least the pyrotechnic charge. The pyrotechnic actuator is configured to break the retaining rod.
US10942014B2	Projectile with expanding medium A projectile that extends in the longitudinal direction and can be introduced into a cartridge by means of a casing. Moreover, the projectile has a projectile body that contains both a penetrator and an expanding medium. Characterizing the present invention, it is proposed to use metal foam, in particular air-foamed aluminum, as the expanding medium.
US10942011B1	Active shooter shield system Examples herein describe systems and methods for securing an opening and disorienting an active shooter. A command device can send a deployment command to a zone in a building. In response, canopies in the zone can deploy a roll-up door made of Kevlar that electromagnetically locks shut. The canopies can include blindingly bright lights and deafening sirens that disorient the shooter. The doors can block off rooms or other areas of a school where children can huddle safely until the shooter is apprehended. Canopies without doors can also be used at some openings to disorient the shooter.
US10942010B1	Architected armor According to an embodiment of the present invention, a three-dimensional architected armor structure includes a core structure and a matrix. The core structure includes: a plurality of impact members; a plurality of joint members below the impact members; and a plurality of connection members respectively extending between one of the impact members and one of the joint members. The matrix fills at least a portion of a space between the impact members, the joint members, and the connection members.
US10942009B2	Modular dovetail rail clamping assembly A modular dovetail rail clamping assembly includes a body having a fixed clamp component. A movable clamp component opposes the fixed clamp. A threaded clamping fastener extends through the movable clamp component and into the body to draw the movable clamp component into engagement with the body. A removable, reversible crossbar extends transversely across the body between the fixed clamp component and the movable clamp component in a spline channel. The crossbar has both a universal rail side and a MIL-STD 1913 rail side.
US10942005B2	Combined reflex and laser sight with co-aligned iron sights A combined reflex and laser sighting device with co-aligned iron sights is provided. In one aspect, the laser elements are co-aligned with each other, the reflex sight is co-aligned with the laser elements, and the iron sights are then co-aligned with the reflex sight and lasers, such that both the reflex sight, laser sight, and iron sights can all be calibrated or boresighted to a weapon together in a single operation. In another aspect, one or more laser elements are mounted to a laser bench and aligned with a reflex sight and iron sights attached to the laser bench. In yet another aspect, a plurality of laser elements are provided on the laser bench and are co-aligned with each other, the reflex sight, and the iron sights. In yet another aspect, an elevation adjustment apparatus for a laser sight includes selectable primary and secondary adjustment assemblies.
US10941990B2	Structures for radiative cooling Various aspects as described herein are directed to a radiative cooling device and method for cooling an object. As consistent with one or more embodiments, a radiative cooling device includes a solar spectrum reflecting structure configured and arranged to suppress light modes, and a thermally-emissive structure configured and arranged to facilitate thermally-generated electromagnetic emissions from the object and in mid-infrared (IR) wavelengths.
US10941988B2	Continuous helical baffle heat exchanger A heater assembly includes a continuous series of perforated helical members and a plurality of heating elements. The perforated helical members cooperate to define a geometric helicoid disposed about a longitudinal axis of the heater assembly. Each perforated helical member defines opposed edges and a predetermined pattern of perforations. The perforations extend through each perforated helical member parallel to the longitudinal axis. The heating elements extend through the perforations.
US10941982B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door defining an opening in the door, and a transparent display assembly that covers the opening and allows an inner space of the refrigerator to be visible. The transparent display assembly includes a front panel, a rear panel, an outer spacer configured to maintain a first distance between the front panel and the rear panel, a display disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display, and a first spacer configured to support the light guide plate and to maintain a second distance between the display and the light guide plate. The outer spacer defines a first injection hole configured to allow introduction of an inert gas to the outer spacer, and a first insulation layer configured to receive the inert gas between the front panel and the light guide plate.
US10941981B2	Refrigeration appliances and methods of minimizing noise impact A refrigerator appliance may be provided that includes a housing, a first fluid-motivating unit (FMU), a second FMU, and a controller. The housing may define a chilled chamber. The first FMU may be mounted to the housing. The second FMU may be mounted to the housing apart from the first FMU. The controller may be in operable communication with the first FMU and the second FMU. The controller may be configured to initiate a cooling operation. The cooling operation may include activating the first FMU to generate a first fluid flow, increasing a speed setting of the first FMU gradually at a first predetermined ramp rate, activating the second FMU subsequent to activating the first FMU to generate a second fluid flow, and increasing a speed setting of the second FMU gradually.
US10941980B2	Predictive maintenance of refrigeration cases Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for predictive maintenance of refrigeration cases. A computer collects a temperature time series for a refrigeration case and, based on the temperature time series, learns a refrigeration case signature for both non-frost and defrost cycles. The computer generates features based on the refrigeration case signature and compares the refrigeration case signature to real time, or observed, temperatures and features using a rule-based and/or machine learning framework. Based on determining that the real time data varies beyond a threshold from the refrigeration case signature, the computer identifies a failure symptom of the refrigeration case and diagnoses a root cause of the symptom or failure. In addition, the computer may activate an alarm and open a work order corresponding to the root cause of the symptom or failure.
US10941977B2	Modular box assembly A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.
US10941972B2	Portable cooler with active temperature control A portable cooler container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber of a vessel to approach a temperature set point suitable for a medication stored in the cooler container.
US10941969B2	Refrigerator having a cold air supply means and control method therefore A control method for a refrigerator includes sensing a temperature of a storage room; operating a cool air supply at a cooling power when the sensed temperature of the storage room is equal to or above a first reference temperature; operating the cool air supply at a delay power, which is less than the cooling power, when the sensed temperature of the storage room is equal to or below a second reference temperature, which is less than the first reference temperature while the cool air supply is operating at the cooling power; and adjusting the cooling power or the delay power of the cool air supply according to the temperature of the storage room while the cool air supply is operating at the delay power, and operating the cool air supply at the determined adjusted cooling power or delay power.
US10941962B2	Heating system component and method for producing same A heating system component for a heating system for heating a fluid medium is provided. The heating system component includes: a carrier unit comprising a wet side, wherein said wet side corresponds to a surface of said carrier unit configured to be in contact with said fluid medium; and a heating unit. The heating unit may be coupled to the carrier unit via soldering, laser welding, gluing, ultrasonic welding, and/or friction welding. The carrier unit may comprise aluminum.
US10941957B2	Building controller utilizing multiple sensors and a programmable schedule An HVAC system may include a building controller and one or more sensors. The building controller may be configured to receive one or more temperature readings from the one or more sensors located in a building and determine an extremum temperature reading. The building controller may be configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system of a building to control the extremum temperature in accordance with a programmed temperature set point.
US10941956B2	Data processing method, refrigerant leakage detection method, system failure detection method and system performance detection method A steady-state data processing method includes resetting a cumulative change of target determination data and a data detection period as 0; obtaining the detected target data; calculating the cumulative change of the target data. When the calculated cumulative change of the target data is less than a preset threshold, adjusting the data detection period, or when the calculated cumulative change of the target data is not less than the preset threshold, recording a data detection period. When the recorded data detection period is less than a preset time threshold, determining a target data result obtained in the period as unsteady-state data of the device; or when the recorded data detection period is not less than the preset time threshold, determining the target data obtained in the data detection period as steady-state data.
US10941954B2	Air-conditioning system Occurrence of a phenomenon in which an air current that has just been blown from any indoor unit is drawn into an adjacent indoor unit is reduced. A controller makes each of a plurality of indoor units perform a partial supply operation. In the partial supply operation, the controller controls an airflow direction adjusting flap such that, regarding the indoor units adjacent to each other with a predetermined distance α interposed therebetween, air currents are blown from both outlet openings which face each other with the predetermined distance α interposed therebetween, and that the air currents collide with each other.
US10941952B2	Air treatment system for managing the condition of air in an enclosed environment The present specification relates to a system for managing the condition of air in an enclosed environment comprising a flow path adapted to circulate a flow of air through the enclosed environment, the flow of air comprising at least one of a first portion comprising a gas comprising oxygen and a second portion comprising indoor air from the enclosed environment. The flow path selectively provides the portions. An air processing assembly is adapted to receive the flow of air. A first and a second air processing element is provided. A control system is adapted to determine the first portion of gas comprising oxygen and the second portion of indoor air from the enclosed environment and control the selectively coupling of the air processing elements to the flow path.
US10941951B2	Systems and methods for temperature and humidity control A residential HVAC system includes, a compressor, and an outdoor unit controller in communication with the compressor. The outdoor unit controller is configured to receive an indoor ambient temperature and a temperature set point. The outdoor unit controller is further configured to determine an outdoor ambient temperature, and to determine an operating value for the compressor based on a percentage of a delta between a minimum operating value of the compressor and a maximum operating value of the compressor, plus the minimum operating value. The minimum operating value and the maximum operating value are based on the determined outdoor ambient temperature. The percentage of the delta is based on a predefined temperature differential multiplier and one or more time dependent multipliers. The outdoor unit controller is further configured to modify the current operating value of the compressor with the determined operating value.
US10941950B2	Air conditioning control device, air conditioning control method and non-transitory computer readable medium An air conditioning control device as an aspect of the present invention includes a processor configured to execute a program to provide at least a control period calculator and a control instructor. The control period calculator calculates, based on control history about control over an air conditioning device and operation history about operations of the air conditioning device, a control period during which the control is maintained. The control instructor gives an instruction to the air conditioning device to cause the control to be maintained until the control period elapses after start of the control.
US10941948B2	Tank system for liquid desiccant air conditioning system A liquid desiccant air conditioning system includes one or more liquid desiccant tanks.
US10941947B2	Drainage tray for a heat pump A drainage tray may be provided for collecting condensate from a heat pump that is adapted to be mounted on a support. The support may be mountable to at least one supporting structure to carry the weight of the heat pump and the support. The drainage tray may include a peripheral edge portion defining a central recessed portion configured to collect condensate. A condensate outlet may be provided for removing the condensate from the tray. The drainage tray may be configured to be arranged between an underside of the heat pump and the support. The drainage tray may have a trapezoidal shape.
US10941945B2	Cooking apparatus Cooking apparatus comprises an oven. The oven comprises a cooking chamber, a heated air source, a flue, and a baffle. The cooking chamber extends between the heated air source and the flue, thereby defining, in use, a heated air flow path between said heated air source and said flue. The baffle is reversibly deployable in said heated air flow path to deflect heated air, thereby causing recirculation of heated air within the cooking chamber.
US10941944B2	Consumable support structures for additively manufactured combustor components An additively manufactured combustor shell may comprise a radially outward surface, a radially inward surface opposite the radially outward surface, and an injector port defining a fuel injection channel. The injector port may comprise an inlet structure extending from the radially outward surface, and an outlet structure may extending from the radially inward surface. A support structure may extend between the outlet structure and the radially inward surface. The support structure may be configured to vaporize upon ignition of a fuel within the combustion chamber.
US10941943B2	Assembly for turbomachine combustion chamber comprising a boss and an annular element An assembly for a turbomachine combustion chamber, including a boss for turbomachine combustion chamber, including a tubular body configured to be inserted in a receiving orifice formed in an annular wall of a flame tube and to accommodate a shank of a connecting pin for connecting the flame tube to an external casing, a first end of the boss including an annular flange configured to prevent radial translational movement of the boss in a first direction, and a second end of the boss being configured to be crimped to the wall of the flame tube so as to prevent radial translational movement of the boss in a second direction, and an annular element configured to fit coaxially with the receiving orifice and in radial contact with the annular wall of the flame tube on the one hand and with the annular flange of the boss on the other.
US10941937B2	Combustor liner with gasket for gas turbine engine A gasket for installation within a cavity between a support shell and a liner panel of a combustor wall assembly, the support shell having a multiple of impingement holes, and the liner panel having a multiple of film holes, the gasket including a multiple of cells arranged with respect to the multiple of impingement holes and the multiple of film holes, wherein at least one of the multiple of cells segregate a respective subset of the multiple of impingement holes and a subset of the multiple of film holes.
US10941932B1	Water-resistant extruded housing for emergency lighting component A housing and an endcap may provide a water-resistant enclosure for an emergency lighting component. An upper side of the housing may include a curved surface extending above a vertical side of the housing. The vertical side may include an inclined surface and an extended edge that provide a first concave opening below the curved surface. A base side of the housing may include a curved surface extending partially below the vertical side. The vertical side may include an additional extended edge and a curved surface that provide a second concave opening where the vertical side joins the base side. The endcap may include a rim that overlaps a portion of the housing. The first or second concave openings may receive fasteners to attach the endcap. Mounting brackets may attach to the first or second concave openings, such as to attach the housing to a surface.
US10941929B2	LED light fixture for use in public transportation facilities LED lighting systems, mounting configurations, and light fixtures are disclosed for original and retrofit configurations. Some configurations mount the light fixture with a mounting bracket that allows for the removal and replacement of the light fixture in about the same time as a traditional light bulb change. Some configurations provide for fuse removal and replacement without the need to dismount the light fixture from its mounting bracket or without the need to open the housing of the light fixture to access the fuses. Some configurations use a battery backup system and self-check methods with LED light fixtures configured for public transportation applications.
US10941928B2	Carrying handle for an automated moving-mirror luminaire A luminaire includes a mirror, a housing, and a carrying handle. The mirror is configured to controllably deflect a light beam emitted from the luminaire. The housing has a mirror end at which the mirror is located. The carrying handle is located at the mirror end of the housing and is configured to cause the luminaire to hang substantially vertically when supported by the carrying handle.
US10941922B2	Threadless magnetic lightbulb and socket system A threadless magnetic lightbulb and socket system includes a lightbulb base having a neck with a threadless exterior surface and a socket having a receptacle with a threadless interior surface configured to receive the neck. A first magnet is positioned at a tip of the lightbulb base and a second magnet is positioned in the receptacle of the socket such that the first magnet and the second magnet are configured to attract each other to magnetically retain the lightbulb within the socket. A threadless magnetic lightbulb includes a lightbulb base having a neck with a threadless exterior surface and a magnet positioned at a tip of the lightbulb base. A threadless magnetic socket includes a socket having a receptacle with a threadless interior surface configured to receive a lightbulb base and a magnet positioned in the receptacle of the socket.
US10941913B1	Electronic candle An electronic candle produces light using light emitting diodes (LEDs) or other electronic sources of light, rather than a flame, and is intended to operate the LEDs in a fashion that simulates a burning candle. The electronic candle includes a base and LEDs within a bulb and surrounded by a dome to provide a diffusing effect for light generated within the electronic candle. A memory accessible by a processor contains stored programming instructions causing the LEDs to illuminate under control of the processor, in accordance with particular modes of operation, varying from one mode to another after brief periods of time and in a random way. Each mode defines an apparent flame position having a radial position, angular position, and intensity of the simulated flame.
US10941912B2	Flames/smoke simulation The present invention relates to a method of simulating flames/smoke using a flames/smoke simulating device or system.
US10941910B1	Landscape lighting junction device A landscape lighting junction device includes a junction body having a first portion and a second portion connectable together in a closed position defining an interior cavity. The junction device may further include a terminal block disposed in the junction body to facilitate the electrical connection of a power source to at least one lighting fixture. The junction device may further include a predetermined amount of viscous sealant disposed in the junction body.
US10941907B2	Troffer retrofit kit A retrofit kit for a luminaire including a door configured to sit below a ceiling plane of the luminaire.
US10941904B1	HP gas supply system and method A gas supply system for providing high pressure (HP) gas to a low pressure (LP) gas destination, having a primary HP gas unit and a reserve HP gas unit, which provide regulated lower-pressure gas to a supply manifold, and an LP destination regulator that provides an LP regulated gas supply to a consumption subsystem. A one-way flow valve in fluid communication from the primary HP gas unit to the reserve HP gas unit, ensures that the reserve HP gas unit remains substantially full, even after numerous cycles of depletion and replacement of the primary HP gas unit, during which the HP supply is provided by the reserve HP gas unit, which helps to avoid the risk that the reserve tank pressure and supply might mistakenly, unexpectedly or unintentionally be depleted.
US10941903B2	Bellows-type steam trap The present invention relates to a bellows-type steam trap that comprises: a steam trap body having an inflow port formed at one side thereof, to which an inflow pipe is connected, and a discharge port formed at the other side thereof, to which a discharge pipe is connected, wherein a channel through which steam passes is formed between the inflow port and the discharge port; and a valve body which is installed in the steam trap body and can expand or contract to open or close the channel.
US10941902B2	Valve grease blocks for high pressure valves and high pressure valves using the same A high-pressure grease block including a grease block body having a grease block cavity defined therein and adapted to cooperate with a valve body. A first port is adapted for sealing connection to a port on the valve body such that a valve grease cavity defined within the valve body communicates with the grease block cavity. A second port communicates with the grease block cavity and is adapted for receiving a greasing assembly and a third port communicates with the grease block cavity and is adapted for receiving a bleeding assembly.
US10941900B2	Wearable electronic device Hands-free electronic devices and electronic functions that can be worn on the surface of the body in a biologically fit manner are described. The embodiments provide a convergence between electronic products, and biological, anatomical, and biomechanical aspects of the human body while providing hands-free and interchangeable wearable electronic apparatuses that can interact with human senses and physiology of a human body in a practical manner.
US10941896B2	Method and device for holding and releasing a cable in a pipe splitter A cable retention and release mechanism includes a cable gripping device including a cable passage. A cable extends through the cable passage. A cable gripping device collar is movably coupled around the cable gripping device. An outer cable gripping device surface is seated against a cable gripping device receiving inner surface preventing movement of the cable gripping device relative to the cable gripping device collar. The cable gripping device receiving inner surface clamps the cable gripping device on the cable and prevents sliding movement of the cable. A jack is movably coupled with the cable gripping device collar. In a first engaged position the jack is engaged against the cable gripping device proximal end. In a second engaged position the jack unseats the outer cable gripping device surface from the cable gripping device receiving inner surface and releases the clamping of the cable.
US10941893B2	Pipe coupler and coupling methods A pipe coupler has: an axis; and a body portion surrounding the axis. A circumferentially segmented collar extends from a first axial end of the body portion and has an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface. A plurality of fingers project from a second axial end of the body portion, axially opposite the first end and have inward radial projections.
US10941891B2	Coupling element for connecting a fluid line A coupling element for connecting a fluid line includes a locking pin movable in translation between a first position in which it emerges from a support surface and a second position in which it is retracted relative to the support surface. The coupling element further includes a return member for returning the pin to its first position, and an unlocking ring rotatable about a longitudinal axis and surrounding the tubular body of the coupling element. The unlocking ring is mechanically coupled to the pin by means of a ball and a helical groove for guiding the ball in order to transform the rotation of the unlocking ring into a translational movement of the pin from its first position towards its second position.
US10941884B2	Fluid conduit and method A fluid conduit includes a body and a reinforcing portion integrally formed with the body. The reinforcing portion may be disposed at an inner surface of the body. The reinforcing portion may include a grid structure. The grid structure may include a plurality of beams that provide a plurality of rectangular cells. A fluid conduit may be formed via additive manufacturing. A body and a reinforcing portion may be formed as a monolithic component.
US10941882B1	Inter-connecting clamp locking mechanism and grip channel The technology is a securing device for electrical wiring and other mechanical components to the frame or other wire bundles without the use of metallic hardware.
US10941875B2	Valve comprising a variable flow opening A method and apparatus for metering fluids, in particular liquid fluids, includes at least one fluid being guided out of at least one fluid reservoir through a closeable valve device in a discharge direction, at least one valve opening in the valve device being closed or opened by a valve closing member in order for the fluid to flow or be prevented from flowing through the valve opening, the opening and closing movement being performed magnetically by moving the valve closing member, which is arranged and moved in the fluid reservoir on an upstream side of the valve opening.
US10941872B2	Zoned manifold assembly for solenoid valve control system A zoned fluid control system in a valve manifold system has a plurality of manifold blocks connected together and a plurality of control valves mounted to the manifold blocks with the control valves being electrically actuated and pilot pressure operated. The plurality of manifold blocks forms at least first and second separate pilot pressure passages of a respective first zone and second zone not connected to each other for supplying a respective first set and second set of control valves with independently controlled pilot pressure. A pilot supply valve selectively supplies pilot pressure and shuts off pilot pressure to the second pilot pressure passage without affecting the pilot pressure to the first pilot pressure passage thereby disabling the second set of control valves as a separate zone independent from the first set of control valves.
US10941870B1	Fluid throttling valve A throttling valve that allows staged pressure drop increments upstream and/or downstream of a primary flow trim assembly within a valve body to help prevent cavitation and freezing effects. The flow trim assembly can be quickly and efficiently removed from the throttling valve (and repaired or replaced) without requiring disassembly of the throttling valve from a flow line or other fluid conduit, and without requiring removal of an automated actuator. A throttling valve body that allows direct mounting of actuators to the valve without the need for brackets and linkages.
US10941866B2	Stem guided valve A stem-guided valve for use inside of a fluid end. The valve body is installed in a conduit that traverses the fluid end housing. A removable guide element is installed within a bore formed in the valve body. A static component that is interposed within the conduit includes an elongate projecting stem. As the stem reciprocates axially with the guide element, the valve is caused to move between open and closed positions. In its closed position, the valve body engages a valve seat that surrounds the conduit. A plurality of perforations are formed in the walls of the guide element, the perforations allow fluid to drain from the guide element during operation.
US10941862B2	Sealing cap and method for manufacturing a sealing cap Sealing caps and method for manufacturing such sealing caps are presented wherein the sealing cap has a body (1) with a U-shaped profile with a base (9) and a perimeter wall (7) wherein the outside of the body is coated with a layer of an elastic material (5) and wherein the base is provided with a continuous convex ridge (12) adjacent the perimeter wall.
US10941853B2	Shift device When a knob of a shift lever device is being assembled, a pair of design frames are assembled to a knob main body, and then a cover is assembled to the knob main body. When the cover is being assembled to the knob main body, ribs of the pair of design frames are inserted into an insertion hole in the cover. The pair of ribs are put into surface contact with one another in a left-and-right direction, and distal end portions of the pair of design frames are put into surface contact in the left-and-right direction. Consequently, the formation of a gap between the distal end portions of the pair of design frames may be inhibited.
US10941847B2	Methods for fabricating bulk metallic glass-based macroscale gears Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement bulk metallic glass-based macroscale gears. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a bulk metallic glass-based macroscale gear, where at least either the thickness of the gear is greater than 3 mm or the diameter of the gear is greater than 9 mm, includes: obtaining design parameters of the gear to be formed; selecting a bulk metallic glass from which the gear will be formed based on the obtained design parameters, where the selected bulk metallic glass is characterized by a resistance to standard modes of wear and a resistance to brittle fracture such that a gear can be formed from the selected bulk metallic glass that accords with the obtained design parameters; and fabricating the gear from the selected bulk metallic glass that accords with the obtained design parameters.
US10941842B2	Resettable electro-mechanical cam actuated shaft disconnect for generators A disconnect assembly for an input shaft and an output shaft includes a sleeve configured to be disposed about the input shaft and the output shaft. A cam is disposed about the sleeve. A cam follower is configured to contact the cam. An interfacing element is configured to operatively interface the sleeve, the input shaft, and the output shaft. The sleeve, the cam, the cam follower, and the interfacing element are configured to move between a respective connect position and a respective disconnect position.
US10941839B2	Hydraulic tensioner with tunable check valve A hydraulic tensioner can include a valve retainer and valve member within a housing including a cavity, passageway, and boss. The passageway provides fluid communication with the cavity through an end face of the cavity. The boss is disposed about the passageway and extends axially outward from the end face. The valve retainer can include a first plate. The first plate can be fixedly coupled to the housing. The valve member can include a second plate that can be axially between the first plate and the boss. The second plate can extend in a radial direction beyond an outermost edge of the boss. The second plate can move axially between a closed position wherein the second plate is in sealing contact with the boss and an open position wherein the second plate is axially spaced apart from the boss. The valve spring biases the second plate toward the closed position.
US10941837B2	Reclining apparatus A reclining apparatus (51) includes: an internal gear (61) that has internal teeth (61c) which are formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof; an external gear (63) that has external teeth (63a) which have a smaller number of teeth than that of the internal teeth (61c) and are formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a first wedge (71) and a second wedge (73) that are provided so as to be movable along a peripheral direction in an eccentric annular space between the internal gear (61) and the external gear (63); and a striker (79) that has a pressing portion having a pair of first protrusion portions and second protrusion portions capable of pressing the first wedge (71) and the second wedge (73). The striker (79) has a plurality of the pressing portions (81, 83).
US10941835B2	Attachment device, retainer and associated method of use A device for attachment with a structure such as a rope, bar, cord, pole or the like includes a loop arrangement having a first attachment portion and a second loop portion and a retainer located between the first attachment portion and the second loop portion. The loop arrangement is adapted to be movable between a non-furled condition, in which respective first and second ends of the first attachment portion and the second loop portion are located away from one another, and a furled condition, in which the second loop portion is wrapped around the rope to form a wrapped section with the first attachment portion fitted through the second loop portion and extending laterally of the rope and with the second end of the second loop portion being retained by the retainer thereby maintaining the furled condition. A retainer and an associated method of use is also disclosed.
US10941833B2	Vibration isolator with a vertically effective pneumatic spring A vibration isolator with a pneumatic spring that is effective only in vertical direction, the pneumatic spring including a working space in which a vertically effective actuator is disposed.
US10941831B2	Modular shock absorber structure A modular shock absorber developed for use in places where shock absorption is required. The modular shock absorber includes; horizontal carriers, a main carrier I and a main carrier II, a central carrier I, a central carrier II, an upper plate I, a lower plate I, a lower plate II, an upper plate II, an upper plate III, a lower plate III, a lower plate IV and an upper plate IV.
US10941825B2	Multiple layer piston insulator for hydraulic brake actuator A multilayer piston insulator may comprise a plurality of axially aligned disks of a disk stack comprising, a first disk, a second disk, and a third disk, wherein the second disk is coupled axially between the first disk and the third disk and comprises a different material than the third disk, and wherein the disk stack is configured to couple to a hydraulic piston.
US10941822B2	Disc brake for a utility vehicle and brake pad for a disc brake A disc brake for a utility vehicle includes a brake caliper which engages over a vehicle-side brake disc, which is connected to a stationary brake carrier, and in which two brake pads are arranged which bear against the brake disc on both sides during a braking operation, having in each case one lining carrier plate and one friction lining which is fastened thereto, and of which at least one brake application-side brake pad is positioned in a pad shaft of the brake carrier, which pad shaft is delimited by two brake carrier horns. The lining carrier plate bears against stops of the brake carrier in a manner which is spring-loaded radially in the direction of a mounting opening of the brake caliper. The disc brake is configured in such a way that the brake pad is held on the brake caliper in a radially sprung manner.
US10941819B2	Viscous clutch and method of operation A viscous clutch includes a shaft, a rotor disk, a housing having a base, a working chamber, a reservoir fluidically connected to the working chamber, a valve, an electromagnetic coil, and a flux guide that passes through the housing. The rotor disk includes a conductive portion made of a magnetic flux conductive material that forms a hub of the rotor disk that contacts the shaft and another portion. The base includes a hub with an axially-extending ring, and an armature of the valve is located radially outward of the axially-extending ring. The electromagnetic coil is located at an opposite side of the rotor disk from the reservoir. A magnetic flux circuit extends from the electromagnetic coil to the flux guide, then to the armature of the valve, then to the conductive portion of the rotor disk, then to the shaft, and then back to the electromagnetic coil.
US10941816B2	Driving force connecting/disconnecting device A driving force connecting/disconnecting device includes an externally toothed spline provided on an outer periphery of one of a first shaft member and a second shaft member, an internally toothed spline engageable with the externally toothed spline, a sleeve provided with the internally toothed spline which is engageable with the externally toothed spline by moving in an axis line direction and connecting the first shaft member and the second shaft member for transmitting the driving force, a moving mechanism which moves the sleeve in the axis line direction, a holder which holds the sleeve and the moving mechanism, and a positioning mechanism for positioning the holder in the axis line direction by bringing the holder into contact with the one of the first shaft member and the second shaft member thereby to mount the holder to the first shaft member.
US10941815B2	Connection device for a drive train A connection device for a joint shaft in a motor vehicle includes an axis of rotation, a first connection area for connecting the connection device to a drive train element, a predetermined breaking region, and a tube region which connects directly to the predetermined breaking region. The connection device has an axial extension in the direction of the axis of rotation, and a radial extension orthogonal to the axis of rotation and is designed, at least substantially, as a tubular hollow body. The predetermined breaking region is arranged between the first connection region and the tube region in the axial direction. A connection area is arranged in the axial direction between the first connection region and the predetermined breaking region.
US10941813B2	Method of using a tolerance ring A tolerance ring has a hollow band with outwardly extending corrugated protrusions forming waves that engage an inner surface of a bore of a housing. At one end of the tolerance ring is an inwardly flared guide surface extending axially and radially from the band. The guide surface acts as a tapered entrance to assist the insertion of a shaft into the hollow band during assembly of the ring into the bore of the housing.
US10941811B1	High-speed bearing A roller bearing includes a first race, a second race, and a cage disposed between the first and second races. The cage has an inner rim and a plurality of webs extending radially outboard from the inner rim and being circumferentially arranged around the inner rim to be spaced apart to define pockets. The webs have flanges that extend axially. Portions of the inner rim form inner guide surfaces of the pockets. The cage further includes a wavy outer rim circumscribing the inner rim. The outer rim has radially outer portions attached to the flanges and radially inner portions forming outer guide surfaces of the pockets. The outer rim and the flanges cooperate to define cutouts interleaved with the webs. Cylindrical roller elements are disposed in the pockets between the first and second races and have first ends adjacent the inner guide surfaces and second ends adjacent the outer guide surfaces.
US10941808B2	Shaft bearing A shaft bearing for supporting a shaft of a motor vehicle includes an inner sleeve, an outer body surrounding the inner sleeve while forming a gap, and an elastomer body elastically connecting the inner sleeve and the outer body. The inner sleeve may have a first rolling surface facing towards the elastomer body and against which a first rolling section of the elastomer body abuts. The outer body may have a second rolling surface facing towards the elastomer body and against which a second rolling section of the elastomer body abuts. The two rolling sections may be connected to each other via a fold having a free length. During movement of the inner sleeve relative to the elastomer body and/or the outer body relative to the inner sleeve, the rolling sections may roll the same distance on the rolling surfaces, so that the free length of the fold remains unchanged.
US10941805B2	Wing nut A wing nut includes a body having a sidewall that surrounds a central opening. The central opening is threaded along a threaded portion having a threaded length extending from the back end towards the front end of the body. At least two wings are integrated with the sidewall and extend away from the sidewall in a radial direction relative to the centerline. A rib extend peripherally around the sidewall in a radially outward direction such that a wall thickness of the sidewall increases to a maximum value moving along the centerline away from the rear end, and decreases along the centerline moving towards the front end from the maximum value.
US10941804B2	Hot joint fastener A method for joining together different components or different sections of a single component, wherein at least one of the components is a thermoplastic fiber composite component, by using a threaded fastener. Heat is used for softening the thermoplastic fiber composite component to be joined together with the threaded fastener. A joined-together fiber composite component of a vehicle, aircraft or spacecraft, can be obtained by the disclosed method.
US10941803B2	Blind bolt fastening device The present invention discloses a blind bolt fastening device, and belongs to the technical field of bolts. The blind bolt fastening device includes Z-shaped gaskets, a fixed plate, elastic hinges, a screw cap, a nut, an integrated gasket and the like. The top end of the screw cap is connected to the fixed plate in a spot welding manner. A plurality of elastic hinges is uniformly mounted on the fixed plate. One end of each elastic hinge is rotatably fixed on the fixed plate. Connection points of the elastic hinges and the fixed plate do not exceed the outer edge of the fixed plate. The other end of each elastic hinge is connected to one Z-shaped gasket in a spot welding manner. In an initial state, the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets are uniformly distributed and fitted onto the outer wall of the screw cap along a circumferential direction. When needing to pass through amounting hole, the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets may be folded through the elastic hinges to the top end of the screw cap and form elastic potential energy for rebounding. The present invention realizes simple and quick single side installation of a bolt and may be widely applied to civil and architectural engineering, mechanical engineering and the like.
US10941797B2	Telescoping mechanism In an aspect, provided is an adjustable telescoping assembly. The adjustable telescoping assembly comprises a first support member and a second support member that is slidable upon the first support member and which defines an interior volume. At least one damping element is provided that extends from outside the second support member, through the second support member into the interior volume and engages the first support member.
US10941792B2	Displacement control device Displacement control device for providing pressure fluid to a servo unit for adjusting the displacement of a pressure fluid unit, having a control cylinder in which a control spool is mounted shiftable along the longitudinal axis of the control cylinder, an inlet port, a servo port and a discharge port are formed in the control cylinder longitudinally spaced from each other, wherein the control spool comprising: a basically cylindrical outer surface; a front face on which an actuation force can act for shifting the control spool along the longitudinal axis; a discharge area opposite to the front face; a longitudinal bore inside the control spool, wherein one end of the longitudinal bore opens towards the front face and the other end is connected via a backpressure orifice with the discharge area; a control recess provided lengthwise in the outer surface; a radial bore which connects via a flow limiting orifice the longitudinal bore with the outer surface, wherein the opening of the radial bore at the outer surface is located in circumferential direction beside the control recess, such that the opening of radial bore overlaps with the servo port in an actuated position of the control spool, in which the control recess connects the inlet port with the servo port.
US10941785B2	Brushless DC motor and drain pump having the same A motor includes a first housing having a groove, a rotor inserted into the groove and rotatably provided outside the first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing to form a space together with an outer circumferential surface of the groove, a stator provided in the space, a rotation shaft coupled to the rotor and extended in one direction, and a sealer coupled to the first housing to surround the rotation shaft. The sealer includes a base rotatably coupled to the rotation shaft, a gasket brought into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft, and a cover coupled to the base to fix the gasket to the base. The base includes a first annular protruding portion spaced apart from the rotation shaft to support the gasket, and a second annular protruding portion spaced apart from the first annular protruding portion to support the gasket.
US10941778B2	Motorized pump An electrical submersible pump (ESP) and method for pumping fluid from a wellbore. The ESP has a motorized pump with an external rotor motor topology. The motorized pump fits into casing in the wellbore. The motorized pump includes a motor having a motor stator and a motor rotor. The motor stator is at a radial center of the motorized pump. The motorized pump has a centrifugal pump radially surrounding the motor stator. The centrifugal pump includes an impeller and a diffuser.
US10941777B2	High efficiency double suction impeller A double suction impeller is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the impeller is configured for centrifugal pumps and hydraulic power recovery turbines. The impeller's flow-path arrangement comprises inter-blade channels, intersecting each other at the impeller's outer diameter and defining a variable cross section shape, so that the equivalent number of blades is at least doubled with respect to a conventional configuration obtained by the coupling of two single suction impellers and an improved control over the velocity of the flow within the inter-blade channels is achieved.
US10941774B2	Variable-capacity mechanism of scroll compressor and scroll compressor Provided is a variable-capacity mechanism for a scroll compressor. The scroll compressor includes a compression mechanism. The compression mechanism includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll for defining a series of compression cavities. The variable-capacity mechanism includes: a discharge channel, suitable for communicating a medium-pressure compression cavity in the compression cavities with a low-pressure region; blocking members, suitable for selectively opening or closing the discharge channel; an actuation device, including an execution member, the blocking members being connected to the execution member so as to selectively open or close the discharge channel along with the actions of the execution member. Multiple blocking members are connected to a single execution member so as to synchronously move along with the actions of the single execution member. By the variable-capacity mechanism, action synchronization of multiple blocking members can be reliably implemented. Provided is a scroll compressor including the variable-capacity mechanism.
US10941773B2	Scroll compressor A scroll compressor according to the present disclosure includes a partition wall that divides a sealed vessel into a high-pressure space and a low-pressure space, a non-orbiting scroll provided in the low-pressure space, an orbiting scroll that forms a compression chamber between the orbiting scroll and the non-orbiting scroll, and a rotational shaft. The scroll compressor further includes a main bearing that supports the orbiting scroll, an elastic body that biases one of the non-orbiting scroll and the orbiting scroll so as to separate the non-orbiting scroll and the orbiting scroll from each other, and a plurality of columnar members that are fixed at one ends of the columnar members and are movable at the other ends of the columnar members, and are disposed in a circumferential direction. The non-orbiting scroll or the orbiting scroll that is biased by the elastic body is movable between the partition wall and the main bearing in an axial direction of the rotational shaft. The elastic body is disposed between the plurality of columnar members in the circumferential direction.
US10941757B2	Portable hydraulic cylinder for the recharge of water for extra-vehicular activity An extra-vehicular activity water system (EVAWS) is provided and includes a body defining an interior, a quick disconnect assembly fluidly communicative with the interior and with at least one of an external reservoir and a plumbing system of an extra-vehicular mobility unit (EMU), a piston and a pressure feedback feature. The piston includes a piston head configured to engage with the body to adjust a volume of the interior and a handle by which the piston head is movable to draw fluid through the quick disconnect assembly and into the interior from the external reservoir and to force fluid through the quick disconnect assembly and into the plumbing system from the interior. The pressure feedback feature maintains fluid forced into the plumbing system at pressures above and below minimum and maximum pressures, respectively.
US10941756B2	Compressor A compressor includes: a case, a piston, an elastic member, and a drive. The piston in the case moves along an axis direction. The elastic member in the case applies a force to the piston to move the piston in the axis direction toward a first side of the case. The drive causes the piston to move in the axis direction toward a second side of the case. The piston includes a rack extending in the axis direction. The drive includes: a motor, and a pinion that rotates in accordance with the motor, and that is engaged with the rack. The pinion includes: first and second toothed regions each having a pinion tooth; and first and second flat regions having no pinion tooth. A number of the pinion teeth formed on the first toothed region is greater than a number of the pinion teeth formed on the second toothed region.
US10941755B2	Systems and methods for capturing kinetic energy and for emission-free conversion of captured energy to electricity A system for efficiently capturing the kinetic and/or potential energy of a moving vehicle includes an arc roller configured to move along an arcuate path upon impact by the moving vehicle, and a torsional spring configured to wind in response to the movement of the speed bump and, thereby, to store energy associated with the impact. The torsional spring may be configured to wind continually in response to the movement of another speed bump and, thereby, to store additional energy associated with the impact of the vehicle with the other speed bump. The system may include alternators or generators producing electricity from energy released from unwinding of the torsional spring. Electricity is further stored and utilized for onboard computing, traffic analytics, safety feature operating functions and communications.
US10941752B2	Variable-pitch multi-segment rotor blade of wind turbine A variable-pitch multi-segment blade component comprises multiple blade segments and at least one variable-pitch guiding structure placed outside of the blade segments. The variable-pitch guiding structure comprises a guide rail fixed to one of the two adjacent blade segments and one or multiple guiding elements fixed to another one of the two adjacent blade segments, wherein the guiding elements are constructed to be guided and moved on the guide rail. The guiding element comprises multiple rolling elements. The variable-pitch guiding structure provides guiding and bearing type connection. The two adjacent blade segments are capable of rotating about a pitch axis of the blade segments.
US10941749B2	Speed converter-controlled river turbines A river turbine for harnessing a predetermined minimum or baseload value of hydrokinetic energy from river current received at a harnessing module has three modules: the harnessing module, a controlling module and a generating module. Han's principle is that, in a torque balanced speed converter Hummingbird system, the generated electric power (output) from a harnessed input power (input) must exceed the electric power used for the control motor (control). Harnessed power is provided to the power balanced three variable mechanical control system when a control power line graph is crossed by an output power line graph to achieve an electrical advantage. The three variable mechanical motion control system includes a Hummingbird control assembly of first and second spur/helical gear, first and second ring gear and first and second bevel/miter gear Transgear gear assemblies.
US10941746B2	I.C.E., igniter adapted for optional placement of an integral fuel injector in direct fuel injection mode An igniter (09) includes an elongated tubular housing (10) with a polygonal top (14) having a central aperture (16) defined therein, communicating into a central chamber (20) along a longitudinal axis to an end at a base (18). A terminal (13a) projects from the polygonal top (14). A channel (11a) along a longitudinal axis is formed within the housing (10) in which is mounted an insulator (15). At least a portion of the insulator (15) may extend from the base (18). An electrode (13) connected to the terminal (13a) or (13b) is embedded within the insulator (15), to an end in the base (18). Prongs (19) extend from the electrode (13) towards the outer periphery of the housing (10) or towards the central chamber (20). The prongs (19) end in proximity to the outer housing wall (11), or the inner housing wall (12). The prongs (19) may be one or more projections and have sharp edges for multiple and increased spark presentations. A ring (30) may be connected to the electrode (13), defining a heating element in the base (18). Electrical resistance of the igniter (09) is selected.
US10941741B2	High-pressure fuel supply pump To increase a valve-opening pressure at which a pressure relief valve is opened in order to deal with a higher pressure of the fuel, a large pressure relief valve is installed in a high-pressure fuel supply pump. This upsizes the high-pressure fuel supply pump. A pressure relief valve is installed in a discharge joint. This can provide a high-pressure fuel supply pump that is not large too much and sufficiently performs a relief function by efficiently using the excessive space in the pump even when the fuel pressure is increased.
US10941733B2	Air handling system constructions with externally-assisted boosting for turbocharged opposed-piston engines The air handling system of an opposed-piston engine is equipped with an externally-assisted pumping element such as an electrically-assisted compressor, an electrically-assisted supercharger, or an electrically-assisted turbocharger.
US10941731B2	Device for operating a tank ventilation system of an internal combustion engine The disclosed embodiments relate to a device for operating a tank ventilation system of an internal combustion engine. This device has a fuel tank, an activated carbon filter for collecting and buffering fuel vapors escaping from the fuel tank, a purge air pump and a control unit. The outlet of the purge air pump is connected to the intake tract of the internal combustion engine via a first tank venting valve and connected to the exhaust tract of the internal combustion engine via a second tank venting valve.
US10941728B1	Soot mitigation A machine, method of making, and method of using, along with necessary intermediates, illustratively, by way of a method, there can be a method of generating electrical power, the method including: inputting air, including adjusting flow rate of the air; inputting fuel, including throttling flow rate of the fuel, wherein: the fuel flow rate and the air flow rate are in stoichiometric proportions for combustion, and the fuel is comprised of at least one hydrocarbon, alcohol, or both; combusting a mixture of the fuel and a portion of the air with the remainder of the air to produce heat, wherein: prior to the combusting: combining the portion of the air with the fuel to produce the mixture that, when heated, stoichiometrically forms syngas; heating the mixture with the heat from the combusting; heating the remainder of the air with the heat from the combusting; and during the combusting, matching the remainder of the air with at least one of flow rate, pressure drop, and flow velocity of the mixture; generating electromagnetic emissions from the heat; harvesting the electromagnetic emissions with photovoltaic elements to produce electrical power; processing exhaust gasses produced during the combusting, wherein heat released from the processing is transferred into the mixture and the remainder of the air before the combusting, and the processing removes one or more pollutants from the exhaust gasses; measuring the oxygen content of the exhaust gasses before the processing in ensuring the stoichiometric proportions.
US10941727B2	Piston In a piston of an internal combustion engine in which a recessed portion that holds an intake air swirling flow is formed on a crown surface of the piston, the crown surface includes a heat insulating film formation portion having a heat insulating film whose thermal conductivity is lower than a base material of the piston, the heat insulating film whose thermal capacity per volume is smaller than the base material of the piston, and a heat insulating film non-formation portion provided at a position on the more outside of a cylinder bore side of the internal combustion engine than the heat insulating film formation portion, the heat insulating film non-formation portion not having the heat insulating film.
US10941720B2	Control device for internal-combustion engine A control device for an internal-combustion engine, includes: an ejector including an exhaust port coupled to an intake passage upstream of a compressor, an intake port coupled to a recirculation passage recirculating intake air from the intake passage downstream of the compressor to the intake passage upstream of the compressor, and a suction port coupled to a first branch passage; a first pressure acquirer obtaining a first pressure that is a pressure upstream of the compressor in the intake passage; a second pressure acquirer obtaining a second pressure that is a pressure downstream of the compressor in the intake passage; and an ejector negative pressure estimator configured to estimate an ejector negative pressure based on an opening period of the purge valve and the second pressure.
US10941718B2	Evaporated fuel processing apparatus An evaporated fuel processing apparatus preventing evaporated fuel from being discharged out of a canister when residual purge gas is made to return to the canister and processed is provided. In the apparatus, an ECU performs residual purge gas processing operation of returning the residual purge gas into the canister and processing during halt of purge control. This operation includes a residual purge gas pressure-feeding process of pressure-feeding the residual purge gas with the air into the canister by the purge pump in a state in which the atmospheric passage is shut off and the purge passage and the second bypass passages are opened and an air discharge process of discharging the air in the canister outside via the atmospheric passage by opening the atmospheric passage while the purge passage and the second bypass passage are shut off.
US10941714B2	Engine An engine including a main fuel injection valve, a pilot fuel injection valve, a liquid fuel supply rail pipe, and a pilot fuel supply rail pipe. The main fuel injection valve supplies liquid fuel from the liquid fuel supply rail pipe to a combustion chamber during combustion in a diffusion combustion system. The pilot fuel injection valve supplies pilot fuel from the pilot fuel supply rail pipe to the combustion chamber in order to ignite gaseous fuel during combustion in a premixed combustion system. The liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at one side of an imaginary vertical plane including an axis of a crank shaft. The pilot fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at the side of the imaginary vertical plane at which the liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed.
US10941713B2	Multi-fuel transport refrigeration unit A transport refrigeration system (20) having: a multi-fuel capable engine (26); a refrigeration unit (22) powered by the engine (26); a first fuel system (120, 130, 140, 150) operably connected to the engine (26), the first fuel (120, 130, 140, 150) system including at least one of a propane fuel system (120), compressed natural gas fuel system (130), liquefied natural gas fuel system (140), and gasoline fuel system (150); a second fuel system (120, 130, 140, 150) operably connected to the engine (26), the second fuel system (120, 130, 140, 150) including at least one of a propane fuel system (120), compressed natural gas fuel system (130), liquefied natural gas fuel system (140), and gasoline fuel system (150); and a controller (30) configured to command a fuel to the engine (26) from the first fuel system (120, 130, 140, 150) or the second fuel system (120, 130, 140, 150), the controller (30) adjusts operation of the engine (26) in response to the fuel commanded. The first fuel system (120, 130, 140, 150) operates on a fuel different than the second fuel system (120, 130, 140, 150). Both fuel systems (120, 130, 140, 150) are separate modules being removably connected to the engine (26).
US10941709B2	Gas turbine engine and cooling air configuration for turbine section thereof The gas turbine engine can have a gas path extending in serial flow communication across a compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine, the turbine having at least one multistage turbine section having a front toward the combustion chamber and a rear opposite the front, a plenum radially outward of the gas path, and a plurality of aperture sets interspaced from one another between the front and the rear, the aperture sets providing fluid flow communication from the plenum to the gas path, and a cooling air path having an outlet fluidly connected to the plenum at the rear of the plenum.
US10941708B2	Acoustically damped gas turbine engine Disclosed is a gas turbine engine including a fan, a nacelle including a flutter damper forward of the fan, the flutter damper including an acoustic liner having a perforated radial inner face sheet and a radial outer back sheet, the acoustic liner configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is greater than a frequency range associated with fan flutter, a chamber secured to the radial outer back sheet, the chamber in fluid communication with the acoustic liner, and the chamber configured for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range associated with fan flutter modes, and the engine includes (i) the nacelle and a core cowl forming a convergent-divergent fan exit nozzle; (ii) a variable area fan nozzle capable of being in an opened and closed, the opened position having a larger fan exit area than the closed position; and/or (iii) the fan being shrouded.
US10941698B2	Methods and systems for a control valve of a circuit Methods and systems are provided for a control device for adjusting coolant flow. In one example, the control device may be shaped to receive charge air, engine coolant, and charge-air cooler coolant to adjust a flow of charge-air cooler coolant to a radiator.
US10941696B2	Engine cover and work vehicle An engine cover capable of appropriately covering the upper side of an engine is provided. An engine cover is provided with a plate member installed above an engine, and the plate member is provided with a reinforcement structure for increasing the torsional rigidity of the plate member.
US10941694B2	Closable air guiding device on a vehicle and medhod of controling air flow in proximity to front cowling of a vehicle An air guiding device is provided for regulating air flow through at least one air inlet opening in a front cowling of a vehicle. The at least one air inlet opening is arranged laterally in the front cowling and, in a closed state, is covered completely to the outside by the air guiding device. The air guiding device has a retaining frame and slats arranged movably in the retaining frame. The slats are mounted movably in the retaining frame and the angle of incidence of the slats can be changed by a servo motor that is connected to an adjusting mechanism, in such a manner that an air flow approaching the at least one air inlet opening is at least partially guided around the vehicle. A method also is provided for regulating an air flow in proximity to the front cowling of a vehicle.
US10941693B2	Vehicle frame with acoustic volume for an exhaust system A vehicle exhaust system includes a first component that receives exhaust gas output from an engine and a second component that is fluidly coupled to the first component to define an upstream portion of a vehicle exhaust system. A vehicle frame member includes an internal acoustic volume. A pipe connects the internal acoustic volume in parallel to the upstream portion of the vehicle exhaust system.
US10941687B2	Catalyst temperature estimation device, catalyst temperature estimation system, data analysis device, and control device of internal combustion engine A catalyst temperature estimation device that estimates a temperature of a catalyst provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine includes a storage device and processing circuitry. The storage device stores mapping data that specifies a mapping that uses multiple input variables to output an estimation value of the temperature of the catalyst. The multiple input variables include at least one variable of an ambient temperature variable or an excess amount variable. The multiple input variables further include a fluid energy variable, which is a state variable related to energy of fluid flowing into the catalyst, and a previous cycle value of the estimation value of the temperature of the catalyst. The processing circuitry is configured to execute an acquisition process, a temperature calculation process, and an operation process. The mapping data includes data that is learned through machine learning.
US10941686B2	Gaseous emissions treatment structure and method for induction heating An assembly for treating gaseous emissions has a substrate along which extend cells for the passage of emissions gas. Lengths of conducting wire are located in a set of the cells and an induction heating coil is used to generate a varying electromagnetic field, so as to inductively heat the lengths of conducting wire. The substrate body has a front for entry of flowing emissions gas to be treated into the substrate body and a back for exit of treated gaseous emissions gas. The lengths of conducting wire have projections extending from the front and/or back of the substrate body so that when inductively heated, the wire parts in the substrate body heat the surrounding substrate and the wire projections heat the flowing emissions gas directly.
US10941684B2	Cylinder head cover A cylinder head cover that prevents the gas outlet for the blow-by gas from being cooled by structural improvements so that the gas outlet does not freeze or become clogged in a cold condition. A cylinder head cover includes: a gas passage through which blow-by gas from a crankcase passes; and a gas outlet portion protruding upward from a head cover upper wall. The gas outlet portion includes a protruding case portion bulging upward from the head cover upper wall so as to form an outlet passage through which blow-by gas passes, and an air layer is formed outside the outlet passage in the protruding case portion.
US10941682B2	Oil filter systems Various methods and systems are provided for an oil filter system for a vehicle system. In one example, an oil filter system comprises a housing within which a plurality of oil filter elements are disposed and a frame supporting the housing, the frame including one or more mountings configured to support one or more vehicle sub-assemblies.
US10941676B2	Method for adapting the output of a steam-turbine power station, and steam-turbine power station Disclosed is a method for rapidly and flexibly adapting the output of a steam-turbine power station (1), preferably for adapting the output to altered network loads, more preferably for providing a positive and/or negative network operating reserve as required, and especially preferably for providing a primary operating reserve and/or a secondary operating reserve. According to the invention, heat released during the discharge of at least one electrically chargeable thermal store (6) is coupled into a feedwater heater section (3) of the power station (1).
US10941675B2	Mount assembly with bolt head lock plate(s) A bolt lock plate includes a plate configured with a multi-point aperture and a slot. The multi-point aperture has an axial centerline and a cross-sectional geometry with a quantity N of points arranged about the axial centerline. The slot extends circumferentially about the axial centerline a quantity M of degrees within the plate and between opposing ends of the slot. The quantity M is at least substantially equal to three-hundred and sixty divided by a product of the quantity N and a constant C. The constant C is equal to one or two.
US10941674B2	Multi-piece heat shield An assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a first casing, a second casing, and struts extending from the first casing to support the second casing. The assembly further includes a fairing and a multi-piece heat shield assembly. The fairing is disposed between the first casing and the second casing and around each of the struts. The multi-piece heat shield assembly includes a first shield extending between the first casing and the fairing, and a second shield extending between the fairing and the first casing. The multi-piece heat shield assembly further includes a third shield extending between the fairing and the second casing, and fourth and fifth heat shields extending from the third heat shield between the fairing and each of the struts.
US10941670B2	Seal structure and turbine A seal structure is for sealing leakage fluid flowing through a gap between a rotation member rotating about a rotation axis and a stationary member facing the rotation member. The seal structure includes seal fins projecting from a base that is one of the rotation and stationary members toward the other one, the seal fins being spaced apart from each other at a certain interval in an axial direction of the rotation axis; and a step section provided to the other one, the step section including step surfaces facing the seal fins and a riser surface between the adjacent step surfaces, the step surfaces and the riser surface defining a step portion. The seal fins are inclined upstream in a flow direction of the leakage fluid relative to a radial direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. Each seal fin and the base define a corner portion having a curved surface.
US10941668B2	Assembly for a turbomachine comprising a distributor, a structural element of the turbomachine, and an attachment device Assembly (2) comprising an annular turbine distributor (3) for turbomachinery (1), an annular structural element (4) of the turbomachinery (1), coaxial with the distributor (3) and at least one device (5) for attaching the annular distributor (3) with the annular structural element (4), characterised in that: —the annular distributor (3) is crossed by at least two axial passages, and —the or each attachment device (5) comprises: at least two pins (15), rigidly connected to the annular structural element (4) and passing through one of said passages of the distributor (3), a first transverse stop (16) for stopping the distributor (3) axially and passing through two consecutive pins (15), and two second stops (17) rigidly connected to the structural element (4) to retain, in the pins (15), the first transverse stop (16) for stopping the distributor (3) radially.
US10941667B2	Modulation of vane end serrations A stator vane including a vane root, a vane tip, a leading edge extending between the root and the tip, the leading edge having a serrated profile having a succession of teeth and of troughs each having an amplitude and a thickness, wherein a series of at least three teeth and three consecutive troughs starting from the vane root and/or from the vane tip have a growing amplitude and/or thickness.
US10941664B2	Turbine engine component and method of cooling A component for a turbine engine includes a body having a wall separating a combustion air flow path from a cooling air flow path. The component can include an isolation chamber formed in the cooling air flow path. The component can also include at least one cyclone separator having a cooling air inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling air flow path.
US10941663B2	Airfoil having improved leading edge cooling scheme and damage resistance Airfoils for gas turbine engines are provided. The airfoils include a body extending between leading and trailing edges in an axial direction, between pressure and suction sides in a circumferential direction, and between a root and tip in a radial direction. A first transitioning leading edge cavity is located adjacent one of the sides proximate the root of the body and transitions axially toward the leading edge as the first transitioning leading edge cavity extends radially toward the tip. A second transitioning leading edge cavity is adjacent the other side and adjacent the leading edge proximate the root of the body and transitions axially toward the trailing edge as the second transitioning leading edge cavity extends radially toward the tip. A portion of the second transitioning leading edge cavity shields a portion of the first transitioning leading edge cavity proximate the root of the body.
US10941661B2	Scroll compressor having oldham coupling with key portions projecting from horizontal surfaces into key grooves A scroll compressor includes a movable scroll having first key grooves, a stationary member having second key grooves, and an Oldham coupling provided between the movable scroll and stationary member. The Oldham coupling is movable with respect to the stationary member along a first axis, and with respect to the movable scroll along a second axis. The Oldham coupling has an annular body portion, at least two first key portions fitted into the first grooves, and a pair of second key portions fitted into the second grooves. The first horizontal surface has inwardly positioned surfaces positioned more on a center of gravity side of the Oldham coupling than virtual extension lines of first inner peripheral edges that are part of an inner peripheral edge of the annular body portion. The first key portions have inwardly positioned portions that project from the inwardly positioned surfaces.
US10941660B2	Opposed piston engine with offset inlet and exhaust crankshafts In an opposed piston engine, an inlet piston crankshaft axis and an exhaust piston crankshaft axis both extend parallel to a central cylinder plane extending through a centerpoint of a cylinder of the engine and along a central axis of the cylinder. The inlet piston crankshaft axis and the exhaust piston crankshaft axis are both offset from the central cylinder plane. The inlet piston and the exhaust piston linked to the inlet piston crankshaft and the exhaust piston crankshaft are arranged so that the inlet piston closes an inlet port as the inlet piston moves from its bottom dead center toward its top dead center at substantially a same time as the exhaust piston closes the exhaust port as the exhaust piston moves from its bottom dead center toward its top dead center.
US10941659B2	I-shaped water-retaining dam for underground reservoir in coal mine The present invention discloses an I-shaped water-retaining dam for an underground reservoir in a coal mine. The I-shaped water-retaining dam is located between coal pillar dams to isolate an underground reservoir from a corresponding coal roadway. The I-shaped water-retaining dam includes an upper flange plate, a web plate, and a lower flange plate from top to bottom, where a vertical face of a dam body is of an I shape; the upper flange plate extends into a roadway roof; two ends of the web plate are embedded into the coal pillar dams; and the lower flange plate extends into a floor. The I-shaped water-retaining dam is located in an underground coal roadway, and bears complex surrounding rock stress. The present invention effectively overcomes water seepage of a weak part at an upper part of a conventional I-shaped water-retaining dam.
US10941656B2	Downhole configurable testing apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for performing downhole testing. Example apparatus include a downhole tool string for conveying within a wellbore, the downhole tool string comprising an anchor device, a testing device, and a linear or rotary actuator. The anchor device maintains a portion of the downhole tool string in a predetermined position within the wellbore. The testing device is operable to receive a downhole sample from or test a subterranean formation surrounding the wellbore. The linear actuator is connected between the anchor device and testing device, and moves the testing device relative to the anchor device.
US10941654B2	Measuring fluid properties based on fluid surface response to a disturbance Fluid properties like viscosity, yield strength, and density may be measured by analyzing fluid motion in response to disturbing the surface of the fluid. For example, a method may include disturbing a surface of a fluid in one or more locations, thereby forming a deformation and waves at the surface of the fluid for the one or more locations; imaging and measuring at least one selected from the group consisting of the deformation, the waves, and a combination thereof; and calculating a property of the fluid based on the at least one selected from the group consisting of the deformation, the waves, and a combination thereof, the property selected from the group consisting of viscosity, yield strength, density, and any combination thereof.
US10941653B2	Apparatus, system, and method for downhole imaging using a non-rotatable imaging tool having a radiation detector A non-rotatable, downhole imaging tool, an imaging system including the non-rotatable imaging tool and methods of determining information about a wellbore employing the non-rotatable imaging tool are provided herein. One example of a non-rotatable imaging tool is disclosed that has a central axis and horizontal planes perpendicular to the central axis, and further includes: (1) a radiation detector positioned proximate the central axis and uniquely on one of the horizontal planes, and (2) a collimator configured to limit exposure of the radiation detector to a single azimuthal area along a circumference of the downhole imaging tool on the one of the horizontal planes.
US10941651B2	Downhole telemetry system and method therefor A complete telemetry system and methods for downhole operations. The telemetry system includes an instrumented near-bit sub located below the Mud Motor and connected to the drill bit as well as a conventional MWD tool located above the mud motor. Parameters such as inclination of the borehole, the natural gamma ray of the formations, the electrical resistivity of the formations, and a range of mechanical drilling performance parameters are measured. Electromagnetic telemetry signals representing these measurements are transmitted uphole to a receiver associated with the conventional MWD tool located above the motor, and transmitted by this tool to the surface via mud pulse signals. The system is particularly useful for accurate control over the drilling of extended reach and horizontally drilled wells.
US10941649B2	Tool for testing within a wellbore An example tool for testing a wellbore includes a body having a longitudinal dimension configured for insertion into a casing of the wellbore, and a packer disposed along the body. The packer is controllable to expand against an inner diameter of the casing to enable testing the wellbore. The example tool also includes a scraper assembly disposed along the body for arrangement downhole of the packer when the body is inserted into the casing.
US10941645B2	Real-time monitoring of hydrocarbon productions A method includes obtaining a sample of a fluid from a subterranean zone while the fluid is being extracted from the zone. A chemical composition of the sample is measured. A temperature and a pressure of the subterranean zone are measured. The measured properties are associated with a time point. The measured properties are incorporated into a set of historical data. A chemical composition of a fluid to be extracted from the subterranean zone at a future time point is determined based on the set of historical data. A presence of a liquid phase in the fluid to be extracted from the subterranean zone at the future time point is determined. A flow rate of the fluid being extracted from the subterranean zone is adjusted in response to determining the presence of the liquid phase in the fluid to be extracted from the subterranean zone at the future time point.
US10941643B2	Vapor recovery apparatus and method for oil and gas wells A vapor recovery apparatus degasses oil and water produced by an oil well. The apparatus has a first vessel forming a column. Oil containing gas enters the bottom of the first vessel and flows up to a liquid outlet. Heat applied to the rising oil, wherein the oil foams. Gas escapes into the upper end. The foam flows into a second column and along a roughened surface. The bubbles in the foam break apart releasing the gas. The oil flows down the second column to an outlet. Water is introduced into a third vessel. The water releases gas therein, which gas mingles with the gas from the oil. The third vessel is located around the first and second vessels. A compressor may be used to withdraw the gas and provide hot compressed gas to heat the rising oil in the first column.
US10941642B2	Structure for fluid flowback control decision making and optimization Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure for evaluating whether to apply fluid flowback during a fracture closure stage of a hydraulic fracturing operation of a reservoir formation. Information collected prior to the fracture closure stage of the hydraulic fracturing operation can be first gathered. Based on the collected information, it can be determined whether to perform fluid flowback during the fracture closure stage following a treatment stage of the fracturing operation. Based on the determination, a rate of the fluid flowback can be adjusted and optimized in real-time during the fracture closure stage.
US10941634B2	Control line pressure controlled safety valve equalization A system for controlling fluid flow in a subterranean well includes a first valve, a control line fluidly coupled to the first valve, an equalizing line disposed externally to and separate from the first valve, and at least a second valve disposed in the equalizing line and in fluid communication with the control line. The first valve includes a body defining a lumen, and an upper portion, and a lower portion. The equalizing line is in fluid communication with the lumen between the upper portion and the lower portion of the body. The second valve equalizes a pressure between the upper and lower portions of the body.
US10941630B2	Heat sources and alloys for use in down-hole applications A chemical reaction heat source for use in heaters used in down-hole applications is provided. The heat source has a fuel composition that comprises thermite and a damping agent. The use of the thermite mix enables the heaters of the present invention to generate hotter temperatures down wells. This in turn allows the use of Bismuth/Germanium alloys, which have higher melting points, to enable the production of plugs for the abandonment of deeper wells where subterranean temperatures are higher.
US10941629B2	Rotating control device having a locking block system A system for locking a bearing assembly to a rotating control device (RCD) housing is provided. The RCD housing can be coupled to a blowout preventer, and the bearing assembly can be received within the housing, and can comprise a stationary bearing housing having a perimeter channel. A plurality of locking block assemblies are each supported by the housing and are operable between a locked position and an unlocked position. Each locking block assembly comprises a movable block configured to interface with the perimeter channel when in the locked position, and at least one elastic component is situated between the housing and the movable block. The at least one elastic component is configured to automatically bias the movable block in the locked position. Upon supplying fluid pressure via a valve device, the movable block moves to the unlocked position and the at least one elastic component compresses to facilitate removal of the bearing assembly from the RCD housing. Associated systems and methods are provided.
US10941628B2	Adjustable blowout preventer and methods of use An adjustable blowout preventer may be configured to be adjustable, such that a central bore of the blowout preventer may be adjusted or repositioned. The blowout preventer may include one or more adjustment mechanisms for adjusting an angle of tilt of the central bore and/or an offset distance of the central bore. The adjustment mechanisms may be arranged between a stack of the blowout preventer and a wellhead. The adjustment mechanisms may generally be tubular structures having angled and/or laterally offset bores therein. The adjustment mechanisms may be configured to be rotatable, such that rotation of the mechanisms may change an angle of tilt and/or lateral offset of the blowout preventer central bore, or portions thereof.
US10941625B2	Setting tools and assemblies for setting a downhole isolation device such as a frac plug A setting tool for setting frac plugs and the like can include a mandrel having a chamber for housing expandable gas and a gas port in fluid communication with the chamber; a firing head secured to the mandrel for igniting a power charge to generate pressurized gas within the chamber; a barrel piston housing the mandrel and connected to a sleeve for setting the frac plug; and an expansion region defined between the mandrel and the barrel piston and receiving the pressurized gas which exerts force to cause a stroke of the barrel piston over the mandrel as the expansion region expands axially. The setting tool can include various features, such as certain gas bleed systems, an enhanced shear screw assembly, a bleed port and plug assembly, a scribe line, a particular gas port configuration, a liquid escape conduit, no-shoulder barrel configuration, and/or a low-force design for frac plugs.
US10941620B2	Downhole swivel sub and method for releasing a stuck object in a wellbore In certain embodiments, a downhole swivel sub includes a first swivel part configured to connect to a first section of a workstring, and a second swivel part configured to connect to a second section of the workstring. The second swivel part is rotatable relative to the first swivel part. The downhole swivel sub also includes a locking sleeve rotationally coupled with the first swivel part and movable axially between a locking position wherein the first swivel part and the second swivel part are rotationally coupled and an unlocking position wherein the first swivel part is rotatable relative to the second swivel part. The locking sleeve includes at least two first rows of teeth disposed at a same radial position and separated axially on the locking sleeve. The at least two first rows of teeth are configured to engage and disengage with at least two second rows of teeth located on the second swivel part.
US10941619B2	Metal matrix compositions and methods for manufacturing same An additive manufacturing method for making a metal matrix composite component includes melting a powdered mixture with an electron beam. The powdered mixture comprises powdered tungsten carbide in an amount of 45 wt % to 72 wt % of the powdered mixture and a powdered binder in an amount of 28 wt % to 55 wt % of the powdered mixture. The powdered binder comprises boron, silicon, and nickel.
US10941617B2	Method of drilling a ground using a robotic arm The invention relates to a method of drilling ground along a drilling direction, the method comprising: providing at least first and second drill tubes (40, 42); providing an articulated and motorized manipulator arm (12) having a gripper member (30); using the gripper member (30) to take hold of the first drill tube (40); moving the gripper member in the drilling direction so as to drive the first drill tube into the ground, the gripper member releasing the first drill tube; then taking hold of the second drill tube and fastening the second drill tube to the first drill tube; and moving the gripper member so as to drive the first and second drill tubes into the ground.
US10941613B1	Building model generation and intelligent light control for smart windows A smart window system is provided. The system includes a plurality of smart windows, each having at least one electrochromic window and a plurality of sensors. The system includes a control system coupling the plurality of smart windows and the plurality of sensors. The control system is configured to couple to a network, and configured to generate a building model that includes information regarding the plurality of smart windows and is based on information from the plurality of sensors and information from the network.
US10941612B2	Photovoltaic cells arranged in a pattern As described herein, a photovoltaic film may include a plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged to form a frit pattern. The photovoltaic film may be affixed to a transparent substrate to form a film-treated panel. The transparent substrate may be glass, such as a windowpane. The photovoltaic cells may be configured to convert sunlight into electrical energy. The electrical energy may be stored and used to power an electrical device.
US10941611B2	Pet door A pet door is provided herein. The pet door includes a pivotal flap and a frame that defines a through-way. A rotatable knob is mounted to the frame and has a handle portion and a stop wall. The handle portion and stop wall include various profiles and configurations that work in concert to control the flap's direction of pivotal movement. In a first configuration, the flap may swing outwardly or inwardly. A second configuration prevents the flap from swinging inwardly. A third configuration prevents the flap from swinging outwardly. A fourth configuration places the flap is in a locked position to prevent swinging in either direction. The electronic door also includes an electronic latch mechanism which selectively latches and unlatches the flap. The latch mechanism unlatches the flap in response to a wireless signal from an electronic transmitter that may be affixed to a pet.
US10941608B2	Glass panel unit and glass window A glass panel unit including a first panel including at least a first glass plate; a second panel arranged to face the first panel and including at least a second glass plate; a frame member formed in a shape of a frame, corresponding in shape to respective peripheral portions of the first panel and the second panel extending along edges thereof, and bonded to the peripheral portions; and at least one spacer provided in a vacuum space between the first panel and the second panel. The at least one spacer containing a polyimide, where the polyimide has an absorption edge at which an absorption index decreases in an optical absorption spectrum ranging from an ultraviolet ray to visible radiation, the absorption edge being equal to or less than 400 nm, and the polyimide includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine group and a chlorine group.
US10941591B2	Vehicle tailgate locking device A vehicle tailgate locking device may include a latch assembly configured to engage or disengage a striker, wherein the latch assembly includes a housing, a latch member disposed in the housing and configured to engage or disengage the striker by rotation, a pawl member rotatably disposed in the housing to restrain or release the latch member, a driving device configured to rotate the pawl member to release restraint of the latch member, an engaging member configured to restrain the pawl member by engaging the pawl member when the pawl member rotates to a position releasing restraint of the latch member, and a releasing portion configured to press the engaging member to release the restraint of the pawl member when the latch member is rotated to a position releasing the engagement of the striker.
US10941587B2	Latch fitting tool A method of fitting a childproof latch fitting mechanism and a latch installation tool arranged to locate between a first latch fitting and a second latch fitting, to spatially locate the first and second latch fitting at a pre-determined distance respectfully one from the other, wherein in the installation tool is temporarily attached to the first and second latch fittings, whilst they are located and fixed, at least temporarily in place.
US10941582B1	Pool cover pump sled A sled for a pool cover pump for keeping the pump from tipping over in use, reducing pump clogging and guarding against damaging a plastic pool cover. The sled has a base unit with a platform mounted on runners which spread the load on the pool cover and which elevate the pool cover pump above the pool cover a distance that the platform serves as a gate or doctor blade preventing leaves and other debris from getting into the pump inlet.
US10941581B2	Hot tub cover with multi-layer core construction and seamless exterior shell A hot tub cover consists of an impermeable exterior shell and at least one multilayered insulative and structural core. Each multilayered insulative and structural core may further have multiple core layers layered adjacent to each other in various configurations, providing superior protection from heat losses from within the hot tub as well as structural strength and durability.
US10941580B2	Concrete forming system A concrete forming system for reducing the time and labor required for the framing, pouring, and curing of concrete walls. The concrete forming system generally includes concrete forms including a first wall, a second wall opposing the first wall, and a pair of sidewalls. A cavity is formed between the walls; with an opening being fluidly connected to the cavity. A first vehicle is connected to the first wall and a second vehicle is connected to the second wall. Using the vehicles, the positioning and orientation of the walls may be adjusted. After the walls have been placed and oriented, the vehicles will hold the walls in place as concrete is poured into the cavity through the opening. The concrete is allowed to cure into a structure; after which the vehicles and walls may be moved to another location to repeat the process.
US10941572B2	Roof ridge or hip covering element and method for manufacturing a roof ridge or hip covering element Disclosed herein is a roof ridge or hip covering element comprising a first and a second flat body and comprising a flexible sheet for joining together the first and second flat body.
US10941571B2	Set of modular timber hollow bricks with thermal insulation properties The set of modular timber hollow bricks with thermal insulation properties includes wooden hollow bricks, marked as A and B which have a box structure. Hollow brick A and corner hollow brick B include two boards connected by crossbars in such a way, that they form a peripheral socket on the inside for a connection with the connector. The corner hollow brick B also has a connector on the side surface of the board. Each hollow brick has a circumferential socket, the size of which corresponds to half the thickness of the connector. The corner hollow brick B has a notch on the lateral surface. The hollow brick A and corner hollow brick B have each an additional reinforcing bar inside. The socket is filled with sealing foam before assembly.
US10941569B2	Clip hanger and ceiling suspension system incorporating same A hanger and a ceiling suspension system incorporating the hanger, for suspending a suspension rail from a ceiling are provided, where the suspension rail is configured to support an object. The hanger includes a first suspension member and a second suspension member positioned adjacent to one another. The first and second suspension members each have an upper portion, a lower portion, and a coupling component situated between the upper and lower portions. The upper portions are configured to be releasably suspended from the ceiling. The lower portions are configured to releasably engage the suspension rail. The coupling components are engageable to form a hinge connection between the first and second suspension members. Separation of the upper portions from one another biases the lower portions towards one another to releasably engage the suspension rail between the suspension members.
US10941566B2	Fireproofing strip Fireproofing device (1), in particular a fireproofing strip (1), with an elongate support (2), which is produced from a foam material, a non-woven fabric and/or a fibrous body and is provided with an impregnating agent. According to the invention this impregnating agent contains as components at least one liquid medium and a binder for binding solid components of the impregnating agent to the foam material and expandable graphite.
US10941563B2	Vapor permeable water and fire-resistant expansion joint seal with internal wave pattern The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. A fire-resistant and water-resistant expansion joint seal is provided which includes one or more foam members and a plurality of intumescent members within the foam member or members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance.
US10941562B2	Fire and water resistant expansion joint system A fire resistant and water resistant expansion joint system comprises a compressed lamination of fire retardant infused open celled foam, one coat of an elastomeric waterproofing or water resistant material on the lamination, and another coat of an intumescent material on an opposing surface of the lamination, thereby providing fire resistance in one direction and water resistance in the opposite direction. The intumescent material may be further coated with a similar elastomeric material, thereby providing fire resistance in one direction and water resistance in both directions. In the alternative, the compressed lamination may comprise first and second opposing layers of intumescent material thereon each having a respective layer of elastomeric material to provide both water resistance and fire resistance in both directions.
US10941561B2	Prefabricated modular buildings The present application relates to a volumetric module constructed from a module chassis, an exterior wall attached to at least a portion of the module chassis, a floor assembly attached to at least a portion of the module chassis, and a façade adjustably attached to at least a portion of the module chassis. The volumetric module may be configured to interface with a separate accommodation module.
US10941552B2	Programmable toilet flush initiating, monitoring and management system and method thereof The present invention relates to a toilet flushing initiating, monitoring and management system initiated by the unlocking of a locking member on a door mounted in a stall typically found in a bathroom such as a public bathroom.
US10941550B2	Toilet bowl pressure flushing system with shock wave flushing A toilet bowl pressure flushing system with shock wave flushing is a compact rigid unit made by a fixed connection of: a rigid body of a pressure module containing at least one gas hydraulic accumulator and one downstream flow tank connected by at least one connection opening; an overflow pipe; an automatic hydraulic valve module comprising a core, an inlet and outlet elements of the automatic hydraulic valve, where the inlet element of the automatic hydraulic valve is connected to the outlet of the flow tank and where the outlet element of the automatic hydraulic valve feeds into the overflow pipe. At the same time it comprises an inlet from the pressure water supply that feeds into the rigid body of the pressure module or into the automatic hydraulic valve module.
US10941545B2	Hydrant monitoring system A sensing assembly assembly for use with a fire hydrant having a stem includes a sensor in fluid communication with a water supply; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; wherein at least a portion of the sensing assembly is located within an interior cavity of the stem.
US10941544B2	Warning system for a working machine A warning system for a working machine including a movable load unit arrangement is disclosed. The warning system includes an illumination arrangement arranged to illuminate an area externally of the working machine and a load unit position prediction means arranged to determine a position of the load unit arrangement at a future point in time. The illumination arrangement is arranged to illuminate the area on the basis of the determined future position of the load unit arrangement.
US10941543B2	Method to select an active steering input device based on orbital pressure A work machine having a cab coupled to a frame, a steering system coupled to the frame, a controller configured to selectively articulate the steering system, a joystick assembly positioned in the cab and in communication with the controller, a steering wheel assembly positioned in the cab and configured to selectively articulate the steering system, and a steering wheel sensor coupled to the steering wheel assembly and in communication with the controller to identify movement of the steering wheel assembly. Wherein, the controller does not articulate the steering system responsive to movement of the joystick assembly when the steering wheel sensor identifies movement of the steering wheel.
US10941542B2	Boom potential energy recovery of hydraulic excavator A hydraulic system for recovering potential energy of a load implement of a mobile construction vehicle. The hydraulic system includes first and second actuators and control valving. The first and second actuators are configured to be coupled to the load implement for controlling raising and lowering of the load element. The control valving is operable between a first position at which, during a lowering of the load implement, the control valving directs hydraulic fluid from one of the first and second actuators to an accumulator to charge the accumulator, and a second position at which the control valving directs hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to one or more of the first and second actuators to power the one or more of the first and second actuators to raise the load element.
US10941538B2	Hammering system with electromagnetic power for dynamic pile testing A new hammering system with electromagnetic power for dynamic pile testing. The basic working principle of the hammering system is as follows: when an internal coil is energized, a magnetic force is generated to attract tightly, via a magnetic conduction panel, an adaptive weight hammer disposed in contact with the surface of the panel; when the internal coil is de-energized, demagnetization occurs, and the weight hammer falls instantaneously to impact the pile top, thereby achieving the effects of a stable weight hammer and quick attraction and falling of the hammer. A clamping scale is arranged inside an adjustment section of a guide frame. A falling height of the weight hammer may be selected arbitrarily.
US10941535B2	Devices for controlling erosion and storm water runoff Stormwater runoff and erosion control devices include carpets or blankets, wattles, and compact drainage filters. A carpet or blanket is a sheet of mesh material having a border formed of a different material than the mesh material. Wattles and compact drainage filters include mesh material supported by a rigid frame. In preferred embodiments, the mesh material includes biochar or activated carbon. Blankets and carpets may be positioned above or suspended below drainage grates in a storm water runoff system, and held in place by magnets. Wattles may be placed on hillsides, or between concrete barriers and drainage grates. Compact drainage filters may be placed at the outlets of catchment basins.
US10941533B2	Shovel assembly A shovel assembly including: an elongated shaft, wherein the elongated shaft includes a length, a first proximal end, and a second distal end; a handle sub-assembly, wherein the handle sub-assembly is secured to or forms part of the first proximal end of the elongated shaft; a blade implement, wherein the blade implement is secured to or forms part of the second distal end of the elongated shaft; and a blade implement guide member associated with the blade implement, wherein the blade implement guide member enables the removal of snow from uneven surfaces without jarring the operator.
US10941531B2	Portable bollard and barricade system A portable bollard for arresting motion of a vehicle includes a post, a base plate coupled to the post, a top plate coupled to the post and spaced apart from the base plate along a length of the post, and a tapered member extending from a surface of the top plate facing the base plate to the post. The tapered member tapers from a wider end at the surface of the top plate to a narrower end at the post. The top plate is rotationally offset from the base plate.
US10941529B1	Blade assembly for work vehicles A blade assembly for removing a membrane from a bridge deck during a road resurfacing project includes a plurality of independently mounted blades that are able to conform to the contours of a bridge deck, separate the membrane from the bridge deck, and form the separated portions of the membrane into narrow strips or rolls.
US10941528B2	Roller compactor A drum for a roller compactor has an outer shell providing an exterior peripheral compacting surface and an interior for housing an excitation system used to vibrate the drum. The outer shell includes a non-elastic polymer with embedded reinforcing fibers.
US10941527B2	Portable weld milling machine apparatus and methods of using the same A portable rail weld milling machine apparatus comprises a metal frame that incorporates a motor with a rotary carbide tool that is able to lock to a rail or rails for stability. The apparatus houses the required guides and motors to maneuver the tool on a plurality of axes with computer numerical control (“CNC”). The CNC programming is able to control the carbide tool such that the welded rail can be milled to proper profile on the entire running surface, including the top, the field side, and the gauge side of the ball of the rail.
US10941526B2	Decor paper for laminates Decoration paper for a decorative laminate, which is inkjet printable, comprising a paper substrate comprising at least one opacifying pigment having a refractive index of greater than 2, and on at least one face of the substrate a surface treatment comprising a binder and between 0.5 and 9 g/m2 of a filler having a specific surface area of between 2 and 100 m2/g and a refractive index of less than or equal to 2.
US10941524B2	Pulp mixture A pulp mixture includes a lignocellulosic material, water, lignin, an inorganic salt, and a copolymer including two or more structural units chosen from ethylene oxide units, propylene oxide units, (meth)acrylic acid units, ethyl acrylate units, and combinations thereof. The copolymer is free of silicone-containing structural units and the lignin is present in an amount of greater than about 150 ppm, based on a total weight of the pulp mixture.
US10941518B2	Cut-resistant fabric and articles including cut-resistant fabric Provided among other things is a cut-resistant article comprising: a cut-resistant synthetic fabric; and adherent to the fabric a layer of polymer in which is dispersed mineral fibers of hardness about 4 Mohs or higher and having L/D ratio between about 8 and about 16, wherein the article has a cut resistance by ISO 13997:1999 of 2 or higher.
US10941515B2	Chest ironer The invention relates to a chest ironer, and belongs to the technical field of ironing machines. The chest ironer comprises an ironing chest set including arc-shaped ironing chests with upward arc-shaped openings. The ironing chest set includes at least one solid chest and at least one flexible chest, and bridge chests with downward arc-shaped openings are disposed between the ironing chests. The first ironing chest of the ironing chest set is a solid chest, the second ironing chest of the ironing chest set is a flexible chest, and the bridge chest between the first ironing chest and the second ironing chest is a first bridge chest. A horizontal steam chamber partition plate is fixedly arranged at the longitudinal middle position of an outer arc-shaped face plate of an inner chest plate of the solid chest in the horizontal direction, and at least one longitudinal steam chamber partition plate is arranged on the outer arc-shaped face plate of the inner chest plate in the longitudinal direction, so that the ironing chest is partitioned into at least four steam chambers. Each steam chamber is provided with an independent branched steam pipe communicated with a main steam pipe used for centralized supply of steam. The chest ironer is further provided with an adjustable pressurization system. The invention greatly improves the ironing effect under a limited steam pressure.
US10941512B2	Water level sensing apparatus and method for controlling clothes treatment apparatus comprising same A clothes treatment apparatus includes a tub to store water, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate clothes, a communication tube communicated with the tub, a pressure in the communication tube corresponding to a water level of the tub, and a chamber provided at a free end of the communication tube so that a pressure in the chamber corresponds to a water level of the tub. An elastic part is provided in the chamber and elastically deformed according to a change in pressure in the communication tube. An output unit having a plurality of resistors is provided on one surface of the elastic part to generate an electrical signal corresponding to an amount of deformation of the elastic part, and a controller is configured to receive the electrical signal and sense the water level of the tub by comparing the electrical signal of the output unit with a reference electrical signal indicating a zero water level of the tub.
US10941505B1	Growing two-dimensional materials through heterogeneous pyrolysis A method of forming a sp2 boron nitride (BN) layer on a surface of a substrate, the method comprising providing first and second precursors at the surface of the substrate, the first precursor being a source of boron and the second precursor being a source of nitrogen; heating the substrate to a temperature greater than a pyrolysis point for either of the first and second precursors; pyrolyzing the first precursor at the surface of the substrate; activating the second precursor at the surface of the substrate with the pyrolyzed first precursor; and adsorbing the pyrolyzed first precursor and the activated second precursor onto the surface of the substrate.
US10941503B2	White appearing anodized films The embodiments described herein relate to forming anodized films that have a white appearance. In some embodiments, an anodized film having pores with light diffusing pore walls created by varying the current density during an anodizing process is described. In some embodiments, an anodized film having light diffusing micro-cracks created by a laser cracking procedure is described. In some embodiments, a sputtered layer of light diffusing aluminum is provided below an anodized film. In some embodiments, light diffusing particles are infused within openings of an anodized layer.
US10941502B2	Electrolytic process and apparatus for the surface treatment of non-ferrous metals An electrolytic process, an electrolytic solution and electrolytic assembly are disclosed, for anodizing in one main step non-ferrous metallic parts, or their alloys to form a uniform coating. The electrolytic solution is free of toxic or harmful chemicals. Examples of treatable metals include aluminum, cast aluminum, magnesium, hafnium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, and zirconium. The treatment is a one-step process since the cleaning and coating of the nonferrous metals are performed in the same electrolytic cell or tank and solution, preferably using the same electrical device for both actions. No preliminary steps like degreasing, de-smutting or activation are needed due to the absence of toxic acids or salts in the process. The process is therefore eco-friendly, easy to perform and provides excellent results. The non-ferrous metallic parts once coated can be used in the automotive or aircraft industries.
US10941500B1	Method and system for diamond electrodeposition A method and system for electrodeposition of high-sp3 diamond/DLC by significantly increasing the sp3 carbon content of electrodeposited net-shape diamond, and use of same for manufacture of particulate and nanocrystalline diamond and composites.
US10941499B2	Electrodeposition of Al—Ni alloys and Al/Ni multilayer structures A method for electrodepositing aluminum and nickel using a single electrolyte solution includes forming a mixture comprising nickel chloride and an organic halide, adding aluminum chloride to the electrolyte solution in an amount at which the mixture becomes an acidic electrolyte solution, providing a working electrode and a counter electrode in the acidic electrolyte solution, and applying a waveform to the counter electrode using cyclic voltammetry to cause aluminum and nickel ions to be deposited on the working electrode.
US10941498B2	Panel to be plated, electroplating process using the same, and chip manufactured from the same A panel to be plated is provided. The panel includes a substrate and an electric field compensation structure. The substrate includes a plurality of units to be plated each including a first pattern to be plated. The electric field compensation structure is disposed on the substrate. The electric field compensation structure includes a second pattern to be plated surrounding at least one of the units to be plated. A ratio of an area of the first pattern to be plated of the units to be plated to an area of the second pattern to be plated of the electric field compensation structure is in a range from 1:0.07 to 1:0.3.
US10941492B2	Substrate treating method Disclosed is a substrate treating method for performing a heat treatment of a substrate having a treated film formed thereon in a heat treating space of a heat treating chamber. The method includes an exhaust step of performing exhaust of gas within the heat treating space, an inert gas supply step of supplying inert gas into the heat treating space, and a heat treating step of performing the heat treatment of the substrate in the heat treating space.
US10941486B2	High temperature oxidation protection for composites The present disclosure provides a method for coating a composite structure, comprising applying a first slurry on a surface of the composite structure, heating the composite structure to a temperature sufficient to form a base layer on the composite structure, forming a sealing slurry comprising at least one of acid aluminum phosphate or orthophosphoric acid, applying the sealing slurry to the base layer, and heating the composite structure to a second temperature sufficient to form a sealing layer on the base layer.
US10941485B2	Diamond-like carbon films and uses thereof The present invention relates to methods of forming a film between two surfaces, in which the film includes diamond-like carbon. Also provided herein are uses of such films, such in sliding contacts and in metal coatings.
US10941481B2	Nozzle geometry for organic vapor jet printing A first device is provided. The device includes a print head. The print head further includes a first nozzle hermetically sealed to a first source of gas. The first nozzle has an aperture having a smallest dimension of 0.5 to 500 microns in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the first nozzle. At a distance from the aperture into the first nozzle that is 5 times the smallest dimension of the aperture of the first nozzle, the smallest dimension perpendicular to the flow direction is at least twice the smallest dimension of the aperture of the first nozzle.
US10941480B2	Sapphire thin film coated flexible substrate A method to transfer a layer of harder thin film substrate onto a softer, flexible substrate. In particular, the present invention provides a method to deposit a layer of sapphire thin film on to a softer and flexible substrate e.g. PET, polymers, plastics, paper and fabrics. This combination provides the hardness of sapphire thin film to softer flexible substrates.
US10941476B2	High strength steel sheet and method for producing the same High strength steel sheets that have excellent ductility and low-temperature toughness and methods for producing such high strength steel sheets. A high strength steel sheet includes a composition containing, on a mass % basis, C: 0.05% to 0.30%, Si: 0.5% to 2.5%, Mn: 0.5% to 3.5%, P: 0.003% to 0.100%, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.010% to 1.5%, and N: 0.01% or less, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and a steel microstructure including a ferrite phase with an area fraction of 10% to 70%, a hard second phase with an area fraction of 30% to 90%, and a carbide that is at an interface between a ferrite phase and a hard second phase and that has an average equivalent-circle diameter of 200 nm or less.
US10941464B1	Metal nanoparticle composites and manufacturing methods thereof by ultrasonic casting Metal-nanoparticle composites, such as metal-boron nitride nanoparticle composites, and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. Ultrasonic casting techniques can be used to achieve uniform dispersion of nanoparticles, such as boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in a metal matrix, such as aluminum. The BNNTs can be incorporated into the melt of the metal, and ultrasonic treatment can then be applied.
US10941462B2	Quenching heat treatment device and on-line intelligent control method for the cooling characteristics of quenching liquid An on-line intelligent control method for the cooling characteristics of a quenching liquid in heat treatment production includes the steps of: step 1: subjecting a workpiece to thermal insulation; step 2: measuring the cooling characteristics and the heat transfer coefficient of a quenching liquid followed by correction; step 3: starting cooling; step 4: then changing the internal circulation rate; and step 5: removing the workpiece. This scheme can effectively avoid the problem that the cooling of a workpiece in industrial production deviates from the ideal cooling characteristics of a quenching liquid obtained in a laboratory.
US10941461B2	Steel sheet, coated steel sheet, method for producing steel sheet, and method for producing coated steel sheet A steel sheet is provided, having a tensile strength of 340 MPa or more, a particular composition and a steel structure in which ferrite has an average crystal grain size of 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less, 40% or more of cementite in terms of area fraction precipitates in ferrite grain boundaries, and the ferrite has a texture in which an inverse intensity ratio of γ-fiber to α-fiber is 0.8 or more and 7.0 or less.
US10941456B2	Steel sheet for can and method for manufacturing the same A steel sheet for a can having high strength, excellent ductility, and good corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.020% or more and 0.130% or less, Si: 0.04% or less, Mn: 0.10% or more and 1.20% or less, P: 0.007% or more and 0.100% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.001% or more and 0.100% or less, N: more than 0.0120% and 0.0200% or less, Nb: 0.0060% or more and 0.0300% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities. An absolute value of a difference in an amount of solid solution Nb between a region from a surface to a position located at ⅛ of a thickness and a region from a position located at ⅜ of the thickness to a position located at 4/8 of the thickness is 0.0010 mass % or more.
US10941455B2	Sandwich structure and associated pressure-based forming method A sandwich structure forming method including the steps of (1) providing a sandwich structure comprising a core positioned between a first liner sheet and a second liner sheet; (2) positioning the sandwich structure into a cavity of a die assembly; and (3) pressurizing the core to expand the sandwich structure into engagement with the die assembly.
US10941448B1	Methods for assessing risk of developing a viral disease using a genetic test This document provides methods and materials related to treating a disease. For example, this document provides methods for treating a subject's disease based on identifying the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy PML using a genetic test.
US10941447B2	Diagnostics for pulmonary arterial hypertension and sudden cardiac death This invention relates to a diagnostic test measuring circulating SCN5A proteins or gene transcripts in a test sample as a biomarker for pulmonary hypertension.
US10941445B2	Universal hairpin primers The present invention relates to methods of target nucleic acid amplification and uses thereof in methods of sequencing, or other down-stream applications such a genotyping or cloning. More specifically, the methods relate to methods of target nucleic acid amplification through the use of a universal hairpin primer.
US10941443B2	Real-time redox sequencing chips Real time redox sequencing methods, devices, and systems are described. Arrays of redox devices comprising one or two electrodes are used to provide sequence information about a template nucleic acid in a polymerase-template complex bound proximate to the electrode(s). A sequencing reaction mixture comprising nucleotide analogs comprising redox labels is introduced to the array of redox devices under conditions of polymerase mediated nucleic acid synthesis. The time sequence of incorporation of nucleotide analogs is determined by electrochemically identifying the redox labels of the nucleotide analogs that are incorporated into the growing strand.
US10941440B2	Integrated device for real time quantitative PCR A method for real-time quantitative detection of single-type, target nucleic acid sequences amplified using a PCR in a microwell, comprising introducing in the microwell a sample comprising target nucleic acid sequences, magnetic primers, and labelling probes; performing an amplification cycle to form labelled amplicons; attracting the magnetic primers to a surface through a magnetic field to form a layer including labelled amplification products and free magnetic primers; and detecting the labelled amplification products in the layer with a surface-specific reading method.
US10941439B2	Substrates and methods useful in sequencing A hydrogel network includes a hydrogel polymer having a coupling site, an oligonucleotide conjugated at a terminal end to the hydrogel polymer at the coupling site, and a functional moiety coupled between the terminal end of the oligonucleotide and the coupling site. Such a hydrogel network can be formed by a method including activating a coupling site of a substrate and binding a linker moiety coupled to a terminal end of an oligonucleotide to the activated coupling site, a functional moiety coupled between the terminal end of the oligonucleotide and the linker moiety.
US10941434B2	Method for awakening silent gene clusters in bacteria and discovery of cryptic metabolites The majority of clinically used antibiotics and anticancer agents are derived from bacterial small molecules. These molecules are produced by dedicated biosynthetic gene clusters, sets of genes that are responsible for the step-wise generation of the target small molecule. Recent investigations have indicated, to the surprise of many experts, that the majority of these biosynthetic genes are inactive or ‘silent’ for unknown reasons. Thus under typical bacterial culturing conditions, these genes are not expressed and consequently the bioactive small molecule products are not synthesized. Disclosed is a method for high throughput screening of elicitors of cryptic metabolites, a method for producing cryptic metabolites, and a new family of cryptic metabolites, the acybolins, as well as their complete structural elucidation.
US10941433B2	Neurotransmitter transport in probiotics The present invention is directed to methods of probiotic selection and use based on the capability of microbial biogenic amine uptake as a method for targeted clinical and veterinary applications, including promoting health and well-being and/or treating therapeutic conditions. The present invention utilizes a microbially-focused approach for the development of drug selection and/or probiotic administration in a variety of diseases and disorders.
US10941432B1	Method for the preparation of low molecular weight porcine lympho-reticular polypeptides A method for preparation of low molecular weight porcine lympho-reticular polypeptides. The method comprises the enzymatic hydrolysis of a source of protein, wherein the source of protein comprises a blend of porcine liver and porcine spleen, with an enzyme having proteolytic activity and an enzyme having amylase activity.
US10941428B2	Reagents and methods for the expression of an active NifB protein and uses thereof The invention relates to reagents and methods that allow the expression of an active NifB protein in yeast and plants under aerobic conditions. The active NifB protein allows the in vitro synthesis of the FeMo cofactor (FeMo-co) which leads to the subsequent apo-NifDK activation and generation of active nitrogenase.
US10941427B2	Production system and method of production for product selected from nitrogen-containing product and fermented and cultured product A production system for a product selected from a nitrogen-containing product and a fermented and cultured product that does not involve (or can minimize) the transport of liquid ammonia can include: an ammonia synthesis apparatus in which an ammonia-containing gas is synthesized by reaction of a source gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen in the presence of a supported metal catalyst containing as a support one or more selected from the group consisting of: i) a conductive mayenite compound; ii) a two-dimensional electride compound or a precursor thereof; and iii) a complex formed of a support base containing at least one metal oxide selected from ZrO2, TiO2, CeO2, and MgO and a metal amide represented by a formula M(NH2)x (where M represents one or more selected from Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Eu; and x represents a valence number of M) supported by the support base.
US10941426B2	Polyhydroxyalkanoic acid compositions and methods for generating same Embodiments of the invention relate to the microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids, or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), from substrates which cannot be used as a source of carbon and/or energy for microbial growth or PHA synthesis and which have microbial and environmental toxicity. According to one embodiment of the invention, a process for the production of PHA is provided wherein an enzyme such as methane monooxygenase is used to convert volatile organic compounds into PHA through the use of microorganisms that are unable to use volatile organic compounds as a source of carbon for growth or PHA production.
US10941424B2	Microorganisms and methods for the co-production of ethylene glycol and three carbon compounds The present application relates to recombinant microorganisms useful in the biosynthesis of monoethylene glycol (MEG) and one or more three-carbon compounds such as acetone, isopropanol or propene. The MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds described herein are useful as starting material for production of other compounds or as end products for industrial and household use. The application further relates to recombinant microorganisms co-expressing a C2 branch pathway and a C3 branch pathway for the production of MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds. Also provided are methods of producing MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds using the recombinant microorganisms, as well as compositions comprising the recombinant microorganisms and/or optionally the products MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds.
US10941423B2	Method for the production of isoamyl alcohol Described is a method for the production isoamyl alcohol (3-methylbutan-1-ol) comprising the enzymatic conversion of 3-methylbutyryl-CoA (isovaleryl-CoA) into isoamyl alcohol comprising: (a) two enzymatic steps comprising (i) first the enzymatic conversion of 3-methylbutyryl-CoA into 3-methylbutyraldehyde (3-methylbutanal or isovaleraldehyde); and (ii) then enzymatically converting the thus obtained 3-methylbutyraldehyde into said isoamyl alcohol; or (b) a single enzymatic reaction in which 3-methylbutyryl-CoA is directly converted into isoamyl alcohol by making use of an alcohol-forming short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase/fatty acyl-CoA reductase or an alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase (long-chain acyl-CoA:NADPH reductase) (EC 1.2.1.84). Further, described is the above method wherein the 3-methylbutyryl-CoA can be provided by the enzymatic conversion of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA into said 3-methylbutyryl-CoA. It is also described that the thus obtained isoamyl alcohol can be further enzymatically converted into 3-methylbutyl acetate (isoamyl acetate) as described herein. Described are also recombinant organisms or microorganisms which are capable of performing the above enzymatic conversions. Furthermore, described are uses of enzymes and enzyme combinations which allow the above enzymatic conversions.
US10941422B2	Processes for producing fuel ethanol The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a thermostable alpha-amylase and optionally a thermostable protease are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to a composition suitable for use in a process of the invention.
US10941419B2	Process for making flavor and fragrant compounds The present invention relates to the production of aromatic hexanols and compositions containing them. In particular provided herein are methods of producing hexenols comprising: a) contacting a hydroperoxide of a polyunsaturated fatty acid with a modified hydroperoxide lyase to form a hexenal; and b) reducing the hexenal to a hexenol in the presence of a hydride donor, a ketoreductase, and a co-factor wherein the contacting and reducing steps are carried out at essentially the same time in the substantial absence of baker's yeast.
US10941415B2	Down-regulating gene expression in insect plants The present invention relates to the prevention and/or control of infestation by insect pest species. In particular, the invention relates to down-regulation of expression of target genes in insect pests using interfering ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules. Also described are transgenic plants that (i) express or are capable of expressing interfering RNAs of the invention and (ii) are resistant to infestation by insect pest species. Compositions containing the interfering RNAs of the invention are also provided.
US10941412B2	Citrus varieties resistant to Xanthomonas citri infection The invention pertains to a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the promoters of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations are in the promoter binding sites for PthA4 protein from Xanthomonas spp., and wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the Xanthomonas spp. PthA4 protein on to the binding sites in the promoters of the CsLOB1 genes. Also, a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the coding regions of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the function of CsLOB1 protein are provided. The invention further pertains to the methods of making the plant cell or the plant resistant to infection by Xanthomonas spp.
US10941410B2	Nucleic acid sequences encoding transcription factors regulating alkaloid biosynthesis and their use in modifying plant metabolism Plant metabolism and alkaloid levels can be regulated by transcription factors that regulate the nicotinic alkaloid biosynthetic pathway. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a transcription factor that negatively regulates alkaloid biosynthesis, such as nicotine biosynthesis.
US10941409B2	Method for gene optimization The invention relates to method of modifying a coding sequence encoding a non-plant protein, comprising the steps of optimizing said coding sequence by codon substitution, thereby obtaining an optimized coding sequence which encodes said non-plant protein; and re-introducing at least one wild-type polyadenylation motif sequence at its position within said optimized gene sequence.
US10941406B2	Expression of proteins in gram-negative bacteria wherein the ratio of periplasmic volume to cytoplasmic volume is between 0.5:1 and 10:1 Provided are modified Gram-negative bacteria having an increased periplasmic volume. Also provided are methods of expressing exogenous genes in the bacteria and targeting protein production to the periplasmic space.
US10941405B2	Modulation of gene expression and screening for deregulated protein expression Disclosed herein include compositions and methods of modulating protein expression that utilizes an activator or a repressor of a non-sense mediated RNA decay switch exon (NSE). In some embodiments, also included herein are compositions and methods of modulating protein expression that uses an agent that targets a transposed element.
US10941403B2	Microrna inhibitors as anti-cancer therapeutics MicroRNA inhibitors as anti-cancer therapeutics are described. The microRNA inhibitors can inhibit microRNA-15a and can mimic the effects of higher dose radiation at lower doses. Other benefits are also described.
US10941402B2	Chemically modified single-stranded RNA-editing oligonucleotides The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that are capable of bringing about specific editing of a target nucleotide (adenosine) in a target RNA sequence in a eukaryotic cell, wherein said oligonucleotide does not, in itself, form an intramolecular hairpin or stem-loop structure, and wherein said oligonucleotide comprises a non-complementary nucleotide in a position opposite to the nucleotide to be edited in the target RNA sequence.
US10941400B2	Compounds and methods for enhanced cellular uptake Described herein are conjugated modified oligonucleotides that are complementary to a target RNA. The conjugate facilitates cellular uptake of the modified oligonucleotide, resulting improved potency.
US10941399B2	Methods and compositions for gene-specific demethylation by DNA methyltransferase (DNMT)-RNA interaction The present invention relates to chimeric RNA oligonucleotides that are single-stranded oligonucleotides. These compounds are capable of targeting particular genes and reducing DNA methyltransferase activity. Accordingly, these compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of disease associated with aberrant DNA methyltransferase activity, such as cancer or a genetic disorder.
US10941392B2	Purification of cystathionine beta-synthase This invention provides chromatographic methods for the purification of a cystathionine β-Synthase (CBS) protein, particularly truncated variants thereof and compositions and pharmaceutical compositions prepared therefrom.
US10941388B2	Cellulase complex, and glycosidase hydrolases thereof, and methods of using thereof The present invention provides for a purified or isolated cellulase complex comprising two or more glycosidase hydrolase, or enzymatically active fragment thereof, selected from the group consisting of a GH9 polypeptide, a GH48 polypeptide, a GH10 polypeptide, and a GH6 polypeptide, and optionally a GH10_2 polypeptide and/or an AA10 polypeptide.
US10941387B2	Alpha amylase mutant inhibitors isolated from phaseolus vulgaris with properties of controlling insect pests, compositions containing such mutants, and method of using thereof The present invention relates to the field of insect pests control, using methods and compositions which comprise of alpha-amylase analogous mutant inhibitors (αAIs). More specifically, the invention provides new αAIs analogous mutant molecules for controlling insect pests, in particular boll weevils (Anthonomus grandis), partially or totally presenting reduction of the amylolytic activity of the digestive enzymes in the intestinal lumen of the insect. Other aspects of the invention include gene constructs containing the nucleic acid molecules that code for the alpha-amylase inhibitors, heterologous expression methods of the new molecules in the active form, and the use of these molecules for controlling insect pests. The invention also provides analogous synthetic genes optimized for their transformation and expression in plants.
US10941383B2	Human brown adipose derived stem cells and uses An isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line. In one embodiment, the isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line expresses the markers CD9, SSEA4, CD44, CD90, CD166, CD73, but not CD14, CD34, CD45 or STRO-1. In another embodiment, the isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line expresses the genes UCP1, PPARGC1A, NRF1, FOXC2, CREB1, SIRT3, and WNT5A (REFX). In still another embodiment, the isolated human brown adipose tissue stem cell line is capable of differentiating into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes.
US10941379B2	Microbial system for biosynthesis of natural and engineered products coupled to in situ extraction in supercritical CO2 Provided herein are methods of producing a bioproduct by culturing a cell in a multiphase reactor that comprises supercritical CO2, near critical CO2, or liquid CO2.
US10941373B2	Culture medium sterilized for microalgae high density culture, and the air compression, air cooling, carbon dioxide automatically supplied, sealed vertical photobioreactor, harvesting, drying apparatus and characterized in that to provide a carbon dioxide biomass conversion fixed, air and water purification method using the same A microalgae culture broth producing system includes a device for culture broth sterilization using a micro bubble generator, an air compression and pressure equalization device for the injection of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere into the culture broth. The system also includes an air chilling device to maintain suitable culture broth temperature when water temperature is too high, an automatic carbon dioxide supply device to promote photosynthesis, and a sealed vertical photobioreactor to block out pollutants and increase dissolved carbon dioxide and oxygen concentration. The system further includes a high-efficiency harvesting device using hollow fiber membranes, and a hot air drying device using the waste heat generated by air compression.
US10941371B2	Bacillus gibsonii protease and variants thereof The present disclosure relates to proteases that are variants of a Bacillus gibsonii protease, the proteases comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least about 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and which has an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 12, 43, 122, 127, 154, 156, 160, 211 or 222, relating in each case to the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. The present disclosure also relates to the production and use thereof. Said type of proteases have a very good cleaning performance.
US10941369B2	Surfactant composition The present invention provides a surfactant composition which includes a surfactant at a high concentration, while having fluidity over a wide concentration range. A surfactant composition according to the present invention contains the components A, B, C and D described below, and is configured such that: the total content of the components A, B and C is from 30% by mass to 80% by mass (inclusive); the mass ratio of the total content of the components A and B to the content of the component C, namely (A+B)/C is from 20/80 to 80/20; and the mass ratio of the content of the component A to the content of the component B, namely A/B is from 98/2 to 45/55. A: an internal olefin sulfonic acid and/or a salt thereof; B: an anionic surfactant other than the component A; C: a nonionic surfactant; D: water.
US10941368B2	Lubricating oil composition comprising dispersant comb polymers Selected comb polymers contain specified amounts of macromonomer and nitrogen-containing (meth)acrylates. Lubricant compositions can contain such comb polymers. The selected comb polymers can be used as solubilizers in lubricant compositions, especially in engine oil (EO) compositions.
US10941362B2	Clean, high efficient and environmentally friendly gasoline product A clean, high efficient and environmentally friendly gasoline product with main fractions of C6-C11 has a low octane rating and a low spontaneous ignition temperature. It can be compressively ignited within an internal combustion engine with a compression ratio of 16-19. Small amount of ethanol or dimethyl ether can be added into the gasoline product.
US10941361B2	Method and system for controlling soot make in synthesis gas production The present application provides a method for controlling soot make in a process for the gasification of a liquid carbonaceous feedstock. The gasification process comprises: partially oxidizing the carbonaceous feedstock in a gasifier to produce syngas; guiding the syngas from an outlet of the gasifier to a quench section; cooling the syngas in the quench section to provide cooled syngas; providing the cooled syngas to a soot removal unit; using the soot removal unit to remove solids from the cooled syngas, the soot removal unit providing a cleaned syngas stream and a waste slurry stream comprising the solids removed from the syngas; continuously monitoring a concentration of total suspended solids (TSS) in the waste slurry stream; providing the concentration of total suspended solids (TSS) to a control system. The control system continuously optimizes the gasification process to changes in concentration of total suspended solids, carbon-to-ash ratio, and optional additional parameters.
US10941360B2	Process for conversion of hydrocarbons The present disclosure relates to conversion of hydrocarbons. A hydrocarbon feed is hydroprocessed wherein it is hydrocracked in the presence of a catalyst to obtain different hydrocarbon products, which can be suitably processed further to obtain valuable hydrocarbon products.
US10941359B2	Fuel processing system and method for sulfur bearing fuels A fuel processing system and method for a sulfur bearing fuel include a hydrodesulfurization reactor followed by an adsorbent bed for removing sulfur or sulfur containing species from the fuel. In certain embodiments, the adsorbent bed is a ZnO bed. In another embodiment, a fuel processing system and method for a sulfur bearing fuel include a steam reformer, a hydrodesulfurization reactor, and an adsorbent bed.
US10941356B2	Paraxylene production from naphtha feed Increased paraxylene production through the use of a split feed reforming process, wherein hydrotreated naphtha is split into light, middle and heavy fractions. Each fraction is reformed separately to generate streams containing aromatic compounds. These streams can further be processed and can undergo dealkylation, transalkylation, disproportionation, isomerization, and separation steps to maximize paraxylene production. In addition, some streams are recycled or recombined in order to maximize paraxylene production.
US10941354B1	Hydrocracking catalyst comprising a beta zeolite (BEA) framework substituted with Ti and Zr and methods for its preparation and use The invention relates to methods for hydrocracking or hydrotreating hydrocarbon containing feedstocks. This is accomplished via the use of a catalyst which comprises a β zeolite of BEA framework, where a portion of aluminum atoms in the *BEA framework have been substituted by from 0.1-5.0 wt % of each of Ti and Zr, calculated on an oxide basis.
US10941352B2	Processes for increasing an octane value of a gasoline component Processes for producing a gasoline blend in which C7 hydrocarbons are separated from a naphtha feed. The C7 hydrocarbons are isomerized and dehydrogenated to increase the octane value of the components therein. In order to avoid conversion of methylcyclohexane to toluene in the dehydrogenation reactor, the various processes provide flow schemes in which the methylcyclohexane bypasses the C7 dehydrogenation reaction zone.
US10941348B2	Systems and methods related to syngas to olefin process Disclosed herein is a system and method capable of producing benzene from a product stream.
US10941342B2	Etchant composition and method of manufacturing wiring substrate using the same An etchant composition may include: a peroxosulfate; a cyclic amine compound; a first amphoteric compound including a carboxyl group; and a second amphoteric compound including a sulfone group, wherein the second amphoteric compound may be different from the first amphoteric compound.
US10941339B2	Fluorescent fluoride, light-emitting device, and process for producing florescent fluoride The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fluoride phosphor (represented by the general formula A2SiF6:Mn) having high luminescence intensity and reliability, a high-luminance light-emitting device using this phosphor, and a production method for this phosphor.The production method for a fluoride phosphor represented by the general formula A2SiF6:Mn (where element A is an alkali metal element including at least potassium), wherein the fluoride phosphor production method comprises: a step of preparing an aqueous solution wherein element A and fluorine are dissolved in a solvent; and a step of adding, to the aqueous solution, solid silicon dioxide and a manganese compound that supplies manganese having a valence other than +7; wherein an added amount of the manganese compound is within a range such that an Mn content in the fluoride phosphor becomes at least 0.1 mass % and at most 1.5 mass %; and the fluoride phosphor precipitates as the silicon dioxide concurrently dissolves into the aqueous solution.
US10941337B2	Fiber configurations for wellbore treatment compositions Suspension of proppants in hydraulic fracturing applications can be strongly affected by the cross-sectional shapes and lengths of the fibers present in the wellbore treatment compositions. For instance, it has been observed that crimped cellulose ester fibers with a trilobal cross-section and an optimized length can provide enhanced suspension of proppants in aqueous fracturing fluids. Furthermore, the present invention demonstrates that non-round cellulose ester fibers can provide superior proppant suspension properties relative to polylactic acid fibers with a round cross-section.
US10941336B2	Hydraulic fracturing method using non-standard proppant The present disclosure provides a method for hydraulic fracturing of a formation penetrated by a wellbore, the method comprising: providing a proppant and a two-component adhesive; injecting a proppant-free fracturing fluid into the wellbore to form a fracture in the formation; pulse-injecting the fracturing fluid into the wellbore, wherein pulse-injection provides for at least one injection pulse of the proppant-laden fracturing fluid comprising the two-component adhesive and at least one injection pulse of the proppant-free fracturing fluid, wherein the proppant is characterized by at least one of the following properties: the resistance of the proppant to crushing is lower than the rock closure pressure; when a pressure of 20.7 MPa is applied to this proppant, at least 5 wt. % of particles with a size of less than 100 μm are formed; the size distribution of the proppant is 10-1,000 μm; the sphericity and/or roundness of the proppant is less than 0.6; the solubility of the proppant in acids is 5-20 wt. %; providing an initiation mechanism to induce the adhesion of proppant particles to form bonded clusters that prevent the fracture from closing and form network channels open for the flow of fluids.
US10941334B2	Foam solution and preparation thereof used for profile control and plugging in heavy oil thermal recovery process and method of profile control and plugging A foam solution for profile control and plugging in heavy oil thermal recovery process, a preparation method thereof, and a method for profile control and plugging.
US10941332B2	Anti-corrosion formulations with storage stability The present invention concerns the use of at least one compound A comprising at least one —SH or —S−, M+ group, at least one —C-G-C— chain, in which G represents an atom from column 16 of the periodic table, not comprising a carboxy group —C(═O)—OH or —C(═O)—O−, and of a molar mass of between 90 g·mol−1 and 1000 g·mol−1, as an additive in a formulation inhibiting corrosion in metals used in the oil industry, and more generally in any kind of industry involving the drilling of ores or fossil compounds, such as gas or oil, in order to improve both the anti-corrosion performance and the storage stability of same. The invention also concerns said corrosion-inhibiting formulations comprising at least one compound A.
US10941330B2	Surface coatings, treatments, and methods for removal of mineral scale by self-release In some aspects, the present invention relates generally to self-release compositions and methods useful for the removal or prevention of mineral scaling and, more particularly, to surface coatings and surface treatments that resist, prevent, or aid in removal of mineral scaling. In some aspects, the self-release coating includes a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and a thermoplastic or an additive.
US10941322B2	Release liner The invention relates to the multi-layered design of a release liner for an adhesive tape, said liner simultaneously serving as a handling aid.
US10941321B2	Curable and cured adhesive compositions Curable adhesive compositions are provided that can be cured using ultraviolet or visible light radiation. These curable adhesive compositions, which contain a curable (meth)acrylate copolymer, have a creep compliance that is less than 5(10−4) inverse Pascals at 25° C., a creep compliance that is greater than 1(10−3) inverse Pascals at 70° C., and a shear storage modulus greater than 40 kiloPascals when measured at 25° C. at a frequency of 1 radian/second.
US10941319B2	Printing an adhesive pattern on an anti-fouling support Process for printing an adhesive pattern on a polymer brush extending at the surface of a support (1), forming a nanometric anti-fouling layer (2), the process comprising the following steps: —placing the layer (2) in contact with a first aqueous solution (4) containing a benzophenone, —then illuminating the layer with radiation (3) at a wavelength within the absorption spectrum of benzophenone, according to the pattern and according to a surface energy.
US10941313B2	Flexible hardcoat comprising urethane oligomer hydrogen bonded to an acrylic polymer A hardcoat composition is described comprising urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer having a first functional groups; an acrylic polymer having second functional groups; wherein the first and second functional groups form a hydrogen bond; and silica nanoparticles. The hardcoat composition may be cured by actinic radiation, upon which the acrylic polymer may be removed by solvent extraction. Also described are articles comprising the cured hardcoat described herein disposed on a surface of a substrate and methods of making an article.
US10941312B2	Synthetic coating for cell culture A method for coating a surface of a cell culture article includes dissolving a polymer having a covalently attached polypeptide in an aqueous solution to produce a polymer solution. The polymer is formed from monomers selected to form a polymer having a linear backbone, wherein the polymer is crosslink free. The weight percentage of the polypeptide relative to the polymer conjugated to the polypeptide is sufficiently high to render the polymer conjugated to the polypeptide water soluble. The aqueous solution is substantially free of organic solvents. The method further includes (i) disposing the polymer solution on the surface of the cell culture article to produce a coated article; and (ii) subjecting the coated article to sufficient heat or electromagnetic radiation to attach the polymer conjugated to a polypeptide to the surface of the cell culture article.
US10941308B2	Water-based electrically-insulating energy-curable fluids Water based, energy curable ink jet compositions that have good insulating properties are described herein. The inventive water based energy curable ink jet compositions include a water soluble or water dispersible component polymerizable by free radical polymerization upon exposure to polymerizing radiation, wherein the cured ink jet compositions have good insulating properties, exhibited for example, by its breakdown voltage. Also described are electronic devices including ink jet-printed layers of the ink jet compositions.
US10941306B2	Ink composition for bleaching polarizing film for inkjet printer, and method for preparing polarizing film comprising bleached pattern formed thereon This invention relates to an ink composition for bleaching a polarizing film for an inkjet printer, including a strong base, a volatilization inhibitor, a viscosity enhancer and a solvent, wherein the amount of the strong base is 5 to 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition, and to a method of manufacturing a polarizing film having improved pattern transparency using the same.
US10941305B2	Thermoplastic screen printing paste The present invention relates to a thermoplastic screen printing paste comprising one or more hydroxyfunction polyesters, one or more blocked polyisocyanates, pigments, and additives. The invention is characterized in that the melting or softening range of the thermoplastic screen printing paste lies at temperatures below 90° C. and the paste is free of bisphenol-A is and free of other substances directly involved in the polymerization itself.
US10941301B2	Surface treatment method, surface treatment agent, and method for forming film region-selectively on substrate A surface treatment method for a substrate surface; a surface treatment agent used for the surface treatment method; and a method for forming a film on a substrate in a region-selective manner. The method includes exposing the surface to a surface treatment agent including a silylation agent and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, the surface including two or more regions, adjacent regions in the two or more regions having different materials, and a reaction between the silylation agent and the two or more regions causing contact angles of water to differ from each other with respect to adjacent regions in the two or more regions.
US10941299B2	Heat insulation coating for internal combustion engines and process for forming the same The heat insulation coating includes the particles (secondary particles) of the silica aerogel (i) and the silica-based binder (ii). The thickness of the heat insulation coating is several 10 to several 100 μm. The particle size of the secondary particles is distributed in a range from the lower limit Rmin to the upper limit Rmax. The lower limit Rmin is 10 nm. The upper limit Rmax is equal to the coating thickness of the heat insulation coating.
US10941294B2	Resin composition A resin composition is provided. The resin composition includes a polyimide resin; a hydrocarbon resin or a fluorinated polymer resin; and a silica that is modified by a surface modifier. The content of the hydrocarbon resin is in a range from 1 to 13 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyimide resin. The content of the fluorinated polymer resin is in a range from 1 to 60 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyimide resin. The content of the silica is in a range from 1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyimide resin.
US10941293B2	Polymer composition based on linear aliphatic polyamide A polymer composition includes a linear aliphatic polyamide having on average 10 to 14 carbon atoms in the monomer units, an S glass fibre, and a polyolefinic impact modifier. The polymer composition can achieve higher stiffness and impact strength without impairing the ductility. The polymer composition can be used as a moulding material.
US10941292B2	Filled composites comprising glass and polyester fibers Polyurethane composites having improved mechanical strength and linear coefficient of thermal expansion (LCTE) and methods of manufacturing are described herein. The composites can include (a) a polyurethane formed by the reaction of (i) one or more isocyanates selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates, polyisocyanates, and mixtures thereof, and (ii) one or more polyols; (b) a filler in an amount of from greater than 50% to 90% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyurethane composite, (c) from 0.25% to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composite, of glass fibers; and (d) from 0.025% to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composite, of polyester fibers. The polyester fibers can have an average aspect ratio of length to diameter of from 5:1 to 600:1. The LCTE (−40° C. to 70° C.) of the polyurethane composite can be 2.2×10-5/° C. or less.
US10941291B2	Polyalkylene carbonate resin composition and polyalkylene carbonate resin molded article The disclosed relates to a polyalkylene carbonate resin composition, and more specifically, to a polyalkylene carbonate resin composition containing polyalkylene carbonate and polyketone. The polyalkylene carbonate resin composition particularly exhibits excellent thermal stability, while having excellent transparency and flexibility, oxygen barrier properties, and mechanical and chemical properties.
US10941289B2	Graft copolymer, thermoplastic resin composition including graft copolymer, and method of preparing thermoplastic resin composition A graft copolymer, a thermoplastic resin composition including the graft copolymer, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition are described herein. A graft copolymer having a shell in which silica modified with a specific compound is dispersed within a specific content range, a thermoplastic resin composition including the graft copolymer, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition are also described herein. Since silica modified with a specific compound is dispersed in the periphery of rubber particles, that is, in the shell of the graft copolymer, the dispersibility of the graft copolymer may be improved. Therefore, the graft copolymer may have transparency equal to or better than a conventional graft copolymer. In addition, compared to a resin composition having an equivalent rubber content, the thermoplastic resin composition described herein may have excellent physical properties, such as impact strength and tensile strength.
US10941288B2	Stiff propylene composition with good dimensional stability and excellent surface appearance The present invention is directed to a stiff propylene composition with good dimensional stability and excellent surface appearance, said composition comprising a modified polypropylene composition and an inorganic filler.
US10941282B2	Cellulose resin composition, molded body and product using same A cellulose resin composition comprising a cellulose resin, a high refractive-index organic material and a carbon black, in which the cellulose resin is an acylated cellulose obtained by substituting at least part of hydrogen atoms of hydroxy groups of a cellulose with an acyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the carbon black is an acidic carbon black, the mass fraction (B/A) of the high refractive-index organic material (B) to the cellulose resin (A) falls within the range of 10/90 to 70/30, and the content of the carbon black (C) relative to the total of the cellulose resin composition falls within the range of 0.05 to 10% by mass.
US10941281B2	Flame-retardant polyamide composition The invention relates to a flame-retardant polyamide composition comprising as component A) 1 to 96 wt % of one or more thermoplastic polyamides, as component B) 2 to 25 wt % of a dialkylphosphinic salt of the formula (I), and/or of a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II), and/or of polymers thereof, in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and are C1-C6-alkyl, linear, or branched, or H; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear, or branched, C6-C10-arylene, C7-C20-alkylarylene, or C7-C20-arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is 1 to 4; n is 1 to 4; x is 1 to 4, as component C) 1 to 20 wt % of a salt of phosphorous acid, as component D) 1 to 20 wt % of a phosphazene, as component E) 0 to 50 wt % of filler or reinforcing agent, as component F) 0 to 1 wt % of a phosphonite or of a mixture of a phosphonite and a phosphite, and as component G) 0 to 1 wt % of an ester or salt of long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids (fatty acids), which typically have chain lengths of C14 to C40, the sum of the components always being 100 wt %.
US10941280B2	Liquid sealing material for copper bump, and resin composition for use as same Provided is a liquid sealing material for copper bumps which is inhibited from suffering filler separation during thermal curing and thereby causing bump cracking. Also provided is a resin composition for use as the sealing material. The resin composition according to the present invention comprises (A) a liquid epoxy resin, (B) a hardener, and (C) an alumina filler having a surface treated with the silane coupling agent of the following formula (1).
US10941278B2	Crosslinkable polymeric compositions with diallylamide crosslinking coagents, methods for making the same, and articles made therefrom Crosslinkable polymeric compositions comprising an ethylene-based polymer, an organic peroxide, and a crosslinking coagent having at least one N,N-diallylamide functional group. Such crosslinkable polymeric compositions and their crosslinked forms can be employed as polymeric layers in wire and cable applications, such as insulation in power cables.
US10941276B2	Polyolefin composition for medium/high/extra high voltage cables comprising benzil-type voltage stabiliser The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising (A) a polyolefin, (B) a benzil derivative comprising, preferably consisting of, the structural unit according to the following formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 independently from each other are hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl group which may contain heteroatoms or at least two of said R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 together with the ring atoms of the ring system of formula (I) they are attached to, form a further aromatic or non-aromatic ring fused to the ring system of formula (I) and at least R1 or R2 is an ester group. The invention also relates to a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable, comprising such a composition, and to the use of such a composition for the production of a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable.
US10941273B2	Graphene-containing modified latex as well as preparation method therefor and application thereof Graphene-containing latex. The latex contains a graphene structure and non-carbon, non-oxygen and non-hydrogen elements. The provided latex is enabled to have multiple performances such as far-infrared performance, antibacterial performance and bacteriostasis by selecting a specific carbon nanostructure compound and by means of collocation and combination of a graphene structure and elements such as Fe, Si and Al; and furthermore, higher far-infrared effect and antibacterial effect can be achieved by controlling a specific addition proportion. The experimental results prove that the far-infrared performance of the latex can reach a maximum value of 0.93, and the bacteriostasis can reach a maximum value of 99%.
US10941262B2	Self-humidifying ion-exchange composite membrane and method for fabricating the same The present invention relates to a self-humidifying ion-exchange composite membrane including an aromatic hydrocarbon polymer ion-exchange membrane formed on the surface of a porous polymer support and a thin hydrophobic coating layer having a nanocracked morphology pattern on the surface of the ion-exchange membrane. The self-humidifying ion-exchange composite membrane of the present invention has good thermal/chemical stability, high mechanical strength, high ion-exchange capacity, and good long-term operational stability. Particularly, the self-humidifying ion-exchange composite membrane of the present invention is able to self-hydrate even under high-temperature and low-humidity conditions. Due to these advantages, it is expected that the self-humidifying ion-exchange composite membrane of the present invention will be commercialized as an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell or a membrane for water treatment.
US10941254B2	Molded article and method of producing the same Provided is a molded article comprising a resin, wherein the molded article has a Hermann's degree of orientation f of 0.006 or more which is determined by the following formula (1) and the following formula (2) based on an azimuth angle distribution curve obtained by wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurement and a haze of less than 10%, the resin comprises a structural unit derived from a monomer comprising a carbon-carbon double bond at the end and a structural unit derived from a polyrotaxane compound, and the polyrotaxane compound comprises cyclic molecules comprising a functional group capable of addition polymerization with the carbon-carbon double bond, a linear molecule clathrated in a skewer shape by the cyclic molecules, and blocking groups disposed at the ends of the linear molecule to prevent elimination of the cyclic molecules.
US10941252B2	Silicone copolymers, methods of making, and articles A copolymer composition that includes a silicone copolymer, methods of making the composition, and articles that include the composition, wherein the copolymer composition includes a silicone copolymer having a backbone composition that includes: silicone segments in an amount of 5 wt-% to 40 wt-%, based on the total weight of the silicone copolymer; hydrophilic segments in an amount of 40 wt-% to 75 wt-%, based on the total weight of the silicone copolymer; and reinforcing segments in an amount of 5 wt-% to 30 wt-%, based on the total weight of the silicone copolymer, wherein the reinforcing segments are derived from the reaction of one or more chain extenders with one or more multi-functional isocyanates, multi-functional carboxylic acids, multi-functional anhydrides, multi-functional esters, and/or multi-functional acid halides; wherein the silicone segments, hydrophilic segments, and reinforcing segments are connected through urea, urethane, amide, and/or oxamide linkages; wherein the hydrophilic segments and the reinforcing segments are present in a weight ratio of 1.8:1 to 8:1; and the hydrophilic segments and the silicone segments are present in a weight ratio of 1.3:1 to 4.5:1.
US10941251B2	Silicone polymer and composition comprising the same Provided is a composition comprising: (A) a silicone polymer of the Formula (I): M1aM2bM3cD1dD2eD3fT1gT2hT3iQj. wherein: M1=R1R2R3SiO1/2 M2=R4R5R6SiO1/2 M3=R7R8R9SiO1/2 D1=R10R11SiO2/2 D2=R12R13SiO2/2 D3=R14R15SiO2/2 T1=R16SiO3/2 T2=R17SiO3/2 T3=R18SiO3/2 Q=SiO4/2 where R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R8, R9, R10, R11, R13, R15, R16 are independently chosen from a hydrogen, a C1-C60 aliphatic or aromatic group or C1-C60 alkoxy group; R4, R12, R17 are independently chosen from a C1-C10 alkyl, a C1-C10 alkoxy, or R19-A-R20— where A is chosen from a group comprising an unsaturated cyclic moiety chosen from an aromatic group, a fused aromatic group, an unsaturated alicyclic group, an unsaturated heterocyclic group, or a combination of two or more thereof; R19 is chosen from a —H, a C1-C10 alkyl, allyl, vinyl, alkoxy, allyloxy, vinyloxy, acrylate, or methacrylate; and R20 is chosen from a divalent organic group; R7, R14, R18 are independently selected from hydrogen or OR22 or unsaturated monovalent radicals or radicals containing heteroatom such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or radicals containing organosilane groups; and the subscripts a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j are zero or positive subject to the following limitations: 2≤a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j≤1000, b+e+h>0 and c+f+i≥0 and B) a thermally conductive filler.
US10941249B2	Method of preparing polyphenylene sulfide and high-viscosity polyphenylene sulfide prepared using the same The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polyphenylene sulfide and a high-viscosity polyphenylene sulfide prepared using the method. In this method, the ratio of an organic phase to an aqueous phase is controlled by controlling dehydration conditions, so that high viscosity may be realized without adversely affecting a reaction or physical properties during preparation of the polyphenylene sulfide.
US10941246B2	Transesterification of polylactic acid with natural oils Disclosed is a transesterified polylactic acid product which has been transesterified with a diol and at least one natural oil. The transesterified polylactic acid product has surprisingly improved properties compared to unmodified polylactic acid including: a liquid state at room temperature, a reduced melting temperature and increased solubility in a variety of solvents. Also disclosed is a method for producing the transesterified polylactic acid product. The transesterified polylactic acid product is economical to produce and includes a high content of renewable resources. In addition, the product is biodegradable.
US10941242B2	Amine compound, amine composition, and epoxy resin curing agent Provided are an amine compound represented by the following formula (1), which has a low active hydrogen equivalent weight and thus is capable of providing a cured product having good properties because the amine compound has sufficient curability even though the amount of amine compound blended in an epoxy resin composition is small when the amine compound is used as an epoxy resin curing agent, and an amine composition and an epoxy resin curing agent, which contain the compound: wherein A is a 1,2-phenylene group, a 1,3-phenylene group, or a 1,4-phenylene group.
US10941238B2	Viscoelastic element based on a polyurethane foam The present invention relates to a viscoelastic element comprising a polyurethane foam, wherein the polyurethane foam can be obtained by reacting at least one isocyanate-functional prepolymer (VI) in the presence of a special polyurethane urea dispersion (V2), wherein the reaction of the prepolymer (VI) takes place in the presence of the polyurethane urea (V2) with a medium containing isocyanate-reactive groups. The invention also relates to a method for producing the viscoelastic element and to the use thereof.
US10941236B2	Optical film and polarizing plate An optical film having a heat resistance of 120° C. or higher, a tear strength of 1.5 N/mm or more, a water vapor transmission rate of 50 g/m2·day or less, and having absolute values \|Re\| and \|Rth\| of an in-plane retardation Re and a thickness-direction retardation Rth each being 1 nm or less; and a polarizing plate having the same. Preferably, the optical film includes a polymer containing a block A having the unit (a) of the hydrogenated product of the aromatic vinyl compound; and a copolymer block B having the unit (a) of the hydrogenated product of the aromatic vinyl compound and the unit (b) of the hydrogenated product of the diene compound.
US10941234B2	Ketone-containing controlled radical initiators for polymerization reactions Controlled radical initiators that are ketone-containing dithiocarbamate or ketone-containing dithiocarbonate compounds are used to form polymeric materials that have a single polymeric block or multiple polymeric blocks. Reaction mixtures containing controlled radical initiators and various ethylenically unsaturated monomers, polymeric materials formed from the reaction mixtures, crosslinkable compositions containing the polymeric materials, crosslinked compositions formed from the crosslinkable compositions, and articles containing the polymeric materials, the crosslinkable compositions, or the crosslinked compositions are provided.
US10941233B2	Electrically conducting hydrophilic co-polymers A process of forming a cross-linked electronically active hydrophilic co-polymer is provided and includes the steps of: a. mixing an intrinsically electronically active material with water to form an intermediate mixture; b. adding at least one hydrophilic monomer, at least one hydrophobic monomer, and at least one cross-linker to the intermediate mixture to form a co-monomer mixture; and c. polymerising the co-monomer mixture.
US10941232B2	Photocurable resin composition, ink and coating material The present invention aims to provide a photocurable resin composition capable of constituting a composition having high printability. The present invention relates to a photocurable resin composition containing (A) an allylic polymer produced by polymerization of an allylic compound represented by the following formula (I), and (B) a gelling agent, wherein R1 and R2 each represent H or CH3; X represents an a-valent group having an unsubstituted saturated or partially unsaturated four- to eight-membered cyclic structure; and a represents 2 or 3.
US10941228B2	Polymerization processes using high molecular weight polyhydric quenching agents This disclosure describes polymerization processes and processes for quenching polymerization reactions using high molecular weight polyhydric quenching agents.
US10941226B2	Process and hydrocarbon soluble saline hydride catalyst for hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated anionic chain transfer polymerization and polymer distribution compositions produced therefrom This invention relates to processes for forming hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated anionic polymer distributions via novel polymerization conditions in which molecular hydrogen is a chain transfer agent and a Lithium Aminoalkoxide Complexed Saline Hydride (LOXSH) forms an anionic polymer chain initiating species by addition of saline hydride to an anionically polymerizable hydrocarbon monomer. This invention further relates to polystyrene compositions having greatly improved microstructures free of co-product polymer chain distributions. This invention also relates to novel hydrocarbon soluble saline hydride catalyst and reagent compositions useful in conducting the hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated polymerizations of this invention. This invention further relates to hydrocarbon soluble lithium hydride catalysts and reagent compositions formed from dimethylaminoethanol, an alkyllithium reagent and molecular hydrogen. It also relates to the catalyst forming processes, the use of the catalyst in hydrogen mediated anionic polymerization of styrene (HMAPS) and the resulting low molecular weight polystyrene distributions of low asymmetry and high “head to tail” microstructure.
US10941224B2	Composite resin material and molded body Provided is a composite resin material that yields a resin molded body which has not only a low volume resistivity but also excellent electroconductivity and/or antistatic properties and whose volume resistivity is unlikely to be increased even when subjected to, for example, a washing treatment with ozone water. The composite resin material contains a polychlorotrifluoroethylene and carbon nanotubes and has an average particle diameter of 500 μm or smaller.
US10941221B2	Method for producing polyolefin and polyolefin production system A polyolefin production system is provided. The polyolefin production system includes a plurality of gas-phase polymerization tanks configured to polymerize an olefin gas to form a polyolefin, a compressor comprising an inlet and an outlet and being configured to compress a an olefin-containing gas, an individual gas feed line disposed at each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks and configured to guide the gas fed from the outlet of the compressor to each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks, an individual gas discharge line disposed at each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks and discharging the gas from each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks, and a first valve installed in each of the individual gas feed lines.
US10941218B2	Method for producing carboxymethyl cellulose or salt thereof, and binding agent for electrode Provided is a carboxymethyl cellulose or a salt thereof, in which when the carboxymethyl cellulose or the salt thereof is used as a binding agent for an electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, defects, such as pinholes, on a surface of the electrode are reduced and a battery including the electrode has a good capacity retention. A method for producing a carboxymethyl cellulose or a salt thereof includes an alkali cellulose formation step (step 1) of allowing cellulose and an alkali to react with each other in the presence of a mixed solvent containing water and an organic solvent, an etherification step (step 2) of allowing the resulting alkali cellulose and an etherifying agent to react with each other, a purification step (step 3) of washing and drying the resulting reaction mixture, and a pulverization step (step 4) of pulverizing the resulting purified product. In the method, the step 1 is conducted for a reaction time of 60 minutes or more and 120 minutes or less under conditions of a pH of 9 or more and a reaction temperature of 5° C. or higher and 25° C. or lower.
US10941213B2	Anti-TMPRSS2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments The present invention includes an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds specifically to TMPRSS2 and methods of using such antibodies and fragments for treating or preventing viral infections (e.g., influenza virus infections).
US10941211B2	Anti-GCC antibody molecules and related compositions and methods Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies that bind GCC are disclosed. The antibodies bind an extracellular domain of GCC and can be internalized. In some embodiments, the antibodies are humanized, chimeric or human. Nucleic acids and vectors encoding the antibodies or portions thereof, recombinant cells that contain the nucleic acids, and compositions comprising the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments are also disclosed. The invention also provides therapeutic and diagnostic methods utilizing the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments provided herein.
US10941209B2	Identification and use of new tumor-promoting gene in hematological malignancies Methods are provided for diagnosing and treating a blood cancer or a myelodysplastic syndrome in a subject. Associated compositions and kits therefor are also provided.
US10941207B2	Fusion protein comprising three binding domains to 5T4 and CD3 The present invention relates to a bispecific binding molecule comprising three binding domains, wherein a first and/or a second binding domain are capable of binding to the extracellular 5T4 antigen and the remaining binding domain(s) is (are) capable of binding to the CD3 receptor complex on T cells. Moreover, the invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding fusion protein, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the production of the fusion protein of the invention, a medical use of said fusion protein and a kit comprising said fusion protein.
US10941203B2	Anti-TrkB agonist antibodies binding to D5 domain of TrkB and methods of promoting neuronal survival in motor neuron injury, stroke or glaucoma Provided is an isolated TrkB agonist antibody that binds to an epitope contained in one of the extracellular domains of TrkB and is capable of activating TrkB, wherein the extracellular domains comprises extracellular D1, D2, D3, D4, D5 domains and juxtamembrane domain of TrkB. Methods of using the TrkB agonist antibody in treating or reducing the risk of a TrkB associated conditions in a subject, wherein said condition is selected from cell differentiation, synaptic development, neural injury repairing and/or neurite branching.
US10941202B2	Isolated human mesenchymal stem cell expressing a bispecific antibody that binds CD33 and CD3 and method of using to treat cancer The invention concerns pluri- or multipotent stem cells (SCs), e.g. human pluri- or multipotent stem cells (hSCs) engineered to express a multispecific antibody and which further express, on their surface, a human immune cell co-stimulatory ligand or an active fragment thereof.
US10941200B2	TREM2 cleavage modulators and uses thereof The present invention relates to a binding molecule having a binding site within the ectodomain of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), wherein the binding molecule inhibits TREM2 cleavage. Said binding molecule is particularly useful for treating and/or preventing a neurological disorder, such as a neurodegenerative disorder. Also encompassed by the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition for use in treating and/or preventing a neurological disorder, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises the binding molecule of the present invention. Neurodegenerative disorders that may be treated and/or prevented by using the binding molecule of the present invention include Alzheimer's disease (AD), Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), FTLD-like syndrome, Parkinson's disease, Nasu-Hakola disease, Multiple sclerosis (MS), Huntington disease, immune-mediated neuropathies, or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
US10941199B2	Anti-CD79b antibodies and methods of use The invention provides anti-CD79b antibodies and methods of using the same.
US10941196B2	Anti-TNF-α fully human monoclonal antibodies with low immunogenicity and application thereof Disclosed herein are low immunogenic human anti-TNF-αantibodies which can inhibit the apopotosis of cells induced by TNF-α. The invented low immunogenic human anti-TNF-α antibodies are capable of binding to TNF-α specifically. The invention presents the human anti-TNF-αantibodies which bind to TNF-α with similar affinities as Adalimumab. Most importantly, the invented human anti-TNF-α antibodies showed reduced immunogenicities in vivo, which made them safer candidate for antibody drug and other biotherapy. The invention also features method of de-immunogenicity of antibody drugs by identification, replacement of high immunogenic FR sequence(s) of the human antibody with low immunogenic FR sequences from other human IgGs, and significantly reduce the risk of human anti-human immunogenicity and improve the efficacy of antibody drugs.
US10941193B2	Immunoglobulins and variants directed against pathogenic microbes Anti-microbial monoclonal antibodies and variant antibodies having a heavy chain constant regions with at least one amino acid substitution are provided. Such antibodies may be used to prevent or treat microbial infections.
US10941192B2	VHH antibody Provided is a VHH antibody including an amino acid sequence in which at least one selected from the group consisting of glycine in position 36, arginine in position 50, and glycine in position 78, on the basis of IMGT numbering, of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is substituted with another amino acid. The VHH antibody according to the present disclosure is thermostable.
US10941189B2	Carbohydrate content of CTLA4 molecules The invention provides for mammalian cells capable of producing recombinant CTLA4-Ig and variants thereof. The invention also provides for compositions comprising CTLA4-Ig and formulations thereof. The invention further provides for methods for mass-producing CTLA4-Ig from mammalian cells capable of producing this recombinant protein, and for purifying the CTLA4-Ig.
US10941184B2	Cell-penetrating compstatin analogs and uses thereof In some aspects, the present invention cell-penetrating compstatin analog and compositions comprising cell-penetrating compstatin analog. In some aspects, the invention further provides methods of using cell-penetrating compstatin analogs treat a complement-mediated disorder, e.g., to inhibit complement-mediated damage to a cell, tissue, or organ, to inhibit production or release of biologically active C3 cleavage products.
US10941183B2	Oral peptide inhibitors of interleukin-23 receptor and their use to treat inflammatory bowel diseases Peptide inhibitors of the interleukin-23 receptor, and related compositions and methods of using these peptide inhibitors to treat or prevent a variety of diseases and disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, are disclosed.
US10941182B2	Apelin polypeptides The invention provides modified apelin polypeptides having increased stability, circulating half-life, and/or potency relative to the native apelin-13 polypeptide. Compositions comprising the modified apelin polypeptides and methods of using the polypeptides for treating cardiac disorders, such as heart failure, are also disclosed.
US10941177B2	2′-substituted carba-nucleoside analogs for antiviral treatment Provided are compounds of Formula I, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula I and methods for treating Orthomyxoviridae virus infections by administering these compounds. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are particularly useful for the treatment of Human Influenza virus infections.
US10941173B2	Rhamnolipid amides for hair scent retention The invention provides derivatives of rhamnolipids, formulations comprising these, and the use thereof.
US10941170B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices The present invention includes novel hexadentate metal complexes. The complexes hexadentate ligands of the present invention may be useful as improved emitters in an OLED device.
US10941164B2	Aldiminosilanes An aldiminosilane of the formula (I), to the use thereof as adhesion promoters and/or crosslinking agents, and to curable compositions including same. The aldiminosilane of the formula (I) is odorless, pH-neutral, liquid at room temperature, and has a low sensitivity to heat. The hydrolysis of the aldiminosilane proceeds relatively slowly, and the aldiminosilane is highly effective as an adhesion promoter. Furthermore, the aldiminosilane exhibits excellent compatibility with curable compositions based on isocyanates, epoxides, or silanes, whereby such compositions do not exhibit a propensity for migration effects such as bleeding or substrate soiling after being cured. In particular, isocyanate group-containing compositions containing the aldiminosilane of the formula (I) are highly storage-stable regardless of the storage temperature and the isocyanate used.
US10941163B2	Metal compositions and methods of making same The present disclosure relates to a process for forming a refined metal-containing unit by reducing yield impurities with acidified deionized water. Another embodiment is a composition comprising the refined metal-containing unit. Yet another embodiment is a process for forming a patterned substrate by depositing a composition comprising the refined metal-containing unit on a substrate, drying the film comprising the refined metal-containing unit, exposing the film comprising the refined metal-containing composition to a source of actinic radiation, and transferring the pattern to substrate. The disclosed embodiments are useful in producing patterned substrates by direct or indirect pattern transfer from films comprising the refined metal-containing unit.
US10941161B2	Intermediates in the synthesis of cephalosporin compounds Described herein are crystalline forms of a compound of formula (III′), including toluene solvates of TATD-CLE, as well as processes for the preparation thereof and use thereof in the preparation of cephalosporin compounds such as ceftolozane.
US10941159B2	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonists and methods relating thereto GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R2, R2a, and A are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.
US10941158B2	Pyrazole ACC inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides pyrazole compounds useful as inhibitors of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACC), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10941157B2	Pesticidal compositions and uses thereof Provided herein are compounds that exhibit activity as fungicides and are useful, for example, in methods for the control of fungal pathogens in plants and can be applied to said plants in a variety of ways.
US10941156B2	Cyclic ketals as fragrance precursor compounds The invention is directed to the field of pro-fragrances used in detergents and cleaning agents, cosmetic agents and air fresheners, for example. The invention relates to particular cyclic ketals used as pro-fragrances. The invention also relates to detergents and cleaning agents, cosmetic agents and air fresheners containing ketals of the type. The invention further relates to a method for creating a long-lasting fragrance on surfaces and for repelling insects.
US10941153B2	Substituted phenethylamine derivatives Embodiments of the present disclosure describe substituted phenethylamine derivatives, compositions comprising the substituted phenethylamine derivatives, methods of making the substituted phenethylamine derivatives, and methods of using the phenethylamine derivatives, and the like. Exemplary compounds of the present disclosure include compounds of the formula (I) and (II): wherein X, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are defined elsewhere.
US10941145B2	Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists having a benzotriazole moiety, conjugates thereof, and methods and uses therefor Compounds having a structure according to formula (I) where R1, R2, and R3 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.
US10941141B2	Compounds and methods for inhibiting fascin Provided are compounds, compositions and methods for inhibiting fascin activity or treating a condition or disorder mediated by fascin activity in a subject in need thereof.
US10941137B2	Difluoromethyl-phenyl triazoles The present invention relates to difluoromethyl-phenyl triazoles of general formula (I) which are modulators of GABAA receptors containing the α5 subunit, useful in treating central nervous system diseases and other diseases. In addition, the invention relates to processes for preparing pharmaceutical compositions as well as processes for manufacture the compounds according to the invention.
US10941136B2	Quinazoline derivative or its salt and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same The present invention provides a quinazoline derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and a use thereof. The quinazoline derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt has a selective inhibitory activity against the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta subunit, and therefore can be usefully applied for preventing or treating cancer, along with avoiding side effects such as lymphopenia-associated inflammatory responses.
US10941131B1	Conversion of cannabidiol or delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid to delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol in nontoxic heterogeneous mixtures A solvent-free method for converting CBD or delta-9 THC-A to delta-9 THC and delta-8 THC includes adding CBD to a reaction vessel, streaming an inert gas through the reaction vessel, heating the CBD while stirring to melt the CBD, stirring the melting CBD, adding concentrated hydrochloric acid as a catalyst to the melting CBD while stirring, increasing the temperature over time to a temperature not to exceed the boiling point of reactants and products in the reaction vessel, holding the reaction vessel at a temperature less than the boiling point temperature for the reactants and products in the reaction vessel for an amount of time to allow the complete conversion of the CBD, and bubbling an inert gas into the reaction products to remove free ions of hydrogen and chloride. The CBD can be replaced in whole or in part by delta-9 THC-A as the reactant.
US10941127B2	Benzothiadiazepine compounds and their use as bile acid modulators The invention relates to 1,2,5-benzothiadiazepine derivatives of formula (I). These compounds are bile acid modulators having apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) and/or liver bile acid transport (LBAT) inhibitory activity. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, gastrointestinal diseases and liver diseases.
US10941123B2	Triazine precondensate and method for obtaining the same The present invention relates to a triazine precondensate according to the general formula (I) where R1 means Q1 or a moiety of the formula R3—N—R4 connected with the nitrogen atom to the triazine ring of the structure of formula (I), where R9 means Q1 or a moiety of the formula R7—N—R8 connected with the nitrogen atom to the triazine ring of the structure of formula (I), where R2, R3, R4 and R6 mean independently from each other H, Q1 or (i), R7 and R8 mean independently from each other H, Q1, (ii) or (iii) or (i), R10 and R11 mean independently from each other R7 or R8; R5 means linear or branched C2-C20-alkyl that can be interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms, sulphur atoms, substituted or non-substituted nitrogen atoms.
US10941122B2	Diaminotriazine derivatives as herbicides The present invention relates to diaminotriazine compounds of the formula (I) and to their use as herbicides. The present invention also relates to agrochemical compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation. wherein q is 0, 1, 2 or 3 Ra is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, (C1-C6-haloalkyl)sulfinyl, (C1-C6-haloalkyl)-carbonyl, etc.; Rb is selected from the group consisting of halogen, OH, CN, amino, NO2, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, etc.; R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, OH, S(O)2NH2, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, (C3-C6-cycloalkyl)-C1-C4-alkyl, etc.; R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, OH, S(O)2NH2, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, (C3-C6-cycloalkyl)-C1-C4-alkyl, etc.; R3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, OH, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)-C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, etc.; R4 is H, halogen, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy; R5 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, etc.; or R4 and R5 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a moiety selected from the group consisting of carbonyl, C3-C6-cycloalkan-1,1-diyl, ipso-C3-C6-cycloalkendiyl, three- to six-membered saturated or partially unsaturated ipso-heterocyclodiyl; including their agriculturally acceptable salts.
US10941121B2	Human helicase DDX3 inhibitors as therapeutic agents The present invention refers to compounds endowed with RNA helicase DDX3 inhibitory activity of formula I and II and their therapeutic use, in particular for the treatment of viral diseases.
US10941120B1	6-aminouracil cassic acid ester with antibacterial activity and a method of preparing the same A compound having the formula (I): is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.
US10941118B2	Solid state forms of (S)-2-(((S)-6,8-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)amino)-N-(1-(2-methyl-1-(neopentylamino)propan-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl)pentanamide and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to: a) solid state forms of hydrobromide salts of Compound 1; b) pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more solid state forms of hydrobromide salts of Compound 1, and, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; c) methods of treating tumors or cancers by administering one or more solid state forms of hydrobromide salts of Compound 1 to a subject in need thereof; and d) methods for the preparation of solid state forms of Compound 1.
US10941117B2	5-[(piperazin-l-yl)-3-oxo-propyl]-imidazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives as ADAMTS inhibitors for the treatment of osteoarthritis The present invention discloses compounds according to Formula I: Wherein R1, R2, R3a, R3b, and Cy are as defined herein.The present invention relates to compounds inhibiting ADAMTS, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treatment using the same, for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of inflammatory conditions, and/or diseases involving degradation of cartilage and/or disruption of cartilage homeostasis by administering a compound of the invention.
US10941115B2	Kinase inhibitors There are provided compounds of formula I, wherein R1A to R1E, R2 to R4, R5a, L and X1 to X3 have meanings given in the description, which compounds have anti-inflammatory activity (e.g. through inhibition of one or more of members of: the family of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes; Syk kinase; and members of the Src family of tyrosine kinases) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines.
US10941114B2	Small molecule lipid II inhibitors Newly synthesized derivatives of BAS00127538 have been discovered to possess antibiotic activity and to combat resistant bacterial strains. Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds are described, and are based on a genetic scaffold structure. Synthetic methods and methods of using the compounds also are described. Preferred compounds bind to Lipid II with high affinity, have markedly reduced cytotoxicity compared to BAS00127538, and retain activity against drug-resistant strains of Enterococci. They are stable in plasma, have dramatically improved pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties, and possess in vivo efficacy in a mouse model of sepsis.
US10941113B2	Sulfamoyl-arylamides and the use thereof as medicaments for the treatment of hepatitis B Inhibitors of HBV replication of Formula (I) including stereochemically isomeric forms, salts, hydrates and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy.
US10941111B2	On-demand rapid synthesis of lomustine under continuous flow conditions Disclosed herein is a continuous manufacturing process for lomustine that has a short residence time and 63 percent yield. Major advantages of this process are that the total production cost for lomustine is lower, the product is higher quality, and the manufacturing operation is safer for production personnel.
US10941109B2	Compositions and methods of treatment using a BCAT1 inhibitor The present invention is directed to compounds and methods that inhibit the cytosolic form of BCAT1.
US10941105B1	Method for direct conversion of carbon dioxide to dialkyl carbonates using ethylene oxide as feedstock A method for co-production of high purity dimethyl carbonate and mono-ethylene glycol by applying a reactor, such as a membrane reactor and/or an adsorbent-catalytic reactor by capturing and reacting carbon dioxide with methanol and ethylene oxide. Carbon dioxide may be recovered from primary sources (utilities and industrial processes) by a membrane or solid adsorbent, and subsequently converted to an intermediate hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. For high-purity carbon dioxide (obtained by carbon capture technologies or from an ethanol fermentation process), the membrane reactor is replaced with a catalytic reactor for direct conversion of carbon dioxide to hydroxy-ethyl-methyl carbonate by reacting with ethylene oxide and methanol. The hydro-ethyl-methyl carbonate is further reacted with methanol for conversion to dimethyl carbonate. A combination of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts is implemented for an effective conversion of carbon dioxide. An integrated reactive distillation process using side reactors is used for facilitating catalytic reaction for production of high purity dimethyl carbonate.
US10941101B2	Formation of alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids and salts thereof from metalalactones and anionic polyelectrolytes This disclosure provides routes of synthesis of acrylic acid and other α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids and their salts, including catalytic methods. In an aspect, there is provided a process for producing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, the process comprising: (1) contacting in any order a group 8-11 transition metal precursor compound comprising at least one first ligand, at least one second ligand, an olefin, carbon dioxide, a diluent, and an anionic polyaromatic resin with associated metal cations to provide a reaction mixture; and (2) applying conditions to the reaction mixture suitable to produce the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or a salt thereof. Methods of regenerating the polyaromatic resin with associated metal cations are described.
US10941093B2	Process for oxidation of a lower alkane at low temperatures in ammonia-containing gas mixtures In a process for the oxidation of a lower alkane, such as methane, over a catalyst containing Cu and one or more zeolite or zeotype materials, the oxidation is conducted in the presence of ammonia in the feed gas at a process temperature below 350° C. The oxidation can be performed in a continuous process.
US10941085B2	High fidelity sheet explosive simulants An explosive sheet simulant that uses an ethylene vinyl acetate polymer combined with either a mixture of a boron carbide and iron oxide for X-ray attenuating properties or calcium carbonate for millimeter wave properties, wherein the components of the mixture are selected such that the sheet has a predetermined flexural modulus combined with particle density, effective atomic number, x-ray transmission properties, or millimeter wave properties.
US10941084B1	Fertilizers derived from date syrup The fertilizers derived from date syrup may include date sugar acids chelated to at least one metal ion useful for promoting plant growth. The date acids may be synthesized from waste or non-consumable dates. The fertilizers derived from date syrup may be synthesized by extracting date syrup from dried dates, oxidizing the date syrup to obtain date acids, and chelating the date acids to at least one metal ion. The at least one metal ion may be selected from the group consisting of potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, and a combination thereof.
US10941081B2	Cohesive granular material A cohesive granular material comprises granules made of a stiff substance and having a grain size in the range from 55 μm to 2.0 mm; an elastomeric substance connecting the granules, a Young's modulus of the elastomeric substance being at maximum 0.5 times a Young's modulus of the stiff substance; and voids between the granules, the voids being interconnected and providing a fluid permeability to the cohesive granular material.
US10941077B2	Method for producing alumina sintered body A method for producing an alumina sintered body, including: a step of applying an alkaline earth metal compound onto a surface of an alumina raw material which is an unsintered alumina compact or an alumina sintered body; and a step of subjecting the alumina raw material to which the alkaline earth metal compound has been applied to heat treatment at a temperature of 1200° C. or more for 5 minutes or more and 300 minutes or less.
US10941071B2	Hybrid soda-lime silicate and aluminosilicate glass articles A glass article is provided having from greater than or equal to about 40 mol % to less than or equal to about 68 mol % SiO2, less than or equal to about 11 mol % Al2O3, an R2O:R′O molar ratio of from greater than or equal to about 1:1 to less than or equal to about 2:1, and an MgO:CaO molar ratio of from greater than or equal to about 0.6:1 to less than or equal to about 1.8:1. The class article may also include a compressive stress layer on at least one surface thereof, the compressive stress layer having a compressive stress that is greater than or equal to about 800 MPa, and a depth that is greater than or equal to about 20 μm.
US10941065B2	Combined dehydration device This combined dehydration device continuously supplies primarily dehydrated sludge to a sludge supply part, the combined dehydration device including: a multiple rotary disk-type solid-liquid separation device and an electroosmosis dehydration device. In the multiple rotary disk-type solid-liquid separation device, a plurality of rotary shafts in which a plurality of rotary disks are fitted and mounted are arranged from the upstream side toward the downstream side and pivotally supported; while the rotary disks are rotated, water to be treated including sludge is supplied from over the rotary disks at the upstream side and is subjected to a primary dehydration treatment; and first dehydrated sludge on the rotary disks is fed and discharged from a sludge discharge part located at the most downstream portion of the rotary disks. In the electroosmosis dehydration device, a sludge supply part is provided at the upstream side of an endless filtration fabric spread between rollers.
US10941064B2	Inoculant for water treatment device The invention provides inoculants for the generation of a biologically active layer in a water treatment or purification device. In some embodiments, the invention provides inoculants for a biologically active zone in a wastewater treatment system or device, for example in municipal wastewater and sewage treatment. In other aspects, the invention provides inoculants for water purification, for example in municipal drinking water purification or in slow sand filtration. Inoculants of the invention increase the effectiveness of the above systems and devices in providing useable water.
US10941059B2	Water disinfection body for use in a water reservoir The present invention relates to an electrolysis body suitable for water disinfection for use in a water reservoir having a definite internal volume comprising a) a pair of electrodes made of a conductive material suitable for providing electrolysis, b) means for applying current to the electrodes, c) an insert unit having a first side and a second side opposite each other, wherein the first side faces out of the water reservoir when the insert unit is placed in position in the water reservoir in use for water disinfection and the second side faces into the volume of the water reservoir when placed in position in the water reservoir in use for water disinfection, and d) optionally a filter unit extending from the second side of the insert unit. The present invention also concerns a water reservoir comprising the body, as well as a washing system comprising the water reservoir.
US10941056B2	Water treatment device and water treatment method A water treatment device in which a treatment target water introduction portion is provided in an upper portion of a receptacle, and the water treatment device has a space in which conductive porous members are not disposed between the conductive porous members and the treatment target water introduction portion in the receptacle. When a backwashing fluid is introduced from a lower portion of the receptacle in a desorption, the conductive porous members flow and are agitated owing to the backwashing fluid, because of which a desorption of ions adsorbed to the conductive porous members is promoted. Grains of the agitated conductive porous members collide with other grains of the conductive porous members or with electrodes or a separator, whereby scale and a biofilm appearing on surfaces of the grains of the conductive porous members, the electrodes, or the separator can be removed, and desalination efficiency can be maintained.
US10941053B2	Microwave substance treatment systems and methods of operation A substance treatment apparatus includes an RF signal source, power detection circuitry, a controller, and a transmission path between the RF signal source and a first electrode that radiates electromagnetic energy into a chamber. The RF signal source includes a solid-state amplifier that generates an RF signal. The power detection circuitry detects reflected signal power along the transmission path. Based on the reflected signal power, the controller modifies values of variable components within an impedance matching network electrically coupled along the transmission path to adjust a magnitude of the reflected signal power. The impedance matching network may have a double-ended input connected to a balun, and a double-ended output connected to the first electrode and to a second electrode. Alternatively, the impedance matching network may have a single-ended input connected to the RF signal source, and a single-ended output connected to the first electrode. The second electrode may be grounded.
US10941052B2	Shuttle valve for water softener system and method Embodiments of the invention provide a piston assembly for a control valve in a water softener system. The control valve includes a drive mechanism, one or more fluid passageways, and a seal assembly. The piston assembly includes a main piston moveably received within the seal assembly and including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and a shuttle piston moveably received within the seal assembly. The shuttle piston includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and is configured to selectively engage the second end of the main piston to form a seal therebetween and to selectively move relative to the second end of the main piston to form an opening between the second end of the main piston and the first end of the shuttle piston, in response to movement of the main piston.
US10941050B2	Modular underdrain systems A modular underdrain system is disclosed. The modular underdrain system may comprise an intermediate modular component having a first peripheral side including a first mating portion and a second peripheral side including a second mating portion. The second mating portion may be sized and shaped to engage with a first mating portion of an adjacent modular component. A modular component chamber may be bounded by an underdrain floor side and an internal side. The underdrain floor side may comprise a plurality of slots. The metering pipe is sized to be positioned within a metering pipe opening in the internal side with a distributor head positioned within the modular component chamber. The metering pipe may comprise a set of one or more remote orifices and a set of one or more proximate orifices.
US10941049B2	Water purifier The present invention relates to a water purifier comprising a body having an external appearance of a shape able to hold water, and a discharge device which is located inside the body and discharges the water held in the body to the outside of the body; wherein the discharge device comprises a discharge unit body which has a hollow shape that provides a flow pathway for discharging the water held in the body, and a light-source unit which is disposed facing the discharge unit body and irradiates light having the wavelength band of ultraviolet light towards water flowing through the discharge unit body.
US10941042B2	Processes and compositions for carbon foams and materials In one aspect, the disclosure relates to processes for preparation of a carbon foam material, the process comprising heating in a microwave heating apparatus a mixture comprising a coal material and a flux agent. In other aspects, relates to processes for preparation of a carbon foam material, the process comprising heating in a microwave heating apparatus a mixture comprising a coal material, a foaming pitch material and a flux agent. In a further aspect, the mixture comprising a coal material, a foaming pitch material and a flux agent after heating in the microwave heating apparatus can form a pseudo-fluid material. In a still further aspect, the pseudo-fluid material can be arranged in mold, and then further heated to form a carbon foam. The disclosure, in further aspects, relates to processes further providing carbon materials such as carbon composite materials, graphite, graphite flakes, and graphene. In various aspects, the disclosure relates to the carbon foam and other materials prepared using the disclosed processes. 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 disclosure.
US10941041B2	Method of manufacturing graphene using photoreduction The present disclosure is directed to a low temperature method of preparing graphene. The method comprises applying a graphene oxide to a substrate and treating the graphene oxide on the substrate using photoreduction to reduce and stitch the graphene oxide to graphene. The present disclosure is also directed to graphene produced according to the aforementioned method.
US10941039B2	Dihydrogen tetrametaphosphate, its derivatives, and preparation thereof Dihydrogen metaphosphate can be synthesized via protonation, and can react with a dehydrating agent to afford tetrametaphosphate anhydride. A monohydrogen tetrametaphosphate organic ester can be derived from the anhydride. A metal tetrametaphosphate complex can be prepared using a metal salt and a dihydrogen tetrametaphosphate.
US10941036B2	Method of manufacturing MEMS switches with reduced switching voltage An approach includes a method of fabricating a switch. The approach includes forming a first cantilevered electrode, forming a second cantilevered electrode over an electrode and operable to contact the first cantilevered electrode upon an application of a voltage to the electrode, and forming an arm on the first cantilevered electrode with an extending protrusion extending upward from an upper surface of the arm.
US10941031B2	Water purifier and control method of a water purifier A liquid dispenser includes a first lifting cover, a second lifting cover, a lifting motor, a gear module, and a dispenser nozzle. The first lifting cover includes a lifting gear extending in a vertical direction. The gear module includes a gear bracket coupled to the second lifting cover and a gear. The gear is rotated along the lifting gear by the operation of the lifting motor, and the second lifting cover is relatively moved with respect to the first lifting cover in the vertical direction.
US10941030B1	Portable beverage container systems and methods for adjusting the composition of a beverage A beverage apparatus, the beverage apparatus being hand-holdable by a user of the beverage apparatus to be portable, can include a beverage chamber housing that includes a chamber for storing a consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include a dispensing assembly that includes a receptacle. The receptacle can retain a vessel. The vessel can include an electronic tag and can contain an additive. The dispensing assembly can be operatively controllable by a controller to output the additive from the vessel into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include one or more sensors, devices, or assemblies that can be used to detect a volume of liquid in the chamber or a liquid level in the chamber. The beverage apparatus can include an apparatus processing portion (ACP) and an apparatus database portion.
US10941028B2	Safety system A safety system for an elevating machine has a base part and an elevating part. The safety system includes sensor assemblies for sensing an electric or magnetic field, which are mounted on different parts of the elevating machine. A data processor is connected to receive sensor signals from the sensor assemblies. A memory stores data relating to numerous patterns of sensor signals associated with the interaction between the elevating machine and an electric or magnetic field. The data processor compares the received sensor signals with the stored data and identifies the positional relationship between the elevating machine and a source of the sensed field.
US10941025B2	Expandable heavy equipment, and elongated pull element An elongated pull element (14), in particular for an element of an expandable heavy equipment (1) comprises a bundle of load bearing fibers/fibres (41) extending along the length of the elongated pull element (14), and stiffening means (54) comprising an exoskeleton for increasing the bending stiffness of the elongated pull element (14), compared to the bending stiffness of the load bearing fibers/fibres (41).
US10941018B2	Elevator auto-positioning for validating maintenance An elevator system is described. Aspects include an elevator shaft, an elevator car, and at least one camera, wherein the camera is operated by a controller. The controller configured to receive a maintenance request associated with the elevator system. The maintenance request is analyzed to determine an operational mode for the elevator car. The operational mode is enabled for the elevator car. The camera captures media associated with the elevator system responsive to enabling the operational mode for the elevator car.
US10941016B2	Cable reel A cable reel apparatus that includes a bag, a first frame that is configured to be received inside the bag, a first flange that is configured to be removably engaged with the first frame, a second frame that is configured to be received inside the bag, a second flange that is configured to be removably engaged with said second frame, and a hub member that is configured to releasably couple the first flange with the second flange, and the hub member is configured to support a coil of cable.
US10941015B1	Reel system and method A reel system that includes a drum that receives a coil of flexible pipe. A first flange that removably couples to a first side of the drum. A second flange that removably couples to a second side of the drum. The first flange and the second flange secure the coil of flexible pipe to the drum.
US10941014B2	Plastic cap for a cable spool A cap to be used with a plastic cable spool, said cap including a back side adapted to be arranged towards a barrel of a plastic cable spool and a front side adapted to be directed away from a barrel of a plastic cable spool, wherein said cap has a through-hole adapted to be aligned with a center axis of a cable spool, wherein said through-hole is at least partly surrounded by an inner wall on the back side of said cap, wherein said cap is provided with an outer wall extending around at least a part of said outer circumference of said cap, on the back side of said cap, and wherein said back side of said cap is provided with at least four reinforcement ribs extending between said outer wall and said inner wall.A cable spool being provided with such a cap.
US10941013B2	Sheet post-processing device and image forming system including same A paper sheet post-processing device includes a processing tray, an aligning member that aligns paper sheets on the processing tray, a swingable holder that supports the aligning member, a swinging mechanism that causes the holder to swing, and a control unit that controls the swinging mechanism. The swinging mechanism includes a rotation shaft inserted into a shaft insertion portion of the holder with play in a rotation direction. The control unit controls the rotation shaft to rotate and stop at a predetermined rotation angle position corresponding to a stack height of the sheets stacked on the processing tray, so that the holder is disposed at a contact position. At the contact position, the holder is allowed to swing in a retracting direction with respect to the rotation shaft within a predetermined play range. The play range is set to be larger in proportion to the stack height of the sheets.
US10941011B2	Exposure machine and method of transferring a substrate of same An exposure machine includes a base portion, a port portion, and a conveying structure. The base portion includes a work table and a bearing frame. The bearing frame is disposed on the work table and is configured to carry a tray. The port portion is configured to serve as a feed port and a discharge port of the exposure machine. The conveying structure includes at least one upper arm, at least one lower arm, and a movable tray guide. The movable tray guide is connected to the base portion and the port portion. The at least one lower arm is provided with a hook configured to hook the tray and move the tray to the port portion.
US10941008B2	Agricultural vehicle pneumatic distribution system A pneumatic distribution system for an agricultural machine includes an air source having an outlet, an assembly configured to receive agricultural material from a material source, and a plurality of conduits. Each conduit is configured to receive an air stream from the outlet for conveying a portion of the agricultural material to at least one device associated with the agricultural machine. A first one of conduits corresponds to a first distribution line and is positioned such that the first conduit receives a first air stream from a first area of the outlet, a second one of the conduits corresponds to a second distribution line and is positioned such that the second conduit receives a second air stream from a second area of the outlet having a lower air pressure than the first area, and the first distribution line has a higher pressure drop than the second distribution line.
US10941007B2	Pick-and-place device The present invention relates to a pick-and-place device constructed for picking and placing multiple objects simultaneously, the pick-and-place device comprising: a base frame, a coupling device, a support unit which is connected to the base frame via the coupling device, wherein the support unit supports a plurality of arms, wherein the support unit is movable relative to the base frame, wherein the support unit comprises: support unit base, at least one cam track body which is connected to the support unit base, wherein multiple cam tracks are defined in the at least one cam track body, wherein the at least one cam track body is rotatable relative to the support unit base, wherein the coupling device couples the rotation of the at least one cam track body relative to the support unit base to the movement of the support unit relative to the base frame.
US10940998B2	Automated storage and retrieval system A method and apparatus are provided for storing or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a path to/from the destination areas that are positioned along the path. The destination areas are configured such that the destination areas have a depth to accommodate a plurality of containers in a horizontal line one behind another. The containers may be releasable interconnected so that retrieving one of the interconnected containers displaces one or more connected containers.
US10940994B2	Beverage preparation capsules A beverage preparation capsule comprising a capsule body having a beverage preparation ingredient hermetically sealed therein, wherein a beverage outlet region of said capsule comprises: front and back sheets of air- and water-impermeable flexible film material arranged in face-to-face relationship along an edge; a folded strip of flexible film material in the form of a gusset extending inwardly from said edge, wherein at least a central region of said strip is provided with a plurality of perforations or a zone of weakness.
US10940992B2	Plant transportation apparatus A plant transportation apparatus enables the shipment of multiple plants such as flowers in a single container. The plants are held in place by a cap. It is contemplated that the apparatus could move small or large quantities of plants.
US10940989B2	Pill dispenser A package includes a container formed to include an interior product-storage region and a closure. The closure is coupled to the container selectively to allow access to the product stored in the interior product-storage region.
US10940984B2	Battery powered keyless locking cap Battery powered, keyless locking container cap configured securing a bayonet filler neck or threaded filler neck remaining unlocked after attachment. A timer circuit powers off placing the invention into an energy saving, mode; a compression spring forces a coupler into engagement. While engaged, the cap can be removed and replaced. Cap rotation by an unauthorized user, locks the cap. A backup, rotary pin coded lock is in the interior inaccessible. Cap rotation enters a pin code to unlock or lock the cap. The invention supplied is with a transmitter configured as a key fob or a cigarette lighter power plug. the transmitter signals the cap not to lock thereby providing removal. rotational Comprising rotary frictional slippage prevents unauthorized removal by limiting both speed and the rotational force to a level insufficient to override the attachment torque.
US10940983B2	Closure capsule A closure capsule for closing a container, comprising: —a cap (2) to be associated with a container and comprising a frangible mouth (20); —a cutter (3) comprising a cutting edge (30) designed to open said frangible mouth (20); at least the cap (2) and the cutter (3) in combination defining a reservoir (8) for containing a substance to be dropped into the container when the frangible mouth (20) is opened; —a protective covering (4) for the cap (2) and the cutter (3), separate from the cutter (3) and, in turn, comprising: i) a lateral wall (40) that encloses a zone (402) for at least partially housing the cutter (3); ii) a base (41) from which said lateral wall (40) extends; —transmitting means (5) for transmitting an opening torque, from the covering to the cutter, for opening the frangible mouth (20), said transmitting means (5) comprising a first and a second portion (51, 52) incorporated in the covering (4) and in the cutter (3), respectively; said first portion (51) being incorporated in the base (41).
US10940982B1	Container with security lock A container with a security lock is provided. The container may have a lid (or “top”) portion and a bottom portion. The lid portion may have an exterior cover and a bottom ring which are separated by a compression spring. Once extended protrusions on both the exterior cover and bottom ring of the lid are vertically aligned, a specific pressing and then twisting motion must be used to separate the lid from the bottom portion to gain access to the interior of the container. The bottom portion may receive contents such as medication which may be securely stored and protected from children who might otherwise access an unprotected and unsecured container.
US10940980B1	Disposable cup lid A two-part disposable, stackable and recloseable lid for a container holding a beverage. The lid has a dome configuration for higher volume beverages. The lid has a drinking aperture and an a moveable arm with a plug to seal the drinking aperture. The lid has a recess for storing the plug end of the arm when the drinking aperture is being used.
US10940978B2	Zipper and zipper-equipped bag A tearing guide strip 23 is integrated with a base part 21a or 21b of at least one of a male member 2a and a female member 2b constituting a zipper 2 in a peelable manner to improve the tearing unsealing ability of a zipper-equipped bag provided with an interlocking type zipper enabling resealing and unsealing after the bag is unsealed.
US10940976B2	Container The container has a lid structure comprising two lid panels. The first lid panel forms at least a part of the top wall. The second lid panel forms at least part of one of the side walls. When the container is in the erected condition the lid structure can have one of, and be moved between, a closed configuration; top load configuration; and, front load configuration. The front load configuration has two variants. In a first front load configuration the first and second lid panels remain connected to each other and are moved so that they are in a substantial face to face relationship. In the second front load configuration the second lid panel is pivoted to lie on top of the first lid panel.
US10940975B2	Display container having deformable removable panel A display ready container having an outer front wall panel and an inner front wall panel. The outer front wall panel has a display opening formed therein and a display edge defining at least a portion of the display opening. The inner front wall panel has a removable inner cover section disposed against the front wall panel to cover at least a portion of the display opening, and overlapping at least a portion of the display edge. An area of weakness is formed in the removable inner cover section that is configured to deform when pulled outwardly to decrease in at least one of the width and height dimensions in a desired manner to effect removal of the removable inner cover section.
US10940965B2	Device and method for assembling items for shipment A device and a method for assembling items for shipment are described, that facilitate positioning the assembled items, e.g., in a pre-folded cardboard box having at least an open top and an open side or on a conveyor transporting the items. The device may include; a bottom panel, two side panels, a first and a second end panel, wherein the bottom panel is substantially orthogonal to the side panels and the end panels, wherein the first end panel is arranged on the device to be movable with respect to the bottom panel, the first end panel being movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to the bottom panel and wherein the second end panel is arranged on the device to be movable towards and away from the first end panel in a direction substantially parallel to the bottom panel.
US10940962B2	Device for producing a tubular container A device is provided for producing a tubular container which is able to be filled with granular, pulverulent, pourable and flowable materials, wherein the container can include webs manufactured from geotextile material. The device includes a displaceable frame with at least one unwindable geotextile web, wherein the frame includes a filling trough with an outlet hopper for the material, and wherein the filling trough has a conveying device for the filled material, the conveying device acting counter to the direction of movement of the frame, which, at the rear end of the filling trough, surrounds the material in an enveloping manner, in the region of the outlet hopper, by the unwindable geotextile web, as the frame is advanced, so as to form a tube.
US10940960B2	Satellite deployer door release mechanism A satellite dispenser door release mechanism is disclosed. In various embodiments, a satellite door dispenser as disclosed herein includes a wire or cable having a first end configured to be secured in a structure comprising or coupled to a dispenser body of a satellite dispenser and a second end configured to be secured in a structure comprising or coupled to a dispenser door of the satellite dispenser; and a pyrotechnic cutter configured to receive the wire or cable in a position to cut the wire or cable upon firing of the pyrotechnic cutter.
US10940958B2	Heating layer for film removal Embodiments of the presently disclosed system include a thin thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer film loaded with non-polymeric inclusions that are susceptible to heating under a time-varying magnetic field. Insertion of this additional heating layer into a structural or semi-structural heterogeneous laminate provides an “on-demand” de-bonding site for laminate deconstruction. For example, in some embodiments when the heating layer is inserted between a cured Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) layer and a Polymeric/Metallic film stackup layer, the heating layer can be selectively heated above its softening point (e.g., by using energy absorbed from a locally-applied time-varying magnetic field) to allow for ease of applique separation from the CFRP layer.
US10940955B2	Acoustic panel with structural septum A sound attenuation device includes an acoustic panel having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end. The first end is configured for attachment to a first mount and the second end is configured for attachment to a second mount. The acoustic panel comprises a permeable skin and a septum, the septum having a length extending between the first end and the second end.
US10940953B1	Aircraft self-rescue system The Invention is a self-rescue system for an aircraft. The aircraft may be a flight module, a mission module, or a combined flight module and mission module of a modular and morphable air vehicle, or may be any other aircraft. The self-rescue system is modular and interchangeable and provides selectable capability to protect the flight module, the mission module, and any crew or cargo of the mission module in the event that the flight module or mission module suffers mishap or system failure during flight.
US10940952B2	Apparatus and method of monitoring for in-flight aircraft engine ice crystal accretion A method of monitoring for the in-flight accretion of matter involves an electric field sensor applying a time-varying electric field to an engine surface of an aircraft while the aircraft is in flight. The electric field sensor is thermally-coupled and thermally-matched to the engine surface. A sensor monitor receives, in substantially real-time from the electric field sensor, at least one measurement set that includes a measurement of a phase and a magnitude of a current detected by the electric field sensor and resulting from the time-varying electric field. The sensor monitor generates an assessment, in substantially real-time, of an instantaneous accumulation of matter on the engine surface from the at least one measurement set. The sensor monitor activates an alarm upon the assessment indicating an accumulation of matter on the engine surface.
US10940949B2	Short multiple function rotary actuator lever A multi-function lever actuation system includes a control lever having a neutral position and configured to be actuated in a clockwise direction and in a counterclockwise direction. The system further includes a bell crank coupled to the control lever and configured to rotate in an opposite direction from the control lever and to actuate a first controlled component in response to a first rotation of the control lever in a first direction corresponding to the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction. The system further includes a first cable coupled to the control lever and configured to actuate a second controlled component in response to a rotation of the control lever in a second direction corresponding to the other of the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction.
US10940948B2	Aircraft seat for cabin crew A seat for cabin crew, intended to be installed in an aircraft, includes a seat structure intended to be fixed to a fixed portion of the aircraft, a seat slide provided with two arms positioned on either side of the seat portion, and a seat portion mounted slidably relative to the seat slide between a retracted position and an extended position. One of the elements among the seat portion and the seat slide includes rollers capable of sliding along corresponding rails provided in the other one of the elements among the seat portion and the seat slide. The rails have a curved shape so that the seat portion forms, in the extended position, an angle of more than 10 degrees, preferably of around 14 degrees, relative to a floor of the aircraft.
US10940944B2	Transmission mount A transmission tilt control device includes a transmission rotatably coupled to an airframe of a helicopter, a rotor mast coupled to the transmission, and an actuator coupled between the transmission and the airframe. The actuator being configured to rotate the transmission fore and aft about a tilt axis that is perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotor mast.
US10940939B2	Ground spoiler control architecture for aircraft A ground spoiler control architecture for aircraft includes a primary control architecture for providing a roll function, a speed-brake function and a ground spoiler function, and a secondary control architecture for providing the ground spoiler function in the event of a failure of the primary control architecture. The primary and secondary control architectures each include multiple actuators for actuating ground spoilers via independent and redundant signaling paths. Redundant hydraulic accumulators provide pressurized hydraulic fluid to the actuators. A ground spoiler control method includes determining whether the aircraft is on the ground based on the throttle-level-angle and whether any two wheels speeds are active or whether the main landing gear is weighted. Deployment of at least a portion of the ground spoiler panels occurs when and when the main landing gear is on the ground and the aircraft is in a landing configuration based on the throttle-level-angle.
US10940935B2	Acoustic treatment panel comprising cells which each contain a plurality of conduits An acoustic treatment panel in which each cell includes a plurality of conduits which extend from the porous acoustically resistive structure to the reflective layer of the acoustic treatment panel, each conduit including at least one opening set away from the porous acoustically resistive structure and configured to cause the inside and the outside of the conduit to communicate.
US10940934B2	Floor arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle A floor arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle, in particular of an aircraft or spacecraft, comprises a carrier plate formed with a multiplicity of first fastening perforations and a multiplicity of reinforcing notches. The first fastening perforations are arranged one behind another in fastening rows at a uniform longitudinal distance. The fastening rows are oriented parallel at a uniform transverse distance from one another at an angle of orientation of 45° with respect to a longitudinal direction of the floor arrangement. The reinforcing notches run along the angle of orientation in a manner offset with respect to the fastening rows. A floor panel is formed with a multiplicity of second fastening perforations and is arranged above the carrier plate such that the second fastening perforations are arranged above the first fastening perforations to fasten cabin elements through the floor panel to the carrier plate.
US10940933B2	Door opening system with a deceleration mechanism A door opening system with a deceleration mechanism may be adapted to control an opening of a door module that includes a door panel and a door frame. Deceleration mechanism may include strap that connects door panel with door frame, spool, and spool. Spool may receive one end of strap, is biased to roll up a first portion of strap, and adapted to perform a first unwinding of the first portion of strap. Spool may receive a second end of strap, is biased to roll up a second portion of strap, and adapted to perform a second unwinding of the second portion of strap from spool. Spool may include a braking apparatus that is adapted to decelerate the second unwinding when a velocity of the second unwinding is above a predetermined threshold.
US10940932B2	Modular fuselage for unmanned aerial vehicle A modular fuselage for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a battery module, an avionics module, and a mission payload module. The battery module houses a battery to power the UAV. The avionics module houses flight control circuitry of the UAV. The mission payload module houses equipment associated with a mission of the UAV. The battery module, the avionics module, and the mission payload module are detachable from each other and mechanically securable to each other to contiguously form at least a portion of the modular fuselage of the UAV.
US10940930B2	Online antifouling ship ballast water treatment system and ship ballast water treatment method An online antifouling ship ballast water treatment system includes a ballast water main pipeline, a ballast water branch pipeline, a dispensing pipeline, a filter on the ballast water main pipeline, an electrolysis unit on the ballast water branch pipeline, and a dispensing pump on the dispensing pipeline. Some of seawater introduced into the system is filtered by the filter and flows to the ballast water branch pipeline and the electrolysis unit, some of seawater electrolyzed by the electrolysis unit is reinjected to the filter through the dispensing pump and the dispensing pipeline after a ballast process is completed, and kept in the filter until a next ballast operation, so that growth and propagation of marine organisms in the filter can be inhibited by sodium hypochlorite contained in a TRO solution when a ballast pump stops working. The present invention also provides a ship ballast water treatment method.
US10940929B2	Exhaust system The present invention relates to an exhaust system for a combustion engine of a marine vessel. The exhaust system includes an exhaust system inlet configured to be coupled to an exhaust gas outlet of the marine engine, one or more exhaust system outlets, and an exhaust gas flow path extending from the inlet to the one or more exhaust system outlets and having a forward flow direction from the exhaust system inlet and a reverse flow direction extending from at least one of the one or more exhaust system outlets. The exhaust system further includes a flow redirection arrangement in the exhaust gas flow path for restricting a flow of liquid flowing in the reverse flow direction, the flow redirection arrangement comprising at least one flow redirection feature configured to redirect a first stream of the liquid toward the forward flow direction to collide with a second stream of the flow of liquid. The invention also relates to motor assemblies and marine vessels having such exhaust systems.
US10940927B2	Electric actuator for a marine vessel An actuator for imparting steering movement to a tiller of a propulsion unit of a marine vessel comprises an absolute position sensor which senses a steering position and a relative position sensor which senses a position of the motor. A steering control unit calibrates the relative position sensor based on a signal of the absolute position sensor. Calibration of the relative position sensor based on a signal of the absolute position sensor initializes an accumulative position which accumulates a relative position as the actuator moves over time.
US10940926B2	Fuel cell watercraft A fuel cell watercraft includes: a hull; an electric motor Serving as a power source adapted to generate propulsion of the hull; a fuel cell unit adapted to supply electric power to the electric motor; a hydrogen fuel tank adapted to supply hydrogen fuel to the fuel cell unit; a secondary battery serving as an auxiliary power supply for the fuel cell unit; and power regulation means for regulating the electric power supplied to the electric motor, in which the hull includes first and second storage spaces isolated from each other, the first and second storage spaces include equipment hatches able to be opened and closed by lid members, the fuel cell unit and the hydrogen fuel tank are housed in the first storage space, and the secondary battery and the power regulation means are housed in the second storage space.
US10940916B2	Bicycle rear sprocket, bicycle rear sprocket assembly, and bicycle drive train A bicycle rear sprocket comprises a sprocket body and a plurality of sprocket teeth. The plurality of sprocket teeth includes a plurality of first teeth. Each tooth of the plurality of first teeth has a driving surface and a non-driving surface provided on a reverse side of the driving surface in a circumferential direction with respect to the rotational center axis. Each tooth of the plurality of first teeth has an axial maximum tooth-width and an axial driving-surface tooth-width. The axial maximum tooth-width is defined in an axial direction of the rotational center axis as a maximum width in each tooth of the plurality of first teeth. The axial driving-surface tooth-width is smaller than the axial maximum tooth-width. The plurality of first teeth accounts for at least 25% of the plurality of sprocket teeth.
US10940915B2	Bicycle shifter, bicycle transmission device, and bicycle electric system A bicycle transmission is provided that includes a transmission, a connecting portion, a cable and a detection device. The connecting portion is connected to the transmission. The cable is coupled to the connecting portion to operate the transmission. The detection device is arranged to detect movement of the connecting portion.
US10940914B1	Bicycle driving apparatus The present invention relates to a bicycle driving apparatus with a novel structure which allows a bicycle to move forward by alternately pushing each of both pedals in one direction. Since a user repeatedly presses down a left pedal (113) and a right pedal (114) to move a bicycle forward, the bicycle driving apparatus according to the present invention has an advantage of more convenience of use than a conventional bicycle driving apparatus in which the left pedal (113) and the right pedal (114) should rotate.
US10940913B2	Bicycle hydraulic operating system An actuating device is part of a bicycle hydraulic operating system that also includes an additional actuating device and a hydraulic operated device. The hydraulic operated device includes a slave cylinder fluidly connected to an additional master cylinder of the additional actuating device such that operation of an additional operating member of the additional actuating device moves the slave piston. The actuating device includes an operating member, a master cylinder, a master piston and a fluid port. The fluid port fluidly connects the master cylinder to the slave fluid port such that operation of the operating member moves the slave piston. The actuating device has no fluid reservoir. The master cylinder of the actuating device is fluidly connected to the additional master cylinder of the additional actuating device at a point upstream of the fluid port with respect to a flow of hydraulic fluid towards the hydraulic operated device.
US10940910B2	Bicycle component and mounting structure for bicycle component A bicycle component includes a housing that supports a crankshaft of a bicycle and a first mounting portion that mounts the housing on a frame of the bicycle. The first mounting portion is configured to apply force to the housing and the frame that moves the housing and the frame away from each other.
US10940909B2	Wireless receiving device for human powered vehicle A wireless receiving device for a human powered vehicle comprises a receiver having a first mode, and a second mode in which the receiver consumes less electric power than in the first mode. A controller is configured to set the receiver with the second mode if the receiver does not receive the communication signal in a first-mode period during which the receiver operates in the first mode. The controller is configured to count a consecutive number of a plurality of no-communication periods if no-communication periods consecutively occur. The controller is configured to set the receiver with the first mode if the consecutive number of the no-communication periods is less than a count threshold. The controller is configured to control the receiver to continue the second mode until a release condition is satisfied if the consecutive number is more than or equal to the count threshold.
US10940903B2	Modular military vehicle A modular military vehicle and a method for using a modular military vehicle is disclosed. The modular military vehicle can comprise a vehicle hull; a crew module removably mounted to the vehicle hull; a plurality of wheels mounted to the vehicle hull, the plurality of wheels comprising at least one driven wheel; and an electric drive system configured to drive the at least one driven wheel.
US10940900B2	Aerodynamic recapture method and apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for reducing drag. An exemplary apparatus includes a semitrailer having a main frame extending along a longitudinal axis and a subframe movably connected to the main frame between a first position along the longitudinal axis and a second position along the longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes an axle assembly attached to the subframe, the axle assembly including an axle, a left wheel set, a right wheel set, and a suspension, and a first recapture device located under the main frame behind and separated from the left wheel set along the longitudinal axis by a given spacing. The apparatus still further includes a second recapture device located under the main frame behind and separated from the right wheel set along the longitudinal axis by a second spacing.
US10940897B2	Tailgate for a motor vehicle, and method for producing such a tailgate A tailgate for a motor vehicle includes a metallic main body and at least one fiber-reinforced tape disposed on and/or in the metallic main body. The at least one fiber-reinforced tape has reinforcement fibers embedded in a matrix material composed at least in part of a metallic material. The tailgate can include at least one additional component that is at least in part embedded in the main body. The at least one additional component can have at least one connection portion and a loop of the fiber-reinforced tape can be guided around the at least one connection portion.
US10940885B2	Steering knuckle of vehicle turning wheel, steering device and vehicle A steering knuckle of a vehicle turning wheel, a steering device and a vehicle. The steering knuckle includes a steering end connected to a turning wheel and a driving end connected to a steering driving component of the turning wheel, in which the driving end is located above or below the side of the steering end; the steering end is provided with a first connecting hole, and the driving end is provided with a second connecting hole; the axis of the second connecting hole and the axis of the first connecting hole are in the same plane, and the axis of the second connecting hole is not parallel to the axis of the first connecting hole.
US10940884B2	Systems and methods for brake pull mitigation An exemplary method for identifying and removing load biases correlated to a vehicle braking system includes providing a first vehicle sensor configured to measure a vehicle brake pressure of a vehicle brake assembly, providing a second vehicle sensor configured to measure one or more vehicle characteristics, providing a controller in communication with the first and second vehicle sensors, the vehicle brake assembly, and a vehicle steering system, receiving first sensor data indicative of the vehicle brake pressure and second sensor data indicative of the one or more vehicle characteristics, determining if a first condition is satisfied, and if the first condition is satisfied, generating a characterization table based on the first and second sensor data, and determining a brake-induced steering load from the first and second sensor data, wherein the characterization table includes data indicative of a relationship between the first and second sensor data.
US10940880B2	Stroller and basket thereof A stroller includes a frame and a basket disposed on the frame. The basket includes a tube mount, a first tube member, a second tube member and a basket covering. The tube mount is disposed on the frame. The first tube member is connected to the tube mount. The second tube member is rotatably connected to the tube mount and switchable relative to the frame between a folded position and an unfolded position. The basket covering is disposed on the first tube member and the second tube member. A storage space is enclosed by the basket covering, and a volume of the storage space is adjustable by rotation of the second tube member relative to the frame. Furthermore, the present invention further discloses a related basket.
US10940876B2	Route examination system A route examination system determines a characteristic of a vehicle system traveling over a segment of a route under inspection, a characteristic of the route, and/or a characteristic of movement of the vehicle system over the segment of the route. The system also detects acoustic sounds generated by movement of the vehicle system over the segment of the route. The system selects a baseline signature representative of acoustic sounds generated by movement of the vehicle system or another vehicle system over a healthy segment of the route, and determines that the segment of the route under inspection is damaged based on a comparison between the baseline signature and the acoustic sounds generated by the movement of the vehicle system over the segment of the route under inspection.
US10940874B2	Maintenance vehicle and method A maintenance vehicle has side walls for creating a work space, delimited by the same, for working personnel situated on a track. The side walls are arranged on a vehicle frame and configured to be distanced from one another in a transverse direction of the vehicle. For treatment of a track section situated within the work space, an industrial robot is arranged on the vehicle, having at least three motion axes, media couplings for energy supply as well as a tool coupling for selective connection to a track treatment tool.
US10940872B2	Transducer system providing tactile sensations A system providing tactile sensations. The system comprises a seat back of a seat, the seat back having a left side and a right side separated by a center-line of the seat back. A first plurality of electroactive transducers are arranged along the center-line of the seat back and provide tactile sound to a user. A second plurality of electroactive transducers in the seat back provide tactile alerts or feedback. The second plurality of electroactive alert transducers comprise a left-side electroactive transducer at the left side of the seat back and right-side electroactive transducer at the right side of the seat back.
US10940870B1	Systems and methods for visualizing predicted driving risk Systems and methods of visualizing predicted driving risk are provided herein. Vehicle sensor data associated with a vehicle operator may be analyzed. Based on the analysis of the vehicle sensor data, one or more vehicle operation risks associated with the vehicle operator may be predicted. Each vehicle operation risk may be associated with a portion of a vehicle associated with the vehicle operator. Additionally, each vehicle operation risk may be assigned a priority level, e.g., based on predicted likelihood of occurrence, predicted danger to the vehicle operator, predicted damage to the vehicle, etc. A display overview of the vehicle may be presented to the vehicle operator. In the display overview of the vehicle portions of the vehicle associated with each of the predicted vehicle operation risks may be highlighted. The portions may be highlighted differently (using different colors, heavier/lighter shading, etc.) based on the priority level of their associated risks.
US10940862B1	Speed limiting of vehicles equipped with engine brakes A method of substantially preventing road speed excursions while traversing a road grade event includes receiving, by a controller, vehicle operations data regarding operation of a vehicle and road grade data regarding an upcoming road grade of a path ahead of the vehicle. The method additionally includes determining, by the controller, an amount of braking power that substantially prevents the vehicle from exceeding a speed threshold regarding operation of the vehicle based on the road grade and vehicle operations data, and determining an amount of engine braking power based on a current transmission setting. The method further includes controlling, by the controller, a transmission setting in response to a determination that the amount of engine braking power is less than the amount of braking power.
US10940861B2	Method and system for automatically controlling a following vehicle with a front vehicle A method for automatically controlling a following vehicle. A leading vehicle is guided along an actual trajectory, and a desired trajectory is produced for the following vehicle. The actual trajectory of the leading vehicle is captured by the following vehicle, and a trajectory similarity is determined by comparing the captured actual trajectory of the leading vehicle and the produced desired trajectory of the following vehicle. Automatic control of the following vehicle along the desired trajectory is activated if the trajectory similarity exceeds a particular value. Also disclosed is a system for automatically controlling a following vehicle using a leading vehicle.
US10940854B2	Systems and methods for reducing vehicle evaporative emissions Methods and systems are provided for reducing bleed emissions and exhaust emissions from a vehicle that may be operated autonomously as well as part of a car-sharing model. A parking location of the vehicle is selected at the end of a vehicle event requested by an operator as a function of fuel system and evaporative emissions system variables such that the solar loading of the parking location enables reduced emissions. The parking location selection is further coordinated with the pick-up time and location of a subsequent vehicle event requested by another vehicle operator.
US10940851B2	Determining wheel slippage on self driving vehicle The technology relates to determining the current state of friction that a vehicle's wheels have with the road surface. This may be done via active or passive testing or other monitoring while the vehicles operates in an autonomous mode. In response to detecting the loss of traction, the vehicle's control system is able to use the resultant information to select an appropriate braking level or braking strategy. This may be done for both immediate driving operations and planning future portions of an ongoing trip. For instance, the on-board system is able to evaluate appropriate conditions and situations for active testing or passive evaluation of traction through autonomous braking and/or acceleration operations. The on-board computer system may share slippage and other road condition information with nearby vehicles and with remote assistance, so that it may be employed with broader fleet planning operations.
US10940850B2	Energy conservation systems and methods Methods and systems are described for conserving energy used by an energy consuming device. In certain embodiments, an energy conservation system can be configured to deliver energy to the energy consuming device for a period, followed by a period where energy delivery is dampened and/or cut. By cycling the delivery of energy in this fashion, the energy conservation can achieve a pulsed efficiency.
US10940849B1	Real-time optimization control method for electro-mechanical transmission system The present invention discloses a real-time optimization control method for an electro-mechanical transmission system, and relates to the field of electro-mechanical transmission technologies. The method includes the following steps: (S0) starting; (S1) state observation: a current operating state of each element of the electro-mechanical transmission system is obtained through state observation; (S2) dynamic prediction: a feasible operating range of each element of the electro-mechanical transmission system is obtained through dynamic prediction; (S3) optimal decision: an optimal control command of each element in the optimal decision is formulated and executed; (S4) feedback correction: feedback correction is performed on control amounts of a motor and an engine of the electro-mechanical transmission system by using state deviations; and (S5) determining whether feedback correction meets a requirement, and if feedback correction meets the requirement, ending the process, or if feedback correction does not meet the requirement, repeating (S1).
US10940847B2	Brake control device A brake control device adjusts a front wheel braking hydraulic pressure of front wheel cylinders provided on front wheels of a vehicle and a rear wheel braking hydraulic pressure of rear wheel cylinders provided on rear wheels of the vehicle. The brake control device includes a hydraulic pressure generating unit configured to adjust a hydraulic pressure generated by an electric motor to an adjusted hydraulic pressure and apply the adjusted hydraulic pressure as the rear wheel braking hydraulic pressure and a hydraulic pressure correcting unit configured to adjust to decrease the adjusted hydraulic pressure to be a corrected hydraulic pressure, and apply the corrected hydraulic pressure as the front wheel braking hydraulic pressure.
US10940846B2	Electromechanical brake assist system An electromechanical brake assist system driven by an electric motor cooperating with a master cylinder and having, along the axis of actuation, a helper piston in the shape of an axial sleeve solidly connected with a guide bracket and having a threaded surface. A nut, fixed in translation but free to rotate, has interior threads that complement those of the helper piston, which it receives, and exterior teeth that cooperate with the drive motor. A plunger piston carries a drive base so it can be pushed by the piston. Its other extremity is connected to the control rod, formed from a body and a head. The body has a crimping area and the head has a sleeve with an extremity that can be crimped along the crimping area.
US10940844B2	Vehicular brake device The vehicular brake device includes a determination unit, a ratio setting unit, and the control unit. The determination unit determines the operating condition of a vehicular brake device. The ratio setting unit sets, on the basis of the result of determination by the determination unit, a first ratio which is the ratio of a wheel pressure generated by a piston drive unit to a target wheel pressure, and a second ratio which is the ratio of a wheel pressure generated by a hydraulic pressure adjusting unit to the target wheel pressure. The control unit controls the piston drive unit and the hydraulic pressure adjusting unit on the basis of the first ratio and the second ratio.
US10940836B2	Method to adjust an activating braking pressure threshold value A method is provided to adjust an activating braking pressure threshold value of an automatic vehicle brake holding system of a vehicle. If a braking pressure that is generated through actuation of a vehicle brake of the vehicle exceeds an activating braking pressure threshold value while the vehicle is at a standstill, a brake holding state of the vehicle brake holding system is activated and a procedure for ascertaining time is started. A vehicle movement is ascertained during an activated brake holding state within a monitoring procedure period of time since starting the procedure to ascertain time. If a movement occurs within the monitoring procedure period of time, a value of a number of ascertained movements is increased. If this value exceeds a movement threshold value, the activating braking pressure threshold value is increased and the value of the number of ascertained movements is reduced.
US10940835B2	Devices and systems for preventing misalignment in vehicle brake assemblies A vehicle brake assembly includes an actuation lever coupled to a brake pedal. The brake assembly also includes a push rod of a brake booster. The push rod has a clevis on an end portion thereof. The clevis comprises two prongs. The brake assembly further includes an alignment device seated on each respective prong of the clevis. The alignment devices are configured to collectively guide and position the clevis into alignment with the actuation lever during construction of the brake assembly.
US10940834B2	Electronic brake system An electronic brake system is disclosed. The electronic brake system includes a first housing having a first cylinder chamber hydraulically connected to a wheel brake unit, a first piston connected to a pedal unit so as to press an operating fluid stored in the first cylinder chamber toward the wheel brake unit, and a second cylinder chamber connected to a reservoir unit through a flow passage opened or closed by an electronic control valve. The electronic brake system includes the second cylinder chamber, a volume of which is decided by forward and backward movement of a second piston. The second piston is activated by at least one interlocking unit such that forward and backward movement of the first piston and forward and backward movement of the second piston are performed independently of each other.
US10940833B2	Vehicle wash component for emitting bubbles A device for emitting bubbles in a vehicle wash facility includes a plenum supported with respect to ground. The plenum includes an air inlet with a first area and an air outlet with a second area. The plenum air outlet is in communication with at least one foaming chamber. The foaming chamber includes a generally planar media element disposed therein. The foaming chamber includes a spray jet located therein, which is in communication with a source of chemical. The spray jet configured to emit a chemical onto the generally planar media element. The device also includes a plurality of nozzle portions in communication with the foaming chamber for emitting bubbles therefrom.
US10940830B2	Upgrade kit for an ignition key and methods One variation of an upgrade kit—for an ignition key corresponding to a vehicle and including an immobilizer transponder and a keyless entry transmitter—includes: a wireless jammer configured to interfere with wireless transmission from the immobilizer transponder; a wireless receiver configured to receive an unlock request from an external device; a relay configured to actuate the keyless entry transmitter to unlock a door of the vehicle in response to the unlock request; and an enclosure configured to contain the wireless receiver and a portion of the ignition key.
US10940828B2	Detection and monitoring of occupant seat belt In one embodiment, a system of detecting seat belt operation in a vehicle includes at least one light source configured to emit a predetermined wavelength of light onto structures within the vehicle, wherein at least one of the structures is a passenger seat belt assembly having a pattern that reflects the predetermined wavelength at a preferred luminance. At least one 3-D time of flight camera is positioned in the vehicle to receive reflected light from the structures in the vehicle and provide images of the structures that distinguish the preferred luminance of the pattern from other structures in the vehicle. A computer processor connected to computer memory and the camera includes computer readable instructions causing the processor to reconstruct 3-D information in regard to respective images of the structures and calculate a depth measurement of the distance of the reflective pattern on the passenger seat belt assembly from the camera.
US10940824B2	Passenger protection apparatus A passenger protection apparatus for a vehicle includes: an inflator configured to generate gas upon receiving a predetermined actuating signal; and an airbag body folded and stored in an unactuated condition, and configured to deploy by supplying the gas from the inflator to the airbag body. The airbag body includes a predetermined area on which adhesive is applied. After deployment of the airbag body, the predetermined area adheres to an adherend to hold a passenger, and the airbag body is torn off by a predetermined motion.
US10940823B2	Occupant protection device for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle An occupant protection device for a motor vehicle, having an airbag deploying as a result of propellant gas pressurization and extending along a lateral roof rail connecting vehicle pillars of the vehicle body, and having a roof liner mounted on the vehicle body, wherein a storage space for the folded airbag is formed between the roof rail and the roof liner. Advantageously, the airbag and the roof liner extend at least into the region of a vehicle rear-side and/or a vehicle front-side vehicle pillar, wherein the roof liner is adjustably mounted on the vehicle body toward the vehicle interior at least in the region of the relevant vehicle pillar in such a way that in the region of this vehicle pillar, the roof liner opens up both a first exit region from the storage space toward the bottom of the vehicle and a second exit region from the storage space toward the top of the vehicle for the airbag deploying as a result of propellant gas pressurization.
US10940818B2	Pedestrian collision warning system A method is provided for preventing a collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. The method uses a camera and a processor mountable in the motor vehicle. A candidate image is detected. Based on a change of scale of the candidate image, it may be determined that the motor vehicle and the pedestrian are expected to collide, thereby producing a potential collision warning. Further information from the image frames may be used to validate the potential collision warning. The validation may include an analysis of the optical flow of the candidate image, that lane markings prediction of a straight road, a calculation of the lateral motion of the pedestrian, if the pedestrian is crossing a lane mark or curb and/or if the vehicle is changing lanes.
US10940816B2	Crushable polymeric rail extensions, systems, and methods of making and using the same A rail extension, comprising: a base extending from an end of the rail extension, wherein the base includes vehicle rail attachments configured to attach to a vehicle rail; a front member configured for attachment to a bumper beam; a body extending from the base to the front member; wherein the body comprises reinforcing members; wherein the body comprises a first polymeric material; wherein the reinforcing members comprise a second polymeric material.
US10940814B2	Customizable multifunctional dispenser module The present invention relates to a dispenser module for converting preexisting analog systems into a customizable digital system. According to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure, a user can utilize preexisting analog equipment to operate and control a dispenser module. A squib is electrically connected to a logic circuit such that the normal “firing” of the original payload at that location will cause a change in the state of the electrical circuit. Because there are multiple payload allocations within one module, this allows electrical communication with individual/select payload devices by an operator. Payloads in the module can be quickly swapped in and out without making any changes to the vehicle.
US10940808B2	Trim panel member for a vehicle A trim panel member for a vehicle includes a body portion and first and second arm portions connected to the body portion. The body portion is configured to be connected to a first structural member. The first arm portion is connected to the body portion and extends in a first direction from the body portion. The second arm portion is connected to the body portion and extends in a second direction from the body portion. The second body portion is configured to be connected to a second structural member. The second arm portion includes an outboard portion and an inboard portion. The outboard portion has a hook member configured to engage the second structural member. The hook member extends downwardly from the outboard portion. The inboard portion is configured to be spaced from the second structural member when the trim panel member is connected to the vehicle.
US10940807B2	Mounting device and detection system A mounting device is provided for mounting a detection device, which is configured to detect electromagnetic waves having a frequency of 30 GHz or greater excluding visible light, on a human-powered vehicle. The detection device includes a support mechanism that is configured to support the detection device so that the detection device is movable relative to the human-powered vehicle in accordance with motion of the human-powered vehicle.
US10940805B2	Vehicle hooks In some embodiments, a vehicle hook includes a base configured to be coupled to a support structure of a vehicle and a rotatable hook rotatively coupled to the base having an open position and a closed position. The rotatable hook includes a hook arm having an end, wherein the end of the hook arm is vertically aligned with the base when the rotatable hook is rotated to the closed position and the end of the hook arm is angularly spaced from the base when the rotatable hook is rotated to the open position.
US10940804B2	Stowage system for stowing a two-wheeled vehicle in a motor vehicle A stowage system (14) is provided for stowing a two-wheeled vehicle (30) in a motor vehicle (12), having a loading floor (16) for depositing the two-wheeled vehicle (30), and a lifting device (20) which can be supported on a load-bearing structure (22) of the motor vehicle (12) for moving the loading floor (16) between a loading position and a stowing position. The loading floor (16) has at least one three-dimensionally shaped first centring means (26) for positioning the two-wheeled vehicle (30) at least in a first coordinate direction relative to the loading floor (16). A two-wheeled vehicle (30) can be stowed in a space-saving manner and protected against damage by of the loading floor (16) which can be lowered and the at least one centring means (26).
US10940803B2	Simple vehicle rack A simple vehicle rack includes: a fixing rod, a middle part of the fixing rod being an H-shaped reinforcing seat, the H-shaped reinforcing seat forming an upper sliding slot on a top surface of the fixing rod and forming a lower sliding slot on a bottom surface of the fixing rod; two fixing frames, the fixing frames being fixed on the top surface of the fixing rod and connected to the fixing rod, moving back and forth along the upper sliding slot; and two support frames, the support frames being fixed on the bottom surface of the fixing rod and connected to the fixing rod, moving back and forth along the lower sliding slot.
US10940802B2	Vehicle display apparatus and mounting configuration A display apparatus for a vehicle comprises a display module comprising a display forming a display surface forming a perimeter. A heat sink is in connection with the display module and disposed behind the display module relative to the display surface. A carrier bracket is disposed in connection with the heat sink. A plurality of display mounting brackets is in connection with the carrier bracket. The display mounting brackets are in connection with the carrier bracket outboard of a center line extending vertically along the carrier bracket.
US10940796B2	Intent communication for automated guided vehicles The present disclosure is directed toward, a method that includes receiving a travel path for a robot in a facility, selecting one or more target projectors disposed along the travel path, and displaying, by the one or more target projectors, one or more visual markers along the travel path of the robot to communicate an intended movement of the robot. The one or more target projectors are selected from among a plurality of projectors disposed in the facility.
US10940793B1	Ingress and egress for autonomous vehicle A ride-share system is disclosed. The system may comprise: one or more processors and memory storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising: while operating a vehicle in an autonomous mode, determine a transit stop; based on the determination, attempt to establish communication with a smart node; when communication is established with the smart node, query the smart node regarding whether to actuate a vehicle door to an open position; and when communication is not established with the smart node, determine whether to actuate the vehicle door to the open position.
US10940791B2	Apparatus, system and method to avoid glare while driving, using intermittent light pulse emission during night vision encounters An Optoelectronic apparatus, systems and methods to avoid the night-time dazzling of a driver's vision produced by the glare from the headlights of other vehicles. The disclosed embodiments include: (a) Intermittent lighting to illuminate the road, at least at times when glare should be avoided, as a substitute for the conventional continuous illumination produced by vehicle headlamps; (b) Synchronization of such intermittent illumination so that vehicles traveling in the same direction exhibit the same intermittent illumination phase and vehicles in opposite directions exhibit opposite intermittent illumination phases; (c) Protection of the driver(s) vision by preventing or attenuating at regular intervals of time the arrival of light into their eyes, including intermittent light pulses received from the already synchronized incoming vehicles; (d) Protection of the driver(s) vision by preventing or attenuating, at regular intervals of time, the arrival of reflected light, via rear-view mirrors, to their eyes, such protection including intermittent light pulses received from the already synchronized vehicles circulating in the same direction and behind said vehicle.
US10940788B2	Embedded light sensors Some embodiments provide a vehicle which includes a one or more sets of light emitter devices and sensor devices included in a common element assembly of the vehicle which includes a common window element via which the light emitter devices and sensor devices can interact with an external environment in which the vehicle is located. The sensor devices and light emitter devices can be communicatively coupled, and operation of the light emitter devices and sensor devices can be adjustably controlled to mitigate interference by the light emitter devices with sensor data representations generated by the sensor devices. The window element can include a reflection-mitigating layer which mitigates reflection of light beams emitted by one or more light emitter devices in an assembly towards one or more sensor elements of one or more sensor devices included in the same assembly.
US10940786B2	Cargo lowering slide assembly The present invention is directed to properly maneuver heavy cargo to an ergonomically correct lifting height, including for equipment stored on firefighting and rescue vehicles. Mechanically and electromechanically actuated means for raising, lowering, and storing heavy equipment in, on, and around vehicles and other structures are provided.
US10940784B1	Configurable cup holder assembly A cup holder assembly is disclosed herein. The cup holder assembly includes a receptacle defining a cavity and having an engagement feature. A resilient finger is operably coupled to the receptacle and is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, wherein the resilient finger is engaged with the engagement feature. A resilient arm is coupled to the resilient finger and is operable to flex from a first position to a second position resilient finger inboard of the first position to allow the resilient finger to move between the disengaged and engaged positions.
US10940780B2	Personal transportation vehicle with pivoting seat and cargo bay The present disclosure is directed to a utility vehicle having a pivotable seat connected by a hinge to a fixed platform. The pivotable seat configured to pivot between a first position and a second position defining a standard seat location and a first wall of a cargo bay, respectively. A seatback is configured to form a second wall of a cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position. First and second opposing side walls are positioned on either side of the pivotable seat. The side walls are configured to form barriers at either side of the cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position.
US10940777B2	Seat systems for emergency vehicles A seat assembly for an emergency vehicle can include an adjustable base seat and backrest, a tank support assembly configured to selectively secure tanks of different sizes, and a tank clamp assembly configured to selectively secure tanks having bottom tank ends of different configurations. Slidably adjusting the base seat can cause adjustment of a recline angle of the backrest. One or more pads on the seat can be removable. The tank support assembly can include first and second tank securements and a locking member configured to rotate to selectively dispose the first or second tank securement to secure a tank. The tank clamp assembly can include a fixed foot clamp, a movable foot clamp, and an adjustment device configured to slide the movable foot clamp to selectively clamp the bottom tank ends of different sizes between the movable foot clamp and the fixed foot clamp.
US10940776B2	Adjustable seat A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a linkage assembly disposed between the seat and a base member that is positionable between a rest position and a deployed position. In the rest position, a first angle is formed between a seat pan assembly and a bottom of the base member. In the deployed position, a second angle is formed between the seat pan assembly and the bottom of the base member. The second angle is greater than the first angle.
US10940768B2	Main relay protection device A main relay protection device includes a motor generator, a rechargeable driving battery, an externally-coupled charger, a main relay, a charging bus bar, a charging relay, a main relay temperature sensor, and a controller. The motor generator drives a vehicle. The battery supplies power to the motor generator. The charger charges the battery. The main bus bar is disposed between the battery and the motor generator. The main relay is disposed in the main bus bar. The charging bus bar is disposed between the main bus bar and the charger. The charging relay is disposed in the charging bus bar. The sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the main relay. The controller performs ON-control on the charging relay in a state where the main relay is turned on, if the detected temperature of the main relay is higher than or equal to a preset heat radiation starting threshold.
US10940761B2	Battery management method and apparatus Provided is a battery management method and apparatus. The battery management method includes acquiring physical quantity data, for each of a plurality of batteries, of when corresponding physical quantities of the plurality of batteries, making up the physical quantity data, dynamically vary, calculating unbalance data based on physical quantity difference information derived from the physical quantity data, calculating feature data for the physical quantity data by projecting the unbalance data to a feature space, and determining a battery safety for one or more of the plurality of batteries based on determined distribution information of the feature data.
US10940760B2	Device for controlling vehicle display device, system having the same, and method for controlling vehicle display device A device for controlling a vehicle display device may include: a processor to determine a vehicle driving condition, and adjust a screen size of the vehicle display device based on the determined vehicle driving condition; and a storage to store information determined by the processor.
US10940754B2	Tank comprising a reinforcement member and method for manufacturing such a reinforcement member A tank manufactured from a plastic material and having a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member having a first portion made of a first material weldable to the plastic material of the tank; and a second portion made of a second material having a tensile stress at break which is three to nine times larger than the tensile stress at yield of the first material. The second portion having at least one through-hole, and the first material extends in said at least one through-hole and at opposite sides of said second portion adjacent said at least one through-hole.
US10940751B2	Electric vehicle driving device An electric vehicle driving device includes a first motor, a second motor, a transmission device to which power of at least one of the first motor and the second motor is transmitted, and an output member that rotates with power output from the transmission device. A rotation axis of the first motor, a rotation axis of the second motor, and a rotation axis of the transmission device are arranged in parallel to a rotation axis of the output member. When seen from an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis of the output member, the rotation axis of the first motor is located on one side of a straight line passing through the rotation axis of the output member and the rotation axis of the transmission device and the rotation axis of the second motor is located on the other side of the straight line.
US10940749B2	Gearbox of a motor vehicle and method for operating a motor vehicle A method of operating a vehicle having a hybrid drive, a transmission with shift elements, a drive output with a brake, a main transmission with input shafts, an output shaft and planetary gear sets (PG1, PG2). The main transmission has five gear planes. One shift element can connect a gear plane to an element of gear set (PG1) adjoining the main transmission. Another shift element couples a further element of gear set (PG1) either to the output shaft or a housing. An electric machine is permanently connected to an element of gear set (PG2). If, while driving with a transmission gear engaged, the drive output brake is engaged for a full brake application, a shift element of the transmission is first relieved by the electric machine and/or a brake assigned to one of the input shafts and then subsequently disengaged to decouple the combustion engine from the drive output.
US10940747B2	Lock body assembly, power battery, locking mechanism thereof, method of usage, and vehicle The invention relates to a lock assembly for a battery lock-up mechanism, a power battery comprising the lock assembly, a battery lock-up mechanism, a new energy vehicle, and a method for installing/detaching a power battery onto/from a new energy vehicle by using the battery lock-up mechanism of the invention. The lock assembly for battery lock-up mechanism comprises a casing and an stop end plate which define an accommodation space, in which a central pull shaft, an adjustment block and a return spring or the like are disposed. The return spring is sleeved over the central pull shaft. The technical solutions of the invention have a low cost, are easy to operate and are stable and reliable.
US10940742B2	Lockable pivot link and lock for panoramic sunroofs An apparatus and method for a sunroof of a vehicle, including a pivot link pivotally coupled to a drive shoe, the pivot link having a first pivot pin configured to slide along a first guide channel of a guide block to control tilting of a movable panel as the drive shoe slides, a lift guide, and a check assembly including a mechanical lock. The mechanical lock includes an inner surface having a locking guide channel to guide a second pivot pin of the pivot link, the locking guide channel includes an upper guide portion. The pivot link is configured to pivot to a raised position to tilt the movable panel when the drive shoe is slid in the forward direction and becomes coupled to the lift guide by the check assembly. The upper guide portion engages the second pivot pin to lock the pivot link in the raised position.
US10940739B2	Programmable climate controller for a vehicle A programmable controller stores operational data for a number of embedded functions in multiple OEM vehicles and is programmable to operation in a selected vehicle among the multiple vehicles.
US10940738B2	Air conditioning control system and method for vehicles An air conditioning control system and method for a vehicle may include: an alternate control entering temperature difference excess determination step of determining whether a difference in temperature between a side vent temperature sensor and a shower duct temperature sensor exceeds an alternate control entering temperature difference; and an alternate control step of determining that a side vent grill may have been closed, when the difference exceeds the alternate control entering temperature difference, and performing an alternate control operation of regarding the temperature of air measured by the shower duct temperature sensor as the temperature of air discharged from the side vent grill and controlling a temperature of air to be discharged from a center vent grill.

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